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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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ROBIN P20.3 Review Raffle - Trishartuk's Task: Midsomer Murders
Option 2: Author initials in BADGERS DRIFT
August Folly - Angela Thirkell
**claiming 1 GO point, orig pub 1936
Points this post: 20
Total points: 720
BB:1 GO:8 IAF:7
10.8 Olympics Equestrian Read a book with a horse on the cover
by Mercedes LackeyTask +10
Grand total: 130
Bookwrm526Task #25.6 - Chronicles of St Mary’s and the Time Police
Option 1: Read a book (that is a whole number) from either the Chronicles of St Mary’s series or the spin-off The Time Police. I read A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor, book 2 in the Chronicles of St Mary's. (235p).
Option 3: Read a book that shares a word of AT LEAST four letters with one of the books in the series. I chose the word JUST from Just One Damned Thing After Another and I read Just Pursuit: A Black Prosecutor's Fight for Fairness by Laura Coates (272p).
235+272=507p
Total points so far: 780
15.8 - Summer SweetsRead a book with two authors.
Belief or Nonbelief?
by Umberto Eco and Carlo Maria Martini
**Claiming 1 It's A Fact Ticket**
New Points: 15
Total Points: 310
Tickets as of this post: BB(4), GO(3), IaF(5)
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or BustOption 2: Read a book that takes place at any time on an island.
She and Her Cat: Stories
Large islands (Japan, Australia, etc) confirmed in help thread post #7.
New Points: 20
Total Points: 330
Tickets as of this post: BB(4), GO(3), IaF(5)
10.5 - CricketRead a book whose author's initials can be found in the word CRICKET.
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
New Points: 10
Total Points: 340
Tickets as of this post: BB(4), GO(3), IaF(5)
5.2 Hop Hop JumpRead a book with the one of these title words: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Safe, Home
Five Little Pigs
Published May 1st, 1942
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldies Ticket**
New Points: 5
Total Points: 345
Tickets as of this post: BB(4), GO(4), IaF(5)
Barbara ★30.5 - RedSycamore's Task: The Sound of Silence
Option 1: Read a book with no words in the title.
1970 - Sarah M. Cradit 8/2
Option 2: Read a book with at least one letter or number that's part of the cover art.
Hooked on Ewe - Hannah Reed 8/19
(welcome banner)
Points this task: 30
Total points: 575
10.7 - O CanadaRead a book set in Canada.
Still Life
New Points: 10
Total Points: 355
Tickets as of this post: BB(4), GO(4), IaF(5)
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Laure's Task: Dragons of SummerOption 1: Read a book which has a 1 and a 5 in its page number or year of publication.
The Way of Kings
(Mass market paperback for page count: The Way of Kings, 1258 pages)
**Claiming 3 Big Book Tickets**
New Points: 20
Total Points: 375
Tickets as of this post: BB(7), GO(5), IaF(5)
10.9 - Olympics: PentathlonRead a book with exactly 5 words in the title (not subtitle).
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldies Ticket**
New Points: 10
Total Points: 385
Tickets as of this post: BB(7), GO(5), IaF(5)
10.3 - Sumer is icumen inRead a book with a 4+ letter sub/title word from "SUMER IS ICUMEN IN"
Word: CRIME
Partners in Crime
Published June 7th, 1929
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldies Ticket**
New Points: 10
Total Points: 395
Tickets as of this post: BB(7), GO(6), IaF(5)
20.8 NICKELS & DIMES – Bookwrm526's Task- June CelebrationsOption 1: Read a book by 1 author with first and last initials in the phrase PRIDE MONTH. Middle initials can be ignored.
All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor
New Points: 20
Total Points: 415
Tickets as of this post: BB(7), GO(6), IaF(5)
15.9 - Summer BlockbustersRead a book which appears on one of the movie/book lists:
Nemesis
List The Movie Was Better Than The Book, Page 10 (Entry 1000)
New Points: 15
Total Points: 430
Tickets as of this post: BB(7), GO(6), IaF(5)
JenJ IA5.3 TAG You're It!
Read a book with a 3 word only title or read a book with a 1 word title that consists of only 3 letters.
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 570/850
Tasks Completed: 31/52
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 10
15.10 - Summer MonthsRead a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title.
