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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2025
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Cindy F Task 15.5 Land of Dragons
Author's initials in LIZARD (A.L)
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Points this post:15
Total points:20
Books Read:2
Big Books:1
Golden Oldies:0
Non-Fiction:0
Tasks completed:2
Cindy FTask 20.1 Organized Procrastinator
Option 2 A 5 letter word in title from PROJECT FINISH RESISTENCE (SECRET)
The Secret Room by Jane Casey
Points this post:20
Total points:40
Books read:3
Big Books:1
Golden Oldies:0
Non-Fiction:0
Tasks completed:3
Cindy FTask 20.2 Favorite Things About Books
Option 1 Author's initials in BOOK CLUB (B,L)
The Boxcar Librarian by Brianna Labuskes
Points this post:20
Total points:60
Books read:4
Big Books:1
Golden Oldies:0
Non-Fiction:0
Tasks completed:4
Erica H.30.6 Kmaried's Task - Catching Up On Series
This is a two-book task. Choose two different tasks and read 1 book for each task. Books must come from 2 different series.
Series must appear on the GR main book page. Whole numbers only.
Required State the options.
Option B: Choose a book from my Series-SRCSummer shelf. Read that book or one in the same series.
Required: State the original book picked if reading another in the series shelf.
The Grey Wolf from the Armand Gamache series, on p. 8 of the list. Original book picked by Kmaried is A Trick of the Light.
Option C: Make progress on a series you have already started. Read a book that is #3 or above but not the last book in the series.
Winterkill is the 3rd book in the Joe Pickett series
Points: 30
Total points: 240
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 1
Christine V30.1 JennRenee's Task: The Great Yellowstone
Option 1: Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains one of these words: waterfall, lake, river, stream, pond, wetlands
The River Has Roots
Option 3: Read a book with a cover featuring at least 5 different colors according to Tineye.
Tilt: A Novel - This is a debut novel.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 2
Kathy KS5.1 Victory Day
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/worldwar...
Read a book that takes place in one of the States or countries that have a National Park honoring WII. Required State the park
Prior Convictions by Lia Matera
Setting: California, USA
National Park: Yosemite National Park
I read as an ebook; mmpb-196 p.
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 270
Tasks completed: 13/57
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
Julia10315.7 Bright and Beautiful
Read a book that is at least 50% blue OR 50% green OR 50% Red according to Tineye.
(71.6 % #0e4660 Blue in Tineye)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 475
BB: 4
GO: 3
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 34
30.1 JennRenee's Task: The Great YellowstoneOption 2: Read a book with MPG Romance
Four Aunties and a Wedding
Option 3: Read a book with a cover featuring at least 5 different colors according to Tineye.
- This is a debut novelPoints: 30
Total points: 30
20.4 Golden Oldies: Kai's Task - London AdventureBook: The Art of Vanishing
Task: Option 5- JANE AUSTEN: Read a book with an MPG of Historical, Romance, or Historical Romance. MPGs must be stand-alone, not embedded.
How it fits: MPG Romance
I read the kindle edition. There’s no paperback edition; the hardcover has 304 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 70
ROBIN P10.2 I Know What You Read Last Summer
Book claimed in Summer 2024 challenge
The End of Drum-Time: A Novel
Posted in Msg 1067 of Summer 24 challenge, p 22, by Jen K
Points this post: 10
Total points: 495
BB:3 GO:0 IAF:5
Challenge 30.1 JennRenee's Task: The Great YellowstoneOption 2: read a book with MPG Romance
Submerged by Dani Pettrey
This is Dani's debut book.
Option 3: Read a book with a cover featuring at least 5 different colors according to Tineye.
by Molly Black46.8 %#ad9979Brown
28.5 %#c2c9ceGrey
7.3 %#1f1149Violet
6.2 %#4e453dGrey
4.3 %#f61916Red
3.0 %#5c526fViolet
1.7 %#e86b59Red
1.4 %#db9478Pink
0.5 %#efcf80Yellow
0.4 %#dd979cPink
Points this post: 30
Total points: 715/975
Task completed: 44/56
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20.9 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).
A Scanner Darkly (MPG Science Fiction Fantasy / Fantasy)
Points this task: 20
Season total: 155
BB Tickets: 5
GO Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 2
Kai30.3 Susan A's Task: Exploring MPGs
Choose 2 of the MPGs listed and read 1 book for each:
MPG Survival
MPG Maritime
MPG Geology
MPG Medieval
MPG Adventure
MPG Post Apocalyptic
BOOK 1
Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
MPG Medieval
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket - Written by 1400**
**Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket - 664 pages**
BOOK 2
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
MPG Post Apocalyptic
Total pages: 1006
New Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 19
Total Points: 325
BIG BOOK: 1
GOLDEN OLDIES: 3
IT'S A FACT: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.1 More or Less?
Book 1: Read the book with the most ratings on your TBR
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
2,493,176 ratings
Book 2: Read the book with the least ratings on your TBR
Kiki in the Middle by Ann Malaspina
7 ratings
Points this post: 15
Total points: 730/975
Task completed: 45/56
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5.1 Victory Day
Read a book that takes place in one of the States or countries that have a National Park honoring WII
Happy Place - Set in California (Yosemite) and Maine (Acadia)
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 530
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10.4 Future's So Bright
Read a book with a person wearing sunglasses on the cover.
