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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2017
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Readerboard name: Regan15.6 -- Read a book with the main page genre Thriller.
The Grownup by Gillian Flynn
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 35
Tasks Completed: 4
Andy P.Task # 25.11 - Sarah E's Task: Treasure Hunting
Option 1. Which Direction?
Using the title only, the first letter of each word in the title must match the letters of one of the abbreviations used for compass directions. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing by Ted Conover I am using North (N)
Option 2: How many paces?
I rolled a 2 and a 3= 5
Read a book that is the same number in a series as the total number rolled.
A Necessary Evil by Alex Kava
(Maggie O"Dell #5)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 700
Readerboard Name: McCathy20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sandi's Task: Sunshine Mining Memorial
Option #1 -- Read a book by an author whose name (in any position) is Wallace or Kellogg.
The Righteous by Michael Wallace
Last name Wallace
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20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Nick KY’s Task: Dark Age Wonder
Read one book whose title/subtitle contains the letters DARK.
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
cRocoDile on the sAndbanK
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25.3 - Diane Whitney's Task: First Time for Everything
1 Book Option - Read one book that fulfills all the requirements for two different options and is at least 500 pages in length.
Option 2 - Read the first book in a New-To-You series.
Option 3 - Read a book that has at least four words in the title/subtitle. You must be able to take the first letter from each word and use those letters to anagram a word that is at least four letters long.
A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
MPPB edition: A Game of Thrones 835 pgs
New-to-me Series
Anagram word: AGOT ~ GOAT
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25.10 - BellaGBear's Task: OLD LOVE AND NEW LOVE
Option A: Unexpected pleasures
Option 2: Maybe those aliens aren’t that bad
Read a book with a main page genre of ‘science-fiction’ or ‘aliens’.
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Had never read this book or author before
MPG Science Fiction
Option B: a re-read
Option 3: go with the crowd
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
1st page of Popular to Reread Books list
1st read for my senior AP English class in high school - loved it so much bought my own copy of it but can't say that I liked it as much 20 years later!
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30.1 - Dlmrose's task: But Who's Counting
Book 1: Read a book with a TITLE of at least 2 words where every word in the title has the same number of letters.
The Hit by David Baldacci
3 letters in each word
Book 2: Using the letter count from Book 1’s title read a book with that number of words in the TITLE.
Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
3 words in title
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Points this post: 120
Total Points: 390
Readerboard Name: Regan15.3 -- Option 1: Read a book written by an author whose FIRST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with: J, M, R, A, D, C.
AND
Read a book written by an author whose LAST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with: R, M, W, B, C, S.
First Name begins with J: My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Last Name begins with S: Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 5
Readerboard Name: Regan20.1 -- Option 1: Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym.
A Million Worlds with You by Claudia Gray
Points this Post: 20
Total points: 70
Tasks Completed: 6
Andy P.Task # 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”
by Dan Fesperman OLD FAITHFulOption 5 Read a book with a main page genre of Travel, Nature, or Adventure
by John MuirEnvironment>Nature (115 users)
Adventure(36 users)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 725
Readerboard Name: Regan20.6 -- Option 1: Read a book with the number of words in the title you rolled (5).
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 90
Tasks Completed: 7
Veronica W10.2. 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.
A March of Kings page 2
5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
Land
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 40
Books read this post: 2
Total Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4
FANDURY15.5 - Scan It
Read a book where ALL of the letters UPC are found in the title and/or subtitle.
Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy by John Julius Norwich
The letters UPC are found in the title/subtitle: absolUte monarChs: a history of the Papacy
I read the kindle version, but the paperback is 528 pages: The Popes: A History
I claim 1 Big Book ticket for this
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 290
Books Read: 20
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(4)750+(0)1000+(0)
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30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrate Summer
Option 1: Fallout by Sara Paretsky (tree on cover approved in task help thread post #55)
Option 4: Pearl Harbor and More - Stories of WWII - December 1941 (second contributing author is Vanessa Couchman)
I read ebook. Paperback edition Pearl Harbor and More - Stories of WWII - December 1941 has been added from Amazon listing.
