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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2023
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trishhartuk10.5 Long Summer Days
Read a book with a title with at least 5 words.
The Folk-Lore of the Isle of Man, A. W. Moore
Read the kindle edition. PB here (216pg)
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 70
Tasks Completed: 6
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
HanneloreTask 30.1 - MAZZA1's Task - WORDLED
I used option B.
Book: House of Earth and Blood
How it fits: I used the word HOUSE
Book: Losing His Shirt
How it fits: Word: SHIRT (which keeps the S and H)
Page count: 803 (book 1) + 296 (book 2) = 1099 pages (so fits the 600+ requirement)
** I'd like to claim a BB ticket for House of Earth and Blood, which is 803 pages long. **
Note: I used the option to pre-read for book 1. I started on 31/5, and didn't read further than halfway until a few days into june.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 1
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 0
IAF tickets: 0
LAUREN JODI10.7. -1948 Olympics
Set in London
Her Husband's Harlot by Grace Callaway
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 85/845
It's A Fact Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 7
Total Tasks Completed: 7/52
ROBIN P10.9 The Invention of Duck Tape
Letters of DUCK, DUCT or TAPE in title
Miss Chartley's Guided Tour letters DUCT in title
Points this post: 10
Total points: 150
BB:1 GO:1 IAF:2
JP20.1 Pleasure Reading in the 1940s
Option 3: Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title (subtitles excluded) found in: NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR READING TASTES.
Robert Louis Stevenson: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
Constains the word STRANGE, found in REAdiNG taSTes
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
JEN B20.1 Most Improved - Kathy KS’ Task: Pleasure Reading in the 1940s
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.
Miss Cecily's Recipes for Exceptional Ladies by Vicky Zimmerman
LADIES is found in NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR READING TASTES
TOTAL POINTS: 165
Andy P.Task # 25.5 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 Lies I Tell by Julie Clark
Option 3. Read a book with the MPG Sports.
The Amateurs byDavid Halberstam
MPG Sports
Points this post: 25
Total points: 115
Andy P.Task # 15.1 A Ship of Two Halves
Option A.: Read a book which is set at least 50% aboard a ship or at a port or dock The False Inspector Dew by Peter Lovesey description on home page indicates book takes place on an ocean liner
C: Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym
The Burden by Mary Westmacott Westmacott is one of Agatha Christie's pseudonyms
Points this post: 15
Total points: 130
Susan A15.1 A Ship of Two Halves
Option A: Read a book which is set at least 50% aboard a ship or at a port or dock.
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
I listened to audiobook, no MMPB, paperback HERE
How it fits: 50% aboard a ship
Option C:
C: Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym
Midnight Crystal by Jayne Castle
I listened to audiobook, MMPH HERE
How it fits: Author Page Jayne Castle is a pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz
Current Points: 215
Points this task: 15
New Total Points: 215 + 15 = 230
Susan A15.4 Reading's In Our Blood
Option 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
A Mage's Guide to Wicky
I read the Kindle version, no MMPB, paperback HERE
How it fits: 81.% yellow
Book B; Read a book which features all of these letters (A, AB, B, and O) in any combination of the title/subtitle/author name.
Big Bad Beast by Grace Goodwin
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB, paperback HERE
How it Fits:
Big BAd BeAst Grace GOodwin
Current Points: 230
Points this post: 15
New Total Points 230 + 15 = 245
Kathy KS15.8 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.).
Elisha Barber by E.C. Ambrose
Elisha is a barber-surgeon in 14th century England.
Approved in task help message 24: by Jayne
I read as an ebook; mmpb-400 p.
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 85
Tasks completed: 4/52
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: 1
Barbara ★30.2 - KmarieD task -Book Buddies and Summer Fun
Option 5- Read any 2 consecutive books from a series. The series must appear in gray-scale on the book’s main page
Book 1: A Lady Can Never Be Too Curious - Mary Wine 6/12
(Steam Guardian #1) (320 pages)
Book 2: A Captain and a Corset - Mary Wine 6/13
(Steam Guardian #2) (384 pages)
Points this task: 30
Total points: 90
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★20.7 - Shorter is sweeter- Inge's Task: Enjoying Scotland
Option B) Read a book that takes place for at least 50% in Scotland.
The Lost Treasure of Drakon - Nellie H. Steele 6/16
(takes place 95% in Scotland)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 110
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★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.
The Dragonfly Oath - Jordan Rivet 6/15
(MPG young adult)(370 pages)
(read The Thunderbird Queen - Jordan Rivet 5/21)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 130
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★5.3 - Long Play or single?
Read a book where the authors initials (first & last) are found in “VINYL RECORD”
Dastardly Deeds at St Bride's - Debbie Young 6/16
(D & Y in vinYl recorD)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 135
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Christene Paula 20.1 Most Improved - Kathy KS’ Task: Pleasure Reading in the 1940s
Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title (subtitles excluded) found in: NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR READING TASTES.
The Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
How it fits: NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR READING TASTES.
