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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
Readerboard = Jennifer Golub20.8 - It's My Birthday - Putterpal's task: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!
Option 1) Chocolate Cake - Romance
Dreamwalker by Andrea Heltsley Listed as romance: paranormal romance
Andrea is a goodreads author
points for this post = 20
goodreads author 1 + 6 = 7
total points for challenge - 125
SOELO20.1 Fifty Shades of Whoa!
I read When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home that fulfills option 3 as it contains the word "you"
30.5 Beg, Borrow or Steal your way Around the World
My home country is the USA.
I went to Europe and read Sacred Hearts which was a STEAL since I got it from Dlmrose's read shelf.
Then I went to Africa with Cause Celeb which was a BORROW because I got it from my sister.
Points this post: 50
Total so far: 195
BUTTERFLYCAGER5.7 -- SRC Scavenger Hunt
I Am Half Sick Of Shadows by Alan Bradley (message #656)
Alan Bradley is a Goodreads Author.
10.7 A Reason to Celebrate
The Saturday Wife by Naomi Ragen
15.6. “Hot Fun in the Summertime”
The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand (cover shows people lounging on a beach)
15.7. “The First Day of Summer”
The Witches of Eileanan by Kate Forsyth (#1 in The Witches of Eileanan series, and there are six in this series)
25.4 - Sandy/Kristi's task: All About the Author
Book A - My Reading Life by Pat Conroy
Book B - South of Broad by Pat Conroy
30.6 - Peebee's Task: It's the End of the World As We Know It...And I Feel Fine
Option E - A Cover Tune - The Rossetti Letter by Christi Phillips has birds on the cover.
Option G - It's Time I Had Some Time Alone - Clara Callan by Richard B. Wright - main character is a spinster who recently lost her father, and her sister has just moved to New York, leaving her alone in her little village in Canada.
Points this post: 100
Total challenge points: 1020
Tasks completed: 54
Books read: 77
Goodreads Authors: 21
Big Books: 500=6, 750=0, 1000=0
Chaitra25.8 GOING TO THE BALLPARK
Choosing,
B1. Food: Book originally written in German.
I read Herta Müller's The Hunger Angel: A Novel.
and
C2. The Men's Room: A short (100-200p) book written by a man.
I read Julian Barnes's The Sense of an Ending. It had 163 pages.
Points: 25
30.2 I'LL LEAVE MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO!
Choosing,
2. Happy Anniversary: Book with words Golden/Gate/Bridge in the title.
I read Lorrie Moore's A Gate at the Stairs.
and
6. Flower Power: Book with flowers on the cover.
I read Anuradha Roy's The Folded Earth: A Novel.
Points: 30
30.6 IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT
Choosing,
2. End of the World As We Know It: Book shelved as Dystopia.
I read Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go.
and
5. A Cover Tune: Book with one of the things mentioned in the song on the cover.
I read Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies. Candle is mentioned in the line "…Light a candle, light a motive…"
Points: 30
30.7 THE FINAL BATTLE
Choosing the match-up,
1. Batman vs. Joker.
Book with a main character orphaned before 18.
I read Indra Sinha's Animal's People: A Novel. Animal is orphaned a few days after his birth.
Book shelved as Humor.
I read Terry Pratchett's The Light Fantastic.
Points: 30
30.10 HONORING THE FLAG AND DAD
Choosing,
3. Book with Train/Rail/Railroad in the title.
I read Khushwant Singh's Train to Pakistan.
and
5. Book with Alternate History as a main Genre.
I read Kim Stanley Robinson's The Years of Rice and Salt.
The Years of Rice and Salt is a big book. My copy had 672 pages.
Points: 30
Points this post: 145
Total Points: 670
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500=5, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed: 35
Books Read: 50
Total Pages Read: 15,911
MariyaTask 25.5 - Stacie MI’s Task: Even More Fun With Holidays!!
OPTION 3: A funny book that I read is
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
OPTION 6: I read Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Points this post: 25
Total points: 175
Readerboard Name: Barbara★15.7 -- “The First Day of Summer” --
Borrower of the Night - Elizabeth Peters
(book 1 of series, 6 published as of 2008), (link to GRs series listing)
20.8 -- It's My Birthday - Putterpal's task -- Have Your Cake And Eat It Too! --
- Lisa Unger♥ (Option 6 = title in white)
Lisa Unger is a GOODREADS AUTHOR.
30.3 -- Sheila/Kathy G.'s task- Aye, Aye, Matey!
