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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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Cindy FTask 20.9 The Country Show
Option 3: Published in year with 2 numbers from 1.7.6.8.
(2018) Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot
Points this post:20
Total points:265
Tasks completed:18
Books read:19
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:4
Cindy FTask 15.9 Summer Lovin'
4 letter word in title matches lyric (like)
A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
Claim 1 Golden Oldie first published 1950
Points this post:15
Total points:280
Tasks completed:19
Books read:20
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:4
Pamela326515.4 - Fourth of July
Option 2
Someone to Honor by Mary Balogh – Title in white, First published July 2, 2019
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 280
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
Brooke TX30.9 - Mazza1's task: JUST READING
Book 1 - Read any book that fits SRC rules that we have read in our Leeds Book group. From February 2016:
Book 2 – Read a book that you need to read for your IRL book club or the BOTM of one of your other Goodreads Groups. June selection for The Sword and Laser:
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 1050
Completed Tasks: 59
Books Read: 83
Sara G20.8 - 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.
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
This book is set in Montana.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 335
ED10.8 - Roll the Dice
My roll 2-6-6-
As You Like It by William Shakespeare
263p.
pub. 1599 *****I CLAIM 1 GO TICKET*****
Points this task: 10
Total points: 370
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 6
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 24
Tasks completed: 17
(10.8; 10.9; 15.6;15.7; 15.9; 15.10; 20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.6; 20.9; 25.5; 25.6; 30.2; 30.4; 30.5; 30.6)
Kathy KSThe Taken was earlier used for Task 15.5. I will use another book later for that one.
Cold Feet: A Stella Lavender Mystery was earlier used for Task 5.3. I will use another book later for that one.
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.”
The Taken, by Inger Ash Wolfe
Option 2. Read a book which is between 260 and 600 pages in length.
Cold Feet: A Stella Lavender Mystery, by Karen Pullen
I read the large print edition; no mmpb; pb = 272 pages
totals below have been adjusted accordingly
*****
Points for this task: 25
Total points : 320-5-15+25=325
Tasks completed: 19-2+1=18
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 5
Kathy KSA Place of Hiding was earlier used for Task 5.5. I will use another book later for that one.
Church of Marvels will be moved to Task 30.6
30.5 -Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
This is a two book task. Please choose two options and read one book for each.
Option 4: Read a book with ONLY black and/or red letters on the cover. All letters count.
A Brother's Price, by Wen SpencerOption 5: Read a book with the word... swimming... found in the text. Required: Post the sentence and page number... at which at the word was found when you post.
A Place of Hiding, by Elizabeth George
Line 28 of page 570 in the ebook-- “Not that anyone other than he would likely be swimming in December.”
Read ebook; mmpb=817 p. [Un Nid de mensonges]
Already counted for 2 BB tickets; total remain the same
*****
Points for this task: 30
Total points : 325-5=320
Tasks completed: 18-1=17
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 5
Zach20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
I chose Option 2 for this task and read Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James. The initials MJ can be found in the name MARSHA P JOHNSON.
I would also like to claim a Big Book Ticket as this book is 620 pages long.
Points this post: 20
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Totals:
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Points: 55
BBTs: 1
GOTs: 0
50.1 - Diane Whitney's task: Genre Tic-Tac-ToetiC: Fantasy: ....Și la sfârșit a mai rămas coșmarul by Oliviu Craznic - 384 pages
tAc: Science Fiction: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - 292 pages
toE: Historical Fiction: The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff - 320 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 190
Books read: 11
Tasks completed: 8
Kathy KSChurch of Marvels was earlier used for Task 30.5. It was replaced.
American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America was earlier used for Task 10.1. I will use another book later for that one.
30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively Obsessed
Choose two different options and read a book for each.
Option 2: Read a book with a masted sailing ship on the cover.
Church of Marvels, by Leslie ParryI read the large print version; pb=308 p. [no mmpb]
Option 3: Read a non-fiction book with a main page genre that includes History
American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America, by Colin Woodard
"History 666 users"
I listened to the audiobook; pb=371 p. [no mmpb]
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 320-10+30=340
Tasks completed: 17-1+1=17
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 5
LaureY5.9 - Sir John Falstaff
Read a Fiction book with a main page genre that includes History or Historical.
Devil's Daughter by Lisa Kleypas
Points this post: 5
Total points: 650 /1050
Total Books: 42
Total Tasks: 34/59
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
LaureY5.2 - Indiana Jones
Read a book with a U.S. state in the title or subtitle.
Heaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth Philips
Points this post: 5
Total points: 655 /1050
Total Books: 43
Total Tasks: 35/59
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Task 5.2 - Indiana Jonesread a book with an America State in the title
Homicide in Hawaii
HAWAII
ebook verif https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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980 points
Flutterby20.10 - Group Reads
Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
Discussion Thread Msg #22
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 265
Total Tasks: 20
LAUREN JODI 20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option 1: Livestock (horse)
Murder in Murray Hill by Victoria Thompson
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 555/1050
Total Books Read: 38
Tasks Completed: 23/59
Congratulations, Brooke TX! Task 30.6 in the Fall Challenge is yours.
Delicious Dee25.1 - Sandy's task - Game of Books
Book A - Not My Father's Son - Book Recommendations for Tyrion Lannister - position 12
Book B - Iron Heart: The True Story of How I Came Back from the Dead - Book Recommendations for Jon Snow - position 107
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 665
Mai20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 1: Book first published in 2019
Time Is the Thing a Body Moves Through by T. Fleischmann
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 405
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 29
Golden Oldies: 3
Sarah E15.9 - Summer Lovin'
A yellow butterfly on an elephant's foot: A love affair with Namibia
Was it love at first sight?
Verified for length in message 7526
Total points: 275
Queen Bee DarleneRepost - forgot to link to cover
15.8 Rogues' Gallery
Mystery, thriller, or suspense that has portrait on cover
Trust me, I'm Lying by Mary Elizabeth Summer Trust Me, I'm Lying Trust Me, I'm Lying
genre: Mystery and Thriller; this book was used as one of the examples for the task
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 390
10.5 Family ReunionsThe Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter
I'd like a BB ticket for this. It has 511 pages.
Post Total: 10
Grand Total: 265
Big Book Tickets: 3
Sarah E25.3 - Diana K's task: 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Option 2: All the letters of UTAH BEACH in title and subtitle
The Boys in the Cave: Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue in Thailand
U in rescUe
TAH in THAiland
B in Boys
EAC in CAvE
H in tHe
I listened to the audio, top paperback (no MMP) is Os Rapazes na Gruta
Option 4: Gravestone on cover
I read a kindle edition, top paperback (no MMP) is A Murder in Mount Moriah
Total points: 300
Sarah E25.4 - Andy P.'s task: Authors That Work Well Together
Book 1: Talon by Julie Kagawa - 416 pages
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the MMP
Book 2: 4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie - 221 pages
JK and AC makes JACK
416 + 221 = 637 pages
Total points: 325
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)5.7 - Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights
Read a book from this list So You Love a Bad Boy or Tortured Hero.
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Page 1 #63
This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 815 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
ED10.6 - Happy 4th of July!
Afghanistan's Blue Treasure: Lapis Lazuli by Lailee McNair Bakhtiar
Points this task: 10
Total points: 380
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 6
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 25
Tasks completed: 18
(10.6; 10.8; 10.9; 15.6;15.7; 15.9; 15.10; 20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.6; 20.9; 25.5; 25.6; 30.2; 30.4; 30.5; 30.6)
Queen Bee Darlene5.5 Robin Hood - author shares name with one of the 24 actors from list that have played Robin Hood
A Separate Peace by John Knowles A Separate Peace
Matches #6 on list John Derek
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 395
Julia10315.10 - Summer Months
Austentatious: The Evolving World of Jane Austen Fans (8 words in title + subtitle)
This task: 15 points
Total points: 500
Total BB: 4
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 33
Cordelia10.1 Can you spell rogue.
Your Republic Is Calling You by Young-Ha Kim
Letters of ROGUE in title
Points:10
Total points: 695
20.9 The Country ShowOption 3: History
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
First published 2016
Points this post: 20
Total points: 165
GO TICKETS: 1
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 15
Coralie15.1 On the Flip Side
Book 1: #1 from The Beach Blanket MBA
Outliers: The Story of Success
Book 2: from page 9 of Best Books to Read when the Snow is Falling
Fool's Errand
Total to date 575 points
ED10.5 - Family Reunions
An Ideal Husband; A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde
pub. 1894 *****I Claim 1 GO Ticket*****
Points this task: 10
Total points: 390
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 7
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 26
Tasks completed: 19
(10.5; 10.6; 10.8; 10.9; 15.6;15.7; 15.9; 15.10; 20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.6; 20.9; 25.5; 25.6; 30.2; 30.4; 30.5; 30.6)
Barbara ★Reposting...
