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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2017
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Kristi CO’s Task: Bound for Boston!Option 3. Ten Days in a Mad-House
MPG Health verified in genre verification thread msg #108 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
50.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
Option 4: The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's First Year (PB 336 pages The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's First Year)
Page 3, #219 on the list
Option 5: Big Cats (PB 224 pages Big Cats: Stories)
Option 6: Coldbrook by Tim Lebbon
*509 pages, claiming one BB ticket*
336 + 224 + 509 = 1069 pages
Points this post: 70
Points total: 840
GO total: 0
BB total: 6
Tasks completed: 46
Books read: 64
trishhartuk30.7 TessaVanessa’s Task: My Favorite Things
1. I LOVE my kids. June 19th is Juneteenth. Read a book with all the letters of JUNETEENTH in the title, subtitle and/or author's name.
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke
1,005pg - Big Book: 1,000+ = 3 tickets
Jonathan
sUsaNna
norrEll
sTrangE
clarkE
joNaTHan
5. I absolutely love my dogs. Read a book with one of the top 100 dog names as the author’s first or last name.
Every Trick in the Book, Lucy Arlington (304pg)
Lucy is #2 in the top female dog names (and #4 overall).
Total pages: 1,005 + 304 = 1,309
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie: No
Big Book: Yes – Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is 1,005 pages, 3 BB tickets.
Total Points: 850
Tasks Completed: 44
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book tickets: 6 (3x500+ = 3; 1x1,000+ = 3)
Blueberryreposting of #2655
20.1 opt 1: Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym.
Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott
Ms. Alcott used the pseudonym A. M. Barnard.
IL:MG-BL:8.2-AR PTS: 13
This book is a GO.
20.2 opt 3: Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the words MONOPOLY or TRIVIAL PURSUIT.
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
20.4 opt 1: Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the words HARVARD and/or MIT.
Song of the Lion by Anne Hillerman
30.14 opt 2: Read a book with both a 1 and a 5 found in the first published year. Sweet Thursday
opt 4: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in "GRAND PRIZE WINNER".
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
This is a BB earning 2 pts.
Pts: 90
GO: 1
BB: 2
Blueberryrepost of #2656
15.5 Read a book where ALL of the letters UPC are found in the title and/or subtitle.
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
15.6 Read a book with the main page genre Thriller.
Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer
25.9 Book 1: Read a book with the name of an object in its title.
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Book 2: Read a book with that same object pictured on its cover.
The Whistler by John Grisham
30.12 opt 1: Read a book by an author whose initials are found in the word SESQUICENTENNIAL.
A Different Kind of Hero: A Guided Journey Through the Bible's Misfits
opt 4: Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% red/white.
Blueberry20.6 opt 1: read a book with the number of words in the title you rolled. The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town I rolled a three.
20.9 opt A: Read a book with a main character who works in Criminal Justice. The Big Over Easy
Pts: 40
Total pts: 245
Andy P.Task # 15.4 - Summer of Love
Option 2 1 book option Read a book with a main page genre of Fantasy, Music or a genre that contains History or Historical.
AND
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 (also in post 2). These words may not be used: the, of, &, and, w/, with. The word must match exactly, no variations. The author name may appear in any position: first, middle, other, last.
by Susanne DunlapHistorical fiction on mp.(235 users)
Lamp of Childhood is listed on june 10 , 6th group down
Points this post: 15
Total points: 1185
Sarah E25.2 - Shanna Redwind's Task: Market Gardening
Option 1: Mudbound
I read the ebook, top MMP is Mississippi
Currently on page 3 of the Popular Farming Books list
Option 2: Beast
I listened to the audio, which was narrated by Robert Ramirez
Narrator's initials in MARKET GARDENING
Top paperback (no MMP) is Beast
Points this post: 25
Total points: 410
Cindy C.Task 20.6-Seasoned Reader-Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
Option 1: Read a book with the number of words in the title you rolled. I rolled a one. The character on the cover is wearing a white dress.
Flawed
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Task 25.3-Diane Whitney's Task: First Time for Everything
Option 2: Read the first book in a new-to-you series. The series title is A Novel of Secrets. This series is new to me. 432 pages
Blood of the Lamb: A Novel of Secrets
Option 3: Read a book with a title of at least 4 words and make a new word at least 4 letters long. The new word I made was BITS. 334 pages
Stories I'd Tell in Bars
432+334=766 total pages
Points this post: 45
Total points: 415
Total tasks: 16
Big Book Tickets: 7
Kristen IA10.4. Surprise!
