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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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25.5 - My Career in Technology550+ total page count
option 2: read a book with a PC on the cover
The Hating Game
the PCs have been approved: approved: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
363 pages
option 3: read a book with a page count including 19
Her Cherry
192 pages
363 + 192 = 555 pages
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580 points
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter – Kristina Simon's task: On a RollRolled 2
2. Your genres are: SCIENCE FICTION or FANTASY
The Eyes of Tamburah (Archives of the Invisible Sword #1) by Maria V. Snyder
MPG: Fantasy
and b. 4 words in title that begin with T, E, O, T can be found in sciEnce ficTiOn fanTasy
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 330
15.4 - FOURTH OF JULYOne book option -
TOTAL POINTS - 360
Bookwrm526Task #10.6 - Happy 4th of July
Read a book with the words red, white, or blue in the title/subtitle. Words must match exactly - no variations allowed. I read All Systems Red by Martha Wells.
Total points so far: 270
10.3 - Summer Reading Yash Sinha chose Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Points this post: 10
Total points; 120
20.9Moderator's Pet - Option 3
History - Book with 2 numbers from 1768 in year published.
The Right Mistake - published 2018
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 140
15.6 - Happy Birthday AuthorsAuthor birthday in June July or August
Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan born July 7, 1966.
Points this post: 15
Total POints: 155
20.6 - Seasoned ReaderOption 1 - Book published in 2019 -
Storm Cursed
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 175
Mai5.1 - Han Solo
Author whose first and last name initials are found in MILLENNIUM FALCON
Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 250
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 18
Golden Oldies: 2
Mod
I read Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change. All the letters of CUGEL are in the title and subtitle:
CGE in Change
U in Outside
L in Lead
total points: 465
Kim O5.9 - Sir John Falstaff Read a book with a main page genre of Historical Fiction.
The Lady and the Unicorn
Points this task: 5
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 7
Coralie15.6 Happy Birthday, Authors
Book by an author born in July
The Adjacent by Christopher Priest born July 14, 1943
Total to date 250 points
Queen Bee Darlene30.5 Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
Option 3: book between 100 & 150 pages
The Test by Sylvain Neuvel The Test 112 pages
Option 4) Only black and/or red letters on cover
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris Behind Closed Doors
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 285
5.5 - Robin HoodJohn Derek:
The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck
Points this Post: 5
Season Total: 10
5.6 - Lisbeth Salander Denmark:
The Marco Effect by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Points this Post: 5
Season Total: 15
10.3 - Summer ReadingCaroline Moeller, Account Executive
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Points this Post: 10
Season Total: 25
15.5 - Independence DayLiberia Over 50%
She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore
Points this Post: 15
Season Total: 50
15.6 - Happy Birthday, Authors!July 6, 1952
Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel
Points this Post: 15
Season Total: 65
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of TroubleOption 2: Worth a Thousand Words
Read a book by an author whose initials are found in one of the following: MATISSE, PICASSO, or REMBRANDT. All initials count (defined by spaces), and you can only use a letter as often as it appears in the name.
Required: State the name chosen when you post.
REmBRAnDT
Three Strong Women by Marie NDiaye
Points this Post: 20
Season Total: 85
20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Sara G's task: Roller CoastersOption 3: Disney World
Of course, our most famous theme park here in Florida is Disney World. My favorite roller coaster there is called Expedition Everest in Disney's Animal Kingdom. On that ride, you travel up to Mount Everest's base camp and encounter the elusive Yeti. 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.
exPeDiTion
The Devil's Pool by George Sand
Points this Post: 20
Season Total: 105
20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The YearOption 1: In my previous country, I rarely had access to physical copies of new titles in English and had to scour used bookstores for the accidental book brought in by random travelers. Now, my favorite pastime is browsing bookstores and thumbing through those that are published recently. For this option, read any book that was first published this year (2019).
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Points this Post: 20
Season Total: 125
10.2 - He's a Classic!Help Thread
Rhett Butler is one of the classic rogues in literature. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in RHETT BUTLER. All initials count, and letters can be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
I read The Field byTracy Richardson
The author's initials "TR" are found in the phrase "RheTt butler."
points: 115
books read: 9
tasks completed: 6
tasks in progress: 1
pages read: 3160
Sara G5.5 - 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. The list appears in post 2 of the help thread. The name may be in any name position, names must match exactly. One qualifying author in a work by multiple contributors works.
The Providence Rider by Robert R. McCammon
#1 Robert Frazer shares a first name with Robert McCammon.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 95
Elizabeth PTask 10.3 - Summer Reading
Book from Staff Summer Reading List
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Daisy Jones & The Six is on Katie Boyer's list
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 100
Total Tasks: 6
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 6
Pamela326510.7 - Smile!
