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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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10.7 Strike!Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Kristin begins with K
CLAIMING BB TICKET FOR 528 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 140
Total BB tickets: 3
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 14
Sunshine10.1 - I’ll Be There For You
Book: World After by Susan Ee 11/3/19
How it Fits: GR Friends Lisa, Jenne & Tracy (Cornerfolds) all gave it 5 Stars
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 245
Books Read: 21
MEGAN RAE5.6 - Princess Buttercup
In honor of Princess Buttercup, read a book that has yellow letters on the cover.
- Completed 4th NovemberHow it fits: Yellow letters on the cover
Points this post: 5
Total points: 160
APRILLEIGH25.7 - Cat's Task: Literary Months
October
Read a book first published between 1949 and 2019 with title of at least three words, where the title initials can be found in CHELTENHAM LITERARY FESTIVAL.
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (published 1958)
All title initials found in FesTivAl
November
Read any book shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction.
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters by Matt Ridley
Listed for 2000)
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 25 (455)
Golden Oldie: 0 (8)
Big Book: 0 (6)
Books Read: 2 (36)
Total Tasks: 28
Sunshine15.2. Falling?
Option 3:
Book: A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir 9/20/19
How it Fits: An Ember in the Ashes #3. Book #4 is still Untitled and expected publication is April 2020
Option 4:
Book: Shadowed Threads by Shannon Mayer 10 10/9/19
How it Fits: MPG Fantasy
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 260
Books Read: 23
APRILLEIGH15.8 - A Parade - for me?
Read a book whose author's first and last initials appear in the word PARADE.
Surge by Paul DiPersio
I read the above Kindle edition and there is no print edition. Verified for length on line 2796 of the spreadsheet and in the length verification thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (470)
Golden Oldie: 0 (8)
Big Book: 0 (6)
Books Read: 1 (37)
Total Tasks: 29
Sunshine15.8. A Parade - for me?
Book: Until Nico by Aurora Rose Reynolds 10/31/19
How it Fits: AR in PARADE
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 275
Books Read: 24
APRILLEIGH5.9 - Elizabeth Swann
Read a book with a bird on the cover or the name of a specific type of bird in the title/subtitle.
Gretchen by Shannon KirkCover approved in the help thread. The birds are printed on the wallpaper.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (475)
Golden Oldie: 0 (8)
Big Book: 0 (6)
Books Read: 1 (38)
Total Tasks: 30
Sunshine20.2 - Rookie at the Top – Jen K's task: Fabulous Fall
Option 2:
Book: Prince of Dreams by Pippa DaCosta 10/10/19
How it Fits: PD in APPLE CIDER
Pages: 390
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 295
Books Read: 25
APRILLEIGH20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: Two Truths and a Lie
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in AROUND THE WORLD.
The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa (277 pages)
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (495)
Golden Oldie: 0 (8)
Big Book: 0 (6)
Books Read: 1 (39)
Total Tasks: 31
APRILLEIGH5.6 - Princess Buttercup
Read a book that has yellow letters on the cover.
The Two Lila Bennetts by Liz Fenton and Lisa SteinkeCover approved in the help thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (500)
Golden Oldie: 0 (8)
Big Book: 0 (6)
Books Read: 1 (40)
Total Tasks: 32
APRILLEIGH30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: A Great Dame
I opted to read two books from one option.
Option 3: Radium
Read a book by a single author whose name contains the letters RA in any order.
The Drowned Girls by LoReth Anne White (524 pages)
*** Big Book - one ticket for 500+ pages ***
The Lullaby Girl by LoReth Anne White
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (530)
Golden Oldie: 0 (8)
Big Book: 1 (7)
Books Read: 2 (42)
Total Tasks: 33
APRILLEIGH20.6 - 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.
Punishment by Scott J. Holliday
Book is #1 in the Detective Barnes series, with book #2 published October 16, 2018.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (550)
Golden Oldie: 0 (8)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (43)
Total Tasks: 34
APRILLEIGH5.4 - 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.
