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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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Diana K.Task 15. 9 Get a Clue Read a book that meets one of the following 3 characteristics AND has the MPG Mystery.
1. Contains a person's name in the title/subtitle.
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
Total points: 805
Brooklyn20.3 – 11am on 11 November 1918
Option 3: Read a book that is #1, #8, #9, #11, #18 or #19 in a series
Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
#8 in The Dresden Files series
Points this post: 20
Total points: 425/1010
Tasks completed: 24/58
Books read: 29
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2
loafer5.10: Our favorite recreation!
Read a book of your choice, that meets SRC rules.
The Invention of Curried Sausage by Uwe Timm
points: 635
BB: 7
GO: 4
tasks completed: 35
Brooklyn20.7 – The Ozette Loop: A Favorite Hike
Option 2: Read a book with the word “bird” or the name of a specific bird in the title/subtitle.
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
Points this post: 20
Total points: 445/1010
Tasks completed: 25/58
Books read: 30
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2
loafer20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Sophie's task: Boardgames
Option 4 - Campaign
Read a book with the author's first and last initials in NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.
This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
nAPoleon bonaparte
points: 655
BB: 7
GO: 4
tasks completed: 36
Janice CA5.7: Settlers of Catan
Author's first and last initials are found in settLeRs of catan.
Where Angels Tread: Real Stories of Miracles and Angelic Intervention by Leslie Rule
+5
total: 65
tasks: 5
books: 5
Brooklyn25.1 – A Quick Look at Asian Sport
Book 1: Read a book in which none of the letters in SUMO are found in the author’s name.
Sweet Little Lies byCaz Frear – 344 pgs
Book 2: Read a book whose title contains 3 different vowels and no more than that.
The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager - 370 pgs
Vowels: A, E, I
344 + 370 = 714 pgs
Points this post: 25
Total points: 470/1010
Tasks completed: 26/58
Books read: 32
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2
Brooklyn25.2 – Game On!
Option 3: Read a book first published in the 1980’s.
Misery by Stephen King
First published in 1987
Option 4: Read a book by an author whose first & last name contains all of the letters of one of the tiles.
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Tile is “season”
ShirlEy jAckSON
Points this post: 25
Total points: 495/1010
Tasks completed: 27/58
Books read: 34
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2
Brooklyn25.5 – In Memory of Denis Ten
Option 1: Read a book first published in 1993.
Along Came a Spider by James Patterson - 449 pgs
Option 3: Read a book with all of the letters from DENIS TEN in the title/subtitle
Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill - 402 pgs
DEN in beyond
I in belief
ST in secret
E in belief
N in inside
449 + 402 = 851 pgs
Points this post: 25
Total points: 520/1010
Tasks completed: 28/58
Books read: 36
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2
Nick KY10.7 word in title/subtitle from misspelled list – I read Millennium by John Varley. Word from the list is “Millennium.”
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 810
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.6 - Nick KY’s task: Autumn Indoors and Outdoors
Option D: I read The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve. FIRE is in the title.
Option E: I read Dearly Depotted by Kate Collins. Cozy mystery is embedded as MPG.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 990
Tasks completed: 58
Books read: 79
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets
Shawn H.30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Southeastern Conference (SEC) Football
Option 2: Author - first last name in SEC CONFERENCE
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
EC in sEC conference
Option 5: Sports Culture - non-fiction book with a mpg sports, sports and games
The Last Temptation of Rick Pitino: A Story of Corruption, Scandal, and the Big Business of College Basketball by Michael Sokolove
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 105
Big Ticket Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Andy P.Task # 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 Jaguar's Children by John Vaillant (288 p.)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 765
Nick KY25.9 Delicious Dee’s Women Ninjas
Option 2. I read The Bees by Laline Paull, 1st pub’d 2014.
Option 5. First letters of title words are in a Trail name: I especially liked this option, as it gave the really cool names of several hiking trails. –
I read After Dark, My Sweet by Jim Thompson. Trail name is MinD mAtterS.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 835
Cait S10.4- Hey There, Hi There, Ho There!
Read a book written by a single author whose first and list name initials are found in MICKEY MOUSE.
The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party by Marian Calabro
Children's Genre Info: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 6.0
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 135
ZachI completed task 15.8 and read Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery which has the letter Q in the title.
Points this post: 15
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Points: 35
BBTs: 0
GOTs: 0
Pamela32655.10: Our favorite recreation!
