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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2022
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Kathy KSThis may be a duplicate listing. I can't find my post from a few minutes ago.
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Book Concierge’s Task: Family Vacations
Required Book must be a minimum of 250 pages
Option A: Read a book with an outdoor nature scene on the cover, including water scenes. REQUIRED: Post the COVER.
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World, by Peter WohllebenCover approved in task help message 37
Pages: 272
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 475
Tasks completed: 22/59
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 3
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 4
Lisa MD15.4 – Summer Road Trip-North and South
OPTION 2
Read one book that satisfies the criteria for both book 1 (state) and book 2 (car on cover) of Option 1.
🦁Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart
Setting: Upstate New York (in book description) & Car on Cover
336 pages
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 490/1050
Total Books Read: 34
Tasks Completed: 25/59
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 6
Delicious Dee10.9 - Her Majesty
Bootcamp For Broken Hearts - set in England and Scotland
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 495
Delicious Dee10.6 - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Claimed - found on pg 9 of the list
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 505
30.3 - Schatzie's Task : Escaping My BoxBoth books are new to me.
Book 1, nonfiction with MPG Health: Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It by John Abramson 336 pages
Book 2, MPG Urban Fantasy: Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
paperback edition Magic for Liars 352 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 515
Schatzie5.9 - Rescued from the Cutting Room Floor
---"the" not in title and not part of a series
I read: Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country
pb: Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country
Points this post: 5
Challenge Total: 40
Schatzie5.10 - Swing, Baby, Swing!
---choice
I read: The Darkest Place: A Robin Lockwood Novel
hc: The Darkest Place
Points this post: 5
Challenge Total: 45
Schatzie10.1 - Cowardly
---title word ends in LY
I read: Go Gently: Actionable Steps to Nurture Yourself and the Planet
hc: Go Gently: Actionable Steps to Nurture Yourself and the Planet
Points this post: 10
Challenge Total: 55
Schatzie10.2 - What A Drag It Is Getting Old
---title word from given list
Song: Blue BEFORE Sunrise
I read: Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives
pb: Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits--to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life
Points this post: 10
Challenge Total: 65
Schatzie 10.3 - Press Play
---audie award winner
I read: Daughter of Smoke & Bone
mmpb: Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Points this post: 10
Challenge Total: 75
Schatzie10.4 - Fields of Poppies
---genre WWI
I read: Little Souls
hc: Little Souls
genre verified in HELP THREAD msg #11
Points this post: 10
Challenge Total: 85
Schatzie10.5 - Girls Together
---at least two female authors
I read: My Plain Jane
pb: Moja Jane Eyre
Points this post: 10
Challenge Total: 95
Coralie50.1 I’m going to Teach You How to Sing It Out
B) three books that meet the requirements of each musical note in Option 3
Book 1: DO in DOors
The Doors of Eden
Book 2: RE in wheRE
Where the Drowned Girls Go
Book 3: MI in MIdwinter
Midwinter Magic
Total to date 555 points
Schatzie10.6 - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
---book from given list
pg: #1
I read: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
mmpb: L'Espace d'un an
Points this post: 10
Challenge Total: 105
Schatzie10.7 - To The Sea
---boat on cover
I read: J Is For Judgment
mmpb: J is for Judgment
Points this post: 10
Challenge Total: 115
Schatzie10.8 - Apple II
--- #2 in a series
I read: A Darkness Absolute
pb: A Darkness Absolute
Points this post: 10
Challenge Total: 125
Schatzie10.9 - Her Majesty
---setting in given country list
I read: Northanger Abbey
--set in England
mmpb: Northanger Abbey
Points this post: 10
Challenge Total: 135
Schatzie10.10 - Liquid Courage
---beverage in the title
link to list of hot drinks:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
I read: For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History
pb: For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History
Points this post: 10
Challenge Total: 145
Schatzie 15.1 – If I were King of the Forest!
