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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2023
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Nick KY50.1 Jen B’s Vacation Time
Book 1. Opt. 2. Car on the Cover. I read The Red Convertible: Selected and New Stories, 1978-2008 by Louise Erdrich.
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for The Red Convertible at 512 pp.
Book 2. Opt. 1. Set on a continent other than the one I live on. I live in North America. I read Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence, set in England, continent of Europe.
400 pp.
Book 3. Book set in dream vacation spot where I have never been. I read The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia in Their Local Setting by Colin J. Hemer , set in Asia Minor, what is now Turkey. A tour of the Eastern Mediterranean, including archaeological sites of Turkey, is a dream vacation of mine. I have never been outside the U.S. and will not be taking any archaeological tours to hot climates, so I suppose this excursion will always remain a dream -- except when I'm reading.
364 pp.
Total pp = 1276 > required 750.
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 640
Big Books So Far: 500+ (1)
Andy P.Task # 10.3 Summer Beach Read
Read a book off this list: Summer Beach Reads
Tropical Dreams by Kelly Cozzone
Page 1 # 3 0n list as of 8/1/23
Points this post: 10
Total points: 570
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Read a NON-FICTION book with the main page genre Feminism,
read Cinderella Ate My Daughter
Genres- listed
Nonfiction
Parenting
Feminism
Psychology
Sociology
Gender
Adult
Gender Studies
Womens
Pop Culture
points this post - 15
total points 705
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Option C)
Read a book where both the first AND last name initials can be found in uisge beatha
read The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die
by April Henry
points this post- 20
total points 725
JEN B15.6 Wrens and Riveters
Read a NON-FICTION book with the main page genre Feminism, Engineering, or Technology.
Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride by Lucy Knisley
No MMPB, I read the paperback version, 292 pages.
Nonfiction, MPG Feminism
TOTAL POINTS: 455
Re-Posting20.7 Shorter is sweeter- Inge's Task: Enjoying Scotland
Book: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
How it fits: author initials S, W in WhiSkey
I listened to the audiobook. The mass market paperback edition has 427 pages.
MPG Children: MG+ rating according to AR bookfinder
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
10.9 The Invention of Duck TapeBook: The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids
How it fits: tape in „PArEnTing“
I listened to the audio book. The paperback edition has 200 pages.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 165
Kathy KS30.3 Katrisa Task: The Game is Afoot!
Read two books, from 2 different options. Total Pages must be 500+
Option 2: Continuing Sherlock
Read a book from one of these lists featuring Sherlock Holmes characters. Required: State the chosen list and page number
Best Sherlock Holmes Fiction
A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas
Found on page 5 of list at #403
I listened to an audiobook; pb-344 p. (莫里亞提密碼) (no mmpb)
Option 3: My Favorite Sherlock Shows
C: Read a book where the ALL of the author’s initials can be found in ROBERT DOWNEY JR. JUDE LAW.
Blood Atonement by Dan Waddell
DW=DoWney
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb=393 p. (Depuis le Temps de vos Pères)
Total pages: 344 + 393 = 737 (>500)
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 235
Tasks completed: 12/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
15.5 Come Fly With MeAuthor's initials match an airport code: Blood Orange by Susan Wittig Albert
Airport code SWA = Jieyang Chaoshan in Shantou, China
Points this post: 15
Total points: 585
MAZZA130.3 Katrisa Task: The Game is Afoot!
Option 2
On the list https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
A Monstrous Regiment of Women 316 pages
on page 1 of list
Option 3C
Read a book where the ALL of the author’s initials can be found in ROBERT DOWNEY JR. JUDE LAW
The Secret History Donna Tartt 559 pages
316 + 559 = 875pages exceeding requirement
points this post = 30
Points to date 725
DOM20.2 Rookie at the Top: EmilyGraceR's: Jack of All Trades
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.
I have previously read Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
For this task I read by the same author with MPG Young Adult
Cress by Marissa Meyer
552 Pages - (Paperback)
I claim one big book ticket
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 395
Books Read: 26
Big Book Tickets: 3
It's a Fact: 1
Aimee GTask 30.4 - Wayne's Task: I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
Read two books, from two different options.
