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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
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Chrissy's task: Sweet SummerOption A: Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word that starts and ends with the same letter.
Book read: Otto Lara Resende ou Bonitinha, Mas Ordinária by Nelson Rodrigues
Otto
Points this post: 20
Total: 195
Alyssia5.6 - Abstract Design
20.5 - Bigger is Better - TrishHartUK's task: Shakespeare 400
Option 4.
Fifth Grave Past the Light has a main page genre of paranormal.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 55
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 5
Delicious Dee15.8 - Commencement
I Was Here - shelved as New Adult by 130ppl
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 90
Ava Catherine5.2 Cubism
Read a book that is #3 or #6 in a series.
The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot #6)
15.5 Summer in the City
Read a book with a genre on its main page that contains "urban."
Night Shift by Charlaine Harris
main page genre: urban fantasy 54 users
15.6 Picasso, Miro and Rothko
Read a book by an author who has a name that ends with O.
Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro
Munro
total=175
30.8 - Beth NC's task: Cards Against Humanity (The Book Version)Read a book whose title would work for an answer.
1) What ended my last relationship? A Falecida (The Dead Woman)
2) In the L.A. County Jail, word is you can trade 200 cigarettes for Dorotéia
*Claiming an GO ticket for Dorotéia, as it was first published in 1949*
Points this post: 30
Total: 225
Ava Catherine25.2 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.
A Small Indiscretion by Jan Ellison
Book 2 B:
Read a book set at least 50% in North Carolina or South Carolina.
This book is set entirely in Beaufort, South Carolina.
The Sound of Glass by Karen White
total=200
5.7 - Purple ReignRead a book with one royal rank in the title/subtitle.
Book read: Hamlet: Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare
*Claiming an GO ticket as it was first published in 1602*
Points this post: 5
Total: 230
5.3 Action! Running the Amazon by Joe Kane
10.9 Smile
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu
Total Points is post: 15
Total Points to-date: 15
JUKKA5.7 - Purple Reign
Book with a royal rank in title/subtitle.
Deadpool: Suicide Kings by Mike Benson
Points this post: 5
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 155/1125
Total Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 14/62
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
TIFFANY KSo, first, I need to remove a book. While planning for future tasks, I was looking over the rules and realized that books started before the Challenge did needed to be at least 500 pages.
I actually started Red Queen in May, and it's only 383 pages according to its Goodreads page, so I'm going to be removing it from task 5.9 and replacing it with something else later on since my understanding is that the book is too short to use with pre-reading.
(I noticed the points were credited to me on the Readerboard, and thought the right thing to do would be to change the book and lose the points.)
For new completed tasks:
5.6 - Abstract Design
Read a book with an abstract cover
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
To be safe, I verified that the cover would work in the help thread.
20.5 - Shakespeare 400
I chose Option 1: Read a book where an assassination or assassination plot is key to the story.
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
To be safe, I verified that it would work in the help thread.
Points From Previous Post: 5
Points Removed: 5
Points Added: 25
Total Points: 25
Pamela326520.3 - Best Review - Terri FL's task: New house
Option B:
by Patricia Johns - My ideal home would have a large porch. Approved in help threadPoints this post: 20
Total Points: 115
Golden Oldie books this post:
Total Golden Oldie books:
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Readerboard name Kathy P15.6 - Picasso, Miro and Rothko
Author Donna Jo Napoli
The Wager
Points this task: 15
Total points: 15
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
Readerboard name Kathy P15.10 - Lifelong Learning
Category Social Sciences
The Good BraiderPoints this task: 15
Total points: 30
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
CYNBAXTERTask # 5.08 – Summer Baby
Book 1: Published in 1958 or 1984.
The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay, published in 1984
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 55 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
CHANDNI5.2 - Cubism
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 or #6 in a series.
I'm moving Fables, Vol. 6: Homelands by Bill Willingham to 5.2 from 5.10.
5.10 - School's Out!
Read a book of your choice.
Jack of Fables, Vol. 1: The (Nearly) Great Escape by Bill Willingham
15.6 - Picasso, Miro and Rothko
Read a book by an author who has a name than ENDS in O.
The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho
[POINTS]
This Post: 20 (5.2 and 15.6)
Total Points: 90
Books Read: 8
Completed Tasks: 8
Creynard*Re-post because I listed tasks out of order in post #216*
5.10 - School's Out!
The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason
reader's choice
10.7. "Give me your tired, your poor,........"
The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
On page 2 of the Immigrant Experience Literature list
Points this post: 15
Total points: 75
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Tasks completed: 6
Pages read: 3,599
5.9 - Summer ReadingRead 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.
