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I keep seeing the Rough Riders series all over the place - How is it?
The Ghost Shrink, the Accidental Gigolo, & the Poltergeist Accountant? That is a title worthy of mentioning. lol Any good?
Brenda, your reading list looks great! I've either read or am going to read just about all of these books.
Lisarenee wrote: "The Ghost Shrink, the Accidental Gigolo, & the Poltergeist Accountant? That is a title worthy of mentioning. lol Any good?"It was really funny, poor lucy can't get a break,
if you ever get the chance try it out it's funny
Lisarenee wrote: "I keep seeing the Rough Riders series all over the place - How is it?"
It was a fun read, but you have to be careful there
was a lot of sex,a threesome, M/M If I remember correctly. If you have a kindle you can get the first book for free at amazon
Thank you for taking a look at my list. Take Care.
Sans wrote: "Brenda, your reading list looks great! I've either read or am going to read just about all of these books."Thank you so much. I have had fun reading all this books. Can you believe that out of 41 books I have only bought 8 books on that list and I have a lot more on my kindle I want to get through. Good luck with your reading. Take Care.
Romance Readers Reading ChallengesRomance 101 Reading Challenge
Duration: 6 months
Jan.09 - July 09,2011
Goal: Read one book for each romance sub-genre listed.
Total: 12/12 books FINISHED
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love story as a major part of its storyline.-
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Romance Readers Reading ChallengesCouch Potato Challenge:Classic TV Edition (Quarterly) NEW!
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DURATION: March 1 - May 31, 2011
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Romance Readers Reading Challenges Following are the message numbers and participants names. Please check these for the first bit of this tournament as people get used to EDITING their original post rather than reposting.
I'm #89 - A_Vishous_Fan
RRRC's 2nd Reading Tournament: The Name Game Edition
Duration: May 1, 2011 - 31 October, 2011
I'm in. I'll like to give this a try.
RRRC's 2nd Reading Tournament: The Name Game Edition
Duration: May 1, 2011 - 31 October, 2011
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Girls' Names
Aaliyah
Abby
Abigail
Addison
Adriana
Alana
Alexa
Alexandra
Alexis
Allison
Alyssa
Anna
Annabelle
Arianna
Ashlyn
Aubrey
Audrey
Ava
Avery
Bailey
Bella
Brianna
Brooke
Brooklyn
Cadence
Camryn
Carly
Caroline
Charlotte
Chloe
Claire
Elizabeth
Ella
Ellie
Emily
Emma
Eva
Evelyn
Gabriella
Gianna
Grace
Gracie
Hannah
Harper
Isabella
Isabelle
Jada
Jasmine
Jordyn
Julia
Juliana
Kaitlyn
Katherine
Kayla
Kaylee
Keira
Kendall
Kennedy
Kylie
Lauren
Layla
Leah
Lillian
Lucy
Lyla
Mackenzie
Madelyn
Madison
Makayla
Makenna
Maya
Megan
Mia
Molly
Morgan
Natalie
Nevaeh
Nora
Olivia
Paige
Peyton
Reagan
Riley
Sadie
Samantha
Sarah
Savannah
Scarlett
Sophia
Sophie
Stella
Sydney
Taylor
Victoria
Zoe
Boys' Names
Aaron
Adrian
Aiden
Alex
Alexander
Andrew
Anthony
Austin
Benjamin
Blake
Brady
Brandon
Brayden
Brody
Caden
Caleb
Cameron
Carson
Carter
Charlie
Chase
Christian
Christopher
Cole
Colin
Colton
Connor
Cooper
Daniel
Devin
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Eli
Elijah
Ethan
Evan
Gabriel
Gavin
Grayson
Hudson
Hunter
Ian
Isaac
Isaiah
Jack
Jackson
Jacob
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Jason
Jayden
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John
Jonathan
Jordan
Joseph
Joshua
Josiah
Julian
Justin
Landon
Levi
Liam
Logan
Lucas
Luke
Mason
Matthew
Max
Micah
Michael
Miles
Nathan
Nathaniel
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Nolan
Oliver
Owen
Parker
Riley
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Ryan
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Sebastian
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Tristan
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William
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Zachary
SOS: Serious Overload of SeriesI'm in
Genre Juice Mini-Challenge
It's Still Spring, plant something!
Post #46
Duration: 5/1 - 5/31/11
Rules: Read 3 books - one in each of the following
3/3 completed FINISH
Genre Juice Flavors
1. PNR -
2. SHAPESHIFTER :
3. It's still Spring (green cover)
Paranormal Addicts & Newbies - Paranormal Romance & Urban FantasyI'm in!
May challenge - May Flowers
Duration - May 01 - May 31
4/4 Completed
Flower: Rose
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The Ultimate ABC 123 ChallengeLove to try this, even better doesn't have a time limit.
ABC General Title Challenge
Read the alphabet using any books that you wish. This challenge is not genre specific, so any books are counted!
Please don't hesitate to ask questions and ask for title suggestions if you become stuck.
This challenge has no time limit, so go at your own pace
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I'm in!Romance Readers Reading Challenges
2011 A-Z Book Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
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Romance Readers Reading ChallengesRead Your Name Challenge
May 06,2011 August 06,2011
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Romance Readers Reading Challenges
Romance 101 Reading Challenge
Duration: 6 months
Jan.09 - July 09,2011
Goal: Read one book for each romance sub-genre listed.
Total: 12/12 books FINISHED
2)Romance Readers Reading Challenges
Couch Potato Challenge:Classic TV Edition (Quarterly) NEW!
15/15 DONE
DURATION: March 1 - May 31, 2011
3)SOS: Serious Overload of Series
I'm in
Genre Juice Mini-Challenge
It's Still Spring, plant something!
Post #46
Duration: 5/1 - 5/31/11
Rules: Read 3 books - one in each of the following
3/3 completed FINISH
Genre Juice Flavors
4)Paranormal Addicts & Newbies - Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy
I'm in!
May challenge - May Flowers
Duration - May 01 - May 31
4/4 Completed
Flower: Rose
Paranormal Addicts & Newbies Group Yearly Challenge New for 2011 - Full year challenges
Author names A - Z
Duration 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2011
12/26 Completed
A.Ally Blue:Oleander House05/05
B.Bianca D'Arc: Hara's Legacy03/02
C.Catherine Coulter: Beyond Eden03/25
D.Desiree Holt:Emerald Green02/27
E.Erin Nicholas:Just Right03/21
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G.Gena Showalter: The Nymph King03/14
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J.Jet Mykles: Dark Elves 1: Taken01/10
K.Karen Erickson:Stolen Hearts04/05
L.Lacey Savage:Ghostly Awakening04/03
M.Mari Carr:Rough Cut03/23
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R.RaeAnne Thayne:Dancing In The Moonlight (Cowboys of Cold Creek, #2)03/27
S.Shelly Laurenston:Pack Challenge02/17
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge5.2. Sun, Sea and PIRATES!
