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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2020
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
20.5 - Bigger is Better - MegSCL's Task: Cover TropesOption 3: Simple and serious
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
Total Points = 70
20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST –Joanne MI’s Task: Saturday MatineeOption 3 - Verity by Colleen Hoover *mpg thriller*
Total Points = 90
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Ann A's Task: CodenamesGolden Poppies by Laila Ibrahim
word that can be made: loop
2 letters from each word in title
Total Points = 110
trishhartuk20.9 Moderators' Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Eureka!
Option 1: Read a book in which AI is central to the plot.
Catfishing on CatNet, Naomi Kritzer
Read the kindle edition. PB here
From the GR description: “… What Steph doesn’t know is that the admin of the site, CheshireCat, is a sentient A.I. When a threat from Steph’s past catches up to her and ChesireCat’s existence is discovered by outsiders, it’s up to Steph and her friends, both online and IRL, to save her.”
Points this task: 20
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 11
Golden oldies: 0
Big book tickets: 1 (500+ = 1)
Meera30.5 - Sally M's Task: Two of a Kind
Option 1: Retellings
Red Rider by Kate Avery Ellison
The Girl in Red by Christina Henry
Both are retellings of the Little Red Riding Hood.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 375
Total Tasks: 19
Books read: 27
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.7 SHORTER IS SWEETER – Cindie’s Task — Small is a State of Mind
Option 3: Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 575
Tasks completed: 34/65
Books read: 44
JEN B5.5 - Summer Blockbusters
Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle that matches a word in the title of one of the 75 Best Summer Blockbusters of All Time.
The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
The word "Lost" matches the title Raiders of the Lost Ark (#29 on the list)
TOTAL POINTS: 300
Delicious Dee30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: "All I Really Need To Know”
Option 3 - Burn Bright - #5 in the Alpha and Omega series; i read book 1 back in 2017
Option 6 - Anything You Can Do - my friend, Raine rated it 5 stars in 2017
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 520
Sunshine30.1 - Mazza1's Task: “STAY HOME / STAY SAFE”
OPTION 1
Book: The Ghost Files by Apryl Baker 6/14/20
How it Fits: SINGLE person on the cover
Book: Emerald Isle by Barbra Annino 6/9/20
How it Fits: 6 Books in the series - (A Stacy Justice Mystery)
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 30
Books Read: 2
Rockynook20.3 - Saturday Matinee
Option 3 - Read a book with MPG of Espionage or Thriller
The Lying Room by Nicci French
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 270
Sunshine25.12 - Brooklyn's Task: It’s Auntie Time!
Option 1
Book: Devil May Care by Pippa DaCosta 6/22/20
How it Fits: The Veil, #2
Option 4
Book: Makeup & Murder by Stephanie Damore 6/5/20
How it Fits: Title starts with M
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 55
Books Read: 4
Sunshine25.9 - Bookwrm526's Task: Some of My Favorite Summer Movies
Option 1
Book: Ostrich and the 'Roo by Eve Langlais 7/5/20
How it Fits: OATR in phrase ( the ' is there too if I'm supposed to count that)
Option 2
Book: Lord's Fall by Thea Harrison 7/3/20
How it Fits: MPG Romance & TH Found in Phrase
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 6
Sunshine30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: "All I Really Need To Know”
Option 3
Book: Claim Me Hard by Vanessa Vale 6/19/20
How it Fits: I started the series before this season. (April 2019)
Option 6
Book: A Scone to Die For by H.Y. Hanna 6/29/20
How it Fits: GR Friend, Kay (Brigidsmomma) Compton, gave this 5 stars
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 110
Books Read: 8
Sunshine25.7 - Jen K's Task: Jagged Little Pill
Option 2
Book: I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga 6/25/20
How it Fits: Double L in title, Double R in author's first name
Option 3
Book: Doe and the Wolf by Eve Langlais 6/3/20
How it Fits:
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 135
Books Read: 10
Meera10.7 - What Angels Eat
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
The novel takes place mostly in Florida.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 385
Total Tasks: 20
Books read: 28
Elizabeth PTask 20.1 - The One With All the Books
Option Six - Letters BE intact in title
Beach Read by Emily Henry
BEach read
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 215
Total Tasks: 12
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 2
Total Books: 15
JEN B15.6. The Red Carpet
Read a book with something red on the cover.
by Christina LaurenThis book has a very large red heart (and many smaller red hearts) on the cover
TOTAL POINTS: 315
JEN B20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Eureka!
