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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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TessaVanessaChallenge 15.5 Independence Day
Refuge Cove by Lesley Choyce.
It takes place in Newfoundland, Canada.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 3/58
Books read: 3
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.6 Happy Birthday, Authors!
The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell.
Birthdate is: June 9th, 1956 https://www.famousauthors.org/patrici...
Points this post: 15
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 4/58
Books read: 4
15.10 - Summer MonthsRead a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title.
Book read: Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum
How it fits: 6 words in the title
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Total points: 75
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Mai15.8 - Rogues' Gallery
Read a book with the MPG Mystery that has a portrait on the cover
Dead Man's Folly: A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha ChristiePoints this post: 15
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
trishhartuk25.6 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.”
The Call, Peadar Ó Guilín
Read the kindle edition. Top PB here
Option 2. Read a book which is between 260 and 600 pages in length.
Space Opera, Catherynne M. Valente
Read the kindle edition. Top PB here (304pg)
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 70
Tasks Completed: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
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5.2 - Indiana Jones
New Jersey in title: Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike by Angus K. Gillespie
total = 105
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5.6 - Lisbeth Salander
Set in Norway: The Devil's Wedding Ring by Vidar Sundstøl
total = 110
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20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST – Paul's task: Cugel
CUGEL in title: The Jaguar's Children by John Vaillant
thE jaGUar's ChiLdren
total = 130
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20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 1, first published 2019: If She Wakes by Michael Koryta
total = 150
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20.8 - NICKELS & DIMES – Tammy AZ's task: Home States
Set in Montana: The Weight of Night by Christine Carbo
from the description Montana’s Glacier National Park
in and around Kalispell
total = 170
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I rolled a 2, so my genres were Science Fiction or Fantasy. I read The Things She's Seen. Fantasy>Paranormal is the 3d listed genre, and Fantasy is the 4th.
I then used option b, with the initial letters of the title words in the combination of Science Fiction and Fantasy - TTSS - Science ficTion fanTaSy.
Total points: 55
Bookwrm526Task #20.6 - Midway Through the Year
Option 1: Read any book that was first published this year (2019). I read Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey.
Total points so far: 25
25.6 - Nick KY's task: Birthday “One”Option 2. Read a book which is between 260 and 600 pages in length.
Cari Mora by Thomas Harris
311 pages
Option 3. Read a book on this listopia: Classic British Mysteries
Required: State which list you used when you post.
I used the Classic British Mysteries list and read #1 on the list.
Murder On the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express was first published in 1934. I claim one Golden Oldie ticket.
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Points this post: 25
Total points: 45
Total GO tickets: 1
PegW5.5 - Robin Hood
Read a book written by an author who shares a name with one of the 24 actors that have played Robin Hood.
Actor: Jon Hall
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 3
Chelsea M. 5.1 - Han Solo
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in MILLENNIUM FALCON.
Princess in Pink by Meg Cabot.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
Ava Catherine5.6 - Lisbeth Salander
Read a book set at least 50% in a Nordic Country: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Greenland or the Faroe Islands.
Bad Intentions by Karin Fossum set in Norway
total=130
LAVENDER25.05 - Raynebair's task: My Career in Technology
Book 1 Option 3
Read a book where the page count contains the number 19 intact.
I listened to Barsoom Series Collection by Edgar Rice Burroughs on AUDIBLE, which contains the book The Gods Of Mars.
There are 191 pages in the MMPB: The Gods of Mars (Barsoom, #2) by Edgar Rice Burroughs
19 is intact in 191
I am claiming a Golden Oldie for this book first published in 1913.
Book 2 Option 4
Read a book first published in 2000.
I read Amethyst (The Jewel Trilogy, #1) by Lauren Royal on KINDLE.
There are 416 pages in the MMPB: Amethyst (The Jewel Trilogy, #1) by Lauren Royal
First published February 1st 2000
There are at least 550 pages in total. (416+191=607)
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 25
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Ava Catherine10.1 - Can You Spell Rogue?
Read a book with all of the letters in ROGUE in its title/subtitle.
The Lady with the Alligator Purse by Ernest J. Finney
the lady with the allGatOR pURse
total=140
Ava Catherine10.3 - Summer Reading
Read one of the books from the Goodreads Staff Summer Reading Lists. Goodreads Staffers Summer Reading Picks.
Emily Finley, Director of Operations
Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley
total=150
30.8Twin Authors "Margaret" Smith
A Certain Slant of Light by Margaret Wander Bonanno
A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
Task points: 30
Total points: 90
Ava Catherine20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 1: For this option, read any book that was first published this year (2019).
Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane first published May 28, 2019
total=170
MEGAN RAE20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 1: Read any book that was first published this year (2019).
- Completed 10th JuneHow it fits: Published 28th May 2019
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
ElaineL30.3 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, as in the title word “Reivers.”
