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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2020
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Andy P.Task # 25.7 - Jen K's Task: Jagged Little Pill
Option 1. Read a book with a 2 and a 5 in the page number.
Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall 275 p.
Option 3. Read a book with a clearly defined hand or fist seen on the cover.
by William S. KirbyIf you don't like the hand, (I kind of like it) it also works for Option 2,
double N in Vienna and double LL in William.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 480
G.Q. 10.9 - Turn It Up
Read a book with title of at least 3 words where the first letter of every title word appears in a song title from this list of 50 Best Summer Songs
City of Thieves by David Benioff (“Here Comes the Sun” by the Beatles)
POINTS:
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 280
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 18
KTKIZZIE5.6 - Somebody Set the Clock
June 7 is VCR Day. Read a book with the letters VCR found in any order in the title/subtitle, series title, and/or author's name.
Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris
Total points this task: 5
Total points claimed: 50
Total Tasks completed: 5
Total Golden oldies: 0
Total Big Book tickets: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(0)
Total books read: 7
Task 30.2 - Reading in the ValleysI originally claimed this task in #549 but am changing a book
one Graphic Novel MPG OK
on book to be a reread
option 1: read a book by one of the listed authors
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
this is a reread
option 3: read a book with the letters WALES in the subtitle
The Walking Dead, Vol. 8: Made to Suffer
WAL in WALking
ES in SuffEr
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705 points
6 BB tix
Task 25.12 - It’s Auntie Time!I originally claimed this task in #866, but am changing a book
one Graphic Novel MPG OK
option 1: read a book that is a whole number in a series
The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
#9 in series
option 4: read a book whose title starts with a letter in AMENS
Summer Knight
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705 points
6 BB tix
Task 15.6 - The Red Carpetread a book with something red on the cover
The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
red text
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720 points
6 BB tix
Task 15.1 - Moms and DadsETA, for clarity, both these books were previously used for other tasks, but have been bumped in the posts above
book 1: read a book first published during my mother's lifetime but not in mine
A Murder of Quality
pub 1962
book 2: read a book first published during my dad's lifetime, but not mine
The Spy Who Loved Me
pub 1962
I was born in the late 70s, my parents in 40s/50s
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735 points
6 BB tix
KTKIZZIE15.6. The Red Carpet
Read a book with something red on the cover. REQUIRED: In your post, include the cover and specify the "something red."
My "something red" would be the red checkered tablecloth and the red striped flags.
Total points this task: 15
Total points claimed: 65
Total Tasks completed: 6
Total Golden oldies: 0
Total Big Book tickets: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(0)
Total books read: 8
Task 5.6 - Somebody Set the Clockread a book with the letters VCR in the subtitle
The Walking Dead, Vol. 7: The Calm Before
V in Vol
C in Calm
R in befoRe
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740 points
6 BB tix
Task 5.7 - Mysterious WomenI previously used this book for a different task, but have replaced it above
read a book by a woman with MPG Thriller
In Their Footsteps
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745 points
6 BB tix
Mel M30.5: 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)
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
Both are set in high school in the late 1980s and deal with the paranormal (one is demons, one witchcraft) -- approved in Help Thread.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 1
5.1 - See You at the MoviesSchool Spirit by Tom McHale
The author's last name initial (M) is in the word MOVIES.
Points this Post: 5
Total Points this Challenge: 5
Big Books Points: 0
Golden Oldie Books: 0
Rockynook25.6 - The Razzie Awards
Option 1: Read a book with no people on the cover
Mathematics Education Within the Postmodern by Margaret Walshaw
Option 2: Read a book with at least 100,000 ratings on Goodreads
by Liane MoriartyPoints this Post: 25
Total Points: 365
Bookwrm526Task #30.11 - Escape!
Option 1: Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Science Fiction Fantasy, standalone or embedded. I read When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey (352p).
Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% in a country you have never visited. I read Miranda in Milan by Katharine Duckett by Katharine Duckett (208p). It is set in Italy, and I have never visited Italy.
352+208=560p
Total points so far: 455
Bookwrm526Task #20.6 - Springfield!
Option 3: Read a book that takes place at least 50% in Vermont, Illinois or Oregon. I read Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson, which is set in Vermont (416p).
Total points so far: 475
Coralie 30.4 Brockian Ultra-Cricket
Option 3: Book with all the letters of SORRY in the title
Revisionary
Option 4: From page 1, #90 on list
This Alien Shore
At 564 pages I would like to claim a big book ticket
Total to date 235 points
3 big books
25.7 - Jen K's Task: Jagged Little PillOption 2: Read a book where both the title (subtitles and series names are not included) and the author’s name both include a double set of consonants. The book must have a single author.
