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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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20.9 Neil SimonOption 1
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas
Humor genre
Points this post: 20
Total points: 330
Books read: 21
Tasks completed 18
20.9 Neil SimonOption 1
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas
Humor genre
Points this post: 20
Total points: 330
Books read: 21
Tasks completed 18
Reader name: Marie-Anne*** REPOST ****
Task 25.4: Option 1: The Zodiac Killer by W. L. Knightly. The matching word is Killer, in the subtitle of my 3rd random pick.
My Random picks: Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad; The Master Key by L. Frank Baum; Jack the Ripper: First American Serial Killer, by Stewart P. Evans & Paul Gainey.
Option 6: Embryo by J. A. Schneider. The animal hidden in the author lastname Schneider is eider, a sea duck. The book Embryo by J.A. Schneider appears on the SRC verification list at row 918.
Totals this posting:
Points: 25
Summary Totals:
Points: 410
Books Posted: 27
Tasks Completed: 22
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Amy the book bat20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK's task: 11am on 11 November 1918
Option 3: The Armistice. To commemorate the time and date the Armistice came into force, read a book which is #1, #8, #9, #11, #18 or #19 in a series. The series designation must be present on the book's Goodreads record.
Naked in Death (In Death #1)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 955
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 11
Books read: 75
Tasks completed: 56
Dakimel10.1 - These ARE the Droids You're Looking For
Artificial Condition
TALLY:
This post - 10 points
Total - 705
Dakimel20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Karen Michele's task: The Ozette Loop: A Favorite Hike
3: Time's Convert
TALLY:
This post - 20 points
Total - 725
Dakimel25.2 - TessaVanessa's task: Game on!
2: An Old Betrayal
4: Some Trick: Thirteen Stories by Helen DeWitt (tile: WIND)
TALLY:
This post - 25 points
Total - 750
Amy FL25.3 - Beth NC 's task: Cards Against Humanity
Option A: 1) Why can’t I sleep at night? The Blinds
Option B: 2) Well, what do you have to say for yourself Casey? This is the third time you have been sent to the principal’s office for Every Last Word
Points this post: 25
Total points: 515
Dakimel25.4 - Shanna Redwind's task: Country Fairs
1: Home Goal
random titles:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... (I used the word HOME from this title)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
6: The Laws of Murder by Charles Finch (Animal: FINCH)
TALLY:
This post - 25 points
Total - 775
Amy FL25.8 - Bluemoon's task: FOREST LAWN CEMETERY
C. The Little Book of Big Dividends: A Safe Formula for Guaranteed Returns (Little/Big)
D. I Hear the Sirens in the Street by Adrian McKinty (Albert Myer)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 540
REPOST25.3 - Beth NC 's task: Cards Against Humanity
Option A – 3) Money can’t buy me love, but it can buy me ____
Ink (Skin Books, #1) by Alice Broadway
Option B – 2) Well, what do you have to say for yourself Casey? This is the third time you have been sent to the principal’s office for _________________________________.
Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park
IL: MY - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9.0
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 5
Season Total: 1,010
RepostSophie
25.10
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. HeldtEbook verified for length - 2319 on spreadsheet
Total 685
Amy the book bat25.5 - Rina's task: In Memory of Denis Ten
Option 1: Read a book that was first published in 1993.
The Cereal Murders (first published 1993) 335 pages
Option 3: Read a book with all letters from DENIS TEN in the title and/or subtitle. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the title/subtitle.
Island Beneath the Sea 457 pages
ISlaND bENEaTh the sea
Points this task: 25
Total points: 980
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 11
Books read: 77
Tasks completed: 57
Mod
I read To Ride Pegasus by Anne McCaffrey. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top MMPB.
9 letter author surname - McC/aff/rey.
Total points: 1010
Laurah3015.5 - Nonfiction November
Read a nonfiction book that can be found on the Popular Nonfiction Books list.
Night
found on page 1
Louise B20.1 - 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. Subtitles do not count.
Murder at the Grand Raj Palace by Vaseem Khan
384 pages
M 1x3 pts: 3
U 1x1 pt: 1
R 4x1 pt: 4
D 2x2 pts: 4
E 3x1 pt: 3
A 5x1 pt: 5
T 2x1 pt: 2
H 1x4 pts: 4
G 1x 2 pts: 2
N 1x1pt: 1
J 1x 8 pts: 8
P 1x3 pts: 3
L 1x1 pt: 1
C 1x3 pts: 3
Total scrabble points: 43
Points this task: 20
Total points to date: 505
Number of tasks completed: 27
Golden oldies: 3
Big book tickets: 3
Thanks for another great challenge!
