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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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Joanne MITask 30.9 Just Reading
Book 1 - Read any book that fits SRC rules that we have read in our Leeds Book group
Girl at War 320 pages January 2016 GR in Leeds choice
Book 2 Read a book that you need to read for your IRL book club
Gods and Generals 498 pages Read in June for IRLBC
Total page count 800
Points this task 30
Total Points 175
Total BB's 2
10.8 - Roll the DiceRead a book with the number of pages (+/- 10 pages) that you reach by arranging the 3 numbers from the dice.
Rolled 4, 5, 6
Book read: Gallery of the Dead
How it fits: 448 pages (PB Edition: Blutrausch - Er muss töten)
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Total points: 310
Books read: 24
Tasks completed: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
Sarah H5.1 - Han Solo - Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in MILLENNIUM FALCON
Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty
Points for this task: 5 points
Total points to date: 100 points
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 10
Sara G10.6 - 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.
Lady in Red by Karen Hawkins
Points this post: 10
Total points: 145
JUKKA10.9 - Sing Along!
Book with four or more people on the cover.
Die Vol. 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker by Kieron Gillen.
Total Points: 205/1050
Total Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 19/59
Big Books Total: 4
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Elizabeth PTask 20.9 - The Country Show
Option Three - first published in year with 1 and 8 (or 7,6)
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
First published October 2018
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 135
Total Tasks: 9
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 9
Julia10320.8 - NICKELS & DIMES – Tammy AZ's task: Home States
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 (set in Arizona, approved in task help thread post #14)
This task: 20 points
Total points: 275
Total BB: 2
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 19
JUKKA15.9 - Summer Lovin'
Book with a word in the title or subtitle from the lyrics of Summer Nights.
Dungeons & Dragons, Volume 2: First Encounters by John Rogers. The word is "first".
Total Points: 220/1050
Total Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 20/59
Big Books Total: 4
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Mary P30.5 -Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
Option 2:Read a book with all of the letters SWIM in the book’s title/subtitle.
Woman of the Mists (Edge of the New World) by Lynn Sholes
Option 3:Choose a book that you can read FAST, a book between 100 and 150 pages.
Elevation by Stephen King ( 146 pgs )
Points this post: 30
Total points: 345
Readerboard name Kathy P15.7 - Rogue One
Ruthless Tide: The Tragic Epic of the Johnstown Flood
Author Al Roker
Points this task: 15
Totals
Points: 180
BB: 0
GO:0
Total Tasks completed: 8
Total Books read: 11
Barbara ★15.10 - Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title.
Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch - Nancy Atherton (6 words in title) 7/21
Points this task: 15
Total points: 310
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.8 - Rogues' Gallery
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
This book has a main page genre of Mystery (shelved by 1,066 users) and has a picture of a face on the cover.
The book was approved in Message #71 of the task help thread.
Link to PB edition: The Silent Patient
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 130 points
Tasks completed: 9
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.6 - Birthday “One”
Book 1 -
The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
Option 1 - The title of the book is two words in length and the first word is "The."
Link to PB edition: Piso para dos
Book 2 -
Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber
Option 2 - The number of pages in the book are between 260 and 600 pages in length. (326 pages)
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 155 points
Tasks completed: 10
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Suzannesea20.6 Seasoned Reader
Option 3
Read a book that has one or many books on the cover.
by Jane MountPoints this post: 20
Total points to date: 345
MEGSCL15.10 - Summer Months
6 word title - Future Home of the Living God
TOTAL TO DATE
305 points
1 big book
Elizabeth PTask 5.3 - Captain Jack Sparrow
First word in title begins with R or C
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 140
Total Tasks: 10
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 10
30.7 -Dulcinella's task: Rogues All Over the PlaceOption 1- I chose the song "Cape Cod Girls" (from disc 1) and read Girls Burn Brighter. It is 309 pages long.
Option 2: The artist I chose is Mary Margaret O'Hara (also from disc 1), and I read Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane. It is 400 pages.
