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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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15.5 Do You Have A Flag?
Read a book whose author's initials are found in CAPTURE THE FLAG.
The Oxygen Farmer by Colin Holmes
CH=Capture tHe
I listened to an audiobook; pb-320 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 0
Total points : 305-15=290
Tasks completed: 16/52-1=15/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 4
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: 2
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Option 1-
Second Chance Player by RC Stephens / RS in phrase; 316 pg PB
Option 3-
Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders by Kathryn Miles / nominated in Summer 2024 Nonfiction True Crime group read; 302 pg PB
Total pages: 636 > 500
Points this post: 30
Total points: 425
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Option 2 or 5-
The Ice Twins by SK Tremayne / set on a Scottish (option 5) island (option 2)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 445
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So This Is War by Meghan Quinn / set in Vancouver Canada
no one responded to my inquiry in the task thread, but it is close to the end now, so here is the link I have showing that the Vancouver Agitators is a Canadian team and the book is set in Canada: the first book in the series Kiss and Don't Tell
Points this post: 10
Total points: 455
10.6 PrideMPGs: LGBT, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, Queer
Legends & Lattes
Points: 10
Total/challenge: 300
IGNORE babbling c
15.3 OlympicsBk 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.
- 91.7%https://labs.tineye.com/color/ebd0261...
Bk 2 - 50% set in USA, Great Britain, Greece, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, Finland, Italy, Mexico, Canada, Soviet Union, South Korea, Spain, China or Brazil.
- set in Rome, ItalyPoints: 15
Total/challenge: 315
25.4 It's a Riot >500 pgsBk 1 - Read a book that is MPG LGBT and/or Queer AND one of the following:
Biography
Fantasy
Graphic Novel(s)
Historical/Historical Fiction
History
Humor
Memoir
Mystery/Cozy Mystery/Mystery Thriller
Nonfiction
Science Fiction
- Biography, 291 pgs*Claiming It's a Fact ticket
Opt 2 - author’s initials may be found in STONEWALL RIOTS
by Steven Rowley 326 pgs291+326=617 pgs
Points: 25
Total/challenge: 340
It's a Fact Ticket: 1
50.1 Season of Storms >750 pgsBk 1/Opt 1 - Read a book with the word SUNSHINE, SUNRISE, or SUN in the title
Rising Sun - 384 pgs
Bk 2/Option 1- Read a book with STORM, THUNDER, RAIN, or LIGHTNING in the title or a storm on the cover
The Scent of Rain and Lightning - 320 pgs
Bk 3/Option 1- Read a book with a rainbow on the cover or RAINBOW in the title
The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son On Life, Love, and Loss 290 pgs
384+320+290=994 pgs
Points: 50
Total/challenge: 390
babbling c 20.7- Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or Bust
Required: State the Option
Option 5 - And of course, we can't forget to immerse ourselves in the culture of Scotland. Read a book set at least 50% in Scotland.
Required: If the setting is not evident from the description or the GR metadata, provide a reference.
June, Reimagined - kindle June, Reimagined - paperback pg 303 by Rebekah Crane
A least 95% of the book is iset in Scotland.
June Merriweather is on the run—from her own life. Her brother is dead, her parents are liars, and her college major is a joke. Apart from her best friend, Matt, June is desperate for reinvention. And a one-way ticket out of Cincinnati to the Scottish Highlands is a good place to start.
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Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 170/850
Completed Tasks: 13/52
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Pages read this season: 5,485
Books read this season: 15
babbling c 20.8 NICKELS & DIMES – Bookwrm526's Task- June Celebrations
This is a one book task. Please choose and option and read a book that satisfies the option.
Required: state the option
Option 3: June is also national Adopt A Cat Month in the US, and we just adopted two sweet and beautiful orange cats. In honor of both of these things, for this option read a book with a domestic cat on the cover.
