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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2022
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INSIYAH5.9 - Rescued from the Cutting Room Floor
Book: Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
How it fits: Does not contain "the" in title, not part of a series
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 300
Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 14
Big Book Tickets (500 pages): 4
Big Book Tickets (750 pages): 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 5
It's a Fact Tickets: 3
Nick KY20.5 - Book Concierge’s Task: Family Vacations
Opt. C. I read The Night Class by Tom Piccirilli, a male author with inits in “road TriP.”
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 960
Andy P.Task # 15.2 – The Long and the Short of It
Book 1 – Read a short book – 100-200 pages.
Memoirs of a Bookman by Jack Matthews 178 p.
Book 2 – Read a long book – at least 400 pages.
One Doctor: Close Calls, Cold Cases and the Mystery of Medicine by Brendan Reilly 448 p.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 835
INSIYAH20.9 - Moderators' Pet - CynBaxter's Task - The Underscore
Book: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 13.0
How it fits: First published in 1911
Claiming one Golden Oldies Ticket (published in 1911).
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 320
Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 15
Big Book Tickets (500 pages): 4
Big Book Tickets (750 pages): 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 6
It's a Fact Tickets: 3
ROBIN P5.8 Meanwhile back in Oz
At least 1 yellow letter on cover
Interior Chinatown
All letters of title and author name are yellow
Points this post: 5
Total points: 590
BB:5 GO:4 IAF: 5
INSIYAH25.2 - XBM's Task: A's all around
Book 1: 3 or more A's in the title/subtitle
Book: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
How it fits: AA in Handmaid, A in Tale
Book 2: 3 or more A's in the author's name
Book: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (ebook)
How it fits: AA in Samantha, A in Shannon
Note: Top PB (no MMPB) has 830 pages.
Claiming two Big Book Tickets for The Priory of the Orange Tree (830 pages).
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 345
Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 16
Big Book Tickets (500 pages): 4
Big Book Tickets (750 pages): 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 6
It's a Fact Tickets: 3
15.4 – Summer Road Trip-North and SouthOption 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.
Murder Outside the Lines
Washington D.C.
AND
Book 2 – Read a book with a motor vehicle on the cover.
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 310
Amy FL15.2 – The Long and the Short of It
Book 1: The Death Code
Book 2: The Songbook of Benny Lament
I linked to the audio versions I completed. The paperbacks contain 200 and 448 pages, respectively.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 1000
Angela IL15.6. Leo the Lion.
Read a book with the author’s initials (all of them) appearing in LEO THE LION.
Asking For It by Louise O'Neill- 8/19
Points this Task: 15
Total Points: 460
Books Read: 31
Tasks Completed: 19
BB Ticket:
NF Ticket:
Amy FL50.1 Lisa MD: “I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT”
All three books from Option 2:]
Calculated (Calculated, #1)
Simulated (Calculated, #2)
Activated (Calculated, #3)
Points this post: 50
Total points: 1050
Done! Thanks, mods, for another great challenge :-)
Angela IL10.5 - Girls Together
Read a book written by at least 2 women.
Hothouse Flower by Krista & Becca Ritchie- 7/30
Points this Task: 10
Total Points: 470
Books Read: 32
Tasks Completed: 20
BB Ticket:
NF Ticket:
Angela IL50.1 Lisa MD: “I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT”
(B): Choose one option and read three books which meet the task requirement for each of the letters, numbers or musical notes mentioned in the option.
Option 1: Read one book where the first word of the title begins with either the letter A, B, or C
Addicted for Now by Kristie & Becca Ritchie-6/6
Read the kindle version/ no MMPB/ attaching paperback
Addicted For Now (552 pages)
Claiming Big Book Ticket for this book
Book Lovers by Emily Henry- 7/14 (384 pages)
Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams- 8/18 (345 pages)
Points this Task: 50
Total Points: 520
Books Read: 35
Tasks Completed: 21
BB Ticket: 1
NF Ticket:
Delicious Dee30.7 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: Doublejs Doubled
Option 1 - Murder by Other Means - John Scalzi
Option 5 - Death of a Red Heroine
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 705
Mai5.5 - Making the World Go Round
Book in which a monetary unit is found intact: "Crown" in "Crown-Shy"
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
From Wikipedia: "A crown is a unit of currency used in the Czech Republic, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and Greenland)."
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 805
Tasks Completed: 50
Books Read: 65
NF Tickets: 35
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 2
Mod
5.10 - Swing, Baby, Swing!
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC requirements. (May be a children's book).
Sideways Stories from Wayside School. Louis Sachar
Points this post: 5
Total points: 940/1050
Tasks completed: 50/59
Books read: 65
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
It's a Fact ticket: 11
Current points: 32020.1 - Most Improved Player - Paul's Task: Dancing With the Stars
read a book of 200 or more pages that meets one of two options.
