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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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Sophie30.3
Option 2
Memory in Death by J.D. Robb
Book 22 of 48
Option 1 - page 2 of list
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Total 315
Diana K.20.4 - 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. Middle initials can be ignored.
Born Trump: Inside America's First Family by Emily Jane Fox
Total points: 380
ED10.7 -Before Autocorrect
word=sense
Smilla's Sense of Snow byPeter Høeg
Points this post: 10
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
StaceyNC15.6 - Checkmate
Read a book that is at least 80% black, white, and/or grey according to TinEye.
Book:
by Ransom RiggsCompleted: 10/19/18
Per Tineye:
53.5 % Tuatara (Grey)
45.5 % Grey (Grey)
1.0 % Hint Of Red (Grey)
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 180
Julia10325.5 - Rina's task: In Memory of Denis Ten
Option 1 - Hunting Party (published 1993, 384 pages)
Option 3 - The Magic Necklace of Al-Andalus: D in AnDalus, E in thE, N in Necklace, I in magIc, S in AndaluS, T in The, E in NEcklace, N in ANdalus
(I read Kindle edition. Paperback edition The Magic Necklace of Al-Andalus has 336 pages).
This post: 25 points
Total points: 325
Total BB: 8
Total GO: 1
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 20
20.3 11 am on 11 Nov 18 - Opt 1 set 1914-1918 in UKNo Graves As Yet by Anne Perry
Set 1914 in UK
Pt this post: 20
Total pts: 150
20.4 In Memoriam - Opt 2- auth init in quEen of souL- The Trouble with Being Wicked by Emma Locke
Pt this post: 20
Total pts: 170
Julia10330.6 - Amanda A's task: The Game of Clue
Option 1 -
- over 50% green coverOption 3 - Emilie Adler by Charles Sloden - CS in in Conservatory
Ebook was approved for length in post 7067 of ebook verification thread
This post: 30 points
Total points: 355
Total BB: 8
Total GO: 1
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 23
BARBARA ★ 25.6 - Nick KY’s task: Autumn Indoors and Outdoors
Option D: Read a book that has the word “FIRE” or the word “SMOKE” intact in the title/subtitle
Eyes of Fire - Heather Graham 10/14
Option E: read a book with the main page GR genre of “Cozy Mystery.”
Death of a Neighborhood Witch - Laura Levine 10/19
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Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 255
BIG BOOKS: 500+: (0), 750+: (0); 1000+: (0)
230/860 Total Points
Nick KY20.3 TrishhartUK's 11/11/11 Armistice Option 2 Life and Death – I read Poems by Rupert Brooke, d. April 13, 1915.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 450
20.1 ScrabbleClass Reunions Are Murder by Libby Klein
Book has 304 pages
A- 2 x 1 = 2
C - 1 x 3 = 3
D - 1 x 2 = 2
E - 3 x 1 = 3
I - 1 x 1 = 1
L - 1 x 1 = 1
M - 1 x 3 = 3
N - 2 x 1 = 2
O - 1 x 1 = 1
R - 4 x 1 = 4
S - 3 x 1 = 3
U - 1 x 1 = 1
Total: 26
Totals for Challenge
This Post: 20
Total Points: 90
Nick KY15.6 Checkmate!
I read The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware. According to TinEye, the cover is 100% Black, White, and Grey.
26.7 %Black (Black)
24.5 %White Smoke (White)
19.7 %Bombay (Grey)
15.0 %Dove Grey (Grey)
14.1 %Baltic Sea (Grey)
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 465
25.7 The Games We Played1) - The Game of Life
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
Has MPG of both Autobiography and Biography
4) - Kick the Can
Tin Eye shows this as 56.7% black
Totals for Challenge
This Post: 25
Total Points: 115
30.4 - The Chunkster2 Book Option
My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton by Stephanie Dray
Pages: 658
The Butcher's Daughter by Victoria Glendinning
Pages: 352
Both have Historical Fiction as a MPG
Page Total: 1,010
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 145
Delicious Dee30.7 - DianaK's task: Hadrian's Wall
Option 2 - Hot for Fireman - page count in 384
Option 4 - Becoming Odyssa: Epic Adventures on the Appalachian Trail - the memoir of the author hiking the Appalachian Trail - i'll admit it kind of made me want to do a portion of it - not sure if i'd do the whole thing though :)
Points this task: 30
Total points: 395
Big Book Tickets - 500+ (1)
Elizabeth BTask 20.1 (>300 pgs, scrabble letters >25 points title)
Rainy Day Friends 384 pgs the paperback
1+1+1+1+4=8,
2+1+4=7,
4+1+1+1+1+2+1=11
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26 points total
Points 20
Total 200+20=220
Task 15.2 - Spring and Fallbook 1 - read a book with AUTUMN in the title
Autumn
book 2 - read a book with SPRING in the title
Goddess of Spring
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565 points
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Cat's Task: Bookish Quidditch.
