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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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Delicious Dee20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ann A's task: In Memoriam
Option 2 - Ocean Light - Nalini Singh - Authors initials NS found in QUEEN OF SOUL
Points this task: 20
Total points: 130
Big Book Tickets - 500+ (1)
LaureY5.1 - Baseball
Read a book that has one of these 3 numbers in its series designation - 3, 4, 9, 13, etc...………
When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare
#3 Castles Ever After
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35
Total Books: 3
Total Tasks: 2
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
20.2 Boardgames Opt 3 Careers number in title/subtitle
Love Your Life, Not Theirs: 7 Money Habits for Living the Life You Want
Total pts: 20
20.9 Neil SimonOpt 3 book that is part of a trilogy
The Viscount and the Vixen (Hellions of Havisham #3)
approved post #18
Pts. this Post: 20
Total pts: 40
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Diane Whitney's task: All Hallow's EveRead a book with a cover featuring a person without a head
The Dressmaker
(384 pages)(Cover was approved in the help thread in message #37)
Total new points: 20
Total Challenge points: 60
30.6 - Amanda A's task: The Game of ClueOption 1: Read a book with a suspect's game piece color found in the title.
Mr. Green=Green
The Greenhouse
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in one of the rooms listed below
Knucklehead by Matt Lennox
Initials M L are found in baLlrooM
Total new points: 30
Total challenge points: 90
Mary P30.4 – Schatzie’s task: The Chunkster
Option 1: The ONE BOOK OPTION - read ONE book with a MPG of Historical Fiction and is at least 750 pages long.
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. ( 973 pgs. )
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 45
loafer30.6 - Amanda A's task: The Game of Clue
Option 2: Weapons
Read a book with one of the weapons found in the title or on the cover.
Candlestick
Knife
Lead Pipe
REVOLVER
Rope
Wrench
Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
claiming "golden oldie" as published in 1929
Option 3: Rooms
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in one of the rooms listed below.
Ballroom
Billiard Room
Conservatory
Dining Room
Hall
Kitchen
Library
LOUNGE
Study
Best Boy by Eli Gottlieb
lounGE
total: 110
BB: 1
GO: 2
tasks completed: 8
Elizabeth BTask 10.10 -Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with I, J or K
Creature by Kim Fielding, e-book only, approved for length at post#7012 of the verification thread
Points 10
Total 160
Elizabeth BTask 25.1
Book 1 (SUMO not in author's name)
Not My Spook! by Tinnean (350 pgs)
Book 2 (TITLE contains 3 different vowels and no more than that -not Y)
In the Wreckage (vowels: A, E, I) (338 pgs)
Sum of pages 350 + 338 = 688 >600
Points 25
Total 185
Coralie15.10 Ticket to Ride
I rolled a 3- historical fiction and spun yellow so I read
This post 15 points
Total to date 100 points
Tiffani5.10 - Our favourite recreation!
Read a book of your choice, that meets SRC rules.
Circe by Madeline Miller
Points this task: 5
Total points: 120
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
loafer20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
4. Announcer: read a book with a food/drink item in the title.
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
total: 130
BB: 1
GO: 2
tasks completed: 9
5.5: Capture the FlagRead a book with the word "flag" found intact
Last Flag Down: The Epic Journey of the Last Confederate Warship
Points this post 5
Total points 5+ 110=115
BB 2
10.2 - The Great WarA Lonely Death Page 5 of popular world war I books.
Points this post 10
Total points 10+ 115=125
BB 2
LISA NZ15.6 - Checkmate
In many chess sets, black and white pieces move across a black and white checkered board. Read a book that is at least 80% black, white, and/or grey according to TinEye
I read: Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
From Tin Eye:
#222222 93.1 % Nero (Black)
#656465 6.9 % Scorpion (Grey)
Total points: 85
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Bookwrm526Task #20.10 - Group Reads
I chose to read The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore. I commented in the discussion thread at post 15.
Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 65
Christine V20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kathy P's task: Careers
Option 1: Fear: Trump in the White House MPG Biography was verified in msg 39 of the genre verification thread.
I read the audio edition. The top PB (no MMPB available) has 576 pages. ***Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket***
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=2)
Readerboard Name: Absurda15.5: Read a nonfiction book that can be found on the Popular Nonfiction Books list.
Book Read: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou.
Found on page 2 of the list
Points this task: 15
Total Points to date: 85
perletwo5.6: Simon Says - Read a book where the title/subtitle contains at least 2 consecutive words beginning with the same initial letter.
The Cats Came Back
Points this task: 05
Total points: 105
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 11
Tasks completed: 11
Sara G20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kathy P's task: Careers
Option 1. Fame – Famous people often have biographies written about them. For this option, read a book with the main page genre Biography. Books must be written by a different person than the person the book is about. Memoirs or autobiographies will not work.
Charlotte & Leopold: The True Story of the Original People's Princess by James Chambers
Points this post: 20
Total points: 225
Babbling c5.6: Simon Says
Read a book where the title/subtitle contains at least 2 consecutive words beginning with the same initial letter.
Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti - Audible Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti - paperback pgs. 330 by Bailey Cates
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 40/1010
Completed Tasks: 4/58
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
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Pages read this season: 1, 8330
Books read this season: 4
Diana K.Task 10.8 - Happy Anniversary SRC! Read a book that was FIRST published in 2009 or 2018.
The Violin
Total points: 90
Diana K.Task 5.6 - Simon Says. Read a book where the title/subtitle contains at least 2 consecutive words beginning with the same initial letter.
Blood Pressure Down: The 10-Step Plan to Lower Your Blood Pressure in 4 Weeks--Without Prescription Drugs (Weeks Without)
Total points: 95
Nikki B5.8 Go and Parcheesi
The Great Zoo of China
Set in China
Task Points: 5
Total Challenge Points: 65
10.2 - The Great WarRead a book that has been shelved as "World War I" from this list: Popular World War I books
Birds of a Feather
Page 2
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 45
Total Tasks: 4
Golden Oldies:
Big Book:
Amy the book bat5.8: Go and Parcheesi
Read a book set at least 50% in China or India. REQUIRED: State the country in which your book is set. If the setting is not shown in the metadata or book description, include a reference from the book or a link to an outside source to establish the setting.
Peony in Love, set in China
Points this task: 5
Total points: 120
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 11
Coralie5.1 Baseball
Book that has #4 in its series designation
Planet of Exile
This post 5 points
Total to date 105 points
Witchygal10.8 - Happy Anniversary SRC!
Read a book that was FIRST published in 2009 or 2018.
I read Circe which was first published in 2018.
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Points this task: 10
Total points for Fall 2018: 10
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Witchygal15.7 - Pay Up
Read a book in which the number of pages is made up only of the numbers 0, 2, 5, and 8.
I read The Tattooist of Auschwitz which has 288 pages.
Points this task: 15
Total points for Fall 2018: 25
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Witchygal15.8 - Spell it Out
Read a book with one of these letters (Q or Z) in the title/subtitle or author's name.
I read Friend Request which has a Q in the title.
Points this task: 15
Total points for Fall 2018: 40
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
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Witchygal20.2 - Rookie at the Top
Option 4: Read a book with the author's first and last initials in NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.
I read The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay. Authors initials in naPolean bonaparTe
Points this task: 20
Total points for Fall 2018: 60
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Witchygal20.3 - Best Review
Option 3 - read a book which is #1, #8, #9, #11, #18 or #19 in a series.
I read Once Were Warriors which is listed as #1 of the Once were warriors trilogy.
Points this task: 20
Total points for Fall 2018: 80
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Witchygal20.10 - Group Reads
I read The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women and commented in the thread - post 5.