Option 2: Read a book where the single author’s initials (all of them) can be found in PINK UKELELE.
Made in Manhattan by Lauren Layne (304 pages)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 340
Delicious Dee5.8 - Meanwhile, Back in Oz....
- the title is written in yellowPoints This Post: 5
Points Total: 710
Kathy KS**UNCLAIM!!** Stats adjusted below.
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 (no return!).
Bellwether, by Connie Willis
Reason: No "the" and not in series
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb=248 p.
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Points for this task: 0
Total points : 665-5=660
Tasks completed: 33/59-1=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
Kathy KS30.8 - Tien’s Task: Drinks to keep you Warm
The combined page total of the two books must be at least 600 pages.
3. read a book with a MPG Romance AND where all author’s initials appear in “Nestle Complete Mix Hot Chocolate”
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
MPG: Romance
EH=cHocolatE
I listened to an audiobook; pb-364 p. (no mmpb)
4. read a book with a MPG Speculative Fiction AND where cover prominently features an animal*.
Bellwether
MPG: Speculative Fiction (MPG locked, task help message 11)
Animal on cover: Top half of cover shows many Sheep
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb=248 p.
Total pages: 364+248=612 (>600)
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 690
Tasks completed: 33/59
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
Deborah25.1 - MegSCL's Task: Best and Worst of the Spring Challenge
Book one
Option 1) The Crimson Crown
Favorite book from the spring challenge The Exiled Queen.
Book two
Option 3) Howl
Really enjoyed and approved in task help thread post #12
Book I really despised from spring challenge White Rabbit
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 330
Books Read: 24
Tasks Done: 18
Deborah5.8 - Meanwhile, Back in Oz....
Cover Her Face
REQUIRED: COVER HER FACE is all in yellow
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 335
Books Read: 25
Tasks Done: 19
JUKKA20.10 - Group Reads
Gutenberg Classic.
An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen. My contribution to the discussion thread is here.
Also, it's from 1882 so it's a Golden Oldie.
Total Points: 410/1050
Total Books Read: 34
Tasks Completed: 28/59
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 4
Coralie20.5 Family Vacations
Option D – book with main page genre FAMILY
The House of Broken Angels
Total to date 745 points
LAUREN JODI15.10 - Location, Location, Locations
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Required - Setting On a Boat
* I claim a Golden Oldie ticket for this book, which was published in 1937 *
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 570/1050
Big Book Ticket: 1
Its a Fact Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 45
Total Tasks Completed: 34/59
Mod
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Book Concierge’s Task: Family VacationsOption C:
Read a book by a MALE author whose first and last initials are in ROAD TRIP.
Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions by David Attenborough
The edition I read has 415 pages
Adventures of a Young Naturalist is a non-fiction book, so I claim 1 IAF ticket
BB tickets overall: 3
IAF tickets this post: 1
IAF tickets overall: 2
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 300
Joanne MI20.9 - Moderators' Pet
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
Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution - The word is Hero
Claiming 1 BB at 512 pages
Claiming 1 IAF
Points this task 20
Total Points 355
BB's this task 1
Total BB's 6
IAF this post 1
Total IAF 9
Mod
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Paul's Task: Dancing With the Stars
Option 2: Read a book where the single author’s initials (all of them) can be found in PINK UKELELE.
Real World by Natsuo Kirino
Points this task: 20
Season total: 215
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 2
IAF Tickets: 3
Mod
20.6 - 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.
Country Of The Blind by Christopher Brookmyre
This is set in Scotland, and Brookmyre is from Scotland.
Points this task: 20
Season total: 235
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 2
IAF Tickets: 3
Mod
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5.10 - Swing, Baby, Swing!
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC requirements. (May be a children's book).
Sideways Stories from Wayside School. Louis Sachar
Points this post: 0
Total points: 935/1050
Tasks completed: 49/59
Books read: 64
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
It's a Fact ticket: 11
25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Niagara FallsOption 1: Read a book where the plot features an amusement park, carnival, side show or circus.
Hide
Included in the post as an example
Option 4: Read a book with a word in the title (ignore subtitles) found on this list of car parts.
Nightmare Fuel: The Science of Horror Films
"Fuel" is on the list
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket - Nonfiction
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 590
It's A Fact Tickets: 11
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
*UNCLAIMING TASK*5.1 - "I'll Take Lyricists for $1000, Alex"
Patricia Wants to Cuddle
Points Earned This Post: -5
Total Points Earned: 585
It's A Fact Tickets: 11
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
5.1 - "I'll Take Lyricists for $1000, Alex"Read a book by an author all of whose initials appear in EDSEL YIPSEL HARBURG.
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin
ERA appears in yipsEl hARburg
Points Earned This Post: 5
Total Points Earned: 590
It's A Fact Tickets: 11
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
30.8 - Tien’s Task: Drinks to keep you WarmOption 2: For this option, read a book with a MPG Crime AND “kill” found intact in title and/or subtitle.
Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks Audiobook
Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks HC 368 Pages
MPG Crime
Kill appears in Killers
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket - Nonfiction
Option 3: For this option, read a book with a MPG Romance AND where all author’s initials appear in “Nestle Complete Mix Hot Chocolate”
Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen 256 Pages
MPG Romance
SA appears in neStle chocolAte
368 + 256 = 624 Pages
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 620
It's A Fact Tickets: 12
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
JUKKA10.6 - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Book off the first 25 pages of the Alien shelf.
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. It's on page 1. Also, published 1897, it's a Golden Oldie.
Total Points: 420/1050
Total Books Read: 35
Tasks Completed: 29/59
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 5
INSIYAHRepost of Message 2518
30.1 - Katrisa's Task: I Love Santa Fe!
Option 1: K, O, A in title
Book: Pachinko by Lee Min-jin (ebook)
Note: Top PB (no MMPB) has 527 pages.
How it fits: KOA in Pachinko
Option 3: Cover is 75% blue and/or green according to Tineye
Book: This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
How it fits: 79.7% Blue (#b7e1e4) according to TinEye
Claiming one Big Book Ticket for Pachinko (527 pages).
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 250
Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 13
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 5
It's a Fact Tickets: 3
INSIYAHRepost of Message 2523
15.7 – If You Don’t Want Me to Read It, I Surely Will!
Book: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
How it fits: No. 17 on list
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 44.0
Claiming two Big Book Tickets - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has 766 pages.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 280
Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 14
Big Book Tickets: 6
Golden Oldies Tickets: 4
It's a Fact Tickets: 3
LAUREN JODI5.2 - Oscar Time, Baby!
Winter Igniting by Rebecca Zanetti
Word within target phrase: WINTER
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 575/1050
Big Book Ticket: 1
Its a Fact Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 46
Total Tasks Completed: 35/59
Sarah E15.6. Leo the Lion
Into the Wild by Erin Hunter
I read an ebook, top MMP is Retour à l'état sauvage
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10.0
Total Points: 80
Sarah E30.4- Dlmrose's Task: Sinistromanual
Option 1: My word is STAR
The Fallen Star
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is The Fallen Star
Option 4: According to his GR bio, John Grisham was born in Arkansas
The Runaway Jury by John Grisham
I read an ebook, top MMP is The Runaway Jury
Big Book, 560 pages. Claiming 1 BB ticket.
Total Points: 110
Total BBs: 2
Andy P.25.5 - Amy FL’s task: Just a Dandy-Lion
Option1. Read a book with a title word of four or more letters that appears in the lion's speech
Word chosen charge as in What makes the elephant charge
Taking Charge by Ruth Cardello
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name each has four letters (ignore middle initials). The It Girl by Ruth Ware
Points this post:25
Total points: 860
Andy P.Task # 25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Niagara Falls
Option 1. Read a book where the plot features an amusement park, carnival, side show or circus. It should be the main focus of the book.
Hide by Kiersten White
book given as an example in task description
Option 2. Read a book set at least 50% in the U.K
Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis takes place in or around a British University
Points this post: 25
Total points: 885
INSIYAHRepost of Message 2525
10.9 - Her Majesty
Book: Dracula by Bram Stoker
How it fits: Set in England (Chapters 1 to 4 are set in Romania, Chapters 5 to 26 are set in England.)
Claiming a Golden Oldies Ticket (published in 1897).
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 295
Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 15
Big Book Tickets: 6
Golden Oldies Tickets: 5
It's a Fact Tickets: 3
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.10 - Location, Location, Locations
The Night Shift by Alex Finlay
This book is found on the 100 Mystery and Thriller Recommendations by Setting list under "At the Office".
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 460 points
Tasks completed: 21
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.3 - The Other Side of the Rainbow
The Favor by Nora Murphy
Option 1 - The author's initials can be found in: l fraNk bauM
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 480 points
Tasks completed: 22
Kathy KS25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Niagara Falls
Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% in the U.K.
Quiet as a Nun by Antonia Fraser
Setting: England
Option 3: Read a book with the main page genre Space or Aliens.
Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky
MPG: Space > Space Opera 21 users
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 715
Tasks completed: 34/59
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
Current points 34010.1 - Cowardly
Read a book with a word in the title that ENDS in LY. Subtitles are excluded.
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
Points this post: 10
Total points: 350
ROBIN P5.8 Meanwhile back in Oz
At least 1 yellow letter on cover
Interior Chinatown
All letters of title and author name are yellow
Points this post: 5
Total points: 590
BB:5 GO:4 IAF: 5
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20.4 Julia103's Task: A Group of Prides
Opt. B. I read Liquor by Poppy Z. Brite. LGBT is the second listed genre.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 940