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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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Kathy KS15.10 - Summer Months
Read a book that has 6, 7, or 8 words in the title. Subtitles may be used
The Starry Rift: Tales of New Tomorrows, edited by Jonathan Strahan
7 words in title/subtitle
Read hb (530 pages). Please issue 1 (one) BB ticket
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 220
Tasks completed: 13
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 4
15.1 - On the Flip SideBook 1: Read a book that can be found on a Listopia list with the word "Beach" intact in list's title.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles #1) by Anne Rice
Best BEACH Reads 2015 (page 2)
Book 2: Read a book that can be found on a Listopia list with the word "Snow" intact in list's title.
Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables #3) by L.M. Montgomery
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 12.0
1x Golden Oldies Tix (pub 1915)
Best Books to Read When the SNOW if Falling (page 2)
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 2
Season Total: 405
Sarah H30.5 -Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
Option 3: Summer swimming is all about sprinting. Choose a book that you can read FAST, a book between 100 and 150 pages.
Elevation - 146 pages
Option 5: Read a book with the word swimmer(s), swimming, swim, swam or swum found in the text.
Midwinterblood - "He is suddenly taken with a massive urge to swim." - page 21
Points for this task: 30 points
Total points to date: 130 points
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 12
StaceyNC30.5 -Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
Option 4: The summer swim team colors are red and black. Read a book with ONLY black and/or red letters on the cover. All letters count.
Required: Include the cover when you post.
Book:
Completed: 6/28/19
Option 5: Read a book with the word swimmer(s), swimming, swim, swam or swum found in the text.
Book: The Cabinet of Curiosities
Completed: 7/19/19
Page 143 "I believe he was the head of the SWIM team."
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 170
Tasks Completed: 13
Bookwrm526Task #15.10 - Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title. Subtitles may be used or ignored, as needed. I read The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone by Felicity McLean.
Total points so far: 415
20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST – Paul's task: CugelA book with a title that contains all of the letters in the name CUGEL: The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
Points this post: 20
Total points: 305
Barbara ★10.2 - He's a Classic!
Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in RHETT BUTLER. All initials count,
King of Scars - Leigh Bardugo ( B & L in rhett ButLer) 7/22
**BIG BOOK** 514 pages
Points this task: 10
Total points: 320
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Alaina15.5 - Independence Day
Algeria, Argentina, the Bahamas, Belarus, Belgium, Burundi, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Comoros, France, Kiribati, Liberia, Malawi, Maldives, the Netherlands, Peru, Rwanda, Slovakia, the Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Vanuatu, and Venezuela also celebrate their Independence Days in July. Read a book that is set at least 50% in one of these countries.
Wenjack-Joseph Boyden
Set entirely in Canada
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 35
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
30.9 - Mazza1's task: JUST READINGBook 1 : I read How to Stop Time. It was read by the Leeds Bookgroup in February 2019. It is 325 pages long.
Book 2 : I read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. It is the selection for June 2019 "2019 Reading Challenge Group" on Goodreads. It is 388 pages long.
713 pages total.
Task Points: 30
Total Points: 305
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 18
Megs20.1 - 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.
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang
AURIC GOLDFINGER
20.2 - 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
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
REMBRANDT
This book was first published in 1949 and qualifies for a G)LDEN OLDIE ticket
20.9 - 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 Actor's Life: A Survival Guide
The ACTOR'S LIFE
Points this post: 60 points
Total points to date: 60 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 1
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
Coralie25.7 Ellan Vannin
Option 2: History
Book 1: Main page genre ‘politics’
State Tectonics 432 pages
Book 2: author’s initials in lady iSAbella
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski 388 pages
Total to date 375 points
Task 10.8 - Roll the Diceread a book with page count +/-10 pages of the 3 dice figures
I rolled 4, 3, 1
Reordered to 314
Storm of Locusts
313 pages
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735 points
Task 50.1750+ pages
book 1: read a book with MPG Fantasy and author initials in TIC
The Nothing Girl by Jodi Taylor
250 pages
book 2: read a book with MPG Historical Fiction and author initials in TAC
An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole
263 pages
book 3: read a book with MPG Science Fiction and author initials in TOE
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
MMPB: Qui a peur de la mort ? - 598 pages
598 + 263 + 250 pages = 1111 pages
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785 points
Laurah3010.6 - 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.
White Teeth
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 145 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 3
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The YearOption 1: read any book that was first published this year (2019).
Book read: Hunting Evil
How it fits: first published in May 2019
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Total points: 330
Books read: 25
Tasks completed: 21
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
JEN B.15.4 - Fourth of July
Option 2: Read 1 book.
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.
by Christina AlgerThis book was published on July 2, 2019.
