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FALL CHALLENGE 2016
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readerborad Name MAZZA115.3. October 28 is Frankenstein Day!
Option 2 one book that covers both -
title letters occur in the word in FRANKENSTEIN
AND Author name matches an actor in Frankenstein
Runaway
Title letter = R in FRANKENSTEIN
Author Peter May = Actor = Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein
Points this post = 15
Total Points to date = 720
CYNBAXTERTask # 20.09 – Moderator's Pet: Jaclyn TX's Task: Harry Potter!
Book 1: Read ONE book that contains at least one of the following words from the original Harry Potter series in its title or subtitle.
The Bone Chamber by Robin Burcell – the word is Chamber from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 255 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
BARBARA ★10.10 - The Apprentice
Captive Spirit - Anne Windsor (SPIRIT) 10/7
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25.3 - Nick KY’s Task – Autumn Moods
Option 2: What a Ghoul Wants - Victoria Laurie (castle on cover/352 pages) 10/8
Option 3: Ghoul Interrupted - Victoria Laurie (352 pages, set in New Mexico) 9/15
Total Pages: 352 + 352 = 704 pages
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 200
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Kim A's Task: The Pumpkin Capital of the WorldOption 4: Petticoat Ranch by Mary Connealy
10/2/16***
20.3 - Best Review - Katy's Task: Pokebooks
Option 3: When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke
10/7/16****
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristi CO's task: Fantasy Football Season
Option A: Winter by Marissa Meyer
9/12/16****
Points this post: 60
Total Points: 60
Mod
I read A Novel Bookstore. Top main page genre is Writing>Books About Books. It also has books on the cover -
.10.4 - Let's Build a House!
I read The Tao of Martha: My Year of LIVING; Or, Why I'm Never Getting All That Glitter Off of the Dog - word "living" in subtitle.
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Barbara ★'s Task: Heat Freak or Snowbird?
I chose option A and read The Cruelest Month, set completely in Canada (one of the listed "cold" countries).
Points this post: 35
Total points: 500
Brittany wrote: "5.10 - Diamond/Book of your ChoiceThe Cuckoo's Calling
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 55"
Readerboard name: Brittany G :)
Schatzie's Task: as suggested by Cindie: Fall Means Friends2. Jennifer: please read a book with the genre "Magical Realism" or "Fantasy"
Soulbound by Kristen Callihan
9/14/16***
MPG is "fantasy"
5. Book Club: read a book of your choice
Forevermore - 9/19/16****
30.3 - Jonquil’s Task- May all of your ups and downs in life be with a needle and thread.
Book 1: Oct 6th - Mad Hatter Day
- 9/15/16****Alice in the center of my quilt with the caterpillar and other Wonderland creatures around her.
Book 2: Sept 19th - International Talk Like a Pirate Day
- 9/23/16***Compass design in middle, edged with coins
Total this post: 30
Total Points: 90
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyDate: October 9, 2016
Task 5.10 - Diamond
A Ghost for Christmas - read 9/27 - length per post 5853 verified
Task 25.6 - Dakimel's Task: Cool Fall Fun
Option B. Walking the dog in the park. For this option, read a book with a dog on the cover.
Required: Include the cover.
- read 9/19Option C.
Required: Include the cover.
Lemon Chiffon Murder read 10/7
Task 30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Asian Culture
Option 1: Cherry Blossom Festival
The Silence of the Lambs by Tom Harris - read 9/14
Option 3: Kimono/Obi
Required: You must include the cover of the book when posting.
Heroes and Villains:Pawn in the Game (shows a cape) read 9/19 - length verified post 5853
Points this post: 60
Total Points to Date: 295
GO Tickets: 2
BB Tickets: 0
Julia10310.7 - Doing the Dewey
I rolled 4 + 5 = 9
Malachy McCourt's History of Ireland (classified as 941.5)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 220
Total BB: 4
Total GO: 1
Tasks completed: 12
Task 20.5 – Bigger is Better – Barbara ★ – Heat Freak or Snow BirdOption 3 – SNOW on cover
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 8.0
+++Golden Oldie+++ - first published in 1935
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 210 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
perletwo20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: The Cheekies. - Option 2: Verity - Read a book that is the second in a series. It must be identified as #2 in a series in the Goodreads metadata (series #2).
A Question of Inheritance (A Very English Mystery #2)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 535
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 7
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 41
Tasks completed: 32
MEGSCL10.2 - Writers Write
Read a book with a writing implement on the cover.
10.8 - 26 Letters
H=8. Harmless = 8 letters
TOTAL TO DATE:
points: 325
big book tickets: 5
25.1. - Sandy's Task: Folk Tales and MusicYour two books combined must have a total of at least 500 pages.
