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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Sara G's task: Roller CoastersOption 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.
Vengeance in Death
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 75
Total Tasks: 6
Golden Oldies:
Big Book:
SCHATZIE5.7 - Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights
--book from given list
----my book found on pg. 1
Frostbite
Challenge Total: 105
SCHATZIE5.8 - Arya Stark
--"wolf" in author's name
A Reluctant Queen: The Love Story of Esther
by Joan Wolf
Challenge total: 110
SCHATZIE10.3 - Summer Reading
--book from given list
---staffer name: Margo Throckmorton
The Home Edit: A Guide to Organizing and Realizing Your House Goals
Challenge Total: 120
SCHATZIE10.5 - Family Reunions
--family relationship title in title
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
Challenge Total: 130
SCHATZIE10.10 - Juneteenth
--book from given list: mine found on pg. 2
Secret Daughter
by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Challenge Total: 140
SCHATZIE15.8 - Rogues' Gallery
--mpg mystery and portrait on cover
Perfect Scoundrels
Challenge Total: 155
20.6 - MIDWAY THROUGH THE YEAR OPTION 3 -
TOTAL POINTS - 135
NICOLE OH10.1 - Can You Spell Rogue?
There's Something About Sweetie all letters of ROGUE found in title
Points this post: 10
TOTAL POINTS: 10
Coralie10.1 Can you spell Rogue?
Book with all the letters in rogue in its title
R & O in mOnsteRs, G in Gods, U in lUcky, E in pEach
Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach
Total to date 10 points
Coralie20.2 Staying out of Trouble
Option 2: Worth a Thousand Words
Book by an author whose initials are found in piCaSso
Equoid by Charles Stross
Total to date 30 points
JUKKA5.1 - Han Solo
Book whose author's initials are in MILLENNIUM FALCON.
Swamp Thing, Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing by Alan Moore
Total Points: 85/1050
Total Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 9/59
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 0
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Sara G's task: Roller Coasters
Option 1: Busch Gardens Tampa. Read a book with the number "60" intact in the page count.
Ghost Wall Audiobook
Ghost Wall Paperback 160 Pages
This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 205 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
NICOLE OH10.2 - He's a Classic!
From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke T found in Rhett, L found in Butler
Points this post: 10
TOTAL POINTS: 20
NICOLE OH 15.3 - Stonewall 50
Book 1: Let's Talk About Love MPG LGBT
Book 2: Pride (pride in title)
Points this post: 15
TOTAL POINTS: 35
NICOLE OH15.9 - Summer Lovin'
Where the Crawdads Sing My word is where (found in the lyric "that's where it ends")
Points this post: 15
TOTAL POINTS: 50
NICOLE OH15.10 - Summer Months
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone six words in title
AR Book Finder info: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12.0
Points this post: 15
TOTAL POINTS: 65
Ava Catherine5.5 - Robin Hood
Read a book written by an author who shares a name with one of the 24 actors from the given list that have played Robin Hood.
actor=Don Taylor shares name with Taylor Brown
Gods of Howl Mountain by Taylor Brown
total=425
Ava Catherine5.9 - Sir John Falstaff
Read a Fiction book with a main page genre that includes History or Historical.
Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep mpg history 60 users
total=430
Ava Catherine10.2 - He's a Classic!
Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in RHETT BUTLER.
Mercy Snow by Tiffany Baker
author's initials TB in rhetT Butler
total=440
trishhartuk10.3 Summer Reading
Read one of the books from the Goodreads Staff Summer Reading Lists.
Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyami
Read the kindle edition. Top PB here (531pg)
Recommended by Gabriel Sevilla, Goodreads Expert
Big Book: 531pg = 500+ x 1 ticket
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: No
Big Book: Yes - 500+ x 1
Total Points: 120
Tasks Completed: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 2
Ava Catherine10.5 - Family Reunions
Read a book with the word "family" or one of the listed family relationship titles in the title/subtitle.
Running in the Family by Michael Ondaatje
total=450
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.4 Too Busy to Read?
Small Kingdoms and Other Stories by Charlaine Harris.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 8/58
Books read: 10
Ava Catherine10.7 - Smile!
Read a book with the main page genre Fairy Tales, standalone or embedded.
Beastly by Alex Flinn
mpg fantasy>fairy tales 652 users
total=460
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.10 Juneteenth
The Secret of a Heart Note by Stacey Lee.
