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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2025
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Delicious Dee10.4 Future's So Bright
- approved msg 9 of the THTPoints this Task: 10
Points Overall: 185
Its a Fact Tickets: 2
Delicious Dee10.5 I’ll Be There For You
The Book Swap - found on pg2 of the provided list
Points this Task: 10
Points Overall: 195
Its a Fact Tickets: 2
Delicious Dee10.8 Summer Lovin'
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress - first published 1966
Points this Task: 10
Points Overall: 205
Its a Fact Tickets: 2
SHEMAC 15.5 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.
Riding Shotgun by Amy Lane
Required: State which word used. - Lizard
This task points: 15
Total season points: 360
Mod
10.6 Theater Camp
Read a book first published either in July of any year or any month for the year 2022
Published July 5, 2022
A Dress of Violet Taffeta. Tessa Arlen. 7.4.25
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 200 /1000
Tasks Completed 16/57
Molly10.7 Camp Rock
Read a book where the MC is an active performance artist or performing arts is central to the story.
I read Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show by Bethany Joy Lenz.
Bethany Joy Lenz is currently working as an actress, and her acting career including her time on One Tree Hill is central to the memoir.
***Claiming one It's A Fact ticket for non-fiction***
Points this task: 10
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Totals:
Points: 40
Task completed: 3
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
Kathy KS**Claiming 1 (one) Golden Oldies ticket** 1st published: 1922
20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Summer 2025 season. Must participate in the book's discussion thread below with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
Gutenberg Classic - The Adventures of Sally
The Adventures of Sally by P.G. Wodehouse
My discussion is found at Message 8
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb-256 (Sally Entre en Scène)
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 210
Tasks completed: 9/57
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.2 Civil War
Read a book with MPG War, Civil War, or Military Fiction.
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
MPG -
History
Nonfiction
Biography
Audiobook
World War II
War
Book Club
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket.
TOTALS
Points: 70
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 4
Total books: 9
Total tasks: 8
Rhiannon25.1 - Ash's Task: Boss Level
Option 1: Option 1-Until Dawn
Until Dawn is a horror choice based game that is set in the mountains, where a handful of people have to survive until dawn.
For this option, pick a book off one of these lists
Wendigo
Time Loops
Trapped or Stranded
Required: State the list and the page from the list
List Time Loops page 1 The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Option 4: Sims 4
I grew up playing The Sims. I've played since Sims 1. It often becomes a hyper-fixation for me, and I will play all day every day for weeks on end, while reading of course.
My mom and I both play on the same account and between the two of us we have played a total of a whopping 5,130 Hours and 15 Minutes of the Sims 4.
For this task read a book where the page number consists of at least two of the numbers 0,1,3, or 5. Numbers may be used as many times as they appear. Fairest of All: A Villains Graphic Novel by Serena Valentino total pages 130
Points Claimed this post: 25
Total Points: 25
Books Read: 2/74
Tasks Completed: 1
25.5 - Fly's Task - Celebrating SummertimeThis is a two book task. Choose two different months and read a book for one option each.
State the options
One graphic novel may be read for this task.
June
Option 1 -June is the most popular month for weddings!
Read a book where a wedding or a wedding anniversary is essential to the story.
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
July
Option 1 - July 4th is American Independence Day.
Read a book with a cover containing all the colors red, white, and blue according to Tineye. Any percentage is okay as long as all three colors are present.
If you'd rather celebrate Bastille day, July 14th, then you can find a cover with blue, white and red ;)
Required Post the cover.
Points Claimed this post: 25
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 4/74
Tasks Completed: 2
Christine V15.6 Animals, Animals, Animals!
Read a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle. Animal, Wildebeest, Zebra, Gazelle, Hyena, Lion, or Cheetah. Possessives and plurals accepted.
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
This book is Nonfiction. ***Claiming 1 It's A Fact Ticket***
Points this post: 15
NF tickets this post: 1
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 2
Christine V15.7 Bright and Beautiful
Read a book that is at least 50% blue OR 50% green OR 50% Red according to Tineye.
Age of Death - cover 74.6% green
Points this post: 15
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 2
Christine V20.8 Nickels and Dimes: MEGSCL's Task - 2025 Goals
Option 1: Read any book first published in March 2025 or later.
Bee Speaker
Points this post: 20
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 2
Deborah20.5 Bigger is Better: Kathy KS's Task - Light Up My World, Scarlett!
Option 3 - Read a book with an author born or living in one of these states or country where the extended family resides: California, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Germany.
Synchronized Sorcery by Juliet Blackwell
Juliet Blackwell was born in California
https://julietblackwell.net/bio/
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 200
Books Read: 15
Tasks Done: 11
CHANDNI30.6 Kmaried's Task - Catching Up On Series
Option A: Get caught up in a series. Read the current last published book in a series of at least 3 books.
Debts of Fire by Intisar Khanani
Received an e-arc of this book
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.
