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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021
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Task 15.2 - On Repeatread two books by the same author
book 1: Interesting Times
IL: UY
book 2: Maskerade
IL: UY
both by Terry Pratchett
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870 points
9 BB tix
2 GO tix
Nick KY5.7 Bechdel Test – I read Zigzags by Kamala Puligandla, on the accepted list in the Help Thread, message 2. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 730
20.10 - Group ReadsRead ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season
Scythe
Total Points: 265
SandyL10.2 -O'kay
Read a book by an author with a name that begins with O'
Wild Irish Heart by Tricia O'Malley
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 705
Big Books Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 44
Books Read: 58
SandyL15.10 - Stuck in the Middle
Read a book in a series that is NOT the first or the last book in the series
Wild Man Creek by Robyn Carr
Book 12 of 19 in Virgin River series
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Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 720
Big Books Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 45
Books Read: 59
Sarah E20.2 - Rookie at the Top - XBM's Task: SUNY Brockport Writers Forum
Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov is on the list, currently #65
Total Points: 55
Nick KY25.6 Delicious Dee’s Favorite Comedian –
2. Florida Man – Ben’s stage name is Florida Man and he truly embodies that spirit – Read a book where at least 80% of the book is set in Florida.
Required: If not obvious from the book description, provide supporting evidence.
I read Damaged by Alex Kava. I listened to the audiobook. There is no MMPB. The most common PB is Damaged.
5. author named Elizabeth. I read At Chrighton Abbey and Other Horror Stories by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 755
SandyL25.8 – Shelby’s Task: Things to Look Forward To!!!
Option 2: Read a series book of 6, 4, 3, 2
Dare You by Mari Carr
Second Chances #2
Option 3: Read a book with the author's initials in INDEPENDENT FILM
Cooper's Charm by Lori Foster
independent FiLm
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 745
Big Books Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 46
Books Read: 61
SandyL30.6 - Aprilleigh’s Task: Calling All Ailurophiles
Two book option
Book 1: aMANDA - CaSHMERE
Summer Escape with the Tycoon: Destination Brides by Donna Alward
SuMMER EsCApe witH the tycoon - DonNA Alward
Book 2: CASHMErE - PEPPEr
A Perfect Cornish Summer by Phillipa Ashley
A PERfECt corniSH sumMEr - PhilliPa ashlEy
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 775
Big Books Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 47
Books Read: 63
SandyL50.1 - Trishhartuk's task: 3-2-1
3: Read a book by an author with exactly three name parts
After Care: A Romance for the Over 40 by L.B. Dunbar
290 pages
2: Read a book that is part of a series AND includes a 2 in its series number
The Wedding by Julie Garwood
Lairds' Fiancees #2
385 pages
Set in Scotland (noted book details)
1: Read a book with a one-word title, where the initial of the title is in DUSTY BIN
Boomerangers by Heather M. Orgeron
262 pages
confirmed not a children's book Msg 291
Pages: 290 + 385 + 262 = 937
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Points This Task: 50
Total Points: 825
Big Books Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 48
Books Read: 66
INSIYAH5.8. Who Dun It?
MPG Mystery
Book: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (ebook)
How it fits: MPG Mystery
Note: MMP has 119 pages.
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 640
Tasks Completed: 37
Books Read: 50
Shawn H.20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing Myself
1. book whose title OR author contains at least one J, Q, X, or Z
The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku
**J in Jaku**
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 85
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Ticket Books: 0
VAL TX20.3 - Best Review: Bucket's Task: Literary Tourist -
Go to the Literature-Map site and search for an author you have read and enjoyed any time since June 1, 2020.
Choose any NEW-TO-YOU author that appears on the lit-map for the author you searched and read a book by them.
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Authors similar to Halle Butler / I read Halle Butler on September 6, 2020 / Kiley Reid is NEW TO ME.
This post:
Points - 20
Total:
Points - 210
GO Tickets - 1
BB Tickets - 1
Hannelore --- REPOSTTask 30.7 - MAZZA1's Task: A Little Of What You Fancy:
A 2 book task. You may use books with the genre Children's [...].
