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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2022
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I read a kindle ARC edition of The Woman in the Library, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
This book is found in the "In A Library" section of the linked list
total points: 115
Maria Jo5.4 - The 1938 Hit Parade
GERMAINE: REQUIEM OF A SOUL/The True Story of Cinderella by Andrew St.James
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25
Angela IL20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos Season
Option 1: Read a book with an MPG of Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Science Fiction Fantasy.
Firekeeper's Daughterby Angeline Boulley- 6/25 (MPG Fantasy)
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 70
Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 3
BB Ticket:
NF Ticket:
Ava Catherine20.3 - Best Review-Kathy KS's Task: The Other Side of the Rainbow
Option 1.
Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in his name:
L FRANK BAUM.
Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson
author's initials (KA) found in l frAnK baum
points this post: 20
total points: 500
Ava Catherine20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Book Concierge’s Task: Family Vacations
Option B:
• Read a book that is set at least 50% in either California or Mexico.
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia set in Mexico
301 pages
points this post: 20
total points: 520
Mai10.7 - To The Sea
Book with a water vessel on the cover
The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie* Claim 1 Golden Oldie ticket - book first published in 1924 *
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 195
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 16
NF Tickets: 9
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
15.6 - Leo the LionRead a book with all of the author's initials appearing in LEO THE LION
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich LEo the lion
Points this post: 15
Total points: 420
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 35
Big Book tickets: 8
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
25.10 - Jen K's Task: Malawi and ZambiaOption 1: Start something new and read a book that is #1 in a series.
Election
Tracy Flick #1
Option 3: Read a book with a cover that includes the colors black, red AND green.
82.8 %#0d1d1cBlack
7.8 %#e74d43Red
3.6 %#39282cBrown
2.4 %#72352fBrown
1.9 %#c24940Red
0.8 %#765d2aBrown
0.4 %#584724Brown
0.3 %#d9cf90Green
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 145
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)
Katrisa5.5 - Making the World Go Round
Read a book in which a monetary unit is found intact in the title or subtitle.
I read Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America
Has nickel and dime in title
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 500
25.4 - Lauren Jodi's Task: Literary LionsOption 2: Aslan
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the listed countries that has a lion on its national flag
Spain is my chosen country
The City of Mist: Stories by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, set 75% Spain, 15% Italy, 5% Turkey, 5% U.S.A.
Option 3: The Lady and the Lion
Read a retelling of the classic "Beauty and the Beast" fairytale. I am using the "Best Retellings of Beauty and the Beast" list.
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge, on page 1 of list
Points this post: 25
Total points: 445
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 37
Big Book tickets: 8
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)5.7- I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
Word from song title at least four+ letters found intact in title/subtitle.
Page Count: 176--Listened to Audiobook Link to HB edition Vinyl Moon
Song/Word: "It's Only a Paper Moon"/ Moon
Vinyl Moon
Points Earned This Post: 5
Points Achieved to Date: 370/1050
Tasks Completed:25/59
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)15.6. Leo the Lion.
Author’s initials (all of them) appearing in LEO THE LION.
Page Count: 288--Listened to Audiobook Link to PB edition Margaritas, Marzipan, and Murder
Author: Harper Lin
Margaritas, Marzipan, and Murder (Cape Bay Cafe Mystery, #3)
Points Earned This Post: 15
Points Achieved to Date:385/1050
Tasks Completed: 26/59
Line5.8 read a book with a yellow letter on the cover
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR pts: 33.0
points for this task:5
total points: 50
books read 6
tasks done: 6
Kathy KS25.5 - Amy FL’s task: Just a Dandy-Lion
Option 2: Read a book with an exclamation point or question mark in the title or subtitle.
Henrietta Who?, Catherine Aird
...Who?
I read a Large Print version of this title, but mmpb=155 pb.
Option 4: Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BETCHA CAN’T EAT JUST ONE.
A Psalm for the Wild-Built, by Becky Chambers
BC=BetCha
I read an ebook; hb=147 p. (no mmpb or pb)
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 245
Tasks completed: 11/59
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: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
Kai15.10 Location, Location, Locations
Read a book from the list "100 Mystery and Thriller Recommendations by Setting"
The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo
"In a Locked Room"
New Points: 15
Total Points: 35
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Claimed for Challenge: 2
Julia1035.6 - Happy Happy Joy Joy
Detective Inspector Huss (set in Sweden)
This post: 5 points
Total points: 120
BB: 4
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks Completed: 10
Books read: 12
APRILLEIGH10.8 - Apple II
Read a book that is #2 in a series.