5.4. S U M M M M M M E R:
5.8. But No Shoplifting!
15.3 In The Eurozone ONE set in Ireland: The Wild Sight
Second One set in or written by an author who was born in or currently resides in a
country that does not use the Euro:England:I, Spy? by Kate Johnson
15.10 Summertime, And the Reading is Easy- Read any book you choose. Standard book guidelines (length, etc.) apply.
30.7 -- Jennifer N's task: Choose Your Own Adventure – SRC Style
You will need to read two books for this task. Choose an author you read and hopefully enjoyed (but that’s not a requirement) from last year’s summer challenge or if you didn’t participate last year choose one of your favorite authors. Enter the author into the . Literature Map
For the first book:
• Option 1: I used author Sandra Hill and read
• Option B: Used my first books author Lynsay Sands and
read Atlantis Betrayed by Alyssa Day
2011 June Monthly ChallengeChallenge Duration: June 1 – June 30, 2011
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4)U.F.O Day:Slave
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6)Summer Solstice:Samson's Lovely Mortal
7)Graduation Month:Dead Girl Walking
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Genre Juice Mini-Challenge Duration: 6/1 - 6/30/11
Rules: Read 3 books - one in each of the following
3/3 completed
Genre Juice Flavors
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2. DEMONS Demon Girl06/28
3. Summer/Winter (purple cover)Slave 06/26
Cover Hunt Challenge Duration: 6/1 - 6/30/11
Rules: Read 2 books with the following items found on their covers; Choose 2 of the 3 options below; Be sure to post your book covers
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Cover Art Hunt
COLOR: Purple coverSlave 06/26
ITEM #1: Male character -A Quick Bite 6/09
ITEM #2:DEMONSDemon Girl06/28
The Seasonal Reading Challenge5.4. S U M M M M M M E R:Mom Meets Dad08/18
5.8. But No Shoplifting!Always the Baker Never the Bride 06/13 (It was a free download)
5.9. The Long and the Short of It.Read a long book (400 or more pages) with a short title (fewer than 5 words).Snake Skin07/13
Goodreads authors
5.10. Summer Fun.Me and My Ghoulfriends07/30
Goodreads authors
10.8 -- Baby, It's Hot Outside!Samson's Lovely Mortal
Goodreads authors
10.9 -- Around the Campfire :Scary Mary08/21
Goodreads authors
10.10 -- Gimme S’more Crave07/25
15.10 Summertime, And the Reading is Easy- Slave08/26
Goodreads authors
15.5 Mind the Gap- Getting Away is Deadly06/18
Goodreads authors
25.3 - Sandy's task: The Ice Cream Truck
3. Scribblers When You Dare08/30(the heroine is an author)
Goodreads authors
5. Bullet Firecracker Pop:(Mystery book) June Bug07/08
Goodreads authors
30.7 -- Jennifer N's task: Choose Your Own Adventure – SRC Style
You will need to read two books for this task. Choose an author you read and hopefully enjoyed (but that’s not a requirement) from last year’s summer challenge or if you didn’t participate last year choose one of your favorite authors. Enter the author into the . Literature Map
For the first book:
• Option 1: I used author Sandra Hill and read
• Option B: Used my first books author Lynsay Sands and
read Atlantis Betrayed by Alyssa Day
07/31Total points: 770
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 13
Pages read:3,867
Goodreads authors:8
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
The Fall 2011 Challenge will begin on September 1, 2011 and end at midnight eastern time November 30, 2011. 5.1 - Boo!book: Scared Stiff.
by Annelise Ryan 09/65.2 - Lat & Long
5.3 - It's Elemental:Heart of Gold by Lacy Williams
5.4 - 54 Ecstasy09//2 It has 156 pages
5.5 - Birth of a Nation
5.6 - Labor Day:Tempt the Devilby Connie Mason
5.7 - African Safari
5.8 - S.O.N.
5.9 - Back to School
5.10 - Women and Cats, Men and Dogs
10.1 - In Their Own Words
10.2 - Queen of Denial
10.3 - Headless Horseman
10.4 - Moniker Math:
10.5 - Blood Moon
5.2 - Lat & Long The 0 line of longitude (prime meridian) and the 0 line of latitude (equator) both go through Africa. Read a book set on the other side of one of these lines from where you live. (Example: I live in the US, which is north of the equator and west of the prime meridian, so I could read a book set in the southern hemisphere or in the eastern longitudes.) Countries which the Prime Meridian and Equator pass through will be considered part of both hemispheres. See the
World Map and post #2 for a list of countries in each hemisphere. Required: State the country in which you live and the setting of the book if it's not mentioned in the GR's description when you post.
5.3 - It's Elemental Read a book with the name of an element found on the periodic table in its title, subtitle, or author’s name. List of the elements on the periodic table Series titles are EXCLUDED. Plurals, possessives, and other variations are OK. Examples: Arthur Golden, Quicksilver, Mercury in Retrograde, The Neon Rain, The Carbon-Free Home: 36 Remodeling Projects to Help Kick the Fossil-Fuel Habit
5.5 - Birth of a Nation As of July this year, South Sudan is Africa’s newest country. In celebration, read a book that was published in July (of any year). The book's main page must say it was published in July, but it does not need to be the original publication date. Example: The Distant Hours Here are some lists to get you started, too: July 2011, July 2010
5.6 - Labor Day Read a book in which a profession can be found in the author’s name. Here's a list with some ideas on it: List of Occupational Surnames Common variations in spelling (Taylor for tailor, for example) will work. Examples: Jim Butcher, Tiffany Baker, Hunter S. Thompson, Mildred D. Taylor
5.7 - African Safari Read a book that appears on one of these listopia lists:
Africa
Best Books for an African Safari
Best by African Authors
Required: State which list you used when you post.
5.8 - S.O.N. Read a book where the letters S, O, and N (September, October, November) are found consecutively in the title, subtitle, or author’s name. Series titles are EXCLUDED. Examples: James Patterson, Flight Lessons
5.9 - Back to School Read a Newbery Medal, Newbery Honor, Alex Award, Printz Award, or Printz Honor winning book. Standard challenge page rules (100+ pages) apply, but books may be combined to reach page number goals if necessary. Required: State which list you used when you post.
5.10 - Women and Cats, Men and Dogs "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." ~ Robert A. Heinlein
Read a book written by a woman in which a cat plays a major role. OR Read a book written by a man in which a dog plays a major role. Domesticated cats and dogs only (i.e., tigers, lions, wolves, and/or paranormal shapeshifters DO NOT count) for this task. Examples: The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun, The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein, Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron, Marley & Me: Love and Life with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan
10.1 - In Their Own Words: Read any book by an author interviewed by Goodreads Voice10.2 - Queen of Denial: Read a book with the word “no” “not” or “never” in the title/subtitle or a word beginning with a negative prefix: no-, non-, il-, im-, in-,ir-, dis-, un- For the purposes of this task, the prefix must make the root word into a negative, ex. unbroken= not broken, illegal= not legal, impossible= not possible, irresponsible= not responsible, incorrect= not correct, dishonest=not honest. Be careful, not every word beginning with those letters will work, you should be able to substitute "not 'word'" for the select word in the title.
