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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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Reader Name: Jayme(the ghostreader)10.9 Sudoku Day
Read a book by an author whose last name is 9 letters
The 6th Target by James Patterson
Task + 10
Grand Total: 10
Amy the book bat15.6 - 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. Directions for using TinEye can be found in post 2 of the Help thread.
Required: State the percentages of black, white, and grey (added together) and include the cover when you post.
#b1b0af 55.5 % Bombay (Grey)
#7b797b 27.1 % Monsoon (Grey)
#525153 17.4 % Mortar (Grey)
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100% grey
Points this task: 15
Total points: 170
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 16
Tasks completed: 14
Julia10325.2 - TessaVanessa's task: Game on!
Option 2 - Hawksmaid: The Untold Story of Robin Hood and Maid Marian (MAID in subtitle)
Option 3 - Thendara House (first published 1983)
This post: 25 points,
Total points: 120
Total BB: 3
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
Pamela32655.1 - Baseball
The Pursuit of Lady Harriett (Tanglewood) by Rachael Anderson - #3 in the Tanglewood Series
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 35
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
Delicious Dee15.6 - Checkmate
- according to tineye - the following are the black/white/grey for the cover with a total percentage of 95%:#ffffff - 86.7 % - White (White)
#8a7d74 - 6.1 % - Americano (Grey)
#343433 - 2.2 % - Gondola (Grey)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 185
Big Book Tickets - 500+ (1)
Heather KS25.2 Game On!
Option 2: single in the title
I read It Takes Balls: Dating Single Moms and Other Confessions from an Unprepared Single Dad
Option 1: Read a book that has one of the numbers 24, 28, 84, or 87 in order in number of pages.
I read Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World which has 240 pages
Total points: 25
Tiffani5.4 - Hiking
Read a book with a title of at least 2 words, in which the initial letter of each word of the title is found in APPALACHIAN TRAIL. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the phrase.
A Prom to Remember by Sandy Hall.
The initials APTR are found in APpalachian TRail.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 12
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
trishhartuk10.1 - These ARE the Droids You're Looking For
Read a FICTION book with a robot, android or cyborg as an important character.
Head On, John Scalzi
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 9
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book tickets: 1
5.5: Capture the FlagRead a book with the word "flag" found intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
Book read: Under the Red Flag: Stories by Ha Jin
How it fits: Flag in the title
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Total points: 150
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 11
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 2
Nicola TTask: 15.6 - Checkmate
Read a book that is at least 80% black, white, and/or grey according to TinEye.
State the percentages of black, white, and grey (added together) and include the cover when you post.
I read
Tineye:
#0a0a0a 46.7 %Black (Black)
#fbfaf9 18.6 %Snow (White)
#e9e3cd 16.7 %Orange White (White)
#a7a7a5 4.7 %Dark Gray (Grey)
#f5e473 3.5 %Sweet Corn (Yellow)
#d0c377 2.9 %Winter Hazel (Yellow)
#59533b 2.8 %Panda (Grey)
#63605d 2.5 %Storm Dust (Grey)
#8e8657 1.6 %Clay Creek (Grey)
so Black= 46.7% + White = 35.3% + Grey = 11.6% = Total 93.6% (a minor 6.4% is Yellow)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
MAZZA115.6 - Checkmate
Read a book that is at least 80% black, white, and/or grey according to TinEye. Directions for using TinEye can be found in post 2 of the Help thread.
Required: State the percentages of black, white, and grey (added together) and include the cover when you post.
The Return
Tin eye results
#13181e 92.0 % Nero (Black)
#64686c 3.4 % Mid Grey (Grey)
#dfe1e2 2.8 % Zircon (Grey)
#a4b148 0.7 % Brass (Yellow)
#6d764f 0.7 % Siam (Green)
#cedc57 0.5 % Manz (Green)
Total 98.2% black and grey
Points this post = 15
Total points to date = 325
Books read = 25
Tasks completed =18
Golden Oldies =2
Big Books = 3
5.2 - The Tour de FranceOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
page 1 (#13)
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies:
Bigger is Better:
Season Total: 145
10.10 9, 10, 11....Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with I, J or K.
