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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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Rockynook20.1 - Enjoy a Summer Road Trip
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
State: Washington
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Barbara ★25.3 - JennRenee's Task - Summer English Lesson
Option C: Both nouns and verbs can have antonyms and synonyms
Book 1: Read a book with a noun or a verb of 4 or more letters in the title.
East of the Sun - A.E. Becker 6/4
Book 2: Read a book with a different word that is a synonym or antonym of that word in the title
West of the Moon - A.E. Becker 6/7
(west is an antonym of east)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 115
Rockynook20.7 - Scotland or Bust
Option 1: Book where main character is an artist
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Art form: Music
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 40
Barbara ★20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Laure's Task: Dragons of Summer
Option 3: read a book with either the word: Wizard, Witch, Wild or One in the title.
Dragons of Wild - Ava Richardson 6/16
Points this task: 20
Total points: 135
Rockynook20.3 - Midsomer Murders
Option 1: MPG Mystery Thriller and a female author
Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 60
Barbara ★20.8 - 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
Brew -Tracy Ewens 6/11
(T & E in pridE monTh)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 155
Barbara ★20.3 - Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer Murders
Option 1: Read a book with the MPG of Mystery and/or Crime, stand-alone or as part of an MPG such as Cozy Mystery or Mystery Thriller, AND written by a Female author.
Far Gone - Danielle Girard 6/21
(author is female, MPG Crime, 347 pages)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 175
Rockynook20.9 - Nephews
Option 3: Title word 4+ made from letters in mechanical engineering
Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda
Word: MINE
MEchaNIcal engineering
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 80
Barbara ★15.1 - The Long and Short of It
Book 1: Has a page count of 400 or more pages.
Everlife - Gena Showalter 6/5
(492 pages)
Book 2: Has a page count of 200 or fewer pages.
Her Dakota Man - Lisa Mondello 6/20
(188 pages)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 190
Barbara ★15.5 - Do You Have A Flag?
Read a book whose author's initials are found in CAPTURE THE FLAG. Middle initials can be ignored, and letters can only be used as often as they appear.
The Life We Bury - Allen Eskens 6/20
(A & E in cApturE the flag)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 205
Barbara ★10.10 - Olympics: Breaking
Read a book where the authors first name begins with B. An author with the first initial B will also count
Love at the Fall Festival - Belle Willows 6/11
Points this task: 10
Total points: 215
Barbara ★5.4 - Game of HORSE
Read a book that has all the letters of HORSE in the title/subtitle.
Silver and Shadow - Melissa McShane 6/19
HO in sHadOw
RSE in SilvER
Points this task: 5
Total points: 220
Barbara ★5.5 - The Great Cornholio
Read a book that is #2 or #7 or #27 in a series
Wild Love - Alisa Woods 6/13
(Wilding Pack Wolves #2)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 225
Barbara ★5.10 - Easy Breezy Summertime
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Cast into Doubt - Patricia MacDonald 6/17
Points this task: 5
Total points: 230
Kristen IA20.9-Moderators 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.
Required State your word - Nina
What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 110/850
Tasks Completed: 7/52
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
Julia10310.9 - Olympics: Pentathlon
Funny, You Don't Look Funny: Judaism and Humor from the Silent Generation to Millennials
(5 words in title)
This book is non-fiction so claiming one It's A Fact ticket
This post: 10 points, 1 NF
Total points: 150
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 2
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 13
Susan A20.1 Most Improved Player: XBM's Task: Enjoy a Summer Road Trip
- read book from list
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
I listened to audiobook. NO MMPB. paperback here
#5 on list, Vermont
points: 20
previous total: 405
new total: 425
Susan A20.4 Golden Oldies - FLY's Task- Kids’ Games Through the Ages
B. Hopscotch - read a book by an author whose initials (all of them, as they appear on Goodreads) are found in the word HOPSCOTCH.
The Boy by Tami Hoag
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
author initials: T H found in hopscoTcH
points: 20
previous total: 425
new total: 445
Susan A30.5 RedSycamore - The Sound of Silence
Option 1
Book 1: No words in title
Fenix by Ella Maven
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
Fenix is not a word per The Official Scrabble Dictionary
Book 2: Read a book with at least one letter or number that's part of the cover art.
Mikko by Ella Maven.
