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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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Pamela32655.2 - Pink: Celebrating the Female
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 325
Goodreads Authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
15.4 Double TroubleApple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty
Has a double PP and a double EE
15.8 It's All About the Facts
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright
This has history on the main page.
25.6 I Could Use A Little Help Here
1) 50/50 - Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon
His initials are DC
***Dan Chaon is a Goodreads Author***
2) Phone A Friend -
by Rainbow Rowell***Rainbow Rowell is a Goodreads Author***
Post Total: 55
Grand Total: 110
Task 15.4 Double TroubleA. Innocent in Death by J. D. Robb (nn)
B. Look Again by Lisa Scottoline (oo)
*Goodreads Author*
Points this task: 15
Total points: 80
Goodreads Author tickets: 1
Mod
I chose option 3, Funny Bone, and read With One Lousy Free Packet Of Seed, with humor as a main page genre.
25.3 - mstan's Task: Different Selves, Different Tales
I chose option 4, Apples & Oranges, and read two books by Kate Wilhelm.
I read Welcome, Chaos (apple - science fiction and fantasy listed as main page genres, no "oranges" genres) and Skeletons (orange - mystery, horror and thriller are all listed as main page genres, no "apples" genres).
30.3 – Delmy's Task: Send in the Clones!!
For my first book, I chose option 2, and read The Secret History. #40 on the Rooting for the Bad Guys list. 559 pages, so meets the minimum page length requirement.
For my second book, I chose option 4, and read Across the Universe, found on page 1 of the Clones shelf. 398 pages, so meets the minimum page requirement.
Points this post: 75
Total points: 335
Repost from #944 to fix linkMELANIE C
TASK NAME: 20.3 Best Review - Paul's task: General Turkey
Read one book of at least 250 pages with a title/subtitle that contains one or more words of at least four letters that can be made from the letters in HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE.
Come, Thou Tortoise by Jessica Grant
Qualifier: COME, pages 412
Points this task: 20
Total: 200
Task #10.10 Required Summer ReadingEverything and the Moon by Julia Quinn (GR Author)
"European Literature" as a genre on main page - verified on post 129
Points this Post: 10
Totals:
Total Points: 260
Total Goodreads Authors: 19
Total Tasks Completed: 17
Total Books Read: 21
30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the StarsA. Read a book by an author who is a Leo or a Virgo born between July 23rd and September 22nd.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
*DOB: July 31
*759 Pages - BB
B. Read a book first published in July, August or September of any year.
Top O' the Mournin' by Maddy Hunter
*First published in July
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 565
Goodreads Authors: 25
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 2
Big Books - 1000+:
Task #30.11 Helen's Task: Honor's AwardsBook 1: Summa Cum Laude - winners of Goodreads Choice Awards
Tangled by Emma Chase (GR Author)
Debut Goodreads Author - 2013 Winner
Book 2: Magna Cum Laude - nominees for Goodreads Choice Awards
Cowgirls Don't Cry by Lorelei James (GR Author)
Romance - 2010 nominee
Points this Post: 30
Totals:
Total Points: 290
Total Goodreads Authors: 21
Total Tasks Completed: 18
Total Books Read: 23
25.10 Baseball All-Stars#2- Book takes place in New York NY...Valley Of The Dolls **BIG BOOK TICKET**
#5- just because...Alive in the Killing Fields: The True Story of Nawuth Keat, a Khmer Rouge Survivor
Totals:
Points this post: 25
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 3
Goodreads authors this post: 0
Goodreads authors total: 0
Big Books this post:1 (500+)
Big Books total: 1 (500+)
Elizabeth PTask 20.1 - Operation!
Option One (Broken Heart) - Book with romance genre main page
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Jojo Moyes is a *Goodreads Author*
Task 20.4 - Name that Word!
