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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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Ava Catherine5.10 - Rhett Butler
Read a book of your choice.
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
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Casey WTask 20.9
Option 3
Read a book first published in a year with (1,7,6,8)
Circe by Madeline Miller
First published in 2018
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 75
Tasks completed: 5
Books Read: 5
Big Book Tickets: 1
20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019Option 3: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
found on page 5 of award's list
Total points: 185 + 20 = 205
SUE T15.6 - Happy Birthday, Authors!
Book written by an author born in June, July or August
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (AR Finder: IL: MG - BL: 6.7)
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 15/1050
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
ElaineL10.10 Juneteenth
Read a book by a person of color from this list: #ReadPOC: List of Books by Authors of Color
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Required: Specify the page of the list on which your book is found.
Page 1, #2
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 615
Barbara ★20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST – Paul's task: Cugel
Read a book with a title/sub-title that contains ALL of the letters in the name "CUGEL"
Justice Calling - Annie Bellet 7/4
(jUstiCE caLlinG)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 190
Barbara ★20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 1: read any book that was first published this year (2019).
The Trouble With Vampires - Lynsay Sands (pub April 23, 2019) 7/4
Points this task: 20
Total points: 210
Readerboard name Kathy P20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Sara G's task: Roller Coasters
Option 1: A Fine Romance: Falling in Love with the English Countryside
260 pages
Points this task: 20
Totals
Points: 105
BB: 0
GO:0
Total Tasks completed: 5
Total Books read: 7
Mary P30.3 - Ava Catherine's task: Faulkner's Reivers
Book 1:Read a book in which a title word of at least four letters contains the letters “ei” intact.
The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian ( 288 pgs )
Book 2:Read a book that was first published in 1962.
The Woman in the Dunes by Kōbō Abe First published in 1962. ( 241 pgs )
Points this task: 30
Total points: 250
Pamela326530.1 - Amanda A's task: Like Letters
Book 1: Loving Lieutenant Lancaster by Sarah M. Eden
Book 2:Renegades by Marissa Meyer
Big Book - 556 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 60
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books:
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 5.2 - Indiana Jones
Dr. Henry Walton Jones Jr. and the Temple of Doom doesn't have the same marquee appeal.
Read a book with a U.S. state in the title or subtitle. 2-word state names must appear completely. The Hotel New Hampshire, Love Finds You in Wildrose, North Dakota
Zombie, Ohio
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 170
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 5.9 - Sir John Falstaff
Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character in four plays by William Shakespeare, including the history plays King Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2. He is eulogized in Henry V. An incorrigible rogue, he is one of Shakespeare's most beloved characters.
Read a Fiction book with a main page genre that includes History or Historical.
Nero's Fiddle MPG Historical
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 175
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 5.1 - Han Solo
“You’ve never heard of the Millennium Falcon? It’s the ship that made the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs.” Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in MILLENNIUM FALCON. Letters may only be used as often as they are found in the target phrase.
I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney AF in FAlcon
Points this post: 5
Total Points:180
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 5.3 - Captain Jack Sparrow
What'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.
A Crafter Hooks a Killer
Points this post: 5
Total Points:185
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 15.10 - Summer Months
June, July, and August are the 6th, 7th, and 8th months of the year. Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title. Subtitles may be used or ignored, as needed. Spaces determine words. All words count.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 200
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 25.6 - Nick KY's task: Birthday “One”
Read two books, one from each of two options below.
Option 1. The Firm, claiming one BB title, 501 pages
Option 2. Semester of Thursdays 448 pages
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 225
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 1: The Hungry Ghost published June 2019
Option 2: The Circular Staircase initially published in 1908 claiming one GO ticket
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 245
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 2
Jen K5.6 - Lisbeth Salander
The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country by Helen Russell
Most of the book is set in Denmark
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Points this Post: 5
Total points: 155
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively ObsessedOption 3: I try very hard not to be just a collector of names and dates, but to put my family history in context to understand how my ancestors lived.
Read a non-fiction book with a main page genre that includes History
I read Arbella: England's Lost Queen which has the genre "History" on its main page.
Option 4: Working with Norwegian names has sometimes been a challenge. My great-grandfather b. 1887 used a patronymic surname consisting of his father's first name + sen, but some of his 9 siblings used their father’s surname Johnsen, and some others changed the spelling to Johnson.
Read a book written by a single author whose last name ENDS in -sen or -son, such as Jussi Adler-Olsen, Clara Bensen, Sheila A. Nielson
I read The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson whose last name ends in "son."
Points: 105
Books read: 7
tasks completed: 5
pages read: 2528
Laurah3020.5 - 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.
The Night Tiger 372 pages
Points for task - 20
Total Points - 70
Total GO tickets - 2
Total BB tickets - 3
Laurah3020.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option 2
Read a book with the letters CRAFT (in any order) in the TITLE only.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
published in 1926 claiming 1 GO ticket
Points this task - 20
Total points - 90
Total - 3 GO tickets
Total - 3 BB tickets
LaureY15.7 - 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.
One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters
Points this post: 15
Total points: 245 /1050
Total Books: 13
Total Tasks: 12/59
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
trishhartuk30.9 Mazza1's task: Just Reading
Book 1 - Read any book that fits SRC rules that we have read in our Leeds Book group (Good Reads in Leeds). Required: State the month and year that we read the book in your completion post.
Annihilation, Jeff Van Der Meer
Read by Good Reads Leeds in May 2019
Read the kindle edition.
