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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2017
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Task 30.13 - A Busy Year of ChangesB/ The wedding of my daughter
Book 1 - Read a book with a white dress, bowtie, gold band, diamond ring, or cake /cake slice on the cover. These items do not need to be wedding specific items.
Approved in the Help Thread – white bowtie on most of the men
Bel-Ami (1885) by Guy de Maupassant; translated by Margaret Mauldon (Paperback, 303 pages)
** Bel-Ami is a Golden Oldie, published in 1885**
Book 2- Read a book with an author whose initials can be found in
M R AN D MRS
The Bullet-Catcher’s Daughter (Fall of the Gas-Lit Empire #1) [ANGRY ROBOT] (2014) by Rod Duncan (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 375 pages)
Philip K. Dick Award Nominee (2014)
405 + 30 = 435
Tasks Completed: 22
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 405 + 30 = 435
Books read: 31
Pages read: 9,334
Read but not claimed: 2
Goodreads Authors: 12
Golden Oldies: 05
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Janice CA25.12 - Trip to Yellowstone
Option 3: Author's initials found in "olD Faithful".
My Way Was North: An Alaskan Autobiography by Frank Dufresne
and
Option 5: Read a book shelved under "travel" on its main page.
Rule No. 5: No Sex on the Bus: Confessions of a Tour Leader by Brian Thacker
+25
total: 90
tasks: 5
books: 7
GO: 1
25.11 - Sarah E's Task: Treasure HuntingOption 2: How many paces?
Murder in the Secret Garden
I rolled 1 & 2 which equals 3 and this book is third in the series
Option 3: X marks the spot
Macramé Murder by Mollie Cox Bryan
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 760
Total Tasks: 33
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Reader board name: DAIRE20.4 Option 3 - Book with "business" as main page genre
Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz
20.6 Option 1 - Book with number of words in title that matches virtual dice (I rolled a 2)
The Somnambulist by Essie Fox
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 6
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
20.1 Wonder Woman - author who writes with a pseudonymFalling Into Bed with a Duke by Lorraine Heath -( Rachel Hawthorne, Jade Parker and with son as J.A. London)
20.6 Medieval Time Technologies - rolled a 3 - white object on cover
- white shirt on cover20.8 Dark Age Wonder - letters D,A,R,K in title/subtitle
The Stolen Mackenzie Bride
D in Bride, A and K in Mackenzie, R in Bride
20.10 Group Read
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Post #24 on 7/6/17
30.1 But Who's Counting
Bk 1 - words have equal # of letters - 5
Radio Girls
Bk 2 - title has # of words equal to # of letters in Bk 1 - 5 words
The Daring Ladies of Lowell
30.7 My Favorite Things .500 pgs.
Opt 2 - WWII fiction from list - #24 on pg. 1
Code Name Verity - 452 pgs.
Opt. 5 - top 100 dog names - Duke
Duke of Sin - 338 pgs
452+338 =798 pgs.
30.10 Calendar Boy >500 pages
BK 1 - authors initials in august or BonuS
The 14th Colony by Steve Berry - 450 pages
Bk 2 - all words of PARTY in title
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading- 240 pages
P in purple, A,R in chair, T,Y in Tolstoy
450+240 = 690 pages
30.12 Canada 150 >600 pages
Opt 2 - Best Books about Family Relationships
A Man Called Ove - #24 on list 337 pgs
Opt 4 cover must be 50% read and white - Approved post #29
336 pgs.337+336 + 673 pgs.
30.13 A Busy Year of Changes
Opt B1 - white dress on cover
Opt B2 - authors initials in MRANDMRS
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman D,A in and
Total pts this post: 230
Brave15.3 - Common Good: Option 1: Read one Book 1 AND one Book 2
Book 1: Read a book written by an author whose FIRST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with a letter that appears on this list: J, M, R, A, D, C.
AND
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: R, M, W, B, C, S.
Book 1:
Plutona by Jeff Lemire
J in Jeff
Page count in my edition: 152 pages
Book 2:
Night Waking by Sarah Moss
M in Moss
Page count in my edition: 378 pages
Total points this post: 15
Total points: 185
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
500+: 1
750+: 0
1000+: 0
Readerboard Name: Amarie20.3 - Best Review
Opt. B - Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads reveiws
Book: Room by Emma Donoghue
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 145/1270
Total Tasks: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 9
Brooklyn20.7 – Sunshine Mining Memorial
Option 2: Read a book first published between May 2, 1972 and May 2, 1974 inclusive.
Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies by J.B. West
First published January 1, 1973
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25.5 – Whole 30
Option 1: Read a book with food or food & drink as a MPG
Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain
MPG of food
Option 2: Read a book that does not contain mystery, romance, fantasy, science fiction or historical as MPG.
#GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso
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30.14 – SRC vs SRC
Option 1: Read a book written by an author whose first and last initials can be found in IN IT FOR THE BOOKS.
The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand - 400 pgs
Option 4: Read a book whose first and last initials can be found in GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Going Off Script: How I Survived a Crazy Childhood, Cancer, and Clooney's 32 On-Screen Rejections by Giuliana Rancic - 272 pgs
400 + 272 = 672 pgs
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Points this post: 75
Total points: 520/1270
Tasks completed: 27/67
Books read: 38
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
PAULA S5.3 - Six Pack
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains a 6 such as 1968, 1976 or 2016.
first published 2016. 25.3 - Diane Whitney's Task: First Time for Everything
2 Books
Option 2
Bless Your Witch #1. This series is new to me. I read the Kindle edition. The highest rated paperback (there is no mass market paperback) Scared Witchless has 242 pagesOption 3
Vänd dig inte om 412p, VDIO -> VOID242+412 = 654 > 500p
25.6 - Lavender's Task: Derivative Work
Book 1:
Book 2:
IL: MG - BL: 7.0 - AR Pts: 7.0This combination was approved in the help thread message 78.
25.8 - Chris MD's Task: Quincy, You’re My Home
option 3. Dunkies.
coffee on coveroption 5. Kilroy was here
I read
, the swedish translation of
, currently #3 on the first page of the WWI - The Great War list30.9 - Dakimel's Task: Rising Seniors
Option 2:
author initials NY in seNior YearOption 4:
, #83 on first page of listLittle Women was first published in 1868. I claim 1 GO ticket.
30.14 - Brooke TX's Task: SRC vs. SRC
Using the 1 book option and reading a book with more than 600 pages
Option 3:
, found on page 2 of list(I don't see childrens as a mpg, but in case it shows up: IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 29.0)
50.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
Read one book for each of 3 options AND your books must total at least 801 pages.
Option 4:
#114 on page 2 of list, 336pOption 5:
cat on cover. I read the Kindle edition. The highest rated paperback (there is no mass market paperback) Switching Hour has 220 pagesOption 6:
by H.Y. Hanna, author initials in pHYsical tHerapy. I read the Kindle edition. The highest rated paperback (there is no mass market paperback) Dark, Witch & Creamy has 292 pages336+220+292 = 848 > 801
Points this post: 190
GO this post: 1
Total points this season: 475
Total GO this season: 5
Nick KY25.11 Sarah E’s Treasure Hunting
Opt. 1 Which Direction? = I chose North, and for a one word title beginning with “N,” I read Nose by James Conaway.
Opt 4. It’s a Book! = # 105 on the list (p.2) is The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds. The book concerns a religious cult in the present day American South. I loved the savagery of the book, but I would leave in its place something a little more spiritually uplifting:
Optional: Leave a book in the treasure chest to replace the one you read. A couple of posts ago, I mistakenly used a book incorrectly for a task. I will not get to count it in this challenge, so I’ll have to consider it an extra read, but it’s written by a friend of mine and is definitely worthwhile, and definitely spiritually uplifting, so I will leave it here in the treasure chest as my current favorite:
The Making of an Ordinary Saint: My Journey from Frustration to Joy with the Spiritual Disciplines by Nathan Foster.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 1270 -- barring anything unforeseen, finished!
loafer30.4. Sandy's Task: Follow the Author
For book 1, read a book of your choice written by a single author.
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley: A Novel by Hannah Tinti
no mmpb. pb: The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley 496 pages
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 Harder They Come by T.C. Boyle
no mmpb. pb: The Harder They Come 384 pages
the Harder They come
496 + 384 > 500 pages
points: 30
total: 685
BB: 6
GO: 9
tasks completed: 36
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Rough Weather by Robert B. Parker
Book has a main page genre of Thriller (shelved by 28 people).
This book fits Spring task 5.9. The book has a main page genre of "Mystery" (shelved by 178 users).
Link to PB edition: Rough Weather
5.6 - Find Wisdom
Talented by Sophie Davis
The author's first name is a Danish version of Sophia.
