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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021
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MEGSCL10.8 - Travelin' Man
Exhalation: Stories (time travel mpg verified in task help thread)
TOTAL TO DATE
15 points
1 big book
ROBIN P20.2 ROOKIE AT THE TOP - XBM'S TASK
Author from list
Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries
Points this post: 20
Points to date: 20
Inge20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing Myself
Option 1 scrabble, this book has 3 J's in the title
Wij blijven bij elkaar
Points this task: 20
total points: 30
task completed: 2
15.10 - Stuck in the MiddleRead a whole number book in a series that is NOT the first or the last/most recently published book in the series.
Fast Connection
Book 2 in a series of 4
points this post 15
Total points 30
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.1 Excuse the Interruption!
Six Days in Cincinnati: A Graphic Account of the Riots That Shook the Nation a Decade Before Black Lives Matter by Dan P. Moore
The letters from SIGNAL are found in title
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed:1
Books read: 1
BB:
GO: 0
just keeping track for own purposes
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.2 Cowabunga!
The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
Setting: England 1464
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10/1070
Tasks completed:2/60
Books read: 2
BB:
GO: 0
just keeping track for own purposes
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.10 Stuck in the Middle
A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci
#2 in Atlee Pine series
Points this post: 15
Total points: 25/1070
Tasks completed:3/60
Books read: 3
BB:
GO: 0
just keeping track for own purposes
Amy B15.6 - Don't You Forget About Me
Read a book that has been shelved on this list as Coming of Age
Required: State the page where the book appears.
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (pg. 2 of list)
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 45 Points
20.3 - LITERARY TOURIST - Murder by the Book by Lauren ElliottI used Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber which I read in October 2020 and gave 5 stars to.
Lauren Elliott is a new author for me.
https://www.literature-map.com/heathe...
TOTAL POINTS - 20
30.7 - A LITTLE OF WHAT YOU FANCYOPTION 2 - The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley. I have read 4 other books in this series and one stand alone novel by this author giving 4 stars to 3 of those books.
Option 2 - The Trouble with Paradise by Jill Shalvis. I have read 15 other books by this author 9 of which I have given 4 or 5 stars.
Both of these books are new reads for me.
TOTAL POINTS - 50
Mod
5.7. The Bechdel test
. Dial A for Aunties. Jesse Q. Sutanto. 6.8.21Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 50/1070
Total Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 4/60
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing MyselfRead a book whose title OR author contains at least one J, Q, X, or Z.
I read an audio version of Tilly and the Crazy Eights by Monique Gray Smith
New Points: 20
Total Points: 50
LaureY30.9 - Cat's Task: The Perks of UNO
Option 1
Book 1 - Task B Read a book written by a single author who has a name part that starts with the initial (any name part will work) I, V or E.
Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews
(Letter I)
Book 2 - Task C Read a book from my 80s shelf.
Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings
Points this post:30
Total points: 120 /1070
Total Books: 8
Total Tasks: 4/60
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Sara G10.5 - She Blinded Me With Science
b. Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in SCIENCE. Letters may only be used as many times as they appear in the target word.
Genghis: Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden
SCIENCE
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 528 pages.
**Genghis: Birth of an Empire is a Big Book (528 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
15.4 - Sweet TeaOption 2: Read one book that fulfills both book 1 and book 2 requirements.
Book 1: August is Read a Romance Month. Read a book with a main page genre that includes Romance or Romantic. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Book 2. Read a book set at least 50% in a southern US state: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia.
Midnight at the Blackbird Café
MPG Romance
Set 100% in Alabama which is stated in the GR description.
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 50
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
5.5. Working TogetherRead a book with 3 or more listed authors, either writing together, or in separate short stories/essays.
Graveyard by Ed Warren, Lorraine Evans, Robert David Chase
3 Authors Listed on the GR Page
Points Earned This Post: 5
Total Points Earned: 55
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
25.7 - Amy FL's Task: Right Up My AlleyOption 1: Read a book with a title word of four of more letters that can be made from the letters in AMATEUR BOWLERS TOUR.
True Crime
TRUE made from the letters in amaTEUR
Option 4: Read a book by a FEMALE author that is the first (#1) in a series.
