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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
5.10 - No Need for DistressMoonstruck, Vol. 1: Magic to Brew by Grace Ellis
Total points: 90 + 5 = 95
ElaineL5.5 - Princess Leia
Read a book with the word STAR intact in the title.
Sweet Starfire
Points this post: 5
Total points: 65
ElaineL25.3 - SandyL's Task - Thanksgiving!
Required: Indicate the options you chose.
Option 2: Read a book with the word FAMILY found intact in the title.
Family Man
Option 4: Read a book written by an author whose initials are included in BLACK FRIDAY.
Shadow Warrior by Christine Feehan
500 p. minimum - Book 1, 393 p. + Book 2, 432 p. = 825 p.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 90
HELEN A25.7 Literary Months
September Man Booker List, page 1 #7
Small Country by Gael Faye
Small Country
October published 1949-2019, 3 word title, in
Cheltenham LiteraRy FesTival
Reach for Tomorrow by A. C. Clarke, published 1956
Reach For TomorrowReach for Tomorrow
Points: 25
Books: 2
Total Points: 70
Total Books: 6
Big Books: 0
Oldies: 0
Julia103Task # 25. 5 - Andy P. ‘s Task: Create Your Own Compound Word
Free Amazons of Darkover and Accepting the Lance
Free + Lance = Freelance
This post: 25 points
Total points: 110
BB: 0
GO:0
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
10.3 - Listen UpRead a book that has won or been nominated for an Audie Award
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Audie Award for Fiction (2019)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowlOption 3: Leaving the nest: #1 in a series Book #2 in the series needs to have been published before September 1st, 2019
I Dare You by Shantel Tessier
Book #2 I Promise You was first released on 4/26/19
Points this post: 20
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
MELLY10.9 female figure on cover
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
Points this post: 10
Points to date: 70
BB to date:1
GO to date: 0
DeborahPost #7
30.5 - Mazza1's Task (passed to Sarah E): All Hail Flavia
2) Somebody Killed His Editor SOMEBODY
4) The Lake of Dead Languages Dead
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
The Golden Tresses of the Dead
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 140
Books read: 10
Tasks Done: 7
SALLY M.10.6 Birth of the Internet: author initials consecutively in AdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyNetwork
The Lieutenant's Nurse by Sara Ackerman
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 7
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 2
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 1
VAL TX5.10 - No Need for Distress - Relax and read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
Good Bones by Maggie Smith
counts as my one 80-99 page book of the season.
This post:
Points - 5
Total:
Points - 15
GO Tickets - 1
perletwo 20.8 - 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.
Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton
Points this task: 20
Total points: 150
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 13
Tasks completed: 10
10.10 - Scooby-Dooby-Doo!The Small Hand by Susan Hill
Ghost Stories (page 1)
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 105
15.2. Falling?2. I tripped over my own feet! - Read a book with one or more human feet on the cover. Bare feet, stocking feet, and feet in shoes all work; empty footwear does not. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
The Taste of Apple Seeds by Katharina Hagena
Total this Post: 15
Season Total: 120
20.2 - Rookie at the Top – Jen K's task: Fabulous FallOption 1: Corn Maze
Hag-Seed: The Tempest Retold by Margaret Atwood
Word: SHAM or MASH can be made of the initials H, S, M & A. (subtitle ignored as stated in the task description).
Points this task: 20
Total points: 85
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 7
Tasks completed: 6
LaureY30.2 - Dlmrose’s Task: The People in Your Neighborhood
My neighbours' list:
LAUREL CA
LAUREN JODI
LAUREN MARIE
LAUREY
LAURIE
LAURIE MCFALLS
LAURIE ME
Book 1 - LAUREN JODI (author's initials)
Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones
Book 2 - LAURIE (all letters in title)
Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
*I claim a Big Book ticket for this book as it is 504 pages long.*
Points this post: 30
Total points: 95/905
Total Books: 8
Total Tasks: 5/54
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
perletwo 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. REQUIRED: State the compound word.
Full Dark House
A Room of One's Own
first printed in 1929, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket
dark + room = DARKROOM
The total number of pages for both books combined must be at least 500 pages.
I read the kindle version of book 1, but the top mmp ed. is 410 pgs + book 2 this hb ed. 138 pgs = 548 pgs total
Points this task: 25
Total points: 175
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 15
Tasks completed: 11
JEN B.15.8. A Parade - for me?
Read a book whose author's first and last initials appear in the word PARADE
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum (9/15/19)
TOTAL POINTS: 80
Anja5.7 - Rose DeWitt Bukater
Read a book that has a protagonist with a 4-letter first name or nickname.
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Main character's name is Theo
POINTS:
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 5
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
Joanne MITask 15.8 A Parade - for me? Read a book whose author's first and last initials appear in the word PARADE
The Patient Assassin: A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge, and India's Quest for Independence BY Anita Anand
Double A's found in pArAde
Points this task 15
Total points 45
Ava Catherine15.6. Inventors Day
Read a nonfiction book with the MPG Science or Technology, standalone or embedded.
The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep by Guy Leschziner mpg nonfiction and mpg science
total=140
Ava Catherine10.3 - Listen Up
Read a book that has won or been nominated (a finalist) for an Audie Award.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Audie Award winner 2018
total=150
Ava Catherine10.5 - Zero In
Read a book with a zero in the number of pages.
The African Queen by C.S. Forester 308 pages
total=160
Ava Catherine10.7 - Strike!
Read a book written by a single author with a name part that begins with a K.
Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver
total=170
Stephanie12720.9 - Moderators' Pet - Coralie's Task: The Gentle Ones.
Option 2. Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle of at least three letters that can be made from the letters in MARGARET. Letters can only be used as many times as they appear in the name.
