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FALL CHALLENGE 2015
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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
SandyDTask 20.5 Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task - Into the Wilderness
Option 3: Read a book by an author that shares the same initials as Sarah Donati - SD. The initials for only the first and last name count for this task. Middle initials may be ignored.
Obsidian Liquor by Scarlett Dawn
Task points = 20 points
Total points = 240 points
SandyDTask 25.6 Dakimel's Task - Wedding Traditions
Option 3: Read a book you’ve borrowed. (Don’t forget to return it!)REQUIRED: State where or whom you got it from in your post.
Late to Breakfast by Laura Rudacille
Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited
ebook approved msg 5110/line 1138
Option 5: Read a book whose author’s initials* can be found in SIXPENCE.
A Sweet Possibility by Natalie Charles
Task points = 25 points
Total points = 265 points
SandyDTask 25.1 Andy P's Task - The Fall Months
Book 1: Read a book whose author's* surname has 9, 10, or 11 letters.
Yes to Everything by Shayne McClendon
author surname = 9 letters)
ebook approved msg 5078
Book 2: Read a book whose title (Not a subtitle or series title) contains a word of 9, 10, or 11 letters.
One Man Advantage by Kelly Jamieson
Advantage = 9 letters
Task points = 25 points
Total points = 290 points
REPOST20.9 Moderator's Pet--Katy's Task--The Trip of a Lifetime:
B.
by Donna AndrewsTotal: 20
Grand Total 260
25.1 Andy's Task--The Fall Months:1. The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett Pratchett has 9 letters.
2 The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine/ Kingfisher has 10 letters.
25.2 Sarah BR's Task--Footy, Movies and Horses, oh my:
1. The Tempting of Thomas Carrick by Stephanie Laurens. Stephanie Laurens lives outside of Melbourne.
3. Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore, whose initials are the C in Cup, and the M in Melbourne.
25.6 Dakimel's Task--Wedding Traditions:
3. Something Borrowed:
Rainy Day Sisters: A Hartley-by-the-Sea Novel by Kate Hewitt, which I borrowed from my sister (and returned it today).
4. Something Blue:
by Joy Reed. Anne's dress is blueToday's post: 75
Grand total: 335
5.4 - Earth and WaterCharley's Aunt
Trentten Caicai Vilu - Word is "aunt"
5.7 - Raven the Trickster
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
"Humor" confirmed in Task Help Thread. This is my one 5-point task of 80-100 pages.
10.3 - Inti
When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
20.10 - Group Reads
March: Book One
My comment is here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Total points: 95
5.6 - Four Cords84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
97 pages - using the one time 80-100 page 5-point book exception
Points this post: 5
Season total: 175
20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the WildernessThe Hours Count by Jillian Cantor
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 110
Tasks completed: 8
Books Read:8
BB:
GO:
ASHLEY OZ10.3 - Inti
Read a book by an author* with a name that starts and ends with the same letter. The name may be in any position- first, middle, other, last. ex.
Within These Walls by Ania Ahlborn
POINTS
This Post: 10
Total Points: 155
Books Read: 12
Completed Tasks: 11
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 5.6 Four cords
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Qualifier: 4 words in the title.
Points this task: 5
Points Total: 100
Tasks Completed: 7
Big Books: 0
*REPOST*Ebook approval added
25.10 - M1nks's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!
Option 2. Pet from Hell
Ebook approved for length https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 4. Aisle Be Damned: Swaying Hips, Praying Lips and Flying Tips
Points total: 195/1070
GO total: 2
BB total: 0
Tasks completed: 13/60
Books read: 17
Ava Catherine5.10. Create Your Own World!
Read a book of your choice.
The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
25.2: SarahBR's task: Footy, Movies and Horses oh my!
Option 1: 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.
The Secret River by Kate Grenville
(author born in Sydney, Australia, New South Wales)
Option 3: Read a book whose author's* initials can be found within the words MELBOURNE CUP.
The Dust That Falls from Dreams by Louis de Bernières
Melbourne Cup= Initials of Louis de Bernières
30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
Book 1: Life and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng, 560 pages; 4:31 average rating (rating on 10/4/15)
Book 2: Daisy Miller by Henry James, 126 pages; 3:33 average ratings (rating on 10/4/15)
Total pages: 686
Difference in pages: 434
Difference in ratings: .98
Points this post: 60
Total points: 990
Jen UT5.8 - Four Worlds
Vision in White by Nora Roberts
Points this Post: 5
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Total Points: 55
MEGSCL10.3 - Inti
Read a book by an author* with a name that starts and ends with the same letter.
