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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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Sophie20.1 Scrabble
The Scandalous Duchess by Anne O'Brien
Pages 624 - 1 BB please
A x4 = 4
C x2 = 6
D x2 = 4
E x2 = 2
H x2 = 8
L x1 = 1
N x1 = 1
O x1 = 1
S x3 = 3
T x1 = 1
U x2 = 1
total = 32
Total points 265
BB - 12
5.9 BoggleUsing this Boggle board, read a book the title/subtitle of which includes a word of at least 3 letters that can be made from the board.
A Closed and Common Orbit, by Becky Chambers
The word "and" can be made on this Boggle board (top right corner).
Points this post: 5
Total points: 240/1010
Total tasks: 20/58
Total books: 21/79
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.10 Brooke TX's task: #LitsyLove
Option B: #FallingForFall
Book 1: People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins. It was published in September, 2018.
Book 2: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. It is found on page 1 of the list.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 525
Tasks completed: 33
Books read: 42
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Ava Catherine25.8 - Bluemoon's task: FOREST LAWN CEMETERY
A. NATURE
Read a book that has that has LAKE, POND, CREEK, GEESE, SWAN, DUCK, DEER in the title, ignoring subtitles.
The Lake House by Kate Morton
word used in title=lake
D. THE RESIDENTS
Read a book by an author who has the same initials as the given resident.
Kathleen Howard - Star of stage and screen (resident selected)
author's initials=KH
Benediction by Kent Haruf
total=815
Bookwrm526Task #15.5 - Nonfiction November
Read a nonfiction book that can be found on the Popular Nonfiction Books list. I read The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson, from page one of the list.
Points this post: 15
Total points so far: 385
Ava Catherine25.9 - Delicious Dee's task: Women of American Ninja Warrior
Option 2: Read a book first published in 2014.
Above the Waterfall first published October 7, 2014 by Ron Rash
Option 4: Read a book from this list:
Teachers Featured.
Villette by Charlotte Brontë page 1; #16 on list
total=840
babbling c15.4 - It's a Deal
Option 2: Read ONE book that fits the criteria for both Book 1 and Book 2.
Wasteland King - Audible Wasteland King - paperback pgs. 352 by Lilith Saintcrow
King in Title
#3 in the Gallow and Ragged series
THIS POST
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 140/1010
Completed Tasks: 10/58
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
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Pages read this season: 4,120
Books read this season: 10
Ava Catherine25.10 - Brooke TX's task: #LitsyLove
Option B: #FallingForFall
Book 1: Read a book first published in September, October, or November of any year.
All That Man Is by David Szalay first published September 22, 2016
Book 2: Read a book from this list: Best Books to Read in Autumn.
Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum
page 1; #95
total=865
Ava Catherine30.4 – Schatzie’s task: The Chunkster
Option 1: The ONE BOOK OPTION - read ONE book with a MPG of Historical Fiction and is at least 750 pages long.
The Winds of War by Herman Wouk
896 pages; mpg historical fiction 164 users
total=895
babbling c15.10 - 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
1 Romance, Blue
The Angels' Share - audible Danak anđelima - paperback pgs 416 by J.R. Ward
Romance 211 users
Contemporary 91 users
Fiction 79 users
#bdd3e8 63.6 % Periwinkle (Blue)
#5c737c 12.2 % Blue Bayoux (Blue)
#84a3b5 12.0 % Ziggurat (Blue)
#577c74 4.2 % Cutty Sark (Green)
#759a82 3.8 % Oxley (Green)
#2a2c31 2.3 % Bastille (Blue)
#729d6d 1.0 % Amulet (Green)
#b4ca9c 0.9 % Sprout (Green)
= 90.1%
THIS POST
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 155/1010
Completed Tasks: 11/58
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
******
Pages read this season: 4,536
Books read this season: 11
Tea20.1. - Most Improved Player - Dulcinella's task: Scrabble
Read a book with a title that would give you more than 25 points on the Scrabble board.
