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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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EMurphy15.5 Do You Have a Flag? Author's initials are found in CAPTURE THE FLAG The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories by Agatha Christie
*Golden Oldies Ticket - Published in 1948
This Task:
Points: 15
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 1
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 225
Books Read: 14
BB Ticket: 1
GO Ticket: 1
IAF Ticket: 2
Tasks Completed: 10
Kai5.10 Easy Breezy Summertime
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Attrib. and Other Stories by Eley Williams
New Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 16/52
Total Points: 245
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 2
IT'S A FACT: 3
Ana20.7- Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or Bust
Option 5 The Poisoner's Ring. The book is set in Scotland.
This Post: 20
Total Points: 135
Ana5.5 The Great Cornholio
Catching Fire. This book is the 2nd in the series.
This Post: 5
Total Points; 140
Julia10330.2 - Katrisa's Task - Summer Zodiac
Option 2:
Book 1: Tea Set and Match (Tea Princess Chronicles #2)
Book 2:
(dragon on cover)
(approved for length in eBook Verification thread, post 230)
This post: 30 points
Total points: 360
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 3
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 29
MEGSCL15.1 The Long and Short of It
Book 1 - 436 pp - The Secret World of Connie Starr
Book 2 -120pp - The Hurting Kind: Poems
*non fiction - IAF ticket
TOTAL
185 points - 1 big book - 2 IAF
MEGSCL20.9-Moderators Pet: Babbling C's Task-Nephews
Option 3. (MAGIC) Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs
*non fiction - IAF ticket
TOTAL
220 points - 1 big book - 3 IAF
Amy FL5.5 The Great Cornholio
Be Your Everything - The D'Angelos #2
Points this post: 5
Total points: 570
Amy FL20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime Dreaming
Option 3: Hitler's Children: Sons and Daughters of Third Reich Leaders by Gerald Posner
Nonfiction and author's initials GP in swimminG Pool
Points this post: 20
Total points: 600
Amy FL25.1 - Amy FL’s task: Farewell to a Legend
Option 1: The Road to Bittersweet by Donna Everhart - author's initials DE are in rafaEl naDal
Option 3: It Ends with Knight - KNIGHT is in THe KING of clay
Points this post: 25
Total points: 625
Amy FL25.4 Truitt_T’s Task: It’s a Riot!
Option 2: The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive by Lucy Adlington - author's initials LA in stonewALl riots and Nonfiction
Option 3: The Henna Wars on the 60 LGBTQ+ Books That Reaaally Deserve a Spot on Your Shelf list (#26)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 650
Delicious Dee5.1 Dodge the Ball
Wool = not letters of HIT in title; claiming 1 big book ticket - paperback is 511pgs
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 415
Its a Fact: 4
Big Book Ticket: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Delicious Dee5.9 Hot Summer Months
Fugitive - I live in the Northern Hemisphere; book was first published June 2009
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 420
Its a Fact: 4
Big Book Ticket: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Delicious Dee30.4 Nick KY’s Task: Lots of Books
Option 1 - Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland - Susan Fraser King - SK found in SUMMERMEANSREADINGLOTSOFBOOKS
Option 3 - Relic = I read Into the Drowning Deep for 20.10
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 450
Its a Fact: 4
Big Book Ticket: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
15.8 Summer SweetsA book with two authors: The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 470
FLY Task #30.1 - Susan A's Task: The Stanley Cup Playoffs
task: Option 2: Read a book with the letters N H L in the title.
book: Elephants Can Remember
(299 pages, Paperback)
how it fits: E(L)EP(H)A(N)TS
task: Option 4: Read a book originally published in June.
book: I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
(232 pages, Paperback)
how it fits: First published June 20, 2018
other:
A total of 500 or more pages is required: 299 + 232 > 500
**Claiming IAF ticket for I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki = nonfiction, memoir
Points this post: 30
Total points: 255
Tasks completed: 15/52
BB: 5 / GO: 2 / IAF: 1 + 1 = 2
FLY Task #10.6 - Pride
task: Read a book with one of the following MPGs: LGBT, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, Queer
book: A Beginner’s Guide to Death, Demons, and Other Afterlife Disasters
(my version is kindle, no MMPB, PB here)
how it fits: MPG LGBT
Points this post: 10
Total points: 265
Tasks completed: 16/52
BB: 5 / GO: 2 / IAF: 2
HanneloreTask 15.4 Anyone For Croquet?
