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FALL CHALLENGE 2015
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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
SCHATZIE5.3 - WHAT ARE WE MADE OF?
----#4 or #8 in a series
The Competition
----this is #4 in the Rachel Knight series
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5.4 - EARTH AND WATER
----trenten caicai vilu
Evil at Heart
req'd: EVIL is my word
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10.9 - BRIDGE THE GAP
----hyphenated word/name
The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America
by Ai-jen Poo
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20.6 - SEASONED READER - AMY'S QUETZALCOATL
----req'd: I chose opt. 2 - "Q" in title
The Sugar Queen
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20.9 - MODERATORS PET - KATY'S TRIP OF A LIFETIME
opt. C: a "Z" word in title
Fuzzy Nation
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Points this task: 60
Points total: 360
Ava Catherine5.9 Spider Grandmother
Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER.
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan
Spider Grandmother
10.6 Back to Reality
Read a non-fiction book.
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee
20.5 Bigger is Better-Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
Option 1: Read a book with a main page genre History, Historical fiction, or Historical Romance. (may be stand alone or embedded)
The Tilted World: A Novel by Tom Franklin Historical fiction users: 155
Points this post: 35
Total points: 425
25.5 All About My Dad! Option 2: one book
by Terry Goodkind(B) found on NPR's Top 100 SciFi/Fantasy Books list + (C) horizon on cover
I am claiming TWO Big Book tickets; I read the ebook, but the mass market paperback has 836 pages.
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 215
GO Tickets: 2
BB Tickets: 3
ERIN C.5.5 Esaugeth Emissee
Deliverance by James Dickey
River on the cover.
Task Points: 5
Total Points: 25
BB: 2
GO: 0
Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4
Pamela32655.4 Earth and Water
by Mary Jo Putney - Word: Never5.6.Four Cords
by Kim Edwards10.4 - Ten-Four Day
by Harper Lee - 7,736 five star ratings20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
Option 1:
by Mary Jo Putney25.3 - Elizabeth B's Task: Grape Harvest Season
Option 1:
by Jennifer Moore - Set in Spain; I live in the U.S.Option 2:
by Kristan HigginsPoints this post: 65
Total Points: 240
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
MEGSCL10.7 - Sedna the Sea Goddess
Read a book with one of these words in the title or subtitle: whale, seal, sea, lion.
Island Beneath the Sea
**582 pages – big book ticket
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 15
Big Book Tickets: 1
perletwo25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall Months - Book 1. Numerically, the Fall months, SRC style, are 9, 10, and 11. Read a book whose author's* surname has 9, 10, or 11 letters. The book must be written by a single author. Please note that a surname, for SRC purposes, is the last word in the author's name preceded by a space.
The Golem of Hollywood by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman.
- KELLERMAN = 9 letters.
- This book has more than 500 pages (the Goodreads main page says 560; the page-by-page indicia on my copy stops at 600), qualifying for a Big Book ticket.
Book 2. Read a book whose title (Not a subtitle or series title) contains a word of 9, 10, or 11 letters. The word may be plural or possessive.
Prisoner's Base by Rex Stout
- PRISONERS = 9 letters.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 220
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 18
Tasks completed: 15
trishhartuk30.3 Ava Catherine’s Task: Perspectives Over Time
Experiencing the world through literature from two different time perspectives gives you a deeper understanding of the world, so we are going to read books from two different time periods. This is a TWO book task. You must read a book from each category. No books with a main page genre of Children’s or kids may be used for this task.
Book 1: Read a book first published before you were born. REQUIRED: State in your post that your book was first published before you were born.
Fer-de-Lance, Rex Stout
First published 1934 - I was born well after that!
Claiming a Golden Oldie ticket for Fer-de-Lance.
Book 2: Read a book first published in 2010 or later.
Paws and Effect, Leighann Dobbs
First published: 9th August 2015
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie: 1
Total Points: 240
Tasks Completed: 9
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 0
5.5.Esaugetuh Emissee. Perfect Times: Special Edition
90 pages, using this book as the one 80-100 page book allowed. I read the Kindle edition, link to PB with 88 pages (no MMPB available): Perfect Times: Special Edition
10.2 - Happy Hour!
Syyttävä sormi (Miss Marple #4)
*Golden Oldie, first published 1942*
15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!