Required: post the cover
Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1 - kindle Tant que le café est encore chaud - mass market paperback pg 238 by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 190/850
Completed Tasks: 14/52
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Pages read this season: 5,723
Books read this season: 16
JenJ 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: 500/850
Tasks Completed: 27/52
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 9
MEGSCL10.3 - Sumer is icumen in
Made word SUMMER - This One Summer
TOTAL
525 points - 3 big book - 8 IAF
JenJ IA30.3 - TessaVaness'S TASK Feeding the Children
Choose 2 options.
Option 1: Salvation Army: Read a book that has a word of at least 4 letters that can be found in SALVATION ARMY. Letters can only be used as often as they appear.
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)
Mud, Rocks, Blazes: Letting Go on the Appalachian Trail by Heather Anish Anderson - 240 pages
*****I claim 1 It's a Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 530/850
Tasks Completed: 28/52
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 10
Richard25.6 Delicious Dee's Task - Chronicles of St Mary’s & the Time Police
Read a book where the cover is AT LEAST 75% white.
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
How it Fits:
Read a NONFICTION book about a time you would jump to if you worked at St Mary’s that fits within the three requirements.
Napoleon by Michael Broers
How it Fits: Italy, 1800
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 595
Tasks Completed: 37
Kathy KS50.1 -Ashlea's Task-Summer Storms
Total pages of 750 or more.
Book 1- Option 2- Read a book where an authors first and last initial can be found in FINNLAN JAMES.
Ares by L. Neil Smith
LS=finnLan jameS
I read an ARC version of this title. Pages: 210
Book 2- Option 2- Read a book by an author who's first and last initial can be found in GREYSON NATHANIEL or HENRY OLIVER
Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession
RH=HenRy
Pages: 247
Book 3- Option 2- Read a book by an author who's first and last initial can be found in JUNIPER HENSLEY GRACE
The Oxygen Farmer by Colin Holmes
CH=Hensley graCe
I listened to an audiobook; pb-320 p.
Total pages: 210+247+320=777 (>750)
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Points for this task: 50
Total points : 340
Tasks completed: 16/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 4
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: 2
10.10 - Olympics: BreakingRead a book where the authors first name begins with B.
Tiger Work: Stories, Essays and Poems About Climate Change by Ben Okri
Points this Task: 10
Season Total: 500
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; 10.10
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;
10.7 - O CanadaStill Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #1) by Louise Penny
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 815
REPOST 10.1 - Summer Reading List
Berkeley summer reading - https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/about/su...
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel #2) by Connie Willis
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 825
15.4 Anyone For Croquet? Option 2 - Read one book which is #9 in a series. The series must be apparent in greyscale on the GR book page.
AND
Read a book which features either an animal/bird (real only, no fictional creatures like unicorns or phoenixes) on the cover.
Required: post the cover.
Murder in the Book Lover's Loft by Ellery Adams8/14/2024
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 285
Total Tasks Completed: 18
Total Books Read: 22
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)
Line5,1
Read a book whose title does not contain the letters HIT. Subtitles may be ignored.
i read Lazarus
points: 5
tasks done: 1
total points: 1
Nick KY15.8 Summer Sweets. I read The Jesus Incident by Frank Herbert and Bill Ransom, 2 authors.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 785
trishhartuk50.1 Ashlea's Task-Summer Storms
Book 1- Option 2- Author's first and last initial can be found in FINNLAN JAMES.
The Pawful Truth, Miranda James
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (292pg)
JaMes
Book 2- Option 2- Author who's first and last initial can be found in GREYSON NATHANIEL or HENRY OLIVER.
Scaredy Cat, Sofie Ryan
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (272pg)
gReySon nathaniel
Book 3- Option 2- Author's first and last initial can be found in JUNIPER HENSLEY GRACE
End Me a Tenor, Joelle Charbonneau
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (304pg)
Juniper graCe
292 + 272 + 304 = 868pg
Points this Task: 50
Books Read: 3
Total Points: 345
Tasks Completed: 25
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
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HanneloreTask 10.9 - Olympics: Pentathlon
Read a book with exactly 5 words in the title (not subtitle).
