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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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Sarah E20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The Year
Option 2: First published 1923 or before
Metamorphosis - first published 1915
I listened to an audio, top MMP is La Métamorphose
Total points: 600
Sarah E25.2 - SandyL's task: Road Trip on Route 66!
Option 3: All the letters of GRAND in title
My Big Geek Adventure - my biG geek ADveNtuRe
ebook approval in message 7527
Option 4: Sandy beach on cover
I read the kindle edition, paperback (no MMP) is Banana Chocolate & Murder
Total points: 625
Jen K30.8 -TessaVanessa's task: Double Up
House of Stone by Novuyo Rosa Tshuma
House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East by Anthony Shadid
Anthony Shadid shares a name with twin author, Anthony Shaffer.
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Points this post: 30
Total Points: 525
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets: 2
Sarah E30.7 -Dulcinella's task: Rogues All Over the Place
Option 2
The King of Torts by John Grisham - 490 pages
Disc One Track 3 "My Son John" – John C. Reilly
Option 3: Set completely in France
Suite Francaise - 432 pages
490 + 432 = 922 pages
Total points: 655
Sarah E50.1 - Diane Whitney's task: Genre Tic-Tac-Toe
Book 1: Tic - Non-Fiction - Author's last name begins with T
Border Crossing by Rosie Thomas - 448 pages
I read an ebook but have linked to the top paperback (no MMP)
Book 2: Tac - Mystery - Author's last name begins with C
Le Train bleu by Agatha Christie - 221 pages
I read an ebook but have linked to the top MMP
Book 3: Toe - Contemporary - Author's last name begins with O
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki - 432 pages
448 + 221 + 432 = 1101 pages
Total points: 705
M1nks30.5 - 4.
5.
Chp 6, Pge 19 He was native-born, he knew the river well enough to respect it, all the more as he acknowledged he was a weak swimmer.(The Sanctuary Sparrow - For length)
Points in this Post: 30
Total Points: 460
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 500=4, 750=1, 1000=1 (Total BB tickets= 9)
M1nks30.6 - 2.
528 pgs* I Claim 1 x Big Book Ticket *
3. Secret Lives of the Tsars: Three Centuries of Autocracy, Debauchery, Betrayal, Murder, and Madness from Romanov Russia
Points in this Post: 30
Total Points: 490
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 500=5, 750=1, 1000=1 (Total BB tickets= 10)
M1nks30.7 - 3. The Borgia Chronicles: 1414-1572 (Italy)
4. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Points in this Post: 30
Total Points: 520
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 500=5, 750=1, 1000=1 (Total BB tickets= 10)
M1nks 30.9 - 1. Three Men in a Boat Pub 1889 (May 2015)
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie *
2. The Secret Agent Pub 1907 (Goodread Group: The Readers Review: Literature from 1714 to 1910. Read in July)
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie *
Points in this Post: 30
Total Points: 550
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 500=5, 750=1, 1000=1 (Total BB tickets= 10)
Delicious Dee15.2 - Bad Boys and Wicked Women
Book A - Best Antiheroes - Black Ice - found in position 407/pg5 of list
Book B - Anti-Heroines - Unholy Ghosts - found in position 38/pg1 of list
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 715
25.5 - Raynebair's task: My Career in TechnologyOption 3: The Fifth Risk - 219 pages
page count contains '19' intact
Option 4: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - 485 pages
First published in 2000
219 + 485 = 704 pages (> 550)
Total points: 205
15.7 Rogue OneEvery Note Played by Lisa Genova
E is in roguE
G is in roGue
Post Total: 15
Grand Total: 375
20.2 Staying Out of TroubleOption 2: Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson
I'm using the painter PICASSO and PS are in his name
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 395
StaceyNC20.4 - 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.
Book: On the Edge
Completed: 8/29/19
ExpediTiOn everest
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 440
Tasks Completed: 27
Points this Post:
Repost from post 3446I had inadvertently linked to the wrong edition. The edition I own and read is an updated edition and has 304 pages.