Option 3:
For this option: 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.
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies: And Other Rituals to Fix Your Life, from Someone Who's Been There by Tara Schuster
This book focuses on the author's quest to change her life for the better by facing her issues and creating clever ways to solve them, which leads to her moving across the country to take a new job, take up a new hobby, and develop more ownership of her life.
TOTAL POINTS: 335
Jennifer KS15.5 Again Really
Option 2 A
Read a book from series you started before May 15
Lethal Treasure by Jane Cleveland
I started this series on April 3 2020
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 150
Total Books Read: 10
Total Pages Read: 3077
Big Books Read: 0
Julia10325.12 - Brooklyn's Task: It’s Auntie Time!
Option 3: Winning Colors by Elizabeth Moon (E in STUFFED, M in ANIMALS)
Option 4: A Red Son Rises in the West (title starts with A)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 370
BB tickets: 2
GO tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 30
Jennifer KS5.7 Mysterious Women
Read a bookwith female author with mystery on list
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
Points this post: 5.7
Total Points: 155
Total Books Read: 11
Total Pages Read: 3449
Big Books Read: 0
Jennifer KS10.7 What Angels Eat
Read a book set 50%in top watermelon producing locations
Obsession by Jonathan Kellerman
It is set in Los Angles California
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 165
Total Books Read: 12
Total Pages Read: 3796
Big Books Read: 0
Amy W25.7 - Jen K's Task: Jagged Little Pill
I read Doomsday Book by Connie Willis.
I chose the one-book option - this book has 578 pages (more than 500). It meets Options 2 and 4.
Option 2: Read a book where both the title (subtitles and the author’s name both include a double set of consonants. There’s a double O in the title and a double N (and L) in the author’s name.
Option 4: Read a book that won or was nominated for a Nebula Award for any year. This book won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1992.
Points This Task: 25
Total Points to Date: 80
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jen B - The One With All the BooksOption 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.
The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir
"Be" in Beauty
[POINTS]
This post: 20
Total points: 105
Books read: 6
Tasks completed: 6
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets:
Kelly L20.7 - SHORTER IS SWEETER – Cindie’s Task — Small is a State of Mind
Option 3: Jersey Girls are Forever
Read a book by a single author who is a woman and was born in New Jersey.
The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante
Goodreads Author bio: "Born in New Jersey to immigrant parents,..."
Points this post: 20
Total points this season: 135
20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST –Joanne MI’s Task: Saturday MatineeOption 2 - Read a book with the MPG of Horror.
And the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick Cave
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 6
Season Total: 425
G.Q. 5.5 - Summer Blockbusters
Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle that matches a word in the title of one of the "75 Best Summer Blockbusters of All Time."
The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale (The World's End, the world used: "end")
POINTS:
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 210
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 14
Elizabeth PTask 10.8 - Go Your Own Way
Book from one of the IndieBound's Indie Next list
I chose May 2020: https://www.indiebound.org/indie-next...
https://www.indiebound.org/sites/defa...
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 225
Total Tasks: 13
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 2
Total Books: 16
MEGSCL15.2 - The BAFTAs
Book 1 – matches Ben Kingsley
The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood
Book 2 - matches Edith Evans
Ordinary People by Diana Evans
TOTAL TO DATE
215 points
2 big book
Jasmiina F30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Gardening Lessons:
Option 3: Read a book whose page count contains a 2 and a 3:
Poppy Done to Death by Charlaine Harris.
Pages: 273
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK: Tunne lukkosi : vapaudu tunteiden vallasta by Kimmo Takanen.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 95
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
JustJess25.2 Children of the Apocalypse! Pick 2 Options:
Option 1: Stephen King book on list...
I read 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King.
Option 4: Read a book from inspired by Maze Runner series, & state which list it is on...
I read Lord of the Flies by William Golding. It was on the "10 Survival Books" list.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 2
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Sunshine's Task: Springfield!at least 310pp
Option 1: over 15K goodreads ratings
Prietena mea genială by Elena Ferrante
336pp, over 187K ratings at posting time
Points this post: 20
Total points: 30
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Page count: 480
5.9 - Take me awayI read Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell. It has the MPG humor
Points: 5
Total points: 310
10.9 Turn it upThe Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard. The song I chose was #12 Dancing in the street. T can be found in sTreet, A, C and G can be found in dAnCinG.
