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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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Laurah3020.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Sara G's task: Roller Coasters
Opt 1 Read a book with the number "60" intact in the page count.
Anna Karenina published 1877
960 pages
claiming 1 GO ticket
Claiming 2 BB tickets'
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 20 points
GOs this post: 1
Total GOs to date: 1
BB this post: 2
Total BBs: 2
Mod
I read When the Ground Is Hard - I read the kindle version, linked to the hardcover (no MMPB or PB)
ROGU in Ground
E in When
Total points: 90
Diana K.10.7 - Smile! Read a book with the main page genre Fairy Tales, standalone or embedded.
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
Total points: 120
trishhartuk5.4 James Bond
Read a book identified on Goodreads as a book in a series with a number that includes a 7.
Wrong Side of the Claw (Mystic Notch #7), by Leighann Dobbs
Ebook only. Verified here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 1
Nick KY20.9 Meghan Rae’s Country
Opt. 3. History. I read a book 1st published in 2017, a date with a 1 and a 7 in it – Hugh Casey: The Triumphs and Tragedies of a Brooklyn Dodger by Lyle Spatz.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 115
loafer20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
Option 1: STONEWALL
Read a book with a title of at least three words where all initial letters of the words are found in THE STONEWALL RIOT.
Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence
the StonewALl riot
claiming "golden oldie" - published in 1913
claiming "big book" - mmpb: Sons and Lovers 504 pp.
points: 20
total: 40
GO: 1
BB: 1
LAVENDER20.01 - Most Improved Player - Perletwo's task: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!
Option 1
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in either GERT FROBE or AURIC GOLDFINGER.
I listened to Barsoom Series Collection by Edgar Rice Burroughs on AUDIBLE, which contains the book The Warlord of Mars.
There are 158 pages in the MMPB: The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
EB found in GERT FROBE
I am claiming a Golden Oldie for this book first published in 1914
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 45
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
LAVENDER20.10 - Group Reads
I read Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin #1) by Robin LaFevers
I posted in the group reads thread for the book (message 12).
I am claiming a Big Book for this book at 549 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 65
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 1
Bookwrm526Task #20.4 - 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. Subtitles should be ignored. I read In the Days of Rain: A Daughter, a Father, a Cult by Rebecca Stott (ITDO from expedition, R from everest).
Total points so far: 110
Jasmiina F15.6 - Happy Birthday, Authors!:
Read a book written by an author born in June, July, or August:
Myöhempien aikojen pyhiä by Juha Itkonen.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Queen Bee Darlene20.3 Best Review Contest - Paul's task: Cugel
Title/sub contains all the letters in CUGEL
Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits by Reese Witherspoon Whiskey In a Teacup
C in teacup
U in teacup
G in Growing
E in whiskey
L in Life
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 30
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)15.3 - Stonewall 50
Option 1: Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book with the MPG LGBT.
Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family
LGBT is a MPG
Read June 2 2019
Book 2: Read a book with the word "Pride" in the title/subtitle or series title.
Pride and Prejudice
"Pride" in the title.
Read June 14 2019
Request 1 Golden Oldie Ticket (Published 1813)
This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 185 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
Louise B20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
I chose option 2: the Icons
A book by a single author whose initials can be found in either MARSHA P JOHNSON or SYLVIA RIVERA.
The Blackhouse by Peter May
PM found in Martha P Johnson
Points this task: 20
Number of tasks completed: 1
Total points to date: 20
Delicious Dee30.8 -TessaVanessa's task: Double Up
The Bargain - Julia Templeton
The Bargain - Mary Jo Putney
Julia Templeton shares Julia DeVillers
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 85
Jen K5.2 - Indiana Jones
Looking for Alaska by John Green
State Name: Alaska
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Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 25
Tasks completed: 3
BB tickets requested this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
Golden Oldies requested this post: 0
Golden Oldies to date: 0
ElaineL20.2 Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of Trouble
Required: State the option chosen when you post.
Option 2: Read a book by an author whose initials are found in REMBRANDT.
Hidden Star by Nora Roberts
Required: State the name chosen when you post.
rembRaNdt
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 330
Barbara ★15.4 - Fourth of July
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.
