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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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Task 20.4 - In Memoriamoption 2: read a book with author initials in QUEEN OF SOUL
Golden Hill by Francis Spufford
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515 points
DULCINELLA Repost post 1787 due to using the wrong book.
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25.6 - Nick KY’s task: Autumn Indoors and Outdoors
Option D. DANGER
Read a book that has the word “FIRE” or the word “SMOKE” intact in the title/subtitle or series title. It may be a part of a larger word such as “Firestarter” or “Smoker.”
Girls on Fire
Robin Wasserman 368 p. 1 october 2018 2 starsOption E. COZY -- Go back indoors where it is cozy and read a book with the main page GR genre of “Cozy Mystery.”
Owls Well That Ends Well
Donna Andrews 326 p. ( edition
) 14 october 2018 3 starsPoints in this task: 25 points
Total points : 755 points
3 tickets GO
5 tickets BB
15.5 Nonfiction NovemberRead a nonfiction book that can be found on the Popular Nonfiction Books list.
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith, by Jon Krakauer
first page of the list as of 10/15/2018
Points this post: 15
Total points: 230/1010
Total tasks: 18/58
Total books: 19/79
Readerboard name: witchygal20.5 - Bigger is Better
Option 3, Option C- For this option, read a book that nearly fits one of the requirements for task 20.5 of the Summer Challenge, but not quite. read a book by an author that has one initial (either first or last) in the phrase and one initial that is one letter off from a letter in the phrase.
I read If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim. Author's initials are CHK. H and K can be found in the target phrase and C is one letter off B - friggatrisKaidekapHoBia.
Points for this task: 20
Total points for Fall 2018: 210
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
30.4 – Schatzie’s task: The ChunksterOption 2: The TWO BOOK OPTION - read two books, both with a MPG of Historical Fiction, and with a combined page length that equals at least 750 pages.
Book 1: The Desert Nurse by Pamela Hart -416 pages
Book 2: Burning Fields by Alli Sinclair -352 pages
Total pages read: 768
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 370
Bookwrm526Task #20.7 - The Ozette Loop: A Favorite Hike
Option 2: 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. I read All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld.
Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 385
M1NKSREPOST
25.3 - A3 - 3) Money can’t buy me love, but it can buy me Cousin Bette Pub 1846
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
B1 - 1) Next time on Dr. Phil, How to talk to your child about The Darling Buds Of May
Melissa BTask: 10.6 - Original Six
Read a book set in one of the home cities of the NHL "original six" teams: New York
Divided in Death by J.D. Robb - pages 354
Setting - New York
Read - 9/25/18
Task Points: 10
Total Points: 10
M1NKS15.7 - The Quiche of Death
Points this task: 15
Total points: 535
Golden Oldies tickets: 6
Big Book tickets: 2
Nick KY25.4 Shanna Redwind’s Country Fairs
Option 1. Carnival Games. I rolled the Random Book Generator three times and got:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Simple Privacy Policies for All Businesses
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
You’re the Greatest, Charlie Brown
And the one from which I took the word “History”
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Essays on Northern History in Honor of Maurice W. Beresford
I read The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost, with the word “History” in the title.
Option 3. Carnival Food. I read Thyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert, currently # 100 on the Food Fiction list – on p. 1 of list, but with changes it could creep over onto page 2.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 395
Melissa BTask: 10.10 - 9, 10, 11...
Read a book written by single author whose 1st name begins with J
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling - pages 831
Author: JK Rowling
Read - 9/11/18
HP and the Deathly Hallows is a Big Book (791 pages edition read). Claiming 2 BB tickets.
Link to edition read - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
BB Tickets this post: 2
Total BB Tickets to date: 2
Points this post: 10
Total Points to date: 20
M1nks20.3 - 3. The Girl With All the Gifts
Points this task: 20
Total points: 555
Golden Oldies tickets: 6
Big Book tickets: 2
Diana K. Task 5.7 Settlers of Catan. Read a single author book whose author's first and last initials are found in SETTLERS OF CATAN.
Kudos
Total points: 290
Diana K.Task 25.7 - M1nks's task: The Games We Played
Opt 1. 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: 315
Diana K.Task 30.6 The Game of Clue
Opt 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)
74.6% blueOpt 3 Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in one of the rooms listed below.
