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20.4 - Golden Oldies - Paula S's Task: (Mid)summer in Sweden

The last time I created a task for this challenge, back in 2019, I centered the task around Swedish spring traditions. This time the inspiration comes from how we celebrate summer in Sweden.

Read one book, from one of the options below.
Required: State the option you used.

Option 1: June 6 is the National Day of Sweden. It used to be just Flag Day, and until not so long ago it was a normal working day. Now there is at least some effort done to create a national celebration. As the Swedish flag is a yellow cross on a blue background.
Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% yellow and blue. The percentages of yellow and blue according to tineye should be added together to reach at least 50%. Both yellow and blue must be present on the cover according to Tineye.
Required: Post the cover.

Examples:


Option 2: Midsummer Eve is a major holiday in Sweden, to the point where I sometimes consider it the true National Day. It is a day of dancing around the midsummer pole, eating traditional midsummer foods such as pickled herring and strawberries, and spending time with family.
Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in PICKLEDHERRING.

Option 3: Summer is prime vacation time. Many factories and other industries used to close down during July to give all the workers four weeks of vacation, but given how interconnected the world is now that is no longer possible. Most people still try to get several weeks off sometime between June and August, just not all workers at the same time, and temporary summer workers fill up the gaps if needed.
The word for the closing down of many industries during July was "industrisemestern".
Read a book whose title (not subtitle) contains a word of 4 or more letters made from the letters in INDUSTRISEMESTERN. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Required: State the word.

Option 4: This is the Golden Oldies task, so I would be remiss if I didn't include an option to read a classic.
Read a book first published before 1950 written by one of the authors from this Listopia list: Swedish classics
Any book by an author on this list will work.

In effect this season:

Posting Requirements

Golden Oldies, It's A Fact and Big Book Tickets

Rules of the Challenge

Default Rules and FAQs

Rewards of the Challenge

20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's task: The Number 40

For some reason I could not wrap my head around the decade of the '40's, and decided to devote this task to the number 40 itself.

No children's books. Your book must be at least 250 pages.

Choose one of the following options.
Required: state the option.

Option 1. The year I was 40 I had a 5 year old. I had a husband who worked 12 hour afternoons. Needless to say it was a a tiring year.
Read a book that has at least 2 of the following numbers in it's page count: 0, 1, 2, 4, 5. The two digits you use must be different (i.e. you cannot use 300, with 0 appearing twice).

Option 2. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves is a folk tale from the One Thousand and One Nights. It was added to the collection in the 18th century by its French translator Antoine Galland, who heard it from Syrian storyteller Hanna Diyab. Read a Folklore book from the first 25 pages of this list: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Required: State the list page where the book was found.

Option 3. Forty is the only number in the English language whose letters appear in alphabetical order. Read a book by an author whose initials are consecutive alphabetically. You may ignore the middle initial. Examples: Julia Kelly , A.J. Baime.

20.2 Rookie at the Top: EmilyGraceR's: Jack of All Trades

When constructing my first ever challenge, I struggled to think of three options that stuck to one theme and also related to myself, as I am a bit of a jack of all trades- I have far too many interests to narrow down one straight theme for my first ever task, so lets throw three in the mix and hope one sticks! No question is a stupid question, I am more than happy to answer any questions in the help thread and check any books you are unsure on.

Choose an option and read one book for that option. Minimum 250 pages.

Option 1:
I am big on sustainability and recycling, and I am also a volunteer youth worker, so let’s smash those two ideas together for the first option!

Find a book that you have previously read with the MPG Youth, Teen or Young Adult, and read any other book by the same author.

For example:

If you previously read Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

You can read The Casual Vacancy or Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Required: state the original book.

Option 2:

Being a musician, I personally enjoy a good read about music, or musical figures!
Read a book that has either MPG music,
OR read a book from this list
Muscial Instruments in Title

Required: If using the list option, state the page of the list the book was found on.

Option 3:
My birthday is right at the end of this challenge on the 25th of August, and I am always excited to read a book published or set within my birth year.

Read a book first published within the year of your birth, or the year of my birth -1999

Required : State the the year of your birth or state that you're using 1999.

