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Summer Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Adria10.6. What is GR up to?
The Nightingale
May 2015 list: #55
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
I chose Option 4: read book with blue cover
Points this post: 30
Total points: 185
Readerboard Name: Diane L5.6 - Hotei
Read a nonfiction book with the genre "Humor," "Funny," or "Comedy" listed as a main page genre.
Humor is the 3rd genre listed.
Some readers have shelved this as fiction, but it is a play and therefore nonfiction. At my library the call number is 812.6 DOE
William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back by Ian Doescher
5.10 - May the Gods Be Ever in Your Favor
For this task, enjoy any book of your choice.
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
15.1 - Yin and Yang
Book 1. Read a book with a predominately (at least 50%) white cover.
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home by Rhoda JanzenBook 2. Read a book with a predominately (at least 50%) black cover.
Tomorrow I'm Dead: A Memoir by Bun Yom15.4 - The Big O
Read ONE book that fulfills BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements
Book 1 - Read a book with the genre sexuality, romance or erotica on its main book page.
Book 2- Read a book with a word that begins with the letter O in the title or subtitle.
Romance is the 3rd genre listed, OF starts with O.
Whispers OF a New Dawn by Murray Pura
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Mary P's task: Summer is for Relaxing
Option 1 - Read one of the ten oldest books on your TBR
This book was at #6 on my GR TBR sorted by date added.
Persuasion by Jane Austen
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Lauren Jodi's task: The X-Philes
Read a book from the Quests Listopia.
This book is on the first page at position 40.
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!
Option 2 - Read a book whose author's initial can be found in the phrase STAMPEDE PARADE.
You Are Not Special and Other Encouragements by David McCullough Jr.
Point this post: 100
Points to date: 600
25.5 - Bluemoon's task: Summer FunI chose options A and C.
A. In honor of my husband read a book that you got for free.
Alive by Scott Sigler GR AUTHOR. I got this book free from NetGalley.
C. For this option read a book where the authors initials can be found in FAMILY GATHERING.
Tampa by Alissa Nutting GR AUTHOR
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 300
GR Authors: 9
BB (750): 1
CrowinatorBook Change - Task 5.10 (Original post message 1406)
Please exchange Gutshot: Stories by Amelia Gray with The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
*no change in points*
Task 25.13 - It's Not Usagi, 2 book task
Option 1: Retellings
The Beast of Cretacea by Todd Strasser
Option 3: Solitary Woman
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 185
Tasks Completed: 13
Task 20.3 - ACRONYMSRead 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. Every word in the title counts, including "The", "A" "of" and "And".
Title Only: TOT
The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey (2015) by Rinker Buck (Hardcover, 451 pages)
440 + 20 = 460
Tasks Completed: 23
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 440 + 20 = 460
Books read: 33
Pages read: 11,245
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 09
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!Option 1: Read a book that is second in a series. I read
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!
I completed option 2: Using the M and the R in Stampede Parade. It makes Mary Roach. She is the author of the following:
Total this post= 40
Overall total=60
trishhartuk15.9: Take a Ride
Read a book with a name in the title or subtitle. At least the first AND last name appearing together (Mark Twain) or title/honorific and name (King Arthur, Mr. Toad) must be present.
Sister Eve, Private Eye, Lynne Hilton
Listed in the task's approved books message
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Goodreads Author: Yes, Lynne Hilton is a Goodreads Author
Tasks Completed: 29
Points So Far: 560
Total GRAs: 19
Total Big Books: (500+) 3
25.6 - Dakimel's task: Internship or Summer School?Option 1: On-the-job Training - Temptation and Surrender by Stephanie Laurens July 16 (Emily takes a new job as an innkeeper)
AND
Option 3: School’s Not Out For Summer - Shift by Jennifer Bradbury August 22 (Christopher begins college at Georgia Tech after spending the summer biking across the country)
Stephanie Laurens is a Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 345
Total Tasks Completed: 21
Total Books Read: 27
Total Goodreads Authors: 11
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Ellen R-S5.3 - Daikokuten Read a book with one of the following words in the title/subtitle: cash, coin, gold, money, rich, richer, silver, wealth, wealthy.
Blood Money by GRA Laura M. Rizio
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. The letters may be in any order. REQUIRED: State which word you used when you post.
LUCK The Blackmail Club by GRA David Bishop
5.7 - Jurōjin Jurōjin is the god of long life. Read a book that has the word OLD found intact in the title/subtitle or in the author's name.
That Old Flame of Mine by J.J. Cook
5.9 - Takarabune Read a book with something that can be eaten (by humans) on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover when you post and identify the object.
