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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2012: WIND/AIR
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15.9. “Summer Nights” Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
This book was originally published in 1956.
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Points this post: 15
Total points: 925/1090
Goodreads Authors: 0/22
Big Books: 500+ (6); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
BJ Rose2 new tasks
20.4 - Author! Author! - Jecca's task: Let’s Go Camping
I rolled a 5
The School for Brides by Cheryl Ann Smith
Cheryl Ann Smith is a new-to-me author
What was found in this book: Eva found a purpose in her life by running a school to train courtesans how to be proper - she was also a matchmaker and found them working-class husbands.
25.5 - Stacie MI’s Task: Even More Fun With Holidays!!
#2: Hug Holiday - two people embracing on cover
by Cheryl Ann Smith#6: Just Because Day - any book you choose
Unclaimed by Courtney Milan
Points this post = 45
Total Points = 530
Tasks Completed = 31
Total Pages = 13,566
CHRISTINAB30.3 Aye Aye Matey!
Option A-1: I read Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead. This book is set on the fictional island of Waskeke.
Option B-3: I read Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. This book has both mystery and suspense listed on its main page.
Points claimed in this post: 30
Total points claimed: 225
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 15
Pages this task: 717
Total pages: 5559
Big books total: 1
Goodreads Authors: 3
20.6 Seasoned Reader- Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer ReadRolled a 5 - genre: mystery On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta ***who is a GR author*** listed as mystery by 132 users
***Claiming 1 GR author ticket***
Points this post: 20
Total points: 370
Books read: 26
GR author tickets: 15
Big Book tickets: 0
CHRISTINAB15.1 The Colors of Summer
A (blue book): I read Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland. **Susan Vreeland is a Goodreads author.**
B (green book): I read Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer.
Points claimed in this post: 15
Total points claimed: 240
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 17
Pages this task: 412
Total pages: 5971
Big books total: 1
Goodreads Authors: 4
30.11 Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays4. National Culinarian's Day The Candymakers by Wendy Mass takes place in a candy factory
5. Chinese Valentine's Day Storm by Brigid Kemmerer **who is a GR author** listed as romance by 43 users
***Claiming 1 GR author ticket***
Points this post: 30
Total points: 400
Books read: 28
GR author tickets: 16
Big Book tickets: 0
Task 25.2 - Around the country in 6 parks
Option 1: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (first published book by author with 5+ books)
Staggerford by Jon Hassler
Option 6: Road Trip! Colorado and Utah (book from Best Road Trip Books list)
Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck
Challenge total = 345
*I recommend you visit Glacier National Park, it's near where I live!*
Jayme(the ghostreader)25.5 Even More Fun With Holidays
Option 3 International Joke Day-
by Augusten Burroughs. The book had humor in the genreOption 6 Just Because Day-
by Jane Yolan Tasks Completed 7
Books Read: 11
GR Authors: 1 Sara Shepard
BB 0
Task Points: 25
Grand Total 140
20.10 I read
by Miranda Kenneally **WHO IS A GRA**post #33 in discussion
Previous Points:300
New Points: 20
Total:320
new GRA tickets:1
previous GRA tickets:9
Total GRA tickets:10
total books:21
total events:14
Keltie Lee10.1 Skip to My Lou
Second Kiss
by Natalie PalmerGRA
*N(O)P*
20.8 Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!
Option 1:
Rock Me
by Cherrie LynnGRA
*has romance listed as a genre*
25.2 Around the Country in 6 Parks
Option 2:
Spontaneous
by Brenda Jackson
*Authors name contains Jackson*
Option 5:
Thrill Ride
by Rachel Hawthorne
*takes place at Lake Erie in New York*
Points this post: 55
Total points: 975/1080
Tasks: 51
Books: 73
Goodreads authors: 32
Big Book Tickets: 500 (8), 750 (1)
ANGIE CA25.6 Sounds of Summer
Book 1:
by Lisa KleypasNotes: 1) Night scene on cover, AND it's a romance set in the Summer.
Book 2: Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Notes: 2) Main characters are 16 and 17.
This Post: 25
Points to Date: 415
Mod
5.10 -- Up, Up, and Away
I read Fiddler Fair - "air" in Fair.
25.6 - JennRenee's task: Sounds of Summer.
For option 3, I read The Last Girls
(girl on cover wearing a swimsuit).For option 4, I read Home From the Sea, word "sea" in title.
