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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2011: EUROPE
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Summer Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS)
10.5 -- What’s Next? Choose a 5-star book from your GR read shelf. Go to What Should I Read Next? and type in the title (DO NOT hit enter!). Choose the correct title from the list that appears below the box. If the title appears more than once, choose the one closest to the top. Choose a book from the generated list to read. Required: Include the title of the 5-star book you chose from your GR shelf when you post.5 star book was The 19th Wife - David Ebershoff which suggested No Time For Goodbye - Linwood Barclay.
25.33. Scribblers ~ The Violets of March: A Novel by Sarah Jio
The main character is a writer.
8. Big Dipper Cone ~ Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
Total Points: 120
15.8 Up In the Air- Airport Code: Switzerland = CHI read Poppy Done to Death by Charlaine Harris
30.4 -- MsOPP's Task: Summer in Europe
1) Cool Summer Books 2011
I read City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
2) Takes place in summer
I read Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
Grand Total = 140
Reader board name: Jamie IN25.4 - Jenn Renee's task: Color Me Happy......
I rolled a 3. Yellow
Option 1
by Marian KeyesOption 5 (Inspirational)
by Lauraine SnellingPoints This Task: 25
Total Points: 135
Total Tasks Completed: 9
Total Books Read: 11
Total Pages Read: 3845
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
RACHEL CA: 100 pts total5.08 BUT NO SHOPLIFTING!
On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder (library)
Points: 5
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
20.4 Author, Author - Isabell's task: Focus on My Favorite Goodreads Author I rolled a 3 and chose to read a book by a female author.
Valley of Dry Bones by Valley of Dry Bones
Total Points = 705
Simba20.8 - It's My Birthday
Soulless by
Gail Carriger (made a list for Popular Female Sci-Fi)
*Gail Carriger is a Goodreads Author*
10.10 - Gimmie S'More
Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
*Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads Author*
I've read many other books by this author... and I love this series
30.6 – Delicious Dee’s Task: Shakespeare Under the Stars
Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler
(for this task I rolled a 6, which was "As You Like It", and this memior by Handler was definitely funny)
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
*Tess Gerritsen is a Goodreads Author*
(for this task I rolled a 4, which was "Hamlet", and this book contained many murders)
Points on Post: 60
Total Points: 145/1000
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 10
Pages Read: 3313
Goodread Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+ (0)
Brenda WIGraduation, end of the school year and sailing have kept me busy - but I still find time to read. Here's what I have so far:
10.2 Phone Home I Am Number Four
10.4 Here Kitty Kitty Margarita Cat
15.1 Roses - Backseat Saints - main character's name is Rose Mae
15.4 Summer Shorts - The Read-Aloud Handbook: Sixth Edition
15.5 Mind the Gap - Four to ScoreStephanie Plum #4
20.3 Something that makes me happy is sailing so I read
Dolphins Under My Bed
20.6 Summer Reading Stuck in the Middle: A Novel I read this while sailing and sitting in the shade in my yard
20.9 Something that makes you better - kind of superficial - but I choseCurly Girl: The Handbookbecause it is helping me deal with my super curly (and often unruly) hair
20.4 Author Author - Rolled a 5 so I read a book were the main characters were considered poor June Bug
points this post 145 total points 145June BugJune Bug
LISA NC15.9 Pulling Weeds - Read one of the 50 lowest rated books on my TBR shelf.
Napoleon's Pyramids by William Dietrich
This post: 15 points
Total: 70 points
Coralie5.9 The Long and the Short of It
All Clear 641 pages
10.10 Gimme S’more
The Tree of Man by Patrick White
30.9 Vacation Time
A. Tropical Issue set in the United Kingdom, Madeira (Portugal) and various Caribbean nations including St Lucia and Barbados
B. ‘hotel’ in title
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Total points 275
30.4. Summer in EuropeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
177 pages. Option #2. Set over summer.
Hunger by Knut Hamson
224 pages. Option #4. Set in Norway.
20.6. Summer Reading
A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
337 pages. Read by the pool while I was on holiday in Cyprus, whilst sunbathing.
