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message 1301: by Cat (new)

Cat (cat_uk) | 3382 comments Catherine T

Task 15.3 - Victoria Falls
one book option
read a book with FALL intact in the title and by an author with variant name of "Victoria"
Journey to Falling Rock by Vicki L. Robinson
Vicki is listed as an English diminuitive

Season total = 630


message 1302: by Sheila (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 2221 comments Sheila

25.3 - Catherine T's task: Seasonal Poems
Book 1: Remembrance Day
Make Out With Murder (Chip Harrison, #3) by Lawrence Block Make Out With Murder by Lawrence Block
⬛ With from Line 1 ⬛
and
Book 2: To Autumn
How Will I Know You? by Jessica Treadway How Will I Know You? by Jessica Treadway
⬛ How from Line 3 ⬛



30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time Flies
Option 2: A Sad Goodbye…
T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone, #20) by Sue Grafton T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton
Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages
and
Option 4: Where Has the Year Gone?
The Store by James Patterson The Store by James Patterson
Paperback, 368 pages
The link to the 5 star book by Patterson is:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Total Points = 645



message 1303: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) LAUREN JODI

30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session

Option 4: History
 
Main page genre: Historical Romance
Lie by Moonlight by Amanda Quick
 
Option 5: Science

Author initials in SCIENTIFIC METHOD
All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris

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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 205/965
Total Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 10/56


message 1304: by Tess (new)

Tess (tessavanessa) | 2114 comments TessaVanessa

Challenge 5.7 A Breath of Fresh Air
Read a book that has been shelved as "nature" at least 3 times from this list Popular Nature Books
I read Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout by Philip Connors. It is found on page 1.

10.10 Countdown
Read a book with a number of pages on Goodreads that falls between 244 and 334 inclusive.
I read What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross. It has 328 pages.

15.9 Ghouls and Goblins
Read a book with a title that begins with the letter "G."
I read The Girl in the Green Raincoat by Laura Lippman.

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.
I read Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land.

Points this post: 50
Total points: 660
Tasks completed: 41
Books read: 53
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0


message 1305: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) | 1770 comments Oma1229

10.6 - 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.
Required: Include the cover.

Love, Lucy by April Lindner by April Lindner

Total Points-240/965
Total Tasks- 15/56
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-500+(1), 750+(),1000+()



message 1306: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 3940 comments READERBOARD NAME MAZZA1
Task 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.

Murder at Swann's Lake


Points this post = 10
Points to date 855


message 1307: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11205 comments 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
Option 5:
English is my native language.
I read The Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell
which also has an Italian edition -- La morte delle api by Lisa O'Donnell
and a Finnish edition -- Mehiläisten kuolema by Lisa O'Donnell


Total points: 30 + 20 = 50


message 1308: by Maya (new)

Maya (ferafaces) | 356 comments Reader name : Maya

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5.5 - September, October, November

Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 0, 1 or 9.

Book read: The Door in the Alley
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9.0

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5.9 - Help Yourself

Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Self Help”.

Book read: Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person

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15.4 - Stranger Things

Book 1: Read a book where the beginning letter of each word in the title can be found in STRANGER THINGS.

Book read: The Girl in the Glass

Book 2: A book first published in the 1980s

Book read: A History of the World in 10½ Chapters

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15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins

Read a book with a title that begins with the letter "G." Articles (A, An, The) can be ignored.

Book read: The Goblin's Puzzle: The Adventures of a Boy With No Name and Two Girls Called Alice
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10.0

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Points this post: 40
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Points Total: 325


message 1309: by Maya (new)

Maya (ferafaces) | 356 comments Reader name : Maya

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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.

Book read: Gorky Park
Required: GORKY PARK is on page 1 of the list

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20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam

C) Read a book with a garden goodie on the cover.

Book read: Lovely, Dark, Deep: Stories
Required:
Lovely, Dark, Deep Stories by Joyce Carol Oates

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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage Month

D) Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title is found in LATINO LITERATURE.

Book read: Nora Roberts Land: A Dare Valley Novel

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20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lauren Jodi's task: Morbid Nursery Rhymes

Option 2: Read a book with the word "blood" or "bloody" in the title.

Book read: Bloody Acquisitions

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Points this post: 80
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Points Total: 405


message 1310: by Maya (new)

Maya (ferafaces) | 356 comments Reader name : Maya

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25.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS

1. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in SEPTEMBER TWENTY-FIVE.

Book read: Of Metal and Wishes

Of Metal and Wishes is 321 pages.

