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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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Kristen IA25.4 Truitt_T’s Task: It’s a Riot!
This is a two book task, with a combined 500 page minimum. A book with MPG Graphic Novel(s) MAY be used for one book. One book MUST be nonfiction.
Choose two options and read one book from each.
Required:: state which options
Option 1: Read a book that is MPG LGBT and/or Queer AND one of the following: LGBT & Queer- Biography, Memoir, Nonfiction
Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences by Jedidiah Jenkins - 221 pages
*****I claim 1 It's A Fact ticket*****
Option 2: Read a book for which the author’s initials may be found in STONEWALL RIOTS.
Lore Olympus: Volume Three by Rachel Smythe - 368 pages
221 + 368 = 589 pages total
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 215/850
Tasks Completed: 13/52
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 5
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Laure's Task: Dragons of SummerOption 1. Read a book which has a 1 and a 5 in its page number or year of publication.
Ophelia: Queen of Denmark by Jackie French
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 500
Mod
Option 1: Two Book Option
Book 1: Read a book with no words in the title.
Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life
Hagitude is not a word in the dictionary
This is non-fiction so I claim an "It's a Fact" ticket
Book 2:Read a book with at least one letter or number that's part of the cover art.
The police tape included in the cover art has letters on it
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 40 + 30 = 70
Total Tasks Completed: 3
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 1+1 = 2
10.1 - Summer Reading List2024 Defining Moments:
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 305
Total Tasks Completed: 14
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
15.9 Summer Blockbusters The Book Was Better Than The Movie page 1 (#43)
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 320
Total Tasks Completed: 15
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
LAUREN JODI5.9 - Hot Summer Months
Cold Snap by Toni Anderson
First published on June 27, 2023
Required: I live in the northern hemisphere.
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 85/850
Total Books Read: 8
Total Tasks Completed: 7/52
LAUREN JODI5.3 - TAG You're It!
Encore in Death by J.D. Robb
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 90/850
Total Books Read: 9
Total Tasks Completed: 8/52
Andy P.Task # 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
Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas set in Wyoming Page 1 of list
Points this post: 20
Total points:270
LAUREN JODI15.7 - Jailbreak
The Texan's Wager by Jodi Thomas
Reference: The heroine and 2 other women are thrown in jail after confessing to murder. The sheriff proposes a "Wife Lottery" so their new husbands can pay their fines.
The situation is outlined in this review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 105/850
Total Books Read: 10
Total Tasks Completed: 9/52
Jen K25.3 -JennRenee's Task - Summer English Lesson
Option A:
Book 1: Enter Ghost
Book 2: These Ghosts Are Family
Noun: Ghost and Plural: Ghosts
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 175
BB: 1
IAF: 1
Jen K25.4 Truitt_T’s Task: It’s a Riot!
Option 1: High-Risk Homosexual- 304 pages
MPG LGBT and Memoir
***Requesting 1 IAF ticket for nonfiction***
Option 2: Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman- 320 pages
stOnewAll
304+320 > 500 pages
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 200
BB: 1
IAF: 1
ROBIN P25.1 Amy FL's Task: Farewell to a Legend
Option 1 - author initials in RAFAEL NADAL
Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice and London - Lauren Elkin
**Claiming 1 IAF point for nonfiction
Option 4 - MPG Mental Health/Mental Illness
Everything Here Is Beautiful
Points this post: 25
Total points: 275
BB:0 GO:2 IAF:4
Laurah3020.3 Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer Murders
opt 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.
A World of Curiosities 390 p
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 20
Laurah3020.7- Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or Bust
Read a book with a main character who is an artist.
The Long Way Home
Clara is an artist - she paints.
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 40
Janice CA5.6 Outside We Go!
Read a book centered around an outside activity.
outside activity: The entire book is about swimming the length of the Amazon River.
The Man Who Swam the Amazon: 3,274 Miles on the World's Deadliest River by Matthew Mohlke and Martin Strel
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total: 30
tasks: 3
books: 3
GO: 1
5.3 TAG You're It!Book: A Hard Call
How it fits: title consists of three words.
I listened to the audiobook. The paperback edition has 286 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 155
Bookwrm526Task #15.4 Anyone For Croquet?
