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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2017
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Readerboard Name:Nicola TTask: 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Brooklyn's Task: Lake Lida Love
I chose Option 3: Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the words MONOPOLY or TRIVIAL PURSUIT.
I read a book by Lara Adrian : TRIVIAL PURSUIT: Taken by Midnight
Points this post: 20
Points Overall: 220
GO Overall:2
Books Read:14
Tasks Completed: 11
25.11 - Sarah E's Task: Treasure HuntingOption 3. Apex
Option 4. Captured page 3 on the list
30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrate Summer
Option 1: Plants
Cover approved in task help thread msg #45
Option 5: Personal Growth
Parable of the Talents page 13, #1217
Points this post: 55
Points total: 630
GO total: 0
BB total: 3
Tasks completed: 38
Books read: 51
5.9 - Romance - MPG Romance - Circle of Fire15.6 - Fugitive - MPG Thriller - Dead Certain
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 380
Catherine TTask 10.4 - Surprise!
read a book by an author mentioned in the thread
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
msg #80 refers
Sara G5.1 - A (Wo)Man of Letters
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MEDIEVAL. Letters may only be used as often as they appear. A last name is a name in the final position preceded by a space. One qualifying author in a work by multiple contributors works.
Every Anxious Wave by Mo Daviau
MEDIEVAL
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Brooklyn's Task: Lake Lida Love
Option 2 – As long as the sun was out, we spent our afternoons swimming in the lake. Read a book with the word “lake” intact in the title or subtitle or that has a picture of a lake on the cover. REQUIRED: If choosing the cover option, include the cover in your post.
The Lake House by Kate Morton
Points this post: 25
Total points: 620
Diana K50.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
Option 1. Must Move. Read a book with a present-tense action verb in the title or subtitle. The verb must be something that requires the active use of the limbs in a physical activity with motion.
Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life Lessons from Backpacking Across America 351 pages
Option 2. Armchair Travel Read a book I have read in my past travels that fits SRC guidelines.
Morality for Beautiful Girls 227 pages Post 4
Option 6: Physical Therapy. Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in PHYSICAL THERAPY.
The Architect's Apprentice 432 pages Total 1,010 pages
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 1130
Mcquaid5.2:Location, Location, Location: Read a book set at least 50% in a location of a medieval wonder.
Giant Days, Vol. 1 by John Allison: Set in England
5.3: Six Pack: Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains a 6 such as 1968, 1976 or 2016.
Stoner by John Williams: Published in 1965.
Total points this post: 10
Total points: 155
Books Read: 12
Tessa VanessaChallenge 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.
I readDriving Heat by Richard Castle. Nikki Heat series. 438 p.
Book 2: 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.
I read Fallout by Nikki Tate. 168 p.
+438+168= 606 pages total
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Challenge 25.5 KatieGirl's Task: Whole30
Option 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.
I read Delicious! by Ruth Reichl.
Option 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.
I read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey.
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Challenge 25.9: MegSCL's Task: Your Objective
Book 1: Read a book with the name of an object in its title
I read Duplicate Keys by Jane Smiley
Book 2: Book 2: Read a book with that same object pictured on its cover.
I read
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Challenge 50.1 Diane's Task: On the Mend
Option 2. Armchair Travel
I read The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family by Josh Hanagarne. 291 pages Found in Message 12. 143 USA: Utah
Option 4: Healing and Recovery
Read a book found in the first 5 pages of the Medicine and Literature list.
I read The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout . 256 pages. Found on page 2 book #164.
Option 6: Physical Therapy
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in PHYSICAL THERAPY.
I readInto the Water by Paula Hawkins. 386 pages
+291+256+386= 933 pages
Points this post: 125
Total points: 1125
Tasks completed: 61
Books read: 87
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 7
50.1 - Diane's Task: On the MendOption 1. Must Move.
Dancing Barefoot (118 pages)
Option 2. Armchair Travel
Message 7: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (542 pages)
First Published 1848
*1 Big Book Ticket*
*1 Golden Oldie Ticket*
Option 3. Variations in Theme.
