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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021
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I read the audio book of Holiday in Death, linked to the top mmpb.
HID found in cHarles DIckens.
total points: 750
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I read The Mummy Case - read the kindle edition, linked to the MMPB.
book was listed in the task as an example. Peabody and Emerson are both archaeologists.
total points: 765
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I read Little Fuzzy - read the kindle edition, linked to the mmpb. The book is found on page 12 of the Aliens Book list.
total points: 775
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For my first book, I used option 2 and read a kindle arc of The Heron's Cry - linked to the hardcover. This is #2 in the Two Rivers series.
For my second book, I used option 3 and read The Agenda: How a Republican Supreme Court is Reshaping America by Ian Millhiser. Author initials, IM, found in Independent fIlm.
total points: 800
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For my first book, I used option 3 and read We Are Satellites - read the kindle, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).. WAS found in WAndaviSion.
For my second book, I read The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War.
SCO found in SeCOnd
R found in bombeR
PION found in temPtatION
total points: 825
30.4 - Sandy's Task: Opposites Attract.North South
Alone Against the North: An Expedition into the Unknown 304 pages
South Sea Tales 384 pages
Previous total:340
Points 30
Total 370
Joanne MI10.5 - She Blinded Me With Science
a. Read a nonfiction book with the MPG Science
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
* MPG verified in message 17 of help thread
Claiming 1 BB ticket at 512 pages
Points this task 10
Total points 150
BB's this task 1
Total BB's 2
Jessrs5.10. Cheers!
Reading a book of your choice that meets SRC rules
Slayby Brittney Morris
New Points: 5
Total Points: 115
5.6. Let's Be Careful Out There!Read a book with the main page genre Action or Adventure.
I read an ebook version of The Hedge Knight, most popular paperback is شوالیه پرچین خواب at 142 pages
New Points: 5
Total Points: 420
GO: 1
BB: 0
10.8 - Travelin' Man MPG "Time Travel."
Killing Time by Linda Howard
Points: 10
Total Points: 935
BB: 1
GO: 1
Scooter&Siam5.1. Excuse the Interruption!
Read a book in which all the letters of SIGNAL or HIJACK can be found in the title/subtitle.
The King and the Catholics: The Fight for Religious Liberty in Georgian England - Signal
Points: 5
Total: 105
EMurphy30.9 Cat's Task: The Perks of UNO
Option 1: Cover is at least 50% Red, Yellow, Green, or Blue
by Lauren Groff (58.1% Blue, 17.3% White, 13.8% Blue, 10.8% Grey)*390 pages
Option 2: Single author who has an initial I, V, or E The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
*304 pages
390+304=694 pages
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 275
Books Read: 19
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 1
BB Ticket +750: 1
Tasks Completed: 11
15.2 - On RepeatHelp Thread
Repeat Day is June 2, an opportunity to do things over and over again.
Read one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book that meets SRC rules.
Book 2: Read another book written by the same author or co-authors (all must match) as Book 1.
Book 1: I read Hour of the Witch. Chris Bohjalian
Book 2 I read The Guest Room which is also by Chris Bohjalian.
points: 245
books read: 18
tasks complete: 15
tasks in progress: 1
pages read: 6555
Amy B10.9 - 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. Subtitles should be ignored.
Here the Dark: A Novella and Stories by David Bergen
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 455 Points
10.5 She Blinded Me With Science I chose a and read The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid by Lawrence Wright (nonfiction, mpg science)
New Total: 70
20.5 Bigger is Better I chose option 1 and read The Project by Courtney Summers - J in project.
New Total: 100
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Queen Beatrix I chose option 2 and read The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter - T G and D found in beaTrix armGarD
New Total: 120
20.9 Moderator's Pet I chose option 3 and read While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams - published in 2021.
New Total: 140
Bookwrm526Task #50.1 - 3-2-1
Book 1: Read a book by an author with exactly three name parts. I read Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal (306p). This book is set in England.
