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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Sara G's task: Roller CoastersOption 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. Subtitles should be ignored.
Rules of Prey by John Sandford
ROP - exPeditiOn eveRest
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 135
Total BB tickets: 1
Total GO tickets: 1
25.2 - SandyL's task: Road Trip on Route 66!Option 1, a book by an author whose initials are found in CADILLAC RANCH: Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah by Rachel Cohn
Option 4, a book featuring a sandy beach on the cover: The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand
Points this post: 25
Total points: 220
Cordelia20.7 On a roll
Option a: Rolled a "3"
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Author's initials EA in NEW ADULT
Book is genre : Young Adult
Points: 20
Total points: 285
LaureY30.5 -Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
Option 3: Choose a book that you can read FAST, a book between 100 and 150 pages.
The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide
Pages: 140
Option 4: Read a book with ONLY black and/or red letters on the cover.
The Serpent Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
Points this post: 30
Total points: 275 /1050
Total Books: 15
Total Tasks: 13/59
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
10.4 - Too busy too readI read You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld (It has the MPG "short stories")
Points: 10
Total points: 110
25.2 - Road TripOption 1:
I read War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line by David Nott (D from Cadillac, N from Ranch)
Option 3:
I read Guarding Her Heart by Kimberly Rae Jordan (G, R, A, N, and D can all be found in "guarding")
Points: 25
Total points: 135
JEN B.20.4 -Sara G's task: Roller Coasters
The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides (7/6/19)
Option 3: Title letters are found in exPedition evereST
TOTAL POINTS: 115
20.9 - The country showOption 3:
I read We Are Displaced by Malala Yousafzai (This book was published in 2018
Points: 20
Total points: 155
StaceyNC5.5 - 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.
Required: State the actor's name.
Book: Echoes in Death
Completed: 7/6/19
Author: JD Robb
Actor: David Robb
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 9
StaceyNC5.7 - Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights
Read a book from this list So You Love a Bad Boy or Tortured Hero
Required: State the page number of the list where your book appears.
Book: Mystery Man
Completed: 7/5/19
List: #75, page 1.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 10
Suzannesea30.3 Ava Catherine's Task
Book 1: The Reivers
Read a book with a title word of at least four letters that contains "ei" intact.
In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen
farlEIgh
379 pages
Book2: Publication Date
Read a book that was first published 1962.
Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck
214 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 245
15.4 - Fourth of JulyOption 1
Book 1: Read a book where the entire TITLE is printed in red, white, and/or blue.
by Sue GraftonBook 2: Read a book that was first published in July of any year.
Heartless by Gail Carriger - published july 1st 2011
Total points: 15
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)15.6 - Happy Birthday, Authors!
Celebrate by reading a book written by an author born in June, July, or August.
Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Born August 28, 1814
Request 1 Golden Oldie Ticket - First Published 1872
This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 360 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
APRILLEIGH15.2 - Bad Boys and Wicked Women
Book 1: Read a book found on The Best Antiheroes list.
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore (#386, page 4 of the list)
Book 2: Read a book found on Anti-Heroines list.
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (#80, page 1 of the list)
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1898 ***
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (205)
Golden Oldie: 1 (4)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 2 (14)
Total Tasks: 11
loafer30.5 -Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
Option 2: Read a book with all of the letters SWIM in the book’s title/subtitle.
The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell
the Wordy ShIpMates
Option 4: Read a book with ONLY black and/or red letters on the cover.
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
points: 30
total: 145
GO: 3
BB: 1
Delicious Dee5.5 - Robin Hood
Butterface - Avery Flynn- Avery Flynn for Errol Flynn
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 360
loafer20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 1: read any book that was first published this year (2019).
Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett
points: 20
total: 165
GO: 3
BB: 1
loafer20.4 - 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.
Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker
ExpedITioN everest
points: 20
total: 185
GO: 3
BB: 1
loafer15.8 - Rogues' Gallery
Help create an SRC rogues' gallery by reading a book with the MPG Mystery, Thriller, or Suspense that has a portrait on the cover.
The Wilderness of Ruin: A Tale of Madness, Fire, and the Hunt for America's Youngest Serial Killer by Roseanne Montillo
points: 15
total: 200
GO: 3
BB: 1
30.1Book 1:
Shadow Sun Survival: Shadow Sun Book One by Dave Willmarth
510 pages
Book 2:
Murder & The Heir by Beth Byers
170 pages
Task points: 30
Total points: 300
20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The YearOption 1: The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley
first published January 22nd 2019
Total points: 205 + 20 = 225
Jackie O.20.2- Staying Out of Trouble
Option 2: Worth a Thousand Words
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
***Claiming Big Book Ticket***
The author's initials "TA" can be found in "MATISSE."
