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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2020
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Margaret LTask #25.5: The Return of the King
Option 4: book with metallic object on cover
by Victoria AveyardMetallic object - crown
Option 5: author with initials in VOLCANO
Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
Points this post: 25
Total points: 265
ED10.8 - Go Your Own Way
This Town Sleeps by Dennis E. Staples
On the March 2020 list under "Inspired Recommendations from Indie Booksellers"
see link at https://www.indiebound.org/indie-next...
(Note..I could not open link on my computer...only on my phone....weird.)
Points these task: 10
Total points: 580
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 7
Books read: 36
Tasks completed: 26
5.10 Carefree Summer Days I read Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodunit by Lilliam Rivera - childrens listed, not found in AR Bookfinder.
New Total: 195
Whitnie I25.13 - SandyL's Task: Dog Days of Summer
This is a two book task. Please choose 2 different options and read a book for each. REQUIRED: State which options you choose.
No children's books are allowed for this task.
Option 1: Read a book with at least three words in the title where the first letter of each word is in DOG DAYS OF SUMMER.
Out of Egypt
Option 3: Read a book with an MPG of Mythology, Astrology or Astronomy - standalone or embedded.
Norse Mythology this book has the MPG Mythology
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 1065
BB Tickets: 11
GO: 1
20.8 Codenames I read A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny
linking word = age (A Great rEckoning)
1 letter used from each title word
New Total: 225
Julia10320.6 - Seasoned Reader - Sunshine's Task: Springfield!
Option 2: Command Decision (published 2007)
This task: 20 points
Total points: 925
BB tickets: 9
GO tickets: 5
Tasks completed: 51
Books read: 71
SALLY M.25.10 Working out during quarantine
Option 1-1: author married (mentioned here)
This Coven Won't Break by Isabel Sterling
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the HC)
Option 1-3: word in title/sub containing both letters F and B (BEFORE)
And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready by Meaghan O'Connell
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
304 + 240 = 544 > 500 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 880
Tasks completed: 49
Books read: 68
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 3
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 2
SALLY M.20.1 The One With All the Books
Option 1: cake on the cover
The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 900
Tasks completed: 50
Books read: 69
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 3
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 2
Margaret LTask #30. 11: Escape!
Option 1: MPG Fantasy
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
472 pages
Option 2: Book set in country you have never visited
Oval by Elvia Wilk
Book is set in Berlin, Germany; I have never visited Germany.
320 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 295
10.7 - What Angels EatRead 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.
The Black Ice by Michael Connelly
Takes place primarily in Los Angeles, California. California is in the setting info on the main page.
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Points this post: 10
Total points: 260
Total BB tickets: 7
Total GO tickets: 1
30.8 - Aprilleigh’s Task: The Karate Fan ClubBook 1, a fiction book with all the letters in both KARATE and DOJO in the title and/or author's name: Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
paperback edition Another Brooklyn 192 pages
Book 2, a non-fiction book with all the letters in both KARATE and DOJO in the title and/or author's name: Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
mass market paperback Sur ordre de Dieu 552 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 770
Pamela326525.4 Tien's Task: Staying at Home
Book 1: Loving Lieutenant Lancaster by Sarah M. Eden – I had this book prior to January 2020
Book 2: The Other Family by Loretta Nyhan – Published April 1, 2020
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 495
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 4
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Pamela326525.10 - Rina's Task: Working out during quarantine
Option 1
Task 1: Watch Your Back by Clair M. Poulson – Marital status confirmed in the fifth paragraph of his GR author profile – “Clair is married to Ruth….”
272 pages
Task 3:The Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie Klassen - F and B found in Fairbourne
410 pages
682 pages total
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 520
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 4
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
G.Q. 25.5 - Sarah E's Task: The Return of the King
Option 3: To rescue Frodo, from this spiderous (it's totally a word) nightmare read a book from this list of Creature Books.
Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett (page 2)
Option 4: Read a book with something metallic on the cover. Swords, armour, knives all work but so do spoons, goblets, jewellery, even car parts.
by Colin Meloy(The lower half of the cover has a man and a coyote facing each other with swords.)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 855
Challenges completed: 47
Books read: 67
Pages read: 18,539
Coralie30.1 STAY HOME / STAY SAFE
Option 1
Book 1:
C. Book that is a stand alone
The Silence of the Girls
Book 2:
A. Book with at least 5 words in title
The Watercress Girl and Other Stories
Total to date 565 points
PegW15.6. The Red Carpet
Read a book with something red on the cover.
The author's name and subtitle are in red.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 415
Big Book: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 21
PegW20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Ciprian's task: Mindfulness
Option 3: Read a book (b)having the author's first and last initials in SOLARIS.
Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love by Simran Sethi
Points this post: 20
Total points: 435
Big Book: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 22
Mike MATask 10.6 Get Counted
The Detroit Tigers Reader, Ed. by Tom Stanton (199 pages)
page number found in 39393261617
The Detroit Tigers Reader
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 75
Books This Task: 1
Total Books Read: 7
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Big Books Read: 1
posted by Mike MA
Task 25.1Option 2: Great Classic Westerns by Various Authors (Short Stories)
Great Classic Westerns: Unabridged Short Stories
Option 3: Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit (130 pages)
Men Explain Things to Me
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 65
Books This Task: 2
Big Books Read: 1
posted by Mike MA
Mike MATask 10.8 Educated by Tara Westover
Educated
March 2018 Indie Next List
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 85
Books This Task: 1
Total Books Read: 8
Total Tasks Completed: 7
Big Books Read: 1
posted by Mike MA
Task 10.10 "You Really Like Me"A Confederate General from Big Sur by Richard Brautigan (goodreads rating 4.01)
A Confederate General from Big Sur
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 95
Books This Task: 1
Total Books Read: 9
Total Tasks Completed: 8
Big Books Read: 1
posted by Mike MA
Mike MATask 15.7 Named Hurricanes 2020
Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand (Tropical Storm Laura identified August 16th) Audio FormatSeabiscuit: An American Legend
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 110
Books This Task: 1
Total Books Read: 10
Total Tasks Completed: 9
Big Books Read: 1
posted by Mike MA
Mike MATask 15.9 Walter Johnson, Baseball's Big Train by Henry Thomas (Sports/Baseball) Audio Format
Walter Johnson: Baseball's Big Train
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 125
Books This Task: 1
Total Books Read: 11
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Big Books Read: 1
posted by Mike MA
Mike MATask 10.1 OK Boomer (author born between 1946 and 1964)
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable (born 1950)
Audio Format
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 135
Books This Task: 1
Total Books Read: 12
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Big Books Read: 1
posted by Mike MA
Amy BTHIS IS A REPOST - I accidentally linked to the wrong version of the book - am replacing the ebook link with the paperback version to confirm page number of 120.
15.6. The Red Carpet.
Read a book with something red on the cover.
REQUIRED: In your post, include the cover and specify the "something red."
Red Chesterfield by Wayne Arthurson (book has a red cover)
This Post: 15 Points
To Date: need to confirm there isn't an issue with another post.
EMurphy10.10 "You Like Me, You Really Like Me" Book with an average rating of at least 3.5 My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
*Rating of 3.74
This Task:
Points: 10
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 365
Books Read: 25
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +750: 1
Tasks Completed: 15
Whitnie I30.7 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Nights at the Drive-in
Choose two options and read one book for each. REQUIRED: indicate which ones you choose when you post.
Option 1: Drive-in memories
Read a book that has a night scene including stars and/or moon on the cover.REQUIRED: Include the cover when you post.
Option 3: Concession foods
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the initial letter of each word is found in FUNNEL CAKES. Letters may only be used as many times as they appear.
Up from Slavery
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 1095
BB Tickets: 11
GO: 1
5.6 - Somebody Set the ClockMurder on All Hallows Eve
The letters VCR are found in the series title The Violet Carlyle Mysteries.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 370
20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST –Joanne MI’s Task: Saturday MatineeOption 3: MPG of Espionage or Thriller
The Guest List
It has an MPG of Thriller.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 390
Jen K10.1 - OK Boomer
Just Kids by Patti Smith
Patti Smith's birthday is December 30, 1946 which is noted in the book and also on wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_S...
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 720
Big Books: 5
Jen K10.3 - This is CNN.
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays
MPG Non-Fiction
C in blaCker
N in doesN't
N in iN
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 730
Big Books: 5
10.9 - Turn It UpMurder by the Sea
The first letters of each title word (MBTS) are found in song #2: "The Boys of Summer" by Don Henley
Points this post: 10
Total points: 400
Jen K10.5 - From A to Z
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance by Zora Neale Hurston
AZ in ZorA
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 740
Big Books: 5
ED20.10 - Group Reads
A Bookshop in Berlin by Françoise Frenkel
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
pub. 1945
*****I CLAIM ONE GO TICKET*****
Points these task: 20
Total points: 600
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 9
Big Book ticket requests: 7
Books read: 37
Tasks completed: 27
Queen Bee DarleneRepost - forgot to put # on list for names
25.8 Amy FL's Task: I'll Be Back
2) title of 3 or more words where 1st ltr of each word appears in MIMETIC POLYALLOY
Call Me Evie by J.P. Pomare Call Me Evie
MimEtiC polyalloy
3) author whose name is comprised of 2 first names
Please Stop Helping Us by Jason L. Riley Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed
Jason #76 on boy's list
Riley #173 on boy's list
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 670
JoanneMI5.3 - World Cinema
Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans-The book is about Ford's battle to have an American car win the 24 Hour Le Mans auto race. more than 1/2 book takes place in France.
