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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
5.1 Let the Games BeginI read Lifeless by Mark Billingham, which is set in London
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25.8 - Kate S'S task: Going to the Ball Park
From option A I chose 2. Away and read Death Mask by Kathryn Fox, who is Australian (I live in England)
and from option C I chose 1 The Women's Room and read Secrets She Left Behind by Diane Chamberlain (page count: 536(
Points this post: 30
Total points: 185
10.10 Air Conditioned Cool 
There is snow on the cover.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 200/1080
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
20.6 - Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read MZB I rolled a 5 and I read The Giver by Lois Lowry (initials LL)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
Goodreads Authors to date: 3
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
AprilDT30.3 Sheila/Kathy G.'s task- Aye, Aye, Matey!
A4 - Golden Doubloons- Read a book that has jewelry on cover (Pearl earrings)
Diana : Story of a Princess
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.”
by Robert HicksPoints this post: 30
Challenge total: 115
Completed tasks: 7
Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Mod
20.9 - Lucky Me!- mstan's task: Please Be Patient...
I read Don't Ever Get Old for task 10.6 posted in message 1047, Lisa Brackmann provided a recommendation for the cover of that book
"Laugh-out-loud funny as well as surprisingly poignant. Kudos to Daniel Friedman for giving us a nearly ninety-year-old hero who's not going gently into that good night—he's going out with guns blazing, F-bombs flying and a pack of Lucky Strikes."
--Lisa Brackmann, author of Rock Paper Tiger
Rock Paper Tiger by Lisa Brackmann
30.5 Bluemoon's task: BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL YOUR WAY AROUND THE WORLD
I live in the US
option A- beg- Bluemoon recommended
The Soldier's Wife by Margaret Leroy set in Guernsey (Europe)
option B- borrow- borrowed from the library
The Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur set in Sudan (Africa)
30.8 Delicious Dee's task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
option A4- one word title
Purge by Sofi Oksanen
option B3- 2 author title
How to Watch the Olympics: The Essential Guide to the Rules, Statistics, Heroes, and Zeroes of Every Sport by David Goldblatt and Johnny Acton
total 680
20.2 - School's Out for SummerOption 1. School's out for summer - a book with a beach on the cover:
When I Lived in Modern Times by Linda Grant
Total points 250
MariyaTask 5.10 -- Up, Up, and Away
I read Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch
The word AIR is found in the word chAIR in the title.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 150
Meera15.7. “The First Day of Summer”
Hit Man by Lawrence Block. First in series. GR Author
25.8 - Kate S's task: Going to the Ball Park
C. The restrooms: one of the great inequities at the ball park!
1. The Women's Room: Read a LONG (over 400 pages) book written by a woman. The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima 586 pages Big Book
2. The Men's Room: Read a short book (100-200 pages) written by a man. We the Animals by Justin Torres 128 pages GR Author
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 395
Books read: 27
Tasks Completed: 20
GR Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+(2),750+(0),1000+(0)
STESSE5.6 -- Blowin' in the Wind
Insurgent by Veronica Roth (525 p)
This is a BB. Veronica Roth is GRA.
Leaves on cover (being blown in a circle around a tree).
10.1 Skip to My Lou
The Eternal Ones by Kristin Miller (411 p)
K
Kirsten Miller is GRA.
15.4. Summer Reading
Option 2. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (389 p)
Eowyn Ivey is GRA.
WIND: the sNoW chIlD
EI: summErtIme
25.5 - Stacie MI’s Task: Even More Fun With Holidays!!
2. Hug Holiday: Lover Enshrined by JR Ward (534 p) This is a BB. Approved in help thread.
6. Just Because: Lover Eternal by JR Ward (441 p.)
25.6 - JennRenee's task: Sounds of Summer.
3. Summer Job: Legend in Green Velvet by Elizabeth Peters (352 p) – main character is a college student in Scotland working at an archeological dig for the summer.
4. Under the Board Walk: Breakdown by Sara Paretsky (431 p)
Sara Paretsky is GRA.
Favorite childhood summer memory: running through the sprinklers in the yard, screaming and screeching with the neighborhood kids (in SoCal, this wasn’t very common, so our lawn was a popular place. Most kids were used to pools!)
