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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2015
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Summer Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Post #245.4 - Ebisu
Read a book that has all of the letters in FISH or all of the letters in LUCK in its title/subtitle. The letters may be in any order. REQUIRED: State which word you used when you post.
Using FISH
Mistress of the Art of Death
F (of) IS (mistress) H (death)
Points this post:5
Total: 525
Books read: 39
Tasks Done:27
Amy O.20.1 - Most Improved Player - Mary P's task: Summer is for Relaxing
Option 1: read a book that is one of the ten oldest on your to-read list.
Neuromancer by William Gibson
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Option 1: book with the main page genre "Young Adult"
Virgins: A Novel by Caryl Rivers
This post: 40 points
Total to Date = 325 points
Total Goodreads Authors Tickets: 5
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+: 1
Books read: 20
Tasks completed: 13
15.3 - Now Appearing: Read ONE book that fulfills both book 1 and book 2 requirements -1. Read a book that has been made into a movie.
2. Read a book by an author who shares a FIRST or LAST name with one of these 100 All-time top grossing movie actors.
The Martian by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author)
Movie Link - http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_m...
*Author Andy Weir shares a first name with actor Andy Serkis (#82).*
15.5 - Witch Hunt: Read a book with the genre paranormal on its main page.
Shadow Spell by Nora Roberts
Points This Post: 30
Total Challenge Points: 210
Total Goodreads Authors: 12
Total Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Blueberry20.1
opt 2: Read one of the 10 oldest books from your TBR list.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Author is GRA
25.3
Book 1- Read a book written by an author whose initials are ALL "Straight".
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Author is GRA
Book 2- Read a book whose author's initials are all "Crooked".
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
25.5
A. read a book that you got for free. This book was given to my by my daughter.
Pop Sonnets: Shakespearean Spins on Your Favorite Songs by Erik Didriksen
Author is GRA
C. read a book where the authors initials can be found in FAMILY GATHERING.
Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard
30.3
opt 2: Read a book with an author whose last name begins with the letter A, or L, or O.
The Peachkeeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Author is GRA
opt 3: read a book with the title written in solid red OR white OR blue lettering.
The Sisterhood
by Michael PalmerPts this post: 100
Total pts: 495
GRA this post: 4
Total GRA: 16
Total books: 34
Blueberry25.7 Re-read a book that is special to you. I reread this book because I'm about to begin reading a series of books by the Bronte sisters. It opens up the world of the Bronte's for me but makes me feel bad also because it explains much of Branwell's behavior which has gone down in history as being spoiled and drunkard.
The Infernal World of Branwell Brontë
Book 2: So read a book that clearly includes the person or relationship that describes you and your book dealer in the Goodreads summary.
This book may seem like an odd choice but when I was young reading did not come easy to me and I needed remedial help. This book selection mirrors that relationship with my adult son who has Asperger's and needs coaching how to get a job, how to relate to people, the do's and don'ts of social cues, etc.
The Autism Job Club: How Adults with Autism Will Find Work in Today�s Employment Market by Michael Bernick
author is a GRA.
Pts this task: 25
Total pts: 520
Total GRA: 17
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥15.7 Birth of a Nation
Set in 50% in one of those countries--France:Chocolat
GRA:Joanne Harris
15.8 Dearly Departed
Science Fiction, Fantasy, or any combination of those genres--Science Fiction:Eve & Adam
GRA:Michael Grant
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!
Option 2 Author's initial can be found in the phrase STAMPEDE PARADE--Pascal Mercier: Night Train to Lisbon
Points Earned This Post: 50
Points Achieved to Date: 430/1085
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
15.5 - Witch HuntRead a book with the genre paranormal on its main page. The genre may be stand alone or embedded and may be listed within a genre like Paranormal Romance
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Fantasy > Paranormal 343 users
Nail Gaiman is a Goodreads Author
THIS POST:
Points: 15
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
TOTAL:
Points: 200
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets: 11
Readerboard Name: Elishia25.12 - Delicious Dee's task: 500 Questions
MUST BE LESS than 500 pages.
