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FALL CHALLENGE 2017
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Christine V20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lauren Jodi's task: Morbid Nursery Rhymes
Option 3: Doomsday Book This book was approved in the task help thread. I read the Kindle edition. The top MMPB, Doomsday Book, has 578 pages. ***Claiming one Big Book Ticket***
Points this post: 20
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=2, 750=1, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=4)
Readerboard Name: JamminJennyTask 20.1 - Most Improved Player - Frugalitymom's task: Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
Option 3 - Pink Balloons and Other Deadly Things by Nancy Tesler
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 500
Books Read: 40
Tasks Completed: 33
BB Tickets: 9
GO Tickets: 5
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For my first book, I summited Denali, and read About Face by Donna Leon - initials DL in DenaLi.
For my second book, I summited Puncak Jaya and read Need to Know by Karen Cleveland - author initials KC in punCaK. I read a kindle ARC - the top paperback edition with page numbers is Need To Know.
15.3 - Victoria Falls
I chose option 2 and read After the Fall by Victoria Roberts - word "Fall" in title and author name "Victoria."
25.3 - Catherine T's task: Seasonal Poems
For book 1, I read The Golden Apples Of The Sun by Ray Bradbury. The word "Sun" appears in the 3d line of the 4th stanza: "At the going down of the sun and in the morning." Author initials, RB, found in lauRence Binyon.
For book 2, I chose Spring, and read If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating by Alan Alda. The word "Face" is in the next to last line of the poem: "Your soft face." Author initials, AA, found in williAm blAke.
Points this post: 55
Total points: 360
Readerboard Name: JamminJennyTask 5.7 - A Breath of Fresh Air
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There listed on page 1, first published in 1949 claiming one GO ticket
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 505
Books Read: 41
Tasks Completed: 34
BB Tickets: 9
GO Tickets: 6
Jayme(the ghostreader)5.10 Book of choice
Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
Tasks Completed: 4
Book Read: 4
BB : 500pp (1)
Task Points: 5
Grand Total: 45/965
Morgan Faeriesfolly15.1 Climbing Everest
Conquer two of the seven summits by reading TWO books by two different authors. The author initials for each book must be found in ONE peak, and you must "summit" two different peaks. Middle initials may be ignored.
Denali
--> The Leaf Reader
--> Emily Arsenault
Kilimanjaro
--> Bird Box
--> Josh Malerman
[Points]
This post: 15
Total: 235
Diana KTask 20.7 Book Concierge's Task
Opt C) The U.S. states with the highest concentrations of Hispanic residents are: Texas, Florida, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and New York. Read a book set at least 50% in one of these states
Sea Creatures. Set in Florida
Points this post: 20
Total points| 440
5.1 - Only NaturalEinstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman
Initials in NATURAL
10.5 - I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection by Carol Burnett
The star is Carol Burnett herself
15.10 - Thrills and Chills
The Closers
Thriller genre
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7
Option 2:
A Brief History of Time - 212 pgs
Seven-letter title word is 'History'
Option 3:
What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton - 495 pgs
Seven-letter name is 'Clinton'
212 + 495 - 707 pages, more than the required 500
Points this post: 60
Total points: 100
Pamela326510.1 - Rice is Nice
The Magnolia Story by Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines - Set in Waco, Texas
25.6 - M1nks's task: Natural Wonders
Option 1: The Secret of the India Orchid by Nancy Campbell Allen - More than 75% is set in India
Option 2: Mail Order Sweetheart by Christine Johnson - This review mentions the remoteness of the setting: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 225
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Ann H20.1 Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
Option 2: Page 1 of the cozy mystery list, and a new series to me
Golden Oldie: Published in 1930
20.6 In Memoriam
Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freeman
C) Flowers on the cover
Big Book Ticket: 524 pages
Books this post: 2
Total Books:4
Points this post:40
Total points:75
BB Tickets:2
Golden Oldies2
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lauren Jodi's task: Morbid Nursery RhymesOption 1, a book with a bridge on the cover (spanning a body of water): Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
Points this post: 20
Total points: 340
Anja15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins
Read a book with a title that begins with the letter "G."
Gray Back Bad Bear by T.S. Joyce
POINTS:
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 320
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
Tasks Completed: 18
Post #1430.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7
2) Jamaica Inn 302 pages
JAMAICA = 7 LETTERS
3) The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes 224 pages
LOWNDES = 7 LETTERS
302+224=526/500 pages
Points this post:30
Total Points:275
Books read:21
Tasks Done:15
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20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
option D, good in title: There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love by Emily McDowell
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature
option 1, first published in January 2016: Where It Hurts by Reed Farrel Coleman
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lauren Jodi's task: Morbid Nursery Rhymes
option 2, blood in title: The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh
total = 590
Kathy G.20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
Opt. C- Garden Goodie on the cover
by Janette OkeTotal Points- 220
LAVENDER20.2
Option 1 - Read a book that is set entirely before 1900.
