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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2025
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MEGSCL10.10 Radioactive, Radioactive
MPG post apocalyptic
Juice
**528p - 1 big book ticket
TOTAL: 110 points
TICKETS: 3 IAF, 1 BB
MEGSCL10.3 500 Reads of Summer
Summer book list - page 5
The Last Thing He Told Me
TOTAL: 120 points
TICKETS: 3 IAF, 1 BB
Deborah30.1 JennRenee's Task: The Great Yellowstone
2) Get hot and steamy and read a book with MPG Romance, may be standalone or embedded
Plot and Bothered MPG: ROMANCE
3) Read a book with a cover featuring at least 5 different colors according to Tineye.
One of Us Is LyingDEBUT BOOK
BLUE, PINK, GREY, RED, BROWN
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 160
Books Read: 13
Tasks Done: 9
FLY Task #20.2 Rookie at the Top: Coffeegirl's Task - Favorite things about Books
+BB ticket
task: Option 3 – a book which has been made into a TV series or movie
book: Red Queen
(my version is audio, first MMPB here) = 568 pages
how it fits: this book is season one of Reina Roja TV series https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20883126/
other:
**Claiming BB ticket for MMPB = 568 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 11/56
BB: 8 + 1 = 9 / GO: 2 / IAF: 0
Jasmiina F20.10 Group Reads:
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Summer 2025 season: Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch.
Comment has been made to the discussion thread.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
20.6 It's a Fact: Kristen IA's Task - Let’s Go to the Park!Option 1: Through the Years -Read a book that was first published in one of these years : 2008, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Road No Good by Bridget Isichei
Published 2017
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for Road No Good (nonfiction)**
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 200
IAF this Post: 1
Total BB: 1
Total IAF: 5
5.6; ...; 5.8; 5.9;
10.4; ...; ...; 10.7
15.6;...; ...; 15.9
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; ...; ...; 20.6
25.5
30.10
30.6 Kmaried's Task - Catching Up On SeriesOption B: I have copied my series-next list onto another shelf for this task since the original will change throughout the season. Choose a book from my Series-SRCSummer shelf. Read that book or one in the same series.
The Preacher by Camilla Läckberg
Book on the list was Häxan
Option C: Make progress on a series you have already started. Read a book that is #3 or above but not the last published book in the series.
Saving Time by Jodi Taylor
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 230
Total BB: 1
Total IAF: 5
5.6; ...; 5.8; 5.9;
10.4; ...; ...; 10.7
15.6;...; ...; 15.9
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; ...; ...; 20.6
25.5
30.6; ...; ...; ...; 30.10
Task 15.9 - Let's Go Campingcampervan on cover
Mrs Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha
approved in help thread
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285 points
10.6 Theater CampRead a book first published either in
Master of Iron (Bladesmith #2) by Tricia Levenseller
Task total: 10
Season total: 195
SUSAN A5.6 Summer Song
Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters found in the title from the lyrics of "Hot Fun In The Summertime"
The Misfits of Copper County by May Archer
No MMPB Paperback HERE
word from title found in song: county
points this task: 5
previous total: 880
new total: 885
Kathy KS20.9 Moderator's Pet: Trishhartuk's Task - Crater Lake
Option 4- Read a book with the MPG of Fantasy, Gothic or Ghosts (stand-alone or embedded).
Taltos by Steven Brust
MPG=Fantasy (plus several embedded)
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 170
Tasks completed: 7/57
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
15.5 Land of DragonsRead a book with a single author with all initials found in Komodo OR Dragon OR Lizard.
What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan
DM in Komodo
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 255
JEN B20.9 Moderator's Pet: Trishhartuk's Task - Crater Lake
Option 1- Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in MOUNT MAZAMA.
The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda
MM in MazaMa
TOTAL POINTS: 210
Erica H.15.2 Here or There?
Required: State the country and park name for each book
Book 1: Using the North American parks, read a book whose title (subtitles are excluded) that contains a word from the name one of the parks. Word must be exact and excludes the words Of, The, National and Park.
Rapture in Death for Death Valley in the United States
Word: Death
and
Book 2: Using the Europe Map read a book whose title (subtitles are excluded) contains all the letters of the complete name of one parks. The words National and Park may be excluded.
The Oligarch's Daughter
for Theth National Park in Albania
Word: Theth in title - THE oligarch's daugTHer
Points: 15
Total points: 175
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 1
Kelly L30.8 MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
This is a two-book task. Choose two different options and read one book for each option. No children's books allowed. Each book must be a minimum of 250 pages.
Option 3
Read a book whose SINGLE author's first and last initials (middle can be ignored) in June OR July OR August.
A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell
Author initials JL found in JULY
Page count: 368
Option 4
Read a book that is # 6,7 or 8 in a series. The number must be shown in greyscale next to or above the name in Goodreads.
