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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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Readerboard name Kathy P20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option 3
Church of the Small Things: The Million Little Pieces That Make Up a LifeFirst published in 2017
Points this task: 20
Totals
Points: 215
BB: 0
GO:0
Total Tasks completed: 10
Total Books read: 13
Alaina10.3 - Summer Reading
Read one of the books from the Goodreads Staff Summer Reading Lists.
A Man Called Ove-Fredrik Backman
Picked by William Siu, Technical Account Manager
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 55
Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.4 - Authors That Work Well Together
**BOOK REPLACEMENT** I am replacing Book 1 (Sweet Peril) with another book by the same author.
Book 1 -
Sweet Reckoning by Wendy Higgins
Number of Pages: 379 pages; Initials WH
Link to PB edition: Sweet Reckoning
Book 2 -
Flight by Sherman Alexie
Number of Pages: 181 pages; Initials SA
Link to PB edition: Flight
Total Pages: 379 + 181 = 560 pages
Word = WASH
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 180 points
Tasks completed: 11
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.7 - Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights
Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins
This book is found on page 9 (Book #838) of the So you love a Bad Boy or Tortured Hero list.
Link to PB edition: Sweet Peril
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 185 points
Tasks completed: 12
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ30.1 - Like Letters
Book 1 -
Sit, Stay, Slay by Linda O. Johnston
Every word in the title begins with the letter "S".
Book 2 -
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
This book was written by a single author whose initials are "H".
Link to MMP edition: Kvocijent poljupca
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 215 points
Tasks completed: 13
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Cordelia25.8 Boys and Girls
Book 1: City of Masks by Mary Hoffman
Book 2: A Killer Harvest by Paul Cleave
Points: 25
Total points: 440
Flutterby20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Required: State which option you used when you post.
Option 1: For this option, read any book that was first published this year (2019).
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms
Published 5/1/2019
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 150
Total Tasks: 11
Bookwrm526Task #20.8 - Home States
Read a fiction or non-fiction book set at least 50% in either Arizona or Montana. I chose Montana and read Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer.
Total points so far: 490
Flutterby 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter – Kristina Simon's task: On a Roll
I rolled a 3
3. Your genres are: YOUNG ADULT or NEW ADULT
Last Stand of Dead Men by Derek Landy
This book has an MPG of YOUNG ADULT
AND
a. is written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the genre titles listed for the number you rolled.
DL is in YOUNG ADULT NEW ADULT
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 170
Total Tasks: 12
StaceyNC25.6 - Nick KY's task: Birthday “One”
Option 1. For this first option read a book with a title which is two words in length -- BUT the first word must be the article “The.”
Book: The Chosen
Completed: 7/24/19
Option 2. My birthday is on the 26th of the 6th month. Read a book which is between 260 and 600 pages in length. (It may be 260 pp. or 600 pp. exactly or anywhere in between.)
Book: Then She Was Gone
Completed: 7/28/19
Pages: 359
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 270
Tasks Completed: 16
Task 30.5 – Susan A – Summer SwimmingOption 2 – All letters S W I M in title (any order) MISs reneWs
Miss Julia Renews Her Vows
Option 4 - ONLY red and black printing on cover
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 270 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
5.4- James BondRead 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.
7 Lessons from Noah's Ark: How to Survive a Flood in Your Own Life
points 5 toyal 95
20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Sara G's task: Roller CoastersOption 1: Busch Gardens Tampa
Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida has some of the world's top roller coasters and the park is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. (It's also my favorite of these three parks!) Read a book with the number "60" intact in the page count.
I read The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland It has 260 pp.
points: 175
books read: 12
tasks completed: 9
tasks in progrèss: 1
pages read: 4140
20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019Option 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.
I read The Ambassador's Daughter by Pam Jenoff, whose initials can be found in marsha P Johnson.
points: 195
books read: 13
tasks completed: 10
task in progress: 1
pages read: 4476
PegW5.3 - Captain Jack Sparrow
Read a book where the first letter of the title begins with an R or a C.
Cat's Eye
Points this post: 5
Total points: 115
Tasks Completed: 14
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book: 6
MEGSCL15.8 - Rogues' Gallery
TOTAL TO DATE
335 points
1 big book
MEGSCL20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of Trouble
Option 1: Roll for Initiative: Read a book with one of the words RACE, CLASS, DICE, or ROLL intact in the title (ignore subtitles).
The Hate Race
TOTAL TO DATE
355 points
1 big book
Task 5.3 – Captain Jack SparrowTitle begins with ‘C’ or ‘R’
Cooking for Ghosts
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This Post: 05 points
Total points to date: 275 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
Coralie25.3 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Option 2: Book that contains all the letters of OMAHA BEACH in the title.