This post: 30 points,
Total Points: 320
Total BB tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 17
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyReposting
Task 25.8 - Chris MD's Task: Quincy, You’re My Home
Option 2 -
read 7/6Option 3 -
read 7/22Points this post: 25
Total Points: 515/1270
Books Read: 43
Tasks Completed: 33
GO Tickets: 5
BB Tickets: 3
Laurah3030.7 - TessaVanessa's Task: My Favorite Things
Option 2 - WW2 Fiction - page 1
The Invisible Bridge
602 pages
Option 4 Characters That Use a Wheelchair. page 1
Me Before You
369 pages
Total pages - 971 pages
Nick KY30.7 TessaVanessa's Favorite Things I read the following:
Book 1. Option 2. # 345, p4, on the WWII books listopia. The Captain by Jan de Hartog.
Book 2. Option 5. # 50 on the top male dog names is Henry. The Aspern Papers by Henry James .
The Captain = 434 pp
The Aspern Papers = 144 pp
Total pp = 578 > required 500
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 780
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Jukka's Task: SF, F, & WTFOption A
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
Ponts this post: 20
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 25
Kim ATask 50.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
Book 1 - Read a book with a present-tense action verb in the title or subtitle
Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff
*Growing
Book 2 - Read a book I have read in my past travels that fits SRC guidelines
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
*Found on Post 8
Book 3 - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in PHYSICAL THERAPY
Bloodrose by Andrea Cremer
336 + 406 + 254 = 996 pages
Points This Post - 50
Total Points - 360
25.1 Justme's Task: Peace CorpsOption 2: Read one of the 600+ books that I have rated 5* on GR
Hard and Fast
Option 3: Read a book about their service experiences written by a Volunteer of a specific service group and note which group.
Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal He worked for the Little Prince's Children's Home in Nepal and he founded Next Generation Nepal.
Points this post 25
245 + 25 = 270
BB 3
GO 1
readerboard name: boromom20.8 - Nickels and Dimes
For this task, read one book whose title/subtitle contains the letters DARK. The letters may be altogether in one word, or in various words split between the title and/or subtitle as recorded on GR
Dead and Breakfast
points this post: 20
total points: 140
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Kim ATask 15.3 - Common Good - Read a book with first initial D and last initial C (Option 2)
Witch Slapped by Dakota Cassidy
Task 15.6 - The Fugitive - Read a book with the main page genre Thriller
An Accidental Death by Peter Grainger
Task 20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended - Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
Task 20.4 – Golden Oldies – Kristi CO’s Task: Bound for Boston! - Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the words HARVARD and/or MIT (Option 1)
Far Far Away by Tom McNeal
Task 25.2 - Shanna Redwind's Task: Market Gardening
Book 1 - Read a book that contains a vegetable from this List of Vegetables in the title (Option 3)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Book 2 - Read a book with an Audio edition that has a Narrator or Reader with their first and last initials in the words MARKET GARDENING (Option 2)
The Awakening by L.J. Smith
*Audio narrated by Rebecca Mozo
Task 30.7 - TessaVanessa's Task: My Favorite Things
Book 1 - Read a book with all the letters of JUNETEENTH in the title, subtitle and/or author's name.
Murder at the Mansion by Janet Finsilver
*mUrdEr aT THE mansioN JanEt fiNsilver
Book 2 - Read a book with one of the top 100 dog names as the author’s first or last name
Requiem by Lauren Oliver
*Oliver is #19 for male's
**190 + 381 = 581 pages
Task 30.9 - Dakimel's Task: Rising Seniors
Book 1 - Read a book with a book on the cover
The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler
*IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11.0
**376 pages
***Books are on shelves and flying through the air
Book 2 - Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the phrase SENIOR YEAR
The Schwa Was Here
The Schwa Was Here by Neal Shusterman
* IL: MG+ - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 9.0
**228 pages
Points This Post - 155
Total Points - 515
Phantomswife25.12 - Amanda A's Task passed to McCathy: Trip to Yellowstone
Option 1:For this option read a book with a setting of at least 75% in Wyoming, Montana or Idaho or set in Yellowstone Park.
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water
set in Montana on an Indian Reservation.
Option 4: In honor of the native people of this land, read a book whose main character is Native American or written by an author of Native American descent.
