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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2023
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MEGSCL25.1 - Nick KY’s Task: Suddenly, Last Summer.
Opt. 2B. Wayward by Blake Crouch
Opt. 3. The Hummingbird Effect
565 points
4 It’s a Fact
7 Big Books
15.4 Reading's In Our BloodOption 1: Read two books, one book A and one book B
Book A: Read a book with a cover that is (according to Tineye) at least 55% yellow (for the plasma) OR at least 45% red.
The Dying Trade (Cliff Hardy #1) by Peter Corris
56.9% yellow
Book B: Read a book which features all of these letters in any combination of the title/subtitle/author name. Letters must be used at least as many times as they appear within the blood groups (i.e. two As, two Bs).
Blowback (Bear Logan #2) by L.T. Ryan
AABBO found in BlOwBAck l.t. ryAn
Total this Post: 15
Season Total: 765
MaryPDX25.2 - Robin P’s Task: Casablanca!
Option 1:
"HerESloOKIngATYOUKID" Word in title: Longer
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
Option 3: Antihero
Page 1
Vicious
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:330
Books Read: 25
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket: 5
IAF Ticket: 2
Tasks Completed: 19
ROBIN P20.2 Rookie at the Top - Emily GraceR's Task: Jack of All Trades
book over 250 p
Option 1 - Book by author of a YA/Teen book you read before
The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon - Tom Spanbauer - 368 pages
I previously read Now Is the Hour by this author, which has the MPG of Young Adult
Points this post: 20
Total points: 730
BB:3 GO:3 IAF:6
Aimee GTask 5.3 - Long Play or single?
Read a book where the authors initials (first & last) are found in “VINYL RECORD”
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (viNyl recOrd)
I am using book formats rule 3, "One book between 80 - 99 pages may be used for ONE 5 point task".
The edition I read is 98 pages. There is a French language MMP of 320 pages (Binti) but this is such an outlier compared with other editions; top rated paperback (Binti) is 90 pages.
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Points this task: 5
Total points: 280
JEN B25.5 Amy FL's Task: Go HEAT!
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be made from any combination of JB and CM
The Rise and Fall of Ava Arcana by Jennifer Banash
Initials JB
Option 4: Read a book with a cover that is at least 70% white using Tineye.
by Nic StoneCover is 75.1% white according to Tineye
TOTAL POINTS: 635
Aimee GTask 10.6 - Disaster Strikes
Read a book featuring one of these Natural Disasters. The disaster needs to be integral to the story and should be evident on the book's main page.
The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal
Features a meteor strike (impact event) which happens before the events of this book but the aftermath of the strike is an important part of the story. Book was approved on the task help thread.
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Points this task: 10
Total points: 290
Line5.10
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
I read The Other Miss Bridgerton
points for this task: 5
total points: 10
books read: 2
tasks done: 2
Amy 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
Beach Read by Emily Henry
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 450 Points
Joanne MI5.10 Easy Breezy
Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency
Claiming 1 IAF
Points this Task 5
IAF this post 1
Season Total 235
IAF 5
BB's 6
Joanne MI25.7-I’ve Got Sand Between My Toes
Option 1-Shadows Linger by Glen Cook
-initials in ASSATEAGUE ISLAND / OC
Option 3 -The White Dragon
The word is white With SEagull
Points this Task 25
Season Total 260
IAF 5
BB's 6
Jasmiina F5.10 – Easy Breezy:
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules:
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 110
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
trishhartuk5.2 Becoming independent
Read a book set at least 75% in India, Pakistan or Israel.
The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown, Vaseem Khan
Read the kindle edition. PB: here (368pg)
100% set in Mumbai, India
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 520
Tasks Completed: 33
It’s a Fact Tickets: 6
Golden Oldie Tickets: 5
Big Book Tickets: 2
Angela IL5.4 – Let's hear it for the youth!
Read a book with MPG Young Adult or Teen or New Adult
The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang- 7/19
Points this Task: 5
Total Points: 465
Books Read: 33
Tasks Completed: 25
BB Ticket: 3
NF Ticket:
20.6 - It's A Fact - Julia103's Task: This is Jeopardy! Option 2: book from A Book By a Trans or Non-Binary Author list
Finna by Nino Cipri
🔥 found on p. 1 🔥
Total points: 400 + 20 = 420
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 2
JP10.3 Summer Beach Read
Hiaasen: Flush
IL: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 9.0
This book is on page 4 of the Summer Beach Reads list.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 785
EMurphy25.2 Robin P's Task: Casablanca!
