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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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Kristen IA20.8 NICKELS & DIMES – Bookwrm526's Task- June Celebrations
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase PRIDE MONTH.
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - 506 pages
*****I claim 1 BB Ticket*****
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 290/850
Tasks Completed: 18/52
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5
Barbara ★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.
Luck of the Dragon - Susannah Scott 7/27
Option 3: Read a book with 200 - 250 pages
Fae of the North - E. Hall 6/20
(has 248 pages)
Points this task: 30
Total points: 420
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
JenJ IA10.8 - Olympics: Equestrian
Read a book with a horse on the cover.
Required:post the cover
Even If It Breaks Your Heart by Erin Hahn
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 290/850
Tasks Completed: 18/52
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5
JenJ IA15.4 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 on the cover.
Required: post the cover.
The Summer Escape by Jill Shalvis
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 305/850
Tasks Completed: 19/52
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5
Barbara ★10.9 - Olympics: Pentathlon
Read a book with exactly 5 words in the title (not subtitle).
The More I See You - Lynn Kurland 7/21
Points this task: 10
Total points: 430
JenJ IA15.7 Jailbreak
Read a book where the main character is jailed or arrested, or is an ex-prisoner.
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton
*****I claim 1 It's A Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 320/850
Tasks Completed: 20/52
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 6
30.5 - RedSycamore's Task: The Sound of SilenceOption 1, book 1, no words in the title: 29 by Adena Halpern
Option 1, book 2, letters in the cover art: The Inheritance by Charles Finch
Letters are visible on the labels on the bottles—"ELIXIR" the most visible on bottle on the left.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 535
Cordelia25.1 Farewell to a legend
Opt 1: The Gathering by Anne Enright Author's initials A E in "rafAEl nadal"
Opt 3 : Red Knife by William Kent Krueger Word KNIFE in " thE KINg oF clay"
Points this task - 25
Total points - 480
Kristen IA30.3 - TessaVaness'S TASK Feeding the Children
Option 1: Salvation Army: Read a book that has a word of at least 4 letters that can be found in SALVATION ARMY.
Funny Story by Emily Henry - word is "Story"
Option 3: Numbers: Read a book with 200 - 250 pages (inclusive - so 200 & 250 count, 199 & 251 do not)
The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn - 239 pages
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 320/850
Tasks Completed: 19/52
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5
JenJ IA15.6 Don't Move
Read a book with the MPG Dystopia or Dystopian.
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 335/850
Tasks Completed: 21/52
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 6
Mod
Read a book that has all the letters of HORSE in the title/subtitle.
The Girls of Bomber Command
tHE giRlS Of bomber command
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 140 + 5 = 145
Total Tasks Completed: 7
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 4
Mod
Your two books must total lots of pages – that is, at least 500 pages.
Option 1 Read a book whose author's initials can be found sequentially in SUMMERMEANSREADINGLOTSOFBOOKS
The Secret Lives of Dresses
Author initials are EM which appears (in reverse) in the phrase
I listed to the audiobook, but the top paperback (no mmpb) is The Secret Lives of Dresses with 384 pages
Option 3 Read a book that was nominated for the group read for Summer 2024 that you do not use for 20.10
The Amish Wife
I read the ebook, but the top paperback (no mmpb) is The Amish Wife with 395 pages
**This is nonfiction so I claim an "It's a Fact" ticket
This book was nominated in the category Non-Fiction - True Crime but not selected for the Group Reads - I plan to read the Gutenberg Classic for 20.10
384 + 395 = 779 > 500
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 145 + 30 = 175
Total Tasks Completed: 8
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 4+1 = 5
5.4 Game of HORSERead a book that has all the letters of HORSE in the title/subtitle.
Schwert des Caledor (Tyrion & Teclis 2) by William King
scHwERt deS caledOr
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Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 5/850
Tasks complete: 01/52
5.7 We All ScreamRead a book by an author born in the 1980's.
Porno: Eine unverschämte Analyse by Madita Oeming
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madita_... * is a german author born 1986 in Bonn.
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Points in this post: 5
Total Points: 10
Tasks complete: 02/52
Christine V15.5 Do You Have A Flag?
