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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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ElaineL20.1 Most Improved Player - Perletwo's task: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You To Read!
Required: Indicate which option you've chosen when you post.
1. Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in AURIC GOLDFINGER.
Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 460
ElaineL5.7 Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights
Read a book from this list So You Love a Bad Boy or Tortured Hero
Valley Of Silence
Required: State the page number of the list where your book appears.
Page 3, #205
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 465
ElaineL5.2 Indiana Jones
Read a book with a U.S. state in the title or subtitle.
The Heart Of Texas
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 470
ElaineL5.1 Han Solo
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in MILLENNIUM FALCON.
Toxic Game by Christine Feehan
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 475
Jackie O. 15.10 - Summer Months
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
Points this post: 15
Total points: 120
Jackie O.Repost of 722 to add readerboard name
10.5 - Family Reunions
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 105
20.2 - Staying Out of TroubleOption 2 - Read a book by an author whose initials are found in one of the following: MATISSE, PICASSO, or REMBRANDT. All initials count (defined by spaces), and you can only use a letter as often as it appears in the name.
Wicked Saints Emily A. Duncan found in rEmbrAnDt.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 95
20.6 Midway Through the YearOption 1: Cemetery Road by Greg Iles
Published in March 2019
I'd like a Big Book ticket. This has 590 pages.
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 50
Big Books: 2
30.1 Like LettersBook 1: Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free by Héctor Tobar
320 pages
Book 2: Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis by Tim Townsend
400 pages
Combined Page Total: 720
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 80
Big Books: 2
30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively ObsessedOption 2:Read a book with a masted sailing ship on the cover.
Kitty (The Smuggler's Wife #1) by Deborah Challinor
- masted sailing ship right beside the ladyOption 3: Read a non-fiction book with a main page genre that includes History
A Teardrop on the Cheek of Time: The Story of the Taj Mahal by Diana Preston & Michael Preston
Total this Post: 30
Season Total: 155
Task 25.2 - Road Trip on Route 66!Option 1: Cadillac Ranch - Amarillo, TX
Read a book by an author whose initials are found in CADILLAC RANCH.
cADillac ranch
Feeding on Dreams: Confessions of an Unrepentant Exile (2011) by Ariel Dorfman (male) (Hardcover, 352 pages) [863.092]
Option 3: Grand Canyon - Arizona
Read a book that contains all the letters of GRAND in the title (no subtitles).
eAtiNG the DinosauR
Eating the Dinosaur (2009) by Chuck Klosterman (Hardcover, 245 pages) [306.0973]
40 + 25 = 65
Tasks Completed: 03
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 40 + 25 = 65
Books read: 05
Pages read: 1,288
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 01
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
NICOLE OH5.1 - Han Solo
Death of a Bachelorette by Laura Levine (double L in Millennium)
Points this post: 5
TOTAL POINTS: 70
NICOLE OH15.1 - On the Flip Side
Book 1- Finders Keepers found on Best Beach Reads 2015 https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8... list, page 3
Book 2- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
found on Best Books to Read When the Snow is Falling list https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2... list, page 2
Points this post: 15
TOTAL POINTS: 85
NICOLE OH15.2 - Bad Boys and Wicked Women
Book 1: A Madness So Discreet found on page 5
Book 2: The Young Elites found on page 1
Points this post: 15
TOTAL POINTS: 100
NICOLE OH15.7 - Rogue One
Now Is Everything by Amy Giles N from Now is in the word One, G for Giles is in Rogue.
Points this post: 15
TOTAL POINTS: 115
suzannesea20.5 Bigger Is Better
Option 2. The Icons
Read book by a single author whose initials can be found in SYLVIA RIVERA.
Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
348 pages
Points this post: 20
Points to date: 165
NICOLE OH30.3 - Ava Catherine's task: Faulkner's Reivers
Book 1: The Basic Eight EI in Eight (5 letters)
Book 2: Eleven Kinds of Loneliness first published in 1962
total of 646 pages
Points this post: 30
TOTAL POINTS: 145
Cordelia20.9 The Country Show
Option 1:
by Anakana SchofieldHas cow on the cover.
Points: 20
Total points: 165
Cordelia30.3 Faulkner's Reiver's
Book 1:The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner
373 pages
Book 2: The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick Published in 1962. 259 pages
Total pages: 632
Points: 30
Total points: 195
30.8 - DOUBLE UPBOOK 1 - Promises to Keep by Jane Green
BOOK 2 - Promises to Keep by Ann Tatlock who shares her first name with Ann Landers.
