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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2025
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Amy FL5.1 Victory Day
The Children of Eve - set in Maine (metadata)
Book takes place in one of the States that has a National Park honoring WII: Acadia in Maine.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 95
Amy FL10.5 I’ll Be There For You
Familiaris - page 5 of Friendship Fiction list for International Day of Friendship
Points this post: 10
Total points: 105
Amy FL15.1 More or Less?
Book 1: Read the book with the most ratings on your TBR:
The Teacher - 795,168 ratings
Book 2: Read the book with the least ratings on your TBR:
One Minute More - 175 ratings
Points this post: 15
Total points: 120
Amy FL15.2 Here or There?
Book 1: Divided in Death
Title contains a word from the name one of the North American parks: DEATH Valley National Park in California, United States.
Book 2: The Quiet Librarian
Title contains all the letters of the complete name of one of the European parks: BUTRINT in The qUIeT liBRariaN (Butrint National Park in Albania).
Points this post: 15
Total points: 135
Amy FL20.5 Bigger is Better: Kathy KS's Task - Light Up My World, Scarlett!
Option 4: All the Colors of the Dark - MPG Thriller
Book with one of these MPGs: Suspense: standalone or embedded, Thriller(s): standalone, or Fantasy: standalone.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
FLY Task #30.10 Amy FL’s task: Return of a Favorite
+BB ticket
task: Option 1: Read a book with one of the given words in the title
book: Silent Sister
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here) = 329 pages
how it fits: "silent" is in the word list
task: Option 3: Read a book written using a pseudonym
book: Clockwork Angel
(my version is audio, first MMPB here) = 528 pages
how it fits: from wikipedia: Judith Lewis, ...better known by her pen name Cassandra Clare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassand...
other:
**Claiming a BB ticket for Clockwork Angel MMPB = 528 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 9/56
BB: 7 + 1 = 8 / GO: 2 / IAF: 0
LoraTask: 5.10 Picnic Time
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Book/Author: Fairest of All / Serena Valentino
How it fits: book of choice
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 245
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Mod
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Europe
read Saltwater
book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Europe,
read The Quiet Tenant by by Clémence Michallon was born in France
points this post 30
total points 820
Mod
Option 1
Read a book with a variant of the number 6,7, or 8 in the TITLE ONLY. (subtitles are excluded)
read
Seven Dirty Secrets
Option 3
Read a book whose SINGLE author's first and last initials (middle can be ignored) in June OR July OR August.
Letters may be used multiple times.
read Finders Keepers by Sarah Adler SA in august
points this post 30
total points 850
30.1 JennRenee's Task: The Great YellowstoneOption 1: Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains one of these words. Plurals/Possessives accepted, no other variations
waterfall, lake, river, stream, pond, wetlands
Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway
Option 3: Read a book with a cover featuring at least 5 different colors according to Tineye. the percentage does not matter but the colors need to be distinctly different not different shades of the same color. Red, blue, purple/violet, green, yellow, orange, pink, brown, gray
The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon
Debut Author
20.2% #cac8c6 Grey
19.6% #f66846 Orange
15.0% #110303 Black
14.0% #f9b713 Yellow
13.4% #2dc9e1 Blue
12.4% #f60a07 Red
3.5% #d99889 Pink
1.0% #c4a861 Brown
0.6% #f08826 Orange
0.3% #6f0b0e Red
Task total: 30
Season total: 165
Kai5.9 Sand Time!
Read a book with a stand alone word of at least four letters in the title (subtitles excluded), that can be made from the phrase GREAT SAND DUNES.
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez
"Dangers" = GReatSAndDuNEs
New Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 10
Total Points: 135
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 1
IT'S A FACT: 0
SUSAN A15.6 15.6 Animals, Animals, Animals!
Read a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle. Animal, Wildebeest, Zebra, Gazelle, Hyena, Lion, or Cheetah.
The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood
MMPB HERE
lion in the title
points this post: 15
previous total: 680
new total: 695
SUSAN A30.6 Kmaried's Task - Catching Up On Series
Option B: Choose a book from my Series-SRCSummer shelf. Read that book or one in the same series.
