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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
Task # 5.4 Chemical combo Nerves of Steel by C.J. Lyons
Goodreads author
Task # 5.8 Summer Lovin'
It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Goodreads author
From Dramatic Love Stories list
Task # 5.10 Up, up, and away
by Deborah Shlian and Linda Reid “AIR” in title
Goodreads author
Linda Reid is a GR author
Task # 10.2 Eat an Oreo Day
Sweet Awakening by Melinda Barron
A-w-a in awakenings
ebook approved @ line #476
Task # 10.5 Caribbean Queen
Hurricanes in Paradise by Denise Hildreth
Set in Paradise Island, Bahamas
Task # 10.7 Reason to Celebrate
About Monday by Sydney Laine Allan
“MONDAY” in title
Goodreads author
Task # 15.9 Summer Nights
The Hayloft: a 1950s Mystery by Alan Cook
Goodreads author
Set in 1950's
Task # 20.2 Schools out for summer
4 Gigs of Trouble by Stella Baker
Goodreads author
Option 4, No more pencils, main character is a teacher (On a field trip to Washington, DC no less, brave woman)
Task # 20.7 In homage to MZB
Murder at Hobcaw Barony by Elliott Roosevelt
Option 1 – Elliot Roosevelt died in 1990, http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/yea...
Task # 30.5 Beg, borrow or steal your way around the world
I live in USA.
Midnight Sun by M.J. Fredrick
Option A, set in Antarctica, recommended by Anne (booklady)
Hearts Aflame by Johanna Lindsey
Option C, set in Norway and England (Europe), stolen from Cynthia
Task # 50.1 Moonshadow-the musical
Devil Moon: A Mystic Romance by Dana Taylor
Option 1 - "MOON" in title
Echoes by Judith Rochelle
Option 4 - author who writes under more than one name (Judith Rochelle and Desiree Holt)
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Best Friends and Bastards by Jaci Byrne
Option 5 - book set in Australia
ebook approved @ line # 72
This post: 180 points
Total to date: 680 points
Goodread authors this post: 6
Goodread authors to date: 24
Big Books claimed this post: 0
Total Big Books claimed: 500+ (3)
Tasks Completed: 38
Books Read: 52
30.6 - Peebee's Task: It's the End of the World As We Know It...And I Feel FineOption B...Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
(Read a book shelved as dystopia on its main Goodreads page)
Option E...
by Patrice Kindl(Read any book with a cover depicting birds)
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 370
Michelle WI30.8 It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
Group A, Option 3: Toby Keith
The Final Detail by Harlan Coben (a new to me book by one of my favorite authors)
Group B, Option 5: Blake Shelton
Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene (Havana, Cuba mentioned in title)
30.9 North by Northwest
option 1: Die Trying by Lee Child (book set partially in Chicago)
option 5: Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe (Rob Lowe is an actor)
Points This Post: 60
Total Points: 405
Tasks Completed: 16
GR Authors: 9
20.4 Let's Go CampingI rolled a 6 (The family) Say No to Diabetes: 10 Healthy Ways to Prevent or Reverse Diabetes by Patrick Holford
There is a 10 in the subtitle.
30.1 SuperHero Summer
I rolled a 1 and 3
#1 Iron Man The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker (sci-fi)
#3 The Hulk The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (#73 on Most Emotional Books list)
30.11 Fun Summer Holidays
Option 1- Repeat Day Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Option 6- National Dog Day When Dad Came Back As My Dog by Robert Alexander
The main character's deceased father comes back as his pet dog. This e-book was approved on line #561 on spreadsheet.
Robert Alexander and Karen Thompson Walker are GOODREADS AUTHORS
Points this post: 80
Total points: 245
Completed tasks: 14
Goodreads Authors: 5
15.5 Summer in the CityThe setting is the city of Pittsburg. The 2010 US Census Bureau population is 305,704.
Dream New Dreams: Reimagining My Life After Loss by Jai Pausch.
20.1 Fifty Shades of Whoa!
Option 4: The word "black" is in the title.