Link to PB: Talented
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 190 points
Tasks completed: 17
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.10 - Gimme S’more
Stories I'd Tell in Bars by Jen Lancaster
This is a new to me book. I have read multiple other books by this author, including Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie Is Not the Answer.
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 200 points
Tasks completed: 18
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Catherine TTask 20.7 - Sunshine Mining Memorial
option 1B - read a book with x91 pages
Calypso by Ed McBain
191pages
Total = 1255
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.3 - First Time for Everything
Book 1 - Think of a Number by John Verdon
This is the first book in the Dave Gurney series and is a New to Me series.
Link to MMP edition: Sé lo que estas pensando (433 pages)
Book 2 - The You I've Never Known by Ellen Hopkins (608 pages)
Option 3 - The You I've Never Known ---> T Y I N K = KNIT
433+608 = 1,041 pages
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 225 points
Tasks completed: 19
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Mod
Sarah E50.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
Option 2: Post 13, Tonga
The Other Side of Heaven - 320 pages
Option 4: #6 on page 1 of the Medicine and Literature list
Frankenstein
I read the kindle edition, top MMP is Frankenstein with 212 pages
Frankenstein is a Golden Oldie (published 1818). I claim 1 GO ticket.
Option 6: Author initials in PHYSICAL THERAPY
The Shell Collector by Hugh Howey - 280 pages
320 + 212 + 280 = 812 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 460
GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO tickets: 1
Sarah E30.1 - Dlmrose's task: But Who's Counting
Book 1: Moscow Dreams - 6 letters in each word
Book 2: Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet - 6 word title
Points this post: 30
Total points: 490
loafer 25.2 - Shanna Redwind's Task: Market Gardening
Option 1:
Read a book from this list of Agriculture books: Popular Agriculture Books or this list of Farming books: Popular Farming Books
Some Luck by Jane Smiley
on page 1 of Popular Farming Books list
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.
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
narrator : Adjoa Andoh
mArket gArdening
claiming a "Big Book" ticket for this at mmpb 685 pages Americanah
points: 25
total: 710
BB: 7
GO: 9
tasks completed: 37
Mod
Andy P.Task # 5.6 - Find Wisdom
Read a book with the name Sophia or a related name found in Behind the Name - Sophia in the author's name
by Sophie HannahPoints this post: 5
Total points: 1255
Andy P.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: red
by Dashiell HammettPoints this post: 5
Total points: 1260
5.9 - Isn’t It Romantic?Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Romance” or “Romantic”.
The Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent
10.5. June 19 - National Martini Day
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase SHAKEN NOT STIRRED.
Autumn by Ali Smith
10.10. Gimme S’more
Read s'more by an author you've read before.
The Ice by Laline Paull
This book is new to me. Another book I have read by this author is The Bees.
Points this post: 25
TOTAL POINTS: 355
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 18
Total books read: 23
perletwo10.5. June 19 - National Martini Day - In honor of martinis (and James Bond's famous phrase), read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase SHAKEN NOT STIRRED.
Summer House with Swimming Pool by Herman Koch
Points this task: 10
Total points: 1250
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 11
Big Book ticket requests: 03
Books read: 94
Tasks completed: 65
Readerboard name: D20.9 - Moderator’s Pet
I chose B) ALL the letters of RETIREMENT in the title, subtitle and/or author’s name
After Breast Cancer: A Common-Sense Guide to Life After Treatment by Hester Hill Schnipper
3 E's in sense, life, guide
2 R's in after, treatment
2 T's in treatment
I in guide
M in common
N in common
Post total=20
Season total=130
Readerboard name: D25.11 - Sarah E's Task: Treasure Hunting
Option 1: I chose south (S) and read Solstice by Joyce Carol Oates
Option 3: X marks the spot
The Box Garden by Carol Shields
Post total=25
Season total=155
Janice CArepost: Sorry, I forgot my readerboard name.
25.12 - Trip to Yellowstone
Option 3: Author's initials found in "olD Faithful".
My Way Was North: An Alaskan Autobiography by Frank Dufresne
and
Option 5: Read a book shelved under "travel" on its main page.
Rule No. 5: No Sex on the Bus: Confessions of a Tour Leader by Brian Thacker
+25
total: 90
tasks: 5
books: 7
GO: 1
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CHANDNI25.3 - Diane Whitney's Task: First Time for Everything
Option 1: Read a debut book or the first book published by an author who is New-To-You.
