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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2019
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perletwo 10.5 - Family Reunions - Read a book with the word "family" or one of the listed family relationship titles in the title/subtitle.
A Family Affair
Points this task: 10
Total points: 10
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
Kim O15.3 - Stonewall 50 One book option
Pride
Book 1 requirement: MPG LGBT
Book 2 requirement: The word "pride" in the title.
Points this task: 15
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 1
ElaineL30.8 TessaVanessa's task: Double Up
Read 2 books with the exact same title.
Cover of Night by Linda Howard & Cover of Night by Laura Griffin (ebook verified here (Post #7456))
Required: Specify the twin author/writer's name you are using when you post. Linda Howard shares a name with Linda Jamison
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 30
perletwo 10.6 - Happy 4th of July! - Read a book with the words red, white, or blue in the title/subtitle.
The Rubber Band/The Red Box 2-in-1
The Red Box
First printed in 1937, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 20
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
15.10 - Summer Months6, 7, or 8 words in the title
Vara în care mama a avut ochii verzi by Tatiana Țîbuleac
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
MEGSCL 15.9 - Summer Lovin
Using the word SUMMER - The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
TOTAL TO DATE
15 points
5.8 - Arya StarkRead a book with "wolf" or "wolves" intact in the title, subtitle, series title or author's name.
Book read: Wolves of the Northern Rift
How it fits: Wolves in the title
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Total points: 5
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
CYNBAXTER# 15.10 – Summer Months
Task: Read a book that has exactly 6, 7 or 8 words in the title
Book: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max which has 7 words in the title
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 15 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
Sara G10.3 - Summer Reading
Read one of the books from the Goodreads Staff Summer Reading Lists. Goodreads Staffers Summer Reading Picks. REQUIRED: Specify the name of the staffer whose pick you used.
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne
This book is on Danny Feekes's summer reading list.
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback (no MMPB) here has 592 pages.
**The Heart's Invisible Furies is a Big Book (592 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
AlisonBigs (readerboard name)Task 5.8 - Arya Stark
Read a book with "wolf" or "wolves" intact in the title, subtitle, series title or author's name.
Book Read: The Wolf in the Whale
"wolf" intact in the title
This book qualifies for a BB ticket. The total page count is 544 pages.
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Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 5
Tasks completed: 1
BB tickets requested this post: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 0
Golden Oldies requested this post: 0
Golden Oldies to date: 0
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)Task 10.5 - Family Reunions
Summer is a traditional time for family reunions and family vacations. Read a book with the word "family" or one of the listed family relationship titles in the title/subtitle.
Family relationship titles that can be used: wife, husband, spouse, mother, father, parent, grandmother, grandfather, grandparent, aunt, uncle, sister, brother, sibling, daughter, son, niece, nephew, granddaughter, grandson, grandchild.
Book Information
The Wife by Meg Wolitzer
"Wife" in the title
Completed June 2 2019
Points this post: 10
Total points to date: 10
BB tickets requested this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
Golden Oldies requested this post: 0
Golden Oldies to date: 0
JUDYTask # 15.8 Rogue's Gallery
- Romance>Romantic Suspense listed on main page- approved in the help threadpb:SEAL for Her Protection
Points this post 15
Total points 15
Tasks completed 1
Books Read 1
perletwo 5.8 - Arya Stark - Read a book with "wolf" or "wolves" intact in the title, subtitle, series title or author's name.
Champagne for One - (Nero Wolfe #31)
Points this task: 05
Total points: 25
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 3
AlisonBigs (readerboard name)Task 30.1 - Like Letters
Read two books (must have a combined total of at least 500 pages)
Book 1 - Read a book where every word in the title begins with the same letter. The title must contain at least three words.
Book read for this task: The Thirteenth Tale
(406 pages)
Book 2 - Read a book by a single author whose initials are the same letter.
Book read for this task: The Bride Test...Helen Hoang is the author.
(296 pages)
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Points for this task: 30
Total points to date: 35
Tasks completed: 2
BB tickets requested this post: 0
BB tickets to date: 1
Golden Oldies requested this post: 0
Golden Oldies to date: 0
Mary P25.5 - Raynebair's task: My Career in Technology
Option 3: Read a book where the page count contains the number 19 intact.
Mist Warrior by Kathryn Loch (194 pgs )
Option 4:Read a book first published in 2000, the year I started my first programming job.
The Duke by Gaelen Foley ( 396 pgs ) First published November 28, 2000
Points this post: 25
Total points: 25
DAWN70Task 5.1 - Han Solo
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in MILLENNIUM FALCON. I listened to audio but PB=326 pgs.
Dare Me Megan Abbott, 6-2-19, 3*
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 5
Total Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
ElaineL30.7 Dulcinella's task: Rogues All Over the Place
Required: State which options you chose when you post.
Option 1. Read a book with a word in the title from one of the songs on the album Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys.
Now You See Her
Required: State which song you are using when you post.
Disc 2, Song #9: Caroline and Her Young Sailor Bold
Option 2. Read a book of which the author has the same first name as one of the artists on the album Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys.
Flirting with Fire by Kate Meader
Required: State which artist you are using when you post. Disc 1: Kate McGarrigle
Each book must be at least 250 pages, with a total of at least 650 pages: Book 1, 362 pages + Book 2, 400 pages = 762 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 60
Mary P10.7 - Smile!
Read a book with the main page genre Fairy Tales, standalone or embedded.
Ella: An Everland Ever After Tale by Caroline Lee
Points this task: 10
Total points: 35
30.10Thieves Page 1
Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman? by Eleanor Updale
Swashbucklers Page 1
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Task points: 30
Total points: 30
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter – Kristina Simon's task: On a RollRolled a 2 - your genres are: SCIENCE FICTION or FANTASY
B) Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
Total: 20
CYNBAXTER# 20.02 – ROOKIE AT THE TOP: Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of Trouble
Task: Read a book by an author whose initials are found in one of the following: MATISSE, PICASSO, or REMBRANDT.
Option 2: Squall by Sean Costello – the author’s initials can be found in the word “PICASSO”
Points this post:20 points
Total points to date: 35 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
Readerboard Name: Absurda5.2 - Indiana Jones
Read a book with a U.S. state in the title or subtitle
Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
First published in 1919, request 1 Golden Oldies ticket.
Points this task: 5
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 1
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 5
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
JUKKA15.5 - Independence Day
Book that takes at least 50% place in a non-US country that celebrates its Independence Day in July.
X-Men: Alpha Flight by Chris Claremont et al takes mostly place in Canada.
Total Points: 15/1050
Total Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1/59
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)15.9 - Summer Lovin'
Read a book that has a word of at least 4 letters in its title/subtitle that matches a word in the lyrics from Summer Nights.
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
"Life" in the title.
Read June 3 2019.
This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 25 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
Sara G15.10 - Summer Months
June, July, and August are the 6th, 7th, and 8th months of the year. Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title. Subtitles may be used or ignored, as needed. Spaces determine words. All words count.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie
8 word title.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 25
20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Megan Rae's task: The Country ShowOption 2: Local Crafts
Read a book with the letters CRAFT in the TITLE only. Letters found in the subtitle do not count.
Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
impeRiAl liFe in The emerald City
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)20.1 - No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in either GERT FROBE (umlaut not required) or AURIC GOLDFINGER.
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Author's initials O & B appear in GERT FROBE
Read June 3 2019
This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 45 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
5.7 Heathcliff from Wuthering HeightsSuddenly You I listened to audiobook
So You Love a Bad Boy #283, page 3
Points: 5 + 0 = 5
Queen Bee Darlene5.1 Han Solo - Author's 1st and last initials in MILLENNIUM FALCON
Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography by Mark Mathabane Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
Andy P.Task # 5.9 - Sir John Falstaff
Read a Fiction book with a main page genre that includes History or Historical.
