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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021
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MAZZA110.9 - 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.
Hot Milk
points this post = 10
Points to date = 430
MAZZA115.4 - Sweet Tea
Option 2: Read one book that fulfills both book 1 and book 2 requirements. i.e MPG Romance set in southern US state
Carolina Moon MPG romance setting South Carolina
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 435
MAZZA120.7 - 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.
Jeeves and the Wedding Bells Summer 2021 nomination in the category Continuation Novel?
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 455
MAZZA12 books; choose TWO of the options and read a book for each.
**Each book must be new-to-you.
**The books must total more than 500 pages (501+).
Option 1:
- Read a book first published between the years 2014-2021 (inclusive).
Protector published May 2021 416 Pages
Option 2:
Read a book where all the letters of ANDYP are in the title
The First Day of Spring ADY in Day N and P IN spring
352 pages
Both books are new to me total page count = 416+352 = 768 exceeds requirement
Points this post = 25
Points to date = 480
MAZZA125.5 - Sarah E's Task: The Mysterious Cities of Gold
Read two books from two different options.
Option 1: Read a book set in the 16th century (1500-1599).
Required: if the setting is not evident on the book's main page, provide a reference indicating the setting.
Sovereign GR data says Autumn 1541
Option 4: Read a book set at least 50% in a capital city.
Balthazar Jones and the Tower of London Zoo
Setting LONDON capital of UK on GR info
Points this post 25
Points to date = 505
MAZZA125.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: My New Favorite Comedian
Choose 2 different options and read a book that fits each
3. The Table – Read a book where the author's first and last name initials appear in ONE of states: CALIFORNIA
The Metal Heart: The beautiful and atmospheric story of freedom and love that will grip your heart by Caroline Lea
5. Guests – Read a book by a single author whose name is ELIZABETH.
Two Women in Rome by Elizabeth Buchan
Points this post = 25
Points to date = 530
MAZZA 125.7 - Amy FL's Task: Right Up My Alley
Choose two of the following options and read one book for each.
Option 1: Read a book with a title word of four of more letters that can be made from the letters in AMATEUR BOWLERS TOUR.
Empire State STATE in target phrase
Option 2: Read a book where ALL of the letters in CHARLIE appear in the title. Subtitles are excluded.
A Night in with Grace Kelly
Points this post = 25
Points to date = 555
MAZZA130.1 - Teri-K's Task: Celebrate the Great Outdoors.
Read 2 books using 2 different options
Required: The books must total at least 550 pages.
Option 2:
Read a book whose author's first and last initials are found in DENDROPHILE
The Beauty of Impossible Things by Rachel Donohue 304 pages
Option 3:
All the letters for either the word HIKE must be found in the title,
Firekeeper's Daughter 496 pages
304 +496 = 800 exceeds requirement
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 585
MAZZA130.2 - TessaVanessa's Task: The Joys of Home Ownership
Read two books from 2 different options.
Option 1. Read a book with the author’s first and last name initials in the word: PLUMBER.
The Sea Road by Margaret Elphinstone
Option 4. Read a book that has the word ROOM in the title
The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B
points this post = 30
Points to date = 615
JEN B20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing Myself
Option 2 Read a book where at least 50% takes place in one of the following countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, the Ivory Coast, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Haiti, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo and Vanuatu.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab
50% of this book takes place in France
TOTAL POINTS: 170
25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Notes From an Elder Millennial 2 books, 1 option.
OPTION B: Generation Y/Generation Me:
Book 1: Word in the title begins with a Y.
I read the ebook, mmpb is here: You Say It First by Susan Mallery.
Book 2: "ME" intact in the title.
I listened to the audiobook, there is no mmpb, pb is here: Terns of Endearment by Donna Andrews.
Points: 25
Total Points: 680
BB: 1
GO: 1
25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Notes From an Elder MillennialOption B1, author's last name begins with a Y: Confessions from the Quilting Circle by Maisey Yates
Option B2, ME intact in the title: Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting by Lisa Genova
Points this post: 25
Total points: 330
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I read Gone for Good - I read a kindle ARC, linked to the hardback (no pb or MMPB).
