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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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25.12 - Janet F's Task - A Trivial Challenge
Option 3 (my rolled die) - Building on the cover

Option 2 (my chosen option) - similar author

Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 540

Midnight's Children* by Salman Rushdie
*Big Book Ticket (500+ pages)
Total Points = 115

50.1 Peebee’s Task: Summer of 1984
option 2A: bird on cover

option 2B: time in the title A Matter of Time, Vol. 1
option 3A: cake on the cover

Points:50
Total points:780+50=830

option 1 A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett
I've read The Secret Garden and rated *****
option 3 It's Not Shakespeare, Amy Lane
SRC ebook verification line 814
Points This Post: 25
Total points: 330
Tasks completed: 21

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (set in Concord, Massachusetts)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: (1) - (2) - (3) -

15.10 - Fun in the Sun.
The List by Karin Tanabe
Karin Tanabe is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 285
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 24
Goodreads authors: 15
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Book 1: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - Winner of 'Mystery & Thriller' in 2012.
Book 2: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh - Nominee for 'Fiction' in 2011.
Gillian Flynn and Vanessa Diffenbaugh are both GoodReads Authors.
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 6
Pages Read: 2374
Total Points: 110

Task 20.2: Exploring America's National Park System: Option 3: Word in title: Death in Blue Folders by Margaret Maron. The word in common in the book title and the National Park name is death as in Death in Blue Folders and Death Valley National Park. Margaret Maron is a GoodReads Author.
Task 20.4: Word Trivia: Option 3: Homonym The Spice Box by Lou Jane Temple. The homonym in the title The Spice box is box and appears in the list of true homonyms linked in the task.
Task 30.4: Percy Jackson Lovers Unite!:
Option 3: Aphrodite -- genre Romance The Charmed Sphere by Catherine Asaro. Genre Romance is listed on the book's main page. Catherine Asaro is a GoodReads Author.
Option 6: Artemis Murder on the Rocks

Totals this posting:
Total Points: 70
Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 3
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 235
Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 11
GoodReads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500+:2 ; 750+: 0;

50.1 Peebee’s Task: Summer of 1984
Option 2: When Doves Cry
This song, from the movie soundtrack for Purple Rain, was #1 on the charts for most of the summer, as well as the biggest hit of the year.
A. For this option, read a book with a bird on the cover,
No Nest for the Wicket-kindle- No Nest for the Wicket- paperback 304 pgs by Donna Andrews
Donna Andrews is a GRA.
ducks on the cover

B. read a book with the words "purple," "rain," "Prince," or "time" in the title, subtitle, or series title, EXACT matches only.prince
Prince of Swords- kindle - Prince of Swords- paperback - 380 pgs. by Anne Stuart

Option 3: Sixteen Candles
A. For this option, read a book with a cake and/or candle(s) on the cover. Cupcakes will NOT be considered cakes for this task,
Brownies and Broomsticks-kindle Brownies and Broomsticks- paperback 323 pgs. by Bailey Cates
there are several cakes on the cover

THIS POST
Points: 50
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 1
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 525
Completed Tasks: 27
Good Read Authors: 23
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 12,019
Books read this season: 37
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Previous Personal Best: 380 (Fall 12)

✔5.1 - Red: When I am an old woman...
Read a book first published in 1998.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency|Alexander McCall Smith|08.02.14

Alexander McCall Smith is a Goodreads author
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✔5.7 - Brown: Chocolates and Coffee on the Beach
Book with one of the following in the title/subtitle or author's name: brown , sand, chocolate, coffee.
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics|Daniel James Brown|08.05.14

Daniel James Brown is a Goodreads author
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✔15.1 - Moms and Dads
Book A
Book by a female author, during mother's lifetime, but not your own.
To Kill a Mockingbird|Harper Lee|08.06.14
Published in 1960 during my mother's lifetime, before I was born

Book B
Book by a male author, during father's lifetime, but not your own.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest|Ken Kesey|07.24.14
Published in 1962 during my father's lifetime, before I was born.

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✔30.2 Dlmrose's Task: Dig in!
1) Book set predominately in : Canada: Alberta, Saskatchewan; USA: Colorado, Montana , Wyoming, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota
Crime Scene At Cardwell Ranch|B.J. Daniels|06.15.14

B.J. Daniels is a Goodreads author
3) Book by an author named Susan.
Whistling Past the Graveyard|Susan Crandall|07.08.14

Susan Crandall is a Goodreads author
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30.4 Susan A's Task: Percy Jackson Lovers Unite!
Option 3 - Aphrodite:
Book with romance listed on the main page
Full Steam Ahead|Valerie Chase|07.14.14

Approved for Length - Message #3736
Valerie Chase is a Goodreads author
Option 6: Artemis
Book with a non-human mammal, bird or fish on the cover.
A Superior Death|Nevada Barr|08.06.14
Wolf on cover

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30.5 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good Book
Option 1: Entertainment:
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in the word "ENTERTAINMENT.
Black Hills|Nora Roberts|07.27.14

Option 2: Geography:
Book that takes place in a city, state, or country that has the letter "G" in the place name.
Deep Freeze|Lisa Jackson|08.03.14
Oregon

512 Pages - Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket
Lisa Jackson is a Goodreads author
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Points This Post: 115
Goodreads Authors This Post: 6
Big Book Tickets This Post: 1
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Total Points: 805
Total Goodreads Authors: 40
Total Big Book Tickets: 8

Holding Out for a Fairy Tale by A.J. Thomas GRA
250 pages
hypnoTic cLAmbakE
This Post: 20
Total Points: 1140 + 20 = 1160
GRA: 69 + 1 = 70
15.2. If They Like It, Maybe I Will
For my first book, I read Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian. In his Good Minds Suggest article, he recommended The Giant's House, which I read for my second book.
20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's Task: Word Trivia: Name That Word!
I chose option 3, and read Redemption Key
"Key" is on the true homonyms list.
30.11 Helen's Task: Honor's Awards
For my first book, I read Steve Jobs, the book that won the award for history/biography in 2011.
For my second book, I read The Innocent, a 2012 nominee in the mystery/thriller category.
Points this post: 65
Total points: 680
For my first book, I read Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian. In his Good Minds Suggest article, he recommended The Giant's House, which I read for my second book.
20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's Task: Word Trivia: Name That Word!
I chose option 3, and read Redemption Key
"Key" is on the true homonyms list.
30.11 Helen's Task: Honor's Awards
For my first book, I read Steve Jobs, the book that won the award for history/biography in 2011.
For my second book, I read The Innocent, a 2012 nominee in the mystery/thriller category.
Points this post: 65
Total points: 680

Book A
The Nonesuch by Georgette Heyer – orig published 1962, my mother was born 1954
Book B:
A Fine and Private Place by Peter S. Beagle – orig published 1960, my father was born in 1954
Peter S. Beagle is a Goodreads author.
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 610
GR Authors: 20
Big Books: 1

25.5 - Pat's Task: Long Story Short
Option 1- short story collection
50 Short Science Fiction Tales by Isaac Asimov
Option 2- Fiction by Isaac Asimov
Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov
***Link to Paperback***
Second Foundation
Total Points- 125
Total Tasks- 6
Goodreads Authors- 2
Big Books- 0

Option 1, short stories all by the same author, Aimee Bender
Book 1: The Color Master: Stories by Aimee Bender
Book 2: An Invisible Sign of My Own by Aimee Bender
Points this post: 25
Total points: 570

Task 25.1 - Directionally Challenged
For Book A, I read a book with the word "Right" in the title:
You're Not Doing It Right: Tales of Marriage, Sex, Death, and Other Humiliations by Michael Ian Black
For Book B, I read a book by an author with the initials SS:
Twisted by Sara Shepard
SS is found in compaSS
**Sara Shepard is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 25
Total points: 430
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 36
Pages read: 8927
Goodreads authors: 14
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

TASK NAME: 20.8 It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferable both!
Option 3: It's summer: Has a cover with either a beach

The Messenger of Athens by Anne Zouroudi
Qualifier: Beach on the cover
Claiming GRA for Anne Zouroudi
Points this task: 20
Points Total: 340
Tasks Completed: 21
GR Author: 15
Big Books: 0

20.1 Most improved player - operation
1 Broken heart
Adele Parks - Still Thinking Of You
Current post
Points - 20
Good read authors - 0
Big book ticket - 1 (592 pages)

20.5 bigger is better book concierges task
Option A
A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami (set in japan)
This post
Points - 20
Good read authors - 0
Big book tickets - 0
Total
Points - 40
Good read authors - 0
Big book tickets - 1

A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett
Literature on the main page
Points This Post: 10
Total points: 315
Tasks completed: 21

25.9 - Stacie MI’s Task: Springtime Five-Star Favorites
Option 1: mystery
Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic
Option 2:Humor Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Points:25
Total points:780+25=805

5.8 - Violet: Barely Visible - Read a book that contains between 380 and 450 pages
Along Came Trouble by Ruthie Knox.
Kindle Edition and Paperback version has 416 pages
**Ruthie Knox is a goodreads Author.**
Current post:
Points: 5
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 840
Total Goodreads Authors: 49
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:

1) Read a book set predominately in one of these places where T. rex fossils have been found: Canada: Alberta, Saskatchewan; USA: Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota
The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin is 50% set in the Dakota territories (pre-statehood). Laskin is a GR Author.
3) Read a book by an author named Sue or any variation of the name Susan as identified by Behind the Name.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke. This is a Big Book.
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 95
Total Tasks: 4
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 2
Total Books: 7

20.2 Pamela3265’s task: Exploring America's National Park System
Option 3: Death Valley Death Cloud by Andrew Lane
30.10 Delicious Dee's Task: TP = Trivial Pursuit, Toilet Paper or something else?
Option 5: Sports:On the Devil's Court by Carl Deuker (Goodreads Author)
Option 6: Sci-fi and fantasy
The Soldiers of Halla by D.J. MacHale
claim big book ticket Hardcover, 594 pages
Points this post: 65
Total points: 65
task this post:3
Total tasks: 3
Books read:4
Goodreads authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (1);750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


The Elephant's Journey Jose Saramago - option 4/ set in Portugal

Task points 30
Total points 350
BB Ticket 2

25.8 4th of July Challenge
Choose two options and read a book for each
Option 2- Read a book that has a 5 or 6 in the number of pages
Wonder has 315 pages
Option 6- Independently choose a book that meets SRC requirements
Bay's End
Edward Lorn is a GR author
This post:
1 task
25 points
1 GR author
Totals:
10 tasks
135 points
8 GR authors

30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the Stars -
Option B - Read a book first published in July, August or September of any year.
The De Santis Marriage by Michelle Reid.
Originally published in August
Option C: Read a book with the genre Science Fiction on the main book page.
Tempting Rever by Laurann Dohner.
Science Fiction ~54 Users
Current post:
Points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 870
Total Goodreads Authors: 49
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:

20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's Task: Word Trivia: Name That Word!
Option 3
Groom by Design by Christine Johnson (Goodreads Author) - Homonym: Groom
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 770
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 31
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 6
Big Books - 500+: 5
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:

10.4 - Across the Ages
"Time travel" is the 8th genre listed (83 users)

Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 550

Task # 10.3 The More the Merrier
Read a book that depicts at least 3 people on the cover.

This book was used as one of the examples in the task description.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 825

Read a book with a title that begins with a word that starts with the letter D.
Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay *Goodreads Author*
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 895
Goodreads Authors: 36
Big Books - 500+: 4
Big Books - 750+: 2
Big Books - 1000+:


15.9 - Decisions, Decisions...
I started with


25.12 - Janet F's Task: A Trivial Challenge
I rolled a 1
1. GEOGRAPHY

(absolute)
AND
3. HISTORY

30.5 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good Book
Option 1: Entertainment -

AND
Option 5: Science & Nature-

30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the Stars
Option A:

(August 9)
AND
Option B:

Total Points = 575

30.4 - Susan A's Task: Percy Jackson Lovers Unite! by reading:
Book 1: Option 3 Aphrodite - Some Enchanted Evening by Christina Dodd this book is shelved as "Romance"
Book 2: Option 5 Hermes - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde The main plot of this book is about a stolen manuscript. The main antagonist, Acheron Hades, is also a superb con man.
Christina Dodd is a Goodreads Author.
Tasks Complete: 17
Total Points: 235
GR Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+ (2) 750+ (1) 1000+()

20.2 – Rookie at the Top – Pamela3265’s task: Exploring America's National Park System
by reading: Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen "Lake" appears in both Crater Lake and Lake Clark.
Sarah Addison Allen is a GR Author.
Tasks Complete: 18
Total Points: 255
GR Authors: 11
Big Books: 500+ (2) 750+ (1) 1000+()

25.10 - Laurie ME's Task: Baseball All Stars
Option 2: Wonder by R.J. Palacio (takes place in New York, NY)
Option 3: Making Faces by Amy Harmon (has an average rating of 4.49 rating)
This book has over 500 pages.
Amy Harmon is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 310
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 26
Goodreads authors: 16
Big books: 500+ (4); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Option One: Grab a Buddy!
Read a book written by an author that you've read before and that you've rated 4 or 5 stars.
Problems with People: Stories by David Guterson
I previously read Guterson's Snow Falling on Cedars and rated it 5 stars.
Option Two: Sleepy Hollow
Read a book with the genre "horror" or "thriller" on its main book page. Genres may be embedded or stand-alone.
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
174 Users have marked it as horror.
Task total=25
Grand total=450

20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's Task: Word Trivia: Name That Word!
Choose ONE of the the options below and read one book.
3. Homonym: A word that is both spelled and pronounced the same, but has different meanings.
Read a book with a homonym from this list of True Homonyms in the title, subtitle, or author's name. Plurals and possessives are OK, but no other variations.
Iron House by John Hart
word: iron
Required: Indicate the option and state the word that meets the criterion
points this post: 20
total points: 605

25.1 - Andy P's Task: Directionally Challenged
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
***500+ page big book (521 pages)***
The Hindi-Bindi Club by Monica Pradhan
COMPASS
25.7 - Bluemoon's Task: Virtual Vacation
Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett
option A, never been to New Hampshire and want to go, contemporary setting (published 2008)
***Lorna Barrett is a GoodReads Author***
The Vegucation of Robin: How Real Food Saved My Life by Robin Quivers
option D, food on cover

30.11 - Helen's Task: Honor's Awards
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
2013 Young Adult Fiction winner
***Rainbow Rowell is a GoodReads Author***
October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Lesléa Newman
2012 Poetry nominee
***Lesléa Newman is a GoodReads Author***
Points This Post: 80
Total Points: 780
GoodReads Authors: 25
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 37
Books Read: 55

Option 3 - palm tree

This Post: 20
Total Points: 1160 + 20 = 1180
GRA: 70 + 1 = 71

25.10 - Laurie ME's Task: Baseball All Stars
Option 4-Read a book with food or drink on the cover.

Claiming Leighann Dobbs as GR author
Option 5-Read a book that you want to read that meets SRC rules, just because.
The Bard's Daughter by Sarah Woodbury
Claiming Sarah Woodbury as GR author
Total Points: 395/1180
Total Tasks: 16/64
Total GR Authors: (14)
Total Big Books: 500+( );759+( )

Option 1: Broken Heart
Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson-Genre Romance on main book page
**Maureen Johnson is a Goodreads author***
25.7 Bluemoon's Task: Virtual Vacation
Option A: I have always wanted to go there
The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson
Book is set mainly in Europe (mainly England)-would like to vacation there and published in my lifetime.
**Maureeen Johnson is a Goodreads author***
Option C: Ultimate Dream Vacation
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Book is set in a fictional land.
***Leigh Bardugo is a Goodreads author***
25.8 Angel "Book Junkie's Task"
Option 2:
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
It has a 5 in page numbers (358)
***Leigh Bardugo is a Goodreads author***
Option 6:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Any book that meets SRC requirements.
***Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads author***
25.9 Stacie MI's Task
Option 3: Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
Last book in the series The Grisha.
***Leigh Bardugo is a Goodreads author***
Option 5: The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
This has the genre historical fiction on the main page.
Points this post: 95
Total points: 280

Option 1: I read Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead based on my 4 star rating of Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
***Richelle Mead is a Goodreads author***
Option 3: The Inventor's Secret by Andrea Cremer whose initials of A C are found in Capture the Flag.
***Andrea Cremer is a Goodreads author***
Points this post: 25
Total points: 305

10.10 Required Summer Reading
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Literature on main page
Points this task: 10
Total: 315
GR authors: 11
Books read: 24
Tasks Done: 19

Task 25.4 - World Cup Past and Present
I decided to do option 1 and year 1994.
For Book A, I read a book first published in 1994:
Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn
For Book B, I read a book set in the United States, which is where the World Cup was held in 1994:
Twilight by Meg Cabot
This book is set in California.
**Meg Cabot is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 25
Total points: 455
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 38
Pages read: 9515
Goodreads authors: 15
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Beautiful Ruins

20.6 Seasoned Reader - KSMary's Task: The Colors of Trivial Pursuit
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
The author's last name is 'green'.
This book is new to me (never read it before).
John Green is a Goodreads Author.
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Jecca's Task: The Brady Bunch
Option #2: 1970
Slammed by Colleen Hoover
This book is #7 on the 'Best Book Boyfriend' list.
Colleen Hoover is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 50
Total points to date: 295

20.7 The Brady bunch
Option 3: Genre Classic
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
Task points: 20
Challenge points: 90
Goodreads authors: 3

1. 1969:Author born in 1969
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lene's Task: Tour De France
Option 2 : Author Born in France
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
20.6 Seasoned Reader - KSMary's Task: The Colors of Trivial Pursuit
Dune Road by Jane Green
Jane Green is a Goodreads Author
Points this post:60
Total points: 195
Tasks this post:3
Total tasks: 9
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads authors: 3
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)

30.6 - Alison's Task: Summer Birthdays
Option 1: red hair

Option 2: Monday in the title Rewriting Monday
Points:30
Total points:805+30=835
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Task # 25.3 - mstan's Task: Different Selves, Different Tales
Option 1: Self & Other
Read a book of fiction written by a single author (Book 1) and a memoir, autobiography or biography written by/about the author of Book 1
Book 1W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton
Book 2 "G" is for Grafton: The World of Kinsey Millhone by Natalie Hevener KaufmanThis book is approved here
Points this post: 25
Total points:815