TOTAL POINTS: 255
JUKKA15.6 - Happy Birthday, Authors!
Book by an author with their birthday in June, July, or August.
Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms Classics Vol. 3 by Jeff Grubb, who was born in August.
Total Points: 235/1050
Total Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 21/59
Big Books Total: 4
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Nick KY30.9 Mazza1’s Just Reading
Book 1. I read The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin, BOTM for Mazza1’s Bookclub, March 2017. 387 pp.
Book 2. I read Blackfish City, the July BOTM in Science Fiction in the GR Bookclub, Beyond Reality, https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/... 328 pp
Total pp = 715 > required 600.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 520
Diana K.30.1 - Amanda A's task: Like Letters
Book 1: Read a book where every word in the title begins with the same letter.
When We Were Worthy 276 p.
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials are the same letter.
The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick 352 p.
Total points: 485
Mary P15.7 - 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.
Eternal Darkness by Stacy Reid
Points this post: 15
Total points: 360
MAZZA15.1 - Han Solo
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in MILLENNIUM FALCON.
The Lost Pilots: The Spectacular Rise and Scandalous Fall of Aviation's Golden Couple author Corey Mead
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 605
MAZZA15.3 - Captain Jack Sparrow
Read a book where the first letter of the title begins with an R or a C.
Come Back For Me
points to date = 610
MAZZZA115.2 - Bad Boys and Wicked Women
Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2
Book 1: Read a book found on The Best Antiheroes list.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Page one of list
Book 2: Read a book found on Anti-Heroines list.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles Page 1
Points this post = 15
points to date = 625
MAZZA120.3 - 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".
A Single Source
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 645
MAZZA125.8 - Coralie's task: Naming the New Generation
Read 2 books, one for the girls and one for the boys.
Book 1: the girls
Read a book by a FEMALE author which has a word in the title or subtitle that ends -ITY.
I read the audio edition Purity in Death
MMP is Purity in Death
Book 2: the boys
Read a book by a MALE author who has exactly four letters in his first name as given by Goodreads. Spaces define names.
Into the Forest author Mark Z. Danielewski
points this post = 25
Points to date = 670
MAZZA130.1 - Amanda A's task: Like Letters
Read two books, one from Book 1 and one from Book 2.
The books must have a combined page total of at least 500 pages.
Book 1: Read a book where every word in the title begins with the same letter. The title must contain at least three words. Subtitles may be excluded.
When We Wake pages 291
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials are the same letter. All initials count.
I listened to the audio edition Olivia Twist
Paperback is 336 pages Olivia Twist
total pages = 291 + 336 = 637
Points this post = 30
Poins to date = 700
Andy P.Task # 30.7 -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
From Disc 2#3 Long Time Ago, the word Time
The Last Time I Saw You by Liv Constantine 309 p.
Option 2. Read a book of which the author has the same first, last, or middle name as one of the artists on the album Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys
From Disc 1 # 11 Mark Anthony Thompson
Their Little Secret by Mark Billingham First name Mark matches. 400 p.
Page count: 309 + 400 = 709 p.>650 page requirement
Points this post: 30
Total points: 435
MAZZA130.2 -Schatzie's task: An Ode to Sarabelle!
This is a two book task. Choose two options from below and read a book for each option.
Option 2:Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle that is at least 5 letters long, and it must start with a P and end with an R.
We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy POWER
Option 4: . Read a book by an author with the initials of AC, CA, DC, or CD. Middle initials should be ignored.
A Caribbean Mystery Agatha Christie = AC
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 730
MAZZA130.4 - ElaineL's task: School’s Out!
This is a two book task; books must be selected from two different options. Your books must have a combined 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.
The Beekeeper of Aleppo Christy Lefteri 378 pages
Option 3: Read a book with the letters G-I-D (Get It Done) in the title and/or authors name.
Nightingale Point Luan Goldie GI in nightingale D in Goldie
Pages 384
Page total = 384 + 378 = 762
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 760
Sara G10.7 - Smile!
August 22 is Tooth Fairy Day! Read a book with the main page genre Fairy Tales, standalone or embedded.
The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
Approved for Fairy Tales in the help thread here.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 165
10.7 - Smile!August 22 is Tooth Fairy Day! Read a book with the main page genre Fairy Tales, standalone or embedded.
Geekerella
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 220
Total Tasks: 18
Golden Oldies:
Big Book: 1
25.2 - SandyL's task: Road Trip on Route 66!Option 1: Cadillac Ranch - Amarillo, TX
Read a book by an author whose initials are found in CADILLAC RANCH. All initials count.
The Antique House Murders by Leslie Nagel
E-book only that has been approved
Option 4 - Santa Monica, CA
Read a book featuring a sandy beach on the cover. The cover must clearly show a body of water and a sandy beach, not just water or sand.
