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15.2 - Colors and Sounds
Book A - Read a book with a color word in the title or subtitle from this list of colors
The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
color = BLACK
AND
Book B - Read a book with an image of a musical instrument on the cover.
Harold and Maude by Colin Higgins

I read it on my kindle, but this is the most popular paperback version: Harold and Maude
points: 15
total: 250
BB: 3
GO: 2
tasks completed: 16

Option A: Finish Sentence
My ideal house or location to live would be Heart of the Country
Rene Gutteridge | 450 Pages | ♥♥♥ |
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25.6 - Jamie NYC's task: The Last Abstract Expressionist
Option 1: Book is about a Female Artist
Now You See Her | Linda Howard | 362 Pages | ♥♥ |
Option 3: Use a word from Quote: Word = Remembered in book title
The Remembered | E.H. Lorenzo | 302 Pages | ♥♥ |
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This Post
Points This Post: 45
BB This Post: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
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Total Points
Total Points: 740/1125
BB Total: 4
GO Total: 2

25.3 - Maya's Task : Make it Pretty
Option Two | Crazy Shapes - read a book that has a square, circle, or heart on the cover.

Option Five | Doodle - read a book where the author's first and last name initials can be found in DOODLEPAINTING.
Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time - Doris Pilkington
Points this post: 25
Total points: 105

50.1: Pamela3265's task: Summer Reading Fun
Opt. A: main page genre of historical fiction
The Sandcastle Girls
Opt. C: published in 2016
Jane Steele
Opt. E: on my TBR list before June of 2016
The Loop
Date added to list: Oct 1, 2012

20.6 Opt 3: Read a book your choice that consists of at least 360 pages.
I Capture the Castle
408 pages
This books is a Golden Oldie first published in 1948.
Pts: 20
Total pts: 165
GO: 1

Girl, Interrupted
Pts: 20
Total pts: 185

10.8. Happy Birthday
1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War (Irish Century Novels #2)
30.7 - Sandy's Task: Forwards and Backwards
Book 1: And Then There Were Nuns by Kylie Logan
Book 2: The Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R. King
This post: 40 points,
Total points: 225
BB: 1
GO: 1
Total tasks completed: 13

15.4 - The Gift of Life- Donate Blood
Book A: I read Silver in the Blood by Jessica Day George.
Book B: I read My Lady Jane by BrOdi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows. Brodi Ashton contains all the letters A, B, and O.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 385
Books Read: 30
Tasks Complete: 23

25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pairs - 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.
For Your Eyes Only
Read a book that has exactly two authors listed on Goodreads. There must be two names listed in the author credits.
Close Your Eyes by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen
Points this task: 25
Total points: 650
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 47
Tasks completed: 32

20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Chrissy's task: Sweet Summer
Option D: Author 's first and last name start with a letter in the word STRAWBERRIES.
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Request 1 GO Ticket (Book first published in 1947)
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 335
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 25
Golden Oldies: 6

5.5 Abstract Nouns
Luck Be a Lady - LUCK
15.4 The Gift of Life- Donate Blood
A: High-Powered, Hot-Blooded
B: Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott
50.1 - Pamela3265's task: Summer Reading Fun
A: Second Chance Summer - romance genre
C: My American Duchess
F: The Sin Eater’s Daughter
TALLY:
This post - 70 points
Total - 580

15.5 - Summer in the City
Wild Things
Fantasy > Urban Fantasy on main genre page
Points this post:15
Total Points:260
Books read: 18
Tasks Done: 14

5.8 - Summer Baby
The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
First published in 1958.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 410
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Tasks completed: 29/62
Books read: 42
Pages: 13,950

30.2 - Jonquil’s Task: It looked different the last time I was here...
Book 1: Rolling Brook, Ohio Winter
Murder, Served Simply
Isabella Alan
Paperback, 368 pages 7/18
Book 2: Rolling Brook, Ohio Autumn
Murder, Plainly Read
Isabella Alan
Paperback, 368 pages 7/20
Points this post: 30
Total points: 835
Books posted: 68
Tasks complete: 53
Pages this post: 736
Total pages as of this post: 19679

30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Wipe Out
3. "Surfer" in title
Surfer Girl
Lynn Blackmar
Paperback, 236 pages 7/12
4 Set 100% in Hawaii
"Tiki Goddess Bar on the magical North Shore of Kauai "
Mai Tai One On
Jill Marie Landis
Paperback, 228 pages 7/14
Points this post: 30
Total points: 865
Books posted: 70
Tasks complete: 54
Pages this post: 464
Total pages as of this post: 20143

