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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2011: EUROPE
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Summer Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS)
15.4 Summer ShortsRead ONE anthology or collection of essays, short stories, poems, or novellas by several contributing authors
The New Space Opera
This Post: 20
Total Points: 450
Tasks Completed: 30/57
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (1), 1000+ (3)
5.7 - Don't Stop ReadingA Northern Light (* * *)
10.9 - Around the Campfire
The Graveyard Book (* * *)
Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads author.
20.3 - Best Review Contest - Sera's task: Happy, Happy, Happy
The Mother-Daughter Book Club (* * *) (Reading and good mother-daughter relationships make me happy!)
25.5 - Christine US's task: U.S. Patriots
Bossypants (* * * *) - Tina Fey was born in Pennsylvania
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 (* * * * *) - Suggested by task creator in the task help thread.
Points this post: 60
Total points: 830
Tasks completed: 50/57
Books: 67/77
Pages: 18,230
Big Book tickets: 0
Goodreads authors: 6
5.8 - But No ShopliftingStyx and Stones A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery by Carola Dunn
One of a set which was a Christmas present from my daughter.
Total points to date 300
Sandy MN20.3 Best Review Contest - Sera's task: Happy, Happy, Happy
Traveling makes me happy. One of the best trips I have ever taken was to Paris in 2000. I read a book about a woman who met a Parisian man, married him and moved to Paris where she immersed herself in the culture, especially the food and art.
Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes by Elizabeth Bard
Total Points:425
5.3 - Dog Days of SummerWhat the Dog Saw and Other Adventures - 410 pages
10.9 - Around the Campfire
Devil May Care - 352 pages
This story features a haunted house.
15.2 - Summer Stock
A. The Humbling by Philip Roth - 149 pages
Main character is an actor.
B. Richard III - 208 pages
30.2 - AKA
Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts - 320 pages
Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb - 312 pages
30.6 - Under the Stars
Rolled 4: A Memoir of Jane Austen by James Austen-Leigh - 154 pages
Jane Austen appears on the first linked list.
Rolled 2: Flip by Martyn Bedford - 272 pages
Fantasy, paranormal, and science fiction all appear as genres on homepage.
Points This Post: 90
Total Points: 505
Total Tasks Completed: 33
Total Books Read: 42
Total Pages Read: 12,612
Total GoodReads Authors: 4
Total Big Books: 500+(3);750+(0);1000+(0)
5.5 Maple Leaf RagI read Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow who is Canadian.
20.5 Family Saga
I read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (approved in help thread)
*** Rebecca Skloot is a GOODREADS AUTHOR ***
New total: 405
Task 10.5 What's Next? 5 Star book chosen:Fallen
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Maggie Stiefvater is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 85
Total Tasks Completed: 5
Total Books Read: 5
Total Pages Read:1849
Total GoodReads Authors: 4
5.1. At the Shore - The Last Song by Nicholas SparksThe Last Song is 656 pages. Claiming BB ticket
20.1 Most Improved Player Ashley FL's task: Birthday Time!
Criteria 1: I was born in JuneThe Extraordinary Secrets of April, May, & June by Robin Benway
20.8 It's My Birthday Riona's task: Female Authors of Sci-Fi - Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Lauren Oliver is a Goodreads Author
25.3 - Sandy's task: The Ice Cream Truck
1. Bubble Gum Bar - Will Work for Prom Dress by Aimee Ferris
Aimee Ferris is a Goodreads Author
3. Scribblers - How I Write: Secrets of a Bestselling Author by Janet Evanovich
Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads Author
25.6 - Gayla's task: European Landmarks
1. The Louvre - Who Are You? by Joan Lowery Nixon
3. The Leaning Tower of Pisa - An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
30.8 -- Beth NC's Task: Summer Solstice
Quality Dark Fiction - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Humorous Books - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
30.9 - Rosemary's task: Vacation Time!
