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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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30.3 - Ava Catherine's task: Faulkner's ReiversBook 1: Read a book in which a title word of at least four letters contains the letters “ei” intact
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
"EI" found in last word in title, bEIng
422 pages
Book 2: Read a book that was first published in 1962.
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple #9) by Agatha Christie
351 pages
Total pages read: 773
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 3
Season Total: 605
Task 5.1 - Han SoloRead a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in MILLENNIUM FALCON.
Millennium fAlcon
The Hanging Of Father Miguel (1989) by M.A. Armen (female) (Hardcover, 131 pages)
200 + 05 = 205
Tasks Completed: 12
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 200 + 05 = 205
Books read: 15
Pages read: 4,659
Read but not claimed: 07
Goodreads Authors: 07
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Diana K.Task 15.1 - 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.
Every Time You Go Away On page 1 of Beach Reads 2018
Book 2: Read a book that can be found on a Listopia list with the word "Snow" intact in list's title.
Their Eyes Were Watching God On page 12 of Best Books to Read When the Snow is
Total points: 825
ReaderboardName: List_addict5.10: Rhett Butler
A book of your choice
Water's Wrath by Elise Kova
Total This Post: 5
Total This Challenge: 60
25.3 - Diana K's task: 75th Anniversary of D-DayOption 1: Read a book about D-Day or about the preparations for the invasion.
Required: If the D-Day connection is not clear from the description, include a reference when you post.
Das Reich: The March of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Through France, June 1944 by Max Hastings
Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in Australia
Poor Fellow My Country by Xavier Herbert
Set 100% in Australia
3x Bigger is Better Tix (1,463 pages)
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 630
Nick KY 30.5 SusanA’s Summer Swimming
Opt. 1. “Sports” as GR genre. I read Days of Grace: A Memoir by Arthur Ashe.
Opt. 2. Letters S W I M in the title. I read Me and My Baby View the Eclipse by Lee Smith.
Me vIeW eclipSe
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 870
Cindy FTask 20.4 Roller Coasters
Option 1: Number "60" intact in page count (160 pages) in A Night Without Armor by Jewel
Points this post:20
Total points:245
Tasks completed:17
Books read:18
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:4
PegW5.2 - Indiana Jones
Read a book with a U.S. state in the title or subtitle. 2-word state names must appear completely.
The Arizona Bank - Arizona's Story 1900-1987
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 140
Tasks Completed: 18
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book: 7
Nick KY20.6 Mai’s Midway Opt. 1. First Published in 2019. I read The Perfect Liar by Thomas Christopher Greene.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 890
Bookwrm526Task #30.8 - Double Up
Read 2 books with the exact same title. At least one of the books must be written by an author that shares a name with one of these Twin authors and Writers. (Sorry to steal the example given in the task, but I didn't have the energy to search for an alternative!!)
Book 1: I read Heat Wave by Jennifer Greene, who shares her first name with twin writer Jennifer Roy.
Book 2: I read Heat Wave by Richard Castle.
Total points so far: 850
CEELEETask 5.10 RHETT BUTLER
"Frankly my dear, we don't give a damn what you read..."
*****As long as it meets the SRC Rules****** :)
I took the opportunity to read THE SIMMER COTTAGE by Viola Shipman
The Summer Cottage
Viola Shipman is a pen name for a guy named Wade Rouse. The book was inspired by his memories of visiting his grandmother in Wisconsin every summer. It's terrific!
Total points for Task: 5
Total Books Read for Task: 1
Total Big Book Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed d for Task: 0
Total Points for Summer Reading Challenge 2019: 40
Total tasks Completed for Summer Challenge 2019: 3
Total Books read for Summer Challenge 2019: 4
Total Big Book Tickets Claimed for Summer Challenge 2019: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Summer Challenge 2019: 2
babbling c20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option 2: Local Crafts
Local crafters use the Country Show as an opportunity to display and sell their creations and wares, which are usually lovingly handmade. Read a book with the letters CRAFT (in any order) in the TITLE only. Letters found in the subtitle do not count.
A Dragon of a Different Color - Audible A Dragon of a Different Color - paperback pgs 524 by Rachel Aaron
C in color
R and A in dragon
F and T in Drifferent
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 315/1050
Completed Tasks: 19/59
Golden oldies: 2
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Pages read this season:8,807
Books read this season: 25
CEELEETask 25.1 GAME OF BOOKS
In honor of the GAME OF THRONES books, read two books from the lists of some of the characters' reading lists. You may read two books from two different lists or two books from the same list.
