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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2023
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Amy B25.6 JennRenee's Task: New Book Discoveries
Choose 2 different options and read a book from each option.
Required: state both books are new to you -- both books are new to me.
1 . Anticipated Books
For this task read a book on either one of these lists.
2022 Anticipated Books
Required: state the list used and the page number
Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet (2022 Anticipated Books List, page 11)
3. Readers Also enjoyed
For this task choose a loved book you finished this year (2023) and go to the readers also enjoyed section on the main page. Choose a book to read from that list.
Required: state book and when you read the first book.
Flight by Lynn Steger Strong (Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet - June 3, 2023)
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 320 Points
Amy B10.3 Summer Beach Read
Read a book off this list
Summer Beach Reads
Required: State the page where the book was found.
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle (pp 3)
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 330 Points
Delicious Dee5.2 Becoming independent
The Mistress of Bhatia House - set in India
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 555
Its a Fact: 5
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie: 1
20.7 Shorter is sweeter- Inge's Task: Enjoying ScotlandOption B) Read a book that takes place for at least 50% in Scotland.
The Winter Sea
***Claiming a BB tickets for 527 pages***
New Points: 20
Total Points: 305
BB; 4
IaF: 2
5.2 Becoming independentRead a book set at least75% in India, Pakistan or Israel
Required: if the setting is not obvious from the GR description, provide a reference.
India
The Marriage Bureau for Rich People-Farahad Zama
Points for this task: 5
Total points:615/845
Tasks completed: 40/52
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
It's a Fact Tickets total:
Angela IL10.1 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
Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks- 7/28
Read Kindle/ attaching MMPB Nights in Rodanthe
Points this Task: 10
Total Points: 310
Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 19
BB Ticket: 2
NF Ticket:
Andy P.Task # 30.2 - KmarieD task -Book Buddies and Summer Fun
Option 3-
Since the program started in 2015, read a book first published in June, July or August from 2015 forward
What She Found by Robert Dugoni
Publication date August 2022 367 p.
Option 4-
To celebrate our partnership with the Parks and Recreation department, read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title that can be spelled out from OUTDOORGAMES
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr. Word chosen is Dream OUTDooRGAMES
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 640
Angela IL30.4 - Wayne's Task: I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
Option 2: Read a book where ALL the letters in TARZAN can be found in the author's NAME.
All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata- 8/3
Claiming Big Book for 570 pages
Option 3: Read a book with MPG humor.
Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan- 6/15
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 340
Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 20
BB Ticket: 3
NF Ticket:
Angela IL25.1 - Nick KY’s Task: Suddenly, Last Summer.
Option 1: Read a book with a title/subtitle word from the above books.
Breathing Water by T. Greenwood- 8/4
Read Kindle/ attaching PB version: Breathing Water
Word: Water
Opt. 3. Suddenly, Last Summer
Read a book with at least two sets of consecutive double consonants in the title/subtitle/author’s name.
Pretty Things by Janelle Brown- 7/10
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 365
Books Read: 26
Tasks Completed: 21
BB Ticket: 3
NF Ticket:
Mod
Book A:
Read a book with a cover that is (according to Tineye) at least 55% yellow
read
Tineye
Query image color map
51.7 %#fade56Yellow
9.7 %#fdea8eYellow
7.4 %#f6dea4Yellow
total yellow 68.8%
Book B: . Read a book which features all of these letters in any combination of the title/subtitle/author name.
read
by Megan Abbott
points this post 15
total points 770
JEN B25.1 - Nick KY’s Task: Suddenly, Last Summer.
Opt. 1. Last Summer’s Banff Mountain Book Awards
Read a book with a title/subtitle word from the above books. Only the following words and their singulars, plurals, and possessives are accepted:
Fox, Glencoe, Northern, Light, Power, Land, Memory, Water, Valley, Giants, Stories, Women, Heart, Yosemite, Climbing, Native, Air, Year, Woods, Twelve, Small, Journeys, Into, Nature.
Required: State the word
The Lights of Sugarberry Cove by Heather Webber
Word = LIGHT (plurals okay)
Opt. 3. Suddenly, Last Summer
Read a book with at least two sets of consecutive double consonants in the title/subtitle/author’s name.
Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan
MM in Summer
NN in Annabel
TOTAL POINTS: 485
20.7 Shorter is sweeter- Inge's Task: Enjoying ScotlandOption A:
Read a book where all the letters of SCOTLAND can be found in the title.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Total Points: 230
Amy B20.6 - It's A Fact- Julia103's Task: This is Jeopardy!
This is a one book task. Choose one option and read a book from that option.
Read a book from one of these lists:
A Book By a Trans or Non-Binary Author
Non-Binary (Genderqueer, Genderfluid, Gender-Unspecified, etc) Fiction and Memoirs
Required: State the list and the page of the list you found the book on.
