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FALL CHALLENGE 2013
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Fall Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Boston Kate10.8 Fall Back
Burial Rites
"Historical Fiction" is listed on the main page, and the book is set in the late 1820s, which was before I was born
Points this post: 10
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Jennifer KS5.3 - 20 years ago - Frasier
I read The Light Between Oceansby M L Stedman who is a Goodreads author.
This was a Goodreads Choice Award Winner in 2012
Points This Post: 5
Total points: 1000
Tasks Completed: 9
Total Books Read: 9
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500 (0), 750 (1), 1000 (0)
BEKKA - 10.3. The Waiting is OverFor this task, I read “
” by Kate Atkinson, since its on the “Most Anticipated: The Great 2013 Book Preview” list on the millions.com website. (http://www.themillions.com/2013/01/mo...)Also, this book is over 500 pages, so I’m claiming a Big Book Ticket.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 10
Total Points Earned to Date: 90
Pages Read this Challenge: 529
Total Pages Read to Date: 2262
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500( 1 ), 750(), 1000()
REPOSTBEKKA - 20.6. Seasoned Reader - Jen UT's Task: Only in New York! (original post was number 867)
Option A: For this task, I read “
” by Lynn Cullen, since it is set in New York state (most of it in New York City). Also, this author is completely new to me. Also, Lynn Cullen is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 20
Total Points Earned to Date: 80
Pages Read this Challenge: 336
Total Pages Read to Date: 1733
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Angela IL15.2 Day and Night
Day:
by Jill ShalvisNight:
by Chevy Stevens Both books approved in the help thread.
***Both Jill and Chevy are GOODREADS AUTHORS***
Task total: 15
Total Points: 205
GR Authors this post: 2
GR Authors Claimed: 12
MB10.9 Put your hat on -
pages 531Total Points: 65
Total Tasks Completed: 8
Total Books Read: 8
Total Pages: 3206
SOELO25.2 - Love That Alphabet
Using option B, the one book option, I read The Magicians by Lev Grossman. G, H and I can be found in the title and L, M, N and O can be found in the author's name. The book is 402 pages. Grossman is a GR author.
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Previous points: 40
Points this post: 25
Total so far: 65
GR author tickets: 2
20.4 Tribute to Two Mystery GreatsOption 4 (award-winning author): And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie won the award in 1955, according to the wiki link
25.3 Happy Birthday American Authors
Option 4 (poetry collection): Birthday Letters
(sorry, couldn't help myself by using her husband...all the poems were about his relationship with Plath, though)
Option 5 (book from list): Cat's Cradle
(yeah, well, when you dangle Vonnegut in front of me...)
Cat's Cradle is #44 on the list
30.2 What a Team!
Book 1 (team but no i): The 39 Deaths of Adam Strand
T in "The"
E in "thE"
A in "deAths"
M in "adaM"
Approved in post 2 of the help thread
Book 2 (fun in title): Cissy Funk
Fun in "FUNk"
Total = 75 + 510 (from earlier) = 585 points
10.10Orphan Train
Christina Baker Kline
GOODREADS AUTHOR TICKET PLEASE
One of the main characters is 91 years old.
This task 10 points
Total points 150
Mod
I read Enclave - "fantasy" is listed as a main page genre.
15.3 -- Half and Half
I chose the one book option and read Radical: My Journey out of Islamist Extremism by Maajid Nawaz. Author's name straddles the line! First name starts with "M," last name starts with "N."
20.1. Most Improved Player - Andrea's Task: A Cozy Read
I chose option 1 and read Clouds of Witness - Mystery>Cozy Mystery is listed as a main page genre.
Total points: 345
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.10: Free for fall
Book of choice: The X-Files: Fight the Future by Elizabeth Hand
Task 20.1: A cozy read:
Option 1: Beware the Tufted Duck by Lydia Adamson is a "cozy mystery" genre.
Task 20.4: Tribute to two mystery greats .
Option 2: #3 or higher in a series Silenced By Syrah by Michelle Scott is #3 in the Wine Lover's series. Michelle Scott is a GoodReads author.
Task 20.6: Only in New York.
Option A: Plays in New York or has a city skyline on the cover: City of Bones
by Cassandra Clare plays both in New York and has the New York skyline on the cover. This is the first book I've read by this author, a new author for me.Task 20.8: We love scrabble .
