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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2013
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Summer Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)

Note: The book you choose must have 250+ pages.
Option 1: Read a book first published in 2013
Book:
And the Mountains Echoed (w/ 404 pages)
First published May 2013.
Today's Points: 20
Cumulative Points: 105
Total Tasks Completed: 9

For this one, I chose to read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 65

Ok, I'm a bit late in joining the challenge, but since I've finally graduated, I'm back to reading for fun again :-)
5.1- 10 years ago
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
5.2- 20 years ago
1st to Die by James Patterson
5.3- 30 years ago
Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich
Points this post: 15
Total Points- 15
Total Tasks- 3
Goodreads Authors- 2
Big Books- (500+)0; (750+)0; (1,000+)0

25.5 In the Gardens
Choose two gardens & choose a book for each.
I chose:
B. Blue & White Garden: read a book with World War 2 in genre listing.
I read A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II

I read the ebook version, the paperback has 400 pages.
The WW2 listing appears several places in the listing, and is in the title.
I read this as part of the June theme read on Aviation in the WW2 readers group here on Gr. A review is posted there.
Option A: A Japanese Garden
Read a book set in Japan. I read
The Dragon King's Palace

I read the mass paperback, with 354 pages.
Points earned so far: 70
Points earned here: 25
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
Total points: 95
15.4 - Get to the Finish Line
I chose option 2, tortoise, and read The Human Division with 432 pages.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Something New
I chose option 1 and read The Woman Upstairs, first published 4/30/13, and with 253 pages.
30.4 - Cindy AL's task: All Things Wedding
For my first book, I chose option B and read
. This was approved for "white cover" in post 32 of the help thread.
For my second book, I chose option D and read a book published between 1/1/12 and the end of challenge. I read And the Mountains Echoed, published 5/21/13.
total points : 325
I chose option 2, tortoise, and read The Human Division with 432 pages.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Something New
I chose option 1 and read The Woman Upstairs, first published 4/30/13, and with 253 pages.
30.4 - Cindy AL's task: All Things Wedding
For my first book, I chose option B and read

For my second book, I chose option D and read a book published between 1/1/12 and the end of challenge. I read And the Mountains Echoed, published 5/21/13.
total points : 325

Task 5.10 – 100 years ago
This year’s Tony Awards will be televised on June 9. Read a book with an author whose first or last name is the same as the first or last name of one of the individual nominees for a Tony Award
How to Lead a Life of Crime
Author's name is Kirsten Miller. Tony Award nominee is Patina Miller for Pippin
Kirsten Miller is a GOODREADS AUTHOR
Task: 10.4 -- The Sunshine State
According to Wikipedia, the nickname "The Sunshine State" may refer to Florida, New Mexico, California, and South Dakota as well as Queensland, Australia
Harvest Moon
Set in Humboldt County, California.
Task 15.4: Get to the Finish Line
Are you slow and steady like the tortoise or hop-skip-jump like the hare?
Choose an option
Option 1- Hare: Read two or more books whose combined page count totals at least 400 pages.
Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life
Has 880 pages, qualfies for 2 Big Book Tickets
Task 20.4 - Author! Author! - Ann A's task: Initial Fun
Most of us enjoy trying new authors, so for this task choose one of the options below and read ONE book by an author that is NEW TO YOU:
Option 2. If you find your own name to be too limiting, you may "borrow" one of our moderators' Readerboard names: Kristi PassioN for the PaGe
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman is an author that is new to me.
Neil Gaiman is a GOODREADS AUTHOR
Points this post: 50
Total Points to Date - 140
Total Tasks - 10
Goodreads Author - 5
Big Book - 2
Total Books - 11

A book with a color in the title.
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Points this post: 5
Total points: 70

10.6 -- Black Flag Day
Read a book set in a country that has the color black on its official flag.
His Majesty, Queen Hatshepsut by Dorothy Sharp Carter
The setting for this book is ancient Egypt and the Egyptian flag has a black stripe.
Total Points-280
Total Tasks-16
Goodreads Authors-4
Big Books-1

