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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2017
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30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrate SummerOption 1: Plants
Look for a book that celebrates the abundance of nature in summer. Read a book with a living plant (tree, flower, fruit growing on plant) on the cover. The plant must be shown in nature or living in a pot (with roots) to qualify.
REQUIRED: Include the cover when you post.
I read
. It has a tree on the cover.Option 5: Growth
Read a book that may change your perceptions about the world and will encourage you to grow. Select a book from the first fifteen (15) pages of the list Books that Changed the Way You View Life. (Be certain that the book you select meets task and SRC requirements.)
REQUIRED: State the page and number of the book on the list when posting.
I read Paper Towns. It is on page 3 and number 289 on the list.
Points: 30
Total Points 270
Number of tasks completed:15
Number of books read: 18
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10.7. They Go Together
Read a book that has a number word on the cover.
by Lincoln ChildPoints this post: 10
Total Points: 495
Books Read: 39
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(4)750+(0)1000+(0)
Post #2420.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Nick KY’s Task: Dark Age Wonder
Ross Poldark D-A-R-K
Points this post:20
Total Points:565
Books read:40
Tasks Done:29
Julia10320.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
Scarlett (2292 reviews)
This book has 884 pages so claiming 2 BB tickets.
This post: 20 points, 2 BB
Total Points: 650
Total BB tickets: 9
Tasks completed: 35
Mod
15.1 A One and A Two Cha Cha ChaRead one Book 1 AND one Book 2.
Book 1: Read a book that is identified in the Goodreads metadata as book #1 in a series. Whole numbers only.
The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill
This is the Dr. Siri Paiboun series, book #1.
AND
Book 2: Read a book that is identified in the Goodreads metadata as book #2 in a series. Whole numbers only. The book may be in the same series as Book 1 or in a different series.
Emma's Gift by Leisha Kelly
This is the Wortham Family series, book #2.
Points: 15
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30.3 Bryony's Task: Enjoy the Journey
Option 2: I am the walrus
Book one: Read a book that has been shelved as 'classics' at least 2,000 times on this Goodreads list.
REQUIRED: Include the page of the list on which your book is found in your post.
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Found on page 1 of Popular Classic Books list; shelved 20,533 times as classics.
Page count of MMP = 562 pages
Book two: Read a book that has been on your TBR for at least a year.
The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell
Page count = 197
On TBR 5/2011
562 + 197 = 759
Points: 30
Grand Total Points: 255
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder WomanOption 2: DOUBLE TROUBLE - Read a book whose title consists of at least two words beginning with the same letter.
Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl
Points
This task: 20
Total: 90
LAVENDER30.4. Sandy's Task: Follow the Author
Book 1: Read a book of your choice written by a single author.
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 374 pages
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
Exodus Code by Carole E. Barrowman 366 pages
Ernest Cline and Exodus Code contain EC, books combined are over 500 pages.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 490
Tasks Completed: 27
Books Read: 37
Big Book Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 6
Readerboard name: Rebecca OH30.13 - JennRenee's Task: A Busy Year of Changes
Option B
Book 1 -
has a white dress on the cover.Book 2 - The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman has the author's initials in MRANDMRS, ignoring the middle initial L per the task rules.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 560
10.7 - THEY GO TOGETHER -
10.10 - GIMME S'MORE - The Award by Danielle Steel.
I have also read H.R.H. by this author.
15.9 - SLAYING DRAGONS - Waking the Dragon
TOTAL POINTS 1000
50.1 - Diane's Task: On the MendOption 1: Must move
Read a book with a present-tense action verb in the title or subtitle.
Racing Through the Dark
(354 pages)
Option 2: Armchair travel
Read a book I have read in my past travels that fits SRC guidelines.
Northern Lights
This is found in message 7.
I think it is clear from the GR record, but just in case: Northern Lights is the original title and The Golden Compass is the title it was published as in the US, and which appears on Diane's list. They are the same book though.
(399 pages)
Option 5: KHP, or Kitty Healing Powers
Read a book either with a picture of a cat on the cover or with the stand-alone word “cat” found in the title or subtitle.
