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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2022
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TessaVanessaChallenge 30.9 Brooklyn's Task: The Purge
Option 1: The Troop by Nick Cutter
Option 2: The Ghosts of Rose Hill by R.M. Romero
Points this post: 30
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 3
DOMChallenge 30.7 Robin's Task
Option 2:
Read a book with a MPG genre of World War II or Horror. Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
Red Sky Over Hawaii by Sara Ackerman
Option 5:
Read a book with the color word RED in the title.
Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong
Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 2
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.4 Golden Oldies - Julia103's Task: A Group of Prides
Option B: How Do I Un-Remember This?: Unfortunately True Stories by Danny Pellegrino
Just in case: MPG Queer verified in post 7 of Genre Verification Thread
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 4
Nick KY5.7 Sing I read The Love of a Good Woman by Alice Munro. The title word “Love” is also in the song title “Let’s Fall in Love.”
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 30
Nick KY5.9 Rescued I read This Was Toscanini by Samuel Antek. The title does not contain the word “The” and the book is not a part of a series. Though it brags “84 photographs by Robert Hupka,” the book contains significant scholarly writing on almost every page; it is not a coffee table art book.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 35
Nick KY5.10 Swing Baby, Swing I read A Case of Conscience by James Blish, book of choice.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 40
Nick KY30.5 Sandy’s Impress Your Friends
Book 1. I read In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes. The word “Place”” has letters in the word “kALEidesCoPe.” 256 pp.
Book 2. I read The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins. The name “Scott” has letters in “prognoSTiCaTOr.” 390 pp.
Total pp = 646 > required 600.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 70
Delicious Dee15.10 – Location, Location, Locations
Malice - found under the locked room options
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 85
15.6. Leo the Lion.Read a book with the author’s initials (all of them) appearing in LEO THE LION.
I read an ebook version of Fresh Girls by Evelyn Lau
New Points: 15
Total Points: 60
IF: 2
Andy P.Task # 5.1 - "I'll Take Lyricists for $1000, Alex"
Read a book by an author all of whose initials appear in EDSEL YIPSEL HARBURG.
Red Planet by Robert A. Heinlein
EDSEL YIPSELHAR
Points this post: 5
Total points: 75
LAUREN JODI25.9 - Dee's Task: It's Graduation Time…
Option A – The Degree and my Cohort
Book #1:
Gone Too Far by Suzanne Brockmann
* I claim a Big Book ticket for this book, which is 536 pages long. *
Book #2: Set entirely in the UK
Styx and Stones by Carola Dunn
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 65/1050
Big Book Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 4
Total Tasks Completed: 3/59
10.2 - What A Drag It Is Getting OldRead a book with a word of at least three letters in the title or subtitle from a song title from the setlist. "The" is excluded. The word must match exactly.
Shadows Till Sunrise by Chris Marie Green
Blues Before Sunrise
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 10
Maria Jo20.3 - Best Review-Kathy KS's Task: The Other Side of the Rainbow
Option 1: The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Mod
XBM
5.1 - "I'll Take Lyricists for $1000, Alex"
Read a book by an author all of whose initials appear in EDSEL YIPSEL HARBURG.
Newspaper, Pennies, Cardboard, and Eggs--For Growing a Better Garden: More than 400 New, Fun, and Ingenious Ideas to Keep Your Garden Growing Great All Season Long. Roger Yepsen
1 IAF ticket
Points this post: 5
Total points: 60/1070
Tasks completed: 5/60
Books read: 5
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact ticket: 1
Mod
5.5 - Making the World Go Round
Read a book in which a monetary unit is found intact in the title or subtitle. Plurals can be used.
Word is Pennies - US currency.
Newspaper, Pennies, Cardboard, and Eggs--For Growing a Better Garden: More than 400 New, Fun, and Ingenious Ideas to Keep Your Garden Growing Great All Season Long. Roger Yepsen
1 IAF ticket
Points this post: 5
Total points: 60/1070
Tasks completed: 5/60
Books read: 5
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact ticket: 1
Mod
XBM
25.8 -Andy P.’s Task: Choose Your Favorite List
For this challenge choose two different lists and read one book from each.
