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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
Andy P.Task # 30.10 - Robin ♥'s Task: The Dog Days of Summer
A-3: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in ROBINAUGUSTELEVENTH
by Greg IlesROBINAUGUST ELEVENTH
B-1: Read a book with a dog on the cover
by Susannah Charleson Golden Retriever front and center on coverPoints this post: 30
Total points: 485
Andy PTask # 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's task: Authors in Real Life
Option 2. . Signed books: read a book written by one of the authors who have signed my books:
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
from creator's list page 3, Moriarty is listed as one of her signed authors, not this book however.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 505
Ava Catherine50.1 - Pamela3265's task: Summer Reading Fun
Option A: Read a book with a main page genre from the following list: Business, Christian, Classics, Fantasy, History or Historical Fiction, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction or Self-Help.
I read a book with classics as a main page genre.
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
6,023 classics main page users
Option C: Read a book first published in 2016.
Miss Jane by Brad Watson first published July 12, 2016
Option F: Read a book of your choice.
Gillespie and I by Jane Harris
total=1125
Theresa5.2 - Cubism
This World We Live In - Susan Beth Pfeffer
Last Survivors #3
5.4 - In the Shadows
The Red Tent - Anita Diamont
Anita Diamont is Jewish
5.5 - Abstract Nouns
Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie
Noun = Death
5.6 - Abstract Design
- Lily KingApproved in help thread
Points this post - 20
Total Points - 25
Delicious Dee50.1 - Pamela3265's task: Summer Reading Fun
Option A - Looking for Trouble - shelved as romance by 159ppl
Option B - From the Moment We Met - #5 in the St Helena Vineyard series
Option C - Rock Wedding - released July, 2016
Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 640
Readerboard name Kathy P20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lauren Jodi's task: The Queen of Crime
Option 2
Come, Tell Me How You Live
Approved in the task help.
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Claiming 1 Golden Oldies Ticket Published in 1946
Total Points: 205
Total Books: 11
Total Tasks: 11
Readerboard name Kathy P20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's task: Authors in Real Life
Option 1
Author Kate Forsyth
The Wild Girl
Approved in the task help.
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Total Points: 225
Total Books: 12
Total Tasks: 12
Mod
Readerboard name Kathy P30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Summer of the Gods
Option 1: Gemini/Twins
Bird on cover
The Wednesday Letters
Option 3: Leo/Lion
The Year We Disappeared: A Father - Daughter MemoirThis book fits because it shows the bravery of a family whose policeman father has been targeted and shot by the local gangster. He is badly injured but not dead and the gangster is still after him.
Points this post: 30
Books this post: 2
Total Points: 255
Total Books: 14
Total Tasks: 14
Jonquil30.8 - Beth NC's task: Cards Against Humanity (The Book Version)
1) What ended my last relationship? Martinis & Mayhem
2) In the L.A. County Jail, word is you can trade 200 cigarettes for Danger in High Heels.
Martinis & Mayhem
Jessica Fletcher
Paperback, 287 pages 7/24
Danger in High Heels
Gemma Halliday
Paperback, 192 pages 7/12
Points this post: 30
Total points: 1015
Books posted: 80
Tasks complete: 59
Pages this post: 479
Total pages as of this post: 23367
Kait30.6 - Donna Jo's Task: Generation Gap
Book 1 - A book first published during the decade of your birth.
Guardian Angel by Julie Garwood -- First published in 1990; I was born in the the decade of 1990
Book 2 - A book first published during the decade either 30 years before your birth, 30 years after your birth, or if you were born in the 1990s or afterward, you can read a book first published in 2016.
