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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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Chelsea M. 10.8 - Roll The Dice
Read a book with the number of pages (+/- 10 pages) that you reach by arranging the 3 numbers from the dice.
I rolled 145, book is within 10 pages of 415 (total of 416 pages)
Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 20
Task 20.7 - On a RollI rolled a 6
option 1: read a book with ROMANCE MPG and author initials in ROMANCE
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
initials CM
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150 points
25.2 - SandyL's task: Road Trip on Route 66!Option 1: Read a book by an author whose initials are found in CADILLAC RANCH.
Book read: Edge of Eon
How it fits: Author's (Anna Hackett) initials are AH
Option 5: Option 5 - Road Trip Books
Read a book from one of these lists: ... Road Trip! Best Road Trip Romance Novels
Book read: The Perfect Stranger
How it fits: #12. page 1 on the Road Trip! Best Road Trip Romance Novels list
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Total points: 180
Books read: 14
Tasks completed: 11
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Chelsea M. 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.
Errol Flynn > Avery Flynn
Parental Guidance by Avery Flynn
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 25
Task 20.4 - Roller Coastersoption 3: read a book with 3-word title, title initials in EXPEDITION EVEREST
River of Teeth
R in eveRest
OT in expediTiOn
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170 points
Task 20.5 - PRIDE2019page count 300+
option 2: read a book with author initials in MARSHA P JOHNSON
Needlemouse by Jane O'Connor
JO on JOhnson
352 pages
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190 points
Task 20.6 - Midway Through The Yearoption 1: read a book first published in 2019
Once & Future
pub March 2019
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210 points
Task 30.5 - Summer Swimmingoption 3 - read a book between 100 & 150 pages
The October Man
128 pages
option 5 - read a book with SWIM in the text
The Fourth Friend
p159 "Would he sink or swim?"
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240 points
AlisonBigs (readerboard name)Task 20.1 - No, Mr Bond, I Expect You to Read!
Option 1: Read a book in which the Author's Initials can be found in auric golDfinGer
Legend
Author: David Gemmel
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points to Date: 255
Tasks Completed: 13
BB Tickets Claimed: 1
GO Tickets Claimed: 2
AlisonBigs (readerboard name)Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader
Option 1: Read any book that was first published this year (2019)
Never Fall in Love with a Rockstar
Published: June 25, 2019
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Points this Task: 20
Total points to Date: 275
Tasks Completed: 14
BB Tickets Claimed: 1
GO Tickets Claimed: 2
AlisonBigs (readerboard name)Task 30.4 - School's Out!
This is a two book task; books must be selected from two different options. Your books must have a combined page total of at least 700 pages.
Option 3: Read a book with the letters G-I-D (Get It Done) in the title and/or authors name.
Red Rising...reD rIsinG...382 pages
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase, “no suMmeR school for me”
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson...456 pages
382 + 456 pages = 838pages
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Points This Task; 30
Total Points to Date: 305
Tasks Completed: 15
BB Tickets Claimed: 1
GO Tickets Claimed: 2
Task 25.2 - Road Trip on Route 66!option 1: author initials in CADILLAC
Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews
IA initials
option 3: GRAND in title
Nothing Stays Buried
G in nothinG
R in buRied
A in stAys
N in Nothing
D in burieD
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265 points
Task 15.10 - Summer Monthsread a book with 7 words in the title
Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day
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280 points
Task 20.9 - The Country Showoption 2: read a book with CRAFT in the title
Perfect Formation
CR in peRfeCt
AFT in FormATion
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300 points
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)30.2 -Schatzie's task: An Ode to Sarabelle!
Option 3: Read a book with a one-word title that contains exactly 4 letters.
West by Carys Davies
Read June 28 2019
Option 4: Read a book by an author with the initials of AC, CA, DC, or CD.
Radicalized by Cory Doctorow
Initials are CD.
Read June 21 2019
This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 305 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
Casey WTask Completed: 5.3 Captain Jack Sparrow
Read a book where the title starts with an R or an C
China Rich Girlfriend By Kevin Kwan
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Big Book Tickets: 1
Jen K10.4 - Too Busy to Read?