Total pages: 709
Task Points: 30
Total Points: 275
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 16
PegW10.5 Family Reunions
Read a book with the word "family" or one of the listed family relationship titles in the title/subtitle.
The Son by Jo Nesbø
Points this post: 10
Total points: 110
Tasks Completed: 13
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book: 6
Task 10.5 - Family Reunionsread a book with MOTHER (in-law is approved variant) in the title
The Mother-in-Law
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710 points
Task 15.9 - Summer Lovin'read a book with a 4 letter word from the lyrics in the title
What Remains
WHAT is in the phrase "know what I mean?"
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725 points
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.1 - Sandy's task - Game of Books
Book 1: #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso.
256 pages
Found on Book Recommendations for Daenerys Targaryen page 1
Book 2: The King's General by Daphne Du Maurier.
384 pages
Found on Book Recommendations for Sansa Stark page 2
256+384=640 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 705
Tasks completed: 45/58
Books read: 57
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.8 - Coralie's task: Naming the New Generation
Book 1: Identity: Unknown by Suzanne Brockmann.
Book 2: Up North by JEFF Ross.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 730
Tasks completed: 46/58
Books read: 59
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Perletwo's task: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!1. read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in AURIC GOLDFINGER.
Dear Fatty by Dawn French
author's initials, DF, found in golDFinger
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better:
Season Total: 390
Diana K.25.3 - Diana K's task: 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Opt 1. Option 1: Read a book about D-Day or about the preparations for the invasion.
The Lost Girls of Paris
Opt 3. there were also troops from Canada, Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Poland. Read a book set at least 50% in one of those other countries OR about someone from one of those countries' experience during WWII.
The Prague Sonata
Total points: 460
Nick KY30.1 Amanda A’s Like Letters.
Book 1. I read Murder Most MaliciousMurder Most Malicious by Alyssa Maxwell, 3 word title in which all words begin with “M.”
Book 2. I read A Pizza To Die For by Chris Cavender, author’s names begin with “C.”
…Murder Most Malicious = 304 pp
A Pizza… = 260 pp
Total pp = 564 > required 500
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 490
Sara G10.4 - 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.
The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
MPG Short Stories.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 155
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)5.5 - 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.
Zero Cool by John Lange
First name matches #6 John Derek
This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 540 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
Jen K25.4 - Andy P.'s task: Authors That Work Well Together
An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine 291 pages
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller 320 pages
RA + PH = HARP
291 + 320 = 611 > 501
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Points This Task: 25
Total points: 250
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
babbling c20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
Option 2: The Icons
Two pioneering transgender activists who participated in the Stonewall uprising were Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. They were prominent figures in the fight for transgender rights, youth rights, civil rights, and AIDS activism. This year both women are being posthumously honored with statues to be unveiled in Greenwich Village. 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.
Paso Doble - Kindle Paso Doble - paperback pgs 500 by Moriah Jovan
MARSHA P JOHNSON
500>300
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 180/1050
Completed Tasks: 13/59
Golden oldies: 2
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Pages read this season: 5,393
Books read this season: 16
babbling c5.9 - Sir John Falstaff
The Huntress - Audible The Huntress - paperback pgs. 551 by Kate Quinn
Historical > Historical Fiction 1,141 users
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 185/1050
Completed Tasks: 14/59
Golden oldies: 2
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Pages read this season: 5,944
Books read this season: 17
Bookwrm526Task #10.10 - Juneteenth
Read a book by a person of color from this list:
#ReadPOC: List of Books by Authors of Color. I read Selected Poems by Langston Hughes, on page four of the list.
Total points so far: 400
Sarah E25.1 - Sandy's task - Game of Books
I read two books from the list Book Recommendations for Jon Snow.
