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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2018
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5.1 - The Phantom of the OperaRead a book with the word mask, masks, masked or mask's in the title or subtitle Or with a mask* on the cover
The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas
15.10 - Time to Kick Back and Relax!
Read a book written by one of your favorite authors.
The Season of Silver Linings by Christine Nolfi - I have read 14 books by this author.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 30/995
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
20.4 A Few of My Favorite Bookish WebsitesOption 2: My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh (THE MILLIONS)
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 125
Total Tasks Completed: 7
Total Books Read: 7
Total Pages Read: 1679
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0)
CelesteR10.9 - Most Popular Books in August 2017 List: 106#
Miles Morales by Jason Reynolds
ARBookfinder: UG- BL:4.9 AR Pts. 9.0
Total: 400 points
DeborahPost #8
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Ashlea's Task: A Few of my Favorite Things
3B)
Marked in Flesh399/200 pages
Points this post:20
Total Points:200
Books read:14
Tasks Done: 11
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Perletwo's Task: If Not For Bad Luck...Option 3, a book whose author's initials are found in the term FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA: White Houses by Amy Bloom
Points this post: 20
Total points: 205
15.8 - The Great American ReadPBS is sponsoring a series this summer – The Great American Read – focusing on America’s 100 best-loved novels, as chosen in a national survey. Read a book from this list: The Great American Read
I read The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead.
Task points:15
Total Points:210
Tasks completed:12
Books read:12
Stephanie1275.6 - A Chorus Line: Read a book with a single word title. Subtitles should be ignored. Articles must be considered.
Ernesto
Points this post: 5
Total points: 70/995
Tasks completed: 5/57
Books read: 6
Stephanie12710.1 - 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
Required: Explain the connection between the movie and the book when you post.
The Obelisk Gate- related to Deadpool 2, they are both sequels!
Points this post: 10
Total points: 80/995
Tasks completed: 6/57
Books read: 7
Stephanie12720.5 - Bigger is Better - Perletwo's Task: If Not For Bad Luck...
1. In honor of the unlucky number, read a book that is number 1, 3, or 13 in a series. Its series placement should be listed on the book's Goodreads main page.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom number 3 in The Century Cycle
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100/995
Tasks completed: 7/57
Books read: 8
LaureY5.10 - Beauty and the Beast
Celebrate Belle and stick your nose in a book of your choice.
Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn
Points this post: 5
Total points: 500
Total Books: 34
Total Tasks: 27
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 7
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - E Murphy's Task: The Dog Days of SummerOption 1: Read a book with a title/subtitle that has two words that start with the letter “D”
The Damnation of John Donellan by Elizabeth Cooke
Book had the words Damnation and Donellan int he title, that starts with D.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 175
Books Read: 13
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
JUKKA20.4 - Golden Oldies - Heather's Task: A few of my favorite bookish websites
Option 2: Book whose author's initials are in either BOOK RIOT or THE MILLIONS.
Beckett's Jyhad Diary, from among whose writers Myranda Sarro has her initials in THE MILLIONS. At 559 pages, it's also a Big Book.
Total Points: 320/995
Total Books Read: 25
Tasks Completed: 22/57
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Kristi CO20.9 - Moderators' Pet - E Murphy's Task: The Dog Days of Summer
Option 1: 2 title words that start with 'D'
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
*Big Book ticket* A Dance with Dragons is 1,113 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=1
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: It's In the DNABook 1 Harvest of Rubies by Tessa Afshar
Book 2 It Takes a Witch
This Post 30
Total 30+415 = 445
1 GO Ticket
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.8 Oh! Calcutta!
Read a book with an exclamation point or question mark in the title or subtitle.
I read Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie
Points this post: 5
Total points: 540
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 45
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
10.7. - The World's Largesta series book that has a number that can be found in 25, 211, and/or 996
Red Right Return by John H. Cunningham
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 40/995
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: AidaOption 3 - The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran
MD found in AIDA AMNARIS
Option 4 - Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
Embedded mpg, historical fiction
POINTS: 480
10.1 Summer BlockbustersMovie: Crazy Rich Asians
Book: How Fiction Works by James Wood.
Connection: 3-word movie title = 3-word book title. Plus, the film is based on a novel -- and How Fiction Works is part history of the novel form, and part study of fiction-writing technique.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 135
Total Tasks Completed: 8
Total Books Read: 8
Total Pages Read: 1944
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0)
Diana K.]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. All initials count.
