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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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LAVENDER10.08 - 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 read The Watcher Chronicles Boxed Set: Books 1 - 4 by S.J. West on KINDLE, which contains the book Ascension.
The top paperback (No MMPB): Ascension (Book 4, the Watcher Chronicles) by S.J. West has 336 pages.
I rolled 5,3,3
Arranged as 335, it's within 10 of 336, the page count of the book.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 245
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 16
Golden Oldie Tickets: 5
Big Book Tickets: 1
LAVENDER25.08 - Coralie's task: Naming the New Generation
Book 1
Read a book by a FEMALE author which has a word in the title or subtitle that ends -ITY.
The Sorority: Merilynn (Sorority Trilogy, #2) by Tamara Thorne 288 pages
title has a word ending in ITY, female author
Book 2
Read a book by a MALE author who has exactly four letters in his first name as given by Goodreads.
Dracula by Bram Stoker 354 pages
male author, 4 letters in first name,
I am claiming a GOLDEN OLDIE for this book, first published 1897
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 270
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 18
Golden Oldie Tickets: 6
Big Book Tickets: 1
Nick KY25.1 Sandy’s Game of Books
I read two books from the Books for Jon Snow list, both from p. 1 https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
Book # 1. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson, # 78
Book # 2. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, # 81.
Snow Crash = 470 pp
Sir Gawain and the Green Kinght = 114 pp
Total pp = 584 pp > required 500
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 340
Diana K.15.7 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.
Under the Birch Tree: A Memoir of Discovering Connections and Finding Home by Under the Birch Tree: A Memoir of Discovering Connections and Finding Home
Total points: 295
Diana K.5.9 Read a Fiction book with a main page genre that includes History or Historical.
Dear Mrs. Bird
Total points: 300
15.10 – Summer MonthsExactly 6, 7 or 8 words in title
The Brilliant Light of Amber Sunrise
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 80 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
Mai20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of Trouble
Option 2: Worth a Thousand Words
Author whose initials are found in MATISSE
My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 245
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 17
Golden Oldies: 2
Task 20.1 – Most Improved Player – PerleTwo – No Mr Bond, I Expect You to ReadOption 1: Author initials in AURIC GOLDFINGER
Chip Gaines / Capital Gaines: Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff
I listened to the audio / NO mmp / Paperback: Capital Gaines: Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff - 224 p
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 100 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
SweetMelissa10.9 - Sing Along!
Read a book with 4 or more people on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
Orange Is the New Black, Piper Kerman, 6/23/19Points: 10
Total Points: 10
SweetMelissa15.9 - Summer Lovin'
Read a book that has a word of at least 4 letters in its title/subtitle that matches a word in the lyrics from Summer Nights.
Word: Girl
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After, Clementine Wamariya, 6/16/19
Points: 15
Total Points: 25
SweetMelissa15.10 - Summer Months
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 Golden Tresses of the Dead, Alan Bradley, 6/2/19
Points: 15
Total points: 40
SweetMelissa20.1 - 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
The Unexpected Guest, Agatha Christie, 6/19/19
Points: 20
Total Points: 60
SweetMelissa20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 1: read any book that was first published this year (2019).
Evvie Drake Starts Over, Linda Holmes, 7/2/19
Published: 6/25/2019
Points: 20
Total Points: 80
SweetMelissa20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter – Kristina Simon's task: On a Roll
Roll = 6. Genres are: ROMANCE or WOMENS FICTION
Option a: Read a book that has one of the MPGs listed beside the number you rolled that is written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the genre titles listed for the number you rolled.
The Hating Game, Sally Thorne, 6/11/19
MPG: Womens Fiction with author's initials ST
Points: 20
Total points: 100
SweetMelissa20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option 3: Read a book with TWO (or more) of those numbers (1,7,6,8) in the year first published. Ex: 2018, 2017, 2016, 1986, etc.
Then She Was Gone, Lisa Jewell, 6/4/19
published 04/17/2018
Points: 20
Total points: 120
SweetMelissa25.7 - Cat's task: Ellan Vannin
Required: the page count of each book must include a 3 (in any position).
Option 2:
Book 1: Read a book with MPG Politics or Feminism
The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath, 6/15/19
MPG: Feminish, Pages: 234
Book 2: Read a book with author initials found in LADY ISABELLA. Spaces determine names. All initials count.
Under a Painted Sky, Stacey Lee, 6/27/19
Pages: 384
Points: 25
Total points: 145
SweetMelissa30.4 - ElaineL's task: School’s Out!
