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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2018
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Andy P.Task # 5.3 - The Lion King
Read a book that you received as gift
Fall of Giants by Ken Follett I received this book from a friend (as well as the other two in the trilogy) because she said, "I was the only one she could think of that would read all three books of this length."
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
loafer30.3 - JennRenee's Task: New Discoveries to New Favorites
Book 1:
For book 1, choose a book from this list: JennRenee's Shelf
Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
Book 2: a) Cozy Mystery: Read a book with a single author whose initials can be found in COZY MYSTERY.
The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark
cozy MyStery
points: 30
total: 85
BB: 3
GO: 0
tasks completed: 4
Mod
I read The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova. Author initials, EK, in rocKEttes.
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Perletwo's Task: If Not For Bad Luck...
I chose option 3 and read Family and Other Catastrophes by Alexandra Borowitz. Author's initials, AB, found in FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA.
20.10 - Group Reads
I read Dark Matter. My post is post 10 in the discussion thread.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 50
JoanneMITask 15.10 most read Authors
The Hammer of Eden Ken Follett
This was a re-read for me-I read it many moons ago ;}
Good Reads has me reading 5 books of his books-but I have read them all, just not on my GR lists.
Points this task 15
Total points 50
BB 1
15.10 - Time to Kick Back and Relax!Click on "Most Read Authors" to see your list of authors. Read a book by one of those authors
Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
This is my #1 most read author, and this was the 20th book I have read by her.
Points this post: 15
Challenge Points: 35
Go's: 1
Tasks completed : 4
Reposting from post 97. I added a post to the readerboard thread. Readerboard name is Heather KS. 20.1 Most Improved Player - Witchygal’s task: Around the world with theatre
Option 3: yellow on the cover (the letters of the book title are yellow
The Neighbors Are Watching
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
5.9 - Mamma Mia! Help Thread
Mamma Mia! is based on the songs of ABBA. On any given day, there are at least seven performances of Mamma Mia! being performed around the globe. Read a book where the FIRST word in the title is exactly seven letters. All words count, articles must be considered. Punctuation within a word such as a hyphen may be ignored. Numbers count as letters.
I read Gateway to the Moon. The word "Gateway" is 7 letters.
points: 15
books read: 3
tasks completed: 2
tasks in progress: 1
pages read: 945
CANDY10.4 - Wonder Woman - Read a book written by a female author whose first and last initials can be found in WONDER WOMAN
Honor Among Orcs by Amalia Dillin
Points: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Points: 10
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
RepostTask 30.9 Brooke TX's task: Summer (Reading) is Coming I chose Option B
Book 1: Confessions of a Shopaholic found on the list Popular Beach Read Books on page 1
Book 2: The Hunger Games found on the list Best Series on page 1
perletwo10.1 - Summer Blockbusters - Read a book related in some way to one of the 15 summer movies on this list: In a Year Full of Blockbusters, Summer 2018 Will Be Especially Huge Required: Explain the connection between the movie and the book when you post.
Infinity Gauntlet - collects a comic miniseries providing background on the villain and WMD of the listed movie "Avengers: Infinity War."
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Perletwo's Task: If Not For Bad Luck... - 2. read a book with the Goodreads main page genre Horror. The genre may be stand-alone or embedded.
The Haunting of Hill House
Points this task: 30
Total points: 105
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 8
Tasks completed: 7
Marina H10.1 - Summer Blockbusters
Movie: Eight Grade
Book: Smitten by Janet Evanovich
Connection: Series name and character Elsie Hawkins matches actress Elsie Fisher
20.1 Most Improved Player - Witchygal’s task: Around the world with theatre
Option 3:
by Janet EvanovichYellow on the cover
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Perletwo's Task: If Not For Bad Luck...