Alaina5.4: Hiking
Read a book with a title of at least two words, in which the initial letter of each word of the title is found in APPALACHIAN TRAIL
The Road Home-Rose Tremain
The Road Home - APPALACHIAN TRAIL
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 185
Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 13
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
Cait S50.1- Pokemon
Step 1- Choose Your Starter
Pick your starter and read a book with one of the Main Page Genres (MPGs) listed.
Like Water by Rebecca Podos
I chose Squirtle as my Pokemon, Historical Fiction and Romance as MPGs. Just in case, romance verified as a genre for Like Water: here
Step 2- Elite Four
Read a book that meets ALL four of the requirements below.
Without Merit by Colleen Hoover
Final Step- Champion
To beat the champion, read with a book that meets ALL three of the requirements below.
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 270
Task 30.4 – Schatzie’s task: The ChunksterOption 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 Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock (2018) by Imogen Hermes Gowar (Hardcover, 496 pages)
The Far Country (1952) by Nevil Shute (Paperback, 362 pages)
Pagecount: 496 +362 = 858 > 750
260 + 30 = 290
Tasks Completed: 15
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 260 + 30 = 290
Books read: 22
Pages read: 6,533
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 07
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Sarah E20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Danielle M's task: Neil Simon
Option 3: Part of a trilogy
Crazy Rich Asians
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the MMP.
Total points: 505
Delicious Dee5.3: International Football
The Air Raid Killer - set in Germany
Points this task: 5
Total points: 635
Big Book Tickets - 500+ (1)
babbling c15.9 - Get a Clue
Clue, or Cluedo outside the U.S., is a popular murder-mystery board game. 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 name should be used in reference someone in the book (a main character or the subject of the book, for example).
Grace Under Pressure - Audible Grace Under Pressure - paperback 310 by Julie Hyzy
Grace Wheaton is the name of the main character
Mystery 215 users
Mystery > Cozy Mystery 119 users
Fiction 28 users
THIS POST
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 360/1010
Completed Tasks: 25/58
Golden oldies: 1
Big Books: 6
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Pages read this season: 11,500
Books read this season: 28
babbling C25.1 - 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.
Marigolds for Malice - kindle Marigolds for Malice - paperback pgs 336 by Bailey Cattrell
no SUMO in name.
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. The three vowels may appear any number of times. Y is not considered a vowel for the purpose of this task. Subtitles should be ignored.
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen pages 583
aie - no ou
This is a big book: 583 pages
this is a golden oldie pub. 1814
336+583>600
THIS POST
Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 1
Big Books: 1
Total This Season
Points: 385/1010
Completed Tasks: 26/58
Golden oldies: 2
Big Books: 7
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Pages read this season: 12,419
Books read this season: 30
Sarah E25.3 - Beth NC 's task: Cards Against Humanity
Option A
3) Money can’t buy me love, but it can buy me Spectacles.
Option B
1) Next time on Dr. Phil, How to talk to your child about The Final Arrangement.
I read the kindle edition, the paperback (no MMP) is The Final Arrangement
Total points: 530
Suzannesea30.4 Schatzie's Task: The Chunkster
Option 2
Read two books, both with an mpg of Historical Fiction with a combined page length that equals at least 750 pages.
The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley
463 pages
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
288 pages
463 + 288 = 751
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 490
Sarah E15.6 - Checkmate
- 98% grey#cec3a3 98.0 % Double Spanish White (Grey)
#d78b60 1.0 % Whiskey (Brown)
#dd7041 0.6 % Sorbus (Orange)
#d7a57d 0.5 % Tumbleweed (Brown)
I read the kindle edition, top MMP is The Giver
It is not there now, but just in case Childrens should appear as a MPG:
ARBookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7.0
Total points: 545
Alaina5.9: Boggle
Read a book the title/subtitle of which includes a word of at least 3 letters that can be made from the board.
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales-Oliver Sacks
The word "MAN" can be found on the Boggle board
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 190
Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 14
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
Sarah E15.7 - Pay Up
Oreo Sprinkled Murder - 228 pages
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the paperback (no MMP).
