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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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Lindsey IL5.1 - Dodge the Ball
Boundless by Cynthia Hand
title does not contain H, I, or T
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 525
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 13
Tasks Completed: 29
Books Read: 36
Lindsey IL5.8 - Sand Made Castles
Castle Perilous by John DeChancie
castle on cover
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 530
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 13
Tasks Completed: 30
Books Read: 37
Lindsey IL5.9 - Hot Summer Months
Witness: Stories by Jamel Brinkley
published in August (I'm in northern hemisphere)
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 535
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 13
Tasks Completed: 31
Books Read: 38
Julia10315.3 Let The Games Begin
Option 2:
A. Tineye has
65.4% #e03525 red
8.8 % #b43629 red
5.7% #d23422 red
5.3% #0b0a06 black
(exceeds 75%)
B. This book is set in London, England
(United Kingdom is one of the countries listed in the task)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 730
BB: 5
GO: 2
NF: 7
Tasks completed: 44
Books read: 57
Lindsey IL5.10 - Easy Breezy Summertime
The QOD Diet: Eating Well Every Other Day by John T. Daugirdas
***It's A Fact ticket, please***
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 540
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 14
Tasks Completed: 32
Books Read: 39
Lindsey IL15.5 - Do You Have A Flag?
An Exorcist Explains How to Heal the Possessed: And Help Souls Suffering Spiritual Crises by Paolo Carlin
author's initials in CAPTURE THE FLAG
***It's A Fact ticket, please***
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 555
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 15
Tasks Completed: 33
Books Read: 40
Lindsey IL15.9 - Summer Blockbusters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
book on both lists, pg. 1
***1 Big Book ticket, please*** (506 pg.)
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 570
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 15
Tasks Completed: 34
Books Read: 41
Lindsey IL25.4 - Truitt_T’s Task: It’s a Riot!
The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel
option 1, genres lgbt and nonfiction
***It's A Fact ticket, please***
Moonbound by Robin Sloan
option 2, author's initials in STONEWALL RIOTS
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 595
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 16
Tasks Completed: 35
Books Read: 43
Lindsey IL50.1 - Ashlea's Task-Summer Storms
Murder at Sunrise Lake by Christine Feehan
option 1, sunrise in title
The Sound of Distant Thunder by Jan Drexler
option 1, thunder in title
Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls by Lauren Graham
option 2, author's initials in JUNIPER HENSLEY GRACE
***It's A Fact ticket, please***
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 645
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 17
Tasks Completed: 36
Books Read: 46
5.4 Game of HORSEWould It Kill You to Stop Doing That? A Modern Guide to Manners
All letters of HORSE in the title/subtitle
Total points: 100
Mod
15.10 Summer MonthsRead a book with either 6, 7, 8 words in title
The Last Thing He Told Me - 6 words
Points: 15
Total/challenge: 585 pts
Sarah E15.10 Summer Months
Witch Is When The Hammer Fell - six words in title
I read a kindle edition, paperback - no MMP - is Witch Is When The Hammer Fell
Total Points: 515
Sarah E20.3 Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer Murders
Option 1: MPG Mystery, female author
Shadows in Bronze by Lindsey Davis
I listened to an audio, top MMP is Shadows in Bronze - 354 pages
Total Points: 535
Amy B5.10 Easy Breezy Summertime
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
White Cat, Black Dog: Stories by Kelly Link
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 570 Points
Mod
Catherine 50.1 -Ashlea's Task-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 author’s first and last initial can be found in FINNLAN JAMES.
Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer (498 pages) Twilight
Book 2, Option 2- Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in GREYSON NATHANIEL or HENRY OLIVER
The Rivals, by Richard Sheridan (82 pages) The Rivals
(Golden Oldies - originally published in 1775)
(+ Six Characters in Search of an Author, by Luigi Pirandello (80 pages) Six Characters in Search of an Author) - second play added to meet length requirements
Book 3, Option 2- Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in JUNIPER HENSLEY GRACE
Mouse or Rat, by Umberto Eco (208 pages) Mouse or Rat?: Translation as Negotiation
(It’s a Fact)
Point Total: 50
GOs this post: 1
Total GOs to date: 1
It's a Fact this post: 1
Total It's a Fact to date: 1
trishhartuk30.1 Susan A's Task: The Stanley Cup Playoffs
Option 2: Read a book with the letters N H L in the title.
