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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2012: WIND/AIR
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Emily Bookshelf15.4 – Summer Reading
Option 1
A - "Summer Wind"
The Shadow of the Wind - "W I N D"
B - "Summertime"
Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta - M, M are letters in summertime
Melina is a GoodReads Author
Big Book Ticket - 593 pages
Points this post: 15
Goodread Authors This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets This Post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 200
10.1 Skip to My LouNot My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky
B -
Barbara Delinsky is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 10
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 20
Goodreads Author: 13
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(0)
Sarah Eva10.1 Skip to by Lou
The Mysterious Affair at Stylesby Agatha Christie
A-C (skips B)
Loved this book. I thought I posted this but it doesn't look like I did.
20.1 - Most Improved - Stesse's task: Fifty Shades of Whoa!
I chose option 1 and read Fifty Shades of Greyby E.L. James
Also counts as a Big Book Ticket.
Points this post: 30
Tasks completed: 7
Total points: 105
Goodreads Author: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500(2); 750 (0); 1000(0)
STACIE MITask 25.2 - Around the Country in 6 Parks
I decided to do options 5 and 6.
For option 5, I read a book that takes place in Massachusetts:
So Far From Home: the Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847 by Barry Denenberg
For option 6, I read a book found on page 1 of Popular Road Trip books:
Don't Stop Now by Julie Halpern
Points this task: 25
Total points: 570
Tasks completed: 34
Books read: 91
Pages read: 11841
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
30.7 Ms Anderson's Task--The Final Battle:4. Black Widow vs Red Guardian
A. Spy or spy in training:
Selling Out by Justina Robson
Cyborg Lila Black is sent as a spy to the Demon realm.
B.Romance:
The Best Intentions by Candice Hern
Today's total: 30
Grand Total: 675
Task 15.8 - Summer of 69
Doc by Mary Doria Russell **GR Author**
Doc is an accomplished pianist in this book.
Total GR Authors = 6
Challenge total = 290
20.2 School's Out For SummerOption 2: Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
The main character is beginning her first job as a governess which is very important in the story.
Points this post = 20
Total points = 405
Big Books = 1
Goodreads Authors = 7
STACIE MITask 30.3 - Aye, Aye, Matey!
I decided to to options A-2 and B-2.
For A-2, I read a book where the letter x falls in the word "ex":
Ex Machina, Vol. 4: March to War by Brian K. Vaughan
For B-2, I read a book with several swords on the cover:
The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis
Points this task: 30
Total points: 600
Tasks completed: 35
Books read: 93
Pages read: 12125
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
SILVERRAINDROPS5.7 -- SRC Scavenger Hunt
Choose a book mentioned in the Scavenger Hunt thread to read for this task.
-> On page 4, post #158, I found Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf.
10.1 Skip to My Lou
Read a book by an author whose consecutive initials (as they appear in their Goodreads name) skip a consecutive letter in the alphabet.
Examples: Arthur Conan Doyle (ABC)
-> I used the example author, Arthur Conan Doyle. I've read Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I, which has got 1059 pages. -> Claiming three big book tickets!
10.4 Air Signs
Read a book by an author who was born under an Air sign.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Wikipedia states that Angie Sage was born on June 19, 1952.
I have read Magyk, which has got 564 pages, therefore I am claiming a big book ticket.
30.9 Nick KY's Task: North by Northwest
Option 2:
Read a book with one of the following Chicago Sports team words in the title: Fire
->Ox-Tales Fire
Option 4:
Read a book set in one of the following states: Wisconsin
Sterling North - Rascal
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Points claimed in this post: 55
Total points claimed: 280
Tasks completed in this post: 4
Total tasks completed: 14
Books read: 19
GR author tickets claimed in this post: 0
Total GR author tickets claimed: 6
Big Book tickets claimed in this post: 4
Total Big Book tickets claimed: 4
Mod
I read Murder in Notting Hill, set in London.
5.4 Chemical Combo
I read Insurgent by Veronica Roth. 2 Ns in title, 2 Os in author's name.
15.4. Summer Reading
I read Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachel Maddow. W in power, I in Drift, N in Unmooring, D in Drift. Author's initials, RM, appear in SUMMERTIME
30.6 - Peebee's Task: It's the End of the World As We Know It...And I Feel Fine
I chose option A, and read after the quake, stories about people in Japan after the 1995 earthquake.
