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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
Jasmiina F30.10 - 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:
Killing and Dying: Stories by Adrian Tomine.
Option B-3: Read a book that was first published in 2003, 2007, 2008, or 2011:
Vadelmavenepakolainen by Miika Nousiainen.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 300
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
LAVENDER5.5 - Abstract Nouns
Read a book with an abstract noun in the title/subtitle.
The Lesser Evil
by E.A. Rappaport
EVIL in title and in list of abstract nouns
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 150
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 15
Delicious Dee25.7 - SpiderMac's task: Get Your Run On!
option 2 - Hell on Two Wheels: An Astonishing Story of Suffering, Triumph, and the Most Extreme Endurance Race in the World - pg 1/position 21
option 3 - Always on the Run
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 995
Oh, my. Time has sped past and left me standing still. I just realized that I have not been posting! Mods, I am ashamed and apologize. I will break my posts into small chunks for better handling.__________________________
5.2 Cubism
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 or #6 in a series.
The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore
This is #3 in the Lorien Legacies series.
Points: 5
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5.10 School's Out
Read a book of your choice.
Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives by Dan Millman
Points: 5
LAUREN JODI10.3 - Time for vacation
Set in San Francisco (#23)
Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 430/1125
Total Books Read: 29
Tasks Completed: 21/62
10.1 Another Kind of TripRead a book from Best Reality Warping Fiction.
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Best Reality Warping Fiction list, page 1, #1
Points: 10
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10.4 Don't Leave Home Without One
Read a book from the 2016 Best Genre Fiction list or the 2015 Best Genre Fiction list.
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
2016 Best Genre Fiction list, Fantasy winner
Points: 10
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10.5 But Watch Out - It's Hurricane Season!
Read a book whose author shares a name with one of the 2016 hurricane names. Names must match EXACTLY - no variations. The hurricane name can match the first, middle or last name of the author.
Watership Down by Richard Adams
2016 Atlantic Ocean Hurricane Name - Richard
Points: 10
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10.6 Name Your Poison Day
Read a book with "crime" as a main page genre. Genre can be standalone or embedded.
Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
Genre = Mystery > Crime
Points: 10
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10.7 "Give me your tired, your poor..."
Read a book from the Immigrant Experience Literature list.
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Anne Fadiman
Immigrant Experience Literature list, page 1, #12
Points: 10
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10.8 Happy Birthday
Read the 2d, 4th, 24th, 40th or 240th (good luck finding that one!) book in a series.
A Murderous Procession by Ariana Franklin
This is #4 of the Mistress of the Art of Death series.
Points: 10
MegD25.2 - Perletwo's task: I love beach music
Book 1: "D" Doubt
Book 2: Option B The Secret Life of Bees
25.3 - Maya's Task : Make it Pretty
Option 1:
Option 2:
30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Summer of the Gods
Option 1: Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt
Option 4: The Gilded Years
Points This Post: 80
Total Points: 220
Total Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 10
15.5 Summer in the CityRead a book with a genre on its main book page that contains "urban" such as urban legends, urban, urban-fantasy, urban-planning, urbanism. The genre may be stand-alone or embedded.
Succubus Heat by Richelle Mead
Genre = Fantasy > Urban Fantasy
Points: 15
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15.9 Listen Up
Read a book that has WON an Audie Award- an award recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). The Audie Award identification MUST appear in the book's Goodreads metadata. You may read your book in any format; the audiobook is not required.
