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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2018
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MAZZA1 25.6 - Diane Whitney's: Pure Michigan!
Choose two different options and read a book that fulfills the requirements for each. REQUIRED: State which options you choose.
The COMBINED total of both books must be at least 500 pages.
Option 2 - Read a book by a single author whose name contains both the letters U and P.
Beautiful You Chuck Palahniuk 240 pages
Option 4 - Read a book whose title begins with any of the letters H, O, M, E or S.
Scythe 435 pages
Page requirement exceeded total pages read 675
Points this post = 25
Total points to date = 665
trishhartuk25.2 Nick KY’s Task: This Summer’s Theme, more or less
Option B. Read a book with a beverage in a drinking glass, cup or mug on its cover.
Read the kindle edition, which has this cover.
PB to confirm the page count, here
Option D. Summer at the Gulf. Read a book with at least three words in the title, the first letter of each word beginning with a letter from: THE GULF OF MEXICO.
The Garden of Evening Mists, Tan Twan Eng
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
The Gulf Of MExico
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 160
Tasks Completed: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
15.6 - They Call It Acting! Read a book from the following list: Thespians.
Book read: The Phantom of the Opera
How it fits: #8 on the list, page 1
First published in 1910, claiming 1 GO Ticket
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Total points: 285
Books read: 20
Tasks completed: 16
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 3
15.2 - In Memory of...….Book 1: Book 1 - In memory of Stephen Hawking, read a nonfiction book with a main page genre of science, standalone or embedded.
I read an ebook version of A Briefer History of Time
Book 2: In memory of Tom Wolfe, read a single author book with the author's initials found in the phrase RADICAL CHIC
I read an ebook version of An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine the most popular paperback edition is Femeia de hârtie
Total New Points: 15
Total challenge points: 160
GO's: 1
Sara G20.4 - Golden Oldies - Heather's Task: A few of my favorite bookish websites
Option 2: Bookish News
For this option read a book whose author's initials can be found in either BOOK RIOT or THE MILLIONS
Melusine by Sarah Monette
THE MILLIONS
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Perletwo's Task: If Not For Bad Luck...
3. This day isn't merely unsettling; it's produced a clinical phobia. Note the fear of Friday the 13th by reading a book with a single author whose initials can be found in the term FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA. Middle initials may be ignored. Letters may be used only as often as they occur in the term.
The Fortune Hunter by Daisy Goodwin
FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 569 pages.
**The Fortune Hunter is a Big Book (569 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Bookwrm526's Task: I DO have a sense of humor!!
Option 2: Spaceballs. This is another one with a lot of supposedly snappy dialog that he subjects me to on a regular basis, but I just don’t find funny, though I do find it moderately more amusing than Airplane! For this option, read a book set at least 50% aboard a space ship.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
20.10 - Group Reads
I chose to read Dark Matter by Blake Crouch and I posted about it in the discussion thread here.
Points this post: 80
Big Books this post: 1
Total points: 245
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.3 The Lion King
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. It is found on page 3 of the list,
Points this post: 5
Total points: 265
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 24
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.6 Radio City Music Hall
Miss You by Kate Eberlen. KE in ROCkeTTES
Points this post: 10
Total points: 275
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 25
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.3 JennRenee's Task: New Discoveries to New Favorites
Option 1: Brownies & Betrayal Found on page 1.
Option 2B: The Return: BookShots T and R found in the word WESTERN
Points this post: 30
Total points: 305
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 27
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
LaureY - Repost 20.1 Most Improved Player - Witchygal’s task: Around the world with theatre
Option 3: New York - United States of America
For this task, read a book with yellow on the cover.
Approved in Help Thread
by Pierce BrownYellow sun on the cover.
*** I claim a Big Book Ticket for this book as it has 544 pages. ***
Points this post: 20
Total points: 325
Total Books: 21
Total Tasks: 18
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
I completed the below tasks:5.5 - Les Misérables
I completed The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle. Rebecca is the first name of Rebecca Caine from the English cast.
10.8 - The World's Oldest
I completed Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi . It was released March 6, 2018.
I am also claiming 1 big book ticket as this book has 525 pages.
15.10 - Time to Kick Back and Relax!
I completed When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger
She is number 5 on my list of top read authors. I have read 7 books by her.
