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FALL CHALLENGE 2017
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Nick KY25.5 PerleTwo’s Happy Returns
Option 1. Author’s inits in “SepteMBer,” I read The Day We Found the Universe by Marcia Bartusiak, 368 pp.
Option 2. Pagination contains a “4” or “7,” I read Selected Poems by Rita Dove, 240 pp.
Total pp = 608 > required 500
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 250
Catherine TTask 30.4 - Vowel Power
book 1 - read a book with title word containing 3 consecutive vowels
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
book 2 - read a book with a 3+ letter title word with only vowel Y
An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris
Season total = 325
Marina H10.2 - The Bodyguard
Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick
Every is found in song 3 - "I'm Every Woman"
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 7
Readerboard Name: Amarie20.4 Golden Oldies
Opt 1. Read a book with the letters O L D in the title
Book: A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
A StuDy in CharLOtte
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 155/965
Total Tasks Completed: 11/56
Total # of Books Read: 14
Big Book Tickets: 1
5.8 - Under the Fall MoonNative American word to describe fall season - Read Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson. Word 'dead' is allowed per the task description.
Points these task: 5
Total points: 25
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 2
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska15.10 – Thrills and Chills. Read a book whose MPG is thriller.
The Lying Game by Ruth Ware
➸ Points: 35 of 225 (goal)
30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time FliesOption 1: Happy Birthday to Me!
The Importance of Being Scandalous by Kimberly Bell (250 pg)
Option 2: A Sad Goodbye…
The Pursuit by Janet Evanovich (320 pg)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 9
Bookwrm526Task #20.3 - The Hidden History
Option 3: Read a book that has all the letters WICKED in the title and/or author's name. I read Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions by Amy Stewart.
W in Stewart, ICE in Confessions, K in Kopp's, D in Midnight
Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 65
Readerboard Name: JamminJennyTask 5.3 - Oh... Craps
Pride and Prejudice read 9/25, first published in 1813, claiming 1 GO ticket
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 310
Books Read: 26
Tasks Completed: 22
BB Tickets: 7
GO Tickets: 4
Elizabeth PTask 30.3 - Time Flies
Option One - All letters from word APRIL in title
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
the PARtIcuLar sadness of lemon cake
Option Two - Book that has been five star read, another book by that author
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
5 star read this year: Steelheart
I rated this book 5 stars on March 19th, 2017
At 1,328 pages, good for *3 Big Book Tickets*
Link: Words of Radiance
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 55
Total Tasks: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 3
Total Books: 4
trishhartuk30.7 TessaVanessa’s Task: Class is in session
1. Reading: Read a book with the word BOOK found intact in the title/subtitle.
Books, Cooks, and Crooks, Lucy Arlington
3. Math: 2+2=4 Read a book with 4-word title. At least one of the words in the title must be a 4-letter word.
Rotten to the Core, Sheila Connolly
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 155
Tasks Completed: 11
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 2 (1 x 750+ = 2 tickets)
Task 30.7 - Class is in session1. Reading: Read a book with the word BOOK found intact in the title/subtitle.
Murder by the Book (Nero Wolfe #19) (1951) by Rex Stout (Paperback, 246 pages)
4. History: Read a book with "History" or "Historical" as MPG. Genres may be stand alone or embedded. Examples include:
Historical > Historical Fiction
The Strays (2014) by Emily Bitto (Hardcover, 240 pages)
35 + 30 = 65
Tasks Completed: 03
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 35 + 30 = 65
Books read: 04
Pages read: 950
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 01
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Catherine TTask 5.4 - Best Laid Plans
read a book which fits 15.3 (book 2) from Summer 2017 season
The Last Harem by George P. Saunders
fits book 2 requirement: author last name starts with S
ebook approved for length: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Task 5.5 - September, October, November
read a book with 1 / 9 in page count
Arrow's Fall by Mercedes Lackey
319 pages
Task 10.10 - Countdown
read a book with page count between 244 & 344
Surviving Paradise: One Year on a Disappearing Island by Peter Rudiak-Gould
256 pages
Season total = 345
15.10 Thrills and ChillsAnnihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (Horror).
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 135
Total Tasks Completed: 7
Total Books Read: 7
Total Pages Read: 1465
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0)
Suzannesea20.1 Most Improved Player
Option 2. Read a book from a series you've never read before that can be found on the Cosy Mystery Series list.
