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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2022
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Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)5.1 - "I'll Take Lyricists for $1000, Alex"
Author all initials appear in EDSEL YIPSEL HARBURG.
Page Count: 295
Author: Ashley Herring Blake
Girl Made of Stars
Points Earned This Post: 5
Points Achieved to Date: 210/1050
Tasks Completed: 15/59
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)15.3 – Just Call Me Judy
Option 2 – One book satisfies requirements for both books for option 1
Page Count: 368--Listened to Audiobook Link to PB edition Take Me Home
Author Initials in JuDy Garland: Dorothy Garlock
Title Found in Frances Ethel Gumm : Take Me Home
Take Me Home
Points Earned This Post: 15
Points Achieved to Date: 225/1050
Tasks Completed: 16/59
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)20.3 - Best Review - Kathy KS's Task: The Other Side of the Rainbow
Option 1. Author’s initials (all of them) can be found in: L FRANK BAUM.
Page Count: 288 Listened to Audiobook link to PB editionSisters of the War: Two Remarkable True Stories of Survival and Hope in Syria
Author: Rania Abouzeid
Sisters of the War: Two Remarkable True Stories of Survival and Hope in Syria
Points Earned This Post: 20
Points Achieved to Date: 245/1050
Tasks Completed: 17/59
Barbara ★5.4 - The 1938 Hit Parade
Read a book written by a single author who shares a name with these musical artists from 1938. Names can appear in any position, but must match exactly, with one exception - you may use the name "Andrew".
Wildfire - Ilona Andrews 6/19
(The Andrews Sisters ► Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 205
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Kathy KS25.9 - Dee's Task: It's Graduation Time…
Option A – The Degree and my Cohort
Book 1 – Read a book with all the words in the title starting with letters found in GOVERNMENT INFORMATION LEADERSHIP.
"I Am a Man": Chief Standing Bear's Journey for Justice, by Joe Starita
IAAM=... InforMAtion leAdership
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
Book 2 – Read a book set at least 75% in one of the following countries:... United Kingdom...
A Far Cry from Kensington, by Muriel Spark
>75% SETTING: England (United Kingdom)
I listened to an audiobook; pb-192 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 195
Tasks completed: 10/59
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: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
Task 30.9 - The Purgeoption 2: author uses initial
Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb
option 3: in a series of 50+
Promises in Death
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160 points
Task 30.6 - The White Tiger500+ total
option 2: T I G E R in title
The Master and Margarita
TIGR in maRGarITa
E in thE
412 pages
option 3: first published Nov 2008
Salvation in Death
436 pages
412+436>800 pages
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190 points
Task 20.5 - Family Vacations250+pages
option A: landscape on cover
The Pearl Sister
682 pages - claiming 1 BB tix
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210 points
2 BB tix
Task 30.2 - Consonant Clustersbook 1: author initials form cluster CR
Bone Music by Christopher Rice
book 2: title starts with cluster CR
Crowbones
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240 points
2 BB tix
Task 25.9 - It's Graduation Time…Option A
book 1: author initials in GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP
Maigret and the Lazy Burglar by Georges Simenon
book2: set in UK
Enthroned
row 1125 in ebook verification sheet
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265 points
2 BB tix
Task 10.8 - Apple II#2 in series
Enchanted
row 1115 of ebook verification list
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275 points
2 BB tix
25.2 - XBM's Task: A's all aroundOption 1: Read 2 books, one of each
Book 1: Read a book with three or more A's in the title/subtitle
August and Everything After by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski
Book 2: Read a book with 3 or more A's in the author's name. All name parts are included. Single authors only.
A Hundred Flowers by Gail Tsukiyama
Points this post: 25
Total points: 290
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 26
Big Book tickets: 7
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Task 5.2 - Oscar Time, Baby!HEART can be made from THE RAinbow
The Witch's Heart
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280 points
2 BB tix
Task:10.9 - Her Majesty [set at least 50% in United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland]Book read:With This Kiss by Carrie Hope Fletcher
Required: set almost entirely in England
an extract on https://www.hqstories.co.uk/2022/02/1... says ". It had only taken a few months before they decided becoming flatmates was a good idea and they had swiftly found a place to share in Bromley. " - they live in this flat for the whole book, bromley is a town in the borough of London, UK
Ellie's review on page 2 of goodreads says "I devoured this over three days and did thoroughly enjoy it. There were some really lovely points and overall With This Kiss is a wholesome romance novel, that living in London I could really picture what was happening and where it was happening which I loved. "
On page 3 of the reviews We Have Books says "Lorelai works in a cinema in London and lives with her best friend." and Rachel says " I loved the setting of the old cinema in London,"
Points this task:10
Total points:120
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:1
Books read:8
Tasks completed:7
25.2 - XBM's Task: A's all aroundOption 1:
Book 1: Read a book with 3 or more A's in the title/subtitle
Paranormal Bonds (The High Council Witch Chronicles #1) by Julie Catherine
ebook verified
3 As found in word in title, pArAnormAl
Book 2: Read a book with 3 or more A's in the author's name.
