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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top – Jen K's task: Fabulous FallOption 1: Corn Maze
For this option, read a book and use the initial letters of the title (all words count but subtitles should be ignored) to create a word. The word should be at least 3 letters long, and should be found in Official Scrabble Words. You may also choose to include the author’s initials to create your word.
https://scrabble.hasbro.com/en-us/tools
A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat #3) by Haruki Murakami
353 pages
letters: A W S C
word: CAWS
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 85
Lisa MD15.8. A Parade - for me?
Read a book whose author's first and last initials appear in the word PARADE
*Initials EA
The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams 290 pp
📕📙📒📗📘📕📙📒📗📘📕📙📒📗📘📕📙📒📗📘
TOTALS:
Current Points: 15
Total Points: 60/905
Tasks Completed: 4/54
Books Read: 5
BB Tickets:
GO:
Anna K30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task (2 book task)
Book 1/Option 1: Read a non-fiction book with the MPG science or biography (standalone)
What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City, by Mona Hanna-Attisha
MPG: Science
Book 2/Option 2: Read a book (fiction or non-fiction) with the mpg WWI, WWI, medical, or medicine (standalone or embedded)
The Danger Within Us: America's Untested, Unregulated Medical Device Industry and One Man's Battle to Survive It, by Jeanne Lenzer
MPG: Medical
Points this post: 30
Points this challenge: 30
Thank you!
Task 20.2 - Fabulous FallOption 2: Read a book where the author’s initials can be found in the phrase APPLE CIDER. All initials count.
aPPle cider
The Library of Lost and Found (2019) by Phaedra Patrick (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 352 pages)
00 + 20 = 20
Tasks Completed: 01
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 00 + 20 = 20
Books read: 01
Pages read: 352
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 01
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
perletwo 10.4 - 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.
Murder in the Dark
Points this task: 10
Total points: 110
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 11
Tasks completed: 08
Erin NY15.7. It's Halloween!
Read a book with a word from this Halloween Word List in its title/subtitle.
Plural, singular, and possessive forms for listed words may be used. No other variations.
The White Princess by Philippa Gregory
*Word: princess
*Claiming big book ticket: my book is 576pp
Total points: 105
PegW15.2. Falling?
Option 2: Read a book with one or more human feet on the cover.
Option 4: Read a book with the main page genre science fiction or fantasy, standalone or embedded.
Cress
*Claiming big book ticket for Cress: 550pp
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 20
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 2
Sara GTask 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.
REQUIRED: State the compound word.
I made the word "Lifelong" (dictionary definition here) with these two book titles.
Eternal Life by Dara Horn
Long Man by Amy Greene
Points this post: 25
Total points: 100
Helen B20.2 - Fabulous Fall
Option 2: The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny. 311 pages.
Author’s initials in aPpLe cider.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 6
** READERBOARD NAME DENISE M **Task 15.2 - Falling?
Option 3: Read the last or most recently published book in a series.
Helix by Mary Ting - Most recently published book in the International Sensory Assassin Network series, published 9/10/19, read as a ARC.
Option 4: Read a book with the main page genre science fiction or fantasy.
Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins - Listed with the genre fantasy.
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 60
Books Read: 4
Completed Tasks: 3
** READERBOARD NAME DENISE M**Task 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - JenK's task: Fabulous Fall
This task is dedicated to my favorites of fall. This is a one-book task. Read a book of at least 250 pg that satisfies one of the following three options.
Option 2: For this option, read a book where the author’s initials can be found in the phrase APPLE CIDER. All initials count. One qualifying contributor in a work by multiple authors will work.
Queen by Aimee Carter - This book has 282 pages and "A" and "C" are in the phrase "APPLE CIDER."
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 5
Completed Tasks: 4
trishhartuk5.9 Elizabeth Swann
Read a book with a bird on the cover or the name of a specific type of bird in the title/subtitle.
the RAVEN tower, Emma Miles
Ebook verified: (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
Points this task: 5
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 7
Golden oldies: 3
Big Book tickets: 0
ZachFor task 20.10 - Group Reads I read Every Heart a Doorway and participated in the book discussion here:(https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...).
Points this post: 20
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Totals:
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Points: 50
BBTs: 0
GOTs: 0
Nick KY20.6 Roxana’s Well-Seasoned Fowl Opt. 2. Petalled Flowers on the Cover.
I read The Harder They Come by T. Coraghessan Boyle.
Total Points So Far: 120
Kristina Marie15.4. The Perils of Pauline
Option 2
Read 1 book that satisfies both requirements of Option 1: Read a book whose author matches the first or last name of the cast members and has a word in its title that matches a word in one of the episode titles.
I listened to The Call of the Wild by Jack London
The Mass Market Paperback (The Call of the Wild) has 172 pages.
AR Book Information:
IL: MG - BL: 8.0 - AR Pts: 7.0
Jack London (author)
Jack Standing (cast member)
The Call OF the Wild (book)
“Goddess OF the Far West” (episode)
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 15
10.9 cover that depicts a female figure alone with no other human forms present Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 65/905
Tasks completed: 5/54
Books Read: 5
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Kristina Marie20.2 - Rookie at the Top – Jen K's Task: Fabulous Fall
Read a book of at least 250 pages that satisfies one of the following options:
Option 1: Corn Maze: Read a book and use the initial letters of the title to create a minimum 3 letter long word.
I read an e-book of One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak
There is no Mass Market Paperback, the paperback (One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories) has 288 pages.
OMT makes the word TOM (the male of various animals).
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 35
Suzannesea30.5 Mazza1's Task (Passed to Sarah E.): All Hail Flavia
Option 3: Transport Required
Read a book with a bicycle on the cover.
by Monica HesseOption 4: Fabulous Titles
Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the title that matches a word in a Flavia title.
Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana
Gabaldon
The word is Private.
Flavia Title: The Grave's a Fine and Private Place
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 115
Kristina Marie20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's Task: Well-seasoned Fowl
Select one of the options below and read one book.
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.
Required: Include in your post the date of publication of Book #2 in the series.
I read Drive by James Sallis
Book 2 (Driven) was first published January 1, 2012.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 55
HELEN A#30.6
Book 1: Jennifer Finch
Jennifer Worth Farewell to the East End
Farewell to the East End: The Last Days of the East End Midwives
Book 2: Wild Flag
Wild Thing by Josh Bazell
Wild Thing
Points: 30
New total points: 45
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 4
BB=0
GO=0
Andy P.Task # 5.5 - Princess Leia
Read a book with the word STAR intact in the title
Lone Star by Ed Ifkovic
Points this post: 5
Total points: 70
10.3 - Listen UpSadie by Courtney Summers
❁ Audie Award for Young Adult (2019) ❁
Total points: 80 + 10 = 90
Andy P.Task # 5.9 - Elizabeth Swann
Read a book with a bird on the cover or the name of a specific type of bird in the title
by Stacey O'BrienBird on Cover, Owl in title/subtitle
Points this post: 5
Total points: 75
Cordelia20.1 Walk through the Glen
Option 2: The Last Children of Tokyo by Yōko Tawada
Title contains all the letters of FAIRY
Points: 20
Total points: 130
Sara G20.10 - Group Reads
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
I posted my thoughts in the discussion thread here.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
Sara G20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's task: We Didn’t Start the Fire
Option 2: Read a book named in the song, or related to one of the topics mentioned. The book can be fiction or non-fiction.
Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor
This book is about Princess Grace who is mentioned in the song, and it was approved in the help thread for this task here.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
Bookwrm526Task #20.1 - A Walk Through the Glens
Option 3: For this option, 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. I read Dreadnought by April Daniels.