A Million Little Things by Susan Mallery
- pb: 368 pgs > 300
- Scrabble score: 26 > 25
Ax1 - 1pt
Mx1 - 3pts
Ix4 - 4pts
Lx4 - 4pts
Ox1 - 1pt
Nx2 - 2pts
Tx3 - 3pts
Ex1 - 1pt
Hx1 - 4pts
Gx1 - 2pts
Sx1 - 1pt
Total: 26pts
Points this post: 20
Total points: 130
Tasks Completed: 7
Tea25.10. - Brooke TX's task: #LitsyLove
Option B
Book 1
Read a book first published in September, October, or November
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
- first published in September 2006
Book 2
Read a book from this list: Best Books to Read in Autumn
Celebrity in Death by J.D. Robb
- book is on page 6 of the list (#577)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 155
Tasks Completed: 8
babbling c5.7: Settlers of Catan
My family's favorite board game!
Read a single author book whose author's first and last initials are found in SETTLERS OF CATAN. Middle initials can be ignored. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the phrase. Spaces determine names.
The Perilous Sea - Kindle The Perilous Sea - paperback pg 448 by Sherry Thomas
SETTLERS OF CATAN
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 160/1010
Completed Tasks: 12/58
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
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Pages read this season: 4,984
Books read this season: 12
Tea50.1. - Shree's task: POKEMON
Step 1
Chose your starter
Bulbasaur - Mystery & Non-Fiction
Origin by Dan Brown
- mmp: 656 pgs
- mpg: mystery
Step 2
Read a book that meets ALL four of the requirements
Deception Point by Dan Brown
- mmp: 451pgs > 300
- mpg: mystery
- standalone
- at least 2 books were published before (Digital Fortress in 1998 and Angels & Demons in 2000)
Step 3
read a book that meets ALL three of the requirements
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
- mmp: 509 pgs
- mpg: mystery
- GR rating: 4,09
- award: Barry Award for Best First Novel (2009), ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel (2009), ...
total pages:
656 + 451 + 509 = 1616 >750
Points this post: 50
Total points: 205
Tasks Completed: 9
I have used A Study in Charlotte for task 15.3, but I would like to switch it to task 15.9 - Get a Clue, option 1 - it has the main character's name in the title and MPG Mysteryno additional points this post
total points: 315
Megan Rae15.5 - Nonfiction November
Task: Read a nonfiction book that can be found on the Popular Nonfiction Books list.
- Completed 19th OctoberHow it fits: Found on page 21 of the list
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 35
Tasks Complete: 4
delicious dee20.1 - Most Improved Player - Dulcinella's task: Scrabble
This is How It Always Is
T -2 times (x1pt);
H - 2 times (x4pts);
I - 4 times (x1pt);
S - 4 times (x1pt);
O - 1 time (x1pt);
W - 2 times (x4pts);
A - 2 times (x1pt);
L - 1 time (x1pt);
Y - 1 time (x4pts)
total: 34pts
Points this task: 20
Total points: 365
Big Book Tickets - 500+ (1)
Andy P.Task # 30.6 - Amanda A's task: The Game of Clue
Option 2: Weapons
I chose rope
Read a book with one of the weapons found in the title or on the cover
by Belinda Bauer Cover approvedhere
Option 3 Rooms
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in one of the rooms listed below: Billard Room
by Lucy Atkins BilLARD Points this post: 30
Total points: 385
babbling c10.4 - Hey There, Hi There, Ho There!
2018 celebrates the 90th anniversary of Mickey Mouse’s big-screen debut in Steamboat Willie on November 18, 1928. Read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials are found in MICKEY MOUSE. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the phrase. Spaces determine names
Last Wool and Testament - kindle Last Wool and Testament paperback pgs. 320 by Molly MacRae
MICKEY MOUSE
THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 170/1010
Completed Tasks: 13/58
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
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Pages read this season: 5,304
Books read this season: 13
DULCINELLA15.1 - Dig It
The Men's World Volleyball Championship takes place September 9 - 30. The countries in Pools A-D will compete with each other during Round 1 of the competition. Read TWO books, each set at least 50% in two different countries that are in the SAME pool.
