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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.3 Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer Murders
Option 3:
This Tender Land
Totals
Points: 105
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 5
Total Tasks Completed: 13
Total Books Completed: 13
Kathy KS15.7 Jailbreak
Read a book where the main character is jailed or arrested, or is an ex-prisoner.
Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher
Main character, Grimsby is arrested, etc:
"It had been nearly two days since the Department had arrested him, and he found it more boring than anything else. Long hours of sitting in a moderately appointed cell, waiting."--- From about the 96% point of the book.
I read an ARC version of this title.
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 205
Tasks completed: 11/52
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
10.8 - Olympics: EquestrianHorse on the cover: Unbridled Cowboy by Maisey Yates
Points this post: 10
Total points: 410
LoraTask: 5.8 Sand Made Castles
Book/Author: The Snow Games / Darren Greninger
How it fits: has a snow castle on the cover
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 320
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
LoraTask: 20.7- Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or Bust, using Option 1
Book/Author: Kissing Father Christmas / Robin Jones Gunn
How it fits: the main character is an author/illustrator/sketcher/painter. Pg 9 "I also had a small, budding career as a freelance illustrator."
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 340
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
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.4 Nick KY’s Task: Lots of Books--Reposting
Option 1:Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession by Rachel Monroe
272 pages
Option 3:Dancing with the Octopus: A Memoir of a Crime by Debora Harding
384 pages
I read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil for the 20.10 task.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 695
Task completed: 47
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25.5 - 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 (if Non-Fiction).
Required: state the country. (Tokyo, Japan)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold. Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Asia. (born in Indonesia, per help thread)
The Obsession. Jesse Q. Sutanto
Points: 25
Total points: 620
Books read: 46
Tasks completed: 39
IAF points: 10
BB points: 1
Gayla5.6 Outside We Go!
Read a book that features an outside activity e.g. camping, skiing, swimming, hiking, etc.
Walking with Abel: Journeys with the Nomads of the African Savannah by Anna Badkhen
Approved here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 5
Total points: 245/850
Total tasks: 20/52
Total books: 22/67
Nick KY15.7 Jailbreak. I read Fellside by M.R. Carey, concerning a prisoner protagonist.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 490
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20.3 Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer Murders
Option 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.
Howloween Murder. Laurien Berenson (208 pages)
Points: 20
Total points: 640
Books read: 47
Tasks completed: 40
IAF points: 10
BB points: 1
JenJ IA10.4 - Summer Songs
Read a book with title word (not subtitle) of at least 3 letters shared with your chosen song title (excluding The)
Required: State the song - "Saturday in the Park" by Chicago
The Saturday Morning Park Run by Jules Wake
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 235/850
Tasks Completed: 14/52
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 2
Andy P.Task # 20.3 Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer Murders
Read a book by a single author whose initials (all of them) can be found in BADGER’S DRIFT.
Terror's Reach by Tom Bale
T in Drift, B in Badger's
Points this post: 20
Total points: 310
Bookwrm526Task #15.3 Let The Games Begin
Option 2 - Read one book which satisfies both requirements of option 1, cover is at least 75% made up of any combination of blue, yellow, black, green, and red AND at least 50% set in one of these countries (I chose BRAZIL).
I read The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha. The cover is 50.3% yellow, 17.6% black, 7.5% blue and 1.9% red, which totals 77.3%, and it is set completely in Brazil.
Total points so far: 460
Bookwrm526Task #15.9 Summer Blockbusters
Read a book which appears on one of the following lists. I chose the list The Book Was Better Than The Movie and read The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett, from page 5 of the list.
Total points so far: 475
Sarah E5.6 Outside We Go!
Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey Into the Alaskan Wild
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild
Non Fiction, claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket.
Total Points: 5
Total NF: 1
Sarah E5.8 Sand Made Castles
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is Scarlet
Total Points: 10
Lisa MD5.3 - TAG You're It!
The Little Liar by Mitch Albom
352 pgs
3 Word Title
☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 355 / 850
Total Books Read: 28
Total Tasks Completed: 23 / 52
Big Book Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 5
Lisa MD25,2 - Mazza1's Task: Title Pairs
Option 1: Last Word in Title of Book 1 matches 1st Word in Title of Book 2
Book 1 - Last Title Word = "Murder"
Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge
304 pgs
Book 2: First Title Word = "Murder"
Murder Road by Simone St. James
341 pgs
☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 380 / 850
Total Books Read: 30
Total Tasks Completed: 24 / 52
Big Book Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 5
20.1 Most Improved Player: XBM's Task: Enjoy a Summer Road Trip A book from Roadtrip Across America list: Under the Rainbow by Celia Laskey, set in Kansas.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 430
5.8 Sand Made CastlesThis is a one book task.
Task: Castle on cover
Only Hard Problems by Jennifer Estep
Paperback: Only Hard Problems
Castle on cover approved on Task Help Thread, message 45.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 665 / 850
Tasks Completed 42/52
This is a one book task.
