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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2018
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
10.9 - A Look BackA book from Most Popular Books Published in July 2017 #114: I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere But the Pool by Lisa Scottoline
Points this post: 10
Total points: 685
trishhartuk20.9 Moderator’s 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.
The Thrill of the Haunt, EJ Copperman
Shelved as Mystery by 44 users and Mystery > Cozy Mystery by 28 users
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 395
Tasks Completed: 22
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
MegSCL25.3 - Diana K’s Task: Hamilton
Option 3: Set 75% in Haiti. An Untamed State
Option 5: Set in London. The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock (most of the top reviews mention London as the setting)
30.5 - Mazza1's Task: Spectacular/Vernacular
OPTION 1 – SPECTACULAR
a) Read a book with a fabulous cover from Crazy Beautiful Book Covers (NUMBER 32)
Fates and Furies
c) read a book with all the letters of “SPECTACULAR” in the title / subtitle
Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail (non fiction)
TOTAL TO DATE
625 Points
3 big books
M1nks5.4 - Century of the Wind (Memory of Fire)
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 805
Golden Oldies: 13
Big Book: 7
M1nks10.5 -William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope
10.9 - Jane Austen at Home July
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 825
Golden Oldies: 13
Big Book: 7
Elizabeth P Task 20.5 - If Not for Bad Luck...
Option 1 - Book that is number 1 in a series
The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima
First book in the Seven Realms series
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 285
Total Tasks: 17
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 5
Total Books: 20
Elizabeth PTask 25.6 - Pure Michigan!
Option 3 - Book that is #3 in a series
The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima
Book #3 in the Seven Realms series
At 504 pages, good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
MMPaperback link: El trono del lobo gris
Option 4 - Book whose title begin with any of the letters in HOMES
On Second Thought: A Novel by Kristan Higgins
Starts with the letter O
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 310
Total Tasks: 18
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 6
Total Books: 22
Sophie20.7
Option 1
Pun in title
In the Heir by Ruth Cardello
From in the air - checked on help thread
Total
850
Sophie30.9
Option B
Series p6
The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
Beach reads p4
The Next Always by Nora Roberts
Total
880
trishhartuk15.2 In Memory of...
Book 1 - In memory of Stephen Hawking, read a nonfiction book with a main page genre of science, standalone or embedded.
I Used to Know That: General Science, Marianne Taylor
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Shelved as Science by 13 users (science is an MPG, but for some reason the number of users isn’t showing up on the page – it is there if you click on top shelves)
Book 2 - In memory of Tom Wolfe, read a single author book with the author's initials found in the phrase RADICAL CHIC.
The Jasmine Moon Murder, Laura Childs
radiCaL
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 410
Tasks Completed: 23
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
Brooke TX5.2 - Chicago
Read a book that has been shelved as Legal Thriller at least 2 times from this list of Legal Thrillers. Found on page 18:
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 95
Completed Tasks: 12
Books Read: 66
Brooke TX5.3 - The Lion King
Read a book that you received as gift. I was gifted with a month of Comixology Unlimited (comic subscription service), which I used to read this book:
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 100
Completed Tasks: 13
Books Read: 66
Brooke TX5.4 - Cats
Read a book with the word memory, memories or memory's in the title, subtitle or series title.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 105
Completed Tasks: 14
Books Read: 66
Brooke TX5.5 - 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. Matching the "Michael" in "Michael Ball":
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 110
Completed Tasks: 15
Books Read: 66
Brooke TX5.9 - Mamma Mia!