10.3 - Headless Horseman: Read a book with an image of a headless torso on the cover. The image should not depict any facial features above the nose. These lists may help, but be careful not everything on these lists may work for this task.
Headless Women
Dude, Where's My Forehead?
10.4 - Moniker Math: Read a book by an author whose LAST name has the same number of letters as your Readerboard name. Include all symbols and punctuation in the count, but not spaces. If your Readerboard name is 12 characters or longer, you have the option of adding the digits together to produce a single digit number- 12 characters = 1+2 = 3 letter last name
10.5 - Blood Moon: The full moon nearest the autumnal equinox is called the Blood Moon. Read a book with the word “Blood” or a variation/compound word (bled, bleeding, bloody, bloodhound etc) in the title/subtitle.
10.6 - Big Game Hunter: Bag (book bag, that is) the elusive big book. Read a book 400 pages or longer.
10.7 - Hot Off The Presses Read a book first published in 2011. The 2011 publication date MUST appear on the Goodreads main book page or please provide a link to a book retailer/publisher to accompany a missing Goodreads publication date.
10.8 - Readers Also Enjoyed: Select a book that you recently enjoyed and navigate to the Goodreads feature “Readers Also Enjoyed”. The feature appears below the Genre listing on the right side of the main book page. Read a book from the list.
In general, books need to have more than 75 ratings to have this Goodreads feature.
10.9 - Words of Wisdom: September 13 is National Fortune Cookie Day. Go to Virtual Fortune Cookie Read a book with a word other than an article or conjunction (The, An, A, And, etc.) from your fortune in the title/subtitle. Variations are okay, as are accommodations for any misspellings. Required: Please include your fortune cookie saying when you post.
10.10 - Back to Our Roots: Happy anniversary to us! The Seasonal Reading Challenge began as a separate group in Fall 2009, but SRC began on The Next Best Book Club. Read any book by an author whose book appears on TNBBC's to-read/read/currently reading Shelves
15.1. Bye, bye! Hurricane season is almost over – and so are these names.
Retired Hurricane Names
For this task, you may choose either the 1 or the 2 book option:
A. Two books - Read one book with an author whose name is on the “retired names” list
AND
Read another book published in the year that author’s name was retired
For example, you could read anything by Sarah Addison Allen AND A Confederacy of Dunces or Looking for Rachel Wallace,each published in 1980, the year the name "Allen" was retired.
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B. One book - Read one book by an author whose name is on the “retired names” list that was published in the same year that the name was retired.
For example, the name Dean was retired in 2007, so you could read The Good Guy by Dean Koontz, Harlem Summerby Walter Dean Myers, or The Time It Takes to Fall: A Novel by Margaret Lazarus Dean, all of which were published in 2007.
Common variations or other language equivalents of the name may be used - for instance, Charley and Charles or Tomas and Thomas.
15.2. Back to school – English class
Homophones are words that are spelled differently and generally have different meanings, but are pronounced the same. This list should help you get started: Homophones
For this task, you may choose either the 1 or the 2 book option. Subtitles may be used, but not series titles or series numbers.
A. Read two books that have homophones of the same words in their titles (including subtitles).
For example, The Lunatic Express: Discovering the World Via Its Worst Buses, Boats, Trains, and Planes and Until it's Over (its and it's)
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B. Read one book that has homophones of the same word in one title (including subtitle).
For example, Our Final Hour: A Scientist's warning - How Terror, Error, and Environmental Disaster Threaten Humankind's Future in This Century — On Earth and Beyond (our and hour) or The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost: A Memoir of Three Continents, Two Friends, and One Unexpected Adventure (to and two)
15.3. Dead or alive
Go to Coin Flipper and click "Flip Again." Read two books.
If you flip 2 heads, read 2 books written by authors who are still alive. If you flip 2 tails, read 2 books written by authors who are deceased. If you flip one of each, read one of each.
REQUIRED: For a deceased author, include the year of death in your post.
15.4. It’s Not Too Late, but Don’t Wait Any Longer!
September 5 is Be Late for Something Day and September 6 is Fight Procrastination Day. Read 2 books:
A. It’s not too late – read a book that fits one of the Summer 2011 5, 10, 15 or 20 point tasks. You may not use Task 15.10 for this one. Summer 2011 Tasks
REQUIRED: When you post, please indicate which Summer 2011 task you're using.
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B. Don’t procrastinate – read a book that you added to your TBR, purchased, were given, added to your e-reader, etc., during June, July, or August 2011.
15.5. I Can See My House From Here
The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt was the world's tallest structure for 4,000 years, until the completion of Lincoln Cathedral around the year 1300. Read a book with a pyramid on the cover or set in Egypt or about Egypt.
This list may help: Best Books About Egypt
15.6. Brrrrrrrrrrrr...........
Since September, October and November all have “ber” in their names, read a book with “ber” in its title. For example, A Walk to Remember, The Last September, Who Moved My Blackberry?
Here's a list to help you out: Words Containing "ber"
15.7. Beginnings and endings
Africa begins and ends with the same letter. Read a book with a title that begins and ends with the same letter. Subtitles can be used or disregarded - your option, but a subtitle used must be part of the "official" Goodreads title. No series titles can be used.
For example, you could use Anna Karenina, or Devil in the Details: Scenes from an Obsessive Girlhood (using the subtitle), or Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs (ignoring the subtitle).
15.8. Stormy Weather
Read a book involving meteorology, a meteorologist, a storm chaser or someone else whose work involves weather or a book that has a stormy weather word in the title (storm, thunder, snow, rain, etc.)
Examples: The Weatherman: A Novel, The Stormchasers, Freaks of the Storm: From Flying Cows to Stealing Thunder: The World's Strangest True Weather Stories
15.9. Get out the winter clothes
Read a book with a picture of a hat, scarf or gloves/mittens on the cover. They don't have to be "winter" hats, scarves or gloves - baseball caps, feather boas, work gloves, will all work. This list may give you some ideas: Over Your Head
REQUIRED: post a link to the cover image
15.10. Roaming Wild
Africa is known for the number and diversity of its wildlife. Let your imagination run wild and read a book of your choice. Standard rules, such as page length, apply.
20.1 Most Improved Player - Hettie's task: Missing books When I love a book I am always disappointed when it ends. I am always glad to see a sequel or the next book in the series. I find it upsetting when I love a series that has ended and there is no hope of a continuation as the author is deceased*. I am therefore grateful when another author takes up the challenge to continue the story.