Single digit: 3
Ender in Exile
25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall Months
Book 1. Viimeinen partio by Sergei Lukyanenko 10 letters in surname
Book 2. The Magicians 9 letters in "Magicians"
Points this post: 55
Points total: 60/1070
GO total: 1
BB total: 0
Tasks completed: 4/60
Books read: 6
Beth_NCREPOST
25.2 FOOTY, MOVIES AND HORSES OH MY -
A. Divergent by Veronica Roth
Option 2 - Popular Pop Culture Books page 6
B. Never Go Back by Lee Child
Option 3 - Authors Initial found in Melbourne Cup
*** Big Book 624 pages 1 Ticket ***
25.6 WEDDING TRADITIONS -
A. Earth Bound
by Christine FeehanOption 4 - Jeans are blue
B. Split Second by David Baldacci
Option 3 - Borrowed from library
*** Big Book 512 pages 1 Ticket ***
10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!Word: Between
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
+10 Points
15.4 - The World Without End
Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements: 2014 Apocalyptic
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
+15 Points
30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 and 4 Have Joined the Game
My Roll: Four
1. If you rolled a ONE or FOUR: The new parents will be giving two tiny people their intro to the world.
(Book A) Take this opportunity to introduce yourself to a new series. Read a book of your choice that is listed as (series #1) on Goodreads.
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
(Book B) Read a book where the title/subtitle contain a repeated word of at least four letters. The repeated words need not be sequential. Repeated numbers will work as well if they have at least 4 digits. The word or number must be identical - no variations.
Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare
+30 Points
Points this Post: 55
Grand Total: 100
20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary AutumnOption 1 - Labour Day Classic: Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the phrase GO STAMPS GO
I read:
Author is Samantha Shannon for the 2 s in StampS
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 135
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 7
BB Total:
GO Total: 3
Andy P.Task # 15.7 - 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 (year) of that same book
by Ruth Rendell Year first published 2013, number of pages 320Points this post: 15
Total points: 115
Andy P.Task # 10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the song lyrics in the title
by Peter RobinsonWord from song lyrics is price found in 3rd stanza, fifth line
And a sail ain't a low price to pay
Points this post: 10
Total points: 125
SHELLEY UT20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Option 1: A Reason to Breathe by C.P. Smith
Takes place entirely in Colorado.
Published January 2014.
C.P. Smith is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
RUCHI#30.9 (Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game)
I rolled a three.
Book A : Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Book B : I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
Consecutive letters in : tell, kill
Points this post : 30
Total points : 195
25.1 - Andy P's Task: The Fall Months1 - Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger
Weisberger has 10 letters
2 - A Lady Never Surrenders by Sabrina Jeffries
Surrenders has 10 letters
POINTS: 35
TASK NUMBER : 15.10 - NanowrimoTASK DESCRIPTION: Book by Pep Talk Author
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR:Ransom Riggs
DATE READ: 9/18/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Pep Talk 2012
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 130
Jen UT5.9 - Spider Grandmother
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Points this post: 5
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Total Points: 45
SandyDTask 20.8 Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's Task - Happy Anniversary
Option D: Read a book with exactly 12 letters in the author's* name.
Murder in Calico Gold by Dianne Harman
Task points = 20 points
Total points = 170 points
Scooter&Siam 15.9 - Animal Guides
Choose a totem from the North American Totems list and read a book that contains the name of that animal in its title or subtitle. Plurals and possessives are OK, but no other variations. Note: There are 2 pages of totems.
Totem - Cat
Read The Big Book of Cats
Claiming a big book ticket - 624 pages
Points: 15
Total: 15
GRA:
Big Books: 1
Tasks: 1
I have completed task 5.9 Spider Grandmother by readingThings We Didn't See Coming by Steven Amsterdam
My Challenge Score = 20 points
Golden Oldie = 0 tickets
Big Book = 0 tickets
Delicious Dee5.6. Four Cords
Loving You Is Easy - ebook only approved 1217 of the spreadsheet
points this post: 5
points total: 210
Amy O.25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall Months
Book 1: author's name has 9, 10 or 11 letters.
Twisted Sisters by Jen Lancaster -"Lancaster" has 9 letters
Book 2: title of book contains word of 9, 10 or 11 letters.
Polaroids from the Dead by Douglas Coupland - "Polaroids" has 9 letters
This post: 25 points
Total to Date = 40 points
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 2
Heather(Gibby)15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!
I am 52 so 5+2=7 word title
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
Points this post: 15
Total Challenge points: 40
perletwo*****REPOST*****
25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall Months - Book 1. Numerically, the Fall months, SRC style, are 9, 10, and 11. Read a book whose author's* surname has 9, 10, or 11 letters. The book must be written by a single author. Please note that a surname, for SRC purposes, is the last word in the author's name preceded by a space.
