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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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Jayme(the ghostreader05.10 book of choice
The Perfect Coupleby Elin Hilderbrand
Task +5
Grand Total: 20
Kathy KS20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
Choose one of the following options and read one book with a page count greater than 300...
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.
Time After Time, by Allen Appel
Time After Time = The sTonewAll rioT
372 pages; hb
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 140
Tasks completed: 8
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
Jen K15.10 - Summer Months
This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Philipps
6 words in title
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 115
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
20.7 On A Roll I rolled a 4 (nonfiction, true story) and read Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School by Carla Shalaby -- MPG nonfiction, author initials CS in nonfiCtion and true Story
New Total: 105
Kathy KS30.5 -Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
This is a two book task. Please choose two options and read one book for each.
Option 4: Read a book with ONLY black and/or red letters on the cover. All letters count.
A Brother's Price, by Wen SpencerOption 5: Read a book with the word... swimming... found in the text. Required: Post the sentence and page number... at which at the word was found when you post.
Church of Marvels, by Leslie Parry
Page 414, line 23 -- "She was swimming farther out-- he saw her feet kick up through the foam."
Read large print; pb=308 p. [no mmpb]
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 170
Tasks completed: 9
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
5.7 - Heathcliff from Wuthering HeightsSo you love a Bad Boy or Tortured Hero (page 1)
Torment (Fallen #2) by Lauren Kate
#93
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 245
LaureY30.1 - Amanda A's task: Like Letters
Book 1: Read a book where every word in the title begins with the same letter. The title must contain at least three words.
Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo
Pages: 369
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials are the same letter.
Earl of Wainthorpe: Wicked Regency Romance by Collette Cameron
Pages: 316
Points this post: 30
Total points: 180 /1050
Total Books: 9
Total Tasks: 9/59
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
SarahBR5.9 - Sir John Falstaff
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott This book has a main page genre of Historical- Historical fiction meeting the challenge requirements. It was also released in 1869 meeting the requirement for a golden oldies ticket
Points this post: 5
total points: 110
Books read: 8
Tasks completed: 8
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
Diana K.Task 25.6
Opt 1 For this first option read a book with a title which is two words in length -- BUT the first word must be the article “The.”
The Editor
Opt 2 Read a book which is between 260 and 600 pages in length.
The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention 368 pages
Total points: 250
Diana K.10.1 - Read a book with all of the letters in ROGUE in its title/subtitle.
Strangers and Cousins
Total points: 260
Jen K10.1 - Read a book with all of the letters in ROGUE in its title/subtitle.
The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons
I read the hardcover with 560 pages (the US paperback is not yet published but will be The Ruin of Kings)
**** Big Book Ticket Requested****
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Points for this task: 10
Total points : 125
Big Book tickets total: 1 (requested here)
Golden Oldies: 0
Nick KY30.8 -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 spelling of the name must be the same but the name may be in any position. All title words count but subtitles, symbols, and punctuation may be ignored.
Required: Specify the twin author/writer's name you are using when you post.
I read the following:
Book 1: Every Breath You Take: A True Story of Obsession, Revenge, and Murder The twin name is “Ann.” The twin author is Ann Landers.
The subtitle is ignored. I listened to the audiobook. The most popular ppb is here: Every Breath You Take: A True Story of Obsession, Revenge, and Murder
Book 2: Every Breath You Take by Judith McNaught. Same title as Book 1.
I listened to the audiobook. The most popular ppb is here: Every Breath You Take
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 310
Bookwrm526Task #10.5 - Family Reunions
Read a book with the word "family" or one of the listed family relationship titles in the title/subtitle (Plurals and possessives may be used). I chose daughter and read Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics.
Total points so far: 205
trishhartuk20.4 Golden Oldies - Sara G's task: Roller Coasters
Option 3: Disney World. 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.
Tess of the Road, Rachel Hartman
expediTiOn eveResT
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here
Big Book: 544pg
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie:No
Big Book: Yes – Tess of the Road is 544pg – 500+ x 1
Total Points: 250
Tasks Completed: 15
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 4
MAZZA115.4 - Fourth of July
Option 2: Read 1 book.
Read a book where the entire TITLE is printed in red, white, and/or blue AND that was first published in July of any year
Fawkes
Title approved in post 6 of help thread as fitting one book option https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 375
MAZZA115.7 - 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.
