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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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Nick KY20.3 Paul’s CUGEL I read An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago by Alex Kotlowitz.
C in Chicago
U in sUmmer
G in chicaGo
E in summEr
L in Love
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 980
Laurah3015.6 - Happy Birthday, Authors!
Celebrate by reading a book written by an author born in June, July, or August.
Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci
David was born August 5th.
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 200 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 3
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
Diana K.Task 5.8 Read a book with "wolf" or "wolves" intact in the title, subtitle, series title or author's name.
History of Wolves
Total points: 940
Task 30.6 – Dlmrose – Relatively obsessedOption 2– Sailing ship on COVER
Confirmed in HELP THREAD
Option 4- Single author, last name ends in -son - nelson
Jandy Nelson / I'll Give You the Sun
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 465 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
Laurah3015.10 - Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title. Subtitles may be used or ignored, as needed. Spaces determine words. All words count.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 215 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 3
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
Sunshine10.6 - Happy 4th of July!
Book: Dragon Blue: A Lie That's True by Macy Babineaux 8/17/19
How it Fits: BLUE in the title
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 385
Books Read: 26
Sunshine15.9 - Summer Lovin'
Book: Nightmare Under the Northern Lights by M.J. Mandrake 8/10/19
How it Fits: Word matched is "Under"
"We made out under the dock"
Approved SRC ebook Verification @ line #2020
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 400
Books Read: 27
Bookwrm526Task #30.3 - Faulkner's Reivers
Book 1: Read a book in which a title word of at least four letters contains the letters “ei” intact. I read Call Them by Their True Names: American Crises by Rebecca Solnit (188p).
Book 2: Read a book that was first published in 1962. I read Silent Spring (378p).
188+378=566p
Total points so far: 950
Flutterby 30.5 -Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
Option 1: The Year We Fell Down by Sarina Bowen
Option 2: Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 295
Total Tasks: 21
Andy P.Task # 15.2 - Bad Boys and Wicked Women
Book 1: Read a book found on The Best Antiheroes list.
Grendel by John Gardner found on page 1 # 30
Book 2: Read a book found on Anti-Heroines list.
What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller page 1 # 25
Points this post: 15
Total points: 835
Andy P.Task # 20.8 - NICKELS & DIMES – Tammy AZ's task: Home States
Read a fiction or non-fiction book set at least 50% Arizona or Montana.
Badluck Way - A Year On The Ragged Edge Of The West by Bryce Andrews Set almost entirely in Montana.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 855
Andy P.Task # 50.1 - Diane Whitney's task: Genre Tic-Tac-Toe
Book 1: Author's last name must begin with T, I or C.
The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung 304 p. Contemporary,
Book 2: Author's last name must begin with T, A, or C.
Henrietta Who? by Catherine Aird 188 p. Mystery
Book 3: Author's last name must begin with T, O or E.
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes byDan Egan 384 p. Nonfiction
first column from left down is tic tac toe.
page count : 304+ 188 + 384 =876> 750 requirement
Points this post: 50
Total points: 905
babbling c5.2 - Indiana Jones
Dr. Henry Walton Jones Jr. and the Temple of Doom doesn't have the same marquee appeal.
Read a book with a U.S. state in the title or subtitle. 2-word state names must appear completely. State names must match exactly. The Hotel New Hampshire, Love Finds You in Wildrose, North Dakota
Don't Hex with Texas - Audible Don't Hex with Texas - paperback 292 by Shanna Swendson
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 335/1050
Completed Tasks: 21/59
Golden oldies: 2
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Pages read this season:9,387
Books read this season: 27
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)50.1 - Diane Whitney's task: Genre Tic-Tac-Toe
For this task, you will make Tic-Tac-Toe from three of the genres listed below by reading three books--a Book 1, a Book 2, and a Book 3.
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Audiobook
Jurassic Park MMP 480 Pages
Science Fiction - Top Right
Initial in tiC
Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun by Guillermo del Toro Audiobook
Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun Paperback 320 Pages
Fantasy - Middle Right
Initial in Toe
Wise Children by Angela Carter Audiobook
Wise Children Paperback 240 Pages
Historical Fiction - Bottom Right
Initial in taC
480+320+240=1040 Pages
This Post: 50 points
Total points to date: 905 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
babbling c15.2 - Bad Boys and Wicked Women
Rogue main characters are often deemed antiheroes.
Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2
Book 1: Read a book found on The Best Antiheroes list.
The Shadow of the Wind - Audible Vindens skygge pages 477 by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
pg 6 #516
AND
Book 2: Read a book found on Anti-Heroines list.
Throne of Glass - Audible Throne of Glass - paperback pg 422 by Sarah J. Maas
pg 2 #126
THIS POST
Points:15
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 350/1050
Completed Tasks: 22/59
Golden oldies: 2
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Pages read this season:10, 286
Books read this season: 29
Sarah E5.7 - Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - on page 2, currently #188
I read a kindle edition but have linked to the top MMP
Just in case - AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 44.0
Total points: 330
Sarah E10.9 - Sing Along!
I read an ebook, top paperback (no MMP) is A Terrible Plan
Total points: 340
RAYNEBAIR10.10 - Juneteenth
read a book by a person of color from this list:
#ReadPOC: List of Books by Authors of Color
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
points this post: 10
total points: 285
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 0
found of page 4 of the list
Sarah E15.6 - Happy Birthday, Authors!
Juba!: A Novel by Walter Dean Myers, born August 12, 1937
I listened to the audio but have linked to the paperback (no MMP)
Just in case - AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7.0
Total points: 355
ED25.3 - Diana K's task: 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Option 2-Two Old Fools on a Camel: From Spain to Bahrain and Back Again by Victoria Twead
"Sword Beach" found in "tWO olD foolS on A CamEl: fRom spain to BaHrain"
Option 3- Crossing the Mangrove by Maryse Condé
set in Guadaloupe....approved for France...see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
and https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task: 25
Total points: 435
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 31
Tasks completed: 23
(5.5; 5.9; 10.4; 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; 25.3; 25.5; 25.6; 30.2; 30.4; 30.5; 30.6)
10.7 - Smile!A book with the main page genre Fairy Tales: The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine
Points this post: 10
Total points: 705
Sarah H25.6 - Nick KY's task: Birthday “One”
Option 2: Read a book which is between 260 and 600 pages in length.
The Running Man - 317 pages
Option 3: Read a book on this listopia: Classic British Mysteries
The Eyre Affair - on page one of list, currently at position #37
Points for this task: 25 points
Total points to date: 425 points
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 31
5.3 - Captain Jack SparrowRain Music by Di Morrissey
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 635
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)25.3 - Diana K's task: 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Option 2: Landings were made at five beaches: SWORD BEACH, JUNO BEACH, GOLD BEACH, OMAHA BEACH and UTAH BEACH. Read a book that includes all the letters of one of the beaches in the title and/or subtitle.
Nuking the Moon: And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Left on the Drawing Board
Utah Beach in the title (nUking THE moon: And other intElligenCe scHemes And military plots left on the drawing Board)
Option 3: While most everyone knows that the United States and Great Britain supplied many of the soldiers in the invasion, there were also troops from Canada, Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Poland. Read a book set at least 50% in one of those other countries.
Moon of the Crusted Snow
Canada
This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 930 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
Correcting Post #3007 to provide the correct link to the book:ED
5.5 - Robin Hood
Loser Takes All by Graham Greene- actor's name is Richard Greene
Points this task: 5
Total points: 410
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 29
Tasks completed: 22
(5.5; 5.9; 10.4; 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)
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.10 - Summer Months
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
The title contains 7 words.
Link to PB edition: A todos los chicos de los que me enamoré
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 310 points
Tasks completed: 20
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Lisa MD10.9 - Sing Along!
Read a book with 4 or more people on the cover.
We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time by José Andrés 288 pp
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TOTALS:
Current Points: 10
Total Points: 380 / 1050
Tasks Completed: 20/ 59
Books Read: 25
BB Tickets: 1
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Suzannesea30.2 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, starting with a P and ending with an R.
The Ponder Heart by Eudora Welty
Option 4
Read a book by an author with the initials AC. . .
Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 640
Cordelia15.9 Summer Lovin'
Down the River Unto the Sea by Walter Mosley
Word used: DOWN
7th verse, line 2 "well, she got friendly DOWN in the sand"
Points: 15
Total Points: 720
Joanne MITask 10.8 Roll The Dice
I rolled 1 6 3
I chose to use 3 1 6 as my number (+ or - 10 is 306-326)
George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution 326 pages
Points this task 10
Total Points 325
Total BB's 4
Joanne MITask 20.1 No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!
