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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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15.4. The Perils of Pauline
option 2
Author White from Pearl White as Pauline
Title Fire from Chapter 1 - Trial By Fire
Line of Fire by Stephen White
total = 415
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.3 Best Review - Trishhartuk's task: We Didn’t Start the Fire
Option 1: Love Story by Erich Segal.
Published in 1970.
224 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 480
Tasks completed: 33/54
Books read: 41
RAYNEBAIR5.4 - 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
Coming Up for Air by Amanda Meuwissen
Points this post: 5
Total points: 100
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 0
RAYNEBAIR5.7 - Rose DeWitt Bukater
read a book that has a protagonist with a 4-letter first name or nickname.
A Deeper Blue by S.E. Harmon
MC's nickname is Blue
Points this post: 5
Total points: 105
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 0
trishhartuk30.5 Mazza1’s task (passed to Sarah E): All Hail Flavia
Option 2: Read a book with a word of at least five letters in the title or subtitle that ends in Y.
ghost stories of an ANTIQUARY, MR James
Read the kindle edition. Top PB here
Golden Oldie: First published in 1904
Option 4: Fabulous titles. Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title or subtitle that matches exactly a word in a Flavia title.
one potato, two potato, DEAD, Lynn Cahoon
Read the kindle edition. Top PB here
Dead can be found in both The DEAD in their Vaulted Arches and The Golden Tresses of the DEAD
Points this task: 30
Books read: 2
Golden oldie: 1 – Ghost Stories of an Antiquary was first published in 1904
Big book: No
Total points: 375
Tasks completed: 22
Golden oldies: 5
Big Book tickets: 0
LAUREN JODI 15.6- Inventors Day
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
Confirmed in Post #23
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 255/905
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 12/54
JUKKA10.7 - Strike!
Book written by an author with a name part that starts with K.
G.I. Joe: The Fall of G.I. Joe Volume 1 by Karen Traviss.
Total Points: 180/905
Total Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 14/54
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
JUKKA5.1 - Taking Action
Book with MPG Action or Adventure.
G.I. Joe: The Fall of G.I. Joe Volume 2 by Karen Traviss.
Total Points: 185/905
Total Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 15/54
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
15.8 - A Parade - for me?White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
❁ author's initials (RD) found in PARADE ❁
Total points: 285 + 15 = 300
Delicious Dee15.9. Time to Revisit
Dead to the World - #81 on the list
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 290
Sara G30.5 - Mazza1's Task (passed to Sarah E): All Hail Flavia
Option 1: Read a book from this list: Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome
I, Claudius by Robert Graves
This book is on page 1 of the list.
**I, Claudius is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1934). I claim one GO ticket.**
Option 4: Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title or subtitle that matches exactly a word in a Flavia title. The titles are listed in post 2 of the Help Thread. Note: All the Flavia books that meet SRC requirements are eligible for this option.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
This is the first book in the Flavia series, so all the words match.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 330
Andy P.Task # 10.8 - Forget-Me-Not
Read a book by an author who, at the time you select your book, is deceased.
The Menace from Earth by Robert A. Heinlein Author died in 1988
Points this post; 10
Total points: 235
Sarah H25.1 - Bookwrm526's Task: Fall Has ALL the Best Stuff
Option 1: Read a book where Halloween, Dia de Los Muertos, or All Saint's Day features prominently in the story.
Something Wicked This Way Comes - approved in post #17 in help thread
Option 2: Read a book with a pumpkin on the cover.
Dark Harvest
Points this task: 25
Total points to date: 225
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Tasks complete: 14
Books read: 17
Bookwrm526Task #30.3 - Picture This
Option 3: Choose a book from this list of Silhouette Covers. I read Wicked Witch Murder by Leslie Meier, on page 1 of the list (at position 85 at time of posting).
Option 4: Read a book by a single author where the initials of the author's first and last name (ignore middle names/initials) can be found in either FLOWERS or INSECTS. I chose INSECTS and read Planetfall by Emma Newman.
Total points so far: 355
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.5 - Zero In
I read What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell - 208p.
Previous point total: 0
New points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Total tasks completed: 1
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Coralie's Task: The Gentle Ones.
I chose Option 1. I read For the Love of Music: The Art of Listening by John Mauceri. J and M in author name.
Previous point total: 10
New points this post: 20
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
5.5 - Princess LeiaRead a book with the word STAR or WARS (plural) intact in the title/subtitle or series name.
Book read: Hidden Star
How it fits: Star in the title
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Total points: 195
Books read: 16
Tasks completed: 15
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
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.total points: 215
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 read: Mr. Perfect
How it fits: 2 words in the title, 405 pages (MMPB Edition: Mr. Perfect)
Book 2. Read a short book, fewer than 200 pages, with a long title, at least 5 words.
Book read:Once Upon a Winter's Eve
How it fits: 5 words in the title, 155 pages (MMPB Edition: Once Upon a Winter's Eve)
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Total points: 225
Books read: 18
Tasks completed: 16
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
5.3 - Not So Helpless After AllScarpetta (Kay Scarpetta #16) by Patricia Cornwell
Badass Female Leads! (page 10)
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 435
SALLY M.15.2 Falling?
Option 3, I was too tired from staying up late reading: last in series, Harry Potter #7
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the MMPB)
**Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a Big Book (831 pages). Claiming 2 BB tickets.**
Option 4, I was staring up at a strange thing in the sky and lost my balance: MPG Fantasy (verified)
The Vine Witch by Luanne G. Smith
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 265
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 20
BB tix this post: 2
Total BB tix: 10
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 1
Kathryn CA10.4 - Give Thanks
Thanksgiving is not only an American tradition. It's also celebrated in Australia, Canada, Grenada, Liberia, the Netherlands, the Philippines, and Saint Lucia. Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries.