20.5 - Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
In 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: 340
Repost from post 3437Apologies for leaving the children's info off the first time around.
15.4 - Fourth of July
The 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
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 17.0
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 355
30.5 -Susan A's task: Summer SwimmingThis is a two book task. Choose two options and read one book for each. Required: State which options you chose when you post.
Option 1: I can’t believe we have to say this over and over again, but yes, swimming is a sport. Read a book that features the main page genre Sports or Sports and Games.
26 Marathons: What I've Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life From Each Marathon I've Run
AND
Option 3: Summer swimming is all about sprinting. Choose a book that you can read FAST, a book between 100 and 150 pages.
The Minority Report
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 385
Total Tasks Completed: 22
Total Books Read: 26
30.7 -Dulcinella's task: Rogues All Over the PlaceChoose 2 of the following tasks and read two books, EACH book at least 250 pages and with a TOTAL of at least 650 pages. Required: State which options you chose when you post.
Option 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. Required: State which song you are using when you post.
The Good Earth
Song: Good Ship Venus (#2 on Disc 2)
AND
Option 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. Names may be used in any position. Required: State which artist you are using when you post.
Chief Seattle and the Town That Took His Name by David M. Buerge
Artist: David Thomas (song #11 on Disc 2)
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 415
Total Tasks Completed: 23
Total Books Read: 28
50.1 - Diane Whitney's task: Genre Tic-Tac-ToeFor 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. To make Tic-Tac-Toe, your three books must have main page genres (MPGs) that match three squares in a row. Rows may be formed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. The page count of your three books must total at least 750 pages. All books must be written by a single author. The genres in your row may be used in any order. Required: Indicate which genres you used when you post.
Book 1: Author's last name must begin with T, I or C.
A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie
Genre: Mystery
AND
Book 2: Author's last name must begin with T, A, or C.
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
Genre: Contemporary
AND
Book 3: Author's last name must begin with T, O or E.
Inspired by Rachel Held Evans
Genre: Non-Fiction
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 465
Total Tasks Completed: 24
Total Books Read: 31
Task 25.1 – Sandy – Game of BooksREQUIRED: 500+ pages: 418 + 302 = 720 pg
NOTE: MAY read two books from one list / or can choose 1 book from each of two lists
Option 1 – LIST: Ayra Stark - Page 1, # 58
Mockingjay
I listened to the audio / MMP: La Révolte – 418 p
Option 4 – LIST: Sansa Stark – Page 2, # 107
The Secret Life of Bees - 302 p
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 580 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
(Edited to correct my math ... S*I*G*H)
15.4 - Fourth of JulyOption 2, a book whose title is printed in red AND was first published in July of any year: The Subway Girls by Susie Orman Schnall, published July 10, 2018
Points this post: 15
Total points: 820
15.9 - Summer Lovin'Help Thread
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.
I read It's Just My Nature! A Guide to Knowing and Living Your True Nature. The word just is in the lyrics: "He was sweet, JUST turned 18..."
points: 290
books read: 23
tasks completed: 17
pages read: 7448
That is it for me this season! Thank you, mods!!
5.9 - Sir John FalstaffA fiction book with main page genre History or Historical: The Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis
Points this post: 5
Total points: 825
Kathy KS15.8 - Rogues' Gallery
{read} a book with the MPG Mystery, Thriller, or Suspense that has a portrait on the cover.
REQUIRED: Include the cover when you post.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter, by Jeff LindsayI listened to the audiobook; mmpb=275 p.
