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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2012: WIND/AIR
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Summer Challenge 2012: Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC
20.3 - Best Review- Anne (booklady): Reading...by the NumbersI rolled a 2 - do a task I didn't get to in the Spring Challenge - I opted for 5.8 Too long to do list - book that's been on TBR for far too long and read
Worst Case by ***Goodreads Author James Patterson*** which was added to my TBR shelf on 2/1/10.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 400/1080
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 29
GoodReads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
Mod
by Shannon Duffy (GRA) Approved for length post 1262 5.10 Up Up Away read Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
10.3 What's your Exit Read She's So Dead to Usby Kieran Scott (GRA) Takes place in New Jersey and author is from New Jersey
10.10 Air Conditioned Cool read
Kirsty McKay 15.7 Teh First Days of Summer read
The Ghost and the Goth by by Stacey Kade (GRA)
20.3 Reading by the Numbers rolled 3 Mystery/Thriller read Gone at Zero Hundred 00:00 by C.R. Hiatt (GRA)
20.9 Please be Patient read Blood Promiseby by Richelle Mead (GRA) book mentioned in the back of the previous book Shadow Kiss, read earlier this challenge
25.3 Hands and Feet read
by Kathryn Miller Haines amd
by Barry Lyga 30.5 Beg Borrow or Steal read
by R.J. Anderson (GRA) set in Canada (North America) brwed from library and
by Lauren Henderson takes place in Italy (europe) free ARC from publisher. 30.9 North by Northwest. Used option 2 for both books words city and fire
by Cassandra Clare (GRA) and
by Trisha Wolfe (GRA) Points this Post: 170
Total points- 500
Tasks Completed: 31
Books read: 39
Pages Read : 12,474
GR Authors: 26
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
5.4 Chemical ComboI read LeadiNg and MaNaging a Differentiated ClassrOOm by Carol Ann Tomlinson
30.3 Aye Aye Matey!
A-1: I read Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson (the island being England...)
B-4: I read
by Alan Bradley (** GOODREADS AUTHOR **)(skeleton on cover)
New Total: 285
MariyaTask 30.11 - Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays
OPTION 4: I read Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain
This book is written by and is about chef Anthony Bourdain and his experiences working in restaurants.
OPTION 6: I read Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov
The book has a picture of a dog on the cover; the story is about a dog that turns into a human, and then later on back to a dog.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 145
KAREN F5.4 Chemical Combo
The Darkest Seduction by Gena Showalter
the darkest seductiON/geNa shOwalter
**Gena Showalter is a Goodreads Author**
504 Pages - 1 Big Book Ticket please
15.6 Hot Fun in the Summertime
And One Last Thing ... by Molly Harper
Nothing says Fun Summer Activity like skinny dipping in a lake:
**Molly Harper is a Goodreads Author**
20.3 Reading...by the Numbers
I rolled a 5 - Olympic Rings. I chose Red for the Americas and read a book set in North America (Texas)
Hot on Her Heels by Susan Mallery
**Susan Mallery is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 40
Total Challenge Points: 350
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books: 500+(2),750+(0),1000+(0)
STACIE MITask 25.8 - Going to the Ball Park
I decided to do both options under category C - The Restrooms.
For C-1, the Women's Room, I read a book with 412 pages:
Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder
For C-2, the Men's Room, I read a book with 160 pages:
Ghost Circles by Jeff Smith
**Lisa Schroeder is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 25
Total points: 660
Tasks completed: 38
Books read: 97
Pages read: 13057
Goodreads authors: 11
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Mod
20.9 Please be Patient read Blood Promiseby by Richelle Mead (GRA) book mentioned in the back of the previous book Shadow Kiss, read earlier this challenge
Book X is Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead for option 1
read for challenge 20.2
30.5 Beg Borrow or Steal
Option for Beg Flirting in Italian by Lauren Henderson takes place in Italy (europe) recommended by a blogger friend (A Cupcake and a Latte)
Option for Borrow
Ultraviolet by R.J. Anderson (GRA) set in Canada (North America) brwed from library
and
I live in the US.
Points this Post: 50
Total points- 500
Tasks Completed: 31
Books read: 39
Pages Read : 12,474
GR Authors: 26
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Task 25.5 - Even More Fun with HolidaysOption 3. International Joke Day - Humor genre
The New New Rules: A Funny Look At How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass
Option 6. Just Because Day
I read the following book "just because" it was my book club's selection of the month!
