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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2020
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Nick KY20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST –Joanne MI’s Task: Saturday Matinee
Opt. 2. GR genre “Horror” – I read The Night Class by Tom Piccirilli
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 1185
Nick KY20.7 - SHORTER IS SWEETER – Cindie’s Task — Small is a State of Mind
Option 2: Down the Shore
One of the great pleasures of New Jersey is visiting the Jersey Shore, or going “down the shore.” Read a book from the list Down by the Sea. Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier, # 189, p. 2 on the list. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 1205
Jasmiina F30.1 - Mazza1's Task: “STAY HOME / STAY SAFE”:
Option 1.A: Read a book with a SINGLE word title:
Uimataito by Niina Hakalahti.
Option 2.C: Read a book that is part of a series of at least 5 books:
Cerulean Sins by Laurell K. Hamilton.
There are 27 books in the series so far.
*Big Book Ticket with 544 pages.*
Points this post: 30
Total points: 245
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post: 1 (500+)
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Zach For Task 20.4 - Golden Oldies - Shawn H's Task: A Few of My Favorite Things I did Option 2: read a book by Ernest Hemingway or by an author whose first and last initials can be found in ERNEST HEMINGWAY.
I read The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. M and A both appearing in ERNEST HEMINGWAY.
Points this post: 20
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Totals:
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Points: 105
BBTs: 1
GOTs: 0
Queen Bee Darlene15.5 Again, Really?
Book in a series with a whole # greater than 1 in which I've read book #1 before May 15
The Tattered Quilt (The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club #2) by Wanda E. Brunstetter The Tattered Quilt
I read The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club which is #1 in the series Feb 6, 2020.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 715
Coffeegirl50: Toss Away the Could Haves and Should Haves
1. B. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert Pages: 368
Added to my read shelf 4 years ago
2. A. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Pages 324
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. Page 1 number 1
3. A. Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand pages 432
Goodreads Choice Books Available in Paperback - General and Historical Fiction
Total pages: 1,124
Points this task: 50
Total Points: 760
Queen Bee Darlene25.11 Delicious Dee's Task: Space X
1 book must have been 1st published before 2011
1) Written by 2 or more authors
The Last Time I Saw You by Liv Constantine (pen name of Lynne & Valerie Constantine - info under author) The Last Time I Saw You
2) Author's name Douglas, Doug, Robert, or Bob
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick A Reliable Wife 1st Published 2009
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 740
ED10.3 - This is CNN.
Eerdmans Handbook to the Bible: A Comprehensive Bible Guide with Hundreds of Photographs, Maps, and Charts by David Alexander
680p.
"CNN" found in "eerdmaNs haNbook to the bible:a Comprehensive..."
*****I CLAIM 1 BB TICKET"*****
Points these task: 10
Total points: 640
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 10
Big Book ticket requests: 8
Books read: 41
Tasks completed: 31
LAUREN JODI5.10 - Carefree Summer Days
Her Best Worst Mistake by Sarah Mayberry
Approved for length in line 1384 of the SRC ebook verification sheet
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 630/1205
Total Books Read: 47
Tasks Completed: 36/65
15.9 - Facts Matter!Read a nonfiction book with one of the original trivial pursuit genres listed on its main page - geography, entertainment, history, arts or literature, science or nature, sports or leisure.
I read an ebook version of The Sociopath Next Door which has an MPG of Science.
New Points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 485
GO: 1
finished the requirements for nickel and dimes!!
Mod
Oma122925.1 - Lois's Task: Hair Love
I chose Options #3 and #4
Option 3: Read a book that is short, between 100-200 pages, inclusive.
Tokyo Summer: A Shig Sato Mystery Novella by Joseph Mark Brewer
This ebook was approved #3632- 104 pages
Option 4: Read a graphic novel or graphic memoir (MPG Sequential Art>Graphic Novels)
A Land Remembered: The Graphic Novel by Andre R. Frattino
Total Points630/1205
Total Tasks-38/65
Golden Oldie Books-(2)
Big Books-500-749(1);750-999(); 1000+()
G.Q. 15.3 - Ford v. Ferrari
Option 2: Read a book with all the letters of "Ferrari" found in its title/subtitle and has the letters of "Ford" found in the author's name.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Points this task: 15
Total points: 960
Challenges completed: 52
Books read: 75
Pages read: 20, 256
Suzannesea10.9 - Turn It Up
Read a book with a title of at least three words where the first letter of every title word appears in the song title.
The Darwin Affair by Tim Mason
"(sittin' on The) Dock of the bAy'
"(Sittin' on the) Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding is #6 on the 50 Best Summer Songs list.
Points this post: 10
Total points to date: 250
Mod
For my first book, I used option 2 and read
. I listened to and linked to the cover of the audio edition. The MMPB is Beartown. The boys skating on the cover have hockey sticks, which would make excellent weapons.
For my second book, I used option 5 and listened to All the Birds in the Sky. The MMPB is Tous les oiseaux du ciel.
The book is found on page 7 of the Excellent Space Opera list.
total points: 1140
Amy FL15.5 - Again, Really?
