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WINTER CHALLENGE 2013
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Winter Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
25.1 - Andy P - Pick a PairPart of a series - The Impossible Wish by ***ŷ Author Christine Nolfi book #3 in the Liberty Series
Stand Alone - The Tree of Everlasting Knowledge by ***ŷ Author Christine Nolfi
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 170
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 14
GoodReads Authors: 11
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a PairOption 1
Book 1:
Anansi Boys (American Gods #2) by Neil Gaiman ***Claiming ŷ Author***Book 2:
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman ***Claiming ŷ Author***25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.
Each book should be set for at least 50% of the book in one of the countries participating at the Winter Olympics.
Book 1:
The Vagrants by Yiyun Li (Set: China)Book 2:
Slaughterhouse-five by Kurt Vonnegut (set in Germany)I live in Canada
Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 50
Total points: 710/ 1035
Tasks completed: 48
Books read: 56
ŷ authors: 15
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Stacey
10.2 Sochi Sidekicks
(flames)
25.8
Option 1
Option 3 Doll Bones (ALA Alex Award)
Both books are pre-approved in the task thread.
30.1
Option 1 (It's Big)
(large object is a castle)
Option 4 (It's Frustrating)
(Includes a, r, g, and h)
New points: 65
Total points: 470
10.2 Sochi Sidekicks
(flames)25.8
Option 1
Option 3 Doll Bones (ALA Alex Award)
Both books are pre-approved in the task thread.
30.1
Option 1 (It's Big)
(large object is a castle)Option 4 (It's Frustrating)
(Includes a, r, g, and h)
New points: 65
Total points: 470
Task #20.3 - Best Review - Band Director Terry's Task: Solo and EnsembleEnsemble Option 1:
Heating Up the Holidays 3-Story Bundle by Lisa Renee Jones (GR Author)
(ebook only, approved line 594 of the spreadsheet)
Task #Task 25.2 Bamaace83's Task: Christmas Memories!
Option 2:
Reflected in You by Sylvia Day (GR Author)
Reflected in you - We wish you a Merry Christmas
Option 4:
Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec (GR Author)
- Read a book with a food item on the cover. Points this Post: 45
Totals:
Total Points: 855
Total ŷ Authors: 47
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(3), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 47
Total Books Read: 64
Coralie25.5 These are a Few of My Favourite Things
Option C The Movies � author named James
Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey
Option E The Gifts � book of choice
The Golden Ass
25.6 Hot Cool Yours
Currently living in Australia.
Book set in China, Asia
Village of Stone
Book set in UK, Europe
Shades of Milk and Honey
This post 50 points
Total to date 720 points
5.10 In the LoungeThis book has "book club" as a genre.
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
10.5 Speakeasy
This book was first published in 1922.
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
15.6 Happy Birthday, Jim!
The song "Soul Kitchen" contains the word "Kitchen"
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
15.10 Celebrate!
Read the book of your choice.
In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner
Vaddey Ratner is a ŷ author.
20.9 Love of Christmas Films
Option 5: This book was added to my TBR list on 8/30/13. It contains 587 pages.
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Marisha Pessl is a ŷ author.
This is a Big Book of 587 pages.
Points this post: 65
Total points: 450
Tasks: 26
Books: 33
ŷ authors: 9
Big Books: 2 (500)
Task 5.6 -- In the Billiards RoomRead a book numbered #1 through #9 in a series. The book must be labeled as a series on ŷ (series name, #).
The Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat #4) (1961) by Harry Harrison (Hardcover, 158 pages)
505 + 05 = 510
Tasks Completed: 28
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 505 + 05 = 510
Books read: 39
Pages read: 11,695
Read but not claimed: 3
ŷ Authors: 12
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Anne (Booklady)20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
Option 1 - Word: Hall and Hex Hall is 323 Pages.
Hex Hall by *Rachel Hawkins
*Rachel Hawkins is a ŷ Author*
25.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word
Option 1 - Snow in Title
The Snow Child by *Eowyn Ivey
Option 3 - I used the alternate and read the 6th book in a series.
Fatal Error (Ali Reynolds #6) by *J.A. Jance
*Eowyn Ivey is a ŷ Author*
*J.A. Jance is a ŷ Author*
25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.
