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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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Brooklyn15.8 – Rogues’ Gallery
Read a book with a MPG of mystery, thriller or suspense that has a portrait on the cover.
by Mary KubicaPoints this post: 15
Total points: 95/1050
Tasks completed: 10/59
Books read: 10
Big Book Tickets: 1
Brooklyn20.4 – Roller Coasters
Read a book with a 3+ word title where the initial letter of each word is found in EXPEDITION EVEREST.
Daughters of the Night Sky by Aimie K. Runyan
expeDiTiON evereSt
Points this post: 20
Total points: 115/1050
Tasks completed: 11/59
Books read: 11
Golden Oldies Tickets:
Big Book Tickets: 1
SandyL25.5 - Raynebair's task: My Career in Technology
Option 3. Read a book where the page count contains the number 19 intact
Her Long Walk Home (Sea View House) by Linda Barrett
194 pages
Option 4. Read a book first published in 2000
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
First published 5 Jan 2000
384 pages
194 + 384 = 578 pages
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points:85
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 6
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Brooklyn20.7 – On a Roll
Read a book with a MPG based on my die roll.
I rolled a 5.
The Retreat by Mark Edwards
MPG of mystery and author’s initials ME found in mystery.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 135/1050
Tasks completed: 12/59
Books read: 12
Big Book Tickets: 1
SandyL20.10 - Group Reads
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney
Discussion Post
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 7
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
SandyL20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option 3: Read a book with TWO (or more) of those numbers (1,7,6,8) in the year first published
The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters
First published in 1981
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 125
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 8
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Cindy FRepost (one more try!!)
Task 10.8 Roll the dice
This is a repost after getting one of the moderators to roll for me as in task help message #9. Sandy rolled 2,1,6.
2-6-1(251-271 pages)
Wow I can still use the same book what are the odds of that!!!
252pages Tyrant of the Mind by Priscilla Royal
Hope this is finally correct I sure messed it up!!! Sorry
Points this post:10
Total points:60
Tasks completed:5
Books read:5
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:1
Cindy FTask 5.5 Robin Hood
Author shares same name with actor in any position.
Actor: Richard Todd
I read by Charles Todd The Shattered Tree
Points this post:5
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 6
Books read:6
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:1
MEGAN RAE20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
Option 2: The Icons
Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in either MARSHA P JOHNSON or SYLVIA RIVERA. All name parts count, including initials.
- Completed 24th JuneHow it fits: Author initials (JM) found in MARSHA P JOHNSON. Also over 300 pages
5.6 Lisbeth SalanderRead a book set at least 50% in a Nordic Country: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Greenland or the Faroe Islands.
The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg
Setting: Sweden
Task Points: 5
Season Total: 5
Reposting....Barbara ★
5.3 - Captain Jack Sparrow
Read a book where the first letter of the title begins with an R or a C.
Charmed Offense - Annabel Chase 6/8
APPROVAL: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task: 5
Total points: 125
perletwo 30.7 -Dulcinella's task: Rogues All Over the Place - 1. Read a book with a word(*) in the title that is also in the title of one of the songs on the album Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys. Required: State which song you are using when you post.
All the Flowers Are Dying = "A Dying Sailor to His Shipmates"
3. The possible origins of the word might point to France, Italy or Norway. Read a book set in one of these 3 countries or any other country where the official language is French or Italian (Croatia, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City).
Nemesis
This is the kindle edition, but the top mmp ed. is 501 pages, qualifying for a Big Book ticket.
EACH book at least 250 pages and with a TOTAL of at least 650 pages.
I read kindle editions, but: Book 1 top mmp ed. 354 pgs + Book 2 top mmp ed. 501 pgs = 855 pgs
Points this task: 30
Total points: 320
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 25
Tasks completed: 19
***REPOST due to book change***TraceyL (Readerboard Name)
25.6 - Nick KY's task: Birthday “One”
Option 1: Read a book with a title which is two words in length -- BUT the first word must be the article “The.”
The Mermaid by Christina Henry
Read June 24 2019
Option 2: Read a book which is between 260 and 600 pages in length.