Not Another Jungle: Comprehensive Care for Extraordinary Houseplants by Tony Le-Britton
This book is NonFiction. ***Claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket***
Points this post: 15
NF tickets this post: 1
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 5
Angela IL20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime Dreaming
Option 3: Read a book with a single author, whose first and last initials can be found in SWIMMING POOL
First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Story About Anxiety by Sarah Wilson-7/28
Claiming an It's a Fact Ticket
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 205
Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 9
It's a Fact: 1
trishhartuk5.9 Hot Summer Months
Read a book that was first published in one of the 3 Summer months of the hemisphere where you reside.
The Second Biggest Nothing, Colin Cotteril
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (264pg)
First published 20 August 2019.
I live in England, which is in the Northern Hemisphere (summer is June to August).
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 270
Tasks Completed: 21
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
20.1 - Most Improved Player: XBM's Task: Enjoy a Summer Road TripRead a book from the Roadtrip Across America list
Home Before Dark (Vermont)
New Points: 20
Total Points: 75
Tickets as of this post: BB(0), GO(0), IaF(2)
Mod
Read a book that is #2 or #7 or #27 in a series
It's in His Kiss
This is #7 in the "Bridgertons" series
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 175 + 5 = 180
Total Tasks Completed: 9
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 5
5.8 Sand Made CastlesCastle on the cover: The Girl in the Castle by Santa Montefiore
Note castle in the background, lower right.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 540
Mcquaid10.4 - Summer Songs
Pick one song from this list of 40 Best 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.
Song: #14: "School's Out for Summer" by Alice Cooper
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
Points this post: 10
Total points: 165
Total Tasks: 20
Books read: 21
Mcquaid10.10 - Olympics: Breaking
Read a book where the authors first name begins with B. An author with the first initial B will also count
Family Meal by Bryan Washington
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 175
Total tasks: 21
Books Read: 22
Mcquaid15.1 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.
Book 2: Has a page count of 200 or fewer pages.
Book 1: Lore Olympus: Volume Six byRachel Smythe
Book 2: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 190
Total Tasks: 22
Books Read: 24
Mcquaid15.6 Don't Move
Read a book with the MPG Dystopia or Dystopian.
The 100 by Kass Morgan
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 205
Total Tasks: 23
Books Read: 25
JEN B15.3 Let The Games Begin
Option 2 - Read one book which satisfies both requirements of option 1.
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.
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.
by Lucy FoleyCover Colors:
74.7 %#12161b Black
9.4 %#3fef1c Green
Book is set in Dorset, England (Great Britain)
TOTAL POINTS: 310
Deborah10.1 - Summer Reading List
2024 Defining Moments
The Midnight Library
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 290
Books Read: 24
Tasks Done: 18
25.1 Farewell to A LegendOption 1: The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis
The letters F & D are in Rafael Nadal
Option 3: Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers by Frank Figliuzzi
LONG is the word
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 110
Delicious Dee50.1 -Ashlea's Task-Summer Storms
Book 1 - Option 2 - The King's Hounds - Martin Jensen - MJ found in FINNLAN JAMES
Book 2 - Option 2 - Miss Aldridge Regrets - Louise Hare - LH found in GREYSON NATHANIEL
Book 3 - Option 2 - The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County - Claire Swinarski - CS found in JUNIPER HENSLEY GRACE
Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 655
Its a Fact: 6
Big Book Ticket: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
Julia103REPOST to add AR Bookfinder info
30.4 Nick KY’s Task: Lots of Books
Option 1: Fur Love or Money by Sofie Ryan
(initials SR: MEANSREADING
Option 2: Wintersmith
(on page 3 of list, near the bottom)
AR Bookfinder: IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13.0 (books with UG are allowed)
This post: 30 points
Total points: 415
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 4
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 33
Kathy KS20.1 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.
Under the Rainbow by Celia Laskey
STATE: Kansas
I listened to an audiobook; pb=280 p. (Pod tęczą) (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 245
Tasks completed: 13/52
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
HanneloreTask 15.4 Anyone For Croquet?
