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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
JUKKA30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Summer of the Gods
Option 1: Book about brothers and sisters.
Pierced Heart by Robin D. Laws. The central yarn is about a woman coming to terms with her sister's suicide and her conflict with her brother, who was also her manager.
Option 4: Book written by a female author.
Awoken by Serra Elinsen.
Points this post: 30
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 660/1125
Total Books Read: 51
Tasks Completed: 37/62
Big Books Total: 3
Golden Oldies Total: 1
******REPOST - WITH CORRECT TOTALS*********Readerboard name: witchygal
I realised that I added my totals incorrectly. I've reposted with the correct total.
Readerboard name: witchygal
10.9. Smile
Read a book with Humor or Funny or Comedy as a main page genre.
I read Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris. It has been shelved as Humor by 353 users.
Points: 10
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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15.3 - June, July and August
Option 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. 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.
I read How to Be Good by Nick Hornby. Title has four words and author has a first name with four letters and six in his last name.
Points: 15
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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Total of the post
Points: 25
Golden Oldies: No
Big Book: No
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Total for the 2016 Summer challenge so far:
Books read: 31
Points: 510
Big Book: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Elizabeth B25.1
Book 1: eyes in the title
The World in His Eyes, e-book only, approved for length at msg#5771
Book 2 :a book that has two authors
Someone to Keep Me (Cuffs and collars #3)
by K.C. Wells and Parker Williams
Points: 25
Total=700
JUKKA15.9 - Listen Up
A book that has won an Audie Award.
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood won the Audie Award for Fiction in 2013.
Points this post: 15
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 675/1125
Total Books Read: 52
Tasks Completed: 38/62
Big Books Total: 3
Golden Oldies Total: 1
Repost Correction for Post 2330/Problem Thread Post #263Books that have an IL designation of MG MUST ALSO have a BL of 5.0 (or higher) AND AR Pts of 7.0 (or higher). The AR BookFinder UK equivalent for MG is MY.
10.10 Can You Read the Top Row?
read a book with a person wearing glasses or sunglasses (on his or her eyes) on the cover:Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL:MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 14.0
Points Earned This Post:10
Repost Correction for 2331/Problem Thread Post #264Books that have an IL designation of MG+ or UG may be used with no restrictions (other than general SRC and specific task requirements). The AR BookFinder UK equivalent for UG is UY. However, you must state the IL designation when you post the book.
Books that have an IL designation of MG MUST ALSO have a BL of 5.0 (or higher) AND AR Pts of 7.0 (or higher). The AR BookFinder UK equivalent for MG is MY.
15.1 Live Your Passion - Rio 2016
Book A- Read a book set at least 50% in South America:Brazil:Snow Hunters
Book B - Read a book with the genre Sports and Games, Sports or Sports Romance on its main book page:Hoops
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7.0
Points Earned This Post:15
25.6 - Jamie NYC's task: The Last Abstract ExpressionistOption 2: Map of Bones: A Sigma Force Novel by James Rollins
Claiming a big book ticket based on the MMPB Map of Bones - 523 pages
Option 4: Death of a Mad Hatter by Jenn McKinlay
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Wipe Out
Option 2: 11/22/63 by Stephen King - rated 5 stars by GR friend Michelle
Claiming 2 big book tickets based on 11/22/63 - 849 pages
Option 4: I Heart Hollywood by Lindsey Kelk - set in LA, California (USA)
30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Generation Gap
Decade of my birth is the '80s
Book 1: B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton first published 1985
Book 2: Bossypants by Tina Fey first published 2011
Total points this post: 85
Total BB tickets this post: 3
Total points: 145
Total BB: 3
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥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 Shelter Mountain
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date:360/1125
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.4 Golden Oldie - Heather(Gibby)'s task: The Golden Age
Option C. Read a book that was first published after the author's 65th birthday--DOB October 03, 1916--First Published January 1986:James Herriot's Dog Stories: Warm And Wonderful Stories About The Animals Herriot Loves Best
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date: 380/1125
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.5 Bigger is Better - TrishHartUK's task: Shakespeare 400
Option 2 Read a book written by an author who uses a pseudonym. You may read a book written under the author's real name, or his/her pseudonym--Sophie Kinsella/Madeleine Wickham:Twenties Girl
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date: 400/1125
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Julia103Repost of task 30.10 from post 2378
Option A-3: The Far Side of Evil by Sylvia Engdahl
AR Bookfinder: IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 17.0
Option B-1: African American Women of the Old West by Tricia Martineau Wagner
This post: 30 points,
Total points: 510
BB: 4
GO: 2
Total tasks completed: 24
FANDURY25.6 - Jamie NYC's task: The Last Abstract Expressionist
Option 3: Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word of at least 3 letters that can also be found in this quote from Mitchell.
