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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
Delicious Dee10.3 - Sumer is icumen in
Playing Nice - NICE can be found in SUMER IS ICUMEN IN
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 330
Its a Fact: 4
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Delicious Dee15.2 Stars and Stripes Forever
Book A - In a New York Minute
Book B - The Nurse's Secret - set in New York
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 345
Its a Fact: 4
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Delicious Dee15.5 Do You Have A Flag?
Fragile - Lisa Unger - LU found in CAPTURE THE FLAG
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 360
Its a Fact: 4
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Delicious Dee30.1 - Susan A's Task: The Stanley Cup Playoffs
Option 1 - The Risk - Hockey is a top genre
Option 4 - Homegoing - first published June 2016
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 390
Its a Fact: 4
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
10.1 - Summer Reading ListRead a book from the 2023 or 2024 Berkeley Summer Reading lists
I used 2023: (Re)Writing the Rules
The Swimmers
New Points: 10
Total Points: 185
15.7 JailbreakMain character is jailed: Corrections in Ink: A Memoir by Keri Blakinger
Points this post: 15
Total points: 400
FLY Task #15.1 The Long and Short of It
task: Book 1: Has a page count of 400 or more pages
book: The Fates Divide
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: 522 pages, Mass Market Paperback
task: Book 2: Has a page count of 200 or fewer pages.
book: Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
(my version is kindle, first MMPB here)
how it fits: 160 pages, Mass Market Paperback
other:
**Claiming BB ticket for The Fates Divide MMPB = 522 pages
**Claiming GO ticket for Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions First published January 1, 1884
Points this post: 15
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 13/52
BB: 4 + 1 = 5 / GO: 1 + 1 = 2 / IAF: 1
Lindsey IL20.1 - XBM's Task: Enjoy a Summer Road Trip
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
from Roadtrip across America list - Nebraska
***1 Big Book ticket, please*** (576 pg.)
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 175
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 2
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 10
Task 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.
#6 in Series
The Yellow Dog (Inspector Maigret #6) (1931) by Georges Simenon; translated from French by Linda Asher (Paperback 134 pages)
** The Yellow Dog is a Golden Oldie, published in 1931**
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.
The Kamogawa Food Detectives (#1 of The Kamogawa Food Detectives series) (2013) by Hisashi Kashiwai; translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood (Paperback 201 pages)
80 + 15 = 95
Tasks Completed: 06
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 80 + 15 = 95
Books read: 08
Pages read: 1,950
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 02
Golden Oldies: 03
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Kai10.1 Summer Reading List
Read a book from the 2023 or 2024 Berkeley Summer Reading lists
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
2024 list
New Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 14/52
Total Points: 210
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 2
IT'S A FACT: 2
LoraTask: 30.5 - RedSycamore's Task: The Sound of Silence, using Option 1: Two Book Option
Book 1:
Book/Author: Whalefall / Daniel Kraus
How it fits: not a word in the Scrabble Dictionary
Book 2:
Book/Author: A Muddied Murder / Wendy Tyson
How it fits: text "Fresh Spring Tomatoes" is part of the cover art
Points for this task: 30
Total points: 315
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
Mod
5.5 The Great Cornholio
Read a book that is #2 or #7 or #27 in a series
Crime Rib. Leslie Budewitz
Points: 5
Total points: 565
Books read: 45
Tasks completed: 37
IAF points: 9
BB points: 1
EMurphyShorter is Sweeter-Barbara's Task: Scotland or Bust
Option 2: Takes place at any time on an island The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
*Part of story takes place in Santorini, an island of Greece
**ARBookfinder IL: UG
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 210
Books Read: 13
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 1
IAF Ticket: 2
Tasks Completed: 9
babbling c 5.9 Hot Summer Months
Read a book that was first published in one of the 3 Summer months of the hemisphere where you reside.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Audible Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - mass market paperback pgs 420 by Gabrielle Zevin
First published July 5th 2022
I live in the northern hemisphere.
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 80/850
Completed Tasks: 7/52
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Pages read this season: 3,098
Books read this season: 8
JenJ IA15.8 Summer Sweets
Read a book with two authors either writing under both names, or using a single name
Required: For two authors writing under a single name, provide a reference if this is not clear on the GR author bio page.
