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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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Ava Catherine15.4 - It's a Deal
Option 1:
Book 1: Read a book with "Ace" or the name of a face card (King, Queen, Jack) in the title/subtitle, series title, or author's name.
Strip Jack by Ian Rankin (Jack in title)
Book 2: Read a book that is #2-#10 in a series.
Faithful Unto Death (Chief Inspector Barnaby #5) by Caroline Graham
total 340
Mod
15.6 - Checkmate
Cold Shot to the Heart by Wallace Stroby#f0f0f1 50.2 % Hint Of Red (Grey)
#191713 32.5 % Seal Brown (Black)
#5d5d5c 8.2 % Chicago (Grey)
#a4a5a5 5.0 % Grey Chateau (Grey)
#dba8a7 1.5 % Pale Chestnut (Pink)
#953e3d 1.5 % Mexican Red (Red)
#972824 0.6 % Mandarian Orange (Orange)
#cdc3aa 0.4 % Soft Amber (Brown)
63.4% grey + 32.5% black = 95.9%
total = 140
Ava Catherine15.7 - Pay Up
Read a book in which the number of pages is made up only of the numbers 0, 2, 5, and 8.
In the Kitchen by Monica Ali 552 pages
total 355
LISA NZ20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
3/A: The original task requires reading a book that is number 1, 3, or 13 in a series. For this option, you may read a book that is 2, 4, 12, or 14 in a series.
I read: Wild Strawberries by Angela Thirkell #2 in the Barsetshire Series
***I claim 1 Golden Oldie Ticket***
This book was first published in 1934
Total points: 105
Books read: 6
Tasks completed: 6
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
**Repost**Susan W.
5.1 Baseball: Read a book that has a 3, 4, or 9 in its series designation.
I read Deadman Wonderland, Vol. 3 by Jinsei Kataoka
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
**Repost**Susan W.
15.3 Let's Play!: Option 1- read a book that fits the criteria for Book one and two.
I read Some Enchanted Éclair by Bailey Cates
See in Frisbee, BC in Alphabet Blocks
Points this post: 15
Total points: 20
**Repost**Susan W.
15.5 Nonfiction November: Read a book from the list provided. State what page your book was found on.
I read The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
The book is on page one of the list.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 35
25.3 - Beth NC 's task: Cards Against HumanityOption A: Why can’t I sleep at night? Cocaine Blues
Option B: Wes Anderson’s new film tells the story of a precocious child coming to terms with Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding
Points this task: 25
Total points to date: 100
Number of tasks completed: 5
***Edit: I have reposted in message 759 because I forgot to add my reader board name Louise B to this post.***
Pamela326520.9 - Moderators' Pet - Danielle M's task: Neil Simon
The Fall of Lord Drayson (Tanglewood) by Rachael Renee Anderson – #1 in the Tanglewood trilogy
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 30
Golden Oldie books this post:
Total Golden Oldie books: 2
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Cordeliatask 20.2 Option 3 Careers
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
number in title : 2001
points this task 20
Total points: 180
Diana K.Task 5,5 Read a book with the word "flag" found intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
Black Flags: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the Islamic State
Total points: 120
Diana K.Task 10.3 Read a book with a main page genre of Nature or Travel.
Life in the Garden
Total points: 130
30.1 - SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE FOOTBALLOPTION 2 - Emilie by Cherie Claire
OPTION 4 - Wish I Might: A Small Town Southern Romance
TOTAL POINTS - 120
Janice CA15.5 - Nonfiction November
Read a book found on the "Popular Nonfiction Books" list.
I read a book found on page 4.
Educated by Tara Westover
+15
total: 15
tasks: 1
books: 1
25.8 Forest lawn CemeteryOption B Blue Sky Mausoleum – book with word from quote in title – forest
The Dark Forest
Option D The residents – book by an author who has the same first and last initials as resident – Kathleen Howard
Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
This post 25 points
Total to date 165 points
JUKKA5.1 – Baseballz
Book with 3, 4, or 9 in its series designation.
Star Trek: Voyager: Encounters with the Unknown by Nathan Archer et al. is #3 of Star Trek Classics.
Total Points: 115/1010
Total Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 9/58
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
15.6 CheckmateRead a book that is at least 80% black, white, and/or grey according to TinEye.
, by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya72.0% Black (Black); 10.3% Gravel (Grey); 6.6% Lily White (Grey); 4.8% Delta (Grey) = 93.7%
Points this post: 15
Total points: 30/1010
Total tasks: 3/58
Total books: 3/79
Mod
I chose option 1 and read Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time. I listened to the audiobook, and linked to the top pb edition (no MMPB).
This book is #1 (p.1) on the Indigenous Peoples list.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 130
Nicola TTask: 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Sophie's task: Boardgames
I chose Option 4: Read a book with the author's first and last initials in NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. Middle names should be ignored.
I read Geekerella
author is Ashley Poston : nAPoleon bonaparte
(pages=320)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
JUKKA20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kathy P's task: Careers
Option 3: Book with more than one person on the cover.
Pathfinder: Worldscape Vol. 2 by Erik Mona et al.
Total Points: 135/1010
Total Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 10/58
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.5 Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
Option 3B: I read Grief Cottage by Gail Godwin. It has Paranormal but not Horror as a MPG.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 230
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 18
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
M1nks5.10 - The Nursing Home Murder Pub 1935
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Points this task: 5
Total points: 220
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
Big Book tickets:
CYNBAXTER# 25.07 – M1nks's task: The Games We Played
Book 1: Option 1: Night by Elie Wiesel
Task: Read a book which has 'Autobiography' or 'Biography' as a main page genre.
