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25.5 - Even More Fun with Holidays5. Wiggle Your Toes Day - A book where feet are visible on the cover:
Can Any Mother Help Me? by Jenna Bailey
6. Just Because Day - A book I just wanted to read:
A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths *Goodreads Author*
Total points 400
Jessica PDX5.10 - Up, Up, and Away
by Daniel SilvaPoints this Post: 5
Total Challenge Points: 615
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books Tickets: 5
30.7 The Final BattleI chose Thor vs Loki and read
Lightning:
by Shelley Pearsall Norse mythology: Runemarks by Joanne Harris a big book at 527 pages
Total points: 230
STACIE MITask 5.10 - Up, Up, and Away
I read a book where the word "air" is found in the word "fair":
My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison
**Janette Rallison is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 5
Total points: 850
Tasks completed: 48
Books read: 112
Pages read: 16738
Goodreads authors: 14
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
30.8 Delicious Dee's task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert SeriesGroup A
Rascall Flatts – The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
Part of it is set in America a country I would love to visit. It is also partly set in the Middle East, a location I would also like to visit.
Group B
Trace Adkins – Under The Tuscan Sun: At Home In Italy by Frances Mayes
It was loaned to me while I was working in Italy by the grandmother of the children I was minding
30.3 Sheila/Kathy G.'s task- Aye, Aye, Matey!
Pieces of Eight – Stolen: Escape from Syria by Louise Monaghan– GOODREADS AUTHOR
Pass the Jug – The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
(s from whiskey, r from rum)
20.8 It's My Birthday - Putterpal's task: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!
Banana Cake – How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran
20.6 Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read
I rolled a three so I read The Particular Sadness Of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender - GOODREADS AUTHOR
Points this post: 100
Total points: 100
Goodreads Author Total: 2
Jessica PDX25.8 - Kate S's Task - Going to the Ball Park
I chose option B - Hit the Concession Stand
Book #1 - Set in Germany
by Erik Larson (Goodreads Author)Book #2 - "Light" in title
by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author)Points this Post: 25
Total Challenge Points: 640
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books Tickets: 5
25.5 Even More Fun With HolidaysOption 5. I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Goodreads author Markus Zusak
Option 6. Baked To Death by Dean James
Points this post = 25
Total points = 690
Big Books = 8
Goodreads Authors = 11
PUTTERPAL10.2- Eat an Oreo a Day
A Thousand Never Evers by Shana Burg
Never (eve)
15.6- Hot fun in the summertime
by Gary D. SchmidtSummer activity- Baseball
20.1- Fifty shades of whoa
Option 2: The Familiars by Adam Jay Epstein I don't ever read animal/fantasy books.
20.6- Spring favorites into Summer Read
I rolled a 3 and chose to read the genre option (fantasy)
Sang Spell by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
20.8- Have your cake and eat it too
I chose Angel Food Cake
The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks
20.10- Group Read
Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally
My comment is #7 on the discussion thread
25.5- Even more fun with holidays
3- International Joke Day: Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth
6- Just Because Day: True by Katherine Hannigan
Points this post: 130
Total Points: 130
20.4 - Author! Author! - Jecca - Let’s Go CampingI rolled a 1 and read Daedalus Rising - The True Story of Icarus by Robert William Case. Both Daedalus and Icarus got red squigglies in Word. Robert William Case is a new-to-me author.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 605/1080
Tasks Completed: 29
Books Read: 44
GoodReads Authors: 16
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
MICHAEL LA
30.7 - Ms Anderson's Task
Match-up 5: Wolverine vs. Deadpool
Option A: A book set in Canada or Japan
Kusamakura by Sōseki Natsume
Kusamakura takes place in early 20th century Japan.
Option B: A book from the Cult Classics list
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Lolita is #10 on the list.
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 355
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 750+ (1)
30.7 - Ms Anderson's Task
Match-up 5: Wolverine vs. Deadpool
Option A: A book set in Canada or Japan
Kusamakura by Sōseki Natsume
Kusamakura takes place in early 20th century Japan.
