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Congratulations, Andy P! Task 25.5 in the Fall Challenge is yours.
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5.1 - Han SoloRead a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in MILLENNIUM FALCON. Letters may only be used as often as they are found in the target phrase.
You Suck by Christopher Moore
CM - Millenium falCon
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Points this post: 5
Total points: 315
Total BB tickets: 3
Total GO tickets: 1
15.9 – Summer Lovin’Title word matches lyric word : Summer DAYS drifting away
The Last Days of Night
I listened to the audio / MMP - Les derniers jours de l'émerveillement NO page #s shown / Paperback; The Last Days of Night - 368 pg
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 485 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
REPOSTINGChristine V
15.4 - Fourth of July
Option 1, Book 1: Exit Strategy
Book 2: Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus
Total points: 230
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 16
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=4, 750=1, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=6)
Christine V25.6 - Nick KY's task: Birthday “One”
Option 2: The Broken Kingdoms
I read the Kindle edition. The top MMPB, The Broken Kingdoms, has 384 pages.
Option 3: The Hound of the Baskervilles, found on both the Classic British Mysteries list and the Sherlock Holmes list.
The Hound of the Baskervilles was first published in 1902.
***Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket***
Points this post: 25
Golden Oldie tickets this post: 1
Total points: 255
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 18
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 500=4, 750=1, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=6)
LAVENDER15.05 - Independence Day
Read a book that is set at least 50% in one of these countries: Algeria, Argentina, the Bahamas, Belarus, Belgium, Burundi, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Comoros, France, Kiribati, Liberia, Malawi, Maldives, the Netherlands, Peru, Rwanda, Slovakia, the Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Vanuatu, and Venezuela
I read White Fang by Jack London (252 pages)
Set in Canada (Yukon Territory)
I am claiming a GOLDEN OLDIE for this book, first published in 1905.
Not listed as childrens at time of posting, but putting this here just in case. IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 13.0
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 695
Tasks Completed: 34
Books Read: 49
Golden Oldie Tickets: 12
Big Book Tickets: 2
LAVENDER20.08 - NICKELS & DIMES – Tammy AZ's task: Home States
Read a book set at least 50% in either Arizona or Montana.
I read Cry of My Heart (Montana Skies, #1) by Linda Ford on KINDLE.
The top paperback: Cry of My Heart (Montana Skies, #1) by Linda Ford has 176 pages.
Set in montana
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 715
Tasks Completed: 35
Books Read: 50
Golden Oldie Tickets: 12
Big Book Tickets: 2
Mai10.6 - Happy 4th of July!
Book with the words red in the title
Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 455
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 33
Golden Oldies: 4
50.1 Genre Tic-Tac-ToeTIC-Contemporary, author's last name begins with C
Book 1: A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti
TAC- Science Fiction, author's last name begins with A
Book 2: Foundation by Isaac Asimov
TOE- Romance, author's last name begins with O
Book 3: Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Points this post: 50
Total points: 235
GO TICKETS: 1
Tasks completed; 17
Books read: 19
Sarah H25.1 - Sandy's task - Game of Books - Continue with Game of Books, reading two books from the following lists. Your books must have a combined total of at least 500 pages.
A Clockwork Orange - 246 pages
On list Book Recommendations for Jon Snow, page 1
The Handmaid's Tale - 344 pages
On list Book Recommendations for Daenerys Targaryen, page 1
Total pages: 590
Points for this task: 25 points
Total points to date: 510 points
Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 37
Coralie30.7 Rogues All Over the Place
Option 1 Using ‘man’ from the song ‘The Cry of Man’
The Tree of Man
Option 2: Author who has same name as John C. Reilly
The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi
Total to date 650 points
Kim O25.3 - Diana K's task: 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Option 1: Read a book about D-Day or about the preparations for the invasion.
The Longest Day
Option 2: Read a book that includes all the letters of one of the beaches where landings were made on D-Day (SWORD BEACH, JUNO BEACH, GOLD BEACH, OMAHA BEACH, UTAH BEACH) in the title and/or subtitle.
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Utah Beach
Golden Oldie -- first published in 1831
This book has 512 pages.
Points this task: 25
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks completed: 12
Lindsay S.10.3 Summer Reading
Read one of the books from the Goodreads Staff Summer Reading Lists.
The Bride Test
On Dana Epstein's list
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 95
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 7
Lindsay S.10.8 Roll the Dice
Rolled 1, 2, 3. Read a book with the number of pages (+/- 10 pages) that you reach by arranging the 3 numbers from the dice
Eleanor & Park
328 pages
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 8
Lindsay S.15.8 Rogue's Gallery
Read a book with the MPG Mystery, Thriller, or Suspense that has a portrait on the cover.
Pieces of Her
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 120
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 9
Lindsay S.15.10 Summer Months
June, July, and August are the 6th, 7th, and 8th months of the year. Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title.
A Court of Wings and Ruin
6 words
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 10
Lindsay S.20.1 Most Improved Player - Perletwo's task: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!
Option 2 - Read a book in which the main character faces an ongoing personal nemesis or recurring villain. The ongoing personal nemesis or recurring villain must appear in more than one book/work.
