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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation! Option 1 - Broken Heart - Romance as Genre
Allegiant by ***Goodreads Author Veronica Roth
I listened to the audiobook, the paperback has 5236 pages so I'm claiming a Big Book ticket.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 60/1130
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 4
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
SHELLEY UT10.2 Something Strange in the Neighborhood
Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
Points this task: 10
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.1 - Red: When I am an old woman...In honor of the RHS's founding tea party, read a book first published in 1998.
The Hedge Knight by George R.R. Martin5.4- Yellow: They Call Me Mellow Yellow
Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word found in one of the tracks of the original Mellow Yellow album by Donovan. Words must match exactly. The following words are excluded: in, of, the, and.
Required: Identify the track used when you post.
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott (song: Young Girl Blues) ***Claiming GoodReads Author*** 10.5 - This Could Take A While
The original Trivial Pursuit game set included 1,000 question-and-answer cards. Read a book with a number greater than or equal to 1,000 in the title or subtitle. Numbers may be written (thousand) or in numeral form (1,000) Plurals and hyphenated numbers work (millions, million-dollar) Years like 1984 work. ex. A Thousand Acres, A Million Suns
The Complete Poems, 1927-1979 by Elizabeth Bishop10.6 - D-Day
June 6, 2014 is the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Read a book with a title that begins with a word that starts with the letter D.
Death in Venice by Thomans MannTotals for challenge:
Points this task: 30
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 15
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the StarsOption A - Night Life by Nancy A. Collins
Born 9/10/1959
Option C - The Zona by Nathan Yocum
Points This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 70
Total Books Read: 4
Andy P.Task #
15.8 - It's All About the Facts!
. Read a nonfiction book, with one of the original trivial pursuit genres listed on its main page -History
Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street by Michael Davis
History listed on book's main page.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 105
Jessica PDX10.7 - From the Source
The author was born in Canada, per her GR page.
by Eleanor CattonPoints This Post: 10
Total Points: 30
20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's Task: Word Trivia: Name That Word!Option 3, a homonym in the title: The Vintage Teacup Club by Vanessa Greene
Club is the homonym from the list True Homonyms.
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferable both!
Option 1, odd numbers: The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun, with 191 pages.
191 ends in an odd number; the two digits required are 1 and 9, and 1 appears twice in Shelby's birthdate.
Points this post: 40
Total points: 40
20.8 - It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferable both!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)
The Bad Seed by William March
217 pages, page count ends with odd number
Task total=20
Grand total=85
10.6 D-Day(view spoiler)
Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan - **** - 6/13/2014 - 275 Pages
Points this task: 10
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Nikki B10.2 Something Strange in the Neighborhood
Read a book with the genre "paranormal" listed on its mainpage or a book with the word "ghost" in its title
Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew
Total Points to Date: 25
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total GR Authors: 0
Lindsey ILI'm reposting 15.5 because I forgot to claim a big book ticket on my original post. If this is not OK, please disregard.
15.5 - Where Was that Again?
Blankets by Craig Thompson
set in WI
***500+ page big book (592 pages)***
20.10 - GROUP READSomeday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham.
Post #10 in the discussion thread.
TOTAL POINTS - 20
Kait5.4 - Yellow: They Call Me Mellow Yellow
A title that contains a word found in one of the tracks of the original Mellow Yellow album by Donovan.
Beach House No. 9 by Christie Ridgway -- House of Jansch
Christie Ridgway is a GR Author.
5.6 - Blue: Most Popular
A book found on the first 5 pages of the Popular Favorite Books list.
Rule by Jay Crownover -- On page 5
Jay Crownover is a GR Author.
5.8 - Violet: Barely Visible
A book that contains between 380 and 450 pages.
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor -- 418 pages
Laini Taylor is a GR Author.
5.9 - Black: Whiskers and Witches
A book with the genre 'witches' on the book's main page.
Grave Witch by Kalayna Price -- 'Witches' tagged by 215 users
Kalayna Price is a GR Author.
Points This Post: 20
GR Authors This Post: 4
Total Points: 20
Total GR Authors: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Repost again 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Jecca's Task: The Brady Bunch Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James I picked option 2 E.L. James is a goodreads author so claiming a ticket for that
This book is number 2 on the best boyfriend list
Delicious Dee15.7- "In a gentle way, you can shake the world."
The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing - Tarquin Hall (GR Author) - book set in India
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 95
GR Author: 6
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
Task # 20.8 It’s My Birthday – Shelby – Fun or Fantastic.
Option 1 – ODD NUMBERS – pages have TWO of these - 1,2,3,7,8 9 - AND end in an odd number
An Unexpected Song ✔ – 12June14 - (215 pages)
APPROVED Help Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 65 points
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books Read: ( ) 500 pg / ( ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
Elizabeth B15.4. Double Trouble
option B:title contains a word with a repeated vowel and one with a repeated consonant (ll, ee)
Hell on Wheels
20.6:The Colors of Trivial Pursuit
Orange Is the New Black (orange in the title)
25.7 - Bluemoon's Task: Virtual Vacation
A: I've always wanted to visit Hawaii, so I read a contemporary romance set in Hawaii - Running Hot
D:food on cover
Points:60
Total points:45+60=105
DEANA15.3. In honor of America's Independence Day (July 4th)...
ONE BOOK OPTION: Liberty Falling by Nevada Barr (approved)
Author name: Nevada
Setting: New York
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This Post:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Points: 15
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Points: 15
5.1 - Red: When I am an old woman...If You Come Softly - Jacqueline Woodson is a GR author.
5.4 - Yellow: They Call Me Mellow Yellow
The Doll's House - House of Jansch
10.1 - I Scream, You Scream
Queen Bee by Chynna Clugston-Major
10.10 - Required Summer Reading
Fer-de-Lance - shelved as Literature>American by 8 users
15.4 - Double Trouble
A & B - Rooftoppers - approved in task help thread
15.10 - Fun in the Sun.
The Master Puppeteer
Points claimed in this post: 60
Total points: 130
GR authors: 4 (1 in this post)
Big books: 1
HINA20.5 Bigger is Better Book Concierge’s Task: Celebrating My Parents - Option A: Read a book set primarily in Mexico, Japan, Australia, New Guinea or the Philippines.
The Best Laid Plans by Sarah Mayberry.
Option A: Setting in Australia
**Sarah Mayberry is a goodreads Author.**
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 165
Total Goodreads Authors: 13
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Gea10.1 I Scream, You Scream
ICE CREAM: Until November by Aurora Rose Reynolds (346 pages) (Goodreads Author)
20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's Task: Word Trivia: Name That Word!
3. Homonym (FALL): Lord's Fall by Thea Harrison (281 pages) (Goodreads Author)
POINTS
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 90
GR Author: 6
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
BRIAN20.2 – Rookie at the Top – Pamela3265’s task: Exploring America's National Park System
Option 3 - word in title is same as word in a National Park
American Phoenix: John Quincy and Louisa Adams, the War of 1812, and the Exile That Saved American Independence by Jane Hampton Cook (Goodreads author!)
American is in the name of the National Park of American Samoa.
At 502 pages, this also qualifies as a Big Book!
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Books read: 2
Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 1-0-0 (1)
Pat 25.8 - 4th of July Challenge
Option 1 - Read a book where the main character or author's name is George.
The Centaur by John Updike Main Character - George Caldwell
Option 2 - Read a book that has a 5 or 6 in the number of pages.
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure 253 pages
Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 25
Total Points : 155
Tasks Completed : 7
Books Read This Season : 12
Pages Read This Season : 3854
Good Reads Authors : 4
Big Books : 500+
Big Books : 750+
Big Books : 1000+
SAM ID15.7 - "In a gentle way, you can shake the world."<.b>
read a book primarily set in India
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Points: 15
Total Points: 80
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 0
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I read Discount Armageddon, with "paranormal" listed as a subgenre.
10.8 Question Everything
I read Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution, with both "how" and "why" in the subtitle.
10.9 Isthmus Test
I read
, with a large outdoor body of water on cover.Points this post: 30
Total points: 80
20.4 - Word Trivia: Name That WordOption 3:
The Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett
'glass' and 'key' are both on the list of homonyms.
Points this post = 20
Total points = 65
Big Book tickets = 0
Goodreads Authors = 3
Kimber15.4 Double Trouble
Across the Creek by Jeremy Asher
A. double vowel (e)
B. double consonant (s)
Jeremy Asher is a GRA
This task: 15 points
# tasks complete: 4
GRA: 4
Total points: 70
15.4 - Double TroubleOne book option:
Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow by Peter Høeg
(double L in Smilla, double E in Feeling)
Points this post = 15
Total points = 80
Big Book tickets = 0
Goodreads Authors = 3
30.1 - A Little Pick-Me-UpRolled 2 and 4.
Option 2: Dune by Frank Herbert
science fiction on main page
Big book: 605 pages (1 ticket)
Option 4: Edward Adrift by Craig Lancaster
humor on main page
Goodreads author: Craig Lancaster
Genre verification: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post = 30
Total points = 110
Big Book tickets = 1
Goodreads Authors = 4
Lindy-Lanetask 5.1 red: when i'm an old woman:!
*read a book first published in 1998:
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
this is a GRA
Points this post: 5
Total points: 75
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 6
20.6 Seasoned Reader - KSMary's Task: The Colors of Trivial Pursuitread a book with one of the original colors: brown, yellow, blue, pink, green, or orange in the title, subtitle or author's name.
Dirty Work by Larry Brown
This book, and the author too, were new to me.
Task total=20
Grand total=105
BRIAN20.3 - Best Review - Paul's task: General Turkey
The Lion and the Journalist: The Unlikely Friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and Joseph Bucklin Bishop by Chip Bishop
Lion can be spelled in HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
Books read: 3
Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 1-0-0 (1)
15.10 - Fun in the Sun.-Read a book of your choice, in a favorite summer spot - anywhere you can relax and enjoy yourself! I read Us by Michael Kimball. I read the majority of the book in my nice, air-conditioned house. I live in Northern California, and the average temperature has been over 100 degrees nearly every day this month. Too hot to do much of anything but read!
Task Points: 15
Total Points: 15
Good Read Authors: 9
Tasks Completed:1
Post 320.8 – It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferable both!
Option 1
Read a book whose page numbers have at least 2 of the numbers from my birthdate or age (1,2,3,7,8,9)
-->But.....there’s a catch, the page count must end with an odd number (1,3,5,7,9).
The Blood Gospel by James Rollins 479 pages (using 7, 9)
James Rollins is a GR author
Points this task: 20
Total: 40
GR authors: 3
Books read: 3
Tasks Done: 3
25.2: Elizabeth B's task: What if?Option D: The Giver by Lowis Lowry ( Sci-fi/dystopia)
Option E: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith (sci-fi/alternate history)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 30
Books read: 3
lindzabeth15.5 - Where Was that Again?
Read a book set in any one of these states (Colorado, Massachusetts, Wisconsin).
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer*Book is set in Vail, Colorado*
**Andrea Cremer is a Goodreads Author**
Points this post: 15
Total points: 45
Goodreads authors: 3
Big reads: 0
HINA5.4 - Yellow: They Call Me Mellow Yellow - Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word found in one of the tracks of the original Mellow Yellow album by Donovan.
A Baby in the House by Pamela Bauer
Song: House of Jansch
Current post:
Points: 5
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 170
Total Goodreads Authors: 13
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
BEKKA - 20.8 – It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferable both!1. For this task, I read “
” by Rebecca Hahn, since it has 313 pages, and this conforms to all the requirements for this task. Also, Rebecca Hahn is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 20
Total Points Earned to Date: 50
Pages Read this Challenge: 313
Total Pages Read to Date: 947
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 3
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Jenn IL25.8 4th of July Challenge
Opt.2 Cress by Marissa Meyer
550 pages
***Goodreads Author***
Opt.6 Love Letters: A Rose Harbor Novel by Debbie Macomber
***I read an advanced reader's copy**
***Goodreads Author
25.10 Baseball All Stars
Opt. 1 The Closer: My Story by Mariano Rivera
Opt. 4
by Elizabeth BergPoints This Post: 50
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 2
Goodread Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 1
Andy P.Task # 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
Finnegan's Week by Joseph Wambaugh
Double "n" in Finnegan's and double "e" in week.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 120
BABBLING C15.3. In honor of America's Independence Day (July 4th)...
Read one book that fits both criteria.
Georgia on My Mind(nook version)- Georgia on My Mind (paperback) - 346 pgs. by Marie Force
meets both requirements state name in title and set in rhode Island.
Marie Force is a GRA
THIS POST
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 1
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 110
Completed Tasks: 6
Good Read Authors: 5
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 2,335
Books read this season: 7
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Personal Best: 380 (Fall 12)
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5.2 - Pink: Celebrating the Female
feminism and womens genre: We Are Our Mothers' Daughters by Cokie Roberts
10.2 Something Strange in the Neighborhood
paranormal genre: Skin Game by Jim Butcher
15.4. Double Trouble
one book: Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman, double e in Ceecee, double t in Honeycutt
15.5 - Where Was that Again?
set in Colorado: Kings of Colorado by David E. Hilton
15.6- I'm Flying!
plane on cover:
Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff15.8 - It's All About the Facts!
non-fiction nature genre: Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart
paperback for length: Gemeine Gewächse
20.10 - Group Reads
Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham
post 9
total = 125
5.1 - Red: When I am an old womanHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (first published in 1998)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Coralie25.11 Summer Camp for all Ages
Option Two: Sleepy Hollow
Book with genre ‘thriller’
The Crow Road
Option Four: Open Waterfront
Book with boat on cover
Ship Breaker
30.1 A Little Pick-Me-Up
I rolled 1 and 6
1. Book with genre ‘poetry’
June Fourth elegies June Fourth Elegies
6. Book with genre ‘fantasy’
Greenwitch
This post 55 points
Total to date 80 points
5.1 - Red: When I am an old woman...The Last Hellion
first published Apr 1, 1998
5.2 - Pink: Celebrating the Female
A Room of One's Own
feminism listed on main page
5.7 - Brown: Chocolates and Coffee on the Beach
Sand & Water by Shae Connor GRA
word sand in title
10.2 Something Strange in the Neighborhood
Zombies Ahead by Z. Allora GRA
paranormal genre listed on main page
SRC ebook verification line 1173
10.5 This Could Take A While
1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England
number 1066 in title
Points this post: 5 + 5 + 5 + 10 + 10 = 35
Total Points: 35
GRA: 2
Big Books:
Task #10.2 Something Strange in the NeighborhoodTamed by Rebecca Zanetti (GR Author)
"Paranormal" as a genre on main page
(ebook only, approved for length post 3636)
Points this Post: 10
Totals:
Total Points: 85
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 6
30.8 ConcentrationThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman. This book is 345 pages
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. This book is 544 pages.
The common noun is "Light" and both books have more than 300 pages.
M.L. Stedman and Anthony Doerr are both Goodreads authors.
All the Light We Cannot See is a Big Book with 544 pages.
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 55
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10.1 I Scream, You Scream
Read a book where the author's first and last initials are found in ICE CREAM
Elephants Can Remember By Agatha Christie
Total Points to Date: 15
Total GR Authors: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1