Distraction by Aurora Rose Reynolds -- First published in 2016; I was born in the the decade of 1990; I read the kindle ebook edition, here is the paperback: Distraction
Points This Post: 30
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 115
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Lisa MDTASKS COMPLETED:
10.9 Smile: Humor genre
Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
25.4 MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites
Book 1: The Crossing by Michael Connelly
1. Long Book (400 pages); 2. Recent (2015); 3. Series (Harry Bosch #20)
Book 2: The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown
1. Short (138 pages); 2. Older (1/1/2010); 3. Standalone
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Tasks This Post: 2
Points This Post: 35
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TOTAL Tasks Completed: 16/62
TOTAL Points Completed: 325/1125
TOTAL Books Read: 22
TOTAL Golden Oldie Tickets:
TOTAL Bigger Is Better Tickets: 1
JeniferTask 10.8 Happy Birthday
#2 in series: The Scent by H.P. Mallory
Task 20.5 Shakespeare 400
Option 4: Paranormal genre
Sinjin by H.P. Mallory
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 95
Janice CA15.3 - June, July and August
Option 2: Single book
title: 4 words
author's name: 6/4 letters
The Pig and I by Rachel Toor
+15
total: 50
tasks: 4
books: 4
Oldies: 2
LAUREN JODI30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Wipe Out
Option 2 : Hang 5
Bound by Flames by Jeaniene Frost
Given 5 stars by Jen (Red Hot Books)
Option 4: Set in California, USA
Blood Work by Michael Connelly
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 280/1125
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 14/62
Post #1530.8 - Beth NC's task: Cards Against Humanity (The Book Version)
1) What ended my last relationship? Blood Games
3) Nothing says I love you like The Devil's Grin
Points this post:30
Total Points:300
Books read: 21
Tasks Done: 16
SandiCompleted Tasks
5.2 - Cubism -- #3 in series
From The Night Trilogy: Night/Dawn/The Accident, I read the isolated title The Accident which is #3 of the The Night Trilogy by Elie Wiesel
5.4 - In the Shadows -- written by a Jewish author
From The Night Trilogy: Night/Dawn/The Accident, I read the isolated title Dawn by Elie Wiesel (RIP) who was of Hungarian Jewish Descent as stated on his author page and as depicted in the first book of this series where he recalls his experiences as a Jew in World War II era.
At 81 pages, I am using my one time exception for a Summer 2016 five point task where the book can be between 80 - 99 pages in length.
25.10 - M1nks's task: Give Me Some Reds, Give Me Some Blues, Give Me Some... What the heck is THAT supposed to be!?
Book #1 -- Using Option 2 -- Read a book with a title which you think would make a good name for the painting. Painting used is labeled as Tableau I, Mondrian. There are colored squares on top of other colored squares which could represent to me a pile of presents
Kindle edition I read: Gifts
Most popular paperback edition: Gifts
AR Bookfinder Info: IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9.0
Book #2 -- Using Option 3 -- Dystopia as main page genre
Kindle edition I read: Hollowland
Paperback edition: Hollowland
***SUMMARY***
Previous Points Claimed: 195
Points This Post: 35
Total Points Earned This Quarter: 230
5.2: CubismI read Lila by Marilynne Robinson. This is book #3 in the Gilead series.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 25
Tasks Complete: 4
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
FANDURY30.10 - Robin ♥'s Task: The Dog Days of Summer
Option A-3: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in ROBINAUGUSTELEVENTH.
A Song for No Man's Land by Andy Remic
The initials of the author AR can be found in RobinAugusteleventh
Option B-2: Read a book with the main page genre of "Astronomy."
Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End... by Philip Plait
Astronomy is a Main Page Genre.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 265
Books Read: 17
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
CYNBAXTERTask # 25.11 – Amanda A's task as suggested by Karen Michele: Visit the Centre Pompidou
Book 1, 5th Floor: Read a book first published in the years 1960 to 1974, inclusive.
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson, first published in 1972
Book 2, 6th Floor: Read a book about a restaurant and/or a chef.
Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date = 160 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
Bookwrm526Task #30.6
Book 1 - Read a book first published during the decade of your birth. I was born in the 1970s, so I read Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko.
Book 2 - Read a book first published during the decade 30 years before your birth. I read Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl.
Points this post: 30
Total points so far: 305
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Chrissy's task: Sweet SummerOption D:
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
*author's first and last name start with a letter in the word STRAWBERRIES*
Total Points = 170
Nick KY10.8 Happy Birthday America. The Story Teller by Margaret Coel. #4 in Wind River series
10.9 Smile. “Humor” as a GR genre, I read Three One-act Plays: Riverside Drive/Old Saybrook/Central Park West by Woody Allen.
15.9 Audie Award I read Snakewoman of Little Egypt by Robert Hellenga, 2011 winner for Literary Fiction.
20.10 Group Read I read Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, comment # 12 in the discussion thread.
Points This Post: 55
Total Points So Far: 575
10.4 - Don't Leave Home Without OneRead Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart. This is on the 2016 Best Genre Fiction list in the Historical Fiction category, on the short list
25.2 - Perletwo's task: I love beach music
Book A - Read Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire. The title Wicked starts with a 'W', which is in the words 'SWINGING MEDALLIONS'.
Book B - Read The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee. This currently has the genre 'music' at the time of this posting, but, just in case, I also had it approved in the genre verification thread, message 39.
This book has over 500 pages, so, I claim one Big Book Ticket.
