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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM30.4 – Sandy's task: The Long and the Short of It
Book 1: I read Out Loud by Mark Morris. 2 words in title, 384p long.
Book 2: I read The Girl Who Reads on the Métro by Christine Féret-Fleury. 7 words in the title, 192p long.
Previous point total: 205
New points this post: 30
Total points: 235
Total tasks completed: 15
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)25.4 - Diana K's Task: Two (or Three) Nations Divided by a Common Language
British VS American Words List - Downtown & City
Book 1. Chose a word pair from one of the lists. Read a book with one of those words in the title or subtitle.
Downtown by Anne Rivers Siddons
Book 2. Read a book with the other word from the word pair in the title or subtitle.
The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 700
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 5
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 2 (750) / 0 (1000)
Julia1035.10 - No Need for Distress
Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America
This has MPG=Childrens > Middle Grade but is not in AR Bookfinder
This post: 5 points
Total points: 590
BB: 6
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 32
Books read: 42
Andy P.Task # 30.3 - TessaVanessa's Task: Picture this
Option3.
Task # Choose a book from this list of Silhouette Covers.
The House Girl byTara Conklin
# 62 on page 1
Option 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 The Island of Sea Women byLisa See FLOWERS
Points this post: 30
Total points: 575
PAULA S20.1 - 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.
by Agatha Christie** This is a golden oldie, first published in 1935. I claim 1 GO ticket **
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
GO: 3
BB: 2
Mary P20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Coralie's Task: The Gentle Ones.
Option 1:Read a book by a single author whose name on Goodreads includes both a J and an M.
The Never-Open Desert Diner by James Anderson
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 245
20.8 Scents of FallREPLACEMENT
Please remove the previously-posted My Sister, the Serial Killer
and replace with:
Option 1:
Quiet, Please: Dispatches From A Public Librarian, by Scott Douglas.
no points change
25.7 Literary MonthsMoved Book:
September:
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Booker Eligible 2019)
October:
After the Flood, by Kassandra Montag
+25 = 280 points total.
Coralie5.9 Elizabeth Swann
Book with a bird on the cover
Total to date 400 points
Helen A.Please remove my 15 points for task 15.8:
15.8 PARADE The Parade
((Posted on 10-22-19 for 15 points on page 41 at #2047))
Thank you!
Julia10330.2 - Dlmrose’s Task: The People in Your Neighborhood
The Readerboard names around mine are:
JUDITH BARBARA
JUDY
JUKKA
JULIA103
JULIA L
JULIA R
JULIE *
Book 1: The Song of Homana by Jennifer Roberson
Initials JR are in JUDITH BARBARA (in the group above my name)
Book 2: Julie
All the letters in readerboard name JULIE* (below my name) are in the book title
This post: 30 points
Total points: 620
BB: 6
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 33
Books read: 44
Brooklyn5.7 – Rose DeWitt Bukater
Read a book that has a protagonist that has a 4-letter first name or nickname.
And Then She Was Gone by Christopher Greyson
Main protagonist’s name is Jack.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5/905
Tasks completed: 1/54
Books read: 1
Brooklyn10.2 – Here’s to Health
Read a book with a MPG of health, standalone or embedded.
The Case Against Sugar Sugar by Gary Taubes
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15/905
Tasks completed: 2/54
Books read: 2
Brooklyn10.3 – Listen Up
Read a book that has won or been nominated for an Audie award.
Born with Teeth by Kate Mulgrew
Nominated in 2016
Points this post: 10
Total points: 25/905
Tasks completed: 3/54
Books read: 3
Brooklyn10.5 – Zero In
Read a book that has a ‘0’ in the number of pages.
The Winters by Lisa Gabriele – 320 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35/905
Tasks completed: 4/54
Books read: 4
Brooklyn10.6 – Birth of the Internet
Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in AdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyNetwork consecutively.
The Whisper Man by Alex North
Points this post: 10
Total points: 45/905
Tasks completed: 5/54
Books read: 5
Brooklyn10.7 – Strike!
Read a book by a single author with a name part that begins with ‘K.’
Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal
Points this post: 10
Total points: 55/905
Tasks completed: 6/54
Books read: 6
Brooklyn10.8 – Forget-Me-Not
Read a book by an author who is deceased at the time you selected your book.
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17.0
L.M. Montgomery died in 1942.
First published in 1908 **Requesting 1 Golden Oldie ticket**
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65/905
Tasks completed: 7/54
Books read: 7
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Brooklyn10.10 – Scooby-Dooby-Doo!
Read a book from the “ghost stories” or “best monster books” listopia.
