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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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SCHATZIE15.2 - Spring and Fall
Book 1: SPRING found intact in title
Bleak Spring
Book 2: AUTUMN found intact in title
Autumn Maze
Challenge Total: 80
SCHATZIE15.3 - Let's Play!
opt. 2: initials of title words found in name of 1 toy & author's initials in the name of another toy
Last Seen Alive --- initial ltrs (LSA) found in CRAYOLA CRAYONS
by Claire Douglas --- author's initals (CD) found in CANDY LAND
Challenge Total: 95
SCHATZIE15.4 - It's a Deal
Opt. 2: face card name in title & 2-10 of a series
Jack in the Pulpit -- #4 in a series
Challenge Total: 110
SCHATZIE 20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Diane Whitney's task: All Hallow's Eve
--no head on cover
In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer
pg. count link: In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer
304 pgs
Challenge Total: 145
SCHATZIE25.3 - Beth NC 's task: Cards Against Humanity
option A.3: 1-2 word title to fill in the blank
Money can’t buy me love, but it can buy me The Hideaway
option B.2: 3+ word title to fill in the blank
Well, what do you have to say for yourself Casey? This is the third time you have been sent to the principal’s office for A Wrongful Death
Challenge Total: 170
SCHATZIE30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Southeastern Conference (SEC) Football
Opt. 1: 1 & 4 in pub. year
Left of Bang: How the Marine Corps� Combat Hunter Program Can Save Your Life
Opt. 5: mpg of sports or sports and games
80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower
Challenge Total: 200
SCHATZIE30.4 – Schatzie’s task: The Chunkster
Opt. 1: mpg of Historcial fiction and 750+ pages
The Summer Garden
pg count link: mmpb El jardín de verano
960 pgs
Challenge Total: 230
Andy P.Task # 10.3 - Happy Trails to You
Read a book with a main page genre of Nature
Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures by Nick Pyenson
Environment>Nature (27 users)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 250
DULCINELLA30.2 - MAZZA1's task: TENNIS MEMORIES
option 1 In honour of the Comic of the Invitation doubles read a book with MPG Comedy/Humor.
Masters of Atlantis Charles Portis 248 p. 29 september 2018 4 starsMPG humor
Option 4
read a Book written by a single author that shares first and last initials with one of the players we saw: AC, JB, MB, GI, JI, KA, RN, ND. Initials may only be used in the order shown.
Broertje
Michael Berg 509 p. 23 september 2018 3 starsInitials MB
Part of the cover in green
#081414 19.6 % Black (Black)
#9bc1c3 18.2 %Shadow Green (Green)
#1f3f3c 17.4 % Nordic (Blue)
#66b1b5 12.8 % Fountain Blue (Blue)
#0c5456 12.7 % Mosque (Green)
#547779 9.5 % Breaker Bay (Green)
#c0c167 3.3 % Dark Khaki (Green)
#564e07 2.6 % Verdun Green (Green)
#546c55 2.0 % Cactus (Green)
#666869 1.9 % Dim Gray (Grey)
I claim a ticket BB for this one.
Points in this post: 30 points
Total points: 540 points
3 tickets GO
5 tickets BB
25.4 - Shanna Redwind's task: Country FairsOption 3, a book from Food-Related Fiction (p. 1 #28): The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones
Option 5, a book with MPG of art: The Italian Teacher by Tom Rachman
Points this post: 25
Total points: 125
DULCINELLA✔️10.5 - Picking Up the Pen
Read a continuation novel- a novel (FICTION) 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, such as:
Closed Casket
Sophie Hannah 400 p. 29 september 2018 3 stars ( paperback
371 p.) Reference to New Hercule Poirot mysteries https://www.goodreads.com/series/1847...
points in this post: 10 points
Total points: 550 points
3 tickets GO
5 tickets BB
Task 5.5 – Capture the FlagWord “flag” intact in author name FLAGg
Fannie Flagg / Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
I listened to the audio / MMP: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - 402 p
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This Post: 05 points
Total points to date: 55 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
Task 20.2 – Rookie at the Top – Sophie – Board GamesOption 4: Auth F & L initials in N A P O L E O N B O N A P A R T E - E.A.
Emmy Abrahamson / How to Fall In Love with a Man Who Lives in a Bush
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 75 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
Susan W.15.8 Spell it Out: The highest scoring tiles in the game of Scrabble are Q and Z. Read a book with one of these letters in the title/subtitle or author's name.
I read Mercy for Animals: One Man's Quest to Inspire Compassion and Improve the Lives of Farm Animals by Nathan Runkle
There is a "Q" in Quest (in the subtitle)
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 55
CordeliaTask 10.9 International Sudoku Day
The Devil’s Highway by Gregory Norminton
Author's last name has exactly 9 letters
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 330
10.3 - Happy Trails to YouMy Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith
Travel on MPG
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better:
Season Total: 250
JUKKA10.9 - International Sudoku Day
Book whose author's last name has nine letters.
