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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2020
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
Nick KY30.6 DlmRose’s All I Really Need to Know
Opt. 4 I read The Jesus Dynasty: The Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal Family and the Birth of Christianity by James D. Tabor set in Israel in the Middle East (Asia)
Opt. 5 I read Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do by Wallace J. Nichols, Environment>Nature is 4th on GR genre list
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 1060
ED25.1 - Lois's Task: Hair Love
Option 2-
The Toughest Indian in the World by Sherman Alexie
Option 3-
Death at Victoria Dock by Kerry Greenwood
164.p.
Points these task: 25
Total points: 305
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 5
Books read: 20
Tasks completed: 11
20.5 - Bigger is Better - MegSCL's Task: Cover Tropesoption 1 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.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 215
Total Tasks: 14
Total Books: 17
Julia10310.2 - “A Boy's Best Friend Is His Mother.”
Riviera Gold
MPG Thriller (approved in post #70 of genre verification thread)
This task: 10 points
Total points: 840
BB tickets: 8
GO tickets: 5
Tasks completed: 46
Books read: 66
Andy P.Task # 10.6 - Get Counted
Read a book that has a number of pages that can be found in 3,939,326
Keep You Close by Karen Cleveland 333 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 1065
ED20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Eureka!
Option 2-
Polyeucte by Pierre Corneille
This play is about Polyeucte who was the first Christian in Armenia. He was persecuted and eventually executed for being an "outsider"...but then his widow, the Princess, converted as well.
pub. 1641
*****I CLAIM 1 GO TICKET*****
Points these task: 20
Total points: 325
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 6
Big Book ticket requests: 5
Books read: 21
Tasks completed: 12
Sarah E10.9 - Turn It Up
Song: 45. “Be Thankful for What You Got” by William DeVaughn
Five Feet Apart - th A nk F ul F or
I read an ebook, top paperback - no MMP - is A dos metros de ti
Total Points: 240
Sarah E15.10 - Let's Travel (Through Books)!
From the Favourite Travel Books list, page 1, currently #4
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Everest Disaster
I read an ebook, top MMP is Tragedie à l'Everest
Total Points: 255
ED20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Ann A's Task: Codenames
Times Square by Rich Walls
The linking word "RISE" is found in "tImeS squaRE"
2 letters used from each word in the title.
Points these task: 20
Total points: 345
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 6
Big Book ticket requests: 5
Books read: 22
Tasks completed: 13
Whitnie I30.9 - Beth NC Task: Let’s Go Have Some Summer Fun
Choose two options from the list below and read two books, one for each option.
REQUIRED: Indicate the options you used
Option 2: Let’s Go Camping (in a tent, RV’s don’t count) – Read a book with the letters “TENT” found intact in a single word in the Title/subtitle.
The Power of Intention: Learning to Co-create Your World Your Way
Option 5: Let’s Go Ride a Roller Coaster – Read a book with the main page genre Thriller. The genre can be standalone or embedded
Elevation has the MPG Thriller
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 860
BB Tickets: 10
10.6 - Get CountedAs Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
has 392 pages, which is found in 3,939,326
Points this task: 10
Total points: 345
20.5 - Bigger is Better - MegSCL's Task: Cover TropesOption 2: Meet Cute
MPG Romance with bright color and 2 illustrated people on cover
Points this task: 20
Total points: 365
30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: "All I Really Need To Know”Option 3: To remember to finish what I begin.
Wayward Son
Read the first book in the series before the summer challenge
Option 4: To go to interesting places.
Murder by the Sea
I'm in North America and this is set in Europe
Points this task: 30
Total points: 395
EMurphy20.6 Seasoned Reader-Sunshine's Task: Springfield!
Option 1: Over 15,000 Goodreads ratings The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 335
Books Read: 23
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +750: 1
Tasks Completed: 13
10.2 A Boy's Best Friend Is His MotherKeep Quiet by Lisa Scottoline
Thriller genre
Points this post: 10
Total points: 125
10.10 - "You Like Me, You Really Like Me"Read a book with an average rating of at least 3.5.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Currently has an average rating of 3.99
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Points this post: 10
Total points: 250
Total BB tickets: 7
Total GO tickets: 1
10.4 Ready For A CloseupMy Story by Marilyn Monroe
The Book is about an actress
Points this post: 10
Total points: 135
Total GO tickets 1
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 17
Julia10320.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Ciprian's task: Mindfulness
Option 3A: Lake in the Clouds (published in 2002)
This book has 624 pages so claiming one BB ticket.
