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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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Task 30.7 – Dulcinella – Rogues All Over The PlaceREQUIRED: Total pages 650+ /and/ Each book at least 250 p: 320 + 368 = 688 pg
Option 1– Matches DRUNKEN Sailor, from Disc 2
Fruit of the DRUNKEN Tree
I listened to the audio book / No MMP / Paperback: Fruit of the Drunken Tree – 320 p
Option 5- From LIST: Lock and Key - page 1, # 52
Love, Lies and Spies - 368 p
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 615 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
StaceyNC5.2 - Indiana Jones
Read a book with a U.S. state in the title or subtitle.
Texas Cooking
Completed: 8/31/19
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 500
Tasks Completed: 30
Jen K30.9 - Mazza1's task: JUST READING
Book 1: February 2019
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (352 pages)
Book 2: College Alumni Book Club pick for July 2019
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (306 pages)
352 + 306 = 658 > 600 pages
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 590 points
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
Sara G15.5 - Independence Day
Algeria, Argentina, the Bahamas, Belarus, Belgium, Burundi, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Comoros, France, Kiribati, Liberia, Malawi, Maldives, the Netherlands, Peru, Rwanda, Slovakia, the Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Vanuatu, and Venezuela also celebrate their Independence Days in July. Read a book that is set at least 50% in one of these countries.
The Splendour Falls by Susanna Kearsley
This book is set entirely in France.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 495
Kristi CO5.10 - Rhett Butler
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Points this post: 5
Total points: 240
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 16
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
MEGAN RAE25.6 - 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.”
- Completed 31st AugustHow it fits: Title "The Chosen"
Option 2: Read a book which is between 260 and 600 pages in length.
- Completed 18th JulyHow it fits: 402 Pages
Total points this post: 25
Total points: 195
Elizabeth PTask 25.1 - Game of Books
2 Books from GOT character lists
Book One: Terrier by Tamora Pierce
From Arya list, page 1
At 584 pages, good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
Book Two: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
From Daenerys list, page 1
At 759 pages, good for *2 Big Book Tickets*
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 450
Total Tasks: 24
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 6
Total Books: 31
50.1 Tic Tac ToeTic: Mystery, Author's last name begins with I
Jupiter's Daughter by Karen Irving (336 pages)
Tac: Non-Fiction, Author's last name begins with T
I read ebook version of Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson (348 pages)
Toe: Contemporary, Author's last name begins with E
I read ebook version of The Green Road by Anne Enright(336 pages)
New Points: 50
Total Challenge Points: 640
GO's: 3
That is it for me, thanks for a great challenge!
MELLY (REPOST)50.1 Tic Tac Toe
1. TIC, Romance, author's last name begins with I
You Me Everything byCatherine Isaac (384 pages)
2. TAC, Literary Fiction, author's last name begins with T
Women Talking by Miriam Toews (216 pages)
3. TOE, Horror, author's last name begins with O
Revenge by Yōko Ogawa (162 pages)
Total pages: 762
Points this post: 50
Points to date: 315
GOs: 2
BBs: 4
Readerboard name Kathy P15.9 - Summer Lovin'
Be Good: How to Navigate the Ethics of Everything
Matching word is GOOD
Points this task: 15
Totals
Points: 400
BB: 0
GO:0
Total Tasks completed: 17
Total Books read: 24
Sarah H15.9 - 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.
Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
"Then we made our true love vow"
Points for this task: 15 points
Total points to date: 545 points
Tasks completed: 32
Books read: 39
Flutterby5.10 - Rhett Butler
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 380
Total Tasks: 26
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska5.6 - Lisbeth Salander.
Read a book that takes place in a Scandinavian country.
A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (122 p.) * **
*Play takes place in Norway.
** I would like to claim a GO ticket for this book please.
➸ Points: 55
➸ Total Pages: 1,172
Sarah E5.1 - Han Solo
Author initials in MILLENNIUM FALCON
Running with the Kenyans: Discovering the secrets of the fastest people on earth by Adharanand Finn
Total points: 720
Sarah E10.6 - Happy 4th of July!
The Red Quest: Travels Through 22 Former Soviet Republics - RED in title
Total points: 735
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska10.2 - He's a Classic!
Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in RHETT BUTLER.
Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks (123 p.)
