The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

5.6 – Hotei
When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
Nonfiction, shelved as Humor

15.3 - Now Appearing
1 - Divergent by Veronica Roth, a Goodreads author
Click here for film reference.

2 - Never Change by Elizabeth Berg
Elizabeth Banks

Points: 55

Didi3023

15.8 - Dearly Departed
Read a book with Science Fiction, Fantasy, or any combination of those genres (Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fantasy, etc.) on its main book page.

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
#1 Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16.0

CURRENT POST
Points: 15
Goodreads Authors:
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 55
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:

Dakimel

20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
For option 1 I read One Night with Her Bachelor (Length approved message 4743) (book 6 in series)

20.5 - Bigger is Better – Camilla’s task: Dragon Kings
For option 3 I read The Royal We

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - BriKie's task: It Was Ability that Mattered, Not Disability
For option 1 I read approved book It Happened at the Fair

25.13 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: It's not Usagi
For option 1 I read Dearest
For option 3 I read

30.5 - Teri-k's task: Good Old Summertime?
For option 1 I read
For option 3 I read If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho

TALLY:
This task - 115 points
Total - 200

Vicki

20.2 The X-Philes

Option 3: Trust No One - A book with a spy as a main character
Flee by J.A. Konrath a GRA

Book Description: "She's an elite spy..."

Total this post:
20 pts
1 GRA

Total:
40 pts
3 GRA

Didi3023

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Mary P's task: Summer is for Relaxing
Option1: Sort your to-be-read list or pile from oldest to newest. Choose one of the ten oldest ones to read...

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 9.0

CURRENT POST
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors:
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 75
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 9.0

SCHATZIE

5.7: JUROJIN
---the word "OLD intact

Everything I Never Told You
everything i never tOLD you


Points this post: 5
Total Challenge Points: 240
BB(500) - 2
BB(750) - 0
BB(1000) - 0

Aliciaaa1



Task 10.2, It's Hurricane Season Again
Author's name matches Atlantic hurricane name: Peter.

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller


Points this post: 10
Total Challenge Points: 10
Total Books Read: 1
GRA Total:

MEGSCL
25.4 - Beth Robinson's task: Science & Writing

Option 1: Read a non-fiction book with the genre or sub-genre "engineering" or "science" OR read a book in which the main protagonist is a scientist or engineer of some variety.
Euphoria Main characters are anthropologists
**Lily King is a GRA**

Option 2: Read a non-fiction book with the genre or sub-genre "writing" OR read a book in which the main protagonist is an author or journalist as a career, not just as a hobby.
Bad Feminist: Essays has the genre Writing>Essays
**Roxanne Gay is a GRA**

30.3 - Donna Jo's task: Going My Way?

Option 2: Read a book with an author whose first name is Mary, Kathleen, or Donna OR choose an author whose last name begins with the letter A, or L, or O.
Vanishing Girls Author surname starts with O
**Lauren Oliver is a GRA**

Option 3: Read a book with the title written in solid red OR white OR blue lettering.
Lettering of title is all WHITE

TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 55
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 0

Kait

25.6 - Dakimel's task: Internship or Summer School?
Option 1 - A book with a main character learning how to do a new job (either via an internship or because she has just started.)
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks -- Darcy becomes a reality show director -- Approved in help thread posts #42 & #43

Kerrelyn Sparks is a GR Author.

Option 4 - A book with an instrument on the cover.
Deep by Kylie Scott -- Bass guitar on the cover



Kylie Scott is a GR Author.