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 65
Task Completed: 6/52
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)
Christene Paula 20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's task: The Number 40
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)
Falling by T.J. Newman
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
How it fits: 304 pages
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 85
Task Completed: 7/52
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)
Katrisa10.3 Summer Beach Read
Read a book off this list: Summer Beach Reads
I read We Were Liars from P1
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 155
Katrisa15.2 Anime, Past and Present
B.Read a book with an MPG of Manga, Comics, Comic Books, Sequential Art, Graphic Novels, or Short Stories.
I read Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened has MPG of graphic novel and comics
C. Read a book first published in 2003
I read Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith First published July 1, 2003
Points this Post: 15
Points Total:170
HanneloreTask 30.4 - Wayne's Task: I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
Option 1: April 26, 1933. Read a book that was first published ON or BEFORE that date.
Book: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
How it fits: The book was published in 1820, so well before 1933.
** Claiming a GO ticket for this book please **
Option 3: Read a book with a humor MPG.
Book: Trouble in Mudbug
How it fits: Book has MPG Humor
Points this task: 30
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 2
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 0
DOM15.10 Found in Translation
Read a book which was originally written in one of these six languages, excluding your native language(s) - i.e. if your native language is English, choose from Chinese, French, Russian, Arabic or Spanish.
Raise the Red Lantern: Three Novellas by Su Tong
This book was originally published in Chinese and my native language is English.
Points this Task: 15
Total Points: 120
Books Read: 8
Christene Paula 20.4 - Golden Oldies - Paula S's Task: (Mid)summer in Sweden
Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in PICKLEDHERRING.
Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
How it fits: PICKLEDHERRING
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 105
Task Completed: 8/52
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)
Delicious Dee15.2 Anime, Past and Present
Option B - Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron - has a MPG of Graphic Novels
Option C - A Faint Cold Fear - first published July 2003
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 170
Its a Fact: 1
ROBIN P15.5 Come Fly with Me
author initials match airport code
The Family Chao - Lan Samantha Chang (listened to audio, linked pb)
Initials LSC = La Serena Chile
Points this post: 15
Total points: 165
BB:1 GO:1 IAF:2
Julia10315.5 Come Fly With Me
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
SKP is the code for Skopje airport.
This book is 936 pages, so claiming two BB tickets.
This post: 15 points, 2 BB
Total points: 75
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 6
Total books read: 7
Nick KY20.7 Inge’s Scotland
Opt. 3. Author’s inits in “uisge beaTHa.” I read Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 140
5.4 - Let's hear it for the youth!MPG Young Adult or Teen or New Adult
Giant Days, Vol. 5 by John Allison
🥳 both Young Adult and New Adult appear as MPG 🥳
Total points: 55 + 5 = 60
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 1
10.3 - Summer Beach ReadsRead a book off the Summer Beach Reads list
Nantucket Nights by Elin Hilderbrand
ebook, 240 pages first MMP on list
On page 1 of the Summer Beach Reads list
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 2
Points this post: 10
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 8
30.3 Katrisa Task: The Game is Afoot!I chode Options #2 and #3B
Total Pages for both books= 797 pages
Option 2: Continuing Sherlock
Read a book from one of these lists featuring Sherlock Holmes characters.
A Conspiracy in Belgravia-Sherry Thomas
this book is #404 on List page #5
Option 3: My Favorite Sherlock Shows
B: Sherlock - For this task read a book with a word of at least four letters in the TITLE (not subtitle) from one of the episode titles from Sherlock you can use an episode from any of the series and the special). Word must match exactly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
The Last Kingdom-Steve Berry
The episode title is His Last Vow
Points for this task: 30
Total points:175/845
Tasks completed: 10/52
Big Book tickets total:
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact Tickets total:
ROBIN P15.4 Reading's in Our Blood
Option 2 - Cover 55% yellow or 45% red, and letters ABBO in title/subtitle/author
American Bloomsbury: Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau: Their Lives, Their Loves, Their Work
Per TinEye - 52.2% red. letters found in American BlOomsBury
**Claiming 1 IAF point, nonfiction**
Points this post: 15
Total points: 180
BB:1 GO:1 IAF:3
Katrisa5.1 War & Peace
Read a book with MPG World War II /WWII
OR Read a book with the word PEACE in the title
I read A Separate Peace PEACE in title
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 175
Katrisa20.4 - Golden Oldies - Paula S's Task: (Mid)summer in Sweden
Opt 3 - Read a book whose title (not subtitle) contains a word of 4 or more letters made from the letters in INDUSTRISEMESTERN
I read The Ruin
RUIN in INdUstRisemestern
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 195
JP20.8 Lost Cities
Option 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.
PG Wodehouse: Psmith in the City
208 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
15.5 Come Fly With MeRead a book by an author whose initials (in order) match one of these airport codes.
Death on Demand-Carolyn G. Hart
The airport code is CGH and the airport is Aeroporto Congonhas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Points for this task: 15
Total points:190/845
Tasks completed: 11/52
Big Book tickets total:
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact Tickets total:
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.9 The Invention of Duck Tape
Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society
word is
D in Incredible
U in Survived
C in Incredible
T in After
Claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket
Totals
Points: 10
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 1
Total Books Completed: 1
PegW30.3 Katrisa Task: The Game is Afoot!
