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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2022
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Task:15.5 – Of Course I'm Brave, I've Got a Medal![MPG of Adventure or Action]
Book read:Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Required:mpg Adventure
693 users
Children’s: IL: MY - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12.0
Points this task:15
Total points:245
Total Golden Oldies:3
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:2
Books read:16
Tasks completed:12
Task:20.3 - Best Review-Kathy KS's Task: The Other Side of the RainbowOption:2-a book that includes a natural disaster.
Book read:Green Angel by Alice Hoffman
Required:natural disaster in the form of wildfire.From the description:"Struggling to survive physically and emotionally in a place where nothing seems to grow and ashes are everywhere."
Clarification found in lots of references in the reviews to the huge scope of the fire, and there is an mpg of post apocalyptic. From the reviews: "city explodes into flames" , "The setting of this haunting book is a town and countryside destroyed by a terrible conflagration." Approved in message 15 and 16 of the help thread.
Points this task:20
Total points:265
Total Golden Oldies:3
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:2
Books read:17
Tasks completed:13
Task:20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos SeasonOption:1-MPG of Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Science Fiction Fantasy.
Book read:Second Sight by Isobel Bird
Required: mpg Fantasy 16 users
Points this task:20
Total points:285
Total Golden Oldies:3
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:2
Books read:18
Tasks completed:14
Task:20.9 - Moderators' Pet - CynBaxter's Task - The UnderscoreOption:3-a book that is first in a series
Book read:Mind Games by Leona Deakin
Required: (Dr. Bloom #1)
Points this task:20
Total points:305
Total Golden Oldies:3
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:2
Books read:19
Tasks completed:15
5.10 Swing, Baby, Swing!Secret of the White Rose by Stefanie Pintoff
Task Points: 5
Season Points: 200
10.7 To the SeaRead a book with a boat or water vessel on the cover. The boat must be capable of (even if they aren't visible) carrying at least two people and does not need to have a motor.
by Donna LeonThe cover shows the prow of a gondola, which usually seats at least 2 people plus the gondolier. The setting is Venice, which is consistent with a gondola.
Task Points: 10
Season Points: 210
20.6 It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos SeasonOption 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.
Setting of book is Scotland. Author was born in Scotland.
The Cafe by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
Task Points: 20
Season Points: 230
EMurphy30.4 Dlmrose's Task: Sinistromanual
Option 1: Word of at least 4 letters in the title made of letters typed solely by the left hand on a QWERTY keyboard Forget This Ever Happened by Cassandra Rose Clarke
*Word is EVER
Option 4: Author born in or currently resides in the American South The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons
*Born and raised in Georgia; lived in South Carolina
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 255
Books Read: 20
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 3
Tasks Completed: 12
Task 30.3 – Schatzi's Task: Escaping My BoxBook 1 chosen: Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive
Fits task: Non-fiction, MPG Health
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 304 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: The Final Empire
Fits task: MPG Epic Fantasy
Format read: audio
# of pages: 541 (printed edition)
Both are new-to-me books
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date: 780 points
Task 15.4 – Summer Road Trip-North and SouthBook chosen: Option 2: Christine
Fits task: Car on the cover, set in Pennsylvania
Format read: audio
# of pages: 411 (printed edition)
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 795 points
Task 10.9 – Her MajestyBook chosen: Shadows of Swanford Abbey
Fits task: Set in the UK ("Taking place in a Regency England abandoned cloister remodeled into a Grand hotel full of mysterious…" (https://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Swanfo...))
Format read: audio
# of pages: 416 (printed edition)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 805 points
MAZZA110.2 - 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.
Matching with song "Tell Me That You Love Me "
Don't Ever Tell
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 1030
LAUREN JODI10.4 - Fields of Poppies
Gather the Bones by Alison Stuart
Confirmed in Post 28 of the task help thread.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 610/1050
Big Book Ticket: 1
Its a Fact Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 49
Total Tasks Completed: 38/59
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.10 Group Reads
The Maid by Nita Prose
Commented in Discussion thread post 27
Points this post: 20
Total points: 935/1050
Tasks completed: 53/59
Books read: 73
Mai25.10 - Jen K's Task: Malawi and Zambia
Option 1: The Kwacha: Book that is #1 in a series.
Soulless by Gail Carriger
Option 3: The Flag: Cover that includes the colors black, red AND green.
Data Action: Using Data for Public Good by Sarah WilliamsTinEye percentages:
69.6% Black
1.6% Red
0.6% Green
*Claim 1 NF Ticket*
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 880
Tasks Completed: 52
Books Read: 70
NF Tickets: 39
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 2
Line15.2
book 1: read a short book between 100-200 pages. i read Night which has 115 pages
book 2: read a long book, over 400 pages. i read Rebecca which has 439 pages
points for this task: 15
total points: 265
books read: 23
tasks done: 19
Jen K20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos Season
Option 1: This Time Tomorrow
MPG Science Fiction
********
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 700
BB: 3
IAF: 15
Jen K15.6. Leo the Lion
Heiresses: The Lives of the Million Dollar Babies by Laura Thompson
Leo The
***Requesting 1 IAF ticket for Nonfiction***
*****
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 715
BB: 3
IAF: 16
Jen K10.8 - Apple II
Fevered Star
Between Earth and Sky #2
*****
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 725
BB: 3
IAF: 16
REPOST OF POST 1973Book 1: Chose cluster "cl" and read Cleopatra's Dagger
Book 2: Read Claus for Concern
cluster "cl" Word is "CLAUS".
