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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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StaceyNC20.8 - NICKELS & DIMES – Tammy AZ's task: Home States
Read a fiction or non-fiction book set at least 50% in either Arizona or Montana.
Book: Erik
Author: Sawyer Bennett
Completed: 7/30/19
Location Approved: Help Thread
Approved for length: Line 1012
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 310
Tasks Completed: 18
APRILLEIGH15.9 - 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”.
Next Girl to Die by Dea Poirier
“Girl” in “Met a girl crazy for me”
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (350)
Golden Oldie: 0 (4)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (23)
Total Tasks: 18
Suzannesea15.5 Independence Day
Read a book set in a country that also celebrates its Independence Day in July.
The Night at the Crossroads by Georges Simenon is set in France.
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 480
Suzannesea50.1 Diane Whitney's Task: Genre Tic-Tac-Toe
Book 1 - Contemporary - Author's last name must start with T, I, or C.
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
444 pages
Book 2 - Mystery - Author's last name must begin with T, A, or C.
Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben
387 pages
Book 3 - Non-Fiction - Author's last name must begin with T, O, or E.
The Library Book by Susan Orlean
336 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points to date: 530
5.3 - Captain Jack SparrowA book whose title begins with C: Chasers of the Light: Poems from the Typewriter Series by Tyler Knott Gregson
Points this post: 5
Total points: 510
Kathy KS15.5 - Independence Day
Read a book that is set at least 50% in one of these countries [Canada... ]
REQUIRED: If the setting is not obvious on the book’s main GRs page, include a reference when you post.
The Taken, by Inger Ash Wolfe
This Canadian series takes place in the fictional county of West Muir, in Ontario, Canada. This volume is 100% in Canada (West Muir and Toronto areas).
I listened to this novel; pb=496 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 285
Tasks completed: 17
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 5
LaureY30.4 - 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”
Gabriel's Redemption by Sylvain Renard
Pages: 477
Option 3: Read a book with the letters G-I-D (Get It Done) in the title and/or authors name.
The Golden Spider by Anne Renwick
Pages:484
Points this post: 30
Total points: 570 /1050
Total Books: 36
Total Tasks: 30/59
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST – Paul's task: CugelThe Complete Autobiography (Janet Frame Autobiography #1-3) by Janet Frame
CUGEL found in thE CompLete aUtobioGraphy
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better:
Season Total: 555
15.7 Rogue OneI read Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen (G from rogue for the first letter of the title and G from rogue for the authors last name.)
Points: 15
Total points: 170
10.2 He's a ClassicI read De B.V. Noord-Korea, een kernmacht in de marge by Remco Breuker. (Both R and B can be found in Rhett Butler).
Points: 10
Total points: 180
StaceyNC5.8 - Arya Stark
Read a book with "wolf" or "wolves" intact in the title, subtitle, series title or author's name.
Book: Redemption of a Wolf
Completed: 8/8/19
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 315
Tasks Completed: 19
PegW10.7 Smile
Read a book with the main page genre Fairy Tales.
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales
Claiming one Big Book Ticket - 576 pages
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 17
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book: 7
LAVENDER20.05 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
Option 2
Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in either MARSHA P JOHNSON or SYLVIA RIVERA.
I listened to Mercy of a Rude Stream: The Complete Novels by Henry Roth on audible, which contains "Requiem for Harlem".
The Top paperback (No MMPB): Requiem for Harlem by Henry Roth has 304 pages.
page count > 300
HR in MARSHA P JOHNSON
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 545
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 36
Golden Oldie Tickets: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1
LAVENDER25.02 - SandyL's task: Road Trip on Route 66!
Book 1 Option 1
Read a book by an author whose initials are found in CADILLAC RANCH.
I listened to Mercy of a Rude Stream: The Complete Novels by Henry Roth on audible, which contains "A Star Shines Over Mt. Morris".
The Top paperback (No MMPB): A Star Shines Over Mt. Morris by Henry Roth has 285 pages.