Book: Elizabeth and Her German Garden
How it fits: Book has a five word title.
** First published January 1, 1898. Claiming another GO ticket. **
Points this task: 10
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 9
BB tickets:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 2
IAF tickets: 0
HanneloreTask 25.2 - Mazza1's Task: Title Pairs
Option 2
Read 2 books with the same titles.
Book: The Curator: Abby Kane FBI Thriller
How it fits: Title is "The Curator"
Book: The Curator
How it fits: Title is also "The Curator".
Points this task: 25
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 10
BB tickets:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 2
IAF tickets: 0
Kristen IA20.4 Golden Oldies - FLY's Task- Kids’ Games Through the Ages
d) Red Light, Green Light – Read a book with a cover that is at least 75% red and/or green, according to TinEye.
Required: post the cover
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
75.1% Red
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 375/850
Tasks Completed: 22/52
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5
ROBIN P25.6 Delicious Dee's Task: Chronicles of St. Mary's and the Time Police
Option 1: Book from either series
Doing Time - 464 p
Option 4: It's Not Time Travel - bk from list
The Ministry of Time p 2 of list - 341 p
Total pages 805 > 500
Points this post: 25
Total points: 550
BB:1 GO:6 IAF:5
ROBIN P50.1 Ash's Task: Summer Storms
Bk 1, Option 2: Author initials in FINNLAN JAMES
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library - Michiko Aoyama - 304 p
Bk 2, Option 2: Author initials in GREYSON NATHANIEL
Rhapsodie française - Antoine Laurain - 277 p
Bk 3, Option 2: Author initials in JUNIPER HENSLEY GRACE -
This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! - Jonathan Evison - 296 p
Total pages 877 > 750
Points this post: 50
Total points: 600
BB:1 GO:6 IAF:5
Jen K50.1 -Ashlea's Task-Summer Storms
Book 1- Option 2: If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery - 260 pages
JamEs
Book 2- Option 2: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie - 386 pages
nAthanieL
Book 3- Option 2: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters - 307 pages
juniPer grAce
260+386+307 > 750
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 450
BB: 1
IAF: 3
JenJ IA15.1 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.
One Day by David Nicholls - 438 pages
Book 2: Has a page count of 200 or fewer pages.
Zorrie by Laird Hunt - 176 pages
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 545/850
Tasks Completed: 29/52
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 10
Lisa MDBook 1: US state in title
Idaho by Emily Ruskovich
320 pgs
Book 2: Set about 95% in Maryland
Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton
368 pgs
I claim an IAF ticket
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 495 / 850
Total Books Read: 39
Total Tasks Completed: 32 / 52
Big Book Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 9
PegW20.6- 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.
I read 100 Million Years of Food: What Our Ancestors Ate and Why It Matters Today by Stephen Le
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 175
CHANDNI50.1 -Ashlea's Task-Summer Storms
Book 1
Option 2- Read a book where an authors first and last initial can be found in FINNLAN JAMES.
The Inmate by Freida McFadden
386 pages
Book 2
Option 2- Read a book by an author who's first and last initial can be found in GREYSON NATHANIEL or HENRY OLIVER
The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds found in GREYSON NATHANIEL.
320 pages
Book 3
Option 2- Read a book by an author who's first and last initial can be found in JUNIPER HENSLEY GRACE
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
188 pages
Total pages = 894
Points this Post: 50
Points Total: 420
Julia1035.9 Hot Summer Months
Women of the Post
(first published July 2023)
I am in the northern hemisphere.