Points This Post: 25
GR Authors This Post: 2
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0

Total Points: 45
Total GR Authors: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 0

M1NKS

5.3 - Daikokuten - Read a book with one of the following words in the title/subtitle: cash, coin, gold, money, rich, richer, silver, wealth, wealthy.
The Silver Chair
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8.0

15.8 - Dearly Departed - Read a book with Science Fiction, Fantasy, or any combination of those genres
2001: A Space Odyssey


POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 85
GR Author:
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 7

trishhartuk

15.7: Birth of a Nation

A number of countries celebrate their national days in June, July, or August. Read a book set at least 50% in one of those countries, as noted on Summer National Days Country List. REQUIRED: Include the name of the country

Sharpe's Waterloo, Bernard Cornwell
From the GR description: “With the emperor Napoleon at its head, an enormous French army is marching toward Brussels…”

The action starts in Brussels, then switches to the Waterloo campaign, with the latter half of the book concentrating on the battle. Brussels and Waterloo are both in Belgium which celebrates its National Day on 21 July (Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld takes the oath as first king of the Belgians in 1831.) Read the kindle edition. PB reference: Sharpe's Waterloo

Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
GRA: 0

Tasks completed: 4
Total points: 90
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 0

M1NKS

30.2 - Jonquil’s task: Takin’ It to the Streets
1. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9.0
The magical land of Narnia was indeed a magical place to me as I was growing up. It was my very first true fantasy series.

2. Prince Caspian
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7.0
Close to the end of the book there is a parade of people through the towns with the Greek gods of revelry and a celebratory banquet.


POINTS
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 115
GR Author:
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 8

15.8 - Dearly Departed
Catalyst by S.J. Kincaid
*S.J. Kincaid is a GR author, claiming one GRA ticket*

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - BriKie's task: It Was Ability that Mattered, Not Disability
Option 3: Run, Don't Walk: The Curious and Chaotic Life of a Physical Therapist Inside Walter Reed Army Medical Center found on page 2 of the list

Points this task: 35
Points total: 50/1085
GRA total: 2
BB total: 0
Tasks completed: 4/61
Books read: 4

Reposting to get GRA ticket for Michael Wallace
(challenge points for this task have already been awarded)

30.6 - Sandy's task: Dancing in the Streets
Total page count = 567 pages

Book 1:
Rocky Mountain Heat
by Vivian Arend (232 pages)
GR Author
Word from song - Mountain - 8. Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)

Book 2:
Crow Hollow
Crow Hollow
by Michael Wallace (335 pages)
(Same initials as Mary Wells)
GR Author

Points this post: 30
GRA this post: 2

Total points: 60
GRA total: 3

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Mary P's task: Summer is for Relaxing Option 1: Read a book from your to-read pile.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (Big Book Ticket) (Seriously...why did it take me so long to read this book?)

20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Lauren Jodi's task: The X-Philes Option 3: Read a book in which the main character is a spy or a double agent.

Farewell: The Greatest Spy Story of the Twentieth Century by Sergei Kostin

20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday! Option 1: Read a book that is identified as book #2 or #6 in a series on Goodreads (series title, #).

Dark Days by Manel Loureiro (#2 in Apocalypse Z series)

20.5 - Bigger is Better – Camilla’s task: Dragon Kings Option 4: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in one of the cardinal directions.

The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan (WEST)

20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time! Option 2: Read a book whose author's initial can be found in the phrase STAMPEDE PARADE.

Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan

25.6 - Dakimel's task: Internship or Summer School?

Option 1: Read a book with a main character learning how to do a new job.

Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (the book is about Bathsheba Everdeen and her new life as a farmer, inherited by a dead relative, in a man's world...)

Option 2: Read a book from the first 300 titles on the Best Zombies Books list (i.e., the first 3 pages).

Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End by Manel Loureiro (#45 on Page 1)

Tasks: 125
Total: 240
Big Books 1

FANDURY

5.8 - Kudokuten

Read a book written by a female author who has a first, middle, or last name that starts with the letter K.

Dreaming Spies by Laurie R. King

The last name of the author begins with a K.

Laurie R. King is a Goodreads Author!


10.2 - It's hurricane season again!

Read a book whose author's first name matches the name of one of the 2015 Atlantic or Pacific hurricane names.

Enormously FoxTrot by Bill Amend

The name Bill is on the 2015 Atlantic Hurrican Names list.


Points this post: 15
Total Points: 55
Books Read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)

Posting Correctly
SarahBR
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Their favorite colors are Pink and Blue. Read a book that is predominantly (at least 50%) one of these colors.
by Rachel Hawkins A GRA

Points This Post: 20
GR Authors This Post: 1

Total Points: 195
Total GR Authors: 12
Books Read:15

Leslie K

5.3 Daikokuten

Money To Burn by James Grippando

The word MONEY is in the title.