Option 2 - Read one book which satisfies both requirements, is either #6 or #9 in a series AND features either an animal/bird on the cover. I read Partners in Lime by Bree Baker, book six in the Seaside Cafe Mystery series and featuring a seagull on the cover (seagull approved in help thread posts 35 and 36).
Total points so far: 360
Nick KY25.4 Truit T’s It’s a Riot!
Opt. 1. I read Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse with GR genres of LGBT AND Fantasy, Historical Fiction, and Science Fiction. 496 pp.
Opt. 3. I read Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield, from the 111 Queer Books list. 240 pp.
Total pp = 736 > required 500
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 455
Amy FL5.9 Hot Summer Months
How to Find Your Way in the Dark - first published July 27, 2021 (I live in the northern hemisphere)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 465
Amy FL20.3 Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer Murders
Option 3: Sun Seekers: A Novel - SUN in the title
Points this post: 20
Total points: 485
Amy FL20.9-Moderators Pet: Babbling C's Task-Nephews
Option 3: Rich Justice - RICH in meCHanIcal engineeRing
Points this post: 20
Total points: 505
Joanne MI15-1 The Long and Short of It
Book 1: Has a page count of 400 or more pages.
A Brightness Long Ago - 423 pages
Book 2: Has a page count of 200 or fewer pages.
Lady Osbaldestone's Christmas Goose - 163 pages
Points this task 15
Season Total 115
IAF 3
Amy FL30.2 - Katrisa's Task - Summer Zodiac
Option 1
Book 1: She Was the Quiet One - Twins list, page 1
Book 2: The Starfish Sisters - MPG Romance
Points this post: 30
Total points: 535
Amy FL30.3 - TessaVaness'S TASK Feeding the Children
Option 1: Funny Story - STORY in SalvaTiOn aRmY
Option 3: The Wife You Know - 207 pages in the paperback edition
Points this post: 30
Total points: 565
Mcquaid5.6 Outside we go!
Read a book that features an outside activity e.g. camping, skiing, swimming, hiking, etc.
Waypoints: My Scottish Journey by Sam Heughan
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 60
Total Tasks: 10
Books Read: 10
Mcquaid5.8 Sand Made Castles
Read a book with a castle on the cover. For this task a castle, a castle is a building that includes at least one of the following: moat, tower, or drawbridge
Required: post the cover.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 65
Total Tasks: 11
Books Read: 11
CHANDNI30.5 - RedSycamore's Task: The Sound of Silence
Option 2: One Book Option
Read one book of at least 500 pages that satisfies both requirements of option 1.
by Jeffrey EugenidesBook approved here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 235
Lisa MD15.1 - The Long and Short of It
Book 1: 400+ pages
Indelible by Karin Slaughter
512 pgs
I claim a BB ticket
Book 2: 200 pgs or less
The World According to Mr. Rogers by Fred Rogers
198 pgs
I claim an IAF ticket
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 305 / 850
Total Books Read: 23
Total Tasks Completed: 19 / 52
Big Book Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 5
Lisa MD25.3 - JennRenee's Task - Summer English Lesson
Option A:
Book 1: Noun in Title: "Summer"
Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan
320 pgs
Book 2: Plural of Noun in Book 1 Title: "Summers"
Summers at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews
448 pgs
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 330 / 850
Total Books Read: 25
Total Tasks Completed: 20 / 52
Big Book Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 5
JenJ IA20.5 - Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger Hunt
Find any of these items associated with summer on the cover and read that book.
Required: post the cover and identify your object
Swimsuit, Sun Hat
Beach Read by Emily Henry
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 165/850
Tasks Completed: 10/52
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 2
JenJ 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: 185/850
Tasks Completed: 11/52
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 2
Nick KY*******Take away ******* 15.10 June, July, August. The Ghost of the Mary Celeste
Points This Post: - 15
Total Points So Far: 440
Nick KY15.10 June, July, August. I read From the Steeples and Mountains: A Study of Charles Ives by David Wooldridge, with exactly 6 words in the title (without the subtitle).
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 455
Nick KY*****MISTAKE*****
15.10 June, July, August. Take this away. From the Steeples and Mountains: A Study of Charles Ives
I thought there was a "the" before the word "Mountains." Oops!
