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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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Bookwrm526Task #25.8 - Naming the New Generation
Book 1: Read a book by a FEMALE author which has a word in the title or subtitle that ends -ITY. I read The Museum of Words: A Memoir of Language, Writing, and Mortality (mortalITY in subtitle) by Georgia Blain.
Book 2: Read a book by a MALE author who has exactly four letters in his first name as given by Goodreads. I read Blood & Ivy: The 1849 Murder That Scandalized Harvard by Paul Collins.
Total points so far: 975
Andy P.Task 3 20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Sara G's task: Roller Coasters
Option 3. 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. The Sin Eater by David Penny EVEREST
Points this post: 20
Total points: 925
Andy P.Task # 30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively Obsessed
Option 1. Read a book written in a language other than your native language. Last Winter We Parted by Fuminori Nakamura book originally written in Japanese, translated into English by Allison Markin Powell My native language is English
Option 4. Read a book written by a single author whose last name ENDS in -sen or -son, Careless Love by Peter Robinson
Points this post: 30
Total points: 955
ED5.1 - Han Solo
The Beggars' Strike by Aminata Sow Fall
"AF" found in "millennium FaLcon"
Points this task: 5
Total points: 415
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 30
Tasks completed: 23
(5.1; 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)
ED10.2 - He's a Classic!
Home Is Where You Live: A diary of teaching English abroad for the first time by Elliot Lord
approved for length at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
"EL" found in "rhEtt butLer"
Points this task: 10
Total points: 425
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 31
Tasks completed: 24
(5.1; 5.5; 5.9; 10.2; 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)
SandyL5.1 - Han Solo
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in MILLENNIUM FALCON
Messing Around with Max by Lori Foster
miLlennium Falcon
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 995
Tasks Completed: 53
Books Read: 77
Big Book Tickets: 7
Golden Oldies: 2
SandyL5.2 - Indiana Jones
Read a book with a U.S. state in the title
The Heart Of Texas by R.J. Scott
US state = Texas
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 1000
Tasks Completed: 54
Books Read: 78
Big Book Tickets: 7
Golden Oldies: 2
SandyL5.6 - Lisbeth Salander
Read a book set at least 50% in a Nordic Country
The Little Cafe in Copenhagen: Fall in Love and Escape the Winter Blues with This Wonderfully Heartwarming and Feelgood Novel by Julie Caplin
Set over 50% in Denmark
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 1005
Tasks Completed: 55
Books Read: 79
Big Book Tickets: 7
Golden Oldies: 2
SandyL15.8 - Rogues' Gallery
Read a book with the MPG Suspense that has a portrait on the cover.
SEAL for Her Protection by Paige Tyler
Approved in help thread Msg 25
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Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 1020
Tasks Completed: 56
Books Read: 80
Big Book Tickets: 7
Golden Oldies: 2
DeborahPost #11
30.10 - Brooke TX's task: Spies, Scouts, Detectives, Pirates, and Sundry Ne'er-do-wells
Both books are coming from:
Books With Heroes/Heroines Who Are Assassins
At this time they are on page 1 and are #'s 19 and 20 on the list
1) Royal Assassin
2) Assassin's Apprentice
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 190
Books read: 14
Tasks Done: 11
10.9 - Sing Along!The Buried Pyramid by Jane Lindskold
approval
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 645
Jen K30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively Obsessed
Option 1: Read a book written in a language other than your native language.
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
Originally written in Japanese, my native language is English
Option 4: Read a book written by a single author whose last name ENDS in -sen or -son
American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 430
Big Book Tickets:2
Golden Oldies: 0
Pamela326520.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST – Paul's task: Cugel
Whiskey In a Teacup by Reese Witherspoon
CU-Teacup
G-Growing
EL-Life
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 290
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
15.6 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUTHORS - The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu whose birthday is June 28 as per his GR profile.TOTAL POINTS - 705
Barbara ★30.10 - Brooke TX's task: Spies, Scouts, Detectives, Pirates, and Sundry Ne'er-do-wells
This is a two book task. Read two books found on any of the following lists. Your books may be from two different lists or the same list.
Book 1: A Gathering of Shadows - V.E. Schwab (Thieves List #202) 7/16
**BIG BOOK** 512 pages
Book 2: The Assassin's Curse - Cassandra Rose Clarke (Pirates list #60) 8/20
Points this task: 30
Total points: 575
Big Book Tickets: 500 (3) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
I'm reposting again as post 2952 was missed.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: 650
Big Book Tickets: 500 (3) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
MEGSCL*repost for forgotten readername*
20.10 - Group Reads
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt
My comment is number 22
TOTAL TO DATE
595 points
4 big books
MEGSCL25.5 - Raynebair's task: My Career in Technology
Option 3. Read a book where the page count contains the number 19 intact. Friday Black (194pp)
Option 4. Read a book first published in 2000. Revelation Space
**585 pages - 1 big book ticket
TOTAL TO DATE
620 points
5 big books
Diana K. Task 30.8 -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.
