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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021
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SandyL5.10. Cheers!
Read a book of your choice
Harvest Moon by Robyn Carr
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 965
Big Books Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 55
Books Read: 77
SandyL20.2 - Rookie at the Top - XBM's Task: SUNY Brockport Writers Forum
Read a book by one of the AUTHORS on this list
Super America by Anne Panning
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 985
Big Books Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 56
Books Read: 78
SandyL20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lois's Task: Group Reads Rejects
Read a book in the Group Reads Poll
Murder in E Minor by Robert Goldsborough
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 1005
Big Books Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 57
Books Read: 79
SandyL30.4 - Sandy's Task: Opposites Attract.
Pick a pair of antonyms from the following list
Words: Hate/Love
Hate the Player by Max Monroe
Hate
384 pages
Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey
Love
352 pages
384 + 352 = 736 pages
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 1035
Big Books Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 58
Books Read: 81
INSIYAH25.2 - Andy P’s Task: Living with Dogs
Book 1: domestic animal central to plot
Book: Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron (ebook)
How it fits: Dewey is a cat
Note: MMP has 314 pages.
Book 2: non-fic animals are central subjects
Book: Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan (ebook)
How it fits: Non-fiction, Marley is a Labrador.
Note: PB has 320 pages.
Page count: 314 + 320 = 634 pages.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 880
Books Read: 69
Tasks Completed: 51/60
Theresa10.1 - Eventful Eighties
Congo by Michael Crichton
First published 1980
Points this post - 10
Total points - 60
Angela IL20.4 - Literary Tourist
Option 1-Read a book that has a Main Page Genre (MPG) Drama.
Ugly Love by Collen Hoover 8/28
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 485
Books Read: 33
Tasks Completed: 22/60
Lisa MD20.2 - 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.
🔸Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
301 pages
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 520/1070
Total Books Read: 38
Tasks Completed: 28/60
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Coralie30.7 A Little of What You Fancy
I used Option 1 twice and read
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine This book is new-to-me
In 2019 I gave the previous book A Memory Called Empire 4 stars
Homeland by Cory Doctorow
This book is new-to-me
In 2013 I gave the previous book Little Brother 4 stars
Total to date 775 points
25.4 - MEGSCL's Task: Lucky NumberI rolled a 3
Book 1, I read an audio version of The Master Magician
MMPB version is 真実の魔術師
This meets the requirements:
a. Number of words in the title (ignore subtitle)
b. Number in a series.
Book 2,Harvest
This meets requirements:
c. Number included in page number (243)
d. Year FIRST published ends in number (2013)
New Points: 25
Total Points: 595
GO: 2
BB: 2
Ignore-missing some information
Task 25.8 – Shelby - Things To Look Forward ToOption 1: Set in a place I’ve never been but want to visit - NEW ZEALAND
A Madness of Sunshine
I listened to the audio / MMPB: A Madness of Sunshine – 468 p
Option 3: Author initials in INDEPENDENT FILM - N M
Nicole Mones / [book:A Cup of Light|3465596
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 390 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
Task 30.9 – Cat – The Perks of UNOREQUIRED: Total pages 500+: 336 + 250 p = 586 p
Option 2– Author initial ‘E’
Eldonna Edwards / This I Know = 336 [
Option 3 - From PAGE 5 of Cat’s 80s shelf
[book:Oranges are Not the Only Fruit|49431952]
I listened to the audio / MMPB: Les Oranges ne sont pas les seuls fruits – 250 p
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 420 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
Task 30.1 – Terri K – Celebrate the Great OutdoorsREQUIRED: Total pages must equal 550+ | 574 + 352 = 926 p
Option 3 – Title / subtitle includes all letters of CAMP
AM in wArMth
C P in ePiC
The Warmth of Other Suns:The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration
I listened to the audiobook / MMPB: Al calore di soli lontani. Il racconto epico della grande migrazione afroamericana – 574 pg
*** BIG BOOK *** 1 tickets – 574 pages
Option 4 – Title word BAY matches National Park name: Glacier BAY
Sand Castle Bay
I listened to the audio / MMPB: L'appel du coeur, 352 p
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 450 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
Task 25.5 – SarahE – The Mysterious Cities of GoldOption 1: Set in 16th century
Shadow of Night
I listened to the audio / MMPB: La sombra de la noche – 784 p
*** BIG BOOK *** 2 tickets – 784 pages
Option 4 – Set in a capital city - Gaborone, Botswana
Precious and Grace
I listened to the audio / MMPB: Precious et Grace 312 p
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 475 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 5
15.1 - TsundokuBook 1: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
Author initial in TSUNDOKU
Book 2: Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away
This book was added to my GR Want-to-Read Shelf on 2/11/2012
Season total points: 225
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Total Golden Oldies: 0
That's it for this season. Thanks, all!
