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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2022
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Task 10.4 Field of PoppiesRead a book with a genre of WWI.
Read Maisie Dobbs
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 190
It's a Fact Tickets: 4
Kathy KS5.8 - 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. REQUIRED: Specify in your post the letter used.
, by Edmond HamiltonYellow letter used: "M" in "Hamilton"
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 320
Tasks completed: 16/59
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 3
Task 20.5 Bigger is BetterChose Option A - Read a book with an outdoor nature scene on the cover.
Read
Points This task: 20
Total Points: 210
It's a Fact Tickets: 4
Task 30.4 Dimrose's Task2 books from 2 different options.
Option 1: Read The Body Reader
WORD IS: READER
Option 4: Read Soul Detox: Clean Living in a Contaminated World
Author born in Houston TX currently residing in Edmond, OK
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 240
It's a Fact tickets: 4
Task 20.4 Golden OldiesChose Option C: Read Death Comes to Pemberley
(characters from Pride and Prejudice)
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 260
It's a Fact tickets: 4
Task 5.6 Happy Happy Joy JoyRead a book set 50% or more in one of the 10 happiest countries in the world.
Read Snowblind
Set in Iceland
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 265
It's a Fact Tickets: 4
Task 20.6 It's a FactChose Option 2 - Read Legend in Green Velvet
Setting: Scotland
Point this task: 20
Total Points: 285
It's a Fact tickets: 4
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySummer 2022 SRC
20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos Season
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.
Dead Witch Walking - MPG Fantasy
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 250
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
MARGO25.2 - XBM's Task: A's all around
Option 1: Read 2 books, one of each.
Book 1: Read a book with 3 or more A's in the title/subtitle
Pancakes and Corpses
- 2 As in "Pancakes" + 1 A in "and"
Book 2: Read a book with 3 or more A's in the author's name. All name parts are included. Single authors only.
Lemonade and Lies
by Agatha Frost
- 3 As in "Agatha"
Posted PB editions but read both as part of this Kindle collection:
The Peridale Cafe Series: 10 Book Box Set
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Points this task: 25
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 2
GO: 0 // BB: 0 // NF: 0
MARGO30.9 - Brooklyn's Task: The Purge
Option 1: Read a book with a 2 word title where the first word is THE.
- The Yield
- posted and read Kindle edition
Book 2: Read a book that is part of a series that has at least 10 primary works.
Doughnuts and Deception
- Series name is "Peridale Café" by Agatha Frost
- 24 primary works listed on Goodreads
- Posted PB edition but read as part of this Kindle collection:
The Peridale Cafe Series: 10 Book Box Set
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Points this task: 30
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 4
GO: 0 // BB: 0 // NF: 0
MARGO20.4 - Golden Oldies - Julia103's Task: A Group of Prides
Option 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.
Loveless
- MPG Lesbian verified in task help message 41 by Julia and appears on my "main page" for the book
- Genre Queer has more users but doesn't appear on my "main page" for the book
- Posted and read Kindle edition
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Points this task: 20
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 5
GO: 0 // BB: 0 // NF: 0
TheresaRepost 1016
5.5 - Making the World Go Round
A Penny for Your Thoughts by Mindy Starns Clark
Monetary Unit = Penny used in USA - Word = Penny
Points this post - 5
Total points - 30
Jayme(the ghostreader) 10.1 Cowardly Read a book with ly in the title
Lost Dogs and Lonely Heartsby Lucy Dillon
Lonely
Task +10
Grand Total: 60
MARGO20.6 - 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....
The Last Bloody Straw
- Set 100% in Scotland
- From Goodreads book information "The Last Bloody Straw is the fifth book in the DCI Jack Logan series, set in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. "
- Posted and read Kindle edition
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Points this task: 20
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 6
GO: 0 // BB: 0 // NF: 0
MARGO20.3 - Best Review-Kathy KS's Task: The Other Side of the Rainbow
Option 1. Read a book whose author’s initials (all of them) can be found in his name: L FRANK BAUM.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
- Author's initials LFB in L Frank Baum
- Children's book details from ARBookfind.co.uk:
IL: MY - BL: 7.0 - AR Pts: 7.0
- Posted paperback but read as part of this Kindle collection:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Complete Collection of Oz Series Illustrated
CLAIMING ONE GOLDEN OLDIE - first published 1900
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Points this task: 20
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 7
GO: 1 // BB: 0 // NF: 0
Barbara ★15.6 - Leo the Lion.
