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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2020
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.9 - Take Me Away
Book Club by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum
This book has a MPG of "Humor" shelved by 42 people.
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 5 points
Tasks completed: 1
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Meera20.5 - Bigger is Better - MegSCL's Task: Cover Tropes
Option 1: Back to the History
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThis post: 20 points
Total Points to Date: 25
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
10.6 - Get CountedBook: The Turn of the Key, finished 6/3
Pages: 337
Points this task: 10
Total points: 20
Bookwrm526Task #5.1 - See You at the Movies
Read 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 Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (just in case, because sometimes it shows Children as an MPG, the AR Bookfinder IL is MG+).
Total points so far: 20
Julia1035.7 - Mysterious Women
Message from Malaga by Helen MacInnes
MPG Thriller
This post: 5 points
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Queen Bee Darlene5.2 I'd Watch That - from Books that should be made into movies list
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli Stargirl #29 on list
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 15
hoodoomends5.5 - Summer Blockbusters
× a word in the title/subtitle that matches with one in the title of one of the 75 Best Summer Blockbusters of All Time ×
Nem Preto Nem Branco, Muito Pelo Contrário
(Preto is "black" in Portuguese / matches with Men in Black)
×-×-×-×-×
This post
Points: 5
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 15
GO: 1
BB: -
Task 5.9 - Take Me AwayRead a book with the MPG Humor.
I Remember Nothing: and Other Reflections (2010) by Nora Ephron (Hardcover, 137 pages)
00 + 05 = 05
Tasks Completed: 01
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 00 + 05 = 05
Books read: 01
Pages read: 137
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 00
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Ciprian's task: MindfulnessOption 1. Read a book that has one or more stools, chairs, armchairs, benches, tables, hangers, shoe racks or cabinets on the cover.
Going Off Script by Jen Wilde
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies:
Bigger is Better:
Season Total: 35
LaureY5.7 - Mysterious Women
Read a book written by a female author that ALSO has the MPG Mystery, Thriller, or Dystopia.
The Cat Who Turned On and Off by Lilian Jackson Braun
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Total Books: 3
Total Tasks: 3
TANYA D10.3 -
Read a NONFICTION book that includes the letters CNN, at least one C and two Ns, in the title and/or subtitle.
Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island by Regina Calcaterra
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 10
TANYA D15.9 -
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.
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
MPGs of non-fiction and science
Points this post: 15
Total points: 25
Bookwrm526Task #20.8 - Codenames
Read one book with a title (subtitles excluded) consisting of at least two words you can ‘link’ by forming a new word using letters in the title. The new word must be at least three letters long and you must use an EQUAL number of letters from each title word. I read Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change by Stacey Abrams. The linking word is left, L from leading, E from outside, F from from, T from the).
Total points so far: 40
JEN B10.2 - “A Boy's Best Friend Is His Mother.”
Read a book with a main page genre Horror or Thriller.
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
TOTAL POINTS: 10
Bookwrm526Task #5.6 - Somebody Set the Clock
Read a book with the letters VCR found in any order in the title/subtitle, series title, and/or author's name. I read Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton (VC in vicious, R in raisin).
Total points so far: 45
Oma122910.6 - Get Counted
Read a book that has a number of pages that can be found in 3,939,326 and/or 16 and/or 17 (Ohio, the 17th state) . Numbers may only be used as often as they appear in 39393261617.
Thoreau at Walden by John Porcellino
112 pages
Total Points-20/1205
Total Tasks-3/65
Golden Oldie Books-(2)
Big Books-500-749(1);750-999(1); 1000+()
Julia10320.10 - Group Reads
A Bookshop in Berlin: The Rediscovered Memoir of One Woman's Harrowing Escape from the Nazis
My reactions are in post #2 of discussion thread.
This post: 20 points
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Andy P.Task # 5.9 - Take Me Away
Read a book with the MPG Humor
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
humor second listed MPG
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Helen B10.2 - “A Boy's Best Friend Is His Mother.”
Treason's Tide by Robert Wilton
MPG thriller
Total points 10
Helen B20.4 - A Few of My Favorite Things
Option 4: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
This is #1 in the Dresden Files series and it is the first book I’ve read in the series.
Total points: 50
Elizabeth PTask 30.5 - Two of a Kind
Option Two A - Two books from the same series
Book 1:
Beard with Me by Penny Reid
Book 2:
Beard Necessities by Penny Reid
These are books #6 and 7 in the Winston Brothers series
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/series/1382...
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 30
Total Tasks: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 2
Delicious Dee25.7 - Jen K's Task: Jagged Little Pill
Option 2 - Marry in Scarlet - Anne Gracie - RR in Marry; NN in Anne
Option 4 - Gideon the Ninth - Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel in 2019
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 85
Krista KY30.1 - MAZZA1's Task: "STAY HOME / STAY SAFE"
Option 1
Book1C: Read a book that is STAND ALONE i.e. NOT part of a series
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Book 2A: Read a book with a title of five words or more
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 2
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Cindie’s Task: Small is a State of MindOption 3: Jersey Girls are Forever
Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich
❁ Janet Evanovich was born in South River, NJ according to her GRs profile ❁
Total points: 0 + 20 = 20
Jennifer KS10.6 Get Counted
Read a book that page #'s appear in 39393261617
Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain a Goodreads Author
It has 391 pages
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 10
Total Books Read: 1
Total Pages Read: 391
Big Books Read: 0
Goodreads Author 1
20.1 The One With All The BooksOption 1 Rachel
Read a book with a cake on the cover
Sarah Graves
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 30
Total Books Read: 2
Total Pages Read: 631
Big Books Read: 0
Goodreads Author 1
20.10 - Group ReadsRead ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season.