Bunk: The True Story of Hoaxes, Hucksters, Humbug, Plagiarists, Forgeries, and Phonies, by Kevin Young
K is for Kevin, in this case.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 40/1010
Total tasks: 4/58
Total books: 4/79
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.9 Boggle
I read First Time by Meg Tilly. The word TIME is in the grid.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 250
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 21
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Mod
15.3 - Let's Play!
option 2
Dead Man Running by Steve Hamilton
DMR in MR. potato heaD
SH in alpHabet blockS
total = 175
Mod
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Dulcinella's task: Scrabble
White River Burning by John Verdon
score = 29
B 1× 3
E 2× 1 = 2
G 1× 2
H 1× 4
I 3× 1 = 3
N 2× 1 = 2
R 3× 1 = 3
T 1× 1
U 1× 1
V 1× 4
W 1× 4
total = 195
JUKKA15.3 - Let's Play!
Option 2: Book with a title of at least three words whose initial letters are found in a you from the National Toy Hall of Fame, whose author's initials are in another toy's name.
The Last Temptation by Neil Gaiman. The title's first letters are in "Fisher-Price Little People", and the author's initials are in "Dungeons & Dragons".
Total Points: 150/1010
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 11/58
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
20.4 Golden Oldies - Ann A's Task: In MemoriamRead a book that fits an option, state which option.
Option 1: Read a book with all the letters of RESPECT in the title/subtitle.
Book Read: Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
wEiRd ThingS CustomErs say in bookshoPs by Jen Campbell
Points This Task: 20
Golden Oldies:
Big Book:
Total Points: 220
Total Tasks: 13
Scooter&Siam10.8 - Happy Anniversary SRC!
Read a book that was FIRST published in 2009 or 2018.
Read Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic.
First published in 2018.
Points: 10
Total: 70
Big Books: 2
Nick KY20.10 Group Read
I read Zorro by Isabel Allende from the South American Literature category. My comment is in message 3 of the group read thread. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I listened to the audio book. Paperback edition: Zorro
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 190
BARBARA ★ 25.2 - TessaVanessa's task: Game on!
Option 1: Read a book that has one of the numbers 24, 28, 84, or 87 in order in number of pages
Popped Off - Jeffrey Allen (281 pages) 9/21
Option 4: Pick one of the special tile names: dragon, flower, season, or wind and read a book that includes all the letters of one of the tiles in the author's first and last name
Dead Between the Lines - Denise Swanson 9/6
S - Swanson
E - dEnise
ASON - swAnSON
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Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 75
Ana5.1 - Baseball
When Breaks the Dawn by Janette Oke #3 in series
Points this Post:5
Total points: 55
Tasks Completed:4
Total Books Read: 4
Total Pages: 1096
babbling c20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Danielle M's task: Neil Simon
Option 3: Some of my favorite movie adaptions are Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues, which along with Broadway Bound make up “The Eugene Trilogy.” For this task, read a book that is part of a trilogy. A book that is identified by Goodreads as one of three primary works in a series qualifies as part of a trilogy.
Still Me - Audible Still Me - paperback pgs. 480 by Jojo Moyes
book #3 in the Me Before You trilogy
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 60/1010
Completed Tasks: 5/58
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
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Pages read this season: 2,313
Books read this season: 5
BARBARA ★ 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
Option 3A: For this option, you may read a book that is 2, 4, 12, or 14 in a series
Shadow Rising - Yasmine Galenorn (#12 Otherworld series) 9/16
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Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 95
Bluegrass Pam10.10 - 9, 10, 11...: Single author - first or last name begins with I, J or K.
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 16.0
*Claiming one GO ticket – first published in 1937.
