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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2022
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5.8 - Meanwhile, Back in Oz....Read a book with a yellow letter on its cover - the entire word need not be yellow, but there must be at least one letter that is completely yellow.
Yellow Letter = V in Vicki
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 155
Barbara ★30.2 - TessaVanessa's Task: 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. State the cluster used when posting.
A Sticky Situation - Jessie Crockett 7/1
(Cr is the cluster in CRockett)
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.
Crossing in Time - D.L. Orton 6/20
(CRossing is the word)
Points this task: 30
Total points: 325
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Niagara FallsOption 1: Read a book where the plot features an amusement park, carnival, side show or circus. It should be the main focus of the book.
Bacchanal by Veronica Henry
Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% in the U.K.
The Redeemed (Jenny Cooper #3) by M.R. Hall
100% UK
Total this Post: 25
Bigger is Better: 5
It's a Fact: 1
Season Total: 285
15.6. Leo the Lion.Just Eat It: How intuitive eating can help you get your shit together around food by Laura Thomas
author's initials, LT, found in Leo The lion
1x It's a Fact tix
Total this Post: 15
Bigger is Better: 5
It's a Fact: 2
Season Total: 300
Deborah20.10 - Group Reads
An Enemy of the People
Post #6 in discussion thread
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 90
Books Read: 8
Tasks Done: 8
Repost10.2 - 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. "The" is excluded. The word must match exactly.
The Tuesday Night Survivors' Club - Lynn Cahoon
Song: Don't Stay Out All Night
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 145
Repost10.5 - Girls Together
Read a book written by at least 2 women. The women may be co-authors, two authors writing under one pen name*, or contributors to an anthology or collection .
Shady Hollow - Juneau Black
Required: *Include a reference if the pen name authors are not identified on the GR record.
Juneau Black is the pen name of authors Jocelyn Cole and Sharon Nagel.
https://www.booksontape.com/author/22...
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 155
Pat30.8 ~ Drinks to keep you Warm
This is a 2 book task. Choose two different options.
Combined page total of the two books must be at least 600 pages. All genres may be standalone or embedded.
REQUIRED: State in your post the options you used.
Option 3 ~ Read a book with a MPG Romance AND where all author’s initials appear in “Nestle Complete Mix Hot Chocolate”
Surfside Sisters by Nancy ThayerRead ~ 6.22.22
Pages ~ 320
How it Fits ~ Romance MPG & (N)es(T)le
Option 4 ~ Read a book with a MPG Speculative Fiction AND where cover prominently features an animal*.
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
Mort(e) by Robert RepinoRead ~ 7.2.22
Pages ~ 358
How it Fits ~ Spec Fiction MPG & cat face on cover
approved in help thread posts #17 & 18
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Points this Task ~ 30
Pages this Task ~ 678
Total Points ~ 230
Total Books ~ 14
Total Pages ~ 5,009
Line5.8
read a book with a yellow letter on the cover. I read.
the letter W is used as the yellow letter required for the task
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 33.0
points for this task: 5
total points: 50
books read: 6
tasks done: 6
Katrisa20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lucy Bookworm's Task: Flying the Flag
Opt 2 - Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover
I read Infinite Country
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 660
Nick KY25.2 XBM’s
Book 1. I read Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu by Bernard B. Fall, three A’s in the title.
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for Hell in a Very Small Place at 568 pp.
Book 2. I read Pearls Before Swine by Margery Allingham, three A’s in the author’s name.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 395
Big Books So Far: 500+ (3)
Lisa MD5.10 - Swing, Baby, Swing!
Free choice book
🦁The Wit and Wisdom of Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
208 pages
🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 180/1050
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 10/59
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 0
LAUREN JODI15.2 - The Long and the Short of It
Book #1 - Short Book
Midnight Untamed by Lara Adrian
Page #:112
Book #2 - Long Book
Sweet Justice by Christy Reece
Page #400
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 175/1050
Big Book Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 13
Total Tasks Completed: 11/59
delicious dee15.7 – If You Don’t Want Me to Read It, I Surely Will!