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 540
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15.7 Bright and Beautiful
Read a book that is at least 50% blue OR 50% green OR 50% Red according to Tineye.
92.1 % #253b4c Blue
3.1 % #79848a Grey
3.0 % #bed2dc Grey
1.8 % #655f4b Grey
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 555
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20.9 Moderator's Pet: Trishhartuk's Task
Read a book first published between May and October (inclusive) of any year from 1996-onwards.
It's Only a Game
Published Jul 09, 2024
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 575
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25.3 - Shemac's task: Celebrating the end of WW2
Option 1 - Read a book that is set (at least 50%) in any combination of Japan
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Setting Tokyo (Japan), Japan
213 Pages
Option 4 - Read a book that has any part set during World War II that has been made into a feature film or TV series.
The Book Thief
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816442/...
592 Pages
213 + 592 = 805 pages total
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 600
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25.4 - Bookworm526's task: Our National Parks
Book 1: Option C
Read a book from this list
Alice Isn't Dead
Page 7
Book 2: Option B
Read a book that is set on a cruise ship
Never Been Shipped
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 625
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30.2 Katrisa's Task: Wrapped in Plastic
Option 3 - The Black Lodge and White Lodge
Read a book from the first 20 pages of this list
The September House
Page 5
Option 4 - BOB
Read a book from this list
The Haunted Forest Tour
Page 3
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 655
Kathy KS10.1 Walking On Sunshine
Read a book whose title (subtitles are excluded) includes a word of 4 or letters made from the phrase "Walking On Sunshine"
The Man Who Liked Slow Tomatoes by K.C. Constantine
SLOW=WaLking On Sunshine
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Points for this task: 10
Total points : 280
Tasks completed: 14/57
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
JEN B5.10 Picnic Time
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Book Love by Debbie Tung
TOTAL POINTS: 260
SHEMAC 10.1 Walking On Sunshine
Read a book whose title (subtitles are excluded) includes a word of 4 or letters made from the phrase
"Walking On Sunshine"
Required: State the word: WALK
Walk Me Through the Darkness
This task points: 10
Total season points: 490
15.5 Land of DragonsRead a book with a single author with all initials found in Dragon
Constable on the Hill (Constable Nick Mystery #1) by Nicholas Rhea
author's initials, NR, found in dRagoN
Task total: 15
Season total: 515
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30.1 JennRenee's Task: The Great Yellowstone
Required: state which book is a debut book.
This is a two book task. Choose two options and read 1 book for each.
Option 2: Read a book with MPG Romance AND debut novel (The Hating Game (2016). It is her debut novel...)
The Hating Game. Sally Thorne
Option 3: Read a book with a cover featuring at least 5 different colors according to Tineye.
54.9 %#eaeae8Grey
13.5 %#decd57Yellow
13.1 %#b4a46fBrown
6.2 %#8bc9e6Blue
9.7 %#d33033Red
1.6 %#d1833dOrange
0.9 %#7eb68dGreen
Still Life. Louise Penny. 7.17.25 (her debut novel)
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 315 /1000
Tasks Completed 22/57
KRISTA KY10.6 Theater Camp
Read a book first published either in July of any year or any month for the year 2022.
Mad Honey - Published in 2022
Points this task: 10
Total points: 230
Books read: 16
EMurphy20.4 Golden Oldies-Kai's Task: London Adventure
Option 5: MPG Historical, Romance, or Historical Romance The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
*MPG Romance
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 170
Books Read: 11
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 3
Tasks Completed: 8
EMurphy20.3 Review Raffle-Kelly L's Task: Celebrating Pride
Option 4: Set in one of the following countries: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews
*Set in North Carolina, USA
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 190
Books Read: 12
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 3
Tasks Completed: 9
5.4 World EnvironmentRead a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in "World Environment Day".
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
New Points: 5
Total Points: 260
GO: 4
IaF: 3
20.6 - It's a Fact: Kristen IA's Task - Let’s Go to the Park!Option 1: Through the Years
Read a book first published in one of these years (2008, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
The Mirror by Nora Roberts
☀️ first published in 2024
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 70
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Task: 30.1 JennRenee's Task: The Great Yellowstone, using options 2 and 3
Book 1: Read a book with MPG Romance, may be standalone or embedded
Book/Author: Austen at Sea / Natalie Jenner
How it fits: MPG Romance
Book 2: Read a book with a cover featuring at least 5 different colors according to Tineye.
Book/Author: Serial Killer Games / Kate Posey
How it fits: has five colors on the cover: blue, red, green, brown, grey. This is the debut book.
Points for this task: 30
Total points: 440
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
ROBIN P15.10 I'm Not Scared
MPG Horror
The Haunting of Hill House
Points this post: 15
Total points: 510
BB:3 GO:0 IAF:5
LoraTask: 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Karen Michele's Task - I Wonder, using Option 2A: Read a book from Best Coming of Age Stories listopia
Book/Author: Of Mice and Men / John Steinbeck
How it fits: on page 2 of the listopia
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket for publication in 1937.
