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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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ROBIN P30.3 TessaVanessa's Task: Feeding the Children
Option 1 - 4 letter word in title from SALVATION ARMY
Daughter of the Morning Star - word is STAR
Option 3 - Numbers - book between 200-250 pages
Embers - 214 p
**Claiming 1 GO point, orig pub 1942
Points this post: 30
Total points: 505
BB:1 GO:5 IAF:5
Amy B10.3 - 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
Sinner's Isle by Angela Montoya (Sinner's)
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 245 Points
Bookwrm526Task #25.3 - Summer English Lesson
Option A Book 1: Book 1: Read a book with a noun of 4 or more letters in the title. I chose the word CASKET and read A Biscuit, A Casket by Liz Mugavero.
Option A Book 2: Read a book with a plural noun of that same noun in the title. I read Empty Promises and Crowded Caskets: A Libby Foster Cozy Mystery Book 1 by Ana Bisset.
Total points so far: 725
Nick KY25.2 Mazza1’s Seeing Double
No children's, manga or graphic novels
All tasks refer to titles only, ignore subtitles
All titles must consist of at least TWO words
The combined page total for both books must exceed 600 pages, i.e. 601 pages.
Opt. 1. Last word of title 1 is first word of title 2: “Scratch.” I read...
Book 1. How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch: by Harry Cliff. 385 pp
Book 2. Scratch Deeper by Chris Simms. 256 pp
Total pp = 641 > required 601
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 770
15.3 - Let The Games Begin I chose Option 1
Book 1: Read a book whose cover is at least 75% made up of any combination of the Olympic flag colors - blue, yellow, black, green, and red - Read Guardians of the Trees: A Journey of Hope Through Healing the Planet: A Memoir by Kinari Webb
Book 2: Read a book at least 50% set in one of the Summer Olympic countries - Read The Greek Persuasion: A Novel by Kimberly K. Robeson. This was set about half in Greece and half in California, USA, both of which were host countries.
Guardians of the Trees: A Journey of Hope Through Healing the Planet: A Memoir is nonfiction, so I claim 1 It's a Fact ticket.
Points these task: 15
Total points: 175
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 1
It's A Fact ticket requests: 5
Books read and claimed: 12
Tasks completed: 10
15.4 - Anyone For Croquet? I chose Option 1
Book A: Read a book which is either #6 or #9 in a series - Read Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet by Harry Kemelman. This is book #6 in the The Rabbi Small Mysteries.
Book B: Read a book which features either an animal/bird or playing card(s) on the cover - Read The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik
The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession is nonfiction, so I claim 1 It's a Fact ticket.
Points these task: 15
Total points: 190
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 1
It's A Fact ticket requests: 6
Books read and claimed: 14
Tasks completed: 11
30.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Lots of Books Option 1: Read a book whose author's initials can be found sequentially in SUMMERMEANSREADINGLOTSOFBOOKS - Read The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair. KS is this author's initials. I couldn't find anything in the rules about last names that are more than one word, but I see St (or Saint) as part of her last name and not a middle name, therefore the first and last initials should be KS. If there is a rule that says otherwise for the challenge, my apologies as I missed it! (320 pps)
Option 3: Read a book that was nominated for the group read for Summer 2024 - Read Dancing with the Octopus: The Telling of a True Crime by Debora Harding. This was one of the nominees for Non-Fiction - True Crime. (384 pps)
Books are greater than 500 pages combined.
Both The Secret Lives of Color and Dancing with the Octopus: The Telling of a True Crime are nonfiction, so I claim 2 It's a Fact tickets.
Points these task: 30
Total points: 220
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 1
It's A Fact ticket requests: 8
Books read and claimed: 16
Tasks completed: 12
Beth_NC5.6 Outside We Go
Read a book that features an outside activity
The Sea Hunters II by Clive Cussler
Book is about hunting Shipwrecks
Task Points: 5
Task Books:1
Task Pages: 423
Total Points: 535
Total Tasks: 35
Total Books: 44
Total Pages: 18105
Big Books: 13
Beth_NC5.7 We All Scream
Book by author born in 1980's
The Cabin by Natasha Preston
Author born in 1989 https://www.famousbirthdays.com/peopl...
