The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

READ 60

25.5 Summer Fun

A. The Shopkeeper by James D. BestThe Shopkeeper

this book was a gift from my Daughter

B. picture of water on the cover
by Erin Healy


Task points; 25

Total points; 90

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations

Option 4 - The Ideal Bride by Stephanie Laurens July 12

Stephanie Laurens is a Goodreads Author

Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 95
Total Tasks Completed: 5
Total Books Read: 7
Total Goodreads Authors: 5
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)

MELANIE C

TASK NAME: 25.11 Jamie NYC's task: Summer In The City

Option 1: New York City - Read a book that takes place in New York City.

For the Love of Mike by Rhys Bowen

Qualifier: Book set in New York city.
Option 4: Restaurants

The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri

Qualifier: Takes place in Italy.

Claiming GRA for Rhys Bowen

Points this task: 25
Points Total: 325
Tasks Completed: 20
GR Author: 15
Big Books: 0

Kim O

25.7 - Nikki's Task: Drug of Choice

Book 1 - The Dragon: Re-read a book that is special to you.

Johnny Tremain
MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 13.0

Book 2 - Honoring your dealer: Read a book that clearly includes the person or relationship that describes you and your book dealer in the Goodreads summary.

Garden Spells
I can't remember when I didn't like to read. My parents always made sure we had books growing up, but one of my fondest childhood memories was going to the library every other week with my two sisters. We would take the bus and check out the maximum allowed. I chose Garden Spells because it deals with relationships between sisters.

Sarah Addison Allen is a Goodreads author

Points this task: 25
Goodreads author tickets: 1
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25.13 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: It's not Usagi

Option 1: Read a book with the main page genre 'Retellings'.

Havisham: A Novel Inspired by Dickens's Great Expectations

Option 5: Read a book with a counting NUMBER found in the TITLE.

The Hundred-Year House: A Novel

Rebecca Makkai is a Goodreads author

Points this task: 25
Goodreads author tickets: 1
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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 top 10 greatest Motown Songs as voted in a 2013 Rolling Stone readers' poll.

The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder -- girl (My Girl)

Book 2: Read a book whose author has the same initials as one of the great Motown artists.

One Good Dog by Susan Wilson -- Stevie Wonder

Susan Wilson is a Goodreads author

The combined page total for both books is 710.

Points this task: 30
Goodreads author tickets: 1
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Cumulative Totals


Goodreads authors: 6
Books read: 15

Ava Catherine

30.7 Pamela3265's task: Celebrating Summer
Option 1: June Wedding
Read a book with a wedding dress on the cover.
Vision in White by Nora Roberts

Option 3: Vacation
Read a book set in a place you would like to go on a vacation.
I would like to go to Greece.
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières

Total post: 30
Cumulative points: 950

NIKKI

5.6 Hotei
Book is non-fiction with humor as genre
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson

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5.8 Kudokuten
Author's middle initial is K
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
AR Bookfinder - IL: MG, BL:6.7, AR:18.0
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10.3 Ghost Stories
Book has thriller as Genre
The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood
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15.7 Birth of a Nation
Book set in Sweden, national day 6/6
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
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15.9 Take a Ride
Full name in title
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
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20.2 Rookie at the top
Option 2 - Aliens as genre
The White Mountains by John Christopher
AR Bookfinder - IL:MG, BL:6.2, AR:7.0
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20.8 Nickels & Dimes
Option 1- author born in Edinburgh, a UNESCO City of Literature
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
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30.5 Teri K's Task
Option 2 - Book has Icecream on front
How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer

Option 3 - classic book first published 1759
Candide, by Voltaire
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Previous Total - 285
This post - 120

New Total - 405

20.9 It's Stampede Time!
1 book challenge

Option 2: Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase STAMPEDE PARADE.

The Einstein Prophecy by Robert Masello

(The author's initials, R and M, are found in STAMPEDE PARADE.)

