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FALL CHALLENGE 2017
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Only NaturalShowdown at Centerpoint by Roger MacBride Allen
Points this post: 5
Points: 5 + 270 = 275
BB: 1
GO: 1
Chelleann15.10 - Thrills and Chills
Halloween is for monsters! Read a book with the main page genre "Horror" and/or "Thriller."
Sleeping BeautiesPoints this post: 15
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
SCHATZIE15.2 - Opposites Attract
---author's initials are swapped
Book 1: Angela Marsons -- AM
Silent Scream
pg. count link if needed: Silent Scream
Book 2: Margaret Atwood -- MA
Stone Mattress: Nine Tales
pg. count link if needed: Stone Mattress: Nine Wicked Tales
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25.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS
Book 1: opt 1 - author's initials in SEPTEMBER TWENTY-FIVE
The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Nina Riggs -- NR
pg. count link: The Bright Hour ---- 288 pages
Book 2: Opt. 2 - pg. count includes a 4 or 7
The Cleaner
pg. count link: The Cleaner ---- 314 pages
288 + 314 = 602
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25.6 - M1nks's task: Natural Wonders
Book 1: Opt. 1 - set 75% in South America
Ruthless River: Love and Survival by Raft on the Amazon's Relentless Madre de Dios
---set 99% on the Amazon in South America
pg. count link: pb Ruthless River: Love and Survival by Raft on the Amazon's Relentless Madre de Dios ---- 336 pages
Book 2: OPT. 3 - non-fiction mpg of nature, biology, animals
Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness
pg. count link Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life ---- 255 pages
336 + 255 = 591
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25.7 - Sandy's task: More is Better
Book 1: Regular plural noun
13 Hours: A Firsthand Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi -- HOURS
pg. count link: 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi ---- 352 pages
Book 2: irregular plural noun
Frontier Grit: The Unlikely True Stories of Daring Pioneer Women -- WOMEN
pg. count link: hc Frontier Grit: The Unlikely True Stories of Daring Pioneer Women ----208 pages
352 + 208 = 560
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Points this Post: 90
Challenge Total: 590
Christine V10.9 - Members Only
Fahrenheit 451, which I read with the GR group named "Catching up on Classics (and lots more!)"
Points this post: 10
Total points: 105
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 7
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=1, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=3)
20.5 - Bigger is Better Option 5I read:
The Reader
other editions:
Ein Meer aus Tinte und Gold
La lectora
Post #125.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Separation Zone eBook Verification approved #6452
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30.4 - Dlmrose's task: Vowel Power
1) The Mysterious Mr. Quin
2) Blackfin Sky
Points this post:35
Total Points:225
Books read:18
Tasks Done:13
trishhartuk10.2 The Bodyguard
Read a book with a word from this list of track titles in the title or subtitle.
NIGHT Shift, Charlaine Harris
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here.
Song: Queen of the Night
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 205
Tasks Completed: 14
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 2 (1 x 750+ = 2 tickets)
Anne (Booklady)15.10 - Thrills and Chills
Read a book with the main page genre "Horror" and/or "Thriller."
Horror 197 Users
The Other by Thomas Tryon
30.5 - Diane's Task: Listamania/Lisztomania
Both books must come from the same option. Books must have a minimum combined total of 500 pages.
Option 1: Read two books found on one of the following book lists. Both books must come from the same list.
I chose: Time Magazine's All Time 100 Novels List.
Book 1: Page 1 #18 Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 288 pages
Book 2: Page 1 # 30 *Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 237 pages
*Golden Oldie Ticket: Their Eyes Were Watching God was 1st published in 1937.*
Total Pages: 525
30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
1. Reading: Read a book with the word BOOK found intact in the title/subtitle.
By Book or By Crook by Eva Gates
2. Writing: Read a book that has at least 2 words written in cursive on the cover.
by Agatha Frost Points in These Tasks: 75
Golden Oldies in This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 1,355
Totals:
Total Points: 425/965
Total Golden Oldies: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(5), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 21/56
Total Books Read: 29
Total Pages Read in Fall 2017 SRC: 10,990
Anja10.1 - Rice is Nice
Read a book set at least 50% in Texas.
Connal by Diana Palmer
Book reference: “I won’t have every lonely spinster in south Texas trying to trespass on my preserves!”
