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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2015
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Summer Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)

5.8 - Kudokuten - Read a book written by a female author who has a first, middle, or last name that starts with the letter K.
The Dove's Nest And Other Stories - by Katherine Mansfield
POINTS
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 290
GR Author: 1
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 18

10.3- Ghost stories around the campfire - Read a book with the main page genre horror or thriller
The Thief of Always
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6.0
10.8 - Ulysses, again! - read a book set at least 50% in Ireland or written by an author who was born or currently lives in Ireland
The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 310
GR Author: 1
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 20

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20.1 Summer Is for Relaxing
Option 2: "summer" in title = Summer of My German Soldier
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9.0
20.3 Acronyms
The Arabian Nights
Word = TAN
30.3 Going My Way?
Option 2: last initial is L = My Book of Life by Angel by Martine Leavitt
IL: UG
Option 3: title is solid white =

30.4 Title Time
Book 1: Original Sin
Book 2: The Sublime and Spirited Voyage of Original Sin
"Original Sin" is in both titles
30.7 Celebrating Summer
Option 2: inits in reunion = Good Intentions by Ogden Nash
ON = final two letters in reuniON
Option 3: vacation place = Earthquake at Dawn
Set primarily in San Francisco, which I would love to visit someday (despite all the earthquakes!)
IL: MG+
Total: 130 + 905 (from earlier) = 1035 pts

Task 10.2 - It's Hurricane Season Again!
read a book whose author name is one of the approved storm names
Terry is on the Pacific name list
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
IL: UY
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points this post - 10
total points = 320

25.3 - Andy P's task: Straight Letter, Crooked Letter
Book 1 - Read a book written by an author whose initials are ALL "Straight"
The Time It Never Rained Elmer Kelton
E and K are both straight letters
Book 2 - Read a book whose author's initials are all "Crooked"
Dragonfly in Amber Diana Gabaldon
D and G are both crooked letters
Points this post: 25
Total points: 25

5.10 - May the Gods Be Ever in Your Favor
enjoy any book of your choice
Pretty Little Liars
AR BookFinder:
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9.0
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30

5.10 - May the Gods Be Ever in Your Favor
Book: Twisted Together by Pepper Winters
15.2 - Outfoxed
Book 1: The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Notes: 1) Forest of Hands and Teeth #1
Book 2: Bitter Spirits by Jenn Bennett
Notes: 2) Spirit(s)
15.4 - The Big O
Book: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Notes: Of and Romance genre.
15.8 - Dearly Departed
Book: Spellcaster by Cara Lynn Shultz
Notes: Fantasy genre.
20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
Book: Spellbound by Cara Lynn Shultz
Notes: 2) Fantasy genre.
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!
Book: Coral & Bone by Tiffany Daune
Notes: 2) sTampeDe paradae
25.1 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: In a Series
Book 1: Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
Book 2: Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
Notes: Throne of Glass books #2 and #3
25.6 - Dakimel's task: Internship or Summer School?
Book 1: The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Notes: 2) On page #1.
Book 2: Broken at Love by Lyla Payne
Notes: 3) Both main characters are in college, and most of the plot is centered around a frat house.
25.11 - Jamie NYC's task: Summer In The City
Book 1: All She Wanted by Nicole Deese
Notes: 2) The main character, Charlie, is a pianist.
Book 2: Down for the Count by Christine Bell
Notes: 3) Sports genre locked in. Approved for length on line ~609.
30.6 - Sandy's task: Dancing in the Streets
Book 1: Tears of Tess by Pepper Winters
Notes: 1) Tears of a Clown. 376 pages.
Book 2: Chasing Trouble by Joya Ryan
Notes: 2) Jimmy Ruffin. 218 pages.
This Post: 195
Points to Date: 460

10:10 Haiku!
Read a book with a title of 5-7 words
I Think I Love You (5 words) by Allison Pearson
I Think I Love YouAllison Pearson
Points: 10
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 70
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+:0
Big Books - 1000+: 0

20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Mhairi's task: UNESCO Cities
Option 1: Read a book set at least 50% in, or by an author born in, a UNESCO City of Literature: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde born in Dublin, Ireland
Points this post: 20
Total points: 35

I chose options 2 and 3.
Option 2: author whose last name begins with letter A, or L, or O
The Wild Girls by Ursula K. Le Guin LeGuin
Option 3: title written in solid red OR white OR blue lettering

