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FALL CHALLENGE 2015
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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
LAUREN JODI10.1 Take the Stairs
If the Slipper Fits by Olivia Drake
Confirmed in post #39 of the task help thread.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 290/1070
Total Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 19/60
20.5 - Into The Wilderness
Option 4
UnDivided by Neal Shusterman
30.3 - Perpectives Over Time
Book 1
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
This book was first published before I was born.
Book 2
Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
*Claiming 1 Big Book ticket (562 pages)*
Points in this post: 50
Total Points: 170
Big Book Tickets: 2
Option 4
UnDivided by Neal Shusterman
30.3 - Perpectives Over Time
Book 1
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
This book was first published before I was born.
Book 2
Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
*Claiming 1 Big Book ticket (562 pages)*
Points in this post: 50
Total Points: 170
Big Book Tickets: 2
Mimi Michele25.1 The Fall Months
Book 1:Read a book whose author's surname has 9,10 or 11 letters
HILDERBRAND-11 letters
Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand
Book 2: Read a book whose title contains a word of 9,10 or 11 letters
AWAKENING-9 letters
This book was first published in 1876 which qualifies for golden oldies
The Curate's Awakening by George MacDonald
Points: 25
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Total points: 335
Golden Oldie: 3
Big Book: 0
mrsgrievous5.5.Esaugetuh 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.
5.6.Four Cords
Read a book with a four word title. Subtitles may be used or ignored.
The Official Preppy Handbook
Points this post: 10
Total points this challenge: 20
mrsgrievous5.7. Raven the Trickster
Since Raven is known for being a trickster, read a book with the main page genre humor or funny.
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25
Elizabeth BBook Replacement
30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
Book 1: A Murder Is Announced, first published before I was born
Book 2: All She Wrote published 28th December 2010
New task
5.8. Four Worlds
The Magic Mountain (Mountain in the title)
Points: 5
Total: 555
Andy P.Task # 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
by Lisa GenovaI in Die
N in Until
S in Ashamed
I in Until
D in Ashamed
E in Die
T in To
H in Ashamed
E in Ashamed
O in To
B in Be
R in Victory
I in Victory
E in Some
N in Won
S in Some
Book 2
A HOUSE WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS
by Michael PalmerR in Room
E in House
S in House
I in is
S in is
T in Without
A in A
N in Windows
T in Without
Points this post:30
Total points: 590
Reader Name: Daphne10.3 - Inti: Author initials 1st/last letter same
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman
PhiliP
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 1015/1070
Books Read: 76
Completed Tasks: 58/60
GO Tickets: 14
Big Book Tickets: 2
Brooke TX15.4 - The World Without End
Read ONE book that fulfills both requirements: first published in December 2012 or any time afterward, and genre "Post-Apocalyptic" or "Dystopia" on its main page.
15.10 - Nanowrimo!
Choose an author who has written a pep talk and read any book they have written.
30.2. Ms Anderson's Task: My Own Words
Option 1: Read a book with the genre "Poetry" on the main page.
Option 3: Read a book with the genre "Childrens > Middle Grade" on the main page.
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10.0
Points
This Post: 60
Total Points: 520
Completed Tasks: 31
Books Read: 43
Didi30235.9. Spider Grandmother
Read a book by an author* whose initials can be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER.
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
M for Maria in Grandmother and S for Semple in Spider
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Points: 5
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 245
Didi30235.10. Create Your Own World!
Read a book of your choice.
Roseanna by Maj Sjöwall
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Points: 5
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 250
Jen UT10.6 - Back to Reality
My Story by Elizabeth Smart
15.10 - Nanowrimo!
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
20.3 - Best Review Contest - Catie's Task: Moving House
1. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Points this post: 45
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Total Points: 205
Sam F:20.3. Best Review Contest - Catie's Task: Moving House
3. Read a (non-fiction) book about hoarding, collecting or decluttering. This should be obvious from the Goodreads description.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - the Goodreads description states:
This guide to decluttering your home from Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing.
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 245
Tasks Completed: 11
Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Karen D.Task 30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
Book 1 - Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin, finished 10/17, 354 pages, 3.85 average rating
Book 2 - The Hand That Feeds You by AJ Rich, finished 10/24. 273 pages, 3.33 average rating
Total pages: 627
Difference in pages: 81
Difference in ratings: .52
Points this task: 30
Total points: 425
Books read: 33
Tasks completed: 24/61
Karen D. Task 10.4 - Ten-Four Day
Read a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings.