POINTS:
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 240
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
Tasks Completed: 13
TessaVanessa10.3 No Blindfold
Read a book with the word "spy" in the title, subtitle, or series name or with the genre “spy thriller” on its main book page.
I read The Librarian and the Spy by Susan Mann.
20.9 Moderator’s Pet – Lauren Jodi's task: Morbid Nursery Rhymes
Option 2: BLOODY MARY Read a book with the word "blood" or "bloody" in the title.
I read Blood Vines by Erica Spindler.
30.1 Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7
Option 2: Read a book with 7 letters in one of the words in the title.
I read Haunted by James Patterson. Haunted is 7 letters long. 368 pages
Option 3: Read a book by a single author who has 7 letters in his/her last name.
I read The Whistler by John Grisham. 374 pages.
368 + 374 = 742 pages
30.6 Diana K's task: Fall Baking
I chose this recipe: https://www.verybestbaking.com/recipe...
Option B: Read a book which has a verb from the recipe in the title/subtitle.
I read Smash Cut by Sandra Brown. You can find the verb CUT in the ingredients list where it say cut butter into pieces. 366 pages
Option D: Read a book whose number of pages includes the digits in the number of servings that your recipe says it makes.
I read Night Visits by Jordan Silver. 246 pages. Recipes yields 24.
366+246=612 pages
30.7 TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
Option 1: Reading: Read a book with the word BOOK found intact in the title/subtitle.
I read Morningstar: Growing Up with Books by Ann Hood.
Option 5: Science: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in SCIENTIFIC METHOD.
I read Don't Let Go by Harlan Coben.
Points this post: 120
Total points: 490
Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 40
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
5.5 - September, October, NovemberNumber of pages has a 0, 1 or 9- Read Formative Assessment for English Language Arts: A Guide for Middle and High School Teachers by Amy Benjamin. This book has 139 pages so meets the criteria.
10.10 - Countdown
Number of pages between 244 & 334- Read A Mountain of Crumbs by Elena Gorokhova. This has 320 pages.
Points these task: 15
Total points: 55
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 7
Tasks completed: 6
Suzannesea20.6 - Seasoned Reader
Option C
Read a book with a garden goodie on the cover - a flower, fruit, or vegetable.
by Debbie MacomberFlowers are on the cover.
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 160
Diana K10.6 - Highway Patrol. Read a book with a motorcycle (a two-wheeled vehicle that is powered by a motor and has no pedals) on the cover.
15.2 - Opposites Attract. Read TWO books in which the authors' first and last initials are swapped. Middle initials should be ignored. The authors' names must use two different initial letters.
Book 1 Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny
Book 2 The Vegetarian byHan Kang
15.8 - NaNoWriMo. November is National Novel Writing Month. Read a book about a writer from the list:
The Modigliani Girl from the list Fiction Book About Writers
Points this post: 40
Total points: 295
Kathy G.20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History
Best Literary Mysteries-
My book was #35 on page 1
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Link to paperback:
The Maltese Falcon
Total Points- 140
30.6 - Diana K's task: Fall Bakinghttp://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/caram...
Option A: Beat the Reaper 310 pages
Option D: Dead Water Zone IL: UG 208 pages
Points this post: 30
Points: 30 + 275 = 305
BB: 1
GO: 1
Queen Bee Darlene15.5 Northern Lights - Read a book from the first 10 pages of Popular Norse Mythology Books.
From Page 1: Ice Land by Betsy Tobin Ice Land
15 points
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 125
Chris MD5.2 Location, Location, Location
Set completely in Alaska
Fatal Thaw, A by Kate Shugak
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 208 pages.
5.8 Under the Fall Moon
"Dead" is listed as an acceptable variant of "dying."
A Duty To The Dead by Charles Todd
5.9 Help Yourself
MPG = Self-Help
The Power to Get Things Done: by Steve Levinson
20.3 The Secret History
Option 1: #90 on the Best Literary Mysteries list.
How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 432 pages.
20.4 Golden Oldies
Option 2: Yellow object on the cover (the woman's coat - and the cat, too!)
by Francesc MirallesI listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 224 pages.
20.9 Morbid Nursery Rhymes
Option 3: Plague or disease plays a significant role
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Bubobic plague in the 14th century and a modern-day epidemic are both central to the plot.
