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Most Points
**Linda C - 10
Mickslibrarian - 3
Sam F - 5
Tessa - 5
Marilyn - 9
Bethany - 16
Amber - 9
Amberly - 1
Wanda - 4
Diana S - 3
Most Pages
**Linda C - 2729
Mickslibrarian - 773
Sam F - 1711
Tessa - 1694
Marilyn - 2702
Bethany - 5240
Amber - 2566
Amberly - 321
Wanda - 1389
Diana S - 1140
Task 1.4 The LotteryRead a book with both a 3 and 0 found in the published date or page number.
The Silence of the Library (Cat in the Stacks, #5) � Miranda James (3 stars) 8/2/17 [320]
Points: 1
Pages: 320
Total points: 1
Total pages: 320
1.3 Book Lover's Day (8/9)Aunt Dimity and the Widow's Curse by Nancy Atherton August 4
Points for this Task: 1
Pages for this Task: 240
Books for this Task: 1
Total Points: 1
Total Pages: 240
Total Books: 1
1.7 (Mickslibrarian's Task) The Wild OutdoorsRead a book with "Nature" as a main page genre. It may be standalone or embedded.
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Points this task � 1
Pages this task � 352 pages
Total points � 1
Total pages � 352 pages
TESSATask 1.4: Lottery - 3 & 0 in total pages
My Mrs. Brown � - 04Aug17 - 304 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 304
Total points earned to date: 1
Total pages read to date: 304
1.4 The LotteryRead a book with both a 3 and 0 found in the published date or page
A Truck Full of Money: One Man's Quest to Recover from Great Success by Tracy Kidder--8/6/17--320 pages
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 320
Total points - 1
Total pages - 320
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Aunt Dimity and the Widow's Curse by Nancy Atherton August 4
Points for this Task: 1
Pages for this Task: 240
Books for this Task: 1
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Hi Mickslibrarian, could you state which rating you gave this book.
Thanks :)
1.3 Book Lover's Day (8/9)Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers by Penny Kittle (4 stars)
8/8/17
Points: 1
Pages: 174
Gave the book a 4.Also, I think Sam's points got put in with mine.
Diana S wrote: "Mickslibrarian wrote: "1.3 Book Lover's Day (8/9)
Aunt Dimity and the Widow's Curse by Nancy Atherton August 4
Points for this Task: 1
Pages for this Task: 240
Boo..."
1.1 National Dog Day (8/26)Read a book with a dog on the cover. (Show Cover)
by Victoria Hamilton 08.08.17Pages 304
Points 1
1.2 (Amber's Task) Pick A GenreThe Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher
8/9/17
Points: 1
Pages: 630
Total points: 2
Total pages: 804
1.1 National Dog Day (8/26) Read a book with a dog on the cover. (Show Cover)
by Garth Stein : 8/9/17 - 4 starsPoints this task: 1
Pages this task: 321
Task: 2.2 Surprise Me A Zoo in My Luggage � Gerald Durrell (4 stars) 8/6/17 [162]
Mission to Murder (Tourist Trap mystery, #2) � Lynn Cahoon (3 stars) 8/8/17 [238]
Points: 2
Pages: 400
Total points: 3
Total pages: 720
1.1- National Dog Day
by Jim Kjelgaard8/7/17
Points for this task: 1
Pages for this task: 224
Total Points:
Total Pages: 224
Rating: ♥♥♥♥�
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Also, I think Sam's points got put in with mine.
Diana S wrote: "Mickslibrarian wrote: "1.3 Book Lover's Day (8/9)
Aunt Dimity and the Widow's Curse by [author..."
Thanks for the catch... I fixed it. :)
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(rating: 4 ★★★★)
The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver (8/7/17) 432 pp.
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 432
2.4 (Mickslibrarian's Task) Total Eclipse of the Sun
by Michelle Alexander (Shadow) 8/12/17 (290 pgs)
by Gigi Pandian (set in Portland, OR) 8/2/17 (336 pgs)Points: 2
Pages: 626
Total points: 4
Total pages: 1430
Task:1.3 Book Lover's Day (8/9) Read and list a book that you gave a 4 ★★★★ or 5★★★★� rating.