30.2 Sassafrass's task: I’ll Leave My Heart in San Francisco!
1. Photographed person: Glitter Baby by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (448 p)– main character is a model.
Susan Elizabeth Phillipsis GRA.
2. Gate: The Third Gate: A Novel by Lincoln Child (306 p)
Points this Post: 110
Tasks Completed this Post: 6
Books Read this Post: 9
Pages Read this Post: 3837
GoodReads Authors this Post: 5
Big Books this Post: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 560
Total Tasks Completed: 30
Total Books Read: 42
Total Pages Read: 15524
Total GoodReads Authors: 17
Total Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
CHRISTINE USTask 15.1 The Colors of Summer
Blue Cover:
by Kathryn Miller HainesGreen Cover:
by P.C. Cast(green cover approved in thread)
**both Kathryn Haines & PC Cast are GR authors
TOTAL: 205
hpaddict20.4 Let's Go Camping
The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Raising Children for Fun and Profit by Jill Conner Brownerolled a 3 - book club recommendation - "talked about" in book club
this is a new to me author
this post = 20
challenge total = 65
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter- Isabell's task: In homage to MZB
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Option 1. Read a book written by an author who died since January 1, 1990. - Ray Bradbury died on 5th June 2012.
Points this task: 20
Total challenge points: 210
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 14
Books Owned Pre-2012: 7
Total Pages Read: 4,384
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Option 1. Read a book written by an author who died since January 1, 1990. - Ray Bradbury died on 5th June 2012.
Points this task: 20
Total challenge points: 210
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 14
Books Owned Pre-2012: 7
Total Pages Read: 4,384
Jennifer KS30.8 Delicious Dee's task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
A3 Toby Keith Favorite Author- I read
Nothing Gold Can Stay by Dana Stabenow
B4. Trace Adkins Book for Free I read So Sure Of Death by Dana Stabenow
I would like to claim 2 Goodreads Authors tickets for these
Points this task 30
Total points 255
Goodreads Authors 11
Tasks done 18
Pages 7011
10.2 Eat an Oreo Day Divided by God: America's Church-State Problem--And What We Should Do about It by Noah Feldman
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30.11 Fun Summer Holidays
Option 1: title has two words starting with same letter
Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
Option 3: moon on cover ( crescent moon in upper right corner)
Mercy Thompson: Homecoming by Patricia BriggsPoints this Post: 40
Total Points: 305
10.1 Skip to My LouI read Witch's Sister by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (P-
15.9 Summer Nights
I read A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley (GOODREADS AUTHOR)
The GR blurb doesn't state it was set in the 1950s, but the Wikipedia page for the first Flavia book describes the story as taking place in 1950 and this one takes place while Flavia is still the same age. (link to the Wikipedia page here)
New Total: 310
50.1 Coralie's task: Moonshadow – the MusicalOption 1...Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
(Read a book with "cat" in the author’s name)
Option 7...The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
(Read a book where the complete title of one of Cat Stevens’ or Yusuf’s songs appears in the title..."The Wind")
Option 8...Among Others by Jo Walton
(Read a book by an author who was born in the UK)
Points this post...50
Total Points...80
10.1 Skip to My Lou Where We Belong by Emily Giffin
Author's initials are E
REPLACING Once in a Blue Moon by Eileen Goudge, moved to 50.1.
30.9 North by Northwest
Option 1: The Litigators by John Grisham
This book is set in Chicago.
REPLACING: American Dervish by Ayad Akhtar, moved to 50.1.
John Grisham is a Goodreads Author.
50.1 Coralie's task: Moonshadow – the Musical
Option 1: Once in a Blue Moon by Eileen Goudge, moved from 10.1.
The title contains the word "Moon."
Option 3: American Dervish by Ayad Akhtar, moved from 30.9.
The main character is Hayat Shah, who is part of a Muslim family living in Milwaukee.
Option 7: Home by Toni Morrison
"Home" is one of the listed song titles.
