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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Coralie's Task: The Gentle Ones.Option 1: The Little Book of Sloth Philosophy by Jennifer McCartney
Author name includes both a J and an M
Total points: 195
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Peg W's Task: The Scents of FallOption 1: For this option, read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the words BAKED GOODS. All initials must be found in the target phrase.
Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History - By Keith O'Brien
Not sure if both the O and the B need to be included, but they are both there anyway.
B A K ED G O ODS
[POINTS]
This post: 20
Total points: 145
Books read: 9
Tasks completed: 8
5.6 - Princess ButtercupRead a book that has yellow letters on the cover.
Book read: Dead Eye
How it fits:
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Total points: 430
Books read: 35
Tasks completed: 29
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 2
15.9. Time to RevisitRead a book from the list.
Book read: Vom Winde verweht
How it fits: #12 on the list, page 1 (Title on the list - Gone with the Wind)
first published in 1936 - claiming 1 GO Ticket
1011 pages (MMPB Edition: Gone with the Wind) - claiming 3 BB Tickets
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Total points: 445
Books read: 36
Tasks completed: 30
BB Tickets: 4
GO Tickets: 3
Jen K15.7. It's Halloween!
Gods of Jade and Shadow
Halloween Word: Shadow
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Points this post: 15
Total points: 425
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 0
Cordelia25.3 Thanksgiving
Option 2 My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Contains word "FRIEND"
331 pages
Option 4: Outline by Rachel CuskOutline
Author's initials RC in BLACK FRIDAY
249 pages
Total pages: 580
Points: 25
Total points:665
PAULA S5.1 - Taking Action
Read a book with the MPG Action and/or Adventure
- mpg Adventure approved in help thread message 36I read the ebook, PB for reference (no MMPB): Winter.
This is a Big Book. The PB has 824 pages. I claim 2 BB tickets.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 60
GO: 1
BB: 2
Andy PTask #
25.3 - SandyL's Task - Thanksgiving!
Option 1.
From the list Great Books about Food
I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking byAlton Brown # 36 on list (288 p.)
Option 4. Read a book written by an author whose initials are included in BLACK FRIDAY
Marathon
by Brian Freeman BLACKFRIDAY
288 +408+ 696>500 p. requirement
Points this post: 25
Total points: 530
Andy PRepost of 2303
Task # 20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowl
Option 3. Read a book identified on Goodreads as #1 in a series.
Smoky Mountain Tracksby Donna Ball
Raine Stockton Dog Mystery #1
Book # 2 in Series is Rapid Fire published 12/5/06
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Nick KY25.2 A Visit to the Castle
Opt. 1 “Gothic” genre. I read The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor.
Opt. 4. I read Fact, Fiction, and Flying Saucers: The Truth Behind the Misinformation, Distortion, and Derision by Debunkers, Government Agencies, and Conspiracy Conmen by Stanton T. Friedman. All the letters in the word “FLYING” are found in the phrase “GIANT FLYING HELMET.”
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 600
Suzannesea20.5 Bigger is Better - Diane Whitney's Task - Party Like It's 1999!
Read a book that has three number 9's.
Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand was first published in 1999.
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 420
Lisa MD10.4 - Give Thanks
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries: Australia, Canada, Grenada, Liberia, the Netherlands, the Philippines, and Saint Lucia
Still Life by Louise Penny 293 pp
*Set in Canada
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TOTALS:
Current Points: 10
Total Points: 290/905
Tasks Completed: 18/54
Books Read: 21
BB Tickets: 1
GO: 3
10.5 - Zero InGood Talk: A Memoir in Conversations - 400 pages
'0' in number of pages
Total points: 205
Julia10320.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's task: We Didn’t Start the Fire
Option 1: Devil Water by Anya Seton
(author initials AS are in START), published in 1961
This book is 557 pages - claiming one BB ticket
This post: 20 points, 1 BB
Total points: 570
BB: 6
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 40
Kathy KSI'm replacing the original book with another and moving it. Task totals will remain the same.