Points this task: 5
Total points: 50

Leslie K

5.4 Ebisu

Fear the Worst: A Thriller by Linwood Barclay

The word FISH is in the title and subtitle: F from FEAR, I from THRILLER, S from WORST and H FROM THRILLER

Points this task: 5
Total points: 55

Leslie K

5.7 Jurojin

Cold Around the Heart by Michael Prescott

The word OLD is intact in the word COLD in the title.

Points this task: 5
Total points: 60

Leslie K

10.10 Haiku!

Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson

The title has 5 words.


Points this task: 10
Total points: 70

30.6 - Sandy's task: Dancing in the Streets

Book 1: Espedair Street by Iain Banks Word matches "Street" from song 9, 'Dancing in the Street.'

Book 2: Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys The initials J.R. match Jimmy Ruffin.

Combined page total = 527.

Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 5
GR authors: 2
Big book tickets: 0

20. 7 Shorter is Sweeter

Option 2 - genre "war"
Catch-22Joseph Heller

Points this post: 20
Total points: 20

5.10 - May the Gods Be Ever in Your Favor


I read Let There Be Water: Life-Saving Lessons from Israel for a Water-Deprived World by Seth M. Siegel, who is a ********GR Author*************

Points: 5
books read: 1
tasks completed: 1
GR authors: 1

10.4 Author's initials in JANE AUSTEN

I read the e-book Miss Pym Disposes

The mmp is: Miss Pym Disposes

New points this post: 10
Total w/this post: 95

GRA tickets this post: 0 
Total w/this post: 1
Big Books this post: 0
Total w/this post: 0
Post: 384

Marina H

15.5 - Witch Hunt
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Points this post: 15
Total points: 50

Blueberry

20.5 option 1: Read a book that shows a body of water (e.g., waterfall, river, sea, lake, pond, pool) on the cover.

Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: A Story from Different Seasons



Stephen King is a GRA.

Pts this post: 20
Total pts: 40
GRA: 1

Mimi Michele

5.2 Bishamonten

Read book with crime genre
The Jodie Arias Story-Picture Perfect by Shanna Hogan
Picture Perfect: The Jodi Arias Story: A Beautiful Photographer, Her Mormon Lover, and a Brutal Murder Shanna Hogan


15.1 Yin and Yang

Read book with a predominately white cover
Flight to Heaven by Capt. Dale Black
Flight to Heaven: A Plane Crash...a Lone Survivor...a Journey to Heaven--And Back Dale Black


Read a book with a predominately black cover
Accident by Danielle Steele

Accident author:Danielle Steel|14255]





CURRENT POST
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 20
Total Goodreads Authors: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0

Harm NL

5.4 Ebisu

I read The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton.

The title contains all of the letters of the word FISH.

Lindy-Lane

task 5.2: bishamonten:

* gr "crime" genre:
Poppy Done to Death by Charlaine Harris


Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)

Tasks Completed: 1

5.5 - Fukurokuju
The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson (GR Author)

5.6 - Hotei
Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned" by Lena Dunham (GR Author)

5.8 - Kudokuten
Unravel Me by Kendall Ryan (GR Author)

15.8 - Dearly Departed
Maximum Ride Forever by James Patterson (GR Author)

20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!
Option 2: Author's initials in STAMPEDE PARADE
Until You by Penelope Douglas (GR Author)

25.5 - Bluemoon's task: Summer Fun
Option A: Borrowed from library
Backlash by Sarah Darer Littman (GR Author)

Option C: Author's initials in FAMILY GATHERING
The Guest Cottage by Nancy Thayer

25.9 - Elizabeth B's task: Roll of the Dice
I rolled 3 and 1
Book A (3 E's): Where I Belong by J. Daniels (GR Author)
Book B (1 A): Faking It by Cora Carmack (GR Author)

25.10 - Sirena's task: My Mom Is the Best
Option 1: Author born under the sign of LEO
Make Me Yours by Kendall Ryan (GR Author)
Author's birthday is August 15th and listed on GR profile

