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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021
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30.6 - Aprilleigh’s Task: Calling All Ailurophiles
Two book option
Book 1: aaacdeemnrsh (Cashmere/manda)
The Christmas Angel Project. Melody Carlson. 6.23.30
Book 2: aceeeemppprsh (Cashmere/Peppe)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. Philip K. Dick. 7.16.21
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 475/1070
Total Books Read: 36
Tasks Completed: 28/60
FLY Task #5.3. Mr. Conductor
task: Read a book where the author's initials are found in George Carlin
book: Magic Steals
how it fits: author Ilona Andrews initials found in cArlIn
length approved for 5 pt task here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 5
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 6 /60
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
EMurphy20.3 Best Review: Bucket's Task: Literary Tourist
Choose a new-to-you author that appears on the lit-map for the author that was searched for
Searched for Christina Lauren (read in May 2019), found Colleen Hoover, who is new-to-me
https://www.literature-map.com/christ...
Verity by Colleen Hoover
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 200
Books Read: 14
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 1
BB Ticket +750: 1
Tasks Completed: 8
Joanna T5.10. Cheers!
Schooled by Lorelei James
ebook - approved for 5pt tasks - Line 2662
Task total: 5
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Grand total: 60
BB: 0
GO: 0
Joanna T15.2 - On Repeat
Book 1: Read a book that meets SRC rules.
For The Sub by Sierra Cartwright
Book 2: Read another book written by the same author as Book 1.
In The Den by Sierra Cartwright
Task total: 15
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Grand total: 75
BB: 0
GO: 0
Joanna T15.3 - Video Killed the Radio Star
Option 2: Read one book that fulfills both book 1 and book 2 requirements.
The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty
This book has 546 pages, so I would like to claim 1 BB ticket
Book 1- initials LM in Michael Jackson
Book 2 - Love in Love Shack
Task total: 15
BB this post: 1
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Grand total: 90
BB: 1
GO: 0
30.3 - Bluemoon's Task: My Memories of the 1980'sOption A1, a book with a word in the title that can be made from the letters THIS IS YOUR MOMENT AND IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN: Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
The word is EMPIRE
Option C2, a book with MPG Travel: The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
Points this post: 30
Total points: 425
Joanna T15.6 - Don't You Forget About Me
Read a book that has been shelved on this list as Coming of Age
Required: State the page where the book appears.
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
p. 4 of the list
Task total: 15
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Grand total: 105
BB: 1
GO: 0
Joanna T15.10 - 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.
To Have and to Master by Sparrow Beckett
Ebook verification line 3759
#3 in series with 5 books
Task total: 15
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Grand total: 120
BB: 1
GO: 0
Joanna T20.1 - Most Improved - Louise's Task: Picking Up The Pieces
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 Keenan Law Firm Policy & Procedure Manual Focus Group by Andrew Gold
GROW in the title
Task total: 20
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Grand total: 140
BB: 1
GO: 0
Joanna T25.1 - Nick KY’s Task: Shirley Jacksoniana
Opt. 3. read any book, fiction or nonfiction, with a GR main page genre of “Humor.”
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
Opt. 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.” Required: State the word.
Over The Line by Sierra Cartwright
Word = LINE
Task total: 25
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Grand total: 165
BB: 1
GO: 0
Joanna T30.3 - Bluemoon's Task: My Memories of the 1980's
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.
Finding Master Right by Sparrow Beckett
Ebook verification line 1191
Word = RIGHT
1. CHALLENGER – Read a book with at least 2 digits from 773 in its page count.
Reptile: The 2009 Manual Of The Plantiff's Revolution by David A. Ball
337 pages
Task total: 30
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Grand total: 195
BB: 1
GO: 0
Barbara ★25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Notes From an Elder Millennial
OPTION B: Generation Y/Generation Me
Book 1: Read a book where a word in the title or the author's first or last name begins with a Y. Subtitles are excluded.
Yellow Brick War - Danielle Paige 7/16
Book 2: Read a book with the word "ME" found intact in the title or subtitle.
Timeless - Gail Carriger 6/25
(ME in tiMEless)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 395
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Notes From an Elder MillennialOption B:
Book 1: Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer: A Road Trip into the Heart of Fan Mania
Word in title begins with Y
Book 2: Trust: America's Best Chance
'ME' intact in title or subtitle
Total points: 90
30.3 - Bluemoon's Task: My Memories of the 1980'sOption A2:
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman
Author initials in DEAth OF A Dream
Option C1:
The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra
Anthony Michael Hall - Anthony Marra
Total points: 120
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Elizabeth's TaskOption 2 - main character is a teacher - GR description starts:
Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he's teaching in a third-rate MFA program and struggling to maintain what's left of his self-respect;
The Plot - 336 pages (requirement is 250)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 365
BB: 2 GO: 3
5.2. Cowabunga!The Track of Sand (Commissario Montalbano #12) by Andrea Camilleri
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 690
Katrisa15.5 - On Faery Wings
Read a book with at least one fae character.
I read Orfeia which mostly takes place in the land of the Fae so most of the characters are fae. The main one is Lord Alberon.
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 815
JUKKA15.7 - The 80s Mix Tape
Anthology or collection of short stories, essays, and/or novellas.
Roleplaying Games in the Digital Age: Essays on Transmedia Storytelling, Tabletop RPGs and Fandom by Stephanie Hedge et al. Contains ten essays, plus five interviews. A full table of contents can be found here.
Total Points: 50/1070
Total Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 6/60
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 1
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I read Thunderball - listened to the audiobook, linked to MMPB. "Adventure" is the 4th listed mpg.
total points: 435
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I read a kindle ARC of Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace - linked to pb (no MMPB) for page purposes.
Author's surname, Kornher-Stace, is hyphenated.
total points: 445
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I read Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection - read the kindle, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
This is a collection of 11 short stories.
total points: 460
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I chose option 4 and read The Quiet Boy by Ben H. Winters.
Author's first and last initials, BW, are found in BroadWay.
Book has 448 pages, exceeding required 250.
total points: 480
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I used the antonym pair Dark-Light.
For my first book, I read When the Stars Go Dark - 415 pages. When the Stars Go Dark
For my second book, I read Dark Light. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top pb (no mmpb). 367 pages. Dark Light
415 +367 = 782 pages, exceeding required minimum of 600.
total points: 510
30.3 - Bluemoon's Task: My Memories of the 1980'sA. 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.
The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock
5-letter word in title, OTHER, found in THis is yOuR momEnt
2. SUMMER OLYMPICS – Read a book where all of the Author’s initials can be found in DEATH OF A DREAM.
Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss
author's initials, AH, found in deAtH
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 720
Amy B5.7. The Bechdel test
Read 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.
Topics of Conversation by Miranda Popkey
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 350 Points
15.3 - Video Killed the Radio StarOption 2: Read one book that fulfills both book 1 and book 2 requirements.
Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School by Andrew Hallam
Book 1 - initials AH in George Michael
Book 2 - You in Never Gonna Give You Up
Total Points: 135
10.5 - SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE OPTION B - Secret Nights with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews
TOTAL POINTS - 575
10.9 - Rain Man Title words have no more than 4 letters.
I listened to the audiobook, no mmpb, the pb is here: The Good, the Bad, and the Emus by Donna Andrews.
Points: 10
Total Points: 710
BB: 1
GO: 1
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing MyselfOption 1: Book whose title OR author contains at least one J, Q, X, or Z
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Total Points: 280
Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Inge's Task: Queen BeatrixOption 3: Read a book with a number of pages that can be found in 83, 95,1926 and 1938.
I read The Stationery Shop which has 336 pages.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 90
25.1 - Nick KY’s Task: Shirley JacksonianaOption 3: Read any book, fiction or nonfiction, with a GR main page genre of “Humor.”
Timequake
MPG Humor
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.”
In the Shadow of Spindrift House
HOUSE appears in HOUSE
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 500
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Julia10310.2 -O'kay
Murder in an Irish Village by Carlene O'Connor
This post: 10 points
Total points: 280
BB: 4
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 21
Total books read: 25
Boston Kate
5.8 Who Dun It?
The Inheritance Games
"Mystery" on main page
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35
Katrisa30.1 - Celebrate the Great Outdoors
*Total pages must be at least 550
Opt. 3 - All the letters for either the word CAMP or HIKE must be found in the title
I read The Hike has HIKE in title.
My book was audio so page count is 278 (paperback - no MMPB)
Opt. 4 - Read a book with at least one word in the title that is also in the name of a U.S. National Park
I read The Dry - the park I chose was Dry Tortugas in Florida (matching word is DRY)
My book was audio so page count is 404 (MMPB)
278+404 > 550
Points this Post 30
Points Total: 845
Chris MD 5.7 The Bechdel Test
Cover shows at least two women and no men
by Janet BeardI listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP, the top paperback has 353 pages.
Total points: 60
Chris MD 5.8 Who Dun It?
MPG of Mystery
by M.C. Beaton
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP, the top paperback has 176 pages.
Total points: 65
Task 20.6 - Queen Beatrixoption 3: page count from 1926
Jerusalem
page count 1296 - claiming all the BB tix! (3)
verified not a graphic: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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495 points
1 GO tix
5 BB tix
Jen K5.1. Excuse the Interruption!
Temptation's Darling
temptation'S dArLING
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 380
Jen K5.5. Working Together
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
edited by Roxane Gay
> 3 authors
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 390
Jen K10.9 - Rain Man
Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned"
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 400
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing Myself Read a book whose title OR author contains at least one J, W, X, or Z.Just Kids by Patti Smith
Letter J in the title.
Points: 20
Total Points: 60
Nick KY5.4. Barkis is Willing
In the 1980s, British TV had a number of series based on classic novels, such as David Copperfield, and Bleak House.
Read a book with a title of at least three words, where the initial letters of each word of the title are found in CHARLES DICKENS. The initials may only be used as often as they appear in the target words.
I read A Superior Death by Nevada Barr
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 305
Nick KY20.9 Elizabeth P's Big Move
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 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner, 1st pub'd Feb 2021. 384 pp.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 325
ZachFor Task 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing Myself I chose to complete 1. Read a book whose title OR author contains at least one J, Q, X, or Z. Subtitles are excluded.
I read The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune.
Points this post: 20
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Totals:
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Points: 95
BBTs: 0
GOTs: 0
Andy P.Task # 30.2 - TessaVanessa's Task: The Joys of Home Ownership
Option 1. Read a book with the author’s first and last name initials in the word: PLUMBER.
City of Windows by Robert Pobi PLUMBER
Option 4. Read a book that has the word ROOM in the title only.
The Escape Room by Megan Goldin
Points this post: 30
Total points: 410
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20.1 - Most Improved - Louise's Task: Picking Up The Pieces
Option 4: Read a book with a domestic dog on the cover. No silhouettes. The dog must be clearly visible.
Much Ado About You - Samantha Young 7/16
Points this task: 20
Total points: 370
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)