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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
Task 30.5 - All Hail Flaviaoption 2: read a book with a 4+ letter word in title that ends in Y
Sorcery of Thorns
SORCERY
option 3: read a book with a bicycle on the cover
Forever, Interrupted
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460 points
10.3 - Listen UpRead a book that has won or been nominated (a finalist) for an Audie Award
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Audie award for fiction 2018
Total points: 10
10.6 - Birth of the InternetRead a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in AdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyNetwork consecutively
The Rocky Road to Romance by Janet Evanovich
JE in projects
Total points: 20
10.8 - Forget-Me-NotRead a book by an author who, at the time you select your book, is deceased.
The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters
Total points: 30
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5.5 - Princess Leia
Star intact in: Morningstar: Growing Up with Books by Ann Hood
total = 435
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10.8 - Forget-Me-Not
Ill Met by Moonlight by W. Stanley Moss, Died August 09, 1965
total = 455
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10.9 - Portrait of a Lady
My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food by Lidia Matticchio Bastianichtotal = 465
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20.1 - Most Improved Player - LaureY's task: a Walk Through the Glens
option 1, mountain cover:
The Bitterroots by C.J. Boxtotal = 485
Readerboard: JENBENT5.8 - Ann Darrow
two consecutive words in the title that start with the same letter
Nosy White Woman
Points this post: 5
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Big Books this post: 0
Total points: 135
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Books: 0
30.4 - THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF ITBOOK 1 - Little
BOOK 2 - The Woman in the Blue Cloak
TOTAL POINTS - 300
LAUREN JODI 25.6- TraceyL's Task: Princess Peach
Option #1: Pseudonym
Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb (Real name: Nora Roberts)
Option #3: MPG Romance
A Christmas Proposition by Jessica Lemmon
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 305/905
Total Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 14/54
Sarah E5.5 - Princess Leia
Blueberry Stars & Stripes Murder
I read the kindle edition, paperback for length
Total points: 5
Nick KYI mistakenly put a 129 page book into Task 20.5 above. I have made a note in the Questions and Problems thread. Taking it away, I now have 370 points. I will now put that book into another task.
5.4 Princess Fiona I read The Cage Keeper and Other Stories by Andre Dubus III.
O in Other
G in caGe
RE in keepER
Total Points So Far: 375
Sarah E15.10. What's New in 2019?
From the Most Anticipated Books of 2019 list - second book listed for March
Gingerbread
I read the kindle edition, top paperback (no MMP) is Gingerbread
Total points: 20
Julia10320.9 - Moderators' Pet - Coralie's Task: The Gentle Ones.
The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoy (M in Margaret, J in killJoy)
I read the ebook. Paperback edition (The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion) has 113 pages.
This post: 20 points
Total points: 275
BB: 1
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 20
MAZZA15.5 - Princess Leia
Read a book with the word STAR or WARS (plural) intact in the title/subtitle or series name
The Giver of Stars
Points this post = 5
Total to date = 5
MAZZA15.6 - Princess Buttercup
Read a book that has yellow letters on the cover.
I read this edition (kindle )for length the paperback edition is noted here Killing Dylan
Points this post = 5
Total to date = 10
MAZZA15.8 - Ann Darrow
Read a book with two or more consecutive words in the title/subtitle that start with the same letter.
Anne of Green Gables
This has MPG children's info required
Anne of Green Gables (Unabridged)
Montgomery, L.M.
AR Quiz No. 203 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17.0
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP, LS, VP
also used as an example in Rules
points this post = 5
Points to date = 15
MAZZA15.9 - Elizabeth Swann
Read a book with a bird on the cover or the name of a specific type of bird in the title/subtitle.
Will Starling
points this post = 5
Points to date = 20
MAZZA110.7 - Strike!
Help Thread
Read a book written by a single author with a name part that begins with a K,
Take It Back Kia Abdullah
points this post = 10
Points to date = 30
MAZZA110.9 - Portrait of a Lady
Read a book with a cover that depicts a female figure alone with no other human forms present.
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 40
MAZZA115.5. Back to School.
Time to read something that might be assigned reading - read a book with the main page genre Classics, standalone or embedded.
MPG ClassicsPoints this post = 15
Points to date =55
MAZZA115.6. Inventors Day
September 29 is Inventors Day. Read a nonfiction book with the MPG Science or Technology, standalone or embedded.
Prisoners of Geography
MPG Science> Geography and Non-Fiction
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 70
MAZZA115.10. What's New in 2019?
Read a book from one of these two 2019 lists:
From Most Anticipated Books for the Second Half of 2019 listed in July
The Nickel Boys
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 85
MAZZA120.1 - Most Improved Player - LaureY's task: a Walk Through the Glens
Option 3
For this option, 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.
Spring Ali Smith
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 105
MAZZA120.2 - Rookie at the Top – Jen K's task: Fabulous Fall
This is a one-book task. Read a book of at least 250 pg that satisfies one of the following three options. REQUIRED: State which option you chose when you post.
Option 1: Corn Maze
For this option, read a book and use the initial letters of the title (all words count but subtitles should be ignored) to create a word.
The End of the Day Word created = TOTED
Page count = 432 and exceeds requirement
Points this post = 20
Points to date 125
MAZZA15.7 - Rose DeWitt Bukater
read a book that has a protagonist with a 4-letter first name or nickname.
The Dovekeepers
Character name = YAEL
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 130
MAZZA120.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowl
Option 2: Feathers and bloom
Read a book with one or more full-bloomed flowers on the cover. At least some petals need to be fully expanded and visible.