Book 1: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War - 420 pages
On page 1, currently #27
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the top MMP
Book 2: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - 412 pages
On page 2, currently #123
I read an ebook but have linked to the top MMP
420 + 412 = 832 pages
Total points: 120
Readerboard Name - List_addict25.4: Andy P’s Task - Authors That Work Well Together
Two books whose author’s initials combine to make a word
Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid (Pages: 402)
Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley (Pages: 498)
P, R, K, A = park
Pages: 900/501
Total This Post: 25
Total This Challenge: 40
Ava Catherine50.1 - Diane Whitney's task: Genre Tic-Tac-Toe
MPGs approved for all books on help thread, post #36
TIC: Contemporary; Author's last name begins with T
Book 1: Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler 240 pages
TAC: Mystery; Author's last name begins with A
Book 2: When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson 416 pages
TOE: Non-fiction: Author's last name begins with E
Book 3: Dangerous Doses: How Counterfeiters Are Contaminating America's Drug Supply by Katherine Eban 480 pages
240+416+480=1136 total pages
total=1050
Queen Bee Darlene10.4 Too Busy to Read? Read a book of short stories, anthologies, or essays genre
Growing Things and Other Stories by Paul Tremblay Growing Things and Other Stories
Anthology genre
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 330
Andy P.Task # 30.3 - 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 Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish 560 p. WEIGHT
Book 2. Read a book that was first published in 1962.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 325 p. first published in 1962
page count: 325+ 560= 885
Points this post: 30
Total points: 375
Andy P.Task # 30.4 - ElaineL's task: School’s Out!
Option 1. Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase, “NO SUMMER SCHOOL FOR ME”
Deception Cove by Owen Laukkanen SCHOOL 373 p.
Option 3. Read a book with the letters G-I-D (Get It Done) in the title The Turn of Midnight by Minette Walters MIDNIGHT 464 p.
page count : 373 +464= 837>700 p. requirement
Points this post: 30
Total points: 405
20.8 - NICKELS & DIMES – Tammy AZ's task: Home Statesread a fiction or non-fiction book set at least 50% in either Arizona or Montana.
The Bean Trees set more than 50% in Arizona
New points: 20
Total Challenge Points: 330
GO:2
Task 20.2 – Rookie at the Top – AprilLeigh – Staying Out of TroubleOption 2: Author initials in reMbranDt
Matthew Desmond / Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
I listened to the audio / No MMPB / Paperback: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City - 422 p
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 190 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
10.10 - JuneteenthA book by a person of color from #ReadPOC list (p. 1 #32): Searching for Sylvie Lee: A Novel by Jean Kwok
Points this post: 10
Total points: 270
15.9 - Summer Lovin'A book that has a word in its title that matches a word in the lyrics from Summer Nights: Summer Dance by Nan Rossiter
The word is Summer
Points this post: 15
Total points: 285
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of TroubleOption 2: Call Him Mine by Tim MacGabhann - MATISSE
10.8 Roll the Dice1 rolled 6-6-1 arranged 166
Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting by Anna Quindlen (176 pages)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 11
Readerboard Name: Absurda10.1 - Can You Spell Rogue?
Read a book with all of the letters in ROGUE in its title/subtitle.
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Points this task: 10
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 0
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 180
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 3
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Kathy KS20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of Trouble
Option 2: Worth a Thousand Words
Read a book by an author whose initials are found in one of the following: MATISSE, PICASSO, or REMBRANDT.
Applied Genealogy, by Eugene Aubrey Stratton
Eugene Aubrey Stratton = mAttiSE
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 190
Tasks completed: 10
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
5.5 - Robin HoodRead 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 name may be in any name position, names must match exactly. One qualifying author in a work by multiple contributors works.
Required: State the actor's name.
Patrick O'Brian's Navy by Richard O'Neill
RICHARD O'Neill shares a name with #7 on the list - RICHARD Todd
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Points this post: 5
Total points: 190
Total BB tickets: 1
Total GO tickets: 1
Kathy KS5.5 - 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.
A Place of Hiding, by Elizabeth George
GEORGE Segal -- Elizabeth GEORGE
I read an ebook; top mmpb is 817 p. [Un Nid de mensonges]
Please issue 2 (two) big book tickets for this
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 195
Tasks completed: 11
Big Book tickets for this task: 2
Big Book tickets total: 3
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