This post: 5 points
Total points: 595
BB: 3
GO: 2
NF: 7
Tasks completed: 35
Books read: 47
Cordelia15.8 Book be 2 authors
The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey
James S A Corey is the pen name used by collaborators Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck (Wikipedia)
Points this task - 15
Total points - 575
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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
I read Into the Drowning Deep for the group read.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 745
Tasks completed: 49
Barbara ★15.2 - Stars and Stripes Forever
Book A - Read a book that has the name of a U.S. state in the title
New York Cheesecake Chaos - Addison Moore 8/15
Book B - Read a book that is set at least 50% in one of these states.
(Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island)
The Penguin Pool Murder - Stuart Palmer 6/30
(set 100% in New York)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 485
15.5 Do You Have A Flag?Read a book whose author's initials are found in CAPTURE THE FLAG.
On the Same Page by Haley Cass
Total Points: 95
Richard5.7 We All Scream
Read a book by an author born in the 1980's
You Deserve a Drink: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery by Mamrie Hart
How it Fits: She was born in 1983
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 600
Tasks Completed: 38
CathyG50.1 Summer Storms-
This is a 3 book task, pick one book for each option. Total pages of 750 or more.
Book 1-
Option 2- Read a book where an authors first and last initial can be found in FINNLAN JAMES. The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez 400pp
Book 2-
Option 2- Read a book by an author who's first and last initial can be found in GREYSON NATHANIEL or HENRY OLIVER
Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews 150pp
Book 3-
Option 2- Read a book by an author who's first and last initial can be found in JUNIPER HENSLEY GRACE
Simply the Best by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 384pp
Points this post: 50
Total points: 380
Books read: 27
Tasks completed: 17/52
Its a Fact: 3
CathyG25.3 -JennRenee's Task - Summer English Lesson
Option C: Both nouns and verbs can have antonyms and synonyms
Book 1: Read a book with a noun or a verb of 4 or more letters in the title.
Journey to Munich by Jacqueline Winspear
Book 2: Read a book with a different word that is a synonym or antonym of that word in the title
Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need by Dave Barry
Synonyms: journey/travel
Points this post: 25
Total points: 405
Books read: 29
Tasks completed: 18/52
Its a Fact: 3
JEN B50.1 -Ashlea's Task-Summer Storms
Book 1- Read a book where an authors first and last initial can be found in FINNLAN JAMES.
I Feel Bad About My Neck, And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron
N in fiNnlan, E in jamEs
***Claiming one It's A Fact ticket***
Book 2- Read a book by an author who's first and last initial can be found in GREYSON NATHANIEL or HENRY OLIVER
Required: State the name.
The Summer Pact by Emily Giffin
EG in GrEyson
Book 3- Read a book by an author who's first and last initial can be found in JUNIPER HENSLEY GRACE
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
AE in grAcE
TOTAL POINTS: 450
trishhartuk20.7 Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or Bust
Option 2 - Read a book that takes place at any time on an island.
Black Books, Liz Hedgecock
Read the kindle edition. PB: here (192pg)
Set in London, England, which is part of the British Isles. Britain was okayed as an Island in Help Thread message #7: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 365
Tasks Completed: 26
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
Laurah3020.1 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.
Demon Copperhead
This book takes place in Virginia.
Claiming 1 BB ticket as this book is 560 p.
BB: 1
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 60
Laurah3020.9-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.
Funny Story by Emily Henry
BB: 1
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 80
Laurah3015.5 Do You Have A Flag?
Read a book whose author's initials are found in CAPTURE THE FLAG. Middle initials can be ignored, and letters can only be used as often as they appear.
A Better Man by Louise Penny
BB: 1
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 95
Laurah3015.10 Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title (not subtitle).
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
7 words
BB: 1
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 110
Laurah3010.9 - Olympics: Pentathlon
Read a book with exactly 5 words in the title (not subtitle).
How the Light Gets In
BB: 1
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 120
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10.3 - 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 - SUMMER
The Summer of Yes by Courtney Walsh
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 480/850
Tasks Completed: 26/52
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 9