Option Two (Palindrome) - 3+ letter palindrome in title
Eve by Anna Carey
Anna Carey is a *Goodreads Author*
Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 160
Total Tasks: 11
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 12
Task #30.3 – Delmy's Task: Send in the Clones!!Option 3. Alison Hendrix:
Raising Kane by Lorelei James (GR Author)
The main character Ginger has a son
Option 4: Cosima Niehaus:
Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh (GR Author)
The main character Ashaya is a neuro scientist who does research and analysis and works in a lab, She is also the head scientist in the Protocol I Implant in this book
Points this Post: 30
Totals:
Total Points: 320
Total Goodreads Authors: 23
Total Tasks Completed: 19
Total Books Read: 25
Rebecca VA15.2. If They Like It, Maybe I Will
Go to Good Minds Suggest, a GR feature in which authors provide lists of their favorite books.
Read 2 books:
A. Read a book by one of the authors providing recommendations in this feature
Drop Shot by Harlan Coben
AND
B. Read one of the books recommended by the author of Book A. If the author recommends a series, you may read any book in that series.
A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane (GR author)
Total points this post: 15
Total points: 325
Goodreads author tickets this post: 1
Total Goodreads author tickets: 8
MARWA 20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!
3. Funny Bone: Read a book with the genre "Humor*" on the main book page.
I read The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud.
*** Big Book Ticket +500 ***
*** Jonathan Stroud is a GRA ***
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Jecca's Task: The Brady Bunch
2. Find your next fictional boyfriend/girlfriend by reading a book from one of these lists
Best Book Boyfriend
Best Book Girlfriend
I read from the Best Book Boyfriend list book #17
Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard.
*** Big Book Ticket +500 ***
*** Sylvain Reynard is a GRA ***
30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the Stars
B. Read a book first published in July, August or September of any year.
I read The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud.
*** Jonathan Stroud is a GRA ***
C. Read a book with the genre Science Fiction on the main book page.
I read Messenger by Lois Lowry
*** Lois Lowry is a GRA ***
Points claimed for this post: 70
Total Points: 70
Tasks Completed so far: 3
Books Read for this challenge so far: 4
GR Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets: +500(2), +750(0), +1000(0)
Jess Philly20.10 Group Reads
I read Someday, Someday, Maybe, and my post is #34 in the group reads thread.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 70
Lindy-Lanetask 30.8: concentration!
*2 books which contain the exact same noun in title & at least 300 pages+:
*my noun is "pie"
book #1
Blackberry Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke 357 pages
book #2
Honey Pie by Donna Kauffman pages 336
this is a gra
Points this post: 30
Total points: 155
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 11
Cindy FTask 15.10 Fun in the Sun
I read The Lion and the Roseby Kate QuinnWho is a GOODREADS AUTHOR!
Points this post:15
Total points:35
Books read:3
Taskscompleted:3
Goodreads Authors:2
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
15.5 - Where Was that Again?Blankets by Craig Thompson
Set in Wisconsin
Big book: 592 pages (1 ticket)
Points this post = 15
Total points = 230
Big Book tickets = 2
Goodreads Authors = 6
10.2 Something Strange in the NeighborhoodRead 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.
Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts
Genre Fantasy>Paranormal on main page
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 135
Total Tasks: 12
GR Author: 2
Big Book - 500: 1
Big Book - 750: 0
Big Book - 1000: 0
Reader Board name: Amanda WardTask: 5.6 - Blue: Most Popular
Read a book found on the first 5 pages of the Popular Favorite Books list.
Required: Identify the page you found the book on when you post.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Points this Task: 5
Total Points this Challenge: 5
Books Read this Task: 1
Total Books Read this Challenge: 1
30.10 - Delicious Dee's Task: TP = Trivial Pursuit, Toilet Paper or something else?Option 2-
by Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author)https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Seh rated it 1 star
Option 6-
by Suzanne Collins (Goodreads Author)Points this task: 30
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 11
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
Andy P.Task # 15.3. In honor of America's Independence Day (July 4th).