3 words, none longer than 4 letters.
total points: 345
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I read Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. (MMPB is Le Dernier Homme)
Margaret Atwood is #13 on the Brockport Writers Forum list.
total points: 365
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I chose option 1 and read In the Heights: Finding Home. Plays>Theatre and Plays are the 3d and 5th MPGs.
total points: 385
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I chose option 3 and read Miss Iceland. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top pb (no MMPB) - 256 pages.
2 and 6 are in 1926, 5 is in 95.
total points: 405
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For my first book, I chose option 2 and read My Real Children, containing all the letters of Charlie:
REAL CHIldren.
For my second book, I chose option 4 and read White Silence - I read the kindle edition, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
# 1 in the Elizabeth Cage series, and Jodi Taylor is a female author.
total points: 430
BUCKET20.1 Louise’s Task: Picking Up the Pieces
Option 2
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
(GROW: G in Eighty, ROW in World)
**GOLDEN OLDIE: first published 1872
Points this post: 20
Points total: 20
BB this post/total: 0/0
GO this post/total: 1/1
BUCKET20.6 Inge’s Task: Queen Beatrix
Option 3
Clock Without Hands by Carson McCullers
(256 pages: 2 and 6 in 1926; 5 in 95)
Points this post: 20
Points total: 40
BB this post/total: 0/0
GO this post/total: 0/1
BUCKET20.9 Elizabeth P’s Task: Big Moves
Option 3
What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi
(Published 2016; 325 pages > 250)
Points this post: 20
Points total: 60
BB this post/total: 0/0
GO this post/total: 0/1
BUCKET30.7 MAZZA1’s Task: A Little of what you fancy
Option 2
Illumination and Night Glare: The Unfinished Autobiography of Carson McCullers by Carson McCullers
(This book is new-to-me. I have read 5 other books by her before and rated 4 of those books 4-5 stars.)
Option 2 (repeating the option)
Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
( This book is new-to-me. I have read 7 other books by him before and rated 5 of those books 4-5 stars.)
Points this post: 30
Points total: 90
BB this post/total: 0/0
GO this post/total: 0/1
Shelby
10.6 - Let's Get Physical
Read a book written by an author with a hyphenated name..: Stryke First, by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Ebook Verified: Here
How Fits: Author - Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Points this post: 10
Total points: 180
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
15.1 - Tsundoku
Book 1
Read a book written by a single author whose initials (all) can be found in TSUNDOKU.: Protecting Elliot, by Sloane Kennedy
How Fits: Author - Sloane Kennedy
AND
Book 2
Read a book that was added to your TBR before June 1, 2020 (last year).: The Doctor's Date, by Heidi Cullinan
How Fits: Added to TBR - March 15, 2020
Points this post: 15
Total points: 195
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
15.2 - On Repeat
Book 1
Read a book that meets SRC rules.: Give Up the Ghost, by Jenn Burke
Ebook Verified: Here
How Fits: Choice
AND
Book 2
Read another book written by the same author or co-authors (all must match) as Book 1.: Graveyard Shift, by Jenn Burke
Ebook Verified: Here
How Fits: Author - Jenn Burke
Points this post: 15
Total points: 210
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Jen K30.7 - MAZZA1's Task: A Little Of What You Fancy
Option 2 for both books
Book 1: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
This book is NEW to Me. I had previously read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six and rated them both 4 stars.
Book 2: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
This book is NEW to Me. I had previously read all 4 books in The Diviners series and rated 3 of them as 4 stars.
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 350
Jen K25.2 - Andy P’s Task: Living with Dogs
Book 1: Wagging Through the Snow (208 pages)
Start of GR blurb ""Series fans will enjoy spending time with these appealing folks and their dogs."
--Publishers Weekly"
The dogs are in or mentioned in every chapter, part of the book, especially Faith and Snowball.
Book 2: Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther (336 pages)
208 + 336 > 500
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 375
15.8 Found in TranslationThe Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa
I speak English, this was originally written in Japanese.
New Points: 15
Total points: 75
Barbara ★15.7 - The 80s Mix Tape
Read an anthology or collection of short stories, essays and/or novellas (at least 3 works)
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination - John Joseph Adams 7/11
(an anthology with 21 different authors/stories)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 345
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
30.3 - Bluemoon's Task: My Memories of the 1980'sBook 1: Option A1 To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Word is Stars
Book 2: Option B2 MPG space Nightflyers
Previous total:115
Points 30
Total 145
30.8 - Lauren Jodi's task: 80s Dynamic DuosOption 3, a book with a female protagonist who is a city police officer: Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb
Option 5, a book with a character who has changed her occupation: Holly Blues: China Bayles Mystery Series, Book 18 by Susan Wittig Albert
Main character was formerly a criminal defense attorney, now a proprietor of an herb shop. Noted here Thyme of Death in first book of the series.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 360
JUKKA5.10. Cheers!
Any book.
Borrowing Positions – Role-Playing Design & Architecture by Ott Kagovere et al
Total Points: 30/1070
Total Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4/60
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 1
Suzannesea20.1 Most Improved - Louise's Task: Picking Up The Pieces
Option 2: Grow Your Own
Read a book with all the letters of . . . YOUR . . . in the title.
An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor
an iRish cOUntrY
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 235
Amy B25.4 - MEGSCL's Task: Lucky Number
Read two books.
You need to use this single number to meet ALL four different criteria. You can spread these criteria across two books.
Required: State the number rolled and indicate the options that apply to each book.
Roll one die. Set roll virtual dice to 1. - Rolled a 4.
Book 1: Watcher in the Woods by Kelley Armstrong (Rockton #4) - 416 pgs
a. Number of words in the title: 4
b. Number in a Series: Rockton #4
c. Number included in page number: 416 pages
Book 2: Redeployment by Phil Klay - published March 4, 2014
d. Year FIRST published ends in number 4
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 345 Points
Angela IL25.1 Shirley Jacksoniana
Option 3: MPG Humor
Grown Ups by Marian Keyes- 7/1
Option 4: Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title or subtitle which can be made from the letters in “THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE.”
Word- HOUSE
The Good House by Ann Leary- 7/12
Claiming Big Book ticket for Grown Ups 532 pages
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 170
Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 9/60
BB Ticket: 1
Inge20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Inge's Task: Queen Beatrix
option 1
Queen of Snow: A Snow Queen Retelling
approved for length in post 8279 of the ebook verification tread
Points this task: 20
total points: 210
task completed: 12
Bookwrm526Task #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. I read The Girl in the Green Silk Gown by Seanan McGuire, which is #2 in a series with 3 whole number books.
Total points so far: 315
10.7 Sweet Sixteen I read All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat
Childrens as MPG - IL MG, BL 7.2 Pts 7.0
New Total: 20
15.7 The 80s Mix Tape I read Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance edited by Bethany C. Morrow -- collection of pieces by multiple authors
New Total: 45
15.8 Found in Translation I read The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda - my primary language is English and this book was originally written in Japanese.
New Total: 60
INSIYAH10.1 - Eventful Eighties
First published in the 1980s (1980 - 1989, inclusive).
Book: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams (ebook)
How it Fits: First Published October 12th 1980
Note: MMP has 187 pages.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 260/1070
Tasks Completed: 16/60
Books Read: 20
INSIYAH20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing Myself
Option 1: title OR author contains at least one J, Q, X, or Z
Book: The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton (ebook)
How it Fits: Author's name starts with 'J'
Note: MMP has 433 pages.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 280/1070
Tasks Completed: 17/60
Books Read: 21
JUKKA5.3. Mr. Conductor
Book whose author's initials are in RINGO STARR or GEORGE CARLIN.
Strictly Fantasy: The Cultural Roots of Tabletop Role-Playing Games by Gerald Nachtwey. Initials in RINGO STARR.
Total Points: 35/1070
Total Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 5/60
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 1
trishhartuk15.7 The 80s Mix Tape
Read an anthology or collection of short stories
The Long and Short of It, Jodi Taylor
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Points this task: 15
Books read: 1
Total points: 260
Tasks completed: 15
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