For this task, read a continuation of a book or series written by someone OTHER than the original author. Continuations stay true to the characters, settings, and themes of the original work; they may be sequels, prequels or fill-in stories.
Examples:
Prequel: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West is a prequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Sequel: Peter Pan in Scarlet is a sequel to Peter Pan
Eric Van Lustbader continues the Jason Bourne series after the death of Robert Ludlum
Fill in: Juliet of the Chalet School covers a missing term in Elinor M. Brent-Dyer's Chalet School series.
This list may help What Might Have Been, but be careful, only continuations work, retellings in different settings and parodies do NOT work.
Series written by different authors, like The 39 Clues, Star Wars, and Nancy Drew do not work for this task.
*The author does not need to be deceased, as in Dragonsblood, a continuation of Anne McCaffrey's world of Pern.
Required: Please state the original book/series and author and whether you are reading a sequel, prequel or fill-in.
20.2 Rookie at the Top - Angie CA's task: Word of the Day
Dictionary Day is on October 16, which is also my birthday, so for this task you'll be expanding your vocabulary! Visit Daily Buzzword*, choose any word which has been featured as a Daily Buzzword, and read a book with that word in the title, subtitle, or series name. Plurals and possessives work, but no other variations. Multi-word phrases may be broken into their component words excluding articles (the, a..) and conjunctions (and, or...)
*This list contains one year of data and a new word is added each day. The archive as of 9/1/11 can be found via Word Central Archive Googledoc. Words can be used from the list dated from 9/1/10-11/30/11.
Required: Include the date of the Daily Buzzword and the word you chose when you post.
20.3 Best Review - Amanda VA's task: Music Around the Fire
One of my favorite childhood memories is of my dad hanging out with his friends around a bonfire on cool autumn nights, playing his guitar. I would stay outside as late as they would let me, slapping mosquitoes and listening to him strum. In keeping with this special musical memory,
Read one book from option A OR one book from option B.
Option A. Read a book with a musical instrument or a musical term from this list: Music Glossary in the title and/or subtitle. Examples: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Song of Solomon, Player Piano.
Multi-word phrases like "song cycle" can be used as the word "song" or "cycle". Terms derived from foreign languages: "a cappella" and "da capo" must be used whole. Plurals and possessives are okay, but no other variations or compound words.
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Option B. Read a book with a musical instrument or an image of musical performance (playing an instrument, singing, musical conducting, etc.) on the cover. For this task, dancing does NOT count. Examples:
20.5 Bigger is Better- Katy's task: Falling
Though I love autumn, as a very accident-prone person, when I hear fall I usually think of falling down! So for this task, answer the question of why you might fall this fall, and read a corresponding book.
A. I was sick! – Read a fiction or nonfiction book where a major character is a doctor, nurse, or medical professional or illness/medicine is a major part of the story.
Examples: Beat the Reaper, My Sister's Keeper, The Plague, Intervention, The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story
B. I tripped over my own feet! - Read a book with human feet on the cover. Bare feet, stocking feet, and feet in shoes all work; empty footwear does not. This list may give you ideas, but as with all lists, not all books may fit this task: Feet!
C. It was icy out and I slipped! - Read a book from the Ice and Snow list or the Out in the Cold list
D. I was too tired from staying up late reading! Read the last or most recently published book in a series. The book must be identified as part of a series on Goodreads (series, #)
E. I was staring up at a strange thing in the sky and lost my balance! – Read a science fiction or fantasy book. The genre “science fiction” or “fantasy” must appear on the book’s main GR page.
Required: Identify the option when you post.
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Bea's task: Refreshingly ShortI love the Seasonal Reading Challenge, because it causes me to stretch my reading muscles. One of the ways it has done this is by challenging me to get BIG BOOK tickets. (Big books have always intimidated me.) Imagine my pleasure at completing a book of 821 pages!
And, one of the nicest rewards for completing a BIG BOOK is to pick up a short, quick read ~ almost like eating a piece of fresh fruit after a large meal cleanses the palate.
So, for this challenge, you will read ONE book.
Sort your TBR shelf by date added. Find the oldest book which is between 100-200 pages and read it for this task.
If you do not have a qualifying book on your TBR list, choose a GR friend and select a 100-200 page book on his/her TBR list. Note: The friend’s name must show on your list of friends.
Required: note whether you used your own TBR or a friend's (include name) shelf when you post
20.10 Group Read
Read one of the following Group Read Selections and make at least one post in the discussion thread for that book.
Category: "Mysteries That Make You Laugh"- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley The discussion thread is here
Category: "Magical Realism"- The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen The discussion thread is here
Category: "Contemporary/Modern Literature" - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton The discussion thread is here
25.1 - Rosemary's task: Happiness Is...A Big Library The biggest library in the ancient classical world was in Alexandria on the north-east coast of Africa. For this task you will read two books, one from each option.
A. Read a book borrowed from a lending library (including school, college or workplace libraries as well as public libraries, but not somebody’s personal book collection).
If you cannot get to a library, you can read a book that you got from a swap site e.g. Goodreads Bookswap (link on the Explore tab at top of screen: US residents) or readitswapit.co.uk (UK residents) or similar site in your country, or read a free ebook from Project Gutenberg or a similar site. If it only exists as an ebook, please have it verified for length on the ebook verification thread first.
(Note: if you don’t have an ebook reader you can either download the free Kindle app from Amazon that allows you to read Kindle books on your computer, or select the HTML version in Project Gutenberg to read it online.)
Required: When you post, say where you got the book.
B. Read a book whose title contains exactly four different letters from the word ALEXANDRIA. It doesn’t matter if the letters are repeated: they only count once. Examples: The Bell Jar (E,L,A,R), Gone with the Wind (N,E,I,D). This one DOESN'T work: Kidnapped because it contains five of the letters: I,D,N,A,E.
Subtitles may be omitted. Series titles are excluded.
Required: When you post, list the four letters in the order that they are found in your book title, as I did for the examples.
25.2 - Sandy's Task: Math Class – It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3!
When I was in school, my dreaded subject was math – but now I know that multiplication is as easy as 1, 2, 3!
1. 600 X 1 = FINISHED
Read 1 book with 600 or more pages.
OR
2. 300 X 2 = FINISHED
Read 2 books, each with 300 or more pages.
OR
3. 200 X 3 = FINISHED
Read 3 books, each with 200 or more pages.
No ebooks without print equivalents may be used for this task. You can use the ebook format for books, but they must have a print version for page computation.
Abridged audiobooks cannot be used for this task as they have no print equivalents.
REQUIRED – you must include the number of pages in your books in your post.
25.3 Beth NC'S task: Game Night
Fall is a good time to start having family game night. So we are going to play a game of Clue. You must pick your character and then decide what the murder weapon was or what room it was in.
Read two books:
For your first book:
Pick your character
A. Miss Scarlet – read a book with a red cover OR read a book with a femme fatale as a main character. A "femme fatale" uses her looks to get what she wants.