Pretty Deadly, Vol. 1: The Shrike by Kelly Sue DeConnick
Total Points: 240/1010
Total Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 19/58
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
JAMTOWN 8010.2- The Great War
On page 2 of the listopia- Popular World War 1 Books
Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden
task points: 10
Season total: 60
JAMTOWN 80Task 25.1- A Quick Look at Asian Sports
Book 1: Author name does not contain S,U,M,O
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt- 328 pages
Book 2: Title contains three vowels only
The Jesus Boy by Sean Elliot Russell- paperback version 398 pages
Vowels in title: E,U,O
Total page count- 726 exceeds 600 page requirement
Task total: 25
Season total: 85
Cait S15.8- Spell It Out
Read a book with one of these letters in the title/subtile or author's name.
The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman 9/29/2018
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 35
Pamela326520.4 - Golden Oldies - Ann A's task: In Memoriam
Option 1: The Bachelor's Perfect Match by Kathryn Springer –
thebachelorSPERfECTmatch
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 75
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
Mai25.7 - M1nks's task: The Games We Played
Option 1 - Game of life: Book which has 'Autobiography' or 'Biography' as a main page genre.
Jung: A Very Short Introduction by Anthony Stevens
Option 4 - Kick the Can: Book with a cover that is at least 50% black
The Vagina Monologues by Eve EnslerPoints this post: 25
Total Points: 50
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 6
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Louise B25.10 - Brooke TX's task: #LitsyLove
I chose option B.
Option B: #FallingForFall
Book 1: Read a book first published in September, October, or November of any year.
The Glass Ocean: A Novel by Beatriz Williams
First published in September 2018.
I read the ebook, but have linked to the pbk. As this book has 656 pages, I would like to claim one big book ticket please.
Book 2: Read a book from this list: Best Books to Read in Autumn. Required: State which page your book is found on when you post.
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Found on page 1 of the list.
As this book was first published in 1938, I would like to claim one golden oldie ticket please.
Points this task: 25
Total points to date: 180
Number of tasks completed: 9
Golden oldies: 2
Big book tickets: 2
Amy the Book Bat15.9 - Get a Clue
Clue, or Cluedo outside the U.S., is a popular murder-mystery board game. Read a book that meets one of the following 3 characteristics AND has the MPG Mystery.
3. Contains an original or new room listed under "Rooms" on the Clue Wiki in the title/subtitle or series title. Plurals or possessives may be used but no other variations are allowed.
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse (Bedroom is on the list of new rooms)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 265
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 4
Books read: 22
Tasks completed: 19
perletwo20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Karen Michele's task: The Ozette Loop: A Favorite Hike - 2. The Shore Birds: Read a book with the word "bird" or the name of a specific bird in the title or subtitle. Plurals, possessives and compound words are allowed and the book does not have to be about birds.
The Raven in the Foregate
Points this task: 20
Total points: 165
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 18
Tasks completed: 16
Amy the book bat30.6 - Amanda A's task: The Game of Clue
Please choose two different options and read a book for each.
REQUIRED: State which options you used when you post.
Option 1: Suspects
Read a book with a suspect's game piece color found in the title or predominantly on the cover (at least 50% according to TinEye). To extract colors in TinEye, use the picture on the book's main page (as-is, not enlarged) and uncheck the box that says "exclude background color from extracted colors," if it is checked.
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
Mrs. Peacock - Blue
#0c263f 52.6 %Tangaroa (Blue)
#9caab9 10.7 %Nepal (Blue)
#43576a 8.6 %East Bay (Blue)
#9d5156 6.0 %Copper Rust (Brown)
#613a46 4.6 %Tawny Port (Red)
#c65452 4.6 %Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown (Brown)
#433547 4.1 %Martinique (Violet)
#ec5147 3.9 %Sunset Orange (Orange)
#357389 2.7 %Astral (Blue)
#67b4c8 2.3 %Seagull (Blue)
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76.9% blue
Option 3: Rooms
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in one of the rooms listed below. Letters may only be used as often as they appear. Middle name initials may be ignored. REQUIRED: State which room was used when you post.
conSeRvatory
Cookies, Corpses and the Deadly Haunt by Rachael Stapleton
Points this task: 30
Total points: 295
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 4
Books read: 24
Tasks completed: 20
Elizabeth PTask 25.2 - Game On!