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 445
Tasks completed: 22
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 5
20.2 Staying Out of TroubleOpt 2 - authors initials in MAtisse
Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine K. Albright
Total: 20
Total/challenge: 170
20.9 The Country ShowOpt 3 - Read a book with TWO (or more) of those numbers (1,7,6,8) in the year first published.
A Conspiracy in Belgravia - pub in 2017
Total: 20
Total/challenge: 190
30.1 Like Letters >500 pgsBk 1- 3 word title with all words starting with same letter - T
The Thirteenth Tale -406 pgs
Bk 2 - author's name starts with the same letter - M
Mata Hari's Last Dance by Michelle Moran- 288 pgs
406+288 =694 pgs
Total: 30
Total/challenge: 220
30.6 Relatively ObsessedOpt 1 - book originally published in other language - not your native language
The Ice Princess - originally published in Swedish. My native language is English
Opt 3 - NF book with History genre
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
Total: 30
Total/challenge: 250
Sarah H15.1 - 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.
Blindsight on list Best Beach Reads 2015, currently at position 1474
Book 2: Read a book that can be found on a Listopia list with the word "Snow" intact in list's title.
Faithful Place on list Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling, currently at position 1775
Points for this task: 15 points
Total points to date: 545 points
Tasks completed: 32
Books read: 40
Suzannesea10.9 Sing Along!
Read a book with four or more people on the cover.
by Ann SwinfenPoints this post: 10
Total points to date: 735
perletwo 30.3 - Ava Catherine's task: Faulkner's Reivers - Book 1: Read a book in which a title word of at least four letters contains the letters “ei” intact, as in the title word “Reivers.”
The Weight of Glory
First printed in 1949, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Book 2: Read a book that was first published in 1962.
The Guns of August
The page number total for both books must exceed 500 (i.e. must be 501 or greater).
I read an ebook for Book 2, but: Book 1 this pb ed. 208 pgs + Book 2 top mmp ed. 489 pgs = 697 pgs
Points this task: 30
Total points: 705
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 7
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 57
Tasks completed: 45
Kim O30.1 - Amanda A's task: Like Letters
Book 1: Read a book where every word in the title begins with the same letter.
Sit! Stay! Speak!
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials are the same letter.
Little Culinary Triumphs
Points this task: 30
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks completed: 15
MELLY30.2 option 1: MPG science or health
The Gene: An Intimate History
**I am claiming 1 Big Book ticket for The Gene. It is 592 pages long.**
30.2 option 3: 1 word title with exactly 4 letters
Dune
**I am claiming 1 Big Book ticket for Dune. It is 687 pages long.**
Points this post: 30
Points to date: 265
BBs this post: 2
BBs total: 4
GOs total: 2
Queen Bee Darlene15.10 - 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.
The Boy At the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Rauf The Boy at the Back of the Class
L: MY - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9.0
7 words in title
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 500
MEGSCL30.3 - Ava Catherine's task: Faulkner's Reivers
Book 1:Read a book in which a title word of at least four letters contains the letters “ei” intact.
The Weight of Ink ***560 pages - 1 big book ticket***
Book 2: Read a book that was first published in 1962.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
TOTAL
770 points
7 big books
Julia10330.4 - ElaineL's task: School’s Out!
Option 1: Island in the Sea of Time by S.M. Stirling (S and M in SuMmer, S in School)
I read the Kindle edition. Mass market paperback is 608 pages, so claiming one BB ticket.
Option 3: Spires of Spirit by Gael Baudino (GID in author name - G in Gael, ID in bauDIno)
This task: 30 points
Total points: 640
Total BB: 5
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 43
PegW10.2 - He's a Classic! Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in RHETT BUTLER.
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin be Erik Larson
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 165
Tasks Completed: 21
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book: 8
BEKKA - 20.6 - SEASONED READER – Mai's task: Midway Through The YearOption 1: For this task I read Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid since it was published this year, 2019.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 20
Total Points Earned to Date: 20
Pages Read this Challenge: 368
Total Pages Read to Date: 368
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 1
BEKKA - 20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Sara G's task: Roller CoastersOption 1: For this task I read Big Little Liesby Liane Moriarty since it has the number "60" intact in the page count - 460pgs
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 20
Total Points Earned to Date: 40
Pages Read this Challenge: 460
Total Pages Read to Date: 828
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 2
BEKKA - 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of TroubleOption 2: For this task I read The Surrender Experiment: My Journey Into Life's Perfection by Michael A. Singer since the author's initials are found in MATISSE - M.A.S.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 20
Total Points Earned to Date: 60
Pages Read this Challenge: 252
Total Pages Read to Date: 1080
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 3
APRILLEIGH25.5 - Raynebair’s Task: My Career in Technology
Option 3. Read a book where the page count contains the number 19 intact.