I'm shuttling my children to various activities this summer and I don't get to do what I want to do until after they are finished with all of their "stuff", so I feel like there's a lot of "after you, my dear" this summer.
After You (352 pages)
Total Big Book Tickets = 9
Total Golden Oldie Tickets = 1
Challenge Total = 355
Reposting to claim GO ticket:30.3 - Bryony's Task: Enjoy the Journey
Option 2: I am the walrus
Book 1: (Classics) Black Beauty (245 pages)
page 3 on Classics list
Main Page Genre Children's: IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 11.0
Originally Published 1877
*1 Golden Oldie Ticket*
Book 2: On my GR TBR since 2013: The False Prince (342 pages)
Main Page Genre Children's - IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12.0
Total Golden Oldie Tickets = 2
Mcquaid5.4: Best Laid Plans: Read a book that fits one of the Spring 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
I picked the Spring 2017 task 5.1: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MODERN.
Bluets By Maggie Nelson
5.8: Under the Summer Moon: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from the names used by various tribes to describe the summer season’s moons.
I picked the word Red, and then read The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson
5.9: Isn’t It Romantic?: Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Romance” or “Romantic”.
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Total points this post: 15
Total points: 170
Total books: 15
Readerboard Name: McCathy10.3. - Lean on Me
Read a book in which the word "lean" appears intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
More Than This by Jay McLean
Lean in author's last name - mcLEAN
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15.4 - 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. AND
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.
Merely Magic by Patricia Rice
MPG Historical & Fantasy
Word Magic from "Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band"
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25.2 - Shanna Redwind's Task: Market Gardening
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 Player by K. Bromberg
Audio Edition: The Player
Narrator Andi Arndt in - mArket gArdening
Option 3: Read a book that contains a vegetable from this List of Vegetables in the title, subtitle or series.
Carrots by Colleen Helme
Carrot listed under Root and Tuberous Vegetables
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30.12 - Wayne's Task: Canada 150!
Option 2: Read a book from one of these lists about family relationships: Best Books About Family Relationships OR Best Family Sagas.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
#118 (page 3) on Best Books About Family Relationships list
MMPB Edition: The Ocean at the End of the Lane 181 pgs
Option 4: Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% red/white.
You by Caroline Kepnes
MMPB Edition: Parfaite 508 pgs
181+ 508 = 689 pages ✓
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30.14 - Brooke TX's Task: SRC vs. SRC
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in the phrase "IN IT FOR THE BOOKS."
Slow & Steady by Kendall Ryan
PB Edition: Slow & Steady 250 pgs
Author's initials in - in it foR the booKs
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in the phrase "IN IT FOR THE BOOKS."
Talking Trouble by Barbara Elsborg
PB Edition: Talking Trouble 376 pgs
Author's initials in - in it for thE Books
250+ 376 = 626 pages ✓
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Points this post: 110
Total Points: 720
15.3 - Common GoodOPTION 2: Read one book written by an author whose FIRST name begins with: J, M, R, A, D, or C, and whose LAST name begins with: R, M, W, B, C, or S.
All That Man Is by David Szalay
15.6 - The Fugitive
Read a book with the main page genre Thriller.
Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor
(approved in post 91 of the genre verification thread.)
15.10 - Best Books
Read a book from one of the Goodreads Newsletter Best Books of the Month lists.
Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
(November 2016 list)
Points this post: 45
TOTAL POINTS: 160
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 9
Total books read: 9
Sara ITA15.6 - The Fugitive
Read a book with the main page genre Thriller.