Read a book mentioned in the Best Books You Accidentally Read thread.
Doc by Mary Doria Russell
Posted in the thread 12/1/2011, post #55
I listened to the audiobook and linked to the PB edition.
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Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 220/1270
Tasks Completed: 22/67
BB: 0
GO: 0
Andy P.Task # 50.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
Option 1.
Read a book with a present-tense action verb in the title
by Lynne Cox book approved message 33(225 p)
Option 4. Healing and Recovery
Read a book found in the first 5 pages of the Medicine and Literature list Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner by Judy Melinek Page 1, # 94 (258 p.)
Option 6. Physical Therapy
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in PHYSICAL THERAPY
The Gates of Evangeline by Hester Young
Page count 225+258+416= 899> 800 requirement
Points this post: 50
Total points 1235
Task 5.10 – Your own 8th WonderReader’s choice
Binti
This is my ONE book between 80-99 pages for a 5-point task in this Summer 2017 SRC challenge.
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This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 675 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 4
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Delicious Dee10.2 - Celebrate Alban Hefin
Hounded - found on pg1 at the very top
25.11 - Sarah E's Task: Treasure Hunting
Option 1 - Northern Exposure - North East/NE is on the compass rose
Option 2 - rolled 4, 3 = 7 - The Sugar Camp Quilt - #7 in the Elm Creek Quilts series
Points this Post: 35
Points Overall: 730
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1); 750+ (1)
PegW5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in a location of a medieval wonder: England, Italy, Turkey, China, Egypt.
I read Thunderstruck
"Set in Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, ...more"
Points this post-5
Total Points -275
Tasks Completed - 18
Dakimel5.7 - Medieval Times
Highland Ever After - page 26 of list
25.2 - Shanna Redwind's Task: Market Gardening
2: Tough Love (narr by Iggy Toma) Tough Love
3: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage.
25.6 - Lavender's Task: Derivative Work
1: Ronit & Jamil
2: Romeo and Juliet
25.11 - Sarah E's Task: Treasure Hunting
2: Spell Bound (I rolled a 2 & a 1 - series #3)
3: Six of Crows
TALLY:
This post - 80 points
Total - 1100
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.1: Wonder Woman - Option 1: Death by Sudoku by Kay Morgan. The author pages on GR lists Bill McCay are a pseudonym for this author.
Task 20.2: Lake Lida Love - Option 1: Sacred and Profane by Faye Kellerman. The book was first published in 1987, between the dates of July 1974 and July 1989.
Task 20.3: Highly Recommended: Option B: A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan. The book has 2142 reviews, greater than the 1000 required.
Task 20.4: Bound for Boston: Option 1: Death Of An Obnoxious Tourist by Maria Hudgins. The author initials MH are in Harvard MIT.
Totals this posting:
Points: 80
Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Summary Totals:
Points: 230
Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 11
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 1; 1000+: 0
PAULA S5.9 - Isn’t It Romantic?
Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Romance” or “Romantic”.
15.1 - A One and A Two Cha Cha Cha
Read one Book 1 AND one Book 2.
book 1:
, A Lin Coffin Mystery #1book 2:
, Bewitched by Chocolate #220.1 - Most Improved Player - Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder Woman
Option 1: Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym.
Josephine Tey was a pseudonym of Elizabeth Mackintosh20.4 – 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.
, swedish translation of
found as no 15 on page 1 of list20.5 - Bigger is Better - Jukka's Task: SF, F, & WTF
Option A: Read a book that has been a Hugo Award finalist, past or present.
Hugo Award winner for best novel 195920.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
I rolled a 3
Option 1: read a book with the number of words in the title you rolled.
Taking the Fall 3 word title
20.10 - Group Reads
I read Killers of the Flower Moon
My post in the discussion thread is here
Points this post: 120
GO this post: 0
Total points this season: 285
Total GO this season: 4
CathyG 5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in a location of a medieval wonder: England.
A Kiss For Midwinter by Courtney Milan
approved for length in spreadsheet line #75
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.
Model Soldier by Cat Johnson
216pp
10.10. Gimme S’more
Read s'more by an author you've read before. No rereads allowed. REQUIRED: Include in your post a link to another book you've previously read by that author AND state that this book is new to you.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Smalltown Heat by Cat Johnson
New to me
20.4 – 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.
Life is a Circus Run by a Platypus by Allison Hawn
30.4. Sandy's Task: Follow the Author
This is a two book task.