REPOST because I forgot to add the cover. Oops! Sorry!
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
HanneloreTask 5.5 The Great Cornholio
Read a book that is #2 or #7 or #27 in a series.
Book: All Together Dead
How it fits: Book is #7 in a series.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 5
BB tickets:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 0
HanneloreTask 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.
Book: Zwarte zomer
How it fits: The book was published in june. I live in the northern hemisphere.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 6
BB tickets:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 0
Richard15.8 Summer Sweets
Read a book with two authors either writing under both names, or using a single name
Really Saying Something: Sara & Keren – Our Bananarama Story by Sara Dallin
How it Fits: 2 authors writing under both names on the book's GR page - Sara Dallin & Keren Woodward
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 465
Tasks Completed: 24
20.10 Group ReadsInto the Drowning Deep (Rolling in the Deep #1) by Mira Grant
thread post
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 685
Christine V10.9 - Olympics: Pentathlon
The Lily and the Lion
Points this post: 10
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 5
trishhartuk[5.10 Easy Breezy Summertime
I actually read the kindle edition, but I couldn't get the link to work properly, so I've used the PB one. If you can explain why of the two identical links below one works and one doesn't, I'd love to know.
[book:If Found, Return to Hell|123858963], Em X. Liu (162pg)
If Found, Return to Hell, Em X. Liu (162pg)
Read the kindle edition.
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 275
Tasks Completed: 22
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
Mod
10.9 - Olympics: Pentathlon
Read a book with exactly 5 words in the title (not subtitle).
Sunday at the Sunflower Inn. Jodi Thomas
Points: 10
Total points: 850
Books read: 64
Tasks completed: 52
IAF points: 14
BB points: 1
GO points: 1
Thanks for a fun challenge!
Barbara ★10.7 - O Canada
Read a book set in Canada.
The Girls Across The Bay - Emerald O'Brien 7/28
(set 100% in Canada)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 440
CHANDNI5.10 Easy Breezy Summertime
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 315
Kathy KS15.10 Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title (not subtitle).
Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle by Dorothy Gilman
Six (6) words in title
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb=208 p.
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 260
Tasks completed: 14/52
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
Julia10310.10 - Olympics: Breaking
The Ladies of Mandrigyn by Barbara Hambly
This post: 10 points
Total points: 425
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 4
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 34
Repost15.1 The long and short of it
a. short book under 200 pp
Here Comes Santa Pawsby Laurien Berenson
196pp
b. long book
Gwenhwyfar: The White Spiritby Mercedes Lackey
404pp
Task points +15
Grand total: 100
Jayme(theghostreader5.2 Hop, Hop, Jump
Read a book with a number in the title.
Seven Upby Janet Evanovich
Task +5
Grand total: 105
Richard30.1 Susan A's Task: The Stanley Cup Playoffs
Option 2: Read a book with the letters N H L in the title.
Radical Honesty : How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth by Brad Blanton
How it Fits: radicaL HoNesty
Option 3: Read a book with a cup on the cover.
Socratic Questioning for Therapists and Counselors: Learn How to Think and Intervene Like a Cognitive Behavior Therapist by Scott H. Waltman
How it Fits:
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 375
Tasks Completed: 25
Richard30.5 RedSycamore's Task: The Sound of Silence
Option 1: Two Book Option
Book 1: Read a book with no words in the title.
X, Y & Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken by Dermot Turing
How it Fits: 3 letters, a comma & an ampersand are not words
Book 2: Read a book with at least one letter or number that's part of the cover art.
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy
How it Fits: Number 12 -
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 405
Tasks Completed: 26
Gayla15.7 Jailbreak
Read a book where the main character is jailed or arrested, or is an ex-prisoner.
The Incredible Events in Women's Cell Number Three, by Kira Yarmysh
Entire book takes place in a prison, main character Anya is an inmate.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 375/850
Total tasks: 26/52
Total books: 31/67
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15.10 Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title
1,000 Foods To Eat Before You Die: A Food Lover's Life List by Mimi Sheraton
How it Fits: 7 words
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 545
Tasks Completed: 26