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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2025
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Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Summer 2025 season.
read You Killed Me First
discussion post 4
points this post 20
total points 380
Nick KY15.3- Quantity or Size?
Option 2: One Book Task. Read a single book that satisfies both criteria:
1- Read a book set at least 75% in Australia
2- read a book with title with 6+ words excluding subtitles
I read The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions by Kerry Greenwood, set in Australia (the GR blurb explains that the stories take place in Melbourne) and 6+ words in the title (8 words, to be exact).
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 85
Nick KY15.10 I’m Not Scared. MPG of “Horror.” I read East End Girls by Rena Mason.
Points This Post: 15
Total Poins So Far: 100
Nick KY20.4 Kai's London Adventure
Option 1- SERENDIPITY
This trip came together unexpectedly. The timing of several different factors all worked together so well that I started thinking the universe was sending me a message I couldn't pass up.
Read a book with one of the following words in the title, subtitle, or series name: Serendipity, Blessing, Fluke, Godsend, Windfall, Fortune, Fortunate, Luck, Lucky, Break, Chance, Coincidence, Opportunity.
I read Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 120
Joanne MI20.4 Golden Oldies: Kai's Task - London Adventure
Option 5 JANE AUSTEN-MPG of Historical, Romance, or Historical Romance
MPG of Historical noted in task help # 10
Claiming 1 BB 672 pages
Points this task 20
BB's this task 1
Season Total 65
1 BB
trishhartuk5.6 Summer Song
Word of 4 or more letters from the lyrics of "Hot Fun In The Summertime"
The Brides of High Hill, Nghi Vo
Read the kindle edition. Top HB (no PB): here (115pg)
Using High: "That's when I had most of my fun, back
High, high, high, high there"
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 4
SHAUNA W15.8 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.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Total Points: 35
Total Completed Tasks: 2
Total Completed Books: 2
Total It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Big Books Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Jessica S20.2 Rookie at the Top: Coffeegirl's Task - Favorite things about Books
Option 2 - Celebrate - book with a word of at least four letters in the title/subtitle spelled from the phrase BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
St. Nacho's by Z.A. Maxfield (NACHO'S)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 65
Jessica S5.9 Sand Time!
Book with a word of at least four letters in the title that can be made from the phrase GREAT SAND DUNES.
Dead Reckoning by Pandora Pine (DEAD)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 70
Jessica S20.1 - 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
Endangered Species by Onley James (SPECIES)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 90
Jessica S5.1 Victory Day
book that takes place in one of the States or countries that have a National Park honoring WII Redwood- California
Fish Stick Fridays by Rhys Ford
Points this task: 5
Total points: 95
Jessica S5.6 Summer Song
Book with a word of 4 or more letters found in the title from the lyrics of "Hot Fun In The Summertime" by Sly & The Family Stone
When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao (HERE)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 100
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15.3- Quantity or Size?
Option 2: One Book Task
Read a single book that satisfies both criteria for option 1
Read a book set at least 75% in Australia AND with title with 6+ words
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect. Benjamin Stevenson. 6.11.25
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 120 /1000
Tasks Completed 8/57
SUSAN A20.3 Review Raffle: Kelly L's Task - Celebrating Pride
Opt 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.
Promises by Marie Sexton
MMPB HERE
set in Colorado, USA
setting listed on book main page
points this task: 20
previous total: 225
new total: 245
SUSAN A25.4- Bookworm526's task: Our National Parks
Book 1 Option A - Read a book set at least 50% in Alaska.
A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow
MMPB HERE
set in Alaska, mentioned in book description
Book 2 Option B - cruise ship setting
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
MMPB HERE
more than 50% set on cruise ship
from book description "a week on a luxury cruise "
points this task: 25
previous total: 245
new total: 270
trishhartuk5.10 Picnic Time
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Reykjavík, Ragnar Jonasson, Katrin Jakobsdottir
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB (Swedish): here (306pg).
