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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2023
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Kathy KS20.6 - It's A Fact- Julia103's Task: This is Jeopardy!
Option 1: The contestants were: ...
Read a book by an author whose first or last name matches the first or last name of any of these contestants or host.
Required: State the name of the contestant
Three Weeks With Lady X by Eloisa James
Contestant name: James Holzhauer
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb-376 p.
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 50
Tasks completed: 2/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
25.6 JennRenee's Task: New Book DiscoveriesBoth books are new to me.
1 . Anticipated Books
For this task read a book on either one of these lists.
All the Horses of Iceland
Page 4 of 2022 Anticipated Books
3. Readers Also enjoyed
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.
Even Though I Knew the End
2023 book I read was The Mimicking of Known Successes
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 95
It's A Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
LAUREN JODI20.4. - Golden Oldies - Paula S's Task: (Mid)summer in Sweden
Option 3
Murder at Haven's Rock by Kelley Armstrong
Word: MURDER
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 75/845
It's A Fact Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 6
Total Tasks Completed: 6/52
JP25.3 Books of the Summer Months
Option 1 (two books) for JUNE
Book 1 (letters of month in book title): Thank You, Jeeves
thaNk yoU, JEeves
Book 2 (author's first and last initials in month): The Bat, by Jo Nesbø
Points this post: 25
Total points: 40
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes- Lauren Jodi's task: Lost CitiesOption 2: 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.
Hideout (Timothy Blake #3) by Jack Heath
404 pages
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 130
Delicious Dee15.3 Fun in the Mud
Book A - Much Ado About You - Samantha Young - Young for Neil Young - headlined in 2009
Book A - Like Cabins on Fire - FIRE for Arcade Fire who headlined in 2014
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 135
Its a Fact: 1
JEN B20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Summer 2023 season.
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Group Read: Canadian Fiction
I posted message #11 in the discussion thread.
TOTAL POINTS: 85
Joanne MI10.2 Mai Tai
Read a book with exactly 2 words, each word consisting of the same number of letters.
Jade City
Claiming 1 BB with 560 pages
Points this task 10
Total Points 60
BB's this task 1
Total BB's 1
Total IAF 1
Rockynook20.1 - Pleasure Reading in the 1940s
Option 3: word from title in NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR READING TASTES
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Word: LOVERS
neVER apOLogize for your reading taStes
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 50
Rockynook15.7 - The International Court of Justice
Read a book set in one of the following countries: USA, Russia, Slovakia, France, Morocco, Somalia, China, Uganda, India, Jamaica, Lebanon, Japan, Germany, Australia and Brazil
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Set in Australia
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 65
JEN B10.1 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 Lost Art of Mixing by Erica Bauermeister
E in tEenie
B in Bikini
TOTAL POINTS: 95
ROBIN P10.3 Summer Beach Read
Book from list
Beach Read - on p1 of list (currently #54)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 60
BB:1 GO:1 IAF:1
ROBIN P30.2 KMarie D's Task: Book Buddies and Summer Fun
2 books, 1 350+p
Option 1 - at least 2 people on cover
Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote - 360 p
*claiming 1 IAF pt for nonfiction
Option 3 - Published Jun, Jul, Aug from 2015 on
Vita Brevis - pub July 12, 2017 - 384 p
Both books happen to be over 350 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 90
BB: 1 GO:1 IAF:2
5.2 Becoming independentRead a book set at least 75% in India, Pakistan or Israel
Tunnels
Verified in post 7 of help thread.
Points for this task: 5
Total points : 5
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
Kathy KS20.8 - 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.
Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening by Louise Riotte
Pages: 219
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 70
Tasks completed: 3/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's task: The Number 40.
Option 1. Read a book whose page count contains at least two of the numbers 0, 1, 2, 4, 5.
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (528 p.) *
* I would like to claim 1 BB ticket, please.
➸ Total Points: 20
➸ Total Pages: 528
Rhiannon15.9 Fire up the BBQ
Queen of Babble Double b in babble and q in queen
Points Claimed this Post: 15
Total Points 75/845
Books Read 6/66
Tasks Completed 4/52
10.2 - 10.2 - Mai TaiRead a book with exactly 2 words in the title with both words consisting the same number of letters
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
Points this post: 10
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 7
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 1
IAF rickets: 2
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Read a book off this list: Summer Beach Reads
read : Beach Read
page 1
points this post - 10
total points - 65
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Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle of at least 4 letters from one of these summer hits.
used word NEVER from 1943: You’ll Never Know
read Never Coming Home
points this post - 10
total points- 75
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Option 3: Read a book first published between June 10, 2022 and June 10, 2023 (inclusive).
read My Murder
First published June 6, 2023
points this post- 20
total points- 95
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySummer 2023 SRC
20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's task: The Number 40
Option 2. Read a Folklore book from the first 25 pages of this list:
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
The Song of Achilles on pg 2
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 55
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
ROBIN P25.7 Lisa MD's Task: I've Got Sand Between My Toes
Option 3 - 4+ltr word in title found in HAPPIER THAN A SEAGULL WITH A FRENCH FRY - word is FAIRYTALE
hAppIERThAnaseaguLlwithaFrenchfrY
American Fairytale - listened to audiobook, linked pb
Option 4 - 3+ ltr word from song lyrics - word is STILL
"still standing guard"
Still True
Points this post: 25
Total points: 115
BB:1 GO:1 IAF: 2
Amy B25.7 Lisa MD's Task: I’ve Got Sand Between My Toes
Choose 2 different options and read a book for each option.