Private Eyes by Jonathan Kellerman
- KELLERMAN = 9 letters.
- This book has more than 500 pages (the page for the paperback edition matching this Kindle edition lists it at 560 pp.), qualifying for a Big Book ticket.
Book 2. Read a book whose title (Not a subtitle or series title) contains a word of 9, 10, or 11 letters. The word may be plural or possessive.
Prisoner's Base by Rex Stout
- PRISONERS = 9 letters.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 220
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 18
Tasks completed: 15
M1NKS10.3 - Inti - Read a book by an author* with a name that starts and ends with the same letter
Enchanters' End Game - DaviD
POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 140
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 9
Catherine TTask 20.8 - Happy Anniversary
option 3 - initial letters of the title to be found in Australia and/or Germany
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
T&S in Australia; G in Germany
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total points = 310
LOULOU20.5 Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task - Into the Wilderness
Option 4. Read a book from a favourite series.
Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
This book was published in 1935 and I am claiming one Golden Oldie ticket.
(The Lord Peter Wimsey books are one of my favourite series).
This post
Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
Points: 20
Task # 30.3 – Ava Catherine – Perspectives Over TimeOption 1 – book first published before I was born
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - first published 1926 (I was born 1950)
*** 1 Golden Oldie *** ticket
Option 2 – book first published 2010 or later
The Kashmir Shawl - first published 2011
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 65 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
5.9. Spider Grandmother Using letters RA in Grandmother
River of Darkness by Rennie Airth
Points this Post 5
Total Points 60
Barbara AllenTask 30.1 DNA
I Chose option 2 and readThe Passions of Chelsea KaneByBarbara Delinsky The letters of SPAIN are in the word passions.
This book qualifies for 1 big book ticket at 560 pgs
For option 4 I read
Green trim on building.points this task 30
Golden oldie tickets 0
Big book tickets 1
Total points 75
FANDURY20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option D: Read a book with exactly 12 letters in the author's name.
Chapelwood by Cherie Priest
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 120
Books Read: 6
Classics: 0
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
Task 20.9. The Trip of a Lifetime!Option B - Read a book with one or more of these animals on the cover: lions, rhinos, buffalo, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, giraffes, antelopes, zebras, baboons, gnus, squirrels, penguins, ostriches, dassies (African rock dwelling rodents), eagles, crocodiles, whales, chickens.
The Penguin Who Knew Too Much (Meg Langslow #8) (2007) by Donna Andrews (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 262 pages)
** Donna Andrews is a Goodreads Author **
70 + 20 = 90
Tasks Completed: 05
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 70 + 20 = 90
Books read: 06
Pages read: 2,037
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 04
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
REPOST30.10 MOVING THE FENCES -
A. I, Michael Bennett by James Patterson
Ratings 3.99 Pages 416
B. Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris
Ratings 3.49 Pages 305
Beth_NC20.2 PICKY PICKY PICKY - The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
Genre: Adventure & Romance Named Horse:Arion
***Big Book Ticket 586 pages***
25.8 HAPPY FALL -
A. A Serpent's Tooth by Craig Johnson
Option A Fall TV Show
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1836037/
B. Moon Cursed by Lori Handeland
Option D #10 in Nightcreature series
30.2 MY OWN WORDS -
A. A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver
Option 1 - Poetry
B. The Cove by Catherine Coulter
Option 4
Points: 75
Tasks: 3
Books: 5
Big Book 500+: 1
Pages: 1820
Total Points: 270
Total Tasks: 10
Total Books: 19
Big Books 500+: 4
15.6 The Name Game The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
The noun "brow" can be found in the author's name (Dan Brown).
I am claiming ONE Big Book Ticket; I listed to the audiobook, but the mass market paperback version has 639 pages.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 230
GO Tickets: 2
BB Tickets: 4
Cindy C.Task 30.1-Schatzie's Task: DNA
Option 1: Read a book with a tribal name in the title. Muscogee CREEK Nation of Oklahoma (Creek is red on the list).
The Cat Who Went Up the Creek
Option 4: Read a book with a green, inanimate object on the cover. Approved in Help Thread post #64. The sofa and TV screen are both green.
No! I Don't Want to Join a Book Club: Diary of a Sixtieth Year
Points this post: 30
Total points: 195
Total tasks: 7
Lulu20.4. Life’s Too Short
Option #4
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
The authors initials fit into CenTenarian. It was published in 1958.
