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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
NICOLE OH15.6 - Happy Birthday, Authors!
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling born on July 31st
Points this post: 15
TOTAL POINTS: 160
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of TroubleOption 2: author initials in MATISSE
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Points this post: 20
Total points: 90
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 5
JEN B.10.1 - Can You Spell Rogue?
Read a book with all of the letters in ROGUE in its title/subtitle.
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman (6/29/19)
The RUles of Magic
TOTAL POINTS: 65
Task 15.4 – Fourth of JulyOPTION 2 – One Book fits both tasks
Book 1 – Entire title is printed in Red, White and/or Blue - WHITE
Book 2 – First published in JULY (any year) - July 3, 2018
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 45 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
Diana K.5.10 - Rhett Butler. Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules
Eating Rome: Living the Good Life in the Eternal City
Total points: 225
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)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.
An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
Set in Sweden.
This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 340 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
ElaineL25.4 Andy P.'s task: Authors That Work Well Together
Read two books, written by two different authors, whose combined initials can be put together to make a single word in English.
Slow Ride by Lori Foster and On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
Required: Indicate the word that you made from the initials when you post.
FAIL (Foster, Andrews, Ilona, Lori)
501 p. minimum: Book 1, 384 p. + Book 2, 309 p. = 693p.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 500
Stephanie12710.5 - Family Reunions: Summer is a traditional time for family reunions and family vacations. Read a book with the word "family" or one of the listed family relationship titles in the title/subtitle- daughter
The Lost Daughter
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35/1050
Tasks completed: 5/59
Books read: 5
5.3 - Captain Jack SparrowWhat's a pirate's favorite letter? You'd think it's the "R", but actually it's the "C"!
Read a book where the first letter of the title begins with an R or a C.
Runaway by Alice Munro
Points this post: 5
Total points: 75
20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST – Paul's task: CugelRead a book with a title/sub-title that contains ALL of the letters in the name "CUGEL".
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
C-U-E in Endurance
G-L in Legendary
New Points: 20
Total Challenge Points: 130
GO's: 1
30.3Book 1:
Year's Best Weird Fiction, Vol. 5 by Robert Shearman
422 pages
Book 2:
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
247 pages
Task points: 30
Total points: 240
Chris MD30.4 Schools Out!
Option 2: Set 50% in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming
Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson
The book is set entirely in Wyoming
I listened to the audioversion of this book. There is no MMP. The paperback has 290 pages.
Option 3: Letters GID in title or author's name
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
GI in maGpIe
D in murDers
Book 1 290
Book 2 498
Total 788 pages
Total points: 110
Readerboard name Kathy P30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively Obsessed
Option 3: Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them
Option 4: The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
Author Jonas Jonasson
Points this task: 20
Totals
Points: 70
BB: 0
GO:0
Total Tasks completed: 3
Total Books read: 5
Queen Bee DarleneRepost - somehow forgot to put task number.
15.5 Independence Day - Book set 50% in list of countries - I chose Canada
That Night by Chevy Stevens That Night
Set in Vancouver, Canada
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 115
Ava Catherine30.2 -Schatzie's task: An Ode to Sarabelle!
Option 1:
Read a nonfiction book with a main page genre of science or health, stand alone or embedded.
Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom by Katherine Eban mpg nonfiction; mpg medical and mpg health approved in help thread post #22; https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 4:
Read a book by an author with the initials of AC, CA, DC, or CD. Middle initials should be ignored.
author's initials=CD
The Wench is Dead by Colin Dexter
total=940
Louise B30.10 - Brooke TX's task: Spies, Scouts, Detectives, Pirates, and Sundry Ne'er-do-wells
Book 1, from page 1 of the thieves list (#2 on the list)
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
As this book has 552 pages, I would like to claim 1 big book ticket.
Book 2, from page 1 of the assassins list (#57 on the list)
Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
I read the ebook but have linked to the MMPB
Points this task: 30
Number of tasks completed: 3
Total points to date: 75
Big Book tickets: 1
Ava Catherine25.2 - SandyL's task: Road Trip on Route 66!
