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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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Lisa MD15.9. Time to Revisit
Read a book from this list SRC Recommended Books.
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 264 pp
*Listened to audio. Linked to MMPB
*#57 on list
*Published in 1890
*I claim a Golden Oldie ticket.
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TOTALS:
Current Points: 15
Total Points: 360/905
Tasks Completed: 22/54
Books Read: 26
BB Tickets: 1
GO: 4
Suzannesea10.8 Forget-Me-Not
Read a book by an author who has died.
Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse died February 14, 1975.
Points this post: 10
Total points to date: 450
Pamela32655.6 - Princess Buttercup
by Jennifer Slattery – “Love Inspired” is in yellow at the top of the coverPoints this post: 5
Total Points: 195
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+:
Marina H20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Peg W's Task: The Scents of Fall
Option 1: Jeg ville ønske, der var én, der ventede på mig et eller andet sted by Anna Gavalda
Points this post: 20
Total points: 460
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 27
25.7 - Cat's Task: Literary MonthsOctober—a book first published between 1949-2019 inclusive, with a title of at least three words, whose title initials can be found in CHELTENHAM LITERARY FESTIVAL: Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton, published 2018
November—a book shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction (2014): Common People: In Pursuit of My Ancestors by Alison Light
Points this post: 25
Total points: 580
SALLY M.25.3 Thanksgiving!
Option 3: MPG Sports
Bums No More: The Championship Season of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers by Stewart Wolpin
(I read the ebook & have linked to the PB)
Option 4: author initials in BLACK FRIDAY
Frankly in Love by David Yoon
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
144 + 406 = 550
550 > 500 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 660
Tasks completed: 41
Books read: 56
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 12
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 6
Delicious Dee15.8. A Parade - for me?
A Woman Is No Man - Etaf Rum - EA is found in PARADE
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 500
SALLY M.50.1 Brr!... the “ber” months are upon us.
Book 1: “ber” intact in author
The Way to a Man's Heart by Debbie Macomber
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Book 2: MPG Mystery and “rr” intact in author
Pretty Little Killers by Rita Herron
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Book 3, Option 2: coat on the cover
Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly
189 + 325 + 448 = 962
962 > 750 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 710
Tasks completed: 42
Books read: 59
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 12
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 6
15.4 - The Perils of PaulineOption 2: Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas
❁ author's first name (Jose) matches cast member Edward Jose ❁
❁ the word OF found in episode 2: Goddess OF the Far West and in the subtitle: Notes OF an Undocumented Citizen ❁
Total points: 590 + 15 = 605
10.1 - I’ll Be There For YouRead a book that a Goodreads friend has read and rated 5 stars.
Book read: Wildfire
How it fits: Melindam rated it 5 stars (Review)
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Total points: 550
Books read: 44
Tasks completed: 36
BB Tickets: 6
GO Tickets: 4
Readerboard Name: Absurda15.5. Back to School
Read a book with the main page genre Classics, standalone or embedded.
The Professor by Charlotte Bronte
Read in the The Brontë Collection ebook anthology.
Here is where it is published separately
The Professor by Charlotte Brontë
Originally published in 1857, claim one Golden Oldie Ticket.
Points this task: 15
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 1
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 450
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 3
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Bookwrm526Task #10.3 - Listen Up
Read a book that has won or been nominated (a finalist) for an Audie Award. I read Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires, which one the 2019 Audie for Short Stories/Collections.
Total points so far:770
10.7 - Strike!How to Create Your Website: For Writers and Other Clueless Souls by Mateja Klaric
❁ author's last name begins with K ❁
Total points: 605 + 10 = 615
Andy P.Task # 25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Princess Peach
Option 1. Read a book written by an author using a pen name or alias. The Servants of Twilight BYLeigh Nichols Aka Dean Koontz
Option 2. Read a book originally published in 1985
Murder in the Queen's Armes (The Gideon Oliver Mysteries) by Aaron Elkins First published in 1985
Points this post: 25
Total points: 670
Andy P.Task # 20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Tien's task: My Big Classic Books Year
Option 1. Countries
Read a book with one of following MPGs:
Cultural > Russia
The Holy Thief by William Ryan
Cultural> Russia( 33 users)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 690
15.7 - It's Halloween!Read Halloween word in title
The Anteater of Death by Betty Webb
- word is death
Total points: 115
Tasks Completed: 6
Books read: 8
*edited to fix math*
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Tien's Task: My Big Classics Book YearOption 2
read a book published between 1605 - 1975
Cousin Phyllis by Elizabeth Gaskell
- first published in 1864
Total points: 135
Tasks Completed: 7
Books read: 9
*edited to fix math*
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Roxana's Task: Well-Seasoned FowlOption 3
Read 1st book in series
A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton
- Merry Gentry #1
- 2nd book published in 2002
Total points: 155
Tasks Completed: 8
Books read: 10
*edited to fix math*
25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: A Visit to the CastleOption 2
Read a book with humor on mbp
Death & Honey by Kevin Hearne, Chuck Wendig, Lila Bowen
Option 4
Read a title where word can be found in phrase
A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean
word name - GIANT FLYING HELMET
Total points: 180
Tasks Completed: 9
Books read: 12
25.5 - Andy P. ‘s Task: Create Your Own Compound WordRead 2 books with over 500 pages where words in title can make one compound word.