Cari Mora - Audiobook
Cari Mora - Paperback for Page Count
336 Pages
Read June 7 2019
This Post: 25 points (Does not change my total points due to repost)
Total points to date: 270 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
Jess Philly10.3 Summer Reading
For this task I read Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. This was on Katie Boyer's summer picks list.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
JUKKA5.3 - Captain Jack Sparrow
Book whose title's first letter is either R or C.
Red Sonja, Vol. 3: The Forgiving of Monsters by Gail Simone.
Total Points: 135/1050
Total Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 13/59
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 0
JUKKA5.6 - Lisbeth Salander
Book set at least 50% in a Nordic country.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Part 1 of 2 by Sylvain Runberg takes place pretty much entirely in Sweden.
Total Points: 140/1050
Total Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 14/59
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 0
30.5 -Susan A's task: Summer SwimmingOption 1, a book with main page genre Sports: Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger
Option 2, a book with all of the letters SWIM in the books title/subtitle: The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
Points this post: 30
Total points: 125
perletwo 10.1 - Can You Spell Rogue? - Read a book with all of the letters in ROGUE in its title/subtitle.
The Soap Opera Slaughters
Points this task: 10
Total points: 330
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 26
Tasks completed: 20
SarahBR 5.10 - Rhett Butler
Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World by Jennifer Palmieri
Points this post: 5
total points: 95
Books read: 6
Tasks completed: 6
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
10.2 He's a Classic!Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in RHETT BUTLER.
Portrait of a Dead Guy by Larissa Reinhart
LR found in BUTLER
Task Points: 10
Season Points: 15
15.9 Summer Lovin'Read a book that has a word of at least 4 letters in its title/subtitle that matches a word in the lyrics from Summer Nights.
Crazy Ladies by Michael Lee West
"Crazy" found in stanza 1, line 3 of song lyrics.
Task Points: 15
Season Points: 30
Coralie20.7 On a Roll
I rolled a 2 for SCIENCE FICTION or FANTASY
so I read Sideshow by Sheri S. Tepper
which has MPG Science Fiction and the author’s initials in Science ficTion fantaSy
Total to date 95 points
Mai15.10 - Summer Months
Book with 6 words in the title
I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 170
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 12
Golden Oldies: 1
Jess Philly10.10 - Juneteenth
Book on the #ReadPOC: List of Books by Authors of Color list.
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. This book is on page 1 of the list (#94 at the time I read it).
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Tasks Completed: 2
Mod
I read Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault: Essays from the Grown-Up Years - 2d mpg is Writing>Essays.
Total points: 175
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.3 - Captain Jack Sparrow
Collateral by Ellen Hopkins.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 355
Tasks completed: 22/58
Books read: 26
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.3 Summer Reading
Parkland by Dave Cullen.
On Mimi Chan's, Senior Marketing Manager selections.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 365
Tasks completed: 23/58
Books read: 27
Shawn H.30.10 - Brooke TX's task: Spies, Scouts, Detectives, Pirates, and Sundry Ne'er-do-wells
Both books were chosen from the Espionage list
The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva - Page 1 Espionage List, #19
****501 pages - Claiming Big Ticket Book*****
The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming - Page 1 Espionage List, #68
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 30
Big Ticket Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Task 30.2 - An Ode to Sarabelle!change of plan
loafer5.9 - Sir John Falstaff
Read a Fiction book with a main page genre that includes History or Historical.
Bohemian Gospel by Dana Chamblee Carpenter
points: 5
total: 115
GO: 3
BB: 1
Task 30.2 - An Ode to Sarabelle!I'd initially put this as #810, but instantly changed my mind!
option 1: read a non-fiction with Science MPG
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
option 4: read a book with author initials AC
Dead Time by Anne Cassidy
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30 points
Task 25.6 - Birthday “One”option 1: read a book with two word title starting with THE
The Belles
option 4: read a book from the Classic British Mysteries list
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
page 1, #3 on list
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55 points
Task 20.1 - No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!option 2: read a book with an arch-nemesis relationship
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
the Holmes/Moriarty relationship was an example in the task
this collection includes the story The Final Problem, where Holmes & Moriarty go over the Reichenbach Falls
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75 points
babbling c25.4 - Andy P.'s task: Authors That Work Well Together
The combined page count for both books must be 501 or greater.
