The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

Congrats Laurie and Amanda!!

My Final Fall Challenge Post.

Hockey Night Party

25.7 A1 The Children of Men Finished 11/30
25.7 B2 Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time Finished 11/20



Points to date: 585
Big Books 500+: 5
Big Books 750+: 1
Big Books 1000+: 0
Good Read Authors: 13

11/30/11
Total Point Earned: 5/400
Tasks Completed: 1/22
Total Books Read: 1/36
Good Read Authors: 0/13

Big Book Tickets: 500(0/3), 750(0), 1000(0)

5.10 - Women and Cats, Men and Dogs

Thereby Hangs a Tail by SpencerQuinn 11/30

Congratulations Laurie and Amanda. I knew you could do it!

25.4 Blood Diamonds!

1. Windy City Blues by Sara Paretsky - Diamond Dagger winner 2002 = Sara Paretsky

2. Children of the Street by Kwei Quartey - Set in Ghana, Africa

Points: 25

Sara Paretsky is a GR author.

Total Points: 400
Total Books Read: 38
Total Tasks Completed: 22
Total Big Books: 1 - 500p
Total GR Authors: 8

Jen UT

15.3 - Dead or Alive

1 Head, 1 Tail

Alive: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner

Dead: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Died 1888

Total Points: 60
Total Books Read: 9
Total Tasks Completed: 7

Katie OH

5.6 - Labor Day

A Murder Well-Done by Claudia Bishop


15.10 - Roaming Wild

Birnbaum's Walt Disney World For Kids 2011 by Birnbaum Travel Guides

Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Tasks Completed: 4
Books read: 4
Goodreads authors: 0
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Task 10.7 - Hot off the presses

Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks

Final challenge total = 500

Another great challenge! Thank you mods!

25.8. Mrs. soule's task: Genre Studies

For this task, pick YOUR favorite fiction genre then read 2 books from 2 DIFFERENT sub-genres within that genre.

I chose fantasy.

The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan

subgenre: shapechangers/shapeshifters

The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick

subgenre: elfpunk

(approved in task thread)

This Post: 25
Total Points: 1100
Tasks Completed: 61/61
Books Read: 87/87

Yippee! I really didn't think I was going to finish this time, because I didn't pick up a book for the entire week before my daughter's bat mitzvah.

Congratulations to everyone who finished, and thank you to the mods because this is a ton of work!

Congrats to all who finished. Your achievement is impressive!

Thanks also to the mods whose workload has grown with the popularity of this group. I don't know how you do it all and still find time to read!

Congrats Laurie, Amanda, and Gayla. I can't wait to see your tasks!

congrats Gayla!!

Congrats Laurie, Amanda and Gayla! Looking forward to your tasks!

15.8 Stormy weather

The Stormchasers by Jenna Blum goodreads' author

Total points: 285

A hearty congratulations to all of our finishers!
Here are my final tasks:

10.7 – Hot Off The Presses

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick, September 13, 2011

+10 Points

15.10. Roaming Wild

Habibi by Craig Thompson

+15 Points

Points this Post: 25
Grand Total: 730

I finished up a few more the last couple of days.

15.10 Roaming Wild - Book of Choice
Passenger to Frankfurt by Agatha Christie

20.8 - The Big 5-OH
Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo 8 O's including subtitle and author's name

30.4 Delicious Dee - Trusty Shellback
a) The Spellman Files by ***Goodreads AuthorLisa Lutz
b) Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde - Jasper is on the gemstones list.


Points this post: 65
Total Points: 480
Tasks Completed: 22
Books Read: 35
GoodReads Authors: 13
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (1)


Since this is my last post of the challenge, I want to say a huge "Thank You!!" to the mods and task creators.

Final post

15.10 Roaming Wild

Full House by Janet Evanovich & Charlotte Hughes

Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads Author

30.7 When I Was Young

A Notes from a Big Country by Bill Bryson

5 words in title

B I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett

Tiffany Aching is a witch so I could wear a witches costume.

This Post: 45
Total Points: 245
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 19
Goodreads Authors: 6 (Laurie Halse Anderson, Stephen Booth, Michael Connelly, Janet Evanovich, Alexander McCall Smith, Janet Evanovich)
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)

Thank you all for making my full 1st Challenge a wonderful Experience! And thank you to my new friends, I've met doing the Fall SRC.

Moderators, you rock!!!!!!

