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FALL CHALLENGE 2015
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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Cindy FTask 5.6 Four Cards
4 Word title; Subtitle Ignored!
I read The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida
Points this post:5
Total points:80
Tasks completed:8
Books read:8
Golden Oldies:0
big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Beth_NC20.3 MOVING HOUSE - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Option 1 on Catie's Bookshelf
Young Adult - IL: UG - BL: 5.4
20.4 LIFE'S TOO SHORT - The Last Original Wife: A Novel
by Dorothea Benton FrankPublished June 11, 2013
Option 3: Beach on cover
Points: 40
Tasks: 2
Books: 2
Pages: 718
Total Points: 410
Total Tasks: 16
Total Books: 27
Total Pages: 9287
Big Book Tickets: 3
TASK NUMBER : 5.10TASK DESCRIPTION: Since reading a book can create a whole new world for the reader, create your own world, by reading a book of your choice. Note: Books with the genre "children" or "kids" NOT found in AR Bookfinder MAY be used for this task. REQUIRED: If using this exemption, state that the book is not found in ARBookFinder.
Book Read: Dark Legacy
Author: Nancy K. Duplechain
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TOTALS
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 15
Becks10.2 - Happy Hour!
Read a book that is identified as #4, #5, #6 or #7 in a series. The series must be identified as a series on Goodreads (series title , #) whole numbers only.
Away Laughing on a Fast Camel by Louise Rennison (#5 in the Georgia Nicholson series)
Louise Rennison is a GRA.
Points this post: 10
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets this post: 0
Total Points: 20
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Big Books Tickets - 500+: 0, 750+: 0, 1000+: 0
10.6 - Back to Reality Read a non-fiction book.Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon
30.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNA
Option 1: Read a book that has a tribal name in the title.
Crow Hollow by Michael Wallace (Tribe: Crow, from Montana) Wallace is a **Goodreads Author**
Option 3: Read a book that takes place at least 50% of the time in England.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte 1 Big Book Ticket (535 pages) and 1 Golden Oldie Ticket (1848)
30.2. Ms Anderson's Task: My Own Words
Option 1: Read a book with the genre "Poetry" on the main page.
Empire of Dreams by Giannina Braschi
Option 3: Read a book with the genre "Childrens > Middle Grade" on the main page.
Blood Ties by Garth Nix and Sean Williams; Nix is a **Goodreads Author**
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7.0
30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
Book 1: Read a book first published before you were born.
Dubliners by James Joyce (Published: 1914; I was born: 1980) 1 Golden Oldie Ticket (1914)
Book 2: Read a book first published in 2010 or later.
Just Kids by Patti Smith (Published: 2010)
30.4 - Jonquil’s task: Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
Book 1: BE ASHAMED TO DIE UNTIL YOU HAVE WON SOME VICTORY FOR HUMANITY
Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry
(UN: UNtil DE: ashamED R: victoRy) (T: To H: asHamed E: diE)
(VO: VictOry L: untiL C: viCtory A: ashAmed NO: wON)
1 Golden Oldie Ticket (1947)
Book 2: A HOUSE WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS
The Hunted by Matt de la Pena
(TH: wiTHout E: housE) (HU: HoUse N: wiNdows T: withouT E: likE D: winDows)
**Goodreads Author**
Total Points: 255
Goodreads Authors: 3
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 1
Jamie NYCTask #5.4 Earth and Water
Use the letters in "Trenten Caicai Vilu" to make a word of at least 3 letters.
Don't Trust the Cut by Kade Boehme
Made the word "CUT" - Trenten Caicai Vilu
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Task #5.5.Esaugetuh Emissee
Read a book with a body of water on the cover.
Summer at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs
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Task #5.6.Four Cords
Read a book with a four word title.