B. Colonel Mustard – read a book with a yellow cover OR read a book with a military man (active duty or veteran) as a main character or non-fiction subject
C. Mrs. White – read a book with a white cover OR read a book with a domestic/house servant or a cook as a main character or non-fiction subject
D. Mr. Green – read a book with a green cover OR read a book with a businessman as a main character or non-fiction subject
E. Mrs. Peacock – read a book with a blue cover OR read a book with a grand dame/society matron as a main character or non-fiction subject
F. Professor Plum – read a book with a purple cover OR read a book with a professor/teacher as a main character or non-fiction subject
For your second book:
Pick your weapon/room
1. Candlestick in the Library – read a book with a candle on the cover OR read a book in which a book or a librarian is an integral part of the plot or non-fiction subject
2. Knife in the Dining Room – read a book with a blade of some sort on the cover (knife/dagger/sword) OR read a book in which food or cooking is an integral part of the plot or non-fiction subject
3. Revolver in the Study – read a book with a gun on the cover OR read a non-fiction book
4. Rope in the Conservatory – read a murder mystery OR read a book that takes place outdoors
5. Lead Pipe in the Ballroom – read a true crime book OR read a book about dance and/or music
6. Wrench in the Lounge – read a book with a tool on the cover OR read a book about friendship. The relationship between friends should be integral to the plot or non-fiction subject Ex.: a rift between friends, testing friendship, developing romance between friends, friends working together towards a goal, etc.
Required: Post which options you chose and if it is not clear in the description, how the books fit the options you chose.
25.4 Nickboy’s Task: Blood Diamonds!
For this task, you need to read TWO books:
Book #1 – A Diamond Dagger! Read a book by one of the Crime Writers Association’s “Diamond Dagger” Winners (for lifetime achievement in writing crime fiction):
Diamond Dagger Winners
Note: Books attributed to pseudonyms of these authors do work for this task. Please include this information when you post.
Required: State which year your author won the Diamond Dagger.
Book #2 – A Red Diamond! Colored diamonds are very rare, and Red Diamonds are the rarest! A few have been found in Brazil, India, and various countries of Africa. Take this opportunity to read a book, fiction or nonfiction, which takes place somewhere in Africa, Brazil or India.
Required: If it’s not obvious from the title or description, state the country or region of Africa which your book visits – or if you’ve chosen Brazil or India. Note: This task concerns only where the book is set. The author’s nationality does not matter.
Note: FYI, the movie “Blood Diamond” with Leonardo Di Caprio and Djimon Hounsou takes place in Sierra Leone during its disturbing Civil War. Though the diamond in question in the film is red, a “blood diamond” is any diamond which is sold to finance terrorism, regardless of color.
PINCH HITTER! -- The Baseball “Diamond”! – You may, if you wish, substitute ONE book for either Book #1 or Book #2. This book must be a NON-FICTION book about a sports figure or team (any sport), and this will be your “pinch hitter” – your substitution.
Required: If you have chosen to have a “Pinch Hitter” for either Book#1 or Book#2, please indicate this in your post.
25.5 - Valorie's task: SRC's Virtual Safari
Lets take a virtual reading safari by picking out two different animals you see on your safari and read two books, each corresponding with the reading requirements for that animal. Fiction or Non-Fiction work for this task, as well as plurals & possessives only for the word requirements. Series titles are excluded
1. African Lion: Read a book with a main character that is a king, or has the word 'Lion' or "Lioness" in the title/subtitle, or has a picture of a lion on the cover.
2. African Elephant: Read a big book (400 or more pages), or has the word 'Elephant' in the title/subtitle, or has a picture of an elephant on the cover.
3. Crocodile: Read a book with a main character that spends time in the water (Examples: lifeguard, swimmer, mermaid, someone on a submarine, etc), or has the word 'crocodile' in the title/subtitle, or has a picture of a crocodile on the cover.
4. Wildebeest: Read a book with the word 'Wild' or 'Beast' in the title/subtitle.
5. Flamingo: Read a book with a mainly pink cover, or has 'flamingo' in the title/subtitle, or has a picture of a flamingo on the cover.
6. Zebra: Read a book with a mainly white and black cover, or has the word 'Zebra' in the title/subtitle, or has a picture of a zebra on the cover.
Required: Please specify the animals you saw and post the cover of the book when using the cover requirement.
25.6 Denise NC’s Task: Fall Days and Nights Fall is my favorite time of year. During the day, the temperature is still relatively warm with little humidity and the leaves turn from green to brilliant reds, yellows, and oranges. At night, the sky is clear and the air is crisp as the nights start to cool down.
For this task, you will read two books.
Book A – Fall Days
Read a book that has one of the following words associated with a fall day in the title or subtitle, but not the series title - day, leaves (leaf), apple, autumn, crow, harvest, rake. Plurals, compounds, and variations of the words are okay as long as the original word remains intact.
OR
Read a book with a cover that is predominantly fall day colors – red, orange, or yellow.
Required: If you choose the cover option, you must include the cover or a link to the cover (preferred) in your post.
Book B – Fall Nights
Read a book that has one of the following words associated with a fall night in the title or subtitle, but not the series title - night, moon, star, dark, cool, clear, sleep. Plurals, compounds, and variations of the words are okay as long as the original word remains intact.
OR
Read a book with a cover that is predominantly fall night colors – black, dark blue, silver, or white.
Required: If you choose the cover option, you must include the cover or a link to the cover (preferred) in your post.
25.7 Bluemoon's task: Hockey Night Party!
This season I have decided to host a hockey party and you are all invited. We will, of course, be watching my beloved Buffalo Sabres.
You must read 2 books for this task. One from option A and one from option B.
A. Buffalo Sabres History - Here are some facts to get you ready for the party.
1. Team colors are blue and gold. So please dress accordingly. For this option read a book with blue or gold in the title/subtitle. Or if you prefer you can read a book with a blue or gold (yellow) cover.
2. The French Connection is one of the greatest forward lines of the early 1970's. All three of the players on this line (Perrault, Martin and Robert) had French Canadian roots. If you chose this option read a book that takes place in a country where French is an official language. This page may be helpful French as Official Language Or read a book that was originally published in French.
3. Unfortunatly my Sabres have never won Lord Stanley's cup. We in Buffalo feel left out in the cold. For this task read a book that has been left out in the cold. If you participated in the last challenge and finished, read a book that you had scheduled for a task and for whatever reason did not read (did not get it from the library in time or just changed your mind). If you did not finish the challenge, read a book that you did not get to. If you are a first time participant read that book on your shelf, coffee table etc that keeps getting passed over.
4. If none of these strike your fancy read a fiction or nonfiction book where hockey plays an integral part of the book.
B. Party Food! - Please bring an appetizer, dessert or beverage to share.
1. Appetizer or Dessert. Please let us know what what you are bringing to the party. Read a book that has an ingredient or word from your dish in the title. For example, if I were to bring Chicken Wing Dip and tortilla chips I could read Who Moved My Cheese? as the recipe calls for cream cheese or I could read Tortilla Flat.
