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FALL CHALLENGE 2015
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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
perletwo30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I -
1. Me: Read a book by an author* whose name has "me" found intact in it. "Me" must be in that order.
White Mischief: The Murder of Lord Erroll by JaMEs Fox
3. I: Read a fiction book written in the first person - at least 50% of the book must be written from the "I" perspective. Nonfiction, such as autobiographies or memoirs, will not work for this task.
REQUIRED: Include in your post the first sentence from the book that demonstrates the first person perspective.
If I Stay "Everyone thinks it was because of the snow. And in a way, I suppose that's true."
Points this task: 30
Total points: 665
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 50
Tasks completed: 38
5.10 - Create Your Own World!An Age of License: A Travelogue
10.9 - Bridge the Gap
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
25.6 - Dakimel’s Task: Wedding Traditions
Option 1: Something Old (published before 1898)
Oliver Twist - First published in 1838
Option 3: Something Borrowed
The Martian - I borrowed this book from the library
30.8 - Nick KY’s Task: Ghost Hunters
Option 2: Gothic genre
The Castle of Otranto
Option 3: 100-150 pages in length
The Lesser Blessed: A Novel - 128 pages
Points this post: 70
Total points: 255
CYNBAXTERTask # 25.02 – SarahBR's task: Footy, Movies and Horses oh my!
Book 1 - Option 2: Armada by Ernest Cline*. This book can be found on page 2 of the https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... Popular Pop Culture Books list
Book 2 - Option 3: By Night in Chile by Roberto Bolaño. The author’s initials, “R.B.” can be found within the words MELBOURNE CUP.
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date = 745 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
Brooke TX5.1. Five Suns
Read a book that includes a natural disaster.
(Includes several earthquakes and a volcanic eruption.)
25.5 - Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!
Option 2: For this option, pick 1 book that fits 2 of the choices (A-E) AND is at least 580 pages.
B: Read from the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books list.
C: Read a book with a cover featuring a PAVED ROAD, HORIZON, or a MOTORCYCLE.
Pages: 592
(Approved in task help thread message 2.)
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 990
Completed Tasks: 57
Books Read: 76
Kristen IA10.2 - Happy Hour!
Read a book that is identified as #4, #5, #6 or #7 in a series. The series must be identified as a series on Goodreads (series title , #) whole numbers only.
Violets Are Blue by James Patterson (Alex Cross #7)
I listened to the audiobook, but linked to the PB version.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 280/1070
Total Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 15/60
Big Books This Post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
MEGSCL5.10. Create Your Own World!
Carry On
***522 pages = 1 big book ticket
10.1 - Take the Stairs
Read a book with a staircase or flight of stairs on the cover
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 210
Big book tickets: 10
Mod
My number is 8, so I read The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories
25.6 - Dakimel’s Task: Wedding Traditions
For my first book, I chose option 3, and read a book I borrowed from the library - The Lake House.
For my second book, I chose option 4, and read
. There's a blue item - I think it's a shirt - in the open suitcase on the cover, and the house has a dark blue door.25.9 - Delicious Dee's Task: On the Injured Bench
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read
. There's a hot dog in a bun on the cover, and the word HIP appears in the title - H in "tHe," I in "In" and P in TyPewriter.For my second book, I chose option 4 and read The Shape-Changer's Wife. It's been on my TBR since May 2010, considerably longer than one year! The word HIP is found in the title - H in "THe," I in WIfe, and P in "ShaPe.
Neither book has the genre children or kids.
Points this post: 65
Total points: 750
Kim O5.2.The Sun and the Moon Read a book with the sun or the moon on the cover.
Points this task: 5
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5.3. What are We Made of? Read a book that is #4 or #8 in a series.
The Beautiful Mystery
Points this task: 5
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10.5 - Penmanship Practice Read a book with a TITLE on the cover that is written in cursive.
Points this task: 10
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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.
-- wolfPoints this task: 15
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20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Option 1: Read a book in which at least one character sets foot in one of these states: Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada or California.
The Butterfly and the Violin -- California. The main character travels to California to meet with her client.
Points this task: 20
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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.
Stealing Lincoln's Body
Points this task: 20
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20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option C: HIS FAMILY - 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.
Gilead
Points this task: 20
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25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall Months
Book One: Read a book whose author's surname has 9, 10, or 11 letters.
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh -- Diffenbaugh - 11 letters
Book Two: Read a book whose title contains a word of 9, 10, or 11 letters.
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary -- Professor - 9 letters
Points this task: 25
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25.3 - Elizabeth B's Task: Grape Harvest Season
Option 1: Read a book set in one of the top 20 wine - producing countries, from this list: Top Wine Producing Countries.
Mozart's Sister - Set in Austria; I live in the US
Option 3: Read a book with grapes, wine, wine-glass or vines on the cover OR with the words "wine", "grape," "vine," or the name of a grape varietal in the title/subtitle.
Points this task: 25
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25.8 - Amanda A's Task: Happy Fall!
A. Fall TV Shows: Read a book that a TV series is based on.
Savage Season IMDB link
D. I Love a Good Series!: Read a book that is #9, #10 or #11 in a series.
The Long Way Home: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel - #10 in the series
Points this task: 25
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25.10 - M1nks's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!
Option 2: Read a book that has a picture of a cat on the cover OR with a type of cat in its TITLE.
Option 3: Read a book with a picture of a horse on the cover.
Points this task: 25
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30.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNA
OPTION 2: Read a book that has a title that contains the letters: S-P-A-I-N.
-- Hector and the Search for HappinessOPTION 3: Read a book that takes place at least 50% of the time in England.
Points this task: 30
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30.2. Ms Anderson's Task: My Own Words
Option 1: Read a book with the genre "Poetry" on the main page.
The Poets' Corner: The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family
Option 4: Read a book by an author with one of the following names: Catherine, Daniel, Evan, Jean, Melissa, or Seth.
The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason
Points this task: 30
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30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
Book 1: Read a book first published before you were born
Candide - First published in 1759, definitely before I was born
Book 2: Read a book first published in 2010 or later.
How the Light Gets In - First published in 2013
Points this task: 30
Golden Oldies ticket: 1
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30.8 - Nick KY’s Task: Ghost Hunters
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.
The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac
Option 3. Read any novel (“novella,” “novelette”) which is 100 – 150 pages in length.
The Invisible Man (138 pages) -- First published in 1897
Points this task: 30
Golden Oldies ticket: 1
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50.1 - Daphne's Task: Gone to the dogs - What's in a name?
1. Plutarch - Read a biography.
Charles Dickens: A Life
2. Thutmose IV - Read a book on the listopias Popular Archaeology and Paleoanthropology or Best Popular Anthropology Books.
Kokopelli: The Magic, Mirth, and Mischief of an Ancient Symbol -- from the Popular Archaeology and Paleoanthropology list, page 1 (#87)
6. Tesla - Read a nonfiction book with the main page genre science.
Eureka: An Essay on the Material and Spiritual Universe -- first published in 1848
Points this task: 50
Golden Oldies ticket: 1
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Cumulative Points
Golden Oldies: 3
Books read: 38
VickiRepost of 2540
25.6 Wedding Traditions
Option 3: Something Borrowed
Finders Keepers by Stephen King
I borrowed the audiobook from my friend.
Option 4: Something Blue
by Tracy ChevalierThe girl is wearing a blue scarf. Approved HT 20
This post: 25 pts.
Total: 190 pts
TASK NUMBER : 25.3 - Grape Harvest SeasonTASK DESCRIPTION: Book w/ Grape Variety in name and Set in Vinyard
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Kristan Higgins
DATE READ: 11/13/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Option 2 - MC's family owns a vinyard
BOOK #2 READ:
The Merlot MurdersAUTHOR: Ellen Crosby
DATE READ: 11/11/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Option 3 - Varietal=Merlot
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 800
15.3 - Past & PresentI chose the one book option and read A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley which has the main page genre "Historical Fiction" and was published in April, 2015.
The paperback is 519 pages (A Desperate Fortune) so I'm claiming one big book ticket.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 75/1070
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 6
Golden Oldies
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
Jayme(the ghostreader)30.1 DNA
Option 3 British Read a book that takes place in England
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmesby Arthur Conan Doyle
Takes place in England
Option 4 Irish : Read a book that has an inanimate object that is green on the cover
by LaVyrle SpencerGreen house on the cover
Tasks Completed 6
Books Read: 8
Big Books : 0
Tasks Points: 30
Grand Total: 95/1070
Cait S30.3- Perspectives Over Time
Book 1
Read a book first published before you were born.
Alligators by Guy N. Smith
This book was published before I was born.
Book 2
Read a book first published in 2010 or later.
