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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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Task 30.6 The Game of Clue
Option 1 Read a book with a suspect's game piece color found in the title or predominantly on the cover -Used Mrs. Peacock-Blue
Read War Storm (Red Queen, #4) by Victoria Aveyard
War Storm Cover is Blue
according to TinEye
93.8 %Bunting (Blue)
6.2 %Heather (Blue)
Claiming one Big Book at 662 pages
Option 3:
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in one of the rooms Used the room LiBrary
by Leigh Bardugo
Points this task 30
Total Points 140
BB this post 1
Total BB's 5
MAZZA1 5.10: Our favorite recreation!
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Read a book of your choice, that meets SRC rules.
Mother: A gripping emotional story of love and obsession
Points this post = 5
Total points to date = 695
Books read = 53
Tasks completed =37
Golden Oldies =2
Big Books = 4
SALLY M.15.8 Spell It Out (Q or Z in author name)
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 325
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 21
Pages read: 7778
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 2
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 1
Suzannesea20.3 Best Review
Option 3
Read a book that is #1 in a series.
Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 230
loafer25.2 - 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.
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America by Beth Macy
no mmpb, no pb. Hardcover: Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America 384 pages
Option 3: Read a book first published in the 1980s.
City Primeval by Elmore Leonard
published in 1980
points: 355
BB: 4
GO: 2
tasks completed: 22
Sarah E10.2 - The Great War
The Thirty-Nine Steps - page 4, currently three from the top.
I read the ebook but have linked to the top MMP.
Golden Oldie, first published 1915. I claim 1 GO ticket.
Total points: 75
Total GO tickets: 1
Sarah E10.6 - Original Six
Déjà Dead - 100% set in Montreal
Big Book, 528 pages. I claim 1 BB ticket.
Total points: 85
Total BB tickets: 5
Mary P20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Karen Michele's task: The Ozette Loop: A Favorite Hike
Option 4: Read Wilderness or a book from this Pacific Northwest Books List.
The Eagle Tree by Ned Hayes
Found on page 2 of Pacific Northwest Books List.
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 170
Delicious Dee25.4 - Shanna Redwind's task: Country Fairs
Option 1 - Vampire, Interrupted - the three titles I drew were: 1. Windows Sources Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows Superguide; 2. Intellectual Dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa; 3. La caresse du vampire - I opted to use VAMPIRE from 3. La caresse du vampire
Option 2 -
- there is a ferris wheel on the coverPoints this task: 25
Total points: 330
Big Book Tickets - 500+ (1)
KATRINAT10.10 - 9, 10, 11...
Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with I, J or K.
Everything Under
Points this task: 10
Total points: 135
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 11
Tasks completed: 09
Dakimel20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK's task: 11am on 11 November 1918
3: Third Son's a Charm
TALLY:
This post - 20 points
Total - 385
Shree20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kathy P's task: Careers
Opt 2: MPG Business or Finance.
Think like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain by Steven D. Levitt
Points in Post: 20
BB Tickets in Post: 0
GO Tickets in Post: 0
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Total Points: 95
BB Tickets Total: 1
GO Tickets Total: 2
15.3 - Let's Play!Option 2: Read ONE book that fits the criteria for both Book 1 and Book 2
The Red Ledger: 5 by Meredith Wild
The Red Ledger (Fisher Price-Little People) by Meredith Wild (View-Master)
*approved for length 7033
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 100
Books read = 7
Tasks completed = 6
Golden Oldies =0
Big Books = 0
25.1 - Andy P's task: A Quick Look at Asian SportBook 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.
Moloka'i (416 pages) by Alan Brennert
Book 2. ... read a book whose TITLE contains 3 different vowels and no more than that.
Please Don't Forget Me (186 pages)
Three vowels: a,e,o
Points this post: 25
Total challenge points: 290
15.10 - Ticket to RideRolled a one (romance) and grey
59.8% Bunker (Grey)
25.5% Taupe (Grey)
14% Alto (Grey)
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 115
Books read = 8
Tasks completed = 7
Golden Oldies =0
Big Books = 0
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Sophie's task: BoardgamesOption 4 - Campaign
author's first and last initials in NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
Heathens by Natalie Bennett
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 135
Books read = 9
Tasks completed = 8
Golden Oldies =0
Big Books = 0
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kathy P's task: CareersOption 3. Happiness – Relationships often bring happiness. Read a book with more than one person on the cover.
by Nikki Ash*paperback version does not have the cover attached, but to verify length
Unbroken Promises
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 155
Books read = 10
Tasks completed = 9
Golden Oldies =0
Big Books = 0
DULCINELLA25.5 - Rina's task: In Memory of Denis Ten
Option 1: Read a book that was first published in 1993.
Voyager
Diana Gabaldon 1059 p. 13 october 2018 4 starsI claim 3 tickets BB for this book
Option 5: Read a book with a white car or with a car mirror on the cover.