I read The Liars' Gospel. This book was approved on the help thread.
Naomi Alderman is a ***Goodreads Author****.
Points: 120
books read: 9
Tasks completed: 6
GR authors: 5
pages read: 2919

Task 10.6 - Black Flag Day
I read a book set in Angola:
Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba, Angola, Africa, 1595 by Patricia C. McKissack
This book was approved in the task help thread.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 11
Booksread: 15
Pages read: 5036
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Task 15.1 - A Machiavellian Task
I decided to do option 2 twice and read two books with "prince" in the title:
The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
and
Just Your Average Princess by Kristina Springer
**Kristina Springer is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 15
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 17
Pages read: 5485
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Task 5.10 100 Years Ago (read book by author who shares name of Tony award nominee)
David Rockwell - nominated for Best Scenic Design of a Play. "Lucky Guy"
City of Women by GR author David R. Gillham
5 POINTS
Task 25.8 - Big Sky Country
#3 Night Sky - read book w/ "star" in title
The Fault in Our Stars by GR author
John Green
#6 Washington My Home - read book set in state of Washington
1022 Evergreen Place by GR author Debbie Macomber
25 POINTS
Points this post: 30 points
Total points:125 points
Total books read: 10
Tasks: 6
GR authors: 9

20.8 – It’s My Birthday! - Sue Q's task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 2 - word in title/subtitle ending in 'K'
The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code by Margalit Fox (Goodreads author)
Crack ends in 'K'
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Books read: 7
Goodreads authors: 2

LETTER: S AND ROLLED: 2 & 4
1 BOOK OPTION - **560 Pages
2. Female Character Name: Sara Linton
4. Female Author (first, middle, or last name; no initials): *Karin Slaughter
**Undone by *Karin Slaughter
*Karin Slaughter is a Goodreads Author*
**Big Book: Undone is 560 Pages**
Points in This Task: 30
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 1
Pages Read in This Post: 560

Totals:
Total Points: 170
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(2), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 7
Total Books Read: 9
Total Pages Read in Summer 2013 SRC: 3889
Review Available. Anne (Booklady) Summer 2013 Reviews

Option B: For this task, I read “The Last Dragonslayer”

Option D: For this task I read “Hallowed”

Also, Cynthia Hand is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Total Points Earned to Date: 135
Pages Read this Challenge: 690
Total Pages Read to Date: 3373
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()


15.8 - The Battle of Gettysburg
Read a book with Civil War as a genre on its main page. My book is shelved as Military History>Civil War and was preapproved for this task (http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...) Message number 2 includes my book in a list of approved titles.
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness by Joshua Wolf Shenk
Points this post: 15
Total points: 105
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Goodreads Authors (total): 3
Big Books: 0

20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite
Odd Hours by Dean Koontz
Option 2 - Dean Koontz is one of my favorite authors.
This post: 20 points
Total to date: 40 points

•Read a book with a number in its title/subtitle:
The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
5.10 - 100 years ago.
•Read a book with an author whose first or last name is the same as the first or last name of one of the individual nominees for a Tony Award:
The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Martin was nominated for Best Direction of a Play for "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"
This post: 10
Total to Date: 15

The Girl with the Mermaid Hair by Delia Ephron (Published 2009)
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 105
Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 8
Goodreads Author: 6
Big Books:500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

Shadowhunters and Downworlders: A Mortal Instruments Reader by Cassandra Clare (my age adds up to 3, so I am not including the subtitle)
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 9
Goodreads Author: 7
Big Books:500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

The Demigod Files by Rick Riordan (Consecutive Rs)
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 120
Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 10
Goodreads Author: 7
Big Books:500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

30.3 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X.
R - Recommended
This was recommended to me in the June RRRC Pick It For Me Challenge
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
A - Acquired
I borrowed this book from the library.
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Total Points:175