Option B - Vacation in the title - Death's Excellent Vacation by Katie MacAlister
Katie MacAlister is a Goodreads Author
Option B - Sea in the title - Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson
Maureen Johnson is a Goodreads Author
Total Points: 575
Tasks Completed: 35
Pages Read: 12077
Books Read:43
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Book Tickets (1) 500
Mandy S. 25.2 Pulitzer Winners Past & Present
A Visit from the Goon Squad
and
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
A Visit from the Goon Squad won the Pulitzer for fiction in 2011. The Emperor of All Maladies won the Pulitzer for general nonfiction, also in 2011.
Points this post: 25 points
Total: 130 points
Tasks Completed: 8
10.10 -- Gimme S’moreI read Something Blue by Emily Giffin
25.4 - Jenn Renee's task: Color Me Happy
I rolled a three...Yellow
1. Read a book with a cover that is primarily the color you rolled.
I read
by Ann Brashares5. Read a book in the Genre represented by the color you rolled.- Humorous or Inspirational
I read
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
New Grand Total = 195
KAREN F15.1 Beware of Thorns
I read two books that fit Option B
1. Thunder and Roses by Mary Jo Putney
2. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
15.5 Mind the Gap
I read book 3 of the 4 book Aisling Grey Guardian series.
Light My Fire by Katie MacAlister
15.7 The Readers Have Chosen
Nominated for Best Romance
First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost
15.8 Up in the Air
SM = San Marino
Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
20.1 Birthday Time!
Option 3 - I read a book published the year I was born (1966)
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun
20.4 Author, Author
I rolled a 3 (The Protector of the Small) and I read a book by a female author.
The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey
20.5 Family Reunion
Option F - I read a book set where my parents and I are originally from and where my entire extended family (aunts, uncles, cousins) live - New Jersey
Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
20.6 Summer Reading
I read nearly this whole book in one sitting lounging on my deck with a glass of iced tea. When it got too hot I finished it inside with the AC on.
Hounded by Kevin Hearne
Points this post: 140
Total Challenge Points: 220
5.8- But No Shoplifting!I read The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting, which was a free ebook for me.
*Kimberly Derting is a GR Author*
Points for this task- 5
Total Points- 370
Books Read- 29
GR Authors- 12
10.8 Baby It's Hot Outside
by Lisa Gardner10.10 Gimme S'more
Chasing Fire by one of my favorite authors, Nora Roberts
30.7 Chose your own adventure
I entered Susan Wittig Albert who I read last summer and came up with Maggie Barbieri - I read Murder 101 and liked it well enough to read another of hers Quick Study
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 510
Tasks Completed: 31
Books Read: 38
GoodReads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (2), 1000+ (0)
Colleen MNFinished Task 5.3.
I read Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis.
It was very weird and very interesting. I gave it 4 stars.
5 points
Total - 185 points
Mod
15.10 Summertime, And the Reading is Easy
My Reading Life by Pat Conroy
50.1 - Emily Kate's Task: Hodge-Podge
Book 1: Category B- 4.3+ rating, Category D- 5-star from friends
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
4.52 rating, 3 friends gave it 5 stars
criteria 1- 700+ pages = 722
criteria 2- Goodreads author Patrick Rothfuss
criteria 3- series Kingkiller Chronicle #1
Book 2: Category F- published in 2011, category A- read before and liked
Shut Your Eyes Tight by John Verdon
criteria 3- series- Dave Gurney #2
Book 3: Category A- read before and liked
The Professional by Robert B. Parker
criteria 3- series Spenser #37
total = 1000
total pages read = 24194
1 1-star
4 2-stars
38 3-stars
31 4-stars
2 5-stars
average rating 3.39
Thanks everybody!
Lindsey IL10.2 - Phone Home
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
15.7 - The Readers Have Chosen
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
This book was nominated for the young adult fantasy category.
**Julie Kagawa is a Goodreads Author**
20.5 - Family Reunion
Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts
Option D - Character is researching family history
20.9 - Summerthing Better
Creating a Charmed Life by Victoria Moran
I read this book to help me improve my enjoyment of life. Life was starting to get really dull for me.
Points This Post: 65
Total Points: 380
GoodReads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 30
Pages Read: 8011
Congratulations Dlmrose. I look forward to your fall task!