Heat Wave
Heat Wave by Jennifer Greene shares a name with Jennifer Roy
Total points: 970
LAUREN JODI 30.10 - Brooke TX's task: Spies, Scouts, Detectives, Pirates, and Sundry Ne'er-do-wells
Book #1: Thieves - Page 3, #215
Flirting With Danger by Suzanne Enoch
Book #2: Books With Heroes/Heroines Who Are Assassins - Page 8, #786
When A Stranger Calls by Kathleen Long
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 630/1050
Total Books Read: 43
Tasks Completed: 26/59
perletwo 10.10 - Juneteenth - read a book by a person of color from this list: #ReadPOC: List of Books by Authors of Color
To Sir, With Love - list p. 10
Points this task: 10
Total points: 650
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 6
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 53
Tasks completed: 42
Task 15.9 - 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.
Met a girl crazy for me
Oleander Girl (2013) by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 289 pages)
230 + 15 = 245
Tasks Completed: 14
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 230 + 15 = 245
Books read: 18
Pages read: 5,627
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 10
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task 10.1 - Can You Spell Rogue? Read a book with all of the letters in ROGUE in its title/subtitle.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (1990) by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) and Terry Pratchett (Paperback, TV Tie-In, 384 pages)
Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (1991)
World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (1991)
R: accuRate
O: gOod
G: Good
U: accUrate
E: omEns
245 + 10 = 255
Tasks Completed: 15
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 245 + 10 = 255
Books read: 19
Pages read: 6,011
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 11
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
APRILLEIGH20.3 - 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 Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
C in hitChhiker’s
UGE in GUidE
L in gaLaxy
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (405)
Golden Oldie: 0 (4)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (26)
Total Tasks: 21
APRILLEIGH20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Mai’s Task: Midway Through the Year
Option 1: Read any book that was first published this year (2019).
Don’t Even Breathe by Keith Houghton (published April 4, 2019)
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (425)
Golden Oldie: 0 (4)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (27)
Total Tasks: 22
trishhartuk50.1 Diane Whitney's task: Genre Tic-Tac-Toe
Right-hand column - SF, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Book 1: TIC
A Dark Night Hidden, Alys Clare (259pg)
Historical > Historical Fiction 9 users
Book 2: TAC
The Girl in The Tower, Katherine Arden
Read the kindle edition. PB here (346pg)
Shelved as Fantasy by 2,845 users
Book 3: TOE
State Tectonics, Malka Ann Older
Read the kindle edition. PB here (432pg)
Shelved as Science Fiction by 36 users
Combination approved in help thread message #74: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 50
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 525
Tasks Completed: 29
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 6
trishhartuk10.8 Roll the Dice
I rolled 4-6-2
The Belles, Dhonielle Clayton (434pg)
434 is within 10 pages of 426, which can be made with the numbers rolled
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 535
Tasks Completed: 30
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 6
JEN B.10.8 - Roll the Dice
Read a book with the number of pages (+/- 10 pages) that you reach by arranging the 3 numbers from the dice. You may only roll once!
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson (8/20/19)
I rolled a 1, 5, and 3. This book has 531 pages.
TOTAL POINTS: 360
LAVENDER05.01 - Han Solo
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in MILLENNIUM FALCON.
I read Killing Kate by Alex Lake (406 pages)
AL found in MILLENNIUM FALCON
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 650
Tasks Completed: 31
Books Read: 45
Golden Oldie Tickets: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1
LAVENDER05.07 - Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights
Read a book from the list: So you love a Bad Boy or Tortured Hero
I read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (504 pages)
on page 1 of the list (#39 at time of posting).
I am claiming a Golden Oldie for this book, first published in 1847.
I am claiming a Big Book for this book at 504 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 655
Tasks Completed: 32
Books Read: 46
Golden Oldie Tickets: 10
Big Book Tickets: 2
LAVENDER25.01 - Sandy's task: Game of Books
Book 1
Read a book from one of the lists: Jon Snow
I read The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli on KINDLE.
The top MMPB: The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli has 160 pages.
#50 at time of posting on page 1 of the Jon Snow list.
I am claiming a Golden Oldie for this book, First published in 1513.
Book 2
Read a book from on of the lists: Daenerys Targaryen
I read The Diamond Throne by David Eddings (448 pages)
#47 at time of posting on page 1 of the Daenerys Targaryen list.
448+160=608 >500 pages
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 680
Tasks Completed: 33
Books Read: 48
Golden Oldie Tickets: 11
Big Book Tickets: 2
Joanne MITask 10.3 Summer Reading-Read one of the books from the Goodreads Staff Summer Reading List
Picked The Binding offered up by Robin-Lee Moos
Points this task 10
Total Points 355
Total BB's 4
Bookwrm526Task #25.5 - My Career in Technology
Option 3. Read a book where the page count contains the number 19 intact. I read Golden State by Ben H. Winters (319p).
