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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021
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25.4 - MEGSCL’s Task: Lucky NumberI rolled a 2.
Book 1: The Colony by A.J. Colucci
This title meets the following requirements:
a. TWO words in the title. (The Colony)
c. TWO included in page number. (294 pages)
d. Year first published ends in TWO. (PY 2012)
Book 2: Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine
This title meets the remaining requirement:
b. Number TWO in a series. (#2 in The Great Library series)
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 25 (565)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (6)
Books Read: 2 (46)
Total Tasks: 35
Scooter&Siam15.7 - The 80s Mix Tape
Read an anthology or collection of short stories, essays and/or novellas (at least 3 works)
Read Reasons to Live
Points: 15
Total: 120
Amy B20.2 - 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. Caution: All SRC rules apply.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (#71 on the list)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 475 Points
Task:25.8 – Shelby’s Task: Things to Look Forward To!!!Option: 2. FAMILY [6, 6, 4, 3, 2, and 2 months. Read any book from a series that matches one or a combination of their ages]
Book read:Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
Required: book 2 in the arc of a scythe series.
GO/BB?: this has 504 pages so I clam 1 big book ticket.
Option: 3. FILM [author's initials in either INDUSTRIAL or INDEPENDENT FILM ]
Book read:The Toll by Neal Shusterman
Required: author initials NS in iNduStrial
GO/BB?: this book is 625 pages so I claim 1 big book ticket.
Points this task:25
Total points:395
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:3
Books read:27
Tasks completed:18
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.10 Bookwrm526's Task: Bingewatching
Option 1: The Main Corpse by Diane Mott Davidson
Option 4: The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor by Eddie Jaku
Points this post: 25
Total points: 1005/1070
Tasks completed: 56/60
Books read: 79
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.5 - Working Together
Fresh Ink: An Anthology by Lamar Giles
This book has 3 or more listed authors and can be seen on the HB edition: Fresh Ink: An Anthology and in the description: AUTHORS INCLUDE: Schuyler Bailar, Melissa de la Cruz, Sara Farizan, Sharon G. Flake, Eric Gansworth, Malindo Lo, Walter Dean Myers, Daniel Jose Older, Thien Pham, Jason Reynolds, Aminah Mae Safi, Gene Luen Yang, Nicola Yoon
Link to PB edition (no MMP): Fresh Ink: An Anthology
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 450 points
Tasks completed: 23
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season *
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.10 - Cheers!
The Bounty by Janet Evanovich
This is a book of my choice that meets SRC rules.
Link to PB edition (no MMP): The Bounty
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 455 points
Tasks completed: 24
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season *
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.3 - Video Killed the Radio Star
Book 1 -
How Y'All Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived by Leslie Jordan
This book is written by a single author whose initials can be found in the name of one of the artists/groups (LJ in MichaeL Jackson.
Link to PB edition (no MMP): How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived
Book 2 -
This One Is Mine by Maria Semple
This book has a word in the title (MINE) that matches exactly a word in the title of one of these Best 80s songs (Sweet Child O' Mine)
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 470 points
Tasks completed: 25
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season *
Task:20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: The View from Lockdown [WATER, CITY, MOUNTAIN or SKY in the title]Book read:A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
Children's mpg: IL: MY - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12.0
Required: SKY in the title "a hat full of SKY"
Points this task:20
Total points:415
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:3
Books read:28
Tasks completed:19
ROBIN P30.1 - Teri-K's Task: Celebrate the Great Outdoors.
2 books totaling at least 550 pages
Option 2:
Read a book whose author's first and last initials are found in DENDROPHILE or THALASSOPHILE.
Required: State which word you are using.
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - initials found in dendROphile - 355 pages
Option 3:
All the letters for either the word CAMP or HIKE must be found in the title, including subtitles.
Required: State which word you are using.
Death Comes to Pemberley -
CAMP found in deAth CoMes to Pemberley - 291 pages
Total pages 646 > 550
Points this task: 30
Total points: 635
BB: 4 GO: 7
CYNBAXTERTask #10.05 – She Blinded Me With Science
Task Description, Option a: Read a nonfiction book with the MPG Science
Book: The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 585 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
Amy B20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: Summer Play
Read one book from the following options.
Required: Identify the option.
1. Read a book that has a Main Page Genre (MPG) of either "Plays" or "Drama".
Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho (Drama)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 495 Points
LAUREN JODI30.1 - Teri-K's Task: Celebrate the Great Outdoors.