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Points this post: 50
Total points: 800/1090
Goodreads Authors: +1/19
Big Books: 500+ (6); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
15.6 Hot Fun in Summertime 
by Cecily von Ziegesar the fun summer activity on the cover is sunbathing! 20.6 My Spring Favorites in Your Summer Read
I rolled a 5, so I read a mystery book, Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
30.2 I'll Leave My Heart in San Francisco
Option 3: Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko the main character lives on Alcatraz. His dad works for the prison, and he interacts with the prisoners.
Gennifer Choldenko is a Goodreads Author
Option 6:
by Sarah Addison AllenSarah Addison Allen is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 65
Total Points: 295
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books: 500 (3)
Chaitra5.2 PACK YOUR BAGS
A book with suitcase or backpack on the cover.
I read Cathleen Schine's The Three Weissmanns of Westport.
Cathleen Schine is a Goodreads Author.
Points: 5
5.6 BLOWIN' IN THE WIND
Book with a picture on the cover of something that can be carried in the wind.
I read Kevin Barry's City of Bohane which has smoke on the upper third of the cover. SMOKE can be carried in the wind.
Points: 5
5.9 SUMMER READERS
A book from the shelves of an SRC member who joined Goodreads in Jun/Jul/Aug.
I chose Anne Tyler's A Patchwork Planet from ★Meghan★'s to-be-read shelf. ★Meghan★ joined Goodreads in Jun 2010.
Points: 5
10.3 WHAT'S YOUR EXIT?
A book by an author from New Jersey or a book set in New Jersey.
I read Paul Auster's The Music of Chance. Paul Auster was born in New Jersey.
Points: 10
15.2 THOSE LAZY, HAZY, CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER
Two books with different titles with words rhyming with each other.
I read Cormac McCarthy's Child of God and Edna O'Brien's Wild Decembers. The rhyming words are CHILD and WILD.
Points: 15
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 385
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=4, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 30
Total Pages Read: 9,670
Mod
I read Aunt Erma's Cope Book: How To Get From Monday To Friday...In 12 Days
15.1. The Colors of Summer
For book A, blue, I read The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories- blue cover.
For book B, green, I read An Abundance of Katherines by John Green - green in author's name.
30.3 Sheila/Kathy G.'s task- Aye, Aye, Matey!
For book A, I chose option A3, and read The House I Loved by Tatiana de Rosnay - 8 letters in de Rosnay.
For book B, I chose option B3 and read Faithful Place, listed as both suspense and mystery.
Total points: 625
Nick KY5.8 Summer Lovin’ I read Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys, #78 on the Crazy Love listopia. 159 pages
25.1 Donna Jo's task: I'm Solidly Behind You
Option A – Solid Read of over 500 pages: I read Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks. 627 pages
Option B – Solid Cover, black letters on a white background: I read
Already Dead: A California Gothic by Denis Johnson. 448 pages30.4 Dlmrose’s Vowel Prowl
Book 1: Book with all 5 vowels in title/author’s name –I read Anyone Can Whistle: A Musical Fable by Arthur Laurents Anyone Can Whistle: a Musical Fable. 180 pages
Book 2: Book with word in title which begins with “Y” – I read After You've Gone by Jeffrey Lent. 272 pages
Claim ONE BIG BOOK for Surface Detail.
Task Points This Post: 60
Total Points: 520
Pages Read: 12,827
Big Books: 500+ (2)
Emily Bookshelf25.5 - Even More Fun With Holidays
Option 2 - "Hug Holiday"
A Room With a View by E.M. Forster
- People embracing on the coverOption 4 - "Compliment Your Mirror Day"
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- dark brown hair colorPoints this post: 25
Goodread Authors This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 225
10.7 - A Reason To CelebrateI read Purple Daze by Sherry Shahan. This book is a novel written in verse.
30.3 - Aye, Aye, Matey!
A2- I read Ride with Me by Ruthie Knox. Knox has an x in it. This ebook was approved and can be found on line 387 of spreadsheet.
B1- I read Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard. The author's initials KH can be found in the word 'whiskey'
*Ruthie Knox and Kristen Hubbard are both GR Authors*
Points This Post- 40
Total Points- 330
GR Authors- 15
Jayme VA20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Wendy UK's task: Let's Talk About the Weather
The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard
30.3 Sheila/Kathy G.'s task- Aye, Aye, Matey!
A-3: 8 Letters in Erickson: The Tsarina's Daughter by Carolly Erickson
B-1: Letters in whiskey/rum RH: The Wedding Dress Rachel Hauck
Rachel Hauck is a goodreads author.