15.4 - It's Not Too late, but Don't Wait Any Longer


A. Fits summer task 10.4 - Here kitty kitty:

The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht


B. Added to my kindle during the summer:

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie


20.7 - Refreshingly Short


From poppyshakes TBR:

Deceived with Kindness: A Bloomsbury Childhood by Angelica Garnett(192 pages)


Total points this challenge 465

15.3 Dead or Alive - flipped 2 heads - Kathy Reichs 206 Bones #12 and Charlaine Harris - An Ice Cold Grave (Harper Connelly #3)





20.5 Falling - A medical professional - All that Remains (Kay Scarpetta #3) by Patricia Cornwell



25.8 Genre Studies - Police Procedurals - Forensic Detective - Cruel & Unusal (Kay Scarpetta #4) by Patricia Cornwell and Police fiction - The 37th Hour by Jodi Compton





50.10 "Let's Build A Haunted House!
Book 1 - A - door on cover; 5 - part of a series - Cruel Intent (Ali Reynolds #4) by JA Jance



Book 2 - G - grave in title; 5 - part of a series - Grave Surprise (Harper Connelly #2) by Charlene Harris



Book 3 - C - spider in title; 5 - part of a series - Spider Bones (Tempe Brennan #13) by Kathy Reichs"




Points this Post: 135
Tasks Completed: 25
Total Points: 555
Books Read: 43

Congrats to Laurie, Amanda and Gayla! Great work!

Thanks to the mods for their incredible efforts at putting this challenge together!

Now, onto the winter challenge! :)

15.10. Roaming Wild
Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie

Total points: 200
Tasks Completed: 9
Books read: 11

And this is my last post for this challenge!

Heather KS

Finished task 15.10 Wild

I read Silver Girl

New point total:

165

Heather KS

Finished task 25.2 Math Class

I read

The Leftovers 355 pages
and
Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College 332 pages

This totals over 600

Final point total for the winter challenge: 190

A huge thank you to our moderators! Congrats to all who finished.

15.10. Roaming Wild
Flight by Sherman Alexie

25.2 - Sandy's Task: Math Class – It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3!

The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray

This works for this task as an 800+ page book. Big book ticket- 819 pages and Libba Bray is a goodreads author.

Points this post: 35
Total challenge points: 770
Goodreads Authors: Lauren Kate, Robert Liparulo****, Tamora Pierce, Sarah Addison Allen, James Patterson*, Joyce Maynard, Jennifer Haigh, Libba Bray**, Ruta Sepetys, Lilith Saintcrow, Michelle Richmond, Christopher Buehlman, Rachel Simon, Josh Berk, Daryl Gregory, Suzan Colon
Big Books: 500+: Rebel Angels 750+: The Sweet Far Thing

This is my last post, congrats to all those that finished this season! Many thanks to the mods and the task creators! It was another great season of reading!

15.10. Roaming Wild
Night Moves by Helen Kay Dimon (Goodreads author)

20.3 Best Review - Amanda VA's task: Music Around the Fire
Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones (Goodreads author)
"Grave" approved in help thread

20.6 Seasoned Reader: Sarah Dee's task: Oh, the horror!
Option D: Freddy Krueger: Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning

20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Bea's task: Refreshingly Short
Soul Deep by Lora Leigh (188 Pgs)
I used my TBR shelf

20.8 It's My Birthday - Lisa MD's task:The BIG 5-oh!
Blood of the Wicked by Karina Cooper (Goodreads author)
5 "O"'s in the title and author combo

**Please swap Chill Factor by Rachel Caine from Task 25.1, Part B. (I'm using in below task instead) and replace task 25.1 with Chill Factor by Sandra Brown (Goodreads author) - Thanks

20.9 Lucky Me! - Jayme VA's task: Vegas Vacation
Rolled a 3: The Mirage: Chill Factor by Rachel Caine
One of the main characters is Djinn and uses magic frequently (approved in help thread).