POOL B:
Brazil
Canada
China
Egypt
France
Netherlands
Book 1. France
Het huis waar jij van hield Tatiana de Rosnay 205 p. 18 october 2018 3 starsSet in Paris, France
Book 2: China
Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
Paul French 272 p. 19 october 2018 4 stars (Paperback edition
272 p.)The book is set in Bejing, China
Points in this post:15 points
Total points: 890 points
5 tickets GO
8 tickets BB
Cordelia20.4 In Memoriam
Ocean Light by Nalini Singh
Autor's initials NS in QUEEN OF SOUL
Points this task: 20
Total points: 455
SALLY M.10.10 9, 10, 11... (author first or last name begins with I, J or K)
The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness by Jill Filipovic
Points this post: 10
Total points: 335
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 22
Pages read: 8114
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 3
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 1
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.1 Baseball
I read Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race by Chris Grabenstein (paperback), the third book in the Mr. Lemoncello's Library series.
"Childrens" is an MPG: IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7.0
Previous point total: 190
New points this post: 5
Total points: 195
Total tasks completed: 16
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Jenifer30.4 The Chunkster
2 book option: 788 total pages
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
and
The English Wife by Lauren Willig
Post Total: 30
Total Points: 215
Creynard5.5: Capture the Flag
Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates by David Cordingly
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 470
Tasks Completed: 33
Books Read: 44
Creynard15.2 - Spring and Fall
book 1: The Harrows of Spring: A World Made by Hand Novel by James Howard Kunstler
book 2: Mary Ann in Autumn: A Tales of the City Novel by Armistead Maupin
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 485
Tasks Completed: 34
Books Read: 46
10.9 - International Sudoku Day Chariandy - 9 letters
Brother by David Chariandy
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 135
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Diane Whitney's task: All Hallow's Eve300 Pages: 304 Pages
The Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerTask Total: 20
Season Total: 170
Readerboard Name: Absurda25.6: Read a book from two different options from these which relate to some seasonal indoor and outdoor recreations and issues.
Option D. DANGER: Read a book that has the word “FIRE” or the word “SMOKE” intact in the title/subtitle or series title.
Triangle: The Fire That Changed America
Option E. COZY: Go back indoors where it is cozy and read a book with the main page GR genre of “Cozy Mystery.” (It has to be “Cozy Mystery” and not simply “Mystery,” but it can be embedded, as “Cozy Mystery” oftentimes is.)
Murder in an Irish Village
Points this task: 25
Total Points to date: 330
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ann A's task: In MemoriamOption 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.
Bright From the Start: The Simple, Science-Backed Way to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind from Birth to Age 3 by Jill Stamm.
bRighT from thE Start: thE simPle sCience-backed...
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Coralie25.5 In Memory of Denis Ten
Option 2 – book set in South Korea
The Vegetarian
The city in the book is identified as being Seoul
Option 3 – book with all the letters from DENIS TEN in the title
The Neverending Story
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 18.0
D, E, N, I in neverENDing, S, T in STory, E, N in NEverending
This post 25 points
Total to date 475 points
Kayla C(third times a charm)
15.4 It's a Deal
Book 1
Size 12 and Ready to Rock by Meg Cabot
#4 in a series
Book 2
Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King
**claiming 1 big book ticket, 702 pages**
total points: 220
GO: 0
BB: 4
Kayla C15.5 Nonfiction November
The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin
page 4 of list
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
total points: 235
GO: 0
BB: 4
Kayla C20.10 Group Reads
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
post 23: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
points: 255
GO: 0
BB: 4
SCHATZIE5.9: Boggle
--title or subtitle word from boggle board
Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them
--my word: AND
Challenge Total: 350
SCHATZIE10.9 - International Sudoku Day
---author's last name 9 letters long
Revan: Star Wars
by Drew Karpyshyn
Challenge Total: 360
SCHATZIE15.10 - Ticket to Ride
---I rolled a 3, which is Historical Fiction, and I got 'black' as a color
Mrs. Osmond
Challenge Total: 375
SCHATZIE20.1 - Most Improved Player - Dulcinella's task: Scrabble
---scrabble board title 25+ pts
The Last Days of Café Leila
T: 2 x 1 = 2
H: 1 x 4 = 4
E: 3 x 1 = 3
L: 3 x 1 = 3
A: 4 x 1 = 4
S: 2 x 1 = 2
D: 1 x 2 = 2
Y: 1 x 4 = 4
O: 1 x 1 = 1
F: 2 x 4 = 8
C: 1 x 3 = 3
I: 1 x 1 = 1
total: 37
pg. count link: mmpb: Als die Tage nach Zimt schmeckten
384 pgs.