30.4 Dlmrose's task: Vowel Prowl
Book A: Zombie Fallout by Mark Tufo: ZOmbIE FAlloU by Mark Truffo
Mark Truffo is a goodreads author.
Book B: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead Y in You.
Points this task: 80
Total Points: 225
Goodreads Authors: Jennifer Egan, Sara Shepard*, Garth Stein, Garth Nix, Rachel Hauck, Mark Truffo
Big Books: 500+: 2
STACIE MITask 25.5 - Even More Fun with Holidays!
Finally getting around to finishing my own task! You'd think I'd have done it before now!
I decided to do options 3 and 6.
For International Joke Day, option 3, I read:
Bossypants by Tina Fey
For Just Because Day, option 6, I read:
Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr
Points this task: 25
Total points: 715
Tasks completed: 40
Books read: 101
Pages read: 13988
Goodreads authors: 11
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 30.9- North by Northwest!...read 2 books from the options:
I picked option #2 (read a book with the word white in the title) and I read
Vision in White by Nora Roberts 325 pages (7.22)I also picked option #4 (read a book set in Wyoming) and I read
The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson 384 pages (7.16)Points earned for this task: 30
Points Achieved to date: 375
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 7
Total # of Big Books:
500+ = 2
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
MANDY Y.30.9 Nick KY's Task: North by Northwest
1. Insurgent by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author), 525 pages (Big Book)
4. Wisconsin: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski, 566 pages (Big Book)
Task Points: 30
Grand Total: 60
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 4
Pages Read: 1725
Goodreads Author Books: 1
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Sandy MN10.2 Eat an Oreo Day
Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2) by E.L. JamesGoodreads Author
Big Book 532 pages
50.1 Coralie's task: Moonshadow – the Musical
Option 4 - Pseudonym
Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine
Rachel Caine has also published under the names Roxanne Longstreet, Roxanne Conrad, Julie Fortune, and Ian Hammell
Option 6 - Epic Fantasy
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin Big Book 1128 pages
Option 8- Author Born in UK
Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James Goodreads Author
Big Book 579 pages
Total Points:430
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Total Big Books: (4)500; (0)750; (2)1000
25.2 Jayme VA’s Task: Around the Country in 6 ParksOption 4: Canyonlands National Park (book with an element in the title)
The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa
**Julie Kagawa is a GoodReads Author**
Option 6: Road Trip! (book from GoodRead’s Popular Road Trip Books list)
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
From page 2 of the Popular Road Trip Books list
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 255
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 18
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
20.2 Rookie on Top--Nicola's Task--School's Out for the Summer:Option 4 No more teacher's dirty looks:
Bringing Down Sam by Leslie Kelly. Heroine is a former model/current teacher. Book okayed for content by Nicola (#61), and okayed for length as ebook (#1345).
30.9 Nic KY's Task--North by Northwest:
Option 1: Book set in Chicago:
The Firebrand by Susan Wiggs is set around the Chicago Fire.
Option 4: Travel North by Northwest from Chicago:
Frozen Stiff by Annelise Ryan is set in Wisconsin (which I visited two weeks ago for a family reunion in Eau Claire.)
Today's total: 50
Grand total: 845
ANNA E30.8 Delicious Dee's Task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concer Series
Group A - 2) Rascall Flats
I read Marcelo's Secret by George Vergara It's primarily set in Spain. A place I would like to visit.
Group B - 4) Trace Adkins
I read Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons which was given to me by a friend.
Total Points this post: 30
Total challenge points: 60
Sarah (sclosson)5.5 Chemical Combo
High Noon by Nora Roberts
Hoon Noon Nora Roberts (ok, there's more than 2 of each)
20.10 Group Reads
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
Post #31
30.2 I'll Leave My Heart in San Francisco
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
Option 5: Follows a Japanese family as they are taken to camp during WWII.
by Nora RobertsOption 6: Flowers on the cover
Total this Post: 55
Total for Challenge: 135
Tasks Completed: 9
Sarah Eva20.2 - Rookie on Top - Nicola's task: School's Out For Summer
I chose option 2 and read The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now by [author:Meg Jay|1038942.