➸ Points: 65
➸ Total Pages: 1,295
Sarah E10.8 - Roll the Dice
Rolled 3-6-5
Arranging to 356
Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea - 352 pages
I read an ebook but have linked to the MMP for length
Total points: 745
MELLY (REPOST)50.1 Tic Tac Toe
1. TIC, Romance, author's last name begins with I
You Me Everything by Catherine Isaac (384 pages)
2. TAC, Literary Fiction, author's last name begins with T
Women Talking by Miriam Toews (216 pages)
3. TOE, Horror, author's last name begins with O
Revenge by Yōko Ogawa (162 pages)
Total pages: 762
Points this post: 50
Points to date: 315
GOs: 2
BBs: 4
Sarah E20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of Trouble
Option 2: Author initials in MATISSE
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Total points: 765
StaceyNC15.5 - Independence Day
Read a book that is set at least 50% in one of these countries.
Country: Canada
Book: Still Life
Completed: 8/31/19
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 515
Tasks Completed: 31
StaceyNC10.1 - Can You Spell Rogue?
Read a book with all of the letters in ROGUE in its title/subtitle.
Book: Drop Dead Gorgeous
Completed: 6/13/19
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 525
Tasks Completed: 31
Sarah E20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST – Paul's task: Cugel
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
C in hitChiker's
UGE in GUidE
L in gaLaxy
I read an ebook, top MMP is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Total points: 785
Sarah E20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option 3: First published in 2017
Vanilla Cream Murder
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the paperback (no MMP)
Total points: 805
Task 5.10 - Rhett ButlerRead a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Elevation (2018) by Stephen King (Hardcover, 146 pages)
380 + 05 = 385
Tasks Completed: 22
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 380 + 05 = 385
Books read: 29
Pages read: 9,639
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 16
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(3) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Lisa MD5.10 - Rhett Butler
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center 320 pp
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TOTALS:
Current Points: 5
Total Points: 435 / 1050
Tasks Completed: 24/ 59
Books Read: 29
BB Tickets: 1
GO:
Sarah E30.4 - ElaineL's task: School’s Out!
Option 1: Author initials in NO SUMMER SCHOOL FOR ME
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer - 628 pages
Option 3: G-I-D in title
Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell - 320 pages
G in aGatha
I in raIsin
D in anD
628 + 320 = 948 pages
Total points: 835
Lisa MD15.6 - Happy Birthday, Authors!
Celebrate by reading a book written by an author born in June, July, or August.
Lysa TerKeurst was born on July 21,1969. This is the verification link: https://g.co/kgs/CX8Lkm
What Happens When Women Say Yes to God: Experiencing Life in Extraordinary Ways by Lysa TerKeurst 128 pp
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TOTALS:
Current Points: 15
Total Points: 450 / 1050
Tasks Completed: 25/ 59
Books Read: 30
BB Tickets: 1
GO:
Kristi CO5.1 - Han Solo
MILLENNIUM FALCON
American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan
Points this post: 5
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 17
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
babbling c20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Sara G's task: Roller Coasters
Option 3: Disney World
Of course, our most famous theme park here in Florida is Disney World. My favorite roller coaster there is called Expedition Everest in Disney's Animal Kingdom. On that ride, you travel up to Mount Everest's base camp and encounter the elusive Yeti. 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.
East of Ecstasy kindle East of Ecstasy -paperback ps 368 by Laura Kaye
EXPEDITION EVEREST
THIS POST
Points:20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points:420/1050
Completed Tasks: 27/59
Golden oldies: 2
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Pages read this season:12, 182
Books read this season: 34
Sarah E30.5 -Susan A's task: Summer Swimming
Option 2: All letters of SWIM in title
When Dimple Met Rishi - When dIMple met riShi
Option 5: "swimming" in text
American Vampire
"My head was swimming." page 172
Total points: 865
Sarah E30.9 - Mazza1's task: JUST READING
Book 1
Steelheart - read in Leeds Group in September 2016
I read the kindle edition, MMP is Coeur d'acier - 528 pages
Book 2
Dry - read for the July BOTM in the group Nothing But Reading Challenges
I read an ebook, top paperback (no MMP) is Dry - 399 pages
528 + 399 = 927 pages
Total points: 895
That's all from me for this season. Thanks to the mods and task creators for all their hard work.
Julia10320.1 - Most Improved Player - Perletwo's task: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!
