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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2025
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JenJ IA50.1 - Lisa MD: The Summer My Boys Got Married
This is a 3 book task:
1. Read one book for each of the 3 options.
2. One book must be published in 2025. - Books 1 & 3 pubbed in 2025
3. Total combined pages must equal 750 or greater. - total is 1,072 pages
Book 1: Greg’s June Wedding
Option A:
Read a book with a word of 3 or more letters made from the letters of Pittsburgh Wedding Cookie Table or “Smith Island Cake.”
The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland - 400 pages
ART in "Pittsburgh Wedding Cookie Table"
***** I claim 1 It's A Fact ticket*****
Book 2: Eric’s August Wedding
Option B: Read a book set at least 50% in one or combination of the places listed: : Colorado, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida, California, North Carolina, New Jersey, Montana, and Germany.
The Summer List by Amy Mason Doan - 384 pages
Book 3: Mother of the Grooms
Option A: Read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in “Mother of the Grooms.” Multiple authors are allowed as long as one qualifies.
Bug Hollow by Michelle Huneven - 288 pages
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 415/975
Tasks Completed: 23/56
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 6
JenJ IA5.2 Civil War
Read a book with MPG War, Civil War, or Military Fiction.
Flags on the Bayou by James Lee Burke
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 420/975
Tasks Completed: 23/56
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 6
Bookwrm526Task #15.9 Let's Go Camping
Read a book with a camper, tent, or RV on the cover. I read Tents, Trails & Turmoil by Tonya Kappes, which has both a tent AND an RV on the cover!
Total points so far: 765
Deborah20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Karen Michele's Task - I Wonder
Option 2
A) Read a book from this Coming of Age list:
Best Coming of Age stories
Required:Include the page number in your post.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
The Hate U Give
Page 3 currently # 244
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 430
Books Read: 30
Tasks Done: 22
Delicious Dee5.8 Name Game
The Last Twelve Miles - Erika Robuck - authors first name initial (E) can be found in my readerboard name
Points this Task: 5
Points Overall: 910
Its a Fact Tickets: 8
Big Book Ticket: 1
Delicious Dee10.6 Theater Camp
Her Hidden Bones - book was first published in July
Points this Task: 10
Points Overall: 920
Its a Fact Tickets: 8
Big Book Ticket: 1
Delicious Dee30.2 Katrisa's Task: Wrapped in Plastic
Option 3 - Sunrise on the Reaping - found on pg5 of the provided shelf - shelved as good-vs-evil 5 times
Option 5 - Set Me On Fire - FIRE can be found in the provided words to use in title
Points this Task: 30
Points Overall: 950
Its a Fact Tickets: 8
Big Book Ticket: 1
I think i'm finishing but I screwed up my math around post 1522 - with a task repost
Erica H.20.6 It's a Fact: Kristen IA's Task - Let’s Go to the Park!
Option 1: Through the Years - Since my husband and I married in 2006, we have visited a national park or MLB ballpark in these years: 2008, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Read a book that was first published in one of these years.
The American Agent
Book was published in 2019.
Points: 20
Total points: 360
BB: 2
GO: 1
NF: 3
10.7 Camp RockRead a book where the MC is an active performance artist or performing arts is central to the story.
The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
The book is about the rise and fall of the band the Griffin Sisters and one of the band member's daughter attempting to make in the music business.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 865
Total Tasks Completed: 50
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Big Books: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 1
30.7 Cat's Task: Books of EuropeOption 2: One Book Option
Read one book of at least 500 pages that fits both criteria of Option 1.
Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Europe
Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Europe
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Setting
Stockholm (Sweden), Sweden
Author born in Skelleftehamn , Sweden
Claiming BB - 503 pages
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 895
Total Tasks Completed: 51
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Big Books: 5
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 1
Mai10.1 Walking On Sunshine
Word in the title made from letters in the phrase "Walking on Sunshine": "Hike"
The Hike by Drew Magary
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 365
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 29
NF Tickets: 3
Kristen IA20.3 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 - GIRL from "STONEWALL UPRISING"
Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 325/975
Tasks Completed: 18/56
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Lisa MD5.1 - Victory Day
Set in state or county with a National Park honoring WWII
The McCullagh Inn in Maine by Jen McLaughlin
Book set in Maine / Acadia National Park - Maine
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 640/975
Total Books Read: 48
Total Tasks Completed: 37
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 10
Mai5.9 Sand Time!
