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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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CathyG15.6 Don't Move
Read a book with the MPG Dystopia or Dystopian.
Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
Points this post: 15
Total points: 190
Books read: 15
Tasks completed: 9/52
Its a Fact: 2
CathyG20.9-Moderators Pet: Babbling C's Task-Nephews
This is a one book task. MPG Childrens, found in ARBF may be used.
Required: State the option
Option 1. Read a book by an author whose first name begins with an A or an E.
Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood approved for length 4118
Points this post: 20
Total points: 210
Books read: 16
Tasks completed: 10/52
Its a Fact: 2
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30.5 - RedSycamore's Task: The Sound of Silence.
Book 1. Read a book with no words in the title.
XOXO
Book 2. Read a book with at least one letter or number that's part of the cover art
Points this post: 30
Total points: 775
Tasks completed: 50
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50.1 -Ashlea's Task-Summer Storms
Book 1
Option 1- Read a book with the word SUNSHINE, SUNRISE, or SUN in the title.
When Grumpy Met Sunshine
Book 2
Option 1- Read a book with STORM, THUNDER, RAIN, or LIGHTNING in the title or a storm on the cover
The Night of the Storm
Book 3
Option 1- Read a book with a rainbow on the cover or RAINBOW in the title
Points this post: 50
Total points: 825
Tasks completed: 51
MEGSCL20.5 - Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger Hunt
Butterflies on the cover
*nf - it’s a fact ticket
TOTAL
495 points - 3 big book - 8 IAF
CathyG20.8 NICKELS & DIMES – Bookwrm526's Task- June Celebrations
Help Thread
This is a one book task. Please choose and option and read a book that satisfies the option. Required: state the option
Option 1: 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.
Capture by Penny Reid
Points this post: 20
Total points: 230
Books read: 17
Tasks completed: 11/52
Its a Fact: 2
CathyG20.7- Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or Bust
This is a one book task. Please choose an option and read a book that meets the requirements.
Required: State the Option
Option 2 - Read a book that takes place at any time on an island.
Required: If the setting is not evident from the description or the GR metadata, provide a reference.
What Cannot Be Said by C.S. Harris
set in England
Points this post: 20
Total points: 250
Books read: 18
Tasks completed: 12/52
Its a Fact: 2
CathyG10.4 - Summer Songs
Pick one song from this list of 50 Best Summer Songs
https://www.timeout.com/music/the-50-...
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. Heat Wave
Heat by Penny Reid
Points this post: 10
Total points: 260
Books read: 19
Tasks completed: 13/52
Its a Fact: 2
CathyG20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime Dreaming
Help Thread
Since I am the winner of the It's a Fact task read a NON-FICTION book that fits on these options.
Required: State the option
Option 3: After staring at clouds for a while it is time to jump in the pool. Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in SWIMMING POOL.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
Claiming "Its a Fact" ticket
Points this post: 20
Total points: 280
Books read: 20
Tasks completed: 14/52
Its a Fact: 3
CathyG25.5 - 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
Required: state the country(/ies), and provide supporting evidence if it's not obvious from the GR metadata or blurb. A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Asia.
Required:provide a link to prove place of birth if it's not obvious from the GR metadata.
A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas
Sherry Thomas was born in China
Points this post: 25
Total points: 305
Books read: 22
Tasks completed: 15/52
Its a Fact: 3
CathyG25.1 - Amy FL’s task: Farewell to a Legend
Help Thread
choosing two options and reading 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.
