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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2022
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Nick KY30.1 Katrina’s Santa Fe
Opt. 1. KOA in the title. I read Dark Green Religion: Nature Spirituality and the Planetary Future.
K in "darK"
O in "religiOn"
A in "dArk"
Opt. 2. Cover over 50% Blue according to Tin Eye. I read Perfect Joy: 30 Days with Francis of Assisi, 88.2% blue.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 170
10.8 - Apple IIRead a book that is number #2 in a series.
Tracy Flick Can't Win
Tracy Flick #2
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 75
It's A Fact Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Delicious Dee5.9 - Rescued from the Cutting Room Floor
Power Play
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 190
Delicious Dee10.3 - Press Play
Blackout- won 2022 Audie Award for Short Stories/Collections
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 200
Bookwrm526Task #20.8 - Flying the Flag
Option 2: Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover. I read Death Among the Undead by Masahiro Imamura. I had the cover approved in the help thread at posts 25 and 28!
Total points so far: 100
Bookwrm526Task #5.2 - 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". I read Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought by Briona Simone Jones (Target word RAIN).
Total points so far: 105
LAUREN JODI20.4 - Golden Oldies - Julia103's Task: A Group of Prides
Option C: Pride & Prejudice Retelling
The Viscount Always Knocks Twice by Grace Callaway
The book description invokes Pride & Prejudice "A Hoyden's Prejudice" and "A Gentleman's Pride:
In addition, here are reviews that point to it being a retelling:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 120/1050
Big Book Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 8
Total Tasks Completed: 7/59
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - CynBaxter's Task - The UnderscoreOption 4: Read a book with a setting at least 50% in either Wisconsin or California.
A Map of the World set 100% in Wisconsin
New Points: 20
Total Points: 100
IF: 2
Ava Catherine25.4 - Lauren Jodi's Task: Literary Lions
Option 1: The Cowardly Lion
Read a book with a single feather of any color on the cover.
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
by Leslye WaltonOption 2: Aslan
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the following countries that has a lion on its national flag - Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Jersey, Montenegro, Spain, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, or Sri Lanka.
Country selected: Spain
April in Spain by John Banville
set in San Sebastian, Spain
points this task: 25
total points: 330
Kathy KS15.6. Leo the Lion.
Read a book with the author’s initials (all of them) appearing in LEO THE LION.
Messenger, by Lois Lowry.
LL=Leo the Lion
I listened to an audiobook; pb-169 p. (no mmpb)
AR data: IL: MG+
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 145
Tasks completed: 7/60
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: 2
Ava Catherine25.5 - Amy FL’s task: Just a Dandy-Lion
Option 2:
Read a book with an exclamation point or question mark in the title or subtitle.
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
Option 3:
Read a book by a single author whose first and last name each has four letters.
Haunted Ground by Erin Hart
points this task: 25
total points: 355
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
I used Fish in general: school
I listened to an audio version of The Kalahari Typing School for Men (MMPB edition is Les mots perdus du Kalahari)
New Points: 15
Total Points: 115
IF: 2
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10.1 - Cowardly
Read a book with a word in the title that ENDS in LY. Subtitles are excluded.
Adult Assembly Required. Abbi Waxman
Points this post: 10
Total points: 145/1050
Tasks completed: 11/59
Books read: 12
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact ticket: 4
30.1 - Katrisa's Task: I Love Santa Fe!Option 1 - read a book where the letters KOA can be found in the title or subtitle.
Kittyhawk Down (Inspector Challis #2) by Garry Disher
KOA found in KittyhAwk dOwn
Option 3 - Read a book with a cover that is 75% blue and/or green according to Tineye.
The First Fleet by Rob Mundle
76.9% blue40.3 %#294557Blue
36.6 %#7a9cb0Blue
23.1 %#bdd0dcGrey
1x Bigger is Better tix (512p)
Total this Post: 30
Bigger is Better: 1
It's a Fact: 1
Season Total: 110
Barbara ★30.5 - Sandy's Task: Impress Your Friends!
Book 1 – chose 1 of these words and read a book with a title (not subtitle) containing a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in the target word.
Assassin's Quest - Robin Hobb 6/8
(QUEST in QUinTESsence)
BIG BOOK: 757 pages
Book 2 – chose a second (different) word, and read a book with a single author with one name part that can be made from the letters in the target word.
Fever - Donna Grant 6/15
(GRANT in pRoGNosTicAtor)
TOTAL PAGES: Book 1 (757 pages) + Book 2 (400 pages) = 1157 pages > 600
Points this task: 30
Total points: 195
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
MEGSCL10.2 - What A Drag It Is Getting Old
Love Stories - (tell me that you LOVE me)
**non fiction
TOTAL
90 points
3 big book
1 It’s a Fact
MEGSCL30.2 - TessaVanessa's Task: Consonant Clusters
Cluster = SL
Book 1 - Infinite Splendours by Sofie Laguna
Book 2 - A Slow Fire Burning
TOTAL
120 points
3 big book
1 It’s a Fact
5.8 - Meanwhile, Back in Oz....Vernon God Little by D.B.C. Pierre
Total this Post: 5
Bigger is Better: 1
It's a Fact: 1
Season Total: 115
Mod
Option 1
Swear by Adriana Lock / SWEAR uses left side of keyboard
Option 4
Bad Alibi by Jessica Prince / author born in Texas per GR
Points this post: 30
Total points: 100
Mod
Option 1
Crank by Adriana Locke / #1 in series
Option 4
Switch by Adriana Locke / AL in phrase
Points this post: 25
Total points: 125
Mod
Option 1
Swink by Adriana Locke / AL in phrase
Points this post: 20
Total points: 145
5.9 - Rescued from the Cutting Room FloorThey Called Us Enemy by George Takei & et al
Total this Post: 5
Bigger is Better: 1
It's a Fact: 1
Season Total: 120
Mod
Craft by Adriana Locke / AL in phrase
Points this post: 5
Total points: 150
30.5 Impress Your FriendsBook 1 – I found the word GATE in GrAndiloquEnT
Catalyst Gate
Book 2 – I found the name COLM in MagniLOquenCe
The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Tóibín
Total to date 90 points
Amy B15.6. Leo the Lion.
Read a book with the author’s initials (all of them) appearing in LEO THE LION. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
Temporary by Hilary Leichter
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 65 Points
Joanne MI30.9 - Brooklyn's Task: The Purge
Option 1 -a book with a 2 word title where the first word is THE
The Convert
Option 2: a book by a single author who uses at least 1 initial in their name.
The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World by David K. Randall
Claiming 1 IAF
Points this task 30
Total Points 45
IFA 1
Total IAF 2
5.2- 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".
The word i made is HEAR
I read an ebook version of Hear the Wind Sing
New Points: 5
Total Points: 120
IF: 2
Mai15.4 – Summer Road Trip-North and South
Option 1
Book 1 – Book set at least 50% in North Carolina
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
This book is set almost entirely in the fictional Duquette University in North Carolina. Source: https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781...
Book 2 – Read a book with a motor vehicle on the cover. I
At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha ChristiePoints this post: 15
Total Points: 85
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 7
NF Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Andy P.Repost of Post # 161
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
AR data: IL=UG, BL=5.1
Points this post: 5
Total points: 105
Pat20.7 ~ Poppy The Three-Legged Dog
Book 1 ~ Read a book with exactly three P's in any combination of title, sub-title, series name and author. You may choose any single source or combination of those sources, but there must be exactly 3 Ps in source/combo.
REQUIRED: Specify in your post the source(s) that you are using to reach 3 Ps.
Rusty Puppy by Joe R. LansdaleRead ~ 6.17.22
Pages ~ 320
How it Fits ~ 3 p's in title
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Points this Task ~ 20
Total Points ~ 40
Total Books ~ 2
Total Pages ~ 624
Andy P.Task # 10.1 - Cowardly
Read a book with a word in the title that ENDS in LY.
An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten
Elderly ends in LY
Points this post: 10
Total points: 115
5,1 -"I'll Take Lyricists for $1000, Alex"Read a book by an author all of whose initials appear in EDSEL YIPSEL HARBURG
That Old Ace in the Hole by Annie Proulx edsel yiPsel hArburg
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 215
Tasks Completed: 14
Books read: 20
Big Book tickets: 7
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
babbling c20.6 - It's a Fact - Trishhartuk's Task: Hugos Season
Option 2: This year’s WorldCon is being held in Chicago, IL, while Chengdu, China was selected for 2023. The NASFIC Site Selection bids for 2023 (as the 2023 WorldCon is in China) are from Orlando, FL and Winnipeg, Canada; while currently the only submitted WorldCon bid for 2024 is Glasgow, Scotland.
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.REQUIRED: If the setting or author's birth location aren't specified in the GR records, please include a reference to establish them.
Arsenic and Adobo - Audible Arsenic and Adobo - paperback pgs. 316 by Mia P. Manansala
Setting Illinois (United States)
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
NONFICTION : 0
Total This Season
Points: 45/1070
Completed Tasks: 4/60
NONFICTION : 0
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Pages read this season: 1,297
Books read this season: 4
Kathy KS5.5 - Making the World Go Round
Read a book in which a monetary unit is found intact in the title or subtitle
The Wonk Decelerator, by John Joseph Doody
WON=WONk
The won is the official currency in South Korea or North Korea. For details, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_K...
I read as an ebook; pb-168 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 150
Tasks completed: 8/60
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: 2
Mod
Option B
Book 1-
Guilty Pleasure by Jessica Prince / ISRP in author name
Book 2-
Wallflower by Jessica Prince / #5 in series
Points this post: 25
Total points: 175
Katrisa10.5 - Girls Together
Read a book written by at least 2 women
I read The Best Women's Travel Writing 2010: True Stories from Around the World which has 27 all female contributors.
I did get it ok'd in the help thread as all the contributors weren't listed. Link below
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 160
Katrisa15.8 - 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
I read Murder on Black Swan Lane
Crow: word is Murder
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 175
Katrisa10.2 - 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.
I read Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography
Song: Bright Lights Big City - Word: Bright
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 185
Barbara ★5.10 - 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.
Flame - Donna Grant 6/17
Points this task: 5
Total points: 200
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Mod
Translated short stories - An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
My post: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 20
Total points: 195
Mod
25.8 -Andy P.’s Task: Choose Your Favorite List
Option 1. Choose a book from this list Books About Books and Libraries (page 7)
The Book Woman's Daughter. Kim Michele Richardson (352 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)
Claiming 1 IAF ticket
Points this post: 25
Total points: 170/1050
Tasks completed: 12/59
Books read: 14
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact ticket: 5
Coralie15.3 just Call Me Judy
1 book option
Written by an author whose initials can be found in judy gArlaNd
And with the initial letter of each word found in fraNces eThel Gumm
The Good Neighbours by Nina Allan
Total to date 105 points
25.5 - Amy FL's Task: Just a Dandy-LionOption 1: Read a book with a title word of four or more letters that appears in the lion's speech
Seventh Heaven: A Novel by Alice Hoffman seventh is my word
Option 4: Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BETCHA YOU CAN'T EAT JUST ONE
The Redhead Plays Her Hand by Alice Clayton betChA can't eat just one
Points this post: 25
Total points: 240
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 22
Big Book tickets: 7
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Jax10.10 Read a book with a type of beverage in the title or subtitle. Alcoholic beverages are encouraged, but optional.
Legends & Lattes
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 65
Tasks Completed: 5
Julia10315.2 – The Long and the Short of It
Book 1 - A Changing Light (163 pages)
Book 2 - Echoes of Honor (718 pages)
Claiming one BB ticket
This post: 15 points, 1 BB
Total points: 45
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks Completed: 4
Books read: 5
10.8 - Apple II The Apple II computer, with 4K of memory, went on sale for $1,298 n June 5, 1977.
Read a book that is number #2 in a series. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title.
I read The Satapur Moonstone which is #2 in the Perveen Mistry series.
points: 20
books read; 2
tasks completed: 2
pages read: 600
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - CynBaxter's Task - The UnderscoreOption 3: Wizard of Oz was Stothart's first Academy Award - Read a book that is first in a series. The series name and number must be listed in grayscale in parentheses following the title on the book's main page.
I read The Bangalore Detectives Club which is #1 in the series Kaveri and Ramu.
points: 40
books read: 3
tasks completed: 3
tasks in progress: 2
pages read: 1725
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15.3 – Just Call Me Judy
Option 2
Read a book written by an author whose initials (all) can be found in Judy Garland.
AND
with a title of at least 3 words, with the initial letter of each word found in Frances Ethel Gumm.
The Sunday Lunch Club Juliet Ashton
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 265