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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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10.10 Required Summer Reading
Literature genre (10 users): Utz by Bruce Chatwin
20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's Task: Word Trivia: Name That Word!
option 3, true homonym 'square' in title, no childrens: The Square of Revenge by Pieter Aspe
30.6 - Alison's Task: Summer Birthdays
option 2, Saturday in title: The Saturday Morning Murder by Batya Gur
option 4, author with the same birth month- June: Street Justice: A Smokey Dalton Novel by Kris Nelscott born June 4
total = 460
Gea10.8 Question Everything
Read a book with one of the following: who, what, where, when, why, how, "?" in the title or subtitle.
When Day Breaks by Maya Banks (Goodreads Author)
POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 235
GR Author: 15
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
Eepa15.5 - Where Was that Again?
Colorado, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin. Read a book set in any one of these states.
Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk
Story takes place in Massachusetts.
Jordan L. Hawk is GR author.
20.5 Celebrating My Parents
Option C. Read a book with the genre “music” or “dance” on the main page (can be embedded or stand-alone).
The Green-Eyed Monster by Melanie Tushmore
Paperback version, The Green-Eyed Monster has 366 pages.
Melanie Tushmore is GR author.
20.7 The Brady Bunch
Option 2. 1970 – For this option, find your next fictional boyfriend/girlfriend by reading a book from one of these lists
Best Book Boyfriend
Best Book Girlfriend
Ethan, Who Loved Carter by Ryan Loveless
List: Best book Boyfriend, number 3422 on page 35
Ryan Loveless is GR author.
30.4 Susan A's Task: Percy Jackson Lovers Unite!
Option 3: The Greek Goddess of love and beauty, read a book with the genre romance listed on the main book page.
All Wrapped Up by Elizabeth Hyder
Elizabeth Hyder is GR author.
Option 6: Goddess of the Hunt, read a book with a non-human mammal, bird or fish on the cover.
, A Fluffy Tale by Ann SomervilleApproved for length at line #35.
Ann Somerville is GR author.
Points in this post: 85
Total points: 85
GR authors: 5
20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!In honor of the game that I've spent many hours playing with my family, pick one of the following "ailments" (options) and read one book that fits that option.
1. Broken Heart: Cure the patient's broken heart by reading a book with the genre "Romance" on the main book page.
Everlasting by Nancy Thayer
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 70
Total Tasks: 6
GR Author: 0
Big Book - 500: 1
Big Book - 750: 0
Big Book - 1000: 0
Task #5.7 - Brown: Chocolates and Coffee on the BeachThe Hellion and the Highlander by Lynsay Sands (GR Author)
Sand - Lynsay Sands
Points this Post: 5
Totals:
Total Points: 200
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Total Tasks Completed: 14
Total Books Read: 16
Elizabeth B5.2 - Pink: Celebrating the Female
genre "womens" on the main page Firestorm
25.10 - Laurie ME's Task: Baseball All Stars
Option 1:genre Sports Plan B
Option 2:a book set in one of the cities that hosted the All Star Game, set in New York Heat Rises
Points:30
Total points:300+30=330
25.5 - Pat's Task: Long Story ShortBook 1 -
- has the story "Details by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 520 pagesBook 2 -
by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 509 pagesPoints this task: 25
Total points: 105
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 9
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
✔20.3 - Best Review - Paul's task: General Turkey:Read one book with a title word (at least 4 letter) found in HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE.
H YPNO T I C C L A MBAKE.
Word Found = Catch
Catch Me A Cowboy|Katie Lane|07.03.14|368 pages
Katie Lane is a Goodreads author
Points This Post: 20
Goodreads Authors This Post: 1
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Total Points: 325
Total Goodreads Authors: 17
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
30.11 Honor's AwardsBook 1: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Winner in the Historical Fiction category, 2013
Book 2: Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Nominee in the Humor category, 2012
Goodreads author: Maria Semple
Points this post = 30
Total points = 170
Big Book tickets = 1
Goodreads Authors = 6
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lene's Task: Tour De FranceOption 2: Read a book predominately set in France or written by an author who was born in France or lives in France.
The House I Loved by Tatiana de Rosnay (a goodreads author)
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
Big Books: 0 tickets
Total GR Authors: 1
20.8 - FUN or FANTASTIC.....3. It's Summer - a cover with a beach and palm trees:
The Forever Girl by Alexander McCall Smith ***Goodreads Author***
Total points 120
Pamela326530.4 Susan A's Task: Percy Jackson Lovers Unite!
Option 3:
The Lawman's Honor by Linda Goodnight (Goodreads Author) - Categorized as romance.
