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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
Sarah E10.9 - International Sudoku Day
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett Pra / tch / ett
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the top MMP
Total points: 735
Sarah E25.8 - Bluemoon's task: FOREST LAWN CEMETERY
Option C: Using Here and There
Neither Here, Nor There: Travels in Europe
Option D: Using resident Shirley Chisholm
Night of the Purple Moon by Scott Cramer
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the top paperback (no MMP)
Total points: 760
Sarah E30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Southeastern Conference (SEC) Football
Option 1
La mort n'est pas une fin - first published 1944
I read the ebook but have linked to the top MMP
Golden Oldie, first published 1944. I claim 1 GO ticket.
Option 3
I read the kindle edition, paperback (no MMP) is Coffee Treacle Murder
Total points: 790
Total GO tickets: 5
Sarah E30.6 - Amanda A's task: The Game of Clue
Option 1: Using Mr Green
I read the kindle edition, paperback (no MMP) is Choc Churro Murder
#0ec44e 56.0 % Dark Pastel Green (Green)
Option 3: Using Ballroom
Funeral Poems: Death, Grief & Loss Poetry by Michael Ashby
bAllrooM
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the paperback (no MMP).
Total points: 820
Thanks to all the mods and task creators for another great season. My apologies to the mods for multiple posts on the last day.
Sara G15.7 - Pay Up
The game Monopoly is 85 years old and is one of the world’s favorite gaming brands. The total amount of money in a classic Monopoly game is $20,580. Read a book in which the number of pages is made up only of the numbers 0, 2, 5, and 8.
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 552 pages.
**Alias Grace is a Big Book (552 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 15
Total points: 610
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Danielle M's task: Neil SimonOption 3: Allegiant by Veronica Roth
I read the kindle edition, claiming a big book ticket based on this edition > 526 pages
Total points: 135
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.8 - Happy Anniversary SRC!
I read American Overdose: The Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts by Chris McGreal, first published November 13, 2018.
Previous point total: 360
New points this post: 10
Total points: 370
Total tasks completed: 27
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
List_addict30.3: Dimrose’s Task - Listmaker
Option 1: A book from the 1001 Books to Read Before you Die List
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
Page 6
Option 2: A book from a series you already started
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3) by Sarah J Maas
7 main books in series, Read 1 and 2 so far
Total for Challenge: 125
Readerboard Name: Kathy P 5.6: Simon Says
Saints Behaving Badly: The Cutthroats, Crooks, Trollops, Con Men, and Devil-Worshippers Who Became Saints
Points this post: 5
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 335
BB:0
GO:0
Total Task completed: 22
Total Books read: 25
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Karen Michele's task: The Ozette Loop: A Favorite Hike2. The Shore Birds: I love watching the herons and other shore birds at Cape Alava on the beach. Read a book with the word "bird" or the name of a specific bird in the title or subtitle.
Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 420
25.3 - Beth NC 's task: Cards Against HumanityOption A
3) Money can’t buy me love, but it can buy me…
The Power by Naomi Alderman
Option B
1) Next time on Dr Phil, how to talk to your child about...
The End We Start From by Megan Hunter
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 445
50.1 - Shree's task: POKEMON: 750 Pages: 480 + 368 + 448 = 1296 pages
Step 1: Choose Your Starter
Squirtle
Romance
Historical-Fiction
◾MPG: Historical Fiction
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
Step 2: Elite Four -
◾MPG: Historical Fiction
◾not part of a series
◾not author's 1st book - The Flea Palace published in 2004
◾368 pages = more than 300 pages
The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak
Final Step: Champion -
◾ MPG: Historical Fiction
◾ 4.21 rating = more than 4.0 average
◾ Deutscher Hörbuchpreis for Beste Fiktion (2011), Prix du Grand Roman d'évasion (1984)
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Task Total: 50
Season Total: 495
Sue T5.6 - Simon Says
book where the title/subtitle contains at least 2 consecutive words beginning with the same initial letter
The Accidental Alchemist by Gigi Pandian
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 135/1010
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 9
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (1), 1000+ ()
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kathy P's task: CareersOption 3. Happiness – Relationships often bring happiness. Read a book with more than one person on the cover. (Cover approved in Help Thread)
Ways of Going Home by Alejandro ZambraTask Total: 20
Season Total: 515
Brooklyn5.10 – Our Favorite Recreation!
Read a book of your choice.
Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham
Points this post: 5
Total points: 710/1010
Tasks completed: 38/58
Books read: 52
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2
Brooklyn10.3 – Happy Trails to You
Read a book with a MPG of travel or nature
Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother and Daughter Journey to the Sacred Places of Greece, Turkey, and France by Sue Monk Kidd
Has MPG of travel
Points this post: 10
Total points: 720/1010
Tasks completed: 39/58
Books read: 53
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2
FANDURY25.6 - Nick KY’s task: Autumn Indoors and Outdoors
Option C: Read a book from this listopia devoted to the Banff Mountain Book Festival Awards: Banff Mountain Book Festival Award Winners
The Wall by Jeff Long
Book is found on page 1 #46 on the list
Option D: Read a book that has the word “FIRE” or the word “SMOKE” intact in the title/subtitle or series title.
The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Fire in the title.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 430
Books Read: 31
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM(this will be my last update for this season since I don't have anything I can finish before the evening - thanks to all the mods!)
50.1: Shree's Task - POKEMON!
Book 1: I chose CHARMANDER. I read An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green, "Science Fiction" is an MPG (verified); 352p.
Book 2: I read Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey (paperback for length, 320p). It:
- has an MPG of "Fantasy>Paranormal" (verified)
- is not part of a series
- is not Colin Dickey's first book (his two previous books were published in 2009 and 2012)
- is more than 300 pages long in the paperback, linked above (320p - I listened to an audiobook, also linked above)
Book 3: I read All Systems Red by Martha Wells, "Science Fiction" is an MPG, it won the Hugo, the Locus, and the Nebula for Best Novella in 2018 (listed on the main page), and has a rating >4.0 (verified), 149p.
353+320+149=821p
Previous point total: 370
New points this post: 50
Total points: 420
Total tasks completed: 28
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
FANDURY30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Southeastern Conference (SEC) Football
Option 3: Read a book with a picture of food on the cover.
by Kevin MurphyPopcorn on cover.
Option 5: Read a non-fiction book with a mpg sports, sports and games, recreation, or history.
The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke
Non-Fiction book with MPG of History
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 460
Books Read: 33
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
5.4: HikingCrazy Rich Asians
15.3: Let's Play!
Option 1: Mr. Potato Head:
Murder on the Orient Express
Option 2: Marbles:
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
Points this post: 20
Total points: 355
15.6 - CheckmateRead a book that is at least 80% black, white, and/or grey according to TinEye.
by Martha WellsTotal black/white/grey = 96,6%
#272325 92.0 % Nero (Black)
#afa6a5 4.6 % Cloudy (Grey)
#a09e57 1.2 % Green Smoke (Green)
#666541 1.2 % Woodland (Green)
#3c3a27 1.0 % Green Kelp (Green)
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 475
Books Read: 34
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Reposting each task into it's own comment. So sorry I didn't see that posting rule update!5.1: Baseball
Princess Jellyfish Vol. 3
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
5.8: Go and ParcheesiThe Good Women of China: Hidden Voices
Setting: China
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
5.7: Settlers of CatanThe Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
5.9: BoggleAll Systems Red
Word: RED
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
5.10: Our favorite recreation!Princess Jellyfish Vol. 2
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
10.3: Happy Trails to YouAssassination Vacation
Genre: Travel
Points this post: 10
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Brooke TX5.8: Go and Parcheesi
Read a book set at least 50% in China or India. Set in China:
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 840
Completed Tasks: 51
Books Read: 77
10.4: Hey There, Hi There, Ho There!From Twinkle, with Love by Sandhya Menon
Points this post: 10
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
10.6: Original SixStorm Front
Setting: Chicago
Points this post: 10
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
10.8: Happy Anniversary SRC!The Wicked + the Divine, Vol. 7: Mothering Invention
Published: 2018
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 10
10.10: 9, 10, 11...Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Points this post: 10
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 11
15.3: Let's Play!Option 1: Mr. Potato Head:
Murder on the Orient Express
Option 2: Marbles:
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
Points this post: 15
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 13
Brooke TX15.1 - Dig It
Read TWO books, each set at least 50% in two different countries that are in the SAME Men's World Volleyball Championship pool. Set in Egypt and China, from Pool B:
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 855
Completed Tasks: 52
Books Read: 77
15.8: Spell it OutYoung Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
Points this post: 15
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 14
15.10: Ticket to RideRolled 2 (Mystery) and spun black
The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line
Points this post: 15
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 15
20.1: Most Improved Player: ScrabbleAn 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
Points this post: 20
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 16
20.2: Rookie: BoardgamesOption 4
The Kissing Booth by Beth Reekles
Points this post: 20
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 17
20.3: Best Review: 11 AMOption 3: #1 in series
Emily of New Moon
Points this post: 20
Total points: 185
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 18
20.4: Golden Oldies: In MemoriamOption 1: RESPECT
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Points this post: 20
Total points: 205
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 19
20.5: Bigger is Better: Bookish QuidditchOption 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
Points this post: 20
Total points: 225
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 20
20.6: Seasoned Reader: CareersOption 3
Princess Jellyfish, Vol. 1
Points this post: 20
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 21
25.7: The Games We PlayedOption 2:
The Zookeeper's Wife
Option 3:
The Color of Magic
Points this post: 25
Total points: 270
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 23
5.4 HikingRead a book with a title of at least two words, in which the initial letter of each word is found in Appalachian Trail.
Book Read: The Last Colony by John Scalzi
Points This Task: 5
BB:
GO:
Total Points: 915
Total BB: 12
Total GO: 6
Total Tasks: 50
25.10: #LitsyLoveOption A 1: on page 1:
Artificial Condition
Option A 2:
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
Points this post: 25
Total points: 295
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 25
30.1: SEC FootballOption 1: 2014:
Britt-Marie Was Here
Option 2: CF
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
Points this post: 30
Total points: 325
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 27
Last one! Sorry again for the confusion!30.6: The Game of Clue
Option 1: Mrs. Peacock (Blue)
Doomsday Book
Option 3: Conservatory
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Points this post: 30
Total points: 355
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 29
Brooke TX15.2 - Spring and Fall
Book 1: Read a book in which the word SPRING can be found intact in the title/subtitle, series title, or author's name.
Book 2: Read a book in which the word AUTUMN can be found intact in the title/subtitle, series title, or author's name.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 870
Completed Tasks: 53
Books Read: 77
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25.6 - Nick KY’s task: Autumn Indoors and Outdoors
Option B: First published in 1992
The Aye-Aye and I
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the top paperback (no MMP)
Option E: MPG Cozy Mystery
Murder on the Lusitania
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the top paperback (no MMP)
Total points: 725