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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021
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20.3 - Best Review: Bucket's Task: Literary TouristGo to the Literature-Map site and search for an author you have read and enjoyed any time since June 1, 2020. Choose any NEW-TO-YOU author that appears on the lit-map for the author you searched and read a book by them.
Ursula K. LeGuin read August 15th 2020.
Under the Jaguar Sun by Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino is new to me.
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 275
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Amy FL25.8 – Shelby’s Task: Things to Look Forward To!!!
2. Turn a Blind Eye (Detective William Warwick #3)
3. Seeking Justice by T.L. Payne (indePendenT fiLm)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 150
Amy FL30.7 - MAZZA1's Task: A Little Of What You Fancy
Option 1: Ocean Prey - New to me entry in a series I started in 2008; I have read the prior 30 books and rated the majority of them 4 stars
Option 2: Win - New to me book by Harlan Coben; I have read many books by this author and have given 15 of them 4 stars
Points this post: 30
Total points: 180
Janice CA20.5 - Introducing Myself
Option 1: Title contains an "x".
Word with an "x": eXcuse
Excuse Me, Sir... Your Socks Are on Fire by Larry Weill
+20
total: 20
tasks: 1
books: 1
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing Myself 1 book.
Option 1. Author contains J.
Unsuspecting Target by Juno Rushdan
Points: 20
Total Points: 350
BB: 1
GO: 1
20.8 Inge's Task: Queen BeatrixOption 1: Word QUEEN in title
The Lager Queen of Minnesota
Points this post: 20
Total points: 150
BB:1 GO:1
Katrisa25.7 - Right Up My Alley
Opt. 2: Read a book where ALL of the letters in CHARLIE appear in the title. Subtitles are excluded.
I read You Can't Spell America Without Me: The Really Tremendous Inside Story of My Fantastic First Year as President Donald J. Trump
CHARLIE - you CAn't speLl amERIca witHout me
Opt. 4 - Read a book by a FEMALE author that is the first (#1) in a series.
I read Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #1)
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 435
SandyL30.8 - Lauren Jodi's task: 80s Dynamic Duos
Option 1: Read a book with exactly two men on the cover
Prickly Business by Piper Vaughn
Option 2: Read a book with an imposter
The Lacquer Screen by Robert van Gulik
Judge Dee goes incognito as Shen Mo while on vacation
Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 30
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 2
INSIYAH10.7 - Sweet Sixteen
Number in title in word form
Book: Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (ebook)
How it fits: TWO in title
Note: Paperback has 366 pages.
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 170/1070
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 14
SandyL20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: The View from Lockdown
Read a book that has the word MOUNTAIN in the title
Just Over the Mountain by Robyn Carr
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 50
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 3
SandyL20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: Summer Play
Option 1: Read a book that has a MPG of "Drama".
Down by the River by Robyn Carr
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 70
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 4
SandyL20.3 - Best Review: Bucket's Task: Literary Tourist
Choose any NEW-TO-YOU author that appears on the lit-map for the author you searched
Beach Read by Emily Henry
Lit-Mat for Josie Silver
Read The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver on 1/20/21
Emily Henry is a new-to-me author
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 90
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 5
SandyL20.1 - Most Improved - Louise's Task: Picking Up The Pieces
Option 2: Read a book with all the letters in the word YOUR
Rocky Mountain Forever by Vivian Arend
ROckY moUntain forever
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 110
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 6
SandyL10.5 - She Blinded Me With Science
Option B: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in SCIENCE
Rock Wedding by Nalini Singh
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 120
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 7
SandyL10.4 - E.T. Phone Home
Read a book on the Aliens Books list
Tink's Neverland by S.E. Smith
Page 3
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 130
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 8
SandyL5.3. Mr. Conductor
Read a book where the author's initials are found in George Carlin
Moonlight Road by Robyn Carr
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 135
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 9
SandyL5.2. Cowabunga!
Read a book set in Italy
Beard Necessities by Penny Reid
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 140
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 10
Kathy KS20.1 - Most Improved - Louise's Task: Picking Up The Pieces
This is a one-book task. Select one option.
No books with MPG children or kids may be used.
Required: Identify the option.
Option 2: Grow Your Own
* Read a book with all the letters in one of the words GROW, YOUR, or OWN in the title only. Subtitles are excluded.
The Answers to good health: 260+ questions you've always wanted to ask your doctor
GROW=the ansWeRs to GOod health
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Points for this task: 20.1
Total points : 145
Tasks completed: 7
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
JenniferW30.3 My Memories of the 80s
A1: Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Martin can be found in MomeNT Is And youR
B1: The Wichita Divide: The Murder of Dr. George Tiller, the Battle over Abortion, and the New American Civil War by Stephen Singular has 357 pages
Total points: 30
Suzannesea30.4 - Sandy's Task: Opposites Attract
Read two books whose titles contain antonyms.