I chose Sansa Stark's list because her reading taste is very similar to mine. I have never read either book and I loved them both!
Book 1: THE LADY OF THE RIVERS by Philippa Gregory
Appears #47 on her list.
The Lady of the Rivers
Book 2: MADAM SERPENT by Jean Plaidy
Appears #139 on list.
Madame Serpent
Total Points for Task: 25
Total Books Read for task: 2
Total Big Books Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total Points for Sumner Challenge 2019: 65
Total Tasks Completed for Summer Challenge 2019: 4
Total Books Read for Summer Challenge 2019: 6
Total Big Books Tickets Claimed for Summer Challenge: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Summer Challenge 2019: 2
ED30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively Obsessed
Opt.1- Morituri by Yasmina Khadra
Originally written in French. My native language is English
Opt.2- The Black Joke by Farley Mowat
Points this task: 30
Total points: 30
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 1
(30.6)
delicious dee5.7 - Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights
Living Dead in Dallas - #104 (pg 2) on the list
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 620
30.9 - Mazza1's task: JUST READINGOption 1, a book from Good Reads in Leeds Bookshelf (August 2015): Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
mass market paperback edition Americanah 685 p
Option 2, The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks
paperback edition The Wife Between Us 432 p
This is the August group read for Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge
Points this post: 30
Total points: 605
Andy P.Task # 25.3 - Diana K's task: 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Option 2. UTAH BEACH. Read a book that includes all the letters of one of the beaches in the title and/or subtitle.
The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits by Tommy Caldwell
U in Push
T in The
A in A
H in Push
B in Beyond
E in Beyond
A in Endurance
C in Climber's
H in The
Option 3. Read a book set at least 50% in one of those other countries: Canada
The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence set entirely in Canada.
Points post: 25
Total points: 790
Brooke TX20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: 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. Approved in post 68 of the Not Really a Comic Book/Graphic Novel thread:
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 875
Completed Tasks: 49
Books Read: 75
PAULA S30.7 -Dulcinella's task: Rogues All Over the Place
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.
Children of Blood and Bone
the word BLOOD is found in the song title "Blood Red Roses"
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.
Death at Bishop's Keep by Robin Paige
Author shares the name ROBIN with the artist Robin Holcomb
I read the kindle edition, PB for reference: Death at Bishop's Keep
Points this post: 30
Total points: 50
Delicious Dee20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of Trouble
Option 2 - Only the Negatives - Elle Thorpe - ET found in MATISSE
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 640
Amy FL10.3 - Summer Reading
Lock Every Door - chosen by Cybil Wallace
Points this post: 10
Total points: 370
ED30.5 -Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
Opt.2- In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan
SWIM in "In WaterMelon Sugar"
Opt. 3- Toubab by Rob Coughlin- 127 p.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 60
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 2
(30.5; 30.6)
Amy FL10.8 - Roll the Dice
Rolled 3-3-6
This is How It Always Is (336 pages)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 380
Amy FL30.2 -Schatzie's task: An Ode to Sarabelle!
Option 1: Why Am I Still Fat?: The Hidden Keys to Unlocking That Stubborn Weight Loss (approved in message 2)
Option 4: Vox by Christina Dalcher (CD)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 410
Amy FL30.3 - Ava Catherine's task: Faulkner's Reivers
Book 1: The Weight of Blood (wEIght) - 302 pages
Book 2: Cover Her Face - First published 1962 - 250 pages (552 total)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 440
Amy FL30.8 -TessaVanessa's task: Double Up
Book 1: Fade To Black by Wendy Corsi Staub
Book 2: Fade to Black by Alex Flinn
Alex Flinn shares a name with Alex Harris
Points this post: 30
Total points: 470
FANDURY20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option 3: Read a book with TWO (or more) of those numbers (1,7,6,8) in the year first published.
In the Wreckage by Hailey Turner
Book was first published 2017
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 40
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
SandyL10.10 - Juneteenth
Read a book by a person of color from this list:
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Pg 1 - #30 on list
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 795
Tasks Completed: 44
Books Read: 62
Big Book Tickets: 6
Golden Oldies: 2
SandyL15.2 - Bad Boys and Wicked Women
Book 1: Read a book found on The Best Antiheroes list
Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Page 5 - #461 on list
Book 2: Read a book found on Anti-Heroines list.
Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Pages 2 - #114 on list
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Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 810
Tasks Completed: 45
Books Read: 64
Big Book Tickets: 6
Golden Oldies: 2
SandyL20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST – Paul's task: Cugel
Read a book with a title that contains ALL of the letters in the name "CUGEL".