Option 1. Choose a book from this list Books About Books and Libraries (Page 1)
84, Charing Cross Road. Helene Hanff - 97 pages
Option 4 Choose a book from this list: Niche Non-Fiction (Page 1)
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World. Stephen Brusatte (404 pages)
1 IAF ticket
Points this post: 25 (0)
Total points: 85/1070 (60)
Tasks completed: 6/60 (5)
Books read: 7 (5)
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact ticket: 2 (1)
Mod
5.9 - Rescued from the Cutting Room Floor
Read a book that does not contain the word "the" in its title, and that is not part of a series
Using my option for 1 <100 page book
84, Charing Cross Road. Helene Hanff
1 IAF ticket
Points this post: 5
Total points: 65/1070
Tasks completed: 6/60
Books read: 6
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact ticket: 2
Ava Catherine20.10 - Group Reads
Fiction - Translated Short Stories
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
Group Discussion Thread: post 24
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
points this post: 20
total points: 165
Ava Catherine30.3 - Schatzie's Task : Escaping My Box
Book 1: Read a nonfiction book with a main page genre of Health.
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker
368 pages; mpg health; nonfiction
Book is new to me.
Book 2: Read a book with a main page genre of Urban Fantasy or Epic Fantasy.
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
662 pages; mpg Epic Fantasy
Book is new to me.
points this task: 30
total points: 195
30.8 - Tien's Task: Drinks to keep you WarmPage total must br at least 600 pages
1. Tea: Read a book with a Classics MPG and where the first letter in each word (minimum three words) can be found in The Berry Tea Shop
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough, Audiobook, 692 pages for first listed MMP
4. Alcohol: Read a book with a Speculative Fiction MPG and with an animal prominently featured on the cover.
Flying turtles were approved on message 9 of the help thread
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin, 184 pg
I'm claiming 1 BB ticket for
, 692 pg
Points this post: 30
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 12
Big Book tickets: 5
Golden Oldies rickets: 0
Bookwrm526Task #15.10 - Location, Location, Locations
Read a book from this list - 100 Mystery and Thriller Recommendations by Setting. I read A Killer Sundae by Abby Collette, from the "At the Table" section of the list.
Total points so far: 75
Katrisa10.3 - Press Play
Read a book that has WON an Audie Award
I read Crimson Lake which won an Audie Award in 2019 for Thriller/Suspense
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 70
Barbara ★25.2 - XBM's Task: A's all around
Book 1: Read a book with 3 or more A's in the title/subtitle
Kimiko and the Accidental Proposal - Forthright 6/9
4 As in title (kimiko And the AccidentAl proposAl)
Book 2: Read a book with 3 or more A's in the author's name. All name parts are included. Single authors only.
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts - Kate Racculia (359 pages) 6/4
3 As in author name (KAte RAcculiA)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 45
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
ROBIN P20.10 Group Reads
The Maid
My comment is #12 in the discussion thread.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 85
BB:1 GO:0 IAF:2
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)10.8 - Apple II
#2 in series.
Page Count: 316--Listened to audiobook link to MMPB Second Grave on the Left
Series: Charley Davidson #2
Second Grave on the Left
Points Earned This Post: 10
Points Achieved to Date: 105/1070
Tasks Completed: 9/60
Julia10320.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos Season
In Enemy Hands (MPG Science Fiction)
This book is 530 pages - claiming one BB ticket
This post: 20 points, 1 BB
Total points: 25
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
Books read: 2
Mod
Read a book that has WON an Audie Award.
Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink
This book won the Audie Award for History (2019)
This is a non-fiction book so I claim an "It's a fact" ticket
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 20 + 10 = 30/1050
Total Tasks Completed: 2
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 1 + 1 = 2
LAUREN JODI20.10 - Group Read
The Maid by Nita Prose
My comment is in Post #13 of the discussion thread.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 85/1050
Big Book Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 5
Total Tasks Completed: 4/59
Task:20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos SeasonOption:1- an MPG of Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Science Fiction Fantasy.
Book read:Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Children's mpg: IL: MY - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12.0
Required: mpg Fantasy 15,189 users, Fantasy > Magic 1,008 users
Points this task:20
Total points:80
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:0
Books read:5
Tasks completed:4
Laurah3020.5 - Bigger Is Better - Book Concierge’s Task: Family Vacations
Opt A Read a book with an outdoor nature scene on the cover, including water scenes. No buildings should be visible.