Read a book where the FIRST word in the title is exactly seven letters.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 115
Completed Tasks: 16
Books Read: 66
Brooke TX10.4 - Wonder Woman
Read a book written by a female author whose first and last initials can be found in WONDER WOMAN.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 125
Completed Tasks: 17
Books Read: 66
Brooke TX10.5 - The Globe
Read a book with SHAKESPEARE found intact in the author's name or in the book's title/subtitle or series title.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 135
Completed Tasks: 18
Books Read: 66
Brooke TX15.3 - My Feet Hurt
Book 1: Read a book whose author shares a first name with one of these 10 famous choreographers. Matching "Martha" as in "Martha Graham":
Book 2:
Read a book whose author shares a last name with one of these 16 famous dancers. Matching "Jackson" as in "Michael Jackson":
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 150
Completed Tasks: 19
Books Read: 66
Brooke TX15.4. Double Trouble
Read one book that has title/subtitle which contains a word with a repeated vowel and one with a repeated consonant.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 165
Completed Tasks: 20
Books Read: 66
Mary P15.3 - My Feet Hurt
Book 1:Read a book whose author shares a first name with one of these choreographers.
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Book 2:Read a book whose author shares a last name with one of these dancers.
Hot Blooded by Lisa Jackson
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 555
Brooke TX15.6 - They Call It Acting!
Read a book from the following list: Thespians. Found on page 1 (a different edition: Spider-Man : 1602):
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 180
Completed Tasks: 21
Books Read: 66
Brooke TX15.7 – Beatlemania!
Read a book with a title/subtitle containing a word from the title of a Beatles album, listed in the Beatles discography.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 195
Completed Tasks: 22
Books Read: 66
Brooke TX15.8 - The Great American Read
Read a book from this list: The Great American Read.
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 10.0
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 210
Completed Tasks: 23
Books Read: 66
Brooke TX15.10 - Time to Kick Back and Relax!
Read a book written by one of your most read authors from your Goodreads "read" shelf. I've read 4 books by Hope Larson.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 225
Completed Tasks: 24
Books Read: 66
Brooke TX20.1 Most Improved Player - Witchygal’s task: Around the world with theatre
Option 3: Read a book with yellow on the cover. With a yellow banner and yellow lights/sky in background:
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 245
Completed Tasks: 25
Books Read: 66
babbling C5.10 - Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast was adapted from Walt Disney Pictures' Academy Award-winning 1991 animated musical film of the same name.
Proven Guilty -Audible Proven Guilty - paperback pgs. 547 by Jim Butcher
this is a Big Book: 547
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks:
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total This Season
Points: 295/995
Completed Tasks: 22/57
Golden oldies: 2
Big Books: 3
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Pages read this season: 8,586
Books read this season: 23
Brooke TX20.3 - 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 can be found in EITHER BLACK SMOKE BAND or ULLADUBULLA ORCHESTRA.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 265
Completed Tasks: 26
Books Read: 66
Brooke TX20.4 - Golden Oldies - Heather's Task: A few of my favorite bookish websites
Option 2: Read a book whose author's initials can be found in either BOOK RIOT or THE MILLIONS.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 285
Completed Tasks: 27
Books Read: 66
Maddie O.20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season
I read Dark Matter, my post is number 36 on the thread for that group read.
Points this post: 20
Points total: 825
Brooke TX20.6 Seasoned Reader – Balletbookworm’s task: Ballet Slippers and Books
Option 2: Read a book with a title of two or more words where the initial letter of each word can be found in CHOREOGRAPHY.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 305
Completed Tasks: 28
Books Read: 66
Maddie O.30.5 - Mazza1's Task: Spectacular/Vernacular
Option 1a: Read a book with a fabulous cover from one of these lists
I read Illuminae, which is #18 on the Crazy Beautiful Book Covers list.
