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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2018
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Kathy G.20.5 - Bigger is Better - Perletwo's Task: If Not For Bad Luck...
Opt 3-
Read a book with author's initials in FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA.
E.H. - Ernest Hemingway
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Total Points- 170
Maddie O.25.3 - Diana K’s Task: Hamilton
Option 1: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word of at least four letters from the first six paragraphs of the lyrics.
I read Hero at the Fall- "hero" is in the first paragraph of the lyrics
Option 5: Read a book set at least 50% in one of these three cities (New York, London, Chicago).
I read Social Creature, which is set in New York City (see book description).
Points this post: 25
Points total: 455
Maddie O.30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Aida
Book 3: Read a book written by a female author whose first and last name initials can be found in the words AIDA AMNERIS.
I read Campaign Widows by Aimee Agresti.
Book 4: Read a book with the main page genre war or historical fiction.
I read Life After Life, which has an MPG of historical fiction.
Points this post: 30
Points total: 485
Maddie O.30.7 -TessaVanessa’s Task: I “knew” you would love this “new” challenge I came up with.
I used the pair of words "sea" and "see".
Book 1: Salt to the Sea
Book 2: What You Want To See
Points this post: 30
Points total: 515
Linked to the correct book this time: 20.6 - Ballet Slippers and Books
Option 2 - Title Initials in "choReoGraphy" - Green Rider (Green Rider, #1) by Kristen Britain - THIS IS A BIG BOOK TICKET
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 330
Big Book Tickets: +1
CordeliaTask 10.4 Wonder Woman
Female Author - Initials (NR) in Wonder Woman
Come Sundown by Nora Roberts
Points this task : 10
Total Points : 15
phantomswife20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Bookwrm526's Task: I DO have a sense of humor!!
Option 3: read a book where the number of pages includes the digits 1 and 8, in any order.
The Stormy Petrel which has 189 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 245
phantomswife25.1 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.
Jenny by Sigrid Undset
SUe
Pages = 330
Book 2. Read a book whose title does NOT contain any of the letters in the phrase ONLY NO Z (LNOYZ). Subtitles can be ignored.
The Reivers
Pages = 305
Total pages - 635
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 270
phantomswife25.6 - Diane Whitney's: Pure Michigan!
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.
The Evening Chorus by Helen Humphreys - 304 pages
Option 4 - Read a book whose title begins with any of the letters H, O, M, E or S.
My Own Cape Cod - 251 pages
Total pages =555
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 295
phantomswife25.3 - Diana K’s Task: Hamilton
This is a two-book task. Read one book from two different options.
REQUIRED: Identify which options you select when you post.
Option 1: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word of at least four letters from the first six paragraphs of the lyrics (through to the first part where Alexander Hamilton sings.) The word must match exactly. REQUIRED: State the word that you are using
The Angel's Game subtitle The Forgotten Library #2
The word I chose is "forgotten"
Option 5: Hamilton: An American Musical first opened in New York City in 2015. After its smashing success there, productions were opened in London and Chicago. Read a book set at least 50% in one of these three cities.
The Forsaken Inn, which is set in NY.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 320
Queen Bee Darlene20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Bookwrm526's Task: I DO have a sense of humor!!
Book with a pun in the title
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde The Big Over Easy
The Big Easy
20 points
points this post: 20
Total points: 240
phantomswife25.4 - Rina's Task: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Option 3: Read a book with a setting (city/state/province/country*) that starts with a letter from RUSSIA.
The Jewel in the Crown, which takes place in India.
472 pages.
Option 4: I've been watching World Cups since 2002 and last time (in 2014) my favourite team (Germany) has finally won. Some of the major persons in the German team were:
Joachim Löw - head coach
Philipp Lahm - team captain
Manuel Neuer - Golden Glove award winner for being the best goalkeeper in the tournament
Miroslav Klose - top goalscorer in the history of the FIFA World Cup
Mario Götze - scored the winning goal in the final game against Argentina.
Read a book by a single author who shares his/her first and last initials with one of these persons. Middle initials should be ignored.
Example: The Good Girl by Mary Kubica - author shares initials with Miroslav Klos. Initials may be in reversed order. Example: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin - author shares initials with Mario Gotze.
The Taxidermist's Daughter by Kate Mosse who shares her initials with Miroslav Klose
432 pages.
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 345
MIKE DENNIS30.2 [Booklover] Contrasts: Option 2 - Here and There
The Weaver was originally published in Finnish, of the Uralic language family
The Black Tides of Heaven was in English, of the Indo-European language family.
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Current Post: Points: 30 GO: - BB: -
Total: Points: 255 GO: - BB: 1
Tasks: 10.1,10.7,10.8, 15.4, 20.1-20.5,20.7-20.10, 30.2 using 15 books.
Heather KS15.4. Double Trouble
OPTION 2 -Read one book that meets the criteria for A and B - title/subtitle contains a word with a repeated vowel and one with a repeated consonant.
