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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
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥10.5 But watch out - it's hurricane season!
Author shares a name with one of the 2016 hurricane names--Danielle :The Promise by Danielle Steel
Points Earned This Post:10
Points Achieved to Date:100/1125
10.6 June 8 is "Name Your Poison" day."crime" as a main page genre.
How It Went Down
Verification Post
Points Earned This Post:10
Points Achieved to Date: 110/1125
SandiCompleted Tasks
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tallulah A's task: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Using Option 3 - book of at least 360 pages -- Fifty Shades of Grey -- 514 pp
30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Summer of the Gods
Book #1 -- Using Option 1: Gemini/Twins -- Book is about sisters and brothers of the Plumb family. Book cover also has birds -- The Nest
Book #2 -- Using Option 4: June/Juno -- written by female author
Kindle edition I read: My Bad-Boy Summer by Ann Herrick
Paperback edition: It's All in Your Mind
30.5 - Daphne's task: A Season of growth and color
Book #1 -- Book from the Pomegranates listopia (found at #7 of only page in list)
Book edition I read: The Wasted Vigil
Cover for edition with the Pomegranates on cover:
Book #2 -- Book from the Citrus on the Cover listopia (found at #39 of only page in list)
Kindle edition I read: Goblin Fruit
Cover for edition with the Citrus on cover:
30.10 - Robin ♥'s Task: The Dog Days of Summer
Book #1 -- Using Option A-3 -- author's initials found in ROBINAUGUSTELEVENTH -- The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket -- AR Bookfinder Info: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 6.0
Book #2 -- Using Option B-3 -- originally published in 2003 -- Full Tilt -- AR Bookfinder Info: UG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 7.0
***SUMMARY***
Previous Points Claimed: 295
Points This Post: 110
Total Points Earned This Quarter: 405
10.6.June 8 is "Name Your Poison" day.Read a book with "Crime" as a MPG.
Strip Jack by Ian Rankin
Points this post: 10
Points in total: 505
GO: 1
BBT: 4
Andy P.Task # 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 Giant's House__byElizabeth McCracken___because then I would presumably have someone (the giant) to reach things off the higher shelves for me.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 1090
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wendy UK's task: Celebrate Norwich!The Children Act by Ian McEwan
Total Points = 255
15.3 - June, July and AugustBook A: Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Book B: The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
BARBARA ★30.8 - Beth NC's task: Cards Against Humanity (The Book Version)
4) You are not alone. Millions of people struggle with ________________ every day.
Changes - Jim Butcher
BIG BOOK: 549 pages
6) I got 99 problems but __________________ isn’t one .
Dreamwalker - Allyson James 7/9
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 515
BIG BOOKS: 500+: (3), 750+: (0); 1000+: (0)
SandiCompleted Tasks
PLEASE NOTE:
***I am removing removing The Promise of Paradise from previously claimed task 15.8 and replacing it with another in this post***
***This post also includes a repost of task 30.10 due to using a book not meeting SRC guidelines in initial task claim***
5.3 - Action!
