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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2022
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Jen K10.2 - What A Drag It Is Getting Old
Blood Orange Night: My Journey to the Edge of Madness
Matches song: Don't Stay Out All Night
****Request 1 IAF ticket for non-fiction***
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 420
IAF: 10
BB: 3
Jen K10.3 - Press Play
More Myself: A Journey
Audie Award for Narration By The Author (2021)
***Request 1 IAF ticket for non-fictions***
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 430
IAF: 11
BB: 3
Jen K10.10 - Liquid Courage
Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse
*Listed under list of coffee drinks with espresso
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 450
IAF: 11
BB: 3
MAZZA110.9 - Her Majesty
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the following countries: United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Third Girl
GR blurb states "three girls share a London Flat"
points this post = 10
Points to date = 860
Mary P50.1 Lisa MD: “I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT”
Option 1:Read one book where the first word of the title begins with either the letter A, B, or C.
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
Title start with A, 432 pages.
Option 2:Read one book which is either number 1,2, or 3 in a series.
The Shop on Royal Street by Karen White
Book is #1 in series, 544 pages
Option 3:Read one book with either “do,” “re,” or “mi” found intact in a title word.
The Legend of Fire Mountain by Sarah Lark
Re in the word Fire, 574 pages.
Points this task: 50
Total points: 325
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25.5 - Amy FL’s task: Just a Dandy-Lion
Option 1: Read a book with a title word of four or more letters that appears in the lion’s speech. (KING)
The Half-Drowned King. Linnea Hartsuyker
Option 4: Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BETCHA CAN’T EAT JUST ONE.
Bad Monkey. Carl Hiaasen
Points this post: 25
Total points: 630/1050
Tasks completed: 36/59
Books read: 46
Big Book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
It's a Fact ticket: 11
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For book 1, I read A Mirror Mended - 130 pages
For book 2, I read a kindle ARC of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, linked to the top pb (no MMPB) - 416 pages.
total points: 580
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I listened to an audiobook of Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War, linked to the pb (no MMPB).
This book is found on page 1 of the Civil War Books list.
total points: 595
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I chose option 1 and read a kindle ARC of Carrie Soto Is Back, linked to the pb (no MMPB).
Title word "Soto" is found in herbert pOpe STOthart.
total points: 615
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For book 1, I used option 1 and listened to an audiobook of Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore, linked to the top pb (no MMPB) - 328 pages. Book is found on p.1 of the Books about Book and Libraries list.
For book 2, I used option 4 and listened to an audiobook of The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World, linked to the top pb (no MMPB) - 299 pages. Book is found on page 1 of the Niche Non Fiction list.
total pages - 328 +299= 627 (>required 500).
total points: 640.
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I chose option A.
Book 1. I read the kindle edition of The Glass Hotel, linked to the top pb. Title initials, TGH, found in GOVERNMENT INFORMATION LEADERSHIP - T and G found in Government, H found in Leadership.
Book 2. I read the kindle edition of Earthlings, linked to the pb (no MMPB). Set completely in Japan.
total points: 665
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For my first book, I used option 2 and read a kindle ARC of Joan, by Katherine J. Chen, linked to the hardcover edition.
Author uses the middle initial "J" in her name.
For my second book, I used option 3 and read a kindle edition of The Locked Room - #14 in the Ruth Galloway Mysteries series, which now has 14 titles.
total points: 695
DOM20.7 - 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.
For Your Own Protection by Paul Pilkington
One 'P' in title (Protection) and two 'Ps' in author's name (Paul and Pilkington)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 24
It's a Fact: 1
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
Theresa5.9 - Rescued From the Cutting Room Floor
Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison
Points this post - 5
Total points - 45
Kathy KS25.2 - 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
Sporting Ancestors: Tracing Your Family's Athletic Past, by Keith Gregson
4 "A"s in title: Ancestors AND subtitle: trAcing fAmily's Athletic
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
Book 2: Read a book with 3 or more A's in the author's name.
Where Lawyers Fear to Tread, Lia Matera
3 "A"s in Author: liA mAterA
I read as an ebook; mmpb=230 p.
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 500
Tasks completed: 23/59
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: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 4
Theresa5.10 - Swing, Baby, Swing!
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
Points this post - 5
Total points - 50
Kathy KS30.2 - TessaVanessa's Task: Consonant Clusters
Some of the most common 2-letter consonant clusters are: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr, sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw.
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. Weep for Her by Sara Woods
SW is the cluster
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.
Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews
SWeep is the word
I listened to an audiobook; pb=227 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 530
Tasks completed: 24/59
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: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 4
Barbara ★15.4 - Summer Road Trip-North and South
Option 1
Book 1 – Read a book set at least 50% in one of these states. If the setting is not identified in the GR description or metadata, include a reference.
Dark Rites - Heather Graham 6/16
(set 100% in Massachusetts)
Book 2 – Read a book with a motor vehicle on the cover.
The Angels' Share - J.R. Ward 7/31
Points this task: 15
Total points: 560
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Schatzie5.8 - Meanwhile, Back in Oz....
--- yellow letter on cover.
Letter: F
I read: Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science
pb: Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science
Points this post: 5
Challenge Total: 1000
Lisa MD25.3 - Cat's Task: Lion Range
Book 1: read a book set in one or more sub-Saharan country or countries.
🦁The Colors of All the Cattle by Alexander McCall Smith
Setting: Botswana, South Africa - Book set entirely in Botswana
228 pages
Book 2: read a book set in India
🦁The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
Book set entirely in India
366 pages
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 515/1050
Total Books Read: 36
Tasks Completed: 26/59
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 6
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25.7 - Hannelore’s Task: Hoi! Nice to meet you!
Option 1: Read a book by an author who has one name part that is a palindrome. The entire name part counts.
The Dictionary of Lost Words. Pip Williams
Option 3: Read a book from one of the following lists:
Fiction Featuring Embroidery and Embroiders (page 1)
A Single Thread. Tracy Chevalier
Points this post: 25
Total points: 655/1050
Tasks completed: 37/59
Books read: 48
Big Book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
It's a Fact ticket: 11
Line15.6
read a book by an author whose initials can be found in LEO THE LION. I read Beach Read by Emily Henry. E and H can be found
points for this task: 15
total points: 160
books read: 14
tasks done: 13
Schatzie50.1 Lisa MD: “I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT”
[B] option 1: read three books, one that begins with A, one with B, one with C
Starts with A:
I read A Sparrow in Terezin
pb: A Sparrow in Terezin
Starts with B:
I read: Boundaries in Marriage
pb: Boundaries in Marriage: Understanding the Choices That Make or Break Loving Relationships
Starts with C:
I read: Chasing Shadows
pb: Chasing Shadows
Points this post: 50
Challenge Total: 1050
30.2 - TessaVanessa's Task: Consonant ClustersBook 1: Read a book by an author with initials (first name then last name, ignore middle initials) that form one of these sound clusters
The Afghan by Frederick Forsyth
sound cluster: FR
author's first name: FRederick
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.
Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier
sound cluster: FR
word in title: FRenchman's
1x Golden Oldies tix (pub. 1941)
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better: 7
It's a Fact: 4
Season Total: 725
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25.2 - 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
Sporting Ancestors: Tracing Your Family's Athletic Past, by Keith Gregson
4 "A"s in title: Ancestors AND subtitle: trAcing fAmily's Athletic
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
Book 2: Read a book with 3 or more A's in the author's name.
Where Lawyers Fear to Tread, Lia Matera
3 "A"s in Author: liA mAterA
I read as an ebook; mmpb=230 p.
Points for this task: 25
Total points : 530
Tasks completed: 24/59
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: 5
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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Poppy the three-legged dog
Made You Up by Francesca Zappia
Book Title
P- UP
Author
PP- Zappia
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 235
Books Read: 18
Tasks Done: 15
Delicious Dee10.7 - To The Sea
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 545
15.7 - If You Don't Want Me to Read It, I Surely Will!Read a book from the Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books list
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, on page 1 of list
Points this post: 15
Roral points: 880
Tasks completed: 50
Books read: 70
Big Book tickets: 9
Golden Oldies tickets: 4
10.3 - Press PlayAn Audie Award winner: The Witness by Nora Roberts
Audie Award for Romance (2013)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 540
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.2 What A Drag It Is Getting Old
The Ghost and the Birthday Boy by Bobbie Holmes
Song: Bad boy
BOY is the word in title of both
Points this post: 10
Total points: 580/1050
Tasks completed: 32/59
Books read: 45
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5.1 - "I'll Take Lyricists for $1000, Alex"Read a book by an author all of whose initials appear in EDSEL YIPSEL HARBURG.