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Found on pg. 3 of “ghost stories”
Points this post: 10
Total points: 75/905
Tasks completed: 8/54
Books read: 8
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Brooklyn15.6 – Inventors Day
Read a nonfiction book with a MPG of science or technology, standalone or embedded.
Blue Dreams: The Science and the Story of the Drugs that Changed Our Minds by Lauren Slater
MPG of science
Points this post: 15
Total points: 90/905
Tasks completed: 9/54
Books read: 9
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Brooklyn15.9 – Time to Revisit
Read a book from the “SRC Recommends” listopia.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett
Found on pg. 5
Points this post: 15
Total points: 105/905
Tasks completed: 10/54
Books read: 10
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Brooklyn20.1 – A Walk Through the Glens
Option 2: Read a book with all of the letters FAIRY in the title/subtitle.
Front Page Fatality by LynDee Walker
F, R in front
A, I, Y in fatality
Points this post: 20
Total points: 125/905
Tasks completed: 11/54
Books read: 11
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Brooklyn20.5 – Party Like It’s 1999
Read a book that contains 3 x 9’s, from the title, series number, number of pages or first published year.
99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne
First published in 2019
Points this post: 20
Total points: 145/905
Tasks completed: 12/54
Books read: 12
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Brooklyn20.6 – Well-seasoned Fowl
Option 3: Read a book that is #1 in a series.
Warcross by Marie Lu
#1 in the Warcross series
Points this post: 20
Total points: 165/905
Tasks completed: 13/54
Books read: 13
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Brooklyn20.7 – Two Truths and a Lie
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in AROUND THE WORLD.
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
Points this post: 20
Total points: 185/905
Tasks completed: 14/54
Books read: 14
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Brooklyn20.8 – The Scents of Fall
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in BAKED GOODS.
Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter
Points this post: 20
Total points: 205/905
Tasks completed: 15/54
Books read: 15
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Brooklyn25.1 – Fall Has ALL the Best Stuff
Option 1: Read a book where Dia de los Muertos, Halloween or All Saints Day features prominently in the story.
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Approved in help thread, post #17
Option 3: Read a book with leaves in their fall colors on the cover.
by Katherine CenterApproved in help thread, post #23
Points this post: 25
Total points: 230/905
Tasks completed: 16/54
Books read: 17
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Brooklyn25.3 – Thanksgiving!
Option 2: Read a book with FAMILY, FAMILIES or FRIEND in the title.
Member of the Family: My Story of Charles Manson, Life Inside His Cult, and the Darkness That Ended the Sixties by Dianne Lake – 384 pages
Option 4: Read a book by an author whose initials are included in BLACK FRIDAY.
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher – 365 pages
384 + 365 = 749
Points this post: 25
Total points: 255/905
Tasks completed: 17/54
Books read: 19
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Brooklyn30.1 – A Great Dame
Option 1: Read a nonfiction book with a MPG of science or biography.
by Paul KalanithiMPG of biography
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose name contains the letters RA in any order.
by Caleb CarrPoints this post: 30
Total points: 310/905
Tasks completed: 19/54
Books read: 23
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Brooklyn30.3 – Picture This
Option 3: Read a book from the “silhouette covers” listopia.
The Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell
Found on pg. 1
Option 4: Read a book by a single author where the initials of the author’s first and last name can be found in either FLOWERS or INSECTS.
When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger
LW found in fLoWers
Points this post: 30
Total points: 340/905
Tasks completed: 20/54
Books read: 25
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Brooklyn30.5 – All Hail Flavia
Option 3: Read a book with a bicycle on the cover.
by Susan WiggsI read the ebook edition. MMPB listing: Summer By The Sea
Option 4: Read a book with a 4+ letter word in its title/subtitle that matches exactly a word in a Flavia title.
The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat
The word ‘bones’ matches Speaking From Among the Bones.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 370/905
Tasks completed: 21/54
Books read: 27
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
10.9 - Portrait of a LadyAmong Others by Jo Walton
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 4
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 795
PAULA S20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Tien's task: My Big Classic Books Year
Option 2: Read a book that was first published between 1605 - 1975
The Turn of the Screw - first published October 1898
I read the ebook, MMPB for reference: O Calafrio
** this is a golden oldie, first published in 1898. I request 1 GO ticket **
Points this post: 20
Total points: 175
GO: 4
BB: 2
Diana K.25.1 - Bookwrm526's Task: Fall Has ALL the Best Stuff
Opt 1 For this option, read a book where Halloween, Dia de Los Muertos, or All Saint's Day features prominently in the story.
A Catered Halloween
Opt 3 For this option, read a book with leaves in their fall colors (red, orange, yellow) on the cover (attached to a tree or not).