5. Battle – Read a book that shows 2 (and only 2) people facing each other on the cover.
116pgs6. Triple Threat – Read a book that is #3 in a series.
The Dresden Files #3
378pgsGRA Jim Butcher
Total page count 494 pages
Points Earned This Post:25
Points Achieved to Date: 490/1085
Goodreads Authors: 26
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
M1NKS25.10 - My Mom Is the Best
Option B: The Alienist 599 pages - 1 (Born August 02) & 4(page 1 on the list)
*I Claim 1 x Big Book Ticket*
POINTS
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 1000
GR Author: 6
Big Books: [500+: 7] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 56
FANDURY20.1 - Most Improved Player - Mary P's task: Summer is for Relaxing
Option 2: Read a book that has Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall in the title.
Winter World by Bernd Heinrich
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 465
Books Read: 39
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(1)
Lindy-Lanetask 20.5: dragon kings:
*1 book with "queen" in title:
The Reluctant Queen: The Story of Anne of York by Jean Plaidy
Points this post: 20
Total points: 440
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(1)
Tasks Completed: 22
30.1 - Schatzie's task: American Independence Day 7-04Book 1: Read a book with the genre "American History" on its main page.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin (916 pages) (2 big book tickets) (#3 on the list)
Read a book with a title consisting of one 4-letter word (i.e., a one word title that consists of 4 letters).
Dune by Frank Herbert (604 pages) (1 big book ticket)
Total pages: 1120
Total Points: 1075
Big Book Tickets: 3
20.5 - Bigger is Better – Camilla’s task: Dragon KingsOption 1: Bodies of water
by Karen Thompson Walker**Goodreads Author*
Total Points = 220
Jayme VA5.5 - Fukurokuju
Goodnight June by Sarah Jio, goodreads author.
Goodnight June is shelved as books about books by 5 users on its main page.
5.9 - Takarabune
by Liane Moriarty, goodreads author.Has a cupcake on the cover.
10.3- Ghost stories around the campfire.
Revival by Stephen King, goodreads author.
Shelved as horror on its main page by 258 users.
10.7. Think about it......
by Jen Hatmaker Shelved as non-fiction by 183 users. Shelved as religion on its main page by 56 users.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 85
GR Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
Dakimel5.3 - Daikokuten
I read The Silver Swan
5.6 - Hotei
I read I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales From a Happy Life Without Kids
10.7 - Think about it
I read Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women
TALLY:
This post - 20 points
Total - 1065
15.6 Rock Around the Clock
by Natasha Pulley25.2 Summer Bounty
Option 1 - June
Enchanted August: A Novel by Brenda Bowen
Her initials BB appear in Rhubarb
Option 2 - July
The Cherry Harvest by Lucy Sanna
***Brenda Bowen is a GR Author
***Lucy Sanna is a GR author
25.5 Summer Fun
A - In the Garden
Murder in Hindsight by Anne Cleeland
I received it from the publisher for a committee I serve.
C - With the Family
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
The initials HL are in Family Gathering
***Anne Cleeland is a GR author
Post Total: 65
Grand Total: 320
Jayme VA20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
Option 1: Insurgent by Veronica Roth, goodreads author.
Insurgent is the second book in the Divergent series.
20.5 - Bigger is Better – Camilla’s task: Dragon Kings
Option 4: Cardinal Directions: The First Wife by Erica Spindler, goodreads author.
Erica Spindler's initials are found in EAST.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Option 2: At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen, goodreads author.
Shelved by 32 users as war on its main page.
25.3 - Andy P's task: Straight Letter, Crooked Letter
Book 1: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, goodreads author.
E. Lockhart's initials, E.L., are straight.
Book 2: & Sons by David Gilbert
David Gilbert's initials, D.G., are crooked.
