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Summer Song Shuffle (Open-ended)
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Richard's Shuffle ~ Level 9
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🎲To make your roll, go to the random number generator: 🎲http://www.randomnumbergenerator.com and generate a number between 1 and 40. Click the "Get Number" button and whatever number is generated is the "song" (task) you will "play" by reading a book that fits the task.
1. Magic, by The Cars - Main page genre: Magic; OR Title starts with M
2. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem, by Kenny Chesney - Book with one man on the cover (shirtless = bonus, hehe); OR a title with at least one repeating word
3. Wicked Game, by Chris Isaak - Author's first name starts with C; OR a book with a 'wicked' character
4. I'm on a Boat, by The Lonely Island - Boat on the cover; OR Takes place on an island
5. So What, by Pink - About a character who moves on from a broken relationship; OR a book published in August (any year)
6. Summer Nights, from the Grease soundtrack - About a summer romance; OR Book made into a movie
7. Love Shack, by The B-52s - A romance novel; OR Two words in title
8. Crazy in Love, by Beyonce - An author's first published book; OR a book from the You're Crazy if you Haven't Read This Yet Listopia
9. Let's Twist Again, by Chubby Checker - Read a book from Best Strange & Twisted Memoirs list; OR by an author whose first and last name start with the same letter
10. Summer of '69, by Bryan Adams - Takes place mostly during the summer; OR Historical Fiction/Historical non-fiction
11. Surfin' USA, by The Beach Boys - Takes place in California; OR has a beach on the cover
12. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, by Cyndi Lauper - A book with Girl/Girls in the title; OR a book from Strong Female Leads in Lit-Fiction All Genres List
13. Happy, by Pharrell Williams - A smiley/smiling face on the cover; OR a hat on the cover
14. Emotions, by Mariah Carey - Read a book with one of the following emotions in the title: Love, Hate, Happy, Sad, Joy, Heartbroken/Heartbreak, Rage, Intimate, Warm, Terrified, Scared; OR a book on the Emotion Overload Listopia
15. I Wanna Dance With Somebody, by Whitney Houston - Read a book with a female on the cover; OR a book with "Dance" in the title
16. Somewhere Over the Rainbow, by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole - Read a book that takes place in Hawai'i; OR at least 3 colors in the cover
17. Roll It Gal, by Alison Hinds - A book that takes place in the Caribbean (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbe... OR has a body of water on the cover
18. Cruel Summer, by Bananarama - A book about female friends; OR with food on the cover
19. September, by Earth, Wind & Fire - A book published in September of any year; OR a book with "Earth", "Wind/Air" or "Fire" in the title
20. Genie in a Bottle, by Christina Aguilera - Read a book with a main genre of Paranormal or Urban Fantasy; OR a Young Adult novel
21. Street Fighting Man, The Rolling Stones - Read a book from the London Calling Listopia; OR a book by an author with the initials R. S. (in that order)
22. Levitating, by Dua Lipa - A book with something that can float/fly or is floating/flying on the cover; OR a book by an author with an unusual name
23. Brighter than the Sun, by Colbie Caillat - A yellow cover; OR a blond(e) character
24. Escapade, by Janet Jackson - Read a book about a character who "gets away from it all"; OR road trip/adventure fiction or non-fiction
25. Hot in Herre, by Nelly - Read a book by an author who uses only one name; OR a book from the Hottest Guy on Cover List
26. Heatwave, by Martha and the Vandellas - A book with a heart on the cover; OR a red cover
27. Summertime, by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - A book with a time of day in the title (Day, Night, Evening, Afternoon, Morning, Dusk, Dawn, Twilight); OR a book published in June, July or August
28. Summer Love, by Justin Timberlake - Written by a male author; OR any stand-alone book
29. Smooth, by Santana & Rob Thomas - Book with a one-word title; OR title that starts with the letter "S"
30. Walking on Sunshine, by Katrina and the Waves - Has the sun on the cover; OR either a title that starts with W or an author whose last name starts with W
31. Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys - Read a book about a musician (fiction or non); OR has double letters in the title (like "good")
32. Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - A book with a beverage on the cover; OR a book from the Second Chance Romance Listopia
33. I Know a Place, by Muna - Read one book from a trilogy; OR a book by multiple authors
34. Boys of Summer, by Don Henley - Book about baseball; OR the word "boy/boys" in the title
35. Golden, by Harry Styles - A book from the Related to the Word Gold Listopia; OR a book where the character makes a big life change
36. Cruel Summer, by Taylor Swift - A book with a bridge on the cover; OR a book with pink text on the cover
37. Flowers, by Miley Cyrus - A book from the Flowers in Titles Listopia; OR a book about an independent character
38. Pink Pony Club, by Chappell Roan - Read a book tagged LGBTQ+ (or any variant thereof); OR a book with a pink cover
39. Espresso, by Sabrina Carpenter - Read a book with a beverage in the title; OR a book from the Funny as Hell Listopia.
