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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021
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Shawn H. 25.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: My New Favorite Comedian
2. Florida Man – 80% of the book is set in Florida
Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story by James Patterson
***Book set in Palm Beach Florida***
3. The Table – author's first and last name initials in FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA, LOUISIANA or NEVADA.
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
*****AC found in CAlifornia*****
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 65
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Ticket Books: 0
Andy P.Task # 30.3 - Bluemoon's Task: My Memories of the 1980's
Option A1 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.
Down Among the Dead by Damien Boyd The word is AMONG
A in Happen
MON in Moment
G in Going
Option A2 Read a book where all of the Author’s initials can be found in DEATH OF A DREAM.
The Safe Place by Anna Downes
AD in either DEATH or DREAM
Points this post: 30
Total points: 500
babbling c30.9 - Cat's Task: The Perks of UNO
Option 1: (Two book option) pick two different tasks and read one book for each
Required: State the options.
For both options, your combined page total must be at least 500 pages
Task A: The biggest "fun" in the game is finding books with the right colour cover.
Read a book that is at least 50% (as per TinEye) Red, Yellow, Green or Blue.
required: Post the cover and TinEye scores.
Strange the Dreamer -audible Le faiseur de rêves - mass market paperback pgs. 736 byLaini Taylor
32.9 % #104ce1 Blue
23.7 % #0e0b93 Blue
22.9 % #0d1bbe Blue
4.5 % #535ba4 Blue
4.0 % #6c70a5 Blue
4.0 % #464aa8 Blue
3.2 % #8083a8 Grey
3.0 % #9899a6 Grey
1.9 % #5273b3 Blue
~95% Blue>50%
Task B: Read a book written by a single author who has a name part that starts with the initial (any name part will work) I, V or E. ex. Isaac Asimov, Maria V. Snyder
Poison Study - Kindle Poison Study - mass market paperback pgs. 427 by Maria V. Snyder
736+427=1,263>500
THIS POST
Points: 30
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 205/1070
Completed Tasks: 11/60
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 6,717
Books read this season: 16
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10.9 - 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 letters in them.
Bad To The Bone by Linda O. Johnston
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 610/1070
Total Books Read: 47
Tasks Completed: 36/60
Katrisa10.2 -O'kay
Read a book written by an author with a name part that begins with O'
I read The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell
Points this Post 10
Points Total: 975
FLY Task #25.10 - Bookwrm526's Task: Bingewatching
task: Option 1: Taskmaster – read a book with MPG humor.
book: You Might Be a Zombie and Other Bad News
how it fits: MPG Humor
task: Option 4: Scorpion – read a book where ALL the letters in SCORPION can be found in the title and/or subtitle
book: Becoming Rhetorical: Analyzing and Composing in a Multimedia World
how it fits: becoming Rhetorical: analyzing and COmPOSINg
Points this post: 25
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 9 /60
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Lisa MD20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Project Gutenberg - O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
Listened to audiobook.
Linked to MMPB.
200 pages
Published in 1913 - I claim a Golden Oldie Ticket
Group Discussion - Message #11
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 275/1070
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 15/60
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lois's Task: Group Reads RejectsI listened to an audio version of The House of Silk
which was nominated in the Continuation Novel category
New Points: 20
Total Points: 395
GO: 1
BB: 0
JEN B20.6 - 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.
The Disappearing Act by Catherine Steadman
T in beaTrix
D and A in ArmgarD
TOTAL POINTS: 240
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25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Notes From an Elder Millennial
I chose option A.
For book 1, I read The Palace Guard - read the kindle edition, linked to the MMPB. First published 7/1/81.
For book 2, I read Know My Name - I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb (no MMPB). Author is Chanel Miller, and her GR profile shows her birthdate as June 12, 1992, so between 1991 and 1996.
total points: 590
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I chose option A.
For book 1, I read Practical Magic- read the kindle edition. (The MMPB is Les ensorceleuses ).First published 7/1/95.
For book 2, I read Know My Name - I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb (no MMPB). Author is Chanel Miller, and her GR profile shows her birthdate as June 12, 1992, so between 1991 and 1996.
total points: 590
Julia10310.3 - Never Bring a Knife to A Gun Fight
The Shadowy Horses (main character archaeologist)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 315
BB: 6
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 24
Total books read: 29
Katrisa15.6 - Don't You Forget About Me
Read a book that has been shelved on the Coming of Age list
I read Joyland this book is on page 3 of the list
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 990
Barbara ★15.1 - Tsundoku
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials (all) can be found in TSUNDOKU.
One Tequila - Tricia O'Malley 7/24
(T & O in TsundOku)
Book 2: Read a book that was added to your TBR before June 1, 2020 (last year).
