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***Meghan's Summer Reading Plan***
Tasks Completed: 20.2, 20.7, 20.8, 20.10, 25.3, 30.1, 30.4, 50.1
Tasks in Progress: 20.6
Books Completed: 12
Pages Read: 3725
Audiobooks Read: 3
Personal Goal: 215/165
5.1-Treasure Island
5.2-Peter Pan
5.3-All I Ever Wanted
5.4-Snow: A Retelling of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"
5.5-The Summoning*GRA*
5.6-The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie*GRA*
5.7-Pretties
5.8-What Would Jane Austen Do?
5.9-A Room With a View
5.10-Two for the Dough*GRA*
10.1-The Golden Compass
10.2-I Am Number Four
10.3-Sphinx's Princess
10.4-The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
10.5-Wings
10.6-Marked
10.7-The Passage
10.8-The Centurion's Wife
10.9-Wuthering Heights
10.10-Summer On Blossom Street
15.1-The Tea Rose
15.2-Bossypants & Pygmalion
15.3-The Book Thief & The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
15.4-Kisses from Hell*GRA*
15.5-Savor the Moment
15.6-Beastly
15.7-Room
15.8-Blue Bloods
15.9-Eliza's Daughter
15.10-Darkfever
20.1-The Gunslinger
20.2-
20.3-Marley & Me: Love and Life with the World's Worst Dog
20.4-The Murderer's Daughters*GRA*
20.5-Paper Roses*GRA*
20.6- Red Hook Road *First Read* *GRA*
20.7-
20.8-
20.9-The Core Performance: The Revolutionary Workout Program to Transform Your Body & Your Life
20.10-
25.1-The Lion's Game & On the Line
25.2-A Visit from the Goon Squad *GRA* & The Best of It: New and Selected Poems
25.3-
25.4-Wanted *GRA* & Damaged *First read*
25.5-Heartless *GRA* & Dear John
25.6-Nobody's Prize & Far from the Madding Crowd
30.1-
30.2-Bed of Roses & Naked in Death
30.3-Night And Day & The Paris Wife *GRA*
30.4-
30.5-Rocket Boys & The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
30.6-Flags of Our Fathers & Pride and Prejudice
30.7-City of Fallen Angels*GRA* & Wicked Lovely*GRA*
30.8-1984 & Water for Elephants
30.9-Eat, Pray, Love & Distant Shores*GRA*
30.10-Angel Falls*GRA* & The Time Traveler's Wife*GRA*
50.1
5.1 Beauty Queens by Libba Bray5.2 The Princess Bride by William Goldman
5.3 Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
5.4 It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han
5.5 The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
5.6 The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
5.7 Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
5.8
5.9 Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
5.10
10.1 Delirium by Lauren Oliver
10.2 I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
10.3 The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia Yang
10.4 Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
10.5 Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
10.6 Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
10.7 Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner
10.8 The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
10.9 The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
10.10 What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
15.1 Roses by Leila Meacham
15.2 Bossypants by Tina Fey
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
15.3 Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
15.4 The Unknown Errors of Our Lives: Stories by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
15.5 Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
15.6 The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney
15.7 Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
15.8 The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
15.9 Jemima J: A Novel About Ugly Ducklings and Swans by Jane Green
15.10 < Any book>
25.1 Ender's Game by Orson Scott CardOpen: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi
25.2 Tinkers by Paul Harding
Next to Normal by Brian Yorkey
25.3 We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han
Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles
25.4 Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
25.5 Flawless by Sara Shepard
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
25.6 An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
30.1 Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter
30.2 Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott
Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin
30.3 One Day by David Nicholls
The Glassblower of Murano by Marina Fiorato
30.4 Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
30.5 A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
30.6 Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby
Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
30.7
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter
30.8 A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
30.9 Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
30.10 Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
A Match Made in High School by Kristin Walker
Total Points: 0
Tasks Completed: 0
Tasks in Progress: 1
Books Read: 1
Pages Read: 284
Kathy G's Summer Reading Plan (2011)* Indicates Goodreads Authors
5.1 At the Shore- The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
5.2 Sun, Sea and PIRATES!- To Catch a Pirate by Jade Parker
5.3 The Dog Days of Summer- Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
***Post Cover***
5.4 SUMMMMMMER- An Afternoon Walk by Dorothy Eden
5.5 Maple Leaf Rag- Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
5.6 As American As- Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie by Kathy Lynn Emerson
5.7 Don't Stop Reading- Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
5.8 But No Shoplifting- Recollection Creek by Fred Gipson
***Free book when old library at school was weeding out old books***
5.9 The Long and Short of It- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Unknown
***Long Title with only 144 pages***
5.10 Summer Fun- The Princess Bride by William Goldman
10.1 For Real?- The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
10.2 Phone Home- I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
10.3 Spare Me- The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
***I don't want to go to Mexico right now because of the dangers there.***
***My Five Star book was A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle***
10.6 Gay Pride- Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery
10.7 It's Been a Year Already??!!- Love on a Dime by Cara Lynn James*
(June 2010- #173)
***Post Cover***
10.10 Around the Campfire- The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde
15.1 Beware of Thorns- Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
***Post Cover***
(Option B)Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
15.3 In the Eurozone-The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
***Set in Germany- Uses Euro***
The Romanov Bride by Robert Alexander*
***Set in Russia- Does not use Euro***
15.4 Summer Shorts- Great Short Short Stories: Quick Reads by Great Writers by Paul Negri
15.5 Mind the Gap- The Fire Eternal by Chris D'Lacey
***#4 in the series***
15.6 Speak English!- Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen*
***Garden is Yard in Brittish English***
***Category- Fiction***
15.8 Up in the Air- Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
***AM is abbreviation for Armenia***
15.10 Summertime, And the Reading is Easy- The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards
20.1 Birthday Time!- The Stars Are Ours by Andre Norton
***I was Born 1954--- chose #154 on the list of best books in 1954--- http://www.goodreads.com/book/popular...
This was option #3)
20.2 Netherlands is and Eleven Letter Word- The Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle
***Option B- "kingdom" in title***
20.4 Focus on My Favorite Goodreads Author- Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle
***Rolled a 6- "choose your own option"- Chose option #3- "written by a female author"***
20.5 Family Reunion- The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington
***Option B***
20.7 A Trip to the Past- Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
20.8 Female Authors of Sci-Fi- A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle
20.9 Summerthing Better-Sugar Blues by William Duffy
***I want to eat healthier, lose weight, and cut as much sugar out of my diet as possible.***
20.10 Group Reads- Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran*
25.1 Tennis, Anyone? The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
***Book 1 -word "game" in title***
AND Doubles by Nic Brown*
***Book 2- pro tennis player main character***
Pulitzer Winners Past & Present- The Way West by A. B. Guthrie, Jr.
***1950 winner for fiction***
AND The Best of It: New and Selected Poems by Kay Ryan
***1911 winner for poetry***
25.3 The Ice Cream Truck- The Merchant of Death by D. J. MacHale
AND The Lost City of Faar by D. J. MacHale
***Option 8- Big Dipper Cone- for both (Fantasy)***
25.4 Color Me Happy-
(I rolled a 2)
Peony in Love by Lisa See*
***Peach colored cover- Post***
AND The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen*
***the word "Peach" in the title***
25.5 U.S. Patriots- (1) The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything by John D. MacDonald
***born in PA- link author's page***
AND A Distant Melody by Sarah Sundin*
***Main character in the U.S. Military***
25.6 European Landmarks- A Light in the Window by Jan Karon
***#4- a religious leader***
AND The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carre
***#6- novel about a spy***
30.1 Best Friends and Lovers- (Option A) His Secondhand Wife by Cheryl St. John*
***Friend's name- Cheryle Lancaster***
AND (Option B- #3) Good Night, Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian
***Use "Night" in the title***
AND The House of a Thousand Lanterns by Victoria Holt
30.3 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium- Mister Monday by Garth Nix
AND Blame It On Paris by Jennifer Greene
30.4 Summer in Europe- (Option 2 - Takes place in the summer) The More the Merrier by Lenora Mattingly Weber
AND (Option 5 - Has "summer" in the title) A Summer to Die by Lois Lowry
30.5 To the Moon- Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 by Jim Lovell
AND From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne
30.6 Shakespeare Under the Stars- Evangeline and Selected Tales and Poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Dice #1 was a two- Book of Poems)
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (Dice #2 was a Two- Fantasy Book)
30.7 Choose Your Own Adventure- The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (Book One-Option 2- Lit Map- Scott Westerfeld- Chose a new book by Riordan)
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
(Book 2- Option B- Read another book by Riordan)
30.8 Summer Solstice- Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (List- Darkest Book of All Times #20)
AND The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (List- Light But Not (Too) Dumb #34)
30.9 Vacation Time!- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
AND The Various Flavours of Coffee by Anthony Capella
***I chose option A for both - main character travels to another country***
30.10 Half and Half- When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke
AND Secrets at Sweetwater Cove by Sally Roseveare
***Used The Cove by Catherine Coulter***
50.1 Hodge-Podge
Book 1-
Category A (Author I read and liked) and fits criteria #2 and #3
Book 2-
Category D (Friend Marts(Thinker) rated it 5 Stars)
and fits criteria #1- 700+ pages
Book 3-
Category H (More than 25K ratings)
and fits criteria #3
Anne Booklady Summer Reading Plan
* Indicates Goodreads Authors
5.1 At the Shore. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
5.2
5.3 The Dog Days of Summer. Cover:
Book: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein5.4 S U M M M M M E R. American Assassin by *Vince Flynn
5.5 Maple Leaf Rag. Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
5.6 As American As... Key Lime Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
5.7 Don't Stop Reading! from the Ultimate Teen Reading List: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
5.8 But No Shoplifting. Required: Jenni gave me the book to read -
5.9 The Long and Short of It... Long Book, Short Title 3 Words 1072 pages Under the Dome by Stephen King
5.10 Summer Fun! from Best Humorous Books The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
10.1 For Real? Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th by Newt Gingrich
10.2 Phone Home - I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
10.3 Spare Me. Required: Russia too cold & no individual freedoms. Moscow Rules
10.4 Here Kitty, Kitty. The Cat Who Saw Stars
10.5 What's Next? Required: 5 Star Choice, Pride and Prejudice. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
10.6 Gay Pride Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
10.7 It's Been a Year Already? Required: August 2110 #3 Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
10.8 It's hot Outside!
by E. Hemingway10.9 Around the Campfire. Hell House
10.10 Gimme S'more... Fire and Ice by J.A. Jance
15.1 Beware of Thorns, Required: Read 1 book w/ Roses on cover & written by an author named Rose or variation of name Rosamunde Pilcher
15.2 Summer Stock. A.
B.
