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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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ROBIN P20.5 Bigger is Better - Lisa MD's Task: Summer Scavenger Hunt
Item on cover - Bicycle
How I Learned to Ride the Bicycle: Reflections of an Influential 19th Century Woman
**Claiming 1 GO pt, orig pub 1895
Points this post: 20
Total points: 620
BB:1 GO:7 IAF:5
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CHANDNI5.1 Dodge the Ball
Read a book whose title does not contain the letters HIT
Dragon's Claw by Karen Chance
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 425
EMurphy25.3 Jenn Renee's Task: Summer English Lesson
Option 3, Book 1: Noun or verb of 4 or more letters in title Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
*Word is SILENCE
Option 3, Book 2: Different word that is a synonym or antonym of that word in title Keep Quiet by Lisa Scottoline
*Synonym is QUIET
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 375
Books Read: 26
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket +500: 2
IAF Ticket: 4
Tasks Completed: 17
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20.10-Group Reads
Into the Drowning Deep
Discussion thread comment here.
Points this task: 20
Season total: 245
BB Tickets: 5
GO Tickets: 2
IAF Tickets: 4
Mod
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
I intend to read A Curious Beginning for the Fiction Victorian group read for Task 20.10
Total pages: 636 > 500
Points this post: 30
Total points: 455
5.9 Hot Summer MonthsRead a book that was first published in one of the 3 Summer months of the hemisphere where you reside.
Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie
First published February 1, 1952 - Southern Hemisphere
Points this Task: 5
Season Total: 480
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; 5.9; 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
25.4; 25.5; 25.6;
30.1; ...; 30.3;
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When the Smoke Clears by Lynette Eason / HORSE in title
Points this post: 5
Total points: 460
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Timid by Devney Perry / book of my choice that follows SRC rules
Points this post: 5
Total points: 465
Julia10310.6 - Pride
A Degree to Die For
(MPG - LGBT)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 605
BB: 3
GO: 2
NF: 7
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 48
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska15.3 - Let The Games Begin.
Option 2. Read a book that satisfies both options.
A) Read a book whose cover is at least 75% blue, yellow, black, green, and/or red
B) Read a book that takes place in a country that has previously hosted the summer Olympics.
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake (376 p.) * **
* According to Tineye, this book's cover is 81.4% black.
** This book takes place almost exclusively outside of London, England (Great Britain).
Setting not indicated in metadata; reference as follows -
"Following recruitment by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, the six travel to the Society’s London headquarters. Here, each must study and innovate within esoteric subject areas."
-- Pan Macmillan, "The Atlas Six & Olivie Blake's standalone books in order"
"Well, I suppose there’s no harm in saying we are actually just outside London,” confirmed Dalton Ellery..." (p. 73)
➸ Total Points: 135
➸ Total Pages: 4,130
babbling c 30.5 - RedSycamore's Task: The Sound of Silence
Option 1: Two Book Option
Book 1: One of the most striking things from experiencing both eclipses with a crowd was the awed silence that fell over hundreds of watchers as the light faded. Sometimes, there are just no words. Read a book with no words in the title.
Meru - kindle Meru - paperback 432 pg by S.B. Divya
Meru is not a playable word
Book 2: Even if you have no words in the moment, you can always post or write about an amazing experience afterward. Read a book with at least one letter or number that's part of the cover art.
How Can I Help You - audiobook How Can I Help You - paperback pgs 256 by Laura Sims
appoved in help thread
THIS POST
Points: 30
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 220/850
Completed Tasks: 15/52
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Pages read this season: 6,411
Books read this season: 18
JenJ IA20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Laure's Task: Dragons of Summer
Option 3. Read a book with either the word: Wizard, Witch, Wild or One in the title.