Option A2 - The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan♥
(X in title)
Sarah Rees Brennan is a GOODREADS AUTHOR.
Option B1 - A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin
(R & M in Rum)
Big Ticket item: A Game of Thrones, 835 pages
Points Earned This Post: 65
Points Achieved to Date: 490
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (4)
750+ (1)
1000+ (0)
30.7 Ms. Anderson’s Task – The Final BattleGroup 1, Option A...The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
(Main character was orphaned before age 18. It isn't mentioned in the GR description, here is a link to a library review mentioning Puck being an orphan...
http://www.sjpl.org/tags/scorpio-races)
Group 1, Option B...Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
(Genre “Humor” on main page)
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 260
20.8 - It's My Birthday - Putterpal's task: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!Option 1:
by P.C. Cast ***Goodreads Author***30.3 Sheila/Kathy G.'s task- Aye, Aye, Matey!
Book A: Option 3:
by Jeaniene Frost ***Goodreads Author*** (first name-8 letters)Book B: Option 1:
by Simone Elkeles ***Goodreads Author*** (SE)Points for this Task: 50
Total Points: 145
Goal Total Points: 350
Completed Tasks: 6/60 (5.3, 20.8, 30.3, 30.7, 30.8, 30.11)
Tasks in Progress: 15.7, 25.5, 30.6, 30.10, 50.1
Goodreads Authors: 6 (P.C. Cast, Simone Elkeles, Jeaniene Frost, Rachel Hawkins, Tara Hudson, Claire Lezebnik)
Big Books: 500+() 750+() 1000+()
15.1. The Colors of SummerA. Summertime Blues
by Tahmima AnamB. Green Leaves of Summer
by Elizabeth L. PostPoints this post: 15
Total points: 130
Big books total: 1
Goodreads author total: 1
20.6 - Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read I rolled a 6 and read:
by Regina O'Melveny a historical fiction genre novelPrevious Points:260
New Points: 20
Total:280
total books:19
total events:12
Janice CA25.3 Hands and Feet.....
1. Hands
Coppola: A Pediatric Surgeon in Iraq by Chris Coppola
(****)
***Chris Coppola is a Goodreads Author***
and
2. Feet
Cherry: A Memoir by Mary Karr
(****)
+25
total: 185
tasks: 9
books: 13
GR Authors: 4
30.3 Sheila/Kathy G.'s task- Aye, Aye, Matey!A-3 - Pieces of Eight
Marked by Elisabeth Naughton
Naughton - 8 letters
B3 - Hangman’s Noose- Read any suspense or mystery book.
One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Jeaniene Frost and Elisabeth Naughton are both Goodreads Authors
Points this post: 30
Total points: 405
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 27
Goodreads Author: 19
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(0)
Emily Bookshelf5.10 - Up, Up, and Away
The Blue Fairy Book
'AIR' in title - FAIRY
Points this post: 5
Goodread Authors This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 240
5.2 - Pack Your Bags
by Terry PratchettPoints this post: 5
Total points: 310
Big book tickets so far: 1
Goodreads authors: 1
20.7 - In Homage to MZB1. A book by an author who has died since January 1st 1990:
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams died May 11th 2001
Total points 290
30.5 Beg Borrow Or Steal Your Way Around The WorldI live in the UK.
B. Borrowed from the library:
Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton
Set in the USA (North America).
C: From the shelves of Kristi:
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Set in Spain (Europe).
Big book: 510 pages (1 ticket)
Points this post = 30
Total points = 555
Big Books = 4
Goodreads Authors = 9
Kristi CO 5.4 Chemical Combo
two Ns and two Os
Say Nice Things about Detroit by Scott Lasser
Scott Lasser is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 5
Total points: 215
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 14
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
10.6 Contraction Action Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice by Maureen McCormick
"Here's" is a contraction for "Here is."
MOVED from 30.9
30.9 Nick KY's Task: North by Northwest
Option 5:
Ali in Wonderland: And Other Tall Tales by Ali Wentworth
The author of this non-fiction book, Ali Wentworth, has appeared as an actress in a number of TV shows and films.
REPLACING:
Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice by Maureen McCormick [moved to 10.6]
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Points this post: 10
Total points: 860/1090
Goodreads Authors: 0/20
Big Books: 500+ (6); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
[Note to Mod: I am listed on the Readerboard with 860 already, but I believe that was incorrect and I am now at 860 with this addition.]
