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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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Nick KY5.9 Summer Months I read The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy, 1st pub’d in August, 2001. I live in the northern hemisphere, so August is Summer.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 30
Bookwrm526Task #5.3 TAG You're It!
Read a book with a 3 word only title or with a 1 word title that consists of only 3 letters. I read The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams.
Total points so far: 25
15.7 JailbreakRead a book where the main character is jailed or arrested, or is an ex-prisoner.
I listened to an audio version of The Mars Room
MMPB version Le Mars Club (La cosmopolite)
FRom the description "It’s 2003 and Romy Hall is at the start of two consecutive life sentences"
New Points: 15
Total Points: 15
JUKKA10.10 - Olympics: Breaking
Book whose author's first name starts with B.
Starve, Vol. 2 by Brian Wood.
Total Points: 50/850
Total Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 6/52
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 0
JUKKA15.5 Do You Have A Flag?
Book whose author's initials are in CAPTURE THE FLAG.
Black Kiss by Howard Chaykin.
Total Points: 65/850
Total Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 7/52
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 0
Lisa MD 10.8 - Olympics: Equestrian
Horse on Cover
Daddy's Girls by Danielle Steel
288 pgs
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 10 / 850
Total Books Read: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 1 / 52
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets:
Lisa MD 15.5 - Do You Have A Flag?
The Affair by Lee Child
526 pgs
I claim a BB ticket
Author Initials: LC in Capture the fLag
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 25 / 850
Total Books Read: 2
Total Tasks Completed: 2 / 52
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets:
Lisa MD 30.2 - Katrisa's Task - Summer Zodiac
Option 2:
Book 1 - #1 -12 in series
Gated Prey by Lee Goldberg
268 pgs
Series: Eve Ronin #4
Book 2 - Sphinx, Dragon, Mermaid, Yeti or Bigfoot, Medusa, Fairy, Unicorn/Pegasus on Cover
The Choice by Nora Roberts
448 pgs
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 55/ 850
Total Books Read: 4
Total Tasks Completed: 23/ 52
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets:
Katrisa20.5 - Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger Hunt
Scan your bookshelves or TBR to find any of these items associated with summer on the cover and read that book.
Swimsuits: any kind one piece, bikini, board shorts, swim trunks, speedo
Pool floaties: arm floaties, tubes, pool rafts
Starfish, Sandcastles, Surfboards, Seashells
Fireflies, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Bicycle: with pedals no motorbikes.
Sun Hat- a broad-brimmed hat that protects the head and neck from the sun
Fireworks, Lightning
Watermelon, Hamburgers, Hotdogs
I read
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 165
Mod
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Laure's Task: Dragons of Summer
Option 1. Read a book which has a 1 and a 5 in its page number or year of publication. (published in 2015)
You're Never Weird on the Internet. Felicia Day. 6.7.24
****Claiming 1 IAF ticket for nonfiction****
Points: 20
Total points: 105
Books read: 9
Tasks completed: 8
IAF points: 2
10.3 - Sumer is icumen in"Sumer is icumen in" is the opening phrase of a medieval English song which is also known as the Summer Canon or the Cuckoo Song. The song is written in the Wessex dialect of Middle English and the line translates approximately to "Summer has arrived".
Read a book with a title/subtitle word of at least 4 letters that can be made from "SUMER IS ICUMEN IN"
Required: State the word
I read Summer Fridays. The word "summer" can be made from SUMER is icuMen in"
points: 5
books read: 1
tasks completed: 1
Cordelia15.6 Dont Move
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
MPG - Dystopia
Points this task - 15
Total points - 50
Cordelia5.9 Hot Summer Months
Testament by David Morrell
First published in January 1975
I live in New Zealand - in Southern Hemisphere
Points this task - 5
Total Points - 55
CHANDNI15.10 Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title.
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 30
Cordelia5.4 Game of Horse
The Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly
Letters of H O R S E in title
tHe sEven ancient wOndeRS
Points this task - 5
Total points - 60
Claim 1 BB ticket - 544 pages
Total BB tickets - 2
Katrisa15.8 Summer Sweets
Read a book with two authors either writing under both names or or using a single name
I read Abaddon's Gate by James S.A. Corey which is the pen name used by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 180
Katrisa 5.3 TAG You're It!
