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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
Nikki B15.6 Checkmate
Adds up to 100% of white, grey and black per TinEye
Task Points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 25
Nikki B5.3 International Football
Bridget Jones's Diary
Set in England
Task Points: 5
Total Challenge Points: 30
5.1 - BaseballRead a book that has one of these 3 numbers in its series designation - 3, 4, 9, 13, etc...………
Murder at Monticello
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 20
Total Tasks: 2
Golden Oldies:
Big Book:
15.3 - Let's Play!Option 2: Read ONE book that fits the criteria for both Book 1 and Book 2.
The Lost Traveller Silly Putty by Sheila Connolly Star Wars Action Figures
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 35
Total Tasks: 3
Golden Oldies:
Big Book:
15.10 - Ticket to RideI got a 1 (Romance) and the color grey:
Only Love I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 274 pages.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35
Amy the Book Bat10.8 - Happy Anniversary SRC!
The SRC began as its own group with the Fall 2009 challenge. The Fall 2018 challenge is the 37th(!) seasonal challenge. Read a book that was FIRST published in 2009 or 2018.
The Oracle Year First published April 3rd 2018
Points this task: 10
Total points: 65
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 6
Tasks completed: 6
SALLY M.30.3 Listmaker (Checklist Day)
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (option 1 Work on It: page 1 of 1001 Book You Must Read Before You Die)
**Rebecca is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1938). I claim 1 GO ticket.**
P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han (option 2 Catch-Up: 3 books in the series, I read #1 and this is #2)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 4
Pages read: 1475
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 0
GO tix this post: 1
Total GO tix: 1
10.10 - 9, 10, 11...Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with I, J or K.
I read An American Marriage by Tayari Jones.
Task points:10
Total Points:10
Tasks completed:1
Books read:2
Elizabeth B15.6 Read a book that is at least 80% black, white, and/or grey
Looks Over (88% grey, white and black)
#94908634.3 %Heathered Grey (Grey)
#0a060025.6 %Black (Black)
#d3cfc416.1 %Westar (Grey)
#f9f7f58.1 %White Smoke (White)
#524e447.5 %Mondo (Brown)
#2b271e4.7 %Maire (Grey)
#cbcad63.6 %Link Water (Blue)
Points: 15
Total: 55+15=70
FANDURY10.10 - 9, 10, 11...
Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with I, J or K.
The Outsider by Stephen King
Last name of author begins with K.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
15.3 - Let's Play!Option 2: Read ONE book that fits the criteria for both Book 1 and Book 2.
Book read: Grin and Beard It
How it fits:
Book 1 - 4 words in the title, initial letters (GABI) are found in Nintendo Game Boy
Book 2 - author's (Penny Reid) initials (PR) are found in Paper Airplane
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Total points: 50
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 4
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
Megs15.6 - Checkmate
Read a book that is at least 80% black, white, and/or grey according to TinEye.
Pawn by Aimee Carter
96.4% grey according to TinEye.
Points this point: 15
Total points: 15
MAZZA130.6 - Amanda A's task: The Game of Clue
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%). REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
BLUE Mrs. Peacock - Blue
Option 3: Rooms
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in one of the rooms listed below.
Milkman Anna Burns A. B. found in Ballroom
Points this post = 30
Total points to date =90
Books read 5
Tasks completed 3
Golden Oldies =0
Big Books =2
Readerboard Name: Absurda20.4: In Memoriam
Option 1: Read a book with all of the letters RESPECT in the title and/or subtitle. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the title/subtitle.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
***This is a golden oldie, first published in 1934, claiming one GO ticket.
Points this task: 20
Total Points to date: 20
Golden Oldies Ticket Request: 1
Big Book Ticket Request: 0
babbling c20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK's task: 11am on 11 November 1918
Option 3: The Armistice. 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 series designation must be present on the book's Goodreads record.
