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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2020
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Delicious Dee15.6. The Red Carpet.
- red dress on the coverPoints this Post: 15
Total Points: 1165
15.6 - The Red CarpetA River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa
❁ red barbed wire on cover ❁
Total points: 370 + 15 = 385
30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Gardening LessonsOption 1: Network Effect by Martha Wells
❁ first published in May ❁
Option 4: The Ghost Writer by Philip Roth
❁ author's initials (PR) found in PARK ❁
Total points: 385 + 30 = 415
5.1 See You at the MoviesRead a book written by a single author with at least one initial found in the word: MOVIES.
Usagi Yojimbo, Vol. 1: The Ronin by Stan Sakai
Points this task: 5
Books read this task: 1
Golden oldie claimed this task: 0
Big book claimed this task: 0
Total points: 205
Total Tasks completed: 14
Total Golden oldies: 7
Total Big Book tickets: 0
Brooklyn ***REPOST of #2724 to add additional information***
15.6 – The Red Carpet
Read a book with something red on its cover.
by Kristy Woodson HarveyRed letters and hat band
Points this post: 15
Total points: 400/1205
Tasks completed: 27/65
Books read: 32
BUCKET30.5 Sally M’s Task: Two of a Kind
Option 2C: Companion reads exploring the same subject
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad
Both are non-fiction about whiteness and seeking/calling out your own racism. They also share two very specific MPGs: Race->Antiracist; Social Movements->Social Justice.
Points this post: 30
Points total: 170
Brooklyn 5.2 – I’d Watch That
Read a book found on the “books that should be made into movies” listopia.
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
Found on pg. 2
Points this post: 5
Total points: 405/1205
Tasks completed: 28/65
Books read: 33
Brooklyn 5.7 – Mysterious Women
Read a book by a female author with a MPG of mystery, thriller or dystopia.
Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman
MPG of mystery & thriller
Points this post: 5
Total points: 410/1205
Tasks completed: 29/65
Books read: 34
Brooklyn 20.3 – Saturday Matinee
Option 3: Read a book with a MPG of thriller or espionage.
The Half Sister by Sandie Jones
MPG of thriller
Points this post: 20
Total points: 430/1205
Tasks completed: 30/65
Books read: 35
Brooklyn 25.1 – Hair Love
Option 1: Read a book with HAIR or LOVE intact in its title/subtitle.
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite
Option 4: Read a graphic novel or graphic memoir.
Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha
MPG of Sequential Arts > Graphic Novels (Approved in help thread message #12)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 455/1205
Tasks completed: 31/65
Books read: 37
Brooklyn 25.4 – Staying at Home
Book 1: Read a book that came into my possession prior to 1 January, 2020.
The One That Got Away by Bethany Chase
I got it prior to 1/1/20 (May 8, 2019 to be exact)
Book 2: Read a book first published in March-July 2020.
The Last Flight by Julie Clark
First published in June 2020
Points this post: 25
Total points: 480/1205
Tasks completed: 32/65
Books read: 39
Helen B20.8 - Codenames
Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
acrOss thE niGhtingale flooR= OGRE
Total points: 350
Brooklyn 25.5 – The Return of the King
Option 2: Read a book with exactly 5 O’s in its title.
Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
Option 4: Read a book with a metallic object on its cover.
by Samantha DowningKnife is metallic object
Points this post: 25
Total points: 505/1205
Tasks completed: 33/65
Books read: 41
Brooklyn 25.6 – The Razzie Awards
Option 1: Read a book with no people on the cover.
by Robin CookOption 4: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found consecutively in the phrase listed.
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
woRStrecklessdisregardforhumanlifeandpublicproperty
Points this post: 25
Total points: 530/1205
Tasks completed: 34/65
Books read: 43
Brooklyn 25.8 – I’ll Be Back
Option 2: Read a book with a 3+ word title where the first letter of each word appears in MIMETIC POLYALLOY.
Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose name is comprised of 2 first names found on the list.
Perfect Little Children by Sophie Hannah
Sophie is #79 on the list; Hannah is #27 on the list
Points this post: 25
Total points: 555/1205
Tasks completed: 35/65
Books read: 45
Brooklyn 25.9 – Some of My Favorite Summer Movies
Option 2: Read a book with a MPG of romance and where the author’s first and last initials can be found in the phrase NOBODY PUTS BABY IN THE CORNER.
28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand
Option 4: Read a book set at least 50% in Chicago.
Peace Talks by Jim Butcher
Set entirely in Chicago per the book’s description.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 580/1205
Tasks completed: 36/65
Books read: 47
Brooklyn 30.1 – “Stay Home / Stay Safe”
I chose Option 1.
Book 1, Option C: Read a book that is a standalone, not part of a series.
