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10.2 Eat an Oreo Day Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle with one letter “sandwiched” between two of the same letters.
Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe (1992) by Bill Bryson (Paperback, 256 pages)
20.8 - It's My Birthday - Putterpal's task: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!
6) White Cake- Read a book where the TITLE appears in white letters on the cover.
Captain Alatriste (Adventures of Captain Alatriste #1) (1996) by Arturo Pérez-Reverte; translated by Margaret Sayers Peden (Paperback, 284 pages)
25.5 Stacie MI’s Task: Even More Fun With Holidays!!
4. Read a book with someone on the cover who shares one of your personal attributes, either your hair color or eye color
Brown hair AND brown eyes:
Nectar from a Stone: A Novel (2005) by Jane Guill (Paperback, 464 pages)
6 Just Because Day falls on August 27th. Celebrate by reading any book you desire, just because!
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Stories (2012) by Nathan Englander (Hardcover, 207 pages)
30.2 Sassafrass's task: I’ll Leave My Heart in San Francisco!
4. Read a book with some method of transportation on the cover.
An oceanliner Titanic in the middle of the globe in the middle of the cover:
The House of Velvet and Glass (2012) by Katherine Howe (Hardcover, 418 pages)
6. Read a book that’s set in the 1960’s or was first published in the 1960’s.
Published 1965:
The Red and the Green (1965) by Iris Murdoch (Paperback, 320 pages)
505 + 10 + 20 + 25 + 30 = 590
Tasks Completed: 26
Points for this post: 10 + 20 + 25 + 30 = 85
Points thus far: 505 + 10 + 20 + 25 + 30 = 590
Books read: 40
Pages read: 12,970
Read but not claimed: 1
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(2) 750+
(0) 1,000+
ANGIE CA20.3 Reading...by the Numbers
Book: Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine
Notes: 5) Red- Set in North America (Texas).
30.11 Fun Summer Holidays
Book 1: Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine
Notes: 1) C-C
Book 2: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Notes: 3) Moon
This Post: 50
Points to Date: 525
Sandy MN20.7 Shorter is Sweeter- Isabell's task: In homage to MZB
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Satisfies all 3 options
Big Book 876 pages
Total Points:485
Total Big Books: (5)500;(1)750;(2)1000
10.1 Skip to my Lou Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter
*Aimee Carter is a goodreads author*
15.10 Feel good hit of summer
Felt good to get back into the 1001 before you die list with this one :)
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan
Points this post: 25
Total points: 230
Books read: 17
GR Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 3
Heatso10.9: Recycled Group Reads
Matched by Ally Condie
Spring 2012 YA Dystopian Fiction- nominee
20.10: Group Reads (I'm moving the book I had here to the task below)
Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally (Miranda is a GR author)
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8...
30.8: It's Time for Summer Concert Series
A2: (moved from 20.10)I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
I would really love to visit London.
B4: Hollowland by Amanda Hocking (Amanda is a GR author)
I got this as a free kindle download
Points this post: 60
Total points: 290
Tasks Completed: 17
Books read: 22
GR Authors: 2 (15)
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Deyara➜ Task # 50.1 Coralie's task: Moonshadow – the Musical
Option 1 - Moonglass by Jessi Kirby
Option 4 – Hot Rocks by Nora Roberts
Option 5 - Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
Both Jessi Kirby and Melina Marchetta are Goodreads Authors
Points this post: 50 points
Total to Date = 370 points
GR Authors: 15
30.5 Bluemoon's task: BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL YOUR WAY AROUND THE WORLDOption A...Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal
(Recommendation from Goodreads friend Ellyddan, set in Europe)
Option C...Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen
(From Dlmrose's shelf, set in Africa)
I live in the U.S.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 400
CathyG10.4 Air Signs
Read a book by an author who was born under an Air sign.
Jan 26 Shannon Hale Midnight in Austenland
Goodreads Author
http://www.ejknapp.com/author-birthda...
