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FALL CHALLENGE 2015
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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Ava Catherine20.2 Rookie at the Top: Puppitypup's Task: Picky, picky, picky!
Read a book that combines three of the stated features.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
A. adventure main page genre: 307 users
C. humor main page genre: 977 users
E. history main page genre: 153 users
Points this post: 20
Total points: 290
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥5.7 Raven the Trickster
Main page genre humor or funny:Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
Verification Post
Points Earned This Post:5
Points Achieved to Date:85/1100
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over TimeBook 1: Read a book first published before you were born.
This book was published before I was born, in 1927. I was born in 1960
Claiming a Golden Oldies ticket for it.
Book 2: Read a book first published in 2010 or later.
This book was originally published in 2012.
POINTS
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 100
Golden Oldies: √
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 5
BB Total:
GO Total: 2
LAUREN JODI20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task: Quetzalcoatl
Option 1: Serpent in the title
The Serpent Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 65/1070
Total Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 3/60
Stephanie1275.6.Four Cords: Read a book with a four word title - Of Mice and Men
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
20.10 - Group ReadsGraphic Novels - March: Book One.
March by John Robert Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 40
GO tickets: 0
BB tickets: 0
20.9 Moderator's PetDesert Exposure by Robena Grant
Option C: "x" in title ("Desert Exposure")
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 160
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Elishia30.1 Schatzie's TASK: DNA
OPTION 3: I am 17% BRITISH. For this task, read a book that takes place at least 50% of the time in England
OPTION 4: I am 12% IRISH. For this task, read a book that has an inanimate (not living) object that is green on the cover.
Green Umbrella over the table30.6 Donna Jo's Task
Choose two different options and read one book for each. State which options you have chosen.
1. Me: Read a book by an author* whose name has "me" found intact in it. "Me" must be in that order.
Marissa Meyer3. I: Read a fiction book written in the first person - at least 50% of the book must be written from the "I" perspective.
"This is just what I need"
Points Earned This Post:60
Points Achieved to Date: 60/1100
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
FANDURY20.2. Rookie at the Top - Puppitypup's Task: Picky, picky, picky!
Read a book that combines at least THREE of the following features: Adventure, Humor, Romance, History, named horse.
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
This book has Adventure, Romance and Humor as Genres on the main page.
And it's a great adventure story about true love with evil villains, great destinies and a lot of humor.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 75
Books Read: 4
Classics: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game I rolled a 3.
3. (Book A) Noughts & Crosses Graphic Novel by Malorie Blackman, and John Aggs
(Book B) The Kite Runner: Graphic Novel by Khaled Hosseini, Fabio Celoni and Mirka Andolfo
Points for this task: 30
Total points: 70
GO tickets: 0
BB tickets: 0
Cindy FTask 5.2 The Sun and the Moon
Book with moon on cover.
I read
by Gerri HillPoints this post:5
Total points:45
Tasks completed:4
Books read:4
Golden Oldies:0
Big books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Mary P20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
Option 2: Read a book that contains the word "snow" in the title or subtitle. The word must stand alone. Snows, snowy, and snowfall are the only acceptable variations.
A Wicked Snow by Gregg Olsen.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 80
trishhartuk20.2 Rookie at the Top: Puppitypup's Task - Picky, picky, picky!
Read a book that combines at least THREE of the following features: A. Main page genre: Adventure; B. Storyline includes a romance; C. Main page genre: Humor; D. Storyline includes a named horse, mule, pony, unicorn, or Pegasus; E. Main page genre: History
REQUIRED:
(1) State which three features your book contains
(2) State how the book satisfies your storyline option(s).
Just One Damned Thing After Another, Jodi Taylor
Read the kindle edition. PB reference: Just One Damned Thing After Another
Listed in the help thread approvals message.
Main page genres: Adventure (20 users), Humor (13 users) and Romance (10 users). The romance is between Max (the main main character), and Leon Farrell (the Chief Technical Officer).
Also, at one point, he makes her a detailed model of the Trojan Horse as a gift (named horse? maybe a stretch :-) )
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 180
Tasks Completed: 7
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
Sharice20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 2: Pskegdemus
--Cover is to have a single woman on the cover
Points this post= 20
Total of all points this season=35
Delicious Dee10.3 - Inti
Second Chance Summer - author jill Shalvis
points this post: 10
points total: 120
NARUMON25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International Travels
Task 1: Author initial fit a country code
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden. Author initials are BH, which is the 2 letter country code for Bahrain. This book is new to me.
Task 2: read a book set on the continent that the country code used for book one is part of
Gold Boy, Emerald Girl by Yiyun Li. The short stories in this collection are all set in China. Bahrain is in Asia, and so is China. This book is also new to me.
IN POST:
Points: 25
Big Book: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
TOTAL SO FAR:
Points: 55 + 25 = 80
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
BARBARA ★5.3 - What are We Made of?