One book option
A book that has the name of a US state in the author's name AND is set in a state that is one of the original 13 colonies
Liberty Falling by Nevada Barr
This book is by NEVADA Barr and is set in New York one of the original 13 colonies.
Task # 30.6 - Alison's Task: Summer Birthdays
Option #2: Day You Were Born
Read a book that has a day of the week in the title, subtitle, or author's name Tuesday's Gone by Nicci French
Option #4: Birthday Buddies
Read a book by an author who shares a birth month with you. Grave Descend by John Lange This book was written by John Lange (Michael Crichton) who shares an October Birthday with me.Book and author approved here
Points this post: 45
Total points: 375
SHELLEY UT25.7 - Bluemoon's Task: Virtual Vacation
Option C: Splintered by A.G. Howard - takes place in Wonderland
Option D: Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec
Both are goodreads authors.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 185
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 16
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
ANGIE CA15.5 - Where Was that Again?
Book: Werewolf in Denver by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Notes: Set in Denver, Colorado.
25.9 - Stacie MI’s Task: Springtime Five-Star Favorites
Book 1: Welcome, Caller, This Is Chloe by Shelley Coriell
Notes: 2) Humor genre.
Book 2: The Neon Graveyard by Vicki Pettersson
Notes: 3) Last book of Signs of the Zodiac series.
25.10 - Laurie ME's Task: Baseball All Stars
Book 1: Cheat the Grave by Vicki Pettersson
Notes: 3) 2,201 ratings. Average rating of 4.04.
Book 2: The Touch of Twilight by Vicki Pettersson
Notes: 5) Any book!
25.12 - Janet F's Task: A Trivial Challenge
Book 1:
by Vicki Lewis ThompsonNotes: Rolled 3) Buildings on cover.
Book 2: Infinite Sky by C.J. Flood
Notes: 4) "Infinite." Approved in task help thread.
This Post: 90
Points to Date: 510
10.10 - Required Summer Reading Don't worry, there's no required essay. Read a book with the genre Literature or Literary Fiction on the main page genre listing. Regional literature genres like "European Literature" work. The genre may be embedded or stand-alone.
Emma by Jane Austen (Literature/646 users)Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 10
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 21
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
5.6 - Blue: Most Popularpages 2 Eleanor & Park, Rainbow Rowell
20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!
option 3 Humor Twisted, Emma Chase
25.8 - Angel **Book Junkie's** Task: 4th of July Challenge
option 2 Attachments, Rainbow Rowell pages 336
option 6 Hard Hats and Doormats, Laura Chapman
Points This Post: 50
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 10
Task #25.10 - Laurie ME's Task: Baseball All StarsOption 1: Baseball
Let Me Be The One by Bella Andre (GR Author)
The main character is a professional baseball player and "sports" is a genre on main page - verified on post 151
Option 3: Home Run Derby
Second Chances by Delaney Diamond (GR Author)
204 number of rating with an average rating of 4.33
(ebook only, approved for length post 1273)
Points this Post: 25
Totals:
Total Points: 345
Total Goodreads Authors: 25
Total Tasks Completed: 20
Total Books Read: 27
Mod
15.7- "In a gentle way, you can shake the world."
set in India: The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferable both!
option 3, palm trees on cover
Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story by J. Maarten Troost25.12 - Janet F's Task: A Trivial Challenge
I rolled a 5 and chose option 2
option 2, author Eliot Pattison: Water Touching Stone by Eliot Pattison
option 5, author's initials PT found in PorTuguese: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday
total = 655
PeebeeTask 15.5 -- Where Was that Again? (REPLACEMENT)
Wise Men by Stuart Nadler
(replacing Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi, moved to 30.1)
This book is set in a small fictional beach town, Bluepoint, on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
Stuart Nadler is a Goodreads Author.
Task 15.9 -- Decisions, Decisions... (NEW POINTS)
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
My original 5-star book was Me Before You by Jojo Moyes.
