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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2020
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Task 30.9 - Let’s Go Have Some Summer Funoption 4: read a book from the Wine and Kleenex list
Lily and the Octopus
p1, #15 on list
option 5: read a book with MPG Thriller
Slay Ride
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490 points
4 BB tix
Amy B 20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Eureka!
This is a one book task. REQUIRED: In your post, state which option you used.
Option 4:
Read a book (fiction or non-fiction) by or about one of history's great minds on this list: Ranker.com Greatests Minds of All Time REQUIRED: Include in your post the number on the list of the person you chose.
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking (#27)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 240 Points
20.10 - Group ReadsMy Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
discussion post
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 6
Season Total: 390
trishhartuk20.7 Shorter is Sweeter – Cindie’s Task: Small is a State of Mind
Option 1: What exit?Read a book that has its number of pages listed as ending with a 5.
To Be Taught, If Fortunate, Becky Chambers (135pg)
Points this task: 20
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 9
Golden oldies: 0
Big book tickets: 1 (500+ = 1)
trishhartuk10.10 "You Like Me, You Really Like Me"
Read a book with an average rating of at least 3.5.
This Is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Average rating of 3.96 as of today (6 July)
Points this task: 10
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 9
Golden oldies: 0
Big book tickets: 1 (500+ = 1)
RepostBeth_NC
10.8 Go Your Own Way
The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson
August 2017
512 Pages Big Book Ticket
Points: 10
Total Points: 105
Total Tasks: 10
Total Books: 13
Total Pages: 4685
Big Book Tickets; 2
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.8 Go Your Own Way
The Roxy Letters by Mary Pauline Lowry
April 2020 list Found on page 2
Points this post: 10
Total points: 525
Tasks completed: 31/65
Books read: 40
CoffeegirlTask: 25.5 The Return of the King
Option 4: Perfect Little Children by Sophie Hannah Metallic Key Chain and metal charm House
Option 5: The Whisper Man by Alex North
AN - in volcANo
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 230
Bookwrm526Task #20.3 - Saturday Matinee
Option 2: Read a book with the MPG of Horror. I read Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
Total points so far: 355
Coffeegirl20.3: Saturday Matinee
Option 1: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
From 'Books Turned into Disney Movies' page 1, #3
{Book info: AR Quiz No. 200582 EN Fiction
IL: MY - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 8.0
AR Quiz Types: RP, LS, VP
per d) the MY is good and the BL is above 5.0 and the AR is above 7.0
Book was submitted for approval in Task help.}
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 250
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jen B - The One With All the BooksOption 6: Chandler
Throughout the seasons, the friends love to mimic funny guy Chandler Bing’s catch phrase, “Could I BE any more…” (with special emphasis on the “BE.”)
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.
I read Minding Ben, which has the word BE in the title
points: 155
books read; 10
tasks completed: 8
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
pages read; 3598
LAUREN JODI15.6 - The Red Carpet
Rival Forces by D.D. Ayres
Something red - letters in title and author name
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 200/1205
Total Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 15/65
Beth_NC20.2 Mindfulness
Distant Shores by Kristin Hannah
Option 3 Published in 2002
Points: 20
Total Points: 125
Total Tasks: 11
Total Books: 14
Total Pages: 5101
Big Book Tickets: 2
Beth_NC20.4 A Few of My Favorite Things
An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris
Option 4 First in New to Me Series
Points: 20
Total Points: 145
Total Tasks: 12
Total Books: 15
Total Pages: 5437
Big book Tickets: 2
Task 30.10 – Andy P – Junk Food or Fitness?REQUIRED: Total pages 601+: 368 + 304 = 672 p
Option 1– Title word of 3+ letters made from letters in EXERCISE - RISE
Rise & Shine, Benedict Stone
I listened to the audio / NO MMP / Paperback: Rise & Shine, Benedict Stone – 368 pg
Option 2 - By an Author with NO letters of “JUNKFOOD” in his/her name
Eva Gates / Booked for Trouble
I listened to the audio / no MMP / Paperback; Booked for Trouble - 304 pg
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 135 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Zach20.10 - Group Reads I read A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers and participated in the group discussion.
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Totals:
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Points: 20
BBTs: 0
GOTs: 0
Beth_NC20.5 Cover Tropes
At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance--A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power by Danielle L. McGuireOption 3 Beige cover with only words
Points: 20
Total Points: 135
Total Tasks: 13
Total Books: 16
Total Pages: 5829
BIg Book Tickets: 2
Beth_NC20.6 Springfield
Angels Fall by Nora Roberts
Option 1 41,814 ratings
Points: 20
Total Points: 185
Total Tasks: 14
Total Books: 17
Total Pages: 6273
Big BOok Tickets: 2
Beth _NC20.7 Small is A State of Mind
Remote Control by Stephen White
Option 1 415 pages
Points: 20
Total Points: 205
Total Tasks: 15
Total Books: 18
Total Pages: 2003
Big Book Tickets: 2
Beth_NC20.9 Eureka!