Option 1: Den du ikke ser by Mari Jungstedt
Series #1
Points this post: 50
Total points: 50
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 3
CYNBAXTER# 20.10 – GROUP READS
Book: My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
Task: Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season
***This is a Golden Oldie (orig pub =1938). Claiming 1 GOLDIE ticket
Posted: 06/08/2018 – Message #03
Points this post:20 points
Total points to date:85 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 1
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
DebraJean20.2 - Rookie at the Top
For Option 3B, I read Dont Let Me Go
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 60
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Nick KY10.8 The World’s Oldest. I read The Outsider by Colin Wilson, originally pub’d in 1956, a date containing the digits 1 and 5.
25.7 Meg SCL’s Next Favorite Book. Opt. 2. Set before 1900. I read The Necromancer, or The Tale of the Black Forest by Karl Friedrich Kahler.
Opt. 4. Award winning book since 2013. I read The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani, winner of the Prix Goncourt 2016.
Points This Post: 35
Total Points So Far: 70
Bookwrm526Task #15.1 - Which Did You Like Better
Book 1 – read a book from the list The Book Was Better Than the Movie. I read Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg, on page two at position 197 at time of posting.
Book 2 – read a book from the list The Movie was Better Than the Book. I read Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman, on page 1 at position 44 at time of posting.
Points this post: 15
Total points so far: 40
Shannon South Africa15.5 The Bard
Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell
Task points: 15
Challenge points: 15
Shannon South Africa20.1 Around the World with Theatre
Option 2 Author initials in THE PLAY THAT WENT WRONG
The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley
Task points: 20
Challenge points: 35
Queen Bee Darlene20.1 Most Improved Player - Witchygal's task: Around the world with theatre
Option 2: author's initials in THE PLAY THAT WENT WRONG
What It Means When a Man Falls From The Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky
L & A are both in PLAY
20 points
25.6 Diane Whitney's: Pure Michigan!
2) author's name contains both U & P
The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers who Inspired Chicago by Douglas Perry The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers who Inspired Chicago 304 pages
4) title begins with H, O, M, E, OR S
See What I Have Done by Sarah SchmSee What I Have Done 328 pages
Min 500 pages for this task: 304 + 328 = 632
25 points
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 75
20.5Option 3: author initials in FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 30/995
Tasks completed: 2/57
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
DebraJean20.5 - Bigger Is Better
For Option 2, I read Danse Macabre which has a MPG of Horror.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 80
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
20.1 Most Improved Player - Witchygal’s task: Around the world with theatre OPTION 3: Rread a book with yellow on the cover.
by Zoe GilbertThe title letters are yellow.
Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 20
Golden Oldies: -
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 1
Total books read: 1
Sheila5.1 - The Phantom of the Opera
Death Wears a Mask by Ashley Weaver5.2 - Chicago
Corrupted by Lisa Scottoline(page 2)
5.3 - The Lion King
The Prodigal Daughter by Jeffrey Archer(page 2 from list)
5.4 - Cats
Memory in Death by J.D. Robb5.5 - Les Misérables
Strip Jack by Ian Rankin(Ian Tucker)
Mod
10.3 - It's All About Me
Memoir of an actor: This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare by Gabourey Sidibe
10.5 - The Globe
Shakespeare in title: William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return by Ian Doescher
10.9 - A Look Back
From Most Popular July #172: Sting-Ray Afternoons by Steve Rushin
total = 30
readerboard name : boromom10.8 - The World's Oldest
Read a book that was first published in March of any year
The Summer Before the War
points this post: 10
total points: 15
perletwo20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Bookwrm526's Task: I DO have a sense of humor!! - Option 1: for this option read a book with a pun in the title. REQUIRED: state the "classic" phrase that inspired the twist. For example, "we'll always have Paris" and We'll Always Have Parrots.
Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon - play on the movie title Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Points this task: 20
Total points: 125
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 9
Tasks completed: 8
Elizabeth PTask 10.8 - The World's Oldest
Book that was first published in year that contains both a 1 and an 8
Hello Stranger by Lisa Kleypas
First published 2018, contains both a 1 and 8
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 30
Total Tasks: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 2
Mod
Read a book with an exclamation point or question mark in the title or subtitle
read Who R U Really? by Margo Kelly
10.4 - Wonder Woman
Read a book written by a female author whose first and last initials can be found in WONDER WOMAN.
read The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
15.10 - Time to Kick Back and Relax!
