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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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Ava Catherine20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny Thing
Option 2- Read a book on this list Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome
page 1; #23
Antony and Cleopatra by Colleen McCullough
total=565
Ava Catherine15.6 - Add To Cart
Read a book with a day of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc. found in the title or subtitle.
A Month of Sundays by John Updike
total=580
10.3 - WickedRead a book with a title of 3 or more words in which the initial letter of each word can be found in APOLLO VICTORIA and/or GERSHWIN.
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney APOLLO VICTORIA GERSHWIN.
Task points: 10
Total points: 115
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
Books read: 10
Melinde20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny Thing
Option 1: Read a book with a Main Page Genre of Humor, Comedy, Plays or Drama.
Verhalen voor in het haardvuur: de meest brandbare teksten uit zijn theaterprogramma's
MPG Humor
Points this post : 20
Total points: 85
Ava Catherine5.5 – It Really Happened
Read a book with the main page genre History or Historical Fiction.
In the Enemy's House: The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies by Howard Blum mpg history
total=585
MelindeRepost claiming GO ticket
15.9 - How Ya Doin'?
Read a book that you added to your To-read list between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020.
Schoolidyllen
added to tbr on 18-06-20
First published in 1900
GO tickets this post: 1
GO tickets total : 1
Andy P.Task # 10.3 - Wicked
Read a book with a title of 3 or more words in which the initial letter of each word can be found in APOLLO VICTORIA
One Last Lie by Paul Doiron
APOLLO VICTORIA
Points this post: 10
Total points: 120
delicious dee5.5 – It Really Happened
The Exiles - shelved as historical fiction by 308ppl
points this post: 5
Total Points: 270
Joanne MITask 30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Ancient Greek Theatre
Option 4-Read a book in a series with a whole number greater than or equal to 1
The Novice - # 2 In The Black Magician Triology
Claiming 1 BB ticket at 577 pages
Option 5B Read a book with the main page genre World War II
The Storm on Our Shores: One Island, Two Soldiers, and the Forgotten Battle of World War II
Points this task 30
Total Points 60
BB's this task 1
Bookwrm526Task #30.3 - My TV Is My New Best Friend
Option 3: Read a book that has all the letters in HOODIE in its title/subtitle. I read Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow (HO in how, O in other, DIE in friendship) (256p).
Option 4: Read a book written by a single author who has all the letters in the word NEWS in their name. I read Countdown City by Ben H. Winters (NE in ben, WS in winters) (316p).
256+316=572pp
Total points so far: 170
Pat 
5.4 ~ I'll Have a Double
Task Description ~ Read a book by a single author whose first, middle, or last name matches the name of any of these performers. Names must match exactly, but do not have to be in the same position.
Amanda Plummer
Dana Ivey
Kate Burton
Jan Maxwell
Mark Rylance
Jeremy Pope
So Long, See You Tomorrow by William MaxwellCompleted ~ 9.21.20
Pages ~ 135
Matched ~ Jan Maxwell
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Points this post ~ 5
Total Points ~ 150
Tasks Completed ~ 10
Books Read This Season ~ 14
Pages Read This Season ~ 4,206
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I read a kindle ARC of Robert B. Parker's Fool's Paradise - linked to the hardcover edition (no pb or MMPB). Book set at least 80 % in Massachusetts, with a couple brief jaunts to Florida, Maine, and Vermont.
total points: 250
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I read a kindle ARC of Three Perfect Liars: One Deadly Secret, linked to the paperback (no MMPB).
All letters of THEATRE found in title:
THREE peRfecT liArs
total points: 260
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Book A - I chose option 3 and read The Last Migration by Charlotte McConaghy. I read the kindle edition, linked to the paperback.
Author name contains ECRC - ChaRlottE mCconaghy
Book B - I chose option 4 and read The Lying Life of Adults - set 100% in Italy (and mostly in Naples!)
total points: 290
Louloureads25.8 Amy FL's task: My Favorite Musicals
Option 1. A book by a single author whose initials can be found in CAROLE KING or BILLY JOEL
Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo (Carole King)
Option 3. Read a book from the Best Music Books list (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...).
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
REQUIRED: This book is on page 1 of the list (number 15 at time of posting).
Points this post: 25
Points overall: 80
30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: In BalanceTwo books that both have the same number of words in their titles and the same number of characters in their authors' names:
All Adults Here by Emma Straub
The Paris Hours by Alex George
Points this post: 30
Total points: 115
Oma12295.10. Intermission
Take a break 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 Girl in the White Van by April Henry
MPG included Children's but not on Ar Bookfinder
Total Points-175/935
Total Tasks=11/55
Golden Oldie Books=()
# 0f Big Books=500-749(); 750-1000(); 1000+()
Sara G20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Deedee's Task: Alexander Hamilton
A. Read a biography of Alexander Hamilton.
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback (no MMPB) here has 818 pages.
**Outlander is a Big Book (818 pages). Claiming 2 BB tickets.**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
Helen B10.10 - Square Dance Day
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes.
