Monthly Challenges discussion

POST the Tasks you have COMPLETED in this thread.


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• TASK Number & Name (short description, if needed)
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• DATE book was finished
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SCOREBOARD
Updated: post #38
📚 Read-a-thon Points

MOST POINTS
📚 Linda C - 7 +1=8
👒 👒 📚 Bethany - 9+7=16
Pat - 1
👙👙👙📚 Tessa - 12+7=19
📚 Amber - 8+1=9
Marilyn - 7
Mickslibrarian - 9
🧉📚 Diana S - 4+8=12


MOST PAGES
Pat - 192
👒👒 Bethany - 3165
Linda C - 1863
👙👙👙Tessa - 4482
Amber - 2593
Marilyn - 2392
🧉Mickslibrarian - 2682
Diana S - 969

2.3 (Linda C's Task) World Sauntering Day – 6/19

1. Read a book with 2 of these numbers in the page count – 6/19/24 in any order.
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows – Balli Kaur Jaswal (4 stars) 6/4/24 [298] – 2 and 9 in page count

2. Read a book set in the 1970s or the Victorian era – tell us which
Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School, #1) – Gail Carriger (4 stars) 6/7/24 [307] – Victorian Steampunk

Task points - 2
Task pages - 605

Total points - 2
Total pages - 605

1.4 NATIONAL MOVIE NIGHT
Read a book that has been made into a movie.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
Read ~ 6.9.24
Pages ~ 192
Required ~ First Film Release 1958, Remake in 2000

Total Points ~ 1
Total Pages ~ 192

1.8 (Bethany 's Task) Repeat Day
(I said Repeat Day) in June 3rd
February 2024 Task 1.7 Black History Month: Read a book by an author of African heritage.
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones 6/7

Points: 1
Pages: 590

1.9 Reading Jar (Bethany 's Task) National Adopt a Cat Month
by Hisashi Kashiwai 6/11

Points: 1
Pages: 201

Total points: 2
Total pages: 791

1.10 Reading Jar (Amber's Task) Vacation
Read a book you would enjoy reading while on vacation. (Any book)

Perestroika in Paris – Jane Smiley (5 stars) 6/21/24 [265]

Task points - 1
Task pages - 265

Total points - 3
Total pages - 870

2.1 THE LOTTERY
Dear Child by Romy Hausmann
343 pgs, 6/22/24
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 476 pgs., 6/16

Points: 2
Pages: 819

Total points: 4
Total pages: 1610

2.4 (Linda C's Task) LGBQT Pride Month
The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar 291 pgs, 6/21
Sugar rush: Science, politics and the demonisation of fatness by Karen Throsby 297 pgs, 6/20
pg 50 ..."joins a parade of widely divergent, headline-grabbing predictions..."

Points: 2
Pages: 588

Total points: 6
Total pages: 2198

TESSA

Task 2.4 - Linda C - LGBTQ Pride Month

Character is Gay - Jermaine in The Lido ✔ – 10Jun24 - 394 pg

"PARADE" in text - pg 323 - "There'd be a Parade of Nations…" - The Secrets We Kept ✔ – 10Jun24 - 455 pg


THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 849 pg


Total points earned to this point - 2
Total pages read to date - 849 pg

TESSA

Task 2.1 - Lottery

#2 - ✔ – 20Jun24 - 248 pg

# 6 - ✔ – 21Jun24 - 288 pg


THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 536 pg


Total points earned to this point - 4
Total pages read to date - 1385

TESSA


Task 1.5 - Read the Alphabet: F

Title begins with F - Five ✔ – 22Jun24 - 416 pg


THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 416


Total points earned to this point - 5
Total pages read to date - 1801 pg

TESSA


Task 3.1 - Tessa - Vacations Abroad
Three books each set in a different country NOT my own. I live in the USA

FRANCE - The President's Hat ✔ – 01Jun24 - 224 pg

SCOTLAND - The Unbearable Lightness of Scones ✔ – 10Jun24 - 368 pg

GERMANY - An Elephant in the Garden ✔ – 23Jun24 - 233 pg


THIS TASK
Points earned - 3
Pages read - 825 pg


Total points earned to this point - 8
Total pages read to date - 2626 pg

3.1 (Tessa's Task) VACATION ABROAD
I live in the US. My three books:
The Bitter Side of Sweet by Tara Sullivan 6/7, 336 pgs--Ivory Coast, Africa
The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James 6/19, 318 pgs. England, Europe
The Suffering by Rin Chupeco 6/23, 313 pgs, Japan, Asia