Option 1: Carol Burnett was born on April 26, 1933. Read a book that was first published ON or BEFORE that date.
The Waves by Virginia Woolf, published 1st October 1931
Option 3: Read a book with a humor MPG.
The Good, the Bad and the History by Jodi Taylor
Note: Humour MPG confirmed on task thread; it's currently last on the list so might disappear!
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Points for this task: 30
Total points: 215
MAZZA125.3 Cat's Task : Books of the Summer Months
Option 1: TWO book task
Pick one of the months within this season (i.e. June, July, August) and read one book for each of the tasks below.
I am using AUGUST
Book 1: ALL the letters of your chosen month can be found in the title of your book (ignore subtitles)
August Blue
Book 2: the author of your book has first and last initials found in your chosen month. Letters may only be used as often as they appear
A Forger's Tale: Confessions of the Bolton Forger
Shaun Greenhalgh
Points this post = 25
Points to date = 750
Mod
Read a book with genre Science Fiction or Science Fiction Fantasy
read
I'll Stop the World
Genres
Mystery
Fiction
Time Travel
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Coming Of Age
Fantasy
points this post 10
total points 735
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Option 1:
Read a book by an author whose first or last name matches the first or last name of any of these contestants or host. The name position does not matter.
Chose contestant Amy Schneider
read I Did It for You
by Amy Engel
points this post 20
total points 755
20.2 Rookie at the Top: EmilyGraceR's: Jack of All TradesOption 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.
I had read Poet X previously by Elizabeth Acevedo
This time I read With the Fire on High by the same author.
Points Earned This Post: 20
Points Earned Previously: 180
Total Points Earned: 200
15.5 Come Fly With MeThe Last Day by Andrew Hunter Murray
Initials: AHM
Airport: AHM: Ashland Municipal Airport
Previous Points: 210
This Post 15
Total Points 225
JEN B5.9 Summer adventures
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
A Fire Story by Brian Fies
Word = FIRE
TOTAL POINTS: 460
JP30.2 Book Buddies and Summer Fun
Two books, different options; one must be 350+ pages.
Option 1: Read a book with at least 2 people on the cover.
Wodehouse: Sunset at Blandings
Option 2: read a book with an MPG of Young Adult, Middle Grade, or Childrens.
Grossman: The Magicians
MPG: Young Adult; 402 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 440
Andy P.Task # 30.1 - MAZZA1's Task - WORDLED
Book 1
Choose a 5 letter word with at least one vowel.
Read a book with this word in the title.
One Clean Shot by Danielle Girard
Word chosen: Clean
Book 2. 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.
A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them by Neil Bradbury
Word chosen Taste same vowels a and e, but indifferent places to make a new 5 letter word
Page count: 394 + 304 = 698
Points this post: 30
Total points: 600
Lisa MD15.6 - Wrens and Riveters
Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am by Julia Cooke
288 pages
MPG: Non-Fiction, Feminism
I claim a NF ticket
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 320/845
Total Books Read: 25/67
Total Tasks Completed: 21/52
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
Non Fiction Tickets: 3
10.1 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie It's a Bikini Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Bikini
The Plot by Irving Wallace
Date Read: 2nd June
How It Fits: Itsy teenie Weenie bikini
Pgs: 959
Big Book Ticket Claimed: 2 The Plot 799pgs
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 10
JP50.1 Jen B 's Task: Vacation Time!
Three books, totaling at least 750 pages.
Book 1, Option 1: Read a book set in the country where you reside.
Hendrix: Horrorstör
Set in Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
I live in the United States.
248 pages
Book 2, Option 1: Read a book set on a continent that is different than the one where you reside.
Le Fanu: Carmilla
Set in Austria.
144 pages
Book 3: Read a book set in your dream travel destination, where you have never been.
