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FALL CHALLENGE 2016
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Delicious Dee15.7. Sing Along!
Daddy-Long-Legs - turned into a musical of the same name; its not showing now, but the genre childrens appeared as one stage - AR Bookfinder classes Daddy Long Legs as UG; Golden Oldier - first published 1912
Points this post: 15
Points Total: 75
5.7 - Desk SetRead a book with a main character that is an author or journalist
Two of the main characters are writers/journalists
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20.1 Most Improved – Camilla’s task: Sep – Oct – Nov
Option 3. November
Read a book with the page count, as listed on Goodreads, that contains the number nine (9)
The book has 296 pages
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* All books are ARC's
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 75/875
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 6
GO Total:
BB Total:
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Kim A's Task: The Pumpkin Capital of the WorldRead a book that has a carnival ride OR any kind of tent on the cover.
* This book was an ARC
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Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 95/875
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 7
GO Total:
BB Total:
SarahBR20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Kim A's Task: The Pumpkin Capital of the World
Option 4: P.S. I Like You by Kasie West The Title of the book starts with a P which falls within the word Parade
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Barbara ★'s Task: Heat Freak or Snowbird?
Option 3:
by Sean Costello The book has a snow scene on the cover. meeting the task requirementsPoints this post: 40
Total points: 125
Books posted: 8
Tasks complete: 7
Pages this post: 508
Total pages as of this post: 2351
Ava Catherine30.4 Dimrose's task: All in Order
Book 1: Read a book that contains an ordinal number in the title.
The Third Angel by Alice Hoffman
Book 2: Read a book in a series that is the same number in the series as the ordinal number from Book 1.
Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot #3) by Agatha Christie
total=125
perletwo20.3 - Best Review - Katy's Task: Pokebooks - Option 2: Ninetales. Ninetales is a beautiful Pokemon that I was excited to catch, and with a great literary name! Read a collection of short stories, essays or novellas.
The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories: Featuring Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Mr. Parker Pyne
The GR page for this collection shows it first printed in 1932 (i think maybe that's the date of the oldest story here, but they all seem to date to the 1930s, so *shrugs*), qualifying it for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 225
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 6
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 16
Tasks completed: 14
Blueberry20.2 Read a book that was first published 50 or more years ago.
Beach of Falesa published in 1963.
Pts: 20
Total pts: 40
Blueberry20.1 Read a book with the page count, as listed on Goodreads, that contains the number nine (9).
The Silver Linings Playbook
Pts: 20
Total pts: 60
30.5 - Catherine T's Task: Fall Out Over AutumnGo to effingpot.com, choose a category and select word(s) or phrase(s) in bold.
The Cider House Rules by John Irving
Category: Food & Drink
Word: Cider
Task=30
Season total=30
Michelle GA20.10 - Group Reads:
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
{My post is at Message 20.}
I read:
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina BivaldPoints this post: 20
Total points: 25
Books posted: 2
Tasks complete: 2
Pages this post: 394
Total pages as of this post: 730
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0; Total = 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0; Total = 0
Bookwrm526Task #15.3 - October 28 is Frankenstein Day!
I chose the one book option and read Fraud: Essays (F and E are both found in FRANKENSTEIN) by David Rakoff (who shares a name with David Prowse who played Frankenstein in 1970).
Points this post: 15
Total points so far: 15
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.4 - Flowers
I read Angel CatBird Volume 1 by Margaret Atwood. M and A are in GERANIUM.
10.2 - Writers Write
I read
written by Jody Houser. Cover approved here.30.1 - Schatzie's Task: as suggested by Cindie: Fall Means Friends
I chose options 1 and 3.
Option 1: I read Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West (paperback).
Option 3: I read The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson. "Self-help" genre verified here.
Previous point total: 0
New points this post: 5+10+30
Total points: 45
New tasks completed in this post: 3
Total tasks: 3
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
BARBARA ★20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Kim A's Task: The Pumpkin Capital of the World
Option 4: Edge of Midnight - Charlene Weir (starts with E) 9/9
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 40
BIG BOOKS: 500+: (0), 750+: (0); 1000+: (0)
MAZZA1. - reader board nametask number & name 15.4 From A to Z
Task Description
Option1
A = Read a book whose title begins with the letter "A"
B= Read a book whose title/subtitle or author's name contains the letter Z
Option 2: read one book that fits both A and B from option 1.
I have chosen to do Option 2
Book details An Artist of the Floating World
A is first letter of title and Authors first name is KaZuo contains a Z
Completed ~ 10/09/2016
Pages ~ 206
Points this post ~ 15
Total Points ~ 130
Tasks Completed 9
Repost to add book cover30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Asian Culture
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL.
Initiation by Sierra Cartwright
Ebook approved in post 5774
Option 3: Read a book with an article of clothing on the cover.
The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
The figures on the bottom left and right are wearing clothes
Total points: 85
REPOST - 20.6 Fantasy Football SeasonOption A: female author + "fantasy" genre
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 44.0
Claiming 2 Big Book tickets (870 pages).