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 460
Books Read: 32
Tasks Completed: 21
Repost20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Brooklyn's Task: Lake Lida Love
Option 3) A Panicked Premonition by Victoria Laurie
VL in TRIVIAL
Points this post:20
Total Points:325
Books read:24
Tasks Done:19
Diane50.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
For this task, you need to read one book for each of 3 options AND your books must total at least 801 pages. REQUIRED: State the options you chose in your post.
Option 2. Armchair Travel
Read a book by an author found in posts 14-16. REQUIRED: Identify the post number in which your title or author is found.
Inside Mister Enderby by Anthony Burgess. Anthony Burgess can be found on post 16 under the United Kingdom heading. (224 pages)
Option 5: KHP, or Kitty Healing Powers
Read a book with the stand-alone word “cat” found in the title or subtitle. Plurals and possessives work but no other variations.
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (304 pages)
Option 6: Physical Therapy
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in PHYSICAL THERAPY.
The Third Wedding by Costas Taktsis. physiCal Therapy. (303 pages)
These books meet the minimum page requirement of 801 pages: 224 + 304 + 303 = 831
Points Claimed this Post: 50
Total Points: 1180/1270
Golden Oldies Tickets: 21
Big Book Tickets: 5
Books Read: 89
Tasks Completed: 63/67
Readerboard name: Tori Grace5.5 Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in a location of a medieval wonder: England, Italy, Turkey, China, or Egypt.
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness is set in England.
Tasks completed: 9
Points this post: 5
Points total: 115
SALLY M.50.1 On the Mend
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (option 2: post #9)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (option 4: page 1, #5)
According to a Source by Abby Stern (option 6: initials in PHYSICAL THERAPY)
380 + 272 + 304 = 956 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 360
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 26
Pages read: 9,137
Total BB tickets: 4
Total GO tickets: 0
LAUREN JODI50.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
Option 1: Must Move
Turn Up the Heat by Kimberly Kincaid
Confirmed in post #64 in the task help thread
Option 3: Variations in Theme
Buried by Kendra Elliot
How it applies: The semester has ended, and I am buried in papers, exams and projects that need marking.
Option 6: Author initials in "Physical Therapy"
Fortune Favors the Wicked by Theresa Romain
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 415/1270
Total Books Read: 27
Tasks Completed: 18/67
30.3 - Bryony's Task: Enjoy the JourneyOption 3
Book 1, a book by an author who appears on Wikipedia's list of writers of airport novels: Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
paperback edition Plain Truth 432 pages
Book 2, a book with a beach on the cover: The Sunshine Sisters by Jane Green 384 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 420
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30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrate Summer
Option 1:
by Sara Paretsky (tree on cover approved in task help thread post #55)Option 4: Pearl Harbor and More - Stories of WWII - December 1941 (second contributing author is Vanessa Couchman)
I read ebook. Paperback edition Pearl Harbor and More - Stories of WWII - December 1941 has been added from Amazon listing.
This post: 30 points,
Total Points: 320
Total BB tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 17
Task 30.2 – Ava Catherine – Celebrate SummerOption 1 – Cover shows a living plant
Approved HERE
Option 4 – Author’s Initials in VACATION - I.A.
Isabel Allende / The Japanese Lover
I listened to the audio / No MMP / Paperback: El amante japonés
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 445 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
15.3 - COMMON GOODOPTION 2 - That Wintry Feeling by Debbie Macomber
30.10 - CALENDAR BOY
OPTION 1 - AUGUST - Never Say Die by Tess Gerritsen which is 250 pages.
OPTION 2 - St. Patrick's Day Murder by Leslie Meier which is 256 pages.
250 + 256 = 506 pages
50.1 - ON THE MEND
OPTION 1 - The Last Dance which is 207 pages.
OPTION 5 -
which is 304 pages.OPTION 6 - The German Girl which is 360 pages.
207 + 304 + 360 = 871 pages.
TOTAL POINTS - 625
loafer30.13 - JennRenee's Task: A Busy Year of Changes
Option C. New house is awaiting us.
Book 1 - Read a book first published in 2017 that you have long anticipated.
