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FALL CHALLENGE 2011: AFRICA
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Fall Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC!
20.8 It's My Birthday - Lisa MD's task:The BIG 5-oh! Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
7 o's including series name.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 18
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Delicious Dee
Last Post 1409
20.4 Author! Author! - Erin NY's task Series Lover
Reunion in Death - 350+ pages; book 14 in a series (book 33 From New York to Dallas released in 2011, and book 34 scheduled for 2012)
25.2 - Sandy's Task: Math Class – It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3!
Option 3 - 3 books over 200 pages
1. The Keeper - 290 pages
2. Beyond Eden - Kele Moon (GR Author) - 263 pages
3. The Salisbury Key - 272 pages
30.5 - mstan's task: Stranger in a Strange Land
A. - Reimagings - The Ponds of Kalambayi - set in Zaire (now the Demo. Rep. of the Congo) while he was a peace corps volunteer - he grew up in the US.
B. - Culture Shock - The Winter Sea Big Book Ticket 500+ - was released in the UK as Sophia's Secret according to the authors website - http://www.susannakearsley.com/winter...
30.7 - Jennifer N's task: When I Was Young
1. - Option A, White Cover -
2. - Option 2, 5 Letters in Title - The Place of the Skull
Total Points this Post: 105
Total Points in Challenge: 760
Books Read: 61
Tasks Completed: 44
GR Authors: 29
Big Book Tickets: 500+(2); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Reposting for task 30.2Read One Child Torey Hayden 30.2.5.I
Rescuing a little girl, picture of a little girl on the cover (human accepted as animal in this task)
Read The Private Patient P.D.James 30.2.1.E
My favourite genre is "whodunnit" and author uses initials
Hope this works now.
That's 130 points and 8 books.
Joanna T30.1 Sheila’s Task - My Hometown, Rock Island, Illinois
Book A: Option 2 - train cover: 722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York
by Clifton HoodThis book has the inside of a subway train pictured. It was approved in the help thread.
Book B: Option 2 - Civil War General:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Major General Sherman was the leader of the Union Army. Two other Shermans also fought for the Union.
This post: 30
Grand Total: 270
10.8. Readers Also EnjoyedThe original book I had read was The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
So to fulfill this requirement I read. A Girl Named Zippy
Haven Kimmel
My new points total is 160
RACHEL CA: 400 pts total10.07 HOT OFF THE PRESSES
Eat Greens: Seasonal Recipes to Enjoy in Abundance by Barbara Scott-Goodman
25.05 SRC'S VIRTUAL SAFARI
2. The Help by Kathryn Stockett (534 pgs)
BIG BOOK: 500+; Kathryn Stockett is a GOODREADS AUTHOR
5.
Sink Reflections by Marla CilleyPoints: 35
Total points: 400
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 37
Goodreads authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
30.6 Donna Jo's task: I'd Like to See Your ID, Please. Read two books. Select two different choices from the following options:
C. Eye Color--Chose a book with mainly your eye color on the cover.
I have brown eyes; I read:
The Journal of Professor Abraham Van Helsing (2004) by Allen C. Kupfer (Hardcover, 208 pages)
D. Hair Color--Chose a book with a pictures of person with the same color hair as yours.
I have dark brown hair. Both the women on this cover of the book I read have dark brown hair:
Hex Hall (Hex Hall #1) (2010) by Rachel Hawkins (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 323 pages)
****Goodreads Author**** Rachel Hawkins
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Tasks Completed: 13
Points for this task: 30
Points thus far: 220 + 30 = 250
Books read: 18
Pages Read: 5329
Read but not claimed: 11
Goodreads Authors: 6
25.6 Fall Days and Nights: Day-crow in title: As The Crow Flies by Jeffrey Archer.800 pages = ***Double Big Book***
Night-black&white cover:
Do the Work by Steven Pressfield 112 pages according to Amazon.Seasonal total to date: 650 points
KIM NY5.5 - Birth of a Nation - Read a book published in the month of July. I read Jenny Pox by J.L Bryan which was published July 22, 2010.