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
Audie Award for Mystery 2015 listed in Awards on Book Main Page
Points: 15
Jamie NYCTask #15.1 - Live Your Passion - Rio 2016
Book A- Read a book set at least 50% in South America
Serving Love At Carnival by T.A. Chase & Devon Rhodes
Set primarily in Brazil, from the precis - A long-time member of a samba school, Pablo knows that Carnival in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro is always hot
Book B - Read a book with the genre Sports and Games, Sports or Sports Romance on its main book page
Holding Strong by Lori Foster
Shelved as Sports & Games by 35 users
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Task #15.2 - Colors and Sounds
Book A - Read a book with a color word in the title or subtitle
The Bridge of Silver Wings by John Wiltshire
Silver is the color
Book B - Read a book with an image of a musical instrument on the cover
Required: Include the cover in your post
Dissonance by Shira Anthony
Trumpet on cover -
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Task #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. If there is more than one author, at least one needs to have reached their 65th birthday
Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie
This book was first published in 1972. Agatha Christie was born in 1890 so she was 82 when this book was published.
Link to Agatha Christie
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Task #20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's task: Authors in Real Life
Option 3 - Read a memoir of an author. This author must have published at least one (1) book that is not related to him/herself
When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine by Monica Wood
Link to author's GR page is here
From her bio - Monica Wood is the author of four works of fiction, most recently Any Bitter Thing, which spent 21 weeks on the American Booksellers Association extended bestseller list and was named a Book Sense Top Ten pick. Her other fiction includes Ernie’s Ark and My Only Story, a finalist for the Kate Chopin Award.
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Task #30.5 - Daphne's task: A Season of growth and color
Read a book from two different lists below
Book 1 - Winter by Marissa Meyer
On page 1 of Apples on Cover (#2)
Book 2 - The Lemon Table by Julian Barnes
On page 1 of Citrus on Cover (#7)
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Task #30.9 - Catherine T's task: Should We Stay Or Should We Go?
I chose Option 1: Stay
Book A: Vote Stay by reading a book set at least 70% in the UK** with a main page genre of "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic";
AND
Book B: Read a book set at least 70% in a EU country** (excluding the UK). Your EU book should NOT have any of the genres "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic" in its main book page.
Book A - The Radleys by Matt Haig
The book is set in England and is shelved as Horror by 99 users.
From the precis - They are a modern family, averagely content, averagely dysfunctional, living in a staid and quiet suburban English town.
Book B - Love Like the Medici by Edmond Manning
This book is set in EU country Italy and has no "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic" as a main page genre
From the precis - For a guy whose furthest travels include World of Warcraft, this is a big step. No tech (okay, limited tech, not going anywhere without my tricked out phone), no video games (I’m serious). Just me, Italy, art, culture, and cobblestone streets for 2 months
eBook approved Msg 5753 of help thread
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POINTS
This Post
Points: 130
Books: 10
Tasks: 6
Total
Points: 1105
Books: 86
Tasks: 61
Task 30.4 -: Summer of the Gods Option 1: Gemini/Twins: Read a book with a bird(s) on the cover
Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl (2008) by Stacey O'Brien (Hardcover, 230 pages) [598.97]
Option 4: June/Juno: Read a book written by a female author.
Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey #10) (1933) by Dorothy L. Sayers (Paperback, 356 pages)
** Murder Must Advertise is a Golden Oldie, published in 1933**
440 + 30 = 470
Tasks Completed: 23
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 440 + 30 = 470
Books read: 35
Pages read: 10,472
Read but not claimed: 4
Goodreads Authors: 13
Golden Oldies: 04
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
15.1 Live Your Passion - Rio 2016Read 2 books, one book A and one book B.
Book A- Read a book set at least 50% in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
Excavation by James Rollins
Set in Peru, primarily. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_R...
Book B - Read a book with the genre Sports and Games, Sports or Sports Romance on its main book page. Genres may be stand-alone or embedded.
Calico Joe by John Grisham
Genre = Sports and Games > Sports and Sports > Baseball
Points = 15
Kristen IA25.8 - Brooke TX's task: Finally, A Little Vacation
This is a TWO book task. Read two books from two different options below.
REQUIRED: State the options you chose when posting.
Option 2. Lisa Frank: For this option, choose a book whose cover is at least 50% pink or purple.
Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
Option 4. From Chicago to Las Vegas:For this option, read a book set at least 50% in Illinois or Nevada.