Keltie LeeIn post #885 I claimed Bared to You for task 25.1 Option E, I would like to replace it with:
Imprinted
by Darcy Sweet
ebook approved in post # 519
*SoliDly
New:
15.9. “Summer Nights”
Breakfast at Tiffany's
by Truman Capote
*first published June 2nd 1956*
30.4 Vowel Prowl
Book A: Backstage Pass
by Olivia CunningGRA
*Backstage Pass Olivia Cunning*
Book B: Bared to You
by Sylvia Day
*Bared to You*
30.6 It's the End of the World As We Know It...And I Feel Fine
Option B:
Crossed
by Ally Condie
*shelved as dystopia
Option E:
by Abby McDonaldGRA*the cover shows a book covering the girl's face*
Points this post: 75
Total points: 870/1080
Tasks: 46
Books: 66
Goodreads authors: 27
Big Book Tickets: 500 (8), 750 (1)
STESSE15.10. ”Feel Good Hit of the Summer"
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure (253 p)
20.4 - Author! Author! - Jecca's task: Let’s Go Camping
5. Beach: Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman (272 p)
Deborah Feldman is a Goodreads Author
Author found herself outside of her religion.
Points this Post: 35
Tasks Completed this Post: 2
Books Read this Post: 2
Pages Read this Post: 525
GoodReads Authors this Post: 1
Big Books this Post: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 670
Total Tasks Completed: 36
Total Books Read: 49
Total Pages Read: 17958
Total GoodReads Authors: 20
Total Big Books: 500+ (4), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Readerboard name: Sapir5.6 -- Blowin' in the Wind
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick.
Cover:
The angel on the cover can be carried by the wind.
Becca Fitzpatrick is a Gooderads author.
10.2 Eat an Oreo Day
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
Never - E V E
Veronica Rossi is a Goodreads author.
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Points this Post: 15
GoodReads Authors this Post: 2
Big Books this Post: None
Total Points: 20
Total GoodReads Authors: 3
Total Big Books: None
Repost of 156330.3 Aye Aye Matey
A 1 I read Very Valentine Adriana Trigiani is a ***Goodreads Author ** . Much of the action takes place on Capri, an island off the coast of Italy. (the rest takes place on Manhattan, also technically an island)
B I read The Ocean Between Us The author, Susan Wiggs initials are in the word whiskey. In addition, she is a ***Goodreads author***
Total points: 265
Books read: 25
Tasks completed: 18
GR authors: 5
Big books: 1(500)
Pages read: 8536
5.6 -- Blowin' in the WindI read Brava, Valentine. On the cover,
, the woman is wearing a scarf which could blow in the wind. Adriana Trigiani is a ***Goodreads Author *****.Total points: 270
Books read: 25
Tasks completed: 19
GR authors: 6
Big Books 1(500)
Pages read: 8536
MASANOBU10.2 - Eat an Oreo Day:
Los hombres que no amaban a las mujeres by Stieg Larsson
Words with a sandwiched letter: "A-M-A-ban" and "muj-E-R-E-s".
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 65
Tasks completed: 8
GR authors: 0
Big Books: 3 (500+)
5.2 Pack Your BagsNeither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson
Travel Genre listed on Book's main page
15.3 Summer Romance
Option 2
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
20.1 50 Shades of Whoa!