Word in a title made of letters in Great Sand Dunes: Saga
Saga, Volume 10 by Brian K. Vaughan
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 370
Tasks Completed: 24
Books Read: 30
NF Tickets: 3
Kelly L 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. Required: If the required element is not evident from the Goodreads main page provide a reference.
Isola
From GR summary: "A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in this epic saga of love, faith, and defiance from the bestselling author of Sam."
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This post: 15 points
Tickets: ---
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Season total: 310 points
Season Tickets: 4 IAF, 1 BB
Mai10.3 500 Reads of Summer
Book from page 8 of the Summer books list
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 380
Tasks Completed: 24
Books Read: 31
NF Tickets: 3
Julia10315.6 Animals, Animals, Animals!
Read a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle. Animal, Wildebeest, Zebra, Gazelle, Hyena, Lion, or Cheetah.
Some Tame Gazelle
This was first published in 1950 so claiming one Golden Oldie ticket.
This post: 15 points, 1 GO
Total points: 815
BB: 3
GO: 6
NF: 3
Tasks completed: 40
Books read: 61
Task 25.1 - Ash's Task: Boss LevelOption 3-Minecraft
Read a book with a 4 or more letter word in the title that can be made up of letters in "creepers have no respect".
Required: State the word.
CATCH = Creepers HAve no respeCT
The Catch (2022) by Alison Fairbrother (Hardback 279 pages)
Option 4-Sims 4
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.
Pagecount: 352
Lost (2001) by Gregory Maguire (Hardback 352 pages)
175 + 25 = 200
Tasks Completed: 08
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 175 + 25 = 200
Books read: 13
Pages read: 3,897
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 06
Golden Oldies: 01
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
JUKKA20.9 Moderator's Pet: Trishhartuk's Task - Crater Lake
Option 4: Book with MPG Fantasy, Gothic, or Ghosts.
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson has Fantasy. It's also over 1000 pages long, so claiming three Big Book tickets.
Total Points: 335/1000
Total Books Read: 30
Tasks Completed: 26/57
Big Books Total: 4
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 3
JUKKA5.8 Name Game
Book whose author whose first name initial is in my username.
Pathfinder Adventure Path: All or Nothing by Jason Keeley. At 96 pages, it's my one 80-99-pager for this challenge.
Total Points: 340/1000
Total Books Read: 31
Tasks Completed: 27/57
Big Books Total: 4
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 3
Lisa MD5.4 - World Environment
Author Initials in "woRlD environment day"
Holy Chow by David Rosenfelt
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 645/975
Total Books Read: 49
Total Tasks Completed: 38
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 10
Julia10315.10 I'm Not Scared
Read a book with MPG Horror
Jinx High
This post: 15 points
Total points: 830
BB: 3
GO: 6
NF: 3
Tasks completed: 41
Books read: 62
10.4 Future's So Bright Sunglasses on cover: Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
paperback edition Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
Points this post: 10
Total points: 505
10.6 Theater CampFirst published in 2022: Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez, first published April 19, 2022
Points this post: 10
Total points: 515
10.7 Camp RockMC is a performance artist: The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
Points this post: 10
Total points: 525
Theresa30.2 - Katrisa's Task: Wrapped in Plastic
Option 3 - The Black Lodge and White Lodge
The good vs. evil energies in Twin Peaks are symbolized by the Black Lodge and the White Lodge. Read a book from the first 20 pages of this
Good Vs Evil
The Horse and His Boy by CS Lewis
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8.0
Pg 7 of the list
Option 5 - Fire Walk with Me
Read a book with a word of at least four letters from the poem in the title (excluding WITH). Plurals/possessives are ok or you can drop the s from a word in the poem (i.e. you can use world or chant).