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, Shannon Chakraborty
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (483pg)
N in amiNa, H in tHe, L in aL
Option 4: Read a book originally published in June.
Dressed to Kill, Lynn Cahoon
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (320pg)
First published 23 June 2015
Total pages: 483 + 320 = 803pg
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 515
Tasks Completed: 36
It’s a Fact Tickets: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
Barbara ★10.8 - Olympics: Equestrian
Read a book with a horse on the cover.
Cowboys Can't Lie - Rachel Branton 8/31
Points this task: 10
Total points: 695
EMurphy10.4 Summer Songs - Title word of at least 3 letters shared with your chosen song Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
*Word is HERE from "Here Comes the Sun" by the Beatles
This Task:
Points: 10
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 475
Books Read: 36
GO Ticket: 2
BB Ticket +500: 2
IAF Ticket: 7
Tasks Completed: 24
Catherine 20.9-Moderators Pet: Babbling C's Task-Nephews
Option 3. Read a book with a title word of at least 4 letters that can be made from mechanical engineering. Required State your word
Code Name: Lise, by Larry Loftis (NAME) Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy
Point Total: 70
GOs this post: 0
Total GOs to date: 1
It's a Fact this post: 1
Total It's a Fact to date: 2
Catherine 20.7- Shorter is Sweeter : Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or Bust
Option 3 - Read a book with MPG war.
The Air Raid Book Club, by Annie Lyons The Air Raid Book Club
Point Total: 90
GOs this post: 0
Total GOs to date: 1
It's a Fact this post: 0
Total It's a Fact to date: 2
Catherine 20.6- It's A Fact- KathyP's Task-Summertime Dreaming
Option 2: Read a non-fiction book with all the letters of GRASS in the title.
The Great Heresies, by Hilaire Belloc The Great Heresies
(Golden Oldie – first published 1938)
Point Total: 110
GOs this post: 1
Total GOs to date: 2
It's a Fact this post: 1
Total It's a Fact to date: 3
Catherine 20.4 Golden Oldies - FLY's Task- Kids’ Games Through the Ages
d) Read a book with a cover that is at least 75% red and/or green, according to TinEye. Required: post the cover
The Uncommon Reader, by Alan Bennett The Uncommon Reader
Point Total: 130
GOs this post: 0
Total GOs to date: 2
It's a Fact this post: 0
Total It's a Fact to date: 3
Mod
5.1 Dodge the Ball
Read a book whose title does not contain the letters HIT.
Darkborn
Points this task: 5
Season total: 300
BB Tickets: 6
GO Tickets: 2
IAF Tickets: 6
JenJ IA25.3 -JennRenee's Task - Summer English Lesson
Option D: Some words are both a noun and a verb
Book 1: Read a book with a noun of 4 or more letters
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Book 2: Read a book with that same word used a verb in the title.
This Spells Love by Kate Robb
Required: State the words used for every option - SPELLS
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 685/850
Tasks Completed: 40/52
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 12
Mod
5.10 Easy Breezy Summertime
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Halfway to the Grave
Points this task: 5
Season total: 305
BB Tickets: 6
GO Tickets: 2
IAF Tickets: 6
Catherine 20.3
Option 1. Read a book with the MPG of Mystery and/or Crime AND written by a Female author.
Busman’s Honeymoon, by Dorothy L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon
(GO ticket – first published 1937)
Point Total: 150
GOs this post: 1
Total GOs to date: 3
It's a Fact this post: 0
Total It's a Fact to date: 3
Catherine 15.10
15.10 Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title.