100 gelukkige dagen Fausto Brizzi 320 p. 10 october 2018 3 starsMirror on the cover
Points in this post: 25 points
Total points: 780 points
8 tickets BB
3 tickets GO
25.4 - Shanna Redwind's task: Country FairsOption 1: the three randomly generated books were:
Beyond the Shadow of Grief
Poems of Today, Tomorrow, and Always
Money Is Everything: Personal Finance for The Brave New Economy
I used the word “SHADOW” from the first book
I read ebook, but linked to Most popular paperback
A Shadow in Summer
Option 3: Read a book from the first 3 pages of this list: Food-Related Fiction, my book found on the first page of the list in slot #38
I listened to audio, and linked to most popular MMP
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
Points this post: 25
Total challenge points: 315
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Southeastern Conference (SEC) FootballOption 2: Author
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in the words SEC CONFERENCE
No Tomorrow by Carian Cole
Approved for Length 7033
Option 4: The South
by an author born or currently living in one of the SEC states
South Carolina
The Truth About Us by Aly Martinez
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 185
Books read = 12
Tasks completed = 10
Golden Oldies =0
Big Books = 0
25.7 - M1nks's task: The Games We Played 3. The Smiling Game - humor MPG
Kiss the Girl by Tara Sivec
*Approved for length 7033
4. Kick the Can -
To honour this game, played in the dark, read a book with a cover that is at least 50% black
by Pam Godwin66.8 %Seal Brown (Black)
16.8 %Nero (Black)
Points this post = 25
Points to date = 210
Books read = 14
Tasks completed = 11
Golden Oldies =0
Big Books = 0
Jamie BTask 20.1: 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. Subtitles do not count. Book must contain more than 300 pages.
How Toddlers Thrive: What Parents Can Do Today for Children Ages 2-5 to Plant the Seeds of Lifelong Success
H (2x4pt)=8
O (2x1pt)=2
W=4
T (2x1pt)=2
D (2x2pt)=4
L=1
E (2x1pt)=2
R (2x1pt)=2
S=1
I=1
V=4
The letters in the title total 31 Scrabble points and this book contains 304 pages.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
25.4 - Shanna Redwind's Task: Country FairsRead a book for each of two different activities, state which activities.
3. Carnival Food
Read a book from the first 3 pages of Food-Related Fiction. State which page your book is found on.
Book Read: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Found on Page 1.
I listened to the audiobook, if you need the paperback edition find it here
6. Barns
Read a book written by an author with an animal appearing intact in their name.
Book Read: Chimera by Mira Grant
Mira Grant - 'ANT'
Points This Task: 25
BB:
GO:
Total Points: 435
Total Tasks: 24
BB: 3
GO: 3
10.9 - International Sudoku DayRead a book written by a single author whose last name is exactly 9 letters.
Confess by A. Zavarelli
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 220
Books read = 15
Tasks completed = 12
Golden Oldies =0
Big Books = 0
Readerboard name: witchygal30.6
Option 1 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).
I chose Miss Scarlett (Red) and read
which was 74.2% red. Option 3 Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in one of the rooms listed below.
I chose Billiard room and read
by David Lagercrantz. Initials found in biLliarD room.Points for this task: 30
Total points for Fall 2018: 190
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 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
I read The Inheritance of Beauty by Nicole A. Seitz.
Task points:20
Total Points:50
Tasks completed:4
Books read:5
Coralie10.8 Happy Anniversary SRC!
Book first published in 2018
The Calculating Stars
This post 10 points
Total to date 375 points
Sophie20.9
Option 3
Part of a trilogy
Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb
Book 3 of The Fitz and The Fool Trilogy
Pages 960 - claiming 2 BB
Total 225
BB total: 11
Delicious Dee15.8 - Spell it Out
The Accidental Beauty Queen
Points this task: 15
Total points: 345
Big Book Tickets - 500+ (1)
Mai20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kathy P's task: Careers
Option 3. Happiness – Read a book with more than one person on the cover.
Astonishing X-Men, Volume 1: Gifted by Joss WhedonPoints this post: 20
Total Points: 80
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 8
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
M1nks5.6 - Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage
Points this task: 5
Total points: 520
Golden Oldies tickets: 6
Big Book tickets: 2
JUKKA15.6 – Checkmate
Book with at least 80% black, white, and grey on the cover.
Descender, Vol. 1: Tin Stars by Jeff Lemire has 98.6%.
Total Points: 320/1010
Total Books Read: 27
Tasks Completed: 26/58
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
MAZZA120.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
Required: State which option you chose when you post.
OPTION 1. Keeper - Quaffle:
For this option, read a book you got as an ARC
The Winters
I got this book as an ARC from Random House UK Vintage Publishing on Netgalley
Points this post = 20
Total points to date = 715
Books read = 54
Tasks completed =38
Golden Oldies =2
Big Books = 4
Diana K.Task 25.6
Opt 1. To celebrate 'The Game of Life' read a book which has 'Autobiography' or 'Biography' as a main page genre.
