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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2017
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Very excited to get started on this season. Thanks to the mods for all your work getting the tasks ready. 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 chose task 5.7 - Modern Classics. I read Of Mice and Men which appears on page one of the modern classics list.
The book was first published in 1937 so I'm claiming one golden oldie ticket.
Points claimed this post: 5
Total points: 5
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
Big book tickets: 0
Golden oldie tickets: 1
Oma12295.5 - June, July, August
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 6, 7 or 8.
The Maverick Cookbook: Iconic Recipes & Tales from New Mexico by Lynn Cline
Total Points-5/1270
Total Tasks- 1/67
Total Golden Oldie Books-()
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into ThisRead a book with teeth on the cover.
I read:
The cover image was approved in post #22 of the task help thread.
Points claimed this post: 15
Total points: 20
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
Big book tickets: 0
Golden oldie tickets: 1
Mod
read a book that has a number word on the cover
read One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
points this post= 10
total points= 10
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 5.2 Location, Location, Location
Northanger Abbey set in England
originally published in 1817, claiming one GO ticket
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5/1270
GO Tickets: 1
BB Tickets: 0
Elizabeth PTask 10.5 - National Martini Day
Author's Initials in SHAKEN NOT STIRRED
The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
shaken not stiRRed
AR Bookfind level of MG+, so no restrictions
At 512 pages, good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
Link: Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 10
Total Tasks: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 1
perletwo5.2 - Location, Location, Location - Read a book set at least 50% in a location of a medieval wonder: England, Italy, Turkey, China, Egypt.
Mrs. McGinty's Dead - England
5.3 - Six Pack - Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains a 6 such as 1968, 1976 or 2016.
Ghostbusters Movie Novelization - 2016
Points this task: 10
Total points: 10
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 00
Big Book ticket requests: 00
Books read: 02
Tasks completed: 02
Brave15.1 - A One and A Two Cha Cha Cha: Read 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.
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.
Book 1: Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill
Page count in my edition: 168 pages
Book 2: Locke & Key, Volume 2: Head Games by Joe Hill
Page count in my edition: 160 pages
Total points this post: 15
Total points: 15
LAUREN JODI10.9 - In Case You Missed Them
NPR Best books of 2016:
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 10/1270
Total Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1/67
5.5 - June, July, AugustRead a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 6, 7 or 8.
Rise of the Dragons by Morgan Rice
The page count: 228 pages
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5/1270
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book: 0
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1/67
10.10. Gimme S’moreHelp Thread
August 10 is National S'mores Day. 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.
I read Conviction, which is NOT a reread. I have read Run You Down and Invisible City.
points: 10
Books read: 1
tasks completed: 1
pages read: 319
DIANESuper excited to be back after an extended absence!
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.
At the Bottom of the River by Jamaica Kincaid
This book has 96 pages. It is also my one allowed book below 100 pages.
Points Claimed this Post: 5
Total Points: 5/1270
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book: 0
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1/67
KATRINAT10.9. In Case You Missed Them
Read a book from NPR's list of Best Books of 2016
Spill Simmer Falter Wither, Sara Baume
Points Claimed this Post: 10
Total Points: 10/1270
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book: 0
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1/67 (10.9)
Brave10.10. 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.
Locke & Key, Vol. 3: Crown of Shadows by Joe Hill
Page count in my edition: 152
This was the first time I've read this book, making it a new-to-me book.
I previously have read (and re-read) both Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft and Locke & Key, Volume 2: Head Games by Joe Hill. The first time for both of those was in October 2015, and I read them both again yesterday! It was definitely time for me to continue on with this series.
Total points this post: 10
Total points: 25
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 10.7 They Go Together - read a book that has a number word on the cover
Eight Hundred Grapes
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 15/1270
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
GO Tickets: 1
BB Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name: PhantomswifeTask 5.3 6-Pack (Published Date Contains a Six)
Every Man for Himself published Oct 9, 1996
Points claimed this post: 5
Total points: 5
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
Big book tickets: 0
Golden oldie tickets: 0
reader board name - MAZZA1.TASK 30. 2 Celebrate Summer
BOOKS
Option 1
living plant on cover - approved in help threadOption 4 At Bertram's Hotel- Author initials in VACATION (AC for Agatha Christie)
POINTS THIS POST 30
TOTAL POINTS 30
Total books Read 2
Tasks Completed - 1
Queen Bee Darlene10.5 National Martini Day - Book whose author initials are found in SHAKEN NOT STIRRED
A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
10 points
10.6 Get Inspired - autobiography or biography of someone listed on Time's 100 Most Influential List
Decision Points by George W. Bush Decision Points
George W. Bush was on the list in 2004, 2005, 2006, & 2008
10 Points
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 20
Brave5.4 - 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 selected the Spring 2017 5.5 task: Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 3, 4, or 5.