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi (page 1 of both lists)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 350 Points
Joanne MI15.1 A Ship of Two Halves
Option B: Read a book which is part of a duology
The Blue Sword (#1 of 2)
Option C: An author who writes under a pseudonym:
Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb. Hobb also writes using the name Megan Lindholm . See the last paragraph of her BIO , here
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
I claim 2 BB tickets at 847 pages
Points this Task 15
Total Points 185
2 IAF
6 BB's
Line5.4
Read a book with MPG Young Adult or Teen or New Adult
i read I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You which has teen as a mpg
points for this task: 5
total points: 5
books read: 1
tasks done: 1
Read60 5.8 We all scream for ice cream Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?: True Stories and Confessions by Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella
A book that contains the word Beach
Points 5
Total points 135
Amy B5.10 – Easy Breezy
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Nox by Anne Carson
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 355 Points
Joanne MI15.1 A Ship of Two Halves
Option B: Read a book which is part of a duology
The Blue Sword (#1 of 2)
McKinley, Robin
AR Quiz No. 106 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 17.0
Option C: An author who writes under a pseudonym:
Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb. Hobb also writes using the name Megan Lindholm . See the last paragraph of her BIO , here
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
I claim 2 BB tickets at 847 pages
Points this Task 15
Total Points 185
2 IAF
6 BB's
JP10.2 Mai Tai
Read a book with exactly 2 words, each word consisting of the same number of letters.
Onyebuchi: Riot Baby
Points this post: 10
Total points: 530
MaryPDX5.7 - Read a book with one of the following words intact in the title (not the subtitle):
BRIDE, GROOM, WED, WEDDING, WEDDED, MARRIAGE, MARRY, MARRIED, HUSBAND, WIFE (plurals & possessives are allowed)
The Perfect Marriage
This Task:
Points: 5
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 220
Books Read: 17
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket: 4
IAF Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed: 14
LAUREN JODI25.7 - Lisa MD's Task: I’ve Got Sand Between My Toes
Option 3:
Beautiful Sinner by Sophie Jordan
Word: Sinner
Option 4:
Drive Me Wild by Christine Warren
Word: Wild
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 315/845
It's A Fact Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 26
Total Tasks Completed: 21/52
Theresa10.7 - 1948 Olympics
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
set in London
Points this post - 10
Total points - 70
Theresa10.8 - "I Taped It"
The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters
First published 1981
Points this post - 10
Total points - 80
5.9 Summer adventuresThe Fire Next Time by James Baldwin Matching word is "Fire".
Claiming IAF ticket
Points this task: 5
Totals:
Points: 5
Tasks: 1
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
IAF tickets: 1
10.9 The Invention of Duck TapeA Passage to India by E.M. Forster
The letters of TAPE are found in the title.
Claiming Golden Oldies Ticket - Published in 1924
Points this task: 10
Totals:
Points: 15
Tasks: 2
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 1
Janice CA5.1 War & Peace
MPG: World War ll
(Tag comes up after clicking on more.)
The Little Captive : How one girl survived a Japanese Prisoner of War camp by Lise Kristensen
+5
total: 55
tasks: 4
books: 5
20.1 Pleasure Reading in the 1940sOption 2: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. It's the 1st book on the 1st page from the Armed Services Editions A Series September 1943 list.
Claiming GO ticket (1838)
Claiming BB ticket (608 pages)
Points this task: 20
Totals:
Points: 35
Tasks: 3
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 2
IAF tickets: 1
20.7 Enjoying ScotlandOption C: Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Claiming GO ticket (1601)
Points this task: 20
Totals:
Points: 55
Tasks: 4
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 3
IAF tickets: 1
20.9 Wedding TimeOption 5: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Points this task: 20
Totals:
Points: 75
Tasks: 5
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 3
IAF tickets: 1
20.10 - Group ReadsCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Points this task: 20
Totals:
Points: 95
Tasks: 5
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 3
IAF tickets: 1
Nick KY25.6 JennRenee’s New Discoveries – Opt. 1. Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen, from p. 2 of the 2022 Anticipated Books list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Opt. 3. I read The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner.
Last month I read The Sanatoriumby Sarah Pearse for this challenge (task 10.7, set in Switzerland). The Lost Apothecary is on that book’s “Readers Also Enjoyed” list (as of 7/18/23 – OK’d in message 30 of the help thread): https://www.goodreads.com/book/simila...
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 700
MAZZA125.4 Delicious Dee's Task: From Series Name to Author Name
Book A Read a book that has a characters name(s) in the series title – you may read any book in the series, but it must have at least 3 published books.
The Blind Goddess
Series name character HANNE Wilhelmsen
11 books in series
343 pages
Book B Read a book by a single author where the author’s name (first or last) matches EXACTLY in both spelling and position, the character name for book A.