Dance in the Dark by Megan Derr
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Task #5.7. Raven the Trickster
Read a book with the main page genre humor or funny
Why I Love Geeks by T.A. Chase
Shelved as "Humor" by 8 users
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Task #5.9. Spider Grandmother
Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER
Still by Ann Mayburn
The author initials A.M. are found in Spider GrAndMother
Scooter&Siam 10.1 - Take the Stairs
Read a book with a staircase or flight of stairs on the cover
Required: Include the cover in your post.
Read
-stairs in the center bottom below the door Listed as children's-middle grade and listed in AR Bookfinder - US: The Westing Game, Raskin, Ellen
AR Quiz No. 144 EN Fiction; Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8.0
Points: 10
Total: 65
Big Book: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks: 4
Sandra10.4 - Ten-Four Day
Trust No One by Paul Cleave
At the time of this posting, this book has 161 5-star ratings.
Points this post: 10
Points to date: 45
TASK NUMBER : 20.4 - Life's Too ShortTASK DESCRIPTION: Read a book with a Car on Cover
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Katherine Allred
DATE READ: 9/24/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Option 3 - Car on Cover; First Published 5/12/2005
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TOTALS
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 230
Delicious Dee5.7. Raven the Trickster
Post-Traumatic Brazilian Wax Syndrome - shelved as humor>funny by 3ppl and humor>comedy by 2; approved in the genre verification thread
20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option C - Ask Me Nicely - GerMANy
points this post: 25
points total: 300
READ 60Task 15.5 the name game Authors name contains a noun
Eleanor & Park By Rainbow Rowell.
Use either the noun Rainbow or rain.
Task 15 points
Total points 55
MASANOBU10.4 Ten-Four Day
Read a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings.
Chew, Vol. 5: Major League - John Layman and Rob Guillory
It has 2105 5-star ratings.
(It is a collection of comic issues, and it is over 100 pages)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 50
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 5
loafer10.9 - Bridge The Gap
Read a book with a word in the title, subtitle or author's* name that is hyphenated.
Slaughterhouse-Five
points this task: 10
total points: 135
BB: 1
GO: 2
tasks completed: 9
Task # 15.8 – Culture VultureFrom the NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE list
The Last of the Mohicans - page 1, #14 on list
*** 1 Golden Oldie *** ticket – first published 1826
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 80 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
CYNBAXTERTask # 20.06 – Seasoned Reader - Amy O's - Quetzalcoatl
Book 1 - Option 1: The Sun, the Moon, & the Stars by Steven Brust*
The title has one of the following words in its title or subtitle: feather, plume, snake, serpent, calendar, star, wind
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 190 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 2
Lynalicious5.5.Esaugetuh Emissee.
Guarding the Princess, Loreth Anne White, 2013
Guarding the Princess
Genre: Romance
Points this post: 5
Total points: 40
Ava Catherine10.10 Dreamcatcher
Read a book with the word "dream" in the title, subtitle or series title. Plurals, possessives and compound words or variations that preserve the meaning of the word all work.
Queen of Dreams by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
15.7 By the Numbers
Read a book where the total number of pages can be found in the first publication date (year) of that same book.
Let Me Be Frank With You by Richard Ford first published in 2014; 240 pages
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla's task: Judge the Book By Its Cover
Option 1: Read a book that shows a winged creature on the cover.
Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman
(dragonfly on the cover)
Points this post: 45
Total points: 615
Delitealex5.2 The Sun and the Moon- Read a book with a sun or moon on the cover
Title: In Pursuit of Justice
Author: Radclyffe
How it fits: Has Moon on the cover
20.7 Judge the book by it's cover- Read a book that shows a single female on the cover
Title:Dirty Magic
Author: Jaye Wells
Points this post: 25
Total points: 130
Ava Catherine 20.9 Moderator's Pet - Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!
Option A - Read a book from Best South African Reads.
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
page 1, #4 on the list
30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
I rolled a six.
Book A: Read a book where the title contains the phrase "______ and______".
