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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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Queen Bee Darlene20.4 Golden Oldies - Tien's task: My Big Classic Books Year
Option 1: genre Cultural>Russia
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 380
15.10. What's New in 2019?Lost Children Archive
This book is found on the Most Anticipated Books of 2019 list for February
Total points: 50
5.8 - Ann DarrowThe Black Box
Two consecutive words in the title begin with the same letter
Total points: 55
Julia10310.7 - Strike!
A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson
This post: 10 points
Total points: 305
BB: 1
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 22
Julia10320.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowl
Option 3: Murder at the Filmore
This is #1 in the Virginia Holmes series. Book #2, The Vanishing Spy was published August 2018.
ebook approved for length in post #7633 of verification thread.
This post: 20 points
Total points: 325
BB: 1
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 23
15.4. The Perils of PaulineI did Option 2 which has both 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
Men in the Making by Bruce Machart
My title has word "IN" which is a word in the Chapter 8 title
and the author's first name Bruce matches Clifford Bruce
New Points: 15
Total Points: 295
GO's: 2
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Task 25. 5 - Andy P. ‘s Task: Create Your Own Compound Word
Home: Home by Harlan Coben, 387 pages
Land: Land of Wolves by Craig Johnson, 336 pages
Homeland: noun; one's native land.
387 + 336 = 723
total = 510
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25.7 - Cat's Task: Literary Months
Book 1, September, #7 Man Booker: Small Country by Gaël Faye
Book 2, November, Baillie Gifford 2013 shortlist: A Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees by Dave Goulson
total = 535
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30.3 - TessaVanessa's Task: Picture this
option 2, Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
Picture book by author: The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
option 4, initials OL in fLOwer: Deception Cove by Owen Laukkanen
total = 565
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30.4- Sandy's task: The Long and the Short of It
Book 1, 350+, 1 word title: Conviction by Denise Mina, 376 pages
Book 2, <200, 6 word title: Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter, 128 pages
total = 595
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30.5 - Mazza1's Task (passed to Sarah E): All Hail Flavia
option 2, 5+ letter word -Y, Saturday: The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson
option 3, bike cover:
The Black Jersey by Jorge Zepeda Pattersontotal = 625
JAMTOWN 80Task 30.3- Picture This
Option 3: On page 3 of Silhouette Covers
by Ayşe KulinOption 4: floWeRs in author name
The Great Restoration by William Ray
Task: 30
Season total: 30
JAMTOWN 80TASK 30.4- The Long and Short of It
Book 1: Church Folk by Michele Andrea Bowen
Book 2: The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor by Gabriel García Márquez
Task 30
Season total: 60
25.3 - Diana K's Task: Two (or Three) Nations Divided by a Common LanguageWord Pair: Cupboard/Wardrobe
Book 1:
by Annette BlairBook 2:
by Alexander McCall SmithPoints This Post: 25
Total Points: 255
JAMTOWN 80task 25.3- Thanksgiving!
Option 1 : The Food
Page 1 of Mysteries in Good Taste: # 25
The Grilling Season by Diane Mott Davidson
Pages; paperback 401
Option 2: Author initials in blacK FRiday
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
Pages : paperback - 544
Combined pages 945
Task : 25
Season total: 105
JAMTOWN 8020.8- The Scents of Fall
Option 1: author initials B,S : Baked goodS
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Task : 20
Season total: 125
JAMTOWN 80Task 20.6- Well-seasoned fowl
Option 3: Leaving the nest
Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely
Book 2: Blanche Among the Talented Tenth published in September 1994
Post: 20
Season total: 145
JAMTOWN 80Task 20.2- fabulous Fall
Option: 3 Great Debut Novel - page 1
In the Woods by Tana French
Task 20
Season total: 165
JAMTOWN 80Task 20.1- A walk through the glen
Option 3:
The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins
Task : 20
Season total: 185
Cordelia10.2 Here's to Health
The Complete Gut Health Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know About the Gut and How to Improve Yours by Pete Evans
MPG - Health
Points: 10
Total Points: 435
Cordelia15.10 What's new in 2019
Quichotte by Salman Rushdie
Was on the "most anticipated books for the second half of 2019" list.
Month: September
Points: 15
Total Points: 450
HELEN ATask 20.6 Part #3 First in a Series
Call the Nurse Call the Nurse: True Stories of a Country Nurse on a Scottish Isle
First in the Country Nurse Series, the second of which was Nurse Come You Here, first published on April 7, 2015
Nurse, Come You Here!: More True Stories of a Country Nurse on a Scottish Isle
This post: one book for 20 points
Total tasks: 19
Total books: 29
Total points: 375
Big Books= one at 500+ and one at 750+=2
GO=1
20.1 - Most Improved Player - LaureY's task: a Walk Through the GlensOption 3, a book whose title and author's name do not contain the letters J, K, Q, V, W, X, Y, Z: Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand
Points this post: 20
Total points: 330
Pamela326520.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Peg W's Task: The Scents of Fall
Option 1: The Stars Above Northumberland by Anita Stansfield – Author’s initials found in bAked goodS
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 65
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Peg W's Task: The Scents of FallOption 1: I read The Muralist by B.A. Shapiro.