Points: 3
Pages: 967

Total points: 9
Total pages: 3165

1.1 ENJOYING THE BEACH
Relax on a comfy lounge chair • Feeling a cool breeze • Under an umbrella • With a refreshing drink • and Your current beach read (any book) • Enjoy!
Dying for Danish by Leighann Dobbs 06.21.24

Task points 1
Task pages 200

1.4 NATIONAL MOVIE NIGHT
Read a book that has been made into a movie.

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 06.17.24

Task points 1
Task pages 352

Total points 2
Total pages 552

1.5 READ THE ALPHABET: LETTER F
Read a book that it's Author's FIRST/LAST name starts with the Letter F

Chocolate Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke 06.21.24

Task points 1
Task pages 402

Total points 3
Total pages 954

1.7 (Pat's Task) SUMMER READING at the Library!
Read a book that has adventure as a MPG.

The Ark Files by Luke Richardson 06.26.24

Task points 1
Task pages 386

Total points 4
Total pages 1340

2.3 (Linda C's Task) World Sauntering Day – 6/19
Read 2 books

1. Read a book with 2 of these numbers in the page count – 6/19/24 in any order.

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher 06.11.24

Pages 243

2. Read a book set in the the Victorian era – tell us when
Murder at the Mayfair Hotel by C.J. Archer (1899) 06.20.24

Pages 395

Task points 2
Task pages 638

Total points 6
Total pages 1978

1.8 (Bethany 's Task) Repeat Day
(I said Repeat Day) in June 3rd
Complete a 1 point task of your choice from January-May of this year. Tell the task and month it came from.
May
1.2 NATIONAL RESCUE DOG DAY
Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover)

by Lauren Elliott 06.12.24

Task points 1
Task pages 304

Total points 7
Total pages 2282

1.10 Reading Jar (Amber's Task) Vacation
In honor of my yearly Girls' Trip Vacation that is happening at the end of June the same time as our Read-a-thon, read a book you would enjoy reading while on vacation. (Any book).

Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear06.13.24

Task points 1
Task pages 311

Total points 8
Total pages 2593

2.1 THE LOTTERY
Read 2 Books

#2 Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur--6/16/24--320 pages

#6 When All Is Said by Anne Griffin--6/25/24--326 pages

Total points: 2
Total pages: 646

2.1 THE LOTTERY

#2 Tea Time for the Traditionally Built (No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, #10) – Alexander McCall Smith (4 stars) 6/16/24 [212]

#6 The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) – Richard Osman (4 stars) 6/26/24 [374]

Task points - 2
Task pages - 586

Total points - 5
Total pages - 1456

1.9 Reading Jar (Bethany 's Task) National Adopt a Cat Month
Read a book with either a cat on the cover or a cat as an important character in the story.


Littered with Trouble (Whiskers and Words Mystery, #1) – Eryn Scott (3 stars) 6/28/24 [212] – cats on cover and MC is a cat fosterer

Task points - 1
Task pages - 212

Total points - 6
Total pages - 1668

TESSA


Task 1.1 - Enjoying the Beach

Reader's choice - The Paris Library ✔ – 27Jun24 - 384 pg

THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 384 pg

Total points to date - 9 ponts
Total pages to date - 3010 pg

5.1 A DAY AT THE BEACH
Read 5 Books

1. Sunscreen--Mr. Texas by Lawrence Wright--6/17/24--323 pages

loc. 1600--"Break out the sunscreen."

2. Sunglasses--The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi--6/27/24--284 pages

loc. 1779--"She usually wore sunglasses,..."

3. Waves--Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo--6/2/24--432 pages

loc. 1121--"The waves rising open arms welcome."

4. Sand--The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell--6/19/24--355 pages

loc. 1850--"...feels as though she is filled with sand--soft, dry sand..."

5. Towel--Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail by Andrea Lankford--6/13/24--352 pages

p. 210--"She used the corner of the bath towel..."