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 225/850
Tasks Completed: 13/52
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 2
PegW20.5 - Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger Hunt
I found and read a book with a butterfly on the cover.
Winged Obsession: The Pursuit of the World's Most Notorious Butterfly Smuggler
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 45
trishhartuk5.2 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.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Six Other Stories, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Top PB: here (208pg)
There's no colon, so I'd read that the word "Six" is part of the title not the subtitle.
Golden oldie: First published in 1921
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: 1 – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Six Other Stories was first published in 1921
Total Points: 205
Tasks Completed: 14
Golden Oldie: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
Jayme(the ghostreader) 20.5 Summer scavenger hunt
by Elin Hilderbrandswimsuit on the cover
Task +20
Grand total: 80
Mod
30.5 - RedSycamore's Task: The Sound of Silence
Book 1: Read a book with no words in the title.
Brexit: How Britain Left Europe
This book is Non-Fiction. One It's A Fact ticket please!
Book 2: Read a book with at least one letter or number that's part of the cover art.
(Digits on the inner clock face)This book was first published in 1895. One Golden Oldies ticket please!
Points this task: 30
Season total: 150
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 3
Delicious Dee20.5 - Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger Hunt
- there is one woman wearing a bikini and also another wearing a large sunhatPoints this Post: 20
Total Points: 410
Its a Fact: 4
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
MAZZA1UNCLAIM POST 1042
Please can i remove this task
15.7 Jailbreak
Read a book where the main character is jailed or arrested, or is an ex-prisoner.
Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder
main page info states "Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Center convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen,"
points this post = - 15
points to date = 560
MAZZA15.4 Game of HORSE
Read a book that has all the letters of HORSE in the title/subtitle.
A Touch of Darkness
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 565
MAZZA15.5 The Great Cornholio
Read a book that is #2 or #7 or #27 in a series
Sycamore Gap #2 in series
points this post = 5
points to date = 570
MAZZA15.7 We All Scream
Read a book by an author born in the 1980's.
Build Your House Around My Body
Violet Kupersmith Born 1989 http://www.violetkupersmith.com/violet
points this post = 5
points to date = 575
MAZZA115.7 Jailbreak
Read a book where the main character is jailed or arrested, or is an ex-prisoner.
Notes on an Execution
MC Ansel Packer is on Death row
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 590
MAZZA115.10 Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title
Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death - 7 word title
points this post = 15
Points to date = 605
MAZZA120.3 Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer Murders
Option 1
Read a book with the MPG of Mystery and/or Crime, AND written by a Female author.
A Letter of Mary Laurie R. King
339 pages exceeds requirement
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 625
MAZZA120.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime Dreaming
Option 2: Read a book with all the letters of GRASS in the title
In Praise of Wasting Time
points this post = 20
Points to date = 645
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySummer 2024 SRC
5.9 Hot Summer Months
Read a book that was first published in one of the 3 Summer months of the hemisphere where you reside.
Required: State if you reside in the southern or northern hemisphere.
Pink Lemonade Cake Murder first published in July, I live in the northern hemisphere
Points this post: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 230
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Tickets: 1]
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySummer 2024 SRC
5.6 Outside We Go!
Read a book that features an outside activity e.g. camping, skiing, swimming, hiking, etc. The outdoor activity does not need to be present in the entire book but must be essential to the story, for example a book about ski trip. Required: If the outdoor activity is not evident from the Goodreads main page, provide a reference.
Doomsday Match - the match occurs outdoors
Points this post: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 235
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Tickets: 1]
JENNY HReposting to correct a mistake, now with book cover. Sorry about that!
15.3 Let The Games Begin
Option 2 - Read one book which satisfies both requirements of option 1:
Read a book whose cover is at least 75% made up of any combination of the colours blue, yellow, black, green, and red according to Tineye.
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the following countries: USA, Great Britain, Greece, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, Finland, Italy, Mexico, Canada, Soviet Union, South Korea, Spain, China or Brazil.
Battle Royale, Vol. 01
- 75.1% black and red
- 100% set in Japan
Points this post: 15
Total points: 285
JENNY H15.4 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.