I also chose option B and read Blackout, listed as dystopia, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic.
Total points: 535
15.10 Feel Good Hit of the SummerI read How Proust Can Change Your Life by Alain de Botton.
**Alain de Botton is a Goodreads author.**
Points this post: 15
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
3 Goodreads Authors: Vaddey Ratner, Andre Aciman, Alain de Botton
2 Big Book Tickets: (1) - (2) The Fires of Heaven (3) -
20.3 Anne (booklady)'s task: Reading..by the NumbersDie roll: 3 - Favorite genre option: Mystery - The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø
20.4 Author! Author! - Jecca's task: Let's Go Camping
Die roll: 3 - Campfire - Martyr by new-to-me author Rory Clements.
This book is currently under discussion in the Ancient & Medieval Historical Fiction group
Points this post: 40
Total points: 235
Big book ticket: 1 (for The Redbreast)
50.1 Moonshadow – the Musical:Option 5: Anything for You by Sarah Mayberry which is set in Melbourne, Australia.
*** Sarah Mayberry is a Goodreads Author***
Option 7: Going Cowboy Crazy which has the word "Crazy" in the title and is also the title of a Cat Stevens song.
http://www.yusufislam.com/songs-a-z/f...
Option 8: The Wealthy Greek's Contract Wife by Penny Jordan who was born in the UK.
Total Points this Post: 50
Total Points in Challenge: 735
Books Read: 53
Tasks Completed: 37
GR Authors: 38
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Carly15.3 -- “Summer Romance”
Option 2: A Girl Called Boy by Belinda Hurmence
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 6
Tasks in Progress: 2
Books Read: 7
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(-), 750+(-), 1000+(-)
Pages Read: 2325
5.1 I read Abdication: A Novel. This takes place entirely in England.Points: 225
Books read: 19
Tasks completed: 15
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: 1
Pages read: 5860
STACIE MITask 20.3 - Reading...By the Numbers
I rolled a 5 and decided to do the Olympic ring color of Red and read a book set in North America:
Runaways, Vol. 5: Escape to New York by Brian K. Vaughan
Points this task: 20
Total points: 620
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 94
Pages read: 12269
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Sheila30.5 Bluemoon's task: BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL YOUR WAY AROUND THE WORLD
I live in the United States
I chose option A and begged a recommendation from my friend Kathy G. and read:
My Sergei: A Love Story by Ekaterina Gordeeva
This book was approved for Asia in msg. 11 in the help thread. (Former Soviet Union)
AND
Option B I borrowed the audio book from the library and listened to:
The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg
This book is set in Sweden (Europe)
Total Points = 970
MASANOBU5.4 - Chemical Combo:
El prisionero del cielo by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
2 Ns (prisioNero and ZafóN) and 4 Os (prisiOnerO, cielO, CarlOs, ZafÓn)
5.6 Blowin' in the Wind Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
(Obviously, the bird is the object that can be carried by the wind)
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 40
Tasks completed: 6
GR authors: 0
Big Books: 2 (500+)
MASANOBU15.5 - Summer in the City:
Habitaciones cerradas by Care Santos
It is set in Barcelona.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 55
Tasks completed: 7
GR authors: 0
Big Books: 2 (500+)
20.6 Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read Roll the die and read one book based on the number rolled. For each option, you may chose to read the named book OR any other book by that author OR a book with that author's initials (in any order) OR a book with the genre I have listed in parenthesis behind the book (genre MUST appear on the main page of your chosen book) .
I rolled a 4.
4. Heartsick by Chelsea Cain (thriller genre)
I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman
This Post: 20
Total Points: 450/1080
Tasks Completed: 26/60
Books Read: 40/84
Jennifer Ks5.6 -- Blowin' in the Wind
I read
by Cathy LambThe Wedding dress and Veil on the front can be carried on the wind.
