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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2017
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20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
option A, page 1, #23: The True Deceiver by Tove Jansson
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Nick KY’s Task: Dark Age Wonder
DARK in title: Dark Waters by Chris Goff
25.1 Justme's Task: Peace Corps
option 2, Justme's review: Seven for a Secret by Lyndsay Faye, 445 pages
option 3, Peace Corp memoir in Kazakhstan: At Home on the Kazakh Steppe by Janet Givens, 208 pages
I read the kindle edition: At Home on the Kazakh Steppe
445 + 208 = 401+
total = 510
JENNIFER NC30.13 Option B
Book 1
Good in Bed (piece of cake on cover)
Book 2
MatchUp
Short story collection, using author Nelson DeMille for target word
Points Claimed this Post: 30
Total Points: 150
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 5
babbling c5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in a location of a medieval wonder: Egypt.
Required: If the setting is not evident on the book's main page include a reference or quote from the book when you post.
Resurrection kindle Resurrection paperback pages 384 by Arwen Elys Dayton
10.1. - Seven or Six?
Of the 7 wonders of the medieval world, only 6 still survive today. Read a book that is #6 or #7 in a series.
By a Thread - Audible By a Thread paperback 384 by Jennifer Estep
book in #6 in the Elemental Assassin
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Brooklyn's Task: Lake Lida Love
Option 3 – There was no television in the cabin, so when it was raining we would play cards or board games. Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the words MONOPOLY or TRIVIAL PURSUIT. The name of one game or the other must be used - you cannot combine letters from the two games. Spaces determine names. All author initials must be included. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
On the Edge - Audible On the Edge paperback 309 by Ilona Andrews
TRIVIIAL PURSUIT
THIS POST
Points: 35
Completed Tasks: 3
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 35
Completed Tasks: 3
Golden oldies:
Big Books:
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Pages read this season: 1,077
Books read this season: 3
10.8. "The (Fill In The Blank) Who..."The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush: And Other Weird Medical Case Histories
15.2 - All’s Well Than Ends Well
Book 1: From Darkness
Book 2: Faithful Place
Points this post: 25
Points total: 230
GO total: 0
BB total: 2
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 20
Marina H15.5 - Scan It
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
All letters UPC found in titel and subtitle
25.6 - Lavender's Task: Derivative Work
Book 1: Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler
A contemporary take on
Book 2: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
First published in 1593 - claiming 1 GO ticket
Points this post: 40
Total points: 210
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 11
CEELEETask 30.12 Wayne's Task : Canada 150!
Tow book task. Both books must have a combined total of 600+ pages.
Every Fifteen Minutes = 435 hardcover
The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio = 351 pages Trade paperback
Total page count = 786 pages
Option 1 Read a book by an author whose e first, last and any middle initials can be found in the word SESQUICENTENNIAL
I chose EVERY FIFTEEN MINUTES by L-isa S-cottoline.
Every Fifteen Minutes
Option 2 Read a book from one of these lists: Books About Family Relationships or Best Family Sagas.
I chose Best Books About Family Relationships and the book THE PRIZE WINNER OF DEFIANCE OHIO by Terry Ryan. #282 on list.
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio - How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less
Total Points for Task: 30
Total Books Read for Task: 2
Total Big Books Claimed for Task: 0
Total Golden Oldies Books Claimed for Task: 0
Total Points for Summer Challenge: 50
Total Tasks Completed for Summer Challenge: 2
Total Books Read for Summer Challenge: 3
Total Big Books Claimed for Summer Challenge: 1
Total Golden Oldies Books Claimed in Summer Challenge: 0
Task 15.4 – Summer of LoveONE-book fits both
Book 1 – Main page genre: HISTORY
Book 2 – Title word same as performer: BAND from Jim Kweskin Jug Band
Band of Brothers
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 225 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
FANDURY25.2 - Shanna Redwind's Task: Market Gardening
Option 1: Read a book from this list of Agriculture books: Popular Agriculture Books or this list of Farming books: Popular Farming Books
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The book is on page 5 of the Popular Farming Books
Option 2: Select a book with an Audio edition that has a Narrator or Reader with their first and last initials in the words MARKET GARDENING.