30.7 Ms. Anderson’s Task – The Final Battle
I chose option 2, Iron Man v. Ironmonger.
For my first book, I read Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing with the Death Penalty by Scott Turow - his initials, ST, are in STARK.
For my second book, I read Redshirts, science fiction.
Total points: 835
MICHAEL LA
5.6 - Blowin' in the Wind
by Jean-Dominique Bauby
A butterfly can be blown on the wind.
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 295
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 750+ (1)
5.6 - Blowin' in the Wind
by Jean-Dominique BaubyA butterfly can be blown on the wind.
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 295
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 750+ (1)
Yeah Dlmrose!!!
REPOSTING 1513 - NEW TEXT IN ITALICS BELOWFinally on the board
Task 10.10 - Air Conditioned Cool
I read The Odds by Stewart O'Nan. The book is set on the Canada side of Niagra Falls in February (winter).
Task 15.10 - Feel Good Hit
I read Cannery Row by John Steinbeck. Steinbeck's writing makes me feel good.
Task 20.2 - Rookie on Top
I chose Option #2. I read Bond Girl by Erin Duffy who graduated from college and took a job on Wall Street. The book is all about her first few years on the job.
Task 20.4 - Author Author
I rolled a 5 and read Violets of March by Sarah Jio. The central character finds out something about her family and a new love.
Task 20.8 - It's My Birthday
I chose #6, White Cake. I read by Yann Martel, which has white letters in the title.
Task 30.3 - Aye, Aye Matey
I chose A-2, X Marks the Spot. I read Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes, which has an "X" in the title.
I chose B-3, Hangman's Noose. I read The Fear Index by Robert Harris, which is suspense/mystery.
Task 30.8 - Dee's Task
I chose A, 3 - I read Last Christmas by Kate Brian.
I chose B, 4 - I read American Rust by Phillip Meyer. This books was free because I borrowed it from the library.
SARAH JIO AND PHILLIP MEYER ARE GR AUTHORS.
DON QUIXOTE IS A BIG BOOK AT OVER 750+ PAGES.
Total Points: 145
GR Authors: 2
BB: 750+ (1)
Emily Bookshelf5.9 - Summer Readers
The Sugar Queen
Karen K joined July 2009 - http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/25...
Sarah Addison Allen is a GRA
Points this post: 5
Goodread Authors This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 5
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 245
20.3 Best Review- Anne (booklady)'s task: Reading...by the NumbersI rolled a 6 and chose to complete #3:
3. Reading - Read a book from any of my Favorite Genres:
Literary Fiction = The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore by Benjamin Hale
**GR Author = 1 Author Ticket
**578 Pages = 1 Big Book Ticket
Previous Total: 325
This Task: 20
New Total: 345
GR Author Tickets: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1
Nick KY5.10 Up, Up and Away I read The Roots of Desire: The Myth, Meaning, and Sexual Power of Red Hair by Marion Roach. “Hair” has “air” in it. 244 pages
15.6 Hot Fun in the Summertime I read
Ty Cobb by Dennis Abrams, the cover shows Cobb playing baseball, a fun summer activity – even though from what this book, and others, say about Cobb, he was not such a fun person. 130 pages20.5 Wendy UK’s Talk About the Weather -- “reign” in title – I read The Victorian Novel Before Victoria: British Fiction During The Reign Of William Iv, 1830 37 by Elliot Engel 156 pages
30.5 Bluemoon’s Beg, Borrow, or Steal
I live in the US in N America.
Book 1: Beg (recommended by my friend Carrie): I read Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende, set in Chile in S America. 304 pages
Book 2: Steal (stolen from Dlmrose’s Africa shelf) – I read Mark of the Lion by Suzanne Arruda, set in Nigeria and Kenya on the continent of Africa. 340 pages
Task Points This Post: 70
Total Points: 640
Pages Read: 14,881
Big Books: 500+ (2)
CHRISTINE USTask 20.8 Have Your Cake
#2, Red Velvet Cake: The Diva Digs Up the Dirt by Krista Davis
This book is set in VA
TOTAL: 270
Task 15.9 - Summer Nights (book set or pub. in 1950's)Ginger Pye was first published in 1951.
