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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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APRILLEIGH10.2 - Here’s to Health
Read a nonfiction book with a main page genre Health, standalone or embedded.
Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1887 ***
Genre approved in the help thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (30)
Golden Oldie: 1 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (2)
Total Tasks: 2
APRILLEIGH5.2 - Damsel-in-Distress
Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS.
In the Dark Woods of Wareham: Murder of the Egg Man by Lynda Ames
(This is my one book between 80-99 pages that may be used for one 5 point task.)
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (35)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (3)
Total Tasks: 3
Coralie10.5 Zero In
Book with a zero in the number of pages
Double Vision 308 pages
Total to date 70 points
5.4 - Princess FionaI read Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden. This book has the letters from the word OGRE in the title. O and R from tomorrow, G and E from began.
Points: 5
Total: 5
5.9 - Elizabeth SwanThe Night is For Hunting -
by John Marsden. This book has a bird on the cover.Points: 5
Total points: 10
10.5 - Zero inI read A Killing Frost by John Marsden. This book has 270 pages (task requirements were a "0" in the page numbers).
Points: 10
Total points: 20
15.7 - It's HalloweenThe Dead of Night by John Marsden. The word from the halloween word list in the title is "dead".
Points: 15
Total points: 35
20.1 - A walk through the glensOption 2:
Darkness, Be My Friend by John Marsden. This book has all the letters from the word FAIRY in the title. F and I from Friend, A and R from Darkness and Y from My.
Points: 20
Total points: 55
20.6 - Well seasoned FowlOption 3 - Leaving the nest
The Cafe by the Sea by Jenny Colgan. This is the first book in the Summer Seaside Kitchen series. The 2nd book of this series was published in 2018.
Points: 20
Total points: 75
20.9 - The gentle onesOption 1
I read Burning For Revenge by John Marsden. Both J and M can be found in the authors name (initials in both cases).
Points: 20
Total points: 95
20.10 - Group readsI read The Huntress by Kate Quinn. I participated in the discussion thread, post 5.
Points: 20
Total points: 115
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I read Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr - consecutive F's in title. I listened to the audio book, linked to top paperback (no MMPB).
total points: 5
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I read The Crow Trap, with the name of a bird, crow, in its title.
total points: 10
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I read The Nature of the Beast, set completely in Canada (one of the listed countries). I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb (no MMPB)
total points: 20
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I read Every Heart a Doorway. I read the kindle edition, the top pb is Orice inimă e o poartă.
My comment is in post 10 of the discussion thread.
total points: 40
PegW5.4 - 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.
Exploring Havasupai: A Guide to the Heart of the Grand Canyon
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 1
20.1 - Most Improved Player - LaureY's task: a Walk Through the GlensOption 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.
The Labours Of Hercules by Agatha Christie
***Claiming Golden Oldie Ticket, as originally published in 1947***
New Points: 20
Total Points: 20
GO's: 1
25.3 - SandyL's Task - Thanksgiving!Option 1: Read a book about cooking, baking or chefs from one of the following lists. Mine is from the Mysteries in Good Taste list on first page slot #6.
I listened to the audio version of Lemon Meringue Pie Murder MMPB version is レモンメレンゲ・パイが隠している (473 pages)
Option 2:Read a book with the word FAMILY, FAMILIES, or FRIEND found intact in the title, subtitle or series title.
I read an ebook version of The Friend (224 pages)
New points: 25
Total Points: 45
GO's: 1
Sara G15.10. What's New in 2019?
The Millions (an online magazine) publishes a list of "most anticipated" books for the year. Read a book from one of these two 2019 lists:
Most Anticipated Books of 2019 or Most Anticipated Books for the Second Half of 2019
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
This book is on the Most Anticipated Books for the Second Half of 2019 list. It is listed under August.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 45
Sara G15.8. A Parade - for me?
My mother's birthday is November 11, and when she was a child, she always thought that the town's Veterans Day parade was in honor of her birthday. Read a book whose author's first and last initials appear in the word PARADE - middle initials can be ignored. Single author books only.
Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor by Anne Edwards
PARADE
Points this post: 15
Total points: 60
Delicious Dee25.1 - Bookwrm526's Task: Fall Has ALL the Best Stuff
Option 1 - Secrets & Sin - Halloween has always been my favorite time of year.; Ebook only approved #7570 of the ebook approval thread
Option 2 -
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 60
15.2 - Falling?Option 2: I tripped over my own feet!
❁ human feet on the cover (on the blue chair above the pool) ❁
Option 4: I was staring up at a strange thing in the sky and lost my balance!
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
❁ main page genre science fiction ❁
Total points: 40 + 15 = 55
LaureY30.4- 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.
Small Favor by Jim Butcher
Pages:545
I claim a Big Book ticket for this book.
Book 2. Read a short book, fewer than 200 pages, with a long title, at least 5 words.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Pages:195
Points this post: 30
Total points: 55/905
Total Books: 5
Total Tasks: 3/54
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Julia10310.3 - Listen Up
Hamilton: The Revolution (Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year 2017)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 45
BB: 0
GO:0
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
5.4 - Princess FionaRead a book that has all the letters of OGRE (in any order) in the title/subtitle and/or the author's name.
Book read: Yellowstone Heart Song
How it fits: O and G in Song and R and E in Heart
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Total points: 40
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 4
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
10.4 - Give ThanksRead a book set at least 50% in one of these countries: Australia, Canada, Grenada, Liberia, the Netherlands, the Philippines, and Saint Lucia.
