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FALL CHALLENGE 2017
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KATRINAT15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins
The last day of October, all the ghouls and goblins come out to play. Read a book with a title that begins with the letter "G." Articles (A, An, The) can be ignored.
The Gap of Time, Jeanette Winterson
Points this post: 15
BB:
GO:
Total number of books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1 (15.9)
Total points: 15
Readerboard Name: JamminJenny10.10 - Countdown
Hiss and Hers 294 pages, read 9/7
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 100
Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 9
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 2
babbling c15.3 - Victoria Falls
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2
requirements.
Falling for the P.I. -kindle Falling for the P.I. - paperback pgs 192 by Victoria James
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. And object can be an article of clothing or a identifiable thing but not just a band of coloring as decoration/graphic. Ex:
Something in the Heir - kindle Something in the Heir - paperback pgs. 248 by Jenny Gardiner
the title is yellow.
THIS POST
Points: 35
Completed Tasks: 2
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 35 / 965
Completed Tasks: 2 /56
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 440
Books read this season: 2
Andy P.Task # 5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE location of a natural wonder:
Canada,
by Kelley ArmstrongWell over 50% of this book takes place in Canada, primarily Toronto and its suburbs.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 40
Alaina5.10 Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice
The Roanoke Girls
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
15.10 - Thrills and Chills
Read a book with the main page genre "Horror" and/or "Thriller."
Others MPG Horror and Thriller
Big book: 504 pages - 1 ticket
Points this post: 15
Total points: 25
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1
Read a book with the main page genre "Horror" and/or "Thriller."
Others MPG Horror and Thriller
Big book: 504 pages - 1 ticket
Points this post: 15
Total points: 25
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1
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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage Month - B) Read a book by a single author whose First and Last initials are in HISPANIC HERITAGE.
The Missing Chapter by Robert Goldsborough
read a book with a minimum of 250 pages
I read it on Kindle, but the top pb ed. is 272 pgs.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 100
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 07
Tasks completed: 06
Christy T15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins, read 9/3
Gentlemen Prefer Heiresses
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies, read 9/5
1. Read a book that has all the letters O L D in the title.
The LaDy HeLliOn
5.4 - Best Laid Plans, read 9/2
Used Summer 2017 task #5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in a location of a medieval wonder: England, Italy, Turkey, China, Egypt.
An Affair with a Notorious Heiress
Set in England
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 40
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
VAL TX15.4 - Stranger Things - Choose one of the following options.
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
Book 1: Read a book where the beginning letter of each word in the title can be found in STRANGER THINGS.
AND
Book 2: A book first published in the 1980s (1980-1989, inclusive) first published 1985.
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
This post:
Points - 15
Total:
Points - 40
15.9 - Ghouls and GoblinsA book whose title begins with the letter G: Garden of Stones by Sophie Littlefield
Points this post: 15
Total points: 80
Readerboard Name: Nicola TTask:15.10 - Thrills and Chills
Read a book with the main page genre "Horror" and/or "Thriller."
I read Clean Room, Volume 2: Exile (144 pages)
This has MPG "Horror"
Points this post:15
Fall 2017:
Points Overall:45
Tasks Completed:3
Books Read: 3
Siobhan10.4 - It's a Fan Thing
Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction".
The Named by Marianne Curley
25.2 - Nick KY's task: Schmoop the Dude
I chose option 1 and option 5.
Option 1: Schmoop the Dude…like, for real
Read a book written by one woman that was first published since 1998 (inclusive)
Flight of Magpies by K.J. Charles
(I read the ebook version, The paperback (no MMP): Flight of Magpies is 210 pages)
Option 5. Laugh Out Loud
Read any of the books on one of these “Laugh Out Loud” lists (I chose The 20 Funniest Books Ever Written
Screen Burn by Charlie Brooker
Flight of Magpies = 210 Pages
Screen Burn = 384 pages
Overall = 594 pages
Points this post: 35
Total points: 50
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 4
Shannon South Africa5.4 Best Laid Plans
Summer task 15.4 option 1: genre "History" / "Historical"
Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
Task points: 5
Challenge points: 5
Shannon South Africa20.7 National Hispanic Heritage Month
Option C: set in California
Camino Island by John Grisham
Task points: 20
Challenge points: 25
Kristen IA20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Choose ONE option below and read a book with a minimum of 250 pages.