Insomnia by J.R. Johansson
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 250
Total Tasks Completed: 15
Task 10.1 TAKE THE STAIRSFlight of stairs on the cover:
Nine Lives by Wendy Corsi StaubPoints this post: 10
Total Points: 350/1,100
Books Read: 24
Completed Tasks: 19/61
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
Task: 25.5 - Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!Description: 2 Books (Pick 2 books from 2 separate choices)
(Re-post; added IL rating)
1. Read a book which has been made into a movie that you HAVE NOT seen but would like to. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
IL: UG
The Outsiders IMDB link
2. Read a book that is set at least 50% in one of these locations: NEW MEXICO. Sixth Grave on the Edge
Cait S20.1- A Calgary Autumn
Option 1: Labour Day Classic
Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the phrase GO STAMPS GO.
Unbelievable by Sara Shepard
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 270
Total Tasks Completed: 16
15.7 - By the NumbersHer: A Memoir by Christa Parravani -
11/13/15
Published 2013, 320 pages.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 115
Task 25.2: Footy, Movies and Horses oh my!Option One: 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. These states are New South Wales (Sydney), Queensland (Brisbane), South Australia (Adelaide), Victoria (Melbourne) and Western Australia (Perth). The cities in parentheses are the capital cities of these states.
Matthew Reilly
Born: in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia :ON: July 02, 1974
The Great Zoo of China (2014) by Matthew Reilly (Hardcover, 416 pages)
Option Three: Read a book whose author's initials can be found within the words MELBOURNE CUP.
M E L BOURNE CUP
The Golden Spiral (Hourglass Door #2) (2010) by Lisa Mangum (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 365 pages)
** Lisa Mangum is a Goodreads Author **
270 + 25 = 295
Tasks Completed: 17
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 270 + 25 = 295
Books read: 22
Pages read: 7,357
Read but not claimed: 09
Goodreads Authors: 09
Golden Oldies: 03
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Pamela326525.4 - Catherine T's Task: International Travels
Book 1: Close to Home by Carolyne Aarsen - CA is the abbreviation for Canada which is in North America
Book 2: Firefly Nights by Cynthia Thomason - Set in North Carolina in the United States which is also in North America
Both books are new to me.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 985
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+:
30-point task creator cut off
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.2 Rookie at the Top - Puppitypup's Task: Picky, picky, picky!
Book satisfies Romance, a named horse and History:Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Verification Post--Pre-Approved book by task creator
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date:455/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.3 Best Review Contest - Catie's Task: Moving House
Option 1 Read any of the 121 books that I have with me in my current house/You do not need to read the specific edition that is on my shelf:I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date:475/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.6 Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - Quetzalcoatl
Option 2: Read a book with the letter “Q” somewhere in the main title:The Ice Queen
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date:495/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
LAUREN JODI15.8 Culture Vulture
Dark Heir by Faith Hunter
Book #258 on Page #3 of the Native American Fiction list
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 395/1070
Total Books Read: 31
Tasks Completed: 26/60
30.3 Perspectives Over TimeBOOK ONE: Read a book first published before you were born.
The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
This was first published in 1923, well before I was born.
*This book is a GOLDEN OLDIE.*
BOOK TWO: Read a book first published in 2010 or later.
Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans
This was first published in 2014.
Points this post: 30
TOTAL POINTS: 290
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Book Tickets: 1 (500+)
Total tasks completed: 14
Total books read: 17
LOULOU20.8 Nickels and Dimes-Fandury's Task: Happy Anniversary!
Option C) Read a book where the initials of the title can be found in AUSTRALIA or GERMANY. Subtitles may be used or ignored.
Election Notebook: The Inside Story Of The Battle Over Britain’s Future And My Personal Battle To Report It by Nick Robinson
gErmaNy (subtitle ignored)
This post:
Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Points: 20
Total:
Books: 6
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books (500): 1
Big Books (750): 0
Big Books (1000): 0
Points: 110
Tasks complete: 6
loafer25.10 - M1nks's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!
This is a two-book task
Option 2: Read a book that has a picture of a cat on the cover OR with a type of cat in its TITLE.
The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
AR Bookfinder info: IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9.0
Option 3: Read a book with a picture of a horse on the cover.
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
A golden oldie, published in 1933
points this task: 25
total points: 450
BB: 1
GO: 5
tasks completed: 29
10.5 - Penmanship PracticeI read
Career of EvilPoints: 275
Books read: 23
tasks completed: 17
Big Books: 1
pages read: 7820
FANDURY5.7. Raven the Trickster
Read a book with the main page genre humor or funny.
Wildly FoxTrot by Bill Amend
This book has Humor as one of its main page genres.
