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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2018
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dakimel5.6 - A Chorus Line
Widdershins
5.9 - Mamma Mia!
Natural Blond Instincts
15.4 - Double Trouble
1: We Are Never Meeting In Real Life - double E in meeting
2: On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service - double L in frightfully
15.10 - Time to Kick Back and Relax!
Spectred Isle - I've now read 17 books by Charles
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Heather's Task: A few of my favorite bookish websites
2: Rite of Summer by Tess Bowery
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Perletwo's Task: If Not For Bad Luck...
3: A Sultry Love Song by Kianna Alexander
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Bookwrm526's Task: I DO have a sense of humor!!
1: Crowned and Dangerous - based on 'Armed & Dangerous', approved in message 18 of help thread
TALLY
This post - 100 points
total - 100
Misty20.1 Most Improved Player- Witchygal's Task (Around the World with Theatre)
Option 2: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials may be found in "the Play tHat went wrong"
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
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.
Book read: Death Call - Er bringt den Tod
How it fits: Chris Carter is #5 on my list with 7 read books (8 with this one)
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Points this post: 15
Total points: 75
Books read: 6
Tasks completed: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
Sophie5.1 Masks
The Rose and the Mask: A Beauty and the Beast Retelling by Victoria Leybourne
Mask in title
Total 95
Danibean5.2 - Chicago: Read a book that has been shelved as Legal Thriller at least 2 times from this list of Legal Thrillers.
I read The Confession by John Grisham. pg 1.
Bookwrm526Task #5.2 - Chicago
Read a book that has been shelved as Legal Thriller at least 2 times from this list of Legal Thrillers. I read Everywhere That Mary Went by Lisa Scottoline, on page one shelved as legal thriller 30 times.
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Task #30.3 - New Discoveries to New Favorites
Book 1: For book 1, choose a book from the list JennRenee's Shelf. I read Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente, on page 1 at time of posting.
Book 2, option a) Cozy Mystery: Read a book with a single author whose initials can be found in COZY MYSTERY. I read Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire.
Points this post: 35
Total points so far: 105
loafer20.1 Most Improved Player - Witchygal’s task: Around the world with theatre
Option 2: London, United Kingdom
Read a book written by an author whose first and last initials can be found in THE PLAY THAT WENT WRONG.
The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
the PlAy that went wrong
points: 20
total: 120
BB: 3
GO: 1
tasks completed: 7
20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK's Task: Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the WorldsOption 3: Read a book where the initial letters of all the words in the Title are in ULLADUBULLA ORCHESTRA
How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion
Points this post 20
Total Points 20
Task 30.1 – Schatzie – Limited ExposureOption 2 – Title word begins with ‘R’ and ends with ‘O’ - RadiO
Trans-Sister Radio
Option 4 – Author initials in nutcrACker
Andrea Camilleri / The Terra-Cotta Dog
I listened to the audio / NO MMP / Paperback: The Terra-Cotta Dog
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 30 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
CANDY20.5 - Bigger is Better - Perletwo's Task: If Not For Bad Luck...
Option 2 - Read a book with the Goodreads main page genre Horror
Universal Harvester by John Darnielle
Points: 20
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Points: 50
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Marina H20.6 Seasoned Reader – Balletbookworm’s task: Ballet Slippers and Books
Option 1: Dette burde skrives i nutid by Helle Helle
Initials found in CHERIE CHITTENDEN
Points this post: 20
Total points: 95
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 6
CelesteR20.9 - Option 3: Mystery
The Drop by Michael Connelly
Mystery #2 genre >>> 213 users
Total: 75 + 20 = 95 pts.
Laurah3020.1 Most Improved Player - Witchygal’s task: Around the world with theatre
Option 2: For this task, read a book written by an author whose first and last initials can be found in THE pLAY ThAT WENT WRONG.
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins PH are found in the phrase
20.5 Bigger is Better - Perletwo's Task: If Not For Bad Luck...
Option 3 - "reading a book with a single author whose initials can be found in the term FRIGGATRISKAIdEkAPHOBIA"
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes DK is found in phrase.
Sandy MN20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Ashlea's Task: A Few of my Favorite Things
Option 1- B
Read a book by a single author, where the author's initials can be found in the words VIDEO GAMES.
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
229 pages
Read 6/12/18
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 60
DebraJean10.8 The World's Oldest
I read Whistling Past the Graveyard which was published in 2013.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 110
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Sandy MN20.9 - Moderators' Pet - E Murphy's Task: The Dog Days of Summer
Option 3
Read a book with a main page genre of Mystery.