The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra NewmaN
*640pp for 1 big book ticket
15.2 - Which Witch?
Read TWO books with matching homophones in their titles/subtitles. Homophones: I/Eye
I Was Here
The Eye of the Sheep
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 45
Big Book Tickets: 2
Anne (Booklady)5.1 Five Suns = In 1991 weather conditions created a storm of a century by combining several T-storms, Low Front & Nor'easter resulting in waves that were over 10 stories and hurricane wind strength (120 mph)
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger
25.9 - Delicious Dee's Task: On the Injured Bench
Option 1 - RICE = Cupcakes on Cover
Sprinkle with Murder = HIP
by Jenn McKinlayOption 4 - CATCH-UP TIME = Has been on my TBR Shelf since 1/1/2014 - Over 1 year
Flirting With Pete = HIP
**Flirting with Pete by Barbara Delinsky
**Big Book: Flirting with Pete is 560 Pages**
Points in These Tasks: 30
Golden Oldies in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 1
Pages Read in This Post: 1038
Totals:
Total Points: 275
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(1), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 16/60
Total Books Read: 21
Total Pages Read in Fall 2015 SRC: 7037
15.10 - Nanowrimo!Four: A Divergent Story Collection by Veronica Roth
20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option D: OUR ANNIVERSARY
Mies kuumasta by Jarkko Sipilä 12 letters
Points this post: 35
Points total: 230/1070
GO total: 2
BB total: 0
Tasks completed: 13/60
Books read: 19
20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!Option C: For this option read a book where the first letters of the words that make up the title can be found in the words AUSTRALIA and/or GERMANY.
I read The Murder Artist by John Case. T in Australia, M and A in Germany.
As this book has 504 pages, I hereby claim a Big Book Ticket.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 140/1100
Golden Oldies: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Reader Name: Daphne10.2 - Happy Hour!
4/5/6/7 in series
5th in the series The Black Company
Dreams of Steel
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.
Animal chosen: Dragon (2nd page)
The Dragon Seekers: How An Extraordinary Circle Of Fossilists Discovered The Dinosaurs And Paved The Way For Darwin
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 440/1070
Books Read: 36
Completed Tasks: 30/60
Pages Read: 10059
GO Tickets: 8
Big Book Tickets: 1
LOULOUTask 25.5 Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!
Option 2 (one book task), meets both A (a book that's been made into a film I've never seen, but would like to) & B (read DUNE).
Dune by Frank Herbert
REQUIRED: Must be over 580 pages (this is 604); include a link to IMDB page for film: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182/?...
This book has 604 pages, so I am claiming ONE BIG BOOK ticket.
This post:
Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Points: 25
Total:
Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books (500): 1
Big Books (750): 0
Big Books (1000): 0
Points: 45
Tasks complete: 2
M1NKS5.5.Esaugetuh Emissee - Read a book with a body of water on the cover
Published 1927* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
5.7. Raven the Trickster - read a book with the main page genre humor or funny.
Don't Tell Alfred
5.8. Four Worlds - Read a book with one of the following words in the title/subtitle - Island, Blue, Yellow, White, Mountain.
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories Published 1892
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 215
Golden Oldies: 8
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 18
Catherine TTask 10.1 - Take the Stairs
Read a book with stairs on the cover
Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge
30.9 - Players 3&4 have Joined the GameI rolled a 6
Book A The title contains the phrase ______ and _______
Darkness and Day by Ivy Compton-Burnett
Book B The title contains consecutive double letters - Countess
The New Countess by Fay Weldon
Total points 75
20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too ShortOption 2: Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal by Conor Grennan
Genre: Autobiography > Memoir
Total Points = 110
perletwo5.6.Four Cords - Read a book with a four word title. Subtitles may be used or ignored.
Girl Waits with Gun
Points this task: 05
Total points: 360
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 29
Tasks completed: 26
Andy P.Task # 5.9. Spider Grandmother
Read a book by an author* whose initials can be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER
by Elly GriffithsSPIDER GRANDMOTHER
Points this post:5
Total points: 290
TASK NUMBER : 5.2 - The Sun and the MoonTASK DESCRIPTION: Read Book with Moon on Cover
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Patricia Briggs
DATE READ: 10/3/2015
REQUIRED INFO: On List of Approved Books
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TOTALS
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 260
TASK NUMBER : 15.1 - The TwinsTASK DESCRIPTION: Read Two Books with the Same Title
BOOK #1 READ:
TwistedAUTHOR: Emma Chase
DATE READ: 10/5/2015
REQUIRED INFO:
BOOK #2 READ:
TwistedAUTHOR: Laurie Halse Anderson
DATE READ: 9/11/2015
REQUIRED INFO:
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 275
Sandra15.6 - The Name Game
Mrs. John Doe by Tom Savage
Noun: savage
Approved in post #37 of Task Help thread
E-book approved for length in post #5132
(appears on line #1333 in the SRC ebook verification document)
Points this post: 15
Points to date: 95
trishhartuk25.8 Amanda A’s Task: Happy Fall!