Task: From one of two Book/Movie lists
The Pelican Brief by John Grisham
MMPB: The Pelican Brief
It's found on The Book Was Better Than The Movie list, page 2.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 680 / 850
Tasks Completed 43/52
MEGSCL5.3 TAG You're It!
3 word title - The Wandering Earth: A Graphic Novel
TOTAL
135 points - 1 big book - 1 IAF
MEGSCL10.5 - Cricket
Initials in CRICKET - What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
TOTAL
145 points - 1 big book - 1 IAF
MEGSCL25.6 - Delicious Dee's Task - Chronicles of St Mary’s and the Time Police
Opt 3 - The Long Game matches LONG from The Long and Short of It
Opt 4 - p 2 - The Ministry of Time
TOTAL
170 points - 1 big book - 1 IAF
ROBIN P20.1 Most Improved Player
XBM's Task: Enjoy a Summer Road Trip
Book from list - James - GR lists both Mississippi and Missouri - most of the book is actually in Missouri
Points this post: 20
Total points: 310
BB:0 GO:2 IAF:5
ROBIN P5.6 Outside We Go!
Book features outside activity
Robinson Crusoe - almost all the book is about his life on a deserted island where he has to explore, build a shelter, find food, etc.
**Claiming 1 GO point, orig. pub 1719**
Points this post: 5
Total points: 315
BB:0 GO:3 IAF:5
trishhartuk5.1 Dodge the Ball
Read a book whose title does not contain the letters HIT.
Unraveller, Francis Hardinge
Read the kindle edition. PB: here
Includes Middle Grade MPG: UK AR Bookfinder AR Quiz No. 244607 EN Fiction; AR Quiz Information IL: UY
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 215 (corrected)
Tasks Completed: 13
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
(PS, I corrected my total, as I realised I hadn't adjusted it to 210 in post #1268)
Gayla10.4 Summer Songs
Read a book with title word (not subtitle) of at least 3 letters shared with your chosen song title from the Timeout list of 50 best summer songs (https://www.timeout.com/music/the-50-...).
You Dreamed of Empires by Alvaro Enrigue.
YOU Dreamed of Empires => #37 "Be Thankful for What YOU Got" by William DeVaughn
Points this post: 10
Total points: 255/850
Total tasks: 21/52
Total books: 23/67
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.1 Susan A's Task: The Stanley Cup Playoffs
Option 1: Betrothal or Breakaway by Leah Brunner
316 pages
Option 2: Finding Baby Holly: Lost to a Cult, Surviving My
Parents' Murders, and Saved by Prayer by Holly Marie
288 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 725
Task completed: 48
25.1 - Amy FL’s task: Farewell to a LegendChoose two options and read one book for each.
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials appear in RAFAEL NADAL. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
I read In Search of a Theory of Everything: The Philosophy Behind Physics by Demetris Nicolaides
Initials: DN
rafael NaDal
I claim 1 It's a fact ticket for this non-fiction book.
Option 3: Read a book with a title word of four or more letters that can be made from THE KING OF CLAY.
Required: State the Word
I read The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World
Word: Life
thE kIng oF cLay
I claim 1 It's a fact ticket for this non-fiction book.
Points this post: 25
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 2
Total Points: 215
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Tickets: 7
Nick KY10.1 Summer Reading List. I read The Just City by Jo Walton, from the 2023 list.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 500
Nick KY10. 8 Equestrian. I read The Last Kind Words Saloon by Larry McMurtry, horse on cover:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points This Post: 510
Rockynook10.9 - Olympics: Pentathlon
Read a book with 5 words in the title
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 255
JenJ IA20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime Dreaming
Read a NON-FICTION book that fits on these options.
Required: State the option
Option 3: Read a book with a single author, whose first and last initials can be found in SWIMMING POOL.
Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD, 2nd Edition-Revised and Updated: Tips and Tools to Help You Take Charge of Your Life and Get Organized by Susan C. Pinsky
*****I claim 1 It's A Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 255/850
Tasks Completed: 15/52
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 3
Rockynook5.4 - Game of HORSE
Book with all letters of HORSE in title
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
mr. pEnumbra'S 24 HOuR bookstore
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 260
Lisa MD10.2 - Summer Songs
No Strangers Here by Carlene O'Connor
392 pgs
Matching Title Word: "Here"
Song Title: Here Comes the Sun
☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓☀️👓⛱️👓
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 390 / 850
Total Books Read: 31
Total Tasks Completed: 25 / 52
Big Book Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 5
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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 Backyard Bird Chronicles. Amy Tan
Nonfiction - claiming 1 IAF ticket
Points: 20
Total points: 660
Books read: 48
Tasks completed: 41
IAF points: 11
BB points: 1
15.6 Don't MoveThis is a one book task.
Task: MPG Dystopia(n)
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
MMPB: La révolte
MPG Dystopia
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 680 / 850
Tasks Completed 43/52
FLY Task #25.2 - Mazza1's Task: Title Pairs
task: 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
book 1: Hallowe'en Party (336 pages, Paperback)
book 2: Party of Two
(my version is audio, no MMPB, PB here) (352 pages, Paperback)
how it fits: "Party"
other: The combined page total for both books must exceed 600 pages
336 + 352 > 600
Points this post: 25
Total points: 225
Tasks completed: 14/52
BB: 5 / GO: 2 / IAF: 1
Bookwrm526Task #5.10 Easy Breezy Summertime
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules. I read Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega (IL: MG; BL 5.5; AR 7.0).
Total points so far: 480
25.4 Truitt_T’s Task: It’s a Riot!Option 1, MPG LGBT and Mystery: The Last Drop of Hemlock: A Mystery by Katharine Schellman
paperback edition The Last Drop of Hemlock 352 pages
Option 2, Author's initials in STONEWALL RIOTS and non-fiction: The Women of Rothschild: The Untold Story of the World's Most Famous Dynasty by Natalie Livingstone
paperback edition The Women of Rothschild: The Untold Story of the World's Most Famous Dynasty 480 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 455
Kai30.5 RedSycamore's Task: The Sound of Silence
BOOK 1
Read a book with no words in the title.
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
BOOK 2
Read a book with at least one letter or number that's part of the cover art.
Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer
"SR" printed on tag (lower left corner)
New Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 15/52
Total Points: 240
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 2
IT'S A FACT: 3
Deborah5.9 Hot Summer Months
Northern Hemisphere
Other Birds First published August 30, 2022
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 240
Books Read: 19
Tasks Done: 14
Task 20.5 - Summer Scavenger Huntswimming costume on cover, plus inflatable (man in background)
Hits Different
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680 points
Gayla30.2 Katrisa's Task - Summer Zodiac
Option 3, Book 1: Read a book from one of these domestic thriller lists.
Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin
#49 on Adult Thrillers Domestic
Option 3, Book 2: Read a book with an MPG of Feminism.
Finding Margaret Fuller, by Alison Pataki
This book was approved here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 30
Total points: 285/850
Total tasks: 22/52
Total books: 25/67
Bookwrm526Task #15.6 Don't Move
Read a book with the MPG Dystopia or Dystopian. I read Chosen Spirits by Samit Basu.
Total points so far: 495
JUKKA5.2 Hop Hop Jump
Book with one of the listed words in title.
Seven Secrets Vol. 1 by Tom Taylor has SEVEN.
Total Points: 190/850
Total Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 15/52
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 1
Nick KY10.7 Canada. I read Bluebeard's Egg and Other Stories by Margaret Atwood set in Canada, as evidenced by this website article by Alice Ridout: “It is important to note the prevalence of Toronto as the setting for the stories in…Bluebeard's Egg. Even when the story is set in the countryside north of Toronto, Toronto's presence is closely felt.” https://muse.jhu.edu/article/517060/s....
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 520
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This is a two book task.
Task: Option 2: 50%+ in France or Spain
Sleeping Tiger by Rosamunde Pilcher
MMPB: Sleeping Tiger
From GR precis: "...searching for him on a small Spanish island...."
Also MPG Spain
Task: Option 3: Title word from THE KING OF CLAY
The Men From Echo Creek by N.R. Walker
Paperback: The Men From Echo Creek
ECHO: tHE king Of Clay
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 660 / 850
Tasks Completed 41/52