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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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10.10: Required Summer ReadingThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain (listed as literature)
10 points
20.3:Paul's task: General turkey
One for the Money word: money
hYpNOtic claMbakE
20 points
1 GR author (Janet Evanovich)
20.7:Jecca's task: the Brady Bunch
Option 3: Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett **listed as classic
20 points
25.7: Bluemoon's Task: Virtual Vacation
Option A: Blood Vines by Erica Spindler (GR author**)
1. Set in Sonoma- have never been and would like to go
2. book published in 2010
Option B: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (listed as nature)
25 points
1 Goodreads Author
I think i am finished with my catch up books...sorry about the long lists
Points
Total this post: 75
Overall total: 150
Goodread Author tickets
Total this post: 2
Overall total: 3
30.10 - Delicious Dee's Task: TP = Trivial Pursuit, Toilet Paper or something else?600 page minimum, no romance
OPTION 2: TOILET PAPER: read a book that a friend or SRC member has rated 2 stars or less
Deception Point by Dan Brown
I have one friend who rated it two stars, and another who rated it one. I didn't think it was THAT bad. DB is a Goodreads author.
450 pages
OPTION 6: TERRY PRATCHETT – read a book that has been shelved both as FANTASY and SCIENCE-FICTION.
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Science Fiction Fantasy as a genre. 355 pages, putting me over the 600 page minimum.
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 35
Total Tasks: 2
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 3
NICOLE OH10.9 Isthmus Test
The Night Villa by Carol Goodman who is a Goodreads author(approved on 5/30)
30.1 Ms. Anderson's Task: A Little Pick Me Up
I rolled a 3 (graphic novel) and a 6 (fantasy)
3- Playing Video Games The Sandman, Vol. 4: Season of Mists (graphic novel genre)
6- Eye Candy The Sandman, Vol. 5: A Game of You (fantasy genre)
Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author
Current post:
Points: 40
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 105
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Jen UT5.4: Yellow: They Call Me Mellow Yellow
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce
Track: Bleak City Woman
Points in this Post: 5
Total Books Read: 4
Total Points: 10
15.2. If They Like It, Maybe I WillAPRIL 2013
A. Read a book by one of the authors providing recommendations in this feature
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig *Goodreads Author*
B. Read one of the books recommended by the author of Book A.
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon *Goodreads Author*
*BB - 850 Pages
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 215
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the StarsOption A: Sweet Salt Air by Barbara Delinsky, who is a Leo, born August 9
Option B: The Tsarina's Daughter by Carolly Erickson, first published September 30, 2008
Points this post: 30
Total points: 90
Lacy Stewart30.1 - Ms. Anderson's Task: A Little Pick Me Up
Option 2 - Clockwork Angel (Science Fiction - 6/2/14)
Option 4 - It Happened One Wedding (Humor - 6/2/14)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 80
Delicious Dee10.2 Something Strange in the Neighborhood
The Ghost and the Goth - Stacey Kade (GR Author) - ghost in the title
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 160
GR Author: 9
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
Laurie ME5.9: Black: Whiskers and Witches
Witch Way to Murder by Shirley Damsgaard. Shirley Damsgaard is a GRA.
10.1: I Scream, You Scream: I(C)e scre(A)m - Agatha Christie
Passenger to Frankfurt by Agatha Christie
10.4: Across the Ages:
Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier
10.6: D-Day
Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie
Points This Post: 35.
Total Points: 35.
1 GRA this Post
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferable both!1. ODD NUMBERS
Changing Planes by Ursula K. Le Guin
Pages 239
Points this post:20
Total points: 65
Tasks this post:1
Total tasks: 3
Goodreads authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Laurie ME20.1: Most Improved Player: Hana C's Task: Operation:
1. Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn. Julia Quinn is a GRA.
20.9: Moderator's Pet: Lene's Task: Tour de France
3. Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier
25.3: mstan's Task: Different Selves, Different Tales:
Option 3: book 1 pub. 1931; book 2 pub. 1961; 30 year difference.
1. The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie
2. The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie
Points this Post: 65.
Total Points: 100.