Option 3: Double letters in a word in the title The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths. The word crossing has a double s. This book has 320 pages. Elly Griffiths is a GoodReads author.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 95
Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 5
GoodReads Authors: 2
15.6 - Far East The Horse Boy: A Memoir of Healing by Rupert Isaacson
a majority of the book takes place in Mongolia
30.3 - Sheila/Kathy G's Task: Take it or "Leave" It
Option 3 - Maple Leaf: Feather on the Moon by Phyllis A. Whitney
set on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada
Option 5 - Ivy Leaf: Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb
I've been "itching" to catch up on this series and the book has the genre "mystery" on its main page
Points this post: 45
Season Total: 305
25.4. Elizabeth B's task: Celebration!Option A: read a book with the number seven in the title.
by Heidi Cullinan (Goodreads Author)Approved # 1229
Option B: Read a book that was first published in 2006.
by Rick RiordanPublished April 1st 2006
Points this post: 25
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 5
Books Read: 7
GR Authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Sheila25.7 – Bamaace83’s task: Football Kick-off Fun!
Option 2: -
The Jaguar by T. Jefferson Parker - The Jacksonville JaguarsAND
Option 4: -
Fuzzy Navel by J.A. Konrath - orange slice on coverTotal Points = 695
Sheila30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: Take it or "Leave" It
Option 3 - Maple Leaf -
The Calling by Inger Ash Wolfe AND
Option 5 - Ivy Leaf -
Abandoned by Cody McFadyenTotal Points = 740
Jessica PDX5.2 - 10 Years Ago - Two and a Half Men
#2 in the Tommy & Tuppence series
by Agatha ChristiePoints This Post: 5
Total Points: 265
Kathy G.10.10- In Honor of Veterans, Military and Otherwise
I read a Miss Marples book- (she is quite elderly)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Marple
The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
Link to paperback
The Murder at the Vicarage
Total Points- 25
Total Tasks- 2
Goodreads Authors- 0
Big Books- 0
Kathy G.15.10- Free for Fall
At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
Link to paperback
At First Sight
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Total Points- 40
Total Tasks- 3
Goodreads Authors- 1
Big Books- 0
20.1. Most Improved Player - Andrea's Task: A Cozy Readoption 1: cozy mystery
Dixie Divas by Virginia Brown
Virginia Brown is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 215
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 13
Goodreads Author: 11
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(0)
Elizabeth BTask 5.1 - 2013 - A New Season
Tempting the Bride (863 ratings at 9/2/2013)
Task 5.9 - 55 years ago - The Rifleman
(horse on the cover) Task 10.2 Far, Far Away
Sizzle and Burn (set in USA, I live in Greece)
Task 10.8. Fall Back
Tamed by a Highlander (historical fiction, set in England at 1688, nearly 300 years before I was born)
Task 15.2 -- Day and Night
Day:
Night:
Task 15.4 -- Inside Out
The Leopard Prince (Princes trilogy #3)
Task 15.6 -- Far East
The Good Earth (set in China)
Task 15.9 -- Off to College
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close from the 2013 Summer reading list
Task 20.4 - Author! Author! - Karen F's task: Tribute to Two Mystery Greats
Option 1:Tishomingo Blues by Elmore Leonard
Points this post: 110
Total points:305+110=415
Tasks:21+9=30
Andy P.Task # 25.6. Sandy's Task: General Education
Option 1 The Sciences and Mathematics
The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean Book has science listed on main Page and has 284 pages
Option 2 The Past
Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by Susan Orlean Book has history, biography, memoir on main page and has 338 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 445
15.10 - Free for Fall16 Lunes by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Kami Garcia is a Goodreads Author
This post: 15 points
Total to Date = 135 points
//Big Book Tickets: 1
//GR Authors: 6
Janice CA15.3 -- Half and Half
single book option
Take Me with You: A Round-the-World Journey to Invite a Stranger Home by Brad Newsham
+15
total: 85
tasks: 7
books: 7
Task #30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: Take it or "Leave" ItOption 1 - Liquidamber Leaf
Billionaire's Contract Engagement by Maya Banks
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are found in Liquidamber - MB found in Liquidamber
Option 2 - Lily Pad Leaf
Lady Sophia's Lover by Lisa Kleypas (GR Author)
Book that's been "sitting" on your TBR list for over a year - Added book on 22 February 2013
Points this Post: 30
Totals:
Total Points: 375/1,010
Total Goodreads Authors: 24
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(1), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 27
Total Books Read: 33
Andy P.Task # 20.1. Most Improved Player - Andrea's Task: A Cozy Read
Option 2 Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word" COZY"
It Happens in the Dark by Carol O'Connell
Author's initials are COzy
Points this post: 20
Total points: 465
Task 10.2 Far, far away The Bone Collector
Book is set in the USA and i live in the UK
POints for this post 10
Total points 30
25.6 General education My Berlin Kitchen: A Love Story (with Recipes) by Luisa Weiss - option 2, autobiography
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan - option 4, religion
Task points 25
Total points 200
Tea5.2 - 10 years ago - Two and a Half Men
Christmas on 4th Street by Susan Mallery
- book is 12.5 in Fool's Gold series
approved here
*** Susan Mallery is GR author ***
Points This Post: 5
Total points: 285
Tasks Completed: 18
Total Books Read: 21
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: 500 (/), 750 (/), 1000 (1)
