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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2016
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Summer Challenge 2016: Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS THREAD
etwatson20.5 - Bigger is Better - TrishHartUK's task: Shakespeare 400
Option 4. Read a book with "Urban Fantasy," "Horror," "Paranormal" or "Supernatural" as a main-page genre. The genre can be stand-alone or embedded.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children approved here
Points: 20
Total Points: 20
TASK NUMBER :25.2 - I Love Beach Music!TASK DESCRIPTION: Title Letters found in SWINGING MEDALLIONS & MP Genre Music
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Kylie Scott
DATE READ: 6/13/2016
REQUIRED INFO: swinging me D allions
BOOK #2 READ:
AUTHOR: Kristen Ashley
DATE READ: 6/2/2016
REQUIRED INFO: Option A - MP Genre Music - Verified
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 85
perletwo20.5 - Bigger is Better - TrishHartUK's task: Shakespeare 400 - Option 4. Read a book with "Urban Fantasy," "Horror," "Paranormal" or "Supernatural" as a main-page genre. The genre can be stand-alone or embedded.
Coyote's Kiss
Points this task: 20
Total points: 250
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 19
Tasks completed: 13
10.1 Another Kind of TripFrom page 1 #45
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare by G.K. Chesterton
Points this post: 10
Total Points to-date: 25
Alanna5.10 - School's Out!
No more assignments. Read a book of your choice.
Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation by Bill Nye
10.1. Another Kind of Trip
Abstract art has been described as a departure from reality. Read a book from Best Reality Warping Fiction
The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
Location on list at time of post: Page 1, #63
10.9. Smile
August is “Admit You’re Happy Month” and week 2 of August is “National Smile Week”
Read a book with Humor or Funny or Comedy as a main page genre.
Carry On, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
Points this Post: 25
Points to date: 25
Edited for misordered books
5.3 Action!Adventure Genre
Jurassic Park | Michael Crichton | 399 Pages | ★★★ |
5.5 Abstract Nouns
Abstract Noun in Title: Beauty
Dreaming of Beauty | Kristen White | 248 Pages | ★ |
5.8 Summer Baby
First Published in 1984
A Deeper Dimension | Amanda Carpenter | 190 Pages | ★★ |
This Post
Points This Post: 15
BB This Post: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
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Total Points
Total Points: 15/1125
BB Total: 0
GO Total: 0
Delicious Dee5.9 - Summer Reading
Fahrenheit 451 - found on pg1 of the Popular Summer Reading List Books (about mid-way down)
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 125
SCHATZIE20.4: Golden Oldie - Heather(Gibby)'s task: The Golden Age
---opt. C: book written by author who is 65+ of age
Violent Crimes by Phillip Margolin
pub. in 2016, so he was 71 when this book was published
link to birth date: http://prabook.org/web/person-view.ht...
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20.5: Bigger is Better - TrishHartUK's task: Shakespeare 400
---opt. 4: urban fantasy genre
Micah
approved in msg. 2 in the help thread
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20.6: Seasoned Reader - Tallulah A's task: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
---opt. 4: the word summer in title (plurals allowed)
A Hundred Summers
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20.8: Nickels & Dimes - Tien's task: Authors in Real Life
---opt. 2: a book written by an author on Tien's signed books list
The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta
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Post Total: 80
Challenge Total: 315
CHANDNI5.3 - Action!
Read a book with the main page genre "Action" and/or "Adventure."
Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani
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This Post: 5
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 10
Completed Tasks: 10
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM25.6 - Jamie NYC's task: The Last Abstract Expressionist
I chose Options 1 and 2.
Option 1: I read Florence Foster Jenkins: The Life of the World's Worst Opera Singer by Darryl W. Bullock. Madame Jenkins was a wealthy socialite who loved music and financed her own concert series (and records) even though it's widely acknowledged she wasn't actually a good singer. (This book will publish in August, I read an advance copy.)
Option 2: I read The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev. The opening chapters take place in Bollywood (Mumbai, India) then the story moves to Chicago then back to Mumbai then ends in the UK.
Previous point total: 60
New points this post: 25
Total points: 85
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 6
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
TIFFANY K25.3 - Maya's Task : Make it Pretty
Two book task. I chose options 3 and 6.
Option 3: Read a book with a flower name in the title.
I read Quilted Lilies by Ann Hazelwood
Option 6: Read a book where the first letter/number of the first word in the title matches any letter/number in your Readerboard name.
I read Terrier by Tamora Pierce
Matches the first letter of my Readerboard name.
And claiming 1 Big Book ticket for Terrier (584 pages)
Previous Total: 25
Points This Post: 25
Current Total: 50
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
ALICIA T5.10 School's Out
A book of my choice: See Me by Nicholas Sparks.
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 5
FANDURY20.4 - Golden Oldie - Heather(Gibby)'s task: The Golden Age
Option A:Read a book with a main page genre of "Mythology."
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
This book has Mythology as one of its main page genres.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 60
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Jasmiina F10.9. Smile:
Read a book with Humor or Funny or Comedy as a main page genre:
Finnish Nightmares by Karoliina Korhonen.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 25
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Readerboard Name: Elishia 30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Wipe Out
1. The Playlist -
Song: Church Key
2. Hang 5 - Read a book that a Goodreads friend has read and rated 5 stars.
Robin - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Points Earned This Post: 30
Points Achieved to Date: 0/1125
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Bookwrm526Task #20.3 - New house
Read a book with a title that could evoke your response to the following question: My ideal house or location to live would be _____.
I read On a Red Station, Drifting by Aliette de Bodard, as I would love to live in space.
Points this Post: 20
Total points so far: 95
Nick KY30.1 Schatzie’s North to Alaska
Option 3. Author’s initials are in MounTain marathon. I read Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life by Thomas Moore.
Option 4. Nonfiction about the military, I read Fire by Sebastian Junger.
Points this Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 80
Delicious Dee15.3 - June, July and August
one book option
The Angel Wore Fangs - Sandra Hill - 4 word title, authors name 6/4
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 140
20.7 - The Queen of CrimeOPTION 1: Read a book from the Best Cozy Mystery Series Listopia.
Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood
On page 7 of the Listopia (no 617)
Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 20
Golden Oldies: -
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 1
Total books read: 1
Andy P.Task # 20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tallulah A's task: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Option 3. Read a book your choice that consists of at least 360 pages
by Ann Cleeves (400 pages)Points this post: 20
Total points: 115
CleoDragonTask: 30.10 - Robin ♥'s Task: The Dog Days of Summer
A-3: My Birthday is August 11!!!!! Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in ROBINAUGUSTELEVENTH. Middle names can be ignored.
Book Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison
Date read 06/14/15
Rating 5 stars
How it fits
T- for authors first name initial
H- fot authors last name initial
B-1: Since Sirius is the brightest star in Canis Major, aka the "big dog," read a book with a dog on the cover.
BookScaredy Dog: Understanding and Rehabilitating Your Reactive Dog by Ali Brown
Date read 06/10/16
Rating 5 stars
How it fits
dog on the coverPoints this task: 30
Total points: 30
Jonquil10.7. "Give me your tired, your poor,........"
Immigrant Experience Literature page 1 #30
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
Maxine Hong Kingston
Paperback, 243 pages 6/14
Points this post: 10
Total points: 120
Books posted: 17
Tasks complete: 17
Pages this post: 243
Total pages as of this post: 4475
Jonquil10.8. Happy Birthday
4th (Alistair Fitzjohn Mystery #4)
Lane's End
Jill Paterson
Paperback, 246 pages 6/13
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130
Books posted: 18
Tasks complete: 18
Pages this post: 246
Total pages as of this post: 4721
Morgan Faeriesfolly -- repost20.1 - Most Improved - Sarah E's task: Periodically challenged
Read one book, and spell out one word of at least 3 letters from the title or subtitle of your book using the symbols of the chemical elements.
Black Widow: Forever Red - Margaret Stohl
Genre override (*not* sequential art/graphic novel): here
My Word: Black
B - Boron
La - Lanthanum
C - Carbon
K - Potassium
((Was hoping to find a weird way of working in Mo or Tc since I work with them every day -- or Pb & W for shielding, but this works too. ;) haha. This was a fun one.))
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Points: 20
Total Points: 155
10.5. But watch out - it's hurricane season!
The Complaints by Ian RankinIan
15.3 - June, July and August
Book A
As Time Goes By by Mary Higgins Clarkand
Book B
Gods and Beasts by Denise MinaTotal Points = 95 Points
Ava Catherine30.5 Daphne's task: A Season of Growth and Color
Citrus on the Cover: page 1, #35
The Summer We Fell Apart by Robin Antalek
Apples on the Cover: page 2, #139
The Orchard Keeper by Cormac McCarthy
total=290
Ava Catherine30.1 Schatzie's Task: North to Alaska
Option 2: Read a book with the word "sister" found intact in the title.
The Sisters by Nancy Jensen
Option 4: Read a non-fiction book about military life in the US Armed Forces.
They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace Vietnam and America, October 1967 by David Maraniss
total= 320
Mary P25.3 - Maya's Task : Make it Pretty
Option 1: Read a book that has ONLY colors from the rainbow on the cover.
by Marsha Canham.Option 4: Read a book that has more than one author.
by Karen White, Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig.Points this post: 25
Total points: 65
15.7 See the Light!Lighthouse in Title
16 Lighthouse Road | Debbie Macomber | 368 Pages | ★★★★★ |
This Post
Points This Post: 15
BB This Post: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
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Total Points
Total Points: 30/1125
BB Total: 0
GO Total: 0
Kathy G.20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tallulah A's task: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
I chose Opt. 2- I read #59 on the list
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
Total Points- 20
Kim A20.5 - Bigger is Better - TrishHartUK's task: Shakespeare 400
Option 4 - Read a book with "Urban Fantasy," "Horror," "Paranormal" or "Supernatural" as a main-page genre.
Unbreakable by Kami Garcia
How it Fits: Main Page Genre of UF, Horror, Paranormal, and Supernatural
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 110
Theresa5.1 - A Different View
And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie
Page #1 of the list
Points this post - 5
Total Points - 5
HINA20.5 - Bigger is Better - TrishHartUK's task: Shakespeare 400 -
Option 2: With This Ring by Amanda Quick.
Pseudonym of Jayne Ann Krentz.
30.10 - Robin ♥'s Task: The Dog Days of Summer -
Option A-3 Hired Husband by Rebecca Brandewyne.
Author's initials found in: ROBINAUGUSTELEVENTH.
Option B-3 Bought: The Greek's Bride by Lucy Monroe.
First published in 2007.
Current post:
Points: 50
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 165
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
5.7 - Purple ReignThe Princess Saves Herself in This One
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's task: Authors in Real Life
Option 3.
Broken Pieces
Points this post: 25
Total points: 80
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 7
Tasks completed: 7
CindyFTask 30.7 Forwards and Backwards
Book 1: Partners by Gerri Hill
GH
Book 2: One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauf HG
Total pages >500
Points this page:30
Total points:30
Tasks completed:1
Books Read:2
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
perletwo25.5 - Dakimel’s Task: An Homage to The Toast - A: Mallory Ortberg – For this option, read an SRC-qualifying book by any of the authors* named in the Texts From Jane Eyre Reference List.
The Clocks by Agatha Christie
First printed in 1963, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
B: Nicole Cliffe – For this option, read an SRC-qualifying book either from the Wilderness Accidents and Deaths List or from the first five pages of the Best Canadian Literature List.
Neuromancer is on page 3 of the Best Canadian Literature list.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 275
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 6
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 21
Tasks completed: 14
Queenbee Darlene10.2 Bobbleheads - book set not on Earth
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov I, Robot Book is set in outer space and Mercury
10 points
15.9 Listen Up - book has won an Audie Award
Ghettoside by Jill Leovy Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America Won Audie Award for non fiction 2016 - this is listed in the Goodreads metadata
15 points
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 25
SCHATZIE15.1: Live Your Passion - Rio 2016
Book A: book set in Brazil
Snow Hunters
Book B: book with Sports and Games genre
Dairy Queen
--genre approved in msg 14 and 22 in the help thread
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15.2: Colors and Sounds
Book A: a color word in title
my word: BLACK
Raven Black
Book B: Musical Instrument on cover
Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter
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Post Total: 30
Challenge Total: 345
Mai25.9 - Fandury's task: Everything is Possible in Love and Warcraft
Option 4: Book set in at least 2 different primary countries for significant portions of the book.
The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
England & USA
Request a GO ticket (book first published in 1923)
Option 5: Book that's been turned into a movie
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1045658/
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 70
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 5
Golden Oldies: 1
30.8 - Beth NC's task: Cards Against Humanity (The Book Version)1) What ended my last relationship? The Kill Order by James Dashner
3) Nothing says I love you like ____________. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Oldie/Big Book: 0
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 1
Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
LAVENDER10.8. Happy Birthday
July 4 is America's 240th birthday. Read the 2nd, 4th, 24th, 40th or 240th book in a series.
The Color of Vengeance by Rob J. Hayes #2 in The Ties That Bind
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
10.1 - Another Kind of TripRead The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. This was on the first page of the Best Reality Warping fiction list, currently in spot 10. Drat, even though it was written in the 1930's, it wasn't published until 30 years later, so, no GO ticket. :(
20.1 - Most Improved - Sarah E's task: Periodically challenged
Read milk and honey by Rupi Kaur. Spelled word 'honey' using the following elements -
Ho (Homium) +
Ne (Neon) +
Y (Yttrium)
Optional task - I did horribly on the quiz! I only got 4 out of the 20 right, and got an additional 13 right on the bonus questions.
Points these task: 30
Total points: 30
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 2
Nick KY20.3 Teri FL’s New House
“Option B: Read a book with a cover showing your ideal place to live.”
I read Against the Law by Kat Martin.
In the distance, behind the guy’s wrist, there is an authentic ranch house at the base of a Wyoming mountain:
Even though most of the book takes place in Arizona, the “base” for the Raines family of this series is a Wyoming ranch, and I am assuming that is what is pictured here. It looks very comfortable.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 100
5.2 - CubismRead a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 or #6 in a series.
I am claiming a BB ticket for this book of 617 pages
The Magic Engineer
Points this post: 5
Big Books this post: 1
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 15
Books Read: 3
Tasks Complete: 3
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Kristi CO20.5 - Bigger is Better - TrishHartUK's task: Shakespeare 400
Option 4: Horror genre
Pines by Blake Crouch
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
5.9 - Summer ReadingRead a book found on the first 5 pages of the Popular Summer Reading List Books.
Required: List the page the book can be found on when you post.
I found this book on page 1
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 44.0
Points this post - 5
Books read - 3
Total points - 15
10.4. Don't Leave Home Without OneThe Martian by Andy Weir
the Science Fiction winner for the 2015 Best Genre Fiction
Total points: 5 + 10 = 15
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30.9 - Catherine T's task: Should We Stay Or Should We Go? - Option 1: Stay - Book A: Vote Stay by reading a book set at least 70% in the UK** with a main page genre of "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic"
Dracula
First printed in 1897, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Book B: Read a book set at least 70% in a EU country** (excluding the UK). Your EU book should NOT have any of the genres "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic" in its main book page.
The Secret Place: A Novel
Points this task: 30
Total points: 230
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 18
Tasks completed: 12