The Three Musketeers (The D'Artagnan Romances #1) by Alexandre Dumas ebook I read
Les Trois Mousquetaires (The D'Artagnan Romances #1) Top MMPB 1092 pages
The setting on goodreads is listed as La Rochelle, 1627 (France)
Approved in message #2.
I am claiming a GOLDEN OLDIE for this book, first published 1844
I am claiming (3) BIG BOOKs for this book, 1092 pages
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25.1
1 book option: Read a book first published in 2015 and has a word in the title that is part of the name of a horse that has won the Melbourne Cup.
Black Wolves (Black Wolves #1) by Kate Elliott audio book I read
Black Wolves (Black Wolves #1) Top Paperback (no MMPB) 780 pages
"Black Knight" & "Hold and Black" both have the word BLACK as part of the horse's name.
First published November 3rd 2015
Approved in message #2.
I am claiming (2) BIG BOOKs for this book, 780 pages
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 190
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 11
Big Book Tickets: 7
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
5.5 - September, October, NovemberRead a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 0, 1 or 9.
I read A Literary Education: Adapting Charlotte Mason for Modern Secular Homeschooling which is 202 pages long.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 1
Shiraloo10.5 -- I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
Gone with the Nerd by Vicki Lewis Thompson
REQUIRED: Star Vicki Lawrence
25.5 -- Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS
Book1: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
REQUIRED: Option 2 -- Top paperback (version read) has 284 pages
Book2: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
REQUIRED: Option 4 -- From page 1 of the Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
(PB Version Read) Page Count Book 1: 284
(MMPB Version Read) Page Count Book 2: 311
Total Page Count = 595
30.6 - Diana K's Task: Fall Baking
My recipe is the Honey Cake from Smitten Kitchen, my favorite fall bake: https://smittenkitchen.com/2008/09/ma...
Book1: Home to Whiskey Creek by Brenda Novak
REQUIRED: Option A -- Whiskey is one of the ingredients
Book2: My Cup of Tea: Summer of Love by Kat Lieu
REQUIRED: Option C -- "Cup" is one of the measurements
Page Count Book 1: 416
Page Count Book 2: 144
Total Page Count = 560
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Points: 65
BBT: 0
GO: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 350
BBT: 1
GO: 0
Suzannesea10.3 No Blindfold
Read a book with the word "spy" in the title . . .
God's Spy by Juan Gomez-Jurado
Points this post: 10
Total points to date: 200
Nick KY5.3 Oh Craps. I read Arsenic and Old Lace: A Play in Three Acts, first published in 1941 (yr w 2 “1”s), at 96 pp this is my one 5 pointer at 80-100 pp.
10.8 Best Original Novel. I read In a Free State by V.S. Naipaul, winner of the Man Booker Prize in 1971, on page 2 of the list.
15.5 Northern Lights. I read Ice Land by Betsy Tobin, 1/2way down p 1 of list.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 435
Oma122930.3 - ElaineL's task: Time Flies
I chose Options #1 & #2
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).
Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
Option 2: A Sad Goodbye…
Read a book by an author whose initials (in any order) come from these letters: S, A, S, S, E, J, G and/or K. If the book has more than one author, only one author’s initials need to be used. All author initials must be included. Spaces determine names.
Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon
Claiming Pietr the Latvian as Golden Oldie as it was originally published in 1931
Total Points-200/965
Total Tasks- 13/56
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-500+(1), 750+(),1000+()
Sara G20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History
Option 2: The main characters in The Secret History are drawn together as classics students. Read a fictional work set in Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome, or a nonfiction book covering some topic related to Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome.
Catilina's Riddle by Steven Saylor
Points this post: 20
Total points: 330
Readerboard Name MAZZA1Task 20.6 SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
Option A read a book written by an author named Thomas, Tom or Dennis, Denny. The name can be either the first or last name of the author.
Four Ladies Only Alretha Thomas
Task 20.8 MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature
1. When are you due?
January 2018 - to celebrate January babies read a book first published in January of any year.
