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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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30.8 - Sandy's Task: Concentration!
Help thread #14 and #23
Using House and Shadows (either or both:))
House of Many Shadows by Barbara Michaels 352 pages
House of Shadows by Rachel Neumeier 342 pages
Rachel Neumeier is a GR author
Points this task: 30
Total: 70
GR authors: 4
Books read: 5
Tasks Done: 4

15.9 - Decisions, Decisions...
Chose 5 Star The Book Thief and was recommended:
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
15.10 - Fun in the Sun.
Mrs. Hemingway by *Naomi Wood
*Naomi Wood is a Goodreads Author*
30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: A Little Pick-Me-Up
I rolled a 2 & 4
Option 2 - Science Fiction 1,131 Users
**Allegiant by *Veronica Roth
Option 4 - Humor 37 Users
Fast Women by *Jennifer Crusie
*Jennifer Crusie is a Goodreads Author*
*Veronica Roth is a Goodreads Author*
**Big Book: Allegiant is 526 Pages**
Points in These Tasks: 60
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 3
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 1
Pages Read in This Post: 1528
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Totals:
Total Points: 140
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(2), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 8/64
Total Books Read: 10
Total Pages Read in Summer 2014 SRC: 3992

10.6 D-Day
Daughters-in-Law by Joanna Trollope
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 60
Goodread Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(0)

Tasks:
5.9 - Black: Whiskers and Witches
Read a book with a black cat on the cover or with the genre "witches" on the book's main page.
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
10.1 I Scream, You Scream
Read a book where the author's first and last initials are found in ICE CREAM. Middle initials may be ignored. Letters may only be used as often as the appear (2E, 2C)
The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton
20.6 Seasoned Reader - KSMary's Task: The Colors of Trivial Pursuit
read a book with one of the original colors: brown, yellow, blue, pink, green, or orange in the title, subtitle or author's name.
Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman
Points this Post: 35
Total Points this Challenge: 35
Books Read this Post: 3
Total Books Read this Challenge: 3
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

5.4 - Yellow: They Call Me Mellow Yellow
The Talk-Funny Girl - young girl blues
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 240
GR Author: 11
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()

5.5 - It's not easy being green
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
"O" and "M" were both used twice as allowed in the task.
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 5

5.8 Violet: barely visible
Cell by Robin Cook
Book has 402 pages
Points this task: 5
Total points: 10

10.6 D-Day
Dangerous Games by Michael Prescott
Title starts with the letter "D"
Points this task: 10
Total points: 20

15.4 Double Trouble
A: Double vowel: The Spook Lights Affair by Marcia Muller
B: Double consonant: The Blue Bottle by [author:Penelope J. Stokes Club|1262150]
Points this task: 15
Total poins: 35

20.1 Operation
Option 2 - Charley Horse
The Whip by Karen Kondazian
Genre: Western
Points this task: 20
Total points: 70

30.2 Dlmrose's Task: Dig in!
1) Read a book set predominately in one of these places where T. rex fossils have been found.

*Set in New Mexico*
**Douglas Preston is a Goodreads author**
2) Read a book with an archaeologist or paleontologist as a main character.

*Dr. Alan Grant is a paleontologist*
Points this post: 30
Total points: 100
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 0

10.6 - D-Day
Requirement: Read a book with a title that begins with a word that starts with the letter D
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
*Gillian Flynn is a Goodreads Author*
Points this task: 10
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Pages read: 658
Goodreads Author Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (0) 750+ (0) 1000+ (0)

One of Ours (frOg)
5.6 - Blue: Most Popular
The Fault in Our Stars - pg. 1. John Green is a GR author.
5.7 - Brown: Chocolates and Coffee on the Beach
Torn Away by Jennifer Brown
30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: A Little Pick-Me-Up
I rolled a 3 and a 6.
3 - Flight, Vol. 4 - Raina Telgemeier is one of the several contributing authors who is a GR author.
6 - Enna Burning - Shannon Hale is a GR author.
Points claimed in this post: 45
Total points: 175
GR authors: 7 (3 in this post)
Big books: 1