Clammed Up by GRA Barbara Ross
Post Points - 20
Total Point -- 960/1085
Total Completed Tasks - 54/61
Number of GR authors this post 3 Total 50
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()
Books Read - 75
Pages Read -
Ellen R-S10.6. What is GR up to? Read a book from the March 2015 list or the May 2015 list. REQUIRED: Specify the list on which you found your book and the number on the list. May 2015 List
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8... #48
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
10.8 - Ulysses, again! read a book set at least 50% in Ireland (either Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland)
My Lady Judge by Cora Harrison
100% Ireland
15.1 - Yin and Yang Book 1. Read a book with a predominately (at least 50%) white cover.
by Susanna Gregory (approved message 62 of task help 15.1Book 2. Read a book with a predominately (at least 50%) black cover. There must be a solid field of black somewhere on the cover.
by GRA Maegan Beaumont15.7 - Birth of a Nation
A number of countries* celebrate their national days in June, July, or August. Read a book set at least 50% in one (or more) of those countries, as noted on Summer National Days Country List.
India 8/15/2015 (1947)
Mrs Ali's Road to HappinessMrs Ali's Road to Happiness by Farahad Zama
Post Points - 50
Total Point -- 1010/1085
Total Completed Tasks - 58/61
Number of GR authors this post 1Total 51
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()
Books Read - 80
15.7 - Birth of a NationA Moment Comes by Jennifer Bradbury July 26 (India - August 15) (UG)
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 360
Total Tasks Completed: 22
Total Books Read: 28
Total Goodreads Authors: 11
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
10.4. We miss you, Jane.Saying it Out Loud by Joan Abelove August 14
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 370
Total Tasks Completed: 23
Total Books Read: 29
Total Goodreads Authors: 11
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
TASK NUMBER :20.7 - Summer CelebrationsTASK DESCRIPTION: Read a book with a Pink Cover
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR:Sara Shepard
DATE READ: 8/26/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Option 4
GOODREADS AUTHOR: Sara Shepard is a GR Author
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 20
GR Author: 1
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 715
Total GR Author : 34
Total Big Book: 0
Kristen IA10.6. What is GR up to?
Read a book from the March 2015 list or the May 2015 list. If there is a July list, you may also use a book from that list.
REQUIRED: Specify the list on which you found your book and the number on the list.
March 2015 List - #31
All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood by Jennifer Senior
I listened to the audiobook, but have linked to the PB version.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 465/1085
Total Books Read: 33
Tasks Completed: 26/61
Goodreads Authors This Post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 24
Big Books This Post: 0
Total Big Books: 1
TASK NUMBER :5.10 - May The Gods Be Ever in Your FavorTASK DESCRIPTION: Open Book
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR:J.R. Ward
DATE READ: 8/24/2015
REQUIRED INFO:
GOODREADS AUTHOR: J.R. Ward is a GR Author
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 5
GR Author: 1
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 720
Total GR Author : 35
Total Big Book: 0
Ellen R-S20.1 - 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.
Spring Moon by Bette Bao Lord
25.7 - Nikki's Task: Drug of Choice
Book 1 - The Dragon Seventeen by Booth Tarkington one of the many books my Mother suggested I read -- I always remember the little sister eating her bread with butter, applesauce and powdered sugar.
Book 2 - Honoring your dealer Required: Explain how your book fits the task when you post. My Mother was my dealer and she loved books by Pearl Buck.
The Mother
30.2 - Jonquil’s task: Takin’ It to the Streets book 1 Read a book set in a place that you now consider, or once considered, magical. I consider Rome, Italy a historically and spiritually magical place -- people from there founded one of the greatest empires ever and much of the history of the Christian church has taken place there. It is also amazing that so much of its beauty survived multiple wars. Book is set in Rome.
The Psalter by GRA Galen Watson
Book 2 Read a book in which a group of people takes to the streets to celebrate.
Calamity Jayne and Fowl Play at the Fair by Kathleen Bacus
The book takes place at the week long Iowa State Fair.
Post Points - 75
Total Point -- 1085/1085
Total Completed Tasks -61/61
Number of GR authors this post 1Total 52
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()
Books Read - 83
Pages Read 26,975
perletwo10.4. 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.
To Love and Be Wise by Josephine Tey
Points this task: 10
Total points: 835
Books read: 62
Tasks completed: 42
15.8 Dearly Departed Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
This book has the Fantasy genre on its main page.
I am claiming one Goodreads Author ticket for this book.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 140
GRA Tickets: 10
Big Book Tickets: 1
25.13 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: It's not UsagiThis is a TWO BOOK task. Choose TWO DIFFERENT options and read a book for each.
Since Kaguya-hime gave FIVE impossible tasks to FIVE princes, I'll give you all FIVE not-so-impossible options to choose from.
Option 3: Since Kaguya-hime is sent to Earth alone and keeps her sadness to herself for awhile before she tells her parents what has made her so upset, read a book with a single girl/woman on the cover. There should be no other human or human forms present on the cover. Animals are okay. Can be a cartoon version of a woman, but not a doll or a only a silhouette.Required: Post the cover when claiming the task for completion.
Searching for Grace Kelly by Michael CallahanOption 4: The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is a 10th century Japanese folktale and is thought to be the oldest extant Japanese prose narrative. Even though I majored in English and Bio, History was always fascinating to me--history of books/stories? Win/win. For this option, read a NON-FICTION book with the main page genre of 'History'. Any genre listing that includes "History" will work (i.e., History > World War II, Military > Military History, etc.).
The third genre listed for A Fifty-Year Silence: Love, War, and a Ruined House in France by Goodreads Author Miranda Richmond Mouillot is History.
Points This Post: 25
GR Authors This Post:1
Total Points: 395
Total GR Authors: 19
Books Read: 28
Challenges Posted: 17
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM25.1 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: In a Series
I read
(paperback) and
(paperback) by Lev Grossman, books 1 and 3 in
The Magicians
trilogy.**Lev Grossman is a Goodreads Author, I'd like to claim TWO GRA tickets, one for each book in this task.**
Previous point total: 610
New points this post: 25
Total points: 635
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 38
GRA tickets this post: 2
Total GRA: 23
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
Dakimel20.3 - Best Review - Meghanly's task: ACRONYMS
I read Heat Exchange ("he")
TALLY:
This post - 20 points
Total - All the points (1085)
yay!
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM(repost to correct problem)
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Three Cheers for Equality
I chose to use Option A twice for books 2 and 3.
Book 1: I read
by Manuel Puig. GLBT is the fourth genre on the main page.Book 2: I read
by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (paperback for length).Book 3: I read
by John Cleland.Benjamin Alire Sáenz and John Cleland are both found on the required list of LGBT writers.
Previous point total: 635
New points this post: 50
Total points: 685
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 39
GRA tickets this post: 0
Total GRA: 23
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
25.9 Roll of the Dice2 book challenge
Roll two dice ONE time. The numbers you roll will determine the target letters and how often they must appear in your book's title and/or subtitle.
(I rolled a 2 and a 5, both of my books were approved in Elizabeth's Task Help thread post #65)
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.
(That means I need 2 of the letter "i")
Midnight Pearls: A Retelling of "The Little Mermaid" by Debbie Viguié
(I am using only the title, not the subtitle)
GR Author? Yes
Big Book? No
Book 2: Switch the two numbers you rolled. The second number now determines the number of occurrences and the first number identifies the letter on the list.
(That means I need 5 of the letter "t")
Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas
GR Author? Yes
Big Book? No
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Points this post: 25
Points thus far: 770
GR Authors this post: 2
GR Authors thus far: 36
Big Books this post: 0
Big Books thus far: 2
Pamela32655.6 - Hotei
You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About by Dave Barry
10.2 - It's hurricane season again!
A Father's Second Chance by Mindy Obenhaus
20.5 - Bigger is Better – Camilla’s task: Dragon Kings
by Lisa Carter (Goodreads Author)Points this post: 35
Total Points: 855
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 35
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 9
Big Books - 500+: 7
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+: 0
20.10 - Group ReadsStiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
My coment in Discussion Thread is #48.
Mary Roach is a Goodreads Author
THIS POST
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
TOTAL
Points: 220
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 11
Jasmiina F10.10 - Haiku!:
Read a book with a title consisting of 5 or 7 words:
The Sandman: Book of Dreams by Neil Gaiman.
