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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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5.8 Read a book with a castle on the cover.
Beauchamp Hall. Danielle Steel
Points: 5
Total points: 185
Books read: 15
Tasks completed: 12
IAF points: 2
10.6 - PrideRead a book with one of the following MPGs: LGBT, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, Queer
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Total IAFs to date: 1
Points this Task: 10
Season Total: 60
5.1; ...; 5.3; ...; ...; 5.6
10.6;
15.7;
...; ...; 20.3
Katrisa25.2 - Mazza1's Task - Title Pairs
OPTION 1
Read 2 books where the last word of the first book's title is the first word of the second book's title
Book 1 - Gods of War My book was audio - PB 296 pages
Book 2 - War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence My book was audio - PB 480 pages
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 315
15.5 Do You Have A Flag?Author initials in CAPTURE THE FLAG: The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
Points this post: 15
Total points: 70
5.4 Game of HORSERead a book that has all the letters of HORSE in the title/subtitle.
Only the Astronauts by Ceridwen Dovey
Only tHE aStRonauts
Total IAFs to date: 1
Points this Task: 5
Season Total: 65
5.1; ...; 5.3; 5.4; ...; 5.6
10.6;
15.7;
...; ...; 20.3
Julia1035.1 Dodge the Ball
Mouse and Dragon
(HIT not in title)
This post: 5 points
Total points: 70
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
20.9-Moderators Pet: Babbling C's Task-NephewsThis is a one book task. MPG Childrens, found in ARBF may be used.
Option 1. Read a book by an author whose first name begins with an A or an E.
I read Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times by Azar Nafisi
I claim 1 It's a Fact Ticket for this non-fiction book.
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Total Points: 50
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Lisa MD20.10 - Group Reads
A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
339 pgs
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 115/ 850
Total Books Read: 8
Total Tasks Completed: 7/ 52
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets:
5.5 The Great CornholioRead a book that is #2 or #7 or #27 in a series
A Mirror Mended Fractured Fables #2
New Points: 5
Total Points: 55
Susan A 5.4 Game of HORSE - Read a book that has all the letters of HORSE in the title/subtitle.
The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
THE SchOlaR
points: 5
previous total: 255
new total: 260
Susan A5.8 Sand Made Castles - castle on the cover.
Castles by Julie Garwood
I listened to audiobook. MMPB here
points: 5
previous total: 260
new total: 265
Susan A5.10 Easy Breezy Summertime - Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rule
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
points: 5
previous total: 265
new total: 270
Kai5.1 Dodge the Ball
Read a book whose title does not contain the letters HIT. Subtitles may be ignored.
Fury: A Novel by Clyo Mendoza
New Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 3/52
Total Points: 20
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 0
IT'S A FACT: 0
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.7 We All Scream
The Kiss Quotient
Author born in 1982 per wikipedia
Totals
Points: 15
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Books Completed: 3
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20.4 Golden Oldies - FLY's Task- Kids� Games Through the Ages
b) Hopscotch Read a book by an author whose initials (all of them, as they appear on ŷ) are found in the word HOPSCOTCH.
The Beach Quilt. Holly Chamberlin
Points: 20
Total points: 205
Books read: 16
Tasks completed: 13
IAF points: 2
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15.10 Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title
The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip. Sara Brunsvold
Points: 15
Total points: 220
Books read: 17
Tasks completed: 14
IAF points: 2
Katrisa20.8 NICKELS & DIMES � Bookwrm526's Task- June Celebrations
Opt 1 - read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase PRIDE MONTH.
I read You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson
PR in PRide
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 335
Katrisa20.10 Group Read
I read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and posted in the thread
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 355
Katrisa30.3 - TessaVanessa'a TASK Feeding the Children
Opt 1 - Read a book that has a word of at least 4 letters that can be found in SALVATION ARMY
I read Storm Cursed
STORM in SalvaTiOn ARMy
Opt 3 - Read a book with 200 - 250 pages
I read Play It As It Lays
My book was audio MMPB 213 pages
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 385
ROBIN P20.8 NIckels & Dimes - Bkwm526's Task: June Celebrations
Option 1 - author initials in PRIDE MONTH
Untold Decades: Seven Comedies of Gay Romance - Robert Patrick
Points this post: 20
Total points: 70
BB:0 GO:1 IAF:0
15.10 Summer MonthsAn Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed (Elderly Lady #2) by Helene Tursten
Total this Post: 15
Season Total: 80
Gayla5.1 Dodge the Ball
Read a book whose title does not contain the letters HIT.
Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5/850
Total tasks: 1/52
Total books: 1/67
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10.1 - Summer Reading List
Read a book from the 2023 or 2024 Berkeley Summer Reading lists
2023: (Re)Writing the Rules: ...
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law. Mary Roach
(Nonfiction - claiming 1 IAF ticket)
Points: 10
Total points: 230
Books read: 18
Tasks completed: 15
IAF points: 3
15.7 Jailbreak I read House of Correction by Nicci French - Tabitha, the main character, is in prison for the majority of the book.
Big Book ticket - 528 pages
New Total: 25
15.8 Summer Sweets I read The Day of the Dead by Nicci French - Nicci French is the pen name of Nicci Gerard and Sean French writing together.
New Total: 40
20.2 Dragons of Summer I chose option 2 and read Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - several dragons including Tairn are main characters.
Big Book ticket - 517 pages
New Total: 60
Andy P.Task # 20.9-Moderators Pet: Babbling C's Task-Nephews
Option 3. Read a book with a title word of at least 4 letters that can be made from mechanical engineering.
