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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2023
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ROBIN P15.10 Found in translation
Book originally written in language not your own
My language is English and I read a book originally written in French: Roux the Bandit - the French version doesn't show in GR, but Wikipedia shows it as Roux le Bandit, and my English copy shows a translator.
**Claiming 1 GO point, French version was written in 1925 and English translation in 1938**
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35
BB: 1 GO:1 IAF: 0
Kathy KS**UNCLAIM!!** Stats adjusted below.
10.7 1948 Olympics
Read a book that takes place 50 percent in London or Switzerland
The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
Setting: in and around London
I began to read this as an audio and finished reading as an ebook; mmpb-215 p.
**Claiming 1 (one) Golden Oldies ticket** 1st published: 1922
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Points for this task: 0
Total points : 10-10=0
Tasks completed: 1/52-1=0/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1-1=0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
Kathy KS25.7 Lisa MD's Task: I’ve Got Sand Between My Toes
Choose 2 different options and read a book for each option.
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in ASSATEAGUE ISLAND / OCMD.
The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
AC=islAnd / oCmd
I began to read this as an audio and finished reading as an ebook; mmpb-215 p.
**Claiming 1 (one) Golden Oldies ticket** 1st published: 1922
Option 4: Read a book whose title contains a matching word of 3 or more letters (excluding “the” and “and”) from the song lyrics
Three Weeks With Lady X by Eloisa James
Matched word: WITH
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb-376 p.
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 25
Tasks completed: 1/52
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
5.10 – Easy BreezyI read Freedom's Fall by Bobby Adair.
This eBook has been verified for length in line #1324 of the list.
Points this task: 5
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Totals:
Points: 40
Task completed: 5
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
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15.7 - The International Court of JusticeRead a book set at least 50% in a country that currently has a sitting judge on the International Court of Justice
René Leys by Victor Segalen, set 100% in China, which has a sitting judge.
I'm claiming a GO ticket for René Leys, FP January 1, 1919
Points this Post: 15
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 2
20.2 Rookie at the Top: EmilyGraceR's: Jack of All Trades-I chose Option #1
Option 1:
Find a book that you have previously read with the MPG Youth, Teen or Young Adult, and read any other book by the same author.
Pearls of Lutra-Brian Jacques
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 18.0
The original book was Redwall-Brian Jacques
Points for this task: 20
Total points:100/845
Tasks completed: 6/52
Big Book tickets total:
Golden Oldies tickets total:
It's a Fact Tickets total:
Joanne MIThe Number 40
Option 1: two of the following numbers in it's page count: 0, 1, 2, 4, 5.
Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 Paperback 304 pages
Book has the numbers 0 and 4 in it's page count
Claiming 1 IAF
Points this task 20
Total Points 50
IFA this post 1
Total IAF 1
Bookwrm526Task #5.8 We all scream for Ice Cream
Read a book with ice cream on the cover – this must be an icecream in a cone, an icepop/ice lolly/frozen popsicle or a clear scoop of icecream on a plate/in a bowl. I read A Parfait Murder by Wendy Lyn Watson.
Total points so far: 15
30.1 - MAZZA1's Task - WORDLEDBook 1. Choose a 5 letter word with at least one vowel. Read a book with this word in the title.
Magic or Madness (Magic or Madness #1) by Justine Larbalestier
5-letter word: MAGIC
Book 2: Using the word you used for book 1
a) Assumption: the VOWELS are correct but NOT in the right place and that all the other letters are incorrect. Read a book with a 5 letter word in the title that can be made by moving the vowels and adding new letters (vowels or consonants) to create a new 5 letter word.
Secrets of the Amish Diary (Amish Inn Mysteries #1) by Rachael O. Phillips
5-letter word: DIARY. Vowels are A & I
approval in help thread
Total this Post: 30
Season Total: 90
Lisa MD10.7 1948 Olympics
Takes place 50 percent in London
Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn
352 pages
GR metadata doesn't specify location; however the entire book took place in London, mainly between St. James Castle, Buckingham House (Palace) and Kew Palace.
