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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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M1nks20.1 - The Nursing Home Murder
1+4+1
1+1+1+1+1+1+2
4+1+3+1
3+1+1+2+1+1
= 32
Points this task: 20
Total points: 85
Golden Oldies tickets:
Big Book tickets:
trishhartuk5.3 - International Football
Read a book set at least 50% in a country that qualified for this summer's World Cup: ...England
The Furthest Station, Ben Aaronovitch
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Set in London and Buckinghamshire, England
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 1
M1nks30.6 - 1.
(Miss Scarlet)2.
(Revolver)Points this task: 30
Total points: 115
Golden Oldies tickets:
Big Book tickets:
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Sophie's task: BoardgamesOption 4 - Campaign
This is similar to Risk, but set in Napoleonic Europe. You move your armies and general to capture towns and conquer lands.
Read a book with the author's first and last initials in NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. Middle names should be ignored. If a book has multiple authors, all authors' initials must fit.
I read There There by Tommy Orange. Both his initials can be found in napoleOn bonaparTe.
points: 70
books read: 5
tasks completed: 3
task in progress: 1
Big Books: 1
pages read: 1814
Creynard10.5 - Picking Up the Pen
Jeeves and the Wedding Bells by Sebastian Faulks
continuing the Jeeves series by PG Wodehouse -
Jeeves carries on in Sebastian Faulks's Wodehouse sequel Birdsong author to publish first ever authorised follow-up to beloved Bertie Wooster novels
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 70
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 10
Creynard10.6 - Original Six
Bride of New France by Suzanne Desrochers
Set in Montreal...actually Ville-Marie, which is Montreal before it was Montreal.
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 10
Creynard15.8 - Spell it Out
The Stolen Mackenzie Bride by Jennifer Ashley
"Z" is my letter.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 95
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 11
** READERBOARD NAME DENISE M **Task #20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
I read The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore.
REQUIRED: You must participate in the book's discussion thread with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
My comment is message #8 in the discussion thread.
[POINTS]
This post: 20
Total points: 35
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
CYNBAXTER# 5.03 – International Football
Book: The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov which is set in Moscow, Russia
Task: Read a book set at least 50% in a country that qualified for this summer's World Cup: Russia
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 40 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
MAZZA110.1 - These ARE the Droids You're Looking For
Read a FICTION book with a robot, android or cyborg as an important character.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Points this post = 10
Total points to date = 150
Books read = 9
Tasks completed =7
Golden Oldies =0
Big Books = 3
Elizabeth BTask 25.2
Option 1: a book that has the numbers 24 in order in number of pages Dissonance, 240 pgs
Option 4: I picked the tile name WIND and read Two Bears and a Baby by eDen WINters (WIND)
Points 25
Total 120
Stephanie12715.3 - Let's Play!
Option 2: Read ONE book that fits the criteria for both Book 1 and Book 2.
Book 1: 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: Inducted Toys Subtitles may be ignored. AND Book 2: 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. Spaces determine names.
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Initial letter of each word in title found in AlphabeT BlOCkS. Author initials found in jACks.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 40/1010
Tasks completed: 4/58
Books read: 4
10.2 The Great WarDead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
On page 1 of the List
20.2 Boardgames
Option 3 Careers: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 30
Brooke TX20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Diane Whitney's task: All Hallow's Eve
Read a book with a cover featuring a person without a head.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Books Read: 1
Ana20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Sophie's task: Boardgames
Option 3 - Careers
byMeg Cabot. The book contains a number in the title.Points this Post: 20
Total points: 20
Tasks Completed:1
Total Books Read: 1
Total Pages: 344
READ 60 International Football England The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson. Adventures of an American in Britain
Points 5
total 5
READ 60 5.10 Chose your own book Gwendy's Button Boxby Stephen King and Richard Chizmar.
points 5
total points 10
READ 60 10.9 Authors last name 9 letters Death Angel by Linda FAIRSTEIN ( 9 letters)
Points 10
Total 20
Ava Catherine10.5 - Picking Up the Pen
Read a continuation novel.
The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
total 10
KatrinaT*1 GO CLAIMED* Book published in 1948
5.7: Settlers of Catan
Read a single author book whose author's first and last initials are found in SETTLERS OF CATAN.
Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie settlers of CAtan
Points this task: 5
Total points: 20
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 03
Tasks completed: 03
Ava Catherine30.2 - MAZZA1's task: TENNIS MEMORIES
Option 1: In honour of the Comic of the Invitation doubles read a book with MPG Comedy/Humor.
Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of A Man, His Wife, and Her Alligator by Homer Hickam (male author) 432 pages
green tree, green alligator, and green background;mpg humor approved in help thread; 35 users
Option 4: Read a 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. Initials may only be used in the order shown.
I selected GI for Greg Iles.
Turning Angel
by Greg Iles (male author) 512 pages (no green or purple on this cover)432+512=944 pages
total 40
Ava Catherine30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Listmaker
Option 1: Work On It- Read a book from 1001 Book You Must Read Before You Die.
page 2; #114
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
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.
3 books in Schuyler Sisters series
Tiny Little Thing (Schuyler Sisters #2) by Beatriz Williams
total 70
5.1 #3, 4, or 9 in series designation
How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 30/1010
Tasks completed: 3/58
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Ava Catherine30.5 - Sandy's Task: Celebrate the Equinox
Read 2 books with the same number of characters in their titles.
Peony by Pearl S. Buck 339 pages
March by Geraldine Brooks 280 pages
each book title has 5 characters
280+339=619 pages
total 100
Ava Catherine30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Southeastern Conference (SEC) Football
Option 1: SEC Teams
Read a book FIRST published in a year containing the numerals 1 and 4 in the publication date.