10.10 Required Summer Reading
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There - 387 ppl have it shelved as literature
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 250
GR Author: 11
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()

read a book with one of the original colors: brown, yellow, blue, pink, green, or orange in the title, subtitle or author's name
Inferno by ***Goodreads Author Dan Brown.
This was NOT a re-read
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 130/1130
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 8
GoodReads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (), 1000+ ()

15.4 - Double Trouble
a book with a double consonant and a double vowel in the title
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
*double e in Sweetness and double t in Bottom*
**Alan Bradley is a GR Author**
Total:15
Point Total: 95
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: 0

This is a repost of all but one task from post 340. Only one (30.5) was listed in the questions/problems thread, but my readerboard score actually dropped rather than adding any of them. I'm guessing one problem must have invalidated the whole list?? In any case, I'm relisting ALL of these, plus adding one new one. I hope this resolves any problems. I'll clarify which is which as I go.
Task 20.2: Exploring America's National Park System
REPOST. No problem listed.
Option 3: Name of a National Park: Death Valley [DEATH]
Read: Death Threads by Elizabeth Lynn Casey**
**Elizabeth Lynn Casey is a GR author.
Points this task: 20
Task 20.8: FUN or FANTASTIC
NEW POST
Option 1: Odd Numbers
Page count: 291
Read: The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family by Josh Hanagarne**
**Josh Hanagarne is a GR author.
Points this task: 20
Task 25.12: A Trivial Challenge
REPOST. No problem listed.
I rolled a 1, and I chose a 3 for my second option.
Option 1: Geography
Read: Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They'd Ask): The Secrets to Surviving Your Child's Sexual Development from Birth to the Teens by Justin Richardson and Mark Shuster
Word that begins with A and ends with a different letter: ABOUT, AFRAID, ASK... Take your pick :)
Option 3: History
Read:

NOTE: This book was previously used on Task 30.5, but I am changing my options for 30.5 below.
**Emilie Richards is a GR author.
**Prospect Street qualifies for a BB ticket (512 pgs).
Both of these were claimed when I originally posted it with 30.5, but I believe they were deducted when I made mistakes in the repost for the new 30.5. The totals for GRA and BBT below are correct.
Points this task: 25
REPOST, one changed book: Task 30.5: In Pursuit of a Good Book
REPOST. Resolving problem (missing cover).
NEW BOOK: Option 5: Science and Nature
Read:

Option 6: Sports and Leisure
Read: Sew Deadly by Elizabeth Lynn Casey**
**Marie Bostwick is a GR author.
**Elizabeth Lynn Casey is a GR author.
Points this task: 30
Points this post: 75
Total points: 160 / 1180
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 11
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

30.6 - Alison's Task - Summer Birthdays
Option 2 - day of week in title

Option 4 - author and I were both born in September

Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 115

task 15.6 i'm flying:!
*read a book with a plane on the cover:
Anno Dracula: The Bloody Red Baron

claiming a big book ticket: 587 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 90
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 7

25.1 Andy P's Task: Directionally Challenged
Book A. Read a book that has in its title/subtitle one of the following words: North, South, East, West, Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast, right, left.

*Darynda Jones is a Goodreads author*
Book B. Read a book by an author whose initials for their first and last names can be found in the word COMPASS and/or GPS.

*ComPass*
**Patrick Carman is a Goodreads author**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 125
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 0

10.1 I Scream, You Scream
When Darkness Comes kindle - When Darkness Comes - paperback 369 pgs. by Alexandra Ivy -ICE CREAM
Alexandra Ivy IS A GRA
10.2 Something Strange in the Neighborhood
June 7, 1984- the movie Ghostbusters was first released in the U.S. Read a book with the genre Paranormal on the main page genre listing. The genre Paranormal may be embedded or stand-alone; sub-genres that include "paranormal" also work.
Darker After Midnight KINDLE - Darker After Midnight PAPERBACK 384 PGS. Lara Adrian
GENRE: romance>paranormal romance
Lara Adrian is a GRA
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 2
Good Read Authors: 2
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 155
Completed Tasks: 9
Good Read Authors: 9
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 3,774
Books read this season: 11
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Personal Best: 380 (Fall 12)

*Repost for GRA claim
25.5 - Pat's Task: Long Story Short
Book 1 - The Ties That Bind is a collection of 4 stories by various authors. "One Good Favor" by J.L. Langley.
Link to the edition that includes author's name: The Ties That Bind
*** Jet Mykles is a Goodreads Author (one of the other authors in the collection) ***
Book 2 - My Fair Captain by J.L. Langley is 312 pages (paperback).

Read one book that meets the criteria for A and B - title contains a word with a repeated vowel and one with a repeated consonant.
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
double o, double t
Task total=15
Grand total=170

Option 1, romance genre: Baby Proof by Emily Giffin
25.9 - Stacie MI’s Task: Springtime Five-Star Favorites
Option 2, humor genre: When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James
Option 5, historical fiction genre: Crossing on the Paris by Dana Gynther
Points this post: 45
Total points: 135

TASK NAME: 5.9 Black: Whiskers and Witches
Witch Way to Murder byShirley Damsgaard

Qualifier: Black cat on cover, Approved Message 50
Claiming GRA - Shirley Damsgaard is a GRA.
Points this task: 5
Points Total: 55
Tasks Completed: 4
GR Author: 3
Big Books: 0

5.1 - Red: When I am an old woman...
First published in 1998
Edith Shay

GRA:A. LaFaye
5.2 - Pink: Celebrating the Female
Genre "women's":As We Are Now

Genre Approval
5.7 - Brown: Chocolates and Coffee on the Beach
Word "brown": Low Pressure by Sandra Brown

GRA:Sandra Brown
10.3 The More the Merrier
Cover at least 3 people:Summer of My German Soldier

GRA: Bette Greene
10.10 Required Summer Reading
Genre "literature": The House on Mango Street

Genre Approval
Points Earned This Post: 35
Points Achieved to Date: 35/1180
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)

Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park by Lee H. Whittlesey
20.4 Valorie's Task: Word Trivia: Name That Word!
#3 The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
The word "wave" is on the True Homonyms" list.
Points this post: 40
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 1

5.10 - White: Lounging Around

Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 255
GR Author: 12
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()

Option A. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (born July 26, 1894)
Option C: The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier
This Task Points: 30
Total Points: 75
Total Goodreads Author Tickets: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Kaye
Task 5.10 Cover must have a chair, couch, bench ,etc on it .
Shoot Low, Boys - They're Ridin' Shetland Ponies
by Lewis Grizzard
Total points this task - 5
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Total to date -
Points - 80
GRA - 4
Task 5.10 Cover must have a chair, couch, bench ,etc on it .

Shoot Low, Boys - They're Ridin' Shetland Ponies
by Lewis Grizzard
Total points this task - 5
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Total to date -
Points - 80
GRA - 4

*REPOST*
5.4 - Yellow: They Call Me Mellow Yellow
Nice Girl Naughty - Jan Springer
girl in Young Girl Blues; ebook app'd @1013
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25

Task 25.3: Different Selves, Different Tales
Option 2: Young & Old
Both books are by Sarah Strohmeyer**
Shelved as YA: How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True
NOT Shelved as YA/Childrens: The Sleeping Beauty Proposal
**Sarah Strohmeyer is a GR author. (book 1)
**Sarah Strohmeyer is a GR author. (book 2)
Points this task/post: 25
Total points: 185 / 1180
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 12
Goodreads authors: 8
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Option 3. Past and Future
Read two books by the same author, the first publication dates of which are at least 25 years apart.
A is for Alibi - First published 1982
U Is For Undertow - First published 2009
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 80
Tasks completed: 5
Other totals
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books (500): 1
Big Books (750):
Big Books (1000):

20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Jecca's Task: The Brady Bunch - Option 2: 1970 - Read your next fictional boyfriend/girlfriend by reading a book from one of these lists.
The Law of Attraction by N.M. Silber.
Best Book Boyfriend List Page 3 Position 285
**N.M. Silber is a goodreads Author.
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 290
Total Goodreads Authors: 21
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:

Task - 15.10 - Fun in the Sun.
Read a book of your choice, in a favorite summer spot - anywhere you can relax and enjoy yourself!
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
25.6 - Sandi's Task - I could use a little help here!
3) Ask the Audience
At the top of your Goodreads page choose the down arrow next to the word 'Explore' and choose the option marked 'popular'. Set the "month" selector with a month during the Summer Challenge (May 2014-August 2014), read a book from the resulting list.
Required: State the month you used, the book's numbered position and the date you found the book.
Most Popular Book Club Books
Month: June 2014
Book's Numbered Position: 40
Date I Found Book: 6/5/2014
The Selection by Kiera Cass
4) Switch the Question -- By using this lifeline, the contestant was able to replace this question with a new one at the same dollar level.
For this option read a book with one of the following genres that revolve around switching one's identity
A) Shapeshifter
B) Transgender (or Trans)
C) Espionage
Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity by Julia Serano
Points this Post: 40
Total Points this Challenge: 70
Books Read this Post: 3
Books Read this Challenge: 5
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: N/A

I think my GR Author count is off by one, although the authors were all noted in the posts. I had some problems with my posts, though, so I'm sure I threw you off with my mistakes. Just to clarify -- and let me know if I'm wrong -- here are all the posts and GR authors that I've claimed:
In post 236, I claimed one ticket:
* Task 25.9, Doll Bones by Holly Black.
In post 408, I claimed five tickets:
* Task 20.2, Death Threads by Elizabeth Lynn Casey.
* Task 20.8, The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family by Josh Hanagarne
* Task 25.12, Prospect Street by Emilie Richards
* Task 30.5, Apart at The Seams by Marie Bostwick AND Sew Deadly by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
As of this writing, the readerboard hasn't been updated for my last post (503). BUT just in case this gets adjusted AFTER that, here's one more:
In post 503, I claimed two tickets:
* Task 25.3, The Sleeping Beauty Proposal by Sarah Strohmeyer AND How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True by Sarah Strohmeyer
So, the total as of post 503 should be 8. (Or, as of 488, it should be 6.) Right now, I'm listed as having 5. Like I said, I moved things around and made some mistakes with postings, so I'm sure that's what caused the discrepancy. But hopefully this is the right way to "fix" it. Thank you so much!!

20.3 General Turkey
Beach House No. 9 by Christie Ridgway
BEACH - HypnotiC clAmBakE
384 Pages
**Christie Ridway is a Goodreads Author**
30.4 Percy Jackson Lovers Unite!
Option 3 - Aphrodite: It Happened One Wedding by Julie James
Romance Genre on Main Book Page
**Julie James is a Goodreads Author**
Option 6 - Artemis: Hope Ignites by Jaci Burton
Dog on the cover:

**Jaci Burton is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 50
Total Challenge Points: 125
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)

5.7 Deadline by Sandra Brown
The word BROWN is found in author's name
Points this task: 5
Total points: 75

10.1 I scream, you scream
Deceived - Part 1 New York by Eve Carter
The authors first and last name initials are in the words ice cream
Points this task: 10
Total points: 85

30.5 In pursuit of a good book
Option 1: Monument to Murder: A Capital Crimes Novel by Margaret Truman
Authors initials' are in the word ENTERTAINMENT
Option 3: History War Brides by Helen Bryan
Genre: History, WWII
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 115

Book 1: Summa Cum Laude - winners of Goodreads Choice Awards
2011 Winner of best fantasy book:
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
Book 2: Magna Cum Laude - nominees for Goodreads Choice Awards
2010 Nominee for favorite book:
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Skloot is a Goodreads author.
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 65
Total Tasks: 3
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 5

20.6 Seasoned Reader - KSMary's Task: The Colors of Trivial Pursuit - read a book with one of the original colors: brown, yellow, blue, pink, green, or orange in the title, subtitle or author's name.
Chosen as the Frenchman's Bride by Abby Green.
Green in author's name. This book is new to me, it's not a re-read.
**Abby Green is a goodreads Author.
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 270
Total Goodreads Authors: 20
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:

Option #3: Baby Boy
Read a book where the cover shows a baby of either gender and "baby" or a synonym must appear in the title/subtitle or description.
No Exchanges, No Returns by Laurie Kellogg *Goodreads Author*

*GR Description: " . . . everyone knows you can't return a baby like an itchy sweater."
*Approved for length in ebook verification thread - Message #3612
Option #4: Birthday Buddies
Read a book by an author who shares a birth month with you.
Eternal by V.K. Forrest
*Birthday Month: March
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 320
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:


Task # 10.6 D-Day
Read a book with a title that begins with a word that starts with the letter D.

Points this post: 10
Total points: 185

20.3 - Best Review - Paul's task: General Turkey
City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare, who is a GRA
725 pages BB Ticket
Goodreads Authors This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets This Post: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Points this post: 20
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=4, 750=0, 1000=0
Total Points: 115

5.5 - Green: It's Not Easy Being Green
A book with a title that is at least a 3 words long in which the first letters of ALL of the words in the title can be found in KERMIT THE FROG.
From This Moment On by Bella Andre -- F, T, M & O in KERMIT THE FROG
Bella Andre is a GR Author.
10.3 The More the Merrier
A book that depicts at least 3 people on the cover.
Hunting for Hidden Gold by Franklin W. Dixon -- Three people on cover -- Approved in help thread posts #43 & #45

10.6 D-Day
A book with a title that begins with a word that starts with the letter D.
Divorced, Desperate And Dating by Christie Craig -- Divorced begins with 'D'
Christie Craig is a GR Author.
10.7 From the Source
A book predominately set in Canada or written by an author who was born or lives in Canada.
F814 by Eve Langlais -- Langlais was born in Canada
Eve Langlais is a GR Author.
10.8 Question Everything
A book with one of the following: who, what, where, when, why, how, "?" in the title or subtitle.
How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks -- 'How' in title
Kerrelyn Sparks is a GR Author.
10.9 Isthmus Test
A book with an outdoor scene that depicts a body of water on the cover.
The Missing Chums by Franklin W. Dixon -- Water with boat on cover -- Approved in help thread posts #56 & #57

10.10 Required Summer Reading
A book with the genre Literature or Literary Fiction on the main page genre listing.
To Wed a Wicked Earl by Olivia Parker -- 'British Literature' tagged by 3 users -- Genre noted in Genre Verification Thread posts #159 & #162
Points This Post: 65
GR Authors This Post: 4
Total Points: 110
Total GR Authors: 11
Total Big Book Tickets: 0

A. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO THERE - place never been; written & set within lifetime
Daring to Dream by Nora Roberts - set in Monterey, California which I have never been to and written in my lifetime.
C. THE ULTIMATE DREAM VACATION -set in the future
Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb - set in 2060
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 155/1130
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 10
GoodReads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
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15.4. Double Trouble
Single Book Option
This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith **GOODREADS AUTHOR**
consonants: double PP in haPPy
vowels: double OO in lOOks
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This Post:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Points: 15
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Points: 30
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