Carrie Coon nominated for best performance by an Actress
****Goodreads Author****
10.10 Blister in the Sun - Kitty's Big Trouble by Carrie Vaughn
Used Trouble from song "Girl Trouble"
****Goodreads Author****
25.9 The Low Profile Version -
A. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Option 3 #43 on list
****Goodreads Author****
B. Kitty Goes to War by Carrie Vaughn
Option 6 - favorite author
****Goodreads Author****
25.10 My Summer Vacation -
A. Shiver by Lisa Jackson
Option 1 - Set in New Orleans, I live in NC
B. Hounded by Kevin Hearne
Option 5
****Goodreads Author****
25.11 Listopia -
Started with Moon Called
A. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
#4 on Best Strong Female Fantasy Novels
****Goodreads Author****
B. Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire
#7 on Urban Fantasy Favorites
****Goodreads Author****
30.3 Kickin' Back
A. One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire
Option A - Got book from son
****Goodreads Author****
B.

I love to sit out on our deck and read while looking out over the NC mtns
****Goodreads Author****
Points: 120
Tasks: 6
Books: 10
Pages: 3754
GR Authors: 9

15.7 - 11/11 - To recognize 11/11, read a book with the same consecutive double letter pair found twice in any combination of title, subtitle or series title words or the author's names.
Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (329 pgs) - NN in "JeNNifer" and "LyNN" (author's first and middle names)

THIS POST
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 0
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 95
Completed Tasks: 5
Good Read Authors: 6
Big Books: 0
******
Pages read this season: 2,323
Books read this season: 7
Dlmrose
15.8 - The Battle of Gettysburg
Coal Black Horse by Robert Olmstead @ the battle of Gettysburg, genre on page
20.3 - Best Review - Nick KY's task: The Blank Blank
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
30.8 - Peebee’s Task: A Summer Visit to the National Zoo
Option 2: Clouded Leopards- Asian War- set in Iraq, war genre
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
Option 4: Asian Small-Clawed Otters- food in Singapore
A Tiger in the Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
total = 345
15.8 - The Battle of Gettysburg
Coal Black Horse by Robert Olmstead @ the battle of Gettysburg, genre on page
20.3 - Best Review - Nick KY's task: The Blank Blank
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
30.8 - Peebee’s Task: A Summer Visit to the National Zoo
Option 2: Clouded Leopards- Asian War- set in Iraq, war genre
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
Option 4: Asian Small-Clawed Otters- food in Singapore
A Tiger in the Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
total = 345

20.1 All Things Peru!
Using option two I read
A Short History of the United States
that has 320 pages, so both a 3 and a 0.
20.9 Whedonite
Using option 2, I read
The Partly Cloudy Patriot
by Sarah Vowell who is one of my favorite authors. This is not a reread.
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Previous points: 85
Points this post: 40
Total so far: 125

Task 20.5 - Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats
I did option B, using the line "Back this hitch up into the water" and the word "water" I read:
Water Song: A Retelling of "The Frog Prince" by Suzanne Weyn
Points this task: 20
Total points: 230
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 18
Pages read: 5693
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Book is set in California
10.5 Tortoise and The Hare - Slow Dollar by Margaret Maron
****GoodReads Author****
20.8 Beginnings and Endings - Storm Track by Margaret Maron
****GoodReads Author****
25.2 Trivial Pursuit
A. Killer Market by Margaret Maron
Option 1 - Book is set in NC where I live
****GoodReads Author****
B. Collateral Damage by Stuart Woods
Option 4 - Mystery Book
Points: 65
Tasks: 4
Books: 5
Pages: 1574
GR Authors: 3
Total Points: 185
Total Tasks: 10
Total Books: 15
Total Pages: 5328
GR Authors: 12

STARTING BOOK - Blackberry Winter
BOOK 1 - http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/23...
I read #12 The Notebook from this list.
BOOK 2 - http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/60...
I read #87 Those Who Save Us from this list.
This is the first time that I have read both of these books.
Jenna Blum and Nicholas Sparks are both Goodreads Authors.
TOTAL POINTS - 295
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 8
BIG BOOKS - 6


10.10 -- Blister in the Sun
From song "Prove my Love"- I used LOVE
Love and Houses by Marti Leimbach
Total Points- 250
Total Tasks- 18
Goodreads Authors- 6
Big Books- 0

