The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion
note: This topic has been closed to new comments.
SUMMER CHALLENGE 2022
>
Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
Bookwrm526Task #30.4 - Sinistromanual
Option 1: Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title made of letters typed solely by the left hand on a QWERTY keyboard. I read The Candid Life of Meena Dave by Namrata Patel. The word DAVE can be typed with only the left hand.
Option 4: Read a book by an author who was born in or currently resides in the American South: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. I read The Elementals by Michael McDowell, who was born in Alabama.
Total points so far: 440
Andy P.Task # 25.2 - XBM's Task: A's all around
Book 1: Read a book with 3 or more A's in the title
Project Namahana by John Teschner 4 A's in Namahana
Book 2: Read a book with 3 or more A's in the author's name
Rise & Shine, Benedict Stone by Phaedra Patrick 2 A's in Phaedra, 1 in Patrick
Points this post: 25
Total points: 615
Nick KYTake Away:
10.8 Apple II I read The Likeness by Tana French, # 2 in the Dublin Murder Squad series.
Points This Post: - 10
Total Points So Far: 690
Nick KYReplacement:
10.8 Apple II I read A Superior Death, # 2 in the Anna Pigeon series by Nevada Barr.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 700
Nick KY30.9 Brooklyn’s The Purge
Opt. 1. Title is two words, first word is “The.” I read The Likeness by Tana French.
Opt. 4. Cake (cupcakes) on cover. I read Murder Most Finicky by Liz Mugavero.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 730
30.4 SinistromanualOption 1 - House Arrest by Mike Lawson
ARREST is typed with the left hand.
Option 2 - The Outsider by Stephen King
This is on page 1 of the list. It is 561 pages so I'd like a BB ticket.
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 220
babbling c50.1 Lisa MD: “I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT”
(B) choose one option and read three books which meet the task requirement for each of the letters, numbers or musical notes mentioned in the option.
Books should total 750 pages or more. No books with the main page genre of childrens or kids may be used.
Option 2: 123
Read one book which is either number 1,2, or 3 in a series. Series name and number must appear in greyscale in the Goodreads data.
1. For Darkness Shows the Stars - kindle For Darkness Shows the Stars - paperback pgs. 407 by Diana Peterfreund
Book 1 For Darkness Shows the Stars
2. Recipe for Persuasion - kindle Recipe for Persuasion - paperback pgs. 464 by Sonali Dev
Book 2 the Rajes
3. The Wolf Lord - kindle The Wolf Lord - paperback pgs 324 by Ann Aguirre
Book 3 Ars Numia
407 + 464 +324 = 1,195> 750
THIS POST
Points: 50
Completed Tasks: 1
NONFICTION : 0
Total This Season
Points: 215/1070
Completed Tasks: 14/60
NONFICTION : 0
******
Pages read this season: 6,736
Books read this season: 18
babbling c20.1 - Most Improved Player - Paul's Task: Dancing With the Stars
To celebrate this wonderful experience, read a book of 200 or more pages that meets one of two options.
No books with the MPG of children or kids may be used. A book with the main page genre of Graphic Novel, Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga may be used.
REQUIRED: state the option you chose
Option 2: our granddaughter also entertained us with some music with her (pink) ukelele. Read a book where the single author’s initials (all of them) can be found in PINK UKELELE.
Six Crimson Cranes - audible Die sechs Kraniche - paperback 480 by Elizabeth Lim
PINK UKELELE
480>200
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
NONFICTION : 0
Total This Season
Points: 235/1070
Completed Tasks: 15/60
NONFICTION : 0
******
Pages read this season: 7,216
Books read this season: 19
Kathy KS**UNCLAIM!!** Stats adjusted below.
50.1 Lisa MD: “I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT”
(A) Read one book for each chorus option
Option 1: ABC- Read one book where the first word of the title begins with either the letter A, B, or C.
Age of Deception, by T.A. White
Letter "A"
398 pages
Option 2: 123- Read one book which is either number 1,2, or 3 in a series.
