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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2022
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Cindy FTask 25.2 A's All Around
Book 1: 3 or more A's in title
Death and the Maiden by Ariana Franklin
Book 2: 3 or more A's in authors name
The Vanished Days by Susanna Kearsley
Points this post:25
Total points:105
Books read:10
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:2
Non-Fiction:1
Tasks completed:9
Cindy FTask 5.2 Oscar Time, Baby!
A word intitle of 3 or more letters found in OVER THE RAINBOW
Word: HEART
The Restless Heart by Tami Hoag
Points this post:5
Total points:110
Books read:11
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:2
Non-Fiction:1
Tasks completed:10
Andy P.Task # 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: QWERT
ASDFG
ZXCVB
Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck--Why Some Thrive Despite Them All by James C. Collins The Word is GREAT
Option 2. Read a book that has been shelved as Sinister:
The One by John Marrs
Found on page 1 # 17 on 7/20/22
Points this post: 30
Total points: 415
Katrisa25.10 - Jen K's Task: Malawi and Zambia
Opt 1 - read a book that is #1 in a series
I read Winter's Mourn which is Winter Black #1
Opt 3 - Read a book with a cover that includes the colors black, red AND green
I read The Parrot's Perch
Tineye says - 43.8% black 7.5% green 6.9% red
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 1020
Lisa MD20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Poppy the three-legged dog
Read a book with exactly three P's in any combination of title, sub-title, series name and author. You may choose any single source or combination of those sources, but there must be exactly 3 Ps in source/combo.
🦁The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
Exactly 3 P's found in title: the curious charms of arthur PePPer
331 pages
🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 325/1050
Total Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 17/59
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 2
Sara G30.9 - Brooklyn's Task: The Purge
Option 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.
The Familiars by Stacey Halls
Option 2:
Read a book by a single author who uses at least 1 initial in their name. The initial can be in any position but must be shown the author field on the main book page.
Who Slays the Wicked by C.S. Harris
Points this post: 30
Total points: 265
MAZZA150.1 Lisa MD: “I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT”
(Using Option {A)
Read one book for each chorus option
Option 1: ABC
Read one book where the first word of the title begins with either the letter A, B, or C. All title words count, including “A” or “An.”
Connections in Death 448 pages
Option 2: 123
Read one book which is either number 1,2, or 3 in a series. Series name and number must appear in greyscale in the Goodreads data.
Widdershins 226 pages identified as #1 in series
Option 3: Do Re Mi
Read one book with either “do,” “re,” or “mi” found intact in a title word.
Dreamland Using Re in dREamland
480 pages
448 +226+480 = 1,154 exceeds page requirement
Points this post = 50
Points to date = 720
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option 1
read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in L FRANK BAUM
I read Mormor hilser og sier unnskyld by Fredrik Backman. F and B can be found in the name
points for this task: 20
total points: 95
books read: 9
tasks done: 9
Barbara ★5.5 - Making the World Go Round
Read a book in which a monetary unit is found intact in the title or subtitle.
Bad Penny - Sharon Sala 7/18
(Penny - used in the USA)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 415
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★15.2 - The Long and the Short of It
Book 1 – Read a short book – 100-200 pages.
Second Edition Death - Elizabeth Penney (196 pages) 7/19
Book 2 – Read a long book – at least 400 pages.
Daughter of the Moon Goddess - Sue Lynn Tan (512 pages) 6/18
BIG BOOK: 512 pages
Points this task: 15
Total points: 430
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
JEN B15.5 – Of Course I'm Brave, I've Got a Medal!
Read a book with a MPG of Adventure or Action.
Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
TOTAL POINTS: 240
30.3 - Schatzie's Task : Escaping My BoxBook 1: Read a nonfiction book with a main page genre of Health
I read the "new to me" Nonfiction book The Price of Silence: A Mom's Perspective on Mental Illness which has Health>Mental Health and Health on MPG
My book was audio PB 304 pages
Book 2: Read a book with a main page genre of Urban Fantasy or Epic Fantasy.
