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FALL CHALLENGE 2015
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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 25.7 Ellen R-S’s Task: Wonderful Overseas Assignments
Option 1: Read a book that takes place in East Anglia
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
Qualifier: Set in Norfolk, East Anglia
Option 3: Read a book set in Germany.
Once Upon a Crime: A Brothers Grimm Mystery by P.J. Brackston
Qualifier: Set in the fictitious 18th century town of Gesternstadt, Bavaria, Germany.
Points this task: 25
Points Total: 130
Tasks Completed: 9
Big Books: 0
Brooke TX20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
Option 1: Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the phrase GO STAMPS GO.
10.2 - Happy Hour!
Read a book that is identified as #4, #5, #6 or #7 in a series.
25.6 - Dakimel’s Task: Wedding Traditions
Option 3: Something Borrowed: Read a book you’ve borrowed.
(Borrowed from the library.)
Option 4: Something Blue: Read a book with a blue “something” on the cover.
(Her dress is blue.)
Points
This Post: 55
Total Points: 340
Completed Tasks: 21
Books Read: 33
Pamela32655.2.The Sun and the Moon
by Leigh Bale - Approved in post 80 of help thread5.10. Create Your Own World!
by Marissa MeyerPoints this post: 10
Total Points: 865
Golden Oldie books this post: 1
Total Golden Oldie books: 4
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
MEGSCL5.5.Esaugetuh Emissee.
Read a book with a body of water on the cover.
(lakes and rivers in background)**688 pages 1 big book ticket
5.9. Spider Grandmother
Read a book by an author* whose initials can be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER.
The Last Time They Met by Anita Shreve
10.4 - Ten-Four Day
Read a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings.
The Book of Speculation currently has 980 5-star ratings
10.9 - Bridge The Gap
Read a book with a word in the title, subtitle or author's* name that is hyphenated.
A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 75
Big Book Tickets: 3
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game--Books with the genre Sequential Art (Comics, Graphic Novels, Manga) are allowed for this task as long as they fit all other SRC requirements
Rolled a Six--Option 3
Book 1 Title/subtitle contains the phrase "_____ and _____" or " ______ & ______":Crows & Cards
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 10.0
Book 2 Consecutive double letters found in a single word in the title/subtitle--Letter "M" in Jimmy or the letter "R" in Corrigan: Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth
Points Earned This Post:30
Points Achieved to Date:270/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥10.6 - Back to Reality
Non-fiction book:The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
Points Earned This Post:10
Points Achieved to Date:280/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥5.2 The Sun and the Moon
Sun or the moon on the cover--Moon on cover:Moonlight on the Millpond
5.3 What are We Made of?
#4 or #8 in a series--#4 in Booktown Mystery Series:Chapter and Hearse
Points Earned This Post:10
Points Achieved to Date:290/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Nick KY20.2 Puppitypup’s Picky I read The Floor of Heaven: A True Tale of the Last Frontier and the Yukon Gold Rush by Howard Blum, with
A. Main Page genre of “Adventure,”
B. 2 romances in the storyline, the respectable Pinkerton detective Charlie Siringo marries and it ends in tragedy, and the ex-Marine-turned-explorer George Carmack marries an Indian and it’s a beautiful life. There is a third protagonist, a saloon-owning shyster/thief, and he has romances, including a marriage, but they are short-lived.
E. Main Page genre of “History”
30.6 Donna Jo’s Me, Myself, and I
Book a. option 1. I read The Turn of the Screw by Henry James every October, as it is my favorite ghost story; the author’s name contains the letters “ME” in sequence (jaMEs).
Book b. option 3. I read Voice of Our ShadowVoice of Our Shadow by Jonathan Carroll, written in first person. First Sentence: “Formori, Greece – At night here, I often dream of my parents.”
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 510
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the WildernessOption 1 - Read a book with a main page genre History, Historical fiction or Historical Romance.
Read I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai. This book has History as a main page genre.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 115
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 7
Scooter&Siam 25.2: SarahBR's task: Footy, Movies and Horses oh my! two book task:
Option Two: read a book from the first 10 pages of Popular Pop Culture Books. REQUIRED: Indicate the page number on which your book is found.
Option Three: read a book whose author's* initials can be found within the words MELBOURNE CUP.
Options 2 and 3;
Option 2: Read You're Never Weird on the Internet - book is on page 6 of list
Option 3: Read The Drop by Michael Connelly - author's initials: MC in Melbourne Cup
Points: 25
Total: 155
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks: 9
30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and IOption 1. Me: The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin
Option 3. I: A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
*Opening lines to book: "Hi! My name is Nao, and I am a time being. Do you know what a time being is? Well, if you give me a moment, I will tell you."*
Total Points = 140
Lacy Susanne 25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall Months
Book 1. Read a book whose author's* surname has 9, 10, or 11 letters.
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez 9 letters in surname.
Book 2. Read a book whose title contains a word of 9, 10, or 11 letters.
Longbourn by Jo Baker 9 letters in title.
30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
Book 1: Read a book first published before you were born.
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
This book was published in 1968, which was before I was born.
Book 2: Read a book first published in 2010 or later.
Speak by Louisa Hall
Published in 2015.
Points this post: 55
Total points: 395
CYNBAXTERTask # 30.10 – Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
Book 1: The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis - 306 pages, 3.72 average rating (rating noted on 08/17/2015)
Book 2: Fat Girl: A True Story by Judith Moore - 196 pages, 3.21 average rating (rating noted on 08/17/2015)
Total pages: 502 (Must be at least 500 pages)
Difference in pages: –110 (Must be at least a 50 page difference)
Difference in ratings: –0.51 (Must be at least a 0.5 difference)
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date = 510 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
CYNBAXTERTask # 20.05 – Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
Book 1 - Option 4: Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry*. This book is my new favorite series and I have been waiting for the opportunity to continue the story
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 530 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
30.5 DLMRose's Task--In the Middle:1. Dark Shimmer by Donna Jo Napoli
2. Four Midwestern Sisters' Christmas Book by Holly J. Burkhalter
Today's total: 30
Grand total: 660
Bookwrm526Task 15.9 - Animal Guides - read a book that contains the name of a totem animal in the title or subtitle (plurals and possessives ok). I chose the spider.
I read The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz.
Points this post: 15
Total points so far: 300
Emmalita30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Book 1: This book was published before I was born.
Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson
Book 2: This book was published after 2010
This post: 30
Total points to date: 120
Golden oldie tickets: 0
Big book tickets: 1
Total tasks completed: 6
MARWA 15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!
Add the numbers that make up your age until you get a single number. Read a book with that number of words in the title.
Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
Requirements:
- I'm 32 years old. 3+2=5. The title is composed of five words.
*** 760 pages qualify for 2 BB Tickets ***
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20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Read a book in which at least one character sets foot in one of these states: Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada or California..
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Requirements:
- The book is set in Nebraska.
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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 2: Pskegdemus
Read a book that shows a single female on the cover.
The Forty Rules of Love by Elif ShafakRequirements:
- Approved here in post #47.
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Points claimed for this post: 55
Total Points: 175
Tasks Completed so far: 9
Books Read for this challenge so far: 10
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets: +500(2*1), +750(1*2), +1000(0*3), Total (4)
trishhartuk25.10 M1nks’s Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!
This is a two-book task, and each book must be from a different option. REQUIRED: State which options you used when you claim this task.
Option 2. The beautiful and magnificent jaguar (great cat) actually originally came from North America and then migrated down to Central and South America (see, migration is nothing new!). Read a book that has a picture of a cat on the cover OR with a type of cat in its TITLE. REQUIRED: Include the cover showing the 'cat' if you choose the cover option.
. Read the kindle edition. Link to the paperback 
Has both a cat and a kitten on the cover.
Option 4. Read a book with some nice brightly coloured clothing on the cover. It's no longer summer so no shorts, light garden party style dresses or obviously inappropriate clothing like thin shoulder straps or uncovered shoulders. REQUIRED: Include the cover when posting
. Read the kindle edition. Link to the paperback 
Polka dot skirt approved in message #57 of help thread, and the book is now listed in the approval message.
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 565
Tasks Completed: 25
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 500+: 1
30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!Book 1 - The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. 416 pages, 4.28 average rating
Book 2 - Black Dogs. 149 pages, 3.41 average rating
Ratings noted on 10/19/15.
Total pages - 565
Difference in pages - 267
Difference in ratings - .87
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Points this post = 30
Total points = 175
BB tickets =1
GO tickets = 0
TASK NUMBER : 10.3 - IntiTASK DESCRIPTION: Author's name starts/ends with same letter
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Aurora Rose Reynolds
DATE READ: 10/19/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Author Name AurorA
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 550
Jen UT15.3 - Past & Present
Book 1: 11/22/63 by Stephen King
Book 2: The White Rose by Amy Ewing
25.6 - Dakimel’s Task: Wedding Traditions
Option 1: The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Option 3: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger I borrowed this book from the library.
Points this post: 40
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Total Points:160
5.6.Four CordsA book with a four word title: The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Option 2, autobiography: Daughter of Empire: My Life as a Mountbatten by Pamela Hicks, first published 2012
Points this post: 25
Total points: 470
Blueberry20.1
opt. 1 Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase GO STAMPS GO.
X by Sue Grafton
Pts: 20
Total pts: 190
Books read: 10
VickiRepost of Msg 1742 (which was a repost of Msg 1107)
(The hardest 30 points I have ever tried to earn! I think I have it now.)
30.2 My Own Words
Option 3: Children>Middle Grade genre
Zia by Scott O'Dell
Approved on HT#2
IL - UG
Option 4: Author with the name Daniel
Desperate by Daniel Palmer
This post:
30 pts
Total:
120 pts
Kristen IA30.8 - Nick KY’s Task: Ghost Hunters
For my task, choose two different options from the following Options based on ghosts and/or The Lesser Blessed: A Novel. Read one book for each option you choose. REQUIRED: Specify the options you chose.
Option 1. Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with the word “Ghost” or the word “Hunt” found intact in the title/subtitle/series title, or the author’s* name. Part of a larger word, such as “Ghostly” or “Hunter,” is O.K.
A Hidden Fire by Elizabeth Hunter
Option 4. Read any work of fiction or nonfiction by a Canadian author* (by birth or residence), or set at least 50% in Canada.
Still Life by Louise Penny
Louise Penny is a Canadian author and the book is set 100% in Canada.
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 165/1070
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 8/60
Big Books This Post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
TASK NUMBER : 30.4 - Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.TASK DESCRIPTION: Title of books found in quotes
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Nicole Edwards
DATE READ: 10/18/2015
REQUIRED INFO:
C in Victory
H in Ashamed
A in Ashamed
O in To
S in Ashamed
BOOK #2 READ:
AUTHOR: Andy Weir
DATE READ: 9/5/2015
REQUIRED INFO:
T in Without (1st T)
H in Without
E in House
M in Room
A in A (1st A)
R in Room
T in Without (2nd T)
I in Without
A in A (2nd A)
N in Windows
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 580
15.8 - CULTURE VULTURE - The Birchbark House which is #49 on page one.ARBookfinder - MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 7.0
20.9 - THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME
OPTION C - A Sparrow in Terezin
TOTAL POINTS - 355
10.6 - Back to RealityI read The Hidden Life of Otto Frank, which is a non-fiction book.
Points: 190
Books read: 17
tasks completed: 13
pages read: 5685
JackattackTask: 30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
Roll: 5
Description (A): Read a book with the main page genre science fiction, and where the letters LOTR can be found in any order in any combination of title/subtitle/author* name.
Book: Gone by Michael Grant
LOTR - O in gOne, L in michaeL, TR in gRanT
Description(B): Read a book with the main page genre fantasy, and in which the letters LEGOS can be found in any order in any combination of title/subtitle/author* name.
Book: Between the Spark and the Burn by April Genevieve Tucholke
LEGOS - S in Spark, L in apriL, G and E in GEnevieve, O in tuchOlke
TOTALS - THIS POST
Points This Post: 30
Golden Oldies This Post: No
Big Book This Post: No
TOTALS - OVERALL
Total Points: 275
Total Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets: 0
perletwo*****REPOST*****
Task 30.5 - DLMRose's Task:In The Middle - Read a book by an author* who uses 3 names. The name must appear on Goodreads as “name^name^name” and the middle name must NOT be an initial.
The Case of the Velvet Claws by Erle Stanley Gardner
Read a book by an author* who uses a 3 part name* that includes a middle initial. The middle initial MUST be the initial of the middle name of the author of Book 1. *The name must appear on Goodreads as "name^middle initial^name."
Bet you can't... FIND ME by Linda S. Prather
The Case of the Velvet Claws was first published in 1933, qualifying for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 460
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 37
Tasks completed: 31
Delicious Dee15.10 - Nanowrimo!
The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher was a 2014 pep talk author; Big Book Ticket, 500+ pages (bk was 640pgs)
25.3 - Elizabeth B's Task: Grape Harvest Season
Option 1 - Just Once More - set in New Zealand (#16), I live in the US
Option 2 - Kissing Under the Mistletoe - the main character is a wine merchandiser and the other owns a vineyard
points this post: 40
points total: 665
Kimber25.1 The Fall Months
Book 1: The Journey by Annelie Wendeberg (gra)
*Wendeberg has 9 letters
Book 2: The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin (gra)
*Evolution has 9 letters
This task: 25
# tasks submitted to date: 6/60
GRA: 7
Total: 130 points
LAUREN JODI25.6 Dakimel’s Task: Wedding Trditions
Option 3: Something Borrowed (Library)
After the Night by Linda Howard
Option 4: Something Blue (Blue Shirt)
Still the One by Jill Shalvis
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 265/1070
Total Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 12/60
Cindy FTask 15.5 Act (on) Your Age!
