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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2018
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Brooklyn10.6 – Radio City Music Hall
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found sequentially in ROCKETTES
The Vacationers by Emma Straub
rockettES
Points this post: 10
Total points: 215/995
Tasks completed: 14/57
Books read: 16
Golden Oldies Tickets:
Big Book Tickets: 1
Brooklyn15.2 – In Memory Of….
Book 1: Read a non-fiction book with a MPG of science
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in RADICAL CHIC.
Day Shift by Charlaine Harris
radical CHic
Points this post: 15
Total points: 230/995
Tasks completed: 15/57
Books read: 18
Golden Oldies Tickets:
Big Book Tickets: 1
Brooklyn20.2 – A Few of My Favorite Things
Option 1B: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in VIDEO GAMES.
The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams
vidEo gAmes
Points this post: 20
Total points: 250/995
Tasks completed: 16/57
Books read: 19
Golden Oldies Tickets:
Big Book Tickets: 1
DULCINELLA15.7 – Beatlemania!
Read a book with a title/subtitle containing a word from the title of a Beatles album, listed in the Beatles discography
A Caribbean Mystery Agatha Christie magical mystery tour
A Caribbean MysteryAgatha Christie 221 p. 26 july 2018 4 starsHow it fits: the title contains the word ‘mystery’ from the album ‘magical mystery tour’
Points in this post: 15 points
Total points :410 points
1 golden oldie ticket
Brooklyn25.6 – Pure Michigan!
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose name contains both the letters U and P.
The Mistake I Made by Paula Daly – 368 pages
PaUla daly
Option 4: Read a book whose title begins with any of the letters H, O, M, E or S.
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris – 305 pages
305 + 368 = 673 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 275/995
Tasks completed: 17/57
Books read: 21
Golden Oldies Tickets:
Big Book Tickets: 1
CelesteR15.2 - In honor ...
Book 1: Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas by Jim Ottaviani
Genres: Non-Fiction(2#) - 233 users; Science(4#) - 146 users
GN: 144 pgs. > 100+
Book 2: サヴィル・ロウの誘惑 Savile Row no Yuuwaku by Inose
GN: 165 pgs. > 100+
Total: 435 points
Brooklyn30.7 – I Knew You Would Love This New Challenge I Came Up With
Choose a pair of homophones from the list.
Book 1: Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
Book 2: Last Night at Chateau Marmont by Lauren Weisberger
Homophones are “knight” and “night”
Points this post: 30
Total points: 305/995
Tasks completed: 18/57
Books read: 23
Golden Oldies Tickets:
Big Book Tickets: 1
20.1 Most Improved Player 20 pts.Anna KareninaOption #2 London, United Kingdom
Read a book by and author whose first and last initial is included in THE PLAY THAT WENT WRONG
Anna Karenina
15.9 - O CanadaRead a book that was a finalist for the award in any year.
Book read: Life of Pi
How it fits: Finalist in 2003
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Total points: 525
Books read: 38
Tasks completed: 31
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 5
Sara G50.1 - 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.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (DO)
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 288 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
The word must match exactly, and must stand alone.
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback (no MMPB) here has 400 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. Names must match exactly - no variations. A book with multiple authors works if one of the authors matches one of the listed names.
Mrs Sinclair's Suitcase by Louise Walters
Louisa (Louise)
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback (no MMPB) here has 320 pages.
288 + 400 + 320 = 1008 pages total
Points this post: 50
Total points: 525
25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: This Summer’s Theme, more or lessOption C - A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
Found on the 'Love Stories' poll
Option D - The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
POINTS: 525
Brooklyn30.8 – June Is a Busy Month!
Option C: Read a book by a male author that has a 2 in the series number.
China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan – 378 pages
#2 in the Crazy Rich Asians series
Option D: Read a book by a female author whose initials can be found in the word WHIMSICAL.
