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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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Sophie25.10
Option A
Can't wait sci-fi/fantasy 2018 p1 (no 78 on list)
by Ben AaronovitchInitial in author name on GR
by John A. HeldtTotal 685
Julia10330.2 - MAZZA1's task: TENNIS MEMORIES
Option 2:
. I read this as part of the ebook omnibus
. The mass market paperback does not have pages listed. The top paperback edition
has 467 pages (includes 4 and 6).Option 3:
(T,E, and R in CENTRE)The cover of
has lettering in green.Total pages 467 + 184 = 651 (over 600)
This post: 30 points
Total points: 705
Total BB: 12
Total GO: 1
Tasks completed: 34
Books read: 49
perletwo5.1 - Baseball - Read a book that has one of these 3 numbers in its series designation - 3, 4, 9, 13, etc.
Shroud for a Nightingale - Adam Dalgliesh #4
Points this task: 05
Total points: 560
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 46
Tasks completed: 33
5.3: International FootballRead a book set at least 50% in a country that qualified for this summer's World Cup
Book read: Ein Augenblick für immer. Das erste Buch der Lügenwahrheit, Band 1
How it fits: Set 100% in Cornwall, England.
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Total points: 625
Books read: 48
Tasks completed: 38
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 2
CathyG 30.6 - Amanda A's task: The Game of Clue
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: 53% violet (purple)
The Art of Running in Heels by Rachel Gibson
Option 3: Rooms
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in one of the rooms listed below. Letters may only be used as often as they appear. Middle name initials may be ignored. REQUIRED: State which room was used when you post.
Billiard Room Maryjanice Davidson-
You and I, Me and You by MaryJanice Davidson
Points this post: 30
Total points: 405
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 26
Big Book Ticket: 1
CathyG 10.4 - 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.
Circus of the Darned by Katie Maxwell
Points this post: 10
Total points: 415
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 27
Big Book Ticket: 1
CathyG 10.9 - International Sudoku Day
Read a book written by a single author whose last name is exactly 9 letters.
Uneasy Lies the Crown by Tasha Alexander
Points this post: 10
Total points: 425
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 28
Big Book Ticket: 1
CathyG 10.10 - 9, 10, 11...
Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with I, J or K.
Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews
Points this post: 10
Total points: 435
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 29
Big Book Ticket: 1
CathyG 15.6 - Checkmate
Read a book that is at least 80% black, white, and/or grey according to TinEye. Required: State the percentages of black, white, and grey (added together) and include the cover when you post. Tineye percentage = 82%
Trust Me by Olivia Cunning
Points this post: 15
Total points: 450
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 30
Big Book Ticket: 1
CathyG 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 Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan
280 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 465
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 31
Big Book Ticket: 1
CathyG 5.6: Simon Says
Read a book where the title/subtitle contains at least 2 consecutive words beginning with the same initial letter.
The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life: Before 8AM by Hal Elrod
Points this post: 5
Total points: 470
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 32
Big Book Ticket: 1
CathyG 15.3 - Let's Play!
Option 2: Read ONE book that fits the criteria for both Book 1 and Book 2.
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
Slinky Some Like it Kilted
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.
Marbles Allie Mackay
Some Like it Kiltedby Allie Mackay
Points this post: 15
Total points: 485
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 33
Big Book Ticket: 1
PAULA S20.1 - Most Improved Player - Dulcinella's task: Scrabble
Read a book with more than 300 pages with a title that, if laid down on the Scrabble board, would give you more than 25 points.
The Genius of Birds THE = 6p
GENIUS = 7p
OF = 5p
BIRDS = 8p
total points: 26p
I listened to the audiobook. The most popular PB (no MMPB) The Genius of Birds has 340p.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 7
trishhartuk5.1 - Baseball
The numbers 3, 4, and 9 are important numbers in baseball. Read a book that has one of these 3 numbers in its series designation
Something Wicked (Death On Demand #3), Carolyn G. Hart
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 445
Tasks Completed: 27
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Book tickets: 2
Ana10.7 -Before Autocorrect
When Tomorrow Comes by Janette Oke. The title contains the commonly misspelled word Tomorrow.