Death Below Stairs by Jennifer
Ashley
313 pages
Read 6/9/18
Has MPG Mystery
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 80
Andy P.Task # 5.5 - Les Misérables
Read a book written by a single author who shares a name with one of the performers in the original French Or London stage production
Vanishing Gamesby Roger Hobbs Roger Hobbs shares his first name with Roger Allam from the original London cast.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 60
15.8 - The Great American ReadRead a book from "the Great American Read" List
The Count of Monte Cristo
Please can I claim 1 GO ticket and 3 BB tickets for this 1276 pages
30.2 - Booklover's Task: Contrasts
Please choose one option and read two books that fulfil the requirements. REQUIRED: Indicate in your post the option you chose.
Option 1 - Now and Then
Read two books published one hundred years apart. Only the publication year need be considered, not the precise date or month of publication.
The 39 Steps published 1915 Claiming 1 GO ticket for this book
The Gap of Time published 2015
30.5 - Mazza1's Task: Spectacular/Vernacular
Two books from different tasks in the same option each of at least 275 pages
OPTION 2 - VERNACULAR
a) Read a book with TEXT ONLY on the cover
Dark Matter 342 pages (Fiction)
b) read a book with an MPG of “Language” or “Linguistics, “ stand alone or embedded (Non-Fiction)
Through the Language Glass 03/06/2018
310 pages
Points this post = 75
Points to date =250
Golden oldie tickets = 2
Big Book tickets = 3
Alaina25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: This Summer’s Theme, more or less
Option A: Read a nonfiction book which meets SRC guidelines which has at least one of the following mainpage GR genres: “Medicine,“ "Health,” “History,” “Archaeology.”
Hiroshima-John Hersey
MPG of "History"
Option D: Read a book with at least three words in the title, the first letter of each word beginning with a letter from: THE GULF OF MEXICO
The Color of Magic-Terry Pratchett
The Color of Magic --- THE GULF OF MEXICO
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 25
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 1
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Delicious Dee15.8 - The Great American Read
Things Fall Apart
30.8 - Sandy's Task: June is a Busy Month!
Option C - Thunderhead - Neal Shusterman - #2 in the Arc of the Scythe series; by a male author; 504pgs -1 big book ticket
Option D - Beneath the Scars - Cherise Sinclair - WHIMSICAL; female author; 458pgs
Points this Post: 45
Total Points: 75
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15.4. Double TroubleOPTION 2 -Read one book that meets the criteria for A and B - title/subtitle contains a word with a repeated vowel and one with a repeated consonant.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Double E in Sweetness and Double T in Bottom
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 45
Total Tasks: 2
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
Mary P20.1 Most Improved Player - Witchygal’s task: Around the world with theatre
Option 1: Read a book with a Main Page Genre of “Retellings”. The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
Little Red by Caroline Lee
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 95
10.5 - The GlobeShakespeare's Kitchen: Renaissance Recipes for the Contemporary Cook by Francine Segan
POINTS: 45
perletwo5.9 - Mamma Mia! - 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.
Walking Shadow
Points this task: 05
Total points: 205
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 15
Tasks completed: 12
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Heather's Task: A few of my favorite bookish websitesOption 3 Book Blogs 2008-2013
Allegiant
This Post 20
Total 20+20 = 40
Kristen IA5.6 - A Chorus Line
Read a book with a single word title. Subtitles should be ignored. Articles must be considered.
Attraction by Penny Reid
I listened to the audiobook and linked to the PB edition.
20.1 Most Improved Player - Witchygal’s task: Around the world with theatre
This is a one book task. Pick any option.
Required: Indicate the option you chose.
Option 4: Travelling through literature
For this task choose a letter from your readerboard name and read a book set at least 50% in a country that begins with that letter. I will be using this List of Countries to determine the countries.
My readerboard name is Kristen IA so I read a book set in Sweden.
The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz
I listened to the audiobook and linked to the MMPB edition.
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 25/995
Tasks Completed: 2/57
GO: 0
BB: 1
Suzannesea20.8 Nickels and Dimes
Option A. Read a book with a cover that is predominantly green.
by Janet Evanovich was approved for "greenness" in message 16 of the help thread.Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 65
Stephanie12720.10 - Group Reads
Non-Fiction - Psychology - The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20/995
Tasks completed: 1/57
Books read: 1
Marina H25.6 - Diane Whitney's: Pure Michigan!
