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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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25.2 - Mazza1's Task: Title Pairs
Option 2
Read 2 books with the same titles
Home Fires. Luanne Rice - 400 pages
Home Fires. Claire Booth - 256 pages
Points: 25
Total points: 60
Books read: 6
Tasks completed: 5
IAF points: 1
babbling c 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.
Grace Cries Uncle - audiobook Grace Cries Uncle - mass market paperback pgs 293 by Julie Hyzy 2 June 2024 ★★★
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Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 5/850
Completed Tasks: 1/52
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Pages read this season: 293
Books read this season: 1
Bookwrm526Task #5.7 We All Scream
Read a book by an author born in the 1980's. I read Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong, born in 1988 according to the Goodreads author page.
Total points so far: 15
Delicious Dee15.7 Jailbreak
Marked for Life: One Man's Fight for Justice from the Inside - claiming 1 its a fact ticket for non-fiction
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 20
Its a Fact: 1
Deborah5.1 Dodge the Ball
Read a book whose title does not contain the letters HIT.
Deadly Claws
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
Books Read: 1
Tasks Done: 1
Deborah10.9 - Olympics: Pentathlon
Read a book with exactly 5 words in the title (not subtitle).
Earl Grey and Shallow Graves: A British Cozy Murder Mystery with a Female Sleuth
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 15
Books Read: 2
Tasks Done: 2
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5.1 Dodge the Ball
Read a book whose title does not contain the letters HIT. Subtitles may be ignored.
Murder Road
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
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15.4 – Anyone For Croquet?
Read a book which is #6 in a series
Read a book with an animal on the cover
I did option 2: #6 in series and features dogs on the cover.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
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10.7 - O Canada
Read a book set in Canada
Setting: Ontario, Canada
This One Summer
Points this post: 10
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
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10.8 - Olympics: Equestrian.
Read a book with a horse on the cover.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
FLY Task #5.4 Game of HORSE
task: all the letters of HORSE in the title
book: The Labors of Hercules
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: Lab(ors) of (He)rcules
other: **claiming GO ticket for First published January 1, 1947
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 2/52
BB: 1 / GO: 0 + 1 = 1 / IAF: 0
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chose list: Summer Reading List: Defining Moments
read The Midnight Library
points this post 10
total points 20
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Read a book with a title/subtitle word of at least 4 letters that can be made from "SUMER IS ICUMEN IN"
used word summer
read Bad Summer People
points this post 10
total points 30
Jayme(the ghostreader20.6 It's A Fact
Option 3
Read a book with author's initials in swimming pool
Bastionby Mercedes Lackey
swimMing pooL
Task +20
Grand total: 20
Kai5.6 Outside We Go!
Read a book that features an outside activity e.g. camping, skiing, swimming, hiking, etc.
Nobody Is Ever Missing by Catherine Lacey
New Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1/52
Total Points: 5
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 0
IT'S A FACT: 0
15.7 JailbreakPirate Queen: The Life of Grace O'Malley, 1530-1603 by Judith Cook
Total this Post: 15
Season Total: 30
Cordelia5.5 The Great Cornholio
The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Series: Hyperion Cantos #2
Claim 1 BB ticket - 517 pages
Points this task - 5
Total Points 35
Big Book tickets - 1
ROBIN P10.8 Olympics: Equestrian
Horse on cover
Perestroika in Paris
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
BB:0 GO:0 IAF:0
ROBIN P10.2 Celebrating Dads
Dad/child word in title
Dust Child
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
BB:0 GO:0 IAF:0
MEGSCL20.4 Golden Oldies - FLY's Task- Kids’ Games Through the Ages
Option B - Hopscotch
The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
TOTAL
20 points
MEGSCL10.2 - Celebrating Dads
Children of Memory
**503 pages - big book ticket
TOTAL
30 points - 1 big book
JUKKAReposting, on the off-chance that the genre won't vanish this time.
15.6 Don't Move
Book with MPG Dystopia or Dystopian.
Crossed, Vol. 1 by Garth Ennis has Dystopia.
Total Points: 20/1085
Total Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2/61
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 0
Deborah5.2 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
Three Mages and a Margarita
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 3
Tasks Done: 3
JUKKA5.8 Sand Made Castles
Book with a castle on the cover.
Army of Darkness Omnibus Volume 1 by Andy Hartnell et al.
Total Points: 25/1085
Total Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3/61
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 0
10.6 - PrideThe Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
IL: UG - BL: 3.0 - AR Pts: 1.0
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 40
JUKKA10.8 - Olympics: Equestrian
Book with a horse on the cover.
Cowboys and Aliens by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg.