2. Read a book with a page count that includes a 4 or a 7.

Book read: Cutting for Stone

Cutting for Stone is 667 pages.

321 + 667 = 991 pages

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25.7 - Sandy's task: More is Better

Book 1 – Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a regular plural noun.

Book read: Undeath and Taxes

Undeath and Taxes has 382 pages.

Book 2 – Read a book whose title/subtitle contains an irregular plural noun

Book read: The Winter People

The Winter People has 317 pages.

382 + 317 = 699

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30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session

3. Math: 2+2=4 Read a book with 4-word title.

Book read: The Secret of Magic

4. History: Read a book with "History" or "Historical" as MPG.

Book read: Science of the Magical: From the Holy Grail to Love Potions to Superpowers

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Points this post: 80
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Points Total: 485


message 1311: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 3940 comments Sorry i have claimed points wrong in post 1344 linked https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Should be
15 points this post
Total points = 860


message 1312: by Kayla (new)

Kayla Calhoun | 210 comments Kayla C

5.1 Only Natural
Author's initials in NATURAL
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. nAturaL

5.3 Oh..Craps
A Book published in a year that contains two 1's.
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
published: Novemeber 15, 2011

5.4 Best Laid Plans
A book from Summer 2017 points
Task 20.4 Golden Oldies- Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
Option 1. author's initals in HARVARD or MIT. MIt.
400 pages

10.2 The Bodygaurd
Book title with the same word as a word from the Bodygaurd sound track
Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
song: Trust in Me. Word: ME

10.5 I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
Author name from the cast of the Carol Burnett show.
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Actor: John Davidson. Name: JOHN

10.8 Best Original Novel
A book from the Man Booker Prize Winners and Nominees
Home Fire by Kalima Shamsie

10.10 Countdown
book with page number between 244-344
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
310 pages

points this post: 55
total points: 320
GO: 0
BB:1
total books: 27


message 1313: by Kayla (new)

Kayla Calhoun | 210 comments Kayla C

15.6 Rio's Harbor
Title includes a name of a natural water on glossary of bodies or waters
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan
321 pages body of water: LAKE


30.7 Class is in Session
2 Books.
Option 2. Two words in cursive on cover
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) by Robert Galbraith
455 pages
Option 3. Word in title with 4 letters
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
word: LAST
359 pages

points this post: 45
total points: 365
GO: 0
BB: 1
books read: 30


message 1314: by Kevin (new)

Kevin (naughtonkp) 30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7

Two books for two tasks totaling over 500 pages.

Option 2: Read a book with 7 letters in one of the words in the title.

World of Trouble by Ben H. Winters.

TROUBLE = 7 letters

316 pages.

Option 3: Read a book by a single author who has 7 letters in his/her last name.

Countdown City by Ben H. Winters.

WINTERS = 7 letters

316 pages.

316+316 = 632 total pages

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Points this post: 30
Total points: 110
Books read: 6
Tasks completed: 5
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0


message 1315: by Kayla (new)

Kayla Calhoun | 210 comments Kayla C

5.10 Your Own 8th Wonder
Book of Choice
Dress Codes for Small Towns by Courtney Stevens

30.3 ElaineL's Task: Time Flies
2 books.
Option 4. Read a book by an author whom you rated another book 5 stars this year.
The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Page
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... link to my 5 star rating
293 pages

Option 1. APRIL in title
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
mIss PeRegrine's home for pecuLiAr children
352 pages

points this post: 35
total points: 400
GO: 0
BB: 1
total books: 33


message 1316: by Jen (new)

Jen Scott | 420 comments Jen UT

5.2 - Location, Location, Location

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Points this post: 5
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Total points: 35


message 1317: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer | 72 comments JENNIFER NC

10.2 - The Bodyguard
The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home
by Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author)
"I Will Always Love You"
Keyword: Love

25.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS
Option 1
The Swans of Fifth Avenue
by Melanie Benjamin (Goodreads Author)
368 pages

Option 2
Where Are the Children?
Where Are the Children?
by Mary Higgins Clark
304 pages

Points Claimed this Post: 35
Total Points: 300
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 5
Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 17


message 1318: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments 30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7


Option 2, seven letters in one word of the title: Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr
mass market paperback edition Shelter Mountain, 384 pages

Option 3, seven letters in author's last name: Little Bitty Lies by Mary Kay Andrews, 448 pages

