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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of TroubleOption 2: Read a book by an author whose initials are found in REMBRANDT.
I listened to an audio version of Riding in Cars with Boys, MMPB edition is Los chicos de mi vida by Beverly Donofrio
New Points: 20
Total Challenge Points: 540
GO's: 3
20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The YearOption 1: Read any book that was first published this year (2019).
I listened to an audio version of Daughter of Moloka'i: A Novel first published in February 2019.
New Points: 20
Total Challenge Points: 560
GO's: 3
Queen Bee Darlene20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Kristina Simon's task: On a Roll
Rolled a 1 which is Historical Fiction or History
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller The Song of Achilles
Genre: Historical Fiction
Option b: 3+ word title where initial letter of each word found in genre title
historical
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 465
Queen Bee Darlene20.6 Seasoned Reader - Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 1: book 1st published in 2019
Inspection by Josh Malerman Inspection
Published March 19, 2019
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 485
Reader name: Marie-Anne***REPOST of post #2457 *** Task 5:9: Sir John Falstaff: According to the Evidence by Bernard Knight has 3 different categories of Historical MPG.
Totals this posting:
Points: 5
Summary Totals:
Points: 205
Books Posted: 23
Tasks Completed: 23
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
5.10 - Rhett ButlerRead a book of your choice that meets SRC rules. For this task, a book with the main page genre childrens or kids may be used if it is not found in AR Bookfinder.
Princess Jellyfish 2-in-1 Omnibus, Volume 8
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Total Tasks Completed: 1
Total Books Read: 1
10.1 - Can You Spell Rogue?Read a book with all of the letters in ROGUE in its title/subtitle
Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 15
Total Tasks Completed: 2
Total Books Read: 2
10.3 - Summer ReadingRead one of the books from the Goodreads Staff Summer Reading Lists. Goodreads Staffers Summer Reading Picks. REQUIRED: Specify the name of the staffer whose pick you used.
The Bride Test
from Dana Epstein's list
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 25
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Books Read: 3
10.8 - Roll the DiceGo to Dice Roller and reset the number of dice to 3. 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! REQUIRED: State in your post the 3 numbers you rolled
Princess Jellyfish 2-in-1 Omnibus, Volume 9
Dice rolled: 2 - 6 - 6
Page numbers in book: 276
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 35
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 4
10.9 - Sing Along!Read a book with 4 or more people on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
Demons
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 45
Total Tasks Completed: 5
Total Books Read: 5
10.10 - JuneteenthIt is now more broadly celebrated as the end of slavery generally. Let's expand it a bit more, and read a book by a person of color from this list: #ReadPOC: List of Books by Authors of Color REQUIRED: Specify the page of the list on which your book is found.
Pride
On page 4 of list
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 55
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 6
15.4 - Fourth of JulyThe July 4th is Independence Day in the United States. Choose one option. REQUIRED: Indicate the option.
Option 1: Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book where the entire TITLE is printed in red, white, and/or blue. Subtitles should be ignored. REQUIRED: Include the cover when you post.
AND
Book 2: Read a book that was first published in July of any year.
OR
Option 2: Read 1 book that fits both requirements. REQUIRED: Include the cover when you post.
Option 2:
Emily Climbs
First published July 1925
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 70
Total Tasks Completed: 7
Total Books Read: 7
15.6 - Happy Birthday, Authors!Celebrate by reading a book written by an author born in June, July, or August. One qualifying author in a work by multiple contributors works. REQUIRED: If the author's birthdate is not stated on their Goodreads profile, include a reference that states the author's birthdate when you post.
Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley
Birthday: July 26, 1894 (on list provided in task)
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 85
Total Tasks Completed: 8
Total Books Read: 8
15.7 - Rogue OneRead 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.
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 100
Total Tasks Completed: 9
Total Books Read: 9
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. The words "loving," "because," and "doing" may be used for lovin', 'cause, and doin', respectively. Other than those exceptions, words must match exactly.
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
word match: LIFE
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 115
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Total Books Read: 10
15.10 - Summer MonthsJune, 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 Far Reaching Tentacles of N'rygoth
(6 words)
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 130
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Total Books Read: 11
20.1 - Perletwo's task: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!Half the fun of the James Bond novels and movies is the array of ingenious yet grotesque villains and their byzantine plots for world conquest. This is a one book task. REQUIRED: Indicate which option you've chosen when you post.
Book 1. The title of the post is a play on the famous exchange "Do you expect me to talk?" "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!" - immortalized by the merrily ringing line delivery of Gert Fröbe as the title character in the movie Goldfinger. 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.
Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 150
Total Tasks Completed: 12
Total Books Read: 12
20.2 - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of TroubleSelect one of the options below and read one book. Required: State the option chosen when you post.
Option 2: Worth a Thousand Words
Read a book by an author whose initials are found in one of the following: MATISSE, PICASSO, or REMBRANDT. All initials count (defined by spaces), and you can only use a letter as often as it appears in the name. Required: State the name chosen when you post.