Option 4:
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) - Sea is a body of water
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 280
Goodreads Authors this post: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
JESS PHILLY15.10 - Fun in the Sun.
I read Dangerous Girls while on the beach for my birthday! The book kind of creeped me out, but in the end it was still some fun in the sun :).
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 50
Lindsey IL15.8 - It's All About the Facts!
Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks by Ken Jennings
geography genre
20.8 - Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferable both!
The Organic Lawn Care Manual: A Natural, Low-Maintenance System for a Beautiful, Safe Lawn by Paul Tukey
option 1, 271 pages
20.9 - Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferable both!
Under the Green Hill by Laura L. Sullivan
option 3, "green" in title
***Laura L. Sullivan is a GoodReads Author***
25.4 - Coralie's Task: World Cup Past and Present
option 1, Germany 2006 -- Winners: Italy
The Husband Trap by Tracy Anne Warren
Book A - first published in 2006
Flirting in Italian by Lauren Henderson
Book B - set almost 100% in Italy
Points This Post: 80
Total Points: 395
GoodReads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 20
Books Read: 26
15.5 Where Was that Again?The Rebellion of Jane Clarke by Sally Cabot Gunning - 7/2/14
Set in Massachusetts.
Sally Cabot Gunning is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 55
Goodreads authors: 3
SHELLEY UT10.7 From the Source
The Lady is a Vamp by Lynsay Sands
Lynsay Sands is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 14
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
30.3 – Delmy's Task: Send in the Clones!!3. Alison Hendrix: Read a book where the main character is a mom:
The main character, Dani, is a mom and has seen her daughter through a divorce. Her decisions as a mom are a large part of the story.
He's Gone by Deb Caletti, 337 pages
5. The Dyad Institute: Page 3, 6/13/14
Shades of Earth by Beth Revis, 369 pages
+30 Points
Grand Total: 125
10.7 From the SourceRead a book set predominantly in Canada
How The Light Gets In by Louise Penny
Set in Quebec
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 175
Tasks completed: 12
Other totals
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books (500): 1
Big Books (750):
Big Books (1000):
Kimber15.5 Where was that again?
The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
takes place in Red Bend, WI
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30.2 Dig In!
Option 1: Nora Roberts Land by Ava Miles (Goodreads Author)
set in Dare Valley, CO
Option 3: Thirty Girls by Susan Minot (Goodreads Author)
author name variation of Sue
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Above Tasks: 45 points
# of tasks submitted to date: 16
GRA: 11
New Total points: 305
Nick KY5.2. Pink. I read The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Writings by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, with "Feminism" as a GR genre.
5.9. Black. I read Charmed to Death by Shirley Damsgaard, with a black cat on the cover:
.Points this Post: 10
Total Points so Far: 285
Cindy FTask 10.7 From the Source
Written by a Canadian author: I read A World Elsewhereby Wayne Johnston
Points this post:10
Total points:20
Books read:2
Tasks completed:2
Goodreads Authors:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Pamela326515.9 - Decisions, Decisions...
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. I started with Persuasion by Jane Austen. This is a Big Book at 521 pages.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 295
Goodreads Authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
5.2 - Pink: Celebrating the FemaleBossypants by Tina Fey – per genre “feminism”
5.3 - Orange: Wave a Flag
The Sea by John Banville – set in Ireland
10.7 From the Source
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt – author is Canadian
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 235
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 1
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 10.3 The More the Merrier
Read a book that depicts at least 3 people on the cover
Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan by Nancy Springer
Qualifier: 6 people on the cover
Claiming GRA: Nancy Springer is a GRA
Points this task: 10
Points Total: 125
Tasks Completed: 9
GR Author: 6
Big Books: 0
Jayme(the ghostreader)25.1 Directionally Challenged
Book A
Witches of East End byMelissa de la Cruz
Melissa de la Cruz is a goodreads author.
Book B
Unbelievable by Sara Shepard. Her initalsare S.S. in Compass. Sara Shepard is a goodreads author.
Tasks Complete: 3
Books Read 4
Goodreads Authors: 2 Sara Shepard, Melissa de la Cruz
Task Points: 25
Grand Total 40
Post 815.6- I'm Flying!
The Three by Sarah Lotz
Plane to the left of the mountain. Sorry, you need to enlarge it.Points this task: 15
Total: 130
GR authors: 4
Books read: 9
Tasks Done: 8
25.9 - Stacie MI’s Task: Springtime Five-Star Favorites2. Read a book with the genre Humor on the main book page.
The Supermodel's Best Friend by Gretchen Galway *Goodreads Author*
5. Read a book with the genre Historical Fiction or Historical Romance on the main book page.
The Angel in My Arms by Stefanie Sloane *Goodreads Author*
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 475
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
Gea15.10 - Fun in the Sun.