Book 1: Read a book from one of the following lists: Mythology/Folklore or Stories for Adults Who Love Fairy Tales
This is book # 37, page #1 in the Stories for Adults Who Love Fairy Tales list
This book has 224 pages
Book 2 - Folk music is another intangible form of folk art.
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
Gone
The song is: Where have all the flowers GONE
# 5 in list
This book has 294 pages
* This book was an ARC
224 + 294 = 518 pages
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POINTS
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 295/875
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 17
GO Total:
BB Total:
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Kim A's Task: The Pumpkin Capital of the WorldOption 2, a carnival ride on the cover: The Friends We Keep by Susan Mallery
Points this post: 20
Total points: 245
LAUREN JODI25.5 - Jamie NYC's Task: Shared Love of Reading
Option 3. Books to Film
Broken by Kelley Armstrong
Bitten (TV Series)
Option 6. Old and New
Author initials in CLASSIC ROCK:
Scream for Me by Karen Rose
*This is a big book (661 pages)
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 150/875
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 8/53
Big Book Ticket: 1
Jasmiina F15.8. Create Your Own Art.:
Read a nonfiction book that will teach you a new skill or help you improve one you’ve already acquired:
F**k It: The Ultimate Spiritual Way by John C. Parkin.
I learned to say "fuck it" to my problems and I learned some chi poses.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 100
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
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristi CO's task: Fantasy Football SeasonOption A.
Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin
Total Points = 195
Jonquil20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: The Cheekies
Option 1: number in the TITLE- three
Three Odd Balls
Cindy Blackburn
Paperback, 254 pages 10/8
Points this post: 20
Total points: 440
Books posted: 39
Tasks complete: 37
Pages this post: 254
Total pages as of this post: 11396
Jonquil20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Diane Whitney's Task: Count 'em Up!
5-letter author surname, 5-word title
Death of an Irish Diva
Mollie Cox Bryan
Paperback, 352 pages 10/7
Points this post: 20
Total points: 460
Books posted: 40
Tasks complete: 38
Pages this post: 352
Total pages as of this post: 11748
Readerboard Name MAZZA110.3 - 3 X 3
Read a book that has a three word TITLE that consists of a list of exactly different three words that are all the same part of speech: three nouns, three verbs, three pronouns, etc. Dictionary.com will be used to determine a part of speech. Subtitles should be ignored.
Tool Kit Clues
All Nouns as per dictionary.com
e book verified for length post number 5856
Points this post = 10
Total points to date 730
Jonquil20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Jaclyn TX's Task: Harry Potter!
book contains one of the words from the original Harry Potter series in title: Fire
Force of Fire
Rosa Turner Boschen
Kindle Edition 197 pages 10/9
Approved for length message 5858
Points this post: 20
Total points: 480
Books posted: 41
Tasks complete: 39
Pages this post: 197
Total pages as of this post: 11945
Jonquil20.10 - Group Reads
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
Katarina Bivald
Paperback, 394 pages 9/30
message 44 of group discussion
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 20
Total points: 500
Books posted: 42
Tasks complete: 40
Pages this post: 394
Total pages as of this post: 12339
Becky P30.5 - Catherine T's Task: Fall Out Over Autumn
Book 1- People- Girl Sweet Girl- edition read, Sweet Girl (paperback edition for page count) by Cristin Harber pg count 180
Book 2- People- Woman The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds- edition read, The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds (paperback edition for page count) by Selina Siak Chin Yoke pg count 474
Points this post- 30
Total Points- 100
20.3 - Best Review - Katy's Task: PokebooksOption 2: Ninetales. Read a collection of short stories, essays or novellas.
The Complete Stories by Truman Capote
Points this post: 20
Total points: 255
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book tickets: 1
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Kim A's Task: The Pumpkin Capital of the WorldOption 1: Read a book that was first published 50 or more years ago
Twelve Years a Slave published in 1853
**Claiming Golden Oldies ticket-published 1853**
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Barbara ★'s Task: Heat Freak or Snowbird?
Option 1: read a book set in a country with a predominantly cold environment
River Thieves
Takes place almost 100% in Newfoundland Canada
New Points: 40
Total challenge Points: 200
G.O.'s: 2
30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Asian CultureOption 1: Cherry Blossom Festival
I read We Could Be Beautiful. The author's initials, S and W Swan Huntley are found in the words cHerry bloSsom festival.
Option 3: Kimono/Obi
I read
, which features a dress on the cover. This book was approved on the help thread.At 580 pages, it is a *********Big Book***********
Points: 90
Books read: 10
tasks completed: 8
tasks in progress: 1
Big Books: 1
Pages read: 3509
perletwo5.4 - Flowers - Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in the 4th wedding anniversary flower CRANESBILL GERANIUM.
The Case Against Satan by Ray Russell
Points this task: 05
Total points: 540
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 7
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 42
Tasks completed: 33
Kim ATask 15.2 - It’s Not Too Late, but Don’t Wait Any Longer!
