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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2020
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Amy B20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
❋Anthologies - Fiction
A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers by Victor LaValle
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.
Posted comment on book's discussion thread 7/1
This Task: 20 points
To Date: 135 points
Bookwrm526Task #15.10 - Let's Travel (Through Books)!
Read a book from one of these lists: Favourite Travel Books or Best Traveling Vicariously. I read Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing, which is on page one of the Favourite Travel Books list.
Total points so far: 305
LAUREN JODI5.1 - See You at the Movies
Calling the Plays by Marlee Wray
Approved for length in Post 7904 of the ebook verification thread.
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 170/1205
Total Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 13/65
Andy P.Task # 30.1 - Mazza1's Task: “STAY HOME / STAY SAFE”
Option 1. Book 1 A. Read a book with a SINGLE word title
Maestra by L.S. Hilton
Book 2. A. Read a book with a title of 5 words or more
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni
Points this post: 30
Total points: 215
Whitnie I 5.2 - I'd Watch That
Read a book found on the Books That Should Be Made Into Movies Listopia. Required: State which page the book can be found on when you post.
The Stand
Points this post - 5 Total Points - 5
I am claiming 3 Big Book tickets as the book is over 1000 pages
G.Q.30. 11 - Sandy's Task: Escape!
Option 1: Read a book with a MPG of Science Fiction or Fantasy.
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (351 pages)
Option 2: Read a book that is set at least 50% in a country you never visited.
Normal People by Sally Rooney (The setting of this book is Ireland, which I have yet to visit; 273 pages)
POINTS:
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 170
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 10
Whitnie I5.4 - Lights, Camera, Action!
Choose a Listopia with the word "Action" intact in the title of the list. Read a book from your chosen list.
Required: Include a LINK to the Listopia you used and, if the list has more than one page, state which page your book can be found on when you post.
I used the Best Action Adventure Novels: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...
The Bone Collector The book is found on page 1 #88.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book: 1
Whitnie I30. 11 - Sandy's Task: Escape!
Choose two of the following options, and read one book for each. REQUIRED: In your post, indicate which options you used.
Your two books combined should have at least 500 pages. No books with the main page genre children or kids may be used.
1. Escape to another world. Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Science Fiction Fantasy, standalone or embedded.
The Wishsong of Shannara - 512 Pages
2. Escape to another country. Read a book set at least 50% in a country you have never visited. State in your post that you have never visited the country. REQUIRED: If the setting is not clear in the GR description or metadata, include a link to a source establishing the setting.
The Shadow Revolution Takes Place in London 300 pages
I am requesting 1 Big Book Ticket for The Wishsong of Shannara
Total Points this post: 30
Total Points: 40
Golden Oldies - 0
Big Books - 2
Rockynook30.5 - Two of a Kind
Option 2, A: Read two books from the same series.
Cress and Fairest by Marissa Meyer (both part of the Lunar Chronicles)
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 205
Whitnie I 30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: "All I Really Need To Know”
Choose two options from the list below and read two books, one for each option.
Required: Indicate the options.
Option 3: To remember to finish what I begin.
Read the next whole number book in a series that you have begun before the Summer Challenge.
Required: State that you began the series before this season.
I began this series prior to the Summer Challenge: A Knight of the Word This is the second book in the Word & Void series.
Option 4: To go to interesting places.
Read a book set at least 50% in a country on a continent different from your own.
Required: Identify your continent
The Gown England is the country the continent Europe.
Total this post: 30
Total all posts: 70
Golden Oldies - 0
Big Books - 2
Whitnie I30.5 - Sally M's Task: Two of a Kind
This is a two book task. Choose one of the following options and read two books for that option.
Option 2: Companion Reads
Read two books that make for good companion reads by having one of these commonalities. REQUIRED: Specify the option you chose and explain the connection in your post.
A - Read 2 books from the same series
Both books are from the Genesis of Shannara series
Armageddon's Children
The Elves of Cintra
Total Points this post: 30
Total points: 100
Golden Oldies - 0
Big Books - 2
Task 10.9 - Turn It UpSong: You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth
Book: Here To Stay, finished 7/1
Points this task: 10
Total points: 480
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Ann A's Task: CodenamesThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The SEven HuSbands
Of EvelyN Hugo = HONEST
Total: 40
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Sunshine's Task: Springfield!An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (169,749 ratings) (451 pages)
Total: 60
Andy P.Task # 15.3 - Ford v. Ferrari
1 book option
Book 1 -Read a book with all the letters of "Ferrari" found in its title/subtitle.