Option 2: read a book new to you by a favourite author - for this challenge a favourite author is one you have read at least twice and rated 4 or 5 stars.
Book: Dead Reckoning
How it fits: read many of her books before, of which 4 rated with 4 stars. This book is new to me.
Option 3: Read a much loved book that you have read AT LEAST TWICE before. This book should be more than 10 years old.
Book: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
How it fits: I have read this book four times before, I estimate. Certainly more than twice.
It was first published in 1997, so it is more than 10 years old.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 255
Tasks completed: 12
BB tickets:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
15.4Option 1
Book 1: MPG Romance/Romantic - Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
Book 2: set at least 50% in a southern US state - set in Maryland - Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
previous points: 270
+points this post: 15
=total points: 285
Task 20.9 – Moderator’s Pet – Elizabeth P – Big MovesOption 3: First published 2014-2021
1st published June 2021
Lizzie & Dante ✔ - 320 p
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 315 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Task 25.3 – CYNBAXTER – My Time Has Come REQUIRED: 500+ pages: 224 + 288 = 510 pg
RESTRICTIONS: Books must be NEW to Me / No Children’s
Option 1 – 1st published 2014-2021
¡Hola Papi! = 224 p
This is a new to me book
Option 2 – All letters of ANDYP in title
N in luNch
A D Y P in PicADillY
Lunch at the Piccadilly
This is a new-to-me book
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 340 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Julia10310.6 - Let's Get Physical
Path Between: An historical novel of the Dickinson Family of Amherst by Marayene Sheppard-Loeschke
This post: 10 points
Total points: 590
BB: 8
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 35
Total books read: 48
Amy W20.9 -Moderator's Pet: Elizabeth P's Task: Big Moves
I used Option 3: Read a book first published between 2014-2021, inclusive.
I read The Roommate by Rosie Danan. It was published in 2020.
Points This Task: 20
Total Points to Date: 20
Amy W15.4 - Sweet Tea
I chose Option 2: Read one book that fulfills both book 1 (Read a book with a main page genre that includes Romance or Romantic) and book 2 (Read a book set at least 50% in a southern US state) requirements.
I read Isn't It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams. It has a MPG of Romance and is set in Tennessee.
Points This Task: 15
Total Points to Date: 35
Amy W15.10 - Stuck in the Middle: Read a whole number book in a series that is NOT the first or the last/most recently published book in the series.
I read American Demon by Kim Harrison. It is #14, and there are currently 15 books in the series.
Points This Task: 15
Total Points to Date: 50
Amy W20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Inge's Task: Queen Beatrix
I chose Option 3: Read a book with a number of pages that can be found in their birth years and ages: 83, 95, 1926, 1938.
I read Ruhlman's Twenty: The Ideas and Techniques that Will Make You a Better Cook by Michael Ruhlman. It has 368 pages.
Points This Task: 20
Total Points to Date: 70
Task 25.1 – NickKY – Shirley Jacksoniana Option 3 – Mpg HUMOR
Revenge Wears Prada
genre confirmed HERE
I listened to the audio / MMPB: Revenge Wears Prada 387 p
Option 4 – Title word made from letters in THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE - NOTHING
N T H I N G in HauNTING
O in Of
Say Nothing - 519 p
*** BIG BOOK *** 1 tickets –519 pages
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 365 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
Amy W30.3 - Bluemoon's Task: My Memories of the 1980's
I chose Options A-1 and B-1.
Option A-1: 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.
I read Instant Temptation by Jill Shalvis. The word ‘instant’ is found in the target phrase.
Option B-1: Read a book with at least 2 digits from 773 in its page count.
I read Instant Gratification by Jill Shalvis. It has 277 pages.
Points This Task: 30
Total Points to Date: 100
Amy W15.5 - On Faery Wings: Read a book with at least one fae character.
I read Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne. There are many fae characters in this book. One main character, Buck, is a hobgoblin and is mentioned on the book’s main page description.