Evans Above by Rhys Bowen
The Constable Evans series is new to me and Evans Above is found on page 1 (#70) of the Cosy Mystery Series list.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 110
Andy P.Task # 10.10 - Countdown
Read a book with a number of pages on Goodreads that falls between 244 and 334 inclusive.
by Julia Wallis Martin 282 p.Points this post: 10
Total points: 200
Delicious Dee30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time Flies
Option 2 - Wild - Sophie Jordan - authors initials (S,J) in the provided list; 288pgs
Option 3 - Tease - Winter 2016/17 task - 10.5. Noel! - there is no L in either the title or authors name; 303pgs
Summary:
Points this Post: 30
Points overall: 165
Samantha CH20.2 - Rookie at the Top
Option 3: Happy Endings - Anthem (author initials AR are in HAPPILY EVER AFTER)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Samantha CH20.3 - Best Review
Option 1, found on page 1 of "Best Literary Mysteries"
And Then There Were None
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Samantha CH20.4 - Golden Oldies
Option 1, includes letters OLD in title
Sophie's World
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
Kim O30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time Flies
Option 1: Happy Birthday to Me! - Read a book with ALL of the letters from the month of APRIL found in the title (subtitles are excluded).
The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy This book has 384 pages.
Option 4: Where Has the Year Gone? - Choose a book that has been a 5 star read for you this year and read another book by that same author.
The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 3: 1955-1956 This book has 325 pages.
Complete Peanuts Vol. II
Total page count is greater than 500: 384 + 325 = 709.
Points this task: 30
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+ 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Books read: 10
Readerboard: Sam M5.3 - Oh... Craps
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains two 1’s such as 1981 or 2011:
11/22/63 - first published November 8, 2011
**11/22/63 is a Big Book (my edition 1089 pages). Claiming 3 Big Book tickets for this book**
Points this post: 5
Total points: 115
Tasks Completed: 6
Big Book tickets: 3 - 500 () 750 () 1000 (1)
Golden Oldies: 2
30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time Flies
Option 1: Happy Birthday to Me! - ALL of the letters from the month of APRIL found in the title
The Interrupted Tale
Edition read: The Interrupted Tale
Paperback edition: The Interrupted Tale 400 pages
AR Bookfinder Info: IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 12.0
Option 3: Hello Seasonal Reading Challenge! - Choose any of the 10 point challenges from The Winter 2016-2017 Challenge
10.5. Noel! - Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
Winter by Marissa Meyer
2 big book tickets: 823 pages
Total pages read: 1,223
Points this post: 30
Total points: 120
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 4
Option 1: Happy Birthday to Me! - ALL of the letters from the month of APRIL found in the title
The Interrupted Tale
Edition read: The Interrupted Tale
Paperback edition: The Interrupted Tale 400 pages
AR Bookfinder Info: IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 12.0
Option 3: Hello Seasonal Reading Challenge! - Choose any of the 10 point challenges from The Winter 2016-2017 Challenge
10.5. Noel! - Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
Winter by Marissa Meyer
2 big book tickets: 823 pages
Total pages read: 1,223
Points this post: 30
Total points: 120
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 4
VAL TX5.8 - Under the Fall Moon - Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from the names used by various tribes to describe the fall season’s moons:corn, barley, harvest, hunter, travel, dying, beaver, blood, frost. Plurals, possessives, verb forms (as in harvested or dead), hyphenated words (blood-red) and forms that preserve the meaning of the word work.
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Koul
This post:
Points - 5
Total:
Points - 140
15.10 - Thrills and Chills - Book with Thriller as a MPG Hard Road
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 95
Jennifer NC20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature
Option 1
The Last Kingdom
by Bernard Cornwell
Published January 3rd 2006
Points Claimed this Post: 20
Total Points: 170
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 3
Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 7
Andy P.Task # 10.1 - Rice is Nice
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of these top ten rice producing countries Japan
by Yasunari Kawabata Book takes place entirely in JapanPoints this post: 10
Total points: 210
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM 5.7 - A Breath of Fresh Air
I read The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf (trade paperback). It's found on the first page of the Popular Nature Books list.
15.7 - Sea Life
I read
by Sy Montgomery (trade paperback).20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
I chose Option 2. I read
by Emily Midorikawa and Emma Claire Sweeny. The cover was approved for a yellow object here.Previous point total: 45
New points this post: 5+15+20
Total points: 85
New tasks completed in this post: 3
Total tasks: 7
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
10.9 - Members Only:Read a book that is a Group Read during September thru November for any of your OTHER Goodreads groups or your "Real Life" reading groupsThe Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
* The Gentleman's Guide is one of the books of the month for the group Nothing But Reading Challenges*
**The Gentleman's Guide is a Big Book (513 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
Option 3: Happy Endings: Read a book where the author's first and last initials can be found in HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
**Carry On is a Big Book (522 pages). Claiming 1 BB Ticket**
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
Option 2: Read a book with a cover that has either the TITLE lettering in yellow or a yellow OBJECT
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature
Option 2:Read a book with one of the following gender neutral pronouns in the title/subtitle: It, Its, Itself, They, Them, Their, Theirs, Themselves.
