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FALL CHALLENGE 2013
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I chose Option B: Read ONE book in which a word of at least 3 letters can be found intact within another word in the title, subtitle, or series name.
matching words: the/other
The Unrest-Cure and Other Stories by Saki
Task total=15
Grand total=180

Task # Task 25.3. Kate S's Task: Happy Birthday American Authors
Option 1 Stephen King-Best Horror Novels
The Mist by Stephen KingThis book is #19 on the list.
Option 2 William Faulkner-Pulitzer Prize winner
Gilead by Marilynne RobinsonThis book won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 650
15.2 -- Day and Night
Tracy Chevalier is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 15
Total Points in Challenge: 250
Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 19
GR Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)

Tracy Chevalier is a Goodreads Author

Points this post: 15
Total Points in Challenge: 250
Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 19
GR Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)

5.1 - 2013 - A New Season
A Distant Soil, Vol. 1: The Gathering by Colleen Doran
10.2 Far, Far Away.
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
V for Vendetta is set in England. I live in the U.S.
20.9. Moderator's Pet: Bucket's Task: Expanding the Classic Canon
Tales of Moonlight and Rain: Japanese Gothic Tales by Akinari Ueda
18th Century Japan
This post: 35 points
Total to Date = 275 points
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 1000+(1)
Tasks completed: 17

25.1. Nick KY’s Tasks: The Reviews Are In!
Option 2 - Hellblazer: Original Sins by Jamie Delano
Option 6 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
***Gillian Flynn is a Goodreads Author***
This post: 25 points
Total to Date = 300 points
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Total Big Books: 1000+(1)
Tasks completed: 18

20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Mstan's Task: "What I Would Read If I Had More Time"
Option A - The Night Circus Unabridged Audible Audio Edition by Erin Morgenstern
I did not complete Task 20.7 of the Summer 2013 Challenge. I chose Option 3 (Author new to me - Erin Morgenstern is an author new to me.) The book had to be 250+ pages.
This post: 20 points
Total to Date = 320 points
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Total Big Books: 1000+(1)
Tasks completed: 19
Hana C.
Task 25.2
B- One Book Option
The King of Torts: A Novel by John Grisham
480 pages
R-S-T in title, M-N-O in author's name
**John Grisham is a Goodreads Author
points this post: 25
Total Points Earned: 435
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 28
Task 25.2
B- One Book Option
The King of Torts: A Novel by John Grisham
480 pages
R-S-T in title, M-N-O in author's name
**John Grisham is a Goodreads Author
points this post: 25
Total Points Earned: 435
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 28

Option B: Arclight - Josin L. McQuein, GR Author
G-H-I in title; M-N-O in author; 400 pages
25.5. Coralie's Task: One or More.
Book 1: Scandal and Sin - Lynn LaFleur, GR Author
Book 2: The Sins of Lady Dacey - Marion Chesney
sin/sins
25.6. Sandy's Task: General Education
Option 1 (science): Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal - Mary Roach, Mary Roach
Option 2 (memoir): How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming - Mike Brown
25.7 – Bamaace83’s task: Football Kick-off Fun!
Option 1 (rebel): Irish Rebel - Nora Roberts
Option 3: Catching Jordan - Miranda Kenneally, GR Author
#16 on Touchdown list
25.10. Oma1229's Task: Autumn in the South
Option 1 (star): Hidden Star - Nora Roberts
Option 3 (orchestra): The Sky Is Everywhere - Jandy Nelson, GR Author
Points this post: 125
Total points: 870
GR Authors: 48
Big books: 500+ (3)

Task 25.2. Andy P.'s task: Love That Alphabet
Option B
When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman
R-S-T in title, N-O-P in author's name
Book is 784 pages Big Book
Goodreads Author
Total: 385
Total GR Authors: 12
Big Books:(4)500; (1)750

I would like to move my book originally posted for 10.5 to 10.9
10.5 Found in Translation
The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (original language:Spanish)
10.9 Put on Your Hat – It’s Getting Cold Outside!