This task: 20 points
Total points: 860
BB tickets: 9
GO tickets: 5
Tasks completed: 47
Books read: 67
G.Q. 30.1 - Mazza1's Task: “STAY HOME / STAY SAFE”
OPTION 1:
Book 1c: Read a book that is STAND ALONE i.e. NOT part of a series
The October Country by Ray Bradbury
Book 2c: Read a book that is part of a series of at least 5 books
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
Points this task: 30
Total points: 770
Challenges completed: 44
Books read: 61
Pages read: 16, 476
30.1 - Mazza1's Task: “STAY HOME / STAY SAFE”OPTION 1
Book 1: A. Read a book with a SINGLE word title
Educated by Tara Westover
AND
Book 2: A. Read a book with a title of 5 words or more
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
This post: 30 points
Total points: 115 points
BB tickets: 2
GO tickets: 3
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 7
Kathy KS10.7 - What Angels Eat
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these top producing watermelon locations: [...] California.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick
*****
Points for this task: 10
Total points : 460
Tasks completed: 22
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Barbara ★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. If using the author's name, your book must be written by a single author.
Private Affair - Rebecca York 8/16
V in priVate
C in rebeCca
R in yoRk
Points this task: 5
Total points: 770
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
NICOLE OH5.6 - Somebody Set the Clock
Virgin River by Robyn Carr V in Virgin, C in Carr, R in River
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 790
BB Tickets: 1
NICOLE OH25.3 - Kaora's Task: Good Things Come In Threes
Option A and B:
Nightmares and Dreamscapes NigHTmaREs and DrEamscapes first published in 1993. Total pages 692
**Nightmares and Dreamscapes is a Big Book (692 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 815
BB Tickets: 2
NICOLE OH30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: "All I Really Need To Know”
Option 3: Hard Eight I began this series before this challenge started
Option 6: The Silent Patient recommended by my friend Jenn Richard who gave it 5 stars.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 845
BB Tickets: 2
15.3 - Ford v. FerrariOption 1:
Book 1 -Read a book with all the letters of ""Ferrari"" found in its title/subtitle.
Ring of Bright Water (Ring of Bright Water #1) by Gavin Maxwell
"Ferrari" found in RIng oF bRight wAtER
Book 2 – Read a book with all the letters of "Ford" found in its author's name.
Assaulted Caramel (Amish Candy Shop Mystery #1) by Amanda Flower
"Ford" found in amanDa FlOweR
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 18
Season Total: 985
Whitnie I20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
I made a post in the book's discussion thread.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 880
BB Points: 10
StaceyNC5.8 - Harry Potter Turns 40
Read a book first published in a year that includes a 4 AND a 0
Book: Broken
Completed: 8/11/20
How it Fits: Published 2014
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 355
Tasks Completed: 16
StaceyNC10.5 - From A to Z
Read a book with an A and Z in the title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
Book: Under Locke
Completed: 8/5/20
Author: Mariana Zapata
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 365
Tasks Completed: 17
StaceyNC10.7 - What Angels Eat
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these top producing watermelon locations: China, Turkey, Iran, Brazil, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Spain, Greece, Italy, in the United States- Texas, Florida, Georgia, California.
Book: Giving Chase
Completed: 8/9/20
Location: Georgia (from book description: "When landscaper Kyle Chase takes notice of Maggie Wright, all of Petal, Georgia, ")
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 375
Tasks Completed: 18
StaceyNC20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Ciprian's task: Mindfulness
Option 3.
Read a book (b)having the author's first and last initials in SOLARIS.
Book: Captain
Completed: 8/7/20
Author: Lauren Rowe
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 395
Tasks Completed: 19
StaceyNC20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Sunshine's Task: Springfield
In honor of the show airing 31 seasons, your book must be at least 310 Pages
Option 1: Springfield, Vermont won the contest with 15,367 votes. Read a book with over 15,000 Goodreads ratings. (15,001 or higher)
Book: Rock Chick Renegade
Completed: 8/2/20
Ratings: 30,859
Pages: 449
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 415
Tasks Completed: 20
25.10 - Rina's Task: Working out during quarantineOption 1: Fitness Blender
Task 1. Read a book written by a married author.
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell Trilogy #2) by Hilary Mantel
from GR author's profile: "She lives in England with her husband."
Task 3. Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle containing both letters F and B.
Before the Devil Breaks You (The Diviners #3) by Libba Bray
F & B found in BeFore
1x Bigger is Better tix (560p)
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 19
Season Total: 1,010
Mel M15.7: Hurricane Season is Here Again!
Read a book whose author's name matches the name of a 2020 Atlantic or Pacific hurricane name.
The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth
Sally appears on the list of 2020 Atlantic hurricane names.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 3
Mel M5.10: Carefree Summer Days
Get away from everything by reading a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules. For this task, a book with the main page genre Childrens or Kids may be used if it is not found in AR Bookfinder.
Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Points this task: 5
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 4
Mel M25.2: Children of the Apocalypse!