Autumn by Ali Smith
Book 2. Read a book whose title does NOT contain any of the letters in the phrase ONLY NO Z (LNOYZ).
The Trick
Total points: 535
Task 5.9 - Mamma Mia! Read a book where the FIRST word in the title is exactly seven letters.
Ghachar Ghochar (2013) by Vivek Shanbhag (Goodreads Author); translated from the Kannada by Srinath Perur (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 118 pages)
120 + 05 = 125
Tasks Completed: 08
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 120 + 05 = 125
Books read: 08
Pages read: 2,261
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 03
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Anja10.1 - 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.
Two to Love (Nights in Bliss, Colorado #2) by Sophie Oak
Movie: Deadpool 2 (second movie, my book is second in series)
POINTS:
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 315
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000()
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 19
Sophie10.5 - The Globe
Book with SHAKESPEARE in author's name, title, subtitle, or series name.
Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler
Hogarth Shakespeare series
Total 300
5.9 Mamma MiaThrough the Woods
20.1 - Most Improved Player
Option 2: Open Road Summer by Emery Lord
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes
Option C: Charm & Strange (published June 11, 2013)
30.6 - Aida
Book 2: The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
Book 4: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Points this post: 75
Total points: 225
DULCINELLA15.8 - The Great American Read
Read a book from this list: The Great American Read
The Help
Kathryn Stockett 451 p. 4 stars 23 july 2018The page count is that of mass market paper back
The book is on the GAR list
Total points in this post: 15 points
Total points: 395 points and one golden oldie
Danibean5.3 - The Lion King: Read a book that you received as a gift.
I read The Wild Truth: A Memoir by Carine McCandless. I received it as a gift for Christmas.
5.6 - A Chorus Line: Read a book with a single word title.
I read Moonglow by Michael Chabon
10.7 - The World's Largest: Read a series book that has a number that can be found in 25, 211 and/or 996.
I read Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear. It is #6 in the Maisie Dobbs series.
20.3 - Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the The War of the Worlds: Read one book from the options; state which option. I chose: Option 3: Read a book where the initials letters of all the words in the title (but not subtitle) can be found in either BLACK SMOKE BAND or ULLADUBULLA ORCHESTRA.
I read The House of Secrets by Brad Meltzer. T H O S all appear in ULLADUBULLA ORCHESTRA.
25.6 - Pure Michigan!: Choose two different options and read a book that fulfills the requirements for each.
Option 2: Read a book with a single author whose name contains both the letter U and P.
I read The Shack by William Paul Young.
Option 4: Read a book whose title begins with any of the letters in HOMES.
I read Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
30.8 - June is a Busy Month!: Read two books, from different options below. The total pages number must be at least 600 pages.
OPTION A: Read a book from one of the following lists: Novels about Motherhood or Most Influential Parenting books.
I read Room by Emma Donoghue. It is located on page 1 of the Novels about Motherhood list. (321 pages)
OPTION B: Read a book from the following list: Fantastic Dads and Father Figures.
I read The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. It is located on page 1 of the list. (288 pages)
321 pages + 288 pages = 609 pages
This Post:
Points - 95
BB Tickets - 0
GO Tickets - 0
Books Read - 8
Tasks Complete - 6
Totals:
Points - 295
BB Tickets - 0
GO Tickets - 0
Books Read - 23
Tasks Complete - 20
Bookwrm526Task #5.3 - The Lion King
Read a book that you received as gift. I read The Summer Book by Tove Jansson, which I received as a birthday gift from a friend who knows I am trying to read more books in translation.
Points this post: 5
Total points so far: 425
30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Limited ExposureOpt. 3: If I had to pick my favorite Broadway musical that completely knocked my socks off, it would have to be “Lion King”.
For this option, read a book that is set at least 50% in Africa: South Africa
Nigerians in Space by Deji Bryce Olukotun
Opt. 4: NUTCRACKER
For this option, read a book by an author whose initials can be found in NUTCRACKER. All initials need to be present.
The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
+30 Points
Season Total: 340
30.8 - Sandy's Task: June is a Busy Month!600 Pages: 601 + 169 = 770 pages
B. My son's June birthday often falls on Father's Day. Read a book from the following list:
Fantastic Dads and Father Figures. If the inclusion of some of the books on the list appears somewhat ironic, so be it!
Page 6:
East of Eden by John Steinbeck 601 p
D. While we know that the new June baby is a girl, her name is as yet unknown. I've been calling her Whimsical, as a "placeholder." Read a book by a female author whose initials are found in the word WHIMSICAL.
