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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2015
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Summer Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Didi302315.6 - Rock Around the Clock
Read a book with a clock face on the cover.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
by Natasha PulleyCURRENT POST
Points: 15
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 390
Total Goodreads Authors: 13
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+: 3
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+: 1
Chris MDI would like to move a book.
I previously claimed Stella Bain by Anita Shreve for task 10.4.
I would like to use that instead for this task:
15.9 Take a Ride
Read a book with a full name in the title
Stella Bain by Anita Shreve
I have already claimed a GR author ticket for this book. So that would stay the same.
20.5 Dragon Kings
Option #4 - Author's initials found in a cardinal direction
Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts
N.R. in NoRth
25.13 It's Not Usagi
Option 1: Retellings
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George, who is a GoodReads author
"Retellings" is listed as a main page genre.
Option 5: Title contains a number
Two for the Dough: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich, who is a GoodReads author
I listened to the audiobook. The mass market paperback version has 312 pages.
30.7 Celebrating Summer
Option 1: Cover shows a wedding dress
by Mary Jo PutneyThe cover was approved in the Help thread and is listed in the Approved Books message.
Option 2: Author's initials in REUNION
Key of Light by Nora Roberts
Points for this post: 20 + 25 + 30 = 75 + 5 (for moving a 10 pt task to a 15 point task) = 80
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 14
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500=0, 750=0, 1,000=0
KAZ KOMO15.5 - Witch Hunt - Read a book with the genre "paranormal" on it's main page - If I Stay by Gayle Forman (this book was approved in the help thread)
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 300
GRA: 1
Mod
I read Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones. Author's initials in Jane AusTen.
15.7 - Birth of a Nation
I read A New Life, set in Florence, Italy. Italy is one of the countries on the National Days List.
25.8 - Catherine T's task: Diverse Reading
For my first book, I read The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin Kwaymullina. Ambelin Kwaymullina is an Aboriginal writer from Western Australia - http://www.ambelin-kwaymullina.com.au.... Both the author and the book are new to me.
For my second book, I read Dawn by Octavia E. Butler. Ms. Butler was an African-American writer. She is not a new author for me, but the book was new for me.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 985
MEGSCL15.5 - Witch Hunt
Read a book with the genre paranormal on its main page.
A Reunion of Ghosts (genre approved in the task help thread #38)
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - BriKie's task: It Was Ability that Mattered, Not Disability
Option 1) Read a book that has a deaf character, or is written by a deaf author, or is about deaf experience. The book can be fiction or non-fiction.
The Story of Beautiful Girl
The GR description starts It is 1968. Lynnie, a young white woman with a developmental disability, and Homan, an African American deaf man…
**Rachel Simon is a GRA
30.4 - Dlmrose’s Task: Title Time
Book 1: Shades of Grey
Book 2: Fifty Shades of Grey
**Clea Simon is a GRA
**EL James is a GRA
**Fifty Shades of Grey has 514 pages – 1 big book ticket
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 600
Goodreads Authors: 21
Big Book Tickets: 4
25.4 - Beth Robinson's task: Science & WritingOption 1: Read a non-fiction book with the genre or sub-genre "engineering" or "science"
Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation by Bill Nye
Science 291 users
Option 2: Read a non-fiction book with the genre or sub-genre "writing"
One Writers Beginnings by Eudora Welty
Language > Writing 9 users
Writing > Essays 7 users
Task total=25
Grand total=480
CYNBAXTERTask # 15.02 - Outfoxed
Book 1: Never Never by Colleen Hoover* which is a book that is #1, #5, #7 or #9 in a series.
Author is a Goodreads Author
Book 2: Kings of the Earth by Jon Clinch* which has one of these words in the title: Heaven (or Celestial or Prime), Void (or Dark), Wind, Spirit, Fire, Earth, River, Ocean, Mountain, Forest, Thunder, Time, Sound.
Author is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date = 425 points
GRA this post: 2
Total GRA to date: 16
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
Kait5.2 - Bishamonten
A book with the genre "Crime" listed as a main page genre.
Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb -- Mystery > Crime on main page with 173 users
5.4 - Ebisu
A book that has all of the letters in FISH or all of the letters in LUCK in its title/subtitle.
The Many Sins Of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley -- All the letters of 'fish' found in 'The Many Sins Of Lord Cameron'
Jennifer Ashley is a GR Author.
Points This Post: 10
GR Authors This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Points: 435
Total GR Authors: 27
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Melissah20.9 - It's Stampede Time!
Option 2 - Bared to You by Sylvia Day
This post: 20 points
Total to Date = 140 points
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Mhairi's task: UNESCO CitiesLife in Outer Space by Melissa Keil A GRA. Melissa Keil is born in Melbourne Australia which is a UNESCO city of literature.
25.7 - Nikki's Task: Drug of Choice
Book 1 - The Dragon
First Test by Tamora Pierce A GRA. This book is special to me as Kel the protagonist is a bad ass female who was one of the first ones growing up that I admired
Rating:IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8.0
Book 2 - Honouring your dealer
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke A GRA. The relationship between Meggie and Mo is similar to myself and my father. My father was a big influence when it came to my reading growing up.
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 23.0
Points This Post: 45
GR Authors This Post:3
Total Points: 830
Total GR Authors: 42
Books Read:60
30.4 - Dlmrose’s Task: Title TimeBook 1: That Summer by Sarah Dessen
Book 2: That Summer Place by Debbie Macomber
Points this post: 30
Total points: 745
EMMA HTask
20.5 Dragon Kings:
[OPT4: Authos initials in East, South, West, North]
Read:
the victorian internet by Tom Standage WeST
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Points for this Task: 20
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Points TOTAL : 105
Tasks Completed : 6
Catherine TTask 15.9 - Take a Ride
read a book with a person's name (first & surname) in the title
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Clare North
name: Harry August
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points this post - 15
total points = 890
trishhartuk 10.4. We Miss You, Jane
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in JANE AUSTEN.
Sky Ghosts: All for One, Alexandra Engellmann (A & E are both in JANE)
I read this as a review copy, but as it was published in December 2014, I don’t think it counts as an ARC. Ebook verified for length by DLMrose in verification thread message #4822.
GRA: Yes, Alexandra Engellmann is a Goodreads Author
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
GRA: 1
Tasks Completed: 25
Points So Far: 475
Total GRAs: 17
Total Big Books: (500+) 3
Claiming points for books read during June/July, before joining SRCEMMA H
Task
10.8 Ulysses, Again!:
[read a book written by an author who was born or currently lives in Ireland.]
Read:
Dark Days (Skulduggery Pleasant #4) by Derek Landy
Derek Landy lives in Lusk, Ireland.
!! This book is tagged as 'childrens':
IL: MG
LVL: 5.0
Rating: 12.0
http://www.arbookfind.com/bookdetail....
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Points for this Task: 10
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Task
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter:
OPT4: [Cover blue or pink]
Read
travels in alaska (blue cover)
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Points for this Task: 20
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Task
25.9 Roll of the Dice (2):
[I rolled 1, and 4.]
Book1: 1x O
Read:
The lexicographer's dilemma
Book2: 4x E
Read:
The Next Species
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Points for this Task: 25
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Task
25.13 It's Not Usagi (2):
Book 1
OPT 2: [Full moon on cover]
Read
Ich und die Menschen
( The Humans)
Book 2
OPT3: [single girl/woman on cover]
Read
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
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Points for this Task: 25
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Task
30.2 Takin' It to the Streets (2):
OPT1: [Read a book set in a place that you now consider, or once considered, magical.]
(Both books)
Read:
The Weather Experiment
The Past: In the Past the laws of physics that bind us today hadn't been fully explored, which left room for wonders and absurd beliefs. A place where you can think that burning down a forest will conjure rain, and where the perpetuum mobile was possible is certainly magical.
