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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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Task 30.1 - The Stanley Cup Playoffs500+ pages
option 2: NHL in title
Language of Thorns
Language of tHorNs
304 pages
option 4: originally published 10 Jun 21
Widowland
435 pages
304+435 = 739 pages
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250 points
Task 25.3 - Summer English Lessonoption A single/plural: GAME & GAMES
book 1: single noun GAME
The Wishing Game
book 2: plural noun GAMES
The Hunger Games
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275 points
Task 20.1 - Enjoy a Summer Road Tripread a book off the list
Nightcrawling
California
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315 points
Task 15.1 - The Long and Short of Itbook 1: less than 200 pages
Stranded Ranch
128 pages
book 2: more than 400 pages
The Firmament of Flame
432 pages
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330 points
Task 5.7 - We All Screamauthor born 1989, per GR blurb
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
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350 points
Bookwrm526Task #5.1 Dodge the Ball
Read a book whose title does not contain the letters HIT. I read Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes.
Total points so far: 180
Bookwrm526Task #10.1 - Summer Reading List
Read a book from the 2023 or 2024 Berkeley Summer Reading lists. I chose the 2024 list (Defining Moments) and read Heathen: Religion and Race in American History by Kathryn Gin Lum.
Total points so far: 190
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.9 - Hot Summer Months
The Medical Examiner: A Women's Murder Club Story by James Patterson
This book was first purchased in August 2017 which is one of the 3 summer months of the northern hemisphere which is where I reside.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): The Medical Examiner
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 5 points
Tasks completed: 1
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.10 - Group Reads
A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
I made a comment in the discussion thread: Message #6
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): A Curious Beginning
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 25 points
Tasks completed: 2
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5.9 Hot Summer Months
Read a book that was first published in one of the 3 Summer months of the hemisphere where you reside. (Northern)
The Twilight Garden. Sara Nisha Adams - published 6/8/2023
Points: 5
Total points: 265
Books read: 22
Tasks completed: 18
IAF points: 3
EMurphyKatrisa's Task: Summer Zodiac
1a: From one of the lists featuring books with twins Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
*Twins list, page 2
**415 pages
1b: MPG Romance Lucky Leap Day by Ann Marie Walker
*304 pages
415+304=719 pages
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 45
Books Read: 3
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
5.7 We All ScreamFemina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It by Janina Ramírez
as per GR profile, author born 1980
Total this Post: 5
Season Total: 175
Katrisa15.2 Stars and Stripes Forever
A - Read a book that has the name of a U.S. state in the title
I read The Colorado Kid
B - Read a book that is set at least 50% in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island
I read [book:Murder on St. Mark's Place|686717 set in New York
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 540
Katrisa15.4 Anyone For Croquet?
Opt 2
Read a book which is either #6 or #9 in a series AND Read a book which features either an animal/bird (real only, no fictional creatures like unicorns or phoenixes) or playing card(s) on the cover.
I read Junkyard Dogs
It is Walt Longmire book #6 and has a dog on the cover
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 555
Susan A25.3 JennRenee's Task - Summer English Lesson
Option D: Some words are both a noun and a verb
Book 1: Read a book with a noun of 4 or more letters - KILL used as noun
One Last Kill by Robert Dugoni
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
Book 2: Read a book with that same word used a verb in the title. KILL used as verb
Kiss Me, Kill Me by Allison Brennan
I listened to audiobook. MMPB here
approved here
points: 25
previous total: 380
new total: 405
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5.2 - Hop Hop Jump.
Read a book with the one of these words in the title (not subtitle): One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Safe, Home
Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
Points this post: 5
Total points: 215
Tasks completed: 18
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5.4 – Game of HORSE.
Read a book that has all the letters of HORSE in the title/subtitle.
all tHE dangeROuS things
Points this post: 5
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 19
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10.5 - Cricket
Author's initials can be found in the word cricket
Burden Falls by Kat Ellis
Points this post: 10
Total points: 230
Tasks completed: 20
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15.10 - Summer Months.