Points this post: 30
Total points: 390


message 1319: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P,
Task # 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.
River of Darkness (John Madden, #1) by Rennie Airth by Rennie Airth found on page 2 # 160 as of 10/17/17
Points this post: 20
Total points: 405


message 1320: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 3940 comments MAZZA1
Task 15. 8 NaNoWriMo


Read a book about a writer from the list: Fiction Books About Writers
The Pale Horse page 2 from list "Fiction books about writers"

Points this post = 15
Total points to date = 875


message 1321: by Diana (new)

Diana Keener | 798 comments Diana K

Task 15.4 - Stranger Things

Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements. Read a book where the beginning letter of each word in the title can be found in STRANGER THINGS and A book first published in the 1980s

The Accidental Tourist

Points this post:15
Total points: 515


message 1322: by Peg (new)

Peg | 518 comments PegW

10.10 - Countdown
September 1 is the 244th day of the year and November 30 is the 334th. Read a book with a number of pages on Goodreads that falls between 244 and 334 inclusive.

Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker which has 304 pages

Points this post: 10
Total Points: 205
Tasks completed: 12


message 1323: by EShay (new)

EShay Fagan (eshay11) | 569 comments 20.10 Group read
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
Comment number 15 here

Points this post: 20
Total Points: 45/965
Tasks completed: 3/56
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)


message 1324: by Pamela (new)

Pamela (pamela3265) | 952 comments Pamela3265

5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder

A Twist of Fate (The Six, #3) by Susannah Carleton by Susannah Carleton

20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lauren Jodi's task: Morbid Nursery Rhymes

The Lawman's Yuletide Baby by Ruth Logan Herne by Ruth Logan Herne - Bridge on cover


Points this post: 25
Total Points: 325
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 1325: by Laura H L (new)

Laura H L (laurah30) | 504 comments Laurah30

20.10 Group Reads
Death on the Nile
I posted a comment in the discussion. (message 43)


message 1326: by Cait S (new)

Cait S | 738 comments Cait S

5.5- September, October, November
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 0, 1 or 9.

Snow White & the Huntsman by Lily Blake

Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 155


message 1327: by Val (new)

Val | 435 comments VAL TX

30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session - Choose two different subjects and read 1 book for each.

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
Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden

4. History: Read a book with "History" or "Historical" as MPG.
Patience & Sarah by Isabel Miller
Historical > Historical Fiction = 40 users


This post:
Points - 30

Total:
Points - 245


message 1328: by Celeste (last edited Oct 17, 2017 09:40PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 381 comments CelesteR
5.7 - A Breath of Fresh Air
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
On page 3 of books shelved as "nature".

Pts./post - 5
Total pts: 215


message 1329: by Kristen (new)

Kristen (kristenia) | 1119 comments Kristen IA

10.4 - It's a Fan Thing
Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction". The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

10.7 - Mosi-oa-Tunya
Read a book with a hyphenated word in the title or subtitle.
Turbo Twenty-Three: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich

I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the MMPB edition

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 groups. Books shelved as "Currently Reading" or identified as a Group Read on the group's homepage work. You MUST be a member of the reading group.
Required: State the group.
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

This was a September Group Read for the Goodreads WACKY READING CHALLENGES group. I am a member of that group.

I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition

20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lauren Jodi's task: Morbid Nursery Rhymes
Read a book from ONE of the following options.
REQUIRED: State the option you chose when posting.

Option 1: LONDON BRIDGE
Read a book with bridge on the cover. As London Bridge spans the River Thames, for the purposes of this task the definition of a bridge is "a structure spanning and providing passage over a river or other body of water."
REQUIRED: Include the cover when posting.
The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo
The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo

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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 175/965
Tasks Completed: 10/56
GO: 1
BB: 0


message 1330: by Deborah (new)

Deborah | 1667 comments REPOST

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Frugalitymom's task: Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice

This is a new to me series

Option 2: Twisted Threads page 5 on list #429
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...

Points this post:20
Total Points:315
Books read:23
Tasks Done:17


message 1331: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments perletwo



5.5 - September, October, November -
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 0, 1 or 9.



The Bridge of San Luis Rey: A Novel

The GR page for the paperback Olive Edition shows 128 pages.

First printed in 1927, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.



Points this task: 05
Total points: 485
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 37
Tasks completed: 24


message 1332: by Laure (new)

Laure (goodreadscomlaure) | 561 comments Readerboard Name - LaureY

10.4 - It's a Fan Thing
Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction".

Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card

Points this post: 10
Total points: 195
Total Books: 18
Total Tasks: 16

Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1


message 1333: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
10.10 - Countdown
I read A Study in Sable. I read the kindle edition, but for page purposes, the top paperback edition (no MMPB listed) is A Study in Sable - 320 pages, which falls between 244 and 334 pages.

15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins
I read The Girls - title starts with G, ignoring the article the.

20.10 - Group Reads
I read The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History.

My comment is in post 17 in the discussion thread.


Points this post: 45
Total points: 450


message 1334: by Cat (new)

Cat (cat_uk) | 3382 comments Catherine T

Task 10.1 - Rice is Nice
read a book set in India
Indian Nocturne by Antonio Tabucchi

Season total = 640


message 1335: by Book Concierge (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 4447 comments Task 20.5 – Bigger is Better – Fandury – The 11 Days of the Fantasy Filmfest

Option 5 – A book with at least two other editions in different languages
I read in English: Norwegian by Night
Ein seltsamer Ort zum Sterben (German)
Um estranho lugar para morrer (Portuguese)


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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 240 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 4
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2


message 1336: by Alycia (new)

Alycia (alyciac) | 212 comments 5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Using Summer task 15.6 - The Fugitive
Cross Justice by James Patterson

Points this post: 5
Total points: 345
Tasks completed: 20


message 1337: by Brigia (last edited Oct 19, 2017 08:22AM) (new)

Brigia | 451 comments 15.9 Ghouls and Goblins

Georgian Folk Tales
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 192 pages.

I also claim one Golden Oldie ticket (book was first published in 1894)

Points this post: 15
Total points: 335
Golden Oldies: 1


message 1338: by Barbara ★ (new)

Barbara ★ | 1573 comments BARBARA ★


5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Midnight's Captive - Donna Grant (100% in Scotland) 10/12

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15.1 - Climbing Everest
Book 1: Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor (J&O found in kilimanJarO) 10/17
Book 2: Spellbent - Lucy Snyder 9/5 (L&S in eLbruS)

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15.2 - Opposites Attract
Book 1: Afterlight - Elle Jasper 9/6
Book 2: Where All the Dead Lie - J.T. Ellison 10/2

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15.7 - Sea Life
Golden Age and Other Stories - Naomi Novik (octopus on cover) 10/9
description

Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 200


message 1339: by Pia (new)

Pia 10.4 - It's a Fan Thing
Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction".

Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) by Diana Gabaldon Dragonfly in Amber

It's been shelved as Science Fiction > Time Travel by 1546 users

* Claiming a BB ticket as this book has 743 pages

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15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins
Read a book with a title that begins with the letter "G."

Girl in Snow by Danya Kukafka Girl in Snow

* This book was an ARC

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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 editions on Goodreads, that are in another language than your mother language.

My mother language is Spanish

Restos mortales
Spanish Edition

Earthly Remains
The book was originally written in English

Stille Wasser: Commissario Brunettis sechsundzwanzigster Fall
German edition

Restes mortals
Catalan Edition

* This book was an ARC

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20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
A) Read a book written by an author named Thomas. The name can be either the first or last name of the author.

Penhale Wood by Julia Thomas by Julia Thomas

* This book was an ARC

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20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lauren Jodi's task: Morbid Nursery Rhymes
Option 1: LONDON BRIDGE
Read a book with bridge on the cover.

Heidelberg Requiem by Wolfgang Burger

I read the e book that has the bridge on the cover. Link to paperback: Heidelberger Requiem

* This book was an ARC

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25.2 - Nick KY's task: Schmoop the Dude
Option 1. Schmoop the Dude…like, for real. Read a book written by one woman that was first published since 1998 (inclusive)

Merle (Jacques Forêt, #2) by Angela Wren by Angela Wren, published in 2017

208 pages
* This book was an ARC

Option 5. Laugh Out Loud - Read any of the books on one of the “Laugh Out Loud” lists.
I used the "46 Hilarious Books Guaranteed To Make You Laugh Out Loud" list

The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) by Jasper Fforde

374 pages

Total pages: 582

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30.2 - MAZZA1’S Task: Six Degrees of Separation

Book 1: Read a book with one of the words of this task’s title SIX, DEGREES, SEPARATION--in the title of the book.

Two Lovers, Six Deaths by Gretta Mulrooney Two Lovers, Six Deaths

207 pages

Book 2: Read a book related to Book 1 by one of the following degrees of separation.

