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JULY 2024 CHALLENGE
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JULY 2024 COMPLETED TASKS
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MOST POINTS
🎉Linda C - 11
Amber - 9
Diana S - 2
Marilyn - 8
🧨🧨Bethany - 12
🎆🎆🎆 Mickslibrarian - 15
Tessa - 10
MOST PAGES
🧨🧨 Linda C - 3342
Amber - 3131
Diana S - 640
Marilyn - 2500
🎆🎆🎆 Bethany - 4081
🎉 Mickslibrarian - 3198
Tessa - 2936
📖🫙Winners for August
1.9 Marilyn
1.10 Amber
1.5 READ THE ALPHABET: LETTER GRead a book that Author's FIRST/LAST name starts with the LETTER G
The Wedding Shawl (Seaside Knitters, #5) – Sally Goldenbaum (4 stars) 7/3/24 [299]
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 299
Total Points - 1
Total pages - 299
1.9 (Marilyn's Task) CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAYAt least three countries celebrate their Independence during this month of July.
Read a book set in the UNITED STATES. Be sure to include the name of the country where the book you read is set.
Chaos in Little Leaf Creek by Cindy Bell 07.02.24
Task points 1
Task pages 234
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(Drink on cover)
Double Jeopardy by Stuart Woods (7/6/24) 320 pp ⭐⭐ Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 320
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set in United States & Paris, France
The Ball at Versailles by Danielle Steel (7/10/24) 320 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 320
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 640
2.1 THE LOTTERY#1 Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women Novel, #1) – Evie Dunmore (4 stars) 7/9/24 [335]
#3 My Sister, the Serial Killer – Oyinkan Braithwaite (4 stars) 7/11/24 [226]
Points this task - 2
Pages this task - 561
Total Points - 3
Total pages - 860
2.1 THE LOTTERYRead 2 Books
1. Jews in the Garden: A Holocaust Survivor, the Fate of His Family, and the Secret History of Poland in World War II by Judy Rakowsky--7/8/24--384 pages
2. The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens--7/11/24--304 pages
Total points--2
Total pages--688
1.3 BUZZWORDThis month 's buzzword is MEASUREMENTS.
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston 07.11.24
Task points 1
Task pages 340
Total points 2
Total pages 574
1.3 BUZZWORDThis month 's buzzword is MEASUREMENTS.
Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood 337 pgs, 7/5
Points: 1
Pages: 337
1.4 July 10 - PINA COLADA DAY
by Steven R. Gundry 7/7Points: 1
Pages: 331
Total points: 2
Total pages: 668
1.6 UNUSUAL TOWN NAMENINETY SIX, SOUTH CAROLINA
Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro 7/18
Points: 1
Pages: 672
Total points: 3
Total pages: 1340
1.6 UNUSUAL TOWN NAME - NINETY SIX, SOUTH CAROLINA Read a book with a 9 or 6 in it's page count.
The Killings At Badger's Drift by Caroline Graham 7/16/2024 264 p.
Task points: 1
Task pages: 264
Total points: 1
Total pages: 264
1.10 (Linda C's task) Vacation Reading - Read a vacation read of your choice and let us know the format you would have read it in if you were on vacation. Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn 7/17/2024 352 p. (audiobook)
Task points: 1
Task pages: 352
Total points: 2
Total pages: 616
2.2 4th of JULY 1. Read a book that has a RED, WHITE, or BLUE Cover (60+%). BONUS POINT: If ALL 3 Colors are on the cover.
The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 7/5/2024 380 p.2. Read a book set in the U.S.
Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem by Kekla Magoon 7/6/2024 176 p.
Task points: 3 (2 + bonus)
Task pages: 556
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1172
1.9 (Marilyn's Task) CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAY Read a book set in CANADA, the UNITED STATES or FRANCE.
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) – Jim Butcher (3 stars) 7/22/24 [355] – set in Chicago, IL, USA
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 355
Total Points - 4
Total pages - 1215
1.6 UNUSUAL TOWN NAME - NINETY-SIX, SOUTH CAROLINA Read a book with a 9 or 6 in its page count.
The Music of Bees – Eileen Garvin (5 stars) 7/24/24 [336] – 6 in page count
1.10 (Linda C's task) Vacation Reading
Read a vacation read of your choice and let us know the format you would have read it in if you were on vacation.
A Disappearance in Fiji (Akal Singh, #1) – Nilima Rao (4 stars) 7/23/24 [288] – on vacation now and read it on my kindle
Points these tasks - 2
Pages these tasks - 624
Total Points - 6
Total pages - 1839
1.3 BUZZWORDThis month 's buzzword is MEASUREMENTS.
Read a with MEASUREMENTS in the title. e.g.: distance, time, numerals, etc...