About That Night by Julie James
I listened to the audiobook and posted a link to the MMPB
This story takes place 100% in Illinois. Some of the flashbacks take place in Champaign-Urbana (see link #1) and the remainder of the story takes place in Chicago (see link #2). While the main character has just moved from San Francisco, none of the story takes place in California.
Link 1 - Excerpt
Link 2 - Reader Review - notes that Rylann (MC) moved from SF to Chicago
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Points this post: 25
Total Points: 495/1125
Books Read: 33
Tasks Complete: 23
Big Books Total: 3
Golden Oldies Total: 0
5.4 In the ShadowsRead a book with a Jewish main character, about Jewish culture or about the Jewish experience, or one that is written by a Jewish author.
Doctor #117641: A Holocaust Memoir by Louis J. Micheels
Even though the title states that this is a memoir, I found a source which confirms that Louis J. Micheels "was a Jewish medical student in the Netherlands". (http://www.alibris.com/Doctor-117641-...)
Points: 5
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5.5 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.
The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday by Alexander McCall Smith
Abstract Noun = Comfort, plurals allowed.
Points: 5
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5.8 Summer Baby
Read a book that was first published in 1958 or 1984.
The Rainbow and the Rose by Nevil Shute
First published 1958 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rai...
Points: 5
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5.9 Summer Reading
Read a book found on the first 5 pages of the Popular Summer Reading List Books.
The Screwtape Letters: First Ever Full-Cast Dramatization of the Diabolical Classic With DVD by C.S. Lewis
Popular Summer Reading List, page 3
Points: 5
10.3 Time for VacationRead a book set at least 50% in one of the top 25 vacation destinations (World's Best Vacation Spots).
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
Setting is NYC (see book description)
Points: 10
Sarah E20.3 - Best Review - Terri FL's task: New house
Option A
My ideal house or location to live would be Sweet Home.
I read the kindle edition, paperback (no MMPB) is: Sweet Home
Points this post: 20
Total points: 450
SpiderMac20.2 Rookie at the Top - Chrissy's task: Sweet Summer
I chose Option D. Read a book by an author whose first and last name start with a letter in the word STRAWBERRIES.
I read Girl Through Glass by Sari Wilson
Sari Wilson - StraWberries
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20.6 Seasoned Reader - Tallulah A's task: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
I chose Option 3. Read a book of your choice that consists of at least 360 pages.
I read Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs
The edition I read has 383 pages.
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25.1 Andy P's Task: Pairs
This is a two book task.
Book 1 – Read a book that has one of the listed body part pairs in the TITLE.
I read Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian
This book has “EYES” and “HANDS” in the title.
Book 2 – Read a book that has exactly two authors listed on Goodreads.
I read Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
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25.2 Perletwo's task: I love beach music
This is a two book task.
Book 1 – Read a book that the first letter of each word in the title can be found in SWINGING MEDALLIONS..
I read A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
A Wizard Of Earthsea – sWinging mEdA lliOns
Book 2 – Read a book with the GR main page genre "Music" or "Dance".
I read Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon
Girl in a Band has Music genre listed by 402 users (8.29.16)
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30.8 Beth NC's task: Cards Against Humanity
This is a two book task.
Choose two options listed and read a book whose title would work for an answer.
Book 1- I read Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg
Option 1 – What ended my last relationship?
Answer – Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man
Book 2 - I read Faithless by Karin Slaughter
Option 6 – I got 99 problems but ____________isn’t one.
Answer – Faithless
**Faithless is a Big Book (549 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
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50.1 Pamela3265's task: Summer Reading Fun
This is a three book task.
Book 1 – Option B - Read a book in a series that is not the first book in the series.
I read Indelible by Karin Slaughter
This book is #4 in Grant County series.
Book 2 – Option C - Read a book first published in 2016.
I read The Fireman by Joe Hill
This book was published May 17, 2016.