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Big book ticket claimed (637 pages)
John Irving is a GoodReads author
Task 30.11 - Fun Summer Holidays
Option 1. Repeat Day
The Return of the King
J.R.R. Tolkien has repeating initials
Option 4. National Culinarians Day - Food or drink on the cover
(the little black things are chocolate chips!)
Points this post: 55
Tasks completed this post: 2
Big Book Tickets, GR authors this post: 1,1
Total points: 150
Total tasks completed: 10
Total number Big Books: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(0)
Total Big Book tickets: 1
Total GoodReads authors: 4
10.2 Eat An Oreo DayAmerican Assassin by Vince Flynn sAs
15.3 Summer Romance
Book 1 - The Wrong Man by David Ellis
Book 2 - Sorority Sisters by Claudia Welch
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 320
STACIE MITask 30.1 - Superhero Summer
I rolled a 4 and a 6.
For 4, Captain America, I read a book in which the majority of the story takes place at the beginning of WWII:
Wolverine: Origins Vol. 4: Our War by Daniel Way
For 6, I read a book with the word "and" in the title:
Wolverine: Origins Vol. 3: Swift And Terrible by Daniel Way
Points this task: 30
Total points: 690
Tasks completed: 39
Books read: 99
Pages read: 13337
Goodreads authors: 11
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Finished20.4 Let's go camping
Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout / option 2, author from Maine
Task points 20
Total points 225
15.4 Summer ReadingFast Food Nation: What the All-American Meal Is Doing to the World by Eric Schlosser
Letters WIND in title/subtitle:
Fast FooD NatIoN: What the All-American Meal Is Doing to the World
and author initials found in the letters of SummertimE
Points this post = 15
Total points = 445
Big Books = 1
Goodreads Authors = 7
20.10 Group readsI read Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally and posted in the discussion thread here.
*Miranda Kenneally is a Goodreads author
Totals
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 110
Total books read: 7
Total pages read: 2074
Big Books: 0
Goodreads Author: 4
Heatso5.3: Dust in the Wind
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
15.7: The First Day of Summer
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James (E.L. is a GoodReads author) (Fifty Shades has 500+ pages for 1 BB credit)
20.1: Fifty Shades of Whoa!
Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2) by E.L. James (E.L. is a GoodReads author) (Fifty Shades Darker is 500+ pages for 1 BB credit)
Points this post: 40
Total points: 205
Tasks Completed: 11
Books read: 15
GR Authors: 2 (12)
Big Books: 500+ 2(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
5.10 Up, Up and Away
A Fair to Remember by Stacey Joy Netzel (100 pages)F AIR
*Approved for length in post 1320
Stacey Joy Netzel is a GoodReads Author
30.6 – Peebee’s Task:It’s the End of the World As We Know It...And I Feel Fine
Option A
“wire in a fire (electrical fire)” is the opening of this book
Save Me by Lisa Scottoline (384 pages)Lisa Scottoline is a GoodReads Author
Option E
Sula by Toni Morrison (192 pages) has birds on the cover30.9 – Nick KY’s Task: North by Northwest
Option 4
Here Comes Trouble by Erin Kern (262 pages) takes place in Oregon**Approved in post 1222
Option 4
Just the Way You Are by Barbara Freethy (384 pages) takes place in Oregon as wellBarbara Freethy is a GoodReads Author
30.10 – Butterflycager’s Task:Honoring the Flag and My Dad
Option 1 A book with a flag on the cover
A Fair of the Heart by Donna Marie Rogers (100 pages)Option 4 A book with school as a primary setting
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Sephen Chobsky (213 pages) Charlie is writing letters about how he survives life as a juniour in high school.50.1 Coralie’s Task: Moonshadow the Musical
Option 1: Read a book with the word "moon" or "shadow" in the title/subtitle
Devil’s Moon by Rebecca Stroud (139 pages) **Approved in post
Option 4 – Cat Stevens and Yusuf are the same person performing under different names. Read a book written by an author who writes under more than one name
Her Mother’s Keeper by Nora Roberts (241 pages)http://www.noraroberts.com/
Option 8 – Yusuf Islam was born in England to a Greek-Cypriot father and a Swedish mother. Read a book by an author who was born in the UK, Greece, Cyprus or Sweden.