Black Dogs by Ian McEwan.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 565
Tasks: 26
Books: 36
Goodreads authors: 12
15.10 Feel Good Hit of the Summer The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
30.4 Vowel Prowl
Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
AdvEntUres of PinocchIO
Because Your Vampire Said So by Michele Bardsley
Points this Post: 45
Total Points: 505
Repost for #183420.3 Reading by the Numbers
Option 1 B (Added to my TBR List on June 5, 2011)
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
20 points this post
260 total points
25.5 Even More Fun with HolidaysOption 3: International Joke Day (humor)
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Option 6: Just Because (any book)
Enna Burning byShannon Hale
Shannon Hale is a Goodreads Author
5 total Goodreads Authors
25 points this post
285 Total points
10.1 Skip to my LouImagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer
30.4 Vowel Prowel
A - You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself by David McRaney
All vowels in title
B - 50 Things Every Young Gentleman Should Know by John Bridges
Y in title
30.7 The Final Battle
#1 - Batman vs Joker a) main character orphaned before age 18
The Lying Game #4: Hide and Seek by Sara Shepard*
*Sara Shepard is a goodreads author
Main character grows up in foster care
#2 - Iron Man vs Iron Monger b) science fiction genre
Scored by Lauren McLaughlin
Points = 290+10+30+30=360
Chaitra5.3 DUST IN THE WIND
A book that features a Native American character.
I read Barry Unsworth's Sacred Hunger. It features several Creek Indian chiefs once the action shifts to Florida.
Sacred Hunger is a big book. My copy had 630 pages.
Points: 5
5.4 CHEMICAL COMBO
A book that has 2 Ns and 2 Os in the title, subtitle and/or author's full name.
I read Madeline Miller's The Song of Achilles. The 2 Ns and Os are in the combination of title - the sONg Of achilles and the author name - madeliNe miller.
Points: 5
10.4 AIR SIGNS
A book by an author born under the air sign. I read Larry McMurtry's The Last Picture Show. Larry McMurtry was born on Jun 03, 1936 - Air sign Gemini.
Points: 10
20.3 READING…BY THE NUMBERS
I rolled a 6: Choose to read any option.
I chose to read 3: From any of Anne's favorite genres: Classics/Thrillers/Mystery/Literary Fiction.
I read Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children. It has been shelved as Classics.
Points: 20
25.5 EVEN MORE FUN WITH THE HOLIDAYS
Choosing,
3. International Joke Day: A funny book.
I read Terry Pratchett's Equal Rites. It has been shelved as Humor.
and
6. Just Because Day: Any book.
I read Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's Heat and Dust.
Points: 25
50.1 MOONSHADOW: THE MUSICAL
Choosing,
3. A book set in an Islamic country/featuring a Muslim protagonist.
I read G. Willow Wilson's Alif the Unseen. The main character Alif is a Muslim. The book is set in an unnamed Middle Eastern country whose main religion is Islam.
7. A book where the complete title of one of Cat Stevens' songs appear in the title/subtitle.
I read J.M. Coetzee's Life and Times of Michael K. The song title used for the task is Life.
and
8. A book by an author born in the UK/Cyprus/Greece/Sweden.
I read Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies. Hilary Mantel was born in Derbyshire, England.
G. Willow Wilson is a Goodreads Author.
Points: 50
Points this post: 115
Total Points: 800
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500=6, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed: 42
Books Read: 61
Total Pages Read: 19,715
Shannon South AfricaTask 5.1 Let the Games Begin
The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper
by Maxim Jakubowski
(Set in London)
Big book ticket (512 pages)
Big book tickets = 2
Task points = 5
Total points = 75
Alright Keltie Lee and Sassafrass! :-)
20.7 - IN HONOR OF MZB - Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman who died in Feb of this year :(.TOTAL POINTS - 555
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 15
BIG BOOKS - 3
10.1 Skip to My LouHeist Society by Ally Carter (A
15.2. “Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer”
Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris and
Key of Light: The Key Trilogy #1 by Nora Roberts
The rhyme words are "sight" and "light"
15.3. “Summer Romance”
Option 2: Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot
*** Meg Cabot is a GR Author ***
15.4. Summer Reading
Option 2: Win, Lose...or Wed! by Melissa McClone
W, I, N in Win and D in Wed
M and M are both in Summertime
*** Melissa McClone is a GR author ***
Points this post: 55
GRA this post: 2
Total points: 105
Total GRA: 5
Total big book tickets: 0
SUZANNE VN15.2 Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer
The Diva Takes the Cake
Krista Davisis a GoodReads Author
The Lake of Dreams
"Cake" and "Lake" are the rhyming words
25.6 The Sounds of Summer
Option 3: Itsy, bitsy, teenie, weenie,yellow polka dot bikini
Option 4: Under the Boardwalk
Barefoot from the best female friendship list
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 415
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 27
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
My Goal Points: 500
Cindy FTask 30.10 Honoring The Flag and My Dad
Option 2: Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone who is a Goodreads Author!!!