20.8
Option 3: a biography, autobiography, or memoir of an author.
Just Kids by Patti Smith
Approved in message 23 of help thread.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 95
Tasks completed: 6
Books Read: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)

15.3.A - June, July and August
Read a book with exactly 4 or 6 words in the TITLE.
The Legacy of Ogma by E.A. Rappaport
Title has exactly 4 words.
AND
15.3.B - June, July and August
Read a book by an author whose Goodreads name is composed of name parts (first, middle, other, last) with exactly 4 OR 6 letters in every part.
Boar Island by Nevada Barr
Author's name has 4 or 6 letters in every part.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 70
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 9

30.4.2 - Ava Catherine's task: Summer of the Gods
Cancer/Crab: Read a book with crabs, sea life, or an animal with an exoskeleton on the cover.

Whale on cover.
AND
30.4.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Summer of the Gods
June/Juno: Read a book written by a female author.
Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie
Female author.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 11

5.1 A Different View
I read Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, # 32 on the list.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 520

Option 3: Run

and
Option 6: Hammock

D in good
O in good
A in rather
G in Good
L in chill
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Wipe Out
1. The Playlist

City from Surf City
and
4. Read a book set in a location of the 2016 World Surf League Championship Tour:

(set in Hawaii)
Total Points = 735

25.4 - MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites
Book1-

(standalone) - first published January 1st 2015) - Hardcover, 416 pages
and
Book2 -

(Miss Marple #11) - (first published November 15th 1965) - Kindle Edition, 272 pages

Option B:

(Dave Robicheaux #8)
and
Option C: -

Published May 1st 2016
and
Option F: -

Total Points = 805

Option C. The Golden Age is often used to refer to a Senior Citizen. Read a book that was first published after the author's 65th birthday.
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Harper Lee was born in 1926; the book was published in 2015.
Points this post: 20
Points in total: 310
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 4

15.9 - Listen Up
Read a book that has WON an Audie
Alpha by Jasinda Wilder
25.4 - MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites
1. One book must be long (300 pages or more) and one must be short (less than 300 pages)
2. One book must be recent (first published in 2011 or later) and one must be older (first published in 2010 or earlier)
3. One book must be part of a series (any number) and one must be stand-alone
Required: When posting you must specify how your books differ on all 3 categories. Be sure to state the number of pages, the year of first publication, and series vs stand-alone.
One Hot Desert Night by Kristi Gold
192 pp (short), 2015 (new), stand alone
Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder
488 pp (long), 2009 (old), series
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.
Christmas at Copper Mountain by Jane Porter
set in winter
approved line 495 in spreadsheet
Book 2: Read a book set in the same community set during a different season of the year.
Her Montana Cowboy by Valerie Hansen
set in summer
Required: Explain how the books fit the task when you post. both books are set in small town Montana, one in summer and one in winter
30.9 - Catherine T's task: Should We Stay Or Should We Go?
Option 2: Go --
Book A: Vote Leave by reading a book set at least 70% in an EU country** (excluding the UK) with main page genre of "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic";
Werewolf Cop by Andrew Klavan
AND
Book B: Read a book set at least 70% in the UK**. Your UK book should NOT have any of the genres "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic" in its main book page.
Duke of Sin by Elizabeth Hoyt
Points this post: 100
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 7
Big Book Tickets: 0

Option A-3 – Author First & Last initials in ROBINAUGUSTELEVENTH - E.H.
Ernest Hemingway / A Moveable Feast
Option B-1 – Dog on cover

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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 205 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1

Option A: Praça de Londres by Lídia Jorge
Points this post: 20

TASK DESCRIPTION: Author Initials in CANDYLAND & Pink Cover
BOOK #1 READ:

AUTHOR: David Levithan
DATE READ: 7/16/2016
REQUIRED INFO: Option 3 - Author Initials in CANDYLAND (DL)
BOOK #2 READ:

AUTHOR: Sara Shepard
DATE READ: 7/21/2016
REQUIRED INFO: Option 2 - Pink Cover
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TOTALS
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 310

15.10
Book from one of YALSA's 2014 Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners categories
Category: History and Cultures
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 110
Tasks completed: 7
Books Read: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)

5.9 Summer Reading
Cinderby Marissa Meyer
Found on page 1
Books Read 6
Tasks Completed
Big Books 0
Task Points 5
Grand Total 85/115