Required: State which option you used when you post.
Option 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. The location should be evident on the book’s main page metadata, description or genres.
Required: Specify the state when you post.
Sweet Little Lies by Jill Shalvis
This book has 352 pages and takes place in California.
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the MMPB edition
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 40/965
Tasks Completed: 2/56
GO: 0
BB: 0
Christy T5.4 - Best Laid Plans, read 9/2
Used Summer 2017 task #5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in a location of a medieval wonder: England, Italy, Turkey, China, Egypt.
An Affair with a Notorious Heiress
Set in England
15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins, read 9/3
Gentlemen Prefer Heiresses
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies, read 9/5
1. Read a book that has all the letters O L D in the title.
The LaDy HeLliOn
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 40
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
Nick KY5.4 Best Laid Plans I read Cantarella, Volume 2 by You Higuri. As # 2 in a series, it fits Summer task 15.1 - A One and A Two Cha Cha Cha -- Book 2: Read a book that is identified in the Goodreads metadata as book #2 in a series.
5.5 Sept Oct Nov. I read Cantarella, Volume 3 by You Higuri. with 180 pp. (0 in pagination)
5.8 Under the Fall Moon. I read Dying for a Cupcake by Denise Swanson, with the “Dying Moon” word “Dying” in the title.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 35
Shiraloo5.4 Best Laid Plans
The Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale
REQUIRED: Fits Summer 2017 Task 5.9 - Isn't It Romantic? Main Page genre = Romance
CURRENT POST
Points: 5
BBT: 0
GO: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 5
BBT: 0
GO: 0
Suzannesea20.7 Shorter is Sweeter
Option B: Read a book (250 page minimum) by a single author whose first and last initials are in HISPANIC HERITAGE.
Sunrise in the West by Edith Pargeter has 340 pages and the author's initials E and P appear in HISPANIC HERITAGE.
Total points this post: 20
Total points:25
Sara G30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
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. All words count. Books with subtitles cannot be used.
To Marry the Duke by Julianne MacLean
4 words, "duke" has 4 letters.
4. History: Read a book with "History" or "Historical" as MPG. Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
Havana: A Subtropical Delirium by Mark Kurlansky
This one has History listed as MPG.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 115
Oma12295.3 - Oh... Craps
In gambling dice games throwing an 11 on the first cast is a "natural". Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains two 1’s such as 1981 or 2011.
A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1 by Daniel Abraham
5.9 - Help Yourself
September is Self-Improvement Month. Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Self Help”.
This Book Loves You by PewDiePie
This book's self-help genre was verified in Message 23 of Genre Verification Thread.
Total Points-35/965
Total Tasks- 4/56
Total Golden Oldie Books-(8
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
Shawn H.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
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Robert F. Kennedy
****192 pages****
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 15
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Ticket Books: 0
perletwo5.2 - Location, Location, Location - Read a book set at least 50% in ONE location of a natural wonder: Alaska, USA; Arizona, USA; Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Denmark; Finland; Greenland; Iceland; Mexico; Nepal; Norway; Russia; Scotland; Sweden; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
Raisins And Almonds
Points this task: 05
Total points: 105
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 08
Tasks completed: 07
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy FilmfestOption 2: The centerpiece this year is Sicilian Ghost Story
For this option read a book that is set at least 50% in one of the three countries Italy/France/Switzerland that produced this film.
Required: If the setting is not evident on the book's main page include a reference when you post.
I read An Unmarked Grave. Over 50% of this book takes place in France, when the main character is stationed at aid stations in Rouen and Ypres during World War I.