Points: 10
Total points: 320
15.2 the BAFTAsBook 1: The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story by Hyeonseo Lee, matches Lee Marvin, 1965.
Book 2: The Binding by Bridget Collins. Matches Pauline Collins, 1989.
Points: 15
Total points: 335
Amy B25.12 - Brooklyn's Task: It’s Auntie Time!
This is a 2 book task. Choose 2 different options and read 1 book for each. REQUIRED: Specify in your post the options you chose.
Option 1: Read a book that is part of a series. The book must be a whole number book in the series.
The Little Bookshop on the Seine by Rebecca Raisin (The Little Paris Collection #1)
Option 4: Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in AMENS. All words count.
Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn
This Task: 25 points
To Date: 290 points
25.11 - Delicious Dee's Task: Space X1. Read a book that is written by 2 or more authors.
Catching Teller Crow by Ambelin Kwaymullina & Ezekiel Kwaymullina
3. Read a single author book where the author's initials (including middle initial) can be found in APATOSAURUS.
A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz
author's initials, ST, found in apaTosuruS
published 2008
1x Bigger is Better tix (720p)
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 7
Season Total: 450
JEN B15.7 - Hurricane season is here again!
Read a book whose author's name matches the name of a 2020 Atlantic or Pacific hurricane name.
Happy & You Know It by Laura Hankin
Laura is a 2020 Atlantic hurricane name
TOTAL POINTS: 350
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.7 - Mysterious Women
The Masterpiece
Author: Fiona Davis
Totals
Points: 65
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 9
Total Books read: 9
Task 10.10 - "You Like Me, You Really Like Me"read a book with a rating higher than 3.5*
Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames
4.18* average rating
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545 points
5 BB tix
Joanne MI15.4 - A Record Setting Leading Performer
I chose Option 2 -1 book fulfilling both requirements
The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home by Heath Hardage Lee
The movie is Philadelphia Story the author Lee is a woman
Points this task 15
Total Points 205
BB's 1
trishhartuk25.6 TraceyL’s Task: The Razzie Awards
Option 1: Read a book with NO people on the cover. No body parts, shadows, silhouettes or anything else that would hint at the presence of a person is allowed.
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Option 2: Read a book with at least 100,000 ratings on Goodreads.
The Wicked King, Holly Black
Read the kindle edition. PB here
114,059 ratings as of 09/07/20
Points this task: 25
Books read: 2
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 205
Tasks completed: 12
Golden oldies: 0
Big book tickets: 1 (500+ = 1)
Sara G20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Sunshine's Task: Springfield!
Option 1: Springfield, Vermont won the contest with 15,367 votes. Read a book with over 15,000 Goodreads ratings. (15,001 or higher)
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
This book currently has 46,852 ratings.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 190
Sara G20.7 - SHORTER IS SWEETER – Cindie’s Task — Small is a State of Mind
Option 2: Down the Shore
One of the great pleasures of New Jersey is visiting the Jersey Shore, or going “down the shore.” Read a book from the list Down by the Sea. REQUIRED: State the page on which your book appears.
The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
This book is on page 3 of the list.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 210
5.1 - See You at the MoviesOne author initial in MOVIES
Uibesc by Iv Cel Naiv
using as my 80-99pp book (96pp)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Page count: 576
Rockynook30.9 - Let's Go Have Some Summer Fun
Option 4: from the list "Books to read with a glass of wine and a box of kleenex", page 1
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Option 5: Book with MPG Thriller
Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 300
Andy P.Task # 30.2 - Cat's Task: Reading in the Valleys
Option 2. Read a book with MPG Humour
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome mpg humour, this is a reread for me, first read 7/25/18
Option 3. Read a book with the letters WALES in the title / subtitle.
The Wolf Wants In by Laura McHugh
W in Wolf
A in Wants
L in Wolf
E in The
S in Wants
Points this post: 30
Total points: 395
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15.6. The Red Carpet - something red on the cover.
Blood & Sugar
Points this post: 15
BB: 0
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 5.3/10.6/10.9/15.6/20.2/20.9
Total points: 80