15.9. Get out the winter clothes - Read a book with a hat, scarf, gloves or mittens on the cover. I read
by Gail Carriger.Total points for these posts: 20
Total points for challenge: 630
STACIE MITask 15.9 - Get Out the Winter Clothes
I read:
Eight Yards Down and Out: A FoxTrot Collection by Bill Amend
There is both a baseball cap and a football helmet on the cover.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 550
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 40
Pages read: 10297
Goodreads authors: 12
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.6 Book A - Read School Days by Robert B. Parkerand
Book B - Read
by Nancy Atherton (Dark blue cover)30.1 Book A - Option 1 Read Bulls Island by Dorothea Benton Frank (Island in the title)
and
Book B - Option 2 Read High Profile by Robert B. Parker
(author first name matches Robert E. Lee - confederate
army general)
points this post 55
total points 375
BUTTERFLYCAGER5.8 - S.O.N. - Wickedly Charming by Kristine Grayson
15.4. It’s Not Too Late, but Don’t Wait Any Longer!
A. Task 10.5 What's Next - When I entered Broken for You by Stephanie Kallos, it recommended The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman.
B. I received Enchanted Ivy by Sarah Beth Durst as a gift in August.
50.1 Butterflycager's Task - Let's Build A Haunted House!
A. The creaky front door -
The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian, who is a Goodreads Author (Option 1).
D. Secret passageway behind the library - The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest edited by Ellen Datlow, who has published about 83 books (Option 3).
G. Cemetery in the Backyard - A Grave Denied by Dana Stabenow, who is a Goodreads Author (Option 1).
The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest contains a story by Emma Bull, who is a Goodreads Author.
Chris Bohjalian, Dana Stabenow, and Sarah Beth Durst are also Goodreads Authors.
Points this post: 70
Total challenge points: 1100
Tasks completed: 61
Books read: 86
Goodreads Authors: 50
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
WTG Butterflycager Congratulations. I look forward to your winter task.
Amanda A5.6 - Labor Day
Ninth Grade Slays by Heather Brewer
15.3 - Dead or Alive
Flipped 2 heads
Dangerous Highlander by Donna Grant (Goodreads Author)
White Cat by Holly Black (Goodreads Author)
15.8 - Stormy Weather
Storm's Heart by Thea Harrison (Goodreads Author)
20.3 Best Review - Amanda VA's task: Music Around the Fire
Option A: Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick (Goodreads Author)
20.6 Seasoned Reader: Sarah Dee's task: Oh, the horror!
Option B - The Wolfman: The Lost Saint by Bree Despain (Goodreads Author)
20.8 It's My Birthday - Lisa MD's task:The BIG 5-oh!
(6 o's) Bad Boys Do (Donovan Brothers Brewery, #2) by Victoria Dahl
25.3 Beth NC'S task: Game Night
Character: Mr. Green (green cover)
Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey (Goodreads Author)
I read the ebook version which has a green cover. The link is to the MMP for page count.
Weapon/Room: Rope in the Conservatory (murder mystery)
6 Killer Bodies by Stephanie Bond
25.6 Denise NC’s Task: Fall Days and Nights
Book A: When Autumn Leaves by Amy S. Foster (Goodreads Author)
Book B: Darker Than Night by Kim Lenox
25.7 Bluemoon's task: Hockey Night Party!
Option A: Blue cover
Overbite by Meg Cabot
Option B: Dessert (sugar cookies)
Sugar Creek by Toni Blake (Goodreads Author)
25.9 - Gayla's Task: Rite of Passage
Option B: Chair on cover
Virgin River by Robyn Carr
Option C: 18 letter title
Seriously... I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres
Points this post: 195
Total Points: 600
Goodreads Authors: 28 (8 this post)
Sheila wrote: "WTG Butterflycager Congratulations. I look forward to your winter task."Thanks! I'm already starting to think about it...