Stephen Florida by Gabe Habash
Book 2- Read a book with a house or a porch on the cover.
Howards End by E.M. Forster
published in 1910, it is a "golden oldie"
points: 30
total: 470
BB: 6
GO: 6
tasks completed: 25
Jasmiina F20.2 - 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:
Oma taivas by Alice Sebold.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 185
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Cait S20.3- Highly Recommended
Option B
Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Children's Genre Info: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7.0
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 160
Kim ATask 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Jukka's Task: SF, F, & WTF - Read a book that has been a Hugo Award finalist, past or present
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
*Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (2016)
Points This Post - 20
Total Points - 470
Diana K5.1 - A (Wo)Man of Letters. Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MEDIEVAL.
A Long Way from Paris by E.C. Murray
15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This. Read a book with teeth on the cover.
20.5 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Jukka's Task: SF, F, & WTF
Option B Read a media tie-in novel or short story collection. The original work that inspired the tie-in must have been published after 1945.
William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope (approved in message 9)
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Nick KY’s Task: Dark Age Wonder. For this task, read one book whose title/subtitle contains the letters DARK.
Ostend: Stefan Zweig, Joseph Roth, and the Summer Before the Dark
25.4 - Tien's Task: Hi! My name is (what?)
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.
Crocodile on the Sandbank Amelia Peabody
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.
Eat. Nourish. Glow. byAmelia Freer
30.3 - Bryony's Task: Enjoy the Journey
Option 1: The long and winding road
Book one: Read any book that is at least 500 pages long.
Beneath a Scarlet Sky 524 pages
Book two: Read any book from Buzzfeed's list of the 25 most challenging books you will ever read.
To the Lighthouse #24 on the list
Claiming one Golden Oldie ticket - 1st publ. in 1921
30.4 Sandy's Task: Follow the Author
For book 1, read a book of your choice written by a single author.
Madame President: The Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf by Helene Cooper
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.
Calling Me Home
Points this post: 145
Total points: 885
Julia1035.8 - Under the Summer Moon
A Rising Thunder
10.10. Gimme S’more
Pawns and Puzzles by Sarah Ettritch. This book is new to me. I previously read The Missing Comatose Woman by the same author. E-book approved for length in post 6356 of verification thread.
25.7 - TrishHartUK's Task: Strawberries and Cream
Option 1: The Girl from Berlin: Standartenführer's Wife by Ellie Midwood
Option 2: Local Custom by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (I actually read this from omnibus Pilots Choice.)
25.11 - Sarah E's Task: Treasure Hunting
Option 1: I chose South (S) and read Stormqueen! (approved in task help thread post 11)
Option 2: I rolled 5 and 1 (total 6) and read Scout's Progress (Liaden Universe #6). (I actually read this from omnibus Pilots Choice.)
This post: 65 points,
Total Points: 385
Total BB tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 21
Readerboard Name: McCathy30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrate Summer
Option 4: Vacation - Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in VACATION.
Blade Bound by Chloe Neill
Author's initials in vaCatioN
Option 5: Personal Growth - Read a book that may change your perceptions about the world and will encourage you to grow. Select a book from the first fifteen (15) pages of the list Books that Changed the Way You View Life.
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Page 5 #432 of list
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30.8 - Diana K’s Task: Where am I From and How Did I Get Here?
Book 1: Choose one of the following options:
Option A: Read a book set at least 50% in a country where one of your ancestors came from.
Dubliners by James Joyce
My father's paternal side came from Ireland - book set in Ireland
Book 2: Read a book with a cover that shows the type of transportation that immigrant used such as a ship, a plane, a pair of shoes.
Dance Upon The Air by Nora Roberts
Came to the US by ship - ship on cover (confirmed here)
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30.9 - Dakimel's Task: Rising Seniors
2: Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the phrase SENIOR YEAR.
Teach Me by Ella Sheridan
PB edition: Teach Me 288 pgs
Author's initials ES in SEnior year
4: Pick an SRC-approved book voted for at least three times on this list: Best School Assigned Books.
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 391 pgs
Page 2 of list - #108
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Task 30.10 - Andy P's Task: Calendar Boy
Book 1. Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in Either the word AUGUST OR in the word BONUS.