"13" in title
Option 3: A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France by Caroline Moorehead
"train" in title
Points this post:30
Total points:240
Tasks completed:13
Books read:19
Goodreads Authors:8
Big Books:500+(2)750+(1)1000+(0)
MANDY Y.30.6 - Peebee's Task: It's the End of the World As We Know It...And I Feel Fine
D. Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard, 279 pages.
From the "Best War Novels" list, number 37.
G. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, 189 pages
The main character is marooned for over 2 months in the Canadian wilderness after his plane crashed.
Task Points: 30
Grand Total: 220
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 15
Pages Read: 4748
Goodreads Author Books: 2
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Task 15.9 Summer NightsI read Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith, which was first published in 1950.
Task 20.3 - Best Review
I rolled a 3 and read the thriller Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.
Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader
I rolled a 3 and read Jonathan Stange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clark, which fits the genre of fantasy.
Task 30.11 - Fun Summer Holidays
I chose 1 and 5. For 1, I read Father's Day: A Journey into the Mind and Heart of My Extraordinary Son by Buzz Bissinger. For 3, I read
by Arthur Conan Doyle, which has predominately a red cover.JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR. NORRELL IS A BIG BOOK AT 848 PAGES.
Total Points: 145 + 15 + 20 + 20 + 30 = 230
BB: 750(+) - 2
GR Authors: 2
15.7. “The First Day of Summer”
by Maggie StiefvaterPoints for this Task: 15
Total Points: 160
Goal Total Points: 350
Completed Tasks: 7/60 (5.3, 15.7, 20.8, 30.3, 30.7, 30.8, 30.11)
Tasks in Progress: 25.5, 30.6, 30.10, 50.1
Goodreads Authors: 7 (P.C. Cast, Simone Elkeles, Jeaniene Frost, Rachel Hawkins, Tara Hudson, Claire Lezebnik, Maggie Stiefvater)
Big Books: 500+() 750+() 1000+()
STESSE5.2 -- Pack Your Bags
My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who's Been Everywhere by Susan Orlean (304 p)
Susan Orlean is GRA.
15.3. “Summer Romance”
A. Dear Prince Charming by Donna Kaufmann (480 p)
Donna Kauffman is GRA.
B. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson (278 p)
Laurie Halse Anderson is GRA.
50.1 Coralie's task: Moonshadow – the Musical
1. Cat: Prince of Ravenscar by Catherine Coulter (368 p)
4. Names: Devil May Care by Elizabeth Peters (352 p) – Peters’ real name is Barbara Mertz, and she also writes as Barbara Michaels.
5. Australia: Stolen: A Letter to My Captor by Lucy Christopher (301 p) - Set in Australia.
Lucy Christopher is GRA.
Points this Post: 70
Tasks Completed this Post: 3
Books Read this Post: 6
Pages Read this Post: 2083
GoodReads Authors this Post: 4
Big Books this Post: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 855
Total Tasks Completed: 44
Total Books Read: 64
Total Pages Read: 24237
Total GoodReads Authors: 26
Total Big Books: 500+ (7), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
20.6 - Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read 3. A Storm of Swords
Option- genre (fantasy)
THIS IS A BIG BOOK (1128 Pages)
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 245/1080
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(2)
Nick KY5.9 Summer Readers I read a book from SRC member Joanie's list
Joanie's link http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27...
She joined in August of 2009. I read The Other by Thomas Tryon. 288 pages.
15.7 First Day of Summer -- First Book in a Series
I read Red Hot Lies by Laura Caldwell, first book in the Izzy McNeil Mystery series. 457 pages.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 750
Pages Read: 17,498
Big Books: 500+ (2)
20.3 Best Review- Anne (booklady)'s task: Reading...by the NumbersRolled 4. Option A, read a book in which a prominent character is a reporter or lawyer.
