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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2022
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Readerboard Name: Keli20.6 - 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; or by an author born in one of these states or countries.REQUIRED: If the setting or author's birth location aren't specified in the GR records, please include a reference to establish them.
Espedair Street - 19/06/22 (Set in Glasgow)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 3
Readerboard Name: Keli10.1 - Cowardly
Read a book with a word in the title that ENDS in LY. Subtitles are excluded.
Ex. Remarkably Bright Creatures Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Definitely Dead - 08/07/22 (Definitely end in LY)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 4
Readerboard Name: Keli 20.3 - Best Review-Kathy KS's Task: The Other Side of the Rainbow
Required: Identify the option.
Option 2. Read a book that includes a natural disaster.
The Calculating Stars - 24/07/22 (There is an impact event, a meteor hits the East Coast causing catastrophic events.)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
30.8 - Tien’s Task: Drinks to keep you WarmOption 2, MPG Crime and "kill" intact in title and/or subtitle: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
paperback edition The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper 416 pages
Option 3, MPG Romance and author's initials in NESTLE COMPLETE MIX HOT CHOCOLATE: New York, Actually by Sarah Morgan
mass market paperback New York, Actually 376 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 570
Readerboard Name: Keli20.9 - Moderators' Pet - CynBaxter's Task - The Underscore
Option 1: Read a book where the TITLE contains a word (4 or more letters) that can be made from the composer's name: HERBERT POPE STOTHART"
The Witch's Heart - 24/07/22 (HEART can be found in his name)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
ReaderboardName: Keli10.10 - Liquid Courage
Read a book with a type of beverage in the title or subtitle. Alcoholic beverages are encouraged, but optional.
Required: * If using a beverage linked from the main page, state the location where it is listed
The Master and Margarita - 07/07/22 (Margarita- listed under List of Cocktails- Tequila)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 105
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 7
Task 15.5 – Of Course I'm Brave, I've Got a Medal!Book chosen: The Puma Years: A Memoir of Love and Transformation in the Bolivian Jungle
Fits task: MPG Adventure
Format read: ebook/audio
# of pages: 320 (printed edition)
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 520 points
Task 25.5 – Amy FL's task: Just a Dandy-LionBook 1 chosen: Option 3: Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
Fits task: author's first and last name both have 4 letters: Mark Dunn
Format read: audio
# of pages: 208 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: Option 4: Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
Fits task: Author's initials (Andrea Elliott) in BEATCHA
Format read: audio
# of pages: 602 (printed edition)
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 545 points
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20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Book Concierge’s Task: Family Vacations
Option A: Read a book with an outdoor nature scene on the cover, including water scenes.
. Barbara Delinsky (416 pages)Points this post: 20
Total points: 675/1050
Tasks completed: 38/59
Books read: 49
Big Book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
It's a Fact ticket: 11
Bookwrm526Task #20.6 - Hugos Season
Option 1: Read a book with an MPG of Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Science Fiction Fantasy. I read The Red Threads of Fortune by Neon Yang.
Total points so far: 410
APRILLEIGH10.5 - Girls Together
Read a book written by at least two women.
Environmental Science Experiments by Pamela Walker and Elaine Wood
*** It’s a Fact — non-fiction ***
Author names are clearly female.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (195)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
It’s a Fact: 1 (1)
Books Read: 1 (16)
Total Tasks: 16
APRILLEIGH15.8 - There’s More then One of Us
Read a book with a title word from a list of collective nouns for animals in the help thread.
Exercise is Murder by Bruce Hammack
Book is Kindle-only - approved for length here and in line 1147 of the spreadsheet.
A groups of crows is called a MURDER.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (210)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
It’s a Fact: 0 (1)
Books Read: 1 (17)
Total Tasks: 17
APRILLEIGH5.1 - "I'll Take Lyricists for $1000, Alex"
Read a book by an author all of whose initials appear in EDSEL YIPSEL HARBURG.
Pistols and Poinsettias by Bruce Hammack
(Read the kindle version - top paperback - no mmpb)
BH found in HarBurg.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (215)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
It’s a Fact: 0 (1)
Books Read: 1 (18)
Total Tasks: 18
APRILLEIGH5.8 - Meanwhile, Back in Oz…
Read a book with a yellow letter on its cover.