Street Cat Bob
(107 pages)
Task requires 801 pages to be read:
354 + 399 + 107 = 860
Points claimed this post: 50
Total points: 565
Books read: 45
Tasks completed: 38
Big book tickets: 4
Golden oldie tickets: 6
10.6. Get InspiredLong Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela 2004 and 2005.
30.6 - Mazza1's Task: First Friday
Option 1
Reduced to Moonlight ebook approved for length msg #6286 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 2
Dead Witch Walking
List: Wicca and other Pagan based Fiction, page 1
Points this post: 40
Points total: 880
GO total: 0
BB total: 6
Tasks completed: 48
Books read: 67
Amy O.30.11 - Perletwo's task: A Place Both Wonderful and Strange
Book 1 - book set in Washington state
Oxygen by Carol Cassella (set in Seattle)
Link to paperback edition: Oxygen
Book 2: book published in 1992 or 2017
American Street by Ibi Zoboi, published in 2017
Link to paperback edition: American Street
This post: 30 points
Total points: 425
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 28
Big Books: 1
Booklover **15.1**
Book 1 Master and Commander
Book 2 Post Captain
**15.2**
Book 1 The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry (madness)
Book 2 A Beautiful Mind (beautiful)
**15.3**
Option 2 The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
**15.4**
Option 2 The Mystery of Edwin Drood
(Historical in genre. Mystery found in The Mystery Trend)
**15.5**
The Compound
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This post 75 points
Overall total 225 points
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Booklover **15.6**
Red Dragon
**15.7**
The Islands at the End of the World
Set in Hawaii
**15.8**
**15.9**
(Page 1 of list)
**15.10**
(July 2015 list)
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This post 75 points
Total 300 points
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Blueberry5.5 Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 6, 7 or 8.
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
15.3 Common Good
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
The Road
15.7 Read a book set at least 50% in a location where cacao beans are grown:
The Whistler is set in Florida.
20.3 Opt B: Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews.
Death Comes for the Archbishop
This book is a GO, first published in 1927.
Pts: 55
Total pts: 325
GO: 2
BB: 2
Bookwrm526Task #20.7 - Sunshine Mining Memorial
Option 2A: Read a book first published between May 2, 1972 and May 2, 1974 inclusive. I read Marathon Man by William Goldman, first published January 1, 1974.
Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 570
Sarah E25.8 - Chris MD's Task: Quincy, You’re My Home
Option 2: "Inn" in the title
The Inn at the Edge of the World
Option 3: Cup of coffee/tea on cover
I read the kindle edition, top paperback (no MMP) is Shakespeare on Toast: Getting a Taste for the Bard
Points this post: 25
Total points: 515
Sarah E25.3 - Diane Whitney's Task: First Time for Everything
Option 1: Debut book
Firecracker by Charles R. Verhey - 340 pages
This is the only book listed on the author's page, he has written no others - therefore it must be his debut. It is a new to me book by a new to me author.
Option 2: First book in a series
The Last Kashmiri Rose (Joe Sandilands #1) - 288 pages
This is a new to me series.
340 + 288 = 628 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 540
10.10 - Gimme S’moreNew to you book by a previously read author- Read A Bell for Adano by John Hersey. This book is new to me. I had previously read Hiroshima before by the same author.
20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
Option B: A book with at least 1000 GR Reviews - Read Oliver Twist. As of this posting, Oliver Twist has 5,354 reviews.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
Option 1: Rolled a 4, so, 4 words in the title - Read The Book of Books by Les Krantz.
A Bell for Adano was published in 1944 and Oliver Twist was published in 1838, so, I claim 2 Golden Oldie tickets.
Also, Oliver Twist is 608 pages, so, I claim 1 BB ticket.
Points these task: 50
Total points: 220
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 20
Tasks completed: 13
Siobhan5.7 - Medieval Times
Read a book that has been shelved at least 10 times as “medieval” from the list Popular Medieval Books
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary
Found on page 1, shelved as medieval 328 times
Beowulf was first published in 975 (whoa) so I claim 1 Golden Oldie Ticket
Points this post: 5
Total points: 710
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
Tasks completed: 38
CEELEE Task 30.6 FIRST FRIDAY
Two book task. Choose two books from options and state options.