The Devil's Evidence by Simon Kurt Unsworth
Then audible edition is narrated by David Rintoul, whose initals are found in maRket garDening: The Devil's Evidence
I read the Kindle Version, but the paperback is 512 pages: The Devil's Evidence
I claim 1 big book ticket for this!
25.11 - Sarah E's Task: Treasure Hunting
Option 2: Read a book that is the same number in a series as the total number rolled.
I rolled a 5.
The London Blitz Murders by Max Allan Collins
The book is #5 in the Disaster series.
Option 3: Read a book with an X found somewhere in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
There is an X in the word eXorcism in the title.
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 200
Books Read: 14
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(3)750+(0)1000+(0)
Stephanie12715.3 - Common Good - Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
Book 1: Read a book written by an author whose FIRST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with a letter that appears on this list of the most common initial letters in first names in English: J, M, R, A, D, C.
AND
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose LAST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with a letter that appears on this list of the most common initial letters in last names in English: R, M, W, B, C, S.
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh
Points this post: 15
Total points: 65/1270
Tasks completed: 6/67
Books read: 6
Coralie25.9 Your Objective
Item – cup
Book with item in title
Cup of Gold
Book with item on cover
(to the left of the head)30.3 Enjoy the Journey
Option 2: I am the walrus
Book shelved as ‘classics’ at least 2,000 times
Anne of Green Gables 256 pages
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17.0
Book on my TBR list since October 2012
The Documents in the Case 272 pages
30.7 My Favorite Things
Option 1 book with all the letters of JUNETEENTH in title and author’s name
J, U, N & E in Jelloun, T & E in ‘the’ E & N in Ben, T & H in Tahar
A Palace in the Old Village. by Tahar Ben Jelloun by Tahar ben Jelloun 200 pages
Option 5 – book by an author with one of the top 100 dog names as first name – Annie
Postcards by Annie Proulx 320 pages
This post 85 points
Total to date 485 points
Bookwrm526Task #20.9 - Book Concierge: Happy Retirement
Option 1: Read a book with a main character who works in criminal justice. I read Snow Blind by Ragnar Jónasson, where the main character Ari Thor is a police officer, as it says in the Goodreads blurb (252 pp).
Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 195
Readerboard Name - LaureY15.1 - A One and A Two Cha Cha Cha
Book 1: Read a book that is identified in the Goodreads metadata as book #1 in a series.
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
*I claim a Big Book ticket for this book at it has 579 pages*
Book 2: Read a book that is identified in the Goodreads metadata as book #2 in a series.
Knight's Shadow by Sebastien de Castell
*I claim a Big Book Ticket for this book as it has 592 pages*
Points this post: 15
Total points: 250
Total Books: 22
Total Tasks: 15
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
5.3 - Six PackFirst published in 2006:
Firefly Cloak by Sheri Reynolds
+5 Points
5.9 - Isn’t It Romantic?
Just One Day by Gayle Forman
+5 Points
10.4. Surprise!
Michelle Moran https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
+10 Points
10.5. June 19 - National Martini Day
ShAken
The Alex Crow by Andrew Smith
+10 Points
15.3 - Common Good
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
Book 1: Read a book written by an author whose FIRST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with a letter that appears on this list of the most common initial letters in first names in English: J, M, R, A, D, C. ----- J
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose LAST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with a letter that appears on this list of the most common initial letters in last names in English: R, M, W, B, C, S. ------- M
The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon
+15 Points
15.5 - Scan It
UPC
ConUndrums Planets
Miracles and Conundrums of the Secondary Planets by Jacob M. Appel
+15 Points
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Brooklyn's Task: Lake Lida Love
Option 3 – There was no television in the cabin, so when it was raining we would play cards or board games. Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the words MONOPOLY or TRIVIAL PURSUIT.
TriviaL
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
+20 Points
Points this Post: 80
Grand Total: 80
Task 10.5 June 19 - National Martini DayRead a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase
S H AKEN NOT STI R RED.
Caught in the Revolution: Petrograd, Russia, 1917 – A World on the Edge (2017) by Helen Rappaport (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 464 pages) [355.009]
50 + 10 = 60
Tasks Completed: 4
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 50 + 10 = 60
Books read: 04
Pages read: 1,512
Read but not claimed: 09
Goodreads Authors: 02
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Readerboard name: MELLY5.5 - June, July, August
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 6, 7 or 8.