Ocean Light - Nalini Singh (title is white) 6/10
Book 2: Read a book that was first published in July of any year.
The Staff and the Blade - Elizabeth Hunter (published July 10, 2016) 6/14
Points this task: 15
Total points: 35
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of TroubleOption 2: We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews
author's initials (DA) found in REMBRANDT
Total points: 30 + 20 = 50
ElaineL5.3 Captain Jack Sparrow
Read a book where the first letter of the title begins with a C.
Captive Star
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 335
Queen Bee Darlene20.1 Most Improved Player - Perletwo's task: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!
Option 1: author initials in GERT FROBE
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America
gert froBE
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 50
20.10 - Group ReadsNon-Fiction—Ancient Civilizations: The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney
discussion post #9
Points this post: 20
Total points: 75
Louise B25.4 - Andy P.'s task: Authors That Work Well Together
The combined page count for both books must be 501 or greater.
Two books, written by two different authors, whose combined initials can be put together to make a single word in English.
Book 1: A Baker Street Wedding by Michael Robertson
I read the ebook but have linked to the hardcover (no pbk)
Book 2: A Most Novel Revenge by Ashley Weaver
I read the ebook but have linked to the paperback.
Author initials MR and AW make the word WARM.
291+320 pages.
Points this task: 25
Number of tasks completed: 2
Total points to date: 45
Cordelia25.6 Birthday "one"
Option one: The Governesses by Anne Serre
Option two: The Freedom Artist by Ben Okri
368 pages
Points: 25
Total points: 105
30.7Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys
1. Red Knight Falling by Craig Schaefer
336 pages
"Red" 13. "Blood Red Roses" – Sting Disc 1
2. The Adventures of Brother Arcadius and Pangur Ban: 11 Tales by Margaret Nagel
354 pages
"Margaret" 23."The Cry of Man" – Mary Margaret O'Hara Disc 1
Task points: 30
Total points: 120
JUKKA20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter – Kristina Simon's task: On a Roll
I rolled a 1, so HISTORICAL FICTION or HISTORY.
Option A: Book with one of the rolled genres on the main page, whose writer's initials are found in the genre names.
Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction by Alec Nevala-Lee has the genre History. Author's initials AN or ANL are in Historical Fiction.
At 544 pages in paperback, I'm also claiming a Big Book ticket.
Total Points: 80/1050
Total Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 8/59
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 0
LAUREN JODI 20.10 - Group Reads
Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
Page #: 549
Discussion Post #11
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 45/1050
Big Book Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 2/59
PegW5.8 - Arya Stark
Read a book with "wolf" or "wolves" intact in the title, subtitle, series title or author's name.
The Wolf in the Whale
I am claiming one Big Book ticket, this book having 544 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 25
Tasks Completed: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 5
Amy MK25.4 - Andy P.'s task: Authors That Work Well Together
Choose two books, written by two different authors, whose combined initials can be put together to make a single word in English.
Requirement: combined page count 501 or more
Book 1: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley (386 pages)
Book 2: Passion on Park Avenue by Lauren Layne (288 pages)
Alan Bradley (AB) and Lauren Layne (LL)= BALL
Total page count =674
Total points this post: 25
Total points to date: 25
Amy MK20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option 3: History
2 of the numbers 1,7,6,8 in year first published
Look Alive Twenty-Five
Published in 2018 (1,8)
Total points this post: 20
Total points to date: 45
Amy MK20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
1 option, page count greater than 300
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in either MARSHA P JOHNSON or SYLVIA RIVERA.
The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson
Initials MJ found in Marsha P Johnson
384 pages
Total points this post: 20
Total points to date: 65
Kim O15.8 - Rogues' Gallery Read a book with the MPG Mystery, Thriller, or Suspense that has a portrait on the cover.