Option B: A book from the Cult Classics list
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Lolita is #10 on the list.
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 355
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 750+ (1)
25.6 The Sounds of SummerOption 1: Night scene on the cover (full moon and owl)
by Sue HenryOption 4: "sea" in the title
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
25.7 Youtube Summer Fun
Option 1: Story of two sisters
Clara Callan by Richard B. Wright
Option 3: Author deceased (3/2/1982)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Post Total: 50
Season Total: 700
30.7 Mrs. Anderson's Task: The Final Battle1. Batman vs. Joker
a. The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket (main characters orphaned before age 18 - approved in help thread)
b. Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride (shelved as humor by 71 users)
50.1 Coralie's Task: Moonshadow - the Musical
Option 1 Beneath a Meth Moon by Jacqueline Woodson (moon in title)
Option 3 Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy **who is a GR author** (Zulaikha, main character, is Muslim)
Option 5 Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley **who is a GR author** (takes place in Australia)
***Claiming 2 GR author tickets***
Points this post: 80
Total points: 480
Books read: 33
GR author tickets: 18
Big Book tickets: 0
Ashley FLTask 10.1 (Author's name skips a letter) I read Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
Task 10.5 (Book takes place in a Caribbean country) I read Death By Honeymoon by Jaden Skye, which takes place in Barbados **Jaden Skye is a GOODREADS AUTHOR**
880 Previous Points plus 20 points = 900 Points Total
20 Goodreads Authors + 1 Goodreads Author = 21 Goodreads Authors Total
Back from vacation...less time to read than I thought I'd have -- redeye flights are the worst!!! And now of course I have a million 2-book tasks half finished...*sigh* :)5.6 Blowin' in the Wind
I read
with a bird on the cover.15.3 Summer Romance
I did option two and read My Life as an Experiment: One Man's Humble Quest to Improve Himself by Living As a Woman, Becoming George Washington, Telling No Lies, and Other Radical Tests (Man and Woman are both in the title)
New Total: 330
20.8 It's My BirthdayI chose #6 White Cake and read
with the title written in white letters. Dave Cullen is a GR author
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 350
25.3 - Keltie Lee's task: Hands and FeetBook 1: Read a book with a hand(s) on the cover.
by Dave KerpenDave Kerpen is a Goodreads author
Book 2: Read a book with a foot/feet on the cover.
by Vladimir NabokovMy version (linked cover) is an audiobook. Here's a link to the paperback for page count minimum: Lolita
50.1 Coralie's task: Moonshadow – the Musical
Option 1: Read a book with the word "moon" or "shadow" in the title
Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson by Lyndsay Faye
Lyndsay Faye is a Goodreads Author
Option 2: Read a book that has been made into a stage musical, movie musical, or opera.
Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster.
Made into a movie musical with Leslie Caron and Fred Astaire. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047969/
Option 3: Read a book about Islam or set in a country where Islam is the major religion or with a main character who is a Muslim.
A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul
Set in an unnamed African country after independence, the book is narrated by Salim (the main character), an ethnically Indian Muslim and a shopkeeper in a small, growing city in the country's remote interior.
Points this post = 75
Goodreads authors = 2
Big Books: 0
Totals:
Points: 305
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+= 2, 750+=1, 1000+ = 0
Laurie ME5.3: Dust in the Wind: book #18 on Best Native American Romances list.
Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
15.4: Summer Reading:
1. Wind in Title - WeDdINgs
Weddings Can Be Murder by Christie Craig
2. Author's initials in Summertimes: Susan Issacs:
Past Perfect: A Novel by Susan Isaacs
20.1: Most Improved Player: Stesse's Task: 50 Shades of Whoa! Option 3 - Baby in title
Baby, Don't Go by Susan Andersen - Susan Andersen is a GRA.
20.1: Rookie at the Top: School's Out for the Summer:
Option 3: School's been blown to pieces..Book is about a bomber and the man trying to stop him.
Final Seconds by John Lutz
25.3: Keltie Lee's Task: Hands and Feet:
Hands: Lola Carlyle Reveals All by Rachel Gibson
Feet: Simply Irresistible by Rachel Gibson
Points this Post: 85.
