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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2025
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Sue T5.4 - World Environment
book whose author's first and last initials can be found in "World Environment Day"
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Originally published in 1945, claiming one Golden Oldie ticket.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5/975
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Sue T20.3 - Review Raffle - Kelly L's Task - Celebrating Pride
Option 2: book with a title or subtitle that contains a 4+ letter word made from phrases STONEWALL UPRISING
Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 25/975
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Sue T20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MEGSCL's Task - 2025 Goals
book published March 2025 or later
The Secret Library of Hanna Reeves by Christine Nolfi published June 24, 2025
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 45/975
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Sue T20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Trishhartuk's Task - Crater Lake
Option 3: Book published May - October of any year from 1996 on
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - published May 2, 2023
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 65/975
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Sue T30.1 - JennRenee's Task: The Great Yellowstone
Option 1 - book with MPG romance
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - this was the author's debut book
Option 3: book with a cover featuring at least 5 different colors according to Tineye
Good Man, Dalton
by Karen McQuestionPoints this post: 30
Total Points: 95/975
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 6
ED20.9 Moderator's Pet: Trishhartuk's Task - Crater Lake
Option 2
Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion by Michael Taylor- 6/25/25
*****I CLAIM 1 IAF TICKET*****
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 3
20.5, 20.6; 20.9
BB: 2 / GO: 1/ IAF: 1
Angela IL20.2 Rookie at the Top: Coffeegirl's Task - Favorite things about Books
Option 2: Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the title/subtitle spelled from the phrase BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS.
Tales from the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi-6/30
PB Link: Tales from the Café
Word: Tales
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 385
Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 15
It's a Fact: 3
Angela IL30.5 Delicious Dee 's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: HG Wells
Option 2 - Read a book by a single author where ALL the authors initials can be found in H.G. Wells.
The River Is Waiting by Wally Lamb-7/4
Option 4 - Read a book that can be found on the first 5 pages of the following shelves: Technology Books/ Futuristic Books
So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson-8/29
Technology Books List on Page 4
PB Link: So You've Been Publicly Shamed
Claiming an It's a Fact Ticket
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 415
Books Read: 25
Tasks Completed: 16
It's a Fact: 4
5.10 Picnic TimeRead a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
I read The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties.
points: 195
books read: 14
tasks completed: 10
It;s a fact: 3
pages read: 4959
Kristen IA20.6 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.
The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 445/975
Tasks Completed: 27/56
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 1
Angela IL10.7 Camp Rock
Read a book where the MC is an active performance artist or performing arts is central to the story.
Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley-7/31
MC Joe Morrow is a singer/ songwriter/ Chapter 6 "There's this Joe Loser, touring Europe with his band" "watching Joe perform was like observing an animal of a different species". His band was called Caroline.
Points this Task: 10
Total Points: 425
Books Read: 26
Tasks Completed: 17
It's a Fact: 4
Kristen IA30.5 Delicious Dee 's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: HG Wells
The combined page count of the books must be at least 501 pgs. No children’s books allowed..
Required State the options
Option 2 - Read a book by a single author where ALL the authors initials can be found in H.G. Wells.
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner - 341 pages
Option 5 -
Read a book that is set at least 75% in Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales) or in New Jersey, USA.
The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton - takes place in England - 384 pages
341 + 384 = 725 total pages
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 475/975
Tasks Completed: 28/56
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 1
ED15.8 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.
Eye of the Storm by Marcia Muller-
The MC, Sharon McCone is trapped on an island with her family and acquaintances in the California Delta during a storm with an unknown murderer lurking about.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 4
15.8, 20.5, 20.6; 20.9
BB: 2 / GO: 1/ IAF: 1
ED20.3 Review Raffle: Kelly L's Task - Celebrating Pride
Option 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.
The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham
pub. 1929- set entirely in the UK
*****I CLAIM 1 GO TICKET*****
Points this post: 20
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 5
15.8, 20.3, 20.5, 20.6; 20.9
BB: 2 / GO: 2 / IAF: 1
Amy B5.8 Name Game
Read a book with an author who shares a first name initial with any letter in your Readerboard name.
A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson - M in Amy B
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 80 Points
Amy B5.10 Picnic Time
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Are You Willing to Die for the Cause by Chris Oliveros
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 85 Points
Amy B5.4 World Environment
Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in "World Environment Day".
Letters may only be used as often as they appear
Floaters: Poems by Martín Espada - 96 pages, taking one-time less than 100 page exception
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 95 Points
Amy B30.7 Cat's Task: Books of Europe
We will be reading books associated with the continent Europe, and using the information on this link for reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
This is a two book task, Choose two different options and read one book for each option
Required: state the option.
Option 2: One Book Option
Read one book of at least 500 pages that fits both criteria of Option 1.
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Europe but is NOT United Kingdom (i.e. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland).
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Europe, excluding UK.
Required: If the birthplace is not evident from the Goodreads author information, provide a reference
The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup (Denmark - 519 pages) - website with author's birthplace - suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8...
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 125 Points
Amy B10.6 Theater Camp
Read a book first published either in July of any year or any month for the year 2022.
