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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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Kayla C20.2 Rookie at the Top- Sophie's task: Boardgames
Option 3
America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray
**claiming 1 BB ticket. 606>500 pages**
points: 110
GO: 0
BB: 2
Dakimel20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Danielle M's task: Neil Simon
3: Tempest - from https://www.goodreads.com/series/1786...
TALLY:
This post - 20 points
Total - 280
15.8 - Spell it Out Read a book with one of these letters(Q or Z) in the title/subtitle or author's name.
The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall
Z in Zoe
New Points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 205
Kim L20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Sophie's task: Boardgames
Option 4 - Campaign
Morning Star by Pierce Brown
Total Points: 20
Amy the book bat20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Sophie's task: Boardgames
This is a one book task. Choose one option from those listed below.
Required: State which option you have chosen when you post.
Option 1 - Wildlife
Read a book with an animal that can be found in a zoo on the cover (no pets, mythological creatures, or extinct animals allowed).
bats can be found in the nocturnal house of the zoo
Points this task: 20
Total points: 315
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 4
Books read: 25
Tasks completed: 21
25.2 Game OnBook 1: Option 1
Ringer, by Lauren Oliver (audio). 528 pages in the top pb edition.
Book 2: Option 4
The Accident Season, by Moira Fowley-Doyle (season = Season).
This post: +25
Total: 295
Laurah3020.1 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.
You Will Know Me
Y - 1 x 4 pts = 4
O - 2 x 1 pt = 2
U - 1 X 1 pt = 1
W - 2 x 4 pts = 8
I - 1 x 1 pt = 1
L - 2 x 1 pt = 2
K - 1 x 5 pts = 5
N - 1 x 1 pt = 1
M - 1 x 3 pts = 3
E - 1 x 1 pt = 1
TOTAL - 28 POINTS
Amy the book bat25.3 - Beth NC 's task: Cards Against Humanity
Choose one question or phrase from option A and one from option B. Read a book with a title meets the criteria and would provide an answer to the question or complete the phrase. The answer can be serious, sarcastic or funny.
Required: Include the question with your answer in it when you post so we can all enjoy your answer choice.
Option A: 2) Why do I hurt all over? Magic Burns
Option B: 3) Wes Anderson’s new film tells the story of a precocious child coming to terms with The Shape of Water
Points this task: 25
Total points: 340
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 4
Books read: 27
Tasks completed: 22
Elizabeth PTask 30.1 - SEC Football
Option One - Book first published in a year that contains a 1 and a 4
Emperor Mage by Tamora Pierce
First published 1994
Option Four - Book set 50%+ in TN
Dr. Strange Beard by Penny Reid
This book takes place in Green Valley TN and Nashville TN. If you go to book page and look at setting the info should be there.
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 160
Total Tasks: 9
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 11
DULCINELLA Replacement post for post 1183 with a book that fits
10.9 - International Sudoku Day
Read a book written by a single author whose last name is exactly 9 letters.
Prijs van de waarheid Tess Gerritsen 334 p. 30 september 2018 3 stars Gerritsen has 9 letters
Points in this post: 10 points
Total points: 510 points
3 tickets GO
4 tickets BB
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.
Sightwitch (The Witchlands #2.5) by Susan Dennard
240 pages
Option 3: Read a book first published in the 1980s.
Timeswept Lovers by Constance O'Day-Flannery
First published in 1987
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better:
Season Total: 275
MAZZA125.7 - M1nks's task: The Games We Played
1. Game of Life - read a book which has 'Autobiography' or 'Biography' as a main page genre.
The Boy with the Topknot: A Memoir of Love, Secrets and Lies in Wolverhampton
3. The Smiling Game - Iread a book with the main page genre 'Humor'
Overtime: Introducing the greatest performer of all time and a half
Points this post = 25
Total points to date = 380
Books read = 29
Tasks completed =21
Golden Oldies =2
Big Books = 3
MAZZA125.10 - Brooke TX's task: #LitsyLove
Option B: #FallingForFall
Book 1: Read a book first published in September, October, or November of any year.
Karna's Wheel I read an advanced reader's copy of this published Sep 28th 2018 Amazon lists paperback at 264 pages https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1...
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.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd on page 1 of that list
Points this post = 25
Total points to date = 405
Books read = 31
Tasks completed =22
Golden Oldies =2
Big Books = 3
MAZZA1 30.7 - DianaK's task: Hadrian's Wall
Option 2: The hike totals 84 miles. Read a book whose total numbers of pages include both the number 8 and the number 4.
The Passion Thief 284 pages
Option 4: Read a book about someone's hiking journey.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Points this post = 30
Total points to date = 435
Books read = 33
Tasks completed =23
Golden Oldies =2
Big Books = 3
20.10 - Group ReadsI read The Great Alone
My comment in the discussion thread is here
points this post: 20
total points: 205
Task 10.5 - Picking Up the Penread a book that is an official continuation novel
Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah
the series "New Hercule Poirot Mysteries" has been approved in the task info
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280 points
Task 20.8 - All Hallow's Eve300+ pages
read a book with a headless torso on the cover
Wedding Girl
I read the kindle; page count verification PB ed (no MMPB): Wedding Girl 416p
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300 points
15.9 Get a ClueRead a book that contains an original or new room in Clue (option 3) and has the MPG mystery.
A Study in Scarlet Women, by Sherry Thomas
"Study" is one of the rooms in the original game of Clue. "Mystery" is the first MPG for A Study in Scarlet Women.
The book was OKed in post #6 in the main help thread.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 140/1010
Total tasks: 12/58
Total books: 13/79
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.1 Baseball
Shakespeare's Christmas by Charlaine Harris. It is #3 in the Lily Bard series.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 315
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 25
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
FANDURY10.1 - These ARE the Droids You're Looking For
Read a FICTION book with a robot, android or cyborg as an important character.
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
The MC is the cyborg Murderbot.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 60
Books Read: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.1 Dig It
Pool B:
Book 1: Murder Among the Pines: A Maxine Benson Mystery by John Lawrence Reynolds. It is set in Canada.
Book 2: Paris Letters by Janice McLeod. It is set in France.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 330
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 27
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
FANDURY20.1 - 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.
Three Moments of an Explosion by China Miéville
A 1x = 1pt
E 4x = 4 pt
F 1x = 4pt
H 1x = 4pt
I 1x = 1pt
L 1x = 1ot
M 2x = 6pt
N 3x = 3pt
O 4x = 4pt
P 1x = 4pt
R 1x = 1pt
S 2x = 2pt
T 2x = 2pt
X 1x = 8pt
Total: 45 points
I read the Kindle version, but the paperback has 431 pages: Three Moments of an Explosion: Stories
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
JUKKA10.6 - Original Six
Book set at least 50% in one of the home cities of the original six NHL teams.
The Superior Spider-Man, Vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy by Dan Slott is set in New York City.
Total Points: 250/1010
Total Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 20/58
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Nick KY5.6 Simon Says I read Happy: Simple Steps for Getting the Life You Want, with two consecutive words in the subtitle which begin with “S.”
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 260
Nick KY5.8 Go and Pachisi I read a book set in India, The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 265
Nick KY15.2 Spring and Autumn I read the following:
Book 1 “Spring” in author’s name: Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for Born to Run at 510 pp
Book 2 “Autumn” in title: Autumn by Ali Smith
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 280
Big Books So Far: 500+ (2)
15.9 Get a ClueOption 1) The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Points: 15
Total to Date: 45
Bluegrass Pam15.5 - Nonfiction November
Nonfiction book found on the Popular Nonfiction Books list.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
*On page 1 of the list
Points this post: 15 / Total points: 45
Total BB: 0 / Total GO: 2
trishhartuk5.9 - Boggle
The Track of SAND, Andrea Camilleri
SAND: Column 2, bottom letter; column 1, fourth letter; column 2, fourth letter; column 1, third letter
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 195
Tasks Completed: 13
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book tickets: 1
Creynard30.7 - DianaK's task: Hadrian's Wall
book 1/option 2: Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLean
Mass Market Paperback = 384 pages.
book 2/option 4: Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail by Ben Montgomery
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 295
Tasks Completed: 22
Books Read: 31
Louise B5.3: International Football
Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason
Book is set in Iceland.
Points this task: 5
Total points to date: 185
Number of tasks completed: 10
Golden oldies: 2
Big book tickets: 2
Kayla C20.3 Best Review- TrishhartUK's task: 11am on 11 November 1918
Option 3
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
#1 in a series.
points: 130
GO: 0
BB: 2
Suzannesea20.9 Moderator's Pet
Option 1
Read a book with a main page genre of humor.
My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 160
Andy P.Task # 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
Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah
This series is cited in the help thread as being acceptable for this task>
Points this post: 10
Total points: 260
CordeliaTask 10.6 Original Six
New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
Book set in New York
Points this task 10
Total points 340
Readerboard Name: Kathy P 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Sophie's task: Boardgames
Option 3
Seven Last Words: An Invitation to a Deeper Friendship with Jesus
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 70
BB:0
GO:0
Total Task completed: 6
Total Books read: 6
DULCINELLA20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Karen Michele's task: The Ozette Loop: A Favorite Hike
3. Twilight: For this option, read a book that features vampires or werewolves.
Shiver
Maggie Stiefvater 434 p. 27 september 2018 2 starsIndicated in MPG ‘werewolves’
Points in this post: 20 points
Total points: 570 points
3 tickets GO
5 tickets BB
30.3 - ListmakerOption 1: Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
appears on page 3 of the "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die" list
Option 2: The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory
book #6 of 15 in The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels series
Points this task: 30
Total points: 30
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 1
loafer20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Diane Whitney's task: All Hallow's Eve
Read a book with a cover featuring a person without a head.
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
mmpb: Une femme simple et honnête 373 pages
points: 230
BB: 1
GO: 2
tasks completed: 15
30.6 - The Game of ClueOption 1: Eve Green by Susan Fletcher
74% white according to TinEye
Option 3: Find Me by Rosie O'Donnell
room: ballroom
Points this task: 30
Total points: 60
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 2
**REPOST to fix book 2**25.2 Game On
Book 1: Option 1
Ringer, by Lauren Oliver (audio). 528 pages in the top pb edition.
Book 2: Option 4
The Accident Season, by Moira Fowley-Doyle (flower = Moira Fowley-Doyle).
This post: +25
Total: 295
Nikki B20.10 Group Reads
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
Task Points: 20
Total Challenge Points: 125
JUKKA10.1 - These ARE the Droids You're Looking For
A book with a robot, android, or cyborg as an important character.
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, Volume 2 by James Roberts has nothing but robots as characters.
Total Points: 260/1010
Total Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 21/58
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Shannon South Africa10.4 Hey There, Hi There
Author initials in MICKEY MOUSE
The Great Passage by Shion Miura
Task points: 10
Challenge points: 10
Shannon South Africa20.2 Boardgames
Option 3: # in title or subtitle
Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon
Task points: 20
Challenge points: 30
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
3A: Enjoy the Dance
TALLY:
This post - 20 points
Total - 260