Main page genre - Adventure
Audio edition I listened to: The Living
Most popular paperback edition: Los vivientes
10.6. June 8 is "Name Your Poison" day.
Main page genre - Crime
Kindle edition I read: Open Season by Archer Mayor
Most popular paperback edition: Open Season
15.8 - Commencement -- Note: REPOST (as stated above)
New Adult genre -- book noted with required genre at post #58 of help thread -- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Kindle edition I read: Lying Season
Paperback edition: Lying Season
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Wipe Out
Book #1 -- Using Option 1 (The Playlist) and the song "My Beach" - Surf Punks -- Shared word is BEACH
Firefly Beach
Book #2 -- Using Option 2 (Hang 5) in which from my friend list Molly Embry has rated a 5
Audio edition I listened to: Beautiful Creatures
Paperback edition I (sometimes) followed along with: Beautiful Creatures
30.10 - Robin ♥'s Task: The Dog Days of Summer -- Note: REPOST (as stated above)
Book #1 -- Using Option A-3 - initials can be found in ROBINAUGUSTELEVENTH
Kindle edition I read: The Promise of Paradise by Allie Boniface
Most popular paperback edition: Lost in Paradise
Book #2 -- Using Option B-3 -- originally published in 2003
Full Tilt -- AR Bookfinder Info: UG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 7.0
50.1 - Pamela3265's task: Summer Reading Fun
Book #1 -- Using Option A and using from genre list FANTASY
Kindle edition I read: Armageddon: The Musical
Most popular paperback edition: Armageddon: The Musical
Book #2 -- Using Option B - a book in a series that is not the first book in the series
Kindle edition I read: Basic Living which is #2 in The Futures Trilogy
Paperback edition: Basic Living
Book #3 -- Using Option F -- book of choice
Open Season by C.J. Box
NOTE: This is a different book with the same title as was claimed in task 10.6 above
***SUMMARY***
Previous Points Claimed: 405
Minus: Issue with task 30.10 -- <30>
Minus: Temporary removal of task 15.8 -- <15>
Points This Post: 140
Total Points Earned This Quarter: 500
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Task 20.1: Periodically challenged: Quilt by AssociationQuilt by Association by Arlene Sachitano. My word is Association:
As - Arsenic
S - Sulfur
O - Oxygen
C - Carbon
I - Iodine
At - Astatine
I - Iodine
O - Oxygen
N - Nitrogen
Task 20.2: Sweet Summer: Option B: The Killings at Badger's Drift by Caroline Graham. There are sandwiches and cookies on the cover.
Task 20.6: A Year in the Life - Option 3: Draykon by Charlotte E. English. The book has 404 pages, 360 pages required for this task.
Task 25.4: Pair of Opposites:
Option 1 - long: The Janus Affair by Pip Ballantine and Dee Morris. The Book has 416 pages (i.e. > 300 pages required).
Option 1 - short: Aristotle DetectiveAristotle Detective: An Aristotle Detective NovelAristotle and Poetic Justice: An Aristotle Detective Novel by Margaret Doody. The Book has 280 pages (i.e. less than 300 pages required).
By the way, these two books also fit the requirements for Option 2. The first one is published in 2012, and the second one in 1978. :)
Task 30.1: North to Alaska:
Option 1: Killing Hemingway by Arthur Byrne. The genre Coming of Age is listed on the home page. Similar embedded genre listing was approved in Help thread #12 for the task.
Option 3: Guardian of the Trust by Irene Radford. The initials IR can be cound in MountaI MaRathon. Claim a Big Book: the book has 560 pages.
Totals this posting:
Points: 115
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 310
Total Books Read: 19
Total Tasks Completed: 13
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2; 750+: 0;
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.1: Periodically challenged: Quilt by Association by Arlene Sachitano. My word is Association:
As - Arsenic
S - Sulfur
O - Oxygen
C - Carbon
I - Iodine
At - Astatine
I - Iodine
O - Oxygen
N - Nitrogen
Task 20.2: Sweet Summer: Option B:
The Killings at Badger's Drift by Caroline Graham. There are sandwiches and cookies on the cover.Task 20.6: A Year in the Life - Option 3: Draykon by Charlotte E. English. The book has 404 pages, 360 pages required for this task.
Task 25.4: Pair of Opposites:
Option 1 - long: The Janus Affair by Pip Ballantine and Dee Morris. The Book has 416 pages (i.e. > 300 pages required).
Option 1 - short: Aristotle Detective: An Aristotle Detective Novel by Margaret Doody. The Book has 280 pages (i.e. less than 300 pages required). I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 278 pages: Aristotle Detective
By the way, these two books also fit the requirements for Option 2. The first one is published in 2012, and the second one in 1978. :)
Totals this posting:
Points: 85
Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 280
Total Books Read: 17
Total Tasks Completed: 12
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0;
Laura NT50.1 - 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.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Has a main page genre of Fantasy and Historical Fiction.