This book is 578 pages long. Claiming 1 Big Book ticket.
30.1 The Wonders of 7
Option 2: Title contains a word of 7 letters: SHADOWS
Where Shadows Dance by C.S. Harris
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 368 pages.
Option 3: Author has 7 letters in first or last name: CHARLES
Search the Dark by Charles Todd
Where Shadows Dance 368
Search the Dark 310
Total pages 678
30.2 Six Degrees of Separation
Book 1: Title includes SIX
Hot Six by Janet Evanovich
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 336 pages.
Book 2, Option F: Title includes all the initial letters of Book 1
H in Rachel
S in Cousin
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne DuMaurier
Hot Six 336
My Cousin Rachel 400
Total pages 736
Points for this post: 5 + 5 + 5 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 30 + 30 = 135
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Sheila20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
Option 1:
Downfall by J.A. Jance20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
Option 1:
Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage
Option B)
In Harm's Way by Ridley PearsonPaperback, 506 pages
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature
2. Boy or girl?
Quietly in Their Sleep by Donna Leon⬛ Their ⬛
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lauren Jodi's task: Morbid Nursery Rhymes
Option 2: BLOODY MARY
Trail Of Blood by Lisa Black30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7
Option 2:
There Was a Crooked Man by K.J. LarsenPaperback, 225 pages
⬛ Crooked ⬛
and
Option 3:
⬛
Blind Spot by Terri PersonsPaperback, 352 pages
Total Points = 485
SALLY M.30.4 Vowel Power
Book 1
The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
Book 2
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
Points this post: 30
Total points: 205
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 13
Pages read: 5,966
Total BB tickets: 5
Total GO tickets: 0
5.6 - MichaelmasAuthor's name is 'Michael', or related- Read The Goddess and the Bull: Catalhoyuk: An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilization by Michael Balter.
Points these task: 5
Total points: 60
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 9
Tasks completed: 7
Lacy Susanne15.10 - Thrills and Chills Thriller main page genre
The Dry by Jane Harper
25.2 - Nick KY's task: Schmoop the Dude
Option 2. Color Me Cool. #193 from Graphic Novels that are Quality
Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley
(323 pages)
Option 3. Happy Harvest. Dublin Literary Award, 2017 shortlist
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta (328 pages)
25.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS
1. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in SEPTEMBER TWENTY-FIVE.
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon (380 pages)
2. Read a book with a page count that includes a 4 or a 7.
The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide (140 pages)
Points this post: 65
Total points: 200
By Peakles15.4 - Stranger Things
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
Book 1: Beginning letter of title words found in STRANGER THINGS.
AND
Book 2: A book first published in the 1980s (1980-1989, inclusive).
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood- sTranger THings -
- First published in 1985 -
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Frugalitymom's task
Option 4: All the letters of SAMHAIN found in the title.
It HAppeNS All the tIMe.
It Happens All the Time by Amy Hatvany20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
Option 3: Happy Endings
Author's first and last initials found in HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan.20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History
Option 1: The Secret History is thought of as a contemporary literary mystery; read it or any book found on the Best Literary Mysteries Listopia.
Required: Cite the page number where your book can be found when you post.
The Secret History is one of my all-time favorite books. I've already read it 3 times so I went with something else.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley.Found as #51 on page 1.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
Option A
A book written by an author named Thomas, Tom or Dennis, Denny.
Since We Fell by Dennis LehanePoints this post: 95
Total points: 165
Kayla C.15.9 Ghouls and Goblins
a title starting with a "G"
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
513 pages
I would like to claim 1 big book
this post: 15
total points: 110
GO:0
BB:1
Readerboard name: Rebecca OH5.4 - Best Laid Plans
I used summer challenge 5.5 - June, July, August. I read Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body. I listened to the audiobook. There is no MMPB; the PB is Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body. It has 288 pages, which includes an (8).