Top MMPB (in French): here (240pg)
Top PB (in English): here (195pg)
Book 2 – Read a book that you need to read for your IRL book club
Becoming, Michelle Obama (426pg)
Read for my IRL book club meeting on 8 July
Total pages: 240 (French) + 426 = 666;
195 (English) + 426 = 621
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 280
Tasks Completed: 16
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 4
MEGAN RAE20.1 - Most Improved Player - Perletwo's task: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!
Option 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.
- Completed 5th JulyHow it fits: Author Douglas Adams initials (DA) found in AURIC GOLDFINGER
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
30.1 - Amanda A's task: Like LettersBook 1: Read a book where every word in the title begins with the same letter.
Dearly Devoted Dexter (296 pages)
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials are the same letter.
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (390 pages)
New Points: 30
Total Challenge Points: 185
GO: 1
Andy P.Task # 15.10 - Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6 words in the title.
The Last Woman in the Forest by Diane Les Becquets
Points this post 15
Total points: 240
Mai10.2 - He's a Classic!
Book by an author whose initials can be found in RHETT BUTLER
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 225
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 16
Golden Oldies: 2
Queen Bee Darlene20.9 Moderator's Pet - Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option 3) Two of the #s 1,7,6,8 in year published
The Fifth Letter by Nicola Moriarty The Fifth Letter
1st Published 2017
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 180
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 5.3 - Captain Jack Sparrow
What'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.
Recursion
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 245
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of Trouble
Option 2: Worth a Thousand Words
The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart, MRR in ReMbRant - initially published in 1908, claiming one GO ticket
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 265
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 2
Delicious Dee10.7 - Smile!
Beauty and the Beast - shelved as fairy tales by 21 ppl
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 310
Sara G5.7 - Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights
Brooding, tortured Heathcliff is one of literature's most romantic heroes.
Read a book from this list So You Love a Bad Boy or Tortured Hero
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
This book is on page 7 of the list.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 85
KATRINA T15.5 - Independence Day
Read a book that is set at least 50% in one of these countries.
France
Lullaby, Leïla Slimani
Points this post: 15
Total points: 100
G.O: 0
B.B: 0
Books read: 7
Tasks no. completed:
5: 2, 10
10:
15: 5, 10
20: 1, 2, 9
25:
30:
50:
Cordelia15.4 Fourth of July Option 1
BK 1: Ordinary People by Diana Evans
White title.
Bk 2: War and Turpentine by Stefan Hertmans
published July 2016
Points: 15
Total points: 275
Delicious Dee10.4 - Too Busy to Read?
Once Upon a Wedding: A Fiction From the Heart Second-Chances Anthology - shelved as anthologies for 9 ppl; 2 big book tickets - print copy is 766pgs
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 320
30.2 Ode to SarabelleOpt 2: 5 letter word in title begins with P and ends in R - POWER
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Opt 4: Read a book by an author with the initials of AC, CA , DC, or CD
Carry the One by Carol Anshaw
Points: 30
Total points: 30
Queen Bee Darlene30.6 Dlmrose's Task: Relatively Obsessed
Option 1: Book written in a language other than my own
The Darkness by Ragnar Jonasson The Darkness
1st published in Icelandic, my language is English
Option 4) Single author whose last name ends in sen or son
Into Oblivion by Arnaldur Indridason Into Oblivion
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 210
Readerboard Name: Mcquaid5.1: Han Solo: “You’ve never heard of the Millennium Falcon? It’s the ship that made the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs.” Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in MILLENNIUM FALCON. Letters may only be used as often as they are found in the target phrase.
That Time I Loved You by Carrianne Leung
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
Readerboard Name: Mcquaid5.2: Indiana Jones: Dr. Henry Walton Jones Jr. and the Temple of Doom doesn't have the same marquee appeal.
Read a book with a U.S. state in the title or subtitle. 2-word state names must appear completely.
Godforsaken Idaho by Shawn Vestal
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 10
Readerboard Name: Mcquaid5.8: Arya Stark: Arya Stark is a prominent character in the Song of Ice and Fire Series. The House of Stark's coat of arms depicts a running grey direwolf on an ice-white field.
Read a book with "wolf" or "wolves" intact in the title, subtitle, series title or author's name.
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 15
Readerboard Name: Mcquaid5.9: Sir John Falstaff: Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character in four plays by William Shakespeare, including the history plays King Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2. He is eulogized in Henry V. An incorrigible rogue, he is one of Shakespeare's most beloved characters. Read a Fiction book with a main page genre that includes History or Historical.
Where the Crawdads Sing by Dela Owens
Points this post: 5
Total Points 20
Readerboard Name: Mcquaid5.10: Rhett Butler: As Gone with the Wind's Rhett Butler might have said: Frankly, my dear, we don't give a damn what you read... Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Lie With Me by Philippe Besson
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 25
Readerboard Name: Mcquaid10.1: Can You Spell Rogue?: Read a book with all of the letters in ROGUE in its title/subtitle.
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 35
Readerboard Name: Mcquaid10.2: He's a Classic!: Rhett Butler is one of the classic rogues in literature. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in RHETT BUTLER.
Southern Lady Code by Helen Ellis
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 45
Readerboard Name: Mcquaid10.4: Too Busy to Read?: Sometimes in the summer, it's hard to concentrate on a full book. Read a little bit at a time, with a book with a main page genre of short stories, anthologies, or essays.
Sabrina & Corina: Stories by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 55
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5.7 - Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights
Read a book from this list So You Love a Bad Boy or Tortured Hero.
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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
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