Read a book with the author’s initials (all of them) appearing in LEO THE LION
Camera Obscura - Lavie Tidhar 7/11
(L & T in Leo The lion)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 320
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
ROBIN P25.5 - Amy FL's Task: Just a Dandy-Lion
Option 2 - Exclamation point or question mark in title
Oh dear, Maria!
Option 4- Author initials in BETCHA CANT EAT JUST ONE
French Braid - Anne Tyler
Points this post: 25
Total points: 300
BB: 3 GO: 1 IAF: 4
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Book 1, Option 2-
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris /
my favorite book of the spring period was The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive, AUSCHWITZ is in both titles
Book 2, Option 3-
Coming Home to Seashell Harbor by Miranda Liasson /
my least favorite book of the spring period was The School for Good Mothers, book is on Readers Also Enjoyed list confirmed here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 25
Total points: 375
Deborah30.7 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: Doublejs Doubled
1) Read a book by a single, male author whose first name begins with the letter "J."
Cold Days by Jim Butcher
2) Read a book with a MPG genre of World War II or Horror.
The Final Girl Support Group MPG: Horror
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 140
Books Read: 11
Tasks Done: 10
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Poppy the three-legged dogThree Ps in the author's name: Small Admissions by Amy Poeppel
Points this post: 20
Total points: 310
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.8 Nickels & Dimes - Lucy Bookworm's Task: Flying the Flag
Option 2:
by M. William PhelpsPoints this post: 20
Total points: 310/1050
Tasks completed: 18/59
Books read: 24
Amy B30.5 - Sandy's Task: Impress Your Friends!
This is a 2 book task. No books with the main page genre of childrens or kids may be used. The combined page total of the two books must be at least 600 pages.
The top five words on a list of fun, long words from vocabulary.com are grandiloquent, prognosticator, magniloquence, quintessence, kaleidoscopic
REQUIRED: State the word you chose for each book.
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. ALL letters in the word must be found in the target word, and letters can be used only as often as they appear.
GRandILoquent - girl - The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris (357 pgs)
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. The name part must have at least 2 letters - an initial is not sufficient. Letters can be used only as often as they appear.
mAGnILoquence - Gail - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (336 pgs)
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 245 Points
Task 30.5 - Impress Your Friends!600+ total pages
book 1: author name COLIN in grandILOqueNCe
The Merry Misogynistby Colin Cotterill
263 pages
book 2: COLD in kaLeiDosCOpic
The Book of Cold Cases
344 pages
263+344 = 607pages - just squeaked it! :D
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610 points
10 BB tix
1 GO tix
1 NF tix
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Task 30.9 - The Purge
option 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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610 points
MAZZA120.5 - Bigger Is Better - Book Concierge’s Task: Family Vacations
Required Book must be a minimum of 250 pages
Option C:
• Read a book by a MALE author whose first and last initials are in ROAD TRIP.
Survivor Song author Paul Tremblay PT in target phrase
Page length 320 exceeds requirement
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 560
Line5.7
read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in one of the songs titles. i read The Spanish Love Deception
The word Love can be found in “let’s fall in love” by Ted Koehler
points for this task: 5
total points: 55
books read: 7
tasks done: 7
Kai5.1 "I'll Take Lyricists for $1000, Alex"
Read a book by an author all of whose initials appear in EDSEL YIPSEL HARBURG.
The Dreamers by Gilbert Adair
New Points: 5
Total Points: 60
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Claimed for Challenge: 5
Ava Catherine25.8 -Andy P.’s Task: Choose Your Favorite List
Option 2, choose a book from this list: Rainforests and Jungles of the World
page 1; # 12
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard 416 pages
Option 4 Choose a book from this list: Niche Non-Fiction
page 1; # 61
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America by Timothy Egan 324 pages
416+324=740 pages
points this task: 25
total points: 795
Ava Catherine15.9 - The End of Slavery!
Read a book from the first 25 pages this list:
Civil War Books
page 1; # 11
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott
points this post: 15
total points: 810
Lisa MD25.9 - 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. The title must have at least 3 words.
🦁The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner
Title Word Initials: "TSP" found in governmenT information leaderShiP
432 pages
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.
🦁The Last Green Valley by Mark T. Sullivan
Setting: Ukraine
458 pages
🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 260/1050
Total Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 14/59
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 1
Ava Catherine15.6. Leo the Lion.
Read a book with the author’s initials appearing in LEO THE LION.