This book was approved by Nicola in the Help Thread as it is about life after graduation.
Also I didn't realize that E. L. James was a goodreads author, so I haven't been claiming her in my previous posts about fifty shades of grey trilogy.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 150
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Totals: 500 (4); 750 (0); 1000 (0)
10.4 Air Signs
Read a book by an author who was born under an Air sign.
Hell's Bells: Samuel Johnson vs. the Devil, Round II by John Connolly
John Connolly was born on 31st May 1968(Gemini).
Goodreads Author ticket claimed.
Points this task: 10
Total challenge points: 220
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 15
Books Owned Pre-2012: 7
Total Pages Read: 4,695
Read a book by an author who was born under an Air sign.
Hell's Bells: Samuel Johnson vs. the Devil, Round II by John Connolly
John Connolly was born on 31st May 1968(Gemini).
Goodreads Author ticket claimed.
Points this task: 10
Total challenge points: 220
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 15
Books Owned Pre-2012: 7
Total Pages Read: 4,695
Mod
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter- Isabell's task: In homage to MZB
option 3: by MZB
The Colors of Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley
30.1 Cindy AL's task: SuperHero Summer
I rolled a 5 and 6
5- flying cover- birds on cover
Resort to Murder by Carolyn Hart6- Spiderman anagram- Siren
Siren of the Waters by Michael Genelin
30.6 - Peebee's Task: It's the End of the World As We Know It...And I Feel Fine
option D- Best Non-fiction war books #51
Beyond Band of Brothers: The war memoirs of Major Dick Winters by Dick Winters
option E- cover tune- candle on cover
I Never Promised You a Goodie Bag: A Memoir of a Life Through Events--the Ones You Plan and the Ones You Don't by Jennifer Gilberttotal 760
ALICIA T15.5 Summer in the City
I read Heat Rises by Richard Castle, which is set in New York City.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 165
50.1 - Coralie - Moonshadow – the MusicalOption 1 - Word Moon in title - Honeymoon With Murder by ***Goodreads Author Carolyn Hart***
Options 4 - Author who writes under more than one name - Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb who also publishes as Nora Roberts.
Option 8 - Author born in UK - Curtain by Agatha Christie who was born in Devon, England.
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 450/1080
Tasks Completed: 20
Books Read: 32
GoodReads Authors: 11
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
5.3 Dust in the WindThe Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman
Part of the Navajo Mysteries Series
15.9 "Summer Nights"-first published 1954
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 470
MICHAEL LA
15.9 - Summer Nights
Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov
Pnin was originally published in 1957.
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 185
GR Authors: 1
15.9 - Summer Nights
Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov
Pnin was originally published in 1957.
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 185
GR Authors: 1
20.3 Best Review- Anne (booklady)'s task: Reading...by the NumbersOption 3...The Uncertain Places by Lisa Goldstein
(Rolled 3: Read a book from any of my Favorite Genres..."mystery")
20.6 - Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read
Option 3...Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti by Genevieve Valentine
(Rolled 3: Fantasy genre)
20.8 - It's My Birthday - Putterpal's task: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!
Option 1: Chocolate Cake...The Fault in Our Stars by by John Green
(Genre romance)
Points this post...60
Total Points: 140
20.8 - It's My Birthday - Putterpal's task: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!I chose option #3 and read Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (cultures: Japanese, Chinese and American)
30.1 - Cindy AL's task: SuperHero Summer
I rolled a 3 and a 4.
#3 Book off emotional list: The Giver is #31 on emotional list.
#4: To Kill a Mockingbird was set in 1935.
