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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021
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Brooke TX30.6 - Aprilleigh’s Task: Calling All Ailurophiles
Book 1: Using CASHMERE and AMANDA.
Book 2: Using PEPPER AND GYPSY.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 60
Completed Tasks: 2
Books Read: 40
Brooke TX30.8 - Lauren Jodi's task: 80s Dynamic Duos
Option 1: Read a book with exactly two men on the cover.
Option 4: Read any book that meets the SRC rules from one of the following Listopias. Found on page 1 of Robots with Feelings:
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 90
Completed Tasks: 3
Books Read: 40
Amy FL15.6 - Don't You Forget About Me
We Begin at the End (page 19 of list at time of posting)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 345
Amy FL15.8 - Found in Translation
A Fight in Silence by Melanie Metzenthin - originally written in German; my language is English
Points this post: 15
Total points: 360
Line15.1 Tsundoku
read one book 1 and 2
1. read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in TSUNDOKU
i read Battle Royale by Koushun Takami, whose initials KT are both found in Tsundoku
2. read a book added to your tbr list before june 1 2020. i read 1984 by George Orwell. the book was added to my Want to read list on GR march 14 2020
points for this task: 15
total points: 65
books read: 8
tasks completed: 7
Line20.1 most improved
i chose option 1: friends and family - read a book with the words FRIENDS or FAMILY in the title. i read
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
points for this task: 20
total points: 85
books read: 9
tasks completed: 8
Mary P25.8 – Shelby’s Task: Things to Look Forward To!!!
Option 2:I have 6 nieces and nephews, aged 6, 6, 4, 3, 2, and 2 months. Read any book from a series that matches one or a combination of their ages.
Reflection Point by Emily March
Option 3:Read a book with ALL the author's initials in either INDUSTRIAL or INDEPENDENT FILM
The Fire Blossom by Sarah Lark
Points this post: 25
Total points: 150
Suzannesea20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Inge's Task: Queen Beatrix
Option 2
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words in which the first letter of each word can be found in in BEATRICE WILHELMINA ARMGARD.
How to Walk Away by Katherine Center
beATrix WilHemina
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 255
MEGSCL15.3 - Video Killed the Radio Star
Option 1:
Book 1: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins (Michael Jackson)
Book 2: Love Objects (Love Shack)
TOTAL TO DATE
130 points
2 big book
MEGSCL20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lois's Task: Group Reads Rejects
Young Adult Science Fiction - The Grace Year
TOTAL TO DATE
150 points
2 big book
Bookwrm526Task #20.8 - The View from Lockdown
Read a book that has one of the words WATER, CITY, MOUNTAIN or SKY in the title. I chose the word mountain and read When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo.
Total points so. far: 355
FLY Task #20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: Summer Play
task: 1. Read a book that has a MPG of either "Plays" or "Drama".
book: The Three Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus
how it fits: MPG Plays and Drama
**claiming Golden Oldies - First published -450 (according to goodreads... actually the latest play in this collection was first staged after his death, in 401 BCE, but whatever, it's old)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 4 /60
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
15.7 - The 80s Mix TapeA collection of short stories: Blue Bedroom and Other Stories by Rosamunde Pilcher
Points this post: 15
Total points: 395
Coralie15.9 I Want My MTV
M in shaMe, T in The, V in deVil
Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil
Total to date 205 points
CYNBAXTERTask #15.10 – Stuck in the Middle
Task Description: Read a whole number book in a series that is NOT the first or the last/most recently published book in the series.
Book: Broken Ice by Matt Goldman - book 2 in the series
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 455 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
EMurphy25.10 Bookwrm526's Task: Bingewatching
Option 1: Humor genre A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost
Option 2: Mystery genre AND where the author's first and last initials can be found in STRATFORD UPON AVON The Push by Ashley Audrain
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 180
Books Read: 13
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 1
BB Ticket +750: 1
Tasks Completed: 7
trishhartuk30.7 MAZZA1's Task: A Little Of What You Fancy
Option 1. Read the next new-to-you book in a series that you have previously rated 4 or 5 stars.
Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children #5), Seanan McGuire
Read the kindle edition. HB (no PB) here
I rated both the first two in the Wayward Children series at 4*
Every Heart a Doorway on 8 June 2017
Down Among the Sticks and Bones on 4 June 2018
Come Tumbling Down is new to me.
Option 2. Read a NEW to you book by a favourite author
The Fated Sky, Mary Robinette Kowal
Read the kindle edition. PB here
I’ve read three of the author's Glamourist Histories series before (https://www.goodreads.com/series/6841...) and rated them all 4*.
I also rated The Calculating Stars at 4*, which was the predecessor to this one.
The Fated Sky is new to me.
Points this task: 30
Books read: 2
Total points: 290
Tasks completed: 16
ROBIN PTask 15.6 Don't You Forget About Me
Ordinary Grace - on p 2 of Coming of Age list
Points this task: 15
Total points: 345
BB: 2 GO: 3
20.10 - Group ReadsRead ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
I read Eat a Peach
I commented in the discussion thread in post #14
New Points: 20
Total Points: 330
GO: 1
SandiCompleted Task
10.7 - Sweet Sixteen
number in written form in title
The Eighth Day by Dianne K. Salerni
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10.0
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 80
Points Earned this Post: 10
Total Points To Date: 90
SandiCompleted Task
10.9 - Rain Man
title of 2+ words with no word exceeding 4 characters
Come On In by various contributors
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 90
Points Earned this Post: 10
Total Points To Date: 100
SandiCompleted Task
15.3 - Video Killed the Radio Star
Using Option 2 where one book fits both tasks
Author's intitals found in one of artists names: Olivia Newton John
Word in title shared with a word in one of the best 80s songs: the word You can be found in "Never Gonna Give You Up" - Rick Astley (1987) and in book title
This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 100
Points Earned this Post: 15
Total Points To Date: 115
Andy P.Task # 25.3 - CYNBAXTER's Task - My Time has Come!
Option 1. Read a book first published between the years 2014-2021
No Mercy by Joanna Schaffhausen first pub in 2019 336 p.
Option 2. Read a book where all the letters in DLMROSE are used in the TITLE
White Dog Fell from the Sky by Eleanor Morse 368 p.
D in dog
L and E in Fell
MRO in From
S in Sky
Both of these books are new to me
page count : 336 + 366 = 702> 500
Points this post: 25
Total points: 365
Andy P.Task # 15.9 - I Want My MTV
Read a book with a TITLE that contains all the letters MTV
Motive by Jonathan Kellerman
MOTI VE
Points this post: 15
Total points: 380
Brooke TX30.6 - Aprilleigh’s Task: Calling All Ailurophiles
Book 1: Using CASHMERE and AMANDA.
Book 2: Using FLUFFY AND GYPSY.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 90
Completed Tasks: 3
Books Read: 40
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5.6. Let's Be Careful Out There!
Adventure genre: Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains by Jon Krakauer
total = 405
Mod
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: The View from Lockdown
Water plural in title: Home Waters: A Chronicle of Family and a River by John N. Maclean
total = 425
Mod
25.4 - MEGSCL's Task: Lucky Number
I rolled a 2.
Arizona Dreams: A David Mapstone Mystery by Jon Talton
a. 2-word title
c. 206 pages
The Book of Souls by James Oswald
b. (Inspector McLean, #2)
d. First published 2012
total = 450
20.3 - Best Review: Bucket's Task: Literary TouristChoose any NEW-TO-YOU author that appears on the lit-map for the author you searched and read a book by them.
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Read starting author, Taylor Jenkins Reid, June 26, 2021. McQuiston is new to me. https://www.literature-map.com/taylor....