Jennifer Egan is a Goodreads Author.
Points: 50
Total Points: 90
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 5
Pages: 1346
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Lisa MDCOMPLETED TASKS:
20.3 Best Review Contest - Sera's task: Happy, Happy, Happy
identify something that makes you happy, then read a fiction or non-fiction book where that thing is the focal point of the story, narrative, or of a primary character in the book - My sister makes me happy and although this book is centered around a crime, it is also about the relationship of sisters.
❀Sister by Rosamund Lupton READ 7.6.11
GOODREADS AUTHOR
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Sandy MN's task: A Trip to the Past
read one work of Historical Fiction
❀Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks READ 7.3.11
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TOTAL TASKS COMPLETED: 15/57
TOTAL BOOKS READ: 17
TOTAL POINTS: 225/1000
TOTAL GOODREADS AUTHORS: 8
BIG BOOK TICKETS: 500+[ ] 750+[ ] 1000+[ ]
sclosson25.2 - Pulitzer Winners Past and Present
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
2011 - Fiction
Rent by Jonathan Larson
1996 - Drama
Jennifer Egan is a Goodreads Author
Points: 25
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 5
Lindsey IL20.3 - Happy, Happy, Happy
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
**Gretchen Rubin is a Goodreads Author**
20.7 - A Trip to the Past
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
**Kathryn Stockett is a Goodreads Author**
Points This Post: 40
Total Points: 315
GoodReads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 26
Pages Read: 6636
5.10 – Summer Fun - Hot Six by Janet Evanovich, a Goodreads author.----
Points Claiming: 5
Total Points: 175
STACIE MITask 30.10 - Half and Half
Using Little Women, which I read during the spring challenge, I read:
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson, who is a Goodreads author!
and
Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me by Ben Karlin
Points this task: 30
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 14
Pages read: 3370
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Finally finished some 2 book tasks!20.4FOCUS ON MY GOODREADS AUTHOR - Hit List by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rolled a 3 and this book is written by female and features Anita Blake a very strong heroine.
20.10 GROUP READ - Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
Review posted
***GoodReads Author***
25.3 THE ICE CREAM TRUCK -
A. Bel-Air Dead by Stuart Woods
Chose a bullet firecracker - crime/mystery book
B. Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Chose another bullet firecracker
25.6 EUROPEAN LANDMARKS -
A. Mother Earth Father Sky by Sue Harrison
A visit to Stonehenge; book set before 1C
B. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
A visit to Westminister Abbey
***Big Book 651pgs***
30.2 A.K.A. -
A. Phantom Evil by Heather Graham
B. If Looks Could Kill by Heather Graham Pozzessere
These authors are the same person
30.3 IF IT'S TUESDAY -
A. Day of the Dead by J.A. Jance
B. French Silk by Sandra Brown
***GoodReads Author***
***Big Book 512pgs***
Points: 150
Tasks: 6
Books: 10
Pages: 4258
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 2
Total Points: 435
Total Tasks: 26
Total Books: 34
Total Pages: 14183
GR Authors: 11
Big Books 500+: 10
15.5 Mind the Gap! Read a book that is neither the first nor the last in the series.Fearless Fourteen
Points This Post: 15
Big Book Tickets claimed this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets earned this season: 3
Total Points: 40
Jennifer KS15.10 Summertime, And the Reading is Easy- I read A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness.
****Deborah Harkness is a Good reads author****
This has 579 pages so I am claiming a big book ticket
Points this task 15
Total Points 175
Good Reads Authors 7
Big Book Tickets 1-500
Pages 6377
5.5 - Maple Leaf RagWaiting for Joe by Sandra Birdsell - 288 pages
This book is both by a Canadian author and set in Canada.
20.9 - Something Better
The Gut Flush Plan: The Breakthrough Cleansing Program to Rid Your Body of the Toxins That Make You Sick, Tired, and Bloated by Ann Louise Gittleman - 304 pages
This book purports to help you feel better through detoxing. Not the plan for me.
