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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2012: WIND/AIR
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20.2 School's Out for Summer Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Option 2: author begins a variety of minimum wage jobs for journalistic purposes
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 245
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ 5.7 - SRC Scavenger Hunt
A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages by Kristin Chenoweth
The book was found in Message #13
20.9 - Please Be Patient
Shoe Addicts Anonymous by Beth Harbison
The back cover of Deeply, Desperately (Task 20.8, post #503) has the following: "'My New Favorite Valentine!' author of Shoe Addicts Anonymous and Hope in a Jar
25.1 - I'm Solidly Behind You
Option B - Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Option B - Delirium by Lauren Oliver
SOLIDLY
25.5 - Even More Fun With the Holidays
Option 3 (Interantional Joke Day) - Jeneration X: One Reluctant Adult's Attempt to Unarrest Her Arrested Development; Or, Why It's Never Too Late for Her Dumb Ass to Learn Why Froot Loops Are Not for Dinner by Jen Lancaster
Humor is the third "genre" listed on the book's main page.
Option 6 (Just Because Day) - A Stroke of Magic by Tracy Madison
30.8 - It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
Group A, Option 3 (Toby Keith) - Then Came You by Jennifer Weiner
This was an unread book by a favorite author.
Group B, Option 3 (Brooks and Dunn) - 11th Hour by James Patterson
This book was written by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro which is shown on the cover:
This post: 105 points
Total points to date: 265 points
Tasks completed: 15
**Electing to not track Goodreads Authors and Big Books this challenge**
15.5 Summer in the CityParasite Positive by Scott Westerfeld
Set in New York City.
Points this post = 15
Total points = 250
Big Books = 0
Goodreads Authors = 5
20.9 - Please Be PatientI read The Linen Queen: A Novel
This first chapter of this book was at the end of The Yellow House which I read for Task 30.4 (Vowel Prowl) & posted in post 904.
25.3 Hands and Feet
and
Post Total: 45
Grand Total: 245
20.6 – Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI’s task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read My Roll: 2 - Fairy Tale Genre
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
+20 Points
20.8 – It’s My Birthday – Putterpal’s task: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!
6) White Cake- White Letters for the title:
Diabolical by Cynthia Leitich Smith+20 Points
Points this Post: 40
Grand Total: 230
Sheila30.3 Sheila/Kathy G.'s task- Aye, Aye, Matey!
A-2 - X Marks the Spot-
The Wings of the Sphinx by Andrea Camilleri
AND
B3 - Hangman’s Noose-
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
Total Points = 740
25.2 (5) Need is set in Maine. Carrie Jones is a GR author.(6)Amy and Roger's Epic Detour from the popular road trip books list. Morgan Matson is a GR author.
Points this post: 25
Total Points:200/1080
GR Author:10
BB Tix:0
ALICIA T10.1 Skip to my Lou
Love Only Once by Johanna Lindsey. (J
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 125
MICHAEL LA
5.5 - Diamond Jubilee
Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas
Takes place in Wales.
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 90
GR Authors: 1
5.5 - Diamond Jubilee
Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas
Takes place in Wales.
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 90
GR Authors: 1
15.3. “Summer Romance”Option 2: Boy and Sisters in Title
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
15.7. “The First Day of Summer”
First book in a series
One For The Money by Janet Evanovich
*** Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads Author ***
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Wendy UK's task: Let's Talk About the Weather
Rain in title
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
*** Garth Stein is a Goodreads Author ***
30.5 Bluemoon's task: BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL YOUR WAY AROUND THE WORLD
Option B: Borrowed from Library
The Kite Runner
Option C: Stolen from DIMROSE's Shelf
The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht
*** Tea Obreht is a Goodreads Author ***
Running Tally
Points this Post: 80
Total points: 100
Tasks this post: 4
Tasks Completed: 5
Books read: 6
Pages Read: 1996
GR Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Kimber10.4 Air Signs
Calico Joe by John Grisham
John Grisham's Birthdate, as listed on Goodreads, is Feb 8, 1955 making him an Aquarius.
JOHN GRISHAM IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR
This task: 10
Tasks completed: 10
GR Authors 8
Total points to date: 165
10.8 No Boredom ZoneEat Pray Love: One Woman's Search For Everything by Elizabeth Gilbert
A non-fiction book about travel.
