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FALL CHALLENGE 2015
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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Karen D.Task 5.10. 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.
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, finished 11/16
Points this task: 5
Total points: 625
Books read: 47
Tasks completed: 35
M1NKS30.8 Ghost Hunters
Option 2 - The Best Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe - Published 1833 (Hopefully this is still showing as Gothic when you check it!)
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Option 3 - Candide - Published 1759
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
POINTS
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 695
Golden Oldies: 25
Big Books: [500+: 3] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 44
M1NKS15.3 - Past & Present
Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
A Brief History of Seven Killings
* I Claim 1 x Big Book Ticket *
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 710
Golden Oldies: 25
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 45
M1NKSREASSIGNMENT for 10.4
10.4 - Ten-Four Day
Change from The Sign of Four Published 1890 to
The Adventures of Sally - Published 1922
Change to Golden Oldie Tickets -1 + 1 = No Change
POINTS
Points This Post: 0
Points Total: 710
Golden Oldies: 25
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 45
M1NKS20.3 - Moving House
1. Read any of the 121 books that I have with me in my current house
Lady Chatterley's Lover - Published 1926
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 730
Golden Oldies: 26
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 46
M1NKSTask 30.5 - In The Middle
1. The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle Published 1890
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
2. Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C Clarke
POINTS
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 760
Golden Oldies: 27
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 46
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM50.1 - Daphne's Task: Gone to the dogs - What's in a name?
I chose Options 1, 2, and 6.
Option 1: I read
by Nancy Mitford. Louis XIV died September 1, 1715.Option 2: I read
by Anne Fadiman. It is found on the Best Popular Anthology Books list, at #7 on the first page.Option 6: I read
edited by Rebecca Skloot. "Science" is the second genre on the main page.*All three books were approved here.
Previous point total: 435
New points this post: 50
Total points: 485
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 24
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
Reposted for Golden Oldie ticket
(published 1949)5.9 Spider Grandmother
Read a book by an author* whose initials can be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER.
The Moving Target by Ross Macdonald
R, M found in word gRandMother.
Points: 5
Total Points: 25
Total Tasks Completed: 2
Total BB Tickets: 0
Total GO Tickets: 1
5.8 Four WorldsRead a book with one of the following words in the title/subtitle - Island, Blue, Yellow, White, Mountain.
King's Mountain by Sharyn McCrumb
Points: 5
Total Points: 155
Total Tasks Completed: 17
Total BB Tickets: 0
Total GO Tickets: 1
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10.6 Back to Reality
Read a non-fiction book.
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
Points: 10
Total Points: 165
Total Tasks Completed: 17
Total BB Tickets: 0
Total GO Tickets: 1
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15.8 Culture Vulture
Delve into Native American culture by reading a book found on the Native American Fiction list. Required: State on which page of the list your book can be found when you post.
Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog
Found on page 1 of list
Points: 15
Total Points: 180
Total Tasks Completed: 17
Total BB Tickets: 0
Total GO Tickets: 1
JUKKA10.3 – Inti
Book by an author with a name that ends and starts with the same letter.
A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
10.4 - Ten-Four Day
Book with at least 104 5-star ratings.
Full Fathom Five by Max Gladstone
20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
Option 3: Book by an author who shares their initials with Sara Donati.
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
Points This Post: 40
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
BB Tickets This Post: 0
Total Points: 120
Total Golden Oldies: 0
BB Tickets: 0
Books Read: 8
10.4 - Ten-Four DayRead a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings.
The January Dancer by Michael Flynn
book has received 127 5-star ratings
15.4 - The World Without End
Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 (pub. Dec 12 onwards) and Book 2 (apocalyptic/dystopia) requirements.
Lexicon by Max Barry
pub. January 2013 & dystopian
Points this post: 25
Golden Oldie: 4
Big Book: 3
Total points: 275
****Repost to claim a Big Book Ticket only*******(Task originally posted in Post 2692)
Task 20.8 Happy Anniversary!
Option D- Read a book with exactly 12 letters in the author's name:
Life After Life
Kate Atkinson has exactly 12 letters.
This book has 544 Pages
I am claiming one Big Book Ticket
10.2 - Happy Hour! November 12 is Happy Hour Day. "Happy hour" is a marketing term for a period of time in which a restaurant or bar offers discounts on drinks, usually from 4-7 p.m.
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.
Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear is the 6th book in the Maisie Dobbs series.