Your books must have a combined page total of at least 500 pages.
For book 1, read a book of your choice written by a single author.
Pack Challenge by Shelly Laurenston
342 pp
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 Seduction of an English Lady by Cathy Maxwell
384pp
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
Coming Back by Lauren Dane
set in Seattle, WA
Book 2: Read a book first published in 1992 or in 2017
Just One Touch by Maya Banks
Points this post: 100
Total points: 700
Tasks completed: 33
Books read: 50
Big Book Ticket: 0 Golden Oldie Ticket: 0
Blueberry10.10 Read s'more by an author you've read before.
Grey by E.L. James.
I have previously read books 1-3 of the Fifty Shades series.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
15.10 Read a book from one of the Goodreads Newsletter Best Books of the Month lists.
Someone Else's Love Story
Newsletter dated November 2013
Pts: 25
Total pts: 270
loafer5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Spring 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Spring 2017: 5.5 - March, April, May
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 3, 4, or 5.
The Small Backs of Children by Lidia Yuknavitch
no mmpb, pb: The Small Backs of Children: A Novel 224 pages
points: 5
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10.10. Gimme S’more
Read s'more by an author you've read before.
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
this book was new to me
I previously read The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie
And then there were none is a "golden Oldie", published in 1939
points: 10
total: 650
BB: 6
GO: 9
tasks completed: 34
I would like to move The Fireman from 15.6 to 10.9 and replace it with Shadow Creek. I've listed everything below. Thanks.5.6 - Find Wisdom
Rebirth by Sophie Littlefield
5.7 - Medieval Times
The Virgin in the Ice
Page 2
10.9 In case you Missed them
The Fireman
15.6 The Fugitive
Shadow Creek
665 + 20 = 685
BB 4
GO 4
PegW5.1 - A (Wo)Man of Letters
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MEDIEVAL.
I read The Loneliest Whale by Lily Markova
Points this post-5
Total Points -280
Tasks Completed - 19
loafer5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
Coping With Difficult People Coping With Difficult People by Robert M. Bramson
edited to add: this link works though title is written twice
points: 5
total: 655
BB: 6
GO: 9
tasks completed: 35
Task 5.5 - June, July, AugustRead a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 6, 7 or 8.
Frogkisser! (2017) by Garth Nix (YA) (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 372 pages)
Lexile 840L
IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 15.0
400 + 05 = 405
Tasks Completed: 21
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 400 + 05 = 405
Books read: 29
Pages read: 8,656
Read but not claimed: 3
Goodreads Authors: 11
Golden Oldies: 04
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
CelesteR5.1 - Initials in MEDIEVAL.
SUPER LOVERS 5 by Miyuki Abe. M and A.
points/post= 5
total- 145
Edit: 178 pgs. > 100+ pg. manga override
Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time TechnologiesI chose:
Option 2: Numbering System: During this era the Arabic numbering system replaced Roman Numerals, and thus significantly influenced progress in science and mathematics. In honor of this, read a book where the number you rolled appears in the date the book was first published.
I rolled a six. I read The Girls. It was published 6/14/16.
Task Points: 20
Total Points 240
Number of tasks completed:14
Number of books read: 16
Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time TechnologiesI rolled a 4.
Option 3, a book with a piece of clothing on the cover made of blue fabric: The Homecoming by Robyn Carr
Points this post: 20
Total points: 725
5.9 Isn't It Romantic?Just a Bit Obsessed
I read the kindle edition. The book has been approved for length here #1333
15.1 A One and A Two Cha Cha Cha
Book 1: Lost and Found
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 308 pages.
Book 2: The Mystery of the Curiosities
I read the kindle edition. The book has been approved for length
here post #6345
15.5 Scan It
28 Days Lighter Diet: Your Monthly Plan To Lose Weight, End Pms, And Achieve Physical And Emotional Wellness
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 224 pages.
20.4 Bound for Boston!
Option 1: Just a Bit Wrong by Alessandra Hazard (HArvard)
I read the kindle edition. The book has been approved for length here, #1338
25.10 Old Love and New Love
Option A/2: Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
I’ve neither read this book nor any other books by this author before.
I read the kindle edition. The mass market paperback edition in French has 694 pages. The most popular paperback edition in English has 561 pages.
Option B/3: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
On the list on page 1, #3
One of my favorite books that I first read at least 15 years ago.