The Perfect Neighbor
Book 2: 1962: Read a book that was first published in 1962.
The Moon-Spinners
501 page minimum: Book 1, 244 p. + Book 2, 320 p. = 564 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 135
ElaineL20.9 Moderator's Pet - Megan Rae's Task: The Country Show
Required: State the option when you post.
Option 2: Read a book with the letters CRAFT in the TITLE only.
The Return of Rafe MacKade the ReTurn of rAFe maCkade
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 155
ElaineL20.8 Nickels and Dimes - Tammy AZ's Task: Home States
Read a fiction or non-fiction book set at least 50% in Montana.
The Stolen Suitor
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 175
ElaineL20.6 Seasoned Reader Mai's Task: Midway Through the Year
Required: State which option you used when you post.
Option 1: Read any book that was first published this year (2019).
The More the Merrier (published 6/4/19)
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 195
ElaineL10.9 Sing Along!
Read a book with 4 or more people on the cover.
Summer of Awakenings
Required: Include the cover in your post.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 205
ElaineL5.6 Lisbeth Salander
Read a book set at least 50% in Iceland.
Fall Hard
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 210
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)20.9 - Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option 3: History
The first known Country Show was held in Lancashire in 1768. Read a book with TWO of those numbers (1,7,6,8) in the year first published.
Moon of the Crusted Snow
First published in 2018
Read June 10 2019
This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 120 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
RepostingJayme(the ghostreader)
The Witch of Blackbird Pondby Elizabeth George Speare
From ARCfinder
IL-MG, BL 5.7, AR 9.0
Task +5
Grand Total 5
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)25.5 - 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.
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made Audiobook
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made Paperback 278 Pages
Technology as a MPG, confirmed in the help thread
Read June 9 2019
Option 4. Read a book first published in 2000, the year I started my first programming job.
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Audiobook
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Paperback 312 Pages
First published in the year 2000
Read June 10 2019
Combined page total for both books must be at least 550 pages.
278+312=590
This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 145 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
5.3 - Captain Jack Sparrow Read a book where the first letter of the title begins with an R or a C.
I listened to the audio version of Chocky
New points: 5
Total points: 50
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)10.2 - He's a Classic!
Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in RHETT BUTLER.
Psycho by Robert Bloch
Initials R & B can be found in Rhett Butler
Read June 10 2019
This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 155 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
. 10.2 He’s a ClassicTask: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in RHETT BUTLER.
Book: Smoke in Moonlight by Heather R. Blair ( HRB)
Finished~ 10 June, 2019
Points: 10 pts.
Total Points: 15pts.
Tasks Complete: 2
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
READ 60 20.2 Swim with the fish 
by Paul Torday Points: 20
Total 20
trishhartuk5.10 Rhett Butler
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
The Invasion, Peadar Ó Guilín
Read the kindle edition. Top PB here
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 75
Tasks Completed: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
Mai20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter – Kristina Simon's task: On a Roll
I rolled a number 1 - HISTORICAL FICTION
The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín
Option a - the author's initials CT
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 70
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Nick KY10.1 Can you spell ROGUE? I read Eleanor of Aquitaine: By the Wrath of God, Queen of England by Alison Weir.
RO in “eleanOR”
G in “God”
UE in “aqUitainE”
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 70
Sophie20.9 opt 3
2 digits of 1768 in year first published
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
1st published 2016
Total 40
10.4 - Too Busy to Read?Read a book with a main page genre of short stories, anthologies, or essays.
I read an ebook version of Glass Beads
New points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 60
10.3 Summer Reading The Lost Man by Jane Harper
Goodreads staffer, Elizabeth Khuri Chandler`s pick.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
Bookwrm526Task #5.2 - Indiana Jones
Read a book with a U.S. state in the title or subtitle. I read Georgia Boy by Erskine Caldwell.
Total points so far: 30
Bookwrm526Task #20.2 - Staying Out of Trouble
Option 2: Read a book by an author whose initials are found in one of the following: MATISSE, PICASSO, or REMBRANDT. I chose MATISSE and read In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire.
Total points so far: 50
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.2 SandyL's task: Road Trip on Route 66!
Option 1: Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
cadiLlAc rancH
Option 3: The Lost Marble Notebook of Forgotten Girl Random Boy by Marie Jaskulka.
G in Girl
RAND in RANDom
Points this post: 25
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 5/58
Books read: 6
Joanne MITask 15.6-Happy Birthday Authors-read a book written by an author born in June, July, or August
The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough-Born July 7, 1933
Points this task 15
Total Points 15
Andy P.Task # 5.4- James Bond
Read a book with seventh INTACT in the title
The Seventh Sinner by Elizabeth Peters
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25
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Challenge 5.5 Robin Hood
Two Girls Staring at the Ceiling by Lucy FRANK.
Actor: FRANK Sinatra
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 2/58
Books read: 2