1 GRA this post.
TASK 25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All AgesOption 1: Read a book written by an author that you've read before and that you've rated 4 or 5 stars.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (previously rated 5 stars for Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix)
Option 2: Read a book whose author's initials are found in CAPTURE THE FLAG
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis (Middle initial ignored)
Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 25
Total Points : 25
Tasks Completed : 1 (25.11)
Books Read This Season : 2
Good Reads Authors : 0
Big Books 500+ : 1
Big Books 750+ :
Big Books 1000+ :
Pat 15.10 - Fun in the Sun
Read a book of your choice.
Chips of Red Paintby K. Martin Beckner *****GoodReads Author*****
Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 15
Total Points : 170
Tasks Completed : 8
Books Read This Season : 13
Pages Read This Season : 4104
Good Reads Authors : 5
Big Books : 500+
Big Books : 750+
Big Books : 1000+
Sheila5.1 - Red: When I am an old woman...
Swimming To Catalina by Stuart Woods5.2 - Pink: Celebrating the Female
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd5.4 - Yellow: They Call Me Mellow Yellow
Dixie City Jam by James Lee BurkeTrack 5."Bleak City Woman" - City
15.1 - Moms and Dads
Book A:
The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie 1930) AND
Book B:
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler 1939) Both these books were published in my parents lifetimes before I was born
25.9 - Stacie MI’s Task: Springtime Five-Star Favorites
1. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
The Next Accident: A Novel by Lisa GardnerAND
6. Your Favorite Reads
I read
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths in April and gave it 5 stars so for this task I read:
A Dying Fall: A Ruth Galloway Mystery by Elly GriffithsTotal Points = 150
20.6 - THE COLORS OF TRIVIAL PURSUITPrime Time by Sandra Brown a new book for me.
25.4 - WORLD CUP PAST AND PRESENT
I chose Past - 2002
JAPAN - Memoirs of a Geisha
2002 - Passing Through Paradise
30.8 - CONCENTRATION
I chose the noun Myth.
The Lincoln Myth with 448 pages.
The Myth of You and Me with 312 pages.
TOTAL POINTS - 95
20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!Option 3. Funny Bone: Read a book with the genre "Humor*" on the main book page.
A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
Humor 105 Users on 6-18-14
Task total=20
Grand total=125
✔15.4. Double TroubleA. DOUBLE VOWEL:
Double vowel repeated immediately in word/title = Double 'E'.
Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch|Sally Bedell Smith - 06/17/14
720 pages claiming 1 Big Book Ticket
Sally Bedell Smith is a Goodreads author
B. DOUBLE CONSONANT:
Double consonant repeated immediately in word/title = Double 'D'.
The Buddha in the Attic|Julie Otsuka - 06/06/14
Points This Post: 15
Goodreads Author This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets This Post: 1
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Total Points: 130
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Natalie CH15.10 Fun in the sun
read a book of your choice
Men We Reaped: A Memoir by Jesmyn Ward
She is a Goodreads Author and I am claiming 1 GRA ticket.
points this task: 15
Grand total: 45
Big Book Tickets: 1
GRA tickets: 1
HINA20.2 – Rookie at the Top – Pamela3265’s task: Exploring America's National Park System - Option 3: Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word found in a name of a National Park found on the National Parks of the United States list.
Badlands Bride by Cheryl St.John.
Option 3: Badlands National Park
**Cheryl St.John is a goodreads Author.**
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 220
Total Goodreads Authors: 17
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Rebecca VA15.5: Where was that again?
Read a book set in Massachusetts: The Keepsake by Tess Gerritsen
15 points; 1 gr author
20.8: It's my Birthday
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).
Emma by Jane Austen (359 pages)
20 points
Total this post: 35
Overall total: 60
Goodreads Author tickets: 1
Rebecca VA10.10: Required Summer Reading
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain (listed as literature)
10 points
20.3:Paul's task: General turkey
One for the Money word: money
hYpNOtic claMbakE
20 points
1 GR author (Janet Evanovich)
20.7:Jecca's task: the Brady Bunch
Option 3: Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett **listed as classic
20 points
25.7: Bluemoon's Task: Virtual Vacation
Option A: Blood Vines by Erica Spindler (GR author**)
1. Set in Sonoma- have never been and would like to go
2. book published in 2010
Option B: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (listed as nature)
25 points
1 Goodreads Author
I think i am finished with my catch up books...sorry about the long lists
Points
Total this post: 75
Overall total: 130
Goodread Author tickets
Total this post: 2
Overall total: 3
Janice CA10.2 Something Strange in the Neighborhood
Read a book with the word "ghost" in the title.
