SUMMER READING CHALLENGE -- START (JUNE 1ST) & END (AUGUST 31ST)
Poison or Protect -- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/442374-ebook-verification--no-print-edition--check-link-in-post-1?comment=153552813&page=114#comment_153552813
[SUMMER 2016 SRC POINT TOTALS]
[POINTS]
Points:
Total Points: 335
[5 POINT TASKS]
5.1 - A Different View
Read a book found on the Books With Multiple Perspectives list.
Required: State which page the book you chose can be found on when you post.
5.2 - Cubism -- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
#613 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?page=13#comment_153398254
5.3 - Action! -- The Girl From Everywhere
#247 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152850456&page=5#comment_152879406
5.4 - In the Shadows -- The Hired Girl
#74 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152545996&page=2#comment_152557332
5.5 - Abstract Nouns
Read a book with an abstract noun in the title/subtitle. For the purposes of this task, the noun must be found on this list: Examples of Abstract Nouns. Plurals and possessives will work, but no other variations. Required: State the abstract noun you used when you post.
5.6 - Abstract Design
Read a book with an abstract cover design. Covers consisting of blocks of color and/or geometric shapes will work. There should be no identifiable, naturalistic elements on the cover. Required: Include the cover when you post.
5.7 - Purple Reign -- The Chess Queen Enigma
#1063 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?page=22#comment_154029581
5.8 - Summer Baby
Read a book that was first published in 1958 or 1984.
5.9 - Summer Reading
Read a book found on the first 5 pages of the Popular Summer Reading List Books.
Required: List the page the book can be found on when you post.
5.10 - School's Out!
Read a book of your choice. Note: Books with the genre "children" or "kids" NOT found in AR Bookfinder MAY be used for this task. Required: If using this exemption, state that the book is not found in ARBookFinder.
[10 POINT TASKS]
10.1. Another Kind of Trip
Read a book from Best Reality Warping Fiction
REQUIRED: Specify in your post the page of the list on which your book is found.
Lagoon (page 3)
10.2. Bobble heads
Read a book set in outer space or on a planet other than Earth.
10.3. Time for vacation -- The Spiritglass Charade
#1064 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?page=22#comment_154029816
10.4. Don't Leave Home Without One
Read a book from the 2016 Best Genre Fiction list or the 2015 Best Genre Fiction list.
Read-alikes and short list books may be used, as well as the main selection. If a series is listed, without any particular book specified, you may read any book from that series.
NOTE: only books are allowed, even though the lists of read-alikes sometimes include movies and television shows.
REQUIRED: In your post, specify the list and category in which your book is located.
10.5.But watch out - it's hurricane season!
Read a book whose author shares a name with one of the 2016 hurricane names. Names must match EXACTLY - no variations. The hurricane name can match the first, middle or last name of the author.
Atlantic:
Alex
Bonnie
Colin
Danielle
Earl
Fiona
Gaston
Hermine
Ian
Julia
Karl
Lisa
Matthew
Nicole
Otto
Paula
Richard
Shary
Tobias
Virginie
Walter
Pacific:
Agatha
Blas
Celia
Darby
Estelle
Frank
Georgette
Howard
Ivette
Javier
Kay
Lester
Madeline
Newton
Orlene
Paine
Roslyn
Seymour
Tina
Virgil
Winifred
Xavier
Yolanda
Zeke
**READY TO POST**10.6.June 8 is "Name Your Poison" day.
Read a book with "crime" as a main page genre. Genre can be standalone or embedded.
Genre verified: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18113369-genre-verification-thread?comment=154944834&page=4#comment_154845675
Moriarty
10.7. "Give me your tired, your poor,........"
Read a book from the Immigrant Experience Literature list.
REQUIRED: Specify in your post the page of the list on which your book is found.
10.8. Happy Birthday
#743 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=153542678&page=15#comment_153543787
10.9. Smile -- Year Zero
#75 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152545996&page=2#comment_152557620
10.10. Can You Read the Top Row?
Read a book with a person wearing glasses or sunglasses (on his or her eyes) on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
[15 POINT TASKS]
**ONE OF TWO COMPLETE** 15.1 - Live Your Passion - Rio 2016
Read 2 books, one book A and one book B.
Book A- Read a book set at least 50% in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
The Summer Prince
AND
Book B - Read a book with the genre Sports and Games, Sports or Sports Romance on its main book page. Genres may be stand-alone or embedded.
**ONE OF TWO COMPLETED** 15.2 - Colors and Sounds
Read 2 books, one book A and one book B.
Book A - Read a book with a color in the title or subtitle from this list of colors:
Almond, Amber, Aqua, Aquamarine, Amethyst, Azure, Beige, Bisque, Black, Blue, Blush, Bronze, Brown, Burgundy, Cadet, Carnation, Chartreuse, Chiffon, Chocolate, Coral, Cornflower, Cornsilk, Cream, Crimson, Cyan, Emerald, Forest, Fuchsia, Gold, Goldenrod, Gray, Grey, Green, Honeydew, Indigo, Ivory, Jade, Khaki, Lavender, Lawn, Lemon, Lime, Linen, Magenta, Magnolia, Maroon, Mauve, Midnight, Navy, Olive, Orange, Orchid, Papaya, Peach, Pink, Plum, Purple, Red, Rose, Rosy, Royal, Ruby, Saddle, Saffron, Salmon, Sand, Sandy, Sapphire, Sea, Sepia, Shell, Sienna, Silver, Sky, Slate, Smoke, Snow, Spring, Steel, Tan, Taupe, Teal, Thistle, Tomato, Turquoise, Vanilla, Violet, Wheat, White, Wood, Yellow
Words must match exactly, no variations.
AND
Book B - Read a book with an image of a musical instrument on the cover.
The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers
15.3 - June, July and August -- City of Mirrors
#616 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?page=13#comment_153399020
15.4 - The Gift of Life- Donate Blood
Option 1: Read 2 books, one book A and one book B
Book A - Read a book with "blood" intact in a word in the title or subtitle. ex. Half-Blood, Hot Blooded, Bloodroot
AND
Book B - Blood Types: Read a book by an author whose name contains ALL the letters A B O. David Benioff, Nora Roberts
One qualifying contributor in a book by multiple authors works.
OR
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book A and Book B, ex. Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon
15.5 - Summer in the City -- The Nightmare Garden
#288 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152896773&page=6#comment_152918425
15.6 - Picasso, Miro and Rothko
Read a book by an author who has a name than ENDS in O. The name may appear in any position. One qualifying contributor in a book by multiple authors works. ex. Alice Munro, Banana Yoshimoto, Leo Tolstoy
15.7 - See the Light
Read a book with the word "lighthouse" in the title, subtitle or series name OR with a lighthouse on the cover. Plurals and possessives work, but no other variations.
ex. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman The Edge of the Earth by Christina Schwarz
Required: If using the cover option include the cover in your post.
15.8 - Commencement
Read a book with the genre "New Adult" on its main book page.