Long - Short
The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
373 pages
Short Straw by Stuart Woods
375 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 100
APRILLEIGH10.10 - Soviet Bloc Crumbles
Read a book set at least 50% in one or more Soviet Bloc countries or other aligned states.
The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
The book takes place entirely in Russia, in and near Moscow.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (220)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (2)
Books Read: 1 (15)
Total Tasks: 13
APRILLEIGH25.9 - Brooke TX’s Task: Notes from an Elder Millennial
Option A: The Era
Book 1: Read a book first published between 1981 and 1996, inclusive.
Touring the Universe Through Binoculars by Philip S. Harrington
Book was first published in 1990.
Book 2: Read a book by an author born between 1981 and 1996, inclusive.
The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
Katherine Arden was born in 1987, as indicated on Wikipedia and verified in the help thread. (I’m sorry, I don’t know how to link the Google knowledge panel directly).
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 25 (245)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (2)
Books Read: 2 (17)
Total Tasks: 14
APRILLEIGH25.3 - Cynbaxter’s Task: My Time has Come!
Option 1: Read a book first published between 2014 and 2021, inclusive.
Instant Pot Miracle (304 pages)
This book is new-to-me and was first published in 2017.
Option 4: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in SUPER MODS.
Binocular Stargazing by Michael D. Reynolds (213 pages)
MD found in MoDs.
R found in supeR.
This book is new-to-me.
304 + 213 = 517 > 500 pages
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 25 (270)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (2)
Books Read: 2 (19)
Total Tasks: 15
APRILLEIGH15.9 - I Want My MTV
Read a book with all the letters of MTV in the title.
Instant Pot Miracle Vegetarian Cookbook by Urvashi Pitre
M found in Miracle.
TV found in VegeTarian.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (285)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (2)
Books Read: 1 (20)
Total Tasks: 16
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lois's Task: Group Reads RejectsA nominee for group reads that did not win: The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How a Few Simple Lessons Transformed Nine Culinary Novices Into Fearless Home Cooks by Kathleen Flinn
Points this post: 20
Total points: 195
25.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: My New Favorite Comedian3. The Table – Read a book where the authors initials appear in ONE of states: FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA, LOUISIANA or NEVADA.
The Enemy (Jack Reacher #8) by Lee Child
author's initials, LC, found in CaLifornia
5. Guests – Read a book by a single author whose name is DREW, LYNCH, CHARLIE, LIZ, or ELIZABETH.
He Will Get You (Maddie Ives #5) by Charlie Gallagher
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 2
Season Total: 390
MAZZA125.4 - MEGSCL's Task: Lucky Number
REPOST as I did not include link to the ARC copy i read
Read two books. to fit dice roll
I rolled 1
Book 1 Cecily I read this ARC copy received from NetGalley
This is only physical edition with page numbers Cecily
a 1 word title
d. Year FIRST published in 2021
book 2 The Gilded Ones fits
b. Number in a series. = 1
c. Number included in page number pages 416
points this post = 25
Points to date = 390
Amy B15.3 - Video Killed the Radio Star
Select an option. Required: Indicate the option when you post.
Option 2: Read one book that fulfills both book 1 and book 2 requirements.
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the name of one of the artists/groups from this list of Greatest 1980s Music Videos. Required: Indicate the artist/group.
Book 1 - Susan Cain initials SC in Eurythmics
Book 2: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that matches exactly a word in the title of one of these Best 80s songs. Required: Indicate the song.
Book 2 - Subtitle word "Power" in Fight the Power by Public Enemy
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 235 Points
Joanne MI15.1 - Tsundoku
Book 1: author initials found in tSunDoku.
Queen of Swords by Sara Donati
Claiming one BB ticket @ 576 pages
Book 2: On TBR before 6/2020
In Farleigh Field -GR's TBR list, added 3/09/18
Points this task 15
Total Points 60
BB's this task 1
Total BB's 1
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Task 20.4 - Summer Playoption 1: MPG Plays / Drama
Major Barbara
pub 1905 - claiming 1 GO tix
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310 points
2 BB tix
1 GO tix
Katrisa30.4 - Opposites Attract
Antonym pair = alive/dead page total must be >600
Book 1 - Reasons to Stay Alive (paperback pages 256)
Book 2 - Kill the Dead (MMPB pages 434)
256+434 > 600
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 465
15.1 - Tsundoku One book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Author's initials in TSUNDOKU.
I read the ebook, mmpb is here: The Fire Within by Kathryn Shay
Book 2: Added to TBR before June 1, 2020.
I listened to the audiobook, there is no mmpb, the pb is here: Terns of Endearment by Donna Andrews
Added Jan. 17, 2020.