Read a book that has exactly 6 words in the title
A Suffragist's Guide to the Antarctic
Points this post: 15
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 21
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20.3 Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer Murders
Read a book by a single author whose initials (all of them) can be found in badGer'S drift
Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey
Points this post: 20
Total points: 265
Tasks completed: 22
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20.7- Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or Bust
Read a book with the word monster in the title, plural is acceptable.
Small Town Monsters
Points this post: 20
Total points: 285
Tasks completed: 23
Kai15.5 Do You Have a Flag?
Read a book whose author's initials are found in CAPTURE THE FLAG.
The Wren, the Wren by Anne Enright
New Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 4/52
Total Points: 35
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 0
IT'S A FACT: 0
Gayla20.9 Moderator's Pet -- Babbling C's Task - Nephews
Option 3: Read a book with a title word of at least 4 letters that can be made from mechanical engineering.
The MANIAC
MANIAC => MeChANIcAlengineering
Points this post: 20
Total points: 55/850
Total tasks: 6/52
Total books: 6/67
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Read a book with a 3 word only title
read The Housemaid's Secret
points this post 5
total points 135
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Read a book set in Canada
read I Am Still Alive
points this post 10
total points 145
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Option 1: Read a book with clouds on the cover. These can be drawings or photos but you must be able to identify them as clouds.
read
points this post 20
total points 165
Kim O30.1 - Susan A's Task: The Stanley Cup Playoffs
Option 1: Read a book with MPG Hockey
The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team - non-fiction, 273 pages
Option 2: Read a book with the letters N H L in the title. Ignore subtitles. 288 pages
The Golden Spoon
Combined page count (273 + 288 = 561) is at least 500 pages.
Points this task: 30
It's a Fact ticket(s): 1
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Totals:
Points: 30
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 1
Kai20.3 Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer Murders
OPTION 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials (all of them) can be found in BADGER’S DRIFT.
Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other by Danielle Dutton
Pages = 176
CLAIMING: 1 It's a Fact Ticket
New Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 5/52
Total Points: 55
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 0
IT'S A FACT: 1
20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime DreamingOption 2: Read a nonfiction book with all the letters of GRASS in the title. Subtitles are excluded.
I read Braiding SweetGRASS: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
I claim 1 It's a fact ticket for this nonfiction book.
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Total Points: 70
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 2
ROBIN P15.1 The Long and Short of It
Book 1 - 400 or more pages - Under the Wide and Starry Sky - 496 p
Book 2 - 200 or fewer pages - Pietr the Latvian - 162 p
**Claiming 1 GO point, 1st pub 1930
Points this post: 15
Total points: 145
BB:0 GO: 2 IAF: 0
Deborah30.3 - TessaVaness'S TASK Feeding the Children
1) Winter Lost
LOST: SALVATION
3) Read a book with 200 - 250 pages
Idol Gossip
247 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 105
Books Read: 9
Tasks Done: 7
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.3 Let The Games Begin
Option 1:
Book 1:
by Kody Keplinger49.6 %#ae4b52Red
23.3 %#191d19Black
12.3 %#bac5bcGreen
4.0 %#787864Grey
3.0 %#d4cf65Yellow
2.3 %#bd8970Brown
2.1 %#dfddb5Grey
2.1 %#3e1f21Brown
1.0 %#dcb97cBrown
Book 2:
by Karen RoseTakes place in San Diego.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 305
Task completed: 23
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.8 Summer Sweets
Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science by Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson
Points this post: 15
Total points: 320
Task completed: 24
Kathy KS15.1 The Long and Short of It
Book 1: Has a page count of 400 or more pages.
The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly
pages: 422
Book 2: Has a page count of 200 or fewer pages.
Urn Burial by Kerry Greenwood
pages: 187
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 15
Tasks completed: 1/52
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
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or BustThis is a one book task. Please choose an option and read a book that meets the requirements.
Required: State the Option
Option 1 - The 2024 Festival program includes dance, theater, music and much more.