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead (July 2023)
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 135 Points
Amy B20.1 - Most Improved – Erica H’s Task: Organized Procrastinator
Pick an option and read one book for that option.
Required: State which option you choose.
Option 2: Read a book with a word of 5 or more letters in the title spelled from PROJECT FINISH RESISTANCE. Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood (stone)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 155 Points
Amy B20.2 Rookie at the Top: Coffeegirl's Task - Favorite things about Books
Choose and option and read 1 book.
Required: state the option.
Option 1 – Book club
-Read a book by a single author where all the author's initials can be found in BOOK CLUB. Letters may be used as often as they appear.
I Will Ruin You by Linwood Barclay
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 175 Points
Amy B30.10 Amy FL’s task: Return of a Favorite
This is a two book task. Choose two different options and read one book for each option.
Required: State the option
Option 3: The Author
Read a book written using a pseudonym.
Required: If the pseudonym is not listed on on the Goodreads author page, provide a reference.
Submission by Michel Houellebecq
Born Michel Thomas - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Option 4: The Characters
Read a book by an author who shares a first or last name with one of the recurring characters in the Prey series.
Lucas Davenport, Jennifer Carey, Weather Karkinnen, Virgil Flowers, Del Capslock, Harrison Sloan, Letty Davenport, Rose Marie Roux (Rose or Marie work), Marcy Sherrill, Elle Kruger
Required: State the character’s name
What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman - Jennifer Carey
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 205 Points
Amy B20.5 Bigger is Better: Kathy KS's Task - Light Up My World, Scarlett!
Choose one option and read one book for that option.
Required: State the option.
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.
Civilization and Capitalism 15th-18th Century, Vol. 1: The Structures of Everyday Life by Fernand Braudel - 1.7% red
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 225 Points
Amy B20.4 Golden Oldies: Kai's Task - London Adventure
Please choose ONE of the below options based on my trip to complete this task.
Required: State the option chosen
Option 2- HOLIDAY
Read a book where the main character takes a trip to a country other than the one they live in. This must be a trip, vacation, or holiday - not a move, indefinite stay, resettlement, or military posting.
Required: Please provide a reference if the Goodreads Main Page does not reference the trip.
The Beach by Alex Garland - MC is travelling in Thailand, originally from England
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 245 Points
Amy B20.9 Moderator's Pet: Trishhartuk's Task - Crater Lake
Choose one option and read a book for that option.
Required: State the option chosen
Option 1- Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in MOUNT MAZAMA. Letters may be used as often as they appear.
Dearly by Margaret Atwood
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 265 Points
Amy B30. 9 Nick KY’s Task: Uluru – National Parks of Australia.
This is a two book task. Choose two different options and read one book for each option.
REQUIRED:State the Options.
Opt. 2. Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the title/subtitle/author’s name from the phrase ULURU KATA TJUTA NICK KY. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
Required: State the word
Altered States by Anita Brookner (ANITA)
Opt. 4. Read a book that takes place at least 50% in Australia or is by an author born in or currently living in Australia.
Required: If the setting or the author birth place is not evident from Goodreads, provide a reference.
Love Stories by Trent Dalton
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 295 Points
Amy B15.10 I'm Not Scared
Read a book with MPG Horror- Stand alone or embedded
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 310 Points
Amy B20.3 Review Raffle: Kelly L's Task - Celebrating Pride
This is a one book task. Choose from one of the following options
Required: State the option
Option 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.
Required: State the country. Provide a reference if the setting is not obvious on the GR book page
Death by a Thousand Cuts: Stories by Shashi Bhat (Main page genre - Canada, stories all set in Vancouver)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 330 Points
Amy B25.4 - Bookworm526's task: Our National Parks
This is a two book task, pick an option from book 1 and an option from book 2
Required: State the options.
Option B - Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the title (subtitles excluded) that can be made from the phrase CONGAREE SWAMP.
Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Required: State the word.
The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck (news)
Option C - Read a book that meets the SRC requirements from the first 25 pages of this list:
Road Trip
Required: state the page
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (page 13)
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 355 Points
ED5.10 Picnic Time-
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Marshall's Gold by Kevin R. Hill-
Points this post: 5
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 6
5.10, 15.8, 20.3, 20.5, 20.6; 20.9
BB: 2 / GO: 2 / IAF: 1
10.5 I’ll Be There For YouCelebrate by reading a book off of this list.
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
page 2
Strangers in Time by David Baldacci
Task total: 10
Season total: 915
5.10 Picnic TimeRead a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Antony and Cleopatra
Total points: 210
20.5 Bigger is Better: Kathy KS's Task - Light Up My World, Scarlett!Option 4: Celebrate their favorite genres by reading a book with one of these MPGs (main page genres): Suspense: standalone or embedded, Thriller(s): standalone, or Fantasy: standalone.
Hidden Depths
MPG Thriller
Total points: 230
Jasmiina F20.4 Golden Oldies: Kai's Task - London Adventure:
Option 4: Read a book with all of the letters KEW in the author's name: Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
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Jasmiina F20.8 Nickels and Dimes: MEGSCL's Task - 2025 Goals:
Option 2: Read award shortlists. Read a book that has been longlisted, shortlisted, or won any of these (Stella Prize, Women's Prize for Fiction, Miles Franklin or Booker Prize) prizes in any year:
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro.