Death Comes As the End by Agatha Christie
name chosen: PICASSO
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 170
Total Tasks Completed: 13
Total Books Read: 13
20.3 - Paul's task: CugelCugel (self-named "the Clever", often too clever-by-half) is the rogue of most of the books in the Dying Earth series. Read a book with a title/sub-title that contains ALL of the letters in the name "CUGEL".
Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 190
Total Tasks Completed: 14
Total Books Read: 14
20.4 - Sara G's task: Roller CoastersThis is a one book task. Choose one option from those below and read one book that fits that task. Required: State which option you used when you post.
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. Subtitles should be ignored.
Tiny Pretty Things
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 210
Total Tasks Completed: 15
Total Books Read: 15
20.5 - Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019In honor of Pride, choose one of the following options and read one book with a page count greater than 300 (this is the Bigger is Better task!) that fits the task parameters. Required: State the option you chose when you post.
Option 2: The Icons. Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in either MARSHA P JOHNSON or SYLVIA RIVERA. All name parts count, including initials.
Travel as a Political Act by Rick Steves
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 230
Total Tasks Completed: 16
Total Books Read: 16
20.6 - Mai's task: Midway Through The YearChoose one of the following options and read one book that fits the task. Required: State which option you used when you post.
Option 1: Read any book that was first published this year (2019).
Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 250
Total Tasks Completed: 17
Total Books Read: 17
20.7 - Kristina Simon's task: On a RollThis is a one book task. Roll one die (one time!). Find the number you rolled on the list below. Read a book that has one of the MPGs listed beside the number you rolled that ALSO:
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.
I rolled a:
6. Your genres are: ROMANCE or WOMENS FICTION
The Scorpio Races (Romance)
by Maggie Stiefvater (MS)
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 270
Total Tasks Completed: 18
Total Books Read: 18
20.9 - Megan Rae's task: The Country ShowChoose one option and read a book which fits that option. REQUIRED: State the option when you post.
Option 3: History. Read a book with TWO (or more) of those numbers (1,7,6,8) in the year first published. Ex: 2018, 2017, 2016, 1986, etc.
I Married a Dead Man
First published in 1948
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 290
Total Tasks Completed: 19
Total Books Read: 19
25.6 - Nick KY's task: Birthday “One”Read two books, one from each of two options below.
Option 2. Read a book which is between 260 and 600 pages in length.
Blood Rites
452 pages
AND
Option 3. As a birthday present to myself read a book on this listopia: Classic British Mysteries If you do not wish to read The Complete Sherlock Holmes, then you may read one of the nine books Sherlock Holmes. Use this list: Sherlock Holmes Books: The Complete List. Required: State which list you used when you post.
Evil Under the Sun
From the "Classic British Mysteries" list
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 315
Total Tasks Completed: 20
Total Books Read: 21
25.8 - Coralie's task: Naming the New GenerationRead 2 books, one for the girls and one for the boys.
Book 1: the girls. Read a book by a FEMALE author which has a word in the title or subtitle that ends -ITY. The book may have more than one author but all of the authors must be female.
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
AND
Book 2: the boys. Read a book by a MALE author who has exactly four letters in his first name as given by Goodreads. book may have more than one author but ALL the authors must be male AND ALL the authors must have four letters in their first name.
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 340
Total Tasks Completed: 21
Total Books Read: 23
30.4 - ElaineL's task: School’s Out!This is a two book task; books must be selected from two different options. Your books must have a combined page total of at least 700 pages. Required: Identify which options you used when you post.
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.
Faith Unraveled by Rachel Held Evans
232 pages
AND
Option 3: Read a book with the letters G-I-D (Get It Done) in the title and/or authors name.
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
771 pages
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 370
Total Tasks Completed: 22
Total Books Read: 25
Laurah3030.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively Obsessed
option 1 Read a book written in a language other than your native language.
My native language is English.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer was first published in German.
option 4 Read a book written by a single author whose last name ENDS in -sen or -son
The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date: 245 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 3
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
Lisa MD10.5 - Family Reunions
Read a book with the word "family" or one of the listed family relationship titles in the title/subtitle. - mother-in-law
The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth 352 pp
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TOTALS:
Current Points: 10
Total Points: 430 / 1050
Tasks Completed: 23/ 59
Books Read: 28
BB Tickets: 1
GO:
MEGSCL50.1 - Diane Whitney's task: Genre Tic-Tac-Toe
TIC - Historical Fiction, author's last name begins with C
Book 1:New Boy by Tracy Chevalier
TAC - Contemporary, author's last name begins with A
Book 2: Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
TOE - Literary Fiction, author's last name begins with T
Book 3: Women Talking by Miriam Toews
TOTAL TO DATE
740 points
6 big books
Mai15.1 - On the Flip Side
Book 1: Best Beach Reads 2015
(on page 1)
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson
Book 2: Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
(on page 2)
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 480
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 36
Golden Oldies: 4
Mai10.4 - Too Busy to Read?
Book with a main page genre of essays.
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 490
Tasks Completed: 29
Books Read: 37
Golden Oldies: 4
trishhartukChange of book for task 25.8
25.8 Coralie’s Task: Naming the New Generation
Book 1: The girls. Read a book by a FEMALE author which has a word in the title or subtitle that ends -ITY.