Task 30.8 - It's Time for the Summer Concerts
Group A, Option 3 - Toby Keith:
The Careful Use of Compliments
Alexander McCall Smith is one of my favorite authors. He is also a Goodreads author.
Group B, Option 4 - Trace Adkins:
Shen of The Sea: Chinese Stories for Children
I got this book for free because I borrowed it from the library.
Points this post: 45
Tasks completed this post: 2
Big Book Tickets, GR authors this post: 0, 1
Total points: 195
Total tasks completed: 12
Total number Big Books: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(0)
Total Big Book tickets: 1
Total GoodReads authors: 5
Jessica PDX5.2 - Pack Your Bags
Shelved as "travel"
by Bill BrysonPoints this Post: 5
Total Challenge Points: 570
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books Tickets: 5
STESSE15.1. The Colors of Summer
A. BLUE:
by Clive Cussler (435 p)B. GREEN:
by David Goleman (496 p) 30.9 Nick KY's Task: North by Northwest
3. Football: Semi-Tough: A Novel by Dan Jenkins (320 p)
4. Washington: Fifty Shades Freed by EL James (579 p)
E.L. James is GRA.
This is a Big Book.
Points this Post: 45
Tasks Completed this Post: 2
Books Read this Post: 4
Pages Read this Post: 1830
GoodReads Authors this Post: 1
Big Books this Post: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 715
Total Tasks Completed: 38
Total Books Read: 53
Total Pages Read: 19788
Total GoodReads Authors: 21
Total Big Books: 500+ (5), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
hpaddict20.3 Reading...By the Numbers
Becoming Jane Eyre by Sheila Kohlerrolled a 5 - blue = set in Europe (England & Belgium)
this post = 20
challenge total = 85
SUZANNE VN30.3 Aye, Aye Matey
Option A2 - X Marks the Spot - Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong
Option B3 - Hangman's Noose - The Diva Paints the Town - Mystery
Krista Davis is a GoodReads Author
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 375
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 23
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
My Goal Points: 500
Meera25.1 Donna Jo's task: I'm Solidly Behind You
A. Books can be very solid items. The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima 517 pages Big Book
B. Read a book with a solid color cover.
by Thomas PerryPoints this post: 25
Total Points: 420
Books read: 29
Tasks Completed: 21
GR Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+(3),750+(0),1000+(0)
I finished several books/tasks while I was on vacation.10.2 - Eat an Oreo Day
The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters - "oreo" is M-U-M
10.5 - Caribbean Queen
Wrecked by *** Goodreads Author Elle Casey*** Generic Caribbean approved in the help thread, post 31. E-book approved for length approx. line 632.
10.7 - A Reason to Celebrate
Black Friday by ***Goodreads Author Alex Kava
10.9 - Recycled Group Reads
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie which was nominated for Winter 2011 Mystery with Female Protagonist.
15.3 - Summer Romance
Male noun: The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts
Female noun: The Girl Who Came Home: A Titanic Novel by ***Goodreads Author Hazel Gaynor (e-book approved - post 973 in thread)
20.9 - mstan's - Please Be Patient...
In post 73, I claimed points for The Death Contingency (task 15.7). One of the books listed in the back as "readers also enjoyed" was Sweet's Sweets by ***Goodreads author Connie Shelton***
30.8 - Delicious Dee - It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
A2 - Set in a place I want to visit - Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters is set in Egypt, which I would love to visit some day.
B4 - Book I got free - Between The Land And The Sea by ***Goodreads author Derrolyn Anderson - which I won in a contest on my friend Heather's book blog.
Points this post: 105
Total Points: 555/1080
Tasks Completed: 27
Books Read: 41
GoodReads Authors: 16
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
CathyG10.1 Skip to My Lou
Read a book by an author whose consecutive initials (as they appear in their Goodreads name) skip a consecutive letter in the alphabet
Cynthia Eden (C
Goodreads Author
10.10 Air Conditioned Cool Cool off and read a book with snow or ice on the cover
Colters' Promise by Maya Banks
15.8. “Summer of 69”
Read a book featuring a musician or musical group.
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
Goodreads Author
25.7 Marcia's task: Youtube Summer Fun
3. This Too Shall Pass
read a book by a deceased author.