Option B: read a book in a series that is not the first book in the series
End of the Drive
listed as Sacketts #6.5
Option F: Read any book of your choice.
Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey--and Even Iraq--Are Destined to Become the Kings of the World's Most Popular Sport
Points this post: 50
Total points: 215
Jaclyn TX15.10 - Lifelong Learning
Read a book from one of YALSA's 2014 Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners categories:
The Night Circus
Required: Arts & Humanities
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's task: Authors in Real Life
2. Signed books: For this option, read a book written by one of the authors who have signed my books.
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
This post: 35
Total points: 300
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Tasks completed: 23
Sarah E5.10 - School's Out!
Ghost of a Chance
This is my one book allowed for one 5 point task of 80-99 pages.
Ebook only - approval for the conditional 5 point task is here
Points this post: 5
Total points: 330
Sarah E25.11 - Amanda A's task as suggested by Karen Michele: Visit the Centre Pompidou
First Floor/Option 1: Set at least 50% in Paris
Kindle edition I read: The Man with the Lead Stomach
MMPB: L'Homme au ventre de plomb
From the series description: 1760's Paris, Nicolas Le Floch, a young Breton police recruit, investigates crimes before and leading up to the French Revolution
There are a few side trips to Versailles, but over 50% of the book is set in Paris.
Third Floor/Option 3: Short stories
Kindle edition I read: The Last Dance and Other Stories
Paperback (no MMPB): The Last Dance and Other Stories
From the GR description: In ten powerful stories, Victoria Hislop takes us through the streets of Athens and into the tree-lined squares of Greek villages.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 355
Amy FL20.1 - Most Improved - Sarah E's task: Periodically challenged
Cut and Run - Run (Ru - Ruthenium, N - Nitrogen)
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Chrissy's task: Sweet Summer
Option A: Every Exquisite Thing (ExquisitE)
20.3 - Best Review - Terri FL's task: New house
Option A: The City of Mirrors
20.4 - Golden Oldie - Heather(Gibby)'s task: The Golden Age
Option C: The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri (born September 6, 1925; book published in 1994)
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tallulah A's task: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Option 3: The Litigators (385 pages)
Points this post: 100
Total points: 210
Task 25.1 – Andy P - PairsOption 1 – “pair” word in title – EYES and HANDS
Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands
Option 2 – Two authors
Mary Higgins Clark & Carol Higgins Clark / Deck the Halls
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 585 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
KassandraTask #20.2: Rookie at the Top - Chrissy's task: Sweet Summer
# books required: 1
Option A: Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word that starts and ends with the same letter.
Book read:
Author: Carolyn G. Hart
Required info: Word that starts and ends with same letter: Demand
Points this post: 20
Total points: 170
CathyG - REPOST5.5 - Abstract Nouns
Read a book with an abstract noun in the title/subtitle. Required: State the abstract noun you used when you post. honor
Allegiance of Honor by Nalini Singh
15.2 - Colors and Sounds
Read 2 books, one book A and one book B.
Book A - Read a book with a color word in the title or subtitle from this list of colors:
Crimson,
A Second Chance at Crimson Ranch by Michelle Major
AND
Book B - Read a book with an image of a musical instrument on the cover.
Never Say Never by Kailin Gow
15.5 - Summer in the City
Read a book with a genre on its main book page that contains "urban" such as urban legends, urban, urban-fantasy, urban-planning, urbanism.
The Curse of Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones
15.8 - Commencement
Read a book with the genre "New Adult" on its main book page.
Until the End by Abbi Glines
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tallulah A's task: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
To celebrate the return of the series, read ONE book from the option of your choice.
OPTION 3: Read a book your choice that consists of at least 360 pages (a page for each minute of the series).