Points these task: 35
Total points: 135
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 16
Tasks completed: 10
30.10 - Robin ♥'s Task: The Dog Days of SummerA-3: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in ROBINAUGUSTELEVENTH.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
IL: MY - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10.0
B-1: Since Sirius is the brightest star in Canis Major, aka the "big dog," read a book with a dog on the cover.
by Mark HaddonPoints this post: 30
Points in total: 340
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 4
Creynard5.6 - Abstract Design
by Maya BanksPoints this post: 5
Total points: 415
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Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 43
Pages: 14,346
Laura NT20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's task: Authors in Real Life
3. Read a biography, autobiography, or memoir of an author. This author must have published at least one (1) book that is not related to him/herself.
Life Without a Recipe
The author Diana Abu-Jaber has written several books, including Crescent, that is not about/related to herself.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 130
Andy P.Task # 5.4 - In the Shadows
Read a book that is written by a Jewish Author
by Elie Wiesel Author's biographical information indicates he is JewishPoints this post: 5
Total points: 510
Mod
25.8 - Brooke TX's task: Finally, A Little Vacation
option 3, initials AA in Candyland: The Innocents by Ace Atkins
option 3, set in Nevada: Tahoe Blowup by Todd Borg
25.9 - Fandury's task: Everything is Possible in Love and Warcraft
option 1, war genre: Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach
option 5, book to movie: The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff
IMDB The Danish Girl
30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: North to Alaska
option 2, sister in title: The Tumbling Turner Sisters by Juliette Fay
option 3, initials AM in Mountain: Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty
total = 860
Bluegrass Pam15.9 Listen Up
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
- 2015 fiction winner
-Claiming 1 Big Book ticket (530 pages)
Points this post:15
BB this point: 1
perletwo30.10 - Robin ♥'s Task: The Dog Days of Summer - A-3: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in ROBINAUGUSTELEVENTH. Middle names can be ignored.
Super Boys: The Amazing Adventures of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster--the Creators of Superman by Brad Ricca
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.
Six Suspects - first printed in 2008
Points this task: 30
Total points: 760
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 6
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 54
Tasks completed: 35
TASK NUMBER :25.4 - A Pair of OppositesTASK DESCRIPTION: 2 books that are opposite
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Lisa McMann
DATE READ: 6/20/2016
REQUIRED INFO: Short Book (210 Pages), Older (Published in 2008), Part of Series (#1 in Dream Catcher Series)
BOOK #2 READ:
AUTHOR:Fredrik Backman
DATE READ: 7/24/2016
REQUIRED INFO: Long Book (337 pages), Recent (Published in 2012), Standalone
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 345
TASK NUMBER :30.4 - Summer of GodsTASK DESCRIPTION: 2 books representing Summer of Gods
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Lauren Blakely
DATE READ: 7/2/2016
REQUIRED INFO: Option 4 - June/Juno (Female Author)
BOOK #2 READ:
AUTHOR:Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
DATE READ: 7/24/2016
REQUIRED INFO: Option 1 - Gemini (book with Siblings) From description: "...Melody, Beatrice, and Jack Plumb gather to confront their charismatic and reckless older brother, Leo..." and "...the Plumb siblings have watched The Nest’s value soar ..."
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 375
Kim A5.7 - Purple Reign - Read a book with "princess" in the title
Poison Princess by Kresley Cole
Points This Post - 5
Total Points - 575
Completed 5.10 read Legend by Marie YuCompleted 10.8 read Kiss the Girls book 2, by Jame Patterson
Completed 20.2 Option D. Read The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks initials in strawberries)
completed 20.6 Option 3. Read The 5th Wave b Rick Yancy
Task points 55
Total points
15.3 - June, July and AugustBook A- Read a book with exactly 4 or 6 words in the TITLE. Subtitles should be ignored. Spaces determine words. All words count. I read Not Just a Game
AND
Book B- 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. All name parts must be considered. Spaces determine names. One qualifying contributor in a book by multiple authors works. I read Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen by Alison Weir, whose first name is 6 letters and last name is 4 letters. This book is 600 pages which earns a ******Big Book **** ticket!
Points: 215
Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
Readerboard Name: JamminJennyDate July 25, 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 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
Option F: The Aztec: The Last Great Civilization of Mesoamerica by Duncan Ryan - e-length verification approved post #5716 - read 7/21
Total Points this Post: 75
Total Points to Date: 355
25.1 - Andy P's Task: PairsBook 1, "Eyes" in the title: The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss by Edmund de Waal
Book 2, two authors: The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son On Life, Love, and Loss by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt
Points this post: 25
Total points: 285
5.1 - A Different View And Then There Were None found on page 1 of the list
*First published 1939, claiming one GO ticket*
20.3 - Best Review - Terri FL's task: New house
Option A: My ideal house or location to live would be The House of Silk.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tallulah A's task: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Option 4: Kaiju Fall
30.5 - Daphne's task: A Season of growth and color
Apples list, page 1:
Citrus list:
Points this post: 75
Points total: 390
GO total: 1
BB total: 1
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 30
Task 15.2 - Colors and SoundsBook A - Read a book with a color in the title or subtitle from the list of colors:
Sky
Children of Earth and Sky (2016) by Guy Gavriel Kay (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 571 pages)
** Children of Earth and Sky is a Big Book (571 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket **
AND
Book B - Read a book with an image of a musical instrument on the cover.
The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code (2012) by Sam Kean (Hardcover, 401 pages) [572.8]
160 + 15 = 175
Tasks Completed: 09
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 160 + 15 = 175
Books read: 14
Pages read: 4,765
Read but not claimed: 09
Goodreads Authors: 06
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
JUKKA30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Generation Gap
Book 1: Book published during the decade of my birth.
Decision at Thunder Rift by William H. Keith Jr., first published in 1986. I was born in the 1980s.
Book 2: Book published the decade 30 years before or after my birth.
Penric's Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold, first published in 2015, exactly 30 years after I was born.
Points this post: 30
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 335/1125
Total Books Read: 29
Tasks Completed: 23/62
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
LAVENDER20.2.A - Rookie at the Top - Chrissy's task: Sweet Summer
Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word that starts and ends with the same letter.
Secrets of the Undercity by E.A. Rappaport
SecretS in title
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 120
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 12
20.1 - Most Improved - Sarah E's task: Periodically challengedSpell out one word from the title using the symbols of the chemical elements.
The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain
My word is NOTEBOOK
No - Nobelium
Te - Tellurium
B - Boron
O - Oxygen
O - Oxygen
K - Potassium
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Chrissy's task: Sweet Summer
OPTION D: Read a book by an author whose first and last name start with a letter in the word STRAWBERRIES.
A Whole Life by Robert Seethaler
20.3 - Best Review - Terri FL's task: New house
OPTION A: Read a book with a title that could evoke your response to the following question:
My ideal house or location to live would be _____________.
The House by the Lake: A Story of Germany by Thomas Harding
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tallulah A's task: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
OPTION 2: Read a book from Patrick Lenton's list: THE RORY GILMORE READING CHALLENGE.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Number 164 on the list.
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's task: Authors in Real Life
OPTION 1: Read a book by one of the attending authors at Sydney Writers Festival.
The Bricks that Built the Houses by Kate Tempest
Points this post: 100
TOTAL POINTS: 140
Golden Oldies: -
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 7
Total books read: 7
KATIEGIRL20.8 - Authors in Real Life
Option 3: A biography, autobiography or memoir of an author.
Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby by Sarah Churchwell
This book is a biography of F Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald especially focused on the writing of the Great Gatsby. Book selection approved in task Help Thread message 31.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 300
Total tasks: 17
BB total: 3
GO total: 1
Jen UT25.3 - Maya's Task : Make it Pretty
Option Three: The Rose & the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh
Option Six: The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
readerboard name: Jen UT
Points this post: 25
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Total points: 135
CleoDragon5.3 - Action!
Read a book with the main page genre "Action" and/or "Adventure." Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
Book One Foot in the Grave
Date read 07/24/16
How it fits
Action is on main page (shelved as action by 53 people)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 80
CleoDragon5.5 - Abstract Nouns
Read a book with an abstract noun in the title/subtitle. For the purposes of this task, the noun must be found on this list: Examples of Abstract Nouns. Plurals and possessives will work, but no other variations.
Required: State the abstract noun you used when you post.
BookBeauty Sleeps
Date read 07/07/16
How it fits
Abstract noun - Beauty
Points this task: 5
Total:85
Jen UT5.5 - Abstract Nouns
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Abstract noun: Power
Points this post: 5
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Total Points: 140
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25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pairs
Book 1
and
Book 2
30.5 - Daphne's task: A Season of growth and color
Book 1: Berries on the Cover
and
Book 2: Apples on the Cover - page 1
30.7 - Sandy's Task: Forwards and Backwards
Book 1.
250 pages
and
Book 2.
Paperback, 528 pages
Total Points = 945