Captivated by Lauren Dane
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 lane
Farriers' Lane by Anne Perry
Points this post: 25
Total points: 330
Books read: 24
Tasks completed: 16/52
Its a Fact: 3
20.7 Scotland or Bust I chose option 3 and read The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz - MPG "World War II"
Claiming a Golden Oldies ticket - published in 1939
New Total: 295
20.9 Nephews I chose option 1 and read How To Succeed in Witchcraft by Aislinn Brophy - first name starts with A
New Total: 315
Lindsey IL10.2 - Celebrating Dads
The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared by Alice Ozma
father in subtitle
***It's A Fact ticket, please***
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 490
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 12
Tasks Completed: 27
Books Read: 33
Lindsey IL30.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Lots of Books
A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri
option 1, author's initials sequentially in SUMMERMEANSREADINGLOTSOFBOOKS
Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld
option 2, on pg. 3 of comedy list
***It's A Fact ticket, please***
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 520
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 13
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 35
FLY Task #20.5 - Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger Hunt
task: summer item from list on the cover
book: The Attraction Distraction
(my version is kindle, no print edition, approved for length here)
how it fits: bikini, sun hat, seashells, starfish
Points this post: 20
Total points: 465
Tasks completed: 28/52
BB: 5 / GO: 3 / IAF: 5
Delicious Dee10.5 - Cricket
Last Call for Love - Rebekah Crane - RC in Cricket
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 825
Its a Fact: 7
Big Book Ticket: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
Delicious Dee25.2 - Mazza1's Task: Title Pairs
joining word is Harlem
Book A - The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History - claiming 1 its a fact for non-fiction
Book B - Harlem After Midnight
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 850
Its a Fact: 8
Big Book Ticket: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
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read a book with all the letters of horse in the title
Good Neighbors
points this post 5
total points 650
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option1
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials appear in RAFAEL NADAL
read The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn
and
option 3 Read a book with a title word of four or more letters that can be made from THE KING OF CLAY
used work long
read Long Time Gone
points this post 25
total points 675
Task 15.6 Don't MoveRead a book with the MPG Dystopia or Dystopian.
Click “more” on the MPG genres and, on August 13, 2024, DYSTOPIA is the last one listed.
Annie Bot (2024) by Sierra Greer (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover 231 pages)
210 + 15 = 225
Tasks Completed: 12
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 210 + 15 = 225
Books read: 17
Pages read: 4,566
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 05
Golden Oldies: 04
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Richard10.2 Celebrating Dads
Read a book with one of the following "dad" or "child" relationships standalone in the title or subtitle
Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington D.C. by Christopher L. Hodapp
How it Fits: Fathers
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 545
Tasks Completed: 35
Gayla20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the selected group reads.
A Curious Beginning, by Deanna Raybourn
Post #21 in discussion thread
Points this post: 20
Total points: 595/850
Total tasks: 35/52
Total books: 46/67
5.8 Sand Made Castles - Read a book with a castle on the cover. For this task, a castle is a building that includes at least one of the following: moat, tower, or drawbridge. Required: post the cover.
Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco 8/12/2024
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 270
Total Tasks Completed: 17
Total Books Read: 21
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
Total It's a Fact: 5 (less)
30.4 Nick KY’s Task: Lots of BooksOption 1:
Read a book whose author's initials can be found sequentially in SUMMERMEANSREADINGLOTSOFBOOKS.
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban
Option 3:
Read a book that was nominated for the group read for Summer 2024 that you do not use for 20.10.
The London Séance Society
For 20.10 I plan to use Into the Drowning Deep
Total Points: 80
Richard25.5 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
An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture by Gavin Blair
How it Fits: Japan
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Asia.
Tao Te Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Tao by Lao Tzu
How it Fits: Lao Tzu was a Chinese philosopher
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 570
Tasks Completed: 36
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25.6
Option 2
The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold (Character name is David Sussman)
Option 3
After the Fire (Using AFTER from Just One Damned Thing After Another
Points this post: 25
Total points: 850
Tasks completed: 52
5.4 Game of HORSERead a book that has all the letters of HORSE in the title/subtitle.
Horse is a word in the title.
Horse Heaven by Jane Smiley
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 300
5.5 The Great CornholioRead a book that is #2 or #7 or #27 in a series
Chee and Manuelito #27
Lost Birds by Anne Hillerman
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 305
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: 480p
The Green Knight by Iris Murdoch
Book 2: Has a page count of 200 or fewer pages: 134p
Wessex Poems and Other Verses by Thomas Hardy
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 320
JenJ IA30.1 - Susan A's Task: The Stanley Cup Playoffs
Choose two options and read one book for each. A total of 500 or more pages is required.
