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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2015
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Summer Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
30.7 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating SummerOption 3 - read a book set in a place you'd like to go on vacation. The Last Dance: And Other Stories by Victoria Hislop These short stories are predominantly set in Greece, where I would absolutely love to go on holiday!
Option 4 - read a book with an object on the cover that might be exhibited at a county fair. H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
As a wee bonus, in one of the chapters, Mabel the goshawk takes part in the local county apple fair. :)
Total points: 255
Tasks completed: 12
GRA: 3
BB: 1
EMurphy20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana’s Task: Summer Celebrations
Option 1: Science Fiction or YA genre
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Children's Book AR Listing - IL: UG
Total This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GR Author: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 95
Books Read: 6
GR Author: 1
BB Ticket: 0
Tasks: 4
20.3 Meghanly's Task--ACRONYMS:Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz spells COTS
20.5 Camilla's Task--Dragon Kings:
2. Shapeshifters
Highland Wolf Pact by Selena Kitt
20.7 Ana's Task--Summer Celebrations:
2. War
Painter of Silence by Georgina Harding
Today's total: 60
Grand total: 565
ColetteG25.4 Science and writing
Option 1: Read a nonfiction book with science as genre
Johnstown Flood
David McCullough
The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough
This book is a reread for me, I read it every few years as it is a favorite from childhood and love David McCullough.
Option #2 Read a nonfiction book with the main protagonist is a writer
Running in the Family
by Michael Ondaatje
Running In The Family by Michael Ondaatje
A autobiography/memoir nonfiction
Michael Ondaatje is the author of the English Patient
25 points for task
**On July 7, I mistakenly put this under 20.1, does not fit that task but I think you gave me points for it. If you could please leave 20.1 undone and switch to the proper task number, 25.4 I would greatly appreciate it. I am sorry for my error.
Aliciaaa1Task 10.4 - We miss you Jane
Jane Austen died on July 18, 1817. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in JANE AUSTEN. Letters may be used as many times as they are found in JANE AUSTEN (so, 2 As, 2 Ns, 2 Es). Middle initials may be ignored.
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
**GOODREADS AUTHOR**
Total points this post: 10
GRA This post: 1
Total points: 80
GRA : 4
ColetteGtask 10.9 Three of a Kind
3 living creatures on the cover
Trail of Broken Wings
By Sejal Badani GRA
3 birds on cover
10 points for task
Sejal Badani GRA
ColetteGTask 15.3 Now appearing
#1 book made into movie
Gone Girl By Gillian Flynn GRA
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gone_...
Film starring Ben Affleck out in 2014
Book 2 author shares first name with one of the 100 all time top grossing movie stars
Hitler's Last Days: The Death of the World's most Notorious dictators
By Bill O'Reilly
Film star Bill Paxton #97 on the list
15 points for task
Gillian Flynn GRA
Laurajay20.3 - Best Review - Meghanly's task: ACRONYMS
Sharp Objects = SO
***Gillian Flynn is a GR author***
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 115
Total Goodreads Authors: 5
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Cindy C.Task 20.9-Moderator's Pet-Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!
Option 2: Read a book with author's initials in Stampede Parade. (P, T)
**Patrick Taylor is a Goodreads Author.**
**Big Book with 672 pages.**
An Irish Country Christmas
Points this post: 20
Total points: 245
Total tasks: 11
GRA: 6
Big Books: (500+): 1
Laurajay20.9 - Moderator's Pet- Wayne's task- It's Stampede Time!
Option 2-
All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr- A&D from STAMPEDE PARADE
***Anthony Doerr is a GR author***
***All The Light We Cannot See is a BB500+***
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total:
Total Points: 135
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
MARWA 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.
مالك/Malek by محمود بكري/Mahmoud Bakry
Requirements:
The book is set in Egypt.
25.10 - Sirena's task: My Mom Is the Best
B. Is a ONE book option: My mom is an overachiever! For this option, find 1 book that fits 2 of the above options.
1. Read a book by an author who was born under the sign of LEO (July 23 – August 22).
4. Read a book from the Best Crime & Mystery Books List.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson.
Requirements:
1. Stieg Larsson was born on August 15th, 1954.
2. Book is #23 on the provided list.
3. Verified here in posts #51&52.
*** 820 pages qualifies for 2 BB Tickets ***
30.3 - Donna Jo's task: Going My Way?
