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MOST POINTS
Mickslibrarian - 15
Linda C - 13
Ava - 12
Amber - 8
The Adventures - 6
MOST PAGES
Mickslibrarian - 4204
Linda C - 4177
Ava - 4091
Amber - 2668
The Adventures - 1454
1.1 August is very Hot! Think Cool! - Read a book with SNOW on the cover (show cover). 
Death by Misadventure by Tasha Alexander 8/2/2026 304 p.Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 304
Total Points: 1
Total Pages: 304
1.2 (Aug 25) NATIONAL BANANA SPLIT DAY - Choose one of the following toppings: b. PINEAPPLE: Read a book with a YELLOW cover (50%+) show cover.
Fire Storm by Andrew Lane 8/4/2026 352 p.Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 352
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 656
2.4 (Linda C's task) Children 1. Read a book with at least one child on the cover. (Can be more than one or a baby.) Show cover.
Nobody's Baby by Olivia Waite 8/1/2026 136 p.AND
2. Read a book with an MPG of Children/s or Middle Grade. Remember books must be at least 100 pages.
Death at the Lighthouse by Alasdair Beckett-King 8/5/2026 304 p.
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 440
Total Points: 4
Total Pages: 1096
1.5 Read the Alphabet: LETTER YRead a book with a LETTER Y anywhere in the title (no sub-title)
The Harvey Girl– Dana Stabenow (4 stars) 8/2/26 [272]
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 272
Total Points: 1
Total Pages: 272
1.5 Read the Alphabet: LETTER Y - Read a book with a LETTER Y anywhere in the title (no sub-title).A Botanist's Guide to Tradition and Treachery by Kate Khavari 8/8/2026 336 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 336
Total Points: 5
Total Pages: 1432
1.6 Annual Perseid Meteor Shower (peak days - Aug 12-13) c. Read a book with MPG: SCIENCE FICTION
Heart Quest (Celta's Heartmates, #5) – Robin D. Owens (3 stars) 8/8/26 [342]
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 342
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 614
1.2 (Aug 25) NATIONAL BANANA SPLIT DAY - BONUS POINT: Read another topping. a. CHOCOLATE: Read a book with a BROWN cover (50%+) show cover.
Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman 8/11/2026 224 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 224
Total Points: 6
Total Pages: 1656
1.9 (Tessa's Task) WORLD ELEPHANT DAYRead a book whose title begins with a letter in ELEPHANT (Exclude leading articles: A, An, The)
Part of Your World (Part of Your World, #1) – Abby Jimenez (4 stars) 8/13/26 2022 [389]
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 389
Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 1003
1.3 BACK TO SCHOOL - What was your favorite subject in High School? MATH The Sisterhood by Tasha Alexander 8/14/2026 336 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 336
Total Points: 7
Total Pages: 1992
1.2 (Aug 25) NATIONAL BANANA SPLIT DAYChoose one of the following toppings:
BONUS POINT: Read another topping.
b. PINEAPPLE: Read a book with a YELLOW cover (50%+) show cover.
by Clare Leslie HallPages: 319
c. STRAWBERRY: Read a book with a RED cover (50%+) show cover.
by Marlowe Granadospages: 280
1.3 BACK TO SCHOOL
What was your favorite subject in High School?
TELL US what it was, then read a book whose Author's initials (First & Last) are in the subject you listed.
ENGLISH
The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story by Hyeonseo Lee
Task Pages: 304
Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 903
2.2 (July 3 to Aug 11) DOG DAYS OF SUMMERChoose two of the following ways to keep cool 😎:
a. Take a dip in a pool
Read a book with a POOL in its text (give loc & sentence)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) – Leigh Bardugo (3 stars) 8/16/26 2015 [479] – p.190 “..another had been playing in the tide pools and had strayed too far…”
d. Satisfy your thirst with a cold summer drink.
Read a book drinking a COLD SUMMER DRINK.
Tell us which COLD DRINK you had.
This Tender Land – William Kent Krueger (5 stars) 8/19/26 2019 [450] – water with lots of ice
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 929
Total Points: 5
Total Pages: 1932
Dog Days of Summer are the hottest, muggest days of the year.Choose two of the following ways to keep cool 😎:
a. Take a dip in a pool
Read a book with a POOL in it's text (give loc & sentence) -OR- someone is wearing a swimsuit (show cover).