Read a book written by one of your most read authors from your Goodreads "read" shelf. I have read 3 books by Tara Altebrando
read The Opposite of Here by Tara Altebrando
25.6 - Diane Whitney's: Pure Michigan!
Option 3- Read a book that is #3 in a series. It must be identified as #3 in a series in the Goodreads metadata, “Title” (series name #3).
readA Vision of Murder by Victoria Laurie (Psychic Eye Mystery #3)
296 pages
Option 4 - Read a book whose title begins with any of the letters H, O, M, E or S.
read Save the Date by Morgan Matson
432 pages
The COMBINED total of both books must be at least 500 pages
296+432=728
Points this task -55
total points - 130
Mary P20.5 - Bigger is Better - Perletwo's Task: If Not For Bad Luck...
Option 2: Read a book with the Goodreads main page genre Horror.
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 50
Readerboard Name: Nicola T15.4. Double Trouble
OPTION 1:Book 1 - A book the title/subtitle of which contains a word with a double vowel.
Book 2 - A book the title/subtitle of which contains a word with a double consonant, repeated immediately in the word.
For book 1 the word is : fatherhOOd: Birthright, Vol. 6: Fatherhood in subtitle (112 pages)
For book 2 the word is : bombsheLLs: DC Comics: Bombshells Vol. 6: War Stories in subtitle (176 pages)
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 45
Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 2
10.1 - Summer BlockbustersCrazy Rich Asians - The movie based on this book is released this summer.
I read the kindle edition. The most popular paperback edition has 527 pages.
I would like to claim 1 Big Book ticket, please.
20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK's Task: Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
option 1: Rinkitink in Oz - MPG Classics
I read the kindle edition. The most popular mass market paperback edition has 281 pages.
ar bookfind info: IL: MG - BL: 8.0 - AR Pts: 9.0
The book was first published in 1916, so I'd like to claim 1 Golden Oldies ticket, please.
20.6 Seasoned Reader – Balletbookworm’s task: Ballet Slippers and Books
option 2: Artificial Condition
I listened to the audiobook. The paperback edition has 159 pages.
points this post: 50
total points: 80
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
CYNBAXTER# 20.06 – SEASONED READER: Balletbookworm’s task: Ballet Slippers and Books
Book: Option 1: Idaho by Emily Ruskovich
Task: Read a book written by a single author whose initials are found in CHERIE CHITTENDEN. ALL initials count. Letters may be used only as often as they occur.
Points this post:20 points
Total points to date: 105 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
5.10 - Beauty and the Beast A Court of Mist and Fury Sarah J. Maas
15.5 - The Bard
Shakespeare in Love: A Screenplay by Marc Norman
POINTS: 35
30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: It's In the DNA Book 1: Read a book written by a single author with first and last name initials that match the cytosine-guanine initials CG or GC
Book read: Etiquette & Espionage
How it fits: Author's (Gail Carriger) initials are GC
Book 2: Read a book with consecutive words in the TITLE that begin with the adenine-thymine pair initials AT or TA.
Book read: A Court of Thorns and Roses
How it fits: Thorns, and
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Points this post: 30
Total points: 60
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 4
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
I forgot to claim a Big Book Ticket in message 142 for task 5.10, A Court of Mist and Fury is a BIG BOOK with 626 pages.
5.7 - WickedPrincess Academy (IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR: 10.0) (on pg. 1 of the list)
15.4 - Double Trouble
The Cheerleaders (I read an Advanced Readers Copy)
Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Marina H10.7 - The World's Largest
I denne stille nat by Mari Jungstedt
Anders Knutas #2
Points this post: 10
Total points: 60
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 4
READ 60 15.10 Kick Back and RelaxThe Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King . There are 8 listed in my favorites but I have read many more.
This task 15
Total 40
Andy P.Task #15.10 - Time to Kick Back and Relax!
Read a book by one of those authors - you may use ANY of the authors on your list.
