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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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ROBIN P15.6 Don't Move
MPG Dystopia/Dystopian
The Last Murder at the End of the World
Points this post: 15
Total points: 215
BB:0 GO:2 IAF:2
Jen K25.6 - Delicious Dee's Task - Chronicles of St Mary’s and the Time Police
3. The Titles.
Roman Stories- 224 pages
Shares word: ROMAN with Roman Holiday
6. Where Would You Jump?
Femina- 464 pages
Middle Ages 500 to 1500 AD Europe (I was born in 1900's)
***Request 1 IAF for nonfiction***
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 75
IAF: 1
Jen K25.1 - Amy FL’s task: Farewell to a Legend
Option 2: The Red Notebook
Set 100% in France
Option 3: The Sword of Kaigen
Word: KAIGEN -- thE KING of clAy
*** Request 1 BB ticket @630 pages***
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 100
IAF: 1
BB: 1
Julia10325.1 - Amy FL’s task: Farewell to a Legend
Option 1: The London Bookshop Affair by Louise Fein
(initials LF in RAFAEL)
Option 3: Chicks in Tank Tops
(The word TANK is in the target phrase: T in THE, A in CLAY, NK in KING)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 175
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 2
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 15
Mod
20.1 Most Improved Player: XBM's Task: Enjoy a Summer Road Trip
Read a book from this Roadtrip Across America list, and identify the state it’s about. (New York)
Trust. Hernan Diaz
Points: 20
Total points: 365
Books read: 29
Tasks completed: 24
IAF points: 5
MaryPDX5.7 We All Scream
Read a book by an author born in the 1980's.
Vengeful Victoria Schwab
Year of birth: 1987
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._E._S...
Points this task: 5
Total points: 50
25.3 -JennRenee's Task - Summer English LessonOption A, book 1, a noun of 4 or more letters in the title: You Have a Friend in 10A: Stories by Maggie Shipstead
The word is Friend.
Option A, book 2, a plural of the same noun in the title: We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship by Will Schwalbe
The word is Friends.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 205
Kristen IA5.2 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
Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 165/850
Tasks Completed: 11/52
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 4
CHANDNI25.2 - 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).
The Turn by Kim Harrison
384 pages
Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante
320 pages
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 165
20.3 Midsomer MurdersOption 1
Read a book with MPG cozy mystery and by a female author
Game of Dog Bonesby Laurien Berenson
Task +20
Grand total: 50
Susan A5.7 We All Scream - Read a book by an author born in the 1980's.
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
I listened to audiobook. MMPB here
google search by author name - https://www.google.com/search?q=autho...
born in 1980
points: 5
previous total: 660
new total: 665
10.9 - Olympics: PentathlonThe Circumference of the World by Lavie Tidhar
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 320
Julia10320.9-Moderators Pet: Babbling C's Task-Nephews
Option 1: Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao
(author first name starts with A)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 195
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 2
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 16
Gayla15.9 Summer Blockbusters
Read a book which appears on the list "The Book Was Better Than the Movie" or "The Movie Was Better Than the Book"
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
#18 on "The Book Was Better Than the Movie"
Points this post: 15
Total points: 120/850
Total tasks: 12/52
Total books: 12/67
Task 25.4 - It’s a Riot!501+ pages; 1 non-fiction
option 2: author initials in STONEWALL
The Empress and the English Doctor: How Catherine the Great defied a deadly virus by Lucy Ward
352 pages
non-fiction
option 3: on the lithub list
Rubyfruit Jungle
246 pages
352+246 = 598
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485 points
Task 15.4 - Anyone For Croquet?book 1: #9 in series
Masquerade in Lodi
book 2: dog on cover
Yesterday's Gone
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510 points
20.5 - Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger HuntScan your bookshelves or TBR to find any of these items associated with summer on the cover and read that book.
Sun Hat- a broad-brimmed hat that protects the head and neck from the sun
Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins-6/28
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 65
Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 3
Joanne MI5-4 Game of HORSE
Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands
E in Emily, HORS in Otherlands
Points this task 5
Season Total 65
1 GO, 1 IAF
Delicious Dee15.8 Summer Sweets
Love and Other Words - Christina Lauren - Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of long-time writing partners/best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 170
Its a Fact: 3
Barbara ★20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or Bust
Option 5: Read a book set at least 50% in Scotland.
The Loch Ness Papers - Paige Shelton 6/28
(set 100% in Scotland and about the Loch Ness monster)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 250
Barbara ★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.
The Lost Girls - Allison Brennan 6/27
Points this task: 20
Total points: 270
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Amy FL10.5 - Cricket
The Lost Letters of Aisling by Cynthia Ellingsen - author's initials CE in CrickEt
Points this post: 10
Total points: 310
Barbara ★20.4 - Golden Oldies - FLY's Task- Kids’ Games Through the Ages
Option B: read a book by an author whose initials (all of them, as they appear on Goodreads) are found in the word HOPSCOTCH.
Game of Bones - Carolyn Haines 6/26
(C & H in hopscotCH)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 290
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Amy FL10.10 - Olympics: Breaking
The Lies You Wrote by Brianna Labuskes - author's first name starts with "B"
Points this post: 10
Total points: 320
Amy FL20.4 Golden Oldies - FLY's Task- Kids’ Games Through the Ages
b) When Cicadas Cry by Caroline Cleveland - author's initials CC in hopsCotCh
Points this post: 20
Total points: 340
Barbara ★5.1 - Dodge the Ball
Read a book whose title does not contain the letters HIT
Prey - Linda Howard 6/24
Points this task: 5
Total points: 295
Amy FL20.5 - Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger Hunt
- Lightning on coverPoints this post: 20
Total points: 360
Bookwrm526Task #10.8 - Olympics: Equestrian
Read a book with a horse on the cover. I read Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey.