Mot nya djärva mål (#9)
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.
Gakuen Alice, Vol. 16
There's a rabbit on the boy's shoulder.
Points this post: 15
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total points: 300
15.2 Stars and Stripes ForeverThis is a two book task.
Task: Book A: U.S. state name in title
The Heart of Texas by R.J. Scott
Paperback: The Heart Of Texas
Texas
Task: Book B: Set in original colony
Wolf in Gucci Loafers by Tara Lain
Paperback: Wolf in Gucci Loafers
Set in Connecticut per GR metadata.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 635 / 850
Tasks Completed 40/52
Mcquaid5.7 We All Scream
Read a book by an author born in the 1980's.
Author's Birth Year: 1980: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennife....
From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 70
Total Tasks: 12
Books Read: 12
Mcquaid10.1 - Summer Reading List
Read a book from the 2023 or 2024 Berkeley Summer Reading lists
Required: State which list your book is found on - 2023
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 80
Total Tasks: 13
Books read: 13
Mcquaid10.3- Sumer is icumen in
Read a book with a title/subtitle word of at least 4 letters that can be made from "SUMER IS ICUMEN IN"
Required: State the word - summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 90
Total Points: 14
Books read: 14
Mcquaid10.6 - Pride
June is Pride month in many countries.
Read a book with one of the following MPGs: LGBT, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, Queer
Mimosa: A Graphic Novel by Archie Bongiovanni
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 100
Total Tasks: 15
Books read: 15
Mcquaid10.9 - Olympics: Pentathlon
Read a book with exactly 5 words in the title (not subtitle).
All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living by Morgan Harper Nichols
Points this post: 10
Total points: 110
Total Tasks: 16
Books read: 16
MAZZA1 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.
One Year Gone
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 665
Mcquaid15.3 Let The Games Begin
A: 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. A guide to using Tineye can be found here.
Required: Post the cover.
Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell
B: 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.
Harvest House by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Points this post: 15
Total points: 125
Total tasks: 17
Books read: 18
Mcquaid15.5 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.
Shutter by Ramona Emerson
Points this post: 15
Total points: 140
Total tasks: 18
Books read: 19
Cordelia10.9 Olympics: Pentathlon
The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
Five words in title
Points this task - 10
Total points - 365
Cordelia5.6 Outdoors
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson and his mate go hiking.
Points this task - 5
Total points - 370
Mcquaid15.10 Summer Months
June, July, and August are the 6th, 7th, and 8th months of the year. 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 Last Dragon of the East by Katrina Kwan
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 155
Total Tasks: 19
Books Read: 20
Gayla20.5 Bigger Is Better -- Lisa P's Task - Summer Scavenger Hunt
Read a book with one of the specified objects on the cover.
by Vicki ValosikThere are three women in one-piece swimsuits on the cover.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 240/850
Total tasks: 19/52
Total books: 21/67
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30.3 - TessaVaness'S TASK Feeding the Children
Option 2: Read a book by an author who shares the same name or a variation of the name of the cook, Suzanne, which can be found on this page:
California Girls. Susan Mallery
Option 3: Read a book with 200 - 250 pages (244 pages)
The Night Lives On. Walter Lord
**Nonfiction, claiming 1 IAF ticket
Points: 30
Total points: 595
Books read: 44
Tasks completed: 38
IAF points: 10
BB points: 1
Theresa15.1 - The Long and Short of It
Book 1 - The Distant Hours by Kate Morton 562 pgs
Book 2 - Knot My Sister's Keeper by Mary Marks 185 pgs
Points this post - 15
Total points - 45
CHANDNI20.9-Moderators Pet: Babbling C's Task-Nephews
Option 4. Read a book that meets the SRC requirements fom the list.
Atonement by Ian McEwan
This is on page 1 of the list
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 280
Theresa15.2 - Stars and Stripes Forever
Bookk 1 - Georgia's Kitchen by Jenny Nelson
Georgia
Book 2 - The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Set in North Carolina
Points this post - 15
Total points - 60
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Total Points: 320
Its a Fact: 4
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies: 1