Sword and Sorceress 22 by Elisabeth Waters
The 3 letter word "and" is in the quote and the title.
Option 4: Read a book written by an author whose initials (first and last) can be found in JOAN MITCHELL.
Company Town by Madeline Ashby
The initials of the author MA can be found in joAn Mitchell
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 545
Books Read: 37
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(3)750+(0)1000+(0)
50.1 - Pamela3265's task: Summer Reading FunOption A: The Maya main page genre: History
Option E. Hei Nostradamus! placed on my "To Read" list on January 16, 2016.
Option F: Cold to the Touch
Points this post: 50
Points total: 840
GO total: 1
BB total: 1
Tasks completed: 44
Books read: 63
MarinaH5.2 - Cubism
The Icebound Land
5.3 - Action!
The Last Kingdom
20.5 - Bigger is Better - TrishHartUK's task: Shakespeare 400
Paganinikontrakten by Lars Kepler pseudonym for Alexander Ahndoril and Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril
25.6 - Jamie NYC's task: The Last Abstract Expressionist
Option 2: All the Light We Cannot See takes place in Germany and France
Option 4: The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
Points this post: 55
Total points: 380
5.9 - Summer ReadingRead a book found on the first 5 pages of the Popular Summer Reading List Books.
Page 3 – A Dance with Dragons
I claim 3 BB tickets for A Dance With Dragons - 1113 pages.
5.10 - School's Out!
Read a book of your choice.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
10.6.June 8 is "Name Your Poison" day.
Read a book with "crime" as a main page genre.
Bare Bones
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 3
Oldie: 0
Big Book: 3
Total Points: 625
Tasks Completed: 27
Total Books Read: 42
Oldies: 8
Big Books: 3
Sarah E25.3 - Maya's Task : Make it Pretty
Option 5: Author's initials in DOODLE PAINTING
The Surgeon: by Tess Gerritsen
I read the ebook, MMPB is: The Surgeon
Option 6: First letter of title found in SARAH E
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
I read the kindle edition, paperback (no MMPB) is: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Points this post: 25
Total points: 405
Sarah E25.10 - M1nks's task: Give Me Some Reds, Give Me Some Blues, Give Me Some... What the heck is THAT supposed to be!?
Option 3: Dystopia as a main-page genre
Kindle edition I read: Red Queen
Paperback (no MMPB): La reina roja
Option 4: The main character has OCD
From the GR description: "Then there's the fact that she's self-diagnosed as having borderline obsessive-compulsive disorder."
Kindle edition I read: Death Wore Brown Shorts
Paperback (no MMPB): Death Wore Brown Shorts
Points this post: 25
Total points: 430
Kristen IA30.5 - Daphne's task: A Season of growth and color
This is a two book task. Read a book from two different lists below.
Required: State which list and, if the list has more than one page, which page your books can be found on when you post.
Splinters of Light by Rachael Herron
Citrus on the Cover, pg. 1, #3
Left Neglected by Lisa Genova
Apples on the Cover, pg. 1, #26
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Points this post: 30
Total Points: 470/1125
Books Read: 31
Tasks Complete: 22
Big Books Total: 3
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Emsreviewsbooks15.3 - June, July and August
Book A: I read a publisher's advance copy of Seven Minutes in Heaven by Eloisa James.
Book B: I read a publisher's advance copy of Lady Claire Is All That by Maya Rodale.
25.2 - Perletwo's task: I love beach music
Book 1: I read a publisher's advance copy of Lord Sebastian's Secret by Jane Ashford. Swinging MedaLlionS.
Book 2: I reread If I Stay by Gayle Forman. Music is a main page genre.