Please chose TWO different options and read a book for each. REQUIRED: State which options you chose in your post.
A. Fall TV Shows: Read a book that a TV series is based on. REQUIRED: In your post, include a link to IMDb to show the TV series.
Another Man's Moccasins, Craig Johnson (Walt Longmire #4) - basis for the Longmire TV show
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1836037/
Read the kindle edition. Reference paperback link here.
C. Cooler Weather (Brrrr): September, October and November all end in "ber". Read a book with a word that contains "ber" found intact in the title/subtitle.
gooseBERry bluff community college of magic, David J. Schwartz
Read the kindle edition. Reference paperback link here
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 415
Tasks Completed: 17
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 0
JonquilCatherine T's Task: International Travels
both these books were new to me, not rereads
Book 1 - KH is the code for Cambodia; Kathy Hunter
Book 2 - Cambodia is in Asia, book set 100% in Tokyo, Japan Asia
Book 1
Lemon Meringue Murder
Kathy Hunter
Paperback, 222 pages
Book 2
Right You Are, Mr. Moto
John P. Marquand
Paperback, 313 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 600
Books posted: 50
Tasks complete: 44
Pages this post: 535
Total pages as of this post: 13552
TASK NUMBER : 15.6 - The Name GameTASK DESCRIPTION: Author's Name has Noun in it
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Stephen King
DATE READ: 10/5/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Stephen King = KING in name
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TOTALS
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 290
Cindy FTask 20.8 Happy Anniversary!
Option B: "FAR" intact in word in title.
I read Animal Farm by George Orwell First published 1945! Claim 1 golden oldie!
Points this post:20
Total points:135
Tasks completed:12
Books read:12
Golden Oldies:1
Big books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.10 Group Read March : Book 1
Book 1 March: Book One
Discussion Link Page 1 Post #34
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date: 160/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
5.1. Five SunsRead a book that includes a natural disaster, such as avalanche, earthquake, flood, forest fire, hurricane, lightning, tornado, tsunami, or volcanic eruption.
Category Five: The Hurricane-Force Novel by Philip S. Donlay
Quote from GR - "With winds of 300 miles-per-hour and waves rising to over 90 feet, Hurricane Helena promises to be the deadliest storm in recorded history."
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 100
Total Tasks: 10
10.3 - IntiRead a book by an author* with a name that starts and ends with the same letter.
Tin City Tinder - A Thriller by David Macinnis Gill
DAVID
Ebook approval here --> https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
10.4 - Ten-Four Day
Read a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings.
Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
738 5 star ratings
10.5 - Penmanship Practice
Read a book with a TITLE on the cover that is written in cursive.
Rock My World by Sharisse Coulter
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 130
Total Tasks: 13
Mod
10.3 - Inti
A Goddess in the Stones: Travels in India by Norman Lewis NormaN
25.9 - Delicious Dee's Task: On the Injured Bench
option 1, doughnuts on cover, HIP in Happiness
100 Days of Happiness: A Novel by Fausto Brizzioption 3, gannett on cover upper right, H in The, I in Wild, P in Places
The Wild Places by Robert Macfarlane30.8 - Nick KY’s Task: Ghost Hunters
option 3: The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck, novel @ 112 pg
option 4, set in Canada by a Canadian author: Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
total = 465
CYNBAXTERTask # 30.06 – Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I
Book 1 – Option 1: Darcy's Story by Janet Aylmer* - the author’s name has "me" found intact in it
Book 2 – Option 3: The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson – this book is written in the first person, here is a sentence that demonstrates that perspective: "I'd finished my pie and was having a second cup of coffee when I saw him."
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date = 310 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
Reader Name: Daphne15.3 - Past & Present
Read TWO books or ONE that fits both tasks
Book 1: Read a book with the genre "Historical Fiction" or "History" on its main page.
Book 2: Read a book first published within the last year (Sept 2014 -- November 2015).