Read a book of your choice, in a favorite summer spot - anywhere you can relax and enjoy yourself! Nero by Sarah Brianne (Goodreads Author) Approved here
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 250
GR Author: 16
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
20.3 - General TurkeyThey Knew Mr. Knight by Dorothy Whipple
The word is THEY: HYpnoTicclambakE
Points this post = 20
Total points = 190
Big Book tickets = 1
Goodreads Authors = 6
5.7. Brown: Chocolates and Coffee on the BeachRead a book with one of the following words found intact in the title/subtitle or author's name: brown, sand, chocolate, coffee.
Death by Chocolate by Julie Anne Lindsey
Julie Anne Lindsey is a GR author
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 75
Total Tasks: 7
GR Author: 1
Big Book - 500: 1
Big Book - 750: 0
Big Book - 1000: 0
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferable both!3. IT’S SUMMER –
by Susan Mallery Goodreads Author Book that has a cover with a beach.
Total:
Total Points: 215
Total Goodreads Authors: 11
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
5.6 - Blue: Most PopularThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
found on p. 1 of the Popular Favorite Books ~ using one time 80-100 page exemption for 5-point task
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!
4. Writer's Cramp:
by Rochelle Staabbooks on the cover
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Jecca's Task: The Brady Bunch
5. 1973 – Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich
the Lizzy & Diesel series is a spinoff of the Stephanie Plum series
Points this post: 45
Season Total: 125
20.2 - EXPLORING AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARK SYSTEMOPTION 3 - GLACIER BAY - The Bay of Angels: A Novel by Anita Brookner.
25.1 - DIRECTIONALLY CHALLENGED
BOOK A - SOUTH - Summer in the South by Cathy Holton.
BOOK B - COMPASS - Body Surfing by Anita Shreve.
25.8 - 4TH OF JULY CHALLENGE
OPTION 2 - 5 OR 6 IN PAGES - The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer with 758 pages.
OPTION 6 - ANY BOOK - Threats and Promises by Barbara Delinsky.
TOTAL POINTS - 210
15.10 - Fun in the Sun.Read a book of your choice, in a favourite summer spot - anywhere you can relax and enjoy yourself!
Time Of Hope: Australia, 1966-72
I read this sitting out in the back garden under the gazebo.
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 190
Tasks completed: 13
Other totals
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books (500): 1
Big Books (750):
Big Books (1000):
20.5 - Bigger is Better Book Concierge’s Task: Celebrating My ParentsOption A (Australia) - I read the Tracks, approved in the task help thread. The paperback version (Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback) is 288 pages long.
Points claimed in this post: 20
Total points: 235
GR authors: 8 (0 in this post)
Big books: 1
30.5 In pursuit of a good bookopt. 1 Entertainment
The Birth House
Ami McKay
A and M
GOODREADS AUTHOR
opt 3 History
The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust
this task 30 points
total points 125
Meera5.5 - Green: It's Not Easy Being Green
Fighting for Flight by J.B. Salsbury GR Author
5.8 - Violet: Barely Visible
Seducing Mr. Knightly by Maya Rodale 384 pages GR Author
10.2 Something Strange in the Neighborhood
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz GR Author
10.9 Isthmus Test
The Unwanted Wife by Natasha AndersGR AuthorPoints this task:30
Total Points: 30
GR Authors: 4
Task: 30.6 - Alison's Task: Summer Birthdays Read:
Option 1 - The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
Option 4: The World According to Garp by John Irving (Birth Month Used: March)
Claiming a Goodreads Author with Libba Bray.
Claiming a Big Book with The Sweet Far Thing at 819 pgs.
Claiming a Goodreads Author with John Irving.
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 1
Delicious Dee5.5 - Green: It's Not Easy Being Green
Enemies on Tap - Avery Flynn (GR Author) - KERMIT THE FROG; ebook only approved #3674 in the ebook approval thread
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 380
GR Author: 21
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
SandiCompleted Tasks
5.5 - Green: It's Not Easy Being Green
First letter of each word in title can be found in KERMIT THE FROG
Edition I read: The Reptile Room
Most popular PB: The Reptile Room
TICKET CLAIM: This books is by Lemony Snicket who is a Goodreads Author
10.2 Something Strange in the Neighborhood
Has 'Paranormal' as a main page genre
Edition I read: Speed Dating with the Dead
PB Edition: Speed Dating with the Dead
TICKET CLAIM: This books is by Scott Nicholson who is a Goodreads Author
***Summary***
Previous Points Earned: 70
Points Earned this Post: 15
Total Points To Date: 85
GA Tickets To Date: 6
Big Book Tickets To Date: 0
15.7 "In a gentle way, you can shake the world."Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand - 7/4/14
Set in India, by an Indian author.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 70
Goodreads authors: 3
Andy P.Task # 10.10 Required Summer Reading
Read a book with the genre Literature or Literary Fiction on the main page genre listing
Stones for Ibarra by Harriet Doerr
Both Literary Fiction(6 users) and Literature(5 users)appear on the book's mp.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 280
BEKKA - 25.12 - Janet F's Task: A Trivial ChallengeWhen I rolled the dice, I got a 1 and a 3.