This Post
Points: 10
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 336
Golden Oldies ticket request: no
Big Book ticket request: no
Total
Points: 275
Tasks Posted: 17
Books Posted: 20
Pages Read: 6,356
Golden Oldies ticket request: 1
Big Book ticket request: 1
15.6 - The Name GameRead a book written by an author* whose first, middle, or last name contains a NOUN of 4 or more letters intact within the name. Required: Identify the word you are using when you post.
Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala. Deraniyagala contains the four letter word GALA.
This Post
Points: 15
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 240
Golden Oldies ticket request: no
Big Book ticket request: no
Total
Points: 290
Tasks Posted: 18
Books Posted: 21
Pages Read: 6,596
Golden Oldies ticket request: 1
Big Book ticket request: 1
20.3. Best Review Contest - Catie's Task: Moving House3. Read a (non-fiction) book about hoarding, collecting or decluttering. This should be obvious from the Goodreads description.
The Hoarder in You: How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life by Robin Zasio
This Post
Points: 20
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 222
Golden Oldies ticket request: no
Big Book ticket request: no
Total
Points: 310
Tasks Posted: 19
Books Posted: 22
Pages Read: 6,818
Golden Oldies ticket request: 1
Big Book ticket request: 1
Julia10330.2. Ms Anderson's Task: My Own Words
Option 3: Redwall
AR rating: IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 16.0
(Childrens > Middle Grade verified in post 88 of Genre verification thread)
Option 4: Harry, a History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon by Melissa Anelli
30.4 - Jonquil’s task: Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
Book 1: Once a Hero
BE ASHAMED TO DIE UNTIL YOU HAVE WON SOME VICTORY FOR HUMANITY
O in to, N in until, C in victory, E in be, A and HE in ashamed, RO in victory
Book 2: Thendara House
A HOUSE WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS – Thendara House
TH in without, E in like, ND in windows, A in A, R in room, A in a, HOUSE in HOUSE
30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I
Option 1: The Shattered Chain by Marion Zimmer Bradley (ZimMEr)
Option 3: Wallis's War: A Novel of Diplomacy and Intrigue
First sentence showing first person narrative: “He was important, though, I knew that much, so when he asked me to come for a stroll, I thought I’d better do it.”
Post total: 90 points
Challenge total points: 520
Total BB: 6
Tasks completed: 25
Delicious Dee30.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNA
Option 1 - Comanche Flame
Option 2 - Chasing Temptation - SAIN in chasing; P in Temptation
points this post: 30
points total: 990
Brooke TX15.1 - The Twins
Read TWO books with exactly the same title.
Batman: Hush
Batman: The Long Halloween
15.8 - Culture Vulture
Read a book found on the Native American Fiction list.
(Found on page 1.)
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 1020
Completed Tasks: 59
Books Read: 79
25.3 - Elizabeth B's Task: Grape Harvest SeasonOption 1: Read a book set in one of the top 20 wine - producing countries
A Shot in the Bark by C.A. Newsome
Cincinnati, OH, USA - USA #4
Option 3: Read a book with grapes, wine, wine glass, wine bottle, or grape vines on the cover .
Killer Cuvee: Walla Walla Valley by Steven M. Wells
- wine glass on coverPoints This Post: 25
Total Points: 785
Total Tasks: 48
Margaret L15.5: Act (on) your age
calculations = 3 (30=3+0)
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
20.3 Moving House
Option 1: book on the list
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
20.4: Life's too short
Option 2: Autobiography on main page
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson
Published April 17, 2012
20.5: Into the Wilderness
Option 1: historical fiction on main page
Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon
Points This Post: 15+20+20+20=75
Total Points: 75
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Amy O.20.3. Best Review Contest - Catie's Task: Moving House
Option 1 - book from Catie's bookshelf in her current house
The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett
25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International Travels
Book 1: Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
author initials MK = 2-letter code for Macedonia
Book 2: H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
Book is set in England - same continent where Macedonia is
This post: 45 points
Total to Date = 180 points
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 10
Amy FL10.1 - Take the Stairs
10.3 - Inti
The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz (DaviD)
10.4 - Ten-Four Day
Blindness
10.5 - Penmanship Practice
(approved in message 2)10.6 - Back to Reality
Reverse Parkinson's Disease (approved in message 11)
10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
Don't Look Back: A Novel (Back)
10.9 - Bridge The Gap
A Conspiracy of Faith by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Adler-Olsen)
10.10 Dreamcatcher
Kicking and Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll (Dreaming)
Points this post: 80
Total points: 115
Amy O.***REPOST***
I am no longer claiming
The Best of Enemies by Jen Lancaster
for Task 10.4.