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 690
Books Read: 55
Tasks Complete: 37
EMurphy50.1 Pamela3265's Task: Summer Reading Fun
Option 1: Read a book with the main page genre from the list
The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho
*Classics genre
Option 4: Read a book that you have read previously and rated 3 stars or more A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch
*Read in Feb 2011 and rated 5 stars
Option 6: Read any book of your choice The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty
Total This Task:
Points: 50
Books Read: 3
BB Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Total:
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 8
BB Tickets +500: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Points: 130
Readerboard name Kathy P50.1 - Pamela3265's task: Summer Reading Fun
Option A Genre - Religion > Christianity Both Religion and Christian are embedded
Mudhouse Sabbath
Option C
Unearthed: Love, Acceptance, and Other Lessons from an Abandoned GardenOption F A Place of My Own: The Education of an Amateur Builder
Points this post: 50
Books this post: 3
Total Points: 355
Total Books: 20
Total Tasks: 17
Coralie15.6 Picasso, Miro and Rothko
Book by author who has a name ending in O
Ways of Going Home by Alejandro Zambra
This post 15 points
Total to date 770 points
30.7 Forwards and BackwardsBook 1 - New Charity Blues by Camille Griep. Initials are CG
Book 2 - The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman Initials are GC
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 380
KATIEGIRL30.7 - Forwards and Backwards
Book 1. A book whose author's initials are alphabetically sequential.
Before We Visit the Goddess by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Middle initial ignored per instructions: CD
Book 2. A book whose author's initials are the same as those of book 1 but in reverse order.
Essential Maps for the Lost by Deb Caletti
DC
These 2 books have a combined total of 554 pages (greater than 500).
Points this post: 30
Total points: 480
Total tasks: 25
BB total: 3
GO total: 2
50.1 - Pamela3265's task: Summer Reading FunOption A: Julius Caesar
'Classics' genre
Option C: Miller's Valley
First published in 2016
Option E: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Added to my TBR on 4/16/2012
*** One Big Book Ticket claimed - 639 pages
Total points: 260
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Total Golden Oldies: 2
KATIEGIRL20.3 - New House
Option B: A book with a cover showing an ideal place to live.
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
Points this post: 20
Total points: 500
Total tasks: 26
BB total: 3
GO total: 2
KATIEGIRL20.5 - Shakespeare 400
Option 5: A book with a red rose on the cover.
The Muse by Jessie Burton
Stylized red roses on the sides of the cover. Approved in Help Thread message 70.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 520
Total tasks: 27
BB total: 3
GO total: 2
5.5 Abstract NounsThe Lord Is My Shepherd: Healing Wisdom of the Twenty-third Psalm
"Wisdom"
10.8 Happy Birthday-2nd in series
The Story of a New Name
10.9 Smile-humor
Daddy, Stop Talking!: And Other Things My Kids Want But Won't Be Getting
Points this post: 25
Total points: 35
BARBARA ★15.2 - Colors and Sounds
Book A - Vision in Silver - Anne Bishop (silver is on the list) 7/19
Book B - Fortune's Fool - Mercedes Lackey 8/28
(beneath the castle is a man playing with some kind of instrument. Hero is a bard and plays various instruments during the book)
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 545
MEGSCL25.2 - 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 Dumplin'
Book 2) B. Read a book set in North Carolina. The Choice
25.4 - MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites
Book 1: The Secret Chord. 1-Long book (302 pages). 2-Recent (published 2015). 3-Stand alone.
Book 2: Witches Abroad. 1-Short book (288 pages). 2-Older (published 1991). 3-Part of a series (Discworld #12).
25.5 - Dakimel’s Task: An Homage to The Toast
A: Mallory Ortberg – read an SRC-qualifying book by any of the authors* named in the Texts From Jane Eyre Reference List. JK Rowling is no. 5 on the list (p1) - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 18.0
B: Nicole Cliffe – read an SRC-qualifying book either from the Best Canadian Literature List (p1). The Stone Diaries
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. Composition IV, 1911 Wassily Kandinsky – looks like a range of high mountains to me, so I read The High Mountains of Portugal
option 3. Read a book with "Magical Realism" as a main-page genre. St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
TOTAL TO DATE:
points: 325
big book tickets: 6
Stephanie12725.4 - MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites. For this task you need to read two books that are opposites.
Peter Pan: shorter-207 pages; older-1911; part of a series-3
&
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth: longer-336 pages; newer-2013; standalone
Points this post: 25
Total points: 65/1125
Tasks completed: 5/62
Books read: 6
McquaidTask #25.3 - Maya's Task : Make it Pretty - Two book task, two options.
Option One: Crazy Colors - To put crazy colors on your painting, read a book that has ONLY colors from the rainbow on the cover. No black, white, or gray allowed.
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal: Using TinEye Color Extractor showed that none of the base colors were white, black, or gray.
Option Six: Signature - To put your signature on your painting, read a book in which the first letter/number of the first word in the title matches any letter/number in your Readerboard name.
Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari: The "M" of Mcquaid matches the "M" in Modern of Modern Romance.