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by HP Lovecraft
BB tickets overall: 3
IAF tickets overall: 1
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 220
Task 15.7 - If You Don’t Want Me to Read It, I Surely Will!on p3 of list, #252
A Doll's House
first pub 1879 - claiming 1 GO tix
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900 points
19 BB tix
5 GO tix
1 NF tix
Andy P.Task # 30.9 - Brooklyn's Task: The Purge
Option 1. Read a book with a 2 word title where the first word is THE
The Healers by Ann Cleeves
Option 3. Read a book that is part of a series that has at least 10 primary works.
Give Unto Others by Donna Leon
# 31 in Commissario Brunetti Series
Points this post; 30
Total points: 555
Andy P.Task # 20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos Season
Option 1. Read a book with an MPG of Science Fiction
The Farm by Joanne Ramos
Science Fiction MPG
Points this post: 20
Total points: 575
Bookwrm526Task #20.9 - The Underscore
Option 3: Read a book that is first in a series. I read Body and Soul Food by Abby Collette, the first in the Books & Biscuits Mystery series.
Total points so far: 390
Julia1035.5 - Making the World Go Round
Ha'penny
A ha'penny is a halfpenny formerly used in England. Also a penny is currently used in the United States.
This post: 5 points
Total points: 510
BB: 13
GO: 1
NF: 2
Tasks Completed: 31
Books read: 41
Cindy FTask 20.6 Hugos Season
MPG Fantasy/Science Fiction
Beneath the Keep: A Novel of the Tearling
Points this post:20
Total points:130
Books read:12
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:2
Non-fiction:1
Tasks completed:11
Julia10310.10 - Liquid Courage
Claret and Present Danger
"Claret" is linked from the wikipedia page: Wine > List of Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wines (France) > Bordeaux > Bordeaux wine > Claret
This post: 10 points
Total points: 520
BB: 13
GO: 1
NF: 2
Tasks Completed: 32
Books read: 42
Jen K50.1 Lisa MD: “I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT”
(A) Read one book for each chorus option
Option 1: ABC
Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives- 288 pages
****Request 1 IAF ticket for non-fiction***
Option 2: 123
A Desolation Called Peace - 496 pages
Teixcalaan #2
Option 3: Do Re Mi
A Mirror Mended - 130 pages
Musical Note: Mi in Mirror
288+496+130>750 pages
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 500
IAF: 12
BB: 3
Amy FL10.10 - Liquid Courage
Shot of Tequila: A Jack Daniels Thriller - Tequila - book included in task description
Points this post: 10
Total points: 675
Amy FL15.1 – If I were King of the Forest!
Book 1: We Were Kings (KINGs)
Book 2: The Lioness (LIONess)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 690
Amy FL20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Poppy the three-legged dog
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd (3P's - 1 in title: cartograPhers, 2 in author's name: Peng shePherd)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 710
ROBIN P30.3 - Schatzie's Task: Escaping My Box
Book 1 - MPG Health - Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
**Claiming 1 IAF point, nonfiction**
Book 2 - MPG Epic Fantasy - Farilane
Points this post: 30
Total points 395
BB:4 GO:2 IAF:5
Kathy KS5.1 - "I'll Take Lyricists for $1000, Alex"
Read a book by an author all of whose initials appear in EDSEL YIPSEL HARBURG.
The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard
ADB=eDsel hArBurg
93 pages
Used for my one 5 pt. book between 80-99 pages
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 535
Tasks completed: 25/59
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: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 5
Pat20.6 ~ Hugos Season
Read one book, from one of the following options.
Option ~ 3 Read a book which was first published between 1939 and 2022, inclusive, AND has both 8 and 0 somewhere in the page count (but not necessarily together).
The Kitchen Front by Jennifer RyanRead ~ 7.31.22
Pages ~ 408
How it Fits ~ Published February 23rd 2021, 408 pages
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Points this Task ~ 20
Total Points ~ 360
Total Books ~ 24
Total Pages ~ 8,945
15.2 - The Long and the Short of ItBook 1: Read a short book: 100 - 200 pages
Half Spent Was the Night by Ami McKay, 112 pages
Book 2: Read a long book: at least 400 pages
The Lost Girl by D.H. Lawrence, Audio, 544 pages first MMP edition
I'm claiming a GO ticket (FP 1920) and a BB ticket (544 pg) for The Lost Girl
Points this post: 15
Total points: 895
Tasks completed: 51
Books read: 72
Big Book tickets: 10
Golden Oldies tickets: 5
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5.4 - The 1938 Hit Parade
Read a book written by a single author who shares a name with these musical artists from 1938
Hen of the Baskervilles by Donna Andrews
Points this post: 55
Total Points: 70/1050
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 5