The Tumbling Turner Sisters � Juliette Fay (4 stars) 8/11/17 [352]
Points: 1
Pages: 352
Total points: 4
Total pages: 1072
1.5 Let's play ScrabbleThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Anne Fadiman
8/13/17
Points: 1
Pages: 341
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1771
1.3 Book Lover's Day (8/9)Read and list a book that you gave a 4 ★★★★ or 5★★★★� rating
Book Tree of Freedom by Rebecca Caudill
Date Read 8/13/17
Rating 5 Stars
Points This Post: 1
Pages This Post: 279
Total Points: 2
Total Pages : 503
1.4 The LotteryThe Last Chance Olive Ranch by Susan Wittig Albert August 13 (320 p.)
Points for this Task: 1
Pages for this Task: 320
Books for this Task: 1
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 560
Total Books: 2
Completion Post:1.1 National Dog Day (8/26)
Read a book with a dog on the cover. (Show Cover)
- Bettyville by George Hodgman - 8/15/17 - 1 starPoints this task � 1
Pages this task � 279 pages
Total points � 2
Total pages � 631 pages
1.3 Book Lover's Day (8/9)Read and list a book that you gave a 4 ★★★★ or 5★★★★� rating
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman--8/16/17--4 stars is my rating--337 pp.Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 337 pages
Total points - 2
Total pages - 657 pages
1.5 Let's play ScrabbleThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky August 16
Points for this Task: 1
Pages for this Task: 213
Books for this Task: 1
Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 773
Total Books: 3
2.3 (Bethany's Task) SciFi and Fantasy Week on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖThe Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin (scifi) 8/17/17 448pgs
The Wake by Neil Gaiman (fantasy) 8/8/17 192pgs
Points: 2
Pages: 640
Total points: 7
Total pages: 2411
2.2 Surprise MeRead two books
1.
The Gilded Years by Karin Tanabe--8/11/17--379 pages2.
The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley--8/19/17--316 pagesPoints this task - 2
Pages this task - 695
Total points - 4
Total pages - 1352
Task 1.3 - Book Lover's DayA book I rated 4**** or 5
Under This Unbroken Sky � - 18Aug17 - 354 pg
5
THIS TASK
points earned - 1
pages read - 354
Total points earned - 2
Total pages read - 658
Task: 2.3 (Bethany's Task) Sci-Fi and Fantasy Week on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Read one book that is Science Fiction
Sweep in Peace (Innkeeper Chronicles, #2) � Ilona Andrews (5 stars) 8/21/17 [315]
Read one book labeled Fantasy.
The Ghost and the Graveyard (Knight Games, #1) � Genevieve Jack (2 stars) 8/13/17 [294]
Points: 2
Pages: 609
Total points: 6
Total pages: 1681
Task 2.2 Surprise MeRead two books-These are the books that were chosen for me.
Book #1Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs
Date Read: 8/12/17
Pages: 453
Book #2 Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Date Read: 8/20/17
Pages: 433
Points: 2
Total Points: 4
Total Pages: 1389
5.1 (Spell-out task) The Last of the SummerRead 5 books
Summer Fruit & Summer Fun
Spell-out the word PEACH or BEACH
B - Between Them: Remembering My Parents by Richard Ford--8/1/17--192 pages
E - Ephron, Hallie, author of You'll Never Know, Dear--8/12/17--304 pages
A - Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich, author of The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir--8/3/17--326 pages
C - Christina Baker Kline, author of A Piece of the World--8/10/17--320 pages
H - Helen Ellis, author of American Housewife--8/15/17--208 pages
Points this task: 5
Pages this task: 1350
Total points: 9
Total pages: 2702
Task 2.5 (Wanda's Task) Happy 50th Anniversary! Book #1- read a book that has any number in the title. The number may be written (three), expressed in numbers (3) or even an ordinal number (third).
One Fell Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #3) � Ilona Andrews (5 stars) 8/22/17 [259]
Book #2- read a Murder Mystery.
Pecos Valley Diamond (Pecos Valley, #1) � Alice Duncan (3 stars) 8/10/17 [240]
Points: 2
Pages: 499
Total points: 8
Total pages: 2180
TESSATask 1.7 - Wild Outdoors
"NATURE" on main page genre list
Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park � - 21Aug17 - 412 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 412
Total points earned - 3
Total pages read - 1070
TESSATask 2.2 Surprise Me
Sam F chose for me ...
� - 06Aug17 - 272 p
� - 25Aug17 - 352 pTHIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 624 p
Total points earned - 5
Total pages read - 1694
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1. Science Fiction (MPG)
Act of God by Jill Ciment (8/24/17) 192 pp. ★★★★
2. Fantasy (MPG)
The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (8/2/17) 516 pp. ★★★★
Points Earned: 2
Pages Read: 708
Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 1140
1.5 Let's play ScrabbleSeven Tiles Drawn (O,O,R,E,W,L,S)
Read a book where you found all the letters in the title (sub-titles do not count) -OR- you found all the letters in the Author's name.
The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver - 08/25/17 - 1 star
Points this task � 1
Pages this task � 544 pages
Total points � 3
Total pages � 1 175 pages
2.5 (Wanda's Task) Happy 50th Anniversary!1. (Number) Pump Six and Other Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi 8/26/17 (239 pgs)
2. (Murder Mystery) Every Dead Thing by John Connolly 8/7/17 (467 pgs)
Points: 2
Pages: 706
Total points: 9
Total pages: 3117
2.4 (Mickslibrarian's Task) Total Eclipse of the Sun1. Read a book that has a sun or a shadow on the cover.
BONUS POINT if it has a sun AND a shadow. (Show the cover).
- The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories by Marina Keegan� shadow of tree - 3 stars - 8/26/172. Read a book that is set in one of the states where a total eclipse of the sun is visible - Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina or South Carolina.
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt - set in Oregon - 4 stars - 8/17/17
Points this task � 2
Pages this task � 536 pages
Total points � 5
Total pages � 1 711 pages
2.1 (Tessa's Task) The Amazing Race1. The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare 8/3/17 (279 pgs)
2. The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church by Gregory A. Boyd 8/27/17 (219 pgs)
Points: 2
Pages: 498
Total points: 11
Total pages: 3615
5.1 (Spell-out task) The Last of the SummerB Brannon, Lil Thinking Out Loud on Paper 8/4/17 (142 pgs)
E Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother by Sonia Nazario 8/27/17 (359 pgs)
A Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz 8/10/17 (359 pgs)
C Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder 8/14/17 (412 pgs)
H Hard Times by Charles Dickens 8/27/17 (353 pgs)
Points: 5
Pages: 1625
Total points: 16
Total pages: 5240
I need to change the one I already have listed so I can complete this challenge instead5.1 (Spell-out task) The Last of the Summer
Read 5 books
Summer Fruit & Summer Fun
Spell-out the word PEACH or BEACH
P - Paul, Gill The Secret Wife 08.21.17 pages 416
E - The Elite by Kiera Cass 08.11.17 pages 336
A - Albertalli, Becky The Upside of Unrequited 08.31.17 pages 336
C - Cleo Coyle Murder Most Frothy 08.28.17 pages 247
H - Hamilton, Victoria Freezer I'll Shoot 08.08.17 pages 304
Points 5
Pages 1639
Total Points 5
Total Pages 1639
1.3 Book Lover's Day (8/9)Read and list a book that you gave a 4 ★★★★ or 5★★★★� rating (state your rating).
Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics by Chris Grabenstein 08.26.17 pages 288
4 stars
Points 1
Pages 288
Total Points 6
Total pages 1927
1.4 The LotteryRead a book with both a 3 and 0 found in the published date or page number.
ex. September 10, 2013 or 340 pages
Scrapbook of Secrets by Mollie Cox Bryan 08.27.17 pages 303
Points 1
Pages 303
Total points 7
Total pages 2230
1.6 Celebrate the AuthorMember's Choice: Melanie
Read a book written by Di Morrissey
The Last Mile Home by Di Morrissey 08.25.17 pages 336
Points 2 (bonus for review)
Pages 336
Total points 9
Total pages 2566
Diana S wrote: "Scoreboard(updated thro post # 40)
Most Points
**Linda C - 6
Mickslibrarian - 3
Sam F - 5
Tessa - 5
Marilyn - 4
Bethany - 16
Amber - 1
Amberly - 1
Wanda - 2
Diana S - 3
Most Pages
Linda C - 1..."
Diana I think you might have missed one of Marilyn's post # 31 :)
Task 2.1 (Tessa's Task) The Amazing Race1. Capture the Flag
Read a book set in Italy (must be at less set 75% in chosen country).
Songbirds, Truffles, and Wolves: An American Naturalist in Italy � Gary Paul Nabhan (2 stars) 8/31/17 [227]
2. Detour
To reach your detour complete one of the following tasks.
d)Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in: ITALIAN CUISINE.
Gettysburg, 1913: The Complete Novel of the Great Reunion � Alan Simon (4 stars) 8/5/17 [322]
Points: 2
Pages: 549
Total points: 10
Total pages: 2729
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