Option 2 - Read one book which satisfies both requirements of option 1.
A: Read a book which is either #6 or #9 in a series.
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.
Book: Definitely Dead
How it fits: A: the book is #6 in a series. B: there is a tiger on the cover.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 4
BB tickets:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 0
Richard15.1 The Long & Short of it
Book 1: Has a page count of 400 or more pages.
Magnify: Make Your Life Matter by Ron Malhotra
How it Fits: 402 pages
Book 2: Has a page count of 200 or fewer pages
The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography by Margaret Lane
How it Fits: 200 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed 1
Sarah H20.7- Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or Bust
Option 5 - Read a book set at least 50% in Scotland.
I listened to the audio version of The Hunting Party
Points this task: 20
Total points to date: 20
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
It's a Fact: 0
Tasks complete: 1
Books read: 1
10.2 - Celebrating DadsRead a book with one of the following "dad" or "child" relationships
"Daughter"
The Watchmaker's Daughter by C.J. Archer
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 330
Total Tasks Completed: 16
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
15.7 JailbreakRead a book where the main character is jailed or arrested, or is an ex-prisoner.
This book was discussed in the help thread and in the description of the book: "When we meet Ruby, she is in a police interrogation room, being accused of Jason’s murder."
Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 345
Total Tasks Completed: 17
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
15.5 Do You Have A Flag?Read a book whose author's initials are found in C AP TURE THE FLAG.
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 360
Total Tasks Completed: 18
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
ROBIN P20.9 Moderator's 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.
Britt-Marie Was Here - word is HERE
Points this post: 20
Total points: 335
BB:0 GO: 3 IAF: 5
trishhartuk15.4 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.
Murder at Waters Edge (Sand and Sea Hawaiian Mystery #6), Kathi Daley
Read the kindle edition. PB: here (200pg).
Series details here: https://www.goodreads.com/series/1870...
B: Read a book which features an animal...on the cover. Required: post the cover.
Godkiller, Hanna Kaner
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here.
Stag okayed in help thread message #14: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 230
Tasks Completed: 16 (apparently I had this wrong before, too)
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.5 Cat's Task - Books of Asia
Option 1:
Book 1: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
Setting is Korea
Book 2: Shoko's Smile: Stories by Choi Eunyoung
On author's page in goodreads it states: Born in Gwangmyeong, Korea, Republic of
Points this post: 25
Total points: 750
Task completed: 49
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.2 Katrisa's Task - Summer Zodiac
Option 1:
Book 1: The Lying Game by Sara Shepard
Page 1 of Best Books About Twins list
307 pages
Book 2: Piece of My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark
416 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 780
Task completed: 50
Richard5.10 Easy Breezy Summertime
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules
The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism by Peter Biskind
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 35
Tasks Completed: 2
10.3 - Sumer is icumen inRead a book with a title/subtitle word of at least 4 letters that can be made from "SUMER IS ICUMEN IN"
Word: Summer
SUMER icuMen
A Day, a Night, Another Day, Summer by Christine Schutt
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 145
10.6 - PrideRead a book with one of the following MPGs: LGBT, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, Queer
LGBT, Queer
Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 155
15.7 JailbreakRead a book where the main character is jailed or arrested, or is an ex-prisoner.
ex-prisoner
Time of the Flies by Claudia Piñeiro
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 170
20.8 NICKELS & DIMES – Bookwrm526's Task- June CelebrationsOption 1: June is LGBT Pride Month. For this option, read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase PRIDE MONTH. Middle initials can be ignored. Letters can only be used as often as they appear in the phrase.
prIde montH
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 190
5.8 Sand Made CastlesRead a book with a castle on the cover.
by T. KingfisherPoints this Task: 5
Season Total: 135
Total IAFs to date: 2
Total BB tickets to date: 1
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8;
10.4; ...; 10.6; ...; ...; 10.9;
15.5; ...; 15.7; ...; ...; 15.10
...; ...; 20.3
10.1 - Summer Reading ListRead a book from the 2023 Berkeley Summer Reading lists
2023: (Re)Writing the Rules: https://web.archive.org/web/202404022...
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
Points this Task: 10
Season Total: 145
Total IAFs to date: 2
Total BB tickets to date: 1
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8;
10.1; ...; ...; 10.4; ...; 10.6; ...; ...; 10.9;
15.5; ...; 15.7; ...; ...; 15.10
...; ...; 20.3
15.1 The Long and Short of ItThis is a two-book challenge. Read two books:
Book 1: Has a page count of 400 or more pages.