Read a book with a 3 word only title or read a book with a 1 word title that consists of only 3 letters
I read The Weary Blues
Points this Post
Points Total: 185
JadeMoon
15.10 Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title (not subtitle) - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Points this post: 15
Total points: 20
Sarah Stewart
5.1 Dodge the Ball
Read a book whose title does not contain the letters HIT. Subtitles may be ignored.
Jacob, by Jacquelyn Frank
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
5.1 Dodge the Ball
Read a book whose title does not contain the letters HIT. Subtitles may be ignored.
Jacob, by Jacquelyn Frank
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
CINDYSI finished reading A Curious Beginning
and posted a comment in the required thread. Group task 20.10
Points this post :20
Points Total :20
CINDYSI read
Wait
for Task 20.3 Option 3 Authors initials in BadGer's drift
Points this post - 20
Points total - 40
Julia10320.7- Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara �' s Task - Scotland or Bust
Option 2: The Secrets of Winter
(The ŷ description says "A snowy Christmas gathering on an island off the Cornish coast")
This post: 20 points
Total points: 40
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
LaureY30.1 - Susan A's Task: The Stanley Cup Playoffs
Option 1: Read a book with MPG Hockey
Game Changer by Amy Aislin (270 pages)
Option 2: Read a book with the letters N H L in the title.
The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton (403 pages)
Previous total: 10
Updated total: 40
LaureY15.4 Anyone For Croquet?
A: Read a book which is either #6 or #9 in a series.
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinneman
I claim a Big Book Ticket for this book as it has 677 pages.
B: Read a book which features either an animal/bird.
by Spencer QuinnPrevious total: 40
Updated total: 55
Big Book total: 1 (this post)
FLY Task #20.7- Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara �' s Task - Scotland or Bust
task: Option 1 - Read a book with a main character who is an artist.
book: Now Is Not the Time to Panic
how it fits: MCs create an artwork that changes the world; see description
Points this post: 20
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 4/52
BB: 1 / GO: 1 / IAF: 1
trishhartuk5.4 Game of HORSE
Read a book that has all the letters of HORSE in the title/subtitle.
Rose/House, Arkady Martine
Top PB (French): here (128pg). Top HB (English): here (128pg)
HORSE: H, O, S, E in HOuSE, R in Rose
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed:2
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.1 Dodge the Ball
Someday
Totals
Points: 5
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 1
Total Books Completed: 1
LoraTask: 15.4 Anyone For Croquet?, using Option 2
Book/Author: Second Edition Death / Elizabeth Penney
How it fits: #6 in the Secrets of the Castleton Manor Library series, and has a cat on the cover
Points for this task: 15
Total points: 35
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySummer 2024 SRC
20.3 Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer Murders
As of the last episode broadcast, on Christmas Day 2023, there have been 140 episodes, so your book should have a minimum of 140pg.
Option 1. Read a book with the MPG of Mystery and/or Crime, stand-alone or as part of an MPG such as Cozy Mystery or Mystery Thriller, AND written by a Female author.
The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer, MPG mystery AND female author
I listened to audible version, MMPB version is 240 pages
found on AR Bookfinder: The Case of the Missing Marquess: An Enola Holmes Mystery
Springer, Nancy
AR Quiz No. 104964 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 6.0
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 40
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
MaryPDX10.10 - Olympics: Breaking
Read a book where the authors first name begins with B. An author with the first initial B will also count
Pines by Blake Crouch
Points this task: 10
Total points: 10
Cordelia 20.4 Kids games through the ages
Option C - Pines by Blake Crouch
Set in Idaho
This book is on the 1st page of the supplied list.
Points this task - 20
Total points - 80
Julia10315.6 Don't Move
The Far Side of Evil
(MPG Dystopia)
AR Bookfinder: IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 17.0
This post: 15 points
Total points: 55
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Bookwrm526Task #20.2 - Dragons of Summer
Option 3: Read a book with either the word: Wizard, Witch, Wild or One in the title. Stand alone word, plurals and possessions are allowed. I chose the word WITCH and read In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace.
