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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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Delicious Dee30.3 - Ava Catherine's task: Faulkner's Reivers
Book A - Sleigh Bells in the Snow - EI in Sleigh
Book B - Travels with Charley: In Search of America - first published 1962
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 500
Cordelia10.4 Too Busy to read.
Swallowing Mercury by Wioletta Greg
Short stories
Points: 10
Total points: 450
BREANNA5.3 - Captain Jack Sparrow
What's a pirate's favorite letter? You'd think it's the "R", but actually it's the "C"!
Read a book where the first letter of the title begins with an R or a C.
Cocaine Bluesby Kerry Greenwood
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
BREANNA5.9 - Sir John Falstaff
Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character in four plays by William Shakespeare, including the history plays King Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2. He is eulogized in Henry V. An incorrigible rogue, he is one of Shakespeare's most beloved characters.
Read a Fiction book with a main page genre that includes History or Historical.
Artists in Times of War and Other Essays by Howard Zinn
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
BREANNA10.8 - 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!
3-6-4 (354-374 pages)
A Door into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski
A Door into Ocean has 372 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 3
15.4 - Fourth of July Option 2: Read 1 book
Published July 8, 2019 and title in red and white
Points this post: 15
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 12/58
Books read: 12
20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The YearOption 1: any book published in 2019
All Grown Up
published June 2019
Points this post: 20
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 13/58
Books read: 13
Pamela326520.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option 3: Archenemies by Marissa Meyer – Published in 2018
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 210
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Big Books - 500+: 3
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Lisa MD20.8 - NICKELS & DIMES – Tammy AZ's task: Home States
Set in Montana.
Come Sundown by Nora Roberts 466 pp
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TOTALS:
Current Points: 20
Total Points: 255 / 1050
Tasks Completed: 13/ 59
Books Read: 15
BB Tickets:
GO:
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20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
Option 2: The Icons
Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel
SN in Marsha P. Johnson
336 pages/300
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 75
Books read: 6
Tasks Done: 6
10.10 JuneteenthJune 19, or Juneteenth, celebrates the day in 1865 that slaves in Galveston, Texas were told that slavery had ended. It is now more broadly celebrated as the end of slavery generally. Let's expand it a bit more, and read a book by a person of color from this list:
#ReadPOC: List of Books by Authors of Color
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
Page 5, book 431
Points this post: 10
Total points: 30
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 4
Breanna wrote: "BREANNA5.9 - Sir John Falstaff
Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character in four plays by William Shakespeare, including the history plays King Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2. He is eulo..."
I messed up, this book isn't a fiction book. I'd like to count it for the 10.4 Too Busy to Read Challenge
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.
Artists in Times of War and Other Essays by Howard Zinn
Essays
points altered due to my mistake
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 4
Suzannesea30.5 Susan A's Task
Option 2
Read a book with all of the letters SWIM in the book's title/subtitle.
Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine K.
Albright
faScIsM: a Warning
Option 4
Read a book with only black and/or red letters on the cover.
by Linda CastilloPoints this post: 30
Total points to date: 445
Suzannesea20.3 Book Review Contest
Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains all of the letters in CUGEL.
Wandering Home: A Long Walk Across America's Most Hopeful Landscape: Vermont's Champlain Valley and New York's Adirondacks by Bill McKibben
wandErinG home: a Long walk aCross america's most hopefUl. . .
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 465
5.10 - Rhett ButlerSuspect (Joseph O'Loughlin #1) by Michael Robotham
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 2
Season Total: 455
25.6 - Nick KY's task: Birthday “One”Read two books, one from each of two options below
Option 1. read a book with a title which is two words in length -- BUT the first word must be the article “The.” Ignore subtitles and series titles.
The Ranger (Quinn Colson #1) by Ace Atkins
Option 2. 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.)
The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Jenna Fox Chronicles #1) by Mary E. Pearson
278 pages
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 2
Season Total: 480
Task 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.
Required: State the actor's name.
George Segal
Sherlock Holmes: The Spirit Box (Sherlock Holmes) (2014) by George Mann (Paperback, 254 pages)
125 + 05 = 130
Tasks Completed: 07
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 125 + 05 = 130
Books read: 09
Pages read: 3,052
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 04
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
perletwo 25.6 - 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.”
The Disappeared
Option 3. As a birthday present to myself – and to those of you who like classic British mysteries – read a book on this listopia: Classic British Mysteries
The Lighthouse
Points this task: 25
Total points: 570
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 47
Tasks completed: 37
10.6 - Happy 4th of July! Read a book with the words red, white, or blue in the title/subtitle.I read Tomato Red.
Task Points: 10
Total Points: 375
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 23
Bookwrm526Task #5.9 - Sir John Falstaff
Read a Fiction book with a main page genre that includes History or Historical. I read The Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasam, which has the main page genre Historical > Historical Fiction.
Total points so far: 520
RAYNEBAIR10.5 - Family Reunions
Read a book with the word "family" or one of the listed family relationship titles in the title/subtitle.
Family Camp by Eli Easton
points this post: 10
total points: 190
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 0
RAYNEBAIR20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 1: read any book that was first published this year (2019)
Embracing Faith by M.A. Innes
published May 24, 2019
ebook approved for length in msg 7536
points this post: 20
total points: 210
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 0
Nick KY25.5 Raynebear’s Task
Opt. 3. “19” in the pagination. I read The Shore by Robert Dunbar, 319 pp.
