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Q2 2020 Secondhand/Hoarded Book ChallengeTitle, author, where bought, $, 1 pt.
April, May, June 2020
1.Mum's the Word Kate Collins 4/14/20 (probably eBay under $4, 1 pt)
2. Eggs in Purgatory Laura Childs 4/27/20 (probably eBay or Amazon used around $4, 1 pt.)
3. Murder Most Maine Karen MacInerney 5/8/20 (eBay around $5, 1 pt.)
4. The Triple Hoax Carolyn Keene 5/22/20 (eBay around $6, 1 pt)
5. Death of a Chocoholic Lee Hollis 5/31/20 (eBay, less than $5, 1 pt)
6. It Takes a Witch Heather Blake 6/17/20 (eBay, less than $5, 1 pt)
Sunshine wrote: "I'll try this! I have bought a ton of second-hand books over the years and I need to actually read them lol"Great!
Q2 2020 Secondhand/Hoarded Book ChallengeI am in for 20!
14/20
1. The Garden of Martyrs (library book sale, 1.00)
2. The Girl on the Train (Salvation Army)
3. The Big Bad Wolf (not sure where I got it)
4. Bitsy's Bait & BBQ (library book sale, 2.00)
5. Death in a Hot Flash (library book sale, .50)
6. Bones Never Lie (library book sale, 1.00)
7. Mood Swings to Murder (library book sale, .50)
8. Midlife Can Be Murder (library book sale, .50)
9. Out of Hormone's Way (library book sale, .50)
10. I is for Innocent (library book sale, 1.00)
11. After Dark (library book sale, 1.00)
12. Dead as a Doornail (library book sale, 1.00)
13. Blessings (library book sale, 1.00)
14. The Children Act (library book sale, 1.00)
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I'm in for 4 books:4/4
points - 4
#1:
the name of the book : The Stillmeadow Road
who wrote it: Gladys Taber
where you bought it or found it (if you still know this): my mother-in-law lived with us & had TONS of books when she died in 2012 -- this was one of them
date completed: 4/5/20
how much you paid for it (if you still know this): $0
your score in this challenge (1 book read is 1 point): 1
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#2:
the name of the book : Deception Point
who wrote it: Dan Brown
where you bought it or found it (if you still know this): My adult son was visiting us and he was reading this book. When he finished it, he asked me if I would like to have it & I said yes.
date completed: 4/13/20
how much you paid for it (if you still know this): $0
your score in this challenge (1 book read is 1 point): 2
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#3:
the name of the book : Death by Rhubarb
who wrote it: Lou Jane Temple
where you bought it or found it (if you still know this): another book from my mother-in-law's estate
date completed: 4/16/20
how much you paid for it (if you still know this): $0
your score in this challenge (1 book read is 1 point): 3
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#4:
the name of the book : The Rose Rent
who wrote it: Ellis Peters
where you bought it or found it (if you still know this): I bought it from the "Support Rochester Public Library" group on ebay.
date completed: 4/20/20
how much you paid for it (if you still know this): $2.50
your score in this challenge (1 book read is 1 point): 4
I am going to join this one as most of my books are from thrift stores or the library sales. Others I have won from sites like goodreads.
1. War Without Friends from Evert Hartman bought on a church market for 0,65 eurocent.2. The Homecoming by Earl Hamner Jr. bought on betterworldbooks for 8.48 dollar including shipping international.
3. Het Grote Dilemma Op Dinsdag-Boek from Dilemma Op Dinsdag bought in the local thriftstore for 1.50 euro.
I LOVE this challenge. I buy 90% of my books second-hand. I think I'll read 10 second-hand books by the end of June (Title, Author, place bought, price):1. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, Samaritans charity shop, 25p
2. Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, facebook marketplace, 20p
3. The Folk of the Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton, art gallery bookshop thrift box, £1
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Update message 7:challenge completed
4/4 complete
4 points
And thanks for this challenge. It prodded me to FINALLY read these books!
Second Hand Book Challenge - 2nd QtrYr: 6 pts
Qtr: 2 pts
Princess Elizabeth's Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal 6/09/20
Books & Co. $3.75
Deadly Currents by Beth Groundwater 6/19/20
Book Barn $4
Message 12 update.EDIT to Challenge: as I've been reading a bunch of Fantasy ARC's and reviewing before publication, I've reduced my goal down to 5 second-hand reads before end of June!
Hope everyone is meeting their challenge :-)
1. Anne of Avonlea by L.M. MontgomeryPurchased at Value Village for $1.99.
2. The Running Man by Richard Bachman (Stephen KIng)
Purchased at Value Village for $3
3. The Stand by Stephen King
Purchased at Value Village for $3
4. The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker
Purchased at Gryphon secondhand bookstore for .35 cents
5. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Purchased from Value Village - I think this one may have been free. Their books are always Buy 4 get 1 free and I believe that's why I got it
6. Thanks For The Memories by Cecelia Ahern
Free from the resident book exchange library where I live
Score: 6
Oh, my! I didn't realize I hadn't even started my listing for the 2nd Quarter yet! Yikes!1. Mysterious Case Case by Mary Blount Christian
Purchased at a library book sale for $.50
April 2--5/5 stars
2. Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog's Tale by Laurie Myers, illustrated by Michael Dooling
Purchased from Better World Books for $3.98
April 3--5/5 stars
3. Splintered Bones (Sarah Booth Delaney #1) by Carolyn Haines
Purchased from Half Price Books. I do not remember the price.
April 11--5/5 stars
4. A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Purchased from Better World Books for $3.98.
April 21--5/5 stars
5. A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park
Purchased from Better World Books for $3.98.
April 22--5/5 stars
6. Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between by Lauren Graham
Purchased from Second Flight Books for $5.98.
April 27--5/5 stars
7. The Return Journey by Maeve Binchy
Honestly, I have owned this for years. I think I purchased at Half Price Books and probably for $2.00 from the clearance cart!
April 28--5/5 stars
8. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
I think I purchased this at Half Price Books years ago for about $4.98.
April 28--5/5 stars
9. The Mother-Daughter Book Club (The Mother-Daughter Book Club #1) by Heather Vogel Frederick
I think I purchased this at Second Flight Books for $4.98.
May 5--5/5 stars
10. A Beautiful Blue Death (Charles Lenox Mysteries #1) by Charles Finch
Purchased at a Library book sale for $2.00.
May 7--5/5 stars
11. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Purchased from Half Price Books for $1.98.
May 13--5/5 stars
12. Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change by Stacey Abrams
Purchased from Better World Books for $4.98.
May 13--5/5 stars
13. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Purchased from a Library book sale for $5.00.
May 15--5/5 stars
14. The Talented Clementine by Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Marla Frazee
Purchased from a Library book sale for $2.00.
May 16--5/5 stars
15. The Beach House (Beach House #1) by Mary Alice Monroe
Purchased from Half Price Books for $.50.
May 19--5/5 stars
Book: The Giraffe and the Pelly and MeAuthor: Roald Dahl
Where: Friends of the Public Library Big Book Sale
How much: $1
Score: 1
Book: Prince of Dogs
Author: Kate Elliott
Where: (I think) Used book store in RDU airport (now defunct)
How much: around $4
Score: 2
Book: So You Want to Be a Wizard
Author: Diane Duane
Where: (I think) Friends of the Public Library Big Book Sale
How much: $1
Score: 3
Book: How to Train Your Dragon
Author: Cressida Cowell
Where: Friends of the Public Library Big Book Sale
How much: $1
Score: 4
Book: The Stand (original cut edition)
Author: Stephen King
Where: Thriftbooks.com
How much: $6.79
Score: 5
Book: The Burning Stone
Author: Kate Elliott
Where: Mt. Yonah Book Exchange - Cleveland, GA
How much: about $4
Score: 6
Book: The Mad Ship
Author: Robin Hobb
Where: Thriftbooks.com
How much: $4.49
Score: 7
Book: Guards! Guards!
Author: Terry Pratchett
Where: Friends of the Public Library Big Book Sale
How much: $1
Score: 8
Book: Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon
Author: Mark Hodder
Where: Thriftbooks.com
How much: $3.79
Score: 9
Chantal wrote: "You go Marc!"It's more like I forgot to post for this quarter until now.
But thanks for the cheers anyway. I have the pandemic shut-down to thank for at least a couple of those titles. My library is just starting to make books available again (experimenting with curbside pickup of items put on hold prior to closing in March), and I am super stoked to have time slot to do this, but I also kind of regret that this will take me away from the books already on my shelves that I have been leaning more towards.