Option 2: Read a book with the letters N H L in the title. Ignore subtitles.
A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus - 309 pages
IL: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 9.0
Option 4: Read a book originally published in June.
Required: Include the original publication date in your post.
Famous in a Small Town by Viola Shipman - 352 pages
published June 13, 2023
309 + 352 = 661 pages total
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 440/850
Tasks Completed: 24/52
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 8
25.1 - Amy FL’s task: Farewell to a LegendOption 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials appear in RAFAEL NADAL.
rAfAel
Selected Poems by Anna Akhmatova
Option 3: Read a book with a title word of four or more letters that can be made from THE KING OF CLAY.
Thing - THe kING
The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 345
ROBIN P20.2 Rookie at the Top - Laure's Task: The Dragons of Summer
Option 1: Read a book which has a 1 and a 5 in its page number or year of publication.
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man - 158 p
**claiming 1 GO point, orig pub 1912
Points this post: 20
Total points: 525
BB:1 GO:6 IAF:5
JenJ IA30.4 Nick KY’s Task: Lots of Books
Read two books from two different options.
Your two books must total lots of pages – that is, at least 500 pages.
Option 1. Summer Means Reading Lots of Books! Read a book whose author's initials can be found sequentially in SUMMERMEANSREADINGLOTSOFBOOKS.
Dixon, Descending by Karen Outen - 336 pages
Option 2. Lots of Fun. Read a book from the first 25 pages of the “Comedy” list
Required: State the page. - Page 2
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson - 329 pages
*****I claim 1 It's A Fact ticket*****
336 + 329 = 665 pages total
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 470/850
Tasks Completed: 25/52
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 9
JP50.1 Summer Storms
Three books, 750+ pages
Book 1, Option 2: Author's first and last initial in "finnlan jAMes."
Anne McCaffrey: Dragonsong - 192 pages
Book 2, Option 2: Author's first and last initial in "greyson NatHaniel or ...."
Natalie Haynes: Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths - 308 pages
Book 3, Option 2: Author's first and last initial in "juniper henSley Grace."
Gabriel Smith: Brat - 320 pages
Total pages: 820
Points this post: 50
Total points: 50
LoraTask: 10.5 - Cricket, using the author's initials option
Book/Author: The Savior's Book Café Story in Another World, Vol. 3 / Kyouka Izumi
How it fits: author's initials are KI, found in crIcKet
Points for this task: 10
Total points: 460
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
LoraTask: 5.10 Easy Breezy Summertime
Book/Author: The Savior's Book Café Story in Another World, Vol. 5 / Kyouka Izumi
How it fits: book of choice
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 465
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
Beth_NC15.2 Stars and Stries Forever
Book 1: Read a book that has the name of a U.S. state in the title
Texas Ranger by James Patterson
Book 2: Read a book that is set at least 50% in one of the 13 colonies
Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera
Set in South Carolina
Task Points: 15
Task Books: 2
Task Pages: 688
Total Points: 585
Total Tasks: 40
Total Books: 50
Total Pages: 20162
Big Books: 13
Angela IL20.9-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.
Heartless by Elsie Silver-7/4
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 370
Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 15
It's a Fact: 2
Angela IL15.5 Do You Have A Flag?
Read a book whose author's initials are found in CAPTURE THE FLAG.
Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo-8/13
Read via Kinldle/No MMPB/No PB pages/Hardcover link: Same As It Ever Was
Points this Task: 15
Total Points: 385
Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 16
It's a Fact: 2
Angela IL25.3 -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 Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer-6/24
Read via Kindle/No MMPB/PB link: The Wishing Game
Book 2: Read a book with a plural noun of that same noun in the title.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins-6/3
Read via Kindle/MMPB link: Hunger Games
Game/Games
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 410
Books Read: 25
Tasks Completed: 17
It's a Fact: 2
JEN B25.3 -JennRenee's Task - Summer English Lesson
Option C:
Book 1: Read a book with a noun or a verb of 4 or more letters in the title.