Locke & Key, Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom by Joe Hill
Page count in my edition: 152 pages
The number 5 is in the number of pages.
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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.
Locke & Key, Vol. 5: Clockworks by Joe Hill
Page count in my edition: 160
The number 6 is in the number of pages.
Total points this post: 10
Total points: 35
Readerboard Name: MELLY20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Nick KY’s Task: Dark Age Wonder: For this task, read one book whose title/subtitle contains the letters DARK.
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin
Points claimed this post: 20
Total points: 20
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
Big book tickets: 0
Golden oldie tickets: 0
Brave10.1. - Seven or Six?: Read a book that is #6 or #7 in a series.
Locke & Key, Vol. 6: Alpha & Omega by Joe Hill
Page count in my edition: 192
#6 in the Locke & Key series
Total points this post: 10
Total points: 45
Natalie CH15.10 - Best Books
Girl at War by Sara Nović
This book is listed on the May 2015 list
Points this task: 15
Grand Total:15
Tasks completed:1
Books read:1
Oma12295.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
The Story Of Appleby Capple by Anne Parrish
Please Note: This is a children's book that is not listed on Accelerated Reader website.
Claiming The Story Of Appleby Capple as a GO book as it was published in 1950.
Total Points-10/1270
Total Tasks- 2/67
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
perletwo30.14 - 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."
Bone Box by Faye Kellerman
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in "GRAND PRIZE WINNER".
The Last Houseparty: A Crime Novel by Peter Dickinson
For this task, you can read one or two books, but the total number of pages read must be at least 600.
#1 top pb ed 432 pgs; #4 top pb ed 222 pgs; = 654 pgs
Points this task: 30
Total points: 40
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 00
Big Book ticket requests: 00
Books read: 04
Tasks completed: 03
CHANDNI15.3 - Common Good
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
-Read a book written by an author whose FIRST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with a letter that appears on this list of the most common initial letters in first names in English: J, M, R, A, D, C.
-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.
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 15
Books Read: 1
Completed Tasks: 1
JUKKA5.3 - Six Pack
Book first published in a year that contains 6.
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 5: Super Famous by G. Willow Wilson was first released in 2016.
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
A task from the last challenge: 5.5 - book whose page count includes 3, 4, or 5.
Saga, Vol. 5 by Brian K. Vaughan has a pagecount of 152.
10.1. - Seven or Six?
Book that is #6 or #7 in a series.
Saga, Vol. 6 by Brian K. Vaughan is #6 in Saga.
10.7. They Go Together
Book with a number word on the cover.
by Brian K. Vaughan has the word "FIVE".10.10. Gimme S’more
A book by an author from whom I've read another book before.
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Crushed by G. Willow Wilson. This book was new to me. I've previously read from her Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal.
Points this post: 40
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 40/1270
Total Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 5/67
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
5.9 - Isn’t It Romantic?August is Romance Awareness Month. Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Romance” or “Romantic”.
The Faerie Guardian by Rachel Morgan
I had the genre verified in the help thread. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 10/1270
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book: 0
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2/67
Task 15.8 – Sink Your Teeth Into ThisTeeth visible on cover
I listened to the audio / NO MMP / Paperback: أرجوك اعتنِ بأمي
TEETH seen in HELP thread
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 15 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
MicheleC15.6 - The Fugitive
Read a book with the main page genre Thriller.
Confessions
Confessions by Kanae Minato
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
MicheleC15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This
Read a book with teeth on the cover.
Anthony Robbins
Points this task: 15
Total points: 30
Mod
read a book that has a number word on the
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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.
read Follow Me Back (Follow Me Back #1)
by A.V. Geiger cover
Book 2: Read a book that is identified in the Goodreads metadata as book #2 in a series.
read Firefight (Reckoners #2)
by Brandon Sanderson
total points this post -25
total points this challenge -25
Natalie CH10.9 - In Case You Missed Them
NPR Best books of 2016:
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between by Hisham Matar
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 25
Total Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
Creynard10.5. June 19 - National Martini Day
Conviction by Nicole Edwards
Author's initials N.E. both found in SHAKEN.