Challenge Total: 395
Ava Catherine30.6 - Amanda A's task: The Game of Clue
Option 2: Weapons
Read a book with one of the weapons found in the title or on the cover.
Rope=weapon (on cover)
A Burial at Sea
by Charles FinchOption 3: Rooms
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in one of the rooms listed.
Ballroom=room selected
Doctor Dealer: The Rise and Fall of an All-American Boy and His Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine Empire by Mark Bowden
author's initials=MB found in BallrooM
total=925
Ava Catherine30.7 - DianaK's task: Hadrian's Wall
Option 1: Read a book, from this list Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome.
page 1: #32
The Course of Honor by Lindsey Davis
Option 4: Read a book about someone's hiking journey.
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
total=955
10.9 - International Sudoku Day Read a book written by a single author whose last name is exactly 9 letters.
The Pint of No Return by Ellie Alexander
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 180
Total Tasks: 14
Golden Oldies:
Big Book:
10.10 - 9, 10, 11...Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with I, J or K.
The Wondering Years: How Pop Culture Helped Me Answer Life’s Biggest Questions by Knox McCoy
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 190
Total Tasks: 15
Golden Oldies:
Big Book:
10.4 - 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.
Called to Justice by Edith Maxwell
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 200
Total Tasks: 16
Golden Oldies:
Big Book:
15.3 - Let's Play!Option 2: Love and Lint Rollers by Kaje Harper
LALR in "lionel trains" and KH in "alphabet blocks"
I read the kindle edition and there is no print edition. The book was approved for length here
points this post: 15
total points: 330
ED15.7 - Pay Up- Read a book in which the number of pages is made up only of the numbers 0, 2, 5, and 8.
The Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young, the Anonymous Polymath Who Proved Newton Wrong, Explained How We See, Cured the Sick, and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone, Among Other Feats of Genius by Andrew Robinson
288p.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
30.6 - Amanda A's task: The Game of ClueOption 1: Suspects
Read a book with a suspect's game piece color found predominantly on the cover (at least 50%): Colonel Mustard - Yellow
Bro by Helen Chebatte
#faf328 60.6 % Gorse (Yellow)
#2c295f 29.4 % Paris M (Violet)
#d5cf41 2.7 % Wattle (Green)
#b1aa3f 2.2 % Brass (Yellow)
#635e39 2.2 % Verdigris (Green)
#a09951 1.5 % Husk (Brown)
#47403d 1.3 % Jon (Grey)
Option 3: Rooms
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in one of the rooms listed below: Lounge
The Moorland Cottage by Elizabeth Gaskell
author's initials, EG, found in lounGE
1x Golden Oldies tix (pub. 1850)
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 4
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 440
Erin NY25.3 - 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 – Read a book with a one or two word title that answers one of the following questions or completes the phrase. Subtitles should be ignored.
3) Money can’t buy me love, but it can buy me Educated.
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
Option B – Read a book with a title that has three or more words in the title that can complete the phrase. Subtitles should be ignored.
3) Wes Anderson’s new film tells the story of a precocious child coming to terms with The Dream Thieves.
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
Points this post: 25
Books claimed this post: 2
Total Points: 230
Tasks completed: 13
Tasks in progress: 5
Books read: 21
Big Book tickets: 2 (500+)
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Total pages read: 7,620
Task 15.4 – It’s A Deal!OPTION 2 – One Book fits both tasks
Book 1 – Ace, Queen, King or JACK in series name
Book 2 – Series # 2-10
Die Trying (JACK Reacher # 2)
I listened to the audio / MMP: Die Trying - 552 pg
*** BIG BOOK *** 1 tickets – 552 pages
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 185 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Option C1, a book with main page genre "witches": The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
Option C2, a book by an author who shares a name with one of the four main characters from the witch movie "The Craft" (Nancy Downs): A Nantucket Wedding by Nancy Thayer
Points this post: 25
Total points: 240