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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
5.7 Rose DeWitt BukaterMirror, Mirror by Jen Calonita
Main character's name is Snow (4 letters).
Points this post: 5
Total points: 95
20.9 The Gentle Ones Option 1
The Reckoning by John Grisham
John Grisham includes a J and an M
Points this post: 20
Total points: 115
BB TICKETS: 2
Tasks completed; 11
Books read: 11
Kristen IA5.1 - Taking Action
Read a book with the MPG Action and/or Adventure. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
The River by Peter Heller
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5/905
Tasks Completed: 1/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
Kristen IA5.2 - Damsel-in-Distress
Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS.
Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 10/905
Tasks Completed: 2/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
Kristen IA5.9 - Elizabeth Swann
In honor of Swann and Sparrow, read a book with a bird on the cover or the name of a specific type of bird in the title/subtitle.
Required: If using the cover option, include the cover in your post.
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
I read the ebook and have linked to the PB edition for page count and the ebook for the cover.
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 15/905
Tasks Completed: 3/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
Kristen IA20.1 - Most Improved Player - LaureY's task: a Walk Through the Glens
This is a one book task. REQUIRED: Indicate which option you have chosen when you post.
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.
Second Impressions by Pepper D. Basham
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 35/905
Tasks Completed: 4/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
Kristen IA20.5 - Bigger is Better - Diane Whitney's Task: Party Like It's 1999!
This is a ONE book task.
No books with the main page genre childrens or kids can be used for this task.
Your book must be at least 299 pages in length.
Please read a book that contains three (or more) number 9s, using only the following data. The word Nine does NOT work. Ordinal numbers (9th, 19th) will work if they are in numerical form.
- Number of Pages
- Numbers in First Publish date
- Title/Subtitle
- Series Number
99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne - first published 1/29/2019
REQUIRED: Point out to the mods where your 9s came from.
9s in title - 2
9s in publication date (1/29/2019) - 2
Pages - 368 pages > 299 pages
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 55/905
Tasks Completed: 5/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
Kristen IA20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Coralie's Task: The Gentle Ones.
This is a one book task, choose either option 1 or option 2 and read a book that fits that option.
No book with the genre "children" or "kids" may be used for this task.
Option 1. My sister's name was Judith Melinda and my aunt's was Margaret June. 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.
One Was a Soldier: A Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Mystery by Julia Spencer-Fleming
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 75/905
Tasks Completed: 6/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
Kristen IATask 25. 5 - Andy P. ‘s Task: Create Your Own Compound Word
No book with children or kid’s as a main page genre may be used for this task
The total number of pages for both books combined must be at least 500 pages.
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.
REQUIRED: State the compound word.
Book 1: I Miss You When I Blink: Essays by Mary Laura Philpott - 288 pages - When
Book 2: All He Ever Dreamed by Shannon Stacey - 368 pages - Ever
I read the ebook and have linked to the PB edition.
Compound Word: Whenever
288 + 368 = 656 page > 500 pages
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 100/905
Tasks Completed: 7/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
APRILLEIGH*REPOST FOR GOLDEN OLDIE ONLY - NO NEW POINTS*
20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's task: We Didn’t Start the Fire
Option 2: Read a book of at least 175pg named in the song, or related to one of the topics mentioned.
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (242 pages > 175 pages)
IL: MY - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 8.0
*** Golden Oldie - first published in 1904 ***
The book was approved for the “Peter Pan” topic in the help thread because it is the original work the Walt Disney adaptation and the stage musical broadcast live on NBC (detailed in the Wikipedia article for 1955) were based on.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (375)
Golden Oldie: 1 (5)
Big Book: 0 (6)
Books Read: 1 (30)
Total Tasks: 23
Kim O20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Tien's task: My Big Classic Books Year
Option 2: Publishing year - Read a book that was first published between 1605 - 1975 (inclusive)
East of Eden This book has 602 pages.
Points this task: 20
Big Book tickets: 1
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 8
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: Brr!......the “ber” months are upon us.
Book 1: Septem-"ber" - Read a book with the letters “ber” intact in the title, subtitle or author's name.
At Bertram's Hotel Audiobook
At Bertram's Hotel MMPB 223 Pages
"BER" appears in BERtram's
Book 2: Octo-"b-rr" - Read a book that has a MPG, standalone or embedded, of: mystery, thriller, crime, suspense, romantic suspense, psychological thriller or horror.
AND
The book must also contain the double letters, “rr,” intact in the title, subtitle, series name or author's name.
Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction Audiobook
Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction Hardcover 320 Pages
"RR" appears in hoRRor
MPG of Horror
Book 3: Novem-"Brr!" - Option 2: Read a book with one of these things on the cover: coat, jacket, scarf, mitten, blanket, outdoor bonfire (a controlled recreational/utility fire), or fireplace.
AudiobookThe Birds and Other Stories MMPB 239 Pages
Boy on cover is wearing a coat.
223 + 320 + 239 = 782 Pages
Points Earned This Post: 50
Total Points Earned: 600
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Stephanie12710.7 - Strike!: Read a book written by a single author with a name part that begins with a K.
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70/905
Tasks completed: 4/54
Books read: 6
Queen Bee Darlene10.5 Zero In - Zero in number of pages
Turbulence by David Szalay Turbulence
160 pages
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 425
Delicious Dee15.10. What's New in 2019?
The Farm - found on Most Anticipated Books of 2019 list under may
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 430
5.10 No Need for Distressrepost
The Falls of the Wyona - kindle ARC.
The only other edition (paperback) is The Falls of the Wyona and has 203 pages.
+5 = 215 points total
Task 5.1 – Taking ActionMain page genre: Adventure
Heart of a Samurai
MPG confirmed in Help Thread
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This Post: 05 points
Total points to date: 285 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
Pamela326520.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowl
Option 2:
by Josi Kilpack – Fully bloomed daises on coverPoints this post: 20
Total Points: 155
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+:
10.5 - Zero InHelp Thread
Zero Tasking Day is the day we get an extra hour when daylight savings time changes. Read a book with a zero in the number of pages.
I read Night Film which has 640 pp. In addition, it is a *****BIG BOOK****
points: 100
books read: 8
tasks completed: 7
Big books: 2
pages read: 3387
Teresa Jo5.2 Damsel in Distress
Read a book written by an author whose initial can be found in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS
L, D
A Spirited Tail by Leighann Dobbs
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 515
Janice CA30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: A Great Dame
Option 1 - MPG: biography
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya
and
Option 3 - Read a book by a single author whose name contains the letters RA in any order.
author: Rodney rothmAm
Early Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement
by Rodney Rothman
+30
total: 40
tasks: 3
books: 4
Jen K25.1 - Bookwrm526's Task: Fall Has ALL the Best Stuff
Option 1: Holidays!!
Something Wicked This Way Comes
approved on Task Help message 17
Option 2: Pumpkins!!
Melt My Heart, Cowboy
pumpkin/ jack o'lanterns in storefront
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Points this post: 25
Total Points: 355
Total Golden Oldie books: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Task 20.1 Most Improved PlayerOption 2:
Book read: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5114 Raise High The Roof Beam, Carpenters & Seymour: An Introduction- J.D. Salinger
Letters in FAIRY found : RAIse high the rooF beam carpenters & seYmour...
-note- I’m trying to write this comment in the app so I hope it has linked properly!
Points this task: 20
Total points: 170
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 13
Tasks completed: 11
Marina H15.7. It's Halloween!
Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala
Word found on list: Evil
Points this post: 15
Total points: 310
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 18
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.4 Sandy's task: The Long and the Short of It
Book 1: Broken Harbor by Tana French.
450 pages
Book 2: You Were Never Really Here by Jonathan Ames.
112 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 890
Tasks completed: 53/54
Books read: 71
25.3 - SandyL's Task - Thanksgiving!Option 2 The False Friend
Option 4 Nightshifted by Cassie Alexander
500
Sophie20.3
WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE - author initials published 1949-1989
Race of Scorpions by Dorothy Dunnett
First published 1989
Claiming BB - p560
Total 280
BB 4
Task 5.1 - Taking Actionread a book with MPG Adventure
A Conspiracy of Kings
approved: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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660 points
Jen KREPOST to correct missing page information
25.1 - Bookwrm526's Task: Fall Has ALL the Best Stuff
Option 1: Holidays!!
Something Wicked This Way Comes
approved on Task Help message 17
Option 2: Pumpkins!!
Melt My Heart, Cowboy
pumpkin/ jack o'lanterns in storefront
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Points this post: 25
Total Points: 355
Total Golden Oldie books: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
RAYNEBAIR25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Princess Peach
Option 3: Read a book with Romance as a MPG.
How to Run with the Wolves by Eli Easton
Option 4: Read a book with a building on the cover.
The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
Points this post: 25
Total points: 180
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 0
Marina H10.4 - Give Thanks
Still Life by Louise Penny
Set in Canada
Points this post: 10
Total points: 320
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 19
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.3. Time to Catch Up.
