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FALL CHALLENGE 2015
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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥10.3 - Inti
Author* with a name that starts and ends with the same letter--"HannaH:The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Points Earned This Post:10
Points Achieved to Date:300/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥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--Historical Fiction:India Black
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date:320/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥15.1 - The Twins--One word titles may be used. Subtitles should be ignored
TWO books with exactly the same title
Book 1 March by Geraldine Brooks
Book 2 March: Book Two by John Robert Lewis
Points Earned This Post:15
Points Achieved to Date:335/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥10.10-Dreamcatcher
Word "dream" in the title, subtitle or series title--Plurals, possessives and compound words or variations that preserve the meaning of the word all work:The Man of My Dreams
Points Earned This Post:10
Points Achieved to Date:345/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Cindy C.Task 20.5-Bigger is Better-Mary P's Task:Into the Wilderness
Option 4: Read a book that is #1 in a series. Approved for length in e-book verification line #593 (as of 3:49 pm PDT today). This is the Rachael O'Brien
Chronicles #1.
Deep Fried and Pickled
Task 25.6-Dakimel's Task: Wedding Traditions
Option 3: Read a borrowed book. My friend, Michele, loaned this to me.
The Perfume Collector
Option 4: Read a book with something blue on the cover. The jeans are blue. Approved in Help Thread post #59.
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
Points this post: 45
Total points: 485
Total tasks: 19
25.2: SarahBR's task: Footy, Movies and HorsesI chose Option 2 and Option 3.
Option Two: read a book from the first 10 pages of Popular Pop Culture Books
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
(On page 5 of list)
Option Three: read a book whose author's initials can be found within the words MELBOURNE CUP
South of No North by Charles Bukowski
MELBOURNE CUP
Task total=25
Grand total=295
Congratulations, Jonquil! You've got task 30.2 in the Winter challenge.
Reader Name: Daphne30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
1. Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime 310pages 4.07
2. Thorns 222pages 3.41
310+222= 532 Pages total
310-222= 88 Page difference
4.07-3.41= 0.66 rating difference
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 1045/1070
Books Read: 78
Completed Tasks: 58/60
GO Tickets: 14
Big Book Tickets: 2
ERIN C.10.6 Back to Reality
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant
Task Points: 10
Total Points: 85
BB: 3
GO: 1
Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 11
Pamela326510.5 - Penmanship Practice
by Janet EvanovichPoints this post: 10
Total Points: 875
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 4
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
10.4 Ten-Four Day Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
I am claiming one Big Book ticket: I listened to the audiobook, but the mass-market paperback has 531 pages.
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 605
GO Tickets: 7
BB Tickets: 5
25.10 - M1nks's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!Option 1.
people lying on the beach in the sun on the cover
Option 2.
cat on the cover
Points this post: 25
Season total: 280
mrsgrievous5.8. Four Worlds
Read a book with one of the following words in the title/subtitle - Island, Blue, Yellow, White, Mountain. Plurals and possessives may be used, no other variations.
Island of the Sequined Love Nun
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30
Task 20.6 QUETZALCOATLOption 3, Main page genre "Education" or "Self Help"
Tim Gunn: The Natty Professor: A Master Class on Mentoring, Motivating, and Making It Work! by Tim Gunn
*The Natty Professor has main page genres of both Education & Self Help
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 250/1,100
Books Read: 16
Completed Tasks: 14/61
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
Jayme(the ghostreader)20.4 Life's Too Short
Sticks & Sconesby Diane Mott Davidson
I chose option 1. The book is the 10th in the series, published April 2001.
Tasks Completed 5
Books Read: 6
Big Books : 0
Tasks Points: 20
Grand Total: 65/1070
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.1 - Take the Stairs
I read
by Eva Leigh. There's a staircase behind the woman. (approved here)Previous point total: 305
New points this post: 10
Total points: 315
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 17
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
5.5.Esaugetuh EmisseeRead a book with a body of water on the cover. It must be large enough for a regular-sized human to swim in.
POINTS
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 445
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 23
BB Total: 3
GO Total: 3
Stephanie12710.4 - Ten-Four Day - Read a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings: You (3508 5-star ratings)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70
trishhartuk10.6 - Back to Reality
Summer's over, read a non-fiction book.
This Is Your Brain On Music, Daniel J. Levitin
652 users have shelved it as Non-Fiction
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 595
Tasks Completed: 27
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 500+: 1
Kathy G.5.3- What Are We Made Of?
#8 in a series (favorite series)
4:50 From Paddington by Agatha Christie
Total Points- 5
Kathy G.15.10- Nanowrimo!
2014 Pep Talk Author
Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce
Link to Paperback:
Trickster's Choice
Total Points- 25
Kathy G.5.9- Spider Grandmother
Garth Stien (G.S.)
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Link to Paperback:
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Total Points- 30
Kathy G.10.4- Ten-Four Day
391 star ratings (Oct. 27th)
Spare Change by Bette Lee Crosby
Total Points- 40
Delicious Dee**Changing book from a task 15.4 to 20.4**
20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Option 1 - UnSouled - several of the unwinds are in Nevada to free kids who are in Harvest camps; book published October 2013
points this post: 20
points total: 700 (5 point difference from 15 to 20 point task)
Delicious Dee30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
Book A - Frankenstein - first published in 1818, wayyyy long time before I was born ;)
Book B - Obscured - Published in 2015
points this post: 30
points total: 730
ABAYOMI5.10: Create your own world a book of my choice
Poesia by Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
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POINTS FOR THIS TASK: 5
TOTAL CHALLENGE POINTS: 155
GO TICKETS: 2
BB TICKETS: 5
Lynalicious15.6 - The Name Game
Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver
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: King
Total Points this Post: 15
ABAYOMI5.4- Earth and water: use the words "Trenten Cai cai vilu" to make a word of at least 3 letters. This word must appears in the title of the book.