Adoption: Should You, Could You, and Then What? By Dr. Ray Guarendi Adoption: Should You, Could You, and Then What?
Point Total: 165
GOs this post: 1
Total GOs to date: 3
It's a Fact this post: 1
Total It's a Fact to date: 4
Catherine 15.9 Summer Blockbusters
Read a book which appears on one of the following lists: The Movie Was Better Than The Book (Page 1, number 99)
The Painted Veil, by Somerset Maugham The Painted Veil
(Golden Oldie – first published 1925)
Point Total: 180
GOs this post: 1
Total GOs to date: 4
It's a Fact this post: 0
Total It's a Fact to date: 4
Catherine 15.8 Summer Sweets
Read a book with two authors writing under both names
Thrones, Dominations, by Dorothy L. Sayers and Jill Paton Walsh Thrones, Dominations
Point Total: 195
GOs this post: 0
Total GOs to date: 4
It's a Fact this post: 0
Total It's a Fact to date: 4
Catherine 15.3 Let The Games Begin
Read one book which satisfies both requirements:
1) Read a book whose cover is at least 75% made up of any combination of blue, yellow, black, green, and red.
2) Read a book at least 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.
The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela, by Benjamin of Tudela The Itinerary Of Benjamin Of Tudela: Critical Text, Translation And Commentary
– set in France, Germany, Italy, Spain
(Golden Oldie and It’s a Fact – first published 1175)
Point Total: 210
GOs this post: 1
Total GOs to date: 5
It's a Fact this post: 1
Total It's a Fact to date: 5
Catherine 5.4 Game of HORSE
Read a book that has all the letters of HORSE in the title/subtitle.
Burning the Books, by Richard Ovenden Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge Under Attack
(It’s a Fact)
Point Total: 210
GOs this post: 0
Total GOs to date: 5
It's a Fact this post: 1
Total It's a Fact to date: 6
Catherine 5.4 Game of HORSE
Read a book that has all the letters of HORSE in the title/subtitle.
Burning the Books, by Richard Ovenden Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge Under Attack
(It’s a Fact)
Point Total: 215
GOs this post: 0
Total GOs to date: 5
It's a Fact this post: 1
Total It's a Fact to date: 6
Catherine 5.3 TAG You're It!
Read a book with a 3 word only title
Murder Must Advertise, by Dorothy L. Sayers Murder Must Advertise
Golden Oldie – first published 1933
Point Total: 220
GOs this post: 1
Total GOs to date: 6
It's a Fact this post: 0
Total It's a Fact to date: 6
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.5 - Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger Hunt.
Read a book with one of the listed summer-themed items on the cover.
Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek (367 p.) *
* This cover has butterflies
➸ Total Points: 165
➸ Total Pages: 4,777
Lisa MD25.5 - Cat's Task - Books of Asia
Option 1: Set at least 70% in Asia
The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
327 pgs
Setting: Over 80% in Tehran
Option 2: Author Born in Asia
Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen
288 pgs
Kirstin Chen was born in Singapore.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirstin...
☀️👓☀️⛱️☀️👓☀️⛱️☀️👓☀️⛱️☀️👓☀️⛱️☀️👓☀️⛱️
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 820 / 850
Total Books Read: 64
Total Tasks Completed: 51 / 52
Big Book Tickets: 6
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 18
HanneloreTask 5.7 We All Scream
Read a book by an author born in the 1980's.
Required: State the year of birth. If the birth year is not present on the Goodreads author page, provide a reference.
Book: The Missing of Clairdelune
How it fits: Autor Christelle Dabos was born in 1980 (easy to find on Goodreads author's page).