5+6=11=1+1=2 2 Word Title Subtitle Ignored!!
I read 4th Down: A Cassidy James Mystery by Kate Calloway
Points this post:15
Total points:155
Tasks completed:14
Books read:14
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
FANDURY10.3 - Inti
Read a book by an author with a name that starts and ends with the same letter.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
The first name of the author AgathA stars and ends with the same letter.
This book was first published in 1920, so I claim 1 Golden Oldies ticket
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 365
Books Read: 21
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
Jonquil30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
Rolled a five
Book A LOTR: on T heaccidenta L wings O fd R agons
Book B LEGOS: theutterlyuninterestin G andunadventurousta LESO ffredthevampireaccountant
Book A: Fantasy 17 users
Fantasy > Dragons 15 users
On the Accidental Wings of Dragons
Julie Wetzel
Paperback, 226 pages
Book B: Science Fiction Fantasy 2 users Genre verified on Help Thread message 20
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant
Drew Hayes
Paperback, 300 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 990
Books posted: 78
Tasks complete: 58
Pages this post: 526
Total pages as of this post: 21879
FANDURY10.10 Dreamcatcher
Read a book with the word "dream" in the title, subtitle or series title.
Dream Houses by Genevieve Valentine
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 375
Books Read: 22
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
Reader Name: Daphne20.2 Rookie at the Top : 1 book
a book that combines at least THREE of the following features: Adventure, A romance (in the story), Humor, A name horse, and History
Mort satisfies Romance, Humor and a named horse
In the approved list: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 890/1070
Books Read: 68
Completed Tasks: 53/60
GO Tickets: 14
Big Book Tickets: 2
ALICIAAA110.1 Take the Stairs
Read a book with a staircase or flight of stairs on the cover. Required: Include the cover in your post.
by G. Willow Wilson. Approved in task help thread.
10.8 Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the song lyrics in the title or subtitle. The word must match exactly.
Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
Word: time ("That time in September when sea dogs remember")
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 65
SHELLEY UT10.7 - Sedna the Sea Goddess
Accidental SEAL by Sharon Hamilton
Sharon Hamilton is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 14
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Jen UT10.3 - Inti
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Points this post: 10
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Total Points: 170
Devon25.6 - Dakimel’s Task: Wedding Traditions
Option 4: Something Blue – Read a book with a blue “something” on the cover.
I read Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling. The door and the wall are blue.
Option 5: A sixpence in her shoe – Read a book whose author’s initials* can be found in SIXPENCE.
I read What Goes Around: Cracked Up to Be / Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers
Andy P.Task # 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
Dog is last animal on the first page
byDavid RosenfeltPoints this post: 15
Total points: 475
Andy P.25.9 - Delicious Dee's Task: On the Injured Bench
Option 2. Give a second chance to an author you may not have liked in the past
by Jenny Lawson I tried to read her most recent book, Furiously Happy, because this one was supposed to be so funny, but I couldn't finish it because it was so unfunny to me, so I thought I should start with her first book. Unfortunately the result was the same except I had to finish it for the challenge. It does have the letters HIP in the title (Let's Pretend This Never Happened.Option 4. read a book that has been on your TBR pile for more than a year.
by Kim Meeder This has been on my list since 5/30/13HIP in title Hope Rising
Points this post: 25
Total points: 500
Heather(Gibby)5.4 Earth and Water
This is Where I Leave You
Letters in Trenten Caicai Vilu used to make the word "leave"
Points this post: 5
Total Challenge Points: 155
Golden Oldies Tickets: 4
loafer25.8 - Amanda A's Task: Happy Fall!
Please chose TWO different options and read a book for each.
A. Read a book that a TV series is based on. Peyton Place
link to TV series: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057779/
B. Read a book with the "Sports" genre on the main page. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
points this post: 25
total points: 295
BB: 1
GO: 3
tasks completed: 19
Elizabeth B15.1 - The Twins
TWO books with exactly the same title.
Better Than Good and Better Than Good
30.2. Ms Anderson's Task: My Own Words
Option 1:genre poetry The Waste Land & Four Quartets
Option 4: author name's Catherine Coulter Backfire
Points:45
Total=460+45=505
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Task 15.3-Past & Present
Read a book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements of main page genre History and published in the last year. History is main page genre as of 6:39 pm PDT today and was first published January 2015.
March: Book Two
Points this post: 15
Total points: 445
Total tasks: 17