Read two books, from 2 different options.
Option 2: Read a book from one of the provided lists:
The House of Silk and is on page 1 of both lists.
Option 3:
C: Read a book where the ALL of the author’s initials can be found in ROBERT DOWNEY JR. JUDE LAW.
Undercooked: How I Let Food Become My Life Navigator and How Maybe That's a Dumb Way to Live by Dan Ahdoot
This post: 30 points,
Total points: 55
BB: 0
GO: 0
It's a Fact: 0
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15.7 The International Court of Justice
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries: USA, Russia, Slovakia, France, Morocco, Somalia, China, Uganda, India, Jamaica, Lebanon, Japan, Germany, Australia or Brazil.
The Moscow Rules: The Secret CIA Tactics That Helped America Win the Cold War (covers events in Russia)
This is Non-Fiction. One It's A Fact ticket please!
Points this task: 15
Season total: 70
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 2
10.9 - The Invention of Duck TapeRead a book where the letters in DUCK, DUCT or TAPE can be found in the title/subtitle
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
my word is tape: ThE beekeePer of Aleppo
Points this post: 10
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 2
JP15.4 Reading's In Our Blood
Option 2: Read a book whose cover is at least 45% red and whose title/subtitle/author name contain the letters AABBO.
Erma Bombeck: If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries—What Am I Doing in the Pits?
Tineye: Cover is 69.4% red
ermA BOmBeck: if life is A bowl of cherries...
Points this post: 15
Total points: 95
Bookwrm526Task #20.6 - This is Jeopardy!
Option 2: Read a book from one of these lists. I chose the list A Book By a Trans or Non-Binary Author and read She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya from page 1 of the list. I had it confirmed as Not a Graphic Novel in posts 132 and 133 of the verification thread.
Total points so far: 60
Julia10310.7 1948 Olympics
A Killing of Innocents (set in London)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 85
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 7
Total books read: 8
Susan A20.1 Most Improved - Kathy KS’ Task: Pleasure Reading in the 1940s
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.
The Lost Island
I listened to audiobook, MMPB HERE
Word Found: Lost
NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR READING TASTES.
Current Points: 245
points this task: 20
Total Points: 245 + 20 = 265
Susan A20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's task: The Number 40
Option 1: Read a book that has at least 2 of the following numbers in it's page count: 0, 1, 2, 4, 5.
Canyons of Night
I listened to audiobook, MMPB HERE
How it fits:
325 pages exceeds minimum requirement of 250pgs
The numbers 2 and 5 are in the page count.
Current points: 265
points this task: 20
Total Points: 265 + 20 = 285
FLY Task #20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Maria Jo's Task: Wedding Time
task: Option 4: Read a book with a 75% blue cover (according to Tineye)
book: Ghost Legion
(my version is kindle, no MMPB, PB here)
how it fits:
tineye:
49.8 % #1e3357 Blue
17.6 % #4b6e91 Blue
14.0 % #356096 Blue
7.2 % #8b95a1 Grey
3.9 % #7fa5db Blue
3.2 % #566375 Grey
2.7 % #ced4da Grey
1.6 % #b1cceb Blue
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 3/52
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
It's A Fact tickets: 0
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20.10 - Group ReadsI read Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel and posted #12 in the discussion thread.
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 60
Task completed: 6
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
30.3 Katrisa Task: The Game is Afoot!Option 1: I read A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle.
This is book #1 on page #1 of the list.
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldies ticket, published in 1887**
Option 3c: I read The Cows by Dawn O'Porter. Dawn O'Porter's initials are in DOWNEY.
The books combined have 500+ pages.
Points this task: 30
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Totals:
Points: 90
Task completed: 7
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Mary P30.2 - KmarieD task -Book Buddies and Summer Fun
Option 5:Read any 2 consecutive books from a series
Close to the Fire by Suzanne Ferrell
418 pages
Close To Danger by Suzanne Ferrell
434 pages
Points this task: 30
Total points: 50
PegW**This is a repost to claim an "It's a Fact" ticket
30.3 Katrisa Task: The Game is Afoot!
Read two books, from 2 different options.
Option 2: Read a book from one of the provided lists:
The House of Silk and is on page 1 of both lists.
Option 3:
C: Read a book where the ALL of the author’s initials can be found in ROBERT DOWNEY JR. JUDE LAW.
Undercooked: How I Let Food Become My Life Navigator and How Maybe That's a Dumb Way to Live
*Claiming one It's a Fact ticket for Undercooked: How I Let Food Become My Life Navigator and How Maybe That's a Dumb Way to Live
This post: 30 points,
Total points: 55
BB: 0
GO: 0
It's a Fact: 1
Delicious Dee20.4 - Golden Oldies - Paula S's Task: (Mid)summer in Sweden
Option A -
- according to Tineye - Blue and Yellow make up 80+% of the cover - https://labs.tineye.com/color/fb06e92...Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 190
Its a Fact: 1
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10.8 "I Taped It"
The Mummy Case
First published January 1, 1985
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 55
Books Read: 5
Tasks Done: 5