Origin“Origin” by Dan Brown – Big Book 638 pages
Big Book - 638 pages
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 205
Golden Oldie books this post:
Total Golden Oldie books: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
dakimel15.6 - Checkmate
46.5 %Bunker (Grey)
39.5 %Grey (Grey)
5.7 %Athens Grey (Grey)
Total Grey: 91.70%
TALLY:
This post - 15 points
Total - 590
dakimel20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ann A's task: In Memoriam
2: From Duke Till Dawn by Eva Leigh
TALLY:
This post - 20 points
Total - 610
dakimel30.4 – Schatzie’s task: The Chunkster
2:
Counting on a Countess (370 pgs) &
Born to Be Wilde (384 pgs)
TALLY:
This post - 30 points
Total - 640
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ann A's task: In MemoriamOption 1: Respect in title and subtitle. An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Danielle M's task: Neil SimonOption 3, a book that is part of a trilogy: The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts (Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy #3)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 435
Dakimel5.6 - Simon Says
Note: I've already claimed this task, but I need the book for 50.1 so I'm redoing it with this one
An Affair with a Spare (A A)
TALLY:
This task - 5, but no new points
Total - 640
Dakimel50.1 - Shree's task: POKEMON
I'm using Charmander's Sci-Fi / Fantasy bucket
1: Bellwether (248 pages)
2: Spinning Silver (466 pages)
3: All Systems Red (149 pages)
TALLY:
This post - 50 points
Total - 690
5.10: Our favorite recreation!Read a book of your choice
Book read: Naksitrallid. Esimene ja teine raamat
How it fits: MPG Childrens; the book is not found in AR Bookfinder.
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Total points: 610
Books read: 46
Tasks completed: 36
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 2
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.10 Group Reads
I read The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore. What an amazing book! I posted in the discussion thread on POST 34.
And another challenge has been finished!!
Points this post: 20
Total points: 1010
Tasks completed: 59
Books read: 80
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets
EMurphy5.7 Settlers of Catan - Single author book whose author's first and last initials are found in SETTLERS OF CATAN
Sourdough by Robin Sloan
This Task:
Points: 5
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 205
Books Read: 15
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 9
25.9 - Delicious Dee's task: Women of American Ninja WarriorOption 3: Anthology by 4 Authors. Boots Under Her Bed
Option 5 First words of title found in climbs. A Heart's Disguise is found in Death Scream
EMurphy5.10 Our Favorite Recreation! Book of your choice
The Call by Peadar O Guilin
This Task:
Points: 5
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 210
Books Read: 16
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 10
Mod
I read Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top MMPB.
Total points: 800
EMurphy10.10: 9, 10, 11... Book written by an author whose first or last name begins with I, J, or K
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
This Task:
Points: 10
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 220
Books Read: 17
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 11
EMurphy30.2 MAZZA1's Task: TENNIS MEMORIES
Option 1: Humor Genre
by Christopher Moore *Green item (hand) on cover
** 339 pages
Option 2: Page Numbers include 2 of the numbers 2, 4, 6, or includes 99 intact in the page number
by Walter Mosley *272 pages
339+272=611 pages
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 250
Books Read: 19
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 12
25.10I totally missed this task! It wasn't until I noticed that the ppl who finished had 1010 points that I realized my spreadsheet was short a task!
Option A.
Book 1: Only Human, by Sylvain Neuvel (page 1)
Book 2: Reality Boy, by A.S. King
New Total: 565
Ana30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Southeastern Conference (SEC) Football
Option 2: Author
Hunt for Jade Dragon by Richard Paul Evans. Authors initials in CONFERENCE.
Option 3: Tailgating
by Nancy Fairbanks. There is cake on the cover.Points this Post: 30
Total points: 205
Tasks Completed:11
Total Books Read: 12
Total Pages: 3615
KATRINA T25.1 - Andy P's task: A Quick Look at Asian Sport
Overall guidelines for this task:
Book 1. Read a book in which none of the letters in SUMO are in the author's name as indicated on the GRs main page of the book.
Then She Was Gone, Lisa Jewell
PAGES 359
Book 2. In honor of Okaasan to isho which has three different vowels when transliterated into English, read a book whose TITLE contains 3 different vowels and no more than that.
Commonwealth, Ann Patchett
cOmmonwEAlth
PAGES 336
Total pages: 695
Points this task: 25
Total points: 295
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 24
Tasks completed: 18
Bookwrm526Task #5.7 - Settlers of Catan
Read a single author book whose author's first and last initials are found in SETTLERS OF CATAN. I read Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller (seTtLersofcatan).
Points this post: 5
Total points so far: 680
10.8 - Happy Anniversary SRC!. Read a book that was FIRST published in 2009 or 2018.