The Love Song of Sawyer Bell by Avon Gale
- paper edition - 234 pages
- word used bell
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
- paper edition - 421 pages
- word used blue
compound word: bluebell
234 + 421 = 655 pages (>500)
Total points: 205
Tasks Completed: 10
Books read: 14
25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Princess PeachOption 3
romance on mbp
Looking for Group by Alexis Hall
Option 4
building on the cover
by Hazel GaynorTotal points: 230
Tasks Completed: 11
Books read: 16
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: A Great DameOption 3
Read a book with letters RA in author's name
Marry in Haste by Anne Gracie
- Gracie
Option 3
Read a book with letters RA in author's name
Delicious by Sherry Thomas
- Sherry Thomas
Total points: 260
Tasks Completed: 12
Books read: 18
30.5 - Mazza1's Task (passed to Sarah E): All Hail FlaviaOption 2
Read a book with word ending in -y
Eternity by Jude Deveraux
Option 4
Read a book with matching word with one of Flavia's titles
All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell
- Flavia's title: The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
- matching word - that
Total points: 290
Tasks Completed: 13
Books read: 20
Repost25.1
Option 2: pumpkin on the cover.
Catering to Nobody by Diane Mott Davidson
Option 3: leaves in their fall colors on the cover
Death Overdue by Allison Brook
Leaves on tree in the window. Approved in post 69 of help thread
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)
20.10 Group Read Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by Keith O'Brien
Comment #11 in discussion thread
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 480/905
Tasks completed: 32/54
Books Read: 40
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books:500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Joanne MITask 20.4 Tien's task: My Big Classic Books Year
Option 1 Countires- I chose Russia as the MPG
City of Thieves
Points this task 20
Total Points 280
Total BB's 6
15.2. Falling?Option 3: The Woman Who Died a Lot
The most recently published book in the Thursday Next series
Option 4: The Bear and the Nightingale
Fantasy
Total points: 225
15.4. The Perils of PaulineOption 2: City of Glass by Paul Auster
Matching words are "Paul" (Paul Panzer) and "of" (Goddess of the Far West)
Total points: 240
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowlOption 3: 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.
Magic or Madness
The second book in the series was published March 16th, 2006
New Points: 20
Total Challenge Points: 500
GO's: 3
***REPOST DUE TO BOOK CHANGE***TraceyL (Readerboard Name)
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: A Great Dame
Option 3: Radium. Read a book by a single author whose name contains the letters RA in any order. I completed this option twice.
Pursuit by Joyce Carol Oates
RA appears in cARol
The Fall of Richard Nixon: A Reporter Remembers Watergate by Tom Brokaw
RA appears in bRokAw
Points Earned This Post: 0 ***POINTS ALREADY EARNED
Total Points Earned: 780
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 5
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 2 (750) / 0 (1000)
***REPOST DUE TO BOOK CHANGE***TraceyL (Readerboard Name)
Task 25. 5 - Andy P. ‘s Task: Create Your Own Compound Word
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.
Frankissstein: A Love Story Audiobook
Frankissstein: A Love Story PB 346 Pages
"Love"
The Birds and Other Stories Audiobook
The Birds and Other Stories MMPB 239 Pages
"Birds"
Love + Birds = Lovebirds
346 + 239 = 585
Points Earned This Post: 0 ***POINTS ALREADY EARNED
Total Points Earned: 780
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 5
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 2 (750) / 0 (1000)
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)10.3 - Listen Up
Read a book that has won or been nominated (a finalist) for an Audie Award.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Audiobook
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire MMPB 796 Pages
Request 2 BB Tickets (796 Pages)
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 790
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 7
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 3 (750) / 0 (1000)
Jen K15.1. Knock Knock!