Agents of Dreamland by Caitlín R. Kiernan
Female Author
#1 in the Tinfoil Dossier series
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 80
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
5.3. Mr. ConductorRead a book where the author's initials are found in Ringo Starr OR George Carlin.
Anthem by Ayn Rand
AR appears in cARlin
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket - First Published 1938
Points Earned This Post: 5
Total Points Earned: 85
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
NAVI10.8 - Travelin' Man
Read a book with the MPG "Time Travel."
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
How it fits: MPG Time Travel
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
30.2 - TessaVanessa's Task: The Joys of Home OwnershipOption 1.
Read a book with the author’s first and last name initials in the word: PLUMBER.
I read The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo. Her initials are in the word pLumBer
Option 3. .
Since the kitchen is the first room we’ve tackled, read a fiction book that has a recipe included within the book. State the name of the recipe when you post. This list may help you find a book: Books That Cook (but skip the memoirs; fiction only)
I read Kitchens of the Great Midwest which was on the list and had many more than one recipe included in the book.
points: 50
books read: 3
tasks completed: 2
pages read: 1105
Task 5.1 - Excuse the Interruption!letters SIGNAL in title
The Light Fantastic
SINA in fANtaStIc
GL in LiGht
IL: UY
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85 points
1 BB tix
15.2 - On RepeatOne book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Meets SRC rules.
I read the ebook, MMP is here: After Dark by Jayne Castle.
Book 2: Same author.
I read the ebook, MMP is here: After Glow by Jayne Castle.
Points: 15
Total Points: 15
BB:
GO:
15.10 - Stuck in the MiddleMiddle of series.
Deception Cove by Jayne Castle.
#2 in a 4 book series.
Points: 15
Total Points: 30
BB:
GO:
30.4 - Sandy's Task: Opposites AttractThe antonyms are Early-Late
Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny
paperback edition Early Morning Riser 336 pages
Fashionably Late by Beth Kendrick
paperback edition Fashionably Late 320 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 45
INSIYAH10.3 - Never Bring a Knife to A Gun Fight
Read a book that features an archaeologist as a main character.
Book: Murder in Mesopotamia: A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie
How it fits: Dr Leidner is an archeologist
Note: I read the ebook. The Mass Market Paperback has 223 pages.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 65/1070
Total Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 3
hoodoomends5.1 - Excuse the Interruption!: a book in which all the letters of SIGNAL can be found in the title.
Sociologia do Negro Brasileiro by Clóvis Moura - SocIoLoGiA Negro
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
This post:
Points: 5
GO: -
BB: -
Total:
Points: 55
GO: 2
BB: -
Mod
5.1 - Excuse the Interruption!
a book in which all the letters of SIGNAL can be found in the title.
The Whole Town's Talking. Fannie Flagg ('s [t]al[k]ing)
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 55/1070
Total Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 5/60
CYNBAXTERTask #25.07 – Amy FL's Task: Right Up My Alley
Task Description, Option 2: Read a book where ALL of the letters in CHARLIE appear in the title. Subtitles are excluded.
Book 1: 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak
Task Description, Option 4: Read a book by a FEMALE author that is the first (#1) in a series.
Book 2: Don't Make a Sound by T.R. Ragan - this is the first in the series - Sawyer Brook #1
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 085 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
Joanne MI5.7. The Bechdel test :2 or more women on the cover
The Women's March: A Novel of the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession
Points this task 5
Total Points 20
Jasmiina F20.1 - Most Improved - Louise's Task: Picking Up The Pieces:
Option 2: Read a book with all the letters in GROW in the title only. Subtitles are excluded:
Get Strong for Women: Lift Heavy - Train Hard - See Results by Alex Silver-Fagan.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 35
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Jayme(the ghostreader)5.6 Let's Be Careful Out There
Around the World in Eighty Daysby Jules Verne
action/adventure
Task +5
Grand Total: 15
Golden Oldies: 2
Books read: 3
30.7 - MAZZA1's Task: A Little Of What You Fancy2 books.
Option 2 NEW book, favourite author.
I read the ebook The Third Circle by Amanda Quick, mmp is here: El tercer círculo.
I have read more than two of this author's books and given more three at least 4 stars.
This is a new-to-me book.
Option 3 Favorite Reread.
I read the ebook, mmp is here: Killer Dolphin by Ngaio Marsh.
I have read this book at least six times.
Points: 30
Total Points: 60
BB:
GO:
INSIYAH30.9 - Cat's Task: The Perks of UNO
Task A: cover 50% Red, Yellow, Green or Blue according to Tineye
Book: The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
How it fits:
74.6% Blue according to TinEye
Note: I read the ebook. The Paperback has 320 pages.
