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FALL CHALLENGE 2016
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Reader board name: Nicola T20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Diane Whitney's Task: Count 'em Up!
Read a book written by a single author whose last name* letter length is equal to the number of words contained in the book's title AND subtitle.
I read The Country of Ice Cream Star which has 6 words in its title whose author Sandra Newman has 6 letters in her surname
This book is 640 pages in length and so i claim 1 BB ticket.
Points this post: 20
BB this post: 1
Books Read: 4
Tasks completed: 4
Points overall: 75
BB: 1
GO: 0
perletwo15.3. October 28 is Frankenstein Day! - Book A – read a book whose author’s name matches either the first or last name of one of the actors who played Frankenstein Frankenstein actors. Names must match exactly, but need not appear in the same position - for instance, the author Walker Percy would work for the actor Percy Standing. REQUIRED: Include the name of the actor in your post.
The Laws of Murder by Charles Finch (matches actor Charles Stanton Ogle)
Book B – read a book in which the first letter of each word in the title can be found in FRANKENSTEIN. Subtitles may be ignored.
Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon
Points this task: 15
Total points: 420
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 7
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 31
Tasks completed: 25
Blueberry20.5
opt. 3 Read a book with either snow or a desert-like scene on the cover.
Manitou Canyon
approved Help thread post #29
Pts: 20
Total pts: 125
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Kim A's Task: The Pumpkin Capital of the World4. Run by Ann Patchett
Total Points = 20
20.1 Most Improved – Camilla’s task: Sep – Oct – NovOption 3. November
The Martian by Andy Weir
369 pg.
Total Points = 40
20.4 - Golden Oldies - JamminJenny's Task: Fall ChangesOption C:
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* by Robert Louis Stevenson
*Golden Oldies Ticket (pub. 1886)*
Total Points = 60
30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Asian CultureOption 1: Cherry Blossom Festival
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Option 3: Kimono/Obi
The Queen of the Night* by Alexander Chee
*Big Book Ticket (561 pg.)
Total Points = 90
loafer30.3 - Jonquil’s Task- May all of your ups and downs in life be with a needle and thread.
Book 1: Select a September -November holiday from the Fun Holidays website’s list. Read a book that has a cover with any object or scenario that you think could be used to represent that quirky holiday’s celebration.
The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
September 6/ Read a book day
my quilt would feature an image of me reading at the shore (probably not actually in the water though, lol)
Book 2: Repeat for a second (different) holiday
My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
November 12/ Happy hour day
My quilt would feature a cocktail for Happy hour
My Man Jeeves is a "golden oldie", published in 1919
points: 30
total: 230
BB: 5
GO: 3
tasks completed: 15
Reader name : Maya-----
5.2 - Cotton
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these top 5 cotton-producing US states or top five cotton-producing countries: North Carolina
Book read: Deep Fried and Pickled
Required: Set in North Carolina according to this review
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5.5 - Wood
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list of trees
Book read: Black Waters
Required: Black Ash is a tree on the list.
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5.6 - Candy
Read a book by an author who has at least 2 Ms in their GR name.
Book read: Irreparable Harm
Required: Author's name is Melissa F. Miller.
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5.9 - Willow
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that contains an X.
Book read: Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My!
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Points this post: 20
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Tasks completed: 31
Big Book tickets: 7
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Points Total: 510
Reader name : Maya-----
10.5 - Folk Art
Read a book in which all the letters of FOLK ART can be found in any order in the title, subtitle, and/or author's name.
Book read: KILLER FOUNDATION
Required: FOLKART all found in title
Approved for length : here
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10.6 - Three of the Same
Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains at least 2 different words that end with same 3 letters
Book read: The Darkest Part of the Forest
Required: darkEST/forEST
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10.8 - 26 Letters
Read a book in which the number of words or letters in the title match the numerical designation of the first letter of the title.
Book read: Blood Orchids
Required: BLOOD ORCHIDS has 2 words and B is the 2nd letter in the alphabet
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Points this post: 30
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Tasks completed: 34
Big Book tickets: 7
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Points Total: 540
Reader name : Maya-----
15.7. Sing Along!
Read a book that has been turned into a musical, from the following list: Books that have been turned into musicals
Book read: Anne Of Green Gables
Required: Anne of Green Gables is on the list.
I am claiming 1 GO ticket for Anne of Green Gables. Anne of Green Gables was published in 1908.