You Have a Match
320 p
Points for this task: 20
Total points : 20
Tasks completed: 1
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
Amy B10.6 - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Read a book from the first 25 pages shelved as Aliens
Required: State the page
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (pg 14)
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 50 Points
Task:15.6. Leo the Lion. [author’s initials in LEO THE LION]Book read:Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard
Required: E in Leo, I in Lion
I claim one It's A Fact! ticket as this is non-fiction.
Points this task:15
Total points:95
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:1
Books read:6
Tasks completed:5
10.7 - To The SeaRead a book with a boat or water vessel on the cover
Sail Away
New Points: 10
total points: 70
IF: 2
5.7- I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing Read a book with a word of at least four or more letters from the above songs found intact in its title/subtitle.
"Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" – lyrics by Ted Koehler: Devil is the word
The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 5
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 (no return!).
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 10
Mod
10.4 - Fields of Poppies
Read a book with a genre of World War I.
The Alice Network. Kate Quinn
1 BB ticket (503 pages)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 75/1070
Tasks completed: 7/60
Books read: 7
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact ticket: 2
Barbara ★20.9 - 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
These Toxic Things - Rachel Howzell Hall 6/10
(THESE in HErberT popE Stothart)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 65
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySummer 2022 SRC
30.9 - Brooklyn's Task: The Purge
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.
Shadows by Jennifer L. Armentrout - initial is L
Option 3:
Read a book that is part of a series that has at least 10 primary works.
Dead in the Water, Kate Shugak series, currently 22 primary works
Points this post: 30
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 30
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Coralie15.9 The End of Slavery
From page 5 of antebellum books (where it doesn’t really belong)
Magic for Liars
Total to date 60 points
Delicious Dee20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Poppy the three-legged dog
Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World - Mitch Prinstein - 2 P's in title (Popular); 1 P author name (Prinstein); claiming 1 "its a fact ticket"
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 105
LAUREN JODI10.8 - Apple II
Rock Steady by Dawn Ryder
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 95/1050
Big Book Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 6
Total Tasks Completed: 5/59
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)30.3 - Schatzie's Task : Escaping My Box
One book 1 and one book 2,both books new to you & 300 pgs each.
Both Books New to Me
Book 1: Nonfiction MPG Health.
Page Count: 320--Listened to audiobook--PB edition The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder
The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder
Book 2: MPG of Urban Fantasy or Epic Fantasy.
Page Count: 343--Listened to audiobook link to PB edition Third Grave Dead Ahead
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Third Grave Dead Ahead
Points Earned This Post: 30
Points Achieved to Date: 135/1050
Tasks Completed: 10/59
15.5 – Of Course I'm Brave, I've Got a Medal!The Deceiver by Frederick Forsyth
Total this Post: 15
It's a Fact: 1
Season Total: 70
MAZZA15.9 - Rescued from the Cutting Room Floor
Read a book that does not contain the word "the" in its title, and that is not part of a series (no return!).
Mrs. March
points this post = 5
Points to date = 200
Sara G15.8 - 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.
The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir
Giraffes: a tower, I used the word tower.
**The Princes in the Tower is nonfiction (MPG Nonfiction). I claim one It's a Fact ticket.**
Points this post: 15
Total points: 55
Delicious Dee15.9 - The End of Slavery!
Mustard Seed - found on pg1 of the Antebellum list
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 120
Delicious Dee25.10 - Jen K's Task: Malawi and Zambia
option 1 - Menage A Cowboy - #1 in the Menage a Cowboy series by Jenny Klaire
option 2 - Cowboys In January - January in title
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 145
Barbara ★10.8 - Apple II
Read a book that is number #2 in a series.
Cursed Moon - Jaye Wells (Prospero's War #2) 6/10
Points this task: 10
Total points: 75
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Nick KY10.2 What A Drag
I read New Charity Blues by Camille Griep. The word “Blues” in the title is also in the song title “Blues Before Sunrise.”
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 80
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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A word in the title made from OVER THE RAINBOW: Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close
The word is White.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 50