I'm late to this challenge, but I'm going to give it a try:1. The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea - $1 - library book sale
2. Munich by Robert Harris - given by a friend. Free!
3. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout - $1 - Iibrary book sale
4. Tulip Fever by Deborrah Moggach - $1 library book sale
5. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman - $2 library book sale
Msg. 2 updated 5 secondhand books read for 2/3 of the quarter
Book: Once Around the RealmsAuthor: Brian M. Thomsen
Where: Thriftbooks.com
How much: USD$4.19
Score: 10
Book: Eric
Author: Terry Pratchett
Where: No idea
How much: No idea
Score: 11
Book: Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
Author: Scott McCloud
Where: Friends of the Public Library bookstore
How much: USD$3
Score: 12
Book: A Wizard of EarthseaAuthor: Ursula K. Le Guin
Where: not sure, maybe library book sale
How much: if correct above, $0.50
Score: 13
Marc wrote: "Book: A Wizard of EarthseaAuthor: Ursula K. Le Guin
Where: not sure, maybe library book sale
How much: if correct above, $0.50
Score: 13"
Wow! You're really making the most of this challenge. Well done!
Elle wrote: "Marc wrote: "Book: A Wizard of EarthseaAuthor: Ursula K. Le Guin
Where: not sure, maybe library book sale
How much: if correct above, $0.50
Score: 13"
Wow! You're rea..."
I agree totally. My books are packed for moving so I can't read them.
Updated message 5-- 7/20
Chantal wrote: "My books are packed for moving so I can't read them.."You didn't keep books out for reading? Time to unpack... c'mon just one box...
Book: The Hobbit (1966 first edition "collector's edition" hardcover with slipcase)Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Where: Thriftbooks.com
How much: $18.95 (a steal for such a gorgeous book; see photos below)
Score: 14
Updated Message #24:I'm late to this challenge, but I'm going to give it a try:
1. The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea - $1 - library book sale - 1 point
2. Munich by Robert Harris - given by a friend. Free! - 1 point
3. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout - $1 - Iibrary book sale- 1 point
4. Tulip Fever by Deborrah Moggach - $1 library book sale - 1 point
5. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman - $2 library book sale - 1 point
6. In the Woods - by Tana French $1 library book sale -1 point
7. Moloka'i by Alan Brennert - $5.95 from Thriftbooks - 1 point
Total = 7 points
Updated message 5-- 14/20Whoo-- I forgot that this challenge ended in June, and since I realized it I have been reading used books like crazy. However, I still have 3 days left and 6 books to go-- I don't think I am going to make it. Dang it!
2. The Homecoming by Earl Hamner Jr. bought on betterworldbooks for 8.48 dollar including shipping international.3. Het Grote Dilemma Op Dinsdag-Boek from Dilemma Op Dinsdag bought in the local thriftstore for 1.50 euro.
The new challenge starts 1 July, hope to see you there!https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
And for the upcoming winner of this topic.. still 3 days to read 50 books :-D
Book: The Secret of Abdu El-YezdiAuthor: Mark Hodder
Where: Thriftbooks.com
How much: USD$3.79
Score: 15
End of quarter update, msg. 2. Cleared out 6 secondhand books this quarter
End of this challenge*********************************************************
Marc is the winner of Q2!
Message 12 update: 4. The Creakers by Tom Fletcher, charity shop, £1
5. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman, charity shop, 33p.
yay, I did it! hope y'all achieved your goals too :-)
Chantal wrote: "End of this challenge*********************************************************
Marc is the winner of Q2!"
Huh, how about that. Thank you, pandemic, I guess? My library is open again (curbside pickup only) so I don't think I will repeat the feat this quarter.
2025 Reading Challenge
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General Guidelines
* This challenge starts on 1 April 2020 until 30 June 2020
* Each book entered should be a "second hand paper" book.
* The book must be bought by you or received. It doesn't matter where the book was bought or found, it could be a thrift shop/craiglist/church market/ online thrift shops etc.,. as long as it is second hand.
* The book can be used in other challenges
* Each book can only be counted one time in this challenge
* Everybody can join and it doesn't matter when during the challenge
* You keep track of your own score in every book entering post (1 book read is 1 point)
* Chatting is allowed
what to do when you finish a book for this challenge?:
- Mention the name of the book
- Mention who wrote it
- Mention where you bought it or found it (if you still know this)
- Mention how much you paid for it (if you still know this)
- Mention your score in this challenge (1 book read is 1 point)
Winner gets bragging rights to this topic and more space in their bookcabinet!