Required: Post the author's date of death
Pure and Untouched by Barbara Cartland
Died May 21, 2000
4. A Day in the Life of a Korean Student a book that has a main character attending High School full-time
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
Goodreads Author
Points this post: 60
Total points: 500
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 37
Goodreads Authors: 21
Big Books: 500= 3,750=0, 1000=0
Mod
10.6 Contractin Action read What I Didn't Sayby Keary Taylor (GRA)
10.9 Recyled Reads read Ship Breakerby Paolo Bacigalupi YA Dystopian Fiction poll.
15.9 Summer Nights read Strings Attachedby Judy Blundell takes place in the year 1950
15.10 Feel Good Hit of the Summer read Nocturnal by Chelsea M. Cameron (GRA) post 1271 approved for length
20.10 Group read read Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally (GRA) discussion post 34
25.8 Going to the Ball Park
Option B-2 read Dark Eden by Patrick Carman (GRA)
c-1 read Rapture by Lauren Kate (GRA) 432 pages
Vowel Prowl
Book A read Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama
and
Book B read See You at Harry'sby Jo Knowles (GRA)
30.6 The World as We Know it and I Feel Fine
Option B read The Lost Code by Kevin Emerson (GRA)
Option E- Heart on the Cover heart mentioned in lyrics
read
by Jandy Nelson (GRA) 30.8 It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
Option A-4 Brad Paisley 1 word title read Ripperby Stefan Petrucha (GRA)
and
option B-4 Trace Atkins recieved book from author for free. Empyreal Fatey Rachel Hunter (GRA)
Points this Post: 190
Total points- 690
Tasks Completed: 40
Books read: 52
Pages Read : 16,815
GR Authors: 35
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
15.5 Summer in the CityTakes place in L.A. (population of approximately 3.7 million-Wikipedia)
Victims by Jonathan Kellerman
15.7 The First Day of Summer
Blindsight by Robin Cook
15.8 Summer of 69
Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? by Steven Tyler
About and by the lead singer of Aerosmith
20.8 Have Your Cake and Eat it Too!
I chose white cake
by Shirley JacksonPost Total: 65
Season Total: 600
Jennifer KS15.4. Summer Reading
A. "Summer Wind" I read Witches of East End by Melissa De la Cruz.
I would like to claim a Goodreads author for this one
B. "Summertime" I read Playing James by Sarah Mason.
Points this task 15
Total points 305
Tasks done 23
Goodreads author 15
Pages 9235
Readerboard name: JeniferTask 10.2 Eat an Oreo
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
oreo= SAS (in Disaster)
Points = 10
Task 30.6 End of the World
option B: end of the world
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (a goodreads author)
option G: time alone Syndrome E: A Novel by Franck Thilliez The main character, Sharko, is a widower who lives alone.
Task points = 30
Post total = 40 pts
Total points: 125
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Books read: 10
Tasks completed: 8
20.2 - Rookie on Top - Nicola's task: School's Out For SummerOption 4...A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
(Read a book which takes place at a boarding school)
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 300
25.1 I'm Solidly Behind YouA. The Complete Stories of Saki by Hector Hugh Munro
593 pages
Big book: 593 pages (1 ticket)
D. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
found in part IV,Russia
Points this post = 25
Total points = 615
Big Books = 5
Goodreads Authors = 9
SOELO20.9 Please be patient
I read Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List that I discovered in the sample chapters at the end of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist which I read for Task 20.8
25.5 Even more fun with holidays
I picked option 3 and read Sleepwalk with Me which has humor listed on its main page. Then I picked option 6 and read Stardust just because!
30.6 It's the end of the world...
Option B - I read Insurgent which is shelved as dystopia and post-apocalyptic. (The most unsettling thing to me aside from the violence is the food and how it is usually described as bland or canned.)
Option E - I read a book with birds on the cover:
.Points this post: 75
Total so far: 270
15.4 Summer ReadingOption 1A-
Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich
Option 1B-
Summer Nights by Susan Mallery
15.10 Feel Good Hit of Summer
Honeysuckle Summer by Sherryl Woods
20.1 Fifty Shades of Whoa!
Option 3-
Something About You by Julie James
20.2 School's Out for Summer
Option 1-
Summer Days by Susan Mallery
20.8 Have Your Cake and Eat It Too
Option 1 Chocolate Cake-
Welcome To Serenity bySherryl Woods
20.10 Group reads
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
My post is message #32
Points this post: 110
Total points: 155
20.3 Best Review- Anne (booklady)'s task: Reading...by the NumbersI rolled a 6, which gave me the right to choose - and I chose option 5 - And I choose Oceana the Green ring.