Echo Boy
The Future: what yould be more magical then the future we imagine? Unforseen changes and technologies are so far removed from what we know today, it might aswell be magic.
And who knows? There might be dragons.
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Points for this Task: 30
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Task
30.3 Going My Way? (2):
Book 1
OPT1: [Author's last name starts with L]
Read:
emperor of thorns by Mark Lawrence
Book2
[OPT5: Read a nonfiction book about a country you would like to visit]
Read:
Bear in the Backseat - Book is set in the US, where I've always wanted to go. I live in Germany.
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Points for this Task: 30
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Points for this POST: 140
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Points TOTAL : 245
Tasks Completed : 12
Elizabeth B10.5. June is Caribbean American Heritage Month!
set in one of the Caribbean countries
Our Man in Havana, set in Cuba
30.7 Pamela's task
Option 1: wedding dress on the cover
Option 3: I would like to go on vacation to San Francisco, so I read World After, set in a post apocalyptic San Francisco
Points: 40
Total: 995
Lindy-Lanetask 20.3: acronyms:
*one book: first letter of each title word spells an english word that is not a proper noun:
House of Dreams by Brenda Joyce
**word spelt is: hod (common noun)
http://dictionary.reference.com/brows...
Points this post: 20
Total points: 330
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(1)
Tasks Completed: 18
30.5 - Teri-k's task: Good Old Summertime?Option 1: Letter of SAUNA found in title. Social Justice Re-Examined: Dilemmas and Solutions for the Classroom Teacher. Edited by Rowena Arshad, Terry Wrigley and Lynne Pratt
Option 3: Read a classic that was published before 1956.
Scoop by Evelyn Waugh, published 1937.
Total points: 440
Tasks completed: 17
GRA: 4
Big book tickets: 3 (made a mistake on my last count, I noted 2 instead of 3 - sorry!)
LAUREN JODI25.2 - Shiraloo’s task: Summer’s Bounty
Option 1 - June: Author’s Initials in RHUBARB (Twice)
Book #1: Death of Riley by Rhys Bowen*
Book #2: Witch Blood by Anya Bast*
*Goodreads Author
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 510/1085
Total Books Read: 37
Tasks Completed: 27/61
Goodreads Authors: 29
Big Books: 0
5.10 - May the Gods Be Ever in Your Favorenjoy any book of your choice.
Valparaiso by Don DeLillo
Task total=5
Grand total=485
Posting with correct infoSarahBR
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Mhairi's task: UNESCO Cities
Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil A GRA. Melissa Keil is born in Melbourne Australia which is a UNESCO city of literature.
25.7 - Nikki's Task: Drug of Choice
Book 1 - The Dragon
First Test by Tamora Pierce A GRA. This book is special to me as Kel the protagonist is a bad ass female who was one of the first ones growing up that I admired
Rating:IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8.0
Book 2 - Honouring your dealer
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke A GRA. The relationship between Meggie and Mo is similar to myself and my father. My father was a big influence when it came to my reading growing up.
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 23.0
Points This Post: 45
GR Authors This Post:3
Total Points: 830
Total GR Authors: 42
Books Read:60
BellaGBeartask 20.6: The Stand: Captain Trips approved in message 32. Nick, a protagonist is a deafmute. Also Stephen King is a GR author.
>Points: 20
>GR tickets: 1
task 30.1 book 1, The Autobiography of Malcolm X. 527 pages so I also claim a big book ticket. The book is number 20 on the list provided.
Book 2: Spin Robert Charles Wilson is a GR author. The book is 557 pages so I claim a big book ticket. Also the books together are more than 704 pages
>Points: 30
>Gr tickets: 1
>Big book tickets: 2
task 30.2: book 1: Die Stadt der Träumenden Bücher. I love books and everything bookish. This book is mostly set in a city dedicated to books. What could be more magical for a girl like me? Also I love the mix of adventure in dungeons while there are still books present.
book 2: En wat als dit liefde is In this book the protagonist prepares a annual street diner for her neighbourhood in Paris. The event is described at the end of the book at which event an surprising announcement is made.