Points this Post: 10
Total points: 355
Tasks Completed:19
Total Books Read:22
Total Pages:7273
Big Book Ticket: 1
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.3 - Cards Against Humanity
Option A - 3) Money can’t buy me love, but it can buy me Wicked Charms.
Wicked Charms: A Lizzy and Diesel Novel by Janet Evanovich
Link to HB: Wicked Charms
Option B - 1) Next time on Dr Phil, how to talk to your child about When the Lights Go Out
When the Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica
Link to HB: When the Lights Go Out
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 95 points
Tasks completed: 9
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Brooklyn5.3 – International Football
Read a book set at least 50% in a country that qualified for this summer’s World Cup.
I Remember You: A Ghost Story You by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
100% of the book takes place in Iceland, one of the listed countries.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 525/1010
Tasks completed: 29/58
Books read: 37
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2
Brooklyn10.4 – Hey There, Hi There, Ho There!
Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in MICKEY MOUSE.
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Mickey mOuse
Points this post: 10
Total points: 535/1010
Tasks completed: 30/58
Books read: 38
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2
Brooklyn10.6 – Original Six
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the home cities of the NHL “Original Six” teams.
Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
Takes place in Chicago
Points this post: 10
Total points: 545/1010
Tasks completed: 31/58
Books read: 39
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2
Mary P15.6 - Checkmate
Read a book that is at least 80% black, white, and/or grey according to TinEye.
by Stephen King#030303 36.1 % Black (Black)
#b6b6b5 22.2 % Loblolly (Grey)
#5a5a5a 16.0 % Bright Grey (Grey)
#858585 11.8 % Jumbo (Grey)
#2a2825 7.5 % Bokara Grey (Grey)
total = 93.6%
Points this task: 15
Total points: 315
Suzannesea15.7 Pay Up
Read a book in which the number of pages is made up of only the numbers 0, 2, 5, and 8.
The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between by Hisham Matar has 288 pages.
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 460
Congratulations, Diana K! Task 25.4 in the Winter Challenge is yours.
Mod
I read Binti by Nnedi Okorafor - author initials NO found in settlers Of cataN.
I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb (no MMPB). 90 pages - this is my one 5 point task of 80-99 pages.
Total points: 940
Mod
I chose the Bulbasaur (Mystery/NonFiction) Bucket
Book 1 - I read The Fifth Risk. Nonfiction, 219 pages.
Book 2 - I read The Witch Elm by Tana French
genre - mystery
standalone - yes
not author's first book - has previously written 5 books in the Dublin Murder Squad series
at least 300 pages - 509 pages
Book 3 - I read The Brutal Telling. I listened to the audiobook, linked to top pb edition (no MMPB). 400 pages.
genre - mystery
rating 4.0 or higher - 4.23
an award winner - Anthony Award for Best Novel (2010),
219 + 509 + 400 = 1128 pages
Total points: 990
Sarah E10.4 - Hey There, Hi There, Ho There!
Author initials in MICKEY MOUSE
Airframe by Michael Crichton
Total points: 460
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM25.10 - Brooke TX's task: #LitsyLove
I chose Option B.
Book 1: I read Now & Again: Go-To Recipes, Inspired Menus + Endless Ideas for Reinventing Leftovers by Julia Turshen, published September 4, 2018. (It has 304p and definitely has more than 100p of text - Julia's cookbooks are always a great read aside from having great recipes.)
Book 2: I read The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, found on page 1 of the Best Books to Read in Autumn list.
Previous point total: 335
New points this post: 25
Total points: 360
Total tasks completed: 26
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Sarah E25.1 - Andy P's task: A Quick Look at Asian Sport
Book 1: SUMO not in author's name
Dear Bill Bryson: Footnotes from a Small Island by Ben Aitken - 350 pages
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the paperback (no MMP)
Book 2: Three different vowels - AEO (no I or U)
Blood and Chocolate
I read the kindle edition, the paperback (no MMP) is Blood and Chocolate: A Fiona Mason Mystery - 342 pages
350 + 342 = 692 pages
Total points: 485
Bookwrm526Task #25.6 - Autumn Indoors and Outdoors
Option D: Read a book that has the word “FIRE” or the word “SMOKE” intact in the title/subtitle or series title. I read Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan.
