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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2018
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Bookwrm526Task #30.5 - Spectacular/Vernacular
Option 1a: Read a book with a fabulous cover from one of these lists: Best Book Covers of 2017; Crazy Beautiful Book Covers; Beautiful Book Cover Design. I read Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey, from the Crazy Beautiful Covers list on page 1, #46 at time of posting (320pp).
Option 1b: Read a book with MPG of Art or Photography stand alone or embedded. I read The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost by Peter Manseau (I had the genre verified in the task help thread at post #93). (352p).
both are non-fiction
Points this post: 30
Total points so far: 750
DANIELLE M15.4. Double Trouble
Option 2 - Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
Sweetbitter has double vowels (e) and double consonants (t).
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 205
Books Read: 13
Tasks Complete: 11
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Sara G's Task: Florida Option A. Read a book with a cover that is predominantly green (at least 50%). REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
De smaak van venijn by Alan Bradley
- cover is predominantly greenPoints this post: 20
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
5.6 A Chorus LineCirce by Madeline Miller
10.6 Radio City Music Hall
Death and a Pot of Chowder by Cornelia Kidd
Initials are CK
25.4 2018 FIFA World Cup
Option 2: The Midnight Line by Lee Child
This is book 22 in the series.
Option 3: Women in Sunlight by Frances Mayes
Book is set in Italy
25.6 Pure Michigan
Option 2: The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
The Author's name contains a U and a P
Option 4: Star of the North by D.B. John
Title begins with an S
Post Total: 65
Grand Total: 205
Coralie10.5 The Globe
Book with SHAKESPEARE in series title
Hag-Seed
20.2 A Few of My Favourite Things
Option 1B Book by an author whose initials are in viDeo gAmes
The Price of Spring by Daniel Abraham
This post 30 points
Total to date 635 points
MIKE DENNIS30.8 [Sandy]: June is a Busy Month! (600+ total pages)
OPTION C: Authority, #2 in the Southern Reach Series by male author Jeff VanderMeer
OPTION D: Ancillary Mercy by female author Ann Leckie with initials in WHIMSICAL
That's 341 pp. + 330 pp. = 671 pages!
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Current Post: Points: 30
Total: Points: 480 GO: - BB: 2
Tasks: 5.1,5.5, 10.1,10.3-10.4,10.7-10.8, 15.4,15.10, all 20s, 25.4,25.6, 30.2,30.6,30.8 and 50.1, using 29 books.
15.7 – Beatlemania!A book with a title containing a word from the title of a Beatles album: Night of Many Dreams by Gail Tsukiyama
The word is Night from "A Hard Day's Night"
Points this post: 15
Total points: 570
30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: AidaI chose option 3 and option 4.
Book 3: Aida/Amneris: female lead characters
Read a book written by a female author whose first and last name initials can be found in the words AIDA AMNERIS.
Status Update by Annabeth Albert
Book 4: War
Read a book with the main page genre war or historical fiction. Genre may be stand alone or embedded.
A Gentleman Never Keeps Score by Cat Sebastian
Points this post: 30
Total points: 450
Big Book Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 27
Books Read: 36
5.10 - Beauty and the Beast Celebrate Belle and stick your nose in a book of your choice.
Book read: Shatter Me
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Total points: 910
Books read: 71
Tasks completed: 54
BB Tickets: 6
GO Tickets: 8
25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: This Summer’s Theme, more or lessOption A MPG Health Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis
Option C Group Read Category “Biography, Autobiography, Memoir” Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
Points this post 25
Total 25+910= 935
4 GO Ticket
2 BB ( Just recording for personal interest now, not actual tickets)
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.4 Double Trouble
Option 2: When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson. Will has double 'L' and Good has double 'O'
Points this post: 15
Total points: 960
Tasks completed: 56
Books read: 77
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.8 Nickels and Dimes - Sara G's Task: Florida
Option B: Sea Change by Diane Tullson.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 980
Tasks completed: 57
Books read: 78
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Erin NY5.5 - 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 productions Original Casts (first 2 columns only)- the names are listed in post 2.
The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan
* David Levithan shares a name with David Burt
Points this post: 5
Books claimed this post: 1
Total Points: 155
Tasks completed: 8
Tasks in progress: 3
Books read: 16
Big Book tickets: (500+) 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Total pages read: 5,618
Bookwrm526Task #25.7 - My next favourite book
Option 3: Read a book that features time travel. I read Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (this one is on the creator's read list, but it was added after June 1, 2018) (480p)
Option 4: Read a book that has won any award (must be listed in the book's goodreads metadata) in 2013 or later. I read Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood by William J. Mann (won the Edgar Award in 2015, not on the creator's read list) (463p).