Option 4: "Black" in title
Black Seconds by Karin Fossum
25.8 Let's Go to the Ballpark!
Option A1: I live in the Washington, DC metro area and so does David Freddoso according to the publisher
http://www.regnery.com/authorsDF.html
Gangster Government: Barack Obama and the New Washington Thugocracy by David Freddoso
D2: Non fiction book about Baseball
Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series by Eliot Asinof
Patrick deWitt
Post Total: 65
Season Total: 535
10.4 Air SignsFor this task, I read The Ten Thousand Things by Maria Dermoût who was born on June 15, 1888 as recorded here on her Goodreads page.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 11
3 Goodreads Authors: Vaddey Ratner, Andre Aciman, Alain de Botton
3 Big Book Tickets: (1) Ghost Train to the Eastern Star (2) The Fires of Heaven (3) -
20.9 - Lucky Me!-mstan's taskThe Inheritance by Louisa May Alcott
This book is mentioned in Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father which I read for task 5.9 - Summer Readers. Inheritance was Louisa May Alcott's first novel.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 330
Big book tickets so far: 1
Goodreads authors: 1
Delicious Dee
Last Post 1352
10.7 A Reason to Celebrate
Wacky Wednesday - J.A. Rock (GR Author) - ebook only, length approved in msg 1126
10.10 Air Conditioned Cool
Ice Cold - Tess Gerritsen (GR Author) - set during the winter in Wyoming, a blizzard plays a huge role in the story
15.2. “Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer”
Book 1 - Breaking Cover - Kaje Harper
Book 2 - Aching for Always
according to the rhyming website Breaking and Aching rhyme
15.3. “Summer Romance”
Book 1- The City of Lovely Brothers - Anel Viz (GR Author)(Big Book Ticket – 500+ pages – print copy is 580)
Book 2 - The Governess Affair - Courtney Milan (GR Author) - title approved in the THT, ebook only, length approved line 517 in spreadsheet
25.1 Donna Jo's task: I'm Solidly Behind You
Book 1- option A - Love Is Murder - Sandra Brown (GR Author)(Big Book Ticket – 500+ pages – book is 608)
Book 2 - option B -
- Julia Karr (GR Author) - Cover approved in the THT25.2 - Jayme VA's task: Around the Country in 6 Parks
Book 1- option 3 - American Visa – set in Bolivia
Book 2- option 5 - The Hollow - set in Hawkins Hollow, a fictional town in MD - http://www.librarything.com/place/Haw...
30.7 Ms. Anderson’s Task – The Final Battle
Option 4
Book 1- Code Name Verity - Elizabeth Wein (GR Author) - one of the main characters is a female spy during WW2 who is captured during a mission to gain information about other German prisoners, approved in the THT
Book 2- One Small Thing - Piper Vaughn (GR Author) - 25 people have it shelved as romance
Total Points This Post: 130
Total Points Overall: 850
Books Completed: 69
Tasks Complete: 49
GR Authors: 46
Big Book Tickers: 500(4), 750(0), 1000(0)
20.3 Reading By The NumbersI threw a 6 and picked option 2. I did not claim any points in the Spring challenge so I picked task 10.10 April Fool's Day - humor listed as a genre.
Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
Points this post = 20
Total points = 575
Big Books = 4
Goodreads Authors = 9
Congratulations on finishing Donna Jo. You finished when I wasn't looking. I am looking forward to your upcoming task.
Kimber15.10 Feel Good Hit Of The Summer
The Mystery at Lilac Inn by Carolyn Keene
There's something really comforting about these oldies but goodies. They're kinda silly, but - still fun.
30.10 Honoring The Flag and My Dad
Option 2: 13 in title
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Archer
Option 4: College primary setting
Preservation by Rachel Wade
RACHEL WADE IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR
Above tasks: 45
tasks completed to date: 22
GR authors: 15
Total points: 405
MariyaTask 15.5. “Summer in the City”
I read a book that takes place in St. Petersburg in Russia. The book that I read is The Life of an Unknown Man: A Novel by Andreï Makine
Points this post: 15
Total points: 190
Sheila wrote: "Congratulations on finishing Donna Jo. You finished when I wasn't looking. I am looking forward to your upcoming task."we have a lot of people who are starting to get close ;) lots in the 900's right now
20.3 Best Review- Anne (booklady)'s task: Reading...by the NumbersI rolled a three and read
by David Ebershoff a ****Goodreads author**** Mystery is listed as a genre on this books home page.Along with claiming a goodreads author ticket I will be claiming a big book ticket as this book is 514 pages.
Previous Points:280
New Points: 20
Total:300
total books:20
total events:13
GRA tickets:9
Big book tickts:1
20.4 – Author! Author! – Jecca’s task: Let’s Go CampingMy Roll: 6 – Ten in the title
I read Ten Thousand Saints by Eleanor Henderson, an author brand new to me.
+20 Points
30.5 Bluemoon’s task: BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL YOUR WAY AROUND THE WORLD
I live in the US
B. BORROW: Public Library / Caribbean/North America/Africa and approved in the help thread:
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
C. STEAL: Dlmrose’s Read Shelf / Luxemburg / Europe
The Expats: A Novel by Chris Pavone
+30 Points
Points this Post: 50
Grand Total: 425
50.1 Moonshadow--the MusicalOption 1: "Moon" in the title.
The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck.
Option 4: The author, Mia King, also writes under the name Darien Gee.
Table Manners.
Mia King is a Goodreads author.