The Great Escape, word is GREAT
Points this post: 20
Total points: 35/905
Tasks completed: 2/54
Books read: 3
Task 20.4 – Golden Oldies – Tien – My Big Classic Books YearOption 1 - MPG: Cultural>France
The Vintage Caper
I listened to the audiobook / NO MMPB / Paperback: The Vintage Caper – 240 pg
Genre confirmed in Help Thread
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 20 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
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Sara G30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: A Great Dame
Option 1: A Woman of Science
Read a nonfiction book with the mpg science or biography. These should be standalone genres.
Untitled: The Real Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor by Anna Pasternak
The top MPG for this one is Biography.
Option 3: Radium
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.
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
mARgaret atwood
Points this post: 30
Total points: 170
Marina H5.6 - Princess Buttercup
by Greer HendricksPoints this post: 5
Total points: 45
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 3
Ava Catherine5.1 - Taking Action
Read a book with the MPG Action and/or Adventure.
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing mpg adventure
total=175
Nick KY5.3 Not So Helpless From near the top of p 11 on the Badass Females list, I read Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston.
Total Points So Far: 155
Nick KY5.7 Rose D.B. I read The Alpine Advocate by Mary Daheim, the first in the series with the protagonist Emma Lord, first name of four letters.
Total Points So Far: 160
Ava Catherine5.7 - Rose DeWitt Bukater
Read a book that has a protagonist with a 4-letter first name or nickname.
Euphoria by Lily King
character=Nell Stone
total=180
babbling c 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.
Sapphire Flames - kindle Sapphire Flames - paperback pg 393 by Ilona Andrews
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points:55/905
Completed Tasks: 4/54
Golden oldies: 0
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Pages read this season: 1,661
Books read this season: 5
Ava Catherine5.8 - Ann Darrow
Read a book with two or more consecutive words in the title/subtitle that start with the same letter.
The Dirty Duck by Martha Grimes
total=185
Ava Catherine10.6 - Birth of the Internet
Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in AdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyNetwork consecutively.
All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir by Nicole Chung
author's initials=NC found in advaNCed
total=195
Erin NY20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Coralie's Task: The Gentle Ones.
So far 2019 has not been a good year for my family. Early in the year we lost my youngest sister, then in June my mother's only sister. This task is dedicated to them.
This is a one book task, choose either option 1 or option 2 and read a book that fits that option.
No book with the genre "children" or "kids" may be used for this task.
Option 1. My sister's name was Judith Melinda and my aunt's was Margaret June. Read a book by a single author whose name on Goodreads includes both a J and an M. The letters can be found in any part of their name.
Smart Women by Judy Blume
* Judy bluMe
Total points: 125
Julia10320.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Tien's task: My Big Classic Books Year
Option 2: A Wizard of Earthsea (first published 1968)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 130
BB: 0
GO:0
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 9
Queen Bee Darlene20.9 Moderator's Pet - Coralie's Task: The Gentle Ones
1) author names includes both a J and an M
The Body in Question by Jill Ciment The Body in Question
Jill ciMent
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 145
25.4. TWO (OR THREE) NATIONS DIVIDED BY A COMMON LANGUAGEFALL/AUTUMN
BOOK 1 - Fall from Grace
BOOK 2 - The Autumn Bride
TOTAL POINTS - 55
Cordelia20.6 Well-seasoned Fowl
Option 3: Red Rising by Pierce Brown
This is #1 in Red Rising series.
Golden Son is #2 in the series. It was published 6 Jan 2015.
Points: 20
Total points: 160
Ava Catherine15.8. A Parade - for me?
Read a book whose author's first and last initials appear in the word PARADE .
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
author's initials=AR found in pARade
total=210
Ava Catherine15.9. Time to Revisit
Several years ago, we set up this list - SRC Recommended Books.
Read a book from this list.
page 2; #163 on list
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
total=225
Ava Catherine20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's task: We Didn’t Start the Fire
Option 1: Read a book first published between 1949 and 1989 (inclusive), where the author’s initials can be found in “WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE”.
Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser *613 pages
*author's initials=AF found in we didn't stArt the Fire
*first published in 1969
total=245
Sarah Ruth30.4- Sandy's task: The Long and the Short of It
Book 1. Read a long book, at least 350 pages, with a short title, no more than 2 words.
The Huntress
530 pages, 2 word title.
Book 2. Read a short book, fewer than 200 pages, with a long title, at least 5 words.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
109 pages, 6 word title.
[POINTS]
This post: 30
Total points: 85
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 4
ANGIE CA15.7 - It's Halloween!
Book: Darling Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt
Notes: "Beast" in title.
Total Points: 60
5.3 - Not So Helpless After AllA book from Badass Female Leads! list: Island of the Mad (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #15) by Laurie R. King
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #1) appears on the list on p. 4 #346
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35
ANGIE CA30.5 - Mazza1's Task (passed to Sarah E): All Hail Flavia
Book 1: Booty Hunter by J.A. Huss
Notes: 2) BOOTY
Book 2: A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena
Notes: 4) The Weed THAT Strings the Hangman's Bag
Total Points: 90
5.5 - Princess LeiaA book with the word STAR intact in the title: Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
Points this post: 5
Total points: 40
Helen B30.3 Picture this
Option 1.
by Elise Hooper The cover shows Dorothea Lange holding a camera.
Option 4.
by S.A. LelchukAuthor’s initials in fLowerS.
Points this post: 30
Points so far: 145
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 9
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30.5 - Mazza1's Task (passed to Sarah E): All Hail Flavia
Option 2: City of Sorcery (Sorcery ends in Y)
Option 3:
This post: 30 points
Total points: 85
BB: 0
GO:0
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6