Total points: 530
25.1Option 1: Halloween, Dia de Los Muertos, or All Saint's Day features prominently in the story
Death Overdue by Allison Brook
In the Halloween and autumn cozy mysteries list page 1
Option 2: pumpkin on the cover.
Catering to Nobody by Diane Mott Davidson
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 460/905
Tasks completed: 31/54
Books Read: 39
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books:500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season.
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Discussion Post #52
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 720
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 5
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 2 (750) / 0 (1000)
Anna K5.7 Rose Dewitt Bukater
Read a book that has a protagonist with a 4-letter first name
The Woman in the Window, by A. J. Finn
Name: Anna Fox
Points this post: 5
Points this challenge: 105
Thank you!
CathyG25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Princess Peach
Option 1: Read a book written by an author using a pen name or alias.
Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
Option 3: Read a book with Romance as a MPG.
Untouched by Melody Grace
Length approved Post 7620
Points this post: 25
Total points: 500
Tasks completed: 32
Books read: 39
Big Book Ticket:
CathyG10.1 - I’ll Be There For You
Read a book that a Goodreads friend has read and rated 5 stars.
~~~N~~~ rated 5 stars
Into the Wild by Erin Hunter
MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10.0
Points this post: 10
Total points: 510
Tasks completed: 33
Books read: 40
Big Book Ticket:
CathyG10.9 - Portrait of a Lady
Read a book with a cover that depicts a female figure alone with no other human forms present.
Required: Include the cover.
How to Marry a Werewolf by Gail Carriger
Points this post: 10
Total points: 520
Tasks completed: 34
Books read: 41
Big Book Ticket:
CathyG50.1: Brr!......the “ber” months are upon us.
For this task, read 3 books, one from each option. Books must total 750 pages and meet all SRC requirements.
Option 1: Septem-"ber"
🍂 Read a book with the letters “ber” intact in the title, subtitle or author's name.
Montana Sky by Nora Roberts
438 pages
Option 2: Octo-"b-rr"
To meet this criteria, the book must “b” one 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.
The Treasure Hunters by Warren Dean
142 pages
Option 3: Novem-"Brr!"
🍂 Read a book where you can spell COAT in the title only.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
181 pages
438+142+181=761
Points this post: 50
Total points: 570
Tasks completed: 35
Books read: 44
Big Book Ticket:
CathyG20.10 Group Reads
Urban Fantasy - Every Heart a Doorway
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 20
Total points: 590
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 45
Big Book Ticket:
CathyG10.10 - Scooby-Dooby-Doo!
Select a list and read a book from that list Ghost Stories page 1
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by Josephine Leslie
Points this post: 10
Total points: 600
Tasks completed: 37
Books read: 46
Big Book Ticket:
CathyG20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: Two Truths and a Lie
Your book must have a minimum of 250 pages.
Option 1: For this option, read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in AROUND THE WORLD.
Upside Down by Lia Riley
384 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 620
Tasks completed: 38
Books read: 47
Big Book Ticket:
5.1 - Taking ActionRead a book with the MPG Action and/or Adventure.
Book read: Wind, Sand and Stars
How it fits: MPG Adventure
first published in 1939 - claiming 1 GO Ticket
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Total points: 450
Books read: 37
Tasks completed: 31
BB Tickets: 4
GO Tickets: 4
5.2 - Damsel-in-DistressRead a book written by an author whose initials can be found in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS.
Book read: White Hot
How it fits: Author's (Ilona Andrews) initials are IA
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Total points: 455
Books read: 38
Tasks completed: 32
BB Tickets: 4
GO Tickets: 4
Queen Bee Darlene25.3 SandyL's Task: Thanksgiving!
Option 3) Sports Genre
Beartown by Fredrik Backman Beartown 418 pgs
Option 4) author initials in BLACK FRIDAY
Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman Britt-Marie Was Here
324 pgs
Also Minimum 500 pages: 418 + 324 =742
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 495
15.3. Time to Catch Up.Option 2 - Read a book from the Book 2 list that has also been on your TBR for at least 1 year.
Book read: Fahrenheit 451
How it fits: #25 on the I Should Probably Read This Sometime list (page 1), from my Goodreads TBR list, added it to my TBR list in March 2017
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Total points: 470
Books read: 39
Tasks completed: 33
BB Tickets: 4
GO Tickets: 4
20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's task: We Didn’t Start the FireOption 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”.
Book read: The 101 Dalmatians
How it fits: 208 pages (MMPB Edition: The Hundred and One Dalmatians), first published in 1956, Author's (Dodie Smith) initials are DS
Childrens MPG: IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7.0
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Total points: 490
Books read: 40
Tasks completed: 34
BB Tickets: 4
GO Tickets: 4
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