Total: 395

task 30.7 I Blame Ms. Anderson!
*2 books, per dice roll
*rolled a 4: read a book rated 4 0r 5 stars by gr friend

gr friend=lindy smith:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
*rolled a 5: read a ya genre:

*this is my new to me author
Points this post: 30
Total points: 140
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(2) 750+(1) 1000+(0)
task #9

30.1. Ms. Anderson's Task: I'm Sorry, Dee!
**I rolled a 1 and 4.**
Option 1: New Author since 2013

First read Quick's Silver Linings Playbook in February of this year.
Option 4: Read a book with the genre "Humor" on the main page.

***Matthew Quick is a GR Author***
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 150
GR Authors: 3
Big Ticket Books: 1

Life 101 by Peter McWilliams
1 Big Book Ticket claimed for 535 pages.
20.1 Andrea's Task: A Cozy Read
Option 1 - Cozy Mystery
Murder Makes Waves by Anne
George
25.9 Stacie MI's Task: The Cornetto Trilogy
Option 4- The Water Castle by Megan Frazer Blakemore (Sci-fi)
Option 5-

There is a carton of milk on the cover
Points this post: 55
Total points: 225
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 15
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book tickets: 1

25.2- Andy P's Task: Love That Alphabet
Option A- 3 consecutive letters in title R-S-T
On the Street Where You Live by Mary Higgins Clark
Option B- Author's name has 3 consecutive letters S-T-U
V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton
Link to paperback to verify page numbers-
V is for Vengeance
Total Points- 65
Total Tasks- 4
Goodreads Authors- 1
Big Books- 0

5.10 - 60 years ago - Make Room For Daddy
Title contains a word for a male relative
The Brotherhood Conspiracy by Terry Brennan
Points this post: 5
Total points: 185
Books read: 12
Goodreads authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 4-0-1 (7)

Girls Love Travis Walker by Anne Pfeffer
Death and the Girl Next Door by Darynda Jones
Combination Girls/girl
Anne Pfeffer and Darynda Jones both are Goodreads Authors
Points this post: 25
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 19
Goodreads Author: 15
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(0)

Tenth of December by George Saunders
This book is from the Most Anticipated Books of 2013 list.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 460

5.6: 40 Years Ago: Last of the Summer Wine: set in England
The Last Queen of England by Steve Robinson. Steve Robinson is a GRA.
5.7: 45 Years Ago: 60 MInutes: Day
Zero Day by David Baldacci
5.8: 50 Years Ago: The Outer Limits: genre: Science Fiction
This Strange and Familiar Place by Rachel Carter. Rachel Carter is a GRA.
20.9: Moderator's Pet: Bucket's Task: Expanding The Classic Canon: time period 5th century BCE; in China.
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
25.2: Andy P's Task: Love That Alphabet:
book 1: title: Murder iN pOrt aux basques (mnopqrstu)
Murder in Port Aux Basques by Richard C. Thuss
book 2: racHel GIbson (ghi)
Nothing But Trouble by Rachel Gibson
Points this Post: 60.
Total Points: 455.
2 GRA this post.

30.5 Ty's Task: Lessons in Defenestration
Option B

***She is a GoodReads author
Option C

***She is a GoodReads author
Points this Post 30
Total Points 275
Tasks Completed 13
Books Read 18
Total Pages 6637
GoodReads Author 13
Big Book Tickets 2

10.10. In Honor of Veterans, Military and Otherwise.
The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot is over 60.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 250
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 20
GR Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 500(1), 750(), 1000()

5.2 - 10 years ago - Two and a Half Men
Read a book identified as #2 in a series
Stranger and Stranger by Rob Reger *Goodreads author*
(Emily the Strange Novels #2)
25.1. Nick KY’s Tasks: The Reviews Are In!
Option 2: Read a graphic novel
The Lost Days by Rob Reger *Goodreads author*
Option 5: Book with a non-human animal on the cover