Option 2 Read a book in which the main character faces an ongoing personal nemesis or recurring villain.
Crucible of Gold This is the 7th book in the Temeraire Series-Capt Will and his dragon are still up against Napolean(their villian and nemesis). The first and last paragraphs on the GR's MP confirm this. Also a link to the 1st book MP which references NapoleonHis Majesty's Dragon
Points this task 20
Total Points 345
Total BB's 4
Sara G20.10 - Group Reads
Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
I posted my thoughts in the discussion thread here.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 385
Nick KY20.8 Tammy AZ’s Home I read Death Al Dente by Leslie Budewitz, set in Montana.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 1000
Stephanie12720.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option 3: History: Read a book with TWO (or more) of those numbers (1,7,6,8) in the year first published.
Another Brooklyn, first published in 2016
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140/1050
Tasks completed: 11/59
Books read: 12
Kelly L.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 Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Option 2. Read a book which is between 260 and 600 pages in length. The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
This post = 25 points
Total to date = 155
CathyG50.1 Genre Tic-Tac-Toe
Read 3 books with main page genres that match corresponding squares in a row, in any direction (horizontally, vertically or diagonally) and in any order.
The last name of the author of your books must begin with a letter in the words TIC, TAC and TOE.
TIC The Crown, Science Fiction, Kiera Cass 278 pp
TAC Twisted Contemporary Emma Chase 272 pp
TOE Tempting the Bride Romance Sherry Thomas 278pp
Points this post: 50
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 3
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
CathyG30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively Obsessed
Option 2: Read a book with a masted sailing ship on the cover.
Required: Include the cover.
Dragos Takes A Holiday by Thea Harrison
Option 4: Read a book written by a single author whose last name ENDS in -sen or -son
Kinked by Thea Harrison
Points this post: 30
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 5
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
CathyG30.5 -Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
Option 2: Read a book with all of the letters SWIM in the book’s title/subtitle.
A Tale of Two Vampires by Katie MacAlister
Option 4: Read a book with ONLY black and/or red letters on the cover. All letters count.
Cruel Crown by Victoria Aveyard
Required: Include the cover when you post.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 7
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
CathyG30.4 - ElaineL's task: School’s Out!
Your books must have a combined page total of at least 700 pages.
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase, “NO SUMMER SCHOOL FOR ME” All initials count.
Tamed by Emma Chase
256 pp
Option 3: Read a book with the letters G-I-D (Get It Done) in the title and/or authors name.
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
984 pp - earns 2 big book tickets
Points this post: 30
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 9
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
CathyG30.3 - Ava Catherine's task: Faulkner's Reivers
The page number total for both books must exceed 500 (i.e. must be 501 or greater).
Book 1: Read a book in which a title word of at least four letters contains the letters “ei” intact,
The Heist by Janet Evanovich
372 pp
Book 2: Read a book that was first published in 1962.
Gambit by Rex Stout
160 pp
Points this post: 30
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 11
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
CathyG20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter – Kristina Simon's task: On a Roll
If you rolled a: 5.
Your genres are: MYSTERY or THRILLER or HORROR
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.
Stuck on Murder by Lucy Lawrence (thriller)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 12
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
CathyG20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 1: For this option, read any book that was first published this year (2019).
Project Duchess by Sabrina Jeffries
Points this post: 20
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 13
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
CathyG20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Sara G's task: Roller Coasters
Option 3: Disney World
Read a book with a title of 3 or more words where the initial letter of each word in the title can be found in EXPEDITION EVEREST.
Pia Saves The Day by Thea Harrison
Points this post: 20
Total points: 230
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 14
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
CathyG20.3 - 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 Suffragette Scandal by Courtney Milan
Points this post: 20
Total points: 250
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 15
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
CathyG20.2 - 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 (Sharon Ashwood), or REMBRANDT.
Required: State the name chosen when you post. Picasso
Enchanted Warrior by Sharon Ashwood
Points this post: 20
Total points: 270
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 16
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
CathyG20.1 - Most Improved Player - Perletwo's task: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!
1. In his honor, read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in either GERT FROBE (umlaut not required) or AURIC GOLDFINGER.
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Golden oldie ticket - August 17th 1945
Points this post: 20
Total points: 290
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 17
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
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Task Points: 10
Total Points: 440
Tasks Completed: 22
Books Read: 28