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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2015
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Summer Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Nick KYAw shucks! I was in too big a hurry in my earlier post, and I forgot a requirement. Here it is.
25.8 Catherine T’s Diverse Reading.
Book 1. Author is Vietnamese-American (born in Vietnam, she is ethnically Asian-Pacific) – I read The Book of Salt by Monique Truong.
Book 2. Author is Native Canadian (Dogrib of the NW Territories) – I read The Lesser Blessed: A Novel by Richard Van Camp.
REQUIRED: Both Monique Truang and Richard Van Camp are new-to-me authors, and I have not read either book before.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 780
25.9 Elizabeth B's Task--Roll of the dice:I rolled 4-2
1. 4 T
AVIATRIX: First Woman Pilot for Hughes Airwest by Mary Shipko
This ebook okayed for length on line 231 on ebook verification list.
2. 2 O
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
25.12 Delicious Dee's Task--500 Questions:
3. Contestant: Author name Villani
Birth of a Theorem: A Mathematical Adventure by Cédric Villani ] byAnna Cleary 192 pp
Total of 464 pp
Today's total: 50
Grand total: 835
Cait S30.6- 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 .
All the Dancing Birds by Auburn McCanta ***Auburn McCanta is a Goodreads Author**
Dancing matches "Dancing in the Street"
Book #2
Read a book whose author has the same initials as one of these Motown artists.
Soldier Dogs by Maria Goodavage
MG matches Marvin Gaye
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 335
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 18
5.4 Ebisu -- used the word FISHSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams
Point this Post: 5
Total Points: 95
Andy P.Task #
25.8 - Catherine T's task: Diverse Reading
Book 1. Asian-Indian
by Jhumpa Lahiri This book is not a reread although I have read another by this authorAuthor approved in help thread under Asian Indian authors
Book 2 Asian-Pacific
by Tash Aw This author was born in Taiwan to Malaysian parents as indicated on book's mp. This i a new author and logically a new book for me.Points this post: 25
Total points: 605
CYNBAXTERTask # 5.10 - May the Gods Be Ever in Your Favor
Book 1: The Fixer by Joseph Finder*
Author is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 325 points
GRA this post: 1
Total GRA to date: 10
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
30.2 - Jonquil’s task: Takin’ It to the StreetsRead a book set in a place that you now consider, or once considered, magical.
Moon Palace by Paul Auster. This book takes place in New York City and, being from a really small town, I always dreamed of one day visiting. When I finally saw it, it was just as amazing as I had imagined!
Read a book in which a group of people takes to the streets to celebrate.
The Widow's Son by Thomas Shawver. A "Bloomsday" celebration takes place in this book. There is a bar crawl, Celtic dancing, and a reading of Ulysses.
This ebook was approved for length in post 4857 at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
30.5 Teri-k's task: Good Old Summertime?
Option 1 and Option 3
1:For this option, the title and subtitle of the book you read must contain all the letters in SAUNA, including two A's. Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man's Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut by Rob Sheffield.
3. read a classic genre book. The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells. It was originally published in 1896 and contains the main page genre "Classics."
Points this post: 60
Total Points: 200
GRA: 4
BB 750: 1
SandyDTask 20.7 Ana's Task - Summer Celebrations
Option 2 - Read a book with the genre "War." The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
Beast by Pepper Pace
Task points = 20
Total points = 385
10.6 - What is GR up to?: Read a book from the March 2015 list or the May 2015 list.Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author)
*This book is #9 on the May 2015 list.*
10.9 - Three of a Kind?: Read a book that has exactly 3 living beings on the cover.
Dogs and Goddesses by Jennifer Crusie (Goodreads Author)
10.10 - Haiku!: Read a book with a title consisting of 5 or 7 words.
So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
Points This Post: 30
Total Challenge Points: 120
Total Goodreads Authors: 8
Total Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Lauren Jodi - The X-PhilesOption 1: THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE - Wizard's First Rule by ***Goodreads Author Terry Goodkind, which is #91 on the Quests Listopia.