15.3 In the Eurozone. Required: Ireland and the United Kingdom Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy AND Hitler's Pope by *John Cornwell
15.4 Summer Shorts 2nd Option: *Flannery O'Connor,
&
15.5 Mind the Gap... A Visible Darkness, Max Freeman #2 by *Jonathon King
15.6 Speak English Flat = Apartment Cold Flat Junction by *Martha Grimes
15.7 The Readers have Chosen, Debut Author Nominee: Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by *Helen Simonson OR History and Biography Nominee, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
15.8 Up in the Air RSM = SM San Marino *Randy Susan MeyersThe Murderer's Daughters
15.9 Pulling Weeds The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
15.10
20.1 Most Improved Player - Ashley FL's task: Birthday Time! Required: Option Chosen book published in year I was born:
20.2
20.3
20.10 Group Reads Lets do Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
25.1 Denise NC's Task: Tennis Anyone?
25.2 BJ Rose's Task: Pulitzer Winners Past & Present Required Post Categories Chosen and year. Fiction: 1989 Anne Tyler Breathing Lessons and 1999 A. Scott Berg: Lindbergh
30.1 Cheryl TX Task Required: A. Friend's name - Jennifer B. Chosen word Double in Book Title A. Fast Women by *Jennifer Crusie B. Double Indemnity by James M. Cain
30.2 Sheila/Wendy UK Task: A.K.A.
,
30.3 A. Thursdays at Eight B. The Paris Wife
30.4 #7 on Best of Coming of Age Stories Little Women & The Italian
30.5 A. The Right Stuff B. 2001: A Space Odyssey
30.6 Required: 100 Important Women in History List Anne Frank Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl & Read about Royalty: The King's Speech
30.7 Michael Connelly -> Greg Iles
& ?30.8 Required: Quality Dark Fiction The Road Light but not (too) dumb Water for Elephants
30.9 A.Istanbul,Turkey, Yugoslavia Murder on the Orient Express B. Required: Surf Body Surfing
30.10 Required: Book Chosen - The Red Garden. A. The Red Pony B. The Forgotten Garden
Melanie's Reading Plan (To be chosen from:)5.1 Pemberley by the Sea: A modern love story, Pride and Prejudice style
5.2 Thief of Hearts The Pirate Prince A Pirate of Her Own Master of Seduction Guardian Angel The Gift The Pirate Lord The Pirate Next Door Perils of the Heart Lady Pirate
5.3 The Night She Got Lucky Anyone But You Dogs and Goddesses Catch Of The Day
5.4
5.5
5.6 Double Play
5.7 I Am the Messenger Beloved A Child Called "It" The Forest of Hands and Teeth A Great and Terrible Beauty The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society The Help
5.8 Free from Amazon Kindle: A Tailor-Made Bride Making Waves Long Hard Ride Fools Rush In Stuck in the Middle
5.9
5.10 One for the Money Anyone But You How To Marry a Millionaire Vampire Natural Born Charmer
My Plan5.1
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Sheila's Summer 2011 Reading Plan5 Point Tasks
★5.1. At the Shore - Every Storm by Lori Wick unknown Pacific Island
★5.2. Sun, Sea and PIRATES! - Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier-approved
5.3. The Dog Days of Summer - Mad Dogs - by James Grady
5.4. S U M M M M M M E R - Murder 101 by Maggie Barbieri
5.5. Maple Leaf Rag. - In the Shadow of the Glacier by Vicki Delany
5.6. As American As.... - Not All Tarts are Apple by Pip Granger
5.7. Don't Stop Reading. - Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin
5.8. But No Shoplifting! - Death by Facebook by Everett Peacock won on gr
♥5.9. The Long and the Short of It. - Steve Jobs:the brilliant mind behind Apple by Anthony Imbimbo 112 pages 6/1/11
5.10. Summer Fun. - The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz # 161 best humorous books
10 Point Tasks
10.1 -- For Real? - The Chrysalids by John Wyndham
★10.2 -- Phone Home - The Day of the Trifids by John Wyndham
10.3 -- Spare Me - Death Trap by Sue Henry Frozen tundra/Alaska
√√10.4 -- Here Kitty, Kitty - White Cat by Holly Black cat on cover 6/3
10.5 -- What’s Next? - Safe Harbour by Danielle Steel Worst Case James Patterson
10.6 -- Gay Pride - Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
10.7 -- It’s Been a Year Already??!! - Whiplash by Catherine Coulter June 2010 # 86
10.8 -- Baby, It's Hot Outside! - The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva Orange Cover
10.9 -- Around the Campfire - Haunted by Heather Graham
10.10 -- Gimme S’more - by
15 Point Tasks
15.1- Beware of Thorns - Summer of Roses by Luanne Rice
15.2 Summer Stock - Jimmy Stewart : the truth behind the legend by Michael Munn
15.2 Summer Stock - A Midsummer Night's Drream by William Shakespeare
15.3 In The Eurozone - The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas OR France
15.3 In The Eurozone - The Track of Sand by Camilleri, Andrea Italy
15.3 In The Eurozone - When Will There Be Good News by Kate Atkinson OR UK
15.3 In The Eurozone - Die Trying by Lee Child UK
♥15.4 Summer Shorts - Love & Death by Carolyn Hart (Compilations) 6/2/11
15.5 Mind the Gap - Dead & Alive by Koontz, Dean #3 in Frankenstein
15.6 Speak English! - Dead Ringer by Scottoline, Lisa Slang - Ring - call them
15.7 The Readers Have Chosen - Henrietta Lacks by Skloot, Rebecca Best Debut Author
15.8 Up In the Air - From the Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz DK - Denmark
15.9 Pulling Weeds - Intervention by Robin Cook 2.93 rating - My average is 3.59
15.10 Summertime, And the Reading is Easy - by
20 Point Tasks
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20.10 Group Read - Madame Toussaud by Michelle Moran
25 Point Tasks
25.1 -- Denise NC's task: Tennis, Anyone? - Blood Game by Iris Johansen
★25.1 -- Denise NC's task: Tennis, Anyone? - The Rivals by Johnette Howard
25.2 - BJ Rose's task: Pulitzer Winners Past & Present - A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan 2011 - Fiction/Novel
25.2 - BJ Rose's task: Pulitzer Winners Past & Present - Angela's Ashes: A Memoir by Frank McCourt 1997 - Biography
25.3 - Sandy's task: The Ice Cream Truck - Angel by James Patterson 1. Bubble Gum Bar
√√25.3 - Sandy's task: The Ice Cream Truck - Starvation Lake by Gruley, Bryan 9. Push Up Pop 6/2/11
25.4 - Jenn Renee's task: Color Me Happy...... - Sabotaged by Margaret Peterson Haddix 2 Orange Cover
25.4 - Jenn Renee's task: Color Me Happy...... - The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry 2 Thriller/Suspense
25.5 - Christine US's task: U.S. Patriots - Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger OR PA author born in Scranton
25.5 - Christine US's task: U.S. Patriots - Mistaken Identity by Lisa Scottoline Philadelphia
25.5 - Christine US's task: U.S. Patriots - Over the Edge by Suzanne Brockmann Navy
25.6 Gayla - by
25.6 Gayla - by
30 Point Tasks
30.1 -- Cheryl TX's task: Best Friends and Lovers - Let Me Whisper in Your Ear by Mary Jane Clark Mary Roberts - Best Friend
30.1 -- Cheryl TX's task: Best Friends and Lovers - The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Durrow, Heidi 7 word title
30.1 -- Cheryl TX's task: Best Friends and Lovers - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Pirsig, Robert M 7 word title
30.2 Sheila/Wendy UK - Remember When by Nora Roberts
30.2 Sheila/Wendy UK - Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb
30.3 -- DLMRose's task: If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium - Boomsday by Christopher Buckley
30.3 -- DLMRose's task: If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium - My Gal Sunday by Mary Higgins Clark
30.3 -- DLMRose's task: If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium - Five Days in Paris by Danielle Steel
★30.4 -- MsOPP's Task: Summer in Europe - 13 Little Blue Envelopes Kindle by Maureen Johnson opt. 2
30.4 -- MsOPP's Task: Summer in Europe - A Midsummer Night's Scream by Churchill, Jill opt. 5
30.5 -- Donna Jo/Deedee's task: To the Moon - James Lovell:The Rescue of Apollo 13 by Jan Goldberg
30.5 -- Donna Jo/Deedee's task: To the Moon - Star Trek by Alan Dean Foster
30.6 -- Delicious Dee's task: Shakespeare Under the Stars - Sally Ride the first American Woman in Space by Riddolls, Tom Scholastic's Important Women Through History.