Patterson: The Red Book
Set in Chicago, Illinois
400 pages
I've never been to Chicago, but I've long wanted to go. I've run many of the "big-city" marathons in the US, like Boston, New York, and San Francisco, but not Chicago yet. I've also been wanting to go to see Chicago Lyric Opera and sightsee in the Windy City.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 490
20.7 Shorter is sweeter- Inge's Task: Enjoying Scotland Option C) Read a book where both the first AND last name initials can be found in whisky OR uisge beatha
Lucas by Sawyer Bennett
How It Fits author initials SB
Verified for length:@#2019
Points this post : 20
Total point total: 30
Mod
This task requires three books totaling at least 750 pages.
book 1
Option 1: Read a book set in the country where you reside.
I reside in the US
read Prom Mom320 pages
setting is Baltimore MA, USA
book 2
Option 1: Read a book set on a continent that is different than the one where you reside.
read The Dry352 pages
setting is in Australia, I reside in North America
book 2
Read a book set in your dream travel destination, where you have never been.
read One of the Girls 432 pages
I have never been to Greece.
setting is Greece, my number 1 desired travel location on my travel wishlist... it just looks beautiful with some cool looking old architecture.
points this post 50
total points 755
MEGSCL25.7 Lisa MD's Task: I’ve Got Sand Between My Toes
Option 1: Foal's Bread by Gillian Mears
Option 3: (trail) A Trail Through Time
TOTAL
345 points
3 It’s a Fact
5 Big Books
MEGSCL20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Maria Jo's Task: Wedding Time
Option 4:
TOTAL
320 points
3 It’s a Fact
5 Big Books
Chris MD 30.1 Wordled
Book 1: The word I chose is SWEAR
I Swear: Politics Is Messier Than My Minivan by Katie Porter
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no paperback version. The hardback has 304 pages.
Book 2, option a: 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. Letters may be repeated.
I chose the word BEACH
Beach Read by Emily Henry
S W E A R
B E A C H
The two words share the vowels A and E but they are in different places, and the two words don't share any consonants.
Total points: 170
Chris MD 30.3 The Game Is Afoot!
Option 2: Book from the Best Sherlock Holmes Fiction list.
Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz
Currently #29 on the first page.
384 pages
Option 3b: Title word of at least four letters matches a word in the title of a Sherlock episode.
Murder in Belgravia by Lynn Brittany
"Belgravia" matches the episode "A Scandal in Belgravia."
I read the Kindle edition and linked to the only paperback, which has 340 pages.
384 + 340 = 724 pages
Total points: 200
15.7 The International Court of JusticeThe Fairy-Tale Detectives
- Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9.0
- set in New York, USA: https://sistersgrimm.fandom.com/wiki/...
Points this post: 15
Total points: 145
BB tickets: 2
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 3
EMurphy20.1 Most Improved-Kathy KS's Task: Pleasure Reading in the 1940s
Option 3: Word of 4 or more letters in the title found in NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR READING TASTES The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
*Word is NINETIES
*It's a Fact Ticket
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Total:
Points: 345
Books Read: 22
BB Ticket +1000: 1
GO Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 3
Tasks Completed: 15
Task 5.5 - Pack Your Trunk!read a book with an elephant on the cover
Elephants Can Remember
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790 points
12 BB tix
3 GO tix
Nick KY15.6 Wrens I read Arts of the Possible by Adrienne Rich -- Nonfict with GR genre of “Feminism.”
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 655
Nick KY20.5 Tammy AZ’s Travel Opt. 2. I read Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander, inits in “robErt plAnt.”
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 675
JP30.3 The Game is Afoot!
2 books; 2 options. Total pages 500+
Option 2: Read a book from the Beyond Conan Doyle list.
Chabon: The Final Solution
This book is on page 1 of this list
I read the audiobook. There's no MMPB. The paperback version, linked above, has 131 pages.
Option 3A: Read a book with a word of at least four letters from one of the television shows in the title of a show from Jonny Lee Miller's Wikipedia television list.
Austen: Mansfield Park
MANSFIELD PARK is on Jonny Lee Miller's television list (1983)
The edition I read was 480 pages long.