Option 4. Read a book first published in 2000, the year I started my first programming job. I read Golden Eggs and Other Deadly Things by Nancy Tesler (256p).
319+256=575p
Total points so far: 1000
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)30.3 - Ava Catherine's task: Faulkner's Reivers
Read two books, one from Book 1 and one from Book 2.
The page number total for both books must exceed 500.
Book 1: The Reivers
Read a book in which a title word of at least four letters contains the letters “ei” intact, as in the title word “Reivers.”
Frankenstein Audiobook
Frankenstein MMPG 324 Pages
frankenstEIn
Book 2: 1962: Publication date
Read a book that was first published in 1962.
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side Audiobook
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side MMPB 231 Pages
Published 1962
324+231=555 Pages
This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 960 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
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)20.8 - 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.
A River Runs Through It
Set in Montana
This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 980 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
Readerboard Name: List_addict*Please note I’m using this book here instead of on another post where I got the criteria wrong. I’m not sure if I have to do something else in regards to the original post??
10.8: Roll the Dice
A page count contains the three numbers rolled on dice
My numbers: 2-5-3
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendriks & Sarah Pekkanen
Pages: 352
Total this post: 10
Total for Challenge: 55
JUKKA20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
Option 2: Book whose author's initials are in either MARSHA P JOHNSON or SYLVIA RIVERA.
The Weapon Makers by A.E. van Vogt. Van Vogt's initials are in SYLVIA RIVERA. The book was first published in the 1940's, and thus is a Golden Oldie.
Total Points: 300/1050
Total Books Read: 28
Tasks Completed: 26/59
Big Books Total: 4
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.7 - Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights
I read Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas. The book is found on page 2 (about #110) of the linked list.
Previous point total: 295
New points this post: 5
Total points: 300
Total tasks completed: 20
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 1
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM15.7 - Rogue One
I read Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results by Josh Gondelman.
Title: N from Nice is in ONE
Author: G from Gondelman is in ROGUE
Previous point total: 300
New points this post: 15
Total points: 315
Total tasks completed: 21
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 1
Kathy KSTic, Tac, Toe, three in a row.
The page count of your three books must total at least 750 pages.
In addition to the MPGs, your books must meet the following criteria:
Book 1: Author's last name must begin with T, I or C.
Book 2: Author's last name must begin with T, A, or C.
Book 3: Author's last name must begin with T, O or E.
TIC - Romance, author's last name begins with T
Book 1: The Last Telegram, by Liz Trenow
TAC - Science Fiction, author's last name begins with C
Book 2: Fearless, by Jack Campbell
TOE - Contemporary, author's last name begins with E
Book 3: Claudia Silver to the Rescue: A Novel, by Kathy Ebel
The Last Telegram was read as an audio, pb=368 p. [no mmpb]
Claudia Silver to the Rescue was read as an ebook, pb=288 p. [no mmpb]
Pages: 368 + 295 + 288 = 951 (>750)
Points for this task: 50
Total points : 390
Tasks completed: 18
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 5
20.5 Pride 2019Option 1: Stonewall
In Another Time by Jillian Cantor
sTonewAll rIot
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 285
APRILLEIGH5.10 - Rhett Butler
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
The Happy Prince and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde (136 pages)
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1888 ***
MPG Childrens shows up, but the book cannot be found on either the US or UK AR Bookfinder (the title story [IL: UG] exists on both, but the collection does not).
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (430)
Golden Oldie: 1 (5)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (28)
Total Tasks: 23
Sarah H20.3 - 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".
Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone - read the Kindle edition, linked to the paperback.
Points for this task: 20 points
Total points to date: 445 points
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 32
25.1 - Sandy's task - Game of BooksBooks from two lists:
Book Recommendations for Tyrion Lannister p. 1, #56: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien, 246 p.
Book Recommendations for Sansa Stark, p. 2, #153: Reader, I Married Him: Stories Inspired by Jane Eyre by Tracy Chevalier
paperback edition Reader, I Married Him: Stories Inspired by Jane Eyre 295 p.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 730
Suzannesea15.9 Summer Lovin'
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in its title that matches a word in the lyrics from Summer Nights.
White Nights by Ann Cleeves
"Nights" is found in lines 6, 17, 28, 38, and 48.
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 655
10.6 - Happy 4th of July!A book with the word red, white or blue in the title: The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman
Points this post: 10
Total points: 740
Task 15.5 - Independence Dayread a book set in France
Dark Triumph
set in Brittany, France
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995 points
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15.10 - Summer Months
June, July, and August are the 6th, 7th, and 8th months of the year. 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.
The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn
Points this post: 15
Total points: 305
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 18
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 1