Option 7: The song title "Life" is in the title of the book.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Linda Brent.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 455
Tasks: 21
Books: 29
Goodreads authors: 11
Mod
I read Great Tales from English History: The Truth About King Arthur, Lady Godiva, Richard the Lionheart, and More, set in England.
25.5 - Stacie MI’s Task: Even More Fun With Holidays!!
For my first book, I chose option 3, humor genre, and read I Suck at Girls.
For my second book, I chose option 6, and read Broken Harbour - just because I read the first 3 Dublin Murder Squad books during this challenge and was very eager to read the 4th!
30.5 Bluemoon's task: BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL YOUR WAY AROUND THE WORLD
I live in the US.
For my first book, I chose option 1, Beg. I got a recommendation from my daughter and read In The Woods, set in Europe (Ireland). A highly successful recommendation, since I went on to read the next 3 books in the series during this challenge!
For my second book, I chose option 2, Borrow. I borrowed The Making of The African Queen, or: How I went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and almost lost my mind from the library. The book is set in Africa (Uganda and the former Belgian Congo).
total points: 790
20.8 - Have Your Cake and Eat It Too5)Angel Food Cake - a book where the death of someone is an integral part of the story:
Death of a Dustman by M.C. Beaton
Total points 310
30.5 Bluemoon's task: BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL YOUR WAY AROUND THE WORLDA. BEG- I read Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. This book was recommended to me by my friend Elke in the Romance Readers Reading Challenges group in the Pick-It-For-Me August Monthly Challenge.
B. BORROW - I read Heart Signs byCari Quinn. I borrowed this ebook for Kindle from my friend Debb in Bookie Nookie's Erotic Lending Group.
Heart Signs is approved in the ebook thread in message 1363.
*Mitch Albom and Cari Quinn are both GR Authors*
Points This Post- 30
Total Points- 395
GR Authors- 17
Leslie KTask: 25.1 I'm solidly behind you
U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton
Meets Option B - book with solid color cover
Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain Meets Option D - The Democratic Age Part III of Harold Bloom's Western Canon
Points this task: 25 Total Points: 140
Leslie KTask: 15.5 - Summer in the City
The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark
This takes place in New York City
Points this task: 15 Total points: 155
JACKIE NC50.1 Coralie's task: Moonshadow – the Musical
Option 4:
Rotten to the Core by Sheila Connolly
Sheila Connolly also writes by the name of Sarah Atwell.
Option 6:
The Crown Conspiracy by Michael J. Sullivan
Epic Fantasy genre
Option 8:
The Winter Garden Mystery by Carola Dunn
Carola Dunn was born in the UK.
Sheila Connolly and Michael J. Sullivan are Goodreads authors.
Points this task: 50
Total Points: 410
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Book Tickets: 1
Leslie KTask: 5.4: Chemical Combo
Theodore Boone: The Accused by John Grisham
Two N's and two O's in title and author.
Points this task: 5 Total points: 160
Leslie KTask: 5.10 Up, up, and away
Death at the Fair by Frances McNamara
The word "air" is foundin "fair".
Points this task: 5 Total points: 165
Leslie KTask: 10.2 Eat an oreo day
Death Benefit by Robin Cook
The letter "n" is between two "e"s
Points this task: 10 Total points: 175
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 15.1- Colors of Summer!...read 2 books; 1 option from each Group:
Group A book...(read a book with a predominately blue cover):
I read
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir by Bill Bryson 268 pages (7.21)Group B book...(read a book with the word "green" in the title):
I read
Gone to Green by Judy Christie 224 pages (8.2)Points earned for this task:15
Points Achieved to date: 425
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 8
Total # of Big Books:
500+ = 2
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Leslie KTask: 10.4 Air Signs
Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell
The author's birthdate is 9 June 1956 - a Gemini
Points this task: 10 Total points: 185
15.7. “The First Day of Summer” Mary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer
Points this post: 15
Total points: 420
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 28
Goodreads Author: 19
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(0)
20.1 - Most Improved - Stesse's task: Fifty Shades of Whoa!Option 4...Gwenhwyfar: The White Spirit by Mercedes Lackey
(Read a book with one of the following colors in the title or subtitle: white)
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 280
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Home country: USA
A. Beg (from real life friend Liz) The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (Europe)
C. Steal (from DLMRose) The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman (Asia)
***Claiming BIG BOOK TICKET for The Dovekeepers***
Points this post: 30
Total points: 115
Big books total: 1
Goodreads author total: 1