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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2017
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loafer15.1 - 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.
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
AND
Book 2: Read a book that is identified in the Goodreads metadata as book #2 in a series.
Authority by Jeff VanderMeer
points: 15
total: 355
BB: 6
GO: 3
tasks completed: 19
Stormie✔ 5.8 Under the Summer Moon Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke finished 07/05/17
316 pages
Date: 07/09/17
Points in this post: 5
Total points: 10
Task: 5.8
Total # Tasks: 2
Pages read this post: 316
Total pages read: 606
Number of books this post: 1
Total of books read: 2
Ava Catherine30.11 - Perletwo's task: A Place Both Wonderful and Strange
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50 percent in one of the states used as a setting in the series: Washington, British Columbia (Canada), Oregon, South Dakota, Nevada, New York.
I selected Washington.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Except for two scenes, one in Idaho and another in NYC, the book is set in Washington. (This is indicated on the book's GR main page.)
Book 2: Read a book first published in 1992 or in 2017; the publication year must be listed on the book's Goodreads main page.
A Separation by Katie Kitamura
first published February 7, 2017
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readerboard name: boromom15.3 - Common Good read 2 books
book 1 first mane starts with j,m,r,a,d,c
Through the Grinder by Cleo coyle
book 2: last name starts with r,m,w,s,c or b
Caleb's Crossing by geraldine Brooks
points this post: 15
total points: 35
BB ticket: 1
10.10. Gimme S’moreRead s'more by an author you've read before. No rereads allowed.
I just finished The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny Which is a new to me book.
This is the 5th in a series, and I had previously read the other books in the series, the first of which was Still Life
Previous points: 150
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 160
Total BB tickets: 1
LAUREN JODI10.3 - Lean on Me
"Lean" in author's name:
Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLean
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 305/1270
Total Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 15/67
Oma12295.9 - Isn’t It Romantic?
August is Romance Awareness Month. Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Romance” or “Romantic”.
Final Call by Terri Reid
Total Points-155/1270
Total Tasks- 14/67
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
Andy P.Task # 15.5 - Scan It
Read a book where ALL of the letters UPC are found in the title
by Susan Elia MacNeal THE QUEEN'S ACCOMPLICEPoints this post: 15
Total points: 285
Oma122910.6. Get Inspired
Read a non-fiction biography or autobiography of a person listed on Time's 100 Most Influential list who inspires you.
LIFE Queen Elizabeth at 90: The Story of Britain's Longest Reigning Monarch by The Editors of LIFE
Queen Elizabeth II was on the Time's 100 Most Influential list in 2007.
Total Points-165/1270
Total Tasks- 15/67
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
Andy P.Task # 30.8 - Diana K’s Task: Where am I From and How Did I Get Here?
Book 1. Option B: Read a book either fiction or nonfiction about an immigrant
by Alan BrennertBook 2. Read a book with a cover that shows the type of transportation that immigrant used
by Todd Borg A boat was used to get from Korea to HawaiiBoat on cover under "K" in the title
Points this post: 30
Total points: 315
Oma122930.3 - Bryony's Task: Enjoy the Journey
I chose Option 3-Paperback Writer
Option 3: Paperback writer
Book one: Read a book by a single author who appears on Wikipedia's list of writers of airport novels.
Camino Island by John Grisham
Book two: Read a book with any of the following items on the cover: the sun
a swimming pool
a beach
a hotel - identified by a sign or name on the building
ice cream
a sun lounger or beach chair
a parasol - for sun protection, not a rain umbrella
a sandal or pair of sandals.
by Beth LabonteThis book is on the ebook approved for length list #2331
Total Points-195/1270
Total Tasks- 16/67
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
Shawn H.10.5. June 19 - National Martini Day
author's initials can be found in the phrase SHAKEN NOT STIRRED
On Bowie by Rob Sheffield
Shaken not stiRred
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Nick KY’s Task: Dark Age Wonder
title/subtitle contains the letters DARK
Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship by Michelle Kuo
reADing with patRicK
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 30
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Ticket Books: 0
Oma122910.10. Gimme S’more
August 10 is National S'mores Day. Read s'more by an author you've read before. No rereads allowed.
Under the Dog Star by Sandra Parshall
This book was new to me and not a reread.
Below is a link to the previous book in this series that I have read.
Broken Places
Total Points-205/1270
Total Tasks- 17/67
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
Oma122915.5 - Scan It
Read a book where ALL of the letters UPC are found in the title and/or subtitle.