Il porto delle nebbie (The Misty Harbour) by Georges Simenon
I listened to the audiobook / MMP: O porto das brumas (222 pages)
MPG verified here
** Il porto delle nebbie is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1931). Claiming 1 GO ticket. **
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Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 150
BB Tickets: 7
GO Tickets: 3
Kim ATask 25.8 - Chris MD's Task: Quincy, You’re My Home
Book 1 - Read a book the includes the LAST name of a U.S. president in either the title or the author’s name
Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
*William Henry Harrison
Book 2 - Read a book by an author that you’ve read at least twice before AND that you borrowed from your local library
Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine
*I've read the first three books in this series by this author (Glass Houses, The Dead Girls' Dance, & Midnight Alley)
**I borrowed this from my library (Morton Public Library)
Points This Post - 25
Total Points - 635
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I read A Fool and His Honey by Charlaine Harris. Charlaine Harris was mentioned in post 36 of the Best Books Accidentally Read thread.
25.8 - Chris MD's Task: Quincy, You’re My Home
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson. Author's last name "Jackson," matching Andrew Jackson.
For my second book, I chose option 6 and read Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies by Ace Atkins. This was borrowed from the library. I have previously read most all of the Spenser books, both by Robert B. Parker and the continuation of the series by Ace Atkins - the two I most recently read, both by Ace Atkins, are Robert B. Parker's Kickback and Robert B. Parker's Slow Burn.
30.7 - TessaVanessa's Task: My Favorite Things
For my first book, I chose option 1 (all letters in JUNETEENTH in title/subtitle/author name) and read Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs by Ken Jennings.
J in Jennings
U, N, E, T, E in Adventures
E in Competitive
N in In
H in The
269 pages
For my second book, I chose option 2 and read Les Heures lointaines. I listened to the audiobook, The Distant Hours, but linked to the MMPB for page purposes. The book is found on p. 3 of the World War II Fiction list, currently #210.
833 pages.
833 + 269 exceeds required minimum of 500 pages.
Points this post: 65
Total points: 640
Task 20.3 – Best Review – Heather (Gibby) – Highly RecommendedOption B – At least 1,000 Goodreads reviews
Half Broke Horses - 10,390 reviews
I listened to the audio / no MMP / Paperback: Half Broke Horses
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Task 25.5 – Katiegirl – Whole 30
Option 1 - main page genre FOOD
Kitchens of the Great Midwest
I listened to the audio / no MMP / paperback: Kitchens of the Great Midwest
Option 2 – main page genre is NOT: Mystery, Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction or Historical
My Mrs. Brown
Genres confirmed HERE
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This Post: 45 points
Total points to date: 540 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Delicious Dee15.7 - Don't Leave Fingerprints
Wicked Takeover - set in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
25.6 - Lavender's Task: Derivative Work
Book A - Hag-Seed - reteling of The Tempest
Book B - The Tempest
30.13 - JennRenee's Task: A Busy Year of Changes
B. The wedding of my daughter
Book A -
- white dress on the coverBook B - The Ivy House - Drea Stein - initials found in MRANDMRS
Points this Post: 70
Points Overall: 665
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1); 750+ (1)
NICOLE OH5.6 - Find Wisdom
Saving Red by Sonya Sones
10.1. - Seven or Six?
Spells and Scones (#6 in the series as noted on the book main page)
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sandi's Task: Sunshine Mining Memorial
Option 2B:
Every You, Every Me 245 pages (45 intact)
25.2 - Shanna Redwind's Task: Market Gardening
Option 2:
Why Not Me?
link to audio edition:
Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
(Mindy Kaling narrates and MK appear in Market)
Option 3:
Bitter Melon (listed on the link included)
30.6 - Mazza1's Task: First Friday
Option 1:
Some Enchanted Éclair (July 1 publication)
Option 3:
Magic and Macaroons alliterative (approved in thread)
30.9 - Dakimel's Task: Rising Seniors
OPTION 1:
(books on the cover)OPTION 5:
Georgia's Kitchen (main page genre- Food and Drink)
30.11 - Perletwo's task: A Place Both Wonderful and Strange
Option 1:
Winger (set in Oregon as noted in the details)
Option 2:
Gwendy's Button Box (published in 2017)
Total Points this Post: 150
Total Points to date: 380
30.4. Sandy's Task: Follow the AuthorBook 1: A Conspiracy of Alchemists by Liesel Schwarz
Book 2: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Points this post: 30
Total points: 495
Tasks completed: 28
MegSCL10.4. Surprise!
Read a book mentioned in the Best Books You Accidentally Read thread.
House of Leaves (message 25)
**705pp - 1 big book ticket
10.5. June 19 - National Martini Day
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase SHAKEN NOT STIRRED.
Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know by Emily Oster
10.9. In Case You Missed Them
Read a book from NPR's list of Best Books of 2016
The Fireman
**768pp - 2 big book tickets
TOTAL TO DATE
points: 185
BB tickets: 4
Anne (Booklady)5.6 - Find Wisdom
Read a book with the name Sophia or a related name found in Behind the Name - Sophiain the title, subtitle or author's name . = Danish Sofie Sofie Ryan
The Whole Cat and Caboodle by Sofie Ryan
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.
Movie tie-in http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066026/?...
MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker was 1st published in 1968
30.5 - Catherine T's Task: Inspired by Books
For this task, you may read 1 or 2 books, but you must read a minimum of 600 pages
Chose the 1 book option.
3. Read a book with the main page genre World War II. The genre may be standalone or embedded. Genre verified Here in Genre Verification Thread.
War > World War II 50 Users
**Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 639 pages
**Big Book Ticket: Caine Mutiny is 639 pages.**
30.12 - Wayne's Task: Canada 150!
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 = AC Anne Canadeo
While My Pretty One Knits by Anne Canadeo 249 pages
Option 2:
Read a book from one of these lists about family relationships: I chose Best Family Sagas Page 1 #50
**The Godfather by Mario Puzo
**Big Book Ticket: The Godfather is 608 Pages**
Points in These Tasks: 85
Golden Oldies in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 2
Pages Read in This Post: 2051
Totals:
Total Points: 645/1270
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(7), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 34/67
Total Books Read: 49
Total Pages Read in Summer 2017 SRC:18,408
Readerboard Name - LaureY15.3 - Common Good
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
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.
Theft of Swords by Michael J Sullivan
*I claim a Big Book Ticket for this book as it has 681 pages*
Points this post: 15
Total points: 395
Total Books: 34
Total Tasks: 23
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 7
Nick KY20.5 Jukka’s SF, F, and WTF Opt. 1 – Hugo nominee. I read Witch World by Andre Norton, a Hugo nominee for best novel in 1964.
30.5 CatT’s Inspired by Books -- “For this task, you may read 1 or 2 books, but you must read a minimum of 600 pages. If you read 2 books, they may come from the same option….”
Book 1. Opt. 2. I read Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen. The author’s initials are in "i CHing." 353 pages
Book 2. Opt. 2. I read Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout. The author’s initials are in “so it goES”.” I listened to the audiobook. With no paperback ed. yet, the most popular hardback edition is 254 pp.
Total page count: 607 > required 600.
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 910
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Nick KY’s Task: Dark Age WonderFor this task, read one book whose title/subtitle contains the letters DARK.
I read Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke.
(chocolAte chip cooKie muRDer)
Points claimed this post: 20
Total points: 345
Books read: 27
Tasks completed: 23
Big book tickets: 4
Golden oldie tickets: 2
Sandra15.1 - A One and A Two Cha Cha Cha
Book 1: identified in the Goodreads metadata as book #1 in a series
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
This is Book #1 in 'The Forest of Hands and Teeth Series'.
Book 2: identified in the Goodreads metadata as book #2 in a series
The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
This is Book #2 in 'The Forest of Hands and Teeth' series.
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 250
Sandra5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
The Child by Fiona Barton
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 255
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Book Concierge: Happy RetirementOption B: Read a book where ALL the letters of RETIREMENT can be found in the title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports by Jeff Passan
ThE aRM: INsidE thE billion-dollaR mysTery of the most valuable commodity in sports
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 4
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
HINA20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Nick KY’s Task: Dark Age Wonder - Tall Dark Handsome Lycan by Anastasia Maltezos.
Dark in the title.
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Book Concierge: Happy Retirement -
Option B: Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off by Cara North.
Retirement can be found in the title and author's name: Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off by Cara North. Paperback is over 250 pages.
Current post:
Points: 40
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 760
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
loafer30.7 - 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.
Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
mmpb: Everything Is Illuminated 276 pgs
EvEryTHiNg is illUmiNaTeEd Jonathan safran foer
3. Read a book with sunglasses on the cover.
The Vacationers by Emma Straub
no mmpb, pb:The Vacationers 320 pgs
320 + 276 = 596 = >500
points: 30
total: 545
BB: 6
GO: 6
tasks completed: 28
perletwo5.9 - Isn’t It Romantic? - Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Romance” or “Romantic”.
Northanger Abbey (Val McDermid) - verified for romance genre
Points this task: 05
Total points: 970
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 07
Big Book ticket requests: 03
Books read: 70
Tasks completed: 48
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM 15.4 - Summer of Love
I used the two-book option.
Book 1: I read The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 by James Shapiro (paperback). "History" is the top MPG.
Book 2: I read New People by Danzy Senna. I matched "new" to "New Salvation Army Band."
30.7 - TessaVanessa's Task: My Favorite Things
I chose Options 1 and 3.
Option 1: I read The Stars in Our Eyes: The Famous, the Infamous, and Why We Care Way Too Much about Them by Julie Klam (240p). JUNETEENTH is in the title, subtitle, and author's name: The Stars In Our Eyes: The Famous, the Infamous, and Why We Care Way Too Much About Them by Julie Klam
Option 3: I read
by Paula Byrne (352p). The sunglasses are on the left, toward the bottom of the page (approved).240p+352p=572p
Previous point total: 405
New points this post: 15+30
Total points: 450
New tasks completed in this post: 2
Total tasks: 30
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 1
25.3Option 2: debut book or the first book in series published by an author who is New-To-You
Still Life by Louise Penny(291 pgs)
This author/series is new to me.
Option 3: at least four words in the title/subtitle. anagram the first letters of words.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling(734 pgs)
Anagrams: PATH, GOAT
*claiming a BB ticket*
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 380/1270
Tasks completed: 21/67
Books Read: 31
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books:500+(3)750+(0)1000+(0)
JENNIFER NC20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Book Concierge: Happy Retirement
Option B
The First Love Story: Adam, Eve, and Us
by Bruce Feiler
306 pages
Points Claimed this Post: 20
Total Points: 345
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 3
Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 13
Queen Bee DarleneRepost due to linking error
25.12 Amanda A's Task passed to McCathy: Trip to Yellowstone -
Option 2) lake, river, creek, geyser, or waterfall in title
A Door in the River by Inger Ash Wolfe A Door in the River
Option 3) Author's initials in Old Faithful
Standing in the Rainbow by Fannie Flagg Standing in the Rainbow
25 points
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 210
Readerboard: SAM M15.6 - The Fugitive
Read a book with the main page genre Thriller.
The Woman in the Window
Received ARC from publisher. Genre confirmed in task thread.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 135/1270
Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 9
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
CathyG 15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This
Read a book with teeth on the cover.
Yours for the Taking by Robin Kaye
(woman is smiling in upper left hand corner)
25.3 - Diane Whitney's Task: First Time for Everything
This is a 1 OR 2 book task.
books must have a combined total of at least 500 pages.
Option 2 - Read the first book in a New-To-You series.
the series is New-To-Me
Cross My Heart by Carly Phillips
312pp
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.
Secrets, Lies, and Algebra by Wendy Lichtman
192 pp
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 4.0
Required: Post your anagram when claiming points. alas
30.3 - Bryony's Task: Enjoy the Journey
Please choose one of the following options and read book 1 and book 2 from that option. You must read two books with a total page count of at least 500 pages.
Option 3: Paperback writer
Book one: Read a book by a single author who appears on Wikipedia's list of writers of airport novels.
The Duchess by Danielle Steel
352pp
Book two: Read a book with any of the following items on the cover:
a parasol - for sun protection, not a rain umbrella
The School for Heiresses by Sabrina Jeffries
416pp
30.14 - Brooke TX's Task: SRC vs. SRC
For this task, you can read one or two books, but the total number of pages read must be at least 600.
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in the phrase "IN IT FOR THE BOOKS."
Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham
288pp
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in "GRAND PRIZE WINNER".
Highgate Rise by Anne Perry
342pp
Points this post: 100
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 14
Big Book Ticket: 0 Golden Oldie Ticket: 0
CELESTER20.3 - Option B:
Over 6,000+ reviews > At least 1,000 reviews on Goodreads.
Sycamore Row by John Grisham
Points/post: 20
Total: 125 points.
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Kristi CO’s Task: Bound for Boston!Choose one option and read one book.
Option 1: Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the words HARVARD and/or MIT.
My Guardian Alanea Alder AA
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Nick KY’s Task: Dark Age Wonder
Read one book whose title/subtitle contains the letters DARK.
As Dark as My Fur HC 208 pgs
20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Modern True Crime - Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
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30.11 - Perletwo's task: A Place Both Wonderful and Strange
This is a two-book task.
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.
Curse the Dawn
Book 2: Read a book first published in 1992 or in 2017.
Destroyer 2017
Cumulative Total 265 + 90 = 355
5.10- Your Own 8th WonderRead a book of your choice. Note: Books with the genre "children" or "kids" NOT found in AR Bookfinder MAY be used for this task. Required: If using this exemption, state that the book is not found in ARBookFinder.
I read Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot.
I read an ebook. The top MMPB (ديوان القطط ما قاله الجرز العجوز عن القطط العملية) is 108 pages.
The book has children as an MPG but it is not found in ARBookFinder so I'm using the exemption referred to in the task requirements.
This book was first published in 1939 so I'm requesting one Golden Oldie ticket, please.
Points claimed this post: 5
Total points: 350
Books read: 28
Tasks completed: 24
Big book tickets: 4
Golden oldie tickets: 3
10.3. - Lean on MeEmpire of Dust (Blood of Gods and Royals #2) by Eleanor Herman
LEAN found in author's first name, eLEANor
10.4. Surprise!
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
25.5 - KatieGirl's Task: Whole30
2. 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.
Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology edited by Denielle Binks
3. Read a book with a title with exactly 3 words where all words in the title start with the same letter. This includes articles (a, an, the) and conjunctions (and, but, or). Subtitles should be ignored.
Tell The Truth (Detective Ella Marconi #8) by Katherine Howell
30.1 - Dlmrose's task: But Who's Counting
Book 1: White Horse (White Horse #1) by Alex Adams
5 letters per word in title
Book 2: The Spider and the Fly: A Reporter, a Serial Killer, and the Meaning of Murder by Claudia Rowe
5 words in title (ignore sub-title)
Total this Post: 75
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 6
Season Total: 675
readerboard name: MELLY20.1 - Most Improved Player - Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder Woman
Option 3: SUPERHEROINE
Wonder Woman is the latest installment in a series of films focusing on comic book heroes. It is the first to revolve around a female protagonist in 12 years and is directed by a woman.
Read a book from the I am Woman Hear Me Roar listopia
Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
Points this post: 20
Total points: 240
Brooke TX30.3 - Bryony's Task: Enjoy the Journey
Option 2
Book 1: Read a book that has been shelved as 'classics' at least 2,000 times on this Goodreads list. Found on page 4:
Book 2: Read a book that has been on your TBR for at least a year.
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. Set in Brooklyn, New York City, New York:
Book 2: Read a book first published in 1992 or in 2017.
