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FALL CHALLENGE 2016
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Sara ITA20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Kim A's Task: The Pumpkin Capital of the World
Option 1: Read a book that was first published 50 or more years ago (1966 inclusive).
Lettere a Theo by Vincent Van Gogh
(original title: Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh)
Book first published in 1937
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Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Sara ITA20.3 - Best Review - Katy's Task: Pokebooks
Option 2: Read a collection of short stories, essays or novellas.
Le più belle fiabe dei fratelli Grimm by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
The (audio)book is a collection of 28 selected tales by the Brothers Grimm
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Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 40
Readerboard Name - LaureY5.5 - Wood
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list of trees.
The word if 'Sugar' as in 33 - Sugar Maple (Acer Saccharum).
The book is:
Sugar Daddy by Sawyer Bennett
Previous point total: 205
New points this post: 5
Total points: 210
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 14
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)
Reader Name: Daphne25.7 It's Our First Anniversary, SRC!
600 pages - Same task for both books
4: 1st in Series
The Strings of Murder 407 pages
Spellsinger 347 pages
Total Points: 460
LAVENDER30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Asian Culture
Option 1: Cherry Blossom Festival - Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL.
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie
A C found in CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL.
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Option 3: Kimono/Obi - Read a book with an article of clothing on the cover. The clothing may be shown being worn or in isolation.
Small Favor by Jim ButcherCharacter wearing a coat and hat on cover.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 140
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 10
Cindy FTask 20.5 Heat Freak or Snowbird?
Option 3: Snow on cover (approved in help thread)
by Diana GabaldonClaim 1 BB ticket 560 pages
Points this post:20
Total points:85
Tasks completed:6
Books read:6
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(2) 750+(1) 1000+(0)
CYNBAXTERTask # 5.03 – Leather
Book 1: Read a book with the genre Travel on its main book page
CHEF INTERRUPTED: Discovering Life's Second Course in Ireland with Multiple Sclerosis by Trevis L. Gleason – Author travels from Seattle to Ireland to start a new life
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 215 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
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30.3 - 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. Only holidays that appear on the Fun Holidays list from September 1-November 30 may be used.
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. Only cover images may be used, not the title graphic, author's name, series name or other design element (borders, award symbols, etc). -- Required: State the holiday and its date. Include the cover when you post. Explain the relationship of the book-cover object(s) to your selected holiday’s theme as it will appear on your quilt.
The Christie Caper - the cupcakes and petits-fours would make fine quilt appliques to illustrate "Eat A Second Dessert Day," Sept. 4Book 2: Repeat for a second (different) holiday from the Fun Holidays website's list. Only holidays that appear on the Fun Holidays list from September 1-November 30 may be used.
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. Only cover images may be used, not the title graphic, author's name, series name or other design element (borders, award symbols, etc). -- Required: State the holiday and its date. Include the cover when you post. Explain the relationship of the book-cover object(s) to your selected holiday’s theme as it will appear on your quilt.
- You'd need to embiggen the cover to see, but Batman's face is outlined with a cut-on-the-dotted-line graphic that just begs to be reproduced as quilt top-stitching. The whites of the eyes? Embroidery. To illustrate "Comic Book Day," Sept. 25.comics genre overridden here
Points this task: 30
Total points: 465
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 7
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 35
Tasks completed: 27
Bookwrm526Task #25.5 - Shared Love of Reading
Option 1: Read a book from the listopia Quests or Long Journey on Foot. I read The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, from page 1 (item #6) on the Quests list.
Option 6: Read a book where the author's first and last initials are found in CLASSIC ROCK. I read The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada.
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Task #30.2 - Asian Culture
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL. I read Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt.
Option 2: Read a book with a bird or birds on the cover. I read Birds of a Lesser Paradise: Stories by Megan Mayhew Bergman
.Points this post: 55
Total points so far: 170
Sarah E20.5 - Bigger is Better - Barbara ★'s Task: Heat Freak or Snowbird?