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff, finished 10/20
As of 10/24, this has 1,244 5 star ratings.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 435
Books read: 34
Tasks completed: 25/61
Adria20.10 Group Read
March: Book One
My post in the discussion thread is #42.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 75
Vicki10.4 Ten-Four Day
14 by Peter Clines
As of 10-24-15 it has 3893 Five Star ratings
25.4 International Travels
Both of these books are new to me.
Book 1: The country code for Slovakia is SK
I read Night Shift by Stephen King with the initials SK
Book 2: Slovakia is in Europe
I read The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers by Harry Bernstein which took place in Europe
These books were approved on the Help Thread # 24
This post: 35 pts
Total: 155 pts
Blueberry30.9 Rolled a 6.
(Book A) Read a book where the title/subtitle contains the phrase "_____ and _____" or " ______ & ______".
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
(Book B) Read a book where there are consecutive double letters found in a single word in the title/subtitle.
The Memory of Running
Pt this task: 30
Total pts: 220
Task 10.4 TEN-FOUR DAYBlood and Salt by Kim Liggett
*as of today, there are 418 5-star ratings*
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 230/1,100
Books Read: 15
Completed Tasks: 13/61
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
Didi302315.10 - Nanowrimo!
Choose an author who has written a pep talk and read any book they have written.
Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig
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Points: 15
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 265
Didi302325.5 - Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!
Option 2: 1 Book , pick 1 book that fits 2 of the choices (A-E) AND is at least 580 pages. B. Read a book from NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy books. C. Read a book with a cover featuring a HORIZON.
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss662 pages.
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Points: 25
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 290
Didi302330.2. Ms Anderson's Task: My Own Words
Option 1: In honor of my first book, a novel-in-verse, read a book with the genre "Poetry" on the main page.
You Betcha!: The Dark Side of Wisconsin. by Jack Lehman
Option 3: In honor of my current writing project, read a book with the genre "Childrens > Middle Grade" on the main page.
The Eighth Day by Dianne K. Salerni
MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10.0
CURRENT POST
Points: 30
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 320
Didi30235.4 Earth and Water
Use the letters in "Trenten Caicai Vilu" to make a word of at least 3 letters. Read a book with the word you made in the title/subtitle.
The Dinosaur Feather by S.J. Gazan
the word eat
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Points: 5
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 325
Didi302330.4 - Jonquil’s task: Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
Book 1: The entirety of your first book’s title must appear in BE ASHAMED TO DIE UNTIL YOU HAVE WON SOME VICTORY FOR HUMANITY
Too Close to Me: The Middle-Aged Consequences of Revealing a Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
E in Be, S,M,E in Ashamed, T,O in To, T,L in Until, O in You, O in Won, O in Some, C in Victory
Book 2: The entirety of your second book’s title must appear in A HOUSE WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS
Room by Emma Donoghue
R,O,O,M in Room
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Points: 30
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 355
Emsreviewsbooks20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
I read
by John Grisham for option 3. There is a yellow car on the cover.Points this post: 20
Total Points: 505
Books Read: 40
Tasks Complete: 33
30.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNAOPTION 2: Read a book that has a title that contains the letters: S-P-A-I-N
I read:
Link to paperback: The Novel Habits of Happiness
The letters S-P-A-I-N can be found in hAPpINesS
OPTION 3: Read a book that takes place at least 50% of the time in England
I read:
From the GR description: "The series is set in the fictional village of Leesdon on the outskirts of an industrial northern English city"
Book was approved in thread here
Book was approved for length here
POINTS
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 420
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 21
BB Total: 2
GO Total: 3
Task # 5.2 – The Sun and the MoonSun or Moon on the cover
*** 1 Golden Oldie *** ticket – first published 1865
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This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 225 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 4
