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10.6- What Is GR Up To?
Read a book from the March 2015 list or the May 2015 list.
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
This book is #188 on the March list.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 2

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5.1 Benzaiten
Rex Libris, Volume I: I, Librarian
10.1 Summer Reading
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
From the San Francisco Public Library Summer Reading List: http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000721901
10.8 Ulysses, Again!
Vera or the Nihilists by Oscar Wilde, who is Irish
(his author page=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...)
15.1 Yin and Yang
Book 1: black cover =

Book 2:

Both approved in the help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
15.7 Birth of a Nation
Hanami International Love Story Volume 1
Set in Seoul, South Korea, which has a date of 8/15/2015, according to the country list
20.9 It's Stampede Time!
Option 2: intials in "Stampede Parade" = Irish Love Poems: Danta Gra by Paula J. Redes
Ignoring the inital, P and R are in "parade"
Approved in help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
20.10 Group Reads
The Ghost Bride
My first post of several on the thread is https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
25.1 In a Series
Book 1: first in series = Once
IL: MG+
Book 2: second in series = Then
IL: MG+
25.3 Straight Letter, Crooked Letter
Book 1: straight letter title = After the Kiss
A, T, and K are all "straight letters"
Book 2: crooked letter title = Coaltown Jesus
C and J are "crooked letters"
25.9 Roll of the Dice
Rolled a 1 and a 5
Book 1: 1 I in title = The Unwritten, Vol. 6: Tommy Taylor and the War of Words
1 I in "Unwritten"
Book 2: 5 Es in title = The Unwritten, Vol. 8: Orpheus in the Underworld
Es in "The" "Unwritten" "Orpheus" "the" "Underworld"
Approved in help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
30.1 American Independence Day 7-04
Book 1: American history genre = Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
430 pages
Approved in help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book 2: 4-letter title = Home: A Memoir of My Early Years
339 pages
"Home" has four letters
769 pages total for both books
Total: 200 + 350 (from earlier) = 550 pts

Task # 5.6 - Hotei
read a nonfiction book with the genre "Humor," "Funny," or "Comedy" listed as a main page genre.

Humor(107 users), Nonfiction(57 users)
Points this post:5
Total points: 145

15.9 - Take a Ride - Read a book with a name in the title or subtitle
Lady Windermere's Fan
20.10 - Group Reads
The Invention of Wings
*Sue Monk Kidd is a Goodreads author
POINTS
Points This Post: 35
Points Total: 230
GR Author: 1
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 14

10.6 - What is GR up to?
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Found on May list #9. **Author is a GRA. **
GRA this post: 1
GRA to date: 1
This post: 10
Total to Date: 30

5 Words in Title.
A Lady of High Regard | Tracie Peterson | 336 Pages | ♥♥♥ |
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task :
Points: 10
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 185/1085
GR Authors: 11
Big Books: (500+): 3 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Tasks Completed: 16/61

Option 1: Science Fiction and Young Adult on Main Page.
Bound | C.K. Bryant | 358 Pages | ♥♥ | GR Author
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task :
Points: 20
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 205/1085
GR Authors: 12
Big Books: (500+): 3 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Tasks Completed: 17/61

The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord (Book that has word that starts with O in its title and has romance on its main page); I read an ARC of this book; Emery Lord is a Goodreads Author
15.5 - Witch Hunt
Bewitching: The Kendra Chronicles by Alex Flinn; Alex Flinn is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 50

30.5 - Teri-k's task: Good Old Summertime?
Option 1: The title and subtitle of the book you read must contain all the letters in SAUNA, including two A's.
Harry S. Truman by Robert Dallek
Option 2: Read a book whose cover has ice cream (popsicles or other frozen novelty desserts work, too),
The Blue Raspberry Popsicle

CURRENT POST
Points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 130
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:

20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season: Microhistories --
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Mary Roach is a Goodreads author.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
CURRENT POST
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 150
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:

10.7. Think about it......
Read a nonfiction book with religion, spirituality, or philosophy listed as a main page genre.
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
A Buddhist Reading List #16
CURRENT POST
Points: 10
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 160
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:

Rat Queens, Vol. 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'rygoth by Kurtis J. Wiebe & Roc Upchurch - FISH (Rat Queens vol 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N’rygoth)
Kurtis J. Wiebe is a Goodreads author.
10.3- Ghost stories around the campfire.
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders by Neil Gaiman - Horror
Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads author.
20.10 - Group Reads
Microhistories --
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach - discussion thread msg #8: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Mary Roach is a Goodreads author.
Points This Post: 35
Total Points: 35
Goodreads Authors: 3