Required: Include the cover in your post
Let's Hope for the Best
points this post = 20
Points to date 150
MAZZA120.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: Two Truths and a Lie
This is a one book task. No books with a MPG of children or kids may be used for this task. Your book must have a minimum of 250 pages.
Required: State which option you choose.
Option 1:
For this option, read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in AROUND THE WORLD. All initials count and spaces determine names. Letters can only be used as often as they appear.
Expectation Anna Hope
Page numbers = 336 exceeds requirement
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 170
MAZZA120.9 - Moderators' Pet - Coralie's Task: The Gentle Ones.
Option 1. Read a book by a single author whose name on Goodreads includes both a J and an M. The letters can be found in any part of their name.
Six Jim Crace
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 190
Bookwrm526Task #15.4 - The Perils of Pauline
I chose the one book option and readA Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay . The author's name (Paul) matches the actor Paul Panzer, and the word OF from the title matches the title of episode two, Goddess of the Far West.
Total points so far: 385
Nick KY10.7 Strike! I read A Mile Beyond the Moon by C.M. Kornbluth, last name begins with “K.”
Total Points So Far: 385
MAZZA125.3 - SandyL's Task - Thanksgiving!
This is a two book task. Choose two options and read one book from each. The total number of pages for both books combined must be at least 500.
Option 2: Family and Friends
Read a book with the word FAMILY, FAMILIES, or FRIEND found intact in the title, subtitle or series title. If using the series title, it must show on Goodreads in parentheses after the title on the book's main page. Example: Rachel's Holiday (Walsh Family #2).
Imaginary Friend page count - 720 pages
Option 4: Shopping
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Read a book written by an author whose initials are included in BLACK FRIDAY. All initials count, and each letter can only be used as often as it appears in the phrase.
Death at Beacon Cottage Betty Rowlands
Page count - 232 pages
Total page count = 720 + 232 = 952
Points this post = 25
Points to date = 215
MAZZA130.4- Sandy's task: The Long and the Short of It
Book 1. Read a long book, at least 350 pages, with a short title, no more than 2 words.
Whisper Network 352 pages
Book 2. Read a short book, fewer than 200 pages, with a long title, at least 5 words.
Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly 160 pages
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 245
Andy P.Task # 15.4. The Perils of Pauline
Option 2. Read a book whose author matches the first or last name of the cast members of the serial and a book with a word in its title/subtitle that matches a word in one of the episode titles
Line of Fire by Stephen White
White matches Pearl White, and Line of Fire matches the fire in Trial by Fire
Points this post: 15
Total points: 265
babbling c10.6 - Birth of the Internet
Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in AdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyNetwork consecutively , such as AD, DV, VA, AN, etc. An author with more than 2 name initials may be used as long as all the letters appear consecutively in the target phrase. ex, RCH -Richard C. Hale
Neanderthal Seeks Human -Audible Neanderthal Seeks Human - paperback pg. 402 by Penny Reid
Projects
THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points:145/905
Completed Tasks:9/54
Golden oldies: 0
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Pages read this season: 3,716
Books read this season:11
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.6 - Birth of the Internet
Crashing Heat by Richard Castle.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 570
Tasks completed: 39/54
Books read: 49
Jen K30.4- Sandy's task: The Long and the Short of It
Book 1: The Idiot 423 pages > 350 pages
Book 2: Down Among the Sticks and Bones 187 pages < 200 pages
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Points this post: 30
Total Points: 225
Total Tasks: 12
Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Jen K20.1 - 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
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
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Points this post: 20
Total Points: 245
Total Tasks: 13
Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Sarah H5.9 - Elizabeth Swann - Read a book with the name of a specific type of bird in the title/subtitle.
Jackdaw
Read the ebook, linked to the paperback
Points this task: 5
Total points to date: 255
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Tasks complete: 16
Books read: 20
Suzannesea20.9 Moderator's Pet - Coralie's Task: The Gentle Ones
Option 1
Read a book by a single author whose name contains a J and an M.
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
iJeoMa
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 285
Brooke TX5.2 - Damsel-in-Distress
Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 110
Completed Tasks: 10
Books Read: 25
Brooke TX5.3 - Not So Helpless After All
Read a book found on the Badass Female Leads! Listopia. From the Mortal Instruments series, with City of Bones found on page 1:
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 115
Completed Tasks: 11
Books Read: 25
Brooke TX15.9. Time to Revisit
Several years ago, we set up this list - SRC Recommended Books. Found on page 1:
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 130
Completed Tasks: 12
Books Read: 25
Brooke TX30.2 - Dlmrose’s Task: The People in Your Neighborhood
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in ONE of the Readerboard names. With NN found in BRITTANYCIGNA:
Book 2: Read a book with ALL of the letters of ONE of the Readerboard names in the title and/or subtitle. With all of the letters of BUCKET found in the title:
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 160
Completed Tasks: 13
Books Read: 25
Brooke TX30.4- Sandy's task: The Long and the Short of It
Book 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.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 190
Completed Tasks: 14
Books Read: 25
Brooke TX30.5 - 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. With "Heavenly":
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. With "Shadows" as in I Am Half-Sick of Shadows:
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 220
Completed Tasks: 15
Books Read: 25
MELLY30.5 option 1 book from Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome
The Eagle of the Ninth (found on page 1)
30.5 option 2 a book with a word of at least five letters in the title or subtitle that ends in Y.
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
Points this post: 30
Points to date: 185
GOs to date: 1
BBs to date: 1
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