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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2020
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For my first book, I chose option 1 and read The Second Home, set primarily on Cape Cod (noted in the description). I read the kindle, linked to the hardback (no MMPB or PB).
For my second book, I chose option 5 and read Gone by Midnight. Thriller is the 4th MPB.
total points: 275
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Ann A's Task: Codenamesread 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.
Cocky Suit by Harlow Layne
coCKy SuIt = Sick
*Approved for length 7902
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 75
Total Tasks: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 5
Krista KY25.13 - SandyL's Task: Dog Days of Summer
This is a two book task. Please choose 2 different options and read a book for each.
Option 2: Read a book with all the letters of SIRIUS in the title - subtitles not included.
The Things We Wish Were True by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
Option 4: Read a book from one of these Summer or Beach Reads Lists:
Summer Beach Reads
Best Summer Romance Books
Summer List
REQUIRED: Include in your post the name of the list and the page number on which your book is found
Summerland by Elin Hilderbrand
Currently found on Summer Beach Reads List, page 1, number 15
Points this post: 25
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 13
Amy FL5.8 - Harry Potter Turns 40
Bright Side (first published in 2014)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 120
Amy FL10.1 - OK Boomer
Walk the Wire by David Baldacci
From GR author page: Born August 05, 1960
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130
Amy FL20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Ciprian's task: Mindfulness
Option 1:
Points this post: 20
Total points: 150
Amy FL20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Sunshine's Task: Springfield!
Option 3: The Third Victim (set in Oregon; 384 pages)
From author's website: An unspeakable act has ripped apart the idyllic town of Bakersville, Oregon...
Points this post: 20
Total points: 170
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.10 "You Like Me, You Really Like Me"
Sold by Patricia McCormick
As of posting 4.22 rating
Points this post: 10
Total points: 390
Tasks completed: 25/65
Books read: 31
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.1 Most Improved Player - Jen B - The One With All the Books
Option 6: If There Be Thorns by V.C. Andrews
Points this post: 20
Total points: 410
Tasks completed: 26/65
Books read: 32
Delicious Dee30.4 - Wayne's task: Brockian Ultra-Cricket
option 2 -
- ice hockey stick on cover could be used to hit somethingOption 3- My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 345
Bookwrm526Task #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. I chose the MPG Science and read The Nature of Life and Death: Every Body Leaves a Trace by Patricia Wiltshire.
Total points so far: 290
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennySummer 2020 Season
Task 30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Gardening Lessons
Option 1: Emily Dickinson/Gardener
* Read a book first published in December or May of any year.
Nature Calls published December 2012
approved for length in post 7900
Option 3: Peter Rabbit Tales
*As there are 23 original Peter Rabbit Tales, read a book whose page count contains a 2 and a 3. ex. 132, 223, 332, 320 Your book must have both a 2 and a 3 in the page count.
The Turn of the Key - 352 pages
Points this post: 30
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points this Season: 300
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
LAUREN JODI25.12 - Brooklyn's Task: It’s Auntie Time!
Option #1
Cold Malice by Toni Anderson
#8 in a series
Option #4:
Exposure by Dee Davis
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 165/1205
Total Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 12/65
5.1- See You at the MoviesRead a book written by an author who has one initial found in the word MOVIES.
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by (M)ichelle Alexander
Points this Task: 5
Total Points: 60/1205
Tasks Completed: 4/65
Total Books: 5
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
Task 30.5 – Sally M – Two of a KindOption 1 – RETELLINGS
Both books are retellings of the same story; original book Pride and Prejudice
Book 1 - Ayesha at Last
I listened to the audiobook / NO MMP / Paperback: Ayesha at Last - 368 pg
Book 2 - Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors
I listened to the audiobook / No MMP / Paperback; Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors 481 pg
Original post in help thread gives these two books as example for this task.
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 105 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
5.1 - See You at the MoviesRead a book written by a single author with at least one initial found in the word: MOVIES.
Book read: Confessions of a Queen B*
How it fits: Author's (Crista McHugh) last initial is M
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Total points: 205
Books read: 17
Tasks completed: 14
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 0
15.2 - The BAFTAsBook 1 – read a book where the author's name matches the name of the winner (name highlighted in blue) of the BAFTA for male leading actor (any year).
Book read: Afterworld
How it fits: Author (Michael James Ploof) has the same first name as Michael Caine
Book 2 - Read a book where the author's name matches the name of the winner (name highlighted in blue) of the BAFTA for female leading actress (any year)
Book read: Warm Bodies
How it fits: Author (Isaac Marion) has the same name as Marion Cotillard
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Total points: 220
Books read: 19
Tasks completed: 15
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 0
15.5 - 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.