10.4. We miss you, Jane.
Revival, Vol. 3: A Faraway Place by Tim Seeley TS found in Jane Austen
Points this post:10
Total: 110
Books read: 9
Tasks Done:8

Set in country that has National Day in Summer
The Manneken Pis: A novel set in Brussels by ***Goodreads Author N. Caraway - set in Belgium
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 25/1085
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)

Task 25.8 - Diverse Reading
read two new-to-me books, one from a new-to-me author, written by ethnically diverse authors
book 1: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
James Baldwin is of black African origins (this article makes it explicit that Baldwin is African-American)
book 2: Memories Of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel Garcia Marquez is of Hispanic/Latin origins (Columbia, South America)
neither book is a reread, and Giovanni's Room is the first book by James Baldwin that I have read - he is a new-to-me author
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points this post = 25
total points = 240

10.1 Summer Reading
REQUIRED: Read a book from one of these summer reading lists: San Francisco Public Library 2014 Adult Summer Reading List, TED blog 2014 Summer Reading List, or Gear Patrol 2015 Summer Reading List REQUIRED: In your post, indicate the list on which you found your book.
List: San Francisco Public Library 2014 Adult Summer Reading List
Selection: One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories -- B.J. Novak
Pages #: PB 288 pages
B.J. Novak is a **GRA**
10.8 Ulysses, again!
REQUIRED: Read a book set at least 50% in Ireland (either Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland) or written by an author who was born or currently lives in Ireland.
The book is set in Ireland AND the author was born in Ireland.
Selection: Wish List, the -- Eoin Colfer
AR BOOKFINDER: IL: UG
Pages #: MMPB 252 pages
[POINTS]
This Post: 10 + 10 = 20
Total Points: 250/1085
Books Read: 23
Completed Tasks: 18/61
Pages Read: 6422
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]

Roll Dice: 2 and 3
Book 1: 3 T's in Title
Betting Hearts | Dee Tenorio | 220 Pages | ♥♥♥♥ | GR Author
Book 2: 2 A's in Title
A Lesson in Passion | Jennifer Connors | 202 Pages | ♥♥ |
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task :
Points: 25
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 230/1085
GR Authors: 13
Big Books: (500+): 3 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Tasks Completed: 18/61

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
For option 2 I read It Takes Two to Tangle
Tally:
This post - 20 points
Total - 275

5.5 - Fukurokuju
Chapter and Hearse - Lorna Barrett (books about books) 6/18
Goodreads Author
10.10 - Haiku!
Tell the Wolves I'm Home - Carol Rifka Brunt (5 word title) 6/11
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 125
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books - 500+: (0)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
125/1085 POINTS

20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Lauren Jodi's task: The X-Philes
Option 2: The Tommyknockers by Stephen King
**Stephen King is a Goodreads Author**
***The Tommyknockers is a Big Book ( 748 pgs ). Claiming 1 BB ticket.***
Points this post: 20
Total points: 135
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 4

Read two books, one from each of the following options.
**The two books must have a combined total of at least 500 pages.**
Book 1. Read a book, the title/subtitle of which contains a word of at least 4 letters from the title of one of the top 10 Motown songs.
The word “heard” is in both the #3 Motown Song I Heard it Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye) and the 463 page book Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir by Amanda Knox.
Book 2. Read a book whose author has the same initials as one of of the great Motown groups/artists from the 60s. The author's middle initial may be disregarded
Jon Ronson the author of the 290 page book So You've Been Publicly Shamed has the same initials as the great Motown artist Jimmy Ruffin.
These two books have a combined total of 753 pages.
Points This Post: 30
GR Authors This Post: 0
Total Points:70
Total GR Authors: 3
Books Read: 5
Challenges Posted: 3

20.1: MOST IMPROVED PLAYER - MARY'S SUMMER RELAXING
opt. 2: winter in the title
Prague Winter
25.4: BETH ROBINSON'S SCIENCE & WRITING
opt. 1: nonfiction with 'science' genre
Pandora's Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
opt. 2: writer John Steinbeck autobiography
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Points this post: 45
Total Challenge Points: 545
BB(500) - 3
BB(750) - 0
BB(1000) - 0

