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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2015
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Summer Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Scooter&Siam 15.6 - Rock Around the Clock
Read a book with a clock face on the cover. The display may be analog or digital; a pocketwatch, wristwatch, alarm clock, grandfather clock, building clock, etc. but the clock hands or the time must be visible.
Required: Include the cover
I read All the President's Menus by Julie Hyzy.
The cover has clock face with the hands and time visible.
I am claiming Julie Hyzy as a GRA.
Points: 15
Total: 140
GRA: 6
Big Books: 1
Tasks: 11
MARWA 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".
Insurgent by Veronica Roth.
*** Veronica Roth is a GRA ***
*** +500 BB Ticket ***
25.9 - Elizabeth B's task: Roll of the Dice
Requirements: I rolled 1 & 2.
Book 1: One T.
City of Glass by Paul Auster.
Book 2: Two E's.
Divergent by Veronica Roth.
*** Veronica Roth is a GRA ***
*** +500 BB Ticket ***
Points claimed for this post: 45
Total Points: 125
Tasks Completed so far: 6
Books Read for this challenge so far: 9
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: +500(2), +750(0), +1000(0)
15.7 Birth of a NationI read The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown - set entirely in Washington DC
Claiming a GRA ticket for Dan Brown and a BB ticket for The Lost Symbol -- 509 pages
30.3 Going My Way?
I chose option 2 and read Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver - last name O
Claiming a GRA ticket for Lauren Oliver
I also chose option 3 and read
by Joakim Zander - solid white title letters 30.6 Dancing in the Streets
Book 1 - The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey - matching word "girl" from "My Girl" (460 pages)
Claiming a GRA ticket for M.R. Carey
Book 2 - So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson - initials JR match Jimmy Ruffin (290 pages)
Combined page total more than 500
New Total: 135
20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!Option 1 - Biting Cold by Chloe Neill, a Goodreads author
Sixth in series
POINTS: 225
Mod
10.10 - Haiku!
5 word title: Death in the Truffle Wood by Pierre Magnan
15.4 - The Big O
one book option
Open Season by Linda Howard, romance + open
15.6 - Rock Around the Clock
The Christmas Clock by Kat Martintotal = 425
5.2 Genre CrimeJustice Hall
Laurie R. King is a GRA for 1 ticket.
25.2 Summer's Bounty
I chose to use Option 1 twice: Author's initials in RHUBARB
Book 1: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Alan Bradley is a GRA for 1 ticket.
Book 2: A Lady in Defiance
Heather Blanton is a GRA for 1 ticket.
30.2 Takin’ It to the Streets
Option 1 Magical Place
Death Comes to London
The setting is Regency-era London, which always seems magical.
Option 2: Public celebration
Long Summer Nights
The heroine is in the area to cover the Summer Nights Festival which takes place outdoors about half-way through the book.
Kathleen O'Reilly is a GRA for 1 ticket.
30.3 Going My Way?
Option 2: Author's last name begins with L
Max Lucado 3-in-1: The Great House of God / Just Like Jesus / When Christ Comes
Author Max Lucado
This is a Big Book at 720 pages, for 1 ticket.
Option 3: Title solid blue
Karen Witemeyer is a GRA for 1 ticket.
30.7 Celebrating Summer
Option 1: Floral bouquet on the cover
Lisa Kleypas is a GRA for 1 ticket.
Option 3: Set in vacation place
Dead Sea Cipher
This is set in Lebanon and Israel, where I would love to vacation and tour the historic sites. (And visit my old penpal from Lebanon.)
New points this post: 120
Total w/this post: 420
GRA tickets this post: 6
Total w/this post: 17
Big Books this post: 1
Total w/this post: 4
Post: 1182
Sheila25.2 - Shiraloo's task: Summer’s Bounty
I chose to do option 1 twice
Ghostman by Roger HobbsAND
The Fear Index by Robert Harris30.4 - Dlmrose’s Task: Title Time
Book 1:
The Nightmare by Lars KeplerAND
Book 2:
The Nightmare Thief by Meg Gardiner30.6 - Sandy's task: Dancing in the Streets
Book 1:
The Girl in the Green Raincoat by Laura Lippman(My Girl)
Paperback, 163 pages The Girl in the Green Raincoat
AND
Book 2:
Crosscut: An Evan Delaney Novel by Meg Gardiner(Marvin Gaye)
Mass Market Paperback, 438 pages
Crosscut
Total Points = 745
Becks25.8 - Catherine T's task: Diverse Reading
Read two books by authors from diverse backgrounds and/or cultures.
