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Jessica PDX10.6 - What's Your Sign?
Kerr was born 2/22/56, making him a monkey like me.
by Philip KerrPoints This Post: 10
Total Points: 960
Last post of the challenge - 5 books shy of the mark. On to winter!
Managed to finish 1 more book! 20.4 Mystery Greats
Option 2: A favorite series (who doesn't love Harry Potter??), book 3.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Total points: 190
Another great challenge! Thanks, as always, mods and task creators!
Theresa~OctoberLace10.2 Far, Far Away.
The Cossacks by Leo Tolstoy 11/29/13
This book takes place in Russia, and I live in the USA.
Remove 10 points from Message #2496 with errors
This post: 10 points
Total to Date = 600 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 5
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 9
JACKIE NC10.10. In Honor of Veterans, Military and Otherwise.
Novena for Murder by Carol Anne O'Marie
MC is a senior citizen.
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 475
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Book Tickets:
Theresa~OctoberLace you did well.Congrats to all of you finishers!
Moderators: You did an excellent job.
I did my best Season this Fall = 830 Points. And I was on the Wall of Shame. =(
Midnight, get here! I wanna read!!!!!!
This is my last post. Congrats to all the finishers! I'm looking forward to the tasks in the winter challenge. A big thanks to all the mods and the fall season task creators!25.5. Coralie's Task: One or More.
Book 1, Secret: His Secret Life by Debra Webb (Goodreads author)
Book title contains the word "secret"
Book 2, Secrets: Blood Secrets by Vivi Anna (Goodreads author)
Book title contains the word "secrets"
Total Points This Post: 25
Total Tasks This Post: 1
Goodreads Authors This Post: 2
Grand Total Points: 850/1010
Total Books Read: 55
Tasks Completed: 38/58
Total Goodreads Authors: 28
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
25.3. Kate S's Task: Happy Birthday American AuthorsOption 2: Disgraced: A Play by Ayad Akhtar, winner of the 2013 Pulitzer for drama
Ayad Akhtar is a Goodreads author.
Option 6: An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott, first published in 1869
Points this post: 25
Total points: 1010
GR authors: 34
JENNA S5.3 - 20 years ago – Frasier
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan *GRA
Lambda Literary Award (see GR page)
15.10 -- Free for Fall
The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber *GRA
25.2. Andy P.'s task: Love That Alphabet
Option A
Book 1: The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks *GRA
R-S-T in title.
Book 2: Comfort & Joy by Kristin Hannah *GRA
R-S-T in author.
Points this post: 45
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Congratulations, Lois! Winter task 25.11 is yours.
Michelle WI15.3 Half and Half
one book option
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
first name A - M, last name N - Z
***** Laini Taylor is a GR author *****
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 290
Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 13
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1
thanks to everyone for another great season!
Tallulah A.:Readerboard Name: Tallulah A.
Task #5.8 - 50 years ago - The Outer Limits
Read an anthology or book of collected novellas.
A Very Scandalous Holiday by Nancy Fraser, Sophia Garrett, Amber Lin, Crista McHugh
** GR Ticket Claim: Nancy Fraser is a Goodreads Author **
Approved for length in message 2961: by Dlmrose
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 5 points
Total Points: 200 points
Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 15
Goodreads Authors Tickets: 13
Big books (500+) Tickets: 0
25.7 Football Kickoff FunOpt 2 NFL team in title - New Orleans Saints
Ten Thousand Saints by Eleanor Henderson (GR author)
Opt 4 Food on Cover (kebob)
by Diane Mott Davidson (GR author)Total pts/post: 25
GR authors: 2 (Eleanor Henderson, Diane Mott Davidson)
First, I would like to move a book. In post 1776, I claimed We Were the Mulvaneys for Task 15.3 - Half and Half. I would like to replace this with The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity by Mark Vonnegut.
I chose the one book option.
(A-M) M
(N-Z) V
(No change to total points.)
Second, post one new task:
10.6. What’s Your Sign?
We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates (born June 16, 1938; we're both tigers)
Task total=10
Grand total=380
I hope I did this correctly; if not, see you on the wall of shame!