The Pillars of the World (Tir Alainn #1) by Anne Bishop
double set of consonants found in piLLars & aNNe
Option 3: Read a book with a clearly defined hand or fist seen on the cover.
The Harp of Kings (Warrior Bards #1) by Juliet Marillier
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 9
Season Total: 485
Task 20.10 - Group ReadsA People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers, finished 7/16
Posted in discussion here
Points this task: 20
Total points: 640
Brooklyn 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.
Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain
Big matches “Big”, #19 on the list
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5/1205
Tasks completed: 1/65
Books read: 1
Brooklyn 5.6 – Somebody Set the Clock
Read a book with the letters VCR found in any order in the title/subtitle, series title, and/or author’s name
Virgin River by Robyn Carr
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10/1205
Tasks completed: 2/65
Books read: 2
Brooklyn 5.8 – Harry Potter Turns 40
Read a book first published in a year that contains both a 4 and a 0.
Divided in Death by J.D. Robb
First published in 2004
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15/1205
Tasks completed: 3/65
Books read: 3
Brooklyn 5.9 – Take Me Away
Read a book with a MPG of humor.
The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20/1205
Tasks completed: 4/65
Books read: 4
Brooklyn 10.1 – OK Boomer
Read a book by a single author who was born between 1946 and 1964 inclusive.
Hideaway by Nora Roberts
Roberts was born in 1950 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_Ro...)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 30/1205
Tasks completed: 5/65
Books read: 5
Brooklyn 10.4 – Ready For a Closeup
Read a book with a central character who is a professional actress.
The Southern Side of Paradise by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Main character Emerson is an actress (stated in book description on GR)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 40/1205
Tasks completed: 6/65
Books read: 6
Brooklyn 10.6 – Ready For a Closeup
Read a book that has a number of pages that can be found in 39393261617.
The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben
371 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 50/1205
Tasks completed: 7/65
Books read: 7
Brooklyn 10.7 – What Angels Eat
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the top watermelon producing locations.
The Secret to Southern Charm by Kristy Woodson Harvey
100% set in Georgia (referenced in review: https://harlequinjunkie.com/review-th...)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 60/1205
Tasks completed: 8/65
Books read: 8
Brooklyn 10.8 – Go Your Own Way
Read a book from a list found at IndieBound’s IndieNext List.
Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin
From March 2020 list: https://www.indiebound.org/indie-next...
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70/1205
Tasks completed: 9/65
Books read: 9
Brooklyn 10.10 – “You Like Me, You Really Like Me”
Read a book with an average rating of at least 3.5
Cover Shot by LynDee Walker
Has average rating of 4.44
Points this post: 10
Total points: 80/1205
Tasks completed: 10/65
Books read: 10
Sara G30.4 - Wayne's task: Brockian Ultra-Cricket
Option 3: Read a book that has all the letters in either APOLOGIZE or SORRY in the book's title/subtitle.
Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic Eyes by Tamim Ansary
SORRY:
Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic Eyes
Option 4: Read a book from the Excellent Space Opera list.
Fortune's Pawn by Rachel Bach
This book is on page 1 of the list.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 350
5.9 - Take Me AwayThe Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror
Previous points 45
Points this post 5
Current points 50
G.Q. 20.4 - Golden Oldies - Shawn H's Task: A Few of My Favorite Things
Option 4: Read the first book in a series.
Night (The Night Trilogy #1) by Elie Wiesel
POINTS:
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 300
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 19
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.2 The BAFTAs
Book 1: All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson
Shares name with Peter Finch.
Book 2: True Believer by Virginia Euwer Wolff
Shares name with Virginia McKenna
Points this post: 15
Total points: 785
Tasks completed: 46/65
Books read: 64
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.9 Facts Matter!
My Life on the Line: How the NFL Damn Near Killed Me, and Ended Up Saving My Life by Ryan O'Callaghan.
MPG Sports
Points this post: 15
Total points: 800
Tasks completed: 47/65
Books read: 66
Mod
I used option 2 - 1 book fitting both criteria. These Women by Ivy Pochoda.
Word "Women" matches Little Women, and author is female.
total points: 495
Mod
I used option 6 and read Hope for the Best. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
"BEst" contains letters BE together.
total points: 515
Mod
For my first book, I used option 1 and read Harbour Street, #6 in the Vera Stanhope series.