Book 1: royal title word in title
I read: Princess of Glass
pb: Princess of Glass
Book 2: “Lion” intact in title
I read: Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer
mmpb: Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer
Points this post: 15
Challenge Total: 160
Schatzie15.2 – The Long and the Short of It
Book 1: short book
I read: The Great Divorce
mmpb: The Great Divorce
Book 2: long book
I read: The Song of the Jade Lily
mmpb: The Song of the Jade Lilly
Points this post: 15
Challenge Total: 175
Schatzie15.3 – Just Call Me Judy
Option 2:
---author initials in Judy Garland.
---initial letter of title words found in Frances Ethel Gumm
I read: The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
pb: The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
Points this post: 15
Challenge Total: 190
Schatzie15.4 – Summer Road Trip-North and South
Option 2:
--- set in given list of states
--- motor vehicle on the cover
I read: Later
pb: Later
This is 100% in NY. Here is the wikipedia link that will also state that this is set in NY.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Later_(...
---first sentence under PLOT
Points this post: 15
Challenge Total: 205
Schatzie15.5 – Of Course I'm Brave, I've Got a Medal!
---MPG of Adventure or Action
I read: Beyond the Bear: How I Learned to Live and Love Again after Being Blinded by a Bear
hc: Beyond the Bear: How I Learned to Live and Love Again after Being Blinded by a Bear
Points this post: 15
Challenge Total: 220
Schatzie15.6. Leo the Lion.
---author’s initials in LEO THE LION
I read: The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida
pb: The Reason I Jump: One Boy's Voice from the Silence of Autism
Points this post: 15
Challenge Total: 235
Schatzie15.7 – If You Don’t Want Me to Read It, I Surely Will!
---book from Best Banned
pg. #1 of Best Banned
I read: Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
mmpb: Desobediencia civil y otros escritos
Points this post: 15
Challenge Total: 250
Schatzie15.8 - There's More than One of Us
---collective nouns for animals in title
fish in general: school
I read: The Moonlight School
pb: The Moonlight School
Points this post: 15
Challenge Total: 265
Schatzie15.9 - The End of Slavery!
---book from given list
pg. #3 from the Antebellum list
I read: To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876
pb: To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876
Points the post: 15
Challenge Total: 280
Schatzie15.10 – Location, Location, Locations
---book from given list
setting: IN SPACE
I read: Fugitive Telemetry
pb: Télémétrie fugitive
Points this post: 15
Challenge Total: 295
Schatzie20.1 - Most Improved Player - Paul's Task: Dancing With the Stars
Option 2: author's initials in PINK UKELELE
I read: My Money My Way: Taking Back Control of Your Financial Life by Kumiko Love
hc: My Money My Way: Nine Foundations for a Financially Fulfilled Life
Points this post: 20
Challenge Total: 315
Schatzie20.3 - Best Review-Kathy KS's Task: The Other Side of the Rainbow
Option 1: author's initials in L FRANK BAUM
I read: The 2% Way: How a Philosophy of Small Improvements Took Me to Oxford, the NFL, and Neurosurgery by Myron L. Rolle
hc: The 2% Way: How a Philosophy of Small Improvements Took Me to Oxford, the NFL, and Neurosurgery
Points this post: 20
Challenge Total: 335
LAUREN JODI15.8 - There's More than One of Us
Stolen Charms by Adele Ashworth
Required: A charm of finches
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 385/1050
Big Book Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 32
Total Tasks Completed: 27/59
Schatzie20.4 - Golden Oldies - Julia103's Task: A Group of Prides
option A: LIONS in title
I read: Dead Lions
pb: Dead Lions
Points this post: 20
Challenge Total: 355
Schatzie20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Book Concierge’s Task: Family Vacations
Option D: mpg FAMILY
I read: When We Believed in Mermaids
pb: When We Believed in Mermaids
Points this post: 20
Challenge Total: 375
Schatzie20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos Season
Option 1: mpg Sci-fi or Fantasy
I read: Journey to the Heart of the Abyss
Points this post: 20
Challenge Total: 395
Schatzie20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Poppy the three-legged dog
--- three P's in subtitle
Subtitle has 3 p's
I read: You Are a Badass Every Day: How to Keep Your Motivation Strong, Your Vibe High, and Your Quest for Transformation Unstoppable
pb: You Are a Badass Every Day: How to Keep Your Motivation Strong, Your Vibe High, and Your Quest for Transformation Unstoppable
Points this post: 20
Challenge Total: 415
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lucy Bookworm's Task: Flying the FlagQOpt 1-Read a book with a flag or bunting on the cover.