GR Author? Yes
Big Book? No

25.13 It's not Usagi
2 book challenge

Option 3: Read a book with a single girl/woman on the cover, there should be no other human or human forms present on the cover.

by Teresa Medeiros

(Silhouette of a single woman on cover)

GR Author? Yes
Big Book? No

Option 5: Read a book with a counting number found in the title.

One Night for Love by Mary Balogh

(One is a counting number.)

GR Author? No
Big Book? No
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Points this post: 45
Cumulative points: 305

GR Authors this post: 2
GR Authors thus far: 13

Big Books this post: 0
Big Books thus far: 2

Harm NL

10.5 June is Caribbean Heritage Month!

I read De mystieke masseur by V.S. Naipaul.

V.S. Naipaul is born on Trinidad and the whole story of this book is also set in Trinidad.

M1NKS

5.1 - Benzaiten - Read a book that features a main character who is a librarian (currently or retired).
The Last Continent
This was cleared in the Help thread #34


POINTS
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 405
GR Author: 2
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 25

M1NKS

10.5. 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.
A Caribbean Mystery

POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 415
GR Author: 2
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 26

M1NKS

25.5 - Bluemoon's task: Summer Fun
A: Independent People 544 page - This was borrowed from the library
*I claim one Big Book Ticket*
C: Cousin Kate by Georgette Heyer

POINTS
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 440
GR Author: 2
Big Books: [500+: 3] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 27

Sheila


25.10 - Sirena's task: My Mom Is the Best

Option 1: LEO - Hell's Corner by David Baldacci
August 05, 1960
AND
Option 2: Below Zero by C.J. Box
(Wyoming)





25.13 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: It's not Usagi
Option 2: Murder by Moonlight by Vincent Zandri
AND
Option 5: 50 Harbor Street by Debbie Macomber






30.5 - Teri-k's task: Good Old Summertime?
Option 1: The Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry
AND
Option 2: Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah


Total Points = 825

Elizabeth B

15.2 - Outfoxed
Book 1: book #1 Double Full
Book 2: Ocean in the title Knight of Ocean Avenue

20.4 - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
Option 4: Kiss in the title Dirty Kiss

25.1 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: In a Series
Read TWO books in the same series
The Homecoming and One Wish, books #6 and #7 in Thunder point series


Points: 60
Total: 400

Elizabeth B

25.2 - Shiraloo's task: Summer’s Bounty
OPTION 1 – Just a Bit Obsessed by Alessandra Hazard, author’s initials (AH) found in RHUBARB
e-book only, approved on msg#4711 of the verification thread
OPTION 2 – strawberries in the title Strawberries for Dessert

30.3 Donna Jo's task
Option 2: Cherish Your Name by Mary Calmes, e-book only, already approved for length line#413
Option 3: , the title is written in solid white

Points:50
Total: 450

Jonquil

30.7 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating Summer

Option 1 – June Wedding: cake on cover
Dog Day Wedding
Rich Amooi
7/13 Paperback, 290 pages

1 4

Option 4 – County Fair Time: preserves and produce
Heaven Preserve Us
Cricket McRae
7/13 Paperback, 299 pages

Points this post: 30
Total points: 1035
Books posted: 83
Tasks complete: 60
Pages this post: 589
Total pages as of this post: 23770

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

Option 1:
Popular Iowa Books (page 2): Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy

Option 3:
read a book with the title written in solid white lettering:
My Reading Life by Pat Conroy


Total Points = 105

Emmalita

10.10 Haiku!

Enclyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

This book's title has 5 words.

Amy Krouse Rosenthal is a Goodreads author; claiming ticket


This post: 10
Total points to date: 140
Goodread authors: 5
Big book tickets: 0
Total tasks completed: 8

30.7 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating Summer
For this option, read a book whose authors initials can be found in the word REUNION.
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
GR AUTHOR

For this option, read a book set in a place you would like to go on vacation.
My Name is Not Easy by Debby Dahl Edwardson
The book is set in Alaska, a place I have always dreamed of going.