30.6 -- Delicious Dee's task: Shakespeare Under the Stars - L. A. Requiem by Robert Crais 2nd Die #3 specific city in title
30.7 -- Jennifer N's task: Choose Your Own Adventure – SRC Style - Virals by Kathy Reichs entered Tess Gerritsen - opt. 2
30.7 -- Jennifer N's task: Choose Your Own Adventure – SRC Style - I'll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark Option B Kathy Reichs - opt. 2
30.8 -- Beth NC's Task: Summer Solstice - I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells Quality Dark Fiction # 49 - opt 1
30.8 -- Beth NC's Task: Summer Solstice - The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene Light but not too dumb # 190
30.9 - Rosemary's task: Vacation Time! - The Beach House by Green, Jane
30.9 - Rosemary's task: Vacation Time! - Orchid Beach by Stuart Woods
30.10 - Coralie's task: Half and Half - Demolition Angel by Robert Crais Angel Time
30.10 - Coralie's task: Half and Half - Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey Angel Time
♥ = Read and posted
★ = Currently Reading
√√ = Read but NOT posted
5.1 -- At the Shore -- Greenwichtown: A Novel5.2 -- Sun, Sea and PIRATES! -- Peter Pan or Captain Blood
5.3 -- The Dog Days of Summer -- Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood or Lost & Found
5.4 -- SUMMMMMMER -- Hoot
5.5 -- Maple Leaf Rag -- Before Green Gables
5.6 -- As American As -- Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood or The Thief and the Dogs
5.7 -- Don't Stop Reading -- Annie John
5.8 -- But No Shoplifting -- Under the Silk Cotton Tree: A Novel
5.9 -- The Long and Short of It -- Papillon
5.10 -- Summer Fun -- Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
10.1 -- For Real? -- The Chrysalids
10.2 -- Phone Home -- Solaris
10.3 -- Spare Me -- Oman (too much desert)
10.4 -- Here Kitty, Kitty -- Forest of Secrets or Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
10.5 -- What's Next? -- Year of Wonders
10.6 -- Gay Pride -- A Home at the End of the World
10.7 -- It's Been a Year Already??!! -- The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
10.8 -- Baby It's Hot Outside --
10.9 -- Around the Campfire -- The Haunting of Hill House or The Canterville Ghost
10.10 -- Gimme S'more --
15.1 -- Beware of Thorns -- Briar Rose
15.2 -- Summer Stock --
a. True Grace: The Life and Times of an American Princess
b. Twelfth Night
15.3 -- In the Eurozone --
a. The Road to Andorra
b. Armenia: Portraits of Survival and Hope
15.4 -- Summer Shorts -- My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding
15.5 -- Mind the Gap -- Mrs Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha (Mrs. Pollifax, Book 7)
15.6 -- Speak English! -- Quartet in Autumn or Thanks to My Mother
15.7 -- The Readers Have Chosen -- The Girl Who Chased the Moon
15.8 -- Up in the Air -- The Bonesetter's Daughter (AT)
15.9 -- Pulling Weeds -- Falling Man, or Still Waters in Niger
15.10 -- Summertime, And the Reading is Easy - I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
20.1 -- Birthday Time -- July's People or Miss Julie (August Strindberg) or The Internationals (Sarah May)
20.2 -- Netherlands -- The Internationals or Turkmeniscam
20.3 -- Happy Happy Happy -- The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World
20.4 -- Focus on Favorite Goodreads Author --
20.5 -- Family Reunion -- The Princes of Ireland
20.6 -- Summer Reading -- Love the One You're With
20.7 -- Trip to the Past -- The Boleyn Inheritance
20.8 -- Female Sci-Fi -- The Handmaid's Tale
20.9 -- Summerthing Better -- The 2 Oz. Backpacker: A Problem Solving Manual for Use in the Wilds
20.10 -- Group Read -- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
25.1 -- Tennis, Anyone?
a. Woman at Point Zero or Deception Point
b. ?????
25.2 -- Pulitzer Winners
a. Tinkers
b. Wit : a Play
25.3 -- Ice Cream Truck
a. Seabiscuit: An American Legend
b. Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish
25.4 Color Me Happy
a. The Purple Violet of Oshaantu
b The Reptile Room (Character)
25.5 -- US Patriots --
a. Galápagos
b. March
25.6 -- European Landmarks
a. Great Expectations
b. Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture: A Novel of Mathematical Obsession
30.1 -- -- Best Friend's & Lovers
a. The Samurai's Garden or Baking Cakes in Kigali
b. Night Train to Lisbon
30.2 -- AKA
a. We Were the Mulvaneys
b. Nemesis
30.3 -- If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium --
a. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich or The Day of the Pelican
b. The Bastard of Istanbul
30.4 -- Summer in Europe --
a. Firefly Lane
b. Don Quixote
30.5 -- To the Moon --
a. Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love by Dava Sobel
b. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
30.6 -- Shakespeare Under the Stars --
a. I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala
b.
30.7 -- Choose Your Own Adventure --
a. Something Borrowed
b. Love, Rosie
30.8 -- Summer Solstice --
a. The Power and the Glory
b. Twenties Girl
30.9 -- Vacation Time!
b-1. The House at Sugar Beach
b-2. Brothers of the Sea
30.10 -- Half and Half
a. The Virgin Suicides
b. Just Like a River
5.1 At the Shore - Island of the Blue Dolphins5.2 Sun, Sea and Pirates! - Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy
5.3 The Dog Days of Summer - Ghost Ship
5.4 Summmmmmer - A Little Princess
5.5 Maple Leaf Rag - The Blind Assassin
5.6 As American As.... - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
5.7 Don't Stop Reading - Big Fish
5.8 But No Shoplifting - The Magicians
5.9 The Long and Short of It - Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies: A Guide to Language for Fun and Spite
5.10 Summer Fun - When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?
10.1 For Real? - Soulless
10.2 Phone Home - Dreamcatcher
10.3 Spare Me - V for Vendetta
10.4 Here Kitty, Kitty - Cat vs. Cat: Keeping Peace When You Have More Than One Cat
10.5 What's Next? - The Constant Princess
10.6 Gay Pride - Ash
10.7 It's Been a Year Already? - Crown of Shadows
10.8 Baby, It's Hot Outside! - Eon: Dragoneye Reborn
10.9 Around the Campfire - Salem's Lot
10.10 Gimme S'more - Revolution
15.1 Beware of Thornes - Roses
15.2 Summer Stock - I Drink for a Reason & King Lear
15.3 In the Eurozone - Foucault's Pendulum & Preludes and Nocturnes
15.4 Summer Shorts - Nocturnes & The Living Dead
15.5 Mind the Gap - Wolves of the Calla
15.6 Speak English! - To Kill a Mockingbird
15.7 The Readers Have Chosen - Mistress of Rome
15.8 Up In The Air - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
15.9 Pulling Weeds - Atlantis and Other Places: Stories of Alternate History
15.10 Summertime, And the Reading is Easy - TBD
30.2 A.K.A - Desperation & The Regulators
30.3 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium - Mister Monday & Suite Française
30.4 Summer in Europe - I Capture the Castle & Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country
30.5 To The Moon - The Planets & Lord of Light
30.6 Shakespeare Under the Stars (3,1) - By Blood We Live & Angels' Blood
30.7 Choose Your Own Adventure (Stephen King) - Anathem & TBD
30.8 Summer Solstice - Night Watch & Water for Elephants
30.9 Vacation Time! - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas &
Beowulf on the Beach: What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits
30.10 Half and Half - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail & The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Carly's Reading List5.1 -- At the Shore -- The Mermaid Chair
5.2 -- Sun, Sea and PIRATES! -- Peter Pan
5.3 -- The Dog Days of Summer --
5.5 -- Maple Leaf Rag --
5.6 -- As American As --
5.7 -- Don't Stop Reading -- Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
5.8 -- But No Shoplifting -- Living Dead in Dallas
5.9 -- The Long and Short of It --
10.1 -- For Real? -- The Yiddish Policemen's Union
10.2 -- Phone Home -- Doctor Who: Beautiful Chaos
10.3 -- Spare Me --
10.4 -- Here Kitty, Kitty --
10.5 -- What's Next? -- Love Walked In from How to Talk to a Widower
10.6 -- Gay Pride --
10.8 -- Baby It's Hot Outside -- My Lucky Star
10.9 -- Around the Campfire --
15.1 -- Beware of Thorns --
15.2 -- Summer Stock --
15.3.1 -- In the Eurozone -- A Sport and a Pastime France
15.3.2 -- In the Eurozone -- Party Shoes England
15.4 -- Summer Shorts --
15.5 -- Mind the Gap -- Club Dead
15.6 -- Speak English! --
15.7 -- The Readers Have Chosen -- Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
15.9 -- Pulling Weeds --
15.10 -- Summertime, And the Reading is Easy -- Departures
20.1 -- Most Improved Player - Ashley FL's task: Birthday Time! --
20.3 -- Best Review Contest - Sera's task: Happy, Happy, Happy --
20.4 -- Author, Author - Isabell's task: Focus on My Favorite Goodreads Author -- 3
20.6 -- Seasoned Reader - Heather KS's task: Summer Reading --
20.7 -- Shorter is Sweeter - Sandy MN's task: A Trip to the Past -- The Pox Party
20.9 -- Lucky Me! - Kate.x.'s task: Summerthing Better --
25.1.1 -- Denise NC's task: Tennis, Anyone? --
25.1.2 -- Denise NC's task: Tennis, Anyone? --
25.2.1 -- BJ Rose's task: Pulitzer Winners Past & Present --
25.2.2 -- BJ Rose's task: Pulitzer Winners Past & Present --
25.4.1 -- Jenn Renee's task: Color Me Happy...... -- Wickett's Remedy by Myla Goldberg 3 yellow
25.4.2 -- Jenn Renee's task: Color Me Happy...... --
25.5.1 -- Christine US's task: U.S. Patriots --
25.5.2 -- Christine US's task: U.S. Patriots --
25.6.1 -- Gayla's task: European Landmarks -- The Calder Game 1. The Louvre
25.6.2 -- Gayla's task: European Landmarks --
30.1 -- Cheryl TX's task: Best Friends and Lovers
30.2 -- Sheila/Wendy UK's task: A.K.A.
