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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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Repost30.3
Option 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 picture book: Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou
Option 4: initials in either FLOWERS
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)
5.2 initials in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS Dying for Chocolate by Diane Mott Davidson
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 320/905
Tasks completed: 22/54
Books Read: 28
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books:500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Helen B20.9 - The Gentle Ones.
Option 1: A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee
M and J in the author’s last name.
Points this post: 29
Total points: 375
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 26
BB tickets: 3
Brooke TX15.5. Back to School.
Read a book with the main page genre Classics.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 365
Completed Tasks: 22
Books Read: 31
Delicious Dee10.3 - Listen Up
Sadie - won the Audie Award for young adult in 2019
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 390
Sue T15.10 - What's New in 2019?
Book from one of these lists: Most Anticipated Books of 2019 or Most Anticipated Books for the Second Half of 2019
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
From Most Anticipated Books for the Second Half of 2019 - September
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 30/905
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Sue T20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Roxana - Well-seasoned fowl
Option 3: Leaving the Nest - book 1 of a series
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Book 2 was published in 1997
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 50/905
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Sue T5.10 - No Need for Distress
Book of choice that meets SRC rules
Connect: How To Grow Your Church In 28-Days Guaranteed by Don Corder
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 55/905
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 5
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
SALLY M.5.8 Ann Darrow: two+ consecutive words in title/sub that start with the same letter (Murder & Morphine)
Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood by William J. Mann
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
**Tinseltown is a Big Book (528 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 5
Total points: 385
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 30
BB tix this post: 1
Total BB tix: 12
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 2
Pamela32655.10 - No Need for Distress
The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do about It by Warren Farrell, John Gray
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 135
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+:
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Peg W's Task: The Scents of FallOption 1 City at the End of Time by Greg Bear
425
Coralie10.1 I’ll be there for you
My friend Nicole rated The Doll's House 5 stars.
Total to date 290 points
Mod
My neighborhood:
SANDI
SANDRA
SANDRA SSSNOO
SANDY
SANDY MN
SANDYL
SANKALP
Book 1 - I read a kindle ARC of Laughter at the Academy (linked to the hardcover edition, no PB or MMPB) by Seanan McGuire.
Author initials, SM, are found in the name of SANDY MN, one of my "below" neighbors.
Book 2 - I read The Waters and the Wild.
The name of SANDI, one of my "above" neighbors, is found in
the waterS AND the wIld.
total points: 465
Marina H15.2. Falling?
Option 2:
by Elsebeth EgholmHuman feet on cover
Option 3: Dødvægt by Elsebeth Egholm
Last book in series
Points this post: 15
Total points: 265
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 16
Bookwrm526Task #25.2 - A Visit to the Castle
Option 2: Read a book with “Humor” as a main page genre, alone or embedded. I read Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard.
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. I read Zero Sum Game by S.L. Huang, making the word Game (GA from giant, ME from helmet).
Total points so far: 525
Sophie25.4
Word pair US/UK
Fall vs Autumn
Fall by Kristen Callihan
Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson
Total 245
Jackie O. 20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowl
Option 3: Leaving the nest
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.
Triptych by Karin Slaughter
Required: Include in your post the date of publication of Book #2 in the series.
The second book, Fractured, was published July 29, 2008.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 150
Readerboard Name: Absurda10.7 - Strike!
Read a book written by a single author with a name part that begins with a K
A Spirited Manor by Kate Danley
Points this task: 10
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 0
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 305
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Jackie O. 20.2 - Rookie at the Top – Jen K's task: Fabulous Fall
Option 1: Corn Maze
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
The initials of the title create the word CAR.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 170
Sarah E5.6 - Princess Buttercup
I read the ebook, paperback (no MMP) is Sink or Swim
Total points: 40
Sarah E10.6 - Birth of the Internet
Mappamundi by Chris Hewitt
CH in researCH
ebook only approved in message 7641
Total points: 50
Andy PTask# 20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's task: We Didn’t Start the Fire
Option 1: Read a book first published between 1949 and 1989 (inclusive), where the author’s initials can be found in “WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE”
All the Little Live Things by Wallace Stegner Book first published in 1967,
WS appears in title, W in we, S in Things
Points this post: 20
Total points: 370
10.7 author with a name part that begins with a K The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 330/905
Tasks completed: 23/54
Books Read: 29
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books:500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
trishhartuk5.5 Princess Leia
Read a book with the word STAR or WARS (plural) intact in the title/subtitle or series name.
a handful of STARs, Dana Stabenow
Read the kindle edition. Top PB here
Points this task: 5
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 460
Tasks completed: 27
Golden oldies: 5
Big Book tickets: 0
Diana KI would like to switch a book that I had in 30.3 to another task. My reposted Task 30.3 is
Task 30.3 - TessaVanessa's Task: Picture this
Opt 3. Choose a book from this list of Silhouette Covers.
On page 3
Opt 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.
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Total points: 370
Diana K.Task 5.6 - Princess Buttercup, read a book that has yellow letters on the cover.
Total points: 375
RAYNEBAIR25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: A Visit to the Castle
Option 2. Read a book with “Humor” as a main page genre, alone or embedded.