Instead, I want to use this book for
Task 20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary.
Author's name has exactly 12 letters - Jen Lancaster
This post: 20 points
Total to Date = 190 points
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 10
20.2. Rookie at the Top - Puppitypup's Task: Picky, picky, picky!This is a one book challenge. Read a book that combines at least THREE of the following features.
A. Main page genre - Adventure
B. Storyline includes a romance. The romance can be anything from a crush to a long-term marriage.
D. Storyline includes a named horse, mule, pony, unicorn, or Pegasus.
Arrow's Flight by Mercedes Lackey
A. Adventure > 21 users
B. MC Talia has a fling with her mentor Kris while on their journey.
C. Companions are horses with mystical powers - Rolan is Talia's Companion.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 805
Total Tasks: 49
Kaz Komo20.2 Rookie at the Top - Puppitypup's Task: Picky, picky, picky!
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa satisfies Adventure, Romance and a named horse
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla's task: Judge the Book by its Cover - Option 2, read a book that shows a single female on the cover
Demelza by Winston Graham20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Fanbury's task: Happy Anniversary - Option D - read a book with exactly 12 letters in the author's name -
by Richelle MeadPoints this Post: 60
Total Points: 225
Elizabeth PTask 10.8 - Yo Ho Yo Ho
Book with 4+ letter word from Pirate Song in title
Only Yours by Susan Mallery
Word: ONLY
Task 30.4 - Anything Can Happen, Child. Anything Can Be.
Book titles must appear within given quotes.
Book One - Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Be AShamEd to die unTiL you have won some viCtoRy for humanity
ASETLCR - SCARLET
Book Two - Winter by Marissa Meyer
A housE WIthouT books is like a Room without wiNdows
EWITRN - WINTER
At 827 pages good for *2 Big Book Tickets*
Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 190
Total Tasks: 14
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 5
Total Books: 16
10.4 Ten-Four DayRead a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings
Kitchens of the Great Midwest
As of this posting, this book has 1590 five star ratings
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter- Judge the Book By Its Cover
Option one- read a book that shoes a winged creature on the cover
The bee's wings on the top of this cover are visible
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 295
perletwo10.7 - Sedna the Sea Goddess - Read 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.
A Burial at Sea
Points this task: 10
Total points: 705
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 53
Tasks completed: 40
REPOST FOR BIG BOOK TICKETM1NKS
15.3 - Past & Present
Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
A Brief History of Seven Killings 688 pages
* I Claim 1 x Big Book Ticket *
SandiCompleted Tasks
20.10 - Group Reads
For this task I read March and posted in the book's discussion thread at post #45 -- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Most popular paperback edition: March: Book One
25.2: SarahBR's task: Footy, Movies and Horses oh my!
Book #1 - Using Option 2: Found book on page 4 of list
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Book #2 - Using Option 3: Author's initials (CM) can be found in source words (Melbourne Cup)
ebook edition I read: Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
Mass market pb edition: La sanguijuela de mi niña
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 140
Points Earned this Post: 45
Total Points To Date: 185
Kathy G.5.6.Four Cords
Book with 4 word title
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
Total Points- 100
Total Tasks- 9
25.8 - Amanda A's Task: Happy Fall!A. Fall TV Shows: Black Coffee
I listened to the audiobook, link to MMPB Black Coffee
Link to IMDb page of the series: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094525/?...
*Golden Oldie, originally published in 1930, claiming one GO ticket*
C. Cooler Weather (Brrrr): Tales from Siberia
30.4 - Jonquil’s task: Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
Book 1: Vastavirta
V and A in hAVe, S in aShamed, T in unTil, A in Ashamed, V, I, R and T in VIcToRy, A in ashAmed
Book 2: Uhri
U, H and I in "wItHoUt", R in "Room"
Points this post: 55
Points total: 600/1070
GO total: 4
BB total: 1
Tasks completed: 33/60
Books read: 48
5.10 Create Your Own WorldI read Red Scarf Girl.
Points: 280
Tasks Completed: 17
Books read: 24
Big Books: 1
Pages read: 8105
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.5 - Esaugetuh Emissee
The Lovers by Vendela Vida
On the cover, the woman is standing in a large body of water.
