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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2022
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20.1 - Most Improved Player - Paul's Task: Dancing With the StarsOption 1, MPG Music: Musical Chairs by Amy Poeppel
paperback edition Musical Chairs: A Novel 416 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 380
HanneloreTask 5.6 - Happy Happy Joy Joy
Read a book set 50% or more in one of the 10 happiest countries in the world.
Book: De Cock en het lijk in de kerstnacht
How it fits: Book is set in the Netherlands. The entire series is about a detective in Amsterdam, every book is one case.
As proof, the GR page text says "Het is Kerstnacht als een surveillerende agent een lijk in de Herengracht ziet drijven."
Translated: "It is christmas night when a surveilling cop finds a corpse floating in the Herengracht." The Herengracht is a famous canal in Amsterdam.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 3
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 0
IAF tickets: 0
HanneloreTask 10.1 - Cowardly
Read a book with a word in the title that ENDS in LY. Subtitles are excluded.
Book: Bears Behaving Badly
How it fits: 'badLY'
Points this task: 10
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 4
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 0
IAF tickets: 0
Beth_NCTask 5.1 I'll Take Lyricists for $1000 Alex
Blackthorn Grove by Luanne Bennett
Author Initials EDESEL YIPSEL HARBURG
POINTS: 5
BOOKS: 1
PAGES: 296
Beth_NCTasK 5.3 Song of the Century
Black Arts, White Craft by Hailey Edwards
White> Christmas
Points: 5
Total Points: 10
Tasks: 2
Books: 2
Pages: 518
Beth_NCTask 5.8 Meanwhile Back in Oz
The Sentinel
by Lee ChildYellow Letter on Cover
Points: 5
Total Points: 15
Tasks: 3
Total Pages: 982
Beth_NC5.9 Rescued from Cutting Room
Book without starting with THE and is not part of series
Angel Falls by Kristin Hannah
Points: 5
Total Points: 20
Total Tasks: 4
Total Pages: 1382
Beth_NC5.10 Swing Baby Swing
Book of Choice
Black Wings, Gray Skies by Hailey Edwards
Points: 5
Total Points: 25
Total Tasks: 5
Total Pages: 1641
Katrisa50.1 Lisa MD: “I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT”
Opt 2(b) - Read one book which is either number 1,2, or 3 in a series
Book 1 - Star Mother (Star Mother #1)
My book was audio - PB pages 272
Book 2 - The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious #2)
My book was audio - PB pages 400
Book 3 - The Hand on the Wall (Truly Devious #3)
My book was audio - PB pages 384
Points this Post: 50
Points Total: 915
Julia1035.7- I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
Moon Flights
The word Moon is in the song "It's Only a Paper Moon".
This post: 5 points
Total points: 265
BB: 8
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks Completed: 19
Books read: 24
Delicious Dee30.6 - Nick KY’s Task: The White Tiger.
Option 2 - Bending the Rules - T in the, IGE in Bending, R in Rules
Option 4 - The Widows of Malabar Hill - set entirely in india
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 410
Barbara ★20.3 - 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
Every Whispered Word - Karyn Monk 7/16
(K & M in franK bauM)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 400
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Katrisa25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Niagara Falls
Opt 1 - Read a book where the plot features an amusement park, carnival, side show or circus.
I read Full Tilt which takes place in an otherworldly carnival
Opt 3 - Read a book with the main page genre Space or Aliens.
I read Dune: The Duke of Caladan which has Space>Space Opera on MPG
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 940
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySummer 2022 SRC
10.8 - Apple II
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.
Buttercream Bump Off
Points this post: 10
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 260
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
30.9 - Brooklyn's Task: The PurgeOption 1: Read a book with a 2 word title where the first word is THE
The Change
Option 2: Read a book by a single author who uses at least 1 initial in their name.
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
Initial T
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 240
It's A Fact Tickets: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
***Unclaiming Task***25.10 - Jen K's Task: Malawi and Zambia
Option 1: Election
Option 3: Hidden Pictures
Points Earned This Post: -25
Total Points Earned: 215
It's A Fact Tickets: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
15.4 – Summer Road Trip-North and SouthOPTION 2: Read one book that satisfies the criteria for both book 1 and book 2 of Option 1.
