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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2022
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25.5 - Amy FL’s task: Just a Dandy-LionOption 3, author's first and last names each have four letters: Having and Being Had by Eula Biss
Option 4, author's initials in BETCHA CAN'T EAT JUST ONE: Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan
Points this post: 25
Total points: 165
30.5 - Sandy's Task: Impress Your Friends!Book 1 – chose 1 of these words and read a book with a title (not subtitle) containing a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in the target word.
Assassin’s Quest (The Farseer Trilogy #3) by Robin Hobb
5 letter word in title, QUEST, found in QUinTESsence
2x Bigger is Better tix (848p)
Book 2 – chose a second (different) word, and read a book with a single author with one name part that can be made from the letters in the target word.
Never Go Back (Jack Reacher #18) by Lee Child
author's first name, LEE, found in magniLoquEncE
1x Bigger is Better tix (592p)
Total pages read:1,440
Total this Post: 30
Bigger is Better: 5
It's a Fact: 1
Season Total: 250
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.1 Cowardly
In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume
Points this post: 10
Total points: 80/1050
Tasks completed: 6/59
Books read: 7
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.9 The End of Slavery!
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Damian Duffy
Page 1 on the Antebellum book list
Points this post: 15
Total points: 95/1050
Tasks completed: 7/59
Books read: 8
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Poppy the three-legged dog
Vistas, Vices, & Valentines by Tonya Kappes
2 p's in author's name: Kappes
1 p in series title: Camper & Criminals
Points this post: 20
Total points: 115/1050
Tasks completed: 8/59
Books read: 9
20.5 Bigger Is Better - Book Concierge’s Task: Family VacationsOPTION A: Read a book with an outdoor nature scene on the cover, including water scenes. No buildings should be visible. Animals and people are fine.
Il sentiero by Drew Magary
points for this task: 20
total points: 20
books read: 1
tasks done: 1
10.1 - CowardlyRead a book with a word in the title that ENDS in LY.
Kindle Only:
Approved for length post 8532:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Lay Me out Softly: Short Stories by Francesca Lia Block
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 95
10.7 - To The SeaRead a book with a boat or water vessel on the cover.
I read the Kindle:
by Erskine ChildersFor length:
The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 105
Nick KY5.6 Happy Happy Joy Joy I read Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen, set in the happy country of Norway.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 310
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Paul's Task: Dancing With the Stars Option 2: our granddaughter also entertained us with some music with her (pink) ukelele. Read a book where the single author’s initials (all of them) can be found in PINK UKELELE.
piNk ukElele
The Pear Field by Nana Ekvtimishvili
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 125
Nick KY10.9 Her Majesty I read The Circle by W. Somerset Maugham, set in Dorset, England, UK.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 320
Nick Ky20.10 Group Read
I read the Guggenheim Classics selection, An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen. Message 4 in Help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 340
Pat20.1 ~ Dancing With the Stars
Read a book of 200 or more pages that meets one of two options.
No books with the MPG of children or kids may be used. A book with the main page genre of Graphic Novel, Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga may be used.
REQUIRED: state the option you chose
Option 2 ~ Read a book where the single author’s initials (all of them) can be found in PINK UKELELE.
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth KolbertRead ~ 6.26
Pages ~ 336
How it Fits ~ pin(K) ul(E)lele
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Points this Task ~ 20
Total Points ~ 150
Total Books ~ 9
Total Pages ~ 3,307
Delicious Dee20.3 - Best Review - Kathy KS's Task: The Other Side of the Rainbow
Option 2 - Miss Julia Weathers the Storm - features of hurricane - which per the THT counts as a type of tropical cyclone (post 18)
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 295 (fixed numbering error from previous post)
Ava Catherine25.3 - Cat's Task: Lion Range
Book 1:
Read a book set in one or more sub-Saharan country or countries.
Country selected from list for settings: Kenya
The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood by Elspeth Huxley
set in Kenya
Book 2: read a book set in India.
The Peacock Spring by Rumer Godden set in India
points this post: 25
total points: 545
Ava Catherine25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Niagara Falls
Option 1: Clifton Hill
Read a book where the plot features an amusement park, carnival, side show or circus.
The Circus Fire: a True Story by Stewart O'Nan
The circus is the main focus of the book.
Option 2: Louis Tussaud
Read a book set at least 50% in the U.K.
The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen set in London, England
points this post: 25
total points: 570
Katrisa15.3 – Just Call Me Judy
Opt 1
Book 1 - Read a book written by an author whose initials (all) can be found in Judy Garland.
I read Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World by Anthony Doerr
AD - juDy gArland
Book 2 - Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, with the initial letter of each word found in Frances Ethel Gumm
I read The Reluctant Fundamentalist
TRF - FRances eThel gumm
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 550
30.5 - Sandy's Task: Impress Your Friends!Book 1 – chose 1 of these words and read a book with a title (not subtitle) containing a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in the target word.
Target word is: 1. grandiloquent
Word in title, found in target word is TRUE
The Map of True Places 403 pages
Book 2 – chose a second (different) word, and read a book with a single author with one name part that can be made from the letters in the target word.