Congrats to Dlmrose! :) 15.3 In The Eurozone
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Born in Germany, which uses the Euro
Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
Born in the UK, which doesn't use the Euro
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 620
Total Tasks Completed: 34
Total Books Read: 45
Total GoodReads Authors: 15
Big book tickets: 4
I finally got this task done! I read Hideous Kinky in the first week of June, and finally got the second one read! :)
15.7 The Readers Have ChosenPromises by Marie Sexton
Nominated in the Romance category
Marie Sexton is a Goodreads Author
This Post: 15
Total Points: 195
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 14
Goodreads Authors: 6 (Kelley Armstrong, Dan Walsh, Sandy James, Kate Sherwood, Stephen Booth, Marie Sexton)
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
ERIN C.10.5 What's Next?
And She Was: A Novel by Cindy Dyson
I used my 5 star book, Back Roads by Tawni O'Dell. Thanks for this task, it helped me find a NEW 5 star book!
Cyndy Dyson is a Goodreads author
Points this Post:10
Total Points: 85
Tasks Completed: 10
GoodRead Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
10.7 It's Been a Year Already??!!Freedom Jonathan Franzen
This was #2 on July 2010 at the start of the challenge
***Big Book Ticket: 562pgs***
15.9 Pulling Weeds
The Last Pope by Luis Miguel Rocha
This was one of my bottom rated 50 books on my TBR shelf
***Luis Miguel Rocha is a GR author
25.5 US Patriots
Book 1: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Book 2: The Dead Town by Pennsylvanian Dean KoontzDean Koontz
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 650
Tasks Completed: 43/57
Mod
10.7 Its Been a Year Already Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins on list August 2010 #1
25.5 Us Patriots
read Perfect by Sara Shepard
Sara Shepard is a PA author
and Dear Johnby Nicholas Sparks
Points this Post: 40
Total points- 860/1000
Tasks Completed: 49/57
Books read: 66/77
Pages Read : 20599
GR Authors: 22
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
STACIE MITask 5.9 - The Long and the Short of it
I read a short book with a long title:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, which came in at 189 pages.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 625
Tasks completed: 32
Books read: 46
Pages read: 11753
Goodreads authors: 8
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
ANGIE CA15.4 Summer Shorts
Book: Death's Excellent Vacation
Notes: Short stories by several authors
*GoodReads Author* [[author:Katie MacAlister|28550]]
15.5 Mind the Gap
Book: Succubus Heat by Richelle Mead
Notes: Book 4 of 6.
*GoodReads Author*
15.6 Speak English!
Book: Beastly by Alex Flinn
Notes: "Beastly" is slang for nasty or unpleasant.
This post: 45
Total to date: 320
GR Authors: 15
Big Books: 0
Books Read: 25
15.5 Mind the Gap- Book 7 (of 12) of The Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency Series
Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith, a Goodreads Author
+15 Points
+1 Goodreads Author
20.3 Best Review Contest – Sera’s task: Happy, Happy, Happy
I love my dog and I got two for the price of one with this book because I am also surrogate mom to a young man who was homeless when he became the TA in my library. It makes me happy that he's doing much better now, but also that a book like this puts a human face on homelessness.
One Good Dog by Susan Wilson, a Goodreads Author
+20 Points
+1 Goodreads Author
20.4 Author, Author – Isabell’s task: Focus on My Favorite Goodreads Author
I rolled a 4. The Tricksters
My book is full of CIA spies and spies in training!
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter
+20 Points
30.2 — Sheila/Wendy UK’s task: A.K.A.
I read two good ones by Julian Barnes AKA Dan Kavanagh.
A History of the World in 10½ Chapters by Julian Barnes
Going to the Dogs by Dan Kavanagh
+30 Points
Points This Post: 85
Goodreads Authors: 2
Grand Total: 610
Cindy FTask 30.2 Sheila/Wendy UK's Task: AKA
Read A Catch of Consequenceby Diana Norman
and by same author under pen name Ariana Franklin read A Murderous Procession
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 235
Tasks completed to date: 15
Books read to date: 20
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books 500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Coralie20.5 Family Reunion
Option B
The Living Reed follows 3 generations of a Korean family.