Points this task: 15
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 4
Ava Catherine30.8 -TessaVanessa's task: Double Up
Book 1: A Certain Slant of Light by Margaret Wander Bonanno
Book 2: A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
Margaret Bonanno (book 1) shares a name with Margaret Smith
total=320
30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively ObsessedOption 2: Read a book with a masted sailing ship on the cover
I listened to an audio version of Billy Budd
Cover of the edition I listened to is
***Claiming Golden Oldie Ticket, first published in 1924***
Option 3: Read a non-fiction book with a main page genre that includes History
Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem
New Points: 30
Total Challenge Points: 90
GO's: 1
Ava Catherine30.7 -Dulcinella's task: Rogues All Over the Place
Option 4: Choose one of the 25 rogues listed and read a biography about them. (selected Oscar Wilde)
Oscar Wilde by Richard Ellmann 680 pages
Option 5: Read a book from the list: Lock and Key.
The Quality of Mercy by Barry Unsworth 304 pages
#36 page 1 on list
680+304=984 total pages
total=350
Jen K20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
Option 3: The Lammys
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
Page 2 of List: Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Nonfiction (2018)
306 pages > 300 pages
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Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 45
Tasks completed: 4
BB tickets requested this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
Golden Oldies requested this post: 0
Golden Oldies to date: 0
Andy P.Task # 5.8 - Arya Stark
Read a book with "wolves" intact in the title,
Throw Me to the Wolves by Patrick McGuinness
Points this post: 5
Total points: 60
Ava Catherine30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively Obsessed
Option 2: Read a book with a masted sailing ship on the cover.
Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 by Nathaniel Philbrick
Option 3: Read a non-fiction book with a main page genre that includes History.
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick mpg history users 1663
total=380
Ava Catherine30.4 - ElaineL's task: School’s Out!
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase, “NO SUMMER SCHOOL FOR ME”
Christy by Catherine Marshall 501 pages
author's initials=CM found in suMmer sChool
Option 3: Read a book with the letters G-I-D (Get It Done) in the title and/or authors name.
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker 341 pages
GID in GIant aberDeen
501+341=742 total pages
total=410
Ava Catherine5.4- James Bond
Read a book with seven, seventh, 7, or 7th INTACT in the title or subtitle or a book identified on Goodreads as a book in a series with a number that includes a 7.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
total=415
Ava Catherine5.8 - Arya Stark
Read a book with "wolf" or "wolves" intact in the title, subtitle, series title or author's name.
Wolf: The Lives of Jack London by James L. Haley
total=420
ElaineL20.10 Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season.
Sleeping Giants
Required: You must participate in the book's discussion thread with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
My discussion post can be found here
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 355
15.6 - Happy Birthday, Authors!Celebrate by reading a book written by an author born in June, July, or August.
Book read: Insurgent
How it fits: Author (Veronica Roth) was born in August: Wikipedia
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Total points: 95
Books read: 7
Tasks completed: 7
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Joanne MITask 5.5 Read a book written by an author who shares a name with one of the 24 actors from this list that have played Robin Hood
Assassin's Apprentice byRobin Hobb
Same name as Actor Robin Dunne # 23 on the list
Points this task 5
Total points 20
ElaineL20.5 Bigger is Better - Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE 2019
Required: State the option you chose when you post.
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in MARSHA P JOHNSON.
Secret Star by Nora Roberts
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 375
30.4 - ElaineL's task: School’s Out!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.
Kneading to Die by Liz Mugavero (333 Pages)
Option 3 - Read a book with the letters G-I-D (Get It Done) in the title and/or authors name.
Midnight Snacks are Murder (371 Pages)
Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 40
Total Tasks: 3
Golden Oldies:
Big Book:
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!
Buried in the Stacks (325 Pages)
Rolled 5, 2, 3
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 50
Total Tasks: 4
Golden Oldies:
Big Book:
PegW10.3 - Summer Reading
Read one of the books from the Goodreads Staff Summer Reading Lists.
And Then There Were None from Monica Meng Guerrero's list.
Claiming one Golden Oldie, first published in 1939
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 35
Tasks Completed: 5
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 5
5.9 - Sir John FalstaffRead a Fiction book with a main page genre that includes History or Historical.
Caroline: Little House, Revisited
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 55
Total Tasks: 5
Golden Oldies:
Big Book:
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10.2 He's a Classic!
Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in RHETT BUTLER.
Seraphina, Rachel Hartman
RHett
Big book: 528pg
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: No
Big Book: 1 - Seraphina is 528pg (500+ x 1)
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 1