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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2017
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15.7 Fingerprints I read Short Walks from Bogotá: Journeys in the New Colombia by Tom Feiling, which takes place in Colombia, one of the countries where cacao is grown.
20.3 Heather’s Highly Recommended I read Speedboat by Renata Adler, Option 1 -- # 46 on the New York Review of Books – Classics list (page 1). https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
25.2 Shanna Redwind’s Market Garden.
Option 2. Audiobook narrator inits in MARKET GARDENING
All These Worlds Are Yours: The Scientific Search for Alien Life by Jon Willis, Eric Martin narrator. Listened to audiobook. No paperback, hardcover ed. has 214 pp.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Option 3. Vegetable “Chicory” in the title -- Home to Chicory Lane by Deborah Raney. (Optional -- This summer I have been buying a lot of kale at farmer's markets, and enjoying it in soups and salads.)
30.13 JennRenee’s Favorite Things.
Option 2. Daughter’s Wedding.
Book 1. I read a book with a bow tie on the cover: The Remarkable Millard Fillmore: The Unbelievable Life of a Forgotten President by George Pendle Millard Fillmore is wearing a bowtie, reading a book, and sitting on a white unicorn:

Book 2. I read a book whose author’s initials are in MrandmrS”: Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (middle initials can be ignored).
Points This Post: 90
Total Points So Far: 630

Divided Allegiance by Elizabeth Moon
*Claiming BB ticket 522 pgs*
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 210/1270
Tasks completed: 12/67
Books Read: 17
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)

Task 30.10 Calendar Boy
This is a two book task. One book should fulfill the requirement for Book 1, the second for book 2
The total page count for the two books should be 500 or more pages.
Book 1 Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in Either the word AUGUST or BONUS NOT
All Good Deeds Author Stacy Green S and G out of August Pages 310
Book 2 read a book whose title(subtitles are excluded) contains ALL the letters in the word PARTY
My Temporary Life all letters in TemPoRArY
Pages 343
Total page count = 310 +343 = 653 exceeding the requirement
Points this post = 30
Total points for challenge = 1180
Tasks this post = 1
Books this post = 2
Total tasks = 70
Total Books = 81

30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrate Summer
Option 1: Plants
Kaleidoscope by Kristen Ashley
Confirmed in post #42 in the task help thread

Option 4: Author Initials in VACATION
Blood Games by Chloe Neill
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 365/1270
Total Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 17/67

This is a repost of a repost due to errors in my last post- what the heck is wrong with me!
25.2 Shanna Redwind's Task: Market Gardening - Option 2: Narrator or Reader of Audio book's 1st and last initials in MARKET GARDENING
Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica, Narrator Kate Rudd
Don't You Cry This should be a link to the audiobook version which is required for the task
Don't You Cry I actually listened to this book so I have linked it again as the edition I read.
Option 3: specific named vegetable in title/sub/series name: I chose Tomatoes
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
This book was used as one of the examples for the task.
25 points
Hopefully I've got it together this time.
points this post: 25
Total Points: 125

5.3 Six Pack - Book first published in year that contains a 6
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty Truly Madly Guilty
Published 2016
5 points
Points this post: 5
Total Points 130

30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrate Summer
REQUIRED: Identify which options you select when you post.
Two Book Task...
Book 1 - Option 1: Plants
Read a book with a living plant (tree, flower, fruit growing on plant) on the cover. The plant must be shown in nature or living in a pot (with roots) to qualify. REQUIRED: Include the cover when you post.
Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts

Book 2 - Option 4: Vacation
Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in VACATION.
One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews
Points claimed this post: 30
Total points: 1035
Books read: 79
Tasks completed: 56

Task # 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sandi's Task: Sunshine Mining Memorial
Option 1. For this option, read a book by an author whose name (in any position) is Wallace or Kellogg

Author's last name is Wallace.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 495

A book from one of the Goodreads Newsletter Best Books of the Month lists (February 2017): Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller
Points this post: 15
Total points: 350

30.1 - Dlmrose's task: But Who's Counting
Book 1:

and
Book 2:

30.9 - Dakimel's Task: Rising Seniors
Option 2:

Paperback, 423 pages
and
Option 3:

Mass Market Paperback, 288 pages
(Trail)
50.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
Option 1. Must Move.