Book 2: Has a page count of 200 or fewer pages.
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Letters from Klara by Tove Jansson
**The Secret History is a Big Book (559 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this Task: 15
Season Total: 160
BB tickets this post: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 2
Total IAFs to date: 2
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8;
10.1; ...; ...; 10.4; ...; 10.6; ...; ...; 10.9;
15.1; ...; ...; ...; 15.5; ...; 15.7; ...; ...; 15.10
...; ...; 20.3
20.4 Golden Oldies - FLY's Task- Kids’ Games Through the Agesb) Hopscotch – For this task, read a book by an author whose initials are found in the word HOPSCOTCH.
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
**I'd like a Golden Oldie ticket for Steppenwolf (first published: 1927)**
Points this Task: 20
Season Total: 180
GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO tickets to date: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 2
Total IAFs to date: 2
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8;
10.1; ...; ...; 10.4; ...; 10.6; ...; ...; 10.9;
15.1; ...; ...; ...; 15.5; ...; 15.7; ...; ...; 15.10
...; ...; 20.3; 20.4;
20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime DreamingOption 2: Read a book with all the letters of GRASS in the title. Subtitles are excluded.
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
God bleSS you mR rosewAter
Points this Task: 20
Season Total: 200
Total GO tickets to date: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 2
Total IAFs to date: 2
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8;
10.1; ...; ...; 10.4; ...; 10.6; ...; ...; 10.9;
15.1; ...; ...; ...; 15.5; ...; 15.7; ...; ...; 15.10
...; ...; 20.3; 20.4; ...; 20.6;
Cordelia25.2 Title Pairs
Book 1: This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Book 2: Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang
Word used - LAND
Points this task - 25
Total Points - 395
20.9-Moderators Pet: Babbling C's Task-NephewsOption 3. Read a book with a title word of at least 4 letters that can be made from mechanical engineering. Required State your word
Hear the Wind Sing by Haruki Murakami
Hear - mEcHAnical engineeRing
Points this Task: 20
Season Total: 220
Total GO tickets to date: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 2
Total IAFs to date: 2
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8;
10.1; ...; ...; 10.4; ...; 10.6; ...; ...; 10.9;
15.1; ...; ...; ...; 15.5; ...; 15.7; ...; ...; 15.10
...; ...; 20.3; 20.4; ...; 20.6; ...; ...; 20.9;
Barbara ★20.10 - Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Summer 2024 season
Into the Drowning Deep - Mira Grant 7/18
My post: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task: 20
Total points: 345
Barbara ★30.1 - Susan A's Task: The Stanley Cup Playoffs
Option 2: Read a book with the letters N H L in the title.
Old Fashioned - J.A. Konrath 6/27
(NHL in oLd fasHioNed) (238 pages)
Option 4: Read a book originally published in June.
The Longest Yard Sale - Sherry Harris 7/6
(published June 30, 2016) (344 pages)
TOTAL: Book 1 (238 pages) + Book 2 (344 pages) = 582 pages > 500
Points this task: 30
Total points: 375
Barbara ★15.10 - Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title (not subtitle)
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks 7/4
Points this task: 15
Total points: 390
20.1 Enjoy a Summer Road TripBook from list - Identify state it is set in
Tom Lake - set in Michigan
Points: 20
Total/challenge: 20
20.5 Summer Scavenger Hunt - cover has any of these:Swimsuits: any kind one piece, bikini, board shorts, swim trunks, speedo
Pool floaties: arm floaties, tubes, pool rafts
Starfish, Sandcastles, Surfboards, Seashells
Fireflies, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Bicycle: with pedals no motorbikes.
Sun Hat- a broad-brimmed hat that protects the head and neck from the sun
Fireworks, Lightning
Watermelon, Hamburgers, Hotdogs
-pool floaties on cover and swim suitsPoints:20
Total/challenge: 40
20.7 Scotland or BustOpt 2 set on island
Camino Island - set on Camino Island, FL
Points: 20
Total/challenge: 60
20.9 NephewsOpt 1 - author's first name starts with A or E
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano
Points: 20
Total/challenge: 80
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10.5 - Cricket
The Cuban Heiress by Chanel Cleeton
336 pgs
Author Initials: "CC" found in CriCket
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 400 / 850
Total Books Read: 32
Total Tasks Completed: 26 / 52
Big Book Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 5