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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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Rockynook15.3 - Let The Games Begin
Option 2: One book that satisfies both
A: cover 75% Blue, Yellow, Black, Green, Red
B: Set in Olympic hosting country
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
Set in Italy
Tineye percents: 56.9% blue, 13.1% yellow, 12% green
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 150
Beth_NC25.6 Chronicles of St Mary's and the Time Police
Book 1: Option 3 book that shares a word of AT LEAST four letters with one of the books in the St Mary's series.
The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris
Dessicated Water #7.7
Book 2 Optin 4 book that is found on the first 10 pages of the following shelf: Time Travel Books
Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance
page 6
Task Points: 25
Task Books: 2
Task Pages: 754
Total Points: 165
Total Tasks: 9
Total Books: 14
Total Pages: 5192
Big Books: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.8 Olympics: Equestrian
by G. NeriAR information: IL: UG - BL: 4.0 - AR Pts: 3.0
Points this post: 10
Total points: 430
Task completed: 31
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.6 Outside We Go!
Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home by Heather Anish Anderson
Hiking is the outdoor activity.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 435
Task completed: 32
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.4 Summer Songs
The Summer House by James Patterson
SUMMER is found in the song School's out for SUMMER (one of my faves by the way!)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 445
Task completed: 33
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.1 Amy FL’s task: Farewell to a Legend
Option 3: Knot Dead Again by Betty Hechtmann
Word=KNOT
Option 4: Sociopath by Patric Gagnes
MPG=Mental Health
Points this post: 25
Total points: 470
Task completed: 34
Task 5.6 - Outside We Go!book is about a hiking trip that goes very badly wrong
The Ritual
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515 points
Beth_NC20.1 Group Reads
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
My Review
Task Points: 20
Task Books: 1
Task Pages: 386
Total Points: 185
Total Tasks: 10
Total Books: 15
Total Pages: 5578
Big Books: 1
Andy P.Task # 10.9 - Olympics: Pentathlon
Read a book with exactly 5 words in the title
The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 195
Beth_NC5.6 Game of Horse book that has all the letters of HORSE in the title/subtitle
Hungers of the Heart by Jenna Black
HungERS Of the heart
Task Points: 5
Task Books: 1
Task Pages: 384
Total Points: 190
Total Tasks: 11
Total Books: 16
Total Pages: 5962
Big Books: 1
Beth_NC10.3 Sumer is Icumen In tle with 4 or more letter word made from SUMERISICUMENIN
The Risen by Ron Rash
Risen
Task Points: 10
Task Books: 1
Task Pages: 208
Total Points: 200
Total Tasks: 17
Total Books: 12
Total Pages: 6170
Big Books: 1
LoraTask: 20.5 - Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger Hunt, using seashells
Book/Author: Under Pressure / Ellie Thornton
(approved for length https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
How it fits: multiple seashells on the cover
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 200
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: 2
Beth_NC15.8 Summer Sweets book with two authors writing under both names
The Red Book by James Patterson and David Ellis
Task Points: 15
Task Books1:
Task Pages: 352
Total Points: 215
Total Tasks: 13
Total Books: 18
Total Pages: 6522
Big Books: 1
Beth_NC25.4 It's A Riot
Book 1 Option 1 book that is MPG LGBT and/or Queer AND in genres listed
Thriving Through Transition: Self-Care for Parents of Transgender Children by Sherre Hirsch
MPG LGBTQA and NonFiction
Book 2 Option 2 book for which the author’s initials may be found in STONEWALL RIOTS
Kell's Legend by Andy Remic
stonewAll Riots
Task Points: 25
Task Books: 2
Task Pages: 611
Total Points: 240
Total Tasks: 14
Total Books: 20
Total Pages: 7133
Big Books: 1
Ana15.9 Summer Blockbusters
The Book Was Better Than The Movie The Hunger Games. The book is found on the first page.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 95
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.4 Truitt_T’s Task: It’s a Riot!
Option 1: Squad by Maggie Tokuda Hall
213 pages
MPG=Graphic Novel
Option 3: Untamed: Stop Pleasing, Start Living by Glennon Doyle
352 pages
From the 2024 Goodreads Pride List
Non-fiction title
Points this post: 25
Total points: 495
Task completed: 35
Rockynook25.2 - Title Pairs
Option 2: read 2 books with the same title
The Teacher by Freida McFadden
The Teacher by Meg Gray
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 175
Jecca25.4 Truitt_T’s Task: It’s a Riot!
Let's try this one again...
Option 2: Read a book for which the author’s initials may be found in STONEWALL RIOTS.
Girl Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity by Iliza Shlesinger
Claiming it's a Fact
Option 3: Read a book from one of the following lists.
60 LGBTQ+ Books That Reaaally Deserve a Spot on Your Shelf:
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey
McQuiston
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 175
Total Tasks Completed: 8
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
20.3 Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer MurdersOption 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.
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 195
Total Tasks Completed: 9
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
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5.6 Outside We Go!
Read a book that features an outside activity e.g. camping, skiing, swimming, hiking, etc. (laying on the beach)
The Beach at Summerly. Beatriz Williams
Points: 5
Total points: 385
Books read: 31
Tasks completed: 26
IAF points: 5
BB points: 1
Bookwrm526Task #20.5 - 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. I chose the BUTTERFLIES and read Into the Bright Open by Cherie Dimaline.