15.9 - Listen Up
#1105 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?page=23#comment_154088706
15.10 - Lifelong Learning
Read a book from one of YALSA's 2014 Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners categories:
Arts and Humanities
History and Cultures
Literature and Language Arts
Science and Technology
Social Sciences
Required: Identify the category when you post.
[20 POINT TASKS]
20.1 - Most Improved - Sarah E's task: Periodically challenged -- Black Widow
#289 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152896773&page=6#comment_152919035
repost: #332 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152961815&page=7#comment_152999103
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Chrissy's task: Sweet Summer -- Stars Above
#136 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152649349&page=3#comment_152667551
20.3 - Best Review - Terri FL's task: New house -- Jane Steele
#679 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=153425445&page=14#comment_153458198
20.4 - Golden Oldie - Heather(Gibby)'s task: The Golden Age
This is a ONE book task. Pick one of the options below.
Required: State which option you chose when you post.
Option A. Read a book with a main page genre of "Mythology." Genre may be stand alone or embedded.
Option B. Read a book written by one of the authors who wrote during the Golden Age of Science Fiction: Prominent Golden Age Authors. Co-written books (two authors) will work as long as at least one of the authors is from the list. Book with multiple authors, such as anthologies or collections of short stories, will not work. Authors are listed in the task help thread, as well.
Option C. The Golden Age is often used to refer to a Senior Citizen. Read a book that was first published after the author's 65th birthday.
Required: State the author's birth date when you post. If the GRs author page does not include the author's birth date, provide an outside link for verification.
20.5 - Bigger is Better - TrishHartUK's task: Shakespeare 400 -- The Clockwork Scarab
#290 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152896773&page=6#comment_152919512
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tallulah A's task: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
To celebrate the return of the series, read ONE book from the option of your choice.
Required: Indicate the option when you post.
OPTION 3: Read a book your choice that consists of at least 360 pages (a page for each minute of the series).
OPTION 4: Read a book with the word spring, summer, autumn, fall, or winter in the title, subtitle, or series name. Plurals, possessives and compound words work.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lauren Jodi's task: The Queen of Crime -- Too Big To Miss
#619 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?page=13#comment_153399814
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's task: Authors in Real Life
2. Read a book written by one of the authors who have signed my books: Tien’s signed books
Razorhurst
A Corner of White (The Colours of Madeleine, #1)
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
Dark Inside (Dark Inside, #1)
Shadow Study (Soulfinders, #1)
Touch of Power (Healer, #1)
Storm Glass (Glass, #1)
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wendy UK's task: Celebrate Norwich!
Help Thread
I live near Norwich, UK. In 1970 Malcolm Bradbury and Angus Wilson established the UK's first MA in Creative writing at the University of East Anglia in Norwich.
Here are ten of the UEA's well-known alumni:
Trezza Azzopardi (MA 1998), Tracy Chevalier (MA 1994), Anne Enright (MA 1987), Kazuo Ishiguro (MA 1980), Wendy Jones (MA 2000), Toby Litt (MA 1995), Ian McEwan (MA 1971), Monique Roffey (BA1987), Rose Tremain (BA 1967), Christie Watson (MA 2008).
This is a ONE book task. Read a book by one of the above listed authors, OR choose another author from this list of UEA Creative Writing Alumni. Make sure your choice meets all SRC requirements. All books must be written by a single author.
20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Transgender Fiction -- Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Discussion Thread
Fiction written by a Nobel Prize for Literature winner -- Beloved by Toni Morrison
Discussion Thread
Animals (Nonfiction) -- Katie Up and Down the Hall: The True Story of How One Dog Turned Five Neighbors into a Family by Glenn Plaskin
Discussion Thread
REQUIRED: You must participate in the book's discussion thread with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
[25 POINT TASKS]
25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pairs
This is a two book task. Read one book that fits the criteria for Book 1 and another that fulfills the requirements for Book 2.
No books with the genre "children" listed may be used for this task.
Book 1 is a Title task. Read a book that has one of the following body part pairs in the TITLE (subtitles are excluded): Eyes, Ears, Arms, Hands, Fingers, Legs, Feet, Toes, Kidneys. Please notice that the word MUST be plural because it is a pair.
Book 2 is an Author** task. Read a book that has exactly two authors listed on Goodreads. There must be two names listed in the author credits.
Examples:
The Golem of Hollywood by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman
The Blood Gospel by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell
Books written by co-authors who use a one name pseudonym such as Charles Todd will NOT work as only one name is listed in the author credits.
25.2 - Perletwo's task: I love beach music -- No Ghouls Allowed & Girl in a Band
#1112 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?page=23#comment_154100045
**ONE OF TWO COMPLETED** 25.3 - Maya's Task : Make it Pretty
Option One | Crazy Colors
Read a book that has ONLY colors from the rainbow on the cover. No black, white, or gray allowed. For the purposes of this task, the colors will be determined by the TinEye Color Extractor. To use the color extractor, right click on a cover image (or 2 finger pad click for Mac), choose "copy image address," and paste the URL into the box on the TinEye website. If you see the words black, white, or grey as a base color on the color palette, the book will not work for this option.
Required: If you choose option one, you must include the cover of the book when you post.
Option Two | Crazy Shapes
Read a book that has a square, circle, or heart on the cover.
Required: If you choose option two, you must also include the cover of the book when you post.
Option Three | Flowers
Read a book that has a flower name in the title.
Option Four | People
Read a book that has more than one author.
Option Five | Doodle
Read a book where the author's first and last name initials can be found in DOODLEPAINTING.
Option Six | Signature
Read a book in which the first letter of the first word in the title matches any letter in your Readerboard name. All title words count.
Morgan Faeriesfolly
School Spirits
25.4 - MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites -- Page & The Mystery of Hollow Places
#685 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=153464875&page=14#comment_153467785
25.5 - Dakimel’s Task: An Homage to The Toast
Read 2 books, each from a different option. Required: State which option you’re using when you claim this task.
A: Mallory Ortberg - For this option, read an SRC-qualifying book by any of the authors* named in the Texts From Jane Eyre Reference List *NOTE: the author “Anonymous” DOES NOT work for this task.
B: Nicole Cliffe - For this option, read an SRC-qualifying book either from the Wilderness Accidents and Deaths List or from the first five pages of the Best Canadian Literature List.
REQUIRED: State which list you used and which page you found your title on.
C: Nicole Chung - For this option, read an SRC-qualifying book with the main page genre (alone or embedded) “Adoption.”
**READY TO POST** 25.6 - Jamie NYC's task: The Last Abstract Expressionist
Option 2: Read a book which takes place in more than one clearly defined location (different states, different countries, etc.), ie Los Angeles and Philadelphia or Georgia and Florida or New York City and Toronto or Paris and Dublin. Locations must be in separated by at least a state or country border. Fantasy worlds can work if it's clear they're different jurisdictions (ie the different Districts in The Hunger Games).
Required: If it's not clear from the book's GRs description, explain how the book fits the task when you post.