Points this post: 85
Total points: 170
GR Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
LAUREN JODIBOOK CHANGE
10.3 - Ghost stories around the campfire
Please exchange:
Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris
With:
Return to Me by Christy Reece
Thriller genre on the main page (5 users)
Confirmed in post #31 of the task help thread
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No change in points
15.9 Dearly DepartedRead a book with the genre Fantasy or Science Fiction.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Has both Fantasy and Science Fiction listed as genres.
Total Points: 490
Tasks completed: 20
GRA: 5
BBT: 3
Devon30.6 - 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 read Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll which matches My Girl (Temptations)
Book 2- Read a book whose author has the same initials as one of these Motown artists.
I read Watching You by Michael Robotham who has the same initials as Martha Reeves.
MARWA 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.
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera.
Requirements:
- The book is set in Prague.
25.8 - Catherine T's task: Diverse Reading
Read two books by authors from diverse backgrounds and/or cultures.
** Middle-Eastern/North African:A Hebrew Woman at Heart/ في قلبي أنثى عبرية by Khaoula Hamdi/خولة حمدي
*** Khaoula Hamdi is a Goodreads Author ***
** Asian-Pacific: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
*** Lisa See is a Goodreads Author ***
Requirements:
- Khaoula Hamdi is a Tunisian author and the book is set between Tunisia and Lebanon.
- Lisa See is a Chinese-American author and the book is set in China.
- Neither books are rereads.
- Both authors are new to me.
- Verified here in posts #86&87.
30.5 - Teri-k's task: Good Old Summertime?
Option 1: The title and subtitle of the book you read must contain all the letters in SAUNA, including two A's.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
Requirements:
- The letters of the word SAUNA are found in RE S T AU R AN T.
Option 3: Read a classic genre book that have been originally published before 1956 as well as have the genre listing "classic(s)"
The Prophet/النبي by Kahlil Gibran.
Requirements:
- The book was first published in 1923.
Points claimed for this post: 75
Total Points: 370
Tasks Completed so far: 17
Books Read for this challenge so far: 24
GR Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets: +500(3*1), +750(1*2), +1000(0*3)
10.10 - HaikuThe title has five words:
The World is a Wedding by Wendy Jones
15.7 - Birth of a Nation
Set in Italy whose National Day is June 2nd:
Death In A Strange Country: by Donna Leon
20.20 - Group Read
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd****Goodreads Author****
Comment in post 36 of the discussion thread.
Total points 120
25.13 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: It's not UsagiOption 3:
by Ritter Ames*** Ritter Ames is a Goodreads Author ***
Option 5: Veronica Mars: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas
Total points: 75
Total GRA: 5
25.11 - Jamie NYC's task: Summer In The City1. New York City! Confessions of a New York Taxi Driver
4. Restaurants: A Month of Italy: Rediscovering the Art of Vacation set in Italy
30.5 - Teri-k's task: Good Old Summertime?
Option 1: The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All: Stories by Laird Barron
*Laird Barron is a GR author, claiming one GRA ticket*
Option 2: Skinny
Points this post: 55
Points total: 625/1085
GRA total: 16
BB total: 5
Tasks completed: 33/61
Books read: 45
Repost15.1 - Yin and Yang
I completed
by Garth Nix and
by Elizabeth LittlePoints for this task: 15
GRA:1; Garth Nix is a GRA
BB:0
Points for Summer:
Points: 175
GRA: 10
BB:
Books Read:16
Tasks Completed:13
JUKKA5.3 – Daikokuten
Book with one of the following words in the title/subtitle: cash, coin, gold, money, rich, richer, silver, wealth, wealthy.
Sharpe's Gold by Bernard Cornwell.
10.8 - Ulysses, again!
Book set in Ireland or by an author living in Ireland.