The Raider - Monica McCarty (Highland Guard #8) 9/3
Goodreads Author
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10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
Hell for Leather - Julie Ann Walker 9/11
HELL = Ta hell with our jobs, for one day we're all swabs
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 70
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books - 500+: (0)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
70/1070 POINTS
Sheila10.1 - Take the Stairs
Wrecked by Carol Higgins Clark15.6 - The Name Game
Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante(plant)
20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
Option 4:
Never Die Alone by Lisa JacksonTotal Points = 180
MASANOBU15.10 Nanowrimo!
Read a book by an author who has written a pep talk for Nanowrimo.
Ciudades de papel - John Green
John Green wrote a pep talk in 2010.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 3
5.1. Five SunsIncludes a fire that destroys a camp and all of the specimens the botanists were collecting in Yellowstone:
Letters from Yellowstone by Diane Smith
+5 Points
5.7. Raven the Trickster
Tartuffe by Molière
+5 Points
20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
Option 3: Remembrance Day:
Task: Read a book with War as a main page genre. The genre can be standalone or embedded.
The Religion by Tim Willocks
+20 Points
Points this Post: 30
Grand Total: 50
10.2 - 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.
I read The Girl in the Spider's Web, which is identified as #4 in the Millennium series.
Points: 75
books read: 5
tasks completed: 4
pages read: 1664
15.4 The World Without End Until the End of the World by Sarah Lyons Fleming
1-book Option: First published in January 2013, with "Post apocalyptic" as a main page genre.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 175
GO Tickets: 1
BB Tickets: 1
Andy P.Task # 10.1 - Take the Stairs
Read a book with a staircase or flight of stairs on the cover
by Masha HamiltonStaircase starts above the "H' in Hamilton and goes up to the left of the page, handrail on the left of staircase.Points this post: 10
Total points: 70
Task 15.5 ACT (ON) YOUR AGE!I am 52. 5+2=7. A seven word title:
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 55/1,100
Books Read: 3
Completed Tasks: 3/61
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
Heather (Gibby)20.10 Group Read
March: Book One by John Robert Lewis
MY comment is post #20
Total Points this post: 20
Total challenge points: 25
perletwo15.10 - Nanowrimo! - Check out some of the inspirational letters written by well-known authors at the Nanowrimo Pep Talk page. Choose an author who has written a pep talk and read any book they have written* (that fits within the rules of the SRC).
Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby, who gave a NaNo pep talk in 2012
Points this task: 15
Total points: 150
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 10
FANDURY25.5 - Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!
Pick 1 book that fits 2 of the above choices (A-E) AND is at least 580 pages.
Option B: Pick from the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books list
&
Option C: Read a book with a cover featuring a PAVED ROAD, HORIZON, or a MOTORCYCLE.
by Neil GaimanThis book is #10 on the NPR list and has a paved road on the cover.
I read the Kindle version, but the MMP is 592 pages: American Gods
I claim 1 big book ticket!
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 100
Books Read: 5
Classics: 0
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
Emsreviewsbooks5.4 Earth and Water
I made the word 'earl' out of Trenten Caicai Vilu and read a publisher's advance copy of Forever Your EARL by Eva Leigh.
5.6.Four Cords
I read a publisher's advance copy of Scandal Takes the Stage by Eva Leigh.
15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!
My digit is 4, and I read The Iron Wyrm Affair by Lilith Saintcrow.
15.6 - The Name Game
I read a publisher's advance copy of The Earl's Complete Surrender: Secrets at Thorncliff Manor by Sophie Barnes. The intact noun within her name is BARN.
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 160
Books Read: 14
Tasks Complete: 14
Cait S10.6- Back To Reality
Read a non-fiction book.
On Hearing of My Mother's Death Six Years After It Happened: A Daughter's Memoir of Mental Illness by Lori Schafer
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 25
Total Tasks Completed: 3
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.
Nothing by Janne Teller
The noun is "teller," as in bank teller or a teller of stories. http://dictionary.reference.com/brows...
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 5
GO: 0
BBT: 0
Coralie5.3 What are We Made of?
#4 in the culture series
The State of the Art
5.8 Four Worlds
Book with 'blue' in title
The Blue Dress
This post 10 points
Total to date 75 points
15.3 - Past & Present OR Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
Book 1: Read a book with the genre "Historical Fiction"
and
Book 2: Read a book first published within the last year (Sept 2014 -- November 2015).
Historical Fiction is the 2nd genre listed for Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee which was first published July 1, 2015.
This Post
Points: 15
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 278
Golden Oldies ticket request: no
Big Book ticket request: no
Total
Points: 15
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 278
Golden Oldies ticket request: no
Big Book ticket request: no
Jonquil10.6 - Back to Reality
Noooooooooooooo, I don't want summer to end!!! No, no, no!!