AND
with all the letters of "Ford" found in its author's name.
Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future by Martin Ford
F in Future
E in Rise
R in Rise
R in Robots
A in Threat
R in Future
I in Rise
Author's last name is Ford.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 230
Whitnie I30.1 - Mazza1's Task: “STAY HOME / STAY SAFE”
• This is a one OR two book task.
• For TWO book option read one book from the choices for Book 1 and and one book from the choices for Book 2. For the one book option, use Option 2.
Option 1: 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
Bearers of the Black Staff
Option 2: A. Read a book with a title of 5 words or more
The Measure of the Magic
Points: 30
Total Points: 160
Golden Oldies : 0
Big Books: 2
Kelly L30.5 - Sally M's Task: Two of a Kind
Option 2: Companion Reads
Read two books that make for good companion reads by having one of these commonalities.
C) Read 2 books that explore the same subject (must be a more specific connection than just MPG or shared author)
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett and
Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson.
Both are historical fiction novels, by Black authors, with dual timelines (past and present), that explore Black girlhood in the US.
Points this post: 30
Total points this season: 30
Kelly L20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Eureka!
Option 3: Read a book where someone's life changes dramatically, either for the better or for the worse, by an event such as a death in the family, a move to a new town or country, a significant job change. REQUIRED: Explain what dramatic life change the character has experienced.
In Clap When You Land, the two main characters' father dies suddenly.
Points this post: 20
Total points this season: 50
Kelly L20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jen B - The One With All the Books
Option 5: Joey
Joey Tribbiani has an interesting way of getting mad at his roommate and best friend Chandler. In one memorable episode, he puts on all of Chandler’s clothes...then reveals that he is “Going Commando” (aka sans underpants)
Read a book whose title has a word of at least three letters that can be made from the letters in GOINGCOMMANDO
A Good Marriage
GOOD found in [GO] INGCOMMAN [DO]
Points this post: 20
Total points this season: 70
Julia1035.1 - See You at the Movies
The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite (O in MOVIES)
This post: 5 points
Total points: 270
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 23
SALLY M.5.9 Take Me Away: MPG Humor
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 365
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 29
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 2
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 0
SALLY M.15.3 Ford v. Ferrari
Option 2: all letters of "Ferrari" found in title/subtitle AND all letters of "Ford" found in author name
The Soulmate Secret: Manifest the Love of Your Life with the Law of Attraction by Arielle Ford
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 380
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 30
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 2
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 0
Queen Bee Darlene10.4 Ready for a Closeup - Central character or subject is professional actor/actress
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
"Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life."
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 200
10.5 - From A to ZRead a book with an A and Z in the title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
Cocky Protector by Kat Mizera
kAt miZera
*approved for length post 7902
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 110
Total Tasks: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 8
MelissaH20.5 Bigger is Better: Cover Tropes
Option 1: Back to the History
by Lisa WingatePoints this Post: 20
Total Points: 60
Total Books Read: 3
MEGSCL20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST –Joanne MI’s Task: Saturday Matinee
Option 2 - mpg Horror - Revenge
TOTAL TO DATE
155 points
2 big book
MEGSCL20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Eureka!
Option 2 (outsider):
Son - as stated in the gr blurb, the mc Claire washes up on shore in a new community. She has never heard of emotions or colours or animals and is a complete outsider.
TOTAL TO DATE
175 points
2 big book
Readerboard Name Kathy P10.1 - OK Boomer
Holy Desperation: Praying as If Your Life Depends on It
Author: Heather King
Born 1952 per wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather...
Totals
Points: 60
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 8
Total Books read: 8
30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Gardening LessonsOption 1: Read a book first published in December or May of any year.
Sanction (Jacob's Ladder #2) by Elizabeth Bear
first published December 2009
Option 3: read a book whose page count contains a 2 and a 3.
Genes (International Sensory Assassin Network #3) by Mary Ting
352 pages
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 6
Season Total: 340
5.2 - I'd Watch ThatA book from Books That Should Be Made into Movies list (p. 4 #310): Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Points this post: 5
Total points: 245
REPOST30.9 - Beth NC Task: Let’s Go Have Some Summer Fun
Option 5: Let’s Go Ride a Roller Coaster – Read a book with the main page genre Thriller. The genre can be standalone or embedded
Get Shorty (Chili Palmer #1) by Elmore Leonard
Option 6:Read a book that has the MPG Historical Fiction and is set in one of the states in the Appalachian Region.