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (“At least the pool would be good exercise, she’d told herself at first.”) (page 155)
b. Go to the Beach
Read a book with a beach scene on its cover (show cover)
by Judy BlumeTask Pages: 742
Total Points: 5
Total Pages: 1645
What was your favorite subject in High School?TELL US what it was, then read a book whose Author's initials (First & Last) are in the subject you listed. MATH
The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee Huber 08.18.26
Task points 1
Task pages 357
1.9 (Tessa's Task) WORLD ELEPHANT DAYAug 12 is World Elephant Day!
Read a book whose title begins with a letter in ELEPHANT (Exclude leading articles: A, An, The)
Never Lie by Freida McFadden 08.18.26
Task points 1
Task pages 286
Total points 2
Total pages 643
1.2 (Aug 25) NATIONAL BANANA SPLIT DAYChoose one of the following toppings:
b. PINEAPPLE: Read a book with a YELLOW cover (50%+) show cover.
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 08.23.26Task points 1
Task pages 384
Total points 3
Total pages 1027
2.2 (July 3 to Aug 11) DOG DAYS OF SUMMERa. Take a dip in a pool - Read a book with a POOL in it's text (give loc & sentence).
Bubble, Bubble, Tea and Trouble by Vicki Delany ("Below, rocks and tidal pools were exposed." - pg. 149) 8/26/2026 304 p.
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d. Satisfy your thirst with a cold summer drink - Read a book drinking a COLD SUMMER DRINK.
Fast and Fastidious by R.M. Caldwell 8/12/2026 320 p.
Tell us which COLD DRINK you had - Strawberry Lemonade
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 624
Total Points: 9
Total Pages: 2616
Task 1.9 - Reading Jar - Tessa - WORLD ELEPHANT DAY - Read a book whose title begins with a letter in ELEPHANT (Exclude leading articles: A, An, The) Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever by John McWhorter 8/21/2026 276 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 276
Total Points: 10
Total Pages: 2892
2.1 THE LOTTERY #2 The Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri (4 stars) 8/26/26 [305]
#5 Pearl of China – Anchee Min (3 stars) 8/11/26 [280]
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 585
Total Points: 7
Total Pages: 2517
2.4 (Linda C's Task) ChildrenRead 2 books
1. Read a book with at least one child on the cover. (Can be more than one or a baby.)
by Patric Gagne2. Read a book with a MPG of CHILDREN or MIDDLE GRADE. Remember books must be at least 100 pages.
by P.L. TraversTask Points: 2
Task Pages: 577
Total Points: 7
Total Pages: 2222
1.7 (The Adventures Task) Surrounded!!!Read a book with in the title a word beginning and ending by the same letter. (example: The Widow by John Grisham
Gabin sans limites by Laurent Savard - 129 p. - 08/20 - 3/5
Point this task: 1
Pages this task: 129
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1.9 (Tessa's Task) WORLD ELEPHANT DAY
Aug 12 is World Elephant Day!
Read a book whose title begins with a letter in ELEPHANT (Exclude leading articles: A, An, The)
An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo - 116 p. - 08/28 - 2.5/5
Point this task: 1
Pages this task: 116 p.
Total points: 2
Total pages: 245
1.6 Annual Perseid Meteor Shower (peak days - Aug 12-13) - a. Read a book whose Author's FIRST & LAST name initials are in the words PERSEID METEOR SHOWER The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts by Robert Thorogood 8/29/2026 256 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 256
Total Points: 11
Total Pages: 3148
1.8 (The Adventures Task) Collection of Stories - Read a book or collection of stories Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner 8/29/2026 128 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 128
Total Points: 12
Total Pages: 3276
3.1 (Mickslibrarian's Task) ABCRead 3 books whose authors are in alphabetical order, WITHOUT SKIPPING ANY LETTERS. If using authors, only last names may be alphabetized.