Foul Play by Janet Evanovich *Goodreads author*
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 280
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 23
GR Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 500(1), 750(), 1000()
30.4. Donna Jo's Task: Elementary Art
Option 1: Red - reread
Jurassic Park
First read in 2003/04 after I saw the movie.
Option 2: Yellow - author with y in their name
Stoker's Manuscript by Royce Prouty
Points this post: 30
Total Points in Challenge: 280
Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 20
GR Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Option 1: Red - reread
Jurassic Park
First read in 2003/04 after I saw the movie.
Option 2: Yellow - author with y in their name
Stoker's Manuscript by Royce Prouty
Points this post: 30
Total Points in Challenge: 280
Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 20
GR Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)

20.5 Lindsey IL's Task: The Pumpkin State
Option 3: Read any long (400+ page) book that you would consider to be a cozy/comfort read.
Sunrise by Arshad Ahsanuddin
My ebook edition was published 2012 and is 2nd or 3rd revised edition including novella Radiant Burn. That makes this the equivalent paperback edition with 506 pages. Not the first edition with under 400 pages.
Arshad Ahsanuddin is GR author.
20.7 Mstan's Task: "What I Would Read If I Had More Time"
Revisit past 2 challenges and pick any 20 point task from Summer or Spring.
Option A, Pick a task you didn't finish.
Summer 2013: 20.6 CASSELM's task: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…
Option 2. Book with genre romance or erotica in the main page.
Bloody Love Spats by Valentina Heart
Valentina Heart is GR author.
20.8. Cindy F's Task: We Love Scrabble!
Pick one option and book must have over 250 pages.
Option 1: 7 letter word in the title.
The House of Silence - Volume 1 by J.A. Jaken
Paperpack version has 283 pages.
J.A. Jaken is GR author.
Points this post: 60
Total points: 240
GR author tickets: 16

15.5 -- All Fall Down
Read a book in which ALL of the words in the title begin with the letters found in AUTUMN and/or FALL.
The Arrivals by Melissa Marr
The first letters in the title are both found in the word AuTumn
Melissa Marr is a Goodreads Author
50.1 - Sassafrass's Task: A Sucker for Series!
Read three books that are a part of three different series and their number in their series must be in consecutive order.
Where Serpents Sleep by C.S. Harris
This is book Number 4 in the Sebastian St. Cyr Series
C.S. Harris is a Goddreads author
A Comedian Dies by Simon Brett
This is book Number 5 in the Charles Paris Series
A Deadly Penance by Maureen Ash
This is book Number 6 in the Templar Knight Mystery Series
All books are new to me, so no re-reads
Points this post: 65
Total Points: 475
Books Read: 29
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)

10.4. Back by Request - Labor Day.
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
(Fisher is a profession mentioned in the help thread)
20.10. Group Reads
Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran **GOODREADS AUTHOR**
(My post in the thread)
********
This Post:
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 0
Points: 30
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 14
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 0
Total Points: 230

Task 15.8 - Same Time Last Year
I read #163 on the October 2012 Most Popular Books List:
Sailor Twain by Mark Siegel
**Mark Siegel is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 15
Total points: 405
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 30
Pages read: 8484
Goodreads authors: 16
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Task 20.2 - School-time!
I did option 4, and read a book with a butterfly on the cover:

What I Wore to Save the World by Maryrose Wood
The butterfly is on the left side, near the girl's face.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 425
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 31
Pages read: 8760
Goodreads authors: 16
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

25.10 - Oma1229's Task - Autumn in the South
Option 4 - Elephant on the cover for Alabama, confirmed in post #19 of the task thread.

