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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2025
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TessaVanessaChallenge 10.9 Fly Me To The Moon
Read a book MPG Space, stand alone or embedded
Airlock by Tash McAdam
Points this post: 10
Total points: 560/975
Task completed: 36/56
Delicious Dee10.7 Camp Rock
Love Me Like a Love Song - main character is singing in an acapella group and book features several scenes at concerts where he is performing
Points this Task: 10
Points Overall: 310
Its a Fact Tickets: 4
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.8 Shipwrecked and Stranded
Read a book where a shipwreck or someone who stranded in the ocean or on an island is essential to the story.
The Raft by S.A. Bodeen
AR: IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7.0
Points this post: 15
Total points: 575/975
Task completed: 37/56
Delicious Dee15.4 Beauty in Words
Book A - The God of the Woods - Word: Woods - from the line: They shut the road through the woods; by Kipling
Book B - The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries - Emily Brightwell - Author name Emily for emily dickinson
Points this Task: 15
Points Overall: 325
Its a Fact Tickets: 4
Delicious Dee20.9 Moderator's Pet: Trishhartuk's Task - Crater Lake
Option 2 -
- approved in the THT for vast body of waterPoints this Task: 20
Points Overall: 345
Its a Fact Tickets: 4
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.10 I'm Not Scared
Read a book with MPG Horror- Stand alone or embedded
A Guest in the House
Points this post: 15
Total points: 590/975
Task completed: 38/56
Delicious Dee30.3 Susan A's Task: Exploring MPGs
Book A - MPG Maritime - Dead in the Water: A True Story of Hijacking, Murder, and a Global Maritime Conspiracy - maritime is a top genre: claiming 1 its a fact ticket for non-fiction
Book B - MPG Medieval - The Virgin in the Ice - medieval is a top genre
Points this Task: 30
Points Overall: 375
Its a Fact Tickets: 5
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Karen Michele's Task - I Wonder
Option 3: Read a book that has won the Hugo Award for science fiction (just winners in all categories)
Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Damian Duffy
Points this post: 20
Total points: 610/975
Task completed: 39/56
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.2 Robin P's Task: Enjoying Summer - Not!
Option 1: read a book whose title (Subtitles may be ignored) does not contain any of the letters SWEAT.
Chill by Colin Frizzell
Option 2: Read a book with a person wearing shorts or a swimsuit on the cover.
by Emily HenryPoints this post: 25
Total points: 635/975
Task completed: 40/56
Delicious Dee30.5 Delicious Dee 's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: HG Wells
Option 4 - Payback in Death - found on pg3 of the futuristic shelf
Option 5 - Trouble in Queenstown - more than 75% set in New Jersey
Points this Task: 30
Points Overall: 405
Its a Fact Tickets: 5
Delicious Dee30. 9 Nick KY’s Task: Uluru – National Parks of Australia
Option 2 - Let's Give 'Em Pumpkin to Talk About - WORD: TALK
Option 4 - Her Scorched Bones - set in australia
Points this Task: 30
Points Overall: 435
Its a Fact Tickets: 5
KRISTA KY15.1 More or Less?
Book 1: Read the book with the most ratings on your TBR
and
Book 2: Read the book with the least ratings on your TBR
Most Ratings at 1,472,992 - People We Meet on Vacation
Least Ratings at less than 200 (not released at time of challenge start) - Atmosphere
Points this post: 15
Total points: 200
Books read: 14
KRISTA KY20.4 Golden Oldies: Kai's Task - London Adventure
Option 5 - Read a book with an MPG of Historical, Romance, or Historical Romance. MPGs must be stand-alone, not embedded.
Slow Dance - MPG ROMANCE
Points this post: 20
Total points: 220
Books read: 15
Mcquaid5.1 Victory Day
Read a book that takes place in one of the States or countries that have a National Park honoring WII. The parks are shown with a green number on this map (to enlarge the map, click on any green number.) Only those distinguished as a National Park may be used.
Required: State the park
Park: Eleanor Roosevelt NHS
Book Read: Audition by Katie Kitamura
Points this post: 5
Total points: 225
Books read: 14
Mcquaid5.4 World Environment: Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in "World Environment Day".
Book Read: Lady of Starfire by Melissa K. Roehrich
Points this post: 5
Total points: 230
Books read: 15
Mcquaid10.4 Future's So Bright
Read a book with a person wearing sunglasses on the cover. The sunglasses must be dark or reflective, on a face, and at least 1 lens showing.
Required: post the cover
Book Read: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 240
Books read: 16
Task 10.4 - Future's So Brightperson wearing sunglasses on cover (on the right, slightly lifted glasses OKed in help thread)
Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
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440 points
10.1 Walking On SunshineTitle word made from WALKING ON SUNSHINE: Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown
paperback edition Society of Lies
The word is Lies.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 185
Mcquaid15.5 Land of Dragons: Read a book with a single author with all initials found in Komodo OR Dragon OR Lizard. Letters may be used as many times as they appear.