The Game of Thrones
Option 4: Read a book written by an author whose initials (first and last) can be found in JOAN MITCHELL. If the book has multiple authors, only one author's initials must be found in the artist's name.
JOAN MITCHELL => Maria Dahvana Headley
Magonia - Maria Dahvana Headley
**ONE OF TWO READ** 25.7 - SpiderMac's task: Get Your Run On!
For this task, choose TWO different options and read a book for each.
Required: Identify the options when you post.
Option 1: Swim
Read a book with a swimmer on the cover. The swimmer should be a human or human-like creature who is in the water (ex. swimming or treading water), entering the water in some way (ex. diving), or has been in the water (ex. climbing out of a pool). For this option, sun bathers will not work.
Required: Include the cover when you post.
Option 2: Bike
Read a book from the Best Cycling Books list.
Required: Include the page of the list where your book is found when you post.
Option 3: Run
Read a book with the word “run” in the title or subtitle. Any variation that preserves the meaning is fine (runner, runaway, running, etc).
Option 4: Sag wagon / volunteer
For this option, read a book from the Funniest Novels of All Time list.
Required: Include the page of the list where your book is found when you post.
Option 5: Spectator
Read a nonfiction book about an athlete with main page genre "Biography," "Autobiography" or "Memoir." The book you choose does not have to be about a professional athlete but it does need to be clear that the person the book is about is a dedicated athlete. Genre may be stand-alone or embedded.
Option 6: Hammock
Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title is found in “Sounds fun but I would rather chill with a good book”. The title of your book must contain three or more words. Subtitles should be ignored. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Required: Point out where the letters from the title can be found in the phrase when you post.
Ex: All the Light We Cannot See
A and T in rather
L and W in would
C in chill
S in sounds
The Heart Goes Last -- Margaret Atwood
T and H in Rather
G in Good
L in Chill
25.8 - Brooke TX's task: Finally, A Little Vacation
This is a TWO book task. Read two books from two different options below.
REQUIRED: State the options you chose when posting.
NOTE: Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga may be used provided the general SRC guidelines are met.
Option 1. Gotham City Sirens: For this option, choose a book with main page genre "Superheroes." The genre may stand alone or be embedded.
Option 2. Lisa Frank: For this option, choose a book whose cover is at least 50% pink or purple.
Option 3. Candyland: For this option, choose a book whose author's initals can be found in CANDYLAND. Middle initials may be ignored. If a book has multiple authors, only one author's initials must fit the task.
Option 4. From Chicago to Las Vegas: For this option, read a book set at least 50% in Illinois or Nevada. Required: If the setting is not clear from the Goodreads description, explain how your book fits the task when you post.
25.9 - Fandury's task: Everything is Possible in Love and Warcraft
This is a two book task. Choose two different options below and read a book for each.
Required: Identify the options you chose when you post.
Option 1: Read a book with the main page genre of War. The genre may stand alone or be embedded.
Option 2: For this option, read a book with a cover that shows at least two persons, that have a obvious difference in race or ethnicity. It can be two humans of different ethnic origin, or different races in case of fantasy or science fiction books (elves, mermaids, dwarfs, aliens etc.). The two persons have to be humanoid, so no dragons, space bugs or other magical animals.
Required: Include the cover when you post.
Option 3: As World Of Warcraft is a cooperative game where you have to work together with other people, read a book from the Different Perspective Books list or The Best Books That Change Narrators Every Chapter list. Required: Identify which list and, if the list has multiple pages, which page your book can be found on when you post.
Option 4: For this option read a book that is set in at least 2 different primary countries for significant portions of the book. More than one location must play a major role in the book and significant plot events must take place in each country.
Required: State the countries the book is set in and, if it is not clear from the GR description, explain how the book fits the task in your post.
Option 5: For this option, read a book that has been turned into a movie or read one of the Warcraft novels that Blizzard published to accompany the game. If choosing the movie option, the movie must be a theatrical release, no television mini-series.
Required: If you choose the movie option, link to the movie on IMDB.
**READY TO POST** 25.10 - M1nks's task: Give Me Some Reds, Give Me Some Blues, Give Me Some... What the heck is THAT supposed to be!?
Help Thread
This is a TWO book task. Abstract art follows few rules so, for this task, make your choice of any combination of tasks, doubling up if you wish. Graphic novels and other sequential art books are allowed so long as they conform to standard SRC rules.
Required: State the options you chose when you post.
2. Abstract Art can really be anything that you want it to be, and frankly, your guess is as good as the next persons...
For this task, choose a painting from: Famous Abstract Art. Read a book with a title which you think would make a good name for the painting.
Franz Kline's "The Chief" -- When I looked at it, I saw sort of a cartoon character with hands over it's eyes and a D: sort of "oh no" mouth beneath. The Darkest Torment would also be a fitting title for the painting.
The Darkest Torment
4. Personally I think some abstract art is crazy and people are even crazier for buying it; but there have been many artists who have genuinely struggled with their mental health.
A Carlin Home Companion
Ok'd in task thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18132732-25-10---m1nks-s-task-give-me-some-reds-give-me-some-blues-give-me-so?comment=155073202&page=2#comment_form
25.11 - Amanda A's task as suggested by Karen Michele: Visit the Centre Pompidou
Help Thread
The Centre Pompidou has one of the world’s largest collections of contemporary and abstract art. It is located in Paris, France and I have been fortunate enough to visit the museum twice. I hope to go back someday, but for now please join me on a virtual visit with books!
The museum has six floors to explore and they are full of collections dating from 1905 to the present day. Here’s a link to the museum site: Centre Pompidou
This is a TWO book task. Please choose one book from two different options.
Required: State which two options you chose when you post.
NOTE: Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga may be used provided the general SRC guidelines are met.
I'd like to send out a special thank you to Amanda A for passing her chance to write a task on to me!
First Floor: You’re in Paris!
Read a book set at least 50% of the time in Paris.
Required: If the book's metadata or description do not make it obvious, explain how your book fits the task when you post.
Second Floor: You’re surrounded by great art!
Read a book about an art crime (for example: fraud, forgery, and/or theft). These lists might give you some ideas: Art Crime; Art Fraud and Theft
Required: If the book's metadata or description do not make it obvious, explain how your book fits the task when you post.
Third Floor: You can see collections of all kinds of modern art.
Read a collection of short stories or essays. This may be a single author collection or an anthology that includes many authors. There must be at least five stories/essays in the collection.
Required: If the number of short stories/essays is not indicated in the book's description on GRs, provide a list of at least 5 stories contained within the collection.
Fourth Floor: What a visual treat!
Read an illuminated novel or a graphic novel. These lists might give you some ideas: Illuminated Novels; Illuminated Novels. Beware, not all the books on these list fit the rules of the SRC. Choose wisely.
Fifth Floor: A Poor Art - see the summer 2016 special exhibit.