HR in CADILLAC RANCH
Book 2 Option 3
Read a book that contains all the letters of GRAND in the title (no subtitles).
I listened to Mercy of a Rude Stream: The Complete Novels by Henry Roth on audible, which contains "From Bondage".
The Top paperback (No MMPB): From Bondage by Henry Roth has 420 pages.
GRAND in fRom BoNDAGe
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 570
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 38
Golden Oldie Tickets: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1
LAVENDER30.07 - Dulcinella's task: Rogues All Over the Place
EACH book at least 250 pages and with a TOTAL of at least 650 pages.
Book 1 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.
I read Domes of Fire by David Eddings (484 pages).
Same first name as David Thomas who is on the list of artists.
More than 250 pages.
Book 2 Option 5
Read a book from the list: Lock and Key
I read The Legacy of the Key by S.L. Morgan on KINDLE.
The top paperback (No MMPB): The Legacy of the Key by S.L. Morgan has 374 pages.
On page 1 of the list (tied for 58 with several others) at the time of posting.
More than 250 pages
484 + 374 = 858 > 650
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 600
Tasks Completed: 27
Books Read: 40
Golden Oldie Tickets: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1
Diana K.Task 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
L'Appart: The Delights and Disasters of Making My Paris Home by David Lebovitz
David Robb
Total points: 660
15.5 Independence Day I read The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba - set in Malawi
New Total: 205
20.9 The Country ShowI chose option 3 and read The New Childhood: Raising Kids to Thrive in a Connected World by Jordan Shapiro (published 2018 - 1 and 8 in year)
New Total: 225
loafer10.6 - Happy 4th of July!
Read a book with the words red, white, or blue in the title/subtitle.
Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews
points: 10
total: 355
GO: 7
BB: 4
tasks completed: 25
Readerboard Name: Absurda5.5 - 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. The name may be in any name position, names must match exactly.
The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate by Robert D. Kaplan
Robert is the same name as Robert Frazer, number one on the list.
Points this task: 5
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 0
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 315
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 3
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
25.5 - Raynebair's task: My Career in TechnologyOption 2, a book with a mobile phone on the cover: Damn You, Autocorrect!: Awesomely Embarrassing Text Messages You Didn't Mean to Send by Jillian Madison, 279 p.
Option 3, a book whose page count contains the number 19 intact: Porch Lights by Dorothea Benton Frank
319 p.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 535
babbling c15.4 - Fourth of July
The July 4th is Independence Day in the United States.
Choose one option.
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. REQUIRED: Include the cover when you post.
Hammered - Audible Hammered - paperback pgs 312 by Kevin Hearne
title is white and it was originally publish 7/5/2011
THIS POST
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 245/1050
Completed Tasks: 17/59
Golden oldies: 2
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Pages read this season: 7,147
Books read this season: 21
perletwo 10.9 - Sing Along! - Read a book with 4 or more people on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
NCIS New Orleans: CrossroadsPoints this task: 10
Total points: 600
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 49
Tasks completed: 39
Bookwrm526Task #50.1 - Tic Tac Toe
Book 1: Author's last name must begin with T, I or C. I read Prudence by David Treuer, which has the main page genre historical fiction (253p).
Book 2: Author's last name must begin with T, A, or C. I read Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch, which has the main page genre fantasy (298p).
Book 3: Author's last name must begin with T, O or E. I read The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor, which has the main page genre science fiction (232p).
253+298+232=783p
My Genre Tic-Tac-Toe is the far right column.
Total points so far: 715
Andy P.Task # 30.9 - Mazza1's task: JUST READING
Book 1 - Read any book that fits SRC rules that we have read in our Leeds Book group
The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain by Bill Bryson Read by group in in July 2016
Book 2 – Read a book that you need for the BOTM of one of your other Goodreads Groups Around the World in 80 books for June 2019 The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad reference here
Points this post: 30
Total points: 615
Amy FL20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of Trouble
Option 2: The Revolution of Ivy by Amy Engel (mAtissE)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 255
Amy FL20.10 - Group Reads
Grave Mercy (My review is in message 20.)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 275
Amy FL25.5 - Raynebair's task: My Career in Technology
Option 3: Red Dog (119 pages)
Option 4: The Ice Limit (first published July 18th 2000) - 491 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 300
Amy FL30.4 - ElaineL's task: School’s Out!