Option 1: Murder in the Manuscript Room by Con Lehane (CL in auriC goLdfinger)
This task: 20 points
Total points: 680
Total BB: 5
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 45
30.5 -Susan A's task: Summer SwimmingOption 3: The Death of Ivan Ilyich - 134 pages
Between 100-150 pages
*** One Golden Oldie ticket claimed - published in 1886
Option 4:
Black and/or red letters on cover
Total Golden Oldies: 4
Total points: 250
30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively ObsessedOption 1: The Bat
My native language is English
Option 3: 1776
History genre
Final points total: 280
Thanks, all!!
Kim O5.5 - Robin Hood Read a book written by an author who shares a name with one of the 24 actors who played Robin Hood from the Actors Who Have Played Robin Hood list.
Broken Mary: A Journey of Hope -- Kevin Costner
Points this task: 5
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks completed: 16
10.1 - Can You Spell Rogue?A book with all of the letters in ROGUE in its title: The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman
Points this post: 10
Total points: 845
10.2 - He's a Classic!A book by an author whose initials can be found in RHETT BUTLER: A Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition by Ernest Hemingway
Points this post: 10
Total points: 855
Julia1035.10 - Rhett Butler
Maria Looney and the Cosmic Circus
(This is a children's book not found in AR Bookfinder.)
This task: 5 points
Total points: 685
Total BB: 5
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 31
Books read: 46
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ30.4 - School’s Out!
Book 1 -
Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes, 412 pages
Option 1: The book is written by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase no suMmeR school for me.
Book 2 -
The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory, 320 pages
Option 3 - Read a book with the letters G-I-D (Get It Done) in the title and/or authors name. GID is found in the title the weDdInG.
Link to PB edition: The Wedding Party
412 + 320 = 732 pages
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 340 points
Tasks completed: 21
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Brooklyn15.7 – Rogue
Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in ROGUE ONE and by an author with at least one initial that can also be found in ROGUE ONE.
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Points this post: 15
Total points: 795/1050
Tasks completed: 45/59
Books read: 59
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
Brooklyn30.2 – An Ode to Sarabelle!
Option 1: Read a nonfiction book with a MPG of science or health.
The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esmé Weijun Wang
MPG of health; approved in help thread (message #26)
Option 3: Read a book with a 1-word title that contains exactly 4 letters.
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Points this post: 30
Total points: 825/1050
Tasks completed: 46/59
Books read: 61
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
Thanks, Mods, for another great season!
25.4 - Andy P.'s task: Authors That Work Well TogetherChoose two books, written by two different authors, whose combined initials can be put together to make a single word in English
Book 1:
400p.
Link to print: A Better Man
448p.
by Louise Penny
Book 2:
336p.
Link to print: The Spite Game
315p.
by: Anna Snoekstra
* This book was an ARC
Pages read kindle: 736
Pages read print: 764
L+P+A+S = SLAP
POINTS
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 355/1050
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 1
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:
Tasks Completed: 16
This is my last post for the challenge. Thanks everyone!
20.6 Midway through the YearOpt 1 - published this year 2019
The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump - pub Feb 2019
Total: 20
Total/challenge 255
Laurah3050.1 - Diane Whitney's task: Genre Tic-Tac-Toe
Book 1: Author's last name must begin with T, I or C.
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Fantasy genre
432 pages
Book 2: Author's last name must begin with T, A, or C.
The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov
Science fiction genre
208 pages
Book 3: Author's last name must begin with T, O or E.
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Historical fiction genre
529 pages -
Points this post: 50 points
Total points to date: 295 points
BB tickets this post: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 4
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date:3
Flutterby5.3 - Captain Jack Sparrow
Read a book where the first letter of the title begins with an R or a C.
Resurrection by Derek Landy
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 385
Total Tasks: 27
Sue T5.5 - Robin Hood
book by an author who shares a name with one of the 24 actors from this list that have played Robin Hood
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré - actor is John Derek
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 85/1050
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 8
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
That does it for me this round! As always thanks to the task creators and mods for another great season.
Sue T5.10 - Rhett Butler
Book of Choice
Lowcountry Boil by Susan M. Boyer
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 90/1050
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 9
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of Trouble
Option 2: Relative Fortunes by Marlowe Benn (MB is in REMBRANDT)
This task: 20 points
Total points: 660
Total BB: 5
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 29
Books read: 44