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StaceyNC25.1 - Lois's Task: Hair Love
Option 1: Read a book with the word HAIR or LOVE intact in the title or subtitle.
Book: Love in the Afternoon
Completed: 8/27/20
Option 3: Read a book that is short, between 100-200 pages, inclusive.
Book: Closer
Completed: 6/9/20
Pages: 107
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 575
Tasks Completed: 29
Joanna T20.4 - Golden Oldies - Shawn H's Task: A Few of My Favorite Things
Option 1 - published 1938 or earlier
Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie
This was published in 1937. I'd like to claim one GO ticket.
Points this post: 20
GO this post: 1
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Total points: 445
BB: 6
GO: 2
StaceyNC25.6 - TraceyL's Task: The Razzie Awards
Option 2: Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million Dollars.
Read a book with at least 100,000 ratings on Goodreads.
Book: The Deal
Completed: 8/13/20
Ratings: 134,915
Option 4: Worst Reckless Disregard for Human Life and Public Property.
Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found consecutively, from left to right in the phrase WorstRecKLessDisregardForHumanLifeAndPublicProperty.
Book: Tempting the Player
Completed: 6/24/20
Author: Kat Latham
Approved Line 2964
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 600
Tasks completed: 30
Sarah E25.9 - Bookwrm526's Task: Some of My Favorite Summer Movies
Option 1: YOU'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT
Anne of Avonlea
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 16.0
Golden Oldie, first published 1909. I claim 1 GO ticket.
Option 2: MPG Romance, author initials in NOBODY PUTS BABY IN THE CORNER
Sworn to Raise by Terah Edun
I read a kindle edition but have linked to the paperback - no MMP
Total Points: 480
Total GOs: 4
StaceyNC30.6 - 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.
Required: State that you began the series before this season.
Book: With No Remorse
Completed: 8/15/20
Book 6 in Black Ops series -- Book 5 read 12/19
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
Book: Alpha Night
Completed: 8/12/20
Set in Russia which is both Europe and Asia. I live in North America.
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 630
Tasks Completed: 31
StaceyNC30.9 - Beth NC Task: Let’s Go Have Some Summer Fun
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Option 3: Let’s go to the Theater/Pavillion – Read a book where the main character is either a musician, an actor or other person involved in the theater in some way (set designers, costumers, etc.). "
Book: Act Like It
Completed: 8/5/20
Both MCs are actors in the West End.
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
Book: Missing You
Completed: 7/7/20
MPG Thriller
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 660
Tasks Completed: 32
Sarah E30.2 - Cat's Task: Reading in the Valleys
Option 2: MPG Humor
Three Men in a Boat - this is a reread
I listened to an audio but have linked to the top MMP
Golden Oldie, first published 1889. I claim 1 GO ticket.
Option 3: Letters of WALES in the title
Witch Is When Life Got Complicated - Witch iS when LifE got complicAted
I read the kindle edition, paperback - no MMP - is Witch Is When Life Got Complicated
Total Points: 510
Total GOs: 5
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5 Point Tasks
5.1 - See You at the Movies
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Read a book written by a single author with at least one initial found in the word: MOVIES. Any initial (first, middle, last) may be used.
5.2 - I'd Watch That
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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.
5.3 - World Cinema
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Parasite was the first non-English film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. Read a book set at least 50% in a country where the total number of English speakers is below 50%, based on this list: Countries by English-Speaking Population. A list of qualifying countries can also be found in message 2 of the help thread.
Required: State which country the book is set in when you post. And, if not obvious from the book's description, provide a link to a reference establishing how the book fits the task.
5.4 - Lights, Camera, Action!
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Choose a Listopia with the word "Action" intact in the title of the list. For example, Best Action-Adventure Novels; Books With Action Heroines; Best Action Romance SciFi Fantasy. Read a book from your chosen list.
Required: Include a LINK to the Listopia you used and, if the list has more than one page, state which page your book can be found on when you post.
5.5 - Summer Blockbusters
Help Thread
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. Numbers (2, 3, 9, 13), numerals (V, IV), and the following words may NOT be used: a, and, episode, in, into, of, part, the, to. Words must match exactly. A list of movies can also be found in message 2 of the help thread.
Required: State which word you used when you post.