20.9 Moderator's Pet
Subtitle contains: "Half-Blood Prince"
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
IL: MG+
Claiming 1 Big Book ticket (652 pages).
Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 80
Readername Board - LaureY15.8. Create Your Own Art
Read a nonfiction book that will teach you a new skill or help you improve one you’ve already acquired.
Help Thread - Message 10
Characters and Viewpoint - Orson Scott Card
Previous point total: 40
New points this post: 40 + 15
Total points: 55
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 4
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
BIG BOOKS: 500+: (0), 750+: (0); 1000+: (0)
I'm turning over a new leaf (pun for fall) and posting as I finish a book.5.10 Diamond
Read a book of your choice.
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus
Points: 5
10.5 Folk ArtRead 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 Saga of Billy the Kid by Walter Noble Burns
F & O found in "of"
L found in "Billy"
K found in "Kid"
A found in "Saga"
R & T found in "Walter"
Points: 10
Sheila5.1 - Paper
Homicide In Hardcover by Kate Carlisle5.2 - Cotton
Private Rio by James Patterson Set in Brazil
➜ 5.4 - Flowers
Findings by Mary Anna Evans5.5 - Wood
Black Betty by Walter MosleyBlack as in Black Ash
➜ 5.6 - Candy
The Society by Michael Palmer5.7 - Desk Set
Rum and Razors by Jessica Fletcher(Murder, She Wrote #3)
https://www.fantasticfiction.com/f/je...
5.8 - Bronze
Magic Burns by Ilona Andrewspage 1
5.9 - Willow
Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz➜ 5.10 - Diamond
Midnight Fear by Leslie TentlerTotal Points = 45
CANDY20.5 - 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.
by David BenioffPoints: 20
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Points: 20
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Andy P.Task # 10.3 - 3 X 3
Read a book that has a three word TITLE that consists of a list of exactly different three words
by Denise MinaExample given in task description
Points this post: 10
Total points: 55
Emsreviewsbooks20.3 - Best Review - Katy's Task: Pokebooks
Option 2: I read a publisher's advance copy of Four Weddings and a Sixpence: An Anthology by Julia Quinn, et al. It is a collection of five related short stories.
This post: 20
Total: 40
Read: 2
Finished: 2
Delicious Dee10.3 - 3 X 3
Eat Prey Love - approved in the THT
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: The Cheekies
Option 2 - The Year We Hid Away - #2 in the Ivy years series
Points this post: 30
Points Total: 105
15.10. It's All About FamilyRead a book from one of these lists: 1. Novels Featuring Grandparents or 2. Best Books about Family Relationships. My book is found on the second list.
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Golden Oldie, first published in 1811.
Points this post: 15
Points in total: 75
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
** READERBOARD NAME DENISE M **Task 5.5 - Wood - Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list of trees Any individual word from the list may be used except THE. Plurals and possessives work, but no other variations. Required: Identify the word.
White Cat by Holly Black
The title includes the word "White," which is included on the list of trees.
[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 25
Books Read: 5
Completed Tasks: 5
GO Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Julia10325.5 - Jamie NYC's Task: Shared Love of Reading
Option 3: Ross Poldark was turned into TV series http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075560/?...
Option 6: The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie
This post: 25 points,
Total points: 55
Total BB: 1
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 2
5.2 - Cotton I read Savage Season, which takes place entirely in Texas.
Points: 5
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 1
Tasks in progress: 2
pages read: 1072
10.7 Doing the DeweyNumbers: 3+3 = 6. For the 600s
Classify Dewey Decimal class is. 614.1
Death's Acre by William M. Bass
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35
Susan W.5.5 Wood: Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle from the list of trees posted. Identify the word
I read Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
The word is Scarlet for Scarlet Oak
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10.1 Self-Taught: Read a book written by one of the 17 Famous Authors Who Didn’t Study Writing.
I read Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut
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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.
I read Pleasurable Kingdom: Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good by Jonathan Balcombe
F in Feeling
O in Jonathan
L in Pleasurable
K in Kingdom
A in Animals
R in Nature
T in The
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 25
15.9. Can’t Wait to Read It!I Read a book from the Most Anticipated Fiction First Half 2016 list from the month of June:
The Girls
15.10. It's All About Family
I Read a book from the list: Best Books about Family Relationships. On First page -#36 when posted
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Points this post : 30
Total challenge Points: 30
Pat ◎15.8. Create Your Own Art.
Task Description ~ Read a nonfiction book that will teach you a new skill or help you improve one you’ve already acquired.
Over, Under, Through: Obstacle Training for Horses: 50 Effective, Step-by-Step Exercises for Every Rider by Vanessa BeeCompleted ~ 9.9.16
Pages ~ 160
Points this post ~ 15
Total Points ~ 130
Tasks Completed ~ 7
Books Read This Season ~ 8
Pages Read This Season : 2599
Pat ◎5.6 - Candy
Task Description ~ Read a book by an author who has at least 2 Ms in their GR name.