No Mercy - #2 in Ellery Hathaway series; I read #1 February 5, 2019
Points this post: 15
Total points: 935
Amy FL30.8 - Aprilleigh’s Task: The Karate Fan Club
Book 1: Such Good Work by Johannes Lichtman (Karate/Dojo: such gOOD woRK JohAnnEs lichTmAn)
Book 2: She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor (Karate/Dojo: shE sAid JODi KAnTOR)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 965
Amy FL30.10 Andy P.’s Task: Junk Food or Fitness?
Book 1: Rise Again - Rise is in exeRcISE (371 pages)
Book 2: The Dilemma by B.A. Paris (no JUNKFOOD in author's name)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 995
50.1- Bucket's Task: Toss Away the Could Haves and Should Haves1. Accomplish a could have.
B. Read one of the ten books that have been on your TBR shelf the longest. If you don’t use a Goodreads TBR shelf, you can read the book that has been on your physical bookshelf or a TBR list of another sort the longest.
I read Home: A Memoir of My Early Years, which was #7 on my TBR list -- from May 23, 2010. It has 353 pp
2. Accomplish a should have.
A. Read a book from 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.
REQUIRED: State the page of the list on which your book is found in your post.
I read The Blind Assassin which is #149 on the list. This book is 524 pp and is a **************BIG BOOK *********
3. Toss the rest away.
A. Dive into summer and read any book mentioned in any of the 8 Goodreads Summer Reading blog posts. The 8 blog posts are:
Goodreads Employees Summer Reading Plans - I read The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz which was recommended by Cybill Wallace. This book was 464 pp.
353+524+464 = 1,341 pp
points: 370
Books read: 26
tasks completed: 21
tasks in progress: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 4
Pages read: 9553
StaceyNC5.1 - See You at the Movies
Read a book written by a single author with at least one initial found in the word: MOVIES.
Book: Slow Ride
Completed: 8/17/20
Author: Erin McCarthy
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 495
Tasks Completed: 24
StaceyNC5.5 - 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.
Book: Hero
Completed: 8/8/20
Movie Word: Hero
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 500
Tasks Completed: 25
StaceyNC10.9 - Turn It Up
Pick 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.
Book: Thunder Horse Redemption
Completed: 8/18/20
Song: Drop it Like It's Hot
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 510
Tasks Completed: 26
StaceyNC20.4 - Golden Oldies - Shawn H's Task: A Few of My Favorite Things
Option 4: For this option, start a new series. The series can be of any length, but your book must be in a series that is new to you and is the first in the series.
Book: Everblue
Completed: 8/20/20
Series: Book #1 in the Mer Tales Series -- a new series for me.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 530
Tasks Completed: 27
SALLY M.5.5 Summer Blockbusters
word in title/sub matches word in movie title from 75 Best Summer Blockbusters of All Time: Up
Make Up Break Up by Lily Menon
(I read the ebook & have linked to the PB)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 905
Tasks completed: 51
Books read: 69
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 3
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 2
SALLY M.15.10 Let's Travel (Through Books)!: pg 1 of Best Traveling Vicariously
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the MMPB)
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9.0
Points this post: 15
Total points: 920
Tasks completed: 52
Books read: 70
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 3
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 2
SALLY M.20.10 Group Reads (comment here)
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the MMPB)
**My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry is a Big Book (512 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 940
Tasks completed: 53
Books read: 71
BB tix this post: 1
Total BB tix: 4
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 2
SALLY M.25.13 Dog Days of Summer
Option 2: all letters of SIRIUS in title
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the MMPB)
Option 4: pg 1 of Summer List
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the MMPB)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 965
Tasks completed: 54
Books read: 73
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 4
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 2
Julia10310.4 - Ready For A Closeup
A Slight Detour (approved in post 14 of task help thread)
This task: 10 points
Total points: 980
BB tickets: 10
GO tickets: 5
Tasks completed: 55
Books read: 76
Kim O20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Ciprian's task: Mindfulness
Option 3. (B) Read a book in which the author's first and last initials are in SOLARIS.
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 185
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 7
Christine V10.10 - "You Like Me, You Really Like Me"
The Thirteen Problems Current average rating 3.90
The Thirteen Problems was first published in 1932.
***Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket***
Points this post: 10
GO Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 290
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 17
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=4, 750=2, 1000=1 (Total BB tickets=11)
DeborahPost #19
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Eureka!
2) The Lost Girl
Eva was created and raised to be the clone of Amarra. She was raised to be able to mimic her and step into her familiar's life, should Amarra die (which she does). Eve wants her own life, but if she fails at being Amarra, she'll be unwoven.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 355
Books Read: 26
Tasks Done: 19
G.Q. 30.8 - Aprilleigh’s Task: The Karate Fan Club
Book 1: A FICTION book with all of the letters in both KARATE and DOJO found in the title (ignore subtitles) and/or author’s name.
We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Book 2: A NON-FICTION book with all of the letters in both KARATE and DOJO found in the title (ignore subtitles) and/or author’s name.