Asian and European Country Participants are listed in the Help Thread Post 2
I live in the USA
Book 1 - Asia and set in India
The Sandalwood Tree by Elle Newmark
Book 2 - Europe and set in Sweden
The Preacher by Camilla Läckberg
Points in These Tasks: 70
ŷ Authors in This Post: 3
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 1992
Totals:
Total Points: 610
Total ŷ Authors: 25
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(8), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 31/59
Total Books Read: 44
Total Pages Read in Winter 2013-14 SRC: 17,511
Amy FL10.1 - Get a Clue
Reconstructing Amelia
C and U in Reconstructing and L and E in Amelia to spell "CLUE"
10.2 - Sochi Sidekicks
10.3 - Donors Wanted
Clockwork Angel
Vampires on main page and in description
10.4 - A Really Big Show
Last Man Standing
I Saw Her Standing There
10.5 - Speakeasy
Songs of Willow Frost
Third paragraph of description begins:
Shifting between the Great Depression and the 1920s, Songs of Willow Frost takes readers...
10.6 - SWLAT
Takedown Twenty
Humor on main page
10.8 - Take the Plunge!
Jar City
Set in Iceland
10.9 - White Sale!
Background is white
10.10 'Tis The Season
A Dog Named Christmas
Points this post: 90
Total Points: 90
Jayme(the ghostreader15.1Book 1
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.
Garth Stein is a ŷ author.
Book 2
Skipping Christmas Christmas With the Kranks by John Grisham
John Grisham is a goodreads author.
Tasks: 9
Books Completed: 10
Big Books: 0
ŷ authors: 5:Alex Flinn, Kevin Alan Milne, Laurien Berenson, Garth Stein, John Grisham
Total Points: 15
Grand Total: 110
25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.I live in the US. My books are set in Canada and England.
The Birth House by Ami McKay, set in Canada
Sense & Sensibility by Joanna Trollope, set in England
**Ami McKay is a ŷ author**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 645
GR authors: 25
Jayme VA15.10 � Celebrate!
Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson ŷ author.
30.2 - Ty's Task: Absolute Zero (reposted from post 2050.)
Option A: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey has both sci fi and fantasy listed on its main page.
Option B: Andrew's Brain by E.L. Doctorow
I used the Kelvin scale. Andrew's Brain is 200 pages long.
Points this post: 45
Total points: 600
GR Authors: John Searles, Alafair Burke, Debbie Macomber, Nicholas Sparks, Liane Moriarty, Matt Haig, Rainbow Rowell, Kristin Hannah, Ted Dekker, Holly Black, Elin Hildebrand, Cathleen Schine, Neil Gaiman*, Gillian Flynn, Melanie Benjamin, Ania Szado, Joshilyn Jackson, Ernest Cline
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(2),1000+(0)
30.3 - Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also EnjoyedA- The Wasp Factory
B- High-Rise (found on the list on 1st Dec 2013)
Total points accumulated: 325 (30 in this post)
Total # of big book tickets: 1
30.4 - BEYOND COMPARISONI compared books with Lisa.
BOOK A - The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon
BOOK B - The Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell.
Rachel Simon is a ŷ Author
TOTAL POINTS - 655
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 33
BIG BOOKS - 3
Jenn IL5.10 In the Lounge
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
***ŷ Author***
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 10
ŷ Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Jayme(the ghostreader)20.2 Rookie On Top-
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle’s Eye:The World's Greatest Detective Tackles the Bible's Ultimate Mysteries by Len Bailey
This book is historical mystery and a new to me author.
Tasks: 8
Books Completed: 8
Big Books: 0
ŷ authors: 3:Alex Flinn, Kevin Alan Milne, Laurien Berenson
Total Points: 20
Grand Total: 95
25.2 Christmas MemoriesOption 1) Author Name is Mary
Two Sisters by Mary Hogan
Option 2) The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes
The Word I used was You
30.5 I Love My TBR List
Option 1) In Plain Sight by C.J. Box
This was on the 13th page of my TBR
Option 5) The $11 Billion Year: From Sundance to the Oscars, an Inside Look at the Changing Hollywood System by Anne Thompson
I added this to my TBR on February 9
**Mary Hogan is a GR Author**
Post Total: 55
Grand Total: 405
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 50.1: Variety is the spice of life:
Option 4, option B: Mr. Green The Stephen King Story by George Beahm. The cover is almost entirely red.
Option 5: Mrs. Peacock: Thus Was Adonis Murdered by Sarah Caudwell. Two of the main characters in the book, both young lawyers in London, make (separate) trips to Italy. The one around which the story is centered, Julia is taking a vacation trip to Italy. More than half of the book is set in Italy, most of the remainder in London.