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Ashlea's Task: A Few of my Favorite Things
I completed
by Riley Sager #3 part B. Approved in the help thread post 46. Points this post:
Points this post:50
Total Points: 95
Tasks completed: 7
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book: 1
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10.8 - The World's Oldest
first published in a year that contains at least 2 of the following numbers: 1, 3, 5, 8
2018: Pirata by Patrick Hasburgh
total = 370
10.7 - The World's LargestI finished The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 105
Tasks completed: 8
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book: 1
Andy P.Task # 25.1 Andy P’s Task: Remembering Sue Grafton
Book 1. Read a book in which the author’s initials can be found in SUEGRAFTON.
The Boy Who Saw by Simon Toyne SUEGRAFTON(512 p.)
Book 2. Read a book whose title does NOT contain any of the letters in the phrase ONLY NO Z (LNOYZ
Barbed Wire Heart by Tess Sharpe(416 p.)
page count 512+ 416= 928 p.> 600 p.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 220
25.4 - Option 3 - Book takes place in a country that begins with letter from RUSSIA - A Gentleman in Moscow
Option 4 - match author initials with Miroslav Klose - High Voltage - Karen Moning
Points this post: 25
Total points: 265
MAZZA130.4 - Dlmrose's Task: It's In the DNA
Read 2 books
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author with first and last name initials that match the adenine-thymine pair initials AT or TA or the cytosine-guanine initials CG or GC.
Do Not Disturb A.R. Torre approved post 10 of help thread - middle initial doesn't matter
Book 2: Read a book with consecutive words in the TITLE that begin with the adenine-thymine pair initials AT or TA or the cytosine-guanine initials CG or GC.
All the Little Children
Points this post = 30
Points to date 695
Queen Bee Darlene5.2 Chicago - Book shelved as Legal Thriller at least 2 times from list
The Rooster Bar by John Grisham The Rooster Bar
Page 1, shelved 63 times
5 points
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 165
JUKKA10.1 - Summer Blockbusters
Book that has a connection to a summer blockbuster film.
Deadpool Classic, Vol. 3 by Joe Kelly. Deadpool 2 is based on the same character.
15.10 - Time to Kick Back and Relax!
Book from one of my most read authors.
Iron Man: Extremis by Warren Ellis. This book brought my number of Warren Ellis titles up to 30.
Points this post: 25
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Points: 200/995
Total Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 14/57
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 1
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I chose option 2 and read The New Neighbors by Simon Lelic. His initials, SL, are found in the miLlionS.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 335
10.1 - Summer BlockbustersJack, the Giant Killer by Charles de Lint
Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom
Both start with the letter 'J', the book and movie titles are both four words long and both also feature GIGANTIC antagonists (giants, dinosaurs).
POINTS: 290
perletwo25.4 - Rina's Task: 2018 FIFA World Cup - Option 2: Read a book from a series that has 21 or more primary books (without counting .5 books - whole numbers only) in it.
Hogfather - this is book #20 in the Discworld series, which has 41 primary entries listed on Goodreads.
Option 3: Read a book with a setting (city/state/province/country*) that starts with a letter from RUSSIA.
Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men - Belle Gunness' killing field was in Indiana.
The books must have a combined total of at least 600 pages.
I read them both on kindle, but:
book 1 top mmp 354 pgs + book 2 top pb 334 pgs = 688 pgs
Points this task: 25
Total points: 325
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 24
Tasks completed: 18
Diana K.Task 15.2 Book 1 - In memory of Stephen Hawking, read a nonfiction book with a main page genre of science, standalone or embedded.
Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes
Book 2 - In memory of Tom Wolfe, read a single author book with the author's initials found in the phrase RADICAL CHIC.
The Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables by Catherine Reid
Points this post: 15
Total points: 260
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Heather's Task: A few of my favorite bookish websitesOption 2: Bookish News - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
~ author's initials (LM) can be found in MILLIONS
Total points: 60 + 20 = 80
Laurah3020.2 Rookie at the Top - Ashlea's Task: A Few of my Favorite Things
Option 3 B - Read a book with a portrait on the cover. This portrait can be male or female, but it must be a portrait. Nothing full body and nothing below the waist can be showing. It must only have one person on the cover. The full face must be present in the portrait. Parts of the face may be obscured by hair, mask, glasses, etc., but at least 50% of the face must be showing.