20.7. Judge the Book by its Cover
Option #1
by Erin MorgensternThere are two birds on the cover, as verified in the help thread, post #12.
**Claiming one 500+ Big Book Ticket for this book.** My edition has 512 pages.
30.10. Moving the Fences
Book 1
The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu
This book has 512 pages and an average rating of 4.55. (Using current ratings)
**Cixin Liu/Liu Cixin is a Goodreads Author**
**Claiming one 500+ Big Book Ticket for The Dark Forest**. My edition has 512 pages.
Book 2
A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar
This book has 299 pages, more than the 50 pages fewer than book 1 required, and has the average rating of 3.77, more than .50 lower than book 1. (Using current ratings)
**Sofia Samatar is a Goodreads Author**
Points this post: 70
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 4
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Morgan Faeriesfolly5.5 Esaugetuh Emissee
REQUIRED: Read a book with a body of water on the cover. It must be large enough for a regular-sized human to swim in.
Got this copy through Netgalley, and the whole cover is water with a person in it.
Selection:
State of Grace -- Hilary Badger
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5.8 Four Worlds
REQUIRED: Read a book with one of the following words in the title - Island, Blue, Yellow, White, Mountain. Plurals and possessives may be used, no other variations.
Selection: Shattered Blue
Shattered Blue -- Lauren Bird Horowitz
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20.4 Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
**REQUIRED: Your book choice must have been first published between 1915 and April 17, 2015.**
(First published 2009)
REQUIRED: Option 4: Choose a book whose author’s initials* can be found in CENTENARIAN. Letters may be used as often as they appear. All initials of the author's name as shown on Goodreads must be found in CENTENARIAN.
Initials: CENTENARIAN = Alyson Noel
Selection: Evermore (The Immortals #1) -- Alyson Noel
[POINTS]
This Post: 5 + 5 + 20 = 30
Total Points: 270/1070
Books Read: 23
Completed Tasks: 21/60
Pages Read: 5436
15.5 - Act (on) Your AgeI am 64 so the result of my calculation was 1, the book has a one word title:
Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz
30.3 - Perspectives Over Time
Book 1. A book first published in 1928, long before I was born:
The Children by Edith Wharton
This is the paperback edition, I actually read it from this collection:
Complete Works of Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics
Book 2. A book first published in 2010 or later:
This Holey Life(2012) by Sophie Duffy
Total points 45
25.1 The Fall MonthsBook 1 - Author Surname has 10 Letters
The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi
Book 2 - Title has a 9 letter word - Searching
Searching for Beautiful by Jennifer Probst
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 65
Jonquil15.2 - Which Witch?
homophones time and thyme
Time of Death
Ellis Vidler
Paperback, 286 pages 9/19
A Time to Live and a Thyme for Murder! (ooh, a twofer)
Phoebe T. Eggli
Paperback, 184 pages 9/18
Points this post: 15
Total points: 180
Books posted: 24
Tasks complete: 22
Pages this post: 470
Total pages as of this post: 6061
Sheila10.7 - Sedna the Sea Goddess
The Lions of Lucerne by Brad Thor10.9 - Bridge The Gap
The Hanging Girl by Jussi Adler-Olsen10.10 Dreamcatcher
Killer Dreams by Iris JohansenTotal Points = 240
I've just realised I forgot to claim my ****Golden Oldie**** ticket in post 604.Task 30.3 - Perspectives Over Time - The Children -1928
Susan W.REPOST (the genre had fallen off at the time. It's now back up and verified)
5.7 Raven the Trickster.
Read a book with the genre humor or funny on the main page.
I read Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Humor is on the main page. The genre was approved in the genre verification thread, message 59.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Cait S10.10- Dreamcatcher
Read a book with the word "dream" in the title, subtitle or series title.
Of Dreams and Rust by Sarah Fine
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 35
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Susan W.10.4 Ten-Four Day
Read a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings.
I read The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
There are well over 104 5-star ratings (over 80,000)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
15.10 Nanowrimo!Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell
Karen Russell did a pep talk in 2012.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 245
GO Tickets: 2
BB Tickets: 4
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TASK NAME: 20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
Option 1 - Labour Day Classic - GO STAMPS GO
When The Saints by Sarah Mian
Option 1 - Labour Day Classic - GO STAMPS GO
Qualifier: Initials S.M. are in STAMPS
Points this task: 20
Points Total: 60
Tasks Completed:3
GR Author: 3
Big Books: 0