Points this post: 30
Total Points: 85
GRA: 1
BB(750):1

Mimi Michele

25.2 Shiraloo’s Task-Summer Bounty

This a repost of 1573


Option 2-pick fruit from list that is found in title
I chose blueberry-in title and also on cover

The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop and Cafe by Mary Simses


Mary Simses is a GR author

Option 3-August
Read a book with nutrition or food as a genre

Trisha's Table: My Feel-Good Favorites for a Balanced Life by Trisha Yearwood




CURRENT POST
Points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 205
Total Goodreads Authors: 8
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0

Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM

10.5 - June is Caribbean American Heritage Month!
I listened to Drown by Junot Diaz, it was included in the audiobook download for The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao (mass market paperback for the length of Drown specifically). Junot Díaz was born in the Dominican Republic, the third country on the list of Caribbean countries.

10.6 - What is GR up to?
I listened to by Junot Diaz (paperback for length). This book is found at #59 on the March list.

Previous point total: 325
New points this post: 20
Total points: 345

New tasks completed in this post: 2
Total tasks: 24

GRA tickets this post: 0
Total GRA: 12
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2

Cindy C.

Task 25.13-Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: It's not Usagi

Option 4: A non-fiction book with History as main page genre.

**Kenneth C. Davis is a Goodreads Author. **

A Nation Rising: Untold Tales from America's Hidden History

Option 5: A book with a number in the title.

**Jeff Thompkins is a Goodreads Author.**

49 Mix Tapes

Points this post: 25
Total points: 195
Total tasks: 8
GRA: 5

Devon

20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!

Option 2: Read a book whose author's initial can be found in the phrase STAMPEDE PARADE.

I read A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay.

10.9 - Three of a Kind?
Read a book that has exactly 3 living beings on the cover.




Claiming a GRA ticket for Tatiana de Rosnay

POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 180
GR Author: √
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 9
GRA Total: 5
BB Total:

ColetteG

Task 5.4 Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 by Michael Capuzzo

Fish in title (Terrifying-F) (Terrifying-I) (Shark-SH)


5 points for task

ColetteG

10.3 Ghost Stories

Heart-Shaped Box
Joe Hill
Genre Horror/Thriller



10points for task

ColetteG

15.2 Outfoxed

Book 1: #1 in a series The Cater Street Hangman #1 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Series
Anne Perry


Book 2: Contains word Fire plural okay
The Fires of Spring
James Michener

15 points

ColetteG

20.7 Shorter is Sweeter

Option 2: Hitler's Last Days
Bill O'Reilly War =-embedded genre

Option #4 Miracle in the Andes
Nando Parrado
Cover 50% Blue


20 pints for task

ColetteG

25.5 Bluemoon's task: Summer Fun

Option B: cover with boat on the water
In Harm's Way


Option C: With the Family
Authors Initials in Family Gathering
Passing
Nella Larsen

N-Gathering L-Family


25 points for task

BARBARA ★


25.13 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: It's not Usagi
Option 2: Starclimber - Kenneth Oppel (moon on cover) 6/23
Goodreads Author

Option 3: Revenant - Phaedra Weldon (single woman on cover) 7/13
Goodreads Author

Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 260

Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Books - 500+: (0)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)

260/1085 POINTS

10.4. We miss you, Jane.
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in JANE AUSTEN.

Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
Initials J.A. can be found in JAne austen.

20.5 - Bigger is Better – Camilla’s task: Dragon Kings
Option 1: Bodies of water
For this option, read a book that shows a body of water (e.g., waterfall, river, sea, lake, pond, pool) on the cover.
by Joe Abercrombie
Approved on help thread, message 26 and 27.

This Post: 30
Total: 175
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 13
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Pages Read: 4319

Jess Philly

25.9 Elizabeth B's task: Roll of the Dice

For this task I rolled a 3 and a 2. First, I had to read a book with 3 T's in the title: White Teeth by Zadie Smith.