(Disclaimer - I don't know if this is really on the fifth floor)
About the exhibit: With "A poor art", multidisciplinary and innovative event, the Centre Pompidou proposes to examine artistic practices tied to the question of "poor" in the creation in the 1960s: in the visual arts, with the eminence of current Arte Povera, in the field of music, design, architecture, theater, performance and experimental film. Mindful of the traces, the reliefs, the most basic manifestations of life, artists of Arte Povera and more broadly of "poor art" claiming archaic gestures. This event builds on all components of the Centre Pompidou, the richness and breadth of his collection that preserves one of the sets Arte Povera the largest in the world. It traces the decade 1964-1974, as well as notable year 1960 and later a few exceptions. (Description from the Centre Pompidou site)
Read a book first published in the years 1960 to 1974, inclusive.
Sixth Floor: Eat at the restaurant and relax.
Read a book about a restaurant and/or a chef. This list might give you some ideas: Restaurant Reads
Required: If the book's metadata or description do not make it obvious, explain how your book fits the task when you post.
[30 POINT TASKS]
30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: North to Alaska
This is a two book task. Read a book from two different options.
Required: Identify which options you used when posting.
Option 1: Read a book with “coming of age” as a main page genre. Genre may be stand alone or embedded.
Option 2: Read a book with the word “sister” found intact in the TITLE (subtitles do not count). Sisterhood, Sisters, Sisterly, etc., all work.
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in MOUNTAIN MARATHON. All initials should be included and if a book has multiple authors, all of the authors must fit the task. Letters may only be used as often as they are found in the phrase.
Option 4: Read a non-fiction book about military life in the US Armed Forces. Any branch of the US military will work: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy. The book's description should clearly indicate that the book is about US military life and experience.
30.2 - Jonquil’s Task: It looked different the last time I was here...
This is a two book task.
Book 1: Read a book set entirely in one community during just one season of the year: spring, summer, fall or winter.
Book 2: Read a book set in the same community set during a different season of the year.
The books may be from the same series or entirely unrelated to one another. The books may be fiction or nonfiction, any genre, any year, historic, present-day, or futuristic.
Required: List the community name and identify the two seasons when you post.
Example: New Orleans Winter - Cake on a Hot Tin Roof by Jacklyn Brady
New Orleans Summer - Jazz Funeral by Julie Smith
**ONE OF TWO READ** 30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Wipe Out
Read 2 books from 2 different options. Identify the options when you post.
1. The Playlist - Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list of surf song titles: Best Surf Songs. And, At, Of, The may NOT be used. Words must match exactly. The list is also in post 2 of the Help Thread.
Required: State the word you used.
"Guitar Noir" - Aqua Velvets
"Church Key" - Dave Myers and The Surftones
"Let's Go Trippin'" - Dick Dale and His Del-Tones
"You And Your Heart" - Jack Johnson
"Surf City" - Jan and Dean
"Rumble At Waikiki" - Jon and The Nightriders
"My Beach" - Surf Punks
"Bombora" - The Atlantics
"Surfin' USA" - The Beach Boys
"Mr. Moto" - The Challengers
"Pipeline" - The Chantays
"Hanging Five" - The Delltones
"Shoot The Curl" - The Honeys
"Surf Rider" - The Lively Ones
"Out Of Limits" - The Marketts
"Gypsy Surfer" - The Phantom Surfers
"Apache" - The Shadows
"The Curl Rider" - The Surf Raiders
"Wipe Out" - The Surfaris
"Surfin' Bird" - The Trashmen
"Walk Don't Run" - The Ventures
"Summerland Road" - Tom Curren
"Surf Wax America" - Weezer
2. Hang 5 - Read a book that a Goodreads friend has read and rated 5 stars.
Required: State the name of your GR friend.
Fire Touched
My GR friends Joyce, Dani C., and Michelle all read it and rated it 5 stars.
3. Read a book with the word surf or a variation of a word that preserves its meaning (surfer, surf’s, surfin', surfing, etc) in the title or subtitle.
4. Read a book set in a location of the 2016 World Surf League Championship Tour: Australia, Brazil, Fiji, South Africa, Tahiti/French Polynesia, California USA, France, Portugal, Hawaii USA.
Required: Identify the setting if it is not evident in the book's Goodreads description or metadata.
30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Summer of the Gods -- Visions & Grave Visions
#1113 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?page=23#comment_154102082
**ONE OF TWO COMPLETED** 30.5 - Daphne's task: A Season of growth and color
This is a two book task. Read a book from two different lists below.
Required: State which list and, if the list has more than one page, which page your books can be found on when you post.
Pomegranates on the Cover
Citrus on the Cover
Mango on the Cover
Berries on the Cover #52 Unrivaled
Apples on the Cover #28 First Frost - Sarah Addison Allen
**ONE OF TWO READ** 30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Generation Gap
I was born in 1981. Decade of birth: 80s & 30 years after birth: 2010s
Book 1. Read a book first published during the decade of your birth.
Book 2. Read a book from the decade either 30 years before your birth or 30 years after your birth.
The Fireman (published 2016)
30.7 - Sandy's Task: Forwards and Backwards
For this task, you will read 2 books. Books with the main page genre Childrens or Kids cannot be used for this task.
**Your books must have a combined total of at least 500 pages.**
Book 1. Read a book whose author's initials are alphabetically sequential - CD, RS, etc. Only the first and last initials need to be considered - middle names and initials should be ignored.
Book 2. Read a book whose author's initials are the same as those of book 1, but in the reverse order. Again, ignore middle initials.
Examples: If you read a book by Charles Dickens for book 1, you could read a book by Deborah Crombie for book 2.
If you read a book by Ruta Sepetys for book 1, you could read a book by Stella Rimington for book 2.
30.8 - Beth NC's task: Cards Against Humanity (The Book Version) -- When She Woke & Shifting Shadows
#245 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152850456&page=5#comment_152878031
30.9 - Catherine T's task: Should We Stay Or Should We Go?
Read two books from one of the options and complete one book A and one book B.
Option 1: Stay -- Stay campaigners claim* that the EU brings loads of benefits to the UK, and that leaving will cause all sorts of bad things to happen.
Book A: Vote Stay by reading a book set at least 70% in the UK** with a main page genre of "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic";
AND
Book B: Read a book set at least 70% in a EU country** (excluding the UK). Your EU book should NOT have any of the genres "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic" in its main book page.
Option 2: Go -- Leave campaigners claim* that the EU is holding the UK back from achieving its full potential, and that staying in the EU will cause all sorts of bad things to happen.
Book A: Vote Leave by reading a book set at least 70% in an EU country** (excluding the UK) with main page genre of "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic";
AND
Book B: Read a book set at least 70% in the UK**. Your UK book should NOT have any of the genres "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic" in its main book page.
As this is serious business, no childrens books. And of course, your reading vote won't be considered a reflection of your actual beliefs!
Required: Identify the option you used when you post.