The House on Fripp Island by Rebecca Kauffman
Book 2, Option C: Read a book that is part of a series of at least 5 books.
Buried Leads by LynDee Walker
#2 in the Nichelle Clark Crime Thriller series; there are 8 books in the series to date
Points this post: 30
Total points: 610/1205
Tasks completed: 37/65
Books read: 49
Brooklyn 30.2 – Reading in the Valleys
Option 2: Read a book with a MPG of humor or satire.
The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
MPG of humor; this is a reread (1st read prior to joining Goodreads in 2008)
Option 3: Read a book with all of the letters WALES in the title/subtitle.
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors
Points this post: 30
Total points: 640/1205
Tasks completed: 38/65
Books read: 51
Brooklyn 30.3 – Gardening Lessons
Option 3: Read a book with a page count that contains a 2 and a 3.
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo – 392 pages
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK.
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
Points this post: 30
Total points: 670/1205
Tasks completed: 39/65
Books read: 53
Brooklyn 30.4 – Brockian Ultra-Cricket
Option 2: Read a book with a piece of sporting or gaming equipment on the cover.
by Quan BarryField hockey sticks on cover; approved in help thread (message #22)
Option 3: Read a book with all of the letters in APOLOGIZE or SORRY in the title/subtitle.
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump
Contains all letters SORRY
Points this post: 30
Total points: 700/1205
Tasks completed: 40/65
Books read: 55
Brooklyn 30.5 – Two of a Kind
Option 2A: Read two books from the same series.
Deadly Politics: A Nichelle Clarke Crime Thriller by LynDee Walker - #7 in Nichelle Clark Crime Thriller series
Hidden Victims by LynDee Walker - #8 in Nichelle Clark Crime Thriller series
Points this post: 30
Total points: 730/1205
Tasks completed: 41/65
Books read: 57
15.1 - Mom's and DadsBook 1: Read a book written by a female author that was first published during my mother's lifetime but not my own
The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern by Lilian Jackson Braun
My mom was born in 1958, I was born in 1980, The cat who ate danish modern was first published in 1967
Book 2: Read a book written by a male author that was first published during my father's lifetime but not my own
Fahrenheit 451by Ray Bradbury
My dad was born in 1952, I was born in 1980, Fahrenheit 451 was first published in 1953
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 195
Total Tasks: 13
Total Books: 16
Task 20.10 - Group Readsread & comment on one of the books
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
comment: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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1145 points
17 BB tix
Helen B15.10 - Let's Travel (Through Books)!
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best traveling vicariously list - page 1
Total points: 365
Scooter&Siam5.8 - Harry Potter Turns 40
Read a book first published in a year that includes a 4 AND a 0 (ex: 1904, 1940, 2004, 2014, etc).
Read Elizabeth: The Tudor Princess
Points: 5
Total: 145
15.4 - A Record Setting Leading Performer Option 2: Matches a word and by a female author - Read Three Women by Lisa Taddeo. 'Women' matches Hepburn's 1933 film 'Little Women'. And, Lisa Taddeo is a female author.
Points these task: 15
Total points: 135
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 13
Tasks completed: 10
EMurphy20.7 Shorter is Sweeter-Cindie's Task: Small is a State of Mind
Option 3: Female author born in New Jersey The Return by Rachel Harrison https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 315
Books Read: 22
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +750: 1
Tasks Completed: 12
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Ann A's Task: Codenames Letters in title can create a new word - Read The Shadows by Alex North. From the title, I made the word HEAD - HE from 'the' and AD from 'Shadows'
Points these task: 20
Total points: 155
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 13
Tasks completed: 11
Brooklyn ***Repost of 3042 to add AR Bookfinder info**
25.1 – Hair Love
Option 1: Read a book with HAIR or LOVE found intact in the title/subtitle.
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite
Option 4: Read a graphic novel or graphic memoir.
Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha
MPG of Sequential Arts > Graphic Novels (Approved in help thread message #12)
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG+ - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2.0
Points this post: 25
Total points: 730/1205
Tasks completed: 41/65
Books read: 57
Amy FL15.9 - Facts Matter!
Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life (approved in message 2 for Science)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 690
Amy FL20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Eureka!
Option 5: A Steep Price (set in Seattle, Washington)
Description of book on GR page begins: New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni’s thrilling series continues as Seattle homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite is plunged into a case of family secrets and murder…
Points this post: 20
Total points: 710
20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Ciprian's task: MindfulnessOption 2. Read a book from this list: Road Trip Books.