For my second book, I used option 4 and read Silent Voices. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
title starts with "S" - amenS.
total points: 540
Kristi CO30.5 - Sally M's Task: Two of a Kind
Option 2A: from the same series, Bill Hodges trilogy
Book #1: Finders Keepers by Stephen King
Book #2: End of Watch by Stephen King
Points this post: 30
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Joanne MI25.9 - Bookwrm526's Task: Some of My Favorite Summer Movies
Option 1 - Jaws "YOU'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT".
In an Absent Dream
Option 3 - Independence Day-or this option, read a book with the MPG Science Fiction (standalone or embedded) that takes place at least 50% on a spaceship or on a planet other than Earth
Dragonquest - Genre noted in Help Thread message # 2
Points this task 25
Total Points 250
BB's 1
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
The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice #1) by Mark Lawrence
word in title, AND, can be found in goingcommANDo
1x Bigger is Better tix (600p)
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 10
Season Total: 505
Jen K25.13 - SandyL's Task: Dog Days of Summer
Option 2: Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
SISteR oUtsIder
Option 4: The Thirteenth Tale
List: Summer List Page 1, #53
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
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Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 235
Big Books: 2
Joanne MI30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: "All I Really Need To Know”
Option 4: A book set at least 50% in a country on a continent different from your own.
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz -Claiming 1 BB ticket at 585 pages. I live in The U.S. and this book takes place in Great Britain
Option 5 Read a book with a genre Environment, Nature, Gardening
Keeping the Harvest: Discover the Homegrown Goodness of Putting Up Your Own Fruits, Vegetables Herbs
Points this task 30
Total Points 280
BB's this task 1
Total BB's 2
EMurphy25.13 - SandyL's Task: Dog Days of Summer
Option 2: All of the letters SIRIUS in the title The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
Option 4: Book from Summer of Beach Reads lists We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han
*Best Summer Romance Books page 1 #3
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 135
Books Read: 9
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +750: 1
Tasks Completed: 5
Jen K25.11 - Delicious Dee's Task: Space X
1. Partnership
Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
Published 2008 < 2011, partnership noted in bio
3. Stowaway
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
APatosaurus
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 260
Big Books: 2
Ava Catherine50.1- Bucket's Task: Toss Away the Could Haves and Should Haves
1. Accomplish a could have.
A. Read a book you abandoned/never finished.
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell 279 pages
date abandoned=March 14, 2015
2. Accomplish a should have.
A. . Read a book from "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. "
page 1: #86
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez 424 pages
3. Toss the rest away.
A. read any book mentioned in any of the 8 Goodreads Summer Reading blog posts.
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1857
The Top 40 Hit Books of the Year
Posted by Cybil (June 1, 2020); Fiction #7
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel 302 pages
279+424+302=1005 total pages
total=1200
Ava Catherine5.10 - Carefree Summer Days
Read a book of your choice .
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
total=1205
Bookwrm526Task #20.7 - Small is a State of Mind
Option 1: Read a book that has its number of pages listed as ending with a 5. I read The Gone Dead by Chanelle Benz (295p).
Total points so far: 495
Nick KY10.3 CNN -- I read the nonfiction book Creating Capabilities: The Human Development Approach by Martha C. Nussbaum. CN in “CreatiNg” N in “humaN”
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 530
Nick KY25.4 Tien’s Staying at Home
Opt 1. Books in Hand -- I read Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick. I own two editions of this book. I am not sure why, except that I really like it.
Opt 2. 1st pub’d March-July 2020 -- I read The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 555
10.10 - "You Like Me, You Really Like Me" Average rating of 3.5 or higher - Read Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore. At the time of this posting, this book has an average rating of 3.81. I'm assuming that won't go down below 3.5 by the time the moderators check!
Points these task: 10
Total points: 60
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 6
Tasks completed: 5
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25.9 - Bookwrm526's Task: Some of My Favorite Summer Movies
Read 2 books, from 2 of the following options.
Option 1: Jaws
Read a book with a title of at least three words where the initial letter of each word is found in the phrase "YOU'RE GONNA NEED ANOTHER BOAT". Letters may only be used as many times as they appear in the phrase, subtitles can be ignored.
The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson
Option 4: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
For this option, read a book set at least 50% in Chicago. If the setting is not obvious from the Goodreads description, provide evidence in your post.
Becoming by Michelle Obama (born and raised in Chicago, met her husband working at law firm there - moved to Washington DC on page 291 of 426)
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 365 Points