Read a book with a main character who is an artist. For this task the definition of artist is a person who creates art (such as painting, sculpture, music, or writing) using conscious skill and creative imagination. So any form of artist is acceptable and can be their main job or a hobby.
Required: If the artistic form is not evident from the description or the GR metadata, provide a reference.
I read Lies and Weddings. One of the main characters is Rufus, who is an artist. He lives in a Hawaiian beach shack, where he creates his art.
points: 30
Books read: 2
tasks completed: 2
pages read: 880
10.8 - Olympics: EquestrianEquestrian events originated in Ancient Greece, where it was thought that a perfect partnership was needed if rider and horse were to survive in battle.
Read a book with a horse on the cover.
The image can be a silhouette, a drawing, an illustration or a photograph but must depict a standard horse or pony, not a zebra, pegasus or unicorn. A rocking horse or similar toy horse will not count.
Required:post the cover
I read
which has 2 horses on the cover.points: 40
books read: 3
tasks completed: 3
pages read: 1232
Julia10325.3 -JennRenee's Task - Summer English Lesson
Option D:
Book 1: The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams
Book 2: Shot With Crimson
The word "Shot" is a noun in Book 1 and a verb in Book 2
(approved in post 37 of the task help thread)
The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams is non-fiction so claiming one It's a Fact ticket.
This post: 25 points, 1 NF
Total points: 110
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
10.9 - Olympics: PentathlonRead a book with exactly 5 words in the title (not subtitle).
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher by Hilary Mantel
Points this Task: 10
Season Total: 75
Total IAFs to date: 1
5.1; ...; 5.3; 5.4; ...; 5.6
10.6; ...; ...; 10.9;
15.7;
...; ...; 20.3
15.10 Summer MonthsRead a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title (not subtitle).
An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures by Clarice Lispector
Points this Task: 15
Season Total: 90
Total IAFs to date: 1
5.1; ...; 5.3; 5.4; ...; 5.6
10.6; ...; ...; 10.9;
15.7; ...; ...; 15.10
...; ...; 20.3
5.5 The Great CornholioRead a book that is #2 or #7 or #27 in a series
The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin
**The Dark Forest is a Big Book (512 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this Task: 5
Season Total: 95
BB tickets this post: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 1
Total IAFs to date: 1
5.1; ...; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6
10.6; ...; ...; 10.9;
15.7; ...; ...; 15.10
...; ...; 20.3
Kathy KS20.4 Golden Oldies - FLY's Task- Kids’ Games Through the Ages
Option c) Hot Potato – read a book... set in Idaho
Educated by Tara Westover
Found on list page 1, #1
I listened to an audiobook; pb-336 p. (no mmpb)
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 35
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: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Kathy KS20.8 NICKELS & DIMES – Bookwrm526's Task- June Celebrations
Option 1: read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase PRIDE MONTH
Bones of Hilo by Eric Redman
ER=pRidE
I read as an ebook; pb-336 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 55
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: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Kathy KS20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime Dreaming
read a NON-FICTION book that fits...
Option 3: Read a book with a single author, whose first and last initials can be found in SWIMMING POOL
Search and Research: the researcher's handbook, the guide to official research and library sources for investigators, historians, genealogists, lawyers and librarians by Noel C. Stevenson
NS=SwimmiNg
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 75
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: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
Truitt_T30.4 Nick KY’s Task: Lots of Books
This is a two options, two book task, 500+ pages.
Task: Option 1 - Author initials sequentially in SUMMERMEANSREADINGLOTSOFBOOKS.
The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley
Paperback: The Guncle Abroad - 320 pages
SR: summermeanSReadinglotsofbooks
Task: Option 2: book from Comedy list
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
Paperback: La Sociedad por la Preservación de los Kaiju - 272 pages
It's on page 14 of the list.
Total Page Count: 592
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 30 / 850
Tasks Completed 1/52
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two book option:
book 1: no words in title (proper name)
Félicie
book 2: letters on cover that aren't "offical info"
Maigret's Pickpocket
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