Option 1c: read a book with all the letters of “SPECTACULAR” in the title / subtitle
I read The Shakespeare Wars: Clashing Scholars, Public Fiascoes, Palace Coups
Points this post: 25
Points total: 850
Brooke TX20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Sara G's Task: Florida
Option B: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase AIR CONDITIONING.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 325
Completed Tasks: 29
Books Read: 67
Brooke TX20.9 - Moderators' Pet - E Murphy's Task: The Dog Days of Summer
Option 3: Read a book with a main page genre of Mystery.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 345
Completed Tasks: 30
Books Read: 67
M1nks15.2 - 1. Blind Watchmaker
2. A Tale of Two Cities Pub 1859
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie *
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 855
Golden Oldies: 14
Big Book: 7
Brooke TX25.1 Andy P’s Task: Remembering Sue Grafton
Book 1. Read a book in which the author’s initials can be found in SUEGRAFTON.
Book 2. Read a book whose title does NOT contain any of the letters in the phrase ONLY NO Z (LNOYZ).
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 370
Completed Tasks: 31
Books Read: 67
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - E Murphy's Task: The Dog Days of SummerOption 3: Read a book with a main page genre of Mystery. Genre may be stand-alone or embedded.
Expiration Date
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 580
Total Tasks: 24
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book: 1
M1nks15.3 - Option 2. Lilac Girls - Martha Graham & Gene Kelly
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 870
Golden Oldies: 14
Big Book: 7
Brooke TX25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: This Summer’s Theme, more or less
Option B: Read a book with a beverage in a drinking glass, cup or mug on its cover.
IL: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 10.0
Option C: Read a winner or nominee from the Spring 2011 Group Reads. From the Vorkosigan series, which began with Shards of Honour (one of the Science Fiction nominees):
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 395
Completed Tasks: 32
Books Read: 67
M1nks15. The Narrow Road to the Deep North - Abbey (Road)
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 885
Golden Oldies: 14
Big Book: 7
M1nks 20.7. 1. Artists in Crime Partners in crime, Pub 1938
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie *
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 905
Golden Oldies: 15
Big Book: 7
Brooke TX25.3 - Diana K’s Task: Hamilton
Option 4: Read a book where the Title/subtitle contains all of the letters in HAMILTON.
Option 5: Read a book set at least 50% in New York City, London, or Chicago. Set in NYC:
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 420
Completed Tasks: 33
Books Read: 67
Brooke TX25.5 - Danibean's Task: Have You Thanked a Stage Manager Today?
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials appear in one of the terms listed here: BLOCKING, STRIKE, SPIKE MARKS, CROSSOVER, CUE TO CUE, FIGHT CALL, FLY RAIL, STAND BY. With LB found in BLOCKING:
Option 4: Read a book set at least 50% in one of these states: California, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia, Washington. Set in Ohio:
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 445
Completed Tasks: 34
Books Read: 67
Brooke TX25.6 - Diane Whitney's: Pure Michigan!
Option 3: Read a book that is #3 in a series.
Option 4: Read a book whose title begins with any of the letters H, O, M, E or S.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 470
Completed Tasks: 35
Books Read: 67
M1nks30.2 - 2. 1. The Reawakening (Indo European) Italian
2. Deep River (Japonic)
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 935
Golden Oldies: 15
Big Book: 7
M1nks30.3 - 1. Scarlet (Cinder)
2a. The Square Egg and Other Sketches with Three Plays Pub 1924
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 965
Golden Oldies: 16
Big Book: 7
M1nks30.4 - 1. The Absentee Pub 1812
* I Claim 1x Golden Oldie Ticket *
2. The Joy Luck Club
And that's that? Unless i once again land in the naughty girls corner.
Thank you moderators for your patience this challenge, i haven't been able to use my computer and it's been rather difficult to post.
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 995
Golden Oldies: 16
Big Book: 7
Sarah E30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Aida
Option 2: Male author initials in GIUSEPPE VERDI
Mangled English by Gervase Phinn
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the top paperback (no MMP)
Option 4: Main page genre of War
The Railway Man
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the top paperback (no MMP)
Total points: 535
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5.9 - 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.
Forever My Girl by Heidi McLaughlin
I listened to the audiobook and have linked the PB for page count.
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 495/995
Tasks Completed: 27/57
GO: 2
BB: 8