Of Blood and Honey by Stina Leicht, set in Londonderry and Belfast. Stina Leicht is a Goodreads author.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - BriKie's task: It Was Ability that Mattered, Not Disability
Option 2: Book from the list Stories about Individuals with Disabilities.
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. Found on page 2.
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!
Option 2: Book whose authors initials are in STAMPEDE PARADE.
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest by Stephen E. Ambrose.
25.8 - Catherine T's task: Diverse Reading
Two books by authors of colour.
On a Red Station, Drifting by Aliette de Bodard and The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu. Both books were new to me, as was Wesley Chu as a writer. Aliette de Bodard is French-Vietnamese, Wesley Chu is from Taiwan. Both Aliette de Bodard and Wesley Chu are Goodreads authors.
Points This Post: 70
GR Authors This Post: 3
BB Tickets This Post: 0
Total Points: 655
Total GR Authors: 17
BB Tickets: 8
Books Read: 51
CEELEETask 20.10 Group Reads
I chose The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo.
The Ghost Bride
I made a couple general comments in the discussion thread but my main post about the book was posted today August 25, 2015 and as far as I can tell my post is #56 in the thread.
I also discovered Ms Choo is a Goodreads author and I claim 1 Author Ticket for her status.
Total Points for This Task:20
Total Author Tickets Claimed for Task: 1
Total Big Book Credits for Task: 0
Total points for Task: 20
Total points for Summer Challenge: 35
Total Author Credits for Challenge: 3
Total Big Book Tickets Claimed: 0
total Books Read for Challenge: 4
Catherine TTask 10.5 - June is Caribbean History Month
Read a book set on a Caribbean island
Cuba Blue by Robert Walker
Set on Cuba.
Verified for length,row 510 of sheet
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Finished!
Task # 20.10 – Group ReadOption 1 – Cultural>Asia
My participation begins here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
*** Yangsze Choo is a Goodreads author ***
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 545 points
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books Read: (4) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Doing DeweyPamela3265's task: Celebrating Summer
Option 3 - Vacation
I would like to go to Japan someday and this book made me specifically want to visit Nagasaki to learn more about the tragedy of the atomic bomb.
Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War
Option 4 - County Fair Time
fresh produce, a pomegranate
by Helen Phillips (GR author)This Task :
Points: 30
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Totals:
Total: 305/1085
GR Authors: 7
Big Books: (500+): 2 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Tasks Completed: 14/61
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challenges so far:
5.9 Takarabune
First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen (Goodreads Author)
an apple
10.4 We Miss You Jane
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (Goodreads Author)
Thirteen Reasons Why
10.10 Haiku!
For Darkness Shows The Stars by Diana Peterfreund (Goodreads Author)
For Darkness Shows the Stars
25.1 Angel "Book Junkies" task: In A Series
Throne of Glass (Book 1)
Crown of Midnight (Book2) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)
Throne of Glass
Crown of Midnight
Points: 50
GRA: 4
challenges so far:
5.9 Takarabune
First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen (Goodreads Author)
an apple
10.4 We Miss You Jane
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (Goodreads Author)
Thirteen Reasons Why
10.10 Haiku!
For Darkness Shows The Stars by Diana Peterfreund (Goodreads Author)
For Darkness Shows the Stars
25.1 Angel "Book Junkies" task: In A Series
Throne of Glass (Book 1)
Crown of Midnight (Book2) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)
Throne of Glass
Crown of Midnight
Points: 50
GRA: 4
Queenbee Darlene25.11 - Jamie NYC's task: Summer In The City
Option 1: Book set in NYC: The Knockoff by Lucy Sykes, Jo Piazza The Knockoff
Option 5: Art as genre: The Art Forger by Barbara A. Shapiro The Art Forger
Points this post 25
Total Points: 160
Mod
Kristen IA20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!
REQUIRED: State which option you chose when you post.
Option 3:
➜ Read a book that is #8 in a series, as identified on Goodreads (series name, #8).