Book read: Apple Strudel Alibi
How it fits: Oxford Tearoom Mysteries #8; I read first book (A Scone to Die For) in December 2017
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Total points: 235
Books read: 20
Tasks completed: 16
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 0
25.1 - Lois's Task: Hair LoveOption 2: Read a book with the main page genre Short Stories.
Book read: The Thirteen Problems
How it fits: MPG Short Stories
First published June 1932 - claiming 1 GO Ticket
Option 3: Read a book that is short, between 100-200 pages, inclusive.
Book read: If the Broom Fits
How it fits: 198 pages - PB Edition If the Broom Fits
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Total points: 260
Books read: 22
Tasks completed: 17
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 1
25.3 - Kaora's Task: Good Things Come In ThreesOne book option
Book read: Until the Sun Falls from the Sky
Pages - 510 (PB Edition - Until the Sun Falls from the Sky); claiming 1 BB Ticket
Option A: Read a book that has all the letters of THREE in the title (NOT SUBTITLE).
How it fits: all letters in the title
Option C: Read a book that is part of a trilogy or a 3 book series.
How it fits: Book 1 in a 3 book series (https://www.goodreads.com/series/8194...)
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Total points: 285
Books read: 23
Tasks completed: 18
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 1
Meera30.1 - Mazza1's Task: “STAY HOME / STAY SAFE”
Option 1:
Book 1: A. Read a book with a SINGLE word title
Stormsong by C.L. Polk
Book 2: A. Read a book with a title of 5 words or more
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 265
Total Tasks: 15
Books read: 19
Marina H10.1 - OK Boomer
Den grænseløse by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Author born August 2, 1950
546 pages - claiming 1 BB ticket
Points this post: 10
Total points: 140
Big book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 8
Marina H20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jen B - The One With All the Books
Option 6: The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny
Points this post: 20
Total points: 160
Big book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 9
Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe NICOLE OH30.1 Mazza1's Task: “STAY HOME / STAY SAFE”
Option 1
Book 1 A: Rodham
Book 2 A: Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe
Points this post: 30
Total points: 225
Joanne MI20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Ann A's Task: Codenames
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors
The word is Man iN harM's wAy
Points this task 20
Total Points 150
BB's 1
Joanne MI10.10 - "You Like Me, You Really Like Me"
Read a book with an average rating of at least 3.5
Storm Front - Average Rating is 4.01
Points this task 10
Total Points 160
BB's 1
Queen Bee Darlene5.7 Mysterious Women - female author that also has MPG Mystery, thriller, or dystopia
The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh The Weight of Blood
Mystery & Thriller genre
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 175
Queen Bee Darlene15.4 A Record Setting Leading Performer
Option 2: word in title/sub that matches word from Hepburn's Filmography & book written by female author
Night Road by Kristin Hannah Night Road
Filmography - Long Day's Journey into NIGHT
female author - Kristin Hannah
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 190
EMurphy30.11 Sandy's Task: Escape!
Option 3: History/Historical Fiction/Time Travel genre Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty
(Historical Fiction genre)
*Big Book Ticket +750 - 960 pages
Option 5: Book from one of the lists Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Page 1 of Best Lighthearted Literature list
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket +750: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 60
Books Read: 4
BB Ticket +750: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
30.1 - Mazza1's Task: “STAY HOME / STAY SAFE”OPTION 1
A. Read a book with a SINGLE word title
B. Read a book with a SINGLE person on the cover – it does not need to be a full figure, as long as it can be seen as a single person
C. Read a book that is STAND ALONE i.e. NOT part of a series
I read
RodhamThis book works for all 3 of the above options: it is a one word title; it has one person on the cover and it is NOT part of a series, AKA it is STAND ALONE.
AND
Book 2: This option is based on getting back to normal – however long that may take
B. Read a book with at least 5 people on the cover
I read
which has at least 5 people in the cover.points: 215
books read: 8
tasks completed: 6
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
pages read: 2972
25.12 - Brooklyn's Task: It’s Auntie Time!Option 1: For this option read a book that is part of a series. The book must be a whole number book in the series.
Pawn by T.M. Frazier
Book #2
Option 2: For this option read a book with a MPG of either Sports or Music.