White Night - Audible White Night - paperback pgs 495 by Jim Butcher
the Dresden Files #9
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 20/1010
Completed Tasks: 1/58
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 495
Books read this season: 1
Delicious Dee20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Karen Michele's task: The Ozette Loop: A Favorite Hike
Option 3 - Vampires are Forever
Points this task: 20
Total points: 65
Big Book Tickets - 500+ (1)
BARBARA ★ 5.10 - Our favorite recreation!
Read a book of your choice
Unloved - Katy Regnery 9/3
💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥
15.8 - Spell it Out Read a book with one of these letters (Q & Z) in the title/subtile or author's name.
The Queen of the Tearling - Erika Johansen 9/2
💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 20
BIG BOOKS: 500+: (0), 750+: (0); 1000+: (0)
15.10 Ticket to RideRead a book that has an MPG that matches the number you roll on the die, and with a cover that is at least 50% the colour you spin on the wheel.
I rolled a 6 = Science Fiction, and spun Yellow on the wheel.
Book Read:
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
Points this Task: 15
BB:
GO:
Total Points: 50
Total Tasks: 4
30.7 - DianaK's task: Hadrian's WallThis is a 2 book task. Choose two different options.
Option 1: Read a book, from this list Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome OR read a non-fiction book about the Roman Empire.
Catullus' Bedspread: The Life of Rome's Most Erotic Poet
Daisy Dunn 320 p, 5 september 2018How it fits: a non fiction book about Rome - asked in help threac
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 2: The hike totals 84 miles. Read a book whose total numbers of pages include both the number 8 and the number 4.
Bed Rest Sarah Bilston 248 p. 4 september 2018 2 starsNumber 4 and 8 in page count
Points in this post: 30 points
Total points: 65 points
1 GO ticket
Andy P.Task # 5.3: International Football
Read a book set at least 50% in a country that qualified for this summer's World Cup: Australia
Force of Nature by Jane Harper
Takes place entirely in Australia.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 60
Andy P.Task # 5.4 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
Poor Tom Is Cold by Maureen Jennings
AP PALACHIAN TRAIL
Points this post: 5
Total points: 65
SlayermelTask 10.10 - 9, 10, 11 (authors first or last name I, J, K)
Book Read Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
Points this task: 10
Total points: 10
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
AlyciaTask 10.10 - 9, 10, 11 (authors first or last name I, J, K)
The Big Lead by Libby Kirsch
Points this task: 10
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 3
Christine V10.2 - The Great War
The Return of the Soldier
This book is currently found on page 2 of the list.
This book was first published in 1918.
***Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket***
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
10.1 NF book about robotics or fiction w/ robot, android or cyborg as an important character. The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 25/1010
Tasks completed: 2/58
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Kathy G.20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Sophie's task: Boardgames
Option #4- Read a book with author’s initials in NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (Enid Bagnold)
National Velvet by Enid Bagnold
Total Points- 35
National Velvet
Bagnold, Enid
AR Quiz No. 540 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11.0
25.3 Cards Against HumanityOption A
2) Why Do I Hurt All Over?
Do Not Become Alarmed
Option B
1) Next Time on Dr. Phil, how to talk to your child about
The Immortalists
This post: +25
Total: 55
Louise B30.7 DianaK’s Task: Hadrian’s Wall
I chose options 1 and 2
Option 1: a book on the Ancient Rome Listopia
Persona Non Grata by Ruth Downie
Found on Page 2 of the list, (#109 when I checked)
Option 2: page numbers include 8 and 4
Sharpe's Triumph by Bernard Cornwell
384 pages
Points this task: 30
Tasks completed: 2
Total points to date: 40
25.3 - Beth NC 's task: Cards Against HumanityOption A
2) Why do I hurt all over?