Points this post: 25
Total points so far: 775
EMurphy20.8 Nickels & Dimes-Sara G's Task: Florida
Option 2: Air Conditioning-Author whose initials can be found in AIR CONDITIONING An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 190
Books Read: 12
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 8
Kim O5.4 - Cats Read a book with the word memory, memories or memory's in the title, subtitle or series title.
The Map of Lost Memories
Points this task 5
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 1
Golden Oldies: 3
Sara G10.3 - It's All About Me
Read a non-fiction biography, autobiography or memoir of a screenwriter, playwright, composer, musician, dancer, or actor. A biography or memoir of a group, such as a band or a dance troupe, will also work.
Every Frenchman Has One by Olivia De Havilland
This is a memoir written by an actress.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 730
Sara G10.6 - Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall is the headquarters for the precision dance company, the Rockettes. Read a book written by an author whose first and last initials can be found sequentially in the word ROCKETTES (i.e., RO, OC, CK, etc.). Initials may also be used in reverse order (i.e., OR, CO, KC, etc.) and can wrap around the end of the word (i.e., SR or RS). Middle names/initials should be ignored.
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
ROCKETTES
Points this post: 10
Total points: 740
Beth_NC50.1 Do Re Mi -
Book 1 - Sole Survivor by Dean Koontz
Book 2 - Picture Me Dead by Heather Graham
Book 2 - Hide by Lisa Gardner
Points: 50
Tasks: 1
Books: 3
Total Points: 955
Total Tasks: 55
Total Books: 75
Big Book Tickets: 3
Total Pages: 26,677
DULCINELLA15.10 - Time to Kick Back and Relax!
It's summer - time to relax. Read a book written by one of your most read authors from your Goodreads "read" shelf.
Saturday
Ian McEwan 289 p. 24 august 2018 5 starsAllready read 7 books by this author
Ppoints in this post:15 points
Total points: 745 points
1 ticket GO
2 tickets BB
Sarah E5.5 - Les Misérables
Umbrella Man by Willow Rose
I read the kindle edition, paperback is Umbrella Man
Willow Rose matches Rose Laurens
Total points: 290
Sarah E20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Bookwrm526's Task: I DO have a sense of humor!!
Option 3: number of pages includes the digits 1 and 8, in any order
Maple Frosted Murder
I read the kindle edition, paperback (no MMP) is Maple Frosted Murder - 218 pages
Total points: 310
Kristen IA30.7 -TessaVanessa’s Task: I “knew” you would love this “new” challenge I came up with.
For this challenge go to: List of Homophones and choose a pair of homophones. Words must match exactly.
REQUIRED: Indicate which pair of words you chose.
I chose the homophones For and Four
Book 1: Read one book with the first word in the title/subtitle/series name - For
I'm In No Mood For Love by Rachel Gibson
I listened to the audiobook and have linked the PB for page count.
Book 2: Read one book with the second word in the title/subtitle/series name - Four
Four Friends by Robyn Carr
I listened to the audiobook and have linked the PB for page count.
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 435/995
Tasks Completed: 24/57
GO: 2
BB: 8
Delicious Dee10.5 - The Globe
How to Tame a Willful Wife - #1 in the SHAKESPEARE in love series
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 845
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (3)
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.1: Summer Blockbusters: Invitation to Die by Julian Starr AKA Jaden Skye. Connection with Crazy Rich Asians: Both movie and book have 3-word titles. This connection approved in Help thread post #2.
The book is an ebook, approved for length in verification post #6968.
Totals this posting:
Points: 10
Summary Totals:
Points: 220
Books Posted: 14
Tasks Completed: 12
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.7: The World's Largest: Corpse Pose by Diana Killian. The book is #1 in a series, a number that appears in 211.
Totals this posting:
Points: 10
Summary Totals:
Points: 230
Books Posted: 15
Tasks Completed: 13
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.4: Favorite Bookish Sites:Option 2: The Iron Wyrm Affair by Lilith Saintcrow. The author initials LS are in the miLlionS.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Summary Totals:
Points: 250
Books Posted: 16
Tasks Completed: 14
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.5: If not for bad luck: Option 1: Land of Shadows by Jeff Gunzel. The book is #1 in the Legend of the Gate Keeperseries. The ebook is approved for length in verification post #6965.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Summary Totals:
Points: 270
Books Posted: 17
Tasks Completed: 15
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.9: Dog Days of Summer: Option 3: A Murder of Magpies by Judth Flanders. The book has MPG Mystery.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Summary Totals:
Points: 290
Books Posted: 18
Tasks Completed: 16
Sandy MN15.8 - The Great American Read
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
15.4. Double Trouble
Option 2
Blood Kiss by J.R. Ward
20.3 Best Review - TrishhartUK's Task: Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
Option 4 - MPG Retellings
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 325
Ana20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Bookwrm526's Task: I DO have a sense of humor!!