Tales of the Jazz Age by F. ScOtt FitzGERald
*** Golden Oldie - first published in 1922 ***
All letters appear in the author’s name.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (555)
Golden Oldie: 1 (9)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (44)
Total Tasks: 35
APRILLEIGH5.10 - No Need for Distress
Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
All the Lovely Pieces by J.M. Winchester
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (560)
Golden Oldie: 0 (9)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (45)
Total Tasks: 36
APRILLEIGH30.2 - Dlmrose’s Task: The People in Your Neighborhood
APOORV
APRILDT <— Book 1
APRILE D
APRILLEIGH <— me
ARI
ARIEL <— Book 2
ARIN
Book 1: Using the "above" group of neighbors, read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in ONE of that group’s Readerboard names.
Foundation by Isaac Asimov (in APRILDT)
Book 2: Using the "below" group of neighbors, read a book with ALL of the letters of ONE of that group’s Readerboard names in the title and/or subtitle.
Three Blind Mice and Other Stories by Agatha Christie (in ARIEL)
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1950 ***
(thReE bLind mIce And other stories)
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (590)
Golden Oldie: 1 (10)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 2 (47)
Total Tasks: 37
APRILLEIGH30.6 - BrookeTX's task: Riot Grrls
Book 1: Read a book whose author shares a name with one of the musicians from this list: Riot grrl musicians.
The Great Jewel Robbery by ELIZABETH McKenna
I read the above Kindle edition, and the only print edition has 204 pages.
Author shares a name with Elizabeth Davis.
Book 2: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word found in one of the band names from this list: Riot Girrls Bands.
In an Absent DREAM by Seanan McGuire
Title contains a word found in Dream Nails.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (620)
Golden Oldie: 0 (10)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 2 (49)
Total Tasks: 38
Kim O25.1 - Bookwrm526's Task: Fall Has ALL the Best Stuff
Option 1: Holidays!! - Read a book where Halloween, Dia de Los Muertos, or All Saint's Day features prominently in the story.
Option 2: Pumpkins!! - Read a book with a pumpkin on the cover.
Points this task: 25
Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 9
APRILLEIGH10.6 - Birth of the Internet
Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in AdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyNetwork consecutively.
Silas Marner by George Eliot
*** Golden Oldie - first published in 1861 ***
Author initials found in aGEncy.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (630)
Golden Oldie: 1 (11)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (50)
Total Tasks: 39
APRILLEIGH15.2 - Falling?
Option 3: Read the last or most recently published book in a series.
The Thin Edge by Peggy Townsend
I read the above Kindle edition, and the only print edition has 266 pages.
Book is #2 in the Aloa Snow Mystery series, published May 14, 2019.
Option 4: Read a book with the MPG Science Fiction or Fantasy, standalone or embedded.
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
*** Golden Oldie - first published in 1897 ***
MPG Science Fiction and MPG Fantasy are both present at the time of posting.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (645)
Golden Oldie: 1 (12)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 2 (52)
Total Tasks: 40
APRILLEIGH5.1 - Taking Action
Read a book with the MPG Action and/or Adventure.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
*** Golden Oldie - first published in 1875 ***
MPG Adventure noted in the help thread.
NOTE: Children does not appear as an MPG at this time, but should that change the AR Bookfinder information for this ISBN is IL: MG+ - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 12.0.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (650)
Golden Oldie: 1 (13)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (53)
Total Tasks: 41
APRILLEIGH15.1 - Knock Knock!
Book 1. Read a book in which the same word appears at least twice in the title/subtitle.
The Grapes of Math: How Life Reflects NUMBERS and NUMBERS Reflect Life by Alex Bellos
This book occasionally has an MPG of Childrens but it is not a kid’s book - this has been verified in the Not Really for Kids thread.
Book 2. Read a book the title/subtitle of which contains the word "who" or "who's."
Guess WHO by Chris McGeorge
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (665)
Golden Oldie: 0 (13)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 2 (55)
Total Tasks: 42
APRILLEIGH10.1 - I’ll Be There For You
Read a book that a Goodreads friend has read and rated 5 stars.