**UK countries are: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
**EU countries are found here: Member state of the European Union
Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
30.10 - Robin ♥'s Task: The Dog Days of Summer -- The Last Star & Allison Hewitt is Trapped
#244 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152850456&page=5#comment_152877763
[SUMMER 2016 SRC POINT TOTALS]
[POINTS]
Points:
Total Points: 335
[5 POINT TASKS]
5.1 - A Different View
Read a book found on the Books With Multiple Perspectives list.
Required: State which page the book you chose can be found on when you post.
5.2 - Cubism -- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
#613 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?page=13#comment_153398254
5.3 - Action! -- The Girl From Everywhere
#247 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152850456&page=5#comment_152879406
5.4 - In the Shadows -- The Hired Girl
#74 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152545996&page=2#comment_152557332
5.5 - Abstract Nouns
Read a book with an abstract noun in the title/subtitle. For the purposes of this task, the noun must be found on this list: Examples of Abstract Nouns. Plurals and possessives will work, but no other variations. Required: State the abstract noun you used when you post.
5.6 - Abstract Design
Read a book with an abstract cover design. Covers consisting of blocks of color and/or geometric shapes will work. There should be no identifiable, naturalistic elements on the cover. Required: Include the cover when you post.
5.7 - Purple Reign -- The Chess Queen Enigma
#1063 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?page=22#comment_154029581
5.8 - Summer Baby
Read a book that was first published in 1958 or 1984.
5.9 - Summer Reading
Read a book found on the first 5 pages of the Popular Summer Reading List Books.
Required: List the page the book can be found on when you post.
5.10 - School's Out!
Read a book of your choice. Note: Books with the genre "children" or "kids" NOT found in AR Bookfinder MAY be used for this task. Required: If using this exemption, state that the book is not found in ARBookFinder.
[10 POINT TASKS]
10.1. Another Kind of Trip
Read a book from Best Reality Warping Fiction
REQUIRED: Specify in your post the page of the list on which your book is found.
Lagoon (page 3)
10.2. Bobble heads
Read a book set in outer space or on a planet other than Earth.
10.3. Time for vacation -- The Spiritglass Charade
#1064 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?page=22#comment_154029816
10.4. Don't Leave Home Without One
Read a book from the 2016 Best Genre Fiction list or the 2015 Best Genre Fiction list.
Read-alikes and short list books may be used, as well as the main selection. If a series is listed, without any particular book specified, you may read any book from that series.
NOTE: only books are allowed, even though the lists of read-alikes sometimes include movies and television shows.
REQUIRED: In your post, specify the list and category in which your book is located.
10.5.But watch out - it's hurricane season!
Read a book whose author shares a name with one of the 2016 hurricane names. Names must match EXACTLY - no variations. The hurricane name can match the first, middle or last name of the author.
Atlantic:
Alex
Bonnie
Colin
Danielle
Earl
Fiona
Gaston
Hermine
Ian
Julia
Karl
Lisa
Matthew
Nicole
Otto
Paula
Richard
Shary
Tobias
Virginie
Walter
Pacific:
Agatha
Blas
Celia
Darby
Estelle
Frank
Georgette
Howard
Ivette
Javier
Kay
Lester
Madeline
Newton
Orlene
Paine
Roslyn
Seymour
Tina
Virgil
Winifred
Xavier
Yolanda
Zeke
**READY TO POST**10.6.June 8 is "Name Your Poison" day.
Read a book with "crime" as a main page genre. Genre can be standalone or embedded.
Genre verified: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18113369-genre-verification-thread?comment=154944834&page=4#comment_154845675
Moriarty
10.7. "Give me your tired, your poor,........"
Read a book from the Immigrant Experience Literature list.
REQUIRED: Specify in your post the page of the list on which your book is found.
10.8. Happy Birthday
#743 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=153542678&page=15#comment_153543787
10.9. Smile -- Year Zero
#75 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152545996&page=2#comment_152557620
10.10. Can You Read the Top Row?
Read a book with a person wearing glasses or sunglasses (on his or her eyes) on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
[15 POINT TASKS]
**ONE OF TWO COMPLETE** 15.1 - Live Your Passion - Rio 2016
Read 2 books, one book A and one book B.
Book A- Read a book set at least 50% in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
The Summer Prince
AND
Book B - Read a book with the genre Sports and Games, Sports or Sports Romance on its main book page. Genres may be stand-alone or embedded.
**ONE OF TWO COMPLETED** 15.2 - Colors and Sounds
Read 2 books, one book A and one book B.
Book A - Read a book with a color in the title or subtitle from this list of colors:
Almond, Amber, Aqua, Aquamarine, Amethyst, Azure, Beige, Bisque, Black, Blue, Blush, Bronze, Brown, Burgundy, Cadet, Carnation, Chartreuse, Chiffon, Chocolate, Coral, Cornflower, Cornsilk, Cream, Crimson, Cyan, Emerald, Forest, Fuchsia, Gold, Goldenrod, Gray, Grey, Green, Honeydew, Indigo, Ivory, Jade, Khaki, Lavender, Lawn, Lemon, Lime, Linen, Magenta, Magnolia, Maroon, Mauve, Midnight, Navy, Olive, Orange, Orchid, Papaya, Peach, Pink, Plum, Purple, Red, Rose, Rosy, Royal, Ruby, Saddle, Saffron, Salmon, Sand, Sandy, Sapphire, Sea, Sepia, Shell, Sienna, Silver, Sky, Slate, Smoke, Snow, Spring, Steel, Tan, Taupe, Teal, Thistle, Tomato, Turquoise, Vanilla, Violet, Wheat, White, Wood, Yellow
Words must match exactly, no variations.
AND
Book B - Read a book with an image of a musical instrument on the cover.
The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers
15.3 - June, July and August -- City of Mirrors
#616 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?page=13#comment_153399020
15.4 - The Gift of Life- Donate Blood
Option 1: Read 2 books, one book A and one book B
Book A - Read a book with "blood" intact in a word in the title or subtitle. ex. Half-Blood, Hot Blooded, Bloodroot
AND
Book B - Blood Types: Read a book by an author whose name contains ALL the letters A B O. David Benioff, Nora Roberts
One qualifying contributor in a book by multiple authors works.
OR
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book A and Book B, ex. Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon
15.5 - Summer in the City -- The Nightmare Garden
#288 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152896773&page=6#comment_152918425
15.6 - Picasso, Miro and Rothko
Read a book by an author who has a name than ENDS in O. The name may appear in any position. One qualifying contributor in a book by multiple authors works. ex. Alice Munro, Banana Yoshimoto, Leo Tolstoy
15.7 - See the Light
Read a book with the word "lighthouse" in the title, subtitle or series name OR with a lighthouse on the cover. Plurals and possessives work, but no other variations.
ex. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman The Edge of the Earth by Christina Schwarz
Required: If using the cover option include the cover in your post.
15.8 - Commencement
Read a book with the genre "New Adult" on its main book page.
15.9 - Listen Up
#1105 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?page=23#comment_154088706
15.10 - Lifelong Learning
Read a book from one of YALSA's 2014 Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners categories:
Arts and Humanities
History and Cultures
Literature and Language Arts
Science and Technology
Social Sciences
Required: Identify the category when you post.