Quiet as a Nun, by Antonia Fraser
Series: Jemima Shore #1
177 pages
Option 3: Do Re Mi- Read one book with either “do,” “re,” or “mi” found intact in a title word.
The Green Mill Murder, by Kerry Greenwood
Musical note, both "re" and "mi" are found in: gREen MIll
I read a large print edition; pb-192 pages (no mmpb)
Total pages: 398+177+192= 767 (>750)
******
Points for this task: 0
Total points : 535-50=485
Tasks completed: 25/59-1=24/59
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 3
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 5
Kathy KS50.1 Lisa MD: “I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT”
(A) Read one book for each chorus option
Option 1: ABC- Read one book where the first word of the title begins with either the letter A, B, or C.
Age of Deception, by T.A. White
Letter "A"
398 pages
Option 2: 123- Read one book which is either number 1,2, or 3 in a series.
The Rocksburg Railroad Murders by K.C. Constantine
Series: Mario Balzic Detective Mystery #1
188 pages
Option 3: Do Re Mi- Read one book with either “do,” “re,” or “mi” found intact in a title word.
The Green Mill Murder, by Kerry Greenwood
Musical note, both "re" and "mi" are found in: gREen MIll
I read a large print edition; pb-192 pages (no mmpb)
Total pages: 398+188+192= 778 (>750)
******
Points for this task: 50
Total points : 535
Tasks completed: 25/59
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 3
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 5
Mod
10.2 - What A Drag It Is Getting Old
Read a book with a word of at least three letters in the title or subtitle from a song title from the setlist (Bright Lights, Big City)
As Bright as Heaven. Susan Meissner
Points this post: 10
Total points: 685/1050
Tasks completed: 39/59
Books read: 50
Big Book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
It's a Fact ticket: 11
50.1 Lisa MD: “I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT”(B) choose one option and read three books which meet the task requirement for each of the letters, numbers or musical notes mentioned in the option.
Books should total 750 pages or more. No books with the main page genre of childrens or kids may be used.
OR
option 2:
numbers 1, 2, 3 in series (don't have to be the same series)
I read The Crossing Placesn which is #1 in the Ruth Galloway series. It has 304 pp
I read The Janus Stone which is #2 in the Ruth Galloway series. It has 328 pp
I read The House at Sea's End which is #3 in the Ruth Galloway series. It has 352 pp
304 + 328 + 352 = 984 pp
points: 240
books read: 20
tasks completed; 11
tasks in progress: 3
Big books: 1
pages read: 7065
Christine V20.4 - Golden Oldies - Julia103's Task: A Group of Prides
Option B: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
MPG LGBT > Queer verified in message 31 of the genre verification thread here.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 0
Mai15.7 – If You Don’t Want Me to Read It, I Surely Will!
Book found on page 2 from the Best Banned Books list
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
*Claim 1 Golden Oldie ticket: book first published 1890)*
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 585
Tasks Completed: 34
Books Read: 45
NF Tickets: 22
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 1
Amy B20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Book Concierge’s Task: Family Vacations
Required Book must be a minimum of 250 pages
Restrictions - NO books with main page genre “Childrens” or “kids.”
Option C: Read a book by a MALE author whose first and last initials are in ROAD TRIP.
The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock (261 pgs)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 380 Points
10.8 - Apple IIRead a book that is number 2 in a series
After You by Jojo Moyes (Me Before You #2)
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 905
Tasks completed: 52
Books read: 73
Big Book tickets: 10
Golden Oldies tickets: 5
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.2- Oscar Time, Baby
Over Easy
Word is OVER
Totals
Points: 80
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 7
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Total Books Completed: 10
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.9 - Rescued from the Cutting Room Floor
Team of Five: The Presidents Club in the Age of TrumpClaiming One It's a Fact Ticket
Totals
Points: 85
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 8
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Total Books Completed: 11
Kathy KS5.5 - Making the World Go Round
Read a book in which a monetary unit is found intact in the title or subtitle. REQUIRED: Specify the monetary unit that you are using, the country in which is is/was used, and the title/subtitle word in which it is found.