Option 6: Prof. Plum: Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs. The main character, Temperance Brennan is a genius. She is a professor of anthropology at a University in North Carolina, and also works for the Laboratoire de Medicine Legale in Montreal, Canada. Kathy Reichs is a GoodReads author.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 1
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 335
Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 17
GoodReads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
NiWa20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres
Cozy Mystery Sub-genre
Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay
Jenn McKinlay is a new-to-me author.
**GR Author Claim **
Points this Post: 20
Total Challenge Points: 230
ŷ Author Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
STACIE MITask 15.4 - Whodunit?
I did Option 2 and I read a book by an author whose first name is Tim (for Tim Curry) and is shelved as "Mystery":
Revival, Vol. 1: You're Among Friends by Tim Seeley
Points this task: 15
Total points: 810
Tasks completed: 49
Books read: 64
Pages read: 15782
ŷ authors: 40
ŷ authors: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Laurie ME10.9: White Sale:
In the Shadow of the Glacier by Vicki Delany. Vicki Delany is a GRA.
15.9: First or Last? 1st in the series.
Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough
30.2: Ty's Task: Absolute Zero:
B. C. #pages: 251
Obitchuary by Stephanie Hayes. Stephanie Hayes is a GRA.
C. Beneath
Beneath a Buried House by Bob Avey
30.5: Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR
Opt.2: rolled a 1:
A Case of Imagination by Jane Tesh. Jane Tesh is a GRA.
Opt.5: date added: 12/4/13
Corpse Pose by Diana Killian
Points this Post: 85.
Total Points: 815.
4 GRA.
Oma122910.7 - Flip the Page
Read a book with a day of the week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, etc.; or the name of a month: January, February, March, etc in the title or subtitle.
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas
Claiming Lisa Kleypas as GR author
15.2 - The Old and the New
Option 2:
Read 1 book that satisfies both A(Letters of title ) and B(Initials of author) above.
In all options, the letters in VALENTINES may be used more than once.
The Arkadians by Lloyd Alexander
Points:790/1035
Tasks: 48/59
GR Authors: 24
Big Books:(2)500 pages; (1)750 + page
10.6 SWLATRead a Book with Humor on the Main Page
Rock Chick Revolution | Kristen Ashley | 530 Pages | ★★★★� | GR Author and Big Book
Total Points this Task: 10
Total Overall Points: 210
ŷ Author Points This Task: 1
ŷ Author Points Total: 13
Big Book Ticket Totals: 500+(4)
25.1 Pick A PairOption 1
Book 1, part of a series:
The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
Book 2, not part of a series:
The Blessing by Nancy Mitford
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30.7 - Swim, Bike, Run
I rolled a 2 and a 3.
2:
Funerals for Horses by Catherine Ryan Hyde* ŷ author: Catherine Ryan Hyde *
3:
The Autumn Of The Patriarch by Gabriel García MárquezPoints this post = 55
Total points = 550
Big Book tickets = 7
ŷ Authors = 6
Oma122925.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair
Option 1
Choose an author that has written both series and stand alone non-series titles. The books may be fiction or non-fiction.
Book 1 - Read a book that is part of a series by that author. The book must be identified as part of a series on ŷ.
Book 2 - Read a book that is a stand alone non-series title by the same author.
1. Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich
Claiming Janet Evanovich as GR author
2. Manhunt by Janet Evanovich
Claiming Janet Evanovich as GR author
25.3 - Sandy's Task: Settlers of Catan
I rolled numbers 1 and 4.
Option 1 Read a book the title of which contains a word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of the song Brick by Ben Folds Five.
I am using the word "Sleeping" and it appears in line 5.
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Rice Anne Writing as A.N. Roquelaure
Option 4 Read a book set in one of these countries: China, India, France,GERMANY, Australia, Canada, Pakistan, Germany and Turkey. Read a book set in one of these countries.
The Ludwig Conspiracy by Oliver Pötzsch-This book is set in Bavaria in southern Germany.
Claiming Oliver Potzsch as a GR author
25.11 - Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs
Option 2Read a book with a predominantly (at least half) blue OR green cover.
by Elizabeth StroutOption 4 Read a book with a dog on the cover.
by Alexander McCall SmithClaiming Alexander McCall Smith as GR author
Points:865/1035
Tasks: 51/59
GR Authors: 28
Big Books:(2)500 pages; (1)750 + page
Erin ATX15.8 - No Time to Waste.