>Points: 30
total points this post: 80
gr tickets: 2
big book tickets: 2
COMPLTE AND CORRECTED REPOST OF #2745
EMMA H
Task
10.8 Ulysses, Again!:
[read a book written by an author who was born or currently lives in Ireland.]
Read:
Dark Days by Derek Landy
Derek Landy lives in Lusk, Ireland.
!! This book is tagged as 'childrens':
IL: MG
LVL: 5.0
Rating: 12.0
http://www.arbookfind.com/bookdetail....
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Points for this Task: 10
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Task
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter:
OPT4: [Cover blue or pink]
Read
Travels in Alaska (blue cover)
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Points for this Task: 20
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Task
25.9 Roll of the Dice (2):
[I rolled 1, and 4.]
Book1: 1x O
Read:
The Lexicographer's Dilemma: The Evolution of "Proper" English, from Shakespeare to South Park
(I'm choosing to Ignore the subtitle, as per task instructions)
Book2: 4x E
Read:
The Next Species: The Future of Evolution in the Aftermath of Man
(I'm choosing to Ignore the subtitle, as per task instructions)
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Points for this Task: 25
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Task
25.13 It's Not Usagi (2):
Book 1
OPT 2: [Full moon on cover]
Read
Ich und die Menschen
( The Humans)
Book 2
OPT3: [single girl/woman on cover]
Read
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
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Points for this Task: 25
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Task
30.2 Takin' It to the Streets (2):
OPT1: [Read a book set in a place that you now consider, or once considered, magical.]
(Both books)
Read:
The Weather Experiment: The Pioneers Who Sought to See the Future
The Past: In the Past the laws of physics that bind us today hadn't been fully explored, which left room for wonders and absurd beliefs. A place where you can think that burning down a forest will conjure rain, and where the perpetuum mobile was possible is certainly magical.
Echo Boy
The Future: what yould be more magical then the future we imagine? Unforseen changes and technologies are so far removed from what we know today, it might aswell be magic.
And who knows? There might be dragons.
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Points for this Task: 30
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Task
30.3 Going My Way? (2):
Book 1
OPT1: [Author's last name starts with L]
Read:
Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
Book2
[OPT5: Read a nonfiction book about a country you would like to visit]
Read:
Bear in the Back Seat I: Adventures of a Wildlife Ranger in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Book is set in the US, where I've always wanted to go. I live in Germany.
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Points for this Task: 30
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Points for this POST: 140 (REPOST!)
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Points TOTAL : 245
Tasks Completed : 12
20.4 Happy BirthdayOption 2: Adventure: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed goodreads' author
Total points: 100
NARUMON20.6 It was Ability that Mattered, not Disability
Option 3: Read a book from the Stories about Individuals with Disabilities
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. This book is on # 2 on page 1 of the list.
50.1 Ms Anderson's task: Three Cheers for Equality!
Task 1: Read a book with GLBT in main page genre
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. It is shelved with GLBT by 320 users.
*****Becky Albertalli is a Goodreads author ****
2 books from Option A: Read a book by author from List of LGBT writers
Book 1: Room by Emma Donoghue
***** Emma Donoghue is a Goodreads Author ****
Book 2: Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
IN POST:
Points: 20 + 50 = 70
Goodreads Author: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
SO FAR:
Points: 755 + 70 = 825
Goodreads Author: 26 + 2 = 28
Big Book Tickets: 4
Andy P.Task # 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.
by Hannah ReedThe word spelled is HOE.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 890
SHELLEY UT15.5 - Witch Hunt
A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison
Kim Harrison is a goodreads author.