Breaking Point by Allison Brennan, Lucy Kincaid #13
MMPB HERE
From SRCSummer Shelf - No Good Deed by Allison Brennan, Lucy Kincaid #10
Option C: Read a book that is #3 or above but not the last published book in the series.
Bitter Pill Jordan Castillo Price
NO MMPB. Paperback HERE
There are 14 primary works in the PsyCop series. Bitter Pill is #11
Points this task: 30
previous total: 695
new total: 725
Task 15.7 - Bright and Beautiful50% + blue cover
Super Powereds: Year 1
58.6 %#2365bdBlue
7.5 %#1d2127Black
6.0 %#771118Red
6.0 %#9e1111Red
5.9 %#d1a6a7Pink
5.2 %#30406cBlue
4.7 %#883e42Brown
3.9 %#8c91a1Grey
1.0 %#552847Violet
1.0 %#97431bBrown
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195 points
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.3 Quantity or Size?
Option 1: Two Book Task
Book 1- Read a book set at least 75% in Australia
The Grot: The Story of the Swamp City Grifters by Pat Grant
Book 2- read a book with title with 6+ words excluding subtitles OR 12+ more words including the subtitle
It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood
Points this post: 15
Total points: 445/975
Task completed: 28/56
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.4 TessaVanessa's Task: A Year of Travels
Option 1: read a book that has snow on the cover.
by Terri ReedOption 3: Read a book with a single author’s first and last initial that can be found in NIAGARA FALLS.
One More Step by Sheree Fitch
Points this post: 30
Total points: 475/975
Task completed: 29/56
20.1 - Most Improved – Erica H’s Task: Organized ProcrastinatorOption 2: Read a book with a word of 5 or more letters in the title spelled from PROJECT FINISH RESISTANCE.
La petite boutique aux poisons by Sarah Penner
word PETITE (small, little in French)
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 215
MARTYTask: 5.2 Civil War
Requirement: Read a book with MPG War, Civil War, or Military Fiction.
Title: Painted Trillium: A Novel of the Civil War
Author: Robert Brandt
How it fits: Civil War on MP
Read: 6/23/25
Points this post: 5
Total points: 55
MARTYTask: 5.10 Picnic Time
Requirement: Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Title: Mrs. Caliban
Author: Rachel Ingalls
How it fits: Book meets SRC rules.
Read: 6/22/25
Points this post: 5
Total points: 60
MARTYTask: 5.6 Summer Song
Requirement: Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters found in the title (subtitles excluded) from the lyrics of "Hot Fun In The Summertime" by Sly & The Family Stone.
Title: Everything is Illuminated
Author: Jonathan Safran Foer
How it fits: The word is 'everything.'
Read: 6/25/25
Points this post: 5
Total points: 65
MARTYTask: 10.4 Future's So Bright
Requirement: Read a book with a person wearing sunglasses on the cover.
Title:
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
How it fits: person wearing sunglasses on the cover
Read: 6/25/25
Points this post: 10
Total points: 75
Nick KY30.2 Katrisa's Task: Wrapped in Plastic
Opt. 1. “OWL” imbedded in a title word. I read Fowl Prey by Mary Daheim -- “OWL” imbedded in “FOWL.”
Opt. 3. From 1st 25 pp of “Good-vs.-Evil” list. I read Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill, p. 16: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 340
Task 20.3 Review Raffle: Kelly L's Task Option 4:
Read a book set at least 50%in any of the following past, current, or future host countries of World Pride: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, UNITED STATES
Novel set 100% in Kansas, United States
Mad Dog and Englishman (Mad Dog & Englishman #1) (2000) by J.M. Hayes (Hardback 190 pages)
00 + 20 = 20
Tasks Completed: 01
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 00 + 20 = 20
Books read: 01
Pages read: 190
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 00
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task 5.8 Name GameRead a book with an author who shares a first name initial with any letter in your Readerboard name.