Target Word is: 4. quintessence
Author name part: SUE
The Girl Who Lied by Suzanne Sue Fortin 384 pages
New Points: 30
Total Points: 190
IF: 3
DOM25.10 - Jen K's Task: Malawi and Zambia
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Option 1:
Start something new and read a book that is #1 in a series.
The Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
First book in the Night Watch Series
Option 2:
Read a book in which the name of a month is found in either the title or the author’s name. The word must match exactly.
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
January in title of book
Point this Task: 25
Total Points: 130
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 11
Kathy KS15.8 - There's More than One of Us
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from... list of collective nouns for animals . https://www.treehugger.com/strange-co... (Collective animal names) REQUIRED: state the animal used
Murder on Bainbridge Island, by Dianne Harman
Word used: Murder
Animal(s) used: Crows OR Magpies
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 260
Tasks completed: 12/59
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
Amy B25.9 - Dee's Task: It's Graduation Time…
For this task, you will choose either Option A, B, C and read book 1 AND book 2 from that option.
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. Letters may be used as often as they are found. The title must have at least 3 words.
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
Book 2 - Read a book set at least 75% in one of the following countries: Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Israel, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates. REQUIRED. Specify the country. If it is not obvious from the GR description or metadata, provide a reference to verify the setting.
Polar Vortex by Shani Mootoo (Canada) - in genres as "Cultural - Canada"
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 140 Points
Barbara ★15.9 - The End of Slavery!
Read a book from the first 25 pages of one of these lists :
The Iron Duke - Meljean Brook 6/27
(Antebellum Books on page 6)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 275
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
APRILLEIGH20.1 - Most Improved Player - Paul's Task: Dancing with the Stars
Option 2: Read a book whose single author’s initials are found in PINK UKELELE.
Live, Local, and Dead by Nikki Knight
NK found in piNK.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (125)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
It’s a Fact: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (9)
Total Tasks: 9
ROBIN P 15.8 - There’s More Than One of Us
Word in title from list
Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens
Word: Murder
Animal: Crow or Magpie
Points this post; 15
Total points: 215
BB:3 GO:1. IAF: 3
Task 20.8 - Lucy Bookworm's Task: Flying the Flag2) Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover
Mister St. John (1983) by Loren D. Estleman (Mass Market Paperback, 224 pages)
15 + 20 = 35
Tasks Completed: 02
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 15 + 20 = 35
Books read: 02
Pages read: 544
Read but not claimed: 07
Goodreads Authors: 00
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
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Book 1, Option 2 - read a book with a word in the title that is the same as a word in the title of your favourite book from the Spring Challenge.
My favourite book from the spring challenge was: My Sister Milly
The book I read was The Other Bennet Sister - the word "SISTER" is in both titles
I listened to the audiobook, but the paperback The Other Bennet Sister is 672 pages so I claim a "Big Book" ticket
Book 2, Option 2 - read a book with a word in the title that is the same as a word in the title of your least favourite book from the Spring Challenge.
My least favourite book from the spring challenge was: Breathe
The book I read was Try Not to Breathe - the word "BREATHE" is in both titles
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 115 + 25 = 140/1050
Total Tasks Completed: 7
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Big Books: 1+1 = 2
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 3
Julia10330.2 - TessaVanessa's Task: Consonant Clusters
Book 1: We Must Be Brave by Frances Liardet (fl is the cluster)
Book 2: A Song of Flight (Flight is the word)
This post: 30 points
Total points: 150
BB: 4
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks Completed: 11
Books read: 14
JUKKA10.3 - Press Play
An Audie Award winner.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir picked it up for Best Science Fiction this year.
Total Points: 35/1050
Total Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3/59
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 1
JUKKA10.9 - Her Majesty
Book set at least 50% in a country where Queen Elizabeth II is head of state.
The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Ones) Saved My Life by Andy Miller is the memoir of an Englishman living in England.
Total Points: 45/1050
Total Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4/59
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 1
5.2- Oscar Time, Baby!Stone Town by Margaret Hickey
4 letter word in title, TOWN, found in over T raiNbOW
Total this Post: 5
Bigger is Better: 5
It's a Fact: 1
Season Total: 255
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.4 Fields of Poppies
Little Souls by Sandra Dallas
Points this post: 10
Total points: 125/1050
Tasks completed: 9/59
Books read: 10
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.10 Liquid Courage
A Fifth of Tequila by Tricia O'Malley
Tequila is listed under Distilled (liquor) on the main page.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 135/1050
Tasks completed: 10/59
Books read: 11
JEN B30.4- Dlmrose's Task: Sinistromanual
Option 1: Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title made of letters typed solely by the left hand on a QWERTY keyboard
The Cafe by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
The word CAFE is made from letters on the left side of the keyboard
Option 4: Read a book by an author who was born in or currently resides in the American South
Meant to Be by Emily Giffin
Emily Giffin lives in Atlanta, Georgia
TOTAL POINTS: 135
Angela IL25.9 - 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.