20.6 Summer Reading
It is winter here, and winter is the best time for knitting. So I read My Ántonia while knitting.
30.3 If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
A. Mister Monday
B. Winter in Madrid
30.5 To the Moon
A. Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
B. Sporting Chance
30.7 Choose Your Own Adventure – SRC Style
original author – Frank Herbert
Option 2 – Count Zero by William Gibson
Option B – Free Live Free by Gene Wolfe
Total points 565
Janice CA20.5 Family Reunion.....
Option E: My paternal grandparents were from Czechoslovakia, which is where the memoir I read is set.
My Bridges of Hope by Livia Bitton-Jackson
4 stars
+20
total: 165
tasks: 11
books: 13
GR Authors: 2
5.3 - DOG DAYS OF SUMMER -
by Jennifer Crusie10.7 - IT'S BEEN A YEAR - The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender from the June 2010 list.
15.3 - THE EUROZONE - Cheese which is set in Belgium a country that uses the Euro. And read At the King's Command by Susan Wiggs which is set in England which does not use the Euro.
15.5 - MIND THE GAP - Ten Big Ones (10 of 17) by Janet Evanovich.
15.6 - SPEAK ENGLISH - Garden of Evil. In England they say GARDEN and I would say YARD.
15.10 - SUMMERTIME AND THE READING IS EASY - Love Me If You Must.
30.3 - IF IT'S TUESDAY... - One Sunday Morning: A Novel and The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 (Birmingham, England).
30.1 - HALF AND HALF - I chose Winter Garden from the spring challenge and read The Winter Lodge by Susan Wiggs and The Garden of Ruth by Eva Etzioni-Halevy.
Eva Etzioni-Halevy, Susan Wiggs (X2), Janet Evanovich, Aimee Bender, and Jennifer
Cruise are all Goodreads Authors.
TOTAL POINTS - 470
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 18
BIG BOOKS - 3
15.1 - Beware of ThornsB.A Wreath of Roses by Elizabeth Taylor
D.The Towers of Trebizond by Rose Macaulay
Total points to date 315
Alice GTask 30.1 Best Friends and Lovers
Part A: My best friend whwas/is called Alison
Book: Demo by Alison Miller
Part B/Option 3
Book: Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
Total Points: 330
Previous Reads
5.4 SUMMMMMMER - Great House by Nicole Krauss
5.9 The Long and The Short of It - Ravens by George Dawes Green
5.10 Summer Fun - Dave Gorman vs The Rest of the World
10.1 For Real? - Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde
10.4 Here Kitty, Kitty - The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht
10.9 Around the campfire - Turn of the Screw by Henry James
10.10 Gimme S'more - Generation A by Douglas Coupland
15.5 Mind the Gap - Excursion to Tindari by Andrea Camelleri
15.9 Pulling Weeds - Rescue by Anita Shreve
20.1 My Birthday - One Day by David Mitchell
20.4 Focus on My Favourite Goodreads Author - Death and the Penguin by Andrea Kurkov
20.5 Family Reunion - The Bed I Made by Lucie Whitehouse
20.6 Summer Reading - A Visit from the Goon Squad by Elizabeth Egan
20.7 A Trip to the Past - Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant
25.3 The Ice-cream Truck - Dirty Work by Julia Bell and The Twisted Heart by Rebecca Gower
30.2 AKA - Portobello by Ruth Rendall and The Minotaur by Barbara Vine
30.6 Shakespeare Under the Stars - The Sunlight in the Garden by Francis King and Vienna by Eva Menasse
30.8 Summer Solstice - Memory of Love and Where or When by Anita Shreve
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NICOLE AR-5.9- The Long and the Short of it.
For this task, I read The Men Who Killed Me: Rwandan Survivors of Sexual Violence by Sandra Ka Hon Chu
Points for this task: 5
Total Points: 145
Re posting for Big Book Ticket Only5.1 At the Shore - The Last Song
Sorry about that!! This is the correct edition.