My Readerboard name is: Deedee
Author’s first name: Edna
Byron in Love: A Short Daring Life (2009) by Edna O'Brien (Hardback 228 pages) [Biography/921]
20 + 05 = 25
Tasks Completed: 02
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 20 + 05 = 25
Books read: 02
Pages read: 418
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 00
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Readerboard name: List_Addict15.8: Shipwrecked and Stranded
A book where a shipwreck or someone stranded in the ocean or on an island is central to the story
Haunting the Deep by Adriana Mather
Total this challenge: 15
Bookwrm526Task #20.6 - Let’s Go to the Park!
Option 1: Read a book that was first published in one of these years: 2008, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. I chose 2021 and read So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow.
Total points so far: 175
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.5 Land of Dragons
Read a book with a single author with all initials found in Komodo OR Dragon OR Lizard.
The Butterfly Girl by Rene Denfeld
RD found in DRagon
Points this post: 15
Total points: 490/975
Task completed: 30/56
Masoodah15.3- Quantity or Size?
Book 1- Read a book set at least 75% in Australia
Required If the setting is not evident from the Goodreads main page provide a reference.
and
Book 2- read a book with title with 6+ words excluding subtitles OR 12+ more words including the subtitle
Option 2: One Book Task
Read a single book that satisfies both criteria for option 1
I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang
Book satisfies both criteria:
Set in Melbourne, Australia
Has 6 words in title.
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 15 / 975
Total Books Read: 1 / 74
Total Tasks Completed: 1 / 56
BB Total:
GO:
IAF:
Kristen IA20.4 Golden Oldies: Kai's Task - London Adventure
Option 5- JANE AUSTEN
Read a book with an MPG of Historical, Romance, or Historical Romance. MPGs must be stand-alone, not embedded.
Where the Rivers Merge by Mary Alice Monroe
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 85/975
Tasks Completed: 5/56
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
ROBIN P30.8 MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
Each book over 250 p
Option 3: Author initials in JUNE, JULY or AUGUST
Cat's People - 304 p - Author Tanya Guerrero found in auGusT
Option 4: #6, 7, or 8 in series
Hell Bay: A Barker & Llewelyn Novel - 304 p
Listened to audio, linked pb
Points this post: 30
Total points: 310
BB:3 GO:0 IAF:3
Erica H.20.3 Review Raffle: Kelly L's Task - Celebrating Pride
Option 2
Read a book with a title or subtitle that contains a 4+ letter word made from one of two phrases: STONEWALL UPRISING or PRIDE PARADE.
Required: State the word and phrase used
Word: GULLS from phrase StonewaLL UprisinG
Murder at Gulls Nest
Points: 20
Total points: 160
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 1
CHANDNI30.10 Amy FL’s task: Return of a Favorite
Option 1: The Titles
Read a book with one of these words from the series in the title (subtitle excluded). Words must be exact. No variations.
The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck
Word: Winter
Option 3: The Author
Read a book written using a pseudonym.
Darkest Hour by Jenny Carroll which is a pseudonym for Meg Cabot.
This book was eventually published under Meg Cabot's name, but when released was under Jenny Carroll's name.
Source: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
"A pseudonym of Meg Cabot, under which she wrote the first 4 1-800-Where-R-You books (When Lightning Strikes, Code Name Cassandra, Safe House, and Sanctuary) and the first 4 Mediator books (Shadowland, Ninth Key, Reunion, and Darkest Hour). These 8 books have been re-released under her her real name."
Points this post: 30
Total points: 190
Mcquaid20.3 Review Raffle: Kelly L's Task - Celebrating Pride
Option 4: Read a book set at least 50%in any of the following past, current, or future host countries of World Pride: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States.
County: United States
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 190
Books read: 11
Mcquaid20.1: Most Improved – Erica H’s Task: 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.
Book: Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
Panic can be found in the phrase.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 210
Books read: 12
Mcquaid10.6 Theater Camp
Read a book first published either in July of any year or any month for the year 2022.
Book: For the Throne by Hannah F. Whitten
Points this post: 10
Total points: 220
Books read: 13
SHEMAC 15.2 Here or There?
For this task visit this website https://national-parks.org/
Book 1: Using the North American parks, read a book whose title contains a word from the name one of the parks.
