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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2023
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10.8 "I Taped It"A Fortunate Life by Albert B. Facey
first published 1981
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 820
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EMILYGRACER5.10 Any book that fits the SRC challenge
I read Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Points for this task: 5
Points total: 630/845
Task Completed: 36/51
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: 19
Angela IL25.2 Robin P’s Task: Casablanca!
Option 1: Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title found in "WELLALWAYSHAVEPARIS" or "HERESLOOKINGATYOUKID"
Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman- 8/13
Phrase: "WELLALWAYSHAVEPARIS"/ Word: Were
Option 3: Read a book from the first 25 pages of this list of antiheroes
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin- 8/27
On Page 8
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 490
Books Read: 35
Tasks Completed: 26
BB Ticket: 3
NF Ticket:
Christine V20.5 - Bigger is Better - Tammy AZ Task: The Compelling and Delights of Travel
Option 2: Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
Points this post: 20
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 1
Angela IL25.7 Lisa MD's Task: I’ve Got Sand Between My Toes
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in ASSATEAGUE ISLAND / OCMD.
The Godmother by Carrie Adams- 8/28
Read Kindle version/ No MMPB/ attaching PB: The Godmother
Option 3: Read a book whose title contains a word of 4 or more letters made from this phrase "HAPPIER THAN A SEAGULL WITH A FRENCH FRY".
Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon- 8/21
Word: Pleasure
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 515
Books Read: 37
Tasks Completed: 27
BB Ticket: 3
NF Ticket:
10.4 Summer Songs of the 40'sRead a book with a word in the title or subtitle of at least 4 letters from one of these summer hits.
The hit I used was: 1940: I’ll Never Smile Again
The word I used was : never
i listened to an audio version of Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
New Points: 10
Total Points: 435
BB: 6
GO: 1
IaF: 2
CHRISTINE USTask 15.1 Ship of Two Halves
Option b.
Alice Hoffman
Book: The Book of MagicThe Book of Magic
Book is #2 in a series, and there are only 2 whole numbered books in the series. The series is in grey with the title and the link actively works to show the series.
CHRISTINE USTask 5.1 War & Peace
The Lipstick Bureau
The Lipstick Bureau
WWII is listed 3rd in the genre
Aimee GTask 50.1 - Jen B 's Task: Vacation Time!
This task requires three books totalling at least 750 pages.
Book 1, Option 2: Read a book with a motor vehicle on the cover
Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan (352 pages)
Book 2, Option 2: Read a book with the name of a capital city found intact in the title
Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami (224 pages)
Tokyo is the capital of Japan
Book 3: Read a book set in your dream travel destination, where you have never been
Through the Leopard's Gaze by Njambi McGrath (414 pages)
Set in Kenya, a country I have never visited but would love to
Total pages: 352 + 224 + 414 = 990
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Points for this task: 50
Total points: 390
ROBIN P15.2 Anime, Past and Present
Option A. 7 & 4 in page count - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter - 274 p
Option B - Manga, Graphic Novels - American Born Chinese
Points this post: 15
Total points: 825
BB:3 GO:4 IAF:8
Lisa MD10.6 - Disaster Strikes
The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton
303 pages
Disaster: Hurricane
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 620/845
Total Books Read: 47/67
Total Tasks Completed: 36/52
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 3
Non Fiction Tickets: 5
30.1 - MAZZA1's Task - WORDLEDRead 2 books with a combined page length of 600 or more pages
Book 1
Choose a 5 letter word with at least one vowel.
Read a book with this word in the title.
The word is BRIDE
The Vanished Bride-Bella Ellis
Book 2: Using the word you used for book 1, select an option I selected Option A
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.
The word is WIVES
The Tobacco Wives-Adele Myers
Points for this task: 30
Total points:820/845
Tasks completed: 50/52
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets total: 3
It's a Fact Tickets total:
10.5 Long Summer Days Help Thread
During our summer, the Northern Hemisphere leans toward the sun in its revolution, there are more daylight hours, and the sun's angle is more perpendicular to us than at other times of year. The longer days and more concentrated sunlight and results in more heating.
Read a book with a title with at least 5 words
Subtitles are excluded
I read The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store which has 6 words in the title
points: 115
books read: 1
tasks completed: 8
task in progress: 1
pages read: 3889
CathyG15.6 Wrens and Riveters
Read a NON-FICTION book with the main page genre Feminism, Engineering, or Technology.
The Body Liberation Project: How Understanding Racism and Diet Culture Helps Cultivate Joy and Build Collective Freedom by Chrissy King
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Point
Points: 15
Total points: 475
Total Books Read: 30
Total Tasks Completed: 21
BB tickets:
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 2
CathyG25.3 Cat's Task : Books of the Summer Months
Required: Indicate the option and Month chosen
Option 1/July
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.
Book 1: ALL the letters of your chosen month can be found in the title of your book
July- Until July by Aurora Rose Reynolds
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
July - Hillbilly Rockstar by Lorelei James
Points: 25
Total points: 500
Total Books Read: 32
Total Tasks Completed: 22
BB tickets:
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 2
CathyG25.5 Amy FL's Task: Go HEAT!