1. and 2. The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack: and Other Cautionary Tales from Human Evolution - HISTORY - Published June 9th 2015 - Fits both
Points this Task: 15
Total Points: 455/1070
Books Read: 37
Completed Tasks: 31/60
Pages Read: 10315
GO Tickets: 8
Big Book Tickets: 1
Scooter&Siam 5.10. Create Your Own World!
Read a book of your choice.
Read Lightless
Points: 5
Total: 115
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks: 7
Queenbee Darlene20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla's task: Judge the Book by its cover
Option 2 - book with single female on the cover
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
20 points
This post: 20 points
Total Points: 115
30.4 Anything can happen, child Anything can be.2 book challenge
(Both books approved in Jonquil's help thread posts 24 and 25)
Book 1: The entirety of your first book's title must appear in the the following quote by Horace Mann.
"BE ASHAMED TO DIE UNTIL YOU HAVE WON SOME VICTORY FOR HUMANITY."
Hover by Anne A. Wilson
(be asHamEd tO die until you haVe won some victoRy for humanity)
Book 2: The entirety of your second book's title must appear in this quote, also by Horace Mann.
"A HOUSE WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS"
Kulti by Mariana Zapata
(a hoUse wIThout booKs is Like a room without windows)
This is a Big Book with 570 pages.
____________________________________________________________
Points this post: 30
Points thus far: 300
BB this post: 1
BB thus far: 1
Matthew30.8 Ghost Hunters
Option 1: Ghostman by Roger Hobbs
Option 4: The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 110
ALICIAAA1 Task #10.4 - Ten-Four Day
Read a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings.
Batman: Hush by Jeph Loeb.
On 10/5/15, has 9,349 5 star ratings.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 45
Task 30.5 - DLMRose's Task:In The MiddleBook 1- Read a book by an author* who uses 3 names. I read His Majesty's Hope by author Susan Elia MacNeal who goes by 3 names.
Book 2- Read a book by an author* who uses a 3 part name* that includes a middle initial. I read Kissing the Virgin's Mouth by author Donna M. Gershten who uses a middle initial.
Points: 190
Books read: 13
tasks completed: 9
pages read: 4217
JackattackTask: 20.10 - Group Reads
Description: Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads.
Book Chosen:: March: Book One by John Robert Lewis-Finished 10/4/2015; ♥♥♥
My Discussion Posting
TOTALS - THIS POST
Points This Post: 20
Golden Oldies This Post: No
Big Book This Post: No
TOTALS - OVERALL
Total Points: 225
Total Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets: 0
Emsreviewsbooks5.9. Spider Grandmother
I read a publisher's advance copy of Lady Bridget's Diary by Maya Rodale.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 295
Books Read: 25
Tasks Complete: 24
5.1. Five Suns REQUIRED: Include a brief explanation of the natural disaster involved: "...a storm fell on our ancestor's city like a bomb....The roofs of houses flew through the night sky like disoriented bats... it seemed that everything they once were was devoured by a predatory sky....Before the power died the TV showed images taken from the sky of an immense white spiral." p19
Although there is magic in this book, this storm and natural occurrences like people struck by lightning are referenced continually throughout the book:
Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie
+5 Points
5.10. Create Your Own World!
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
+5 Points
15.3 - Past and Present
Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements:
Historical Fiction on main page and published 2015:
Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig
+15 Points
20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option B: HIS NAME
Read a book with a word that contains "far" found intact in the title or subtitle.
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
+20 Points
Points this Post: 45
Grand Total: 185
Amy O.15.6 - The Name Game
Book written by an author whose first, middle, or last name contains a NOUN of 4 or more letters intact within the name.
Lotería by Mario Alberto Zambrano
noun = BRAN, found in last name
Task 20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
Option 1: Book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase GO STAMPS GO
Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett
This post: 35 points
Total to Date = 115 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: 8
Tasks completed: 7
30.4 - Jonquil’s task: Anything can happen, child. Anything can beBook 1, entirety of title in “Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity”
Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld
S in ashamed
I in die
S in some
T in until
E in ashamed
R in victory
L in until
A in ashamed
N in won
D in ashamed
Book 2, entirely of title in “A house without books is like a room without windows”
The Admissions: A Novel by Meg Mitchell Moore
TH in without
E in house
A in A
D in windows
M in room
I in without
S in is
S in books
I in is
O in house
N in windows
S in windows
Points this post: 30
Total points: 275
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Task 5.2 The Sun and the Moon
Read a book with the sun or the moon on the cover. There must be enough of the sun or the moon to make it obvious, but it need not be completely shown.
Compromising Positions by Selena Kitt
Task points = 5 points
Total points = 220 points