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 20/845
Total Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2/52
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
Non Fiction Tickets:
Katrisa5.6 Something to be proud of
Read a book with MPG Gay, Lesbian, LGBT/LGBTQ+, Queer, Bisexual or Transgender
I read Scattered Showers it has LGBT on MPG
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 35
15.5 - Come Fly With MeRead a book by an author whose initials (in order) match an IATA Airport Code
The Morning Star by Karl Ove Knausgård, KOK
KOK location code, Kokkala/Pietarsaari city name, Kruunupyy airport name
I'm claiming a BB ticket for The Morning Star 668 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 2
JEN B15.5 Come Fly With Me
Read a book by an author whose initials (in order) match one of these airport codes.
Would I Lie to You? by Aliya Ali-Afzal
AAA is the airport code for Anaa, in French Polynesia
TOTAL POINTS: 50
Delicious Dee20.10 Group Reads
Sea of Tranquility - I posted twice in the comment thread
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 85
Its a Fact: 1
Task 15.10 Found in TranslationThe UN works in six official languages – English, Chinese, French, Russian, Arabic and Spanish. Read a book which was originally written in one of these six languages, excluding your native language(s).
My native language: ENGLISH
Book originally written in FRENCH
Smoking Kills (2008) by Antoine Laurain; translated from French by Louise Lalaurie Rogers (Paperback 224 pages)
00 + 15 = 15
Tasks Completed: 01
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 00 + 15 = 15
Books read: 01
Pages read: 224
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 00
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Lisa MD20.5 Bigger is Better - Tammy AZ Task: The Compelling and Delights of Travel
Opt 2 - Author Initials in robert plANt
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
400 pages
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 40/845
Total Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3/52
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
Non Fiction Tickets:
JEN B20.2 Rookie at the Top: EmilyGraceR's: Jack of All Trades
Option 2:
Read a book that has MPG music
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl
TOTAL POINTS: 70
Delicious Dee15.8 Happy Birthday, NHS!
Yours Truly - 2 main characters are doctors
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 100
Its a Fact: 1
Susan ATask: 20.2 Rookie at the Top: EmilyGraceR's: Jack of All Trades
Option 3: Read a book first published within the year of your birth, or the year of my birth -1999
Black Notice by Patricia Cornwell
(I listened to audio version, MMPB here)
First published August 2nd 1999
MMPB = 474 pages > 250 pages minimum
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Deborah5.1 War & Peace
April in Paris
MPG: World War II
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 45
Books Read: 4
Tasks Done: 4
trishhartuk20.5 Bigger is Better - Tammy AZ Task: The Compelling and Delights of Travel
Option 2: Read a book where the author initials can be found in ROBERT PLANT
The Man Who Died Twice, Richard Osman
Read the kindle edition Top MMPB (Swedish): here (400pg); top PB (English): here (420pg)
R, O in RObert
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 45
Tasks Completed: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
10.1 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie It's a BikiniRead a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Bikini
Anneler (The Mothers) by Brit Bennett 6/3/23
15.7 The International Court of Justice
1946 saw the inaugural session of the International Court of Justice at the Hague. Since then, it has seen over 100 judges representing 52 countries. The current sitting judges come from the USA, Russia, Slovakia, France, Morocco, Somalia, China, Uganda, India, Jamaica, Lebanon, Japan, Germany, Australia and Brazil.
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries.
Zorbaların Elinde (The Violent Bear It Away) by Flannery O'Connor 6/4/23
100% of the book is set in the USA.
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 25
Task Completed: 2/52
It's A Fact Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Julia1035.7 I Do
Two Wars and a Wedding (WEDDING in title)
This post: 5 points
Total points: 15
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks completed: 3
Total books read: 3
Mod
read Gone Again
set in the US
points this post 15
total points 55
trishhartuk15.7 The International Court of Justice
Read a book set at least 50% in one USA, Russia, Slovakia, France, Morocco, Somalia, China, Uganda, India, Jamaica, Lebanon, Japan, Germany, Australia and Brazil
The Cats that Flooded the Manor, Karen Anne Golden
Read the kindle edition. PB: here (265pg)
100% set in Indiana, USA
From the GR description: “Katz, Colleen and the Siamese cats search for her in the quaint town of Melody, Indiana.”
And the main series is set in Erie, Indiana, US – specified in the GR description for Book 1 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 60
Tasks Completed: 5
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Christene Paula 15.7 The International Court of Justice
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries. USA, Russia, Slovakia, France, Morocco, Somalia, China, Uganda, India, Jamaica, Lebanon, Japan, Germany, Australia and Brazil.
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
How it fits: set in france
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 35
Task Completed: 4/52
It's A Fact Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
30.4 - Wayne's Task: I'm So Glad We Had This Time TogetherOption 3, MPG Humor: The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna
Option 4, a book from Domestic Service list, p1 #54: The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani
Points this post: 30
Total points: 70
Jayme(the ghostreader15.7 The International Court of Justice
Three to Get Deadlyby Janet Evanovich
Set in US
Task +15
Total Points 15
Lisa MD10.1 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie It's a Bikini
Author’s first and last initials in itsy Bitsy tEenie weenie bikini
No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister
320 pages
Listened to audiobook. Linked to HB. No MMPB or PB.
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 50/845
Total Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4/52
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
Non Fiction Tickets:
20.1 ~ Pleasure Reading in the 1940sChoose one option below.
Books with MPGs of Childrens, Middle School, etc. AND Graphic Novels, etc. are all allowed, as long as they fit the standard criteria for GR.
REQUIRED ~ State the option.
Option 3 ~ First Law of Reading
Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title (subtitles excluded) found in: NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR READING TASTES. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
REQUIRED ~ State the word.
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki BrammerREAD ~ 6.7.23
PAGES ~ 320
RELEVANCE ~ regrets
neve(R)
n(E)ver
apolo(G)ize
you(R)
nev(E)r
(T)astes
ta(S)tes
Points This Task ~ 20
Pages This Task ~ 320
Total Points ~ 35
Total Pages ~ 522
5.6 ~ SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OFRead a book with MPG Gay, Lesbian, LGBT/LGBTQ+, Queer, Bisexual or Transgender
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer WeinerPoints This Task ~ 5
Pages This Task ~ 480
Total Points ~ 40
Total Pages ~ 1,002
20.4 ~ (Mid)summer in SwedenRead one book, from one of the options below.
Required: State the option you used.
Option 2: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in PICKLEDHERRING.
Counterfeit by Kirstin ChenREAD ~ 6.2.23
PAGES ~ 288
RELEVANCE ~ KC in piCKled
Points This Task ~ 20
Pages This Task ~ 288
Total Points ~ 60
Total Pages ~ 1,290
30.2 - KmarieD task -Book Buddies and Summer FunI did Option 5- Read any 2 consecutive books from a series. The series must appear in gray-scale on the book’s main page
W is for Wasted Kinsey Millhone #23 540 pages
and X Kinsey Millhone #24 528 pages
***Claiming 2 Big Book Tickets for 540 and 528 pages***
New Points: 30
Total Points: 50
BB: 2
15.7 The International Court of JusticeUSA, Russia, Slovakia, France, Morocco, Somalia, China, Uganda, India, Jamaica, Lebanon, Japan, Germany, Australia and Brazil.
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries.
Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson-Set in Maryland, USA
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8.0
Points for this task: 15
Total points:90/845
Tasks completed: 6/52
Big Book tickets total:
Golden Oldies tickets total:
It's a Fact Tickets total:
Fantasia5.9: Read a book with one of the following words in the title or subtitle: Beach, Sun/Sunshine, Cocktail, Pool, Forest, Hike/Hiking, Fire, Marshmallow, Toast/Toasted
BOOK READ: The Romance of the Forest by Ann Radcliffe
Has the word Forest in the title.
**Would like to claim a Golden Oldies Ticket for this, please! Book was first published in 1791, so that's pretty old for ya!~**
books read: 5
tasks done: 4
points this post: 5
total points: 45
| GO: 1 | BB: 0 | IAF: 0 |
Susan ATask 10.4 Summer Songs of the 40's
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle of at least 4 letters from one of these summer hits.