Pure Wicked: A Wicked Lovers Novella by Shayla Black
Total Points-220/1270
Total Tasks- 18/67
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
Oma122915.7 - Don't Leave Fingerprints
Read a book set at least 50% in a location where cacao beans are grown:
Florida Bounty: A Celebration of Florida Cuisine and Culture by Eric R. Jacobs
This book was approved in message #9 in Help Thread.
Total Points-235/1270
Total Tasks- 19/67
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
Oma122910.7. 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.
by Laura Z. HobsonTotal Points-245/1270
Total Tasks- 20/67
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
KAREN F10.7. They Go Together
Six Impossible Things by Elizabeth Boyle
"Six" on the cover:
15.2 - All’s Well Than Ends Well
Book 1: Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie
Witness
Book 2: Wickedly Wonderful by Deborah Blake
Wonderful
15.10 - Best Books
The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
Listed on the March 2017 Goodreads Best Books list
30.4. Sandy's Task: Follow the Author
Book 1: The Ghoul Vendetta by Lisa Shearin (292 Pages)
Book 2: The Librarian and the Spy by Susan Mann (320 Pages)
LS in Librarian & Spy
612 Total Pages
Points this post: 70
Total Points: 205
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15.6 - The Fugitive
Read a book with the main page genre Thriller.
Three Tales from the World of Cotton Malone: The Balkan Escape, The Devil's Gold, and The Admiral's Mark by Steve Berry
Verification of length-- #2901 in src ebook verification list
Mod
I read Evil Under the Sun, set in England.
10.6. Get Inspired
I read A Fighting Chance - an autobiography of Elizabeth Warren. Ms. Warren was on the 2017 list, under "Leaders."
Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
My die roll was a 4. I chose option 1 and read a book with a 4 word title - For Sale by Owner.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 295
Creynard5.1 - A (Wo)Man of Letters
American Buffalo by David Mamet
Author's initials = D.M... MeDieval.
5.5 - June, July, August
Riveted by Jay Crownover
GR lists # of pages as 368.
5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne
20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
Option A: Chess Story by Stefan Zweig
On page 1 of GR New York Book Review Listopia.
*Chess Story is a Golden Oldie, first published in 1941. Claiming 1 GO Ticket.*
Points this post: 35
Total points: 295
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1
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Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 32
Didi30235.2 - Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in a location of a medieval wonder: England, Italy, Turkey, China, Egypt.
The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
Set in England
Current Post Points: 5
Cumulative Total Points: 65
Didi30235.6 - 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.
Sophia by Charlotte Lennox
Current Post Points: 5
Cumulative Total Points: 70
Didi302310.5. June 19 - National Martini Day
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase SHAKEN NOT STIRRED.
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
Current Post Points: 10
Cumulative Total Points: 80
Didi302310.8. "The (Fill In The Blank) Who..."
For this task find and read a book whose title/subtitle follows the formula "The (insert noun here) Who (insert verb here)...".
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Current Post Points: 10
Cumulative Total Points: 90
Didi302315.3 - 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.
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.
Summertime by J.M. Coetzee
Current Post Points: 15
Cumulative Total Points: 105
Didi302315.4 - Summer of Love
Option 2: Read one book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
Book 1: Read a book with a main page genre of Fantasy, Music or a genre that contains History or Historical.
Book 2: Read a book with a word in the title, subtitle or author's name from this list of performers who appeared at the Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival
The word used is Magic from Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Current Post Points: 15
Cumulative Total Points: 120
Didi302315.10 - Best Books
Read a book from one of the Goodreads Newsletter Best Books of the Month lists.
Feb 2017
Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller
Current Post Points: 15
Cumulative Total Points: 135
Didi302320.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Current Post Points: 20
Cumulative Total Points: 155
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.2 - Lake Lida Love
The Divorce Papers by Susan Rieger
Option 3 - The author's initials can be found in the words trivial pursuit (S in purSuit and R in tRivial).
Link to PB edition: The Divorce Papers
20.3 - Highly Recommended
Mean Streak by Sandra Brown
Option B - This book has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews (3,226 reviews as of today).
Link to PB edition: Mean Streak
This post: 40 points
Total points to date: 115 points
Tasks completed: 10
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Didi302330.9 - Dakimel's Task: Rising Seniors
1. Read a book with one of the following objects on the cover: Pencil / Pen / Book / Classroom / Dirt.
Pencils
Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom
by Lisa Delpit3. Read a book with one of the following words intact in the title or subtitle: MOUNTAIN, OCEAN, BRIDGE, HIKE, TRAIL.