30.2. Ms Anderson's Task: My Own Words
Option 2: read a book from this list: Adult Choose Your Own Adventure Books.
Life's Lottery by Kim Newman
This book is #14 on the list.
I read the Kindle version, but the paperback is 608 pages: Life's Lottery
I claim 1 Big Book Ticket for this book!
Option 4: Read a book by an author with one of the following names: Catherine, Daniel, Evan, Jean, Melissa, or Seth.
Reviver by Seth Patrick
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 485
Books Read: 30
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
10.4 - Ten-Four DayRead a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings
Norwegian Wood
has over 55,000 5 star ratings
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 335
Golden Oldies: 8
10.7 - Sedna the Sea GoddessRead a book with one of these words in the title or subtitle: whale, seal, sea, lion. Plurals, possessives, compound words that preserve the meaning (whaleship), and verb tense variations (sealed) all work.
The Lion's Game by Nelson DeMille
LION'S - possessive
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 730
Total Tasks: 46
Shawn H. 10.4 - Ten-Four Day (104 5 star ratings)
The Colorado Kid by Stephen King
***2213 5 Star ratings***
20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option D: OUR ANNIVERSARY - 12 Letters in Authors Name
Love May Fail by Matthew Quick
****7 letters in Matthew and 5 letters in Quick for a total of 12 letters*****
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 170
GO Books: 1
Big Ticket Books: 0
Cindy C.Task 15.10-Nanowrimo!
Read a book written by an author of a pep talk. Lemony Snicket wrote a pep talk in 2010. AR: MG BL: 5.1 AR pts: 7.0
Shouldn't You Be in School?
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Task 20.8: Nickles and Dimes- Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option B: Read a book that contains "far" found intact in the title. FARm.
Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science
Points this post: 35
Total points: 565
Total tasks: 23
Andy P.Task # 5.10 Create Your Own World!
create your own world, by reading a book of your choice.
by Brad ParksPoints this post: 5
Total points: 930
DakimelRearranging things post!
10.4 Ten-Four Day
previously claimed with A God in Ruins - moving that, now claiming this task with The Fishermen - 423 5* ratings on 11/14
15.9 Animal Guides
claiming with Black Dove, White Raven (moved from 20.1 where it was previously used.) - totem: Raven
20.1 A Calgary Autumn
previously claimed with Black Dove, White Raven, now being claimed with A God in Ruins (which I moved from 10.4, above), for option 3
TALLY:
New points this post - 15
Total - 855
Task 20.4 LIFE'S TOO SHORTOpt. 4: Author's initials found in CENTENARIAN
Within These Walls by Ania Ahlborn
centenAriAn
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 370/1,100
Books Read: 25
Completed Tasks: 20/61
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
5.4 - Earth and Waterbook with 3+ letter word in title made from Trenten Caicai Vilu
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Trenten Caicai Vilu = TRAIN
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 80/1070
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 7
Golden Oldies
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
ANGIE CAI would like to move Lola and the Boy Next Door from 20.1 to 15.10 and replace it with More Happy Than Not.
15.10 - Nanowrimo!
Book: Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
Book: More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
Notes: 1) go stAmpS go
This Post: 15 {+35, -20}
Points to Date: 735
Coralie10.5 Penmanship Practice
Title written in cursive
30.1 DNA
Option 2 – book with S P A I N in title
The King of Pirates S, P & A in PirAteS, I & N in kINg
Option 3 – book set in England
Christmas at High Rising
30.6 Me, Myself, and I
Option 1 – book by an author with ME in name
Quintana of Charyn by MElina Marchetta
Option 2 – book with 'ourselves' in title
Talking to Ourselves
This post 70 points
Total to date 895 points
Morgan Faeriesfolly25.7 Ellen R-S’s Task: Wonderful Overseas Assignments
**ALL OPTIONS MUST BE SET COMPLETELY OR ALMOST COMPLETELY IN THE CHOSEN AREA.**
REQUIRED: State the setting in your post. If the setting in the GR book description or metadata does not indicate the setting, please include a reference to establish the setting.
REQUIRED: Option 1: Read a book set in or about East Anglia. Cities include Cambridge, Norfolk, Peterbrough, Ipswich, Ely, Bury St Edmunds, New Market, Kings Lynne, St Neots, and Felixstowe.
Approval/Verified: Both approved in thread
Selection: Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death (The Grantchester Mysteries #1) -- James Runcie
REQUIRED: Option 3: Our favorite overseas vacation was two weeks in Germany at Christmas. Read a book set in Germany or about Germany.