Points this post = 10
Total points = 260
Big Books = 0
Goodreads Authors = 5
Jessica PDX30.6 - Peebee's Task - It's the End of the World as We Know It....And I Feel Fine
Option D - War Novel
This one is #8 on the Best War Novels list
by Tim O'BrienOption F - Self-Help
by Gretchen Rubin (Goodreads Author)Points this Post: 30
Total Challenge Points: 335
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books Tickets: 5
Sarah Eva5.1 Let the Games Begin
I read
Bridget Jones's DiarybyHelen Fielding. This book was on the suggested reading list and it takes place in London! I have read it before but since I just finished Pride and Prejudice I thought it would be fun to read the modern version of it.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 45
Big Books total: 1x500
Goodreads author total: 2
25.6 JennRenee's task: Sounds of Summer 2.Read a book about a vacation or trip OR read a book with a main character as a teenage or college student.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
The main character, Cameron Post, is a teenager.
3. Read a book with a swimsuit on cover or one where the main character has a summer job
by Jeanette Wintersonapproved in task thread
This Post: 25
Total Points: 335/1080
Tasks Completed: 20/60
Books Read: 31/84
Jessica PDX15.6 - Hot Fun in the Summertime
This was approved in the task thread for the activity "going to the beach"
by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author)Points this Post: 15
Total Challenge Points: 350
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books Tickets: 5
15.4 Summer ReadingThe Growing Pains of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend
"win" in "Growing" and "d" in "Adrian"
"S" and "T" are both found in "summertime
20.8 Have Your Cake
Option 4 (banana cake--humor): Mini Marvels Ultimate Collection
30.3 Aye, Aye, Matey!
A3 (pieces of 8): Death Note, Vol. 8: Target <--Eighth in series
B1 (initials in "Rum" and "Whiskey"): House of Stairs by William Sleator <--"W" and "S" from "whiskey"
30.8 Summer Country Concert Series
A4 (one-word title): Crazy
B4 (free book): The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite <--borrowed from the library
30.9 North by Northwest
Option 4 (set NW of Chicago): A Prairie as Wide as the Sea: The Immigrant Diary of Ivy Weatherall, Milorie, Saskatchewan, 1926 <--Saskatchewan is on the list
Option 4 (set NW of Chicago): A Ribbon of Shining Steel: The Railway Diary of Kate Cameron <--Set in British Columbia, which is also on the list
30.10 Honoring Flag and Dad
Option 2 (13 in title): The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
Option 4 (school setting): Betsy Was a Junior <--Junior in high school, that is
Total: 155 + 750 (from earlier) = 905 pts
Jennifer KS15.10. ”Feel Good Hit of the Summer"
I read Killing Cousinsby Rett MacPherson
Points this task 15
Total Points 185
Tasks done 13
Pages 5321
20.1 - Most Improved - Stesse's task: Fifty Shades of Whoa! I chose option 3: Read a book with one of the following words in the title: later, laters, baby, you, are, mine.
Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian.
Chris Bohjalian is a GR author.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Goodreads Authors to date: 2
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
25.5 More Fun with HolidaysI chose Wiggle your Toes day and read
by Myra McEntire goodreads' authorand Just Because day and read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain goodreads' author because I would love a day for introverts! :)
Total points: 110
JESKAReposting:
25.3 - Keltie Lee's task: Hands and Feet
Book 1 Read a book with a hand(s) on the cover.
Allison Brennan is a GR Author
Book 2: Read a book with a foot/feet on the cover.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 105
Tasks Completed: 6
Books read: 7
GR Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Task 30.1 Cindy AL's task: SuperHero SummerI rolled a 1 and a 6
#1 Iron Man - In honor of Iron Man, read a book with science fiction as a genre or a non-fiction book about science.
Lord Kelvin's Machine (1992) by James P. Blaylock (Paperback, 244 pages)
#6 Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle of at least three letters, that can be anagrammed from SPIDERMAN. “and” is an acceptable word for this option.
Required: Please state the anagrammed word when you post
“and”
Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma: The American Portraits Series (2004) by Camilla Townsend (Hardcover, 223 pages)
180 + 30 = 210
Tasks Completed: 10
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 180 + 30 = 210
Books read: 14
Pages read: 4,470
Read but not claimed: 8
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
10.10 Air Conditioned Cool by 
by Mons Kallentoft25.8 Kate S's task: Going to the Ball Park
A. Home and away #2 Away - Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre, author is from France.
C. The restrooms #2 The Men's Room - I, Fatty by Jerry Stahl
Points this post: 35
Total points: 195
10.9 Recycled Group Reads--> I read from the Fall 2011 Modern Lit nominees and read:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
30.11 - Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays
1. Repeat Day (June 3): read a book by an author with any two initials that repeat.
**Knock Out by Catherine Coulter
**Big Book: Knock Out is 512 Pages**
6. National Dog Day (August 26): Dog is sitting on the bench with the man and is 1 of the narrators.
, One Good Dog by *Susan Wilson*Susan Wilson is a Goodreads Author*
Points in This Task: 40
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 1
Pages Read in This Post: 1048
Totals:
Total Points: 220
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(3), 750=(1), 1000=(1)
Total Tasks Completed: 13
Total Books Read: 16
Total Pages Read in Summer 2012 SRC: 6881
Reviews Available. Anne (Booklady) Summer 2012 Reviews
Marie-Anne15.10 Feel good hit of the summer: Town in a Blueberry Jam by B.B. Haywood. A mystery set on the Maine coast in summer featuring a blueberry festival... What's not to like? It made me feel good!