Running Tally
Points this Post: 50
Total points: 150
Tasks Completed: 7
Books read: 9
Pages Read: 2788
GR Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
25.5- Even More Fun With The HolidaysI picked options 3 & 6
3. Internation Joke Day- Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke- Book is shelved as Humor on main page
6. Just Because Day- Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones
***Darynda Jones is a GoodeReads Author***
30.3- Aye, Aye Matey
A3. Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon- #8 in the Dark Hunter Series
B3. Stranger in the Room: A Novel by Amanda Kyle Williams- Shelved as a mystery book
***Amanda Kyle Williams is a GoodReads Author***
30.7- The Final Battle
I chose option matchup 4 , options A & B
4A. Adrenalineby Jeff Abbott- The main character, Sam Capra is a CIA agent
*** Claiming Big Book Ticket for this book***
4B. The Dream Hunter by Sherrilyn Kenyon- Book is shelved as a Romance
Points claimed this post:85
Total points claimed: 425
Tasks completed: 18
Books Read: 26
GRA tickets:8
BB tickets:4
Chris MD20.3 Reading by the Numbers
I rolled a 6 and chose to do Option 5: Blue Ring, story set in Europe.
Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier
Book is set in London
20.7 Homage to MZB
Option 2: Winner of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement
The Colorado Kid by Stephen King
King won the award in 2004
20.8 Have Your Cake and Eat It Too
Option 4: Banana Cake - Humorous book
Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood by Michael Lewis
20.9 Please be Patient
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
For task 30.11 I read Jasper Jones. Charlie Bucktin, the story's narrator, reads a lot. One of the books he particularly likes is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. This can be verified by looking "inside" the book on Amazon. Search for "Cuckoo" and you'll see the book is mentioned on page 169 (although Amazon doesn't display that page).
50 Moonshadow
Option 1: Shadow in title
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Harkness is a GRA. Claiming 1 author ticket.
Shadow of Night is 584 pages. Claiming 1 Big Book ticket.
Option 4: Author writes under more than 1 name
One For The Money by Janet Evanovich
Evanovich also wrote under the name Steffie Hall.
Evanovich is a GRA. Claiming 1 author ticket.
Option 5: Set in Australia
A Killing Frost by John Marsden
Points for this post: 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 50 = 130
Total points: 155 + 130 = 285
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 16
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500=1, 750=0, 1,000=0
15.5. “Summer in the City” Sizzling by Susan Mallery
Book set in Seattle.
Susan Mallery is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 15
Total points: 335
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 22
Goodreads Author: 15
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(0)
20.9 - Please Be Patient...Option 3: Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata
The original book I read was The Kite Runner claimed for task 30.5, option b. Thousand Cranes is compared to The Kite Runner in one of the reviews listed in the pages before the book starts.
This book was approved in the help thread, message 21.
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New points this post: 20
Total points: 340
Total Goodreads authors: 5
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (1)
Total tasks completed: 14
Total pages: 6,941
Total books: 20
JACKIE NC15.4. Summer Reading
Option 2: fulfills both requirements
At Wicks End by Tim Myers
20.6 - Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read
Option 1: The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
Humor genre
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter- Isabell's task: In homage to MZB
Option 2: The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
2010 winner
30.8 Delicious Dee's task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
Group A: Option 3:
The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters
Group B: Option 1:
The Red Box by Rex Stout
Lisa Lutz and Tim Myers are Goodreads authors.
Points this post: 85
Total Points: 295
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 1
Christie Guatemala20.3 Best Review- Anne (booklady)'s task: Reading...by the Numbers
I rolled a 6 so I picked option 4B:
One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School by Scott Turow 20.8 - It's My Birthday - Putterpal's task: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!
Option 1 (Chocolate Cake): The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
Julie Kagawa is a Goodreads author.
25.2 - Jayme VA's task: Around the Country in 6 Parks
Option 5: Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
This book takes place in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ilona Andrews is a Goodreads author.
Option 6: Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
This book is on the Popular Road Trip Books list.
Morgan Matson is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 65
Total points: 125
Goodreads authors: 5
5.1 -- Let the Games BeginRebel Angels by Libba Bray
This book takes place in London
Libba Bray is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 10
Big Books: 0
Goodreads Author: 2
20.9 - Please be Patient3. A book mentioned after the end of a book I'd already read this challenge:
The Hanging in the Hotel by Simon Brett
I read Murder in the Museum for task 30.3 - post 349. At the end there was a sample chapter of The Hanging in the Hotel which is the next book in the series. It is also listed at the beginning of the book.
Total points 270
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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5.4 - Chemical Combo - Read a book with two Ns and two Os in the title
Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane
Points this Task: 5
Total Points: 170