Required: State which word used.
Word used: Lizard
Book read: Fearless by Lauren Roberts
Points this post: 15
Total points: 255
Books read: 17
25.4 - Bookworm526's task: Our National ParksThis is a two book task, pick an option from book 1 and an option from book 2
Required: State the options.
Book 1: Option B - The national park we have visited most often, because it is the closest to home, is Congaree. Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the title (subtitles excluded) that can be made from the phrase CONGAREE SWAMP.
Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Required: State the word.
Word used: Women
The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick
Book 2: Option A - New River Gorge is one of the newest US national parks. To celebrate this trip, read a debut work by an author who is new to you.
Required: State that the author is new to you.
Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole
This author was new to me.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 280
Books read: 19
JUKKA5.1 Victory Day
Book set in a US state with a national park honouring WW2.
The Assignment by Walter Hill is mostly set in California, where Yosemite Park honours WW2.
Total Points: 225/1000
Total Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 18/57
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 2
JUKKA5.5 Summer Solstice
Book where the first letter of each word is in SUMMER SOLSTICE.
Limbo by Dan Watters.
Total Points: 230/1000
Total Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 19/57
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 2
JUKKA5.7 Summer Vacations
Book with at least one adult and two children on the cover.
Bob's Burgers, Volume 1 by Mike Olsen
Total Points: 235/1000
Total Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 20/57
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 2
20.4 Golden Oldies: Kai's Task - London AdventureOption 5- JANE AUSTEN
Read a book with an MPG of Historical, Romance, or Historical Romance. MPGs must be stand-alone, not embedded.
The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea by Bandi
Historical
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 265
Total BB: 1
Total IAF: 5
5.6; ...; 5.8; 5.9;
10.4; ...; ...; 10.7
15.6; 15.7; ...; 15.9
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; ...; 20.6
25.5
30.6; ...; ...; ...; 30.10
5.4 World EnvironmentRead a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in "World Environment Day". Letters may only be used as often as they appear
This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 270
Total BB: 1
Total IAF: 5
5.4; ...; 5.6; ...; 5.8; 5.9;
10.4; ...; ...; 10.7
15.6; 15.7; ...; 15.9
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; ...; 20.6
25.5
Task 10.1 - Walking On Sunshinetitle word WHEN made from WALKING SUNSHINE
When the Moon Hits Your Eye
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450 points
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.2 Here or There?
Book 1: Using the North American parks, read a book whose title (subtitles are excluded) contains a word from the name one of the parks.
Black & White: The Rise and Fall of Bobby Fischer by Julian Voloj
BLACK Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado, US, North America
Book 2: Using the Europe parks, read a book whose title (subtitles are excluded) contains all the letters of the complete name of one parks.
The Phantom Twin by Lisa Brown
THETH National Park in Albania, Europe
Points this post: 15
Total points: 650/975
Task completed: 41/56
SHEMAC 20.8 Nickels and Dimes: MEGSCL's Task - 2025 Goals
My task is based on my two personal reading goals for this year.
Required: State the option chosen - 1
Option 1- Read any book first published in March 2025 or later. (30 June 2025)
The Allure of Ruins
This task points: 20
Total season points: 440
Mod
15.9 Let's Go Camping
Read a book with a camper, tent, or RV on the cover.
Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries. Tonya Kappes
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 260 /1000
Tasks Completed 20/57
EMurphy30.5 Delicious Dee's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: HG Wells
Option 4: First 5 pages of Technology Books or Futuristic Books Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
*page 4 of Futuristic Books
**345 pages
Option 5: Set in Great Britain or New Jersey A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie
*288 pages
**Golden Oldies Ticket (first published in 1950)
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 130
Books Read: 9
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 3
Tasks Completed: 6
EMurphy20.5 Bigger is Better-Kathy KS's Task: Light Up My World, Scarlett!
Option 4: MPG Suspense, Thriller, or Fantasy Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
*MPG Fantasy
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 150
Books Read: 10
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 3
Tasks Completed: 7
Bookwrm526Task #20.1 - Organized Procrastinator
Option 2: Read a book with a word of 5 or more letters in the title spelled from PROJECT FINISH RESISTANCE. Letters may be used only as often as they appear. I made the word STORIES (STRIES in resistance, O in project) and read Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erikson Pasaribu.
Total points so far: 275
Mai20.8 Nickels and Dimes: MEGSCL's Task - 2025 Goals
Option 1- Any book first published in March 2025 or later.
A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 8
NF Tickets: 1
SHEMAC 5.7 Summer Vacations
Read a book with at least one adult and two or more children on the book cover.