Required: page total of at least 700 pages.
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.
Shanghai Girls, Lisa See, 6/9/19, 309 pages
Option 3: Read a book with the letters G-I-D (Get It Done) in the title and/or authors name.
The Undomestic Goddess, Sophie Kinsella, 6/21/19, 404 pages
Total page count: 309 + 404 = 713
Points: 30
Total points: 175
20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019Choose one of the following options and read one book with a page count greater than 300 (this is the Bigger is Better task!) that fits the task parameters.
Required: State the option you chose when you post.
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.
Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø
JN - marsha p JohNson
The edition I read has 368 pages (>300).
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
Total BB tickets: 1
Total GO tickets: 1
JEN B.Normal People20.9 - Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option 3: History
Normal People by Sally Rooney (7/8/19)
This book was published in 2018 (1, 8)
TOTAL POINTS: 135
Bookwrm526Task #5.8 - Arya Stark
Read a book with "wolf" or "wolves" intact in the title, subtitle, series title or author's name. I read St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell.
Total points so far: 245
Readerboard Name: Absurda20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Sara G's task: Roller Coasters
Option 1: Busch Gardens Tampa
Read a book with the number "60" intact in the page count.
Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior by Leonard Mlodinow
260 pages
Points this task: 20
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 0
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 140
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
APRILLEIGH25.4 - 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.
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (370 pages)
The Maltese Goddess by Lyn Hamilton (256 pages)
Initials form the word HOLD (can be a verb or a noun)
Books must have a combined total of at least 501 pages.
370 + 256 = 626 pages total
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 25 (230)
Golden Oldie: 0 (4)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 2 (16)
Total Tasks: 12
PegW10.7 - Smile!
Read a book with the main page genre Fairy Tales, standalone or embedded.
Scarlet
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 90
Tasks Completed: 11
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 6
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.5 Family Reunions
Rise: How a House Built a Family by Cara Brookins.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 490
Tasks completed: 32/58
Books read: 38
Theresa5.2 - Indiana Jones
Love Finds You in Amana, Iowa by Melanie Dobson
Points - 5
Total Points - 10
Mary P30.7 -Dulcinella's task: Rogues All Over the Place
Option 1: Read a book with a word(*) in the title that is also in the title of one of the songs on the album Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys.
The Drowned Girls by Loreth Anne White ( 524 pgs )
"Cape Cod Girls" - Baby Gramps
Option 5: Read a book from the list: Lock and Key
Silent Child by Sarah A. Denzil
( 413 pgs ) Found on page #1 of list.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 280
Cordelia20.4 Roller Coasters
Option 3 Disney World
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
Title first letters TOD found in EXPEDITION EVEREST
Points: 20
Total Points: 305
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)10.10 - Juneteenth
Read a book by a person of color from this list:
#ReadPOC: List of Books by Authors of Color
Like Water for Chocolate
Page 1 #49
This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 370 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
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of Trouble
Option 3: Swim with the Fish. Read a book with one or more fish on the cover.
Jaws by Peter BenchleyOne of the examples used in the task.
This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 390 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
Task 30.7 - Rogues All Over the Place3. Read a book set in one of these 3 countries: France, Italy or Norway.
Set in Paris, France
Paris in Love (2012) by Eloisa James (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 272 pages) [813.54]
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir & Autobiography (2012)
4. Choose one of the 25 rogues listed at Silver Petticoat Review and read a biography about them.
Rogue: Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003) by Walter Isaacson (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 590 pages)
** Benjamin Franklin: An American Life is a Big Book, pagecount: 590 pages **
Pagecount: 272 + 590 = 862 > 650
65 + 30 = 95
Tasks Completed: 04
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 65 + 30 = 95
Books read: 07
Pages read: 2,150
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 03
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
25.4 - Andy P.'s task: Authors That Work Well TogetherChoose two books, written by two different authors, whose combined initials can be put together to make a single word in English.
Word: JELL (Janet Evanovich & Laura Levine)
Book 1: Wife for Hire by Janet Evanovich
Book 2: Death of a Bachelorette by Laura Levine
Total points: 40
Task 30.10 - Spies, Scouts, Detectives, Pirates, and Sundry Ne'er-do-wellsread two books found on the lists
book 1: Mercy Blade
#91, p1 of Heroes/Heroines are Assassins list
book 2: The King of Attolia
#12, p1 of Thieves list
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555 points
Coralie5.9 Sir John Falstaff
Book with main page genre Historical Fiction
Palmerino
Total to date 235 points
Laurah3020.10 - Group Reads
Robot Fiction:
Sleeping Giants
I have participated in the discussion - post 15
Points this task - 20
Total points - 110
Total - 3 GO tickets
Total - 3 BB tickets
10.8 - Roll the DiceRolled 1-5-3
Applicable range: 341-361 (351)
The World Beneath by Cate Kennedy
342 pages
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 295
Joanne MITask 15.4-4th of July-Option 2 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.