Points This Task: 15
Total Points to Date: 115
Amy W20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing Myself
I chose Option 1: Read a book whose title OR author contains at least one J, Q, X, or Z.
I read Instant Attraction by Jill Shalvis. The author’s first name, Jill, starts with a J.
Points This Task: 20
Total Points to Date: 135
Amy W20.1 - Most Improved - Louise's Task: Picking Up The Pieces
I chose Option 2: Read a book with all the letters in one of the words GROW, YOUR, or OWN in the title only.
I read Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire. The title includes the letters in ‘own’.
Points This Task: 20
Total Points to Date: 155
Mod
10.8 - Travelin' Man
Read a book with the MPG "Time Travel."
Secrets of the Chocolate House. Paula Brackston
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 895/1070
Total Books Read: 68
Tasks Completed: 52/60
Barbara ★25.4 - MEGSCL's Task: Lucky Number
ROLLED: 3
Book 1: The Dragon Prince - Mary Gillgannon 8/14
a. 3 words in title
b. #3 in series
c. 347 pages
Book 2: Beneath the Thirteen Moons - Kathryne Kennedy 6/26
d: first published January 12, 2003
Points this task: 25
Total points: 555
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
5.1. Excuse the Interruption!Read a book in which all the letters of SIGNAL or HIJACK can be found in the title/subtitle.
I read The Futurological Congress by Stanislaw Lem. The word SIGNAL can be made from the letters in the title:
the futuroloGIcAL coNgreSs
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 180
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
25.7 - Amy FL's Task: Right Up My AlleyOption 3: Book that is set at least 50% in New York or Florida
Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb
Option 4: Book by a FEMALE author that is the first (#1) in a series
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Total Points: 475
30.1 - Teri-K's Task: Celebrate the Great OutdoorsOption 1, a book from 50 Best Nonfiction Nature Books: The Wild Silence by Raynor Winn
paperback edition De wilde stilte 318 pages
Option 4, a book with a word in the title that is also in the name of a US National Park: Summer At Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs
The national park I am using is Oregon's Crater Lake
mass market paperback edition Un été au lac des Saules 480 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 830
**Repost**20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season
Scythe
Total Points: 265
JUKKA20.1 - Most Improved - Louise's Task: Picking Up The Pieces
Option 2: Book with letters GROW, YOUR, or OWN in the title.
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir has OWN. The paperback is listed at 560 pages, so +1 BB.
Total Points: 170/1070
Total Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 17/60
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 2
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - XBM's Task: SUNY Brockport Writers ForumHazards of Time Travel by Joyce Carol Oates
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 895
Task 30.5 - Ready to Planmy continent: Europe
Spin 1: Asia: Sapporo, Japan; Adana, Turkey; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
book 1: Tokyo Station
set in JAPAN (Tokyo)
Spin 2: Africa: Accra, Ghana; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Sousse, Tunisia
book 2: His Only Wife
set in GHANA (Accra)
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900 points
9 BB tix
2 GO tix
Amy B30.5 - Dlmrose's Task: Ready to Plan
Read two books
Book 1: Go to Earth Roulette Click "generate my destination". At the top left under "Filters" select a continent other than your home continent. You may apply any other filters of interest.
Click "Apply and spin" Selected Region: Europe - Poland, Belgium, UK - home continent - N. America
Read a book set at least 50% in the country of one of the resulting destinations.
How It All Began by Penelope Lively (UK)
Book 2 : Select a continent other than the continent used for book 1 or your home continent and repeat the process. Read a book set at least 50% in the country of one of the resulting destinations.
Home continent - North America; Continent Chosen - Aisa: Three spins - India, Turkey, Japan
Required: State your home continent, the 3(+) results: continent and the countries/states for each book.
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (Japan)
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 605 Points
JUKKA25.7 - Amy FL's Task: Right Up My Alley
Option 1: Book with word in title that can be made of letters in AMATEUR BOWLERS TOUR.
Blood of Amber by Roger Zelazny. The word is "AMBER".