30.1 - Best Friends and Lovers
A. One of my best friends in high school was named David, so I read The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff, a Goodreads author. - 288 pages
B. I chose option 2 (seven word title) and read Thrifty: Living The Frugal Life With Style by Marjorie Harris - 232 pages
Points This Post: 55
Total Points: 295
Total Tasks Completed: 19
Total Books Read: 23
Total Pages Read: 6639
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+(2);750+(0);1000+(0)
5.8 But No Shoplifting!Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto (got it from the library)
10.9 Around the Campfire
House of Leaves (pre-approved in the task help thread)
**Mark Z. Danielewski is a Good Reads Author**
**This is also a Big Book at 709 pages**
20.6 Summer Reading
Corsets: Historical Patterns & Techniques, which I read sitting in my back yard with a cold beverage!
20.9 Summerthing Better
From the Neck Up: An Illustrated Guide to Hatmaking
I am a fashion designer, and I read this millinery book so that I can expand my skills and become more versatile in my field. This was pre-approved in the task help thread.
Points This Post: 55
Total Points: 75
Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books: 6
Pages Read: 1,791
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
5.8 But No ShopliftingRemarkable Creatures by Sean B. Carroll
I got this book for free at a meeting that I went to this summer
15.8 Up in the Air
The Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz
Moldova = MD
15.9 Pulling Weeds
Poker Face by Maureen Callahan
This book has an average rating of 3.23 and my average rating is 3.47
25.4 Color Me Happy
A) Hourglass by Myra McEntire*
*Myra McEntire is a goodreads author
Purple cover
B) Anita Blake #20: Hit List by Laurell K. Hamilton
Fantasy or Paranormal
points=265
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Heather KS's task: Summer ReadingFor this task, read a book while doing your favorite summer activities.
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
I read this book on our annual road trip to Arkansas and Virginia (approved in task thread).
A Feast for Crows is a Big Book (1060 pages).
This Post: 20
Total Points: 175
Tasks Completed: 14/57
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (1), 1000+ (2)
Nickboy.10.9 Around the Campfire Eight Tales of Terror by Edgar Allan Poe, Eight Tales of Terror by Edgar Allen Poe, 196 pages
20.4 Author, Author - Isabell's task: Focus on My Favorite Goodreads Author I rolled a 2. In honor of “The Immortals” I read a horse-opera with a horse on the cover –
by Dusty Richards (byline: Ralph Compton), 320 pages30.4 -- MsOPP's Task: Summer in Europe
Option # 4. Read a book set in a European country. The Fall by Albert Camus,set in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, 147 pages
Option # 5. Read a book that has the word 'summer' in the title.
by Robert J. Booker, 105 pagesTask Points: 60
Total Points: 420
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 37
Pages Read: 11,365
Big Books: 500+ (5)
Carla 20.3 Happy Happy Happy
I read The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender. Cooking and baking make me very happy - food, and its preparation, is a central theme in this story.
Aimee Bender is a Goodreads author - may I please claim a ticket?
Points this task 20
Total points 115
Tasks Completed: 5
Books read: 7
Total pages: 2534 + one audiobook
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
NICOLE AR-5.8. But No Shoplifting!
For this task, I read Peter Mayle's "French Lessons: Adventure with a Knife, Fork and Corkscrew"
I borrowed this book from the library.
Points for this task: 5
Total Points: 75
25.4 - Jenn Renee's task: Color Me Happy...... I rolled a 2 which was orange. I chose options 1 and 5
I read Sabotaged by Margaret Peterson Haddix
which primarily has an orange coverAMD
I read a suspense/thriller book
by Steve BerryTotal Points = 730
Colleen MN I completed Task 20.4. I read
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith. I rolled a six, and chose part 1, a book with "castle" in the title.
10.6 Gay PrideBoy Meets Boy by David Levithan
*David Levithan is a Goodreads Author*
10.10 Gimme S'more
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
*Sarah Addison Allen is a Goodreads Author*
25.3 The Ice Cream Truck
Bubblegum Bar: City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
and
Bubblegum Bar: Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
*Cassandra Clare is a Goodreads Author*
*Laurie Halse Anderson is a Goodreads Author*
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 235
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books Tickets: 0
STACIE MITask 15.5 - Mind the Gap
I read:
Fables: War and Pieces by Bill Willingham
which is the eleventh book in the series.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 215
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 15
Pages read: 3562
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Joanna T20.1 Birthday Time
My birthday is on January 29th. I selected option 2.