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Points this post: 30
Total points: 240
5.4 World EnvironmentRead a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in "World Environment Day".
Sky Blue Sky by Mark Warford
author's initials, MW, found in World environMent day
Task total: 5
Season total: 295
Joanne MI10.8 Summer Lovin'
Read a book set in, first published or about the 1960's
Claiming 1 GO
Butcher's Crossing first published January 1960
Points this task 10
GO this task 1
Season Total 125
1 BB, I GO, 1 IAF
Julia10330.2 Katrisa's Task: Wrapped in Plastic
Option 2: Read a book with one or more conifer trees or a sword on the cover (the hilt of the sword must be visible).
Option 4: Read a book from this list of books about Demonic Possession
Penric's Fox
On page 2 of the list
I would like to claim a Big Book ticket (possibly 2) for Black Wolves but I'm not sure how this would work. Please see my question and KmarieD's answer in posts 24 and 25 of the Rule Changes thread under Moderator Announcements.
I read the Kindle edition which has 646 pages.
This post: 30 points, 1 or 2 BB?
Total points: 310
BB: 3 or 4 or 5 (?)
GO: 1
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 21
Kai30.2 Katrisa's Task: Wrapped in Plastic
OPTION 1
Read a book with the letters OWL found intact AND embedded in a word in the title/subtitle.
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
OPTION 5
Read a book with a word of at least four letters from the poem in the title (excluding WITH).
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins
"Darkness"
New Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 15
Total Points: 245
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 1
IT'S A FACT: 0
Lisa MD30.10 - Amy FL'sTask: Return of a Favorite
Option 1: Title Word matches word from the Lucas Davenport "Prey" series titles
The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel
Matching title word: "Stolen"
Option 3: Written under a pseudonym
The Memory Library by Kate Storey
Kate Storey is a pseudonym for Lisa Timoney.
https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/ka...
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 235/975
Total Books Read: 16
Total Tasks Completed: 12
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 5
Kelly L 25.5 - Fly's Task - Celebrating Summertime
This is a two book task. Choose two different months and read a book for one option each. State the options
July > Option 1
July 4th is American Independence Day. Read a book with a cover containing all the colors red, white, and blue according to Tineye.
Pachinko
According to Tineye:
40.3% Blue
15.2% White
5.6% Red
August > Option 2
Read a book by an author whose initials (first and last) are in one of the following words: BEER or SMORES or WAFFLE.
Ordinary Love by Marie Rutkoski
Author initials MR found in S{{M}}O{{R}}ES
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This post: 25 points
Tickets: ---
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Season total: 95 points
Season Tickets: 1 IAF
LoraTask: 15.2 Here or There?
Book 1: Using the North American parks, read a book whose title contains a word from the name of one of the parks.
Book/Author: Gothel and the Maiden Prince / W.R. Gingell
How it fits: using Prince Albert National Park and title word PRINCE
Book 2: Using the Europe Map read a book whose title contains all the letters of the complete name of one parks. The words National and Park may be excluded.
Book/Author: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers / Jesse Q. Sutanto
How it fits: using Durmitor National Park, veRa wOng's UnsolicITeD advice for MuRderers
Points for this task: 15
Total points: 370
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
Julia10325.1 - Ash's Task: Boss Level
Option 2: For this option pick one of the 10 villagers I have on my island and read a book with that name in the title, subtitle, or author first or last name.
Poppy, Molly, Pecan, Maple, Vivian, Olive, Erik, Chief, Bonbon, Grizzly
The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander
(Poppy in author name)
Option 4: read a book where the page number consists of at least two of the numbers 0,1,3, or 5.
Renegade Girls
(304 pages)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 335
BB: 3 or 4 or 5 (?)
GO: 1
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 23
Lisa MD5.9 - Sand Time!
Title word found in "Great Sand Dunes"
The Easter Parade by Richard Yates
Title Word: "Easter" in "gREAT Sand dunEs"
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 240/975
Total Books Read: 17
Total Tasks Completed: 13
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 5
15.4 Beauty in WordsOption 2, word from poem in title and author shares name with poet from https://www.readpoetry.com/poems-that...
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
paperback edition Great Big Beautiful Life
The word is Life from "Remember" by Joy Harjo.
The shared name is Emily from Emily Dickinson.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 145
MARTYTask: 20.5 Bigger is Better: Kathy KS's Task - Light Up My World, Scarlett!
Requirement: Option 1 Read a book that contains red on the cover, according to Tineye.
Title: The Tavernier Stones: A Novel
Author: Stephen Parrish
How it fits: Red stones on cover
Read: 7/5/25
Points this post: 20
Total points: 90
Mai15.4 Beauty in Words
Option 1: Two Book Task
Book 1: Book with a title that contains a 4-letter word from the poems: "YOUR" from Joy Harjo's "Remember"
Managing Your Anxiety by Harvard Business Review
*Claim 1 Nonfiction Ticket*
Book 2: Book with an author who shares a name with Robert Frost
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 70
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 6
NF Tickets: 1
JUKKA10.7 Camp Rock
Book whose main character is a performance artist or performing arts are central to the story.