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao – Junot Diaz (2 stars) 7/27/24 [354] – word BRIEF
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 354
Total Points - 7
Total pages - 2193
1.1 FIREWORKS! - Enjoy the fireworks! Then enjoy a book you have been wanting to read for awhile. Your choice All Systems Red by Martha Wells 7/20/2024 149 p.
Task points: 1
Task pages: 149
Total points: 6
Total pages: 1321
TESSATask 3.1 - Tessa - OLYMPICS
Book set in France - Jacqueline in Paris✔ – 13Jul24 - 352 pg BONUS set in Paris
Author's first & last initials in OLYMPIC GAMES - Y L - Yoon Ha Lee / Dragon Pearl ✔ – 04Jul24
All letters of TORCH in title (any order) - TOR in TROuble / CH in CHristmas - The Trouble with Christmas ✔ – 08Jul24 - 464 pg
THIS TASK
Total points earned - 3 + 1 bonus = 4
Total pages read: 1136 pg
Total points to this point - 4
Total pages to this point - 1136 pg
TESSATask 2.2 - 4th OF JULY
Red, white or Blue COVER BONUS if all three colors -
✔ – 04Jul24 (White background, red in the pheasant, and title written in blue) - 288 pgSet in the USA - New York - Behold the Dreamers ✔ – 26Jul24 - 400 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2 + 1 = 3
Pages read - 688
Total points to this point - 7
Total pages read to this point - 1824
TESSATask 3.2 - Tessa - FAMILY VACATION
A book where the characters include at least one parent and two children. - Atticus (father), Jem (son), Scout (daughter) - To Kill a Mockingbird ✔ – 12Jul24 - 376 pg
Car on the COVER -
✔ – 27Jul24 - 352 pgWord in Text: HOTEL - pg 130: "I sat in the hotel lobby with his…" - Enough ✔ – 01Jul24 - 384 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 3
Pages read - 1112 pg
Total points to date - 10
Total pages read to date - 2936 pg
5.1 SUMMER OLYMPICSRead 5 Books
1. International--While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams--7/25/24--367 pages
loc. 447--"The story will break across the international wires..."
2. Equipment--Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume--7/24/24--176 pages
loc. 1392--"Wait a minute--I've got the equipment in the other..."
3. Summer--The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez--7/14/24--256 pages
loc. 1134--"Every summer this boy's family went to Hawaii to visit..."
4. Athletes--Poor Things by Alasdair Gray--7/14/24--336 pages
p. 94--"I'm sure there is not a better athlete..."
5. Swimming--The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid--7/9/24--389 pages
loc. 727--"If anyone asks, you love tennis and swimming..."
Points this task: 5
Total points: 7
Pages this task: 1524
Total pages: 2212
2.3 (Bethany's Task) DOUBLE TROUBLE - Read 2 Books that each have one of the same thing: this could be the same words in the title, same author, 2 detectives, etc ... Tell what your 2 books have in common.Two books by the same author, same series.
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells 7/26/2024 159 p.
AND
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells 7/29/2024 160 p.
Task points: 2
Task pages: 319
Total points: 8
Total pages: 1640
2.4 (Bethany's Task) OPPOSITES ATTRACT - Read 2 Books that have Opposites. Maybe opposite words in the title, opposite color covers (like black/white). Tell what your opposites are in the two books Book 1 is historical non-fiction, Book 2 is futuristic fiction.
The Real Queen Charlotte by Catherine Curzon 7/28/2024 224 p.
AND
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells 7/30/2024 172 p.
Task points: 2
Task pages: 396
Total points: 10
Total pages: 2036
1.9 (Marilyn's Task) CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAYRead a book set in CANADA, the UNITED STATES or FRANCE. Be sure to include the name of the country where the book you read is set.
Set in the US (Central Texas to be exact!)
The Madstone by Elizabeth Crook--7/28/24--288 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 288
Total points: 8
Total pages: 2500
3.1 (Tessa's Task) OLYMPIC GAMES 1. Read a book set in France +*(BONUS POINT: if it is set in Paris)
The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas Day 7/30/2024 288 p.
AND
2. Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are in OLYMPIC GAMES.
Forget Me Never by Susan Wittig Albert 7/24/2024 304 p.
AND
3. Read a book with a title that contains all the letters of TORCH (any order).
using undeRsTanding by design in tHe Culturally and linguistically diverse classrOom by Amy Heineke 7/9/2024 298 p.
