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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021
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5.8. Who Dun It?A book with MPG Mystery: Mother May I by Joshilyn Jackson
Points this post: 5
Total points: 940
30.7 mazza1’s task i chose option 2 and 3
option 2 - read a new to me book by a favourite author i’ve read at least twice before and rated 4 or 5 stars. The author I chose was Neal Shusterman. I read The Toll . Previously i’ve read Scythe, which i gave 4 stars, and Thunderhead, which i gave 5 stars. The toll was a new to me book.
option 3 - read a much loved book that i’ve read at least twice before. I read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince . i’ve read this book at least twice before, and the book is over 10 years old (published in 2005). It has a children’s MPG, but the tasks states that one book can have the children’s genre.
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR PTS: 29.0
points for this task: 30
total points: 220
books read: 20
tasks completed: 16
Line25.9 brooke TX’s task.
i chose option B
book 1: read a book where a word in the title starts with a Y. i read You
book 2: read a book with the word “me” found intact in the title. i read Shatter Me
points for this task: 25
total points: 245
books read: 22
tasks completed: 17
Mod
25.10 - Bookwrm526's Task: Bingewatching
Option 2: Read a book with the main page genre mystery AND where the author’s first and last initials can be found in STRATFORD UPON AVON.
The Masterpiece. Fiona Davis. 8.23.21
Option 4: Read a book where ALL the letters in SCORPION can be found in the title and/or subtitle.
The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris. Jenny Colgan. 8.24.21
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 1020/1070
Total Books Read: 78
Tasks Completed: 59/60
Bookwrm526Task #20.7 - Group Reads Rejects
Go to the Group Reads polls for the current challenge and read one of the nominees in any of the three categories that did not win. I chose the Continuation Novel category and read The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah.
Total points so far: 815
Kathy KS15.6 - Don't You Forget About Me
Read a book that has been shelved on this list as Coming of Age
Required: State the page where the book appears.
Pumpkinheads, by Rainbow Rowell
found on page 17 of the list
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 610
Tasks completed: 27
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Stephanie12730.1 - Teri-K's Task: Celebrate the Great Outdoors.
Required: The books must total 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.
Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America by Laila Lalami (THALASSOPHILE) has 208 pgs
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.
Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath (CAMP) has 1152 pages
Total page count is 1360
Points this post: 30
Total points: 60/1070
Tasks completed: 4/60
Books read: 5
ROBIN P10.10 Soviet Bloc Crumbles
Castle Shade - set in Romania, which is on the list
I listened to audiobook, linked pb, no mmpb
Points this post: 10
Total points: 790
BB: 4
GO: 10
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.8 - Who Dun It?
Verity by Colleen Hoover
This book has a MPG of Mystery (shelved by 1,261 users)
Link to PB edition (no MMP): Verity
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 600 points
Tasks completed: 33
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season *
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.7 - The 80s Mix Tape
I Have a Tapeworm: And other ways to make friends by MaryJanice Davidson
From the book description: Best-selling author MaryJanice Davidson's first nonfiction anthology is a hilarious ride to the dark side and back! I Have a Tapeworm showcases her columns for USA Today, blog posts, reviews, and recipes.
Link to PB edition (no MMP): I Have a Tapeworm: And other ways to make friends
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 615 points
Tasks completed: 34
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season *
EMurphy30.1 Teri-K's Task: Celebrate the Great Outdoors
Option 1: Book from the list of 50 of the Best Nonfiction Nature Books Vesper Flights by Heather MacDonald
*304 pages
Option 3: All the letters for either the word CAMP or HIKE must be found in the title/subtitle From Twinkle, with Love by Sandhya Menon (word used is HIKE)
*330 pages
*304+330=634 pages
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 410
Books Read: 28
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket +500: 1
BB Ticket +750: 1
Tasks Completed: 16
Task 20.5 - Introducing Myselfoption 1: title starts with J
Jingo
IL: UY
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1020 points
9 BB tix
5 GO tix
StaceyNC25.3 - CYNBAXTER's Task - My Time has Come!
Option 1:
- Read a book first published between the years 2014-2021
Book: Wreck & Ruin
Completed: 8/25/21
Published 2019
New to Me
Pages: 466
Option 4:
- Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase: SUPER MODS. ALL Initials Apply.