THIS BOOK IS E BOOK PREAPPROVED IN THE E- VERIFICATION BOOK LIST NUMBER 748
Points this task: 30
Total points: 445
It's a Fact T: 4
Golden Oldies T: 1
Task 30.6 Nick KY's task2 books from 2 different tasks > 500 pg total
Chose Opt 1: Read Bossypants 250 pg, #186 on the list
and
Chose Opt 4: Read Remember Me? 389 pages
Points this task: 30
Total points: 455
Task 5.4 1938 Hit ParadeRead The Good, the Bad, and the Emus
Song number 2 by the Andrews Sisters
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 460
Task 5.9 Rescued....Read Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life
Point this task: 5
Total Points: 465
Task 20.7 Shorter is SweeterRead:
2 P's in title, 1 P in authors name
Points this task: 20
Total Points : 485
Task 15.3 Just Call me JudyOption 2:
Read
fits both categories for Option 1.
Book 1. Author's initials can be found in JUDY GARLAND
Book 2. Words of title can be found in FRANCES ETHEL GUMM
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 500
Reader name: Marie-Anne*** Correction - problems post #159 - REPOSTING ***
Task 30.5: Impress your friends:
Book 1: Code Name Camelot by David Archer, word intitle NAME in MAgNificEnt. I read this in ebook edition . The paperback edition Code Name Camelot has 262 pages.
Book 2: Spider Woman's Daughter by Anne Hillerman, name part ANNE in grANdiloquENce. Has 368 pages.
Total pages - 262+368 = 630 > 600 required.
Totals this posting:
Points: 30
Books: 2
Summary Totals: 210
Books: 13
Tasks: 7
Big books tickets: 0(500) 0(750) 0(1,000)
Task 25.3 Cat's taskBook 1: Set in Botswana
Read
Book 2: Set in Kerala, India.
Read
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 525
Task 15.2 Long and Short of ItBook 1 - short book < 200 pgs
Read
191 pg
and
Book 2 - long book > 400 pgs
Read
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11.0 (AR info) and 425 pgs.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 540
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.5: Girls together Poison Orchids by Sarah A. Denzil & Anni Taylor
Totals this posting:
Points: 10
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 220
Books: 14
Tasks: 8
Big books tickets: 0(500) 0(750) 0(1,000)
Task 30.5 Sandy's Task2 book task, combined > 600 pgs
Book 1: Chose word 1 "grandiloquent"
Read
Word: "girl" in grandiloquent
Book 2: Chose word 3 "magniloquence"
Read
Author's name part: "Leonie" can be found in magniloquence
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 570
Task: 5.10 Swing baby, Swing!Read
AR info if needed: IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9.0
(using here since it did not fit under a previous post)
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 575
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.2: What a drag it is getting old: The Big Kitty by Claire Donally. THe word BIG in title is found in the song title Bright lights, BIG city.
Totals this posting:
Points: 10
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 230
Books: 15
Tasks: 9
Big books tickets: 0(500) 0(750) 0(1,000)
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.8: There's more than one of us: Thomas Godfrey, Ed.
Crows: A murder of crows The word is "murder": English Country House Murders
Totals this posting:
Points: 15
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 245
Books: 16
Tasks: 10
Big books tickets: 0(500) 0(750) 0(1,000)
50.1 Lisa MD: “I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SING IT OUT”(A) Read one book for each chorus option
Option 1: ABC
Read one book where the first word of the title begins with either the letter A, B, or C.
Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism Audiobook
Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism PB 288 Pages
Title Starts with a B
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket - Nonfiction
Option 2: 123
Read one book which is either number 1,2, or 3 in a series.
Election Audiobook
Election PB 200 Pages
#1 in the Tracy Flick Series
Option 3: Do Re Mi
Read one book with either “do,” “re,” or “mi” found intact in a title word.
Maggots Screaming! Audiobook
Maggots Screaming! PB 342 Pages
RE appears in scREaming!
288 + 200 + 342 = 830 Pages
Points Earned This Post: 50
Total Points Earned: 675
It's A Fact Tickets: 13
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.6: Hugos Season: Antarctica by Kim Stanley Rbinson.
Option 2: The author was born in Waukegen, Illinois, US
**** At 672 pages, claim Big Book Ticket.
Note: this book also meets Option 1, as it has MPG of both Fantasy and Science Fiction.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Books: 1
Big books tickets: 1 (500)
Summary Totals: 265
Books: 17
Tasks: 11
Big books tickets: 1(500) 0(750) 0(1,000)
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.
Minique by Anna Maxymiw
ANNA is a Palindrome
Option 5: Read a book by an author with their first and last initials in ‘IPSF’
The Language of Dying by Sarah Pinborough
SP appears in iPSf
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 700
It's A Fact Tickets: 13
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 25.1: Best and worst of spring challenges:
Book 1: Favorite - option 2, same word in title is WINTER
-- Most favorite from spring: Wolves of Winter by R. Allen Chappell.
-- Summer book: Dragon's Winter by Elizabeth E. Lynn.
Book 2: Least favourite - option 2, same word in title is COLD
-- Least favorite from spring: Cold Iron by Melisa Michaels
-- Summer book: Cold Steel by Kate Elliott. ***** At 597 pages, claim Big Book ticket.
Totals this posting:
Points: 25
Books: 2
Big books tickets: 1 (500)
Summary Totals: 290
Books: 19
Tasks: 12
Big books tickets: 2(500) 0(750) 0(1,000)
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 25.5: Just a Dany-lion:
Option 3: Ashes to Ashes by Tami Hoag. Both first and last name have 4 letters ***** At 593 pages, claim Big Book ticket.
Option 4: Bitter Roots by C. J. Carmichael. Author initials CJC can be found in betCha Can't eat Just one
Totals this posting:
Points: 25
Books: 2
Big books tickets: 1 (500)
Summary Totals: 315
Books: 21
Tasks: 13
Big books tickets: 3(500) 0(750) 0(1,000)
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 30.9: The purge:
Option 2: Sora's Quest by T. L. Shreffler; author name has 2 initials.
Option 3: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson is first in the Malazan Book of the Fallen. To date, there are 10 books in the series.
**** At 752 pages claim 2 Big Book tickets.
Points: 30
Books: 2
Big books tickets: 1 (750)
Summary Totals: 345
Books: 23
Tasks: 14
Big books tickets: 3(500) 1(750) 0(1,000)
25.9 - Dee's Task: It's Graduation Time…Option A:
Book 1 - The Pegan Diet: 21 Practical Principles for Reclaiming Your Health in a Nutritionally Confusing World
Words in title start with letters in GOVERNMENT INFORMATION LEADERSHIP
Book 2 - The Pale Horse
Set in England, United Kingdom
Total points: 170
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lucy Bookworm's Task: Flying the Flag2) Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover
A Blunt Instrument (Inspectors Hannasyde & Hemingway #4) by Georgette Heyer
1x Golden Oldies tix (pub 1938)
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 10
It's a Fact: 5
Season Total: 920
25.6 Niagara FallsOption 2:
by Elizabeth GeorgeThis series is about Scotland Yard detectives and more that half of it is set in England. Here's a link to a book review that discusses that.
https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2014/...
This book is 736 pages.
Option 4:
by Zoje StageUsing the word Baby from Baby Seat.
I'd like a BB ticket for Just One Evil Act
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 350
30.2 Consonent ClustersI'm using the cluster BL
Book 1: The Devil's Muse by Bill Loehfelm
Book 2: Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth by Rachel Maddow
The word I'm using is BLOWOUT
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 380
CathyG25.8 -Andy P.’s Task: Choose Your Favorite List
For this challenge choose two different lists and read one book from each.
Combined total of the pages must be 500 pages or more.
REQUIRED: state in your post the list and page number on which each of your books was found.
Option 1. Choose a book from this list Books About Books and Libraries
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
p1 288pp
Option 2, choose a book from this list: Rainforests and Jungles of the World
Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
p1 304pp
: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12.0 Books that have an IL designation of MG MUST ALSO have a BL of 5.0 (or higher) AND AR Pts of 7.0 (or higher).
Points this Post: 25
Books read: 25
Tasks completed: 17
Total points: 395
CathyG25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Niagara Falls
This is a two book task. Pick two options and read one book for each option.
Option 3: Flying Saucer Restaurant
Read a book with the main page genre Space or Aliens. Genres may be standalone or embedded.
Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman
Option 4: The Cadillac Motel
Read a book with a word in the title (ignore subtitles) found on this list of car parts: https://www.enchantedlearning.com/wor...
REQUIRED: Specify in your post the car part that you used. gear shift
The Graveyard Shift by Darynda Jones
Points this Post: 25
Books read: 27
Tasks completed: 18
Total points: 420
Coralie30.8 Drinks to Keep You Warm
Option 2. Book with MPG crime and “kill” found intact in title
A Calamitous Chinese Killing 320p
Option 3. Book with an MPG Romance and the author’s initals in nEstle complete mix Hot chocolate
In the Quiet by Eliza Henry-Jones 288p
Total to date 790 points
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[a book from this list: Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books]
Book read:Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Required:on page 1 of the list.
Points this task:15
Total points:230
Total Golden Oldies:3
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:2
Books read:15
Tasks completed:11