1Q84: Book Three by Haruki Murakami
25.10 - M1nks's task: Give Me Some Reds, Give Me Some Blues, Give Me Some... What the heck is THAT supposed to be!?
2. For this task, choose a painting from: Famous Abstract Art. Read a book with a title which you think would make a good name for the painting.
Woman I, Willem de Kooning
Unraveled by Lorelei James
because she is falling apart
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Pablo Picasso
Decadent by Shayla Black
because of multiple nudes
Points this post: 95
Total points: 780
Tasks completed: 37
Books read: 57
Big Book Tickets: 1
Coralie10.7 "Give me your tired, your poor...."
From page 2 of the list
The Master Butchers Singing Club
This post 10 points
Total to date 695 points
***Repost***25.11 - Amanda A's task as suggested by Karen Michele: Visit the Centre Pompidou
Third Floor: You can see collections of all kinds of modern art.
Read a collection of short stories or essays.
– The Long Valley by John Steinbeck– Titles of 5 short stories are The Chrysanthemums, The White Quail, Flight, The Snake, Breakfast
I claim 1 GO ticket for The Long Valley that was first published in 1938
Fifth Floor: A Poor Art - see the summer 2016 special exhibit.
Read a book first published in the years 1960 to 1974, inclusive.
The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty - first published in 1972
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Oldie: 1
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 575
Tasks Completed: 22
Total Books Read: 37
Oldies: 7
Big Books: 0
20.3 - Best Review - Terri FL's task: New houseOption 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 _____________.
My Home As I Remember- as approved in Message 49 in Help Thread.
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Oldie: 0
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 595
Tasks Completed: 23
Total Books Read: 38
Oldies: 7
Big Books: 0
perletwo20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wendy UK's task: Celebrate Norwich! - This is a ONE book task. Read a book by one of the above listed authors, OR choose another author from this list of UEA Creative Writing Alumni. Make sure your choice meets all SRC requirements. All books must be written by a single author.
Skippy Dies
This paperback edition is 660 pages, qualifying for a Big Book ticket.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 1100
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 7
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 85
Tasks completed: 60
babbling c5.7 - Purple Reign
Prince Rogers Nelson was considered pop royalty to many people. In his honor, read a book with one of the following royal ranks in the title/subtitle: King, Queen, Prince, Princess, Duke, Duchess, Marquess, Marchioness, Earl, Countess, Viscount, Viscountess, Baron, Baroness. Plurals and possessives will work, but no other variations.
The False Prince -audiobook The False Prince paperback pgs 352 by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Prince
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12.0
5.9 - Summer Reading
School may not be in session but that doesn't mean the reading stops! Read 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.
The 5th Wave - audiobook Peti Val by Rick Yancey paperback pgs 444 by Rick Yancey
page 3
15.4 - The Gift of Life- Donate Blood
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book A and Book B,
Blood Orchids - kindle Blood Orchids - paperback pg 314 by Toby Neal
Blood
O,B in Toby
A in Neal
15.9 - Listen Up
June is Audiobook Appreciation Month. Read a book that has WON an Audie Award The Audie Award identification MUST appear in the book's Goodreads metadata.
The Nightingale - audiobook El Rossinyol - paperback 490 by Kristin Hannah
Audie Award for fiction (2016)
THIS POST
Points: 40
Completed Tasks: 4
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 390/1125
Completed Tasks:26/62
Golden oldies: 3
Big Books: 4
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Pages read this season: 12,564
Books read this season: 31
Readerboard Name: JamminJennyDate: August 24, 2016
Task 15.3 - June, July and August
Option 1:
Book A-In Love With Danger (4) by Toya Banks
AND
Book B-Maggie Chow (6/4), Easy Quinoa Cookbook: 50 Days of 50 Unique and Easy Quinoa Recipes
Task 20.10 - Group Reads
Middlesex
Requesting 1 BB ticket (book over 500 pages)
Total points this post: 35
Total points to date: 620
50.1 Summer Reading FunOption A: Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
Main page genre is Science Fiction
Option B: Journey to Munich by Jacqueline Winspear
Maisie Dobbs series, Book #12
Option C: June by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
Published in 2016
Post Total: 50
Grand Total: 350
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.7. "Give me your tired, your poor, ...."