An Unexpected Peril
#6 in the Veronica Speedwell series
Page count: 340
This post: 30 points
Tickets: ---
Season total: 70 points
Season Tickets: 1 IAF
Bookwrm526Task #30.1 - The Great Yellowstone
Option 2: Read a book with MPG Romance, may be standalone or embedded. I read A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske, her DEBUT novel (according to her website: https://freyamarske.com/about/
Option 3: Read a book with a cover featuring at least 5 different colors according to Tineye. I read Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen, which according to Tineye includes red, blue, purple/violet, green, yellow, orange, pink, brown, and gray!
Total points so far: 205
Mod
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
read A Happy Marriage
setting california
Yosemeti park is in Calfornia
points this post 5
total points 850
Mod
Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in "World Environment Day".
read So Happy Together by Olivia Worley
points this post 5
total points 860
Mod
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"
WORD is EYES
read Those Empty Eyes
points this post 5
total points 865
Mod
Read a book whose title (subtitles are excluded) includes a word of 4 or letters made from the phrase
"Walking On Sunshine"
word is LAKE
read The Lake Escape
points this post 10
total points 875
Mod
Option 2: One Book Task
Read a single book that satisfies both criteria for option 1
or more letter word from one of the poems and shares a name with a poet listed.
read Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
word is LIFE remember
and poet is emily dickinson
points this post 15
total points 890
LoraTask: 5.1 Victory Day, using Acadia in Maine
Book/Author: Robert Peary: Boy of the North Pole / Electa Clark
How it fits: the majority of the book is set in Maine, following the childhood and education of Robert Peary
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 300
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
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
Option 1 - Read a book that is set (at least 50%) in any combination of Japan
read Strange Houses 208 pages
and
Option 2 - Read a book that has MPG World War II
read Unsinkable: A Novel 352 pages
points this post 25
total points 915
Amy FL5.2 Civil War
Read a book with MPG War, Civil War, or Military Fiction
Strangers in Time - MPG War
Points this post: 5
Total points: 160
Amy FL5.3 Women's Rights
Read a Non-Fiction book with a MPG genre of womens, gender, or feminism
When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion - MPG Feminism
Points this post: 5
Total points: 165
Amy FL10.1 Walking On Sunshine
Title includes a word of 4 or more letters made from the phrase
"Walking On Sunshine"
King of Ashes - KING in walKING
Points this post: 10
Total points: 175
Amy FL10.3 500 Reads of Summer
Read a popular summer book from the first 25 pages of Summer Books List
Demon Copperhead - on page 14
Points this post: 10
Total points: 185
Amy FL30.2 Katrisa's Task: Wrapped in Plastic
Option 3: Read a book from the first 20 pages of Good Vs Evil list
Sunrise on the Reaping - on page 9
Option 5: Read a book with a word of at least four letters from the poem in the title
The Between - One chants out BETWEEN two worlds.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 215
10.5 I’ll Be There For YouA book from Friendship Fiction Books list (page 1): The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
paperback edition The Briar Club
Points this post: 10
Total points: 100
FLY Task #15.9 Let's Go Camping
task: a book with a camper, tent, or RV on the cover.
book: Wildlife, Warrants, & Weapons
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: camper and tent:
Points this post: 15
Total points: 215
Tasks completed: 12/56
BB: 9 / GO: 2 / IAF: 0
10.4 Future's So BrightRead a book with a person wearing sunglasses on the cover.
Behind Frenemy Lines by Zen Cho
I read an eARC gifted by published
Task total: 10
Season total: 205
SHEMAC 15.8 Shipwrecked and Stranded
Read a book where a shipwreck or someone who is stranded in the ocean or on an island is evident to the story.
Beyond the Sea
Required: If the required element is not evident from the Goodreads main page provide a reference.
This task points: 15
Total season points: 340
SHEMAC 5.10 Picnic Time
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Archer by Jacki James
This task points: 5
Total season points: 345
Nick KY25.2 Robin P’s Summer—Not!
Opt. 1. No SWEAT in title. I read Book by Whoopi Goldberg
Option 3- Read a book whose author has first and last initials -- AA, AB, AO, BA, BB, BO, OA, OB, or OO. I read Aaron Copland by Arthur Berger. (AB)
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 370
Nick KY30.10 Amy FL’s Return of a Favorite Opt. 1. Title word from list of accepted words--Rules, Shadow, Eyes, Silent, Winter, Night, Mind, Sudden, Secret, Certain, Easy, Chosen, Mortal, Naked, Hidden, Broken, Invisible, Phantom, Wicked, Storm, Buried, Stolen, Silken, Field, Gathering, Extreme, Golden, Twisted, Neon, Masked, Ocean, Righteous, Judgment, Toxic, Lethal:
I read Toxic Superfoods by Sally K. Norton MPH. Word is "Toxic."