Option 1: Cadillac Ranch - Amarillo, TX
Read a book by an author whose initials are found in CADILLAC RANCH.
Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe
author's initials=CA found in CAdillac ranch
Option 2: Wigwam Motel - Holbrook, AZ
Read a book with an MPG of Western (stand alone or embedded).
Death Without Company by Craig Johnson
mpg westerns 172 users
total=965
Queen Bee Darlene15.6 Happy Birthday, Authors! - author who was born in June, July, or August
Bunny by Mona Awad Bunny
Mona Awad's birthday is August 22, 1978 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Awad
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 130
Queen Bee Darlene20.2 Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh's task: Staying Out of Trouble
Option 2) author initials in REMBRANDT
Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg
Night of Miracles
Rembrandt
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 150
Barbara ★20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
Option 2: 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.
Zodiac - Romina Russell (sylvia RiveRa) (325 pages) 6/29
Points this task: 20
Total points: 170
ElaineL25.1 Sandy's task - Game of Books
Required: Include in your post the list(s) you chose and the pages on which your books are found.
List 5. Book Recommendations for Sansa Stark
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (Page 1, #33)
List 6. Book Recommendations for Petyr Baelish
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Page 1, #11)
500 p. minimum: Book 1, 222 p. + Book 2, 320 p. = 542 p.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 525
Bookwrm526Task #25.4 - 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.
For book 1, I read Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose (340pp).
And for book 2, I read Midnight Mass by Sierra Simone (192pp).
Put the initials AP and SS together to spell PASS!
340+192=532pp.
Total points so far: 195
Mary P25.6 - 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 Mister by E.L. James
Option 2:Read a book which is between 260 and 600 pages in length.
The Savior by J.R. Ward ( 479 pgs )
Points this task: 25
Total points: 220
Elizabeth PTask 20.2 - Staying Out of Trouble
Opt 2 - Author's initials in REMBRANDT
Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn
RembranDt
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 40
Total Tasks: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 2
Stephanie1275.2 - Indiana Jones: Read a book with a U.S. state in the title or subtitle.
Stephen Florida
Points this post: 5
Total points: 40/1050
Tasks completed: 6/59
Books read: 6
20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The YearOption 1: read any book that was first published this year (2019).
We Hunt the Flame (Sands of Arawiya #1) by Hafsah Faizal
First published May 14th 2019
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 215
LaureY - Repost (problem in post 906)20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option 3: History - Read a book with TWO (or more) of those numbers (1,7,6,8) in the year first published.
Gather Together in My Name by Maya Angelou
First published: 1974
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120 /1050
Total Books: 6
Total Tasks: 6/59
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Melanie H25.3 - Diana K's task: 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Option 1: Read a book about D-Day or about the preparations for the invasion.
The Lost Girls of Paris - Pam Jenoff - 6/29/2019
How it fits: British agents deploy to France to sabotage operations before D-Day invasion.
Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in one of those other countries.
Midnight Sun - Jo Nesbø - 6/21/2019
How it fits: 100% set in Norway.
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 60
Melanie H30.4 - 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.
The Guilty Party - Mel McGrath - 6/30/2019
How it fits: Author's initials in SUMMER
Option 3: Read a book with the letters G-I-D (Get It Done) in the title and/or authors name.
U Is For Undertow - Sue Grafton - 6/8/2019
How it fits: G in Grafton (surname), I in Is and D in Undertow.
Page counts: 384 + 400 = 784
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 90
SarahBR10.8 - Roll the Dice
I rolled a 3,2 and a 5
I read @Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. The paperback edition has exactly 325 pages which was perfect for this task
Points this post: 10
total points: 105
Books read: 7
Tasks completed: 7
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively ObsessedOption 1: Read a book written in a language other than your native language.
Book read: Welcome to Temptation
How it fits: Written in English, my native language is Russian.
Option 4: Read a book written by a single author whose last name ENDS in -sen or -son
Book read: Once Upon Stilettos
How it fits: Author's (Shanna Swendson) last name ends with SON
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Total points: 220
Books read: 17
Tasks completed: 13
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)15.7 - 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.