Nine Lives by Peter SwansonTitle letters are all yellow.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (220)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
It’s a Fact: 0 (1)
Books Read: 1 (19)
Total Tasks: 19
Coralie10.7 To the Sea
Book with a boat on the cover – there is a narrowboat under the title
Total to date 565 points
Mai25.3 - Cat's Task: Lion Range
Book 1: Set in sub-Saharan countries (Botswana + South Africa)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Book 2: Book set in India
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 555
Tasks Completed: 32
Books Read: 44
NF Tickets: 22
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 1
Task 15.10 - Location, Location, Locationsfrom Set in Library section of list
The Body in the Library
pub 1942 - claiming 1 GO tix
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915 points
19 BB tix
6 GO tix
1 NF tix
Amy B25.10 - Jen K's Task: Malawi and Zambia
Read two books from two different options.
REQUIRED: State the options you used
Option 1: Start something new and read a book that is #1 in a series.
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton (Hollow Kingdom #1)
Option 3: Read a book with a cover that includes the colors black, red AND green. Use Tineye to confirm the presence of all 3 colors, any percentage is fine.
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
Juliet by Anne Fortier ( 49.3% black, 7.1 % red and 4.7% green)
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 355 Points
trishhartuk20.8 Nickels & Dimes - Lucy Bookworm's Task: Flying the Flag
2) Read a book with at least three people on the cover. Post the cover.
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Okayed in Help Thread message #40: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 255
Tasks Completed: 12
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lucy Bookworm's Task: Flying the Flag2) Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover
BB tickets overall: 3
IAF tickets overall: 1
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 240
Mai15.9 - The End of Slavery!
Book from page 3 of the Civil War books list
News of the World by Paulette Jiles
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 570
Tasks Completed: 33
Books Read: 44
NF Tickets: 22
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 1
trishhartuk20.4 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.
Stormsong, C.L. Polk
Read the kindle edition. PB here
LGBT > Queer: 51 users
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 275
Tasks Completed: 13
Task 5.6 - Happy Happy Joy Joyset in Switzerland
The Sanatorium
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920 points
19 BB tix
6 GO tix
1 NF tix
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Book Concierge’s Task: Family VacationsOption B: Read a book that is set at least 50% in either California or Mexico.
22 Seconds
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 175
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - CynBaxter's Task - The UnderscoreOption 3: Read a book that is first in a series.
Murder, She Knit
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 195
Lisa MD15.1 – If I were King of the Forest!
Book 1 – Read a book with King, Queen, Princess, or Prince in its title (not subtitle). Plurals and possessives may be used, but no other variations.
🦁The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne
318 pages
Book 2 – Read a book with “Lion” found intact in a word in its title (not subtitle)
🦁The Lion in Winter by James Goldman
Listened to audiobook. Linked to MMPB
139 pages
🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 530/1050
Total Books Read: 38
Tasks Completed: 27/59
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 6
5.3 - Song of the Century?Read a book with a word in the title that is also found in the title of one of the top 10 songs (per RIAA) of the twentieth century.
A Killer Christmas Wish
"WHITE CHRISTMAS" BING CROSBY = Christmas
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 200
30.5 - 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.
The Rocky Road to Ruin
qrandiloquent = Ruin
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.
Listen To Me - Tess Gerritsen
quintessence = Tess
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 230
20.3 - Best Review-Kathy KS's Task: The Other Side of the RainbowOption 1. Read a book whose author’s initials (all of them) can be found in his name: L FRANK BAUM.
Clause of Death - Lorna Barrett
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 250
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".
Better Late Than Never
Than
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 255
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Poppy the three-legged dogRead a book with exactly three P's in any combination of title, sub-title, series name and author.
The Paper Caper
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 275
20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos SeasonOption 1: Read a book with an MPG of Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Science Fiction Fantasy. The MPG can be stand-alone or embedded.
Cold Clay
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 295
Natalie CH20.4 - 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.
The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter
MPG queer is listed (embedded)
Points this post: 20
Tasks completed: 6
Total Points: 60
25.2 As All AroundBook 1 - It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump by Stuart Stevens
3 As in the title
Book 2 - Burn Marks by Sara Paretsky
3 As in the author's name
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 190
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25.9 - 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.
Tickling the English (govErnmenT informaTion)
This is non-fiction. One It's a Fact ticket please!
Book 2: Read a book set at least 75% in one of the specified countries.