★Meghan★ wrote: "Congrats Butterflycager!"Thanks! I had a great time with this challenge!
10.1 - In Their Own Words: Read any book by an author interviewed by Goodreads Voice Books by an author on this list written under a pseudonym may be used.Keeping Faith - Jodi Picoult
Laurie ME20.10: Group Read:
Sarah Addison Allen - The Peach Keeper
Sarah Addison Allen is a goodread author
Points this post: 20.
Total Points: 725.
Comment in discussion thread - #37
Cindy AL20.4 Series Lover:
One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire
354 pages, Book #5 of October Daye series.
Seanan McGuire is a Goodreads Author.
20.6 Oh The Horror!:
Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaughn
B the Wolfman
Kitty is a werewolf.
Carrie Vaughn is a Goodreads Author
25.6 Fall Days and Nights:
A -
by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love (red cover) and B -
by Darynda Jones (dark blue cover)Darynda Jones is a Goodreads Author.
25.7 Hockey Night Party:
A -
by N.K. JemisinThe Broken Kingdoms (Option 1, blue cover) and
B - Cold Fire by Kate Elliott (Sweet Balls of Fire spicy meatballs, approved in help thread)
N. K. Jemisin is a Goodreads Author and
Kate Elliott is a Goodreads Author.
I want to claim a Big Book Ticket 500+
30.3 E-Ticket Ride:
E - Paranormal - Grave Witch by Kalayna Price and
E - The Darkest Edge of Dawn by Kelly Gay
Kalayna Price is Goodreads Author and
Kelly Gay is a Goodreads Author.
Points in this post - 120
Total Points - 800/1100
Books - 59/84
Pages - 20962
Goodreads Authors: 29
Big Books:500+ - (2), 750+ - (0),1000+ - (0)
5.5 Birth of a NationRead a book that was published in July
was published on July 7, 2009.Points This Post: 5
Total Big Book Tickets earned this season: 1
Total GR Authors read this season: 1
Total Points: 35
30.3 Dlmrose's task: E-ticket Ride
For this task, take a virtual trip to the Magic Kingdom. Select two lands.
D) Frontierland- Read a Western
The Empty Land (1969) by Louis L'Amour (Paperback, 240 pages)
G) Tomorrowland- Read a Science Fiction book
Factoring Humanity (1998) by Robert J. Sawyer (Mass Market Paperback, 352 pages)
Nominated: 1999 Hugo Awards – Best Novel
250 + 30 = 280
Tasks Completed: 14
Points for this task: 30
Points thus far: 250 + 30 = 280
Books read: 20
Pages Read: 5941
Read but not claimed: 9
Goodreads Authors: 6
Butterflycager wrote: "BUTTERFLYCAGER5.8 - S.O.N. - Wickedly Charming by Kristine Grayson
15.4. It’s Not Too Late, but Don’t Wait Any Longer!
A. Task 10.5 What's Next - When I entered ..."
Great job, Butterflycager! I'm afraid I may be stuck at the end with a bunch of 2 book tasks half-done. But this is my first challenge and I'll know better next season.
STACIE MITask 25.8 - Genre Studies
My favorite fiction genre is young adult fiction. I decided to read a young adult fantasy and a young adult science fiction.
For YA fantasy, I read:
Bone: Eyes of the Storm by Jeff Smith
For YA science fiction, I read:
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
Points this task: 25
Total points: 575
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 42
Pages read: 10970
Goodreads authors: 12
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Heather KSFinished task 25.1 - Rosemary's task: Happiness Is...A Big Library
A. Read a book borrowed from a lending library (including school, college or workplace libraries as well as public libraries, but not somebody’s personal book collection).
I read I'd Know You Anywhere. I got it from my public library.