Book 1: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Book 2: The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez
Neither of these books are re-reads and both of the authors are new to me.
Cristina Henriquez is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 25
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Points: 40
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0, 750+: 0, 1000+: 0
5.1 - Benzaiten Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian
Approved in Task Help Thread
5.8 - Kudokuten
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
25.4 - Beth Robinson's task: Science & Writing
Option 1:
A Leg to Stand On
Option 2:
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
Total points: 90
10.10 - Haiku! Read a book with a title consisting of 5 or 7 words. A Good Man Is Hard To Find By Flannery O'Connor
15.2 - Outfoxed
1. Read a book that is #1, #5, #7 or #9 in a series.
From Russia with Love (James Bond #5) By Ian Fleming
2. Read a book with one of those words in the title or subtitle. (Heaven (or Celestial or Prime), Void (or Dark), Wind, Spirit, Fire, Earth, River, Ocean, Mountain, Forest, Thunder, Time, Sound)
Heaven Cracks, Earth Shakes: The Tangshan Earthquake and the Death of Mao's China By James Palmer (Heaven)
15.4 - The Big O ONE BOOK OPTION
Read a book with the genre sexuality, romance or erotica on its main book page AND with a word that begins with the letter O in the title or subtitle
The Color of Secrets by Lindsay Ashford (Of) (GRA)
15.9 - Take a Ride Read a book with a name in the title or subtitle.
The Vatican Pimpernel: The Wartime Exploits of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty by Brian Fleming
25.11 - Jamie NYC's task: Summer In The City
Option 3. Sports: Read a book with "Sports" as a main page genre.
Shoeless Joe By W.P. Kinsella (Sports)
Option 5. Arts/Entertainment: Read a book with "Art," "Film," or "Movies" as a main page genre.
I Am Spartacus!: Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist By Kirk Douglas (Film)
30.2 - Jonquil’s task: Takin’ It to the Streets
1. Read a book set in a place that you now consider, or once considered, magical.
Thunderball by Ian Fleming (Bahamas)
1. Read a book set in a place that you now consider, or once considered, magical.
For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming (Jamaica)
The books take place in the Bahamas and Jamaica. I was born in Hawaii, and spent my childhood in Guam, both islands in the Pacific. Islands hold a special mystery and allure, and a lot of my childhood memories feel magical. I have never been to the Caribbean, but the magical appeal of the islands is very real for me.
Total points: 560
GRA This Post: 1
Didi302310.8 - Ulysses, again!
Read a book set at least 50% in Ireland or written by an author who was born or currently lives in Ireland.
Ulysses by James Joyce
CURRENT POST
Points: 10
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 1 (1078 pages)
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 200
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:1
SandyDTask 20.4 Julie De's Task - Happy Birthday
Option 1 - Soaring (Magdalene #2) by Kristen Ashley
Task points = 20
Total points = 215
M1NKSREASSIGNMENT
Please change my previously assigned book from 10.3 to:
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".
The Thief of Always
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6.0
POINTS
Points This Post: -10 + 20 = 10
Points Total: 350
GR Author: 1
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 22
Andy P.Task # 30.5 - Teri-k's task: Good Old Summertime?
Option 1 For this option, the title and subtitle of the book you read must contain all the letters in SAUNA, including two A's.
by Thomas H. CookA DANCER in the DUST
Option 2 For this task read a book whose cover has a baseball on the cover
by Leslie Dana Kirby baseball located under the "e" in Game, above the KI in the author's last namePoints this post: 30
Total points: 255
Devon20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
Option 1: Read a book that is identified as book #2 or #6 in a series on Goodreads (series title, #).
I read Finders Keepers by Stephen King.
perletwo25.5 - Bluemoon's task: Summer Fun - B. ON THE WATER - For this option read a book that has a boat on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover when you post.
Istanbul Passage: A NovelC. WITH THE FAMILY - For this option read a book where the authors initials can be found in FAMILY GATHERING. All initials count and letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Mr. Kiss and Tell by Rob Thomas
Points this task: 25
Total points: 500
Books read: 35
Tasks completed: 24
Jen UT20.5 - Bigger is Better – Camilla’s task: Dragon Kings
Option 1: The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards
Points this Post: 20
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Total Points: 40
repostJayme(the ghostreader)
25.13 It isn't Usagi
Retelling
A Kiss in Timeby Alex Flinn
Alex Flinn is a goodreads author.
