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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2013
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Suzanne10.3 -- The Summer of '69
"The Summer of '69," by Bryan Adams, was released in June 1985. ➜ Read a book that was first published in a year that ends in 6 or 9. (1966, 1969, 1976, 1979, 1986, 1989, etc.)
Night Huntress by Yasmine Galenorn - **** - 6/21/2013 - Published in 2009
Points for this post: 10
Total Points: 75
Kathy G.25.20 -- Sarah the Librarian's task: Reading Goals
I rolled a 1 and a 5
Option 1- read a non-fiction book
Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books by Maureen Corrigan
Option 5- Read a book published between June 1, 2013 and August 31, 2013
The Wig in the Window by Kristen Kittscher
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
link to hardback (there is no paperback yet):
The Wig in the Window
Total Points- 175
Totals Tasks- 10
Goodreads Authors- 5
Big Books- 0
Andy P.Task # 30.8 Peebee’s Task: A Summer Visit to the National Zoo
Book 1 The Typist by Michael Knight Option 2 has WWII listed on its main page, approved message 89 in help thresd
Book 2
by Alan Rabinowitz Options 1, 3, and 5has people riding elephants in the water, mountains in the background, and takes place in Burma. Approved in help thread message 92
Points this post= 30
Total points= 240
Cindy FTask 20.10 Group Reads
I read The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Posi in discussion thread #18
Points this post:20
Total points:75
Books read:5
Tasks completed:5
Goodreads Authors:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Ems (Ems Reviews Books)5.8 80 Years Ago
I read Vampires Gone Wild by Kerrelyn Sparks, Pamela Palmer, Amanda Arista, and Kim Falconer.
Kerrelyn Sparks is a GR Author.
10.3 The Summer of '69
I read Learning to Play Gin by Ally Carter for this task. It was first published in 2006.
Points this post: 15
Total Points Earned: 45
Tasks Complete: 6
GR Authors: 4
Big Books:
500+ 0
750+ 0
1000+ 0
Ems (Ems Reviews Books)15.5 Tour de France
I read If I Should Die by Amy Plum for this task. The book is set entirely in Paris.
Amy Plum is a GR Author.
Points this post: 15
Total Points Earned: 60
Tasks Complete: 7
GR Authors: 5
Big Books:
500+ 0
750+ 0
1000+ 0
STACIE MITask 25.5 - In the Gardens
I decided to do options C and D:
For option C, I read a book with a rose on the cover and "rose" in the title:
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
For option D, I read a book with "Romance" listed as one of its genres:
Delirium Stories: Hana, Annabel, and Raven by Lauren Oliver
**Lauren Oliver is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 25
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 7
Pages read: 2607
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 25.9 - Summer Movies...The Low Profile Version
I decided to do options 4 and 5.
For option 4, I read #51 on the Books with Multiple Perspectives list:
Lies by Michael Grant
For option 5, I read a book that has been made into a movie:
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
**At 563 pages, Beautiful Creatures qualifies as a Big Book!!**
**Both Kami Garcia and Michael Grant are Goodreads authors!!**
Points this task: 25
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 9
Pages read: 3617
Goodreads authors: 8
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.14 — Amy C’s task: The America’s CupFits option 1 and/or option 2 and is over 500 pages(528):
In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer+25 Points
Grand Total: 135
Delicious Dee25.15 -- Stacie MI's task: It's Barbeque Time!
Option A -
- Julie James (GR Author) - fancy dress approved in THTOption B - Swan and the Bear - Eve Langlais (GR Author) - book is #2 in the series, so sandwiched between #1 and #3
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 260
GR Authors: 13
Big Books: 500 + (3)
Bouchra5.3 30 years ago
I read Pagan Passions for this task. P is the consecutive letter.
10.7 Blown Away
I chose Hurricane Andrea, and I read The Key of Kilenya by Andrea Pearson.
Andrea Pearson is a Goodreads Author.
10.10 Blister in the Sun
I chose Blister in the Sun from the list of songs, the word Sun, and I read Oracle's Legacy: Children of Sun.
15.7 11/11
I read The Good Knight by Sarah Woodbury. My consecutive letters were OO.
Sarah Woodbury is a Goodreads Author.
20.4 - Author! Author! - Ann A's task: Initial Fun
I chose Option 2, and using Dlmrose's name, I read This Book Does Not Exist by Mike Schneider. M & S are found in Dlmrose.