I read Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue - found on page 5, #451 on the list.
20.3 - Best Review - Terri FL's task: New house
I chose Option A. I read Middlemarch by George Eliot.
** Middlemarch was first published in 1872, I would like to claim a GOLDEN OLDIES TICKET**
**The edition of Middlemarch that I read is 785 pages long, I would like to claim TWO BIG BOOK tickets**
Previous point total: 545
New points this post: 10+20
Total points: 575
New tasks completed in this post: 2
Total tasks: 29
GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO: 2
Big Book tickets this post: 2
Total Big Books: 6
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥10.7 "Give me your tired, your poor,........"
Read a book from the Immigrant Experience Literature list--Page 2 #110:Dreams of Joy
Points Earned This Post:10
Points Achieved to Date: 120/1125
Points Earned This Post:10
Points Achieved to Date: 120/1125
20.1 - Most Improved - Sarah E's task: Periodically challengedA word in the title spelled out using the symbols of the chemical elements: The Island House: A Novel by Nancy Thayer
The word is House
Ho=Holmium
U=Uranium
Se=Selenium
Points this post: 20
Total points: 660
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥10.8 Happy Birthday
Read the 2d, 4th, 24th, 40th or 240th (good luck finding that one!) book in a series--Weetzie Bat #2: Witch Baby
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL:UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3.0
Points Earned This Post:10
Points Achieved to Date:130/1125
25.4 - A Pair of OppositesBook 1 is long - 320 pages (paperback link for page numbers Marriage Material); recent - first published 2013; stand alone.
Marriage Material by Sathnam Sanghera
Book 2 is shorter 237 pages (mass market link for page numbers Ritual Murder); older - first published 1982; part of a series - Benjamin Jurnet #2.
Ritual Murder by S.T. Haymon
Total points 190
25.4 - MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites1. Old World: short (137 pages), recent (2013), series (The Green and Pleasant Land #1)
2. History of the Caribbean: Plantations, Trade, and War in the Atlantic World: long (370 pages), old (2001), standalone
25.8 - Brooke TX's task: Finally, A Little Vacation
Option 3. Megalodon Rising: A Deep Sea Thriller by Alex Laybourne
Option 4. Pretty Baby approved in task help thread msg #71
I listened to the audiobook, link to PB (no MMPB available) Pretty Baby
30.9 - Catherine T's task: Should We Stay Or Should We Go?
Option 1: Stay
Book A: Slugs
Book B: My 'Dam Life: Three Years in Holland
Points this post: 80
Points total: 755
GO total: 1
BB total: 1
Tasks completed: 41
Books read: 57
Jasmiina F10.10. Can You Read the Top Row?:
Read a book with a person wearing glasses or sunglasses (on his or her eyes) on the cover:
by Ed Brubaker.25.8 - Brooke TX's task: Finally, A Little Vacation:
Option 1: Read a book with main page genre "Superheroes.":
Superman: Secret Identity by Kurt Busiek.
Option 3: Read a book whose author's initals can be found in CANDYLAND:
How to Fall in Love by Cecelia Ahern.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 270
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Coralie20.8 Authors in Real Life
Option 2: from Tien's signed books
Machine Man
This post 20 points
Total to date 715 points
Jamie NYC5.8 - Summer Baby
Read a book that was first published in 1958 or 1984
The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
First published in 1958
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Task #10.1 - Another Kind of Trip
Read a book from Best Reality Warping Fiction
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Found on Best Reality Warping List on Page 1, book #34
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POINTS
This Post
Points: 15
Books: 2
Tasks: 2
Total
Points: 975
Books: 76
Tasks: 55
Andy P.Task # 5.8 - Summer Baby
Read a book first published in 1984
by Sandra CisnerosPoints this post: 5
Total points: 1095
Andy P.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 2. For this task, choose a painting from: Famous Abstract Art. Painting chosen: Composition IV, 1911 Wassily Kandinsky
by George Orwell book approved in help thread link: hereOption 4. Read a book which has a character who is struggling with mental health issues
by Terri CheneyTitle used an an example under Option 4 Points this post: 25
Total points: 1120
trishhartuk30.5 Daphne’s Task: A Season of Growth and Color
Read a book from two different lists below.