**This book is 512 pages. Claiming one BB ticket please. **
Points this task: 5
Total points: 175
Tasks completed: 12
BB tickets:
(2) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 2
IAF tickets: 0
HanneloreTask 5.10 Easy Breezy Summertime
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Book: Dead Ground
How it fits: Book meets SRC rules
Points this task: 5
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 13
BB tickets:
(2) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 2
IAF tickets: 0
Sarah E30.4 Nick KY’s Task: Lots of Books
Option 1: Author initials LG in SUMMERMEANSREADINGLOTSOFBOOKS
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
I listened to an audio, MMP is Siempre Alice - 336 pages
Option 2: On page 2 of the Comedy list
Soul Music
I listened to an audio, top MMP is Soul Music - 373 pages
336 + 373 = 709 pages
Total Points: 565
Thank you to the mods and task creators for another great season!
Elizabeth PTask 5.3 - TAG You're It!
Book with 3 word title
The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 255
Total Tasks: 17
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
IAF: 0
Total Books: 19
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.9 - Olympics: Pentathlon
Read a book with exactly 5 words in the title
Seasons of a Family's Life: Cultivating the Contemplative Spirit at Home
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Totals
Points: 325
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 9
Total books: 29
Total tasks: 29
Readerboard Name: Kathy P15.8 Summer Sweets
Read a book with 2 authors
The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary ImpactAuthors : Chip Health and Dan Heath
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Totals
Points: 340
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 10
Total books: 30
Total tasks: 30
50.1 -Ashlea's Task-Summer StormsBook 1 Option 1: Read a book with the word SUNSHINE, SUNRISE, or SUN in the title.
I read Evil Under the Sun
I claim 1 Golden Oldies ticket for this book published in 1941.
Book 2 Option 1: Read a book with STORM, THUNDER, RAIN, or LIGHTNING in the title or a storm on the cover
I read The Art of Racing in the Rain
Book 3 Option 2: Read a book by an author who's first and last initial can be found in JUNIPER HENSLEY GRACE
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa.
Initials SA. juniper henSley grAce
Points this post: 50
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 380
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 4
It's a Fact Tickets: 8
Kathy KS20.2 - 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.
The Biscuit Witch by Deborah Smith
Word: WITCH
I read a large print version; pb-107 p. (no mmpb with pages)
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 540
Tasks completed: 24/52
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: 4
EMurphy5.5 The Great Cornholio - #2, 7, or 27 in a series The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell
*The Family Upstairs #2
This Task:
Points: 5
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 480
Books Read: 37
GO Ticket: 2
BB Ticket +500: 2
IAF Ticket: 7
Tasks Completed: 25
All done! Thanks for a great challenge!
Julia1035.10 Easy Breezy Summertime
The Allingham Casebook
This post: 5 points
Total points: 735
BB: 5
GO: 2
NF: 7
Tasks completed: 45
Books read: 58
Angela IL25.4 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:
Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative by Melissa Febos-8/14 (171 pgs)
MPG: Queer/LGBT/Non-Fiction/Memoir
Claiming It's a Fact Ticket
Option 2: Read a book for which the author’s initials may be found in STONEWALL RIOTS.
Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli-8/31
Read via Kindle/ No MMPB/PB link:Someday, Maybe (368 pgs)
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 570
Books Read: 37
Tasks Completed: 24
It's a Fact: 4
Big Book: 2
JenJ IA5.10 Easy Breezy Summertime
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
For this task, a book with the MPG Childrens, Kids, Middle Grade or Juvenile that is NOT found in ARBF may be used
Telephone of the Tree by Alison McGhee
This is not found in the ARBookfinder
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 690/850
Tasks Completed: 41/52
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 12
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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750 Pages: 288 + 768 + 256 = 1312 pages
Book 1- Finn is what is called our Sunshine baby, he is a baby born before a miscarriage or loss.
Option 2- Read a book where an authors first and last initial can be found in FINNLAN JAMES.
jAmEs
A Poem for Every Summer Day by Allie Esiri
Book 2- Greyson and Henry are my angel babies, they are the storm.
Read a book by an author who's first and last initial can be found in GREYSON NATHANIEL or HENRY OLIVER
nAThaniel
Phineas Redux by Anthony Trollope
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
hensLeY
Wednesday's Child: Stories by Yiyun Li
Task Total: 50
Season Total: 530