The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories
Published Jan 1st, 1939
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldies Ticket**
New Points: 15
Total Points: 445
Tickets as of this post: BB(7), GO(7), IaF(5)
JenJ IA20.3 Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer Murders
Your book should have a minimum of 140pg.
Option 1. Read a book with the MPG of Mystery and/or Crime, stand-alone or as part of an MPG such as Cozy Mystery or Mystery Thriller, AND written by a Female author.
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore - 478 pages
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 590/850
Tasks Completed: 32/52
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 10
20.10 Group ReadsA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Discussion post #8
Points this post: 20
Total points: 745
25.6 - Delicious Dee's Task - Chronicles of St Mary’s and the Time PoliceOption 2, author name matches St Mary's character: Summers at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews
The character is Mary Schiller.
Hardcover edition Summers at the Saint 448 pages
Option 5, cover is at least 75% white: Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie, 448 pages
Tineye: 77.6% white
Points this post: 25
Total points: 770
JUKKA5.9 Hot Summer Months
Book first published in the summer months in my hemisphere.
Casanova, Vol. 1: Luxuria by Matt Fraction, first published in June 2006. I live in the northern hemisphere.
Total Points: 230/850
Total Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 18/52
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 1
JEN B10.5 - Cricket
Read a book where the author's initials can be found in the word CRICKET
The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
KC in CricKet
TOTAL POINTS: 460
Angela IL25.6 - Delicious Dee's Task - Chronicles of St Mary’s and the Time Police
Option 2: Read a book, where the author shares a first or last name with one of the characters on the fan page https://the-chronicles-of-st-marys.fa...
True Crime Story by Joseph Knox-7/8
Read via Kindle/ No MMPB/ PB link: True Crime Story
Name of the character: Alexander Knox
Option 3: Read a book that shares a word of AT LEAST four letters with one of the books in the series.
Float Plan by Trish Doller-8/17
Book: Plan for the Worst
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 435
Books Read: 27
Tasks Completed: 18
It's a Fact: 2
Task 20.8 NICKELS & DIMES – June CelebrationsOption 1: June is LGBT Pride Month. For this option, read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase PRIDE MONTH.
pRiDe month
World of Wonders (The Deptford Trilogy #3) (1975) by Robertson Davies (Paperback 352 pages)
225 + 20 = 245
Tasks Completed: 13
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 225 + 20 = 245
Books read: 18
Pages read: 4,918
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 05
Golden Oldies: 04
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
15.8 Summer SweetsRead a book with two authors using a single name
The Senator's Wife by Liv Constantine
*Liv Constantine is the pen name of sisters Lynne Constantine and Valerie Constantine.
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 440
Total Tasks Completed: 21
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
15.10 Summer MonthsRead a book that has exactly 6 , 7, or 8 words in the title
Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 455
Total Tasks Completed: 22
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
20.5 - Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger Hunt**find any of these items associated with summer on the cover and read that book.
Swimsuits
by Elin Hilderbrand~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 475
Total Tasks Completed: 23
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime DreamingOption 1: Read a book with clouds on the cover. These can be drawings or photos but you must be able to identify them as clouds.
by Erik LarsonClaiming IF ticket
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 495
Total Tasks Completed: 24
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 3
25.2 - Mazza1's Task: Title PairsOPTION 1
Read 2 books where the last word of the first book's title is the first word of the second book's title
by Freida McFaddenand
by J.T. Ellison~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 520
Total Tasks Completed: 25
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 3
30.1 - Susan A's Task: The Stanley Cup PlayoffsOption 2: Read a book with the letters N H L in the title. Ignore subtitles. Order doesn't matter.
Starling House by Starling House
Option 4: Read a book originally published in June.
First published June 20, 2023
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 550
Total Tasks Completed: 26
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 3
30.5 - RedSycamore's Task: The Sound of SilenceOption 1: Two Book Option
Book one: Read a book with no words in the title.
Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
Clytemnestra is not found in the scrabble dictionary
Book two: Read a book with at least one letter or number that's part of the cover art.
by Olivia DadeThe shirt has letters on it.
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 580
Total Tasks Completed: 27
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 3
15.10 - Summer Months Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title - Read The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper. There are 6 words in the title.
Points these task: 15
Total points: 205
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 1
It's A Fact ticket requests: 6
Books read and claimed: 15
Tasks completed: 12
10.5 - Cricket Chose the second option - Read a book where the author's initials can be found in the word CRICKET - Trying the author's initials again, but I think I have it this time! Read The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair. Per the rules I missed, the author's initials are KC which is in CRICKET.