Dirty Player by Gwyn McNamee
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 100
Total Tasks: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 7
NICOLE OH25.1 - Lois's Task: Hair Love
Option 3: Love, Creekwood 128 pages
Option 4: American Gods Volume 3: The Moment of the Storm (graphic novel)
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 250
Whimsie10.1 OK Boomer
Task: Read a book written by a single author who was born between 1946 and 1964 inclusive
Book Read: Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch
How it fits: Ben Aaronovitch was born in 1964. https://www.fantasticfiction.com/year...
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Points this post: 10
Total Points: 160
Tasks completed: 6
Whimsie20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jen B - The One With All the Books
Option 2: Monica
Task: Read a book with a competition as a central focus
Book Read: From Lukov with Love
How it fits: The two main characters are world class figure skaters who team up and work REALLY hard in order to compete in Worlds, as well as the events leading up to that. The book describes the intense practice schedule, injuries, etc. and the strong desire to win. Even the relationship is framed in the learning to be a "pair"
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Points this post: 20
Total Points: 180
Tasks completed: 7
G.Q. 15.5 - Again, Really?
Read a sequel from a series in which you've read book 1 before May 15.
I read The Amber Spyglass (the third book of the His Dark Material series by Philip Pullman. I finished the first book of the series, The Golden Compass, on May 2.
IL: UG BL: 6.7 AR Pts: 26.0
POINTS:
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 140
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 9
Sara G20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST –Joanne MI’s Task: Saturday Matinee
Option 1- Read a book from one of the following lists.
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
This book is on page 1 of the Kid Lit : films and T.V series adaptations list.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Sara G20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jen B - The One With All the Books
Option 6: Chandler
Read a book with the letters BE intact in the title, not subtitle. Letters can appear in any word, but they must appear in that order.
Minding Ben by Victoria Brown
MINDING BEN
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
10.4 - Ready For A CloseupRead a book with a central character or subject who is a professional actor or actress. Actor biographies and memoirs work.
You're on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir by Parker Posey
Parker Posey is an actress and You’re on an Airplane is her memoir.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 125
10.1 - OK BoomerA book by an author who was born between 1946 and 1964: Hideaway by Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts was born October 10, 1950
Points this post: 10
Total points: 230
10.4 - Ready For A CloseupA book with a central character who is a professional actor: Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years by Julie Andrews Edwards
Points this post: 10
Total points: 240
Task 25.6 - The Razzie Awardsoption 1: read a book with no person parts on the cover
The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story
option 4: read a book with author initials in LIFE
The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming
IF
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415 points
4 BB tix
Task 20.1 - The One With All the Booksoption 2: read a book with a competition as the focus
One to Watch
Reality TV dating competition "Main Squeeze" is the focus
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435 points
4 BB tix
JEN B5.1 - 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.
When We Were Vikings by Andrew David McDonald
M in McDonald
TOTAL POINTS: 240
TANYA D10.9-
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.
Song Chosen: Summer of ’69 by Bryan Adams
Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130
Big Book Tickets: 2
Nick KY15.3 Ford vs. Ferrari
Book 1. FERRARI in title/subitle -- I read Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
FER in FlowER
R in muRders
A in osAge
RI in bIRth
Book 2 -- FORD in author's name -- I read The AOC Way: The Secrets of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Success by Caroline Fredrickson -- FReDericksOn.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 310
Nick KY30.3 Ava Catherine's Gardening
Opt. 2. Page count contains a 2 and a 3. I read The Aquarian Conspiracy by Marilyn Ferguson. 324 pp.
Opt. 3. Author's inits in DISTRICT PARK. I read Call Girl Confidential: An Escort's Secret Life as an Undercover Agent by Rebecca Kade.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 340
KTKIZZIE10.1 - OK Boomer
Read a book written by a single author who was born between 1946 and 1964 inclusive.
Life After Life
REQUIRED: Kate Atkinson's birthday December 20, 1951
**I am also claiming a Big Book ticket -- this edition held 512 pages.**
Total points this task: 10
Total points claimed: 30
Total Tasks completed: 3
Total Golden oldies: 0
Total Big Book tickets: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(0)
Total books read: 5
25.12 - Brooklyn's Task: It’s Auntie Time!Option 1: For this option read a book that is part of a series.
American Vampire, Vol. 1
#1 in the American Vampire Series
Option 4: For this option, read a book with a title that begins with a letter in AMENS.
August: Osage County
August appears in Amens
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 100
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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For my first book, I chose option 1 and read The Deep by Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, and Jonathan Snipes - one book, not anthology or short stories, written by 4 authors.
For my second book, I chose option 2 and read The Puppet Masters. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top MMPB. First published in 1951, so prior to 2011.
total points: 245