*Goodreads author*
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 410
GR Authors this post: 1
Total GR Authors: 12
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+: 1
BBooks - 1000+:
Coralie10.3 Ghost Stories around the Campfire
Book with genre 'thriller'
The Shadow Guests
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 8.0
This post 10 points
Total to date 935 points
5.10 - May the Gods Be Ever in Your FavorEnjoy any book of your choice
RG Veda, Volume 1 by CLAMP
This task
Points: 5
Total
Points: 50
Jasmiina F5.8 - Kudokuten:
Read a book written by a female author who has a first, middle, or last name that starts with the letter K:
Say I Love You, Vol. 5 by Kanae Hazuki.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 415
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 12
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+: 1
BBooks - 1000+:
EMurphy10.1 - Summer Reading
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Gear Patrol 2015 Summer Reading List
Total This Task:
Points: 10
Books Read: 1
GR Author: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 175
Books Read: 13
GR Authors: 5
BB Ticket: +500: 1
Tasks Completed: 8
CathyG20.3 - 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
ABBE A Baby by Easter by Lois Richer
20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Microhistories -- Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Goodreads Author
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
30.5 - Teri-k's task: Good Old Summertime?
This is a TWO book task. Please choose two different options.
Option 1: For this option, the title and subtitle of the book you read must contain all the letters in SAUNA, including two A's.
Assault and Pepper by Leslie Budewitz
Goodreads Author
Option 2: For this task read a book whose cover has ice cream, a firefly (1 must be lit up), or a baseball uniform, bat, ball, or mitt.
Calamity Jayne by Kathleen Bacus
30.6 - Sandy's task: Dancing in the Streets
Read two books, one from each of the following options. **The two books must have a combined total of at least 500 pages.**
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 . Words must match exactly - no variations.
4. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (Temptations)
Stone Stone Fish by Olivia Ferrell 246pp
Book 2. Some of the great Motown groups/artists from the 60s were:
Stevie Wonder- Sue-Ellen Welfonder
Devil in a Kilt 421pp
Points this post: 100
Total points: 800
Tasks completed: 42
Books read: 59
Goodreads Authors: 34
Cindy FTask 20.9 It's Stampede Time
Option #3: #8 in a series- I read Cut to the Bone by Jefferson Bass
Points this post:20
Total points:300
Tasks completed:19
Books read:25
Goodreads Authors:7
Big books:500+(3)750+(0)1000+(0)
Ellen R-S REPOST 32445.9 - Takarabune Read a book with something that can be eaten (by humans) on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover when you post and identify the object.
by GRA Barbara RossItem is lobster.
30.3 Going My WayOption 2 - Eeny Meeny by M.J. Arlidge
Author's Last Name Begins with the letter A
Option 3 -
by Mick HerronThe title is written in white.
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 350
Task # 10.3 – Ghost Stories Around the CampfireHORROR or THRILLER on main page
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
I listened to audio / MMP: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
*** Stephen King is a Goodreads author ***
HELP: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 555 points
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books Read: (4) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Scooter&Siam Changing Task # for a BookEliminate 5.8
Add 10.6
10.6. What is GR up to? GR staff puts out a "what we're reading" lists every other month. Read a book from the March 2015 list or the May 2015 list. If there is a July list, you may also use a book from that list.
Read The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Book is #55 on May 2015 list.
I'm still claiming Kristin Hannah as a GRA.
Points: 10
Total: 295
GRA: 12
Big Books: 1
Tasks: 22
Mod
Julie D10.4. We miss you, Jane : Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
initials J & A :)
10.10 - Haiku! : The Fat Woman Next Door Is Pregnant by Michel Tremblay
15.7 - Birth of a Nation : Deadly Decisions by Kathy Reichs
Most of the book takes place in Canada, the rest takes place in the U.S.
15.8 - Dearly Departed : Archer & Armstrong, Vol 1: The Michelangelo Code by Fred Van Lente
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Option 4 : Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Confessions of a Shopaholic25.1 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: In a Series
Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs (Temperance Brennan #4)
Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs (Temperance Brennan #5)
Current Post
Points: 95
Cumulative Total
Points: 95
Mod
Cait S25.2- Summer's Bounty
Book 1- Option 1: June
Read a book where the author’s initials can be found in the word RHUBARB.
Cheeseland by Randy Richardson **Randy Richardson is a Goodreads Author**
Book 2- Option 2: July
Then read a book with the name of the fruit or vegetable in the title/subtitle OR pictured clearly on the cover.
Blueberry Truth by Ute Carbone **Ute Carbone is a Goodreads Author**
The produce I chose was "blueberry" found in the title.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 550
Goodreads Authors: 28
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 30
DEANA5.6 - Hotei
Genre "humor" on the main page
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
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THIS POST:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Points: 5
TOTALS:
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 15
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
Points: 140
Kimber20.3 ACRONYMS
The Altar Girl: A Prequel by Orest Stelmach (goodreads author)
*TAG
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30.7 Celebrating Summer
Option 1:
by Catherine Bybee (gra)*dress/bouquet on cover
Option 3: The Moonlight Palace by Liz Rosenberg (goodreads author)
*would like to go on vacay to Singapore!