30.3 Aye, Aye, Matey!:
Option A-3: Eight letters in the author's first or last name: Murder on Gramercy Park by Victoria Thompson (8 letters in both first and last name).
Option B-3: Read a suspense or mystery book --Fool Moon by Jim Butcher is listed as mystery in GR.
Jim Butcher is a GR author.
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 145
Total tasks: 8
Total books: 10
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000 (0)
Chaitra20.4 LET'S GO CAMPING
I came up with
4. Bump in the night: A book that made me jump in alarm.
I read House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. This is a haunted house horror book with a creepy house that shifts dimensions randomly and an unknown monster stalking its corridors. This is also a book by a new-to-me author.
House of Leaves is a big book. My copy had 736 pages.
Mark Z. Danielewski is a Goodreads Author.
Points: 20
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 345
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=4, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 24
Total Pages Read: 8,109
Coralie20.1 Fifty Shades of Whoa!
Option 4 Grey – Black in title
The Black Moth
20.3 Reading … by the Numbers
Rolled a 6, Chose option 3 – Literary Fiction
Remembering Babylon
30.4 Vowel Prowl
AEIOU fUrthEr chrOnIcles of Avonlea
Sometimes Y – Thank You, Jeeves
Total points 665
15.8 Summer of '69 U2 by U220.1 Option 2.)Paranormal Urban Fantasy Ink Exchange by by Melissa Marr (Goodreads Author)
25.6 Option 1 (night scene)
by Charlie HigsonOption 2 School's Out (teenager)
Points this post: 60
total points: 115
Tasks completed 7
Books read 8
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
5.2 -- Pack Your BagsThe Girls' Global Guide to Guys by Theresa Alan
Approved by moderator – see msg 2 on task help board
25.1 Donna Jo's task: I'm Solidly Behind You
Option D - Solid Subject Matter
Oedipus the King by Sophocles
Option E - "SOLIDLY"
Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione
30.11 - Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays
Option 4. National Culinarians Day (July 25):
Allergy-Friendly Food for Families: 120 Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Egg-Free, and Soy-Free Recipes Everyone Will Enjoy by the Editors of Kiwi magazine
Option 5. Chinese Valentine’s Day (August 23): romance genre
A Duke of Her Own by Eloisa James
Points This Post: 60
Total Points: 610
Emily Bookshelf30.3 – Aye, Aye, Matey!
A1 Land Ho! – Island setting
The Tempest - "An island in the Mediterranean sea, probably off the coast of Italy"
B3 Hangman’s Noose – mystery
The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author
20.8 – It’s My Birthday
2) Red Velvet
Deadlocked – Set in LA
15.10 - Feel Good Hit of the Summer
The Violets of March
Sarah Jio is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 65
Goodread Authors This Post: 2
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 155
30.1 - SuperHero SummerI rolled 2 and 6
2. Thor - A book in the genre Fantasy>Mythology:
Ragnarok by A.S. Byatt
6. Spiderman - A book with a word in the title that can be anagrammed from SPidermAn - SPA:
The Spa Decameron by Fay Weldon
Total points 155
5.4 -- Chemical ComboThe Sharpshooter's Secret Son by Mallory Kane
2 Os in Sharpshooter's, 1 N in Son, 1 N in Kane
5.8 -- Summer Lovin'
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
#10 on the "Love" on The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read" List
Points this post: 10
Season Total: 110
Sheila25.7 Marcia's task: Youtube Summer Fun
Option 3. This Too Shall Pass (dead author)
The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
Mr. Chandler died on March 26, 1959
AND
Option 5. Annoying Orange (fruit on the cover)
by Allison BrennanTotal Points = 765
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 5.3- Dust in the Wind!...Native American feature character:
I read
The Shape Shifter byTony Hillerman 288 pages (7.5)Points earned for this task: 5
Points Achieved to date: 285
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 5
Total # of Big Books:
500+ = 1
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 5.10- Up, Up, and Away!...read a book with the letters "AIR" found intact within a word in the title:
I read
Evil Eclairs by Jessica Beck 277 pages (7.6)Points earned for this task: 5
Points Achieved to date: 290
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 5
Total # of Big Books:
500+ = 1
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
25.2 - Jayme VA - Around the Country in 6 ParksOption 2 - Grand Teton (word = river) The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory
Option 4 - Canyonlands (element in title) - The Helium Murder by Camille Minichino
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 295/1080
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 21
GoodReads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
Ashley FLTask 20.1, Option 3 (word in title relating to 50 Shades), I chose the word You and read Crazy On You by Rachel Gibson Edited to add link to paperback edition showing page number: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...