The 8th Confession by James Patterson
**James Patterson is a Goodreads Author**
I listened to the audiobook, but have linked to the PB version.
30.2 - Jonquil’s task: Takin’ It to the Streets
This is a TWO book task; you may read books from both options or repeat one option with two different books.
REQUIRED: State which option(s) you chose when you post.
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. The book may be fiction or nonfiction.
REQUIRED: Tell us why you consider this place to be magical when you post.
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
**Tess Gerritsen is a Goodreads Author**
I read the Kindle edition, but have linked to the MMPB version.
This book is set in Boston, Massachusetts. As a lover of history, this city has a magical quality to me. When I visited Boston as a high school student, it was the first time I had visited anywhere that had buildings older than the mid-1800s (being from the Midwest). My dad and I did the Freedom Trail tour and it was just an awesome thing to walk in the footsteps of such major events in American history. History really came to life for me in Boston and I think that only deepened my love for history...thus making Boston a magical place for me.
Option 2) Read a book in which a group of people takes to the streets to celebrate.
REQUIRED: Name or describe the celebration.
Party Girl by Rachel Hollis
**Rachel Hollis is a Goodreads Author**
I read the Kindle edition, but have linked to the PB version.
The event is an outdoor bar mitzvah for which the main character is part of the event planning team. This is a quote from when she arrives at the location, "The first answer to the whole how-do-you-host-a-party-for-four-hundred-at-home question is that you need a backyard the size of Phoenix."
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 435/1085
Total Books Read: 31
Tasks Completed: 25/61
Goodreads Authors This Post: 3
Total Goodreads Authors: 24
Big Books This Post: 0
Total Big Books: 1
CathyG25.4 - Beth Robinson's task: Science & Writing
This is a TWO book task. Read one book from each option.
Option 1: read a book in which the main protagonist is a scientist or engineer of some variety.
Nothing To Commend Her by Jo Barrett
Option 2: read a book in which the main protagonist is an author or journalist as a career, not just as a hobby. Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days: An Almost Completely Honest Account of What Happened to Our Family When Our Youngest Son, His Wife, Their Baby, Their Toddler, and Their Five-Year-Old Came to Live with Us for Thr... by Judith Viorst
Verified that this is not a children's book in post #90.
10.10 - Haiku!The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon by Alexander McCall Smith, a Goodreads author
25.3 - Andy P's task: Straight Letter, Crooked Letter
1 - Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong, a Goodreads author
Author's initials are straight letters
2 - To Pleasure a Prince by Sabrina Jeffries, a Goodreads author
Author's initials are crooked letters
POINTS: 495
25.5 Bluemoon's Task- Summer FunA) a gift from my uncle The Three Musketeers
C) Whirl by Emma Raveling **GR AUTHOR**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 10
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Goodreads authors total: 9
Big Books this post:0 (1000+)
Big Books total: 0 (1000+)
ughhhhh i knew I forgot something....10.7 Think About It
A Quaker Book of Wisdom: Life Lessons In Simplicity, Service, And Common Sense by Robert Lawrence Smith
Points this post: 10
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 11
Goodreads authors this post: 0
Goodreads authors total: 9
Big Books this post:0 (1000+)
Big Books total: 0 (1000+)
10.1 Summer Reading Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh
This book was on the TED blog list.
I am claiming one Goodreads Author ticket for this book.
15.5 Witch Hunt
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
This book has the Paranormal genre on its main page.
I am claiming one Goodreads Author ticket for this book.
20.1 Most Improved Player
One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson
Option 2: This book has "summer" in its title.
I am claiming one Big Book ticket for this book. (I read the Kindle edition; there was no MMP edition; the paperback edition has 672 pages.)
20.3 Best Review
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
The first letters of each word in the title spell "SO".
I am claiming one Goodreads Author ticket for this book.
20.4 Author! Author!
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Option 2: This book has the Fantasy genre on its main page.