I read the Kindle edition (which is in English despite the summary), the paperback is Wizard's First Rule is 836 pages, so I'm claiming two Big Book tickets.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 100/1085
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 8
GoodReads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (1), 1000+ (1)
BARBARA ★10.4. We miss you, Jane.
Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh (ja-N-e au-S-ten) 7/24
Goodreads Author
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Option 4:
Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer (pink cover) 7/28Goodreads Author
25.12 - Delicious Dee's task: 500 Questions
Option 2: Then Came You - Jill Shalvis
(Animal Magnetism #5) (304 pages)
Goodreads Author
Option 5: Beauty and the Blacksmith - Tessa Dare
(2 people facing each other) (148 pages) 7/6
Goodreads Author
TOTAL PAGES = 304 + 148 = 452
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 55
Total Points: 390
Goodreads Authors: 25
Big Books - 500+: (0)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
390/1085 POINTS
Jasmiina F30.2 - Jonquil’s task: Takin’ It to the Streets:
1:Read a book set in a place that you now consider, or once considered, magical:
Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King.
The world the characters travel in is magical because it changes all the time and there's magic doors and robots.
*Goodreads author*
Big Book ticket (750+) with 931 pages.
1:Read a book set in a place that you now consider, or once considered, magical:
Doctor Who: Peacemaker by James Swallow.
Any place is magical if the Doctor is there, but also the wild West seems magical to someone who has never experienced anything like it.
*Goodreads author*
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 350
GR Authors this post: 2
Total GR Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+: 1
BBooks - 1000+:
Vicki15.4 The Big O
Book 1: A book with Romance on main page
Book 2: A book that begins with an O
This book meets both requirements for a 1 book task.
Ebook approved on list # 1312
Obsession by Ivory Quinn a GRA
15 users marked Romance as a genre
It starts with an O
This post:
15 pts
1 GRA
TOTAL:
230 pts
16 GRA
Kait15.2 - Outfoxed
Book 1 - A book that is #1, #5, #7 or #9 in a series.
Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews -- #7 in the Kate Daniels series
Ilona Andrews is a GR Author.
Book 2 - A book with one of those words (Heaven, Celestial, Prime, Void, Dark, Wind, Spirit, Fire, Earth, River, Ocean, Mountain, Forest, Thunder, Time, Sound) in the title or subtitle.
Banishing the Dark by Jenn Bennett -- Banishing the Dark
Jenn Bennett is a GR Author.
Points This Post: 15
GR Authors This Post: 2
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Points: 335
Total GR Authors: 22
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
TASK NUMBER :50.1 - Three Cheers for Equality!TASK DESCRIPTION: Read Three Books
BOOK READ #1:
AUTHOR:Julie Maroh
DATE READ: 6/23/2015
REQUIRED INFO:
GR Author:
BOOK READ #2:
AUTHOR:Neil Patrick Harris
DATE READ: 7/24/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Option B
GR Author:
BOOK READ #3:
AUTHOR:Alan Cumming
DATE READ: 7/28/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Option B
GR Author:
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 50
GR Author: 0
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 435
Total GR Author : 21
Total Big Book: 0
REPOST25.12 Delicious Dee's Task--500 Questions:
3. Author named Villani:
Birth of a Theorem: A Mathematical Adventure by Cédric Villani 272 pages
5. Cover two people facing:
by Anna Cleary 192 pages for a total of 464 pages.No change in daily totals.
