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FALL CHALLENGE 2016
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Sheila25.2 - Andy P's task: Harvest Time
Book 1:
Only the Innocent by Rachel AbbottPaperback, 459 pages
and
Book 2:
What You See by Ann MullenKindle Edition, Second Edition, 314 pages
25.3 - Nick KY’s Task – Autumn Moods
Option 1. Daggers
Not Dead Enough by Peter Jamesand
Option 3. Santa Fe
Santa Fe Rules by Stuart WoodsTotal Points = 565
BARBARA ★25.5 - Jamie NYC's Task: Shared Love of Reading
Option 3: A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin 10/10
Big Book = 1125 pages
Link to IMBD: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/
Option 6: Edge of Sight - Roxanne St. Claire 9/9
(clasSiC Rock)
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 230
BIG BOOKS: 500+: (3), 750+: (0); 1000+: (1)
SpiderMac5.5 Wood
Read a book with a word in the title from the provided list of trees.
I read The Black Box by Michael Connelly
My word is BLACK . My tree is BLACK ash.
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5.7 Desk Set
Read a book a book with a main character that is an author or journalist (novelist, journalist, blogger, TV script writer, etc).
I read Unnatural Causes by P.D. James
The murder takes place in isolated Monksmere Head on the Suffolk coast where numerous writers live or have come to write. The murder victim is an author, several of the suspects are authors, and the detective, Adam Dalgleish, is a published poet.
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5.9 Willow
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that contains an X.
I read Bird Box by Josh Malerman
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10.1 Self-Taught
Read a book written by one of the listed 17 Famous Authors Who Didn’t Study Writing.
I read Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 32.0
J.K. Rowling is one of the listed authors.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Points this post: 25
Points total: 485/875
Golden oldies total: 0
Big book ticket total: 1
Tasks completed: 33/53
Books read: 38
KATIEGIRL30.2 - Asian Culture
Option 2: A book with birds on the cover.
The Hundred-Year Walk: An Armenian Odyssey by Dawn Anahid MacKeen
Option 3: A book with an article of clothing on the cover.
The Magician's Lie by Greer Macallister
Books approved in help thread message 58.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 180
Total tasks: 10
BB total: 4
GO total: 2
Cindy FTask 5.1 Paper
Book on cover
by Mary Anna EvansPoints this post:5
Total points:100
Tasks completed:9
Books read:9
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(2)750+(1)1000+(0)
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Kim A's Task: The Pumpkin Capital of the WorldOption 1: Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
first published in 1864
Total points: 70 + 20 = 90
Sarah E5.5 - Wood
My word is PINE from Pitch Pine
Kindle edition I read: Pines
MMPB: Wayward Pines I: Orașul din Munți
Points this post: 5
Total points: 70
Sarah E10.5 - Folk Art
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
FOLK found in cranFOrd elizabeth gasKeLl
ART found in cRAnford elizabeTh gaskell
I read the kindle edition, MMPB: Cranford
Cranford is a Golden Oldie, first published in 1851. I claim 1 GO ticket
Points this post: 10
Total points: 80
GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO tickets: 1
Readerboard Name MAZZA110.8 - 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.
Clamped On Murder
E book verification for length post 5856
Required: State whether you are using words or letters and whether you are using the subtitle or not (if applicable) when you post.
Using the Letter C of Clamped (3 alphabetically) and 3 words in title
Points this post = 10
Total points to date = 760
Kristen IA5.7 - Desk Set
Read a book with a main character that is an author or journalist (novelist, journalist, blogger, TV script writer, etc).
Required:If the vocation/avocation is not evident in the book’s description provide a reference or quote from the book.
The Violets of March by Sarah Jio
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 190/875
Tasks Completed: 10/53
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
trishhartuk25.7 Brooke TX’s Task: It’s Our First Anniversary, SRC!
You may read one or two books for this task, but the total number of pages read must be at least 600. If you choose to read two books, both must qualify for the same option. Required: Indicate the option.
Option 4: This season is the last of the art-themed challenges, and we select next year’s themes during the fall challenge. In honour of new beginnings, read a book that is #1 in a new to you series.
Allergic to Death (A Gourmet De-Lite Mystery #1), Peg Cochran (264pg)
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children #1), Ransom Riggs (382pg)
Just in case children’s turns up in the main page genres for some reason: AR Quiz No. 229672 EN Fiction. AR Quiz info IL: UY - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13.0
Total pages: 264 + 382 = 646pg
Both the Gourmet De-Lite and Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series are new to me.
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 445
Tasks Completed: 21
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1 (500+ x1)
Mod
I read Feedback - main characters are journalists (bloggers).