The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks 398 pgs
Author's initials NS in boNuS
Book 2. Read a book whose title contains ALL the letters in the word PARTY.
Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge
PB edition: Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic 264 pgs
cuPcAkes, TRinkets, and other deadlY magic
398 + 264 = 662 pages ✓
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30.11 - 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.
Hitched: Volume One by Kendall Ryan
Set in NY ~ Chpt 2: "We're eating lunch at a table for two at Banderilla, our favorite tapas bar in all of Manhattan."
Book 2: Read a book first published in 1992 or in 2017.
Ash and Quill by Rachel Caine
Published in 2017
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Points this post: 150
Total Points: 540
Andy P.Task # 25. 9 - MegSCL's Task: Your Objective
Book 1: Read a book with the name of an object in its title
by Jane SmileyObject in question is key
Book 2: Read a book with that same object pictured on its cover
by Viola ShipmanBooks approved in message 2 of help thread
Points this post: 25
Total points: 750
5.4 Best Laid PlansFrom the Spring Challenge Task 5.5 - March, April, May (3,4,5 in page count)
The Ruins of Gorlan 249 pages
Mainpage genre Children's - IL: MG - BL: 7.0 - AR Pts: 12.0
Challenge Total = 255
Kim ATask 15.6 - The Fugitive - Read a book with the main page genre Thriller
An Accidental Death by Peter Grainger
*Approved for length here
Points This Post - 15
Total Points - 485
30.9 - Dakimel's Task: Rising Seniors1. Read a book with one of the following objects on the cover: Pencil / Pen / Book / Classroom / Dirt.
There's dirt along side the road approved here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...3. Trail in title: Vengeance Trail
Points this post 30
270 + 30 = 300
BB 3
GO 1
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY20.2 - 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. The name of one game or the other must be used - you cannot combine letters from the two games.
--> Unbroken
--> Paula Morris
--> Monopoly
20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
Option B: Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews.
--> Midnight Crossroad
--> 2719 reviews when chosen
[Points]
This post: 20 + 20 = 40
Total: 415
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY25.7 - TrishHartUK's Task: Strawberries and Cream
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM.
--> House Rules
--> Chloe Neill
--> STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM
Option 2: Read a book with two authors either writing under both names (like Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö), or using a single name (like Victoria Abbot, which is a combined pen name for Victoria Maffini and Mary Jane Maffini).
--> Magic Binds
--> Ilona Andrews
--> Husband and wife team: Gordon and Ilona (on GR Author page)
[Points]
This post: 25
Total: 440
Anne (Booklady)25.4 - Tien's Task: Hi! My name is (what?)
Both 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.
A Cold-Blooded Business (Kate Shugak #4) by Dana Stabenow 304 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. = First Name, Kate Kate Moretti
The Blackbird Season by Kate Moretti 352 pages
25.5 - KatieGirl's Task: Whole30
1. It Starts with Food:
Read a book with Food or Food and Drink as a main page genre. The genre may be standalone or embedded. Genre approved/verified Here
Food and Drink > Food 169 Users
Chocolat by Joanne Harris
2. The Whole30:
Read a book that does not contain any of the following as main page genres, standalone or embedded: Mystery, Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction, or Historical.
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron
50.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
For this task all 3 books must total at least 801 pages.
Option 4: Healing and Recovery
Read a book found in the first 5 pages of the Medicine and Literature list Page 1 #90
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen 416 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.
Literally Murder
by Ali Brandon 304 pages Option 6: Physical Therapy
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in PHYSICAL THERAPY = EH Ernest Hemingway
True At First Light: A Fictional Memoir by Ernest Hemingway 320 pages
Points in These Tasks: 100
Golden Oldies in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 2293
Totals:
Total Points: 560/1270
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(5), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 30/67
Total Books Read: 44
Total Pages Read in Summer 2017 SRC:16,357
Brooke TX5.3 - Six Pack
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains a 6.
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Spring 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks. Fitting Task 15.2A:
5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
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.
Option 4: Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% red/white.