40. Closing Time, by Semisonic - The final book in a series (final at time of publication, but it does not have to be a completed series); OR about a bartender
Mod
1. Random Number: 31Book: The Entrepreneur's Book of Actions: Essential Daily Exercises and Habits for Becoming Wealthier, Smarter, and More Successful
Author: Rhett Power
Date Read: Aug 15th
Task: Title - double letters
How it Fits: bOOk
2. Random Number: 30Book: Dianaworld: An Obsession
Author: Edward White
Date Read: Aug 15th
Task: Author - LN initial is W
How it Fits: It is
3. Random Number: 8Book: My Brother's Ashes are in a Sandwich Bag
Author: Michelle Brasier
Date Read: Aug 15th
Task: Author - 1st book
How it Fits: It is
4. Random Number: 23Book: Father Nature: The Science of Paternal Potential
Author: James K. Rilling
Date Read: Aug 15th
Task: Cover - yellow
How it Fits:
5. Random Number: 1Book: Music Direction for the Stage: A View from the Podium
Author: Joseph Church
Date Read: Aug 15th
Task: Title - starts with M
How it Fits: Music
6. Random Number: 10Book: Planes, Trains & Amphetamines: Clubbing Holiday Confessions
Author: Kirk Field
Date Read: Aug 16th
Task: Set - summer
How it Fits: "going to Ibiza wasn’t merely a summer holiday" p.9
7. Random Number: 7Book: Green Gold: The Avocado's Remarkable Journey from Humble Superfood to Toast of a Nation
Author: Sarah Allaback
Date Read: Aug 16th
Task: Title - 2 words
How it Fits: It is
8. Random Number: 14Book: Intimate Conversations: How to Talk to the People You Love
Author: Don Gabor
Date Read: Aug 16th
Task: Title - 'intimate'
How it Fits: 1st word
9. Random Number: 16Book: A Spy's Guide To Thinking + Strategy
Author: John Braddock
Date Read: Aug 17th
Task: Cover - 3+ colours
How it Fits:
- White, black, red, & blue
10. Random Number: 28Book: A Greedy Man in a Hungry World: How (almost) everything you thought you knew about food is wrong
Author: Jay Rayner
Date Read: Aug 17th
Task: Author - male
How it Fits: He is
11. Random Number: 9Book: Running the Smoke
Author: Michael McEwan
Date Read: Aug 17th
Task: Author - FN & LN initials are same letter
How it Fits: MM
12. Random Number: 28Book: Beaten, Seared, and Sauced: On Becoming a Chef at the Culinary Institute of America
Author: Jonathan Dixon
Date Read: Aug 17th
Task: Series - stand-alone
How it Fits: It is
13. Random Number: 22Book: Rise and Fall of the 80s Toon Empire: A Behind the Scenes Look at When He-Man, G.I. Joe and Transformers Ruled The Airwaves
Author: Jason Waguespack
Date Read: Aug 17th
Task: Author - unusual name
How it Fits: Waguespack
Mod
I meant to tell you this before the challenge started -- if you have any issues with any of the tasks not working out for non-fiction, let me know! I can probably help you make some sort of allowance or adjustment to make a prompt work for you.