Amigas entre fogones : una novela cálida e irresistible sobre las relaciones y el poder de la comida by Kate Jacobs
My Word is ENTRE, made of TRENtEn
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POINTS FOR THIS TASK: 5
TOTAL CHALLENGE POINTS: 160
GO TICKETS: 2
BB TICKETS: 5
ABAYOMI10.7- Sedna the sea goddess: the word sea is in title
The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley
**1 BIG BOOK TICKET. IT HAS 527 PAGES**
30.2- MS Anderson's task: my own words: two books.
Option 1: poetry on mais page genre.
O livro das ignorãças by Manoel de Barros
It's verified on post 20 of Genre verification Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 4: author's name must be one of these: Catherine, Daniel, Evan, Jean, Melissa, Seth
Morning Light by Catherine Anderson
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POINTS FOR THESE TASKS: 40
TOTAL CHALLENGE POINTS: 200
GO TICKETS: 2
BB TICKETS: 6
Mary P20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Option 1:For this option, read a book in which at least one character sets foot in one of these states: Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada or California.
Brother Odd by Dean Koontz ( First published in 2006 ).
The story takes place in California at St. Bartholomew's Abbey in the Sierra Nevada.
Points this post: 20
Total points 310
Alexis20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 2:
by Jane Austen30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
Book 1: The Unknown Masterpiece by Honoré de Balzac
This book was first published before I was born.
Book 2: Get in Trouble by Kelly Link
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 205
Laura NT10.4 - Ten-Four Day
Read a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings.
Seven for a Secret
Currently has 647 5-star ratings.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 70
Laura NT20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option D: OUR ANNIVERSARY
read a book with exactly 12 letters in the author's name
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert (12 letters in Frank Herbert)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 90
Andy P.Task # 15.10 - Nanowrimo!
Choose an author who has written a pep talk and read any book they have written* (that fits within the rules of the SRC).
I chose Sara Gruen, who is listed in the pep talks for 2007 and read
by Sara GruenPoints this post: 15
Total points: 635
Andy P.Task # Task 30.5 - DLMRose's Task:In The Middle
Book 1- Read a book by an author* who uses 3 names.
by William Kent KruegerBook 2- 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.
by Robert K. TanenbaumAuthor # 1 middle name is Kent which matches the K in Author #2's name
Points this post: 30
Total points: 665
Lacy Susanne25.8 - Amanda A's Task: Happy Fall!
B. Read a book with the "Sports" genre on the main page.
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
C. Read a book with a word that contains "ber" found intact in the title/subtitle.
Tenth of December by George Saunders
Points this post: 25
Total points: 430
Coralie25.1 The Fall Months
Book 1 Author's surname with 10 letters
A Meal in Winter by Hubert Mingarelli
Book 2 Word in title with 10 letters – Kitteridge
Olive Kitteridge
This post 25 points
Total to date 575 points
5.9. Spider GrandmotherRead a book by an author whose initials can be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER.
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
N found in GRANDMOTHER and S found in SPIDER
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.
Wild Lands by Nicole Alexander
Points this post: 25
Golden Oldie: 3
Total points: 215
Emsreviewsbooks30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I
Option 1, ME: I read Cress by Marissa MEyer.
Option 3: I read Killer Frost by Jennifer Estep. The first sentence to reflect the first-person narration is, "Pointless," I repeated. "Point. Less." (found on page 1)
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 535
Books Read: 42
Tasks Complete: 34
Cindy FTask 10.10 Dreamcatcher
"dream" in title I read The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards
Points this post:10
Total points:165
Tasks completed:15
Books read:15
Golden Oldies:1
Big books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Shawn H.20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Option 1: Set in Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada or California
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon
***Book is set in Los Angeles, California***
*****Book was published August 4, 2009 which is between 1915 and April 17, 2015********
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 110
GO Books: 0
Big Ticket Books: 0
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!Option C - A Kick in the Seat of the Pants: Using Your Explorer, Artist, Judge, & Warrior to be More Creative by Roger Von Oech
X in Explorer
Points this post: 20
Season total: 300
Jen UT10.9 - Bridge the Gap
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Points this post: 10
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Total Points: 215
5.10. Create Your Own World!I completed Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 155
Tasks completed: 12
Books Read:13
BB:
GO:
5.1. Five SunsThe Johnstown Flood by David McCullough
The natural disaster in this book was the Johnstown Flood of 1889, which claimed over 2,000 lives and ranks as the 4th worst natural disaster in US history.
5.5.Esaugetuh Emissee
A body of water on the cover: Barefoot Season by Susan Mallery
Points this post: 10
Total points: 505
Elizabeth B20.2. Puppitypup's Task: Picky, picky, picky!
Games of the Heart, genres Romance, Humor in the main page and there's a horse named Moonshine
20.4 Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Option 1: Infinity + One (Nevada- Las Vegas), published 2014
Points:40
Total:555+40=595
LAUREN JODI10.5 Pemmanship Practice
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
Confirmed in post #14 of the task help thread.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 300/1070
Total Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 20/60
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Option 1 – Historical fiction on main page
Anna Karenina
Approved here
*** 1 Golden Oldie *** ticket - Published 1877
*** 2 Big Book tickets - 864 pg ***
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 245 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 5
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2