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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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Nick KY30.9 Ty’s Super…
Book 1. Word in title in “Super…” – Blind Spots: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things by Madeleine L. Van Hecke (Spots) 250 pages
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Book 2. Author’s 1st name in “Super…” – The Hellfire Club by Peter Straub 608 pages
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
(both words, "spots" and "Peter," 5 letters)
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for The Hellfire Club 608 pages.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 435
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (1) = 4 BB tickets
Lindy-Lanetask 20.2: exploring america's national parks:
*opt. #3: word in title found in a national park:
Death of Yesterday by M.C. Beaton
**park was death valley [in ca. & nevada]; word is "death"
Points this post: 20
Total points: 200
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+(2) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 13
Lindy-Lanetask 25.9: stacie springtime 5 stars:
*opt. #1: mystery genre book:
Rituals of the Season by Margaret Maron
this is a GRA
*opt. #6: favorite reads between march & may 2014:
(inspired books were Born in Shame & Born in Ice by Nora Roberts
which i read in april & may 2014. for this task i read):
The Collector by Nora Roberts
Points this post: 25
Total points: 225
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+(2) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 14
HINA25.2 - Elizabeth B's Task: What If? - choose 2 of these science fiction subgenre options and read 1 book for each.
Option A: Aliens
C791 by Eve Langlais.
Science Fiction > Aliens - 9 Users
Option E: Alternate History or Steampunk
Scoundrel by Zoe Archer.
Science Fiction > Steampunk - 49 Users
**Eve Langlais is a goodreads Author.**
**Zoe Archer is a goodreads Author.**
Current post:
Points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 575
Total Goodreads Authors: 39
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Jayme VA25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All Ages
Option One: Grab a Buddy!: The Engagements by J. Courtney Sullivan (goodreads author and Big Book: 528 pages)
I gave her book, Maine, 5 stars.
Option Three: All Camp Games: South of Broad by Pat Conroy
Pat Conroy's initials are in CaPture the flag.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 165
GR Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+(2),750+(0),1000+(0)
5.2 - Pink: Celebrating the FemaleApproved in the Genre Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Kartography by Kamila Shamsie
+5 Points
10.7 From the Source
Author born in Canada:
The Wars by Timothy Findley
+10 Points
20.8 – It’s My Birthday!
1. ODD NUMBERS: Read a book whose page numbers have at least 2 of the numbers from my birthdate or age (1,2,3,7,8,9) –247 pages: 2 and 7 and ends with an odd number, 7:
A Grain of Wheat by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
+20 Task
Points this Post: 35
Grand Total: 310
10.10 Required Summer ReadingBook with the genre Literature or Literary Fiction
The Art and Craft of Approaching Your Head of Department to Submit a Request for a Raise by Georges Perec
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 265
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 17
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Janice CA20.1 Operation!
Option 2: Read a book shelved under "western" on its main page.
Tomboy Bride: A Woman's Personal Account of Life in Mining Camps of the West by Harriet Fish Backus
+20
total: 85
tasks: 6
books: 6
Task 25.6 1) 50/50 -- For this option, read a book in which the Author's first and last name initials (disregard any middle initials) are any of the letter combinations that result when removing two of the A - D choices. So possible 2 letter combinations are: AB, AC, AD, BA, BC, BD, CA, CB, CD, DA, DB, DC --
The Sword-Edged Blonde (Eddie LaCrosse #1) (2007) by Alex Bledsoe (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 310 pages)
**** Goodreads Author **** Alex Bledsoe
2) Phone-A-Friend -- For this option, read a book with a telephone on the cover. (I used a book specifically approved for this option in the help thread.)
Landline (2914) by Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 308 pages)
**** Goodreads Author ****Rainbow Rowell
225 + 25 = 250
Tasks Completed: 13
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 225 + 25 = 250
Books read: 17
Pages read: 5,964
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 06
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
10.1 I Scream, You Scream Shadowland by Meg Cabot Initials MCMeg Cabot is a goodread author so claiming a ticket for that
Total Points Earned: 140/1180
Total Pages Read: 3428/30319
Total Books Read: 11/91
Good Read Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 500(1), 750(), 1000()
Tesla30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: A Little Pick-Me-Up
3)Graphic Novel: The Walking Dead, Vol. 01: Days Gone Bye by Robert Kirkman
6)Genre "Fantasy": Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr. Melissa Marr is a goodreads author, so I'm claiming another ticket as well.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 70
Books read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Book 500: 2
Big Book 750:
Big Book 1000:
HINA30.4 Susan A's Task: Percy Jackson Lovers Unite! -
Option 2: Zeus
The Future King's Pregnant Mistress by Penny Jordan.
King is in the title
Option 3: Aphrodite
Nine - Dollar Daddy (Texas Grooms Wanted!) by Day Leclaire.