Task B: Author initial I or V or E
Book: Modern Lovers by Emma Straub
How it fits: Author's first initial is 'E'
Note: I read the ebook. The Paperback has 384 pages.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 95/1070
Total Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 4
15.2 - On RepeatBook 1:
Beard with Me by Penny Reid
Date Read: 6/3
How It Fits: Author Penny Reid
Book 2
Beard Necessities by Penny Reid
Date Read: 6/3
How It Fits: Penny Reid
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 15/1070
Total Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 1
10.3 - Never Bring a Knife to A Gun FightArchaeologist as main character.
He Shall Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters.
512 pages for 1 BB ticket.
Points: 10
Total Points: 70
BB: 1
GO:
15.7 - The 80s Mix TapeRead an anthology or collection of short stories, essays and/or novellas (at least 3 works)
Goblin: A Novel in Six Novellas
An anthology of 6 novellas.
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 100
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
25.8 – Shelby’s Task: Things to Look Forward To!!!2 books, 2 options.
Book 1: Option 2. FAMILY –
Series #3.
Midnight Crystal by Jayne Castle
Book 2: 3. FILM –
Author's initials in INDEPENDENT FILM.
I read the ebook, MMP here: Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett.
Points: 25
Total Points: 95
BB: 1
GO:
15.10 - Stuck in the MiddleRead a whole number book in a series that is NOT the first or the last/most recently published book in the series.
Hunted(House of Night #5) of a 12 book series
New Points: 15
Total Points: 65
Task 10.2- O'kayRead a book written by an author with a name part that begins with O'.
The Bitch Posse by Martha O'Connor
This Task: 10 points
To Date:20
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2/60
MEGSCL20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing Myself
Option 1. Read a book whose title contains Z. Zac and Mia
TOTAL TO DATE
35 points
1 big book
NAVI5.1. Excuse the Interruption!
Read a book in which all the letters of SIGNAL can be found in the title/subtitle.
The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life by Mark Synnott
How it fits: SIGNAL in title/subtitle
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
5.3. Mr. ConductorRead a book where the author's initials are found in Ringo Starr OR George Carlin. ALL initials must be included.
I read Teen Titans Vol. 1: Full Throttle by Adam Glass. His initials (A, G) are present in "Ringo Starr".
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 50
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
10.5 - She Blinded Me With ScienceI chose option (b): Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in SCIENCE.
I read Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer, Vol. 1: Back to Basics. The author's intiails (N, S) are found within "SCIENCE".
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 60
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
10.8 - Travelin' ManRead a book with the MPG "Time Travel."
I read The Year of the Quiet Sun, which has the MPG of "Science Fiction - Time Travel".
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 70
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
20.1 - Most Improved - Louise's Task: Picking Up The PiecesI chose Option 2 (Grow Your Own): Read a book with all the letters in one of the words GROW, YOUR, or OWN in the title only.
I read Death Will Have Your Eyes. The letters of "YOUR" are included within the title.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 90
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie TIckets: 0
trishhartuk10.5 She Blinded Me With Science
a. Read a nonfiction book with the MPG Science
Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to British Birds, Bill Bailey
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Nonfiction: 19 users
Science: 2 users
Science > Natural History: 2 users
Genre locked in help thread message #12. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task: 10
Books read: 1
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 3
20.10 - Group ReadsI read O Pioneers! by Willa Cather. My review is the first comment in the discussion thread.
I am claiming one Golden Oldie ticket.
Task Points:20
Total Points: 20
Books read: 1
GO tickets: 1
15.3 - Video Killed the Radio StarOption 1:
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the name of one of the artists/groups from this list of Greatest 1980s Music Videos
Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph by Yusra Mardini
author's initials, YM, found in eurYthMics
Book 2: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that matches exactly a word in the title of one of these Best 80s songs
Anne's House of Dreams (Anne of Green Gables #5) by L.M. Montgomery
word in title, DREAMS, matches exactly with a word in song title, "you make my DREAMS"
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 13.0
1x Golden Oldies tix (pub. 1917)
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 80
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15.10 - Stuck in the Middle
whole number book in a series that is NOT the first or the last
Colonel Sun: A James Bond Adventure by Kingsley Amis
***#15 in James Bond Series***
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 15
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Ticket Books: 0