I read the kindle edition. The most popular mass market paperback edition in French has 305 pages. The most popular mass market paperback edition in English has 332 pages.
30.1 But Who's Counting
Book 1: Hush, Hush
I read the kindle edition. The most popular mass market paperback edition has 382 pages.
Book 2: The Book of Phoenix
I read the kindle edition. The most popular paperback edition has 232 pages.
Points this post: 110
Total points: 655
Siobhan10.2 - Celebrate Alban Hefin
Read a book from the list of Popular Druid Books.
Vampire University by VJ Erickson
(I read the kindle version, the paperback (No MMP): Vampire University)
Found on page 2 of the list.
20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
I chose option B
Option B
Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews.
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: Travels through My Childhood by Bill Bryson
4020 reviews are listed!
Points this post: 30
Total points: 705
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 37
perletwo10.2 - 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.
Darkfever - page 2
Points this task: 10
Total points: 1230
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 11
Big Book ticket requests: 03
Books read: 92
Tasks completed: 63
REPOSTPAULA S
15.1 - A One and A Two Cha Cha Cha
Read one Book 1 AND one Book 2.
book 1:
, A Lin Coffin Mystery #1book 2:
, Bewitched by Chocolate #2. Ebook has been approved for length in Ebook page verification spreadsheet line 3188.Points this post: 15
GO this post: 0
Total points this season: 285
Total GO this season: 4
20.10 - Group ReadsRead ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season AND participate in the book's discussion thread
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
(my discussion post)
Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 330
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 15
Total books read: 20
FANDURY5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Spring 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
I choose 5.5 - March, April, May: Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 3, 4, or 5.
The Skeleton Haunts a House by Leigh Perry
The paperback has 304 pages: The Skeleton Haunts a House
5.9 - Isn’t It Romantic?
Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Romance” or “Romantic”.
Tethered by Meljean Brook
Has Romance as a Main Page Genre
5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
The Poison Eaters: and Other Stories by Holly Black
10.7. They Go Together
Read a book that has a number word on the cover.
The Third Gate by Lincoln Child
15.1 - 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.
Defending Angels by Mary Stanton
#1 in the Beaufort & Company series
Book 2: Read a book that is identified in the Goodreads metadata as book #2 in a series.
Fortress Frontier by Myke Cole
#2 in the Shadow Ops series.
15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This
by Max Allan CollinsPoints this post: 55
Total Points: 495
Books Read: 39
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(4)750+(0)1000+(0)
Kim A15.1 - 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
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Book 2: Read a book that is identified in the Goodreads metadata as book #2 in a series
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
Task 15.2 - All’s Well Than Ends Well
Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ENDS in “ness”
Heroes Are My Weakness by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Book 2: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ENDS in ‘ful”
A Beautiful Wedding by Jamie McGuire
Points This Post - 30
Total Points - 755
Sara G25.11 - Sarah E's Task: Treasure Hunting
This is a TWO book task. Pick two different options.
Option 2: How many paces?
Now you have your direction, how far should you go? Roll two dice to determine how many paces you should take.
Read a book that is the same number in a series as the total number rolled.
I rolled a 6 and 2, totaling 8.
Indiscretions of the Queen by Jean Plaidy
This book is listed in Goodreads data as #8 in the Georgian Saga series.
Option 3: X marks the spot
You reach the point marked on the map with a big red X.
Read a book with an X found somewhere in the title, subtitle, or author's name. One qualifying author will work if there are multiple authors.
The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir
Six
Points this post: 25
Total points: 820
BARBARA ★30.11 - Perletwo's task: A Place Both Wonderful and Strange
Book 1: Darkling - Yasmine Galenorn (Washington) 7/11
Book 2: Ash and Quill - Rachel Caine (Pub 7/11/2017) 7/26
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 800
Blueberry repost of one task from #269110.10 Read s'more by an author you've read before.
Grey
I have previously read books 1-3 of the Fifty Shades series.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
This book is a new read for me.
Blueberryrepost of #2677
15.5 Read a book where ALL of the letters UPC are found in the title and/or subtitle.
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
15.6 Read a book with the main page genre Thriller.
Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer
Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer
25.9 Book 1: Read a book with the name of an object in its title.
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Book 2: Read a book with that same object pictured on its cover.
The Whistler
30.12 opt 1: Read a book by an author whose initials are found in the word SESQUICENTENNIAL.
A Different Kind of Hero: A Guided Journey Through the Bible's Misfits
opt 4: Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% red/white.
perletwo10.4. Surprise! - read a book mentioned in the Best Books You Accidentally Read thread.