This is a big book (525 pages)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 215
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 22
Goodreads authors: 19
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Task # 30.5 – Terri K – Good Old SummertimeOption 1 – SAUNA in title - SigNAtUre … All
The Signature of All Things
*** Elizabeth Gilbert is a Goodreads author ***
+++ 1 Big Book Ticket - 504 pages +++
Option 3 –originally published before 1956 as well as have the genre listing "classic(s)"
Cry, the Beloved Country – originally published 1948
I listened to the audio / MMP Cry, the Beloved Country
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 425 points
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
By Peakles15.5 - Witch Hunt
A book with Paranormal genre.
The Vines by Christopher Rice
Genre: Fantasy>Paranormal.
**** Christopher Rice is a GRA ****
15.6 - Rock Around the Clock
A book with clock face on the cover.
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterAR Info: IL: MG BL: 6.7 AR: 7.0
Total Points: 330
Total GRA: 12
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TASK NUMBER :15.1 - Yin and YangTASK DESCRIPTION: Book with White Cover & Black Cover
BOOK READ #1:
AUTHOR:Abigail Roux
DATE READ: 6/20/2015
REQUIRED INFO: White Cover Approval
GR Author: Abigail Roux is a GR Author
BOOK READ #2:
AUTHOR:J.D. Robb
DATE READ: 8/13/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Black Cover Approval
GR Author:
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 15
GR Author: 1
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 595
Total GR Author : 29
Total Big Book: 0
Catherine TSwapping book out.
Task 25.8 - Diverse Reading
read two new-to-me books, one from a new-to-me author, written by ethnically diverse authors
book 1: Ashes of Izalco by Claribel Alegría
Claribel Alegria is of Hispanic/Latin origins (Nicaraguan, Central America)
book 2: Memories Of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel Garcia Marquez is of Hispanic/Latin origins (Columbia, South America)
neither book is a reread, and Ashes of Izalco is the first book by Claribel Alegria that I have read - she is a new-to-me author
Cindy C.Task 10.3-Ghost stories around the campfire
Read a book with Thriller as a main page genre as of 1:55 pm PDT today.
**Juan Gomez-Jurado is a Goodreads Author.**
God's Spy
Points this post: 10
Total points: 435
Total tasks: 20
GRA: 12
Big Books (500+): 1
Post #1930.2 - Jonquil’s task: Takin’ It to the Streets
1) The Pinhoe Egg
AR BookfinderIL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 13.0
9 worlds interconnected, multiple lives, magic with magical creatures and early technology emerging, what's not to like. Favorite childhood series and author
2)Feral Sins
There are two mating ceremonies that take place within the book, two minor characters, and (surprise surprise) the two main characters. Both take place with the entire pack in attendance.
Points this post:30
Total: 435
Books read: 32
Tasks Done:22
Morgan Faeriesfolly25.4 Beth Robinson's task: Science & Writing
REQUIRED: Read a book in which the main protagonist is a scientist or engineer of some variety.
Approval/Verified: Approved in task post.
Selection: The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer -- Sydney Padua
Sydney Padua is a **GRA**
REQUIRED: Read a non-fiction book with the genre or sub-genre "writing"
Approval/Verified: genre verified on task post
Selection: Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale -- Marina Warner
25.6 Dakimel's task: Internship or Summer School?
REQUIRED: 2) Braaaains -- top 300 best zombie books Choose from first 3 pages only. Include number on list/page found.
(Choice made 6/1/15 -- #11/p 1)
Selection: Warm Bodies (Warm Bodies #1) -- Isaac Marion
Page #: PB 240 pages
Isaac Marion is a **GRA**
REQUIRED: 3) School’s Not Out For Summer – Read a book about university student life or with a main character attending college.
Approval/Verified: here in task thread
Selection: Independent Study (The Testing #2) -- Joelle Charbonneau
25.7 Nikki's Task: Drug of Choice
REQUIRED: Book 1 - The Dragon -- Re-read a book that is special to you.
I read a TON of Nancy Drew when I was first getting into reading on my own. Mostly the newer (at the time) books, but I also got into my Grandma's copies of the originals.
AR Info: IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7.0
Selection: Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion (Nancy Drew #18) -- Carolyn Keene
REQUIRED: Book 2 - Honouring your dealer -- read a book that clearly includes the person or relationship that describes you and your book dealer in the Goodreads summary.