Total pages: 611
Points this post: 30
Total points: 520
Andy P.Task # 10.6 - Disaster Strikes
Volcano Activity
Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens by Steve Olson
Points this post:10
Total points: 610
CathyG15.5 Come Fly With Me
Read a book by an author whose initials (in order) match one of these airport codes. A searchable list can be found here: https://www.ccra.com/airport-codes
Required: Identify the airport and the code when you post.
Twice a Quinceañera by Yamile Saied Méndez
YSM Fort Smith Canada
Points this post: 15
Total Books Read: 1
Total Tasks Completed:1
Total points: 15
BB tickets:
GO tickets:
IAF tickets:
CathyG15.7 The International Court of Justice
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.
Most Eligible Billionaire by Annika Martin
set in USA
Points this post: 15
Total points: 30
Total Books Read: 2
Total Tasks Completed:2
BB tickets:
GO tickets:
IAF tickets:
CathyG15.8 Happy Birthday, NHS!
read a book featuring a main character who works in a professional health or social care role (e.g. a doctor, therapist, surgeon, midwife, paramedic etc.).
Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma
Points this post: 15
Total points: 45
Total Books Read: 3
Total Tasks Completed: 3
BB tickets:
GO tickets:
IAF tickets:
CathyG15.9 Fire Up The BBQ
Read a book with the letters BBQ found in any combination of title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
BBQ, Bikers, and Murder by Summer Prescott
Points this post: 15
Total points: 60
Total Books Read: 4
Total Tasks Completed: 4
BB tickets:
GO tickets:
IAF tickets:
CathyG20.1 Most Improved - Kathy KS’ Task: Pleasure Reading in the 1940s
Choose 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.
Required: State the word. true
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Total Books Read: 5
Total Tasks Completed: 5
BB tickets:
GO tickets:
IAF tickets:
CathyG20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's task: The Number 40
No children's books. Your book must be at least 250 pages.
Choose one of the following options.
Required: state the option.
Option 1. Read a book that has at least 2 of the following numbers in it's page count: 0, 1, 2, 4, 5. The two digits you use must be different 340
Insatiable by Lauren Dane
340pp
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Total Books Read: 6
Total Tasks Completed: 6
BB tickets:
GO tickets:
IAF tickets:
MAZZA110.6 - Disaster
Read a book featuring one of these Natural Disasters.
USING Hurricane from listed disasters
Rushing Waters - hurricane Ophelia is identified in book synopsis on GR page
points this post = 10
Points to date = 760
MAZZA115.2 Anime, Past and Present
A: Read a book that has 7 and 4 in the page count.
Utopia Avenue page count 574
C. Read a book first published in 2003.
The Eagle and the Wolves
points this post = 15
Points to date = 775
15.6 Wrens and RivetersTrapped Under the Sea
MPG Engineering
Verification: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Previous Points: 225
This Post 15
Total Points 240
20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's task: The Number 40Option 1
The Star-Touched Queen
342 pages
has a 4 and a 2
Previous Points: 240
This Post 20
Total Points 260
Deborah20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's task: The Number 40
1) Read a book that has at least 2 of the following numbers in it's page count: 0, 1, 2, 4, 5.
Turtles All the Way Down
290 pages, Hardcover
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 235
Books Read: 19
Tasks Done: 16
5.3 Long Play or single?Author initials in VINYL RECORD: Everything's Fine by Cecilia Rabess
Points this post: 5
Total points: 590
MAZZA115.8 Happy Birthday, NHS!
read a book featuring a main character who works in a professional health or social care role
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Nurse Ratched one of MCs in GR synopsis
Points this post = 15
points to date = 790
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30.2 - KmarieD task -Book Buddies and Summer Fun
Option 2- Read a book with an MPG of Young Adult, Middle Grade, or Childrens.
Johnny Tremain
Golden Oldie -- first published in 1943
MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 13.0
Option 3 - Read a book first published in June, July or August from 2015 forward.
Still Life (480 pages)
Points this task 30
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
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Totals:
Points: 70
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 1
It's a Fact: 1