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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2022
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Task 5.2 Oscar Time, Baby! a word of four or more letters in the title/subtitle that can be made from OVER THE RAINBOW.
I read When Breath Becomes Air
The words WHEN and BREATH can both be found in OVER THE RAINBOW.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
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Task 5.1 "I'll Take Lyricists for $1000, Alex"A book by an author whose initials appear in EDSEL YIPSEL HARBURG.
I read The Last Train: A Holocaust Story
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 10
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 2
10.9 Her MajestyBook set at least 50% in a listed country.
This book is set in Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland.
I read:
Murder in an Irish Village
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 2
15.4 Summer Road Trip- North and SouthChose Option 2: Read one book that satisfies criteria for both book 1 (set 50% in one of the listed states) and book 2 (has a motor vehicle on the cover)
I read
Set in Florida with a car on the cover.
Task 5.2 Oscar Time, Baby!
a word of four or more letters in the title/subtitle that can be made from OVER THE RAINBOW.
I read When Breath Becomes Air
The words WHEN and BREATH can both be found in OVER THE RAINBOW.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 35
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 4
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 2
REPOST TO CLAIM IT'S A FACT TICKETTask 5.2 Oscar Time, Baby!
a word of four or more letters in the title/subtitle that can be made from OVER THE RAINBOW.
I read When Breath Becomes Air
The words WHEN and BREATH can both be found in OVER THE RAINBOW.
*claiming it's a fact ticket*
REPOST TO CLAIM IT'S A FACT TICKETTask 5.1 "I'll Take Lyricists for $1000, Alex"
A book by an author whose initials appear in EDSEL YIPSEL HARBURG.
I read The Last Train: A Holocaust Story
*Claiming it's a fact ticket*
Andy P.Task # 5.5 - Making the World Go Round
Read a book in which a monetary unit is found intact in the title
Dollar Bahu by Sudha Murty
Dollar in title
Points this post: 5
Total points: 90
SORRY TO REPOST AGAIN TO CLAIM IT'S A FACT TICKET.I DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD TO RE ENTER THE LINK.
Task 5.2 Oscar Time, Baby!
a word of four or more letters in the title/subtitle that can be made from OVER THE RAINBOW.
I read When Breath Becomes Air
The words WHEN and BREATH can both be found in OVER THE RAINBOW.
*claiming it's a fact ticket*
JUKKA20.9 - Moderators' Pet - CynBaxter's Task - The Underscore
Option 2: Book published between 1885 and 1949.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett first came out in 1910, additionally making it a Golden Oldie. AR Bookfinder info: IL: MG – BL: 6.3 – AR Pts: 13.0.
Total Points: 20/1050
Total Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1/59
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 1
REPOST FOR 257 DUE TO ERROR IN POSTING15.4 Summer Road Trip- North and South
Chose Option 2: Read one book that satisfies criteria for both book 1 (set 50% in one of the listed states) and book 2 (has a motor vehicle on the cover)
I read
Set in Florida with a car on the cover.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 35
Total book read: 4
It's a Fact tickets: 2
Task 15.8 There's More than One of UsRead a book with a collective name in the title and state animal used.
I read The Shadow Box
Collective is "shadow" for the animal Jaguar.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 50
Total Books read: 5
It's a Fact tickets: 2
Task 15.6 Leo the LionRead a book with author's initials appearing in LEO THE LION.
I read Paperboy
I appears in LION and H appears in THE.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 65
Total Books read: 6
It's a fact tickets: 2
Nick KY15.3 Judy I chose the one book option (Opt 2) and read The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew by Alan Lightman.
Author’s inits are in "judy garLAnd."
Title first letters are in "frAnces eThel gUmm."
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 115
Mai5.10 - Swing, Baby, Swing!
Free choice
AI Ethics by Mark Coeckelbergh
* Claim 1 NF Ticket *
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
NF Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
25.10 - Jen K.'s Task: Malawi and ZambiaOption 1: Read a book rhat is #1 in a series
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Option 2: Read a book in which the name of a month is found in either the title or the author's name
Goodnight June by Sarah Jio, month in title
Points this post: 25
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 16
Big Book tickets: 5
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
5.7- I'd Like to Teach the World to SingRead 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 used the word MOON from "It's Only a Paper Moon"
I listened to an audio version of The Pull of the Moon
New Points: 5
Total Points: 80
IF: 2
MAZZA125.3 - Cat's Task: Lion Range
Book 1: read a book set in one or more sub-Saharan country or countries. We'll use this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
Precious and Grace entirely set in Botswana stated in GR dtaa
Book 2: read a book set in India
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line entirely set in India stated on GR page
points this post = 25
Points to date = 250
Jax20.3 - Best Review-Kathy KS's Task: The Other Side of the Rainbow
Pick one of the following options and read a book that meets the requirements. Required: Identify the option.
Option 1. Read a book whose author’s initials (all of them) can be found in his name: L FRANK BAUM.
Title: Incredible Doom
Author: Matthew Bogart
Points this post: 20
Points to date: 45
Total Tasks: 3
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos Season.
Option 1. Read a book with MPG Fantasy.
Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak (373 p.)
➸ Total Points: 20
➸ Total Pages: 373
MEGSCL20.4 - Golden Oldies - Julia103's Task: A Group of Prides
Option B. mpg queer - Any Way the Wind Blows
**579 pp - 1 big book
TOTAL
60 points
3 big book
MEGSCL20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Poppy the three-legged dog
3 Ps in authors name - Bay of Fires by Poppy Gee
TOTAL
80 points
3 big book
Cindy FTask 10.5 Girls Together
Written by 2 women
The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnette Friis
Points this post:10
Total points:30
Books read:4
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:1
Non Fiction: 1
Tasks completed:4
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Book Concierge’s Task: Family VacationsOption C: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - 355 pages
Male author with initials in ROAD TRIP
Total points: 20
Barbara ★20.4 - Golden Oldies - Julia103's Task: A Group of Prides
Option A: Read a book with more than one lion on the cover or with the word LIONS in the title
The Lions Of Los Angeles - Lilly Pink (2 lions on cover) 6/13
Points this task: 20
Total points: 125
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Julia1035.2- Oscar Time, Baby!
Oreo
(ORE in OVER, O in RAINBOW)
This post: 5 points
Total points: 30
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks Completed: 3
Books read: 3
25.1 - MegSCL's Task: Best and Worst of the Spring ChallengeFor favorite book I'm using The Book of Lost Names
Book 1, option 3: "Readers also enjoyed": If I Were You by Lynn Austin
For least favorite book I'm using The Girl in White Gloves
Book 2, option 3: "Readers also enjoyed": And They Called It Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis by Stephanie Marie Thornton
Points this post: 25
Total points: 75
Barbara ★10.2 - 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.
Home Improvement: Undead Edition - Charlaine Harris 6/13
(used Happy Home)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 135
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Mai15.10 – Location, Location, Locations
Location in the list: In A Creepy Apartment
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 70
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 5
NF Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)20.4 - Golden Oldies - Julia103's Task: A Group of Prides
Option B: MPG stand-alone or embedded--gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, asexual, non-binary, or queer.
Page Count:376--Listened to Audiobook link to PB edition Under the Whispering Door
MPG: LGBT>Queer
Under the Whispering Door
Points Earned This Post: 20
Points Achieved to Date: 155/1050
Tasks Completed: 11/59
Natalie CH5.9 - 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
Light Chaser by Peter F. Hamilton
Points this post: 5
Tasks completed: 3
Total Points: 15
trishhartuk30.9 Brooklyn's Task: The Purge
Option 2: Read a book by a single author who uses at least 1 initial in their name.
A Spindle Splintered, Alix E. Harrow
Read the kindle edition. PB here (119pg)
Option 3: Read a book that is part of a series that has at least 10 primary works.
Next to Last Stand (Walt Longmire #16), Craig Johnson
Read the kindle edition. PB: here (336pg)
There are 18 primary works in the Walt Longmire series: https://www.goodreads.com/series/4117...
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 1
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)10.6 - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
First 25 pages shelved as Aliens
Required: State the page
Page Count: 250--Listened to audiobook Link to MMPB The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Link to list/page: Page 2 https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Points Earned This Post: 10
Points Achieved to Date: 165/1050
Tasks Completed: 12/59
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)15.10 – Location, Location, Locations
List - 100 Mystery and Thriller Recommendations by Setting
REQUIRED: Specify setting location of list in which book was found.
Page Count: 256--Listened to Audiobook--Link to MMPB The Hound of the Baskervilles
Location: In A Country House
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Points Earned This Post: 15
Points Achieved to Date: 180/1050
Tasks Completed: 13/59
10.2 - What A Drag It Is Getting OldHollow City (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #2) by Ransom Riggs
word in title, CITY, found in "Kansas CITY"
Total this Post: 10
It's a Fact: 1
Season Total: 80
REAder60 5.10 Swing Baby Swing A book of my choice
Blood Trip by Jesse Hilson
points: 5
Total points 5
Delicious Dee10.5 - Girls Together
State of Terror - written by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 185
Katrisa20.6 - 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.
I read Trust which lists Fantasy on main page
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 105
Ava Catherine30.8 - Tien’s Task: Drinks to keep you Warm
Option 1: Tea
Read a book with a MPG Classics AND where first letter of each word in title (of at least 3 words) can be found in “The Berry Tea Shop”.
The Professor's House by Willa Cather
258 pages; mpg classics
THe berry tea shoP (first letter of each word in the title of classic)
Option 2. Coffee
Read a book with a MPG Crime AND “kill” found intact in title and/or subtitle.
Killing Floor by Lee Child pages 474; mpg mystery>crime (embedded mpg allowed)
258+474=732 total pages
points this task=30
total points=280
Ava Catherine25.2 - XBM's Task: A's all around
Option 1:
Book 1: Read a book with 3 or more A's in the title/subtitle.
What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance by Carolyn Forché
Book 2: Read a book with 3 or more A's in the author's name. All name parts are included.
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
points this task: 25
total points: 305
10.9 - Her MajestyRead a book set at least 50% in one of the listed countries: United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).
The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 20
Kathy KS20.10 - Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Summer 2022 season. The requirement for this task: you must participate in the book's discussion thread below with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
Fiction - Cozy Mysteries - The Maid.
The Maid, by Nita Prose
Discussion Thread:
Message 18 at
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 110
Tasks completed: 6/60
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: 1
Andy P.Task # 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.
White Noise by Don DeLillo
White matches White Christmas
Points this post: 5
Total points: 95
Mod
I read An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed - I read the kindle edition, linked to the hardback (no mmpb or pb).
"ly" found in elderLY.
total points: 10
Mod
I read My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton - I read the kindle, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
Authors are two women, Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie.
total points: 20
Mod
I listened to the audiobook of Children of Time, found on page 5 of the Aliens List.
total points: 30
Mod
I chose option 1 and read a kindle ARC of Nightcrawling, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
Author is Leila Mottley - initials found in LfrankbauM.
total points: 60
Mary P15.6. Leo the Lion.
Read a book with the author’s initials (all of them) appearing in LEO THE LION.
Familiar Spirit by Lisa Tuttle
Points this post: 15
Total points: 130
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15.8 - There's More than One of Us
Read a book with a word in the subtitle from the list of collective nouns for animals
"Rooks: a building" --> The word is "building"
Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust by Gary F. Marcus and Isaac Hooke
* Claiming one It's a Fact ticket *
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
NF Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0