In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 565/850
Tasks Completed: 30/52
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 10
Janice CA5.10 Easy Breezy Summertime
free choice
Alcatraz Screw: My Years as a Guard in America's Most Notorious Prison by George H. Gregory
+5
total: 65
tasks: 6
books: 6
GO: 1
FLY Task #30.3 - TessaVaness'S TASK Feeding the Children
task: Option 2: author name is a variation of Suzanne
book: The Luminaries
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: author = Susan Dennard, "Susan" is a listed variation of Suzanne
task: Option 3: Read a book with 200 - 250 pages
book: Gender Queer
how it fits: 240 pages, Paperback (200<240<250)
other: **Claiming IAF ticket for Gender Queer = nonfiction memoir
(graphic novel okay per task description)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 495
Tasks completed: 29/52
BB: 5 / GO: 3 / IAF: 5 + 1 = 6
15.6 Don't MoveRead a book with the MPG Dystopia or Dystopian.
Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang
Points this Task: 15
Season Total: 495
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; 5.9; 5.10
10.1; 10.2; ...; 10.4; ...; 10.6; ...; ...; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; ...; ...; ...; 15.5; 15.6; 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;
30.4 Nick KY’s Task: Lots of BooksOption 1. Read a book whose author's initials can be found sequentially in SUMMERMEANSREADINGLOTSOFBOOKS.
The Promise by Tony Birch
Option 2. Read a book from the first 25 pages of the “Comedy” list. Required: State the page.
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
Page 2 on list
Points this Task: 30
Season Total: 525
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; 5.9; 5.10
10.1; 10.2; ...; 10.4; ...; 10.6; ...; ...; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; ...; ...; ...; 15.5; 15.6; 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; 30.4;
Richard20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or Bust
Option 3 - Read a book with MPG War
Verdun: The Lost History of the Most Important Battle of World War I, 1914-1918 by John Mosier
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 620
Tasks Completed: 39
Gayla10.3 Summer 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"
A Life of One's Own: Nine Women Writers Begin Again by Joanna Biggs
"NINE" => sumerisicumENIN
Points this post: 10
Total points: 605/850
Total tasks: 36/52
Total books: 47/67
trishhartuk10.5 Cricket
Read a book...where the author's initials can be found in the word CRICKET.
French Pressed, Cleo Coyle
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (270pg)
Author initials: CriCket
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 375
Tasks Completed: 27
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
ROBIN P30.5 Redscycamore's Task: The Sound of Silence
Bk 1 - title is not a word - Naamah
Bk 2 - letters in cover art - Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It -
**Claiming 1 IAF point for nonfiction
Points this post: 30
Total points: 650
BB:1 GO:7 IAF:6
ROBIN P20.6 It's a Fact - Kathy P's Task: Summertime Dreaming
NF bk
Option 3: Author initials in SWIMMING POOL
Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater - author Peggy Orenstein
**Claiming 1 IAF pt for nonfiction
Points this post: 20
Total points: 670
BB:1 GO:7 IAF:7
20.8 NICKELS & DIMES – Bookwrm526's Task- June CelebrationsOption 1:
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase PRIDE MONTH.
Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie
Total Points: 115
5.9 Hot Summer MonthsFirst published in a summer month: Jackie by Dawn Tripp, published June 18, 2024
I live in the northern hemisphere.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 725
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The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez / 5 word title
Points this post: 10
Total points: 475
Julia10310.3 - Sumer is icumen in
Miss Melville Regrets
(MISS is in SuMer IS)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 615
BB: 3
GO: 2
NF: 7
Tasks completed: 37
Books read: 49
Mod
Option 1A-
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren / #67 on Best Books About Twins list; 432 pg PB
Option 1B-
Anti Player by RC Stephens / MPG Romance; 268 pg PB
Total pages: 700 > 500
Points this post: 30
Total points: 505
Barbara ★50.1 -Ashlea's Task-Summer Storms
Book 1- Finn is what is called our Sunshine baby, he is a baby born before a miscarriage or loss.
Option 1- Read a book with the word SUNSHINE, SUNRISE, or SUN in the title.
Sunshine Over Bluebell Castle - Sarah Bennett 8/17
(sunshine in title)(262 pages)
Book 2- Greyson and Henry are my angel babies, they are the storm.
Option 2- Read a book by an author who's first and last initial can be found in GREYSON NATHANIEL or HENRY OLIVER
Masquerades and Murder - Rachel Lynne 7/20
(R&L in henRy oLiver) (389 pages)
Book 3- Juniper is our rainbow baby, she is a baby who came after a loss.