Option 2: Choose an author whose last name begins with the letter A, or L, or O.
The Locked Room by Paul Auster
Option 3: Read a book with the title written in solid red OR white OR blue lettering.
The Thief
by Megan Whalen Turner(Verified here in post #43.)
Points claimed for this post: 70
Total Points: 235
Tasks Completed so far: 11
Books Read for this challenge so far: 15
GR Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets: +500(3*1), +750(1*2), +1000(0*3)
Boston Kate
30.3 Going My Way?
Option 2: Every Day
author David Levithan's last name begins with "L"
Option 4: The Girl on the Train
"Train" in title
Points this post: 30
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 6
5.2 - Bishamonten Read a book with the genre "Crime" listed as a main page genre.Dr. No by Ian Fleming
5.4 - Ebisu Read a book that has all of the letters in FISH or all of the letters in LUCK in its title/subtitle.
TH LaSt Great Ape: A Journey Through AFrIca... by Ofir Drori (Goodreads Author)10.1 - Summer Reading Read a book from: TED blog 2014 Summer Reading List:
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
10.2 - It's hurricane season again! Read a book whose author's first name matches the name of one of the 2015 Atlantic or Pacific hurricane names.
The Woodcutter by Kate Danley (Atlantic) (Goodreads Author)
10.6. What is GR up to? Read a book from the March 2015 list or the May 2015 list.
The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde (May 2015, #2)
10.7. Think about it...... Read a nonfiction book with religion, spirituality, or philosophy listed as a main page genre.
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus: And a Selection from the Letters of Marcus and Fronto by Marcus Aurelius (Philosophy)
10.8 - Ulysses, again! 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.
Wild Decembers by Edna O'Brien (author origin; book setting: Ireland)
10.9 - Three of a Kind? Read a book that has exactly 3 living beings on the cover.
Trail of Broken Wings by Sejal Badani (3 birds) (Goodreads Author)30.3 - Donna Jo's task: Going My Way?
Option 3: Read a book with the title written in solid red OR white OR blue lettering.
Lost Horizon by James Hilton (Letters are white)Option 5: Read a nonfiction book about a country you would like to visit.
Persimmon Wind: A Martial Artist's Journey in Japan by Dave Lowry (I would like to visit Japan)
30.4 - Dlmrose’s Task: Title Time
Book 1: Read a book with a title of at least two words.
The Colonel by Mahmoud Dowlatabadi
Book 2: Read a book where the complete title from Book 1 is found within the title of Book 2.
No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Total: 845 points
GRA this task: 3
LAUREN JODI25.8 - Catherine T’s task” Diverse Reading
Book #1: Asian-Indian
Archangel's Storm by Nalini Singh* (on approved list in the task help thread)
Book #2: Asian-Pacific
Dream Nights with the CEO by Kathy Lyons* (confirmed in post #44of the task help thread)
Kathy Lyons is a new to me author.
Both books are new to me.
*Goodreads Author
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 275/1085
Total Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 15/61
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books: 0
Task: 30.3 - Donna Jo's Task: Going My Way?Option 2: Persuasion by Jane Austen
Option 3: Ricochet by Sandra Brown
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 55
Cait S30.3- Going My Way?
Book #1- Option 1
Read a book from one of the following lists: Popular Iowa Books or Books Set in Iowa.
Leap of Faith by Danielle Steel
This book is found on Page 1 of the Popular Iowa Books list.
Book #2- Option 3
Read a book with the title written in solid red OR white OR blue lettering.
by Emily Murdoch **Emily Murdoch is a Goodreads Author**Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 230
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 13
Readerboard name: Diane L5.1 - Benzaiten
Read a book that features a main character who is a librarian (currently or retired).
Read It and Weep by Jenn McKinlay
10.3- Ghost stories around the campfire
Read a book with the main page genre horror or thriller.
