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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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Laurah3025.6 - TraceyL's Task: Princess Peach
option 1 . Read a book written by an author using a pen name or alias.
Animal Farm by George Orwell . George Orwell is the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair.
Option 3 Read a book with Romance as a MPG.
The Recipe Box
Points this task: 25
Total points to date: 480
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 1
Tasks complete: 26
Books read: 32
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PegW10.6 - Birth of the Internet
Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in AdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyNetwork consecutively
The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 295
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 4
Total Tasks Completed: 19
RAYNEBAIR10.10 - Scooby-Dooby-Doo!
Select a list and read a book from that list: Ghost Stories
Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts
page 1 of the Ghost Stories list
Points this post: 10
Total points: 320
BB tickets: 2
GO tickets: 0
30.5 All Hail Flavia!Option 2:
Chemistry
Option 4: I opted to just read a Flavia title, so every word in the title is a word.
Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd
+30 = 620 points total.
Sarah E10.8 - Forget-Me-Not
Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie, died January 12, 1976
I read an ebook but have linked to the top MMP
Golden Oldie, first published 1936. I claim 1 GO ticket.
Total points: 370
Total GO tickets: 4
Sarah E10.9 - Portrait of a Lady
I read a kindle edition, paperback (no MMP) is The Vanishing of Dr Winter
Total points: 380
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowlOption 3: One for the Money by Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum #1)
Total: 80
Sarah E20.2 - Rookie at the Top – Jen K's task: Fabulous Fall
Option 1
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
I read an ebook, top paperback (no MMP) is Sorcery of Thorns - 464 pages
S O T from the title and M R from the author makes STORM
Total points: 400
Kathy KSA Savage Place was originally used for 10.8. Totals are adjusted below.
30.5 - 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. Read a book with a word of at least five letters in the title or subtitle that ends in Y. Required: State the word
The Last Best Hope: A Civil War Era Alternate History, by David L. Parrott
"historY" in subtitle
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. Required: State the word
A Savage Place, by Robert B. Parker
Read as ebook; mmpb=184 p.
Flavia title: The Grave's a Fine and Private Place
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 425-10+30=445
Tasks completed: 22
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.10 - No Need for Distress
I read In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado.
Previous point total: 245
New points this post: 5
Total points: 250
Total tasks completed: 17
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
10.2 - Here’s to HealthOctober is Health Literacy Month. Read a nonfiction book with a main page genre Health, standalone or embedded.
I read OMD which has an MPG of health
points: 160
books read: 15
tasks completed: 12
Big Books: 2
pages read: 6442
Cordelia30.6 Riot Girls
Bk 1: Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
Name: NALINI
Bk 2: Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut
Word: MONKEY
Band name: Red Monkey
Points: 30
Total Points: 905
30.6 - BrookeTX's task: Riot GrrlsRead one book which fulfills the Book 1 requirements and one which fulfills the Book 2 requirements.
Book 1: Read a book whose author shares a name with one of the musicians
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
Musician: Caroline Azar
Book 2: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word* found in one of the band names
Wise Blood
Band: Blood Sausage
Points this task: 30
Books read this task: 2
Golden oldie claimed this task:0
Big book claimed this task: 0
Total points: 250
Tasks completed: 15
Total Golden oldies: 3
Total Big Book tickets: 0
Total books read: 20
25.4 - Diana K's TaskBook 1. Chose a word pair from one of the lists. Read a book with one of those words in the title or subtitle.
Word: Autumn
Book 2. Read a book with the other word from the word pair in the title or subtitle.
Word: Fall
Points this task: 25
Books read this task: 2
Golden oldie claimed this task:0
Big book claimed this task: 0
Total points: 275
Tasks completed: 16
Total Golden oldies: 3
Total Big Book tickets: 0
Total books read: 22
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Stephanie1275.5 - Princess Leia: Read a book with the word STAR or WARS (plural) intact in the title/subtitle or series name.
Star, book has 94 pages--used for my one book between 80 -99 pages 5 point task.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 130/905
Tasks completed: 9/54
Books read: 11
5.7 - Rose DeWitt BukaterRead a book that has a protagonist with a 4-letter first name or nickname.
The Passage
Character: Brad Wolgast
[POINTS]
This post: 5
Total points: 215
Books read: 15
Tasks completed: 14
Janice CA15.7. It's Halloween!
Halloween word: dead
The Valedictorian of Being Dead: The True Story of Dying Ten Times to Live by Heather B. Armstrong
+15
total: 80
tasks: 6
books: 7
GOs: 1
Amy FL15.1. Knock Knock!
Book 1: Good Girl, Bad Girl
Book 2: The Girl Who Was Taken
Points this post: 15
Total points: 615
Amy FL25.3 - SandyL's Task - Thanksgiving!
Option 3: Swing (approved in message 6 of help thread for this task)
Option 4: A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher (blACk Friday)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 640
Task 30.4- Sandy's task: The Long and the Short of ItBook 1 Read a long book, at least 350 pages, with a short title, no more than 2 words.
Shatter War (Time Shards #2) (2019) by Dana Fredsti (Goodreads Author) and David Fitzgerald (Paperback, 496 pages)
Book 2 Read a short book, fewer than 200 pages, with a long title, at least 5 words.