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
- tattoo on arm with numbers 722points: 30
previous total: 445
new total: 475
Truitt_T15.1 The Long and Short of It
This is a two book task.
Task: Book 1 - over 400 pages
Flag in Exile by David Weber
MMPB: Flag in Exile - 443 pages
Task: Book 3: under 200 pages
Murder on Crete by M Juan-Stanley
Paperback: Murder on Crete - 170 pages
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 285 / 850
Tasks Completed 16/52
Task 15.10 Summer MonthsRead a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title (not subtitle). All words (including a, an, the etc.) count.
Title has 6 words.
Home Is Where the Bodies Are (2024) by Jeneva Rose (Goodreads Author) (Hardback 256 pages)
40 + 15 = 55
Tasks Completed: 03
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 40 + 15 = 55
Books read: 04
Pages read: 996
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 01
Golden Oldies: 02
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Lisa MD20.3 - Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer Murders
Option 1: MPG: Mystery / Crime written by female author
A Faint Cold Fear by Karin Slaughter
422 pgs
☀️⛱️👓☀️⛱️👓☀️⛱️👓☀️⛱️👓☀️⛱️👓☀️⛱️👓☀️⛱️👓☀️⛱️👓
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 160 / 850
Total Books Read: 11
Total Tasks Completed: 10 / 52
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 2
Delicious Dee30.3 - TessaVaness'S TASK Feeding the Children
option 3 - Bellwether
option 4 - The Atlas of Us - found on pg1
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 90
Its a Fact: 3
Cordelia5.10 Easy Breezy Summertime
Book of my choice
Birth of an Empire by Ryk Brown
Points this Task - 5
Total Points - 175
Kathy KS20.7- Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or Bust
Option 2 - Read a book that takes place at any time on an island.
Jade City by Fonda Lee
Setting: from GR--"The Kaul family is one of two crime syndicates that control the island of Kekon." The action takes place here.
**Claiming 1 (one) Big Book ticket** Pages: 540
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 110
Tasks completed: 6/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
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: 2
LAUREN JODI5.5 - The Great Cornholio
#2 in the Cutler, Sutter & Salinas series
Promise Not to Tell by Jayne Ann Krentz
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 40/850
Total Books Read: 4
Total Tasks Completed: 4/52
LAUREN JODI10.4 - Summer Songs
The Attic on Queen Street by Karen White
Song: Dancing in the Street
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 50/850
Total Books Read: 5
Total Tasks Completed: 5/52
20.8 NICKELS & DIMES – Bookwrm526's Task- June CelebrationsOption 1: read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase PRIDE MONTH. Middle initials can be ignored. Letters can only be used as often as they appear in the phrase.
The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club #3) by Richard Osman
author's initials, RO, found in pRide mOnth
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 215
Task 30.3 - Feeding the Childrenoption 1: MINTY in SALVATION ARMY
Minty Alley
option 3: 236 pages (within the range)
A Woman
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400 pages
Gayla10.9 Olympics: Pentathlon
Read a book with exactly 5 words in the title (not subtitle)
Anita de Monte Laughs Last, by Xochitl Gonzalez
Points this post: 10
Total points: 80/850
Total tasks: 8/52
Total books: 8/67
Amy B15.8 Summer Sweets
Read a book with two authors either writing under both names
Required: For two authors writing under a single name, provide a reference if this is not clear on the GR author bio page.
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren - Christina Lauren is two person writing team, confirmation on GR author bio page.
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 45 Points
REPOSTKatrisa
15.2 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 Murder on St. Mark's Place set in New York
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 610
Katrisa10.5 - Cricket
Read a book that depicts the game of cricket on the cover (bat, cricket ball, stumps, players etc) OR where the author's initials can be found in the word CRICKET
I am choosing the author's name task
I read Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation by Christopher Kemp
CK in criCKet
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 620
Andy P.Task # 10.2 - Celebrating Dads
Read a book with Dad in the title
Rich Dad, Poor Dad byRobert T. Kiyosaki
Points this post: 10
Total points: 140
20.4 Golden Oldies - FLY's Task- Kids’ Games Through the Ages Book: Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
How it fits: option B - author initials S, H in "Hopscotch"
I listened to the audiobook. The paperback edition has 352 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
20.9-Moderators Pet: Babbling C's Task-NephewsBook: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
How it fits: option 1 - author's first name starts with A
I listened to the audiobook. The paperback edition has 303 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Amy B30.5 - RedSycamore's Task: The Sound of Silence
For this task one book is allowed with MPG Sequential Art, Graphic Novels, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga.
