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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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Sara G30.2 - MAZZA1's task: TENNIS MEMORIES
Option 3: Read a Book where the title has three words or more and all the words in the title start with a letter from CENTRE COURT ROOF (letters can be used only as many times as they appear in the phrase; subtitles can be ignored)
The Thousand Names by Django Wexler
CENTRE COURT ROOF
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 609 pages.
**The Thousand Names is a Big Book (609 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Option 4: To celebrate all those fabulous sportsmen, 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.
Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck by Adam Cohen
AC
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback (no MMPB) here has 416 pages.
609 + 416 = 1025, more than 600 pages.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 440
Nick KY20.7 Karen Michele’s Ozette Loop
Option 2. I read Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz, bird in the title.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 800
Oma12295.1 - Baseball
Read a book that has one of these 3 numbers in its series designation - 3, 4, 9, 13, etc...………
Norah by Debbie Macomber
Total Points-500/1010
Total Tasks-27/58
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-(2)500+(1 )750+(),1000+()
Ana20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kathy P's task: Careers
Option 3. Happiness
by Janette Oke. There are two people on the cover.Points this Post: 20
Total points: 155
Tasks Completed:9
Total Books Read: 9
Total Pages: 2649
Mod
I read Out of Bounds - # 4 in the Inspector Karen Pirie series. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top PB (no MMPB).
Total points: 745
Mary P50.1 - Shree's task: POKEMON
Squirtle:
Romance
Historical-Fiction
Book 1: The Light In Summer by Mary McNear ( 366 pgs )
Book 2: The Key by Kathryn Hughes ( 416 pgs )
Book 3: Always to Remember by Lorraine Heath ( 323 pgs , 4.19 , Rita Award )
Points this Post: 50
TotalPoints: 285
trishhartuk25.7 - M1nks’ Task: The Games We Played
2. Escape from Colditz - Read a book which has 'World War II' or which has 'Spy' or 'Espionage' as a main page genre.
The Master Plan: Himmler's Scholars and the Holocaust, Heather Anne Pringle
Read the kindle editon. PB reference link here
MPGs include World War II > Holocaust (11 users) and War > World War II (6 users)
Confirmed in help thread message #23. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
3. The Smiling Game. Read a book with the main page genre 'Humor'
Bank Shot, Donald E Westlake
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link Bank Shot
Shelved as Humor by 47 users
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 350
Tasks Completed: 22
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book tickets: 2
10.6 - Original SixRead a book set at least 50% in ONE of the home cities of the NHL “Original Six” teams
Book read: Blood Rites
How it fits: Set 100% in Chicago
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Total points: 605
Books read: 45
Tasks completed: 35
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 2
SandyL5.8: Go and Parcheesi
Read a book set at least 50% in China or India
The Red Pavilion by Robert van Gulik
Set in China
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 810
Tasks Completed: 46
Books Read: 63
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
SandyL15.1 - Dig It
Read TWO books, each set at least 50% in two different countries that are in the SAME pool.
POOL C
Tied byEmma Chase
Set in USA
Switched by N.R. Walker
Set in Australia
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Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 825
Tasks Completed: 47
Books Read: 65
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
SandyL15.5 - Nonfiction November
Read a nonfiction book that can be found on the Popular Nonfiction Books list.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America Along the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
On Page 1 of the list
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Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 840
Tasks Completed: 48
Books Read: 66
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
SandyL25.4 - Shanna Redwind's task: Country Fairs
Option 3 - Carnival Food
Read a book from the first 3 pages of this list: Food-Related Fiction
Catering to Nobody by Diane Mott Davidson
On Page 1 - #55 as of posting
Option 6
Read a book which has been written by an author with an animal that appears intact in their name.
One Paris Summer by Denise Grover Swank
"Swan" is intact in author last name of Swank
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 865
Tasks Completed: 49
Books Read: 68
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
SandyL25.5 - Rina's task: In Memory of Denis Ten
Option 3: Read a book with all letters from DENIS TEN in the title and/or subtitle
The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
ThE wIckED deedS of daNiel mackeNzie
371 Pages
Option 4: Read a book where the number of pages has the number 25 intact
Iron Princess by Meghan March
250 Pages
Total Pages: 621
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 890
Tasks Completed: 50
Books Read: 70
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
SandyL30.4 – 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.
The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
370 Pages
Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt
382 Pages
Total = 752 Pages
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 920
Tasks Completed: 51
Books Read: 72
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
5.6: Simon SaysRead a book where the title/subtitle contains at least 2 consecutive words beginning with the same initial letter
In Farleigh Field
* This book was an ARC
POINTS
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 5/1100
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:
Tasks Completed: 1
10.5 - Picking Up the PenRead a continuation novel- a novel (FICTION) in the style of an established series, produced by a new author after the original author's death.
POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 15/1100
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:
Tasks Completed: 2
Suzannesea15.4 It's a Deal
Option 2
Read a book with the name of a face card in the title and which is #2 - #10 in a series.
The Queen by Steven James is #5 in the Patrick Bowers Files series.
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 430
Bookwrm526Task #15.10 - Ticket to Ride
Roll a 6-sided die to get your number and spin the wheel to get your color.
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 according to TinEye. I rolled a 6 and spun blue, so I needed to read a science-fiction book with a cover 50% blue. I read The Last Colony by John Scalzi, the cover of which is 72.2% blue according to TinEye.
Points this post: 15
Total points so far: 650
Beth_NC5.5 Capture the Flag - Black Flag Rising: A James Jackson Thriller by Jesse Russell
Flag in Title
Total Points: 655
Total Tasks:36
Total Books:51
Total Pages: 18103
Big Book Tickets: 3
Beth_NC5.7 Settlers of Catan - Judgment Road by Christine Feehan
Author Initials in settlers oF Catan
Total Points: 660
Total Tasks:37
Total Books:52
Total Pages: 18552
Big Book Tickets: 3
Beth_NC10.6 Original Six - The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen
Set in Boston
Total Points: 670
Total Tasks:38
Total Books:53
Total Pages: 19016
Big Book Tickets: 3
Beth_NC10.7 Before Autocorrect - If Tomorrow Comes by Sidney Sheldon
Tomorrow
Total Points: 680
Total Tasks:39
Total Books:54
Total Pages: 19432
Big Book Tickets: 3
Beth_NC15.4 It's A Deal - Get Back Jack by Diane CapriJack in title and #4 in series
Total Points: 695
Total Tasks: 40
Total Books:55
Total Pages: 19790
Big Book Tickets: 3
Beth_NC30.7 Hadrian's Wall
Book 1 - Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran
Option 1 Page 1 on list
Book 2 - Naked Greed by Stuart Woods
Option 2 384 pages
Total Points: 725
Total Tasks:41
Total Books:57
Total Pages: 20603
Big Book Tickets: 3
DANIELLE M30.4 – Schatzie’s task: The Chunkster
Option 2: The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes 480 pages
The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier 305 pages
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 170
Books Read: 10
Tasks Complete: 6
Beth_NC50.1 Pokémon
Book 1 - The Night is Deep by Joe Hart
Bulbasaur - Mystery
Book 2 - Missing You by Harlan Coben
Mystery/Standalone/Author Previously Published/466 pages
Book 3 - Iron House by John Hart
Mystery/4.09 rating/Won Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize for Fiction 2012
Total Points: 775
Total Tasks:42
Total Books: 60
Total Pages: 21837
Big Book Tickets: 3
DANIELLE M15.5 - Nonfiction November
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Found on page 2 of the Popular Nonfiction Books list.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 185
Books Read: 11
Tasks Complete: 7
15.3 Let's PlayBook 1 - We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix
WSOS - in Stars Wars Action Figures
Book 2 - The High Season by Judy Blundell
JB - in Jack-in-the Box
Post Total: 15
Grand Total: 200
Scooter&Siam10.9 --International Sudoku Day -- Book whose author's last name is 9 letters long
Read Frozen Tracks by Åke Edwardson
Points: 10
Total: 245
Big Books: 2
30.5 Celebrate the EquinoxBook 1: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal - 432 pages
Book 2: The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell - 305 pages
19 characters in each title.
737 pages
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 230
BARBARA ★ 5.8 - Go and Parcheesi
Read a book set at least 50% in China or India
The Risk Agent - Ridley Pearson (China) 11/13
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Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 415
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Danielle M's task: Neil SimonOption 2: The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
Pubished in 1968
Just in case "Children's" shows up:
MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 10.0
Total points: 310
20.6 - Seasoned Reader: Kathy P's Task Careers Option 3: Read a book with more than one person on the cover.
The Magnolia Storyby Chip Gaines
Points this Post: 20
Big Books this Post: 0
Golden Oldies this Post: 0
Total Points: 20
Total Books Read: 1
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Task 15.4 - It's a DealOption 1: Read TWO books.
Book 1: Read a book with the name of a face card (Ace, King, Queen, Jack) in the title/subtitle, series title, or author's name. Plurals will work.