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
*** Golden Oldie - first published in 1912 ***
My friend Brina rated it five stars.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (675)
Golden Oldie: 1 (14)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (56)
Total Tasks: 43
APRILLEIGH20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Peg W's Task: The Scents of Fall
Option 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the words BAKED GOODS.
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (695)
Golden Oldie: 0 (14)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (57)
Total Tasks: 44
APRILLEIGH50.1 - 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.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by RoBERt Louis Stevenson (215 pages)
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1886 ***
Book 2: Octo-"b-rr"
Read a book that has a MPG of mystery, thriller, crime, suspense, romantic suspense, psychological thriller or horror AND contains the double letters, "rr" intact in the title, subtitle, series name, or author's name.
I Know Everything by Matthew FaRRell (334 pages)
MPG Mystery noted in the help thread.
Book 3: Novem-"Brr!"
Option 2: Read a book with one of these things on the cover: coat, jacket, scarf, mitten, blanket, outdoor bonfire, or fireplace.
Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie (218 pages)The presence of a COAT on the cover was approved in the help thread.
215 + 334 + 218 = 767 > 750 pages
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 50 (745)
Golden Oldie: 1 (15)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 3 (60)
Total Tasks: 45
APRILLEIGH30.3 - TessaVanessa's Task: Picture this
Option 2: Read an adult book written by a single author who has also written a children’s picture book that has a MPG of Picture Books.
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin (who also wrote Cat Dreams)
MPG Picture Books noted in the help thread
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.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (775)
Golden Oldie: 0 (15)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 2 (62)
Total Tasks: 46
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Tien's task: My Big Classic Books YearOption 2: Publishing year
Read a book that was first published between 1605 - 1975.
The Best Short Stories of O. Henry by O. Henry
*** Golden Oldie - first published in 1945 ***
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (795)
Golden Oldie: 1 (16)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (63)
Total Tasks: 47
15.5. Back to SchoolSwann's Way (In Search of Lost Time #1) by Marcel Proust
1x Big Books Tix (519p)
1x Golden Oldies Tix (pub. 1913)
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 4
Season Total: 810
50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: Brr!......the “ber” months are upon usBook 1, a book with the letters "ber" intact in the title, subtitle or author's name: Cottage by the Sea by Debbie Macomber
Macomber
paperback edition Cottage by the Sea 400 pages
Book 2, a book with MPG Mystery and the double letters "rr" intact in the title, subtitle, series name or author's name: Bookmarked For Death by Lorna Barrett
Barrett
paperback edition Bookmarked For Death 297 pages
Book 3/Option 1, a book with a title containing all the letters needed to spell the word COAT: Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim
paperback edition Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune 304 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 555
Queen Bee Darlene10.2 Here's to Health
Non-fiction book, health genre
The Clean 20: 20 Foods, 20 Days, Total Transformation by Ian K. Smith The Clean 20: 20 Foods, 20 Days, Total Transformation
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 505
15.6 Inventors DayRead a nonfiction book with the MPG Science or Technology
The Fate of Food: What We'll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World, by Amanda Little
(Science)
Points this post: 15
Points this challenge: 120
Thank you!
SALLY M.5.4 Princess Fiona: all letters OGRE in title/sub and/or author name
Flight by Alyssa Rose Ivy
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 615
Tasks completed: 39
Books read: 53
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 12
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 5
SALLY M.20.3 We Didn’t Start the Fire
Option 2: read a book named in the song or related to one of the topics mentioned = Peter Pan (approved)
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the MMPB)
192 > 175 pages
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 8.0
**Peter Pan is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1904). Claiming 1 GO ticket.**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 635
Tasks completed: 40
Books read: 54
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 12
GO tix this post: 1
Total GO tix: 6
Pamela326510.10 - Scooby-Dooby-Doo!
Among the Shadows: Tales from the Darker Side by L.M. Montgomery - Found on page 2 of the Ghost Stories list.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 190
Golden Oldie books this post:0
Total Golden Oldie books: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+:
25.1 - Bookwrm526's Task: Fall Has ALL the Best StuffOption 1: Holidays!! Fall has the best holidays. For this option, read a book where Halloween, Dia de Los Muertos, or All Saint's Day features prominently in the story.