Double Shot Death by Emmeline Duncan
Title is #2 in the A Ground Rules Mystery series.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (80)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
It’s a Fact: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (6)
Total Tasks: 6
Mod
25.2 - XBM's Task: A's all around
Option 2:
Read a book with 500 or more pages that fulfills both of the requirements:
3 or more A's in the title/subtitle
AND
3 or more A's in the author's name.
A Girl Is a Body of Water. Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
This has 560 pages - claiming 1 BB ticket
Points this post: 25
Total points: 260/1050
Tasks completed: 18/59
Books read: 20
Big Book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
It's a Fact ticket: 7
DOM10.8 - Apple II
Read a book that is number #2 in a series.
Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik
Points this Task: 10
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 8
DOM5.9 - 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!).
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Points this Task: 5
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 9
Kai15.10 The End of Slavery!
Read a book from the first 25 pages of one of these lists :
Civil War Books
Antebellum Books
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Page 1 Antebellum Books
New Points: 15
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Claimed for Challenge: 3
Katrisa30.7 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: Doublejs Doubled
Opt 2 - Read a book with a MPG genre of World War II or Horror
I read Gallant MPG horror
Opt 5 - Read a book with the color word RED in the title.
I read Red Azalea
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 530
Coralie25.2 A’s All Around
Book 1 : Book with three a’s in title
Sun-Daughters, Sea-Daughters
Book 2: Book by and author with three A’s in name
A Shadow's Bliss by Patricia Veryan
Total to date 150 points
25.10 - Jen K's Task: Malawi and ZambiaOption 1: read a book that is #1 in a series.
Feeling Sorry for Celia (Ashbury/Brookfield #1) by Jaclyn Moriarty
Option 4: Read a book by a single author with first and last initials found in MALAWI and ZAMBIA.
Belladonna (Ephemera #2) by Anne Bishop
author's initials, AB, found in zAmBia
Total this Post: 25
Bigger is Better: 2
It's a Fact: 1
Season Total: 220
Angela IL20.9 - Moderators' Pet - CynBaxter's Task - The Underscore
Option 3: Read a book that is first in a series.
True Believer by Nicholas Sparks-6/26
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 90
Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 4
BB Ticket:
NF Ticket:
Pat30.2 ~ Consonant Clusters
Book 1 ~ Read a book by an author with initials (first name then last name, ignore middle initials) that form one of these sound clusters.
REQUIRED: State the cluster used when posting.
(SP)
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltRead ~ 6.25.22
Pages ~ 360
How it Fits ~ (S)helby van (P)elt
Book 2 ~ Read a book with a word in the title only (not subtitle) that begins with the same sound cluster as used in Book 1.
REQUIRED: State the word.
(spring)
Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa FuRead ~ 6.24.22
Pages ~ 400
How it Fits ~ (SP)ring
●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Points this Task ~ 30
Total Points ~ 130
Total Books ~ 8
Total Pages ~ 2,971
Kai5.9 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
Seven Steeples by Sara Baume
New Points: 5
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Claimed for Challenge: 4
Nick KY10.8 - Apple II
The Apple II computer, with 4K of memory, went on sale for $1,298 n June 5, 1977.
Read a book that is number #2 in a series. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title.
I read The Likeness by Tana French, # 2 in the Dublin Murder Squad series.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 260
Nick KY20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos Season
Read one book, from one of the following options.
Option 1: As the Hugos (as well as the Lodestar Award for Best YA Book and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, which are awarded at the same ceremony) celebrate Science Fiction and Fantasy writing, read a book with an MPG of Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Science Fiction Fantasy. The MPG can be stand-alone or embedded.
I read Wasp by Eric Frank Russell
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 280
Chris MD 10.2 What a Drag It Is Getting Old
Word of at least three letters in the title or subtitle from a song title from the setlist
Paving the New Road by Sulari Gentil
"Road" is found in the song title "Down the Road Apiece."
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 403 pages.