O, M & A in dreAMwOrld, H in tHe, A in chAmpa, BEA in unBEArable, CH in CHampa
The Unbearable Dreamworld of Champa the Driver
Option 3: Book set in Australia
Breath
Total to date 435 points
trishhartuk20.2 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.
A Local Habitation, Seanan McGuire
Read the kindle edition. PB link here
MatiSse
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 405
Tasks Completed: 24
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 5
Alaina5.3 - Captain Jack Sparrow
Read a book where the first letter of the title begins with an R or a C.
Carrie-Stephen King
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 60
Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 6
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
MAZZA110.6 - Happy 4th of July!
Read a book with the words red, white, or blue in the title/subtitle.
White Satin & Murder
ebook approval post 7467 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 770
MAZZA110.8 - Roll the Dice
Go to Dice Roller and reset the number of dice to 3. 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!
I rolled 325 on dice roller
I read A Question of Belief at 320 pages - 5 less than the roll
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 780
MAZZA115.1 - On the Flip Side
Book 1: Read a book that can be found on a Listopia list with the word "Beach" intact in list's title.
The Woman in the Window
This is number 28 page one of Beach Reads - Mysteries and thriller
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Book 2: Read a book that can be found on a Listopia list with the word "Snow" intact in list's title.
Shattered Snow
This is number 17 page 1 of snow white retellings
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 795
MAZZA120.2 - 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,
Queen Camilla Sue Townsend
ST in MATISSE
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 815
Mod
25.4 - Andy P.'s task: Authors That Work Well Together
Book 1: Almost Midnight by Paul Doiron, 320 pages
Book 2: Land of Love and Ruins by Oddný Eir, 240 pages
(PD) + (OE) = DOPE
320 + 240 = 560 pages
total = 880
Mod
25.5 - Raynebair's task: My Career in Technology
option 1, NF, computer science, technology genre: Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian, 368 pages
option 4, first published 2000: The Whole Truth by Nancy Pickard, 264 pages
368 + 264 = 632 pages
total = 905
Mod
30.4 - ElaineL's task: School’s Out!
option 1, initials MS in SuMmer: A Carrion Death by Michael Stanley, 467 pages
option 3, GID in title: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips, 304 pages
467 + 304 = 771 pages
total = 935
Mod
30.7 -Dulcinella's task: Rogues All Over the Place
option 1, Girls from track 1 "Cape Cod Girls": All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda, 368 pages
option 3, set in France: Death in Brittany by Jean-Luc Bannalec, 320 pages
368 + 320 = 688
total = 965
Bookwrm526Task #20.7 - On a Roll
I rolled the die and rolled a 1, so I had to read a book with the main page genre history or historical fiction, and I chose option b, to read a book that has a 3+ word title where the initial letter of each word can be found in the genre titles for the number you rolled. I read The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (TSOA all in historical).
Total points so far: 510
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.8 NICKELS & DIMES – Tammy AZ's task: Home States
Liars Anonymous by Louise Ure
pg 3 The map on my screen showed the car was in Tucson.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 885
Tasks completed: 51/58
Books read: 69
Nick KY20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Non Fiction - Ancient Civilizations: The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney.
My comment is in Message 19 of the discussion thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 570
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.9 Mazza1's task: JUST READING
Book 1: The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson.
Leeds book club: July, 2019
311 p.
Book 2: A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell.
I read this for my Read It, Watch It book club in June.
299 p.
311+299=610 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 915
Tasks completed: 53/58
Books read: 72
LAVENDER10.03 - Summer Reading
Read one of the books from the Goodreads Staff Summer Reading Lists.
I read Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert. (256 pages)
Summer reading for Heino Colyn
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 345
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 23
Golden Oldie Tickets: 6
Big Book Tickets: 1
15.5 - Independence DayI read The Collector’s Apprentice. The main character runs away from her home in Brussels after a con man takes all her family's money and she feels to blame. She runs away to Paris to make her own life, where he finds her again. Eventually she makes her own life there.
points: 210
books read: 15
tasks completed: 11:
task in progress: 1
pages read 4828
LAVENDER20.04-GOLDEN OLDIES - Sara G's task: Roller Coasters
Option 1
Read a book with the number "60" intact in the page count.
I read The Maggie Bright: A Novel of Dunkirk by Tracy Groot.
The book has 360 pages.
60 is intact in page count
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 365
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 24
Golden Oldie Tickets: 6
Big Book Tickets: 1
15.10 - Summer MonthsJune, July, and August are the 6th, 7th, and 8th months of the year. 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.
I read Last Victim of the Monsoon Express This book has a title of 6 words
points: 225
books read: 15
tasks completed: 12
pages read: 4983
RAYNEBAIR10.1 - Can You Spell Rogue?
Under the Dragon's Spell by Ann-Katrin Byrde
Points this post: 10
Total points: 180
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 0
LAVENDER25.04-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.
Book 1
I read Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie. (230 pages)
I am claiming a GODLEN OLDIE for this book first published June 7th 1929.
Book 2
I listened to Mercy of a Rude Stream: The Complete Novels by Henry Roth on audible, which contains "A Diving Rock on the Hudson".
The Top paperback (No MMPB): A Diving Rock on the Hudson by Henry Roth has 432 pages.
AC and HR when rearranged spell the word CHAR.
Book 1 has 230 pages. Book 2 has 432 pages. 432+230=662: page count > 500
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 390
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 26
Golden Oldie Tickets: 7
Big Book Tickets: 1
LAVENDER25.07-Cat's task: Ellan Vannin
Book 1 Option 3
Read a book with a motorbike on the cover.
I read
Nine Minutes (Nine Minutes, #1) by Beth Flynn on KINDLE.The Top Paperback (No MMPB): Nine Minutes (Nine Minutes, #1) by Beth Flynn has 317 pages.
3 in page count.
motorcycle on cover.
Book 2 option 3
Read a book with page count including one of 0, 4 or 6
I read A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky. (304 pages)
3 in page count.
Both 0 and 4 are in page count.
(NOTE: A City Dreaming was moved from another task previously. See message 492 and 1680 for reference if needed)
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 415
Tasks Completed: 20
Books Read: 28
Golden Oldie Tickets: 7
Big Book Tickets: 1
LAVENDER30.02 - Schatzie's task: An Ode to Sarabelle!
Book 1 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.
I read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne. (309 pages)
Potter begins with P and ends in r and is at least 5 letters.
Book 2 Option 4
Read a book by an author with the initials of AC, CA, DC, or CD.
I read N or M? (Tommy and Tuppence, #3) by Agatha Christie. (191 pages)
author's initials are AC
I am claiming a GOLDEN OLDIE for this book, first published in 1941.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 445
Tasks Completed: 21
Books Read: 30
Golden Oldie Tickets: 8
Big Book Tickets: 1
Kim O25.5 - Raynebair's task: My Career in Technology
Option 1. Read a non-fiction book with a main page genre of Technology or Computer Science, embedded or standalone.
The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer This book has 256 pages.
Option 4. Read a book first published in 2000.
Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 This book has 432 pages.
Total page count (256 + 432 = 688) > 550.
Points this task: 25
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 9
Bookwrm526Task #5.7 - Heathcliff
Read a book from this list So You Love a Bad Boy or Tortured Hero. I read Wallbanger by Alice Clayton from page four of the list.
Total points so far: 515
10.4 Too Busy to Read?Perfect Shadow by Brent Weeks
Short stories genre
Points this post: 10
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 12
Readerboard Name: Absurda25.8 - Coralie's task: Naming the New Generation
Book 1: the girls
Read a book by a FEMALE author which has a word in the title or subtitle that ends -ITY.
The Calamity Café by Gayle Leeson
Book 2: the boys
Read a book by a MALE author who has exactly four letters in his first name as given by Goodreads.
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away by Bill Bryson
Points this task: 25
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 0
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 260
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 3
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Sarah H10.2 - He's a Classic! - read a book by an author whose initials can be found in RHETT BUTLER.
Night's Master by Tanith Lee
Points for this task: 10 points
Total points to date: 155 points
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 14
Queen Bee Darlene15.2 Bad Boys and Wicked Women
Book 1) From Best Antiheroes List
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks The Wasp Factory #8 on list
Book 2) From Best Antiheroines List
Dangerous Girls (also published as I'll Never Tell) by Abigail Haas Dangerous Girls #23 on list
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 355
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)25.8 - 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.
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Book 2: the boys. Read a book by a MALE author who has exactly four letters in his first name as given by Goodreads.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Request 2 Golden Oldie Tickets:
Book 1 Published in 1811
Book 2 Published in 1937
This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 580 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 6
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
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25.6 - Nick KY - Birthday “One”
Option 3: book from Classic British Mysteries list - A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie
Option 2: a book which is between 260 and 600 pages in length - The First Mistake by Sandie Jones
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 80/1050
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 7
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