A Bookshop in Berlin
Discussion Thread posts #2 and #3.
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 20
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Julia1035.2 - I'd Watch That
The Horse and His Boy (on page 2 of the list, #144)
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8.0
This post: 25 points
Total points: 35
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Christine V20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Ann A's Task: Codenames
The Tower of Swallows
Linking word is SOOT
The tOwer Of Swallows
1 letter used from each word in the title
I read the Kindle edition. The top MMPB has 576 pages.
***Claiming one Big Book Ticket***
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
PegW15.5 - Again, Really?
Read a book in a series with a whole number greater than 1, in which you’ve already read book 1 before May 15.
I read Natchez Burning which is #4 in the Penn Cage series.
I read book 1 - The Quiet Game in November 2019.
Claiming 2 Big Book tickets - 791 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Big Book: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 1
Kathy KS20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST –Joanne MI’s Task: Saturday Matinee
Option 3 - Read a book with a MPG of Espionage or Thriller.
The Word Is Murder, by Anthony Horowitz
MPG: Thriller > Mystery Thriller 138 users
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 20
Tasks completed: 1
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Kathy KS5.10 - Carefree Summer Days
Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
The Madison Effect: An Inspiring Culture of Call, by Gary Robbins
This is my one book with pages between 80-99. (90 pages)
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 25
Tasks completed: 2
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
10.7 What Angels EatRead a book set at least 50% in a top producing watermelon location.
Pemberley Ranch by Jack Caldwell
This book takes place in Texas.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Julia103Reposting to add Golden Oldie ticket. No change in points.
20.10 - Group Reads
A Bookshop in Berlin: The Rediscovered Memoir of One Woman's Harrowing Escape from the Nazis
My reactions are in post #2 of discussion thread.
This was first published in 1945, so claiming one GO ticket.
This post: 20 points, 1 GO ticket
Total points: 35
GO tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
LAUREN JODI20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Sunshine's Task: Springfield!
Option 1: Apprentice in Death by J.D. Robb
Ratings: 19, 195
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 40/1205
Total Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3/65
Joanne MI10.5 - From A to Z
Read a book with an A and Z in the title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
The Last Survivor: In Search of Martin Zaidenstadt
Points this task 10
Total Points 25
Queen Bee Darlene10.6 Get Counted
# of pages found in 3,939,326 and/or 16 and or 17
The Deep by Rivers Solomon The Deep
166 pages
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 15
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Eureka!Option 3: The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne
Cyril's life changes dramatically in many ways but the main one is (view spoiler)
Total: 20
Marina H20.4 - Golden Oldies - Shawn H's Task: A Few of My Favorite Things
Option 4: Roseanna by Maj Sjöwall
New series to me
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 1
Nick KY5/7 Mysterious Women
I read The Mysteries by Lisa Tuttle, female author, "Mystery" as GR genre.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 40
Elizabeth PTask 5.3 - World Cinema
Book set 50%+ in country where English speakers below 50%
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan
This book is set almost exclusively in Italy
At 513 pages, good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
Link: Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 35
Total Tasks: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 3
Oma12295.6 - Somebody Set the Clock
Read a book with the letters VCR found in any order in the title/subtitle, series title, and/or author's name. If using the author's name, your book must be written by a single author.
The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel by Diana Gabaldon
Total Points-25/1205
Total Tasks-4/65
Golden Oldie Books-(2)
Big Books-500-749(1);750-999(1); 1000+()
Oma12290.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Ann A's Task: Codenames
For this task, read one book with a title (subtitles excluded) consisting of at least two words you can ‘link’ by forming a new word using letters in the title. The new word must be at least three letters long and you must use an EQUAL number of letters from each title word. Letters may be in any position, but all words in the title must be used. Numbers (non-ordinal) in the title should be ignored.
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
The linking word is THINGS
One letter used in each word
T-The
H-The
I-In
N=Man
G-High
S-Castle
Total Points-45/1205
Total Tasks-5/65
Golden Oldie Books-(2)
Big Books-500-749(1);750-999(1); 1000+()
30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Gardening LessonsOption 2: Beatrix Potter/Gardener
Death of a Celebrity by M.C. BeatonScotland
and
Option 4: Beatrix Potter Legacy
They Won't Be Hurt by Kevin O'Brien60
Delicious Dee25.1 - Lois's Task: Hair Love
Option 1 - Love Hard
Option 4 - Prison Island: A Graphic Memoir - shelved as Sequential Art>Graphic Novels by 111ppl
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 110
Elizabeth PTask 10.4 - Ready for a Closeup
Book with main character who is actor/actress
Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James
Main male character is an actor
Excerpt from book, as seen on this link: https://juliejames.com/books/just-the...
“As you likely are aware, Bill does tax work for most of the big names in Hollywood. One of his clients, an actor, is about to start filming a legal thriller. He’s asked to work with one of our litigators to get a feel for how real lawyers act in the courtroom. You know, demeanor, where to stand, those kinds of things.”
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 45
Total Tasks: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 4
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Book: The Jetsetters, finished 6/4
How it fits: Lee is actress (almost famous per GR description)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 10