5.6 - Four Cords
Darned if You Do by Monica Ferris
The title contains 4 words Darned | If | You | Do
5.10 - Create Your Own World!
Afraid by Jack Kilborn
10.6 - Back to Reality
You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas by Augusten Burroughs
Non-fiction/memoir book
20.5 - Into the Wilderness
Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett
Option 4 - This book is #3 in my new favorite series.
This post: 45 points
Total points to date: 105 points
Tasks completed: 10
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Scooter&Siam 15.10 - Nanowrimo!
Read Looking for Alaska by John Green - 2010 Pep Talk Author
Points: 15
Total: 255
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1
Tasks: 16
Readerboard name: Diane L30.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNA
Option 2: Read a book that has a title that contains the letters: S-P-A-I-N.
MANSFIELD PARK
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Read a book that takes place at least 50% of the time in England (England only, not other parts of Great Britain).
This book is set around Bristol, England
The Midsummer Rose by Kate Sedley
30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
This task is a repost. Fat-fingered the first book's year of publication the first time.
Book 1: Read a book first published before you were born.
The Weapon Makers by A. E. VanVogt, first published 1946 which was before my birth in 1959.
Book 2: Read a book first published in 2010 or later.
Jackaby by William Ritter, first published 2014
30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I
1. Me: Read a book by an author* whose name has "me" found intact in it.
Christmas Carol Murder by Leslie MEier
3. I: Read a fiction book written in the first person - at least 50% of the book must be written from the "I" perspective.
The Ides of April by Lindsey Davis
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.
Hunter's Green by Phyllis A. Whitney
Read any novel (“novella,” “novelette”) which is 100 – 150 pages in length.
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, 132 pages
30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
I rolled a 6, which is Option 3.
(Book A) Read a book where the title/subtitle contains the phrase "_____ and _____" or " ______ & ______".
Murder and Magic by Randall Garrett
(Book B) Read a book where there are consecutive double letters found in a single word in the title/subtitle.
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
Book 1 - The Visitors are up to bat. Read a book of your choice.
The Jungle by Clive Cussler
4.07 GR rating, 406 pages
Book 2 - 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).
Gideon's Sword by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
3.56 GR rating, 342 pages
Total pages: 748
Difference in pages: 64
Difference in ratings: .51
Points this post: 180
Points to date: 340
Dakimel5.1 Five Suns
I read Wild Heat - forest fires are destroying trees and homes and the hotshots can't put them out
15.5 Act (on) Your Age!
I read What I Talk About When I Talk About Running - my age number is 9
30.10 Moving the Fences!
1: Black Heart (on 10/15 4.11 & 304 pgs) & 2: Satin Island (on 11/10 - 3.30 & 192 pgs)
TALLY:
This post - 50 points
Total - 905
20.10 Group ReadsI read March: Book One
My comment is in the discussion thread at post 46
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 315
Oma122910.2 - 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.
Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 14.0
Claiming Rainbow Valley as GO book as it was published in 1919
10.3 - Inti
Read a book by an author* with a name that starts and ends with the same letter. The name may be in any position- first, middle, other, last. ex., Chevy Stevens StevenS, Malcolm Gladwell MalcolM, Mary Anna Evans AnnA
Momo by Michael EndE
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 12.0
Total Points-225/1070
Total Tasks Completed-12/60
Big Books-500 pages (1);750 ()
Golden Oldie Books (2) )
Oma12295.10. 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.
Rising Storm Season 1 by Julie Kenner Dee Davis Lisa Mondello Rebecca ZanettiLarissa Ione Jennifer Probst Lexie BlakeElisabeth Naughton
Total Points-230/1070
Total Tasks Completed-13/60
Big Books-500 pages (1);750 ()
Golden Oldie Books (2) )
5.1. Five SunsA book that includes a natural disaster: Dragonwings by Laurence Yep
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10.0
This book takes place in San Francisco 1903-1910, including the earthquake of April 18, 1906.
5.10. Create Your Own World!
A book of choice: Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand
10.9 - Bridge The Gap
The author's name is hyphenated: House of Daughters by Sarah-Kate Lynch
Points this post: 20
Total points: 735
Oma1229Robert Galbraith25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall Months
Book 1. Read a book whose author's* surname has 9, 10, or 11 letters. The book must be written by a single author.
Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
Book 2. Read a book whose title contains a word of 9, 10, or 11 letters. The word may be plural or possessive.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Claiming The Mysterious Affair at Styles as GO book as it was published in 1920.