A - read a book that fits one of the Summer 2016 5, 10, 15 or 20 point tasks
Tenth Grade Bleeds by Heather Brewer
*Summer Task 5.2 - Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 or #6 in a series (#3 in The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod)
B - read a book that you added to your TBR, purchased, were given, added to your e-reader, etc., during June, July, or August 2016
Real Murders by
*added to TBR 8/16/16
Points This Post -15
Total Points - 155
20.7 Option 2: #2 in a series
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
20.8 single author whose last name* letter length is equal to the number of words contained in the book's title AND subtitle
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir 446 pages
(5 word title, 5 letter last name)
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 160
Tasks completed: 10
Books Read: 11
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Pamela32655.8 - Bronze
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley - Found on page 1 of list
15.1. Seasonal Words.
Book A - Word: Farmer
Rescued by the Farmer by Mia Ross
Book B - Word: Farmer
A Family for the Farmer by Laurel Blount
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Barbara ★'s Task: Heat Freak or Snowbird?
Option C:
by Karen Kirst - Snow on the trees and ground in the background25.3 - Nick KY’s Task – Autumn Moods
Option 2:
by Linda FordOption 3:
by Leann Harris - Set in Quay County, New Mexico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quay_Co...
30.3 - Jonquil’s Task- May all of your ups and downs in life be with a needle and thread.
Book 1: Sept 4 - Eat an Extra Dessert Day
by Lisa Jordan - There are ice cream cones on the cover. My quilt would be made of fabric with luscious desserts on it. Ice cream cones would be embroidered on the border.Book 2: Nov 17 - Take a Hike Day
by Mindy ObenhausMy quilt would be made of blocks featuring beautiful outdoor scenes.
Points this post: 95
Total Points: 440
Golden Oldie books this post:
Total Golden Oldie books: 2
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
20.1 Most Improved – Camilla’s task: Sep – Oct – NovOption 3. November - read a book with the page count, as listed on Goodreads, that contains the number nine
Montana Rose by Mary Connealy
319 pages
9/28/16****
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: The Cheekies.
Option 2: Verity - Read a book that is the second in a series
Thorn Queen by Richelle Mead
Dark Swan #2
10/1/16***
Total this post: 40
Total Points: 130
25.7 Brooke TX's Task: It's Our First Anniversary, SRC!Option 4: read a book that is #1 in a new to you series
The Wrath & the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
Wrath and the Dawn #1
9/26/16*****
Touch the Dark by Karen Chance
Cassandra Palmer #1
9/27/16***
Total this post: 25
Total Points: 155
Didi30235.3 - Leather
Read a book with the genre Travel on its main book page.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
CURRENT POST
Points: 5
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 90
Didi30235.5 - Wood
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list of trees.
Cherry
The Cherry Harvest by Lucy Sanna
CURRENT POST
Points: 5
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 95
Didi30235.10 - Diamond
Read a book of your choice.
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Points: 5
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 100
Didi302310.8 - 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.
Using words (no subtitle)
Call Me Princess by Sara Blaedel
CURRENT POST
Points: 10
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 110
Didi302320.10 - Group Reads
Scandinavian Crime Fiction: The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
CURRENT POST
Points: 20
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 130
perletwo10.7 - Doing the Dewey - Roll two dice. Add the numbers you get together and read a book with the corresponding Dewey decimal designation: 2 = 200s; 3 = 300s; 4 = 400s; 5 = 500s; 6 = 600s; 7 = 700s; 8 = 800s; 9 = 900s; 10 = 000s; 11 = 100s; 12 = wildcard, select a number from 1-11 and use the corresponding Dewey decimal classification.
For the purposes of this task, Classify will be used to determine the Dewey decimal classification for each book. Your book must appear on the Classify website. The most frequent determination listed under DDC for your book edition ISBN* will be used to determine fit. It must be a number. Books may be fiction if they are listed on the Classify website and a number is the most frequent result . Required: State the numbers you rolled and the Classify Dewey Decimal class.
I rolled 5/3. 5+3=8, so I needed a book in the 800s
The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie - The Classify Dewey Decimal class listing for the book is 823.912.
First printed in 1942, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 550
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 43
Tasks completed: 34
Kristi CO20.3 - Best Review - Katy's Task: Pokebooks
Option 2: short stories/essays
Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer by Heather Lende
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
JAMTOWN 80REPOST FOR TASK 30.3 - May All Your UPS and DOWN be with a needle and thread
Approval of these books in message 14 of the associated help thread
Book 1 : Ask A Stupid Qustion - September 28
- Small Town Superhero- my quilt consists of a green background with young male head cocked to a side with the expression saying - Are you serious?Book 2 : Forget Me Not - November 10
- My quilt consists of a young girl sitting in a garden shedding the petals from flowers reminiscent of the old game- He loves me, he loves me not
Post #1030.4 - Dlmrose’s task: All in Order
Book 1. Read a book that contains an ordinal number* in its TITLE.
Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet
Book 2. Read a book in a series that is the SAME NUMBER in series as the ordinal number from Book 1.
Snow Blind (PI Julie Collins #4)
Points this post:30
Total Points:195
Books read: 15
Tasks Done: 11
Christine V5.9 - Willow
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
I read the indicated Kindle edition. Link to top PB (no MMP available): The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
Points this post: 5
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 13
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=2)
Readerboard Name MAZZA115.6. Be Artful
Read a book with the phrase “The Art of” in the title/subtitle. The phrase must appear intact, with no other words interrupting the words in the phrase - for example, The Fine Art of Truth or Dare would NOT work, because "fine" interrupts the 3 word phrase.
The Art of Fielding
Book is 512 pages long therefore earns 1 Big book ticket
Points this post = 15
Points to date =735
BB Tickets this post = 1
BB Tickets to date 10
trishhartuk5.1 - Paper
Read a a book with a main page genre “Books about Books” or with book(s) on cover. Required: Include the cover in your post if using the cover option.
I see lots of books here!Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 420
Tasks Completed: 20
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1 (500+ x1)
Reader Name: Daphne10.6 Three of the Same
title/subtitle that contains at least 2 different words that end with same 3 letters
Bring Back the King: The New Science of De-extinction
-ING - brING and kING
30.3 May all of your ups and downs in life be with a needle and thread
Book Covers: 2 Holidays
Sept-Nov
9/19: International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Any good pirate quilt would never be complete with a PIRATE SHIP on it. :)
9/9: Teddy Bear Day
I'm going to add the 3 handsome bears on the cover of the book to my quilt for Teddy Bear Day.
Mod
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Barbara ★'s Task: Heat Freak or Snowbird?
option 1, set in Estonia: When the Doves Disappeared by Sofi Oksanen
25.5 - Jamie NYC's Task: Shared Love of Reading
option 3, book to film: An Obvious Fact by Craig Johnson series inspired Longmire
option 5, science genre (or option 6 initials AR): Proof: The Science of Booze by Adam Rogers
30.3 - Jonquil’s Task- May all of your ups and downs in life be with a needle and thread.
Book 1, December 14, Monkey Day, The day celebrates monkeys and all other primate cousins of humans such as apes, chimpanzees, and gibbons.
Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra FullerMy quilt would have a chimp
Book 2, October 1, International Coffee Day celebrates one of the most popular beverages in the world - coffee.
A Cup of Friendship by Deborah RodriguezMy quilt would be a kitchen table runner with coffee mugs, a sugar bowl and creamer with a coffee theme
total = 645
Readerboar Name MAZZA115.7. Sing Along!
Read a novel that has been turned into a musical, from the following list: Novels that have been turned into musicals
The Bridges Of Madison County
Points this post = 15
Total Points to date = 750
KATIEGIRL15.2 - It's Not Too Late, but Don't Wait Any Longer!
A. A book that fits one of the Summer 2016 5, 10, 15 or 20 point tasks.
The Widow by Fiona Barton
Book fits Summer 2016 task 10.5 - But Watch Out - It's Hurricane Season! - A book whose author shares a name with one of the 2016 hurricane names. Fiona is one of the hurricane names.
B. A book that you added to your TBR during June, July or August 2016.
The Memory Book by Lara Avery
Book added to my TBR on July 18, 2016.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 150
Total tasks: 9
BB total: 4
GO total: 2
loafer10.6 - Three of the Same
Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains at least 2 different words that end with same 3 letters.
Finders Keepers by Stephen King
words: Finders Keepers
I listened to the audiobook, mass mkt pb version: Ό,τι βρεις, δικό σου
at 512 pages, it is a "Big Book"
points: 10
total: 355
BB: 6
GO: 6
tasks completed: 23
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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The Moon-Spinners (other topics)Sweet Tomorrows (other topics)
The Cruelest Month (other topics)
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Task 5.2 - Cotton
read a book set in North Carolina
The Quaker Café by Brenda Bevan Remmes
blurb: "her faith and her friends in the small, rural North Carolina town of Cedar Branch"
Task 10.1 - Self-Taught
read a book by an author from the list
The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle
Task 15.5 - Autumn Reads
read a book on the list
A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie
on page 5 #457 of the list
Task 20.6 - Fantasy Football Season
option 1 - read a book with fantasy MPG by a female author
Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey
Task 25.6 - Cool Fall Fun
option C - read a book with a baked item on the cover
A Murder Moist Foul by Carol Durand
option D - read a book whose author shares a name with listed narrators
Because She Loves Me by Mark Edwards
Mark shared with Mark Bramhall
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new points this post = 75
total points = 600