I read the "new to me" book Shifting Shadows which has Fantasy>Urban Fantasy on MPG
My book was audio - MMPB 570 pages
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 1050
Maria Jo30.4- Dlmrose's Task: Sinistromanual
Option 2: The Silent Patient (pg. 1 on list)
Option 4: Pray for Silence (author lives in Texas)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 75
Mai25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Niagara Falls
Option 2: Louis Tussaud - Book set at least 50% in the U.K.
Endless Night by Agatha Christie
Option 4: The Cadillac Motel - Book with a word in the title found on the list of car parts.
The word is "Computer"
Your Computer Is on Fire by Thomas S. Mullaney
*Claim 1 NF ticket*
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 450
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 35
NF Tickets: 17
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 1
Current points: 8025.9
Option A – 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.
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
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.
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (set in UK)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 105
Mai10.6 - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Read a book from the first 25 pages shelved as Aliens
The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
Found on Page 6
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 460
Tasks Completed: 27
Books Read: 36
NF Tickets: 17
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 1
Current points: 10525.5 -
Option 1: Read a book with a title word of four or more letters that appears in the lion’s speech. The word must match exactly and subtitles should be ignored. REQUIRED: Specify in your post the word that you chose.
DAWN:Black Dawn by Rachel Caine
Option 3: Like Bert Lahr, read a book by a single author whose first and last name each has four letters (ignore middle initials).
Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen
Points this post: 25
Total points: 130
Stephanie12725.2 - 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
Klara and the Sun
Book 2: Read a book with 3 or more A's in the author's name. All name parts are included. Single authors only.
Virgin with a Memory: The Exhibition Tie-In by Sophia Al-Maria
Points this post: 25
Total points: 75/1050
Tasks completed: 5/59
Books read: 6
50.1 Lisa MD: “I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT”Option A
Option 1: ABC - Read one book where the first word of the title begins with either the letter A, B, or C.
Cockroaches (Harry Hole #2) by Jo Nesbø
374 pages
Option 2: 123 - Read one book which is either number 1,2, or 3 in a series.
Judas Horse (DC Jack Warr #2) by Lynda La Plante
336 pages
Option 3: Do Re Mi - Read one book with either “do,” “re,” or “mi” found intact in a title word.
Where They Fall by L.J. Duncan
"re" found in wheRE
344 pages
Total pages read: 1,054
Total this Post: 50
Bigger is Better: 7
It's a Fact: 2
Season Total: 630
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)50.1 Lisa MD: “I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT”
(B) One option- three books which meet the task requirement
750 pages or more. No MPG childrens or kids may be used.
Option 2: numbers 1, 2, 3 in series (don't have to be the same series)
Book 1: #1 in series
Page Count: 347
Series: Amish Quilt Shop Mystery #1
Murder, Plain and Simple
Book 2: # 2 in series
Page Count: 464
Series: Dumplin #2
Puddin'
Book 3: #3 in series
Page Count: 176
Series: Apple Ridge #3
The Dawn of Christmas: A Romance from the Heart of Amish Country
Points Earned This Post: 50
Points Achieved to Date: 775/1050
Tasks Completed:46/59
Task 5.4 - The 1938 Hit Paradeauthor ROSS matches Shirley ROSS
The Snow Killer by Ross Greenwood
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785 points
16 BB tix
3 GO tix
1 NF tix
JUKKA15.4 – Summer Road Trip-North and South
Option 1:
Book A: Book set at least 50% in one of the named states.
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1: The Parker Luck by Dan Slott is set in New York.
Book B: Book with a motor vehicle in the cover.
Astro City Vol. 3: Family Album by Kurt Busiek.
The cover was cleared in the help thread as having enough vehicle visible.