She-Hulk, Volume 2: Disorderly Conduct by Charles Soule
10.9. In Case You Missed Them
Read a book from NPR's list of Best Books of 2016
The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
Points this post: 15
Total points: 200
DIANE5.1 - A (Wo)Man of Letters
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MEDIEVAL.
Uhuru Street: Short Stories by M.G. Vassanji.
Points Claimed this Post: 5
Total Points: 940/1270
Golden Oldies Tickets: 14
Big Book Tickets: 4
Books Read: 68
Tasks Completed: 50/67
Ava Catherine5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
total=1190
Post #1030.13 - JennRenee's Task: A Busy Year of Changes
B1)
Tempt Me at TwilightB2) Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
MS in MRANDMRS
Points this post:30
Total Points:215
Books read:18
Tasks Done:14
Elizabeth PTask 30.13 - A Busy Year of Changes
Option B, Book One: Book with a white dress on the cover
by Susan MalleryOption B, Book Two: Author's initials in MR AND MRS, middle initial ignored
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Mr and mrS
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 190
Total Tasks: 12
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
Total Books: 15
Siobhan5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Spring 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
I chose 15.2.1. Read a book with the main page genre graphic novels, sequential art, comics, etc. (The Help Thread Here)
Batman & Robin: Batman Reborn by Grant Morrison (illustrated by Frank Quitely, Philip Tan, & Jonathan Glapion)
30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrate Summer
I chose option 1 and option 4
Option 1: Plants
Read a book with a living plant (tree, flower, fruit growing on plant) on the cover.
by Stella Gibbons(I read the kindle version, which had trees on the cover. The MMP edition (largely lacking trees, alas):
)Cold Comfort Farm was first published 8th September 1932 and thus qualifies for a golden oldie ticket.
Approved in help thread for plants on the cover.
Option 4: Vacation
Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in VACATION.
Off Base by Annabeth Albert
(I read the kindle edition, the MMP: Off Base)
Annabeth Albert = Vacation
Points this post: 35
Total points: 360
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 21
Readerboard Name: Nicola TTask: 10.7. They Go Together
Combine the two and read a book that has a number word on the cover. The number must be written out, not a numeral, and it may be an ordinal number.
For this task i read At Swim-Two-Birds. This book was first published in 1939 so i claim 1 GO ticket.
Task: 20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
I chose Option B: Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews.
I read Thirteen Reasons Why, TV Tie-in which at time of posting had 42,458 reviews!
Task: Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
I rolled the die and got a 2. I chose Option 2 read a book where the number you rolled appears in the date the book was first published.
I read Heartless which was first published in November(11) 8th 2 016.
Points this post: 10 + 20 + 20 = 50
GO this post: 1
Points Overall: 110
GO Overall:2
Books Read:8
Tasks Completed: 6
30.12 - Wayne's Task: Canada 150!Complete 2 options. The total page count for the two options must be at least 600 pages.
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose first, last, and any middle initials are found in the word SESQUICENTENNIAL. Letters may only be used as often as they appear in the word.
Option 4: Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% red/white. Both red and white MUST appear on the cover, however, it does not matter how much is red and how much is white, as long as the total is 50%
Book 1: All Fall Down by Ally Carter
Book 2: Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat -
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 190/1270
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book: 1
Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 12/67
Readerboard name: Witchygal20.3 - Best Review
Option B: Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews.
I read Shopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsella. It has 2411 reviews registered on the Goodreads page.
Points: 20
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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20.5 - Bigger is Better
Read a book that has been a Hugo Award finalist, past or present. These Wikipedia pages may be of help: Hugo Award for Best Novel,
I read Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. It was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1967.
Points: 20
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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Total for this post
Books: 2
Points: 40
Big Book: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
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Total points and stats for Summer 2017 Reading Challenge
Books read: 9
Points: 160
Big Book: 1
Golden Oldie: 1
LAUREN JODI15.3 - Common Good
Option 2:Author's first initial begins with J and last initial begins with R
Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 295/1270
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 14/67
Sheila30.4. Sandy's Task: Follow the Author
Book 1:
The Twenty-Three by Linwood BarclayPaperback, 400 pages
and
Book 2
:
The Border Lords by T. Jefferson ParkerPaperback, 400 pages
30.7 - TessaVanessa's Task: My Favorite Things
Option 2. from page 2 of list
Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNealPaperback, 358 pages
and
Option 5.