Task Points: 5
Task Books: 1
Task Pages: 327
Total Points: 540
Total Tasks: 36
Total Books: 45
Total Pages: 18432
Big Books: 13
Beth_NC10.1 Summer Reading List
Book from Berkely Reading List
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
From 2023 List
Task Points: 10
Task Books: 1
Task Pages: 324
Total Points: 550
Total Tasks: 37
Total Books: 46
Total Pages: 18756
Big Books: 13
Beth_NC10.4 Summer Songs
Pick one song from this list of 50 40 Best Summer Songs
Read a book with title word (not subtitle) of at least 3 letters shared with your chosen song title
What Passes as Love by Trisha R. Thomas
Be Thankful for What You Got
Task Points: 10
Task Books: 1
Task Pages: 335
Total Points: 560
Total Tasks: 38
Total Books: 47
Total Pages: 19091
Total Big Book Tickets: 13
Beth_NC10.7 O Canada
Book Set in Canada
Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs
Set in Montreal
Task Points: 10
Task Books:1
Task Pages:383
Total Points: 570
Total Tasks: 39
Total Books: 48
Total Pages: 19474
Big Books
CHANDNI15.5 Do You Have A Flag?
Read a book whose author's initials are found in CAPTURE THE FLAG.
Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination by Helen Fielding
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 370
10.1 - Summer Reading ListTo Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel #2) by Connie Willis
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 805
Bookwrm526Task #30.5 - The Sound of Silence
Option 1 Book 1: Read a book with no words in the title. I read Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving by Mo Rocca.
Option 1 Book 2: Read a book with at least one letter or number that's part of the cover art. I read What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan, which has the word "LOVED" written on the balloon the girl is holding.
.Total points so far: 755
Lindsey IL5.4 - Game of HORSE
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember by Lauren Graham
Have I Told You This Already?
***It's A Fact ticket, please***
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 415
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 9
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 27
Lindsey IL10.3 - Sumer is icumen in
Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter & Organize to Make More Room for Happiness by Gretchen Rubin
INNER can be found in SUMER IS ICUMEN IN
***It's A Fact ticket, please***
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 425
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 10
Tasks Completed: 24
Books Read: 28
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.6 Outside We Go!
Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
Activity is hiking
Claiming 1 Its a Fact Ticket
Totals
Points: 195
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 6
Total Tasks Completed: 20
Total Books Completed: 20
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.4 Game of HORSE
Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary HappinessH in Happiness
O in Joyful
R in Surprising
S in Surprising
E in Happiness
Claiming 1 Its a Fact Ticket
Totals
Points: 200
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 7
Lindsey IL25.5 - Cat's Task - Books of Asia
The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai
100% set in Japan
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
Mr. Murakami was born in Japan.
***It's A Fact ticket, please***
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 450
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 11
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 30
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime Dreaming
Option 3:
I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet: Discovering New Ways of Living When the Old Ways Stop Working
Author: Shauna Niequist
Claiming 1 Its a Fact Ticket
Totals
Points: 220
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 8
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.9-Moderators Pet: Babbling C's Task-Nephews
Option 1:
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican DaughterAuthor: Erika L. Sánchez
Totals
Points: 240
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 8
Lindsey IL30.2 - Katrisa's Task - Summer Zodiac
Option 2
Hallowed by Cynthia Hand
#2 in series
Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
dragon on cover
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8.0
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 480
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 11
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 32
10.3 - Sumer is icumen inThe Rise of Nine (Lorien Legacies #3) by Pittacus Lore
word in title, NINE, found in sumEr Is icumeN iN
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 815
LoraTask: 5.1 Dodge the Ball
Book/Author: A Cover for Murder / Sue Minix
How it fits: no HIT in the title
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 450
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 4
Gayla25.4 Truitt_T's Task - It's a Riot!
Option 2: Read a book for which the author's initials may be found in STONEWALL RIOTS
The Tigress of Forlì: Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de Medici by Elizabeth Lev
EL => stonEwaLlriots
This book is non-fiction.
Option 3: Read a book from one of the approved lists.
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
This book is on the 2024 Goodreads Pride Reading List.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 575/850
Total tasks: 34/52
Total books: 45/67
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Delicious Dee20.1 Most Improved Player: XBM's Task: Enjoy a Summer Road Trip
Winter Counts - about south dakota
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 790
Its a Fact: 7
Big Book Ticket: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
Delicious Dee25.6 - Delicious Dee's Task - Chronicles of St Mary’s and the Time Police
Option 1 - Killing Time
Option 2 - Joe Nuthin's Guide to Life - Helen Fisher - Helen Fisher for Dr Helen Foster - first names match
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 815
Its a Fact: 7
Big Book Ticket: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
20.3 Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer MurdersOption 2:
Read a book by a single author whose initials (all of them) can be found in BADGER’S DRIFT.