Total Points: 250/1050
Total Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 18/59
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 3
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.8 Andy P.’s Task: Choose Your Favorite List
Option 1: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
Found on page 1
Option 4: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
Found on page 1
Points this post: 25
Total points: 410/1050
Tasks completed: 25/59
Books read: 33
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.4 Dlmrose's Task: Sinistromanual
Option 1: Hand of Fate by Lis Wiehl
word is: fate
Option 4: Big Little Spies Krista Davis
The author lives in Virginia.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 440/1050
Tasks completed: 26/59
Books read: 35
trishhartuk5.10 Swing, Baby, Swing!
Books with the MPG children or kids that are NOT found in ARBF may be used for this task.
A Snake Falls to Earth, Darcie Little Badger
Read the kindle edition. HB (no PB): here
Using this here, as it includes Children’s as an MPG, but isn’t in either US or UK AR Bookfinder
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 155
Tasks Completed: 7
Nick KY15.7 If You Don’t Want Me to Read It I read As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, p. 1 of the list. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 565
JUKKA15.3 – Just Call Me Judy
Book 1: Book whose writer's initials are in JUDY GARLAND.
Aghora & the Last Metabaron by Alejandro Jodorowsky.
Book 2: Book with title of at least three words, initial letter of each in FRANCES ETHEL GUMM.
Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles by Mark Russell.
Total Points: 265/1050
Total Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 19/59
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 3
Mod
Task 5.7 – I'd Like to Teach the World to SingBook chosen: The Devil's Highway: A True Story
Fits task: Word "devil" in the song "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea"
Format read: audio
# of pages: 239 (printed edition)
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 235 points
Task 10.8 – Apple IIBook chosen: The Absent Onebook:The Devil's Highway: A True Story|91359]
Fits task: No. 2 in the "Afdeling Q" series
Format read: audio
# of pages: 406 (printed edition)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 245 points
Task 15.8 – There's More than One of UsBook chosen: The Shadow Box
Fits task: Animal = Jaguar; collective noun = Shadow
Format read: audio
# of pages: 368 (printed edition)
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 260 points
Task 30.8 – Tien's Task: Drinks to keep you WarmBook 1 chosen: 2. Coffee - Killer Chardonnay
Fits task: MPG Crime and "Kill" intact in the title
Format read: audio
# of pages: 293 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: 3. Hot Chocolate - The Letter from Briarton Park
Fits task: MPG Romance and author's initials (Sarah E. Ladd) found in NESTLE
Format read: audio
# of pages: 336 (printed edition)
Total number of pages: 293+336= 629
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date: 290 points
25.10 - Jen K's Task: Malawi and ZambiaOption 1: The Kwacha. Both countries have named their currency Kwacha which means sunrise or dawn and symbolizes the dawn of their freedom from colonialism and start of their independence.
Start something new and read a book that is #1 in a series.
I read Magpie Murders which is # 1 in the Susan Reyland series.
Option 4: The Countries. Read a book by a single author with first and last initials found in MALAWI and ZAMBIA. One letter can be found in each word such a Morgan Matson- one M in Malawi and one M in zaMbia
I read Jackie and Me by Louis Bayard whose initials are found in maLawi zamBia
points: 160
Books read: 16
tasks completed: 9
tasks in progress; 4
Big Books: 1
pages read: 5681
Joanne MI25.1 - MegSCL's Task: Best and Worst of the Spring Challenge
-Book 1 Option # 1 -City of Dragons by Robin Hobb -in the Spring I read Dragon Haven by the same author
Book 2 option #2 The Last Light of the Sun in the Spring I Read The Last Crusader: A Novel about Don Juan of Austria, it was my least favorite of the season.
Claiming 1 BB ticket at 501 pages
Points this task 25
Total Points 200
BB's this task 1
Total BB's 4
IAF 6
Beth_NC REPOSTTask 5.8 Meanwhile Back in Oz
The Sentinel
by Lee ChildYellow Letter "L" on Cover
Points: 5
Total Points: 15
Tasks: 3
Total Pages: 982
Beth_NC REPOST5.10 Swing Baby Swing
Book of Choice
Black Wings, Gray Skies by Hailey Edwards
Points: 5
Total Points: 25
Total Tasks: 5
Total Pages: 1641
Beth_NC10.1 Cowardly
Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell
Fly ends in Y
Points: 10
Total Points: 35
Total Tasks: 6
Total Books: 6
Total Pages: 2108
30.7 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: Doublejs DoubledOption 1: Read a book by a single, male author whose first name begins with the letter "J."