Emily Eternal by M.G. Wheaton
Title starts with E and author has the initial G.
Read June 30 2019
This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 355 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
Joanne MITask 15.5 Independence Day-Read a book set at least 50% in a country that also celebrates Indep. Day.
Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler
More than 50% in France
Points this task 15
Total Points 80
Total BB's 2
Readerboard name Kathy P15.10 - Summer Months
Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible: Flawed Women Loved by a Flawless God
Points this task: 15
Totals
Points: 85
BB: 0
GO:0
Total Tasks completed: 4
Total Books read: 6
Julia103This task was previously claimed. I am reposting it to change one of the books, no additional points.
25.4 - Andy P.'s task: Authors That Work Well Together
Uneasy Lies the Crown by Tasha Alexander
Moon Flights by Elizabeth Moon
TA + EM = TEAM
This task: 25 points
Total points: 95
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 7
Julia10310.6 - Happy 4th of July!
White Houses ("White" in title)
This task: 10 points
Total points: 105
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 8
Readerboard Name: Absurda25.6 - 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 Anomaly by Michael Rutger
Option 2. Read a book which is between 260 and 600 pages in length. (It may be 260 pp. or 600 pp. exactly or anywhere in between.)
And Then There Were Nuns by Kylie Logan. 304 pages
Points this task: 25
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 0
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 85
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name: Absurda20.8 - NICKELS & DIMES – Tammy AZ's task: Home States
Read a fiction or non-fiction book set at least 50% in either Arizona or Montana.
Death Al Dente by Leslie Budewitz
Set in Montana
Points this task: 20
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 0
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 105
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name: Absurda15.7 - 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
Earning the Rockies: How Geography Shapes America's Role in the World by Robert D. Kaplan
E from "Earning" is found in ROGUE ONE, R from Robert is found in ROGUE ONE.
Points this task: 15
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 0
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 120
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
perletwo 20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019 - Option 1: STONEWALL - Read a book with a title of at least three words where all initial letters of the words are found in THE STONEWALL RIOT.
The Water Room
read one book with a page count greater than 300
I read the kindle edition, but the top pb ed. is 476 pages.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 400
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 30
Tasks completed: 23
ElaineL15.10 Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 7 words in the title.
A Lady Can Never Be Too Curious
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 540
Stephanie12710.1 - Can You Spell Rogue?: Read a book with all of the letters in ROGUE in its title/subtitle.
Notes from Underground
Points this post: 10
Total points: 50/1050
Tasks completed: 7/59
Books read: 7
LaureY30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively Obsessed
Option 1: Read a book written in a language other than your native language.
The Dark Days Pact by Alison Goodman
My native language is French.
*I claim a Big Book Ticket for this book as it as 512 pages*
Option 4: Read a book written by a single author whose last name ENDS in -sen or -son
Body Double by Tess Gerritsen
Points this post: 30
Total points: 150 /1050
Total Books: 7
Total Tasks: 7/59
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
MEGAN RAE10.9 - Sing Along!
Read a book with 4 or more people on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
- Completed 30th JuneHow it fits: More than 4 people on the cover
Points this post: 10
Total points: 135
Mod
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men. Science>Technology is a main page genre (also noted in the help thread, post 3. 432 pages.
For my second book, I chose option 4 and read A Storm of Swords, first published in 2000. 1177 pages.
Total pages 1609 (well over required minimum).
Total points: 275
Delicious Dee20.8 - NICKELS & DIMES – Tammy AZ's task: Home States
Shoot Don't Shoot - set entirely in AZ
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 285
Barbara ★Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in MILLENNIUM FALCON.
A Cold Day In Hell - Mark Cain 6/30
I am withdrawing this post. I will be using this book for a different task.
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10.4 - Too Busy to Read? Read a little bit at a time, with a book with a main page genre of short stories, anthologies, or essays.
The Best American Comics 2013
Points this post: 10
Total points: 25/1050
Tasks completed: 4/59
Books read: 4