I read
. It was approved on message 37 of the help thread.Task Points: 20
Total Points: 40
Schatzie20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lucy Bookworm's Task: Flying the Flag
Option 2: at least 3 people on cover
I read: My Life in Dire Straits: The Inside Story of One of the Biggest Bands in Rock History
Points this post: 20
Challenge Total: 435
Schatzie20.9 - Moderators' Pet - CynBaxter's Task - The Underscore
Option 3: #1 in a series
I read: The Thursday Murder Club
Points this post 20
Challenge Total: 455
15.2 – The Long and the Short of ItBook 1, a short book: Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage by Dani Shapiro
paperback edition Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage 160 pages
Book 2, a long book: The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan
paperback edition The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle 528 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 530
Boston Kate
15.4 – Summer Road Trip-North and South
Book 1: Razorblade Tears
set in Virginia
Book 2: Twice a Quinceañera
car on cover
Points this post: 15
Total points: 65
EMurphy25.2 XBM's Task: A's all around
Option 1: 3 or more A's in the title/subtitle As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson
*Big Book Ticket - 570 pages
Option 2: 3 or more A's in the author's name Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol by Mallory O'Meara
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket +500: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 85
Books Read: 8
BB Ticket +500: 2
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 5
JEN B20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lucy Bookworm's Task: Flying the Flag
2) This weekend has been about people coming together, as families, friends or communities. Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover
by Beth O'LearyTOTAL POINTS: 290
Schatzie20.10 - Group Reads
I read: An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good
and my 2 cents are in msg. #41 of the discussion thread
Points this post: 20
Challenge Total: 475
Schatzie25.1 - MegSCL's Task: Best and Worst of the Spring Challenge
Book 1 - Option 2: book shares word w/fav book of last challenge
fave book of last challenge: On the Clock: What Low-Wage Work Did to Me and How It Drives America Insane
Matching word: CLOCK
I read: Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done
pb: Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done
Book 2 - Option 2: book shares word w/title of of least fave book of last challenge
least fave book of last challenge: Until I Die
Matching word: DIE
I read: Live Free Or Die: America (and the World) on the Brink
pb: Live Free Or Die: America (and the World) on the Brink
Points this post: 25
Challenge Total: 500
Schatzie25.2 - XBM's Task: A's all around
Option 2: 3 a's in author's name & 3 a's in title
I read: Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante, #2 by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
pb: Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World
Points this post: 25
Challenge Total: 525
10.5 - Girls TogetherRead a book written by at least 2 women.
March Sisters: On Life, Death, and Little Women
4 women authors, no men.
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket - Nonfiction
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 460
It's A Fact Tickets: 8
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Schatzie25.3 - Cat's Task: Lion Range
Book 1: set in sub-Saharan country
Country setting: Zambia
I read: Mrs. Pollifax on Safari
mmpb: Mrs. Pollifax on Safari
Book 2: set in India
I read: The God Of Small Things
mmpb: Il dio delle piccole cose
Points this post: 25
Challenge Total: 550
Jen K30.6 - Nick KY’s Task: The White Tiger.
Opt. 2. Tiger- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - 386 pages
mIdniGhT in the gaRdEn
*****Requesting 1 IAF ticket for non-fiction****
Opt. 3. 2008 – Graceling- 471 pages
386+471 > 500 pages
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 380
IAF: 8
BB: 3
Jen K30.9 - Brooklyn's Task: The Purge
Option 3: Mrs. Pollifax on Safari
Series: Mrs Pollifax, 14 primary works published to date
Option 4: Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes
*** Requesting 1 IAF ticket for non-fiction****
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 410
IAF: 9
BB: 3
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15.8 - 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
🦁Find Your People: Building Deep Community in a Lonely World by Jennie Allen
Subtitle Word: Building / Collective Name for Rooks: Building
243 pages
I claim a NF ticket
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 475/1050
Total Books Read: 33
Tasks Completed: 24/59
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 6