30.3.1 -- If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium -- The Palace of Laughter: The Wednesday Tales No. 1
30.3.2 -- If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium -- France, A Love Story
30.4.1 -- MsOPP's Task: Summer in Europe -- Never Let Me Go #3
30.4.2 -- MsOPP's Task: Summer in Europe -- The Scandalous Summer of Sissy LeBlanc #5
30.5.1 -- Donna Jo/Deedee's task: To the Moon --
30.5.1 -- Donna Jo/Deedee's task: To the Moon --
30.6 -- Shakespeare Under the Stars --
30.7.1 -- Choose Your Own Adventure -- The Liar Option 2: Author from last summer: P.G. Wodehouse
30.7.2 -- Choose Your Own Adventure --
30.8.1 -- Summer Solstice -- Dracula
30.8.2 -- Summer Solstice -- Carry On, Jeeves
30.9.1 -- Rosemary's task: Vacation Time! -- The Case of the Missing Books
30.9.2 -- Rosemary's task: Vacation Time! --
30.10.1 -- Coralie's task: Half and Half --
30.10.2 -- Coralie's task: Half and Half --
*Owned Books5 Point Tasks
5.1 At the Shore: We The Drowned - Carsten Jensen
5.2 Sun, Sea and PIRATES!: Peter Pan - J.M. Barrie*
5.3 The Dog Days of Summer: Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K. Jerome*
5.4 SUMMMMMMER: The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath*
5.5 Maple Leaf Rag: The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood*
5.6 As American As: Last Days of Summer - Steve Kluger*
5.7 Don't Stop Reading: The Chosen - Chaim Potok*
5.8 But No Shoplifting: The Driver's Seat - Muriel Spark
5.9 The Long and Short of It: The Girl in The Flammable Skirt - Aimee Bender*
5.10 Summer Fun: Breakfast of Champions - Kurt Vonnegut*
10 Point Tasks
10.1 For Real?: The Midwich Cuckoos - John Wyndham*
10.2 Phone Home: A Brief History of the Dead - Kevin Brockmeier*
10.3 Spare Me: The Silent Land - Graham Joyce
10.4 Here Kitty, Kitty: The Vanishing of Katharina Linden - Helen Grant
10.5 What's Next?: The History of Love - Nicole Krauss* (EL&IC by JSF)
10.6 Gay Pride: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - Michael Chabon*
10.7 It's Been a Year Already??!!: A Visit From the Goon Squad - Jennifer Egan
10.8 Baby It's Hot Outside: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood - Marjane Satrapi
10.9 Around the Campfire: A Stir of Echoes - Richard Matheson*
10.10 S'mores: A Widow For One Year - John Irving*
15 Point Tasks
15.1 Beware of Thorns: God Bless You Mr. Rosewater - Kurt Vonnegut
15.2 Summer Stock:
A) Where She Went - Gayle Forman (musician)
B) King Lear - Shakespeare*
15.3 In the Eurozone:
The Mysterious Island - Jules Verne (France)*
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Bronte (UK)*
15.4 Summer Shorts: My Mistress's Sparrow is Dead: Great Love Stories From Chekhov to Munro
15.5 Mind the Gap: The Nine Tailors - Dorothy L. Sayers*
15.6 Speak English!: The Wind-up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami (bird)*
15.7 The Readers Have Chosen: The Invisible Bridge - Julie Orringer*
15.8 Up in the Air: Of Human Bondage - W. Somerset Maugham (SM=San Marino)*
15.9 Pulling Weeds: The Fourth Hand - John Irving*
15.10 Summertime, And the Reading is Easy: East of Eden - John Steinbeck*
20.1
20.2
20.3
20.4
20.5
20.6
20.7
20.8
20.9
20.10
25.1 Denise NC's Tennis Anyone?:
25.2 BJ Rose's Pulitzer Past & Present:
1. Fiction: Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry
2. Drama: The Rabbit Hole - David Lindsay-Abaire
25.3 Sandy's Ice Cream Truck:
1. Bubblegum (YA): Beauty Queens - Libba Bray
2. Bubblegum (YA): Okay For Now - Gary D. Schmidt
25.4 Jenn Renee's Color Me Happy:
1. The House of Mirth - Edith Wharton (purple cover)*
2. Swamplandia - Karen Russell (fantasy)
25.5
25.6
25.7
25.8
25.9
25.10
30 Point Tasks
30.1 Cheryl TX - Best Friends & Lovers:
A) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie*
B) Nineteen Seventy Seven - David Peace
30.2 Sheila/Wendy UK - AKA:
A) At Swim-Two-Birds*
B) The Poor Mouth: A Bad Story About the Hard Life*
30.3 DLM Rose's If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium:
The Day of the Triffids - John Wyndham*
Death in Venice - Thomas Mann*
30.4 MsOPP's Summer in Europe:
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith (#3 Coming of Age)*
The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway (#4 Set in Europe)*
30.5 Donna Jo's To the Moon:
A) Packing For Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void - Mary Roach
B) The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell*
30.6 Dee's Shakespeare Under the Stars:
#4 The Diary of Anne Frank - Anne Frank *
#2 The Children's Hospital - Chris Adrian (fantasy)*
30.7 Jennifer N's Choose Your Own Adventure:
1. White Noise - Don DeLillo (from fave Jonathan Safran Foer)*
2. Black Swan Green - David Mitchell (from DeLillo)*
30.8 Beth NC's Summer Solstice:
The Trial - Kafka (Darkest All Time)*
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain (Light, Not Dumb*)
30.9 Rosemary's Vacation Time:
A) What is the What - Dave Eggers*
B) The Hotel New Hampshire - John Irving*
30.10 Coralie's Half & Half: From "The Road"
The Monsters of Templeton - Lauren Groff*
Revolutionary Road - Richard Yates*
15.7
15.9 No Time to Wave Goodbye
20.1 Sloppy Firsts
20.2
20.3 A Visit from the Goon Squad
20.4
20.5
20.6
20.7 Rebel Angels
20.8
20.9 Emergence: Labeled Autistic
20.10
Total 135 Points
5 Point Tasks1. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
2. Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy by L.A. Meyer
3. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
5. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
6. The Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale
9. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
10 Point Tasks
1. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
2. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
3. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
I would not want to go to Afghanistan. It's way too scary/dangerous there right now.
4. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
5-Star Book: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
6. Standing in the Rainbow by Fannie Flagg
June 2010 #51
9. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
15 Point Tasks
1. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd Character: Rosaleen
Snow In April by Rosamunde Pilcher
2. A- Three Girls and Their Brother: A Novel by Theresa Rebeck
B-Hamlet by William Shakespeare
United Kingdom: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
4. Push Anthology by Several Contributing Authors
6. Bloody: Mary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer
7. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare Nominated for Favorite Book of 2010
CS - Serbia
9. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
20 Point Tasks
1. 2-Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
2. Option B - A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Anything Disney makes me happy.
4. 1-The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by
5. B- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Erik LarsonGabriel García Márquez
6. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Activities/Places:
7. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
8. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
9. Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink
Eating healthy
10. B.Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran
25 Point Tasks
1. Book 1 - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
Book 2 - Drop Shot by Harlan Coben
2. Fiction 2008 - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
History 2005 - Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer
3. 1. Bubble Gum Bar - This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
3. Scribblers - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Option 2 - The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
Option 5 - Romance: Where She Went by Gayle Forman
5. Book 1: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Book 2: Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
6. 1. The Louvre- Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
2. Westminster Abbey- The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
30 Point Tasks
1. Part A - Cassandra: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Part B - 1. Project 17 by Laurie Faria Stolarz
2. Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid by Lemony Snicket
The Basic Eight by Daniel Handler
3. A. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
B. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
4. 2- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
3- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
6. 4- Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff on Scholastic's Important Women Through History
6- Snow in August by Pete Hamill
7. Option 2 - Used J.K. Rowling: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Option A - Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
8. Option 2 - Longest Book: Clarissa, or the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson
Shortest Book: The Corsican Brothers by Alexandre Dumas
9. B- The Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo
B- Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper
10. Last Dance by Lurlene McDaniel
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
A Time to Dance by Anita Stansfield
50 Point Task
1. Book 1 - The Giver by Lois Lowry Category G/Criteria 3
Book 2 - A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray Category H/Criteria 2
Book 3 - Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Category D/Criteria 1
Total Points: 165
Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 14
5.2 Sun, Sea and Pirates! - Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy
5.5 Maple Leaf - The Blue Castle
5.6 As American As.... - Hot Water
5.7 Don't Stop Reading - A Northern Light
5.9 The Long and Short of It - Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas (<200 pages)
5.10 Summer Fun - "...Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers"
done
10.2 Phone Home - The Kraken Wakes
10.3 Spare Me - My Swordhand Is Singing
10.4 Here Kitty, Kitty - A Tiger for Malgudi
10.5 What's Next? - Youth: Scenes from Provincial Life II (from The End of the Affair)
10.6 Gay Pride - Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
10.7 It's Been a Year Already? - Life, After (Jul 2010, #154)
10.9 Around the Campfire - The Graveyard Book
10.10 Gimme S'more - Bitter End
done
(title and cover)15.4 Summer Shorts - The October Country and The Serial Garden
15.6 Speak English! - Autumn Term (fall)
15.8 Up In The Air - Collected Short Stories: Volume 3 (SM = San Marino)
done
20.2 Netherlands - A Clockwork Orange
20.3 Happy, Happy, Happy - The Mother-Daughter Book Club
20.4 Tamora Pierce - Away Laughing on a Fast Camel: Even More Confessions of Georgia Nicolson
20.5 Family Reunion - The Girl Who Chased the Moon
20.6 Summer Fun - The Uncommon Reader
20.8 Female Sci-Fi - The Birthday of the World and Other Stories
20.9 Summerthing Better - Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
done
(purple cover)25.5 U.S. Patriots - These Is My Words & Bossypants
done
30.7 Choose Your Own Adventure (Melina Marchetta) - Feeling Sorry for Celia & The Year of Secret Assignments
done
done
I'll be using the tasks to decide which books can come with me on my upcoming move from Florida to London!5 Point tasks
5.1 - At the Shore: Corelli's Mandolin
5.2 - Sun, Sea and PIRATES!: The Book of Pirates
5.3 - The Dog Days of Summer: Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
5.4 - S U M M M M M M E R: 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill
5.5 - Maple Leaf Rag: Bluebeard's Egg
5.6 - As American As....: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
5.7 - Don't Stop Reading: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
5.8 - But No Shoplifting!: Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War. A Christmas gift from my father.
5.9 - The Long and the Short of It: Six Records of a Floating Life
5.10 - Summer Fun: The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break: A Novel
10 Point tasks
10.1 - For Real?: Winter's Tale
10.2 - Phone Home: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
10.3 - Spare Me: Lying Awake
10.4 - Here Kitty, Kitty: The Snow Leopard
10.5 - What’s Next?: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
10.6 - Gay Pride: Orlando
10.7 - It’s Been a Year Already??!!: Still Missing
10.8 - Baby, It's Hot Outside!: Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History
10.9 - Around the Campfire: Icelandic Folktales and Legends
10.10 - Gimme S’more:The Farthest Shore
15 Point tasks
15.1 - Beware of Thorns: The Name of the Rose
15.2 - Summer Stock: Reservation Blues and The Glass Menagerie
15.3 - In The Eurozone: How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone and The Infinities
15.4 - Summer Shorts: The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories
15.5 - Mind the Gap: The Tombs of Atuan
15.6 - Speak English!: Cutting for Stone
15.7 - The Readers Have Chosen: Skippy Dies
15.8 - Up In the Air: The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific
15.9 - Pulling Weeds: Leonardo da Vinci
15.10 - Summertime, And the Reading is Easy:
My Reading Plan5 Point Tasks
1. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
2. Across a Moonlit Sea by Marsha Canham
3. Marley & Me: Love and Life with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan
4. Wings by Aprilynne Pike
5. The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
6. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
7. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
8. One Day by David Nicholls - borrowed from a friend
9. Torment by Lauren Kate
10. High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
10 Point Tasks
2. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
3. Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King (Prison)
4. White Cat by Holly Black
5. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman (The Help)
6. The Hours by Michael Cunningham
7. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare august 2010
8. The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
9. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
15 Point Tasks
1. Champion of the Rose by Andrea K. Höst
2. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden and The Crucible by Arthur Miller
3. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (France) andThe Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
4. Prom Nights from Hell by Meg Cabot
5. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
6.
7. The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
8. The Gargoyle by Andrew DavidsonAndorra AD
9. Chart Throb by Ben Elton
20 Point Tasks
1. It by Stephen King
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3.
4.
5.
6.