Book 1: How to Date Men When You Hate Men
repeat word: Men
Book 2: Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
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Points this task: 15
Total points to date: 500
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
Tasks complete: 27
Books read: 38
Coralie5.2 Damsel-in-Distress
Book by an author whose initials can be found in daMsEl in distress
The Serrano Connection by Elizabeth Moon
Total to date 435 points
DeborahPost #18
5.5 - Princess Leia
Love, Stargirl
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 350
Books read: 26
Tasks Done: 17
APRILLEIGH20.2 - Rookie at the Top – Jen K's task: Fabulous Fall
Option 2: Read a book where the author’s initials can be found in the phrase APPLE CIDER.
Crooked House by Agatha Christie (302 pages)
*** Golden Oldie - first published in 1947 ***
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (840)
Golden Oldie: 1 (18)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (66)
Total Tasks: 50
5.5 - Princess Leia
by Kameron HurleyPoints This Post: 5
Total Points: 405
10.1 - I’ll Be There For YouRead a book that a Goodreads friend has read and rated 5 stars.
I read an ebook version of Florida
Here is a link to my friend Barb McEwen's five star review
Here
New Points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 510
GO's: 3
Sophie5.5 Star or Wars in title/subtitle/series
Interstellar super explorer: star explorer by hui yi fei
Page numbers verified line 1526 on SS
Total 330
20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's task: We Didn’t Start the FireOption 1: Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
❁ first published 1981 ❁
❁ author's initials (TH) found in THE ❁
📖 348 pages 📖
Total points: 615 + 20 = 635
30.6Book 1: author shares a name with a Riot grrl musician
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein
She is one of the listed musicians
Book 2: title/subtitle contains a word* found in this list: Riot Girrls Bands
The Girl Who Lived Twice by David Lagercrantz
band: Skinny Girl Diet
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 510/905
Tasks completed: 33/54
Books Read: 42
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books:500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
trishhartuk15.9 Time to Revisit
Read a book from the SRC Recommended Books list.
Persuasion, Jane Austen (page 1, #53)
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB with a page count here
Golden Oldie: First published in 1818
Points this task: 15
Books read: 1
Golden oldie: 1
Big book: No
Total points: 525
Tasks completed: 31
Golden oldies: 7
Big Book tickets: 0
15.1. Knock Knock!Book 1, a book in which the same word appears at least twice in the title/subtitle: I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel
Book 2, a book the title/subtitle of which contains the word "Who":Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be by Rachel Hollis
Points this post: 15
Total points: 595
30.5 - Mazza1's Task (passed to Sarah E): All Hail FlaviaOption 2: Read a book with a word of at least five letters in the title or subtitle that ends in Y.
Book read: The Wasp Factory
How it fits: The word Factory in the title
Option 4: Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title or subtitle that matches exactly a word in a Flavia title.
Book read: The Case of the Lucky Loser
How it fits: The word Case in the title as well as in the title of "The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse"
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Total points: 580
Books read: 46
Tasks completed: 37
BB Tickets: 6
GO Tickets: 4
APRILLEIGH10.5 - Zero In
Read a book with a zero in the number of pages.
Double Sin and Other Stories by Agatha Christie (200 pages)
*** Golden Oldie - first published in 1923 ***
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (850)
Golden Oldie: 1 (19)
Big Book: 0 (7)
Books Read: 1 (67)
Total Tasks: 51
Task 25.3 – Sandy L – ThanksgivingREQUIRED: 501+ pages: 272 + 304 = 576 pg
Option 3 – MPG Sports
The Perfect Ride – 272 pg
Genre confirmed in HELP Thread
Option 4 – Author initials in BLACK FRIDAY - R.A.
Rebecca Adler / Here Today, Gone Tamale - 304 pg
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 430 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
SandyL5.5 - Princess Leia
Read a book with the word STAR intact in the title
Stars in Their Eyes by Lauren Blakely
STARs in their eyes
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 490
Tasks Completed: 31
Books Read: 41
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
SandyL10.4 - Give Thanks
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries.
Loving Jay by Renae Kaye
Set 100% in Australia
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 500
Tasks Completed: 32
Books Read: 42
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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The Hush (other topics)
Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault: Essays from the Grown-up Years (other topics)
A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership (other topics)
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15.2. Falling?
Option 2:
(cover approved in task help thread, post 24)
Option 4: In Fury Born (MPG Science Fiction)
This book has 864 pages - claiming 2 BB tickets
This post: 15 points, 2 BB
Total points: 635
BB: 8
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 34
Books read: 46