30.2 Sassafrass's task: I’ll Leave My Heart in San Francisco!
4. The San Francisco Treat: For this option: read a book with some method of transportation on the cover.
Karma by Carly Phillips
Goodreads Author
5. A taste of Asia: read a book by an author who is of Asian descent.
Beguiling the Beauty by Sherry Thomas
Goodreads Author
30.8 Delicious Dee's task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
You must select ONE book from Group A and ONE Book from Group B
Group A - Concerts I am seeing this summer
1. WMZQ Summerfest
reading an anthology.
Supernatural by Larissa Ione , et al
Goodreads Author
Group B. Concerts I have seen
4. Trace Adkins
Read a book that you got for free.
Causing Havoc by Lori Foster
Goodreads Author
checked out of the library
30.10 Butterflycager's Task - Honoring the Flag and My Dad
2. Identified on Goodreads as the 13th book in a series.
Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale by Christine Warren
5.. Read any book that has alternate history on the genre list on its main GR page.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
Points this post: 100
Total points: 775
Tasks completed: 40
Books read: 58
Goodreads Authors: 35
Big Books: 500= 3,750=0, 1000=0
Jessica PDX30.4 - Dlmrose's Task - Vowel Prowl
Book A - WIthOUt FAil by LEe Child
by Lee ChildBook B - "York"
by Deborah BlumPoints this Post: 30
Total Challenge Points: 795
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books Tickets: 5
Emily Bookshelf20.6 - Seasoned Reader
Option 6 - Historical fiction genre
A Passage to India - historical fiction listed on main page
Points this post: 20
Goodread Authors This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 5
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 285
Valari30.1 Cindy AL's task: SuperHero Summer
I have rolled 3 and 6.
Book A: Option 3 - The Hulk: Read a book from the Goodreads list Most Emotional Books.
by George Orwell (#149 on the listopia list)Book B: Option 6 - Spiderman: To complete our list of heroes, read a book with a word in the title or subtitle of at least three letters, that can be anagrammed from SPIDERMAN.
by Garth Stein (anagrammed word: spIdeRmAN = RAIN)***Garth Stein is a GR author***
30.5 Bluemoon's task: BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL YOUR WAY AROUND THE WORLD
My home country is Bulgaria.
Book 1: B. BORROW - For this option borrow a book from the library, a friend or relative, etc.
by Harper Lee (borrowed from my aunt, set in North America)Book 2: C. STEAL - Since the moderators are so busy keeping track of all our posts check out their bookshelves and steal a book from them. This book can be from any shelf (Read or TBR) of the mod.
by Lisa See (stolen from Dlmrose's shelf, set in Asia)***Lisa See is a GR author***
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Points this Post: 60
Total points: 60
Tasks Completed: 2
Books read: 4
Pages Read : 1239
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Nick KY10.10 Air-Conditioned I read Mozart's Last Aria by Matt Rees. The cover,
, is mostly a huge blue dress, but the lady wearing it is standing in a snow-covered courtyard. 336 pagesPoints This Post: 10
Total Points: 830
Pages Read: 18,992
Big Books: 500+ (2)
5.7 — SRC Scavenger HuntMessage #8
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
+5 Points
15.10. ”Feel Good Hit of the Summer”
Where the God of Love Hangs Out by Amy Bloom
+15 Points
Points this Post: 20
Grand Total: 695
15.7. “The First Day of Summer” A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
20.1 Stesse's task: Fifty Shades of Whoa!
Option 2: The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
"Survival" as a genre is completely new to me.
20.8 Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!
Option 4: How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran
Humor is listed as a genre on the book's main page.
30.10 Honoring the Flag and My Dad
Option 3: Railsea by China Miéville
China Miéville is a Goodreads author.
Option 4: Among Others by Jo Walton
This book takes place at a boarding school.
Jo Walton is a Goodreads author.
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Points this post: 85
Total points: 455
Total Goodreads authors: 7
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (1)
Total tasks completed: 19
Total pages: 9,405
Total books: 27
ALICIA T25.1 I'm Solidly Behind You
I chose Option A: House Rules by Jodi Picoult. This book had 532 pages.