Anne of Avonlea
*This book is set on Prince Edward Island on Canada. This can be seen in the setting on the book metadata on the main page.
AR: IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 16.0
I am claiming a Golden Oldie ticket. Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery was published in 1909.
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 85
Kathryn CA30.5 - Mazza1's Task (passed to Sarah E): All Hail Flavia
Option 1: What's in a name?
Read a book from this list: Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome
Mistress of Rome
*Found on the first page of the list.
Option 2: Chemistry please
Read a book with a word of at least five letters in the title or subtitle that ends in Y.
Elementary, She Read
*Elementary has 10 letters and ends with a Y
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 115
20.5 - PARTY LIKES IT'S 1999 - Easter Bunny Murder19TH in the series
First Published - January 29, 2013
Number of pages - 292
TOTAL POINTS - 270
10.8 - Forget-Me-Notbook's author is deceased
Eternul soț by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
first published in 1870 - claiming golden oldie please
Points this post: 10
Total points: 100
Books read: 7
Tasks completed: 6
BB: 1
GO: 5
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: A Great Dametwo books from Option 3: Radium - author name contains RA in any order
J is for Judgment by Sue Grafton
Femeia care astepta by Andreï Makine
Points this post: 30
Total points: 130
Books read: 9
Tasks completed: 7
BB: 1
GO: 5
M1nks 5.2 - Gaudy Night- 576 Pgs/Pub 1935
* I Claim 1 x Big Book Ticket*
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1 (1) : 2 (0) : 3 (0)
M1nks5.6 -
Pub 1944* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 1 (1) : 2 (0) : 3 (0)
Teresa Jo10.10 Scooby-Dooby-Doo
Read a book from one of the monster/ghost lists linked
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
Best Monster Stories, page 2, #154
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 350
Marina H5.4 - Princess Fiona
Personskade by Elsebeth Egholm
Points this post: 5
Total points: 195
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 12
Marina H20.1 - Most Improved Player - LaureY's task: a Walk Through the Glens
Option 3: Nærmeste Pårørende by Elsebeth Egholm
Points this post: 20
Total points: 215
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 13
M1nks5.8 - The Cuckoo's Calling 550 Pgs
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 1 (2) : 2 (0) : 3 (0)
M1nks10.1 - Carry On - 522 Pgs - Aliki
* I Claim 1 x Big Book Ticket *
Points this post: 10
Total points: 25
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 1 (3) : 2 (0) : 3 (0)
M1nks 10.3 -The Silkworm - 672 Pgs
* I Claim 1 x Big Book Ticket *
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 1 (4) : 2 (0) : 3 (0)
M1nks10.9
- 502 Pgs/Pub 1868* I Claim 1 x Big Book Ticket *
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie *
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 1 (5) : 2 (0) : 3 (0)
JEN B.10.4 - Give Thanks
Read a book set in a country that celebrates Thanksgiving
The Dry by Jane Harper (10/5/19)
This book is set in Australia.
TOTAL POINTS: 90
JEN B.10.9 - Portrait of a Lady
Read a book with a cover that depicts a female figure alone with no other human forms present.
by Sally Hepworth (9/29/19)TOTAL POINTS: 100
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)15.7. It's Halloween!
Read a book with a word from this Halloween Word List in its title/subtitle.
Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequel by A.W. Jantha
"Hocus Pocus" is on the list.
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 390
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Nick KY5.5 Princess Leia I read Stars and Galaxies by Dana Backman, “STAR” found intact in the title.
Total Points So Far: 345
Christine V20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's task: We Didn’t Start the Fire
Option 1: Dune by Frank Herbert, first published in 1965.
I read the Kindle edition. The top MMPB, Dune, has 512 pages.
***Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket***
Points this post: 20
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
Tea10.1 - I’ll Be There For You
Read a book that a GR friend has read and rated 5 stars.
The Artist Cries Wolf by Heather Horrocks
- Sally906 gave it 5 stars
- approved for length
Total points: 10
Books read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Coralie's Task: The Gentle Ones.Option 2: Read a book with a word in the title that can be made from the letters in MARGARET
My word is RAGE
Rage
New Points: 20
Total Points: 225
GO's: 2
Tea10.5 - Zero In
Read a book with a zero in the number of pages.
Voda, paučina by Nada Gašić
- 404 pages
Total points: 20
Books read: 2
Tasks Completed:: 2
Tea20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: Two Truths and a Lie
Option 1 - read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in AROUND THE WORLD
Seven by Adrienne Wilder
- author's initials in AROUND THE WORLD
Total points: 40
Books read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
Tea30.2 - Dlmrose’s Task: The People in Your Neighborhood
Readerboard "neighbors" (at the start of the challenge)
TARYN NICOLE
TASSIE
TATI
TEA <-- me
TEDDIE
TEODORA
TERESA JO
Book 1 - Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in ONE of that group’s Readerboard names.
A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas
- author's initials can be found in Teresa Jo
Book 2 - Read a book with ALL of the letters of ONE of Readerboard names in the title
The Litigators by John Grisham
- Tati can be found in Litigators
Total points: 70
Books read: 5
Tasks Completed: 4
Tea30.6 - BrookeTX's task: Riot Grrls
Book 1 - Read a book whose author shares a name with one of the musicians from Riot grrrl
Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
- authors first name - Lois - matched to Lois Maffeo
Book 2 - Read a book whose title contains a word found in one of the Riot grrrl bands' name
Blood Vow by J.R. Ward
- word Blood matched to Blood Sausage
Total points: 100
Tasks Completed: 5
Books read: 7
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15.2. Falling?
option 3, most recently published in series: All the Devils by Barry Eisler
PB: All the Devils
(Livia Lone #4) published September 30, 2019
option 4, SF genre: To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
total = 400