KAREN F15.10 Summertime, and the Reading is Easy
The Golden One: An Amelia Peabody Novel of Suspense by Elizabeth Peters
30.2 A.K.A.
Witness in Death by J.D. Robb
Carolina Moon by Nora Roberts
30.4 Summer in Europe
Option 1 - #12 on the list
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
Option 5 - Summer in the title
A Summer to Remember by Mary Balogh
Points this post: 75
Total Challenge Points: 295
I completed 20.6 I listened to the help by kathryn stockett in the car.Task points 20
Goodreads author 1
Total points 35
5.4 SUMMMMER I read Rubbish Boyfriends
5.8 But no shoplifting
I stole The Obscure Logic of the Heart
(Not really, from the library, was reallllly good)
10.10 Gimme S'more
Host; I really like his detection books and this one was good, if a little complicated
15.10 Summertime and the reading is easy
I read October Skies
20.5 Family Reunion
Hothouse Flower is about Julia (present day) and her connections with Olivia.
25.3 Ice Cream Truck
Evil Under the Sun for Bullet Firecracker Pop and Twenty Something for Jolly Rancher Ice Cream Pop
Altogether, I think I'm on 95
20.6- Summer ReadingI read Treat Her Right (Men To The Rescue #4) by Lori Foster while sitting by my Mom's pool while my daughter swam- so nice!
*Lori Foster is a GR Author*
Points for this task- 20
Total Points- 390
Books Read- 30
GR Authors- 13
STESSE5.1. At the Shore
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (390 p)
Libba Bray is a GR Author
5.2. Sun, Sea and PIRATES!
Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton (312 p)
15.5 Mind the Gap
Hot Pursuit by Suzanne Brockmann (audiobook, equiv. to 448 p in mmp)
30.1 -- Cheryl TX's task: Best Friends and Lovers
A. Friend’s Name is Christine:
The Runaway Princess by Christina Dodd (360 p)
B. Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card (241 p)
30.3 -- DLMRose's task: If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
A. One of Our Thursdays Is Missing by Jasper Fforde (362 p)
B. The Copenhagen Connection by Elizabeth Peters (384 p)
30.8 -- Beth NC's Task: Summer Solstice
Option 1:
A. American Gods by Neil Gaiman – from Quality Dark Fiction List (672 p)
Neil Gaiman is a GR Author
B. Don't Get Too Comfortable by David Rakoff – from Best Humorous Books List (222 p)
Points this Post: 115
Tasks Completed this Post: 6
Books Read this Post: 9
Pages Read this Post: 3391
GoodReads Authors this Post: 2
Big Books this Post: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 595
Total Tasks Completed: 38
Total Books Read: 49
Total Pages Read: 17154
Total GoodReads Authors: 12
Total Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Natalie FlFor 5.4 I read Uncommon Criminals By Ally Carter.
For 5.9 I read Gregor and the Code of Claw By Suzanne Collins.
For 15.4 i read Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul by Various Authors.
For 15.10 I read Divergent by Veronica Roth.
Finished:15.2 Summer Stock:
A. If You Ask Me by Betty White
B. Two Gentlemen of Lebowski by Adam Bertocci (A mash-up if I ever saw one)
15.7 The Readers Have Chosen:
Troubled Waters by Sharon Shinn Fantasy category
20.5 Bigger Is Better: Family Reunion
D. Genealogy novel: The Lost Quilter by Jennifer Chiaverini is a genealogy search for a pre-Civil War quilter who may or may not be a family member.
20.8 It's My Birthday: Female Authors of SciFi
Heartless by Gail Carriger
25.1 Tennis Anyone?:
A. <b>Set</b> Sail For Murder by R.T. Jordan
B. Althea Gibson by Frances Clayton Gray
30.3 If It's Tuesday, This Must be Belgium
A. Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck
B. The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
50 Hodge-Podge
A. 1634: The Baltic War by Eric Flint and David Weber. Category A Author I've read and liked (both Flint and Weber) Criteria 1: had 1072 pages
B. I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett Category B GR rating 4.31 on July 26 Criteria 3: book 4 of Tiffany Aching series
C. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen Category J Books Popular with friends Criteria 2: Allen is a GR author
Today's total: 175
Grand total: 750
I finished a few more tasks:20.3 Sera's Task: Happy, Happy, Happy
Marriage and being married makes me happy so I read
by Elizabeth Gilbert. Unfortunately, this book was awful. I could barely muster giving it 1 star. 20.5 Sue T's Task: Bigger is Better
I read
by Chevy Stevens. This book was good, and I gave it 3 stars. The book fits D (main character looks for birth parent).CHEVY STEVENS IS GR AUTHOR.