Book: Deathscape
Completed: 7/26/21
Author: Dana Merton
Pages: 204
New to Me
Total Pages: 670
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 515
Tasks Completed: 25
StaceyNC30.4 - Sandy's Task: Opposites Attract.
Pick a pair of antonyms from the following list:
Michigan Proficiency Exams Antonym 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.
Antonym Pair: Me/You
Book 1: Ache for You
Completed: 8/22/21
Pages: 362
Book 2: Throttle Me
Completed: 8/4/21
Pages: 278
Total Pages: 640
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 545
Tasks Completed: 26
StaceyNC30.9 - Cat's Task: The Perks of UNO
Task A:
Read a book that is at least 50% (as per TinEye) Red, Yellow, Green or Blue.
Book:
Completed: 8/2/21
Per tineye: 58.2% blue
Pages: 238
Task B: Read a book written by a single author who has a name part that starts with the initial (any name part will work) I, V or E.
Book: Dirty English
Completed: 8/23/21
Author: Ilsa Madden-Mills
Pages: 278
Total Pages: 516
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 575
Tasks Completed: 27
BUCKET10.10 Soviet Bloc Crumbles
Laughable Loves by Milan Kundera
(All of these stories are set in communist-run Czechoslovakia of the 1960s. Setting is not clearly indicated on GR but city place names (including Prague) are sprinkled throughout the stories. The stories also poke fun at the frustrations and absurdities of communist rule in Prague at the time, as paragraphs 3 and 4 of this essay describe in discussing several of the stories in Laughable Loves: http://www.kundera.de/english/Bibliog....)
Points this post: 10
Points total: 300
BB this post/total: 0/3
GO this post/total: 0/4
Andy P.Task # 50.1 - Trishhartuk's task: 3-2-1
3: Read a book by an author with exactly three name parts
Falling by T.J. Newman 304 p
2: Read a book that is part of a series AND includes a 2 in its series number Common Murder by Val McDermid #2 in Lindsey Gordon series. 311 p. Set in Scotland
From the information about the series in Book 3 of series:(Lindsay Gordon, Scottish journalist and amateur sleuth,)
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
Unthinkable by Brad ParksU in Dusty 351 p.
page count 304 + 311 +351= 966>750 minimum
Points this post: 50
Total points: 1035
CEELEETask 5.10 Cheers
Celebrate the 1980s NBC sitcom CHEERS by reading a book of your choice that meets SRC Rules
I read The Other Black Girl by Zakyia Dalila Harris
The Other Black Girl
Terrific read! I love anything book related and the diversity in the work place is still a challenge for many companies so it was good that there was plenty of focus on both sides about this issue. I loved Nella's voice and there were plenty of twists so if you think you know where this story is going, you will probably be incorrect!
Total Points for Task: 5
Total Books Read for task: 1
Total Big Book Tickets Read for Task: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total Points for Summer Challenge 2021: 65
Total Tasks Completed for Summer Challenge 2021: 5
Total Books Read for Summer Challenge 2021: 5
Total Big Books Tickets Claimed for Summer Challenge 2021: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Summer Challenge 2021: 1
trishhartuk5.9 All in Good Fun
Read a book with a single author named Alex or one of its related names at Behind the Names - Alex.
The Colours of all the Cattle, Alexander McCall Smith
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Alexander is listed under both “meaning and history”, and in related names under “other languages and cultures” (ancient Greek, Biblical, Greek mythology)
Points this task: 5
Books read: 1
Total points: 470
Tasks completed: 25
Golden oldies: 1
Big book tickets: 1
Mod
Task # 50.1 - Trishhartuk's task: 3-2-1
3: Read a book by an author with exactly three name parts
The Reading List. Sara Nisha Adams 384 pages
Set in London, England, UK
2: Read a book that is part of a series AND includes a 2 in its series number
Home. Nnedi Okorafor 164 pages
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
Gilead. Marilynne Robinson 247 pages
page count 384 + 164 + 247 = 795>750 minimum
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 1070/1070
Total Books Read: 81
Tasks Completed: 60/60
Assuming this passes muster, I will have completed the challenge for the first time!
