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FALL CHALLENGE 2015
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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Nick KY5.10 Create! I read The 39 Steps: A Play by Patrick Barlow and John Buchan.
25.3. Elizabeth B’s Grape Harvest
Book a. I read Ways of Going Home by Alejandro Zambra, which takes place in Chile, #8 on the list of wine-producing countries.
Book b. I read The Merlot Murders by Ellen Crosby, with the varietal “Merlot” in the title.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 140
perletwo15.8 - 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.
The Blessing Way is on p. 1 of the list.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 185
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 14
Tasks completed: 12
JackattackTask Number: 25.6 - Dakimel’s Task: Wedding Traditions
Description: This is a two-book task, and each book must be from a different option. Used Option #3 and #5.
Option #3 - Borrowed
Title: Masque of the Red Death
Author: Bethany Griffin
Date Read: 9/3/2015
Other Info: Borrowed from library
Option #5 - Authors Initials in "SIXPENCE"
Title: The Dark Unwinding
Author: Sharon Cameron
Date Read: 9/12/2015
TOTALS - THIS POST
Points This Post: 25
Golden Oldies This Post: No
Big Book This Post: No
TOTALS - OVERALL
Total Points: 60
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets:
15.10 - Nanowrimo!November is NAtional NOvel WRIting MOnth. When the going gets tough, writers need pep talks (and chocolate). 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).
Riding Lessons by Sara Gruen. Sara Gruen wrote a NaNoWriMo Peptalk in 2007.
This Post
Points: 15
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 387
Golden Oldies ticket request: no
Big Book ticket request: no
Total
Points: 45
Tasks Posted: 3
Books Posted: 3
Pages Read: 940
Golden Oldies ticket request: 0
Big Book ticket request: 0
RUCHI#15.10 (Nanowrimo!)
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
Kami Garcia - 2014 Pep Talker
Points this post : 135
Total points : 150
Andy P.Task # 5.8. Four Worlds
Read a book with one of the following words in the title/subtitle - Island
by Peter MayPoints this post: 5
Total points: 75
Bookwrm526Task 15.8 - Culture Vulture
Read a book found on the Native American Fiction List. I read
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, which appears on page one of the list.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 80
Tineke5.10 Create your own world!
Read a book of your choice.
I read Mrs Hudson's Diaries: A View from the Landing at 221b by Barry Cryer & Bob Cryer
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 25/1100
Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+:0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Julia10330.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
Book 1 - Chasing Sorcery, 512 pages, 4.62 rating
I read the ebook. Page numbers from paperback edition Woven with a Silent Motto
Claiming one BB ticket for 512 pages
Book 2 - The Devil's Seal, 352 pages, 3.91 rating
Total pages: 864
Difference in pages: 160
Difference in rating: .71
Post total: 30 points, 1 BB
Challenge total points: 85
Total BB: 1
Tasks completed: 4
Mod
10.6 - Back to Reality
non-fiction: The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by James D. Watson
10.10 Dreamcatcher
Dreams in title: Eagle Dreams: Searching for Legends in Wild Mongolia by Stephen J. Bodio
20.2. Rookie at the Top - Puppitypup's Task: Picky, picky, picky!
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
Approved in post 2
option A, genre Adventure
option C, genre Humor
option E, genre History
total = 115
Emsreviewsbooks5.10. Create Your Own World!
I read a publisher's advance copy of Highland Heat by Jennifer Haymore. It was approved for length in message 5048 of the verification thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/....
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 165
Books Read: 15
Tasks Complete: 15
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.10 - Group Reads
I read
by John Robert Lewis. I posted about the book in the group page here.Previous point total: 10
New points this post: 20
Total points: 30
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 2
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
10.3 - Intiauthor name starts and ends with the same letter
Eleven by Patricia Highsmith
Highsmith begins and ends with the letter "h"
Task total=10
Grand total=55
15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
My age adds up to 6; this book has a six-word title.
This book has "Childrens" as a main-page genre. The AR info for this book is: [IL: MG, BL: 8.6, AR Pts: 21.0].
Golden Oldie: This book was first published in 1883.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 190
GO Tickets: 2
BB Tickets: 1
Cindy C.Repost Task 30.6
Option 1: MEg Rosoff has me intact in her name. AR Bookfinder rating MG+.
**Meg Rosoff is a Goodreads Author.**
Picture Me Gone
Option 3: Fiction book written in first person.
"Our mother was a witch, too, but she hid it better. I miss her."
**Jessica Spotswood is a Goodreads Author.**
Born Wicked
Points this post: 30
Total points: 75
GRA: 2
Cindy C.Task 30.10-Sandy's Task:Moving the Fences!