Found on pg 1 of list.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 9/58
Books read: 11
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.9 Summer Lovin'
Something Girl by Beth Goobie.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 10/58
Books read: 12
Ava Catherine10.8 - Roll the Dice
Read a book with the number of pages (+/- 10 pages) that you reach by arranging the 3 numbers from the dice.
number rolled=166
166+10=176
The Rose Tattoo by Tennessee Williams 176 pages
total=470
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.2 Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of Trouble
Option 2: All the Broken Pieces by Ann E. Burg.
rEmBrAndt
Points this post: 20
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 11/58
Books read: 13
Ava Catherine10.9 - Sing Along!
Read a book with 4 or more people on the cover.
Everybody Behaves Badly: The True Story Behind Hemingway’s Masterpiece The Sun Also Rises by Lesley M.M. Blume
total=480
Ava Catherine20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Megan Rae's task: The Country Show
Option 1: Livestock
Read a book with a farm animal on the cover.
The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood
by Sy Montgomerytotal=500
Mary P15.3 - Stonewall 50
Book 1: Read a book with the MPG LGBT.
The Warrior's Path by Catherine M. Wilson
Book 2: Read a book with the word "Pride" in the title/subtitle or series title.
Pride Mates by Jennifer Ashley
Points this task: 15
Total points: 140
Chris MD15.9 Summer Lovin'
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
"Where" matches a word in the line "It turned colder; that's where it ends"
Total points: 15
Chris MD20.3 Cugel
Read a book with a title/sub-title that contains ALL of the letters in the name "CUGEL."
An Unwilling Accomplice by Charles Todd
C in accomplice
U & G in unwilling
E & L in accomplice
Total points: 35
Chris MD20.4 Roller Coasters
Option 1: Read a book with the number "60" intact in the page count.
Death of a Hussy by M.C. Beaton
This book has 160 pages.
Total points: 55
Cait S5.10- Rhett Butlet
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 55
MAZZA15.5 - Robin Hood
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.
Required: State the actor's name.
Glory in Death Actor 18 David RObb
points this post = 5
Points to date = 165
Andy P.Task # 10.2 - He's a Classic!
. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in RHETT BUTLER.
November Road by Lou Berney
RHETT BUTLER
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70
MAZZA110.1 - Can You Spell Rogue?
Help Thread
Read a book with all of the letters in ROGUE in its title/subtitle.
A Dangerous Act of Kindness
E book verified in post 7479
points this post = 10
Points to date = 175
MAZZA110.2 - He's a Classic!
Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in RHETT BUTLER.
The Girl Who Came Out of the Woods Emily Barr
points this post = 10
Points to date = 185
MAZZA115.10 - Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title.
Miss Jane Austen's Guide to Modern Life's Dilemmas: Answers to Your Most Burning Questions About Life, Love, Happiness (and What to Wear) from the Great Novelist Herself
8 word title
points this post = 15
Points to date = 200
JUKKA10.5 - Family Reunions
Book with one of the listed family relationship words in title or subtitle.
Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers by Robert Rodi has the word "brother".
Total Points: 95/1050
Total Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 10/59
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 0
MAZZA120.10 - Group Reads`
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Grave Mercy
my post in thread is post 10
this book is 540 pages i am claiming a `bb ticket
Points this post = 20
points to date 220
BB tickets this post = 1
BB to date = 3
MAZZA130.8 -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. The spelling of the name must be the same but the name may be in any position. One qualifying author in a work by multiple contributors will work. All title words count but subtitles, symbols, and punctuation may be ignored. An ampersand (&) may be used as a substitute for the word "and."
Required: Specify the twin author/writer's name you are using when you post.
The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human
Nature
The Red Queen
twin name is Margaret from Agnes andMargaret Smith approved in help thread post 7
Points this post = 30
Points To date 250
MAZZA115.9 - 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.
Under the Knife
word UNDER in verse 5
Points to date = 265
JUKKA15.3 - Stonewall 50
Option 1: The two-book option.
Book 1: Book with main page genre LGBT.
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
Book 2: Book with "pride" in title, subtitle, or series title.
Runaways, Vol. 1: Pride and Joy by Brian K. Vaughan
On a Sunbeam is 533 pages in paperback, so claiming a Big Book ticket.
Total Points: 110/1050
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 11/59
Big Books Total: 3
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Delicious Dee30.2 -Schatzie's task: An Ode to Sarabelle!
Option 1 - Between Expectations: Lessons from a Pediatric Residency - shelved as health by 20ppl
Option 2 - Polar Bared
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 115
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I read A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult. It is 352 pages.
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 125
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 7