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Updated #28
Most Points
**Amber -8
Bethany - 12
Marilyn - 5
Tessa - 7
Linda C - 7
Mickslibrarian - 2
Most Pages
**Amber - 2831
Bethany - 3617
Marilyn - 1548
Tessa - 2115
Linda C - 1977
Mickslibrarian - 562
Updated #28
Most Points
**Amber -8
Bethany - 12
Marilyn - 5
Tessa - 7
Linda C - 7
Mickslibrarian - 2
Most Pages
**Amber - 2831
Bethany - 3617
Marilyn - 1548
Tessa - 2115
Linda C - 1977
Mickslibrarian - 562

Read a book whose author's last name initial is in the word SPLASH
Leave No Scone Unturned by Denise Swanson 07.02.19
Points 1
Pages 344

Apollo 11 was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida on July 16, 1969
Read a book that is set in Florida
Sunset Beach by Mary Kay Andrews 07.03.19 (set on the gulf coast of Florida)
Points 1
Pages 432
Total points 2
Total Pages 776

Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams
P/age #1, #49
7/8/19 333pgs
Points: 1
Pages: 333

Apollo 11 was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida on July 16, 1969
Read a book [whose] author's first name starts with K, S, or C
The Golden House by Salman Rushdie--7/1/19--380 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 380
Total points: 1
Total pages: 380

Task 2.1 - Surprise Me - Bethany picked for me
The Devil and Winnie Flynn ✔ - 12July19 - 256 pg
The Brilliant Light of Amber Sunrise ✔ - 06July19 - 304 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 592 pg
Total points earned to date - 2
Total pages read to date - 592 pg

Read a book that is predominately a red, white, or blue cover. (show cover)

Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 378
Total points: 1
Total pages: 378

Read two books
Thanks, Tessa, for the picks!
1. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan--7/10/19--288 pages
2. The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg--7/13/19--240 pages
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 528
Total points: 3
Total pages: 908

Thanks, Amber!
For once I actually finished a Surprise Me Task!
Ayiti by Roxane Gay 7/9/19 (171 pgs)
Teaching to Strengths: Supporting Students Living with Trauma, Violence, and Chronic Stress by Debbie Zacarian 7/10/19 (202 pgs)
Points: 2
PPages: 373
Total points: 3
Total pages: 706

Read a book listed in the list above. Tell us the page # and location #.
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson 07.15.19
page 1 location 2
points 1
pages 335
Total points 3
Total pages 1111

Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton 7/2/19 (400 pgs)
Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ by Giulia Enders 7/15/19 273 pgs
Points: 2
Pages: 673
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1379

Carnegie's Maid – Marie Benedict (4 stars) 7/17/19 [342]
My Point... And I Do Have One – Ellen DeGeneres (1 stars) 7/12/19 [211]
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 553
Total points: 3
Total pages: 931

Task 2.3 - Tessa's Task - Independence Day
a) Book with a 4 or a 7 in total pages - I'll Give You the Sun ✔ - 17July19 - 371 pg
b) Book set in a country that ALSO celebrates Independence in July - FRANCE - The Marseille Caper ✔ - 16July19 - 224 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 595
Total points earned to date - 4
Total pages read to date - 1187

Read a book whose author's last name initial is in the word SPLASH
Syrian Brides – Anna Halabi (4 stars) 7/18/19 2018 Syria [134]
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 134
Total points: 4
Total pages: 1065

This month's author is: Elin Hilderbrand
Winter Stroll (Winter, #2) – Elin Hilderbrand (2 stars) 7/19/19 [263]
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 263
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1328

Aunt Dimity and the Heart of Gold by Nancy Atherton July 3 (240 p.)
Points for this Task: 1
Pages for this Task: 240
Books for this Task: 1
Total Points: 1
Total Pages: 240
Total Books: 1

The Hanging Hill by Chris Grabenstein July 1 (322 p.)
Points for this Task: 1
Pages for this Task: 322
Books for this Task: 1
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 562
Total Books: 2