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Mr. Impossible (On page 7.)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 405
Amy FLTask 25.8 - Amy FL’s Task: I’ll Be Back
Option 2: The Other Mrs. (MimeTic pOlyalloy)
Option 3: All We Buried by Elena Taylor
Positions on baby name list: Elena (112) Taylor (62)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 735
Delicious Dee25.11 - Delicious Dee's Task: Space X
option 2 - A Reliable Wife - Robert Goolrick - first published in 2009
option 3 - An Unkindness of Ghosts - Rivers Solomon - RS found in APATOSAURUS
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 1190
Amy FL30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Gardening Lessons
Option 1: Ask Again, Yes - Published May 28, 2019
Option 4: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (laKE distRict)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 765
Sarah E30.8 - Aprilleigh’s Task: The Karate Fan Club
Book 1: The Cat Who Dropped A Bombshell by Lilian Jackson Braun
I listened to the audio, MMP is The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell - 288 pages
ThE cAt whO DROpped A bombshell lilian JacKson braun
Book 2: Thanks For Nothing by Jack Dee
I read an ebook, top paperback - no MMP - is Thanks for Nothing - 377 pages
ThAnks fOR nOthing JAcK DEe
288 + 377 = 665 pages
Total Points: 205
ED50.1- Bucket's Task: Toss Away the Could Haves and Should Haves
Option 1A- Eerdmans Handbook to the Bible: A Comprehensive Bible Guide with Hundreds of Photographs, Maps, and Charts by David Alexander
680p
*****I CLAIM 1 BB TICKET*****
I abandoned this book at least twice, most recently in 2018.
Option 2B-
ESV Reader's Bible by Anonymous
1825p.
*****I CLAIM 2 BB TICKETS*****
I went to a Jesuit high school and we were expected to read the complete Bible by graduation. I failed to read even a small percentage at the time. Grades 9 through 12.
Option 3A-
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
IL-MG BL 5.5 AR 12.0
The book is listed as #1 on the Most Read Books of 2020 Reading Challenge list.
Points these task: 50
Total points: 50
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 1
Delicious Dee15.7 - Hurricane season is here again!
Hard as You Can - Laura Kaye - laura is on the atlantic list of names
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 1205
ED30.9 - Beth NC Task: Let’s Go Have Some Summer Fun
Option 1-
Outside Servitude by M.B. Bamba
set in the coastal capital of Mauritania's capital Nouakchott
from the 2nd line of the GR description-"He begins his trip to the beach like any other, but, this adventure soon leads to a journey of self-discovery, self-love, and freedom."
Option 3-
Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming
Points these task: 30
Total points: 80
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 2
Task 5.4 - Lights, Camera, Action!Book: Firstlife, finished 8/14
On p 2 of the Books with Action Heroines list
Points this task: 5
Total points: 1175
Andy P.Task # 15.10 - Let's Travel (Through Books)!
Read a book from one of these lists: Favourite Travel Books
Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
Page 1 # 9
Points this post: 15
Total points: 1040
Kathy KS25.3 - Kaora's Task: Good Things Come In Threes
ONE book of at least 500 pages that matches two of the [options]:
Option B: Read a book that was first published in a year that contains a 3, i.e. 1930, 1993, 2003, 2013.
Option C: Read a book that is part of a trilogy or a 3 book series.
Hellhole Awakening
First published: 2013
(Hellhole Trilogy #2)
528 pages (>500)
Claiming 1 big book ticket
*****
Points for this task: 25
Total points : 450
Tasks completed: 21
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
DeborahPost #16
25.3 - Kaora's Task: Good Things Come In Threes
A) Slaying Monsters for the Feeble (T.H.R.E.E)
TH: THe
R: monsteRs
EE: fEEble
C) Read a book that is part of a trilogy or a 3 book series.
Endsinger (The Lotus Wars #3) 3 primary works • 6 total works and book description mentions "A FINAL BATTLE"
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 300
Books Read: 22
Tasks Done: 16
5.9 - Take Me AwayRead a book with the MPG Humor OR a book found on the Popular Funny Books list.
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1: Squirrel Power
Points this task: 5
Books read this task: 1
Golden oldie claimed this task: 0
Big book claimed this task: 0
Total points: 210
Total Tasks completed: 15
Total Golden oldies: 7
Total Big Book tickets: 0
5.8 Harry Potter Turns 40 I read The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez - published in 2014
Season Total: 165
Sophie15.9 MPG from Trivial Pursuits (History)
The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain by Ian Mortimer
Total: 440
ED30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: "All I Really Need To Know”
Option 3-
Hammerhead Ranch Motel by Tim Dorsey
I started this series in 2019....prior to this season.
Option 6-
Euphoria by Lily King
My friend Stacey D rated this 5 stars.
Points these task: 30
Total points: 110
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 7
Tasks completed: 3
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15.7 - Hurricane season is here again!
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
Arthur is an Atlantic Hurricane name
AR Bookfinder UK: IL: MY - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 15.0
Golden Oldie, first published 1930. I claim 1 GO ticket.
Total points: 175
Total GOs: 1