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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2022
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15.10 – Location, Location, Locations
Read a book which appears on this list.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Listed under the "Country House" setting on the list.
This book was first published in 1902. One Golden Oldies ticket please!
Points this task: 15
Season total: 195
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 2
IAF Tickets: 3
Nick KY25.6 Tracy L’s Niagara Falls
Option 3. Flying Saucer Restaurant. The Flying Sauce Restauran is exactly what you would expect it to be. It’s a UFO shaped restaurant serving up classic American diner dishes amid funky sci-fi décor. The menu looks like a tabloid newspaper and if filled with space puns.
Read a book with the main page genre Space. Genres may be standalone or embedded.
I read The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet by Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Option 4. The Cadillac Motel. From the list of car parts, I am using “Turn” from “Turn signal.” I read My Turn by Nancy Reagan.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 895
Nick KY25.3 Cat’s Lion’s Range
Book 1. Set in sub-Saharan Africa, I read City of Saints & Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson, set in Kenya.
Book 2. Set in India. I read The Jew in the Lotus by Rodger Kamenetz.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 920
Amy B5.2- 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". All letters in the title word must be found in the target phrase, and letters can be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
Rusty Brown by Chris Ware (Brown)
This Task: 5 points
To Date: 430 points
Andy P.Task # 25.3 - Cat's Task: Lion Range
Book 1: read a book set in one or more sub-Saharan country or countries. Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart by Tim Butcher
set in the countries that border the Congo River, which includes the sub-Saharan Congo
Book 2: read a book set in India
The Guide byR.K. Narayan
Points this post: 25
Total points: 770
LaureY5.10 - Swing, Baby, Swing!
Relax to some great old-time music (preferably by Arlen or Harburg) as you select your free choice book that meets SRC requirements.
One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies:0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
LaureY10.2 - What A Drag It Is Getting Old
Read 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.
The word is NIGHT from song title: 'Don't Stay Out All Night'.
An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies:0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
LaureY20.9 - Moderators' Pet - CynBaxter's Task - The Underscore
Option 3: Read a book that is first in a series.
Spellslinger by Sebastien de Castell
#1 from the 'Spellslinger Series'
https://www.goodreads.com/series/2036...
Points this post: 20
Total points: 55
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies:0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Lisa MD20.4 - Golden Oldies - Julia103's Task: A Group of Prides .
Option C. Read Pride and Prejudice or a book that is a re-telling,
🦁Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice by Curtis Sittenfeld
492 pages
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 640/1050
Total Books Read: 47
Tasks Completed: 33/59
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 9
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20.9 - Moderators' Pet - CynBaxter's Task - The Underscore
Option 4: Read a book with a setting at least 50% in either Wisconsin or California. (the setting isn't shown in the metadata, but here is one of eight text references that identifies it as California April 16, Fair Oaks, California ....p.1
The House on Olive Street. Robyn Carr
Points this post: 20
Total points: 915/1050
Tasks completed: 48/59
Books read: 64
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
It's a Fact ticket: 11
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lucy Bookworm's Task: Flying the FlagRead a book with a flag or bunting on the cover (bunting is strings of small, usually triangular, flags).
Empire of the Sun
New Points: 20
Total Points: 455
IF: 4
15.8 - There's More than One of UsRead a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list of collective nouns for animals.
One's Company
Company is the collective noun for Parrots
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 570
It's A Fact Tickets: 10
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
25.8 -Andy P.’s Task: Choose Your Favorite ListOption 1. Choose a book from this list Books About Books and Libraries
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books379 pages
On first page of the list
Option 4 Choose a book from this list: Niche Non-Fiction
I listened to an audio version of The Argonauts 143 pages On second page of the list
***Claiming an Its a Fact Ticket for Non-fiction**
total pages 522
New Points: 25
Total Points: 480
IF: 5
Kathy KS15.9 - The End of Slavery!
Read a book from the first 25 pages of one of these lists :
Civil War Books... REQUIRED: Include in your post the name of the list you chose and the page of the list on which the book is found.
I Shall Be Near to You by Erin Lindsay McCabe
This novel is found near the bottom of page 1 of the CIVIL WAR list.
I read a large print copy; pb-336 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 645
Tasks completed: 32/59
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: 7
ED5.9 - 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
Strange Fruit & Other Plays by Harold Jaffe
Points for this task: 5
Total points : 120
Tasks completed: 6/60
Books read: 10
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
ED20.4 - Golden Oldies - Julia103's Task: A Group of Prides
Option B. June is Pride Month, celebrating LGBTQ+ history and culture.