Mike Schneider is a Goodreads Author.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Something New
I chose Option 1, and I read Cliff Diver, which is 316 pages long and first published in 2013.
Carmen Amato is a Goodreads Author.
25.1 - Coralie's task: Winter in Melbourne
From Option 3, I chose the word Rebel, and read two books: Dixie Rebel and Rebel Heart.
Lizzy Ford is a Goodreads Author.
Points This Post: 105
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 7
GR Authors: 5
Big Books: 0
25.20 Sarah the Librarian's Task: Reading GoalsI rolled a 1 and a 3.
1. Nonfiction - I read Wild Heart: A Life: Natalie Clifford Barney's Journey from Victorian America to the Literary Salons of Paris by Suzanne Rodriguez. This is a nonfiction biography.
3. Recommendations - I read The Submission by Amy Waldman. This book was recommended to me (and then purchased for me!) by my mom.
**Amy Waldman is a Goodreads author!**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 3
Goodreads Authors: 1 (Amy Waldman)
Big Book Tickets: (1) - (2) - (3) -
10.10 - Blister in the SunA book with a word in the title from the song title ' GOOD Feeling':
The Good Doctor by Damon Galgut
Total points 30
STACIE MITask 5.3 - 30 Years Ago
I read a book consecutive words beginning with C in the subtitle, that also has an author's name with the initials that are the same:
Hellboy, Vol. 3: The Chained Coffin and Others by Mike Mignola
Points this task: 5
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 10
Pages read: 3785
Goodreads authors: 8
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Mod
5.4 – 40 years ago.
circular tire on cover:
Beluga by Rick Gavin5.6 – 60 years ago.
"wherever" in title:
Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
20.10 Group Reads
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
post 5 in the discussion thread
total = 230
NANCY NY10.3 - Summer of '69 ( read book first published in a year that ends in a 6 or 9)
The Book Club by Mary Alice Monroe(goodreads author)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65
Books read: 5
Tasks: 3
GR authors: 4
NANCY NY10.3 - Summer of '69 ( read book first published in a year that ends in a 6 or 9)
The Book Club by Mary Alice Monroe(goodreads author)
First published in 1999
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65
Books read: 5
Tasks: 3
GR authors: 4
NANCY NY10.3 - Summer of '69 ( read book first published in a year that ends in a 6 or 9)
The Book Club by Mary Alice Monroe(goodreads author)
First published in 1999
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65
Books read: 5
Tasks: 3
GR authors: 4
NANCY NY10.3 - Summer of '69 ( read book first published in a year that ends in a 6 or 9)
The Book Club by Mary Alice Monroe(goodreads author)
First published in 1999
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65
Books read: 5
Tasks: 3
GR authors: 4
Oma122920.6 - Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…
Option 2- A book with the genre of romance or a flower of any size on the cover.
Enchantments
by Kathryn HarrisonThis book is listed as romance and also has a flower stencil on the cover.
Points for book-20
Total Points to Date-155
Total Tasks-9
Goodreads Author-1
Big Book-0
NANCY NY10.3 - Summer of '69 ( read book first published in a year that ends in a 6 or 9)
The Book Club by Mary Alice Monroe(goodreads author)
First published in 1999
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65
Books read: 5
Tasks: 3
GR authors: 4
Sheila20.4 - Author! Author! - Ann A's task: Initial fun
Option 1:Complication by Isaac Adamson
This is a new author to me. I and A are in Sheila
30.6 - Ty's task: Reading Your 123s
Option 1. Fibonacci Sequence - The last digit of my birth year is a 1 so I used the 10 and read:
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson -Third in series
One Was a Soldier by Julia Spencer-Fleming - 7th in series3 plus 7 = 10
Total Points - 335
JACKIE NC30.9 - Andy P's task: Let's Be Sensible
Option 2: Eye
The Eye Of Osiris by R. Austin Freeman
Option 5: Taste
A Taste of the Nightlife by Sarah Zettel
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 70
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets:
20.6-They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…(option 2)Read a book with the genre of Romance or Erotica.
Bared to You by Sylvia Day
Total points: 40
Coralie25.1 Winter in Melbourne
Option 2 The Game – MARQ in author’s name
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
Option 4 The alternative – Weird genre on home page
Great God Pan
30.6 Reading Your 123s
Option 1 Fibonacci Sequence – My birth year ends in a 6 so I read two books that were the 3rd in their series.