Sweetbitter
Points this post: 15
Total points: 180
20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK's Task: Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the WorldsOption 3: Read a book where the initial letters of all the words in the title (but not the subtitle, and including articles, but ignoring numbers written as numbers) can be found in EITHER BLACK SMOKE BAND or ULLADUBULLA ORCHESTRA (but not a combination of both). The title must have at least 3 words.
Lost Books and Old Bones
Black Smoke Band
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 295
Total Tasks: 11
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:
25.5 - Danibean's Task: Have You Thanked a Stage Manager Today? Option 2: Choose one of the terms listed here and read a book by a single author whose first and last initials appear in that word. Middle names/initials may be ignored, letters may only be used as often as they appear in the word chose.
Stiffs and Swine by Ellery Adams
Spike Marks
Option 4: Read a book set at least 50% in a state that where one of these colleges are located. States: California, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia, Washington.
The Battered Body
Virginia
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 320
Total Tasks: 12
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:
perletwo50.1 - 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. All words count.
Last Ape Standing: The Seven-Million-Year Story of How and Why We Survived
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. The word must match exactly, and must stand alone.
Mad As Hell: How the Tea Party Movement Is Fundamentally Remaking Our Two-Party System
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. Names must match exactly - no variations. A book with multiple authors works if one of the authors matches one of the listed names: Liesl (Lisa), Friedrich (Frederick), Louisa (Louise), Kurt (Curt), Brigitta (Bridget), Marta (Martha),Gretl (Gretel or Greta)
The Spellmans Strike Again by Lisa Lutz
The three books must have a combined page total of at least 750 pages.
I read all but one of these on kindle, but here goes:
Book 1 top pb ed. 240 pgs + Book 2 top pb ed. 352 pgs. + Book 3 this pb ed. 390 pgs = 982 pgs
Points this task: 50
Total points: 450
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 33
Tasks completed: 24
30.5 - Mazza1's Task: Spectacular/VernacularOPTION 1 – SPECTACULAR
Book1 - a: Read a book with a fabulous cover from one of these lists
Book read: Bitterblue
How it fits: #511 on the Beautiful Book Cover Design list, page 6
563 pages, claiming 1 BB Ticket
Book 2 - c: read a book with all the letters of “SPECTACULAR” in the title / subtitle
Book read: Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul: Stories About Pets as Teachers, Healers, Heroes and Friends
How it fits: All letters in the title/subtitle, nonfiction, 312 pages
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Total points: 510
Books read: 37
Tasks completed: 30
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 5
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.2 Nick KY’s Task: This Summer’s Theme, more or less
Option A: I read Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach. It has an MPG of Medicine.
Option B: I read
by Harper Lin. Points this post: 25
Total points: 585
Tasks completed: 38
Books read: 48
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Joanne MITask 5.5 Read a book written by a single author who shares a name with one of the performers in the original French Or London stage productions Original Casts
Cloud Atlas David Mitchell
Author shares the same first name As David Burt
Claiming one big book ticket at 509 pages
points this task 5
total points 210
BB's this task 1
Total BB's 5
Cindy FTask 5.10 Beauty and the Beast
Book of choice
At Seventeen by Gerri Hill
Points this post:5
Total points:60
Tasks completed:5
Books read:6
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Cindy FTask 20.5 If Not For Bad Luck....
Option 2: Genre Horror
Ashley Bell by Dean Koontz
Claim 1 BB Ticket 576 pages
Points this Post:20
Total points:80
Tasks completed:6
Books read:7
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
Diana K.Task 5.1 - The Phantom of the Opera. Read a book with the word mask, masks, masque, masques, masked or mask's in the title or subtitle
Grey Mask
Total points: 545
Peg W15.2 - In Memory of...….Book 1 - In memory of Stephen Hawking, read a nonfiction book with a main page genre of science, standalone or embedded.
The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World
Book 2 - In memory of Tom Wolfe, read a single author book with the author's initials found in the phrase RADICAL CHIC.
Stones of Teurn by Ian Irons
Approved ebook in message 6877
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 135
20.5 Golden OldiesOption 2
Far from the Tree, by Robin Benway (RB in BOOK RIOT)
This post: +20
Total: 135
10.1 - Summer BlockbustersThe Summer that Melted Everything, related to Hereditary, as both are about calling on dark forces.
This post: +10
Total: 145
Bookwrm526Task #5.1 - The Phantom of the Opera
Read a book with the word mask, masks, masque, masques, masked or mask's in the title or subtitle. I read These Vicious Masks by Tarun Shanker.
Points this post: 5
Total points so far: 430
Andy P/Task # 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Bookwrm526's Task: I DO have a sense of humor!!
Option 3. Read a book where the number of pages includes the digits 1 and 8, in any order
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome 185 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 495
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20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Sara G's Task: Florida
option C, first published June 2018: PB: The Speed of Sound by Eric Bernt
I read the kindle The Speed of Sound
total = 795
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30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Limited Exposure
option 3, set in Africa: The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild by Lawrence Anthony
option 4, initials CC in nutCraCker: Mortal Fall by Christine Carbo
total = 825
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.7 TessaVanessa’s Task: I “knew” you would love this “new” challenge I came up with.