Book 1: My choice. As of 7:18 pm PDT 09/13/15 the average rating is 4.09. The version I read had 512 pages.
**Patrick Taylor is a Goodreads Author.**
An Irish Country Courtship
Book 2: Fewer pages and lower rating than Book 1. As of 7:18 pm PDT 09/13/15 the average rating is 3.49. The version I read had 320 pages.
Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books You Haven't Touched Since High School
Total pages: 832
Difference in pages: 192
Difference in rating: .60
Points this post: 30
Total points: 10
Total tasks: 4
GRA: 3
15.3 - Past & Present
Rebel Queen by Michelle Moran
20.3 - Moving House
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
(Option 1)
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 35
Rebel Queen by Michelle Moran
20.3 - Moving House
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
(Option 1)
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 35
Jayme(the ghostreader)10.4 Ten Four Day
The Girl on the Trainby Paula Hawkins
69,073 5 star ratings prior to 09/01/15
Tasks Completed 1
Books Read: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
Points this task: 10
Grand Points: 10/1100
Anne (Booklady)10.5 - Penmanship Practice
by Sue Miller25.6 - Dakimel’s Task: Wedding Traditions
Opt 3 - Something Borrowed
Borrowed from my sis in law - Jenny
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
Opt 4: Something Blue
The shutter doors are blue
by Lise McClendonPoints in These Tasks: 35
Golden Oldies in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 1013
Totals:
Total Points: 65
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(0), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 4/61
Total Books Read: 5
Total Pages Read in Fall 2015 SRC: 1718
15.10 - Nanowrimo!Choose an author who has written a pep talk and read any book they have written
Ally Condie: Matched
Points this post: 15
Total points: 30
Kait5.3 - What are We Made of?
A book that is #4 or #8 in a series.
Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh -- #4 in the Psy-Changeling series
5.4 - Earth and Water
A book with the word of 3+ letters you made from "Trenten Caicai Vilu" in the title/subtitle.
Valiant by Laurann Dohner -- Valiant can be made from the phrase (Trenten Caicai Vilu) and is found in the title; I read the kindle ebook edition, here is the paperback: Valiant
15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!
A book where the number of words in the title makes up your age added to a single number.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2 by Alan Moore -- 25 > 2 + 5 = 7; 7 words in the title
15.9 - Animal Guides
A book that contains the name of an animal from the North American Totems list in its title or subtitle.
Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop -- Murder of Crows
Points This Post: 40
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 40
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Coralie10.1 Take the Stairs
Stairs on cover
20.3 Moving House
Option 2 – book published by virago
All Passion Spent
20.7 judge the Book by Its cover
Option 1 – winged creature on cover – butterfly
This post 50 points
Total to date 125 points
Task 15.6 THE NAME GAMEA Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
The noun is BRAD (Alan BRADley)
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 70/1,100
Books Read: 4
Completed Tasks: 4/61
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
CYNBAXTERTask # 15.08 – Culture Vulture
Book 1: The Round House by Louise Erdrich which is #41 on page 1 of the Native American Fiction list
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date = 120 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 2
LAUREN JODI10.4 Ten-Four Day
Still Life With Murder by P.B. Ryan
1009 5 star ratings as of September 13th
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 75/1070
Total Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 4/60
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.9
Option C title/subtitle contains an x (for Xhosa) or a z (for Zulu):Belzhar
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL:UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11.0
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date: 105/1100
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
5.9 Spider GrandmotherRead 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: 0
Mod
I read
- moon on the cover.15.7 - By the Numbers
I read Caught Stealing - 240 pages, first published in 2004.
15.10 - Nanowrimo!
I read The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde. Fforde wrote a pep talk in 2009.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 70
10.5 - Penmanship PracticeRead 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.
Points this post: 10
Totals:50
Andy P.Task # 5.3. What are We Made of?
Read a book that is #4 or #8 in a series
by C.J. BoxThis book is #4 in the Joe Pickett series.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 80
Andy P.Task # 10.3 - Inti
Read a book by an author* with a name that starts and ends with the same letter.
by David RosenfeltDavid starts and ends with a "D"
Points this post: 10
Total points: 90
Nick KY **Repost**25.3. Elizabeth B’s Grape Harvest
Book a. I read Ways of Going Home by Alejandro ZambraWays of Going Home by Alejandro Zambra, which takes place in Chile, #8 on the list of wine-producing countries. I live in the USA.
Book b. I read The Merlot Murders by Ellen CrosbyThe Merlot Murders by Ellen Crosby, with the varietal “Merlot” in the title.
Total Points So Far: 140
Bookwrm526Task #25.1 - The Fall Months; TWO BOOK TASK
Book 1. Read a book where the author's surname has 9, 10 or 11 letters. I read:
Prodigies: a novel by Angélica Gorodischer (11 letters).
