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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021
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EMurphy30.4 Sandy's Task: Opposites Attract - 2 books where the title each contains one of the words in the pair of opposites
Word pair is LIGHT and DARK
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
*BB Ticket - 531 pages
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket +500: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 305
Books Read: 21
BB Ticket +500: 2
BB Ticket +750: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 12
APRILLEIGH30.4 - Sandy's Task: Opposites Attract
I chose NEW - OLD as my antonyms from the Michigan Proficiency Exams Antonym List.
Book 1: Read a book with NEW in the title.
Composting for a NEW Generation by Michelle Balz (192 pages)
Book 2: Read a book with OLD in the title.
Mosses from an OLD Manse by Nathaniel Hawthorne (464 pages)
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1864 ***
192 + 464 = 656 > 600 pages
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (880)
Golden Oldie: 1 (5)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 2 (67)
Total Tasks: 51
APRILLEIGH30.7 - MAZZA1's Task: A Little of What You Fancy
Option 1: Read the next new-to-you book in a series that you have previously rated 4 or 5 stars.
Buttercream Bump Off by Jenn McKinlay
This book is new-to-me and is #2 in the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series.
I read book #1, Sprinkle with Murder on June 7, 2019 and rated it 4 stars.
Option 2: Read a new-to-you book by a favorite author (read at least twice before and rated 4 or 5 stars).
The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1890 ***
This book is new-to-me and I’ve read four other books by this author since joining Goodreads.
I read The Hound of the Baskervilles on January 4, 2014 and rated it 5 stars.
I read The Lost World on June 25, 2019 and rated it 4 stars.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (910)
Golden Oldie: 1 (6)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 2 (69)
Total Tasks: 52
APRILLEIGH20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: The View from Lockdown
Read a book that has MOUNTAIN in the title.
Murder at Catmmando MOUNTAIN by Anna Celeste Burke
(Read the kindle version - paperback - no mmpb)
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (930)
Golden Oldie: 0 (6)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (70)
Total Tasks: 53
APRILLEIGH25.5 - Sarah E's Task: The Mysterious Cities of Gold
Option 2: Read a book with both MPG Historical Fiction and MPG Science Fiction.
Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
Genres verified in the help thread.
Option 3: Read a book with MYSTERY found in the title.
The Red House MYSTERY by A.A. Milne
(Read the kindle version - mmpb)
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1922 ***
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 25 (955)
Golden Oldie: 1 (7)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 2 (72)
Total Tasks: 54
APRILLEIGH15.4 - Sweet Tea
Option 2: One book fulfilling both requirements.
Book 1: Read a book with MPG Romance.
Book 2: Read a book set at least 50% in a southern US state: Louisiana.
Louisiana Longshot by Jana Deleon
(Read the kindle version - mmpb)
Genre verified in the help thread.
Book is set almost entirely in Louisiana.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (970)
Golden Oldie: 0 (7)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (73)
Total Tasks: 55
Mod
25.2 Andy P’s Task: Living with Dogs
Read 2 books totaling 500+ pages
Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with a domestic animal central to the plot
Arsenic and Old Books. Miranda James. 8.5.21 (304 pages)Read a nonfiction book in which an animal or animals are major characters or subjects.
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World. Vicki Myron. 7.12.21 (277 pages)Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 800/1070
Total Books Read: 60
Tasks Completed: 46/60
INSIYAH25.4 - MEGSCL's Task: Lucky Number
Number in dice roll - #3
Book 1: The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
How it fits: Option 1 (three words) and Option 3 (305 pages)
Book 2: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer (ebook)
IL: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 10.0
How it fits: Option 2 (#3 in series) and Option 4 (first published in 2003)
Note: Paperback has 329 pages.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 570/1070
Total Books Read: 43
Tasks Completed: 30/60
APRILLEIGH10.7 - Sweet Sixteen
Read a book with a number in the title that is in word form.
ONE Last Step by Sarah Sutton
(Read the kindle version - paperback - no mmpb)
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (980)
Golden Oldie: 0 (7)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (74)
Total Tasks: 56
BUCKET20.5 Robin P’s Task: Introducing Myself
Option 1
Bitter Grounds by Sandra Benítez
(Z in author’s last name.)
Points this post: 20
Points total: 165
BB this post/total: 0/2
GO this post/total: 0/3
10.4 - E.T. Phone HomeRead a book on the Aliens Books list.
2001: A Space Odyssey
Page 7
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 890
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
10.7 - Sweet SixteenRead a book with a number in the TITLE that is in word form.
The Ninth Metal
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 900
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
30.2 - TessaVanessa's Task: The Joys of Home OwnershipOption 1: Read a book with the author’s first and last name initials in the word: PLUMBER.
The Land That Time Forgot Collection by Edgar Rice Burroughs
EB Appears in plumBEr
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket - First Published 1918
Option 4: Read a book that has the word ROOM in the title only.
Make Room! Make Room!