Tracing Your European Roots by W. Daniel Quillen
Word: Euro in EUROpean
"The euro is the official currency of 19 out of the 27 member states of the European Union." "The currency is also used officially by the institutions of the European Union, by four European microstates that are not EU members,[13] the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, as well as unilaterally by Montenegro and Kosovo."-- Wikipedia
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
******
Points for this task: 5
Total points : 540
Tasks completed: 26/59
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 3
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 6
50.1 Lisa MD: I'M GOING TO TEA"CH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT"The books musst have a total page count of at least 750
Option A: Read one book for esch chorus option
Book 1: ABC - Read a book where the first word of the title begins with A, B, or C
Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner Audio, no MMP, 348 pages in first listed pb
Book 2: Read a book that is either # 1, 2, or 3 in a series
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore Pine Cove #2, Audio, 365 pages in first MMP
Book 3: Read a book with either "do" "re" or "mi" found intact in a title word
Do You Mind If I Cancel? by Gary Janetti, my title word is "Do", Audio, no MMP, 176 pages in first pb
348 + 265 + 176 = 889 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 955
Tasks completed: 53
Books read: 76
Big Book tickets: 10
Golden Oldies tickets: 5
Coralie5.8 Meanwhile, Back in Oz
THE BROKEN GIRLS is in yellow
Total to date 595 points
LAUREN JODI50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: I'm Going to Teach You How to Sing it Out
(B) Option 2
Book #1: 1st in Series
Wolf Bride by Elizabeth Moss
Page #: 336
Book #2: 2nd in Series
A Hellion in Her Bed by Sabrina Jeffries
Page #: 354
Book #3: 3rd in Series
Lone Heart Pass by Jodi Thomas
Page #:352
Total pages: 1042
~~~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 465/1050
Big Book Ticket: 1
Its a Fact Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 37
Total Tasks Completed: 29/59
Nick KY20.9 - CynBaxter's Task - The Underscore
Opt. 1. The title contains a word of 4 or more letters that can be made from the letters in the composer’s name HERBERT POPE STOTHART.
I read Heart Full of Lies by Ann Rule. The word “HEART” has the appropriate letters: HErbert pope stothART.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 750
10.4 - Fields of PoppiesRead a book with a genre of World War I.
Pandemic 1918: The Story of the Deadliest Influenza in History
MPG World War I
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket - Nonfiction
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 485
It's A Fact Tickets: 9
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Julia10310.1 - Cowardly
The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds
(Deadly ends in LY)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 530
BB: 13
GO: 1
NF: 2
Tasks Completed: 33
Books read: 43
Julia1035.3 - Song of the Century?
Night Over Water
(The word "Over" in the book title is in song title "Over the Rainbow")
This post: 5 points
Total points: 535
BB: 13
GO: 1
NF: 2
Tasks Completed: 34
Books read: 44
15.3 – Just Call Me JudyOption 2 – Read one book that satisfies the requirements for both books for option 1.
Book 1 - Read a book written by an author whose initials (all) can be found in Judy Garland.
Book 2 – Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, with the initial letter of each word found in Frances Ethel Gumm.
Feeding My Mother: Comfort and Laughter in the Kitchen as My Mom Lives with Memory Loss by Jann Arden
JA appears in Judy gArland
FMM appears in Frances ethel guMM
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket - Nonfiction
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 500
It's A Fact Tickets: 10
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Andy P.Task # 20.9 - Moderators' Pet - CynBaxter's Task - The Underscore
Option 3: Read a book that is first in a series
The Anderson Tapes by Lawrence SandersThis is #1 in the Deadly Sins series.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 635
25.9 - Dee's Task: It's Graduation Time…Option A – The Degree and my Cohort
Book 1 – Read a book with all the words in the title starting with letters found in GOVERNMENT INFORMATION LEADERSHIP.