Option 2: Simpel sandhed by Jodi Picoult 461 p.
By a single author whose name contains both the letters U and P
Option 3: Den inderste kreds by Mari Jungstedt 335 p.
#3 in a series
Points this post: 25
Total points: 120
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 7
20.10 - Group ReadsRead ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season
Book read: Dark Matter
How it fits: my post
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 95
Books read: 7
Tasks completed: 6
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
Mary P20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK's Task: Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
Option 4:Read a book with the MPG Retellings, standalone or embedded.
Beauty: an Everland Ever After Tale by Caroline Lee
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 115
Sheila10.1 - Summer Blockbusters
The Hard Way by Lee Child(Tom Cruise stars in Fallout and also starred in the movie Jack Reacher. This is book 10 in the Jack Reacher series)
10.2 - Let's Dance
The Shadow Dancer by Margaret Coel10.4 - Wonder Woman
Sleep Tight by Rachel Abbott10.7 - The World's Largest
The Good Suicides by Antonio Hill(Inspector Salgado #2)
Total Points = 90
Task 20.5 Opt 3 read g a book with a single author whose initials can be found in the term FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIAWalking on Edge: A Pilgrimage to Santiago by Reino Gevers
Points this task: 20
Total points: 95
Mod
I chose option 3, and read The Myth of Perpetual Summer, scheduled for publication 6/19/18. I read an ARC of the kindle edition; the paperback edition is The Myth of Perpetual Summer.
25.7 - Meg SCL:My next favourite book
For my first book, I chose option A and read Red Clocks - dystopia as MPG. I read the kindle edition - top paperback is Red Clocks - 349 pages
For my second book, I chose option B and read A Column of Fire, set completely before 1900 (last chapter of book, the epilogue, is set in 1620). I read the kindle edition - top paperback is Una columna de fuego - 944 pages.
Neither book appears on Meg's read list.
30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Aida
For my first book, I chose option 4 and read Peculiar Ground - historical fiction is top MPG.
For my second book, I chose option 5 and read The Dark Angel - set at least 50% in Italy.
Points this post: 75
Total points: 125
5.5 Les Misérables Crowned in a Far Country: Portraits of Eight Royal Brides by Princess Michael of Kent shares the name Michael with Michael Ball
5.6 A Chorus Line
Dreamland
10.2 Let’s Dance
The Night Dance: A Retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Points this post: 20
Total points: 25
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 4
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Joanne MITask 20.3
Read a book whose author shares a first or last name with Jeff Wayne, or one of the original performers:
One Man's Flag by David Downing Shares same first name as David Essex
Task 25.2
Book 1 Option read a nonfiction book which meets SRC guidelines which has at least one of the following mainpage GR genres: “Medicine”“Health”“History”
“Archaeology.”
Flags of Our Fathers-MPG History
Book 2 Option D Read a book with at least three words in the title, the first letter of each word beginning with a letter from:
THE GULF OF MEXICO.
Throne of Glass T(he) O(f) (G)lass
Points this post 45
Total points 95
Total BB 1
25.1 Andy P’s Task: Remembering Sue Grafton Book 1: The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks author initials NS
Book 2: The Rescue No letters found in ONLY NO Z
25.2 Nick KY’s Task: This Summer’s Theme, more or less
Option B:
Option D: The Lost Girl T from the, L from gulf ang G from gulf
Total Points Earned: 110/995
Total Pages Read: 2567/24110
Total Books Read: 8/77
Sandy MN20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Sara G's Task: Florida
Option A - Emerald Coast
The Mentor by Rita Carla Francesca Monticelli
226 pages
Read 6/13/18
Cover is at least 50% green
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 100
Andy P.Task # 10.8 - The World's Oldest
Read a book that was first published in any month of a year that contains at least 2 of the following numbers: 1, 3, 5, 8.
Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk
First published in 1955 which contains a 1 and a 5
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70
25.1 Andy P’s Task: Remembering Sue GraftonBook 1: Read a book in which the author’s initials can be found in SUEGRAFTON.