Total points so far: 275
Amy FL25.6 - Delicious Dee's Task - Chronicles of St Mary’s and the Time Police
3. Legacy of Lies - LIES from book #7: Lies, Damned Lies, and History
4. Transcendence - on page 1 of Time Travel Books shelf
Points this post: 25
Total points: 385
CHANDNI20.4 Golden Oldies - FLY's Task- Kids’ Games Through the Ages
b) Read a book by an author whose initials are found in the word HOPSCOTCH.
How I Spent My Last Night On Earth by Todd Strasser
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 185
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySummer 2024 SRC
15.4 Anyone For Croquet?
Option 1 - Read two books, book A and book B.
A: Read a book which is either #6 or #9 in a series. The series must be apparent in greyscale on the GR book page.
Fugitive Telemetry #6 in Murderbot Series
B: 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. Required: post the cover.
- dog on coverPoints this post: 15
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 150
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Barbara ★20.5 - 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.
Ghost in the Polka Dot Bikini - Sue Ann Jaffarian 6/30
(bikini on cover)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 315
30.5 - RedSycamore's Task: The Sound of SilenceOption 1: Two Book Option
Book 1: Read a book with no words in the title.
Psykhe by Kate Forsyth
Book 2: Read a book with at least one letter or number that's part of the cover art.
The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood
- approvalTotal this Post: 30
Season Total: 355
Deborah20.8 NICKELS & DIMES – Bookwrm526's Task- June Celebrations
1) Silver Lining by Maggie Osborne
MO: MONTH
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 205
Books Read: 16
Tasks Done: 12
Kim O15.10 Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title (not subtitle).
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating non-fiction
Points this task: 15
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Totals:
Points: 65
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 2
Cordelia10.10 Olympics: Breaking
Wayward by Blake Crouch
Author's first name starts with "B"
Points this task - 10
Total points - 265
Kathy KS25.5 - Cat's Task - Books of Asia
Option 1: Two Book Option
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Asia.
Warcross by Marie Lu
Setting is shown in GR listing. Over 70% is in Tokyo, Japan (Asia)
I listened to an audiobook; pb-358 p. (no mmpb)
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Asia.
The Spanish Diplomat's Secret by Nev March
Author was born in India (Asia) according to GR
I listened to an ARC version of this title; pb-320 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 135
Tasks completed: 7/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
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
MEGSCL15.9 Summer Blockbusters
The book was better p8 - The Midwich Cuckoos
TOTAL
80 points - 1 big book - 1 IAF
MEGSCL20.1 Most Improved Player: XBM's Task: Enjoy a Summer Road Trip
Washington - Remarkably Bright Creatures
TOTAL
100 points - 1 big book - 1 IAF
Kathy KS20.3 Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer Murders
book should have a minimum of 140pg.
Option 2. Read a book by a single author whose initials (all of them) can be found in BADGER’S DRIFT.
Mal Goes to War by Edward Ashton
EA=bAdgEr's
I read an ebook ARC version of this title; pb=344 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 155
Tasks completed: 8/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
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
Nick KY*******CANCEL*******
25.5 Cat’s Asia
Book 1 takes place in the Asian country of Vietnam. I read Vietnam: A History by Stanley Karnow
Book 2 is by an Asian author, also Vietnamese. I read Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War by Viet Thanh Nguyen 384 pp
Points This Post: - 25
Total Points So Far: 315
Nick KY*******REPLACE*******
25.5 Cat’s Asia
Book 1 takes place in the Asian country of Vietnam. I read Vietnam: A History by Stanley Karnow
CLAIM TWO BIG BOOKs for
at 784 ppBook 2 is by an Asian author. I read Exhibit by R.O. Kwon, born in Seoul, S. Korea. 224 pp
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 340
Big Books So Far: 500+ (2) 750+ (1) = 4 BBs
Nick KY20.5 LisaMD’s Scavenger Hunt. I read Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War by Viet Thanh Nguyen, bicycle on the cover.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 360
Nick KY5.6 Outside. I read Tainted Mountain by Shannon Baker, a whodunit concerning skiing and operating a ski resort atop a sacred Hopi mountain. From a quote in the GR blurb: “Tainted Mountain not only presents a compelling clash of myth and violence that will keep you guessing, it also reads like…a love letter to the natural world.”
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 365
EMurphy25.1 Amy FL's Task: Farewell to a Legend
Option 2: Set in Spain of France The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
(Set in France)
Option 4: MPG Mental Health or Mental Illness Chalked Up: Inside Elite Gymnastics' Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, and Elusive Olympic Dreams by Jennifer Sey
*It's a Fact Ticket
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Total:
Points: 120
Books Read: 8
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 2
Tasks Completed: 5
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15.6 Don't Move
Read a book with the MPG Dystopia or Dystopian.
The Last Tribe. Brad Manuel. 7.1.24
720 pages - claiming 1 BB ticket
Points: 15
Total points: 380
Books read: 30
Tasks completed: 25
IAF points: 5
BB points: 1
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Task # 15.9 Summer Blockbusters
Read a book which appears on one of the following lists:
The Book Was Better Than The Movie
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause page 1 # 85 as of 6/29/24
Points this post: 15
Total points: 185