Read a book with one of the following MPGs: gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender,
Fairytales for Lost Children by Diriye Osman
Points for this task: 20
Total points : 140
Tasks completed: 7/60
Books read: 11
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
Lisa MD50.1 Lisa MD: “I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT”
3 books total 750+ pages
Option B: Option 3: Do Re Mi
🦁After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid
"Do" found in Do
Listened to audio. Linked to PB. No MMPB
334 pages
🦁Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
"Re" found in Remarkably
360 pages
🦁Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
"Mi" found in Chemistry
400 pages
334 +360 + 400 = 1094 pages
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 690/1050
Total Books Read: 50
Tasks Completed: 34/59
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 9
APRILLEIGH10.6 - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Read a book from the first 25 pages shelved as Aliens.
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Title is found around the middle of page 3 of the list.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (250)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
It’s a Fact: 0 (1)
Books Read: 1 (22)
Total Tasks: 22
Coralie25.9 It’s Graduation Time
Option A
Book 1 – all the words in the title start with letters found in gOvernment InforMation LeadershiP
Pink Mountain on Locust Island
Book 2 – book set in the United Kingdom
Dead Water set 100% in UK
Total to date 705 points
Kim O20.10 - Group Reads -- Gutenberg Classic
An Enemy of the People
Golden Oldie -- first published January 1882
Discussion post 9
Points this task: 20
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
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Totals:
Points: 75
Big Book - 500+: 1
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 2
It's a Fact: 4
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TessaVanessaChallenge 5.3 Song of the Century?
This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
THIS is in the song 'THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND" WOODY GUTHRIE
Points this post: 5
Total points: 795/1050
Tasks completed: 44/59
Books read: 62
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.6 Leo the Lion.
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca
Points this post: 15
Total points: 810/1050
Tasks completed: 45/59
Books read: 63
Current points: 26530.8 - Tien’s Task: Drinks to keep you Warm
2. Coffee
For this option, read a book with a MPG Crime AND “kill” found intact in title and/or subtitle.
No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us by Rachel Louise Snyder (320 pages)
3. Hot Chocolate
read a book with a MPG Romance AND where all author’s initials appear in “Nestle Complete Mix Hot Chocolate”
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover (320 pages)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 295
Laurah3010.1 - Cowardly
Read a book with a word in the title that ENDS in LY. Subtitles are excluded.
Summer and July
Points this task: 10
Total points : 125
Tasks completed: 7
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
CathyG30.9 - Brooklyn's Task: The Purge
Option 2:
Read a book by a single author who uses at least 1 initial in their name.
When Blood Lies by C.S. Harris
Option 3:
Read a book that is part of a series that has at least 10 primary works.
Required: State the name of the series and how many primary works have been published in the series to date.
Trouble with the Cursed by Kim Harrison
#16 in The Hollows series
Points this Post: 30
Books read: 15
Tasks completed: 12
Total points: 265
Laurah3020.4 - Golden Oldies - Julia103's Task: A Group of Prides
Option B. June is Pride Month, celebrating LGBTQ+ history and culture.
Read a book with one of the following MPGs: gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, asexual, non-binary, or queer. MPGs can be stand-alone or embedded.
This Is How It Always Is
Please note I had the genre verified on the help thread.
Points this task: 20
Total points : 145
Tasks completed: 8
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
CathyG25.7 - Hannelore’s Task: Hoi! Nice to meet you!
Read two books for this task. Choose one option for each book. When you post, state which options you used.
Option 1:
Read a book by an author who has one name part that is a palindrome. The entire name part counts.
The Legacy by Elle Kennedy
Option 3:
Read a book with a MPG of ‘Art’ or ‘Crafts’
OR read a book from one of the following lists:
Art & Artists in Fiction p5
REQUIRED:: State which list you used and which page the book is on.
Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn
Points this Post: 25
Books read: 17
Tasks completed: 13
Total points: 290
Current points: 2955.7- I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
"Let's Fall in Love" – lyrics by Ted Koehler (chose word "love")
Love Lessons by Sarina Bowen
Read a book with a word of at least four or more letters from the title of one of the above songs found intact in its title/subtitle.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 300
Current points: 30020.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lucy Bookworm's Task: Flying the Flag
Choose one of the following options. REQUIRED: For either option, include the cover in your post.
2) Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover
The Lifestyle by Taylor Hahn
Points this post: 20
Total points: 320
5.5 - Making the World Go RoundRead a book in which a monetary unit is found intact in the title or subtitle. Plurals can be used.
Dark Angel by LJ Smith
Angel is a British coin from the 1400s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_(...
BB tickets overall: 3
IAF tickets overall: 1
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 280
Laurah3020.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos Season
opt 1: read a book with an MPG of Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Science Fiction Fantasy.
The Seven Day Switch
Points this task: 20
Total points : 165
Tasks completed: 9
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets
trishhartuk15.3 Just Call Me Judy
Option 1: Book 1 - Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in Judy Garland.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman
Read the kindle edition. MMPB: here (181pg)
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AND Book 2. Title of at least 3 words, with the initial letter of each word found in FRANCES ETHEL GUMM.