Option E: Read a book with the main page GR genre of “Cozy Mystery.” I read Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn.
Points this post: 25
Total points so far: 835
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30.2 - MAZZA1's task: TENNIS MEMORIES - Option 1: In honour of the Comic of the Invitation doubles read a book with MPG Comedy/Humor.
Tinsel: A Search for America's Christmas Present by Hank Stueven
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)
Children of the Revolution by Peter Robinson
• Page count must equal at least 600 pages.
book 1 top pb ed 352 pgs + book 2 top pb ed 400 pgs = 752 pgs
• To truly represent Wimbledon and its Colours ONE of your books must have GREEN or PURPLE (I will accept Violet) on the cover. This need not be the whole cover just an object or part of it will do
- there's purple at the outer edge of the light flare coming in around the arch.
- there's light purple just above the roofline.Points this task: 30
Total points: 555
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 45
Tasks completed: 32
Sue T15.3 - Let's Play!
Using option 2 - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Book -Mister Potato Head
Author - Candy Land
Claiming one Golden Oldie Ticket
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 130/1010
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 8
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (1), 1000+ ()
Mod
I read The Secret Adversary - I read the kindle edition, but linked to the top MMPB. This book is on page 16 of the Popular World War I books list.
Total points: 1000
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: ListmakerOption 2: Catch-up - Topped Chef by Lucy Burdette
book #3 out of a total of 9
Option 3: Success! - Rework by Jason Fried
#7 on p. 1
Total points: 365 + 30 = 395
25.8 - Bluemoon's task: FOREST LAWN CEMETERYOption A, a book with LAKE in the title: The Lake Shore Limited by Sue Miller
Option B, a book with a word from the quote "If monuments must be, why not now extend the monument horizontally, keep it broad and low instead of pushing it upward to make the usual insane forest of stone posts." The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth
Points this post: 25
Total points: 640
25.3 - Beth NC 's task: Cards Against HumanityOption 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 _______________These Truths: A History of the United States_________. This book has 974 pp which should provide ******2 BIG BOOK TICKETS***************
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 ______Paris in the Present Tense___________________.
points: 255
books read: 19
tasks completed: 12
Big Books: 7
pages read: 8214
EMurphy10.8 Happy Anniversary SRC! First published in 2009 or 2018
Noir by Christopher Moore (published in 2018)
This Task:
Points: 10
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 285
Books Read: 22
BB Ticket: 2
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 14
5.1: BaseballPrincess Jellyfish Vol. 3
5.7: Settlers of Catan
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
5.8: Go and Parcheesi
The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices
Setting: China
5.9: Boggle
All Systems Red
Word: RED
5.10: Our favorite recreation!
Princess Jellyfish Vol. 2
10.3: Happy Trails to You
Assassination Vacation
Genre: Travel
10.4: Hey There, Hi There, Ho There!
From Twinkle, with Love by Sandhya Menon
10.6: Original Six
Storm Front
Setting: Chicago
10.8: Happy Anniversary SRC!
The Wicked + the Divine, Vol. 7: Mothering Invention
Published: 2018
10.10: 9, 10, 11...