(solid white letters)
Task total=30
Grand total=175

30.4 Dlmrose’s Task: Title Time
REQUIRED: Book 1: Read a book with a title of at least two words . Exclude subtitles.
RED QUEEN
Selection: Red Queen (Red Queen #1) -- Victoria Aveyard
Page #: MMPB 320 pages
Victoria Aveyard is a **GRA**
REQUIRED: Book 2: Read a book where the title phrase from Book 1 is found within the title of Book 2. The title phrase from Book 1 must match EXACTLY i.e. no plurals or possessives, no intervening or additional words within the phrase. The title of Book 2 must have at least ONE MORE WORD in the title than Book 1's title. Articles are permitted. Subtitles are excluded.
THE Red Queen
Selection: The Red Queen (The Cousins' War #2) -- Philippa Gregory
Page #: MMPB 384 pages
Philippa Gregory is a **GRA**
[POINTS]
This Post: 30
Total Points: 400/1085
Books Read: 35
Completed Tasks: 28/61
Pages Read: 9349
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]

15.4
Read ONE book that fulfills BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements:
- a book with the genre sexuality, romance or erotica on its main book page.
- a book with a word that begins with the letter O in the title or subtitle.
First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen by Charlie Lovett
The author is a GRA.
Pts this task: 15
Total pts: 110
GRA pts: 2

15.6 - Rock Around the Clock
Read a book with a clock face on the cover.

15.7 - Birth of a Nation
Read a book set at least 50% in one (or more) of those countries*, as noted on Summer National Days Country List.
This book is set in Egypt.
A Cruel Deceit by Lauren Haney
15.8 - Dearly Departed
Read a book with Science Fiction, Fantasy, or any combination of those genres (Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fantasy, etc.) on its main book page.
The second genre on this book's main page is FANTASY.
Castle Waiting, Vol. 1 by Linda Medley
15.10 - BBQ Time
Read a book with the letters B, B, (2 B's) and Q found in any combination of title, subtitle, series title, and/or author's name.
BB found in series name - Maisie DoBBs
Q found in author name - JacQueline Winspear
Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs #3
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.
Word spelled: AT
Arkansas Traveler by Earlene Fowler
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Option 1 - Read a book with the main page genre "Science Fiction" or "Young Adult".
Top two genres on this book's main page are Young Adult and Science Fiction.
Mr. Was by Pete Hautman
Points this post: 100
Points to date: 100
Dlmrose
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Lauren Jodi's task: The X-Philes
option 3, spies, double agents: All the Old Knives: A Novel by Olen Steinhauer
25.8 - Catherine T's task: Diverse Reading
Both books and both authors are new-to-me.
Vietnamese author: Ru by Kim Thúy
Native Canadian author : Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese
25.11 - Jamie NYC's task: Summer In The City
option 1, set in NYC: The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop by Steve Osborne
option 4, set more than 50% in Mexico "stretches from the cities, mountains, and deserts of Mexico" : The Cartel: A Novel by Don Winslow
total = 385
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Lauren Jodi's task: The X-Philes
option 3, spies, double agents: All the Old Knives: A Novel by Olen Steinhauer
25.8 - Catherine T's task: Diverse Reading
Both books and both authors are new-to-me.
Vietnamese author: Ru by Kim Thúy
Native Canadian author : Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese
25.11 - Jamie NYC's task: Summer In The City
option 1, set in NYC: The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop by Steve Osborne
option 4, set more than 50% in Mexico "stretches from the cities, mountains, and deserts of Mexico" : The Cartel: A Novel by Don Winslow
total = 385

Read TWO books in the same series
I read:


They are #12 and #13 in the Inspector Thanet series
POINTS
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 135
GR Author:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 6
GRA Total: 2
BB Total:

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
set mainly on the Caribbean islands of Jamaica and Dominica; author was born in Dominica.
Points this post: 10
Season Total: 50

Sorry. It will throw off my totals in the next post, I'll try to get those fixed ASAP.

She Makes It Look Easy by Marybeth Whalen
The acronym is SMILE.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 210

Book 1: I read Autumn's Flame from The Seasons Series It's #4 in the series.
The mmp is here: Autumn's Flame
Book 2: I read A Love for All Seasons from The Seasons Series It's #5 in the series.
The mmp is here: A Love for all Seasons
Denise Domning is a GRA for 2 tickets.
New points this post: 25
Total w/this post: 205 - adjusted total?
GRA tickets this post: 2
Total w/this post: 6 adjusted total
Big Books this post: 0
Total w/this post: 3
Post: 1094

Help Thread
Read TWO books in the same series.
I read The Confessor (#3 in the Gabriel Allon series) and A Death In Vienna which is #4 in the Gabriel Allon series.
Points: 95
Books read: 8
Tasks completed: 6
GR authors: 5

Read a book written by a female author who has a first, middle, or last name that starts with the letter K.
The Wild Girls by Ursula K. Le Guin
Task total=5
Grand total=150

15.1 - Yin and Yang
Book 1 (WHITE)

Avi Steinberg is a Goodreads author.
Book 2 (BLACK)

Emily Gould is a Goodreads author.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Option 4:

Matthew Quick is a Goodreads author.
POINTS
This Post: 35
Total Points: 230
Books Read: 18
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]

20.7 Shorter is Sweeter
Option 4-Cover of book is 50% blue
The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand

Elin Hilderbrand is a GoodReads author
CURRENT POST
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 90
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0

5.4 - Ebisu
Shield of Fire - Boone Brux (FISH = S-H-ield of F-I-re) 6/26
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 130
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books - 500+: (0)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
130/1085 POINTS

I already received credit for 5.1 using Murder Past Due but I'm moving that book to 15.6.
5.1 - Benzaiten
Pinned for Murder - Elizabeth Lynn Casey (m.c. is a librarian) 6/29
Goodreads Author
15.6 - Rock Around the Clock

Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 145
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books - 500+: (0)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
145/1085 POINTS

5.5 Fukurokuju
Book with Books about Books in genre
The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Ones) Saved My Life by Andy Miller
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5.7 Jurojin
Book with the word old in title
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
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10.5 Caribbean American History
Book on approved list
A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
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15.3 Now Appearing
Option 2
Movie - The Equalizer http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455944/?...
Name - MICHAEL caine
The Equalizer: A Novel by Michael Sloan
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20.9 Moderators Pet
Option 2 - authors initials found in StamPede parade
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
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25.11 Jamie's NYC Task
Book 1 - Option 1 - set in NYC - described in summary, approved post 51 in help thread
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Book 2 - Option 5 - Music in genre
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
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30.4 Dlmroses Task
Book 1 - On the Beach by Alex Garland
Book 2 - The Body on the Beach by Simon Brett
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Previous Total - 60
This post - 110
New Total - 170

5.4 - Ebisu
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins Word used: FISH
Points this post: 5
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Total Points: 20

30.3 - Donna Jo's task: Going My Way?
Option 2:

Option 3:

Points this post: 30
Total Points: 85
Goodreads Authors this post: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0

TASK NAME: 20.4 Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
Option 1: Read a book that is identified as book #2 or #6 in a series
Death of Riley by Rhys Bowen
Qualifier: Molly Murphy #2
Points this task: 20
Points Total: 250
Tasks Completed: 15
GR Author: 11
Big Books: 0

5.6 - Hotei
A book that is nonfiction with the genre "Humor," "Funny," or "Comedy" listed as a main page genre.
The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank by Erma Bombeck -- Nonfiction; Humor on main page with 251 users
Points This Post: 5
GR Authors This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Points: 190
Total GR Authors: 12
Total Big Book Tickets: 0

15.2 Outfoxed
Book 1. #1 in series
In the Night Garden
Book 2 – 'Fire' in title
The Fires of Autumn
25.1 In a Series
I read 2 books from the Five Hundred kingdoms series
Beauty and the Werewolf
The Snow Queen
This post 40 points
Total to date 140 points

20.3 - Best Review - Meghanly's task: ACRONYMS

***GoodReads Author***
Points this Post 20
Total Points 100
Tasks Completed 5
Books Read 5
Total Pages 1571
GoodReads Authors 5
Big Book Tickets
Big Books-500+:0

25.11 - Jamie NYC's task: Summer In The City
Option 1: Read a book set in NYC Taken in Death, E-BOOK ONLY, approved at line 1815 of the verification thread
Option 3: a book with Sports as a main page genre Bound
30.2 - Jonquil’s task
I chose to do Option 2 twice
The Promise, wedding taking place on a deck near the sea
Rock Hard, members of a family watching a rugby game and celebrating a goal (there's cheering and kissing)
Points: 55
Total points: 325

25.5 - Bluemoon's task: Summer Fun
Option A: Borrowed book from Nashville Public Library (yay libraries!!) Precinct 13
Option B: boat looks like Star Trek's starship Enterprise, disappointed they didn't draw it that way for cover- Adongiva
Precinct 13
Tate Hallaway
6/29 Paperback, 308 pages
Adongiva
Jim Costello
6/28 Paperback, 292 pages

Points this post: 25
Total points: 625
Books posted: 52
Tasks complete: 45
Pages this post: 600
Total pages as of this post: 14384

25.6 - Dakimel's task: Internship or Summer School?
Option 3: college student taking classes
Anne of the Island
L.M. Montgomery
6/29 Paperback, 304 pages
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 12.0
Option 4: Instrument on cover (also taking college classes, btw)
Never Say Never
Kailin Gow
6/27 Paperback, 245 pages

Points this post: 25
Total points: 650
Books posted: 54
Tasks complete: 46
Pages this post: 549
Total pages as of this post: 14933

Task 25.3 - Straight Letter, Crooked Letter
book 1: read a book with an author (or title - both work!) with straight letters initials
Mistral's Kiss by Laurell K Hamilton
book 2: read a book with an author with crooked letter initials
Fiancé by Friday by Catherine Bybee
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points this post - 25
total points = 345