1. For this task I read “
” by Rainbow Rowell, since the title begins with an A but doesn’t end with one. 3. For this task, I read “
” by Leigh Bardugo, since it has a building on the cover. Also, both Rainbow Rowell and Leigh Bardugo are Goodreads Authors, so I’m claiming two tickets for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Total Points Earned to Date: 150
Pages Read this Challenge: 755
Total Pages Read to Date: 3275
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
10.4 Across the AgesRead a book about time travel. The genre “Time Travel” must be found on the main page genre listing or time travel must be mentioned explicitly in the book’s description.
Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts
Genre Science Fiction>Time Travel on main page.
10.5 This Could Take A While
Read a book with a number greater than or equal to 1,000 in the title or subtitle. Plurals and hyphenated numbers work.
Brewster's Millions by George Barr McCutcheon
10.6. D-Day
Read a book with a title that begins with a word that starts with the letter D.
Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 105
Total Tasks: 10
GR Author: 1
Big Book - 500: 1
Big Book - 750: 0
Big Book - 1000: 0
Delicious Dee15.4. Double Trouble
Book A - Hard Hats and Doormats - Laura Chapman (GR Author) - OO in dOOrmats
Book B - Shadow Spell - LL in speLL
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 395
GR Author: 22
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
Kaye
10.3 The More the Merrier
Read a book that depicts at least 3 people on the cover
by Barbara Robinette Moss
Points this task -10
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To Date :
Points - 145
GR -6
BB- 1
10.3 The More the Merrier
Read a book that depicts at least 3 people on the cover
by Barbara Robinette Moss
Points this task -10
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To Date :
Points - 145
GR -6
BB- 1
Peebee Task 20.3- General Turkey
Second Time Around by Beth Kendrick (308 pp)
The word "Time" appears in HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE.
Beth Kendrick is a Goodreads Author.
Task 20.10 Group Reads
Celebrity Novels
Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham
My review post: Message 24.
Task 25.8 - 4th of July Challenge
Option 2:
The Heavy: A Mother, A Daughter, A Diet--A Memoir by Dara-Lynn Weiss
This edition of the book I read (hardback) has 256 pages.
Option 6:
The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma
Kristopher Jansma is a Goodreads Author.
30.4 - Percy Jackson Lovers Unite!
Option 3: Aphrodite
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
This book has "romance" as a genre on its main page.
Bill Konigsberg is a Goodreads Author.
Option 6: Artemis
by Michelle HunevenThis book has a bear, a non-human mammal, on the cover.
Michelle Huneven is a Goodreads Author.
30.7 - Follow the Stars
Option A:
I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley
Sloane Crosley was born born August 3, 1978.
Option B:
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
This book was originally published on September 10th, 2013.
Rainbow Rowell is a Goodreads Author.
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Points this post: 125
Total points: 405/1180
Goodreads Authors: 5/17
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.6 - Blue: Most PopularThe Stranger
Found on page 5 Jul 4th
Popular Favorites
20.5 Bigger is Better Book Concierge’s Task: Celebrating My Parents
Option A : set in Australia
Conquer the Flames by Ariel Tachna GRA
25.5 - Pat's Task: Long Story Short
Book 1: Love Has No Boundaries Anthology: Volume 5 by various authors
includes the story: The Field of Someone Else's Dreams by Amelia C. Gormley GRA
SRC ebook verification line 907
Book 2: Strain by Amelia C. Gormley GRA
approved in task help thread
Points this post: 5 + 20 + 25 = 50
Total Points: 490 + 50 = 540
GRA: 26 + 3 = 29
Jessica PDX30.5 - Sheila/Kathy G's Task - In Pursuit of a Good Book
Option 2 - Set in Shanghai, China
by Nicole MonesOption 3 - Set during World War II
by David LeavittPoints This Post: 30
Total Points: 205
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15.4. Double Trouble
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.
Shoggoths in Bloom by Elizabeth Bear
There is a double G in shoGGoths and a double O in blOOm.
Elizabeth Bear is a Goodreads Author!
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 240
Books Read: 15
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)