Christina Baker Kline is a Goodreads Author.
Task 15.10 -- Fun in the Sun (NEW POINTS)
Morning Glory by Sarah Jio
This book was read in bed with the air conditioner cranked, my favorite relaxing place to read (when not on vacation at the beach....)
Sarah Jio is a Goodreads Author.
Task 20.1 Operation! (NEW POINTS)
Option 1: Broken Heart
Cure for the Common Breakup by Beth Kendrick
This book has "romance" as a genre on its main page.
Beth Kendrick is a Goodreads Author.
Task 20.4: Word Trivia-Name That Word! (NEW POINTS)
Option 3. Homonym
All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner
The homonym found in the title is "down."
Jennifer Weiner is a Goodreads Author.
Task 30.1: A Little Pick-Me-Up (NEW POINTS)
I rolled a 5 and 6.
Option 5. Alphabetizing
Love Water Memory by Jennie Shortridge
This book has "mental health" as a genre on its main page.
Jennie Shortridge is a Goodreads Author.
Option 6: Eye Candy:
Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi (moved from 15.5)
This book has "fantasy" as a genre on its main page.
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Points this post: 100 (15+15+20+20+30)
Total points: 585/1180
Goodreads Authors: 5/23
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.3 The More the MerrierThe Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story by Lily Koppel
More than three people on the cover:
Points this post: 10
Total points: 330
Delicious Dee10.9 Isthmus Test
- Carla Neggers (GR Author) - cover approved in THTPoints This Post: 10
Points Total: 460
GR Author: 25
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the StarsOption B: The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann June 17
AND
Option C: Island of Silence by Lisa McMann June 25
Lisa McMann is a Goodreads Author x2
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 60
Total Tasks Completed: 2
Total Books Read: 4
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
30.4 Susan A's Task: Percy Jackson Lovers Unite!Option 1: The Lightning Thief and The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
KAREN OZ5.8 - Violet: Barely Visible
The Whispering Skull Lockwood Co. 2 by Jonathan Stroud
I read eARC but paperback ed will have 448 pages
Jonathan Stroud is a Goodreads Author
10.1 I Scream, You Scream
Floundering by Romy Ash
Author's initial (RA) found in ICE CREAM
10.9 Isthmus Test
Questions of Travel by Michelle de Kretser ~507 pages
~body of water
25.2 - Elizabeth B's Task: What If?
Option D: Dystopia
The Immortal Crown (Age of X #2) by Richelle Mead
Richelle Mead is a Goodreads Author
Option E: Alternate History
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next #1) by Jasper Fforde
25.7 - Bluemoon's Task: Virtual Vacation
Option A: to England set in contemporary time (ie. Current and in my lifetime)
Sense & Sensibility by Joanna Trollope
Option C: England in the 19th Century specificly during Jane Austen's lifetime
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
This post: 75 points
GR Authors: 7
Big Book: 500+ (1)
Total to date: 165 points
25.9 - Stacie MI’s Task: Springtime Five-Star FavoritesOption 1: The Secrets of Vesuvius by Caroline Lawrence June 14
AND
Option 2: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson June 19
Caroline Lawrence is a Goodreads Author
Brandon Sanderson is a Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 85
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Books Read: 6
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
✔5.4 - Yellow: They Call Me Mellow YellowBook title with word found in one of the tracks of the original Mellow Yellow.
The House at Riverton|Kate Morton|07.07.14
Word = 'House'
Song = 'House of Jansch'
Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket for The House at Riverton = 599 Pages
✔20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's Task: Word Trivia: Name That Word!