The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist by Sophie Gonzales
Total Points: 50
Lisa MD20.6 - It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime Dreaming
Option 3: Author Initials: OM in SWIMMING POOL
The Hard Parts: A Memoir of Courage and Triumph by Oksana Masters
336 pgs
I claim an IAF ticket
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 460 / 850
Total Books Read: 37
Total Tasks Completed: 30 / 52
Big Book Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 8
Lisa MD20.7 - Nickels & Dimes – Bookwrm526's Task- June Celebrations
Opt 1: Author Initials: PD in PRIDEMONTH
Pitch Dark by Paul Doiron
304 pgs
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 480 / 850
Total Books Read: 38
Total Tasks Completed: 31 / 52
Big Book Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 8
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20.7- Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or Bust
Option 2: Read a book that takes place at any time on an island.
Jurassic Park - Setting listed in GR metadata as Isla Nublar, described in the text as "a remote island off the west coast of Costa Rica".
Points this task: 20
Season total: 225
BB Tickets: 5
GO Tickets: 2
IAF Tickets: 4
Joanne MI20.3 Trishhartuk’s Task - Midsomer Murders
Option 1 Read book with the MPG of Mystery and/or Crime, stand-alone or as part
A Dangerous Collaboration
Points this task 20
Season Total 160
1 IAF
20.1 Most Improved Player: XBM's Task: Enjoy a Summer Road TripYour task is to read a book from this Roadtrip Across America list, and identify the state it’s about.
The Berry Pickers the state this story takes place if primarily Maine
New Points: 20
Total Points: 305
10.10 - Olympics: BreakingRead a book where the authors first name begins with B
Goodbye Tsugumi by Banana Yoshimoto
New Points: 10
Total Points: 315
20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime Dreamingread a NON-FICTION book that fits
Option 3: . Read a book with a single author, whose first and last initials can be found in SWIMMING POOL.
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin
New Points: 20
Total Points: 335
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.3 - Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer Murders.
Option 1. Read a book by a female author with a MPG of Mystery.
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (476 p.)
➸ Total Points: 120
➸ Total Pages: 3,754
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5.3 - TAG You're It!
Read a book with a 3 word only title
The Whispering Dead
Points this post: 5
Total points: 570
Tasks completed: 39
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5.6 - Outside We Go!
Read a book that features an outside activity
What Stalks Among Us - They get trapped in a corn maze outside
Points this post: 5
Total points: 575
Tasks completed: 40
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10.2 - Celebrating Dads.
Read a book with one of the following "dad" or "child" relationships standalone in the title
The Good Daughter
Points this post: 10
Total points: 585
Tasks completed: 41
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10.10 - Olympics: Breaking
Read a book where the authors first name begins with B
Cured by Bethany Wiggins
Points this post: 10
Total points: 595
Tasks completed: 42
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15.2 - Stars and Stripes Forever.
A- Read a book that has the name of a U.S. state in the title
Zombie, Ohio
B-Read a book that is set at least 50% in one of these states.
The Impossible Knife of Memory- Belmont New York
Points this post: 15
Total points: 610
Tasks completed: 43
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15.9 - Summer Blockbusters.
Read a book which appears on one of the following lists
My Sister’s Keeper
Page 1 of https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
Points this post: 15
Total points: 625
Tasks completed: 44
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20.1 Most Improved Player: XBM's Task: Enjoy a Summer Road Trip
Your task is to read a book from this Roadtrip Across America list, and identify the state it’s about
Mad Honey set in New Hampshire
Points this post: 20
Total points: 645
Tasks completed: 45
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Laure's Task: Dragons of Summer
Option 3. For this option, read a book with either the word: Wizard, Witch, Wild or One in the title.
In the Wild Light
Points this post: 20
Total points: 665
Tasks completed: 46
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25.3 - JennRenee's Task - Summer English Lesson.
Option A-
Book 1: Read a book with a noun of 4 or more letters in the title.
The Birthday Girl GIRL
Book 2: Read a book with a plural noun of that same noun in the title.
Dead Girls Walking GIRLS
Points this post: 25
Total points: 690
Tasks completed: 47
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25.4 Truitt_T’s Task: It’s a Riot!
Option 1: Read a book that is MPG LGBT and/or Queer AND one of the following: Memoir
Rebel Rising (LGBT and Memoir)
Option 2. Read a book for which the author’s initials may be found in StonewAll riots
Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed
Points this post: 25
Total points: 715
Tasks completed: 48
CathyG15.1 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.
Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs 407pp
Book 2: Has a page count of 200 or fewer pages.
The Only One by Lauren Blakely 140pp
Points this post: 15
Total points: 175
Books read: 14
Tasks completed: 8/52
Its a Fact: 2
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15.9 Summer Blockbusters
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers
This is on page 2 of The Movie was Better than the Book list.
This was originally published in 1949 so claiming one Golden Oldie ticket.
This is non-fiction so claiming one It's A Fact ticket
This post: 15 points, 1 GO, 1 NF
Total points: 590
BB: 3
GO: 2
NF: 7
Tasks completed: 34
Books read: 46