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (199 pages)
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1898 ***
Option 4. Read a book first published in 2000.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King (384 pages)
Combined page total for both books must be at least 550 pages.
199 + 384 = 583 > 550 pages
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 25 (535)
Golden Oldie: 1 (9)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 2 (35)
Total Tasks: 26
APRILLEIGH30.7 - Dulcinella’s Task: Rogues All Over the Place
Option 1: Read a book with a title word also in a song title from Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys.
The word SEA appears in both song 17 on disc one and song 14 on disc two.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the SEA by Jules Verne (394 pages)
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1869 ***
Option 3: Read a book set in a country where the official language is French.
Setting is Canada where French is one of two official languages (approved in help thread).
The Haunting of Crawley House by Michelle Dorey (310 pages)
Combined page total for both books (at least 250 pages each) must be at least 650 pages.
394 + 310 = 704 > 650 pages
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (565)
Golden Oldie: 1 (10)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 2 (37)
Total Tasks: 27
Sara G30.5 -Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
Option 1: I can’t believe we have to say this over and over again, but yes, swimming is a sport. Read a book that features the main page genre Sports or Sports and Games. The genre may be embedded.
The Shameless Hour by Sarina Bowen
MPG Sports and Games > Sports 123 users
Option 2: Read a book with all of the letters SWIM in the book’s title/subtitle.
The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits: Stories by Emma Donoghue
THE WOMAN WHO GAVE BIRTH TO RABBITS
Points this post: 30
Total points: 480
15.6 - Happy Birthday, Authors!The PreHistory of The Far Side: A 10th Anniversary Exhibit by Gary Larson
Gary Larson was born in August
Total points: 220
Christine V15.8 - Rogues' Gallery
The Historian
This book was approved and MPG Mystery noted in message 85 of the task help thread here.
I read the audio edition. The top MMPB, The Historian, has 816 pages.
***Claiming 2 Big Book Tickets***
That's it from me for this season. Thanks for a fun summer challenge!
Points this post: 15
Big Book Tickets this post: 2
Total points: 280
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 20
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 500=4, 750=2, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=8)
Janice CA20.8 - Home States
Read a book set in Arizona.
"me 'n Henry". A story about two boys growing up on the old family homestead in Cochise County when Arizona was an infant state by Walter Swan
+20
total: 130
tasks: 8
books: 9
ED25.4 - Andy P.'s task: Authors That Work Well Together
Book 1- Under the Net by Iris Murdoch
252p.
Book 2 - Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
pub. 1595- *****I CLAIM 1 GO TICKET*****
283 p.
Initials IM and WS spell the word "SWIM"
252+283= 535 meeting the 501 page minimum
Points this task: 25
Total points: 535
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 10
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 38
Tasks completed: 28
(5.1; 5.5; 5.9; 5.10; 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; 25.2; 25.4; 25.5; 25.6; 30.2; 30.4; 30.5; 30.6; 30.10)
Sarah E10.2 - He's a Classic!
Author initials in RHETT BUTLER
The Matchmaker by Elin Hilderbrand
I read a kindle edition but have linked to the top paperback (no MMP)
Total points: 715
EMurphy15.6 Happy Birthday, Authors! Book written by an author born in June, July, or August
Growing Things and Other Stories by Paul Tremblay (born June 30)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_G....
This Task:
Points: 15
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 175
Books Read: 12
BB Ticket +500: 1
+750:1
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 7
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20.1 - Most Improved Player - Perletwo's task: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!
Option 1: Single author initials in AURIC GOLDFINGER
Aztec Gold by David Leadbeater
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the paperback (no MMP)
Total points: 580