It by Stephen King
**It is a Big Book (1156 pages). Claiming 3 BB Tickets**
Points: 70
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 5
Total Points: 70
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Delicious Dee25.2 - Nick KY's task: Schmoop the Dude
Option 1 - Coming in from the Cold - author is female; first published 2014, 244pgs
Option 4 - Broken Angels - shelved as Cultural > Ireland by 7ppl (approved in THT); 397pgs
Summary:
Points this Post: 25
Points overall: 190
25.2 - Nick KY's task: Schmoop the DudeOption 1, a book written by one woman that was first published since 1998: Beach House Memories by Mary Alice Monroe, published in 2012
385 pages
Option 2, a book from Graphic Novels that are Quality list, including any book from a series that has one book listed: Stumptown, Vol. 2 by Greg Rucka
152 pages
Volume 1 of this series is on page 2, #197.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 235
perletwo25.2 - Nick KY's task: Schmoop the Dude - Option 1. Schmoop the Dude…like, for real. = To “Schmoop the Dude,” read a book written by one woman that was first published since 1998 (inclusive), the original release date of the film.
The Trespasser by Tana French - first printed 2016
Option 2. Color Me Cool. Read a book that fits SRC guidelines from one of these listopias: Graphic Novels that are Quality = Best Manga Art = You may use any book from a series which has one book listed. Required: Indicate which Listopia you used and the page number where your choice is located on the list when you post.
Batman: Hush - Graphic Novels That Are Quality p. 3
Books whose main page lists any of these genres: Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga may be used for this task.
Your two books combined must TOTAL 500 or more pages.
book 1 this hb ed 449 pgs + book 2 top pb ed 320 pgs = 769 pgs
Points this task: 25
Total points: 275
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 20
Tasks completed: 14
CaraI completed task 20.5 (Bigger is Better) Option 5. This task requires the book to have at least 2 editions in a language other than my mother tongue (English). The English edition is the one I read. The other two books are examples of the other language editions.
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies1. Read a book that has all the letters O L D in the title. The letters need not be consecutive, rather just need to each be present somewhere in the title.
I read The Library of Light and Shadow which has
the Library Of light and shaDow
spells out OLD but not in consecutive order.
points: 120
books read: 7
tasks completed: 6
pages read: 2517
(had checked on this on Help thread, never received an answer but really can't think of how it would NOT fit so am posting. I hope that is ok!!)
Amber5.1 - Only Natural
Author whose first and last name initials can be found in NATURAL - nAtUral.
Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel: A Graphic Novel by Anya Ulinich
5.5 - September, October, November
Number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 0, 1 or 9 - listed number of pages (for PB) is 176.
Archie, Vol. 1: The New Riverdale by Mark Waid
10.6 - Highway Patrol
Book with a motorcycle on the cover
by Oliver Sacks15.5 - Northern Lights
Book from the first 10 pages of Popular Norse Mythology Books - this book is on page 2.
Going Bovine by Libba Bray
15.10 - Thrills and Chills
Book with the MPG "Horror" and/or "Thriller."
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
Option 1 - book that has all the letters O L D in the title - weDding tOasts i'Ll never give.
Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give by Ada Calhoun
25.1 - Coralie's task: Melbourne’s Spring Holidays
Read one book over 500 pgs covering both holidays: Holiday 1 - first published in 2015; Holiday 2 - book with a word in the title that is also a word in the name of a horse that has won the Melbourne Cup - the 1985 winner was What A Nuisance.
What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan
eBook, MMPB for length, 608 pgs
**What She Knew is a Big Book (608 pgs) - claiming 1 Big Book ticket.**
30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time Flies
Read one book over 500 pages that fulfilling two options: Option 2 - book by an author whose initials come from these letters: S, A, S, S, E, J, G and/or K; Option 3 - any of the 10 point challenges from The Winter 2016-2017 Challenge - chose 10.3 - They're Old! which required a MPG of History or Historical Fiction, the MPG was verified here.
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
**East of Eden is a Big Book (601 pgs) - claiming 1 Big Book ticket.**
Points this post: 125
Total points: 125
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 2
Kim O ***REPOST OF 693***30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time Flies
Option 1: Happy Birthday to Me! - Read a book with ALL of the letters from the month of APRIL found in the title (subtitles are excluded).
The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy This book has 384 pages.
Option 4: Where Has the Year Gone? - Choose a book that has been a 5 star read for you this year and read another book by that same author.
The Highwayman: A Longmire Story This book has 190 pages.
Dry Bones
Total page count is greater than 500: 384 + 190 = 574.
Points this task: 30
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+ 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Books read: 10
10.7 - Mosi-oa-TunyaThe Twenty-Three
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
Option 3: Happy Endings
WWIV - Kids at War by E.A. Lake
Points this post: 30
Points total: 140
GO total: 0
BB total: 1
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 11
Kim O10.4 - It's a Fan Thing Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction".