Jellicoe Road by Melina MarchettaCompleted ~ 9.9.16
Pages ~ 419
Points this post ~ 5
Total Points ~ 135
Tasks Completed ~ 8
Books Read This Season ~ 9
Pages Read This Season : 2718
SCHATZIE5.1: Paper
---read a a book with a book on the cover
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
MG: IL: 5.7 AR Points: 9.0
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5.8: Bronze
---book from given list of sword books
Finnikin of the Rock
--found on pg. 1, #43 on list
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5.9: Willow
---read a book that contains an x in the title/subtitle
The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level
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Points this Post: 15
Challenge Total: 55
SCHATZIE10.2: Writers Write
---book with a writing implement on cover
Tell My Sons: A Father's Last Letters
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10.6: Three of the Same
---a title with 2 words that end in the same 3 letters
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future...: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned
--My words: Happened and Learned
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10.8: 26 Letters
---the number of title words matches the numerical designation of the first letter
Boy Erased: A Memoir
--B = 2 words, and I'm not using the subtitle.
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15.8: Create Your Own Art
---nonfiction that will teach or help improve a skill
Made by Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World
--approved in msg. 7 of help thread
**This book is about DIYing and he talks about gardening, having chickens, and having beehives. I'm a gardner, and I'm about to get chickens.
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Points this Post: 45
Challenge Total: 100
Readername Board - LaureY30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Asian Culture
Option 3: Kimono/Obi
Read a book with an article of clothing on the cover.
Required: You must include the cover of the book when posting.
It Had to Be You - Susan Philips
Option 5 -Asian and American Culture
Read a book with the main page genre "Asia", “Asian,” “Japanese,” “Japan,” “American,” or “American history.”
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa Lee
Previous point total: 85
New points this post: 55 + 30
Total points: 85
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 5
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
BIG BOOKS: 500+: (0), 750+: (0); 1000+: (0)
Jasmiina F30.1 - 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.":
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes.
Option 5: Read a book of your choice:
Lies My Mother Never Told Me by A.F. Harrold.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 55
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
loafer20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: The Cheekies.
Option 2: Verity - Read a book that is the second in a series.
The Sins of the Father by Jeffrey Archer
points: 20
total: 85
BB: 4
GO: 1
tasks completed: 5
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10.2 - Writers Write
Read a book with a writing implement (pen, pencil, quill, typewriter, computer, crayon, etc.) on the cover.
Book read: It Is Written
Required:
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10.3 - 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.
Book read: Game, Set, Match
Required: approved in help thread
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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: attic, basement, bath, bedroom, craft, deck, den, dining, family, foyer, game, garage, guest, hobby, kitchen, laundry, living, lounge, master, nursery, office, pantry, parlor, porch, sewing, storage, study, television (TV), utility.
Book read: Game Player
Required: GAME is on the list above.
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15.9. Can’t Wait to Read It!
Read a book from the 2016 “most anticipated” list for 2016, either the fiction or the nonfiction list.
Book read: LaRose
Required: LaRose is on the most anticipated fiction for the first half of 2016.
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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: The Cheekies.
Option 2: 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).
Book read: Altered
Required: ALTERED is #2 in the Crewel World series.
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Points this post: 65
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Tasks completed: 17
Big Book tickets: 5
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Points Total: 300
Brittany G. 5.7- Doing the Dewey
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
I rolled a 5 so I was in the 500s and my book was classified as 523.492
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 10
10.6 - Three of the SameItsy Bitsy Spider
Words: itsy, bitsy
10.10 - The Apprentice
Alone on the Ice
I listened to the audio, link to PB (no MMPB available) Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration
Word: ice
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Kim A's Task: The Pumpkin Capital of the World
Option 4. A Weaver's Web
Points this post: 40
Points total: 40
GO total: 0
BB total: 0
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Ava Catherine30.5 Catherine T's Task: Fall Out Over Autumn
Slang: butchers: The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich 416 pages
Slang: dear: Dear Life: Stories by Alice Munro 336 pages
416+336=752 pages
total=155
Ava Catherine5.5 Wood
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from the list of trees.
#13 Black Cherry (Black)
Coal Black Horse by Robert Olmstead
total=160
20.1 Most Improved – Camilla’s task: Sep – Oct – NovOption 3: November. For this option, read a book with the page count, as listed on Goodreads, that contains the number nine (9).
The Case of the Missing Madonna by Lin Anderson
This book has 192 pages.
Points this post: 20
Points in total: 95
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Bluegrass Pam10.1 - Self Taught
One of 17 authors listed.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 10
Ava Catherine5.7 Desk Set
Read a book with a main character that is an author or journalist (novelist, journalist, blogger, TV script writer, etc.).
Sylvia Plath was a poet/writer.
Wintering: A Novel of Sylvia Plath by Kate Moses
total= 165
Andy P.5.2 - Cotton
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these top 5 cotton-producing US states: Georgia
by Brian PanowichOver 85% set in Georgia
Points this post: 5
Total points: 60
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Option 1: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL.
Initiation by Sierra Cartwright
Ebook approved in post 5774
Option 3: Read a book with an article of clothing on the cover.
The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
The figures on the bottom left and right are wearing clothes
Total points: 85