4th genre listed is Thriller
An Event in Autumn by Henning Mankell
25.10 - Sirena's task: My Mom Is the Best
B. Is a ONE book option: My mom is an overachiever! For this option, find 1 book that fits 2 of the above options. Since my mom is turning 55 this August, if you choose this option the book must be at least 550 pages long.
This book was approved in message 45 of the help thread (and is listed in the approved books in message 2) for the 1 book option using
3. Read a book with Military as a main page genre
5. Read a book featuring at least one person with white, gray, or silver hair on the cover.
Book has 679 pages.
Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence by John Ferling30.2 - Jonquil’s task: Takin’ It to the Streets
Option 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.
This book is set in New Zealand which I never really thought about until I saw the Lord of the Rings movies. What an amazing landscape!
Reef by David Kendrick
Option 2 - Read a book in which a group of people takes to the streets to celebrate.
The fireworks and public dance in the streets to celebrate the US Bicentennial in 1976 is an event in this book.
Eli the Good by Silas House
AR Book Finder: MG+
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 .
I matched HIGH from Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Spell or High Water by Scott Meyer, 442 pages
Book 2 - Read a book whose author has the same initials as one of these Motown artists.
I chose Stevie Wonder (SW)
A Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon Winchester, 512 pages
**The two books must have a combined total of at least 500 pages.**
442 + 512 = 954
Points this post: 100
Points to date: 300
JUKKA5.2 – Bishamonten
Book with "Crime" as main page genre.
The Wisdom of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton.
10.9 - Three of a Kind?
Book with three living beings on the cover.
The Ring of Winter by James Lowder.
20.5 - Bigger is Better – Camilla’s task: Dragon Kings
Option 4: Book by an author whose initials are in one of the cardinal directions.
Hopea-arkun metsästäjät by Tuomas Saloranta, whose initials are in "SOUTH". Tuomas Saloranta is a GR author. The title of the novel translates as "The Raiders of the Silver Chest".
Points This Post: 35
GR Authors This Post: 1
Total Points: 385
Total GR Authors: 7
BB Tickets: 2
Books Read: 31
Lulu15.3. Now Appearing
Option 2: Using one book that fulfils both requirements.
Double Indemnity by James M. Cain.
Double Indemnity was made into a film in 1944 (link). He shares the name “James” with James Earl Jones, who is #46 on the list of top 100 grossing actors.
20.3. ACRONYMS
Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta
This title makes the word ‘MOW’, as in ‘mow the lawn’, and is included as a word in the Scrabble dictionary, as confirmed in post #42 and #55.
**Emmi Itäranta is a Goodreads Author**
Points this post: 35
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Readerboard name: Kelly B20.8 - 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
Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
The author was born in and the book is set in Edinburgh
Points this post:20
Total points:215
SarahBR20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!
Option two)Selp Helf by Miranda Sings StaMpede parade. Miranda's initials are found within the words Stampede Parade.
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Three Cheers for Equality!
Book 1)The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson A GRA GLBT is listed as a main page genre
Book 2) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Benjamin Saenz is listed on the wikipedia list of GLBT authors.
Book 3) Not My Father's Son: A Memoir by Alan Cumming Alan Cumming is a Bi Sexual which fits the requirement for this challenge.
Points This Post: 70
GR Authors This Post:1
Total Points: 565
Total GR Authors: 31
Books Read:42
Bluegrass Pam15.8 - Dearly Departed
Main page genre of Science Fiction
The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
** Cixin Liu is a Goodreads author **
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 105
GRA this post: 2
Total GRA: 4
25.3 - Andy P's task: Straight Letter, Crooked LetterBook 1, words of the title begin with straight letters: The Attenbury Emeralds, by Jill Paton Walsh
Book 2, words of the title begin with crooked letters: Saving Grace by Jane Green
Points this post: 25
Total points: 345
Amy O.20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
Option 2:
The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo - Fantasy genre listed on book main page
**Yangsze Choo is a Goodreads author**
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - BriKie's task: It Was Ability that Mattered, Not Disability
Option 1: Mean Little Deaf Queer by Terry Galloway (written by deaf author)
This post: 40 points
Total to Date = 150 points
Total Goodreads Authors Tickets: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Books read: 9
Tasks completed: 7
25.11 - Jamie NYC's task: Summer In The CityThis is a TWO book task. Read one book from two different options:
1. New York City! Read a book set in NYC. Required: If the setting is not apparent from the GR description or metadata, you must provide a link to an external source verifying the setting.