20.1 Most Improved - Kathy KS’ Task: Pleasure Reading in the 1940s

Librarian Betty Rosenberg’s First Law of Reading, published in Genreflecting, is “Never apologize for your reading tastes.” My career of fifty years focused on helping others get what they wanted at the library. My interest in reading for pleasure, whatever that means to individuals, is based on that philosophy and my own reading habits. This task centers around the pleasure reading habits of individuals in the 1940s.

Choose one option below. Books with MPGs of Childrens, Middle School, etc. AND Graphic Novels, etc. are all allowed, as long as they fit the standard criteria for GR.
Required:State the option.

Option 1: Bestsellers
Bestsellers are the books readers choose to read as opposed to what others believe they should read.

Read a novel on the Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1940s found on this list.

1940s Bestselling novels in the United States


Option 2: Armed Services Editions
ASEs were small paperback books of fiction and nonfiction that were distributed in the American military during World War II, from 1943 to 1947. Distributed to service members, they were enormously popular and provided them with respite from their duties. Read one of these titles, fiction or nonfiction. Select from the following lists on GR:

Armed Services Editions A Series September 1943

Armed Services Editions B-Series, October 1943

Armed Services Editions C-Series, November 1943

Armed Services Editions D-Series, December 1943

Armed Services Editions E-Series, January 1944

The ASE books were reprints, abridged, or "made" books (special anthologies of stories or verse), so any version of the title is acceptable as long as it fits GR guidelines.

Required: State which list you used.


Option 3: First Law of Reading
Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title (subtitles excluded) found in: NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR READING TASTES. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.

Required: State the word.

25.7 Lisa MD's Task: I’ve Got Sand Between My Toes

Oh, sweet summertime… the smell of coconut suntan lotion, the roar of the ocean, and the feel of sand between the toes has me yearning for beach time. Fortunately, I live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, so I can pack up my cooler, beach chair, and books, then hop in my car and be at Assateague Island or Ocean City, MD within 30 minutes for a day of fun in the sun.

Assateague Island is a barrier island that stretches about 37 miles along the Delmarva Peninsula, with most of it in Maryland and about a third in Virginia. The Virginia section is known as Chincoteague, home of the famous Misty of Chincoteague. I spent a lot of my youth camping in Chincoteague. I prefer digging my toes in the sand in the less populated and pristine beaches of Assateague, plus I like the company of wild ponies roaming the beach.

Ocean City, MD and Assateague were at one time connected, until a 1933 hurricane created an inlet in OC and separated the land masses. OCMD is a huge tourist destination in the summer. Its normal population is around 7000 people; however, summer weekends bring in over 300,000 people. The boardwalk, Trimpers Rides, Thrasher’s French Fries, Seacrets, Fagers Island, and Fisher’s Popcorn are some of the main attractions. At least once a year I brave the tourists and enjoy some Thrasher’s fries.

Choose 2 different options and read a book for each option.
Required: state the options.

Option 1: Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in ASSATEAGUE ISLAND / OCMD. Letters may only be used as often as they appear. You may combine the two terms to find initials (e.g. for Mark Gatiss, M in OCMD and G in ASSATEAGUE).

Option 2: Read a book whose cover shows a person with their bare toes in the sand (i.e. no sandals, flip flops or similar footwear).
Required: post the cover.

Option 3: Anyone who has visited Assateague, OCMD or any beach for that matter understands the phrase, “HAPPIER THAN A SEAGULL WITH A FRENCH FRY.” Read a book whose title contains a word of 4 or more letters made from this phrase. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Required: State the word.

Option 4: OC native and country singer, Jimmy Charles, penned an anthem called, “It’s a Maryland Thing, You Wouldn’t Understand.” As an Eastern Shore of Maryland girl, the song represents all kinds of summer vibes. Read a book whose title contains a matching word of 3 or more letters (excluding “the” and “and”) from the song lyrics:

https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Jim...

Required: state the word.


Optional: Watch the music video and enjoy my local beaches and summertime vibe:
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=...

The Summer 2023 Challenge will begin at 00:00, ET June 1, 2023, and end at midnight, 24:00, ET, August 31, 2023.

This is where you will need to post information about completed tasks - updates to the Readerboard will be based on what is posted HERE AND ONLY HERE.