Option 5 - Set in Detroit, home of Ford Field and the Lions

Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 395

I rolled a 1 and a 6.
Neither of my book choices are rereads.
Also, both authors are new-to-me.
Die #1: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Ms. Anderson rated 5 stars for this book.
Die #6: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
I used the Literature Map link to pick this book.
Points this post: 30
Total to date: 235
GR author tickets to date: 3
Big Book tickets to date: 1

5.7 60 Minutes
A Season of Eden by Jennifer Laurens
_______
20.6 Only In New York!
Option C:

(soccer ball on cover)
Jennifer Laurens is a GRA
Piper Shelly is a GRA
Above tasks: 25
# tasks complete to date: 24
GRA: 22
Grand Total Points: 400

Option 1 Read a book with the genre “Cozy Mystery” on the main page: 13 users, 9/19/13
The Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith
+20 Points
30.5. Ty’s Task: Lessons in Defenestration
Option A: Defenestration is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. - Approved for windows in the help thread

Option B: Read a book whose title or subtitle includes a word that ends in the letters “-TION”.
Benediction by Kent Haruf
+30 Points
Points this Post: 50
Grand Total: 395

15.2. - Day and Night
Day

- book approved here
*** Carly Phillips is GR author ***
Night

*** Jim Butcher is GR author ***
Points This Post: 15
Total points: 425
Tasks Completed: 28
Total Books Read: 35
Goodreads Authors: 25
Big Books: 500 (1), 750 (/), 1000 (1)
5.2 - 10 years ago - Two and a Half Men
➥Read a book identified as #2 in a series OR a novella, prequel or fill-in identified as a series number “X.5” on Goodreads. Regular page number rules apply.
The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)
20.6- Seasoned Reader - Jen UT's Task: Only in New York!
➥Option B: I am going to graduate school for Library Science. For this option, read a book where the main character is a librarian OR a book that has one or more books on the cover. This list may give you some ideas: Books About Librarians
by Francesco Marciuliano ***Author is New to Me***
Points this task: 25
Total points: 440
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 32
Goodreads authors:5
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
➥Read a book identified as #2 in a series OR a novella, prequel or fill-in identified as a series number “X.5” on Goodreads. Regular page number rules apply.
The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)
20.6- Seasoned Reader - Jen UT's Task: Only in New York!
➥Option B: I am going to graduate school for Library Science. For this option, read a book where the main character is a librarian OR a book that has one or more books on the cover. This list may give you some ideas: Books About Librarians

Points this task: 25
Total points: 440
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 32
Goodreads authors:5
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

25.6 General Education
Option 1: The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean
Non-fiction & Science on main book page.
394 Pages
Option 2: One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson
Non-fiction & History on main book page.
528 Pages - 1 Big Book Ticket Please
30.3 Take It or "Leave" It
Option 1: The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks
MB in liquidaMBer
Option 5: Endangered Species by Nevada Barr
Mystery on main book page
Points this Post: 55
Total Challenge Points: 280
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(1),1000+(0)

5.2 - 10 years ago - Two and a Half Men
Web of Evil by J.A. Jance is the second book in the Ali Reynolds series.
10.2 Far, Far Away
Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs is set in Guatemala. I live in the United States.
10.9 Put on Your Hat - It's Getting Cold Outside!

The soldiers on the cover are wearing an army cap and helmets.
This post: 25 points
Total to date: 275 points

10.4: Labor day - Just One Year by Gayle Forman - Approved in help thread in post #56
20.1: A Cozy Read - Option #1 - A Fatal Grace - Checked genre on 9/1/2013
20.8: We Love Scrabble - Option 4 - The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
25.4: Celebration -
Option B: My Best Friend's Girl - first published in 2006
Option C: Wild Cards

Total points this post: 75
Total Points: 315

Option 6
Devil of the Highlands by Lynsay Sands
Read a book with a 2 letter word in the title - OF
Points this Post: 20
Totals:
Total Points: 610/1,010
Total Goodreads Authors: 34
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(2), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 39
Total Books Read: 51

10.6. What’s Your Sign?
Read a book by an author who shares your animal sign.
Step on a Crack by James Patterson
We share the year of the pig.
James Patterson's DOB is 3/22/1947
(Please note that the DOB listed in my goodreads profile is not my actual DOB. I'll pm it if necessary)
James Patterson is a goodreads author
15.6 -- Far East
Read a book that is set in a country that is conventionally included under the term Far East.
Honored Vow by Mary Calmes
Takes place in Mongolia as noted in GRs description.
Mongolia is on the list of accepted countries.
Mary Calmes is a goodreads author.
Points this post: 10 + 15 = 25
Total points: 730 + 25 = 755
Goodreads authors: 45 + 2 = 47
Big Book Tickets to date: 1

25.5 Coralie's Task: One or More
Guilty Wives by James Patterson
The Silent Wife by A.S.A Harrison
Wife (singular)/ Wives (plural)
***James Patterson is a GR author***
Task Total: 25
Total Points: 330
GR Authors Claimed: 17

10.3 The Waiting is Over
from the Most Anticipated Books for the Second Half of 2013 list
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
Points this post: 10
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 14
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0

Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
20.5 The Pumpkin State
Option 3, I find classics comforting and cozy (and I have really enjoyed my experiences with this author)
Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe (644 pages)
***At 644 pages, this is a big book***
20.8 We Love Scrabble
Option 6: two letter word in title
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris (338 pages)
Post Total: 45
Season Total: 660

For this task, I read “

Also, Shanna Swendson is a Goodreads Author so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 5
Total Points Earned to Date: 205
Pages Read this Challenge: 308
Total Pages Read to Date: 5963
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 19
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 500( 1 ), 750(), 1000()

I did option 4 (butterfly cover).
I read

25.9. Stacie MI's Task:Stacie MI’s Task - The Cornetto Trilogy
I did options 4 and 5.
The Ask and the Answer has "Science Fiction" on its main page.
I am claiming a big book ticket for this book.

Terry Ravenscroft is a goodreads author.
Dear Coca Cola was verified here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... in post 2092.
Points this post: 45
Total points: 275
Books read: 22
Tasks Completed: 17
Goodreads authors: 15
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(0)

Task 5.1 A New Season
Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MachLaclan
*this book had 790 ratings on 10/24/2013
Task 20.4 Tribut to Two Mystery Greats
Option 2: #3 in a series
At Grave's End by Jeanniene Frost
(this is book #3 in the Night Huntress series)
I am claiming a GR Author ticket. Jeanniene Frost is a GR author
Total Points this Post: 25
Total Points in Challenge: 90
Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 6
GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(1)

Task 20.7 What I Would Read If I Had More Time
I did not complete Task 20.8 from the summer challenge:
Task 20.8 Beginnings and Endings. I am doing option 2 (word in title ends with "k"
Bellman & Black: A Ghost Story by Diane Setterfield
Total Points this Post: 20
Total Points in Challenge: 110
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 7
GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(1)

Task 15.3 Half and Half
first name starts with A-MA Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
last name starts with N-Z
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
**I am claiming two GR Author tickets for both Kresley Cole and Samantha Shannon**
Total Points this Post: 15
Total Points in Challenge: 125
Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 8
GR Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(1)

Task 30.1 I'm Sorry, Dee!
I rolled a 3 & a 6
Option 3: three letters in author's first or last name
ADHD According to Zoe: The Real Deal on Relationships, Finding Your Focus, and Finding Your Keys by Zoe Kessler
Option 6: I chose to do option 1 which was a "new to me author"
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (this is the first book I've read by John Green)
**I am claiming two GR Author tickets for both Zoe Kessler and John Green**
Total Points this Post: 30
Total Points in Challenge: 155
Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 9
GR Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(1)

15.2 Day and Night

***Goodreads Author***

***Goodreads Author***
Total Points: 125
Task Completed: 10
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(0);750+(0);1000+(0)
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Option 2: The Rising by Kelley Armstrong
This Task: 20
# tasks complete: 22
GRA: 20
Total: 375