The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor (1970) by Gabriel García Márquez; translated by Randolf Hogan (Paperback, 128 pages) [910]
275 + 30 = 305
Tasks Completed: 14
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 275 + 30 = 305
Books read: 22
Pages read: 5,711
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 09
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Jasmiina F15.8. A Parade - for me?:
Read a book whose author's first and last initials appear in the word PARADE:
Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 220
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Task 25.2 - A Visit to the Castleoption 2: read a book with Humour MPG
Last Chance to See
verified: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
option 3: read a book with FRANKENSTEIN in the title
Frankenstein in Baghdad
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830 points
5.10 - No Need for Distress
by Eoin ColferPoints This Post: 5
Total Points: 550
Diana K.This is a repost of 3252 where I put the wrong total and it doesn't seem to have been added in to my total
15.10. What's New in 2019? Read a book from one of these two 2019 lists:
To Keep the Sun Alive the list Most Anticipated Books of 2019
Total point: 605
Diana K.5.8 - Ann Darrow, read a book with two or more consecutive words in the title/subtitle that start with the same letter.
The Founding Fortunes: How the Wealthy Paid for and Profited from America's Revolution
Total points: 610
Diana K.5.10 - No Need for Distress. Relax and read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules
Chow: Simple Ways to Share the Foods You Love with the Dogs You Love
Total points: 615
Diana K.10.2 - Here’s to Health. Read a nonfiction book with a main page genre Health, standalone or embedded.
Healthy Habits Suck: How to Get Off the Couch and Live a Healthy Life… Even If You Don’t Want To
Total points: 625
Diana K.20.10 - Group Reads. Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History My comment is post #12.
Total points: 645
Diana K.25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Princess Peach
Opt 3. Read a book with Romance as a MPG.
Meet Me in Monaco
Option 4: Read a book with a building on the cover.
Total points: 670
Diana K.30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: A Great Dame
Opt 1 Read a nonfiction book with the Mary Lynn Brachtmpg science or biography
Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship
Opt 3 Read a book by a single author whose name contains the letters RA in any order.
Total points: 700
White Chrysanthemum by
Sarah E5.1 - Taking Action
Serpent - MPG Adventure
I read an ebook but have linked to the top MMP
Total points: 405
Sarah E20.1 - Most Improved Player - LaureY's task: a Walk Through the Glens
Option 3 - no J, K, Q, V, W, X, Y or Z
Tres Leches & Murder by Susan Gillard
I read the kindle edition, paperback is Tres Leches & Murder
Total points: 425
Sarah E20.5 - Bigger is Better - Diane Whitney's Task: Party Like It's 1999!
The Fifth Elephant - 370 pages
First published 1999
I read an ebook but have linked to the top MMP
Total points: 445
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Coralie's Task: The Gentle Ones.Option 1: author name contains J and M
Le Scaphandre Et Le Papillon by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Points this post: 20
Total points: 195
Books read: 13
Tasks completed: 11
BB: 1
GO: 7
Julia10325.7 - Cat's Task: Literary Months
October: Abolitionist Socialist Feminism: Radicalizing the Next Revolution (ASF in FESTIVAL)
November: Village of Secrets: Defying the Nazis in Vichy France (nominated for the prize in 2014)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 760
BB: 8
GO: 2
Tasks completed: 43
Books read: 58
LAUREN JODI20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Coralie's Task: The Gentle Ones.
Option 1: JM in Author's name
The Billionaire Bachelor by Jessica Lemmon
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 735/905
Total Books Read: 52
Tasks Completed: 35/54
**reposting task to change book 1**30.6 - BrookeTX's task: Riot Grrls
Book 1 - Read a book whose author shares a name with one of the musicians from Riot grrrl
The Golden Egg by Donna Leon
- authors first name - Donna - matched to Donna Dresch
Book 2 - Read a book whose title contains a word found in one of the Riot grrrl bands' name
Blood Vow by J.R. Ward
- word Blood matched to Blood Sausage
LAUREN JODI 10.7 - Strike!
The Power Of Three by Kate Pearce
Approved for length in post 7672 of the ebook verfication thread. Appears in line 3272 of the SRC ebook Verification spreadsheet.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 745/905
Total Books Read: 53
Tasks Completed: 36/54
20.1 - Most Improved Player - LaureY's task: A Walk Through the GlensOption 2: Liberty Falling by Nevada Barr
❁ all the letters of FAIRY found in the title
FAI in Falling
RY in Liberty ❁
Total points: 810 + 20 = 830
5.6 - Princess Buttercup- yellow letters on cover
The Raider by Jude Deveraux
- letters are pale yellow
Total points: 295
Books read: 21
Tasks completed: 14
5.7 - Rose DeWitt Bukater- character with 4-letter name
The Survivors Club by Lisa Gardner
- detective's name is Roan
Total points: 300
Books read: 22
Tasks completed: 15
5.10 - No Need for Distress- book of choice
Every Last Breath by Juno Rushdan
Total points: 305
Books read: 23
Tasks completed: 16
10.4 - Give Thanks- read a book set in Australia, Canada, Grenada, Liberia, the Netherlands, the Philippines or Saint Lucia
Two Man Station by Lisa Henry
- set in Australia
it does mention small outback town in blurb but just in case:
proof - (view spoiler)
Total points: 315
Books read: 24
Tasks completed: 17
10.9 - Portrait of a Lady- read a book with female figure alone on the cover
A Lady's Guide to Improper Behavior by Suzanne Enoch
Total points: 325
Books read: 25
Tasks completed: 18
15.2 - Falling?Option 1
- read a book with doctor/nurse as major character
Lady of Milkweed Manor by Julie Klassen
- main male character is doctor (some parts of the book are written from his pov)
Option 3
- read last book in series
The Tyrant's Tomb by Rick Riordan
- The Trials of Apollo #4
- published in September, next book is expected in fall 2020
Total points: 340
Books read: 27
Tasks completed: 19
15.5 - Back to School.- read book with classics on mbp
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Total points: 355
Books read: 28
Tasks completed: 20
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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