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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2020
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
15.5 - Again, Really?A book in a series with a whole number greater than 1, in which I've already read book 1 before May 15: White Nights (Shetland Island #2) by Ann Cleeves
I read Raven Black (Shetland Island #1) on April 20, 2020.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 135
20.10 - Group ReadsNonfiction - Female Entrepreneurs
A Bookshop in Berlin
My comments is post #11 in the thread.
[POINTS]
This post: 20
Total points: 65
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 4
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets:
Blueberry30.3 opt 3: read a book whose page count contains a 2 and a 3.
Mudbound
opt 4: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK.
The Whip by Karen Kondazian
Pts: 30
Total pts: 230
Jayme(the ghostreader)20.8 codenames
Lioness Rampantby [author:Tamora Pierce|8596
Word: pint from lioness rampant
Task+ 20
Grand total:65
30.1 Mazzat’s Task- “Stay Home/ Stay Safe”Option 1 Book 1:
A. Read a book with a SINGLE word title.
Rebel by Beverly Jenkins
Option 1 Book 2:
C. Read a book that is part of a series of at least 5 books.
Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong ( 10 book series)
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 35/1205
Tasks Completed: 2/65
Total Books: 3
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Edit: sorry, it's been a while since I've participated. I'll resubmit my completed tasks in separate posts downthread5.1 - See You at the Movies
Wildwood by Colin Meloy
IL: MG BL: 6.3 AR pts: 19
10.10 - "You Like Me, You Really Like Me"
When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds
15.6. The Red Carpet.
Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
(the ship)20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST –Joanne MI’s Task: Saturday Matinee
Option 2:
by Riley Sager20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Sunshine's Task: Springfield!
Option 1:
by Malcolm X (Pages 366, 190,000+ ratings)20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Ann A's Task: Codenames
by Caitlin Doughty (word: mete) 20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Eureka!
Option 1:
by Ann Leckie (the book features ships and stations that are run by AIs)POINTS:
Points This Post: 110
Points Total: 110
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 7
Task 25.4 - Staying at Homebook 1: read a book I've had since before Jan 2020
Prince of Fools
I've had this since Dec 2017
502 pages - claiming a BB tix
book 2: read a book published Mar - Jul 2020
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
published 24 Mar 2020
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250 points
4 BB tix
Marina H20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Ciprian's task: Mindfulness
Option 1:
by Maj SjöwallPoints this post: 20
Total points: 115
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 6
Bookwrm52610.9 - Turn It Up
Pick one song from this list of 50 Best Summer Songs, using that song, read a book with title of at least 3 words where the first letter of every title word appears in the song title. I picked the song "The Boys of Summer" and read The Fisher of Bones by Sarah Gailey (T in the, FO in of, B in boys).
Total points so far: 210
Sandra5.1 - See You at the Movies
The Girl Beneath the Sea by Andrew Mayne
Author initials are AM. M is in MOVIES.
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 5
Amy B20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jen B
This is a one book task. REQUIRED: In your post, specify which option you used.
Option 2: Monica - Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) with a competition as a central focus. A competition must have a defined set of rules and a winner.
REQUIRED: In your post, explain how your book fits the task
Goldby Chris Cleave (page 1 of the Competition Books list, book is about two MC competing in the Olympics in cycling)
This Task: 20 points
To Date: 115 points
Sandra5.2 - I'd Watch That
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
This book is #13 on page #1.
AR Bookfinder designation:
IL: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 9.0
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 10
Sandra5.3 - World Cinema
Swimming Home by Deborah Levy
This book is set in France.
According to list, the total number of English speakers in France is 39%.
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 15
Sara G20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Ciprian's task: Mindfulness
Option 3. Read a book (A) first published in 2002 or (b)having the author's first and last initials in SOLARIS.
White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India by William Dalrymple
This book was first published in 2002.
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback (no MMPB) here has 580 pages.
**White Mughals is a Big Book (580 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Sandra5.5 - Summer Blockbusters
Some Choose Darkness by Charlie Donlea
The word 'darkness' appears in the title 'Star Trek Into Darkness' which is #71 on the list.
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 20
Sandra5.6 - Somebody Set the Clock
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich
VCR: VOICES FROM CHERNOBYL
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 25
Sandra5.7 - Mysterious Women
The Furies by Katie Lowe
Female author with MPG 'Thriller'
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 30
Janice CA15.6. The Red Carpet.
Book cover shows something red.
red object: barn
My Gentle Barn: A Place of Hope by Ellie Laks
+15
total: 45
tasks: 2
books: 3
NICOLE OH15.3 - Ford v. Ferrari
Option 2: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet F in of, E in hotel, two R's in corner, A in and, R in bitter and I in bitter! by Jamie Ford
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 125
NICOLE OH20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Ann A's Task: Codenames
Teaching With the Instructional Cha-Chas: Four Steps to Make Learning Stick
My word is CHEAT, which was spelled using one letter from each word in the title. Approved in Help thread. :)
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 145
NICOLE OH25.2 - Simone's Task: Children of the Apocalypse!
OPTION 1: The Outsider by Stephen King
OPTION 5: Unwind approved in help thread for this task!
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 170
NICOLE OH30.9 - Beth NC Task: Let’s Go Have Some Summer Fun
Option 1: The Perfect Couple set on Nantucket
Option 3: More Myself: A Journey by Alicia Keys approved in help thread for this task.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 200
10.1 - OK BoomerRead a book written by a single author who was born between 1946 and 1964 inclusive.