Abhorsen
Wonder. by Robert J. Sawyer
30.8 A Summer Visit to the National Zoo
Option 4 Asian Small-clawed Otters – book mentioning food in title
The author of this book and the 3 main characters were all born in Iran
Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran
Option 6 Giant Pandas – book on page one of Popular Asia Books
This book is written by a Japanese author and is set in Japan
After Dark
Total points 380
Lindy-Lane20.9- Whedonite
chose option #2:book by a favorite author
The Yada Yada Prayer Group by Neta JacksonPoints this post: 20
Total points: 110
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 5
Kimber30.7 Scattegories SRC Style
Random Letter = J
Rolled a 1 and a 2
For 1 - Messages by John Michael Hileman
male author starting with a j
For 2 - The Poison Diaries by Maryrose Wood
female character starting with J - Jessamine
John Michael Hileman is a GRA
Maryrose Wood is a GRA
This task: 30
Tasks comlplete to date: 7
Total: 150
GRA: 5
**I am showing that I have 20 points more than you have me down for on the readerboard - would you please check your records? Before this post I had myself figured for 120 points, you have me down for 100. Thanks
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Stacy CT's task: All Things Peru!I chose to use Option 2's page number requirement and read Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok. The book has 304 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 45
Task #15.2 -- Good Luck Charms
Option 2 - "Something New"
Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
I added this book to my To Read shelf on 04/28/13
Option 3 - "Something Borrowed"
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
My Goodreads friend Stufy rated this book 4 stars.
Cassandra Clare is a Goodreads Author.
This post: 15 points
Total to date: 50 points
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 0
Option 2 - "Something New"
Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
I added this book to my To Read shelf on 04/28/13
Option 3 - "Something Borrowed"
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
My Goodreads friend Stufy rated this book 4 stars.
Cassandra Clare is a Goodreads Author.
This post: 15 points
Total to date: 50 points
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 0
BRIAN20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Something New
Option 3 - an author that is new to me
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
Points this post: 20
Total points: 75
Books read: 5
Goodreads authors: 1
Casselm25.10 Laurie ME's task: My Summer Vacation
Option 1: The First Annual Grand Prairie Rabbit Festival by Ken Wheaton is set in Louisiana, and I live Wisconsin--so, that would be a bit of a trip!
Option 5: A Life Like Other People's by Alan Bennett.
Points this post: 25
Total: 25
20.5-Motorcycles and Pontoon BoatsI chose option B, and chose the word "blue" from the lyrics in the Song "Pontoon".
I read Up from the Blue by Susan Henderson (a GoodReads Author).
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 95
GoodReads Authors: 4
Tasks Completed: 5
20.5-Motorcycles and Pontoon BoatsI chose option B, and chose the word "blue" from the lyrics in the Song "Pontoon".
I read Up from the Blue by Susan Henderson (a GoodReads Author).
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 95
GoodReads Authors: 4
Tasks Completed: 5
20.9 - Pigletto's task: WhedoniteOption 2 - Read a book by a favourite author.
I read Spider Shepherd Short Stories by Stephen Leather. I have never read this before, and Leather is my favourite author.
**Spider Shepherd Short Stories has been approved in the e-book verification thread in this post**
**Stephen Leather is a Goodreads author**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 11
Pages read: 3908
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
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Did you check Questions/Problems?
25.15 IT'S BARBEQUE TIMEI chose the one book option and read
.OPTION B - HAMBURGER - #5 in a series of 9
OPTION E - YELLOW COVER
PAGE REQUIREMENT - Book has 528 pages.
is a BIG BOOK at 528 pages.TOTAL POINTS - 250
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 5
BIG BOOKS - 6
Nick KY25.12 Chris MD's What Comes Next?
Option 1. Series by the Numbers. I read 2 books from 2 different series which are 1 number apart:
Book 1. She Felt No Pain by Lou Allin, Holly Martin no. 2.
Book 2. The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe, The Book of the New Sun no. 3.
25.15 Stacie MI's BBQ
Option B. Hamburger -- I read The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe. At No. 2 in The Book of the New Sun series, it is sandwiched inside the series.