Paperback, 304 pages
approved here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
and
Option 2. Armchair Travel

Paperback, 368 pages
Maeve Binchy Ireland post 15
and
Option 6: Physical Therapy

Paperback, 300 pages
Total Points = 800

10.7. They Go Together
I read

I listened to this on audio. There is no MMPB; the link to the PB is Three Souls.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 310

20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Nick KY’s Task: Dark Age Wonder
Into the Darkness Laughing: The Story of Jeanne Hebuterne, Modigliani's Last Mistress
DARK found in DARKness
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Book Concierge: Happy Retirement
Option B
The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
RET in oThER
IREM in MaRIE
ENT in EiNsTein
I read the ebook, top paperback (no MMPB) is Pani Einstein with 368 pages
Points this post: 40
Total points: 90

Task 25.2 - Shanna Redwind's Task: Market Gardening
Option 1 - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life read 7/15
Option 2 - Maybe Someday narrated by Angela Goethals (A G in Market Gardening) read 6/5
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 440/1270
Books Read: 37
Tasks Completed: 30
GO Tickets: 5
BB Tickets: 3

10.3 - Lean on Me
The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber 7/20
(lean in author's name)
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30.13 - JennRenee's Task: A Busy Year of Changes
Option B
Book 1: Our Husband - Stephanie Bond (cake on cover) 7/19

Book 2: Archangel's Heart - Nalini Singh 6/17
(mraNdmrS)
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 260

Task 25.12 - Amanda A's Task passed to McCathy: Trip to Yellowstone
Book One - read a book where an author’s initials can be found in “OLD FAITHFUL”

Breaking Point by Alex Flinn
Book Two - read a book with "river" in the title

Broken River by J. Robert Lennon
Points This Post - 25
Total Points - 255

5.9 - Isn’t It Romantic?
Melting into You - Tracey Alvarez 6/30
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15.1 - A One and A Two Cha Cha Cha
Book 1: All That Bleeds - Kimberly Frost (Etherlin #1) 6/15
Book 2: Blue Flame - Jill Shalvis (Firefighter #2) 6/15
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20.4 - Golden Oldies – Kristi CO’s Task: Bound for Boston!
Option 1: White Colander Crime - Victoria Hamilton (HarVard) 7/15
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20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
Rolled: 6
Havoc - Jack DuBrul (pub Jan 1, 2006) 6/8
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 60
Total Points: 320

Task # 30.13 - JennRenee's Task: A Busy Year of Changes
Option A
Book 1. Read a book with the word old in the title

Book 2. Read a book with Retelling as a main page genre

Retelling on main page (165 users)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 525

30.8 - Diana K’s Task: Where am I From and How Did I Get Here?
Book 1, Option A
The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel
224 pages
Part of my family is from Scotland, where the book takes place! If you are unfamiliar with Outlander, please reference the second paragraph of the main goodreads summary of this book for verification of setting.
Book 2

-a ship/boat on the cover
Points Claimed this Post: 30
Total Points: 230
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 9

Option 1: author uses a pseudonym
Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 230/1270
Tasks completed: 13/67
Books Read: 18
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)

Task 30.11 A Place Both Wonderful and Strange
Option 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.
The Journey Set in Oregon
ebook verified post number 6233 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 2 Read a book first published in 1992 or in 2017; the publication year must be listed on the book's Goodreads main page.
She's Come Undone first published 1992
Points this post = 30
Total points for challenge = 1210
Tasks this post = 1
Books this post = 2

Task 20.6 : Medieval Time Technologies
One book task, Read a book from options based on the roll of the virtual die.
My virtual die roll was 2.
I chose Option 1: Printing Press
Read a book that has the same number of words in the title you got as the die roll number.
I chose Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay which has a two word title. corresponding to the die roll number of 2.
Sarah's Key
Total Points in Task: 20
Total Books Read for Task: 1
Total Big Books Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets claimed for Task: 0
Total Points for Summer Challenge 2017: 70
Total tasks Completed for Summer 2017 Challenge: 3
Total Books Read for Summer Challenge 2017: 4
Total Big Books Tickets Claimed for Summer 2017 Challenge: 0
Total Golden Oldies Books Tickets Claimed for Sumer 2017 Challenge: 0

20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
Option B: Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan
Points this post: 20
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Total points: 50

I read Saga, Vol. 7 by Brian K. Vaughan. This book is #7 in the Saga series.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70
Tasks complete: 4
Books read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0

For Book One, I read The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery. The required word is consciousness.
For Book Two, I read Faithful by Alice Hoffman. The required word is faithful.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 85
Tasks complete: 5
Books read: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0