5.5 – 50 years ago
Pink
10.9 -- Add It Up
adding up the current numbers in my age, you get 4
Magic on the Storm - Devon Monk (GR Author)
25.9 -- Chaitra's task: Summer Movies...The Low Profile Version
Option 2. Byzantium - Identical - Ellen Hopkins (GR Author)(Big Book Ticket, 500+ pages, hardcover is 565 pages) - book told from the alternating perspective of twin sisters - Kaeleigh and Raeanne
Option 5. The Spectacular Now - For Everly - Raine Thomas (GR Author) - 2 have it shelved as young adult, and 14 as romance
Points This Post: 40
Total Points: 360
GR Authors: 18
Big Books: 500 + (4)

Option 2: Endings Read a book with a word in the title that ends with K.
I read Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin.
20.10 - Group Reads
I read The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson. I posted about it here, post #6.
Points this post: 40
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 13
Pages read: 4575
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Michael LA
5.9: 90 Years Ago
by Cormac McCarthy
Apples on the cover
Points this post: 5
Total points: 65
GR authors: 1
Big Books:
5.9: 90 Years Ago

Apples on the cover
Points this post: 5
Total points: 65
GR authors: 1
Big Books:

Task 10.2 - Live Long and Prosper
I read:
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Points this task: 10
Total points: 240
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 19
Pages read: 5899
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Hot in Here - Sophie Renwick, GR Author
published in 2009
10.9 -- Add It Up
Belle: A Retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" - Cameron Dokey
age adds up to 8.
15.1 - A Machiavellian Task
Option 2: A Bride for the Island Prince - Rebecca Winters
Temporarily His Princess - Olivia Gates, GR Author
15.2 - Good Luck Charms
Option 2: Down for the Count - Christine Bell, GR Author
added to TBR n April 2013, ebook approved @296
Option 3: Apollyon - Jennifer L. Armentrout, GR Author
my GR buddy HeatherJay 4-star read
15.3 - Left and Right
Option 2: Pinky Swear - Jewel Adams, GR Author
right hand - pinky, left hand - swear
20.5 - Bigger is Better - CathyG's task: Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats
Option A:

20.8 – It’s My Birthday! - Sue Q's task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 2: Sweet Magik - Penny Watson, GR Author
Points this post: 105
Total points:420
GR Authors: 25

The Family at Red-Roofs
15.4-Get to the Finish Line
Option 1
The Put-Em-Rights (253 pages)
House At The Corner (272 pages)
30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
1. Adam Baldwin and Jewel Staite- Dance of Govinda
5. Andrea Gibson and Weird Al Yankovic- Selected Poems
THIS IS A BIG BOOK (505 pages)
Points this Post: 50
Total points: 50
Tasks Completed: 3
Books read: 5
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

Option 1-Series by the Numbers: Read books from two different series that are one number apart.
Thoughtless (Thoughtless, #1) by S.C. Stephens

Insurgent (Divergent, #2) by Veronica Roth

Total points: 65

15.4-Get to the Finish Line
Option 1
The Put-Em-Rights (253 pages)
House At The Corner (272 pages)
30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
1. Adam Baldwin and Jewel Staite- Dance of Govinda
5. Andrea Gibson and Weird Al Yankovic- Selected Poems
THIS IS A BIG BOOK (505 pages)
Points this Post: 45
Total points: 45
Tasks Completed: 2
Books read: 4
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

Task # 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter- Ana's task: Something New
Option 1 Read a book published in 2013
Choke Point by Ridley Pearson. This book has 416 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 355

Set in Germany.
****GoodReads Author****
25.3 Summer Road Trip -
A. Two Graves by Lincoln Childand Douglas Preston
Option 6: Car Name "Lincoln" in Author's name
B.