Option 1: Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline (SchooL) - 400 pages
Option 3: A Death in Live Oak by James Grippando (GrIppanDo) - 375 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 330
Amy FL30.10 - Brooke TX's task: Spies, Scouts, Detectives, Pirates, and Sundry Ne'er-do-wells
The Rose Society (#158)
The Midnight Star (#173)
Both books are found on page 2 of Books With Heroes/Heroines Who Are Assassins list
Points this post: 30
Total points: 360
Sarah H5.5 - 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.
Slade House by David Mitchell
Actor's name: David Robb
Points for this task: 5 points
Total points to date: 330 points
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 25
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Sara G's task: Roller Coasters
I chose Option 3. I read The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love With Me by Keah Brown. TPO is found in EXPEDITION.
Previous point total: 215
New points this post: 20
Total points: 235
Total tasks completed: 16
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 1
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
I chose Option 1: I read How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones. This book will publish October 8, 2019 (I read an advance copy).
Previous point total: 235
New points this post: 20
Total points: 255
Total tasks completed: 17
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 1
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively Obsessed
Option 1: Read a book written in a language other than your native language.
Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
Native Language is English - Book Written in Spanish
Option 3: Read a non-fiction book with a main page genre that includes History
The United States of Absurdity: Untold Stories from American History by Dave Anthony
This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 725 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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For book 1, I read The Handmaid's Tale, Leeds book club choice for March 2016. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top MMPB - 395 pages.
For book 2, I read Daisy Jones & The Six. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb edition - 368 pages. This was a July read for the Nothing But Reading Challenges group (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...), and was verified in message 49 in the help thread for the task.
395 + 368 = 763 pages for the task (greater than required 600 pages)
total points: 935
Mai20.1 - 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 AURIC GOLDFINGER.
Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 340
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 23
Golden Oldies: 3
Brooke TX5.6 - Lisbeth Salander
Read a book set at least 50% in a Nordic Country: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Greenland or the Faroe Islands. Set in Bergen, Norway:
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 720
Completed Tasks: 41
Books Read: 67
Brooke TX10.3 - Summer Reading
Read one of the books from the Goodreads Staff Summer Reading Lists. From Tony Chan's list (approved for length in line 3546 of the spreadsheet):
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 730
Completed Tasks: 42
Books Read: 67
Flutterby5.5 - 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.
Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb
Actor: David Robb
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 205
Total Tasks: 15
Brooke TX30.2 -Schatzie's task: An Ode to Sarabelle!
Option 1: Read a nonfiction book with a main page genre of science or health.
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.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 760
Completed Tasks: 43
Books Read: 67
Flutterby5.9 - Sir John Falstaff
Read a Fiction book with a main page genre that includes History or Historical.
Murder in an English Village by Jessica Ellicott
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 210
Total Tasks: 16
Brooke TX30.5 -Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
Option 2: Read a book with all of the letters SWIM in the book’s title/subtitle.
Option 3: Read a book between 100 and 150 pages.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 790
Completed Tasks: 44
Books Read: 67
Flutterby 10.10 – Juneteenth
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
Found on page number 1
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 220
Total Tasks: 17
Flutterby20.8 - NICKELS & DIMES – Tammy AZ's task: Home States
Duncan's bride by Linda Howard
Setting: Montana
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 240
Total Tasks: 18
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30.10 - Brooke TX's task: Spies, Scouts, Detectives, Pirates, and Sundry Ne'er-do-wells
Book 1: From the list "Pirates!", page 2, #102
Cinnamon and Gunpowder
Book 2: From the list "Books With Heroes/Heroines Who Are Assassins", page 1, #78
Agnes and the Hitman
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Points this post: 30
Total Points: 345
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldies: 0