Total points so far: 45
Susan A5.6 Outside We Go! - outside activity
Hunted by Darcy Coates
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
Missing hiker. Search party attempts to locate her, also gets lost and chased through the forest. 70% of book takes place in the forest. Approved here
Points this Post: 5
Previous total: 0
New total: 5
Susan A10.4 - Summer Songs - 3+ letter title word in song title
Hell Bay by Will Thomas
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
Word: Bay
Song: 6. �(Sittin� on the) Dock of the Bay� by Otis Redding
Points this post: 10
Previous total: 5
New total: 15
Susan A10.6 - Pride - MPG LGBT
Swamped by Fear by Hank Edwards
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
MPG LGBT
Points this post: 10
Previous total: 15
New total: 25
Susan A10.10 - Olympics: Breaking - author first name starts with B
The Wrong Heiress for Christmas by Bianca Blythe
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
author first name, Bianca, starts with B
Points this post: 10
Previous total: 25
New total: 35
Susan A15.2 Stars and Stripes Forever
Book A - state in title
A New York Christmas by Anne Perry
I listened to audiobook. MMPB here
State in title: New York
Book B: setting original 13 colonies
The Devil of Pinesville by Hank Edwards
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
Setting: almost entirely New Jersey, listed on GR main page
Points this Post: 15
previous total: 35
new total: 50
Susan A15.6 Don't Move - MPG Dystopia
The Stand by Stephen King
I listened to audiobook. MMPB here
MPG Dystopia
points this post: 15
Previous total: 50
new total: 65
Susan A20.7- Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara �' s Task - Scotland or Bust
Option 2 Read a book that takes place at any time on an island.
Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
Setting: Hawaii
from GR book description - volcanic eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii
points this post: 20
previous total: 65
new total: 85
Susan A20.10 Group Reads - Fiction: Cryptids
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
Review
points this post: 20
previous total: 85
new total: 105
Susan A30.2 - Katrisa's Task - Summer Zodiac
Option 2
Book 1: Higher Demon by Louisa Masters
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
The Collective #1
Series and number listed in grayscale on main page
258 pages
Book 2: Bigfoot Hunters by Rick Gualtieri
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB> paperback here
mythological creature on the cover: Bigfoot (approved here )
354 pages
258 + 354 = 612 pages
points this post: 30
previous total: 105
new total: 135
babbling c 10.9 - Olympics: Pentathlon
Read a book with exactly 5 words in the title (not subtitle).
Death, Taxes, and Cheap Sunglasses - kindle Death, Taxes, and Cheap Sunglasses - mass market paperback pgs 352 by Diane Kelly
THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 15/850
Completed Tasks: 2/52
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Pages read this season: 645
Books read this season: 2
5.2 Hop Hop JumpRead a book with the one of these words in the title: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Safe, Home:
Three
Three Assassins by Kōtarō Isaka
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 10
5.6 Outside We Go!Read a book that features an outside activity e.g. camping, skiing, swimming, hiking, etc.
While out looking for mermaids, lots of swimming goes on.
Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 15
15.3 Let The Games BeginOption 2 - Read one book which satisfies both requirements of option 1.
A. Red / B. Brazil
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1.8 %#f38f52Orange
1.4 %#f4dfdbPink
1.3 %#f7b159Orange
1.1 %#ee8387Pink
0.8 %#1aa7b5Blue
0.7 %#f0a1a2Pink
0.5 %#fcd260Yellow
The Dark Side of Skin by Jeferson TenórioTask Total: 15
Season Total: 30
20.1 Most Improved Player: XBM's Task: Enjoy a Summer Road TripYour task is to read a book from this Roadtrip Across America list, and identify the state it’s about.
Pottstown, Pennsylvania - and it includes mentions of Reading, the town where I was born;)
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 50
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara �' s Task - Scotland or BustOption 2 - Scotland contains more than 790 islands. Read a book that takes place at any time on an island.
The Characters sail to Green Island (Maine) where one main character's mother lives. They travel to other islands throughout the book.
The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 70
Katrisa25.3 -JennRenee's Task - Summer English Lesson
Opt A
Book 1: Read a book with a noun of 4 or more letters in the title.
Of Glass and Ashes
Book 2: Read a book with a plural noun of that same noun in the title.
I See Life Through Rosé-Colored Glasses
Noun - GLASS/GLASSES
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 210
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Read a book with a castle on the cover. For this task a castle, a castle is a building that includes at least one of the following: moat, tower, or drawbridge
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