Total points so far: 130
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)5.10 - No Need for Distress
Relax and read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules. For this task, a book with the main page genre Childrens or Kids may be used if it is not found in AR Bookfinder.
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
MPG Children's - Not on AR Bookfinder
Points Earned This Post: 5
Total Points Earned: 90
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
5.4 - Princess FionaUnderdog: #LoveOzYA Short Stories edited by Tobias Madden
OGRE found in undERdOG
Total this Post: 5
Season Total: 90
Queen Bee Darlene30.5 Mazza1's task (passed to Sarah E): All Hail Flavia
1) Best Historial Fiction about Ancient Rome list
Pompeii by Robert Harris Pompeii
This book is on page 1, #5
2) word of at least five letters in title/sub that ends in Y
Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall Our Kind of Cruelty
Word is Cruelty
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 100
ANGIE CA25.6 TraceyL's Task: Princess Peach
Book 1: To Love a Hellion by Nicola Davidson
Notes: 3) Romance MPG. Approved for length.
Book 2:
by Seanan McGuireNotes: 4) Buildings on cover.
Total Points: 45
perletwo 20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Tien's task: My Big Classic Books Year - Option 1: Countries - For this option, read a book with one of following MPGs: Cultural > Russia; Cultural > Spain; Cultural > Australia; Cultural > France
Murder On A Midsummer Night - genre verified
Points this task: 20
Total points: 130
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 09
Diana K.Task 5.7 - Rose DeWitt Bukater, read a book that has a protagonist with a 4-letter first name or nickname.
The Light Over London Cara
Total points: 25
15.9. Time to RevisitI read Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love. It is on page 5 of the list.
Task Points: 15
Total Points: 45
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
dpatrise5.10 - No Need for Distress
Relax and read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules. For this task, a book with the main page genre Childrens or Kids may be used if it is not found in AR Bookfinder.
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Coralie5.7 Rose DeWitt Bukater
Protagonist Idir has 4 letters in name
The Test
Total to date 85 points
Cordelia Repost5.6 Princess Buttercup
Wolf on a String by Benjamin Black
Some yellow letters on cover
Points: 5
Total points: 130
Flutterby5.2 - Damsel-in-Distress
Read a book by author whose initials can be found in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS
Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story by Debbie Tung
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 5
Total Tasks: 1
Flutterby5.8 - Ann Darrow
Read a book with 2 or more consecutive words that start with the same letter.
The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 10
Total Tasks: 2
Flutterby10.3 - Listen Up
Read a book that has won or been nominated for an Audie Award.
The Witness by Nora Roberts
(winner, 2013, Romance)
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 20
Total Tasks: 3
Flutterby10.6 - Birth of the Internet
Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found consecutively in AdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyNetwor
The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 30
Total Tasks: 4
Flutterby10.10 - Scooby-Dooby-Doo!
Select a book from list Ghost Stories or Best Monster Books. State the list and page number.
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
List: Ghost Stories
Page: 1
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 40
Total Tasks: 5
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.8 Ann Darrow
Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall by Wendy Mass.
Lot Like
Points this post: 5
Total points: 105
Tasks completed:10/54
Books read: 11
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowl
Option 3: Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff.
Book #2 is True Believer it was published in October 2002
Points this post: 20
Total points: 125
Tasks completed:11/54
Books read: 12
Delicious Dee20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowl
Option 3 - Cocaine Blues: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - #1 in the Phryne Fisher series; #2 in the series was published in 1990
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 150
CYNBAXTER# 20.08 – NICKELS & DIMES: Peg W's Task: The Scents of Fall
Task, Option 2: Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the words BAKED GOODS.
Book: Habitat: New and Selected Poems, 1965-2005 by Brendan Galvin
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 20 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
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15.6. Inventors Day
September 29 is Inventors Day. Read a nonfiction book with the MPG Science or Technology, standalone or embedded.
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry
MPG Science 419 users
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback here has 546 pages.
**The Great Influenza is a Big Book (546 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 15
Total points: 75