Read a book that is predominately a red, white, or blue cover. (show cover)

Points 1
Pages 384
Total points 4
Total pages 1495

Read two books
Choose one of this month's 2 point tasks and do the opposite.
If you need to have a book with a blue cover, read a book with an orange one. If you need to read a fantasy novel, read nonfiction. List your books and tell how you are being disobedient, you rebel, you!
Being Disobedient on task 2,3
The Summer Wind by Mary Alice Monroe (does not have a page number with 4 or 7) 07.25.19
Pages 384
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (set in the US) 07.11.19
Pages 308
Task points 2
Task pages 692
Total points 6
Total pages 2187
Hope I did this right :)

Task 2.1 - At the Water Park
Author's LAST initial in SPLASH - A
ALEXANDER, Bruce / Blind Justice ✔ - 17July19 - 336 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 336 pg
Total points earned to date: 5
Total pages read to date: 1533

Task 2.5 - Bethany - July 3 is Disobedience Day
Pick two 2-pt tasks and do the opposite
Task 2.4 - Award for Mystery / Romance / Sci Fi - OPPOSITE: Pulitzer prize for NonFiction - Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City ✔ - 24July19 - 422 p
Task 2.3 - A book with 4 or 7 in total page count /or/ set in a country that celebrates independence in July - OPPOSITE: NO 4 or 7 in total pages and does NOT celebrate independence in July: ENGLAND - 160 pages - The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street ✔ - 26July19
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 582 pg
Total points earned to date: 7
Total pages read to date; 2115

S-Serravallo, Jennifer The Reading Strategies Book: Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Readers 7/25 (400 pgs)
I-Internment by Samira Ahmed 7/17 (386 pgs)
M-Marsha Tate, Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites: 20 Instructional Strategies That Engage the Brain 7/5 (158 pgs)
B-The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds 7/8 (272 pgs)
A-Adele Faber, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk7/23 (286 pgs)
Points: 5
Pages: 1502
Total points: 10
Total pages: 2881

Read two books
Choose one of this month's 2 point tasks and do the opposite.
2.3 (Tessa's task) Independence Day
1. The USA celebrates on 4th of July:
Read a book whose total page count includes a 4 -or- a 7.
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides--7/10/19--323 pages (no 4 or 7 in page count)
2. We have lots of company. Many other countries also celebration Independence Day in July. Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries:
Any Other Name by Craig Johnson--7/26/19--317 pages (set in America)
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 640
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1548

Choose one of this month's 2 point tasks and do the opposite.
Opposite of 2.2 Read Through the Alphabet
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine – Gail Honeyman (5 stars) 7/26/19 [325] - title DOES NOT begins with f
Britt-Marie Was Here – Fredrik Backman (4 stars) 7/29/19 [324] - title DOES NOT begins with g
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 649
Total points: 7
Total pages: 1977

Opposite of 2.1 Surprise Me
Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide by Karen Kilgariff 7/19 (304 pgs)
You can't tell me which book to read! You're not my mom!
The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom by Melissa Hartwig 7/29 (432 pgs)
I can even read a book I didn't list if I want to!
Points: 2
Pages: 736
Total Points: 12
Total Pages: 3617

Read Two Books
1. The USA celebrates on 4th of July:
Read a book whose total page count includes a 4 -or- a 7. Be sure to tell us the total pages of your edition. If you are listening to an audio, use the HARDCOVER for the pages.
Mystic Falls by Vickie McKeehan 07.26.19
Pages 276
2. We have lots of company. Many other countries also celebration Independence Day in July.
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries: Algeria, Argentina, Bahamas, Belarus, Belgium, Burundi, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Comoros, France, Kiribati, Liberia, Malawi, Maldives, the Netherlands, Peru, Rwanda, Slovakia, the Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Vanuatu, or Venezuela. If the location isn't obvious from the Goodreads book description, provide proof of location.
Deadly Decisions by Kathy Reichs 07.31.19
Pages 368
Task points 2
Task pages 644
Total points 8
Total Pages 2831
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