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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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Helen A.Task #15.10
NEW IN 2019
The Parade
10-11-19
From list #1: Most Anticipated Books of 2019, March, #21
Total tasks: 24 (with 4 pending)
Total Points: 485 (with 80 pending)
BB= 2
GO=2
Helen A.Task 15.4 Pauline
2 books
#1 Author Name from Episode
Episode Name: Jack Standing
My name: Jack London
Jack London on Adventure
10-23-19
#2 Word in Title/subtitle from Episode
Episode Word: Goddess OF The Far West
Title Word: Memoirs OF Fatema Pakravan
The Memoirs of Fatemeh Pakravan
10-28-19
Total tasks: 24 (with 5 pending)
Total points: 485 (with 95 pending)
BB=2
GO=2
Pamela32655.2 - Damsel-in-Distress
The Lady and the Highwayman by Sarah M. Eden - All of the author's initials can be found in damsel
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 220
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+:
Helen A. Task 10.9 Woman on Cover
The Good Psychologist
10-27-19
Total tasks: 24 (with 6 pending)
Total points: 485 (with 105 pending)
BB=2
GO=2
*repost due to incorrect link*10.7 - Strike!
Book read: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
This has 766 pages so I would like to claim 2 BB tickets.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 320
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 22
Tasks completed: 17
Helen ATask 10.5 Zero in page number
Lost Sock!: 200 Clever Ways to Use Your Single Socks
10-28-19
(208 pages)
Tasks completed: 24 (with 7 pending)= 31
Total points: 485 (with 115 pending)= 600
BB=2
GO=2
Helen A.Task 10.4 Give Thanks
Book set in Australia
In a Sunburned Country
10-25-19
Total tasks: 24 (with 8 pending)= 32
Total points: 485 (with 125 pending)=610
BB=2
GO=2
Brooke TX15.10. 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. From "September" on the Most Anticipated Books for the Second Half of 2019 list:
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 645
Completed Tasks: 40
Books Read: 59
*repost to include ar bookfind info*Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowl
Option 3: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 12.0
Book 2 in series is Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsPublished June 2nd 1999
Points this task: 20
Total points: 290
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 20
Tasks completed: 15
Brooke TX25.4 - Diana K's Task: Two (or Three) Nations Divided by a Common Language
My word pair is "yard/garden," from the British v. American word list.
Book 1. With "yard" in the title:
Book 2. With "garden" in the title:
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 670
Completed Tasks: 41
Books Read: 59
Helen A.Task 5.9 Bird name or on cover
Penguins and Other Sea Birds
11-9-19
Tasks completed: 24 (with 9 pending)= 33
Total points: 485 (with 130 pending)= 615
BB=2
GO=2
15.7 It's Halloween Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly
Dark is from the list.
Post Total:15
Grand Total: 200
30.1 A Great DameOption 2: Applied Science: Transcription by Kate Atkinson
WWII is a MPG
Option 3: Radium
The Civil War Trilogy: Gods and Generals / The Killer Angels / The Last Full Measure by Michael Shaara
Shaara ends in RA
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 230
Chris MD50.0 Brr!......the “ber” months are upon us
Book 1: “ber” intact in the title, subtitle or author's name
This Side of Murder by Anna Lee Huber
"ber" in huBER
Book 2:MPG = mystery, thriller, crime, suspense, romantic suspense, psychological thriller or horror AND the letters RR must appear intact in title, sub, series name, or author's name
A Sudden, Fearful Death by Anne Perry
RR in peRRy
Mystery is the top-listed MPG.
I listened to the audio version of the book. The MMP has 509 pages.
Claiming 1 Big Book ticket
Book 3: Option 1: Title contains all the letters in COAT
The Man from Stone Creek by Linda Lael Miller
C in Creek
O in from
A in mAn
T in The
Book 1 289 pages
Book 2 509 pages
Book 3 331 pages
Total 1,129 pages
Total points: 275
ANGIE CA20.5 - Bigger is Better - Diane Whitney's Task: Party Like It's 1999!
Book: To Tame a Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning
Notes: First published in 1999.
Total Points: 370
CathyG30.5 - Mazza1's Task (passed to Sarah E): All Hail Flavia
This is a two book task. Read two books from two different options.
Option 2: Chemistry please
Read a book with a word of at least five letters in the title or subtitle that ends in Y.
The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters
Required: State the word -mummy
Option 4: Fabulous titles
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.
The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley
This is a Flavia book so the whole title matches:-)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 690
Tasks completed: 41
Books read: 53
Big Book Ticket:
Jen K30.6 - BrookeTX's task: Riot Grrls
Book 1: The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout
Elizabeth matches Riot Grrl Elizabeth Davis
Book 2: Children of Blood and Bone
Blood matches Riot Grrl Band Blood Sausage
***** 1 Big Book request for Children of Blood and Bone at 531 pages ****
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 530
Big Books: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
CathyG20.5 - Bigger is Better - Diane Whitney's Task: Party Like It's 1999!