Aces and Eights: The Legend of Wild Bill Hickok (1981) by Loren D. Estleman (Paperback, 214 pages)
Spur Award for Best Historical Novel (1981)
AND
Book 2: Read a book that is #2-#10 in a series.
Butchers Hill (Tess Monaghan #3) (1998) by Laura Lippman (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 275 pages)
Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original (1999)
Shamus Award Nominee for Best Original PI Paperback (1999)
Agatha Award for Best Novel (1998)
Edgar Award Nominee for Best Paperback Original (1999)
180 + 15 = 195
Tasks Completed: 10
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 180 + 15 = 195
Books read: 14
Pages read: 3,706
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 06
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
10.1 - These ARE the Droids You're Looking ForWildcard (Warcross #2) by Marie Lu
approval in help thread
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 5
Season Total: 730
10.7 -Before AutocorrectEverything I Don't REMEMBER by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
word used: Remember
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 5
Season Total: 740
perletwo10.1 - These ARE the Droids You're Looking For - Read a FICTION book with a robot, android or cyborg as an important character.
Re-Wired
Points this task: 10
Total points: 450
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 38
Tasks completed: 29
30.4 Schatzie's Task: The ChunksterOption 2: Read two books, each with a main page genre of Historical Fiction and a combined page length of at least 750 pages
The Siege of Krishnapur, by J.G. Farrell
The Essex Serpent, by Sarah Perry
The Siege of Krishnapur has 344 pages and The Essex Serpent has 442, for a combined total of 766 pages.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 575/1010
Total tasks: 39/58
Total books: 48/79
Mod
For my first book, I chose option D and read The Consuming Fire. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top paperback. Word "fire" found in the title.
For my second book, I chose option E and read A Fatal Winter - Mystery>Cozy Mystery is the 4th listed genre, and was verified in post 24 of the help thread.
Total points: 770
Bookwrm526Task #25.7 - The Games We Played
Option 1: Read a book which has 'Autobiography' or 'Biography' as a main page genre. I read Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston.
Option 4: Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% black according to TinEye. I read The tongue's blood does not run dry by Assia Djebar, the cover of which is 57.6% black according to tineye.
Points this post: 25
Total points so far: 675
LARA ROSEN15.3 - Let's Play! (Option 1)
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.
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.
Book 1: On Basilisk Station by David Weber (alphaBet blOckS)
Book 2: The Story of Siegfried by James Baldwin (Jack-in-the-Box)
Points for this Task: 15
Total points: 15
Task Completed: 1
Ana20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Danielle M's task: Neil Simon
Option 3:Part of a Trilogy
Prized by Caragh M. O'Brien. It is part of the Birthmarked Trilogy.
Points this Post: 20
Total points: 175
Tasks Completed:10
Total Books Read: 10
Total Pages: 3005
5.8 set at least 50% in China or India The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 210/1010
Tasks completed: 15/58
Books Read: 17
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Sophie Repost25.9
Option 1: Author initials match competitor
Circe by Madeline Miller
Matches Meagan Martin
Option 5: title initials found in climb
SPQR VII: The Tribune's Curse by John Maddox Roberts
Found in Souvenir
Total 575
Cait S20.4- In Memoriam
Option 2
Read a book with all of the letters RESPECT in the title and/or subtitle.
The Possibility Dogs: What a Handful of "Unadoptables" Taught Me About Service, Hope, and Healing by Susannah Charleson
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 125
Mod
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read What We Were Promised . 324 pages, so "24" in page number.
For my second book, I chose option 3 (book first published in the 1980s) and read A Nice Class of Corpse, first published in 1986. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top MMPB.
Total points: 795
trishhartuk20.5 – Bigger is Better – Cat’s Task: Bookish Quidditch
3. Beater: Read a book that nearly fits one of the requirements for task 20.5 of the Summer Challenge, but not quite. Here are the tasks and your options:
B. The original task requires reading a book with the Goodreads main page genre Horror. For this option, read a book with the MPG Paranormal, but NOT Horror.
Of Grave Concern, Max McCoy
Read the kindle edition. PB refrence link here
Confirmed for paranormal as of 13/11/18 (and not horror at the time): https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I don't see Horror in either the MPGs or the full genre list.
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 370
Tasks Completed: 23
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book tickets: 2
Diana K.Task 30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Southeastern Conference (SEC) Football
Opt. 2 Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in the words SEC CONFERENCE
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
Opt 3. Read a book with a picture of food on the cover.
Total points: 790
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Task 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
Where the Wild Cherries Grow: A Novel of the South of France
Total points: 785