The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter by John E. Douglas
Points this task: 30
Total points: 990
Challenges completed: 53
Books read: 77
Pages read: 20, 992
15.1 - Moms and DadsBook 1, a book by a female author first published during my mother's lifetime but not my own: Jubilee Trail by Gwen Bristow, first published in 1950.
My mother was born in 1918; I was born in 1951.
Book 2, a book by a male author first published during my father's lifetime but not my own: The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in 1923.
My father was born in 1918; I was born in 1951.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 785
30.3 Ava Catherine's TaskOption 2: Beatrix Potter / Gardener
Read a book with the main page genre travel.
The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova
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.
Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom by Thomas E. Ricks
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 185
20.5 Bigger is Better - MegSCL's Task: Cover TropesOption 1: Backs to the future. 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. All persons depicted on the cover must have their back to you.
The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 205
25.3 - Kaora's Task: Good Things Come In ThreesOption A, a book that has all the letters of THREE in the title: The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump by Mary C. Jordan
Option B, a book first published in a year that contains a 3: Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman, published in 2013
Points this post: 25
Total points: 810
30.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: "All I Really Need To Know”Option 3: To remember to finish what I begin. Read the next whole number book in a series that you have begun before the Summer Challenge.
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman by Theodora Goss
Required: State that you began the series before this season. Jan, 2020
Option 4: To go to interesting places. Read a book set at least 50% in a country on a continent different from your own.
Required: Identify your continent - New Zealand
The Dry by Jane Harper
- Set in Australia.
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 235
30.8 - Aprilleigh’s Task: The Karate Fan ClubBook 1: A FICTION book with all of the letters in both KARATE and DOJO found in the title (ignore subtitles) and/or author’s name.
The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey
KARATE and DOJO found in ThE AnimAls lOcKwoOD manoR Jane
352 pages
Book 2: A NON-FICTION book with all of the letters in both KARATE and DOJO found in the title (ignore subtitles) and/or author’s name.
Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life by Marie Kondo & Scott Sonenshein
KARATE and DOJO found in JOy AT wORK mAriE konDo
244 pages
Total pages read: 596
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 19
Season Total: 1,155
Anja20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Sunshine's Task: Springfield!
Option 1: Springfield, Vermont won the contest with 15,367 votes. Read a book with over 15,000 Goodreads ratings.
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
23,020 ratings
512 pages - claiming big book ticket
POINTS:
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 365
Big Books: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 18
Mod
For book 1, I read We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy - I read the kindle edition, linked to the pb edition (no MMPB). 352 pages.
word "Rise" in subtitle can be made from ExeRcISe
For book 2, I read Providence by Max Barry. I read a kindle ARC, linked to the top pb (no MMPB). 303 pages.
no letters from JUNKFOOD in Max Barry.
total pages 655 (>600 required minimum).
total points: 1170
NICOLE OH10.4 - Ready For A Closeup
This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today by Chrissy Metz
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 1000
BB Tickets: 2
30.9 - Beth NC Task: Let’s Go Have Some Summer FunOption 1: The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams
*set on Winthrop Island, an island off the New England Coast*
Option 6: The Water is Wide by Pat Conroy
*set in South Carolina*
Total Points = 230
Christine V20.4 - Golden Oldies - Shawn H's Task: A Few of My Favorite Things
Option 4: 2001: A Space Odyssey
This series is new to me.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 310
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 18
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=4, 750=2, 1000=1 (Total BB tickets=11)
RepostingCoffeegirl
15.6. The Red Carpet.
Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World by Max Lucado
Red Car on the cover
Points this task: 15
Total points: 775
trishhartuk30.3 Ava Catherine’s Task: Gardening Lessons
Option 3: Peter Rabbit Tales. *As there are 23 original Peter Rabbit Tales, read a book whose page count contains both a 2 and a 3
Rosewater, Tade Thompson (432pg)
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.
The Brightest Fell, Nupur Chowdhury
C in distriCt, N in National
Ebook approved for length in thread message #7842: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task: 30
Books read: 2
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 375
Tasks completed: 22
Golden oldies: 0
Big book tickets: 2 (500+ = 2)
Sara G15.4 - A Record Setting Leading Performer
Option 2:
Read 1 book that satisfies the requirements for both books 1 and 2 of option 1.
Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle that matches a word from Hepburn's Filmography AND read a book written by a female author.
Queen By Right by Anne Easter Smith
The word "Queen" is in The African Queen from Hepburn's Filmography, and Anne Easter Smith is a female author.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 665
ED10.9 - Turn It Up
song-"Under the Boardwalk"
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version by Anonymous
1328p.
*****I CLAIM 3 BB TICKETS*****
"THB" found in "under THe Boardwalk"
Points these task: 10
Total points: 650
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 10
Big Book ticket requests: 11
Books read: 42
Tasks completed: 32
Bookwrm526Task #20.12 - It's Auntie Time!
Option 1: Read a book that is part of a series. The book must be a whole number book in the series. I read Execution in E by Alexia Gordon, book 5 in the Gethsemane Brown series.
Option 4: read a book with a title that begins with a letter in AMENS. All words count. I read Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia,
Total points so far: 830
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