Opt. 4. 1st pub’d in 2000. I read The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold, 490 pp.
Total pp = 809> required 550
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 595
RAYNEBAIR20.8 - NICKELS & DIMES – Tammy AZ's task: Home States
In honor of my two home states read a fiction or non-fiction book set at least 50% in either Arizona or Montana.
The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg
set in Arizona
points this post: 20
total points: 230
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 0
Theresa5.5 - Robin Hood
Tyrannosaur Canyon By Douglas Preston
Actor - Douglas Fairbanks
Points this post - 5
Total Points - 25
JUKKA20.1 - Most Improved Player - Perletwo's task: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!
Option 1: Book whose author's initials are in GERT FRÖBE or AURIC GOLDFINGER.
Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber. Leiber's initials are in AURIC GOLDFINGER. The book is from 1943, so ticking off a Golden Oldie.
Total Points: 275/1050
Total Books Read: 26
Tasks Completed: 24/59
Big Books Total: 4
Golden Oldies Total: 1
Mod
I read Animal Dreams, set in Arizona. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the MMPB.
total points: 690
Andy P.Task # 10.1 - Can You Spell Rogue?
Read a book with all of the letters in ROGUE in its title
The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian
THE GUEST ROOM
Points this post: 10
Total points: 475
Sarah H20.2 - 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.
In the Country of Last Things by Paul Auster, whose initials can be found in PICASSO.
Points for this task: 20 points
Total points to date: 175 points
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 15
Kelly L.20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter
3. Your genres are: YOUNG ADULT or NE W ADU L T
A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood
Points = 20
Total points = 130
Brooke TX5.3 - Captain Jack Sparrow Read a book where the first letter of the title begins with an R or a C.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 400
Completed Tasks: 24
Books Read: 52
Brooke TXReposting because I'm moving Thick & Thin: Includes Gummy Bears & Grenades to another task.
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".
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 400
Completed Tasks: 24
Books Read: 52
Brooke TX10.10 - Juneteenth
Read a book by a person of color from this list: #ReadPOC: List of Books by Authors of Color. Found on page 2:
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 410
Completed Tasks: 25
Books Read: 52
Brooke TX15.3 - Stonewall 50
Book 1: Read a book with the MPG LGBT.
Book 2: Read a book with the word "Pride" in the title/subtitle or series title.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 425
Completed Tasks: 26
Books Read: 52
Brooke TX15.4 - Fourth of July
Book 1: Read a book where the entire TITLE is printed in red, white, and/or blue.
Book 2: Read a book that was first published in July of any year.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 440
Completed Tasks: 27
Books Read: 52
Bookwrm526Task #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. I read Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? by Kathleen Collins, shares the word happened and the word love with the lyrics of the song.
Total points so far: 535
Brooke TX15.5 - Independence Day
Read a book that is set at least 50% in one of these countries which also celebrate their Independence Days in July. Set in Canada:
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 455
Completed Tasks: 28
Books Read: 52
Brooke TX15.7 - 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.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 470
Completed Tasks: 29
Books Read: 52
Brooke TX20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 1: Read any book that was first published this year (2019).
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 490
Completed Tasks: 30
Books Read: 52
Brooke TX25.4 - 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. "SB" and "AH" combine to make "BASH":
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 515
Completed Tasks: 31
Books Read: 56
Mod
30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively Obsessed
option 1, Big Sister by Gunnar Staalesen
Written in Norwegian Storesøster, my native language is English.
option 4, last name -son: A Deeper Darkness by J.T. Ellison
total = 1000
Brooke TX25.6 - Nick KY's task: Birthday “One”
Option 1: Read a book with a title which is two words in length -- BUT the first word must be the article “The.”
Option 2: Read a book which is between 260 and 600 pages in length.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 540
Completed Tasks: 32
Books Read: 56
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50.1 - Diane Whitney's task: Genre Tic-Tac-Toe
Book 1, Tic- last name T, genre Non-fiction: Give a Girl a Knife by Amy Thielen, 320 pages
Book 2, tAc - last name A, genre Mystery: Big Sky by Kate Atkinson, 400 pages
Book 3, toE, last name E, genre Contemporary: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides, 249 pages
320 + 400 + 249 = 969
total = 1050
Brooke TX50.1 - Diane Whitney's task: Genre Tic-Tac-Toe
Book 1: Author's last name must begin with T, I or C. With MPG "Contemporary":
Book 2: Author's last name must begin with T, A, or C. With MPG "Romance":
Book 3: Author's last name must begin with T, O or E. With MPG "Science Fiction":
Points
This Post: 50
Total Points: 590
Completed Tasks: 33
Books Read: 56
Congratulations, Dlmrose! Task 30.2 in the Fall Challenge is yours.
REPOST of 212515.10
I read Last Victim of the Monsoon Express which has 6 words in the title
This book was approved for length on the e-book verification thread post 7539.
points: 205
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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25.4 - 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.The combined page count for both books must be 501 or greater.
Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey Audiobook
Magic for Liars Paperback 336 Pages
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar Audiobook
This Is How You Lose the Time War Paperback 208 Pages
SG + AE = SAGE
336 + 208 = 544 Pages
This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 605 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