Total points so far: 295
Susan A10.1 - Summer Reading List
Summer Reading List: Defining Moments
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
MMPB here
points: 10
previous total: 665
new total: 675
Susan A10.9 - Olympics: Pentathlon - Read a book with exactly 5 words in the title
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
I listened to audiobook. MMPB her
5 words in title
points: 10
previous total: 675
new total: 685
Susan A20.5 - Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger Hunt - items associated with summer on the cover
An Inquiry Into Love and Death by Simone St. James
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
- lightning on coverpoints: 20
previous total: 685
new total: 705
30.1 - Susan A's Task: The Stanley Cup PlayoffsOption 3: Read a book with a cup on the cover
This is cover of the version I listened to, MMPB vesion for page count is Tant que le café est encore chaud238 pages
Option 4: Read a book originally published in June.
The Butterfly Garden 276 pages
First published June 1, 2016
New Points 30
Total Points: 135
Mod
10.7 - O Canada
Read a book set in Canada
Sea of Tranquility. Emily St. John Mandel
Points: 10
Total points: 395
Books read: 32
Tasks completed: 27
IAF points: 5
BB points: 1
Lindsey IL20.3 - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer Murders
Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower
option 1, mystery genre
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 60
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 0
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
JenJ IAREPOST of 10.2 - 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
The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives by William Stixrud
Book is verified as adult book in post #373 - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
*****I claim 1 It's a Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 80/850
Tasks Completed: 6/52
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 2
Mod
20.4 Golden Oldies - FLY's Task- Kids’ Games Through the Ages
Option B. Read a book by an author whose initials are found in the word hoPScotch
13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough
Points this post: 20
Total points: 520
Tasks completed: 36
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20.10 - Group Reads.
Into the Drowning Deep
I commented on the discussion, post #12
Points this post: 20
Total points: 540
Tasks completed: 37
Delicious Dee20.9-Moderators Pet: Babbling C's Task-Nephews
Option 1 - The Circus Train - Amita Parikh - first name starts with an A
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 190
Its a Fact: 3
JenJ IA30.5 - RedSycamore's Task: The Sound of Silence
Option 1: Two Book Option
Book 1: Read a book with no words in the title.
The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews
Book 2: Read a book with at least one letter or number that's part of the cover art.
The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams
the X and O satisfy the requirement
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 110/850
Tasks Completed: 7/52
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 2
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.9 Hot Summer Months
I live in the northern hemisphere.
Haven Point
First published on June 8, 2021
Totals
Points: 45
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
Total Tasks Completed: 8
Total Books Completed: 8
Task 10.5 - Cricketauthor initials in CRICKET
Murder Before Evensong by Richard Coles
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525 points
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.8 Sand Made Castles
by William G KrejciPoints this post: 5
Total points: 500
Task completed: 36
Nick KY5.2 Hop Hop Jump. I read The Three Circles of War: Understanding the Dynamics of Conflict in Iraq, eds. Heather Gregg, Hy Rothstein, and John Arquilla.
“Three” in the title.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 370
20.1 Most Improved Player: XBM's Task: Enjoy a Summer Road TripOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Connecticut
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 375
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15.4 Anyone For Croquet?
Option 2 - Read one book which satisfies both requirements of option 1. ( a book which is either #6 or #9 in a series AND features either an animal on the cover.)
Hitting the Books. Jenn McKinlay
Points: 15
Total points: 410
Books read: 33
Tasks completed: 28
IAF points: 5
BB points: 1
trishhartuk15.5 Do You Have A Flag?
Author's initials in CAPTURE THE FLAG.
Some Desperate Glory, Emily Tesh
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (448pg)
capTurE
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 150
Tasks Completed: 10
Big Book Tickets: 1
Susan A25.5 - 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, or is about one or more countries in Asia
The Tournament by Matthew Reilly
I listened to audiobook. The MMPB had 0 for page count. paperback
GR setting Turkey, more than 70%
Turkey is on the list provided
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Asia
A Mumbai Murder Mystery by Meeti Shroff-Shah
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
author Meeti Shroff-Shah born in India, listed on GR author page, India is on the list of countries provided
points: 25
previous total: 705
new total: 730
LAUREN JODI5.9 - Hot Summer Months
Cold Snap by Toni Anderson
First published on June 27, 2023
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 85/850
Total Books Read: 8
Total Tasks Completed: 7/52
JUKKA5.1 Dodge the Ball
Book whose title does not have the letters HIT.
Saga, Volume 11 by Brian K. Vaughan.
Total Points: 140/850
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 11/52
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 1
20.4 Golden Oldies - FLY's Task- Kids’ Games Through the Ages Option C, Books Set in Idaho, p.1 #70: The Blight Way by Patrick F. McManus
Points this post: 20
Total points: 225
20.8 NICKELS & DIMES – Bookwrm526's Task- June CelebrationsOption 3, cat on the cover: Reading Up a Storm by Eva Gates
Points this post: 20
Total points: 245
ROBIN P15.10 Summer Months
6, 7 or 8 words in titleA Terrible, Horrible, No Good Year: Hundreds of Stories on the Pandemic - 6 words
**Claiming 1 IAF point for nonfiction
Points this post: 15
Total points: 230
BB: 0 GO:2 IAF:3
MaryPDX10.9 - Olympics: Pentathlon
Read a book with exactly 5 words in the title (not subtitle).
Killers of a Certain Age
Points this task: 10
Total points: 60
MaryPDX15.10 Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title (not subtitle). All words (including a, an, the etc.) count
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen
Points this task: 15
Total points: 75
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15.5 - Do You Have A Flag?
Author initials in CAPTURE THE FLAG
The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle
CaptuRe the flag
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 135