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
Coralie5.6 Four Cards
Book with 4 words in title
The Quotable Book Lover
15.3 Past & Present
One book option – "Historical Fiction" on main page and published October 2014
A New York Christmas
25.2 Footy, Movies and Horses oh my!
Option 1 Book by author born in New South Wales which has teams in the AFL
Red Spikes by Margo Lanagan
Option 2 Book from page 2 or 3 (it moved) of the popular pop culture books
Armada
This post 45 points
Total to date 550 points
CYNBAXTERTask # 25.09 – Delicious Dee's Task: On the Injured Bench
Book 1 – Option 1:
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender* - the cover shows a pretty tasty cake and the letters H-I-P can be found within the titleBook 2 – Option 4: Happy Birthday, Turk! by Jacob Arjouni which was added to Goodreads To-Read Shelf 05/22/2014 and was more than a year ago, also the letters H-I-P can be found in the title
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date = 570 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
Mod
I would like to move the book used for 20.8. Nickels and Dimes The Accident Season and use it for
10.9 - Bridge The Gap- read a book with a hyphen in the authors name
read The Accident Season
by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
points this task -10
total points 115
ABAYOMI25.5- Sirena's task: all about my Dad!
Two books
Option A: a book turned into a movie
A Menina que Roubava Livros by Markus Zusak
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816442/
Option B: a book from the list "NPR Top 100 Science fiction and fantasy books"
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
It's the 20th on the list
**1 GO TICKET. FIRST PUBLICATION: 1818**
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POINTS FOR THIS TASK: 25
TOTAL CHALLENGE POINTS: 145
GO TICKETS: 2
BB TICKETS: 4
Mod
a title with the word blue
read Cry Blue Murder by Kim Kane
5.10. Create Your Own World!
choose any book to read
Read After Darkby James Leck
10.4 - Ten-Four Day
read a book with at least 105 5 star ratings
read Adventures in Funeral Crashingby by Milda Harris book has 225 5 star ratings as of 10/24/15
10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
read a book with a word from Talk Like A Pirate Day song in title. I chose the word watch
read From Where I Watch Youby Shannon Grogan
15.3 - Past & Present
option 2 Read one book first published within the last year (Sept 2014 -- November 2015) and has historical fiction genre listed.
read Sweet Madnessby Trisha Leaver
20.9. 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).Shallow Graves
read Zombie Princess Apocalypseby Jeffrey John Eyamie Z for zombie....
25.5 - Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!
option c- horizon on the coverA Study in Scarlet
read
by by Kali WallaceOption D - book that takes place in hawaii
read Juniorsby Kaui Hart Hemmings
25.8 - Amanda A's Task: Happy Fall!
option a read A Study in Scarlet by by Arthur Conan Doyle
imdb for Sherlock http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1475582/?
ref_=fn_al_tt_1
and option c- title with ber in a word
read Unrememberedby Jessica Brody ber in unremembered.
30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
read a book first published before you were born.- I was born in 1976 book published in 1962
read We Have Always Lived in the Castleby Shirley Jackson
and Read a book first published in 2010 or later.
read This Monstrous Thing by Mackenzi Lee published in 2015
30.8 - Nick KY’s Task: Ghost HuntersThorn Jack
Option 1. Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with the word “Ghost” in title
read The Ghost Files by Apryl Baker
and option 2
Read a book with the GR genre “Gothic” which does NOT have the word “Ghost” in the title/subtitle/series title.
read Thorn Jackby Katherine Harbour
points this task 170
total points 285
Janice CA5.7. Raven the Trickster
Read a book shelved under "humor" on its main page.
A Carlin Home Companion: Growing Up with George by Kelly Carlin
+5
total: 55
tasks: 5
books: 5
MADDIE20.7 - Judge The Book By Its Cover
Option 2: Read a book that shows a single female on the cover
Where'd You Go, Bernadette20.9 - The Trip of A Lifetime!
Option C: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains an x (for Xhosa) or a z (for Zulu).
Murder on the Orient Express
**Claiming a Golden Oldie for this book since it was published in 1933**
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 75
Golden Oldies: 1
20.4. Author! Author! - Seabee's Task: Life’s Too ShortA Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages by Kristin Chenoweth
Published 2009
Option 2: Memoir
Points this task: 20
Total points: 105
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its CoverOption 2: Pskegdemus
Read a book that shows a single female on the cover.
You're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia Day
Points this task: 20
Total points: 125
20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!Option D: OUR ANNIVERSARY
Read a book with exactly 12 letters in the author's name.
Only Ever Yours by Louise O'Neill
Points this task: 20
Total points: 145
Lulu5.9. Spider Grandmother
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okorafor’s initials can be found in the word SPIDER GRANDMOTHER
(This book is my 1 book under 100 pages but higher than 80 for a 5 point task)
20.5. Into the Wilderness
Option #1
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
This book has the main page genre of “Historical Fiction”.