Feel Free: Essays by Zadie Smith
MPG: Essays and Short Stories
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Points this Task: 10
Total points to Date: 75
BB Tickets Claimed: 0
GO Tickets Claimed: 0
perletwo 30.4 - ElaineL's task: School’s Out! - Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase, “NO SUMMER SCHOOL FOR ME” All initials count.
Frequent Hearses by Edmund Crispin
First printed in 1950, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Option 3: Read a book with the letters G-I-D (Get It Done) in the title and/or authors name.
A Maiden's Grave
Your books must have a combined page total of at least 700 pages.
I read the kindle editions, but: book 1 top pb ed. 224 pgs + book 2 top mmp ed. 489 pgs = 713 pgs
Points this task: 30
Total points: 380
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 29
Tasks completed: 22
Mod
For my first book, I used option 3 and read State of the Union: A Marriage in Ten Parts - 132 pages.
For my second book, I used option 4 and read
- all the lettering on the cover is black.total points: 250
JEN B.10.3 - Summer Reading
Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim (6/27/19)
This was Marie Pabelonio's pick
TOTAL POINTS: 55
Jackie O.20.9- The Country Show
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
Option 3: History
First published in 2018.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
Coralie15.7 Rogue One
Book with a title that begins with one of the letters in rogUe one by an author with an initial that can be found in rogue oNe
Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeannette Ng
Total to date 150 points
Joy Marie5.10 Rhett Butler
131 Method: Your Personalized Nutrition Solution to Boost Metabolism, Restore Gut Health, and Lose Weight by Chalene Johnson
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 35
Joy Marie25.2 SandyL's Task - Road Trip on Route 66
Option 1 (Authors Initials in CADILLAC RANCH) - Heart of the Sea by Nora Roberts
Option 4 (Beach on Cover) -
by Elizabeth KellyPoints this post: 25
Total Points: 60
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)30.8 -TessaVanessa's task: Double Up
Read 2 books with the exact same title. At least one of the books must be written by an author that shares a name with one of these Twin authors and Writers.
The Farm by Joanne Ramos
The Farm by Tom Rob Smith
Shares name with Agnes & Margaret SMITH
This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 335 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
Diana K.10.2 - He's a Classic! Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in RHETT BUTLER.
The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen
Total points: 220
20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST – Paul's task: CugelThe Dictionary of Animal Languages
All letters in CUGEL in title - ThE DiCtionary of AnimaL LanGUages
Total points: 65
Cordelia25.7 Ellan Vannin Option 3
Book 1: Hell on Wheels
by Julie Ann Walker349 pages
Book 2: Spring by Ali Smith
340 pages
Points: 25
Total points: 220
Barbara ★25.4 - Andy P.'s task: Authors That Work Well Together
Choose two books, written by two different authors, whose combined initials can be put together to make a single word in English. The word must appear in www.dictionary.com as a part of speech: noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition. Contractions and other words that contain punctuation or symbols will not work. Books must be written by a single author. All initials must be used.
Book 1: Dance of the Winnebagos - Anne Charles 6/25
Book 2: The Stone Circle - Elly Griffiths 6/6
Anne Charles (AC) + Elly Griffiths (EG) = CAGE
TOTAL: Book 1 (370 pages) + Book 2 (384 pages) = 754 pages > 501
Points this task: 25
Total points: 150
Janice CA5.3 - Captain Jack Sparrow
Title starts with a "C".
Confessions of a Barrister by Russell Winnock
+5
total: 25
tasks: 2
books: 2
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyREPOSTING TASK WITH NEW BOOKS
25.4 - Andy P.'s task: Authors That Work Well Together
This is a two book task.
No book with children or kids as a main page genre may be used for this task.
The combined page count for both books must be 501 or greater.
Book 1: Crow Flight by Susan Cunningham, I read the Kindle version, but the Paperback version is 352 pages
Book 2: The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston, Hardcover is 320 pages
Initials SC + AP make CAPS
Total pages=351+320=671
Points this post: 25
Total Points to Date: 135
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
VAL TX10.1 - Can You Spell Rogue? - Read a book with all of the letters in ROGUE in its title/subtitle.
Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields by Wendy Lower
This post and total:
Points - 10
LAUREN JODI 30.9 - Mazza1's task: JUST READING
Book #1: Leeds Group Read
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
November 2017
406 Pages
Book #2: BOTM Read
See No Evil by Allison Brennan
June 2019 BOTM in the 2-3-4 Challenge Group
432 Pages
Total pages: 838
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 125/1050
Total Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 6/59
15.8 - Rogues' GalleryFrantic (Detective Ella Marconi #1) by Katherine Howell
- Thriller on MPGTotal this Post: 15
Season Total: 195
VAL TX10.9 - Sing Along! - Read a book with 4 or more people on the cover.
by Marion A. KaplanThis post:
Points - 10
Total:
Points - 20
Coralie20.5 Pride 2019
Option 2: The Icons
Book by an author whose initials are in MarshA p jOhnson
Null States: Book Two of the Centenal Cycles by Malka Ann Older
Total to date 170 points
Task 10.4 - Too Busy to Read?read a collection of essays
No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters
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325 points
10.9 - Sing Along!Read a book with 4 or more people on the cover.
Book read: Under the Lights
How it fits:
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Total points: 190
Books read: 15
Tasks completed: 12
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Julia10330.10 - Brooke TX's task: Spies, Scouts, Detectives, Pirates, and Sundry Ne'er-do-wells
The Queen of Attolia
Take a Thief
Both of these books are on page 1 of the Thieves list.
This task: 30 points
Total points: 95
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 7
Amy MK20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 1: First published in 2019
Waiting for Tom Hanks
Published June 11, 2019
Points this task: 20
Total points: 85
Mai15.4 - Fourth of July
Option 2: Read a book where the entire TITLE is printed in white AND that was first published in July of any year.
Tin Manby Sarah WinmanFirst published July 27th 2017
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 185
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 13
Golden Oldies: 1
Amy MK30.4 - ElaineL's task: School’s Out!
Option 1:
Red, White & Royal Blue
Author (Casey McQuiston) initials C and M found in "No summer school for me"
423 pages
Option 3:
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
Letters G-I-D found in title
364 pages
423+364=787 pages total (must be over 700)
Points this task: 30
Total points: 115
Task 30.4 - School’s Out!total pages 700+
option 1 - author initials in the phrase NO... FOR ME
The Turning Point by Freya North
FN initials
496p
option 3 - read a book with GID in title & author
On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
GD in eDGe
I in Ilona
309p
496 + 309 = 805p
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355 points
Amy MK25.2 - SandyL's task: Road Trip on Route 66!
Option 3: Grand Canyon - Arizona
Read a book that contains all the letters of GRAND in the title (no subtitles).
The Mystery Off Glen Road by Julie Campbell
genre childrens
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7.0
Option 5 - Road Trip Books
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
on page 1 of the Young Adult Road Trip Novels list
Points this post: 25
Total points: 140
Amy MK20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of Trouble
Option 2: Worth a Thousand Words
Murder on the Lusitania by Conrad Allen
Author initials CA found in PICASSO
Points this post: 20
Total points: 160
Amy MK20.8 - NICKELS & DIMES – Tammy AZ's task: Home States
The Mystery in Arizona by Julie Campbell
childrens genre
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7.0
Most of the book takes place in Arizona.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 180
Jen K25.6 - Nick KY's task: Birthday “One”
Option 1: The Gloaming by Melanie Finn
Option 2: Early Riser by Jasper Fforde, 400 pages
260< 400 < 600 pages
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Points this Task: 25
Total points to Date: 100
BB Tickets Claimed: 0
GO Tickets Claimed: 0
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combined total 650+
option 1 - read a book with a title word matching a song title word
The Painted Man
Man matches The Cry of Man (#23 on Disc 1)
544 pages
option 2 - read a book with author name matching an artist name
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130 points