Halloween edited by Paula Guran
Option 3: read a book with leaves in their fall colors on the cover (attached to a tree or not).
A Sight for Sore Eyes by Ruth Rendell
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 4
Season Total: 835
Marina H 10.7 - Strike!
HOMO sapienne by Niviaq Korneliussen
Points this post: 10
Total points: 385
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 24
Laurah3015.5. Back to School.
Read a book with the main page genre Classics, standalone or embedded.
The Handmaid's Tale
Points this task: 15
Total points to date: 370
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 1
Tasks complete: 21
Books read: 24
JUKKA25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: A Visit to the Castle
Option 4: Book whose title has a word whose letters are in GIANT FLYING HELMET.
Chicago by Night by Matthew Dawkins et al. The word is "night".
Option 5: A book that takes place at least 50% in Africa.
Black Panther by Christopher Priest: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 by Christopher J. Priest.
Total Points: 415/905
Total Books Read: 38
Tasks Completed: 30/54
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Lisa MD25.1 - Bookwrm526's Task: Fall Has ALL the Best Stuff
Read 2 books, 1 from each of 2 different options.
Option 1: Holidays!:! Read a book where Halloween, Dia de Los Muertos, or All Saint's Day features prominently in the story. If the connection to the holiday is not obvious from the Goodreads description, provide evidence of the connection in your post.
Option 2: Pumpkins!!: Read a book with a pumpkin on the cover.
Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie 255 pp
*This book fit Option 1 and 2
Option 3: Colors!!: Read a book with leaves in their fall colors on the cover (attached to a tree or not).
Sunrise Cabin by Stacey Donovan 346 pp
*Listened to audio and linked to MMPB for both books
📕📙📒📗📘📕📙📒📗📘📕📙📒📗📘📕📙📒📗📘
TOTALS:
Current Points: 25
Total Points: 345/905
Tasks Completed: 21/54
Books Read: 25
BB Tickets: 1
GO: 3
FANDURY20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Tien's task: My Big Classic Books Year
Option 2: Read a book that was first published between 1605 - 1975
The Crime At Black Dudley by Margery Allingham
Book was first published in 1929.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 70
Books Read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
RAYNEBAIR10.8 - Forget-Me-Not
Read a book by an author who, at the time you select your book, is deceased.
Life in Fusion by Ethan Day
Points this post: 10
Total points: 205
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 0
RAYNEBAIR5.2 - Damsel-in-Distress
Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS.
Taming Demons for Beginners by Annette Marie
Points this post: 5
Total points: 210
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 0
Sue T10.1 - I’ll Be There For You
Book that a Goodreads friend has read and rated 5 stars
Emily, Gone by Bette Lee Crosby
My Goodreads friend that rated it 5 stars is Marilyn Rothstein
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 65/905
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 6
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
CathyG15.1. Knock Knock!
Book 1. Read a book in which the same word appears at least twice in the title/subtitle. The words need not be sequential, but they must match exactly.
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and it's all small stuff by Richard Carlson
AND
Book 2: Read a book the title/subtitle of which contains the word "who" or "who's."
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
Points this post: 15
Total points: 635
Tasks completed: 39
Books read: 49
Big Book Ticket:
CathyG25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: A Visit to the Castle
Read two books, one from each of two different options.
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.
REQUIRED: State the word. enigma
Enigma of China by Qiu Xiaolong
Option 5. For your final option you may “look back” and read a book with a setting in Africa.
Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters
Points this post: 25
Total points: 660
Tasks completed: 40
Books read: 51
Big Book Ticket:
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Diane Whitney's Task: Party Like It's 1999!Sullivan's Island by Dorothea Benton Frank
❁ first published 1999 ❁
📖 383 pages 📖
Total points: 510 + 20 = 530
Laurah3015.10 What's new in 2019?
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
White Elephant
This book was in the first list Most Anticipated Books of 2019 in the March section.
Points this task: 15
Total points to date: 370
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 1
Tasks complete: 21
Books read: 24
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
My friend, Mandy gave this book 5 stars.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130