On Agate Hill by Lee Smith
set in North Carolina
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 6
Season Total: 370
10.7 What Angels EatRead a book set at least 50% in one of these top producing watermelon locations: China, Turkey, Iran, Brazil, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Spain, Greece, Italy, in the United States- Texas, Florida, Georgia, California.
Required: If the setting is not evident include a reference to establish how the book fits the task.
Savannah Breeze by Mary Kay Andrews
Setting is Georgia primarily, Florida secondarily.
Points: 10
Season Points: 10
10.9 Turn It UpPick 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. Subtitle are excluded. The ' may be used. 6 and 9 must be used as numbers. Spaces determine words.
Summer of '69- Summer of '69 first letters = SO'
Required: State the song.
Song: You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth
The Deepest Water by Kate Wilhelm
T found in The
D and W found in Word
Points: 10
Season Points: 20
25.7 Jen K's Task: Jagged Little PillChoose one from each of two different options, or one book of at least 500 pages that matches two of the following options.
REQUIRED: State the options you chose.
I chose the ONE BOOK selection and matched with options 2 (double Ls in title [pillar] and author name [Follett] & 3 (hand on statue holding up pillar).
by Ken FollettBIG BOOK TICKET: 2 (book has 973 pages)
Points: 25
Big Book Ticket: 2
Season Points: 45
Amy B25.7 - Jen K's Task: Jagged Little Pill
Choose one from each of two different options, or one book of at least 500 pages that matches two of the following options.
REQUIRED: State the options you chose.
Option 2: Jagged Little Pill
Read a book where both the title and the author’s name both include a double set of consonants. The book must have a single author.
Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips
Option 3: Hand in My Pocket
Read a book with a clearly defined hand or fist seen on the cover.
REQUIRED: Include the book cover when posting.
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 160 Points
Mod
I read Curtain by Agatha Christie. Average rating 4.09. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the MMPB.
total points: 285
Mod
I read Hell and Other Destinations: A 21st-Century Memoir. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top pb edition (no MMPB). Genres nonfiction and history.
total points: 300
Mod
For my first book, I chose option 3 and read The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz - 3 D's in the title - splenDiD anD.
For my second book, I chose option 4 and read All Adults Here by Emma Straub. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top non Large Print pb (no MMPB).
Author initials, ES, found consecutively in recklESs.
total points: 325
5.4 - Lights, Camera, Action!Best Action-Adventure Novels page 4
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 10
15.4 - A Record Setting Leading PerformerMovie: Holiday
Holiday Heart by Margarita García Robayo
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 30
15.6. The Red Carpet.Red Skirt
The Essence of the Thing by Madeleine St. JohnTask Total: 15
Season Total: 45
15.9 - Facts Matter!Genre Approval: History (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 60
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Shawn H's Task: A Few of My Favorite ThingsOption 1: In honor of him, read a book first published in 1938 or earlier.
Published in 1848
White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 80
20.5 - Bigger is Better - MegSCL's Task: Cover TropesOption 1: Back to the History
Celestial Bodies by Jokha AlharthiTask Total: 20
Season Total: 100
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Eureka!Option 2:
For this option: Read a book in which a character is either out of their element or is often made to feel like an outsider.
About Syrian Refugees trying to get to England
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 120
25.1 - Lois's Task: Hair LoveOption 2: Read a book with the main page genre Short Stories.
How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin
Option 3: Read a book that is short, between 100-200 pages: 111 Pages
The Desert and the Drum by Mbarek Ould Beyrouk
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 145
5.9 - Take Me Away MPG of Humor - Read Calypso by David Sedaris. Calypso has an MPG of humor.
Points these task: 5
Total points: 5
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
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Option 3: Read the next whole number book in a series that you have begun before the Summer Challenge.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
#2 in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
I read book #1 in February 2020
Option 4: Read a book set at least 50% in a country on a continent different from your own.
The Girl in the Video
I live in North America. This book is set in Asia (Japan). Not mentioned on GR page. Here is a link to a review website as a reference for setting.
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 130
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)