Selection: Prisoner of Night and Fog (Prisoner of Night and Fog #1) -- Anne Blankman
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 935/1070
Books Read: 72
Completed Tasks: 54/60
Pages Read: 22078
Kim O ***REPOST of 2601 ****50.1 - Daphne's Task: Gone to the dogs - What's in a name?
1. Plutarch - Read a biography.
Charles Dickens: A Life -- Dickens died in 1870
2. Thutmose IV - Read a book on the listopias Popular Archaeology and Paleoanthropology or Best Popular Anthropology Books.
Kokopelli: The Magic, Mirth, and Mischief of an Ancient Symbol -- from the Popular Archaeology and Paleoanthropology list, page 1 (#87)
6. Tesla - Read a nonfiction book with the main page genre science.
Eureka: An Essay on the Material and Spiritual Universe -- first published in 1848
Points this task: 50
Golden Oldies ticket: 1
Theresa 5.5 - Esaugetuh Emissee.
Rainshadow Road – Lisa Kleypas
5.6 - Four Cords
The Six Sacred Stones - Matthew Reilly
5.7 - Raven the Trickster
Two for the Dough – Stephanie Evanovich
5.8 - Four Worlds
Shutter Island – Dennis Lehane
Points this post – 20
Total Points - 40
Kristen IA25.6 - Dakimel’s Task: Wedding Traditions
Let’s celebrate by reading books from options based on a bridal good luck rhyme.
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: Something New – Read a book with the word “new” in the title. No variations, plurals, or possessives – “new” must stand alone, and must be in the title, NOT the series name or subtitle.
The New Year's Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
Option 5: A sixpence in her shoe – Read a book whose author’s initials* can be found in SIXPENCE. Letters may be used as often as they appear. All initials of the author's name as shown on Goodreads must be found in SIXPENCE.
It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
I read the Kindle version, but linked to the MMPB version.
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 305/1070
Total Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 16/60
Big Books This Post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
30.2. Ms Anderson's Task: My Own WordsOption 1: In honor of my first book, read a book with the genre "Poetry" on the main page.
When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice by Terry Tempest Williams
Poetry > 18 users
Option 4: Read a book by an author* with one of the following names: Catherine, Daniel, Evan, Jean, Melissa, or Seth.
Moth by Daniel Arenson
Author - Daniel
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 760
Total Tasks: 47
ASHLEY OZRepost
30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
3. (Book A) Read a book where the title/subtitle contains the phrase "_____ and _____" or " ______ & ______".
Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
(Book B) Read a book where there are consecutive double letters found in a single word in the title/subtitle.
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
IL: MG+
POINTS
This Post: 30
Total Points: 360
Books Read: 26
Completed Tasks: 22
25.2 Footy, Movies and Horses oh my!2 book challenge
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. These states are New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.
Dark Country by Bronwyn Parry
Bronwyn Parry was born near Mount Dandenong, which, according to Wikipedia is a small township/suburb of Greater Melbourne in Victoria.
Here's the link on Ms. Parry's bio: http://www.mandymagro.com/blog/2012/0...
Here's the Wiki link for Mount Dandenong: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_D...
Option 3: Read a book whose author's initials can be found within the words MELBOURNE CUP.
I'll Never Let You Go BY Mary Burton
Author's initials, M.B., found as follows: MelBourne cup.
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Points this post: 25
Points thus far: 575
Big Books this post: 0
Big Books thus far: 5
ASHLEY OZ15.9 - Animal Guides
Read a book that contains the name of that animal in its title or subtitle.
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Animal: Tiger
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.
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
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.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
IL: MG BL: 7.8 AR: 10.0
POINTS
This Post: 55
Total Points: 415
Books Read: 29
Completed Tasks: 25
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥25.2 SarahBR's task: Footy, Movies and Horses oh my!
Option 3 Author's* initials can be found within the words MELBOURNE CUP:Two Testaments by Elizabeth Musser
Book 2 Book from the first 10 pages of Popular Pop Culture Books--Page 2 of list:Fight Club
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Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.4 Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Option 1 At least one character sets foot in one of these states: Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada or California--Nebraska
Taken from GR Book Description--Based on true events, Prairie Sunsets picks up two years after Prairie Whispers, and continues the adventures of the McKay family as they struggle to maintain their life on the prairie of Nebraska:Prairie Sunsets: Sequel to Prairie Whispers
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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10.8 Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
Run from Fear by Jami Alden
The word from the song lyrics is fear.
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Points This Post: 10
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Total Books Read: 30
Tasks Completed: 25/60