Book read: Unwritten Law
How it fits: Set entirely in Australia
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Total points: 50
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: A Visit to the CastleOption 2. Read a book with “Humor” as a main page genre, alone or embedded.
Book read: Дело трезвых скоморохов
How it fits: MPG Humor, verified in help thread in message 2
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.
Book read: This Fallen Prey
How it fits: All letters of the word FALLEN are found in the phrase
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Total points: 75
Books read: 7
Tasks completed: 6
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
LaureY10.3 - 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.
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
I claim a Big Book ticket for this book as it is 531 pages long.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65/905
Total Books: 6
Total Tasks: 4/54
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
LAUREN JODI 20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's task: We Didn’t Start the Fire
Option #1: Published in 1989
Gabriel's Angel by Nora Roberts
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 80/905
Total Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 4/54
babbling c30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: A Great Dame
or two books from one option.
Option 3: Radium
Radium is a chemical element with the symbol Ra and the atomic number 68.
Read a book by a single author whose name contains the letters RA in any order. All names and initials included in the Goodreads record can be used.
Lady Fortune - kindle Lady Fortune - paperback pgs. 319 by Anne Stuart
Anne Stuart
Tricked - Audible Tricked - paperback pgs. 341 by Kevin Hearne
Kevin Hearne
THIS POST
Points:30
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points:30/905
Completed Tasks: 1/54
Golden oldies: 0
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Pages read this season: 660
Books read this season: 2
babbling c15.8. A Parade - for me?
Read a book whose author's first and last initials appear in the word PARADE - middle initials can be ignored. Single author books only.
The Princess and the Fangirl - audible - The Princess and the Fangirl - paperback pg. 320 by Ashley Poston
PARADE
THIS POST
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points:45/905
Completed Tasks: 2/54
Golden oldies: 0
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Pages read this season: 980
Books read this season: 3
babblng c5.2 - Damsel-in-Distress
Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS.
The Witch Thief: Dragon Shifter Romance - kindle The Witch Thief - paperback pgs 288 by Lori Devoti
DAMSEL IN DISTRESS.
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points:50/905
Completed Tasks: 3/54
Golden oldies: 0
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Pages read this season: 1,268
Books read this season: 4
Lisa MD25. 5 - Andy P. ‘s Task: Create Your Own Compound Word
Read 2 books, which have a title that contains a word of four or more letters which can be combined to form one compound word. Total pages = 500 pp
*Compound Word: Dark + Room = Darkroom
Book 1:Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly 433 pp
Book 2:The Escape Room by Megan Goldin 368 pp
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TOTALS:
Current Points: 25
Total Points: 45/905
Tasks Completed: 3/54
Books Read: 4
BB Tickets:
GO:
Sarah Ruth20.1 - A walk through the glens
Option 2: All of letters to spell FAIRY exist in the title.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
'F' from Fine, 'A' and 'I' from Oliphant, 'R' from Eleanor, and 'Y' from Completely.
This book
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This post: 20
Total points: 55
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 3
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Peg W's Task: The Scents of Fall
Option 2: Read a book of at least 3 words in the TITLE only, subtitles do not count, where each initial letter can be found in the word FRAGRANT.
After the Flood by Kassandra Montag
FrAgranT
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 75
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Zach15.10. What's New in 2019?
I read a book from the Most Anticipated Books of 2019 list; Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations which was published in March 2019.
Ponts this post: 15
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Totals:
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Points: 30
BBTs: 0
GOTs: 0
JoanneMI15.10. What's New in 2019?-
Read a book from one of the two lists
I choose Most Anticipated 2019-The Month of April
Women Talking
Points this task 15
Total Points 30
Bookwrm526Task #5.3 - Not So Helpless After All
Read a book found on the Badass Female Leads! Listopia. If previous book(s) in a series are on the list, subsequent books in the same series may be substituted. Series books must be identified on Goodreads as part of the same series. I read Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake, which is book two of the Anna series. The first book (Anna Dressed in Blood) is on the list on page one, at position #53 at time of posting.
Total points so far: 90
Stormie5.4 - Princess Fiona
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths finished 09.06.19
ORGE
O= Crossing
E=Elly
G= Griffiths
R= Griffiths
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Stormie10.7 - Strike!
Sunset Beach by Mary Kay Andrews finished 09.03.19
Author's middle name = "K"ay
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Stormie10.8 - Forget-Me-Not
The Innocence of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton finished 09.07.19
author dates: (1874 - 1936) listed on GR page
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 25
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.6 - Princess Buttercup
by William KowalskiPoints this post: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1/54
Books read: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.3 - Listen Up
Crimson Lake by Candice Fox.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 2/58
Books read: 2
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.5 - Zero In
The Sound of Letting Go by Stasia Ward Kehoe
390 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 3/58
Books read: 3
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.9 Portrait of a Lady
by Lisa Schroeder.Points this post: 10
Total points: 35
Tasks completed: 4/58
Books read: 4
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.10 Scooby-Dooby-Doo!
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters.
Ghost stories page 1
Points this post: 10
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 5/58
Books read: 5
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.8 A Parade - for me?
Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish by David Rakoff
paRaDe
Points this post: 15
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 6/58
Books read: 6
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership (other topics)
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