Rough Beauty: Forty Seasons of Mountain Living
Opt 2 read a book which has 'World War II' or which has 'Spy' or 'Espionage' as a main page genre.
The Ragged Edge of Night
Total points: 285
Shawn H.10.4 - Hey There, Hi There, Ho There!
author first / last initials in MICKEY MOUSE
Contempt: A Memoir of the Clinton Investigation by Ken Starr
micKey mouSe
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 50
Big Ticket Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Louise B15.7 - Pay Up
A book in which the number of pages is made up only of the numbers 0, 2, 5, and 8.
Changing Heaven by Jane Urquhart
258 pages
Points this task: 15
Total points to date: 250
Number of tasks completed: 14
Golden oldies: 2
Big book tickets: 2
20.3 Best Review -- Trishhart UK's Task: 11 a.m. on 11 November 1918Option 3: To commemorate the time and date the Armistice came into force, read a book which is #1, #8, #9, #11, #18 or #19 in a series.
The Devil in the Marshalsea, by Antonia Hodgson
This book is #1 in the Tom Hawkins series.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 215/1010
Total tasks: 17/58
Total books: 18/79
Elizabeth PTask 20.9 - Neil Simon
Option 3 - Book that is part of a trilogy
Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han
3rd book in the To All The Boys I've Loved Before trilogy
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 260
Total Tasks: 14
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
Total Books: 17
perletwo25.4 - Shanna Redwind's task: Country Fairs - 3. Carnival Food: Read a book from the first 3 pages of this list: Food-Related Fiction
Too Many Cooks - page 3
First printed in 1938, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
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.
Rebel Belle - Rachel Hawkins
Points this task: 25
Total points: 285
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 25
Tasks completed: 21
Cait S5.10- Our Favorite Recreation!
Read a book of your choice.
Nightbooks by J.A. White
Children's Genre Info: This book has Childrens found on the main page but is not found on the AR website.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 60
30.1 - Ava Catherine's Task: Southeastern Conference FootballRead a book from two different options. State which options. Childrens MPG not allowed.
Option 1: Read a book first published in a year containing 1 and 4.
Book Read: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Published 1934
***Claiming One Golden Oldie Ticket***
Option 4: Read a book set at least 50% in one of the SEC states, or by an author born or currently living in one of these states.
Book Read: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams
Points This Task: 30
BB:
GO: 1
Total Points: 465
Total Tasks: 25
BB: 3
GO: 4
Ava Catherine15.6 - Checkmate
Read a book that is at least 80% black, white, and/or grey.
The White Book
by Han Kang#fdfdfd 93.0% White (White)
#121212 2.7% Black (Black)
#484848 2.1% Armadillo (Grey)
9a9a9a 2.1% Delta (Grey)
99.9% white, black, grey
total=710
Readerboard Name: Absurda25.3: 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.
Option A:
1) Why can’t I sleep at night? Haunted Nights
Option B:
2) Well, what do you have to say for yourself Casey? This is the third time you have ben sent to the principal’s office forBeing a Dog: Following the Dog Into a World of Smell
Points this task: 25
Total Points to date: 280
Ava Catherine15.10 - Ticket to Ride
Read a book that has the MPG genre that cooresponds to the number you rolled and has a cover that is at least 50% the color you spun according to TinEye.
The Girl With All the Gifts
by M.R. Careyrolled a 6: science fiction
yellow
According to TinEye, the cover is 81.1% yellow.
total=725
DULCINELLA20.4 - 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.
De naakte vrouw
Elena Stancanelli 160 p. 14 october 2018 2 starsPoints in this post: 20 points
Total points: 800 points
3 tickets GO
8 tickets BB
perletwo25.9 - Delicious Dee's task: Women of American Ninja Warrior - Option 2: Read a book first published in 2014.
Hunting Shadows
Option 4: Read a book from one of these lists:
Kickass women in superhero comics
Teachers Featured
Books with the Main Page Genres of Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, and Manga can be used for this task.
Nimona - Kickass women in superhero comics
Points this task: 25
Total points: 310
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 27
Tasks completed: 22
CHANDNI10.9 - International Sudoku Day
Read a book written by a single author whose last name is exactly 9 letters.
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 240
Books Read: 14
Completed Tasks: 12
Mary P20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Diane Whitney's task: All Hallow's Eve
Read a book with a cover featuring a person without a head.
by Catherine Ryan Hyde ( 410 pgs )Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 190
Amy the Book Bat10.3 - Happy Trails to You
Read a book with a main page genre of Nature or Travel. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
H is for Hawk
Environment > Nature
Points this task: 10
Total points: 430
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 5
Books read: 36
Tasks completed: 31
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Points this task: 30
Total points: 515
Golden Oldies tickets: 6
Big Book tickets: 2