Points this post: 5
Total points: 75
JENNIFER NC5.5 - September, October, November
Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health
by Toni Weschler (Goodreads Author)
**This is a big book (560 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
10.8 - Best Original Novel
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
by Karen Joy Fowler
from page 4 of the list
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
Option 1
The Last Kingdom
by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lauren Jodi's task: Morbid Nursery Rhymes
Option 1
At Day's Close: Night in Times Past
by A. Roger Ekirch
If you are blind like I am, please enlarge the cover. It will then be clear that it's a picture of a man walking over a bridge. :)
Points Claimed this Post: 55
Total Points: 205
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 4
Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 10
Ava Catherine30.6 - Diana K's task: Fall Baking
Pumpkin Chocolate Bread
Serves: 12
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 ounces semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate, cut into pieces
1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
2. Butter and flour a 9 x 5-inch nonstick loaf pan.
3. Combine the flour, baking powder and soda, pumpkin pie spice and salt in a mixing bowl, and stir together.
4. With an electric mixer, beat the butter in a large bowl until softened. Add the sugar and continue beating. Add the eggs and beat until well blended. Add the pumpkin, vanilla and the flour mixture, beating just until well blended.
5. Melt the chocolate over a double boiler on medium-high heat until totally melted, about 5 minutes. Or melt in a glass bowl in the microwave for about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, or until completely melted and smooth.
6. Spoon half of the batter into the loaf pan. Drop spoonfuls of half of the chocolate mixture on top of the batter and then swirl the chocolate into the batter with a wooden skewer. Repeat with the remaining batter and chocolate, making sure to swirl the chocolate into the pumpkin well.
7. Bake the loaf for about 1 hour or until a skewer comes out clean in the center. Let the loaf cool at least 15 minutes, and then invert onto a wire rack. Serve sliced warm or at room temperature.
Option A: Read a book which has an ingredient from your baked good in the title/subtitle.
ingredient=salt
The Salt House by Lisa Duffy 304 pages
Option B: Read a book which has a verb from the recipe in the title/subtitle.
Verbs= add and butter
When in Doubt, Add Butter by Beth Harbison 338 pages
304+338=642>500 required pages
total=675
Ava Catherine20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
Option 1: Historical Romance
Read a book that is set entirely before 1900.
Silas Marner by George Eliot
Setting: A moral allegory of the redemptive power of love, it is also a finely drawn picture of early nineteenth-century England in the days when spinning wheels hummed busily in the farmhouses and of a simple way of life that was soon to disappear.
total=695
Ava Catherine15.8 - NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Read a book about writing from the list: Books for Writers.
from the list Books for Writers #15
On Teaching and Writing Fiction by Wallace Stegner
total=710
Oma12295.7 - A Breath of Fresh Air
Read a book that has been shelved as "nature" at least 3 times from this list Popular Nature Books
One Wild Bird at a Time: Portraits of Individual Lives by Bernd Heinrich
This book is found on page 3 of the Popular Nature Books List-Page 3
Total Points-135/965
Total Tasks- 11/56
Total Golden Oldie Books-()
Total Big Books-500+(1), 750+(),1000+()
SCHATZIE20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
Opt. D: "life" in title
The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove
pg. count link if needed: The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove
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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Opt. B: author's initials in HISPANIC HERITAGE
Murder in Hindsight by Anne Cleeland
pg. count link: pb Murder in Hindsight ---- 400 pages
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20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lauren Jodi's task: Morbid Nursery Rhymes
Opt. 2: 'blood' in title
Blood Vines
pg. count link if needed: Blood Vines
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25.2 - Nick KY's task: Schmoop the Dude
Opt. 1: book by female author pub, after 1998
The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better
by Gretchen Rubin
pg. count link: The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better ---- 320 pages
Opt. 4: Ireland as mpg
Dubliners
--approved in msg. 3 in help thread
pg. count link: Dubliners ---- 192 pages
320 + 192 = 512
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Points this Post: 85
Challenge Total: 675
10.10 - CountdownRead a book with a number of pages on Goodreads that falls between 244 and 334 inclusive.
Sold (263 pages for MMP)
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
Option 4: For this option read a book of short stories, all the short stories in the book must also be from different authors and the book should include at least 9 different stories.
Death's Excellent Vacation
There are ten tales by ten different authors as indicated in the list of authors, and in the Goodreads description.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
Option D: read a book with either the word LIFE or GOOD in the title.
A Good Marriage
(This has been approved for length in the Google doc approved for length-entry 66)
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature
Option 1: read a book first published in January of any year.