The Unhoneymooners
-Olive calls Ethan her nemesis and she is stuck with him throughout their entire vacation
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 155
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 11
Kim O15.6 - Happy Birthday, Authors! Read a book written by an author born in June, July, or August.
Still Life
Points this task: 15
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks completed: 13
Lindsay S.25.1 Game of Books
Pick 2 books from the provided lists
A Court of Thorns and Roses
-Sansa Stark page 1
A Court of Mist and Fury
-Sansa Stark page 1
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 180
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 13
Lindsay S.25.8 Naming the New Generation
Book 1: Read a book by a FEMALE author which has a word in the title or subtitle that ends -ITY.
Verity
Book 2: Read a book by a MALE author who has exactly four letters in his first name as given by Goodreads.
Eyes of Prey
-John Sandford
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 205
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 15
Lindsay S.30.5 Summer Swimming
2 book task
Option 2: Read a book with all of the letters SWIM in the book’s title/subtitle.
-The Simple Wild
Option 4: The summer swim team colors are red and black. Read a book with ONLY black and/or red letters on the cover. All letters count.
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Points this post: 30
Total Points: 235
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 17
Lindsay S.30.9 Just Reading
At least 600 pages
Book 1: Read any book that fits SRC rules that we have read in our Leeds Book group (Good Reads in Leeds) (up until July this year).
-The Nightingale (440 pages)
Book 2: Read a book that you need to read for your IRL book club or the BOTM of one of your other Goodreads Groups.
-Miracle Creek (357 pages)
-FB book club
797 total pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 265
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 19
15.7 - Rogue OneUnder the Cold Bright Lights by Garry Disher
Title begins with U
Author's first name starts with G
U & G can be found in roGUe one
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 660
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)25.1 - Sandy's task - Game of Books
While you're waiting, continue with Game of Books, reading two books from the following lists. Your books must have a combined total of at least 500 pages.
The Blind Assassin Audiobook
The Blind Assassin MMPB 538 Pages
Arya List Page 1 #2
The Outsiders Audiobook
The Outsiders MMPB 192 Pages
Arya List Page 1 #12
538+192=730 Pages
This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 1050 points ***WOOHOO!***
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 7
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Alaina20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019
Option 2: The Icons - Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in either MARSHA P JOHNSON or SYLVIA RIVERA. All name parts count, including initials.
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats-Jan-Philipp Sendker
JAN PHILLIP SENDKER - MARSHA P JOHNSON
(This book has 325 pages)
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 105
Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 9
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Cathy G25.4 - Andy P.'s task: Authors That Work Well Together
The combined page count for both books must be 501 or greater. Choose two books, written by two different authors, whose combined initials can be put together to make a single word in English. Books must be written by a single author. All initials must be used.
Required: Indicate the word that you made from the initials when you post.: able
Chai Another Day by Leslie Budewitz
272pp
Breach of Crust by Ellery Adams
278pp
Points this post: 25
Total points: 415
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 26
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Cathy G25.3 - Diana K's task: 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Option 2: Landings were made at five beaches: SWORD BEACH, JUNO BEACH, GOLD BEACH, OMAHA BEACH and UTAH BEACH. Read a book that includes all the letters of one of the beaches in the title and/or subtitle.
Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need by Tracy McCubbin
gold beach
Option 4: Read a book with a gravestone on the cover. Required: Include the cover when you post.
Grave Dance by Kalayna Price
Points this Post: 25
Total points: 440
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 28
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Cathy G20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Medieval Fiction: Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
Discussion
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Post: 20
Total points: 460
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 29
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Cathy G15.6 - Happy Birthday, Authors!
Celebrate by reading a book written by an author born in June, July, or August.
The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst
Jennifer Probst's birthday is July 24, 1969
https://www.google.com/search?client=...
Points this Post: 15
Total points: 475
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 30
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Cathy G10.5 - Family Reunions
Read a book with the word "family" or one of the listed family relationship titles in the title/subtitle. Family relationship titles that can be used: mother
Never Sit If You Can Dance: Lessons from My Mother by Jo Giese
Points this Post: 10
Total points: 485
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 31
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Cathy G5.5 - Robin Hood
Read a book written by an author who shares a name with one of the 24 actors from this list that have played Robin Hood. Required: State the actor's name.
David Robb
The Twelve Days of Dash and Lily by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
Points this Post: 5
Total points: 490
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 32
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Cathy G25.6 - Nick KY's task: Birthday “One”
Option 1. For this first option read a book with a title which is two words in length -- BUT the first word must be the article “The.”
The Heir by Kiera Cass
Option 2. Read a book which is between 260 and 600 pages in length.
In the Company of Vampires by Katie MacAlister
343pp
Points this Post: 25
Total points: 515
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 34
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Pamela326530.6 - Dlmrose’s Task: Relatively Obsessed
Option 1: Zero Waste: Simple Life Hacks to Drastically Reduce Your Trash by Shia Su – Originally published in German, my native language is English
Option 3: Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love by Dava Sobel - History mpg
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 355
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Big Books - 500+: 3
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Coralie30.10 Spies, Scouts, Detectives, Pirates and Sundry Ne’er-do-wells
From page 1, #19 of Jesters, Fools and Tricksters
The Amulet of Samarkand
From page 2, #109 of Books with heroes/Heroines who are assassins
Swordspoint
Total to date 680 points
perletwo 10.2 - He's a Classic! - Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in RHETT BUTLER.
Thunderstruck by Erik Larson
Points this task: 10
Total points: 675
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 6
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 55
Tasks completed: 44
5.3 - Captain Jack SparrowRead a book where the first letter of the title begins with an R or a C.
Clobbered by Camembert by Avery Aames
Total points; 45
20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Balletbookworm's task: PRIDE2019Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in either MARSHA P JOHNSON
Black Order by James Rollins
Total points: 65
20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Megan Rae's task: The Country ShowOption 3: Read a book with TWO (or more) of those numbers (1,7,6,8) in the year first published.
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory - published in 2018
Total points: 85
30.7 -Dulcinella's task: Rogues All Over the Place1. Read a book with a word(*) in the title that is also in the title of one of the songs on the album Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling Song: Fire Down Below
MPG children's, AR bookreader: IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 32.0
Page count based on MMP edition 796 pages
* claiming 2 big book tickets *
2. Read a book of which the author has the same first, last, or middle name as one of the artists on the album Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys.
Paper Towns by John Green Artist: John C. Reilly
Page count based on this edition 305 pages
Each book has more than 250 pages. Total page count is 1101 which is over 650 pages.
Total points: 115
Total big book tickets: 2
Task 25.1 - Game of Bookstotal page count >500
read books from one of the lists
I got both mine from p2 of the Arya Stark list
And I Darken - 484p (#139 on list)
Grave Mercy - 576p (#180 on list)
576 + 484 >500 pages
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1020 points
5.3 Captain Jack SparrowRead a book where the first letter of the title begins with an R or a C.
Rooms by Lauren Oliver
Task Points: 5
Total Season Points: 35
5.7 Heathcliff from Wuthering HeightsRead a book from this list: So You Love a Bad Boy or Tortured Hero.
Required: State the page number of the list where your book appears.
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Found on page 1, #26
BIG BOOK TICKET (541 pages)
Task Points: 5
Total Season Points: 40
Big Book Ticket: 1
5.9 Sir John FalstaffRead a Fiction book with a main page genre that includes History or Historical.
Prayers the Devil Answers by Sharyn McCrumb
MPG: Historical>Historical Fiction 40 users
Task Points: 5
Total Season Points: 45
5.10 Rhett ButlerRead a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Black Cherry Blues by James Lee Burke
Task Points: 5
Total Season Points: 50
10.1 Can you spell Rogue?Read a book with all of the letters in ROGUE in its title/subtitle.
Daughters of Rome by Kate Quinn
R, O in Rome
G, U, E in Daughters
Task Points: 10
Total Season Points: 60
15.5 Independence DayRead a book that is set at least 50% in one of these countries: Algeria, Argentina, the Bahamas, Belarus, Belgium, Burundi, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Comoros, France, Kiribati, Liberia, Malawi, Maldives, the Netherlands, Peru, Rwanda, Slovakia, the Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Vanuatu, and Venezuela.
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Set in Canada.
Task Points: 15
Total Season Points: 75
20.1 Most Improved Player - Perletwo's task: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Read!Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in either GERT FROBE (umlaut not required) or AURIC GOLDFINGER.
Insight by Diana Greenwood
DG found in Auric Goldfinger
Task Points: 20
Total Season Points: 95
25.2 SandyL's Task: Road Trip on Route 66!Option 1: Read a book by an author whose initials are found in CADILLAC RANCH. All initials count.
Murder on the Flying Scotsman by Carola Dunn
CD found in Cadillac
AND
Option 3: Read a book that contains all the letters of GRAND in the title (no subtitles).
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
G, R, A in Grace
N, D in Ordinary
Task Points: 25
Total Season Points: 120
trishhartuk25.4 Andy P’s Task: Authors That Work Well Together
Choose two books, written by two different authors, whose combined initials can be put together to make a single word in English.
The Belles, Dhonielle Clayton
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (434pg)
Poisoned Prose, Ellery Adams (304pg)
Total pages: 434 + 289 = 738pg
DC + EA = ACED
ACED: Verb (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ace...)
In tennis, badminton, handball, etc: to win a point against (one's opponent) by an ace.
Golf. to make an ace on (a hole).
Slang. to cheat, defraud, or take advantage of (often followed by out)
Slang. to receive a grade of A, as on a test or in a course (sometimes followed by out). To complete easily and successfully
Points this task: 25
Books read: 2
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 585pt
Tasks completed: 32
Golden oldies: 3
Big Book tickets: 7
Joanne MI Task 20.3 Best Review Paul's task: Cugel
The Glorious Cause thE GLorious CaUse-claiming one BB at 680 pages
Points this task 20
Total points 425
BB's this task 1
Total BB's 5
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