15.7. Sing Along!
I read Les Misérables - the basis for the musical Les Miserables. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categ...
20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Jaclyn TX's Task: Harry Potter!
I read The Language of Secrets - matching Harry Potter word is "Secrets."
Points this post: 40
Total points: 540
Repost of #107730.3 - 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
by A.G. Howard - 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
by Robert Louis Stevenson - 9/23/16***Compass design in middle, edged with coins
Arbookfinder Info: IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 12.0
Total Points this post: 30
Repost of #110225.7 Brooke TX's Task: It's Our First Anniversary, SRC!
Option 4: read a book that is #1 in a new to you series
by Renee AhdiehWrath and the Dawn #1
9/26/16*****
This is a new series to me
by Karen ChanceCassandra Palmer #1
9/27/16***
This is a new series to me
Total this post: 25 points
Total for Challenge: 185
10.10 - The ApprenticeRead a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word of at least three letters that can be made from the letters of APPRENTICESHIP
Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown
10/4/16**
Using the word HERE
Point this post: 10
Total Points: 195
5.4 - FlowersRead a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in CRANESBILL GERANIUM
Death by Latte by Linda Gerber
9/26/16***
Author's initials: LG
5.10 - Diamond
Read a book of your choice
The Storyteller's Daughter: A Retelling of the Arabian Nights by Cameron Dokey - 10/7/16***
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 205
5.3 - LeatherOn the Road with Kids by John Ahern
10.4 - Let's Build a House!
Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains at least one word from this list of rooms or areas that can be found in a house: DEN
Den of Wolves (Blackthorn & Grim #3) by Juliet Marillier
10.7 - Doing the Dewey
Rolled 11
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
DDC: 153.35
10.10 - The Apprentice
Farewell to the East End: The Last Days of the East End Midwives (The Midwife Trilogy #3) by Jennifer Worth
"EAST" found in ApprEnTiceShip
Post Total: 35
Bigger is Better: 2 tix
Golden Oldies: 2 tix
Season Total: 345
Delicious Dee15.8. Create Your Own Art
How Bad Do You Want It?: Mastering the Psychology of Mind Over Muscle - for me, mastering the psychological aspect of endurance events is the hardest part of training for me - this book gave me some ideas on different methods that elite athletes use to master their fears and hopefully I'll be able to incorporate into my training
Points this post: 15
Points Total: 405
30.1 - Schatzie's Task: as suggested by Cindie: Fall Means FriendsI chose option 1, reading a book by an author whose first and/or last name starts with a "J" or an "L". I read Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova.
I also chose option 5-Book Club, and read a book of my choice. I read Anna Quindlen's new book Miller's Valley. She is always a favorite, choosing to write about subjects that start discussions.
Task points:30
Total points: 60
Reader Name: Daphne10.3 3 X 3
Zombie Spaceship Wasteland
15.8 Create Your Own Art
NF: Learn or acquire new skill
SKILL: Learning about wines and how to distinguish good/bad - fake/real
The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine
20.4 Fall Changes
C: Letters in HARVESTING found in title/sub/author
Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan
H in tHe
A in MArie
R in MaRie
V in Voyage
E in thE
S in BaSilisk
T in The
I in MarIe
N in BreNnan
G in VoyaGe
Points this post: 45
perletwo20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Jaclyn TX's Task: Harry Potter! - In honor of this remarkable series, read ONE book that contains at least one of the following words from the original Harry Potter series in its title or subtitle. Required: Identify the word.
STONE = Water Like a Stone
I read the kindle edition, but the top mmp edition's GR entry lists it as 513 pages, qualifying for a Big Book ticket.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 570
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 44
Tasks completed: 35
Kait30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Asian Culture
Option 1 - A book by an author whose initials can be found in CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL.
Until July by Aurora Rose Reynolds -- CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL; I read the kindle ebook edition, here is the paperback: Until July
Option 3 - A book with an article of clothing on the cover.
The Duke's Perfect Wife by Jennifer Ashley -- A dress and kilt are on the cover
Points This Post: 30
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 160
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Reader Name: Daphne10.7 Doing the Dewey
2 dice - state #s
SYSTEM
CLASSIFY
I rolled a 2 & 4 = 6
616.91200973 = http://classify.oclc.org/classify2/Cl...