Option 3 Single girl on the cover
by Sara ShepardSara Shepard is a goodreads author.
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 4
Big Books Claimed: 0
Goodreads authors: 3, Sara Shepard, Alex Flinn, Laurien Berenson
Tasks Points: 25
Grand Total: 45
10.5 - June is Caribbean American Heritage Month!book set in a Caribbean Country
A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 80/1085
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 7
GoodReads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
SAM ID10.2 - It's Hurricane Season Again!
read a book by an author whose first name matches one of the hurricane names for this year.
Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
*Patricia is on of the listed names for the Pacific Hurricanes
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10.6 - What is GR up to?
read a book from one of the Goodreads monthly reading lists
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
*Book is #43 on the March 2015 list
**Anthony Doerr is a GR author, 1 ticket**
**Book has 531 pages, 1 BB ticket**
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15.5 - Witch Hunt
read a book with the paranormal genre
Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
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15.8 - Dearly Departed
read a book with the fantasy genre
Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
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20.5 - Dragon Kings
Option 1: read a book with a body of water on the cover
by Elizabeth Camden*approved in message 2 of help thread
**Elizabeth Camden is a GR Author, 1 ticket**
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20.6 - It Was Ability That Mattered, Not Disability
Option 1: read a book that is about a deaf person or a deaf experience.
It Happened at the Fair by Deeanne Gist
*approved in message 2 of help thread*
**Deeanne Gist is a GR author, 1 ticket**
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Points: 90
Total Points: 140
GRA Tickets: 9
BB Tickets: 2
Readerboard name: Kelly B25.8 - Catherine T's task: Diverse Reading
Read two books by authors from diverse backgrounds and/or cultures.
The Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin
A Personal Matter by Kenzaburō Ōe
Neither book is a re-read, and both authors are new to me.
Points this post:25
Total points:140
5.2 - BishamontenRead a book with the genre "Crime" listed as a main page genre.
The Chase by Janet Evanovich *Goodreads Author*
TASK TOTALS
Points: 5
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets:
CHALLENGE TOTALS
Points: 220
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
5.8 - KudokutenI've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
female author; last name starts with K
Points this post: 5
Season Total: 55
Adria25.5 - Bluemoon's task: Summer Fun
I chose options A & C
Option A: Read a free book
The Ten Commandments: Still the Best Moral Code
This book was a gift from a friend.
Option C: Read a book where the authors initials can be found in FAMILY GATHERING
Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Points this post: 25
Total points: 60
RepostJayme(theghostreader)
25.13 It's Not Usagi
Retelling
A Kiss in Timeby Alex Flinn
Alex Flinn is a goodreads author
Option 3
by Sara ShepardGirl on the cover
Sara Shepard is a goodreads author
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 4
Big Books Claimed: 0
Goodreads authors: 3, Sara Shepard, Alex Flinn, Laurien Berenson
Tasks Points: 25
Grand Total: 45
15.9 - Take a RideRead a book with a name in the title or subtitle. At least the first AND last name appearing together (Mark Twain) or title/honorific and name (King Arthur, Mr. Toad) must be present.
The The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce has the name "Miss Queenie Hennessy" in the title.
Points This Post: 15
GR Authors This Post: 0
Total Points:125
Total GR Authors: 5
Books Read: 8
Challenges Posted: 6
25.3 - Andy P's task: Straight Letter, Crooked LetterBook 1 - Read a book written by an author whose initials are ALL "Straight"
Adam's Apple by Liv Morris GR's Author
Book 2 - Read a book whose author's initials are all "Crooked"
Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones GR's Author
Current Points:25
Total Points:60
Tasks Completed:3
GR's Author:5
Big Book Tickets:1
JeniferTask 15.8 Dearly Departed
fantasy genre: Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole
*Kresley Cole is a GR Author = 1 GRA ticket*
Points This Post: 15
GRA This Post: 1
BB Ticket This Post:
Total Points: 250
Total GRA: 11
Total BBT: 1
15.4 – The Big OHelen of Sparta
by Amalia Carosella
Book fulfills both requirements: genre (romance - 10 users) + letter in title starting with o ("of")
Amalia Carosella is a GRA
This post:
15 points
1 GRA
Task 25.4 - Science & WritingOption 1: Read a non-fiction book with the genre or sub-genre "engineering" or "science" OR read a book in which the main protagonist is a scientist or engineer of some variety.