Pair of words used: Won/One
Book 1: The Night She Won Miss America by Michael Callahan.
Book 2: The Last One by Alexandra Oliva.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 615
Tasks completed: 39
Books read: 50
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
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30.3 - JennRenee's Task: New Discoveries to New Favorites
Book 1, from pg 2 of JennRenee's list: PB: New Corpse In Town by Lucy Quinn
I read the kindle New Corpse In Town
Book 2, option B, title letters TS in weSTern: The Sinners by Ace Atkins
total = 855
perletwo20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Sara G's Task: Florida - Option A: Emerald Coast - Read a book with a cover that is predominantly green (at least 50%). REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
Cat and Mouse: A Novelcover approved here
Points this task: 20
Total points: 470
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 34
Tasks completed: 25
25.6 - Diane Whitney's: Pure Michigan!Option 3, a book that is #3 in a series: The Wolfe Widow (A Book collector Mystery #3), by Victoria Abbott
paperback The Wolfe Widow 304 pages
Option 4, a book whose title begins with any of the letters H O M E or S: One Less Problem Without You by Beth Harbison
paperback One Less Problem Without You 336 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 260
Sara G30.5 - Mazza1's Task: Spectacular/Vernacular
OPTION 1 – SPECTACULAR
a) One of the dictionary definitions of Spectacular is “beautiful in a dramatic and eye-catching way.” Read a book with a fabulous cover from one of these lists.
Tales of the Jazz Age by F. Scott Fitzgerald
This book is on the Crazy Beautiful Book Covers list, #16.
I read the Kindle edition. The most shelved paperback (no MMPB) here has 319 pages.
c) read a book with all the letters of “SPECTACULAR” in the title / subtitle
Germanicus: The Magnificent Life and Mysterious Death of Rome's Most Popular General by Lindsay Powell
GERmAniCUS: The MAgnifiCent Life and Mysterious Death of Rome's Most Popular General
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback (no MMPB) here has 338 pages.
This is a non-fiction book.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 475
15.6 - They Call It Acting!A book from Thespians list (p. 1 #63): The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe
Points this post: 15
Total points: 275
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I read The Girl in the Green Silk Gown. first published in 2018, so with 2 of the numbers from 1,3,5,8.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 575
Joanne MITask 10.4 Read a book written by a female author whose first and last initials can be found in WONDER WOMAN
Kingmaker's Sword Ann Marston
The A and M in wonder woman
Wonder Wo(MA)n
A(nn) M(arston)
Points this task 10
Total points 220
Total BB's 5
Megs5.10 - Beauty and the Beast
Book of choice: And the Trees Crept In
20.1 Most Improved Player - Witchygal’s task: Around the world with theatre
For this task, read a book written by an author whose first and last initials can be found in THE PLAY THAT WENT WRONG.
Neuromancer by William Gibson
THE PLAY THAT WENT WRONG
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Perletwo's Task: If Not For Bad Luck...
Read a book that is number 1, 3, or 13 in a series.
Just One Damned Thing After Another <- book 1 in the series
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Sara G's Task: Florida
Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase AIR CONDITIONING.
Poison or Protect by Gail Carriger
AIR CONDITIONING
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - E Murphy's Task: The Dog Days of Summer
Read a book with a main page genre of Mystery.
And the Trees Crept In
Points this post: 85
Total Points: 85
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Bookwrm526's Task: I DO have a sense of humor!!Option 2 Starclimber
This Post 20
Total 20+465 = 485
1 GO Ticket
Readerboard Name: Kathy P 5.6 - A Chorus Line
Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything
Points this post: 5
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 120
BB:1
GO:0
Total Task completed: 13
Total Books read: 13
Readerboard Name: Kathy P 15.7 – Beatlemania!
Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference?Word is "it" from "Let It Be"
Points this post: 15
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 135
BB:1
GO:0
Total Task completed: 14
Total Books read: 14
Mary P 30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: It's In the DNA
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.
The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber.
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.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 370
DeborahPost #10
30.7 -TessaVanessa’s Task: I “knew” you would love this “new” challenge I came up with.
Using For and Four
1) Z for Zachariah Using FOR
2) The House of the Four Winds Using FOUR
Points this post:30
Total Points:240
Books read:17
Tasks Done: 13
Coralie5.6 A Chorus Line
Book with a single word title
Libriomancer
30.7 I “knew” you would love this “new” challenge I came up with.
Using the homophone pair for/four
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume 5: We Can Remember It For You Wholesale
The House of the Four Winds
This post 35 points
Total to date 365 points
Kathy G.20.4 - Golden Oldies - Heather's Task: A few of my favorite bookish websites
Option 2- Author's initials (N.S.) found in THE MILLIONS
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
Total Points- 190
Cindy FTask 20.10 Group Read
Romantic Suspense: My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
Claim 1 Golden Oldie Published 1938
Group Discussion Thread Message #18
Points this post:20
Total points:100
Tasks completed:7
Books read:8
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
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Clock Dance by Anne Tyler
Points this post: 10
Total points: 365
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 5
Tasks completed: 20