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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021
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30.4 - Sandy's Task: Opposites Attract.
Pick antonyms from list: Guest and Host
Titles including the chosen words
Page total 600 or more
Book #1: Christmas Guest 120 pp
Book #2: The Host Most popular MMPB 619 pp
Book #1
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 170
Points Earned this Post: 30
Total Points To Date: 200
Amy B15.8 - Found in Translation
Read a book by a female author originally written in a language other than your primary language. Required: In your post, state your primary language and the language in which your book was originally written.
The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli (My primary language is English, this book originally written in Spanish)
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 445 Points
Kathy KS20.2 - 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. It does NOT need to be the book on the list.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
This is currently #71 on the list.
I listened to an audiobook; pb=230 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 375
Tasks completed: 16
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Coralie5.3 Mr Conductor
Book by an author whose initials are in CarLin
Ball Lightning by Liu Cixin
Total to date 445 points
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.3 Never Bring a Knife to A Gun Fight
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
Points this post: 10
Total points: 925/1070
Tasks completed: 51/60
Books read: 73
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Lois's Task: Group Reads Rejects
The Grace Year: A Novel by Kim Liggett
Points this post: 20
Total points: 945/1070
Tasks completed: 52/60
Books read: 74
Julia10350.1 - Trishhartuk's task: 3-2-1
3. Falls the Shadow by Sharon Kay Penman (three name author)
This book is set in England and Wales.
This is 580 pages so claiming one BB ticket
2. A Dance with Fate (Warrior Bards #2)
1. Saltation (one word title, initial S is in DUSTY)
This post: 50 points, 1 BB
Total points: 445
BB: 8
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 28
Total books read: 37
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.1 Eventful Eighties
Weep No More, My Lady by Mary Higgins Clark
First published 1987
Points this post: 10
Total points: 955/1070
Tasks completed: 53/60
Books read: 75
CYNBAXTERTask #50.01 – Trishhartuk's task: 3-2-1
Task Description: (3) Read a book by an author with exactly three name parts
Book 1: Falling by T.J. Newman
Task Description: (2) Read a book that is part of a series AND includes a 2 in its series number
Book 2: Dark Sky by C.J. Box - 21st in the series
Task Description: (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.
This book fulfills the UK setting requirement - it is set in Scotland
Book 3: Garnethill by Denise Mina
Combined books must be over: 750p
Book 1: 304 + Book 2: 351 + Book 3: 349= 1004 combined pages
Points this post: 50 points
Total points to date: 570 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
Sara G20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Inge's Task: Queen Beatrix
Option 1. Read a book with the word Queen in the title. Plurals and possessives work, no other variations. Subtitles should be ignored.
The Queen's Secret by Victoria Lamb
Points this post: 20
Total points: 585
Jessica DTask 30.4: Opposites Attract
From antonym list: First/Last
First Impressions
and
One Last Stop
Points this task: 30
Total points: 270
APRILLEIGH5.7 - The Bechdel Test
Read a book with at least 2 women and no adult men on the cover.
The 13th Fellow by Tracy WhitingBook is Kindle-only - approved for length here and in line 3113 of the spreadsheet.
Cover approved in the help thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (540)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (6)
Books Read: 1 (44)
Total Tasks: 34
I have to apologize in advance. I'll be swamping you with all my books read since my last post here. I didn't have internet. As a matter of fact, I still don't have internet but I'm sitting at Starbucks now, using their WiFi :-)Task 5.9 – All in Good Fun
Book chosen: The Twenty-Ninth Day
Fits task: single author named Alex -- author: Alex Messenger
Format read: audio
# of pages: 272 (printed edition)
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 205 points
Task 10.3 – Never Bring a Knife to a Gun Fight Book chosen: The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
Fits task: one MC is an archeologist: Percy Fawcett - according to Wiki, he was an explorer and archeologist (link: Percy Fawcett
Format read: audio
# of pages: 339 (printed edition)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 215 points
Task 10.5 – She Blinded Me With Science Book chosen: Once We Were Here
Fits task: author initials (Christopher Cosmos) found in SCIENCE
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 360 (printed edition)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 225 points
Task 10.6 – Let's Get Physical Book chosen: Kim Jiyoung, geboren in 1982
Fits task: author's name is hypenated - Cho Nam-joo
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 160 (printed edition)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 235 points
Task 10.8 – Travelin' Man Book chosen: One Last Stop
Fits task: MPG "Time Travel"
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 422 (printed edition)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 245 points
Task 10.8 – Travelin' Man PLEASE DISREGARD!Book chosen: One Last Stop
Fits task: MPG "Time Travel"
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 422 (printed edition)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 255 points
Task 10.9 – Rain Man Book chosen: Fire Road: The Napalm Girl's Journey Through the Horrors of War to Faith, Forgiveness, and Peace
Fits task: Title "Fire Road" has at least 2 words and none have more than 4 characters
Format read: audio
# of pages: 317 (printed edition)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 265 points
Task 15.1 – Tsundoku Book 1 chosen: Baba Yaga Laid an Egg