Murder on the Yukon Quest by Sue HenryPaperback, 320 pages
(Henry # 50 Male Names.)
Point Total 480
Sarah E5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
A Dream of Sadler's Wells
Has Childrens as a genre but is not found on AR BookFinder
15.5 - Scan It
Parenting under 5s: Strategies for raising young children
U in under
P in Parenting
C in children
ebook only, approval for length in message 6332
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
DIANE5.9 - Isn’t It Romantic?
August is Romance Awareness Month. Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Romance” or “Romantic”.
Hummingbirds Fly Backwards by Amy Cheung
Points Claimed this Post: 5
Total Points: 945/1270
Golden Oldies Tickets: 14
Big Book Tickets: 4
Books Read: 69
Tasks Completed: 51/67
Readerboard Name MAZZA1 REPOSTING Task 10.7 They go together
read a book that has a number word on the cover. The number must be written out, not a numeral, and it may be an ordinal number.
Points this post = 10
Total points for challenge = 765
Tasks this post = 1
Books this post = 1
Total tasks = 54
Total Books = 52
Elizabeth PTask 20.9 - Happy Retirement
Option Two - All letters of RETIREMENT in title/subtitle/author's name
The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
3 E's in othEr, EinstEin
2 R's in otheR, maRie
2 T's in The, oTher
1 I in eInstein
1 M in Marie
1 N in eiNstein
368 pages: Pani Einstein
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 210
Total Tasks: 13
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
Total Books: 16
SALLY M.30.9 Rising Seniors
Cold Tangerines: Celebrating the Extraordinary Nature of Everyday Life by Shauna Niequist (option 2: SENIOR YEAR; 250 pages)
Bread & Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist (option 5: Food & Drink genre verified; 285 pages)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 275
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 20
Pages read: 6,823
Total BB tickets: 3
Total GO tickets: 0
Phantomswife25.4 - Tien's Task: Hi! My name is (what?)
Your two books combined should have a total of at least 500 pages.
Book 1: Read a book in a series where the series name (in parentheses following the title/subtitle) is ONLY the name of the main protagonist.
The Private Patient ADAM DALGLIESH
368 Pages
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose name contains either the first or last name, found intact, of the series name from book 1.
The Orphan Master's Son by ADAM Johnson
443 Pages
Total Pages: 811
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 275
Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 12
PegW10.10. Gimme S’more
Read s'more by an author you've read before. No rereads allowed. REQUIRED: Include in your post a link to another book you've previously read by that author AND state that this book is new to you
I read The Boy on the Bridge which was a new read to me. I had previously read The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
Total Points this post-10
Total Points -95
Tasks Completed - 8
30.8 - Diana K’s Task: Where am I From and How Did I Get Here?Book one - option B
I read The Emigrants by W.G. Sebald. The narrator emigrated to the UK and the book tells his life story and that of other immigrants.
The book was approved in message 44 of the help thread.
Book two
I read Trains and Lovers by Alexander McCall Smith.
The cover shows a train, which is one of the means of transport used by an immigrant in The Emigrants as shown in this quote on page 19 of the book:
"I see the telegraph wires rising and falling past the train window, the façades of the Riga houses, the ship in the docks and the dark corner on deck where we did our best to make ourselves at home in such confined circumstances."
This is the cover image of the book:
Points claimed this post: 30
Total points: 170
Books read: 13
Tasks completed: 11
Big book tickets: 1
Golden oldie tickets: 2
perletwo30.7 - TessaVanessa's Task: My Favorite Things - 1. Read a book with all the letters of JUNETEENTH in the title, subtitle and/or author's name.
Jane and the Canterbury Tale
2. Read a book from this Goodreads list on WWII fiction. REQUIRED: Include the page number on which your book was found in your post. World War II Fiction.