The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy – 317 pages
whiMsicAl
378 + 317 = 695 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 335/995
Tasks completed: 19/57
Books read: 25
Golden Oldies Tickets:
Big Book Tickets: 1
Louise B15.4 Double Trouble
I chose option 2
The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star by Vaseem Khan
2 o’s in Bollywood, 2 p’s in disappearance
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 15
CordeliaTask: 10.8 The World's Oldest
West by Carys Davies
Book published in 2018. Two numbers contained in 1, 3, 5, 8.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 25
15.4. Double Trouble1. Double Vowel: tattOOist
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
2.Double Consonant: coloSSus
The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead
+15 Points
Season Total: 415
SCHATZIE5.5 - Les Misérables
---single author with name from given list
Reclaiming Lily
by Patti Lacy
matches: Patti LuPone
15.6 - They Call It Acting!A Reconstructed Corpse On page 1 of Thespians list.
This Post 16
Total 15+485 = 500
1 GO Ticket
SCHATZIE10.1 - Summer Blockbusters
---related to summer movie
The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
--this is a Star Wars book and is related to the Star Wars movie "Han" that came out.
SCHATIE10.4 - Wonder Woman
---female author with initials in WONDER WOMAN
The Sound of Gravel: A Memoir
by Ruth Wariner
10.8 - The World's OldestRead a book first published in any month of a year that contains at least 2 of the following numbers: 1, 3, 5, 8.
Biloxi Blues first published in 1985
This Post 10
Total 10+500 = 510
1 GO Ticket
SCHATZIE10.7 - The World's Largest
---series number that match given numbers
Us Against You
--this is the 2nd book in a series
SCHATZIE10.8 - The World's Oldest
---pub in march of any year
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
--published in March 2018
SCHATZIE10.9 - A Look Back
---book from given list called "The most popular books pub. Jun 2017"
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
SCHATZIE10.10 - Summer Reading List
---book from given list called "2018 summer reading list"
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
SCHATZIE15.1 - Which Did You Like Better?
book 1: from given list
Pet Sematary
--found on pg. 1
book 2: from given list
Howl's Moving Castle
---found of pg. 1
SCHATZIE15.2 - In Memory of...….
book 1: nonfiction with science as mpg
The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuition Deceives Us
book 2: author's initials in RADICAL CHIC
The Keeper of Lost Things
by Ruth Hogan
completed 5.10: read Before I Fall by Lauren OliverCompleted 10.7 Where the Lost Girls Go by R.J Noonan It is the first book it the series
task points 15.
total points 15
PegW20.1 Most Improved Player
Option 2: For this task, read a book written by an author whose first and last initials can be found in THE PLAY THAT WENT WRONG.
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
Delicious Dee15.6 - They Call It Acting!
Death at La Fenice - found on pg2
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 500
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (3)
Delicious Dee5.7 - Wicked
Driven Snow - found on pg10 of the provided list
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 505
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (3)
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Heather's Task: A few of my favorite bookish websitesoption 2: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris - author initials in "the millions"
I listened to the audiobook. The most popular paperback edition has 288 pages.
points this post: 20
total points: 320
Coralie25.1 Remembering sue Grafton
Book 1: Book by an author whose initials can be found in SuegrAfton
The Blue Between Sky and Water by Susan Abulhawa 288 pages
Book 2 – Book with a title that does not contain LNOYZ
Rapture 372 pages
This post 25 points
Total to date 390 points
20.5 If Not for Bad Luck...Option 2: Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction by Grady Hendrix.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 155
Total Tasks Completed: 9
Total Books Read: 9
Total Pages Read: 2200
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0)
Nick KY5.2 Chicago I read The Tenth Case by Joseph Teller, shelved 5 times as "Legal Thriller" and on p. 9 of the list.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 525
Nick KY20.3 TrishhartUK's War of the Worlds
Option 1. "Classics" as a GR MPG. I read Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 545
10.8 - The World's Oldest Read a book that was first published in March of any year or in any month of a year that contains at least 2 of the following numbers: 1, 3, 5, 8.