30.2 - Schatzie's task: An Ode to Sarabelle!
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.
Prisoner of Night - J.R. Ward 8/12
Ebook Approval: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 3: Read a book with a one-word title that contains exactly 4 letters.
Envy - M.N. Forgy 8/15
Points this task: 30
Total points: 560
Big Book Tickets: 500 (3) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Perletwo's task: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!Option 1, a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in GERT FROBE: When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal
Points this post: 20
Total points: 695
Coralie25.8 Naming the New Generation
Book 1: book by a female author with a word ending in –ITY in title – city
City of the Mind by Penelope Lively
Book 2: book by a male author whose first name has four letters
Plainsong by Kent Haruf
Total to date 600 points
LAUREN JODI 20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Tammy AZ's task: Home States
Set in Montana:
Crime Scene At Cardwell Ranch by B.J. Daniels
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 575/1050
Total Books Read: 39
Tasks Completed: 24/59
LAUREN JODI 25.8 - Coralie's task: Naming the New Generation
Book #1: The Girls
Celebrity in Death by J.D. Robb
Book #2: The Boys
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 600/1050
Total Books Read: 41
Tasks Completed: 25/59
Kristi CO30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively Obsessed
Option 1: native language English; written in Swedish
A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson
Option 4: last name ends in -son
All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson
Points this post: 30
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 13
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
***REPOST DUE TO BOOK CHANGE***TraceyL (Readerboard Name)
5.10 - Rhett Butler
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
The Last Unicorn
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 11.0
This Post: 0 points ***POINTS ALREADY EARNED
Total points to date: 815 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
***REPOST DUE TO BOOK CHANGETraceyL (Readerboard Name)
20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option 1: Livestock
Read a book with a farm animal on the cover
Rabbits for Food
This Post: 0 points ***POINTS ALREADY EARNED
Total points to date: 815 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
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
Option 2: The Icons
Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in either MARSHA P JOHNSON or SYLVIA RIVERA.
The Odyssey by Homer Audiobook
The Odyssey Mass Market Paperback 542 Pages
Initial in marsHa
Request 1 Golden Oldie Ticket (Published 725BC)
Request 1 Big Book Ticket 542 Pages
This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 835 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 7
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
15.6 - Happy Birthday, Authors!author born in June, July, or August
Lupul de stepă by Hermann Hesse
born July 02, 1877 as per Goodreads Author page
Points this post: 15
Total points: 205
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 9
JEN B.5.10 - Rhett Butler
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
November 9 by Colleen Hoover (7/16/19)
TOTAL POINTS: 350
Task 50.1 – Diane Whitney – Genre TIC-TAC-TOEREQUIRED: 750+ pages: 240 + 207 + 624 = 1071 pg
All Genres confirmed: HELP THREAD
Option 1: TIC – Author last initial ‘T’ / MPG “Contemporary”
Anne Tyler / Vinegar Girl
I listened to the audio / MMP: Vinegar Girl – 240 p
Option 2: TAC – Author last initial ‘C’ / MPG “Mystery”
Heron Carvic / Picture Miss Seeton - 207 pg
Option 3: TOE – Author last initial ‘O’ / MPG “Non-Fiction”
Michelle Obama / Becoming
I listened to the audio / NO MMP / Paperback: Povestea mea - 624 p
*** BIG BOOK *** 1 tickets – 624 pages
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This Post: 50 points
Total points to date: 435 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)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".
The Saturday Night Ghost Club
thE saturday niGht ghost CLUb
This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 855 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 7
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Nick KY20.4 Sara G’s Roller Coasters
opt. 3. Disney World -- Expedition Everest.
I read The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. All title words have 1st letters in “eVereST.”
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for The Satanic Verses at 549 pp.
Total Points So Far: 935
Big Books So Far: 500+ (3)
Nick KY25.8 Coralee’s
Book 1. Female Author, a word in the title ends in “-ity,” I read Charm City by Laura Lippman.
Book 2. Male Author with 4 letters in his first name, I read The Greenfather by John S. Marshall.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 960
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25.7 - Cat's task: Ellan Vannin
Option 1: Myths and Legends
Book 1: Read a book with a TITLE of at least three words, with title initials found in the phrase FAIRY BRIDGE.
Book 2: Read a book that is #7 in a series.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 1020
Completed Tasks: 58
Books Read: 82