Total Points: 940.
MICHAEL LA
25.8 - Kate S's Task
Category A, Option 2: A book written by an author from a different country than me
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
I was born and live in the USA; Stevenson was born in Scotland.
Category C, Option 2: A short book (100-200 pages) written by a man
The Minority Report by Philip K. Dick
The Minority Report is 112 pages.
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 380
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 750+ (1)
25.8 - Kate S's Task
Category A, Option 2: A book written by an author from a different country than me
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
I was born and live in the USA; Stevenson was born in Scotland.
Category C, Option 2: A short book (100-200 pages) written by a man
The Minority Report by Philip K. Dick
The Minority Report is 112 pages.
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 380
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 750+ (1)
KAREN F10.3 What's Your Exit?
Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich
Janet Evanovich was born in New Jersey.
**Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads Author**
10.8 No Boredom Zone
At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson
I always find Bill Bryson interesting and this history of things we take for granted around the house fascinating. And I now know what the "board" in "room & board" means!
15.3 Summer Romance
A: The Wicked Games of a Gentleman by Jillian Hunter
**Jillian Hunter is a Goodreads Author**
B: How to Woo a Reluctant Lady by Sabrina Jeffries
**Sabrina Jeffries is a Goodreads Author**
30.8 Summer Concert Series
A4 - One Word Title: Enraptured by Elisabeth Naughton
**Elisabeth Naughton is a Goodreads Author**
B3 - Writing Team: Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews
**Ilona Andrews is a Goodreads Author**
50.1 Moonshadow - The Musical
Option 1 - Shadow in Title: Thief of Shadows by Elizabeth Hoyt
**Elizabeth Hoyt is a Goodreads Author**
Option 3 - Set in a country where Islam is a major religion: Tomb of the Golden Bird by Elizabeth Peters
Set in Egypt.
Option 4 - Pseudonym: Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb
J.D. Robb is also Nora Roberts.
Points this Post: 115
Total Challenge Points: 520
Goodreads Authors: 30
Big Books: 500+(3),750+(0),1000+(0)
30.6 - Peebee's Task: It's the End of the World As We Know It...And I Feel FineI chose options B and G
B) "End of the World As We Know It":
This book is a dystopia
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau = 6/22/12
G) It's time I had some time alone:
The main character is single and lives alone. He spends a significant amount of time working alone at home.
Rules Of Prey by John Sandford = 8/12/12
Previous Total: 345
This Task: 30
New Total: 375
Total GR Author Tickets: 9
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Jill ReneeTask - 30.6 - Peebee's Task: It's the End of the World As We Know It...And I Feel Fine
A) "It starts with an earthquake...": Read a book about a type of disaster listed in the song
Song: "Atom Bomb" by The Blind Boys of Alabama
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Book is about the main character's father's work on "The Manhattan Project"
B) "End of the World As We Know It": Read a book about the end of the world...any book shelved as dystopia, apocalyptic, or post-apocalyptic
The Strain by Guillermo del Toro
Listed as: Post-apocalyptic
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 245
Keltie Lee5.6 Blowin' in the Wind
by Janet GurtlerGRAapproved in help thread post #27
5.10 Up, Up, and Away
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated
by Alison Arngrim
*Prairie*
20.5 Let's Talk About the Weather
by Leila SalesGRAapproved in help thread post #24
Points this post: 30
Total points: 1080/1080 Yay!
Tasks: 60
Books: 83
Goodreads authors: 39
Big Book Tickets: 500 (8), 750 (1)
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 25.1- I'm Solidly Behind You!...choose an option and read one book that fits the criteria.
I chose Option E (read a book by an author whose initials are in the word " S O L IDLY") and I read
Valley of Dreams by Lauraine Snelling 342 pages (8.9)Points earned for this task:25
Points Achieved to date: 535
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 12
Total # of Big Books:
500+ = 2
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Keltie Lee wrote: "Keltie Lee5.6 Blowin' in the Wind
by Janet GurtlerGRAapproved in help thread post #27
5.10 Up, Up, and Away
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleso..."