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20.4 - Golden Oldies - JamminJenny's Task: Fall Changes
Option C: Read a book where ALL the letters in HARVESTING can be found in any combination of title, subtitle and/or author's name.
Book read: The Substitute by Denise Grover Swank
Required: HTI in title
ARVESNG in author's name
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - Barbara ★'s Task: Heat Freak or Snowbird?
Option 3: Read a book with either snow or a desert-like scene on the cover.
Book read: Into the Hollow
Required:
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25.2 - Andy P's task: Harvest Time
1) Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the word HARVEST.
2) Read a book which has a tree with leaves on the cover or with TREE or TREES in the title.
Book read: 1) Summer of Change
Book read: 2) Pitch Black
Required: 1) Both A and E are in HARVEST ; 2 )
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25.5 - Jamie NYC's Task: Shared Love of Reading
Option 4 - Read a book from the listopia Best Social & Political Satires.
Option 6 - Read a book where the author's first and last name initials are found in CLASSIC ROCK.
Book read: Bel Canto
Book read: Be My Love
Required: 4) Bel Canto is on page 2 of the list. 6) Be My Love is written by Lucy Kevin , where L&K can both be found in CLASSICROCK
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Points this post: 140
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Tasks completed: 40
Big Book tickets: 7
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Points Total: 645
Nick KY15.2 It’s Not Too Late…
Book 1. From Summer Task 10.2 Bobbleheads -- Read a book not set on planet Earth. I read Nightside the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe. From its GR homepage metadata: “set in a world existing inside a giant spaceship sent from Urth to colonize a distant planet. “
Book 2. Added to my TBR Aug. 16, I read The Widow Killer by Pavel Kohout. Inspired by the summer task to read a book set in an EU country other than the UK, I added a bunch of books set in Prague, the Czech Republic, including this one.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 225
trishhartuk30.5 Catherine T’s Task: Fall Out Over Autumn
Go to effingpot.com, choose a category and select word(s) or phrase(s) in bold. Read a book with that EXACT word or phrase in the title or subtitle - no variations. You can read one or two books, provided the total page count is at least 600 pages.
Category: Around the House –Garden
Down the Garden Path, Dorothy Cannell - PB: 275pg
Category: Around the House –Earth
Hollow Earth, John and Carole E Barrowman - PB: 336pg
AR Quiz No. 224691 EN Fiction. AR Bookfinder Quiz: IL: MY - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 12.0
Total pages: 275 + 336 = 611pg
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 340
Tasks Completed: 16
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Jen UT15.2 - It’s Not Too Late, but Don’t Wait Any Longer!
A. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen Using Summer 2016 Task 15.3 Book B.
B. Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari Added to my to-read list June 25, 2016
Points this post: 15
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Total points: 20
Michelle GA5.2 - Cotton
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these top 5 cotton-producing US states: Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina
I read
Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter.*REQUIRED: Identify the setting and provide a reference if it is not evident in the title, description or metadata.
{Book is set in fictional Grant County, GA as noted in metadata.}
Points this post: 5
Total points: 200
Books posted: 16
Tasks complete: 14
Pages this post: 418
Total pages as of this post: 5759
Golden Oldies: 0; Total = 1
Big Book: 0; Total = 2
JUKKA15.3. October 28 is Frankenstein Day!
Option 2: Book whose author has a name that matches the name of a Frankenstein actor, and whose title's words start with letters from FRANKENSTEIN.
Shaft: A Complicated Man by David F. Walker. David F. Walker matches actor David Gest.
Points this post: 15
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 140/875
Total Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 12/53
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
25.7 Brooke TX's Task: It's Our First Anniversary, SRC!O-1: Escândalos Privados by Nora Roberts
*BB with 672 pages*
Points this post: 25
Total: 320
Task 5.2 - Cotton Help Thread
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these top 5 cotton-producing US states: Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina or top five cotton-producing countries: China, India, Pakistan, Brazil or Uzbekistan
Required: Identify the setting and provide a reference if it is not evident in the title, description or metadata.
Dlmrose explicitly approved in help thread. 110 of 208 pages set in Texas, USA.
