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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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Amy FL25.2 - Mazza1's Task: Title Pairs
Option 1
The Orphan's Daughter
Daughter of Mine
Points this post: 25
Total points: 135
Julia10315.8 Summer Sweets
From Every Storm by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
(two authors)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 85
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Julia10325.2 - Mazza1's Task: Title Pairs
Option 1: The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams and Shot With Crimson
(combination approved in post 9 of task help thread)
The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams is non-fiction so claiming one It's A Fact ticket.
This post: 25 points, 1 NF
Total points: 110
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
Mod
15.1 The Long and Short of It
Book 1: Has a page count of 400 or more pages. (432)
The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club. Helen Simonson
Book 2: Has a page count of 200 or fewer pages. (119)
A Spindle Splintered. Alix E. Harrow
Points: 15
Total points: 245
Books read: 20
Tasks completed: 16
IAF points: 3
Lisa MD15.9 - Summer Blockbusters
Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land
288 pgs
I claim an IAF ticket.
The Book Was Better Than the Movie List - pg 12
☶️⛱️👓☀️⛱️👓☀️⛱️👓☀️⛱️👓☀️⛱️👓☀️⛱️👓☀️⛱️👓☀️⛱️�
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 140/ 850
Total Books Read: 10
Total Tasks Completed: 9/ 52
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 2
Katrisa10.3 - Sumer is icumen in
Read a book with a title/subtitle word of at least 4 letters that can be made from "SUMER IS ICUMEN IN"
I read Farewell Summer
SUMMER in SUMER isicuMen in
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 445
Katrisa20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Laure's Task: Dragons of Summer
Opt 3 - read a book with either the word: Wizard, Witch, Wild or One in the title.
I read One by One
ONE in title
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 465
Katrisa 30.5 - RedSycamore - The Sound of Silence
Opt 1
Book 1 - Read a book with no words in the title.
I read Dubliners
Book 2 - Read a book with at least one letter or number that's part of the cover art.
I read Hell of a Book
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 495
Susan A10.8 - Olympics: Equestrian - horse on cover
The Men From Echo Creek by N.R. Walker
No MMPB. paperback here
points: 10
previous total: 315
new total: 325
Susan A15.1 The Long and Short of It
Book 1: 400+ pages
Deadline by John Sandford
I listened to audiobook. MMPB here
406 pages
Book 2: 200 - pages
Beatrice Goes to Brighton by Marion Chesney
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB paperback here
151 pages
points: 15
previous total: 325
new total: 340
Susan A20.8 NICKELS & DIMES � Bookwrm526's Task- June Celebrations
Option 1: read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase PRIDE MONTH
The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
author initials D M found in PRIDE MONTH
points: 20
previous total: 340
new total: 360
25.5 - Cat's Task - Books of Asia Option 1, Book 1, set in Asia: The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra, set in India
Option 1, Book 2, author born in Asia: The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng, born in Malaysia
Points this post: 25
Total points: 105
trishhartuk30.2 Katrisa's Task - Summer Zodiac
Option 2 - Cancer June 22- July 22
Book 1 - Read a book that is numbered 1-12 of a series.
Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture #1), Adrian Tchaikovsky
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (533pg)
Started the Summer season on p215 of 533pg (about 40%)
The Final Architecture series is a trilogy: /series/3050...
Big Book: Shards of Earth has 533pg. 500+ x 1 = 1tkt
Book 2 - Read a book with one of these mythological creatures on the cover...
Game of Scones, Kim M. Watt
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (334pg)
Dragons (at the top, either side of the words Beaufort Scales) okayed in Help Thread message #7: /topic/show/...
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Big Book: 1 � Shards of Earth has 533pg. 500+ x 1 = 1tkt
Total Points: 90
Tasks Completed: 7
Big Book Tickets: 1
Joanne MI5.3 Tag Your It
A book with a 3 word only title
The Kitchen Front
Points this task 5
Total Points 20
Bookwrm526Task #20.3 - Midsomer Murders
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. I read A Christmas Cruise Murder by Dawn Brookes (289p).
Total points so far: 175
Gayla15.5 Do You Have a Flag?
Read a book whose author's initials are found in CAPTURE THE FLAG.