Book 1: Option 2
Read a book from the first two pages of three lists based on First Fridays in the Catholic Church.
I chose the list WICCA AND OTHER PAGAN BASED RELIGIONS
The book I chose is DARK WITCH by Nora Roberts which is #59 on the list.
Dark Witch
Book 2: Option 3
Read a book whose title, not exceeding subtitle, is more than two words and is either alliterative o a tautogram.
I chose the book with the alliterative title CAT ON A HYACINTH HUNT by Carol Nelson Douglas.
Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt
Total points for Task: 30
Total Books read for task: 2
Total BB tickets claimed for task: 0
Total GO tickets claimed for task: 0
Total points for Summer Challenge 2017: 155
Total tasks completed for Summer Challenge 2017: 10
Total Books read for Summer Challenge 2017: 13
Total BB tickets claimed d for Summer 2017: 1
Total GO tickets claimed for Summer Challenge 2017: 0
Sarah E15.3 - Common Good
Option 2: Zero Day by David Baldacci
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the top MMP.
At 553 pages Zero Day is a Big Book. I claim 1 BB ticket.
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Kristi CO’s Task: Bound for Boston!
Option 1: Author initials in HARVARD and/or MIT
The Severn Tsunami? The Story of Britain's Greatest Natural Disaster by Mike Hall
Points this post: 35
Total points: 575
BB tickets this post: 1
Total BB tickets: 1
One change & 2 new:15.5 - Scan It
Read a book where ALL of the letters UPC are found in the title and/or subtitle.
A Cup of Normal
30.5- Catherine T's Task: Inspired by Books
Read 1 or 2 books, but you must read a minimum of 600 pages.
Both Option 2. Read a book with all author initials found in the two phrases SO IT GOES and/or I CHING.
Servicing the Target Cherise Sinclair
CS Paperback, 340 pages
The Darkest Promise Gena Showalter GS pb 262 pgs
340+262=602 pgs
30.14 - Brooke TX's Task: SRC vs. SRC
read one or two books, but the total number of pages read must be at least 600.
Option 2: Read a book with both a 1 and a 5 found in the first published year (e.g. 2015 or 1995).
Servicing the Target 2015
Paperback, 340 pages
changed to:
Bad Wolf 2015
pb 209 pgs
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in "GRAND PRIZE WINNER".
No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished Rachel Aaron RA
Paperback, 516 pages
209+516 = 725 pgs
Cumulative Total 565+45 = 610 pts
Jen UT15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This
Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between by Lauren Graham
20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
I rolled a 6.
Option 2: The Gallery by Laura Marx Fitzgerald
Points this post: 35
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Total points: 105
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM 25.5 - KatieGirl's Task: Whole30
I chose Options 1 and 2.
Option 1: I read Blue Plate Special: An Autobiography of My Appetites by Kate Christensen. "Food and Drink > Food" is an MPG (verified).
Option 2: I read Morningstar: Growing Up with Books by Ann Hood. None of the prohibited MPGs are present.
30.4. Sandy's Task: Follow the Author
Book 1: I read Dear Fahrenheit 451: A Librarian's Love Letters and Break-Up Notes to the Books in Her Life by Annie Spence. I read a galley, but the hardcover will have 288 pages.
Book 2: I read The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore. I read an audiobook, the paperback has 465 pages. A and S are in "America's Shining" in the subtitle.
288p+465p=753p
30.6 - Mazza1's Task: First Friday
I chose Options 1 and 3.
Option 1: I read Friend (With Benefits) Zone by Laura Brown, first published June 27, 2017 (mass market paperback).
Option 3: I read The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare, which is alliterative.
Previous point total: 505
New points this post: 25+30+30
Total points: 590
New tasks completed in this post: 3
Total tasks: 35
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 1
Readerboard Name: Sarah D25.3 - 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.
Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes
The Goodreads synopsis states that this is his first book and it won the First Novel Prize in 2010. I have never ready anything else by Karl Marlantes.
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. Hyphenated words may be used as separate words. You do NOT have to use all the letters.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
The word TOAST can be spelled by taking the T from the first "the", O from "of" A from "Aristotle" S from "Secrets" and T from the second "the"
points this post: 25
total points: 235
big book ticket: 1 Matterhorn is 663 pages
Readerboard Name: Sarah D25.10 - BellaGBear's Task: OLD LOVE AND NEW LOVE
Book A: A New-to-You Book
Option 1: to find the good in bad - read a book on the first three pages of one of these lists:
The Most Begun "Read But Unfinished" (Initiated) Book Ever
Favorite Poorly-Rated Books
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
This book is on page 3 of Most Begun but Unfinished list. This was my first time reading this book, but I will definitely re-read in the future
Book B: a re-read
Option 2: Re-read a book you have read before you were 18 and loved, but haven’t read since.
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
I remember re-reading this series when I broke my leg when I was 11. I haven't picked it up since. These were my favorite books as a kid and I still love them for the detail of what life was like in the 1880s
Points this post: 25
total points: 260
Readerboard Name: Sarah D30.7 - TessaVanessa's Task: My Favorite Things
Option 3: Read a book with sunglasses on the cover.
The Fall Guy by James Lasdun
Option 5: Read a book with one of the top 100 dog names as the author’s first or last name. Name must be on this website: Top 100 Dog Names.
by Bernadette MurphyMurphy appears on the top 100 dog names list
Points this post: 30
total points: 290
Readerboard Name: Sarah D30.14 - 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."
by Suzanne BrockmannRead a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in "GRAND PRIZE WINNER".
by Roxane GayPoints this post: 30
total points: 320
Delicious Dee25.5 - KatieGirl's Task: Whole30
1. It Starts with Food - Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books - shelved as Food by 121ppl
3. Food Freedom Forever - What Wendy Wants
25.12 - Amanda A's Task passed to McCathy: Trip to Yellowstone
Option 3 - Tall, Tatted and Tempting - authors initials TF found in OLD FAITHFUL
Option 5 - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory - shelved as death by 185ppl
30.6 - Mazza1's Task: First Friday
Option 1 - Tall, Dark & Hungry - first published July 1, 2004
Option 3 - Smart, Sexy and Secretive - 3 words start with an S sound
Points this Post: 80
Points Overall: 810
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1); 750+ (1)
Cindy FTask 5.2 Location, Location, Location
Book set in Egypt
Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters
Points this post:5
Total points:120
Tasks completed:11
Books Read:13
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Nick KY’s Task: Dark Age WonderFor this task, read one book whose title/subtitle contains the letters DARK. The letters may be altogether in one word, or in various words split between the title and/or subtitle as recorded on GR.
I read The President Is a Sick Man: Wherein the Supposedly Virtuous Grover Cleveland Survives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the Courageous Newspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth which has all the letters for DARK: the pResiDent is a sicK mAn
points: 355
books read: 26
tasks completed: 21
Big Books: 3
pages read: 9714
SandiCompleted Tasks
NOTE: I wish to remove Breathless from task 20.2
15.3 - Common Good
Using Option 2 where one book fits both criteria. Author's first name begins with a J and author's last name begins with a M
Kindle edition I read: Another Saturday Night and I Ain't Got No Body by Jennie Marts
Paperback edition: Another Saturday Night and I Ain't Got No Body
30.4. Sandy's Task: Follow the Author
★Book #1: Book of choice by a single author
Kindle book I read: Breathless by Scott Prussing
Hardcover edition: Breathless - 254 pp
★Book #2: Book title contains words that start with the letters of book #1's author
Kindle edition I read: Summer People
Most popular paperback edition: Summer People - 268 pp
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 350
Less Task Removed: -20
Points Earned this Post: 45
Total Points To Date: 375
Readerboard: SAM M30.12 - Wayne's Task: Canada 150!