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire 169 p
+30 Points
Season Total: 370
30.9 - Brooke TX's task: Summer (Reading) is Coming500 Pages: 343 p + 192 p = 535 pages
OPTION A: BIG READ
Book 1: Read a book from the list of Big Read titles.
Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea, 343 p
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in NEA BIG READ:
Nea biG
Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black and Other Stories by Nadine Gordimer 192 p
+30 Points
Season Total: 400
20.1 - Around the World in TheaterOption 3 - Some Yellow on Cover -
- Words and graphic in background are yellow20.6 - Ballet Slippers and Books
Option 2 - Title Initials in "choReoGraphy" -
- THIS IS A BIG BOOK TICKETPoints this post: 40
Total Points: 330
Big Book Tickets: +1
20.1 Most Improved Player - Witchygal’s task: Around the world with theatreOption 3: New York - United States of America
Wild Thing
The text is yellow.
This Post 20
Total 20+445 = 465
1 GO Ticket
CelesteR10.10 - 2013 archived List
Garbage by A.R. Ammons
Chosen by Michelle Reimer - English major
Total: 410 points
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Ashlea's Task: A Few of my Favorite ThingsOption B: Missing Joseph by Elizabeth George
Author initials in VIDEO GAMES
*** One Big Book Ticket claimed - 592 pages
Total points: 80
Jayme(the ghostreader)20.1 Around the World With theatre
option #3 read a book with yellow on the cover
by James Pattersonyellow on the cover
Task +20
Grand Total: 35
20.6 Seasoned Reader – Balletbookworm’s task: Ballet Slippers and BooksOption 1: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Author initials found in CHERIE CHITTENDEN
Total points: 100
MegSCL20.9 - Moderators' Pet - E Murphy's Task: The Dog Days of Summer
Option 3, mpg mystery: Eileen
TOTAL TO DATE
230 Points
1 big book
Sandra20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Sara G's Task: Florida
Option A: Emerald Coast
Matched
by Ally CondiePoints this post: 20
Total points to date: 115
Sandra20.9 - Moderators' Pet - E Murphy's Task: The Dog Days of Summer
Option 1: Dog Days - Read a book with a title/subtitle that has two words that start with the letter “D”
Alzheimer's & Dementia for Dummies by Michael Wasserman
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 135
Sandra5.4 - Cats
Feeding My Mother: Comfort and Laughter in the Kitchen as My Mom Lives with Memory Loss by Jann Arden
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 140
Colin's Mom5.10 - I read This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 70
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 8
repostJayme(the ghostreader)
20.1 Around the World With Theatre
option 3 yellow on the cover
by James Patterson yellow is in the background coming from the tunnel.
Task + 20
Grand Total: 35
Diana K.Task 5.9 Mamma Mia! Read a book where the FIRST word in the title is exactly seven letters.
Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks
Total points: 540
10.9 - A Look BackStandard Deviation from the June 2017 list.
30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Limited Exposure
Option C: A Thousand Hills to Heaven: Love, Hope, and a Restaurant in Rwanda by Josh Ruxin
Option D: The Essential Tales of Chekhov by Anton Chekhov
30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: It's In the DNA
Book 1: The Innocence of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton
Book 2: And There Was Light: The Extraordinary Memoir of a Blind Hero of the French Resistance in World War II by Jacques Lusseyran
Points this post: 70
Points in total: 350
Tasks completed: 19
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book tickets: 1
Task 20.1 – Most Improved Player – Witchygal – Around the World With TheatreOption 4: Set at least 50% in a country that begins with a letter in BOOK CONCIERGE
NAMIBIA (see expanded description of book – Mauney lives/works in Namibia)
The Best of Friends: Two Women, Two Continents, and One Enduring Friendship
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 245 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (1) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 6
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50.1 - Julia103's Task: Do Re Mi
Book 1: Read a book where the first word of the title starts with one of the solfege syllables: DO, RE, MI, FA, SOL, LA or TI.
Lab 257: The Disturbing Story of the Government's Secret Germ Laboratory by Michael C. Carroll (301 pages )
Book 2: Read a book whose title/subtitle includes one of following words used in the song:
DOE, RAY, ME, FAR, SEW, LA, or TEA
Die For Me by Cynthia Eden (358 pages )
Book 3: Read a book where the author's first name matches one of the Von Trapp children or the English equivalent given in parentheses.
Close to Home by Lisa Jackson ( 480 pages )
Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 340