City of Laughter by Temim Fruchter
TF => capTure the Flag
Points this post: 15
Total points: 30/850
Total tasks: 4/52
Total books: 4/67
Andy P.Task # 15.1 The Long and Short of It
Book 1: Has a page count of 400 or more pages
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger 421p.
Book 2: Has a page count of 200 or fewer pages.
Sleep Donation by Karen Russell 120 p.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 120
JUKKA30.2 - Katrisa's Task - Summer Zodiac
Option 2:
Book 1:
Book numbered 1-12 of a series.
Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Clocking in at over 500 pages, this is worth 1 Big Book ticket.
Book 2:
Book with a listed mythological creature on the cover.
Fifty Years of Dungeons & Dragons by Premeet Sidhu et al. has a dragon on the cover. It is also a non-fiction book for It's a Fact.
Total Points: 95/850
Total Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 8/52
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 1
JUKKA20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Laure's Task: Dragons of Summer
Option 2:
Book with numbers 1 and 5 in page number or publication year.
Umbra: The Velvet Shadow by Daniel Greenberg et al. has page count of 152.
Total Points: 115/850
Total Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 9/52
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 1
Jecca20.1 Most Improved Player: XBM's Task: Enjoy a Summer Road Trip
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
New Hampshire
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 60
Total Tasks Completed: 3
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Big Books:
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact:
Jecca20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Laure's Task: Dragons of Summer
Option 3 - book with either the word: Wizard, Witch, Wild or One in the title.
Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 80
Total Tasks Completed: 4
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Big Books:
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact:
Jecca20.8 NICKELS & DIMES � Bookwrm526's Task- June Celebrations
Option 2: book with a cake on the cover
by Celeste Fletcher McHale~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 100
Total Tasks Completed: 5
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Big Books:
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact:
Jecca30.2 - Katrisa's Task - Summer Zodiac
Option 2 - Cancer June 22- July 22
Book 1 - book that is numbered 1-12 of a series
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano
Finlay Donovan #3
Book 2: book with one of these mythological creatures on the cover: Sphinx, Dragon, Mermaid
by Rebecca YarrosClaiming BB for this title
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 130
Total Tasks Completed: 6
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact:
Deborah20.4 Golden Oldies - FLY's Task- Kids� Games Through the Ages
b) Hopscotch
Pride and Premeditation by Steffanie Holmes
SH: HOPSCOTCH
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 75
Books Read: 7
Tasks Done: 6
Kristen IA20.5 - Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger Hunt
Find any of these items associated with summer on the cover and read that book.
Required: post the cover and identify your object - Pool floaties
Happy Place by Emily Henry
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 80/850
Tasks Completed: 5/52
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
ROBIN P20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara*'s Task: Scotland or Bust
Option 2 - takes place on an island
Whale Fall - listened to audiobook, linked pb
Entire story takes place on an island off the coast of England/Wales
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
BB:0 GO:1 IAF:0
CHANDNI30.3 - TessaVaness'S TASK Feeding the Children
Option 1: Read a book that has a word of at least 4 letters that can be found in SALVATION ARMY.
Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey
SLIM - SLI in Salvation, M in Army
Option 3: . Read a book with 200 - 250 pages.
Before Wings by Beth Goobie
208 pages
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 90
Mod
15.7 Jailbreak
Read a book where the main character is jailed or arrested, or is an ex-prisoner. (In the GR description)
If Beale Street Could Talk. James Baldwin
Points: 15
Total points: 260
Books read: 21
Tasks completed: 17
IAF points: 3
30.1 - Susan A's Task: The Stanley Cup PlayoffsOption 2: Read a book with the letters N H L in the title. Ignore subtitles. Order doesn't matter.
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials #2) by Philip Pullman
NHL found in tHe subtLe kNife
288 pages
Option 4: Read a book originally published in June.
Forget Me Not by A. E. Bratchford
Published June 18, 2024
396 pages
Total pages read: 384
Total this Post: 30
Season Total: 140
20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime DreamingOption 3: Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in SWIMMING POOL.