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
Book B: Read a book where there are consecutive double letters in a single word in the title/subtitle.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford (Bitter and Sweet)
Points this post: 50
Total points: 665
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
I chose Option 2. I read
by Jenny Lawson. "Autobiography > Memoir" is the third genre on the main page.20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
I chose Option D. I read
by John Vaillant (paperback for length). There are twelve letters in "John Vaillant".Previous point total: 105
New points this post: 40
Total points: 145
New tasks completed in this post: 2
Total tasks: 7
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Coralie15.1 The Twins
Mockingbird by Walter Tevis
Mockingbird by Julie Trimingham
30.2 My Own Words
Option 3 – book with genre "Childrens > Middle Grade"
The View From Saturday
MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7.0
Option 4 Book by an author named 'Jean'
Les Enfants Terribles by Jean Cocteau
This post 45 points
Total to date 215 points
5.9 Spider GrandmotherRead a book by an author* whose initials can be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER.
The Illuminations, by Andrew O'Hagan (spider grAndmOther)
5 points this post
1 / 60 total tasks
5 / 1070 total points
Delitealex20.5 Into the wilderness
Option 4-Read a book from your favorite series or start a new favorite
Wild Irish Eyes by Tricia O'Malley
Approved for length line #2535
Points this post: 20
Total points: 150
Chris MD5.2 The Sun and the Moon
Cover shows the moon
by Agatha ChristieI listened to the audiobook. The most common mass market paperback version has 368 pages.
The boook was first published in 1926. Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket.
5.4 Earth and Water
Word in the title can be anagrammed from trenten caicai = CARE
The Care and Management of Lies: A Novel of the Great War by Jacqueline Winspear
I listened to the audiobook. The paperback version has 448 pages.
5.5 Esaugetuh Emissee
Book cover shows body of water
by Anita DaimantI listened to the audiobook. The paperback version has 336 pages.
10.1 Take the Stairs
Cover shows stairs
by Patrick Rothfuss. 10.10 Dreamcatcher
"Dream" in title
by Fannie FlaggPoints for this post: 5 + 5 + 5 + 10 = 25
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
Big books: 500=0, 750=0, 1,000=0
5.5.Esaugetuh Emissee.Read a book with a body of water on the cover.
I have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes by Jaclyn Moriarty
Points this post: 5
Total points: 85
15.10 - Nanowrimo!I read X by Sue Grafton, who gave a pep talk in 2007.
points: 135
Books read: 9
tasks completed: 7
pages read: 3043
SCHATZIE5.1 - FIVE SUNS
----natural disaster
Ice
approved in msg #2 of the help thread
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10.2 - HAPPY HOUR!
----#4,5, 6 OR 7 in a series
The Hosanna Shout
----this is #7 in a series
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15.5 - ACT (on) YOUR AGE!
req'd: my single digit is: 5
The Impossible Knife of Memory
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Points this post: 30
TOTAL POINTS: 700
30.2 - Ms Anderson's Task: My Own WordsOption 1: Tilt by Ellen Hopkins
genre "Poetry" on the main page
Option 3: Scat by Carl Hiaasen
genre "Childrens > Middle Grade" on the main page
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12.0
Points this post: 30
Total points: 110
Mimi Michele5.10 Create Your Own World-read a book of your choice
The Best Devotions of Patsy Clairmont by Patsy Clairmont
30.8 Ghost Hunters-read 2 options
Option 1-read book with Ghost in the title
My Fathers' Ghost Is Climbing in the Rain by Patricio Pron
Option 4-read book written by a Canadian born author or 50% in Canada
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Set in Quebec and written by a Canadian author
Points: 35
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Total points: 180
Golden Oldie: 1
Big Book: 0
Task 15.4 THE WORLD WITHOUT ENDThe Death House by Sarah Pinborough
One book - fulfills both requirements (confirmed in help thread 15.4, post #50). First published 1 Jan, 2015 & mp genre Science Fiction>Dystopia.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 160/1,100
Books Read: 10
Completed Tasks: 9/61
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
Catherine TTask 30. - players 3&4 have joined the game
Rolled a 4
Book 1 - first in series
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
Book 2 - repeated word more than 4 letters long
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Jonquil20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Option 1: setting Bear Claw Creek, Colorado (United States)
"she'd do anything to help investigate a deadly attack in the Colorado back country"
Published May 2011
Bear Claw Conspiracy
Jessica Andersen
Mass Market Paperback 288 pages 9/24
Points this post: 20
Total points: 380
Books posted: 36
Tasks complete: 34
Pages this post: 288
Total pages as of this post: 9836
ANGIE CA5.3. What are We Made of?