B. Read a book whose title contains exactly four different letters from the word ALEXANDRIA. It doesn’t matter if the letters are repeated: they only count once. Examples: The Bell Jar (E,L,A,R)
I read The Spirit of the Liturgy (E,I,R, L)
Also, Laura Lippman is a Goodreads Author
New point total: 120
10.1 In Their Own Voice The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa by Alexander McCall Smith
Smith was interviewed by GoodReads Voice and is a GoodReads Author.
15.3 Dead or Alive I flipped 1 head & 1 tail.
a. alive: Peace Like a River by Leif Enger (alive and living in Minnesota)
b. dead: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy (died in 1947)
15.4 It's Not Too Late
a. From Summer 2011: task 5.6 "As American as..."
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley ( a GoodReads Author)
b. Added to my TBR list June, 2011
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus
40 points this post
275 total points
2 GR Authors this post
6 GR Authors total
25.8 Genre Studies. I love reading almost all genres and almost feel I'm lying to pick a favorite, so for this purpose, I'll pick Non-fiction. 1st book subgenre is political: The End of America: A Letter of Warning To A Young Patriot by Naomi Wolf who is a ***GR Author***2nd book subgenre is Biography: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson
Season total thus far: 675 points
30.7 When I was young 5 words in title The Woman He Loved Before by Dorothy Koomson
white cover
by Lisa GenovaTask points 30
Total points 300
Total tasks 15
Total books 22
ElizabethNC5.4 54
Little House on the Prairie 335 pages
20.4 Author! Author!
Terrier by Tamora Pierce The final one in the trilogy Mastiff is set to be released this year.
25.2 Math Class
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green 304 pages and
Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart 334 pages
25.10 Fall Back in Time
B. (time travel book) How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu and
E. (on TBR at least a year) Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan. It has been on my TBR since 2008
That gives me a whopping:
Points: 155
Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 11
Mod
10.8 Readers also Enjoyed- Used Catching Fire- read Dead Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan (goodreads author)
20.6 Oh The Horror- Freddy Kruger option D- read Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble (goodreads author)
25.6 Fall Nights and Days -
Yellow Cover read
by Sara Shepard (goodreads author) and
Black Cover -
by Mari Mancusi (goodreads author) 30. 1 My Hometown, Rock Island, Illinois
Book A option 1- read Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta (goodreads Author)
and
Book B - Opton 2- used Isaac Fitzgerald Shepard Brigadier General, USV Union
read Heartless by Sara Shepard (goodreads author)
Points this Post: 95
Total points- 880
Tasks Completed: 47
Books read: 65
Pages Read : 20,088
GR Authors: 26
Big Books: 500+(4), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Finished 25.5Read Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (25.5.2) and Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin (25.5.6) that has a black and white cover. I hope you can see the image below
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69...
That's 155 points and 10 books
10.6 Big Game HunterAirman by Eoin Colfer
Points this post: 10
Total points: 725
Tasks completed: 45
Books read: 60
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500=4, 750=0, 1000=0
10.2 – Queen of Denial: An Unfinished Season by Ward Just
+10 Points
10.6 – Big Game Hunter:
Lost Memory of Skin by Russell Banks, 416 pages
+10 Points
10.9 – Words of Wisdom:
My Fortune: The evening is full of surprises.
I hope I never have any of the surprises in this book, though!
Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King
+10 Points
15.4. It’s Not Too Late, but Don’t Wait Any Longer!
A. Task 5.7: Teen Reads List
I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly
B.Added to TBR in June, July or August 2011(8/31/11) - just made it on this date!
Boris Godunov by Alexander Pushkin
+15 Points
Points this Post: 45
Grand Total: 430
BJ Rose3 new tasks
10.8 - Readers Also Enjoyed: Select a book that you recently enjoyed and navigate to the Goodreads feature “Readers Also Enjoyed”. Read a book from the list.