Book 2: Option 2: Call for the Dead by John le Carré
Task: Read a book set in WWII or one which has 'Spy' or 'Espionage' as a main page genre.
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 90 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
Nikki B10.3 Happy Trails to You
Bear in the Back Seat: Adventures of a Wildlife Ranger in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Task Points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 80
Nikki B10.4 Hey There, Hi There, Ho There!
Snow White Red-Handed
Maia Chance
Task Points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 90
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.4 It's a Deal
Option 1:
Book 1: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard.
Book 2: Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery. It is #4 in the series.
It has Children's as MPG. AR information is: IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 14.0
Points this post: 15
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 20
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Louise B**REPOST** - I forgot to add my leaderboard name when originally posted on message 737
25.3 - Beth NC 's task: Cards Against Humanity
Option A: Why can’t I sleep at night? Cocaine Blues
Option B: Wes Anderson’s new film tells the story of a precocious child coming to terms with Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding
Points this task: 25
Total points to date: 100
Number of tasks completed: 5
Mod
I used option 3, and read The Distant Echo (#1 in the Inspector Karen Pirie series). I listened to the audiobook, linked to the MMPB.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 150
Readerboard Name: Amarie25.1 - A Quick Look at Asian Sports
Requirements: 2 books, single authors, over 600 combined pages
Book 1: No SUMO in author's name
Book: Seafire by Natalie C. Parker
Pages: 384
Book 2: Only three vowels in the title
Book: Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter (vowels: IEO, no A or U)
Pages: 480
Total Pages: 864
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 80
25.1: A Quick Look at Asian SportBook 1: SUMO
The Fates Will Find Their Way, by Hannah Pittard. SUMO not in Hannah Pittard.
I read the audiobook; there are 256 pages in top pb.
Book 2: three different vowels
Priestdaddy: A Memoir, by Patricia Lockwood. AEI in Priestdaddy, no O or U.
I read the ebook; there are 352 pages in the top pb.
256 + 352 = 608 pages combined.
This post: +25
Total: 150
Mary P5.10: Our favorite recreation!
Read a book of your choice, that meets SRC rules.
The Night the Lights Went Out by Karen White
Points this Task: 5
Total Points: 50
StaceyNC20.2. Rookie at the Top.
Option 1 Wildlife - Read a book with an animal that can be found in a zoo on the cover
Book:
Completed: 9/20/18
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 20
Dakimel5.7 - Settlers of Catan
The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch
TALLY
This post: 5 points
Total: 85
15.3 Let's PlayOption 2.
A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life, by Ayelet Waldman
Title: ARGD in dungeons and DRAGons.
Author: AW in jigsAW puzzle
This post: +15
Total: 165
Dakimel30.1 - Ava Catherine's task: Southeastern Conference (SEC) Football
2: A Death in the Small Hours by Charles Finch
3:
TALLY
This post: 30 points
Total: 125
30.5 Celebrate the Equinox - 2 books with same number of letters and >600 pgsBk 1 - A Touch of Stardust- 296 pgs
Bk 2 - The Forgotten Room - 371 pgs
296+371=667 pgs. Both books have 16 characters
Pts this post: 30
Total pts: 100
Dakimel30.6 - Amanda A's task: The Game of Clue
1:
- blue:#124375 48.5 % Dark Cerulean (Blue)
#28272d 20.6 % Jaguar (Blue)
3: Passion Favors the Bold by Theresa Romain - room: Conservatory
TALLY
This post: 30 points
Total: 155
Nick KY15.10 Ticket to Ride I read Tiger Shrimp Tango by Tim Dorsey. I rolled a “2” and read a mystery. I spinned the color “Green” and read a book with a cover of over 50% green. (Green is NOT a popular cover color for mysteries – I found that out quickly!)
50.4 %Apple (Green)
9.2 %Manz (Green)
3.2 %Green Leaf (Green)
2.6 %Tea Green (Green)
Total = 65.4 % Green
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 170
MAZZA15.9: Boggle
read a book the title/subtitle of which includes a word of at least 3 letters that can be made from the board
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
Using the word DOES from D in middle cell O going down E also down and S to the left as you look at board
Points this post = 5
Total points to date = 310
Books read = 24
Tasks completed =17
Golden Oldies =2
Big Books = 3
Task 5.2 – Tour de FranceFrom List: Wanderlust - page 2, # 147
Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon
*** BIG BOOK *** 1 tickets –586 pages
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This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 5 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Task 10.10 – 9, 10, 11 Author first or last initial is: I, J, or K
Joanna Cannon / The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 15 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
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.
Dr. Orchid - Pink
God in Pink
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: 130
StaceyNC25.1 - Andy P's task: A Quick Look at Asian Sport
Task 1: Read a book in which none of the letters in SUMO are in the author's name
Book: Darkhouse by Karina Halle
Pages: 346
Completed: 9/20/18
Task 2: Read a book whose TITLE contains 3 different vowels and no more than that.
Book: Heist Society
Pages: 337
Completed: 9/6/18
Points this post: 25
Total Challenge Points: 45
15.10 - Ticket to RideWarcross (Warcross #1) by Marie Lu
MPG: 6. Science Ficition
Colour: White
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies:
Bigger is Better:
Season Total: 140
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total = 125