Weekends at Bellevue: Nine Years on the Night Shift at the Psych E.R. by Julie Holland is set in the psychiatric emergency room of New York City’s Bellevue Hospital.
"Dr. Julie Holland is a board-certified psychiatrist in New York City. From 1996 to 2005, Dr. Holland ran the psychiatric emergency room of Bellevue Hospital on Saturday and Sunday nights." - from about Julie Holland section of the book's Goodreads page
2. Music: There are lots of concerts that take place in and around NYC in the summer. I am looking forward to the annual NY Philharmonic program in Central Park. Read a book with a main character who is a Musician or with "Music" as a main page genre. Embedded genres are allowed.
Queens of Noise: The Real Story of the Runaways by Evelyn McDonnell has music for a main page genre.
Points This Post: 25
GR Authors This Post: 0
Total Points:195
Total GR Authors: 8
Books Read: 13
Challenges Posted: 9
25.3 - Andy P's task: Straight Letter, Crooked Letter This is a TWO book task. You must choose one Book 1 option and one Book 2 option.
For the purposes of this task, the following will be considered "Straight" letters: A, E, F, H, I, K, L, M, N, T, V, W, X, Y, Z
The following will be considered "Crooked" letters: B, C, D, G, J, O, P, Q, R, S, U
Book 1. Read a book in which the beginning letter of every word in the title (AND subtitle, if applicable) begins with a "Straight" letter. Titles must contain at least two words and repeating letters CANNOT be used.
Love May Fail by Goodreads author Matthew Quick. L, M and F are “Straight” letters.
Book 2 - Read a book whose author's initials are all "Crooked". As above, no repeating letters can be used.
Torchby Goodreads author Cheryl Strayed. C and S are both “Crooked” letters.
Points This Post: 25
GR Authors This Post:2
Total Points:220
Total GR Authors: 10
Books Read: 15
Challenges Posted: 10
Cait S10.7- Think About It...
Read a nonfiction book with religion, spirituality, or philosophy listed as a main page genre.
Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives by Brian L. Weiss
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 240
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 14
Delicious Dee10.3- Ghost stories around the campfire
Scowler - Daniel Kraus (GR Author) - 157ppl have it shelved as horror
20.5 - Bigger is Better – Camilla’s task: Dragon Kings
option 2 - Dark Debt - Chloe Neill (GR Author) - 16ppl have it shelved as paranormal>shapeshifters
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 465
Goodreads Authors: 28
JeniferTask 25.1 In a Series
Glory in Death and Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb
25.9 Task Roll of the Dice
I rolled a 1 and a 5.
1: one "i" Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
5: five "e"s The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Points This Post: 50
GRA This Post:
BB Ticket This Post:
Total Points: 390
Total GRA: 14
Total BBT: 1
20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!Option 4: My only two nieces, Kimberlyn and Kaitlyn, celebrate their birthdays in July and August, respectively. Read a book whose title/subtitle (excluding series titles) contains a word beginning with the letter K.
I read The Knockoff by Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza
Points for this task: 20
GRA:1 Jo Piazza is a GRA
BB:0
Points for Summer:
Points: 85
GRA: 5
BB:
Books Read:7
Tasks Completed:6
Task 15.7 - Birth of a NationA number of countries celebrate their national days in June, July, or August. Read a book set at least 50% in one of those countries, as noted on Summer National Days Country List.
Hungary
Rakossy (1966) by Cecelia Holland (Hardcover, 243 pages)
190 + 15 = 205
Tasks Completed: 12
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 190 + 15 = 205
Books read: 16
Pages read: 5,542
Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 04
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Catherine TTask 5.3 - Daikokuten
read a book with "money" in the title
Making Money by Terry Pratchett
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points this post - 5
Total points = 620
ASHLEY OZ5.6 - Hotei
Read a nonfiction book with the genre "Humor," "Funny," or "Comedy" listed as a main page genre
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
25.2 - Shiraloo's task: Summer’s Bounty
OPTION 1 – JUNE: Read a book where the author’s initials can be found in the word RHUBARB.