8. Changeless by Gail Carriger
25 Point Tasks
1. The Game of Opposites: A Novel by Norman Lebrecht and Doubles by Nic Brown
2.
3.
30 Point Tasks1. A. Room by Emma Donoghue B. Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story by Sue Monk Kidd
2. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb and
Dance Upon the Air by Nora
Roberts
3. a.Bobbie Faye's Very (very, very, very) Bad Day by Toni McGee Causey b.A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainianby Marina Lewycka
4. 3. Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy 4. The Last Summer by Ann Brashares
5.
6.
7.
This time I'm only using books that fill requirements for 2 other challenges I have going.Here is my spreadsheet
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by Jill Ciment4.
5. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood [Canadian author]
6. ?
7. Stitches by David Small
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9. Galileo's Dream by Kim Stanley Robinson [long book, short title]
10. Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
10 points
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15 points
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6. ?
7. Room by Emma Donoghue [winner best fiction]
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20 points
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5. ?
6. Box Office Poison by Alex Robinson
7. From Hell by Alan Moore
8. ?
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10. ?
25 points
1. ?
2. ?
3. The Cave by Tim Krabbé [#5]
4. The Orange Eats Creeps by Grace Krilanovich [ORANGE #2]
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton [ORANGE #4]
5. ?
6. ?
30 points
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
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6. ?
7. ?
8. The Road by Cormac McCarthy [OPT 1: #1 Darkest Books of All Time]
The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul by Douglas Adams [OPT 1: #99 Best Humorous Books]
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10. ?
50 points
SRC Summer Reading Plan 2011
* Indicates Goodreads Author
5 Point Tasks
5.1 - At the Shore - The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
5.2 - Sun, Sea, and PIRATES! - Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
5.3 - The Dog Days of Summer -
by Maggie Stiefvater *5.4 - S U M M M M M M E R - Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee or Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
5.5 - Maple Leaf Rag - Stolen by Kelley Armstrong * (Canadian Author)
5.6 - As American As.... -
5.7 - Don't Stop Reading - Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel Wallace or The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (I need to start over from the beginning. It's been a LONG time since I opened up this book)
5.8 - But No Shoplifting! - One Simple Act: Discovering the Power of Generosity by Debbie Macomber (Christmas present from my mama)
5.9 - The Long and the Short of It - The Bloody Chamber And Other Stories by Angela Carter (162 pages)
5.10 - Summer Fun - Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
10 Point Tasks
---TBA---
Seasonal Reading Challenge -- Summer 2011
5.1 -- At The Shore
5.2 -- Sun, Sea and PIRATES!
5.3 -- The Dog Days of Summer
5.4 -- S U M M M M M M E R
5.5 -- Maple Leaf Rag
5.6 -- As American As...
5.7 -- Don't Stop Reading
5.8 -- But No Shoplifting!
5.9 -- The Long and the Short of It
5.10 -- Summer Fun
10.1 -- For Real? -- anathem; dune; snow crash; hitchhiker’s 4/5
10.2 -- Phone Home -- hitchhiker’s 4/5
10.3 -- Spare Me --
10.4 -- Here Kitty, Kitty -- The Master and Margarita
10.5 -- What’s Next? -- The Instructions > Ficciones
10.6 -- Gay Pride -- middlesex; gravity's rainbow
10.7 -- It’s Been a Year Already??!! -- Freedom; Never Let Me Go; 1000 autumns; Goon Squad
10.8 -- Baby, It's Hot Outside! -- watchmen; the help
10.9 -- Around the Campfire -- The Haunting of Hill House
10.10 -- Gimme S’more --
15.1 -- Beware of Thorns --
15.2 -- Summer Stock
15.2.1 -- actor/actress/celebrity --
15.2.2 -- play --
15.3 -- In The Eurozone
15.3.1 -- Euro country -- Plato (Greece); Ovid (Italy)
15.3.2 -- non-Euro country -- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Russia); Ian Fleming (UK)
15.4 -- Summer Shorts: Flannery O'Connor
15.4.1 -- Everything That Rises Must Converge
15.4.2 -- A Good Man Is Hard to Find
15.5 -- Mind the Gap -- (The Harsh Cry of the Heron)
15.6 -- Speak English! --
15.7 -- The Readers Have Chosen -- 1000 autumns; freedom
15.9 -- Pulling Weeds -- On the Road
15.10 -- Summertime, And the Reading is Easy --
20.2 -- Rookie at the Top: Nickboy: NETHERLANDS Is an 11 Letter Word
To Kill a Mockingbird
20.3 -- Best Review Contest: Sera -- Happy, Happy, Happy
Roll(4): part of a rebellion -- Robopocalypse
Read sprawled on the grass in the park and on my sunny front porch with a cool drink. It's so nice to (finally!) be able to spend time outside again without freezing.
20.7 -- Shorter is Sweeter: Sandy MN -- A Trip to the Past -- The Angel's Game
20.8 -- It's My Birthday: Riona -- Female Sci-Fi Authors -- The Time Traveler's Wife
20.9 -- Lucky Me!: Kate.x -- Summerthing Better -- non-fiction
25.1.2 -- Pro tennis player -- A Terrible Splendor; ?
25.2 -- BJ Rose: Pulitzer Winners Past & Present
25.2.1 -- Pulitzer Cat1: (2010) -- Tinkers
25.2.2 -- Pulitzer Cat2: (year) --
25.3 -- Sandy: The Ice Cream Truck
25.3.1 -- Option4: Rainbow Snow Cone -- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
25.3.2 -- Option5: Bullet Firecracker Pop -- V./WoT
25.4 -- Jenn Renee: Color Me Happy... -- Roll(5): Blue/Azure/Denim/Sky/etc.
25.4.1 -- Option3: Color in Author Name -- Dostoyevsky (the gambler; notes fr.t underground)
25.4.2 -- Option1: Cover = Color -- Finding George Orwell in Burma
25.5 -- Christine US: U.S. Patriots
25.5.1 -- PA author -- Rabbit, Run
25.5.2 -- U.S. military/vet -- Unbroken: A World War II St...
25.6 --Gayla: European Landmarks (Opt.4 -- people of the book)
25.6.1 -- Option 2: Westminster Abbey -- Kim; Oroonoko
25.6.2 -- Option 5: Stonehenge -- Plato (Greece); Ovid (Italy)
30.1.1 -- Author/Friend Name: Anne -- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
30.1.2 -- Option1: Seven/7/etc -- The House of the Seven Gables
30.2 -- Sheila/Wendy UK: A.K.A.
30.2.1 -- Author/Pseudonym --
30.2.2 -- Author/Pseudonym --
30.3 -- DLMRose: If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
30.3.1 -- Title word: day -- Burmese Days
30.3.2 -- European city: Swords, Ireland -- A Crown of Swords
30.4 -- MsOPP: Summer in Europe
30.4.1 -- Best of Coming of Age -- 3 muskateers; never let me go; sweetness at the bottom of the pie
30.4.2 -- Setting: Spain -- The Monk
30.5 -- Donna Jo/Deedee: To the Moon
30.5.1 -- Non-fiction -- Night Watch
30.5.2 -- SciFi w/ space travel --
30.6.1 -- Roll(6): funny/comedian -- MISREADINGS
30.6.2 -- Roll(4): murder mystery/true crime -- Cold Vengeance
30.7 -- Jennifer N: Choose Your Own Adventure – SRC Style -- William Gibson
30.7.1 -- Option 1: Umberto Eco --
30.7.2 -- Option B > Option 1: David Foster Wallace -- The Broom of the System
30.8 -- Beth NC: Summer Solstice -- Option 1
30.8.1 -- dark -- brief and wondrous life; snow crash; never let me go; anathem
30.8.2 -- Light but Not (Too) Dumb -- Lolita!?
30.9 -- Rosemary: Vacation Time!
30.9.1 -- int'l travel during book -- A Room With a View
30.9.2 -- US > Denmark -- Quicksand
30.10 -- Coralie: Half and Half -- Spring Challenge Book: The Chaos
30.10.1 -- A People's History of the United States
30.10.2 --
50.1.1 -– I/0 – This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen
50.1.2 -- A/1,3 -- Lord of Chaos
50.1.3 -- C/2 -- Speak
5 POINT TASKS1.Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
2.Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
3.Marley & Me: Love and Life with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan
4.Along Came a Spider by James Patterson (Goodreads Author)
5.Shelf Monkey by Corey Redekop
6.Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke
7.Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
8.Fools Rush In by Janice Thompson
9.Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
10.Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
10 POINT TASKS
1.The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
2.I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
3.Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
4.The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
5.Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson
6.Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan (Goodreads Author)
7.Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
8.Look Again by Lisa Scottoline (Goodreads Author)
9.Ghost Stories of Minnesota by Gina Teel
10.Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich
15 POINT TASKS
1.Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin (fits b and c)
2.Heath: A Family's Tale by Janet Fife-Yeomans and Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
3.Outlander by Diana Gabaldon and Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
4.Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke, Leslie Meier, Laura Levine
5.The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
6.Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
7.Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) YA Fan Nom
8.The Host by Stephenie Meyer (san marino)
9.Throw Darts At A Cheesecake by Denise Dietz
10.Sinister Sprinkles by Jessica Beck
20 POINT TASKS
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30 POINT TASKS
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2.Kiss the Bride by Patricia Cabot and Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
3.Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers and My Life in France by Julia Child, Alex Prud'Homme
4.The Summer of Firsts and Lasts by Terra Elan McVoy (Goodreads Author) and 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson (Goodreads Author)
5.Exploring Creation With Astronomy (Young Explorers) by Jeannie Fulbright and Have Space Suit-Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein
6.American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham (1) and How I Stole Johnny Depp's Alien Girlfriend by Gary Ghislain (Goodreads Author) (2)
7.A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton and B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton
8.Dracula by Bram Stoker and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
9.Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs (Goodreads Author) and Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs (Goodreads Author)
10.How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper (Goodreads Author) and Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Total Point Earned: /850
Total Pages Read: /17658
Total Books Read: /51
Good Read Authours:
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
5 POINTS5.2 Sun, Sea, and PIRATES - *Treasure Island
5.3 The Dog Days of Summer - *The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
5.4 SUMMMMMER - *Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
5.5 Maple Leaf Rag - *The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson - born in Canada
5.6 As American As... - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
5.7 Don't Stop Reading - *The Help
5.9 The Long and Short of It - *City of Bones...485 pgs.
5.10 Summer Fun - *Undead and Uneasy
10 POINTS
10.3 Spare Me - *A Total Waste of Makeup...set in LosAngeles...too much smog, too big of a city, too many traffic problems
10.4 Here Kitty, Kitty - *Pet Sematary
10.6 Gay Pride - *Marked
10.7 It's Been a Year Already - *The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake on June's list
10.8 Baby, It's Hot Outside - *Déjà Dead the cover
10.10 Gimme S'more - *Gravity
15 POINTS
15.1 Beware of Thorns -The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red....Rose in title and Rose Red is a major subject in book.