[20 POINT TASKS]
20.1 - Most Improved - Sarah E's task: Periodically challenged -- Black Widow
#289 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152896773&page=6#comment_152919035
repost: #332 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152961815&page=7#comment_152999103
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Chrissy's task: Sweet Summer -- Stars Above
#136 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152649349&page=3#comment_152667551
20.3 - Best Review - Terri FL's task: New house -- Jane Steele
#679 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=153425445&page=14#comment_153458198
20.4 - Golden Oldie - Heather(Gibby)'s task: The Golden Age
This is a ONE book task. Pick one of the options below.
Required: State which option you chose when you post.
Option A. Read a book with a main page genre of "Mythology." Genre may be stand alone or embedded.
Option B. Read a book written by one of the authors who wrote during the Golden Age of Science Fiction: Prominent Golden Age Authors. Co-written books (two authors) will work as long as at least one of the authors is from the list. Book with multiple authors, such as anthologies or collections of short stories, will not work. Authors are listed in the task help thread, as well.
Option C. The Golden Age is often used to refer to a Senior Citizen. Read a book that was first published after the author's 65th birthday.
Required: State the author's birth date when you post. If the GRs author page does not include the author's birth date, provide an outside link for verification.
20.5 - Bigger is Better - TrishHartUK's task: Shakespeare 400 -- The Clockwork Scarab
#290 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152896773&page=6#comment_152919512
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tallulah A's task: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
To celebrate the return of the series, read ONE book from the option of your choice.
Required: Indicate the option when you post.
OPTION 3: Read a book your choice that consists of at least 360 pages (a page for each minute of the series).
OPTION 4: Read a book with the word spring, summer, autumn, fall, or winter in the title, subtitle, or series name. Plurals, possessives and compound words work.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lauren Jodi's task: The Queen of Crime -- Too Big To Miss
#619 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?page=13#comment_153399814
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's task: Authors in Real Life
2. Read a book written by one of the authors who have signed my books: Tien’s signed books
Razorhurst
A Corner of White (The Colours of Madeleine, #1)
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
Dark Inside (Dark Inside, #1)
Shadow Study (Soulfinders, #1)
Touch of Power (Healer, #1)
Storm Glass (Glass, #1)
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wendy UK's task: Celebrate Norwich!
Help Thread
I live near Norwich, UK. In 1970 Malcolm Bradbury and Angus Wilson established the UK's first MA in Creative writing at the University of East Anglia in Norwich.
Here are ten of the UEA's well-known alumni:
Trezza Azzopardi (MA 1998), Tracy Chevalier (MA 1994), Anne Enright (MA 1987), Kazuo Ishiguro (MA 1980), Wendy Jones (MA 2000), Toby Litt (MA 1995), Ian McEwan (MA 1971), Monique Roffey (BA1987), Rose Tremain (BA 1967), Christie Watson (MA 2008).
This is a ONE book task. Read a book by one of the above listed authors, OR choose another author from this list of UEA Creative Writing Alumni. Make sure your choice meets all SRC requirements. All books must be written by a single author.
20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Transgender Fiction -- Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Discussion Thread
Fiction written by a Nobel Prize for Literature winner -- Beloved by Toni Morrison
Discussion Thread
Animals (Nonfiction) -- Katie Up and Down the Hall: The True Story of How One Dog Turned Five Neighbors into a Family by Glenn Plaskin
Discussion Thread
REQUIRED: You must participate in the book's discussion thread with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
[25 POINT TASKS]
25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pairs
This is a two book task. Read one book that fits the criteria for Book 1 and another that fulfills the requirements for Book 2.
No books with the genre "children" listed may be used for this task.
Book 1 is a Title task. Read a book that has one of the following body part pairs in the TITLE (subtitles are excluded): Eyes, Ears, Arms, Hands, Fingers, Legs, Feet, Toes, Kidneys. Please notice that the word MUST be plural because it is a pair.
Book 2 is an Author** task. Read a book that has exactly two authors listed on Goodreads. There must be two names listed in the author credits.
Examples:
The Golem of Hollywood by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman
The Blood Gospel by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell
Books written by co-authors who use a one name pseudonym such as Charles Todd will NOT work as only one name is listed in the author credits.
25.2 - Perletwo's task: I love beach music -- No Ghouls Allowed & Girl in a Band
#1112 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?page=23#comment_154100045
**ONE OF TWO COMPLETED** 25.3 - Maya's Task : Make it Pretty
Option One | Crazy Colors
Read a book that has ONLY colors from the rainbow on the cover. No black, white, or gray allowed. For the purposes of this task, the colors will be determined by the TinEye Color Extractor. To use the color extractor, right click on a cover image (or 2 finger pad click for Mac), choose "copy image address," and paste the URL into the box on the TinEye website. If you see the words black, white, or grey as a base color on the color palette, the book will not work for this option.
Required: If you choose option one, you must include the cover of the book when you post.
Option Two | Crazy Shapes
Read a book that has a square, circle, or heart on the cover.
Required: If you choose option two, you must also include the cover of the book when you post.
Option Three | Flowers
Read a book that has a flower name in the title.
Option Four | People
Read a book that has more than one author.
Option Five | Doodle
Read a book where the author's first and last name initials can be found in DOODLEPAINTING.
Option Six | Signature
Read a book in which the first letter of the first word in the title matches any letter in your Readerboard name. All title words count.
Morgan Faeriesfolly
School Spirits
25.4 - MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites -- Page & The Mystery of Hollow Places
#685 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=153464875&page=14#comment_153467785
25.5 - Dakimel’s Task: An Homage to The Toast
Read 2 books, each from a different option. Required: State which option you’re using when you claim this task.
A: Mallory Ortberg - For this option, read an SRC-qualifying book by any of the authors* named in the Texts From Jane Eyre Reference List *NOTE: the author “Anonymous” DOES NOT work for this task.
B: Nicole Cliffe - For this option, read an SRC-qualifying book either from the Wilderness Accidents and Deaths List or from the first five pages of the Best Canadian Literature List.
REQUIRED: State which list you used and which page you found your title on.
C: Nicole Chung - For this option, read an SRC-qualifying book with the main page genre (alone or embedded) “Adoption.”
**READY TO POST** 25.6 - Jamie NYC's task: The Last Abstract Expressionist
Option 2: Read a book which takes place in more than one clearly defined location (different states, different countries, etc.), ie Los Angeles and Philadelphia or Georgia and Florida or New York City and Toronto or Paris and Dublin. Locations must be in separated by at least a state or country border. Fantasy worlds can work if it's clear they're different jurisdictions (ie the different Districts in The Hunger Games).
Required: If it's not clear from the book's GRs description, explain how the book fits the task when you post.
The Game of Thrones
Option 4: Read a book written by an author whose initials (first and last) can be found in JOAN MITCHELL. If the book has multiple authors, only one author's initials must be found in the artist's name.