Points: 40
Books read: 3
tasks completed: 2
tasks in process: 1
pages read: 830
Brave30.6 - Diana K's task: Fall Baking: This is a TWO book task. The page total of your two books must be at least 500 pages. REQUIRED: State which options you chose and provide a link to your recipe or indicate you've used the recipe linked in the task when you post.
link to my recipe: Lemon cake with chocolate fudge icing
(Tested it, as I was inspired by the cover of one of these books when I purchased it, so delicious!)
Option A: Read a book which has an ingredient from your baked good in the title/subtitle.
Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell
"Lemon" alone was approved in the help thread (post 35), though the recipe calls for lemon juice and lemon zest in the ingredients.
Page count in my edition: 243 pages
Option E: Read a book that has a picture of your baked good on the cover.
by Aimee BenderPage count in my edition: 292
243 + 292 = 535, meeting the 500-page requirement.
Total points this post: 30
Total points: 60
SandiCompleted Tasks
5.1 - Only Natural
Author's initials found in NATURAL
Kindle edition I read: Topaz by Leon Uris
Most popular MMPB: Topaz
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 35
Points Earned this Post: 5
Total Points To Date: 40
Readerboard Name: Nicola TTask: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 or top rice-producing US states: Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas.
I read Faith, Volume 2: California Scheming 112 Pages . In case title California is not enough the GR page states: there is only one woman the people of Los Angeles can count on: the stratospheric superhero called Faith!
Points this post: 10
Fall 2017:
Points Overall:55
Tasks Completed:4
Books Read: 4
Siobhan5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Summer 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
I Chose 5.9 - Isn’t It Romantic?
Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Romance” or “Romantic”.
In Enemy Hands by M.A Church
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
I chose option 3
Option 3: Happy Endings
For this option read a book where the author's first and last initials can be found in HAPPILY EVER AFTER. Middle initials should be ignored.
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Little Women has a Childrens MPG, but its interest level is MY (with BL 7.5 and AR points 15.0). It thus qualifies for this challenge.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 75
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 6
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10.6 - Highway Patrol
Long Way Down: An Epic Journey by Motorcycle from Scotland to South Africa by Ewan McGregor15.5 - Northern Lights
From page 1: Ragnarök: The End of the Gods by A.S. Byatt
15.6 - Rio's Harbor
Body of water - spring: Sulfur Springs by William Kent Krueger
total = 60
Sheila10.1 - Rice is Nice
Sunset Limited by James Lee Burke⬛ Louisiana ⬛
10.2 - The Bodyguard
Bye, Bye Love by K.J. Larsen⬛ "I Will Always Love You" - Love ⬛
10.3 - No Blindfold
Portrait of a Spy by Daniel Silva⬛ 10.4 - It's a Fan Thing
The Last Town by Blake Crouch10.5 - I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
The Sins of the Fathers by Lawrence Block⬛ Vicki Lawrence ⬛
⬛ 10.10 - Countdown
The Weight of Water by Anita ShrevePaperback, 246 pages
15.1 - Climbing Everest
Shadow Play by Iris Johansen⬛ Kilimanjaro ⬛
and
Far From True by Linwood Barclay⬛ Elbrus ⬛
Total Points = 110
FANDURY20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature
Option 1: Read a book first published in January of any year.
This Census-Taker by China Miéville
Book was first published January 5th 2016
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Anja5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Read a book set in Australia:
Burn for You by Angela Verdenius
Book reference: “That is not good! Not good! You hearing me, Smythe?”
“I think the whole of Australia can.”
There is also a whole glossary of Australian slang in the beginning of the book.
POINTS:
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 5
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
Tasks Completed: 1
Didi30235.1 - Only Natural
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in NATURAL.
The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen: Passing, Quicksand, and the Stories by Nella Larsen
Current Post Points: 5
Cumulative Total Points: 5
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love StoryOption 1. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
Set in the 1540s.