5.6 - Somebody Set the Clock
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June 7 is VCR Day. Remember VCRs? This unofficial holiday of unknown origins encourages people to rewind to the past and celebrate the humble Video Cassette Recorder (VCR). 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.
5.7 - Mysterious Women
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Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park, known professionally as P.D. James, was born August 3, 1920, making 2020 the centenary of her birth. Her novel The Children of Men was the basis for a feature film starring Clive Owen, Julianne Moore and Michael Caine but she's probably better known for her series of mystery novels featuring detective Adam Dalgliesh. Read a book written by a female author that ALSO has the MPG Mystery, Thriller, or Dystopia. Works with multiple authors will work as long as all contributors meet the task criteria.
5.8 - Harry Potter Turns 40
Help Thread
Whaaat? It's true. According to Pottermore, Harry Potter was born on July 31, 1980, which means, in 2020, the boy wizard turns 40. Read a book first published in a year that includes a 4 AND a 0 (ex: 1904, 1940, 2004, 2014, etc).
5.9 - Take Me Away
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We could all use a good laugh. Read a book with the MPG Humor OR a book found on the Popular Funny Books list.
Required: If using the list, state which page of the list your book can be found on when you post.
5.10 - Carefree Summer Days
Help Thread
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.
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10 Point Tasks
10.1 - OK Boomer
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June 1 is Baby Boomer Recognition Day
Baby boomer is a term used to describe a person who was born between 1946 and 1964.
Read a book written by a single author who was born between 1946 and 1964 inclusive.
This list might help Author Birthdays
REQUIRED: If the author's birthdate is not stated on their Goodreads profile, include a reference LINK that states the author's birthdate when you post.
10.2 - “A Boy's Best Friend Is His Mother.”
Help Thread
The film Psycho premiered June 16, 1960. Read a book with a main page genre Horror or Thriller. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
10.3 - This is CNN.
Help Thread
On June 1, 1980 The Cable News Network, TV's first all-news service, went on the air.
Read a NONFICTION book that includes the letters CNN, at least one C and two Ns, in the title and/or subtitle.
10.4 - Ready For A Closeup
Help Thread
Read a book with a central character or subject who is a professional actor or actress. Actor biographies and memoirs work.
These lists may help Romance with Actors, Actresses, Acting
Hollywood Historical Fiction
Must read books about actors
Golden Hollywood Memoir
Required: If it is not evident include a reference to establish how the book fits the task.
10.5 - From A to Z
Help Thread
July 16 is the 25th anniversary of amazon.com an online bookstore founded by Jeff Bezos.
Read a book with an A and Z in the title, subtitle and/or author’s name. One qualifying author in a book with multiple contributors works.
10.6 - Get Counted
Help Thread
The United State Census was established August 1, 1790. The first United States census revealed that there were 3,939,326 citizens in the 16 states and the Ohio Territory. The US has taken a census every 10 years since 1790. Read a book that has a number of pages that can be found in 3,939,326 and/or 16 and/or 17 (Ohio, the 17th state) . Numbers may only be used as often as they appear in 39393261617.
10.7 - What Angels Eat
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July is National Watermelon Month. "It is the chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth. When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat. - Pudd'nHead Wilson, Mark Twain
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.
Required: If the setting is not evident include a reference to establish how the book fits the task.
10.8 - Go Your Own Way
Help Thread
The Sundance Film Festival is the largest independent film festival in the United States. Awards are presented in competitive categories. Celebrate these independent creators and independent book stores.
Read a book from a list found at IndieBound's IndieNext List. New 2020 lists posted during the challenge may be used.
Required: Include a LINK to the list you used and if using a Book Group list identify the category.
10.9 - Turn It Up
Help Thread
Roll down the windows, turn up the radio and sing your heart out!
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. Subtitle are excluded. The ' may be used. 6 and 9 must be used as numbers. Spaces determine words.
Summer of '69- Summer of '69 first letters = SO'
Required: State the song.
10.10 - "You Like Me, You Really Like Me"
Help Thread
Sally Field won an Oscar in 1984 for her performance in Places in the Heart. Her misremembered acceptance speech has become a meme. Goodreads users rate books with "I liked it" (3*) or "I really liked it" (4*).
Read a book with an average rating of at least 3.5.
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15 Point Tasks
15.1 - Moms and Dads
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Read two books:
Book 1. Read a book by a female author that was first published during your mother's lifetime, but not your own.
