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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2015
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Summer Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Shiraloo20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Lauren Jodi's task: The X-Philes
The Spy Who Wants Me by Lucy Monroe
REQUIRED: Option 3, the main character is a spy...from para 2 of the Goodreads description: "Beau Ruston knows Elle is a government spy"
*Lucy Monroe is a GRA*
30.3 - Donna Jo's task: Going My Way?
Book1: Beautiful Broken Rules by Kimberly Lauren
REQUIRED: Option 2, last name begins with L
Book2: Paper Towns by John Green
REQUIRED: Option 3,
title is in Red*Kimberly Lauren is a GRA*
*John Green is a GRA*
CURRENT POST
Points: 50
Goodreads Authors: 3
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 480
Goodreads Authors: 21
CEELEETask 5.1 Benzaiten
Read a book with a librarian as the featured character in the story.
I chose Curiosity Thrilled The Cat by Sofie kelly.
The main character Kathleen Paulson is a librarian in a small town in Minnesota.
Curiosity Thrilled the Cat
Total Points for this Task: 5
Author Ticket:0
Big Book Ticket: 0
Total points for Sumner Challenge: 5
Total Author Tickets for Sumner Challenge: 0
Total Big Book Credits for Summer Challenge: 0
FANDURY5.9 - Takarabune
Read a book with something that can be eaten (by humans) on the cover.
by P.B. RyanThere is a bread, some nuts and a lemon on the cover.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 150
Books Read: 18
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
5.9 Takarabune
by Margaret Powell. I looove to read cook books, especially chatty ones like this one.10.2 It's Hurricane Season Again:
Using the Atlantic list:
Bill Moyers Journal: The Conversation Continues by Bill Moyers Bill is the second name on the list.
10.5 June Is Caribbean American Month:
The Dead Yard: A Story of Modern JamaicaIan Thomson set in Jamaica.
15.3 Now appearing:
One book option
Enigma by Robert Harris
This book was okayed in post 22 of help thread.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0157583/f...
Actor is Robert Downey Jr.
Today's Total: 40
Grand Total: 390
Mod
15.7 - Birth of a Nation
set in #61 on list Norfolk Island (Australia): Heart of a Beast by Josephine De Moor
25.12 - Delicious Dee's task: 500 Questions
option 2, #5 in series: Empty Ever After by Reed Farrel Coleman, 259 pages
option 3, author matches Richard: I Am Legend by Richard Matheson, 122 pages
259 +122 = 381
30.3 - Donna Jo's task: Going My Way?
option 2, author named Mary: Bastards: A Memoir by Mary Anna King
option 5, non-fiction set in Australia, a place I hope to visit. I live in the U.S.: Tracks (Movie Tie-in Edition): A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson
total = 540
15.6 - Rock Around the ClockRead a book with a clock face on the cover.
by K.C. Constantineapproved in task help thread
Task total=15
Grand total=215
Marina H5.6 - Hotei
How to Be a Woman
10.1 - Summer Reading
The Girl on the Train
Found on Gear Patrol 2015 Summer Reading List
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Option 1: Cold Fire
Science fiction as main page genre
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Mhairi's task: UNESCO Cities
Option 1: Knots and Crosses
Set in Edinburgh
30.5 - Teri-k's task: Good Old Summertime?
Option 1: Amon min bedstefar ville have skudt mig
Option 3: Frankenstein
Points this post: 85
Total points: 200
10.10 - Haiku!Read a book with a title consisting of 5 or 7 words.
I read:
Title has 5 words:
The
Girl
On
The
Train
Claiming a GRA ticket for Paula Hawkins
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25.4 - Beth Robinson's task: Science & Writing
Option 1: Read a non-fiction book with the genre or sub-genre "engineering" or "science"
I read:
Book has been shelved as "Non-Fiction" by 5,791 users and as "Science" by 2,381 users
Claiming a GRA ticket for Rebecca Skloot
Option 2: Read a book in which the main protagonist is an author or journalist as a career, not just as a hobby.
I read:
Book was approved here
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POINTS
Points This Post: 35
Points Total: 170
GR Author: √
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 8
GRA Total: 4
BB Total:
trishhartuk30.2 Jonquil’s Task: Takin’ It to the Streets
This is a TWO book task; you may read books from both options or repeat one option with two different books. REQUIRED: State which option(s) you chose when you post.
1) 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.
The Horse and His Boy, CS Lewis
AR Quiz No. 200108 EN Fiction. Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MY - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8.0
REQUIRED: Tell us why you consider this place to be magical when you post.
My first “magical place” was Narnia (not Tahiti - sorry Agent Coulson). The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was the first fantasy book I remember reading, way back in the depths of time, and it left a big impression on me. Of course, back when I was eight or so, I didn’t understand the religious symbolism which I know bothers a lot of people about that particular book. Instead, I just kept wishing that “today” would be the day when the back of the wardrobe opened and I could have a wonderful adventure.
Rereading the series now, I realise that I recall some of the books much better than others. I can remember almost every bit of Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (which is my favourite in the series - decades after I first read the books, Reepicheep is still one of my favourite fictional characters ever!) However, I chose the Horse and his Boy for this task as it’s one of the ones I don’t know as well, and is therefore all the better to help me rediscover the magic!
2) Summer was also a time for festivals to honor a neighborhood church’s patron saint. Read a book in which a group of people takes to the streets to celebrate. REQUIRED: Name or describe the celebration.
A Crabby Killer, Leighann Dobbs
The book is set against the background of the town’s “Crab Festival” which has stalls selling food and produce down by the harbour.
Approved for length by Dlmrose in ebook verification thread message #4815
Goodreads Author: Yes, Leighann Dobbs is a Goodreads Author.
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
GRAs: 1
Tasks Completed: 16
Points So Far: 270
Total GRAs: 9
Total Big Books: (500+) 1
Ava Catherine5.3 Daikokuten
Read a book with one of the following words in the title/subtitle: cash, coin, gold money, rich richer, silver, wealth, wealthy.
Cup of Gold by John Steinbeck
15.4 The Big O
Book 1: A book with sexuality, romance or erotica on main book page
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
Book 2: A book with a word beginning with the letter O in the title
The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty
15.7 Birth of a Nation
Read a book set at least 50% in country from Summer Nation Days Country List. I selected France #32 on the list.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
15.8 Dearly Departed
Read a book with Science Fiction, Fantasy, or any combination of those genres.
When She Woke by Hillary Jordan
20.3 Best Review - Meghanly's task: ACRONYMS
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
IL: UG
The Outsiders=TO
25.11 Jamie NYC's task: Summer In The City
Option 1: Read a book set in NYC.
The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
Option 4: Book set in China
A Cup of Light by Nicole Mones
Current post: 95
Cumulative points: 695
Jonquil25.12 - Delicious Dee's task: 500 Questions
Total pages less than 500: 280 + 214 = 494 pages
2. Format # 5 in series: (Reed Ferguson Mystery series #5)
Out of the Past:
Renee Pawlish
7/7 Paperback, 214 pages
6. Triple Threat #3 in series: (Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels #3)
Rusty Nail
J.A. Konrath
7/7 Paperback, 280 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 800
Books posted: 66
Tasks complete: 52
Pages this post: 494
Total pages as of this post: 18665
Task # 20.4 – Author Author – Julie De – Happy BirthdayOption 2 – Genre FANTASY
Sabriel
*** Garth Nix is a Goodreads author ***
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG+ - BL: 7.3 - AR pts: 16.0
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 140 points
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
SHELLEY UT5.8 - Kudokuten
Pale Demon by Kim Harrison
Kim Harrison is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 10
Goodreads authors: 8
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Andy P.Task # 30.6 - Sandy's task: Dancing in the Streets
Book 1. Read a book, the title/subtitle of which contains a word of at least 4 letters from the title of one of these songs My Girl.
by Jane Casey(384 p) Matching word is girlBook 2. Read a book whose author has the same initials as one of these Motown artists. Stevie Wonder
by Sarah Waters(472 p)total pages= 856
Points this post: 30
Total points: 325
MIMI MICHELE5.1 Benzaiten
Read a book that features a main character who is a librarian
Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian by Avi Steinberg
Points: 5
He is a GR author
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 140
Total Goodreads Authors: 5
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+:0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Ava Catherine25.13 Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: It's not Usagi
Option 2: Read a book where a full moon can be seen on the cover.
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
Option 3: Read a book with a single girl/woman on the cover.
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
Current post: 25
Cumulative points: 720
Didi302315.5 - Witch Hunt
Read a book with the genre paranormal on its main page.
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
IL: UG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 20.0
Best Paranormal Romance Series #6
Cassandra Clare is a Goodreads author
Big book ticket at 528 pages
CURRENT POST
Points: 15
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 215
Total Goodreads Authors: 5
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+: 1
Laura E20.7 Summer Celebrations
option 1: YA as a main page genre
The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
*Brandon Sanderson is a GRA.
Points: 20
Totals
Points: 130
GRA: 8
Big Books: 500 (2)
perletwo5.2 - Bishamonten - Read a book with the genre "Crime" listed as a main page genre. The genre may be stand-alone or embedded.
The Fleet Street Murders
Points this task: 5
Total points: 560
Books read: 40
Tasks completed: 27
25.3 Andy P's Task: Straight Letter, Crooked Letter:1. The Archived by Victoria Schwab
2. Bella Cora by Phillip Margulies (I had to read this as my grandmother's name was Cora Belle. Not that she in any way resembled this character.)
25.7 Nikki's Task--Drug of Choice:
1. Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott L: MG BL 82 AR Pts 13.0 I first read this in 4th grade which set me off on a Louisa May Alcott jag, that eventually led to other 19th and early 20th century works like the weeping Elsie Dinmore and the Five Little Peppers. I always wanted to name a daughter Polly Sophronsa, but saner heads prevailed.
2. Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel because my mother made sure I had plenty of books and time to read them. In kindergarten and first grade I sat on the big chest and read aloud to her from my primers as she ironed. The Dick and Jane monotony must have driven her crazy. She set me up for a job as page at the Library when I was in Jr. High and one thing led to another and eventually to a library degree.
Today's Total: 50
Grand Total: 440
Beth Robinson20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
I read The Ghost Bride
Yangsze Choo is a GOODREADS AUTHOR
25.13 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: It's not Usagi
Read a book for each of two options
Option 4:read a NON-FICTION book with the main page genre of 'History'.
I read Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times
Option 5: read a book with a counting NUMBER found in the TITLE
I read Twelve Years a Slave
Points this post: 45
Grand total: 45
Goodreads Authors: 1
Vicki10.3 Ghost Stories around the campfire
Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippman a GRA
42 users shelved as Thriller
This post:
10 pts
1 GRA
Total:
105 pts
8 GRA
1 BB
Mod
I read Confessions of a Teen Sleuth. The first letter of each word spells out the word COATS.
20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
I chose option 2 and read The Bone Season. Fantasy is the first genre listed on the main page (and Science Fiction also shows up on the main page).
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Mhairi's task: UNESCO Cities
I chose option 1, and read Girl With Green Eyes. The book is set more than 50% in Dublin, a UNESCO City of Literature.
Points this post: 60
Total points: 365
Amy N. 30.7 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating Summer
This task will feature some of the fun events that traditionally take place during the summer months.
Option 2 – Family Reunion: read a book whose authors initials can be found in the word REUNION
Nora Roberts7/6/15Option 4 – County Fair Time: read a book with an object on the cover you would expect to find exhibited at a county fair such as fresh produce, farm animals, handcrafts, art, etc. Required:Include the cover when you post and, if it's not obvious, identify the county fair object.
Debbie Macomber Claiming GoodreadsAuthor 7/1/15
This Post: 30
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 6
Goodreads Author: 5
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Julia1035.5 - Fukurokuju
The Golden Age of Murder by Martin Edwards (Genre: Books about Books)
Martin Edwards is a Goodreads Author
15.4 - The Big O
Lady of Quality meets both requirements: Genre=Romance, "of" is title word starting with O
Post total: 20 points, 1 GRA
Challenge total points: 265
Total GRA: 8
Total BB tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 14
RESUBMIT with EBook Approval (original post 1371)TASK NUMBER :20.4 - Happy Birthday!
TASK DESCRIPTION: Read book #6 in Series (Alluring Indulgence Series)
BOOK READ:
AUTHOR:Nicole Edwards
DATE READ: 6/11/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Option 1 (Book #2 or 6 in Series)
E Book Length Approval
GR Author: Nicole Edwards is a GR Author
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TOTALS
Points This Post: 20
GR Author: 1
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 200
Total GR Author : 13
Total Big Book: 0
15.7 - Birth of a NationAstrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson
set primarily in Sweden
Points this post: 15
Season Total: 70
5.2 - BishamontenExplosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
Mystery > Crime on main page; verification if needed
Points this post: 5
Season Total: 75
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 10.4 We miss you Jane
Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch by Nancy Atherton
Qualifier: N and A in Austen
Points this task: 10
Points Total: 300
Tasks Completed: 19
GR Author: 14
Big Books: 0
TASK NUMBER :20.10 - Group ReadTASK DESCRIPTION: Read one book from the list of Group Reads
BOOK READ:
AUTHOR:Mary Roach
DATE READ: 7/7/2015
REQUIRED INFO:
Comment #1
Comment #2
GR Author: Mary Roach is a GR Author
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TOTALS
Points This Post: 20
GR Author: 1
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 220
Total GR Author : 14
Total Big Book: 0
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.Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
5.9 - Takarabune: Read a book with something that can be eaten (by humans) on the cover.
It's Not About the Broccoli: Three Habits to Teach Your Kids for a Lifetime of Healthy Eating by Dina Rose
*The cover has ice cream, grapes, and broccoli.*
5.10 - May the Gods Be Ever in Your Favor: For this task, enjoy any book of your choice.
Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis (Goodreads Author)
Points This Post: 15
Total Challenge Points: 50
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
BellaGBeartask 20.3 HE: Hollow Earth
And Carole E. Barrowman is a GR author (She co-authored this book with John Barrowman
AR bookfinder: http://www.arbookfind.com/bookdetail....
>Points this task: 20
GR author: 1
Task 20.7 option 1, sci-fi: The Massive, Vol. 2: Subcontinental
and Brian Wood is also a GR author
>Points this task:20
GR author: 1
total points this post: 40
GR: 2
This challenge: 230
GR: 6
Becky P15.8 - Dearly Departed
Grumpy Old Wizards by John O'Riley
***John O'Riley is a GRA***
Points this post-15
Total Points-250
Total GRA-13
Total BB-
Jenn Cavanaugh20.10 – Group Reads – I read The Invention of Wings and posted my review to the discussion (message 21)
*** Sue Monk Kidd = GRA ***
25.1 – Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: In a Series – I read Equal Rites & Mort from the Discworld series
25.10 – Sirena's task: My Mom Is the Best – I read The Alienist, which meets all the requirements for Option B. Author [author:Caleb Carr| is a LEO (Option1), it is #12 on the first page of Best Crime & Mystery List https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/11 (Option4), and it is over 550 pages long.
*** 599 pages = BB 500+ ***
This Post
Points This Post: 70
Tasks Completed: 3
GRA Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1 (500+)
Totals for Summer Challenge
Points This Post: 160
Tasks Completed: 6
GRA Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1 (500+)
Mimi Michele20.5 Bigger is Better
Option 1-Body of water on cover
The Love Season by Elin Hilderbrand
CURRENT POST
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 160
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Jonquil25.13 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: It's not Usagi
Option 2: moon on cover
Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble
H.P. Mallory
7/6 Paperback, 304 pages
2
3
Option 3: woman on cover
Justice Calling
Annie Bellet
7/7 Paperback, 152 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 825
Books posted: 68
Tasks complete: 53
Pages this post: 456
Total pages as of this post: 19121
NICOLE OH5.10 - May the Gods Be Ever in Your Favor
The Wishing Spell IL: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 15.0
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Mary P's task: Summer is for Relaxing
Option 1: Taft (this is THE oldest book on my to-read)
POINTS
This Post: 25
Total Points: 310
Books Read: 25
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Nick KY5.6 Hotei I read How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran, nonfiction with “Humor” as a GR genre.