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 120
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 7
Big Books: 500 (3 tickets)
HELEN ATask 30.1 2 books
#1 BIO When You Lie about your Age
When You Lie About Your Age, the Terrorists Win: Reflections on Looking in the Mirror
#2 MEDICAL The Family That Couldn't Sleep
The Family That Couldn't Sleep: A Medical Mystery
This post: 2 books, 30 points
Total tasks: 20
Total books: 31
Total points: 405
Big Books= one at 500+ and one at 750+=2
GO=1
Coralie30.1 A Great Dame
I chose to do option 3 twice – book by an author whose name contains RA in any order
Where Shadows Dance by C.S. Harris
Nexus by Ramez Naam
Total to date 260 points
15.3. Time to Catch UpOption 2: The Three Musketeers
On my TBR list since 11/20/17 and #115 on Page 2 of the I Should Probably Read This Sometime list
*** One Big Book Ticket claimed - 720 pages
*** One Golden Oldie Ticket claimed - published in 1844
Total points: 70
LAUREN JODI 20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowl
Option #3: Leaving the nest
Tangled Up in Love by Heidi Betts
Book #2 published August 4th, 2009
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 345/905
Total Books Read: 25
Tasks Completed: 16/54
Bookwrm526Task #15.1 - Knock Knock!
Book 1: Read a book in which the same word appears at least twice in the title/subtitle. I read Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine by Emily Bernard, the word TIME repeats in the subtitle.
Book 2: Read a book the title/subtitle of which contains the word "who" or "who's." I read The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow.
Total points so far: 495
Bookwrm526Task #5.6 = 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. I read The Marathon Murders by Chester D. Campbell.
Total points so far: 500
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: A Great Dame
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose name contains the letters RA in any order. ***I have used this option twice***
The Pursuit by Joyce Carol Oates
R&A appears in cARol
Frankissstein: A Love Story by Jeanette Winterson
R&A appears in jeAnette winteRson
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 445
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Joanne MITask 5.4 Read a book that has all the letters of OGRE (in any order) in the title/subtitle and/or the author's name.
We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese
OR (in Story) G and E (in Angels)
Points this task 5
Total Points 90
Total BB's 2
Chris MD20.3 We Didn't Start the Fire
Option 1: Published between 1949 and 1989
The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman
First published 1970
I listened to the audio version of this book. The MMP has 271 pages, which exceeds the 175 page minimum.
Total points: 80
Chris MD20.4 My Big Classics Book Year
Option 3: Imprints
#89 on the Vintage Classics Red Spine List
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
As I Lay Dying was first published in 1930. Claiming one Golden Oldie ticket
Total points: 100
b>Chris MD20.5 All Hail Flavia
Option 2: Title word of at least 5 letters that ends in Y
The Mystery of Three Quarters by Sophie Hannah
Word is MYSTERY
Option 4: Title word of at least four letters matches a word in a Flavia title
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
SHADOWS matches a word in the title I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 508 pages.
Claiming one big book ticket.
Total points: 120
Julia10315.7. It's Halloween!
Gateway to the Moon ("moon" is on the word list)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 340
BB: 1
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 24
Blueberry20.4 Opt 1 read a book with one of following MPGs:
Cultural > Australia
The Dry
Pts: 20
Total pts: 100
Books read: 5
Blueberry15.7 Read a book with a word from this Halloween Word List in its title/subtitle.
A Monster Calls
Pts: 15
Total pts: 115
books read: 6
Julia10330.6 - BrookeTX's task: Riot Grrls
Book 1: A Sword Named Truth by Sherwood Smith (name Smith shared with musician Erin Smith)
This book has 576 pages, claiming one BB ticket
Book 2: Miss Frost Solves A Cold Case: A Nocturne Falls Mystery ("Cold" is in the band name Cold Cold Hearts)
This post: 30 points, 1 BB
Total points: 370
BB: 2
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 26
Helen B5.3 - Not So Helpless After All
Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb
Substitute for Naked in Death (#1 in In Death series) on page 1 of list.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 350
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 24
BB tickets: 3
10.6 - Birth of the InternetrESearch
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak
Post Total: 10
Season Total: 160
15.2. Falling?2. I tripped over my own feet! - Read a book with one or more human feet on the cover. Bare feet, stocking feet, and feet in shoes all work; empty footwear does not.
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson4. I was staring up at a strange thing in the sky and lost my balance! – Read a book with the main page genre science fiction or fantasy, standalone or embedded.
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
Post Total: 15
Season Total: 185
15.10. What's New in 2019?Most Anticipated Books for the Second Half of 2019:
Inland by Téa Obreht
Post Total: 15
Season Total: 215
20.1 - Most Improved Player - LaureY's task: a Walk Through the GlensOption 1
For this option, read a book with a hill or a mountain on the cover.
The Painted Veil by W. Somerset MaughamPost Total: 20
Season Total: 235
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The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar
Option 3: author whose name contains the letters RA in any order
Recursion by Blake Crouch
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 285/ 905
Tasks completed: 20/54
Books Read: 25
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books:500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)