The books has won booker prize in 1989.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
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Amy B20.6 It's a Fact: Kristen IA's Task - Let’s Go to the Park!
This is a one book task.
Required: State the option you chose.
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.
Lazarus Man by Richard Price (2024)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 375 Points
Amy B30.2 Katrisa's Task: Wrapped in Plastic
Please choose two different options and read a book from each. No children’s (or related MPG) or graphic novels/comics allowed.
Option 2 - The Bookhouse Boys
Read a book with one or more conifer trees or a sword on the cover (the hilt of the sword must be visible. No knives or daggers).
Required: Post cover
Never Flinch by Stephen King
Option 3 - The Black Lodge and White Lodge
Read a book from the first 20 pages of this Good Vs Evil
Required: state the page
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (page 9)
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 405 Points
Amy B20.8 Nickels and Dimes: MEGSCL's Task - 2025 Goals
Required: State the option chosen
Option 1- For this task read any book first published in March 2025 or later.
Never Flinch (May 2025), Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, My Friends
Option 2- Read a book that has been longlisted, shortlisted, or won any of these prizes in any year.
Required: The award must be listed on the GR book page
Women's Prize for Fiction
Booker Prize
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden (both in 2025)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 425 Points
Amy B25.5 - 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
June
Option 2
For this task choose one of the longest books on your TBR pile.
The Iliad by Homer (848 pages)
July
Option 1
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.
Required Post the cover.
From Unincorporated Territory åmot by Craig Santos Pérez
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 450 Points
Amy B30.1 JennRenee's Task: The Great Yellowstone
Since Yellowstone was the first national park, at least one of your books needs to be a debut book by the author.
Required: state which book is a debut book.
This is a two book task. Choose two options and read 1 book for each.
Required state the options
Option 2: Read a book with MPG Romance, may be standalone or embedded
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (debut novel)
Option 3: Read a book with a cover featuring at least 5 different colors according to Tineye. The percentage does not matter but the colors need to be distinctly different. Red, blue, purple/violet, green, yellow, orange, pink, brown, gray
For the purpose of this task, black and white do not count as colors.
Required: post the cover.
The Grimmer by Naben Ruthnum - red, brown, gray, orange, pink
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 480 Points
Amy B25.1 - Ash's Task: Boss Level
This is a two book task, choose two different options and read one book for each option.
Required: State the options.
For this task you may use a graphic novel for one of the books.
Option 1-Until Dawn
For this option pick a book off of one of these lists
Required: State the list and the page
Wendigo (page 2): The Round House by Louise Erdrich
Option 4-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.
A Fire Story: A Graphic Memoir by Brian Fies (154 pages)
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 505 Points
Amy B30.6 Kmaried's Task - Catching Up On Series
This is a two-book task. Choose two different options and read 1 book for each option. Books must come from 2 different series.
Series must appear on the GR main book page. Whole numbers only.
Required State the options
Option A: Get caught up in a series. Read the current last book in a series of at least 3 books. This can be the last one published before the season started (June 1, 2025).
The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho (On the 7th Day #3 of 3)
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.
Ring by André Alexis (Quincunx #3 of 5)
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 535 Points
20.4 Golden Oldies: Kai's Task - London AdventureOption 4:
Read a book with all of the letters KEW in the author's name.
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
Total Points: 90
Elizabeth PTask 30.2 - Wrapped in Plastic
Option 2: Book with sword on cover
by Tracy DeonnAt 576 pages, good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
Option 3: Book from first 20 pages of Good and Evil list
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Page 5 of list
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 575
Total Tasks: 30
GO: 0
BB: 3
IAF: 0
Total Books: 41
Elizabeth PTask 10.6 - Theater Camp
Book first published in July of any year
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
First published July 16 2005
AR Bookfind IL Designation: MG+
At 672 pages good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 585
Total Tasks: 31
GO: 0
BB: 4
IAF: 0
Total Books: 42
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Rockynook30.9 - Uluru – National Parks of Australia.
Option 1: 3 or more U's in the title
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
I listened to audio, pb - 404, Spanish mmpb - 480
the soUthern book clUb's gUide to slaying vampires
Option 2: 4+ title/subtitle/author name word from ULURU KATA TJUTA NICK KY
Any Luck at All by A.R. Casella
word: LUCK
ULuru Kata tjuta niCk ky
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 640
trishhartuk5.7 Summer Vacations
Read a book with at least one adult and two or more children on the book cover.
The Guncle, Steven Rowley
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (324pg)
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 575
Tasks Completed: 38
It’s a Fact Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Kim O20.6 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, 2025.
High Tea and the Low Down: An American's Unfiltered Life in the UK
Non-fiction, published August 30, 2023.
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 20
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 1
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20.6 It's a Fact: Kristen IA's Task - Let’s Go to the Park!
Option 1
Murder on a Midsummer Night by Kerry Greenwood-4/6/25- pub. 2008
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 2
20.5, 20.6
BB: 2 / GO: 1/ IAF: 0