**The fireman is a Big Book (747 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Book 3 – Option F - Read a book of choice.
I read The House of Secrets by Brad Meltzer
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Points this post: 170
Golden oldies this post: 0
Big book tickets this post: 2
Points total: 535/1125
Golden oldies total: 1
Big book ticket total: 9
Tasks completed: 32/62
Books read: 40
Sara ITA10.5 - But watch out - it's hurricane season!
Read a book whose author shares a name with one of the 2016 hurricane names.
C'era una volta by Agatha Christie
(original title: Death Comes As the End)
Agatha, #1 of the Pacific list
*** C'era una volta is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1944). Claiming 1 GO ticket. ***
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 320
GO Tickets: 6
BB Tickets: 3
M1NKS50.1 - Summer Reading Fun
Option A: Fantasy
The Warlock of Firetop Mountain - I have read this all the way through
Option D: The Quiet Gentleman - previously rated 3 1/2 stars. First read when I was a teenager? Read many times since.
Option F: The Thin Man Pub 1934
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Points this post: 50
Total points: 630
Golden Oldies: 16
Big Books: 500=5, 750=1, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 37
Kristi CO10.8. Happy Birthday
2nd book in series
Wayward by Blake Crouch
50.1 - Pamela3265's task: Summer Reading Fun
Option A: business genre
The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know by Katty Kay
Option B: book in series after #1
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante (The Neapolitan Novels #3)
Option C: book published in 2016
The Fireman by Joe Hill
The Fireman is a big book at 747 pages
Points this post: 60
Total points: 235
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 14
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
CathyG 20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Animals (Nonfiction) -- Katie Up and Down the Hall: The True Story of How One Dog Turned Five Neighbors into a Family by Glenn Plaskin
Discussion Thread
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
25.8 - Brooke TX's task: Finally, A Little Vacation
This is a TWO book task. Read two books from two different options below.
Option 3. Candyland: Choose a book whose author's initals can be found in CANDYLAND.
Vengeance Due by Lauren Dane
Option 4. From Chicago to Las Vegas: Read a book set at least 50% in Illinois or Nevada.
About That Night by Julie James
set in Chicago
Points this post: 45
Total points: 880
Tasks completed: 41
Books read: 64
Big Book Tickets: 2
15.8 - CommencementRead a book with the genre "New Adult" on its main book page.
It´s been shelved as "New Adult" by 7 users and was verified on Message #47 of Help Thread
* This book was an ARC
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 350
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 21
GO Total: 2
BB Total: 2
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.8. Happy Birthday
I read If I Only Had a Duke by Leonora Bell. This is Book 2 in The Disgraceful Dukes series.
30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Generation Gap
I was born in 1978.
Book 1: I read The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald, first published in 1978.
Book 2: I read Tinkers by Paul Harding (paperback), first published in 2008.
Previous point total: 605
New points this post: 10+30
Total points: 645
New tasks completed in this post: 2
Total tasks: 32
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 2
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 6
Oma122950.1 - Pamela3265's task: Summer Reading Fun
I chose options A, B, And C
Option A:
Required: Identify the main page genre.
The Taxidermist's Daughter by Kate Mosse
The main page genre is Historical Fiction
Option B: For this option, read a book in a series that is not the first book in the series - the series number must be AFTER #1.
The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Option C: For this option, read a book first published in 2016.
Prayers the Devil Answers by Sharyn McCrumb
June 1-August 31
Total Points--Total Points--655/1125
Completed Tasks-30/62
GO Books (3)
Big Books 500-750 pages (1); 750+pages()
Cait S10.6- June 8 is "Name Your Poison" day
Read a book with "crime" as a main page genre.
Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath
This book was verified on the help thread here
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 420
Big Book Tickets: 2
Tasks Completed: 24
CEELEETask 20.10 Group Reads
Read a book from the three choices and participate in the group discussion.
I chose BELOVED by Toni Morrison.