Please do not delete or edit any post in this thread!! Even if the post is not reflected on the Readerboard yet, I've often logged the post on my spreadsheet already and I will not know that you've made the changes. I do not go backwards in this thread to pick up points. If you need to make a change, just make a new post.

All books posted for points in the SRC must adhere to The Rules of the Challenge. This includes the Rules of the Challenge as well as the Default Rules and FAQs

All posts must adhere to the Posting Requirements.To avoid problems with your posts, please review these documents (even if you've read them before). They will not change mid-season, but they may be updated between seasons.

Any problems with task postings will be posted in the Questions/Problems in Completed Tasks thread. Please post there if you have a question about your points, Golden Oldies It's A Fact, or Big Book tickets.

Good luck and have fun!

It's A Fact (Updated through post 2494 FINAL)

If the totals here don't match your records, first check the folder Completed Tasks with ? or Problems to see if there's a message there about your post(s). If that doesn't resolve the issue, please post a message there and I'll investigate. Thanks!

Cat – 1
CathyG - 2
Christine V – 2
Deedee - 2
Delicious Dee – 7
DOM - 1
EmilyGraceR – 18
Emurphy - 5
Erica H - 1
Florence - 1
Fly - 1
Hannelore - 7
Heather(Gibby) - 3
Jayne – 2
Joanne MI – 5
Julia103 – 6
Kathy KS – 4
Kathy P - 6
Kim O - 1
Kristen IA - 3
Kristina Simon - 3
KSMary - 1
Lauren Jodi – 1
Lisa MD - 6
Lucy-Bookworm - 2
Maria Jo - 6
Marie-Anne - 1
MaryPDX - 1
MegSCL – 5
Michelle in Alaska - 2
Molly – 4
Peg W - 13
Rachel CA - 4
RedSycamore - 3
Ritika - 2
Robin P – 8
Sarah E - 7
Terri FL - 6
TraceyL – 3
Trishhartuk - 8
Val TX - 1
Wayne - 4
Yvonne - 2
Zach - 1

Golden Oldies (Updated through post 2494 FINAL)

If the totals here don't match your records, first check the folder Completed Tasks with ? or Problems to see if there's a message there about your post(s). If that doesn't resolve the issue, please post a message there and I'll investigate. Thanks!

Cat - 2
CathyG - 1
CelesteR - 4
Deedee - 1
Delicious Dee - 1
DOM - 1
Ed - 2
EmilyGraceR - 1
Erica H - 1
Fantasia - 2
Fly - 7
Hannelore - 2
Heather(Gibby) - 2
Jayne - 1
Julia103 - 5
Kathy KS - 4
Kim O - 1
KSMary - 1
Lisa MD - 3
Lucy-Bookworm - 1
Maria Jo - 1
Marie-Anne - 1
MaryPDX - 2
MegSCL - 1
Michelle in Alaska - 2
Molly - 2
Paula S - 3
PegW - 2
Rachel CA - 1
Ritika - 6
Robin P - 4
Sarah E - 3
Terri FL - 3
TraceyL - 1
TrishhartUK - 6
Wanda - 4
Wayne - 3
Yvonne - 5

Big Book Tickets (Updated through post 2494 FINAL)

If the totals here don't match your records, first check the folder Completed Tasks with ? or Problems to see if there's a message there about your post(s). If that doesn't resolve the issue, please post a message there and I'll investigate. Thanks!

Angela IL - 3
Barbara ★ - 1
Brigia - 3
Cat - 12
Chris MD - 1
Christene Paula - 1
Christine V - 1
Delicious Dee - 1
DOM - 4
Ed - 1
Emurphy - 3
Erica H - 1
Fly - 12
Hannelore - 3
Heather(Gibby) - 6
Insiyah - 5
Jayne - 3
Jen B - 1
Joanne MI - 7
Julia103 - 7
Kaora - 3
Kathy KS - 1
Kathy P - 1
Kristen IA - 4
Kristina Simon - 6
Lisa MD - 1
Louise - 2
Lucy-Bookworm - 1
Maria Jo - 4
Marie-Anne - 1
MaryPDX - 5
MegSCL - 6
Michelle in Alaska - 13
Nick KY - 1
PegW - 1
Rachel CA - 4
RedSycamore - 21
Robin P - 3
Sarah E - 3
TrishhartUK - 3
Wanda - 2
Wayne - 1
Yvonne - 1

ALPHA READERBOARD (Updated through post 2494 FINAL)

If the totals here don't match your records, first check the folder Completed Tasks with ? or Problems to see if there's a message there about your post(s). If that doesn't resolve the issue, please post a message there and I'll investigate. Thanks!