Required: state the options.
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in ASSATEAGUE ISLAND / OCMD. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
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.” Letters may only be used as often as they appear. Required: State the word.
Sweet Lamb of Heaven by Lydia Millet (Sweet)
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 65 Points
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
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 10
Task Completed: 1/52
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)
15.7 The International Court of Justice1946 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: 15
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)
Nick KY20.4 Paula S’s Sweden
Opt. 2. Author’s inits in “PIckledHerring,” I read The Coming of the White Man 1492-1848 by Herbert Ingram Priestly. All 3 inits happen to be in the target phrase, including the first and last.
Point This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 90
10.7 - 1948 Olympics Set in London or Switzerland - Read Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman. This is entirely set in Georgian era London.
Points these task: 10
Total points: 10
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
10.9 - The Invention of Duck Tape Has the letters TAPE found in the title - Read The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. This has all the letters of the word TAPE.
This book was first published in 1915, so I claim a Golden Oldies ticket.
Points these task: 10
Total points: 20
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
Mary P20.7 Shorter is sweeter- Inge's Task: Enjoying Scotland
Option B) Read a book that takes place for at least 50% in Scotland.
Highlander Most Wanted by Maya Banks
Points this task: 20
Total points: 20
20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's task: The Number 40Help Thread
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 (i.e. you cannot use 300, with 0 appearing twice):
A Spare Life by Lidija Dimkovska (428 pages) 6/13/23
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 45
Task Completed: 3/52
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)
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15.2 Anime, Past and Present
Option B: Read a book with an MPG of Manga, Comics, Comic Books, Sequential Art, Graphic Novels, or Short Stories.
Biomega, Vol. 6 (MPG Manga)
Option C: Read a book first published in 2003.
Shutter Island (first pub. Jan 1st 2003)
Points this task: 15
Season total: 55
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 1
Andy P.Task # 5.5 Pack your trunk!
Read a book with an elephant on the cover
by Alex BoesePoints this post: 5
Total points: 65
Andy P.Task # 5.3 Long Play or single?
Read a book where the authors initials (first & last) are found in “VINYL. RECORD”
Fatal Remedies by Donna Leon
Points this post: 5
Total points: 70
JEN B20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's task: The Number 40
Read a book by an author whose initials are consecutive alphabetically.
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
Initials RS
TOTAL POINTS: 115
20.3 The Number 40Option 1 - Good Girls Lie by J.T. Ellison
This book has 512 pages.
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 20
DOM10.8 "I Taped It"
Read a book that was first published in or is set in the 1980's
Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty
This book is set in the 1980s
The setting as described in description of book is:
Carrickfergus, Ireland (1987)
Points this Task: 10
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 5
Katrisa5.9 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
I read Set Fire to the Gods (FIRE in title)
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 100
Katrisa20.8 - Nickels & Dimes- Lauren Jodi's task: Lost Cities
Opt 1: TROY Read a book set at least 50% in Greece or Turkey.
I read Clytemnestra set in Sparta in ancient Greece
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 120
Bookwrm526Task #5.4 – Let's hear it for the youth!
Read a book with MPG Young Adult or Teen or New Adult. I read Bruja Born by Zoraida Córdova.
Total points so far: 20
Bookwrm526Task #10.5 Long Summer Days
Read a book with a title with at least 5 words. I read The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-mo.
Total points so far: 30
Rockynook15.5 - Come Fly With Me
Read a book where the author initials match an airport code
The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews
Airport code: MKA
Airport name: Marianske Lazne (a city in the Czech Republic)
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 80
DOM15.5 Come Fly With Me
Read a book by an author whose initials (in order) match one of these airport codes. IATA's official search function for airport codes is here: https://www.iata.org/en/publications/...
Jasmine Sea by Phillipa Nefri Clark
Author's initials are PNC
PNC is the IATA airport code for Ponca City Airport, Oklahoma, USA
Points this Task: 15
Total Points: 95
Books Read: 6
Christine V15.4 Reading's In Our Blood
Option 2:
The Library BookThis book is Nonfiction. ***Claiming 1 It's A Fact ticket***
Points this post: 15
NF tickets this post: 1
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 1
Susan A25.5 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
Obsidian Prey by Jayne Castle
I listened to the audiobook, MMPB HERE
How it fits: initial J and C found in JB and CM
Option 3:
book with the MPG Sports
Taking Shots by Toni Aleo
I listened to audiobook, MMPB HERE
How it fits:
MPG sports
Current points: 120
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 120 + 25 =145
Susan A15.7 The International Court of Justice
Read a book set at least 50% USA
Rescue My Heart by Jill Shalvis
MMPB = HERE
How it fits: setting listed as Idaho
Current Points: 145
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 145 + 15 = 160
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Paula S's Task: (Mid)summer in SwedenOption 3: Read a book whose title (not subtitle) contains a word of 4 or more letters made from the letters in INDUSTRISEMESTERN. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Past Tense (Jack Reacher #23) by Lee Child
5-letter word in title, TENSE, found in iNduSTrisEmEstern
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 150
RACHEL CA5.01 War & Peace Read a book with main page genre, World War II or the word peace in the title
81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness by Brian Murphy main page genre World War II, IAF ticket5.04 Let's hear it for the youth! Main page genre of young adult, teen, or new adult
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo main page genre young adultpoints this post: 10
total points: 10
tasks completed: 2
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
IAF tickets: 1
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Author's initials found in ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE BIKINI: No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister
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Total points: 120