Cat's Claw
Option B
3) Wes Anderson’s new film tells the story of a precocious child coming to terms with
A World Without Heroes
Points this post 25
Total points 25+ 55=80
DebraJean20.7 - Shorter Is Sweeter
For Option 3 I read Cycle of the Werewolf (features a werewolf)
Points this task - 20
Total points - 20
BB - 0
GO - 0
Erin NY20.1 - Most Improved Player - Dulcinella's task: Scrabble
When on holidays abroad, my husband and I often play Scrabble with the boards we find in our hotels. This can be rather difficult as the worth and division of the letters is completely different in every language. For this task, we'll use the English edition of Scrabble.
This is a one book task. Your book must contain more than 300 pages (301+ pages).
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. You can find the value of each letter here: English Scrabble letter value distribution
China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan
C 2× 3 pt = 6
H 2× 4 pt = 8
I 4× 1 pt = 4
N 2× 1 pt = 2
A 1× 1 pt = 1
R 2× 1 pt = 2
G 1× 2 pt = 2
L 2× 1 pt = 2
F 1× 4 pt = 4
R 1× 1 pt = 1
E 2× 1 pt = 2
D 1× 2 pt = 2
Total: 36 points
Points this post: 20
Books claimed this post: 1
Total Points: 70
Tasks completed: 5
Tasks in progress: 2
Books read: 7
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Total pages read: 2,674
perletwo15.5 - Nonfiction November - Read a nonfiction book that can be found on the Popular Nonfiction Books list. Required: State which page you found the book on when you post.
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales - page 1
Points this task: 15
Total points: 095
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 09
Tasks completed: 09
M1nks5.3 - Finder Deluxe Edition: Caught in a Cage: Vol. 2 - Japan
Points this task: 5
Total points: 5
Golden Oldies tickets:
Big Book tickets:
M1nks5.5 - Erementar Gerad Flag Of Blue Sky 1
Points this task: 5
Total points: 10
Golden Oldies tickets:
Big Book tickets:
M1nks 20.2 - 4. The Fortune of War
Points this task: 20
Total points: 30
Golden Oldies tickets:
Big Book tickets:
Sara G20.1 - 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.
Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China by Paul French
Midnight in Peking
M 1x 3pts = 3
I 4x 1 pt = 4
D 1x 2 pts = 2
N 3x 1 pt = 3
G 2x 2 pts = 4
H 1x 4 pts = 4
T 1x 1 pt = 1
P 1x 3 pts = 3
E 1x 1 pt = 1
K 1x 5 pts = 5
Total points = 30
Points this post: 20
Total points: 85
Amy FL5.7: Settlers of Catan
Clock Dance by Anne Tyler (settlers of cATan)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Amy FL10.4 - Hey There, Hi There, Ho There!
Unseen by Karin Slaughter (micKey mouSe)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15
Amy FL15.5 - Nonfiction November
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body (page 3 of list)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 30
Nick KY10.6 Original Six I read Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon, set in NYC.
(I grew up on Simon, Woody Allen, and Mel Brooks and their neurotic New Yorkers. My heart is saddened at this playwright's passing.)
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 35
Nick KY15.7 Pay Up! I readFair Ball: A Fan's Case for Baseball by Bob Costas. With 220 pp, it has both digits 0 and 2 in its page count.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 50
trishhartuk15.9 - Get a Clue
Read a book that meets one of the following three characteristics AND has the MPG Mystery.
1. Contains a person's name in the title/subtitle...
Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree, Nancy Atherton
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here.
Shelved as mystery by 144 users and cozy mystery by 48 users.
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
Jenifer20.3 11am on 11 November 1918
Option 3: Read a book that is 1, 8, 9, 11, 18, or 19 in a series.
This book is #1 in a series
Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 20
30.2 - Mazza1 - Tennis MemoriesOption 1: book with MPG Comedy/Humor - Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell
Option 4: 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 - Maui Widow Waltz by JoAnn Bassett
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 30/1010
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
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15.9- Get a Clue
#1- Person's name in title
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Link to paperback:
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Total Points- 15