Aimee G - 420
Amy B - 615
Amy FL - 845
Andy P - 845
Angela IL - 580
Ann A - 170
Barbara ★ - 570
Bookwrm526 - 690
Boston Kate - 105
Brigia - 155
BrownEyedGirl - 20
Cat - 845
CathyG - 590
CelesteR - 70
Chris MD - 285
Christene Paula - 185
Christine US - 30
Christine V - 145
Cindie - 115
D - 165
Deborah - 290
Deedee - 305
Delicious Dee - 845
Dilan - 215
DOM - 545
Ed - 75
EmilyGraceR - 580
Emurphy - 545
Erica H - 215
Fantasia - 105
Florence - 295
Fly - 570
Gita - 315
Hannelore - 335
Heather(Gibby) - 465
Inge - 30
Insiyah - 110
Jammin Jenny - 100
Janice CA - 25
Jasmiina F - 125
Jayme(The Ghost Reader) - 85
Jayne - 345
Jen B - 845
Jenna M - 10
JennRenee - 845
Joanne MI - 305
Joooooozilla - 10
JP - 845
Judy - 320
Jukka - 130
Julia103 - 755
Kai - 115
Kaora - 375
Karen Michele - 335
Kathy KS - 505
Kathy P - 235
Katrisa - 845
Kim O - 70
KmarieD - 20
Kristen IA - 280
Kristina Simon - 620
KSMary - 500
Lauren Jodi - 400
Lindsey A - 70
Line - 85
Lisa MD - 645
List_Addict - 155
Lois - 845
Louise - 30
Lucy-Bookworm - 205
Mai - 50
Maria Jo - 330
Marie-Anne - 455
Mary P - 225
MaryPDX - 305
Mazza1 - 845
Megs - 50
MegSCL - 845
Michelle in Alaska - 280
Molly - 215
Nick KY - 845
Nikki B - 40
Pat - 45
Paula S - 170
Peg W - 355
Pinar - 250
Rachel CA - 275
Read 60 - 10
Rebecca NJ - 160
RedSycamore - 465
Rhiannon - 160
Ritika - 160
Robin P - 845
Rockynook - 380
Sarah E - 765
Shanna Redwind - 770
Shawn H - 20
StaceyNC - 370
Stephanie127 - 10
Sue T - 30
Susan A - 845
Tammy AZ - 285
Tanvi - 30
Terri FL - 335
Theresa - 150
Tien - 845
TraceyL - 165
Trishhartuk - 590
Val TX - 55
Wanda - 845
Wayne - 255
Yvonne - 150
Zach - 40

READERBOARD (Updated through post 2494 FINAL)

If the totals here don't match your records, first check the folder Completed Tasks with ? or Problems to see if there's a message there about your post(s). If that doesn't resolve the issue, please post a message there and I'll investigate. Thanks!