A Modest Genius: The story of Darwin's Life and how his ideas changed everything
Hanne Strager matches first name of series title character
Series name character HANNE Wilhelmsen
This author is new to me
Pages 232
343 + 232 575 pages exceeds requirements
Points this post = 25
Points to date = 815
Sarah E5.2 Becoming independent
Kim - over 75% set in India
I read a kindle edition, top MMP is Kim
Golden Oldie, first published 1901. Claiming 1 GO ticket.
Total Points: 5
Total GOs: 1
Sarah E5.6 Something to be proud of
Legends & Lattes
I read an ebook, top paperback - no MMP - is Legends & Lattes
Total Points: 10
Barbara ★10.2 - Mai Tai
Read a book with exactly 2 words, each word consisting of the same number of letters
Angels Rising - Harriet Carlton 8/2
(angels = 6, rising = 6)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 395
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Amy FL10.3 Summer Beach Read
On Folly Beach - page 1 of list (#37)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 610
Amy FL10.4 Summer Songs of the 40's
Never Look Back - NEVER - 1940: I’ll Never Smile Again
Points this post: 10
Total points: 620
Amy FL25.5 Amy FL's Task: Go HEAT!
Option 1: The Ferryman by Justin Cronin - JC
Option 3: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike - MPG Sports
Points this post: 25
Total points: 645
20.1 Most Improved - Kathy KS’ Task: Pleasure Reading in the 1940sOption 3: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Word is "seven" - NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR READING TASTES
Total points: 35
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Paula S's Task: (Mid)summer in SwedenOption 3: Trust
Word is "trust" - INDUSTRISEMESTERN
Total points: 55
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes- Lauren Jodi's task: Lost CitiesOption 2: Go Tell It on the Mountain - 240 pages
3-digit page count in 0, 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, or 9
Total points: 75
25.1 - Nick KY’s Task: Suddenly, Last Summer.Option 1: Nature, Love, Medicine: Essays on Wildness and Wellness
Matching word is "Nature"
Option 2.B: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
R.F. Kuang interview used
Total points: 100
25.2 Robin P’s Task: Casablanca!Option 1: Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title found in "WELLALWAYSHAVE PARIS" or "HERESLOOKINGATYOUKID" (Ignore the apostrophes and comma in the originals.) Subtitles excluded.
The Darkest Night (Lords of the Underworld #1) by Gena Showalter
word in title, NIGHT, found in HereslookINGaTyoukid
Option 3: Read a book from the first 25 pages of this list of antiheroes
page 25
The Rook (The Checquy Files #1) by Daniel O'Malley
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 625
30.3 Katrisa Task: The Game is Afoot!Option 1: The Original
Read a Sherlock Holmes book from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes Series
The Hound of the Baskervilles
On the first page, 256 pages
claiming a golden oldie, published in 1901
Option 3b: read a book with a word of at least four letters in the TITLE from one of the episode titles from Sherlock
Mother of the Bride
episode: The abominable bride
277 pages
claiming a golden oldie, published in 1936
Points for this task: 30
Total points :140
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 2
Golden Oldies tickets total: 6
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Task 15.9 - Fire Up The BBQBBQ in title + author name
Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olson
B in British
BQ in QuenBy
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805 points
12 BB tix
3 GO tix
Lisa MD5.5 - Becoming Independent
The Bhagavad Gita by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
160 pages
Set in India
Published in 401
I claim a Golden Oldie ticket
I claim a NF ticket
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 325/845
Total Books Read: 26/67
Total Tasks Completed: 22/52
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Non Fiction Tickets: 4
Lisa MD50.1 - Jen B: Vacation Time!
Book 1: Opt 1: Set in country where I reside
I reside in the US
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul
416 pages
Setting: Hollywood, CA
Book 2: Opt 1: Set on continent where I don't reside
I reside in North America
The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi
368 pages
Setting: Paris, France & India (Europe & Asia)
Book 3: Book 3: Set in dream travel destination, where I have never been
I have never been to Italy. It's dream of mine to travel to Italy and soak up the rich culture and dine on fine cuisine.
Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline
417 pages
Setting: Italy
416 + 368 + 417 = 1201 pages
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 375/845
Total Books Read: 29/67
Total Tasks Completed: 23/52
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Non Fiction Tickets: 4
PegW20.10 - Group Reads
I read Sea of Tranquility
I participated in the discussion in post 25.
This post: 20 points,
Total points: 245
BB: 1
GO: 2
It's a Fact: 9
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Book A, a character name in the series title: Saving Sophie by Ronald H. Balson (Liam Taggart & Catherine Lockhart #2)
448 pages
Book B, author's name matches the character name for Book A: We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
paperback edition We All Want Impossible Things 224 pages
I am using Catherine Lockhart.
Catherine Newman is a new-to-me author.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 615