2. Beverage - If you decide to bring your favorite beverage, read a book that contains that beverage in the title. For example I love gin and tonic so I could read The Gin Closet. I also like wine so I could read The The Merlot Murders or Dandelion Wine.
Required: Name the dish and the ingredient if that is the source of your word.
Fiction or nonfiction work for any part of the task. For B, plurals, possessives, compound words, and variations of the words are okay as long as the original word remains intact.
Hope you enjoy the party. I look forward to seeing you there.
25.9 - Gayla's Task: Rite of Passage
My daughter will celebrate her bat mitzvah in November and our family is very excited! So I am inviting you all to a bat mitzvah party, SRC-style.
For this task, choose two of the following three options:
A. The service: My daughter's Torah portion is Lech Lecha. "Lech" translates to "Go" in English (this is the part of the Bible where God tells Abraham to travel to another land). For this option, read a book with the word "Go" in the title OR read a non-fiction travel book. This list can get you started: Favourite Travel Books If you use the title option, "Go" must appear as an independent word--so Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood would count, but A Visit from the Goon Squad would NOT.
B. The party: The hora is usually one of the highlights of a bat mitzvah party. This is a traditional circle dance in which the honoree is raised on a chair. For this option, read a book with a chair on the cover OR read a book about dance. This list will give you ideas: Best Books About Dance
C. The gifts: A traditional toast at Jewish life-cycle events is "L'Chaim!" which means "To Life!" In Hebrew, the number eighteen represents life, and so when people give money as bar or bat mitzvah gifts, it is common to give multiples of eighteen. For this option, read a book with the words "Life" or "Eighteen" in the title OR read a book with exactly eighteen letters in the title OR read a book originally published in the 1800s.
For all title options, titles and subtitles count but series titles do not. Plurals, possessives, and verb tenses (goes, going, gone, went, living, lived) count. If you are looking for a title with eighteen letters, you may choose whether or not to include the subtitle. The usual disclaimer about GoodReads lists applies: just because a book is on a list, that doesn't guarantee that it fits this task.
Please identify the options you chose when you post.
30.1 Sheila’s Task - My Hometown, Rock Island, Illinois I decided to dedicate this task to the town where I was born and grew up, namely Rock Island, Illinois. In history Rock Island is famous for being the place where the first railroad bridge was built across the Mighty Mississippi River thus linking the east to the west completely by rail.
*See post #2 in Task 30.1 Help Thread for more information on Rock Island, Illinois, the railroad and Abraham Lincoln's interesting connection to Rock Island's history.
This is a 2 book task. Read 1 book from the Book A options and 1 book from the Book B options. Regular book lengths apply. Series titles are EXCLUDED
Required: Please state which options you chose and for the book cover option please link that cover when you post.
For Book A: Rock Island was immortalized in song by Johnny Cash’s huge hit song, ”The Rock Island Lines” honoring the rich railroading history in my home town please read:
For Book A:
Option 1: A book that has the word "rock" or "island" or "lines" in the title/subtitle. Adding letters to any of these words is fine as long as the original word remains intact, so words like rocky, islands, or outlines would work. Examples: The Rocky Road to Romance or Plum Island
OR
Option 2: Read a book that has a train on the cover. This could be a toy train running around a Christmas tree or a real train or a subway train or even a San Francisco street car but if using this option please link the cover so we can see the picture.
AND
For Book B: Rock Island was also famous or rather infamous during the Civil War for being the location of the Union POW camp that was considered the “Andersonville of the North” because conditions were so appalling. This prison was immortalized in literature by Margaret Mitchell in what I personally consider one of the greatest novels ever written, namely “Gone With the Wind” In GWTW Rock Island was the POW camp where Ashley Wilkes was held captive during the Civil War. So for Book B:
For Book B:
Option 1: Read a book with the word "gone", "with" or "wind" in the title/subtitle. As with Book A: you can add letters to the word of choice as long as the word itself remains intact. Examples: Dead and Gone or Windy City Blues.
OR
Option 2: Read a book whose author’s first or last name exactly matches either the first or last name of a Civil War general. For example if you choose General Robert E. Lee you could read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee or a book by Lee Child or Robert B. Parker. Here are links to the generals names:
Union Generals
Confederate Generals
Required If using this option please tell which general you chose for this option and which side he fought for when posting.
I hope you enjoy this task.
30.2 Cheryl TX/Lori BNPL’s task: Unique Fall Holidays
For this task you must read 2 books.
You must choose a different option from this list for each book. Options with specific words to be chosen can be in the title or subtitle but NOT the series title.
1. November is National Novel Writing Month—If you were to write a novel, tell us the genre and read a similar book. Required: Please state the genre when you post. Optional: Tell us what you would name your novel and give a brief plot line.
2. Book Lover’s Day (11/5) and Read a Book Day (9/6)—Name your favorite book and read a similar plotline or the same author. Required: Please include the title of your favorite book when you post.
3. Clean Your Refrigerator Day (11/15)—Name the nastiest thing you have ever found in your refrigerator and read a book with that word in the title. Required: Please include the "thing" when you post
4. Dictionary Day (10/16)—read a book with an unknown or unfamiliar word in the title. Required: Please state the word you used when you post. Optional: Provide a brief definition and state whether the use of the word in the title was accurate.
5. National Adoption Day (11/19)—Read a book about adopting or rescuing any kind of animal (including humans). State the animal being adopted or rescued if it is not clear from the title of the book.
6. National Dessert Day is October 14 as well as National Angel Food Cake Day (10/10), Cherries Jubilee Day (9/24), National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day (10/21), National Date Nut Bread Day (9/8), and National Parfait Day (11/25)—Read a book with one of the following words in the title: Dessert, Cherry, Jubilee, Pumpkin, Cheesecake, Date, Nut, Parfait, Cake, Food (only plurals are allowed as alternatives.)
Each book you choose from the options above must meet one or more of these criteria.You must cite a different criterion for each book ex. 1 A and 1 J, but not 2 J’s. Required; If you choose one of the criteria that includes a cover, Please provide a link to the book or the cover (preferred) when you post.
A. Author is a GoodReads Author
B. Author is deceased
C. Book has won or been nominated for an Award or Prize Required: Name the Award or Prize and the Year.
D. Author is a First Time Author
E. Author uses Initials instead of first and/or middle name or uses 3 names
F. Book includes untraditional material inside (i.e., maps, pictures, drawings, symbols, diagrams, financial graphics, recipes, cast of characters
G. Book on the cover
H. Dessert on the cover
I. Animal on the cover
J. Book is part of a series—the series must be identified as a series on GoodReads (i.e., “Series Name” and # should appear on the book’s main page after the book title)
Required: State option and criteria used for each book. If not apparent state how each book meets option and/or criteria.