Beloved
I participated in the group discussion only once with my opinion of the novel after I read it on Message #16 dated August 29.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Total Points for Task:20
# of books read for Task: 1
# Golden Oldie tickets claimed: 0
# Big Book Tickets claimed: 0
# of Tasks completed in Summer Challenge: 3
# of Books read for Summer Challenge: 3
# Total points earned for Summer Challenge: 30
# of Golden Oldies tickets claimed for Summer Challenge: 1
# of Big Book Tickets claimed for Summer Challenge: 0
20.1 - Most Improved - Sarah E's task: Periodically challengedReady Player One by Ernest Cline
the word "Player" can be spelled out using:
P = Phosphorus
La = Lanthanum
Y = Yttrium
Er = Erbium
Total points: 25 + 20 = 45
BARBARA ★25.11 - Amanda A's task as suggested by Karen Michele: Visit the Centre Pompidou
Third Floor: The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham (anthology) 8/13
Sixth Floor: Night Watch - Linda Fairstein 8/28
(heroine's boyfriend owns a restaurant in France and is opening one in NYC. The entire plot is about both his restaurants / drugs / murder.)
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 570
BIG BOOKS: 500+: (3), 750+: (0); 1000+: (0)
Task 20.5 – Bigger is Better – TrishHartUK – Shakespeare 400Option 4 – HORROR on main page
The Island of Dr. Moreau
***GOLDEN OLDIES Ticket – first published 1896
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 680 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Kristen IA25.4 - MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites
For this task you need to read two books that are opposites. To be considered 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.
Book 1: Just for Fun by Rosalind James
1-Long book (336 pages). 2-Recent (first published 2013). 3-Part of a series.
I listened to the audiobook and posted a link to the PB
Book 2: As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
1-Short book (246 pages). 2-Older (first published 1930). 3-Stand alone.
***I claim 1 Golden Oldie Ticket for As I Lay Dying – published 1930***
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Points this post: 25
Total Points: 520/1125
Books Read: 35
Tasks Complete: 24
Big Books Total: 3
Golden Oldies Total: 1
Lisa MDTASKS COMPLETED:
30.9 Catherine T's task: Should We Stay Or Should We Go?
Option 1 - STAY
Book 1: Horror, Dystopia or Post-Apocalyptic in UK
The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story by Susan Hill
Book 2: Non Horror, Dystopia or Post-Apocalyptic in EU - Setting - Naples, Italy
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
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Tasks This Post: 1
Points This Post: 30
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TOTAL Tasks Completed: 35/62
TOTAL Points Completed: 700/1125
TOTAL Books Read: 50
TOTAL Golden Oldie Tickets:
TOTAL Bigger Is Better Tickets: 1
Bluegrass Pam15.6 - Picasso, Miro and Rothko
Author's name ends in "o".
A Country Road, A Tree by Jo Baker
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 255
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
AR BookFinder: IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 8.0
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Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth: longer-336 pages; newer-2013; standalone
Points this post: 25
Total points: 85/1125
Tasks completed: 6/62
Books read: 7
Cindy FTask 20.3 New House
Option A: Ideal location is Broken Harbor ( love living near the water)
I read Broken Harbor by Tana French
Claim 1 BB ticket 533 pages
Points this post:20
Total points:330
Tasks completed:18
Books read:23
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
25.3 - Maya's Task : Make it PrettyOption Five | Doodle
Read a book where the author's first and last name initials can be found in DOODLEPAINTING.
Siracusa by Delia Ephron
Option Six | Signature
Read a book in which the first letter/number of the first word in the title matches any letter/number in your Readerboard name. All title words count.
An Accident in August LorrAine
30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Summer of the Gods
Help Thread
Option 1: Gemini/Twins
➜ Read a book with a bird(s) on the cover
Option 4: June/Juno
➜ Read a book written by a female author.