On the Beach by Nevil Shute - the thread mentions Shute's A Town Like Alice
Points this task: 10
Total points: 1240
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 11
Big Book ticket requests: 03
Books read: 93
Tasks completed: 64
Blueberry25.3 Option 1 - Read a debut book or the first book published by an author who is New-To-You.
The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well by Meik Wiking
This author is new to me. He has written only 2 books of which this is the first.
Option 2 - Read the first book in a New-To-You series.
The Big Over Easy
When I read this book it was a new to me series.
Pts: 25
Total pts: 295
Kim O15.3 - Common Good Read TWO books one from Book A and one from Book B OR read ONE book that satisfies BOTH Book A and Book B requirements.
The Witch of Painted Sorrows: A Novel
Book 1 requirement: Read a book written by an author whose FIRST begins with J, M, R, A, D, or C.
Book 2 requirement: Read a book written by an author whose LAST name begins R, M, W, B, C, or S.
Points this task: 15
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15.4 - Summer of Love Choose 2 different options and read a book for each (two books) OR Read ONE book that fulfills two different options.
The Sparrow
Book 1 requirement: Read a book with a main page genre of Fantasy, Music or a genre that contains History or Historical.
Book 2 requirement: Read a book with a word in the title, subtitle or author's name from the list of performers who appeared at the Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival. The word I chose is sparrow.
Points this task: 15
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Brooklyn's Task: Lake Lida Love
Option 1 – Read a book first published between July 1974 and July 1989, inclusive.
Heartburn -- first published in 1983
Points this task: 20
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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 -- tie-in with the film Star Wars
Points this task: 20
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Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
I rolled a 3.
Option 1: Printing Press: Read a book with the number of words in the title you rolled.
Milk and Honey
Points this task: 20
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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.
Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste
Points this task: 20
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20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Book Concierge: Happy Retirement
B) Read a book where ALL the letters of RETIREMENT can be found in the title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
The Winter of Her Discontent by Kathryn Miller Haines -- 336 pages
E’s in thE, wintEr hEr
R’s in winteR, heR
T’s in The and winTer
I and N in wINter
M in Miller
Points this task: 20
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20.10 - Group Reads
Modern True Crime
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI - Discussion post
Points this task: 20
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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. NOTE
Any Other Name: A Longmire Mystery
Audiobook read by George Guildall Any Other Name
Option 3: Read a book that contains a vegetable from the List of Vegetables in the title, subtitle or series.
Curing Cancer with Carrots
Points this task: 25
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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.
A Good Year
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.
Travel With Dogs
Points this task: 25
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30.4. Sandy's Task: Follow the Author
Book 1: Read a book of your choice written by a single author.
In This Grave Hour -- 333 pages
Book 2: Read a book with at least one word in the title/subtitle that begin with each of the initials of the author of book 1.
Winter in June -- 320 pages
333 + 320 = 653 total pages
Points this task: 30
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30.6 - Mazza1's Task: First Friday
Option 1: Read a book first published between 25th June and July 7th of any year. The publication date must be stated in the Goodreads record.
Rediscovering Americanism: And the Tyranny of Progressivism
Option 3: Read a book whose title, not including subtitles, exceeds two words and is either alliterative or a tautogram.
Big Little Lies
Points this task: 30
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Cumulative Totals:
Golden Oldie tickets 1
Big Books 500+ 0
Big Books 750+ 0
Big Books 1000+ 0
Andy P.Task # 15.7 - Don't Leave Fingerprints
Read a book set at least 50% in a location where cacao beans are grown: Florida, USA
by Sasscer Hill About 80 % takes place in Florida at or close to Gulfstream Park.Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 1250
Julia1035.6 - Find Wisdom
The Whole Cat and Caboodle by Sofie Ryan (I previously used a different book for this task which I am moving to task 20.1)
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder Woman
Option 2: Telling Tails
25.2 - Shanna Redwind's Task: Market Gardening
Option 2: Disobedience. The audio edition Disobedience is narrated by Rachel Atkins
Option 3: The Sea Grape Tree: A Novel Grape is on the list of vegetables.
30.1 - Dlmrose's task: But Who's Counting
Book 1: New Boy
Book 2: Miranda and Caliban
30.12 - Wayne's Task: Canada 150!