25.2 - Sandy's Task: Math Class – It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3!
Option 3: 200 X 3
Maid of Murder by Amanda Flower (Goodreads author) - 282 Pgs
Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth by Tamar Myers - 255 Pgs
Raintree: Inferno by Linda Howard - 266 Pgs

25.10 Amanda A's task: Fall Back in Time
Option A: Popular Book: Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine
I joined Goodreads in 2009 and this book was #93 on the popular list
Option D: Historical Fiction: Pride and Prescience by Carrie Bebris

30.4 Delicious Dee's Task: Trusty Shellback
Book 1: Take the Monkeys and Run by Karen Cantwell (Goodreads author)
Book 2: Bone: Them Bones by Carolyn Haines (Goodreads author)

Total Points This Post: 195
Total Tasks This Post: 9
Goodreads Authors This Post: 7
Grand Total Points: 945/1100
Total Books Read: 72
Tasks Completed: 50/61
Total Goodreads Authors: 30

5.1 Boo!
Wicked Witch Murder by Leslie Meier
+5 pts

5.8 S-O-N
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
+5 pts

5.8 Women and Cats, Men and Dogs
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
+ 5 Pts

15 pts - Total This Post
185 pts - Grand Total

LISA NC

15.10 Roaming Wild - read a book of your choice.

I read The Devil Colony by James Rollins

James Rollins is a Goodreads Author

This post: 15 points
Total: 155 points

10.1 In Their Own Words
Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
Goodreads author


Points this post: 10
Total points: 435
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 26
Goodreads Author: 6
Big Books: 500(3) 750 (1)

This was my first challenge, and a lot of fun!

15.6 - Brrrr....

Days Without Number by Robert Goddard - 329 pages

15.8 - Stormy Weather

Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel - 560 pages (big book)

This books takes place mostly on airships that struggle with storms, wind currents, and high altitudes.

Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 635

Total Tasks Completed: 36
Total Books Read: 50
Total Pages Read: 15163
Total GR Authors: 11
Total Big Books 500+: 3
Total Big Books 750+: 0
Total Big Books 1000+: 0

And that's it for me!

My final post for the season and I wanted to say Congratulations! to all the finishers and Thanks! to the mods and task creators for making this such a fun and creative challenge!

KAREN F

10.10 Back to Our Roots

Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore

Christopher Moore's books are on the "read" shelf of TNBBC

30.5 Stranger in a Strange Land

A. Reimaginings: Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase

Loretta Chase is from the US and this book takes place in Paris and England.

B. Culture Shock: Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch

Published as Midnight Riot in the US and as Rivers of London in the UK.

Points this Post: 40
Total Challenge Points: 905
Goodreads Authors: 40
Big Books: 500+(2),750+(1),1000+(0)

10.7 Hot Off The Press

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney
Published Nov. 2011

20.4

Author! Author!

Crossed by Ally Condie
Published Nov. 2011, #2 in series, 367 Pages

Points this post: 30
Total points: 430
Tasks: 22
Books read: 30
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1

Thank you for all your time. It was fun and of course, a challenge!

25.2 - Sandy's Task: Math Class – It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3!

Option 2- by Beth Hoffman ***Goodreads Author*** (306 pages)
by Scott Westerfeld (370 pages)


Points for this Task: 25
Total Points: 320
Goal Total Points: 240
Completed Tasks: 5.4, 5.9, 10.1, 15.10, 20.6, 20.9, 20.10, 25.2, 30.3, 30.6, 30.7, 30.9, 30.10, 50.1
Tasks in Progress: 30.2
Pages Read: 3816
Books Read: 22
Goodreads Authors: 11 (Cassandra Clare, Sarah Dessen, Beth Hoffman, Amanda Howells, Lauren Oliver, Mary E. Pearson, Stephanie Perkins, Tatiana de Rosnay, Rachel Vincent (x2), Jennifer Weiner)
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+() 1000+()

Readerboard Name - Denise NC

Task 15.1 - It's Not Too Late, But Don't Wait Any Longer

Book A - Task 5.4 Summmmmer

City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare

Cassandra Clare is a Goodreads Author

Pages - 424

Book B - Added to TBR in June, July, or August

Maid for the Billionaire: Ruth Cardello by Ruth Cardello

Added to my Kindle 8/31/11

Pages - 220

Points - 15


Task 30.2 - Cheryl TX/Lori BNPL's Task: Unique Fall Holidays

Book A - Option 1J - Paranormal and Part of Series

Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris

Pages - 311

Book B - Option 6H - Cherry in Title and Dessert on Cover

by Joanne Fluke

Pages - 352

Points - 30


Points This Post - 45

Total Points - 1070

Tasks Completed This Post - 2

Total Tasks Completed - 59

Total Goodreads Authors - 25

Total Big Book Tickets - 6(500) / 1(750) / 4(1000)

Denise, you are so close! Will you be able to finish?