Option 2: Set in Kentucky
Razer's Ride by Jamie Begley (GR Author)

25.12 - Delicious Dee's task: 500 Questions
Option 2: #10 in series (302 pages)
Hidden by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (GR Author)

Option 5: Two people facing each other on cover (190 pages)
by Andrea Laurence (GR Author)

Points this post: 150
Total points: 150
GR Authors: 12

Jonquil

10.8 - Ulysses, again!
set 100% in Ireland written by author living in Ireland
"Megan O'Farrell inherits her uncle's house in a remote part of the windswept Atlantic coast of Ireland"

Hot Property:(Irish Romantic Comedy)
Susanne O'Leary
6/11 Paperback, 238 pages

Points this post: 10
Total points: 130
Books posted: 18
Tasks complete: 18
Pages this post: 238
Total pages as of this post: 4760

Elizabeth B

10.1 - Summer Reading
From the Gear Patrol 2015 Summer Reading List I read The Girl on the Train


15.6 - Rock Around the Clock
(watch on the cover, approved in the task thread)


20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Mhairi's task: UNESCO Cities
Option 1: Fall from India Place set in Edinburgh


20.10 Group reads
The Ghost Bride
My post is in msg#10 of the thread.

Points: 65
Total: 105/1085
Tasks: 8/61

Jonquil

10.9 - Three of a Kind?
3 living beings: woman, man, dog



Murder on Spyglass Lane
J.M. Griffin
6/11 Paperback, 240 pages

Points this post: 10
Total points: 140
Books posted: 19
Tasks complete: 19
Pages this post: 240
Total pages as of this post: 5000

Jonquil

10.10 - Haiku!
five word title

Frankly My Dear, I'm Dead
Livia J. Washburn
6/6 Paperback, 304 pages

Points this post: 10
Total points: 150
Books posted: 20
Tasks complete: 20
Pages this post: 304
Total pages as of this post: 5304

Becky P

30.7 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating Summer

Option 1

by Rachel Hauck

***Rachel Hauck is a GRA***

Option 3

by Kade Boehme

This book is set in America (Seattle). I would like to visit Seattle on holiday.

***Kade Boehme is a GRA***

Points this post-30
Total Points-95
Total GRA-5
Total BB-

5.5 - Fukurokuju


Books about books: The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester

Points this post: 5
Total points: 55

Jonquil

15.1 - Yin and Yang
White cover, black cover



Book 1:
Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania
Frank Bruni
6/1 Hardcover, 224 pages

Book 2:
Banana Bamboozle
Becky Clark
6/11 Paperback, 282 pages

Points this post: 15
Total points: 165
Books posted: 22
Tasks complete: 21
Pages this post: 506
Total pages as of this post: 5810

Catherine T

Task 5.4 - Ebisu
read a book where the letters FISH can be found in the title

A Kiss of Shadows by Laurel K Hamilton

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points this post = 5
total points = 120

Morgan Faeriesfolly

5.5 Fukurokuju

REQUIRED: Read a book with the genre "Books About Books" listed as a main page genre.

Approval/Verified: Verified Genre

Selection: Inkheart (Inkworld #1) -- Cornelia Funke

AR BOOKFINDER: IL: MG BL: 5.4 AR Pts: 23.0

Page #: MMPB 576 pages.
**Good for One BIG BOOK ticket**

[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 35/1085
Books Read: 3
Completed Tasks: 3/60
Pages Read: 1056
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]

Oma1229

10.9 - Three of a Kind?
Read a book that has exactly 3 living beings (mammal, bird, fish, reptile - no trees, flowers, etc.) on the cover.

by Lisa Scottoline

Claiming Lisa Scottoline as GR author

Total Points-65/1085
Total Tasks Completed-4/61
Number of GR authors-(2)
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()

Morgan Faeriesfolly

5.9 Takarabune

REQUIRED: Read a book with something that can be eaten (by humans) on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover when you post and identify the object.

Item: Scones on the plate.