Dollhouse by Anya Allyn Takes place in Australia.
Anya is a goodreads author.
points for this post = 20
goodreads author = 9 + 1 = 10
Challenge points = 160
30.10 Honoring the Flag and my DadFlag:
by GB Tran approved in help thread.13: 13 to Life by Shannon Delany goodreads' author
Total points: 200
Task 50.1 Coralie's task: Moonshadow – the MusicalOption 1 - Read a book with the word "moon" or "shadow" in the title/subtitle
The Moon Is Down (1942) by John Steinbeck (Paperback, 112 pages)
Option 6 – Read a book that has ‘epic fantasy’ as a genre on its main Goodreads page.
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire #2) (1998) by George R.R. Martin (Hardcover, 761 pages)
**** Big Books Ticket ****Two Tickets: 761 pages
Option 8 –Read a book by an author who was born in the UK, Greece, Cyprus or Sweden.
Persuasion (1818) by Jane Austen (Paperback, 204 pages)
Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775 in Hampshire, The United Kingdom.
365 + 50 = 415
Tasks Completed: 18
Points for this post: 50
Points thus far: 365 + 50 = 415
Books read: 29
Pages read: 9,600
Read but not claimed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(2) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Coralie15.2 Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer
King's Blood
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
king’s rhymes with sings
30.8 It’s time for the Summer Country Concert Series
Group A – 3. Toby Keith
The Children of the Sky by Vernor Vinge, a favourite author of mine
Group B – 1. Maroon 5 – a number in the title
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
30.11 Fun Summer Holidays
Option 1 Repeat Day
Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay – GG in author’s name
Option 5 Chinese Valentine’s Day
Airs Above the Ground – ‘romance’ as genre
Total points 905
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 30.3- Aye, Aye, Matey!...read 2 books;
chose one from the Book A and Book B options:
Book A (option A-3...read a book that is 8th in a series):
I read
8 Sandpiper Way by Debbie Macomber*[this is a GRA] 371 pages (8.4)Book B (option B-3...read a mystery book):
I read
Tragic Toppings by Jessica Beck 290 pages (7.24)Points earned for this task:30
Points Achieved to date: 485
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 10
Total # of Big Books:
500+ = 2
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
15.8. "Summer of 69" Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
This book is about a group of musicians who played in a jazz/blues band in Berlin during World War II.
(MOVED from 30.11)
30.11: Fun Summer Holidays
Option 5: Chinese Valentine’s Day
by Justin HalpernThe cover is predominantly red.
(REPLACING: Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan, MOVED to 15.8.)
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Points this post: 15
Total points: 940/1090
Goodreads Authors: 0/22
Big Books: 500+ (6); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
MICHAEL LA
30.8 - Delicious Dee's Task
Group A, Option 2: A book set in a place you'd like to visit.
In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin
Group B, Option 5: A book with the name of a city in its title. Las Vegas, NV.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 325
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 750+ (1)
30.8 - Delicious Dee's Task
Group A, Option 2: A book set in a place you'd like to visit.
In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin
Group B, Option 5: A book with the name of a city in its title. Las Vegas, NV.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 325
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 750+ (1)
5.2 - Pack your bags
. Ann Packer is a **GOODREADS AUTHOR**.5.4 - Chemical Combo
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
10.2 - Eat an Oreo Day
Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey. **BIG BOOK**
20.2 - School's out for Summer
Option 4 - Takes place at a boarding school
Testimony by Anita Shreve
20.8 - Have your cake & eat it too
Option 4 - Banana Cake - Humorous book
Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore
Points this post: 60
Total points: 60
Name: SAMANTHA 20.2 - School's Out for Summer
Option 3 - School's Blown to Pieces
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
A bombs have a significant changes in a few places during the course of the book. There is a big game changing bomb at one point changing the attitude of many characters.
Points in this Post: 20
Total Points: 20
20.5: Let's Talk About the Weather The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard
The title contains the word "rain."
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 960/1080
Goodreads Authors: 0/22
Big Books: 500+ (6); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
30.8 Delicious Dee's task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
A4: Read a book that has only one word in the title
Velocity by Dean Koontz
B4: Read a book where the name of a city is in the title
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Ben Aaronovitch is a Goodreads author.
Points this task: 30
Total challenge points: 260
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 18
Books Owned Pre-2012: 9
Total Pages Read: 6,021
A4: Read a book that has only one word in the title
Velocity by Dean Koontz
B4: Read a book where the name of a city is in the title
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Ben Aaronovitch is a Goodreads author.
Points this task: 30
Total challenge points: 260
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 18
Books Owned Pre-2012: 9
Total Pages Read: 6,021
15.1 - Colors of SummerA. Summertime Blues -
by Anne WiazemskyB. Green Leaves of Summer -
by Natalie Bakopoulos, Natalie Bakopoulos is a Goodreads author.Points this post: 15
Total points: 345
Big book tickets so far: 1
Goodreads authors: 2
SARAH THE LIBRARIANApologies this may be a bit long - just returning from vacation! Also crossing my fingers that I don't make any mistakes!
10.7 A Reason to Celebrate
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
15.1. The Colors of Summer
A. “Summertime Blues”: Blue Nights by Joan Didion
B. “The Green Leaves of Summer”:
by Emily Giffin15.7. “The First Day of Summer”
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
This is the first in the "Summer" series, which has three books.
Jenny Han is a GRA.
20.3 Best Review- Anne (booklady)'s task: Reading...by the Numbers
I rolled a 2.
2. Repeat Spring - I didn't compete in the Spring Challenge, so I chose a 5 point task: 5.2 Get Caught Reading and read Guys Read: Funny Business edited by Jon Scieszka.
25.1 Donna Jo's task: I'm Solidly Behind You
A: Burned by Ellen Hopkins
With 544 pages, this is a Big Book.
Ellen Hopkins is a GRA
E: Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd
Author's initials found in "SoliDly"
25.6 - JennRenee's task: Sounds of Summer.
1.Endless Summer Nights: It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han
This book is shelved as "Romance" on the main page and, as implied by the title, takes place over a week or so in July.
Jenny Han is a GRA.
2.School’s Out Forever: Hurt Go Happy by Ginny Rorby
The main character, Joey, is a teenager (she ages from 13 up over the course of the novel).
30.4 Dlmrose's task: Vowel Prowl
Book A: AEIOU: Giving Up the Ghost: A Story About Friendship, 80s Rock, a Lost Scrap of Paper, and What It Means to Be Haunted by Eric Nuzum
gIving Up thE ghOst: A story...
I read a publisher's advance copy.
Eric Nuzum is a GRA.
Book B: And Sometimes Y: The Year We Were Famous by Carole Estby Dagg
Year starts with Y.
Carole Estby Dagg is a GRA.
30.6 - Peebee's Task: It's the End of the World As We Know It...And I Feel Fine
B) "End of the World As We Know It": The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
This book is shelved as "Dystopia" and "Apocalyptic>Post-Apocalyptic."
Karen Thompson Walker is a GRA.
E) A Cover Tune:
by Alice OzmaThere are books on the cover, one of the things mentioned in the song.
30.7 Ms. Anderson’s Task – The Final Battle
4. Black Widow vs. Red Guardian
1. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
One of the main characters is a spy.
Elizabeth Wein is a GRA.
2. Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer
"Romance" is listed as a genre on the main page.
30.9 Nick KY's Task: North by Northwest
1: The Wright 3 by Blue Balliett
Set in Chicago.
3: Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick
The main character plays baseball.
30.10 Butterflycager's Task - Honoring the Flag and My Dad
4: Of Giants and Ice by Shelby Bach
Takes place at the Ever After School - approved in help thread.
5: The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
"Alternate history" listed as genre on main page.
Points this post: 260
Total points: 595
Tasks completed: 29
GRA: 20
Big Books 500+(2), 750+ (), 1000+()
JESS M20.7 - In homage to MZB
1. Death - I read I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith who died in November 1990.
30.7 - The Final Battle
1. Batman vs. Joker
a. I read The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket. The 3 main characters are all children and are orphaned in the 1st book in the series.
b. I read The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket. The genre "humor" appears on the book's main page.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 160
GR authors: 1
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle (A
BC)Points this task: 10
Total challenge points: 230
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 16
Books Owned Pre-2012: 8
Total Pages Read: 5,169