True to Form by Elizabeth Berg-6/16
Book 2 – Read a book set at least 75% in one of the following countries: United Kingdom
Wahala by Nikki May-6/28 (United Kingdom: London, England)
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 5
BB Ticket:
NF Ticket:
Mai10.10 - Liquid Courage
Read a book with a type of beverage in the title
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
"Water": listed under "See also"
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 205
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 17
NF Tickets: 9
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
MAZZA125.9 - 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. Letters may be used as often as they are found. The title must have at least 3 words.
Shades of Grey S O and G in target phrase
Book 2 –
Read a book set at least 75% in one of the following countries: Using the United Kingdom,
Common Sense set entirely in London UK
Setting is mentioned in thisreview https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
points this post = 25
Points to date = 340
Katrisa15.6. Leo the Lion.
Read a book with the author’s initials (all of them) appearing in LEO THE LION.
I read Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games by Lopez Lomong
LL - (L)eo the (L)ion
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 565
Mai10.3 - Press Play
Book that has won an Audie Award
The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee
* Claim 1 NF ticket *
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 215
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 18
NF Tickets: 10
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
MAZZA15.3 - Song of the Century?
Read a book with a word in the title that is also found in the title of one of the top 10 songs (per RIAA) of the twentieth century. Using
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND" WOODY GUTHRIE
To the Land of Long Lost Friends word = LAND
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 345
Lisa MD20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos Season
Option 2: Read a book at least 50% set in Florida or Illinois USA; Canada; China; or Scotland; or by an author born in one of these states or countries
🦁The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
Author born in Canada: https://booksreadingorder.com/simone-...
352 pages
🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 165/1050
Total Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 8/59
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 0
trishhartuk30.2 TessaVanessa's Task: Consonant Clusters
Some of the most common 2-letter consonant clusters are:...sm
Book 1: Read a book by an author with initials that form one of these sound clusters.
Using the cluster SM
Across the Green Grass Fields, Seanan McGuire
Read the kindle edition. HB (no PB) here
Book 2: Read a book with a word that begins with the same sound cluster
SMoke signals, Joseph Flynn
SM in Smoke
Read the kindle edition. PB: here
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 60
Tasks Completed: 2
20.3 - Best Review-Kathy KS's Task: The Other Side of the RainbowOption 1. The original Oz books were written by L. Frank Baum, then were followed by many other series works written by other authors. Read a book whose author’s initials (all of them) can be found in his name: L FRANK BAUM.
I read The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson. Her initials can be found in l fRanK bauM
points: 60
books read: 5
tasks completed: 4
pages read; 2047
30.9 - Brooklyn's Task: The PurgeOption 1:
The purge was quite an undertaking and took several weeks to complete.
Read a book with a 2 word title where the first word is THE.
I read The Likeness. This book has 572 pp and is a ***Big Book****
Option 3:
A somewhat embarrassing thing discovered was that I owned over 10 pairs of black dress pants. They were different sizes and styles, but since I’ve been working from home for the last 8 years, it seemed ridiculous to have that many. I reduced the number by more than half, taking the others to a women’s shelter that helps those escaping dangerous domestic situations get housing and jobs.
Read a book that is part of a series that has at least 10 primary works.
Required: State the name of the series and how many primary works have been published in the series to date. The series name and number must be shown on the main book page in grayscale after the title.
I read A Great Reckoning This is the 12th book in the series of at least 18.
points: 90
books read: 7
tasks completed: 5
Big Books: 1
pages read: 3003
Some of the most common 2-letter consonant clusters are: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr, sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw.Cluster: CL
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. State the cluster used when posting.
The Abolition of Man By C.S. Lewis
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. State the word.
Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 7
Points: 125
Katrisa15.9 - The End of Slavery!
Read a book from 1st 25 pages of either Civil War Books or Antebellum List
I read The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman from P1 of the Antebellum list
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 580
15.10 Location, Location, LocationMy book is on In a Library list.
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
Post Total: 15
Grand Total: 65
30.5 Impress Your FriendsBook 1 - Prognosticator. The Pain Nurse by Jon Talton
PAIN is the word I used.
Book 2 - Kaleidoscopic. Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline
LISA is the name part I used.
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 95
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15.7 – If You Don’t Want Me to Read It, I Surely Will!
Read a book from this list: Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books - Found on page 2
A Separate Peace. John Knowles
Points this post: 15
Total points: 275/1050
Tasks completed: 19/59
Books read: 21
Big Book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
It's a Fact ticket: 7
Mary P30.1 - Katrisa's Task: I Love Santa Fe!
Option 1:Read a book where the letters KOA can be found in the title and/or subtitle.
One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow by Olivia Hawker
Option 2:Read a book with the word SILVER intact in title/subtitle/series title or author’s name.
The Silver Metal Lover by Tanith Lee
Points this post: 30
Total points: 190
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20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos Season
Option 1: Read a book with MPG Fantasy.
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red by Joyce Reardon
At time of posting MPG Fantasy is present three times:
Fantasy > Paranormal 45 users
Fantasy > Supernatural 27 users
Fantasy 25 users
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (105)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
It’s a Fact: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (8)
Total Tasks: 8