30.2 - Jonquil’s task: Takin’ It to the Streets - Read a book set in a place that you now consider, or once considered, magical. It can be a real-world or fictional place. The book may be fiction or nonfiction.
REQUIRED: Tell us why you consider this place to be magical when you post.
Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture Florence. Italy. I've never been there. The food, the architecture, the art, the history, the temperament - how could it not be magical?
Read a book in which a group of people takes to the streets to celebrate. The size of the group, the impromptu or organized nature of the celebration, the trigger for the revelry isn't as important as your belief that you are reading about several (or many) people sharing a public moment of celebration. A book will qualify for this option even if that public moment of celebration is only mentioned once and is described in just a few sentences.
Kindred in Death - NYPSD Eve Dallas is called out to a crime scene on the first Sunday of June, the fictional "International Peace Day" celebrating the end of the "Urban Wars." She drives through a snarl of traffic resulting from a parade.
"Don't take Fifth. Jesus! I wish you could see this. There's some asshole dressed like a peace sign. He's a big yellow circle, with naked limbs. People are so damn weird."
(that bit was the first thing that sprang to mind when I saw the task.) Book was approved on the help thread here.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 410
Books read: 28
Tasks completed: 20

The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
25.13 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: It's not Usagi
Option 2 - Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill, a Goodreads author
The moon is visible through the window in the upper left corner

Option 3 - Drink Deep by Chloe Neill, a Goodreads author
Single female form on the cover

POINTS: 180

20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Lauren Jodi's task: The X-Philes
Option 3: TRUST NO ONE spy
A Spy Like Me (Circle of Spies #1)
Laura Pauling
6/19 Paperback, 336 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 340
Books posted: 34
Tasks complete: 32
Pages this post: 336
Total pages as of this post: 8773

This is a ONE book task. Choose from the options below.
Option 1: As the youngest of my siblings, my brother was born on 6/20 and will be turning 26 this year. Read a book that is identified as book #2 or #6 in a series on Goodreads (series title, #).
Birds of a Feather by Goodreads Author Jacqueline Winspear is #2 in the Maisie Dobbs series.
Points This Post: 20
GR Authors This Post: 1
Total Points:90
Total GR Authors:4
Books Read: 6
Challenges Posted: 4

Option 2 Author's first name is Mary
Temper the Wind by Mary Ellen Boyd
Goodread's Author? Yes
Option 3 Title completely written in white
The Fold by Peter Clines
Goodreads Author? Yes
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Points this post: 30
Cumulative points: 95
GR Authors this post: 2
GR Authors thus far: 5
Big Books this post: 0
Big Books thus far: 0

20.2: ROOKIE AT THE TOP - LAUREN JODI'S X-PHILES
opt. 3: MC is a spy
The Looking Glass War
Points this post: 20
Total Challenge Points: 565
BB(500) - 3
BB(750) - 0
BB(1000) - 0

5.6 - Hotei: Read a nonfiction book with "humor" as a main-page genre
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30
Total GRA: 2
Total BB: 1

25.3 - Andy P's task: Straight Letter, Crooked Letter
Book1: LifeMate Connections: Eryn by Keri Arthur
REQUIRED: Author's initials are K.A., both straight letters
Book2: Finding My Prince Charming by J.S. Cooper
REQUIRED: Author's initials J.S.C are all crooked letters.
*Keri Arthur is a GRA*
*J.S. Cooper is a GRA*
25.4 - Beth Robinson's task: Science & Writing
Book1: The Homeland Directive by Robert Venditti
REQUIRED: Protagonist is a doctor of infectious disease.
Book2: Love Story by Jennifer Echols
REQUIRED: Protagonist is a creative writing major; approved by Task Author (post 4)
*Robert Venditti is a GRA*
*Jennifer Echols is a GRA*
CURRENT POST
Points: 50
Goodreads Authors: 4
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 300
Goodreads Authors: 11

20.3 Best Review: Meghanly's task: ACRONYMS
Read one book with a title that consists of two or more words where the first letters of each word in the title spell an English word that is not a proper noun.
The Rebirths of Tao, Wesley Chu = TROT
Goodreads Author: Yes, Wesley Chu is a Goodreads Author
Claiming a Big Book ticket: The Rebirths of Tao - 512pg
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
GRA: 1
Big Books: (500+) 1
Total tasks completed: 7
Total points: 155
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: (500+) 1

Task 10.10 - Haiku!
read a book with a 7 word title

IL: UG
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points this post - 10
total points = 250

Option 1: Author Initials are Straight Letters: K H
Kent Haruf / Plainsong
Option 2: Author initials are Crooked letters: C P
Charles Portis / True Grit
I listened to the Audio / Paperback: True Grit
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 40 points
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0

20.3 - Best Review - Meghanly's task: ACRONYMS
A Secret Killer ASK
A Secret Killer
Gillian Larkin
6/19 Kindle Edition, 130 pages
approved for length message 4762
Points this post: 20
Total points: 360
Books posted: 35
Tasks complete: 33
Pages this post: 130
Total pages as of this post: 8903

20.3 - Best Review - Meghanly's task: ACRONYMS
Indian Summer by Aaron Mahnke
**Aaron Mahnke is a Goodreads Author.**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 4

5.9: Takarabune
Read a book with something that can be eaten (by humans) on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover when you post and identify the object.

