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FALL CHALLENGE 2015
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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Heather (Gibby)10.3 - Inti
The Man in the High Castle by Phillip K. Dick
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 130
Golden Oldies Tickets: 3
Sandra15.4 - The World Without End
1 book option:
Flame by Amy Kathleen Ryan
First published January 7, 2013
Both the genres 'Dystopia' and 'Post-Apocalyptic' appear on the main book page.
Points this post: 15
Points to date: 155
30.8 - Ghost Hunters Option 1: "Ghost" in title
Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker by Kevin D. Mitnick
Option 2: Genre is "Gothic"
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Claiming one Golden Oldie ticket (first published in 1909).
Point this Post: 30
Total Points: 475
GO Tickets: 6
BB Tickets:4
10.4 DayThe Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
This has 708 5-Star Ratings
10.5 Penmanship Practice
by Lisa Kleypas10.9 Bridge the Gap
Star Fall: A Bill Slider British Police Procedural by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 95
25.4 International TravelsBook 1 - Confess by Colleen Hoover
Author Initials are CH which is the country code for Switzerland, which is in Europe.
Book 2 - Inferno by Dan Brown which takes place in Italy, also in Europe.
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 120
25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall MonthsBook 1: Wicked Charms by Janet Evanovich
Evanovich has 9 letters Eva/nov/ich
Book 2: Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti by Bailey Cates
Bew/itc/hed has 9 letters.
Andy P.Task # 30.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNA
Option 2 Read a book that has a title that contains the letters: S-P-A-I-N.
by Władysław Szpilman THE PIANISTOption 3. Read a book that takes place at least 50% of the time in England
by Christopher FowlerBook takes place entirely in London, England
Points this post: 30
Total points: 350
Kait5.6 - Four Cords
A book with a four word title.
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 3 by Hiromu Arakawa -- Four words in the title -- Approved in help thread posts #11 & #12
Points This Post: 5
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 115
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
CYNBAXTERTask # 20.7 – Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Book 1 - Option 3:
Eva's Eye by Karin Fossum which shows one eye of a human and the iris is visiblePoints this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 435 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
Jonquil25.9 - Delicious Dee's Task: On the Injured Bench
t H e d I va frosts a cu P cake
death at b I s H o P s keep
Option 1 - food on cover: cupcakes
The Diva Frosts a Cupcake
Krista Davis
Hardcover, 481 pages
Option 3- bird on cover: swan
Death at Bishop's Keep
Robin Paige
Paperback, 296 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 725
Books posted: 60
Tasks complete: 49
Pages this post: 777
Total pages as of this post: 16853
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Puppitypup's Task: Picky, picky, picky!The Heist by Janet Evanovich
satisfies A) Adventure, B) Romance and C) Humor ~ approved post 2 of help thread
Points this post: 20
Season total: 215
30.9 - Moving the Fences! Book 1: Leaving Time: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
496 pages, 3.90 average rating
I listened to the audiobook; there is no mass market paperback, but the paperback has 496 pages.
Book 2: Do's and Taboos Around the World for Women in Business by Tami Briggs
272 pages, 3.10 average rating
Total pages - 768
Difference in pages - 224
Difference in ratings - 0.80
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 505
GO Tickets: 6
BB Tickets: 4
Morgan Faeriesfolly20.2 Rookie at the Top - Puppitypup's Task: Picky, picky, picky!
REQUIRED: Read a book that combines at least THREE of the following features. OPTIONAL: Post a review of your book to help me with my future reading choices!
A. Main page genre: Adventure
B. Storyline includes a romance. The romance can be anything from a crush to a long-term marriage. (Romance genre acceptable)
C. Main page genre: Humor
D. Storyline includes a named horse, mule, pony, unicorn, or Pegasus.
E. Main page genre: History
A, B, D: Adventure, Romance and named horses
Approval/Verified: Approved in task post.
Selection: Vengeance Road -- Erin Bowman
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 500/1070
Books Read: 41
Completed Tasks: 36/60
Pages Read: 10935
Morgan Faeriesfolly20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
REQUIRED: Option 3: Balor -- Read a book that shows one eye of a human or other living being on the cover. Only one eye may be shown, and the iris has to be visible.
Selection:
Marked (Servants of Fate #1) -- Sarah Fine
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 520/1070
Books Read: 42
Completed Tasks: 37/60
Pages Read: 11267
Jonquil25.10 - M1nks's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!
Option 2 cat on cover
Trouble in the Tarot
Kari Lee Townsend
Paperback, 304 pages
Option 3 horse on cover
Walking Dead
C.E. Murphy
Paperback, 384 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 750
Books posted: 62
Tasks complete: 50
Pages this post: 688
Total pages as of this post: 17541
perletwo5.4 Earth and Water - Use the letters in "TRenteN cAIcai vilu" (TRAIN) to make a word of at least 3 letters. Read a book with the word you made in the title/subtitle. Letters may be used as many times as they appear in the combination of the 3 words.
The Girl on the Train
Points this task: 05
Total points: 380
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 31
Tasks completed: 28
Morgan Faeriesfolly25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall Months
REQUIRED: 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.
Surname: Greenwood = 9 letters
Selection: The Green Mill Murder (Phryne Fisher #5) -- Kerry Greenwood
REQUIRED: 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.
Word: Apocalypse = 10 letters
Selection: The Girl's Guide to the Apocalypse -- Daphne Lamb
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 545/1070
Books Read: 44
Completed Tasks: 38/60
Pages Read: 11677
Reader Name: Daphne25.2 Footy, Movies and Horses oh my! 2 Books
1. read a book from the first 10 pages of Popular Pop Culture Books. REQUIRED: Indicate the page number on which your book is found. - Page 8
The New New Rules: A Funny Look At How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass
2. read a book whose author's* initials can be found within the words MELBOURNE CUP
Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe by Roger Penrose
R in MelbouRne
P in CuP
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 655/1070
Books Read: 50
Completed Tasks: 40/60
Pages Read: 13702
GO Tickets: 12
Big Book Tickets: 1
5.9. Spider GrandmotherInitials of the author found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER: Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig
10.3 - Inti
One of author's names begins and ends with the same letter: The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin
Points this post: 15
Total points: 350
Morgan Faeriesfolly25.4 Catherine T's Task: International Travels
Both of these books are new to me.
REQUIRED: Read a book by an author* whose initials appear on this list of International Country Codes. If you want to use one of the 3 letter country codes, all 3 letters must fit the author's initials, with middle initial. If you want to use a 2 letter country code, you may ignore the author's middle initial.
Author/Country Code: Swaziland = SZ = Sarah Zettel
Selection: Palace of Spies (Palace of Spies #1) -- Sarah Zettel
REQUIRED: Read a book set on the continent that the country code used for book one is part of.
Setting: Kalahari desert, Africa
Selection: Kalahari (Corpus #3) -- Jessica Khoury
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 570/1070
Books Read: 46
Completed Tasks: 39/60
Pages Read: 12413
Pamela326515.5 - Act (on) Your Age!
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson - 9 word title for the age calculation
Originally published in 1885 so this qualifies as a Golden Oldie.
20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
Option 1: A Mother to Love by Gail Gaymer Martin - Authors initials found in Go Stamps Go
25.7- Ellen R-S’s Task: Wonderful Overseas Assignments
Option 1: The Wagered Wife by Wilma Counts - Set in Suffolk
Option 3: Fire and Steel Volume 1: A Generation Rising by Gerald Lund - The description for this book on Goodreads is for the entire series, but Volume 1 is solely about the Eckhardt family in Germany. A little bit of the book is set in France during World War I battles, but more than 50% of the book is set in Germany.
25.8 - Amanda A's Task: Happy Fall!
Option C: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Option D: The Doctor's Perfect Match by Arlene James - Chatam House #9
Points this post: 85
Total Points: 575
Golden Oldie books this post: 1
Total Golden Oldie books: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
ASHLEY OZ10.9 - Bridge The Gap
Read a book with a word in the title, subtitle or author's* name that is hyphenated.
The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
POINTS
This Post: 10
Total Points: 210
Books Read: 16
Completed Tasks: 14
Morgan Faeriesfolly25.6 Dakimel’s Task: Wedding Traditions
REQUIRED: Option 3: Something Borrowed – Read a book you’ve borrowed. (Don’t forget to return it!) State where or whom you got it from in your post.
Borrowed From: Library
Selection: Hellhole -- Gina Damico
REQUIRED: Option 4: Something Blue – Read a book with a blue “something” on the cover. The blue thing must be an identifiable inanimate object, not a background design or text. NOT WATER OR SKY. REQUIRED: Include the cover when posting and point out the blue object.
Blue Item: Blue striped shirt. Girl on left is wearing it.
Selection:
Don't Even Think About It -- Sarah Mlynowski
Page #: PB 304 pages
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 595/1070
Books Read: 48
Completed Tasks: 40/60
Pages Read: 13085
Morgan Faeriesfolly30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
**I rolled a 4**
REQUIRED: (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
Selection: Wondrous Strange (Wondrous Strange #1) -- Lesley Livingston
Page #: PB 327 pages
REQUIRED: (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.
Selection: Everything, Everything -- Nicola Yoon
[POINTS]
This Post: 30
Total Points: 625/1070
Books Read: 50
Completed Tasks: 41/60
Pages Read: 13732
Shawn H. 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 2: Pskegdemus - Single Female on the Cover
by William J. Mann***Approved in Task Help Thread - post 65***
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 60
Golden Oldie: 0
Big Ticket Books: 0
Morgan Faeriesfolly30.10 Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
352 + 292 = 644 > 500 pages
REQUIRED: Read a book of your choice.
Number of Pages/Rating: 352p / 4.10 (9/25/15)
Selection: The Lovely and the Lost (The Dispossessed #2) -- Page Morgan
Page #: PB 352 pages
REQUIRED: Read a second book that has fewer pages than book 1 (moving the rope closer in), and that has a lower average rating than book 1 (lowering the rope). To mark 10 years of up to a 5 foot advantage, the second book must have at least 50 fewer pages than book 1 and an average rating at least.50 lower.
Number of Pages/Rating: 292p / 3.47 (8/16/15)
Selection: Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict (Jane Austen Addict #2) -- Laurie Viera Rigler
Page #: PB 292 pages
[POINTS]
This Post: 30
Total Points: 655/1070
Books Read: 52
Completed Tasks: 42/60
Pages Read: 14376
20.10 - Group Reads March: Book One by John Robert Lewis
I wrote post #39 in the Group Reads thread.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 525
GO Tickets: 6
BB Tickets: 4
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 5.9 Spider Grandmother
The Last Wild by Piers Torday
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11.0
Qualifier: P in Spider and T in Grandmother.
Points this task: 5
Points Total: 105
Tasks Completed: 8
Big Books: 0
Task 10.6 BACK TO REALITYThe Skeleton Crew: How Amateur Sleuths Are Solving America’s Coldest Cases by Deborah Halber
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 190/1,100
Books Read: 12
Completed Tasks: 11/61
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
KAZ KOMO: 20.3. Best Review Contest - Catie's Task: Moving House - Option 2. Read any book that has been published by Virago. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodPoints this task: 20
Total Points: 115
GRA Ticket this task: 1
30.6 Me, Myself and I2 book challenge
Option 1. Me: Read a book by an author whose name has "me" found intact in it.
Courting Miss Hattie by Pamela Morsi
Pamela has "me" in it.
Option 3. I: Read a fiction book written in the first person perspective.
Gabriel's Ghost by Linnea Sinclair
This book is written solely from first person perspective. Here's the first sentence demonstrating that.
"I thought of that as I pulled the blade of my dagger from the Takan guard's throat, my hand shaking, my heart pounding in my ears, my skin cold from more than just the chill in the air."
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Points this post: 30
Points thus far: 330
Big Books this post: 0
Big Books thus far: 1
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥15.4 - The World Without End
Book 1 First published in December 2012 or any time afterward--First published January 14,2014:Hollow City
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL:UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 15.0
Book 2 Genre "Post-Apocalyptic" or "Dystopia" on its main page:Uglies: Shay's Story
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: UG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1.0
Verification Post for Genre
Points Earned This Post:15
Points Achieved to Date:185/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Catherine TTask 10.2 - Happy Hour
Read a book that is #6 in a series
Veiled: An Alex Verus Novel by Benedict Jacka
#6 in Alex Verus series
20.8 - Happy AnniversaryOption 3: His Family - The first letter of the one word title is found in Germany:
Emma by Alexander McCall Smith
Total points 125
5.4 Earth and WaterUse the letters in "Trenten Caicai Vilu" to make a word of at least 3 letters.
Intent To Kill by James Grippando
INTENT - TRENTENCAICAIVILU
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 255
Total Tasks: 20
RockyNookTask Completed: 5.7 - Raven the Trickster
Thin, Rich, Pretty - Beth Harbison
**Beth Harbison is a Goodreads Author**
Total Points: 5
GRA Tickets: 1
RUCHI#20.8. (Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!)
I chose OPTION C.
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
U - AUSTRALIA
L - AUSTRALIA
Points this post : 20
Total : 335
Emsreviewsbooks25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International Travels
Book 1: I read a publisher's advance copy of The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean. SM is the country code for San Marino. San Marino is a territory of Italy, and is listed as a dependent territory of Europe.
Book 2: I read a publisher's advance copy of How to Rescue a Rake by Jayne Fresina, which takes place in England (United Kingdom), part of Europe.
Both books were new to me.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 365
Books Read: 30
Tasks Complete: 27
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla's Task: Judge the Book by its Cover I completed
by Lauren BeukesApproved in help thread post #68
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 140
Tasks completed: 10
Books Read:10
BB:
GO:
Task number: 20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary AutumnI completed option 3 a book with the category War.
I read Turn The Ship Around!: How to Create Leadership at Every Level
Total this post=20
Total points=130
CMFRUIN5.10. Create Your Own World!
Since reading a book can create a whole new world for the reader, create your own world, by reading a book of your choice.
I read Relish: My Life in the Kitchen as my book of choice.
POINTS
This Post: 5
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 6
Completed Tasks: 5
Task 5.5Esaugetuh Emissee. Read a book with a body of water on the cover. It must be large enough for a regular-sized human to swim in.
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
The Lower River (2012) by Paul Theroux (Hardcover, 323 pages)
185 + 05 = 190
Tasks Completed: 11
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 185 + 05 = 190
Books read: 13
Pages read: 4,327
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 06
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task # 30.1 – Schatzie - DNAOption 2 – Spanish – S P A I N in the title (any order)
The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries
INSPector And
Option 4 – Irish – Inanimate object on cover which is green
- her DRESS* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 160 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
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. Letters may be used as often as they appear in the phrase. Middle initials may be used or ignored.
Night Watch - Terry Pratchett
Points total: 80
Tasks completed: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 3 - 500(1) 750(1) 1000()
Pages read: 2116
DEANA20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
OPTION 1: author initials in go stAMps go
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood
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THIS POST:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Points: 20
TOTALS:
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 1
Points: 70
Julia10315.4 - The World Without End
The Desert and the Blade meets both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements. (Main page genre Apocalyptic > Post Apocalyptic, published in 2015)
This book has 612 pages - claiming one BB ticket.
Post total: 15 points
Challenge total points: 280
Total BB: 6
Tasks completed: 14
loafer20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
chose option 1- Labour Day Classic: Read a book whose author's initials can be found in "GO STAMPS GO"
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood - GO STAMPS GO
points this task: 20
total points: 210
BB: 1
GO: 3
tasks completed: 15
Elizabeth PTask 5.4 - Earth and Water
Word of 3+ letters from letters in TRENTEN CAICAI VILU
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
I made the word TRAIN:
TReNten cAIcai vilu
Task 15.6 - The Name Game
Noun of 4+ letters intact in author's name
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Leigh Bardugo has the noun Bard in her name.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 65
Total Tasks: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 6
JackattackTask: 15.6 - The Name Game
Description: Read a book written by an author* whose first, middle, or last name contains a NOUN of 4 or more letters intact within the name.
Word used: Trout
Book Chosen:: Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout
TOTALS - THIS POST
Points This Post: 15
Golden Oldies This Post: No
Big Book This Post: No
TOTALS - OVERALL
Total Points: 245
Total Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets: 0
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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5.7 Raven the Trickster
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
"humor" on main page
10.3 Inti
Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story by J. Maarten Troost
Author's last name - TROOST - starts and ends with the letter "T"
10.5 Penmanship Practice
title in cursive
15.6 The Name Game
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
author's first name - CASSANDRA - contains the noun SAND
Points this post: 40
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 4
Books read (including unposted): 6