Selection:
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher #1) -- Kerry Greenwood

[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 40/1085
Books Read: 4
Completed Tasks: 4/60
Pages Read: 1231
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]

Morgan Faeriesfolly

10.6 What is GR up to?

REQUIRED: Read a book from the March 2015 list or the May 2015 list. If there is a July list, you may also use a book from that list. REQUIRED: Specify the list on which you found your book and the number on the list.

List & Number: March 2015 list, #51

Selection: Authority (Southern Reach Trilogy #2) -- Jeff VanderMeer

Page #: PB 341 pages

Jeff VanderMeer is a **GRA**

[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 50/1085
Books Read: 5
Completed Tasks: 5/60
Pages Read: 1572
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]

Jenifer

25.8 Diverse Reading

Book 1: End of Days by Susan Ee

**Susan Ee is a GR Author = 1 GRA ticket**

Book 2: Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

*Octavio Butler is a new-to-me author. Both books were new to me.

Points This Post: 25
GRA This Post: 1
BB Ticket This Post:

Total Points: 140
Total GRA: 6
Total BBT: 1

Morgan Faeriesfolly

10.9 Three of a Kind?

REQUIRED: Read a book that has exactly 3 living beings (mammal, bird, fish, reptile - no trees, flowers, etc.) on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.

Selection:
Star Wars: Legacy, Book 1 (Star Wars: Legacy omnibus books #1) -- John Ostrander

Page #: HB 480 pages

[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 60/1085
Books Read: 6
Completed Tasks: 6/61
Pages Read: 2052
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]

Morgan Faeriesfolly

20.3 Best Review - Meghanly's task: ACRONYMS

REQUIRED: Read one book with a title that consists of two or more words where the first letters of each word in the title spell an English word that is not a proper noun.

Word: Pot

Selection: Princess of Thorns Princess of Thorns -- Stacey Jay

Stacey Jay is a **GRA**

[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 80/1085
Books Read: 7
Completed Tasks: 7/61
Pages Read: 2452
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]

BellaGbear:

>task 5.5: Fukurokuju books about books The Unwritten, Vol. 2: Inside Man

Mike Carey is also a goodreads Author.

Points this task: 5
Gr authors: 1

>Task 20.5 Dragon kings: Option 1, body of water on cover

Points this task: 20

> task 20.10 Group reads:
paticipation in group discussion: message 9

Sue Monk Kidd is also a goodreads author.

Points this task: 20
Goodreads author: 1

Total points this post: 45
Goodread authors: 2

20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Mhairi's task: UNESCO Cities

Option 1: Read a book set at least 50% in, or by an author born in, a UNESCO City of Literature.
If Books Could Kill by Kate Carlisle *Goodreads Author*
*Set in Edinburgh, Scotland

TASK TOTALS
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets:

CHALLENGE TOTALS
Points: 80
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:

SCHATZIE

10.3: GHOST STORIES AROUND THE CAMPFIRE
---horror or thriller genre

The Prodigal Daughter


25.12: DELICIOUS DEE'S 500 QUESTIONS

opt. 3: winner's name: STEVE

Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson of True Leadership by Steve Farber

I did the audio. Here is the link to the hardcover for page count (no mmpb or pb): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

192 pages


opt. 6: #3 in a series

Shall We Tell the President?

I did the audio. Here is the link to the mmpb for page count: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

286 pages


192 + 286 = 478 total pages




Points this post: 35
Total Challenge Points: 275
BB(500) - 2
BB(750) - 0
BB(1000) - 0

perletwo

25.11 - Jamie NYC's task: Summer In The City - 1. New York City! Read a book set in NYC.

The Fourth Deadly Sin

4. Restaurants: I think it's possible to find whatever you have a craving for in NYC. My sons love to go to Chinatown while I prefer to find great Mediterranean restaurants. My family, friends and I typically go to or order Japanese, Chinese, Italian, Greek, Persian, Middle Eastern, Indian or Mexican. Read a book set in one of the corresponding countries: Japan, China, Italy, Greece, Iran, Saudi Arabia, India or Mexico.

The Phantom of the Temple: A Judge Dee Mystery

Points this task: 25
Total points: 250
Books read: 17
Tasks completed: 13