And Option D: The Odyssey by Homer. This book can be found on Page 1 of the list, under The Ancient Greeks.
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 220
Mod
read Looking for Alaska by John Green off of Crazy Love list #7
15.1 The Colors of Summer
read
by Jeff Hirsch (GRA) and
by Anna Banks (GRA)15.2 Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer read
The Color of Snowby Brenda Stanley (GRA)
and Glowby Amy Kathleen Ryan GRA
Glow and Snow rhyme
15.5 Summer in the City read Die for Meby Amy Plum (GRA) takes place in paris
25.6 Sounds Of Summer
read
by Diana Renn (GRA) option 1- Night Sceneand Battlefieldby J.F. Jenkins (GRA) Option 2 teens are main characters
Approved for length post 1335
25.7 Youtube Summer Fun
Option 1 same sex main characters- read
Envy by Gregg Olsen main characters twin girls.
and 4 students in school - read The Daughtersby Joanna Philbin
30.1 Option 2 Sirenzby Charlotte Bennardo and Natalie Zaman (GRA)
and option 5
by Rachel Hartman (GRA) Points this Post: 155
Total points- 845
Tasks Completed: 48
Books read: 66
Pages Read : 21,500
GR Authors: 44
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 25.8- Going to the Ball Park!...I picked option E (doubleheader; counts as both books [read 2 books with the same title written by different authors]) and read
Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr 410 pages (8.13)and
Paradise Valley by Dale W. Cramer 359 pages (8.18)Points earned for this task:25
Points Achieved to date: 645
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 13
Total # of Big Books:
500+ = 3
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Ashley FLTask 5.1 (books with Olympic word in title) I read Sand Dollar Summer by Kimberly Jones (word is Summer)
Task 5.2 (travel as a genre) I read The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost
Task 5.5 (book set in QEII country) I read Much Ado About You by Eloisa James **GOODREADS AUTHOR**
Task 10.3 (written by NJ Author) I read Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich **GOODREADS AUTHOR**
Task 25.3 (Hands and Feet)
Book 1 - Hands: I read The Prince's Forbidden Virgin (The Royal House of Niroli, #6) by Robin Donald
Book 2 - Feet: I read Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter
Task 50.1 I chose:
Option 1 (book with "moon" in title) I read Honeymoon by James Patterson **GOODREADS AUTHOR**
Option 4 (author writes under more than one name) I read Cocktails for Three by Madeleine Wickham, who also writes under the name Sophie Kinsella
Option 5 (book set in Australia) I read Playboy Boss, Live-In Mistress by Kelly Hunter **GOODREADS AUTHOR**
900 Previous Points + 100 Points = 1000 Points Total
21 Previous Goodreads Authors + 4 Goodreads Author = 25 Total Goodreads Authors
MICHAEL LA
15.3 - Summer Romance
Option 1:
A: Boys of Summer: Letter to My Father by Franz Kafka
B: Girls in Their Summer Clothes: The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 535
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1)
15.3 - Summer Romance
Option 1:
A: Boys of Summer: Letter to My Father by Franz Kafka
B: Girls in Their Summer Clothes: The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 535
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1)
KAREN FFirst I'd like to switch out a book for task 30.8. I'd like to remove Book 1 Enraptured. I'm going to claim that in a new task below. I'd like to replace it with the following:
Book 1 - 3 New Book by a Favorite Author: Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick
This is the newest book by one of my favorite authors, Amanda Quick.
Book 2 remains unchanged: Gunmetal Magic
New Tasks
10.1 Skip to My Lou
Evil under the Sun by Agatha Christie
A
30.1 Superhero Summer
I rolled a 5 & 2
Book 1: 5 - Batman: Angels' Flight by Nalini Singh
The Angel depicted on the cover can fly
**Nalini Singh is a Goodreads Author**
Book 2: 2 - Thor: Enraptured by Elisabeth Naughton
Mythology listed as a genre on the main book page. There are many characters from Greek mythology in this series.