The room is conservatory
by Robin SloanTotal points: 345
Joanne MITask 5.6 Read a book where the title/subtitle contains at least 2 consecutive words beginning with the same initial letter
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Words are Potato and Peel
Points this task 5
Total Points 125
BB's 5
Kim O15.3 - Let's Play! Read TWO books one from Book A and one from Book B OR read ONE book that satisfies BOTH Book A and Book B requirements.
The Sun Also Rises
Book 1 requirement: Read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the initial letters of every word in the title can be found in the name of a toy inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame.
Roller skates
Book 2 requirement: Read a book written by a single author whose every initial (including middle, if listed on GRs) can be found in the name of a DIFFERENT inducted toy.
Rocking Horse
Golden Oldie -- first published in 1926
Points this task: 15
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Maddie O.5.5: Capture the Flag
Read a book with the word "flag" found intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
I read Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
Points this post: 5.
Points total: 180
Maddie O.15.5 - Nonfiction November
Read a nonfiction book that can be found on the Popular Nonfiction Books list.
I read Leonardo da Vinci, which is found on page 16.
Points this post: 15
Points total: 195
Megan Rae10.9 - International Sudoku Day
Task: Read a book written by a single author whose last name is exactly 9 letters.
- Completed 16th OctoberHow it fits: Author last name (Pratchett) has 9 letters
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 20
Tasks Complete: 3
Maddie O.20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Sophie's task: Boardgames
Option 3: Read a book with a number in the title or subtitle.
I read Two Dark Reigns
Points this post: 20
Points total: 215
Maddie O.20.4 - 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.
I read The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra. (the unexpected inhERitance of inSPECTor chopra)
Points this post: 20
Points total: 235
Maddie O.30.4 – Schatzie’s task: The Chunkster
Option 2: The TWO BOOK OPTION - read two books, both with a MPG of Historical Fiction, and with a combined page length that equals at least 750 pages.
I read The Hollow of Fear and Bellewether.
Points this post: 30
Points total: 265
25.10 - Brooke TX's task: #LitsyLoveOption A
Book 1: There Before the Chaos - #218 on page 3 of the list.
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 480 pages.
Book 2: Band Sinister by K.J. Charles
I read the kindle edition and there is no print edition. The book was approved for length here
points this post: 25
total points: 315
15.8 - Spell it OutTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Golden Oldie, published 1930.
Points this post: 15
Points in total: 100
Tasks completed: 6
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 1
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ann A's task: In MemoriamOption 1. Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements by Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Points this post: 20
Points in total: 120
Tasks completed: 7
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 1
Sarah E15.4 - It's a Deal
Option 2: The Iron Queen - #3 in The Iron Fey series
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the top paperback (no MMP).
Total points: 100
SandyL20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Karen Michele's task: The Ozette Loop: A Favorite Hike
Option 4 - Wilderness
Read a book from the Pacific Northwest Books List
The Newcomer by Robyn Carr
Page 4 #393
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 390
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 30
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: ListmakerOption 1: The Waves by Virginia Woolf
Found on page 3.
Option 2. Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie
There are 33 Poirot novels in total. Golden Oldie, published in 1940.
Points this post: 30
Points in total: 150
Tasks completed: 8
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book tickets: 1
SandyL30.5 - Sandy's Task: Celebrate the Equinox
The Lucky Heart by Devney Perry
13 letters / 372 pages
Sinful Longing by Lauren Blakely
13 letters / 300 pages
Total pages = 672 // each book has 13 letters/characters in title
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 420
Tasks Completed: 24
Books Read: 32
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
SandyL30.7 - DianaK's task: Hadrian's Wall
Option 3 - Read a book that follows the format "word" to "same word"
Heart to Heart by Lurlene McDaniel
(heart 'TO' heart)
Option 4 - Read a book about someone's hiking journey.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
(Cheryl Strayed's hiking journey - also listed as an example)
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 450
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 34
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Alycia25.9 - Delicious Dee's task: Women of American Ninja Warrior
Option 1
Abandoned by Allison Brennan
Option 5: using climb Scare Tactics
Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews
Points this post: 25
Total points: 270
Tasks completed: 19
perletwoOption 1: Work On It- Read a book from 1001 Book You Must Read Before You Die
Siddhartha - list page 1
First printed in 1922, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Option 2: Catch-up- Read a book from a series that you have already started, but have not yet caught up to the latest release. The book may NOT be the first (#1) or the latest book in the series. Whole numbers only. The series information must appear in the GR metadata.