Lexy is holding a cupcake in her right hand.
Goodreads Author: Yes, Leighann Dobbs is a Goodreads Author
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
GRA: 1
Total tasks completed: 8
Total points: 160
Total GRAs: 4
Total Big Books: (500+) 1

20.7: Summer Celebrations
Option 1: "Young Adult" as main page genre
Forged by Erin Bowman
25.7: Drug of Choice
Option 1: Book that is special to me:
Eragon by Christopher Paolini; my sister and I spent so much time talking about it!
Option 2: my enabler was my mom
Delicious Foods by James Hannaham: is about a mother and her child
Points This Post: 20+25=45
Total Points: 45
Total Tasks Completed: 2

20.2 Rookie at the Top - Lauren Jodi's task: The X-Philes
REQUIRED: Option 3 TRUST NO ONE -- main character is a spy or double agent
Approval/Verified: approved on task thread
Selection: The Winner's Crime (The Winner's Trilogy #2) -- Marie Rutkoski
Page #: PB 400 pages.
Marie Rutkoski is a **GRA**
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 270/1085
Books Read: 24
Completed Tasks: 19/61
Pages Read: 6822
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]

15.2: OUTFOXED
book 1: #9 in a series
House Reckoning
book 2: an element in the title/subtitle
---my element: OCEAN
Row for Freedom: Crossing an Ocean in Search of Hope
Points this post: 15
Total Challenge Points: 580
BB(500) - 3
BB(750) - 0
BB(1000) - 0

Task # 25.3 - Andy P's task: Straight Letter, Crooked Letter
Book 1 - Read a book written by an author whose initials are ALL "Straight"

Book 2 - Read a book whose author's initials are all "Crooked"

Points this post: 25
Total points: 170

Read a book whose author's first name matches the name of one of the 2015 Atlantic or Pacific hurricane names.
Three Trapped Tigers by Guillermo Cabrera Infante
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Points for this task: 10
Total Points: 45
Total Tasks: 3
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books-500 pages (1);750 ()
Total Books:4

25.4 - Beth Robinson's task: Science & Writing
Option 1: I read

**Sydney Padua is a Goodreads Author, I'd like to claim a GRA ticket**
Option 2: I read

Previous point total: 130
New points this post: 25
Total points: 155
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 9
GRA tickets this post: 1
Total GRA: 5
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2

Option 1 - My daughter is a young woman whose favorite book is The Maze Runner. Read a book with the main page genre "Science Fiction" or "Young Adult". The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
I completed Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Points this post:20
Goodreads Author: 1 Rainbow Rowell is a GRA
BB:
Points for Summer:
Points: 35
GRA: 3
BB:
Books Read:3
Tasks Completed:2

20.4 Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
Early Warning by Jane Smiley
Option 1: This is the second book in a series.
20.9 Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!
Twenty Chickens for a Saddle by Robyn Scott
Option 2: Robyn Scott's initials can be found in Stampede paRade
This post: 40
Total points to date: 60
Goodread authors: 1
Big book tickets: 0
Total tasks completed: 3

Task 15.2 Outfoxed
Book 1 Find Her, Keep Her: A Martha's Vineyard Love Story #1 in the Love in the USA series by Z.L. Arkadie GRA
Book 2 The Color of Heaven by Julianne MacLean GRA
Points for this task: 15
GRA tix: 2

I read two books in the Charles Lenox Mysteries series:
The September Society, Charles Lenox #2, by Charles Finch
The Fleet Street Murders, Charles Lenox #3, by Charles Finch
Points this post: 25
Total points: 130

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Mary P's task: Summer is for Relaxing
I read Devil in Winter
TALLY:
This task - 20 points
Total - 295

20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
Option 2: Fantasy > Urban Fantasy 240 users
Hunted by the Others
Jess Haines
6/20 Paperback 337 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 380
Books posted: 36
Tasks complete: 34
Pages this post: 337
Total pages as of this post: 9240

15.8 Dearly Departed
Read a book with Science Fiction, fantasy or any combination.
The Bees by Laline Paull a GRA
224 users shelved as fantasy
This post:
15 points
1 GRA
Total :
65 points
5 GRA
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20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
Option 4- title with the letter K
The Time Keeper
***Mitch Albom is a GRA***
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 50
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 0