15.4 - Summer of Love
Option 2
Fair Game by Patricia Briggs
GR Main Page Genre of Fantasy. "Fair" is my word.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 25
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Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
DIANE10.6. Get Inspired
July 18 is Nelson Mandela Day. Read a non-fiction biography or autobiography of a person listed on Time's 100 Most Influential list who inspires you. Nelson Mandela was on the list in 2004 and 2005. REQUIRED: State the year in which your person is listed.
Person: Binyavanga Wainaina
Year listed: 2014
I read Wainaina's autobiography One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir by Binyavanga Wainaina.
Points Claimed this Post: 10
Total Points: 15/1270
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2/67
CHANDNI20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Book Concierge: Happy Retirement
Option B: Read a book where ALL the letters of RETIREMENT can be found in the title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
3 E’s in Erin, morgEnstErn
2 R’s in eRin morgensteRn
2 T’s in nighT, morgensTern
1 I in nIght
1 N in Night
1 M in Morgenstern
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 35
Books Read: 2
Completed Tasks: 2
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in a location of a medieval wonder: England, Italy, Turkey, China, Egypt.
--> Giant Days, Vol. 3
--> Setting 100%: England
[Points]
This post: 5
Total: 5
Readerboard name MAZZA1Task 10,9 Read a book from NPR's list of best books for 2016 http://apps.npr.org/best-books-2016/
Book Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
Date read 03/06/2017
Points this post 10
Total points 40
Books read this post 1
Total books read 3
15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This
Scream for Me by Karen RoseIf you enlarge the book cover, you can see the woman's teeth
Total Points: 0 + 15 = 15
10.8. "The (Fill In The Blank) Who..."The Ones Who Matter Most by Rachael Herron
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 5.9 Isn't It Romantic - Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Romance” or “Romantic”.
Cranberry Bluff
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 20/1270
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
GO Tickets: 1
BB Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyReposting
Task 10.7 They Go Together - read a book that has a number word on the cover
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 20/1270
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
GO Tickets: 1
BB Tickets: 0
Reader Name: Daphne20.9
B.Supernatural Serial Killers: What makes them murder?
384 pages
RET in supERnaTural
IRE in sERIal
ME in MakEs
N in superNatural
T in whaT
30.14
2. Carter & Lovecraft
1st published 2015 306pages
4. Fire in the Blood by Erin M. Evans
464 pages E's in prizE and winnEr
Reader Name: Daphne5.2
Location 50%:England, Italy, Turkey, China, Egypt
LOCATION: ENGLAND
An Utterly Impartial History of Britain or 2000 Years of Upper Class Idiots In Charge
Readerboard Name MAZZA1Task 15.6 the Fugitive
Read a book with the main page genre Thriller.
The Woman in Cabin 10
MPG Thriller
Points this post - 15
Total Points to date 55
Books read this post 1
Total Books Read 4
Tasks Completed 3
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.
Astor Place Vintage
This book has 416 pages
Total points: 5
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 15.7 Don't Leave Fingerprints
Dearly Devoted Dexter set in Florida, USA
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 35/1270
Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4
GO Tickets: 1
BB Tickets: 0
readerboard name: boromom5.5 - June, July, August read a book with # 6, 7, or 8 in it.
The Time Traveler's Wife
points this post:5
total points: 5
big book ticket: 1- 518 pages
30.3 Enjoy the JourneyOption 3: Paperback Writer
The Gunslinger by Stephen King
The page count: 231 pages
(parasol on the cover)The page count: 285 pages
Total page count: 516 pages
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 30
CindyFTask 5.9 Isn't it Romantic?
Genre RomanceLabor Day by Joyce Maynard
Points this post:5
Total points:5
Tasks completed:1
Books Read:1
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
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NOTES:
1. You MUST post a link to books claimed for a task. Be sure that you have linked to the correct edition. See How-to and links to books in your completed task posts. The links must be posted with the individual tasks - a list of links elsewhere in the post is not sufficient.
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3. If you are claiming a Big Book ticket, you must claim it along with the individual task post and specifically state that it is a Big Book ticket claim. You must include the number of pages in the book, and a link to the edition you used to establish page count. Simply including the number of pages or providing a list of books elsewhere in the post is not sufficient.
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