I am claiming one Goodreads Author ticket for this book.
20.5 Bigger is Better
Heartless by Gail Carriger
Option 2: This book has the Shapeshifters genre on its main page.
I am claiming one Goodreads Author ticket for this book.
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter
Timeless by Gail Carriger
Option 1: This book has the Science Fiction genre on its main page.
I am claiming one Goodreads Author ticket for this book.
Points this Post: 125
Total Points: 125
GRA Tickets: 6
Big Book Tickets: 1
Carla**Task Change (original post 3034)
Instead of using Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee. for 20.4 Happy Birthday - option 2: genre, I'd like to change it to 10.1 Summer Reading (gear patrol list).
Points this Post: 10
Pages this Post: 278
Total Points: 40
Total Tasks: 3
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 3
Amy O.5.10 - May the Gods Be Ever in Your Favor
Virgins: A Novel by Caryl Rivers
This book has "Children" listed as a main page genre, but it is not in AR Bookfinder.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Option 4: book that is predominantly pink or blue
Blue Nights by Joan DidionThis post: 25 points
Total to Date = 330 points
Total Goodreads Authors Tickets: 5
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+: 1
Books read: 21
Tasks completed: 14
Louise B5.7 Jurojin
A book with OLD found intact in the title.
I read the ebook: The Old Fox Deceiv'd by Martha Grimes.
The mmpb can be found here: The Old Fox Deceiv'd
Martha Grimes is a goodreads author.
20.5 Bigger is Better
I chose option 3 - royalty and palaces.
I read the ebook Palace of Justice by Susanne Alleyn.
The paperback can be found here: Palace of Justice
Susanne Alleyn is a goodreads author.
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter
I chose option 1 - a book with a main page genre of "young adult".
The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
20.9 Moderator's Pet
I chose option 2 - a book with an author whose initials can be found in "stampede parade"
The Table of Less Valued Knights by Marie Phillips.
Marie Phillips is a goodreads author.
Points this post: 65
Total points to date: 285
Tasks completed to date:17
GRA this post: 3
GRA to date: 15
BB (+500 pages) this post: 0
BB to date: 3
Louise B30.1 Schatzie's task: American Independence
Book 1: a book with "American History" on main page
I Shall be Near to You by Erin Lindsay McCabe
Page count: 304 pages
Erin Lindsay McCabe is a goodreads author
Book 2: a book with a title consisting of one 4-letter word
Dust by Martha Grimes
Page count: 432 pages
Martha Grimes is a good reads author.
Total page count of both books is 304+432=736
30.3 Donna Jo's Task: Going My Way?
I chose options 3 and 4
Option 3: A book with solid white, red or blue title
Cut to the Quick by Kate Ross
Option 4: A book with "horse" in the title.
The Horse You Came In On by Martha Grimes
Martha Grimes is a goodreads author.
Points this post: 60
Total points to date: 345
Tasks completed to date:19
GRA this post: 3
GRA to date: 18
BB (+500 pages) this post: 0
BB to date: 3
Louise B10.9 Three of a Kind
A book with 3 living beings on the cover
by P.G. Wodehouse15.6 Rock Around the Clock
A book with a clock on the cover
by Kerstin Gier25.1 2 Books from the same series
Sapphire Blue
Emerald Green
Both by Kerstin Gier
30.4 Dlmrose's task: Title Time
Blood Royal by Diana Norman
The Blood Royal by Barbara Cleverly
30.5 Teri-K's Task: Good Old Summertime?
I chose options 1 and 3.
Option 1: Title of book contains all the letters of "sauna"
Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks
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Option 3: A classic published before 1956
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, first published in 1920
Points this post: 110
Total points to date: 455
Tasks completed to date:24
GRA this post: 0
GRA to date: 18
BB (+500 pages) this post: 0
BB to date: 3
Task 15.2 - OutfoxedBook 1: Read a book that is #1, #5, #7 or #9 in a series.
