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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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Lindsey IL20.4 - FLY's Task- Kids’ Games Through the Ages
The Pierogi Peril by Geri Krotow
option d, 76.2% of cover is green
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 90
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 1
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 5
Susan A25.6 - Delicious Dee's Task - Chronicles of St Mary’s and the Time Police
Book 1
2. The Cast of Characters - author shares a first or last name with one of the characters
Black Coral by Andrew Mayne
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
Character: Andrew Rapson
author: Andrew Mayne
pages: 319
Book 2
3. The Titles. -Read a book that shares a word of AT LEAST four letters with one of the books in the series.
The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer by S.E. Harmon
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
Word: First
Book: The Very First Damned Thing
pages: 324
total pages: 643
points: 25
previous total: 730
new total: 755
20.8 NICKELS & DIMES – Bookwrm526's Task- June CelebrationsBook: Ink Blood Mirror Magic by Emma Törzs
How it fits: option 1 - author initials E, T in "pridE monTh"
The book has 560 pages, so I'd like to claim one big book ticket, please.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 115
Big book tickets this post: 1
Total # of big book tickets: 1
20.4 Golden Oldies - FLY's Task- Kids’ Games Through the Agesb) read a book by an author whose initials (all of them, as they appear on Goodreads) are found in the word HOPSCOTCH.
Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk
author's initials, OP, found in hOPscotch
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 395
Cordelia20.9 Nephews
Opt 4
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
On Page 1 of list
First published 1930. Claim 1 GO ticket
Points this task - 20
Total points - 285
Mod
30.5 - RedSycamore's Task: The Sound of Silence
Option 1: Two Book Option
Book 1: Read a book with no words in the title.
Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit. Barry Estabrook - 240 pages
Book 2: Read a book with at least one letter or number that's part of the cover art.
Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads. Paul Theroux - 441 pages
Both books are nonfiction - claiming two IAF tickets
Points: 30
Total points: 440
Books read: 35
Tasks completed: 29
IAF points: 7
BB points: 1
JUKKA15.10 Summer Months
Book with 6-8 words in the title.
The Witches of World War II by Paul Cornell.
Total Points: 155/850
Total Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 12/52
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 1
Mod
20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime Dreaming
Option 3: Read a book with a single author, whose first and last initials can be found in SWIMMING POOL.
A Night to Remember. Walter Lord
Books is nonfiction - claiming one IAF tickets
Points: 20
Total points: 460
Books read: 36
Tasks completed: 30
IAF points: 8
BB points: 1
Rockynook15.8 - Summer Sweets
Book by 2 authors
The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 190
Nick KY5.5 Cornholio. I read Lake of the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe, # 2 in the Book of the Long Sun series.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 375
Nick KY10.4 Summer Songs. I read The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson -- with the word “Saturday” in the title, also in the title of the song “Saturday in the Park.”
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 385
Nick KY30.1 Susan A’s Hockey
Opt. 2. I read Nightside the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe, NHL in title. 333 pp
Opt. 3. I read The Weir and Other Plays by Conor McPherson, cup (whiskey tumbler) on the cover. 240 pp
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 415
Bookwrm526Task #10.4 - Summer Songs
Read a book with title word (not subtitle) of at least 3 letters shared with your chosen song title (excluding The). I chose the song Hot Girl Summer (#33) and the word GIRL and read Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers.
Total points so far: 305
Jecca25.6 - Delicious Dee's Task - Chronicles of St Mary’s and the Time Police
3. The Titles. Read a book that shares a word of AT LEAST four letters with one of the books in the series.
Book in series: Book 10.5 - When Did You Last See Your Father?
The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda
4. Its Not Time Travel. Read a book that is found on the first 10 pages of the following shelf: Time Travel Books
Page 3 - Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 220
Total Tasks Completed: 10
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
30.4 Nick KY’s Task: Lots of BooksOption 1. Read a book whose author's initials can be found sequentially in SU MM ERMEANSREADINGLOTSOFBOOKS.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Option 3. nominated for the group read for Summer 2024
I plan to read A Curious Beginning for 20.10
A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 250
Total Tasks Completed: 11
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
Andy P.15.4 Anyone For Croquet ?
Option 2. Read one book that satisfies both requirements of Book 1.
by Lorna Barrett cat on bed, # 6 in Booktown mysteryPoints this post: 15
Total points: 210
10.2 - Celebrating DadsBook: Wayward Son
I listened to the audiobook. The paperback edition has 384 pages.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 125
Barbara ★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.
After the Game - Abbi Glines 7/2
(pub August 22, 2017) (I live in northern hemisphere)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 320
Barbara ★5.3 - TAG You're It!
Read a book with a 3 word only title or read a book with a 1 word title that consists of only 3 letters.
See Them Run - Marion Todd 7/3
(title has three words)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 325
EMurphy20.3 Review Raffle-Trishhartuk's Task: Midsomar Murders
Option 1: MPG Mystery and/or Crime AND female author Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
*416 pages
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 140
Books Read: 9
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 2
Tasks Completed: 6
Lisa MD10.9 - Olympics: Pentathlon
5 Word Title:
Famous in a Small Town by Viola Shipman
352 pgs
☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 235 / 850
Total Books Read: 17
Total Tasks Completed: 15 / 52
Big Book Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 3
Lisa MD15.4 - Anyone For Croquet?