Book 2. Read a book where the title contains a word with 9, 10, or 11 letters. I read:
Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø (also 11 letters).
Points this post: 25
Total points: 105
Aliciaaa1Task 10.9
Read a book with a word in the title, subtitle or author's name that is hyphenated.
She-Hulk, Vol. 1: Law and Disorder by Charles Soule.
Approved on Help Thread, message 15.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 25
20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the WildernessOption 1 - Historical Fiction
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Total Points: 20
15.1 - The TwinsRead TWO books with exactly the same title:
Both have the same title: NORTHANGER ABBEY
Claiming a Golden Oldies ticket for the book by Jane Austen as it was first published in 1817
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 115
Golden Oldies: √
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 6
BB Total:
GO Total: 3
SHELLEY UT5.6.Four Cords
P is for Peril by Sue Grafton
Points this task: 5
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Goodreads authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Nick KY30.10 Sandy’s Movin’ the Fences
Book 1. I read Stories of Three Decades by Thomas Mann. 567 pp, 4.52 rating
Book 2. -- I read Savage Summit: The True Stories of the First Five Women Who Climbed K2, the World's Most Feared Mountain by Jennifer Jordan. 320 pp, 3.93 rating
Total pages = 887
Difference in pages = 243
Difference in ratings = 0.59 (Info from 9/1/2015)
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for Stories of Three Decades at 567 pages. I had read 194 pages of this book before the challenge began.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 170
Big Books So Far: 500+ (1)
trishhartuk30.6 DonnaJo’s Task: Me, Myself, and I
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.
The Greengage Summer, ruMEr godden
3. I: Read a fiction book written in the first person...REQUIRED: Include in your post the first sentence from the book that demonstrates the first person perspective.
Murder, She Barked, Krista Davis
From the first paragraph: “It hadn’t been the best day. And now rain fell so hard on the windshield that the wipers whisked back and forth in overtime. If the needle on my gauge dipped any closer to E it would turn into one of my top-ten worst days, and that was saying a lot, considering that I’d recently left my job without any prospects...”
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 210
Tasks Completed: 8
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
Ava Catherine15.8 Culture Vulture
Read a book on the Native American Fiction list.
Page 1, # 24 on the list.
The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich
Points this post: 15
Total points: 305
SandyDTask 5.9 Spider Grandmother
Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER.
Three Hard Lessons by Nikki Sloane
Task Points = 5 points
Total points = 85 points
Ava Catherine30.1: Schatzie's Task: DNA
Option 2: Read a book that has a title that contains the letters: S-P-A-I-N.
The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel by Maureen Lindley
The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel=Spain
Option 4: Read a book that has an inanimate object that is green on the cover.
Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson
(green umbrella)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 335
Lacy Susanne5.1 Five Suns
Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala
Recounts the author's experience in and aftermath of the Sri Lankan tsunami.
5.10 Create Your Own World!
Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty
Not found in AR Bookfinder.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 90
SandyDTask 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Camilla's Task - Judge a Book by its Cover
Option 2:Read a book that shows a single female on the cover. No other human beings may be on the cover, but animals are allowed. The figure has to be identifiable as female.
Paradise by Tess Oliver
Task points = 20 points
Total points = 105 points
Jen UT10.1 - Take the Stairs
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Points this Post: 10
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Total Points: 40
BARBARA ★5.9 - Spider Grandmother
The White Dragon - Anne McCaffrey (A & M in spider grAndMother) 9/7
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10.9 - Bridge The Gap
Lust for Life - Jeri Smith-Ready (last name hyphenated) 9/9
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 85
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books - 500+: (0)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
85/1070 POINTS
TASK NUMBER :25.5 - All About My Dad!TASK DESCRIPTION: Book Made to Movie & Politics
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR:Stephen King
DATE READ: 9/14/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Option A - Book Contains Multiple Novellas, both made into a movie:
✤Rita Hayworth & Shawshank Redemption = Shawshank Redemption IMDB
✤The Body = Stand By Me IMDB
✤Apt Pupil = Apt Pupil IMDB
BOOK #2 READ:
AUTHOR:Mary Matalin
DATE READ: 9/7/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Option E
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 70
20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary AutumnI chose Option 1: author's initials found in phrase GO STAMPS GO
Animal Farm by George Orwell
GO
Task total=20
Grand total=75
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10.2 - Happy Hour!
Taken by Tuesday - #5 in the Weekday Brides series
15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!
The All You Can Dream Buffet - resulting number from my calculations was 6; there are 6 words in this title
points this post: 25
points total: 145