YAY! Grats!
Also, I loved the Prairie Bitch book so much when I read it...maybe I'll reread it before the fall challenge starts lol
Mod
I read Best Friends, Occasional Enemies: The Lighter Side of Life as a Mother and Daughter. Scottoline's essays with her daughter are always good for fun.
25.2 - Jayme VA's task: Around the Country in 6 Parks
For book 1, I chose option 4 and read The Beryllium Murder, with the element beryllium in the title.
For book 2, I chose option 5 and read The Hydrogen Murder, set in Massachusetts.
50.1 Coralie's task: Moonshadow – the Musical
For book 1, I chose option 1 and read Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History - "moon" in title.
For book 2, I chose option 3 and read The Stranger, set in Algeria, where Islam is the official state religion.
For book 3, I chose option 4 and read The Day The Music Died by Ed Gorman who writes under a number of names including E.J. Gorman, Daniel Ransom, Edward Gorman Jr., Robert David Chase, and Richard Driscoll.
Total points: 990
10.3 What's Your Exit?Four to Score by Janet Evanovich - a GR Author
Set in NJ and author is from NJ
Points: 10
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15.10 "Feel Good Hit of the Summer"
Dead Over Heels by Charlaine Harris
Points: 15
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30.3 Aye, Aye, Matey!
A1 - Set on an island
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
B3 - Genre = mystery
The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
Points: 30
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30.11 Fun Summer Holidays
1. Repeat Day
Mary, Mary by James Patterson - a GR Author
M repeated
3. Moon Day
by John Grisham - a GR AuthorMoon on cover
Points: 30
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Total Points: 245
Total Tasks Completed: 14 - but one not yet posted
Total Books Read: 29 - but one not yet posted
Total GR Authors: 6 - but one not yet posted
Total Big Books: 0
I have completed task 20.9 which is in my totals but cannot post it until I complete one more book currently reading for 30.2.
CHRISTINAB20.6 My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Reads
I rolled a 2 and read A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz **Goodreads Author**.
Points claimed in this post: 20
Total points claimed: 290
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 20
Pages this task: 252
Total pages: 6691
Big books total: 1
Goodreads Authors: 5
MICHAEL LA
30.1 - Cindy AL's Task
I rolled a 1 and a 6.
1: a book with science fiction as its genre:
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
6: a book with a word in the title anagrammed from Spiderman--"Red" is the anagram:
Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 410
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 750+ (1)
30.1 - Cindy AL's Task
I rolled a 1 and a 6.
1: a book with science fiction as its genre:
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
6: a book with a word in the title anagrammed from Spiderman--"Red" is the anagram:
Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 410
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 750+ (1)
Nick KYI hope I read the instructions correctly this time.
30.3 Sheila/Kathy G’s Aye, Aye Matey!
Book 1: Option A-3, Pieces of 8, 8 letters in the author’s last name – I read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. 180 pages
Book 2: Option B-4, Jolly Roger (skull on the cover) – I read
The Book of Skulls by Robert Silverberg. 232 pagesTask Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 730
Pages Read: 16,753
Big Books: 500+ (2)
CHRISTINAB50.1 Moonshadow - the Musical
Option 1: The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen **GOODREADS AUTHOR**.
Option 3: Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, And Hope In A Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo. A number of the central people in this book are Muslim (including the Husain family and their neighbor Fatima).
Option 4: Buried Prey by John Sandford. John Sandford is a pseudonym for John Camp, and he has also published under this name. Approved in help thread, post #30.
Points claimed in this post: 50
Total points claimed: 340
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 23
Pages this task: 947
Total pages: 7638
Big books total: 1
Goodreads Authors: 5
CHRISTINAB15.6 Hot Fun in the Summertime
I read Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed **GOODREADS AUTHOR**.
This book is about the author's experience hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Hiking is somthing I enjoy doing in the summertime.
Points claimed in this post: 15
Total points claimed: 355
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 24
Pages this task: 315
Total pages: 7953
Big books total: 1
Goodreads Authors: 6
20.10 Group Reads For the category "14th Century Historical Fiction": The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
My post is #18.
