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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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Julia10320.5 - Bigger is Better - Diane Whitney's Task: Party Like It's 1999!
Daughter of Moloka'i
309 pages, published February 19, 2019
This post: 20 points
Total points: 390
BB: 2
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 27
5.6 Princess Buttercup
by Ellen Urbani finished 09.24.19title of the book in yellow
Big Books Ticket: 0 Book
Big Books Ticket Points To Date: 1
Points this Post: 5
Total Points To Date: 55
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 8
15.8 - A Parade - for me?Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
Author's first and last initials appear in the word PaRade
Big Books Ticket: 0 Book
Big Books Ticket Points To Date: 1
Points this Post: 15
Total Points To Date: 70
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 9
Delicious Dee15.2. Falling?
Option 3 - Storm Cursed - most recent published in the Mercy Thompson series, next book is due out in 2020
Option 4 - In an Absent Dream - shelved as fantasy by 1320ppl
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 345
Delicious Dee10.8 - Forget-Me-Not
Apollo's Curse - Brad Vance - the author died August 17, 2019
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 355
MEGSCL10.9 - Portrait of a Lady
TOTAL TO DATE
90 points
5.7 - Rose DeWitt BukaterBoy on a Wire by Jon Doust
character's name: JACK
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 4
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 570
30.2 - Dlmrose’s Task: The People in Your NeighborhoodMy Readerboard "neighbors":
LITERAVORE
LLJONES
LOAFER
LOIS
LOLA
LORI TX
LORI UK
Book 1, a book by an author whose initials can be found in one Readerboard neighbor's name (above—LITERAVORE): Park Avenue Summer by Renee Rosen
Book 2, a book with all the letters of one (below) neighbor's Readerboard name in the title (LOLA) Home by Nightfall by Charles Finch
Points this post: 30
Total points: 360
Readerboard name Kathy P5.3 - Not So Helpless After All
The Widows of Malabar Hill
Found on page 10
Points this post 5
Totals
Points: 105
BB: 0
GO:1
Total Tasks completed: 8
Total Books read: 8
Readerboard name Kathy P10.10 - Scooby-Dooby-Doo!
List - Best Monster Books!
Page 1
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Points this post 10
Totals
Points: 115
BB: 0
GO:1
Total Tasks completed: 9
Total Books read: 9
Lisa MD15.3. Time to Catch Up.
Option 2 - Read a book from the "I Should Probably Read This Sometime" list that has also been on your TBR for at least 1 year. REQUIRED: Provide the required information from both parts of option 1.
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf 209 pp
*Page 2 #195
*On my GR TBR since 2/22/2010
*I claim a Golden Oldie ticket - Published in 1927
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TOTALS:
Current Points: 15
Total Points: 215/905
Tasks Completed: 14/54
Books Read: 16
BB Tickets:
GO: 3
Cordelia20.4 My Big Classic Book year
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
published in 1972
Points: 20
Total Points: 480
Coralie5.4 Princess Fiona
Book that has all the letters of OGRE in the title – all in ROGuE
Rogue Protocol
Total to date 265 points
trishhartuk25.4 Diana K’s task: Two (or Three) Nations Divided by a Common Language
Book 1. Chose a word pair from one of the lists. Read a book with one of those words in the title or subtitle.
Book 2. Read a book with the other word from the word pair in the title or subtitle.
British vs American Words List - US - Closet; UK – Wardrobe
the skeleton in the CLOSET, MC Beaton
Read the kindle edition. Top PB here
in a witch’s WARDROBE, Juliet Blackwell
Points this task: 25
Books read: 2
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 435
Tasks completed: 25
Golden oldies: 5
Big Book tickets: 0
5.4 - Princess FionaRead a book that has all the letters of OGRE
I read The Death Factory by Greg Iles.
Task Points: 5
Total Points: 125
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 8
Big Books: 500 (3 tickets)
Coralie15.2 Falling?
Option 1. I was sick!
Book where major character (Lydia) is a doctor
Prisoner of Midnight
Option 3. I was too tired from staying up late reading!
The most recent book in a series .
The Ruin of Angels #6 in the craft sequence
Total to date 280 points
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.10. What's New in 2019?
The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esmé Weijun Wang.
Found on Most Anticipated Books of 2019 for February.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 645
Tasks completed: 43/54
Books read: 55
KatrinaH5.6 - Princess Buttercup
Cover with yellow letters/title.
The Vanishing Futurist, by Charlotte Hobson.
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Points this post: 5
Total this season: 25
Mod
I chose option 1 and read A Great Reckoning - I listened to the audiobook and linked to the top pb edition (no MMPB) - 416 pages.
Using A G R, I made the word RAG.
416 pages >required 250.
total points: 335
Mary P25.7 - Cat's Task: Literary Months
October:Read a book first published between 1949 and 2019 (inclusive) with title of at least three words (ignore subtitles), where the title initials can be found in CHELTENHAM LITERARY FESTIVAL
Here To Stay by Mark Edwards
( Published Sept 1, 2019 )
November: Read any book shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction.
Stuart: A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters ( 2005 )
Points this post: 25
Total points: 150
Nick KY10.1 I’ll Be There for You I read A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge, 5 star on my friend Eric’s list: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for Fire Upon the Deep at 617 pp
Total Points So Far: 440
Big Books So Far: 500+ (1), 750+ (1) = 3 BB Tickets
10.9 - PORTRAIT OF A LADY -
TOTAL POINTS - 310
LAUREN JODI 15.10 - What's New in 2019?
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
List: Most Anticipated Books for the Second Half of 2019
Month: July
Book mentioned in the review for The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory.