Some Luck by Jane Smiley first published October 7, 2014
Option 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.
book set in Georgia
The Twelve-Mile Straight by Eleanor Henderson
total 130
loafer15.3 - Let's Play!
Option 2: Read ONE book that fits the criteria for both Book 1 and Book 2.
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
toys:
MR pOTato head
and
AlpHabet
points: 15
total: 70
GO: 1
BB: 1
tasks completed: 6
Tiffani 15.7 - Pay Up
Read a book in which the number of pages is made up only of the numbers 0, 2, 5 and 8.
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides. Total number of pages = 250
Points this task: 15
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets:0
Kim O5.3: International Football Read a book set at least 50% in a country that qualified for this summer's World Cup: Russia, Belgium, Germany, England, Spain, Poland, Iceland, Serbia, France, Portugal, Switzerland, Croatia, Sweden, Denmark, Iran, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, and Peru.
War and Turpentine
This book is set in Belgium. Ambassadors recommend the one book to read before visiting their country
Points this task: 5
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Books read: 1
Nikki B10.9 International Sudoku Day
Top Secret Twenty-One
Janet Evanovich
Task Total: 10
Challenge Total: 40
BARBARA ★ 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.
Midnight Blue-Light Special - Seanan McGuire (338 pages) 9/10
M - 1 x 3 pt = 3
I - 4 x 1 pt = 4
D - 1 x 2 pt = 2
N - 1 x 1 pt = 1
G - 2 x 2 pt = 4
H - 2 x 4 pt = 8
T - 2 x 1 pt = 2
B - 1 x 3 pt = 3
L - 3 x 1 pt = 3
U - 1 x 1 pt = 1
E - 2 x 1 pt = 2
S - 1 x 1 pt = 1
P - 1 x 3 pt = 3
C - 1 x 3 pt = 3
A - 1 x 1 pt = 1
Total = 41
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Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 40
DeborahPost 4
5.1 - Baseball
Son (The Giver #4)
And I believe I finished a series!
Points this post:5
Total Points:45
Books read:4
Tasks Done: 4
JUKKA5.9: Boggle
Book with a word of at least three letters in the title off the Boggle board.
Red Sonja, Vol. 2: The Art of Blood and Fire by Gail Simone. The word is RED.
Total Points: 30/1010
Total Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 2/58
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
15.3 - Let's Play!I chose option 2, reading 1 book that met both requirements.
I read Before and Again by Barbara Delinsky. "Alphabet Blocks" is found in the title and "Baby Doll" in the author's initials.
Task points:15
Total Points:25
Tasks completed:2
Books read:3
Task 10.6 - Original Sixread a book set in New York City
The Poet X
metadata indicates Harlem setting, NYC
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70 points
Task 20.6 - Careersoption 3: read a book with more than 1 person on the cover
Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max
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90 points
MEGSCL10.2 - The Great War
Page 10 of list: The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
TOTAL TO DATE
15 points
10.2 - The Great WarRead a book that has been shelved as "World War I" from this list: Popular World War I books
Book read: Im Westen nichts Neues
How it fits: #1 on the list, page 1 (As All Quiet on the Western Front)
First published in 1929 - claiming 1 GO Ticket
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Total points: 80
Books read: 6
Tasks completed: 6
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 2
Elizabeth BTask 30.1
Option 2: Fake Out by Eden Finley, E,F found in sec conFErence
Option 3: a picture of food on the cover
, e-book only, already approved for length, found at line 2881 in verification spreadsheetPoints 30
Total 150
trishhartuk10.4 - 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.
Cop Hater, Ed McBain
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
MickEy
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 60
Tasks Completed: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 1
Nick KYDue to a mistake my point total is up til now 35.
15.8 Spell it out! I read The Fall by Ryan Quinn. The author’s last name begins with a Q.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 50
Delicious Dee20.10 Group Reads
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women - I commented post 6,9 in the thread
Points this task: 20
Total points: 85
Big Book Tickets - 500+ (1)
trishhartuk10.10 - 9, 10, 11...
Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with I, J or K.
The Highwayman: A Longmire Story, Craig Johnson
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 70
Tasks Completed: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 1
babbling c10.10 - 9, 10, 11...
I J K are the 9th, 10th and 11th letters of the alphabet.
Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with I, J or K
South of Surrender - kindle South of Surrender - paperback pgs 400 by Laura Kaye
THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 30/1010
Completed Tasks: 2/58
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 895
Books read this season: 2
Readerboard Name: Absurda20.10 Group Reads
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore. Post 10 in Group Read forum.
Points this task: 20
Total Points to date: 70
babbling c5.10: Our favorite recreation!
Anyone participating in the SRC knows that reading is a top favorite recreation!
Illuminae -audible Illuminae paperback pgs 608 by Amie Kaufman
This is a big book: 608 pages
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total This Season
Points: 35/1010
Completed Tasks: 3/58
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
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Pages read this season: 1,503
Books read this season: 3
Sara G20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Sophie's task: Boardgames
Option 4 - Campaign
This is similar to Risk, but set in Napoleonic Europe. You move your armies and general to capture towns and conquer lands.
Read a book with the author's first and last initials in NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. Middle names should be ignored. If a book has multiple authors, all authors' initials must fit.
The Diviners by Libba Bray
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback (no MMPB) here has 578 pages.
**The Diviners is a Big Book (578 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 125
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Points this task: 15
Total points: 65
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