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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
25.10 - BINGEWATCHING OPTION 2 - The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
OPTION 3 - A Villa in Sicily: Olive Oil and Murder
TOTAL POINTS - 350
30.4 - Sandy's Task: Opposites Attract2 books, the titles of which each contain one of the words in the antonym pair chosen - antonym pair = long-short
Long Bright River by Liz Moore
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League by Jeff Hobbs
Total Points: 140
Christine V20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Inge's Task: Queen Beatrix
Option 3: Dune
I listened to the indicated audio edition. The top MMPB, Dune, has 512 pages.
***Claiming one Big Book ticket***
Points this post: 20
BB tickets this post: 1
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
JESSICA DTask 25.9: Notes from an Elder Millennial
Option B: Generation Y/Generation Me
Book 1 (Word in title starts with Y) Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Book 2 (Word ME intact in title) Talk Bookish to Me
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 50
ROBIN PClaiming one GO point for Arsene Lupin, first published 1907
30.1 - TessaVanessa's Task: The Joys of Home Ownership
2 books
Option 1: Author initials in PLUMBER - Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief by Maurice Leblanc
Option 4: Word ROOM in title - The Ordeal of the Haunted Room, no paperback edition, ebook approved for length, line 3476 of spreadsheet
Points this post: 30
Total points: 180
BB:1 GO:2
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5.6. Let's Be Careful Out There!
Read a book with a MPG of Action or Adventure
Joust. Mercedes Lackey. 6.27.21
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 255/1070
Total Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 16/60
Jen K30.2 - TessaVanessa's Task: The Joys of Home Ownership
Option 1. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
PlumBer
Option 3. With the Fire on High
Recipe: When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemon Verbena Tembleque (page 1)
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 170
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.4 - Summer Play
August: Osage County by Tracy Letts
Opt 1 - Book has a MPG of Plays
Link to PB edition: August: Osage County
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 135 points
Tasks completed: 8
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season *
5.7. The Bechdel testRead a book with at least 2 women and no adult men on the cover. They must be clearly adult/teen women, and not children. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 70 points
Tasks completed: 6
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.10 - Bingewatching
Book 1 -
The Accidental Text by Becky Monson
Option 1 - Book has a MPG of Humor and was approved in Message #2 of the Task Help thread.
Link to PB edition: The Accidental Text
Book 2 -
Espresso and Evil by Agatha Frost
Opt 2 - Book has MPG of Mystery and authors first and last initials are in strAtFord upon avon
Link to PB edition: Espresso and Evil
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 160 points
Tasks completed: 9
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season *
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing MyselfRead one book. Choose one of the following 3 options, which have a connection to the Bigger is Better theme.
Required: Identify the option.
Option 1. Read a book whose title OR author contains at least one J, Q, X, or Z. Subtitles are excluded.
Midsummer Night's Mischief by Jennifer David Hesse
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 90 points
Tasks completed: 7
5.6. Let's Be Careful Out There!Read a book with the main page genre Action or Adventure.
Captains Courageous - Classic Illustrated Edition
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: UG - BL: 8.0 - AR Pts: 9.0
Total this Post: 5
Total Points: 5
IngeTask 20.9 -Moderator's Pet: Elizabeth P's Task: Big Moves
Option 3
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Points this task: 20
total points: 120
task completed: 7
20.10 - Group ReadsScythe by Neal Shusterman.
I posted in message 6 of the discussion thread.
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 60
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5.2. Cowabunga!
Set in Rome, Italy: The Vietri Project by Nicola DeRobertis-Theye
Gabriele quits her job and, landing in Rome,
total = 5
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5.5. Working Together
25 authors: Gather at the River: Twenty-Five Authors on Fishing edited by David Joy
PB: Gather at the River: Twenty-Five Authors on Fishing
total = 15
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5.7. The Bechdel test
The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation by Anna Malaika Tubbstotal = 20
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.2 On Repeat
Book 1: Poisoned Pages by Lorna Barrett
Book 2: A Killer Edition by Lorna Barrett
Points this post: 15
Total points: 325/1070
Tasks completed: 19/60
Books read: 25
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10.1 - Eventful Eighties
first published 1984: Death at Charity's Point by William G. Tapply
total = 40
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10.3 - Never Bring a Knife to A Gun Fight
The Lantern Men byElly Griffiths
North Norfolk police's resident forensic archaeologist.
total = 60
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10.4 - E.T. Phone Home
From page 1: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
total = 70
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10.6 - Let's Get Physical
hyphenated author: On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed
total = 80
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10.7 - Sweet Sixteen
number title: Two Trees Make a Forest: Travels Among Taiwan's Mountains & Coasts in Search of My Family's Past by Jessica J. Lee
total = 90
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10.8 - Travelin' Man
time travel genre: Lies, Damned Lies, and History by Jodi Taylor
total = 100
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - XBM's Task: SUNY Brockport Writers ForumRead a book by one of the AUTHORS on this list: Authors From the Brockport Writers Forum.