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 930
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
15.8 - Found in TranslationMouthful of Birds
Original Language: Spanish
My Primary Language: English
Previous total:400
Points 15
Total 415
Coralie15.2 On repeat
Book 1
Spiderlight by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Book 2 – by same author
The Expert System’s Champion by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Total to date 465 points
SandiCompleted Task
30.3 - Bluemoon's Task: My Memories of the 1980's
Book #1 -- Using Option A1 where a word in title can be spelled out with the source phrase: THIS IS YOUR MOMENT AND IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN
Word using is 'Toasted'
Toasted Coconut Murder by Susan Gillard
Book #2 -- Using Option A2 where author's initials can be found in DEATH OF A DREAM
Victoria Winters by Marilyn Ross
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 200
Points Earned this Post: 30
Total Points To Date: 230
5.7. The Bechdel testOn This Day She: Putting Women Back Into History, One Day At A Time by Jo Bell & Tania Hershman & Ailsa Holland
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 835
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.8 Lauren Jodi's task: 80s Dynamic Duos
Option 1:
by K.A. MitchellOption 3: Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb
Points this post: 30
Total points: 1045/1070
Tasks completed: 58/60
Books read: 81
25.7 - Amy FL's Task: Right Up My AlleyOption 1: Read a book with a title word of four of more letters that can be made from the letters in AMATEUR BOWLERS TOUR
One Last Stop - LAST
Option 4: Read a book by a FEMALE author that is the first (#1) in a series.
The Fifth Season
Total Points: 190
15.8 - Found in TranslationRead a book by a female author originally written in a language other than your primary language.
Platform: The Art and Science of Personal Branding by Cynthia Johnson
My primary language is Indonesian, the book was written in English.
Total Points: 205
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.2 -O'kay
One Tequila by Tricia O'Malley
Points this post: 10
Total points: 1055/1070
Tasks completed: 59/60
Books read: 82
CYNBAXTERTask #10.04 – E.T. Phone Home
Task Description: Read a book on the Aliens Books list.
Book: The Humans by Matt Haig
Link: Aliens Book List - pg 2
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 605 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
Amy FL5.5. Working Together
Come On In - short story collection with more than a dozen contributors
Points this post: 5
Total points: 580
Amy FL10.5 - She Blinded Me With Science
a. Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting (nonfiction, MPG science)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 605
Mod
15.4 - Sweet Tea
Option 2 - read one book that fulfills both: Read a book with a main page genre that includes Romance or Romantic. And: Read a book set at least 50% in a southern US state: South Carolina.
This book fulfills both requirements.
Dreams of Falling. Karen White. 8.6.21
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 815/1070
Total Books Read: 61
Tasks Completed: 47/60
15.9 I want my MTVI read
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
had 50 points
worth 15 points
now i have 65
Andy P.Task # 25.2 - Andy P’s Task: Living with Dogs
Book 1. Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with a domestic animal central to the plot or subject 338 p.
Hidden Creed: (Book 6 Ryder Creed K-9 Mystery) by Alex Kava During a training exercise, Creed’s scent dog, Grace, is drawn off course and discovers a shallow grave 336 p..
Book 2. Read a nonfiction book in which an animal or animals are major characters or subjects.
The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America
by Elizabeth Letts Which turns out to be 2 horses, a dog, and a 63 year old woman 336 p.
page count 338 + 336 = 674>5oo page minimum
Points this post: 25
Total points: 705
Nick KY50.1 - Trishhartuk's task: 3-2-1
3–2–1 was a UK game show, that ran for ten years on ITV, between 29 July 1978 and 24 December 1988. Ted Rogers was the host and “Dusty Bin” was the mascot -- yes, he was a dustbin with a smiley face, and even has a Facebook page, despite the show going off the air long before Facebook started!
Read 3 books, one from each of the 3 prompts outlined below.
The three books must total at least 750 pages.
No books with the genres children or kids on the main book page may be used.
As it was a UK game show based on a Spanish format, at least one of the books you choose must be at least 50% set in either the UK (England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland - but not Eire) or Spain .
Required: State which book (3, 2, 1) fulfills the setting requirement. If the setting is not clearly indicated in the GR description or metadata, include a reference.
3: Read a book by an author with exactly three name parts – these can be initials, full names, etc. Remember, a hyphenated name only counts as one part, not two. Ex. Mary Anna Evans, Alexander McCall Smith, T.J. Klune or P. Djèlí Clark work, but Peter Godfrey-Smith would not.
I read The Virgin and the Gipsy by D.H. Lawrence. From the GR blurb, “Set in the English countryside….” 156 pp.
2: Read a book that is part of a series AND includes a 2 in its series number in grayscale parenthesis after the title (#0.2, #2, #12, #21, #22, #3.2, etc).
I read The Black Ice by Michael Connelly, # 2 in the Harry Bosch series, 448 pp.
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. Subtitles should be ignored.
I read Them by Nathan McCall. T in Ted -- 339 pp.
