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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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Kathy KS20.1 - Most Improved Player - LaureY's task: a Walk Through the Glens
Option 3 - Read a book where the letters J, K, Q, V, W, X, Y, Z do NOT appear in the title, subtitle, or author’s names.
The Return - The Return, by Peter Turnbull
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 80
Tasks completed: 5
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Kathy KS20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Tien's task: My Big Classic Books Year
Option 2: Read a book that was first published between 1605 - 1975 (inclusive)
The Cannibal Who Overate, by Hugh Pentecost
First published January 1, 1962
I read a large print version. mmpb=191 p.
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 100
Tasks completed: 6
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Kathy KS20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowl
Option 3: Read a book identified on Goodreads as #1 in a series. Book #2 in the series needs to have been published before September 1st, 2019.
Required: Include in your post the date of publication of Book #2 in the series.
Jump the Gun, by Zoe Burke
This is Annabelle Starkey Mystery #1.
#2 is No Gun Intended, which was first published January 5, 2016.
I listened to the audiobook; pb=180 p. [no mmpb]
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 120
Tasks completed: 7
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Breanna15.5 Back to School
Read a book with the main page genre classic.
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 45
Tasks completed: 4
Books Read: 5
Task 15.4 - The Perils of Paulineone book option: read a book with an episode word in the title and whose author shares a name with an actor
Trial Run by Dick Francis
TRIAL in #1 - TRIAL by Fire
FRANICS shares with FRANCIS Carlyle
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295 points
trishhartuk10.5 Zero In
Read a book with a zero in the number of pages.
Carbs & Cadavers, Ellery Adams (208pg)
Points this task: 10
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 270
Tasks completed: 16
Golden oldies: 4
Big Book tickets: 0
Teresa Jo5.7 Rose DeWitt Bukater
Read a book with a main character whose first name is four letters.
From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
Main character is Eric, leader of the local vampires and blood-bonded to the heroine.
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 185
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.6 Inventors Day
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy.
It has Science as a MPG.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 355
Tasks completed:25/54
Books read:30
Diana K.10.3 - Listen Up. Read a book that has won or been nominated (a finalist) for an Audie Award,
A Life in Parts
Total points: 160
VAL TX20.1 - Most Improved Player - LaureY's task: a Walk Through the Glens - This is a one book task.
Option 3 - read a book where the letters J, K, Q, V, W, X, Y, Z do NOT appear in the title, subtitle, or author’s names.
Bright Dead Things by Ada Limon
This post:
Points - 20
Total:
Points - 50
GO Tickets - 1
PegW30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: A Great Dame
Option 1: Read a nonfiction book with the mpg science or biography. These should be standalone genres.
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose name contains the letters RA in any order.
Arizona Legends & Lore by Dorothy Daniels Anderson
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 75
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 4
LAUREN JODI 15.4- The Perils of Pauline
Book #1: Cast Member - Pearl White
The Guests on South Battery by Karen White
Book #2: Episode Title - Trial by Fire
Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 180/905
Total Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 9/54
Boston Kate
20.10 Group Reads
Urban Fantasy: Every Heart a Doorway
participated in group discussion in message 16
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
5.4 - Princess FionaRogue Protocol by Martha Wells
❁ OG in Rogue; R in Protocol; E in Rogue ❁
Total points: 190 + 5 = 195
15.5 MPG Classics A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
*Claim GO, pub 1859*
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 125/905
Tasks completed: 11/54
Books Read: 12
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
** READERBOARD NAME DENISE M **Task 10.7 - Strike!
The 2019 Major League Baseball World Series is set to begin on October 22 and a potential Game 7 would be played on October 30. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters, and is denoted by a K. Read a book written by a single author with a name part that begins with a K.
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
* This book was an ARC.
[POINTS]
This post: 10
Total points: 90
Books read: 6
Tasks completed: 5
** READERBOARD NAME DENISE M **Task 5.7 - Rose DeWitt Bukater
Move over Rose, let Jack on the door. In honor of one of Hollywood’s most iconic romantic pairs, read a book that has a protagonist with a 4-letter name or nickname. The character’s name or nickname must be mentioned in the book’s description.