Option 3C. Read a book by an author with initials of which one can be found in FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA and one is one letter off.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (631 p.)
T is found in the word; L is one letter from K.
**I would like to claim 1 GO and 1 BB ticket for this book, please.**
➸ Points: 70
➸ Total Pages: 1,843
Elizabeth BTask 20.8 (>300pgs, cover featuring a person without a head)
, 308 pgs the paperbackPoints 20
Total 240
Oma 1229REPOST OF # 1317
30.6 - Amanda A's task: The Game of Clue
I chose options #1 and #3
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.
Professor Plum - Purple
byAlan BradleyOption 3: Rooms
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in one of the rooms listed below.
The room chosen was the Conservatory
Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine
Oma122925.10 - Brooke TX's task: #LitsyLove
I chose Option B
Option B: #FallingForFall
Book 1: Read a book first published in September, October, or November of any year.
The Reindeer Caper by Valerie Tate
Book 2: Read a book from this list: Best Books to Read in Autumn.
Wicked Autumn by G.M. Malliet
This book was found on page 5 of the list.
Total Points-210/1010
Total Tasks-11/58
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-()500+(1 )750+(),1000+()
perletwo30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Southeastern Conference (SEC) Football - Option 3: Tailgating - Read a book with a picture of food on the cover. It must be food that is ready to eat.
Rough WeatherOption 4: The South - Read a book set at least 50% in one of the SEC states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida. Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (all in USA), or by an author born or currently living in one of these states.
The Bone Thief - set almost entirely in Tennessee
Points this task: 30
Total points: 370
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 31
Tasks completed: 24
Oma122920.1 - Most Improved Player - Dulcinella's task: 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.
A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
Total Points-230/1010
Total Tasks-12/58
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-()500+(1 )750+(),1000+()
perletwo ******REPOST******30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Listmaker - Option 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
MAZZA1 5.8: Go and Parcheesi
Read a book set at least 50% in China or India.
One Night at the Call Centre Set in India as per GR data
Points this post = 5
Total points to date = 820
Books read = 64
Tasks completed =45
Golden Oldies =2
Big Books = 4
MAZZA1 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.
The Clockmaker's Daughter
this book has 512 pages and I am claiming a BB ticket
Points this post = 10
Total points to date = 830
Books read = 65
Tasks completed =46
Golden Oldies =2
Big Books = 5
Delicious Dee10.2 - The Great War
My Dear I Wanted to Tell You - found on pg 2
Points this task: 10
Total points: 405
Big Book Tickets - 500+ (1)
Laurah3020.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
opt 3 C
The original task requires reading a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the term FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA. For this option, you may 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.
Us By David Nichols DN fits the requirement with D in the phrase and N is one letter off O.
Bluegrass Pam20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
Option 3C- FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA. Author with one initial in the phrase and one initial that is one letter off from a letter in the phrase.
Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar
Author’s initial: JK (K in phrase and J is one letter off from K)
Points this post: 20 / Total points: 65
Total BB: 0 / Total GO: 2
Bluegrass Pam20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kathy P's task: Careers
Option 3. Happiness – More than one person on the cover.
The Girl with the Red Balloon
*The two people are in the balloon!
Points this post: 20 / Total points: 85
Total BB: 0 / Total GO: 2
SCHATZIE20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Sophie's task: Boardgames
opt. 3: number in title
Twelve Years a Slave
Challenge Total: 415
Delicious Dee25.2 - TessaVanessa's task: Game on!