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 460
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 3
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.2 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.
Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life That Is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich
The word is RICH
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
TOTALS
Points: 95
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 5
Total books: 11
Total tasks: 10
Cindy FTask 20.3 Celebrating Pride
Option 4: Set in Canada (province of Quebec as in book description)
The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
Points this post:20
Total points:80
Books read:5
Big books:1
Golden Oldies:0
Non-Fiction:0
Tasks completed:5
Cindy FTask 20.5 Light Up My World, Scarlett!
Option 4: MPG Thriller
25 Alive by James Patterson
Points this post:20
Total points:100
Books read:6
Big Books:1
Golden Oldies:0
Non-Fiction:0
Tasks completed:6
Cindy FTask 20.6 Let's go to the Park!
Option 1: Book first published in 2025
The Correspondent byVirginia Evans
Points this post:20
Total points:120
Books read:7
Big Books:1
Golden Oldies:0
Non-Fiction:0
Tasks completed:7
Readerboard Name: List_Addict20.5: Bigger is Better - Kathy KS’s Task: Light Up My World, Scarlett!
Option 4: A book with a MPG of Suspense, Thriller or Fantasy
Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
MPG: Fantasy
Total this challenge: 50
Cindy FTask 20.9 Crater Lake
Author's initials in MOUNT MAZAMA (M,M)
Canada by Mike Meyers
Trying to link this it didn't give me the option for the paperback that is available when it is on my read list. Also the Author listed is not the author that wrote it. The picture is wrong. Not sure how to fix this so i just posted the audio title. the paperback is 304 pages. If there is a fix I can repost!! Thanks
Claim 1 Non-Fiction
Points this post:20
Total points:140
Books read:8
Big Books:1
Golden Oldies:0
Non-Fiction:1
Tasks completed:8
Kelly L20.1 - 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.
P [RO] J [E] C [T] FINIS [H] RESISTANCE
R O E T H (5 letters) --> OTHER
The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports
**Claiming an It's a Fact ticket -- non-fiction**
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This post: 20 points
Tickets: 1 IAF
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Season total: 135 points
Season Tickets: 2 IAF, 1 BB
ROBIN PDelicious Dee's Task: Classic Science Fiction
2 bks, over 500 pages total
Option 3: Published 9/21/1866-8/13/1946
The Road to Oz - orig pub 1909 - 261 p
AR bkfinder: IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 7.0
**Claiming 1 GO pt
Option 5: Set 75% in Great Britain or New Jersey
Open and Shut - set 100% in NJ - 243 p
Total pages - 504
Points this post: 30
Total points: 540
BB;3 GO:1 IAF:5
LoraTask: 5.9 Sand Time!
Read a book with a stand alone word of at least four letters in the title that can be made from the phrase GREAT SAND DUNES.
Book/Author: The Golden Gate / Amy Chua
How it fits: using the title word GATE: GrEAT sand dunes
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 465
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 3
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Task 30.8 - Gregorian Gameseach book 250+ pages
option 3: author initials SA in AUGUST
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
384 pages
option 4: #6 in series
Wyrd Sisters
336 pages
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490 points
FLY Task #30.2 Katrisa's Task: Wrapped in Plastic
task: Option 2 - a book with a sword on the cover
book: The Return of the King
(my version is kindle, first MMPB here)
how it fits:
approved heretask: Option 3 - on the Good Vs Evil list
book: The Two Towers
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: on page 1 of the list
Points this post: 30
Total points: 445
Tasks completed: 25/56
BB: 9 / GO: 5 / IAF: 2
FLY Task #30. 9 Nick KY’s Task: Uluru – National Parks of Australia
+IAF ticket
task: Opt. 1. at least 3 U's in the title/subtitle.
book: The Beautiful Struggle
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: 3 U's in bea(U)tif(U)l str(U)ggle
task: Opt. 4. takes place at least 50% in Australia
book: Ruddy Gore
(my version is audio, no MMPB with page count, first PB here)
how it fits: set 100% in Australia
other:
**Claiming IAF ticket for The Beautiful Struggle = nonfiction memoir
Points this post: 30
Total points: 475
Tasks completed: 26/56
BB: 9 / GO: 5 / IAF: 2 + 1 = 3
Task 25.4 - Our National Parksbook 1 option B: WERE made from CONGAREE SWAMP
How Beautiful We Were
book 2 option A: debut novel from new to me author
The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah
this is Abdukllah's debut novel, and the first book by her I've read (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sta...)
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515 points
Nick KY15.6 Animals One of the acceptable animal words – “Lion” – is in the title. The Lion's Den by Katherine St. John. (possessives allowed)
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 625
Nick KY15.9 Camping Tent on Cover -- I read The White Darkness by David Grann.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 640
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Task 5.4 World Environment
Authors initials in WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
(L.M)
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
Claim 1BB Ticket 512 pages
Points this post:5
Total points:5
Books read:1
Big Books:1
Golden Oldies:0
Non-Fiction:0
Tasks completed:1