Katrisa - 845
Susan A - 845
Mazza1 - 845
Cat - 845
Nick KY - 845
JennRenee - 845
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Andy P - 845
JP - 845
Delicious Dee - 845
Amy FL - 845
Jen B - 845
Robin P - 845
Lois - 845
Tien - 845
Wanda - 845
MegSCL - 845
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Shanna Redwind - 770
Sarah E - 765
Julia103 - 755
Bookwrm256 - 690
Lisa MD - 645
Kristina Simon - 620
Amy B - 615
CathyG - 590
Trishhartuk - 590
Angela IL - 580
EmilyGraceR - 580
Barbara ★ - 570
Fly - 570
DOM - 545
Emurphy - 545
Kathy KS - 505
KSMary - 500
Heather(Gibby) - 465
RedSycamore - 465
Marie-Anne - 455
Aimee G - 420
Lauren Jodi - 400
Rockynook - 380
Kaora - 375
StaceyNC - 370
Peg W - 355
Jayne - 345
Hannelore - 335
Karen Michele - 335
Terri FL - 335
Maria Jo - 330
Judy - 320
Gita - 315
Deedee - 305
Joanne MI - 305
MaryPDX - 305
Florence - 295
Deborah - 290
Chris MD - 285
Tammy AZ - 285
Kristen IA - 280
Michelle in Alaska - 280
Rachel CA - 275
Wayne - 255
Pinar - 250
Kathy P - 235
Mary P - 225
Dilan - 215
Erica H - 215
Molly - 215
Lucy-Bookworm - 205
Christene Paula - 185
Ann A - 170
Paula S - 170
D - 165
TraceyL - 165
Rebecca NJ - 160
Rhiannon - 160
Ritika - 160
Brigia - 155
List_Addict - 155
Theresa - 150
Yvonne - 150
Christine V - 145
Jukka - 130
Jasmiina F - 125
Cindie - 115
Kai - 115
Insiyah - 110
Boston Kate - 105
Fantasia - 105
Jammin Jenny - 100
Jayme(The Ghost Reader) - 85
Line - 85
Ed - 75
CelesteR - 70
Kim O - 70
Lindsey A - 70
Val TX - 55
Mai - 50
Megs - 50
Pat - 45
Nikki B - 40
Zach - 40
Christine US - 30
Inge - 30
Louise - 30
Sue T - 30
Tanvi - 30
Janice CA - 25
BrownEyedGirl - 20
KmarieD - 20
Shawn H - 20
Jenna M - 10
Joooooozilla - 10
Read 60 - 10
Stephanie127 - 10

Questions or problems with completed task posts will be posted here.

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1. Make sure that the Readerboard has been updated through the post that you are concerned about.
2. Please check your math.
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Thank you for helping keep the record keeping for the challenge as manageable as possible.

JennRenee's Task: New Book Discoveries

Even though I have thousands of books on my TBR, I love to discover new books. It's fun to discover new authors, new series, new ideas. It is also fun just to fall down the rabbit hole of discovering.

This task is all about the discovery. Both book must be a new to you book.

Choose 2 different options and read a book from each option.
Required: state both books are new to you.

1 . Can't Wait Books!
Goodreads has many anticipated books lists by year. This is one my favorite ways to find new releases. SO many come out each year. I just search for the most anticipated books of the current year and have fun.

For this task read a book on either one of these lists.

2022 Can't Wait Books
2023 Can't Wait Books

Required: state the list used and the page number

2. Author Discoveries
When I fall in love with a book and its a new to me author, I find more books by this author and go click happy.

For this Task use an author you read for the first time this year (2023) and read another book by that author that is not a next in a series.

Required: State the author and when you first read that author.

3. Readers Also enjoyed
Another place I go to get click happy is the readers also enjoyed section from a just read and loved book.

For this task choose a loved book you finished this year (2023) and go to the readers also enjoyed section on the main page. Choose a book to read from that list.

Required: state book and when you read the first book.

25.5 Amy FL's Task: Go HEAT!

I live in Southeast Florida where summers are extremely hot, but right now the focus is on a different kind of heat: our Miami Heat have made it to the NBA Finals as a huge underdog. They, along with the NHL Florida Panthers, are bringing a lot of excitement to the South Florida sports scene.

This is a two-book task. Read two books, from two different options.
Required: list the options you’ve chosen in your post.

Option 1: Jimmy Butler won the Eastern Conference MVP award, but it could have easily gone to Caleb Martin for his awesome play on both offense and defense. Read a book by a single author whose initials can be made from any combination of JB and CM (JB, JC, JM, BC, CJ, etc.). Middle initials are also included - for example, J.M. Coetzee would be acceptable.

Option 2: Read a book where MIAMI HEAT is found in any combination of title, subtitle and/or author’s name. All letters must be used (two M’s, two I’s, two A’s, H,E,T), example: The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman.

Option 3: To recognize the amazing efforts of our basketball and hockey teams, read a book with the MPG Sports.

Option 4: The slogan for the playoffs is "White Hot Heat" and the fans are encouraged to wear white to the arena. Read a book with a cover that is at least 70% white using Tineye. A guide to using Tineye can be found here.

Required: post the cover.

There are just a few days left in the Spring 2023 Challenge, so there are some things you need to do NOW!