In The Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken
OPTION 3 – AUGUST: Read a book that has the genre Nutrition or Food as a main genre.
Eat Real Food by David Gillespie
POINTS
This Post: 30
Total Points: 210
Books Read: 16
Completed Tasks: 15
M1NKS5.7 - Jurōjin - Read a book that has the word OLD found intact in the title/subtitle or in the author's name.
These Old Shades
POINTS
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 565
GR Author: 3
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 35
20.2 Rookie at the Top – Lauren Jodi’s task: The X-philes Quests Listopia, page 2, position # 105
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 280
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books - 500+: 5
Big Books - 750+: 2
Big Books - 1000+: 0
REPOST (FOR BB TICKET)Laurajay
20.9 - Moderator's Pet- Wayne's task- It's Stampede Time!
Option 2-
All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr- A&D from STAMPEDE PARADE
***Anthony Doerr is a GR author***
***All The Light We Cannot See is a BB at 531 pages***
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total:
Total Points: 135
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Elizabeth B25.13 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: It's not Usagi
Option 2: full moon on cover
Option 3: one woman on cover
Points: 25
Total: 600
Delicious Dee10.7. Think about it......
Cut Me Loose: Sin and Salvation After My Ultra-Orthodox Girlhood - Leah Vincent (GR Author) - 32ppl have it shelved as religion; as its a memoir, it is NF
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 475
Goodreads Authors: 29
Mod
20.5 - Bigger is Better – Camilla’s task: Dragon Kings
option 1 body of water
The Sunrise: A Novel by Victoria Hislop20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!
option 2 initials AM in stampede: Dead I Well May Be by Adrian McKinty
25.3 - Andy P's task: Straight Letter, Crooked Letter
book 1 author initials straight, HL: Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer by Heather Lende
book 2 author initials crooked CJ: The Dig by Cynan Jones
total = 1040
CathyG25.1 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: In a Series
Read TWO books in the same series.
While It Lasts
Just for Now
by Abbi Glines Goodreads Author x2
25.3 - Andy P's task: Straight Letter, Crooked Letter
Book 1 - Read a book written by an author whose initials are ALL "Straight"
Warprize by Elizabeth Vaughan
Book 2 - Read a book whose author's initials are all "Crooked".
Curve My Song by Sarah Gai
Goodreads Author
25.9 - Elizabeth B's task: Roll of the Dice
For this task, you should roll two dice ONE time. 4/3
For Book 1- use the first number you rolled as the number of occurrences of the letter and the second number to select the letter from the list
4A's Art Journal Freedom: How to Journal Creatively with Color & Composition by Dina Wakley
For Book 2- Switch the 2 numbers you rolled. The second number now determines the number of occurrences and the first number identifies the letter on the list
3O's Water Paper Paint: Exploring Creativity with Watercolor and Mixed Media by Heather Smith Jones
REQUIRED: State the numbers you rolled when you post. 4/3
Points this post: 75
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 6
Goodreads Authors:3
REPLACING A BOOK20.5 - DRAGON KINGS
OPTION 1 -
TOTAL POINTS - 390
25.2 - SUMMER'S BOUNTYOPTION 1 - Dead Lift: An Emily Locke Mystery by Rachel Brady
OPTION 2 - The Cherry Harvest
25.3 - STRAIGHT LETTER, CROOKED LETTER
BOOK 1 - AUTHOR - Scavenger Hunt length approved in line 1599 of the spreadsheet by Yvonne Montgomery.
BOOK 2 - AUTHOR - He's Gone by Deb Caletti.
25.10 - MY MOM IS THE BEST
OPTION 1 - LEO - Jasmine Sorcery by Barbara Delinsky whose birthday is August 9 as per the Author Direct website provided in the task.
OPTION 2 - SET IN WYOMING - All the Old Lions
25.12 - 500 QUESTIONS
OPTION 5 - BATTLE -
with 186 pages.OPTION 6 - TRIPLE THREAT - The Accidental Princess with 280 pages.