Total Points-255/1070
Total Tasks Completed-14/60
Big Books-500 pages (1);750 ()
Golden Oldie Books (3) )
Cait S20.4- 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.
I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder
Location information: California- It's not listed in the meta data but the character mentions living in California. The entire book takes place in the same spot.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 290
Total Tasks Completed: 17
Nick KY30.8 Ghost Hunters
Option 1: I read Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death by Deborah Blum with both “Ghost" and “Hunt” in the title.
Option 4: I read Lost Girls by Canadian author Andrew Pyper.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 870
CathyG10.10 Dreamcatcher
Read a book with the 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- dreamer, dreaming, dreamland, etc.
Knight of My Dreams by Lynsay Sands
Goodreads Author
30.4 - Jonquil’s task: Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
This is a TWO book task.
Book 1: The entirety of your first book’s title must appear in the first quote. The order of the letters does not matter. Subtitles should be ignored. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the quote.
Book 1: BE ASHAMED TO DIE UNTIL YOU HAVE WON SOME VICTORY FOR HUMANITY
Claimed by Evangeline Anderson
ci in victory, l in until, amed in ashamed
Book 2: The entirety of your second book’s title must appear in the second quote. The order of the letters does not matter. Subtitles should be ignored. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the quote.
Book 2: A HOUSE WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS
Sold to the Sheikh by Chloe Cox
S-house, O-house, L-like, D-windows, T-without, O-without, T-without, H-without, E-house, S-books, H-house, I-like, E-like, K-books, H-without
Goodreads Author
REQUIRED: For both books, point out where the letters of your books' titles are located in the quotations.
30.8 - Nick KY’s Task: Ghost Hunter
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
Hunted by Evangeline Anderson
Option 4. Read any work of fiction or nonfiction by a Canadian author*
About a Vampire by Lynsay Sands
Goodreads Author
30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
This is a TWO BOOK task.
so go here and roll one die to determine which option you'll do. 3
3. If you rolled a THREE or SIX: Good things come in pairs...
(Book A) Read a book where the title contains the phrase "_____ and _____" or " ______ & ______".
Lipstick & Leather by Cheyenne McCray
Goodreads Author
(Book B) Read a book where there are consecutive double letters found in a single word in the title/subtitle.
Crazy Sweet Fine by Rachel Gibson
Points this post:1 00
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 13
Goodreads Authors: 7
Stephanie12715.6 - The Name Game-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. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty (Dough)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 85
Brooke TX50.1 - Daphne's Task: Gone to the dogs - What's in a name?
For this task, all books must be nonfiction. Read 3 books, from 3 different options.
1. Read a biography. The subject of the biography must have died before 1950.
(Caterina Sforza died in 1509.)
5. Read a nonfiction book that contains the letter X in the title or subtitle AND that contains all the letters of EITHER the word DOG, the word WOLF or the word CANID in the title and/or subtitle.
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
(X: in Oxford; DOG: Oxford English)
6. Read a nonfiction book with the main page genre science.
Points
This Post: 50
Total Points: 1070
Completed Tasks: 60
Books Read: 82
Kim O15.6 - The Name Game 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.
by Beverle Graves Myers (grave)Points this task: 15
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Cumulative Totals
Golden Oldies: 3
Books read: 39
Post 1720.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
Option 4: Read a book from one of your own favorite series. The book may be any # in the series. Or you may start a new favorite with #1 of a series.
Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike #3)
Points this post:20
Total: 385
Books read: 27
Tasks Done:21
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (other topics)Speak a Word for Freedom: Women Against Slavery (other topics)
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The Ludwig Conspiracy (other topics)
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Neve Maslakovic (other topics)Sarah Vowell (other topics)
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1 book challenge
Read a book by an author who has written a pep talk for NANOWRIMO.
The Door in the Hedge by Robin McKinley
Ms McKinley gave a pep talk in 2009.
25.3 Grape Harvest Season
2 book challenge, no children's books allowed
Option 1: Read a book set in one of the top 20 wine producing countries, from Elizabeth's list, you may not choose a book set in the country in which you live.
Black Ice by Anne Stuart
This book is set in France, the number one wine producing country. I live in America. This is an adult novel.
Option 3: Read a book with grapes, wine, wine glass, wine bottle or grape vines on the cover.
Getting Rid of Bradley by Jennifer Crusie
There is a wine glass on cover. This is an adult novel.
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