Points: 20
Total Points: 40
Mod
25.5 - Sarah E's Task: The Mysterious Cities of Gold
option 2, historical fiction and science fiction genres: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by Jodi Taylor
option 3, mystery in title: The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
total = 475
Mod
25.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: My New Favorite Comedian
option 1, Benjamin author: The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by Benjamin Lorr
option 5, Elizabeth author: I'll Be Seeing You: A Memoir by Elizabeth Berg
total = 500
Mod
25.7 - Amy FL's Task: Right Up My Alley
option 2, CHARLIE in title: The Sacrifice of Lester Yates by Robin Yocum
option 4, set in Florida: A Visible Darkness by Jonathon King Max will confront not only the dangers of a forgotten Florida cityscape...
total = 525
Mod
25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Notes From an Elder Millennial
option B
Book 1, Y title: Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance by Jessamyn Stanley
Book 2, me in title: Me, My Hair, and I: Twenty-seven Women Untangle an Obsession by Elizabeth Benedict
total = 550
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30.1 - Teri-K's Task: Celebrate the Great Outdoors.
option 2, best NF Nature: Reef Life: An Underwater Memoir by Callum Roberts, 368 pages
option 4, Yellowstone in title: Deep Into Yellowstone: A Year's Immersion in Grandeur and Controversy by Rick Lamplugh, 294 pages
368 + 294 = 662 pages
total = 580
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30.3 - Bluemoon's Task: My Memories of the 1980's
option B2, space genre: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
option C1, Anthony Michael Hall, Hall author: Trail of Echoes by Rachel Howzell Hall
total = 610
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30.6 - Aprilleigh’s Task: Calling All Ailurophiles
2-book option
book 1, Amanda Cashmere: Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
book 2, pepper gypsy: Mango and Peppercorns: A Memoir of Food, an Unlikely Family, and the American Dream by selected author Tung Nguyen
total = 640
Brooke TX25.7 - Amy FL's Task: Right Up My Alley
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. With TREASURE in the title:
Option 4: Read a book by a FEMALE author that is the first (#1) in a series.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 115
Completed Tasks: 4
Books Read: 41
25.7 - Amy FL's Task: Right Up My AlleyChoose two of the following options and read one book for each. Required: Identify the options you’ve selected in your post.
Option 1: The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East
Tree
Option 4: Arsenic and Adobo
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 175 points
Tasks completed: 11
Brooke TX20.1 - Most Improved - Louise's Task: Picking Up The Pieces
Option 2: Read a book with all the letters in one of the words GROW, YOUR, or OWN in the title only.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 135
Completed Tasks: 5
Books Read: 42
Brooke TX20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Inge's Task: Queen Beatrix
Option 2: Read a book with a title of at least 3 words in which the first letter letter of every word can be found in BEATRIX WILHELMINA ARMGARD.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 155
Completed Tasks: 6
Books Read: 42
Brooke TX20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lois's Task: Group Reads Rejects
Read one of the Group Reads poll nominees in any of the three categories that did not win.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 175
Completed Tasks: 7
Books Read: 42
Brooke TX20.10 - Group Reads
My discussion post.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 195
Completed Tasks: 8
Books Read: 42
Brooke TX50.1 - Trishhartuk's task: 3-2-1
3: Read a book by an author with exactly three name parts.
2: Read a book that is part of a series AND includes a 2 in its series number in grayscale parenthesis after the title. Set in England:
1: Read a book with a one-word title, where the initial of the title word can be found in either TED ROGERS or DUSTY BIN.
Points
This Post: 50
Total Points: 245
Completed Tasks: 9
Books Read: 42
Brooke TX15.1 - Tsundoku
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials (all) can be found in TSUNDOKU.
Book 2: Read a book that was added to your TBR before June 1, 2020.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 260
Completed Tasks: 10
Books Read: 42
Brooke TX15.2 - On Repeat
Book 1: Read a book that meets SRC rules.
Book 2: Read another book written by the same author or co-authors.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 275
Completed Tasks: 11
Books Read: 42
Brooke TX15.3 - Video Killed the Radio Star
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. KG found in Mick Jagger:
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. "You" found in "Never Gonna Give You Up":
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 290
Completed Tasks: 12
Books Read: 42
Brooke TX15.4 - Sweet Tea
Option 2: Read one book with a main page genre that includes Romance or Romantic AND set at least 50% in a southern US state. Set in Florida:
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 305
Completed Tasks: 13
Books Read: 42
Brooke TX15.5 - On Faery Wings
Read a book with at least one fae character.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 320
Completed Tasks: 14
Books Read: 42
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