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 360/905
Total Books Read: 26
Tasks Completed: 17/54
Readerboard Name: Absurda10.3 - Listen Up
Read a book that has won or been nominated (a finalist) for an Audie Award, an award recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment. The book may be read in any format; audio not required. The award must be present on the book's GR main page.
The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George
Audie Award for Mystery 2019
692 pages: Claim 1 Big Book Ticket
Points this task: 10
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 0
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 285
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
CYNBAXTER # 5.01 – Taking Action
Task: Read a book with the MPG Action and/or Adventure
Book: When We Were Lost by Kevin Wignall, James Patterson
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 55 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
30.3Option 2: adult book written by author who has also written a children’s picture book with MPG of Picture Books
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Children’s book: Maya's World: Izak of Lapland
Option 4: initials in either FLOWERS or INSECTS
Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism by Fumio Sasaki
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 315/905
Tasks completed: 21/54
Books Read: 27
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books:500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
CYNBAXTER# 10.07 – Strike!
Task: Read a book written by a single author with a name part that begins with a K
Book: I Am Still Alive by Kate Alice Marshall
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 65 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
CYNBAXTER# 15.02 – Falling?
Task 1, Option 2: Read a book with one or more human feet on the cover.
Book:
Ice Land by Betsy TobinTask 2, Option 4: Read a book with the main page genre science fiction or fantasy, standalone or embedded
Book: The Farm by Joanne Ramos
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 80 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
CYNBAXTER# 15.09 – Time to Revisit
Task: Read a book from this list: SRC Recommended Books
Book: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis - Which was found on the 1st page of the list (#93)
**This is a Big Book (578 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 95 points
BB tickets this post: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
Marina H30.4- Sandy's task: The Long and the Short of It
Book 1: Eget ansvar by Elsebeth Egholm 415 pages
Book 2: Forestillingen om et ukompliceret liv med en mand by Helle Helle 167 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 245
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 14
Brooke TXTask 25. 5 - Andy P. ‘s Task: Create Your Own Compound Word
Read two books each of which has a title (subtitles are excluded) which contains a word of four or more letters which can be combined to form one compound word. With "AFTER" and "GLOW," which combine to form "AFTERGLOW":
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 295
Completed Tasks: 19
Books Read: 29
Brooke TX30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: A Great Dame
Option 1: Read a nonfiction book with the MPG science or biography.
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose name contains the letters RA in any order.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 325
Completed Tasks: 20
Books Read: 29
JUKKA20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: Two Truths and a Lie
Book by an author whose initials are in AROUND THE WORLD.
Mutant: Year Zero - Roleplaying At The End Of Days by Tomas Härenstam.
Total Points: 270/905
Total Books Read: 26
Tasks Completed: 21/54
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
10.4 - Give ThanksRead a book set at least 50% in one of these countries.(Canada)
Mrs. Mike
***Claiming Golden Oldie Ticket, first published in 1947***
New Points: 10
Total Points: 305
GO's : 3
Laurah3020.1 - Most Improved Player - LaureY's task: a Walk Through the Glens
Option 2
For this option, read a book that contains all the letters of FAIRY in the title/subtitle.
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler
Points this task: 20
Total points to date: 190
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 0
Tasks complete: 12
Books read: 13
Sarah H20.7 - 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.
Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar
Read the ebook, linked to the paperback
Points this task: 20
Total points to date: 285
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Tasks complete: 18
Books read: 22
Andy P.Task # 30.5 - 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 The Lonely Hour by Christopher Fowler Lonely ends in Y
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 Bones of Paris by Laurie R. King Bones matches Bones in Speaking From Among the Bones
Points this post: 30
Total points: 335
10.3 Listen Up Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Audie Award
Claiming BB TICKET for 544 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 60
JUKKA15.8. A Parade - for me?
Book whose author's initials are in PARADE.
Who Killed Captain Kirk? by Peter David.
Total Points: 285/905
Total Books Read: 27
Tasks Completed: 22/54
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
10.9 - Portrait of a LadyHelp Thread
Read 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.
ex.
The Long Song by Andrea Levy The Girl in the Clockwork Collar (Steampunk Chronicles, #2) by Kady Cross Belle by Beverly Jenkins Longbourn by Jo Baker
Required: Include the cover.
I read
which has one female depicted on the cover.points: 80
books read: 6
tasks completed: 5
Big Books: 1
pages read: 2479
5.2 - Damsel-in-DistressThey Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott
❁ One qualifying contributor in a work by multiple authors works.❁
❁ Steven Scott's initials (SS) found in DISTRESS ❁
Total points: 300 + 5 = 305
15.3 - Time to Catch UpOption 2: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
❁ on my GRs TBR list since January 13, 2011 ❁
❁ found on p. 4 of the list ❁
Total points: 305 + 15 = 320
Sunshine10.6 - Birth of the Internet
Book: Witch's Cauldron by Ella Summers 9/24/19
How it Fits: AdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyNetwork
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 95
Books Read: 10
Sunshine10.10 - Scooby-Dooby-Doo!
Book: The Passage by Justin Cronin 9/8/19
How it Fits: Best Monster Books Page 4, #348
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 105
Books Read: 11
Sunshine15.9. Time to Revisit
Book: Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern 10/12/19
How it Fits: Page 2, #160
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 120
Books Read: 12
MEGAN RAE20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: Two Truths and a Lie
Option 1: For this option, read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in AROUND THE WORLD.
- Completed 13th OctoberHow it fits: Author initials (DW) found in AROUND THE WORLD
Points this post: 20
Total points: 110
20.1 A Walk Through The Glens Option 3
Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand
The letters J,K,Q,V,W,X,Y,Z do not appear in the title or author's name.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
BB TICKETS: 2
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
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10.8 Forget me not
City of Illusions by Ursula K. Le Guin
Author died 22 January 2018
Points: 10
Total points: 460