The Recovery Agent, Janet Evanovich
Read the kindle edition. PB here
T in eThel, R,A in fRAnces
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 395
Tasks Completed: 20
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
It’s a Fact Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
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I read A Prayer for the Crown-Shy. "Crown" is a monetary unit.
"A crown is a unit of currency used in the Czech Republic, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and Greenland)."
total points: 955
ED5.2- Read a book with a word of four or more letters in the title/subtitle that can be made from "OVER THE RAINBOW".
Strange Fruit & Other Plays by Harold Jaffe
"OTHER" FOUND in sOmEwHeRe Over The"
Points for this task: 5
Total points : 140
Tasks completed: 7/60
Books read: 11
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
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I read the kindle edition of Black As He's Painted, linked to the top MMPB. Word "Black" is found in the song That Old Black Magic.
total points: 960
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For my first book, I chose option 1 and read
, with a single feather on the cover.For my second book, I chose option 3, and read Beauty, found on page 1 of the Beauty and the Beast list.
total points: 985
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For my first book, I used option 1 and listened to the audiobook of Skin Game by Jim Butcher, linked to the top MMPB. Single male author, first name begins with J.
For my second book, I used 2, and read a kindle ARC of Mother Daughter Traitor Spy, linked to the hardcover (no MMPB or pb). 2nd listed genre is World War II.
total points: 1015
Sarah E30.1 - Katrisa's Task: I Love Santa Fe!
Option 1: letters KOA in the title
Paw Tracks In The Moonlight - trAcKs mOonlight
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - Paw Tracks in the Moonlight
Option 3: cover is 75%+ green
I listened to an audio, top MMP is Postern of Fate
TinEye Results
79.4 % #1d8346 Green
7.8 % #f3f5f5 White
4.8 % #c8dfd1 Grey
4.5 % #909792 Grey
3.5 % #81b896 Green
Total Points: 65
Bookwrm526Task #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 title of one of the above songs found intact in its title/subtitle. I chose the song "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" – lyrics by Ted Koehler and the target word DEEP and read In Deep Shitake by Patricia Mason.
Total points so far: 545
ROBIN P30.4 DlmRose's Task: Sinistromanual
Option 1: 4 letter word typed by left hand
Word is GRACE
But for the Grace - I listened to the audio
No print edition, verified for length line 631 of google doc.
Option 4. Author born in or lives in US South
Lucy Stone: An Unapologetic Life
author Sally G. McMillen lives in North Carolina, approved in Msg 12 of Help thread.
**Claiming 1 IAF point, book is nonfiction**
Points this post: 30
Total points: 560
BB:4 GO:3 IAF:5
ED15.4 – Summer Road Trip-North and South-
Option 1
Book 1 – Read a book set at least 50% in ...NY
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving- pub. 1820
*****I CLAIM 1 GO*****
Book 2- Read a book with a motor vehicle on the cover.
Red Lights by Georges Simenon
Points for this task: 15
Total points : 155
Tasks completed: 8/60
Books read: 13
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
15.4 – Summer Road Trip-North and SouthBook 1: I read The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. More than 50% of this book is set in New York.
Book 2: I read The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary.
The cover shows a car:
Points this task: 15
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Totals:
Points: 105
Task completed: 11
LaureY25.10 - Jen K's Task: Malawi and Zambia
Option 1: Start something new and read a book that is #1 in a series.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Option 4: Read a book by a single author with first and last initials found in MALAWI and ZAMBIA.
Letters are B and A from Zambia.
Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaranovitch
Points this post: 25
Total points: 80
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies:0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
25.3 - Cat's Task: Lion RangeBook 1: read a book set in one or more sub-Saharan country or countries.
This Book Betrays My Brother by Kagiso Lesego Molope
100% South Africa
Book 2: read a book set in India
Selection Day by Aravind Adiga
100% India
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better: 10
It's a Fact: 5
Season Total: 895
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I read a kindle ARC of The Newlywed's Window: The 2022 Mukana Press Anthology of African Writing, linked to the paperback edition (no MMPB).
total points: 1020
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I listened to the audiobook of
, canoe on the cover. It only shows 1 person, but the description in the book (chapter headed 8/28) states:"It [the canoe] was about sixteen feet long, built for two people."
total points: 1030
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I used option A and listened to the audiobook of
- nature scene on the cover. Top paperback, Stone Mattress: Nine Wicked Tales, has 286 pages.total points: 1050
5.10I read The Latecomer.
points: 270
books read: 22
tasks completed: 13
tasks in progress: 4
Big Books; 1
pages read: 7857
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25.9 - Dee's Task: It's Graduation Time…
Option A -Book 1- all the words in the title starting with letters found in GOVERNMENT INFORMATION LEADERSHIP.
The Ministry of Flowers by Andrea Witzke Slot
Option A- 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,
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
set in Japan
Points for this task: 25
Total points : 115
Tasks completed: 5/60
Books read: 9
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