Never Run by Blake Pierce
(I listened to audio, no MMPB, paperback HERE)
How it Fits: NEVER - 5 letters, found in book title and song title 1940: I’ll Never Smile Again
Current Points: 20
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20 + 10 = 30
Susan A15.5 Come Fly With Me
Read a book by an author whose initials (in order) match one of these airport codes.
In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
(I listened to the audio, no MMPB, paperback HERE)
How it fits:
author initials TJK = Tokat Airport
Current Points: 30
Points this post: 15
Total points: 30 + 15 = 45
Susan A20.6 - It's A Fact- Julia103's Task: This is Jeopardy!
Option 2: Read a book from list Gender Non-Binary Fantasy & Science Fiction
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
I listented to audio, no MMPB, paperback HERE
How it fits: #6, page 1 of list Gender Non-Binary Fantasy & Science Fiction
Current Points: 45
Points this post: 20
Total points: 45 + 20 = 65
Susan A20.8 - Nickels & Dimes- Lauren Jodi's task: Lost Cities
Option 2: MACHU PICHU
Read a book with a 3 digit page count that is comprised of 3 of the following digits in any configuration - 0, 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, or 9. The numbers 1 and 4 can be repeated.
Point of Origin by Patricia Cornwell
I listened to audio, MMPB HERE
How it fits:
MMPB page count = 447
Current Points: 65
Points this post: 20
Total points: 65 + 20 = 85
20.2 Rookie at the Top: EmilyGraceR's: Jack of All TradesOption 1, Admission by Julie Buxbaum
paperback edition Admission 352 pages
Previously read Tell Me Three Things MPG Young Adult
Points this post: 20
Total points: 90
Katrisa15.7 The International Court of Justice
Read a book set at least 50% in USA, Russia, Slovakia, France, Morocco, Somalia, China, Uganda, India, Jamaica, Lebanon, Japan, Germany, Australia and Brazil
I read Securing Democracy: My Fight for Press Freedom and Justice in Brazil set in Brazil
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 50
Katrisa20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's task: The Number 40
opt 2 Read a Folklore book from the first 25 pages of this list: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
I read The Winter of the Witch from page 1
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 70
Amy B20.8 - Nickels & Dimes- Lauren Jodi's task: Lost Cities
This is a one book task, choose an option and read one book for that option.
REQUIRED: State the option you chose when posting.
Option 2: MACHU PICHU
Read a book with a 3 digit page count that is comprised of 3 of the following digits in any configuration - 0, 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, or 9.
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya (290 pp)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 40 Points
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15.3 Fun in the Mud
Option 2: Read a book whose author has a name part that matches part of a Glastonbury headliner and has a word in the title or subtitle that matches part of the name of a headlining Glastonbury act.
Strange Weather: Four Short Stories by Joe Hill (Weather Report/Joe Cocker)
Points this task: 15
Season total: 40
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 1
Joanne MI20.3 The Number 40
Option 1: two of the following numbers in it's page count: 0, 1, 2, 4, 5.
Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 Paperback 304 pages
Book has the numbers 0 and 4 in it's page count
Claiming 1 IAF
Points this task 20
Total Points 50
IFA this post 1
Total IAF 1
20.1 Most Improved - Kathy KS’ Task: Pleasure Reading in the 1940sOption 1: Read a novel on the Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1940s found on this list.
page 1
A Bell for Adano by John Hersey
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 110
Task 10.2 Mai TaiRead a book with exactly 2 words, each word consisting of the same number of letters.
Calling Ukraine (2023) by Johannes Lichtman (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover 226 pages)
Each of the two words in title is 7 Letters long:
U K R A I N E
C A L L I N G
15 + 10 = 25
Tasks Completed: 02
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 15 + 10 = 25
Books read: 02
Pages read: 450
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 01
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Andy P.Task # 15.5 Come Fly With Me
Read a book by an author whose initials (in order) match one of these airport codes
Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
SAC is the Airport code for Sacramento California
Points this post: 15
Total points: 60
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15.6 Wrens and Riveters
Skirts: Fashioning Modern Femininity in the Twentieth Century - shelved as Feminism; claiming 1 its a fact ticket for non-fiction
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 65
Its a Fact: 1