Option 1: Word of 4 or more letters in the title found in HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU KID Her Name is Knight by Yasmin Angoe
*Word is KNIGHT
Option 2: Set in any African country from the list The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
*Set in Nigeria
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 445
Books Read: 29
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +1000: 1
IAF Ticket: 3
Tasks Completed: 19
Andy PTask # 10.8 "I Taped It "
Read a book that was first published in or is set in the 1980's
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
First Published 9/4/87
Points this post: 10
Total points: 840
Andy P.Task # 5.10 – Easy Breezy
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Death Of A Hollow Man by Caroline Graham
Points this post: 5
Total points: 845
15.7 The International Court of JusticeRead a book set at least 50% in one of these countries.
Someone We Know
The location (suburb in upstate New York) is stated in the description.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 175
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 11
30.4 - Wayne's Task: I'm So Glad We Had This Time TogetherOption 1: Carol Burnett was born on April 26, 1933. Read a book that was first published ON or BEFORE that date.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondesfirst published November 15th, 1925
***Claiming a Golden Oldie ticket for being puslished in 1925***
Option 2: Read a book where ALL the letters in TARZAN can be found in the author's NAME.
I read an ebook version of -no MMP, most popular paperback edition is Six Metres of Pavement by Farzana Doctor
New Points: 30
Total Points: 425
BB: 6
GO: 1
IaF: 2
JP15.9 Fire Up The BBQ
Read a book with the letters BBQ found in any combination of title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
Maia Kobabe: Gender Queer: A Memoir
koBaBe ... Queer
Points this post: 15
Total points: 800
Kathy KS15.6 Wrens and Riveters
Read a NON-FICTION book with the main page genre Feminism, Engineering, or Technology.
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala Harris.
MPG: Feminism (click MORE)
I listened to an audiobook; pb-318 p. (no mmpb)
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 350
Tasks completed: 16/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 4
Kathy KS30.4 - Wayne's Task: I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
Option 1: Read a book that was first published ON or BEFORE [April 26, 1933].
The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
I began to listen to this, but finished reading as an ebook; mmpb=215 p.
**Claiming 1 (one) Golden Oldies ticket** 1st published: January 1, 1922
Option 3: Read a book with a humor MPG.
The Martian by Andy Weir
MPG: Humor (click MORE)
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb=369 p.
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 380
Tasks completed: 17/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 3
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 4
Lisa MD15.3 - Fun in the Mud
Option 2: Title Word / Author Name match headliner
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
304 pages
Title Word: "Street" matches Manic Street Preachers
Author Name: "Jackson" matches Jackson Browne
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 530/845
Total Books Read: 40/67
Total Tasks Completed: 31/52
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Non Fiction Tickets: 5
15.2 Anime, Past and PresentB: Read a book with an MPG of Manga, Comics, Comic Books, Sequential Art, Graphic Novels, or Short Stories.
Birth Canal by Dias Novita Wuri
C: Read a book first published in 2003.
Blue is for Nightmares (Blue is for Nightmares #1) by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Total this Post: 15
Season Total: 780
Barbara ★20.6 - It's A Fact- Julia103's Task: This is Jeopardy!
Option 1: The contestants were: James Holzhauer, Mattea Roach, Matt Amodio, Andrew He, Amy Schneider, and Sam Buttrey. The show was hosted by Ken Jennings who won over 70 games during his time as a Jeopardy! contestant.
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 (i.e. a book by Henry James could be used to match James Holzhauer.) However, the name used must be an exact match
Pineapple Lies - Amy Vansant 8/21
(Amy Schneider)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 475
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
ROBIN P20.6 - It's A Fact- Julia103's Task: This is Jeopardy!
Option 1: The contestants were: James Holzhauer, Mattea Roach, Matt Amodio, Andrew He, Amy Schneider, and Sam Buttrey. The show was hosted by Ken Jennings who won over 70 games during his time as a Jeopardy! contestant.
Read a book by an author whose first or last name matches the first or last name of any of these contestants or host.
How to Stop Time - Matt Haig
Matches Matt Amodio
Points this post: 20
Total points: 730
BB:3 GO:3 IAF:6
FLY Task #25.6 JennRenee's Task: New Book Discoveries
task: 1 . Anticipated Books - read a book on the list 2022 Anticipated Books
book: Sea of Tranquility
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: page 1 (#47) on the list
task: 2. Author Discoveries - use an author you read for the first time this year (2023) and read another book by that author that is not a next in a series
book: The Rest of Us Just Live Here
how it fits: first read author Patrick Ness (book Burn) on March 9, 2023
other:
both of these books were new to me
Points this post: 25
Total points: 430
Tasks completed: 22/52
Big Book tickets: 11
Golden Oldies tickets: 5
It's A Fact tickets: 1
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Delicious Dee30.4 - Wayne's Task: I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
Option 3 - About Time - humor is a top page genre
Option 5 - A Question of Us
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 805
Its a Fact: 7
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie: 1
Amy B30.2 - KmarieD task -Book Buddies and Summer Fun
This is two book task. Choose two different options from 1-4 or just option 5 (two book task).
Required: One book must be at least 350 pages
Required: state the options
Option 1-
Read a book with at least 2 people on the cover.
Required: Post the Cover
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne (592 pp)
Option 3-
Since the program started in 2015, read a book first published in June, July or August from 2015 forward. (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg (June 2015)
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 480 Points
10.5 Long Summer DaysRead a book with a title with at least 5 words
Between the Dawn and Day: Galaxy Girl Book Two
Total Points: 240
15.6 Wrens and RivetersRead a NON-FICTION book with the main page genre Feminism, Engineering, or Technology.
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Total Points: 255
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes- Lauren Jodi's task: Lost CitiesOption 4:
Read a book with "gold" or golden" in the title.