Non Fiction 474 users
Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality
Jacob Tomsky
Paperback, 320 pages 9/12
Points this post: 10
Total points: 110
Books posted: 16
Tasks complete: 16
Pages this post: 320
Total pages as of this post: 4140
Jonquil10.7 - Sedna the Sea Goddess
a 2nd nonfiction book because I'm so traumatized about summer's end; "sea" in title
Somewhere Over the Sea: A Father's Letter to His Autistic Son
Halfdan W. Freihow
Paperback, 208 pages 9/11
Points this post: 10
Total points: 120
Books posted: 17
Tasks complete: 17
Pages this post: 208
Total pages as of this post: 4348
15.9 - Animal GuidesAccording to Native American tradition, each individual is connected with nine different animal guides, or totems, which accompany them through life. Different totems come and go as your direction in life changes. 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. Plurals and possessives are OK, but no other variations.
From page 2 - Owl: Deception, clairvoyance, insight, messenger.
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris.
This Post
Points: 15
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 275
Golden Oldies ticket request: no
Big Book ticket request: no
Total
Points: 30
Tasks Posted: 2
Books Posted: 2
Pages Read: 553
Golden Oldies ticket request: 0
Big Book ticket request: 0
JUKKA20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
Option 1: Book whose author's initials are in GO STAMPS GO.
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett.
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9.0
Points This Post: 20
GR Authors This Post: 0
BB Tickets This Post: 0
Total Points: 20
Total GR Authors: 0
BB Tickets: 0
Books Read: 1
Task 20.2. Puppitypup's TaskRead a book that combines at least THREE of the following features: Adventure, Humor, Romance, History, named horse.
This book combines: Adventure, Humor and Romance.
A Second Chance (The Chronicles of St. Mary's #3) (2014) by Jodi Taylor (Goodreads Author) (Kindle Edition, 332 pages)
specifically approved here
** Jodi Taylor is a Goodreads Author **
35 + 20 = 55
Tasks Completed: 03
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 35 + 20 = 55
Books read: 04
Pages read: 1,337
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 02
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
JackattackTask Number: 10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
Description: Book with a word of at least 4 letters from the pirate song lyrics in the title or subtitle.
Book: The Time Machine
Author: H.G. Wells
Date Read: 9/12/2015
Other Info: Time used in song; Published 1895
TOTALS - THIS POST
Points This Post: 10
Golden Oldies This Post: Yes!
TOTALS - OVERALL
Total Points: 35
Total Golden Oldies:
Jonquil10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
Several repetitions of "when"
When Winter Comes
Celestia O. Whitehead
Paperback, 276 pages 9/12
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130
Books posted: 18
Tasks complete: 18
Pages this post: 276
Total pages as of this post: 4624
SarahBR30.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNA
Option3:The Single Girl's To-Do List by Lindsey Kelk. This book is set predominantly in suburbs of London in England. 335pages
Option 4:
by Rachel Cohn This book has a green street sign on the cover meeting the requirement for this task.260 pages.30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
Book 1:
by Jane Austen. This book was originally released in 1813 well before I was born. This also makes it a qualifier for a Golden Oldies Ticket. 279pagesBook2:
Richard Ayoade This book was released in 2014 which meets the post 2010 requirement for the challenge. 303 pagesPoints this post: 60
Golden Oldies this post:1
Total Points: 120/1070
Books Read: 8
Completed Tasks: 4/60
Pages Read:2429
Golden Oldies:1
CYNBAXTERTask # 20.09 – Moderator's Pet - Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!
Book 1 - Option C: The Blue Fox by Sjón – the title contains an “x”
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 105 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 2
perletwo20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short - Option 4: Choose a book whose author’s initials* can be found in CENTENARIAN. Letters may be used as often as they appear. All initials of the author's name as shown on Goodreads must be found in CENTENARIAN.
Modern Romance: An Investigation by Aziz Ansari
Points this task: 20
Total points: 170
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 13
Tasks completed: 11
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. Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy KnISLEy
Contains ISLE.
Points for this task: 15
Total points: 85
GO tickets: 0
BB tickets: 0
CAtherine TTask 5.2 - The Sun & The Moon
read a book with the sun on the cover
Solar by Ian McEwan=====
total points = 235
Jasmiina F20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short:
Option 4: Choose a book whose author’s initials can be found in CENTENARIAN:
The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern.
First published in 2009.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 70
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Cindy FTask 5.3 What are we made of?
Read a book #4 or #8 in a series.
I read #4 in a series: In Like Flynnby Rhys Bowen
Points this post:5
Total points:50
Tasks completed:5
Books read:5
Golden oldies:0
Big books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Becks5.1. Five Suns
Read a book that includes a natural disaster, such as avalanche, earthquake, flood, forest fire, hurricane, lightning, tornado, tsunami, or volcanic eruption. This must be a "geological event or force of nature that has catastrophic consequences."
Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala
This book is a memoir regarding the events of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Points this post: 5
Goodreads Authors this post: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets this post: 0
Total Points: 10
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0, 750+: 0, 1000+: 0
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5.2 The Sun and the Moon
Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End... by Philip Plait
Task Points: 5
Total Points: 20
BB: 2
GO: 0
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3