Normal People Sally Rooney
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 390
MAZZA120.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 1: Read any book that was first published this year (2019).
The Woman Who Wanted More
Published May 30th 2019
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 410
MAZZA125.4 - Andy P.'s task: Authors That Work Well Together
This is a two book task
The combined page count for both books must be 501 or greater.
Choose two books, written by two different authors, whose combined initials can be put together to make a single word in English.
Book 1. The Moneychangers Arthur Hailey
Pages 437
Book 2 Everyman Philip Roth pages 192
Word = HARP
Page count = 628
points this post = 25
Points to date = 435
MAZZA130.5 -Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
This is a two book task. Please choose two options and read one book for each.
Required: State which options you chose when you post.
Option 2: Read a book with all of the letters SWIM in the book’s title/subtitle.
An Unsuitable Woman an unSuItable WoMan
Option 5: Read a book with the word swimmer(s), swimming, swim, swam or swum found in the text. Required: Post the sentence and page number, location or time (audiobooks) at which at the word was found when you post.
Where The Dead Fall ebook approved post number 7512
word found = swim at location 1404 "do many people swim here"
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 465
KATRINA T5.2 - Indiana Jones
Read a book with a U.S. state in the title or subtitle.
Tip of the Iceberg: My 3,000-Mile Journey Around Wild Alaska, the Last Great American Frontier, Mark Adams
American State: Alaska
Points this post: 5
Total points: 85
G.O: 0
B.B: 0
Books read: 7
Tasks no. completed:
5: 2, 10
10:
15: 10
20: 1, 2, 9
25:
30:
50:
MAZZA130.7 -Dulcinella's task: Rogues All Over the Place
Choose 2 of the following tasks and read two books, EACH book at least 250 pages and with a TOTAL of at least 650 pages.
Required: State which options you chose when you post.
2. Read a book of which the author has the same first, last, or middle name as one of the artists on the album Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys. You may choose artists from Disc One or Disc Two. Names may be used in any position.
Required: State which artist you are using when you post.
Ask Again, Yes Mary Beth Keane 400 pages
DISC one Number 23 "the cry of man" by Mary Margaret O'Hara
5. Often ‘rogues’ are depicted in a stereotypical way with an attribute. Read a book from the list: Lock and Key https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Required: State which page of the list your book can be found on when you post.
The Mysterious Mr. Quin 396 pages Page 1 number 14
Total page count = 796
points this post = 30
Points to date = 495
Diana K.Task 10.8 - 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
I rolled 251.
Breath, Eyes, Memory 256 p.
Total points: 270
Diana K.Task 10.9 - Sing Along! Read a book with 4 or more people on the cover.
Total points: 280
Andy P.Task # 15.6 - Happy Birthday, Authors!
Celebrate by reading a book written by an author born in July.
The Sniper's Wife by Archer Mayor
Archer Mayor's birthday is July 30. Reference here
Points this post: 15
Total points: 195
Andy P.Task # 20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
Option 1. Read a book with a title of at least three words where all initial letters of the words are found in THE STONEWALL RIOT
If She Wakes by Michael Koryta
I in Riot
S in Stonewall
W in Stonewall
Points this post: 20
Total points: 210
Task 25.8 - Naming the New Generationbook 1: read a book by a female author with a word ending in -ITY in the title
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
CITY
book 2: read a book my a male author with a four letter first name
Limited Wish by Mark Lawrence
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400 points
Task 15.4 - Fourth of Julybook 1: read a book with title all in red
Murder at Macbeth
verified for length: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
book2: read a book first published in July
His Banana
first published 16 Jul 18
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415 points
Bookwrm526Task #25.2 - Road Trip on Route 66!
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose initials are found in CADILLAC RANCH. All initials count. I read The Plastic Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg (all three letters in ranch).
Option 3: Read a book that contains all the letters of GRAND in the title (no subtitles). I read Endangered by Lamar Giles (eNDAnGeRed).
Total points so far: 230
Julia10315.4 - Fourth of July
Option 2:
(title in white, published July 2017)This task: 15 points
Total points: 120
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 9
ElaineL10.8 Roll the Dice
Required: State in your post the 3 numbers you rolled
I rolled: 3, 3, 6 (336: 326-346; 363: 353-373; 633: 623-643)
Read a book with the number of pages (+/- 10 pages) that you reach by arranging the 3 numbers from the dice.