Sexing the Cherry first published January 1st, 1989
Points this post: 70
Total Challenge posts: 105
SCHATZIE30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7
Opt. 1: author's initials in SEVEN
Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of the White-Collar Criminal
by Eugene Soltes -- ES
pg. count link: hc Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of the White-Collar Criminal ---- 464 pages
Opt. 3: author's last name with 7 letters
The Five Love Languages: Men's Edition: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate
by Gary Chapman
pg. count link: pb The Five Love Languages: Men's Edition: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate ---- 208 pages
464 + 208 = 672
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30.2 - MAZZA1’S Task: Six Degrees of Separation
Book 1: 'six' in title
Victim Six by Gregg Olsen (Sheriff Detective Kendall Stark Series, Book 1) from Books In Motion.com
--(mpg: mystery, mystery>crime, fiction, thriller)
pg. count link: pb Victim Six ---- 406 pages
Book 2D: same genre as book 1
The Late Show
--(mpg: fiction, mystery>crime, thriller)
pg. count link: pb The Late Show ---- 448 pages
406 + 448 = 854
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30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time Flies
Opt. 2: an author's initials in these letters: S, A, S, S, E, J, G and/or K.
Worth It: Your Life, Your Money, Your Terms by
Amanda Steinberg
pg. count link: hc Worth It: Your Life, Your Money, Your Terms ---- 288 pages
Opt. 3: 10 point task from last winter
task chosen: 10.3 - 'history' as mpg
When Heaven and Earth Changed Places
approved in msg 70 of genre verification thread
pg. count link: pb When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace ---- 400 pages
288 + 400 = 688
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30.4 - Dlmrose's task: Vowel Power
Book 1: 3 consecutive vowels in title word
America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great
pg. count link if needed: America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great
Book 2: no vowels, only 'y' in title word
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
pg. count link if needed: Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
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30.5 - Diane's Task: Listamania/Lisztomania
Opt. 2C: both books with music as mpg
--both books had genres noted in genre verification thread msg. 62
Rod: The Autobiography
pg. count link: pb Rod: The Autobiography ---- 384 pages
Me
pg. count link: pb Me ---- 320 pages
384 + 320 = 704
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30.6 - Diana K's task: Fall Baking
I used the recipe from the help thread, but here is the link anyway: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/20...
Opt. A: ingredient 'salt' in title
The Gilly Salt Sisters
pg. count link: pb The Gilly Salt Sisters ---- 400 pages
Opt. B: recipe verb 'beat'
You Let Some Girl Beat You? The Story of Ann Meyers Drysdale
pg. count link: You Let Some Girl Beat You?: The Story of Ann Meyers Drysdale ---- 250 pages
400 + 250 = 650
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30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
Opt. 2: two words in cursive
The Princess Diarist
pg. count link if needed: The Princess Diarist
Opt. 5: author's initials in SCIENTIFIC METHOD
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
by Eckhart Tolle
pg. count link if needed: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
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30.8 - Brooke TX's task: Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
Opt. C, book 1: book from given list, page 1
Radiance
pg. count link: Radiance ---- 432 pages
Opt. C, book 2: book from give list, pg. 4, (with 30 listings per page)
A Is For Alibi
pg. count link: mmpb A is for Alibi ---- 308 pages
432 + 308 = 740
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Points this Post: 240
Challenge Total: 915
Shiraloo5.2 -- Location, Location, Location
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
REQUIRED: Set in Alaska
10.3 -- No Blindfold
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter
15.8 -- NaNoWriMo
The Write Stuff by Tiffany King
REQUIRED: On the list Fiction Books About Writers
CURRENT POST
Points: 30
BBT: 0
GO: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 230
BBT: 1
GO: 0
CelesteR5.1 - Only Natural
田中くんはいつもけだるげ (1) Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge, #1 by Nozomi Uda
GN: 100+ < 155 pgs.
Pts./post- 5
Total.-125
Dakimel5.1 - Only Natural
Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai
10.6 - Highway Patrol
15.2 - Opposites Attract
Bound by Lorelei James
My Fair Concubine by Jeannie Lin
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
2:
- title in yellowTALLY:
This post - 50 points
Total - 230
Morgan Faeriesfolly5.5 September, October, November
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 0, 1 or 9.