Option One - book that has 28 in page number
Wolf-Speaker by Tamora Pierce
281 pages
Option Four - book that has all letters of one of the tiles in author's name
I chose WIND tile
Stormcaster by Cinda Williams Chima
cINDa Williams chima
At 535 pages, good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
Paperback link: Stormcaster
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 130
Total Tasks: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 9
DebraJean20.1- Most Improved Player
Before We Were Yours
B- 3
E- 1
F- 4
O- 1
R- 1
E- 1
W- 4
E- 1
W - 4
E-1
R-1
E-1
Y-4
O-1
U-1
R-1
S-1
Total: 31
Points this task - 20
Total points - 80
BB - 1
GO - 0
DebraJean20.5 - Bigger Is Better
For Option 3C, I read The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss by Jason Fung.
F appears in FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA
J is one letter off from K which appears in FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA
Points this task - 20
Total points - 100
BB - 1
GO - 0
DebraJean10.8 - Happy Birthday SRC
Fear: Trump in the White House - published in 2018
Points this task - 10
Total points - 110
BB - 1
GO - 0
Mary P20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK's task: 11am on 11 November 1918
Option 3: Read a book which is #1, #8, #9, #11, #18 or #19 in a series.
Walks Through Mist by Kim Murphy
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 110
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 or predominantly on the cover (at least 50%).
, by Anne ApplebaumNOTE: I posted the cover but I am using the title option ("Red").
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in one of the rooms listed below.
, by Donal RyanDR -> Dining Room
Points this post: 30
Total points: 125/1010
Total tasks: 11/58
Total books: 12/79
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish QuidditchOption 4: Godforsaken Grapes: A Slightly Tipsy Journey through the World of Strange, Obscure, and Underappreciated Wine by Jason Wilson
Points this post: 20
Points in total: 35
Tasks completed: 2
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 1
10.8 - Happy Anniversary SRC!Broken Ground by Val McDermid
Published 2018.
Points this post: 10
Points in total: 45
Tasks completed: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 1
Sophie30.5 Equinox
2 books with the same length title
Winter by William Horwood p448
Nutmeg by Maria Goodin p288
Total: 95
Joanne MITask 5.1 Read Read a book that has one of these 3 numbers in its series designation - 3, 4, 9, 13, etc...……
Broken Blade This the 3rd book in The Rune Blade series.
Points this task 5
Total points 75
BB's 4
StaceyNC20.1. Scrabble - Read a book with a title that, if laid down on the Scrabble board, would give you more than 25 points
Book: Marrying Winterborne
Completed: 9/30/18
M - 3
A - 1
R x2 - 2
Y - 4
I - 1
N - 1
G - 2
W - 4
I - 1
N - 1
T - 1
E - 1
R - 1
B - 3
O - 1
U - 1
R - 1
N - 1
E - 1
Total: 31
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 90
Sara G20.10 - Group Reads
Zorro by Isabel Allende
I posted my thoughts in the discussion thread here.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 350
25.4 - COUNTY FAIRSOPTION 3 - The Forgotten Recipe found on page 1 of the list.
OPTION 6 - CAT - Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti by Bailey Cates
TOTAL POINTS - 205
Laurah3020.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Karen Michele's task: The Ozette Loop: A Favorite Hike
Opt 4 - Wilderness
Read Wilderness or a book from this Pacific Northwest Books List.
The Violets of March
p 2 #160
loafer20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kathy P's task: Careers
Option 3. Happiness – Read a book with more than one person on the cover.
A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham
total: 210
BB: 1
GO: 2
task completed: 14
CYNBAXTER# 20.04 – GOLDEN OLDIE: Ann A's task: In Memoriam
Book: Option 1: The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap by Paulette Mahurin
Task: Read a book with all of the letters RESPECT in the title and/or subtitle.
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 205 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kathy P's task: CareersOption 3. Happiness – Read a book with more than one person on the cover.
Book read: Do You Want to Start a Scandal
How it fits:
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Total points: 235
Books read: 17
Tasks completed: 15
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 2
Kathy G.15.6- Checkmate
Used Tin Eye (100% black/grey and/or white
(89% + 6.3% + 4.7% = 100%)
#121212 89.0 % Black (Black)
#727272 6.3 % Dove Grey (Grey)
#b5b5b5 4.7 % Loblolly (Grey)
by Renee Pawlish
Total Points- 130
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.1 - Most Improved Player - Dulcinella's Task: Scrabble.
Read a book whose title earns more then 25 points on a Scrabble board.
How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran (332 pages)
H x1: 4
O x3: 3
W x2: 8
T x1: 1
B x1: 3
E x1: 1
A x2: 2
M x1: 3
N x1: 1
Total: 26 points
➸ Points: 50
➸ Total Pages: 1,212
Dakimel15.7 - Pay Up
Basic Witches: How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, and Raise Hell with Your Coven
TALLY:
This post - 15 points
Total - 240
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by Josh Tickell
Challenge Total: 65