Motherhood first published in 2018
New points: 10
Total challenge points: 630
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM25.2 - TessaVanessa's task: Game on!
I chose Options 1 and 4.
Option 1: I read The Great American Read: The Book of Books: Explore America's 100 Best-Loved Novels by PBS and Jessica Allen. It has 288p.
Option 4: I read The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction by Meghan Cox Gurdon. DRAGON is present in her name (DRGON in Gurdon and A in Meghan). I read a galley which has a similar page count to the anticipated page count.
Previous point total: 290
New points this post: 25
Total points: 315
Total tasks completed: 24
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
10.6 - Original SixRead a book set at least 50% in ONE of the home cities of the NHL “Original Six” teams.
This book is set in NY
POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 25/1100
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:
Tasks Completed: 3
10.10 - 9, 10, 11...Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with I, J or K
by Julie Lawson Timmer
* This book is an ARC
POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 35/1100
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:
Tasks Completed: 4
Joanne MITask 15.10 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 according to TinEye.
I spun the number 5 and the color was Green
A Wizard of Earthsea
#eeedbd 29.9 %Chiffon (Green)
#10121416.1 %Black (Black)
#6b6c46 14.5 %Hemlock (Green)
#7d7a7e8.8 %Grey (Grey)
#c5c363 7.0 %Wild Willow (Green)
#403f436.6 %Payne's Grey (Grey)
#b4b5946.4 %Bison Hide (Grey)
#bbbabc5.3 %French Grey (Grey)
#9f96593.3 %Teak (Brown)
#b560562.2 %Sante Fe (Brown)
cover is 51.4% Green
Points this task 15
Total points 340
Total BB's 8
15.3 - Let's Play!Option 2: Read ONE book that fits the criteria for both Book 1 and Book 2.
The Perfect Stranger
fiSher price liTtle People
by Megan Miranda
little green arMy Men
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 50/1100
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:
Tasks Completed: 5
* This book is an ARC
loafer5.1 - Baseball
Read a book that has one of these 3 numbers in its series designation - 3, 4, 9, 13, etc...………
MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
points: 660
BB: 7
GO: 4
tasks completed: 37
Andy P.Task # 25.5 - 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. Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean by Jonathan White(360 p)
D i Tides
E in Tides
N in Science
I in Tides
S in Science
T in The
E in The
N in and
Option 4. Read a book where the number of pages has the number 25 intact The Elephant Tree by R.D. Ronald( 252 p,)
Page Count 360+252=612>600 p requirement
Points this post: 25
Total points: 790
loafer25.7 - M1nks's task: The Games We Played
1. Game of Life - read a book which has 'Autobiography' or 'Biography' as a main page genre.
Hammer Head: The Making of a Carpenter by Nina MacLaughlin
4. Kick the Can - read a book with a cover that is at least 50% black according to TinEye.
Girl in the Dark: A Memoir by Anna Lyndsey
#030303 92.3 % Black (Black)
#3b3b3b 7.7 % Fuscous Grey (Grey)
points: 685
BB: 7
GO: 4
tasks completed: 38
Laurah3025.1 - Andy P's task: A Quick Look at Asian Sport
Book 1. Read a book in which none of the letters in SUMO are in the author's name as indicated on the GRs main page of the book.
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
278 pages
Book 2. Read a book whose TITLE contains 3 different vowels and no more than that.
Lethal White 656 pages
E, A, I
Claiming 1 BB ticket
Total number of pages - 934 pages in total
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Dulcinella's task: ScrabbleRead a book with a title that, if laid down on the Scrabble board, would give you more than 25 points
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
48 points / 352 pages
E-1
L-1
E-1
A-1
N-1
O-1
R-1
O-1
L-1
I-1
P-3
H-4
A-1
N-1
T-1
I-1
S-1
C-3
O-1
M-3
P-3
L-1
E-1
T-1
E-1
L-1
Y-4
F-4
I-1
N-1
E-1
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 70/1100
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:
Tasks Completed: 6
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Sophie's task: BoardgamesOption 3 - Careers
Read a book with a number in the title or subtitle
The Sixth Victim
* This book is an ARC
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 0'/1100
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:
Tasks Completed: 7
loafer10.3 - Happy Trails to You
Read a book with a main page genre of Nature or Travel.
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
points: 695
BB: 7
GO: 4
tasks completed: 39
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10.10 – 9, 10, 11…
Read a book by a single author whose first or last name begins with I, J or K.
If She Only Knew by Lisa Jackson
Points this post: 10
Total points: 405/1010
Tasks completed: 23/58
Books read: 28
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2