Elisabeth Naughton previously claimed as GRA
Points this Post: 40
Total Challenge Points: 560
Goodreads Authors: 31
Big Books: 500+(3),750+(0),1000+(0)
15.8 - “Summer of 69”Moonlight Becomes You by Piper Vaughn and M.J. O'Shea GRA
Ebook verification line 341
20.1 - Most Improved - Stesse's task: Fifty Shades of Whoa!
Option 4 - Black in title
Black Night by Christina Henry GRA
25.5 - Stacie MI’s Task: Even More Fun With Holidays!!
Option 2 - Couple embracing on cover
by Jaci Burton GRAOption 6 - Just Because Day (any book)
Sweet Carolina by Roz Lee GRA
25.8 - Kate S's task: Going to the Ball Park
Option A-2 - Author from a different country
Single White Vampire by Lynsay Sands
Lynsay Sands lives in Canada; I live in the US
Option B-2 - Amber in title
Amber by Night by Sharon Sala GRA
30.1 - Cindy AL's task: SuperHero Summer
I rolled a 1 and a 2
Option 1 - Science Fiction genre
Shadows by Jennifer L. Armentrout GRA
Option 2 - Mythology genre
Fever Moon: The Fear Dorcha by Karen Marie Moning
30.5 - Bluemoon's task: BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL YOUR WAY AROUND THE WORLD
I live in the US
Option A - Recommendation from friend (Kelli)
The Darkest Day by Britt Bury GRA
Set in Scotland (Europe)
Ebook verification line 520
Option B - Borrowed from library
Dangerous Games by Keri Arthur GRA
Set in Australia
50.1 - Coralie's task: Moonshadow – the Musical
Option 1 - "steven" in author's name
Command and Control by Shelli Stevens GRA
Ebook verification line 115
Option 4 - Author writes under more than one name
Engaged in Wickedness by Jade Lee
Also writes under Kathy Lyons - author's website
Ebook verification line 177
Option 5 - Set in Australia
Misplaced Princess by Mari Carr and Lexxie Couper GRA
Ebook verification line 336
Points this post: 195
Total Points: 700
GRA: 34 (10 this post)
BJ Rose2 new tasks
10.9 Recycled Group Reads
I chose from Summer 2011 Paranormal Romance
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
30.4 Dlmrose's task: Vowel Prowl
Book A: AEIOU: The Perfect Lover by Stephanie Laurens
stephAnIE laUrens - the perfect lOver
Book B: And sometimes Y: If You Dare by Kresley Cole
Points this post = 40
Total Points = 665
Tasks Completed = 36
Total Pages = 16,827
Janice CA25.2 Around the Country in 6 Parks.....
Option 2: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Author's name - Jackson
Raising Demons by Shirley Jackson
This may be the most charming book I've ever read which is funny considering that her short story "The Lottery" is the most chilling story I've ever read.
and
Option 5: Shenandoah National Park
A book set in New York
Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero by Michael Hingson
+25
total: 210
tasks: 10
books: 15
GR Authors: 4
15.3. “Summer Romance”
Read one book with both a male and female noun in the title/subtitle.
The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch
Points this task: 15
Total challenge points: 275
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 19
Books Owned Pre-2012: 9
Total Pages Read: 6,452
Read one book with both a male and female noun in the title/subtitle.
The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch
Points this task: 15
Total challenge points: 275
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 19
Books Owned Pre-2012: 9
Total Pages Read: 6,452
Congrats Dee, PeeBee, Coralie and Mrs. Soule!
I'd like to replace a book please.In post 1736 I claimed points for 10.2 using The Mummy Case, I'd like to replace it with Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear - the "oreo" is the I-S-I in Maisie.
New task:
5.9 - Summer Readers
From Mrs. Soule's shelves http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/25...
I picked The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 635/1080
Tasks Completed: 33
Books Read: 49
GoodReads Authors: 20
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
Ashley FL wrote: "Ashley FLTask 5.1 (books with Olympic word in title) I read Sand Dollar Summer by Kimberly Jones (word is Summer)
Task 5.2 (travel as a genre) I read The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Eq..."
almost there Ashley!! only 80 points to go!! you can do it!!
15.7 "The First Day of Summer"I read The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness which is book 1 in the Chaos Walking series, which has 3 published books.
20.10 Group Reads
I read I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella and made comment #38 in the discussion thread.
New Total: 365
30.4 -- DlmRose: Vowel ProwlBook 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.
ThE KIng’s Speech by MArk LOgUe
The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy by Mark Logue
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
Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley
Points this post = 30
Goodreads authors = 0
Big Books = 0
Totals:
Points: 335
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+= 2, 750+=1, 1000+ = 0
ANGIE CA25.7 Youtube Summer Fun
Book 1: Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah Moskowitz
Notes: 1) About 2 boys, Craig and Lio.
Book 2: Babe in Boyland by Jody Gehrman
Notes: 4) Natalie is a High School Junior and it's set during the school year.
This Post: 25
Points to Date: 550
10.5 Caribbean QueenTakes place throughout the Caribbean
A Salty Piece of Land by Jimmy Buffett
***At 510 pages, this is a big book***
20.2 School's Out for Summer
Option 3: School's Blown to Pieces
A Bomb plays a very large part of this book
Hiroshima by John Hersey
30.9 North by Northwest
Option 2: "Black" in title
Black Coffee by Agatha Christie
Option 4: Takes place in Alaska
Murder on the Iditarod Trail by Sue Henry
Post Total: 60
Season Total: 830
I'm finally getting around to posting the books I've read so far this season. Sorry for the delay. I've been trying to surf the internet less and read more!25.4 - Sandy/Kristi's task: All About the Author
Book A: How I Write: Secrets of a Bestselling Author by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads author)
Book B: Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads author)
25.5 - Stacie MI’s Task: Even More Fun With Holidays!!
Option 3: Date Me, Baby, One More Time by Stephanie Rowe (Goodreads author)
Listed as humor/funny on main Goodreads page
Option 6: Sheik's Revenge by Loreth Anne White (Goodreads author)
25.6 - JennRenee's task: Sounds of Summer.
Option 1: Evil in Carnations by Kate Collins (Goodreads author)
Night scene on the cover
Option 4: Sea Lord by Virginia Kantra (Goodreads author)
Title contains the word "Sea"
25.7 Marcia's task: Youtube Summer Fun
Option 1: Murder Runs in the Family by Anne George
Story revolves around two sisters
Option 2: A Buried Lie by Roberta Isleib
Story revolves around a golf tournament
25.8 - Kate S's task: Going to the Ball Park
Option A2, Away: Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn
I live in the U.S. Author was born in the U.K.
Option C1, Ladies Room: Overseas by Beatriz Williams (Goodreads author)
Book over 400 pages (464 pages), written by a woman
Total Points This Post: 125
Total Tasks This Post: 5
Goodreads Authors This Post: 7
Grand Total Points: 125/1080
Total Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 5/60
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
30.3 Sheila/Kathy G.'s task- Aye, Aye, Matey!Option A4: The Darkest Lie by Gena Showalter (Goodreads author)
Man on the cover is wearing a chain necklace (approved in help thread)
Option B3: Sucker Punch by Sammi Carter
Listed as mystery on main Goodreads page
30.4 Dlmrose's task: Vowel Prowl
Book A: Dog Eat Dog by Laurien Berenson
Vowels are listed in bold in authors name
Book B: You Dropped a Blonde on Me by Dakota Cassidy
30.5 Bluemoon's task: BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL YOUR WAY AROUND THE WORLD
Option A, Beg: Whisper No Lies by Cindy Gerard
Recommended by my best friend, book set in Asia
Option B, Borrow: Living on the Edge by Shannon K. Butcher (Goodreads author)
Borrowed from the library, book set in South America
30.6 - Peebee's Task: It's the End of the World As We Know It...And I Feel Fine
Option E: Dead Canaries Don't Sing by Cynthia Baxter
Bird on the cover
Option G: And One Last Thing ... by Molly Harper (Goodreads author)
Main character catches husband cheating and is getting a divorce, then moves out of the house
30.7 Ms. Anderson’s Task – The Final Battle
Black Widow vs Red Guardian
Option 4A: Carte Blanche, The New James Bond by Jeffery Deaver (Goodreads author)
Main character is a spy
Option 4B: Chain Reaction by Dee Davis (Goodreads author)
Book is listed as Romance on main Goodreads page
30.8 Delicious Dee's task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
Group A, Option 4: Venom by Jennifer Estep (Goodreads author)
Title is a one word title
Group B, Option 4: Murder in a Basket by Amanda Flower (Goodreads author)
Borrowed book from the library
30.9 Nick KY's Task: North by Northwest
Option 2: Trial by Fire by Jo Davis
Title contains the word "Fire"
Option 4: Quinn by R.C. Ryan
Book is set in Wyoming
Total Points This Post: 210
Total Tasks This Post: 7
Goodreads Authors This Post: 7
Grand Total Points: 335/1080
Total Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 12/60
Total Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Chaitra15.10 FEEL GOOD HIT OF THE SUMMER
A book that makes you feel good.
I read Karen Thompson Walker's The Age of Miracles. Dystopia is my favorite genre and bittersweet coming-of-age comes close. This was a great combination of both.
Karen Thompson Walker is a Goodreads Author.
Points: 15
25.2 AROUND THE COUNTRY IN SIX PARKS
Choosing,
3. Olympic National Park, Washington: A book set in a country with large areas of rain-forests.
I read Mario Vargas Llosa's The Dream of the Celt: A Novel. The book is mostly set in the forests of Congo and Peruvian Amazon, both with large areas of rain-forests.
and
5. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia: A book set in a state where the Appalachian Trail passes.
I read Wiley Cash's A Land More Kind Than Home: A Novel. This is set in North Carolina.
Wiley Cash is a Goodreads Author.
Points: 25
30.9 NORTH BY NORTHWEST
Choosing,
1. A book set partially or fully in Chicago.
I read Carol Anshaw's Carry the One. It's mostly set in Chicago.
and
4. A book set north by northwest of Chicago.
I read Richard Ford's Canada. It's set in Montana & Saskatchewan, both NNW of Chicago.
Carol Anshaw is a Goodreads Author.
Points: 30
Points this post: 70
Total Points: 870
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500=6, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed: 45
Books Read: 66
Total Pages Read: 21,357
30.10 Butterflycager's Task - Honoring the Flag and My DadOption 2: The Thirteen Hallows by Michael Scott (Goodreads author)
Book has the word "Thirteen" in the title
Option 5: The Affinity Bridge by George Mann
Listed as alternate history on Goodreads main book page
30.11 - Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays
Option 3: Moonlighting In Vermont by Kate George (Goodreads author)
Title has the word "Moon" in the title
Option 4: Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs
Book has a picture of food on the cover
50.1 Coralie's task: Moonshadow – the Musical
Option 1: Shadow Marked by Anna J. Evans
Book has the word "Shadow" in the title
Option 4: Demon Mistress by Yasmine Galenorn (Goodreads author)
Yasmine Galenorn also writes as India Ink
Option 5: Darkness Unbound by Keri Arthur (Goodreads author)
Book takes place in Australia
Total Points This Post: 110
Total Tasks This Post: 3
Goodreads Authors This Post: 4
Grand Total Points: 445/1080
Total Books Read: 31
Tasks Completed: 15
Total Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
5.6 -- Blowin' in the Wind
Read a book with a picture of something that can be carried by the wind on its cover.
by Anne-Marie Conway
Points this task: 5
Total challenge points: 280
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 20
Books Owned Pre-2012: 9
Total Pages Read: 6,788
Read a book with a picture of something that can be carried by the wind on its cover.
by Anne-Marie ConwayPoints this task: 5
Total challenge points: 280
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 20
Books Owned Pre-2012: 9
Total Pages Read: 6,788
Nick KY15.9 Summer Nights -- 1950’s I read Hickory Dickory Death by Agatha Christie, first published in 1955. 164 pages
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 845
Pages Read: 19,156
Big Books: 500+ (2)
SUZANNE VN30.9 North by Northwest
I used Option 2 twice.