Total pages: 848
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose first, last, and any middle initials are found in the word SESQUICENTENNIAL.
Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir - 368 pages
Author is Amy Tan - SESQUICENTENNIAL
ARC received from publisher.
Option 4: Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% red/white.
A God in Ruins - 480 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 335/1270
Books Read: 27
Tasks Completed: 21
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 5
CathyG 25.5 - KatieGirl's Task: Whole30
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.
The Cherry Cola Book Club by Ashton Lee
3. Food Freedom Forever
Read a book with a title with exactly 3 words where all words in the title start with the same letter.
My Man, Michael by Lori Foster
25.7 - TrishHartUK's Task: Strawberries and Cream
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM.
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley
Option 2: Read a book with two authors).
Powerless by Tera Lynn Childs and Tracy Deebs
Points this post: 50
Total points: 750
Tasks completed: 35
Books read: 54
Big Book Ticket: 0 Golden Oldie Ticket: 0
Brooklyn25.10 – Old Love and New Love
Book 1, Option A1:
Read a book by an author who is a Nobel Prize for Literature winner.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Golding won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. Both the book and the author are new to me.
Book 2, Option 2
Read a book I previously read before I turned 18.
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
This book is a reread. I previously read this book when I was 14-years-old.
*Claiming a Golden Oldie – first published in 1939*
Points this post: 25
Total points: 545/1270
Tasks completed: 28/67
Books read: 40
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
Readerboard name: D5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Lives of the Twins by Rosamond Smith
Post total=5
Season total=205
BARBARA ★25.3 - Diane Whitney's Task: First Time for Everything
Option 2: The Battle Sylph - L.J. McDonald 8/9
(#1 in Slyph series which is New-To-Me)
Option 3: How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/28
HTTABISD - HABIT
Total Pages: Book 1 (323 pages) + Book 2 (396 pages) = 719 pages
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 825
10.6. Get InspiredRead a non-fiction biography or autobiography of a person listed on Time's 100 Most Influential list who inspires you.REQUIRED: State the year in which your person is listed.
My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
RBG was on the list in 2015
15.6 - The Fugitive
Read a book with the main page genre Thriller.
Into the Water
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder Woman
Option 1: SECRET IDENTITY
Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym.
REQUIRED: If the author's GR profile does not mention their pseudonym, please provide a link to the information when posting.
Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart, which is a pseudonym for Emily Jenkins
From her Wiki page: Emily Jenkins (born 1967), who sometimes uses the pen name E. Lockhart,[3] is an American writer of children's picture books, young-adult novels, and adult fiction. She is known best for the Ruby Oliver quartet (which begins with The Boyfriend List), The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, and We Were Liars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Lock...
I read an ARC of this book.
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
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
This book is 512 pages. am claiming one Big Book Ticket
Points this post: 65/Total points: 165
BB Tickets this point: 1/ Total BB Tickets: 1
20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly RecommendedOption B: Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews.
Shotgun Lovesongs had 1,897 reviews at the time of this posting.
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Kristi CO’s Task: Bound for Boston!
Choose one option and read one book.
REQUIRED: Identify the option you chose.
Option 1: Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the words HARVARD
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
REQUIRED: State the number you rolled and the option you choose.
I rolled a 7
Option 2: Numbering System: read a book where the number you rolled appears in the date the book was first published.
Little Fires Everywhere This book is being published in 2017; I read an ARC of this book
Total points this post: 60/Total points: 225
Amber5.3 - Six Pack
FIRST published in a year that contains a 6
This was published in 2016.
Goldie Vance Volume 1 by Hope Larson
eBook, PB for length
10.6 - Get Inspired
Non-fiction biography or autobiography of a person listed on Time's 100 Most Influential list who inspires you
John Lewis was on the list in 2017. This book was approved in the task help thread here.
March: Book One by John Lewis
10.7 - They Go Together
Has a number word on the cover
The word "two" is written out at the bottom of the cover.
by Hope LarsoneBook, PB for length
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder Woman
Option 3 - book from the I am Woman Hear Me Roar listopia
Darkfever is on page 1 of the list.
Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
eBook, MMPB for length
20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
Option 1 - book with the number of words in the title you rolled.
I rolled a 3 and thus read a book with 3 words in the title.
The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan
Audiobook, PB for length
Points this post: 65
Total points: 450
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 3
5.1 - A (Wo)Man of LettersSpark by Evan Angler
5.4
10.3 Aim High from Spring 2017
Read a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads
The Calling 3766 5 star ratings.
685 + 10 = 695
BB 4
GO 4
Pamela326525.7 - TrishHartUK's Task: Strawberries and Cream
Option 1: Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard - Author's initials are found in CreaM
Option 2: Private Paris by James Patterson and Mark T. Sullivan
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 645
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
Kristen IA15.2 - All’s Well Than Ends Well
Read one Book 1 AND one Book 2.
Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ENDS in “ness.”
Sweet Forgiveness by Lori Nelson Spielman
AND
Book 2: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ENDS in ‘ful.”
Beautiful Redemption by Jamie McGuire
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Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 235/1270
Tasks Completed: 23/67
BB: 0
GO: 0
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Brooklyn's Task: Lake Lida Love
Option 3
Why Stay Catholic?: Unexpected Answers to a Life-Changing Question
Michael LeachInitials found in Monopoly
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 350
BB:0
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 15
Total Books read: 20
CEELEETask 50.1 Diane's Task: On The Mend
Three book task. Read three books from available options. Total number of pages required for task: 801 pp
Book 1: Option 1: Must Move
Read a book with a present tense active verb in the title or subtitle.
I chose DANCING ON MY GRAVE by Gelsey Kirkland and her husband Greg Lawrence. Dancing is a very active activity. It is not my best talent but my personal favorite form of exercise that I do every day
Dancing on My Grave
Total page count : 288pp
Book2 Option 5: KHP or Kitty Healing Powers
Read a book with a cat on the cover or the word "cat" in the title or subtitle. Required: If using a cat in the cover post the cover.
I read CAT GOT YOUR CASH by Julie Chase, the second in the Kitty Couture series, Both the cover and title work for this task.
Total page count for book: 336 pp
Cat Got Your Cash
Book 3: Option 6: Physical Therapy
Read a book where the author's initials can be found in the words PHYSICAL THERAOY.
I chose BEHIND HER EYES by Sarah Pinborough. S for Sarah is in PHYSICAL and P for Pinborough is in both words.
Total Page Count is 307 pp
Total from all three books:
Book 1: 288 pp
Book 2: 336 pp
Book 3: 307 pp
Total pages read for Task: 931 pp
Total Points for Task: 50
Total Books Read for Task: 3
Total BB tickets claimed for Task: 0
Total GO Tickers claimed for Task: 0
Total Points for Summer Challenge 2017: 205
Total Tasks completed for Summer Challenge 2017: 11
Total Books Read for Sumer Challenge 2017: 16
Total BB Tickets Claimed for Summer Challenge 2017: 1
Total GO Tickets Claimed for Summer Challenge 2017: 0
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Summer Challenge 2017e
I met a personal goal for the Seasonal Reading Challenge 2017 with over 200 points. earned! YAY ME!
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perletwo10.8. "The (Fill In The Blank) Who..." - For this task find and read a book whose title/subtitle follows the formula "The (insert noun here) Who (insert verb here)...". Examples: The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Man Who Sold the Moon.
The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie and the 1970s
Points this task: 10
Total points: 1260
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 11
Big Book ticket requests: 03
Books read: 95
Tasks completed: 66
25.3 - Diane Whitney's Task: First Time for EverythingOption 1 - Read a debut book or the first book published by an author who is New-To-You
Farm Fresh Murder by Paige Shelton
This is a new author for me
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Option 2 - Read the first book in a New-To-You series
The Gunslinger
This is a new series for me
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 785
Total Tasks: 34
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
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Option B: Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews. You can find the number of reviews under the author's name, at the far right hand side.
Jesus' Son: Stories with 1,656 reviews at time of posting.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 145/1270
Tasks completed: 11/67
Books read: 12