Option 1: Set over 50% in Alaska
ebook I read: Midnight Come Again
Paperback (no MMPB): Midnight Come Again
Points this post: 20
Total points: 45
Andy P.Task # 10.5 - Folk Art
Read a book in which all the letters of FOLK ART can be found in the author's name.
by Tom FranklinTOM FRANKLIN
Points this post: 10
Total points: 210
Delicious Dee10.1 - Self-Taught
Rain - author Amanda Sun is on the list
Points this post: 10
Points Total: 325
Readerboard Name- LaureY15.6. Be Artful
Read a book with the phrase “The Art of” in the title/subtitle.
The Art of X-Ray Reading by Roy Peter Clark
Previous point total: 210
New points this post: 15
Total points: 225
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 15
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)
Reader Name: Daphne20.6 Fantasy Football Season
1: MPG: Fantasy by a female author
The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan
Total Points: 480
Delicious Dee20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristi CO's task: Fantasy Football Season
Option A - The Year of the Flood - female author; fantasy genre approved in THT
Points this post: 20
Points Total: 345
VAL TX20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Kim A's Task: The Pumpkin Capital of the World - Please select ONE task from the following:
1. Read a book that was first published 50 or more years ago (1966 inclusive)
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Book first published in 1925, claiming a GO Ticket.
This post:
Points - 20
GO Tickets - 1
Total:
Points - 75
GO Tickets - 2
Lisa MD10.5 - 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 - Kate Clifford Larson
Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson
20.1 Most Improved – Camilla’s task: Sep – Oct – Nov:
Option 1. September - Read a book by an author whose initials are found in the word EQUINOX. .
To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
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CURRENT:
Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 2
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TOTALS:
Points: 170/875
Tasks Completed: 12/53
Books Read: 14
BB Tickets:
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Marina H25.7 Brooke TX's Task: It's Our First Anniversary, SRC!
Option 1: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Initials found in "HAPPY ANNIVERSARY" and 720 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 4
JESS PHILLY20.10 Group Reads
For this task I read The Keeper of Lost Causes. My post is #19 in the group discussion.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 55
Michelle GA15.8 Create Your Own Art
Read a nonfiction book that will teach you a new skill or help you improve one you’ve already acquired. If the new/improved skill and how it relates to you and your life is not obvious, please explain in your post.
I read
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition by Betty Edwards.{It was approved here.}
Points this post: 15
Total points: 235
Books posted: 19
Tasks complete: 17
Pages this post: 284
Total pages as of this post: 6591
Golden Oldies: 0; Total = 2
Big Book: 0; Total = 2
Readerboard Name MAZZA130.4 - Dlmrose’s task: All in Order
Read one Book one and one Book two:
Book 1. Read a book that contains an ordinal number* in its TITLE.
The Second Coming
Book 2. Read a book in a series that is the SAME NUMBER in series as the ordinal number from Book 1. The book must be identified as a series (title, #) in the series metadata on GR.
The Masked City Number 2 in invisible library series
Points this post = 30
Total to date = 540
CHRISTINA PA15.3 October 28 is Frankenstein Day!
Actor: John Bloom
Away
by Amy Bloom
Points this post: 15
Total points: 45
Books posted: 3
Tasks complete: 3
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Andy P.Task # 5.5 - Wood
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list of trees
by Lara VapnyarPine is # 39,40,,41 on list.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 215
Andy P.Task # 15.10. It's All About Family
Read a book from one of these lists: Best Books about Family Relationships.The Children's Crusade by Ann Packer
page 2 # 101 on 10/1/16
Points this post: 15
Total points: 230
Reader name: NAVI10.5 - 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
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15
Books posted: 2
Tasks complete: 2
Chris MD10.4 Let's Build a House
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
Matching the word "attic"
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 129 pages.
30.1 Fall Means Friends
1. Author's first or last name starts with "J" or "L"
My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past by Jennifer Teege
4. Book with more than one author
The Chase by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 416 pages.