Specifically approved :: The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer (2015) by Sydney Padua (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 320 pages)
**Sydney Padua is a Goodreads Author.**
Option 2: Read a non-fiction book with the genre or sub-genre "writing" OR read a book in which the main protagonist is an author or journalist as a career, not just as a hobby.
Specifically approved :: The Fifth Heart (2015) by Dan Simmons (Hardcover, 618 pages)
**The Fifth Heart is a Big Book (618 pages) Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
65 + 25 = 90
Tasks Completed: 07
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 65 + 25 = 90
Books read: 08
Pages read: 2,916
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 02
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
trishhartuk10.5. June is Caribbean American Heritage Month!
Read a book set in one of the Caribbean countries or written by an author who was born or currently lives in one of the Caribbean countries. Fictional Caribbean islands will work if the GR description clearly identifies them as being in the Caribbean.
A Meditation on Murder, Robert Thorogood
Saint Marie is a fictional island, but it is identified as being in the Caribbean in the book's Goodreads Description.
Read the kindle edition: PB reference:
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 15
Points So Far: 240
Total GRAs: 8
Total Big Books: (500+) 1
JUKKA10.1 - Summer Reading
Read a book from one of the summer reading lists.
Nexus by Ramez Naam, off the San Francisco Public Library 2014 Adult Summer Reading List. Ramez Naam is a Goodreads author.
Points This Post: 10
GR Authors This Post: 1
Total Points: 140
Total GR Authors: 4
Books Read: 13
Mimi Michele30.4 Dimrose’s Task: Title Time
Book One: Five Days: Which days would you choose? by Matt Micros
and
Book Two: Five Days in Summer by Kate Pepper
Both authors are Good Reads authors
CURRENT POST
Points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 135
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
10.5. June is Caribbean American Heritage Month!I read The Marriage of Opposites, which took place almost entirely in St Thomas, which is part of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Points: 105
Books read: 9
Tasks completed: 8
GR authors: 5
pages read: 3279
5.8 KudoKutenGreat House by Nicole Krauss Last name begins with K.
10.6 What Is GoodReads up to:
From the March 2015 list #27
A Country Called Childhood: Children and the Exuberant World by Jay Griffiths
15.5 Witch Hunt:
The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
15.9 Take a Ride:
The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
20.6 Brikie's Task--It Was Ability that Mattered:
1. Burn Down the Ground: A Memoir by Kambri Crews Her father (who is the focus of this book) and mother are both deaf.
Today's Total: 65
Grand Total: 350
NARUMON5.5 Fukurokuju
Main genre contains Books about Books
When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II by Molly Guptill Manning. Books about Books shelved by 45 users.
15.8 Dearly Departed
Main page genre: Science Fiction or Fantasy
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood. Fantasy shelved by 251 users.
**** Margaret Atwood is a Goodreads Author ****
30.5 Teri-k's Task: Good Old Summertime?
Option 1: Title contains the word SAUNA
In Search of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires by Raymond T. McNally and Radu Florescu. The title contains SAUNA in the following manner: In Search of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires
Option 3: Published before 1956 and contains "classics" as main page genre
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. The book was first published in 1890 and is shelved as a classics by 12,755 users.
30.7 Pamela3265's Task: Celebrating Summer
Option 3: Book set in a place you want to vacation
The Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J.Rose. I went on a family trip to Paris when I was young, and would love to go back again!
**** M.J. Rose is a Goodreads Author ****
Option 4: Cover has something that would be found at country fairs
by James Herriot. The cover contains a horse, a cow, and a pig, which are farm animals that can be found at country fairs. IN THIS POST:
POINTS: 5 + 15 + 30 + 30 = 80
Goodreads Author: 2
Big Book: 0
TOTAL SO FAR
Points: 200 + 80 = 280
Goodreads Author: 8 + 2 = 10
Big Book: 1 + 0 = 1
MARWA Reposting to claim BB tickets
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".
Insurgent by Veronica Roth.
*** 525 pages qualifies for 1 BB Ticket ***
*** Veronica Roth is a GRA ***
25.9 - Elizabeth B's task: Roll of the Dice
Requirements: I rolled 1 & 2.
Book 1: One T.
City of Glass by Paul Auster.
Book 2: Two E's.
Divergent by Veronica Roth.