1. Post any tasks that you have already completed NOW. If your tasks are not posted completely and correctly by midnight Eastern time on May 31, you don’t get credit for them, no matter why they didn’t get posted.

If you post tasks at the last minute, problems may not be identified in time for you to deal with them and get credit for the task. Sometimes the problem is that you forgot to include required information, but if you don’t post until the last day, there may not be time for me to identify the problem and for you to correct it before midnight.

To get credit for a task, it must be posted with all necessary requirements in the post and the books must fit the task. If you have any doubts about a book that you’re planning to read at the last minute, you should get it approved in the help thread (and include that information in your post) to avoid any last minute disappointments.

If you're claiming a children's book, I suggest including the AR Bookfinder information, even if you don't notice the genre childrens on the main page. That may avoid problems.

2. From here on out, you should post tasks as you finish them, rather than holding them to post a bunch at a time. And, please, before you post, read the task requirements. If something says REQUIRED, you must include it. Read through the task requirements one last time before you post, to make sure that your book actually works for the task and that you’ve included everything. And, for a list task, check again to make sure the book is actually on the page of the list that you're saying - if you found it on the list 2 months ago, it may well have moved.

Just do your posting as you read, and avoid any unnecessary problems.
Many posts at the end of the challenge make your moderators cranky. Please avoid that.

2. If you’re planning on reading any books that only exist in e-book form, make sure that they’ve been approved for length. Check the spreadsheet linked in post 1 of the ebook verification thread first, and if your book hasn’t already been approved, post in the approval thread NOW, so that there will be time to do the research and give you approval.

Remember that the spreadsheet line or post # MUST be listed in your completed task post for any book that only exists in ebook form, and ebook only formats may not be used for tasks that require a specific number of pages or page limit.

3. Check your Readerboard totals for points, Golden Oldies, It's A Fact, and Big Books NOW. If they don’t agree with your records, first make sure that you check the post through which the Readerboards have been updated. Then check your math, check to see if you have messages in the ?/problem thread, check to make sure that you’ve actually posted the tasks that you think you have – GR has been known to eat messages! If checking all of those things doesn’t resolve the discrepancy, post in the ?/problem thread right away, giving as much info as possible so that I can try to resolve it.

If a problem was noted with one of your posts, be sure that you reposted the task in the regular posting thread - an edit to the old post, or a note in the ?/problems thread amending the post is not sufficient.

Let's try to have a smooth and problem-free end to the Spring Challenge.

25.4 Delicious Dee's Task: From Series Name to Author Name

Sometimes when I get in a reading funk and go looking for new authors, I pick a series that I’ve been reading where there is a character’s name in the series name and then I try to find a new to me author that matches either the first or last characters name. My task this season is based on that.

For this task – you will read 2 books – one from Book A and one from Book B. The books MUST have a combined minimum page count of 501 pages and Book B MUST be a new-to-you author.

No Children/Middle-Grade MPG
No Graphic Novels

Book A Read a book that has a characters name(s) in the series title – you may read any book in the series, but it must have at least 3 published books.

The character name(s) should appear as "Forename Surname", "Initials Surname" or "Title Surname"

Examples: Until Proven Guilty (J.P Beaumont #1)
Last Bus to Woodstock (Inspector Morse #1)
The Wire in the Blood, (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan #2)

The series title will be used as it appears on the book page - for example, although Blood Heir might also display as World of Kate Daniels, #13 on a Goodreads list, the individual book entry lists it as Aurelia Ryder, #1, so the latter should be used.

Book B Read a book by a single author where the author’s name (first or last) matches EXACTLY in both spelling and position, the character name for book A.

Required: state the character name you are using and that the author is new-to-you.

Notes:
a) If there are two character names in the series you may pick either one to use.
b) If the character uses initials – the initials of your author must match exactly
c) If the character uses an honorific or title – ignore that and use the name that is present.

Examples:
Book A: Among the Ruins (Rachel Getty & Esa Khattak #3)
Book B: Seraphina (Rachel Hartman) – Rachel for Rachel Getty; New to Me Author

Book A: Until Proven Guilty (J.P Beaumont #1)
Book B: The Perfect Wife (J.P. Delaney)

Book A: Wish You Were Here (Mrs. Murphy #1)
Book B: If the Shoe Fits (Julie Murphy) – Murphy for Murphy; New to Me Author

Wayne's Task: I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together

It seems as though there has been quite a number of celebrities passing away recently, the most recent being football superstar, actor and civil rights activist Jim Brown, so I was quite delighted to discover that one of my favorites, Carol Burnett, was alive and well and hosting a celebration of her 90th birthday on TV. This task is in honor of Ms. Burnett and her groundbreaking show.