15.2 Summer Stock - *The Next Big Thing and *Much Ado About Nothing
15.3 In The Eurozone - *The Angel's Game (Spain) and *The Thirteenth Tale (United Kingdom)
15.5 Mind the Gap - *City of Ashes
15.6 Speak English - *Winter Garden...word from list is "garden" which is actually the English word for yard.
15.7 The Readers Have Chosen - *The Passage from the SciFi category
15.8 Up In The Air - *Mina: The Dracula Story Continues by Marie Kiraly...MK - Republic of Macedonia
15.9 Pulling Weeds - *Vinegar Hill...worst rated on my "to read" list with a rating of 2.84
15.10 - Summertime, and the reading is easy - *Afraid
20 POINTS
20.1 Ashley FL's - Option #2 Birthdate 4th: *The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
20.2 Nickboy's - Option #2: *Five Quarters of the Orange
20.3 Sera's - Sex makes me happy: *Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
20.4 Isabell's - Rolled a 5: *The Templar Legacy
20.5 Sue T's - Option D: *Body Double
20.6 Heather KS's - *Naomi's Room
20.7 Sandy MN's - *A Great and Terrible Beauty
20.9
20.10 Group Read - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
25 POINTS
25.1 Denise NC's - Part A: *A Game of Thrones, Part B: Amazing Grace
25.2 BJ Rose's - Fiction: *Olive Kitteridge and Nonfiction: A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide
25.3 Sandy's - Bubble Gum Bar: *City of Glass and Bullet Firecracker Pop: *The Book of Air and Shadows
25.4 Jenn Renee's - Rolled "5" Option 1: *A Discovery of Witches
Option 5: *The Third Secret25.5 Christine US's - Book 1: *From the Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz born in Everett, PA Book 2: *Home Before Morning: The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam
25.6 Gayla's - Option 3: *The Girl Who Played with Fire
Option 6: *The Bourne Identity
30 POINTS
30.1 Cheryl TX's - Part A: Friend is Diana *Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon, Part B option 3: *In the Dark of the Night
30.2 Sheila/Wendy UK's - The Long Walk by Richard Bachman and *It by Stephen King
30.3 DLMRose's - *Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days and *The Maltese Goddess
30.5 Donna Jo/Deedee - Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void and Ender's Game
30.6 Delicious Dee's - First Die 3 *Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales and Second Die 5 *Undead and Unpopular
30.7 Jennifer N's - *Black House (put in Joe Hill used Option 2) and *The Devil's Labyrinth (put in Stephen King used Option B and option 1)
30.8 Beth NC's - *The Talisman and *Good in Bed
30.9 Rosemary's - Option A for both *The Eight and *The Fire
30.10 Coralie's - Used "Ghost Moon" The Girl Who Chased the Moon and *Ghost Story
50 POINTS
*I own the book
Total Points: 115
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 10
Pages Read: 3415
Rebekah's Thinking About Summer Reading Plan
5.1 at the Shore -
5.2Sun, Sea & Pirates Pirate Latitudes or Kidnapped*
5.3 DogDays
*by Alexander McCall Smith 5.4 s u m m m e r Little Altars Everywhere* by Rebecca Wells or Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA*
5.5 Maple Leaf Rag - Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood*
5.7 Don't Stop Reading Catch-22*, The House on Mango Street*, or Tallgrass*
5.8 But no Shoplifting! Probably one of the many free books i've already downloaded on my Kindle
10.2 Phone Home The War of the Worlds*
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.10 S'MoresJust Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark* or The Fourth Bear* by Jasper Fforde
15.1 Beware of Thorns
* Roses15.2 Summer Stock
Part A All My Life* bySusan Lucci
Part B Macbeth* or Mother Courage and Her Children
15.3 Eurozone
Part AGreece, Ireland or France
Part B Iceland, Sweden or UK
15.4 Summer Shorts Telling Tales*
15.8 Up in the Air - TR (Turkey)The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less* by Terry Ryan
15.10
20.2 Netherlands has 11 Letters - My Life in Orange*
20.3 Happy, Happy, Happy - The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World* or Behind the Scenes at the Museum* or Disney after Dark*
20.4 Focus on my favorite author (rolled 6) - Bloodhound* by Tamora Pierce
20.5 Family Reunion - The Disappearing Cemetery: An Unparalleled Mountain Tale* or William Penn* or Scotch-Irish: A Social History* or The United States of Appalachia: How Southern Mountaineers Brought Independence, Culture, and Enlightenment to America* or Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation*
20.6
20.7
20.8 Female Authors in Science Fiction -Kindred or Oryx and Crake or To Say Nothing of the Dog or No Defense or Beggars in Spain
20.9
20.10 Group Read - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance or Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
25.1 Tennis Anyone?
Part 1 That Old Ace in the Hole* by Annie Proulx
Part 2
25.2 Pulitzers Past and Present
1 Fiction - Guard of Honor* or A Visit from the Goon Squad
2. Biography - The Raven: A Biography of Sam Houston* or
Non-Fiction - The Education of Henry Adams* or Guns, Germs, and Steel*
25.3 Ice-cream Truck A)Cotton Candy Bar
B)Bullet Firecracker The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America* by Erik LarsonPop -a myatery
25.4 Color Me Happy (rolled 5 - Blue) A)Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant* B)
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* 25.5 U.S. Patriots A)PA Pilgrim at Tinker Creek* by Annie Dillardauthor B)Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan* or[ book:Guard of Honor|1102194]* or One Was a Soldier*, The Junior Officers' Reading Club: Killing Time and Fighting Wars*
30.2 A.K.A. Classified as Murder* by Miranda James aka Dean James
30.3 If its Tuesday, it Must be Belgium
Part 1 One of Our Thursdays Is Missing*
Part 2 French By Heart: An American Family's Adventures in La Belle France* or A Small Death in Lisbon* or 44 Scotland Street*Dance Upon the Air
I'll try it! I'll have to figure out the point system but this looks fun!The Seasonal Reading Challenge
SUMMER CHALLENGE 2011: EUROPE
Duration: June 1, 2011 - August 31, 2011
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
Points:
5.1- (set in NYC) - Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh - 339 Pages - 6/7/2011
5.2- (Read Peter and the Starcatchers)
5.3- (Read Dogs and Goddesses)
5.4- The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen - 288 pages - 6/13/2011
5.5- (Read a Kelley Armstrong Novel)
5.6- (Hot Rocks by Nora Roberts)
5.7- (THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho)
5.8- Library Book- Lucky Charm by Carly Phillips - 375 Pages - 6/14/2011
5.9- Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison - 487 Pages - 6/2/2011
5.10- In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson - 335 Pages - 6/10/2011
10.1- (Read Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld)
10.2- (Read Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch)
10.3- Sweden- Too cold & sounds unsafe for women- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson - 465 Pages - 6/23/2011
10.4- White Cat by Holly Black - 310 Pages - 6/17/2011
10.5- 5 Star book: Vengeance in Death; Read: Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb - 7/13/2011
10.6- Marked by P.C. Cast - 306 Pages - 6/9/2011
10.7- (Read One Day for this one)
10.8- The Angel Experiment by James Patterson - 424 Pages - 7/7/2011
10.9- (Second Glance by Jodi Picoult)
10.10- The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley - 364 Pages - 6/26/2011
15.1A&B- (read Roses by Leila Mecham)
15.2-
15.3a- Ireland: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning - 309 Pages - 7/18/2011
15.3b- United Kingdom: Something Blue by Emily Giffin - 356 Pages - 6/30/2011
15.4- (Read Many Bloody Returns Anthology)
15.5- Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr - 325 Pages - 7/5/2011
15.6-
15.7- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 390 Pages - 8/15/2011
15.8-
15.9- Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton - 192 - 7/14/2011
15.10- Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession by Anne Rice - 256 Pages - 7/11/2011
20.1- (Option 3) Read Feast of All Saints
20.2-
20.3-
20.4.3- Magically Strong Witch- Blood Work by Kim Harrison
20.5- Setting in Indianapolis- Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin - 322 Pages - 6/16/2011
20.6- In An Airplane- Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton - 356 Pages - 8/5/2011
20.7- The Help by Kathryn Stockett - 451 Pages - 8/20/2011
20.8- (Read an Anne McCaffrey book for this one)
20.9- (Finish Total Money Makeover)
20.10-
25.1-
25.2-
25.3a- Bubble Gum Bar- Bumped by Megan McCafferty
25.3b- Big Dipper Cone- Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
25.4a- 1: Red Cover: Discord's Apple by Carrie Vaughn
25.4b- 1: Red Cover: Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
25.5a-(Dean Koontz)
25.6-
30.1-
30.2a- Vision in White by Nora Roberts
30.2b- (Read a Book by J.D. Robb)
30.3-
30.4-
30.5a-
30.5b- The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson
30.6-
30.7a- The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (Book One-Option 2- Lit Map- Scott Westerfeld)
30.7b- Another Rick Riordan book
(Book 2- Option B- Read another book by Riordan)
30.8-
30.9a- Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen
Biography: She's from a missionary family, so she travels all over as a child.