The Giver by Lois Lowry (180 pages)
Points this Task: 15
Total Points: 160
Tasks Completed: 11
Jen UT5.10 - In the Lounge
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
10.5 - Speakeasy
The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell
Total Points: 85
Total Books Read: 9
10.9 - White Sale!
�Read a book with something white on the cover:
by Barbara Delinsky(baby is wearing a white onesie)
This post: 10
Total this season: 30
Jessica PDX5.9 - In the Cellar
This is set in France.
by Robert HarrisPoints This Post: 5
Total Points: 1030
10.9 - White Sale! 
The Boleyn Deceit by Laura Andersen (White Title) February 22Laura Andersen is a ŷ Author
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 410
Total Tasks Completed: 24
Total Books Read: 33
Total ŷ Authors: 15
Total Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me ThisI rolled a 1 and a 3.
1) It's Big: I read City of Promise: A Novel of New York's Gilded Age. This has the Brooklyn Bridge on the cover, which holds many people and was approved on the help thread.
The authorBeverly Swerling is a ***ŷ Author**3) I read
The main characters travel through Israel (which I love but have not done nearly enough of), learn about Judaism and one of them uses every opportunity to sing! All of which I enjoy doing.Points: 300
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 22
GR authors: 10
Big Books: 2(500) 1 (750)
Pages read: 8480
The Messiah Chronicles: Book 1: Have You Seen the Signs?
15.6 - Happy Birthday, Jim!City of Lost Souls by ***ŷ Author Cassandra Clare
Song Title is Soul Kitchen
Book is 535 pages, 1 Big Book Ticket, please
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 185
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 15
GoodReads Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Laurie ME30.2: Ty's Task: Absolute Zero:
B. C. #pages 305
Arkansas Traveler by Earlene Fowler
C. Beneath
Beneath a Buried House by Bob Avey
Points this Post: 30.
Total Points: 815.
HisGirlFriday20.5 Bigger is Better
Option C: January and February seem to take forever, read any book you choose, but it must be at least 400 pages in length.
The Ambassadors by Henry James
Book is 512 pages.
Big Book Ticket
Points in this post: 20
Total Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
15.10 Celebrate!One Came Home by Amy Timberlake*GRA
20.4 Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Option 1.
by Władysław SzpilmanPiano on cover.
Points this post: 35
total points: 340
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 21
ŷ Authors: 8
Big Book tickets: 1
SOELO10.9 - White Sale!
The man in the purple hat has a white glove on the cover.
*Rick Riordan is a GR author
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!
Option C: this book is over 400 pages long
*Clare is a GR author
*This is a big book with 535 pages
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Previous Points: 255
Points this post: 30
Total: 285
GR authors: 13
BB tickets: 1
15.7- Professor Plum? Miss Scarlett?Read a book where a color name is in the author's name.
I read On Folly Beach by Karen White, with "white" being the color.
Task Points: 15
Total Points: 235
Good Read Authors: 11
Tasks Completed: 13
BEKKA - 25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite ThingsBoth of these books together equal over 600 pages.
B. For this task, I read �
� by Joanne Fluke, since its got recipes included in the book, and it has chocolate chips on the cover. E. For this task, I read �
� by Alexander McCall Smith, since this was the book of my choice. Also, Alexander McCall Smith is a ŷ Author so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Total Points Earned to Date: 490
Pages Read this Challenge: 671
Total Pages Read to Date: 11140
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 39
ŷ Authors: 19
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Kimber20.7 Is There A Conspiracy To Be Found Here?
Option 2 - science fiction on book's main page
Mindspeak by Heather Sunseri
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25.6 Hot. Cool. Yours.
I live in the US. Neither of these books are set here and each are set on a different continent from one another.
1 - Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian
*set in Germany (Europe)
2 - Just This Once by Rosalind James
*set in New Zealand (oceania)
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25.8 Children Make Christmas Fun!
Option 1:
by Carl Hiaasen*owl on cover
Option 3: Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
*won Newberry Medal in 2012 plus numerous others
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Chris Bohalijian is a ŷ Author
Rosalind James is a ŷ Author
Heather Sunseri is a ŷ Author
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Above tasks: 70 points
Total # tasks completed to date: 32
GRA: 36
Total points: 680
10.9 White Sale!Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola
The horizontal bar down the center of the book is white.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 8
ŷ Authors: -
Big Book Tickets: (1) Sketches by Boz (2) - (3) -
Mai25.11 - Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs
Option 2: book with predominantly green cover
The Demigod Diaries by Rick Riordan *ŷ author*
Option 4: author's first name appears on this list of most popular male dog names
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk by Al Ries and Jack Trout
The name is Jack
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 760
Tasks Completed: 41
Books Read: 57
GR Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
15.9 - First or Last?