William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return
Points this task: 10
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
Option 5: Read a book that has at least two edition on Goodreads, that are in another language than your mother language.
The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 3: 1955-1956 (English is my mother language)
Other languages;
Fistaszki zebrane 1955-1956 (Polish)
Peanuts Werkausgabe, Band 3: 1955 - 1956 (German)
Points this task: 20
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+ 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Books read: 12
Sheila⬛ 20.1 - Most Improved Player - Frugalitymom's task: Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
Option 2:
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie⬛ On Page 1 and series is new to me ⬛
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
Option 2: Inclusivity
⬛ From page 4 of the Books with Disabled Heroes ⬛
Jericho Point by Meg Gardiner20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History
Option 3:
Wicked Prey by John Sandford⬛ W I C K E D IN wicked. ⬛
25.2 - Nick KY's task: Schmoop the Dude
Option 1. Schmoop the Dude…like, for real.
Remains of Innocence by J.A. Jance⬛ (first published July 22nd 2014) - Paperback, 528 pages ⬛
and
Option 4. The Luck o’ the Irish
I Hear the Sirens in the Street by Adrian McKintyPaperback, 334 pages
Total Point = 355
Laurah3020.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
Option 5: read a book that has at least two edition on Goodreads, that are in another language than your mother language.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
is published in Italian
and in German
My mother tongue is English.
5.4 - Best Laid PlansRead a book that fits one of the Summer 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
I chose task 5.2 - Location, Location, Location - from the summer challenge.
I read A Room of One's Own which is set entirely in England.
The original publication year is 1929 so I'm requesting one Golden Oldie ticket.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 7
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
Shannon South Africa5.3 Oh ... Craps
First published in a year with two 1s
Progressive Dinner Deadly by Elizabeth Spann Craig
First published in 2011
Task points: 5
Challenge points: 105
Catherine TTask 30.8 - Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
option A, book 1 - read a book published by Tor.com
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
160 pages
option A, book 2 - read a book with a spaceship on the cover
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- spaceship in bottom RH corner600 pages - claiming a big book
total pages = 160 + 600 = 760 > 600
Season total = 375
Samantha CH20.4 - Loafer's Task: Golden Oldies
Option 1, includes letters OLD in title
Sophie's World
IL: UG
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
Shiraloo5.8 -- Under the Fall Moon
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
5.10 -- Stranger Things
If Tomorrow Comes by Sidney Sheldon
*Removed from 15.4 (per post 653) due to error in posting*
20.10 -- Group Reads
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
REQUIRED: Review is at Post #32 in review thread
CURRENT POST
Points: 30
BBT: 0
GO: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 165
BBT: 1
GO: 0
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam option CA Fierce and Subtle Poison
This book prominently features flowers and other plants which grow in gardens.
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.8 Under the fall moon
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from the names used by various tribes to describe the fall season’s moons:corn, barley, harvest, hunter, travel, dying, beaver, blood, frost.
I read Blood and Belonging: A Ray Robertson Mystery by Vicki Delany.
Challenge 15.6 Rio's Harbor
Read a book with the name of a natural water body found on The Glossary of Bodies of Water list in the title/subtitle.
I read Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman.
Challenge 25.5 Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS
I chose option 1. Read two books for two of the options offered, with a total length of no less than 500 pages.
Option 1: Read a book whose author's initials can be found in SEPTEMBER TWENTY-FIVE.
I read A Certain Age by Beatriz Williams. 352 pages
Option 2: Read a book with a page count that includes a 4 or a 7.
I read The Last Mile by David Baldacci. 420 pages
352+420=772 pages
Points this post: 45
Total points: 370
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 32
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
10.9 - Members OnlyBook from a book club you are part of - Read A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway. This is the current selection for my 'classics' book club that I run through Meetup in my area called "Their Eyes Were Watching Books".
Confirmation just in case - https://www.meetup.com/preview/Their-...
Points these task: 10
Total points: 35
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 3
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5.3 - Oh... Craps
two 1's, fist published June 2011: Favorite Sons by Robin Yocum
5.8 - Under the Fall Moon
harvest in title: Deadly Harvest: A Detective Kubu Mystery by Michael Stanley
10.8 - Best Original Novel
Booker nominee 2016: The North Water by Ian McGuire
total = 230
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30.8 - Brooke TX's task: Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
Option A1 - Read a book published by Tor, Tor.com, or Tor Teen.
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson 332 pages
Published November 8th 2011 by Tor Books
Option A2 - Read a book with a spaceship on the cover.
Space Carrier Avalon Top paperback (No MMPB) 342 pages
Space ship on cover.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 85
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 5
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1