20.1 - Most Improved Player - LaureY's task: a Walk Through the Glens
Option 2. Read a book that contains all the letters of FAIRY in the title/subtitle.
French genealogy from afar : being basic procedures and suggested first steps in research via the new electronic technology and method of communication known as the Internet... as presented on the French Genealogy Blog, by Anne Morddel
FAIRY = FRench geneAlogY from afar: beIng...
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 260
Tasks completed: 14
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
Breanna20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: Two Truths and a Lie
Option 3: Read a book with a MPG of biography or autobiography.
I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 110
Tasks completed: 8
Books Read: 9
Kathy KS15.8. A Parade - for me?
Read a book whose author's first and last initials appear in the word PARADE - middle initials can be ignored.
Blood Song, by Anthony Ryan
AR = pARade
I listened to the audiobook. mmpb=624 p.
Requesting 1 Big Book ticket
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 275
Tasks completed: 15
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 3
25.3 - SandyL's Task - Thanksgiving!Option 1, a book from Mysteries in Good Taste! list (p. 1 #67): Holiday Grind by Cleo Coyle
paperback edition Holiday Grind 367 p.
Option 3, a book with a main page genre of Sports: Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin, 272 p.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 475
10.6 - Birth of the InternetScrublands (Martin Scarsden #1) by Chris Hammer
author's initials, CH, found in AdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyNetwork
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 4
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 720
REPOST15.10. What's New in 2019?
The White Book by Han Kang
The great 2019 book preview (February)
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 4
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 735
Nick KY20.3 TrishhartUK’s We Didn’t Start the Fire
Opt. 2 With the composer “Prokofiev” as the subject matter and a 1953 boldface topic on the list, I read Prokofiev by Prokofiev: A Composer's Memoir by Sergei Prokofiev.
Total Points So Far: 620
Joanne MITask 20.2 Jen K's task: Fabulous Fall
Option # 3 In celebration of firsts, for this option, read a book from one of these lists:
chose Great Debuts
Maisie Dobbs - page 2 #130 on the list
304 pages
Points this task 20
Total Points 185
Total BB's 3
Mod
I listened to the audiobook of Let the Great World Spin, found on page 7 of the SRC Recommended List. MMPB is Et que le vaste monde poursuive sa course folle.
total points: 660
Helen B50.1 - Brr!......the “ber” months are upon us.
1. The Stranger by Albert Camus
123 pages
Ber in Albert
*published 1942 claiming 1 GO ticket
2. The Devils of Cardona by Matthew Carr
MPG mystery and thriller. RR in Carr
464 pages
3. Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by
Coat on the cover.
287 pages
Total pages 874
Points this post: 50
Total points: 445
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 32
BB: 3
GO: 1
Bookwrm526Task #25.4 - 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. I chose the word pair bar and pub. For "bar" I read Death at the Bar by Ngaio Marsh.
Book 2. Read a book with the other word from the word pair in the title or subtitle. For "pub" I read Murder in an Irish Pub by Carlene O'Connor.
Total points so far: 620
Breanna5.6 - Princess Buttercup
In honor of 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.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 115
Tasks completed: 9
Books Read: 10
MAZZA15.2 - Damsel-in-Distress
Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS. All initials count.
Three Little Truths Author Eithne Shortall
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 365
MAZZA15.4 - 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.
Penguins and Mortal Peril
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 370
MAZZA110.3 - Listen Up
Read a book that has won or been nominated (a finalist) for an Audie Award
Sadie won Audie award for young adult 2019
points this post = 10
Points to date = 380
MAZZA115.1. Knock Knock!
Book 1. Read a book in which the same word appears at least twice in the title/subtitle.
There There
AND
Book 2: Read a book the title/subtitle of which contains the word "who" or "who's."
The Man Who Sank Titanic: The Troubled Life of Quartermaster Robert Hichens
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 395
MAZZA115.2. Falling?