25.6 - Jamie NYC's task: The Last Abstract Expressionist
Option 1: Stamped Out - Terri Thayer 7/4
(heroine is a restoration artist, a painter who restores damaged paintings)
Option 4: The Second Betrayal - Cheyenne McCray 7/21
(C & M in JOAN MITCHELL)
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50.1 - Pamela3265's task: Summer Reading Fun
Option B: The Beast - J.R. Ward 7/17
(#14 Black Dagger Brotherhood series)
BIG BOOK: 508 pages
Option C: Stiletto - Daniel O'Malley 7/14
(published 6/14/16)
Option E: Frostbitten - Kelley Armstrong 7/8
(added to TBR March 2, 2009)
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 75
Total Points: 320
Big Books - 500+: (2)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)

*****REPOST*****
25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pairs - 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.
For Your Eyes Only
Read a book that has exactly two authors listed on Goodreads. There must be two names listed in the author credits.
Close Your Eyes: A Kendra Michaels Novel 1 by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen
Points this task: 25
Total points: 650
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 47
Tasks completed: 32

The Troop
2015 Best Genre Fiction, Horror short list
20.1 - Most Improved - Sarah E's task: Periodically challenged
Seal Cove
Word: seal
Se - Selenium
Al - Aluminium
20.4 - Golden Oldie - Heather(Gibby)'s task: The Golden Age
Option A. Ramses: Ramses: Ikuisuuksien temppeli
Mythology verified https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
25.3 - Maya's Task : Make it Pretty
Option Four | People
Pimeyden pyörä
*535 pages, claiming one BB ticket*
Option Six | Signature
Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools: Tuck into a Slice of Andalucían Life
Points this post: 75
Points total: 315
GO total: 0
BB total: 1
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 25

Option 1: Gemini/Twins
➜ Read a book about brothers and/or sisters, or read a book with a bird(s) on the cover
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman- Quote from Goodreads description: "Now brother Spider's on his doorstep -- about to make Fat Charlie's life more interesting... and a lot more dangerous.”
Option 4: June/Juno
➜ Read a book written by a female author.
Heidi by Johanna Spyri- IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 16.0 - This book was first published in 1880. I would like 1 GO ticket for this book.
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Oldie: 1
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 190
Tasks Completed: 8
Total Books Read: 11
Oldies: 3
Big Books: 0

10.6.June 8 is "Name Your Poison" day
I read Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov
30.8 - Beth NC's task: Cards Against Humanity (The Book Version)
Nothing says I love you like Jesus Land
(this was written by Julia Scheeres)
I got 99 problems but Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing isn't one.
(this one was written by Anya von Bremzen)
Points this post: 40
Total points: 55

15.1 - Live Your Passion - Rio 2016
Book 1 - Read a book set at least 50% in South America

Ice Limit by Douglas Preston
*Chile
Book 2 - Read a book with the genre Sports and Games, Sports or Sports Romance on its main book page

The Total Package by Stephanie Evanovich
*Genre verified here
Points This Post - 15
Total Points - 555

30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Summer of the Gods
Option 1: brothers and sisters, and birds on the cover

Clammed Up
Barbara Ross
Mass Market Paperback, 378 pages 7/21
Option 2: creature that lives in the ocean- giant Humboldt squid

Just Different Devils
Jinx Schwartz
Paperback, 334 pages 7/17
Points this post: 30
Total points: 895
Books posted: 72
Tasks complete: 55
Pages this post: 712
Total pages as of this post: 20855

Abstract Art on Cover
The Girl on the Train | Paula Hawkins | 336 Pages | ♥♥♥ |
Include Cover:

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10.5.But watch out - it's hurricane season!
Authors name 2016 Hurricane Name = Alex
The Love Dare | Alex Kendrick | 205 Pages | ♥♥♥ |
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This Post
Points This Post: 15
BB This Post: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
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Total Points
Total Points: 755/1125
BB Total: 4
GO Total: 2

15.6 - Picasso, Miro and Rothko
Read a book by an author who has a name than ENDS in O.
Rachel's Folly by Monica Bruno
Points this post: 15
Total points: 305

20.10 - Group Reads
Beloved by Toni Morrison
**Post # 12 in the Discussion Thread**
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 95
Big Ticket Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0

25.2 - 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. One word titles will work.
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel
I chose B option for Book 2
Book 2-Read a book set at least 50% in North Carolina or South Carolina.
Agony of the Leaves by Laura Childs
Total Points--Total Points--510/1125
Completed Tasks-22/62
GO Books (2)
Big Books 500-750 pages (1); 750+pages()

25.7 - SpiderMac's task: Get Your Run On!
I chose Options 5 and 6.
Option 5: Spectator
Read a nonfiction book about an athlete
In the Water They Can't See You Cry: A Memoir by Amanda Beard
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Option 6: Hammock
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”.
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The H is found in the word 'rather"
The O is found in 'sounds"
The D is found in 'good'
Claiming Heart of Darkness as GO book as it was published in
Total Points--Total Points--535/1125
Completed Tasks-23/62
GO Books (3)
Big Books 500-750 pages (1); 750+pages()

15.2 - Colors and Sounds
Book A - Read a book with a color in the title or subtitle from this list of colors:
I chose the color Blue
Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland
Book B - Read a book with an image of a musical instrument on the cover.

Total Points--Total Points--550/1125
Completed Tasks-24/62
GO Books (3)
Big Books 500-750 pages (1); 750+pages()

Date July 21, 2016
Task 25.4 - MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites
Book 1: The Child by Sebastian Fitzek 1- long book (384 pages), 2 - older (first published in 2007), 3 - stand alone - read 7/19/16
Book 2: Death Runs in the Family by Heather Haven - 1- short book (295 pages), 2 - newer (first published 2014), 3 - part of a series - read 7/13/16
Task 25.10 - Task 25.10 - M1nks's task: Give Me Some Reds, Give Me Some Blues, Give Me Some... What the heck is THAT supposed to be!?
Option 1 -

Raining Men and Corpses by Anne R. Tan - read 7/20/16
Option 2 -I chose the painting by PIcasso that portrays a series of women (kind of like a “pack”) that could be considered “sirens” that would tempt men to their death among the rocks. The book I read is titled “ Tempted by the pack”. - length verified post 5690 - read 6/24/16
Task 50.1 - Pamela3265's task: Summer Reading Fun
Option A - The Complete Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn - genre: self help
read 7/18
Claiming 2 BB tickets (976 pages)
Option B - The Cupcake Witch by Poppy Lawless, The Chancellor Fairy Tales #2, read 7/21
Total Points this Post: 100
Total Points to Date: 355

25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pairs
Book 1 - 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.
I Only Have Eyes for You by Bella Andre -- I Only Have Eyes for You; I read the kindle ebook edition, here is the mass market paperback: I Only Have Eyes for You
Book 2 - A book that has exactly two authors listed on Goodreads.
The Heist by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg -- Written by only two authors
Points This Post: 25
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 85
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1

50.1 - Pamela3265's task: Summer Reading Fun - Option B: read a book in a series that is not the first book in the series - the series number must be AFTER #1, so a book that is a prequel, 0.5 in a series, would not work. The book must be listed on Goodreads as a series (XYZ Series #).
Knit to Be Tied GR page: (A Knitting Mystery #14)
Option C: read a book first published in 2016.
Someone Always Knows - first printed 7/5/16
Option F: read any book of your choice.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
First printed in 1926, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket
Points this task: 50
Total points: 700
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 6
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 50
Tasks completed: 33

Read a book set in outer space or on a planet other than Earth.
Book read: Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Points this post: 10
Total: 410

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.
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
B-3: July 3-August 11 is 20 days before and 20 days after the conjunction of the sun and Sirius. Read a book that was first published in 2003, 2007, 2008, or 2011.
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
[POINTS]
This Post: 30
Total Points: 375
Books Read: 28
Completed Tasks: 23
Dlmrose
15.3 - June, July and August
option 2 6 word title, 4/6 author: Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
25.3 - Maya's Task : Make it Pretty
option 3, flower in title: Blood Orchids by Toby Neal
PB: Blood Orchids
option 5 PD in Doodlepainting: Widowmaker by Paul Doiron
30.7 - Sandy's Task: Forwards and Backwards
book 1, ST: Black Irish by Stephan Talty, 320 pages
book 2, TS: The Doll by Taylor Stevens, 335
320 + 335 = >500
total = 700
15.3 - June, July and August
option 2 6 word title, 4/6 author: Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
25.3 - Maya's Task : Make it Pretty
option 3, flower in title: Blood Orchids by Toby Neal
PB: Blood Orchids
option 5 PD in Doodlepainting: Widowmaker by Paul Doiron
30.7 - Sandy's Task: Forwards and Backwards
book 1, ST: Black Irish by Stephan Talty, 320 pages
book 2, TS: The Doll by Taylor Stevens, 335
320 + 335 = >500
total = 700
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15.9 - Listen Up:
Read a book that has WON an Audie Award:
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.
*Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket, Oliver Twist was first published in 1838.*
Points this post: 15
Total points: 90
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0