To help celebrate her birthday, please read a book that contains three (or more) number 9s, using only the following data. - Number of Pages- Numbers in First Publish date- Title/Subtitle- Series Number
A Willing Spirit: A Ghostly Romance by Cynthia Sterling
Published July 1, 1999
Points this post: 20
Total points: 710
Tasks completed: 42
Books read: 54
Big Book Ticket:
Task 25.7 – Cat – Literary MonthsOption 1: September includes International Translation Day.
Read a book from the list Man Booker International Prize: Eligible Books 2019
# 60 on page 1: The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man
I listened to the audio / MMP: Le Vieux qui voulait sauver le monde - 512 pg
*** BIG BOOK *** 1 ticket – 512 pages
Option 2: October 1st published 1949-2019 -AND- 1st letter of each title word in CHELTENHAM LITERARY FESTIVAL
A T H in chelTenHAm
S I T in feSTIal
All the Stars in the Heavens A T S I T H
First published October 2015
I listened to the audiobook / No MMPB / Paperback; All the Stars in the Heavens - 480 pg
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 465 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
posted one I'd already posted - sorry!
MEGSCL5.3 - Not So Helpless After All
Page4 of list - The Bone Season
TOTAL TO DATE
180 points
1 big book
MEGSCL10.1 - I’ll Be There For You
The Nickel Boys-rated 5 stars by my friend Michael
TOTAL TO DATE
195 points
1 big book
Task 25.2 - A Visit to the Castle Option 1. Read a book with a main page genre of “Gothic,” alone or embedded: “Gothic” “Horror > Gothic” “Gothic Romance” etc.
Confirmed in the Help Thread for “Gothic”
The Rust Maidens (2018) by Gwendolyn Kiste (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 252 pages)
Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel (2018)
Option 2. Read a book with “Humor” as a main page genre, alone or embedded.
Less Than Angels (1955) by Barbara Pym (Paperback, 256 pages)
170 + 25 = 195
Tasks Completed: 10
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 170 + 25 = 195
Books read: 14
Pages read: 3,665
Read but not claimed: 07
Goodreads Authors: 04
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
10.2 - Here’s to HealthThe Vegan Starter Kit: Everything You Need to Know About Plant-Based Eating
Health genre
Total points: 250
Brooke TX20.9 - 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.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 690
Completed Tasks: 42
Books Read: 60
Readerboard Name Kathy P5.6 - Princess Buttercup
Limelight
Points this post 5
Totals
Points: 135
BB: 0
GO:1
Total Tasks completed: 13
Total Books read: 13
Readerboard Name Kathy P5.8 - Ann Darrow
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Points this post 5
Totals
Points: 140
BB: 0
GO:1
Total Tasks completed: 14
Total Books read: 14
Readerboard Name Kathy P5.9 - Elizabeth Swann
Mozart's Starling
Points this post 5
Totals
Points: 145
BB: 0
GO:1
Total Tasks completed: 15
Total Books read: 15
Readerboard Name Kathy P10.4 - Give Thanks
I Am the MessengerTakes place in Australia
Points this post 10
Totals
Points: 155
BB: 0
GO:1
Total Tasks completed: 16
Total Books read: 16
Pamela326510.7 - Strike!
The Rancher's Legacy by Jessica Keller - Author's last name starts with K
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 230
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+:
Readerboard Name Kathy P20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Coralie's Task: The Gentle Ones.
Option 1:
Generous Justice: How God's Grace Makes Us Just
Author: Timothy J. Keller
Points this post 20
Totals
Points: 175
BB: 0
GO:1
Total Tasks completed: 17
Total Books read: 17
MAZZA15.1 - Taking Action
Read a book with the MPG Action and/or Adventure. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
The Scarlet Pimpernel Genre approved in help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 490
MAZZA110.1 - I’ll Be There For You
Read a book that a Goodreads friend has read and rated 5 stars. If you need a friend, you may use a moderator's list: Dlmrose, Kristina Simon, Sandy
Required: State the GR friend or moderator.
Under the Dome
read and rated 5 stars by GR friend Tracey Lough
Point this post = 10
Points to date = 500
10.2 NF book with MPG HealthWired to Eat: How to Rewire Your Appetite and Lose Weight for Good by Robb Wolf
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 520/905
Tasks completed: 34/54
Books Read: 43
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books:500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
MAZZA110.4 - Give Thanks
Thanksgiving is not only an American tradition. It's also celebrated in Australia, Canada, Grenada, Liberia, the Netherlands, the Philippines, and Saint Lucia. Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries.
Required: If the setting is not obvious on the book’s main GR page include a reference when you post.
I read theARC of the kindle edition The Ex Girlfriendfrom Netgalley
paperback is here
The Ex-Girlfriend
There are many reviews which
state that book is set in North west Sydney - Australia
Karen says " Georgie is a nurse in Northwest Sydney"
Location 407 of Kindle ARC"what made you move to Sydney when you whole family is back in perth"
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 510
MAZZA110.8 - Forget-Me-Not
Read a book by an author who, at the time you select your book, is deceased.