JOAN MITCHELL => Maria Dahvana Headley
Magonia - Maria Dahvana Headley
**ONE OF TWO READ** 25.7 - SpiderMac's task: Get Your Run On!
For this task, choose TWO different options and read a book for each.
Required: Identify the options when you post.
Option 1: Swim
Read a book with a swimmer on the cover. The swimmer should be a human or human-like creature who is in the water (ex. swimming or treading water), entering the water in some way (ex. diving), or has been in the water (ex. climbing out of a pool). For this option, sun bathers will not work.
Required: Include the cover when you post.
Option 2: Bike
Read a book from the Best Cycling Books list.
Required: Include the page of the list where your book is found when you post.
Option 3: Run
Read a book with the word “run” in the title or subtitle. Any variation that preserves the meaning is fine (runner, runaway, running, etc).
Option 4: Sag wagon / volunteer
For this option, read a book from the Funniest Novels of All Time list.
Required: Include the page of the list where your book is found when you post.
Option 5: Spectator
Read a nonfiction book about an athlete with main page genre "Biography," "Autobiography" or "Memoir." The book you choose does not have to be about a professional athlete but it does need to be clear that the person the book is about is a dedicated athlete. Genre may be stand-alone or embedded.
Option 6: Hammock
Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title is found in “Sounds fun but I would rather chill with a good book”. The title of your book must contain three or more words. Subtitles should be ignored. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Required: Point out where the letters from the title can be found in the phrase when you post.
Ex: All the Light We Cannot See
A and T in rather
L and W in would
C in chill
S in sounds
The Heart Goes Last -- Margaret Atwood
T and H in Rather
G in Good
L in Chill
25.8 - Brooke TX's task: Finally, A Little Vacation
This is a TWO book task. Read two books from two different options below.
REQUIRED: State the options you chose when posting.
NOTE: Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga may be used provided the general SRC guidelines are met.
Option 1. Gotham City Sirens: For this option, choose a book with main page genre "Superheroes." The genre may stand alone or be embedded.
Option 2. Lisa Frank: For this option, choose a book whose cover is at least 50% pink or purple.
Option 3. Candyland: For this option, choose a book whose author's initals can be found in CANDYLAND. Middle initials may be ignored. If a book has multiple authors, only one author's initials must fit the task.
Option 4. From Chicago to Las Vegas: For this option, read a book set at least 50% in Illinois or Nevada. Required: If the setting is not clear from the Goodreads description, explain how your book fits the task when you post.
25.9 - Fandury's task: Everything is Possible in Love and Warcraft
This is a two book task. Choose two different options below and read a book for each.
Required: Identify the options you chose when you post.
Option 1: Read a book with the main page genre of War. The genre may stand alone or be embedded.
Option 2: For this option, read a book with a cover that shows at least two persons, that have a obvious difference in race or ethnicity. It can be two humans of different ethnic origin, or different races in case of fantasy or science fiction books (elves, mermaids, dwarfs, aliens etc.). The two persons have to be humanoid, so no dragons, space bugs or other magical animals.
Required: Include the cover when you post.
Option 3: As World Of Warcraft is a cooperative game where you have to work together with other people, read a book from the Different Perspective Books list or The Best Books That Change Narrators Every Chapter list. Required: Identify which list and, if the list has multiple pages, which page your book can be found on when you post.
Option 4: For this option read a book that is set in at least 2 different primary countries for significant portions of the book. More than one location must play a major role in the book and significant plot events must take place in each country.
Required: State the countries the book is set in and, if it is not clear from the GR description, explain how the book fits the task in your post.
Option 5: For this option, read a book that has been turned into a movie or read one of the Warcraft novels that Blizzard published to accompany the game. If choosing the movie option, the movie must be a theatrical release, no television mini-series.
Required: If you choose the movie option, link to the movie on IMDB.
**READY TO POST** 25.10 - M1nks's task: Give Me Some Reds, Give Me Some Blues, Give Me Some... What the heck is THAT supposed to be!?
Help Thread
This is a TWO book task. Abstract art follows few rules so, for this task, make your choice of any combination of tasks, doubling up if you wish. Graphic novels and other sequential art books are allowed so long as they conform to standard SRC rules.
Required: State the options you chose when you post.
2. Abstract Art can really be anything that you want it to be, and frankly, your guess is as good as the next persons...
For this task, choose a painting from: Famous Abstract Art. Read a book with a title which you think would make a good name for the painting.
Franz Kline's "The Chief" -- When I looked at it, I saw sort of a cartoon character with hands over it's eyes and a D: sort of "oh no" mouth beneath. The Darkest Torment would also be a fitting title for the painting.
The Darkest Torment
4. Personally I think some abstract art is crazy and people are even crazier for buying it; but there have been many artists who have genuinely struggled with their mental health.
A Carlin Home Companion
Ok'd in task thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18132732-25-10---m1nks-s-task-give-me-some-reds-give-me-some-blues-give-me-so?comment=155073202&page=2#comment_form
25.11 - Amanda A's task as suggested by Karen Michele: Visit the Centre Pompidou
Help Thread
The Centre Pompidou has one of the world’s largest collections of contemporary and abstract art. It is located in Paris, France and I have been fortunate enough to visit the museum twice. I hope to go back someday, but for now please join me on a virtual visit with books!
The museum has six floors to explore and they are full of collections dating from 1905 to the present day. Here’s a link to the museum site: Centre Pompidou
This is a TWO book task. Please choose one book from two different options.
Required: State which two options you chose when you post.
NOTE: Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga may be used provided the general SRC guidelines are met.
I'd like to send out a special thank you to Amanda A for passing her chance to write a task on to me!
First Floor: You’re in Paris!
Read a book set at least 50% of the time in Paris.
Required: If the book's metadata or description do not make it obvious, explain how your book fits the task when you post.
Second Floor: You’re surrounded by great art!
Read a book about an art crime (for example: fraud, forgery, and/or theft). These lists might give you some ideas: Art Crime; Art Fraud and Theft
Required: If the book's metadata or description do not make it obvious, explain how your book fits the task when you post.
Third Floor: You can see collections of all kinds of modern art.
Read a collection of short stories or essays. This may be a single author collection or an anthology that includes many authors. There must be at least five stories/essays in the collection.
Required: If the number of short stories/essays is not indicated in the book's description on GRs, provide a list of at least 5 stories contained within the collection.
Fourth Floor: What a visual treat!
Read an illuminated novel or a graphic novel. These lists might give you some ideas: Illuminated Novels; Illuminated Novels. Beware, not all the books on these list fit the rules of the SRC. Choose wisely.
Fifth Floor: A Poor Art - see the summer 2016 special exhibit.