Points this post: 10 / Total points: 20
GO points this post: 1
Total BB: 0 / Total GO: 2
loafer25.1 - Andy P's task: A Quick Look at Asian Sport
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.
All at Sea: A Memoir by Decca Aitkenhead
no mmpb. pb: All at Sea 240 pages
Book 2. read a book whose TITLE contains 3 different vowels and no more than that.
The Possessions by Sara Flannery Murphy
no mmpb. pb: The Possessions 368 pages
240 + 368 = 608
total points: 190
BB: 1
GO: 2
task completed: 13
Suzannesea20.7 Shorter is Sweeter
Option 4
Read a book from the Pacific Northwest Books List.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford is on the first page of the list.
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 90
SALLY M.REPOST
30.6 The Game of Clue
Hopeless Magic by Rachel Higginson
Option 1: Suspects, Professor Plum
(at least 50% purple cover - 99.4% Prim (Violet))
The Versions of Us by Laura Barnett
Option 3: Room, BaLlroom
(author initials in room)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 10
Pages read: 3588
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 0
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 1
Kayla C10.10 9,10,11
Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King
King starting with the letter K
**Claiming 1 BB ticket: Sleeping Beauties is 702 pages**
Total points: 30
GO: 0
BB: 1
SALLY M.30.4 The Chunkster (750+ pages Historical Fiction, Option 2)
My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton (Historical Fiction verified) - 512 pages
**My Plain Jane is a Big Book (512 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Circe by Madeline Miller (Historical Fiction verified) - 352 pages
512 + 352 = 864 pages > 750
Points this post: 30
Total points: 185
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 12
Pages read: 4452
BB tix this post: 1
Total BB tix: 1
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 1
Kayla C5.7 Settlers of Catan
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
settlers oF cAtan
total points: 35
GO: 0
BB: 1
15.3 Let's Play!Option 2: Read one book that has a title of at least 3 words (the initial letters of every word have to be in the name of a toy in the National Toy Hall of Fame) and by a single author author whose every initial is found in a different toy on the same list.
Book Read: The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin
Title - T O G found in Nintendo Game Boy
Author - N K J found in Jack-in-the-Box
Points This Task: 15
Golden Oldie:
Big Book:
Total Points: 235
Total Tasks: 14
DULCINELLA15.3 - Let's Play!
Option 1: Read TWO books.
Book 1: Read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the initial letters of every word in the title can be found in the name of a toy inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame: Inducted Toys Subtitles may be ignored.
Atari 2600 Game System
The Mermaids Singing Val McDermid 464 p. 21 september 2018 4 starsFirst letters: TMS
Atari 2000 game system
Book 2: Read a book written by a single author whose every initial (including middle, if listed on GRs) can be found in the name of a DIFFERENT inducted toy. Spaces determine names.
Little Green Army Men
Lieve
Ronald Giphart 253 p. 18 september 2018 3 starsInitials RG littlegrEen army men
Points in this post: 15 points
Total points: 315 points
Tickets: 2 GO and 3 BB claimed
DULCINELLA10.10 - 9, 10, 11...
I J K are the 9th, 10th and 11th letters of the alphabet.
Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with I, J or K
Thunder God
Rob Jones 282 p. 16 september 2018 2 stars (Paperback 280 p.)
Last name starts with J
Points in this post: 10 points
Total points: 325 points
Tickets: 2 GO and 3 BB claimed
DULCINELLA5.7: Settlers of Catan
Read a single author book whose author's first and last initials are found in SETTLERS OF CATAN. Middle initials can be ignored. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the phrase. Spaces determine names.
The Gathering
Anne Enright 261 p. 5 september 2018 4 starsInitials: AE
Points in this post: 5 points
Total points: 330 points
Tickets: 2 GO and 3 BB claimed
Brooklyn5.6 – Simon Says
Read a book with a title that has at least 2 consecutive words that begin with the same letter.