PB matching the kindle: here (367pg)
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 45
Tasks Completed: 5
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5.3 Women's Rights
Read a Non-Fiction book with a MPG genre of Womens, Gender, or Feminism.
Trans/Rad/Fem (MPG Feminism and Gender)
This book is non-fiction. One It's A Fact ticket please!
Points this task: 5
Season total: 15
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 1
Katrisa5.6 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"
I read That Summer
Word= SUMMER
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 260
Katrisa10.9 Fly Me To The Moon
Read a book MPG Space
I read White Holes it has MPG Space
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 275
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.3 - Review Raffle: Kelly L's Task - Celebrating Pride.
Option 4. Read a book set at least 50% in the United States.
The Summer That Shaped Us by Lori Wilde (343 p.) *
* This book takes place entirely in the US, off the coast of Texas.
"Artie wrinkled her nose at the Scorpius constellation on the opposite side of the sky from hunter Orion. Orion's Belt wasn't visible in the Texas night sky in the summer, but Artie knew where it was."
➸ Total Points: 20
➸ Total Pages: 343
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.4 - Golden Oldies: Kai's Task - London Adventure.
Option 5. Read a book with a MPG of 'Romance'.
Bloodguard by Cecy Robson (535 p.) *
* I would like to claim 1 BB ticket, please.
➸ Total Points: 40
➸ Total Pages: 878
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.8 - Nickels and Dimes: MEGSCL's Task - 2025 Goals.
Option 1. Read a book published in or after March, 2025.
Fearless by Lauren Roberts (608 p.) *
* I would like to claim 1 BB ticket, please.
➸ Total Points: 60
➸ Total Pages: 1,486
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Option 5- JANE AUSTEN
Read a book with an MPG of Historical, Romance, or Historical Romance. MPGs must be stand-alone, not embedded.
read Fragile Designs
mpg romance
points this post 20
total points 400
ROBIN P5.1 Victory Day
Set in one of the states with a national park honoring WWII
Tooth and Claw: A Longmire Story - set in Alaska, park is Denali
Points this post: 5
Total points: 70
BB:2 GO:0 IAF:0
ROBIN P5.8 Name Game
Author 1st name initial same as a letter in readerboard name
The Truth about the Earl: A Clean Regency Romance - read ebook, linked pb
Points this post: 5
Total points: 80
BB:2 GO:0 IAF:0
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Option C - We visited Gateway Arch and Mammoth Cave on a summer road trip. Read a book that meets the SRC requirements from the first 25 pages of this list:
Road Trip
read He Started It page 3
and
Option B - read a book on a cruise ship.
read
Five Nights author is new to me.
points this post 25
total points 425
LoraTask: 30.8 MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games, using options 3 and 4
Book 1:
Book/Author: Miracle in a Dry Season/Sarah Loudin Thomas
How it fits: using AUGUST, initials are ST; 300 pages
Book 2:
Book/Author: Murder in the Bayou Boneyard/Ellen Byron
How it fits: #6 in the Cajun Country Mystery series; 304 pages
Points for this task: 30
Total points: 55
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: 0
Molly20.6 It's a Fact: Kristen IA's Task - Let’s Go to the Park!
I read The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe.
This book was first published in 2021.
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 20
Task completed: 2
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.5 Summer Solstice
Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title (subtitle words excluded) from the phrase "Summer Solstice"
Lavender Clouds by Bex Ollerton
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5/975
Task completed: 1/56
Nick KY5.10 Picnic Book of Choice. I read The Collected Essays of Virginia Woolf by Virginia Woolf.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 125
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.8 Name Game
Read a book with an author who shares a first name initial with any letter in your Readerboard name.
Snowcaps, Skiing, & Sabotage by Tonya Kappes
TessaVanessa=Tonya
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10/975
Task completed: 2/56
TessaVanessaChallenge 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"
Autumns, Awnings, & Arson by Tonya Kappes
WORD=awnings
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20/975
Task completed: 3/56
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.6 Theater Camp
Read a book first published either in July of any year or any month for the year 2022.