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. I read Mimi Lee Reads Between the Lines by Jennifer J. Chow (320p).
Book 3: 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. I read Oreo by Fran Ross (230p) (O in tedrOgers).
306+320+230=856p
Total points so far: 540
MEGSCL15.4 - Sweet Tea
Option 1:
Book 1. The Bride Test
Book 2. (Florida) Florida
TOTAL TO DATE
250 points
2 big book
MEGSCL25.7 - Amy FL's Task: Right Up My Alley
Option 3: Read a book that is set in New York. They Both Die at the End
Option 4: Read a book by a FEMALE author that is the first (#1) in a series. Matched
TOTAL TO DATE
275 points
2 big book
VAL TX20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Inge's Task: Queen Beatrix - This is a 1 book task. Select one option.
Option 3: Read a book with a number of pages that can be found in their birth years and ages: 83, 95, 1926, 1938.
Like Life by Lorrie Moore
This post:
Points - 20
Total:
Points - 150
GO tickets - 1
BB tickets - 1
Inge30.7 MAZZA1's Task: A Little Of What You Fancy
option 2: Vogeleiland
I've read 7 books of this auteur before. of which at least 3 with a rating of 4 stars or more. This book is NEW TO ME.
option 1: The Selection Stories: The Prince & The Guard
I've red the series in 2016 and the first 3 books I've rated with 4 stars (box set) This selection stories where NEW TO ME
Points this task: 30
total points: 285
task completed: 16
Inge30.9 - Cat's Task: The Perks of UNO
Task A
Requiem
44.0 %#ac3642Red
36.3 %#d0344aRed
7.4 %#2f2823Brown
7.1 %#a9736fBrown
3.0 %#8e7063Brown
1.2 %#98b0a2Grey
Task B:
De gelukkigste man ter wereld
Eddie Jaku
Points this task: 30
total points: 315
task completed: 17
15.1 - TsundokuBook 1, a book by an author whose initials are found in TSUNDOKU: Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey
Book 2, a book that was added to my Goodreads Want to Read shelf before June 1, 2020: The Friendship List by Susan Mallery, added April 28, 2020
Points this post: 15
Total points: 640
25.2 - Andy P’s Task: Living with DogsBook 1. Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with a domestic animal central to the plot or subject.
Bono: The Rescue Cat Who Helped Me Find My Way Home by Helen Brown
288 pages
Book 2. Read a nonfiction book in which an animal or animals are major characters or subjects.
Animals Make Us Human edited by Leah Kaminsky & Meg Keneally
256 pages
Total pages read: 544
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 825
5.5. Working TogetherFresh Ink: An Anthology edited by Lamar Giles
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 830
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.4 E.T. Phone Home
Infected by Scott Sigler
Found on page 10 of list.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 965/1070
Tasks completed: 54/60
Books read: 76
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.5 On Faery Wings
Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog
Points this post: 15
Total points: 980/1070
Tasks completed: 55/60
Books read: 77
ROBIN P25.6 Delicious Dee's Task: My New Favorite Comedian
2 books
Option 3. Author's first and last initial in FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA, LOUISIANA or NEVADA.
I used NEVADA
The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas
**CLAIMING 2 BB POINTS - over 750 pages
**CLAIMING 1 GO POINT - first published 1847
Option 5. Read a book by a single author whose name is DREW, LYNCH, CHARLIE, LIZ, or ELIZABETH.
Cousin Phillis by Elizabeth Gaskell
**CLAIMING 1 GO POINT - first published 1864
Points this task: 25
Total points: 605
BB: 4 GO: 7
INSIYAH 5.10. Cheers!
Any book
Book: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 495
Books Read: 38
Tasks Completed: 28/60
Janice CA20.6 - Queen Beatrix
Option 3: Read a book with a number of pages that can be found in their birth years and ages: 83, 95, 1926, 1938.
pages: 268
Planes, Trains & Elephants by Brian Thacker
+20
total: 65
tasks: 4
books: 4
VAL TX5.1. Excuse the Interruption! - Read a book in which all the letters of SIGNAL or HIJACK can be found in the title/subtitle.