10.1 Summer Reading. I read So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson, from the Gear Patrol list.
25.5 Bluemoon’s Summer Fun
Option A. In the Garden. I read a book I got for free from the library, When the Doves Disappeared by Sofi Oksanen.
Option B. On the Water. I read a book with a boat on the cover, A Sunless Sea by Anne Perry.
Points This Post: 40
Total Points So Far: 460
JennM10.2 Hurricane Season
The Wrong Man by Kate White (from the Atlantic Hurricane list)
Kate White is a Goodreads Author
10.10 Haiku
Can You Keep a Secret?
5 words in title
20.3 Acronyms
Dead Until Dark
spells DUD
25.5 Summer Fun
Option A: A Man Called Ove
Free from library
Option C: I Was Here by Gayle Forman
Gayle Forman is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 65
Points so far: 255
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books: 0
ColetteGRepost for #1379 from 7/7 I accidentally left off my reader board name. My apologies.
Task 30.1 American Independence Day
Book 1: #36 on Best American History Books
American Sphinx
by Joseph Ellis
440pages
American Sphinx The Character of Thomas Jefferson by Joseph J. Ellis
Reread for me as it was on my shelves at home and I enjoy Revolutionary/Founding Fathers History
Book 2: Read a book with a title consisting of one 4 letter word
Hyde
David Levine
416pages
Hyde by Daniel Levine
Both books added together total to 856 pages which is more than the 704 pages required.
30 points for task
Daniel Levine GRA
20.5 - Bigger is Better – Camilla’s task: Dragon KingsOption 1: Bodies of water
Read a book that shows a body of water (e.g., waterfall, river, sea, lake, pond, pool) on the cover.
Casa Clara by Kate McCabe
TASK TOTALS
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors:
Big Book Tickets:
CHALLENGE TOTALS
Points: 240
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Ava Catherine5.10 May the Gods Be Ever in Your Favor
King Leopold's Ghost: The Plunder of the Congo & the 20th Century's First Great International Human Rights Movement by Adam Hochschild
10.1 Summer Reading
Read a book from San Francisco Public Library 2014 Adult Summer Reading List.
Someone by Alice McDermott
25.10 Sirena's task: My Mom Is the Best
Option 2: book set in California
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Option 4: Best Literary Mysteries #35
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. James
30.4 Dlmrose's Task: Title Time
Book 1: The Sisters
Book 2: The Sisters Brothers
30.5 Teri-k's task: Good Old Summertime?
Option 2: A firefly on the cover
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Option 3: Read a classic.
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Current post: 100
Cumulative points: 820
Jasmiina F15.7 - 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:
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell.
*Goodreads author*
Book's setting is Nebraska, United States.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 305
GR Authors this post: 1
Total GR Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
20.10 - Group ReadsRead ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd *Claiming GRA*
I posted in the group read thread, message 22.
This Post: 20
Total: 145
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 11
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0) 1
Total Pages Read: 3617
Task: 25.6 - Dakimel's task: Internship or Summer School?Read:
Option A - A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
(Received From - Library)
Option C - Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 25
Becky P5.8 - Kudokuten
Escorted by Claire Kent
***Claire Kent is a GRA***
Points this post-5
Total Points-255 edited to say 255 not 240
Total GRA-13
Total BB-
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15.7 - Birth of a Nation
A number of countries celebrate their national days in June, July, or August. 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 The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Andersen Brower.
The book takes place in Washington, D.C. at the White House.