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
Current Post Points: 30
Cumulative Total Points: 185
Susan W.10.8 The (Fill in the blank) Who: read a book whose title/subtitle follows the formula "The (insert noun here) Who (insert verb here).
I read The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
AR Info: IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11.0
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25.8 Chris MD's Task: Quincy, You're My Home
Option 3: Dunkies: Read a book that has a cup of coffee or tea, OR some kind of pastry on the cover.
I read
by Jessica BeckOption 6: Library: Read a book by an author that you've read at least twice before and that you got from the local library. 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.
I read Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop
I've read these two books by her before (I hope the links work)
Written in Red
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and Daughter of the Blood
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I checked this book out from one of my local libraries.
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 90
Didi302330.3 - Bryony's Task: Enjoy the Journey
Option 2: I am the walrus
Book one: Read a book that has been shelved as 'classics' at least 2,000 times on this Goodreads list.
Page 1
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Book two: Read a book that has been on your TBR for at least a year. The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Current Post Points: 30
Cumulative Total Points: 215
5.5 - June, July, AugustStone of Farewell (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn #2) by Tad Williams
1 x Bigger is Better Tix (749 pages)
5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Murder Down Under (Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte #4) by Arthur W. Upfield
1X Golden Oldies (pub. 1937)
20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
Option B: Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews.
Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America by Jill Leovy
1,404 Reviews as at this posting
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sandi's Task: Sunshine Mining Memorial
Option #2 -- read a book
B) in which 45 or 91 is intact in the total page count."
Jane Slayre: The Literary Classic with a Blood-Sucking Twist by Sherri Browning Erwin
391 pages
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Nick KY’s Task: Dark Age Wonder
The Creature in the Dark by Robert Westall
25.12 - Amanda A's Task passed to McCathy: Trip to Yellowstone
Option 3: read a book where an author’s initials can be found in “OLD FAITHFUL”.
All That I Am by Anna Funder
author's initial, AF, found in FAithful
Option 5:read a book with a main page genre of Travel
The Forgotten Islands: One man's voyage into a truly gothic Australia by Michael Veitch
Total this Post: 95
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 375
CHANDNI5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
This book has children's, but is not found in AR Bookfinder.
[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 225
Books Read: 15
Completed Tasks: 13
Maddie O.5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
I read The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act.
10.10. Gimme S’more
Read s'more by an author you've read before. I read Fables, Vol. 2: Animal Farm, which is new to me. I previously read Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile, also by Bill Willingham.
15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This
Read a book with teeth on the cover.
I read
(the teeth belong to the man in the brown jacket on the cover).Points this post: 30
Total points: 115
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Cindy C.Task 30.8-Diana K's Task: Where am I From and How Did I Get Here?
Book 1 Option A: Read a book set in a country where one of your ancestors came from. I had quite a few ancestors who came from Ireland and my book is set 100% in Ireland.
Fingal O'Reilly, Irish Doctor
Book 2: Read a book with a cover image that shows the type of transportation used to get to the new country. The cover of my book has a ship as all of my ancestors from Ireland came to the United States by ship, since planes had not been invented when they came here.
Titanic Survivor
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Task 30.10-Andy P's Task: Calendar Boy
Book 1: Read a book whose initials can be found in the word bonus. My author's initials are B. S. This book has 416 pages.
There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me
Book 2: Read a book whose title contains all the letters in the word party. This book has 192 pages.
The Donner Party: Weathering the Storm
416+192=608 pages for both books.
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Task 30.12-Wayne's Task: Canada 150!
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose initials are found in sesquicentennial. My author's initials are A. S.
Women of the Sierra
Option 4: Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% red/white. The only colors are the cover are red, white, and black.
An Irresistible Bachelor
Points this post: 90
Total points: 150
Total tasks: 5
Big Book Tickets: 3
DIANE30.7 - TessaVanessa's Task: My Favorite Things
Choose two books from two different options, and specify in your post which options you chose. The total page count for the two books should be 500 or more pages.
3. Read a book with sunglasses on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
Come Back, Dr. Caligari by Donald Barthelme. (184 pages)5. Read a book with one of the top 100 dog names as the author’s first or last name. Name must be on this website: Top 100 Dog Names.
Dog name = Henry
I read The Golden Bowl by Henry James. (656 pages)
Books meet page requirement of 500 pages: 194 + 656 = 750 pages
I am also claiming both a GO Ticket and a BB Ticket for The Golden Bowl, which was first published in 1904 and has 656 pages.