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Above tasks: 50 points
# tasks submitted to date: 31
GRA: 32
New total: 565 points
CEELEETask 30.7 CELEBRATING SUMMER
Read two books from the options provided.
Option 1 JUNE WEDDING
Read a book with a wedding dress/veil, church or bridal bouquet on the cover. Include book cover.
I read BLOSSOM STREET BRIDES by Debbie Macumber.
Ms Macumber is a Goodreads author so I claim 1 author ticket from her status in this task. Book and cover links appear below.
Blossom Street Brides
In this mass market paperback edition the cover features a wedding dress,veil and bridal bouquet. This option was one of my task suggestions so I had to do it!
Option 2 FAMILY REUNION
Read a book where the author's initials appear in the word REUNION.
I chose A PAGAN PLACE by Edna O'Brien whose initials appear in the word rEuniOn.
A Pagan Place
Total points for this Task:30
Total Books read for this task: 2
Total author credits claimed for this task: 1
Total Big Book credits claimed for this task: 0
Total Points for Summer Challenge:65
Total Books read for Summer Challenge: 6
Total author credits claimed for Summer Challenge: 4
Total Big Book tickets claimed for Summer Challenge: 0
***This concludes my tasks for the Summer Reading Challenge 2015***
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 5.10: Book of choice Various Positions by Martha Schabas. Martha Schabas is a GoodReads author.
Task 10.4: We miss you Jane: The Crossroads Of Time by Andre Norton. The author's initials can be found in JANe Austen.
Task 15.5: Witch Hunt: The House on Tradd Street by Karen White. The genre Paranormal is on the book's main page.
Task 15.6: Rock Around the Clock: Einstein's Dreams
by Alan Lightman. The face of an analog clock is on the cover.Task 15.8: Dearly departed: Eragon by Christopher Paolini. The book has both fantasy and science fiction listed as a genre. Christopher Paolini is a GoodReads author. Also claim a Big Book ticket: The book has 503 pages.
Task 30.3: Going My Way?:
Option 2: Mannen die vrouwen haten by Stieg Larsson. The author's last name starts with the letter L. Also claim a Big Book ticket: The book has 559 pages.
Option 3: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman. The title of the book is printed in white. Neil Gaiman a GoodReads author. Totals this posting:
Total Points: 90
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 6
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 355
Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 19
GoodReads Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 3; 750+: 0;
5.8 - Kudokutenfemale author with initial "K"
The Body Finder by ***Goodreads Author Kimberly Derting
15.5 - Witch Hunt
Paranormal as genre
Poison Study by ***Goodreads Author Maria V. Snyder
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 220/1085
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 18
GoodReads Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (1), 1000+ (1)
15.4 - The Big OOr, read ONE book that fulfills BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements
Rilla of Ingleside by LM Montgomery
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 16.0
Points this post: 15
Points total: 245
Tasks completed: 12
Big Book total: 3 - 500(1) 750(1) 1000()
Goodreads Author total: 2
Pages read: 5621
Sarah E20.5 - Bigger is Better – Camilla’s task: Dragon Kings
Option 3: Queen in the title
Kindle edition I read: Queen Lucia
There is one MMPB: Le cycle de Mapp et Lucia
Points this post: 20
Total points: 440
Jenn Cavanaugh20.4 – Author! Author! – Option 2: I read Gateways, which has a main page genre of Science Fiction
20.7 – Shorter is Sweeter – Option 1: I read The Perks of Being a Wallflower, which has a main page genre of Young Adult
30.1 – American Independence Day –
Book 1: I read When the United States Spoke French: Five Refugees Who Shaped a Nation, which has a main page genre of American History
Book 2: I read Ubik, which has four letters in the title
The combined page count is 728 (>704).
This Post
Points This Post: 70
Tasks Completed: 3
GRA Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Totals for Summer Challenge
Points: 440
Tasks Completed: 24
GRA Tickets: 8
Big Book Tickets: 2 (500+)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Sarah Waters (other topics)Patricia Highsmith (other topics)
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30.6 - Sandy’s task: Dancing in the Streets
Book #1 - 3. I Heard it Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
Seen and Not Heard by Anne Stuart (279 pages)
Qualifying word - HEARD
Book #2 - Jimmy Ruffin
Crossfire by JoAnn Ross* (374 pages)
Initials J R confirmed in Post #17 of the task help thread
Total pages at least 500 - 279+374 = 653 pages
* Goodreads Author
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 645/1085
Total Books Read: 47
Tasks Completed: 34/61