Kathy G.5.3- Half and Half
First Name included in (A-M) Last name (N-Z)
Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz
Total Points- 190
Total Tasks- 10
Goodreads Authors- 6
Big Books (500+)- 1
Thanks so much moderators! This was great fun,
as always.
I will do much better in the Winter Challenge.
:-)
15.3 Half and HalfI chose the one-book option and read The Impossible Dead by Ian Rankin -- the first name (Ian) in the first half of the alphabet, last name (Rankin) in second half
15.7 Spookfest
I read World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks which has horror on the main genre page.
**Goodreads Author Ticket**
25.2 Love That Alphabet
I did the one-book option and read The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don't by Nate Silver -- EFG in the title, RST in the author's name, over 400 pages (544 pages)
**Big Books Ticket -- 544 pages**
30.3 Take it or "Leave" It
Option 1 -- Liquid Amber
I read The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes -- L B (author initials) found in order in Liquidamber
**Goodreads Author Ticket**
Option 3 -- Canada
I read Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley -- Bradley is Canadian according to his Goodreads bio
**Goodreads Author Ticket**
Points this post: 85
Total Points: 115
5.4Allegiant
Veronica Roth
GOODREADS AUTHOR
526 pages BIG BOOK
10.2
far, far away
The Storyteller
Jodi Picoult
GOODREADS AUTHOR
More than 50% takes place in Poland and Germany
this post 15 points
grand total 370 points
SOELO15.7 -- Spookfest!
The Unwritten, Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity
has Horror listed on the main page.
Mike Carey is a GR author
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Previous points: 275
Points this post: 15
Total so far: 290
GR author tickets: 10
20.6 Only in New YorkOpt B - Main character is a librarian
The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family by Josh Hanagarne (GR author)
This is a new author
CarlySorry mods about the very last-minute, very long posting. It won't happen again.
5.3 - 20 years ago - Frasier
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The book is a Newbery Medal winner.
5.4 - 30 years ago - Dungeons & Dragons
The Name of This Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch
This book as "Fantasy" listed as a genre on its main book page.
Pseudonymous Bosch is a GoodReads Author.
5.6 - 40 years ago - Last of the Summer Wine
Indigo's Star by Hilary McKay
This book takes place in England.
10.2 Far, Far Away.
Caddy Ever After by Hilary McKay
This book takes place in England and I live in the United States.
15.1 -- Bookends
First book in a series: The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone
Last book in a series: Forever Rose by Hilary McKay
15.10 -- Free for Fall
Permanent Rose by Hilary McKay
20.3. Best Review - Stefu's task: Most Read Authors
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
I rolled a 5 and a 3. My GoodReads friend is Jennifer.
Neil Gaiman is a GoodReads Author.
20.4. Author! Author! - Karen F's task: Tribute to Two Mystery Greats
Option 2: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Its the third book in the Robert Langdon series.
The book is 509 pages long so I am claiming a Big Book Ticket.
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Mstan's Task: "What I Would Read If I Had More Time"
Option B: I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!: And Other Things That Strike Me as Funny by Bob Newhart
I am redoing Task 20.2 from the Spring Challenge which was, "20.2 -- Rookie At the Top- Ty's task: Pi Day." The task asked that the numbers in the book's page count be found in the numbers that are in the Pi sequence (3.141592653).
This book is 239 pages long.
Here is the link to my Spring challenge post.
20.8. It's My Birthday - Cindy F's Task: We Love Scrabble!
Option 1: Inferno by Dan Brown
The book is seven-letters long.
Points This Task: 135
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 10
Tasks in Progress: 0
Books Read: 11
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(-), 1000+(-)
Pages Read: 3213
oh boy oh boy!! 38 minutes!! I have nothing in progress right now and can't find a damn book over 500 pages to start
BRIANMoving It from 20.4 to 25.3
20.4. Author! Author! - Karen F's task: Tribute to Two Mystery Greats
Option 4 - author has won A Grand Master award
The Stand by Stephen King
King won the Grand Master Award in 2007
Also, at 1,153 pages, this qualifies as a Big Book!