Cindy F

Last Task 25.8 Genre Studies

From Historical Fiction Genre

Book 1 from Subgenre "19th Century" I read Remarkable Creatures byTracy Chevalier who is a Goodreads Author!!

Book 2 from Subgenre "Ancient Egypt" I read Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran who is a Goodreads Author!!


Points this Task: 25
Total points: 390 (final)
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 30
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books: 500+(2) 750+(1) 1000+(0)

STACIE MI

Task 5.1 - Boo!

I read a book with a black cat and a witch's hat on the cover:


Scary Godmother Comic Book Stories by Jill Thompson

Points this task: 5
Total points: 960
Tasks completed: 46
Books read: 68
Pages read: 17910
Goodreads authors: 17
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

TANYAPT

25.2 The Magicians by Lev Grossman
(I read the hardcover large print edition = 688 pages)
*** Goodreads Author ***

25. 1 book borrowed from the library
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

- title with exactly four different letters from the word ALEXANDRIA
Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
*** Goodreads AUthor ***

Points this post: 50
Total Points: 410
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 24
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: 500+(5), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

10.7 Hot off the Presses

I read The Most Dangerous Man in America , published on March 1st, 2011 (352 pages).



10.10 Back to Our Roots

I found the book On Beauty and Being Just(by Elaine Scarry) on the TNBBC's Shelves, per the link.

I read Thinking in an Emergency, also by Elaine Scarry. 144 pages.





20.3 Music Around the Fire

I read Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance
This qualifies because "Songs" is a musical term.

This book is 669 pages, so I claim a big book ticket.

Total for this post:

40 points.
1 big book ticket.

Jen UT

15.4 - It's Not Too Late, But Don't Wait Any Longer!

A. 5.8 - But No Shoplifting! The Death Cure by James Dashner I borrowed this book from the library.

B. Lemon Tart by Josi S. Kilpack I added this to my to-read list in July 2011.

Total Points: 75
Total Books Read: 10
Total Tasks Completed: 8

I'm going to squeeze in one more book!

AprilDT

15.10 Roaming Free
Matchless: A Christmas Story by Gregory Maguire


Points this post: 15
Total points: 435
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 30
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0

5.7 African Safari
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
African List

30.7 When I Was Young
The Predicteds by Christine Seifert*
*Christine Seifert is a goodreads author
White cover


Riders of the Apocalypse #1: Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler
Death was a main character in this book. He had many different costumes throughout the story. At the beginning, he dressed up as a delivery man. So, I would wear brown shorts and a brown shirt (like a UPS delivery person and then over that I would wear death robes with a hood.

points=550

25.2 Math Class

I read two books, each with more than 300 pages:

Fool Moon by Jim Butcher (342 pages) and Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (440 pages)

Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 240
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(5), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

30.7 When I was Young

Labor Day: White cover by Slavenka Drakulić

Halloween: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley I would dress up as Frankenstein.

Total points: 315

Thanks for a great challenge! I look forward to new tasks!

I'm definitely cutting it close this time in claiming my points!


5.2 Lat & Long

The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin
* set in Russia, East of the Prime Meridian. I live in the US, which is West of the Prime Meridian



5.4 54

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs -- 348 pages



10.1 In Their Own Words

Un Lun Dun by China Miéville



10.2 Queen of Denial

Improper English by Katie MacAlister



10.3 Headless Horseman

Gimme a Call by Sarah Mlynowski




10.4 Moniker Math

The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye

* 4 letters in author's last name, same as my readerboard name, RACH



10.6 Big Game Hunter

Hourglass by Myra McEntire (400 pages)



10.7 Hot Off the Presses

Level Up by Gene Luen Yang and Thien Pham
* published in 2011



15.3 Dead or Alive

I flipped 2 heads, so 2 books by authors who are still alive

Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff

Lucky Man: A Memoir by Michael J. Fox




20.4 Series Lover

Heat Rises by Richard Castle
* #3 in the Nikki Heat series, published in 2011



20.8 The Big 5-Oh

Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist by Michael J. Fox
* 5 "o"s in the title, subtitle, and author's name



25.2 Math Class

Autobiography of Mark Twain: The Complete and Authoritative Edition, Vol. 1 by Mark Twain (737 pages)

TOTALS:
Points: 150
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 13

20.2 -- Rookie at the Top: Angie CA's Task: Word of the Day

The White Devil

Word from 4/4/11: Devil's Advocate

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20.4 -- Author! Author!: Erin NY's Task: Series Lover

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce #1)

(New installment in series, I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia de Luce #4), released November 1st, 2011)

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20.5 -- Bigger is Better: Katy's Task: Falling

Castle Rackrent

Option B: I tripped over my own feet! (Human feet on the cover)

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20.7 -- Shorter is Sweeter: Bea's Task: Refreshingly Short

A Room With a View

Used the oldest book between 100-200 from my own to-read shelf

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20.8 -- It's My Birthday: Lisa MD's Task: The BIG 5-oh!