Example: my mother was born in 1933 and I was born in 1953, so I would read a book by a female author first published in 1933-1952.
AND
Book 2. Read a book written by a male author, first published during your father's lifetime, but not your own.
You need not state the exact years if you don't want to, but you must state in your post that the book was first published during your mother's/father's lifetime and before you were born.
15.2 - The BAFTAs
Help Thread
The BAFTAs (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) are the British awards for movies.
Book 1 – read a book where the author's name matches the name of the winner (name highlighted in blue) of the BAFTA for male leading actor (any year).
Best Actor in a Leading Role
AND
Book 2 - Read a book where the author's name matches the name of the winner (name highlighted in blue) of the BAFTA for female leading actress (any year)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Names can be in any position, and genders need not match, but the names must match EXACTLY. Diacritical and accent marks may be ignored.
15.3 - Ford v. Ferrari
Help Thread
Ford v. Ferrari was nominated for a number of Oscars, and won Oscars for Best Film Editing and Best Sound Editing.
Option 1:
Book 1 -Read a book with all the letters of "Ferrari" found in its title/subtitle.
AND
Book 2 – Read a book with all the letters of "Ford" found in its author's name.
OR
Option 2 – Read one book that fits both requirements for option 1.
15.4 - A Record Setting Leading Performer
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Katherine Hepburn set a record setting (for any gender) four Academy Awards for leading performance, along with eight additional nominations.
Option 1:
Book 1 - read a book with a word in the title/subtitle that matches a word from Hepburn's Filmography. Only the names of films can be used - not plays in which she performed. The word must be at least 3 letters, and the words "the" and "and" cannot be used. Words must match exactly.
AND
Book 2 - read a book written by a female author.
Option 2:
Read 1 book that satisfies the requirements for both books 1 and 2 of option 1.
15.5 - Again, Really?
Help Thread
Sequels are a staple of the movie industry. Read a book in a series with a whole number greater than 1, in which you’ve already read book 1 before May 15.
REQUIRED: In your post, state the date on which you read book 1 in the series
15.6. The Red Carpet.
Help Thread
Read a book with something red on the cover.
REQUIRED: In your post, include the cover and specify the "something red."
15.7 - Hurricane season is here again!
Help Thread
Read a book whose author's name matches the name of a 2020 Atlantic or Pacific hurricane name.
Atlantic Hurricane names or Pacific Hurricane Names.
Names can be in any position, and genders need not match, but the names must match EXACTLY.
15.8 - Parasite
Read a book set in South Korea or with an author born in South Korea. If the book is set before 1945 (when North and South Korea were divided), a setting in Korea works, regardless of what part of Korea. REQUIRED: If the setting or author birthplace is not apparent from the GR description, metadata or author biography, include in your post a link establishing this information.
Korea: A Very Short Introduction, by Michael J. Seth
Over half of this title discusses the history of the Korean peninsula as a whole and the formation of the original country of Korea. The last part discusses both North and South Korea as countries, their shared heritage, and their differences currently.
I listened to an audio version: pb=160 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 490
Tasks completed: 24
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Kathy KS REPOST15.8 - Parasite
Read a book set in South Korea or with an author born in South Korea. If the book is set before 1945 (when North and South Korea were divided), a setting in Korea works, regardless of what part of Korea. REQUIRED: If the setting or author birthplace is not apparent from the GR description, metadata or author biography, include in your post a link establishing this information.
Korea: A Very Short Introduction, by Michael J. Seth
Over half of this title discusses the history of the Korean peninsula as a whole and the formation of the original country of Korea. The last part discusses both North and South Korea as countries, their shared heritage, and their differences currently.
I listened to an audio version: pb=160 p. (no mmpb)
*****
Points for this task: 15
Total points : 490
Tasks completed: 24
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Kathy KS15.3 - Ford v. Ferrari
I chose to do Option 2 – Read one book that fits both requirements for option 1.
The Enduring Memory: Time and History in a French Village, by Françoise Zonabend
Option 1:
Book 1 -Read a book with all the letters of "Ferrari" found in its title/subtitle.
the EnduRIng memoRy: time And history in a FRench village
AND
Book 2 – Read a book with all the letters of "Ford" found in its author's name.