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness - found on pg 3 of the list; claiming its a fact ticker
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 310
Amy FL5.1 - "I'll Take Lyricists for $1000, Alex"
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave - LD (eDseL)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 230
Amy FL15.3 – Just Call Me Judy
Option 2: See Her Run by Rylie Dark - RD (gaRlanD), SHR (fRanceS etHel gumm)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 245
Amy FL15.5 – Of Course I'm Brave, I've Got a Medal!
Diablo Mesa - MPG Adventure
Points this post: 15
Total points: 260
Amy FL20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos Season
Option 2: Watcher in the Woods - set in Canada (in metadata)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 280
Amy FL25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Niagara Falls
Option 2: The Missing Husband - set in London (in description)
Option 4: The Hand on the Wall - HAND brake
Points this post: 25
Total points: 305
Theresa5.3 - Song of the Century?
The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty
West Side STORY
Points this post - 5
Total points - 15
Theresa5.4 - The 1938 Hit Parade
The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews
The Andrews Sisters
Points this post - 5
Total points - 20
5.9 - Rescued from the Cutting Room FloorRead a book that does not contain the word "the" in its title, and that is not part of a series (no return!).
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket - Nonfiction
Points Earned This Post: 5
Total Points Earned: 155
It's A Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Julia10325.9 - Dee's Task: It's Graduation Time…
Option A
Book 1: Ashes of Victory (title initials AOV are in target phrase)
This book is 672 pages - claiming one BB ticket
Book 2: Murder at Half Moon Gate (set in England - UK)
This post: 25 points, 1 BB
Total points: 185
BB: 5
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks Completed: 13
Books read: 17
5.6 Happy Happy Joy Joy I read In Every Mirror She's Black by Lola Akinmade Åkerström - set mostly in Sweden, a few parts in the US. For some reason it's not in the metadata but it's described in the book description.
New Total: 45
20.5 Book Concierge's Task I chose option C and read Tracy Flick Can't Win by Tom Perrotta - initials in road TriP
New Total: 80
20.6 Hugos Season I chose option 2 and read The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan - set entirely in Canada (see book metadata)
New Total: 100
20.7 Poppy the Three Legged Dog I read Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home by Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Peterson -- 2 "p"s in the subtitle (problem and promise) and 1 in the author (peterson)
New Total: 120
Mai10.9 - Her Majesty
Book set at least 50% in the UK
The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 290
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 24
NF Tickets: 13
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos SeasonOption 2: Once There Were Wolves
Set in Scotland
Total points: 40
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)15.7 – If You Don’t Want Me to Read It, I Surely Will!
Book from this list: Best Banned Censored and Challenged Books
Page Count: 190--listened to audiobook Link to MMPB The Awakening
Link to List/Page #: Page #4
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
The Awakening
Points Earned This Post: 15
Points Achieved to Date: 445/1050
Tasks Completed:31/59
Task 20.4 - Golden Oldies - A Group of PridesOption B. Read a book with one of the following MPGs: gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, asexual, non-binary, or queer. MPGs can be stand-alone or embedded.
The House in the Cerulean Sea (2020) by T.J. Klune (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 396 pages)
*specifically approved in help thread*
35 + 20 = 55
Tasks Completed: 03
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 35 + 20 = 55
Books read: 03
Pages read: 941
Read but not claimed: 07
Goodreads Authors: 01
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)20.1 - Most Improved Player - Paul's Task: Dancing With the Stars
No MPG of children or kids may be used. GN/Manga can be used.
Option 1: MPG(standalone/embedded) of DANCE, MUSIC, or THEATER/THEATRE.
Page Count: 107 listened to audiobook link to PB edition A Streetcar Named Desire
MPG: Plays > Theatre
A Streetcar Named Desire
Points Earned This Post: 20
Points Achieved to Date: 465/1050
Tasks Completed: 32/59
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)15.9 - The End of Slavery!
Book from first 25 pages of one of these lists :
Civil War Books
Antebellum Books
REQUIRED: Name of list used and page of list where book is found.