The Potter's Field - #17 in the Brother Cadfael series, which has 20 whole-number entries.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 340
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 29
Tasks completed: 23
15.8 - Spell it OutA book with a Z in the author's name: The Wife by Meg Wolitzer
Points this post: 15
Total points: 195
SALLY M.This post is to claim BB tickets ONLY. No new points.
Points originally claimed in post #1751.
5.6 Simon Says (consecutive words w/same letter)
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
**The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue is a Big Book (513 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 5
Total points: 325
BB tix this post: 1
Total BB tix: 3
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 1
By Peakles30.5 - Celebrate the Equinox
2 books with equal number of characters in titles. Total pages > 600.
Clock Dance by Anne Tyler
304 pages
Black Chalk by Christopher J. Yates
352 pages
Total pages = 656.
Total Points: 230
Task 20.7 - The Ozette Loop: A Favorite Hike1. Wedding Rocks: Rread a book from one of the following lists:
Indigenous Peoples
On October 16, 2018: book was #1 on the List
Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time (1996) by Doris Pilkington [994.042] (Paperback, 135 pages)
65 + 20 = 85
Tasks Completed: 04
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 65 + 20 = 85
Books read: 05
Pages read: 1,121
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 02
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
By Peakles15.10 - Ticket to Ride
Rolled a 4 (Horror) and spun Brown.
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
Cover:
#493b35 75.2 %Taupe (Brown)
#dededd 9.2 %Athens Grey (Grey)
#939293 8.4 %Delta (Grey)
#985f46 7.2 %Sepia (Brown)
Total Points: 245
Task 15.3 – Let’s Play!OPTION 2 – One Book fits both tasks
Book 1: 1st letter Each title word in: BarB Ie
Book 2: Author initials in: Jack-in-the-B ox
Buried in Bargains by Josie Belle
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 170 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
CYNBAXTER# 30.03 – Dlmrose's task: Listmaker
Book 1, Option 1: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger which is #10 on the first page of the list
Task: Read a book from “1001 Book You Must Read Before You Die”
Book 2, Option 2: The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley
Task: Read a book from a series that you have already started, but have not yet caught up to the latest release.
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date: 265 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
Queen Bee Darlene15.3 Let's Play! Option 2 - 1 book that fits both criteria for book1 & 2 in Option1:
book 1) title at least 3 words with intial ltr of every word found in name of toy; 2) author's initials (all) found in a different toy
All Our Wrong Todays - AOWT found in Star Wars Action Figures by Elan Mastai - EM in The Game of Life
All Our Wrong Todays
15 points
Total points: 90
EMurphy20.3 Best Review-TrishhartsUK's Task: 11am on 11 November 1918
Option 3: The Armistice-#1, 8, 9, 11, 18, or 19 in a series
Click Date Repeat by K.J. Farnham (#1 in the series)
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
EMurphy20.9 Moderator's Pet-Danielle M's Task: Neil Simon
Option 3: Book that is part of a trilogy
Confessions of a Wedding Planner by Michelle Jo Quinn (#1 of the Bliss trilogy)
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 40
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
Creynard25.6 - Nick KY’s task: Autumn Indoors and Outdoors
book 1/option d: Fire Inside by Kristen Ashley
"Fire" is my word.
book2/option e: Ghostly Paws by Leighann Dobbs
MPG of cozy mystery.
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 465
Tasks Completed: 32
Books Read: 42
loafer5.4 Hiking
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.
The Highway by C.J. Box
appalacHian Trail
points: 360
BB: 4
GO: 2
tasks completed: 23
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20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kathy P's task: Careers
Option 3. Read a book with more than one person on the cover. The people on the cover must look like humans.
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This Post: 20
Total Points: 240
Books Read: 14
Completed Tasks: 12