, Mohammed Hanif Mango on the Cover list, Page 1, #2
, Sheila ConnollyApples on the Cover list, Page 1, #52
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Big book/Golden oldie: No
Total points: 720
Tasks completed: 32
Golden oldies: 4
Total BB tickets: 4 [750+ x 1 (2 tickets); >500+ x 2 (2 tickets)]
10.10 person wearing glasses or sunglasses (on his or her eyes) on the cover
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
AR Finder info: IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12.0
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 235
Tasks completed: 13
Books Read: 17
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
JeniferTask 20.2 Sweet Summer
Option A: title has word that begins and ends with same letter
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
Task 25.3 Make It Pretty
Option 4: more than one author
Blue Labyrinth by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Option 5: author's initials in DOODLEPAINTING
One Day by David Nicholls
Task 30.10 The Dog Days of Summer
Option A-3: author's initials in ROBINAUGUSTELEVENTH
A Sinful Deception by Isabella Bradford
Option B-3: published in 2011
First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
Task 50.1 Summer Reading
Option 1: history genre
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
*This book is 818 pages, I am claiming one Big Book ticket*
Option 2: book in series #13
White Fire by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Option 3: published in 2016
Behind Closed Doors
Points this post: 125
BB this post: 1
Total Points: 210
5.1 A Different ViewI read The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater -- on page 3 of the list (#283)
5.5 Abstract Nouns
I read Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? by Michael J. Sandel - noun is "justice"
5.10 School's Out
I read Enter Title Here by Rahul Kanakia
20.6 Gilmore Girls
I chose option 3 and read Awakening by S.J. Bolton -- 400 pages
50.1 Summer Reading Fun
Option B: Icarus by Deon Meyer (#5 in a series)
Option C: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire - released in 2016
Option F: The Battle for Room 314: My Year of Hope and Despair in a New York City High School by Ed Boland
New Total: 270
Task 20.1 – Most Improved Player – Sara E – Periodically ChallengedUsing the Periodic Table, spell a word in title that is at least 3-letters long
Word: ONCE - O = Oxygen / N = Nitrogen / Ce = Cerium
-or- UPON - U = Uranium / Po = Polonium / N = Nitrogen
Once Upon a River
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 605 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
Shawn H.20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wendy UK's task: Celebrate Norwich!
Read a book by one of the above listed authors
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
50.1 - Pamela3265's task: Summer Reading Fun
Option A - History or Historical Fiction
Once Upon a Time in Russia: The Rise of the Oligarchs—A True Story of Ambition, Wealth, Betrayal, and Murder by Ben Mezrich
*History on the main page*
Option B - read a book in a series that is not the first book in the series
Radiant Angel by Nelson DeMille
**John Corey series #7**
Option C - read a book first published in 2016
House of Nails: A Memoir of Life on the Edge by Lenny Dykstra
***Published March 2016***
Points this Post: 70
Total Points: 185
Golden Oldie: 0
Big Ticket Books: 1
Cindy FTask 20.2 Sweet Summer
Option A: Word in title starts and ends with same letter
Letter E in Elegance
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Points this post:20
Total points:310
Tasks completed:17
Books read:22
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
LAVENDER25.6.3: Jamie NYC's task: The Last Abstract Expressionist
Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word of at least 3 letters that can also be found in the quote from Mitchell.