His Alpha Prince
and Book 2: Using the Europe parks read a book whose title contains all the letters of the complete name of one park. (National and Park excluded)
Blackbird Knitting in a Bunny's Lair
Required: State the country and park name for each book -
Book 1: Prince Albert National Park, Canada
Book 2: Butrint National Park, Albania
This task points: 15
Total season points: 325
Rhiannon25.1 - Ash's Task: Boss Level
Option 1: from the list Time Loops The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Option 4: Fairest of All: A Villains Graphic Novel by Serena Valentino total page 130
Points Claimed this post: 25
Total Points: 25
Books Read: 2/74
Tasks Completed: 1
Rhiannon25.5 - Fly's Task - Celebrating Summertime
June Option 1: The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
July Option 1:
Points Claimed this post: 25
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 4/74
Tasks Completed: 2
SUSAN A15.3- Quantity or Size?
Option 1: Two Book Task
Book 1- Read a book set at least 75% in Australia
Red River Road by Anna Downes
No MMPB Paperback HERE
100% set in Australia, setting listed on book's main page
Book 2: read a book with title with 6+ words excluding subtitles
The Earl’s Hideaway, No Ladies Allowed by Esther Hatch
No MMPB Paperback HERE
6 words in title
points this task: 15
previous total: 725
new total: 740
SUSAN A30. 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.
Jezero City: Colony Four Mars: Colony Mars, Book 4 by Gerald M. Kilby
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
word from title - CITY
ULURU KATA TJUTA NICK KY
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.
Murder Town: A Novel by Shelley Burr
No MMPB Paperback HERE
setting 100% Australia, setting listed on book's main page
points this task: 30
previous total: 740
new total: 770
JenJ IA10.6 Theater Camp
Read a book first published either in July of any year or any month for the year 2022.
It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover - first pubbed 10/18/2022
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 125/975
Tasks Completed: 7/56
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
JenJ IA10.9 Fly Me To The Moon
Read a book MPG Space, stand alone or embedded
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
*****I claim 1 It's A Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 135/975
Tasks Completed: 8/56
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
Janice CA5.3 Women's Rights
MPG: feminism (non-fiction)
The Audacity by Katherine Ryan
+5
total: 5
tasks: 1
books: 1
HanneloreTask 20.3 - Review Raffle: Kelly L's Task - Celebrating Pride
Option 4: Read a book set at least 50%in any of the following past, current, or future host countries of World Pride: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States.
Book: Grave Secret
How it fits: The book is set in the US (Texas).
Points this task: 20
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 4
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 0
IAF tickets: 0
Lisa MD30.4 TessaVanessa's Task: A Year of Travels
Option 3: Author Initials in Niagra Falls
The Mirror by Nora Roberts
Author Initials: "NR" in NiagRa falls
Option 4: MPG: Health or Animals
Hounded by David Rosenfelt
MPG: Animals
🐬🦀🐟🦀🐬🦀🐟🦀🐬🦀🐟🦀🐬🦀🐟🦀🐬🦀🐟🦀
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 160/975
Total Books Read: 10
Total Tasks Completed: 8
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 3
Deborah30.8 MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
2) Read a book where the name of the Month (June, July OR August ) is found intact in the title
A Million Junes 400 pages
3) Read a book whose SINGLE author's first and last initials (middle can be ignored) in June OR July OR August. Letters may be used multiple times.
Using JUNE
A Pack for Autumn by Emilia Emerson 360 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 130
Books Read: 11
Tasks Done: 8
Task 20.2 - Favorite Things About Booksoption 2: BERRY in title made from BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
The Berry Pickers
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215 points
Task 20.6 - Let’s Go to the Park!option 3B: author first initial A matches AZ; author last initial C matches CO
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
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235 points
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.3 Women's Rights
Read a Non-Fiction book with a MPG genre of womens, gender, or feminism.
Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir by Liz Prince
MPG: Feminism and Gender
Points this post: 5
Total points: 495/975
Task completed: 31/56
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Option 2: Read a book with a title or subtitle that contains a 4+ letter word made from one of two phrases: STONEWALL UPRISING or PRIDE PARADE.
Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin
Notes
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 150
Total IAF: 4
5.6; ...; 5.8; 5.9;
10.4; ...; ...; 10.7
15.6;...; ...; 15.9
20.1; 20.2; 20.3;
25.5