Points Claimed this Post: 30
Total Points: 980/1270
Golden Oldies Tickets: 15
Big Book Tickets: 5
Books Read: 72
Tasks Completed: 53/67
5.5 - June, July, AugustHelp Thread
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 6, 7 or 8..
I read The DASH Diet Younger You: Shed 20 Years--and Pounds--in Just 10 Weeks, which has 272 pages
points: 200
books read: 18
tasks completed: 14
Big Books: 3
pages read: 6549
30.11 - Perletwo's task: A Place Both Wonderful and StrangeBook 1: Read a book set at least 50 percent in one of the states used as a setting in the series: Washington, British Columbia (Canada), Oregon, South Dakota, Nevada, New York.
Destination Murder
Book 2: Read a book first published in 1992 or in 2017; the publication year must be listed on the book's Goodreads main page.
Hospitality and Homicide
Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 410
Total Tasks: 19
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
10.10. Gimme S’moreA book by an author I've read before: The Laws of Murder by Charles Finch
This book is new to me. Another book I've read previously by this author: An Old Betrayal
Points this post: 10
Total points: 225
Catherine TTask 30.9 - Rising Seniors
option 1 - read a book with BOOKS (from the list) on the cover
The Long and Short of It by Jodi Taylor
320 pages
option 2 - read a book with author initials in YEAR
The Forgotten Waltz by Anne Enright
240 pages
both books are over 200 pages
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total points: 520
5.3 - Six PackRead a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains a 6 such as 1968, 1976 or 2016.
I read The Anniversary which was first published in 2016.
Points claimed this post: 5
Total points: 175
Books read: 14
Tasks completed: 12
Big book tickets: 1
Golden oldie tickets: 2
Task 10.5 – June 19th: National Martini DayAuthor initials in SHAKEN NOT STIRRED - K.S.
Kathryn Smith / The Gatekeeper
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 235 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
Nick KY5.8 Under the Summer Moon I read Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams. It has the word “Hot” in the title, after the Native American Hot Moon.
10.9 In Case You Missed The Heavenly Table by Donald Ray Pollock, on NPR’s Best Books list, 2016.
15.2 All’s Well that Ends Well Book 1. Art of Darkness: A Poetics of Gothic by Anne Williams, “-ness” ends a word in title.
Book 2. Beautiful and Pointless: A Guide to Modern Poetry by David Orr, “-ful” ends a word in title.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 430
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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.
by Laura Z. HobsonTotal Points-245/1270
Total Tasks- 20/67
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
trishhartuk20.3 Best Review –Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
Option B: Read a book which has at least 1,000 Goodreads Reviews.
The Princess Diarist, Carrie Fisher
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
3,732 Reviews as of 10 July
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 420
Tasks Completed: 22
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 3 (500+ x3)
5.5 - JUNE, JULY , AUGUSTBedding the Highlander which has 160 pages.
20.10 - GROUP READ
The Underground Railroad
Post 14 in the discussion thread.
30.7 - MY FAVORITE THINGS
OPTION 2 - A Thread of Grace which is #80 on page 1 of the list. This book is 442 pages.
OPTION 5 - A Wedding in Valentine by Emma Cane which is 129 pages.
Emma is #21 on the female dog list.
442 + 129 = 571 pages.
TOTAL POINTS - 405
JEN B20.1: Wonder Woman
The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams
Option 1 - This author also writes under the pseudonym Juliana Gray
20.2: Lake Lida Love
The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty
Option 3 - Initials found in MonopoLy
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 130
Diana K.5.3 Six Pack - Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains a 6 .
Forgotten Ways for Modern Days: Kitchen Cures and Household Lore for a Natural Home and Garden publ. in 2016
5.4 Best Laid Plans. Task 15.2 Read a book with the main page genre graphic novels, sequential art, comics, etc.
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
20.4 Golden Oldies – Kristi CO’s Task: Bound for Boston!
Option 3 Read a non-fiction book with one of the following main page genres: Biology, Business, Chemistry, Health, Nature, or Science.
How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics
25.9 MegSCL's Task: Your Objective
Book 1: Read a book with the name of an object in its title
The Bicycle Runner: A Memoir of Love, Loyalty, and the Italian Resistance Bicycle
Book 2: Read a book with that same object pictured on its cover.
Points this post: 55
Total points: 455
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Help Thread
Read a book set at least 50% in a location of a medieval wonder: England, Italy, Turkey, China, 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.
I read Rich People Problems, which takes place more than 50% in China.
Quote: “You have two hours to get everyone to Hong Kong airport or I’m leaving without you
points: 225
Big Books: 3
Books read: 17
tasks completed: 14
pages read: 6543