Approval/Verified: Family -- my whole family were my dealers. Everyone knew I would want books/book giftcards above all else. (I still do.) My mother would read to me whenever I asked, but would occasionally hide books she'd read too many times in a row just to get a break and read something different. (I really, really, really liked the Saggy Baggy Elephant apparently.) My Dad would return all my library books for me and pay the fines I would collect ahead of time by "running a tab" with the librarians. I was bribed with trips to the bookstore if we had to do other less interesting things -- like back to school shopping. My Uncle was always sending me books he found, and left his books to my brother and myself in his will. So the dysfunctionally functional Spellman family was my choice for this task.
Selection: Trail of the Spellmans (The Spellmans #5) -- Lisa Lutz
Lisa Lutz is a **GRA**
[POINTS]
This Post: 25 + 25 + 25 = 75
Total Points: 1085/1085
Books Read: 85
Completed Tasks: 61/61
Pages Read: 25090
Goodreads Authors: 50
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
I *believe* that does it for me. Which is good because I have to study for my pharmacy technician certification test. O___O
Thanks for another fun season mods & everyone!
10.4. We miss you, JaneRead a book whose author's initials can be found in JANE AUSTEN.
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger JANE AUSTEN
Task total=10
Grand total=495
Cait S15.8- Dearly Departed
Read a book with Science Fiction, Fantasy, or any combination of those genres on its main book page.
Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 510
Goodreads Authors: 25
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 27
CathyG25.5 - Bluemoon's task: Summer Fun
Please chose TWO different options and read a book for each.
A. IN THE GARDEN - In honor of my husband read a book that you got for free. It can be borrowed from the library, a friend or family member. Or it could be a gift. Just as long as it was free.
REQUIRED: State where you received the book.:borrowed from the public library
Dearest Rogue by Elizabeth Hoyt
C. WITH THE FAMILY -
For this option read a book where the authors initials can be found in FAMILY GATHERING. All initials count and letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Sometimes It Lasts by Abbi Glines
Points this post: 25
Total points: 500
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 35
Goodreads Authors: 21
LOULOU25.5 Elizabeth B's Task: Roll of the Dice
Rolled first a 2 and then a 4.
Book 1. A book that has exactly 2x "O" in title.
Poems That Make Grown Men Cry: 100 Men on the Words That Move Them by Anthony Holden
Poems That Make Grown Men Cry (subtitles may be disregarded.
Book 2. A book that has exactly 4x "T" in title.
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
All Quiet on the Western Front
This post:
Points: 25
GRA: 0
BB tickets: 0
Tasks complete: 1
Books read: 2
In total:
Points: 110
GRA: 1
BB tickets: 1
Tasks complete: 6
Books read: 9
Coralie5.7 Jurojin
OLD intact in sOLDier
The Good Soldier
5.8 Kudokuten
Book by female author with last name starting with K.
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
10.10 Haiku
Book with title consisting of 5 words
What Happened to the Corbetts
This post 20 points
Total to date 715 points
15.7 - Birth of a NationI completed Hail to the Chef by Julie Hyzy
Points for this task: 15
GRA:1; Julie Hyzy is a GRA
BB:0
Points for Summer:
Points: 135
GRA: 9
BB:
Books Read:12
Tasks Completed:11
Pamela3265BOOK SWITCH
15.2 - Outfoxed
Book 1: Cinder by Marissa Mayer - #1 in Lunar Chronicles
Book 2: Rocky Mountain Legacy by Lois Richer - Word: Mountain
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Mary P's task: Summer is for RelaxingOption 2: My Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir by Samantha Abeel August 9 (MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 9.0)
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 240
Total Tasks Completed: 15
Total Books Read: 19
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
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20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!Option 1: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling August 9 (MG+)
This is a Big Book (652 p.)
