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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2020
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Task 10.4 - Ready For A Closeup Read a book with a central character or subject who is a professional actor or actress. Actor biographies and memoirs work.
Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge (2019) by Sheila Weller (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 416 pages) [Biography/921]
05 + 10 = 15
Tasks Completed: 02
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 05 + 10 = 15
Books read: 02
Pages read: 553
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 01
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
5.2 - I'd Watch ThatRead a book found on the Books That Should Be Made Into Movies Listopia.
I listened to the audio book of We Were Liars
This is found on page 4 of the list (slot 308)
The most popular Mass market paperback is Kanske är det allt du behöver veta
New Points: 5
Total Challenge Points: 10
Jennifer KS20.8 Nickels & Dimes: Codenames
Read a book that that the letters in title can make new work
by Jane Cleveland SilEnt auCTion Sect
Goodreads Author
It has 304 pages
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 50
Total Books Read: 3
Total Pages Read: 935
Big Books Read: 0
Goodreads Author 2
Bookwrm526Task #5.7 - Mysterious Women
Read a book written by a female author that ALSO has the MPG Mystery, Thriller, or Dystopia. I read Borrowed Crime by Laurie Cass.
Total points so far: 50
Pamela326510.9 - Turn It Up
Song: Under the Boardwalk
Book: “The Whispered Dance of Bees”The Whispered Dance of Bees by Carol Warburton
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 10
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Pamela32655.2 - I'd Watch That
The Stranger She Married by Donna Hatch – Found on page 10
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 15
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
VAL TX30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Gardening Lessons - Read one book from two different options or two books from one option.
Option 3: Peter Rabbit Tales - read a book whose page count contains a 2 and a 3.
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez [page count 213]
Girl at War by Sara Nović [page count 320]
This post and total:
Points - 30
Task 25.7 - Jagged Little Pillone book option - 500+ pages
read a book that meets (1) has 2 & 5 in the page count and (4) is a Nebula nominee
Jade City
512 pages - claiming a BB tix
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55 points
2 BB tix
hoodoomends5.3 - World Cinema
× set at least 50% in a country where the total number of English speakers is below 50% ×
Crônica de uma Morte Anunciada
(set in Colombia)
×-×-×-×-×
This post
Points: 5
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 20
GO: 1
BB: -
Sophie15.5 Next book in series already started
Scales of Gold by Dorothy Dunnett
1st book read 16 December 2018
BB - 544p
Total: 30
BB: 1
Meera20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jen B - The One With All the Books
Option 3: Phoebe
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
Points This Poste: 20
Total Points: 45
Total Tasks: 3
Books read: 3
Task 20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Eureka!Option 5: Read a book that is set at least 50% in the Pacific Northwest.
Book: Never Knowing, finished 6/6
How it fits: Set in British Columbia
Points this task: 20
Total points: 40
Nick KY5.6 Somebody Set the Clock
I read Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
The letters VCR are in the author's name: silVia moreno-gaRCia.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 45
Nick KY5.9 Take Me Away
I read Mere Anarchy by Woody Allen, "Humor" as top GR genre.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 50
Pamela32655.7 - Mysterious Women
Sanctuary by Tracy Hunter Abramson – Mystery MPG
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 20
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
30.10 Andy P.’s Task: Junk Food or Fitness?Book 1.
The Ice Twins by S.K. TremayneICE
and
Book 2.
Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris90
Nick KY15.9 Facts Matter
Nonfiction. GR genre of "History."
I read When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa by Peter Godwin.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 65
Amy B20.8 - Nickels & Dimes
For this task, read one book with a title 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
Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline (linking word is POD)
Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline
This Post: 20 points
To Date: 20 points
Rockynook20.8 - Codenames
For this task, read one book with a title 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 Last House Guest by Megan Miranda
Linking word: TEST
ThE LasT HouSe GuesT
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 50
5.3 - World CinemaRead a book set at least 50% in a country where the total number of English speakers is below 50%
Book read: New Guinea Moon
How it fits: Set in Papua New Guinea
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Total points: 5
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
5.7 - Mysterious WomenRead a book written by a female author that ALSO has the MPG Mystery, Thriller, or Dystopia.
Book read: Die Verratenen
How it fits: MPG Dystopia, female author (Ursula Poznanski)
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Total points: 10
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
10.1 - OK BoomerRead a book written by a single author who was born between 1946 and 1964 inclusive.
Book read: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
How it fits: Author (Lisa See) was born in 1955 (Wiki)
Claiming 1 BB Ticket - 509 pages (MMPB Edition La mémoire du thé)
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Total points: 20
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 3
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
10.2 - “A Boy's Best Friend Is His Mother.”Read a book with a main page genre Horror or Thriller.
Book read: Taking the Titanic
How it fits:MPG Thriller
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Total points: 30
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 4
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jen B - The One With All the BooksOption 5: Read a book whose title has a word of at least three letters that can be made from the letters in GOINGCOMMANDO
Book read: Christmas Moon
How it fits: The word Moon in the title
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Total points: 50
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 5
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
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.
Book read: Summer Angel
How it fits: Linking word - Sage; SE from Summer and AG from Angel
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Total points: 70
Books read: 6
Tasks completed: 5
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name Kathy P10.10 - "You Like Me, You Really Like Me"
I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir
Totals
Points: 10
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 1
Total Books read: 1
Task 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Ann A's Task: CodenamesBook: This Is Happiness, finished 6/7
How it fits:
T from this, I from Is, N from Happiness = TIN
Points this task: 20
Total points: 60
10.3 - This is CNN.My Korean Deli: Risking It All for a Convenience Store by Ben Ryder Howe
CNN found in CoNveNience
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies:
Bigger is Better:
Season Total: 45
NICOLE OH5.10 - Carefree Summer Days
Once Upon an Eid - This book is NOT listed on AR Finder.