The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond by Stephen O'Shea
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 160
FLY Task #15.3 Let The Games Begin
Option 2 - Read one book which satisfies both requirements of option 1.
book: Homecoming
(my version is kindle, first MMPB here)
task 1: cover at least 75% Olympic flag colors
how it fits: per tineye, first two colors are >75%
40.3 % #1a3c5a Blue
38.6 % #14181d Black
task 2: at least 50% set in a summer olympic host country
how it fits: set >50% in Australia
other: **Claiming BB ticket for first MMPG = 728 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 7/52
BB: 1 + 1 = 2 / GO: 1 / IAF: 1
Lindsey IL20.2 - Laure's Task: Dragons of Summer
Wild About My Enemy by Anne William
option 3, "wild" in title
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Katrisa30.2 - Katrisa's Task - Summer Zodiac
Option 2 - Cancer
Book 1: Read a book that is numbered 1-12 of a series
I read Autumn's Risk #6 in Autumn Trent series
My book was audio 386 PB pages (no MMPB)
Book 2: Read a book with one of these mythological creatures on the cover: Sphinx, Dragon, Mermaid (with visible tail), Yeti or Bigfoot, Medusa, Fairy (with visible wings), Unicorn/Pegasus
I read Tehanu
Dragon on cover
My book was audio 252 MMPB pages
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 525
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.3 TAG You're It!
Taste and See: Discovering God among Butchers, Bakers, and Fresh Food Makers
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket.
Totals
Points: 20
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Completed: 4
ROBIN P10.5 Cricket
Author initials in CRICKET
Small Things Like These - Claire Keegan
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130
BB:0 GO:1 IAF:0
Susan A20.2 - 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.
Gathering Prey by John Sandford
I listened to audiobook. MMPB here
First published April 28th 2015
points: 20
previous total: 360
new total: 380
Kristen IA10.10 - Olympics: Breaking
Read a book where the authors first name begins with B.
What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator by Barbara Butcher
I claim 1 It's A Fact ticket
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 90/850
Tasks Completed: 6/52
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
JEN B10.4 - Summer Songs
Pick one song from this list of 40 Best Summer Songs. Read a book with title word (not subtitle) of at least 3 letters shared with your chosen song title
Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan
Word = SUMMER, also in song "School's Out for Summer"
TOTAL POINTS: 155
Gayla5.3 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.
Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35/850
Total tasks: 5/52
Total books: 5/67
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.3 TessaVanessa'S TASK Feeding the Children
Option 1: Star Trek, Volume 8 by Mike Johnson
Word=STAR
Option 3: Witness, Woods, & Wedding by Tonya Kappes
222 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 290
Task completed: 22
Joanne MI15.3 Let The Games Begin
Option 1 -
Book A -We Ride Upon Sticks
80.7 % Green per Tin Eye.
Book B -Set in a Host Country The Poisoned Crown
Set in France
Claiming 1 Golden oldie-first published in 1956
Points this 15
GO this task 1
Season Total 35
GO 1
Joanne MI5.6 Outside We Go!
Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World
approved message # 13 in Help
Requesting 1 IAF
Points this task 5
IAF this post 1
Season Total 40
1 GO, 1 IAF
Angela IL25.5 - Cat's Task - Books of Asia
Option 1: Two Book Option
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Asia.
Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Qu� Mai-6/13
Set in Vietnam (GR Meta Data)
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Asia.
Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev-6/16
Read via Kindle/ No MMPB/ PB link: Recipe for Persuasion
Author born in India (GR Meta Data-author page)
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 25
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 1
Angela IL20.7- Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara �' s Task - Scotland or Bust
Option 2 - Read a book that takes place at any time on an island.
One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware-6/8
On a deserted island off of Indian Ocean (in synopsis)
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 45
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 2
Mod
20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task - Summertime Dreaming
Option 3: Read a book with a single author, whose first and last initials can be found in SWIMMING POOL.
Last Diet by Shahroo Izadi
This book is Non-Fiction - 1 It's A Fact ticket please!
Points this task: 20
Season total: 45
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 2
Andy P.Task # 10.6 - Pride
Read a book with one of the following MPGs: LGBT
Boy Meets Boy by [author:David Levithan|11664
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130
LAUREN JODI20.6 - It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime Dreaming
Option 1: Clouds
Promise Not to Tell by Jayne Ann Krentz
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 55/850
Total Books Read: 4
Total Tasks Completed: 4/52
Task 30.4 - Lots of Books500+ pages
option 1: author initials NG consecutive in READING
Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
416 pages
option 2: on p11 of Comedy list (55 tags)
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
341 pages
416+341=757
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190 points
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15.7 Jailbreak
The Truth about the Devlins - TJ Devlin was in prison (in description)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 110