F) Read a book with a title that includes all of the initial letters of the TITLE for Book 1.
Initials for Book 1 are T-L-S-D

The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova The Shadow Land

T in the
L in land
S in shadow
D in shadoW

476 pages

Total pages: 683

* Both books are ARC's

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POINTS
Points This Post: 140
Points Total: 140/965
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: √
500 (X) 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total: 1
Tasks Completed: 7/56


message 1340: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments 15.2 - Opposites Attract


Two books in which the authors' first and last initials are swapped:

Home for the Summer by Holly Chamberlin

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

Points this post: 15
Total points: 405


message 1341: by Maya (new)

Maya (ferafaces) | 356 comments Fixing

Reader name : Maya


30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session

3. Math: 2+2=4 Read a book with 4-word title.

Book read: That Thing You Do
Book approved for length on line # 2472 of spreadsheet

4. History: Read a book with "History" or "Historical" as MPG.

Book read: Science of the Magical: From the Holy Grail to Love Potions to Superpowers

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Points Total: 485


message 1342: by Candy (new)

Candy | 151 comments CANDY

25.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS

Read two books for two of the options offered, with a total length of no less than 500 pages.

Option 2: Read a book with a page count that includes a 4 or a 7
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
*This book has a page count of 342 pages*

Option 4: Read a book from one of these two lists: Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books or The Most Frequently Challenged Books.
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
*This book has a page count of 311 pages*
**Page 1 of Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books list**

Points: 25
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0

Total Points: 145
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 5


message 1343: by Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Dlmrose | 18433 comments Mod
Dlmrose

10.7 - Mosi-oa-Tunya

hyphenated word: Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman

25.1 - Coralie's task: Melbourne’s Spring Holidays

Book 1, first published 2015: Killing Trail by Margaret Mizushima, 320 pages

Book 2, 1918 winner Night Watch: The Night Bird by Brian Freeman, 362 pages

320 + 362 = 682 pages

25.2 - Nick KY's task: Schmoop the Dude

option 4, Ireland genre: All We Shall Know by Donal Ryan, 180 pages

option 5, 46 funny books:
I listened to the audio: Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman
PB: Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living, 352 pages

180 + 352 = 532

total = 705


message 1344: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie | 400 comments Stephanie127

25.7 - Sandy's task: More is Better

Book 1 – Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a regular plural noun.

The Savage Detectives, started before fall challenge began. Was on page 314 of 648 (48.46%)

Book 2 – Read a book whose title/subtitle contains an irregular plural noun.

Women

total page count is 939.

Points this post: 25
Total points: 70/965

Tasks completed: 7/56
Books read: 8


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Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments perletwo



20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - 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 Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island - first printed Jan. 19, 2016



Points this task:20
Total points: 505
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 38
Tasks completed: 25


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Ann | 29 comments Ann H

15.8 - NaNoWriMo

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

Listed on page 1 of the list Fiction Books About Writers.

Books this post: 1
Total Books: 6
Points this post:15
Total points:110
BB Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 2


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Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2106 comments Bookwrm526

Task #30.2 - Six Degrees of Separation
Book 1: Read a book with the word SIX in the title. I read Five, Six ... Grab your crucifix by Willow Rose (336pp).

Book 2, option C: Read a book with the exact same main page genre as book 1. I read Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz. Both have the main page genre Mystery (approved in task help thread post 51) (496pp).

336+496=832pp.

Points this post: 30
Total points so far : 250


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Alycia (alyciac) | 212 comments 30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
1. Reading: Books of a Feather by Kate Carlisle

5. Science: Basket Case by Nancy Haddock

Points this post: 30
Total points: 375
Tasks completed: 21


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Bianca Rose (biancarose) | 245 comments Readerboard name: witchygal

20.1 - Most Improved Player

Option 3: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the word AUTUMN.

I read The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. Authors initials found in target phrase - AuTumn.

Points: 20
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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20.8 - Nickels and Dimes

1. Read a book first published in January of any year.

I read A Conspiracy of Faith by Jussi Adler-Olsen. It was first published in January 1st 2009. I am claiming 1 Big Book ticket as the book has 528 pages.

Points: 20
Big Book: Yes (1)
Golden Oldie: No
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Stats of this post
Books: 2
Points: 40
Big Book: 1
Golden Oldie: 0
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Total points and stats for Fall 2017 Reading Challenge

Books read: 9
Points: 170
Big Book: 3
Golden Oldie: 1


message 1350: by Peg (new)

Peg | 518 comments PegW

5.9 - Help Yourself
September is Self-Improvement Month. Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Self Help”.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

Points this post: 5
Total Points: 210
Tasks completed: 13


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