Opt. 3. Author uses pseudonym. I read Home Before Dark by Riley Sager, pseudonym of Todd Ritter: https://pangobooks.com/blog/riley-sag...
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 400
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.2 - Rookie at the Top: Coffeegirl's Task - Favorite things about Books.
Option 2. Read a book with a 4+-letter (sub)title word found in BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS.
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May (241 p.) * **
* Word is 'Rest'.
** I would like to claim one IAF ticket for this book, please (nonfiction).
➸ Total Points: 100
➸ Total Pages: 1,989
Jecca5.3 Women's Rights
Read a Non-Fiction book with a MPG genre of womens, gender, or feminism.
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II by Liza Mundy
*Verified in message 8 on help thread*
Claiming BB (640 pages) AND IAF
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 305
Total Tasks Completed: 14
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 1
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.
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 325
Total Tasks Completed: 15
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 1
30.3 Susan A's Task: Exploring MPGs.Choose 2 of the MPGs listed and read 1 book for each. The total number of pages read must exceed 500 pages. MPGS must match exactly.
MPG Adventure
Legend by Marie Lu
305 pages
MPG Post Apocalyptic
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
241 pages
Total = 546 pages
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 355
Total Tasks Completed: 16
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 1
30.5 Delicious Dee 's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: HG WellsOption 4:
Read a book that can be found on the first 5 pages of the following shelves:
Futuristic Books - Page 2
Prodigy by Marie Lu
354 pages
Read a book that is set at least 75% in Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales) or in New Jersey, USA.
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
416 pages
Setting
London, England - and it's in the title
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 385
Total Tasks Completed: 17
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 1
SUSAN ABook 1: Using the North American parks, read a book whose title (subtitles are excluded) contains a word from the name one of the parks.
Bull Mountain by Brian Panowich
No MMPB Paperback HERE
North American Parks, United States of America, Rocky Mountain National Park
word from title: Mountain
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.
I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming
No MMPB Paperback HERE
Eurpope, Great Britain, Snowdonia National Park
I GOt Abducted by AlienS AND NOW I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com
points this task: 15
previous total: 885
new total: 900
SUSAN A25.2 - Robin P's Task: Enjoying Summer - Not!
Option 3 - Mosquitos! Read a book whose author has first and last initials made up of these letters. That is, the author initials are AA, AB, AO, BA, BB, BO, OA, OB, or OO.
Too Far Gone by Allison Brennan
MMPB HERE
author initials = AB
Option 4 - Off Season Book from first 25 pages of list
Let Your Hearts Be Light by Fae Quin
No MMPB Paperback HERE
ChristmasBooks page 13
points this task: 25
previous total: 900
new total: 925
Mod
Read a book with MPG War, Civil War, or Military Fiction.
read Home Front
points this post 5
total 920
Mod
Read a book with at least one adult and two or more children on the book cover.
read
The Road to Tender Heartspoints this post 5
total points 925
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.5 Summer Solstice
Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title (subtitle words excluded) from the phrase "Summer Solstice".
The Last Safe Investment: Spending Now to Increase Your True Wealth Forever
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
TOTALS
Points: 50
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
Total books: 6
Total tasks: 5
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Trishhartuk's Task - Crater Lake.
Option 4. Read a book with a MPG of 'Fantasy'.
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake (376 p.)
➸ Total Points: 120
➸ Total Pages: 2,365
Lisa MD25.2 - Robin P's Task: Enjoying Summer - Not!
Option 2: Person wearing shorts or swimsuit on cover
The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly
swimsuit on cover
Option 4: From Winter Books list or Christmas Books list
The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden
Winter Books list pg 8
🐬🦀🐟🦀🐬🦀🐟🦀🐬🦀🐟🦀🐬🦀🐟🦀🐬🦀🐟🦀
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 205/975
Total Books Read: 14
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 5
ROBIN P20.9 Moderator's Pet - Trishhartuk's Task: Crater Lake
Option 3: Pub. May-Oct 1996 on
The God of the Woods - pub July 2, 2024
Points this post: 20
Total points: 350
BB:3 GO:0 IAF: 4
JUKKA10.4 Future's So Bright
Book with someone wearing sunglasses on the cover.
Boy's Club by Matt Furie
Total Points: 70/1000
Total Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 5/57
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 1
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One Book Option: 1) Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Europe, 2) Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Europe, 3) Read one book of at least 500 pages that fits both criteria of Option 1
The Winners by Fredrik Backman
The setting is Sweden and the author was born in Stockholm Sweden. The book is 673 pages.
I'd like a BB ticket for this
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 145