156 + 448 + 339 = 935 pp. > required 750
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 615
10.9 - Rain ManBook with a title that has at least 2 words AND none of the words in the title have more than 4 characters in them
Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
Total Points: 350
20.10 - Group ReadsScythe by Neal Shusterman
**Scythe is a Big Book (585 pgs in MMPB). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Comment #17 in the discussion thread
Total Points: 370
Big Books: 3
25.1 - Nick KY’s Task: Shirley JacksonianaOption 3: MPG Humor
No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
Option 4: 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” - Target word = LAST
Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
Total Points: 395
Julia10330.7 - MAZZA1's Task: A Little Of What You Fancy
Option 1: A Hanging at Dawn (Bess Crawford #11.5)
This book is new to me. I read A Cruel Deception (#11 in series) in January 2020 and rated it 4 stars.
Option 2: Starlings by Jo Walton.
This book is new to me. I have read most of her novels and rated Farthing, Ha'penny, My Real Children, Necessity, and Lifelode 5 stars
This post: 30 points
Total points: 475
BB: 8
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 29
Total books read: 39
FLY Task #25.1 - Nick KY’s Task: Shirley Jacksoniana
task: Opt. 2. Read any nonfiction biography of anyone who has ever lived.
book: Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
how it fits: biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
task: Opt. 4. Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title which can be made from the letters in “THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE.”
book: On the Edge of Gone
how it fits: GONE is in hauNtinG hOusE
Points this post: 25
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 14 /60
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
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20.9 -Moderator's Pet: Elizabeth P's Task: Big MovesOption Three:
Read a book first published between 2014-2021.
The Beauty in Breaking
Total Points: 225
LAUREN JODI50.1 - Trishhartuk's task: 3-2-1
Required: Books 1 and 2 are set in England
Book #1 - 3 part name
Nero's Fiddle by A.W. Exley
Page #: 252
Book #2 - 2nd in series
Wicked in His Arms by Stacy Reid
Page #: 280
Book #3 - 1 word title
Shiver by Lisa Jackson
Page #: 512
* I claim a Big Book ticket for this book, which is 512 pages long. *
Page# total: 1044
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 560/1070
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Books Read: 41
Tasks Completed: 28/60
INSIYAH15.4 - Sweet Tea
Option 2: One both fulfilling both requirements (MPG Romance, set in southern US State
Book: The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
How it fits: MPG Romance, set in North Carolina
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 535/1070
Total Books Read: 41
Tasks Completed: 30/60
Coralie20.8 The View from Lockdown
Book with WATER in the title
Black Water Sister
Total to date 485 points
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing MyselfOption 1. Read a book whose title OR author contains at least one J, Q, X, or Z.
She Drives Me Crazy
Total Points: 245
Line25.3 CYNBAXTER’S Task
i chose option 1 and 4
option 1 - read a book first published betweeen 2014 and 2021. I read The Unhoneymooners , first published in 2019.
option 4 - read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase SUPER MODS. I read Bared to You by Sylvia Day. SD can be found in super mods.
points for this task: 25
total points: 150
books read: 15
tasks completed: 12
Line5.1 excuse the interruption
read a book in which all the letters of SIGNAL or HIJACK can be found in the title
i read The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. all letters of SIGNAL can be found in the title.
Has a main children’s genre, but has an IL: MG+
points for this task: 5
total points: 150
books read: 15
tasks completed: 12
*REPOST* from message 2155: 30.9 - Cat's Task: The Perks of UNO
Option 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
5.9. All in Good Fun Single author name - https://www.behindthename.com/name/alex
On Skein of Death by Allie Pleiter
Point: 5
Total Points: 940
BB: 1
GO: 1
5.10. Cheers! Book of your choice.
Swan for the Money by Donna Andrews
Point: 5
Total Points: 945
BB: 1
GO: 1
10.1 - Eventful EightiesPublished in the 1980s.
I read the ebook, the mmpb is here: Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett.
Published 1989.
Points: 10
Total Points: 955
BB: 1
GO: 1
APRILLEIGH50.1 - Trishhartuk's Task: 3-2-1
Book 3: Read a book by an author with exactly three name parts.
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Sun by Kenneth R. Lang (268 pages)
Book 2: Read a book that includes a 2 in its series number.
Limited Wish by Mark Lawrence (224 pages)
(Read the kindle version - paperback - no mmpb)
Title is #2 in the Impossible Times series.
Book 1: Read a book with a one-word title, where the title word begins with a letter in DUSTY BIN.
Infinite by Brian Freeman (335 pages)
(Read the kindle version - paperback - no mmpb)
268 + 224 + 335 = 827 > 750 pages
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 50 (1030)
Golden Oldie: 0 (7)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 3 (77)
Total Tasks: 57
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Inge's Task: Queen Beatrix.
Option 2. Read a book whose title has at least 3 words, of which the first letters are found in BEATRIX WILHELMINA ARMGARD.
Because I'm Watching by Christina Dodd (352 p.)
➸ Total Points: 45
➸ Total Pages: 949
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Task # 15.3 - Video Killed the Radio Star
Option2.
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 and with a word in the title or subtitle that matches exactly a word in the title of one of these Best 80s songs
What's Bred in the Bone by Robertson Davies RD can be found in Duran Duran or Dire Straits and What's from the title can be found in What's Love Got To Do With It
Points this post: 15
Total points: 680