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "if you have any issues with any of the tasks not working out for non-fiction, let me know!"Appreciate you!
14. Random Number: 26Book: Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
Author: Gabrielle Hamilton
Date Read: Aug 18th
Task: Cover - red
How it Fits:
15. Random Number: 21Book: Bad Men Do What Good Men Dream: A Forensic Psychiatrist Illuminates the Darker Side of Human Behavior
Author: Robert I. Simon
Date Read: Aug 18th
Task: Author - R S
How it Fits: Robert I. Simon
16. Random Number: 2Book: Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat
Author: Grant Achatz
Date Read: Aug 18th
Task: Cover - male
How it Fits:
17. Random Number: 3Book: Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight
Author: Robert Mnookin
Date Read: Aug 18th
Task: Char - wicked
How it Fits: Adolf Hitler
18. Random Number: 27Book: Rebel Chef: In Search of What Matters
Author: Dominique Crenn
Date Read: Aug 19th
Task: Published - June
How it Fits: June 9, 2020
19. Random Number: 5Book: Tart: Misadventures of an Anonymous Chef
Author: Slutty Cheff
Date Read: Aug 19th
Task: Published - Aug
How it Fits: August 5, 2025
20. Random Number: 10Book: The Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge in Early Modern Japan
Author: Federico Marcon
Date Read: Aug 19th
Task: MPGs - History & Non-Fiction
How it Fits: 2nd & 3rd MPGs
21. Random Number: 12Book: Autism and Girls: World-Renowned Experts Join Those with Autism to Resolve Issues That Girls and Women Face Every Day!
Author: Tony Attwood
Date Read: Aug 19th
Task: Title - 'girls'
How it Fits: It's in the title
22. Random Number: 13Book: If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Happy?
Author: Raj Raghunathan
Date Read: Aug 19th
Task: Cover - smiley
How it Fits:
23. Random Number: 27Book: Born on a Blue Day
Author: Daniel Tammet
Date Read: Aug 20th
Task: Title - 'day'
How it Fits: It's in the title
24. Random Number: 4Book: Odyssey
Author: Stephen Fry
Date Read: Aug 20th
Task: Cover - boat
How it Fits:
25. Random Number: 19Book: Owning the Earth: The Transforming History of Land Ownership
Author: Andro Linklater
Date Read: Aug 20th
Task: Title - 'earth'
How it Fits: It's in the title
26. Random Number: 14Book: One for Joy: An introvert’s guide to the secret world of solitude
Author: Tom Albrighton
Date Read: Aug 20th
Task: Title - 'joy'
How it Fits: It's in the title
27. Random Number: 15Book: Dare to Do: Taking on the planet by bike and boat
Author: Sarah Outen
Date Read: Aug 21st
Task: Cover - female
How it Fits:
28. Random Number: 12Book: Your Own Kind of Girl
Author: Clare Bowditch
Date Read: Aug 21st
Task: Title - 'girl'
How it Fits: It's in the title
29. Random Number: 3Book: I Used to Know That: Maths
Author: Chris Waring
Date Read: Aug 21st
Task: Author - FN initial is C
How it Fits: Chris
30. Random Number: 29Book: Budapest: Portrait of a City Between East and West
Author: Victor Sebestyen
Date Read: Aug 22nd
Task: Title - 1 word
How it Fits: It is
31. Random Number: 38Book: Queer Magic: LGBT+ Spirituality and Culture from Around the World
Author: Tomás Prower
Date Read: Aug 22nd
Task: MPG - LGBT
How it Fits: 3rd MPG
32. Random Number: 14Book: The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr
Author: H.W. Brands
Date Read: Aug 22nd
Task: Title - 'heartbreak'
How it Fits: It's in the title
33. Random Number: 32Book: Reverse Wine Snob: How to Buy and Drink Great Wine without Breaking the Bank
Author: Jon Thorsen
Date Read: Aug 22nd
Task: Cover - beverage
How it Fits:
34. Random Number: 17Book: In the Rhododendrons: A Memoir with Appearances by Virginia Woolf