The Rowan Tree
First Published January 2013
Points this post = 40
Total oints to date = 745
Samantha CH20.5 - Bigger is Better
Option 5: read a book that has at least two editions on Goodreads that are in another language than your mother language
Book read: An Autobiography
Other language editions (Dutch and German):
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Cindy FTask 20.6 In Memoriam
Option D: "good" in title
The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter
Claim 1 Big Book Ticket 528 pages
Points this post:20
Total points:180
Task completed:11
Books read:14
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
Heli30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7
Option 1: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in the word SEVEN.
Säätiedotus merenkulkijoille by Sari Vuoristo
Option 3: Read a book by a single author who has 7 letters in his/her last name
Piripolkka by Seppo Jokinen
30.2 - MAZZA1’S Task: Six Degrees of Separation
D) Read a book of the same genre as Book 1.
Mersumies and Teräviäesineitä both have MPG of Mystery > Crime
Points this post: 60
Total points: 115
Ava Catherine25.1 - Coralie's task: Melbourne’s Spring Holidays
Holiday 1: Grand Final Parade Day
Read a book first published in 2015.
H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald first published February 26, 2015
300 pages
Holiday 2: Melbourne Cup Day
Read a book with a word in the title of at least four letters that is also a word in the name of a horse that has won the Melbourne Cup.
Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase 371 pages
Horse: Black Knight won in 1984: title word=black
300+371=671 pages>500
total=910
Ava Catherine5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
total=915
READERBOARD NAME MAZZA1Task 10.8 Best Original Novel
Read a book that has made the list for the Booker prize from this list: Man Booker Prize Winners and Nominees
Amsterdam
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 755
Sara ITA5.3 - Oh... Craps
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains two 1’s such as 1981 or 2011.
Perché sono vegetariana by Margherita Hack
Book first published in 2011
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Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 130
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 1
25.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNSOption 1: Lexicon by Max Barry
Option 2: Alone: Orphaned on the Ocean 179 pages.
Points this post: 25
Points: 25 + 425 = 450
BB: 2
GO: 1
Bookwrm526Task #20.10 - Group Reads
I chose to read The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert. I posted in the discussion, thread 16.
Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 190
Readerboard Name - LaureY5.3 - Oh... Craps
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains two 1’s such as 1981 or 2011.
The Magician King by Lev Grossman
*First published in 2011*
Points this post: 5
Total points: 185
Total Books: 17
Total Tasks: 15
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
REPOST30.6 - Diana K's task: Fall Baking
Blueberry Muffins
Option A: Read a book which has an ingredient from your baked good in the title/subtitle: BLUEBERRY
The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Café by Mary Simses
368 pages
Option D: Read a book whose number of pages includes the digits in the number of servings that your recipe says it makes: 12 servings
Cooking the Books (Corinna Chapman #6) by Kerry Greenwood
312 pages
Total Pages read: 680
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 365
Diana KTask 5.9 Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Self Help”.
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
Points this post: 5
Total points: 445
5.2 - Location, Location, LocationThe Art of the Engine Driver by Steven Carroll
100% in Melbourne, VIC Australia
5.3 - Oh... Craps
5 cm Per Second 2 (秒速5センチメートル / Byousoku 5 Centimeter #2) by Makoto Shinkai
First published April 22nd, 2011
10.9 - Members Only
Beauty in Thorns by Kate Forsyth
Read for my 'Real Life' reading group called 'Gracepoint Bookclub'
15.6 - Rio's Harbor
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
25.2 - Nick KY's task: Schmoop the Dude
Option 1. read a book written by one woman that was first published since 1998 (inclusive), the original release date of the film.
The Vintner's Luck (Vintner's Luck #1) by Elizabeth Knox
First published in 1998
284 pages
Option 2. Read a book that fits SRC guidelines from one of these listopias: Best Manga Art
5 cm Per Second 1 (秒速5センチメートル / Byousoku 5 Centimeter #1) by Makoto Shinkai
Best Manga Art (page 1), #45 on list but I only read volume 1 whilst listed is an omnibus
236 pages
Total pages read: 520
Total this Post: 60
Golden Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 425
REPOSTING... (no idea what I was thinking)BARBARA ★
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
5.9 - Whodunit?
Metro Girl - Janet Evanovich (MPG romance) 10/3
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 130
BARBARA ★ 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
Option 3: The Wrong Hostage - Elizabeth Lowell 10/12
(E & L in happiLy Ever after)
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 150
Lisa K25.1 - Coralie's task: Melbourne’s Spring Holidays
Holiday 1: Grand Final Parade Day
This is our newest holiday. It was first introduced in 2015.