Waswanipi by Jean-Yves Soucy
Male author ("He/Him" used in the description) and first initial J
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket - Nonfiction
Option 2: Read a book with a MPG genre of World War II or Horror.
How to Be Eaten
MPG Horror
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 320
It's A Fact Tickets: 5
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Beth_NC10.2 What a Drag it is to Get Old
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
Tell from Tell Me That You Love Me
Big Book 902 pages
Points: 10
Total Points: 45
Total Tasks: 7
Total Books: 7
Total Pages: 3010
Nick KY30.2 TessaVanessa’s Consonant Clusters
Book 1. I read Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane, “SC” is the cluster.
Book 2. I read Little Scarlet by Walter Mosley, “SCarlet” is the word.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 595
Beth_NC10.8 Apple II
Snared by K.N. Banet
#2 in Kaliya Sahni Series
Points: 10
Total Points: 55
Total Books: 8
Total Tasks: 8
Total Pages: 3406
Beth_NC10.9 Her Majesty
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
Book Set in England
Big Book 599 pages
Points: 10
Total Points: 65
Total Books: 9
Total Tasks: 9
Total Pages: 4005
JUKKA15.8 - There's More than One of Us
Book with collective noun for animals in title or subtitle.
Once & Future, Vol. 3: The Parliament of Magpies by Kieron Gillen has "Parliament", the collective noun for... owls, turns out.
Total Points: 280/1050
Total Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 20/59
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 3
Beth_NC15.2 The Long and Short of It
Book 1:
Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
Short Book 100-200 pages: 174 pages
Book 2
Thunderhead by Douglas Preston
Long Book over 400 pages: 531 pages
Big Book
Points: 15
Total Points: 80
Total Books: 11
Total Tasks: 10
Total Pages: 4710
10.9 - Her MajestyRead a book set at least 50% in one of the following countries: Canada
The Birth Yard: A Novel
Takes place entirely in Canada. MPG Canada.
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 330
It's A Fact Tickets: 5
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Bookwrm526Task #30.7 - Doublejs Doubled
Option 2: Read a book with a MPG genre of World War II or Horror. Genres may be stand alone or embedded. I read Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey (MPG Horror).
Option 4: Read a book from Best Southern Literature. I read The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen, from page 1 of the list (position 78 at time of posting).
Total points so far: 320
Mod
20.4 - 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.
LGBT > Lesbian
Snow Falls. Gerri Hill
Points this post: 20
Total points: 555/1050
Tasks completed: 32/59
Books read: 39
Big Book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
It's a Fact ticket: 10
Andy P.Task # 30.2 - TessaVanessa's Task: Consonant Clusters
Book 1: Read a book by an author with initials (first name then last name, that form one of these sound clusters
Cluster is PL On the Edge by Peter Lovesey
Book 2: Read a book with a word in the title only that begins with the same sound cluster as used in Book 1. State the word.
Word is Place. The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom by Corrie ten Boom
Points this post: 30
Total points: 445
JUKKA5.8 - Meanwhile, Back in Oz....
Book with a yellow letter on the cover.
Once & Future, Vol. 4: Monarchies in the UK by Kieron Gillen. The subtitle "Monarchies in the UK" and the names of the creators are in yellow. Since the task demands I specify a single one, I'll say the K in "Kieron" in the upper right-hand corner.
Total Points: 285/1050
Total Books Read: 25
Tasks Completed: 21/59
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 3
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20.8
option 2: read a book with at least three people on the cover
i read
which has three people on the cover
points for this task: 20
total points: 75
books read: 8
tasks done: 8