The Disappeared by C.J. Box
CJ Box is #2 of my most read authors list and I have read 18 of his books according to the list. (maybe 19 including this one)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 25
Readerboard Name: Kathy P 10.9 - A Look Back
List: Most Popular Books Published In July 2017
American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land
Points this post: 10
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 10
BB:0
GO:0
Total Task completed: 1
Total Books read: 1
CelesteR5.10 - My Choice
His Favorite Vol. 2 by Suzuki Tanaka
GN: 216 > 100+
10.7 - Series 1#
His Favorite Vol. 1 by Suzuki Tanaka
GN: 216 > 100+
10.8 - First Published in 2013
His Favorite Vol. 6 by Suzuki Tanaka
GN: 160 > 100+
Total: 75
Christine V25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: This Summer’s Theme, more or less
Option A: Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
MPG History was verified in the task help thread.
Option D: Future Home of the Living God
Points this post: 25
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
perletwo20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK's Task: Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds - Option 3: Read a book where the initial letters of all the words in the title (but not the subtitle, and including articles, but ignoring numbers written as numbers) can be found in EITHER BLACK SMOKE BAND or ULLADUBULLA ORCHESTRA (but not a combination of both). The title must have at least 3 words.
An Excellent Mystery
Points this task: 20
Total points: 145
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 10
Tasks completed: 9
Readername: LaureY20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK's Task: Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
Option 3: Read a book where the initial letters of all the words in the title (but not the subtitle, and including articles, but ignoring numbers written as numbers) can be found in EITHER BLACK SMOKE BAND or ULLADUBULLA ORCHESTRA (but not a combination of both). The title must have at least 3 words.
Rise of Empire
*I claim 2 Big Book Tickets for this book: 786 pages*
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Total Books: 1
Total Tasks: 1
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Readername: LaureY20.5 - Bigger is Better - Perletwo's Task: If Not For Bad Luck...
1. In honor of the unlucky number, read a book that is number 1, 3, or 13 in a series. Its series placement should be listed on the book's Goodreads main page.
The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn
#3 in the Smythe-Smith Quartet
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Total Books: 2
Total Tasks: 2
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
15.2 - In Memory of...….Help Thread
Book 1 - In memory of Stephen Hawking, read a nonfiction book with a main page genre of science, standalone or embedded.
AND
Book 2 - In memory of Tom Wolfe, read a single author book with the author's initials found in the phrase RADICAL CHIC. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the phrase. All initials count.
Book 1: I read The Bad Food Bible: How and Why to Eat Sinfully, which has science on its main page and
Book 2: I read Eternal Life by Dara Horn, whose initials are in raDical cHic
points: 30
books read: 4
tasks completed: 3
pages read: 1201
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Heather's Task: A few of my favourite bookish websitesOption 2: Bookish News
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall (initials in THE MILLIONS)
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Perletwo's Task: If Not For Bad Luck...
Option 3. My Shit Life So Far by Frankie Boyle
Points this post: 40
Points in total: 40
Tasks completed: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
CelesteR5.6 - One Word title
Terpenoid by Tetsuzō Okadaya
GN: Posts 6856 and 6876 - DLMRose is just checking on the publisher not on the page number. It is over 100 pages. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D...
Total: 80 points.
5.4 - Cats - Book with "Memory" - Undercover Memories10.7 - World's Largest - 25, 211, 996 - Book #2 - Lover Eternal
10.8 - World's Oldest - 1358 in publishing year - Steelheart - 2013
20.2 - Author initials in "vIdeo gAmes" - Magic Burns - Ilona Andrews
20.9 - Dog Days of Summer - Mystery MPG - First Grave on the Right
20.10 - Group Reads - The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
25.2 - Pure Michigan - Option 3 - #3 in series - Magic Strikes
Option 4 - Title Begins with HOMES - Magic Bleeds
Points this post: 110
Total Points; 110
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Task # 5.2 - Chicago
Read a book that has been shelved as Legal Thriller at least 2 times from this list of Legal Thrillers
The First Counsel by Brad MeltzerShelved 26 times as Legal Thriller
Found on page 2, #7 from top.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5