Task# 25.6 - Jamie NYC's task: The Last Abstract Expressionist - Two book challenge, pick two options.
Option 2: Read a book which takes place in more than one clearly defined location (different states, different countries, etc.), ie Los Angeles and Philadelphia or Georgia and Florida or New York City and Toronto or Paris and Dublin.
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by John Krakauer: We follow the author from home to the top of the mountain.
Option 4: Read a book written by an author whose initials (first and last) can be found in JOAN MITCHELL.
How to Grow Up by Michelle Tea: The "M" and "T" of the author's initials are found in JOAN MITCHELL's name.
Points this post: 50
Points to date: 165
Stephanie12720.1 - Most Improved - Sarah E's task: Periodically challenged
Read one book, and using this list: The Chemical Elements sorted alphabetically by symbol, spell out one word** of at least 3 letters from the title or subtitle of your book using the symbols of the chemical elements.
Now You See Me Word is NOW
N-Nitrogen
O-Oxygen
W-Tungsten
Points this post: 20
Total points: 85/1125
Tasks completed: 6/62
Books read: 7
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥✔ 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.--Carrie
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date: 420/1125
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥✔20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lauren Jodi's task: The Queen of Crime
Read a book from the Best Cozy Mystery Series Listopia. Be careful as it is possible that some of the books do not meet the SRC rules--Page 4 Book 377:Living Dead in Dallas
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date: 440/1125
Julia103Repost of 2402
Repost of task 30.10 from post 2378
Option A-3:
The Far Side of Evil by Sylvia Engdahl
AR Bookfinder: IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 17.0
Option B-1:
This post: 30 points,
Total points: 510
BB: 4
GO: 2
Total tasks completed: 24
30.4 Summer of the GodsOption 3: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. big book x 2 at 818 pages Hamilton was brave from the get go, as an orphan leaving his home country, to a military man in the Revolution, to a statesman who stood up for what he believed in.
Option 4: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters big book at 511 pages
Total points: 30
Brooke TX25.7 - SpiderMac's task: Get Your Run On!
Option 4: Read a book from the Funniest Novels of All Time list. Found on page 1:
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."
With "T" in "but", "W" in "would," and "K" in "book":
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 940
Completed Tasks: 55
Books Read: 79
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥✔ 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's task: Authors in Real Life
Option 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: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date: 460/1125
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wendy UK's task: Celebrate Norwich!
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--The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date: 480/1125
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.10 Group Reads
Katie Up and Down the Hall: The True Story of How One Dog Turned Five Neighbors into a Family
Link to Discussion Post
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date: 500/1125
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥25.1 Andy P's Task: Pairs
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--EYES: Nose Down, Eyes Up
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: Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer
Points Earned This Post:25
Points Achieved to Date:525/1125
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥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: Middlesex
Book 2 Option B. Read a book set at least 50% in North Carolina or South Carolina--South Carolina: The Water is Wide: A Memoir
Points Earned This Post:25
Points Achieved to Date: 550/1125
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥25.3 Maya's Task : Make it Pretty
Option One Crazy Colors: Beloved
Option Four People read a book that has more than one author:Off the Page by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer
Points Earned This Post:25
Points Achieved to Date:575/1125
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥25.4 MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites
Book 1 Short--288 pages Recent-- 2014 Stand AloneThe Lemon Grove
Book 2--304 pages Older--2009 Series(Indiana Cousins #2): A Cousin's Prayer
Points Earned This Post:25
Points Achieved to Date: 600/1125
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥25.5 Dakimel’s Task: An Homage to The Toast
Option A read an SRC-qualifying book by any of the authors* named in the Texts From Jane Eyre Reference List--Page 1 #44 Emily Dickinson : Selected Poems
B: Nicole Cliffe read an SRC-qualifying book from the first five pages of the Best Canadian Literature List--Page 1 #6: The English Patient
Points Earned This Post:25
Points Achieved to Date: 625/1125
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥25.6 Jamie NYC's task: The Last Abstract Expressionist
Option 1: Read a book (fiction or non fiction) about a woman artist. She can be a musician, performing artist, or visual artist--Performing artist:Tipping the Velvet
Option 4: Read a book written by an author whose initials (first and last) can be found in JOAN MITCHELL--A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain
Points Earned This Post:25
Points Achieved to Date:650/1125
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Option 1, a book from Best Cozy Mystery Series, page 3, #202: Hounding the Pavement (Dog Walker Mysteries #1) by Judi McCoy
Points this post: 20
Total points: 690