I listened to The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney who was born May 10, 1947
This book has Children's as a Main page genre:
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6.0
New Points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 80
Rockynook15.9 - Facts Matter!
nonfiction with MPG of geography, entertainment, history, arts or literature, science or nature, sports or leisure.
The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction by Michel Foucault
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 115
Joanna T15.9 - Facts Matter
Never a City So Real: A Walk in Chicago by Alex Kotlowitz
MPG = history
Points this post: 15
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Total points: 70
BB: 2
GO: 0
G.Q.5.1 - See You at the Movies
Author needs one initial found in the word MOVIES.
Wildwood by Colin Meloy
IL: MG BL: 6.3 AR pts: 19
POINTS:
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 5
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 1
G.Q. 10.10 - "You Like Me, You Really Like Me"
Read a book with an average rating of at least 3.5.
When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds
POINTS:
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 15
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 2
15.6. The Red Carpet.Read a book with something red on the cover.
Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
(the ship on the cover is red).POINTS:
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 30
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 3
G.Q. 20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST –Joanne MI’s Task: Saturday Matinee
Option 2: Read a book with the MPG of Horror.
by Riley SagerPOINTS:
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 50
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 4
G.Q. 20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Sunshine's Task: Springfield!
Option 1: Read a book with over 15,000 Goodreads ratings.
by Malcolm X (Pages 366, 190,000+ ratings)POINTS:
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 70
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 5
G.Q. 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Ann A's Task: Codenames
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty (word: mete)
POINTS:
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 90
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 6
G.Q. 20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Eureka!
Option 1: Read a book in which AI is central to the plot.
by Ann Leckie (the book features ships and stations that are run by AIs)POINTS:
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 110
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 7
Task 10.5 - From A to ZBook: Wonderland by Zoje Stage
Finished 6/23
Points this task: 10
Total points: 345
Kathy KS15.6. The Red Carpet.
Read a book with something red on the cover.
REQUIRED: In your post, include the cover and specify the "something red."
Mouth Brimming Over: Poems, by Roy J. BeckemeyerRed-winged blackbird has RED on its wing.
*****
Points for this task: 15
Total points : 150
Tasks completed: 8
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Krista KY10.10 - "You Like Me, You Really Like Me"
Read a book with an average rating of at least 3.5.
The Bright Side of Going Dark by Kelly Harms
Rated 3.96 currently.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 11
5.5 Summer Blockbusters84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
The word ROAD is from the movie Mad Max, Fury ROAD
Claiming as my one book between 80-99 pages
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 120
Total Books Read: 8
Total Tasks Completed: 7
Total Pages Read: 1539
Big Books Read: 0
Task 30.9 - Beth NC Task: Let’s Go Have Some Summer FunOption 5: Only Ever Her, finished 6/23
Option 6: Heat & Light, finished 6/4. Set in Pennsylvania (covered in GR description)
Points this task: 30
Total points: 375
30.1 - Mazza1's Task: “STAY HOME / STAY SAFE”Option 1, Book 1A, a book with a single-word title: Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld
Option 1, Book 2A, a book with a title of 5 words or more: Sunrise on Half Moon Bay by Robyn Carr
Points this post: 30
Total points: 165
5.1 - See You at the MoviesRead a book written by a single author with at least one initial found in the word: MOVIES. Any initial (first, middle, last) may be used.
I read Fire and Ice by Erin Hunter. Her initials E is found in the word moviEs.
Here is the AR info: Hunter, Erin
AR Quiz No. 70122 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11.0
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP, VP
Book Rating Rating: 4.0
points: 75
books read: 5
tasks completed: 4
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
pages read: 1941
LAUREN JODI5.8 - Harry Potter Turns 40
When the Duke Was Wicked by Lorraine Heath
Published in 2014
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 125/1205
Total Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 10/65
LAUREN JODI15.9 - Facts Matter!
Everyday Watercolor: Learn to Paint Watercolor in 30 Days by Jenna Rainey
Confirmed in post #25 of the help thread.
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 140/1205
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 11/65
Task 30.5 - Two of a Kindoption 2A: read 2 books from the same series
book 1: Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors
book 2: Recipe for Persuasion
#1 & 2 in the Raje series
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280 points
4 BB tix
Sophie20.6 Opt 1: More than 15,000 ratings
Wait for It by Mariana Zapata
34,706 ratings
BB claim: 670p
Total: 90
BB: 2
Sophie20.8 Make 1 word using an equal number of letters from each word in the title
The Unquiet by J.D. Robb
Word TENT (te from the, nt from unquiet)
Total: 110
SophieOpt 20.4 opt 4 New series to you
Special Agent Francesca by Mimi Barbour
1st book in a series that is new to me
Total: 150
Mod
5.8 - Harry Potter Turns 40
First published 1940: Death at the Dog by Joanna Cannan
I read the kindle Death at the Dog
total = 120
Mod
10.5 - From A to Z
AZ in author: Bones In The River by Zoë Sharp
I read the kindle Bones In The River
total = 130
Mod
10.7 - What Angels Eat
Set in Italy: Friends in High Places by Donna Leon
I read the kindle Friends in High Places
total = 140
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15.9 - Facts Matter!
Read a nonfiction book with one of the original trivial pursuit genres listed on its main page - geography, entertainment, history, arts or literature, science or nature, sports or leisure.
Virgin Land: The American West as Symbol and Myth with MPG of history
Points this post: 15
Total points: 110
Big Book: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 6