Option 2: For One More Day by Mitch Albom.
This is from my own TBR list. I added it on 5/17/17
It can be found on page 17 of the list
Points this post: 15
Total points: 905
Tasks completed: 54/54
Books read: 72
All done!!!
Joanne MITask 25.6 TraceyL's Task: Princess Peach:
Option 1-Read a book written by an author using a pen name or alias.
Down Among the Sticks and Bones Seanan McGuire also writes as Mira Grant, as noted in the "about the author" on the Main Page.
Option 4-Read a book with a building on the cover.
The Elfstones of Shannara -
Points this task 25
Total points 160
Total BB's 3
25.5 - CREATE YOUR OWN COMPOUND WORDBOOK 1 - Memento Park
BOOK 2 - Some Like It Scot
Park + Like = Parklike
TOTAL POINTS - 405
PegW10.2 - Here’s to Health - Read a nonfiction book with a main page genre Health, standalone or embedded.
Southern Folk Medicine: Healing Traditions from the Appalachian Fields and Forests
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 165
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
Total Tasks Completed: 12
20.2 - Rookie at the Top – Jen K's task: Fabulous FallOption 1: The Septembers of Shiraz - 340 pages
Word is 'TOSS'
Total points: 130
Cindy FTask 5.4 Princess Fiona
All letters of OGRE in title , subtitle and/or authors name
Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Points this post:5
Total points:15
Tasks completed:2
Books read:2
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:1
Cindy FTask 5.10 No Need for Distress
Book of Choice
Wideacre by Philippa Gregory
Claim 1 BB ticket 656 pages
Points this post:5
Total Points:20
Tasks completed:3
Books read:3
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:2
Cindy FTask 10.3 Listen Up
The Silkworm
Won Audia Award (for Mystery 2015) by Robert Galbraith
Claim 1 BB Ticket 580 pages
Points this post:10
Total points:30
Tasks completed:4
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:3
Christine V15.8. A Parade - for me?
The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Valley of Fear was first published in 1915.
***Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket***
Points this post: 15
Golden Oldie tickets this post: 1
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=2)
Bookwrm526 Task #25.1 - Fall has ALL the best stuff
Option 2: Read a book with a pumpkin on the cover. I read The Spook in the Stacks by Eva Gates.
Option 3: Read a book with leaves in their fall colors (red, orange, yellow) on the cover. I read The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny.
Total points so far: 550
APRILLEIGH20.1 - 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.
Endless Night by Agatha Christie
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (395)
Golden Oldie: 0 (5)
Big Book: 0 (6)
Books Read: 1 (31)
Total Tasks: 24
APRILLEIGH15.7. It's Halloween!
Read a book with a word from this Halloween Word List in its title/subtitle.
I chose the word GHOST
The Canterville GHOST by Oscar Wilde
*** Golden Oldie - first published in 1887 ***
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (410)
Golden Oldie: 1 (6)
Big Book: 0 (6)
Books Read: 1 (32)
Total Tasks: 25
Cordelia5.4 Princess Fiona
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
The letters of OGRE are in author's name
Points: 5
Total points: 560
EMurphy30.4 Sandy's Task: The Long and the Short of It
Book 1 - Long book with short title Middlegame by Seanan McGuire (528 pages)
*Big Book Ticket (528 pages)
Book 2 - Short book with long title The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells (153 pages)
*Golden Oldies Ticket - published in 1896 (stated in write-up on Goodreads)
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 1
GO Ticket: 1
Total:
Points: 125
Books Read: 8
BB Ticket: 1
GO Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed: 5
Suzannesea30.2 Dlmrose's Task: The People in Your Neighborhood
SUZANNE
SUZANNE VN
SUZANNEB
*Suzannesea* (me)
SUZZE
SVETLANA
SWEETMELISSA
Book 1 - Above Group
Author's initials can be found in SUZANNE (actually in all 3).
Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton
suzANne
Book 2 - Below Group
All the letters of SVETLANA can be found in the book's title and/or subtitle.
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer
ThE bAd-ASs LibrariaNs of timbuktu and their race to saVe. . .
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 400
Bookwrm526Task 5.2 - Damsel-in-Distress
Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS. I read Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss (SM in damsel).
Total points so far: 555
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Task # 25.1 - Bookwrm526's Task: Fall Has ALL the Best Stuff
Option 2: Pumpkins: Read a book with a pumpkin on the cover.
Option 3. Colors. Read a book with leaves in their fall colors (red, orange, yellow) on the cover
Points this post: 25
Total points: 445