Oroonoko

Five O's in the title!

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25.2 -- Sandy's Task: Math Class – It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3!

A Crown of Swords

Option 1: Read 1 book with 600 or more pages

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30.4 -- Delicious Dee's Task: Trusty Shellback

R.U.R. by Karel Čapek
Book 1: Author who's initials are in the word SHELLBACK

The Diamond Age
Book 2: Gemstone in the book title

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30.5 -- mstan's Task: Stranger in a Strange Land

The Gambler
Option A: Predominantly set in a country (Germany) other than the author's birth country (Russia)

The Monk
Option B: Published under two different titles in the same language (Der Mönch Roman/Der Mönch)
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30.6 -- Donna Jo's Task: I’d Like to See Your ID, Please

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Option B: Book published in my birth decade (19080's/1984)

Mostly Harmless
Option E: Height = 165cm and book is 5th in the series

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50.1 -- Midpoint Challenge: Butterflycager's Task - Let's Build A Haunted House!

Lovecraft Unbound
Option D: Secret Passageway Behind the Library - anthology of short stories
Option 1: At least one author is a GoodReads author

The Doom That Came to Sarnath and Other Stories
Option G: Cemetery in the Backyard - book with a picture of a cemetery or graveyard on the cover
Option 3: Author has published more than ten books

The Castle of Otranto
Option H: Put It All Together - book that takes place in a haunted house/castle
Option 2: Author is one you've never read before

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This Post (and total)
Total Points: 265
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 15

PUTTERPAL

20.4- Author, Author
Crossed by Ally Condie

25.10- Fall Back in Time
A- The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks I joined Goodreads in Mar 2008
C- Banned Books from 1990's The Giver by Lois Lowry

Points this Post: 45
Total Points: 245

Readerboard Name - Denise NC

Task 10.2 - Queen of Denial - Never in Title

Never a Bride by Amelia Grey

Pages - 304

Points - 10


Task 20.8 - It's My Birthday - Lisa MD's Task: The Big 5-OH

5 O's in Title and Authors Name

Honor's Splendour by Julie Garwood

There are three O's in the title and two O's in the author's name for a total of 5 O's.

Pages - 384

Points - 20


Points This Post - 30

Total Points - 1100

Tasks Completed This Post - 2

Total Tasks Completed - 61

Total Goodreads Authors - 25

Total Big Book Tickets - 6(500) / 1(750) / 4(1000)

Finished - Exhausted - But Finished

Thanks again to the moderators for making these challenges possible!

50.1 Let's Build a Haunted House
Monsters- by Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author)

Creaky Door- by Wayne Thomas Batson (Goodreads Author)

Scientist- by Michael Scott (Goodreads Author)

20.5 Falling

Points this post: 70
Total Point Earned: 300/1100
Books Read: 23
Task Completed 15
Good Read Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets: 500(1), 750(), 1000()

Lindsey IL

My one and only completed tasks post for this challenge, so sad!!

5.4 - 54
French Lessons by Ellen Sussman

***Ellen Sussman is a GoodReads author***

5.8 - S.O.N.
An Expensive Way to Make Bad People Worse: An Essay on Prison Reform from an Insider's Perspective by Jens Soering

Key word: Prison

10.7 - Hot off the Presses
The 30-Day Vegan Challenge: The Ultimate Guide to Eating Cleaner, Getting Leaner, and Living Compassionately by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

***Colleen Patrick-Goudreau is a GoodReads author***

15.9 - Get out the Winter Clothes
Gothic Charm School: An Essential Guide for Goths and Those Who Love Them by Jillian Venters

woman wearing top hat on cover


25.2 - Math Class – It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3!
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Living Among Meat Eaters: The Vegetarian's Survival Handbook by Carol J. Adams

Both books are 300+ pages.

***Sarah Dessen is a GoodReads author***


Points This Post: 60
Total Points: 60
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 6