Option 2 - Sex and the Single Fireman
Option 3 - Open Season - first published in 1988
Points this task: 25
Total points: 430
Big Book Tickets - 500+ (1)
SCHATZIE20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK's task: 11am on 11 November 1918
opt. 1: fiction, set in Germany & France, between 1914-1918
All Quiet on the Western Front
Challenge Total: 435
SCHATZIE20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ann A's task: In Memoriam
opt. 2: author's initials in QUEEN OF SOUL
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
by Oliver Sacks
Challenge Total: 455
Karolyn30.4 The Chunkster
Option 1 - One book option MPG Historical Fiction at least 750 pages long
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 1392 pages
Requesting 3 Big Book Tickets and 1 Golden Oldie Ticket (first published 1867)
Points This Post = 30
Total Points to Date = 85
Books Read = 5
Tasks Completed = 3
Golden Oldies = 1 ticket
Big Books = 3 tickets
SCHATZIE20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
Opt. 2: first letter of title words in MRS. FIX IT
The Martha Rules: 10 Essentials for Achieving Success as You Start, Build, or Manage a Business
--letters: TMR
Challenge Total: 475
SCHATZIE20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kathy P's task: Careers
Opt. 2: mpg business
Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work
Challenge Total: 495
SCHATZIE20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Karen Michele's task: The Ozette Loop: A Favorite Hike
opt. 2: "bird" in title
Birds of a Feather
Challenge Total: 515
Readerboard name: List_addict20.9: Moderator’s Pet - Danielle M’s Task: Neil Simon
Option 3: A book that is part of a trilogy
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
SCHATZIE20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Danielle M's task: Neil Simon
opt. 3: part of trilogy
Rise of the Wolf
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12.0
Challenge Total: 535
SCHATZIE20.10 - Group Reads
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
my participation in the discussion thread is msg. 27
Challenge Total: 555
Cordelia25.1 A quick look at Asian Sport
Book 1: Provenance by Ann Leckie 438 pages
No letters of SUMO in author's name
Book 2: Everything Under by Daisy Johnson 264 pages
Title contains exactly 3 diffierent vowels E I U.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 480
SALLY M.50.1 POKEMON
Step 1: Choose Your Starter - Bulbasaur (MPGs Mystery & Non-Fiction)
Inferior by Angela Saini
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
MPG = Non-Fiction (verified)
Step 2: Elite Four
Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
MPG = Non-Fiction (verified)
Standalone book (not part of series)
Not author's 1st book (1st book = Let’s Pretend This Never Happened)
352 pages > 300 pages
Final Step: Champion
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the MMPB)
MPG = Mystery (verified)
Rated 4.07 > 4.0 avg. rating
Agatha Award Nominee for Best Novel (1994)
320 + 352 + 405 = 1077 pages > 750 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 385
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 25
Pages read: 9191
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 3
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 1
SCHATZIE25.1 - Andy P's task: A Quick Look at Asian Sport
Book 1: letters SUMO not in author's name
Allie and Bea
by Catherine Ryan Hyde
pg. count link: pb Allie and Bea
350 pgs
Book 2: 3 different vowels in title
Thunderhead
pg. count link: mmpb Nimbo
600 pgs
Challenge Total: 580
SCHATZIE25.2 - TessaVanessa's task: Game on!
Opt. 3: pub. in the 80's
The Silver Pigs
Opt. 4: letters WIND in author's name
Red Flags: How to Spot Frenemies, Underminers, and Toxic People in Your Life
by Wendy L. Patrick
Challenge Total: 605
Coralie30.3 Listmaker
Option 1 From page 8 of 1001 Books You Must Read Before You die
Mother's Milk
Option 2 #5 from a series of 10 books
City of Illusions
This post 30 points
Total to date 505 points
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: ListmakerOption 1:
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood(page 1)
and
Option 2:
The Forgotten Ones by Brian McGilloway(DS Lucy Black #3) out of 4 in series
Total Points = 315
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Option 3: Read a book with all letters from DENIS TEN in the title and/or subtitle.
Nine Continents: A Memoir in and Out of China, by Xiaolu Guo
nINE continENTS: a memoir in anD out of china
Option 4: Read a book where the number of pages has the number 25 intact
Ideas of Order: A Close Reading of Shakespeare's Sonnets, by Neil L. Rudenstine
Ideas of Order has 256 pages.
The books must have a combined total of at least 600 pages.
Nine Continents has 367 pages.
367 + 256 = 623 pages total
Points this post: 25
Total points: 265/1010
Total tasks: 21/58
Total books: 23/79