Option 2: 1 book meets both requirements
Murder in the Storybook Cottage by Ellery Adams
304 pgs
Series: Book Retreat Mysteries (#6)
Cover: Cat
☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 250 / 850
Total Books Read: 18
Total Tasks Completed: 16 / 52
Big Book Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 3
Theresa15.3 - Let the Games Begin
Option 2
by John Burnham Schwartz42.1% - #5695a9 - Blue
24.4% - #1b575b - Green
16.9% - #92d1e6 - Blue
10,1% - #7c1515 - Red
2.0% - #d1ac41 - Orange
1.6% - #9d5c55 - Red
1.4% - #90a370 - Green
0.6% - #813a21 - Brown
0.5% - #5a836b - Green
0.3% - #bbc4ab - Grey
Set in Japan
Points this post - 15
Total points - 15
15.4 - Anyone For Croquet?Option 2
by Bailey CatesMagical Bakery Mystery #6
Dog on the cover
Points this post - 15
Total points - 30
Mod
20.5 - Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger Hunt
Read a book with any of these items associated with summer on the cover: lightning.
Stormwalker
Lightning on the cover behind the MC.
Points this task: 20
Season total: 85
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 2
Mod
20.9-Moderators Pet: Babbling C's Task-Nephews
Option 1. Read a book by an author whose first name begins with an A or an E.
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
Points this task: 20
Season total: 105
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 2
Mod
15.10 Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title (not subtitle).
The Good, The Bad and The Undead
Points this task: 15
Season total: 120
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 2
Susan A10.7 - O Canada -s et in Canada
City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
set in Canada per GR setting
points: 10
previous total: 755
new total: 765
MaryPDX10.2 - Celebrating Dads
Read a book with one of the following "dad" or "child" relationships standalone in the title or subtitle:
Dad, Daddy, Pop, Papa, Father, Husband, Grandfather, Son, Daughter, Baby, Child, Children
Things My Son Needs to Know About the World
Points this task: 10
Total points: 85
Kai20.5 Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger Hunt
Scan your bookshelves or TBR to find any of these items associated with summer on the cover and read that book.
Swimsuits: any kind one piece, bikini, board shorts, swim trunks, speedo
Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack
Bikini
New Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 8/52
Total Points: 115
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 1
IT'S A FACT: 2
Bookwrm526Task #25.2 - Mazza1's Task: Title Pairs
OPTION 1: Read 2 books where the last word of the first book's title is the first word of the second book's title (all words count).
Book 1: I read Closely Harbored Secrets by Bree Baker (308p).
Book 2: I read Secrets of the Nile by Tasha Alexander (320p).
308+320 = 628p
Total points so far: 330
ROBIN P15.5 Do You Have a Flag?
Author initials in CAPTURE THE FLAG
Uncommon Type - Tom Hanks
Points this post: 15
Total points: 245
BB:0 GO:2 IAF: 3
Mod
25.5 - Cat's Task - Books of Asia
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Asia
Tokyo Ever After She is in Tokyo for almost the whole book
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Asia
A Magic Steeped in Poison
Judy I. Lin Goodreads Author
Born Taiwan
Points this post: 25
Total points: 565
Tasks completed: 38
Susan A5.2 Hop Hop Jump
One Vote for Murder by S.C. Wynne
paperback here
How it fits: the word One in title
points: 5
previous total: 765
new total: 770
Cordelia10.3 Sumer is icumen in
One Summer by David Baldacci
Word used: SUMMER
Points this task - 10
Total points - 295
15.10 Summer Months6 words in title: The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox
Points this post: 15
Total points: 260
Andy P.Task # 10.7 - O Canada
Read a book set in Canada
Mrs. Mike by Benedict Freedman
Points this post: 10
Total points: 220
FLY Task #15.6 Don't Move
task: Read a book with the MPG Dystopia
book: Delirium
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: MPG Dystopia
other: **Claiming BB ticket for 522 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Points this post: 15
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 11/52
BB: 2 + 1 = 3 / GO: 1 / IAF: 1
Julia10320.8 NICKELS & DIMES – Bookwrm526's Task- June Celebrations
Option 1: The Pursuit of the Pankera: A Parallel Novel About Parallel Universes by Robert A. Heinlein
This has 512 pages so claiming one BB ticket.
(R in PRIDE, H in MONTH)
This post: 20 points, 1 BB
Total points: 215
BB: 2
GO: 1
NF: 2
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 17
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.1 - Summer Reading List
Klara and the Sun
Book is on 2023 list: (Re)Writing the Rules
Totals
Points: 55
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
Total Tasks Completed: 9
Total Books Completed: 9
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.8 - Olympics: Equestrian
In a Narrow Grave : Essays on TexasClaiming 1 It's a fact ticket
Totals
Points: 65
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 4
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Total Books Completed: 10
SandyL5.1 Dodge the Ball
Read a book whose title does not contain the letters HIT
Rough and Ready
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 5
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
SandyL5.2 Hop Hop Jump
Read a book with the one of these words in the title: One
Just One More Moment
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 10
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
SandyL5.3 TAG You're It!
Read a book with a 3 word only title
Lucky in Love
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 15
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
SandyL5.4 Game of HORSE
Read a book that has all the letters of HORSE in the title
The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare
tHE cat whO knew SakespeaRe
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 20
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
SandyL10.2 - Celebrating Dads
Read a book with one of the following: Dad
The Drawback of Single Dads
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 30
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 5
SandyL10.4 - Summer Songs
Read a book with title word shared with your chosen song title
This Summer Will Be Different
Song: School's Out For Summer
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 40
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 6
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10.6 - Pride
Calling Dr. Laura by Nicole J. Georges
LGBT genre
***It's A Fact ticket, please***
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 70
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 1
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4