The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante
30.10 - Robin ♥'s Task: The Dog Days of Summer
This is a 2 book task. Select one book from an A option AND one book from a B option.
A-3: My Birthday is August 11!!!!! Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in ROBINAUGUSTELEVENTH. Middle names can be ignored.
In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway
This book was published in 1925. Claiming one Golden Oldie ticket
B Options--Gone to the Dogs
B-1: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
A dog is being walked in the lower right hand corner
Points this post: 85
Total points: 305
GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO Tickets: 3
Total Bog Book Tickets: 1
Since the challenge has only 2 more days to run ......Task 50.1 - Summer Reading Fun
Option A: I’ve mostly been reading books that fit in my favorite genres. 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.
Required: Identify the main page genre.
Main page Genre: Fantasy
Great Work of Time (1989) by John Crowley (Mass Market Paperback, 144 pages)
Option E: I’ve been able to read some books that have been on my “To Read” list for a while. For this option, read a book from your “To Read” list that was added to your list before June 1, 2016, the start of the Summer 2016 challenge.
Required: Identify when the book was placed on your “To Read” list.
Placed on “To Read” list: March 21, 2016
The Vendor of Sweets (1967) by R.K. Narayan (Paperback, 144 pages)
Option F: Since reading is fun for all of us or we wouldn’t be participating in the challenge, read any book of your choice.
Doctor Who: Heart of Stone (2015) by Trevor Baxendale (Paperback, 183 pages)
470 + 50 = 520
Tasks Completed: 24
Points for this post: 50
Points thus far: 470 + 50 = 520
Books read: 38
Pages read: 10,943
Read but not claimed: 1
Goodreads Authors: 13
Golden Oldies: 04
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Pamela32655.4 - In the Shadows
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg - This author was approved in this post: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 970
Golden Oldie books this post:
Total Golden Oldie books: 4
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tallulah A's task: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the LifeOption 2: Book from The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert - originally published in 1856 so claiming one Golden Oldie ticket
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 205/1125
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 14
Golden Oldies 1
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Janice CA5.3 - Action!
Read a book shelved under "adventure" on its main page.
Crystal Clear: The Inspiring Story of How an Olympic Athlete Lost His Legs Due to Crystal Meth and Found a Better Life by Eric Le Marque
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total: 170
tasks: 10
books: 12
Oldies: 3
Kathy G.50.1 - Pamela3265's task: Summer Reading Fun
Opt. A- Classics genre on Main Page
Night by Elie Wiesel
Opt. B- #2 in series
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Opt. F- Book of Choice
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Link to Paperback:
The Girl on the Train
Total Points- 250
Megs20.1 - 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.
Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
My word is Fire
F- Fluorine
I - Iodine
Re - Rhenium
***Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket***
Heir of Fire is 576 pages.
Points this post: 20
BB this post: 1
Total points: 255
BB total: 1
Readerboard name Kathy P30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: North to Alaska
Option 1 Looking for Alaska
Option 3
Praying the Rosary Author Megan McKennaPoints this post: 30
Books this post: 2
Total Points: 385
Total Books: 22
Total Tasks: 18
KassandraTask #20.3: Best Review - Terri FL's task: New house
# books required: 1
Option B: Read a book with a cover showing your ideal place to live.
Book read:
Author: Sheila Connolly
Required info: Some sort of habitat, dwelling, or shelter must be shown on the cover. Cover must be included in post.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 190
Amy FL15.2 - Colors and Sounds
Book A: The Old Brown Suitcase: A Teenager's Story of War and Peace (Brown)
Book B:
15.6 - Picasso, Miro and Rothko
Ritual by Mo Hayder (Mo)
30.9 - Catherine T's task: Should We Stay Or Should We Go?