Supper Club by Jackie Morrow
First published September 20, 2022.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 30/975
Task completed: 4/56
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.9 Let's Go Camping
Read a book with a camper, tent, or RV on the cover.
by Tonya KappesPoints this post: 15
Total points: 45/975
Task completed: 5/56
Katrisa15.5 Land of Dragons
Read a book with a single author with all initials found in Komodo OR Dragon OR Lizard
I read Do Not Open by Kiersten Modglin
KM in KoModo
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 290
Katrisa20.3 Review Raffle: Kelly L's Task - Celebrating Pride
Opt 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.
I read Close Range: Wyoming Stories
RANGE in stoNEwAll upRisinG
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 310
Katrisa20.9 Moderator's Pet: Trishhartuk's Task - Crater Lake
Opt 4 - Read a book with the MPG of Fantasy, Gothic or Ghosts
I read The Dead of Winter: Beware the Krampus and Other Wicked Christmas Creatures
MPG GOthic
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 330
SUSAN A5.4 World Environment
author's first and last initials can be found in "World Environment Day".
Thicker than Blood by Mike Omer
No MMPB Paperback HERE
author initials M O found in World EnvirOnMent Day
Points this task: 5
Previous total: 270
new total: 275
SUSAN A10.1 Walking On Sunshine
title (subtitles are excluded) includes a word of 4 or letters made from the phrase "Walking On Sunshine"
Tuesday's Gone by Nicci French
MMPB HERE
title word: GONE found in WalkinG ON SunshinE
points this task: 10
previous total: 275
new total: 285
SUSAN A10.9 Fly Me To The Moon
Read a book MPG Space, stand alone or embedded
Craved by the Alien Beast by Ava Ross
No MMPB Paperback HERE
MPG Space
points this task: 10
previous total: 285
new total: 295
JEN B20.6 It's a Fact: Kristen IA's Task - Let’s Go to the Park!
Option 4: Let’s Thrive in ‘25!
Option B
-For this option, read a book with a two word title where each word has the same, or twin, first initial.
The Tenant by Freida McFadden
TOTAL POINTS: 115
KRISTA KY20.6 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.
The Four Winds (published in 2021)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Books read: 1
EMurphy20.9 Moderator's Pet - Trishhartuk's Task: Crater Lake
Option 3: First published between May and October of any year from 1966-onwards Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind by Nate Bargatze
*Published May 6, 2025
**It's a Fact Ticket
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Total:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
15.9 Let's Go CampingRead a book with a camper, tent, or RV on the cover.
by Tonya KappesTask Total: 15
Season Total: 75
Total IAF: 3
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10.4; ...; ...; 10.7
15.6;...; ...; 15.9
20.2;
KRISTA KY20.5 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.
James by Percival Everett
(lives in California currently)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Books read: 2
ROBIN P30.6 KMarieD's Task: Catching up on Series
2 books from different series
A. Current last book in series. pub before 6/1/25
Marble Hall Murders -
This is Book 3 of the Susan Ryeland series, pub 5/13/25
**Claiming 1 BB point - 582 p
C. Book 3 or above in a series you are reading
Never Too Late: A Midlands Crime Thriller
Book 3 of the Sebastian Clifford series
Points this post: 30
Total points: 110
BB:3 GO 0 IAF:0
Erica H.30.4 TessaVanessa's Task: A Year of Travels
This is a two book task. Choose two different options and read one book for each option
Required: State the options
Option 4: Newfoundland
Read a book with an MPG Health or MPG Animals
The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays (has MPG of Health)
Option 5: Vegas!!!
Read a book with all the letters of VEGAS in the series title (series must be in gray-scale on the main book page)
Required: State the series name
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built from the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series (no. 1 lAdiES detectiVe aGency)
Points: 30
Total points: 90
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 1
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5.8 Name Game
Read a book with an author who shares a first name initial with your Readerboard name: S
Prize by Susi Hawke
(PB Prize)
This task points: 5
Total season points: 160