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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
Kathy G.30.7 - Sandy's Task: Forwards and Backwards
Book One- author's initials in order (I chose AB)
Book Two- author's initials- opposite order (I chose BA)
The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
The Color of Death by Bruce Alexander
***The total page count for both books is 288 + 488 = 776***
Total Points- 140
Pamela326525.8 - Brooke TX's task: Finally, A Little Vacation
Option 3: Trusting the Cowboy by Carolyne Aarsen - CAndyland
Option 4: The Hero's Sweetheart by Cheryl Wyatt - Set in a small fictional Illinois town.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 505
Golden Oldie books this post:
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Elizabeth B20.3
Option A:
My ideal location to live would be Where the Allegheny Meets the Monongahela
25.7
Option 1: Read a book with a swimmer on the cover.
Option 6: Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title is found in “Sounds fun but I would rather chill with a good book”.
The Last Thing He Needs (TLTHN - "souNds fun buT I would raTHer chilL with a good book”
30.8
read a book whose title would work for an answer
1) What ended my last relationship? Noah, e-book only, approved in msg# 5671
6) I got 99 problems but Trusting Thomas isn’t one
Points:75
Total: 150
CHANDNI15.7 - See the Light
Read a book with the word "lighthouse" in the title, subtitle or series name OR with a lighthouse on the cover.
by M.L. Stedman[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 245
Books Read: 20
Completed Tasks: 18
perletwo20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tallulah A's task: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life - OPTION 1: Read a book written by an author who shares a name of the two main characters or the actresses who played them: Lorelai, Gilmore, Lauren, Graham, Rory, Alexis, Bledel. Names may be used in any position but their spelling must match exactly.
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Points this task: 20
Total points: 540
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 39
Tasks completed: 27
Catherine TTask 5.6 - Abstract Design
read a book with an abstract cover
Armada by Ernest Cline
Task 5.8 - Summer Baby
read a book first published in 1958
Killer's Payoff by Ed McBain
Task 15.4 -
One book option - read a book whose title includes "blood" and whose author name has the letters ABO
The Blood of the Poppies by Emma Barrett-Brown
A in emmA; BO in BrOwn
Task 30.7 - Forwards and Backwards
book 1 - read a book whose author initials are alphabetically consecutive
The Diamond Throne by David Eddings
author initials DE
book 2 - read a book whose author initials reverse those of book 1
Frog Music by Emma Donoghue
author initials ED
book 1 page count - 496
book 2 page count - 416
total pages = 912
30.6 - Generation GapI was born in 1951.
Book 1. First published in 1957:
Justine by Lawrence Durrell
That is a Mass Market Paperback edition, I actually read it from this collection;
The Alexandria Quartet
Book 2. First published 1929:
The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey ***Golden Oldie*** (1929)
Total points 80
loafer10.5.But watch out - it's hurricane season!
Read a book whose author shares a name with one of the 2016 hurricane names.
Bossypants by Tina Fey
name = Tina (Pacific)
points: 10
total: 180
BB: 2
GO: 2
tasks completed: 12
30.9 - Catherine T's task: Should We Stay Or Should We Go?Option 1-A: The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
*Claiming a GO ticket as it was first published in 1895*
1-B: O Remorso de Baltazar Serapião by valter hugo mãe (Portugal)
Points this post: 30
Total: 365
Mod
10.5.But watch out - it's hurricane season!
Atlantic list, Ian: Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming
15.6 - Picasso, Miro and Rothko
ends in -o: After the Circus by Patrick Modiano
15.8 - Commencement
New Adult genre, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
total = 415
Bookwrm526Task #15.5 - Summer in the City
Read a book with a genre on its main page that contains "urban". I read Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman.
Points this post: 15
Total points so far: 230
20.4 - Golden Oldie - Heather(Gibby)'s task: The Golden AgeOption C. Read a book that was first published after the author's 65th birthday.
Klee Wyck by Emily Carr, who was born December 13, 1871. She was 70 when it was published in 1941.
I'd like to claim 1 Golden Oldie ticket for Klee Wyck, first published in 1941.
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Oldie: 1
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 160
Tasks Completed: 7
Total Books Read: 9
Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
30.2 - Jonquil’s Task: It looked different the last time I was here...Book 1: Read a book set predominantly (at least 80%) in one community during one season of the year: spring, summer, fall or winter.
Winter in the Black Country: Lost Girls by Angela Marsons
Book 2: Read a book set in the same community set during a different season of the year.
Summer in the Black Country: Play Dead by Angela Marsons
In Lost Girls there is reference many times to February and how cold it is. In Play Dead, I don't think the actual month is ever told, but everyone is running around in tshirts, and it's obviously summer (lawn mowers are out, etc.).