Eve 2.0: The Ultimate Gaming Experience by Winter Lawrence
The protagonist's name is Gwen.
* This book was an ARC.
[POINTS]
This post: 5
Total points: 95
Books read: 7
Tasks completed: 6
** READERBOARD NAME DENISE M **5.6 - Princess Buttercup
Farm Boy! Fetch me that pitcher. “As you wish!” In honor of Princess Buttercup, read a book that has yellow letters on the cover. Not all letters need to be yellow, but at least one must be entirely yellow. Outlines, shadows, and design elements, such as cracking or splitting, may be ignored.
The Memory Thief by Lauren Mansy
* This book was an ARC.
[POINTS]
This post: 5
Total Points: 100
Books read: 8
Tasks completed: 7
Cordelia5.2 Damsel in Distress
Deviation by Luce D'Eramo
Author's initials LDE in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS
Points: 5
Total points: 285
30.6 - BrookeTX's task: Riot GrrlsBook 1: Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews
❁ author shares first name with Donna Dresch ❁
Book 2: Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine by Kelly Sue DeConnick
❁ matches band 7 Year Bitch ❁
Total points: 195 + 30 = 225
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5.1 - Taking Action
Adventure Genre: Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World by Joan Druett
total = 195
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5.7 - Rose DeWitt Bukater
first name Ozge: Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey by Ozge Samanci
Growing up on the Aegean Coast, Ozge...
Total = 200
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20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowl
option 3, #1 in series: Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter
PB: Death at Whitewater Church
#2 in series (Inishowen Mysteries #2): Treacherous Strand June 2nd 2016
total = 225
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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: Two Truths and a Lie
option 1, initials AL in Around worLd: Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke, 295 pages
total = 245
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25.3 - SandyL's Task - Thanksgiving!
option 1, Great Books About Food page 1 #63:
Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant : Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone by Jenni Ferrari-Adler, 260 pages
option 2, Family in subtitle: Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them by Gina Kolata, 272 pages
260 + 272 = 532 pages
total = 270
Helen B20.4 - My Big Classic Books Year
Option 1:
Archive 17 by Sam Eastland
Genre: Cultural > Russia
Points this post: 20
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 14
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25.4 - Diana K's Task: Two (or Three) Nations Divided by a Common Language
British-American list: Bar/Pub
Book 1, Bar: McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery In Ireland by Pete McCarthy
Book 2, Pub: Murder in an Irish Pub by Carlene O'Connor
total = 295
Task 10.1 – I’ll Be There For You My friend, Ana Veciana-Suarez, rated it 5*****
Clock Dance
I listened to the audio / MMP: Clock Dance – NO pages listed / Most popular paperback: Clock Dance - 304 pg
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 100 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
20.1 - Most Improved Player - LaureY's task: a Walk Through the GlensOption 2
For this option, read a book that contains all the letters of FAIRY in the title/subtitle.
I read Ladies Who Punch, which has "Fairy" in its title and subtitle.
LAdIes who punch: the explosive inside stoRY oF the view
points: 35
books read: 5
tasks completed: 3
task in progress: 2
pages read: 1699
Queen Bee Darlene10.7 Strike! - Read a book written by a single author with a name part that begins with a K
The Rumor by Lesley Kara The Rumor
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 215
Lisa MD20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Peg W's Task: The Scents of Fall
Option 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the words BAKED GOODS.
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite 240 pp
*Initials -OB
*Listened to audiobook
*Linked to PB, no MMPB
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TOTALS:
Current Points: 20
Total Points: 160/905
Tasks Completed: 10/54
Books Read: 12
BB Tickets:
GO: 2
Cordelia15.3 Catch Up
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
On page 1 of list.
The Road has also been on my physical TBR and my Goodreads "to read" list since 6 Sept 2012.
Points: 15
Total points: 300
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowlOption 3, A book that is #1 in a series: Ten Beach Road (Ten Beach road #1) by Wendy Wax
Ocean Beach (Ten Beach Road #2) was published in 2012.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 175
Sarah H15.9. Time to Revisit
The Neverending Story
Number 253 on list, page 3
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 18.0
Points this task: 15
Total points to date: 120
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Tasks complete: 8
Books read: 8
Kathy KS30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: A Great Dame
This is a two book task. Read one book from two different options or two books from one option.