Option 1: Two Book Option
Book 1: Read a book with no words in the title.
For the sake of the task, any word found in The Official Scrabble Dictionary (https://scrabble.merriam.com) is considered a word except A, An, or The.
Monica by Daniel Clowes - 106 pgs
Book 2: Read a book with at least one letter or number that's part of the cover art.
The letters/numbers must be from the same language in which your edition of the book is written and can *not* be part of: titles, subtitles, series names, author's/translator's/editor's names, publishing house, blurbs, reviews, awards etc.
Required: Post the cover and state the element in the cover art that satisfies the requirement.
Julia by Sandra Newman (1984 is part of the cover art)
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 75 Points
JUKKA20.3 - Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer Murders
Option 1:
Book with MPG Mystery or Crime or a variant, written by a female author.
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Ann Older has Mystery.
Total Points: 135/850
Total Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 10/52
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 1
30.1 - Susan A's Task: The Stanley Cup PlayoffsChoose two options and read one book for each. A total of 500 or more pages is required.
Option 1: I read the Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts which has MPG Hockey.
This has also been accepted in the task help discussion thread here.
I listened to the audiobook but the paperback linked has 352 pages.
I claim 1 It's a fact ticket for this nonfiction book.
Option 4: The Silkworm which was first published in June 19, 2014.
This book has 580 pages.
I claim 1 Big book ticket.
The total count of pages is 936.
Points this post: 30
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Total Points: 100
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 3
Katrisa10.8 - Olympics: Equestrian
Read a book with a horse on the cover
I read Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 630
Katrisa15.3 Let The Games Begin
Opt 2
The rings on the Olympic flag are blue, yellow, black, green, and red. Read a book whose cover is at least 75% made up of any combination of these colours according to Tineye.
AND
Countries who have previously hosted the Summer Olympics include USA, Great Britain, Greece, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, Finland, Italy, Mexico, Canada, Soviet Union, South Korea, Spain, China or Brazil. Read a book at least 50% set in one of these countries.
I read The Sail
92.2% blue according to tineye and set in USA
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 645
20.9-Moderators Pet: Babbling C's Task-NephewsOption 3, title word from MECHANICAL ENGINEERING: The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
The word is Game.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 125
Jayme(theghostreader)5.6 Outside We Go
Here Comes Santa Pawsby Laurien Berenson
MC walks her dogs.
Task +5
Grand Total: 30
Kristen IA20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime Dreaming
Read a NON-FICTION book that fits one of these options.
Required: State the option
Option 3: Read a book with a single author, whose first and last initials can be found in SWIMMING POOL.
A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery by Lawrence Ingrassia
*****I claim 1 It's a Fact Ticket*****
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 130/850
Tasks Completed: 8/52
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 4
20.9-Moderators Pet: Babbling C's Task-NephewsOption 3. Read a book with a title word of at least 4 letters that can be made from mechanical engineering.
Game of Mirrors (Commissario Montalbano #18) by Andrea Camilleri
word in title, GAME, found in MEchAnical enGineering
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 235
Repost from #166Jayme(theghostreader)
5.9 Hot Summer Months
Read a book published in June, July or August
Bite Clubby Laurien Berenson
Published June 25, 2019
I live in the Northern Hemisphere in the US.
Task +5
Grand total: 25
Kai20.9 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.
Borderland Apocrypha by Anthony Cody
CLAIMING: 1 It's a Fact Ticket
New Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 7/52
Total Points: 95
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 1
IT'S A FACT: 2
EMurphy20.6 It's a Fact-KathyP's Task: Summertime Dreaming
Option 3: Author's initials are in SWIMMING POOL Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood
*It's a Fact Ticket
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Total:
Points: 65
Books Read: 4
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed: 3
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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 - Sniffing Out Murder - Kallie E. Benjamin 6/9
Book 2 - Murder in an Italian Village - Michael Falco 6/8
Sniffing Out Murder & Murder in an Italian Village
Points this task: 25
Total points: 90