Sunburn by Laura Lippman
author's initials=LL found in Leo the Lion
points this post: 15
total points: 825
25.1 - MegSCL's Task: Best and Worst of the Spring ChallengeBook 1
Option 1 - read a book by the same author as your favourite book
The Jade Temptress by Jeannie Lin
(Favourite book of Spring Challenge: The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin)
Book 2
Option 1 - read a book by the same author as your least favourite book
Over and Over Again by Cole McCade
Over and Over Again is a Big Book at 727 pages. One big book ticket, please!
(Least favourite book of Spring Challenge: Just Like This by Cole McCade)
BB Tickets this post: 1
BB tickets overall: 1
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 95
Task 15.6 - Leo the Lionauthor initials in THE
Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner
IL: UY
pub 1894 - claiming 1 GO tix
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625 points
10 BB tix
2 GO tix
1 NF tix
Task 5.9 - Rescued from the Cutting Room Floorstandalone, no THE in title
Catching Teller Crow
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630 points
10 BB tix
2 GO tix
1 NF tix
Kristina Marie15.8 - There's More than One of Us
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list of collective nouns for animals.
REQUIRED: state the animal used
Sense & Second-Degree Murder by Tirzah Price
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 432 pages.
"Crows: a murder or horde" Sense & Second-Degree Murder
Points this post: 15
Total points: 25
Kristina Marie5.7- I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
"Let's Fall in Love" – lyrics by Ted Koehler
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.
Love in English by Maria E. Andreu
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 336 pages.
"Let's Fall in Love" Love in English
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30
Kristina Marie15.5 – Of Course I'm Brave, I've Got a Medal!
Read a book with a MPG of Adventure or Action.
Renegades by Marissa Meyer
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 584 pages.
I am not claiming a BB ticket.
MPG: Adventure
Points this post: 15
Total points: 45
Kristina Marie10.8 - Apple II
Read a book that is number #2 in a series.
Archenemies by Marissa Meyer
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 491 pages.
Archenemies is the second book in the Renegades series.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 55
MAZZA110.7 - To The Sea
Read a book with a boat or water vessel on the cover.
Required: Post the cover.
Miss Aldridge Regrets
approved in help thread here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 570
Joanne MI15.3 – Just Call Me Judy
Option 1:
Book 1 - Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in Judy Garland.
A Betrayal in Winter by Daniel Abraham
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.
Clara and Mr. Tiffany
Points this task 15
Total Points 150
BB's 2
IAF 5
Andy P.Task # 30.1 - Katrisa's Task: I Love Santa Fe!
Op. 1 Read a book where the letters KOA can be found in the title
In the Company of Killers by Bryan Christy
K in Killers, OA in Company
Op. 2 Read a book with the word SILVER intact in title
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
Points this post: 30
Total points: 275
JUKKA20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos Season
Option 1: Book with MPG Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Science Fiction Fantasy.
1984 by George Orwell has Science Fiction. First released in 1949, it's also a Golden Oldie.
Total Points: 135/1050
Total Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 10/59
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 3
JUKKA25.2 - XBM's Task: A's all around
Option 1:
Book 1: Book with three or more As in title/subtitle.
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine.
Book 2: Book with three or more As in author's name.
Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
Total Points: 160/1050
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 11/59
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 3
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.8 - Meanwhile, Back in Oz....
Panic by Lauren Oliver
P is completely yellow on the cover
Link to MMP edition: Panic
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 5 points
Tasks completed: 1
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.8 - Apple II
An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten
This is book #2 in the Elderly Lady series.
Link to HB edition (no MMP nor PB editions): An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 15 points
Tasks completed: 2
5.2- 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".
Out There: Stories
THERE found in ovER THE
Points Earned This Post: 5
Total Points Earned: 180
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)
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.2 - The Long and the Short of It
Book 1 -
A Perilous Cake Pop by Fiona Grace
I listened to the audio book. The PB edition of the book (A Perilous Cake Pop) has 181 pages.
Book 2 -
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
This book contains over 400 pages (544 pages). Note - this book was started before the challenge but I only read 219 pages which is less than 50%)
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 30 points
Tasks completed: 3
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos Season
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
Option 2 - This book is set in Scotland as indicated in the description - "When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs."
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Rock Paper Scissors
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 50 points
Tasks completed: 4
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lucy Bookworm's Task: Flying the Flag
The Island by Adrian McKinty
Option 2 - There are at least 3 people on the cover. This cover has been approved in Task Help Thread - Message #3.
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 70 points
Tasks completed: 5
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15.6. Leo the Lion
Angels of the Pacific: A Novel of World War II - Elise Hooper - EH found in LEO THE LION
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 380