Book 1 – Read a book set at least 50% in one of these states: New Jersey
Book 2 – Read a book with a motor vehicle on the cover.
Car on cover.
Set entirely in New Jersey, which is stated in the meta data and description.
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 230
It's A Fact Tickets: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Janice CA15.8 - There's More than One of Us
collective animal names
words:
wolves: pack
jays: party
Rat Pack Party Girl: From Prostitute to Women's Advocate by Jane McCormick
+15
total: 40
tasks: 3
books: 3
Mod
30.1 - 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.
Who the Hell Is Pansy O'Hara?: The Fascinating Stories Behind 50 of the World's Best-Loved Books. Jenny Bond
Claiming 1 IAF ticket
Option 5 - Read a book set in the 1930s.
The Giver of Stars. Jojo Moyes
Points this post: 30
Total points: 440/1050
Tasks completed: 26/59
Books read: 33
Big Book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
It's a Fact ticket: 10
JEN B25.2 - 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
Caramel Pecan Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke
cArAmel pecAn
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.
The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn't, and Get Stuff Done by Kendra Adachi
kendrA AdAchie
**I am claiming one It's A Fact ticket for nonfiction**
TOTAL POINTS: 225
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
I listened to an audio version of Black Water
MMPB version is Reflets en eau trouble
New Points: 5
Total Points: 265
IF: 3
Amy B5.1 - "I'll Take Lyricists for $1000, Alex"
Read a book by an author all of whose initials appear in EDSEL YIPSEL HARBURG. Letters can be used only as often as they appear in the target name.
Glorious Frazzled Beings by Angelique LaLonde
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 250 Points
Mod
I listened to an audio version of The Ghost Orchid by Carol Goodman, linked to the top pb edition.
author, Goodman, matches Benny Goodman.
total points: 345.
Mod
I chose option 2 and listened to an audio version of The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld.
Fits (1) - author initials, RD, found in juDy gaRland
Fits (2) - title initials, TCF, found in FranCes eThel gumm
total points: 360
Mod
I chose option 2 and listened to an audio version of
.Fits (1) - set almost 100% in NY, with one brief excursion to CT.
Fits (2) - 2 cars showing on the cover.
total points: 375
Mod
I read a kindle ARC of A Murder of Crows, linked to the pb edition.
I used the collective name for crows - a murder of crows. Couldn't resist a book title with the whole thing in it!
total points: 390
Mod
I read the kindle edition of Who Pays the Piper? - 3 P's in title - who Pays the PiPer.
total points: 410
Mod
I used option 2 and listened to the audiobook of The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson.
Fits (1) - 3 or more A's in title/subtitle - 1 in breAker, 1 in doudnA, 1 in And (and 2 more in humAn rAce)
Fits (2) 3 or more A's in author name: wAlter isAAcson
book has 560 pages.
total points: 435
Mod
For book 1, I read Present Darkness, set completely in South Africa.
For book 2, I read a kindle edition of Honor, linked to the top pb. Book is set completely in India.
total points: 460
ROBIN P5.9 Rescued from the Cutting Room Floor
No The in title and not part of series
Leaving Coy's Hill: A Novel
Points this post: 5
Total points: 305
BB:3 GO:1 IAF:4
Mod
Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren / book is cowritten by 2 women per GR
Points this post: 10
Total points: 410
Barbara ★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".
Heart of Steel - Meljean Brook 7/16
(heart in THE RAinbow)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 405
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
25.4 - Lauren Jodi's Task: Literary LionsOption 1, a single feather on the cover: I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell
Option 3, a retelling of Beauty and the Beast from Beauty and the Beast list (p.1 #51): Beast by Judith Ivory
Points this post: 25
Total points: 405
15.4 - Summer Road Trip - North and SouthOption 2: Read one book that satisfies the criteria for both book 1 and book 2 of Option 1
Christine by Stephen King, set 100% in Pennsylvania to satisfy book 1 requirement and has a motor vehicle on the cover to satisfy book 2 requirement
I'm claiming a BB ticket for Christine, Audiobook, 503 pages for the first listed MMP edition
Points this post: 15
Total points: 735
Tasks completed: 41
Books read: 59
Big Book tickets: 9
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
Deborah5.9 - Rescued from the Cutting Room Floor
Elatsoe
AR BOOKFINDER: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11.0
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 145
Books Read: 12
Tasks Done: 11
Delicious Deerepost
30.6 - Nick KY’s Task: The White Tiger.