TOTAL POINTS - 240
Diana K.5.2 - Indiana Jones. Read a book with a U.S. state in the title or subtitle.
Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland
Total points: 210
MEGSCL 20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 1: read any book that was first published this year (2019). The Rosie Result
TOTAL TO DATE
95 points
trishhartuk20.8 Nickels & Dimes – Tammy AZ's task: Home States
Read a fiction or non-fiction book set at least 50% in either Arizona or Montana.
The Valentine Mystery, Kathi Daley
Read the kindle edition. PB link here
Set in Montana: “It is Valentine's Day in White Eagle Montana and Tess and Tilly are busier than ever delivering Valentine Cards along with the daily mail.”
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 230
Tasks Completed: 14
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 3
25.7 - Cat's task: Ellan Vannin"Option 3: Leisure
Book 1: TRANSPORT
☛ Read a book with a motorbike on the cover"
Hit (Makedde Vanderwall #4) by Tara Moss
-approval320 pages
Book 2: ANIMALS
☛ Read a book with page count including one of 0, 4 or 6
Wildlife (The Six Impossiverse #2) by Fiona Wood
384 pages
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 180
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.3 Diana K's task: 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Option 3: The Quintland Sisters by Shelley Wood. It takes place in Canada.
Option 4:
by William Kowalski. Points this post: 25
Total points: 390
Tasks completed: 24/58
Books read: 29
JUKKA15.4 - Fourth of July
Option 1: Two books.
Book 1: Book whose title is printed in white.
Monstress, Vol. 3: Haven by Marjorie M. Liu.
Book 2: Book first published in July of any year.
Southern Bastards, Vol. 4: Gut Check by Jason Aaron & Jason Latour.
Total Points: 155/1050
Total Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 15/59
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 0
JUKKA15.7 - Rogue One
Book whose title begins with a letter from ROGUE ONE and whose author has at least one initial from ROGUE ONE.
Outcast, Vol. 1: A Darkness Surrounds Him by Robert Kirkman.
Total Points: 170/1050
Total Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 16/59
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 0
EMurphy30.5 Susan A's Task: Summer Swimming
Option 2: All of the letters SWIM in the book's title/subtitle
Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
Option 3: Book between 100 and 150 pages
All My Goodbyes by Mariana Dimopulos
*140 pages
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
EMurphy30.7 Pulcinella's Task: Rogues All Over the Place
Option 1: 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
The Good House by Tananarive Due
*Song used is Good Ship Venus by Loudon Wainwright III
**482 pages
Option 2: Author has the same name as one of the artists on the album
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
*Artist used is John C. Reilly, song is My Son John
**521 pages
***Big Book Ticket
482+521=1,003 pages
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 1 (521 pages)
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 60
Books Read: 4
BB Ticket: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
LAVENDER20.06 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 2
Read a book first published in 1923 or before.
I listened to Barsoom Series Collection by Edgar Rice Burroughs on AUDIBLE, which contains the book The Chessmen of Mars.
There are 220 pages in the Top MMPB: The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
This book was published before 1923, it was published in 1922
I am claiming a Golden Oldie for this book, first published 1922
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 165
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 11
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets: 1
LAVENDER20.07 - Shorter is Sweeter – Kristina Simon's task: On a Roll
Roll a die. Read a book that has one of the MPGs listed beside the number you rolled and is written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the genre titles listed for the number you rolled.
I read The Watcher Chronicles Boxed Set: Books 1 - 4 by S.J. West on KINDLE, which contains the book Kindred.
There are 316 pages in the top paperback (No MMPB): Kindred (The Watcher Chronicles #2) by S.J. West
I rolled a 6 (WOMENS FICTION, ROMANCE)
Author first and last initials, SW, can be found in WOMENS FICTION
The book has an MPG of ROMANCE
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 185
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 12
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets: 1
Bookwrm526Task #5.6 - Lisbeth Salander
Read a book set at least 50% in a Nordic Country: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Greenland or the Faroe Islands. I read Last Night in Nuuk by Niviaq Korneliussen, which is set in Greenland.
Total points so far: 160
***REPOST DUE TO BOOK CHANGE***TraceyL (Readerboard Name)
5.3 - Captain Jack Sparrow
Read a book where the first letter of the title begins with an R or a C.