Wind Chime Café by Sophie Moss
Word is chime All letters in mechanical
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
MaryPDX10.6 - Pride
Read a book with one of the following MPGs: LGBT, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, Queer
Carry On
Points this task: 10
Total points: 45
Katrisa5.5 The Great Cornholio
Read a book that is #2 or #7 or #27 in a series
I read The Medici Manuscript which is #2 in The Glass Library series
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 390
Katrisa5.8 Sand Made Castles
Read a book with a castle on the cover.
I read Of Thorns and Beauty
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 395
Molly5.7 We All Scream
I read Breathe by Sarah Crossan.
This website confirms Sarah Crossan was born in 1981:
Points this task: 5
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Totals:
Points: 30
Task completed: 4
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.10 - Group Reads.
Read one of the seasonal Group Reads and post at least one comment in the discussion thread.
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (448 p.) *
* I have commented in the discussion thread for the above book.
� Total Points: 20
� Total Pages: 448
Cordelia5.2 Hip Hop Jump
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
"Five" in title
Points this task - 5
Total Points - 135
Kristen IA10.1 - Summer Reading List
Read a book from the 2023 or 2024 Berkeley Summer Reading lists
2023: (Re)Writing the Rules: ...
2024 Defining Moments: ...
Required: State which list your book is found on - 2023
The book must meet SRC requirements
A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney
I claim 1 It's A Fact ticket
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 10/850
Tasks Completed: 1/52
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Kristen IA10.9 - Olympics: Pentathlon
Read a book with exactly 5 words in the title (not subtitle).
I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever by Barbara Rae-Venter
I claim 1 It's A Fact ticket
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 20/850
Tasks Completed: 2/52
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
Kristen IA15.5 Do You Have A Flag?
Read a book whose author's initials are found in CAPTURE THE FLAG. Middle initials can be ignored, and letters can only be used as often as they appear.
Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 35/850
Tasks Completed: 3/52
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
Kristen IA25.2 - Mazza1's Task: Title Pairs
This is a two-book task. Choose either option 1 or option 2
The combined page total for both books must exceed 600 pages, i.e. 601 pages.
Required: State your option
OPTION 1
Read 2 books where the last word of the first book's title is the first word of the second book's title (all words count).
Book 1: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune - 320 pages
Book 2: After Anna by Lisa Scottoline - 448 pages
320 + 448 = 768 pages total
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 60/850
Tasks Completed: 4/52
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
Susan A10.2 - Celebrating Dads - "dad" or "child" relationships in title
The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter
I listened to audiobook. MMPB here
word: Daughter
points: 10
previous total: 270
new total: 280
Susan A20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime Dreaming
Option 1: Read a book with clouds on the cover.
No Way Down: Life and Death on K2 by Graham Bowley
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
Nonfiction, clouds on the cover of the audiobook I listened to.
points: 20
previous total: 280
new total: 300
Task 25.1 - Farewell to a LegendOption 2: Rafa is from Spain and has won a record 14 French Open titles. Read a book set at least 50% in either Spain or France.
Book set entirely in SPAIN.
The Fencing Master (1988) by Arturo Pérez-Reverte; translated from Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa (Paperback 244 pages)
Option 3: Read a book with a title word of four or more letters that can be made from THE KING OF CLAY.
Required: State the Word
The Late Mattia Pascal (1903) by Luigi Pirandello; translated from Italian by William Weaver (Paperback 272 pages)
Word: LATE
LATE = ThE king of cLAy
** The Late Mattia Pascal is a Golden Oldie, published in 1904**
15 + 25 = 40
Tasks Completed: 02
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 15 + 25 = 40
Books read: 03
Pages read: 740
Read but not claimed: 02
ŷ Authors: 00
Golden Oldies: 02
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
FLY Task #25.1 - Amy FL’s task: Farewell to a Legend
task: Option 1: author initials in RAFAEL NADAL
book: Books & Bribes
(my version is kindle, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: author Lucinda Race initials LR in (R)AFAE(L)
task: Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% in either Spain or France
book: One by One
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: set 100% in France (see metadata)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 6/52
BB: 1 / GO: 1 / IAF: 1
LoraTask: 30.5 - RedSycamore's Task: The Sound of Silence, using Option 1
Book 1:
Book/Author: Hostage / Clare Mackintosh
How it fits: one-word title, so no "words"
Book 2:
Book/Author: A Muddied Murder / Wendy Tyson
How it fits: text "Fresh Spring Tomatoes" is part of the cover art
Points for this task: 30
Total points: 140
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: 1
Cordelia20.7 Scotland or bust
Option 4 Monster by Frank E. Peretti
"Monster" in title
Points this task 20
Total Points - 155
Molly20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime Dreaming
I chose Option 1 and read Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculée Ilibagiza.
This is a non-fiction book with clouds on the cover.
**Claiming one It's A Fact ticket for non-fiction**
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 50
Task completed: 5
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
Gayla5.4 Game of HORSE
Read a book that has all the letters of HORSE in the title/subtitle.
Enter Ghost
EnteR gHOSt
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10/850
Total tasks: 2/52
Total books: 2/67
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.1 Dodge the Ball
Paper Planes by Jennie Wood
Points this post: 5
Total points: 180
Task completed: 16
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.3 TAG You're It!
Nightmare in Savannah by Lela Gween
Points this post: 5
Total points: 185
Task completed: 17
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Season Total: 65