30.10-
Books I want to include:5.2-
5.3- A Game of Thrones
5.4- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
5.5-
5.6-
5.7-
5.8-
5.9- Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
5.10-
10.1- Delirium
10.2- Across the Universe
10.3- Perfect Chemistry
10.4- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
10.5- [[book:Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|2]
10.7-
10.8- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
10.9- The Devouring
10.10- A Dance with Dragons
15.1a- Blood Promise
15.1b- Spirit Bound
15.2a- Shadowflame
15.2b-
15.3a-
15.3b-
15.4-
15.5- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
15.6- A Feast for Crows
15.7- Before I Fall
15.8-
15.9- L.A. Candy
15.10-
20.1-
20.2-Paranormalcy
20.3-
20.4-
20.5-
20.6-
20.7-
20.8-
20.9-
20.10-
25.1a-
25.1b-
25.2a-
25.2b-
25.3a-
25.3b-
30.1a- Prophecy of the Sisters
30.1b- The Goddess Test
30.2a- Deadline
30.2b- Rosemary and Rue
30.3a- Lady Friday
30.4a- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
30.4b- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
30.5a-
30.5b-
30.6a- An Abundance of Katherines
30.6b- The Body Finder
30.7a- A Clash of Kings
30.7b- A Storm of Swords
30.8a-
30.8b-
30.9a-
30.9b-
30.10a- Between Shades of Gray
30.10b- Sisters Red
(original book: Between Sisters)
SUMMER CHALLENGE 2011 TASKS
JUNE 1 TO AUGUST 31
5 POINT TASKS
5.1 Lord of the Flies
5.2 The Pirate Bride
5.3 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
5.4 Mockingjay
5.5 Unless
5.6 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
5.7 The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
5.8 The Sixth Wife
5.9 The Bridge of San Luis Rey
5.10 Bossypants
10 POINT TASKS
10.1 Leviathan
10.2 I Am Number Four
10.3 The Road
10.4 Life of Pi
10.5 Three Junes
10.6 Sing You Home
10.7 The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
10.8 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
10.9 Taltos
10.10 The Fiery Cross
15 POINT TASKS
15.1 American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee
15.2 Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering and The American Dream and Zoo Story
15.3 Room and
The Winter Ghosts
15.4 Legends II
15.5 A Breath of Snow and Ashes
15.6 The Windup Girl
15.7 The 9th Judgment
15.8 Middlemarch
15.9 Gulliver's Travels
15.10 Kisscut
20 POINT TASKS
20.1 Henderson the Rain King
20.2 A Complicated Kindness
20.3 A History of Marriage: From Same Sex Unions to Private Vows and Common Law, the Surprising Diversity of Tradition
20.4 The Forest House: aka The Forests of Avalon: Avalon Book 4
20.5 Blackfly Season
20.6 Predator
20.7 World Without End
20.8 The Handmaid's Tale
20.9 Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow
20.10 Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
25 POINT TASKS
25.1 The Game of Kings and The Rivals: Chris Evert vs. Martina Navratilova Their Epic Duels and Extraordinary Friendship
25.2 Interpreter of Maladies and A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812
25.3 Oranges Are Not the Only Fruitand
A Faint Cold Fear
25.4 The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific and My Left Foot
25.5 Portrait of a Marriage and Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
25.6 A Tale of Two Cities and The Jesus Dynasty: The Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal Family, and the Birth of Christianity
30 POINT TASKS
30.1 Part A Breathing Lessons
Part B The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
30.2 A Murderous Procession and Catch of Consequences a novel
30.3 Three Day Road and The French Lieutenant's Woman
30.4 Late Nights on Air and A Red Herring Without Mustard
30.5 Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream and Space
30.6 The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter and Early Autumn: A Story of a Lady
30.7 Riven: A Novel and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
30.8 An Echo in the Bone and Night
30.9 Eat, Pray, Love and The Lake of Dreams
30.10 The Last Lecture and The Dance of the Dissident Daughter
2011 Summer Reading Challenge Plan5.1 Shutter Island by Dennis Lahane
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6 Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller
5.7 The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
5.8
5.9 By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paulo Coelho
5.10 Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
10.1 Steampunk by Ann and Jeff Vandermeer
10.2 Dog Warrior by Wen Spencer
10.3 Antarctica: The Final Warning by James Patterson
10.4
10.5 Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson (Grimspace by Ann Aguirre)
10.6 Following Foo: by B.D. Wong
10.7 Dark and Stormy Knights
10.8 Straight Man by Richard Russo
10.9 The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
10.10
15.1
by Joanne Greenberg 15.2 Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself by Alan Alda and The Tempest by William Shakespeare
15.3
15.4
15.5
15.6 Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
15.7 Feed by Mira Grant
15.8 Forever Odd by Dean Koontz (DK = Denmark)
15.9 The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
15.10
20.1 Little Men by Louisa May Alcott
20.2
20.3 The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
20.4
-- 6/4/1120.5 Roots: The Saga of an American Family: 30th Anniversary Edition by Alex Haley
20.6
20.7 The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
20.8 Endgame by Kristine Smith
20.9
20.10 Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig
25.1 Wicked Game by Jeri Smith-Ready and Amazing Grace by Megan Shull
25.2 Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father by John Matteson and Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
25.3
25.4 Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson and
by Michael Paterniti25.5
25.6
30.1 Walk Like an Egyptian: The Expanded Edition and Night Rising by Chris Marie Green
30.2
30.3 The Friday Night Knitting Club by Karen Jacobs and
30.4
30.5 The Mercury 13: The True Story of Thirteen Women and the Dream of Space Flight and Peacekeeper by Laura Reeve
30.6 Here Comes the Sun by Tom Holt and Can You Trust a Tomato in January?
30.7 The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
30.8
30.9 A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain and Assassination Vacation by Sara Vowell
30.10
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5 POINTS2. Treasure Island
3. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
4. The Bean Trees
6. Playing with the Enemy
8. Brideshead Revisited
9. Private Eyes
10. Lamb
10 POINTS
1. What If? Collection
3. Voluntary Madness
4. Cat's Cradle
6. Boy Meets Boy
7. Room
8. The Girl who Played with Fire
9. Wuthering Heights
10. Harvesting the Heart
15 POINTS
1. Brooklyn Rose
2.
3. Angels and Demons and London
4. No, but I Saw the Movie
5. Three to Get Deadly
6. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (pants = crap)
8. Skinny Legs and All (TR = Turkey)
9. Captives and Cousins
20 POINTS
1. The Witches
2. Clockwork Orange
3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
4. Practical Magic (1)
5. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (D)
6. Warriors Don't Cry
7. Atonement
9. Nice Girls Don't Get Rich
25 POINTS
1. People's History of the Supreme Court and Amazing Grace
2. A Visit from the Goon Squad (2011 fiction) and
3. Someone Like You (1) and E is for Evidence (5)
4.
5. Rabbit, Run and These is My Words
6. A Tale of Two Cities (Westminster Abbey) and D-Day (Peace Palace)
30 POINTS
1. Saving Fish from Drowning and
2. Sleeping Arrangements and Remember Me?
3. The Wednesday Letters and The French Lieutenant's Woman
4. Keeping the Moon (2) and Pride and Prejudice (3)
5.
6. Official Book Club Selection (6) and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (2)
7. Glass Castle (new to me) and The Lovely Bones (new to me)
8. The Road and Me Talk Pretty One Day
9. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Poland & Germany) and Assassination Vacation
10. The Last Lecture and Loves Music, Loves to Dance (Last Dance)
50 POINTS
1. The Count of Monte Cristo (G1),
Books Read: 16/67
Tasks Completed: 10/57
Total Points: 110/1000
Mod
5.2- Sun Sea and Pirates Isle of Swords by Wayne Thomas Batson (Goodreads Author)
5.3- Dog Days Of Summer- Radiance by Alyson Noel
5.4- Summmmer How To Ruin My Teenage Life by Simone Elkeles (Goodreads Author)
5.5- Maple Leaf Rag Alphas by Lisi Harrison
5.8- But No Shoplifting Dead is Not an Option by Marlene Perez gift from Hubby
5.10- Summer Fun Are Those My Basoomas Before Me by Louise Rennison
10.1- For Real Delerium by Lauren Oliver (Goodreads Author)
10.3- Spare Me How To Ruin your Boyfriends Reputation by Simone Elkeles (Goodreads Author)
10.6- Gay Pride Betrayed by PC Cast
10.7- Its Been a Year Already My Soul to Keep By Rachel Vincent (Goodreads Author) June 2010
15.1- Beware of Thorns The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
15.5- Mind the Gap Hourglass by Claudai Gray
20.2- NETHERLANDS Is an Eleven Letter Word
Starcrossed Josephine Angelini
20.5- Family Reunion
Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine (Texas area)
20.7- A Trip to the Past Rumors by Anna Godbersen
25.5 US Patriots Perfect by Sara Shepherd (goodreads Author) and
Dear John by Nicolas Sparks
25.6 European Landmarks Nobody's Princess By Esther M. Friesner
and The Recruit by Robert Muchamore
30.1- Best Friends and Lovers The Otherworldlies by Jennifer Anne Kogler (Goodreads Author) and Girl, Going on 17: Pants on Fire by Sue Limb
30.3- If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium The Lost Days by Rob Reger and
Spain or Shine by Michelle Jellen
30.5- To the MoonRocket Boys by Homer Hickam and Across the Universe by Beth Revis
30.7- Choose Your Own Adventure – SRC Style used Lisa McMann- Lili St Crow- Betrayals (goodreads author) and used Lili St Crwo - Shadowland by Alyson Noel (Goodreads Author)
30.9- Vacation Time! The Magician By Michael Scott and Goddess Boot Camp by Terra Lynne Childs (Goodreads Author)
30.10- Half And Half (used Shadow Dance ) Dead Girls Dance by Rachel Caine and Shadowhills by Anastasia Hopcus
5.15.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7 Cardturner by Louis Sachar
5.8 False Friend
5.9
5.10
10.1
10.2 CHildren and Fire
10.3
10.4 The Tiger's Wife
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.8
10.9
10.10
15.1
15.2 Stories I only Tell my Friends by Rob Lowe and Ave Q
15.3
15.4
15.5
15.6
15.7
15.8 How Shakespeare Changed everything
15.9
15.10 The Herectic Queen by Michelle Moran
20.1
20.2The King's English by Betsy Burton
20.3 Between the Bitter and the Sweet by Ashley Judd
20.4
20.5
20.6
20.7
20.8
20.9
20.10 Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran
30.1 Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner and Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire
30.2
30.3
30.4 This is where I leave you & The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
5 points5.1 Shore: Stay by Deb Caletti
5.2 Pirates
5.3 Dog
5.4 Consecutive p's Sloppy Firsts
5.5 Canada: The handmaid’s tale
5.6 American"Pie"The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
5.7 Teenread: Wintergirls
5.8 Gift from Friend:
5.9 Long title, short book Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
5.10 Humor:
Ten Points
10.1 What if: Soulless
10.2: ET:
10.3 Setting Unearthly (I don't like the snow in Wyoming)
10.4 Cat/Lion
10.5 Not Read:Eva Moves the Furniture: A Novel (http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/)
10.6 Will Grayson, Will Grayson
10.7 June 2010:The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
10.8 Hot coverThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
10.9 Not Read
10.10 Author from before: The Piper's Son
Fifteen Points
15.1 Rose
15.2 Celebrity + Play
15.3 Ireland: Room Donoghue was born in Ireland
the UK 15.4 The Iron Witch Mahoney was born in the UK!