Phonogram, Vol. 1: Rue Britannia by Kieron Gillen. The whole thing is about Britpop.
Total Points: 175/1000
Total Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 13/57
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 1
FLY Task #5.2 Civil War
task: MPG War, Civil War, or Military Fiction.
book: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: MPG War
Points this post: 5
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 13/56
BB: 9 / GO: 2 / IAF: 0
Deborah15.10 I'm Not Scared
Read a book with MPG Horror- Stand alone or embedded
What Moves the Dead
MPG: HORROR
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 215
Books Read: 16
Tasks Done: 12
5.4 World EnvironmentBook: Half a Soul
Task: Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in "World Environment Day".
How it fits: written by Olivia Atwater - author initials O & A in envirOnment dAy
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 239 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 40
Task 20.8 - 2025 Goalsoption 1: pub after March 2025 - in June 25
The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses
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370 points
Task 30.4 - A Year of Travelsoption 3: author initials in NIAGARA FALLS
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
SG initials
option 5: VEGAS in series title INVESTIGATIONS of Mossa and Pleiti
The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles
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400 points
Mai10.9 Fly Me To The Moon
MPG Space
Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 7
NF Tickets: 1
20.9 Moderator's Pet: Trishhartuk's Task - Crater LakeOption 4-Read a book with the MPG of Fantasy, Gothic or Ghosts (stand-alone or embedded).
Le pacte des roses by Sasha Peyton Smith
MPG Fantasy
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 295
Julia10315.1 More or Less?
Book 1: Read the most rated book on your TBR
Crown of Midnight
(1,522,941 ratings)
Book 2: Read the least rated book on your TBR
The Clan of the Crescent Moon
(0 ratings)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 350
BB: 3 or 4 or 5 (?)
GO: 1
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 25
Amy FL5.9 Sand Time!
Title contains a word of at least four letters that can be made from the phrase GREAT SAND DUNES.
I See You've Called in Dead - DEAD in grEAt sanD Dunes
Points this post: 5
Total points: 220
Amy FL10.2 I Know What You Read Last Summer
Claimed in the Summer 2024 Challenge Completed Task Thread
Pines - page 3, message #131
Points this post: 10
Total points: 230
Amy FL10.6 Theater Camp
First published either in July of any year or any month for the year 2022
The Wedding Plot - First published July 19, 2022
Points this post: 10
Total points: 240
Amy FL20.1 - Most Improved – Erica H’s Task: Organized Procrastinator
Option 2: A word of 5 or more letters in the title spelled from PROJECT FINISH RESISTANCE
The Body on the Shore - SHORE in pROjEct finiSH
Points this post: 20
Total points: 260
Amy FL30.8 MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
Option 3: author's first and last initials found in June OR July OR August.
The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen - TG in auGusT
Option 4: a book that is #6, 7 or 8 in a series
Hang on St. Christopher - Detective Sean Duffy #8
Points this post: 30
Total points: 290
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20.4 Golden Oldies: Kai's Task
Option 4- FRIENDS
Read a book with all of the letters KEW in the author's name.
Ghost Mother by Kelly Dwyer KElly dWyer
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 365
Mod
15.10 I'm Not Scared
Read a book with MPG horror
Bless Your Heart
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 380
Mod
15.3- Quantity or Size?
Option 1
Book 1- Read a book set at least 75% in Australia
Stolen
Book 2- read a book with title with 6+ words excluding subtitles
The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 395
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20.2 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.
The Last One at the Wedding - LAST- birthday ceLebrATionS
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 415
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30.5 DELICIOUS DEE 's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: HG Wells
**Must be at least 501 pages together**
Option 1 - Read a book by H.G. Wells
The Invisible Man 192 Pages
Option 2 - Read a book by a single author where ALL the authors initials can be found in H.G. Wells. Letters may be used as often as they appear.
Casket Case by Lauren Evans (h.g.wELls)
398 Pages
192 + 398 = 590
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 445
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30.7 Cat's Task: Books of Europe
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Europe
Salt to the Sea (set in East Prussia)
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Europe
The Call by Paedar O'Guillin (Born in Ireland)
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 475
Erica H.10.2 I Know What You Read Last Summer
Read a book that was claimed in the Summer 2024 Challenge Completed Task Thread
Message 985 by Sue T.
Forrest Gump
Points: 10
Total points: 185
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 1
KRISTA KY15.8 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.
Isola
Points this post: 15
Total points: 130
Books read: 8
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10.2 I Know What You Read Last Summer
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead - post #650 in the provided thread by Emily
Points this Task: 10
Points Overall: 175
Its a Fact Tickets: 2