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WINNERS!! A different birthday gift - I need your postcard! RABCK
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I'm in!
mhs160
8 yrs ago
I'll join in. Add me to the list! I used to collect postcards when I was younger so I'll chose one from my stash.
Question: When a friend of mine lived in France, she told everyone to send her postcards in envelopes.…
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Librarians vs. hackers: the ALA/Facebook incident:
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RE: Librarians vs. hackers: the ALA/Facebook incident:
mhs160
8 yrs ago
LOL! That's too funny. I feel so out of the loop. I guess I don't follow ALA much on social media. Thanks for sharing.
mhs160
8 yrs ago
[[[[ Sorry to hear about your struggles, but I'm glad you're back. It's wonderful that you're working on your writing and pursuing those dreams.
I took some time away from BookCrossing too. I moved, focused on work, …
mhs160
8 yrs ago
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Sorry to hear about your struggles, but I'm glad you're back. It's wonderful that you're working on your writing and pursuing those dreams.
I took some time away from BookCrossing too. I moved, focused on work, found…
mhs160
12 yrs ago
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My last two attempts at reading 10 books were epic fails. I read 5 in 2011 and 6 in 2010. I get stuck when I'm reading some of the 1001 books. But I'll make another attempt to read 10.
Does anyone have recommendatio…
Release Challenges
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2012 Pages read challenge - January post **CLOSED** and stats posted
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mhs160's Pages Read Jan 2012
mhs160
12 yrs ago
1) Halo by Alexandra Adornetto. 484 pages.
2) Not That Kind of Girl by Siobhan Vivian. 322 pages.
3) Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout. 268 pages.
4) The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler. 356 pages.
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mhs160
12 yrs ago
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Can you bump my goal up to 18,000? Thanks! :)
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Sign up for 2012 REDUCE MOUNT TBR Challenge! List your name & goal here!
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Starting off with 25
mhs160
12 yrs ago
This will be my first time participating in the Mt TBR challenge so I'll shoot for 25 books. I usually read about 50 some books a year but I get distracted with new (mostly new-to-me) books. I've ignored a lot of the boo…
mhs160
12 yrs ago
2012 will be my third year participating! I'm about to reach my 2011 goal of 15,000 pages so next year I will bump it up to 18,000 pages. It will be a challenge, but a fun one. Thanks for hosting again KiwiinEngland. …
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**CLOSED** and stats posted - 2011 Pages read challenge - Final post
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mhs160's Pages Read Dec 2011
mhs160
12 yrs ago
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53) Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. 418 pages.
54) Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan. 307 pages.
55) The 13 Clocks by James Thurber. 124 pages.
56) Eve by Anna Carey. 322 pages.
57) A Long, Long Sleep by Anna She…
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**CLOSED** 2011 Pages read challenge - Nov post - Stats posted
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mhs160's Pages Read Nov 2011
mhs160
12 yrs ago
40) I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder. 226 pages.
41) The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han. 276 pages.
42) It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han. 275 pages.
43) We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han.…
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**CLOSED** and stats posted. 2011 Pages read challenge - Oct post
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mhs160's Pages Read Oct 2011
mhs160
12 yrs ago
Here's my belated pages read for October. Can you tell it has a haunted/ghostly theme!
39) City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, Bk.1) by Cassandra Clare. 485 pages.
38) Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps, #1) by …
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*CLOSED* and stats posted. 2011 Pages read challenge - Sept post
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mhs160's Pages Read Sept 2011
mhs160
12 yrs ago
32) Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnik. 295 pages.
33) Incarceron by Catherine Fisher. 442 pages.
34) Wolves, Boys, & Other Things That Might Kill Me by Kristen Chandler. 371 pages.
MTD: 1,108 pages
YTD: 9,149 page…
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**CLOSED** 2011 Pages read challenge - August post - Stats posted
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mhs160's pages read August 2011
mhs160
12 yrs ago
31) The Secret Circle: The Captive Part 2 and The Power by L. J. Smith. 390 pages.
30) The Secret Circle: The Initiation and The Captive Part 1 by L. J. Smith. 396 pages.
29) Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins. 323 pages…
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**Closed**2011 Pages read challenge - July post Stats posted
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mhs160's pages read July 2011
mhs160
12 yrs ago
20) Stonewords: A Ghost Story by Pam Conrad. 130 pages.
21) The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. 269 pages.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9882649/
22) Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth by Xiaolu G…
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CLOSED 2011 Pages read challenge - May post **Stats posted**
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mhs160's Pages Read May 2011
mhs160
12 yrs ago
18) Princess in the Spotlight (The Princess Diaries, bk. 2) by Meg Cabot. 223 pages.
17) The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot. 283 pages.
16) Rules by Cynthia Lord. 200 pages.
MTD: 706 pages
YTD: 4,416 pages
Go…
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CLOSED 2011 Pages read challenge - April post ***stats posted***
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mhs160's Pages Read April 2011
mhs160
13 yrs ago
15) Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick. 427 pages.
14) Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick. 391 pages.
13) Nevermore by Kelly Creagh. 543 pages.
12) The Boxcar Children (#1) by Gertrude Chandler Warner. 154 pages.
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CLOSED 2011 Pages read challenge - March post **Stats posted**
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mhs160's Pages Read March 2011
mhs160
13 yrs ago
10) Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. 370 pages.
9) The Candidates (Delcroix Academy, Bk.1) by Inara Scott. 293 pages.
8) The Princess, the King and the Anarchist by Robert Pagani. 92 pages.
7) Allison Hewitt is Trap…
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CLOSED 2011 Pages read challenge - February - STATS posted
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mhs160 Pages Read - Feb 2011
mhs160
13 yrs ago
5) The Possession by Annie Ernaux. 62 pages.
MTD: 62 pages
YTD: 855 pages
Goal: 15,000 pages
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Manga/Graphic Novel Bookbox (US Only) - travelling, may still add
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Shipping to next on list
mhs160
13 yrs ago
Shipping the box out to azuki. It should arrive around 1/21/11.
I took out 7 and added 7. For those wondering, I added the following volumes:
Kodocha: Sana's Stage, vol. 1. http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/85008…
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Manga/Graphic Novel Bookbox (US Only) - travelling, may still add
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Bookbox arrived today!
mhs160
13 yrs ago
The box arrived today. Wow, so many to go through. I will update in a few days when I'm ready to ship to the next person. Thanks!
mhs160
13 yrs ago
I signed up for the 666 challenge... ...and I'm the third abxc'r (that's our bookcrossing group) to join this challenge!Go Audubon BookCrossers! I'm considering signing up for the 666 cha…
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2011 Pages Read Challenge Sign Up Thread
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RE: My first time. Blindly shooting for 20000
mhs160
13 yrs ago
Great! We can chat about it when you come to the Audubon BC meetings.
mhs160
13 yrs ago
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I'll shoot for 15,000 pages again. I still have about 2,500 to read this month...don't think I'm going to reach my goal. I'm gearing up for finals now, so I might have my own mini read-a-thon between christmas and new …
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2010 Pages read challenge - November post **CLOSED AND STATS POSTED**
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mhs160's November pages read
mhs160
13 yrs ago
47) Brooke (Orphans, #3) by V.C. Andrews. 167 pages.
46) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Illustrated Classic Editions) by Arthur Conan Doyle, Adapted by Malvina G. Vogel. 238 pages.
45) The Old Man and the Sea…