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 260
Total Tasks Completed: 16
Total Books Read: 20
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
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I read Please Do Not Taunt the Octopus. Ebook only, approved for length in spreadsheet, line 1474.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
I chose option 1 and read The Very Best of Charles de Lint. Both Science Fiction Fantasy and Science Fiction are listed as main page genres
25.11 - Jamie NYC's task: Summer In The City
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read Immortal in Death. Set in NYC, as stated in the metadata.
For my second book, I chose option 3 and read Five Seasons: A Baseball Companion, with sports as a main page genre.
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Three Cheers for Equality!
For book 1, I read Posted To Death - main page genre GLBT.
For my 2nd and 3rd books, I used option B twice - biography or autobiography of someone who is GLBT.
I read Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic - given as an example of an acceptable book for this option.
I also read Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage - Barney Frank is widely known to be gay, and it's also clear from the GR description. This is his autobiography.
This post: 100
Total: 1085
15.1 - Yin and Yang: 1. Read a book with a predominately (at least 50%) white cover.
100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write: On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater by Sarah Ruhl
2. Read a book with a predominately (at least 50%) black cover.
Dataclysm: Who We Are by Christian Rudder
15.2 - Outfoxed:
1. Read a book that is #1, #5, #7 or #9 in a series.
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper (Goodreads Author)
2. Read a book with heaven, void, wind, spirit, fire, earth, river, ocean, mountain, forest, thunder, time, or sound in the title or subtitle.
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan (Goodreads Author)
Points This Post: 30
Total Challenge Points: 180
Total Goodreads Authors: 11
Total Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
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10.4: We miss you, JaneAuthor's initials can be found in JANE AUSTEN
Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh GR Author
10.10: Haiku!
Title consisting of 5 or 7 words (subtitles can be included)
Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here by Christine Warren
15.2:Outfoxed
Read two books, one from each option:
Book 1 - #1, 5, 7 or 9 in series:Colters' Gift by Maya Banks GR Author
Book 2 - Heaven, Void, Wind, Spirit, Fire, Earth, River, Ocean, Mountain, Forest, Thunder, Time or Sound found in title:Kiss Across Time by Teal Ceagh GR Author
15.4: The Big O
Read two books, one from each option or one that fulfills both:
Book 1 - Sexuality, romance or erotic aas main page genre
Book 2 - Word that begins with O in title/subtitle
or Read a book that contains both
Own by Katie Porter GR Author
15.5: Witch Hunt
Paranormal as main page genre:Midnight Rising by Lara Adrian GR Author
20.3:Best Review - Meghanly's task: ACRONYMS
POP ~ Play of Passion by Nalini Singh GR Author
20.4:Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
Option 1:Wild Man by Kristen Ashley GR Author
# of pages:528
20.5:Bigger is Better – Camilla’s task: Dragon Kings
Option 2: ShapeshifterPack Challenge by Shelly Laurenston
20.7:Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Option 1: Science fiction
Royal Obsession by Cyndi Friberg GR Author
25.10 -Sirena's task: My Mom Is the Best
Option A:
#2~ Set in Wyoming ~ All Jacked Up by Lorelei James GR Author
#4~ Best crime and mystery book list ~ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
# 281 on page 3 of list
9 GRA ticket claimed
1 Big Book ticket claimed
Current Points: 170
Total Points: 300
Tasks Completed: 16
GR's Author: 17
Book Book Tickets: 2
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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30.1 - Schatzie's task: American Independence Day 7-04 - This is a TWO book task. Read one book from each option. **Total combined page count must equal 704 pages or more.
Book 1: Read a book with the genre "American History" on its main page. The genre may be stand alone or embedded. OR choose a book from this list: Best American History Books
REQUIRED: If you choose a book from the list, you must state which page of the list the book can be found on when you post.
Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
Book 2: Read a book with a title consisting of one 4-letter word (i.e., a one word title that consists of 4 letters). Subtitles should be ignored. Numbers and/or symbols will not work.
Fool
Points this task: 30
Total points: 785
Books read: 57
Tasks completed: 39