According to the list English speakers in France is at 39%
Points this task 5
Total points 440
BB's 8
Andy P.Task # 5.10 - Carefree Summer Days
Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
Points this post: 5
Total points: 1140
Joanne MI20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jen B - The One With All the Books
Option 6 Read a book with the letters BE intact in the title
American Rebels: How the Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution
BE in reBEls
Points this task 20
Total points 460
Total BB's 8
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50.1- Bucket's Task: Toss Away the Could Haves and Should Haves
1. Accomplish a could have.
B. Read one of the ten books that have been on your TBR shelf the longest.
Villain by Shūichi Yoshida 304 p.
# 6 on my To Read shelf (listed 6/2012)
2. Accomplish a should have
A. Read a book from 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle 256 p.
3. Toss the rest away
Most Read Books of the 2020 Reading Challenge
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 325 p. # 9 on list
page count 304 + 256 + 325 = 885? 750 requirement
Points this post: 50
Total points: 1190
10.9 - Turn It UpPick one song from this list of 50 Best Summer Songs. Using that song, read a book with title of at least 3 words where the first letter of every title word appears in the song title.
Gather the Daughters
GTD appears in the song DancinG in The street
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 605
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets Total: 4
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 1 (1000)
NICOLE OH15.7 - Hurricane season is here again!
Warcross by Marie Lu Marie is a Pacific hurricane name
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 925
BB Tickets: 2
PAULA S10.4 - Ready For A Closeup
Read a book with a central character or subject who is a professional actor or actress.
The central character in the novel is movie and theater actor Arthur Leander, who dies on stage in the beginning of the book. All other characters are in some way affected by or related to him.
I read the ebook, PB link for reference (no MMPB): Station Eleven
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Points This Post:10
Total Points: 95/1205
Total Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 13/65
NICOLE OH25.8 - Amy FL’s Task: I’ll Be Back
Option 2: The Middle Place Mimetic Polyalloy
Option 4: Wildcard by Marie Lu Female, science fiction main page genre
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 950
BB Tickets: 2
Sarah E25.4 Tien's Task: Staying at Home
REPOSTING FOR THE GOLDEN OLDIE ONLY - TASK POINTS ALREADY CREDITED
Book 1: A Gentleman of Leisure
I had this book (for many years) before 1 January 2020
Golden Oldie, first published 1910. I claim 1 GO ticket.
Book 2: The Jetsetters - Published March 3rd 2020
I listened to the audio but have linked to the top paperback - no MMP
Total Points: 365
Total GOs: 2
PAULA S10.6 - Get Counted
Read a book that has a number of pages that can be found in 39393261617
I read the ebook, the MMPB edition (Vår sång blir stum) has 199 pages.
199 can be found in 39393261617
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Points This Post:10
Total Points: 105/1205
Total Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 14/65
Sarah E15.5 - Again, Really?
Undeath and Taxes - Fred, the Vampire Accountant #2
I listened to an audio but have linked to the top paperback - no MMP
I finished reading book #1 in the series September 17, 2016
Total Points: 380
Oma12295.8 - 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).
The White Mare by Jules Watson
Total Points605/1205
Total Tasks-37/65
Golden Oldie Books-(2)
Big Books-500-749(1);750-999(); 1000+()
Julia1035.10 - Carefree Summer Days
Victory Conditions
This task: 5 points
Total points: 930
BB tickets: 9
GO tickets: 5
Tasks completed: 52
Books read: 72
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Task 25.4: Tien's Task: Staying At Home
Two Book Task. Read one book for each option.
Book1 Task 1: Books in hand.
Read a book you have had in your possession since before January 1, 2020.
This was easy since I almost never read a book right after I buy it. I read THE LAST HOUSE GUEST by Megan Miranda. One of the hottest books Summer of 2019 and I didn't read it! I bought it when it appeared in Reese's Book Club list August, 2019.
The Last House Guest
It wasn't the most compelling mystery I ever read, but it got better after I read the first few chapters when I thought "Oh no! Not another book about rich people!"
Book 2 Task 2: New Books
Support those authors whose launches were cancelled by reading a book first published March --July, 2020 State first publication date.
I am soooo happy to report I read VALENTINE by Elizabeth Bisland, aka Elizabeth Wetmore, that was first published March 31, 2020.
Valentine
Being a native Texan I could really identify with the book and I could feel the heat, the hate and the hopelessness. I am team Valentine all the way!
PS: I noticed the author's name has been changed, perhaps for better marketing purposes but my copy from Book Of The Month has the original author's name and the original press stated it as "Wetmore". Fun Fact: Elizabeth Bisland is the name of the woman who raced Nelly Bly in their "Around the World in Eighty Days" challenge. Great choice for a pen name!
Total Points for Task: 25
Total Books Read for Task: 2
Total Big Books Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total Points for Summer Challenge 2020: 55
Total Tasks Completed for Summer Challenge 2020: 3
Total Books Read for Summer Challenge 2020:: 4
Total Big Books Tickets Claimed for Summer 2020 Challenge:: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Summer 2020 Challenge: 0