The Falcon (Nina Guerrera #3) by Isabella Maldonado
4 As in author's name, isAbellA mAldonAdo
Total this Post: 25
Bigger is Better: 1
It's a Fact: 1
Season Total: 145
Task 10.7 - To The Seaship on cover
Drugged on Deck
you can see the prow of the cruise ship on the cover
ebook verification:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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290 points
2 BB tix
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.9 Rescued from the Cutting Room Floor
Sink, Drift, or Swim by Michelle Dennis Evans
Points this post: 5
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.8 Meanwhile, Back in Oz....
Checked Out for Murder by Allison Brook
Points this post: 5
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
Mai10.4 - Fields of Poppies
Book with genre World War I
A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 145
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 11
NF Tickets: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
LAUREN JODI5.7 - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
Rustler's Moon by Jodi Thomas
Song: It's Only a Paper Moon
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 125/1050
Big Book Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 9
Total Tasks Completed: 8/59
Line5.8
read a book with a yellow letter on the cover. I read Little Women
The title is in yellow font
points for this task: 5
total points: 50
books read: 6
tasks done: 6
Janice CA15.4 – Summer Road Trip-North and South
Option 2: Read one book that satisfies the criteria for both book 1 and book 2 of Option 1.
I read a book set in New York with a taxi on the cover.
Confessions of a New York Taxi Driver by Eugene Salomon
+15
total: 15
tasks: 1
books: 1
Nick KY5.4 1938 Hit Parade I read Fogged Inn by Barbara Ross. The name Ross is shared by Shirley Ross, the cowriter of the song ”Thanks for the Memories.”
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 220
Andy P.Task # 5.9 - Rescued from the Cutting Room Floor
Read a book that does not contain the word "the" in its title, and that is not part of a series (no return!)
Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
Points this post: 5
Total points: 140
Mai5.9 - Rescued from the Cutting Room Floor
Book with no "the" in its title and not part of a series
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmark
* Claiming 1 NF ticket*
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 150
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 12
NF Tickets: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Katrisa5.9 - Rescued from the Cutting Room Floor
Read a book that does not contain the word "the" in its title, and that is not part of a series
I read Companion Piece
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 270
Mod
10.9 - Her Majesty
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the following countries: Canada,
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland. Jim DeFede
Claiming 1 IAF ticket
Points this post: 10
Total points: 185/1050
Tasks completed: 14/59
Books read: 15
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
It's a Fact ticket: 7
Katrisa15.1 – If I were King of the Forest!
Book 1 – Read a book with King, Queen, Princess, or Prince in its title
I read Queen Mab
Book 2 – Read a book with “Lion” found intact in a word in its title
I read Lion: A Long Way Home
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 285
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - CynBaxter's Task - The UnderscoreOption 1: Read a book where the TITLE contains a word (4 or more letters) that can be made from the composer's name: HERBERT POPE STOTHART
We Had to Remove This Post
POST appears in POpe STothart
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 115
It's A Fact Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Julia1035.1 - "I'll Take Lyricists for $1000, Alex"
The Secret of Kit Cavenaugh: A Remarkable Irishwoman and Soldier by Anne Holland
(AH in HARBURG)
This post: 5 points
Total points: 80
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks Completed: 7
Books read: 8
ROBIN P30.5 - Sandy's Task: Impress Your Friends
2 books, 600 pages
Book 1: I found STAR in prognoSTicAtoR The Western Star - 320 pages
Book 2: I found LEE in magniLoquEncE - author Mackenzi Lee - The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue - 513 pages
**Claiming 1 BB ticket**
Total pages 833
Points this post: 30
Total points: 115
BB:2 GO:0 IAF: 2
Task 5.1 - "I'll Take Lyricists for $1000, Alex"author intials in YIPSEL HARBURG
Maigret and the Lazy Burglar by Georges Simenon
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260 points
2 BB tix
TessaVanessaReposting Challenge 5.8 Meanwhile, Back in Oz....
by Allison BrookThe entire title is printed in yellow
Points this post: 5
Total points: 70/1050
Tasks completed: 5/59
Books read: 6
Pat30.1 ~ I Love Santa Fe!
This is a two book task. Please choose two different options and specify which options you used in your post.
Option 1 ~ Read a book where the letters KOA can be found in the title or subtitle. The letters need not be found together, just anywhere in the title/subtitle.