Option 2 - Bending the Rules - T in the, IGE in Bending, R in Rules
Option 4 - The Widows of Malabar Hill - set entirely in india
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 410
Delicious Dee15.8 - There's More than One of Us
The Shadow Revolution - group of Jaguar's is called a SHADOW
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 425
10.9 - Her MajestyI read Unsheltered by Clare Moleta.
This book is set entirely in Australia.
Points this task: 10
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Totals:
Points: 55
Tasks completed: 7
Joanne MI25.9 - Dee's Task: It's Graduation Time
Option A-Read a book with all the words in the title starting with letters found in GOVERNMENT INFORMATION LEADERSHIP.
The Race for Paris
Option B-Book set 75% in one of listed countries-Chose United Kingdom
A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II -Set in the UK.
NOTE Although GR'S list the setting as Poland, this is not the case. The book is about the Polish Airmen, but it follows their time spent in England fighting the Battle of Britain. Below are 2 references that state this. Although the authors do visit Poland, it is only in the last 100 pages during the Polish Uprising. 512 pages long, so 412 pages would be 82% of the action taking place in England.
https://www.historynet.com/military-h... quote found in 3rd paragraph
After participating in the defense of France, a battle the Poles seemed more interested in fighting than their hosts, most moved on to England to continue the fight. Among the bravest were the fighter pilots of No. 303 Squadron, credited with downing more German aircraft than any other attached to the RAF during the Battle of Britain, with nine of its members becoming aces. With the aid of the squadron’s diary and other documentary evidence, Olson and Cloud introduce the reader to the men who flew the missions and their astounding exploits. It’s a compelling story interwoven with Poland’s tragic history and explains why these men fought so bravely. For them, the fight was ultimately for their homeland.
https://www.amazon.com/Question-Honor... blurb says basically the same thing
Claiming 1 BB at 512 pages and 1 IAF
Points this task 25
Total Points 175
BB's this task 1
Total BB's 3
IAF this task 1
Total IAF 6
Angela IL30.5 - 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.
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid-7/16
"True" found in grandiloquent
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.
Bright Burning Things by Lisa Harding-6/3
"Lisa" found in kaleidoscope
Book Total: 331/336= 667
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 225
Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 9
BB Ticket:
NF Ticket:
Jen K20.10 - Group Reads
The Maid
Message 21 in the group read thread
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 120
IAF: 3
Jen K30.2 - TessaVanessa's Task: Consonant Clusters
Consonant Cluster chose: CL
Book 1: The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren (CL)
Book 2: Cloud Cuckoo Land
Word: CLoud
**** Requesting Big Book ticket @626 pages****
*****
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 150
IAF: 3
BB: 1
MAZZA15.7- I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
Read a book with a word of at least four or more letters from the title of one of the listed songs found intact in its title/subtitle.
USING
"I've Got the World on a String" – and the word WORLD
A History of the World in 21 Women: A Personal Selection
points this post = 5
points to date = 640
IAF tickets this post = 1
IAF tickets to date = 5
Julia10310.6 - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Cytonic (on page 11 of list)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 275
BB: 8
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks Completed: 20
Books read: 25
LAUREN JODI15.3 - Just Call Me Judy
Option 2
More Than He Expected by Andrea Laurence
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 285/1050
Big Book Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 24
Total Tasks Completed: 21/59
Nick KY30.4 DlmRose’s Sinistromanual
Opt. 1. I read Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition by Charles Eisenstein. Letters in the title word “SACRED” are lh letters on the keyboard.
Opt. 2. I read Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton from p. 6 of the list. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 460
Boston Kate
15.10 – Location, Location, Locations
The Woman in the Library
from the "In a Library" setting
Points this post: 15
Total points: 50
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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15.10 Location, Location, Location
I used the location SPACE and read
Far from the Light of Heaven
Total to date 385 points