The Silver MisT by Yasmine Galenorn
Option 5 Set in Washington State
Points: 20
Total Points: 225
Total Tasks: 16
Total Books: 19
Total Pages: 6976
Big Book Tickets: 2
Rockynook25.12 - It's Auntie Time
Option 1 - Read a book that is a part of a series (whole number)
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Option 3 - Author's initials found in STUFFED ANIMALS
Under the Table by Stephanie Evanovich
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 250
Task 5.5 - Summer BlockbustersBook: Those Who Knew, finished 7/6
Used "who" from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"
Points this task: 5
Total points: 535
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennySummer 2020 Season
Task 5.10 - Carefree Summer Days
Daisy Jones & The Six
Points this post: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points this Season: 375
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 0
Andy P.Task # 30.5 - Sally M's Task: Two of a Kind
Option 2: Companion Reads
A - Read 2 books from the same series
Book 1.
The Dragon Man by Garry Disher
Book 1 in Inspector Challis Series
Book 2. Kittyhawk Down by Garry Disher
Book 2 in Inspector Challis Series
Points this post: 30
Total points: 315
Total points :
Andy P.Task # 20.5 - Bigger is Better - MegSCL's Task: Cover Tropes
Option 1: Back to the History
Read a book with the main page genre Historical Fiction (embedded is OK) and one or more people facing away from you on the cover
by Daphne du MaurierHistorical fiction (266 users) mpg
Cover approved here, message 26
Points this post: 20
Total points: 335
15.9 - Facts Matter! SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
Genre: History (3,516 users)
I am claiming a Big Book ticket (608 pages).
Points for this post: 15
GO tickets: 0
BB tickets: 1
Cumulative points: 15
Elizabeth PTask 10.3 - This is CNN
Nonfiction book with letters CNN in title/subtitle
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life
dear girls: iNtimate tales, uNtold seCrets, & advice for living your best life
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 175
Total Tasks: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
Total Books: 13
5.6 - Somebody Set the ClockA book with the letters VCR in the title: The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen
Points this post: 5
Total points: 275
15.2 - The BAFTAsBook 1, a book whose author's name matches the name of the winner of the BAFTA for male leading actor (Henry Fonda 1957): Beach Read by Emily Henry
Book 2, a book whose author's name matches the name of the winner of the BAFTA for female leading actress (Julia Roberts 2000): Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips
Points this post: 15
Total points: 290
10.7 - What Angels Eat Book set at least 50% in top producing watermelon locations - Read The Library of Legends by Janie Chang. This book is wholly set in China.
Points these task: 10
Total points: 30
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 3
Kelly L25.12 - Brooklyn's Task: It’s Auntie Time!
Option 3: For this option read a book by a single author whose first and last initials are found in STUFFED ANIMALS.
A Good Neighborhood by [[T]]herese [[A]]nn [[F]]owler // S[[T]]U[[F]]FED [[A]]NIMALS
Option 4: For this option, read a book with a title that begins with a letter in AMEN[[S]]. All words count.
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward begins with S
Points this post: 25
Total points this season: 115
VAL TX25.4 Tien's Task: Staying at Home - This is a 2-book task. Read one book for each option.
1. Books in Hand - Read a book that you have had in your possession before 1 January 2020.
The Stonewall Reader by New York Public Library
I've had this book since before January 1, 2020.
2. New books - Support those authors with cancelled launches by reading a book first published in March - July 2020.
Writers & Lovers by Lily King
First publication date - March 3, 2020
This post:
Points - 25
Total:
Points - 55
Amy B25.1 - Lois's Task: Hair Love
This is a 2-book task, chosen from two of the options listed below. One of the books may be sequential art format.
Option 1: Read a book with the word HAIR or LOVE intact in the title or subtitle.
Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory: Stories by Raphael Bob-Waksberg
Option 4: Read a graphic novel or graphic memoir (MPG Sequential Art>Graphic Novels)
Talking to Strangers: A Memoir of My Escape from a Cult by Marianne Boucher
This Task: 25 points
To Date: 265 points
Readerboard Name: List_addict10.10: “You Like Me, You Really Like Me”
An average rating of at least 3.5 on GRs
488 Rules for Life by Kitty Flanagan
On 20 June, 2020: 3.97
Total this challenge: 10
20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST –Joanne MI’s Task: Saturday Option 3 - I saw my first James Bond film on one of these Saturday outings. Read a book with a MPG of Espionage or Thriller.