The Album of Dr. Moreau
TAODM appears in gOvernMenT leADership
Book 2 – Read a book set at least 75% in one of the following countries: Germany
Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch
Takes place entirely in Germany as stated in the metadata and synopsis.
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 525
It's A Fact Tickets: 10
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Mod
30.8 - Tien’s Task: Drinks to keep you Warm
1. For this option, read a book with a MPG Classics AND where first letter of each word in title (of at least 3 words) can be found in “The Berry Tea Shop”.
The English Patient. Michael Ondaatje (320 pages)
Claiming 1 GO ticket (published in 1992)
3. For this option, read a book with a MPG Romance AND where all author’s initials appear in “Nestle Complete Mix Hot Chocolate”
The Sparrow Sisters. Ellen Herrick (365 pages)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 715/1050
Tasks completed: 40/59
Books read: 52
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
It's a Fact ticket: 11
Line5.9
read a book that doesn’t have “the” in the title and is not a part of a series. I read Mansfield Park
points for this task: 5
total points: 165
books read: 15
tasks done: 14
Task 15.6 – Leo the Lion.Book chosen: Defiance: The Bielski Partisans
Fits task: Author's initials (Nechama Tec = N, T) found in LEO THE LION
Format read: audio
# of pages: 304 (printed edition)
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 560 points
Task 30.7 – Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: Doublejs DoubleBook 1 chosen: Option 2: The Twisted Tree
Fits task: MPG Horror
Format read: audio
# of pages: 248 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: Option 5: Red Island House
Fits task: Word RED in the title
Format read: audio
# of pages: 288 (printed edition)
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date: 590 points
20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugo's SeasonOption 2: Read a book set at least set in Florida, Illinois, Canada, China or Scotland, or by an author born in one of these states or countries
419 by Will Ferguson
Will Ferguson was born in Fort Vermillion, AB, Canada. This can be verified at willferguson.ca or Wikipedia
Points this post: 20
Total points: 975
Tasks completed: 54
Books read: 77
Big Book tickets: 10
Golden Oldies tickets: 5
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Book Concierge’s Task: Family VacationsOption C: Read a book by a MALE author whose first and last initials are in ROAD TRIP.
Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan
male author's initials, TR, found in TRip
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better: 7
It's a Fact: 4
Season Total: 745
10.7 - To The SeaThe Night Ship by Jess Kidd
the ship can be seen between the word the & night
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better: 7
It's a Fact: 4
Season Total: 755
Mai25.4 - Lauren Jodi's Task: Literary Lions
Option 1: The Cowardly Lion: single feather of any color on the cover.
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi*Claim 1 NF ticket*
Option 2: Aslan: Read a book set at least 50% in one of the countries that has a lion on its national flag - Spain
Origin by Dan Brown
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 610
Tasks Completed: 35
Books Read: 47
NF Tickets: 23
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 1
Amy B5.10 - Swing, Baby, Swing!
Select your free choice book that meets SRC requirements. Books with the MPG children or kids that are NOT found in ARBF may be used for this task.
The Way She Feels: My Life on the Borderline in Pictures and Pieces by Courtney Cook
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 385 Points
Julia103UNCLAIM
50.1 Lisa MD: “I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT”
Book 1: Bad Actors:
Book 2: Throne of Jade
Book 3: Mission of Honor
This post: -50 points, -2 BB
Total points: 485
BB: 11
GO: 1
NF: 2
Tasks Completed: 33
Books read: 41
Julia10350.1 Lisa MD: “I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT”
A. (one from each Option)
1. Bad Actors:: (title starts with B)
2. Murder at the Taffy Shop (Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery #2)
3. Mission of Honor ("mi" in title)
I read the ebook. Top MMP En mission is 875 pages so claiming two BB tickets
This post: 50 points, 2 BB
Total points: 535
BB: 13
GO: 1
NF: 2
Tasks Completed: 34
Books read: 44
Julia10330.5 - Sandy's Task: Impress Your Friends!