The Orphan's Wish by Melanie Dickerson - Fairy Tale MPG
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 110
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Task 20.4 – Golden Oldies – Sara G – Roller CoastersOption 2 - Main page genre ANIMALS
Fat Cat At Large
Genre CONFIRMED in HELP thread
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 120 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
Coralie5.5 Robin Hood
Book by an author who shares a name with Richard Greene
Black Man by Richard K. Morgan
Total to date 255 points
Pamela32655.4- James Bond
Lock & Key by Traci Hunter Abramson – Saint Squad #7
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 115
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
VAL TX10.4 - 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.
Anecdotes of Destiny and Ehrengard by Isak Dinesen
Short Stories = 29 users
This post:
Points - 10
Total:
Points - 30
VAL TX15.9 - 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.
To Paint Her Life: Charlotte Salomon in the Nazi Era by Mary Lowenthal Felstiner
'Life' is the matching word.
This post:
Points - 15
Total:
Points - 45
VAL TX20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Megan Rae's task: The Country Show - Choose one option and read a book which fits that option.
Option 3: History - Read a book with TWO (or more) of those numbers (1,7,6,8) in the year first published.
Women in the Holocaust by Dalia Ofer
Book was first published in 1998
This post:
Points - 20
Total:
Points - 65
Alaina15.10 - Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire-J.K. Rowling
(7 words in the title)
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Points: 32
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Coralie20.1 No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!
Option 1Book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in aUric Goldfinger
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Total to date 275 points
5.9 - Sir John FalstaffThe Ministry of Special Cases by Nathan Englander
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 335
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.5 BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
Option 2: Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder.
LS found in Sylvia Rivera.
412 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 550
Tasks completed: 35/58
Books read: 42
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.10 Brooke TX's task: Spies, Scouts, Detectives, Pirates, and Sundry Ne'er-do-wells
Book 1: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Found on pg 2 of Thieves
Book 2: Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton.
Found on pg 1 of Books with Heroes/Heroines who are assassins
Points this post: 30
Total points: 580
Tasks completed: 36/58
Books read: 44
Nick KY5.2 Indiana Jones I read New Jersey Noir ed. by Joyce Carol Oates, with the state name “New Jersey” in the title.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 345
Nick KY5.7 Heathcliff I read The Master of Blacktower by Barbara Michaels, # 2160, p. 22, of the Bad Boys list. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 350
Sunshine10.2 - He's a Classic!
Book: Dead in the Water by Hailey Edwards 6/21/19
How it Fits: Author's initials are HE
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 10
Books Read: 1
Sunshine20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter – Kristina Simon's task: On a Roll
Rolled a 2
Book: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin 7/4/19
How it Fits: MPG of Science Fiction & Fantasy. TFS found in Fantasy
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 30
Books Read: 2
Sunshine25.4 - Andy P.'s task: Authors That Work Well Together
Books: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir 7/12/19
Raining Men and Corpses by Anne R. Tan 7/3/19
How it Fits: ST + AT = Stat
Pages: 446 + 310 = 756
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 55
Books Read: 4
Sunshine30.2 -Schatzie's task: An Ode to Sarabelle!
Option 3
Book: Lust by Ker Dukey 6/25/19
How it Fits: 1 word, 4 letters
Option 4
Book: The Medium by C.J. Archer 6/4/19
How it Fits: Author's initials are CA
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 85
Books Read: 6
Sunshine30.5 -Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
Option 2
Book: Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan 6/17/19
How it Fits: SWIM found in the title/subtitle.
Option 3
Book: Magic of the Gargoyles by Rebecca Chastain 7/10/19
How it Fits: 126 Pages
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 8
trishhartuk30.5 Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
Option 3: Summer swimming is all about sprinting. Choose a book between 100 and 150 pages.
The Art of War, Sun Tzu (112pg)
Golden Oldie: first published in c.500 BC
Option 5: Read a book with the word swimmer(s), swimming, swim, swam or swum found in the text.
The Poppy War, RF Kuang
Read the kindle edition. Top PB here (544pg)
“Every week Jun took them to a lake at the bottom of the Voyager mountain and had them SWIM the entire length. Rin and a handful of other students had never been taught to SWIM. Jun demonstrated the proper form exactly once. After that, it was up to them not to drown.” RF Kuang. The Poppy War (Kindle Locations 1157-1159). Harper Voyager. Kindle Edition.
Big Book
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie: 1 – The Art of War was published in 500BC or thereabouts
Big Book: Yes – The Poppy War is 544pg – 500+1
Total Points: 335
Tasks Completed: 19
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 5
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30.4 - ElaineL's task: School’s Out!
Option 1: As Bright as Heaven
Author: Susan Meissner 387 pages
Option 3: More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics Is Helping to Solve Global Poverty
Points this task: 30
Totals
Points: 145
BB: 0
GO:0
Total Tasks completed: 6
Total Books read: 8