FRançOise zonabenD
*****
Points for this task: 15
Total points : 505
Tasks completed: 25
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
CEELEETask 25.2 Simone's Task: Children of the Apocalypse
This is a task is to help us improve our survival skills. Two book task from options. Good luck and Godspeed for your survival! :)
Book 1: Option 1
In honor of fantastic author Stephen King and his amazing dystopian novel THE STAND read any book by this master of thriller fiction, including his new book IF IT BLEEDS.
YES! I worship this King! I had just gotten IF IT BLEEDS shortly before this challenge nd am excited that I could read it for fun and for the Summer Challenge!
If It Bleeds
FANTASTIC BOOK!!! It is a collection of four novellas and I enjoyed all of them. King is the best!
Book 2: Option 5: The 100
In recognition of The 100 by Kass Morgan, read a book about survival in a dystopian setting.
I read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451
I like Ray Bradbury but for some reason never read this book. Most likely it made me nervous to think about a dystopian world where books are banned and burned along with the homes where the books were found. Creepy to a book lover but it something to think about that it could happen and that is what is most frightening about the novel!
PS Fun Fact: The TV show The 100 is one of the most pirated TV shows during the pandemic!
Total Points for Task: 25
Total Books read for Task: 2
Total Big Books Credits Claimed for Task: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for task: 0
Total Points for Summer Challenge 2020: 80
Total Tasks Completed for Sumner Challenge 2020: 4
Total Books Read for Summer Challenge Summer 2020: 5
Total Big Books Tickets Claimed for Summer Challenge 2020: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Summer Challenge 2020: 0
PAULA S10.1 - OK Boomer
Read a book written by a single author who was born between 1946 and 1964 inclusive.
Author Deon Meyer was born in 1958
I read the ebook, MMPB link for reference: Le Pic du diable.
The MMPB has 524 pages; I claim 1 big book ticket.
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Points This Post:10
Total Points: 155/1205
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 19/65
Kristen IA15.2 - The BAFTAs
Book 1 – read a book where the author's name matches the name of the winner (name highlighted in blue) of the BAFTA for male leading actor (any year).
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
John Cleese - 1988
AND
Book 2 - Read a book where the author's name matches the name of the winner (name highlighted in blue) of the BAFTA for female leading actress (any year)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn
Kate Winslet - 2008
Names can be in any position, and genders need not match, but the names must match EXACTLY. Diacritical and accent marks may be ignored.
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 135/1205
Tasks Completed: 9/65
BB: 1
GO: 0
Kristen IA20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Ciprian's task: Mindfulness
This is a one book task. Choose one option and read a book that meets the criteria of that option.
REQUIRED: State the option that you used.
Option 3. Read a book (A) first published in 2002 or (b)having the author's first and last initials in SOLARIS.
REQUIRED: State which alternative you chose.
What it Takes by Shannon Stacey
I listened to the audio and have linked the MMPB edition.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 155/1205
Tasks Completed: 10/65
BB: 1
GO: 0
Kristen IA20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Sunshine's Task: Springfield!
This is a one book task. REQUIRED: Identify the option you choose when you post.
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)
Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
368 pages
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 175/1205
Tasks Completed: 11/65
BB: 1
GO: 0
Kristen IA20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Ann A's Task: Codenames
For this task, read one book with a title (subtitles excluded) consisting of at least two words you can ‘link’ by forming a new word using letters in the title. The new word must be at least three letters long and you must use an EQUAL number of letters from each title word. Letters may be in any position, but all words in the title must be used. Numbers (non-ordinal) in the title should be ignored.
REQUIRED: Specify the ‘linking’ word. This word must be found in dictionary.com
A Quiet Life in the Country by T E Kinsey
TALENT
A QuieT Life iN thE CounTry
I listened to the audiobook and linked to the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 195/1205
Tasks Completed: 12/65
BB: 1
GO: 0
REPOSTDeborah
15.10 - Let's Travel (Through Books)!
Gorillas in the Mist
Best Traveling Vicariously Page 1 #64
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 380
Books Read: 28
Tasks Done: 21
Coralie15.7 Hurricane season is here again!
Book by an author who shares a name with a 2020 Pacific hurricane name – Genevieve
The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman
Total to date 595 points
Blueberry5.9 Read a book with the MPG Humor.