3. Homonym:
Coming Up Roses|Catherine Anderson|07.06.14
Roses - from the list of True Homonyms - Rose
Points This Post: 25
Big Book Tickets This Post: 1
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Total Points: 350
Total Goodreads Authors: 17
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferable both!Option 1: The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn July 8
Julia Quinn is a Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 105
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 7
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation! Option 1: Seduced by Grace by Jennifer Blake July 6
Jennifer Blake is a Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 125
Total Tasks Completed: 5
Total Books Read: 8
Total Goodreads Authors: 8
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
15.8 - It's All About the Facts! The Great Fire by Jim Murphy July 1
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 140
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 9
Total Goodreads Authors: 8
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
0.3 The More the MerrierI read
The Hiltons: A Family Dynasty which has 5 people on the cover and was approved on the help thread.At 560 pp, this is a ********Big Book ********
Points: 230
Books read: 17
tasks completed: 13
GR authors: 9
Big Books: 1(500)
Pages read: 6077
Jessica PDX15.8 - It's All About the Facts!
This non-fiction book has "science" as the 2nd genre on the main page (56 users)
by Sam KeanPoints This Post: 15
Total Points: 285
25.8-4th of July ChallengeOption 2: Read a book that has a 5 or 6 in the number of pages.
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
This book has 360 pages.
Carol Rifka Brunt is a Goodreads Author
Option 3: Read a book where at least 50% of the book takes place in Rhode Island
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
Although it doesn't state it in the book description, the main character, Subhash, moves to Rhode Island and at least half the book takes place there.
Books Read:2
Total Challenges Completed:1
Total Pages Read:700
Big Book Tickets:0
GoodReads Author Tickets:1
Total Points: 25
ERIN MN10.3 The More the Merrier
Book with at least three people on the cover
The Book of Fathers by Miklós Vámos
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 25
GRA Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
5.6 - Blue: Most Popular
by Suzanne Collins Found on Page 1
Points this task: 5
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
Mai30.2 Dlmrose's Task: Dig in!
Option 1. Read a book set in Colorado
Misery by Stephen King
Option 4: Book with the word "Bone" in the title
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare *Goodreads author*
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 190
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 11
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Delicious Dee30.4 Susan A's Task: Percy Jackson Lovers Unite!
Option 3: aphrodite - Neanderthal Marries Human - Penny Reid (GR Author) - 21ppl have it shelved as romance and 25 as contemporary romance
Option 4: Poseidon - Barefoot by the Sea - Roxanne St. Claire (GR Author) - sea is a body of water
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 490
GR Author: 27
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
SOELO10.3 The More the Merrier
There are four people on the cover
*Lemony Snicket is a GR author
20.1 Operation!
Option 3: Humor Genre
*Lemony Snicket is a GR author
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Previous Points: 30
Points this post: 30
Total: 60
GRA tickets: 4
Task #25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All AgesOption One: Grab a Buddy!
Twisted by Emma Chase (GR Author)
Read Tangled and rated it 5 stars
Option Four: Open Waterfront
If You Were Mine by Bella Andre (GR Author)
- boat on coverPoints this Post: 25
Totals:
Total Points: 370
Total Goodreads Authors: 27
Total Tasks Completed: 21
Total Books Read: 29
Jessica PDX30.7 - Allison I's Task - Follow the Stars
Option A - Himes was born July 29, 1909.
by Chester HimesOption B - First published September 5, 2006.
by Karen RussellPoints This Post: 30
Total Points: 315
Nick KY15.9 - Decisions, Decisions...
Don't know what to read next? Go to the site "What Should I Read Next?" Enter a book that you have rated 4 or 5 stars, and read one of the recommendations provided:
I entered Against Interpretation by Susan Sontag which I have read many times and rated 5*'s.
I read The Lime Twig by John Hawkes, which at the time I searched was at the top of the result list.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points so Far: 345
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20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's Task: Word Trivia: Name That Word!
I chose Option 3, and read Miss Lavigne's Little White Lie by Samantha Grace. 'Lie' appears on the list of True Homonyms.
(I already claimed Samantha Grace as a GR Author in a different task, so I am not claiming her here.)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 290
Books read: 26
Tasks complete: 22
GR authors: 18
Big Books:
500+ 2
750+ 0
1000+ 0