10.9. In Case You Missed Them
Read a book from NPR's list of Best Books of 2016
When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9.0
Points claimed this post: 10
Total points: 1045
Books read: 80
Tasks completed: 57

Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
Roll dice and choose an option.
--> rolled a 2
Option 1: Printing Press: Read a book with the number of words in the title you rolled.
--> Discount Armageddon
[Points]
This post: 20
Total: 375

50.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
Option 4: Healing and Recovery
Read a book found in the first 5 pages of the Medicine and Literature list.
page 1, #13 on the list
The Cider House Rules by John Irving
703 pages
Option 5: KHP, or Kitty Healing Powers
Read a book either with a picture of a cat on the cover or with the stand-alone word “cat” found in the title or subtitle.
(cat on cover)
The Vanishing of Katharina Linden

approved in help thread; post #47
Option 6: Physical Therapy
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in PHYSICAL THERAPY.
Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett 356 pages
initials AH are in pHysicAl therapy
703+287+356=1,346
total=1270

15.4 - Summer of Love
Option 2
A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge

Word is "NEW" from New Salvation Army Band
Points this post: 15
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 130
BB:0
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 6
Total Books read: 6

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sandi's Task: Sunshine Mining Memorial
Option 2 - B: Dødens stemmer by Sharon Bolton
458 pages - 45 found intact in the total page count
25.12 - Amanda A's Task passed to McCathy: Trip to Yellowstone
Option 3: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Authors initials found in OLD FAITHFUL
Option 5: The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan
Adventure found as main page genre
Points this post: 45
Total points: 365
Big book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 18

Task 30.9 Rising Seniors
Each book over 200 page requirement
Option 2 Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the phrase SENIOR YEAR.
Blue Light Yokohama Author initials N.O.
Pages 416
Option 3 Read a book with one of the following words intact in the title or subtitle: MOUNTAIN, OCEAN, BRIDGE, HIKE, TRAIL.
The Inn at Ocean's Edge Pages 336 pages
Points this post = 30
Total points for challenge = 1240
Tasks this post = 1
Books this post = 2

15.5 - Scan It
Read a book where ALL of the letters UPC are found in the title and/or subtitle. = Teacup
The Vintage Teacup Club by Vanessa Greene
15.7 - Don't Leave Fingerprints
Read a book set at least 50% in a location where cacao beans are grown: Brazil
The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley is mostly (85%) set in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
Option B: Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews
**Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter has 8787 Reviews before mine.
**Big Book Ticket: Pretty Girls is 575 pages.**
Points in These Tasks: 50
Golden Oldies in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 1
Pages Read in This Post: 1462

Totals:
Total Points: 460/1270
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(5), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 27/67
Total Books Read: 37
Total Pages Read in Summer 2017 SRC:14,064

Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
I rolled a 4 and chose Option 1 read a book with the number of words in the title you rolled.
The Invention of Wings

30.4. Sandy's Task: Follow the Author
For book 1, read a book of your choice written by a single author.
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Number of pages: 382
For book 2, read a book with at least one word in the title/subtitle that begins with each of the initials of the author of book 1.
The Princess Bride by William Golding
Number of pages: 450
Points this post: 30
Total points: 335
Total Books: 28
Total Tasks: 18
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 4

Reposting
Task 25.2 - Shanna Redwind's Task: Market Gardening
Option 1 - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life read 7/15
Option 2 - Maybe Someday narrated by Angela Goethals (A G in Market Gardening) read 6/5
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 440/1270
Books Read: 37
Tasks Completed: 30
GO Tickets: 5
BB Tickets: 3

I Am Malala
Malala Yousafzai was listed 3 times: 2013, 2014, 2015
I listened to the audiobook. The mass market paperback edition has 310 pages.
30.13 A Busy Year of Changes
Option B:
Book 1:

white dress on the cover
Book 2: Der achtsame Therapeut: Ein Leitfaden für die Praxis by Daniel J. Siegel
mranDmrS, middle initials can be ignored
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 261 pages.
Points this post: 40
Total points: 485

10.2 - Celebrate Alban Hefin
Read a book from this list: Popular Druid Books.
REQUIRED: State the page of the list on which your book is found.
Kiss of the Goblin Prince by Shona Husk Found on p. 5 of the list
Points claimed this post: 10
Total points: 1055
Books read: 81
Tasks completed: 58

Task 30.7 My Favorite Things
500 page requirement
Option 2 Read a book from this Goodreads list on WWII fiction..
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
If I Should Die Before I Wake pages 293
Found on page 1 of list number 82
Option 4 Read a book from this GR list that features characters who use a wheelchair. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
Walk on Water page 1 of list number 35 Pages 280
Total page count 293 +280 = 573
Points this post = 30
Total points 1270
challenge complete

15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This
Read a book with teeth on the cover.