Before We Visit the Goddess (2016) by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 208 pages)
60 + 05 = 65
Tasks Completed: 05
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 60 + 05 = 65
Books read: 05
Pages read: 1,286
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 01
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
30.1 - Schatzie's Task: as suggested by Cindie: Fall Means FriendsOption 1 - Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas
Author's first name starts with L
Option 5 - Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
Free choice
POINTS: 255
20.10 Group ReadThe Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Message #16 in the discussion thread
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 90
Tasks completed: 7
Books Read: 7
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Pamela326510.4 - Let's Build a House!
Her Unexpected Family by Ruth Logan Herne - Family Room
10.5 - Folk Art
A Nanny for Keeps by Janet Lee Barton - anannyFOrKeepsjanetLeebARTon
15.2. It’s Not Too Late, but Don’t Wait Any Longer!
Book A: Task 5.2 Cubism - The Bachelor's Sweetheart by Jean C. Gordon - The Donnelly Brothers #3
Book B: A Rancher of Convenience by Regina Scott - added to my TBR 8/20/16
15.3. October 28 is Frankenstein Day!
Option 2: Small-Town Nanny by Lee Tobin McClain - Actor: Christopher Lee - fraNkSTein
15.7. Sing Along!
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Originally published in 1859 - Golden Oldie
672 pages - BIG BOOK
15.8. Create Your Own Art.
Level Up Your Life: How to Unlock Adventure and Happiness by Becoming the Hero of Your Own Story by Steve Kamb - I need to increase my level of fitness.
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Kim A's Task: The Pumpkin Capital of the World
Option 4: Arizona Homecoming by Pamela Tracy - pArade
20.3 - Best Review - Katy's Task: Pokebooks
Option 3: Montana Cowboy Daddy by Linda Ford - According to the author's profile, Linda Ford lives in Alberta, Canada
20.4 - Golden Oldies - JamminJenny's Task: Fall Changes
Option C: Reuniting with the Cowboy by Shannon Taylor Vanatter - REuniTING with the cowboy SHAnnon taylor Vanatter
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristi CO's task: Fantasy Football Season
Option A: Freedom's Landing by Anne McCaffrey
30.5 - Catherine T's Task: Fall Out Over Autumn
Category: People; Word: Girl
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale - 383 pages
Small-Town Girl by Jessica Keller - 224 pages
Total pages: 607
Points this post: 190
Total Points: 300
Golden Oldie books this post: 1
Total Golden Oldie books:
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
MEGSCL5.4 - Flowers
Read a book by an author whose initials are found in CRANESBILL GERANIUM. Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
15.8. Create Your Own Art.
Read a nonfiction book that will teach you a new skill. I am trying to improve my leadership skills. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
TOTAL TO DATE:
points: 210
big book tickets: 4
Reader Name: Daphne10.5 Folk Art
ALL letters of FOLK ART in title/sub/author
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time by Jonathan Weiner
F in Finch
O in Our
L in Evolution
K in Beak
A in Beak
R in Our
T in Evolution
Total Points: 365
LAVENDER30.3 - Jonquil’s Task- May all of your ups and downs in life be with a needle and thread.
Read a book that has a cover with an object/scenario to represent a quirky holiday’s celebration from the Fun Holidays list (Sep-Nov).
Unintended Consequences by Marti GreenSeptember 9: Teddy Bear Day - Teddy Bear on cover of Book 1
My quilt will highlight the teddy bear on the cover and be surrounded by other bears of different styles and colors - in between those would be other children's toys (blocks, dolls, trains, etc.) to convey the idea of a child's playroom.
AND
Sad Cypress by Agatha ChristieNovember 3: Sandwich Day - Sandwich on cover of Book 2
My quilt will highlight the sandwich on the cover and be surrounded condiments (mustard, mayo, pickles, etc.) and have ants stitched around and between to convey the idea of a picnic.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 7
5.4 FlowersThe Aviator's Wife
15.9 Can't Wait to Read It!
Nutshell
List: Most Anticipated Fiction Second Half 2016-September
Points this post: 20
Total points: 50
Creynard30.4 - Dlmrose’s task: All in Order
Book 1: First Test by Tamora Pierce
Ordinal # "First".
Book 2: Until the Sun Falls from the Sky by Kristen Ashley
First in "The Three" series.