I read Careful What You Wish For which has Thriller on the MPG.
points: 175
books read: 11
tasks completed: 9
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Pages read: 3886
20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST –Joanne MI’s Task: Saturday Option 3 - I saw my first James Bond film on one of these Saturday outings. Read a book with a MPG of Espionage or Thriller.
I read Careful What You Wish For which has Thriller on the MPG.
points: 175
books read: 11
tasks completed: 9
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Pages read: 3886
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.
REQUIRED: In your post, state the date on which you read book 1 in the series
Eyes of Prey by John Sandford
This is book #3 in the Lucas Davenport series. I read book #1 in the series on July 8, 2019.
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Points this post: 15
Total points: 165
Total BB tickets: 3
Total GO tickets: 1
EMurphy20.8 Nickels & Dimes - Ann A's Task: Codenames
In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado
*Word created is MASH (In the DreAM HouSe)
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 80
Books Read: 5
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +750: 1
Tasks Completed: 3
30. 11 - Sandy's Task: Escape!2. Read a book set at least 50% in a country you have never visited.
Business as Usual
Description notes it is set in London, England- which I have never visited.
***Claiming a Golden Oldie.Published in 1933. ***
5. Read a book from one of the following lists:
Best Lighthearted Literature
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Number 29 on the list
***Claiming a Golden Oldie.Published in 1937. ***
Points this task: 30
Books read this task: 2
Golden oldie claimed this task: 2
Big book claimed this task: 0
Total points: 80
Total Tasks completed: 4
Total Golden oldies: 3
Total Big Book tickets: 0
Total books read: 6
15.7 - Hurricane season is here again!Read a book whose author's name matches the name of a 2020 Atlantic or Pacific hurricane name.
Atlantic Hurricane names
Laura
Pampered to Death (A Jaine Austen Mystery #10) (2011) by Laura Levine (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 228 pages)
65 + 15 = 80
Tasks Completed: 06
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 65 + 15 = 80
Books read: 08
Pages read: 2,048
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 04
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Elizabeth PTask 20.4 - A Few of My Favorite Things
Option 1 - Book first published before 1938
Persuasion by Jane Austen
First published December of 1818
As this book was published in 1818, well before 1950, good for *1 Golden Oldie Ticket*
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 195
Total Tasks: 11
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 2
Total Books: 14
Whitnie I10.6 - 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.
Wards of Faerie. There are 366 pages
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 225
BB Tickets: 4
10.2 - “A Boy's Best Friend Is His Mother.”Beyond the Ice Limit
Previous points 15
Points this post 10
Current points 25
Whitnie I20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Ciprian's task: Mindfulness
This is a one book task. Choose one option and read a book that meets the criteria of that option.
REQUIRED: State the option that you used.
Option 3. Read a book (A) first published in 2002
Antrax was published Sept 2002
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 245
BB Tickets: 4
Whitnie I20.8 - 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.
REQUIRED: Specify the ‘linking’ word. This word must be found in dictionary.com
The Gathering Storm The lining word is MAT T from the, A from gathering, T from storm.
I am claiming 2 BB tickets as the book is 785 pages long
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 265
BB tickets: 6
15.1 - Moms and DadsBook 1: Dragonquest (Dragonriders of Pern #2) by Anne McCaffrey
Book 2: The Tree Of Man by Patrick White
Both books were first published during my mother's & father's lifetime and before I was born
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 6
Season Total: 405
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Shawn H's Task: A Few of My Favorite ThingsOption 4, start a new series: The Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (Finfarran Peninsula #1)
This series is new to me.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 310
25.3 - Kaora's Task: Good Things Come In ThreesOption A: Read a book that has all the letters of THREE in the title (NOT SUBTITLE). The letters do not need to be in order. Letters can be used only as often as they appear in the title.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
EleanoR olipHanT is completely finE
Option B: Read a book that was first published in a year that contains a 3, i.e. 1930, 1993, 2003, 2013.
And Then There Were None (first published in 1939)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 175
Julia10325.7 - Jen K's Task: Jagged Little Pill
Option 3:
(hand on cover, approved in task help thread post #33)
Option 4: Diplomatic Immunity (Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (2003))
This post: 25 points
Total points: 345
BB tickets: 2
GO tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 28
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Task 25.8 - Amy FL’s Task: I’ll Be Back.
Option 3: Wunderkinds by Joseph Daniel
Joseph is #18 on list of names. Daniel is #11.
ebook approved for length on post #7908 of ebook verification thread.
Option 4: Hunting Party by Elizabeth Moon (female author, MPG Science Fiction)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 320
BB tickets: 2
GO tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 26