30.2 Asian Culture
1. Author's initials in "cherry bLossoM festival"
The Young Elites by Marie Lu
3. Book cover shows an article of clothing
by Linda Lael MillerCover shows woman wearing western-style clothing
Points for this post: 10 + 30 + 30 = 70
Total points: 70 + 75 = 145
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big books: 500=1, 750=0, 1,000=0
Ava Catherine15.3 October 28 is Frankenstein Day!
Book 1: Read a book whose author's name matches either the first or last name of one of the actors who played Frankenstein.
actor-Percy Standing (author-Walker Percy)
Lancelot by Walker Percy
Book 2: Read a book in which the first letter of each word in the title can be found in FRANKENSTEIN.
After Rain by William Trevor
20.8 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.
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler (6 word title and subtitle, 6 letter last name)
375 pages
total=630
Ava Catherine20.4 Golden Oldies - JamminJenny's Task: Fall Changes
Option B: Read a book from the list "Down By the Sea."
page 1, #55
Devices and Desires by P.D. James
total=650
Ava Catherine25.1 Sandy's Task: Folk Tales and Music
Book 1: I read a book from the list "Mythology/Folklore."
page 1, #1
Beowulf: A New Verse Translation 213 pages
Book 2: Read a book, the title/subtitle of which contains a word of at least 4 letters from a song title listed on Folk Alley's 100 Most Essential Folk Songs.
#37 "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan
(word used=stone)
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese 541 pages
213+541=754 pages total
total=675
10.7 - Doing the Dewey I rolled a 6+2=8 =800's
I read: The Rum Diary
The most frequent DDC for this book is 813.54
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. If the first letter of the first word of the title is an A, the title may only contain one word or letter.
Arvida
Starts with A, the first letter of the alphabet, and is a one word title.
15.4. From A... to Z
I did Option 2, A- Read a book that starts with the letter A, and B- read a book where the author's name contains letter Z
All Inclusive by Farzana Doctor
Total new points: 35
Total challenge points: 115
EMurphyThe Kitchen God's Wife25.6 - Dakimel's Task: Cool Fall Fun
Option B: Dog on the cover
by Susan WilsonOption D: Book written by an author who shares at least one name with one of the listed narrators The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan (narrator is Amy Rubinate)
**Big Book Ticket (544 pages)
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket +500: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Total:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket +500: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
Jen UT20.1 - Most Improved – Camilla’s task: Sep – Oct – Nov
Option 3: Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Kim A's Task: The Pumpkin Capital of the World
1. Night by Elie Wiesel
Points this post: 40
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Total points: 60
Mod
I read War for the Oaks. Various types of oak are found at 34-38 on the list.
10.3 - 3 X 3
I read Boy, Snow, Bird - 3 word title, all nouns
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Diane Whitney's Task: Count 'em Up!
I read Friends in High Places by Donna Leon. 4 word title, 4 letters in author's last name, Leon. Book has 326 pages, so exceeds the 250 page minimum.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 430
CHRISTINA PA15.9: Can't Wait to Read It!
Edit to add from: Most Anticipated Fiction Second Half 2016-September
Sleeping on Jupiter
by Anuradha Roy
250 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 60
Books posted: 4
Tasks complete: 4
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Post #710.5 - 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.
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
reAdeRs OF broKen wheeL kaTrina
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15.5. Autumn Reads
Hallowe'en Party page one, currently #17
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Points this post:10 + 15=25
Total Points:115
Books read: 10
Tasks Done: 6
Kait25.5 - Jamie NYC's Task: Shared Love of Reading
Option 3 - A book (or any book from a series) that inspired a movie or television show.
Grave Peril by Jim Butcher -- The Dresden Files tv show was inspired by the series
Option 6 - A book where the author's first and last name initials are found in CLASSIC ROCK.
Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews -- CLASSIC ROCK
Points This Post: 25
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 90
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 0
M1NKS5.5 - Wood - Yellow Birch (Yellow)
Crome Yellow Published 1921
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Book *
5.8 - Bronze- page 2
Ivanhoe Published 1819/544 pages
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
* I Claim 1 x Big Book Ticket *
Points this post: 10
Total points: 160
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 11
M1NKS10.1 - Self-Taught
Cat's Cradle
10.4 - Let's Build a House! - Master
Master and Commander
Points this post: 20
Total points: 180
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 13
M1NKS20.1 - Sep – Oct – Nov
3. read a book with the page count, as listed on Goodreads, that contains the number nine (9) - 496 pages
Post Captain
Points this post: 20
Total points: 200
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 14
Jasmiina F15.4. From A... to Z:
Option A: Read a book whose title begins with the letter "A":
Adulthood Is a Myth: A "Sarah's Scribbles" Collection by Sarah Andersen.
Option B: Read a book whose title/subtitle or author's name contains the letter Z:
Luthor by Brian Azzarello.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 90
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Delicious Dee10.8 - 26 Letters
Backstage Pass - first letter is B; title has 2 words; B is second letter in alphabet
Points this post: 10
Points Total: 335
Dakimel5.1- Paper
10.10- The Apprentice
Act Like It (word: ACT)
15.9- Can’t Wait to Read It!
The Girls from Most Anticipated Fiction First Half 2016 - June
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Kim A's Task: The Pumpkin Capital of the World
4: Duke of Sin
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Barbara ★'s Task: Heat Freak or Snowbird?
1: The North Water (from approved post)
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Diane Whitney's Task: Count 'em Up!
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (8 word title, 8 letter surname)
25.3 - Nick KY’s Task – Autumn Moods
2: Howl's Moving Castle - (UG - 329 pigs)
4: Laurus - (352 pgs)
25.5 - Jamie NYC's Task: Shared Love of Reading
2: The Portable Veblen
3: The Girl on the Boat - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056022/?...
25.7 Brooke TX's Task: It's Our First Anniversary, SRC!
3: The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin (448 pgs)
4: Ride Hard - series is new to me (320 pgs)
TALLY:
This post - 165 points
Total - 280
Kmell335.1 - Paper
Read a book with book(s) on cover.
Required: Include the cover in your post if using the cover option.
Laura DiSilverio
Points - 5
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20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Jaclyn TX's Task: Harry Potter!
Read ONE book that contains at least one of the following words from the original Harry Potter series in its title or subtitle.
Book read: The Phoenix Unchained
Required: PHOENIX is on the list provided for task 20.9
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Points this post: 20
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Tasks completed: 46
Big Book tickets: 7
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Points Total: 755
30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Asian Culture1. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL.
Mortal Causes by Ian Rankin
3. Read a book with an article of clothing on the cover. The clothing may be shown being worn or in isolation.
by Nigel WilliamsThe central figure is wearing a hat, scarf and coat.
Points this post: 30
Points in total: 210
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 4
loafer15.10. It's All About Family
Read a book from one of these lists: Novels Featuring Grandparents or Best Books about Family Relationships.
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
from Best Books about Family Relationships list, pg 1 #25
published initially in 1811, it is a "Golden Oldie"
points: 15
total: 245
BB: 5
GO: 4
tasks completed: 16
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: The Cheekies.Option 1: Troy - Read a book that has a number in the TITLE.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel - has the number 11 in the title
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Oldie:
Big Book:
Total Points: 140
Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 8
Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1
Andy P.Task # 5.1 - Paper
Read a book with a book on cover.
by Larry D. Sweazybook held by woman behind index card, also books on shelf in background
Points this post: 5
Total points: 235
10.8 - 26 LettersBetween Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction
Using words and NOT using the subtitle
15.6 - Be Artful
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: The Cheekies.
Option 1: Troy
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
number in title
Points this post: 45
Total points: 75
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Book 1, ordinal number in the title: First Comes Love by Emily Giffin (First)
Book 2, same number in series as the ordinal number from Book 1: Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn (Lady Julia Grey #1)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 175