Enjoy this holiday by reading a book first published in 2015
The Girl in the Spider's Web - First published in August 2015
Holiday 2: Melbourne Cup Day
This is our biggest horse race in Australia.
Enjoy this holiday by reading a book with a word in the title, NOT SUBTITLE, of at least four letters that is also a word in the name of a horse that has won the Melbourne Cup. It does not have to be the complete name but the word must match exactly, no variations.
The Mirror World of Melody Black - the name of the horse - Black Knight (1984)
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
2. Read a book with a cover that has either the TITLE lettering in yellow or a yellow OBJECT.
The Last One
Points this post : 45
Total points so far : 130
Books read: 11
Tasks completed: 8
CYNBAXTER# 10.07 – Mosi-oa-Tunya
Task: Read a book with a hyphenated word in the title or subtitle.
Book: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date = 15 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
25.1 Coralie's task: Melbourne’s Spring HolidaysBook 1: Wicked Fall
I listened to the audiobook. The paperback edition has 304 pages.
Book 2: Killers of the Flower Moon - A horse named “Green Moon” won in 2012
I listened to the audiobook. The most popular paperback edition has 352 pages.
Total page count: 656
Points this post: 25
Total points: 240
10.4 - It's a Fan ThingMPG of Science Fiction - Read The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin.
Points these task: 10
Total points: 80
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 9
Nick KY25.1 Coralee’s Melbourne Spring Holidays
Book 1. Read a book 1st pub’d in 2015. I read We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach. 370 pp
Book 2. Read a book with a word from the name of a Melbourne Cup winner in the title. I read Ice Blue by Anne Stuart. The 1905 winner was Blue Spec. 378 pp
Total pp = 748 > required 500
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 460
5.2 - Location, Location, Location
by Theresa Breslin Set entirely in Russia.20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan 636 pages, claiming a big book ticket.
O in rOad
L in siLk
D in roaD
30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
Option 2. The Murder at the Vicarage
by Agatha Christie Author's name is in cursive script. Golden Oldie, first published in 1930.Option 5.
by Susan CainPoints this post: 55
Points in total: 130
Tasks completed: 9
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 2
30.1 Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7Option 1: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (SeVen)
I read the kindle edition. The most popular paperback edition has 400 pages.
Option 2: Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?- 7 letters in “animals”
I read the kindle edition. The most popular paperback edition has 352 pages.
Total page count: 752 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 270
Andy P.Task # 30.2 - MAZZA1’S Task: Six Degrees of Separation
Book 1: Read a book with one of the words of this task’s title (excluding “of”)-- DEGREES,
by Simon Morden (384 p)Book 2: Read a book related to Book 1 by one of the following degrees of separation
A) Read a book written by an author with the same first name as Book 1's author.
by Simon Beckett(416 p)Page count 384+ 416= 800 p.>666
Points this post: 30
Total points: 350
Readerboard Name: JamminJennyTask 25.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS
Option 1: two books from different options
#1 - Book 1: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters - I listened to audio version, the Mass Market Paperback edition, Crocodile on the Sandbank has 304 pages
#2 - Book 2: Scrappy Little Nobody I listened to the audio version, there is no MMPB version, the paperback version Scrappy Little Nobody has 304 pages
Total pages: 304+304=608
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 530
Books Read: 43
Tasks Completed: 35
BB Tickets: 9
GO Tickets: 6
Brooke TX15.3 - Victoria Falls
Book 1: Read a book with the word "water" or "fall" in the title/subtitle/series name.
Book 2: Read a book written by an author named “Victoria” or any of the related names found at Behind the Name - Victoria.
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.
25.2 - Nick KY's task: Schmoop the Dude
Option 1: Read a book written by one woman that was first published since 1998.
Option 2: Read a book from Graphic Novels that are Quality or Best Manga Art. From page 3 of Graphic Novels that are Quality:
Points
This Post: 60
Total Points: 235
Completed Tasks: 17
Books Read: 27
Readerboard Name MAZZA1Task 10.1 Rice is Nice
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of these top ten rice producing countries: China, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, Brazil, Japan
South of the Border, West of the Sun set in Japan
Task 15.7 Sea Life
Read a book with a sea creature featured on the cover or one in which a sea creature features prominently in the plot.
about Penguin and penguin on cover Approved in help thread post 45Task 15.9 Ghouls and Goblins
Read a book with a title that begins with the letter "G." Articles (A, An, The) can be ignored.
Points this post = 40
Total points to date = 795
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Option 2: Monster in the Closet by Karen Rose
Option 3: Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo
Points this post: 30
Total points: 305
Tasks completed: 16