30.6 Delicious Dee's Task: Shakespeare Under the Stars
I rolled 5, 3. For 5 (a non-fiction book where a war is featured), I read
by Laura Hillebrand - awesome read! I gave it 5 stars. For 3 (book with a specific city in the title), I read
by Paula McLain - another awesome read! Another 5 stars from me.PAULA MCLAIN IS A GR AUTHOR.
30.9 Rosemary's Task: Vacation Time!
A. I read
by Elizabeth Gilbert. I really enjoyed this one giving it 4 stars. Gilbert lives in Italy, India and Indonesia during her spiritual journey that makes up this story.B. I read
by Ian McEwan. I loved this book, giving it 5 stars. It has the word "beach" in the title.Total Points: 105 + 20 + 20 + 30 + 30 = 205
Total GR Authors: 4
Total Big Books: 0
15.9 Pulling Weeds - How to Be Lost by Amanda Eyre Ward To select this book I sorted my 'to read' shelf by average rating ascending. It was 6th from the lowest at 3.44. My average rating is 4.08.
Goodreads author.
15.10 Summertime, and the reading is easy - Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
previous total = 130 pts
new total = 160 pts
RACHEL CA: 305 pts total25.06 EUROPEAN LANDMARKS
1. THE LOUVRE Five Little Pigs: A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie (Amyas, the murdered man central to the plot, is a painter, and he paints a portrait of another character)
2. WESTMINSTER ABBEY The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy (Thomas Hardy was buried in Westminster Abbey. This was a wonderful book!)
Points: 25
Total points: 305
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 25
Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Boston KateTask 30.4 Summer in Europe
option 1 (Cool Summer Books 2011)
Ghost Story
option 3 (Best Coming of Age Stories)
Jane Eyre
This post: 30 points
Total to date: 100 points
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
LaurenVA 15.7 The Readers Have Chosen
I read The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis. This book was nominated in the Nonfiction catergory.
Task Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Total Points: 70
20.7 - A Trip to the Past - I read The Summer of the Bear by Bella Pollen - this book takes place in 1979.25.4 I rolled a 5 - blue
1. I read Big Girl Small: A Novel by Rachel Dewoskin
The cover is primarily blue.
and 5. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin ** goodreads author**
which is a mystery.
30.3 If it's tuesday it must be belgium
I read a. The Remains of the Day by Kuzuo Ishiguor (has the word day in the title)
b. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins **goodreads author**
total point this post - 75
two goodreads authors this post
Books read - 13
tasks completed - 9
Total Points - 215
AMANDA A15.9 - Pulling Weeds
Toys by James Patterson
This book was one of the 50 books on my TBR shelf with the lowest rating. It had an average rating of 2.91 at the start of this challenge.
James Patterson is a Goodreads Author.
30.3 - DLMRose's task: If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
A. The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted: And Other Small Acts of Liberation by Elizabeth Berg
B. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Stephanie Perkins is a Goodreads Author.
30.4 - MsOPP's Task: Summer in Europe
2. Book takes place during the summer
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
Maureen Johnson is a Goodreads Author.
5. Summer in title
Summer At Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs
Susan Wiggs is a Goodreads Author.
Points this Post: 75
Total Points: 435
Goodreads Authors: 17 (4 this post)
5.1 at the shoreI read return to sullivan's island by Dorothea Benton frank which takes place on Sullivan 's island, which is off the coast of charleston.
Total points: 260Dorothea Benton Frank is a Goodreads Author
Total points: 260
Goodreads authors: 8
Username: TANYAPTTask: 10.10 Read s'more by an author you've read before.
Book: Of Love and Evil, Anne Rice
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 215
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 14
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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5.10 SUMMER FUN
Jeeves and the Tie That Binds by P.G. Wodehouse
Points: 5
Total points: 280
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 23
Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)