The Gamble by Kristen Ashley
Main character Nina is a lawyer.
E-book approved for length, msg #1376 at the eBook verification thread.
Kristen Ashley is a Goodreads Author
This is a big book, 555 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 485
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 32
Goodreads Author: 22
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1); 750 (0); 1000(0)
Chris MD20.2 Schools Out for Summer
Option 1 - Takes place during summer vacation
The Necromancer by Michael Scott
So far the four books in this series have all taken place over the course of one week from May into June, and the two protagonists--15-year-old Josh and Sophie--are on summer break. There's no mention of this in Necromancer, but if you got to the Amazon page for the first book, The Alchemyst," and look inside the book, the summary on the copyright page reads: "While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh suddenly find themselves caught up ... "
Michael Scott is a GRA. Claiming one author ticket.
30.7 The Final Battle
I chose Black Widow vs. Guardian
A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee
Main character is a spy.
The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
Romance is listed as one of this book's genres.
30.9 North by Northwest
Option 2: Title contains a word from one of the names of Chicago's sports teams
One Thousand White Women: The Journals Of May Dodd by Jim Fergus
White for the Chicago White Sox
Option 3: Sports fiction
Payback Time by Carl Deuker
Story is about a mysterious player on a high school football team.
Carl Deuker is a GRA. Claiming one author ticket.
Points for this post: 20 + 30 + 30 = 80
Total points: 285 + 80 = 365
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 21
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500=1, 750=0, 1,000=0
30.7 The Final BattleOption 1: Batman vs. Joker
(a) Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
The main character was orphaned at the age of 16.
(b) The Overcoat and Other Short Stories by Nikolai Gogol
Genre Humor on main page.
Points this post = 30
Total points = 720
Big Books = 8
Goodreads Authors = 11
30.5 Beg, Borrow, or Steal Your Way Round the WorldI live in the U.S.
Option B - Borrow:
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie which I borrowed from the library. This book is set in Asia (Russia). It is a Big Book with 625 pages.
Option C - Steal:
Lost in Shangri-la by Mitchell Zuckoff which I stole from Sandy's shelf. This book is set in Oceania (New Guinea)
***Both authors are GR authors.***
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 380
Ignore post 1873, that book didn't work there.5.6 - Blowin' in the Wind
Daedalus Rising - The True Story of Icarus
byRobert William Case. There are clouds at the top of the cover.Points this post: 6
Total Points: 590/1080
Tasks Completed: 29
Books Read: 44
GoodReads Authors: 16
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
Kristi CO 10.2 Eat an Oreo Day
Talulla Rising by Glen Duncan contains l-u-l and i-s-i
Points this post: 10
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 16
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
15.9 Summer NightsI read The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing. This is Lessing's first novel and it was first published in 1950.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
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) -
Sandy MN10.1 Skip to my Lou
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. (P
Goodreads author
Big Book 722 pages
Total Points:440
Total GR Authors:16
Total Big Books: (5)500; (0)750; (2)1000
Sandy MNI would like to replace post 1948 with this one, please!
5.4 Chemical Combo
The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin (Two Ns, Two Os)
Goodreads Author
30.1 Cindy AL's task: SuperHero Summer
Rolled 5 and 6
5. Batman
Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey
Birds on the cover6. Spiderman
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss NAME can be found in SPIDERMAN.
Goodreads Author
Big Book 722 pages
Total Points: 465
Total GR Authors: 17
Total Big Books: (5)500;(0)750; (2)1000
Jessica PDX15.3 - Summer Romance
by Patrick deWittPoints this Post: 15
Total Challenge Points: 705
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books Tickets: 5
Alicia T30.8 It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Tour
I picked Group A Option 4: Skyward by Mary Alice Monroe.
And Group B Option 4: The Wind Through the Keyhole: A Dark Tower Novel by Stephen King. I borrowed this book from my mother.
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 195
MICHAEL LA
20.2 - Rookie on Top
Option 3: School's been blown to pieces
Einstein's Monsters by Martin Amis
Einstein's Monsters contains an essay and short stories about nukes and post-nuke environments.
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 460
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 750+ (1)
20.2 - Rookie on Top
Option 3: School's been blown to pieces
Einstein's Monsters by Martin Amis
Einstein's Monsters contains an essay and short stories about nukes and post-nuke environments.