30.3 Dlmrose's task: E-ticket Ride
October 1, 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Here’s a look at then Magic Kingdom map circa 1973 and now Magic Kingdom map 2011
For this task, take a virtual trip to the Magic Kingdom. Select two lands. You may choose the same land twice.
A) Main Street USA- Read an book from this list: Hungry Mind's Best 20th Century American Books
B) Cinderella’s Castle- Read a retelling of a fairy tale
C) Adventureland- Read an an Adventure book*
D) Frontierland- Read a Western*
E) Liberty Square- location of the Haunted Mansion- Read a Paranormal book*
F) Fantasyland- Read a Fantasy book*
G) Tomorrowland- Read a Science Fiction book*
*See post 2 in the Help Thread for the Genre Guide for this Task
Required: Identify the option used when you post
30.4 Delicious Dee's Task: Trusty Shellback
There is a tradition in the Navy that when ships cross the equator, crewmembers are greeted by King Neptune and Davy Jones and go from being "slimy wogs" to "trusty shellbacks". When I became a Trusty Shellback, I was off the coast of Africa.
For this task you will read 2 books:
Book 1
Read a book by an author who's initials are in the word SHELLBACK
**Letters do not have to be sequential- ex. Laura Esquivel is OK. If the author uses initials, has more than 2 names, or is written by multiple authors, then ALL initials must appear in Shellback
**Both of the authors initials must be represented in Shellback - for example, Sharon Sala would NOT work because there is only one S in Shellback, but Lora Leigh would because there are 2 L's.
Book 2
An even rarer shellback celebration is the Emerald Shellback which is when you cross the prime meriden and the equator at the same time (in the Gulf of Guinea). We were planning on attempting this feat on my second deployment off the coast of Africa, unfortunately, plans changed. Read a book that has a gemstone from the following link in either the title/subtitle or the author's name:
Gemstones
**if you click on the chosen gemstone it will include additional information about the stone - those names are also approved - for example, Tiger's Eye can also be spelt tigers eye, tiger eye, tiger iron - all of which are acceptable variations of the Gemstone name - REQUIRED - in your post, if you use a variation, identify the original gemstone
If the gemstone has two (or more) words (i.e. Tiger's Eye) - then all words need to appear in the title but they do not have to be sequential, ex. The Eye of the Tiger is OK. For gemstones made out of compound words, such as Moonstone, the entire word has to be included - so "Moon" or "stone" would NOT count, but Moonstone would - Moonstone.
Plurals and Possessives count, but no other deviations. Series titles are EXCLUDED
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30.5 - mstan's task: Stranger in a Strange LandI have always been fascinated by how writers may write convincingly about places they don't live in or that are not their homeland, or places they have left. Also, why do books need to carry different titles in different countries?
For this task, choose TWO books from options A, B and C. Your two books must be from two different options (i.e. I can choose to read a book from A and C, A and B, or B and C).
A: Reimaginings - Read a book that is predominantly set in a place other than the author's birth-country, or where a place other than the author's birth-country plays a significant role in the story. Examples include:
A Passage to India the setting is India; Forster was born in the U.K.
The Wings of the Dove the setting is Europe; James was born in the U.S.
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet the setting is Japan; Mitchell was born in the U.K.
In a Sunburned Country the setting is Australia; Bryson was born in the U.S.
French Leave the setting is France; Wodehouse was born in the U.K.
A Step from Heaven the setting is the U.S.; An Na was born in Korea
The Book Thief the setting is Germany; Zusak was born in Australia
Required: Please state the option chosen, the setting and the author's birth-country when you post this task.
B: Culture Shock - Read a book which carries more than one title in a single language.
This could mean a translated work that has two or more titles in the language it has been translated into (e.g. a French work that has been translated into English and has two English titles, e.g. The Stranger/The Outsider, or a title originally written in English that has at least two titles in German... apologies for not providing examples for this... I welcome any suggestions!)
Works such as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which is Män som hatar kvinnor (Men who Hate Women) in Swedish, do not work for this option.
or
ii) a work that has been published under different titles in different countries (you do not have to specify the country). Again, the multiple titles must be in the same language.
Examples include:
On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God a.k.a It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers!
On the Jellicoe Road a.k.a Jellicoe Road
The Golden Compass a.k.a Northern Lights
Required: Please include the option and provide links to both editions carrying the two different titles in the same language when you post this task.
C: Estrangement - Read a book written by a writer who has left a particular country, but has written about it. This country must be a country where he was born or lived in for a substantial period of time. Examples include
My Life in France Julia Child was a U.S. citizen who lived in France
Disgrace J.M. Coetzee writes about South Africa, his birthplace, but now lives in Australia
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Marjane Satrapi was born in Iran, which this graphic novel is about; she now lives in France
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Milan Kundera was a Czech citizen but lived in exile in France; this novel is set in Prague
The Museum of Innocence Orhan Pamuk was born in Turkey, where this novel is set, but now lives in the U.S.
Required: Please state the following -1) the option, 2) where the author was born or spent a significant amount of time; 3) where he or she later relocated; 4) where the book is set (which should match 2.)
30.6 Donna Jo's task: I'd Like to See Your ID, Please.
Read two books. Select two different choices from the following options:
A. Name--Read a book by an author with the initials of your first and last name. Use whatever first and last name you use for official business. If different from your SRC name, please indicate the initials. You need not reveal your complete name, only initials. Your first and last initial should match the author's first and last name initials, but they may be in either order, ex.: My initials are DA; I could read authors with initials DA or AD. Required: Please include the initials used when you post
B. Date of Birth--Read a book first published in the decade of your birth. For example, if you were born in 1976, read a book published between 1970-1979. Required: Include the decade used when you post. You need not include date details
C. Eye Color--Chose a book with either the word of your eye color in the title (brown, black, blue, hazel, green, etc.) or with mainly that color on the cover. If your eyes are two different colors or you wear colored contacts, you may choose which to use.
D. Hair Color--Chose a book with a pictures of person with the same color hair as yours. Cover model need not have any other points of reference. Required:Include cover picture when posting. If there is more than one person on the cover, indicate which one you used when posting.
E. Height-- Measure your height in inches or centimenters. Using any of the resulting digits, read a corresponding book from a series. Ex. If you are 65 inches tall, you may read either book 5 or book 6 from a series. If you are 157 cm, use 1, 5, or 7. If one of the digits is a 0, you may read a non-series book. Round your measurement to the nearest whole number and isolate a single digit number from your measurement. Required: Be sure to include your height measurement when posting.
F. Address--Read a book set in or about the state, province, or area of your birth. If it is not evident from the title, please note when posting.
Required: Please state which options you are choosing, and submit any other information requested in the relevant options.