Touch the Dark - Kindle Touch the Dark - paperback pgs 307 by Karen Chance
Enchanted Guardian - kindle Enchanted Guardian paperback pg 304 by Sharon Ashwood
307 + 304= 611 > 501
Word CASK - noun
1) a container made and shaped like a barrel, especially one larger and stronger, for holding liquids
THIS POST
Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Total This Season
Points: 60/1050
Completed Tasks: 3/59
Golden oldies: 0
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Pages read this season: 1,481
Books read this season: 5
babbling c5.8 - Arya Stark
Read a book with "wolf" or "wolves" intact in the title, subtitle, series title or author's name.
Wolf Rain - Kindle Wolf Rain - paperback pg. 392 by Nalini Singh
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Total This Season
Points: 65/1050
Completed Tasks: 4/59
Golden oldies: 0
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Pages read this season: 1,873
Books read this season: 6
babbling c10.8 - Roll the Dice
Go to Dice Roller and reset the number of dice to 3. Read a book with the number of pages (+/- 10 pages) that you reach by arranging the 3 numbers from the dice. You may only roll once!
roll: 6, 4, 2
A Court of Mist and Fury - Audible A Court of Mist and Fury - paperback pg 626 by Sarah J. Maas
626 is within 10 of 624
THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Total This Season
Points: 75/1050
Completed Tasks: 5/59
Golden oldies: 0
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Pages read this season: 2,399
Books read this season: 7
Task 25.4 - Authors That Work Well Togetherpage count 501+
read two books with single authors whose initials make a word
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
intials BA
336 pages
All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor
initials DET
280 pages
Word made: BATED
336 + 280 >501 pages
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100 points
Bookwrm526Task #5.5 - Robin Hood
Read a book written by an author who shares a name with one of the 24 actors from this list that have played Robin Hood. I picked John Derek (#6 on the list) and read The Dispatcher by John Scalzi.
Total points so far: 155
LaureY20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of Trouble
Option 2: Name chosen: REMBRANDT
Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100 /1050
Total Books: 5
Total Tasks: 5/59
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Andy P.Task # 10.9 - Sing Along!
Read a book with 4 or more people on the cover
by Elizabeth M. NormanClearly more than 4 people on this cover.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 145
Mod
10.3 - Summer Reading
From Otis Chandler, Cofounder & CEO: Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan
total = 295
Mod
15.10 - Summer Months
8 word title: I Don't Care if We Never Get Back: 30 Games in 30 Days on the Best Worst Baseball Road Trip Ever by Ben Blatt
total = 310
Mod
20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
option 2, initials JP in MARSHA P JOHNSON: The Bold World: A Memoir of Family and Transformation by Jodie Patterson, 352 pages
total = 330
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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter – Kristina Simon's task: On a Roll
I rolled a 1, HISTORICAL FICTION genre, option A, author initials SC: A Murder at Rosamund's Gate by Susanna Calkins
total = 350
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30.9 - Mazza1's task: JUST READING
Book 1, Leed's read July 2019: The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson, 311 pages
Book 2, June 2019 selection for Around the World in 80 Books : War and Turpentine by Stefan Hertmans, 304 pages
311 + 304 = 615
total = 380
Mod
I chose option C and read Milkman, first published in 2018. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top paperback.
total points: 195
ElaineL25.2 SandyL's task: Road Trip on Route 66
Required: State which options you choose when you post.
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose initials are found in CADILLAC RANCH.
Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts
Option 2: Read a book with an MPG of Western
Stone Canyon (ebook verified here
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 400
ElaineL20.7 Shorter is Sweeter – Kristina Simon's task: On a Roll
Required: State the number you rolled when you post.
Rolled a 6: Read a book that has MPG of Romance AND
a. is written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found ROMANCE.
The Fall of Shane MacKade by Nora Roberts
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 420
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30.5 -Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
Option 1:Read a book that features the main page genre Sports or Sports and Games
From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata
MPG Sports and Games
522 pgs - **Requesting Big Book Ticket****
Option 5: Read a book with the word swimmer(s), swimming, swim, swam or swum found in the text
Wicked Favor by Sawyer Bennett
Page 111 "I'm surprised to see they are swimming with uncertainty now and I almost feel sorry for her."
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 60
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 4
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 0