Points this task: 5
Pages this task: 1746

Total points: 7
Total pages: 2392

TESSA


Task 3.2 - Tessa - BEACH WEATHER

Author's first and last initials in BEACH WEATHER - C R - Celia Rees / Miss Graham’s Cold War Cookbook ✔ – 30Jun24 - 512 pg

Title begins with a letter in TAN - Trespasses ✔ – 09Jun24 - 304 pg

Word in the text "beach" - pg 485 - "…south of here beaches designated Omaha…" - The Rose Code ✔ – 06Jun24 - 656 pg


THIS TASK
Points earned - 3
Pages read - 1472 pg


Total points this month - 12
Total pages read this month - 4482 pg

(NOTE ... this total for points does NOT include read-a-thon)

1.1 ENJOYING THE BEACH - Relax on a comfy lounge chair, Feeling a cool breeze, Under an umbrella, With a refreshing drink, and Your current beach read (any book) Enjoy!

Culture to the Max!: Culturally Responsive Teaching and Practice by David McDonald 6/12/2024 240 p.

Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 240

Total Points: 1
Total Pages: 240

1.5 READ THE ALPHABET: LETTER F - Read a book that it's author's FIRST/LAST name starts with the Letter F

Culturally Responsive Teaching for Multilingual Learners: Tools for Equity by Diane Staehr Fenner 6/23/2024 352 p.

Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 352

Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 592

1.8 (Bethany 's Task) Repeat Day (I said Repeat Day) is June 3rd
Complete a 1 point task of your choice from January-May of this year. Tell the task and month it came from.

I chose: January - 1.7 (Linda C's Task) MY BIRTHDAY MONTH 🎂
Read a book that starts with a letter in BIRTHDAY (may skip A, An, The).

The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley 6/15/2024 310 p.

Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 310

Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 902

1.10 Reading Jar (Amber's Task) Vacation - In honor of my yearly Girls' Trip Vacation that is happening at the end of June the same time as our Read-a-thon, read a book you would enjoy reading while on vacation. (Any book).

Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley 6/2/2024 378 p.

Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 378

Total Points: 4
Total Pages: 1280

2.3 (Linda C's Task) World Sauntering Day – 6/19

1. Read a book with 2 of these numbers in the page count – 6/19/24 in any order.

Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students by Zaretta Lynn Hammond 6/16/2024 192 p.

AND

2. Read a book set in the Victorian era – tell us when.

Speculations in Sin by Jennifer Ashley(1883) 6/24/2024 320 p.

Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 512

Total Points: 6
Total Pages: 1792

3.2 (Tessa's Task) BEACH WEATHER

a) Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are in BEACH WEATHER. (Middle initials, if used, can be ignored. Letters may be used only so often as they appear in the phrase.)

The Bard and the Book: How the First Folio Saved the Plays of William Shakespeare from Oblivion by Ann Bausum 6/8/2024 112 p.

AND

b) Read a book whose title begins with a letter found in TAN. (Exclude A, An, The)

As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley 6/18/2024 392 p.

AND

c) Read a book in which you find one of these words: BEACH, TAN or SWIMSUIT. Quote the passage w/ page number or location.

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes ("Son of a beach, your life is cool now." pg. 103) 6/29/2024 386 p.

Task Points: 3
Task Pages: 890

Total Points: 9
Total Pages: 2682

1.1 ENJOYING THE BEACH
Your current beach read (any book) • Enjoy!

My Friend Maigret (Inspector Maigret, #31) – George Simenon (3 stars) 6/14/24 [195]

Task points - 1
Task pages - 195

Total points - 7
Total pages - 1863

1.9 National Adopt a Cat Month

Fat Cat Takes the Cake by Janet Cantrell (6/22/24) 304 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 304 pp

1.7 Summer Reading at the Library
MPG: ADVENTURE

The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis (6/20/24) 202 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 202

Total Points: 2
Total PAGES: 506

1.4 National Movie Night
Book to Movie

The BFG by Roald Dahl (6/21/24) 207 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 207

Total Points: 3
Total PAGES: 713

1.6 June is Also Aquarium Month
5 fishes on the cover plus a whale

Willa and the Whale by Chad Morris (6/21/24) 256 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Points Read: 1
Pages Read: 256

Points Earned.: 1
Pages Read: 256

Total Points: 4
Total PAGES: 969