The Fire by Night by Teresa Messineo
Word = Fire
Points this post - 30
Total points-100
Kathy KS**Claiming 1 (one) Golden Oldies ticket** 1st published: 1929 (option 3 book)
30.5 Delicious Dee 's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: HG Wells
The combined page count of the books must be at least 501 pgs.
Option 3 - 21 September 1866 - 13 August 1946. Read a book that was first published between those dates.
The Mystery Of A Butcher's Shop by Gladys Mitchell
1st published: 1929
I read a large print version; mmpb-281 p.
Option 5 - Read a book that is set at least 75% in Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales) or in New Jersey, USA.
Some Die Eloquent by Catherine Aird
Setting: England (GR)
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb-221 p.
Total pages: 281+221=502 (>500)
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 545
Tasks completed: 24/56
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 4
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 6
Mai20.6 It's a Fact: Kristen IA's Task - Let’s Go to the Park!
Option 1: Book that was first published in 2025.
Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 400
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 32
NF Tickets: 3
Slideshell20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Summer 2025 season
You Killed Me First
New Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 48
Total Points: 910
BIG BOOK: 4
GOLDEN OLDIES: 0
IT'S A FACT: 1
Slideshell5.6 Summer Song
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
Till Summer Do Us Part
Required: State the word: Summer
New Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 49
Total Points: 915
BIG BOOK: 4
GOLDEN OLDIES: 0
IT'S A FACT: 1
Slideshell15.1 More or Less?
Book 1: Read the book with the most ratings on your TBR
Pride and Prejudice
*Claiming one Golden Oldies Ticket*
Book 2: Read the book with the least ratings on your TBR
Bulletproof
New Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 50
Total Points: 930
BIG BOOK: 4
GOLDEN OLDIES: 1
IT'S A FACT: 1
FLY Task #5.7 Summer Vacations
+IAF ticket
task: at least one adult and two or more children on the cover
book: Outside the Wire: Ten Lessons I've Learned in Everyday Courage
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits:
other:
**Claiming IAF ticket for nonfiction
Points this post: 5
Total points: 805
Tasks completed: 48/56
BB: 10 / GO: 7 / IAF: 3 + 1 = 4
FLY Task #15.8 Shipwrecked and Stranded
+ GO ticket
task: a shipwreck is essential to the story
book: Twelfth Night
how it fits: a shipwreck separates the twins, which sets the story in motion (in description)
other:
**Claiming GO ticket for First published January 1, 1623
Points this post: 15
Total points: 820
Tasks completed: 49/56
BB: 10 / GO: 7 + 1 = 8 / IAF: 4
LoraTask: 30.4 TessaVanessa's Task: A Year of Travels, using Options 1 and 3
Book 1: Read a book that has snow on the cover.
Book/Author: The Baker and the Wolf / J.M. Stengl
How it fits: snowy forest setting on the cover
Book 2: Read a book with a single author’s first and last initial that can be found in NIAGARA FALLS.
Book/Author: Read Between the Crimes / Lucy Averill
How it fits: author's initials are LA
Points for this task: 30
Total points: 685
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 6
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
CHANDNI30.7 Cat's Task: Books of Europe
Option 1: Two Book Option (no page count requirement)
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Europe, or is about one or more countries in Europe (if Non-Fiction), but is NOT United Kingdom (i.e. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland).
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Takes place fully in Paris, France
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Europe, excluding UK. Multiple authors are allowed, provided that ALL are born within Europe.
Just Another Dead Author by Katarina Bivald
Author born in Sweden
Points this post: 30
Total points: 425
Julia10310.6 Theater Camp
Read a book first published either in July of any year or any month for the year 2022
The Rebel Girls of Rome
(first published July 8, 2025)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 840
BB: 3
GO: 6
NF: 3
Tasks completed: 42
Books read: 63
Mai5.10 Picnic Time
Any book
The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 405
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 33
NF Tickets: 3
15.2 Here or There?Book 1, title contains a word from the name of a North American park: The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield
paperback edition The Homecoming of Samuel Lake
The park is Crater Lake, US
The word is Lake
Book 2, title contains all letters of one European park: Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes by Karen Rose Smith
mass market paperback edition Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes
The park is Écrins National Park, France
Points this post: 15
Total points: 540
Kelly L 20.5 Bigger is Better: Kathy KS's Task - Light Up My World, Scarlett!