Option 2 - Dendrophile
Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts
Page #: 453
Option 3 - HIKE
The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts
Page #: 480
Page# total: 933
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 510/1070
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Books Read: 38
Tasks Completed: 27/60
30.9 - Cat's Task: The Perks of UNOOption 1:
Task A: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
IL: MG BL: 7.2 AR: 44
870 pgs.
44.8 %#0f4065 Blue
25.3 %#4497c7 Blue
16.0 %#026aa6 Blue
5.0 %#52748c Blue
4.5 %#9eb6c3 Grey
3.3 %#ecf3f5 White
0.7 %#c43752 Red
0.5 %#594c77 Violet
so, this book is 91.1% blue, 4.5% grey, 3.3% white, 0.7% red, and 0.5% violet.
Task B:
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
373 pgs.
Total Pages - 1243 pgs.
Total Points = 80
INSIYAH50.1 - Trishhartuk's task: 3-2-1
3 Books, 750+ pages, at least one book 50% set in UK/Spain
Prompt 3: 3 name parts of author
Book: A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 11.0
How it fits: Author has 3 name parts
Page Count: 256 pages
Prompt 2: part of series with 2 in number (#2, #.2, #12, etc.)
Book: Hollow City by Ransom Riggs (ebook)
How it fits: #2 in Series - Miss Peregine's Peculiar Children
Page Count: Paperback has 428 pages.
Prompt 1: one word title (disregard sub-titles), initial in TED ROGERS or DUSTY BIN
Book: Slutever: Dispatches from a Sexually Autonomous Woman in a Post-Shame World by Karley Sciortino (ebook)
How it fits: One word title, S in DUSTY
Page Count: Paperback has 288 pages.
Total Page Count: 256+428+288=972 pages
At least one book should be 50% set in either the UK or Spain: A Little Princess is set in London, UK.
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 540
Books Read: 41
Tasks Completed: 29/60
READ 60 30.1Celebrate the Great Outdoors Zorrie by Laird Hunt authors first and last initials THALASSOPHILE LH
option 3 letters for HIKE in titleThe Winemaker's Wife by Kristin Harmel
H the I Winemaker's K Winemaker's E Wife
points 30
Total 125
APRILLEIGH*** UNCLAIM! ***
5.3 - Mr. Conductor
Read a book where the author's initials are found in RINGO STARR.
Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman (504 pages)
*** Big Book - one ticket for 500+ pages ***
N found in riNgo.
S found in Starr.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: -5 (560)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: -1 (5)
Books Read: -1 (45)
Total Tasks: 34
APRILLEIGH*** RECLAIM! ***
5.3 - Mr. Conductor
Read a book where the author's initials are found in GEORGE CARLIN.
Goblin Market and Other Poems by Christina Rossetti
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1862 ***
CR found in CaRlin.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (565)
Golden Oldie: 1 (2)
Big Book: 0 (5)
Books Read: 1 (46)
Total Tasks: 35
APRILLEIGH30.8 - Lauren Jodi's Task: 80s Dynamic Duos
Option 4: KNIGHT RIDER
Read a book from Robots with Feelings.
Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman (504 pages)
*** Big Book - one ticket for 500+ pages ***
At time of posting this title was #35 on page one of Robots with Feelings.
Option 5: SPENSER FOR HIRE
Read a book with a character who has changed their occupation or profession.
Dark Chocolate Demise by Jenn McKinlay
The main character, Mel, started her career in marketing before quitting to retrain as a pastry chef. The series was approved in the help thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (595)
Golden Oldie: 0 (2)
Big Book: 1 (6)
Books Read: 2 (48)
Total Tasks: 36
10.5 - She Blinded Me With ScienceOption A, a nonfiction book with MPG Science: Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker
Points this post: 10
Total points: 650
APRILLEIGH15.7 - The 80s Mix Tape
Read an anthology or collection of short stories (at least 3 works).
The Necklace and Other Short Stories by Guy de Maupassant
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1884 ***
Includes nine stories.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (610)
Golden Oldie: 1 (3)
Big Book: 0 (6)
Books Read: 1 (49)
Total Tasks: 37
30.5 - Dlmrose's Task: Ready to PlanMy home continent is North America - I chose to spin in Asia and Oceania.
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in one of the following ASIA destinations.
Spin 1: Sendai, JAPAN
Spin 2: Borobudur, INDONESIA
Spin 3: Alappuzha, INDIA
Malice by Keigo Higashino
The book is set entirely in JAPAN.
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in one of the following OCEANIA destinations.