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
This author is new to me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_o... - this says that this novel is his debut
Option 3:
The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson
TLLBE -> BELL
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 465
Books Read: 30
Completed Tasks: 25
CEELEETwo tasks reported in this post.
Task 10,6 GET INSPIRED
In honor of Nelson Mandela Day on July 18 , read a non-fiction biography or autobiography of a person on TIME'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL list who inspires you. State the year in which your person is listed.
I chose former First Lady Michelle Obama who made multiple appearances on the last in 2009, 2011 and 2013.
I chose the biography MICHELLE OBAMA: A LIFE by Peter Slevin.
Michelle Obama: A Life
Total Point for Task: 10
Total Books Read for Task: 1
Total BB Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total GO Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total Point for Summer Challenge 2017: 100
Total Tasks completed for Summer Change 2017: 8
Total Books Read for Summer Challenge 2017: 9
Total BB Tickets Claimed for Summer Challenge 2017: 0
Total GO Tickets Claimed for Summer Challenge 2017: 0
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TASK 25.1Justme's Task: Peace Corps
Two book task from list of options
Option 2: "To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served."
Read a book from the 600+ 5-star rated books on Justme's Read Shelf.
Interesting mix of books, but I chose THE STORM SISTER by Lucinda Riley, mainly because I had coincidentally just checked it out of the library. The book I have has 512 pp. And yes! It is a greet book!
The Storm Sister
Option 3 "To help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans"
Read a book about their service experiences written y a volunteer of a specific service group. Name the group.
I chose MANGO ELEPHANTS IN THE SUN: HOW LIFE IN AN AFRICAN VILLAGE LET ME BE IN MY SKIN by Susana Herrera who served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Africa. The page count in my copy is 280 pp
Mango Elephants in the Sun: How Life in an African Village Let Me Be in My Skin
Total Page Count for both books is: 792 pp
Total Points for Task: 25
Total Books Read for Task: 2
Total Big Book Tickets Claimed for Task: 1
THE STORM SISTER: 512 pp
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total Points for Summer Challenge 2017: 125
Total Tasks Completed for Summer Challenge 2017: 9
Total Books Read for Summer Challenge: 2017: 11
Total BB Tickets Claimed for Summer Challenge 2017: 1
Total GO Tickets Claimed for Summer Challenge 2017: 0
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TANYA D30.5 - Catherine T's Task: Inspired by Books
OPTION 2. Read a book with all author initials found in the two phrases SO IT GOES and/or I CHING
The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand 386 pages
OPTION 3. Read a book with the main page genre World War II. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff 336 pages
Previous points: 300
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 330
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 1
Task 5.1 - A (Wo)Man of Letters Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MEDIEVAL.
Trésors et Légendes de Van Cleef & Arpels by Vincent Meylan
Points this post : 5
Total points 100
BB tickets 0
GO tickets 1
Tasks completed 7
Task 5.3 - Six PackRead a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains a 6.
From the Earth to the Moon (Baltimore Gun Club #1) (1865) by Jules Verne; translated by Lowell Bair (Paperback, Bantam Classic Reissue, 240 pages)
** From the Earth to the Moon is a Golden Oldie, published in 1865**
435 + 05 = 440
Tasks Completed: 23
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 435 + 05 = 440
Books read: 32
Pages read: 9,574
Read but not claimed: 1
Goodreads Authors: 12
Golden Oldies: 06
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Readerboard name: D5.5 - June, July, August
Double Delight by Rosamond Smith 368 pages
5.9 - Isn’t It Romantic?
Lives of the Twins by Rosamond Smith
10.5. June 19 - National Martini Day
To Fear a Painted Devil by Ruth Rendell SHAKEN NOT STIRRED
10.10. Gimme S’more
The Rise of Life on Earth by Joyce Carol Oates
This book is new to me. I have read over 50 books by this author, including A Widow's Story.
Post total=30
Season total=185
Readerboard name: DTask 20.6 - Seasoned Reader-Medieval Time Technologies
I rolled a "2" and chose Option 1: read a book with the number of words in the title you rolled.
George Eastman: Bringing Photography to the People by Lynda Pflueger
Post total=20
Season total=205
Catherine T Task 15.7 - Don't Leave Fingerprints
Read a book set in Brazil
The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley
622pages - academically claiming a Big Book.