Points
This Post: 60
Total Points: 945
Completed Tasks: 53
Books Read: 83
Shannon South Africa20.2 Lake Lida Love
Option 1: published between July 1974 and July 1989
Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie
First published in 1984
Task points: 20
Challenge points: 165
Nick KY25.3 Diane Whitney’s First Time
Opt. 2 First book in a series. I read Extraordinary People (The Enzo Files # 1) by Peter May. 321 pp
Opt. 3. Four-letter word formed by the first letter of four words in the title/subtitle. I read Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins by Susan Casey from which you can form the word “void” from the first letters of:
Voices
Ocean
Into
Dolphins. 304 pp.
total pp = 625 pp > required 500
Points This Post: 25
Total Points so Far: 935
LAVENDER20.4 – Golden Oldies – Kristi CO’s Task: Bound for Boston!
Option 2: Read a book found on the first five pages of the New England Books listopia.
The Bostonians by Henry James ebook I read.
The Bostonians 416 pages (Top MMPB)
The Bostonians is #51 on page 1 of the list.
I am claiming a GOLDEN OLDIE, this book first published 1886.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 295
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 23
Big Book Tickets: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 5
Diana K.Task 5.7 - Medieval Times
Read a book that has been shelved at least 10 times as “medieval” from this list Popular Medieval Books
The Lady and the Unicorn (page 3 - 57 times)
Task 5.8 - Under the Summer Moon.
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from the names used by various tribes to describe the summer season’s moons: strawberry, rose (relating to the flower or the color), red, hay, hot, thunder, buffalo, green, grass, corn, sturgeon.
A Rose for Emily (The Harcourt Casebook Series in Literature)
15.10 - Best Books
Read a book from one of the Goodreads Newsletter Best Books of the Month lists.
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine May 2017
Points this post: 25
Total points: 1155
Catherine TTask 15.5 - Scan It
read a book with UPC in the sub-title
The Science of Everyday Life: Why Teapots Dribble, Toast Burns and Light Bulbs Shine by Marty Jopson
(sCience / teaPots / bUrns)
this is book move: this book originally claimed in msg 1946 against task 20.4
Task 30.5 - Inspired by Books
one book option; option 3 - read a book with WW2 MPG
Hitler by Ian Kershaw
1070 pages - claiming all the BB tickets!
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new season total = -20 + 15 + 30 = 975
Oma12295.8 - Under the Summer Moon
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from the names used by various tribes to describe the summer season’s moons: strawberry, rose (relating to the flower or the color), red, hay, hot, thunder, buffalo, green, grass, corn, sturgeon.
I chose to use the color Red
Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9.0
Claiming Big Red as Golden Oldie as it was published in 1945
Total Points-440/1270
Total Tasks- 31/67
Total Golden Oldie Books-(4)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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15.1 - A One and A Two Cha Cha Cha
Book 1: The Whistler by John Grisham - The Whistler #1
Book 2: Wildfire Sweethearts by Leigh Bale - Men of Wildfire #2
15.4 - Summer of Love
Option 2
The Measure of Katie Calloway by Serena Miller
Word Used: Miller
Genre: Historical
25.3 - Diane Whitney's Task: First Time for Everything
Book 1: Scandinavian Gatherings: From Afternoon Fika to Midsummer Feast: 70 Simple Recipes & Crafts for Everyday Celebrations by Melissa Bahen
This author is new to me. This is the only book listed on the author's Goodreads page. Melissa Bahen
256 pages
Book 2: Memory Man by David Baldacci - Amos Decker #1
This series is new to me.
416 pages
672 pages total for task
25.6 - Lavender's Task: Derivative Work
Book 1: Pride and Politics by Brittany Larsen
Book 2: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Golden Oldie - First published in 1813
30.1 - Dlmrose's task: But Who's Counting
Book 1: Code Word by Traci Hunter Abramson - Each word has 4 letters
Book 2: The Bounty Hunter's Baby by Erica Vetsch - 4 word title
30.13 - JennRenee's Task: A Busy Year of Changes
Option B
Book 1:
Book 2:
Points this post: 140
Total Points: 455
Golden Oldie books this post: 1
Total Golden Oldie books: 4
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+: 1