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 245
Total Tasks: 19
Golden Oldies:
Big Book: 1
25.1 - Sandy's task - Game of BooksSmoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
Book Recommendations for Aaron Stark – Page 1
Appointment with Death
Book Recommendations for Aaron Stark – Page 1
This book was first published in 1937, I am claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 270
Total Tasks: 20
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book: 1
5.6 - Lisbeth Salander Read a book set at least 50% in a Nordic Country: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Greenland or the Faroe Islands.
The Ice Princess
Sweden
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 275
Total Tasks: 21
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book: 1
Mod
I read an ARC of The Spotted Dog, #7 in the Corinna Chapman series. I read the kindle ARC, linked to the paperback.
total points: 545
Mod
I read The Fallen by David Baldacci. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the MMPB.
David Baldacci shares a first name with David Robb, on the list of Robin Hood actors.
total points: 550
Mod
I chose option 2 and read Pride. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top pb edition.
"Pride" is the title, LGBT is a MPG.
Total points: 565
Mod
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read The Lost Girls of Paris, listed as an example in the task. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top pb edition.
For my second book, I chose option 2 and readBecoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination - contains all the letters of Gold Beach.
GO in becOminG
L in geiseL
D in Dr
BE in BEcoming
A in And
C in beComing
H in tHe
Total points: 590
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For my first book, I read The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory. I listened to the audiobook - the top MMPB is Crvena kraljica.
For my second book, I read The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top pb edition.
"Margaret" matches Margaret Smith from the twin authors and writers list.
total points: 620
20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019Option 2, a book by an author whose initials can be found in MARSHA P JOHNSON: The Peacock Emporium by Jojo Moyes, 400 p.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 325
30.1 - Amanda A's task: Like LettersBook 1, a book whose title words all begin with the same letter: When We Were Worthy by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen, 276 p.
Book 2, a book by an author whose initials are the same letter: The Accidental Bestseller by Wendy Wax
paperback edition The Accidental Bestseller 419 p.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 355
Diana K.30.4 - ElaineL's task: School’s Out!
Opt 1 Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase, “NO SUMMER SCHOOL FOR ME”
Sashenka by Simon Sebag Montefiore 522 p.
Opt. 3 Read a book with the letters G-I-D (Get It Done) in the title and/or authors name.
Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras 304 p.
Total points: 515
Janice CA20.6 - Midway Through The Year
Option 3: Read a book with a book on the cover.
Help Me: One Woman's Quest to Find Out if Self-Help Really Can Change Your Life by Marianne Power
+20
total: 80
tasks: 5
books: 6
LAUREN JODI 30.7 - Dulcinella's task: Rogues All Over the Place
Option 1 - A Dying Sailor to His Shipmates by Bono
His Dark Kiss by Eve Silver
Page #: 352
Option 2 - Richard Thompson
Murder in Chelsea by Victoria Thompson
Page #: 304
Total pages: 656
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 325/1050
Total Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 14/59
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.5 Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
Option 3: Tell by Norah McClintock.
100 pages
Option 5: Swimming in the Moon by Pamela Schoenewaldt.
pg 17: Mamma stood up, "Lucia, let's go swimming. Come, there's a full moon."
Points this post: 30
Total points: 760
Tasks completed: 47/58
Books read: 61
JUKKA10.1 - Can You Spell Rogue?
Book with all the letters of ROGUE in title/subtitle.
Dungeons & Dragons Classics Volume 1 by Michael L. Fleisher.
Total Points: 245/1050
Total Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 22/59
Big Books Total: 4
Golden Oldies Total: 0
TessaVanessaChallenge 50.1 Diane Whitney's task: Genre Tic-Tac-Toe
TIC
Book 1: Contemporary
The Language Inside by Holly Thompson
528 pages
TAC
Book 2: Non-fiction
You Remind Me of You: A Poetry Memoir by Eireann Corrigan.
128 pages
TOE
Book 3: Mystery
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay.
304 pages
528+128+304=960 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 810
Tasks completed: 48/58
Books read: 64
Task 5.5 - Robin Hoodread a book with a author name matching an actor name
Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi
John matches John Derek
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790 points
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)5.4- 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.
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot #17
Request 1 Golden Oldie Ticket - First Published 1937
This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 545 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 4
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
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10.1 - Can You Spell Rogue?
Read a book with all of the letters in ROGUE in its title/subtitle.
American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America, by Colin Woodard
ROGUE = amERican natiOns: a history of the eleven rival reGional cUltures of north america
I read the audio; pb=371 pages
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Points for this task: 10
Total points : 205
Tasks completed: 12
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3