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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Sophie's task: Boardgames
I chose Option 3. I read The Best American Essays 2017 by Leslie Jamison (number in the title).
Previous point total: 0
New points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Total tasks completed: 1
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Ava Catherine10.10 - 9, 10, 11...
Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with I, J or K.
Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America by Catherine Kerrison
total 160
Mod
I read The Dry, set completely in Australia.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.10 - 9, 10, 11...
I read Farsighted: How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most by Steven Johnson.
Previous point total: 20
New points this post: 10
Total points: 30
Total tasks completed: 2
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Mod
I used the word "MAN" and read The Man With a Load of Mischief. I read the kindle version, linked to the top MMPB.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.9 Boggle
I read Peril at End House by Agatha Christie (mass market paperback). I chose the word END, starting with the E at the center bottom of the Boggle picture.
** Peril at End House was first published in 1932, I would like to claim ONE Golden Oldies ticket**
Previous point total: 30
New points this post: 5
Total points: 35
Total tasks completed: 3
GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
MAZZA15.7: Settlers of Catan
Read a single author book whose author's first and last initials are found in SETTLERS OF CATAN.
These Dividing Walls Fran Cooper
Points this post = 5
Total points to date = 180
Books read = 12
Tasks completed =9
Golden Oldies =0
Big Books = 3
MAZZA 1 i have just seen the problem identified in one of my completed posts and my amended total with post above
will be 160
Zach15.10 Ticket to Ride
I rolled 6. Science Fiction and spun Green. I chose to read
53.8 %Thatch Green (Green)
39.7 %Maire (Grey)
2.9 %Grey Nickel (Green)
1.7 %White Smoke (White)
1.3 %Hillary (Green)
0.6 %Barley Corn (Brown)
Points this post: 15
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Totals:
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Total Points: 20
Total GOTs: 0
Total BBTs: 0
MAZZA 120.2 - Rookie at the Top - Sophie's task: Boardgames
Required: State which option you have chosen when you post.
OPTION 3 Careers
Read a book with a number in the title or subtitle. Numbers may be ordinal (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc) or cardinal (1, 2, 3, etc.). They may be in numerical form or spelled out.
Ex: 1st to Die, The 500, My Name is Number 4, I Am Number Four
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
this book has 512 pages and so i am claiming a BB ticket
Points this post = 20
Total points to date = 180
Books read = 12
Tasks completed =9
Golden Oldies =0
Big Books = 3
Sara G20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Karen Michele's task: The Ozette Loop: A Favorite Hike
4. Wilderness: There is an historical fiction book about the Civil War and an aging veteran’s life on the northern coast that I really enjoyed, Wilderness by Lance Weller. Read Wilderness or a book from this Pacific Northwest Books List.
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas
This book is on page 2 (currently #103) on the Pacific Northwest Books list.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
Kristen IA20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ann A's task: In Memoriam
Choose ONE of the following options and read a book that fits that option:
Option 1: Read a book with all of the letters RESPECT in the title and/or subtitle.
Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 20/1010
Tasks Completed: 1/58
GO: 0
BB: 0
Kristen IA30.5 - Sandy's Task: Celebrate the Equinox
Your books must have a combined total of at least 600 pages.
Read 2 books with the same number of characters in their titles.
Book 1: Just in Time by Rosalind James - 404 pages
Book 2: Just Stop Me by Rosalind James - 404 pages
404 + 404 = 808 pages
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 50/1010
Tasks Completed: 2/58
GO: 0
BB: 0
Mod
5.2 - The Tour de France
From page 3, #244: Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes by Robert Louis Stevenson
total = 5
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5.8: Go and Parcheesi
Set in China- from the description: a transfixing story about an expatriate in southern China: The Emperor of Shoes by Spencer Wise
total = 15
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10.3 - Happy Trails to You
Travel genre: Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road by Kate Harris
total = 25
Mod
10.4 - Hey There, Hi There, Ho There!
initials MM: Jimmy The Stick by Michael Mayo
total = 35
Mod
15.4 - It's a Deal
option 2, Ace in author's name, #2 in series: Leavin' Trunk Blues by Ace Atkins
total = 50
Mod
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
option 1, An advanced reader's edition to be published October 2nd 2018 by Scribner that I received at a publisher's event: Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug
total = 85
Mod
30.4 – Schatzie’s task: The Chunkster
option 1, one book, historical fiction genre, 916 pages: A Column of Fire by Ken Follett
total = 115
CordeliaTask 5.6 Simon says.
2 consecutive words beginning with same letter
Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag
Points 5
Total points 90
Suzannesea25.2 TessaVanessa's Task
Option 2. Read a book that has the word OLD in the title and that is written by a single author.
The Old Man by Thomas Perry
Optio 4. read a book that includes all the letters in SEASON in the author's first and last name.
Encountering John: The Gospel in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective by Andreas J. Köstenberger
ANdreaS kOStEnberger
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 50
MIKE DENNIS5.6 Simon Says: The Moon Maze Game
Title contains 2 consecutive words beginning with “M”
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Current Post: Points: 5
Total: Points: 5 GO: - BB: -
Tasks: 5.6 using 1 book(s).