And that's me finished - shocked myself that I finished!
"30.5 - Catherine T's Task: Inspired by BooksFor 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 or different options. REQUIRED: State the option(s) you chose in your post."
2 books from 1 option: 2. Read a book with all author initials found in the two phrases SO IT GOES and/or I CHING
The Amateurs (The Amateurs #1) by Sara Shepard
author's initial, SS, found in So goeS
336 pages
Denny Day: The Life and Times of Australia's Greatest Lawman by Terry Smyth
author's initial, TS, found in So iT
352 pages
Total pages read: 688 pages
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 B: Read a book either fiction or nonfiction about an immigrant."
Heart of Fire:One Girl's Extraordinary Journey from Child Soldier to Soul Singer by Senait G. Mehari
Wikipedia page on author noting author's father emigrated first to Hamburg prior to sending for his daughters to follow him. They flew from Sudan to Germany
"Book 2: How did that immigrant get here? How did the immigrant from Option B get to their new country?
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. "
see above note, they flew on plane. There is a plane on top right hand corner of below cover
The Wild Air by Rebecca Mascull
Total this Post: 60
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 6
Season Total: 955
5.3 Six PackI read Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil by Melina Marchetta (published 2016)
5.10 Your Own 8th Wonder
I read Before the Frost by Henning Mankell
10.3 Lean on Me
I read eLEANor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
10.10 Gimme S'more
I read The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny - this book was new to me and I have previously read Still Life by this author.
20.1 Wonder Woman
I chose option 1 and read Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire - her GR profile mentions her pseudonym, Mira Grant.
20.2 Lake Lida Love
I chose option 3 and read A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny - initials in monoPoLy
New Total: 220
20.3 Highly Recommended I chose option B and read Deception Point by Dan Brown - 7808 reviews
30.1 But Who's Counting?
Book 1: Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly - 5 letters in each word
Book 2: The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware - 5 words in title
30.7 My Favorite Things
I chose option 1 and read ThE most daNgeroUs placE on EarTH by liNdsey lee Johnson
I also chose option 2 and read Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal - #159 on the list (page 2)
30.12 Canada 150!
I chose option 3 and read A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny -- I checked this out of the library and it's set 100% in Canada
I also chose option 4 and read
by Lene Kaaberbøl30.14 SRC vs. SRC
I chose option 1 and read Willful Machines by Tim Floreen
I also chose option 4 and read Nexus by Ramez Naam
New Total: 360
Sara G30.1 - 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. Numerals, symbols, punctuation marks within words and other characters count as letters, ex. can't = 5 letters, & = 1 letter. Subtitles should be ignored.
Roman Blood by Steven Saylor
5 letters in each word.
Book 2: Using the letter count of a word from Book 1’s title, read a book with that number of words in the TITLE. All words count including articles. Numerals and symbols such as “&” count as words. Spaces determine words. Subtitles should be ignored.
A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright
5 words in this title.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 850
Theresa10.1. - Seven or Six?
by JK Rowling10.3. - Lean on Me
by Eleanor BrownPoints this post - 20
Total points - 70
Task 5.4 - Best Laid Plans Read a book that fits one of the Spring 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
I choose 15.9 Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction.
Memory of Water (2012) by Emmi Itäranta (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 263 pages)
440 + 05 = 445
Tasks Completed: 24
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 440 + 05 = 445
Books read: 33
Pages read: 9,574 + 263 = 9,837
Read but not claimed: 0
Goodreads Authors: 13
Golden Oldies: 06
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
MegD5.5 - June, July, August
Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs
688 pages (paperback version)
5.9 - Isn’t It Romantic?
The Little Paris Bookshop
5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Play It as It Lays
10.5. June 19 - National Martini Day
Illumination Night
Initials AH
10.9. In Case You Missed Them
The Nest
10.10. Gimme S’more
new to me book: The Water is Wide: A Memoir
previously read: The Prince of Tides
15.6 - The Fugitive
Sharp Objects
15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This
20.2 - Rookie at the Top
Option 2
Stillhouse Lake
20.3 - Best Review
Option B
The Joy Luck Club
20.4 – Golden Oldies
Invincible Summer
Option 1-Author's initials-AA in Harvard
20.5 - Bigger is Better
Hook, Line and Murder
Option B-Murder, She Wrote tv show tie in
Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader
The Red Notebook
Rolled a 3
Option 1-3 words in title
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet
Option B
Mrs. Saint and the Defectives
Retirement in title and author name
This post: 195
Total: 195
10.10. Gimme S’moreTwenty-One Cardinals by Jocelyne Saucier
This book was new to me, but I had previously read And the Birds Rained Down by the same author.
