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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
LoraTask: 15.1 The Long and Short of It
Book 1:
Book/Author: The Glass Gate: A Retelling of Cinderella / Hanna Sandvig
How it fits: has 419 pages
Book 2:
Book/Author: How to Fly in Ten Thousand Easy Lessons / Barbara Kingsolver
How it fits: has 111 pages
Claiming 1 It's a Fact tickets for MPG Nonfiction
Points for this task: 15
Total points: 420
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: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 4
Kathy KS15.9 Summer Blockbusters
Read a book which appears on one of the following lists:
The Book Was Better Than The Movie
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Found on page 1 of the Movie is better list (Actually, it's on both lists)
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12.0
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb=329 p.
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 275
Tasks completed: 15/52
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
Readerboard name: List_Addict10.8: Olympics: Equestrian
A horse on the cover
by Amy BarryPoints this challenge: 10
FLY Task #20.8 NICKELS & DIMES – Bookwrm526's Task- June Celebrations
task: Option 1: author first and last initials in PRIDE MONTH
book: Dorothy Must Die
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: author Danielle Paige initials DP in (P)RI(D)E
Points this post: 20
Total points: 400
Tasks completed: 23/52
BB: 5 / GO: 2 / IAF: 5
EMurphy25.4 Truitt_T's Task: It's a Riot!
Option 1: MPG LGBTQ AND one of the other MPGs Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
*MPG Queer, Fantasy, Cozy Mystery
**296 pages
Option 2: Author's initials can be found in STONEWALL RIOTS Be My Baby by Ronnie Spector
*It's a Fact Ticket
**368 pages
296+368=664 pages
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Total:
Points: 335
Books Read: 22
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket +500: 2
IAF Ticket: 3
Tasks Completed: 15
Beth_NC30.2 Summer Zodiac
Option 1 Gemini
Book 1: book from Twins List
I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
Twins Page 2
897 pages 2 Big Book Tickets
Book 2: book with Romance listed on the main page genres.
Fire Along the Sky by Sara Donati
MPG Historical Romance
655 Pages 1 Big Book Ticket
Task Points: 30
Task Books: 2
Task Pages: 1552
Total Points: 460
Total Tasks: 31
Total Books: 38
Total Pages: 15802
Big Books: 12
Beth_NC20.9 Nephews
Option 1 Author first name starts with an E
Weaving The Web by Emilie J. Howard
Task Points: 20
Task Books: 1
Task Pages: 225
Total Points: 480
Total Tasks: 32
Total Books: 39
Total Pages: 16027
Big Books: 12
Richard5.8 Sand Made Castles
Read a book with a castle on the cover
German At a Glance: Foreign Language Phrasebook & Dictionary by Henry Strutz
How it Fits:
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 470
Tasks Completed: 31
Beth_NC25.1 Farewell to a Legend
Book 1
Option 1 Author Initials in RAFAEL NADAL
Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn
Rafeal naDal
552 pages 1 Big Book Ticket
Book 2
Option 3 - book with a title word of four or more letters that can be made from THE KING OF CLAY.
I'll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark
thE kiNg Of cLAy ALONE
Task Points: 25
Task Books2:
Task Pages: 889
Total Points: 505
Total Tasks: 33
Total Books: 41
Total Pages: 16916
Big Books: 13
Beth_NC25.5 Books of Asia
Option 1
Book 1 - Book set in Asian Country
Flower Net by Lisa See
Set in china
Book 2 - Author born in Asian Country
Legend by Marie Lu
Author born in China
Task Points: 25
Task Books: 2
Task Pages: 770
Total Points: 530
Total Tasks: 34
Total Books: 43
Total Pages: 17682
Big Books: 13
Bookwrm526Task #15.10 Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title (not subtitle). All words (including a, an, the etc.) count. I read A Spinster's Guide to Danger and Dukes by Manda Collins, which has 7 words in the title.
Total points so far: 700
20.5 - Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger HuntScan your bookshelves or TBR to find any of these items associated with summer on the cover and read that book.
Bicycle: with pedals no motorbikes.