The Fever of 1721: The Epidemic That Revolutionized Medicine and American Politics
15.10 It's All About Family
Best Books About Family Relationships
Uneasy Money Page 4
Points this post: 25
SSKrout5.2 Cotton
True Believer
setting: more than 50% in North Carolina
Points this post:5
Total points: 10
Becky P30.4 - Dlmrose’s task: All in Order
Book 1- The Thirteenth Coffin by Nigel McCrery
Book 2- Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child (Jack Reacher #13)
Points this post- 30
Total points- 130
Readerboard Name: Nicola TTask: 20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season. I read: Feel Good Fiction: The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald, this version:
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
My thoughts can be found on message 47 of the discussion thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 20
Books Read: 7
Tasks completed: 7
Points overall: 140
BB: 3
GO: 0
Catherine TTask 10.3 - 3 x 3
read a book whose title is a list of three words of the same type (nouns)
Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
Task 10.8 - 26 Letters
read a book with the same number of words as the position of the first letter of the title
City of Desire by Anton Gill
C is third letter, title has three words
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new total points: 620
Pat ◉25.6 - Dakimel's Task: Cool Fall Fun
Task Description ~
~ Option B. Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Required: Include the cover.
One Good Dog by Susan WilsonCompleted ~ 10.11.16
Pages ~ 310
Task Description ~
~ Option C. Read a book with a type of baked good that might be found in a bakery on the cover, e.g., cake, cookie, bagel, muffin, croissant, pie, bread.
Required: Include the cover.
Blueburied Muffins (Black Cat Cafe Cozy Mystery Series) by Lyndsey ColeCompleted ~ 9.7.16
Pages ~ 204
Points this post ~ 25
Total Points ~ 345
Tasks Completed ~ 20
Books Read This Season ~ 25
Pages Read This Season : 8205
Pat ◉ 10.9 - National Book Festival
Task Description ~ Read a book written by one of this year's participating authors: 2016 National Book Festival Authors
Miracle Cure by Harlan CobenCompleted ~ 10.12.16
Pages ~ 391
Points this post ~ 10
Total Points ~ 355
Tasks Completed ~ 21
Books Read This Season ~ 26
Pages Read This Season : 8596
Pat ◉5.2 - Cotton
Task Description ~ Read a book set at least 50% in one of these top 5 cotton-producing US states: MISSISSIPPI
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardCompleted ~ 10.7.16
Pages ~ 261
Points this post ~ 5
Total Points ~ 360
Tasks Completed ~ 22
Books Read This Season ~ 27
Pages Read This Season : 8857
Jonquil25.1. - Sandy's Task: Folk Tales and Music
Book 1 Stories for Adults Who Love Fairy Tales page 1 #65
The Hob's Bargain
Patricia Briggs
Paperback, 288 pages 10/11
Book 2
song: City of New Orleans word: City
Mountain City Murder
Marty Donnellan
Paperback, 234 pages 10/10
288 + 234 = 522 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 525
Books posted: 44
Tasks complete: 41
Pages this post: 522
Total pages as of this post: 12861
Creynard15.9. Can’t Wait to Read It!
Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam
On The Great First-Half 2016 Book Preview: June list.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 165
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Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 21
Julia10320.4 - Golden Oldies - JamminJenny's Task: Fall Changes
Option C: The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman (H in The, A in Pollifax, R in Mrs, VES in Elusive, T in The, ING in Gilman)
30.1 - Schatzie's Task: as suggested by Cindie: Fall Means Friends
Option 1: Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey (first name starts with J)
Option 4: 1636: The Cardinal Virtues by Eric Flint and Walter Hunt (2 authors)
Kushiel's Dart is 656 pages - claiming one BB ticket.
This post: 40 points
Total points: 260
Total BB: 5
Total GO: 1
Tasks completed: 14
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:
Game, Set, Match
All nouns
points this post = 10
Total points to date = 770
Kristina Marie25.7 Brooke TX's Task: It's Our First Anniversary, SRC!
Pick one option below. You may read one or two books for this task, but the total number of pages read must be at least 600.
I chose to listen to one book for option 3: Read a Hugo Award winner or nominee.
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson. There is no mass-market paperback, the paperback is listed as having 880 pages (Seveneves).
*The nominee listing is listed on the book page.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 130
Tasks Completed: 7
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.1 Most Improved – Camilla’s task: Sep – Oct – Nov
I chose Option 3. I read Marvel Comics: The Secret History of Marvel Comics by Sean Howe. I read an ebook and the paperback edition has 496 pages. I also had the book verified as "not a comic book" since there aren't any pictures in the text at all.
Previous point total: 215
New points this post: 20
Total points: 235
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 14
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
trishhartuk25.5 Jamie NYC’s Task: Shared Love of Reading
Option 3 - Book to Film. Read a book (or any book from a series) that inspired a movie or television show. Required: Include a link to IMDB, Wikipedia or another reference to the movie or TV show.