Points this task: 20
Total points for Fall 2018: 100
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Witchygal 25.1 - Andy P's task
Book 1. Read a book in which none of the letters in SUMO are in the author's name as indicated on the GRs main page of the book.
I read The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn. No letters from SUMO in author's page.
Page number= 436
Book 2- read a book whose TITLE contains 3 different vowels and no more than that.
I read In a Dark, Dark Wood. Title contains three different vowels - I, A, O and no more (no E or U).
Page numbers = 308.
Total pages - 308 + 436 = 744 which meets requirements.
Points this task: 25
Total points for Fall 2018: 125
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
10.4 Hey There, Hi There, Ho There!Read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials are found in MICKEY MOUSE.
The Last Cruise, by Kate Christensen
miCKey mouse
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10/1010
Total tasks: 1/58
Total books: 1/79
20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK's task: 11am on 11 November 1918Option 3: The Armistice. read a book which is #1, #8, #9, #11, #18 or #19 in a series.
Budapest Noir (Bűnös Budapest #1) by Vilmos Kondor
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 120
Delicious Dee30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Listmaker
Option 2 - Sweet Ruin - this is book 16 in the Immortals After Dark series and there are currently 18 published
Option 3 - Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? - found on pg1, position 19 currently
Points this task: 30
Total points: 160
Big Book Tickets - 500+ (1)
Julia10315.9 - Get a Clue
A Murder for the Books (Blue Ridge Library Mysteries #1) (MPG Mystery, Library in series name)
This post: 15 points,
Total points: 60
Total BB: 3
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 4
15.7 - Pay UpBy Fairy Means or Foul
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 252 pages.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 110
Alycia20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter
Option 3: Twilight
Lost Library by Kate Baray
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 7
Alycia5.10: Our favorite recreation!
The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard
Points this post: 5
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 8
30.1 SEC ConferenceOpt 2 - author's initials in sec confERence
Call Me Zelda by Erika Robuck
Opt 4 - set in South Carolina
The House on Tradd Street set in Charleston
Pt this Post: 30
Total Pts: 70
Task 15.6 - CheckmateRead a book that is at least 80% black, white, and/or grey according to TinEye.
Required: State the percentages of black, white, and grey (added together) and include the cover when you post.
Warlight (2018) by Michael Ondaatje (Hardcover, 285 pages)
Man Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2018)
Tineye
32.3 %Bombay (Grey)
22.6 %Thunder (Grey)
22.3 %Boulder (Grey)
18.3 %Nero (Black)
03.5 %Beaver (Brown)
01.0 %Del Rio (Brown)
77.2% Grey
18.3% Black
04.5% Brown
Grey + Black = 95.5% > 80%
00 + 15 = 15
Tasks Completed: 01
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 00 +15 = 15
Books read: 01
Pages read: 285
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 00
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
loafer20.1 - Most Improved Player - Dulcinella's task: Scrabble
Read a book with a title that, if laid down on the Scrabble board, would give you more than 25 points.
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
mmpb: No Country for Old Men 309 pages
c 1x3 = 3
d 1x2= 2
e 1x1=1
f 1x4=4
l 1x1=1
m 1x3=3
n 3x1=3
0 4x1=4
r 2x1=2
t 1x1=1
u 1x1=1
y 1x4=4
total = 29
total: 150
BB: 1
GO: 2
tasks completed: 10
15.7 Pay UpRead a book in which the number of pages is made up of the numbers 0, 2, 5, and 8.
Book Read: The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Number of Pages: 285
Points This Task: 15
Golden Oldies:
Big Book:
Total Points: 140
Total Tasks: 9
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10.2 - The Great War
Read a book that has been shelved as "World War I" from this list: Popular World War I books
Required: State the page.
All Quiet on the Western Front page 1 of list shelved 218 times as WW I
First published in 1929 claiming a Golden oldie ticket
Points this post = 10
Total points to date = 245
Books read = 18
Tasks completed =13
Golden Oldies =2
Big Books = 3