Romancing the Dead - Tate Hallaway 7/22
(added to GRs TBR on March 24, 2012)
On GRs shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Points this task: 15
Total points: 410
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Coralie10.6 Let’s Get Physical
Book by an author with a hyphenated name
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Total to date 335 points
EMurphy25.7 Amy FL's Task: Right Up My Alley
Option 3: Set in New York or Florida (Set in New York) Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Option 4: Female author that is the first in a series A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (first book in the Good Girl's Guide to Murder series)
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 235
Books Read: 16
BB Ticket +500: 1
BB Ticket +750: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 10
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30.4 - Sandy's Task: Opposites Attract.
Dark/Light
book 1, Dark: Dark August by Katie Tallo, 448 pages
book 2, Light: Darkness for Light by Emma Viskic, 352 pages
448 + 352 = 800
total = 880
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30.7 - MAZZA1's Task: A Little Of What You Fancy
Option 1 2X
Book 1, new-to-me next in series: The Cellist by Daniel Silva (Gabriel Allon, #21)
I last read #20 The Order on July 17, 2020, rated 4 stars as were the previous 19
Book 2, new-to-me next in series: Dead by Dawn by Paul Doiron (Mike Bowditch #12)
I last read #11 One Last Lie on July 24, 2020, rated 4 stars as were the previous 10
total = 910
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50.1 - Trishhartuk's task: 3-2-1
Book 1, 3-part author name: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer, 386 pages
Book 2, #2 in series, Set in Spain: The Vanished Hands by Robert Wilson (Javier Falcon, #2)
From description: Called to the scene of a suspicious suicide in a wealthy neighborhood on the outskirts of Seville..., 372 pages
Book 3, 1 word title, G in TED ROGERS: Gravesend by William Boyle, 249 pages
386 + 372 + 249 = 1007 pages
total = 960
Amy B20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing Myself
Read one book. Choose one of the following 3 options, which have a connection to the Bigger is Better theme.
Required: Identify the option.
1. Read a book whose title OR author contains at least one J, Q, X, or Z. Subtitles are excluded.
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri - author's name contains "J"
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 405 Points
Lisa MD15.2 - On Repeat
Book 1: Read a book that meets SRC rules.
🔸Bridgerton: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
464 pages
Book 2: Read another book written by the same author as Book 1.
🔸The Viscount Who Loved Me: Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
480 pages
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 290/1070
Total Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 16/60
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
DeborahPost #12
30.7 - MAZZA1's Task: A Little Of What You Fancy
1) The Cruelest Month book 3
This book is new to me
A Fatal Grace book 2 and I gave 5 stars Nov. 6th 2018
2)Wild Sign book 6 in the series
New to me book
Burn Bright book 5 I rated 4 stars
Smoke Bitten book 12 I rated 5 stars
I have read all the books in this series 1-6
Plus 1-12 in her Mercy Thompson series
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 235
Books Read:17
Tasks Done: 12
LAUREN JODI25.3 - CYNBAXTER's Task - My Time has Come!
Option #1: Published in 2020
Hideaway by Nora Roberts
Page #: 480
Option #2: DLMROSE in title
Murder on the Flying Scotsman by Carola Dunn
Page #: 256
Total page #: 736
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 390/1070
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Books Read: 30
Tasks Completed: 23/60
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.1 Tsundoku
Book 1: Paddlers, Promises & Poison by Tonya Kappes
Book 2: Outbreak by Davis Bunn
From https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Shelved April 19, 2019 to my list
Points this post: 15
Total points: 830/1070
Tasks completed: 47/60
Books read: 66
5.3. Mr. ConductorRead a book where the author's initials are found in Ringo Starr OR George Carlin. ALL initials must be included.
A Spell for Trouble by Esme Addison
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 180 points
Tasks completed: 12
5.2. Cowabunga!
The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
Date Read: 16/6
How It Fits: Set in Italy
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 55/1070
Total Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 5
5.4. Barkis is Willing
Every Last Cuckoo by Kate Maloy
Date Read: 11/07
How It Fits: Initial letters of title ELC - CharLEs dickens
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 60/1070
Total Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 6
5.6. Let's Be Careful Out There!
Mort by Terry Pratchett
Date Read: 9/7
How It Fits: MPG Adventure Verified
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 65/1070
Total Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 7
5.7. The Bechdel test
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Date Read: 23/06
How It Fits:
Claiming Big Book Ticket: 522pgs
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 70/1070
Total Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 8
BB Tickets: 1
5.8. Who Dun It?
Bone Rattler: A Mystery of Colonial America by Eliot Pattison
Date Read: 12/06
How It Fits: MPG Mystery
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 75/1070
Total Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 9
BB Tickets: 1
5.10. Cheers!
The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith
Date Read: 5/7
How It Fits: Book of Choice
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 80/1070
Total Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 10
BB Tickets: 1
10.3 - Never Bring a Knife to A Gun Fight
Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters
Date Read: 13/7
How It Fits: Amelia and Radcliffe are Archaelogists
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 90/1070
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 11
BB Tickets: 1
10.8 - Travelin' Man
The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci by Belle Ami
Date Read: 30/6
How It Fits: MPG Time Travel
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 100/1070
Total Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 12
BB Tickets: 1
10.10 - Soviet Bloc Crumbles
Private Moscow: by James Patterson
Date Read: 21/6
How It Fits: Set in Russia
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 110/1070
Total Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 13
BB Tickets: 1
Angela IL25.3 My Time Has Come!
Option 3: Read a book that has in the title/subtitle, a different word (of at least 4 characters) formed from this word: PERSEVERANCE by using Wordtips - Word Scramble website. Chosen word must stand alone
Required: State the word
EVER
All We Ever Wanted Was Everything by Janelle Brown- 7/22 (401 pgs)
Book is new-to-me
Option 4: Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase: SUPER MODS. ALL Initials Apply.
The Arrangement by Sarah Dunn-7/25 (357 pgs)
Book is new-to-me
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 245
Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 13/60
15.3 - Video Killed the Radio StarOption 2
Between You and Me by Lisa Hall
Date Read: 12/7
How It Fits: Book 1-Initials LH in "oLivia newton joHn"; Book 2 - You in "never gonna give YOU up"
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 125/1070
Total Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 14
BB Tickets: 1
20.1 - Most Improved - Louise's Task: Picking Up The PiecesOption 2
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Date Read: 20/7
How It Fits: GROW in title - the fEllOWship of the rinG
Claiming Big Book Ticket: 531pgs
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 145/1070
Total Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 15
BB Tickets: 2
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - XBM's Task: SUNY Brockport Writers Forum
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Date Read: 28/6
How It Fits: Margaret Atwood is #13 on list
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 165/1070
Total Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 16
BB Tickets: 2
15.3 - Video Killed the Radio StarOption 2: Dance Hall of the Dead by Tony Hillerman
💜 initials TH in Eurythmics 💜
💜 Dance in I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) 💜
Total points: 45 + 15 = 60
15.10 - Stuck in the MiddleGrave Secrets by Kathy Reichs
💜 Temperance Brennan #5 (out of 20) 💜
Total points: 60 + 15 = 75
20.3 - Best Review: Bucket's Task: Literary Tourist
One Day in December by Josie Silver
Date Read: 22/7
How It Fits: New to me author on Emily Henry Literature Map
Beach Read by Emily Henry Date Read: 19/5/20
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 185/1070
Total Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 17
BB Tickets: 2
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.10. Cheers!
On the Ropes
Totals
Points: 65
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 6
Total Books read: 7
30.9 - Cat's Task: The Perks of UNOTask A: Read a book that is at least 50% (as per TinEye) Red, Yellow, Green or Blue.
AudiobookNightbitch PB 272 Pages
50.1 %#e92e22 Red
18.2 %#d44031 Red
10.0 %#f0dacd Pink
7.9 %#ecb388 Orange
3.5 %#dd8662 Orange
3.4 %#c04b40 Red
3.0 %#431d1b Brown
1.8 %#802c22 Brown
1.5 %#e2928c Pink
0.6 %#986e65 Brown
Task B: Read a book written by a single author who has a name part that starts with the initial I, V or E.
Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland Audiobook
Last Summer at the Golden Hotel PB 384 Pages
Elyssa starts with an E
272 + 384 = 656 Pages
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 715
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Readerboard Name: Kathy P15.3 - Video Killed the Radio Star
Option 2:
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... And it is all Small Stuff
Author: Richard Carlson
Initials in PRINCE
Song - Don't Stop Believin’ - word is DON'T
Totals
Points: 80
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 7
Total Books read: 8
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska10.1 - Eventful Eighties.
Read a book first published in the 1980s.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera (320 p.)
(Published in 1984)
➸ Total Points: 25
➸ Total Pages: 597
APRILLEIGH5.9 - All in Good Fun
Read a book with a single author named Alex or one of its related names.
The Captain’s Daughter by Alexander Pushkin
(Read the kindle version - mmpb)
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1836 ***
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (505)
Golden Oldie: 1 (1)
Big Book: 0 (4)
Books Read: 1 (40)
Total Tasks: 30
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25.5 - Sarah E's Task: The Mysterious Cities of Gold
This is a two book task. Read two books from two different options.
Option 4: Read a book set at least 50% in a capital city. (London, England).
Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End. Jennifer Worth. 6.24.21
Option 5: Read a book found on the Gold list. (Book #5, page 1)
Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him. Luis Carlos Montalván. 7.25.21
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 635/1070
Total Books Read: 49
Tasks Completed: 37/60
10.6 - Let's Get PhysicalRead a book written by an author with a hyphenated name.
Ghost Forest by Pik-Shuen Fung
Hyphen in Pik-Shuen
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 725
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
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30.6 - Aprilleigh’s Task: Calling All Ailurophiles
Book #1: Moxie and Pepper
The Italian's Pregnancy Proposal by Maggie Cox
Book #2: Amanda and Cashmere
Criminal Behavior by Amanda Stevens
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 365/1070
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Books Read: 28
Tasks Completed: 22/60