For this task, choose two different reasons why you might fall this fall, and read a book for each of those two options.
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 Silent Patient approved in help thread post 22
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. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
points this post = 15
Points to date = 410
MAZZA115.9. Time to Revisit
Several years ago, we set up this list - SRC Recommended Books. Let's refresh it!
Read a book from this list. REQUIRED: Specify the page of the list on which your book is found.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Page 3 of list
points this post = 15
Points to date = 425
MAZZA120.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's task: We Didn’t Start the Fire
This is a one-book task. Read a book of at least 175pg
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”.
Midnight's Children 647 pages first published in 1981
points this post = 20
Points to date = 445
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowlOption 1: Birds of a feather
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
❁ all the letters of DUCKLING found in title
DU in Adventures
C in Clay
KLI in Kavalier
NG in Amazing ❁
Total points: 435 + 20 = 455
MAZZA120.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Tien's task: My Big Classic Books Year
Option 2: Publishing year
For this option, read a book that was first published between 1605 - 1975 (inclusive)
Ragtime first published in 1975
points this post = 20
Points to date = 465
MAZZA120.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Every Heart a Doorway
comment on thread linked https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
points this post = 20
Points to date = 485
SALLY M.30.6 Riot Grrls
Book 1: author name matches Riot grrrl musician, Christina Billotte
Sublime by Christina Lauren
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Book 2: word in title/sub matches Riot grrrl band, Red Aunts
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Points this post: 30
Total points: 530
Tasks completed: 32
Books read: 44
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 12
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 3
Marina H10.2 - Here’s to Health
Blink: da jeg mistede livet og lærte at leve by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard 30/10/19
MPG approved in message 50 here
Points this post: 10
Total points: 345
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 21
PAULA S5.2 - Damsel-in-Distress
Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS.
by Maria Lang - initials ML in daMseL in distressI read the ebook, MMPB for reference: Farligt att förtära
Points this post: 5
Total points: 65
GO: 1
BB: 2
PAULA S5.7 - Rose DeWitt Bukater
Read a book that has a protagonist with a 4-letter first name or nickname
Main character's nickname is Puck. Her name is in the series name, as well as in the description.
I read the ebook, MMPB for reference: Mördaren ljuger inte ensam
This is a golden oldie, first published in 1949. I claim 1 GO ticket.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 70
GO: 1
BB: 2
Sunshine5.3 - Not So Helpless After All
Book: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas 10/18/19
How it Fits: Page 1, #2
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 165
Books Read: 15
Sunshine10.5 - Zero In
Book: Blind Salvage by Shannon Mayer 10/14/19
How it Fits: 208 Pages
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 175
Books Read: 16
Sunshine15.7. It's Halloween!
Book: Dark Ride by Iain Rob Wright 9/3/19
How it Fits: Dark
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 190
Books Read: 17
Sunshine20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Coralie's Task: The Gentle Ones.
Option 1:
Book: The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin 10/11/19
How it Fits: J & M in author's last name
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 210
Books Read: 18
Sunshine20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: Two Truths and a Lie
Option 1:
Book: Pestilence by Laura Thalassa 9/21/19
How it Fits: LT found in AROUND THE WORLD.
Pages: 381
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 230
Books Read: 19
Sunshine5.10 - No Need for Distress
Book: Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout 10/19/19
How it Fits: My Choice
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 235
Books Read: 20
DeborahI'm moving a book Remember Me from task 10.10 message #1778, and moving it into this task.
Post #15
50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: Brr!......the “ber” months are upon us.
1) Remember Me
Using the word rememBER
272 pages
2) Do Not Disturb by A.R. Torre
MPG Thriller
RR in authors name toRRe
363 pages
3) Option 1: Threads of Evidence
C) evidenCe
O) Of
AT) ThreAds
304 pages
272 + 363 +304=939/750 pages required
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 285
Books read: 21
Tasks Done: 15
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
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Task 5.3
Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist
Number 115 on p2 of list
Claiming BB - p528
Total 265
BB 5