I found this book on page 1
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Points this post - 5
Books read - 2
Total points - 10
Reader Name: Daphne10.8. Happy Birthday
2nd, 4th, 24th in Series
The Surrogates: Flesh and Bone
2nd in The Surrogates Series
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130
MelissaH20.5 - Shakespeare 400
Option 5
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 55
Completed Tasks: 3
Books Read: 3
Sandra5.3 - Action!
Prodigy by Marie Lu
The genre 'Adventure' can be found on the main book page at position #8 with 103 users.
Approved in msg #34 of Task Help thread
5.10 - School's Out!
Legend by Marie Lu
Points this post: 10
Total points to date: 20
Mary P25.4 - MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites
In the Shadow of Midnight by Marsha Canham
1.Long book ( 407 pgs ) 2. Older ( first published 1994 ) 3. Part of a series.
The Strange Year of Vanessa M. by Filipa Fonseca Silva
1. Short book ( 224 pgs ) 2. Recent ( first published May 18, 2013 ) 3. Stand alone.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 40
Sheila5.9 - Summer Reading
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerrpage 1
10.4. Don't Leave Home Without One
In the Woods by Tana Frenchfrom the 2016 Best Genre Fiction list - Mystery - Read alikes
Total Points = 70 Points
Laura NT20.2 - 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.
Nemesis
Author's name is Anna Banks. Both A and B are in strAwBerries.
Total points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Mai20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tallulah A's task: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Book with at least 360 pages
Thud! by Terry Pratchett
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 45
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Kristen IA20.10 - 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
REQUIRED: You must participate in the book's discussion thread with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
*****I posted in the discussion thread - Post #7*****
I listened to an audio version and linked to the PB version
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Points this post: 20
Total Points: 20/1125
Books Read: 1
Tasks Complete: 1
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Nick KY5.8 Summer Baby. I read In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality by John Gribbin, pub’d 1984
5.9 Summer Reading. I read Macbeth by William Shakespeare, from page 8 of the list, near the top.
5.10 School’s Out. I read Celebration & The Room by Harold Pinter.
20.5 TrishHartUK’s Shakespeare Option 4 (“By the pricking of my thumbs…,”) -- I read Book of Shadows by Alexandra Sokoloff, with “Horror” as its top GR genre; “Paranormal” and “Supernatural” are also imbedded genres.
Points This Post: 35
Total Points So far: 55
Delicious Dee30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: North to Alaska
Option 2 - Secret Sisters
Option 4 - Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 120
Andy P.Task # 10.4. Don't Leave Home Without One
2015 best Genre Short list for Adrenaline # 2 is
by Patrick LeePoints this post: 10
Total points: 95
Morgan Faeriesfolly15.5 - 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 genre may be stand-alone or embedded.
The Nightmare Garden - Caitlin Kittredge
[POINTS]
Points: 15
Total Points: 115
Morgan Faeriesfolly20.1 - Most Improved - Sarah E's task: Periodically challenged
Read one book, and spell out one word of at least 3 letters from the title or subtitle of your book using the symbols of the chemical elements.
Black Widow: Forever Red - Margaret Stohl
My Word: Black
B - Boron
La - Lanthanum
C - Carbon
K - Potassium
((Was hoping to find a weird way of working in Mo or Tc since I work with them every day -- or Pb & W for shielding, but this works too. ;) haha. This was a fun one.))
[POINTS]
Points: 20
Total Points: 135
Morgan Faeriesfolly20.5 - Bigger is Better - TrishHartUK's task: Shakespeare 400.
Option 4. "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes" (Macbeth, Act IV, Scene 1): Read a book with "Urban Fantasy," "Horror," "Paranormal" or "Supernatural" as a main-page genre. The genre can be stand-alone or embedded.
The Clockwork Scarab - Colleen Gleason
[POINTS]
Points: 20
Total Points: 155
Ava Catherine5.8 Summer Baby
Read a book that was first published in 1958 or 1984.
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote first published in 1958
15.1 Live Your Passion-Rio 2016
Book A: Read a book set at least 50% in South America.
Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder set in Peru
Book B: Read a book with the genre Sports and Games or Sports and Romance.
Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics by Jeremy Schaap Sports and Games 45 users
total=220
VAL TX20.4 - Golden Oldie - Heather(Gibby)'s task: The Golden Age - Pick one of the options below.
Option C. Read a book that was first published after the author's 65th birthday.
Arlene Francis: A Memoir by Arlene Francis
First published in 1978, Arlene Francis was born in 1907, as evidenced in the last paragraph.
This post:
Points - 20
Total:
Points - 50
Mod
I read Me Before You, found on page 2 of the Popular Summer Reading list.
15.5 - Summer in the City
I read Night Shift, with Fantasy>Urban Fantasy as the 4th main page genre.
30.8 - Beth NC's task: Cards Against Humanity (The Book Version)
For my first book, I chose question 1:
1) What ended my last relationship? A Small Indiscretion.