Task 25.3. Kate S's Task: Happy Birthday American Authors
Option 1 - on the list Best Horror Novels
It by Stephen King
The book is #2 on the list
Option 4 - a collection of poetry
Reality Sandwiches by Allen Ginsberg
Points this post: 25 (not including 20 points from repost)
Total points: 430
Books read: 29
Goodreads authors: 9
Big Books: 4-0-2 (10)
And with that I'm done, achieved my goal for the challenge by beating my average for these challenges. Congrats to all those that finished and good luck on the next challenge!
Readerboard Name: Tallulah A.Task #5.6 - 40 years ago - Last of the Summer Wine
Read a book set in the United Kingdom for a substantial portion of the book.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is set in England.
Task #10.9 - Put on your hat
Read a book with a hat on the cover.
Against the Storm by Kat Martin
Task #15.3 -- Half and Half
a. Read one book that fits both criteria.
C = an author whose first name is in the first half (A-M) of the alphabet
N = an author whose last name is in the second half (N-Z) of the alphabet
Heron's Cove (Sharpe & Donovan #2) by Carla Neggers
** GR Ticket Claim: Carla Neggers is a Goodreads Author **
Task #30.1. Ms. Anderson's Task: I'm Sorry, Dee!
Rolled 3, 6
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose first or last name has only three letters.
Against the Odds by Kat Martin
Option 6: You may choose the same option you used for your first book. [Option 3]
Against the Night by Kat Martin
Points This Post: 60 points
Total Points: 260 points
Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 19
Goodreads Authors Tickets: 14
Big books (500+) Tickets: 0
Amy FL25.4. Elizabeth B's task: Celebration!
Option B: Lone Wolf
Option C:
Points this post: 25
Total points: 855
DEANA20.5. Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Pumpkin State
Option 1 - "pumpkin in title"
PUMPKIN Roll by Josi S. Kilpack **GOODREADS AUTHOR**
I listened to the audio book version, linked above. The paperback version fulfills the 250 page requirement: Pumpkin Roll
20.9. Moderator's Pet: Bucket's Task: Expanding the Classic Canon
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings by Abolqasem Ferdowsi
This book is worth 2 big book tickets!
This author is under 10th Century, Middle East.
The name appears transliterated from the Persian slightly differently on the website linked, but it is the same.
(Approved here)
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This Post:
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
Points: 40
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 23
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Book Tickets: 6
Total Points: 390
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That's it for me! My best challenge yet!
Thanks so much to the mods and all the task creators for another fun challenge!
5.1 - 2013 - A New SeasonHow To Change 5000 Schools: A Practical And Positive Approach For Leading Change At Every Level (3 ratings)
Total points claimed: 215 (5 in this post)
Total # of big book tickets: 2
The Fall 2013 Challenge has now ended. Congratulations to everyone who finished and/or made their personal goals. I hope you found some great books!Thank you to all our awesomely creative task creators. You make every season interesting and fun. Also, thank you to everyone who attempted to stay out of the ?/problem thread. It's appreciated even it you aren't always successful. ;-) And, finally, thanks to all our cheerleaders who have kept everyone's spirits up and our noses in the books over the last few days. I hope you had some fun!
See you in the Winter Challenge thread!!
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This is it for me. Thank you, as always, to our awesome moderators. Sorry I wound up on the naughty list twice this season!
10.8. Fall Back.
Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain Goodreads author.
This book has historic fiction on its main page and is set in 1960, which is before I was born.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 580
GR Authors: Melanie Benjamin, Neil Gaiman, Kevin Kwan, Janet Edwards, Elizabeth L. Silver, Susan Elia MacNeal, Curtis Sittenfeld, Ellen Hopkins, Michelle Moran, James Dashner**, Jonathan Evison, J.M. Sidorova, Laura Nowlin, Kathleen Kent, Kiera Cass, Jamie Ford*, Marisha Pessl, Diane Chamberlain
Big Books: 500+(4),750+(1),1000+(0)