Option 4: Book by female author that is #1 in a series.
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo is #1 in the Singing Hills Cycle.
Total Points: 195/1070
Total Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 18/60
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 2
INSIYAH15.9 - I Want My MTV
M, T & V in title
Book: Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho (ebook)
How it fits: M, T, & V in title
Note: Paperback has 245 pages.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 655/1070
Total Books Read: 51
Tasks Completed: 38/60
Mod
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing Myself
Option 1: Read a book whose title OR author contains at least one J, Q, X, or Z.
Queenie. Candice Carty-Williams
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 915/1090
Total Books Read: 69
Tasks Completed: 53/60
**Edited to correct total (915 not 905)
Task 10.7 - Sweet Sixteenread a book with an ordinal number (FIRST) in the title
The First Men in the Moon
pub 1901 - claiming 1 GO tix
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910 points
3 GO tix
9 BB tix
Jessica DTask 50.1: 3-2-1
3: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
author with three name parts
2: A Good Yarn
#2 in Blossom Street series
1: Blush
one word title with initial found in dusty Bin
Points this task: 50
Total points: 345
NAVI30.4 - Sandy's Task: Opposites Attract.
Pick a pair of antonyms from the following list:
Read 2 books, the titles (NOT subtitles) of which each contain one of the words in the pair you've chosen. Words must match exactly. REQUIRED: Specify your word pair in your post.
Book 1: Ever After Always
Book 2: Everything I Never Told You
How it fits: Antonym pair: Always and Never, combined page total: 655 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 305
Bookwrm526Task #25.9 - Notes From an Elder Millennial
Option A, Book 1: Read a book first published between 1981 and 1996, inclusive. I read Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls, first published in 1982.
Option A, Book 2: Read a book by an author born between 1981 and 1996 inclusive. I read The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab. Her GR author page lists her date of birth as July 7, 1987.
Total points so far: 640
Nick KY20.10 Group Reads – Nonfiction>Food.
I read Eat a Peach by David Chang.
My comment is in message 19 of the Discussion Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 775
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ30.2 - The Joys of Home Ownership
Book 1 -
The Twelve Deaths Of Christmas by Marian Babson
Option 1 - Author’s first and last name initials (MB) can be found in the word: PLUMBER
Link to MMP edition: The Twelve Deaths of Christmas
Book 2 -
An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette
Option 3 - This is a fiction book that has a recipe included at the back of the book (Haley Snow's Leaning Tower of Eggplant)
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 535 points
Tasks completed: 28
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season *
Task: 15.5 - On Faery Wings [a book with at least one fae character]Book read:Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
Childrens MPG: IL: UY - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13.0
Required: from the goodreads description: "the Nac Mac Feegle — the fightin’, thievin’ pictsies". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nac_Mac... from wikipedia "The Nac Mac Feegle (also sometimes known as Pictsies, Wee Free Men, and the Little Men) are a type of fairy folk"
Points this task:15
Total points:450
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:3
Books read:30
Tasks completed:21
Task:10.9 - Rain Man [ title that has at least 2 words AND none of the words in the title have more than 4 characters]Book read:Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Required:title has 4 words, none of which have more than 4 characters in them.
Points this task:10
Total points:460
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:3
Books read:31
Tasks completed:22
Andy P.Task # 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing Myself
Option 1. Read a book whose title OR author's name contains at least one J, Q, X, or Z.
The Photographer by Mary Dixie Carter X in Author's middle name, approved in message 9 of help thread.
Points this post: 20
Total points : 830
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25.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: My New Favorite Comedian
1. Ben Brainard – Read a book by a single author names Ben or one of the related names:
🔸Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin
Benjamin - related name to Ben
Read ebook
Linked to PB. No MMPB
400 pages
3. The Table –Read a book where the author's first and last name initials appear in ONE of states: FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA, LOUISIANA or NEVADA.
🔸Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
Author Initials: AF found in Florida
224 pages
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 405/1070
Total Books Read: 31
Tasks Completed: 24/60
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 2