Spin 1: Armidale, AUSTRALIA
Spin 2: Cairns, AUSTRALIA (repeat)
Spin 3: Fox Glacier, NEW ZEALAND
(I spun about a dozen times and came up with the same two countries over and over, so I gave up and am reporting only the first three spins)
When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O’Neal
The book takes place mostly in NEW ZEALAND, although it starts briefly in California and includes flashbacks to a childhood in California.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (640)
Golden Oldie: 0 (3)
Big Book: 0 (6)
Books Read: 2 (51)
Total Tasks: 38
APRILLEIGH30.9 - Cat's Task: The Perks of UNO
I chose the one-book option (meet the requirements of two different tasks, book must be at least 500 pages).
Task B: Read a book written by a single author who has an initial I, V or E.
Task C: Read a book from Cat’s 80s shelf.
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (536 pages)
*** Big Book - one ticket for 500+ pages ***
Authors last initial is E.
Title is found on page three of Cat’s 80s shelf when sorted alphabetically by author.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (670)
Golden Oldie: 0 (3)
Big Book: 1 (7)
Books Read: 1 (52)
Total Tasks: 39
APRILLEIGH15.8 - Found in Translation
Read a book by a female author originally written in a language other than English (my primary language).
Anecdotes of Destiny by Isak Dinesen (pen name of Karen Blixen)
Originally written in Danish with the title Skæbne-Anekdoter.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (685)
Golden Oldie: 0 (3)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (53)
Total Tasks: 40
APRILLEIGH25.1 - Nick KY’s Task: Shirley Jacksoniana
Option 1: Read any book by Shirley Jackson.
Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson
Option 4: Read a book with a title word of at least four letters made from THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE.
The TOTAL Skywatcher’s Manual by Astronomical Society of the Pacific
T found in The.
O found in Of.
TA found in hAunTing.
L found in hiLl.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 25 (710)
Golden Oldie: 0 (3)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 2 (55)
Total Tasks: 41
APRILLEIGH10.4 - E.T. Phone Home
Read a book on the Aliens Books list.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
(Read the kindle version - mmpb)
At time of posting this title was near the top of page 12 of the list.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (720)
Golden Oldie: 0 (3)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (56)
Total Tasks: 42
APRILLEIGH20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lois's Task: Group Reads Rejects
Read one of the current season’s Group Read nominees that didn’t win.
The Kitchen Counter Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn
This title came in 5th for Nonfiction: Food.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (740)
Golden Oldie: 0 (3)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (57)
Total Tasks: 43
APRILLEIGH20.2 - Rookie at the Top - XBM's Task: SUNY Brockport Writers Forum
Read a book by one of the authors on Authors from the Brockport Writers Forum.
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
At time of posting, the first book in this series, Ender’s Game, was #95 on the list.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (760)
Golden Oldie: 0 (3)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (58)
Total Tasks: 44
APRILLEIGH10.3 - Never Bring a Knife to A Gun Fight
Read a book that features an archaeologist as a main character.
Old Bones by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Although the Goodreads description for this book calls the main character a “curator,” the descriptions for other books in the series, Thunderhead and The Scorpion’s Tail, clearly identify her as an archaeologist.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (770)
Golden Oldie: 0 (3)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (59)
Total Tasks: 45
APRILLEIGH20.3 - Best Review - Bucket's Task: Literary Tourist
Read a book by a new-to-you author who appears on the literature-map for an author you’ve enjoyed since June 1, 2020.
I chose James Patterson. The most recent book I read by him is The 9th Judgment on January 31, 2021.
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
This author is new-to-me, and appear on the literature-map for James Patterson.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (790)
Golden Oldie: 0 (3)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (60)
Total Tasks: 46
APRILLEIGH20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: Summer Play
Option 1: Read a book that has MPG Drama.
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Genre verified in the help thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (810)
Golden Oldie: 0 (3)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (61)
Total Tasks: 47
APRILLEIGH5.2 - Cowabunga!
Read a book set in Italy.
A Sicilian Romance by Ann Radcliffe
(Read the kindle version - paperback - no mmpb)
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1790 ***
Book is set in Sicily, Italy.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (815)
Golden Oldie: 1 (4)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (62)
Total Tasks: 48
APRILLEIGH25.2 - Andy P’s Task: Living with Dogs
Book 1: Read a book with a domestic animal central to the plot.
Murder Past Due by Miranda James (304 pages)
This fiction book features a cat who helps the local librarian solve a murder - that it works for the task was verified in the help thread.