Havana Year Zero by Karla SuárezTask Total: 20
Season Total: 295
FLY Task #20.1 Most Improved Player: XBM's Task: Enjoy a Summer Road Trip
task: read a book from the Roadtrip Across America list, and identify the state it’s about
book: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: Connecticut
Points this post: 20
Total points: 420
Tasks completed: 24/52
BB: 5 / GO: 2 / IAF: 5
MEGSCL5.4 Game of HORSE
Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation
TOTAL
415 points - 2 big book - 6 IAF
MEGSCL5.2 Hop Hop Jump
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
*non fiction - iaf ticket
TOTAL
420 points - 2 big book - 7 IAF
MEGSCL15.4 Anyone For Croquet?
One book option (#6 in series, mammoths on cover)
TOTAL
435 points - 2 big book - 7 IAF
15.5 Do You Have A Flag?Adam Bede by George Eliot
Author initials are found in CapturE the FlaG
Total points: 25
25.4 Truitt_T’s Task: It’s a Riot!Option 1: Read a book that is MPG LGBT and/or Queer AND Fantasy
The Final Strife (The Ending Fire Trilogy #1) by Saara El-Arifi
496 pages
Option 2: Read a book for which the author’s initials may be found in STONEWALL RIOTS.
Endless Forms: The Secret World of Wasps by Seirian Sumner
author's initials, SS, found in Stonewall riotS
NON-FICTION
400 pages
Total pages read: 896
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 755
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Laure's Task: Dragons of Summer
Option 1: Read a book which has a 1 and a 5 in its year of publication.
The Haunting of Hill House pub. 1959 - reference since the GR book pages are glitched at the moment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hau...
Points this task: 20
Season total: 205
BB Tickets: 5
GO Tickets: 2
IAF Tickets: 4
Task 10.10 - Olympics: BreakingRead a book where the authors first name begins with B.
Author's first name is: BRIAN
Enemies of the System (1978) by Brian W. Aldiss (Paperback, 110 pages)
200 + 10 = 210
Tasks Completed: 11
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 200 + 10 = 210
Books read: 16
Pages read: 4,335
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 04
Golden Oldies: 04
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Mod
Read a book with the one of these words in the title (not subtitle): ,Five in the title
read The Five Year Lie
points this post 5
total points 540
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I created a list. Your task is to read a book from this Roadtrip Across America list, and identify the state it’s about.
read Shutter #15 on list
takes place in New Mexico
points this post 20
total points 560
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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 (all words count).
read Made for You
and read You Always Come Back
points this post 25
total points 585
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Option 2:
Read a book by an author who shares the same name or a variation of the name Suzanne
read Lie by the Pool by Susan Walter
and
Option 3: Read a book with 200 - 250 pages
readThe Girl in the White Van 224 pages
points this post 30
total points 615
Nick KY20.8 Bookwrm526’s June Celebrations.
Opt. 3. I read Murder at the Bookstore by Sue Minix [Amazon link for page enumeration: https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Booksto... ], with a domestic cat on the cover.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 745
20.5 - Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger HuntBicycle on the cover: The Girl from the Channel Islands by Jenny Lecoat
Points this post: 20
Total points: 710
babbling c 15.1 The Long and Short of It
Book 1: Has a page count of 400 or more pages.
A Fate Inked in Blood - audiobook A Fate Inked in Blood - paper pg 414 by Danielle L. Jensen
Book 2: Has a page count of 200 or fewer pages
All Systems Red - kindle All Systems Red - paperback pgs 160 by Martha Wells
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 150/850
Completed Tasks: 12/52
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Pages read this season: 5,182
Books read this season: 14
5.9 Hot Summer Months I read A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson - I live in the Northern Hemisphere and this was published in June 2024
New Total: 230
15.5 Do you have a flag? I read The Hunter by Tana French - initials in capTure the Flag
New Total: 245
30.2 Summer ZodiacI chose option 2
Book 1 - Friday on My Mind by Nicci French - #5 in the Frieda Klein series
Book 2 -
by Rebecca Yarros - dragon on coverClaiming a big book ticket - 640 pages
New Total: 275
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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 these colours (blue, yellow, black, green, and red.) according to Tineye and and Read a book at least 50% set in one of these countries.- USA
read
70.6 %#0a3f6dBlue
11.1 %#101c13Black
7.8 %#769fb9Blue
3.8 %#ecec2bYellow
2.7 %#435c30Green
1.3 %#3b807cGreen
1.0 %#b9cc53Green
0.9 %#93a651Green
0.4 %#372811Brown
0.3 %#a34041Red
setting is vermont USA
points this post 15
total points 630
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Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title (not subtitle). All words (including a, an, the etc.) count.
read Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand
points this post 15
total points 645
Julia10320.10 Group Reads
A Curious Beginning
My comments are post #20 in the discussion thread.