Mod
10.1 Early to Bed, Early to Rise.
Self Help genre: Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness by Susan L. Smalley
15.1 -- Bookends
book 1 of 5 Constable Molly Smith series: In the Shadow of the Glacier by Vicki Delany
book 4 of 4 Robert Langdon series: Inferno by Dan Brown
25.10. Oma1229's Task: Autumn in the South
option 2 "end" in title: The End of the Point: A Novel by Elizabeth Graver
option 5 Chicago Bears, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL: Days of Rage by Kris Nelscott set in Chicago
total = 435
Oma122910.3. The Waiting is Over
Read a book from the 2013 lists:
Most Anticipated Books of 2013 or from Most Anticipated Books for the Second Half of 2013
The Maid's Version by Daniel Woodrell
This book was on the Most Anticipated Book List for the Second Half of 2013
20.9. Moderator's Pet: Bucket's Task: Expanding the Classic Canon
Read an eastern classic title or author from this list: Great Books - Non-Western Literature. Any book by an author on this list is acceptable, not just the book associated with the link for the author's name.
REQUIRED: In your post, please note the time period and geographic section in which the author's name is found.
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
This book is set in 20th century Japan.
Totals:
Total Points:210/1010
Total Goodreads Authors:7
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(1), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed:14
Total Pages Read in Fall 2013-4519
Kimber20.5 The Pumpkin State
Option 3 (long book, comfort read)
The Golem and the Djinni by Helene Wecker - paperback 486 pages
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30.2 What A Team!
Book 1 (all letters in team, no i in title)
Anathema by KA Tucker
Book 2 ('fun' intact in title)
Funerals for Horses by Catherine Ryan Hyde
___________
15.4 Inside Out
Option B Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
(out, without)
Helene Wecker is a GRA
KA Tucker is a GRA
Catherine Ryan Hyde is a GRA
Above tasks: 65
# tasks completed to date: 18
Total points: 320
GRA: 18
15.2 Night and DayDay: (approved in help thread)
by William FaulknerNight: (approved in help thread)
by Lori L. Tharps15.7 Spookfest!
Horror on Book's main page
Neuropath by R. Scott Bakker
15.9 Off to College
Off the list from 2001: Favorite Book When I was 18
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein
30.4 Elementary Art
Primary Color: Red
I read this for the first time in junior high, which was over a decade ago (maybe longer, but, really, who's counting?)
Second Child by John Saul (355 pages)
Secondary Color: Green
This book is more than 1/3 green
by John Barth***At 748 pages, this is a big book***
30.7 I Blame Ms Anderson...And Ellen Hopkins
I rolled a 1 and a 3
1. Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery-Ms Anderson rated this 4*
3. A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh initials found in MS ANDERSON
Ngaio Marsh is a new to me author
I had not read either of these books before
Post Total: 105
Season Total: 495
5.3 20 Years Ago - Frasier Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
(Newberry Honor in 1988)
10.8 Fall Back
The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli
Genre of Historical Fiction is listed on the main page. It takes place in Medieval times which is before I was born.
10.9 Put on Your Hat-It's Getting Cold Outside!
The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheelsby Ree Drummond
There is a hat on the cover.
20.1 A Cozy Read
Lucky Stuff by Sharon Fiffer (GoodReads Author)
Option 1: Genre of Cozy Mystery listed on the main page.
20.8 We Love Scrabble
Option 6: A two letter word in the title: "OF"
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
65 points this post
65 total points
1 GR Author this post
1 total GR Author
25.10 Autumn in the SouthOption 1 (stripes on cover):
The woman's shirt is stripey. This book has 512pgs
Option 3 (band geek in book): Notes From An Accidental Band Geek
The main character is part of the marching band at her high school. This book has 304pgs.
30.3 Take It or Leaf It
Option A (initials in liquidamber): Dancing in the Dark by Robyn Bavati
R and B are in liquidamBeR
Option B (on tbr for a year): Audition
This book had been on my list since June 18, 2012
Total: 55 + 585 (from earlier) = 640 points
Susan A15.10 -- Free for Fall
free choice book
Fall Hard by J.L. Merrow
approved for length row 387 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/c...
JL Merrow is a goodreads author
30.6. Beth NC's Task: Ancestry
Option 1: author has same first name as the name I was born with
Cowboy's Challenge by Susan Laine
My given name is Susan
Option 2 –Read a book set in the country from which one of your ancestors came.