Mr. Churchill's Secretary - page 2
The total page count for the two books should be 500 or more pages.
book 1 this pb ed. 307 pgs + book 2 top pb ed. 358 pgs = 665 pgs
Points this task: 30
Total points: 660
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 06
Big Book ticket requests: 01
Books read: 48
Tasks completed: 34
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25.3 - Diane Whitney's Task: First Time for Everything
option 1, debut book: Chemistry by Weike Wang a new-to-me author, 224 pages
From the publisher: Three years into her graduate studies at a demanding Boston university, the unnamed narrator of this nimbly wry, concise debut finds her one-time love for chemistry is more hypothesis than reality.
option 2, #1 in a new-to-me series: Athenian Blues by Pol Koutsakis (Στράτος Γαζής / Stratos Gazis #1), 278 pages. This series is new-to-me.
224 + 278 = 502
25. 9 - MegSCL's Task: Your Objective
book 1: The Dirty Book Club by Lisi Harrison. I read the ARC.
object = book
book 2:
My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues by Pamela Paul25.10 - BellaGBear's Task: OLD LOVE AND NEW LOVE
A1, #167, page 2 of Favorite Poorly Rated Books:
Platypus: The Extraordinary Story of How a Curious Creature Baffled the World by Ann Moyal
This book and author were new-to-me and I have not read the book or author before.
B2, I read this book before I was 18 (eighth grade) and have not read it since: The Pearl by John Steinbeck This book was a reread.
total = 585
25.12 - Amanda A's Task passed to McCathy: Trip to YellowstoneOption 2: The House by the Lake: A Story of Germany by Thomas Harding
Option 5: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Points this post: 25
Points in total: 205
Tasks completed: 15
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
5.8 - Under the Summer MoonCat on a Hot Tin Roof
Required word is 'Hot'
10.1 - Seven or Six?
Anne of Ingleside
Anne of Green Gables #6
IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 16.0
***One Golden Oldie Ticket claimed - published in 1939
10.3- Lean on Me
Coming Clean
'Lean' intact in the title
10.10 - Gimme S’more
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 12.0
This book is new to me, and the other one I previously read by this author is:
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
*** One Golden Oldie Ticket claimed - published in 1882
Points this post: 35
Total points: 70
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 30.8 - Diana K’s Task: Where am I From and How Did I Get Here?
Option A Book 1: my family comes from England so I read Bleak House set in England, read 7/8 claiming 1 GO ticket - first published in 1853, and 2 BB tickets (mass market papberback version is 820 pages)
Book 2: my relatives came by boat with the first settlers so I read
read 6/26Points this post: 30
Total Points: 415/1270
Books Read: 35
Tasks Completed: 29
GO Tickets: 5
BB Tickets: 3
15.3 - Common GoodChoose an option.
I chose option 2 as the author of the book I read met both requirements for the first and the last name, as described below:
Book 1: Read a book written by an author whose FIRST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with a letter that appears on this list of the most common initial letters in first names in English: J, M, R, A, D, C.
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose LAST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with a letter that appears on this list of the most common initial letters in last names in English: R, M, W, B, C, S.
I read Tell the Wolves I'm Home. The author is Carol Rifka Brunt.
Task Points:15
Total Points 100
Number of tasks completed:7
Number of books read:8
CHANDNI20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Brooklyn's Task: Lake Lida Love
Option 3 – Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the words MONOPOLY or TRIVIAL PURSUIT.
Final Girls by Riley Sager
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 220
Books Read: 14
Completed Tasks: 12
SandiCompleted Tasks
5.1 - A (Wo)Man of Letters
Author's first and last name initials can be found in MEDIEVAL
Kindle edition I read: The One by Lorhainne Eckhart
Paperback edition: The One
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Book that fits one of the Spring 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Using 15.6. I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends. -- a book that a GR friend has rated 4 or 5 stars.
Maya has rated it 5 stars -- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Only available in ebook format. Approved for a conditional 5 point task at line #1754 of the ebook verification google spreadsheet. -- Old Blood
5.5 - June, July, August
Page count includes a 6, 7, or 8 -- Mrs God: A Novel - 185 pp
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Nick KY’s Task: Dark Age Wonder
Contains letters in DARK and no main page genre of children/kids
Kindle edition I read: Cake Icing, Butt Budder & Tea Lids
Paperback edition: Cake Icing, Butt Budder & Tea Lids
30.14 - Brooke TX's Task: SRC vs. SRC
★Book #1: Using Option 3. Book found on page 16 of the Popular Book Report Books list.
