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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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Erin NY5.1 - Baseball
The numbers 3, 4, and 9 are important numbers in baseball - 3 strikes and 3 outs, 4 balls, 9 innings. Read a book that has one of these 3 numbers in its series designation - 3, 4, 9, 13, etc...………
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
* 3rd in the series
Points this post: 5
Books claimed this post: 1
Total Points: 145
Tasks completed: 9
Tasks in progress: 5
Books read: 15
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Total pages read: 5,699
25.2 - TessaVanessa's task: Game on!Option 2:Read a book that has the word SINGLE, OLD, or MAID in the title or subtitle AND that is written by a single (one) author.
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
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. Middle names may be used if they appear in the Goodreads information.
I used SEASON I read an ebook but linked to MMPB
Less than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
Total this post: 25
Total challenge points: 190
Coralie10.4 Hey There, Hi There, Ho There!
Book by a single author whose initials are found in MiCkey mouse
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
This post 10 points
Total to date 220 points
30.5 - Sandy's Task: Celebrate the EquinoxI read The Name of the Wind and Rise and Kill First: The Inside Story and Secret Operations of Israel's Assassination Program, both of which have 16 characters in the titles.
The Name of the Wind has 720 pp and Rise and Kill First has 784 pp. These add up to 1504 pp.
Both books qualify for *****Big Books tickets.********
These books were approved on the help thread.
points: 100
books read: 7
tasks completed: 4
tasks in progress: 1
Big Books: 4
pages read: 3318
JUKKA20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Karen Michele's task: The Ozette Loop: A Favorite Hike
Option 3: Book that features vampires or werewolves.
Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition Core Book by Kenneth Hite et al.
Total Points: 230/1010
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 18/58
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Suzannesea20.6 Seasoned Reader
Option 3. Happiness
Read a book with more than one person on the cover.
by Lisa WingatePoints this post: 20
Total points to date: 140
Alycia15.6 - Checkmate
by Kristen ProbyUsing TinEye, the cover is 91.4% black & grey:
#3c3c37 31.4 % Zeus (Grey)
#797572 27.0 % Dove Grey (Grey)
#13110f 17.0 % Black (Black)
#cbcac8 16.0 % Alto (Grey)
#32be7a 3.1 % Medium Sea Green (Green)
#3c6b53 2.2 % Stromboli (Green)
#30885f 1.8 % Sea Green (Green)
#09dc81 0.6 % Caribbean Green (Green)
#87d8a3 0.5 % Vista Blue (Green)
#abe0c6 0.5 % Scandal (Green)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 11
10.7 -Before Autocorrect13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time The word is sense
Points this post 10
Total points 10+ 175=185
BB 3
DeborahPost 7
25.9 - Delicious Dee's task: Women of American Ninja Warrior
1) A Pint of Murder by Alisa Craig
Minneapolis: Meagan Martin (MM), Abby Clark (AC)
4) Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal
Kickass women in superhero comics PAGE 1 #2
Points this post:25
Total Points:120
Books read:9
Tasks Done: 7
15.4 - It's a DealOption 2: Read ONE book that fits the criteria for both Book 1 and Book 2.
End of Watch by Stephen King
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 115
Total Tasks: 9
Golden Oldies:
Big Book:
trishhartuk25.1 - 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.
Thread and Gone, Lea Wait
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here (290pg)
Book 2. Read a book whose TITLE contains 3 different vowels and no more than that.
thE tAlE Of hOlly hOw, Susan Wittig Albert (320pg)
A, E and O - no I or U
Total pages: 290 + 320 = 610
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 190
Tasks Completed: 12
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book tickets: 1
5.1 - BaseballThe Foretelling of Georgie Spider (The Tribe #3) by Ambelin Kwaymullina
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better:
Season Total: 220
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch2. Chaser: read a book with at least three words in the title, where the first letters of each word can be found in MRS FIX-IT, KADIN, and/or VANILLA.
The Lost Dog by Michelle de Kretser
initials in title, TLD, found in mrs fix-T, kaDin, vaniLla
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better:
Season Total: 240
Nicola TTask: 5.7: 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.
I read All-New Wolverine, Volume 5: Orphans of X (pages=112).
Author = Tom Taylor seTTlers of catan
Points this post: 5
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 10
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Task 30.3 - Listmakeroption 1: read a book from the list
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
on p2 of list, #182
option 2: read a book in a series that I've started
Academ's Fury
I read book 1 earlier this season, claimed in msg 935 - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
628p - claiming a BB ticket
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260 points
5.6 Simon SaysRead a book where the title/subtitle contains at least 2 consecutive words beginning with the same initial letter.
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More, by Janet Mock
Two Rs *and* two Ms!
Points this post: 5
Total points: 80/1010
Total tasks: 9/58
Total books: 9/79
StaceyNCTask: 5.9 Boggle
Read a book the title/subtitle of which includes a word of at least 3 letters that can be made from the board
Book: Map of Bones
Word: Bones
Completed: 9/27/18
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 55
DULCINELLA25.4 - Shanna Redwind's task: Country Fairs
2. Rides
Read a book that an amusement park ride appears on the cover
Stephen king
Joyland Stephen King 320 p. 14 september 2018 3 stars6. Barns
Read a book which has been written by an author with an animal that appears intact in their name.
The Warden Anthony Trollope 292 p. 4 stars 10 september 2018ANTony
I claim a ticket GO for this one
Points in this post: 25 points
Total points: 470 points
3 tickets GO
3 tickets BB
15.3 - Let's Play!I read Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick.
The initial letters of the title (SLN) appear in Crayola Crayons, and the author's initials (AK) can be found in Alphabet Blocks.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 105
Books read: 8
Tasks completed: 6
FANDURY10.4 - 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 Merry Spinster: Tales of everyday horror by Mallory Ortberg
The initals of the author MO can be found in mickey MOuse
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
5.3 - INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL FRANCE - Virgins
For length - Virgins: An Outlander Short Story
TOTAL POINTS - 165
** READERBOARD NAME DENISE M **Task #20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat’s task: Bookish Quidditch
Option 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:
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.
Unhinged by A.G. Howard
This book is #2 in the series.
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 95
Amy FL10.9 - International Sudoku Day
Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter
Points this post: 10
Total points: 60
Amy FL25.1 - Andy P's task: A Quick Look at Asian Sport
Book 1: Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh - 392 pages
Book 2: Blood on the Tracks (a,e,o only) - 386 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 85
10.10 - 9, 10, 11...Read a book by a single author whose first or last name starts with I, J, or K.
Book Read: The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin
Points This Task: 10
Golden Oldie:
Big Book:
Total Points: 280
Total Tasks: 18
Amy FL25.2 - TessaVanessa's task: Game on!
Option 1: The 17th Suspect (384 pages)
Option 4: Feared by Lisa Scottoline - season (liSA ScOliNE)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 110
Mod
I used Pool C.
My first book was The Broken Shore, set in Australia. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top PB edition.
My second book was Sycamore Row, set in the US (Mississippi). I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top PB edition.
Total points: 205
Cait S.15.3- Let's Play!
Option 2: 1 Book
Read ONE book that fits the criteria for both Book 1 and Book 2.
The Final Six by Alexandra Monir
Title letters found in "Fisher-Price Little People".
Author initials found in "Atari 2600 Game System".
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 20
Nick KY15.1 Dig It! Pool C.
Book 1. Set in the USA. I read Sexual Perversity in Chicago & The Duck Variations by David Mamet.
Book 2. Set in Tunisia. I read The African Quest by Lyn Hamilton.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 255
CordeliaTask 30.5 Celebrating the Equinox
Read 2 books - titles same number of characters. Must have 600 pages.