Option 2- Read a book by an author who's first and last initial can be found in JUNIPER HENSLEY GRACE
Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger 8/10
(G & C in juniper hensley GraCe)(307 pages)
Total: Book 1 (262 pages) + Book 2 (389 pages) + Book 3 (307 pages) = 858 > 750 pages
Points this task: 50
Total points: 535
Gayla20.1 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.
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
This book is about Alaska.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 625/850
Total tasks: 37/52
Total books: 48/67
Andy P.Task #
20.5 - Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger Hunt
Swimsuits: any kind one piece, bikini, board shorts, swim trunks, speedo
by Lucy FoleyPoints this post: 20
Total points: 395
Andy P. Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or Bust
Option 5. Read a book set at least 50% in Scotland.
The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley
Points this post: 20
Total points: 415
Andy P.Task # 25.2 - Mazza1's Task: Title Pairs
OPTION 1
Read 2 books where the last word of the first book's title is the first word of the second
Survive the Night by Riley Sager
Night Road by Kristin Hannah
Points this post: 25
Total points: 440
JUKKA10.3 - Sumer is icumen in
Book with a word in title/subtitle that can be made out of SUMER IS ICUMEN IN.
Blood Music by Greg Bear. The word is MUSIC.
Total Points: 200/850
Total Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 16/52
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 1
JUKKA25.1 - Amy FL’s task: Farewell to a Legend
Option 1: Book whose author's initials are in RAFAEL NADAL.
Truth of the Divine by Lindsay Ellis.
Option 3: Book with a word in title that can be made of KING OF CLAY.
A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske. The word is LIGHT.
Total Points: 225/850
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 17/52
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 1
Richard10.5 Cricket
Read a book where the author's initials can be found in the word CRICKET
Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune by Keith Thomson
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 630
Tasks Completed: 40
15.4 Anyone For Croquet?Option 1 - Read two books, book A and book B.
A: Read a book which is either #6 or #9 in a series.
Spy x Family, Vol. 6 (Spy×Family #6) by Tatsuya Endo
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.
The Peregrine by J.A. Baker
Total this Post: 15
Season Total: 840
Gayla5.8 Sand Made Castles
Read a book with a castle on the cover.
by Gareth RussellThe cover photo is of Hampton Court Palace and features several towers.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 630/850
Total tasks: 38/52
Total books: 49/67
5.10 - Easy Breezy Summertime The Finish: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden
Claiming 1 IAF
Points this task 5
IAF this post 1
Season Total 165
IAF 5
5.5 The Great CornholioRead a book that is #2 or #7 or #27 in a series
Arrow's Flight - #2 in the series
Points this task 5
Season Total 170
IAF 5
15.5Do You Have A Flag?
Exile's Return by Raymond E. Feist
R.E.F is in target phrase
Points this task 15
Season Total 185
5 IAF
ROBIN P25.2 Mazza1's Task: Title Pairs
Last word of Bk 1 title is 1st word of Bk 2 title
Total pages >600
Bk 1: The Transcendental Murder - 360 p
Bk 2: Murder in an Irish Village - 353 p
Total pages 713
Points this post - 25
Total points - 695
BB:1 GO:7 IAF:7
Jen K30.3 - TessaVaness'S TASK Feeding the Children
Option 1: Salvation Army: Thirst for Salt
Word: SALT-- SALvaTion
Option 3: Numbers: Eartheater
224 pages
*****
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 480
BB: 1
IAF: 3
Jen K5.3 TAG You're It!
The Deep Sky
Three word title
*****
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 495
BB: 1
IAF: 3
Jen K5.4 Game of HORSE
Fleishman Is in Trouble
flEiSHman tROuble
*****
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 500
BB: 1
IAF: 3
trishhartuk10.9 Olympics: Pentathlon
Read a book with exactly 5 words in the title (not subtitle).
The Quiche and the Dead, Kirsten Weiss
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (313pg)
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 385
Tasks Completed: 28
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
Readerboard name: D50.1 -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
Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
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 Man Who Died by Antti Tuomainen
Name: GREYSON NATHANIEL
Book 3, Option 2- Read a book by an author who's first and last initial can be found in JUNIPER HENSLEY GRACE
Challenge The Widow-Maker And Other Stories Of People In Peril by Clark Howard
Points this post: 50
Total points: 50
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10.7 - O Canada
Read a book set in Canada
The Beautiful Mystery
BB: 1
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 130