Page Count: 246 listened to audiobook link to MMPB The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Page/Link to List: Antebellum Page 1 https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Points Earned This Post: 15
Points Achieved to Date: 480/1050
Tasks Completed: 33/59
APRILLEIGH5.6 - Happy Happy Joy Joy
Read a book set 50% or more in one of the 10 happiest countries in the world (includes Sweden).
An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten
Approximately 60% of the book is set in Gothenburg, Sweden and the rest is set mostly in South Africa. Both locations are indicated in both the description and in the GR metadata.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (145)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
It’s a Fact: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (12)
Total Tasks: 12
30.7 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: Doublejs DoubledOption 2: Read a book with a MPG genre of World War II
The Crimson Thread by Kate Forsyth
Option 5: Read a book with the color word RED in the title.
RED Ice (Lachlan Fox #5) by James Phelan
Total this Post: 30
Bigger is Better: 5
It's a Fact: 2
Season Total: 330
30.5 - Sandy's Task: Impress Your Friends!Total page number: 600 or more
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.
The Girl Next Door > GIRL found in GRandILoquent
total pages: 370
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.
Himawari House > harMONy found in MagNilOquence
Total pages: 380
Points per post: 30
Total points so far: 50/1050
Task completed: 2
Books read: 3
Bigger is Better: 1
30.4- 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: QWERTASDFGZXCVB
"
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
4 letter word in title: WERE
"Option 2: Sinister, Latin for left, used to refer to something of, on, or towards the left-hand side of the body.
Read a book that has been shelved as sinister"
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire #1) by Jay Kristoff
page 2
2x bigger is better tix (752p)
Total this Post: 30
Bigger is Better: 7
It's a Fact: 2
Season Total: 360
Task:20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lucy Bookworm's Task: Flying the FlagOption:2 a book with at least 3 people on the cover
Book read:
by Noel StreatfeildRequired: 3 people on the cover
Children’s mpg: IL: MY - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9.0
I claim 1 golden oldie ticket as this was first published in 1936
Points this task:20
Total points:140
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:1
Books read:9
Tasks completed:8
LAUREN JODI15.1 - If I were King of the Forest!
Book #1 - Queen in title
Dark Queen by Faith Hunter
Book #2 - Lion in title
Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 190/1050
Big Book Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 15
Total Tasks Completed: 12/59
Deborah20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos Season
1) Demon Seed MPG: Science Fiction
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 110
Books Read: 9
Tasks Done: 9
READ 60 10.10 Liquid Courage Beverage in title Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Ann Lindsey
Points 10
total points 15
MAZZA125.5 - Amy FL’s task: Just a Dandy-Lion
Option 3: Like Bert Lahr, read a book by a single author whose first and last name each has four letters
The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley Sean Lusk
Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BETCHA CAN’T EAT JUST ONE
Run Away Harlan Coben H and C in target Phrase
Points this post = 25
Points to date = 390
Kathy KS20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lucy Bookworm's Task: Flying the Flag
Option 2) Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover
, by Eric Frank RussellThree + people on the cover
**Claiming 1 (one) Golden Oldies ticket** 1st published: 1939
******
Points for this task: 20
Total points : 295
Tasks completed: 14/59
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 3
MAZZA110.10 - Liquid Courage
Read a book with a type of beverage in the title or subtitle
Under Milk Wood
MILK - is listed under See also - Breakfast drinks - with link to this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 400
Delicious Dee15.3 – Just Call Me Judy
Book A - The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music - Dave Grohl - DG found in Judy Garland; Its a fact ticket
Book B - The Love Con - TLC found in Frances Ethel Gumm
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 325
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.5 - Girls Together
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Totals
Points: 55
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 6
Total Tasks Completed: 7
Total Books Completed: 7
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Read a book with a word of at least four or more letters from the title of one of the above songs found intact in its title/subtitle. For this task, "Cent" and "Tchu" are considered words.
Little Black Book - Kate Carlisle
Song: The Old Black Magic - Word "Black"
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 150