*** 576 pages qualifies for 1 BB Ticket ***
*** Veronica Roth is a GRA ***
Points claimed for this post: 45
Total Points: 125
Tasks Completed so far: 6
Books Read for this challenge so far: 9
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: +500(2), +750(0), +1000(0)
Jasmiina F10.3- Ghost stories around the campfire:
Read a book with the main page genre horror or thriller:
Bedlam, Vol. 2 by Nick Spencer.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 230
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Delicious Dee15.8 - Dearly Departed
Song of the Navigator - Astrid Amara (GR Author) - shelved as science fiction by 26ppl
30.4 - Dlmrose’s Task: Title Time
Book 1 - Closed Doors
Book 2 - Behind Closed Doors - Shannon McKenna (GR Author)
Points This Post: 45
Points Total: 265
Goodreads Authors: 16
Nick KY30.7 Pamela’s Summer Celebration
Option 2. Family Reunion. The author’s initials can be found in REUNION. I read The Courilof Affair by Irène Némirovsky.
Option 4. County Fair Time. An object on the cover you would expect to find exhibited at a county fair. I read A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami, with a lamb on the cover, as would be judged at a county fair.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 370
Becky P15.1 - Yin and Yang
Book 1
by Pauline Wiles***Pauline Wiles is a GRA***
Book 2
by Amy Crook***Amy Crook is a GRA***
Points this post-15
Total Points-190
Total GRA-11
Total BB-
Readerboard name JAIR**** Repost****
15.5 - Witch Hunt
Read a book that has Paranormal genre on main page
The Midnight Witch by Paula Brackston -- GRA
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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Read a book with YA genre on the main page
UnWholly (UnWind #2) by Neal Shusterman -- GRA
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**Goodreads Author(s)
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Points this post: 35
Total Points: 120
Books Read this Post: 2
Total Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed this Post: 2
Total Tasks Completed: 7
Goodreads Authors this Post: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Book(s) this Post : 0
Total Big Book(s): 0
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - BriKie's task: It Was Ability that Mattered, Not DisabilityOption 3. Read a book from the list. Found on page 1.
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (GR author)
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 10
GR authors: 3
Big books: 1
NICOLE OH15.9 - Take a Ride
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender (Ava Lavender is the character's full name- approved in help thread)
Leslye Walton is a Goodreads author.
25.1- Angel **Book Junkie**’s task: In a Series
Burned and Crushed
(books 12 and 13 in the Pretty Little Liars series)
Sara Shepard is a Goodreads author (and I believe this earns two tickets because it counts by books read, right?)
POINTS
This Post: 40
Total Points: 270
Books Read: 21
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
KSWHO20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
Option 2: Read a book with American, Fantasy, Western, Adventure, OR Science Fiction as a main page genre. Genres may be embedded or stand-alone.
The Name of the Wind
Fantasy as main page genre.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
SClosson10.3 - Ghost Stories Around the Campfire
Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver
Genre: Thriller
25.9 - Roll of the Dice
Rolled 2 & 3
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
2 As
From the Moment We Met by Marina Adair
3 Ts
25.11 - Summer in the City
Option 1:
Tangled by Emma Chase
Whole story is in New York City.
Option 2:
Where She Went by Gayle Forman
Both main characters are musicians and Music is a genre.
Points this Post: 60
Total Points: 320
Morgan Faeriesfolly15.4 The Big O
(ONE book option)
REQUIRED: Read a book with the genre sexuality, romance or erotica on its main book page. The genre may be stand alone, embedded, or within another genre like Historical Romance.
Has MPG 'Romance'
REQUIRED: Read a book with a word that begins with the letter O in the title or subtitle.
Onyx
Selection: Onyx (Lux #2) -- Jennifer L. Armentrout
Jennifer L. Armentrout is a **GRA**
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 450/1085
Books Read: 38
Completed Tasks: 31/61
Pages Read: 10492
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
KSWHO 10.1 - Summer Reading
Read book on reading list
Book found on TED blog 2014 Summer Reading List- http://blog.ted.com/your-summer-readi...
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 30
Books read: 2
Tasts completed: 2
20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!I chose Option 2: Read a book with American, Fantasy, Western, Adventure, OR Science Fiction as a main page genre.
Dreams of Sleep by Josephine Humphreys
approved for genre "American" in task help thread
Task total=20
Grand total=190
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20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
Option 2- science fiction genre on main page
Son by Lois Lowry
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
AB Bookfinder Info
Son
Lowry, Lois
AR Quiz No. 153883 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG+ - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 11.0
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP
Book Rating Rating: 3.5
Total Points- 45
Total Tasks- 2
Goodreads Authors- 1
Big Books- 0