Total points: 560
Brooke TX5.1 - Baseball
Read a book that has one of these 3 numbers in its series designation - 3, 4, 9, 13, etc.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 130
Completed Tasks: 12
Books Read: 70
Brooke TX10.2 - The Great War
Read a book that has been shelved as "World War I" from this list: Popular World War I books. Found on page 1:
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 140
Completed Tasks: 13
Books Read: 70
Brooke TX10.3 - Happy Trails to You
Read a book with a main page genre of Nature or Travel.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 150
Completed Tasks: 14
Books Read: 70
Sarah E20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Sophie's task: Boardgames
Option 4: Author initials in NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
A Land of Bizarre Frontiers: The Unconventional Adventures of a Gringo in Chile by Tom Lord
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the paperback (no MMP).
Total points: 580
Brooke TX10.4 - 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.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 160
Completed Tasks: 15
Books Read: 70
Brooke TX10.5 - Picking Up the Pen
Read a continuation novel.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 170
Completed Tasks: 16
Books Read: 70
Brooke TX10.6 - Original Six
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of the home cities of the NHL “Original Six” teams. Set in Chicago:
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 180
Completed Tasks: 17
Books Read: 70
Brooke TX10.7 -Before Autocorrect
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list of commonly misspelled words. With "further" in the title:
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 190
Completed Tasks: 18
Books Read: 70
Brooke TX10.8 - Happy Anniversary SRC!
The Fall 2018 challenge is the 37th(!) seasonal challenge. Read a book that was FIRST published in 2009 or 2018.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 200
Completed Tasks: 19
Books Read: 70
Congratulations, Tien! Task 25.5 in the Winter Challenge is yours.
Brooke TX10.9 - International Sudoku Day
Read a book written by a single author whose last name is exactly 9 letters.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 210
Completed Tasks: 20
Books Read: 70
Sarah E20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kathy P's task: Careers
Option 3. Happiness
I listened to the audio, the top MMP is Catch Me If You Can
Total points: 600
Bookwrm526Task #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. I read Penance by Kanae Minato.
Points this post: 10
Total points so far: 845
Congratulations, Sandy! Task 25.6 in the Winter Challenge is yours.
Brooke TX10.10 - 9, 10, 11...
Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with I, J or K.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 220
Completed Tasks: 21
Books Read: 70
Sarah E10.10 - 9, 10, 11...
Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
I read the kindle edition, top MMP is La Souris bleue
Total points: 610
10.10 - 9, 10, 11...The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
author's last name begins with J
Total points: 395 + 10 = 405
50.1 - Shree's task: POKEMONStep 1: Choose Your Starter. I chose Bulbasaur which is Mystery and
Non-Fiction
I read an (English) ebook of Le Meurtre de Roger Ackroyd(256 pages MPG mystery)
Step 2: Elite Four
I read ebook of The Woman in Cabin 10 (391 pages, MPG mystery, is a standalone book, and not the author's first book)
Step 3: Champion
Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 304 pages, MPG Non Fiction, rated 4.44, has won two awards, NAACP Image Award for Debut Author and for Biography / Auto-biography (2017), Thurber Prize for American Humor (2017))
256+391=304=951 total pages
Total New points 50
Total challenge points: 725
DeborahPost 22
5.7: Settlers of Catan
Hot Air: A Villainous Love Story by T.J. Land
TL in SETTLERS
E-book Verified in the Spreadsheet # 1291
E-book Help Thread Post # 6458
Points this post:5
Total Points:430
Books read:31
Tasks Done: 22
DANIELLE M20.1 - Most Improved Player - Dulcinella's task: Scrabble
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
A 2× 1 pt = 2
E 2× 1 pt = 2
F 1× 4 pts = 4
G 1× 2 pts = 2
H 1× 4 pts = 4
I 2× 1 pt = 2
M 2× 3 pts = 6
O 2× 1 pt = 2
R 1× 1 pt = 1
S 2× 1 pt = 2
Total = 27 points
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 245
Books Read: 14
Tasks Complete: 10
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Task 25.2: Game on!
Option 1: The House on Durrow Street by Galen Becket. The author name does not include any of the letters in SUMO. Claim one Big Book ticket for 685 page count.
Option 2 : Zwarte sneeuw by Stan Lauryssens. The title Zwarte Sneeuw has exaclty 3 vowels: AEU. The page count = 284.
Total page count = 685 + 284 = 969> 600.
Totals this posting:
Points: 25
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Summary Totals:
Points: 410
Books Posted: 27
Tasks Completed: 22
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0