Required: Post the cover
And Manny Makes Seven
(Verification - Not for Kids #402)
This task points: 5
Total season points: 445
Task 5.4 - World Environmentauthor initials ED in WORLD ENVIRONMENT
Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat
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455 points
20.8 Nickels and Dimes: MEGSCL's Task - 2025 GoalsOption 1- Read any book first published in March 2025 or later.
Lever de soleil sur la moisson by Suzanne Collins
First published March 18, 2025
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 315
Kathy KS15.7 Bright and Beautiful
Read a book that is at least 50% blue OR 50% green OR 50% Red according to Tineye.
by Adam Oyebanji54.3 %#aed6ea Blue
9.2 %#557792 Blue
3.3 %#2e485e Blue
I listened to an audiobook; pb-224 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 265
Tasks completed: 12/57
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
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: 3
10.1 Walking On SunshineRead a book whose title includes a word of 4 or letters made from the phrase
"Walking On Sunshine"
The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden
word in title, KING, found in walKING on sunshine
Task total: 10
Season total: 405
Elizabeth P Task 10.5 - I'll be There for You
Book off Friendship Fiction list
The Book Club Hotel by Sarah Morgan
Page 1 of list
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 85
Total Tasks: 6
GO: 0
BB: 0
IAF: 0
Total Books: 6
Jessica S25.5 - Fly's Task - Celebrating Summertime
June Option 1: book where a wedding or a wedding anniversary is essential to the story
Limited Edition Husband by Lauren Blakely
August Option 2: Book by an author whose initials (first and last) are in one of the following words: BEER or SMORES or WAFFLE
Unspoken Vow by Eden Finley
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 415
Jessica S30. 9 Nick KY’s Task: Uluru – National Parks of Australia.
Opt. 2. Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the title/subtitle/author’s name from the phrase ULURU KATA TJUTA NICK KY. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
Required: State the word
Junk by Melvin Burgess
Opt. 4. Read a book that takes place at least 50% in Australia or is by an author born in or currently living in Australia.
Not Until Noah by Lisa Henry
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 445
Mai20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Karen Michele's Task - I Wonder
Option 3: Book that won the Hugo award: 2021 Hugo Award for Best Novel
Network Effect by Martha Wells
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 120
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 9
NF Tickets: 1
Jessica S25.3 - Shemac's task: Celebrating the end of WW2
Option 1 - Read a book that is set (at least 50%) in any combination of Japan and/or of the territories in Asia that Japan invaded between 1st September 1939 and 15th August 1945.
Guam, Wake Island, Hong Kong, Philippines, the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), Malaya, Singapore, Burma, Thailand, Indochina, Nauru, Kiribati, New Guinea and India THAILAND
The Boys in the Cave: Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue in Thailand by Matt Gutman
Option 3 - The rationing of essential food and commodities began in the UK with petrol on 22nd September, 1939. It finally ended with the announcement on 23rd June, 1958 that restrictions on coal would be abolished.
Read a book that was first published between these dates (inclusive)
Journey into Fear by Eric Ambler
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 470
Jessica S5.10 Picnic Time
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules
Unwritten Law by Eden Finley
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 475
25.4 - Bookworm526's task: Our National ParksBook 1 -Option B - Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the title (subtitles excluded) that can be made from the phrase CONGAREE SWAMP. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
The Simple Art of Killing a Woman by Patrícia Melo
Woman
Book 2 - Option B - For this option, read a book that is set at least 50% in a location found on this list https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factboo...
Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid
Antigua and Barbuda
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 295
Total BB: 1
Total IAF: 5
5.4; ...; 5.6; ...; 5.8; 5.9;
10.4; ...; ...; 10.7
15.6; 15.7; ...; 15.9
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; ...; 20.6
25.4; 25.5
Julia10320.2 Rookie at the Top: Coffeegirl's Task - Favorite things about Books
Option 2: Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the title/subtitle spelled from the phrase BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS.
The Secret Book of Flora Lea
(All letters in SECRET are in CELEBRATIONS)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 370
BB: 4
GO: 1
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 26
Kristen IA20.2 Rookie at the Top: Coffeegirl's Task - Favorite things about Books
Option 2 - Celebrate
-Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the title/subtitle spelled from the phrase BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the phrase.
Required: State the word - ROLE
Role Playing by Cathy Yardley
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 165/975
Tasks Completed: 10/56
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
5.2 Civil WarBook: Iris
Task: Read a book with MPG War, Civil War, or Military Fiction
How it fits: MPG Military Fiction
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 284 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 45
20.1 Organized ProcrastinatorOption 2: Read a book with a word of 5 or more letters in the title spelled from PROJECT FINISH RESISTANCE.
Trace Evidence: The Hunt for the I-5 Serial Killer by Bruce Henderson
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 205
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5.3 Women's Rights
Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS - feminism is a MPG Genre; claiming 1 its a fact for non-fiction
Points this Task: 5
Points Overall: 300
Its a Fact Tickets: 5