Ways to Disappear
10.3 Read a NONFICTION book that includes the letters CNN, at least one C and two Ns, in the title and/or subtitle.
North of Normal: A Memoir of My Wilderness Childhood, My Unusual Family, and How I Survived Both
Pts: 15
Total pts: 510
Whimsie25.4 Tien's Task: Staying at Home
Task 1: Books in hand – Read a book you had in your possession before 1 January 2020
Book Read: Clockwork Boys
How it fits: I’ve owned the book since June 2018
Task 2 New books – Read a book first published March – July 2020
Book Read: When You Wish Upon a Rogue
How it fits: First published May 26 2020
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Points this post: 25
Total Points: 660
Tasks completed: 25
Whimsie20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Sunshine's Task: Springfield!
Option 3: Read a book that takes place at least 50% in Vermont, Illinois, or Oregon
Note: my book is 340 pages (more than the required 310)
Book Read: Peace Talks
How it fits: Set in Chicago (Illinois) (from the metadata: But can he succeed, when dark political manipulations threaten the very existence of Chicago)
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Points this post: 20
Total Points: 680
Tasks completed: 26
Whimsie20.5 - Bigger is Better - MegSCL's Task: Cover Tropes!
Option 1: Back to the history
Task: Read a book with mpg historical fiction and one or more people facing away from you on the cover
Book Read:
How it fits (it’s one of the examples for this option)
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Points this post: 20
Total Points: 700
Tasks completed: 27
Whimsie15.6 The Red Carpet
Task: Read a book with something red on the cover
Book
How it fits : There is a red footprint on the cover
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Points this post:15
Total Points: 715
Tasks completed: 28
Whimsie10.10 - "You Like Me, You Really Like Me"
Task :Read a book with an average rating of at least 3.5
Book Paladin's Grace
How it fits : Average rating is 4.37
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Points this post: 10
Total Points: 725
Tasks completed: 29
Whimsie10.5 - From A to Z
Task : Read a book with an A and Z in the title, subtitle and/or author’s name
Book I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
How it fits : Author is Malala Yousafzai which contains both A and Z
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Points this post: 10
Total Points: 735
Tasks completed: 30
Whimsie5.8 - Harry Potter Turns 40
Task : Read a book first published in a year that includes a 4 AND a 0
Book: The Blood of an Englishman
How it fits : First published in 2014
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Points this post: 5
Total Points: 740
Tasks completed: 31
BUCKET20.10 Group Reads
A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
Post #20 in the discussion thread.
Points this post: 20
Points total: 220
30.4 - Wayne's task: Brockian Ultra-CricketOption 1, a book with MPG Astronomy: American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World by David Baron
Option 3, a book that has all the letters of SORRY in the book's title: Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes by Jessica Pan
Points this post: 30
Total points: 930
Anja10.5 - From A to Z
Read a book with an A and Z in the title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
Der Seelenbrecher by Sebastian Fitzek
POINTS:
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 405
Big Books: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 21
Anja10.6 - Get Counted
Read a book that has a number of pages that can be found in 3,939,326 and/or 16 and/or 17
Fire in His Blood by Ruby Dixon
POINTS:
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 415
Big Books: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 22
Anja15.6. The Red Carpet.
Read a book with something red on the cover.
by Caroline Bernardred flowers on cover
POINTS:
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 430
Big Books: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 23
Coralie20.8 Codenames
I used HE from the and CO from core to make the word ECHO
The Core
At 880 pages, I would like to claim 2 big book tickets
Total to date 615 points
10 big books
Amy B 30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Gardening Lessons
This is a two book task. Read one book from two different options or two books from one option. No books with the genre Childrens or Kids may be used.
Option 3: Peter Rabbit Tales
*As there are 23 original Peter Rabbit Tales, read a book whose page count contains a 2 and a 3. ex. 132, 223, 332, 320 Your book must have both a 2 and a 3 in the page count.
The Guest List by Lucy Foley (320 pages)
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. You may use the letters as often as they appear in the target phrase. Middle names/initials may be ignored.
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 660 Points
Amy B10.9 - 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. Subtitle are excluded. Required: State the song.
Time After Time by Hannah Mary McKinnon
19. “That Summer Feelin’ ” by Jonathan Richman
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 670 Points
Readerboard Name: List_addict20.5: Bigger is Better - MegSCL’s Task: Cover Tropes
Option 2: A MPG of Romance and a cartoon style cover
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Total this challenge: 135
Jen K10.2 - “A Boy's Best Friend Is His Mother.”
The Glass Hotel
MPG Thriller
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 845
Big Books: 5
Jen K10.4 - Ready For A Closeup
And Furthermore by Judi Dench
Memoir of her time acting on stage and on the screen
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 855
Big Books: 5
Jen K10.7 - What Angels Eat
A Girl Returned by Donatella Di Pietrantonio
Set 100% in Italy
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 865
Big Books: 5
Jen K10.8 - Go Your Own Way
Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore
April 2020 Indie Next List
https://www.indiebound.org/indie-next...
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 875
Big Books: 5
Barbara ★5.9 - Take Me Away
Read a book with the MPG Humor OR a book found on the Popular Funny
Castle Perilous - John DeChancie (MPG humor) 8/27
Points this task: 5
Total points: 850
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Amy FL15.3 - Ford v. Ferrari
Book 1: The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives
FERRARI in subtitle: (A tRuE stoRy oF two teenageRs and the crIme...)
Book 2: Deck the Hounds by David Rosenfelt
FORD: David ROsenFelt
Points this post: 15
Total points 1095
Amy FL25.10 - Rina's Task: Working out during quarantine
Option 1
Task 1: In Search Of Us by Ava Dellaira (Fourth paragraph of bio begins: "I now live with my husband…")
Task 3: Before She Was Found (BeFore)
Linked to the audio versions that I listened to, but the combined page total of the paperback editions is over 700 pages.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 1120
Amy FL25.13 - SandyL's Task: Dog Days of Summer
Option 1: Memories of Glass (dOG days of suMmer)
Option 2: This Is Our Story (SIRIUS: thIS IS oUR story)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 1145
PegW20.5 - Bigger is Better - MegSCL's Task: Cover Tropes
Option 3: Read a book with main page genre nonfiction (embedded is ok) and a white (or off-white, beige, grey) cover that has only a single object/image depicted, or no image (only words).
Approved in Help Thread message 46
Points this post: 20
Total points: 455
Big Book: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 23
Sarah E20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST –Joanne MI’s Task: Saturday Matinee
Option 3: MPG Thriller
The Sun Down Motel
I read an ebook, top paperback - no MMP - is Zimmer 103
Total points: 530
trishhartuk30.6 Dlmrose’s Task: "All I Really Need To Know”
Option 3: Read the next whole number book in a series that you have begun before the Summer Challenge.
Murder in the Storybook Cottage (Book Retreat Mysteries #6), Ellery Adams
Read the kindle edition. PB: here
I finished the first book in the series on 17 February 2017
Option 4: To go to interesting places. Read a book set at least 50% in a country on a continent different from your own.
Final Sentence, Daryl Wood Gerber
Set in the US – I live in the UK, so my continent is Europe (ish!)
Points this task: 30
Books read: 2
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 435
Tasks completed: 25
Golden oldies: 0
Big book tickets: 2 (500+ = 2)
Queen Bee Darlene25.4 Tien's Task: Staying at Home
1) Book in my possession before 1 Jan 2020
Miles to Go by Richard Paul Evans Miles to Go
I have had this book since 2015
2) 1st published in March - July 2020
Again Again by E. Lockhart Again Again
1st published June 2, 2020
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 885
LAUREN JODI25.10 - Rina's Task: Working out during quarantine
Option1: Fitness Blender
Task 1: Married author
Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews
Ilona Andrews is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing team.
# of pages - 392
Task 3:: F and B in title
Unforgivable by Laura Griffin
# of pages - 387
Total pages: 779
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 655/1205
Total Books Read: 49
Tasks Completed: 37/65
Queen Bee Darlene30.8 Aprilleigh's Task: The Karate Fan Club
1) Fiction with all ltrs KARATE and DOJO in title/author's name, not intact
The Cat Who TAiled a Thief by Lilian Jackson Braun The Cat Who Tailed a Thief
ThE cat whO taileD a thief - lilian JAcKsOn bRAun
2) non-fiction with all ltrs KARATE and DOJO in title/author's name, not intact
Mama Koko and the Hundred Gunmen by Lisa J. Shannon Mama Koko and the Hundred Gunmen: An Ordinary Family's Extraordinary Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in Congo
mAmA KOkO anD ThE hundRed gunmen by lisa J. shannon
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 915
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A book with MPG Humor: My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman by Lisa Scottoline
Points this post: 5
Total points: 900