Task 10.1 – Eventful EightiesOriginally published in 1980-1989 (inclusive) - 1984
Stones for Ibarra
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 485 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 5
Task 30.5 – Dlmrose – Ready to PlanREQUIRED: My home is in North America / Roulette continents: ASIA and EUROPE
Option 1 – ASIA – My three spins: Bordbudur, Indonesia / Ayurthalya THAILAND/ Palolem, India
Setting: Bangkok, Thailand - Cockroaches
I listened to the audio / MMP: Kackerlackorna – 371 pg
Option 2 - EUROPE – My three spins: Ostia Italy / Marseille FRANCE / Lillehammer NORWAY /
Setting: A small cabin in the far east of Norway, near the Swedish border
Out Stealing Horses
I listened to the audio / MMPB: Ut och stjäla hästar - 266 pg
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 515 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 5
Bookwrm526Task #10.4 - E.T. Phone Home
Read a book on the Aliens Books list. I read The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers, on page 9 of the list.
Total points so far: 835
Task 20.3 – Best Review – Bucket – Literary TouristOption 1: A book I read SINCE June 1, 2020, and using Literature map read a book by a new-to-me author that is “similar” to the author I previously read
Read 30Oct20 - Quite a Year for Plums by Bailey White
Literature Map: https://www.literature-map.com/bailey...
Elinor Lipman / Rachel to the Rescue ✔ – 28Aug21
This is the first book by Elinor Lipman I have ever read. She is a new-to-me author
Her name is three lines down from Bailey White’s, on the far right.
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 535 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 5
Sara G25.3 - CYNBAXTER's Task - My Time has Come!
**Both of these books are new to me.**
Option 1: Read a book first published between the years 2014-2021 (inclusive).
The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un, Bright Sun of the Twenty-first Century by Anna Fifield
First published in 2019.
Option 4: Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase: SUPER MODS.
Assad or We Burn the Country: How One Family's Lust for Power Destroyed Syria by Sam Dagher
SUPER MODS
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback (no MMPB) here has 592 pages.
**Assad or We Burn the Country is a Big Book (592 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 730
Sara G25.4 - MEGSCL's Task: Lucky Number
I rolled 3.
Book 1: The Outcasts by Kathleen Kent
c. Number 3 included in page number - I read the Kindle edition - the paperback (no MMPB) here has 322 pages.
d. Year FIRST published ends in 3 - 2013.
Book 2: Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb
a. Number of words in the title - 3
b. #3 in the "In Death" series.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 755
Readerboard Name: Kathy P25.1 - Nick KY’s Task: Shirley Jacksoniana
Option 3: The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
Option 4:
Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and CourageThe word is NIGHT
Totals
Points: 185
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 12
Total Books read: 15
Readerboard Name: Kathy P25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Notes From an Elder Millennial
Option A:
Book 1: The House on Mango Street
Published in 1984Book 2: Cinder
Author born 1984 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marissa...
Totals
Points: 210
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 13
Total Books read: 17
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 50.1: 3-2-1:
Book 3: Fires of Alexandria by Thomas K. Carpenter. The author has 3 name parts.
Book 2: The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths is number 2 in the Ruth Galloway series. The book is entirely set in Norfolk, England, included in setting on book's GR page.
Book 1: Silverhill by Phyllis A. Withney is a one-word title, initial can be found in duSty bin
Total number of pages: 340 + 352 + 218 = 910 > 750.
UK Setting: book 2 meets the UK setting requirement.
Totals this posting:
Points: 50
Books: 3
Summary Totals: 95
Books: 6
Tasks: 3
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.1: Picking up the pieces: Option 2: Until Proven Guilty by J. A. Jance. The letters un YOUR can be found in the title: Until pROven guiltY.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 115
Books: 7
Tasks: 4
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.5: Introducing myself: Option 1: Murder Most Grizzly by Elizabeth Quinn. The letters Z and Q can both be found in author's name.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 135
Books: 8
Tasks: 5
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.6: Queen Beatrix: Option 2: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan. The title initials TLH can be found in beaTrix wiLHelmina armgard.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 155
Books: 9
Tasks: 6
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.9: Big moves: Option 3: Midlife Curses by Christine Zane Thomas. The book was first published in 2020. The book has 258 pages > 250 required.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 175
Books: 10
Tasks: 7
15.8 - Found in TranslationBuried Lies (Martin Benner #1) by Kristina Ohlsson
My primary language is English and this book was originally written in Swedish
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 4
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 960
5.5. Working TogetherA book with 3 or more listed authors: All the Ways We Said Goodbye by Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig and Karen White
Points this post: 5
Total points: 955
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing MyselfOption 2:
Read a book where at least 50% takes place in one of the following countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, the Ivory Coast, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Haiti, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo and Vanuatu.
Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light by Amy Thomas
Set in Paris, France for the biggest part of the book.
Total points: 115
Boston Kate
20.5 Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing Myself
Option 1: Beautiful Country: A Memoir by Qian Julie Wang
"Q" in author's name
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
Boston Kate
30.3 Bluemoon's Task: My Memories of the 1980's
A1: The House in the Cerulean Sea
HOUSE can be made from the phrase
C1: The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel
MICHAEL Finkel shares a name with Anthony MICHAEL Hall
Points this post: 30
Total points: 150
Amy B30.2 - TessaVanessa's Task: The Joys of Home Ownership
Read two books from 2 different options. Required: Identify the options.
Option 1: Read a book with the author’s first and last name initials in the word: PLUMBER.
Afterland by Lauren Beukes
Option 4: Read a book that has the word ROOM in the title only. The word must match exactly. Subtitles are excluded.
The Burning Room by Michael Connelly
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 715 Points
INSIYAH25.1 - Nick KY’s Task: Shirley Jacksoniana
Option 3: MPG Humor
Book: Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling (ebook)
How it fits: MPG Humor
Note: PB has 240 pages.
Option 4: Word in title/sub from letters of "THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE"
Book: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
How it fits: SET in phrase
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 905
Books Read: 71
Tasks Completed: 52/60
Laurie METask 30.1: Teri-K's Task: Celebrate the Great Outdoors
option 2: author's initials found in dendROphile
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
option 4: word in title from list of National Parks - Lake Clark in Alaska
The Lake House
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 555
Laurie METask 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. PlumBer
Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong: Reopening the Case of The Hound of the Baskervilles by Pierre Bayard
Option 4: Read a book that has the word ROOM in the title only
Death in Room 7
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 585
Laurie METask 30.3: Bluemoon's Task: My Memories of the 1980s
option A2: Author's initials found in DEathe of a dream
The Rivan Codex: Ancient Texts of the Belgariad and the Malloreon by David Eddings
option C1: Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of these actors. The name may be in any position but must match exactly. Anthony Michael Hall
A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 615
Laurie METask 30.4: Sandy's Task: Opposites Attract: dead/alive
pages book 1: 288l book 2: 378: total: 666.
Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
The Night Is Alive
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 645
Laurie METask 30.5: Dlmrose's Task: Ready to Plan:
Using the 'earth roulette' link determine where book 1 and book 2 will be located
Set I; Syracuse Italy, Vaals, Netherland, Hunstanton, England: Netherlands
Outsider in Amsterdam
Set 2: Kuala Lampur, Malaysia; Kunming China, Manila, Philippines: China
The Chinese Lake Murders
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 675
Laurie METask 30.6: Aprilleigh's Task: Calling All Ailurophiles
One-book option:
No graphic novels for this option, and your book must be at least 500 pages - 528 pages
cashmere, pepper, gypsy
A People's History of the American Revolution: How Common People Shaped the Fight for Independence
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 705
Laurie METask 30.7: 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 - the book is new to me, have read all of previous book, all posted at 4 stars - book is #32 in series.
Dreaming Death
option 3: Read a much loved book that you have read AT LEAST TWICE before. This book should be MORE than 10 years old (First published before June 2011)
Required: State that you have read this book at least TWICE before. book published in 1958, have read many times.
The Chinese Bell Murders
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 735
15.3 - Video Killed the Radio StarI did one book option
Time Pressure by Spider Robinson
The initials SR can be found in the group name Eurythmics
Time, is found in the Song Time after Time
New Points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 610
GO: 2
BB: 2
Sarah E15.3 - Video Killed the Radio Star
Option 2: To Sir, With Love by E.R. Braithwaite
Initials ERB in RoBERt Palmer
Love in LOVE Shack
Total Points: 450
Sarah E15.7 - The 80s Mix Tape
The Mammoth Book of New Comic Fantasy: A Dazzling New Collection of Comic Fantasy Masterpieces from Esther Friesner, Neil Gaiman, Tom Holt, Paul di F
I read an ebook, paperback - no MMP - is The Mammoth Book of New Comic Fantasy
Big Book, 512 pages. Claiming 1 BB ticket.
Total Points: 465
Total BBs: 5
Chris MD 201. Picking Up the Pieces
Option 2: Title includes the letters O-W-N
At the End of the World, Turn Left by Zhanna Slor
O and W in world
N in end
Total points: 165
Sarah E20.1 - Most Improved - Louise's Task: Picking Up The Pieces
Option 4: domestic dog on the cover
I read the kindle edition, paperback - no MMP - is Pups, Pilots and Peril
Total Points: 485
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20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: The View from Lockdown
Read a book that has one of the words WATER, CITY, MOUNTAIN or SKY in the title (not subtitle).
City of Stone - T.C. Edge 8/28
Points this task: 20
Total points: 640
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)