This Could Change Everything by Jill Mansell
this CoULd chanGE everything
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 830
Tasks Completed: 46
Books Read: 65
Big Book Tickets: 6
Golden Oldies: 2
SandyL20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter – Kristina Simon's task: On a Roll
Rolled: 6. Your genres are: ROMANCE or WOMENS FICTION
Option 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.
Wildest Dreams by Robyn Carr
RomanCe
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 850
Tasks Completed: 47
Books Read: 66
Big Book Tickets: 6
Golden Oldies: 2
Ronda20.1 - Most Improved Player - Perletwo's task: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!
This is a one book task. REQUIRED: Indicate which option you've chosen when you post.
2. Read a book in which the main character faces an ongoing personal nemesis or recurring villain. The ongoing personal nemesis or recurring villain must appear in more than one book/work.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
points this post: 20
total points to date: 105
SandyL30.8 -TessaVanessa's task: Double Up
Read 2 books with the exact same title. At least one of the books must be written by an author that shares a name with one of these Twin authors and Writers.
Book 1: Set the Night on Fire by Jennifer Bernard
Book 2: Set the Night on Fire by Laura Trentham
Jennifer Bernard shares a first name with Jennifer Roy
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 880
Tasks Completed: 48
Books Read: 68
Big Book Tickets: 6
Golden Oldies: 2
Ronda20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Choose one option and read a book which fits that option. REQUIRED: State the option when you post.
Option 2: Local Crafts
Read a book with the letters CRAFT (in any order) in the TITLE only. Letters found in the subtitle do not count.
Addicted for Now by Krista and Becca Ritchie
points this post: 20
total points to date: 125
perletwo 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.
Hangman - Faye Kellerman
A Coffin for Dimitrios - Eric Ambler
first printed in 1939, this book qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
FK+AE = FAKE
The combined page count for both books must be 501 or greater.
I read the ebooks, but: Book 1 top mmp ed. 439 pgs + Book 2 top mmp ed. 224 pgs = 663 pgs
Points this task: 25
Total points: 640
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 6
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 52
Tasks completed: 41
Ronda15.7 - 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. All title words count (including articles). Spaces determine words. Any of the author's initials (first, middle, last) may be used. Spaces determine names.
Ricochet by Krista and Becca Ritchie
points this post: 15
total points to date: 140
Ronda20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 1: For this option, read any book that was first published this year (2019).
Superfan by Sarina Bowen
points this post: 20
total points to date: 160
Cordelia25.3 D=Day
Option 1: Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies by Ben Macintyre
Option 4: Fugitive from the Grave by Edward Marston
Points: 25
Total Points: 660
Ronda15.10 - Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
points this post: 15
total points to date: 175
Ronda10.5 - Family Reunions
Summer is a traditional time for family reunions and family vacations. Read a book with the word "family" or one of the listed family relationship titles in the title/subtitle.
The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth
points this post: 10
total points to date: 185
Sarah H20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Robot Fiction: Sleeping Giants
I listened to the audiobook, linked to the paperback.
Link to my post in the discussion thread
Points for this task: 20 points
Total points to date: 400 points
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 29
Cordelia10.9 Sing Along
Phineas Finn by Anthony Trollope
more than 4 people on cover
Points: 10
Total points: 670
ED- Revised post # 2783 with a different book for Opt. 330.5 -Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
Opt.2- In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan
SWIM in "In WaterMelon Sugar"
Opt. 3-
Xala by Ousmane Sembène
112p.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 60
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 2
(30.5; 30.6)
DeborahPost #10
5.10 - Rhett Butler
Stranger on the Shore
E-book verification master list #2724 for approved length
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 160
Books read: 12
Tasks Done: 10
Task 15.2 – Bad Boys and Wicked WomenBook 1: From LIST: Best Antiheroes
Page 2 / # 179
Our Man in Havana
I listened to the audio / MMP: Our Man In Havana – 224 pg
Book 2: From LIST: Anti-Heroines
Page 3 / # 292
The Wrath and the Dawn
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 355 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Task 15.5 – Independence DaySet in The Netherlands
The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam
I listened to the audio / No MMP / Paperback: The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam – 240 pg
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 370 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Task 15.6 – Happy Birthday, Authors!Author born in June, July or August
Lawrence Block / Burglars Can't Be Choosers
Block was born in June 24. 1938 per his Wiki page
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 385 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
(Edited to correct my math ...)
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5.2 - Indiana Jones
Beneath Montana Skies by Mia Ross
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 255
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