The City of Brass, S.A. Chakraborty
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (576pg)
Big Book: 500+ x 1 - already claimed when originally posted
Book 2: The boys. Read a book by a MALE author who has exactly four letters in his first name as given by Goodreads.
Change of book from Old Man's War, John Scalzi
Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (387pg)
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie: No
Big Book: Yes – City of Brass is 576pg – 500+ x 1 (already claimed in post #2499)
Total points: 585pt - unchanged
Tasks completed: 32
Golden oldies: 3
Big Book tickets: 7
Kristen IA30.1 - Amanda A's task: Like Letters
Read two books, one from Book 1 and one from Book 2.
The books must have a combined page total of at least 500 pages.
Book 1: Read a book where every word in the title begins with the same letter. The title must contain at least three words.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay - 275 pages
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the MMPB edition.
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials are the same letter. All initials count.
All He Ever Desired by Shannon Stacey - 336 pages
I read the ebook and have linked the PB edition.
275 + 336 = 611 pages total
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 205/1050
Tasks Completed: 10/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
trishhartuk30.7 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.
The CRUEL Prince, Holly Black
Disc One, track 7: The CRUEL Ship's Captain, Bryan Ferry
Read the kindle editon. Top PB: here (370pg)
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...
Old Man's War, JOHN Scalzi
Disc Two, track 10, Fathom the Bowl –JOHN C. Reilly
Relocated from task 25.8, originally claimed in post #2499
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: Old Man's War (351pg)
Total pages: 370 + 351 = 721pg
Points this task: 25
Books read: 2
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 615pt
Tasks completed: 33
Golden oldies: 3
Big Book tickets: 7
Breanna20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 2: 2019 also marks the first in 20 years that published works from before 95 years ago enter the public domain in the United States (background reading on the issue here). To celebrate free access and the expansion of the public domain, read a book first published in 1923 or before.
Book of New England Legends & Folk Lore
first published in 1884
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Books read: 8
Tasks completed: 8
Bluegrass Pam5.9 Sir John Falstaff
MPG: History or Historical
Dark Fire
*Claiming 1 BB ticket- 501 pages
Points this post: 5
Total points: 45
BB this post: 1 Total BB tix: 1
Bluegrass Pam5.10 Rhett Butler
Your choice
Pied Piper
*Claiming 1 GO ticket- Pub. 1942
Points this post: 5
Total points: 50
Total BB tix: 1
GO this post: 1 Total GO tix: 1
Bluegrass Pam20.2 Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of Trouble
#2: Author whose initials are found in one of the following: MATISSE, PICASSO, or REMBRANDT
Penguin Highway by Tomihiko Morimi
*Used Matisse
Points this post: 20
Total points: 70
Total BB tix: 1
Total GO tix: 1
Bluegrass Pam20.3 Paul's task: Cugel
Title/sub-title that contains ALL of the letters in the name "CUGEL".
The Rub of Time: Bellow, Nabokov, Hitchens, Travolta, Trump: Essays and Reportage, 1986-2016
Points this post: 20
Total points: 90
Total BB tix: 1
Total GO tix: 1
Bluegrass Pam20.6 Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
#1: first published this year (2019)
Who Killed the Fonz?
Points this post: 20
Total points: 110
Total BB tix: 1
Total GO tix: 1
Bluegrass Pam20.9 Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option #3: TWO (or more) of those numbers (1,7,6,8) in the year first published
Something Wicked This Way Comes
*First pub: 1962
Points this post: 20
Total points: 130
Total BB tix: 1
Total GO tix: 1
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.5 - Robin Hood
I read Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome by John Scalzi (paperback for length). I matched the first name JOHN to John Derek, who is #6 on the list.
Previous point total: 315
New points this post: 5
Total points: 320
Total tasks completed: 22
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 1
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.2 - He's a Classic!
I read Three Part Harmony by Holley Trent (paperback for length). H and T are in RHETT.
Previous point total: 320
New points this post: 10
Total points: 330
Total tasks completed: 23
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 1
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.9 - Sing Along!
I read
edited by Dohra Ahmad. Cover approved here.Previous point total: 330
New points this post: 10
Total points: 340
Total tasks completed: 24
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 1
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively Obsessed
I chose options 1 and 3.
Option 1: I read Käsebier Takes Berlin by Gabriele Tergit, translated by Sofie Duvernoy. My native language is English, this book was originally published in German.
Option 2: I read Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty. History is an MPG (verified).
Previous point total: 340
New points this post: 30
Total points: 370
Total tasks completed: 25
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 1
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM30.7 -Dulcinella's task: Rogues All Over the Place
I chose options 2 and 5.
Option 2: I read Head On by John Scalzi, 335p. I matched JOHN to John C. Reilly on Track 3 of Disc 1.
Option 5: I read Lock In by John Scalzi, 336p. Lock In is #33 on p1 of the Lock and Key list.
335 + 336 = 671p
Previous point total: 370
New points this post: 30
Total points: 400
Total tasks completed: 26
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 1
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Points in this Post: 20
Total Points: 330
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 500=3, 750=1, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets= 5)