15.10 BBQ:The Inquisitor's Key by Jefferson Bass B in author's last name, Bass; B in series name Body; Q in title
Inquisitor
Today's total 15
Grand total: 850
25.5 Bluemoon's Task--Summer Fun:1. Book free from my library.
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
2. Picture of a boat:
by Marsha Canham paper copy
Today's total: 25
Grand total: 875
25.13 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task--It's not Usagai:3. single woman on cover:
by Stephanie Laurens4. Non-fiction--history:
On the Dirty Plate Trail: Remembering the Dust Bowl Refugee Camps by Sanora Babb
Today's total: 25
Grand total: 900
Mimi Michele20.9 It’s Stampede Time
Option 2-author’s initials found in stampede parade
Every Contact Leaves A Trace: A Novel by Elanor Dymott
25.3 Straight Letter, Crooked Letter
Option One-Title with straight letters
Visiting Hours: A Memoir of Friendship and Murder by Amy E. Butcher Letters V & H
Amy E Butcher is a Good Reads Author
Option Two-Title with Crooked Letters
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen Letters G & S
Sarah Addison Allen is a Good Reads Author
CURRENT POST
Points: 45
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 305
Total Goodreads Authors: 12
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
babbling c5.2 - Bishamonten
Read a book with the genre "Crime" listed as a main page genre. The genre may be stand-alone or embedded.
At Bertram's Hotel - kindle - At Bertram's Hotel - paperback pgs 223 by Agatha Christie
mystery>crime
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 0
Big Books:
500 pages: 0
Total This Season
Points: 220
Completed Tasks: 15
Good Read Authors: 12
Big Books: 1
500 pages
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Pages read this season: 6,451
Books read this season: 16
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Personal Best: 660/1180 (summer 14)
KAZ KOMO - 30.3 - Donna Jo's task: Going My Way?
Option 1 - Read a book from Popular Iowa Books - Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron I found it on the 1st Page of the list.
Option 4 - Read a book with "train" in the title - Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
Points this post - 30
Total Points - 205
GRA this post - 2
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 14
SandyDTask 25.10 Sirena's Task - My Mom is the Best
Option 2 Read a book that is set at least 50% in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Hawaii, Wyoming, New Mexico, California, OR Guam - CALIFORNIA
This Time Next Door by Gretchen Galway
Option 3: Read a book with Military as a main page genre. The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
Tank by M Malone
Task points = 25
Total points = 410
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 25.1 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: In a Series
Book 1: Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
Claiming GRA for Gail Carriger
Qualifier: Book 1 in the Finishing School Series
Book 2: Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger
Claiming GRA for Gail Carriger
Qualifier: Book 2 in Finishing School Series
Points this task: 25
Points Total: 425
Tasks Completed: 26
GR Author: 21
Big Books: 0
MEGSCL15.8 - Dearly Departed
Read a book with Science Fiction, Fantasy, or any combination of those genres (Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fantasy, etc.) on its main book page.
Reaper Man by (appropriately) Terry Pratchett
20.3 - Best Review - Meghanly's task: ACRONYMS
Read one book with a title that consists of two or more words where the first letters of each word in the title spell an English word that is not a proper noun.
A Little Life (spells ALL)
**720pp for 1 big book ticket
**Hanya Yanagihara is a GRA
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Mhairi's task: UNESCO Cities
Option 1: Read a book set at least 50% in, or by an author born in, a UNESCO City of Literature. City=Melbourne. The Strays metadata indicates Melbourne setting
25.5 - Bluemoon's task: Summer Fun
A. IN THE GARDEN - Read a book that you got for free.
Yoga for Pain Relief: Simple Practices to Calm Your Mind and Heal Your Chronic Pain Borrowed from the library.
**Kelly McGonigal is a GRA
C. WITH THE FAMILY - Read a book where the authors initials can be found in FAMILY GATHERING.
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
30.5 - Teri-k's task: Good Old Summertime?
Option 1: Title and subtitle of the book you read must contain all the letters in SAUNA, including two A's.
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
**Aimee Bender is a GRA
Option 3: Read a classic genre book originally published before 1956.
The Waves, published in 1931, classic is top genre
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 480
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Book Tickets: 3
Readerboard name: Vicki L.Task 15.4 - The Big O
Book 1 - Genre romance
The Healer by Sharon Sala Goodreads Author
Book 2 - Book Beginning With O
Open: How We’ll Work, Live and Learn In The Future by David Price Goodreads Author
Points for this task: 15
GRA tickets: 2
Christine V20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Option 2: Between Shades of Gray This book has "World War II" as a main page genre. This genre was approved by the task creator in the help thread here.