Read two books, from two different options.
Required: State your options

Option 1: Carol Burnett was born on April 26, 1933. Read a book that was first published ON or BEFORE that date. If you have the month but not the day, use the first day of the month. If you only have the year, use January 1 as the date

for example : Goodreads has the publication date listed only as "April 1933", assume it was published Apr 1st 1933.
Goodreads has "1933", you'd assume Jan 1st 1933

Option 2: The show would typically start off with Carol turning the house lights up and conducting a Q and A session with the audience. Quite often, someone would ask her to perform her famous Tarzan yell, and she would always oblige.

Read a book where ALL the letters in TARZAN can be found in the author's NAME.

Option 3: A large part of the show's success was the incredible comedic skill of the entire cast. What I enjoyed the most was their ability to ad lib. Tim Conway seemed to have a particular ability to make Harvey Korman crack up.

Read a book with a humor MPG.

Option 4: Carol's trademark character was that of a cleaning woman, complete with a mop and bucket.

Read a book from the list of Domestic Service

Required: State the page

Option 5: The Carol Burnett Show was a true variety show. Unfortuately for me, that meant that the music played wasn't my cup of tea. What I liked were groups like The Beatles, The Kinks, or Jefferson Airplane, just to name a few, but my favorite song by far was 96 Tears by ? and the Mysterians (and yes, the singer's name was ?. He'd gotten it legally changed.)

Read a book that either
A: Has the word "question" in the title or subtitle, singular or plural only.
or
B: has either 96 or 69 as the last two numbers of the page count

Cat's Task : Books of the Summer Months

Choose an option.
Required: Indicate the option and Month chosen

Note that for both options you are using the same month to meet your task requirements, not different months.

Option 1: TWO book task
Pick one of the months within this season (i.e. June, July, August) and read one book for each of the tasks below.

Book 1: ALL the letters of your chosen month can be found in the title of your book (ignore subtitles)
Book 2: the author of your book has first and last initials found in your chosen month. Letters may only be used as often as they appear

Ex. picking the month August
Book 1: The Adventures of Augie March (letters AUGUST can be found in the title) or
Book 2: Dr. Wortle's School by Anthony Trollope (AT in August)

Option 2: ONE book task
Pick one of the months within this season (i.e. June, July, August) and read a book that meets BOTH of option 1's requirements AND is 500+ pages

Task 1: All the letters of your chosen month can be found in the title of your book (ignore subtitles)
Task 2: The author of your book has first and last initials found in your chosen month. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.

Robin P’s Task: Casablanca!

The film Casablanca was released in 1942. It features an American expatriate, Rick (played by Humphrey Bogart) and his lost love Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), with the backdrop of the German occupation of France. It won the Best Picture Oscar and has consistently ranked among the best films of all time.

Read two books, from two different options.
Required: state the options

Option 1: The film is known for many iconic quotes, including “Round up the usual suspects” and “I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” Perhaps the most famous – “Play it again, Sam” – is never actually said in the movie. Two other famous quotes are “We’ll always have Paris” and “Here’s looking at you, kid”. The latter was apparently added after Bogart said it to Bergman during a poker game in his trailer.

Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title found in "WELLALWAYSHAVE PARIS" or "HERESLOOKINGATYOUKID" (Ignore the apostrophes and comma in the originals.) Subtitles excluded.

Required: State the phrase used and the word

Option 2: Casablanca is in Morocco in Northern Africa, although we may not immediately think of it as African. Africa contains 55 countries, per this Wikipedia list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

Read a book set at least 75% in any African country from the list. If the setting isn’t obvious from the GR main page , please provide verification.

Required: State the country

Option 3: Rick is considered an antihero. More than once he says, “I stick my neck out for nobody.” But it turns out he has moral principles and is even willing to sacrifice his personal romance, since “The problems of three little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.” Read a book from the first 25 pages of this list of antiheroes