25.2. Footy, Movies and Horses oh my!
Option #2
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
This book can be found on page 1 of “Popular Pop Culture Books”, having been shelved as pop culture 28 times.
Option #3
Piercing by Ryu Murakami
The author’s initials can be found in MELBOURNE CUP.
30.6. Me, Myself & I
Option #1
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
Author has “me” intact in his name, found in Jerome.
**Claiming Golden Oldies Ticket** First published: 1889.
Option #3
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
The first sentence demonstrating that this is a first person novel is: 'My name is Mary Katherine Blackwood. I am eighteen years old, and I live with my sister Constance.'
Points this post: 80
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 10
Golden Oldies: 2
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International TravelsBoth books are new to me
For book one, read a book by an author whose initials appear on this list of International Country Codes.
Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
JM=Jamaica (North America)
For book two, read a book set on the continent that the country code used for book one is part of.
Church Of Marvels by Leslie Parry
Set in New York (North America)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 170
20.9. 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).
Them: Adventures with EXtremists by Jon Ronson
Points this task: 20
Total points: 190
15.10 - Nanowrimo!Choose an author who has written a pep talk and read any book they have written
The Sandman: Endless Nights by Neil Gaiman 2007 pep talk
Points this task: 15
Total points: 205
10.2 - Happy Hour! Read a book that is identified as #4, #5, #6 or #7 in a series.
Saga, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan
(Saga: Collected Editions #5)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 215
15.3 - Past & PresentRead ONE book that fulfils both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
March: Book Two by John Robert Lewis
1) genre=history
2) Published January 2015
Points this task: 15
Total points: 230
15.7 - By the NumbersWolverine: Origin by Paul Jenkins
200 pages. Published in 2001
Points this task: 15
Total points: 245
Catherine TTask 25.10 - Let a Little Light & Colour In
option 2 - read a book with a cat on the cover
RaspBuried Torte by Lyndsey Coleverified for length here
option 3 - read a book with a horse on the cover
The Invisible Library by Genevieve CogmanThe horses are pulling the coach in the middle at the bottom of the cover. was approved in the help thread - msg #132
loafer10.7 - Sedna the Sea Goddess
Read a book with one of these words in the title or subtitle: whale, seal, sea, lion.
The Old Man and the Sea
points this task: 10
total points: 320
BB: 1
GO: 3
tasks completed: 21
Karen D. Task 10.5 - Penmanship Practice
Read a book with a TITLE on the cover that is written in cursive - where many or all of the letters are connected, sometimes making a word one single complex stroke.
A Thousand Nights by EK Johnston, finished 10/25
Points this task: 10
Total points: 445
Books read: 35
Tasks completed: 26/61
20.7 Judge the Book By Its CoverI chose option 2 and read
by Camilla Läckberg25.8 Happy Fall
Option A -- I read Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay which is the basis for the Dexter TV series
Option B -- I read Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation by John Carlin (sports genre on main page)
30.3 Perspectives Over Time
Book 1 - The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - published in 1970 which is before I was born
Book 2 - Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones - published in 2011
30.6 Me Myself and I
Option 1 - A Case of Exploding Mangoes by MohamMEd Hanif
Option 3 - Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn -- first sentence is "My sweater was new, stinging red and ugly."
New Total: 255
Mod
10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
"anchor" from "We'll tell every banker "Heave to and weigh anchor!"
Anchor and Flares: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hope, and Service by Kate Braestrup
25.3 - Elizabeth B's Task: Grape Harvest Season
option 1, set predominately in Spain (85%) #3 on list, I live in the US: The Reluctant Matador by Mark Pryor
option 3, grapes on cover- most visible hanging from grape vines lower left:
The Dark Vineyard: A Novel of the French Countryside by Martin Walker30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I
option 1, "me" in James: Walking Money by James O. Born
PB: Walking Money
option 3, first person narration fiction: The Book of Aron by Jim Shepard
My mother and father named me Aron, but my father said they should have named me What Have You Done, and my uncle told everyone they should have called me What Were You Thinking. I broke medicine bottles by crashing them together and let the neighbors' animals loose from pens.
total = 960
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Task # 5.01 – Five Suns
Book 1: Storm of the Century: An Original Screenplay by Stephen King* which includes the following natural disasters: the storm is described as a “winter hurricane” which includes wind, driving snow (blizzard), storm surge, lightning, freezing temperatures
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 545 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date