Dating Mr. December by Phillipa Ashley (294 pages)Phillipa Ashley was born The United Kingdom
Phillipa Ashley is a GoodReads Author
Points this post = 145
Total points: 145 + 365 = 510
Goodreads Authors: 14 + 4 = 18
Big Books: 500+= 2, 750+=0, 1000+ = 0
Page count: 8138 + 2309 = 10447
Personal Goal: 700 points
10.6 Contraction Action:I Couldn't Love You More by Jillian Medoff
25.6 Jenn Rene--Sounds of Summer:
1. Endless Summer Nights: Night Scene on Cover
by Beatriz Williams5. Kokomo: Island/Beach cover
by Daniel HaysToday's total: 35
Grand total: 795
Sorry... haven't reported yet, so this is long:COMPLETED TASKS
Task 5.2 - Suitcase
by Jan Watson (6/21/12)The girl on the cover is carrying a traveling-doctor’s medical bag (approved in the help thread, messages 23-24).
Task 5.4 - 2 N's & 2 O's
Abandon by Meg Cabot (6/11/12)
***Meg Cabot is a GR Author***
Task 5.10 - "air" Title
Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock (6/25/12)
Task 10.2 - Title Sandwich
Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta (7/21/12)
Finnikin = I-K-I (actually, N-I-K-I-N!)
***Melina Marchetta is a GR Author***
Task 15.1 - Blue & Green cover
by Julia Quinn (7/9/12)***Julia Quinn is a GR Author***
&
by Terri Blackstock (7/13/12)Task 15.2 - Rhyming Titles
Size 14 Is Not Fat Either (NOT) by Meg Cabot (7/11/12)
***Meg Cabot is a GR Author***
&
Every Boy's Got One (GOT) by Meg Cabot (6/7/12)
***Meg Cabot is a GR Author***
Task 15.3 - Male & Female
Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot (7/6/12)
***Meg Cabot is a GR Author***
Task 15.4 - WIND title & SUMMERTIME author
Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord by Sarah MacLean (7/17/12)
***Sarah MacLean is a GR Author***
Task 15.5 - Book set in City 100K+
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare (6/6/12)
This book takes place in New York City!
***Cassandra Clare is a GR Author***
Task 15.7 - 1st book 3+ series
Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot (6/30/12)
This book is the first in a currently 4-book series: Heather Wells series.
***Meg Cabot is a GR Author***
Task 15.8 - Musician
Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn (7/7/12)
The heroine, Honoria, plays the violin… badly… in an annual family musicale.
***Julia Quinn is a GR Author***
Task 20.2 - Nicola
OPTION 4 – Boarding School:
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (6/20/12)
This book takes place at an international boarding school in Paris.
***Stephanie Perkins is a GR Author***
Task 20.6 - Michelle WI
ROLLED a 1 – Humor Genre:
Bossypants by Tina Fey (7/20/12)
Task 20.8 - Putterpal
OPTION 1 – Chocolate Cake (Romance):
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb (6/29/12)
Task 20.10 - Group Read*
Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally (6/18/12)
(Plus, see message 14 in the discussion thread for my thoughts on the book.)
***Miranda Kenneally is a GR Author***
Task 25.1 - Donna Jo
OPTION A – 500+ page book:
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare (6/5/12)
***Cassandra Clare is a GR Author***
***Big Book: 541 pages***
&
OPTION E – Author with Initials in SOLIDLY:
The Body at the Tower by Y.S. Lee (6/15/12)
Task 25.2 - Jayme VA
OPTION 1 – 1st book by an author with 5+ published books:
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (6/2/12)
***Cassandra Clare is a GR Author***
&
OPTION 5 – Book set in Appalachia:
A Bride's Dilemma in Friendship, Tennessee by Diana Lesire Brandmeyer (6/6/12)
As the title indicates, this book takes place in Tennessee!
***Diana Lesire Brandmeyer is a GR Author***
Task 25.3 - Keltie Lee
HANDS (no feet) cover:
by Cassandra Clare (6/3/12) ***Cassandra Clare is a GR Author***
&
FEET (no hands) cover:
by Marissa Meyer (6/10/12)***Marissa Meyer is a GR Author***
Task 30.2 - Sassafrass
OPTION 4 – Transportation Cover:
by Karen Witemeyer (6/13/12) There are some horses in the background.
***Karen Witemeyer is a GR Author***
&
OPTION 6 – Flower Cover:
by Meg Cabot (6/17/12)Flowers along the bottom of the cover.
***Meg Cabot is a GR Author***
Task 30.7 - Ms Anderson
OPTION 4A – Spy:
A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee (6/12/12)
&
OPTION 4B – Romance:
Big Boned by Meg Cabot (6/14/12)
***Meg Cabot is a GR Author***
Task 30.9 - Nick KY
OPTION 3 – Sports:
The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock (6/26/12)
In this book, the main character plays both football and basketball, which were both listed as acceptable in the task requirements.