(Disclaimer - I don't know if this is really on the fifth floor)
About the exhibit: With "A poor art", multidisciplinary and innovative event, the Centre Pompidou proposes to examine artistic practices tied to the question of "poor" in the creation in the 1960s: in the visual arts, with the eminence of current Arte Povera, in the field of music, design, architecture, theater, performance and experimental film. Mindful of the traces, the reliefs, the most basic manifestations of life, artists of Arte Povera and more broadly of "poor art" claiming archaic gestures. This event builds on all components of the Centre Pompidou, the richness and breadth of his collection that preserves one of the sets Arte Povera the largest in the world. It traces the decade 1964-1974, as well as notable year 1960 and later a few exceptions. (Description from the Centre Pompidou site)
Read a book first published in the years 1960 to 1974, inclusive.
Sixth Floor: Eat at the restaurant and relax.
Read a book about a restaurant and/or a chef. This list might give you some ideas: Restaurant Reads
Required: If the book's metadata or description do not make it obvious, explain how your book fits the task when you post.
[30 POINT TASKS]
30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: North to Alaska
This is a two book task. Read a book from two different options.
Required: Identify which options you used when posting.
Option 1: Read a book with “coming of age” as a main page genre. Genre may be stand alone or embedded.
Option 2: Read a book with the word “sister” found intact in the TITLE (subtitles do not count). Sisterhood, Sisters, Sisterly, etc., all work.
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in MOUNTAIN MARATHON. All initials should be included and if a book has multiple authors, all of the authors must fit the task. Letters may only be used as often as they are found in the phrase.
Option 4: Read a non-fiction book about military life in the US Armed Forces. Any branch of the US military will work: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy. The book's description should clearly indicate that the book is about US military life and experience.
30.2 - Jonquil’s Task: It looked different the last time I was here...
This is a two book task.
Book 1: Read a book set entirely in one community during just one season of the year: spring, summer, fall or winter.
Book 2: Read a book set in the same community set during a different season of the year.
The books may be from the same series or entirely unrelated to one another. The books may be fiction or nonfiction, any genre, any year, historic, present-day, or futuristic.
Required: List the community name and identify the two seasons when you post.
Example: New Orleans Winter - Cake on a Hot Tin Roof by Jacklyn Brady
New Orleans Summer - Jazz Funeral by Julie Smith
**ONE OF TWO READ** 30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Wipe Out
Read 2 books from 2 different options. Identify the options when you post.
1. The Playlist - Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list of surf song titles: Best Surf Songs. And, At, Of, The may NOT be used. Words must match exactly. The list is also in post 2 of the Help Thread.
Required: State the word you used.
"Guitar Noir" - Aqua Velvets
"Church Key" - Dave Myers and The Surftones
"Let's Go Trippin'" - Dick Dale and His Del-Tones
"You And Your Heart" - Jack Johnson
"Surf City" - Jan and Dean
"Rumble At Waikiki" - Jon and The Nightriders
"My Beach" - Surf Punks
"Bombora" - The Atlantics
"Surfin' USA" - The Beach Boys
"Mr. Moto" - The Challengers
"Pipeline" - The Chantays
"Hanging Five" - The Delltones
"Shoot The Curl" - The Honeys
"Surf Rider" - The Lively Ones
"Out Of Limits" - The Marketts
"Gypsy Surfer" - The Phantom Surfers
"Apache" - The Shadows
"The Curl Rider" - The Surf Raiders
"Wipe Out" - The Surfaris
"Surfin' Bird" - The Trashmen
"Walk Don't Run" - The Ventures
"Summerland Road" - Tom Curren
"Surf Wax America" - Weezer
2. Hang 5 - Read a book that a Goodreads friend has read and rated 5 stars.
Required: State the name of your GR friend.
Fire Touched
My GR friends Joyce, Dani C., and Michelle all read it and rated it 5 stars.
3. Read a book with the word surf or a variation of a word that preserves its meaning (surfer, surf’s, surfin', surfing, etc) in the title or subtitle.
4. Read a book set in a location of the 2016 World Surf League Championship Tour: Australia, Brazil, Fiji, South Africa, Tahiti/French Polynesia, California USA, France, Portugal, Hawaii USA.
Required: Identify the setting if it is not evident in the book's Goodreads description or metadata.
30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Summer of the Gods -- Visions & Grave Visions
#1113 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?page=23#comment_154102082
**ONE OF TWO COMPLETED** 30.5 - Daphne's task: A Season of growth and color
This is a two book task. Read a book from two different lists below.
Required: State which list and, if the list has more than one page, which page your books can be found on when you post.
Pomegranates on the Cover
Citrus on the Cover
Mango on the Cover
Berries on the Cover #52 Unrivaled
Apples on the Cover #28 First Frost - Sarah Addison Allen
**ONE OF TWO READ** 30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Generation Gap
I was born in 1981. Decade of birth: 80s & 30 years after birth: 2010s
Book 1. Read a book first published during the decade of your birth.
Book 2. Read a book from the decade either 30 years before your birth or 30 years after your birth.
The Fireman (published 2016)
30.7 - Sandy's Task: Forwards and Backwards
For this task, you will read 2 books. Books with the main page genre Childrens or Kids cannot be used for this task.
**Your books must have a combined total of at least 500 pages.**
Book 1. Read a book whose author's initials are alphabetically sequential - CD, RS, etc. Only the first and last initials need to be considered - middle names and initials should be ignored.
Book 2. Read a book whose author's initials are the same as those of book 1, but in the reverse order. Again, ignore middle initials.
Examples: If you read a book by Charles Dickens for book 1, you could read a book by Deborah Crombie for book 2.
If you read a book by Ruta Sepetys for book 1, you could read a book by Stella Rimington for book 2.
30.8 - Beth NC's task: Cards Against Humanity (The Book Version) -- When She Woke & Shifting Shadows
#245 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152850456&page=5#comment_152878031
30.9 - Catherine T's task: Should We Stay Or Should We Go?
Read two books from one of the options and complete one book A and one book B.
Option 1: Stay -- Stay campaigners claim* that the EU brings loads of benefits to the UK, and that leaving will cause all sorts of bad things to happen.
Book A: Vote Stay by reading a book set at least 70% in the UK** with a main page genre of "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic";
AND
Book B: Read a book set at least 70% in a EU country** (excluding the UK). Your EU book should NOT have any of the genres "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic" in its main book page.
Option 2: Go -- Leave campaigners claim* that the EU is holding the UK back from achieving its full potential, and that staying in the EU will cause all sorts of bad things to happen.
Book A: Vote Leave by reading a book set at least 70% in an EU country** (excluding the UK) with main page genre of "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic";
AND
Book B: Read a book set at least 70% in the UK**. Your UK book should NOT have any of the genres "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic" in its main book page.
As this is serious business, no childrens books. And of course, your reading vote won't be considered a reflection of your actual beliefs!
Required: Identify the option you used when you post.
**UK countries are: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
**EU countries are found here: Member state of the European Union
Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
30.10 - Robin ♥'s Task: The Dog Days of Summer -- The Last Star & Allison Hewitt is Trapped
#244 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127835-summer-challenge-2016-completed-tasks-please-do-not-delete-any-posts-i?comment=152850456&page=5#comment_152877763