1) The Power by Naomi Alderman 441pages
2) Last Year by Robert Charles Wilson 350 pages
Characters in title 8
Total no of pages 791
Points this task: 30
Total points: 295
Tiffani30.5 - Celebrate the Equinox
Read 2 books with the same number of characters in their titles. Punctuation marks count as characters. Spaces do not count. Subtitles can be used or ignored.
Rumour Has It by Jill Mansell and Attachments by Rainbow Rowell. Both titles contain 11 characters and have a combined total of 416 + 323 = 739 pages.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 16
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Louise B20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Danielle M's task: Neil Simon
I chose option 1: a book with MPG of humour/comedy
Uncle Dynamite by P.G. Wodehouse
As this book was first published in 1948, I would like to claim 1 golden oldie.
Points this task: 20
Total points to date: 130
Number of tasks completed: 7
Golden oldies: 1
Amber15.8 - Spell it Out
Book with Q or Z in the title/subtitle or author's name
Jughead, Vol. 1 by Chip Zdarsky
Points this post: 15
Total points: 80
Big Book Tickets: 2
Amber20.10 - Group Reads
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
My comment on the discussion thread is here!
**The Great Alone is a Big Book (top PB=560 pgs) - claiming 1 Big Book Ticket**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Big Book Tickets: 3
Amber25.4 - Shanna Redwind's task: Country Fairs
Option 1 - Use the Goodreads Book Randomizer 3 times and use a word from one of the titles - the three random books (that contained actual English words) I got were: What's Become of Me, Take It By Force: 200 Prayer Bullets that births financial breakthrough., and A History of Seafaring in the Classical World - I used the word "Me" from the 1st title
Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott
Option 6 - Book which has been written by an author with an animal that appears intact in their name - the animal is CAT in the author's first name
Eartha by Cathy Malkasian
Points this post: 25
Total points: 125
Big Book Tickets: 3
5.7: Settlers of CatanThe Black Tattoo by Sam Enthoven
Points this post 5
Total points 5 + 185=190
BB 3
20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK's task: 11am on 11 November 1918Option 3, a book that is #1, #8, #9, #11, #18 or #19 in a series: Death by Coffee by Alex Erickson (Bookstore Cafe Mystery #1)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 70
30.7 - DianaK's task: Hadrian's WallOption 2, a book whose total number of pages include both 8 and 4: Us Against You by Fredrik Backman, 448 pages
Option 4, a book about someone's hiking journey: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
Points this post: 30
Total points: 100
Coralie20.9 Neil Simon
Option 3 – book that is part of a trilogy
Necessity
This post 20 points
Total to date 240 points
PAULA S5.1 - Baseball
Read a book that has a 3, 4, or 9 in its series designation
Djävulen och fröken Prym (On the Seventh Day #3)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 4
Anja5.3: International Football
Read a book set at least 50% in a country that qualified for this summer's World Cup.
Book set in England: The Governess Game by Tessa Dare
POINTS:
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 40
Big Books: 500(1) 750(0) 1000()
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 4
PAULA S5.3: International Football
Read a book set at least 50% in a country that qualified for this summer's World Cup:
Mordet i prästgården completely set in England
Points this post: 5
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 5
Delicious Dee20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK's task: 11am on 11 November 1918
option 3 - Wicked Abyss - #18 in the Immortals After Dark series
Points this task: 20
Total points: 265
Big Book Tickets - 500+ (1)
M1nksREPOST FOR GOLDEN OLDIE TICKET ONLY
15.10 -
(Fantasy (5) and Yellow) Pub 1926* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
72.5% Yellow
2% Sahara Yellow
Points this task: 15
Total points: 305
Golden Oldies tickets: 5
Big Book tickets: 1
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.
Elias
Number 1 in a series.
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Task 10.10 - 9, 10, 11...read a book whose author last name starts with K
Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann
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270 points
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
Option 2: The Little Stranger
I read the indicated audio edition. The top MMPB has a page count of 672 pages. ***Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket***
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=3, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=3)