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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
Julia10325.1 - Nick KY’s Task: Shirley Jacksoniana
Option 3: You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism (MPG Humor)
Option 4: Battle Luna (LUNA - L in Hill, UNA in Haunting)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 105
BB: 1
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 6
Total books read: 9
INSIYAH5.6. Let's Be Careful Out There!
MPG Action or Adventure
Book: Snow Like Ashes by Sarah Raasch (ebook version)
How it fits: MPG Adventure
(Paperback has 448 pages.)
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 130/1070
Total Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 8/60
20.4 - INTRODUCING MYSELFOPTION 1 - Her Dearly Unintended by Regina Jennings
PB for page length - Verstrikt
TOTAL POINTS - 210
Jayme(the ghostreader) 10.7 Sweet Sixteen
Read a book with a number in the title
Seven Upby Janet Evanovich
Task +10
Grand Total: 30
Katrisa20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: Summer Play
Opt 2 - by an AUTHOR on this list of the Best Playwrights of All Time
I read De Profundis by Oscar Wilde who is on the list
Points the Post: 20
Points Total 265
15.10 Stuck in the MiddleWhole Number Not First or Last in Series.
The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima
Claim 1 BB Ticket please. MMP version is 517 pp.
A Seven Realms Novel (Book 3 of 4 primary works)
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 15
Golden Oldie Tickets Total: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
15.2 On Repeat (2 Books)Book 1: Any Book
Gathering Darkness by Morgan Rhodes. Fallen Kingdoms #3, published 2014.
Book 2: Same Author as Book 1
Frozen Tides by Morgan Rhodes. Fallen Kingdoms #4, published 2015.
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 30
Golden Oldie Tickets Total: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Task:30.7 - MAZZA1's Task: A Little Of What You FancyOption:2 - Read a NEW to you book by a favourite author
Book read:What Magic Is This? by Holly Bourne
Required:This book is new to me. I have read 4 of Holly Bourne's other books before and rated them all either 4 or 5 stars.
Option: 3-Read a much loved book that you have read AT LEAST TWICE before.
Book read:Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
Children's MPG: IL: UY - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 12.0
Required: I have read this at least twice before (I suspect 5 or 6 times!) and it is more than 10 years old.
GO: This was first published in 1915 so I claim 1 golden oldie ticket.
Points this task:30
Total points:30
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:0
Books read:2
Tasks completed:1
Task: 25.3 - CYNBAXTER's Task - My Time has Come!Option: 1- Read a book first published between the years 2014-2021 (inclusive)
Book read:Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Required:this book is new to me and published in 2020.
Page Count: 245
Option: 2- all the letters of either ANDYP or DLMROSE are used in the TITLE
Book read:The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Required:the letters ANDYP can be found in the title literarY AND Potato, and this book is new to me.
Page Count:291
Total page count: 245+ 291= 536/501
Points this task:25
Total points:55
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:0
Books read:4
Tasks completed:2
Julia10330.2 - TessaVanessa's Task: The Joys of Home Ownership
Option 1: Jolene by Mercedes Lackey (ML in PLUMBER)
Option 4: The Only Woman in the Room (ROOM in title)
This post: 30 points
Total points: 135
BB: 1
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 7
Total books read: 11
25.7 - Amy FL's Task: Right Up My Alley 2 books, 2 options.
Book 1 Option 1: Title word in AMATEUR BOWLERS TOUR.
I read the ebook, mmpb here: Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster.
"STEEL"
Book 2 Option 4: FEMALE author, first in a series.
I read the ebook, mmpb is here: The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Points: 25
Total Points: 240
BB: 1
GO: 1
EMurphy20.9 Moderator's Pet-Elizabeth P's Task: Big Moves
Option 3: Published between 2014-2021 Heartless by Marissa Meyer (published in 2016)
*453 pages
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Scooter&Siam10.5 - She Blinded Me With Science
b. Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in SCIENCE. Letters may only be used as many times as they appear in the target word.
Required: Indicate your choice when you post
Chose option b
Read The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill
Points: 10
Total: 10
LAUREN JODI10.2 - O'kay
The Temptation of Savannah O'Neill by Molly O'Keefe
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 150/1070
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 10/60
Nick KY10.10 Soviet Bloc Crumbles
I read Treading Air by Jaan Kross, set in Estonia, listed as a Post Soviet state in Message 2 of the Help Thread. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 160
MARGO15.6 - Don't You Forget About Me
Read a book that has been shelved on this list as Coming of Age.
ON PAGE 2 OF LIST:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
Posted and read paperback edition.
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Points this task: 15
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 9
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Helen B30.3 - My Memories of the 1980's
Option 1: Heart and Seoul by Jen Frederick
Heart in phrase: H in tHis, E and T in momEnT, A in And, R in youR
Option 2: The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
AH in deAtH
Total points: 100
15.3 - Video Killed the Radio Star Option 2: Read one book that fulfills both book 1 and book 2 requirements.
Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger Read 6/16/21
Book 1- LU found in Cyndi LaUper
Book 2- On found in Take On Me
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 45
Big Books Tickets Claimed: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed:
Katrisa25.1 - Shirley Jacksoniana
Opt. 1. Read any book by Shirley Jackson
I read We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Opt. 2. Read any book which is a nonfiction biography of anyone who has ever lived.
I read The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing by [author:Gavin Edwards|190843
Points this Post 25
Points Total 290
5.8. Who Dun It? Read a book with the main page genre mystery, standalone, embedded, or as part of a related phrase (such as historical mystery).
The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon Read 6/20/21.
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 50
Big Books Tickets Claimed: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed:
15.3 Video Killed the Radio StarOne book option.
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 by Nancy E. Turner
Book 1 - Initials NET are found in Olivia Newton John
Book 2 - My is found in You Make My Dreams Come True
Post Total: 15
Grand Total: 75
Christine V10.9 - Rain Man
Meet Your Dog: The Game-Changing Guide to Understanding Your Dog's Behavior
Points this post: 10
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
Andy P. Task # 10.9 - Rain Man
Read a book with a title that has at least 2 words AND none of the words in the title have more than 4 characters in them
Cry Baby by Mark Billingham
Points this post: 10
Total points: 160
babbling C20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lois's Task: Group Reads Rejects
Cinder - Audible Cinder - paperback pgs. 387 by Marissa Meyer
Cinder was on the Group Read list for Young Adult Science Fiction
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 20/ 1070
Completed Tasks: 1/60
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 387
Books read this season: 1
Kathy KS5.3. Mr. Conductor
Read a book where the author's initials are found in Ringo Starr OR George Carlin. ALL initials must be included.
Damocles, by S.G. Redling
SGR = RinGo Starr
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 100
Tasks completed: 6
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
ROBIN P30.6 - Aprilleigh's Task: Calling All Ailurophiles
Claiming BB point for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - 639 pages in trade paperback edition I read (no mmps exists)
Two-book option
1. Using AMANDA and CASHMERE - The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon- Though this book has Comics as an MPG, it is one of the specific examples given in the Rules thread of a book that is about Comics but is actually a novel.
Letters needed: AMANDACSHMERE
the AMAziNg ADventuRES of kavaliEr and clay - MiCHael chabon
2. Using PEPPER and MOXIE - The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith
Letters needed: PEPPERMOXI
thE liMPOPo acadEmy of PRIvatE detectIon - aleXander mccall smith
Points this post: 30
Total points: 105
BB:1 GO:1
babbling C25.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: My New Favorite Comedian
2. Florida Man – Read a book where at least 80% of the book is set in Florida.
Murder with Ganache - kindle Murder with Ganache - paperback pgs. 320 by Lucy Burdette
set in Key West, Florida. Key West Food Critic mystery series
3. The Table – Read a book where the author's first and last name initials appear in ONE of states: FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA, LOUISIANA or NEVADA.
Chill Factor - audiobook Chill Factor - paperback pgs. 337 by Rachel Caine
CALIFORNIA
THIS POST
Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 45/ 1070
Completed Tasks: 2/60
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 1,044
Books read this season: 3
TessaVanessa Challenge 25.2 Andy P’s Task: Living with Dogs
Book 1: Hidden Creed: by Alex Kava
"During a training exercise, Creed’s scent dog, Grace, is drawn off course and discovers a shallow grave.
338 pages
Book 2: How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery.
208 pages
I loved this challenge. 😀
Points this post: 25
Total points: 190/1070
Tasks completed: 11/60
Books read: 13
TessaVanessa Challenge 25.9 Brooke TX's Task: Notes From an Elder Millennial
Option B:
Book 1: Finding Baba Yaga by Jane Yolen
Book 2: A Stitch in Crime by Betty Hechtman
criME
Points this post: 25
Total points: 215/1070
Tasks completed: 12/60
Books read: 15
babbling C15.3 - Video Killed the Radio Star
Option 2: Read one book that fulfills both book 1 and book 2 requirements.
Take a Hint, Dani Brown - Audible Take a Hint, Dani Brown paperback pgs. 361 by Talia Hibbert
1: Eurythmics
2: TAKE On Me
THIS POST
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 60/ 1070
Completed Tasks: 3/60
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 1,405
Books read this season: 4
TessaVanessa Challenge 30.9 Cat's Task: The Perks of UNO
Option 1:
Task A:
by David Baldacci#95b4c1 42.5 %Nepal (Blue)
#bcc2c5 35.9 %Ghost (Blue)
#42316d 7.4 %Minsk (Violet)
#907c83 2.9 %Venus (Violet)
#913c47 2.6 %Mexican Red (Red)
#955f68 2.3 %Mauve Taupe (Red)
#9b2834n 1.9 %Guardsman Red (Red)
#ad1829 1.8 %Fire Brick (Red)
#7c84a4 1.8 %Ship Cove (Blue)
#1f2140 0.8 %Midnight Express (Blue
530 pages
Task B: The Bounty by Janet Evanovich
320 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 245/1070
Tasks completed: 13/60
Books read: 17
Delicious Dee5.7. The Bechdel test
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 40
Amy MK30.1 - Teri-K's Task: Celebrate the Great Outdoors.
Option 2:
Serena Singh Flips the Script
by Sonya Lalli
Author initials SL found in THALASSOPHILE
352 pages
Option 3:
A Lady Compromised
Letters of CAMP found in title.
304 pages
352+304=656 total pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
30.4 - Sandy's Task: Opposites AttractBest-Worst
Hope for the Best
and
Plan for the Worst
Points this post: 30
Total points: 60
10.1 - Eventful EightiesThe Colour of Magic (Discworld #1) by Terry Pratchett
pub. 1983
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 2
Season Total: 250
Katrisa25.4 - Lucky Number
a. Number of words in the title (ignore subtitle)
b. Number in a series. The series # must be present in the GR metadata.
c. Number included in page number
d. Year FIRST published ends in number
My number was 4
Book 1: The Shape of Water
4 words in title
publish year 1994
MMPB pages 224
Book 2: Odd Hours is the 4th book in the Odd Thomas series
Points this Post 25
Points Total 315
MEGSCL5.9. All in Good Fun
Tracker by Alexis Wright
**650 pages - 1 big book ticket
TOTAL TO DATE
50 points
2 big book
MEGSCL5.10. Cheers!
Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version - Not found in AR bookfind
TOTAL TO DATE
55 points
2 big book
MEGSCL15.7 - The 80s Mix Tape
Destroying the Joint: Why Women Have to Change the World
TOTAL TO DATE
70 points
2 big book
Kathy KS***UNCLAIM!!!***
15.10 - Stuck in the Middle
Read a whole number book in a series that is NOT the first or the last/most recently published book in the series.
Star Surgeon, by James White
This "(Sector General #2)". There are about 10 more in the series
(mmpb=160 p.)
This title was read in the omnibus, Beginning Operations, pages 201-364
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Points for this task: 0
Total points : 100-15=85
Tasks completed: 6-1=5
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Kathy KS***UNCLAIM!!!***
5.3. Mr. Conductor
Read a book where the author's initials are found in Ringo Starr OR George Carlin. ALL initials must be included.
Damocles, by S.G. Redling
SGR = RinGo Starr
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Points for this task: 0
Total points : 85-5=80
Tasks completed: 5-1=4
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Kathy KS30.3 - Bluemoon's Task: My Memories of the 1980's
Please chose two options and read a book for each.
Required: State the options.
A. THE OLYMPICS
1. WINTER OLYMPICS – Read a book with a word in the TITLE of at least five letters that can be made from the letters in the phrase THIS IS YOUR MOMENT AND IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN. Subtitles are excluded.
Star Surgeon, by James White
SURGEON=this iS yoUR moment and it's GOing to happeEN
(mmpb=160 p.)
This title was read in the omnibus, Beginning Operations, pages 201-364
B. SPACE EXPLORATION
2. HALLEY’S COMET – Read a book that has an MPG of Space.
Damocles, by S.G. Redling
MPG=Space 4 USERS
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 110
Tasks completed: 5
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Inge20.1 - Most Improved - Louise's Task: Picking Up The Pieces
Option 3
De Kleine Bakkerij aan het Strand (little beach bakery, but then in Dutch ;) )
Points this task: 20
total points: 80
task completed: 5
Inge20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: Summer Play
Option 2
The Canterville Ghost
Oscar Wilde is number 17 on that list
Points this task: 20
total points: 100
task completed: 6
Task 20.9 -Moderator's Pet: Elizabeth P's Task: Big Moves Option Three: Read a book first published between 2014-2021, inclusive.
I read The Good Sister. It was published 4/13/21 and has 309 pages.
Task Points:20
Total Points: 40
Books read: 2
GO tickets: 1
Total tasks: 2
25.8 – Shelby’s Task: Things to Look Forward To!!!Option 2, a book from a series, #4: Red Velvet Revenge (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #4) by Jenn McKinlay
Option 3, a book whose author's initials are in INDEPENDENT FILM: When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
Points this post: 25
Total points: 145
Task 25.3 - My Time has Come!501+ pages; both books new-to-me
option 1: published 2021
Firekeeper's Daughter
496 pages
this is NEW TO ME
option 3: 4 letter word made from PERSEVERANCE
Rat Race
304 pages
this is NEW TO ME
496+304 >> 501
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180 points
1 BB tix
20.5 Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing MyselfOption 1: Read a book whose title OR author contains at least one J, Q, X, or Z. Subtitles are excluded.
Cost by Roxana Robinson
Author first name contains X
Task Points: 20
Season Points: 20
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25.10 - Bingewatching
Opt 1 - read a book with the main page genre humor.
I read I Know I Am, But What Are You? has mpg humor
Opt 2 - read a book with the main page genre mystery (stand-alone or embedded) AND where the author’s first and last initials can be found in STRATFORD UPON AVON.
I read While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams- mpg mystery - S.A. - StrAtford upon avon
Points this Post 25
Points Total 245