Book read: Aquamarin
How it fits: First published in 2015
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Total points: 535
Books read: 39
Tasks completed: 32
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 5
Andy P.Task # 25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: This Summer’s Theme, more or less
Option A. read a nonfiction book which meets SRC guidelines which has at least one of the following mainpage GR genres:
Medicine
How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman Health>Medicine (276 users), Nonfiction (264 users)
Option D. 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. Light It Up by Nick Petrie THE GULF OF MEXICO
Points this post: 25
Total points: 520
Oma122910.1 - Summer Blockbusters
Read a book related in some way to one of the 15 summer movies on this list:
Required: Explain the connection between the movie and the book when you post.
The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes
Olivia is the name of a character in both the book and the movie.
Total Points-105/995
Total Tasks- 6/57
Total Golden Oldie Books-1()
Total Big Books-500+(1) 750+(),1000+()
Oma122910.7 - The World's Largest
Read a series book that has a number that can be found in 25, 211, and/or 996. Whole numbers only.
Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins
#1 in Gideon Cove's Series
Total Points-115/995
Total Tasks- 7/57
Total Golden Oldie Books-1()
Total Big Books-500+(1) 750+(),1000+()
Oma122925.1 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.
The Opportunist by Tarryn Fisher-278 pages
Initials T and F are found in Grafton
Book 2. Read a book whose title does NOT contain any of the letters in the phrase ONLY NO Z (LNOYZ).
Jaws by Peter Benchley-340 pages
Total Page Count=618
Total Points-140/995
Total Tasks- 8/57
Total Golden Oldie Books-1()
Total Big Books-500+(1) 750+(),1000+()
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Dakimel5.3 - The Lion King
Circe
My son gave this to me
5.7 - Wicked
Reaper Man (pg 19 of list)
5.10 - Beauty and the Beast
Love Game
10.1 - Summer Blockbusters
Indecent Exposure by Tessa Bailey
(MOVIE: Sorry to Bother You CONNECTION: stars Tessa Thompson, which matches author's first name)
10.3 - It's All About Me
We're Going to Need More Wine
10.10 - Summer Reading List
Summer Lightning (2018 list)
20.6 Seasoned Reader – Balletbookworm’s task: Ballet Slippers and Books
2: Advanced Physical Chemistry: A Romantic Comedy
20.10 - Group Reads
Dark Matter
25.6 - Diane Whitney's: Pure Michigan!
2: Making Up by Lucy Parker (336 pgs)
3: Disturbing His Peace (356 pgs)
30.1-Schatzie's Task-Limited Exposure
3: The City of Brass - set over 50% in Cairo & the deserts around it
4: Sins of a Ruthless Rogue by Anna Randol
30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Aida
3: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
4: The Lady's Secret (length approved message 6900)
30.9 - Brooke TX's task: Summer (Reading) is Coming
A1: Silver Sparrow
A2: The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley
TALLY:
This post - 200 points
Total - 505
25.6 - Diane Whitney's: Pure Michigan! Option 3: Read a book that is #3 in a series. It must be identified as #3 in a series in the Goodreads metadata, “Title” (series name #3).
Chili Con Corpses
Option 4: Read a book whose title begins with any of the letters H, O, M, E or S.
Murder, She Reported
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 345
Total Tasks: 13
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Boo
CordeliaTask: 20.1 Option 3. New York, USA.
Book with Yellow on the cover
by Nan ShepherdPoints this task 20.
Total points: 45
GO: 1 (written 1928
Delicious Dee5.6 - A Chorus Line
UnBound
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 510
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (3)
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Task 30.2 Contrasts
Option 1: Now and Then: Read 2 books published 100 years apart
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
First Published 1913 Claim 1 Golden Oldie!!
First Do No Harm by A. Turk
First published 2013
Points this post:30
Total points:130
Tasks completed:8
Books read:10
Golden Oldies:2
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)