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose name contains the letters RA in any order. All names and initials included in the Goodreads record can be used.
Both books are option 3
Silks, by Dick Francis
RA = fRAncis
I read a large print version; pb=424 p. [no mmpb]
Oregon Hill, by Howard Owen
AR=howARd
I listened to an audiobook; pb=242 p. [no mmpb]
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 150
Tasks completed: 8
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
10.6 - Birth of the InternetRead a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in AdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyNetwork consecutively
Book read: Spider's Bite
How it fits: Author's (Jennifer Estep) initials are JE and can be found in Projects
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Total points: 170
Books read: 14
Tasks completed: 13
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
Sandra15.7. It's Halloween!
Read a book with a word from this Halloween Word List in its title/subtitle.
Old Bones by Douglas Preston
Bones is the plural form of the word bone which appears on the Halloween Word List.
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 85
Sandra20.2 - Rookie at the Top – Jen K's task: Fabulous Fall
Option 1: Corn Maze
Read a book and use the initial letters of the title to create a word. You may also choose to include the author’s initials to create your word.
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
T,E,P,M,O = TEMPO
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 105
Sandra15.3. Time to Catch Up
One book option:
Option 2 - Read a book from the Book 2 list that has also been on your TBR for at least 1 year.
Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally
This book has been on my TBR since October 19, 2014.
This book is #258 (Page #3) on the 'I Should Probably Read This Sometime' List.
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 120
15.1 Knock, KnockBook 1: There There by Tommy Orange
Book 2: Who Do You Love by Jennifer Weiner
Post Total: 15
Grand Total: 50
20.8 The Scents of FallOption 1: This Body of Death by Elizabeth George
The initials EG are in bakEd Goods
I'd like two BB tickets. This book has 953 pages
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 70
Big Book Tickets: 2
trishhartuk30.3 TessaVanessa’s task: Picture this
Option 1: Say Cheese! Read a book with a camera on the cover.
Read the kindle edition. PB link here
Option 4: Zoom in. Read a book by a single author where the initials of the author's first and last namecan be found in either FLOWERS or INSECTS.
Pagan Portals - Candle Magic, Lucya Starza
Read the kindle edition. PB link here
fLowerS
Points this task: 30
Books read: 2
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 17
Golden oldies: 4
Big Book tickets: 0
APRILLEIGH5.5 - Princess Leia
Read a book with the word STAR or WARS intact in the title/subtitle or series name.
The STAR Fisher by Laurence Yep
(IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6.0)
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (80)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (7)
Total Tasks: 6
APRILLEIGH10.7 - Strike!
Read a book written by a single author with a name part that begins with a K.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (90)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (8)
Total Tasks: 7
APRILLEIGH20.5 - Bigger is Better - Diane Whitney's Task: Party Like It's 1999!
Read a book that contains three (or more) number 9s, using only the following data (# pages, first publish date, etc.).
Your book must be at least 299 pages in length.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (435 pages)
REQUIRED: Point out where your 9s came from.
All three 9s come from the date the book was first published - July 8, 1999.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (110)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (9)
Total Tasks: 8
APRILLEIGH25. 5 - Andy P. ‘s Task: Create Your Own Compound Word
Read two books with titles each containing a word of 4+ letters that can be combined to form one compound word..
The total number of pages for both books must be at least 500 pages.
Book 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's STONE by J.K. Rowling (309 pages)
Book 2: Harry Potter and the Goblet of FIRE by J.K. Rowling (734 pages)
*** Big Book - one ticket for 500+ pages ***
309 + 734 = 1,043 > 500 pages
REQUIRED: State the compound word.
fire + stone = firestone
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 25 (135)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 1 (1)
Books Read: 2 (11)
Total Tasks: 9
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: A Visit to the Castle
Option 2. Read a book with “Humor” as a main page genre, alone or embedded.
Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix
Option 4. Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title/subtitle which has letters found in the phrase: GIANT FLYING HELMET.
Lanny by Max Porter
"LANNY" found in giANt fLYiNg
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 160
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)