***Until the Sun Falls from the Sky is a Big Book at 510 pages. Claiming 1 Big Book ticket***
Points this post: 30
Total points: 120
BB this post: 1
Total BB: 2
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 14
15.3. October 28 is Frankenstein Day!1 - The Walking Dead, Vol. 07: The Calm Before by Robert Kirkman
ROBERT Kirkman has the same first name as both ROBERT Rodan and ROBERT de Niro
2 - Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan
The first letter from each word in the title is found in FRANKENSTEIN (subtitle ignored)
POINTS: 270
Readerboard Name - LaureY30.3 - Jonquil’s Task- May all of your ups and downs in life be with a needle and thread.
Book 1
Holiday: November 28th - Red Planet Day
The book has a red moon/planet on the cover - this would be my centerpiece with a border of applique planets from the solar system.
Book 2 - Holiday: Saturday 8th October - Astronomy Day
The theme of my quilt would be an eclipse - the dark sun surrounded by a corona of 'flames' as a repeat pattern on a black/starry material.
Previous point total: 175
New points this post: 30
Total points: 205
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 13
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
BIG BOOKS: 500+: (2), 750+: (0); 1000+: (0)
Kristi CO20.5 - Bigger is Better - Barbara ★'s Task: Heat Freak or Snowbird?
Option 1: snowbird
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (Russia)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Reader name : Maya-----
5.3 - Leather
Read a book with the genre Travel on its main book page
Book read: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Required: noted in help thread
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Points this post: 5
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Tasks completed: 41
Big Book tickets: 7
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Points Total: 650
CEELEETask 5.1 Paper
Read a book with the main page genre "Books About Books" or read a book with books on the cover.
I chose THE READING GROUP by Elizabeth Noble
The Reading Group
Wow I really got myself entangled in the characters' lives in this book!
Total points for Task: 5
Total Books Read for Task: 1
BB Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
GO Tickets claimed for Task: 0
Total tasks completed for Fall Challenge: 1
Totla Books Read for Fall Challenge: 1
Total Points for Fall Challenge: 5
Total BB Tickets Claimed for Fall Challenge: 0
Total GO Tickets claimed for Fall Challenge: 0
Michelle GA10.10 The Apprentice
Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word of at least three letters that can be made from the letters of APPRENTICESHIP.
I read
The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain.*REQUIRED: State the word you are using.
{Prince}
>>Book is listed as MG+.
Approved here.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 210
Books posted: 17
Tasks complete: 15
Pages this post: 240
Total pages as of this post: 5999
Golden Oldies: 1; Total = 2
Big Book: 0; Total = 2
Andy P.Task # 10.4 - Let's Build a House
Read a book with a title that contains at least one word from this list of rooms or areas that can be found in a house: family
by Elizabeth LettsPoints this post: 10
Total points: 195
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: The Cheekies.Option 2: Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as second in a series.
The Wire In The Blood by Val McDermid Tony Hill and Carol Jordan #2
Claiming a Big Book ticket - 533 pages.
Points this post: 20
Points in total: 180
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book tickets: 1
15.7. Sing Along!Read a book that has been turned into a musical, from the following list: Books that have been turned into musicals
Book read: Anne Of Green Gables
Required: Anne of Green Gables is on the list.
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17.0 (for unabridged version, this edition is also not abridged)
I am claiming 1 GO ticket for Anne of Green Gables. Anne of Green Gables was published in 1908.
Fixing only, total still 650
MEGSCL20.10 - Group Reads
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
comments posted in message 39
TOTAL TO DATE:
points: 230
big book tickets: 4
10.8 - 26 LettersI read Circling the Sun. The first letter of the first word in the title starts with a C which is the third letter of the alphabet, and this title is 3 words long.
Points: 50
books read: 7
tasks completed: 4
tasks in progress: 2
pages read: 2419
Pat ◎20.6 ~ Seasoned Reader – Kristi CO's task: Fantasy Football Season
Task Description ~ Option A. Read a book written by a female author AND that has "Fantasy" as a main page genre.