15.2 - On RepeatBook 1: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 29.0
Book 2: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 34.0
Total Points = 95
Julia10320.10 - Group Reads
Scythe
My comments are in post #21 of book discussion.
This post: 20 points
Total points: 670
BB: 10
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 40
Total books read: 54
Kathy KS**REPOST to claim GO; new totals below**
30.2 - TessaVanessa's Task: The Joys of Home Ownership
Option 1. Read a book with the author’s first and last name initials in the word: PLUMBER.
The Widening Gyre, by Robert B. Parker
RBP=PlumBeR
I listened to the audiobook; mmpb=183 p.
Option 2. Read a book with one of these creaking sound words found intact in the title/subtitle: groan, screech, squeak, chirr, rasp , scrape, scratch, sound, squeal and creak.
The Rasp, by Philip MacDonald
the RASP=rasp
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket!!** 1st published 1924
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 610
Tasks completed: 27
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Amy FL10.10 - Soviet Bloc Crumbles
The Woman with the Blue Star - set in Poland
Points this post: 10
Total points: 1020
Bookwrm526Task #10.2 - O'kay
Read a book written by an author with a name part that begins with O'. I read Murder at an Irish Wedding by Carlene O'Connor.
Total points so far: 825
ROBIN P5.6 Let's Be Careful Out There
MPG Adventure
The Black Arrow
**CLAIMING 1 GO POINT - orig published in 1883
Points this post: 5
Total points: 795
BB: 4 GO: 11
10.6 - Let's Get PhysicalA book by an author with a hyphenated name: June by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
Points this post: 10
Total points: 950
Inge25.4 - MEGSCL's Task: Lucky Number
Rolled a 2
book 1 De stroopwafelshop
a. 2 words in the title
c 320 pages.
book 2: Christmas at the Cupcake Café
b. number 2 in the serie
c: published in 2012
Points this task: 25
total points: 470
task completed: 27
INSIYAH25.8 – Shelby’s Task: Things to Look Forward To!!!
Option 1: Book set in location you've always wanted to go, NOT home country
Book: The Flea Palace by Elif Shafak
How it Fits: Set in Istanbul, Turkey, which is on my list of places to visit. My home location is Dubai, U.A.E. I've never been to Turkey.
Option 3: Author initials in INDUSTRIAL/INDEPENDENT FILM
Book: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (ebook)
How it fits: LM in FILM
Note: MMP has 576 pages.
Points This task: 25
Total Points : 825
Tasks Completed: 47
Books Read: 64
LAUREN JODI5.2 - Cowabunga!
Set in Italy
Blackmailed for Her Baby by Elizabeth Power
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 735/1070
Big Book Tickets: 3
Total Books Read: 56
Tasks Completed: 38/60
15.7 - The 80s Mix TapeRead an anthology or collection of short stories, essays and/or novellas (at least 3 works).
Lord Peter: A Collection of All the Lord Peter Wimsey Stories by Dorothy L. Sayers
Task Points: 15
Season Points: 55
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - XBM's Task: SUNY Brockport Writers ForumRead 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 Gravedigger's Daughter: A Novel by Joyce Carol Oates
#30 on page 1 of list
BIG BOOK TICKET (ebook 624p - MMP 704p)
Task Points: 20
Season Points: 75
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Inge's Task: Queen BeatrixOption 3: Read a book with a number of pages that can be found in their birth years and ages: 83, 95, 1926, 1938. Numbers may only be used as often as they appear in the list.
The Traitor's Wife by Kathleen Kent
page count = 352
Task Points: 20
Season Points: 95
25.10 - Bookwrm526's Task: BingewatchingOption 1: Read a book with the main page genre humor. The genre may be stand-alone or embedded.
Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
MPG Humor - 348 users
AND
Option 2: Read a book with the main page genre mystery (stand-alone or embedded) AND where the author’s first and last initials can be found in STRATFORD UPON AVON. Letters may only be used as many times as they appear in the phrase.
If You Can't Stand the Heat by Robin Allen
MPG Mystery - 81 users
R and A in Stratford
Task Points: 20
Season Points: 115
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.
Required: You MUST state that the book is new-to-you, that you have read an earlier book(s) in the series BEFORE 15/05/2021, and that you rated that book at least 4 stars.