The House on the Strand Died 1989 on author page
Points this post= 10
Points to date 520
MAZZA115.3. Time to Catch Up.
Option 1:
Book 1 - Read a book that has been on your TBR list or pile for at least one year - that is, since at least 9/1/18.
REQUIRED: Specify what list/pile this book comes from and the date it was added to the list or pile.
The Music of Sound this book was on my TBR added there on 12 September 2017 now on my read list
Book 2 - read a book from this list: I Should Probably Read This Sometime. REQUIRED: Include in your post the page of the list on which your book is found.
The Red Tent on page 1 of that list
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 535
MAZZA130.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: A Great Dame
This is a two book task. Read one book from two different options or two books from one option.
Option 1: A Woman of Science
Read a nonfiction book with the mpg science or biography. These should be standalone genres.
The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design
MPG science noted in help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 3: Radium
Radium is a chemical element with the symbol Ra and the atomic number 68.
Read a book by a single author whose name contains the letters RA in any order. All names and initials included in the Goodreads record can be used.
Bone China Author Laura Purcell RA in First name
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 565
MAZZA130.3 - TessaVanessa's Task: Picture this
This is a 2 book task. Choose two different options, and state in your post which options you chose.
Option 3: “A good cover has a distinct silhouette” --J. C. Leyendecker
Choose a book from this list of Silhouette Covers.
Required: Post the page number the book is found on.
Bitter Greens on page 1 of list
Option 4: Zoom in
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 INSECTS.
The Chestnut Man Søren Sveistrup SS in target word
Points this post = 30
Points to date 595
MAZZA130.5 - Mazza1's Task (passed to Sarah E): All Hail Flavia
This is a two book task. Read two books from two different options.
Required: State which options you chose when you post.
Option 2: Chemistry please
Chemistry may be Flavia's abiding passion, but there are many interesting subjects that also end in a Y. Read a book with a word of at least five letters in the title or subtitle that ends in Y.
Required: State the word
Fifty Shades of Mr. Darcy WORD = FIFTY
Option 4: Fabulous titles
The titles of the books all come from literature. 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. The titles are listed in post 2 of the Help Thread.
Note: All the Flavia books that meet SRC requirements are eligible for this option.
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag this is a Flavia book
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 625
DeeDee30.2 - Dlmrose’s Task: The People in Your Neighborhood
DEBRAJEAN
DEBRA T
DEE <- Book 2
DEEDEE <- me
DELICIOUS DEE
DELITEALEX
DELMY <- Book 1
Book 1: Using the "below" group of neighbors, read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in ONE of that group’s Readerboard names.
Severance (2018) by Ling Ma (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 291 pages)
(in DELMY)
Book 2: Using the "above" 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.
Sunstroke and Other Stories (2007) by Tessa Hadley (Paperback, 177 pages)
(in DEE: sunstrokeE anD othEr stories)
195 + 30 = 225
Tasks Completed: 11
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 195 + 30 = 225
Books read: 16
Pages read: 4,133
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 05
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Kathy KS50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: Brr!......the “ber” months are upon us
For this task, read 3 books, one from each option. The combined page total must equal at least 750 pages.
Book 1: Septem-"ber." Read a book with the letters “ber” intact in the title, subtitle or author's name.
Field of Dishonor, by david weBER (367 p.)
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.
Murder on Olympus, by robert b. waRRen (Read as ebook; pb=376 p. , no mmpb)
MPG = Mystery
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.
REQUIRED: If using the cover option, include the cover in your post and point out the item from the above list.
War at Home, by Kris Nelscott (352 p.)Jacket approved in task help, message 28: by Lisa https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 367 + 376 + 352 = 1095 ( >750)
*****
Points for this task: 50
Total points : 355
Tasks completed: 17
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Kathy KS15.6. Inventors Day
Read a nonfiction book with the MPG Science or Technology, standalone or embedded.
How to Use Evernote for Genealogy: A Step-By-Step Guide to Organize Your Research and Boost Your Genealogy Productivity, by Kerry Scott
MPG = Science>Technology
GENRES
Nonfiction8 users
Reference5 users
Science > Technology2 users
*****
Points for this task: 15
Total points : 370
Tasks completed: 18
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
20.2 - Rookie at the Top – Jen K's task: Fabulous FallOption 2, a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase APPLE CIDER: Good Riddance by Elinor Lipman
paperback edition Good Riddance 320 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 630
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Peg W's Task: The Scents of FallOption 1:
by Brandon SandersonBaked goodS = Brandon Sanderson
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 480
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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White Fang by Jack London
MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 13.0
Takes place in the Yukon, Canada
Claiming one Golden Oldie Ticket first published in 1905
Points this post: 10
Total points: 155
BB TICKETS: 3
GO TICKETS: 1
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 16