I read the above Kindle edition. Link to MMP.
Ruta Sepetys is a Goodreads author. ***Claiming GRA Ticket***
Points this post: 20
GRA tickets this post: 1
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
25.5 - Bluemoon's task: Summer FunI chose Option A and Option C.
Option A: read a book that you got for free. State where you received the book.
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee.
I received the book from the library.
Option C: read a book where the authors initials can be found in FAMILY GATHERING
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami family gathering
Task total=25
Grand total=385
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥5.8 Kudokuten
Female author who has a first, middle, or last name that starts with the letter K--Kathe Koja:Buddha Boy
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL:UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 4.0
10.7 Think about it.....
Non-fiction Genre religion, spirituality, or philosophy:Echoes of an Angel: The Miraculous True Story of a Boy Who Lost His Eyes But Could Still See
Genre Verification
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task
**genres “graphic novel”, “sequential art”, or “comics” etc MAY be used for this task as long as they meet SRC requirements**
Option 2 main page genre "War.":A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return
Points Earned This Post:35
Points Achieved to Date: 190/1085
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
20.5 - Bigger is Better – Camilla’s task: Dragon KingsOption 1, a body of water on the cover: The Cottage At Glass Beach by Heather Barbieri
Points this post: 20
Total points: 415
Christine V20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!
Option 2: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
I read the above Kindle edition. Link to MMP
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Elizabeth BBook substitution
15.5 - Witch Hunt
genre Paranormal Romance
Remove Shards of Hope, substitute with The Dragon Who Loved Me
New task
25.5 - Bluemoon's task: Summer Fun
Option A: Long Time Gone, bought with gift card
Option B: boat on the cover
Points: 25
Total: 735
EMMA HTask
5.9 Takarabune:
[something edible on cover]
Read: The Accidental Mind: How Brain Evolution Has Given Us Love, Memory, Dreams, and God
Pumpkin on cover
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Points for this Task: 5
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Points TOTAL : 5
Tasks Completed : 1
FANDURY20.5 - Bigger is Better – Camilla’s task: Dragon Kings
Option 1: Read a book that shows a body of water (e.g., waterfall, river, sea, lake, pond, pool) on the cover.
by Carol GoodmanCarol Goodman is a Goodreads Author!
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 270
Books Read: 26
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(1)
LAUREN JODI25.5 - Bluemoon’s task: Summer Fun
Option A: IN THE GARDEN (Borrowed from the library)
Untouched by Anna Campbell*
Option C: WITH THE FAMILY (F from Family and H from witH)
Black Arts by Faith Hunter*
*Goodreads Author
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 325/1085
Total Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 17/61
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books: 0
Delicious Deetask/book reorg
10.9 - Three of a Kind?
- Samantha Wayland (GR Author) - 3ppl on cover - 2 sets of legs up top, and then a mid-body pic in the middle/bottom30.3 - Donna Jo's task: Going My Way?
Option 2 - Three to Ride - Sophie Oak (GR Author) - last name begins with O
Option 3 -
- Catherine Mann (GR Author) - the title is all in red; ebook only approved 4881 of the approval thread30.6 - Sandy's task: Dancing in the Streets
Book A - The Mountain Can Wait - for song - Ain't No Mountain High Enough; 320pgs
Book B - Two Man Advantage - authors initials SW for Stevie Wonder; 224pgs
total pages - 320+224 = 544
Points This Post: 30 (+40 repost)
Points Total: 570
Goodreads Authors: 36
Jayme(the ghostreader)20.2 The x Files
Ready Player Oneby Ernest Cline
Ernest Cline is a Goodreads Author.