Option 1:Puns in Titles
by Nancy Fairbanks. #41 on the Puns in Titles list. "Creme Brulee"Points this Post: 20
Total points: 120
Tasks Completed:6
Total Books Read: 6
Total Pages:1686
Shala30.6 - Ava Catherine's Task: Aida
Book 3: Aida/Amneris: female lead characters
Aunt Dimity: Snowbound
Book 4: War
Red Clay, Yellow Grass: A Novel of the 1960s
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 210
Shala10.1 - Summer Blockbusters
Movie: 8th Grade
Book: Good Me, Bad Me
Connection: Both have teens as main characters
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 220
30.7 -TessaVanessa’s Task: I “knew” you would love this “new” challenge I came up withHomophone Pair: FOR / FOUR
Book 1: I Know For Sure by Oprah Winfrey
Book 2: The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes #2) by Arthur Conan Doyle
1x Golden Oldies Tix (pub. 1890)
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 11
Season Total: 760
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.2 In Memory of...
Book 1: Start a Revolution: Stop Acting Like a Library by Ben Bizzle
Book 2: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 995
Tasks completed: 58
Books read: 80
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
10.6 - Radio City Music HallDead Anyway Chris Knopf
Initials are CK
Points this post 10
Total 10+910= 945
4 GO Ticket
2 BB ( Just recording for personal interest now, not actual tickets)
30.5 - Mazza1's Task: Spectacular/VernacularOPTION 1 – SPECTACULAR
a) Read a book with a fabulous cover from one of these lists: Beautiful Book Cover Design"
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity #1) by Elizabeth E. Wein
Beautiful Book Cover Design (page 4)
c) read a book with all the letters of “SPECTACULAR” in the title / subtitle
The Archetype Diet: Reclaim Your Self-Worth and Change the Shape of Your Body by Dana James
SPECTACULAR found in ThE ARChetyPe diet: reCLaim yoUr Self
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 11
Season Total: 790
MegSCL50.1 - Julia103's Task: Do Re Mi
Book 1: starts with RE - Red Clocks
Book 2: me in title - Leave Me
Book 3: author Lisa genova - Inside the O'Briens
TOTAL TO DATE
515 Points
3 big books
BARBARA ★10.2 ~ Let's Dance
Read a book with the word DANCE in the title/subtitle or series title.
Fire Dancer - Ann Maxwell 8/24
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15.7 ~ Beatlemania!
Read a book with a title/subtitle containing a word from the Beatles discography.
A Turn in the Road - Debbie Macomber (Abbey Road) 8/24
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Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 735
Mai5.10 - Beauty and the Beast
Gamification in Learning and Education by Sangkyun Kim
20.1 Most Improved Player - Witchygal’s task: Around the world with theatre
Option 3: New York - United States of America
Book with yellow on the cover
Women by Charles Bukowski
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Perletwo's Task: If Not For Bad Luck...
Book with a single author whose initials can be found in the term FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA
Year Zero by Rob Reid
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - E Murphy's Task: The Dog Days of Summer
Option 3: Book with a main page genre of Mystery.
Tell No One by Harlan Coben
Points this post: 65
Total Points: 140
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 8
M1nks5.8 - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 770
Golden Oldies: 13
Big Book: 7
M1nks30.9 - C 1. The Maze Runner; 2. Finder Deluxe Edition: Target in Sight: Vol. 1
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 800
Golden Oldies: 13
Big Book: 7
Delicious Dee5.3 - The Lion King
The Ghostwriter - received this book as a gift a couple of years ago
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 850
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (3)
DULCINELLA30.2 - 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.
Book 1 Greenmantle
John Buchan 352 p. 25 august 2018 4 starsOriginal date of publishing: 1916
The book Is a classic so I claim a ticket for it
Book 2
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land In Between
Hisham Matar 280 p. 23 august 2018 4 starsDate of publishing: 2016
The both years 1916 and 2016 are 100 years apart
Points in this post:30 points
Total points: 775 points
2 tickets GO (1 claimed in this post)
2 tickets BB
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 5.10: Beauty and the Beast: The Housewife Assassin's Handbook by Josie Brown.
Totals this posting:
Points: 5
Summary Totals:
Points: 295
Books Posted: 19
Tasks Completed: 17
Delicious Dee15.3 - My Feet Hurt
Book A - Lady and the Champ - Katherine Lace - shared first name with Katherine Dunham
Book B - Meant to Be - Donna Marie Rogers - shared last name with Ginger Rogers
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 865
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (3)
Amy FL50.1 - Julia103's Task: Do Re Mi
Book 1: Fade to Black - FA - 309 pages
Book 2: Look For Me - Me - 392 pages
Book 3: Every Note Played by Lisa Genova - 307 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 300
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10.7 - The World's Largest - Read a series book that has a number that can be found in 25, 211, and/or 996. Whole numbers only.
Not in the Flesh - Inspector Wexford #21
Points this task: 10
Total points: 555
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 41
Tasks completed: 31