186 + 280 = 466 pages
25.13 - IT'S NOT USAGI
OPTION 3 -
OPTION 5 - One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd
TOTAL POINTS - 540
15.3 - Now Appearing Read ONE book that fulfills both book 1 and book 2 requirements:Goldfinger by Ian Fleming
Requirement 1: Goldfinger, http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/goldf...
Requirement 2: Ian McClellan #29
Total: 845
Cait S25.6- Internship or Summer School?
Book #1- Option 3: School's Not Out For The Summer
Read a book about university student life or with a main character attending college.
I Was Here by Gayle Forman **Gayle Forman is a Goodreads Author**
This book was approved on the help thread here
Book #2- Option 4: Music History
Read a book with an instrument on the cover.
by Gail Giles **Gail Giles is a Goodreads Author**I read the above linked Kindle edition, the paperback has 234 pages (No Returns)
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 265
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 15
Kait5.9 - Takarabune
A book with something that can be eaten (by humans) on the cover.
Caribou's Gift by Eve Langlais -- Caribou on the cover (from wikipedia: "In the traditional lifestyle of the Inuit people, in particular the Caribou Inuit, Northern First Nations people, Alaska Natives, the caribou is an important source of food...")
Eve Langlais is a GR Author.
Points This Post: 5
GR Authors This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Points: 265
Total GR Authors: 16
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
30.3 - Donna Jo's task: Going My Way?I chose option 2 and option 3:
Option 2: Read a book with an author whose first name is Mary, Kathleen, or Donna OR choose an author whose last name begins with the letter A, or L, or O.
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood GR AUTHOR
Option 3: read a book with the title written in solid red OR white OR blue lettering.
Revival by Stephen King GR AUTHOR
Points this post: 30
Total points: 140
GR Authors: 4
BB(750):1
Readerboard name JAIR5.7 - Jurōjin
Read a book that has 'OLD' in the title.
That Old Black Magic by Mary Jane Clark
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15.7 - Birth of a Nation
Read a book set at least 50% in Washington D.C. or from the Summer National Days Country List.
Cross by James Patterson -- (Washington DC) -- GRA
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25.10 - Sirena's task: My Mom Is the Best
Task A: -Pick two different options, and read a book from each.
Opt 4: Read a book by Mary Higgins Clark
You Belong To Me by Mary Higgins Clark - GRA
Opt 5: Read a book with at least one person with white/gray/silver hair on the cover. Post cover.
We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory --
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Points this post: 45
Total Points: 225
Books Read this Post: 4
Total Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed this Post: 3
Total Tasks Completed: 12
Goodreads Authors this Post: 3
Total Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Book(s) this Post : 0
Total Big Book(s): 0
Andy P.Task # 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Lauren Jodi's task: The X-Philes
Option 1. The truth is out there
Read a book from the Quests Listopia.
by Paulo CoelhoBook is # 11 on page 1 of the list
Points this post: 20
Total points: 515
TASK NUMBER :25.3 Straight Letter Crooked LetterTASK DESCRIPTION: Read book with author's initials straight letters & crooked letters
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR (STRAIGHT):Nicole Edwards
DATE READ: 7/12/2015
REQUIRED INFO: eBook Approval
GR Author: Nicole Edwards is a GR Author
BOOK #2 READ:
AUTHOR (CROOKED):Darynda Jones
DATE READ: 7/22/2015
REQUIRED INFO:
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Points This Post: 25
GR Author: 2
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 310
Total GR Author : 17
Total Big Book: 0
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Lathe of Heaven (other topics)Tipping the Velvet (other topics)
A Suspension of Mercy (other topics)
Daughter of the Blood (other topics)
The Price of Salt (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Sarah Waters (other topics)Patricia Highsmith (other topics)
Anne Bishop (other topics)
Ursula K. Le Guin (other topics)
Jim C. Hines (other topics)
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Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: In a Series
The Promise and The Rebel by May McGoldrick
I read these in the omnibus edition Secret Vows.
May McGoldrick is a Goodreads author.
Post total: 25 points, 1 GRA
Challenge total points: 410
Total GRA: 14
Total BB tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 21