The Bees by Laline PaullCompleted ~ 9.27.16
Pages ~ 340
Points this post ~ 20
Total Points ~ 305
Tasks Completed ~ 18
Books Read This Season ~ 22
Pages Read This Season : 7451
30.3 - Jonquil’s Task- May all of your ups and downs in life be with a needle and threadBook 1, Eat an Extra Dessert Day (Sep 4): Since You've Been Gone by Anouska Knight
My quilt would consist of rows of cakes, similar to this charming quilt: cake quilt
Book 2, Go for a Ride Day (Nov 22): The Summer Before the War: A Novel by Helen Simonson
My quilt would feature a bicycle, similar to this one: bicycle quilt
30.5 - Catherine T's Task: Fall Out Over Autumn
Titles containing words with different meanings in British and American English:
Book 1, category Slang, word is Ring: Put a Ring On It by Beth Kendrick, 283 pages
Book 1, category Around the House, word is Garden: The Lavender Garden by Lucinda Riley, 416 pages
Points this post: 60
Total points: 145
5.4 FlowersRead a book where the author's initials can be found in Cranesbill Geranium
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Sideby Agatha Christie
C and A from Cranesbill
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Points Earned: 5
Big Books: 0
Grand Total: 5/875
15.1. Seasonal Words1 - It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas
Descriptive fall word = autumn
2 - Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
Descriptive spring word = spring
POINTS: 285
trishhartuk20.5 - Bigger is Better - - Barbara ★’s Task: Heat Freak or Snowbird?
Option 1: Snowbird? Read a book set in a country with a predominantly cold environment. Your book must be set (at least 50%) in one of the following locations: Estonia, Finland, Mongolia, Iceland, Greenland, Russia, Kazakhstan, Canada, Antarctica or Alaska.
In the Shadow of the Glacier, Vicki Delany
Set in Canada. First line of the GR description: “Trouble is brewing in the small, bucolic mountain town of Trafalgar, British Columbia.”
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 360
Tasks Completed: 17
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Christine V15.3. October 28 is Frankenstein Day! - Option 1
Book A: The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors by Dan Jones (matching actor Freddie Jones). I read the indicated audio edition - link to top PB (no MMP available): The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
Book B: Emma I read the indicated audio edition. Link to top MMP: Emma
Emma was first published in 1815. ***Claiming Golden Oldie Ticket***
Points this post: 15
GO Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 10
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
Readerboard Name MAZZA1Task 20. 10 Group Reads
I read The Keeper of Lost Causes
Pages 512 so claiming 1 BB ticket
I have commented on group reads thread - post 17
Points this post = 20
Total points 510
BB tickets this post = 1 claimed above
BB tickets total = 8
Reader Name: Daphne20.2 Pumpkin Capital of the World
1: Published before 1966
Have His Carcase
1st published in 1932
Total Points: 385
Reader Name: Daphne10.1 Self-Taught
Author List
Binary by John Lange
John Lange is a pseudonym of author Michael Crichton. Michael Chrichton is on the list.
Total Points: 395
Mod
I read The Summer Book. It appears on Best Books Featuring Grandparents. It's a one page list, so, on page 1.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: The Cheekies.
I chose option 2 and read A Torch Against the Night, #2 in the Ember in the Ashes series.
30.3 - Jonquil’s Task- May all of your ups and downs in life be with a needle and thread.
For my first book, I read
. I would use the hats on the front cover to make a quilt with hats, to celebrate Make a Hat Day (September 15.)For my second book, I read
. The mouse dressed as Hamlet on the front cover could be used for many quilts celebrating odd holidays, but in this case, I will use it for a quilt to celebrate Curious Events Day (October 9).Points this post: 65
Total points: 395
Ava Catherine20.5 Bigger is Better-Barbara's Task: Heat Freak or Snowbird?
Option 1:
Read a book set in a country with a predominantly cold environment. (Alaska) book approved help thread post # 35
To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
20.6 Seasoned Reader-Kristie CO's task: Fantasy Football Season
Option B: Read a debut book from the Goodread's Debut Author Snapshot list.
page 1
The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter-Coralie's Task: The Cheekies
Option 2:
Verity: Read a book that is second in a series.
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante
total=575
Ava Catherine10.5 Folk Art
Read a book in which all the letters of FOLK ART can be found in any order in the title, subtitle, and/or author's name.
He Who Fears the Wolf by Karin Fossum
F in fears
O in wolf
L in wolf
K in Karin
A in fears
R in fears
T in the
total=585
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5.7 - Desk Set
Read a book with a main character that is an author or journalist
Lit: A Memoir by Mary Karr
from the Goodreads author page: Mary Karr is an American poet, essayist and memoirist. She rose to fame in 1995 with the publication of her bestselling memoir The Liars' Club. She is the Peck Professor of English Literature at Syracuse University.
points: 5
total: 200
BB: 5
GO: 2
tasks completed: 14