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 460
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 750+ (1)
STACIE MITask 15.6 - Hot Fun in the Summertime
One of my favorite things to do in the summer is swim, so I read a book with a mermaid and fish swimming on the cover:
Fish Out of Water by MaryJanice Davidson
Points this task: 15
Total points: 870
Tasks completed: 50
Books read: 114
Pages read: 17198
Goodreads authors: 14
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
SARAH THE LIBRARIAN20.9 - Lucky Me!- mstan's task: Please Be Patient...
3. The Doll People by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin
The Doll People is mentioned in the bibliography of The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared as one of the books read during The Streak. I claimed The Reading Promise for task 30.6 in post #1758.
25.3 - Keltie Lee's task: Hands and Feet
1.
by Diana PeterfreundApproved in help thread
Diana Peterfreund is a GRA.
2.
by Nick HornbyPoints this post: 45
Total points: 640
Tasks completed: 31
GRA: 21
Big Books 500+(2), 750+ (), 1000+()
Readerboard Name: Barbara★5.10 -- Up, Up, and Away --
Sold to a Laird - Karen Ranney♥
(lAIRd=AIR)
Karen Ranney is a GOODREADS AUTHOR
15.2 -- “Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer” --
Dark Light - Randy Wayne White AND
Blind Sight: A Novel - Terri Persons
(light and sight)
20.7 -- Shorter is Sweeter- Isabell's task: In homage to MZB --
Option 2 - The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagle
(2011 winner)
20.9 -- Lucky Me!- mstan's task: Please Be Patient... --
Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready♥
(read Walking Dead for task 5.3, finished on 7/18, there was an ad for this book in the back)
Jeri Smith-Ready is a GOODREADS AUTHOR.
Points Earned This Post: 60
Points Achieved to Date: 560
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (4)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Christie Guatemala10.2 Eat an Oreo Day
Lily's Sister by Karen J. Hasley
10.10 Air Conditioned Cool
--Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy562 pages claiming Big Book ticket
25.3 - Keltie Lee's task: Hands and Feet
Book 1:
--The Confessions by Augustine of HippoBook 2:
--The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie25.5 - Stacie MI’s Task: Even More Fun With Holidays!!
Option 5:
--The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot LiveseyOption 6: What Every Law Student Really Needs to Know: An Introduction to the Study of Law by Tracey E. George
30.4 Dlmrose's task: Vowel Prowl
Book A: Learning The Law: Success in Law School and Beyond by Steven J. Frank--lEArnIng the law: sUccess in law schOol and beyond
Book B: 1L of a Ride: A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success in the First Year of Law School by Andrew J. McClurg
30.11 - Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays
Option 1: The Ages of American Law by Grant Gilmore
Option 5: Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews
Ilona Andrews is a Goodreads author.
50.1 Coralie's task: Moonshadow – the Musical
Option 1: Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
Catherynne M. Valente is a Goodreads author.
Option 7: Jane Austen Ruined My Life by Beth Pattillo--Song title=Life
Option 8: The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis--C.S. Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland, which is in the UK.
Points this post: 180
Total points: 400
Goodreads authors: 10
Big Books: 500=1
Task 15.10 - Feel good hit of the summer
To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt **GR Author**
Total GR Authors = 8
Challenge total = 360
15.3 Summer RomanceOption 1A-
Of Mice and Murderers by John Stockmyer
boy word - murderers
I read the ebook version but there is a paperback edition that qualifies it.
Option 1B-
All-American Girl by Meg Cabot
girl word - girl
points this post: 15
Total points: 490
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 37
Laurie ME20.9: Lucky Me: mstan's Task: Please Be Patient ...
Book X: from task 30.11, option 3: the paperback version of Ghost Moon by Heather Graham. The book I chose was advertised in the back of the book, after the body of the book.
The Killing Edge by Heather Graham. Heather Graham is a GRA.
25.6: JennRenee's Task: The Sounds of Summer
Option 2: vacation trip from NYC to England
Austenland by Shannon Hale. Shannon Hale is a GRA.
Option 3: swimsuit on cover.
Swimsuit by James Patterson.
25.7: Marcia's Task: YouTube Summer Fun
Option 3: Beverly Barton died 4/21/11
What She Doesn't Know by Beverly Barton
Option 5: Apple in title; candy apples on cover.