Total points: 10
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Book Concierge’s Task: Family VacationsOption D, a book with MPG Family: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
385 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
Chris MD 10.8 Apple II
Book that is #2 in a series
The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michelle Richardson
Listed in GR as The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek #2.
Total points: 20
Chris MD 20.5 Family Vacations
Option C: MALE author whose first and last initials are in ROAD TRIP
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
A is roAd and T in Trip.
This book is 576 pages long, meeting the page requirement.
Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket.
Total points: 40
Chris MD 20.9 The Underscore
Option 3: A book that is first in a series
The Case of the Canterfell Codicil by P.J. Fitzsimmons
The book is listed as #1 in the Anty Boisjoly Mysteries series.
I read the Kindle version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 221 pages.
Total points: 60
20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos SeasonOption 2, set in Scotland: Christmas on the Island by Jenny Colgan
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
Chris MD 25.2 A's All Around
Option 1
Book 1: Read a book with 3 or more A's in the title/subtitle
It's Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness by Seth Wilkerson
There are a total of 5 A's: feAred, englAnd, pAtriots, dynAsty, greAtness
The book has 528 pages. Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket.
Book 2: Read a book with 3 or more A's in the author's name.
A Poisoned Season by Tasha Alexander
Total of 4 A's: tAshA AlexAnder
Total points: 85
Lisa MD20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lucy Bookworm's Task: Flying the Flag
2)Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover
🦁The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan
432 pages
🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 145/1050
Total Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 7/59
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 0
Barbara ★25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Niagara Falls
Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% in the U.K.
Gilding the Lady - Nicole Byrd (set in London) 6/14
Option 3: Read a book with the main page genre Space or Aliens. Genres may be standalone or embedded.
Taken by the Storm - Cyndi Friberg (MPG aliens) 6/24
Points this task: 25
Total points: 260
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Shawn H.20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Poppy the three-legged dog
Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar by Alan Shipnuck
**Claiming 3 P's in the subtitle only - verified in help thread, post 10**
****Claiming 1 it's a fact ticket for nonfiction****
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Ticket Books: 0
It's a Fact: 1
Delicious Dee10.2 - What A Drag It Is Getting Old
Bedding the Wrong Brother - WRONG found in Baby What's Wrong
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 235
Delicious Dee30.8 - Tien’s Task: Drinks to keep you Warm
Option 3 - Blush - Opal Carew - shelved as romance by 54ppl; authors initial found in Nestle Complete Mix Hot Chocolate
Option 4 -
- shelved as speculative fiction by 30ppl; has a bird on the coverPoints This Post: 30
Points Total: 265
ROBIN P25.10 Jen K's Task: Malawi and Zambia
Option 1. Book 1 of series - Point of Honour
Option 4. Author initials in MALAWI ZAMBIA - To Love and to Loathe - Author Martha Waters initials found in MALAWI
Points this post: 25
Total points: 200
BB: 3 GO:1 IAF: 3
Katrisa5.8 - Meanwhile, Back in Oz....
Read a book with a yellow letter on its cover
I read A Litter of Bones
The word BONES is yellow
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 535
Nick KY25.7 Hannahlore’s Nice to Meet You
Opt. 1. I read Neon Soul: A Collection of Poetry and Prose by Alexandra Elle. Author’s name “ELLE” is a palindrome.
Opt. 3. I read Hooked on Murder by Betty Hechtman, on Crafty Cozy Mysteries list (only 1 page).
Points This Post: 25
Total Points Os Far: 305
MEGSCL20.9 - Moderators' Pet - CynBaxter's Task - The Underscore
Option 2: read a book first published 1885-1949 - To the Lighthouse
** published 1927 - 1 golden oldie
TOTAL
170 points
3 big book - 1 It’s a Fact - 1 Golden Oldie
APRILLEIGH5.10 - Swing, Baby, Swing!
Read a free choice book that meets SRC requirements. Books with MPG Children not found in ARBF may be used for this task.
Wreck at Ada’s Reef by Michael D. Beil
MPG Childrens present, but title not found in ARBF or UK ARBF.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (85)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
It’s a Fact: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (7)
Total Tasks: 7
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I listened to the audiobook of Polgara the Sorceress, linked to the MMPB. Adventure is the 8th MPG listed.
total points: 100