The Innocence of Father Brown
First book in Father Brown mystery series.
15.10 � Celebrate!
InterWorld
Neil Gaiman is a ŷ author.
30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run
Option 2 - Swim � Read a book that has a picture of a body of water that is big enough to swim in on the cover.
Sarah Addison Allen is a ŷ author.
Option 6: Read a book that has ROMANCE as a listed genre
The Princess Bride
Points this post: 60
Total Points: 460
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 38
GR Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (1)
The Innocence of Father Brown
First book in Father Brown mystery series.
15.10 � Celebrate!
InterWorld
Neil Gaiman is a ŷ author.
30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run
Option 2 - Swim � Read a book that has a picture of a body of water that is big enough to swim in on the cover.
Sarah Addison Allen is a ŷ author.
Option 6: Read a book that has ROMANCE as a listed genre
The Princess Bride
Points this post: 60
Total Points: 460
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 38
GR Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (1)
5.2 -- In the LibraryEscape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein February 22
Chris Grabenstein is a ŷ Author
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 415
Total Tasks Completed: 25
Total Books Read: 34
Total ŷ Authors: 16
Total Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Lacy Stewart30.5 - Susan A's Task - I love my TBR
Option 6: Insurgent - 245,090 - 11/19/13
Option 3: Twisted Perfection
- 4.33 - 11/19/13
Total points this post: 30
Total points: 440
Elizabeth P5.4 - In the Conservatory
Book with Plants/Plant Parts on Cover
Jennifer Donnelly is a *ŷ Author*
Paperback edition of The Wild Rose has 640 pages *Big Book Ticket*
5.6 - In the Billiards Room
Book Number 1-9 in series
by Jacob GowansNumber 2 in Psion Series
Jacob Gowans is a *ŷ Author*
Task 5.7 - In the Hall
Author has 4 letters in one name
by Kerstin GierTask 10.1 - Get a Clue
C L U E found in title/subtitle/series title/author name
singLE by satUrday by Catherine bybee
Catherine Bybee is a *ŷ Author*
Points these Tasks: 25
Total Points: 225
Tasks Complete: 15
ŷ Authors: 13
Big Books:4
First can I remove Unattainable by Madeline Sheehan from Task #30.7: Option 6 and replace it with Smooth Talking Stranger and use Unattainable in Task #15.4 - option 1BTask #30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run
option 6
Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas (GR Author)
Read a book that has ROMANCE as a listed genre on the main page
Task #15.4 - Whodunit?
Option 1: two book option
A: Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb
Read a book that has "Mystery" as a listed genre on its main page
B: Unattainable by Madeline Sheehan
Read a book whose author's first name matches the first name of an actor in the movie version of Clue: Madeline Kahn as Mrs. White - Madeline Sheehan
(ebook only, approved line 1509 of the spreadsheet)
Points this Post: 15
Totals:
Total Points: 870
Total ŷ Authors: 48
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(3), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 48
Total Books Read: 66
5 point tasks5.4 -- In the Conservatory
It has apples on the cover
5.6 -- In the Billiards Room A Rogue by Any Other Name
Series : The Rules of Scoundrels, #1
5.7 -- In the Hall Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb
Robb is a 4 letter word
5.8 -- In the Study Tangled Up In You
The heroine Maddie Dupree is a writer
5.10 -- In the Lounge The Husband's Secret
It has “Book Club� as a genre
Points in this post : 25
Total Points Accumulated: 25
ŷ Author: 3
10 Point Tasks 10.1 - Get a Clue Exclusively Yours
It has CLUE in ExCLUsivEly
10.2 - Sochi Sidekicks
The cover has snow-covered mountain peaks
10.4 - A Really Big ShowLola Carlyle Reveals All
The title has ‘All� from All My Loving
10.7 - Flip the Page Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
Friday is in the Title
10.9 - White Sale!
The Background is White
10.10 'Tis The Season Mrs. Miracle
It has genre Holiday > Christmas on its GR main page
Points in this post : 60
Total Points Accumulated: 85
Total ŷ Author: 7
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15.10 - Celebrate!
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 1025
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