I would like to claim a Goodreads author for this
Points this task 5
Total Points 215
pages 6142
Tasks done 16
Goodreads Authors 9
Jennifer KS10.6 Contraction Action
I read Where There's a Witch by Madelyn Alt
Points this task 10
Total Points 225
Pages 6422
Tasks done 17
Fixing post 55110.1 Skip to My Lou
The Hanging of Angelique: The Untold Story of Canadian Slavery and the Burning of Old Montreal by Afua Cooper (A
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65
Big books total: 0
Goodreads author total: 0
Jessica PDX30.2 - Sassafrass's Task - I'll Leave My Heart in San Francisco
Option 4 - Cable Cars
by George PelecanosOption 5 - Chinatown
This book is set in Shanghai with a Chinese protagonist.
by Qiu XiaolongPoints this Post: 30
Total Challenge Points: 485
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books Tickets: 5
10.3 - What's Your Exit?Little Children by Tom Perrotta, who was born in NJ.
15.6 - Summer of 69
The Cellist of Sarajevo
30.11 - Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays
The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp (Option 1) and Love in a Dish and Other Pieces (Option 4, approved in task help thread message #25)
Tasks completed: 30/60
Books read: 36/85
Points claimed in this post: 55
Total points claimed: 475
15.3. “Summer Romance”I chose option 2, and read
My Life as an Experiment: One Man's Humble Quest to Improve Himself by Living As a Woman, Becoming George Washington, Telling No Lies, and Other Radical Tests
The title has the words "Man's" and "Woman"
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 15
50.1 Moonshadow the MusicalOption 2 (book to musical): The Adventures of Tom Sawyer <--from the Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adve...
Option 3 (Islam and Muslim): I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced <--set in Yemen, a mostly Muslim country; Nujood and her family are all Muslim
Option 7 (song title in book title): A Time of Angels <--from the song title "Time" http://www.yusufislam.com/songs-a-z/4...
Total: 50 + 1030 (from earlier) = 1080 points
Sheila wrote: "Congratulations Ms. Anderson!"Thanks! You're almost there, too! Time to go off and read some books that aren't long enough or are too young to fit the rules lol
I've gotten so "sucked into" the SRC that I never know what to read when I finish.
15.1 - The Colours of SummerA. 'Summertime Blues' - A book with the word BLUE in the title:
Bertie Plays The Blues by Alexander McCall Smith*Goodreads Author*
B. 'The Green Leaves of Summer' - A book with a green cover:
Life with the Lid Off by Nicola Hodgkinson
Total points 210
Janice CA30.3 Aye, Aye, Matey!.....
Option A2: "X" in title/subtitle
Word: Texas
The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier by Scott Zesch
(*****)
and
Option B3: Mystery
I read a book shelved under "mystery" on its main page.
As God Commands by Niccolò Ammaniti
(*)
+30
total: 140
tasks: 7
books: 10
GR Authors: 3
25.6 JennRenee's task: Sounds of SummerOption 2: School's out for Summer by Alice Cooper Pregnant Pause by Han Nolan (main character is a teenager)
Option 4:Under the Boardwalk by the Drifters The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler (book was #129 on the list provided on 7/12)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 265
Books read: 19
GR author tickets: 9
Big Book tickets: 0
Sheila30.9 Nick KY's Task: North by Northwest
Option 1: Read a book set partially or entirely in Chicago.
The Litigators by John Grisham
AND
Option 4: Set in Alaska
Cold Company by Sue Henry
Total Points = 1000
Task: 15.10. ”Feel Good Hit of the Summer"Read: Fire by Kristin Cashore
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 105
15.8. “Summer of 69”About a jazz group in WWII Europe and present day:
Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
+15 Points
25.1 Donna Jo’s task: I’m Solidly Behind You
A. Books can be very solid items. Read a big book–at least 500 pages.
514 pages:
Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
D. The subject matter of books can be pretty solid.
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
+25 Points
25.2 – Jayme VA’s task: Around the Country in 6 Parks
Option 3: Olympic National Park, Washington: Brazil / Amazon Rainforest
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Option 6: Road Trip! Colorado and Utah
Road Trip along Route 66:
Thou Shalt Not Road Trip by Antony John
+25 Points
Points this Post: 65
Grand Total: 305
20.1 - Most Improved - Stesse's task: Fifty Shades of Whoa! Option #3Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel (You)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 85
Big books total: 0
Goodreads author total: 1
SARAH THE LIBRARIAN15.5. “Summer in the City”
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
This book takes place in Thunder Bay, Ontario: population ~108,000
Kendare Blake is a GRA.