This Post: 20
Total Points: 610/1080
Tasks Completed: 35/60
Books Read: 55/85
(Congrats to all the finishers so far! I've been so swamped with work I haven't been keeping up with this thread.)
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ 15.1 - The Colors of Summer
Option A (Summertime Blues) - So Pretty It Hurts by Kate White
(approved in Task Help Message 86)Option B (The Green Leaves of Summer) - Green Witch by Alice Hoffman
20.3 - Reading...by the Numbers
The Sixes by Kate White
Mystery is the first "genre" listed on the book's main page.
30.11 - Fun Summer Holidays
Option 4 (National Culinarians Day) - If You Can't Stand the Heat by Robin Allen
Book is about a health department inspector, a former chef, who happens to be the restaurant owner's daughter who investigates the murder of a famous chef that was bought in to relaunch her father's restaurant. She is constantly in the restaurants investigating as well as frequenting other establishments as a result of her new career.
Option 5 (Chinese Valentine's Day) - A Breath of Magic by Tracy Madison
Romance is the third "genre" listed on the book's main page.
This post: 65 points
Total points to date: 410 points
Tasks completed: 23
**Electing to not track Goodreads Authors and Big Books this challenge**
5.1 Let the Games Begin: I read Naked Games by Anne Rainey which has the word "games" in the title.***Anne Rainey is a Goodreads Author***
5.2 Pack Your Bags: I read Around the World in Eighty Days which has "travel" listed as a genre on the main page.
5.3 Dust in the Wind: I read Lakota Princess which features a hero who is Native American.
5.6 Blowin' in the Wind: I read
(ebook verification thread #1383) by Sara Brookes which has storm clouds in the top part of the cover***Sara Brookes is a Goodreads Author***
5.8 Summer Lovin': I read Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire which is book #2 on the crazy love list.
***Jamie McGuire is a Goodreads Author***
5.9 Summer Readers: I read Mouth To Mouth by Erin McCarthy which was on Angie CA's bookshelf who joined in July 2011.
***Erin McCarthy is a Goodreads Author***
5.10 Up, Up, and Away: I read Mail-Order MillionAIRe by Carol Grace
***Carol Grace is a Goodreads Author***
10.5 Caribbean Queen: I read Irresistible Forces which in the description states that it's set on a "caribbean island"
10.6 Contraction Action: I read IT'S All Greek to Me by Katie MacAlister
***Katie MacAlister is a Goodreads Author***
10.8 No Boredom Zone: I read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot which was an amazing book about tissue research and it's effect on the people who are being researched. I know it's not what most would consider a thrill ride but for this science geek it's fascinating stuff.
***Rebecca Skloot is a Goodreads Author***
15.4 Summer Reading: I read BetWeen SInNers andD Saints by Marie Sexton which has WIND in the title and M.S. are in the word SuMmertime
***Marie Sexton is a Goodreads Author***
15.6 Hot Fun in the Summertime: I read
(ebook verification thread #1183) by Lexxie Couper and while I don't look any where near as good as this woman in a bathing suit, I do love going to beach in the summer and yeah if you look past the woman in the bikini there is a beach behind her.***Lexxie Couper is a Goodreads Author***
15.8 Summer of 69: Love's Rhythm (ebook verification thread #1276) by Lexxie Couper
***Lexxie Couper is a Goodreads Author***
15.9 Summer Nights: I read Fifteen which was first published in 1956
20.2 School's Out For Summer: I chose option 1 and read
(ebook verification thread #1183) which has a beach scene on the cover20.5 Let's Talk About the Weather: I read Spring Rain (ebook verification thread #1075) by Jaci Burton which has "Rain" in the title.
***Jaci Burton is a Goodreads Author***
Total Points this Post: 165
Total Points in Challenge: 1080
Books Read: 83
Tasks Completed: 60
GR Authors: 55
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
I'm hoping this is it for me in the challenge. Thanks to the mods for yet another great season!