Points
This Post: 45
Total Points: 800
Completed Tasks: 46
Books Read: 72
CHANDNI20.4 – Golden Oldies – Kristi CO’s Task: Bound for Boston!
Option 1: Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the words HARVARD and/or MIT.
Heart of the City by Robert Rotenberg
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 390
Books Read: 26
Completed Tasks: 21
Siobhan30.14 - Brooke TX's Task: SRC vs. SRC
I chose option 1 and option 4. Books together had to be at least 600 pages.
Option 1: Kids, teens, adults
Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in the phrase "IN IT FOR THE BOOKS."
Desperately Seeking a Scoundrel by Elisa Braden
(I read the kindle edition, the paperback (No MMP): Desperately Seeking a Scoundrel is 300 pages)
Elisa Braden = In it for the books
Option 4
Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in "GRAND PRIZE WINNER".
Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews
(I read the kindle version, the MMP: Burn for Me is 382 pages)
Ilona Andrews = Grand Prize winner
Desperately Seeking a Scoundrel = 300 pages
Burn for Me = 382 pages
= 682 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 535
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 30
Coralie10.6 Get Inspired
Autobiography of a person listed on Time’s 100 Most Influential list in 2013 who inspires me
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
30.1 But Who’s Counting
Book 1 every word in the title has the same number of letters – 8
Superior Saturday
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 9.0
Book 2 8 words in title
This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen
30.13 A Busy Year of Changes
B. The wedding of my daughter
Book with a white dress on cover
Book by author whose initials can be found in MrandmrS
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
This post 70 points
Total to date 915 points
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Book Concierge: Happy RetirementI chose option:
A) Read a book with a main character who works in Criminal Justice (e.g. police, FBI, District attorney, etc) or Healthcare (e.g. doctor, nurse, hospital administrator, etc).
I read This Won't Hurt a Bit: (And Other White Lies): My Education in Medicine and Motherhood by Michelle Au. She is a doctor, writing her memoir of her medical training and residency. The book meets the 250 page requirement, at 336 pages.
Task Points: 20
Total Points 190
Number of tasks completed:12
Number of books read: 13
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trishhartuk20.10 Group Reads
Fiction - Southern Literature - The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
My thoughts are in message #17. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 640
Tasks Completed: 34
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 3 (500+ x3)
10.8 The (fill in the blank) who…The Viscount Who Lived Down the Lane
I listened to the audiobook. The mass market paperback edition in Dutch (?) has 318 pages. The English paperback edition has 384 pages.
50.1 On the Mend
Option 3: The Unexpected Everything
Explanation: This summer I didn’t really get time off and had so much work to do that I started to feel completely overwhelmed. My typical response would be to obsessively plan every minute of the day. The synopsis of this book captures this perfectly and I chose the title as my “summer theme” to remind myself that living happens when you leave yourself some breathing room so the unexpected everything can happen. :-D
I read the kindle edition. The most popular paperback edition has 517 pages.
Option 5:
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 170 pages.
Option 6: The Mystery of Nevermore by C.S. Poe (PhySiCal therapy)
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 216 pages.
Total page count: 517+170+216=903
Points this post: 60
Total points: 545
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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5.3 - Six Pack
Only 6 of the 7 medieval wonders still exist today, and the words Medieval and the term Middle Ages did not become popular until the Enlightenment beginning in the 1600’s. Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains a 6 such as 1968, 1976 or 2016.
Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Andersen
5.5 - June, July, August
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 6, 7 or 8.
Unlikely Heroes: 37 Inspiring Stories of Courage and Heart from the Animal Kingdom by Jennifer S. Holland
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Kristi CO’s Task: Bound for Boston!
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I’m still in disbelief, but I’m moving to Boston at the end of June! While I will miss beautiful Colorado and my family, I’m excited to be moving to an area of the US with a vibrant culture, a rich history, and many places to explore.
Choose one option and read one book.
REQUIRED: Identify the option you chose.
No book with the main page genre Childrens or Kids may be used for this task.
Option 1: My new workplace is in Cambridge, and it’s next door to some well-known universities. Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the words HARVARD and/or MIT. If the book has more than one author, only one author’s initials need to be used. Spaces determine names. All author initials must be included. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Freeks by Amanda Hocking
Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 3