Tasks Completed 5
Books Read: 7
GR Authors Total: 6, +1 Ernest Cline
BB Tickets 0
Task Points: 20
Grand Total: 90
Task # 15.5 - Witch HuntPARANORMAL on main page
Ocean at the End of the Lane
*** Neil Gaiman ] is a Goodreads author ***
Approved in Help Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
AR Bookfinder: IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8.0
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 275 points
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Sarah EThis is a repost to switch books for option 3
30.5 - Teri-k's task: Good Old Summertime?
Option 1: NO CHANGE
Title contains all the letters of SAUNA
The Assassin and the Underworld by Sarah J. Maas
The ASsAssiN and the Underworld
Ebook only, approval for length in message 4719 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
**Sarah J. Maas is a Goodreads Author **
Option 3: NEW BOOK
Classics as a main page genre, published before 1956
Kindle edition I read: Grimm's Fairy Stories by Jacob Grimm
MMPB for length: Contes
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 19.0
Published in 1812
Points this post: 30 (no new points claimed)
Total points: 165
GRA this post: 1 (no new GRA claimed)
Total GRA: 4
Sarah E20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Lauren Jodi's task: The X-Philes
Option 2: Aliens as a main page genre
Kindle edition I read: The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
MMPB for length: The War Of The Worlds
On the list of approved books for Option 2 in the help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 20
Total points: 185
Dakimel5.7 - Jurōjin
I read The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
15.3 - Now Appearing
for 1, I read Flowers in the Attic - 1987 movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093036/?...
and for 2, I read To Be Sung Underwater - name TOM (Tom Hanks)
TALLY:
This post - 20 points
Total - 730
RepostJayme(the ghostreader)
20.2 Option 1 The x Files
Ready Player Oneby Ernest Cline
Ernest Cline is a Goodreads Author.
#40 0n the list, 1 page
Tasks Completed 5
Books Read: 7
GR Authors Total: 6, +1 Ernest Cline
BB Tickets 0
Task Points: 20
Grand Total: 90
Bluegrass Pam20.8 Nickels & Dimes - Mhairi's task: UNESCO Cities
Option 1 - Set at least 50% in, or by an author born in, a UNESCO City of Literature.
Setting is Prague, which is a UNESCO City of Literature.
Innocence; or, Murder on Steep Street by Heda Margolius Kovaly
GRA this post: 0
GRA Total: 5
This post: 20
Total Points: 135
20.8 - UNESCO CITIESThe Book of Blood and Shadow which is set in Prague, Czech Republic.
30.6 - DANCING IN THE STREETS
BOOK 1 - MY GIRL - The Girl on the Train which has 323 pages.
BOOK 2 - THE TEMPTATIONS - Waiting for Columbus by Thomas Trofimuk which has 336 pages.
323 + 336 = 659 pages
TOTAL POINTS - 615
Jen UT10.10 - Haiku!
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8.0
Points this post: 10
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Total Points: 105
Kimber20.9 It's Stampede Time!
Option 2: Beach Town by Mary Kay Andrews
STAMPEDE PARADE (middle initial may be ignored per task instructions)
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20.10 Group Reads
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd(goodreads author)
*post #32 in book's discussion thread
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25.8 Diverse Reading
The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo (goodreads author)
*new to me book
*new to me author
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
*new to me book
*new to me author
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Above tasks: 65 points
# tasks submitted to date: 13
GRA: 11
New total: 240 points
Andy P.Task # 25.9 - Elizabeth B's task: Roll of the Dice
I rolled a 3 & 5
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 (from 1-6) so I needed a title with 3 "I"s
by Charlie Lovett FIRST IMPREssIONsBook 2 The second number now determines the number of occurrences and the first number identifies the letter on the list so I needed a title with 5 "A"s
by Hazel Holt MRS. MALORY AND A DEATH IN THE FAMILYPoints this post: 25
Total points: 630
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25.4 Beth Robinson's Task--Science and Writing:
1 Science:
Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History by Penny Le Couteur
2. Writing
Heroes Are My Weakness by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Hero is an author.
Today's Total: 45
Grand total: 785