Big Book Ticket: 518 pages (paperback)
Points this post: 20
Points in total: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Big Book tickets: 1
Didi30235.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Summer 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Summer 2017 5.3 Six Pack: Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains a 6 such as 1968, 1976 or 2016.
The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney Published March 22nd 2016
Current Post Points: 5
Cumulative Total Points: 10
Didi30235.5 - September, October, November
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 0, 1 or 9.
My Two Elaines: Learning, Coping, and Surviving as an Alzheimer's Caregiver by Martin J Schreiber Paperback, 1st, 126 pages
Current Post Points: 5
Cumulative Total Points: 15
Didi30235.9 - Help Yourself
Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Self Help”.
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Miguel Ruiz
Current Post Points: 5
Cumulative Total Points: 20
Didi30235.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice
The Blackhouse by Peter May
Current Post Points: 5
Cumulative Total Points: 25
Ava Catherine5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE location of a natural wonder: China.
Waiting by Ha Jin
set in China in 1963 and over the next twenty years (the Cultural Revolution is an important backdrop)
"Every summer Lin Kong returned to Goose Village to divorce his wife, Shuya. Together they had appeared at the courthouse in Wujia Town many times..."
"This was the New China; who would look up to a young woman with bound feet:"
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: harvest,
Harvest by Jim Crace
total=145
10.2 - The Bodyguard
Dare to Run by Jen McLaughlin
"Run" ismy word, from the title "Run to You".
10.10 - Countdown
Put a Ring On Itby Beth Kendrick
GR page count = 283.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Making Faces by Amy Harmon
Author's initials = A.H. hispAnic Heritage.
Points this post: 40
Total points: 50
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Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 6
Ava Catherine20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
Option D: Read a book with either the word LIFE or GOOD in the title.
The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood by Sy Montgomery
total=165
SiobhanThis post is to claim Golden Oldie tickets ONLY. No new points.
Points originally claimed in post #186
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
I chose option 3
Option 3: Happy Endings
For this option read a book where the author's first and last initials can be found in HAPPILY EVER AFTER. Middle initials should be ignored.
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Little Women has a Childrens MPG, but its interest level is MY (with BL 7.5 and AR points 15.0). It thus qualifies for this challenge.
Little Women was first published in 1868 and is thus a Golden Oldie. I claim one Golden Oldie ticket
Points this post: 20
Total points: 75
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 6
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden OldiesOption 2: 2. Read a book with a cover that has either the TITLE lettering in yellow or a yellow OBJECT. And object can be an article of clothing or a identifiable thing but not just a band of coloring as decoration/graphic.
I read
This was approved in post 34 of help thread.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Nick KY15.10 Thrills and Chills. I read The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, with horror as the top main page GR genre.
20.6 SweetMelissa’s In MemoriamOption D. I read a book with “Life” in the title, Life After Life: The Investigation of a Phenomenon - Survival of Bodily Death by Raymond A. Moody Jr.
Points This Post: 35
Total Points So Far: 70
READ 6020.10 Group ReadDeath on the Nile Agatha Christie.
Review is on the group site.
Points: 20
Total: 25
Kathy G.5.5 - September, October, November
page number must have a 0, 1. or 9
This books has 192 pages.
One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters
Total Points- 30
BOOKLOVER**30.1**
2. Three Sisters, Three Queens
3. The King's Curse Philippa Gregory
**30.2**
Book 1. The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Book 2. Option D. The Boleyn Inheritance
Both books have history genre on main page
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60 points this message
240 points this season
8 tasks this season
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Didi302310.1 - Rice is Nice
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of these top ten rice producing countries: China.
The Leavers by Lisa Ko
Set in New York and China, The Leavers is a vivid and moving examination of borders and belonging.
Current Post Points: 10
Cumulative Total Points: 35
Didi302310.3 - 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.
The Spy by Paulo Coelho
Current Post Points: 10
Cumulative Total Points: 45
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10.4 - It's a Fan Thing "Science Fiction" genre
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20