Task 20.3 I rolled a 1 (Numeral in Title) and read 3 Seductions and a Wedding by Julie Leto
Task 30.1 (SuperHero Summer) I rolled two 2s (Thor: mythology Genre) and read The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter (**A Goodreads Author**) and Goddess Interrupted by Aimme Carter (**A Goodreads Author**).
Task 30.6 (It's the End of the World As We Know It) I chose Options A and E.
Option A: I read Perfectly Matched by Heather Webber (on GoogleDocs spreadsheet at line 352 when sorted Alpha by Title as approved for length), and approved by Peebee in Message 52 of the help thread as relating to Fire. **Heather Webber is a Goodreads Author**)
Option E: I read Murder of a Botoxed Blonde by Denise Swanson, which has a high heel of the cover:
445 Previous Points plus 100 points = 545 Points Total
9 previous Goodreads Authors plus 3 Goodreads Authors = 12 Goodreads Authors Total
5.4 The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks5.5 The Secrets Of Married Women by Carol Mason
Set in Newcastle, England.
15.10 The Dressmaker: A Novel by Kate Alcott20.6 The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
I rolled a 5 and mystery appears as a genre on the book's main page.
Total Points: 85
MariyaTask 20.6 - Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read
I rolled a 3. I read The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami because it is a book in the fantasy genre.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 85
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10.2 Eat an Oreo Day word- cauSES
The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
10.4 Air Signs
Loser Takes All by Graham Greene born October 2, 1904, a Libra (September 23-October 22)
10.6 Contraction Action- word = don't
Don't Ever Get Old by Daniel Friedman
total 425
10.2 Eat an Oreo Day -- word is invISIbleThe Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us
20.7 In Homage of MZB
I chose option 2 and read a book by Stephen King, who won the lifetime achievement award in 2004. I read 11/22/63...
...which at 849 pages is really heavy! And also qualifies for 2 BIG BOOK TICKETS!!
New Total: 160 pts
5.1 Let the Games BeginRead a book with "champion" in the title
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
10.3 What's Your Exit?
Author lives in New Jersey
Pretend You Don't See Her by Mary Higgins Clark
25.5 Even More Fun with Holidays
Option 3 International Joke Day-Humor appears on the book's main Goodreads page
Slam by Nick Hornby
Option 6: Just Because Day-any book
The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho
Post Total: 40
Season Total: 405
10.1 skip to my lou:Star Crossed (ebook verification thread #1286) by Kele Moon (K
***Kele Moon is a Goodreads Author***
Total Points this Post: 10
Total Points in Challenge: 555
Books Read: 40
Tasks Completed: 29
GR Authors: 29
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Kimber30.5 Beg, Borrow or Steal Your Way Around The World
Option A: Beg. A neighbor recommended this book:
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Phillipp Sendker
Setting Burma, Germany EUROPE
Option B: Borrow. I borrowed the audiobook version of this book from the public library.
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Setting Barcelona, Spain SOUTH AMERICA
I live in the United States NORTH AMERICA
25.7 YouTube Summer Fun
Option 1:
Bewitching by Alex Flinn
main characters both female
Option 5:
At the Sign of the Sugared Plum by Mary Hooper
fruit (plum) in title
ALEX FLINN IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR
Points This Post: 55
Tasks completed to date: 12
Goodread Authors: 9
Total points to date: 220
Task 25.3 - Hands and feet
Hands: The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig **GR Author**
Feet: The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova **Big Book 565 pages**
Total GR Authors = 5
Total Big Book Tickets = 6
Challenge total = 275
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I used the book for Spring 2012 YA Dystopian Fiction and read Divergent.
15.7. “The First Day of Summer”
I read Feed, the first book in the Newsflesh trilogy.
15.9. “Summer Nights”
I read Coral Glynn: A Novel, set in 1950-51.
Total points: 400
ANGIE CA20.1 Fifty Shades of Whoa!
Book: Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
Notes: 1) Book 3 in the series.
This Post: 20
Points to Date: 225
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Rolled 6: The Family I read Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms: Magic, Mystery, & a Very Strange Adventure (Horten) by Lissa Evans, who is a new-to-me author.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 185
Books read: 13
GR author tickets: 7
Big Book tickets: 0