This is a two-book task. Read two books, from two different options.
Required: list the options you’ve chosen in your post.
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be made from any combination of JB and CM
Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen
Option 2: Read a book where MIAMI HEAT is found in any combination of title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
Points: 25
Total points: 525
Total Books Read: 34
Total Tasks Completed: 23
BB tickets:
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 2
CathyG30.1 - MAZZA1's Task - WORDLED
Read 2 books with a combined page length of 600 or more pages
In ALL options the 5 letter words should stand alone
Book 1
Choose a 5 letter word with at least one vowel.
Read a book with this word in the title. Place
Required: State the word: place 3-5
Happy Place by Emily Henry 388pp
Book 2: Using the word you used for book 1, select an option
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. Letters may be repeated. Water 2-4
Under Water by Andrea Ring 292pp
Points: 30
Total points: 555
Total Books Read: 36
Total Tasks Completed: 24
BB tickets:
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 2
CathyG20.7 Shorter is sweeter- Inge's Task: Enjoying Scotland
Required: State the option
Option C) Read a book where both the first AND last name initials can be found in uisge beatha.
Possess Me at Midnight by Shayla Black
Points this post: 20
Total points: 575
Total Books Read: 37
Total Tasks Completed: 25
BB tickets:
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 2
Barbara ★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. Words must be exact for the exception of Wood-Pecker- the hyphen can be ignored.
Opal Smoke - Stephanie Fazio 8/28
(1947: Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (The Cigarette))
Points this task: 10
Total points: 570
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
MEGSCL15.2 Anime, Past and Present
A: 374pp: No Time Like the Past
B: short stories: Dancing Girls and Other Stories
745 points
6 It’s a Fact
8 Big Books
1 Golden Oldie
Christine V10.4 Summer Songs of the 40's
Total Cat Mojo: Everything You Need to Know to Care for Your Favorite Feline Friend
Target word: Know
This book is nonfiction. ***Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket***
Points this post: 10
NF Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 2
Lisa MD5.5 - Pack your trunk!
Trouble in Nuala by Harriet Steel
198 pages
Elephant on cover
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 625/845
Total Books Read: 48/67
Total Tasks Completed: 37/52
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 3
Non Fiction Tickets: 5
Julia10320.7 Shorter is sweeter- Inge's Task: Enjoying Scotland
Option 3: Daughter of Time by Sarah Woodbury
(initials SW in WHISKY)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 745
BB: 7
GO: 5
NF: 6
Tasks completed: 46
Total books read: 59
Amy FL10.10 Summer of the Flying Saucer
The House at the End of the World - MPG Science Fiction
Points this post: 10
Total points: 815
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.1: Please reading in the 1940s: Option 3: Murder on the SS Rosa by Lee Strauss. Word in title is ROSA found in neveR apolOgize for your reading tAStes.
Totals: 20
Books: 1
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 285
Books: 19
Tasks: 15
Golden Oldies: 1
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
It's a fact: 2
ROBIN P15.1 - A Ship of Two Halves
Option B: Read a book which is part of a duology (only two whole numbered books in a numbered series).
Crooked in His Ways - at the moment, the Lightner & Law series has only 2 books
Option C: Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym. The book may be written under any of the pseudonyms (or the real name) used by the author.
The Right Side: A Novel - Spencer Quinn
On GR author page it states: Spencer Quinn is a pseudonym of author Peter Abrahams. I listened to audiobook, linked pb
Points this post: 15
Total points: 840
BB:3 GO:4 IAF:8
10.3 Summer Beach ReadMurder in the Manor (A Lacey Doyle Cozy Mystery #1) by Fiona Grace
page 4
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 830
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.3: The number 40: Option 3: Unsolicited by Julie Kaewart. Author initials JK are consecutive alphabetically.
Page count 318 > 250 required.
Totals: 20
Books: 1
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 305
Books: 20
Tasks: 16
Golden Oldies: 1
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
It's a fact: 2
Amy FL15.2 Anime, Past and Present
B. Sparring Partners - MPG Short Stories
C. The Distant Echo - first published in 2003
Points this post: 15
Total points: 830
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.4: (Mid)summer in Sweden: Option 3: The Einstein Prophecy by Robert Masello. Word in title: EINSTEIN can be found in INduSTrIsEmEsterN
Totals: 20
Books: 1
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 325
Books: 21
Tasks: 17
Golden Oldies: 1
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
It's a fact: 2
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.7: Enjoying Scotland: Option C: New World by Steven W. White. Auhtor first & last initials: SW can be found in WhiSky
Totals: 20
Books: 1
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 345
Books: 22
Tasks: 18
Golden Oldies: 1
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
It's a fact: 2
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.8: Lost cities: Option 2: Machu Pichu: Scandal in Babylon by Barbara Hambly. Number of pages: 240 are in 0 1 2 4 7 8 9.