Rise to Rebellion: A Novel of the American Revolution-First published July 3, 2001
Claiming 1 BB at 512 pages
Points this task 15
Total points 105
BB's this task 1
Total BB's 3
Joanne MITask 5.10 Book of Choice
The Killer Angels This was a re-read for me
Points this task 5
Total Points 110
Total BB's 3
15.9 - Summer Lovin'Read a book that has a word of at least 4 letters in its title/subtitle that matches a word in the lyrics from Summer Nights.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 165
Total Tasks: 13
Golden Oldies:
Big Book: 1
15.7 - Rogue OneRead 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. All title words count (including articles).
Read and Buried by Eva Gates
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 180
Total Tasks: 14
Golden Oldies:
Big Book: 1
10.3 - Summer ReadingRead one of the books from the Goodreads Staff Summer Reading Lists. Goodreads Staffers Summer Reading Picks.
Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide
Emily Fortner
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 190
Total Tasks: 15
Golden Oldies:
Big Book: 1
5.3 - Captain Jack Sparrow Read a book where the first letter of the title begins with an R or a C.
Crêpe Expectations
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 195
Total Tasks: 16
Golden Oldies:
Big Book: 1
Diana K.30.7 -Dulcinella's task: Rogues All Over the Place
Opt 1 1. Read a book with a word(*) in the title that is also in the title of one of the songs on the album Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys. You may choose song titles from Disc One or Disc Two
Boy Swallows Universe Pinery Boy
Opt 3. The etymology of the word ‘rogue’ is unsure. The possible origins of the word might point to France, Italy or Norway. Read a book set in one of these 3 countries or any other country where the official language is French or Italian (Croatia, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City).
Thomas and Beal in the Midi set in France
Total points: 330
babbling c5.4- 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.
Kitty's House of Horrors - Audible Kitty's House of Horrors - paperback Pg 292 by Carrie Vaughn
this is book 7 in the Kitty Norville series
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 120/1050
Completed Tasks: 9/59
Golden oldies: 1
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Pages read this season: 3,665
Books read this season: 11
babbling c5.5 - Robin Hood
This legendary heroic outlaw has appeared in many film adaptations.
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.
Hexed - Audible Hexed - paperback pg 296 by Kevin Hearne
Kevin Hearne for Kevin Costner
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 125/1050
Completed Tasks: 10/59
Golden oldies: 1
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Pages read this season: 3,961
Books read this season: 12
babbling c15.1 - On the Flip Side
While it's summer on one side of the world, it's winter on the other.
Book 1: Chick lit for the Beach - pg 2 #154 Damsel Under Stress - Audible Damsel Under Stress - paperback pgs. 306 by Shanna Swendson
AND
Book 2: : Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling - pg 1 #15 Pride and Prejudice - kindle Pride and Prejudice - paperback pg 299 by Jane Austen
This is a Golden Oldie pub 1813
THIS POST
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 1
Total This Season
Points: 140/1050
Completed Tasks: 11/59
Golden oldies: 2
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Pages read this season: 4,566
Books read this season: 14
babbling c20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of Trouble
Read a book by an author whose initials are found in one of the following: MATISSE, PICASSO, or REMBRANDT. All initials count
Burning Man- Audible Burning Man - paperback pgs. 328 by Alan Russell
REMBRANDT
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 160/1050
Completed Tasks: 12/59
Golden oldies: 2
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Pages read this season: 4,893
Books read this season: 15
LaureY15.9 - Summer Lovin'
Read a book that has a word of at least 4 letters in its title/subtitle that matches a word in the lyrics from Summer Nights.
All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell
The word is 'THAT'.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 290 /1050
Total Books: 16
Total Tasks: 14/59
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Bookwrm526Task #5.10 - Rhett Butler
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules. I read Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel José Older (AR bookfinder BL 5.5, AR 7.0).
Total points so far: 250
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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".
Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach, Kelly Robson
Read the kindle edition. PB link here
C, U, L in LUCky; G in Gods; E in pEach
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 300
Tasks Completed: 17
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 4