Candy Apple Dead by Sammi Carter
Points this Post: 70.
Total Points: 1010.
50.1 Moonshadow the Musical Option 1: "moon" in title
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Option 4: author writes under multiple names
Tribute by Nora Roberts aka J.D. Robb
Option 7: book title contains song title ("Home")
Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home by Michele Bardsley
Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 555
25.4 Sandy/Kristi's task: All About the Author For Book A - Read a biography, autobiography, or memoir of an author.
A Difficult Woman: The Challenging Life and Times of Lillian Hellman by Alice Kessler-Harris
For Book B - Read a book or collection of works (plays, poetry, newspaper articles, etc.) written by the author that is the focus of book A.
Six Plays: The Children's Hour / Days to Come / The Little Foxes / Watch on the Rhine / Another Part of the Forest / The Autumn Garden by Lillian Hellman
This Post: 25
Total Points: 635/1080
Tasks Completed: 36/60
Books Read: 57/85
5.9 -- Summer ReadersDead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
This book is on Meghan's (joined june 2010) shelves, link to profile: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/39...
25.7 Marcia's task: Youtube Summer Fun
Option 1: Death by the Dozen by Jenn McKinlay
Two girls as main characters, approved in help thread
Option 5: Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke
Peach in title
50.1 Coralie's task: Moonshadow – the Musical
Option 1: Moonlighting by Kate Lace
"moon" in title
Option 4: Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
Bailey Cates also writes as Cricket McRae
Option 7: The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt
"Trouble" is a song title
Points this post: 80
Total points: 185
Total GRA: 5
Total big book tickets: 0
SOELO30.1 Superhero Summer
I rolled a 1 and a 5
For 1, I read The Time Thief which has science fiction as a genre.
For 5, I read
which has a flying creature (a dragon) on the cover.30.10 Honoring the flag and my Dad
I chose option 4 and read Darth Paper Strikes Back which takes place mainly in a school.
Then I chose option 5 and read Gunpowder Empire which is by Henry Turtledove.
Points this post: 60
Total so far: 410
GayleTask 5.3: "Dust in the Wind"
Too Tough to Tame by Deborah Camp
******Goodread's Author*****
Task 15.7: "The First Day of Summer"
McKettrick's Luck (McKettrick Men, #1)by Linda Lael Miller
Task 15.8: "Summer of 69"
Shadowflame by Dianne Sylvan Heroine is a musician.
*****Goodread's Author*****
Task 20.8: It's My Birthday- Putterpal's Task
Option 1: Read a romance.
The McKettrick Way (McKettricks, #9) by Linda Lael Miller
Total Points this Post: 55
GayleTask 20.10: Group Read
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella (Message 36 posted)
Task 25.8: Kate S's task
Option A1: Author is local.
The Judas Judge by Michael McGarrity This author lives in New Mexico as do I.
*****Goodread's Author*****
Option C1: Read a long (over 400 pages) book written by a woman.
McKettrick's Choice (McKettrick Cowboys, #4) by Linda Lael Miller 464cpages
Total Points this post: 45
Total Points: 100
Task 20.6 - My Spring Favorites into Your Summer ReadI rolled a “5”.
5. (mystery genre)
Chiefs (Will Lee #1) (1981) by Stuart Woods (Hardcover, 427 pages)
Task 30.4- Dlmrose's task: Vowel Prowl
Book A: AEIOU- Read a book with all 5 vowels- A,E,I,O,U- found in any combination of the title, subtitle, or author's name as it appears on Goodreads.
Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2 (Wyoming Stories #2) (2004) by Annie Proulx (Hardcover, 219 pages)
Required: Please indicate where the letters can be found in book A
All 5 vowels can be found in the author’s name: Annie Proulx
Book B: And Sometimes Y- Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle or author's name that begins with the letter Y
Hush Now, Don't You Cry (Molly Murphy Mysteries #11) (2012) by Rhys Bowen (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 320 pages)
**** Goodreads Author **** Rhys Bowen
435 + 20 + 30 = 485
Tasks Completed: 19+2=21
Points for this post: 20+30=50
Points thus far: 435 + 20 + 30 = 485
Books read: 33
Pages read: 10,877
Read but not claimed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(2) 750+
(0) 1,000+
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