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
15.8: Spell it Out
Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
15.10: Ticket to Ride
Rolled 2 (Mystery) and spun black
The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line
20.1: Most Improved Player: Scrabble
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
A 4 x 1 pts = 4
B 2 x 3 pts = 6
E 3 x 1 pts = 3
G 1 x 2 pts = 2
H 1 x 4 pts = 4
I 1 x 1 pts = 1
K 1 x 5 pts = 5
L 3 x 1 pts = 3
M 1 x 3 pts = 3
N 2 x 1 pts = 2
O 1 x 1 pts = 1
R 2 x 1 pts = 2
S 1 x 1 pts = 1
T 2 x 1 pts = 2
U 1 x 1 pts = 1
Y 1 x 4 pts = 4
Total: 44 points
20.2: Rookie: Boardgames
Option 4
The Kissing Booth by Beth Reekles
20.3: Best Review: 11 AM
Option 3: #1 in series
Emily of New Moon
20.4: Golden Oldies: In Memoriam
Option 1: RESPECT
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
20.5: Bigger is Better: Bookish Quidditch
Option 3C: LK (L is one off from a letter in phrase, K is in phrase)
Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride by Lucy Knisley
20.6: Seasoned Reader: Careers
Option 3
Princess Jellyfish, Vol. 1
25.7: The Games We Played
Option 2:
The Zookeeper's Wife
Option 3:
The Color of Magic
25.10: #LitsyLove
Option A 1: on page 1:
Artificial Condition
Option A 2:
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
30.1: SEC Football
Option 1: 2014:
Britt-Marie Was Here
Option 2: CF
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
30.6: The Game of Clue
Option 1: Mrs. Peacock (Blue)
Doomsday Book
Option 3: Conservatory
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
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TOTAL POINTS: 335
CaseyW20.1 - Scrabble Challenge
Read a book where title is worth more than 25 points in scrabble titles
The President Is Missing
Scrabble score is 30.
Claiming Big Book ticket as book is at 513 pages
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Kristen IA10.1 - These ARE the Droids You're Looking For
Read a FICTION book with a robot, android or cyborg as an important character.
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
I listened to the audiobook and have linked the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 370/1010
Tasks Completed: 19/58
GO: 0
BB: 3
CaseywTask 20.4
Read a book with all of the letters of RESPECT in the title
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 2
Big Books Claimed: 1
Pamela326530.3 - Dlmrose's task: Listmaker
Option 1: Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville – Found on page 1
Big Book - 720 pages
Golden Oldie - First published in 1851
Option 2: Someone to Care by Mary Balogh – Westcott #4
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 295
Golden Oldie books this post: 1
Total Golden Oldie books: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 5.3: International Football : Wanted: A Leopold Blake Thriller by Nick Stephenson. The book is set almost entirely in Paris, France. Documented on the main page as "The city of light" and in the details Paris is listed as the setting.
Totals this posting:
Points: 5
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Summary Totals:
Points: 370
Books Posted: 23
Tasks Completed: 19
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Caseyw20.6 Option 3 - Read a book with more than 1 person on the cover.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 60
Completed Task: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 5.3: Settlers of Catan: Tablet of Destinies by Rob Swigart. The authors initials RS can be found in SettlerRs of catan. The book exists in ebook version only, and was verified for length in post #7106.
Totals this posting:
Points: 5
Summary Totals:
Points: 375
Books Posted: 24
Tasks Completed: 20
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
CaseyWTask 20.9 - Option 3.
Read a book that is part of a trilogy
Crazy Rich Asians
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 80
Task Completed: 4
Big Books: 1
CaseywTask: 10.8 - Read a book published in 2009 or 2018.
Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be
Published in 2018.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 90
Tasks Completed: 5
Big Books: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.8: Happy anniversary SRC: Transmission by Morgan Rice. The book was first published in 2018. The book exists in ebook version only, and was verified for length in post #7106.
Totals this posting:
Points: 10
Summary Totals:
Points: 385
Books Posted: 25
Tasks Completed: 21
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Kristen IA15.8 - Spell it Out
The highest scoring tiles in the game of Scrabble are Q and Z. Read a book with one of these letters in the title/subtitle or author's name. Books with multiple authors will work as long as at least one author has a Q or a Z in his or her name.
The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 385/1010
Tasks Completed: 20/58
GO: 0
BB: 3
Readerboard Name: Kathy P 20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Danielle M's task: Neil Simon
Option 1
Crazy Salad: Some Things About Women
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 330
BB:0
GO:0
Total Task completed: 21
Total Books read: 24
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Option 3
Genre humour
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
Option 4 - cover 50% black on tineye
London Falling by Paul Cornell
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