Task points: 4 (3 + bonus)
Task pages: 890
Total points: 14
Total pages: 2926
1.8 (Mickslibrarian's Task) JULY BIRTH FLOWERSJuly's birth flowers are LARKSPUR and WATER LILY
Read a book where the title (excluding A, An,The), author's FIRST name, and author's LAST name all start with a letter in either LARKSPUR
Physicians' Untold Stories: Miraculous experiences doctors are hesitant to share with their patients, or ANYONE! by Scott J. Kolbaba 07.28.24
Task points 1
Task pages 241
Total points 3
Total pages 815
2.3 (Bethany's Task) DOUBLE TROUBLERead 2 Books that each have one of the same thing: this could be the same words in the title, same author, 2 detectives, etc ... Tell what your 2 books have in common. (both have yellow titles)
by Paige Shelton 07.17.24pages 307
by Stephanie Dray 07.25.24pages 576
Task points 2
Task pages 883
Total points 5
Total pages 1698
2.2 4th of JULYRead 2 Books
1. Read a book that has a RED, WHITE, or BLUE Cover (60+%).
by Amalie Howard 07.15.24pages 368
2. Read a book set in the U.S.
Happy Place by Emily Henry 07.11.24 (set in Maine)
pages 400
Task points 2
Task pages 768
Total points 7
Total pages 2466
2.4 (Bethany's Task) OPPOSITES ATTRACTRead 2 Books that have Opposites. Maybe opposite words in the title, opposite color covers (like black/white). Tell what your opposites are in the two books (one is set in England, the other in the USA)
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell 07.01.24
pages 370
White Colander Crime by Victoria Hamilton 07.29.24
pages 295
Task points 2
Task pages 665
Total points 9
Total pages 3131
Well, I was going to post for task 5.1 but my computer had a mini meltdown and the files I had on my USB stick were eaten. Yes, I still have the files on the hard drive ... but I hadn't updated THOSE files since April, only the USB files. S*I*G*HIt will take me a while to recreate everything. Thank heavens I had posted all my books read through July 30 on Goodreads!
Anyway ... even if I win one of the tasks, Diana ... just skip me this month. Too much to do to deal with creating a task.
2.1 THE LOTTERYThey Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems by David Bowles 7/15 112 pgs
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty 7/23 294 pgs
Points: 2
Pages: 406
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1746
1.5 READ THE ALPHABET: LETTER GGallant by Victoria Schwab 7/23
Points: 1
Pages: 338
Total points: 6
Total pages: 2084
3.1 (Tessa's Task) OLYMPIC GAMES1. Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman 7/8 432 pgs (only partly set in Paris)
2. Reciprocal Teaching at Work K-12: Powerful Strategies and Lessons for Improving Reading Comprehension by Lori D. Oczkus 7/31 294 pgs
3. How to Raise an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi 7/5 288 pgs
Points: 3
Pages: 1014
Total points: 9
Total pages: 3098
3.2 (Tessa's Task) FAMILY VACATION1. House Arrest by K.A. Holt 7/15 304 pgs
2.
by Catherynne M. Valente 7/30 352 pgs3.
by Simone St. James 7/11 327 pgsPoints: 3
Pages: 983
Total points: 12
Total pages: 4081
2.3 (Bethany's Task) DOUBLE TROUBLE Read 2 Books that each have one of the same thing: same author - Carla Kelly
1. The Unlikely Gunwharf Rats (St. Brendan #4) - Carla Kelly (5 stars) 7/29/24 [328]
2. The Double Cross (Spanish Brand, #1) – Carla Kelly (4 stars) 7/31/24 [240]
Points this task - 2
Pages this task - 568
Total Points - 9
Total pages - 2761
1.1 FIREWORKS!Then enjoy a book you have been wanting to read for a while. Your choice
Uncommon Type: Some Stories – Tom Hanks (4 stars) 7/5/24 [403]
1.8 (Mickslibrarian's Task) JULY BIRTH FLOWERS
Read a book where the title, author's FIRST name, and author's LAST name all start with a letter in WATER LILY.
All three letters must be from the same word.
Thread and Gone (Mainely Needlepoint, #3) – Lea Wait (3 stars) 7/30/24 [178] – T, L and W in WATER LILY
Points this task - 2
Pages this task - 581
Total Points - 11
Total pages - 3342
1.9 (Marilyn's Task) CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAY - Read a book set in FRANCE. A Murder Most French by Colleen Cambridge (set in Paris, France) 7/31/2024 272 p.
Task points: 1
Task pages: 272
Total points: 15
Total pages: 3198
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What a bummer! 😱
Ok Tessa will do 👍
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