Book: Ward Against Destruction by Melanie Card
Notes: Chronicles of a Reluctant Necromancer #4. I read an ARC.
5.8. Four Worlds
Book: Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead
Notes: Blue(s)
5.10. Create Your Own World!
Book: Quanta by Lola Dodge
Notes: I read an ARC.
10.1 - Take the Stairs
Book:
by Sarah MacLeanNotes: Stairs in background.
10.2 - Happy Hour!
Book: Alpha Unleashed by Aileen Erin
Notes: Alpha Girl #5. I read an ARC.
10.4 - Ten-Four Day
Book: The Trials by Stacey Kade
Notes: 143 five star ratings as of today.
10.10 Dreamcatcher
Book: Succubus Dreams by Richelle Mead
Notes: Dream(s) in title.
15.4 - The World Without End
Book: Split Second by Kasie West
Notes: Published on 2/11/14. Dystopia genre locked in.
15.6 - The Name Game
Book: Succubus on Top by Richelle Mead
Notes: Mead is a noun.
20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
Book: To Trust a Thief by Michelle McLean
Notes: 1) Historical Romance. Approved for length.
20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's - Quetzalcoatl
Book: Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
Notes: 2) Q in title.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Book:
by Jennifer L. ArmentroutNotes: 2) Single female on cover.
20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Book: Succubus Revealed by Richelle Mead
Notes: D) 12 letters in author name.
This Post: 165
Points to Date: 165
Jonquil20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
Option 4: after book 1, I was looking forward to (Kendra Michaels #2)
Sight Unseen
Iris Johansen
Paperback, 368 pages 9/11
Points this post: 20
Total points: 400
Books posted: 37
Tasks complete: 35
Pages this post: 368
Total pages as of this post: 10204
Jonquil20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - Quetzalcoatl
Option 2: “Q” in the main title
Shot of Tequila
J.A. Konrath
Paperback, 274 pages 9/23
Points this post: 20
Total points: 420
Books posted: 38
Tasks complete: 36
Pages this post: 274
Total pages as of this post: 10478
30.3 Perspectives Over Time2 book challenge
Book 1: Read a book first published before you were born
Storm in the Village by Miss Read
(This book was first published in 1958, before I was born)
Book 2: Read a book first published in 2010 or later
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by Jodi Taylor
(This book was first published in 2015)
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Points this post: 30
Points thus far: 195
perletwo20.3. Best Review Contest - Catie's Task: Moving House - 2. Despite my promise, I couldn't resist picking up a copy of one of the Virago Modern Classics in a second-hand shop the other day. Virago are one of my favourite publishing houses, and I've rarely been disappointed in any novel published by them. Read any book that has been published by Virago.
Hint: Margaret Atwood and Sarah Waters have both had most of their books published by Virago.
This list of Virago Modern Classics might also be useful.
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier; Rebecca in the Virago edition.
- First printed in 1938, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 270
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 22
Tasks completed: 19
ASHLEY OZ5.6.Four Cords
Read a book with a four word title
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
10.5 - Penmanship Practice
Read a book with a TITLE on the cover that is written in cursive
Girl Online by Zoe Sugg
POINTS
This Post: 15
Total Points: 85
Books Read: 7
Completed Tasks: 7
FANDURY20.9. Moderator's Pet - Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!