Option 1
Read a book that contains red on the cover, according to Tineye. It doesn’t matter how much, just some... Required: Post the cover.
A Grave Robbery's cover is 21.9% Red, according to Tineye.
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This post: 20 points
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Season total: 330 points
Season Tickets: 4 IAF, 1 BB
15.6 Animals, Animals, Animals!A book with Zebra in the title: The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith
paperback edition The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
Points this post: 15
Total points: 555
15.9 Let's Go CampingCamper on cover: Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries by Tonya Kappes
paperback edition Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries
Points this post: 15
Total points: 570
JUKKA20.4 Golden Oldies: Kai's Task - London Adventure
Option 5: Book with MPG Historical, Romance, or Historical Romance.
The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Ann Older has Romance.
Total Points: 360/1000
Total Books Read: 32
Tasks Completed: 28/57
Big Books Total: 4
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 3
Bookwrm526Task #30.10 - Return of a Favorite
Option 1: Read a book with one of these words from the series in the title (subtitle excluded). Words must be exact. No variations. I chose the word HIDDEN and read Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza by Mosab Abu Toha.
Option 2: Read a book set at least 75% in Minnesota. I read Sinister Graves by Marcie R. Rendon (setting stated in GR description).
Total points so far: 795
Lisa MDLisa MD: The Summer My Boys Got Married
One book must be published in 2025. Combined total pgs must be 750+pgs
Book 1: Option B - Pier, pavilion, or natural body of water on cover
Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
368 pgs
Pier and natural body of water on cover.
***First published April 1, 2025***
Book 2: Option B - Set 50% in CO, MD, PA, MA, FL, CA, NC, NJ, MO, or Germany
Collared by David Rosenfelt
336 pgs
Set in Paterson, New Jersey. The GR description references East Side Park, which is located in Paterson, NJ. I have also included a link to a reference to NJ https://www.criminalelement.com/revie...
Book 3: Option B - Plural title word
Canary Girls by Jennifer Chiaverini
417 pgs
Plural title word: "Girls"
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 695/975
Total Books Read: 52
Total Tasks Completed: 39
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 10
Mai30.1 JennRenee's Task: The Great Yellowstone
Option 1: Water Water and More Water: Book with a title that includes the word "Lake"
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
Option 3: Book with a cover featuring at least 5 different colors: Green, grey, red, brown, pink
Second Place by Rachel CuskPoints this post: 30
Total Points: 435
Tasks Completed: 27
Books Read: 35
NF Tickets: 3
Mai15.9 Let's Go Camping
Book with an RV on the cover
Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries by Tonya KappesPoints this post: 15
Total Points: 450
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 36
NF Tickets: 3
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Angela IL20.6 It's a Fact: Kristen IA's Task - 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.
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie-6/25
Pub Year: 2025
PB Link: Dream Count
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 240
Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 10
It's a Fact: 2
Angela IL30.6 Kmaried's Task - Catching Up On Series
Option A: Read the current last book in a series of at least 3 books.
Can't Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan-6/23
Option C: Read a book that is #3 or above but not the last book in the series.
I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere But the Pool by Lisa Scottoline & Francesca Serritella-8/16
Claiming an It's a Fact Ticket
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 270
Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 11
It's a Fact: 3
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10.9 Fly Me To The Moon
Read a book MPG Space, stand alone or embedded.
Helliconia Spring, which has MPG Space Opera
I read the Kindle edition. The top MMPB Helliconia Spring has 555 pages.
***Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket***
Points this post: 10
BB tickets this post: 1
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 13
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=2)
It's A Fact: 2