Dice rolled were 1&3
Book 1: A, 1 time Gretel and the Case of the Missing Frog Prints: A Brothers Grimm Mystery by P.J. Brackston aka Paula Brackston
**GR AUTHOR**
Book 2: E, 3 times The Maze Runner by James Dashner **GR AUTHOR**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 2
Books read:3
Goodreads authors this post: 2
Goodreads authors total: 3
Big Books this post:0 (1000+)
Big Books total: 0 (1000+)

15.8 - Dearly Departed
The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Fantasy genre
***Neil Gaiman is a GR author***
Current post:
Points: 15
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 95
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 0

Repost from Message 1088 with AR Book Finder information.
15.6 - Rock Around the Clock
Read a book with a clock face on the cover.

AR Book Finder: IL - MG; BL - 6.7; AR pts - 7.0
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Option 1 - Read a book with the main page genre "Science Fiction" or "Young Adult".
Top two genres on this book's main page are Young Adult and Science Fiction.
Mr. Was by Pete Hautman
AR Bookfinder: IL - UG
Points this post: 35
Points to date: 100

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Mary P's task: Summer is for Relaxing
Option1:

(added March 3, 2010 which is probably the week I joined Goodreads - Number 7 on my list
20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
Option 2:

(fantasy)
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!
Option 2:

25.12 - Delicious Dee's task: 500 Questions
2. Format -

The Widening Gyre Paperback, 192 pages
AND
4.Top Ten Challenge –

Paperback, 304 pages Sidney Chambers and the Problem of Evil
I read the kindle books but linked to the pb books for page #.
Chosen on June 3, 2015 - Mystery
Total Points = 635

OPTION 3 - The Gauguin Connection one of several books at #60 on the list.
25.5 - SUMMER FUN
OPTION 1 - The Good Daughters which I borrowed from the library.
OPTION 2 -

30.1 - AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY
BOOK 1 - Benjamin Franklin's Bastard: A Novel which has American History on the main page and 384 pages.
BOOK 2 - Huge which has 320 pages.
384 + 320 = 704
30.2 - TAKING IT TO THE STREETS
OPTION 2 - The Royal Marriage Arrangement. In one scene in the book citizens take to the streets to try and catch a glimpse of the bride on her way to the church.
OPTION 2 - Star Spangled Murder. In which the citizens of the town come together for a Fourth of July Picnic.
TOTAL POINTS - 285

Read a book that has all of the letters in FISH or all of the letters in LUCK in its title/subtitle.
FISH
Br i e f Encounter s with C h e Guevara
Brief Encounters with Che Guevara: Stories (2006) by Ben Fountain (Hardcover, 229 pages)
50 + 05 = 55
Tasks Completed: 05
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 50 + 05 = 55
Books read: 05
Pages read: 1,623
Read but not claimed: 07
Goodreads Authors: 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+

5.9 – Takarabune
I read

Previous point total: 250
New points this post: 5
Total points: 255
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 17
GRA tickets this post: 0
Total GRA: 8
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2

*Sci-Fi MPG
*Anthem
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter
Option 1 - Young Adult MPG
*City of Bones
*Cassandra Clare is a Goodreads Author
25.5 - Bluemoon's task: Summer Fun
Option A, Free Book.
*Thirteen Reasons Why
*This book was borrowed from the Library.
*Jay Asher is a Goodreads Author
Option C, Author's initials in FAMILY GATHERING
*We Are Called to Rise: A Novel
*Laura McBride is a Goodreads Author
Points This Post:60
Total Points: 90
Total Books Read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]

Option 1 – Title includes the word GIRL
Nature Girl
(I listened to audio / MMP: Nature Girl)
Option 2 – Author initials match Martha Reeves – Middle initial may be disregarded
Children of God ✔ – 29June15
*** Mary Doria Russell is a Goodreads author ***
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 90 points
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0

15.7 - Birth of a Nation: Read a book set at least 50% in one (or more) of those countries*, as noted on Summer National Days Country List.
*Use Washington D.C. for the United States.
I read a book set in Washington DC, USA.
The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35

Thriller or horror as genre
Blood Orchids by ***Goodreads Author Toby Neal
15.1 - Yin and Yang
Book with predominantly white cover
The Profiler's Daughter: A Sky Stone Thriller by P.M. Steffen

Book with predominantly black cover
Lethal Prescription by ***Goodreads Author Maureen Mullis

Points this post: 25
Total Points: 70/1085
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 6
GoodReads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
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5.9 - Takarabune - Read a book with something that can be eaten (by humans) on the cover
*I claim one Big Book Ticket
POINTS
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 285
GR Author: 1
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 17