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This season's goal: Nickles and Dimes & Mod's Pet
Dakimel10.4 - Hey There, Hi There, Ho There!
What Kind of Day by Mina V. Esguerra (length approved message 7004)
Tally:
This post - 10 points
Total - 30
Dakimel10.5 - Picking Up the Pen
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye
Tally:
This post - 10 points
Total - 40
Dakimel10.6 - Original Six
Mr. Hotshot CEO (length approved message 7004) - set all in Toronto, as referenced in this review: https://allaboutromance.com/book-revi...
Tally:
This post - 10 points
Total - 50
Dakimel10.10 - 9, 10, 11. . .
Grumpy Fake Boyfriend by Jackie Lau (length approved message 7004)
Tally:
This post - 10 points
Total - 60
Dakimel15.3 - Let's Play!
Option 2:
Survival of the Richest by Skye Warren - Title in ROLLER SKATES, Author in HOT WHEELS
Tally:
This post - 15 points
Total - 75
Sara G20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Diane Whitney's task: All Hallow's Eve
Read a book with a cover featuring a person without a head. No part of the head (anything above the neck) may be visible but, at least 50% of the torso must be shown. For the purposes of this task, the torso is defined as the area from the shoulder to hip.
by Gail HoneymanThis one was approved in the help thread here.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 160
Kristen IA20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
3. Beater: For this option, 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:
C. The original task requires reading a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the term FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA. For this option, you may read a book by an author that has one initial (either first or last) in the phrase and one initial that is one letter off from a letter in the phrase.
Just Say Yes by Rosalind James - "R" is in the phrase and "J" is one away from "K"
I listened to the audiobook and linked to the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 70/1010
Tasks Completed: 3/58
GO: 0
BB: 0
Mod
I read The Ship Who Sang. Book given as an example in the task. I read the kindle, linked to the top MMPB.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 25
Mod
I chose option 2 and read The Shakespeare Requirement by Julie Schumacher. I read the kindle edition, linked to the hardcover (no MMPB or PB).
Initial letters of title - TSR - can be found in eRecTor Set.
Author initials, JS, can be found in JigSaw puzzle.
Points this post: 15
total points: 40
Mod
I read The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women - I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb edition.
My comments are in post 11 in the discussion thread.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
DeborahPost 5
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
3A) Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why
Points this post:20
Total Points:65
Books read:5
Tasks Done: 5
LaureY30.7 - DianaK's task: Hadrian's Wall
Option 1: Read a book, from this list Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome
Anthony And Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
Page 1
*I claim a Golden Oldie ticket for this book as it was first published in 1606
Option 2:Read a book whose total numbers of pages include both the number 8 and the number 4.
Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare
Pages: 384
Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
Total Books: 2
Total Tasks: 1
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
REPOST FOR GOLDEN OLDIE TICKETSM1nks
30.6 - 1.
(Miss Scarlet) Pub 19342.
(Revolver) Pub 1935* I Claim 2 x Golden Oldie Tickets *
Points this task: -
Total points: 95
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Big Book tickets:
M1nks
(91.2%Yellows)Points this task: 15
Total points: 110
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Big Book tickets:
Currently on hold because the 'fantasy' genre has dropped off. Fingers crossed that it comes back...
Erin NY30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Southeastern Conference (SEC) Football
This is a two book task. Read one book from two different options.
REQUIRED: Identify which options you select when you post.
No books with the genre Childrens or Kids may be used.
Option 1: SEC Teams
There are 14 SEC teams, so read a book FIRST published in a year containing the numerals 1 and 4 in the publication date. (Examples: 1845, 1942, 2014)
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
* Published September 16th 2014 by Dial Books
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.
REQUIRED: If it is not apparent from the description or metadata, please provide a reference for the setting or author’s birthplace/current location.
The Young Wives Club by Julie Pennell
* This book takes place in Luisiana
From description: In Toulouse, Louisiana finding your one true love happens sometime around high school.
Points this post: 30
Books claimed this post: 2
Total Points: 120
Tasks completed: 7
Tasks in progress: 1
Books read: 9
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Total pages read: 3,443
M1nks30.7 - 1. Life in Ancient Rome
5. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (ONCE BREWED)
Points this task: 30
Total points: 125
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Big Book tickets:
Diana K.Task 15.1 Read TWO books, each set at least 50% in two different countries that are in the SAME pool.
Pool A Book 1 The Madonna of the Mountains set in Italy
Book 2 South of the Border, West of the Sun set in Japan
Total points: 45
Diana K.Task 20.10 Group Read The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
My post is #14 in the discussion thread.
Total points: 65
Nick KY30.7 Diana K’s Hadrian’s Wall
Opt. 2. Pagination contains an 8 and a 4. I read The Hollow by Agatha Christie, with 384 pp.
Opt. 5. Letters in ONCE BREWED in title/subtitle. I read Gold Dust Woman: The Biography of Stevie Nicks by Stephen Davis.
ON in wOmaN
C in niCks
E in stEvie
BR in BiogRaphy
E in steviE
W in Woman
E in thE
D in golD
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 100
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5.3: International Football
Read a book set at least 50% in a country that qualified for this summer's World Cup.
country selected: Sweden
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
book is set entirely in Sweden
total 150