15.5 - Scan It
Read a book where ALL of the letters UPC are found in the title and/or subtitle.
I Capture the Castle
30.4. Sandy's Task: Follow the Author
book 1, read a book of your choice written by a single author.
Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey by Rachel Simon (304 pgs)
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 Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra (381 pgs)
Total New Points: 55
Total Challenge Points: 385
PegW10.4. Surprise!
In honor of serendipity and accidental discoveries, read a book mentioned in the Best Books You Accidentally Read thread.
I read These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 mentioned in message #54
Points this post-10
Total Points -290
Tasks Completed - 20
Chris MD30.1 But Who's Counting
1. Every word in title has the same number of letters
High Five by Janet Evanovich
I listened to the audio version of this book. The MMP has 317 pages.
2. Title has the same number of words as the number of letters in a word from Book 1.
Angels in the Gloom by Anne Perry
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 368 pages.
30.9 Rising Seniors
Option 3: Title or subtitle includes MOUNTAIN, OCEAN, BRIDGE, HIKE, TRAIL
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 315 pages, meeting the 200 page minimum.
Option 4: From Best School Assigned Books list
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
#73 on the first page. My copy was 489 pages, meeting the 200 page requirement.
This book was first published in 1943. Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket.
I decided to take a serious break from competitive reading this summer, so I think this is going to do it for me for this challenge.
Points for this post: 30 + 30 = 60
Total points: 60 + 120 = 180
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 11
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
10.10. Gimme S’moreRead 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.
Eventide by Kent Haruf This book is new to me and read for the first time during the Summer 2017 Challenge. I previously read Plainsong by the same author.
15.3 - Common Good
Option 1: Read one Book 1 AND one Book 2.
Book 1: Read a book written by an author whose FIRST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with a letter that appears on this list of the most common initial letters in first names in English: J, M, R, A, D, C.
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
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.
The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West
This book was first published in 1939. I am claiming one Golden Oldie Ticket
15.7 - Don't Leave Fingerprints
Read a book set at least 50% in a location where cacao beans are grown:...Mexico
Required: If the setting is not evident on the book's main page include a reference or quote from the book when you post.
Kingdom Cons
From the Self Awareness review:
"...centered in the world of northern Mexico cartels..."
http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue....
15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This
Read a book with teeth on the cover.
Required: Include the cover.
15.10 - Best Books
Read a book from one of the Goodreads Newsletter Best Books of the Month lists.
Required: State the date of the list.
Behold the Dreamers is on the August 2016 list
Points this post: 70
G.O. Tickets: 1
5.1 - A (Wo)Man of LettersRead a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MEDIEVAL.
To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Spring 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Required: When you post, indicate which Spring 2017 task you are using and include any information required by the task.
I am using task 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.
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body has 320 pages
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.
Such Small Hands has 108 pages
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: ... rose
LaRose
5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
Miss Lonelyhearts
This book was first published in 1933. I am claiming one Golden Oldie Ticket
Points this post: 25/Total points: 100
G.O. this post: 1/Total G.O. 2
Marina H5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Old Filth by Jane Gardam
Set at least 50% in England
25.8 - Chris MD's Task: Quincy, You’re My Home
Option 5: Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
Page 1 on WWII Historic Fiction
Option 6: Night Road by Kristin Hannah
I've read Winter Garden and The Nightingale and I borrowed this book from the library
That's me done for the Summer Challenge :-)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 460
Big book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 28
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15.5 - Scan It
Inherited: Unexpected Family by Gabrielle Meyer - Unexpected contains all three letters of UPC
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Kristi CO’s Task: Bound for Boston!
Her Cherokee Groom by Valerie Hansen - VH in HarVard
25.11 - Sarah E's Task: Treasure Hunting
Option 3: Sun, Moon, Earth: The History of Solar Eclipses, from Omens of Doom to Einstein and Exoplanets by Tyler Nordgren - X is found in exoplanets
Option 4: Winter Wheat by Mildred Walker - Found on page 2
Golden Oldie - Originally published in 1944
Points this post: 60
Total Points: 620
Golden Oldie books this post: 1
Total Golden Oldie books: 6
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+: 1