&
OPTION 4 – N/NW of Chicago:
Front and Center by Catherine Gilbert Murdock (6/27/12)
This book takes place primarily in Wisconsin and Washington (state), which are both N/NW of Chicago and specifically listed in the task requirements.
Task 30.10 - Butterflycager
OPTION 3 – Trains:
by Lori Copeland (6/20/12) &
OPTION 4 – School Setting:
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (6/17/12)
This book primarily takes place in an academy set up to train the next princess, as the title suggests.
***Shannon Hale is a GR Author***
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CURRENT STATS
Tasks Completed: 22/60
Books Read: 39/83
Pages Read: 13,526
Points Earned: 405/1080
MICHELLE VA5.9 -- Summer Readers Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James
On Mrs. Soule's bookshelf, joined GR in Aug. 2009
*Eloisa James is a Goodreads Author*
20.10 – Group Reads I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
Message # 29 in the Group Reads discussion.
(Tasks revised from post 1318 due to mistakes)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 70
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
hpaddict5.4 Chemical Combo
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowlingthis post = 5
challenge total = 45
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 20.1- Fifty shades of Whoa!...pick one of the four options and read a book fitting that option:
I picked option #1 (read one of the Fifty Shades books) and read
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James [*this is a GRA] 528 pages (claiming big book ticket) (7.20)Points earned for this task: 20
Points Achieved to date: 345
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 7
Total # of Big Books:
500+ = 2
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Sheila30.11 - Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays
Option 1. Repeat Day (June 3):
The Spanish Game by Charles Cumming
Repeat C's in authors name
AND
Option 5. Chinese Valentine’s Day (August 23):
The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson(Mostly Red Cover)
Total Points = 1080!!
****This should do it for me this season. As always thanks so much to everyone that participates in the SRC and especially to our dedicated and hard working moderators. Thanks so much Sandy, dlmrose and Kristi.
In anticipation of the summer challenge I set 4 goals for myself.
1. Finish the challenge - check.
2. Stay off of what I call the "Wall of Shame" - oops I made it once. Sorry Sandy.
3. Read at least 20 books by authors that are brand new to me. I more than doubled this goal.
New authors to me were: Michael Robotham, David Grann, Kathleen Ernst, Anthea Fraser, Leslie Meier, Thomas Mann, Tea Obreht, Linda Castillo, Thomas Perry, George D. Sherman, Suzi Parron, Patrick deWitt, Charles Finch, Peter Robinson, Josh Bazell, Al Roker, William Landay, Ed McBain, Wallace Stroby, Daniel H. Wilson, Boyd Morrison, Jon Talton, Tim O'Brien, Linwood Barclay, Beverly Lewis, William Kent Krueger, Lauren Willig, Raymond Chandler, Imogen Robertson, Jack Higgins, Christopher Golden, Rochelle Krich, Alan Dean Foster, Ben Coes, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Camilla Lackberg, Ekaterina Gordeava, Henning Mankell, Taylor Stevens, Charles Cumming, Alex Berenson = 41 new to me authors.
Out of this group I would say my favorites were Linda Castillo, Peter Robinson, William Kent Krueger, Camilla Lackberg and Jussi Adler-Olsen
My favorite book this season without a doubt was Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen. I can't wait for his next book to be translated and published in English in August.
4. Listen to at least 15 audiobooks - done. I listen to audiobooks all the time. If the book is available in large print from the library I read those and listen to the audiobook.
Sheila wrote: "Sheila30.11 - Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays
Option 1. Repeat Day (June 3):
The Spanish Game by Charles Cumming
Repeat C's in authors name
AND
Option 5. Chinese Valentine’s Day (A..."
YAY! Congrats :3
Repost to post 1370finished
20.4 Let's go camping
Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout
/ option 2 - new author to me and author from Maine
Task points 20
Total points 205
Sheila, good reading.And Ms Anderson, you slipped your win in while I was away from the computer. I'm happy for you.