Option 5: Cover is predominately red
****GoodReads Author****
30.2 Behind The Name -
Started with James
A. Private London by James Patterson
****GoodReads Author****
B. The Love Killers by Jackie Collins
****GoodReads Author****
Points: 65
Tasks: 3
Books: 5
Pages: 1865
GR Authors: 4
Total Points: 250
Total Tasks: 13
Total Books: 20
Total Pages 7193
GR Authors: 16



Task 30.2 - Behind the name
Book 1 (JOHN): The Fault in Our Stars by John Green ***GR Author***
Book 2 (JANET): The Husband List by Janet Evanovich ***GR Author***
GR Authors this post = 2
Total GR Authors = 6
Challenge total = 155

Option 1 - books from two different series that are one number apart
A. Trappedby Kevin Hearne
Book #5 in The Iron Druid Chronicles
****GoodReads Author****
B. Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire
Book #6 in October Daye Series
****GoodReads Author****
25.16 Summer Shakespeare -
A. Lair of the Lion by Christine Feehan
Option 4 Main character is Isabella
****GoodReads Author****
B. Death's Half Acre by Margaret Maron
Option 4 Author's name is Margaret
****GoodReads Author****
25.19 School is Out Forever -
A.

Option B Green Cover
****GoodReads Author****
B. High Country Fall by Margaret Maron
Option 4 Book of Choice
****GoodReads Author****
Points: 75
Tasks: 3
Books: 6
Pages: 2111
GR Authors: 6
Total Points: 325
Total Tasks: 16
Total Books: 26
Total Pages: 9304
GR Authors: 22

'Mountain' in title
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
25.1 Winter in Melbourne
Option 2: Mark found in author's name
I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
***Markus Zusak is a GR Author***
Option 3: 'Heart' in title
Saul Bellow's Heart: A Son's Memoir by Greg Bellow
30.4 All Things Wedding
Option A: Beautiful Location-secluded island off of New York, sounds pretty to me.
A Certain Summer by Patricia Beard
Option D: A Book first published before 1987
One Hundred and One Famous Poems: With a Prose Supplement by Roy J. Cook-first published 1916
30.7 Scattergories SRC Style
I drew an S, then rolled a 2 and a 4
For option 2, female character name
The Myth of You and Me by Leah Stewart with Sonia being an important character
***Leah Stewart is a GR Author***
For option 4, female author
Testimony by Anita Shreve
***Anita Shreve is a GR Author***
Post Total: 100
Season Total: 315

5.2 – 20 years ago. - Read a book with a number in its title/subtitle.
Saraband for Two Sisters (ebook) by Philippa Carr - (Mass Market PB = 335 pgs)

THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 0
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 100
Completed Tasks: 6
Good Read Authors: 6
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 2,658
Books read this season: 8

15.2 Good Luck Charms
Option 1 - Something Old: Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
First published 1923
Option 2 - Something New: Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella
Added to my to-read shelf April 22, 2013
25.4 Bookin' Around the Bases
Option 1 - Book fits general SRC guidelines: Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch
The Red Sox were on at least part of the time I was reading.
**Gini Koch is a Goodreads Author**
Option 2 - 1 word title: Moonglow by Kristen Callihan
**Kristen Callihan is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 40
Total Challenge Points: 155
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)

30.10 - Jayme VA's task: Book News Feed
Rolled 1, 3
Option 1 - The Week Before the Wedding - Beth Kendrick (GR Author) - found at http://www.bookpage.com/the-book-case...
Option 3 - Where'd You Go, Bernadette - Maria Semple (GR Author) - finalist at the provided link
*both authors are new to me
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 390
GR Authors: 20
Big Books: 500 + (4)
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10.10 Blister in the Sun
I read Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway. "Kiss" is a word in the song title "Kiss Off."
15.2 Good Luck charms
Book 1. Option 1. Something Old. Read a book published before 1963. I read We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, first published in 1962.
Book 2. option 4. something Blue. Read a book with something blue on the cover. I read The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment by A.J. Jacobs.
25.6 Elizabeth B's Mediteranean Sea
Opt. B. Two Books which total 500 + pages.
Book 1. I read
Book 2. I read
Total pages = 564.
Points this Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 400