The Marked – Eve Langlais (2 stars) 8/29/26 [180]
Forget Me Not (SEAL Team 12, #1) – Marliss Melton (4 stars) 8/21/26 [384]
Automatic Noodle – Annalee Newitz (4 stars) 8/22/26 [163]
Task Points: 3
Task Pages: 727
Total Points: 10
Total Pages: 3244
3.1 (Mickslibrarian's Task) ABCRead 3 books whose titles or authors are in alphabetical order, WITHOUT SKIPPING ANY LETTERS. If using titles, you may disregard A, AN, THE. If using authors, only last names may be alphabetized.
A : The Antidote For Everything by Kimmery Martin - 2/5 - 08/10 - 384 p.
B : Bloodlines: The True Story of a Drug Cartel, the FBI, and the Battle for a Horse-Racing Dynasty by Melissa del Bosque - 3/5 - 08/21 - 400 p.
C : Cabot-Caboche by Daniel Pennac - 08/30 - 3/5 - 201 p.
Points this task: 3
Pages this task: 985
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1230
1.1 August is very Hot! Think Cool!Read a book with SNOW on the cover (show cover).
by Jenn McKinlay 08.28.26Task points 1
Task pages 283
Total points 4
Total pages 1310
1.6 Annual Perseid Meteor Shower (peak days - Aug 12-13)Choose one of the following:
a. Read a book whose Author's FIRST & LAST name initials are in the words PERSEID METEOR SHOWER
by Ruth Ware 08.27.26Task points 1
Task pages 387
Total points 5
Total pages 1697
Dog Days of Summer are the hottest, muggest days of the year.Choose two of the following ways to keep cool 😎:
b. Go to the Beach
Read a book with a beach scene on its cover (show cover)
by Agatha Ball 08.20.26Pages 214
c. Lazy under a shady tree
Read a book with a LARGE Tree on its cover (show cover).
by Tiffany Crum 08.28.26Pages 357
Task points 2
Task pages 571
Total points 7
Total pages 2268
1.5 Read the Alphabet: LETTER YRead a book with a LETTER Y anywhere in the title
The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate 08.26.26
Task points 1
Task pages 400
Total points 8
Total pages 2668
1.3 BACK TO SCHOOLWhat was your favorite subject in High School?
TELL US what it was, then read a book whose Author's initials (First & Last) are in the subject you listed.
GEOGRAPHY - Pony Express Special Delivery (Saddles & Spurs, #5) – Rhonda Gibson (3 stars) 8/5/26 [283]
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 283
Total Points: 11
Total Pages: 3527
3.1 (Mickslibrarian's Task) ABCRead 3 books whose titles or authors are in alphabetical order, WITHOUT SKIPPING ANY LETTERS. If using titles, you may disregard A, AN, THE. If using authors, only last names may be alphabetized.
I used author's last names:
Twice by Mitch Albom
First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
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2.1 THE LOTTERY 🎲🎲
Read 2 Books
Nevada by Imogen Binnie
The Motherload: Episodes from the Brink of Motherhood by Sarah Hoover
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Task pages: 1869
Task Points: 5
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Total Pages: 4,091
Total Points: 12
1.2 (Aug 25) NATIONAL BANANA SPLIT DAY - Choose one of the following toppings:b. PINEAPPLE: Read a book with a YELLOW cover (50%+) show cover.
Petit pays by Gaël Faye - 224 p - 5/5 - 08/15
Point this task: 1
Pages this task: 224
Total points: 6
Total pages: 1454
2.3 (Linda C's task) Artificial IntelligenceRead 2 books that are tagged Artificial Intelligence at least 5x. Tell us how many times.
Annie Bot– Sierra Greer (4 stars) 8/30/26 2024 [298] – AI – 43x
Network Effect (Murderbot Diaries, #5) – Martha Wells (5 stars) 8/31/26 [352] – AI – 110x
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 650
Total Points: 13
Total Pages: 4177
3.1 (Mickslibrarian's Task) ABC - Read 3 books whose titles or authors are in alphabetical order, WITHOUT SKIPPING ANY LETTERS. If using authors, only last names may be alphabetized.Snake Bite by Andrew Lane 8/16/2026 304 p.
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The Murder at World's End by Ross Montgomery 8/31/2026 336 p.
AND
Vengeance in Venice by Erica Ruth Neubauer 8/27/2026 288 p.
Task Points: 3
Task Pages: 928
Total Points: 15
Total Pages: 4204
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