#1 in a series
Half a King (Shattered Sea #1) (2014) (YA) by Joe Abercrombie (Hardcover, 336 pages)
Book 2: Read a book with one of those words in the title or subtitle.: Heaven (or Celestial or Prime), Void (or Dark), Wind, Spirit, Fire, Earth, River, Ocean, Mountain, Forest, Thunder, Time, Sound.
The Lathe of Heaven (1971) by Ursula K. Le Guin (Mass Market Paperback, #14530, 1st paperback, 175 pages)
410 + 15 = 425
Tasks Completed: 22
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 410 + 15 = 425
Books read: 32
Pages read: 10,476
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 09
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Pamela326525.2 - Shiraloo's task: Summer’s Bounty
Option 1: The Marriage Agreement by Renee Ryan (Goodreads Author)
Option 2:
by Anna DeStefano (Goodreads Author) - Cherries on top of ice cream on cover25.4 - Beth Robinson's task: Science & Writing
Option 1:
by Allie Pleiter (Goodreads Author) - Doctor was approved in post 2 of help thread.Option 2:
by Belle Calhoune (Goodreads Author) - Grace is a reporter as mentioned in the book description.Points this post: 50
Total Points: 820
Goodreads Authors this post: 4
Total Goodreads Authors: 33
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 8
Big Books - 500+: 6
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+: 0
10.10 Haiku!1 book challenge
Read a book with a title consisting of 5 or 7 words. Subtitles can be used or ignored.
The Love of a Rogue by Christi Caldwell, ebook approved in verification thread, post #4961
(This book has a five word title)
GR Author? Yes
Big Book? No
25.3 Straight Letter, Crooked Letter
2 book challenge
Book 1: Read a book written by an author whose initials are all straight: A,E,F,H,I,K,L,M,N,T,V,W,X,Y,Z
Hearts in Darkness by Laura Kaye
(both initials are straight)
GR Author? Yes
Big Book? No
Book 2: Read a book whose author's initials are all crooked: B,C,D,G,J,O,P,Q,R,S,U
A Christmas Gone Perfectly Wrong by Cecilia Grant, ebook already approved on the ebook verification googledoc list
(both initials are crooked)
GR Author? Yes
Big Book? No
30.2 Takin' It to the Streets
2 book challenge
Book 1 - Option 1: Read a book set in a place that you now consider, or once considered, magical, real-world or fictional
Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano
(This takes place in Skye, which, ever since hearing Over the Sea to Skye, I have always felt must be a magical place.)
Gr Author? Yes
Big book? No
Book 2 - Option 2: Read a book in which a group of people take to the streets to celebrate. It can be impromptu or organized, as long as it is about people sharing a public moment of celebration.
Village Diary by Miss Read (this is the second book in the series, I used the first book, Village School, for Task 30.6)
(This book has so many outdoor public celebrations, it's a joy to read. My favorite was the combined School/Church Choir Outing to the seashore, but the Women's Institute Pageant was great fun too, as well as the Michaelmas Fair and the Harvest Festival.)
Gr Author? No
Big Book? No
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Points this post: 65
Points thus far: 725
GR Authors this post: 4
GR Authors thus far: 34
Big Books this post: 0
Big Books thus far: 2
Stephanie12725.10 - Sirena's task: My Mom Is the Best
4. Read a book from the Best Crime & Mystery Books List: 1st to Die found on page 1, position 28 (Aug 26, 2015)
5. Read a book featuring at least one person with white, gray, or silver hair on the cover.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 185
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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)
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Jim C. Hines (other topics)
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15.2 - Outfoxed
Book 1: The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer- (book #1 in series)
Olen Steinhauer is a Goodreads Author
Book 2: The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
AR Rating: IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 13.0
Susan Cooper is a Goodreads Author
Post total: 15 points, 2 GRA
Challenge total points: 805
Total GRA: 32
Total BB tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 40