Points This Post: - 15
Total Points So Far: 440
Nick KY20.3 Trishhartuk’s Midsomer.
Opt.1. I read a Mystery by a female author, The Ghost of the Mary Celeste by Valerie Martin.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 460
5.5 The Great CornholioPsynode (Orphancorp #2) by Marlee Jane Ward
Total this Post: 5
Season Total: 515
Nick KY*******Take away******* 5.4 HORSE Why Smart People Do Dumb Things: The Greatest Business Blunders - How They Happened, and How They Could Have Been Prevented
Points This Post: - 5
Total Points So Far: 455
Nick KY5.4 HORSE I read From the Steeples and Mountains: A Study of Charles Ives by David Wooldridge, with the letters HORSE in the title:
H in “tHe”
OR in “fROm”
SE in “StEeples”
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 460
Nick KY15.10 Summer Months I read Why Smart People Do Dumb Things: The Greatest Business Blunders - How They Happened, and How They Could Have Been Prevented, 6 words in the title (subtitles do not count).
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 475
Lisa MD5.8 - Sand Made Castles
Beauchamp Hall by Danielle Steel
288 pgs
Castle on cover
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 335 / 850
Total Books Read: 26
Total Tasks Completed: 20 / 52
Big Book Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 5
babbling c 5.5 The Great Cornholio
Read a book that is #2 or #7 or #27 in a series
The series name and number must be noted in grayscale above the book title.
Resonance Surge kindle Resonance Surge - mass market paperback pgs 448 by Nalini Singh
Psy-Changeling Trinity #7
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 75/850
Completed Tasks: 6/52
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Pages read this season: 2,678
Books read this season: 7
Angela IL30.4 Nick KY’s Task: Lots of Books
Option 1. Read a book whose author's initials can be found sequentially in SUMMERMEANSREADINGLOTSOFBOOKS.
In the Dark by Brian Freeman-6/30
Option 2. Read a book from the first 25 pages of the “Comedy” list.
Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey-7/2
Read via Kindle/MMPB ink: Really Good, Actually: A Novel
On Page: 18
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 95
Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 4
10.7 - O CanadaJuly 1st is Canada Day.Read a book set in Canada
The Fire-Dwellers
From the series description: These loosely connected novels and stories are all set in the fictional town of Manawaka, Manitoba, in Canada.
New Points: 10
Total Points: 145
25.3 -JennRenee's Task - Summer English LessonOption A: Book 1: Read a book with a noun of 4 or more letters in the title.
Book 2: Read a book with a plural noun of that same noun in the title.
The noun used is TOOTH and TEETH
Book 1: Sweet Tooth
Book Two: I listened to an audio version of Baby Teeth
New Points: 25
Total Points: 170
30.3 - TessaVaness'S TASK Feeding the ChildrenOption 1, title word in SALVATION ARMY: Funny Story by Emily Henry
The word is Story.
Option 2, author name variation of Suzanne: My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who's Been Everywhere by Susan Orlean
Points this post: 30
Total points: 315
Beth_NC5.9 Hot Summer Months
Book published in June, July or August
Weaver's Web by Yasmine Galenorn
Published 7/12/22
Task Points: 5
Task Books: 1
Task Pages: 221
Total Points: 220
Total Tasks: 14
Total Books: 19
Total Pages: 6600
Big Books: 1
Beth_NC15.5 Do You Have a Flag
Author Initials found in Capture the Flag
Of Claws and Fangs by Faith Hunter
capture tHe Flag
Task Points: 15
Task Books:1
Task Pages: 352
Total Points: 235
Total Tasks: 15
Total Books: 20
Total Pages: 6952
Big Books: 1
Beth_NC20.5 Summer Scavenger Hunt
Book with Bicycle on the cover
The Summer's End by Mary Alice MonroeTask Points: 20
Task Books: 1
Task Pages:432
Total Points: 255
Total Tasks: 16
Total Books: 21
Total Pages: 7384
Big Books: 1
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10.3 - Sumer is icumen in
No Cure for Being Human: And Other Truths I Need to Hear
The word is CURE.
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Totals
Points: 85
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 5
Total Tasks Completed: 12
Total Books Completed: 12