Romance ~ 5 Users
**Day Leclaire is a goodreads Author.**
Current post:
Points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 605
Total Goodreads Authors: 40
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Task # 25.12 – Janet F’s Task – Trivial Challenge.
I choose – Option 2 – By Agatha Christie –
And Then There Were None ✔ – 04June14
ROLL 1 DIE - I rolled a FOUR - Option 4 - Adjective for “size” in title –
BIG - The Big Sleep ✔ – 21July14
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 250 points
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books Read: ( 1) 500 pg / ( ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
5.6 - Blue: Most Popular Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins – Page 2
Stephanie Perkins is a Goodreads author.
15.2. If They Like It, Maybe I Will
Book A. Alexander McCall Smith’s list:
The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith is a Goodreads author.
Book B.
Swami and Friends by R.K. Narayan – McCall Smith is right, this book is a delight!
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 450
GR Authors: 13
Big Books: 1
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 15.5 Where was that again
( Colorado, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin. Read a book set in any one of these states.)
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Qualifier: Takes place in the fictional town of Alice Island, Massachusetts.
Claiming GRA: Gabrielle Zevin
Points this task: 15
Points Total: 245
Tasks Completed: 16
GR Author: 11
Big Books: 0
SHELLEY UT5.5 - Green: It's Not Easy Being Green
F is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton
Points this task: 5
Total points: 215
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 19
Goodreads authors: 11
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Kaye
15.6- I'm Flying!
Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) in which an aviator is a central character, or one with a plane on the cover.
by
Mitchell Zuckoff
***Mitchell Zuckoff is a GRA ***
Points this post - 15
GRA this post - 1
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To date :
Points - 245
GRA -10
BB-1
15.6- I'm Flying!
Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) in which an aviator is a central character, or one with a plane on the cover.
by
Mitchell Zuckoff
***Mitchell Zuckoff is a GRA ***
Points this post - 15
GRA this post - 1
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To date :
Points - 245
GRA -10
BB-1
✔25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All AgesOption One: Grab a Buddy!
Book written by an author you've read before and you've rated 4 or 5 stars.
Messenger of Truth|Jacqueline Winspear|07.18.14|★★★
Read Before: Pardonable Lies|Rated:★★★★
Jacqueline Winspear is a Goodreads author
Option Two: Sleepy Hollow
Book with "horror" or "thriller" on main page.
Cat & Mouse|James Patterson|07.21.14
"Horror" and "Thriller" are both on main book page
James Patterson is a Goodreads author
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✔30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the Stars
A. Author - Leo or Virgo
Book by an author born between July 23rd and September 22nd.
The Big Four|Agatha Christie|07.21.14
Agatha Christie was born September 15, 1890
B. July, August, September:
Book first published in July, August or September.
Still Life With Crows|Douglas Preston|07.06.14
First published July 1, 2003
Douglas Preston is a Goodreads author
575 Pages = Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket
Points This Post: 55
Goodreads Authors This Post: 3
Big Book Tickets This Post: 1
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Total Points: 530
Total Goodreads Authors: 28
Total Big Book Tickets: 6
Elizabeth PTask 15.7 - "In a Gentle Way, you can Shake the World"
Book set in India
The Betrayal of the Blood Lily by Lauren Willig
This link explains the India reference better: The Betrayal of the Blood Lily
Lauren Willig is a *Goodreads Author*
Task 25.8 - 4th of July Challenge
Option 2 - Book with 5 or 6 in pages
Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts
Link for page number: Happy Ever After: Book Four in the Bride Quartet (336 pages)
Option 6 - Any book that meets SRC requirements
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 275
Total Tasks: 18
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: 2
Total Books: 22
30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the StarsOptions A and C
A. Read a book by an author who is a Leo or a Virgo born between July 23rd and September 22nd.
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
(King born September 21 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen...)
C. Read a book with the genre Science Fiction on the main book page.
Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury
Task total=30
Grand total=325
Shawn H.20.5 Bigger is Better Book Concierge’s Task: Celebrating My Parents
Option C - Read a book with the genre “music” or “dance” on the main page
Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story by Chuck Klosterman
*Music is the second genre on the main page with 239 users*
**272 pages > than the required 250 pages**
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 145
GR Authors: 1
Big Ticket Books: 0
10.7 From the SourceCarol of the Bellskis by Astrid Amara GRA
SRC ebook verification line 320
set in Canada per GR plot description
15.4. Double Trouble
A. double vowel
Beauty And The Bookworm by Nick Pageant GRA
SRC ebook verification line 216
B. Double Consonant
Off-Season by Carol Lynne GRA
SRC ebook verification line 1094
30.9 Ty's Task: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
A. title
The Secret Tunnel by James Lear GRA
Secret, 308 pages
supERCalifragiliSTicExpialidocious
B. author
Half Pass by Astrid Amara GRA
Astrid, 208 pages
supercAalifRagiliSTIcexpialiDocious
This Post: 10 + 15 + 30 = 55
Total Points: 795 + 55 = 850
GRA: 46 + 5 = 51
Shannon South Africa20.1 Operation!
Option 4: One or more books on cover
The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop: A Memoir, a History by Lewis Buzbee
Task points = 20
Total points = 70
GR authors = 3
Delicious Dee5.8 - Violet: Barely Visible
From This Moment On - Bella Andre (GR Author) - I read the ebook, but the MMPB is 384 pgs, which is in the task page range
20.6 Seasoned Reader - KSMary's Task: The Colors of Trivial Pursuit
Orange Is the New Black - both the book and the author are new to me
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 640
GR Author: 37
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
30.6 - Summer BirthdaysOption 1: red hair in description - line 8 "the red-haired daughter..."
Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle by Manda Scott
Big book: 720 pages (1 ticket)
Goodreads author: Manda Scott
Option 4: my birthday and William S. Burroughs' birthday are both in February
The Wild Boys by William S. Burroughs
Points this post = 30
Total points = 340
Big Book tickets = 2
Goodreads Authors = 8
25.7 - Bluemoon's Task: Virtual VacationOption C: C. THE ULTIMATE DREAM VACATION:
Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow - *** - 7/4/2014 - 403 Pages - Nuevo Rio
Option A: A. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO THERE:
Shadow Spell by Nora Roberts - **** - 7/22/2014 - 319 Pages - Ireland
Points this task: 25
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 19
Goodreads authors: 12
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
HINA25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All Ages -
Option 1: Grab A Buddy
Fool for Love by Marie Force.
I gave Maid for Love 5 Stars.
Option 3:All Camp Games
Cut & Run by Abigail Roux.
Author's Initials in CAPTURE THE FLAG
**Marie Force is a goodreads Author.**
**Abigail Roux is a goodreads Author.**
Current post:
Points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 630
Total Goodreads Authors: 42
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Nick KY20.7 Jecca’s Brady Bunch: opt. 3 -– “Classics” -- I read The Inferno by Dante Alighieri.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 445
Andy P. 30.8 - Sandy's Task: Concentration!
Book 1. Stone Cold by C.J. Box(384 p.)
Book 2. The Stone Wife by Peter Lovesey(368 p.)
The matching word is Stone
Points this post: 30
Total points: 535
20.2 – Rookie at the Top – Pamela3265’s task: Exploring America's National Park SystemOption 3: Your Oasis on Flame Lake by Lorna Landvik
Crater Lake National Park in my home state of Oregon.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 445
25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All AgesOption One: Grab a Buddy! I rated Winter of the World 5 stars, so I read:
A Dangerous Fortune by Ken Follett
Option Three: All Camp Games: capturE flaG
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
+25 Points
Grand Total: 335
Meghanly20.9 Tour de France: Option 3 ("Red")
Blood Red Road by Moira Young
This Post: 20
Total Points: 270
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 19
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (1) 3
Total Pages Read: 7134
SandiCompleted Tasks
20.10 - Group Reads
I chose to read Someday, Someday, Maybe (Kindle version)
Most Popular PB Edition: Someday, Someday, Maybe
I posted in the book's discussion thread at post #38 -- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
30.11 Helen's Task: Honor's Awards
Book 1: Winner 'Nonfiction' 2012
Edition I read: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Most popular PB: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
TICKET CLAIM: This book is by Susan Cain who is a Goodreads Author
Book 2: Nominated for 'Best Paranormal Fantasy' 2012
Edition I read: Wicked Business
Most popular PB: Wicked Business
TICKET CLAIM: This book is by Janet Evanovich who is a Goodreads Author
***Summary***
Previous Points Earned: 85
Points Earned this Post: 50
Total Points To Date: 135
GA Tickets To Date: 8
Big Book Tickets To Date: 0
10.7 From the source Anne of Avonlea L.M. Montgomery - set in Canada
20.9 Tour de France
A Year in Provence Peter Mayle - set in France
Tasks points 30
Total points 245
BB Ticket 2
Task 20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation! 
by J.K. RowlingOption 4 Writer's Cramp; Book on cover
**Claiming Big Book Token**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 55
Tasks this post: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Books Read: 3
Total Pages Read: 2520
Total GoodReads Authors: 0
Total Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (3), 1000+ ()
30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: A Little Pick-Me-UpI rolled 3 & 4
Option 3, genre "Graphic Novels": Calling Dr. Laura: A Graphic Memoir by Nicole J. Georges
Option 4, genre "Humor": Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh
Points this post: 30
Total points: 475
✔30.10 - Delicious Dee's Task: TP = Trivial OPTION 1: TRIVIAL PURSUIT:
Book by an author whose initials are found SEQUENTIALLY in TRIVIAL PURSUIT
The Cherry Cola Book Club|Ashton Lee|07.12.14
Author Initials: TRIVIAL; 255 Pages
OPTION 2: TOILET PAPER:
Book that a SRC member has rated 2 stars or less
1st to Die|James Patterson
SRC Member Cindie Harp rated it 2 Stars; 462 Pages
Cindie Harp's Review
James Patterson is a Goodreads author
Total Page Count = 717 Pages
Total Points This Post: 30
Total Goodreads Authors This Post: 1
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Total Points: 560
Total Goodreads Authors: 29
Total Big Book Tickets: 6
20.6 Seasoned Reader - KSMary's Task: The Colors of Trivial PursuitFor this task, read a book with one of the original colors: brown, yellow, blue, pink, green, or orange in the title, subtitle or author's name - Sandra BROWN
Exclusive by Sandra Brown
Sandra Brown is a GR author.
I've read plenty of Sandra Brown books before, but this was a new one to me.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 230
Total Tasks: 18
GR Author: 7
Big Book - 500: 1
Big Book - 750: 0
Big Book - 1000: 0
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.9 - Decisions, Decisions...
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
Started with Gone Girl which I rated 5 stars in December 2012.
15.10 - Fun in the Sun.
8-Bit Christmas by Kevin Jakubowski
I read this book in my parent's garden and at a local park - my favorite summertime places!
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 410 points
Tasks completed: 22
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
READERBOARD NAME: Lisa MD25.10 - Laurie ME's Task: Baseball All Stars
Chose two different options and read one book for each:
Option 2 - Read a book set in one of the cities that hosted the All Star Game
China Dolls | Lisa See
set in San Francisco - Hosted 2007
GOODREADS AUTHOR
(376pp) - READ 7/19/14
Option 5 - Read a book that you want to read that meets SRC rules, just because.
Missing You | Harlan Coben
(400pp) READ 7/23/14
Points This Post: 25
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Total Points: 220/1180
Total Tasks Completed 10/64
GOODREAD AUTHORS: 6
BIG BOOK TICKETS: 500+[ 1 ] 750+[ ]
Previous Posts: #1222, 1300, 1336
STEFU20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!
Option 1
Cheyenne in New York by Jack Weyland
Romance is listed as a genre.
20.3 - Best Review - Paul's task: General Turkey
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare*
*GRA
"City" is in the word "HYPNOTIC"
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Jecca's Task: The Brady Bunch
Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card
This is the first book in the "First Formic War" series which is a spin-off of the "Ender's Game" series.
30.5 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good Book
Option 2
Killing Floor* by Lee Child*
*Big book (524 pages)
*GRA
This book takes place in MarGrave, GeorGia
Option 6
It*** by Stephen King*
***Big big big book (1,090 pages)
*GRA
This book is a "good summer read" because the majority of the book takes place in the summer.
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (1)
Kaye
10.8 Question Everything
Read a book with one of the following: who, what, where, when, why, how, in the title or subtitle.
What the Deaf-Mute Heard
by G D Gearino
Points this task -10
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To date
Points -255
GRA -10
BB- 1
10.8 Question Everything
Read a book with one of the following: who, what, where, when, why, how, in the title or subtitle.
What the Deaf-Mute Heard
by G D Gearino
Points this task -10
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To date
Points -255
GRA -10
BB- 1
Coralie5.9 Whiskers and Witches
Book with genre ‘witches’ (verified in post 161 of genre verification thread) https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
10.6 D-Day
Book starting with ‘D’.
Disgrace
15.4 Double Trouble
Word with double vowel – oo – 'floor'
Word with double consonant – ss – 'across'
Across the Nightingale Floor
This post 30 points
Total to date 395 points
30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the StarsOption B. Read a book first published in July, August or September of any year.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (first published 16 July 2005)
Option C. Take a trip to the stars. Read a book with the genre Science Fiction on the main book page.
Artemis Fowl
Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 30
Total Points : 30
Tasks Completed : 1 (30.7)
Books Read This Season : 2
Good Reads Authors : 0
Big Books 500+ : 1
Big Books 750+ :
Big Books 1000+ :
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Repost of 132520.6. I read Orange Is the New Black this book was approved on the help thread and it is not a reread.
Points: 300
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Book A: Read a book where all the letters in one word from the title can be found in SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS.
SPACE 560 pages (Big Book)
Book B: Read a book where all the letters in the author's first or last name can be found in SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS.
ALFIE 250 pages
Points this task: 30
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 19
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big books: 500+ (4); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)