Approved for toothiness in help thread message #44: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 535
Tasks Completed: 29
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 3 (500+ x3)

25.12 - Amanda A's Task passed to McCathy: Trip to Yellowstone -
Option 1: Logan by Linda Lael Miller.
Setting 100% at Montana.
Option 3: Numbers by Laurann Dohner.
Author's initials can found in OLD FAITHFUL.
30.10 - Andy P's Task: Calendar Boy -
Book 1: The Stolen Princess by Anne Gracie.
Authors initials found in AUGUST.
Book 2: The Divorce Party by Jennifer Hayward.
Party as a word in the title.
mmpb - 356 pages + pb 192 pages = 548 pages
Current post:
Points: 55
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 485
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:

Challenge 5.9 Isn’t It Romantic?\
Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Romance” or “Romantic”.
I read The Versions of Us by Laura Barnett
Challenge 5.10 Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
I readEpic Game by William Kowalski.
Challenge 10.5 June 19 - National Martini Day
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase SHAKEN NOT STIRRED.
I read The Blue Dragon: A Peter Strand Mystery by Ronald Tierney.
Challenge 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Sandi's Task: Sunshine Mining Memorial
Option 2A: read a book first published between May 2, 1972 and May 2, 1974 (inclusive of both dates)
I read Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie. It was first published in November, 1972.
Points this post:40
Total points: 825
Tasks completed: 48
Books read: 65
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 5

30.12 - Wayne's Task: Canada 150!
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose first, last, and any middle initials are found in the word SESQUICENTENNIAL.
Royal Bastards by Andrew Shvarts
Option 2: Read a book from one of these lists about family relationships.
Faithful Place by Tana French
On page 3 of the Best Books About Family Relationships list.
[POINTS]
This Post: 30
Total Points: 340
Books Read: 23
Completed Tasks: 19

I'd like to move The Invisible Library from Task 25.10 to Task 30.5. Both tasks are posted here in full.
10.6. Get Inspired
Read a non-fiction biography or autobiography of a person listed on Time's 100 Most Influential list who inspires you. A graphic memoir by John Lewis, found on the 2017 list:

10.10. Gimme S’more
Read s'more by an author you've read before. This book is new to me, but I've also read Black Powder War by the same author:

20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
Option B: Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews.

25.10 - BellaGBear's Task: OLD LOVE AND NEW LOVE
Option A2: Read a book with a main page genre of ‘science-fiction’ or ‘aliens’. Both author(s) and book are new to me.

Option B1: Read a book you also finished in the spring challenge of 2017. Read for task 30.2:

30.5 - Catherine T's Task: Inspired by Books
Option 2. Read a book with all author initials found in the two phrases SO IT GOES and/or I CHING. I read two books for this option:


Points
This Post: 95
Total Points: 580
Completed Tasks: 31
Books Read: 56

Option B: +1000 goodreads reviews
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 250/1270
Tasks completed: 14/67
Books Read: 19
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)

book set in location where cacao beans are grown
Broken Ferns by Toby Neal - which takes place in Hawaii USA
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 95/1270
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 7
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()

5.1 - A (Wo)Man of Letters
I read Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood (paperback). M and A are in MEDIEVAL.
5.6 - Find Wisdom
I read The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer (paperback). "Sophy" is listed as an equivalent name under English.
Previous point total: 320
New points this post: 5+5
Total points: 330
New tasks completed in this post: 2
Total tasks: 24
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder Woman
Option 1: I read a publisher's advance copy of Wilde in Love by Eloisa James. Eloisa James is a pseudonym for Mary Bly. Here's an article she wrote as Mary Bly, where she's identified on the bottom left as Eloisa James: http://www.eloisajames.com/mediakit/e...
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 185
Books Read: 15
Tasks Complete: 14

20.1 - Most Improved Player
option 1 Secret Identity - read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym.
Livia J Washburn
Huckleberry Finished
points this post:20
total points:105
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Task 18.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This
read a book wit teeth on the cover
The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
Task 25.6 - Derivative Work
book 1: read a derivative work
Lost Boy by Christina Henry
I think self-explanatory, but: this is a retelling/origin story of Captain Hook from Peter Pan
book 2: read the book it derives from
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
IL: MY - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 8.0
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new Total points = 695