CHRISTINE US10.1 Skip to my Lou
Jeneration X: One Reluctant Adult's Attempt to Unarrest Her Arrested Development; Or, Why It's Never Too Late for Her Dumb Ass to Learn Why Froot Loops Are Not for Dinner by Jen Lancaster
10.3 What's your Exit
Some Like It Hot-Buttered by Jeffrey Cohen
This book takes place in NJ
20.1 50 Shades of Whoa
Option #3: Because You're Mine by Lisa Kleypas
****Lisa Kleypas is a GR author
TOTAL: 190
Congratulations Sheila!5.4 Chemical Combo
Miss Ranskill Comes Home by Barbara Euphan Todd
miss raNskill cOmes hOme barbara euphaN todd
Points this post = 5
Total points = 450
Big Books = 1
Goodreads Authors = 7
Can't believe we have two finishers already! Congrats ladies! (Now back to my book; I have a challenge to finish!)
Kathy G.15.10- "Feel Good Hit of the Summer"
Pirate Island Adventure by Peggy Parish
This book makes me feel good--- because it's a mystery, which I love, and a children's book and it has a sweet family theme.
Total Points- 250
Total Tasks- 15
Goodreads Authors- 3
Big Books (500+)- 1
Thanks guys, now I guess I should do housework. ☠
10.7 A Reason to Celebrate The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton
The title includes a day of the week.
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Points this post: 10
Total points: 750/1090
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Books: 500+ (6); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
AKA Metshaft10.4 Air Signs.
I read
by Michael J. Fox. Fox was born in June which makes him a Gemini.20.5 Lets talk about the weather.
I read
by Garth Stein. The word rain is in the title. Garth is a goodreads author.20.7 Home to MBZ
I choose option 1 and read
by Spike Milligan. Milligan died in 2002 as per Goodreads.20.8 Have your cake and eat it
I choose option 6 and read - The title is in white text.
Total points this post:70
Total points to date:70
Goodreads authors: 1
Readerboard Name: Barbara★5.3 -- Dust in the Wind --
Walking Dead - C.E. Murphy♥
(Native American heroine)
C.E. Murphy is a GOODREADS AUTHOR
5.5 -- Diamond Jubilee --
Blood Lines - Tanya Huff
(set in Canada)
30.9 -- Nick KY's Task: North by Northwest --
Option 1 - Death Masks - Jim Butcher♥
(set in Chicago)
Jim Butcher is a GOODREADS AUTHOR.
Option 3 - Changing the Game - Jaci Burton♥
(hero plays professional baseball)
Jaci Burton is a GOODREADS AUTHOR
Points Earned This Post: 40
Points Achieved to Date: 365
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (4)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
15.10 feel good hit of the summerI feel good when I read about Jackie Onassis so I read Jackie After O: One Remarkable Year When Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Defied Expectations and Rediscovered Her Dreams
Points: 235
5.4 Chemical CombosRead a book that has two Ns and two Os (N2/O2) in the title, subtitle, and/or in the author's full name.
I is for Innocent by Sue Grafton
Two Ns in "Innocent", one O in "for," and one O in "Innocent."
This Post: 5
Total Points: 495/1080
Tasks Completed: 29/60
Books Read: 43/84
REPOST TO CLAIM GOODREADS AUTHOR TICKET:10.7 A Reason to Celebrate
The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton
The title includes a day of the week.
Meg Waite Clayton is a Goodreads Author.
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Points this post: 10
Total points: 750/1090
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books: 500+ (6); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.3 What's Your Exit?Smokin' Seventeen by *Janet Evanovich is set in Trenton, NJ and Evanovich is from NJ.
*Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads Author*
20.4 - Author! Author! - Jecca's task: Let’s Go Camping
I rolled a 2
2. Hermit Island – set in Maine
, Maine by new to me Author, J. Courtney SullivanPoints in This Task: 30
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 724
Totals:
Total Points: 295
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(4), 750=(1), 1000=(1)
Total Tasks Completed: 18
Total Books Read: 21
Total Pages Read in Summer 2012 SRC: 8834
Review Available. Anne (Booklady) Summer 2012 Reviews
BJ RoseChange of book for this task:
10.3 - I would like to move Before I Say Goodbye from Task #10.3 and replace it with Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich. This book takes place in New Jersey and the author was born in New Jersey.
New Task:
20.6 - Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read
I rolled a 4 and read a book that has 'thriller' listed as a genre on the main book page
Before I Say Goodbye by Mary Higgins Clark
Points this post = 20
Total Points = 415
Tasks Completed = 24
Total Pages = 10,579
CathyG5.9 -- Summer Readers
KME_17 August 2011
http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/60...
Wrangled and Tangled by Lorelei James
10.8 No Boredom Zone
July is Anti-Boredom month- Read a non-fiction book about any subject or activity that would chase boredom away- books about reading, writing, travel, hobbies, etc would work.