This post: 20 points
Total points: 490
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 6
Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 39
Julia10350.1 -Ashlea's Task-Summer Storms
Book 1 Option 2: Dangerous Magic by Monica Fairview
(initials MF in Finnlan jaMes)
Book 2 Option 2: The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson
(initials HS in greySon natHaniel)
Book 3 Option 2: For All The World by Jean Grainger
(initials JG in Juniper Grace)
This post: 50 points
Total points: 540
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 6
Tasks completed: 31
Books read: 42
Cordelia25.3 Summer English Lesson
Opt B
Book 1: To Hold Up the Sky by Liu Cixin
Book 2: Held by Anne Michaels
Word used HOLD / HELD
Points this task: 25
Total points: 530
Angela IL25.1 - Amy FL’s task: Farewell to a Legend
Option 3: Read a book with a title word of four or more letters that can be made from THE KING OF CLAY.
Tuesday's Gone by Nicci French-8/9
WORD: GONE
Option 4: Read a book with a MPG of Mental Health or Mental Illness.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh-6/19
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 350
Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 14
It's a Fact: 2
10.5 - CricketNeon Gods (Dark Olympus #1) by Katee Robert
author's initials, KR, found in cRicKet
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 765
Lindsey IL10.1 - Summer Reading List
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
on the 2024 list https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/about/su...
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 360
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 6
Tasks Completed: 20
Books Read: 23
Lindsey IL20.6 - It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime Dreaming
Fast Like a Girl by Mindy Pelz
option 3, initials in SWIMMING POOL
***It's A Fact ticket, please***
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 380
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 7
Tasks Completed: 21
Books Read: 24
Lindsey IL30.1 - Susan A's Task: The Stanley Cup Playoffs
While Time Remains: A North Korean Defector's Search for Freedom in America by Yeonmi Park
option 2, NHL in title While Time Remains
***It's A Fact ticket, please***
Murder Simply Brewed by Vannetta Chapman
option 3, cup on cover
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 410
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 8
Tasks Completed: 22
Books Read: 26
10.8 - Olympics: EquestrianRead a book with a horse on the cover.
What Feasts at Night
(Help thread message 5)
New Points: 10
Total Points: 155
Tickets as of this post: BB(3), GO(2), IaF(2)
FLY Task #5.2 Hop Hop Jump
task: Read a book with one of the listed words in the title
book: Three Blind Mice and Other Stories
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: "Three" in title
other: **Claiming GO ticket for First published January 1, 1950
Points this post: 5
Total points: 425
Tasks completed: 25/52
BB: 5 / GO: 2 + 1 = 3 / IAF: 5
Kathy KS30.5 - 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:
Book 1: Read a book with no words in the title.
Book 2: Read a book with at least one letter or number that's part of the cover art.
by Austin Tappan Wright#1- Islandia is not a SCRABBLE word
#2- Map on cover includes placenames. Approved in Task Help message 77
Total pages: 1018 (>500)
**Claiming 3 (three) Big Book tickets** Pages: 1018
**Claiming 1 (one) Golden Oldies ticket** 1st published: 1942
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 305
Tasks completed: 16/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 3
Big Book tickets total: 4
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
Gayla5.2 Hop Hop Jump
Read a book with the one of these words in the title: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Safe, Home
The Five Wounds, by Kirstin Valdez Quade
Points this post: 5
Total points: 480/850
Total tasks: 31/52
Total books: 39/67
Delicious Dee5.3 TAG You're It!
While Justice Sleeps
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 740
Its a Fact: 7
Big Book Ticket: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
5.8 Sand Made CastlesRead a book with a castle on the cover.
Thornhedge
(In the mist on the right-hand side)
New Points: 5
Total Points: 160
Tickets as of this post: BB(3), GO(2), IaF(2)
PegW20.8 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.
I read Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories by Mike Rothschild
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 125
Kristen IA15.10 Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title.
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 355/850
Tasks Completed: 21/52
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Task #25.1 - Amy FL’s task: Farewell to a Legend
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials appear in RAFAEL NADAL. I read The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson (rafaELnadal).
Option 3: Read a book with a title word of four or more letters that can be made from THE KING OF CLAY. I made the target word ONCE (o from of, n from king, c from clay, e from the) and read Measure Twice, Murder Once by Barbara Barrett.
Total points so far: 685