Option 1: Stay
Book A - The Enemy (approved in message 2)
Book B - Private Berlin (Germany)
30.10 - Robin ♥'s Task: The Dog Days of Summer
A-3: Left Neglected by Lisa Genova ((robinauGusteLeventh)
B-1:
50.1 - Pamela3265's task: Summer Reading Fun
Option A: Where We Belong (Romance)
Option B: The Crossing (#20 in series)
Option C: Glory over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House (published in April 2016)
Points this post: 140
Total points: 475
JUKKA20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Chrissy's task: Sweet Summer
Option 1: A book whose title has a word that begins and ends with the same letter.
Helsingin alla by Maria Turtschaninoff. The title means "Under Helsinki".
Points this post: 20
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 695/1125
Total Books Read: 53
Tasks Completed: 39/62
Big Books Total: 3
Golden Oldies Total: 1
Brooke TX15.4 - The Gift of Life- Donate Blood
Option 2: Read ONE book with "blood" intact in a word in the title or subtitle by an author whose name contains ALL the letters A B O.
25.9 - Fandury's task: Everything is Possible in Love and Warcraft
Option 4: Read a book that is set in at least 2 different primary countries for significant portions of the book. Set in England, France, and Italy, as the characters travel from London to Paris to Florence throughout the course of the book:
Option 5: Read a book that has been turned into a movie or read one of the Warcraft novels that Blizzard published to accompany the game. Made into the film The Martian:
Points
This Post: 40
Total Points: 980
Completed Tasks: 57
Books Read: 82
Louise B10.5 It's Hurricane Season
Author has same name as hurricane ("Julia")
Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
15.3 June July and August
A. A book with 4 words in the title
Time and Time Again by Ben Elton
B. A book with an author having names of 4 and 6 letters
That's Me in the Middle by Donald Jack
15.6 Picasso, Miro, and Rothko
A book with an author whose name ends in -o
After You by Jojo Moyes
Points this post: 40
Total points to date: 40
Total books read to date: 4
Louise B15.4 Donate Blood
Option 1: 2 books
Book A has "blood" in the title:
The Price of Blood by Patricia Bracewell
Book B has an author whose name includes the letters A, B, O:
The Baker Street Jurors by Michael Robertson
20.3 New House
I chose option A
My ideal house or location to live would be Down the Garden Path
(by Beverley Nichols)
20.6 Gilmore Girls
I chose option 2 - a book from the Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge; the book I chose is #304 on the list
Time and Again by Jack Finney
Points this post: 55
Total points to date: 95
Total books read to date: 8
TASK NUMBER :15.8 - CommencementTASK DESCRIPTION: MP Genre New Adult
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Karina Halle
DATE READ: 8/27/2016
REQUIRED INFO: MP Genre New Adult Approval
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TOTALS
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 555
TASK NUMBER :10.7 - Give Me Your Tired...TASK DESCRIPTION:Immigrant Experience List
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Jonathan Safran Foer
DATE READ: 8/29/2016
REQUIRED INFO: Page 1, #27 on List
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TOTALS
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 565
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Completed Tasks
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lauren Jodi's task: The Queen of Crime
Using Option 1 - Found at spot #304 on page #4 of the list -- A Christmas Guest
25.3 - Maya's Task : Make it Pretty
Book #1 -- Using Option 2 - Heart on Cover
Cover is for kindle edition I read. Paperback edition: Lost in Tokyo
Book #2 -- Using Option 6 where book title starts with a letter that is in my readerboard name. Readerboard name: Sandi | Letter using from Readerboard name: D
Kindle edition I read: Discovery
Paperback edition: Discovery: The Science of Psionics
25.4 - MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites
Book #1 -- Using Combo of: Long, recent, stand-alone
The Light Between Oceans -- 345 pp, published in 2012, stand-alone
Book #2 -- Using Combo of: Short, older, part of series
Kindle edition I read: Skeletons in the Closet
Paperback edition: Skeletons in the Closet -- 242 pp, published in 2008, #1 in The Misadventures of the Laundry Hag series
***SUMMARY***
Previous Points Claimed: 500
Points This Post: 70
Total Points Earned This Quarter: 570