Option C: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains an x (for Xhosa) or a z (for Zulu).
Ex-Patriots by Peter Clines
The title contains an X.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 180
Books Read: 9
Classics: 0
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
Readername: Whitnie ITask: 20.6 Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - Quetzalcoatl
For this task, read one book that fulfills one of the options below. REQUIRED: Please state which option you chose when posting your completed task.
Option 1: Read a book with one of the following words in its title or subtitle: feather, plume, snake, serpent, calendar, star, wind. The word must stand alone. Plurals and possessives are okay, but no other variations.
I read the following book with Serpent in the title.
The Serpent Papers
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 105
MADDIE15.3 - Past & Present
Read ONE book that fulfills both 1) genre "Historical Fiction" on main page, and 2) was first published in the past year
Jackaby
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 15
Readerboard Name: Elishia15.7 - By the Numbers-Read a book where the total number of pages (as stated on Goodreads) can be found, in any order, in the first publication date of that same book.
Paperback, 210 pages
Published December 28th 2012
15.10 - Nanowrimo - Choose an author who has written a pep talk and read any book they have written.
Jim Butcher 2014 Talker
20.5 Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task:
Option 4: Read a book from one of your own favorite series.
In Death Series
Points Earned This Post:50
Points Achieved to Date: 110/1100
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
trishhartuk25.2 SarahBR’s Task: Footy, Movies and Horses oh my!
Option One: Read a book either set at least 50% in, or by an author born or currently living in, one of the states that are home to an AFL team. REQUIRED: State the city or state in your post.
Flying Too High, Kerry Greenwood
According to her Goodreads Entry, Kerry Greenwood was born in Melbourne (Victoria), which is in the list of cities/states, and the book is also set in Melbourne and its surroundings.
Option Three: For this option, read a book whose author's initials can be found within the words MELBOURNE CUP.
A Biscuit, a Casket, Liz Mugavero
The letters L and M can both be found in "MeLbourne"
Read the kindle edition. PB reference: A Biscuit, a Casket
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 320
Tasks Completed: 12
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 0
15.3 Past and PresentOne book option:
The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore
"History" genre is listed on the main page.
First published in October 2014.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 305
GO tickets: 2
BB tickets: 4
20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!Option D - 12 letters in the author's name: A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard.
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Points this post = 20
Total points = 85
BB tickets = 0
GO tickets = 0
Heather (Gibby)5.7 Raven the Trickster
Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe
Has main page genre of humor
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 45
M1NKS5.1. Five Suns. - Read a book that includes a natural disaster
The Drowned World - Solar disruptions have caused global temperatures to skyrocket and the world to flood.
5.9. Spider Grandmother - Read a book by an author* whose initials can be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER
Robinson Crusoe published 1719 by Daniel Defoe - spiDer granDmother
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 175
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 13
Mod
5.5.Esaugetuh Emissee.
body of water on cover:
Past Crimes by Glen Erik Hamilton20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
option 2, single female on cover
You're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia DayPB: You're Never Weird on the Internet
25.5 - Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!
Option D, set in Belgium: From Bruges with Love by Pieter Aspe
Option E, non-fiction, politics genre: The Cost of Living by Arundhati Roy
total = 285
Reader board name: Daphne5.8: Four Worlds - Title/subtitle with: Island, Blue, Yellow, White, Mountain
Word used: ISLAND
The Statues that Walked: Unraveling the Mystery of Easter Island
Total Points: 30/1100
Books Read: 5
Completed Tasks: 4/61
Pages Read: 1440
GO Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
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15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!
March: Book Two
one word title (Age 55: 5+5=10, 1+0=1)
Post total: 15 points
Challenge total points: 155
Total BB: 3
Tasks completed: 8