Book read: Kalte Angst - Im Kopf des Mörders
How it fits: Author's (Arno Strobel) initials are AS
Pages: 368
Book 2: Read a book whose title does NOT contain any of the letters in the phrase ONLY NO Z (LNOYZ)
Book read: Magic Breaks
How it fits: Title doesn't contain any of the letters
Pages: 357 (MMPB: Magic Breaks)
Total pages: 725
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Points this post: 25
Total points: 120
Books read: 9
Tasks completed: 7
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
Mod
5.1 - The Phantom of the Opera
mask in title: The Mask by Taylor Stevens
10.2 - Let's Dance
dancing in title: Dancing With The Virgins by Stephen Booth
10.6 - Radio City Music Hall
author initials CK: The Drowning River by Christobel Kent
total = 90
5.1 - The Phantom of the OperaRead a book with the word mask in the title
Beneath This Mask
5.2 - Chicago
Read a book from Legal thrillers list
Dark Places
This is on page 16 of the list
5.9 Mamma Mia!
Read a book where the first word in the title is seven letters
Finding Emma
10.5 - The Globe
Read a book with SHAKESPEARE intact in th title, series, or author.
Shakespeare's Landlord
15.1 - Which Did You Like Better?
Book 1: Read a book from Book was better than the movie list
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Found on first page #66
Book 2: Read a book from the list The Movie was better than the book.
Girl, Interrupted
Found on first page #33
Total this post: 40
Total Challenge: 75
GO’s: 1
Mod
read Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris
10.8 - The World's Oldest Read a book that was first published in any month of a year that contains at least 2 of the following numbers: 1, 3, 5, 8.
read Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier- Published 2018
20.10 - Group Reads
read MaurierMy Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
post #7 in group read thread.
30.2 - Booklover's Task: Contrasts
1 - Now and Then
Read two books published one hundred years apart. Only the publication year need be considered, not the precise date or month of publication.
read The Land that Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs First published 1918
and
The Date by Louise Jensen
Published 2018
30.7 -TessaVanessa’s Task: I “knew” you would love this “new” challenge I came up with.
Book 1: Read one book with the first word in the title/subtitle/series name
Book 2: Read one book with the second word in the title/subtitle/series name
I chose the pair of words No and Know
Book 1- read Things We Know by Heart by Jessi Kirby
and
book 2- read If There's No Tomorrow by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Points this task -100
total points - 270
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Sara G's Task: FloridaOption C: Hurricanes-Read a book that was first published in June of any year.
I read Before We Were Yours. It was published in June 2017.
Task points:20
Total Points:40
Tasks completed:2
Books read:2
5.2 - ChicagoThe Confession - page 1 of the list, shelved 206 times as "legal-thriller"
10.6 - Radio City Music Hall
An Unseen Attraction by K.J. Charles (initials K, C)
I read the kindle edition and there is no print edition. The ebook is approved for length in the ebook verification thread (#269).
10.7 - The World's Largest
Catch of the Day (series: Gideon's Cove #1)
I read the kindle edition. The most popular mass market paperback edition has 384 pages.
points this post: 25
total points: 105
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.9 Mamma Mia!
Read a book where the FIRST word in the title is exactly seven letters.
I read Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail by Ben Montgomery.
Challenge 15.8 The Great American Read
Read a book from this list: The Great American Read
I read The Help by Kathryn Stockett.
Challenge 20.9 Moderators' Pet - E Murphy's Task: The Dog Days of Summer
Option 3: Read a book with a main page genre of Mystery. Genre may be stand-alone or embedded.
I read Stingrays: BookShots by James Patterson.
Points this post: 40
Total points: 120
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 11
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
10.3 - It's All About MeRoll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road by Willie Nelson
10.5 - The Globe
Othello by William Shakespeare
Golden Oldie, first published in 1603
20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK's Task: Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
Option 2. La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
Big book: 546 pages
Points this post: 40
Points in total: 80
Tasks completed: 5
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Andy P.Task #5.6 - A Chorus Line
Read a book with a single word title.
Bonfire by Krysten Ritter
Points this post: 5
Total points: 75
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25.5 - Danibean's Task: Have You Thanked a Stage Manager Today? - Option 1: For this option, read a book with a cover that includes only the colors black, white and/or grey. No other colors may be present on the cover of the book. REQUIRED: include the cover in your post.
Option 3: For this option, read a book that includes in the title or subtitle one of the words from the excerpt of Stage Manager dialogue below. The word must be at least 4 letters, and match exactly the word in the quote. REQUIRED: state the word you used.
everybody knows in their bones that something is eternal,
Bones
This is a two book task. The total page numbers for the two books must equal at least 600 pages.
book 1 top pb ed. 252 pgs + book 2 top mmp ed. 428 pgs = 680 pgs
Points this task: 25
Total points: 200
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 14
Tasks completed: 11