234 pages
Readerboard Name: Kathy P 10.1 - Summer Blockbusters
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Movie: Crazy Rich Asians
Connection: Both take place in Asia
Claiming one big book ticket 562 pages
Points this post: 10
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 70
BB:1
GO:0
Total Task completed: 9
Total Books read: 9
30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: AidaBook 2: Composer
*Read a book written by a male author whose first and last name initials can be found in the words GIUSEPPE VERDI
The Circle by Dave Eggers
Book 4: War
Read a book with the main page genre war or historical fiction.
The Ugly Duchess has a MPG of Historical Fiction
This Post 30
Total 30+160 = 190
Stephanie12715.8 - The Great American Read-Read a book from this list: The Great American Read
The Stand
***editing this post to state that I started this book before the challenge on page 694 of 1440***
Points this post: 15
Total points: 40/995
Tasks completed: 3/57
Books read: 3
MegSCL30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Aida
Book 2: Composer
*Read a book written by a male author whose first and last name initials can be found in the words GIUSEPPE VERDI.
La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
Book 4: War
*Read a book with the main page genre war or historical fiction.
The Girl from Munich
TOTAL TO DATE
90 Points
Sophie5.8
Question mark or exclamation mark in title
Who Moved My Goat Cheese? by Lynn Cahoon
Total: 150
LaureY20.4 - Golden Oldies - Heather's Task: A few of my favorite bookish websites
Option 2: Bookish News
For this option read a book whose author's initials can be found in either BOOK RIOT or THE MILLIONS
Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin
Initials in BOOK RIOT
Points this post: 20
Total points: 345
Total Books: 22
Total Tasks: 19
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
trishhartuk 25.1 Andy P’s Task: Remembering Sue Grafton
Book 1. Read a book in which the author’s initials can be found in SUEGRAFTON.
A Wee Murder in My Shop, Fran Stewart (294pg)
SuegraFton
Book 2. Read a book whose title does NOT contain any of the letters in the phrase ONLY NO Z (LNOYZ).
Six Wakes, Mur Lafferty (364pg)
Total pages: 294 + 364 = 658pg
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 185
Tasks Completed: 11
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
Sandra5.2 - Chicago
The Partner by John Grisham
Appears on page #1 of list, shelved 206 times as 'legal-thriller'.
Points this post: 5
Total to date: 30
25.6 - Diane Whitney's: Pure Michigan!Option 3 - Grave Peril by Jim Butcher (#3 in series)
Option 4 - Switch Bitch by Roald Dahl (starts with S for Superior, my favorite Great Lake)
POINTS: 320
Creynard5.4 - Cats
Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh
30.9 - Brooke TX's task: Summer (Reading) is Coming
Option A/Book 1: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Option A/Book 2: Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai
Author's initials: A.R.= neA big Read
Points this Post: 35
Total Points: 115
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 14
Suzannesea30.1 Schatzie's Task
Option 2. Read a book with a word beginning with R and a word ending in O in the title.
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
Road tO
Option 4. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in NUTCRACKER.
Disco For The Departed by Colin Cotterill
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 230
Sheila15.1 - Which Did You Like Better?
Book 1
The Firm by John Grisham(page 1)
and
Book 2
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden(page 1)
15.3 - My Feet Hurt
OPTION 1: Book 1
Lost Girls by George D. Shumanand
OPTION 1: Book 2
Close to Home by Lisa Jackson15.4. Double Trouble
OPTION 1: Book 1
Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehaneand
OPTION 1: Book 2
Failure to Appear by J.A. Jance20.1 Most Improved Player - Witchygal’s task: Around the world with theatre
Option 3: New York
Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke(yellow background)
Total Points = 195
20.6 Seasoned Reader – Balletbookworm’s task: Ballet Slippers and BooksOption 1 -- The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill
~ author's initials (CC) found in CHERIE CHITTENDEN
Total points: 80 + 20 = 100
15.10 - Time to Kick Back and Relax!Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich
~ I've read 31 books by Janet Evanovich
Total points: 100 + 15 = 115
MAZZA115.9 - O Canada
Read a book that was a finalist for the Canada Reads award in any year.
Fifteen Dogs 2017 winner
Points this post =15
points to date = 710
MAZZA115.6 - They Call It Acting!