River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey
This Post: 5 points (Does not change point total 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
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)5.8 - Arya Stark
Read a book with "wolf" or "wolves" intact in the title, subtitle, series title or author's name.
Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King
WOLF intact in the title.
This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 275 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
Ava Catherine25.1 - Sandy's task - Game of Books
Read two books from the following lists. You may use 2 different lists, or read 2 books from one list..
Both books from the fallowing list:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
1. Book Recommendations for Arya Stark
Book 1: page 1 on list; #28
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor 480 pages
Book 2: page 1 on list; #37
Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche 240 pages
480+240= 720 total pages
total=840
Ava Catherine15.7 - Rogue One
Read a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in ROGUE ONE and that is written by an author with at least one initial that can be found in ROGUE ONE.
Orient Express by Graham Greene
total=855
Ava Catherine15.6 - Happy Birthday, Authors!
Read a book written by an author born in June, July, or August.
The Seven Sisters by Margaret Drabble author's birthday June 5, 1939
total=870
Mod
I read Searching for Sylvie Lee, found on page 1 of the referenced list.
total points: 205
Ava Catherine15.9 - 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.
Under the Trestle: The 1980 Disappearance of Gina Renee Hall & Virginia's First "No Body" Murder Trial. by Ron Peterson Jr.
song lyrics used: We made out under the dock
word used: under
total=885
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.9 Sir John Falstaff
White Rose by Kip Wilson.
It has historical as a MPG.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 395
Tasks completed: 25/58
Books read: 30
Ava Catherine25.5 - Raynebair's task: My Career in Technology
Option 3. Read a book where the page count contains the number 19 intact.
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri 198 pages
Option 4. Read a book first published in 2000.
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver first published in 2000
total=910
Sara G5.1 - Han Solo
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in MILLENNIUM FALCON.
Severance by Ling Ma
Points this post: 5
Total points: 65
SandyL10.1 - Can You Spell Rogue?
Read a book with all of the letters in ROGUE in its title
Running Into Love by Aurora Rose Reynolds
RUnninG into lOvE
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 9
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
SandyL10.2 - He's a Classic!
Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in RHETT BUTLER
Moosed Up by Tiffinie Helmer
rHeTt butler
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 145
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 10
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
SandyL15.10 - Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title
The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
6 words in title
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Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 160
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 11
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
SandyL20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of Trouble
Option 2: Read a book by an author whose initials are found in one of the following: PICASSO
Good Guys Love Dogs by Inglath Cooper
pICasso
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 180
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 12
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
CEELEETask 30.10 Spies, Scouts,Detectives, Pirates And Sundry Ne'er Do-Wells
Two Book Task from any of the listed options. State the Lists and Pages on which each book can be found.
****I am claiming a Golden Oldies ticket for JAMAICA INN as the book was first published in 1935.
This was a great task for me because it was so much fun reading the different lists and I found two books that have been on my TBR list for ages!
Book 1: Thieves
JAMAICA INN by Daphne du Maurier
Page 2 #141
Jamaica Inn
A favorite author, book was written in the 1930's but is pure 19th century gothic. Loved it!
Book 2: ESPIONAGE
THE LADY VANISHES by Ethel Lina White.
Page 3 #208
The Lady Vanishes
One of my favorite early Hitchcock movies! I didn't know it came from a book! The original title was written in 1936 under a different title so I didn't think it would be classified as a Golden Oldie.
Total Points for Task: 30
Total Books Read d for Task: 2
Total Big Books Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Task: 1
Total Points for Summer Challenge 2019: 30
Total Tasks Completed for Summer Challenge 2019: 1
Total Books Read for Summer Challenge 2019: 2
Total Big Book Tickets Claimed for Summer Challenge 2019: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Summer 2019 Challenge:1
SandyL20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in MARSHA P JOHNSON
Mate Claimed by Jennifer Ashley
mArsha p Johnson
315 Pages
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 200
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 13
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Joanne MITask 20.9 Option 3: History
The first known Country Show was held in Lancashire in 1768. Read a book with TWO (or more) of those numbers (1,7,6,8) in the year first published. Ex: 2018, 2017, 2016, 1986, etc.
The Children of Jocasta-published in 2017
Points this task 20
Total Points 65
Total BB' s 2
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20.4 Golden Oldies - Sara G's Task: Roller Coasters
Required: State which option you used when you post.
Option 3: Read a book with a title of 3 or more words where the initial letter of each word in the title can be found in EXPEDITION EVEREST.
Sworn to Protect
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 440