Total Points: 35/850
Total Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4/52
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 0
Task 15.3 - Let The Games Beginone book option
set in Greece (Crete), 78% cover made up of blue, green, red & yellow
Murder on Crete
44.7 %Blue
20.3 %Blue
11.1 %Brown
7.0 %Green
4.4 %Yellow
4.4 %Grey
3.4 %Violet
2.4 %Red
2.1 %Orange
0.2 %Pink
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35 points
Katrisa10.1 - Summer Reading List
Read a book from the 2023 or 2024 Berkeley Summer Reading lists
I read A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future from the 2024 list
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 110
Katrisa10.6 - Pride
Read a book with one of the following MPGs: LGBT, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, Queer
I read A Place for Us: A Memoir
It has MPG LGTB and Queer
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 120
Katrisa15.10 Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title
I read Where the Desert Meets the Sea
6 words
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 135
Task 20.4 - Kids’ Games Through the Agesoption C - on p2 of list, #125
A Christmas Spark
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55 points
trishhartuk10.6 Pride
Read a book with one of the following MPGs: LGBT, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, Queer.
The Mimicking of Known Successes, Malka Ann Older
Read the kindle edition. Top PB (Spanish): acqi (238pg). PB (English): here (168pg)
MPGs include Queer, LGBT and Lesbian
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed:1
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10.10 - Olympics: Breaking
Read a book where the authors first name begins with B.
Lessons in Chemistry. Bonnie Garmus
Points: 10
Total points: 70
Books read: 7
Tasks completed: 6
IAF points: 1
Bookwrm526Task #5.6 Outside We Go!
Read a book that features an outside activity e.g. camping, skiing, swimming, hiking, etc. I read The River by Peter Heller. Almost the entire action of the book takes place during a canoeing trip on the Maskwa River in Canada (in the GR description).
Total points so far: 20
LoraTask: 5.3 TAG You're It!
Book/Author: Six Sweets Under / Sarah Fox
How it fits: three word title
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 20
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
JUKKA5.5 The Great Cornholio
Book that is #2, #7, or #27 in a series.
Crossed, Vol. 2: Family Values by David Lapham.
Total Points: 40/850
Total Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 5/52
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 0
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15.3 - Let The Games Begin.
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
Read a book at least 50% set in one of these countries
Option 2- Read 1 book that satisfies both options. This book is mostly black and green and is set within the US
62.4 %#041418Black
16.3 %#305a50Green
9.7 %#608e81Grey
9.1 %#9ab7b2Grey
0.9 %#c3c5c8Grey
0.6 %#541722Brown
0.6 %#81222aRed
0.3 %#7f7f86Grey
Points this post: 15
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 5
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15.5 Do You Have A Flag?
Read a book whose author's initials are found in CAPTURE THE FLAG.
Guidebook to Murder. Lynn Cahoon
Points: 15
Total points: 85
Books read: 8
Tasks completed: 7
IAF points: 1
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15.1 - The Long and Short of It.
This is a two-book challenge. Read two books:
Book 1: Has a page count of 400 or more pages.
The Reappearance of Rachel Price has 448 Pages
Book 2: Has a page count of 200 or fewer pages.
The Halloween Grindhouse: An Anthology has 184 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 6
Deborah25.1 - Amy FL’s task: Farewell to a Legend
1) Nine Month Contract by Amy Daws
AD: RAFAEL NADAL
4) The Boy Who Could See Demons
MPG: Mental Health
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 45
Books Read: 5
Tasks Done: 4
FLY Task #20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime Dreaming
task: Option 1: Read a book with clouds on the cover.
book: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
(my version is audio, MMPB has no page #s, first PB here)
how it fits: non-fiction, clouds:
(larger cover: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.c... )
other: **Claiming IAF ticket for non-fiction, true crime
Points this post: 20
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 3/52
BB: 1 / GO: 1 / IAF: 0 + 1 = 1
KatrisaAmy FL - Farewell to a Legend
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials appear in RAFAEL NADAL
I read A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold
AL in rAfaeL
Option 4: Read a book with a MPG of Mental Health or Mental Illness
I read Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care about Has Borderline Personality Disorder which has MPG of Mental Health and Mental Illness
Points this Post: 25
Points Total; 160
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySummer 2024 SRC
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.
Slave to Sensation
Points this post: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
15.4 Anyone For Croquet?Option 1A, #6 in series: Bluegate Fields by Anne Perry (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt #6)
Option 1B, bird on the cover: Weyward by Emilia Hart
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35
5.1 Dodge the Ball, Read a book whose title does not contain the letters HIT
Caraval (Caraval, #1) by Stephanie Garber
CARAVAL
points: 5
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Totals: 5
Points: 5
Task completed: 1
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
Task 20.7 - Scotland or Bustoption 3: set on the island of Crete
A Piano Bar in Crete: The perfect summer feel-good read
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75 points
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Read a book where the main character is jailed or arrested, or is an ex-prisoner.
The Inmate
points this post 15
total points -45
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read a book by an author whose initials (all of them, as they appear on Goodreads) are found in the word HOPSCOTCH.
read The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth
points this post 20
total points 65
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read a book with the word monster in the title. The word monster must be stand alone, plural is acceptable but no other variation.
read Perfect Little Monsters
points this post 20
total points 85
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15.3 Let The Games Begin
Opt 2
Read a book whose cover is at least 75% made up of any combination of these colours according to Tineye - blue, yellow, black, green, and red.
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 Butterfly Lampshade
72.9% white, 5.2% black, 5.9% green set in USA
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 100