Fits task: author initials (Dubravka Ugresic = D and U) found in TSUNDOKU
Format read: ebook
# of pages: 327 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: 1984
Fits task: added to my to-read shelf on GR on May 9, 2019 i.e., before June 1, 2020
Format read: audio
# of pages: 328 (printed edition)
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 280 points
Task 15.3 – Video Killed the Radio Star Book chosen: Option 2 - book fits both requirements: What You Said to Me
Fits task: (1) author: Olivia Newport = Olivia Newton-John; (2) word "You" in the title matches exactly a word in "Never Gonna Give You Up) on the list
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 256 (printed edition)
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 295 points
Task 15.5 – On Faery Wings Book chosen: The House in the Cerulean Sea
Fits task: One of the children in the orphage that Linus Baker visits is a gnome (from GR description: "a gnome, a sprite, a wyvern, an unidentifiable green blob, a were-Pomeranian, and the Antichrist")
Format read: audio
# of pages: 398 (printed edition)
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 310 points
Task 15.7 – The 80s Mix Tape Book chosen: The Death of Ivan Ilych and Other Stories
Fits task: collection of short stories
Format read: audio
# of pages: 304 (printed edition)
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 325 points
Task 15.10 – Stuck in the Middle Book chosen: French Quarter Clues
Fits task: Book 3 of 6 - series name and number listed in grayscale paratheses
Format read: audio
# of pages: 302 (printed edition)
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 340 points
Task 20.2 – Rookie at the Top Book chosen: Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir
Fits task: author Natasha Tretheway listed on the Authors From the Brockport Writers Forum list
Format read: audio
# of pages: 213 (printed edition)
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 360 points
Task 20.3 – Best Review: Bucket's List: Literary Tourist Book chosen: The Gown
Fits task: (new to me + author searched: Kate Quinn, Kate Quinn read on May 5, 2021) Kate Quinn
Format read: audio
# of pages: 371 (printed edition)
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 380 points
Task 20.7 – Shorter is Sweeter - Lois's Task: Group Reads Rejects Book chosen: Shatter Me
Fits task: one of the nominees in the current challenge that did not win
Format read: audio
# of pages: 338 (printed edition)
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 400 points
Task 20.10 – Group Reads Book chosen: Eat a Peach
Fits task: Group Read for nonfiction - food
Format read: audio
# of pages: 288 (printed edition)
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 420 points
Task 25.2 – Andy P's Task: Living with Dogs Book 1 chosen: The Keepers
Fits task: fiction with domestic animal - Golden Retriever Vyra is a cadaver dog in this detective story
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 288 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: Big Kibble: The Hidden Dangers of the Pet Food Industry and How to Do Better by Our Dogs
Fits task: nonfiction dogs are the subjects; author discusses the dog food industry and uses many dog stories as examples
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 320 (printed edition)
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 445 points
Task 25.3 – CYNBAXTER's Task: My Time has Come! Both books were new to me!
Book 1 chosen: Option 1 - Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
Fits task: published between 2014 and 2021 - book was first published on March 9, 2017
Format read: audio
# of pages: 304 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: Option 4 - The Lying Game
Fits task: authors initials (Sara Shepard - S and S) found in SUPERMODS
Format read: audio
# of pages: 307 (printed edition)
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 470 points
Task 25.5 – Sarah E's Task: The Mysterious Cities of Gold Book 1 chosen: Option 2 - The Calculating Stars
Fits task: MPG of Historical Fiction AND Science Fiction
Format read: audio
# of pages: 431 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: Option 4 - Tipping the Velvet
Fits task: set 100% in London
Format read: audio
# of pages: 472 (printed edition)
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 495 points
Task 25.6 – Delicious Dee's Task: My New Favorite Comedian Book 1 chosen: Option 3 - An Unhurried Life: Following Jesus' Rhythms of Work and Rest
Fits task: author initials (Alan Fadling - A and F) found in FLORIDA
Format read: audio
# of pages: 199 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: Option 5 - The Suicide House
Fits task: single author named Charlie (Charlie Donlea)
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 368 (printed edition)
Total number of pages: 199 + 368 = 567 (exceeds 500)
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 520 points
VAL TX25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Notes From an Elder Millennial - For this challenge, you must choose an option and read a book 1 and a book 2 for that option.
OPTION A: The Era
Book 1: Read a book first published between 1981 and 1996, inclusive.
The Passion of Alice by Stephanie Grant [first published in 1995]
Book 2: Read a book by an author born between 1981 and 1996 inclusive.
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan [Author born in 1992]
This post:
Points - 25
Total:
Points - 130
GO tickets - 1
BB tickets - 1
MAZZA15.5. Working Together
Read a book with 3 or more listed authors, either writing together, or in separate short stories/essays.
No Rest for the Dead A collaborative effort of more than 20 authors
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 1040
MAZZA15.7. The Bechdel test
Read a book with at least 2 women and no adult men on the cover.
I read an ARC of this bookThe PB edition is hereThe Women of Troy approved in help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 1045
MAZZA110.4 - E.T. Phone Home
Read a book on the Aliens Books list.
Required: State the page your book can be found on when you post.