The Secret Lives of Color is non-fiction, so I claim one It's a Fact ticket.
Points these task: 10
Total points: 215
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 1
It's A Fact ticket requests: 7
Books read and claimed: 16
Tasks completed: 13
15.1 - The Long and Short of It Book 1: Has a page count of 400 or more pages. - Read Dancing with the Octopus: The Telling of a True Crime by Debora Harding. This has 432 pages.
Book 2: Has a page count of 200 or fewer pages. - Read Rooms of the Mind by Makenzie Campbell. This has 192 pages.
Dancing with the Octopus: The Telling of a True Crime is non-fiction, so I claim one It's a Fact ticket.
Points these task: 15
Total points: 230
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 1
It's A Fact ticket requests: 8
Books read and claimed: 18
Tasks completed: 14
Mod
Option 2 - Read one book which satisfies both requirements of option 1
Read a book which is either #6 and an animal on the cover.
read
points this post 15
total points 820
Mod
Read a book that has the name of a U.S. state in the title
Find Me in California
and
Read a book that is set at least 50% in New Jersey
The Jersey Devil
points this post 15
total points 835
Mod
read a book from this list
The Book Was Better Than The Movie
read Gone Girl found on page 4
points this post 15
total points 850
Elizabeth PTask 5.2 - Hop Hop Jump
Book with the word "two" in title
Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 200
Total Tasks: 13
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
IAF: 0
Total Books: 14
Elizabeth PTask 5.8 - Sand Made Castles
Book with castle on cover
by Rachel GilligApproved in post 38 on help thread
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 205
Total Tasks: 14
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
IAF: 0
Total Books: 15
Elizabeth P Task 15.10 - Summer Months
Book with exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in title
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
6 words in title
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 220
Total Tasks: 15
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
IAF: 0
Total Books: 16
Jen K20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime Dreaming
Option 2: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
sweetGRASS
***Requesting 1 IAF ticket for nonfiction***
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 620
BB: 3
IAF: 5
Jen K15.9 Summer Blockbusters
Austenland
List: The Movie Was Better Than The Book; Page: 3
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 635
BB: 3
IAF: 5
Jen K15.1 The Long and Short of It
Book 1: Nemesis- 474 pages
Book 2: Fever Dream - 183 pages
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 650
BB: 3
IAF: 5
Lisa MD20.5 - Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger Hunt
Happy Place by Emily Henry
400 pgs
swimsuits & floaties on cover
☀️👓☀️⛱️☀️👓☀️⛱️☀️👓☀️⛱️☀️👓☀️⛱️☀️👓☀️⛱️
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 515 / 850
Total Books Read: 40
Total Tasks Completed: 33 / 52
Big Book Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 9
LAUREN JODI25.1 - Amy FL - Farewell to a Legend
Option 1
Strictly Confidential by Lynda Aicher
Option 3
Murder at Half Moon Gate by Andrea Penrose
Word: HALF
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 240/850
Total Books Read: 21
Total Tasks Completed: 17/52
LAUREN JODI50.1 - Ashlea's Task-Summer Storms
Book 1 - Option 2:
Fatal Identity by Marie Force
Page #: 400
Book 2 - Option 2
A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas
Name: Greyson Nathaniel
Page #: 353
Book 3 - Option 2
Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb
Page #: 384
Total pages: 1137
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 290/850
Total Books Read: 24
Total Tasks Completed: 18/52
Kathy KS25.2 - Mazza1's Task: Title Pairs
total for both books must exceed 600 pages
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
Word: BETRAYAL
An Old Betrayal by Charles Finch
I listened to an audiobook; pb-294 p. (no mmpb)
Betrayal at Blackthorn Park by Julia Kelly
I read an ARC version of this title. Pages: 320
Total pages: 294+320=614 (>600)
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 395
Tasks completed: 18/52
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
20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime DreamingOption 3: Read a NON-FICTION book by 1 author with 1st/last initials in SWIMMING POOL
In a Flight of Starlings by Giorgio Parisi
**Claiming 1 It's A Fact Ticket**
New Points: 20
Total Points: 465
Tickets as of this post: BB(7), GO(7), IaF(6)
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
***Requesting 1 IAF ticket for nonfiction***
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 600
BB: 3
IAF: 4