Rentboy by Fyn Alexander
My ancestors came from England. This book is set in London, England as indicated in GR plot description.
aprroved for length post 2810 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Susan Laine and Fyn Alexander are goodreads authors
Points this post: 15 + 30 = 45
Total points: 370
Books read: 29
Goodreads authors: 26
Big Book Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 22
Jennifer KS5.4 - 30 years ago - Dungeons & Dragons
I read Fifth Grave Past the Light by Daryanda Jones who is a Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 5
Total points: 1055
Tasks Completed: 10
Total Books Read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500 (0), 750 (1), 1000 (0)
JeniferTask 15.8 Same Time Last Year
The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling
This book was #1 book on the September 2012 list
I am claiming one Big Book Ticket because this book has 505 pages.
Total Points this Post: 15
Total Points in Challenge: 60
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
GR Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(1)
JeniferTask 5.4 Dungeons & Dragons
fantasy genre
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
Total Points this Post: 5
Total Points in Challenge: 65
Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4
GR Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(1)
5.4 - 30 years ago - Dungeons & DragonsRead a book with the genre "Fantasy" on its main book page.
by Rick RiordanPoints this post: 5
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 5
Books Read: 6
GR Authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.4. Elizabeth B's task: Celebration!Option 2 - Lily Pad Leaf
Read a book that's been "sitting" on your TBR list for over a year.
by B.C. Sirrom (Goodreads Author) Approved here.
Option 5 - Ivy Leaf
Read a mystery that you have been "itching" to read.
by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author)Points this post: 25
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 6
Books Read: 8
GR Authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Task 25.6 General Education2. The Past
Read a book with one of the following genres on its main page: history, biography, autobiography, memoir.
history
Wagons West: The Epic Story of America's Overland Trails (2002) by Frank McLynn (Hardcover, 509 pages)
**** Big Books**** Wagons West: The Epic Story of America's Overland Trails (509 pages)
3. The Practical World
Read a book with one of the following genres on its main page: economics, business, politics.
economics, politics
The End of the Suburbs: Where the American Dream Is Moving (2013) by Leigh Gallagher (Hardcover, 261 pages)
110 + 25 = 135
Tasks Completed: 8
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 110 + 25 = 135
Books read: 11
Pages read: 3,730
Read but not claimed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Delicious Dee20.5. Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Pumpkin State
Option 1 - The Pumpkin Muffin Murder - Livia J. Washburn (GR Author) - Pumpkin in title, 270 pages
30.5. Ty's Task: Lessons in Defenestration
Option A -
- Brenda Novak (GR Author) - lots of shop windows on the cover, 448 pagesOpton B - Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis (GR Author) - Temptation, 320 pages
Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 395
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1)
30.4 Elementary Art Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma , option A3 , from Cry, Tear-jerker romaces, number 20 on the list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
by Stephen Chbosky - option B2, green cover Task points 30
Total points 230
Lindy-Lanetask 15.5 All Fall Down!
*title words start with letters from AUTUMN and/or FALL
And Father Makes Three by Kim Watters*this is a GRA
Points this post: 15
Total points: 105
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(1) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 7
Lindy-Lanetask 5.6 Last of the Summer Wine!
*book set in the UK
Last Bus to Woodstock by Colin Dexter*setting is Oxford, England
Points this post: 5
Total points: 110
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(1) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 8
LAUREL CATask 5.1. A New Season -I read Louisiana Longshot
the ebook version. The paperback has 224 pages. These are the only 2 editions listed. The book has 177 ratings, as of Oct. 10/13.
Jana Deleon is a Goodreads author. This is my first Goodreads author.
Big Books: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Points to date: 45
Total Points: 50
20.2 - SCHOOL TIME! - OPTION 4 -
30.5 - LESSONS IN DEFENESTRATION
OPTION A -
- 304 pages.OPTION B -
by Terri Blackstock - 324 pagesTerri Blackstock is a Goodreads Author
TOTAL POINTS - 445
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 14
BIG BOOKS - 2
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Mstan's Task: "What I Would Read If I Had More Time"Option B: Summer Task 20.5 original post for Option A here:
for option 20.5.B - using HEAT from "Pontoon" lyrics.
Taste the Heat - Rachel Harris, GR Author
ebook approved @ 1057
Task 25.3. Kate S's Task: Happy Birthday American Authors
Option 3 (speculative fic): Seventh Son - Orson Scott Card
Option 5: Animal Farm - George Orwell
#10 on Experimental list (it was 11 earlier, so it might be moving around...)
Points this post: 45
Total points:520
GR Authors: 31
Big books: 500+ (3)
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20.6. Seasoned Reader - Jen UT's Task: Only in New York!
Option A: Skyline on the cover:
Janet Edwards is a goodreads author. She is also a new-to-me author.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 215
GR Authors: Melanie Benjamin, Neil Gaiman, Kevin Kwan, Janet Edwards, Elizabeth L. Silver, Susan Elia MacNeal, Curtis Sittenfeld
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(1),1000+(0)(