Option 1: Defender of the Flame by Sylvia Engdahl
Option 2: Daffodils (on page 1 of Best Family Sagas list)
30.14 - Brooke TX's Task: SRC vs. SRC
Option 1: Starborne by Robert Silverberg
Option 4:
Cauldron of Ghosts by David Weber. (I previously used this book for task 5.10 but would like to remove it from that task to use in this one. This was already credited as two BB tickets.)
50.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
Option 2: No Time Like the Present by Nadine Gordimer. This author is in post 16, South Africa.
Option 5:
Option 6: Due Diligence by Sharon Lee
This post: 180 points
Total Points: 630
Total BB tickets: 7
Tasks completed: 34
Coralie15.6 The Fugitive
Book with main page genre Thriller
Rogue Male
20.3 Highly Recommended
Option A – from page 2 At 196
Last Words from Montmartre
25.11 Treasure Hunting
Option 1: Which direction?
Title with first letters of each word matching compass direction – E
Esther
Option 3: X marks the spot
X in the title
Thérèse Desqueyroux
This post 60 points
Total to date 1270 points
Readerboard name: witchygal30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task
Option 1: Read a book with a living plant (tree, flower, fruit growing on plant) on the cover.
I read
by Matt Haig. It has a picture of a living rose on the cover. This plant was approved in the help thread (post 82). Option 5:
Select a book from the first fifteen (15) pages of the list Books that Changed the Way You View Life.
I read Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. It is found on page 1 of the list (it is actually currently the first book on the list). I am claiming one Golden Oldie ticket as it was originally published in 1922.
Points: 30
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: Yes (1)
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Total points and stats for Summer 2017 Reading Challenge
Books read: 22
Points: 405
Big Book: 4
Golden Oldie: 2
KELLI KK**20.2 - 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. Spaces determine names. All author initials must be included. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Angie Thomas (TriviAl pursuit)Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
CHRISTINE USTask 5.4 best Laid Plans
Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle
This book has "mystery" in the top shelves, which qualifies for spring task 5.9
Task 5.5 June, July, August
A Cold Day For Murder by Dana Stabenow
THe book has 208 pages.
Task 15.9 Slaying Dragons
Playing With Fire by Katie MacAlister
The book is on page 2 of the list and shelved as 'dragon' 219 times.
Task 20.2 Lake Lida love
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Option 2 - Trivial Pursuit
V & A in authors name
Total post: 45
total season: 105
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I read I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual - it's easier to find if you filter the list by Staff Picks.
25.10 - BellaGBear's Task: OLD LOVE AND NEW LOVE
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read Flowers for Algernon, found on p. 3 of the Most Begun but Unfinished list. Currently # 238. I have never read this book before (although I'm not sure how I've missed it), and I've never read anything else by this author.
For my second book, I chose option 3 and read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, found on p. 1 of the Popular to Reread Books list. This is a re-read for me.
It doesn't list "childrens" right now, but should it return, the ARBF data is IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12.0.
30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrate Summer
For my first book, I chose option 4 and read Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie - author initials, AC, found in vACation.
For my second book, I chose option 5 and read Franny and Zooey, found on p. 2 of Books That Changed the Way You View Life
Points this post: 65
Total points: 1145
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10.4. Surprise! - read a book mentioned in the Best Books You Accidentally Read thread.
Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich - 1st mention in reply 35 of the thread
Points this task: 10
Total points: 1240
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 11
Big Book ticket requests: 03
Books read: 93
Tasks completed: 64
Queen Bee Darlene25.7 TrishHartUK's Task: Strawberries and Cream
Option 1: Author's 1st and last initials in STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM
In such Good Company by Carol Burnett In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox
Option 2: Book with 2 authors writing under both names or using single name
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
25 points
25.8 Chris MD's Task: Quincy, You're My Home
Option 1: book includes the last name of a President in either title or author's name
Invincible Summer by Alice Adams Invincible Summer
John Adams 2nd President and John Quincy Adams 6th President
Option 5) Book from WWI The Great War list or WWII Historic Fiction list
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah The Nightingale This book is #3 on WWII Historic Fiction list
25 points
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 410
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25.6 Lavender’s Derivative Works
I read the following two books:
Book 1. The Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R. King.
Book 2. A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle.
This pairing is approved in message 2 of the help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
25.8 Chris MD’s Quincy
Option 1. Presidents. President’s Name in the title or author’s name. Target word is “Kennedy.” I read Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero by Chris Matthews.
Option 3. Dunkies. Coffee on cover. I read Latte Trouble by Cleo Coyle.
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 1245