Bound for Gold by William Martin
Historical>Historical Fiction top category on main page
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
10.3 - Summer ReadingHeino Colyn, Customer Service Manager Summer Reading Pick
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of Their Lost World I listened to audiobook
Points: 10 + 5 = 15
10.5 - Family Reunionsword "family" or one of the listed family relationship titles in the title/subtitle.
The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband I listened to audiobook
Points: 10 + 15 = 25
perletwo 5.7 - Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights - Read a book from this list So You Love a Bad Boy or Tortured Hero
Naked in Death - list pg. 3
Points this task: 05
Total points: 30
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 4
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5.8 - Arya Stark
wolves in title: Wolves and Daggers by Melanie Karsak
I read the kindle edition: Wolves and Daggers
total = 5
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10.5 - Family Reunions
mother in title: About My Mother: True Stories of a Horse-Crazy Daughter and Her Baseball-Obsessed Mother by Peggy Rowe
I read the ebook: About My Mother: True Stores of a Horse-Crazy Daughter and Her Baseball-Obsessed Mother: A Memoir
total = 15
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10.9 - Sing Along!
4+ people on the cover, 4 carrying the palanquin and the main figure:
The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata MasseyPB: The Satapur Moonstone
total = 25
perletwo 5.5 - Robin Hood - Read a book written by an author who shares a name with one of the 24 actors from this list that have played Robin Hood.
Calculated In Death - J.D. Robb = David Robb
Points this task: 05
Total points: 35
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 5
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Aprilleigh’s task: Staying Out of TroubleOption 2: Worth a Thousand Words
I read The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai. Her initials can be found in REMBRANDT.
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Nick KY5.9 Falstaff. I read The Spiritualist by Megan Chance, with a GR genre of “Historical Fiction."
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 5
15.7 - Rogue OneRead a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in ROGUE ONE and that is written by an author with at least one initial that can be found in ROGUE ONE.
Book read: Ragtime
How it fits: Title begins with R, author's (E.L. Doctorow) first initial is E.
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Total points: 20
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
ElaineL30.2 -Schatzie's task: An Ode to Sarabelle!
Required: State which options you chose when you post.
Option 3: Read a book with a one-word title that contains exactly 4 letters.
Bite
Option 4: Read a book by an author with the initials of DC.
A Reason To Believe by Diana Copland ebook verified here on line #135 at time of posting.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 90
Diana K.20.1 - Most Improved Player - Perletwo's task: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!
Opt 3 Read a book with either an acronym or a portmanteau in the title/subtitle
The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation
Total points: 20
ElaineL15.9 Summer Lovin'
Read a book that has a word of at least four letters in the title from a lyric in the song Summer Lovin'.
The Winning Hand "He got friendly holding my hand "
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 105
Diana K.20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter – Kristina Simon's task: On a Roll. Read a book that has one of the MPGs listed beside the number you rolled that ALSO:
a. is written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the genre titles listed for the number you rolled
I rolled a 4. (Nonfiction or True Story)
Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir by Ruth Reichl
Total points: 40
PAULA S10.4 - Too Busy to Read?
Read a book with a main page genre of short stories, anthologies, or essays.
mpg Short StoriesFirst published November 1934. I request 1 Golden Oldies ticket
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
BB tickets requested this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
Golden Oldies requested this post: 1
Golden Oldies to date: 1
JUKKA5.5 - Robin Hood
Book with at least one author who shares a name with a Robin Hood actor.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Chase by Ian Flynn, who shares a surname with Errol Flynn.
Total Points: 20/1050
Total Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2/59
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
CYNBAXTER# 10.09 – Sing Along!
Task: Read a book with 4 or more people on the cover.
Book:
by Wendy McClure - the cover displays a page from Little House in the Big Woods which shows Laura, Mary, Pa and Ma (and Jack!)Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 45 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
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