30.1 Cindy AL's task: SuperHero Summer
I rolled a 2 and a 6.
2) Thor : Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama
"Fantasy > Mythology" is listed on the main page.
I read a publisher's advance copy.
6) Spiderman : Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
"RED" can be found in "SPIDERMAN."
Bethany Griffin is a GRA.
30.3 Sheila/Kathy G.'s task- Aye, Aye, Matey!
A-2 - X Marks the Spot
Quarantine: The Loners by Lex Thomas
The author's name contains an X.
Lex Thomas is a GRA.
B3 - Hangman’s Noose
I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
"Mystery" and "suspense" are both listed as genres on the main page.
Points this post: 75
Total points: 335
Tasks completed: 18
GRA: 13
Big Books 500+(1), 750+ (), 1000+()
5.4. Summer Readingread a book with the letters "W I N D" in the title:
Puddn'head Wilson (WIND) by Mark Twain (MT in Summertime)
This book includes Puddn'head Wilson as well as the longer short stories The Extraordinary Twins and The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg
Points this post: 15
Total points: 80
- Mike MA
25.3 - Keltie Lee - Hands and FeetHands:
by Erin MorgensternFeet:
by ***Goodreads Author Gemma Halliday***.25.8 - Kate S - Going to the Ball Park
A1 - Home - The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters who was born and raised in Illinois, where I live.
A2 - Away - The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing: From the Files of Vish Puri, Most Private Investigator by ***Goodreads Author*** Tarquin Hall who was born in the UK and lives in India.
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 380/1080
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 28
GoodReads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
SOELO20.2 School's Out For Summer
I chose option 3 and read the 8th and final Artemis Fowl book The Last Guardian. Minor spoiler in explanation: (view spoiler)
Points this post: 20
Total so far: 145
Reposting from 129525.1 Donna Jo’s task: I’m Solidly Behind You
A. Books can be very solid items. Read a big book–at least 500 pages.
514 pages:
Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
D. The subject matter of books can be pretty solid.
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
From Bloom's The Chaotic Age / Great Britain & Ireland
http://home.comcast.net/~dwtaylor1/ch...
+25 Points
Grand Total: 305
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 10.3- What's Your Exit!...read a book written by a New Jersey author:
I read
Love Overboard by Janet Evanovich *[this is a GRA] 244 pages (7.10)Points earned for this task: 10
Points Achieved to date: 315
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 6
Total # of Big Books:
500+ = 1
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
15.4. Summer Reading
The Drowning Pool by Syd Moore
Fits both a) WIND letters found in title - DroWNIng and b) author's initials found in SUMMERTIME - Syd Moore
Points this task: 15
Total challenge points: 165
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 11
Books Owned Pre-2012: 7
Total Pages Read: 3,683
The Drowning Pool by Syd Moore
Fits both a) WIND letters found in title - DroWNIng and b) author's initials found in SUMMERTIME - Syd Moore
Points this task: 15
Total challenge points: 165
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 11
Books Owned Pre-2012: 7
Total Pages Read: 3,683
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 10.10- Air Conditioned Cool!...read a book set in winter:
I read
(plot centers around a murder during the town's winter festival) Sinister Sprinkles byJessica Beck 290 pages (7.19)Points earned for this task: 10
Points Achieved to date: 325
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 6
Total # of Big Books:
500+ = 1
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
First time posting this season but I have several finished! 5.4
How to Knit a Love Song by Rachael Herron The book title has both two n's and two o's
20.2 Option 1- The main characters are on their honeymoon (a vacation) in Laced by Carol Higgins Clark
Points this post: 25
Total points: 25
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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A. BEG - Get a recommendation from a friend.
A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam
My friend Lauren recommended this book to me.
B. BORROW - For this option borrow a book from the library, a friend or relative, etc.
The Chemistry of Tears by Peter Carey
I borrowed this book from the library.
Each book must be set on a different continent (Africa, Asia, Australia and Oceania, Europe, North America, South America or Antarctica).
The Chemistry of Tears is set on Europe. A Golden Age is set on Asia. I live in the United States.
This Post: 30
Total Points: 430/1080
Tasks Completed: 25/60
Books Read: 39/84