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MOST POINTS
Linda C - 6
Diana S - 5
Amber - 2
☆☆Tessa - 8
••Bethany - 7
MOST PAGES
Linda C - 1622
Diana S - 1478
Amber - 684
•Tessa - 2473
☆☆ Bethany - 4181
Task 1.3 CINCO DE MAYOComplete one of the following tasks:
b. WHITE
Read a book with a predominately (50%+) WHITE cover (show cover).
Everything, Everything – Nicola Yoon (3 stars) 5/2/20 [310]Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 310
Total points - 1
Total pages - 310
Task 1.5 THE POWER OF ONE WORDMAY's word is STAR(s).
Read a book with the word in the text. List page# & give sentence word's in.
Quench The Lamp – Alice Taylor (4 stars) 5/4/20 [173] - “When he put his mind to it, he was a star pupil... p.171
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 173
Total points - 2
Total pages - 483
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(Pet on cover: DAISY - Holly's dog)
Orchid Beach by Stuart Woods (5/3/20) 416 pp. ☆☆☆☆Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 416
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(b. 5 in page count: 325)
A Wedding in December by Anita Shreve (5/4/20) 325 pp 3.5 ☆☆☆
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 325
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 741
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ALICE (Last I): A - Applegate
The One and Only Ivan: A Harper Classic by Katherine Applegate (5/7/20) 336 pp. ☆☆☆☆☆
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 336
Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 1077
Task 1.4 MAY: 5TH MONTH OF THE YEARb. Read a book with a 5 in its page count (e.g. 252, 345, 512, etc.....).
Dead as a Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse, #5) – Charlaine Harris (3 stars) 5/9/20 [295]
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 295
Total points - 3
Total pages - 778
1.2 NATIONAL PET WEEKRead a book with an animal that,s a pet on the cover (show cover).
by Rose Pressey 05.05.20points 1
pages 304
TESSATask 2.1 - Surprise Me Amber picked for me...
Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade ✔ - 09May20 - 299 pg
Tyrannosaur Canyon ✔ - 01May20 - 398 pgTHIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 697 pg
Total points earned to date: 2
Total pages read to date: 697 pg
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ALICE (1st I): E - Ernest
Ernest Hemingway's The Garden of Eden (5/13/20) 248 pp. ☆☆☆
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 248
Total Points: 4
Total Pages: 1325
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Cover: RED (50%+)
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Strapi (5/15/20) 153 pp. ☆☆☆☆Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 153
Total Points: 5
Total Pages: 1478
Diana S wrote: "1.1 AT WONDERLAND - (Bonus Point)ALICE (1st I): E - Ernest
Ernest Hemingway's The Garden of Eden (5/13/20) : ..."
I thought the task was for the author's LAST name initial to be in "Alice" ...
2.3 (Diana S task) EMOTIONSWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 5/11 1,763 pgs (It took me a year to finish this. Peace is how I feel now I've finished).
Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave 5/16 418 pgs
Points: 2
Pages: 2181
1.3 CINCO DE MAYOComplete one of the following tasks:
a. RED
Read a book with a predominately (50%+) RED cover (show cover).
by Pierce Brown 05.13.20Task pages 382
Task points 1
Total pages 684
Total points 2
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ALICE (1st I): E - Ernest
Ernest Hemingway's The Garden of Eden (5/13/20) : ..."
I thought the task was for the author's LAST name in..."
Please re-read bonus point for 1.1
TESSADELETE THIS TASK .... moving the book to a different task
Task 1.4: The 5th Month
Total pages includes a '5' -
(Post edited 28May20)
TESSATask 1.7 - Linda C - Mother's Day
Main character is a mother - Benita has one son, Martin
The Women in the Castle ✔ - 16May20 - 400 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 400
Total points earned to date - 3 points
Total pages read to date - 1097 pages
2.1 SURPRISE MERead 2 books
Thanks, Tessa, for the picks!
1. My Ántonia by Willa Cather--5/19/20--232 pages
2. Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver--5/24/20--464 pages
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 696
Total points: 2
Total pages: 696
Task 1.1 AT WONDERLANDRead a book whose Author's LAST name initial is in the name ALICE.
Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye (A Psychic Eye Mystery, #1) – Victoria Laurie (5 stars) 5/26/20 [295]
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 295
Total points - 4
Total pages - 1073
TESSATask 5.1 - SPELL OUT - Kentucky Derby
C - CATHER, Willa O Pioneers! ✔ - 20May20 - 159 pg
L - Lauren K. Denton / The Hideaway ✔ – 12May2020 - 345 pg
A - ADAMS, Ellery / Peach Pies and Alibis ✔ – 22May2020 - 294 pg
R - RICHARDSON, K / The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek ✔ – 16May20 - 320 pg
K - Kazuo Ishiguro / The Remains of the Day ✔ - 258 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 5
Pages read - 1376 pg
Total points earned to date - 8 points
Total pages read to date - 2473 pg
2.4 (Linda C task) LILAC FESTIVAL
by Kate Roberts 5/26 184 pgs
by Mary Ann Shaffer (LILAC) 5/28 277 pgsPoints: 2
Pages: 411
Total points: 5
Total pages: 3629
Task 1.1 AT WONDERLANDBONUS POINT: Read a book whose Author's FIRST name initial is in the name ALICE ( MUST be read after original task is done).
Pasta Wars – Elisa Lorello (5 stars) 5/29/20 [252]
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 252
Total points - 5
Total pages - 1325
Task 1.4 MAY: 5TH MONTH OF THE YEARBONUS POINT: If you choose a second task.
c. Read a published in a year with a 5 (e.g. 2005, 1955, 2015, etc....) State year.
The Ranger and the Redhead – Lynna Banning (4 stars) 5/30/20 [297] - publ in 2005
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 297
Total points - 6
Total pages - 1622
1.6 READING THROUGH THE ALPHABETCozy Minimalist Home: More Style, Less Stuff by Myquillyn Smith 220 pgs 5/29
1.5 THE POWER OF ONE WORD
Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah 332 pgs 5/31
Points: 2
Pages: 552
Total points: 7
Total pages: 4181
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