Book 1: The Time of the Dragon
The word DRAGON can be made from letters in GRANDilOquent
Book 2: Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik
The author's first name NAOMI can be made from letters in MAgNIlOquence
This post: 30 points
Total points: 565
BB: 13
GO: 1
NF: 2
Tasks Completed: 35
Books read: 46
Amy FL10.3 - Press Play
Nothing to See Here - Audie Award for Best Female Narrator (2020)
Points this post 10
Total points: 740
Barbara ★30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Sinistromanual
Option 2: Read a book that has been shelved as Sinister:
The Girl Before - Rena Olsen 7/21
(found on page 5)
Option 3: Read a book with the word Left, Lefty, or Lefties in the title. Subtitles are excluded.
After She Left - Claire Amarti 8/5
Points this task: 30
Total points: 605
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Amy FL25.7 - Hannelore’s Task: Hoi! Nice to meet you!
Option 1: Amy: My Search for Her Killer: Secrets & Suspects in the Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic by James Renner (Renner is a palindrome)
Option 4: My Sweet Girl - MSG: MillionSmissinG
Points this post: 25
Total points: 765
Amy FL25.9 - Dee's Task: It's Graduation Time…
Option B
Book 1: A Fire in the Night by Christopher Swann (ISRP in chRIStoPher)
Book 2: Thursday's Children (#4 in Frieda Klein series)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 790
Amy FL30.9 - Brooklyn's Task: The Purge
Option 1: The Collective - two-word title beginning with "The"
Option 3: 22 Seconds - #22 (of 22) in Women's Murder Club series
Points this post: 30
Total points: 820
Andy P.Task # Summer Road Trip, North and South Option 1
Book 1 – Read a book set at least 50% in one of these states. Rt. 1 runs from Florida to Maine, passing through Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, etc. If the setting is not identified in the GR description or metadata, include a reference.
by Nicholas Sparks almost entirely set in North Carolina.Book 2 – Read a book with a motor vehicle on the cover.
by Joey Hartstone Truck in the center of cover under the word localPoints this post: 15
Total points: 650
Kathy KS15.3 – Just Call Me Judy
Option 2 – Read one book that satisfies the requirements for both books for option 1.
►Book 1 - Read a book written by an author whose initials (all) can be found in Judy Garland.
►Book 2 – Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, with the initial letter of each word found in Frances Ethel Gumm.
Marrying Minister Right by Annie Jones
AJ=Judy gArland
MMR=fRances... guMM
I read a large print version; pb-224 p. (no mmpb)
******
Points for this task: 15
Total points : 555
Tasks completed: 27/59
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 3
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 6
JEN B 50.1 Lisa MD: “I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT”
(A) Read one book for each chorus option
Option 1: ABC
Read one book where the first word of the title begins with either the letter A, B, or C. All title words count, including “A” or “An.”
A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey
Title begins with "A"
Option 2: 123
Read one book which is either number 1,2, or 3 in a series. Series name and number must appear in greyscale in the Goodreads data.
Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean
This book is 2nd in the Tokyo Ever After series
Option 3: Do Re Mi
Read one book with either “do,” “re,” or “mi” found intact in a title word. REQUIRED: Include title word and musical note used in your post.
The Retreat by Sarah Pearse
"Re" in "REtreat"
TOTAL POINTS: 340
This topic has been frozen by the moderator. No new comments can be posted.
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Concrete Blonde (other topics)The Black Echo (other topics)
The Black Ice (other topics)
The Maid (other topics)
The Yellow Envelope: One Gift, Three Rules, and a Life-Changing Journey Around the World (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Michael Connelly (other topics)Nora Roberts (other topics)
Arthur Conan Doyle (other topics)
C.S. Poe (other topics)
Nita Prose (other topics)
More...
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Poppy the three-legged dog
Read a book with exactly three P's in any combination of title, sub-title, series name and author.
Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach- 8/3
Using 2 P's from book title and 1 P from author's last name
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 355
Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 14
BB Ticket:
NF Ticket: