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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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15.6 - Checkmate
by Orson Scott Card*89% Black & Grey according to Tin-eye
Points this post = 15
Total points to date = 125
Books read = 14
Tasks completed = 9
Golden Oldies = 4
Big Books = 1
Alycia30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Southeastern Conference (SEC) Football
Option 3: Tailgating
by Virginia LowellOption 4: The South
by Ilona Andrews(set in fictional town of Red Deer, TX. From chapter 1: "When visitors came to the fine state of Texas, ...")
Points this post: 30
Total points: 215
Tasks completed: 16
Kathy G.25.3 - Beth NC 's task: Cards Against Humanity
Opt. A- #1
Why Can't I sleep at night? One-Eyed Cat
Note: this book was approved, "one-eyed" being considered one word here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
One-Eyed Cat by Paula Fox
One-Eyed Cat
Fox, Paula
AR Quiz No. 241 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7.0
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP, LS, VP
Option 3, #1 - Next time on Dr. Phil, How to talk to your child about ---- Dragonwings
Dragonwings by Laurence Yep
Dragonwings
Yep, Laurence
AR Quiz No. 111 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10.0
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP, LS, VP
Total Points- 155
KATRINAT10.4 - 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.
Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
Mickey mOuse
Points this task: 10
Total points: 60
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 06
Tasks completed: 05
Kim O5.6: Simon Says Read a book where the title/subtitle contains at least 2 consecutive words beginning with the same initial letter.
The Lost Queen of Crocker County
Points this task: 5
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Louise B10.9 - International Sudoku Day
A book written by a single author whose last name is exactly 9 letters.
Eric by Terry Pratchett
I read the ebook but have linked to the MMPB.
Points this task: 10
Total points to date: 195
Number of tasks completed: 11
Golden oldies: 2
Big book tickets: 2
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.4 - Hiking
I read The Leavers by Lisa Ko (paperback); T and L are in TRAIL
Previous point total: 125
New points this post: 5
Total points: 130
Total tasks completed: 11
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ann A's task: In Memoriam
I chose Option 2. I read The Library Book by Susan Orlean (I read an advance galley from the publisher, publication date is 10/16/18). S and O are in SOUL.
Previous point total: 130
New points this post: 20
Total points: 150
Total tasks completed: 12
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
25.4Book 1
Option 5
How to Knit a Love Song (mpg Crafts > Knitting)
Book 2
Option 6
Girlchild (ass)
New Challenge Total: 350
CordeliaTask 20.9 Neil Simon Option 3
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
First part of a trilogy
Points this task 20
Total Points 360
Nikki B25.3 Beth NC's task: Cards Against Humanity
Option A: Why Can't I Sleep At Night?
The Child
Option B: Next Time on Dr. Phil, how to talk to your child about....
The Haunting of Ashburn House
Task Points: 25
Total Challenge Points: 210
Total BB: 1
Readerboard Name: Kathy P 20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Diane Whitney's task: All Hallow's Eve
Book is approved in message 2 of help thread for lady in gray suit
On Turpentine Lane
305 pages
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 90
BB:0
GO:0
Total Task completed: 7
Total Books read: 7
Amy the book bat5.2 - The Tour de France
Read a book from this list: Wanderlust.
REQUIRED: Include in your post the page on which your book is found.
A Walk in the Woods (p.1 #5 on list)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 400
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 4
Books read: 32
Tasks completed: 27
Elizabeth PTask 15.7 - Pay Up
All page numbers are 0, 2, 5, 8
The Realms of the Gods by Tamora Pierce
288 pages
Has MPG childrens, but has a UG designation on AR bookfinder and thus can be used.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 175
Total Tasks: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 12
M1nks10.5 -
Points this task: 10
Total points: 360
Golden Oldies tickets: 5
Big Book tickets: 1
MAZZA125.9 - Delicious Dee's task: Women of American Ninja Warrior
This is a 2 book task and you are required to use TWO different options.
Option 1: Read a book where the author shares first and last initials with one of the qualifiers.
.XX Author Angela Chadwick shares initial with qualifier
Abby Clark (AC)
Option 5: Read a book in which the first letter of every word in the book's title (and subtitle, if there is one) can be found in one of the outdoor climbs she has completed: Meagan Martin's Outdoor
Required: State which climb you used when you post. Minimum 2 word title
Live Bait 06/10/2018 Climb is BUSH PILOT in the Rocky Mountains
Points this post = 25
Total points to date = 540
Books read = 39
Tasks completed =27
Golden Oldies =2
Big Books = 3
M1nks10.8 - The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Points this task: 10
Total points: 370
Golden Oldies tickets: 5
Big Book tickets: 1
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.
Book read: Consequences
How it fits: Q in the title
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Total points: 255
Books read: 19
Tasks completed: 17
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 2
loafer10.7 -Before Autocorrect
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list of commonly misspelled words .
Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt
word = possession
mmpb: Obsessie 730 pages - claiming "big book"
points: 240
BB: 2
GO: 2
tasks completed: 16
Ava Catherine15.1 - Dig It
Read TWO books, each set at least 50% in two different countries that are in the SAME pool. POOL C: USA and Australia
Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks set in USA
The Dry by Jane Harper set in Australia
total 475
Ava Catherine20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK's task: 11am on 11 November 1918
Option 4: The poppy fields.
Read a book with a poppy flower on the cover.
Sea of Poppies
by Amitav Ghoshtotal 495
Ava Catherine20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ann A's task: In Memoriam
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in QUEEN OF SOUL.
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante
author's initials=EF found in quEen oF soul
total 515
Nikki B25.10 Brooke TX's task: #LitsyLove
Option C:
Book 1: Caught Dead Handed
Book 2: Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be
Task Points: 25
Total Challenge Points: 235
BB Tickets: 1
Ava Catherine20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
4. Announcer: read a book with a food/drink item in the title.
Ham Biscuits, Hostess Gowns, and Other Southern Specialties: An Entertaining Life by Julia Reed
total 535
Ava Catherine20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kathy P's task: Careers
Option 3. Happiness
Read a book with more than one person on the cover.
Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady
by Susan Quinntotal 555
Ava Catherine20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Karen Michele's task: The Ozette Loop: A Favorite Hike
Option 1. Wedding Rocks: read a book from one of the given lists:
Indigenous Peoples page 1; #49
The Bone People by Keri Hulme
total 575
Ava Catherine20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Danielle M's task: Neil Simon
Option 2: Read a book first published between 1965 and 1970, inclusive.
The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron first published 1967
total 595
Ava Catherine25.2 - 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.
An Old Betrayal by Charles Finch
Option 3: Read a book first published in the 1980s.
Devices and Desires by P.D. James first published 1989
total 620
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Ava Catherine25.3 - Beth NC 's task: Cards Against Humanity
Option A:
3) Money can’t buy me love, but it can buy me ________________________.
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
Option B:
2) 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 _________________________________.
Playing with Matches by Carolyn Wall
total 645
Ava Catherine25.4 - Shanna Redwind's task: Country Fairs
Option 3: Carnival Food
Read a book from the first 3 pages of this list: Food-Related Fiction
page 1: #26
The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Option 6: Barns
Read a book which has been written by an author with an animal that appears intact in their name. This animal may appear in any position in the name.
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (ant in Anthony)
total 670
Task 30.6 - The Game of Clueoption 1 - read a book with BLUE in the title
The Taste of Blue Light
option 3 - read a book with author initials in BALLROOM
Spoils by Brian Van Reet
BR
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425 points
Ava Catherine25.5 - Rina's task: In Memory of Denis Ten
Option 1: Read a book that was first published in 1993.
The Shipping News by Annie Proulx 352 pages; first published in 1993
Option 4: Denis Ten died at the age of 25.
Read a book where the number of pages has the number 25 intact.
What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi 325 pages
352+325=677 pages
total 695
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Southeastern Conference (SEC) Footballoption 2: Way Station by Clifford D. Simak
I read the kindle edition. The most popular mass market paperback edition has 223 pages.
option 4: The Rule of One - set in Texas for more than 50% of the book. From the book's description on Goodread: "Ava Goodwin, daughter of the head of the Texas Family Planning Division..."
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 270 pages.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 245
15.6 - CheckmateRead a book that is at least 80% black, white, and/or grey according to TinEye.
Total black/white/grey = 100%
#121212 26.7 % Black (Black)
#f1f1f1 24.5 % White Smoke (White)
#aeaeae 19.7 % Bombay (Grey)
#717171 15.0 % Dove Grey (Grey)
#3d3d3d 14.1 % Baltic Sea (Grey)
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 130
Total Tasks: 10
Golden Oldies:
Big Book:
15.5 - Nonfiction NovemberRead a nonfiction book that can be found on the Popular Nonfiction Books list.
Shakespeare: The World as Stage
Found on Page 6
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 145
Total Tasks: 11
Golden Oldies:
Big Book:
Alaina20.3 - 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.
Not Drunk Enough Vol. 1-Tess Stone
First in a series
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 105
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 7
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Julia10320.9 - Moderators' Pet - Danielle M's task: Neil Simon
Option 3: Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes #2)
This book has 580 pages - claiming one BB ticket
This post: 20 points, 1 BB
Total points: 240
Total BB: 7
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 15
SandyL20.3 - 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
Once Upon A Real Good Time by Lauren Blakely
#1 in series - Heartbreakers #1
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 10
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
SandyL20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ann A's task: In Memoriam
Option 1: Read a book with all of the letters RESPECT in the title and/or subtitle
The Duke's Perfect Wife by Jennifer Ashley
the duke'S PERFECT wife - all letters of RESPECT in title
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 125
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 11
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
SandyL20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
Option 3 Beater - A: For this option, you may read a book that is 2, 4, 12, or 14 in a series.
Brooklynaire by Sarina Bowen
#4 in series - Brooklyn Bruisers #4
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 145
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 12
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
SandyL20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kathy P's task: Careers
Option 3. Happiness - Read a book with more than one person on the cover.
Easy Magic (The Boudreaux Series) by Kristen Proby
Two people on cover
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 165
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 13
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Coralie15.5 Nonfiction November
From page 2 of the popular nonfiction books
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
This post 15 points
Total to date 315 points
Amy the book bat5.4 Hiking
The Appalachian Trail is a favorite hiking trail. Read a book with a title of at least two 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.
The Asylum
Points this task: 5
Total points: 405
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 4
Books read: 33
Tasks completed: 28
Louise B20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
I chose option 3, sub option A: a book which is number 2 in a series.
The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen
#2 in the Department Q series.
Points this task: 20
Total points to date: 215
Number of tasks completed: 12
Golden oldies: 2
Big book tickets: 2
Kathy G.5.10: Our favorite recreation!
Read book of choice (can be children's on AR Bookfinder)
Dragonwings by Laurence Yep
Dragonwings
Yep, Laurence
AR Quiz No. 111 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10.0
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP, LS, VP
Total Points- 135
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish QuidditchI chose option 3C and read Here in Berlin by Cristina García. The author's initials are CG. The G is found in the phrase. The C is not found in the phrase but it is one letter off from B, which is found in the phrase.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 70
Tasks complete: 4
Books read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Shala20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the selected group reads.
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
Total points this post: 20
Total challenge points: 35
REPOST: Last time I hadn't joined the group discuss, and now I have.
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30.6 Amanda A's Task
Option 1. Suspects
Read a book with a Clue suspect's piece color in the title.
Mrs. Peacock's piece color is blue.
Option 3. Rooms
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in one of the Clue rooms.
The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma's Table by Rick Bragg
R and B appear in Billiard Room.
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 210