The Beauty Detox Solution: Eat Your Way to Radiant Skin, Renewed Energy and the Body You've Always Wanted by Kimberly Snyder
30.3 Sheila/Kathy G.'s task- Aye, Aye, Matey!
Read two books. Choose one from the Book A options and one from the Book B options.
Book A Options
A-2 - X Marks the Spot- Read any book that has the letter “X” in the title, subtitle, or the author’s name.
What A Lady Wants by Victoria Alexander
Book B Options
B-1 - Pass the Jug- Read a book by an author whose First name and Last name initials have any two letters from the words “rum” and/or “whiskey.”
Sandra Hill The Reluctant Viking
Points this post: 45
Total points: 440
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 32
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Books: 500= 3,750=0, 1000=0
I completed:5.8--Summer Lovin' by reading:
by Jennifer Donnelly from the list Dramatic Love Stories.VERY GOOD!!!!
Tasks Complete: 5
Total Points: 70
Big Book Ticket: 1 (750+)
ANGIE CA15.7 The First Day of Summer
Book: Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
Notes: First in the Perfect Chemistry series, which has three books published.
This Post: 15
Points to Date: 320
Keltie Lee15.5. “Summer in the City”
Rules of Negotiation
by Inara ScottGRA
ebook approved in post # 1311
*set in both New York City and Philadelphia*
30.3 Aye, Aye, Matey!
Book A, option 3:
Cryptic Cravings
by Ellen Schreiber
*book # 8 in the Vampire Kisses series*
Book B, option 1:
Love Bites
by Ellen Schreiber
*whiSkEy*
30.7 The Final Battle
Pairing 1: Batman vs. Joker
Option a: Moonlight
by Rachel Hawthorne
*main characters parents died when she was a child*
Option b: Nightlight: A Parody
by The Harvard Lampoon
*has humour listed as a genre*
Points this post: 75
Total points: 580/1080
Tasks: 35
Books: 47
Goodreads authors: 22
Big Book Tickets: 500 (8), 750 (1)
CHRISTINAB10.3 What's Your Exit
I read The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta, who is from New Jersey.
Points claimed in this post: 10
Total points claimed: 135
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
Pages this task: 355
Total pages: 3531
Big books total: 1
Goodreads Authors: 1
CHRISTINAB20.9 Please Be Patient
I read The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers.
This book fits option 1- it is mentioned within another book I read for this challenge, Silver Girl. One of the characters in Silver Girl mentions that she had her students read The Member of the Wedding when she was an English teacher. I claimed points for Silver Girl for task #20.2.
I thought that this was a great task, because I really liked this book and don't think I ever would have read it otherwise.
Points claimed in this post: 20
Total points claimed: 155
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 10
Pages this task: 163
Total pages: 3694
Big books total: 1
Goodreads Authors: 1
CHRISTINAB30.11 Fun Summer Holidays
Option 1- Repeat Day: I read Gold by Chris Cleave (author has two initials that repeat). **Chris Cleave is a Goodreads author.**
Option 3- Moon Day: I read Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane.
Points claimed in this post: 30
Total points claimed: 185
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
Pages this task: 748
Total pages: 4442
Big books total: 1
Goodreads Authors: 2
CHRISTINAB10.8 No Boredom Zone
I read The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg. **Charles Duhigg is a Goodreads author.**
This book is in the no boredom zone for me because I find books related to psychology to be interesting.
Points claimed in this post: 10
Total points claimed: 195
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 13
Pages this task: 400
Total pages: 4842
Big books total: 1
Goodreads Authors: 3
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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15.2. “Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer” Lie/Die
Where the Shadows Lie by Michael Ridpath
Die A Stranger by Steve Hamilton
20.2 - Rookie on Top - Nicola's task: School's Out For Summer
option 4- about a teacher at a boarding finishing school
The Finishing School: A Novel by Muriel Spark
20.3 Best Review- Anne (booklady)'s task: Reading...by the Numbers
I rolled a 1
option A- numeral in title: The First 20 Minutes: Surprising Science Reveals How We Can: Exercise Better, Train Smarter, Live Longer by Gretchen Reynolds
25.4 - Sandy/Kristi's task: All About the Author
Book A: memoir: Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
Book B: fiction: Gone Bamboo by Anthony Bourdain
30.2 Sassafrass's task: I’ll Leave My Heart in San Francisco!
option 3- set in prison: Papillon by Henri Charrière
option 5- set in Asia- Thailand: The Fear Artist by Timothy Hallinan
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