Second, I had to read a book with 2 A's in the title. I read Alliance by Mark Frost.

Points this post: 25
Total points:100

Elizabeth B

30.5 Teri K's task
Option 2: fireflies on the cover
Option 3: genre classics, published before 1956 The Singing Sands, published in 1952

Points:30
Total: 485

Ava Catherine


30.1 Schatzie's task: American Independence Day 7-04
704 pages or more: 752+342=1094
Book 1: Read a book from the list Best American History Books. page 1, #1: also, genre History>American History on main page with 332 users
John Adams by David McCullough 752 pages
Book 2: Read a book with a title consisting of one 4 letter word.
Dust by Martha Grimes 342 pages

25.8 Catherine T's task: Diverse Reading
Neither book is a reread, and Lola Shoneyin is a new author for me.
Book 1: The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin: author is from Ibadan, Nigeria (Africa): book and author are new to me
Book 2: The Garden of Evening Mists by Twan Eng Tan: author is from Penang, Malaysia (Asian-Pacific): book is new to me

Total post: 55
Cumulative points: 1005

Nick KY

15.5 Witch Hunt. I read Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone, with “Paranormal” as a GR genre.

Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 520

Andy P.
Task # 30.1 - Schatzie's task: American Independence Day 7-04
Book 1: Read a book with the genre "American History" on its main page. by Dee Brown (509 p.) History>American History on mp (150 users)
Book 2: Read a book with a title consisting of one 4-letter word by Kathy Reichs(408 p.)
page total: 917

Points this post: 30
Total points: 365

Kristen IA
10.4. We miss you, Jane.
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in JANE AUSTEN.

Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich

***Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads Author***

I listened to the audiobook, but linked to the paperback.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 155/1085
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 10/61
Goodreads Authors This Post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books This Post: 0
Total Big Books: 1

Dlmrose

20.3 - Best Review - Meghanly's task: ACRONYMS

A Darker Domain by Val McDermid = ADD

25.10 - Sirena's task: My Mom Is the Best

Book 1- option 2 set in Hawaii: Saving Paradise by Mike Bond

Book 2- option 4, page 4 #379 on Best Mystery List: In A Dry Season by Peter Robinson

30.5 - Teri-k's task: Good Old Summertime?

option 1 sauna in title: Quantum Physics and the Art of Departure S in physics, AUN in Quantum, A in Art by Craig Lancaster
PB: Quantum Physics and the Art of Departure

option 2, baseball uniform and equipment on cover
The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship by David Halberstam

total = 725

30.5 - Teri-k's task: Good Old Summertime?

This is a TWO book task. Please choose two different options.

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.

Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson

mANhUnt: the 12-dAy chase for lincoln'S killer

Option 3: Read a book that was originally published before 1956 as well as have the genre listing "classic(s)", which can be embedded.

The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers. Originally published in 1902, Classics is the second genre listed on the book's page as of 13 July.

Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 95
Total Tasks: 4
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 6

Hana C.

5.4 - Ebisu
Read a book that has all of the letters in FISH in its title.

I'm using the title SHIFt.

Shift by Hugh Howey

**Hugh Howey is a GRA
***Claiming one Big Book ticket at 569 pages


20.6 Seasoned Reader - BriKie's task: It Was Ability that Mattered, Not Disability

Option 3: Choose and read a book found on Stories about Individuals with Disabilities.

As of this posting this book is on page 1 of this list at position #23.

Push Girl by Chelsie Hill

Points this Post: 25
GRA this post: 1
Big Book Tickets this Post: 1

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Total Points: 280
Total GRA: 12
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 18/61

Readerboard Name: Elishia
20.1 - Mary P's task: Summer is for Relaxing

Option 2: Read a book that has Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall in the title.
Winter Kill
Approval
GRA Josh Lanyon

Points Earned This Post: 20

Points Achieved to Date: 285/1085
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)

JUKKA

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Option 1: Book with main page genre "Science Fiction" or "Young Adult".
Kasvatti by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky has the main page genre "Science Fiction". The book is known as "Space Mowgli" in English.

25.12 - Delicious Dee's task: 500 Questions
Two books with combined pagecount of less than 500.
Option 3: Book whose author's name matches first or last name of contestants Dan McCarthy, Steve Bahnaman, Adam Villani, Richard Mason.
Sibilant Fricative: Essays and Reviews by Adam Roberts. The book has 269 pages.

Option 5: Book whose cover has two people facing each other.
Vanha Koira by Ville Vuorela. The book has 135 pages. Ville Vuorela is a Goodreads author The title translates as "Old Hound".

269 + 135 = 404

Points This Post: 45
GR Authors This Post: 1

Total Points: 275
Total GR Authors: 6
BB Tickets: 2
Books Read: 23

CYNBAXTER
Task # 30.5 - Teri-k's task: Good Old Summertime?

Book 1 - Option 1: The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid – The word fUNdAmentAliSt contains all the letters in the word SAUNA

Book 2 - Option 3: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 12.0), originally published in 1883

Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date = 260 points

GRA this post: 0
Total GRA to date: 8
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2

Ellen RS repost 1567
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 on Goodreads (series title, #).
Larceny And Lace (A Vintage Magic Mystery #2) by Goodreads Author Annette Blair

Pamela3265

15.7 - Birth of a Nation

Canada: Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables (Unabridged)
Montgomery, L.M.
AR Quiz No. 203 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17.0

20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!

Option 2: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing - Adventure Genre on main page


20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!

Option 1: by Danica Favorite - Cowboy hat on cover - Danica Favorite is a GR Author


Points this post: 55
Total Points: 140
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0

TASK NUMBER :10.5 - Caribbean American Heritage Month
TASK DESCRIPTION: Read a book set in the Caribbean
BOOK READ:
AUTHOR:Iris Johansen
DATE READ: 7/13/2015
REQUIRED INFO: from description "Lara Clavel knows that her mission to the war-torn Caribbean island of Saint Pierre is fraught with danger..."
GR Author:

✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 10
GR Author: 0
Big Book: 0

Total Points: 250
Total GR Author : 14
Total Big Book: 0

Coralie

15.4 The Big O
One book with genre 'romance' and a word in title beginning with an 'O' – 'one'
One Heart to Win

25.9 Roll of the dice
Rolled 2 & 3
Book with 2 A's
The Day Watch
Book with 3 T's
The Cutting Edge


This post 40 points

Total to date 280 points

perletwo

20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Lauren Jodi's task: The X-Philes - Option 2: I WANT TO BELIEVE - Read a book with “aliens” or “extraterrestrials” as a main page genre. The genre can be embedded.

Year Zero


Points this task: 20
Total points: 620
Books read: 45
Tasks completed: 31

SandyD

Task 15.2 Outfoxed
1. In His Silks (Restrained #1) by Patricia D Eddy
2. Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole

Task points = 15
Total points = 270

SandyD

Task 15.8 - Dearly Departed
The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole
(has Fantasy tag)

Task points - 15
Total points = 285

Ava Catherine

repost #1616

25.8 Catherine T's task: Diverse Reading
Neither book is a reread, and Lola Shoneyin is a new author for me.
Book 1: The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin: author is from Ibadan, Nigeria (Africa): book and author are new to me
Book 2: The Garden of Evening Mists by Twan Eng Tan: author is from Penang, Malaysia (Asian-Pacific): book is new to me

30.1 Schatzie's task: American Independence Day 7-04
704 pages or more: 752+342=1094
Book 1: Read a book from the list Best American History Books. page 1, #1: also, genre History>American History on main page with 332 users
John Adams by David McCullough 752 pages
Book 2: Read a book with a title consisting of one 4 letter word.
Dust by Martha Grimes 342 pages

Total post: 55
Cumulative points: 1005