I enjoyed Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart by Sarah MacLean, so from "Readers Also Enjoyed", on Oct. 29 I chose to read
What I Did For a Duke by Julie Anne Long
20.1 Most Improved Player - Hettie's task: Missing books
For this task, read a continuation of a book or series written by someone OTHER than the original author.
A Letter of Mary by Laurie R. King is part of a series of sequels of the Sherlock Holmes series by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Laurie R. King is a Goodreads Author
25.1 - Rosemary's task: Happiness Is...A Big Library
A. Read a book borrowed from a lending library: I read
Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil by Nancy Atherton which I borrowed from my public library
B. Read a book whose title contains exactly four different letters from the word ALEXANDRIA.
Shadow Dance by Julie Garwood contains A,D,N,E
New points this post = 55
Total Points = 785
Tasks Completed = 42
Total Pages = 20,167
Goodreads Authors = 12
Big Books = (500+) = 2
10.1 - In Their Own Words:
by Jennifer Weiner ***Goodreads Author***Points for this Task: 10
Total Points: 205
Goal Total Points: 240
Completed Tasks: 5.9,10.1, 20.9, 20.10, 30.3, 30.6, 30.7, 30.9, 30.10
Tasks in Progress: 25.1, 25.2, 30.2, 50.1
Pages Read: 2586
Books Read: 14
Goodreads Authors: 9 (Cassandra Clare, Sarah Dessen, Amanda Howells, Lauren Oliver, Mary E. Pearson, Tatiana de Rosnay, Rachel Vincent (x2), Jennifer Weiner)
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+() 1000+()
15.9 Get out the winter clothes
by Louis SacharHats on the cover
15.10 Roaming Wild
Stress Survival Guide by Jit Gill
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 195
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 15
Goodreads Authors: 4
Christie Guatemala20.4 Author! Author! - Erin NY's task Series Lover
Crossed by Ally Condie
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 150
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
10.2 Queen of denialDivergent by Veronica Roth, a goodreads author.
As a prefix, di is a variant of dis, which is used in from of l, m, r, s, & V
Points to date: 410
Big Books 500+: 5
Big Books 750+: 1
Big Books 1000+: 0
Good Read Authors: 8
Task 25.5 - SRC's Virtual Safari
2. African Elephant (400+ page book): Hold Tight the Thread by Jane Kirkpatrick
6. Zebra (Black and White cover): Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Challenge total = 290
Chris MD
20.5 Falling
D. Latest book in a series
Storm Runners #2: The Surge
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 295
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 17
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500=3, 750=0, 1000=0
Jodi220.8 It’s My Birthday – Lisa MD’s task: The BIG 5-oh!
Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs
Total Tasks Completed: 15
Total Books Read: 22
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 305
*fingers crossed* This should be it for me! This was a great first challenge. Thanks so much for allowing me to participate.5.2 Lat & Long: I live in the US and I read
Burning Up by Sarah Mayberry which is set in Australia.
***Sarah Mayberry is a Goodreads author***
5.3 It's Elemental: GOLDen Eyes by Maya Banks
5.4 54: I read GWM Wanted by Amanda Young which has 146 pages
***Amanda Young is a Goodreads Author***
5.7 African Safari: I read The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith which is set in Botswana
***Alexander McCall Smith is a Goodreads author***
5.9 Back to School: I read Soulless by Gail Carriger which won the Alex Award in 2010
***Gail Carriger is a Goodreads author***
5.10 Women and Cats, Men and Dogs: The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun
10.1 In Their Own Words: I read
Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead who was featured in the Goodreads Voice in August 2011
***Richelle Mead is a Goodreads author***
10.2 Queen of Denial: Never Enough by Lauren Dane
10.3 Headless Horseman:
Forbidden Heat by Opal Carew featuring 3 headless torsos on the cover10.4 Moniker Math: I read American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout Armintrout has 10 letters and my readerboard name SASSAFRASS has 10 letters.