Kimber25.2 Around the country in 6 parks
Option 5: Shenandoah Nat'l Park
Dismantled by Jennifer McMahon
This book is set in Vermont
Option 6: Road Trip!
Crossed by Ally Condie
This book was listed on the list Popular Road Trip Books, page 2
JENNIFER MCMAHON IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR
This task: 25
# tasks completed: 26
GR authors: 17
Total points to date: 480
Jessica PDX30.8 - Delicious Dee's Task - It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
Book A - Option 3 - Re-read
by Lenore SkenazyBook B - Option 4 - Got for free from my mom
by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author)Points this Post: 30
Total Challenge Points: 670
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books Tickets: 5
Christie Guatemala25.7 Marcia's task: Youtube Summer Fun
Option 3: The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis--C.S. Lewis died on November 22, 1963.
Option 5: Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie--
Jennifer Crusie is a Goodreads author.
30.8 Delicious Dee's task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
Group A, option 2: Como Agua para Chocolate by Laura Esquivel--This book is set in Mexico, which I would like to visit someday.
Group B, option 3: Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews
Ilona Andrews is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 55
Total points: 220
Goodreads authors: 8
5.1 -- Let the Games Begin Summer Breeze by Nancy Thayer
"Summer" is in the title.
(MOVED from 25.6)
25.6 - JennRenee's task: Sounds of Summer
by Elin HilderbrandOption 6:
There is a beach on the cover.
(REPLACING Summer Breeze by Nancy Thayer, MOVED to 5.1)
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Points this post: 5
Total points: 1015/1080
Goodreads Authors: 0/26
Big Books: 500+ (6); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 5.9 - Summer Readers
I used the following member:
http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/39...
The book I read was found on her to-read shelf:
Beyond the Grave by Jude Watson
Points this task: 5
Total points: 855
Tasks completed: 49
Books read: 113
Pages read: 16928
Goodreads authors: 14
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
MICHAEL LA
30.3 - Shiela/Kathy G.'s Task
A-3: Pieces of Eight. Joy in the Morning is the 8th book in the Jeeves series.
Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse
B-3: Hangman's Noose. The Postman Always Rings Twice is a mystery.
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 440
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 750+ (1)
30.3 - Shiela/Kathy G.'s Task
A-3: Pieces of Eight. Joy in the Morning is the 8th book in the Jeeves series.
Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse
B-3: Hangman's Noose. The Postman Always Rings Twice is a mystery.
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 440
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 750+ (1)
Jessica PDX20.6 - Michelle W's Task - My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read
I rolled a 2 and opted for the genre "fairy tale."
by Donna Jo Napoli (Goodreads Author)Points this Post: 20
Total Challenge Points: 690
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books Tickets: 5
Cindy FTask 15.1 The Colors of Summer
A:
by Iris Johansen"Blue Cover"
B:
by Tess Gerritsen who is a Goodreads Author!"Green Cover"
Points this post:15
Total points:210
Tasks completed:12
Books read:17
Goodreads Authors:7
Big Books:500+(2)750+(1)1000+(0)
Congratulations Keltie Lee and Sassafrass and with a week to spare!
30.2 Leave My Heart in San FranciscoOption 1-
Vision in White by Nora Roberts
features photographer
Option 6-
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 475
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 35
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ 20.3 - Reading...by the Numbers
The Sixes by Kate White
Rolled a 3. Mystery is the first "genre" listed on the book's main page.
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 410 points
Tasks completed: 23
**Electing to not track Goodreads Authors and Big Books this challenge**
Emmalita30.11 Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Option 1. Title has repeating T's in Thirteenth and Tale
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
Option 2. Has a mostly pink cover. Approved in help thread
This post: 30
Total points to date: 260
Goodread authors: 4
Big book tickets: 1
Total tasks completed: 12
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Great Expectations (other topics)The Resistance (other topics)
The Yard (other topics)
Insurgent (other topics)
Ruby Red (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Charles Dickens (other topics)Peter Steiner (other topics)
Carrie Jones (other topics)
Anna Godbersen (other topics)
Tawna Fenske (other topics)
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