Read a book from the following list: Thespians.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Page 1
Points this post = 15
total points to sate 725
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - E Murphy's Task: The Dog Days of SummerOption 1: Dog Days - Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb
~ two words in the title start with the letter “D”
Total points: 115 + 20 = 135
25.3 - Diana K’s Task: HamiltonOption 3: North of Havana by Randy Wayne White
~ set in Cuba
Option 4: Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos by Donna Andrews
~ H in Wrought-Iron; AMIL in Flamingos; TON in Wrought-Iron
Total points: 135 + 25 = 160
25.5 - Danibean's Task: Have You Thanked a Stage Manager Today? Option 4: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
~ primarily set in NYC
~ 326 pages
Option 5: Firestorm by Nevada Barr
~ main character, Anna Pigeon; matches Anna D. Shapiro, nominated for Best Direction of a Play in 2011
~ 298 pages
326 pages + 298 pages = 624 pages
Total points: 160 + 25 = 185
25.6 - Diane Whitney's: Pure Michigan!Option 2: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
~ U and P in Picoult
~ 480 pages
Option 4: Murder With Puffins by Donna Andrews
~ Title begins with M
~ 320 pages
480 pages + 320 pages = 800 pages
Total points: 185 + 25 = 210
Kristi CO20.6 Seasoned Reader – Balletbookworm’s task: Ballet Slippers and Books
Option 2: CHOREOGRAPHY
China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan
20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK's Task: Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
Option 2: name of original performer
Noir by Christopher Moore
Points this post: 40
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
readerboard name: boromom10.1 - Summer Blockbusters
Read a book related in some way to one of the 15 summer movies on this list: In a Year Full of Blockbusters, Summer 2018 Will Be Especially Huge. Explain the connection between the movie and the book when you post.
Movie: Ocean's 8
Booked 4 Murder
both have a # in the title
points this post: 10
total points: 75
Shala20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Ashlea's Task: A Few of my Favorite Things
Since this is my first challenge I decided to give you guys a little something about myself, so you can get to know me. So here are some of my favorite things that I enjoy in my life. More like my obsessions.
3. Photography is a great hobby of mine. I have been taking photos since I was 11 years old, and portrait photography is one of my favorites. I love being able to put so much emotion and feeling into the portraits.
Portrait is defined as a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders.
Pick an option below and read a book that meets the requirements.
A.) Read a book from this list
Best Portraits on Covers
REQUIRED: Please indicate the page on which you found the book.
Trust Me, I'm Lying Found on pg 1 #43
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
MIKE DENNIS10.8 The World's Oldest:
Black Science, Vol. 7: Extinction Is the Rule, published March 27th 2018, meets “published in March of any year” or “a year containing 2 of: 1, 3, 5, 8", take your pick!
15.4 Double Trouble: ONE BOOK OPTION
title/subtitle contains word w/ double vowel AND title/subtitle contains word w/ double consonant: grEEn aRRow, volume 4: the kill machine (208 pages)
20.1 Most Improved Player [Witchygal]: Option 3: yellow on cover.
Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming, with a yellow background.
20.2 Rookie at the Top [Ashlea]: Option 1B
Single author, where author's initials (1st/last) found in VIDEO GAMES.
When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger, 290 pp.
20.4 Golden Oldies [Heather]: Option 1: Literature-Map
A long-time favorite author from my youth has been Keith Laumer, although I can never remember which books I have read and which I haven't, so he doesn't show up much on my GR shelves. Mr. Laumer led to not-read-before-author Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice.
20.5 Bigger is Better [Perletwo]: Option 1: Number 1, 3, or 13 in a series
Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, #1)
Request a BIG BOOK TICKET for Furies…, at 673 pp. for the MMBP.
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter [Bookwrm526]: Option 3, # of pages. includes 1 & 8
Mutiny in the Time Machine, 181 pages
20.8 Nickels and Dimes [Sara G]: Option A: Emerald Coast
Y is for Yesterday has a predominantly green cover:
20.10 Group Reads: Hard Science Fiction Dark Matter
My post, message 18 on the Dark Matter board, is here.
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Current Post: Points: 165 GO: - BB: 1
Total: Points: 185 GO: - BB: 1
Tasks: 10.8, 15.4, 20.1,20.2,20.3,20.4,20.5,20.7,20.8,20.10 using 10 books.
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5.4 - Cats
Read a book with the word memory, memories or memory's in the title, subtitle or series title.
The Memory Chamber by Holly Cave
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 110
Books Read: 9
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)