30.7 - Jennifer N's task: When I Was Young
Two of my favorite fall holidays from my youth were Labor Day and Halloween. Labor Day was the last hurrah before school began and Halloween was just fun with all the costumes and candy.
For this task read two books.You can choose to read 2 books from A or 2 books from B or 1 from each A and B.
A. Labor Day (September 5th) - Labor Day is celebrated by most Americans as the symbolic end of summer and the last day of the year when it is fashionable for women to wear white. The word labor has 5 letters in it and Labor Day falls on the 5th this year so...
Read a book that has only 5 letters in the title OR 5 words in the title OR read a book with a primarily white cover.
It is up to you if you want to count subtitles. A, An and The count as words.
Required: If you choose to read a book with a white cover please include the book cover in your post.
B. Halloween (October 31st) - Get your costume ready!
Read a book that has a main character that you could dress up as for Halloween. Books that have witches, ghosts, vampires, princesses, farmers, fairies etc. would work. Get as creative as you would like. Anything works as long as you can dress up in a costume that exemplifies a main character in the book.
Required: Please state the character and costume you could wear when you post.
30.8 Jenn Renee's task: Head of the Class
Please complete one book from the Book A options and one book from the Book B options.
Book A- Pick your favorite subject....
A. Literature- Read a book from one of these lists.... Modern Library (Reader's list or Board's list) or World Library List
B. Science- Read a book categorized as "Science Fiction" on the main book page's genre list or a Non-Fiction book genre-tagged as "Science".
C. History- Read a Historical Fiction novel or a Non-Fiction book about a historical event. For the purpose of this task, "Historical" is defined as a setting or an event that occurred 50 years before the book was written.
D. Math- Read a book about a mathematician or a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle: Add, Multiply, Subtract, Divide , Number, Math, OR any number (numeric or ordinal) Plurals, variations, and compound word are ok.
E. Gym- Read a book about an athlete or sports figure i.e. sports agent, team owner, mascot, coach, etc.
F. Lunch- Read a book about a chef or any book with food on the cover or in the title, or a Non-Fiction book about food- cookbook, nutrition book, etc.
Book B- Read a book where the main character is a student or an educator OR a book about any kind of school or academy. A major portion of the book must task place in an educational setting. Non-fiction books about teaching or education work for this option as well.
Or
Read a book with one of the following words in the title:
teacher, instructor, professor, student, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, class, course, school, academy, grade, honor, homework, assignment.
Plurals are ok, but NOT compound words.
For this task, target words must appear in the title or subtitle. Series titles are excluded.
Required: Please state the options used when you post
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30.9 - Kate S's task: Bookfest! The National Book Festival organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on September 24-25 promises to be a truly amazing event. Share the excitement of this event with me and
Read 2 books each by a different author who is scheduled to attend the National Book Festival in 2011
30.10 – Christina's task: Shopping at the School Store:
September brings the beginning of another school year. In order to get ready for the new school year, this task is based on the supplies needed by every student at the start of a new year.
For this task, you will read 2 books. Using the dice roller, roll 2 dice (hit "Roll Again" one time) and pick the options matching your dice rolls.
First Die: Ruler – Using your first roll, read a book of your choice that falls within the corresponding page limits.
1. Read a book between 100-199 pages.
2. Read a book between 200-299 pages
3. Read a book between 300-399 pages
4. Read a book between 400-499 pages
5. Read a book between 500-599 pages
6. Wildcard! Choose your book length.
Required: Must note the number of pages when posting.
Second Die: Using your second roll, read a book that falls within the corresponding category below.
1. Pencil – read a biography of an author or a book in which a significant character is an author.
2. Markers – Read a book with a color word in the title from the 10 classic colors of Crayola Markers. (Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Blue, Black, Gray, Pink, Purple, Brown) Plurals and possessives of the color words are OK. Compound words are ok as long as the entire word remains intact. No other variations.
3. Pencil Sharpener – Read a non-fiction book to sharpen your brain on a new topic or something you are interested in.
4. Eraser – We all make mistakes every once in a while. Read a book you have read before that you gave 2 or less stars to. You may also read a book off of a “Did not Finish” list if you have one. Required: Tell what your original rating was, or that it came from the do no read list.
Optional: Tell your new rating after re-reading the book.
5. Journal – Read a book that is written in epistolary format. Epistolary books are written in as a group of documents such as: diary entries, journal entries, letters, newspaper articles, etc.
6. Pocket Folder – Read an anthology or collection of essays, short stories, poems, or novellas by several contributing authors.
Required: State what number you rolled and how your book fits the task if it is not obvious when you post.
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Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2011
January 1 - December 31, 2011
60/100 Completed POST#462
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Taken01/102)
Kate's Crew01/133)
Crime Scene At Cardwell Ranch (Montana01/24Mystique)
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Upon The Midnight Clear (Dark-Hunter, #13)02/025)
No Mercy (Dark-Hunter, #19)2/56)
Cinderella02/107)
Long Hard Ride2/88)
Fools Rush In02/129)
Love at First Flight02/1210)
The Christmas Lamp: A Novella02/1511)
Pack Challenge02/1712)
The Book of Dragons02/2013)
Slow Hands (The Wrong Bed: Again and Again, #1)02/2514)
DEAD ish02/2615)
The Ghost Shrink, the Accidental Gigolo, & the Poltergeist02/26Accountant
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Emerald Green02/2717)
Happy Accident03/0118)
Hara's Legacy03/0219)
Mistress by Mistake03/0720)
My Christmas Wish03/0921)
Shelley's Secret03/1122)
The Nymph King03/1423)
Make Mine Midnight03/1624)
Going All In03/1725)
Raising the Dead03/1926)
Just Right03/2127)
Rough Cut03/2328)
Once a Cowboy03/2329)
Beyond Eden03/2530)
Dancing in the Moonlight (Cowboys of Cold Creek,03/27#2)
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Second Sight Dating03/3032)
Lucien's Gamble: A Novella From Bad Boys Ahoy!04/0133)
Ghostly Awakening04/0334)
Masks04/0435)
Stolen Hearts04/0536)
The Wicked House of Rohan04/0737)
Murder a la Mode04/0938)
Lover Unleashed04/2239)
House of Dark Shadows04/02440)
Seducing Jane Porter04/2841)
A Good Yarn04/3042)
Oleander House05/0543)
The Abandoned05/0644)
Take the Monkeys and Run05/0945)
Hot Boss, Wicked Nights05/1646)
The Marriage Solution05/1847)
Touchdowns And Potions05/1948)
Just One Taste05/2249)
South Carolina for the Summer05/2550)
Reunion05/2651)
Snaring the Huntress05/2852)
Immortal Ops05/3053)
S.E.A.L. Team Omega05/3154)
A Quick Bite06/0955)
Always the Baker Never the Bride06/1356)
Getting Away is Deadly06/1857)
Graveyard Games06/2258)
Slave06/2659)
Demon Girl06/2860)
Samson's Lovely Mortal06/30