Hell is Empty (Walt Longmire #7), Craig Johnson
IMDB link to the Longmire TV show: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1836037/
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Option 6 - Old and New - Read a book where the author’s first and last name initials are found in CLASSIC ROCK.
Button Holed, Kylie Logan
cLassic rocK
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 470
Tasks Completed: 23
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1 (500+ x1)
20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Jaclyn TX's Task: Harry Potter!The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Word from Harry Potter title: CHAMBER
Points this post: 20
Points in total: 275
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book tickets: 1
Sarah E20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Jaclyn TX's Task: Harry Potter!
My word is PRINCE
Prince of Hazel and Oak
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Andy P.Task # 15.3. October 28 is Frankenstein Day!
One book option:
read a book whose author’s name matches either the first or last name of one of the actors who played Frankenstein and in which the first letter of each word in the title can be found in FRANKENSTEIN.
by Michael Koryta Michael matches either Michael Gwynn(1958) or Michael Sarrazin (1973)FRANKENSTEIN RT for The Ridge
Points this post: 15
Total points: 300
5.9 - WillowRead a book with a word in the title or subtitle that contains an X.
Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay 10/11/16
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 25
Tasks Complete: 4
5.5 - WoodRead a book with a word in the title or subtitle from the list of trees:
The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin 9/29/16
A number of trees on the list have the word "American" in their name. (American Chestnut, American Hornbeam and American Hophornbeam)
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 30
Tasks Complete: 5
10.1 Self TaughtRead a book written by one of the 17 Famous Authors Who Didn't Study Writing.
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 9/15/16
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 40
Tasks Complete: 6
LAVENDER30.1 - Schatzie's Task: as suggested by Cindie: Fall Means Friends
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose first and/or last name starts with a "J" or an "L."
Turn Coat by Jim Butcher
Author first name starts with "J"
AND
Option 2: Read a book with the genre "Magical Realism" or "Fantasy" on its main page.
The Keep by F. Paul Wilson
Main page genre of "Fantasy"
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 180
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 13
Readerboard Name MAZZA110.6 - Three of the Same
September, October, November all end in -BER. Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains at least 2 different words that end with same 3 letters. Words must have at least 4 letters.
The Sisters Brothers
Points this post = 10
Total Points to dat = 780
30.1 Schatzie's Task: as suggested by Cindie: Fall Means FriendsOption 1: Read a book by an author whose first and/or last name starts with a "J" or an "L." Middle names and initials do NOT count.
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas 10/3/16
Option 5: Move through those TBR piles and read a book of your choice!
Lick by Kylie Scott 10/6/16
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 70
Tasks Complete: 7
Mod
10.5 - Folk Art
Golden Bats and Pink Pigeons: A Journey to the Flora and Fauna of a Unique Island by Gerald Durrell
FOL in FLOra
K in pinK
AR in floRA
T in baTs
15.10. It's All About Family
Family Relationships list pg 2, #99:
With Love, The Argentina Family: Memories of Tango and Kugel; Mate with Knishes by Mirta Ines Trupp
PB: With Love, The Argentina Family: Memories of Tango and Kugel; Mate with Knishes
30.5 - Catherine T's Task: Fall Out Over Autumn
Odds & Sods, Underground: Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters
PB: Underground Airlines, 336 pages
Food & Drink, White: White Crocodile by K.T. Medina, 384 pages
336 +384 = 720
total = 700
CYNBAXTERTask # 15.05 – Autumn Reads
Book 1: Read a book from the Best Books to Read in autumn list “Best Books to Read in Autumn”
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson which is #51 on Page 1
***This is a Golden Oldie (orig pub =1886). Claiming 1 GOLDIE ticket
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date = 270 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 1
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
25.5 - Jamie NYC's Task: Shared Love of ReadingOption 1 - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
Found on page 1 of 'Long Journey on Foot'
Option 2 - Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
Shelved as 'humor'
30.4 - Dlmrose’s task: All in Order
1 - First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen
title contains ordinal number (first)
2 - Blue By You by Rachel Gibson
First in series
POINTS: 380
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5.9 Willow I read The Fox, The Captain's Doll, The Ladybird by D.H. Lawrence, with an “X” in the title.
5.10 Diamond I read Stronger Together by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Tim Kaine.
10.1 Self-Taught I read A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut, one of the 17 mentioned self-taught authors.
20.9 Jaclyn TX’s Harry Potter -- 1 read a book with the word “Philosophers” in the title (without apostrophe OK’d in task description). I read The 100 Most Influential Philosophers of All Time by Brian Duignan.
Points This Post: 40
Total Points So Far: 345