Night, Neon: Tales of Mystery and Suspense by Joyce Carol Oates Read 6/17/21
Joyce Carol Oates appears on the list several times. I read an ARC of Night Neon that was provided by NetGalley.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 125
Big Books Tickets Claimed: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed:
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: Summer PlayOption 1. Read a book that has a Main Page Genre (MPG) of either "Plays" or "Drama".
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Read 6/26/21
Drama is the second to last MPG with 635 users tagging.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 145
Big Books Tickets Claimed: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed:
Scooter&Siam15.10 - 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.
Read Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Rowling, J.K.
AR Quiz No. 69785 EN Fiction
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 44.0
AR Quiz Types: RP, LS, VP
Rating:
Points: 15
Total: 35
CYNBAXTERTask #25.05 – Sarah E's Task: The Mysterious Cities of Gold
Task Description, Option 2: Read a book with the MPGs of both Historical Fiction AND Science Fiction
Book 1: Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
***This is a Golden Oldie (orig pub = 1940). Claiming 1 GOLDIE ticket
Task Description, Option 4: Read a book set at least 50% in a capital city.
Book 2: Girl's Guide to Witchcraft by Mindy Klasky - Setting is Georgetown, Washington D.C.
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 235 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 1
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
CYNBAXTERTask #20.04 – Golden Oldies -Ed's Task: Summer Play
Task Description, Option 1: Read a book that has a Main Page Genre (MPG) of either "Plays" or "Drama".
Book: Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
***This is a Golden Oldie (orig pub = 1949). Claiming 1 GOLDIE ticket
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 255 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 1
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 2
Jen K15.3 - Video Killed the Radio Star
Option 2: Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am by Julia Cooke
Book 1 Match: #10 michael JaCkson
Book 2 Match: Come on Eileen
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 185
Jen K15.8 - Found in Translation
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa
My primary language: English
Book originally written in: Japanese
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 200
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I read Girl by Edna O'Brien. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
total points: 140
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I read Kindred. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top MMPB. Science Fiction>Time Travel is the 5th listed MPG.
total points: 150
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I used the one book option and read My Own Miraculous. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb edition.
Romance is the 9th MPG listed.
Book is set 100% in Georgia, shown in the metadata.
total points: 165
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I read Aurora Rising, a group read nomination in the Young Adult Science Fiction category. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
total points: 185
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For my first book, I chose option 3, and read The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the pb (no MMPB).
Author initials, RO, found in flORida (also califORnia).
For my second book, I chose option 5 and read Persist by Elizabeth Warren. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the hardback (no MMPB or PB).
Author name, Elizabeth, is one of the listed names.
total points: 210
Helen B30.9 - Cat's Task: The Perks of UNO
Option 1:
Task A:
by Brina StarlerPer Tineye cover is 67.4% green
PB 357 pages
Task B: The Historians by Cecilia Ekbäck
Author’s last name begins with E.
PB 464 pages
357+464=821 pages total
Total points : 130
Boston Kate
5.4 Barkis is Willing
Home Is Not a Country
initial letters of title found in CHARLES DICKENS
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20
Sara G15.4 - Sweet Tea
Option 2: Read one book that fulfills both book 1 and book 2 requirements.
Carolina Man by Virginia Kantra
MPG romance, set 100% in North Carolina.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 30
Sara G15.7 - The 80s Mix Tape
Read an anthology or collection of short stories, essays and/or novellas (at least 3 works)
Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases edited by Michael Chabon
Points this post: 15
Total points: 45
Sara G15.9 - I Want My MTV
Read a book with a TITLE that contains all the letters MTV. Subtitles are excluded.
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN
Points this post: 15
Total points: 60
Sara G20.2 - Rookie at the Top - XBM's Task: SUNY Brockport Writers Forum
Read a book by one of the AUTHORS on this list: Authors From the Brockport Writers Forum.
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis
Walter Tevis is on the list.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Sara G20.3 - Best Review: Bucket's Task: Literary Tourist
I looked up Emma Donoghue on the Literature-Map website as I've read and enjoyed one of her books The Pull of the Stars on March 26, 2021.
https://www.literature-map.com/emma+d...
I chose Camilla Gibb from the map, who is a new to me author.
Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Sara G20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lois's Task: Group Reads Rejects
Go to the Group Reads polls for the current challenge and read one of the nominees in any of the three categories that did not win.
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
This book was a nominee in the YA Science Fiction category.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
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25.7 - Amy FL's Task: Right Up My Alley
Option 1: title word of four of more letters made from letters in AMATEUR BOWLERS TOUR
Book: A Matter Of Honour by Jeffrey Archer
How it fits: Matter in Amateur & Tour (MATER in AMATEUR and T in TOUR)
Option 3: At least 50% set in New York or Florida
Book: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
How it fits: Set in New York
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 215/1070
Total Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 13/60