Shadow from the Past by E.A. Rappaport
FROM in title and in quote
AND
25.6.4: Jamie NYC's task: The Last Abstract Expressionist
Read a book written by an author whose initials (first and last) can be found in JOAN MITCHELL.
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
A C part of JOAN MITCHELL
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 145
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 14
Task 15.3 - June, July and AugustOption 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book A and Book B
Book A- Read a book with exactly 4 or 6 words in the TITLE. Subtitles should be ignored. Spaces determine words. All words count. From the help thread, an ampersand counts as one word.
The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Café (6 words)
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.
Mary Simses (4/6)
The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe (2013) by Mary Simses (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 341 pages)
370 + 15 = 385
Tasks Completed: 19
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 370 + 15 = 385
Books read: 29
Pages read: 8,545
Read but not claimed: 7
Goodreads Authors: 11
Golden Oldies: 03
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
SweetMelissa5.10 - Book of Choice
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
10.3 - Set at least 50% in top 25 vacation destination
Night Film by Marisha Pessl (set in New York)
** 1 BBT claimed (640 pgs)
10.7 - Book from Immigrant Experience Literature List
Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
Required: Found on page 1
15.3 (Option 2) - Read one book that fulfills both Book A and Book B requirements (Book A = book with exactly 4 or 6 words in title, Book B = book by author with exactly 4 or 6 letters in every part of name)
The Cider House Rules by John Irving
**2 BBT claimed (973 pgs)
20.1 - Using chemical elements, spell out one word (3+ letters long) from title of book
Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica
My word is Baby
Ba - Barium
B - Boron
Y - Yttrium
20.2 (Option A) - book with title/subtitle that contains a word that starts and ends with the same letter
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
20.3 (Option B) - book with a cover showing your ideal place to live
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro20.4 (Option C) - book that was first published after the author's 65th birthday
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
Required: Anne Tyler's birth date is 10/25/1941, book was published on 02/10/2015, author was 73 at time of publishing
20.5 (Option 4) - paranormal genre
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
** 1 BBT claimed (579 pages)
20.6 (Option 3) - book with at least 360 pages
Mean Streak by Sandra Brown (409 pages)
20.8 (Option 2) - book written by author on Tien's signed book list
The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty
25.4 - MegSCL's task
Read two books which are opposites in three categories (longer/shorter than 300 pages, published before or after 2010, part of series vs. stand alone)
Book 1: Waiting On You by Kristan Higgins (464 pages, published 2014, #3 in series)
Book 2: The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (120 pages, published 2007, stand alone book)
25.6 - Jamie NYC's task
Option 3 - word found in quote (FROM)
The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes
Option 4 - author initials in JOAN MITCHELL
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi
30.1 - Schatzie's Task
Option 1: Coming of Age genre
The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
Option 3: Author's initials in MOUNTAIN MARATHON
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra
30.4 - Ava Catherine's task
Option 1: Read a book about brothers and/or sisters
The Whiskey Sea by Ann Howard Creel
Option 4: Read a book by female author
Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
30.8 - Beth NC's task
Option 3: Nothing says I love you like The Language of Flowers (by Vanessa Diffenbaugh)
Option 4: You are not alone. Millions of people struggle with Secrets of a Charmed Life every day. (by Susan Meissner)
50.1 - Pamela3265's task
Option C: Published 2016
Saving Sara by Nicola Marsh
Option E: book on To Read list added before 06/01/2016
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer (added to list 3/30/16)
Option F: Book of choice
Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
Points this post: 370
BBT this post: 4
Total points: 370
BBT total: 4
10.4. Don't Leave Home Without OneBest Genre Fiction 2016, Women's Fiction short list: Days of Awe by Lauren Fox
Points this post: 10
Total points: 670
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15.1
Book A- Free Falling , set in Colombia
Book B - genre Sports/ Sports and games Nothing Ventured, e-book only, approved at line 1554 of the spreadsheet
Points 15
Total=635