15.4 anthologies/collection of stories
15.5 Part of the series: Archangel’s Kiss
15.6 www.effingpot.com
15.7 Goodreads choice award, Best YA Fiction: The Sky is Everywhere
15.8 Monaco=MC=Megan McCaffertySecond Helpings
15.9 "To Read" below 3.50:
15.10: Any book: Stay
20 points
20.1 My birthday
20.2 11-letter words: Blackbringer
20.3 It's all in the little things
20.4 Rolled a 2: The Mockingbirds has a dead bird on the cover
20.5 D (uncovering family secret): Lessons of Desire
20.6 Reading while having summer fun
20.7 Historical fiction
20.8 Female authors in Sci-fi
20.9 Self-Help book
20.10 Book Club
25 points
25.1 a) ace, break, court, deuce, doubles, fault, game, match, point, racket (racquet), set, stroke, tennis. Possessives, plurals, and compound words are okay.
25.1 b)tennis player
25.2 1988 Fiction:
2006 General
25.3 1- YADivergent
-FantasyA Discovery of Witches-Big Book (579p)
25.4 Rolled 2:Orange cover Saving Francesca
And Option 5: Suspense/Thriller
25.5 Book 1:Jerry Spinelli was born in Norristown, PA Stargirl
Book 2: US military
25.6 Option 1: Not ReadPossession
Option 3: An Abundance of Katherines
30 points
30.1 A-BFF
B-Option 3: Festival, Double, Night, Birthday, Valentine, Chinese, Lunar, Goddess, Queen, Jade, Emperor, Heaven
30.2 Pseudonyms- NR: JD RobbSurvivor In Death
30.3 Day of the Week & European city/region
30.4 Summer books
Coming of ageThe Goose Girl
30.5 a-Nonfiction about space/astronomy
b-Fiction about space travel Dune
30.6 a-unsuccessful political leaders
b-poems22 and 50 Poems (96 pages- need more)
30.7 Option 1: Not Read: Eoin ColferArtemis Fowl
Second Book: TBD
30.8 Option 1: Darkest Book of all times The Handmaid's Tale
Best Humorous books Not Read One for the Money
30.9 A-Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side US to Romania
30.10 Half and Half
5.15.6 High Heat by Carl Deuker
5.7. Max By James Patterson
5.8 The Quillan Games by D.J.MacHale, Gift from inlaws
5.9. Magyk by Angie Sage
5.10 Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
10.2 Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson
10.3 Lockdown by Alexander Gordon Smith
10.4 The Familiars by by Adam Jay Epstein (Goodreads Author), Andrew Jacobson (Goodreads Author)
10.5 Used Maze Runner The Giver by Lois Lowry
10.6 A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY Libba Bray
10.7 Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa
10.8 Seeker by William
10.9 Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade
10.10 The Diamond of Darkhold by Jeanne DuPrau
15.1 Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
15.2
15.3 Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer Ireland and Troll Fell by Katherine Langrish (Goodreads Author) UK
15.4
15.5 Gatekeepers by Robert Liparulo (Goodreads Author)
15.6
15.7 The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan- Young Adult Fantasy
15.8 The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis (PL for Poland)
15.9 Subject Seven by James A. Moore
20.1 Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls 1977
20.2 The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp
by Rick Yancey
20.3
20.4 Rolled 1: Keeper of the Grail by Michael P. Spradlin
20.5
20.6
20.7
20.8
20.9
20.10
25.1
25.2
25.3 8. Big Dipper Cone = Keys to the Demon Prison by Brandon Mull and 5. Bullet Firecracker Pop = Operation Red Jericho by Joshua Mowll
25.4 Rolled a 6- Tide Knot by by Helen Dunmore
and Infinity by by Sherrilyn Kenyon
30.1
30.2
30.3
30.4
30.5 -- Donna Jo/Deedee's task: To the Moon
A. Failure is not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond by Gene Kranz and
B. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
30.6
30.7 used Suzanne Collins A. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness B. Linger by Maggie Steifvater
30.8
30.9
30.10 used Wicked Angel---- Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr and Angel by James Patterson
Reading Plan5.2 Sun, Sea and PIRATES!: The Tigers of Mompracem by Emilio Salgari
5.4 SUMMMMMMER: Maria by Jorge Isaacs
15.7 The Readers Have Chosen: Fall of Giants by Ken Follett (Best Historical Fiction)
25.3 Sandy's task (The Ice Cream Truck): 6. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak & 3.?5.?6.?8.?
30.4 MsOPP's task (Summer in Europe): 2.
30.10 Coralie's task (Half and Half): Mrs. Bridge; A.
Reading Progress
5.1 At the Shore: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Hearther KS's task (Summer Reading): La mujer que buceó dentro del corazón del mundo by Sabina Berman. I read while sunbathing in the terrace and while travelling.
30.2 Sheila/Wendy UK's task (A.K.A.): The Life Before Us by Émil Ajar & Europa by Romain Gary
30.4 MsOPP's task (Summer in Europe): 2. (summer) Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey & 4. (European country) Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
30.7 Jennifer N's task (Choose Your Own Adventure - SRC Style): I chose Borges, and read If On A Winter's Night A Traveler by Italo Calvino & Why Read the Classics? by Italo Calvino.
5.1. At the Shore: Beach Babylon OR The Ghost Trap (K. Stephens is a Goodreads Author)5.2. Sun, Sea, and PIRATES!: Peter Pan OR Frenchman's Creek
5.3. The Dog Days of Summer: Shiver (Maggie Stiefvater is a Goodreads Author)
5.4. S U M M M M M M E R.: Martin the Warrior
5.5. Maple Leaf Rag: The Handmaid's Tale OR The Summoning (Kelley Armstrong is a Goodreads Author)
5.6. As American As…: Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie OR The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Alan Bradley is a Goodreads Author)
5.7. Don’t Stop Reading: Uglies OR V for Vendetta
5.8. But No Shoplifting!:
5.9. The Long and the Short of It: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight OR Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies: A Guide to Language for Fun and Spite
5.10. Summer Fun: I Am America OR Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
10.1. For Real?: The Half-Made World (Felix Gilman is a Goodreads Author) OR Boneshaker (Cherie Priest is a Goodreads Author)
10.2. Phone Home:
10.3. Spare Me:
10.4. Here Kitty, Kitty:
10.5. What’s Next?:
10.6. Gay Pride:
10.7. It’s Been a Year Already??!!:
10.8. Baby, It’s Hot Outside!:
10.9. Around the Campfire:
10.10. Gimme S’more:
15.1. Beware of Thorns:
15.2. Summer Stock:
15.3. In the Eurozone:
15.4. Summer Shorts:
15.5. Mind the Gap:
15.6. Speak English!:
15.7. The Readers Have Chosen:
15.8. Up in the Air:
15.9. Pulling Weeds:
15.10. Summertime, And the Reading is Easy:
20.1. Most Improved Player - Ashley FL's task: Birthday Time!:
20.2. Rookie at the Top - Nickboy's task: NETHERLANDS Is an Eleven Letter Word:
20.3. Best Review Contest - Sera's task: Happy, Happy, Happy:
20.4. Author, Author - Isabell's task: Focus on My Favorite Goodreads Author:
20.5. Bigger is Better - Sue T's task: Family Reunion:
20.6. Seasoned Reader - Heather KS's task: Summer Reading:
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Sandy MN's task: A Trip to the Past:
20.8. It's My Birthday - Riona's task: Female Authors of Sci-Fi:
20.9. Lucky Me! - Kate.x.'s task: Summerthing Better:
20.10. Group Read:
25.1. Denise NC's task: Tennis, Anyone?:
25.2. BJ Rose's task: Pulitzer Winners Past & Present:
25.3. Sandy's task: The Ice Cream Truck:
25.4. Jenn Renee's task: Color Me Happy...:
25.5. Christine US's task: U.S. Patriots:
25.6. Gayla's task: European Landmarks:
30.1. Cheryl TX's task: Best Friends and Lovers:
30.2. Sheila/Wendy UK's task: A.K.A.:
30.3. DLMRose's task: If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium:
30.4. MsOPP's Task: Summer in Europe:
30.5. Donna Jo/Deedee's task: To the Moon: 1. Book from the Cool Summer Books 2011 List: Bloodlines AND 5. Book with the word summer in the title: Summertime
30.6. Delicious Dee's task: Shakespeare Under the Stars: Rolled a 4 & a 5.
4. Cymbeline: We Two: Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals
5. King Lear: The Death of a King
30.7 Jennifer N's task: Choose Your Own Adventure – SRC Style: Author Enjoyed Last Summer: Agatha Christie
First Book, Option 2: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
30.8. Beth NC's Task: Summer Solstice: Option 1: From the list Quality Dark Fiction: American Gods (Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author) This is over 500 pages; Big Books ticket.
From the Light but Not (Too) Dumb List: The Book Thief This is over 500 pages; Big Book ticket.
30.9. Rosemary's task: Vacation Time!: Option A: Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America AND The Fire?
30.10. Coralie's task: Half and Half: Book from read in spring 2011 challenge: Falling Up
A. Snow Falling on Cedars AND B. Seven Up
Emma's Summer Reading Plan:
5.1
5.2
*5.3 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
(msg 214)5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
*5.9 The Librarian's Book of Lists by George M. Eberhart (msg. 882)
5.10
*10.1 Soulless by Gail Carriger (GA) (msg 482)
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
10.7 The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender (#4-June 2010)
10.8 No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
*10.9 The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (msg 676)
10.10
15.1
15.2 The Crucible by Arthur Miller AND
15.3
15.4
15.5 Changeless by Gail Carriger (GA)
15.6
15.7
15.8 This Land Is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation by Barbara Ehrenreich (BE=Belgium)
15.9
15.10
20.1
20.2 The Meowmorphosis by Coleridge Cook
20.3
20.4 Die Rolled: 2 -- The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant
20.5 Option B: Family Saga -- The Godfather by Mario Puzo
20.6
20.7 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
*20.8 The Giver by Lois Lowry (msg 1007)
20.9
20.10
25.1
25.2
25.3 Option 2:The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (GA) AND Option 4:Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan (GA)
25.4 Die Rolled: 1 -- Red (Pink, Scarlet, Crimson, Ruby, Maroon, Poppy); Option 2: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy AND Option 5: What the Librarian Did by Karina Bliss
25.5
25.6 Option 1: The Louvre -- Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (GA) AND Option 6: Honourable Schoolboy by John Le Carre
30.1
30.2
30.3
30.4 Option 4: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carre AND Option 5: The Summer of Love by Debbie Drechsler
30.5 A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking AND The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
30.6
30.7
30.8 I Am Not A Serial Killer by Dan Wells (GA) AND Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
30.9
30.10
Marking my place...I'll add my reading plan in a bit...
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