Points this post: 20
Total points: 160
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter – Kristina Simon's task: On a RollRoll: 4 = genres are: NONFICTION or TRUE STORY
We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby
MPG Nonfiction; author initials (SI) found in STORY and NONFICTION
Total points: 225 + 20 = 245
15.3 - Stonewall 50Option 1: Read 2 books
Book 1: Love Happens Anyway by R.J. Scott
MPG M/M Romance
Book 2: Runaways, Vol. 1: Pride and Joy by Brian K. Vaughan
"Pride" in subtitle
Total points: 245 + 15 = 260
Julia10320.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option 3: 1636: The Vatican Sanction (first published 2017)
Claiming one BB ticket - this book has 656 pages
This task: 20 points
Total points: 170
Total BB: 1
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 12
20.6 Midway Through The YearOption 1
The Hiding Place by C.J. Tudor
First published 2019
Points this post: 20
Total points: 70
Bookwrm526Task #10.3 - Summer Reading!
Read one of the books from the Goodreads Staff Summer Reading Lists. I read On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, which is on the list of Suzanne Skyvara.
Total points so far: 240
Lindsay S10.3 Summer Reading - read one of the books from the GR staff summer reading lists
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
On Dana Epstein's list
This task: 10
Total points: 55
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 5
Lindsay S20.1 Most Improved Player - Option 2: read a book where the main character faces an ongoing personal nemesis or recurring villain
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
Olive has to go on a vacation with Ethan, who she considers her nemesis in the first half of the story.
This task: 20
Total points: 75
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 6
Lindsay S20.2 Rookie at the Top - Option 2: read a book whose initials are found in MATISSE, PICASSO, or REMBRANDT
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
SM found in Matisse
This task: 20
Total points: 95
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 7
MEGSCL20.1 - 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 GERT FROBE - My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
TOTAL TO DATE
145 points
1 big book
20.7 On a RollI rolled a 1
A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams
MPG Historical Fiction and the initial letter of each word AHS can be found in Historical.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
MEGSCL25.4 - Andy P.'s task: Authors That Work Well Together
We, The Survivors + Ache
Tash Aw + Eliza Henry-Jones = HEAT
TOTAL TO DATE
170 points
1 big book
MEGSCL30.1 - Amanda A's task: Like Letters
Book 1: Read a book where every word in the title begins with the same letter.
Full Fathom Five
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials are the same letter.
China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan
TOTAL TO DATE
200 points
1 big book
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of TroubleOption 2: Read a book by an author whose initials are found in one of the following: REMBRANDT.
The Making of Henri Higgins by Elizabeth Dunk
author's initials, ED, found in rEmbranDt
ebook approval
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 285
Queen Bee Darlene15.7 Rogue One
Title begins with one of the ltrs in ROGUE ONE and written by author with at least one initial found in ROGUE ONE
Good as Gone by Amy Gentry Good as Gone
G for both criteria
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 225
Pamela326530.4 - ElaineL's task: School’s Out!
Book 1: The Kiss of a Stranger by Sarah M. Eden – All of the author's initials can be found in the word SuMmEr
252 pages
Book 2: The President Is Missingby Bill Clinton and James Patterson
GI-Missing
D-President
Big Book - 513 pages
765 total pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 90
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books:
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Suzannesea20.8 Nickels and Dimes
Read a book set at least 50% in Arizona or Montana.
In the Heart of the Canyon by Elisabeth Hyde is set in Arizona.
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 265
Barbara ★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. You may only roll once!
Chaos Bites - Lori Handeland 7/7
(Rolled 3-5-2, book has 352 pages)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 220
15.10 - Summer MonthsA book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title/subtitle: The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding by Jennifer Robson
Points this post: 15
Total points: 235
25.6 - Nick KY's task: Birthday “One”Option 1, a book whose title is two words, the first of which is "The": The Liar by Nora Roberts
Option 2, a book that is between 260 and 600 pages in length: Arctic passage: The turbulent history of the land and people of the Bering Sea, 1697-1975 by William R. Hunt, 395 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 260
Task 15.8 - Rogues' Galleryread a book with MPG Mystery and a mug-shot type portrait on the cover
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
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485 points
Task 25.7 - Ellan Vannineach book must have page count including a 3
option 2
book 1: read a book with MPG Feminism
Vox
352 pages
book 2: read a book with author initials in ISABELLA
Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews
IA initials
439 pages
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510 points
Mod
I chose option 1 and read Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie. Author initials, AC, in AuriC goldfinger.
total points: 415
Task 15.6 - Happy Birthday, Authors!The Culling Trials by Shannon Mayer
Mayer is one of the two authors, her birthday is in June (in the metadata of profile)
note that I have claimed a book with this title before: that is book 1, this is book 2.
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525 points
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.1 Can You Spell Rogue?
The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees by May Meredith.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 455
Tasks completed: 30/58
Books read: 35
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.5 - Raynebair's task: My Career in Technology
Option 2: Damn You, Autocorrect!: Awesomely Embarrassing Text Messages You Didn't Mean to Send by Jillian Madison.
279 p.
Option 4: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris.
272 p.
279+272=551 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 480
Tasks completed: 31/58
Books read: 37
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15.4 Fourth of July: Choose one option.
Required: Indicate the option.
Option 1
Book 1: Read a book where the entire TITLE is printed in red, white, and/or blue.
Required: Include the cover when you post.
AND
Book 2: Read a book that was first published in July of any year.
Fox Hunt (Published July 2, 2019)
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 630