Points: 15
Total Points: 365
BB: 1
GO: 1
Task 20.9 -Moderator's Pet: Elizabeth P's Task: Big Moves Help Thread
I am currently finishing up my residency in pediatric optometry and vision therapy, and getting ready to take my first “big girl job” this August. This task is based on that big career and location move!
This is a one book task. Choose one option and read a book for it; The book must be 250+ pages.
Required: Identify the option.
Option Three: Writing this task made me realize that the last time I got an opportunity to be a task writer, it was the summer before I started optometry school. This made me realize I’ve been participating in the SRC for over 7 years, which is crazy! Time sure does go by quickly.
Read a book first published between 2014-2021, inclusive.
I read Sex and Vanity which was published in 2020. It is 336 pp.
points: 125
books read: 7
tasks completed: 6
pages read: 2401
INSIYAH20.10 - Group Reads
Book: O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (ebook from Project Gutenberg)
(ebook linked in tasklist is here)
Thoughts on the book in Message 5 of discussion.
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 190/1070
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 15
LAUREN JODI15.4 - Sweet Tea
Option 2: Romance set in Louisiana
Big Easy Temptation by Shayla Black
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 195/1070
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 12/60
Chris MD 15.4 Sweet Tea
One book option: Book has an MPG of Romance and is set entirely in the state of Texas
Say Goodbye for Now by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Texas is mentioned in the first sentence of the GR description.
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP; the top paperback has 364 pages.
Total points: 15
Julia10310.10 - Soviet Bloc Crumbles
A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II
This post: 10 points
Total points: 170
BB: 2
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 10
Total books read: 14
Chris MD 15.8 Found in Translation
Book written by a female author and originally published a language different from your primary language.
The Little French Bistro by Nina George.
Nina George is a woman (see author's website).
My primary language is English. The book was originally written in German.
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP; the top paperback has 368 pages.
Total points: 30
Chris MD 25.7 Right Up My Alley
Option 3: Set at least 50% in Florida
A Tiger's Tale by Laura Morrigan
This entire series is set in Jacksonville, Florida, but it's not stated in the metadata. This page (suggested by DLMRose - thanks!) from the mystery website Stop, You're Killing Me! places the series in Florida. On the second page of the book it reads, "I was supposed to be attending a black-tie gala on Jacksonville Beach at seven o'clock."
Option 4: Number 1 in a series by a female author
Woof at the Door by Laura Morrigan
Total points: 55
5.1. Excuse the Interruption!Read a book in which all the letters of SIGNAL or HIJACK can be found in the title/subtitle.
I read Malibu Rising which has the letters "signal" in it: mALIbu riSiGiNg
points: 130
books read: 8
tasks completed: 7
pages read: 2785
15.6 - Don't You Forget About Me"The Brat Pack" was coined to identify a group of young actors who frequently appeared together in teen-oriented coming-of-age films in the 1980s. Read a book that has been shelved on this list as Coming of Age
I read Clap When You Land which is listed on p 9 of the list.
points: 145
books read: 9
tasks completed: 8
tasks in progress: 1
pages read: 3217
Mary P20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Inge's Task: Queen Beatrix
Option 3:Read a book with a number of pages that can be found in their birth years and ages: 83, 95, 1926, 1938.
The Light of the Fireflies by Paul Pen
336 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.5 Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing Myself
Option 1: Wildfire Loose: The Week Maine Burned by Joyce Butler
Points this post: 20
Total points: 255/1070
Tasks completed: 16/60
Books read: 19
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.1 Nick KY’s Task: Shirley Jacksoniana
Option 3: The Bounty by Janet Evanovich
Option 4: The Ghost and the Witches' Coven by Bobbie Holmes
GHOST is the word made from tHe haunTinG Of hill houSe
Points this post: 25
Total points: 280/1070
Tasks completed: 17/60
Books read: 21
Delicious Dee15.10 - Stuck in the Middle
The Truest Home - #3 of 4 in the Sled Dog series
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 90
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.5 Dlmrose's Task: Ready to Plan
I live in the United States.
Book 1: results: Olbia, Italy; Cleethorpes , United Kingdom; Santa Fe, Argentina.
Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan. Set in England, United Kingdom.
Book 2: Gold Coast, Australia; Coffs Harbour, Australia;
Wellington, New Zealand
The Laughterhouse by Paul Cleave.
Set in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 310/1070
Tasks completed: 18/60
Books read: 23
Delicious Dee30.8 - Lauren Jodi's task: 80s Dynamic Duos
Option 3 - Echoes in Death - Eve Dallas in a NYC homicide detective
Option 5 - Outlaw Mountain - when the series begins, Joanna Brady is an insurance agent, she is elected to Sheriff in the second book in the series
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 120
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10.4 - E.T. Phone Home
The Darkest Star (page 1)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 125