***Jennifer Armintrout is a Goodreads author***
10.5 Blood Moon: I read Blood of the Rose by Anya Bast
***Anya Bast is a Goodreads author***
10.6 Big Game Hunter: I read Covet by J.R. Ward which has 474 pages
Total Points this Post: 90
Total Points in Challenge: 1100
Books Read: 84
Tasks Completed: 61
GR Authors: 58
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(1)
JACKIE NC15.3. Dead or alive
Flipped 2 heads
In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Crossed Bones by Carolyn Haines
Both Julia Spencer-Fleming and Carolyn Haines are Goodreads authors
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 240
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets:
10.9 Words of WisdomMy Virtual Fortune Cookie was "Captivate a new love interest with confidence."
I read The Perfect Love Song: A Holiday Story by Patti Callahan Henry.
She is a Goodreads author.
25.3 Game Night
Character: Option C-read a book with a domestic/house servant as a main character.
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa.
Weapon: Option 2-read a book in which food or cooking is an integral part of the plot or non-fiction subject.
Cruising Connecticut with a Picnic Basket by Jan Mann.
25.7 Hockey Night Party
A.1. Team colors. I read a book with a blue cover.
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok.B.1. I brought fresh fruit (including peaches) and dip as an appetizer to the party.
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen.
She is a Goodreads author.
30.5 Stranger in a Strange Land
A. The book is set in Bolivia. The author was born in Canada.
Sacred Leaf: The Cocalero Novels by Deborah Ellis also has the title Diego's Pride.
C. Read a book written by a writer who has left a particular country, but has written about it.
Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith. The author lived and worked for many years in Botswana. He now lives in Scotland, and writes about Botswana.
30.7 When I Was Young
A. Labor Day-Book with a white cover.
A Kiss Remembered by Sandra Brown.B. Halloween-Can dress up as a farmer who is a main character.
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan.
Points this post: 120
Total points: 615
Tasks: 34
Books: 45
Goodreads authors: 12
Big books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
30.8 Jenn Renee's task: Head of the ClassBook A- Pick your favorite subject....
F. Lunch- Read a book about a chef or any book with food on the cover or in the title. There’s an apple on the cover:
Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease (2007) by Sharon Moalem (Hardcover, 267 pages)
Book B- Read a book with one of the following words in the title:
teacher, instructor, professor, student, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, class, course, school, academy, grade, honor, homework, assignment.
The Housekeeper and the Professor (2003) by Yoko Ogawa (Paperback, 180 pages)
280 + 30 = 310
Tasks Completed: 15
Points for this task: 30
Points thus far: 280 + 30 = 310
Books read: 22
Pages Read: 6388
Read but not claimed: 8
Goodreads Authors: 6
Mod
I read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
20.9 Lucky Me! - Jayme VA's task: Vegas Vacation
I rolled a 6, so got to stay at the Bellagio. I headed over to Excalibur to check out the casino there, and to read a book featuring King Arthur - Black Horses for the King
30.1 Sheila’s Task - My Hometown, Rock Island, Illinois
For Book A, I chose option 2 and read a book with a train on the cover -
For Book B, I chose option 2, Union Brigadier General Michael Corcoran, and read Blowing Smoke: Why the Right Keeps Serving Up Whack-Job Fantasies about the Plot to Euthanize Grandma, Outlaw Christmas, and Turn Junior into a Raging Homosexual by Michael Wolraich
Total points: 610
5.2. Lat & LongBruchko
I'm in The United States. The majority of this book is set in Columbia.
My current point count. 165
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Task 15.1 Blood Moon
Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
**Richelle Mead is a GR author
Task 15.1 Bye Bye
In 2001, "Iris" was retired
Final Target by Iris Johansen
The book was published in 2001
Task 15.4 It's not too late...
Book 1) Task 10.10 "smore" from the summer
Witness in Death by JD Robb
Book 2) added in the summer to TBR
The Girl Who Disappeared Twice by Andrea Kane
***Andrea Kane is a GR author
TOTAL: 415