On Black Sisters Street by Chika UnigweRead ~ 6.9.22
Pages ~ 258
How it Fits ~ (O)n bl(A)c(K)
Option 6 ~ Read a book that is set in the 1600s.
The Chocolate Maker's Wife by Karen BrooksRead ~ 6.21.22
Pages ~ 608
How it Fits ~ 17th century London - takes place between 1662 and 1667.
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Points this Task ~ 30
Total Points ~ 100
Total Books ~ 6
Total Pages ~ 2211
Lisa MD30.9 - Brooklyn's Task: The Purge
Option 1:.
Read a book with a 2 word title where the first word is THE.
🦁The Dry by Jane Harper
328 pages
Option 3:
Read a book that is part of a series that has at least 10 primary works.
🦁The House of Unexpected Sisters by Alexander McCall Smith
227 pages
Series Name: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency / 23 primary works - #18 in series
🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 90/1050
Total Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 4/59
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets:
Katrisa5.2- Oscar Time, Baby!
Read a book with a word of four or more letters in the title/subtitle that can be made from "OVER THE RAINBOW"
I read Noor
OveR the raiNbOw
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 290
ROBIN P15.10 - Location, Location, Location
Gaudy Night - from the On Campus list
**requesting 1 BB ticket, paperback has 501 pages
**requesting 1 GO ticket, orig pub 1935
Points this post: 15
Total points: 130
BB:3 GO:1 IAF: 2
Ava Catherine30.4- Dlmrose's Task: Sinistromanual
Option 3:
Read a book with the word Left, Lefty, or Lefties in the title.
My Left Foot by Christy Brown
Option 4:
Read a book by an author who was born in or currently resides in the American South: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia
The Gospel Singer by Harry Crews
points this task: 30
total points: 385
Mod
Option 1:Read a book with a flag or bunting on the cover
Summer at the Little French Cafe
The book cover shows bunting flying across the top of the cover!
(I had an advance reader copy of the audiobook due out in a couple of weeks but the paperback was published in 2019)
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 55 + 20 = 75/1050
Total Tasks Completed: 4
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 2
Julia10325.2 - XBM's Task: A's all around
Option 1:
Book 1: Amelia Westlake Was Never Here (more than 3 A's in title)
Book 2: The Steel Beneath the Silk by Patricia Bracewell (3 A's in author name)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 105
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks Completed: 8
Books read: 10
Katrisa10.10 - Liquid Courage
Read a book with a type of beverage in the title or subtitle.
I read Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café
COFFEE - listed under the hot beverages link
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 300
10.10 - Liquid CourageA book with a beverage in the title: On Gin Lane by Brooke Lea Foster
Points this post: 10
Total points: 95
Andy P.Task # 10.5 Girls Together
Read a book written by at least 2 women.
Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet by
Jennifer L. ArmentroutRead a book written by at least 2 women.
This is a collection of Short Stories all written by women,
Points this post: 10
Total points: 150
Delicious Dee5.5 - Making the World Go Round
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America - currency - US currency - Nickel; claiming It's a Fact Ticket
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 230
10.4 - Fields of PoppiesRead a book wuth a genre of World War I
The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman, MPG World War I
I'm claiming a BB ticket for The Guns of August, Audiobook, 575 pg first MMP
Points this post: 10
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 27
Big Book tickets: 8
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
5.10 - Swing, Baby, Swing!Relax to some great old-time music (preferably by Arlen or Harburg) as you select your free choice book that meets SRC requirements.
The Only Harmless Great Thing
Points Earned This Post: 5
Total Points Earned: 120
It's A Fact Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)5.9 - Rescued from the Cutting Room Floor
Does not contain the word "the" in its title, and that is not part of a series (no return!).
Page Count: 283
Displacement
Points Earned This Post: 5
Points Achieved to Date: 250/1050
Tasks Completed:18/59
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)10.10 - Liquid Courage
Beverage in title/subtitle. Beverage must be listed on Wikipedia link Required: * If using a beverage linked from the main page, state the location where it is listed.
Page Count: 312--Listened to audio Link to PB Tea, Tiramisu, and Tough Guys
Drink List Location & Link: Main list>Hot Drinks--Tea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Tea, Tiramisu, and Tough Guys
Points Earned This Post: 10
Points Achieved to Date: 260/1050
Tasks Completed: 19/59
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10.2 - What A Drag It Is Getting Old
Read a book with a word of at least three letters in the title or subtitle from a song title from the setlist. Required: State the song
Song: Big Boss Man
"I Am a Man": Chief Standing Bear's Journey for Justice, by Joe Starita
Matching word: MAN
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
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Points for this task: 0
Total points : 180-10=170
Tasks completed: 10/60-1=9/60
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: 2-1=1