The War of the Worlds Page 1 of list
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 1055
MAZZA115.6 - Don't You Forget About Me
Read a book that has been shelved on this list as Coming of Age
I listened to the audio editionIn an Absent Dream
There are no MMP or PB editions
HC edition is In an Absent Dream
On Page 15 of associated list https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Points this post = 15
Points to date 1070
Hopefully challenge complete
StaceyNC15.3 - 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
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
Option 2: Read one book that fulfills both book 1 and book 2 requirements.
Book: Make Me Beg
Author: Julie Kriss
Book 1: Initials JK in Mick Jagger
Book 2: Take on Me (A-ha)
Completed: 7/27/21
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 185
Tasks Completed: 10
StaceyNC15.7 - The 80s Mix Tape
Read an anthology or collection of short stories, essays and/or novellas (at least 3 works)
Book: When You Are Engulfed in Flames
Completed: 7/20/21
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 200
Tasks Completed: 11
StaceyNC25.7 - Amy FL's Task: Right Up My Alley
Option 3: Read a book that is set at least 50% in either of these states.
Book: Instauration
Completed: 6/10/21
Setting: New York. Review (Spoilers in the review)
Option 4: Read a book by a FEMALE author that is the first (#1) in a series.
Book: The Bombshell Effect
Completed: 7/28/21
Points this Post: 25
Total: 225
Tasks Completed: 12
Task 30.7 MAZZA1's Task: A Little Of What You FancyOption 1: Read the next new-to-you book in a series that you have previously rated 4 or 5 stars
I read Lion in the Valley. This book is new to me . I read previous books in the series before May 15, 2021 and I rated those books at least 4 stars.
Option 2: Read a NEW to you book by a favourite author - for this challenge a favourite author is one you have read at least TWICE before and RATED 4 or 5 stars
I read Toil & Trouble. This book is new to me but I have read Augusten Burroughs at least twice before and rated more than one of his books 4 or 5 stars.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 145
PegW25.8 – Shelby’s Task: Things to Look Forward To!!!
1. TRAVEL - Read a book that is set somewhere you’ve always wanted to go (real, not imagined), but never been.
Eleanor in the Village: Eleanor Roosevelt's Search for Freedom and Identity in New York's Greenwich Village
Set in New York, I live in Arizona US, and my trips to New York always seem to be cancelled, still want to go since I've never been there.
3. FILM - Read a book with ALL the author's initials in INDUSTRIAL
What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their Stories by Laura Shapiro
Points this post: 25
Point total: 275
PegW10.4 - E.T. Phone Home
Read a book on the Aliens Books list.
Found on page 2, I read The Humans
Points this post: 10
Point total: 285
StaceyNC25.8 – Shelby’s Task: Things to Look Forward To!!!
2. Family - 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.
Book: Residual Burn
Completed: 7/19/21
3. FILM – Read a book with ALL the author's initials in either INDUSTRIAL or INDEPENDENT FILM for the two projects I hope to have going.
Book: Equal Rites
Author: Terry Pratchett
Completed: 6/9/21
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 250
Tasks Completed: 13
StaceyNC30.5 - Dlmrose's Task: Ready to Plan
Book 1: Spin 1 -- Europe. Results: Littlehampton, England, UK/Klaipeda, Lithuania/Duisburg, Germany
Book: Devil in Winter
Completed: 7/22/21
Setting: London, England, UK
Book 2 : Spin 2 -- Oceania. Results: Katoomba, Australia/Bundaberg, Aus/Wellington, NZ
Book: Quiet in Her Bones
Completed: 6/21/21
Setting: New Zealand
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 280
Tasks Completed: 14
30.1 - Teri-K's Task: Celebrate the Great Outdoors.Option 2: Read a book whose author's first and last initials are found in DENDROPHILE or THALASSOPHILE. I used DENDROPHILE
The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness 592 pages
***Claiming a Big Book Ticket for 592 pages***
Option 3: All the letters for either the word CAMP or HIKE must be found in the title-I used HIKE
I read an ebook version of The Hedge Knight, most popular paperback is شوالیه پرچین خواب at 142 pages
New Points: 30
Total Points: 445
GO: 1
BB: 1
Nick KY10.9 Rain Main – I read Out of the Past by Barry Gifford. Four word title, no words over 4 letters.
Points This Post: 10
Total points So Far: 565
Mary P50.1 - Trishhartuk's task: 3-2-1
Book 3:Read a book by an author with exactly three name parts.
Consumed by J.R. Ward
416 pages
Book 2:Read a book that is part of a series AND includes a 2 in its series number in grayscale parenthesis after the title.
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Takes place at least 50% in UK. 577 pages
Book 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.
Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley
414 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 230
Andy P.Task # 25.1 - Nick KY’s Task: Shirley Jacksoniana
Opt. 1. Read any book by Shirley Jackson
Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson
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.” Blood Shot by Sara Paretsky Word chosen is SHOT
SHO in house
T in the
Points this post: 25
Total points: 615
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - XBM's Task: SUNY Brockport Writers Forum
Read a Writers Forum author. This book is #92 on the list.
Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir. Natasha Trethewey. 8.0.21
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 750/1070
Total Books Read: 56
Tasks Completed: 43/60