So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know by Retta
MPG Humor
Option 5. read a book with a setting in Africa
Do-Gooder by J. Leigh Bailey
set in Africa (as mentioned in the description)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 135
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 0
Kathryn CA30.6 - BrookeTX's task: Riot Grrls
Book1:
Read a book whose author shares a name with one of the musicians from this list: Riot grrl musicians. Names must match exactly
Murder at Archly Manor by Sara Rosett
Sara is the same name as musician Sara Marcus
Book 2:
Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word* found in one of the band names from this list: Riot Girrls Bands. Words must match exactly
The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
Blood is found in both the book title and the band name Blood Sausage
*I am claiming a big book ticket. The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan has 516 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 205
5.2 - Damsel-in-DistressA book by an author whose initials can be found in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS: Between Two Fires: Intimate Writings on Life, Love, Food, and Flavor by Laura Esquivel
Points this post: 5
Total points: 365
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Coralie's Task: The Gentle OnesOption 1, a book by an author whose name includes both a J and an M: Sounds Like Titanic by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman
Points this post: 20
Total points: 385
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)20.2 - Rookie at the Top – Jen K's task: Fabulous Fall
Read a book of at least 250 pg that satisfies one of the following three options.
Option 1: Corn Maze. Read a book and use the initial letters of the title (all words count but subtitles should be ignored) to create a word.
Let Me In Audiobook
Let Me In Paperback 472 Pages
Word is MIL - Found in Official Scrabble Words
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 465
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Cordelia30.5 All Hail Flavia
Option 2: All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
Word - pretty
Option 3: The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien
Points: 30
Total Points: 530
Cordelia5.10 No Need for Distress
The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
First published 1915
I would like to claim 1 GO ticket
Points: 5
Total Points: 535
Total GO Tickets: 3
Laurah3020.2 - Rookie at the Top – Jen K's task: Fabulous Fall
Option 1 read a book and use the initial letters of the title (all words count but subtitles should be ignored) to create a word. The initial letters of every word in the title must be used in your word. The word should be at least 3 letters long, and should be found in Official Scrabble Words. You may also choose to include the author’s initials to create your word.
OEND - "done"
Our Endless Numbered Days
304 pages
Points this task: 20
Total points to date: 235
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 0
Tasks complete: 14
Books read: 16
Pamela326530.6 - BrookeTX's task: Riot Grrls
Book 1: Shunned No More by Christina McKnight – Musician: Christina Billotte
Kindle
Book 2: Best Bear Ever!: A Little Year of Liz Climo by Liz Climo – Band: Huggy Bear
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 165
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+:
Lisa MD10.1 - I’ll Be There For You
Read a book that a Goodreads friend has read and rated 5 stars. If you need a friend, you may use a moderator's list: Dlmrose, Kristina Simon, Sandy
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner 480 pp
* Goodreads friend Michelle rated it 5 stars
📕📙📒📗📘📕📙📒📗📘📕📙📒📗📘📕📙📒📗📘
TOTALS:
Current Points: 10
Total Points: 225/905
Tasks Completed: 15/54
Books Read: 17
BB Tickets:
GO: 3
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)15.2. Falling?
Option 1: I was sick! – Read a fiction or nonfiction book where a major character is a doctor or nurse or in which illness/medicine is a major part of the story.
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
"Dr. Moreau" is the Antagonist
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket (1896)
Option 2: I tripped over my own feet! - Read a book with one or more human feet on the cover.
by Daniel KrausPoints Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 480
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Amy FL10.6 - Birth of the Internet
Burying the Honeysuckle Girls by Emily Carpenter (EC - projECts)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 235
Amy FL25.1 - Bookwrm526's Task: Fall Has ALL the Best Stuff
Option 1: The Halloween Tree - #2 on Halloween in YA and Middle Grade Fiction list
Option 3:
- IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4.0 (Approved in message 42 of help for this task)Points this post: 25
Total points: 270
Amy FL25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: A Visit to the Castle
Option 1: The Canterville Ghost
Option 4: The Night Olivia Fell - FELL (giant FLying hELmet
Points this post: 25
Total points: 295
Amy FL25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Princess Peach
Option 3: Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee
Option 4:
(Both books approved in message 2 of help for this task.)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 320
perletwo 20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's task: We Didn’t Start the Fire - Option 2: Read a book named in the song, or related to one of the topics mentioned. The book can be fiction or non-fiction.
One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon - "Moonshot," verse 5
Points this task: 20
Total points: 380
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 27
Tasks completed: 20
DeborahPost #12
5.2 - Damsel-in-Distress
Howl For Me by Ariel Marie
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 220
Books read: 17
Tasks Done: 12
DeborahPost #13
20.2 - Rookie at the Top – Jen K's task: Fabulous Fall
Option 3: Best Break Out
What Happens Next page 19 #1843
310 pages
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 240
Books read: 18
Tasks Done: 13
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-18 (other topics)The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales (other topics)
The Hush (other topics)
Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault: Essays from the Grown-up Years (other topics)
A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership (other topics)
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Kate Quinn (other topics)
Dan Abrams (other topics)
Daphne du Maurier (other topics)
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Task 10.10 - Scooby-Dooby-Doo! Select a list and read a book from that list
Ghost Stories
Best Monster Books
The Woman in Black on page 1 of the Ghost Stories list.
Total points: 370