Super in the City (City in title)
Daphne Uviller is a GoodReads Author
The White Mary: A Novel (White in title)
50.1 Moonshadow the Musical
Option 1 - Void Moon (Moon in title)
Michael Connelly is a GoodReads Author
Option 5 - Picnic at Hanging Rock (book set in Australia)
Option 7 - If You Ask Me (song title=If You Ask Me)
Points this post: 80
Total Points: 495
Tasks Completed: 21
Books Read: 32
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
My Goal Points: 500
Jayme VASorry, I have a bunch to report today.
20.2 - Rookie on Top - Nicola's task: School's Out For Summer
Option 1: School's out for summer:
by Heather Barbieri has a beach scene on the cover.Heather Barbieri is a goodreads author.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read
I rolled a 4 and read Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
25.3 - Keltie Lee's task: Hands and Feet
Option 1: Hands: I am moving this book from task 5.3.
by Dee BrownOption 2: Feet:
by Laura DaveLaura Dave is a goodreads author.
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...": The Last Day: Wrath, Ruin, and Reason in the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 by Nicholas Shrady is about the Lisbon Earthquake.
E) A Cover Tune:
by John Green has a candle on the cover.30.9 Nick KY's Task: North by Northwest
Option 2: Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë
Option 4: The Bird Sisters by Rebecca Rasmussen
Rebecca Rasmussen is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 65
Total Points: 360
Goodreads Authors: Jennifer Egan, Sara Shepard*, Garth Stein, Garth Nix, Rachel Hauck, Mark Truffo, Rebecca Rasmussen, Laura Dave, Heather Barbieri
Big Books: 500+: 2
5.6 - Blowin' in the Wind
- that's a hat next to the letter 'B' in the title - approved in task help thread msg #6030.3 - Sheila/Kathy G.'s task- Aye, Aye, Matey!
A2 - 'x' in 'Six' - Pump Six and Other Stories
B1 - Rebecca West (r/w) wrote Sunflower
30.10 - Butterflycager's Task - Honoring the Flag and My Dad
Option 2 - The Thirteen Problems ('thirteen')
Option 4 - All Teachers Great and Small (school as setting)
Tasks completed: 50/60
Books read: 65/85
Points claimed in this post: 65
Total points claimed: 850
15.1 - The Colors of SummerBook with at least 50% blue cover or blue in title or author's name -
by Karin Slaughter (it's about 75% blue in person).Book with at least 50% green cover or green in title or author's name
by Nora Roberts25.4 - Sandy/Kristi - All About the Author
A - Biography, Autobiography or Memoir of an author - I Remember Nothing: and Other Reflections by Nora Ephron
B - book or collection of works by same author - Heartburn by Nora Ephron
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 675/1080
Tasks Completed: 35
Books Read: 53
GoodReads Authors: 20
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
10.1 Skip to My LouI read Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter.
25.3 - Keltie Lee's task: Hands and Feet
1. I read
, which shows hands. This book was approved in message 1281 of ebook thread.2. I read
by Sarah Alderson, which shows feet.*Sarah Alderson is a GR Author*
Points This Post- 35
Total Points- 515
GR Authors- 28
SUZANNE VN15.6 Hot Fun in the Summertime
- I love swimming outdoors!Jennifer Weiner is a GoodReads Author
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 510
Tasks Completed: 22
Books Read: 33
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
My Goal Points: 500
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