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
NOUN = DARK
***Claiming one Big Book Ticket (608 pages)***
Book 2: Read a book with a different word that is a synonym or antonym of that word in the title
The Light in the Piazza by Elizabeth Spencer (110 pages)
ANTONYM of DARK = LIGHT
TOTAL POINTS: 400
Kai20.7 Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or Bust
OPTION 2
Read a book that takes place at any time on an island.
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
**Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket**
New Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 21/52
Total Points: 340
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 3
IT'S A FACT: 6
10.2 - Celebrating DadsRead a book with one of the following "dad" or "child" relationships standalone in the title or subtitle: Dad, Daddy, Pop, Papa, Father, Husband, Grandfather, Son, Daughter, Baby, Child, Children
October Child by Linda Boström Knausgård
Points this Task: 10
Season Total: 445
Total IAFs to date: 4
Total GO tickets to date: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 3
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; ...; 5.10
10.1; 10.2; ...; 10.4; ...; 10.6; ...; ...; 10.9;
15.1; ...; ...; ...; 15.5; ...; 15.7; ...; 15.9; 15.10
...; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; ...; 20.6; ...; 20.8; 20.9; 20.10
25.4; 25.5; 25.6;
30.1; ...; 30.3;
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or BustRead a book with a main character who is an artist. For this task the definition of artist is a person who creates art (such as painting, sculpture, music, or writing) using conscious skill and creative imagination.
Baumgartner by Paul Auster
Baumgartner is a writer
Points this Task: 20
Season Total: 465
Total IAFs to date: 4
Total GO tickets to date: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 3
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; ...; 5.10
10.1; 10.2; ...; 10.4; ...; 10.6; ...; ...; 10.9;
15.1; ...; ...; ...; 15.5; ...; 15.7; ...; 15.9; 15.10
...; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; ...; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8; 20.9; 20.10
25.4; 25.5; 25.6;
30.1; ...; 30.3;
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Option 3.
For this option, read a book with either the word:One in the title.
read One Big Happy Family
points this post 20
total points :695
25.2 - Mazza1's Task: Title PairsOption 2: Read 2 books with the same titles
The Promise by Damon Galgut
and
The Promise by Tony Birch
Points this Task: 25
Season Total: 490
Total IAFs to date: 4
Total GO tickets to date: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 3
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; ...; 5.10
10.1; 10.2; ...; 10.4; ...; 10.6; ...; ...; 10.9;
15.1; ...; ...; ...; 15.5; ...; 15.7; ...; 15.9; 15.10
...; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; ...; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8; 20.9; 20.10
25.2; ...; 25.4; 25.5; 25.6;
30.1; ...; 30.3;
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Option 1. Read a book whose author's initials can be found sequentially in SUMMERMEANSREADINGLOTSOFBOOKS.
read The Darkest Water by Mark Edwards
and Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders
Option 3.
Read a book that was nominated for the group read for Summer 2024 that you do not use for 20.10.
I am reading A Curious Beginning for 20.10
points this post 30
total points 725
for this option I read
Beth_NC15.3 Let The Games Begin
Option 2: Book that is set in Olympic host country and cover is made up of at least 75% of colors in the Olympic flag.
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Set in USA
Task Points: 15
Task Books: 1
Task Pages: 389
Total Points: 600
Total Tasks: 41
Total Books: 51
Total Pages: 20551
Big Books: 13
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30.4 – Nick KY’s Task: Lots of Books.
Option 1. Summer Means Reading Lots of Books! Read a book whose author's initials can be found sequentially in
suMMermeansreadinglotsofbooks
Under This Red Rock by Mindy McGinnis 336 Pages
Option 3. They All Look Good to Me Read a book that was nominated for the group read for Summer 2024 that you do not use for 20.10
The Twisted Ones 399 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 745
Tasks completed: 49