The First Twenty-Nine Days by Johnny L. Ellis
Grand total: 60
20.9 - Lucky Me! - Kate.x.'s task: Summerthing BetterI'd like to get better at communicating, especially writing letters and notes to people.
Webster's New World Letter Writing Handbook finished 7/7
25.3 - Sandy's task: The Ice Cream Truck
2x option 4
The Pharaoh's Concubine 7/2
by Z.A. Maxfield (Goodreads Author)
Spoils of War 7/5
by Kari Gregg (Goodreads Author)
30.1 -- Cheryl TX's task:
Part A Best friend growing up was Katie. Read Noble Intentions by Katie MacAlister (GoodReads Author). Finished 6/28
I don't see her liking this author. She hates to read, period. She "only reads books that have lots of pictures" (direct quote).
Part B, Option 3) Heaven finished 7/5
by Jet Mykles (Goodreads Author)
Points this post 75
Total points 310
Tasks Completed: 21
Books read: 26
GR Authors: 13
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Natalie FL5.3 I read Shimmer By Alyson Noel
The dog is next to the girl with brown hair.For 5.10 I read Latte Daze: A Maya Davis Novel By Erynn Magnum
For 10. 8 I read ttyl By Lauren Myracle
For 10.10 I read The White House by Roland Smith
For 15.5 I read The Scorch Trials by James Dashner. It is #2 In the Maze Runner Trilogy.
Total :110
Mandy S.Joining late, so here's all my reading from June 1 to now.
10.3 Spare Me
Riven Rock by TC Boyle
I'd rather not spend a lot of time in a mansion that's been locked down for a sexually insane man...but that's just me. ;)
10.8 Baby, It's Hot Outside! Red cover.
by Philip Roth10.10 Gimme S'more
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
15.7 Readers Have Chosen -- GR Choice Awards
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Points this post: 45 points
Total: 45 points
Tasks Completed: 4
** This is a REPOST to add the Goodreads Author designation!**15.5 Mind the Gap! Read a book that is neither the first nor the last in the series.
Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich who is a Goodreads Author!
Points This Post: 15
Big Book Tickets claimed this post: 0
GR Authors read this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets earned this season: 3
GR Authors read this season: 1
Total Points: 40
STACIE MITask 30.6 - Shakespeare Under the Stars
I rolled a 6 and a 2. For the first die, a humorous book, I read:
Black Bart Says Draw : A FoxTrot Collection by Bill Amend
For the second die, a fantasy/paranormal book, I read:
Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey
Points this task: 30
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 17
Pages read: 3972
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
MASANOBU30.2 Sheila/Wendy UK's task: A.K.A.
I've read
1. Europa by Romain Gary. (****)
2. La vida ante sí by Émile Ajar. (****)
Both are two of the multiple pen names of Roman Kacew, better known by his French name, Romain Gary. Thanks to that pen name, he is the only author to have won the Goncourt twice, since the Académie Goncourt didn't know the real identity of Émile Ajar.
Total Points: 55 + 30 = 85
Total Tasks: 4
* GR Authors: 1 (in post 825 I claimed task 20.6, for which I read a book by Sabina Berman, but I forgot to say that she's a GR author. Sorry to cause you so much trouble!)
30.6 Shakespeare Under The StarsFirst die: rolled 3, anthology.
Tea and Crumpet by Josephine Myles and others. Link to print edition 216 pages
** Josephine Myles is a Goodreads Author **
Second die: rolled 2, fantasy, sci-fi or paranormal.
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
** Gabrielle Zevin is a Goodreads Author **
Points for this post: 30
Total Points: 635
Tasks Completed: 39
Books Read: 51
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Book Tickets: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Historical FictionThe Lotus Eaters: A Novel by ***Goodreads Author*** Tatjana Soli - set during the Vietnam War
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 260
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 20
GoodReads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
sclosson10.1 - For Real?