Book 2: Read a nonfiction book in which an animal or animals are major subjects.
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery (261 pages)
Octopi are the subject of this nonfiction book - that it works for the task was verified in the help thread.
304 + 261 = 565 > 500 pages
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 25 (840)
Golden Oldie: 0 (4)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 2 (64)
Total Tasks: 49
APRILLEIGH10.8 - Travelin' Man
Read a book with the MPG Time Travel.
Dispel Illusion by Mark Lawrence
(Read the kindle version - paperback - no mmpb)
Genre verified in the help thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (850)
Golden Oldie: 0 (4)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (65)
Total Tasks: 50
Amy B20.1 - Most Improved - Louise's Task: Picking Up The Pieces
This is a one-book task. Select one option.
No books with MPG children or kids may be used.
Required: Identify the option.
Option 1: Friends and Family
* Read a book with the word FRIENDS or FAMILY found intact in the title/subtitle.
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
This Task: 20 points
To Date: 515 points
Jen K25.1 - Nick KY’s Task: Shirley Jacksoniana
Opt. 2. Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator by Jung H. Pak
Opt. 3. Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong
MPG Humor
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 600
Jen K50.1 - Trishhartuk's task: 3-2-1
3: The Broken Girls by Simone St. James- 336 pages
2: The Curse of the Pharaohs - 285 pages
Amelia Peabody #2
1: Offshore - 181 pages
Set entirely in England
336+285+181= 802> 750
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 650
TessaVanessaReposting :
Challenge 15.5 On Faery Wings
Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog
Cam is a fairy
Points this post: 15
Total points: 980/1070
Tasks completed: 55/60
Books read: 77
Jessica DTask 10.2: O'kay
author with name part beginning with O'
The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary
Points this task: 10
Total points: 280
CYNBAXTERTask #10.01 – Eventful Eighties
Task Description: Read a book first published in the 1980s (1980 - 1989, inclusive).
Book: Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy - first published in 1985
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 595 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
Delicious Dee25.5 - Sarah E's Task: The Mysterious Cities of Gold
Option 1 - Katherine of Aragón: The True Queen - starts in 1501 when Katherine arrives in England' 1 Big Book Ticket - I listened to the audio, no MMPB exists, most popular PB had 624pgs (Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen)
Option 2 - Hard Time - shelved as historical fiction by 14 users and Science Fiction by 60ppl
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 345
25.10 - Bookwrm526's Task: BingewatchingOption 1, a book with MPG Humor: The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
Option 3, a book with title initials in WANDAVISION: Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
Points this post: 25
Total points: 675
Bookwrm526Task #5.3 - Mr. Conductor
Read a book where the author's initials are found in Ringo Starr OR George Carlin. I read Reading Up a Storm by Eva Gates, initials in GEorgecarlin.
Total points so far: 570
Andy P.Task # 25.8 – Shelby’s Task: Things to Look Forward To!!!
Option 1. Read a book that is set somewhere you’ve always wanted to go (real, not imagined), but never been Blackout by Ragnar Jónasson Set in Iceland (During the summer a place I'd like to go and would have had Covid not intervened. )
Option 2. Read any book from a series that matches one of their ages (6, 6, 4, 3, 2, 2 months) Rupture by Ragnar Jónasson This is # 4 in the Dark Iceland series.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 665
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.8 Travelin' Man
An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim
Points this post: 10
Total points: 1015/1070
Tasks completed: 57/60
Books read: 80
Task 10.4 - E.T. Phone Homeon p 3 of Aliens list
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
I listened to the audio
MMPB: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
880 pages - claiming 2 BB tix
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655 points
9 BB tix
1 GO tix
Task 15.8 - Found in Translationmy primary language: English
original publication language: Swedish
female author
The Lost Village by Camilla Sten
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670 points
9 BB tix
1 GO tix
5.10. Cheers!Celebrate, by reading a book of your choice that meets SRC rules
I read an ebook version of Batman: Year One
New Points: 5
Total Points: 425
GO:1
BB: 0
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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. (all authors must work)
Personal Demons - Lisa Desrochers (365 pages) 6/11
(L & D in DendrophiLe)
Option 3: All the letters for either the word CAMP or HIKE must be found in the title
The Mad King - Jovee Winters (362 pages) 8/3
H in tHe
IK in KIng
E in thE
TOTAL PAGES: (Book 1 - 364 pages) + (Book 2 - 362 pages) = 726 pages > 550 pages
Points this task: 30
Total points: 485
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)