High Energy 362 pages (falls within 353-373 )
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 550
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I chose option 1 and read Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative - 160 pages.
total points: 350
Cordelia20.1 Mr Bond Option 1
To Leave with the Reindeer by Olivia Rosenthal
Author's initials OR in AURIC GOLDFINGER
Points: 20
Total points: 240
Cordelia10.5 Family Reunions
I Am the Brother of XX by Fleur Jaeggy
Contains word "BROTHER"
Points: 10
Total Points: 250
perletwo 5.4- James Bond - Read a book with seven, seventh, 7, or 7th INTACT in the title or subtitle or a book identified on Goodreads as a book in a series with a number that includes a 7.
A Cold Treachery - Inspector Ian Rutledge, #7
Points this task: 05
Total points: 410
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 32
Tasks completed: 25
MAZZA110.9 - Sing Along!
July 13 is Barbershop Music Appreciation Day. Read a book with 4 or more people on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
Mr. Finchley Discovers His England
approved in help thread message 2
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 505
delicious dee10.3 - Summer Reading
With the Fire on High - found on Dany Avila's list
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 295
Chelsea M. 20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season.
Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
Post 14 in discussion.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 45
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Perletwo's task: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!Opt 1- read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in either GERT FROBE (umlaut not required) or AURIC GOLDFINGER.
I read In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende.
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 175
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 10
5.1 - Han SoloRead a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in MILLENNIUM FALCON.
Written with You by Aly Martinez
Points this post: 5
Total points: 105
Tasks completed: 7/58
Books read: 7
5.10 - Rhett ButlerRead a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Jersey Six by Jewel E. Ann
Points this post: 5
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 8/58
Books read: 8
15.8 - Rogues' Gallerya book with the MPG Mystery, Thriller, or Suspense that has a portrait on the cover
by Victoria EllisPoints this post: 15
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 9/58
Books read: 9
Kim O5.6 - Lisbeth Salander Read a book set at least 50% in a Nordic Country: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Greenland or the Faroe Islands.
Snowblind
Points this task: 5
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 6
15.10 - SUMMER MONTHS - Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy TramTOTAL POINTS - 295
APRILLEIGH30.4 - ElaineL’s Task: School’s Out!
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in NO SUMMER SCHOOL FOR ME
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (400 pages)
Option 3: Read a book with the letters G-I-D in the title and/or authors name.
Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel (336 pages)
Books must have a combined total of at least 700 pages.
400 + 336 = 736 pages total
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (120)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 2 (8)
Total Tasks: 7
20.5 - 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."
Liquid Gold (Lachlan Fox #4) by James Phelan
author's initials, JP, found in marsha P Johnson
478 pages
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 265
APRILLEIGH20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Kristina Simon’s Task: On a Roll
Read a book that has one of the MPGs listed beside the number you rolled that ALSO:
b. has a 3+ word title where the initial letter of each word can be found in the genre titles for the number you rolled.
I rolled a 2. My genres are SCIENCE FICTION or FANTASY
The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1928 ***
Both genres appear on the main page
Initial letters of title appear in SCIENCE FICTION
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (140)
Golden Oldie: 1 (2)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (9)
Total Tasks: 8
APRILLEIGH20.5 - 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, with a page count greater than 300.
Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel (336 pages)
Authors initials are found in MARSHA P JOHNSON
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (160)
Golden Oldie: 0 (2)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (10)
Total Tasks: 9
25.4 - Andy P.'s task: Authors That Work Well TogetherTwo books whose authors' initials can be put together to make a single word in English:
Other People's Houses by Abbi Waxman
paperback edition Other People's Houses 352 pages
The Hot Flash Club by Nancy Thayer
paperback edition The Hot Flash Club 363 pages
The word is WANT
Points this post: 25
Total points: 195
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20.1 - Most Improved Player - Perletwo's task: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!
This is a one book task.
Option 1. Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in... AURIC GOLDFINGER.
Generations of Somerset Place: From Slavery to Freedom, by Dorothy Spruill Redford.
D R = auric golDfingeR
Read ebook; pb=128 pages [no mmpb]
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 120
Tasks completed: 7
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1