Audio edition I listened to: The Invisible Man
Most Popular MMPB edition: El hombre invisible - 211 pp
★Book #2: Using Option 4. Author's first and last name initials found in GRAND PRIZE WINNER -- Watership Down by Richard Adams - 476 pp
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 0
Points Earned this Post: 65
Total Points To Date: 65
Post #1120.1 - Most Improved Player - Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder Woman
Option 2: DOUBLE TROUBLE
Shattered Shields
Points this post:20
Total Points:235
Books read:19
Tasks Done:15
Readerboard Name MAZZA1Task 10. 8 "The (Fill In The Blank) Who..."
The Girl Who Watched Over Dreams
ebook verified post 6233 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Task 15. 2 All’s Well Than Ends Well
Book 1 Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ENDS in “ness”.
The Missing Witness
Book 2 Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ENDS in ‘ful”
Beautiful Ruins
Points this post = 25
Total points for challenge = 790
Tasks this post = 2
Books this post = 3
Total tasks = 56
Total Books = 55
DIANE5.6 - Find Wisdom
Read a book with the name Sophia or a related name found in Behind the Name - Sophia in the title, subtitle or author's name.
Snow Beach by Sophie Cayeux
Points Claimed this Post: 5
Total Points: 950/1270
Golden Oldies Tickets: 14
Big Book Tickets: 4
Books Read: 70
Tasks Completed: 52/67
5.10- Your Own 8th WonderAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
**All Quiet on the Western Front is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1929). I claim one GO ticket.**
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
GO Tickets: 1
ElaineL25.8 - Chris MD's Task: Quincy, You’re My Home
REQUIRED: Identify the options you chose in your post.
Two Book Task...
Option 1: Read a book the includes the LAST name of a U.S. president in either the title or the author’s name.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams (John Adams/John Quincy Adams)
Option 6: Read a book by an author that you’ve read at least twice before AND that you borrowed from your local library.
Declaration of Courtship by Nalini Singh (ebook verified on line 724 in the google sheets form)
REQUIRED: Include in your post links to two books by this author that you have read before and state that you borrowed this book from the library.
Declaration of Courtship was borrowed from my library. Two other books I have read by this author are: Allegiance of Honor and Shards of Hope
Optional: Give your library some love and tell us its name.
Daniel Boone Regional Library is AMAZING!!!
Points claimed this post: 25
Total points: 830
Books read: 65
Tasks completed: 46
5.4 - Best Laid Plans Help Thread
Didn't quite finish last time? Read a book that fits one of the Spring 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks. You may not use Task 5.4 or 5.10. You may use a single book A or B option from tasks 15.1-15.4.
Required: When you post, indicate which Spring 2017 task you are using and include any information required by the task.
I did task 5.3 from the Spring tasks, read a book that has a 2 in the number in the series.
I read China Rich Girlfriend. This book is #2 in the series.
points: 170
Task 30.10 - Andy P's Task: Calendar BoyBook 1. Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in Either the word AUGUST OR in the word BONUS, NOT a combination of both words. ALL initials count so if an author writes under initials plus last name, all THREE initials must be found in the target word.
I read Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, whose initials are in the word August. This book has 343 pp.
Book 2. Calendar Boy Sammy is a Miniature Poodle who is very smart but like many poodles he has little interest in learning a new skill unless it is fun.. So, read a book whose title(subtitles are excluded) contains ALL the letters in the word PARTY
I read The DASH Diet Younger You: Shed 20 Years--and Pounds--in Just 10 Weeks, which contains the letters for PARTY.
This book has 272 pp.
together these books have 615 pp, more than 500.
points: 200
books read: 17
Big Books: 3
pages read: 6159
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5.6 – Find Wisdom
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
Sophie is on the "behind the name list" under several countries.
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15.2 – All’s Well That Ends Well
Book 1: Word in the title or subtitle that ends in –ness
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
Book 2: Word in the title or subtitle that ends in –ful
This Is Not My Beautiful Life: A Memoir by Victoria Fedden
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15.6 – The Fugitive
The One That Got Away by Simon Wood
Has MPG of thriller
Points this post: 35
Total points: 105/1270
Tasks completed: 7/67
Books read: 9
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0