True Ghosts: Haunting Tales from the Vaults of Fate Magazine by Andrew Honigman
+10
total: 20
tasks: 2
books: 2
Mai20.3 - Best Review - Paul's task: General Turkey
Book's title can be made from the letters in HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE
Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain by Stephen Dubner and Steven D. Levitt * Goodreads Author *
--> Word: THINK
Total Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
GR Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lene's Task: Tour De France Option 2: Book set in France
A Happy Death by Albert Camus
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
GR Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
BEKKA - 20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation! For this task, I read “
” by Dustin Long, since it shows rows of books on its cover. Also, Dustin Long 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: 70
Pages Read this Challenge: 304
Total Pages Read to Date: 1251
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
20.1 Operation 
The Riders of High Rock: A Novel by Louis L'Amour
Option 2. Charley Horse. There is a horse on the cover.
20.2 Exploring America's National Park System
Gloryland by Shelton Johnson
Option 1. This book was set in Yosemite National Park.
25.9 Springtime Five-Star Favorites
The Foxman by Gary Paulsen
Option 1. Mystery genre
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
Option 5. Historical Fiction
65 points
SHELLEY UT25.4 - Coralie's Task: World Cup Past and Present
Option 1:
USA 1994 -- Winners: Brazil
The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly (published in 1994) and Without Fail by Lee Child (takes place the USA)
both authors are goodreads authors
Without Fail is over 500 pgs.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Mod
5.6 - Blue: Most Popular
From pg 1: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
10.4 Across the Ages
The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer
20.2 – Rookie at the Top – Pamela3265’s task: Exploring America's National Park System
option 3: "Grand Canyon" in title: The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko
Total = 160
Task 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Jecca's Task: The Brady BunchOption 1970; Number 822 on boyfriend list
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
**Claiming Big Book Ticket**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Tasks this post: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 1
Total Books Read: 1
Total Pages Read: 796
Total GoodReads Authors: 0
Total Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (1), 1000+ ()
Id like to point out that I do not see Harry Potter as a boyfriend, especially as he is only 14 in this book! This was just the first task that was suitable since i am currently reading my way through these books! Haha
Kimber30.11 Honor's Awards
Book 1: Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
*winner of Goodreads Choice Awards, Historical Fiction 2010
Book 2: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
*nominee for Best Fiction 2013
Ken Follett is a GRA
Jojo Moyes is a GRA
Fall of Giants qualifies for a big book ticket at 922 pages
This task: 30 points
Tasks submitted to date: 5
GRA: 6
Big Book: 1/750+
Total: 100 points
Pamela326525.12 - A Trivial Challenge
Dice Roll: #2
Option 2: The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
Option 3:
by Dana CorbitPoints this post: 25
Total Points: 90
Goodreads Authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Delicious Dee25.8 - Angel **Book Junkie's** Task: 4th of July Challenge
Book A - Option 1 - The Difference Between You and Me- Madeleine George - George in author's last name
Book B - Option 6 - Caught in the Crossfire - Juliann Rich (GR Author)
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 185
GR Author: 10
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
Captain America Girl10.2 Something Strange in the Neighborhood
I read A Little Night Mischief by Emily Greenwood. The word 'ghost' appears in the book description.
Emily Greenwood is a GR author.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 30
Books read: 3
Tasks complete: 3
GR authors: 3
Big Books:
500+ 0
750+ 0
1000+ 0
*My GR authors haven't been credited, just FYI - I'm not in any rush*
10.5 This Could Take A WhileRead a book with a number greater than or equal to 1,000 in the title or subtitle.
MILLION
Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong by Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow *Goodreads Author*
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 225
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
Jen UT5.8 - Violet: Barely Visible
Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce
Total Books Read: 5
Total Points: 15
Jackie 30.11 - Honor's Award
Summa Cum Laude: Allegiant by Veronica Roth. Winner of young adult fantasy.
**Veronica Roth is a goodreads Author.**
Magna Cum Laude: The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri. Nominated for Best Fiction.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Task 20.6 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.
This book was new to me.
The White Woman on the Green Bicycle (2009) by Monique Roffey (Paperback, 448 pages)
05 + 20 = 25
Tasks Completed: 02
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 05 + 20 = 25
Books read: 02
Pages read: 666
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
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.
BROWN
Prime Time by Sandra Brown *Goodreads Author*
*I have read other books by Sandra Brown, but had not previously read this one.
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 245
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
Shawn H. 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 - Read a book whose page numbers have at least 2 of the numbers from my birthdate or age (1,2,3,7,8,9). Also the page count must end with an odd number (1,3,5,7,9).
by Jon Krakauer (383 pages)**Using either both 3's or a 3 and an 8**
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 35
GR Authors: 0
Big Ticket Books: 0
5.10 - White: Lounging AroundArranged
by Catherine McKenzieThere is a chair on the cover.
Approved in post #2 and #15 of Task Help thread.
15.8 - It's All About the Facts!
Yokohama Yankee: My Family's Five Generations as Outsiders in Japan by Leslie Helm
This is a non-fiction book with 'History' as the #2 genre on the main page.
15.9 - Decisions, Decisions...
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
I started with the book Me Before You which I gave 5 stars.
20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!
1. Broken Heart: book with the genre "Romance*" on the main book page
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
The genre 'Romance' is #2 on the main book page.
Catherine McKenzie is a Goodreads Author.
Leslie Helm is a Goodreads Author.
Christina Baker Kline is a Goodreads Author.
Rainbow Rowell is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 55
Total points to date: 125
Gea25.8 - Angel **Book Junkie's** Task: 4th of July Challenge
Option 2:
Read a book that has a 5 or 6 in the number of pages. Montana Sky by Nora Roberts (467 pages)
Option 5:
Read a book by an indie author found on one of two lists
Popular Indie Authors (page 2) - Tattered Love by Lola Stark (Goodreads Author)
POINTS
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 140
GR Author: 9
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
10.6 - D-DayRead a book with a title beginning with 'D'
Different Seasons
507 pages
*Stephen King is a Goodreads author*
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 35
Tasks completed: 3
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books (500): 1
Big Books (750):
Big Books (1000):
FANDURY20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Jecca's Task: The Brady Bunch
Option 2: For this option, find your next fictional boyfriend/girlfriend by reading a book from one of these lists
A Grave Talent by Laurie R. King
This book is on position 22 in the Best Book Girlfriends List
Laurie R. King is a Goodreads Author!
Point this post: 20
Total Points: 105
Books Read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
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
The Draining Lake by Arnaldur Indridason
AND
Option 5: Science & Nature- Read a book with at least one tree on the cover
And that is my ultra-slow start to the challenge, for 30 points!
HINA20.8 – It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferable both! - Option 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). Also the page count must end with an odd number (1,3,5,7,9).
Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors by Molly Harper.
Option 1: Odd Numbers - Paperback version has 337 pages/ Also approved in help thread
**Molly Harper is a goodreads Author.**
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 240
Total Goodreads Authors: 18
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
30.5 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good BookOption 5: Science & Nature- Read a book with at least one tree on the cover
Required - Post the Cover I read
by Nicola Upson who is a ********Goodreads Author*************. This book was approved on the help thread.Option 6: Sports & Leisure- Read a book that you would consider a "good summer read." Optional- Give us one sentence why you consider it a summer read. I read
. This was a great summer read because it took me far away to a different culture. I highly recommend it! This book was also approved on the help threadMy Iran: Memories, Mysteries and Myths
Points: 95
Books read: 8
tasks completed: 6
GR authors: 6
pages read: 2707
Pamela326515.5 - Where Was that Again?
Claiming the Doctor's Heart by Renee Ryan (Goodreads Author)- Set in Colorado (found in book description).
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 105
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Jessica PDX30.1 - Ms. Anderson's Task - A Little Pick-Me-Up
I rolled a 6 and a 4.
by Scott Lynch
by Christopher MoorePoints This Post: 30
Total Points: 70
Delicious Dee30.3 – Delmy's Task: Send in the Clones!!
Book A - Option 1: Sarah Manning - Lucky Streak - Carly Phillips (GR Author) - approved msg 57 of the THT (I asked in msg 55)
Book B - Option 6: Monitors - Body Check - I asked Ty to pick a book for me from my to-read-2014 shelf
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 215
GR Author: 11
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
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10.9: Isthmus Test (a book with a body of water on the cover; should appear large enough to float a boat.
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
10 points