The Girl in the Clockwork Collar by Kady Cross
This book was NEW TO ME. I read Book #1 12/4/16 and rated it 4*.
AND
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.
Required: State that you have read the author at least twice before and that you rated more than one of their books 4 or 5 stars and that this book is NEW-to-you.
Grave Visions by Kalayna Price
This book was was NEW TO ME. I have read Books #1-3 and rated each of them 4*.
Task Points: 30
Season Points: 145
INSIYAH25.2 - Andy P’s Task: Living with Dogs
Book 1: Domestic animal central to plot
Book: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (ebook)
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 11.0
How it fits: Black Beauty is a horse (described in GR description as 'the handsome horse')
Note: MMP has 245 pages.
Book 2: non-fiction, animals are central subjects
Book: Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan (ebook)
How it fits: The book revolves around Marley, a Labrador dog.
Note: Paperback has 320 pages.
Total Page Count: 245 + 320 = 565 pages
Points This task: 25
Total Points : 850
Tasks Completed: 48
Books Read: 66
PegW15.6 - Don't You Forget About Me
Read a book that has been shelved on the provided list as Coming of Age
Found on page 4:
The Song of Achilles
Points this post: 15
Total points: 440
Mary P25.7 - Amy FL's Task: Right Up My Alley
Option 1:Read a book with a title word of four of more letters that can be made from the letters in AMATEUR BOWLERS TOUR.
The Lost Queen by Signe Pike
Word used-Lost
Option 4:Read a book by a FEMALE author that is the first (#1) in a series.
Saving Grace by Sandy James
Points this post: 25
Total points: 285
5.5. Working TogetherRead a book with 3 or more listed authors, either writing together, or in separate short stories/essays.
I read The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012. The description notes that
"The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012 includes
Kevin Brockmeier, Judy Budnitz, Junot Díaz, Louise Erdrich,
Nora Krug, Julie Otsuka, Eric Puchner, George Saunders,
Adrian Tomine, Jess Walter, and others."
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 185
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Andy P.Task # 15.10 - 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
Captiva by Randy Wayne White
# 4 in series of 26
Points this post: 15
Total points: 1050
Laurah3050.1 - Trishhartuk's task: 3-2-1
3: Read a book by an author with exactly three name parts – these can be initials, full names, etc.
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris 293 pages. This book is set in England.
2: Read a book that is part of a series AND includes a 2 in its series number in grayscale parenthesis after the title
The Testaments 422 pages
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.
Outlawed O in Ted Rogers, 261 pages
total pages = 976
This post: 50 points,
Total points: 160
BB: 0
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 6
Total books read: 9
Laurie METask 15.2; On Repeat: 1. book of choice; book 2; second book by same author.
1. The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
2. The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 140
Laurie METask: 15.3: Video Killed the Radio Star: book 1: single author - initials found in artist/group found in given list: Michael jacKson.
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
book 2: Title - one word in title found in 'Best of 80s Song' list: song: 'All Night Long'
Veil of Night
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 155
Laurie METask 15.4: Sweet Tea: book 1: MPG of romance or romantic
Wild Ride
book 2: 50% set in southern state - Louisiana
Mimosa Grove
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 170
Laurie METask 15.5: On Fairy Wings: at least one Fae character in book
The Two Towers
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 185
Laurie METask 15.6: Don't You Forget About Me: book from list - Coming of Age, found on page 3.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 200
Laurie METask 15.8: The 80s Mix Tape: anthology of at least three works
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 215
Laurie METask 15.8: Found in Translation - work translated from one language to another - this case German to English
Emerald Green
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 230
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i chose option 2 and 3
option 2 - read a new to me book by a favourite author i’ve read at least twice before and rated 4 or 5 stars. The author I chose was Neal Shusterman. I read The Toll48733634|. Previously i’ve read Scythe, which i gave 4 stars, and Thunderhead, which i gave 5 stars. The toll was a new to me book.
option 3 - read a much loved book that i’ve read at least twice before. I read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince .i’ve read this book at least twice before, and the book is over 10 years old (published in 2005). It has a children’s MPG, but the tasks states that one book can have the children’s genre.
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR PTS: 29.0
points for this task: 30
total points: 220
books read: 20
tasks completed: 16