For my second book, I chose question 4:
4)You are not alone. Millions of people struggle with The Thing Around Your Neck every day.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 90
CHANDNI20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lauren Jodi's task: The Queen of Crime
Option 3: AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
Read a novel (fiction) featuring a serial killer.
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
This book is about a time travelling serial killer.
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 110
Books Read: 9
Completed Tasks: 9
Ava Catherine10.8 Happy Birthday
Read the 2nd, 4th, 24th, 40th, or 240th book in a series.
The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie (Miss Marple #4)
10.9 Smile
Read a book with Humor, funny, or Comedy as a main page genre.
Raising Demons by Shirley Jackson (Humor main page 30 users)
20.2 Rookie at the Top: Chrissy's task: Sweet Summer
Option B: Read a book with a food item on the cover.
The Gastronomy of Marriage: A Memoir of Food and Lovetotal=260
SCHATZIE5.1: A Different View
---book from given list
-my book is found on pg. 4
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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5.7: Purple Reign
---royal rank in title
King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village
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20.2: Rookie at the Top - Chrissy's task: Sweet Summer
---opt. D: author's initials in the word STRAWBERRIES
Desert Cut by Betty Webb
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30.7: Sandy's Task: Forwards and Backwards
---alphabetically sequential initals
Book 1: BC
Dead of Night by Brandilyn Collins
(368 pgs)
Book 2: CB
I Remember You by Cathleen Davitt Bell
(320 pgs)
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Post Total: 60
Challenge Total: 235
Jasmiina F5.2 - Cubism:
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 or #6 in a series:
A Bride's Story, Vol. 6 by Kaoru Mori.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
trishhartuk30.8 Beth NC’s Task: Cards Against Humanity (The Book Version)
One of my favorite things to do is play Cards Against Humanity with my friends. Lets play a book version on here.
Choose two options below and read a book whose title would work for an answer.
1) What ended my last relationship?
A Traitor's Blade
5) What will you bring back in time to convince people you are truly a wizard?
Penric's Demon
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 90
Tasks Completed: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Total BB tickets: 2 [1,000+ x 0 (0 tickets); 750+ x 1 (2 tickets); >500+ x 0 (0 tickets)]
LAUREN JODI20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lauren's Task: The Queen of Crime
Option 3: AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
Hidden by Kendra Elliot
The book is about a serial killer avenging the death of the Co-Ed Slayer who died in prison.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 75/1125
Total Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 4/62
Jonquil10.5.But watch out - it's hurricane season!
Pacific: Tina
inGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity
Tina Seelig
Paperback, 225 pages 6/9
Points this post: 10
Total points: 100
Books posted: 15
Tasks complete: 15
Pages this post: 225
Total pages as of this post: 3933
Jonquil10.6.June 8 is "Name Your Poison" day
"crime" as a main page genre Mystery > Crime 2 users
No Way to Die
M.D. Grayson
Paperback, 299 pages 6/13
Points this post: 10
Total points: 110
Books posted: 16
Tasks complete: 16
Pages this post: 299
Total pages as of this post: 4232
Creynard5.3 - Action!
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Action as main page genre: 395 users.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 80
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Tasks completed: 7
Pages read: 3,983
Shiraloo25.1 -- Andy P's Task: Pairs
Book1: The Man Who Snapped His Fingers by Fariba Hachtroudi
Book2: Cape Cod Kisses by Bella Andre and Melissa Foster
CURRENT POST
Points: 25
BBT: 0
GO: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 75
BBT: 1
GO: 0
trishhartuk5.10 - School’s Out!
No more assignments. Read a book of your choice.
Binti, Nnedi Okorafor
90pg - read under the “One book between 80 -99 pages may be used for ONE 5 point task” exception.
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
15.7 - See the Light
August 7 is National Lighthouse Day. Read a book with the word "lighthouse" in the title, subtitle or series name OR with a lighthouse on the cover.
I believe this should count for both lighthouse in the title/series name (Lighthouse Inn Mysteries) and for a lighthouse on the cover.
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Total BB tickets: 2 [1,000+ x 0 (0 tickets); 750+ x 1 (2 tickets); >500+ x 0 (0 tickets)]
BARBARA ★10.3 - Time for vacation
Devoted in Death - J.D. Robb (set in NYC) 6/13
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 45
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5.1 - A Different View
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn
This book was found on page 1 (#35) of the Books With Multiple Perspectives list
Link to PB edition: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
15.1 - Live Your Passion - Rio 2016
Book 1 - Maya's Notebook by Isabel Allende
This book primarily takes place in Chile
Link to PB edition: دفتر مايا
Book 2 - Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally
This book has Sports and Games > Sports as a main page genre (shelved by 338 users)
Link to PB edition: Catching Jordan
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 45 points
Tasks completed: 4
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **