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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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DeborahPost #1
15.7. It's Halloween!
The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks Using GHOST
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 15
Books read: 1
Tasks Done: 1
Zach15.8. A Parade - for me?
For this task I read The Immortal Hulk, Volume 1: Or is he Both? by Al Ewing whose initials are found in the word "parade".
Points this post: 15
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Totals:
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Points: 15
BBTs: 0
GOTs: 0
Kathy KS5.3 - Not So Helpless After All
This is my one (1) allowed book between 80 -99 pages.
Read a book found on the Badass Female Leads! Listopia. If previous book(s) in a series are on the list, subsequent books in the same series may be substituted.
Required: If substituting a series book, include the title of the series, the name of the book found on the list, and what page the book can be found on when you post.
The Flowers of Vashnoi, by Lois McMaster Bujold.
hb = 96 p.
I am substituting with a newer in book in a series: Page 2 of the list, currently at #129 is Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1). My chosen book is #14.1 in the same series
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 5
Tasks completed: 1
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
perletwo 25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: A Visit to the Castle - Option 1. Read a book with a main page genre of “Gothic,” alone or embedded
The Woman in Black - genre verified
Option 2. Read a book with “Humor” as a main page genre, alone or embedded.
Mort - genre verified
Points this task: 25
Total points: 025
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 02
Tasks completed: 01
LAUREN JODI 20.10 - Group Reads
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Discussion Post #2
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 20/905
Total Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1/54
Delicious Dee5.6 - Princess Buttercup
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 10
Sarah H10.6 - Birth of the Internet - Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in AdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyNetwork consecutively.
Room by Emma Donoghue
Points this task: 10
Total points to date: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Tasks complete: 1
Books read: 1
Joanne MITask 15.6 Inventors Day Read a nonfiction book with the MPG Science or Technology
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
Approved in Help Thread-post # 14
Points this task 15
Total Points 15
Queen Bee Darlene5.2 Damsel-in-Distress
author initials in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS
The Power by Naomi Alderman The Power
dAmsel alderman
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
Sandra15.4. The Perils of Pauline
Option 2: Read 1 book that satisfies both requirements of Option 1.
Ghost Fire by Wilbur Smith
Requirement #1: author matches first or last name of cast members in serial
Author Name is Wilbur Smith; Cast member name Crane Wilbur
Requirement #2: book with word in title/subtitle that matches word in episode title
Book title is Ghost Fire; Episode title is Chapter 1 - Trial By Fire
Points this Post: 15
Total Points to date: 15
trishhartuk5.10 No Need for Distress
Relax and read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules. For this task, a book with the main page genre Children’s or Kids may be used if it is not found in AR Bookfinder.
Lucky Les, EW Hildick
In the interest of full disclosure, it is a children’s book, although it isn’t showing any MPGs, but it isn’t in either the UK or US AR Bookfinder, hence using it for 5.10.
Points this task: 5
Books read: 1
Golden oldie: No
Big book: No
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
Sara G15.9. Time to Revisit
Blackout by Connie Willis
This book is on page 2 of the list.
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 796 pages.
**Blackout is a Big Book (796 pages). Claiming 2 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Andy P.Task # 15.3. Time to Catch Up.
Option 2 - Read a book from the Book 2 list that has also been on your TBR for at least 1 year
Plum Island by Nelson DeMille
On my TBR list since 3/16/15
Page 6 #574 on Book 2 list
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Oma12295.8 - Ann Darrow
Read a book with two or more consecutive words in the title/subtitle that start with the same letter.
Rowan's Responsibility by Terri Reid
Total # of Tasks=1/54
Total # of Points read=5/905
Total # of GO Books=()
Total # of BB=500+=(),750+=(), 1000+()
10.9 - Portrait of a LadyRead a book with a cover that depicts a female figure alone with no other human forms present. Obvious facial or body features and/or traditionally female clothing must be seen.
Points this task: 10
Books read: 1
Golden oldie: No
Big book: No
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
ANGIE CA20.10 - Group Reads
Book: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Notes: Post #3
Total Points: 20
JUDYTask #5.8 Ann Darrow
The Wallflower Wager
Points this post 5
Total points 5
Tasks completed 1
Books Read 1
Delicious Dee5.4 - Princess Fiona
Taking A Shot - Catherine Gayle - O in Shot, G in Taking, R in Catherine, E in Gayle
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 15
Mod
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
the word "magic" appears on the Halloween word list and in the title
Total points: 0 + 15 = 15
Delicious Dee5.7 - Rose DeWitt Bukater
Light the Lamp - Hockey star Liam Kallen lost his scoring touch when his wife died.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 20
Lisa MD10.7 - Strike!
Read a book written by a single author with a name part that begins with a K - "Karen"
The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess 256 pp
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TOTALS:
Current Points: 10
Total Points: 10/905
Tasks Completed: 1/54
Books Read: 1
BB Tickets:
GO:
JUKKA5.5 - Princess Leia
Book with STAR or WARS in title, subtitle or series name.
Star Trek: Ongoing, Volume 3 by Mike Johnson.
Total Points: 5/905
Total Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1/54
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
10.8 - Forget-Me-NotThe Widows of Broome (Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte #13) by Arthur W. Upfield
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 10
VAL TX10.8 - Forget-Me-Not - Read a book by an author who, at the time you select your book, is deceased.
La Femme de Gilles by Madeleine Bourdouxhe
Book first published in 1937, claiming one GO ticket.
This post and total:
Points - 10
Golden Oldies - 1
Lisa MD10.3 - Listen Up
Read a book that has won or been nominated (a finalist) for an Audie Award. The award must be present on the book's GR main page.
*Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year (2017)
Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda 285 pp
Listened to audio. Linked to Hardback. No MMPB or PB editions
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TOTALS:
Current Points: 10
Total Points: 20/905
Tasks Completed: 2/54
Books Read: 2
BB Tickets:
GO:
Kim O15.4. The Perils of Pauline -- one-book option
Stealing Secrets: How a Few Daring Women Deceived Generals, Impacted Battles, and Altered the Course of the Civil War
Book 1 requirement: Author name matches a cast member - H. Donald Winkler matches Donald MacKenzie
Book 2 requirement: Word in title/subtitle matches one in an episode title - Stealing Secrets: How a Few Daring Women Deceived Generals, Impacted Battles, and Altered the Course of the Civil War matches with The Goddess of the Far West. Matching word is of.
Points this task: 15
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 1
JUKKA10.5 - Zero In
Book with zero in the number of pages.
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Hive by Brannon Braga has a page count of 104.
Total Points: 15/905
Total Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2/54
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
LaureY15.2. Falling?
3. Read the last or most recently published book in a series.
Tyrant's Throne by Sebastien de Castell
#4 and last in the Greatcoats series
*I claim a Big Book ticket for this book as it is 586 pages long.*
I read less than half of it before the season started: 290 pages.
4. – Read a book with the main page genre science fiction or fantasy, standalone or embedded.
The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Total Books: 2/905
Total Tasks: 1/54
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
JUKKA5.4 - Princess Fiona
Book with the letters OGRE in title/subtitle.
Star Trek: Next Generation - Ghosts by Zander Cannon.
Total Points: 20/905
Total Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3/54
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
perletwo 5.3 - Not So Helpless After All - Read a book found on the Badass Female Leads! Listopia. If previous book(s) in a series are on the list, subsequent books in the same series may be substituted. Series books must be identified on Goodreads as part of the same series.
Vendetta in Death (In Death #49) - substituting for Naked in Death (In Death #1) found on list p. 1
Points this task: 05
Total points: 030
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 03
Tasks completed: 02
Task 5.8 - Ann Darrow"Read a book with two or more consecutive words in the title/subtitle that start with the same letter"
Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon
Consecutive words starting with the same letter: Three Things
Points this task: 5
Total points: 5
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
Erin NY5.4 - Princess Fiona
In honor of Princess Fiona, read a book that has all the letters of OGRE (in any order) in the title/subtitle and/or the author's name. Books must be written by a single author.
The Giver by Lois Lowry
* thE GiveR lOis lowry
Total: 5 points
Cindy FTask 10.9 Portrait Of A Lady
Female figure alone on cover
by Jennifer DonnellyClaim 1 BB Ticket 675 pages
Points this post:10
Total points:10
Tasks completed:1
Books read:1
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:1
**READERBOARD NAME DENISE M**Task 15.9 - Time to Revisit.
Read a book from the SRC Recommended Books list.
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
This book appears on page 2 of the list.
[POINTS]
This post: 15
Total points: 15
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
30.4- Sandy's task: The Long and the Short of ItBook 1. Read a long book, at least 350 pages, with a short title, no more than 2 words.
Book 2. Read a short book, fewer than 200 pages, with a long title, at least 5 words.
Subtitles cannot be used.
Book 1: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
The edition I read had 463 pages.
Book 2: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
The edition I read had 110 pages.
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Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
JEN B.10.1 - I’ll Be There For You
Read a book that a Goodreads friend has read and rated 5 stars.
Required: State the GR friend or moderator.
The Banker’s Wife by Christina Alger (9/2/19)
My GR friend Kaira rated this one 5 stars
TOTAL POINTS: 10
Kaora10.2 - Here’s to Health
The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine
Health > Medicine 20 users
Total Points: 10
trishhartuk15.5 Back to School
Read a book with the main page genre Classics, standalone or embedded.
The Castle of Otranto, Horace Walpole
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB (Spanish) here. Top PB (English): here.
Shelved as Classics by 1,143 users
Golden Oldie: First published in 1764
Points this task: 15
Books read: 1
Golden oldie: Yes – the Castle of Otranto was first published in 1764
Big book: No
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Golden oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
20.9Option 1: author whose name on Goodreads includes both a J and an M
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
*Claim BB ticket 502 pgs*
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 20/905
Tasks completed: 1/54
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
raynebair5.6 - Princess Buttercup
read a book that has yellow letters on the cover
Omega's Heart by Ann-Katrin Byrde
I read the kindle version. The paperback has 598 pages.
I'm claiming 1 BB ticket for this book.
points this post: 5
total points: 5
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 0
Julia10315.3. Time to Catch Up.
Option 2: The Raven Boys
I added this to my TBR shelf on 09/27/14. It is on page 19 of the list (#1893)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 15
BB: 0
GO:0
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
15.5. Back to School.Time to read something that might be assigned reading - read a book with the main page genre Classics, standalone or embedded.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 13.0
Claiming Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farmas Golden Oldie as it was published in 1903
Total # of Tasks=2/54
Total # of Points read=20/905
Total # of GO Books=(1)
Total # of BB=500+=(),750+=(), 1000+()
Mod
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
❁ found on p. 3 of Ghost Stories list ❁
Total points: 15 + 10 = 25
Queen Bee Darlene10.3 Listen Up - has won or nominated (finalist) for Audie Award
Crimson Lake by Candace Fox Crimson Lake
Audie Award Winner for Thriller/Suspense for 2019
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 15
Sarah RuthTask 15.9 - Time to Revisit.
Read a book from the SRC Recommended Books list.
The Handmaid's Tale
This book appears on page 1 of the list.
[POINTS]
This post: 15
Total points: 15
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
Breanna5.2 - Damsel-in-Distress
Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS. All initials count. Letters can be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase. One qualifying contributor in a work by multiple authors will work.
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me By Mariko Tamaki
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
Books Read: 1
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