The Sometimes Sisters by Carolyn Brown
Points this post: 5
Total points: 50/1010
Tasks completed: 4/58
Books read: 4
Brooklyn10.7 – Before Autocorrect
Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle from the list of commonly misspelled words.
Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella
Word “surprise” is on the list.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 60/1010
Tasks completed: 5/58
Books read: 5
Brooklyn15.9 – Get a Clue
Read a book with a word meets one of the listed criteria and has a MPG of mystery.
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
MPG of mystery; library is one of the original rooms
**Originally published in 1942; requesting 1 Golden Oldie ticket**
Points this post: 15
Total points: 75/1010
Tasks completed: 6/58
Books read: 6
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Brooklyn20.9 – Neil Simon
Option 1: Read a book with a MPG of humor or comedy.
Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore
MPG of humor
Points this post: 20
Total points: 95/1010
Tasks completed: 7/58
Books read: 7
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Louise B10.5 - Picking Up the Pen
A continuation novel in the style of an established series, produced by a new author after the original author's death.The books are commissioned by the deceased author’s estate, written with its approval, and marketed using both author’s brand associations.
The new Hercule Poirot series is listed as acceptable for this task.
The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah
Points this task: 10
Total points to date: 110
Number of tasks completed: 6
Kristen IA20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Danielle M's task: Neil Simon
Select one of the following options and read a book that fits that task:
Option 1: Read a book with a main page genre of Comedy or Humor.
Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan - 560 pages
I listened to the audiobook and linked to the PB edition.
******I claim 1 BB ticket - 560 pages******
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 90/1010
Tasks Completed: 4/58
GO: 0
BB: 1
Cordelia20.1 Scrabble
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
This book has 336 pages.
28 scrabble points
T 2pts x 1 =2
h 4pts x 2 = 8
e 1pt x 4 = 4
s 1pt x 2 = 2
i 1pt x 2 = 2
n 1pt x 1 = 1
l 1pt x 2 = 2
o 1pt x 1 = 1
f 4pts x 1 = 4
g 2pts x 1 = 2
Points this task: 20
Total points: 215
Erin NY20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
Pick one of the following roles & read a book that fills the requirements...
Required: State which option you chose when you post.
Books with the Main Page Genres of Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, and Manga may be used for this task.
3. Beater: Beaters arguably had the most difficult role - having to defend or attack against books chosen by the Chasers to prevent goals and keep their own team flying. Often there would be a race to the finish, with some genuine adrenline-fuelled moments as a result...(yes, I played as Beater, however did you guess?!)
To make their reading a bit easier (and cheaper!), Beaters could chose to read a different book to the Chaser.
For this option, read a book that nearly fits one of the requirements for task 20.5 of the Summer Challenge, but not quite. Here are the tasks and your options:
C. The original task requires reading a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the term FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA. For this option, you may read a book by an author that has one initial (either first or last) in the phrase and one initial that is one letter off from a letter in the phrase. For example, Nora Roberts (NR) did not work for the original task because there is no N in the phrase. However, Nora Roberts (NR) will work for this task because R is found in the phrase and N is one letter off from O, which can also be found in the phrase.
Required: State which option you chose when you post.
Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs
* L (Lisa) is one off from K and B is in FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA
Points this post: 20
Books claimed this post: 1
Total Points: 140
Tasks completed: 8
Tasks in progress: 2
Books read: 11
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Total pages read: 4,309
Shawn H.20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
3. Beater: Option A: For this option, you may read a book that is 2, 4, 12, or 14 in a series
Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming
***#4 in the James Bond Series***
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Big Ticket Book: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ann A's task: In MemoriamOption 2: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in QUEEN OF SOUL.
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
author's initials, US, found in SoUl
1x Golden Oldies tix (pub. 1906)
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better:
Season Total: 165
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5.2 - The Tour de France. Read a book from this list: Wanderlust.
REQUIRED: Include in your post the page on which your book is found.
Like Water for Chocolate, found on page 1.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 85/1010
Tasks completed: 7/58
Books read: 8