POINTS
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
NICOLE OH20.5 - Bigger is Better - MegSCL's Task: Cover Tropes
Option 2:
POINTS
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 30
NICOLE OH30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Gardening Lessons
Option 1:
published May 2020Option 3:
323 pagesPOINTS
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 50
Pamela32655.1 - See You at the Movies
The Kiss of a Stranger by Sarah M. Eden - Author's initials can be found in MoviES
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 25
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
hoodoomends10.1 - OK Boomer
× written by a single author who was born between 1946 and 1964 inclusive ×
O feminismo é para todo mundo by bell hooks
(born in 1952)
×-×-×-×-×
This post
Points: 10
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 30
GO: 1
BB: -
30.1 - Mazza1's Task: “STAY HOME / STAY SAFE”• This is a one OR two book task.
• For the one book option, use Option 2.
OPTION 2 – ONE BOOK OPTION
1. Read a book that fits a task from the requirements for BOTH books 1 and 2 from Option 1.
2. Your book must be over 600 pages in length
OPTION 1
Book 1: C. Read a book that is STAND ALONE i.e. NOT part of a series
AND
Book 2: B. Read a book with at least 5 people on the cover
Huế 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam by Mark Bowden.
There are more than 5 people on the cover and this is a standalone book.
The edition I read had 610 pages. I claim one Big Book ticket.
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Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
Total BB tickets: 1
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jen B - The One With All the BooksOption 6: 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.
Ain't Misbehavin': Tactics for Tantrums, Meltdowns, Bedtime Blues and Other Perfectly Normal Kid Behaviors by Alyson Schafer
aint misBEhavin
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 50
Total BB tickets: 1
DeborahPost #2
15.4 - A Record Setting Leading Performer
Option 2
The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo
Using NIGHT: Long Day's Journey into Night (1962)
Yangsze Choo is a female author
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 30
Books Read: 2
Tasks Done: 2
Whimsie****Reposted below with one task per post - sorry! ***
20.1 – Most Improved Player
Option 6: Chandler
Task: Read a book with the letters BE intact in the title. Letters can appear in any word, but they must appear in that order
Book Read: The Bennett Case by Diana Xarissa
30.1 Stay Home/stay safe
Option 1
Book 1: B. Read a book with a SINGLE person on the cover
Book Read:
by James PattersonBook 2: A. Read a book with a title of 5 words or more
Book Read: How to Marry a Marquis by Julia Quinn
Points this post: 50
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 2
Sarah H20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Ann A's Task: Codenames
The Lawrence Browne Affair
I listened to the audiobook. The paperback is The Lawrence Browne Affair.
Linking word: TEAR
The lawrEnce bRowne Affair
1 letter used from each word in title
Points this task: 20
Total points to date: 20
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Tasks complete: 1
Books read: 1
LaureY10.4 - Ready For A Closeup
Read a book with a central character or subject who is a professional actor or actress. Actor biographies and memoirs work.
Friends Without Benefits by Penny Reid
Main character Nicco Manganiello is an actor, stand up comic.
From page 1 on list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
Points this post: 10
Total points: 25
Total Books: 4
Total Tasks: 4
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Shawn H's Task: A Few of My Favorite ThingsOption 2: read a book by Ernest Hemingway or by an author whose first and last initials can be found in ERNEST HEMINGWAY.
Book read: Excursions to Die For
How it fits: Author's (Susan Harper) initials are SH
Approved for length in line 1062 in the doc
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Total points: 90
Books read: 7
Tasks completed: 6
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Eureka!Option 1:Read a book in which AI is central to the plot.
Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe #2) by Neal Shusterman
page 3
The Thunderhead is AI
515 pages
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies:
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 65
10.1 - OK BoomerI read With Winning in Mind: The Mental Management System: An Olympic Champion's Success System by Lanny Bassham.
Lanny Bassham was born in 1947.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
20.1 - The one with all the booksOption 3
I read A Country Escape by Katie Fforde.
The first letter of each word can be found in smEllyCAt
Points this post: 20
Total points: 30
20.4 - A few of my favorite thingsOption 2
I read Meant to Be Yours by Susan Mallery
The initials of the author (S, M) can be found in erneSt heMingway.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 50
20.6 - SpringfieldOption 1
I read Becoming by Michelle Obama
This book has more than 310 pages (426)
This book has over 15000 ratings (currently 467485)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 70
TANYA D30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: "All I Really Need To Know”
Option 3: Read the next whole number book in a series that you have begun before the Summer Challenge.
Wasteland by Frank Tayell is the second book in the "Surviving the Evacuation" series which I started during the Spring 2020 challenge.
Option 6: Read a book that a Goodreads friend has read and rated 5 stars.
The Forgotten Gardenby Kate Morton is rated five stars on Dania Szczerbaniuk's bookshelf.
The Forgotten Garden is a Big Book (at 648 pages)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 55
Big Book Tickets- 1
LAUREN JODI5.6 - Somebody Set the Clock
His Wicked Sins by Eve Silver
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 45/1205
Total Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4/65
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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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.
Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
Published May 2020
Option 4: Beatrix Potter Legacy
Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK.
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Author initials EA in LAKE
TOTAL POINTS: 40