Option F. Pizza. "Note: Children's books 100+ pages may be used for this task." I would not normally read a book with the genre "Childrens" on its GR homepage, but since it's allwoed for this task and fulfills this option, I did. I read Cheaper by the Dozen (180 pages) by Frank B. Gilbreth (and his sister Ernestine).
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 310
25.2 - JenBent's task: Trivial Pursuit - Summer of '94 EditionOption 4: The Cat, the Quilt and the Corpse by Leann Sweeney
*** Leann Sweeney is a Goodreads Author ***
Option 6:
by Jacklyn BradyTotal points: 30
Total GRA: 1
Total big book tickets: 0
Repost:30.7 - Delicious Dee's task: Scattergories SRC Style
Random Letter = O
Two dice = 3,5
One book option: Angle of Repose* by Wallace Stegner
569 pg, 3) Word with O = of, 5) Male Character with O = Oliver Ward
*Big Book Ticket 500+ pages*
Total Points = 30
20.10 Group readsThe Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde I've posted in the discussion thread.
Total points:45
BABBLING C25.10 Laurie ME's task: My Summer Vacation -- For this task, think about your own vacation, past, present or future and read two books from two different options:
1. Read a book set in a location that is not close to where you live.
About That Night by Julie James (284 pgs.) -- Set in Chicago, Illinois. I live in Kentucky.
*** Julie James is a GRA ***
5. Read a book of your own choice, just to please yourself.
Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure by Diane Kelly (341 pgs.)
*** Diane Kelly is a GRA ***
THIS POST
Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 2
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 80
Completed Tasks: 4
Good Read Authors: 6
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 1,994
Books read this season: 6
STACIE MITask 30.8 - A Summer Visit to the National Zoo
I decided to do options 1 and 6.
For option 1, I read a book that was first published January 29th, 2013:
Prodigy by Marie Lu
The author was born in China.
For option 6, I read #21 on the Best Books on Asia list:
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
This book is set in China and the author was born in China.
**Marie Lu is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 30
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 12
Pages read: 4340
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Jessica PDX20.5 - CathyG's Task - Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats
Option B - "Side"
by Agatha Christie30.8 - Peebee's Task - A Summer Visit to the National Zoo
Option 2 - This book covers the Korean War.
by David HalberstamOption 5 - This book is set in Tibet.
by Eliot PattisonPoints this Post: 50
Total Points: 205
Readerboard Name: Jill ReneeTask - 30.4 - Cindy AL's task: All Things Wedding
B) White Wedding: Read a book with a cover that is predominantly (more than 50%) white.
by Jennifer CrusieD) Something Old, Something New...: Read a book that was first published in 1987 or earlier or from January 1, 2012 until the end of the challenge (August 31, 2013).
The Archived by Victoria Schwab
Published January 22nd 2013
Points this Task: 30
Books Read this Task: 2
Total Books Read: 3
Total Points: 45
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
10.2 -- Live Long and ProsperDemian by Hermann Hesse
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 80
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500- 2, 750, 1000 pages
RepostBouchra
20.4 Author! Author! - Ann A's task: Initial Fun
I chose Option 2, and using Dlmrose's name, I read This Book Does Not Exist by Mike Schneider. M and S are found in Dlmrose. Mike Schneider is a new author to me.
Mike Schneider is a Goodreads Author.
This ebook was approved by Dlmrose in post #2519.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 7
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 0
(I hope I got it right this time.)
Angie TX5.7 70 Yrs Ago
Read a book with a day of the week in the title/subtitle.
The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 11
GR Authors: 8 (Including this post)
Big Book Tickets: 0
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Somebody to Love by Kristan Higgins
Kristan Higgins is a Goodreads Author
15.2 Good Luck Charms
Option 4: The background on the cover is blue.
Carla Neggers is a Goodreads Author.
Option 5: 6th Book in Buchanan/Renard Series.
Shadow Dance by Julie Garwood
15.7 11/11
EE Twice in the Title
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
Beth Hoffman is a Goodreads Author.
15.9 Mountains to Climb
Word: River
Cold River by Carla Neggers
15.10 No More Homework!
Must Like Kids by Jackie Braun
20.2 Rookie at the Top: Bamaace83's task: Family Vacations
Option 2: Family
The Family Business by Carl Weber
Points this post: 90
Total Points: 225
Total Tasks: 12
Books Read: 17
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)