Golden Son
Total Points: 275
trishhartuk25.2 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"
LEGENDS & Lattes, Travis Baldree
Read the kindle edition. Top PB (TOR trade): here (294pg). Top normal PB: here (305pg)
LEGENDS: hErESLookiNGatyoukiD
Option 3: Read a book from the first 25 pages of the list of antiheroes.
Harrow the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir
Read the kindle edition Top PB: here (507pg)
Harrow the Ninth is listed on page 2 of the list, about 14 down
Big Book: 507pg = 500+ x 1 = 1tkt
I read the first 37% of this earlier in the year but DNFed it at the start of Chapter 21 (around page 200). I picked it up again from the point for this task, as it’s over 500pg, and I didn’t get halfway through.
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Big Book: Yes – Harrow the Ninth is 507pg = 500+ x1 = 1 tkt
Total Points: 545
Tasks Completed: 34
It’s a Fact Tickets: 6
Golden Oldie Tickets: 5
Big Book Tickets: 3
JEN B15.2 Anime, Past and Present
B: Read a book with an MPG of Manga, Comics, Comic Books, Sequential Art, Graphic Novels, or Short Stories.
Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X Kendi and Joel Christian Gill
MPG Graphic Novels
C: Read a book first published in 2003.
Blankets by Craig Thompson
First published July 23, 2003.
TOTAL POINTS: 650
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.5: Compelling delights of travel: Option 2: You Can't Make Old Friends by Tom Trott. Author initials TT are in roberT planI.
Totals: 20
Books: 1
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 75
Books: 5
Tasks: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
It's a fact: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.9: Wedding Time: Option 4: The President's Plane is Missing by Robert J. Serling. Cover is 75.4% blue according to tineye.
Totals: 20
Books: 1
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 95
Books: 6
Tasks: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
It's a fact: 1
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Maria Jo's Task: Wedding TimeOption 4: Our wedding color is navy blue.
Read a book with a cover that is (according to Tineye) at least 75% blue
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did
74.6 %#1bb5c2Blue
10.9 %#ffaa50Orange
5.9 %#3ab0abBlue
5.1 %#cef0f2Blue
2.1 %#77af91Green
0.9 %#9daf7fGreen
0.5 %#b9ae71Brown
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 195
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 12
(The genre "Children" is listed on its GR page but the book got verified as a non-children Book. Not Really For Kids Books)
Aimee GTask 30.3 - Katrisa's 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
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King, found on p.1 of the "Beyond Conan Doyle" list
I read the Kindle edition, MMP is The Beekeeper's Apprentice at 405 pages.
Option 3: My Favorite Sherlock Shows
C: Robert Downey Jr./Jude Law - Read a book where the ALL of the author’s initials can be found in ROBERT DOWNEY JR. JUDE LAW
Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley; LW found in jude LaW
I read the UK hardcover edition linked above; 432 pages
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Points for this task: 30
Total points: 320
JP10.4 Summer Songs of the 40's
Wodehouse: Service with a Smile
Shares the word SMILE with the song title
I’ll Never SMILE Again
Points this post: 10
Total points: 810
15.1 A Ship of Two HalvesB: Read a book which is part of a duology (only two whole numbered books in a numbered series).
The Witch Hunter (The Witch Hunter #1) by Virginia Boecker
duology reference at end of this review
C: Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym.
Sunday Silence (Frieda Klein #7) by Nicci French
Total this Post: 15
Season Total: 795
Bookwrm526Task #20.2 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 chose the book The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar, which I read in February 2023 and for this challenge I read Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by the same author, both of which have the MPG Young Adult (368 pages).
Total points so far: 480
Bookwrm526Task #20.10 - Group Reads
I chose to read Call Us What We Carry: Poems by Amanda Gorman. I commented in the discussion thread at post 18.
Total points so far: 500
15.9 Fire Up The BBQThe Brass Queen (The Brass Queen #1) by Elizabeth Chatsworth
BBQ found in the Brass Queen elizaBetch chatsworth
Total this Post: 15
Season Total: 810
JEN B15.10 Found in Translation
The 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)
P.S. from Paris by Marc Levy
This book was originally written in French. My first language is English.
TOTAL POINTS: 665
JEN B10.8 "I Taped It"
Read a book that was first published in or is set in the 1980's
Paper Girls, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Set in the 1980s (in book description)
TOTAL POINTS: 675
Jasmiina F10.9 The Invention of Duck Tape:
Read a book where the letters of DUCK or DUCT or TAPE can be found in the title/subtitle:
Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 120
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
15.8 - Happy Birthday, NHS! Book has a main character who works in a professional health or social care role - Read Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See. This book was "inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century China".
Points these task: 15
Total points: 185
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
It's A Fact ticket requests: 3
Books read: 19
Tasks completed: 11
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - Tammy AZ Task: The Compelling and Delights of Travel
Option 2 - Limberlost by Robbie Arnott
540 points
4 It’s a Fact
7 Big Books