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön
This post:
Points - 5
Total:
Points - 155
GO tickets - 1
BB tickets - 1
Andy P.Task # 25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Notes From an Elder Millennial
OPTION B: Generation Y/Generation Me
Book 1: Read a book where the author's first name begins with a Y
Why Did You Lie? by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Book 2: Read a book with the word "ME" found intact in the title
Someone to Watch Over Me: A Thriller by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Points this post: 25
Total points : 640
PegW25.4 - MEGSCL's Task: Lucky Number
I rolled a Two
Book 1: The Light Fantastic
b.Number in a series #2 in both Discworld Series and Rincewind books.
c. Number included in page number 277 pages
Book 2: Arizona Adventures
a. Number of words in the title
d. Year FIRST published ends in number First published in 1982
Points this post: 25
Point total: 310
CYNBAXTERTask #05.05 – Working Together
Task Description: Read a book with 3 or more authors, either writing together, or in separate short stories/essays.
Book: When a Stranger Comes to Town by Michael Koryta (Editor)
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 575 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
JUKKA25.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: My New Favorite Comedian
Option 3: Book whose author's initials are in one of the named states.
Performing Fantasy and Reality in Contemporary Culture by Anastasia Seregina. Their initials are in LOUISIANA.
Option 4: Book whose title's first letters are in CHAOS KNOWS NO SIDES.
Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers. I read the book as part of the omnibus edition The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Whose Body? / Clouds of Witness, / Unnatural Death. As a 1926 release, it is also a Golden Oldie.
Total Points: 150/1070
Total Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 16/60
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Angela IL25.6 My New Favorite Comedian
Option 3: Read a book where the author's first and last name initials appear in ONE of states: FLORIDA.
Used FloriDa
The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas 6/2
384 pgs
Option 5: Read a book by a single author named ELIZABETH.
Used Elizabeth
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout 8/2
289 pgs
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 320
Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 16
20.10 - Group ReadsRead ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season.
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
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Points: 20
Total Points: 100
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5.5. Working Together
Read a book with 3 or more listed authors, either writing together, or in separate short stories/essays.
That Holiday Feeling. Debbie Macomber
A trio of short stories by Debbie Macomber, Sherryl Woods and Robyn Carr
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 755/1070
Total Books Read: 57
Tasks Completed: 44/60
Bookwrm526Task #25.4 - Lucky Number
I rolled a 3
Book 1: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, meets criteria a) three words in the title, and c) number included in page number (304p).
Book 2: Murder, Money & Marzipan by Leighann Dobbs, meets criteria b) number in a series (Lexy Baker #3) and d) year first published (2013).
Total points so far: 565
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20.1 - Most Improved - Louise's Task: Picking Up The Pieces
Option 3: A Sweet Tooth
* Read a book set in a bakery. The bakery setting must be evident on the book's main page.
For Batter or Worse. Jenn McKinlay. 8.3.21
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 775/1070
Total Books Read: 58
Tasks Completed: 45/60
15.6 - Don't You Forget About MeMosquitoland
Coming of Age Page 6
Previous total:370
Points 15
Total 385
15.5 - On Faery WingsStorm Cursed
Larry, King of the Goblins is the character.
Previous total:385
Points 15
Total 400
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Task #25.2 - Andy P’s Task: Living with Dogs
task: Book 1. Read a book with a domestic animal central to the plot
book: Lending a Paw
how it fits: the bookmobile cat is central to the plot
task: Book 2. Read a nonfiction book in which an animal or animals are major characters or subjects.
book: Inside Animal Hearts and Minds: Bears That Count, Goats That Surf, and Other True Stories of Animal Intelligence and Emotion
how it fits: this is a nonfiction book about animal emotion and intelligence
Points this post: 25
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 13 /60
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
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