Choose two of the following options and read one book for each of the options chosen:
4. Read a book from these two lists. If the book is part of a series, any book with a whole number in the series is acceptable:
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins - Hunger Games series, which is on 10 Survival Books list
5. Read a book that features survival in a dystopian setting (radiation, flood, pandemic, etc.).
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Points this task: 25
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 5
MEGSCL20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Sunshine's Task: Springfield!
Option 1: Read a book with over 15,000 Goodreads ratings. (15,001 or higher)
Girl, Woman, Other
TOTAL TO DATE
470 points
5 big book
MEGSCL25.1 - Lois's Task: Hair Love
Option 1: Read a book with the word HAIR or LOVE intact in the title or subtitle.
Foxglove Summer
Option 2: Read a book with the main page genre Short Stories.
Begin, End, Begin
TOTAL TO DATE
495 points
5 big book
Barbara ★25.11 - Delicious Dee's Task: Space X
Option 1: Read a book that is written by 2 or more authors. Anthologies/short stories DO NOT work for this task. 2 Authors writing under a single name work, but you must provide a reference to establish that the single name refers to two or more authors
Agatha H and the Clockwork Princess - Phil & Kaja Foglio (pub 2012) 7/17
Option 3: Read a single author book where the author's initials (including middle initial) can be found in APATOSAURUS.
Scottish Ecstasy - Rebecca Sinclair (originally published May 1993) 8/16
(R & S in apatosauRuS)
Points this task: 30
Total points: 800
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Task 50.1 - Toss Away the Could Haves and Should Haves750+ total page count
book 1:, option B: read a book that is #1-10 on my TBR
The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance
#9 on my GR TBR list, added Nov 2016
354pages
book 2, option A: read a book on the list
Petals of Blood
#1154, p12 on list
432 pages
book 3, option A: read a book on the Goodreads Choice Books Available in Paperback list
American Royals
in the Young Adult section
464 pages
354 + 432 + 464 = 1250 pages >750
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1195 points
17 BB tix
10.1 - OK BoomerRead a book written by a single author who was born between 1946 and 1964 inclusive.
Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan (born 1948)
Total points: 10
10.3 - This is CNNRead a NONFICTION book that includes the letters CNN, at least one C and two Ns, in the title and/or subtitle.
Taal is zeg maar echt mijn ding by Paulien Cornelisse
C in echt, N in mijn, N in ding
Total points: 20
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.
Dangerous Minds by Janet Evanovich
I finished the first book May 14, 2020
Total points: 35
LAUREN JODI25.3 - Kaora's Task: Good Things Come In Threes
Option B: Published in 2013
Breaking Perfect by Lydia Michaels
Option C: A series with 3 primary works
Mogul by Joanna Shupe
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 545/1205
Total Books Read: 41
Tasks Completed: 31/65
Pat 🎥 5.2 ~ I'd Watch That
Task Description ~ Read a book found on the Books That Should Be Made Into Movies Listopia.
Required ~ State which page the book can be found on when you post.
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultCompleted ~ 7.19.20
Pages ~ 464
Page 3, #223
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Points this post ~ 5
Total Points ~ 190
Tasks Completed ~ 10
Books Read This Season ~ 14
Pages Read This Season ~ 5,218
Pat 🎥 30.11 ~ Escape!
Task Description ~ Choose two of the following options, and read one book for each. Your two books combined should have at least 500 pages. No books with the main page genre children or kids may be used.
REQUIRED ~ In your post, indicate which options you used.
Combined pages this task ~ 682
Option 1 ~ Escape to another world.
Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Science Fiction Fantasy, standalone or embedded.
The Gates by John ConnollyCompleted ~ 6.25
Pages ~ 264
Option 2 ~ Escape to another country.
Read a book set at least 50% in a country you have never visited. State in your post that you have never visited the country. REQUIRED: If the setting is not clear in the GR description or metadata, include a link to a source establishing the setting.
Sweden
Beartown by Fredrik BackmanCompleted ~ 6.21
Pages ~ 418
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Points this post ~ 30
Total Points ~ 220
Tasks Completed ~ 11
Books Read This Season ~ 16
Pages Read This Season ~ 5,900
NICOLE OH10.6 - Get Counted Finding Yvonne 276 pages
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 855
BB Tickets: 2
Joanna T25.7 - Jen K's Task: Jagged Little Pill
Option 1: 2 and 5 in page numbers
The Cat by Edeet Ravel - 256pp
Option 3: hand on the cover
The Tattoo Artist: A Novel by Jill Ciment
Task total: 25
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Grand total: 375
BB: 6
GO: 1
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15.5 Again, Really
I read Another Life by Andrew Vachss, # 18 in the Burke series. I first read Flood, # 1 in the Burke series, in Mar. of 2010.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 1030