Totals: 20
Books: 1
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 365
Books: 23
Tasks: 19
Golden Oldies: 1
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
It's a fact: 2
Amy FL15.10 Found in Translation
A Dog's Heart - originally written in Russian; my native language is English (original Russian title is in the metadata)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 845
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Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 25.5: Go HEAT!: Option 1: An Unseen Current by Bethany Maines. Author initials BM are in jBcM.
Option 2: The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom. All letters in MIAMI HEAT are in THEe cAse of the MIssing books IAn sansoM
Totals: 25
Books: 2
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 390
Books: 25
Tasks: 20
Golden Oldies: 1
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
It's a fact: 2
MEGSCL25.3 Cat's Task : Books of the Summer Months
Option 1: TWO book task - JULY
Book 1: The Joy Luck Club
Book 2: The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
770 points
6 It’s a Fact
8 Big Books
1 Golden Oldie
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 25.7: I'e got sand between my toes: Option 1: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie. Author initials AC are in Assateage oCmd.
Option 3: Letter of Intent by Ursula Curtiss . Word in title: LETTER is in happiER Than a sEaguLl wiTh a french fry.
Claim Golden Oldies ticket for The Mysterious Affair at Styles first published in 1920.
Totals: 25
Books: 2
Tasks: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Summary Totals: 415
Books: 27
Tasks: 21
Golden Oldies: 2
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
It's a fact: 2
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 30.2: Book buddies and summer fun: Option 2: The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty has MPG Young Adult. Number of pages: 572 > 350 required.
Claim Big Book ticket for 572 pages.
Option 4: Termination Dust by Sue Henry. Word in title: DUST is in oUTDoor gameS.
Claim Golden Oldies ticket for first published in 1920.
Totals: 30
Books: 2
Tasks: 1
Big books tickets: 1 (500)
Summary Totals: 445
Books: 27
Tasks: 21
Golden Oldies: 2
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
It's a fact: 2
DOM25.5 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 (JB, JC, JM, BC, CJ, etc.).
Happy Hour by Jacquie Byron
The initials of Jacquie Byron (JB) are made from JB on of the above combinations.
Option 2:
Read a book where MIAMI HEAT is found in any combination of title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh
MIAMI HEAT is found in the combination of the title and author's name as below.
chInA MounTAIn zHang MaurEen f mchugh
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 245
Books Read: 35
Big Books: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 1
HanneloreTask 5.3 Long Play or single?
Read a book where the authors initials (first & last) are found in “VINYL RECORD”
Book: Acedia. gedichten
How it fits: Author is Erik Lindner, initials in "vinyL rEcord".
Points this task: 5
Total points: 230
Tasks completed: 14
BB tickets:
(1) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 4
HanneloreTask 50.1 - Jen B 's Task: Vacation Time!
Book 1, option 1: Read a book set in the country where you reside. If the setting of the book is not obvious from the GR metadata or description, provide a reference.
Required: State the country where you live.
Book: Het kan ook nooit normaal
How it fits: I live in the Netherlands. This book is set in our capital, Amsterdam.
The book description says: "Lieke Hester is hoofdagent bij politiebureau Burgwallen in Amsterdam." Which translates to the author who writes about her work is head of the police station Burgwallen in Amsterdam.
** This book is non-fiction. Please add one IAF ticket. **
Book 2, option 1: Read a book set on a continent that is different than the one where you reside. If the setting is not obvious in the GR description or metadata, provide a reference.
Required: State where you live.
Book: Dead in the Family
How it fits: I live in the Netherlands, in Europe. I read a book set in the USA, North America.
Book 3: Read a book set in your dream travel destination, where you have never been.
Book:Walking Through Ireland
How it fits: Book is set in Ireland. I've always wanted to go there, but I've never been.
** This book is non-fiction too. Please add one IAF ticket. **
Page total: Book 1, 317 pages + book 2, 327 pages + book 2, 276 pages = 920 pages.
Points this task: 50
Total points: 280
Tasks completed: 15
BB tickets:
(1) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 6
30.1 - MAZZA1's Task - WORDLEDAssumption a Vowels are correct
Fatal Tide FATAL
AMERICA AGAIN AGAIN
I kept the 2 As and moved them from the sectond to the first spot and from the fourth to the third spot and I replaced FTL with GIN
Previous Points: 650
This Post 30
Total Points 680
10.3 - Summer Beach Read A book from the Summer Beach Reads list - Read The Beach by Alex Garland. I found this on page 3 of the list.
Points these task: 10
Total points: 195
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
It's A Fact ticket requests: 3
Books read: 21
Tasks completed: 12
Joanne MI10.5 Summer Days
A title with 5 or more words
The Hunger of the Gods
Claiming 1 BB at 672 pages
Points this task 10
BB's this task 1
Season Total 245
BB's 7
IAF 5
Joanne MI15.7 The International Court of Justice
At least 50% in one of the mentioned countries
The Collector -set 50% or more in Russia
Points this task 15
Season Total 260
BB's 7
IAF 5
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Task 15.10: Found in translation: Sullivan's Secret by Robin Mruphy original publication in English. My native language is Flemish/Dutch.
Totals: 15
Books: 1
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 265
Books: 18
Tasks: 14
Golden Oldies: 1
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
It's a fact: 2