Author: Heather Christle
Date Read: Aug 22nd
Task: Cover - body of water
How it Fits:
- Pond
35. Random Number: 27Book: It's Always Sunny and Philosophy: The Gang Gets Analyzed
Author: Roger Hunt
Date Read: Aug 23rd
Task: Published - July
How it Fits: July 14, 2015
36. Random Number: 19Book: Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris
Author: David King
Date Read: Aug 23rd
Task: Published - Sept
How it Fits: September 20, 2011
37. Random Number: 4Book: Bookshop Tours of Britain
Author: Louise Boland
Date Read: Aug 23rd
Task: Set - island
How it Fits: Britain is an island
38. Random Number: 36Book: Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy
Author: Damien Lewis
Date Read: Aug 24th
Task: Cover - bridge
How it Fits:
39. Random Number: 14Book: Behind Sad Eyes: The Life of George Harrison
Author: Marc Shapiro
Date Read: Aug 24th
Task: Title - 'sad'
How it Fits: It's in the title
40. Random Number: 33Book: Growing Greener Cities: Urban Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century
Author: Eugenie L. Birch
Date Read: Aug 24th
Task: Authors - multiple
How it Fits: Many essayists
41. Random Number: 29Book: Style Therapy: 30 Days to Your Signature Style
Author: Lauren Messiah
Date Read: Aug 24th
Task: Title - starts with S
How it Fits: It does
42. Random Number: 22Book: NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
Author: Steve Silberman
Date Read: Aug 25th
Task: Cover - something that can fly
How it Fits:
43. Random Number: 2Book: The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist
Author: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Date Read: Aug 25th
Task: Title - 1+ repeating word
How it Fits: The
44. Random Number: 25Book: Xuanzang: China’s Legendary Pilgrim and Translator
Author: Xuanzang
Date Read: Aug 25th
Task: Author - 1 name
How it Fits: He does
45. Random Number: 30Book: Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress―and How to Bring It Back
Author: Marc J. Dunkelman
Date Read: Aug 25th
Task: Title - starts with W
How it Fits: It does
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♫ Starts: August 15, 2025
♫ Ends: When you finish
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You will roll the random number generator linked below to find out which song you are going to "listen to" and read a book accordingly. You *must* keep your number and fulfill the task before moving on to another song. You may skip a song if you really can't/don't like the task, but you may only use so many skips per level (see below). If you decide to skip a song, please keep a record of it. If you land on a song that you've already listened to, you may roll again (this does NOT count as a skip!) OR you can "repeat" the song, using a different book.
*In partnerships, each player rolls the random number generator to get their own task. Partners may "listen to" the same song/read for the same prompt. Partnerships share the number of "Skips", so plan accordingly!
Levels:
☀ 1 = 5 songs (may skip one time) ⏭
☀ 2 = 10 songs (2 skips) ⏭ ⏭
☀ 3 = 15 songs (3 skips) ⏭ ⏭ ⏭
☀ 4 = 20 songs (4 skips) ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭
☀ 5 = 25 songs (4 skips) ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭
☀ 6 = 30 songs (5 skips) ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭
☀ 7 = 35 songs (6 skips) ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭
☀ 8 = 40 songs (6 skips) ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭
☀ 9 = 40 songs (NO skips = all 40 unique tasks OR 40 total tasks if they include repeated tasks)