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Points: 10
Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 6
Heather KSFinished task 20.4 Favorite Goodreads Author. I rolled a 3, so I read a book by a female author. I read Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky.
Also Barbara Delinsky is a Goodreads author.
New point total: 175
25.3 Ice Cream Truck - Bullet Firecracker Pop - Silent Mercy by Linda Fairstein and Jolly Rancher Ice Pop - Troublemaker: Book 2 by Janet and Alex Evanovich
Tasks completed: 6
Total Points: 90 points
Books read: 7
Casey TN10.1 - For Real?
Un Lun Dun by China Miéville, who is a **Goodreads Author**
10.8 - Baby, It's Hot Outside!
Girl's Guide to Witchcraft by Mindy Klasky
Mindy Klasky is a **Goodreads Author**
10.10 - Gimme S'more
Rogue Wave by Boyd Morrison
15.7 - The Readers Have Chosen
I chose Linger by Maggie Stiefvater, which was a nominee for Favorite Book of 2010.
Maggie Stiefvater is a **Goodreads Author**
20.4 - Focus On My Favorite Goodreads Author
I rolled a 5 and read The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig, who is a **Goodreads Author**
30.2 - A.K.A.
A. The Perfect Poison by Amanda Quick
B. White Lies by Jayne Ann Krentz
30.4 - Summer in Europe
I chose options 1 and 3.
1. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
3. Fire by Kristin Cashore
Points this Post: 125
Total Points: 125
GoodReads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
For 10.8, Baby It's Hot Outside, I read: 
* I am claiming a Big Book Ticket for this book. See link: 512 pages of stories!
Points this Post: 10
Total Points thus far: 30
Pages read: 356 +512 = 868!
Tasks Completed: 2/57 - I am aiming for at least 10 this round!
Big Book Tickets 500 (1)
30.4 -- MsOPP's Task: Summer in Europe Chose option 3
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
This book is number 4 on the coming of age list.
Chose option 2
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
This book takes place over summer when a girl is sent to spend the summer with her father who she hasn't spoken to for 3 years.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 365
Total Tasks Completed: 20
Total Books Read: 26
Total GoodReads Authors: 6
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
5.3 The Dog Days of SummerBlack Dogs by Ian McEwan
5.10 Summer Fun
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
25.2 Pulitzer Prize Winners Past and Present
2002 Fiction: Empire Falls by Richard Russo
1993 General Nonfiction: Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America by Garry Wills
Points this Post: 35
Tasks Completed: 28/57
Total Points: 425/1000
Annie MTask 5.4 S U M M M M M M E R.
Deeper Water by Robert Whitlow
Points this Post: 5
Tasks Completed: 8/57
Total Points: 65/1000
Total Books Read: 8
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Janice CA20.7 A Trip to the Past......
Doc: A Novel by Mary Doria Russell
4 stars
The setting for this new book is the year 1878 in Dodge City, Kansas.
+20
total: 65
tasks: 6
books: 6
GR Authors: 2
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5.5 Maple Leaf Rag
Crow Lake by Mary Lawson
Canadian author, set in Canada
10.6 Gay Pride
Luna by Julie Anne Peters
Liam/Lia Marie(Luna) is transgendered
15.5 Mind the Gap
The Likeness by Tana French
Dublin Murder Squad #2 of 3
15.6 Speak English!
The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
From odds & sods- stone= 14 lbs
20.2 Nickboy's task: NETHERLANDS Is an Eleven Letter Word
Option A- 11-letter word
Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan 12-letters
20.6 Heather KS's task: Summer Reading
You Know When the Men Are Gone by Siobhan Fallon
Read outside on the deck under an umbrella on a chaise with a tall iced coffee- a perfect afternoon
20.7 Sandy MN's task: A Trip to the Past
set 20+ years before publication date
Smoke-Filled Rooms by Kris Nelscott
published in 2001, set in 1968 amid the events of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago (33 years)
total 470