The Black Country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_C...
Though the bulk of the books take place in one town.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 80
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 3
Sharice20.3 - Best Review - Terri FL's task: New house
Option A: My ideal house or location to live would be
.I wish I could just live the life of a travel nomad. No student loans no mortgage just me wandering around to the beautiful places of the world.
Total this post= 20
Total this season= 40
Lisa MDTASKS COMPLETED
15.6 Picasso, Miro and Rothko: author name ends with "o"
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
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Tasks This Post: 1
Points This Post: 15
Golden Oldie Tickets:
Bigger Is Better Tickets:
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TOTAL TASKS COMPLETED: 10/62
TOTAL POINTS COMPLETED: 215/1125
TOTAL BOOKS READ: 14
TOTAL GOLDEN OLDIE TICKETS:
TOTAL BIGGER IS BETTER TICKETS: 1
Andy P.Task # 15.3 - June, July and August
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book A and Book B
by Erin Hart The Book of Killowen( 4 words) Erin(4)Hart(4)Points this post: 15
Total points: 320
ESHAY10.2 A book set in outer space or on a planet other than Earth.
Saga, Volume 6 by Brian K. Vaughan
The data for the series talks about it taking place during a galactic war and it has space opera as a main page genre.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 75
Tasks completed: 5
Books Read: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Shawn H. 25.4 - MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites
Book 1: The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore
Longer Book (304 pages) - Older Book (Published in 1999) - Part of a Series (Pine Cove Book #2).
Book 2: But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past by Chuck Klosterman
Short Book (288 pages) - Recent Book (Published in 2016) - Stand Alone Book
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 45
Big Ticket Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
25.1 - Andy P's Task: PairsBook 1: Read a book that has one of the following body part pairs in the TITLE (subtitles are excluded): Eyes, Ears, Arms, Hands, Fingers, Legs, Feet, Toes, Kidneys. Please notice that the word MUST be plural because it is a pair.
Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands
I used hands & eyes
Book 2: Read a book that has exactly two authors listed on Goodreads.
Authors are: Brad Meltzer & Tod Goldberg
Book was approved on Message # 34 of Help Thread
* This book was an ARC
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Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 150
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 8
GO Total: 1
BB Total:
Jaclyn TX15.9 - Listen Up
Read a book that has WON an Audie Award.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Audie Award for Fiction (2015)
This post: 15
Total points: 190
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Tasks completed: 17
Megs20.5 - Bigger is Better - TrishHartUK's task: Shakespeare 400
Pariah by Bob Fingerman
Mainpage genre: Horror
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
15.3 - June, July and AugustOption 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book A and Book B
The Lions of Lucerne (Scot Harvath #1) by Brad Thor
4 words in title and 4/4 letters in author's first/last name
1 x BIGGER IS BETTER TIX (512 pages)
15.6 - Picasso, Miro and Rothko
Silence by Shūsaku Endō
author's surname ends with O
25.4 - MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites
2. One book must be recent (first published in 2011 or later) and one must be older (first published in 2010 or earlier)
Published 2013 - Nefarious Doings (Nell Forrest #1) by Ilsa Evans
Published 1946 - My Career Goes Bung by Miles Franklin
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Wipe Out
2. Hang 5 - Read a book that a Goodreads friend has read and rated 5 stars.
The Raven's Wing by Frances Watts
Rated 5 stars by Annie
4. Read a book set in a location of the 2016 World Surf League Championship Tour: Australia
The Tesla Legacy by Robert G. Barrett
Post Total: 85
Goldien Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 260
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Chrissy's task: Sweet Summer
I chose Option A. I read The Making of Asian America: A History by Erika Lee. "America" starts and ends with A.
** The Making of Asian America: A History is 528 pages long, I'd like to claim ONE Big Book ticket**
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's task: Authors in Real Life
I chose Option 3. I read My Father, the Pornographer: A Memoir by Chris Offutt. He has previously published at least two books of short stories and one novel (listed under his author profile). The book concerns Chris trying to make sense of his relationship with his father and his life growing up through his father's prodigious bibliography of pornography. MPGs include Autobiography>Memoir.
Previous point total: 245
New points this post: 20+20
Total points: 285
New tasks completed in this post: 2
Total tasks: 15
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 1
Total Big Books: 3
SandiCompleted Tasks
25.5 - Dakimel’s Task: An Homage to The Toast
Book #1 -- Using Option A where book is by an author in the Texts From Jane Eyre References. -- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Book #2 -- Using Option B where book was found on the first five pages of the Best Canadian Literature List. -- Book is found at spot #16 of page one of the list. -- Room
25.7 - SpiderMac's task: Get Your Run On!
Book #1 -- Using Option 4. I read Pride and Prejudice which can be found on page one of the list at the #23 spot. Link to most popular MMPB: Pride and Prejudice
Book #2 -- Using Option 6 where first letter of every word of book title can be found in the source phrase. I read The Girl in the Red Coat
T - but
G - good
I - I
T - with
R - rather
C - chill
***SUMMARY***
Previous Points Claimed: 110
Points This Post: 50
Total Points Earned This Quarter: 160
Elizabeth PTask 20.7 - Queen of Crime
Option 3 - Book featuring serial killer
A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain
An FBI agent travels back in time accidentally to 1815 where a serial killer (view spoiler) is on the loose at an English country house.
(It's a very little spoiler, I just didn't want to ruin it for anyone just in case)
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 195
Total Tasks: 14
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 17
Post #1115.7 - See the Light
DarkhouseApproved in help thread post #2
Points this post:15
Total Points:225
Books read: 16
Tasks Done: 12
ColetteG25.10 Give me some reds
Two book task
Option 3 I am Legend by Richard Matheson
dystopia
Option 4 Read a book with a character suffering from a mental health issue
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Hannah one of the two main narrators commits suicide, suffering from depression and bullying
25 points for task
15.9 Listen UpRead a book that has won an "Audie Award"
I know this much is true by Wally Lamb
Won the Audie for fiction, abridged novel in 2000
15 points for task
5.1 - A Different View The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (On page 1 of the list)
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 55
Readerboard Name: Elishia 25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pairs
Read one book that fits the criteria for Book 1 and another that fulfills the requirements for Book 2.
Book 1 is a Title task. Read a book that has one of the following body part pairs in the TITLE (subtitles are excluded): Eyes, Ears, Arms, Hands, Fingers, Legs, Feet, Toes, Kidneys.
Approved for Length - 1395 on spreadsheet
Book 2 is an Author** task. Read a book that has exactly two authors listed on Goodreads. There must be two names listed in the author credits.
25.3 Maya's Task : Make it Pretty
Summer is all about beauty, right? Let's celebrate summer the right way and make a painting (abstract, of course!) to make things a little prettier.
This is a two book task. Choose two of the options below to show what you would want on your painting!
Option Five | Doodle
There comes a time when there's nothing you can do but doodle. To doodle on your painting, read a book where the author's first and last name initials can be found in DOODLEPAINTING.
Andrew Grey - DOODLEPAINTING
Option Six | Signature
Read a book in which the first letter/number of the first word in the title matches any letter/number in your Readerboard name. All title words count.
Hidden Summit
H- Elishia
Points Earned This Post: 50
Points Achieved to Date: 190/1125
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
CYNBAXTERTask # 5.02 – Cubism
Book 1: #3 or #6 in a series.
A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 100 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
CYNBAXTERTask # 25.07 – SpiderMac's task: Get Your Run On!
Book 1, Option 5: Read a nonfiction book about an athlete with main page genre "Biography," "Autobiography" or "Memoir."
Morgue: A Life in Death by Vincent DiMaio, Ron Franscell
Book 2, Option 6: Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title is found in “Sounds fun but I would rather chill with a good book”.
The Harrows of Spring by James Howard Kunstler
The Harrows of Spring:
T in rather
H in rather
O in would
S in sounds
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date = 125 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
Jonquil25.9 - Fandury's task: Everything is Possible in Love and Warcraft
Option 1: genre of War
War > Military 20 users
Bound to Danger
Katie Reus
Paperback, 352 pages 6/21
Option 5: book that has been turned into a movie
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247638/?...
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9.0
The Princess Diaries
Meg Cabot
Paperback, 283 pages 7/10
Points this post: 25
Total points: 725
Books posted: 60
Tasks complete: 49
Pages this post: 635
Total pages as of this post: 17031
10.7. "Give me your tired, your poor,........"Read a book from the Immigrant Experience Literature list.
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
Found on the first page of the list.
Points this post: 10
Points in total: 255
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 4
Sara ITA30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Generation Gap
• Book 1. Read a book first published during the decade of your birth.
I was born in 1988.
Voci dalla luna by Andre Dubus (original title: Voices From The Moon)
First published 1984
• Book 2. Read a book first published during the decade 30 years after your birth.
Ho lasciato entrare la tempesta by Hannah Kent (original title: Burial Rites)
First published 2013
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 145
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 2
Morgan Faeriesfolly15.9 - Listen Up
Read a book that has WON an Audie Award- an award recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). The Audie Award identification MUST appear in the book's Goodreads metadata.
Illuminae -- Amie Kaufman
Audie Award for Multi-Voiced Performance (2016)
[POINTS]
Points: 15
Total Points: 280
20.1 - Most Improved - Sarah E's task: Periodically challengedThe Diver's Clothes Lie Empty by Vendela Vida
Clothes: Cl- Chlorine, O- Oxygen, TH- Thorium, ES- Einsteinium
Total Points = 125
Cindy C.Task 10.8-Happy Birthday
Read the 2nd book in a series. This is the 2nd from the First Love series.
The Luckiest Girl
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Task 25.4-MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites
Book 1: Long book (336 pages); Recent (first published 2014); Part of a series
The Infinite Sea
Book 2: Short (128 pages); Older (first published 2006); Stand alone
Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond
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Task 30.1-Schatzie's task: North to Alaska
Option 1: Read a book with Coming of Age as a main page genre.
The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green
Option 4: Read a non-fiction book about military life in the US Armed Forces. Approved in Help Thread post #63.
My Army Life and the Fort Phil Kearney Massacre
Points this post: 65
Total points: 180
Total tasks: 8
Sarah E20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wendy UK's task: Celebrate Norwich!
ebook I read: The Pigeon Pie Mystery by Julia Stuart
Paperback (no MMPB): The Pigeon Pie Mystery
Julia Stuart is on the list of UEA Creative Writing Alumni.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 55
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM25.4 - MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites
Book 1: I read The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks by Terry Tempest Williams. This book is long (416 pages), recent (first published in 2016), and a standalone.
Book 2: I read Night by Elie Wiesel. This book is short (I read the ebook - the most popular mass market paperback is 109 pages), older (first published in 1958), and the first book in the Night trilogy.
Previous point total: 285
New points this post: 25
Total points: 310
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 16
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 3
Mod
15.2 - Colors and Sounds
Book A, color gray: The Gray Man by Mark Greaney
Book B, harp on cover:
The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks15.4 - The Gift of Life- Donate Blood
option 2, one book:
Art in the Blood: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure, blood in title
by Bonnie MacBird O in bOnnie, AB in mAcBird
30.10 - Robin ♥'s Task: The Dog Days of Summer
option A3, NB in ROBIN...: Boar Island by Nevada Barr
option B1, dog on cover:
The Dog Merchants: Inside the Big Business of Breeders, Pet Stores, and Rescuers by Kim Kavintotal = 475
Morgan Faeriesfolly25.2 - Perletwo's task: I love beach music
Book 1) Read a book that the first letter of each word in the title can be found in SWINGING MEDALLIONS. Subtitles should be ignored.
No Ghouls Allowed -- Victoria Laurie
Book 2) Read a book with the GR main page genre "Music" or "Dance";
Girl in a Band -- Kim Gordon
[POINTS]
Points: 25
Total Points: 305
Morgan Faeriesfolly30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Summer of the Gods
Option 1: Gemini/Twins
➜ Read a book with a bird(s) on the cover
Visions -- Kelley Armstrong
Option 4: June/Juno
➜ Read a book written by a female author.
Grave Visions -- Kalayna Price
[POINTS]
Points: 30
Total Points: 335
TASK NUMBER :20.7 - Queen of CrimeTASK DESCRIPTION: Book has Serial Killer
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Julie McElwain
DATE READ: 7/11/2016
REQUIRED INFO: Option 3 - book contains a serial killer
Approval for Book Use
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 225
Delicious Dee30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Generation Gap
Book A - Tonight and Always - I was born in the 1980's and this was published in 1983
Book B - Nora & Kettle - 30yrs from 1980's is 2010-2016 - this was first published in 2016
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 475
15.8 - CommencementRead a book with the genre "New Adult" on its main book page.
Book read: Proposal: A Mediator Novella by Meg Cabot
Verified for New Adult in msg #167 of the Genre Verification Thread.
Points this post: 15
Total: 350
20.2 - Chrissy's TaskOption D: Read a book by an author whose first and last name start with a letter in the word STRAWBERRIES.
Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell (RR)
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 75
TARABLYTHE20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lauren Jodi's task: The Queen of Crime
Option 3: AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
Read a novel (fiction) featuring a serial killer.
Vicious by Kevin O'Brien
[The book linked is the version that I read, however, if you follow this link to the ebook version, it has more of a description in which the serial killer in the book, Mama's Boy - a serial killer who targets young mothers with sons - is mentioned.]
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20.1 - Most Improved - Sarah E's task: Periodically challenged
A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal
Spelling the word PAGE:
Pa = Protactinium
Ge = Germanium
Points this post: 40
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
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Total Points: 95
Total Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 5
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
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20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tallulah A's task: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Option 1: The Forgotten Room by Lauren Willig and two other authors (approved in post 18 of task help thread)
This post: 20 points,
Total points: 145
BB: 1
GO: 1
Total tasks completed: 9