--> Secondhand Stiff
--> 302p
[Points]
This post: 5
Total: 165
Amy O.25.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS
Option 1: book whose author's initials are found in SEPTEMBER TWENTY-FIVE
The Robber Bridegroom by Eudora Welty
**I claim one Golden Oldies ticket for this book. It was first published in 1942.**
Option 2: book with a page count that includes a 4 or 7
Of Mess and Moxie: Wrangling Delight Out of This Wild and Glorious Life by Jen Hatmaker - hardback edition, 224 pages
This post: 25 points
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 9
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
Post #1320.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
5) Etched in Bone
Witte kaarten Dutch
Cartas de Profecia Portuguese
Task help thread approval in post #25
Points this post:20
Total Points:245
Books read:19
Tasks Done:14
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy FilmfestI chose option 5:
For this option read a book that has at least two edition on Goodreads, that are in another language than your mother language. These have to be two different languages.
I read
, in English, as it is my only language. It is also published in Spanish and Turkish.Spanish:
Turkish:
Task points:20
task points for challenge:95
Number of books read:5
Number of tasks completed:5
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Coralie10.7 Mosi-oa-Tunya
Book with hyphenated word in title
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers
20.2 It’s a Love Story
Option 3: Happy Endings
Book by author whose initials can be found in Happily eveR after
The Causal Angel by Hannu Rajaniemi
25.5 Happy Returns
1 book satisfying two options
Option 1 – author’s initials in septeMBer twenty-fIve
Option 2 – a 4 in the page count
The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks 534 pages
25.6 Natural Wonders
Option 1 – a book set in New Zealand which is one of the South Sea islands
As the Earth Turns Silver.
Option 2 – book set in the African wilderness in Tanzania which is an isolated area and apart from people
Lioness
This post 80 points
Total to date 215 points
30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in sessionOPTION 2: Writing: Read a book that has at least 2 words written in cursive on the cover.
by Kate GrenvilleOPTION 5: Science: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in SCIENTIFIC METHOD.
by Naoki HigashidaPoints this post: 30
TOTAL POINTS: 30
Golden Oldies: -
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 1
Total books read: 2
20.4 - Golden Oldie - Option 1: Read a book with OLD in the title. Old Man's WarPoints this Post: 20
Total Points: 120
Stephanie1275.8 - 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.
In Cold Blood word used is "blood"
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35/965
Tasks completed: 5/56
Books read: 5
Kayla C15.10 Thrills and Chills
All the Missing Girls
368 pages
points this post: 15
total points: 125
GO:0
BB:1
Nick KY20.7 Book Concierge’s National Hispanic Month
Option A. I read a book set in Chile, Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa.
25.7 Sandy’s Plurals
Book 1. Title/subtitle contains a regular plural word: “Voices.” I read Exiled: Voices of the Southern Baptist Convention Holy War edited by Carl L. Kell.
Book 2. Title contains an irregular plural word: “Wives.” I read Caesars' Wives: The Women Who Shaped the History of Rome by Annelise Freisenbruch.
Exiled = 250 pp
Caesar’s Wives = 337 pp Total pp = 587 > required 500
Points This Post: 45
Total Points So Far: 350
Readerboard: Sam M10.3 - No Blindfold
Read a book with the word "spy" in the title, subtitle, or series name or with the genre “spy thriller” on its main book page.
Red Sparrow - main page genre #4 is "Spy thriller"
Points this post: 10
Total points: 175
Tasks Completed: 9
Big Book tickets: 4 - 500 (1) 750 () 1000 (1)
Golden Oldies: 2
loafer10.5 - I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
Read a book written by an author who shares a name with one of the show's stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, or season 1 guest stars.
Jack of Spades by Joyce Carol Oates
star = Carol Burnett
points: 10
total: 195
BB: 4
GO: 3
tasks completed: 13
ERICA PA5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
I read HeartShip.
10.4 - It's a Fan Thing
Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction".
I read Walkaway.
10.10 - Countdown
Read a book with a number of pages on Goodreads that falls between 244 and 334 inclusive.
I read The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream, which has 272 pages.
Post Total: 25
Point Total: 115
Jen UT5.5 - September, October, November
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Points this post: 5
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Total Points: 20
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20.7- National Hispanic Heritage Month
Option B
Read a book by a single author whose First and Last initials are in HISPANIC HERITAGE.
Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 80