Thatcher’s Spy: My Life as an MI5 Agent Inside Sinn Féin
Set in the UK (specifically Northern Ireland).
This is non-fiction. One It's a Fact ticket please!
Points this task: 25
Season total: 120
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 3
LAUREN JODI30.3 - Schatzie's Task : Escaping My Box
Book #1: Non-fiction MPG Health
The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism by Jennifer Gunter
Approved in Post #9 of the help thread
*I claim an It's a Fact ticket for this book, which is non-fiction.*
Book #2: Fiction MPG Urban Fantasy
Shattered Bonds by Faith Hunter
Required: Both of these books are new to me.
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 415/1050
Big Book Ticket: 1
Its a Fact Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 34
Total Tasks Completed: 28/59
10.7 To The SeaRead a book with a boat or water vessel on the cover.
Read:
AR info: IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 13.0
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 285
It's a Fact tickets: 4
15.1 If I Were King of the Forest! Book 1 - Read a book with King, Queen, Princess or Prince in title.
Read
Book 2 - Rea a book with "Lion" found intact in the title.
Read
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 300
It's a Fact Tickets: 4
10.9 Her MajestyRead a book set in UK (England).
Read The Old Wine Shades
Points this task: 10
Total points: 310
It's a fact tickets: 4
15.8 - There's More than One of UsA word in the title or subtitle from https://www.treehugger.com/strange-co...
Admissions: A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School by Kendra James
Fish in general: school — the word is "school"
Points this post: 15
Total points: 585
20.8 Nickels & DimesChose option 2 - Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover.
Read:
AR Info: IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9.0
Claiming Golden Oldie ticket: First published in 1936
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 330
It's a Fact Tickets: 4
Oldie Ticket: 1
20.1 Most Improved Player - Paul's TaskChose Option 2: Read a book where the single author's initials can be found in PINK UKELELE.
Read Sky Jumpers
AR Info: IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9.0
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 350
It's a Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
25.10 Jen K's Task2 books from 2 different options.
Chose Option 1 - Read a book that is #1 in a series
Read A Crafter Knits a Clue
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Option 4: Read a book by a single author with first and last initials found in MALAWI and ZAMBIA.
Read: Bones Don't Lie
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 375
It's a Fact T: 4
Golden Oldies T: 1
15.10 Location, Location, LocationsRead a book from the list 100 Mystery and Thriller Recommendations by Setting.
Book found "In a Country House" setting.
Read The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 390
It's a Fact T: 4
Golden Oldies T: 1
25.9 Dee's TaskChoose an option and read book 1 and 2 from that option.
Chose Option A
Book 1 - Read A Day Like This
Book 2 - Read Maisie Dobbs
Set in the UK.
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 415
It's a Fact T: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
30.2 TessaVanessa's TaskBook 1: Chose cluster "cl" and read Cleopatra's Dagger
Book 2: Read Claus for Concern
cluster "cl" Word is "CLAUS"
Points this task: 30
Total points: 445
It's a Fact T: 4
Golden Oldies T: 1
Task 20.9 – Moderator’s Pet – CynBaxter – The UnderscoreOption 1: TITLE contains a word (4 or more letters) that can be made from: HERBERT POPE STOTHART - BEAST
Bookish and the Beast
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 355 points
NONfiction Books read: 8
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Task 25.7 – Hannelore – Hoi! Nice to Meet You!Option 1: Any part of author name is a palindrome - HANNAH
HANNAH, Kristin / The Four Winds
Audiobook / MMPB: De fyra vindarna – 432 p
Option 5: Author First & Last initials in IPSF - I F
Ildefonso Falcones / Cathedral of the Sea ✔ – 04June22
*** BIG BOOK *** 1 tickets – 611 pages
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 380 points
NONfiction Books read: 8
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
Elizabeth PTask 5.1 - I'll Take Lyricists for 1000 Alex
Author's Initials in Edsel Yipsel Harburg
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
edsel yipsel HArburg
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Total Tasks: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 1
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25.10 - Jen K's Task: Malawi and Zambia
Read two books from two different options.
REQUIRED: State the options you used
Book 1:
Option 1: The Kwacha.
Start something new and read a book that is #1 in a series.
Sleeping Giants - 26/06/22 (It's the first in the Themis series)
Book 2:
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
The Twins by L.V. Matthews- 04/06/22 (Both L & M are found in Malawi
Points this post: 25
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 2