4 word title
Total points: 115
BB 1
GO 1
Helen B20.1 - Back to School
Option 2: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
flexibility
Total points: 135
BB:1
GO:1
Jen C20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lorna's Task: Flip, Flip, Hooray for New Authors
Coin flips:
#1 heads Female Author
#2 heads American Author
New to me author
Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 120
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.2. – And the record is....
Gather Together in My Name
(Maya Angelou's Autobiography #2)
Totals
Points: 25
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 4
Total Books read: 4
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.2 - Avenue Q
The Nesting Place: It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to Be BeautifulTotals
Points: 35
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 5
Total Books read: 5
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.7 - National Comic Book Day
Displacement: A TravelogueTotals
Points: 45
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 6
Total Books read: 6
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.8 - Trick or Treat
Neil Gaiman's NeverwhereTotals
Points: 55
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 7
Total Books read: 7
G.Q. 5.2. – And the record is....
Read a book that has a 1 and/or a 2 in its series number.
The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become by Robert Kirkman
Total Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 5
Pages Read: 1, 407
G.Q. 5.7 – Not just in NYC!
Read a book set at least 50% in Georgia.
The Walking Dead, Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters by Robert Kirkman ( An article that confirms that both the Walking Dead comic book and TV show take place in modern day Georgia.)
Total Points: 45
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 6
Pages Read: 1, 543
Kim O20.10 - Group Reads
The Book Was Better Than The Movie The Andromeda Strain
Discussion post 8
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 20
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 1
trishhartuk5.10 Intermission
Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules
Cold Springs Eternal, Shannon Hill
Confirmed for length in ebook verification message #7979: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task: 5
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 9
Golden oldies: 0
Big book tickets: 500+ x 1 = 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.3 Best Review - Book Concierge – Banned Books Week
A Friend of the Family by Laura Grodstein
Found on page 4 #353
Points this post: 20
Total points: 405
Tasks completed: 24/55
Books read: 31
trishhartuk10.5 Hamilton
Read a book with a series title that begins with a letter in POC.
Behind That Curtain (Charlie Chan #3), Earl Derr Biggers
Golden Oldie: First published in 1928
Points this task: 10
Books read: 1
Golden oldie: 1 – Behind that Curtain was first published in 1928
Big book: No
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 10
Golden oldies: 1
Big book tickets: 500+ x 1 = 1
Steve E.15.8 - Pop!
October is National Popcorn Poppin' Month. Most of the world's popcorn is grown in the United States in the states that form the "corn belt".
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of these USDA corn belt states: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska.
Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future by: Pete Buttigieg
Note: Mostly set in South Bend, Indiana
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 45
Sandra5.1 – Can't Go Wrong with the Bard
Read a book with the Main Page Genre retellings.
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Main page genre 'Retellings' with 1814 users.
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 5
Sandra15.4 - And I Did It My Way
Option 2:
Read 1 book that fulfills the requirements of both Book 1 and Book 2 in option 1.
Book 1: Read a memoir or autobiography.
Book 2: Read a book with a six-word title.
Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe
Main book page genre 'Autobiography>Memoir' with 559 users.
This book has a 6 word title.
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 20
Sandra15.6 - Add To Cart
Read a book with a day of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc. found in the title or subtitle.
The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 30
Sandra10.7 - National Comic Book Day
Read a book with the MPG Sequential Art.
Siberia 56 by Christophe Bec
Main book page genre 'Sequential Art' with 20 users.
Points this post: 10
Total points to date: 40
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5.2. – And the record is....
(Neal Carey #1) series: A Cool Breeze on the Underground by Don Winslow
total - 115
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5.4 – I'll Have a Double
Kate Burton: You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters by Kate Murphy
total = 120
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Option 2, one book
Magic genre, MM author: Circe by Madeline Miller
total = 135
Joanne MITask 5.5 It Really Happened
Read a book with the main page genre History or Historical Fiction.
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
Points this task 5
Total points 65
Totall BB's 1
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20.3 – Best Review - Book Concierge – Banned Books Week
Banned pg 2 #176: Club Dead by Charlaine Harris, 274 pages
total = 155
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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: A Different Kind of Celebration
option 1 initial HM in champagne: Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald
total = 175
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20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lorna's Task: Flip, Flip, Hooray for New Authors
Flipped Heads - female author
Flipped Tails - non-American author - born in New Zealand
Overkill by Vanda Symon
Vanda Symon is a new-to-me author.
total = 195
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20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Deedee's Task: Alexander Hamilton
option A, approved post 2: Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda
total = 215
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20.10 - Group Reads
Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang
Discussion post 5
total = 235
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25.2 - Cat's Task: Shakespearean Reading
one book, 547 pages
3-word title letters SDW in anD SorroW,
initials MR in williaM shakespeaRe:
Seven Deadly Wonders by Matthew Reilly
total = 260
trishhartuk10.7 National Comic Book Day
Read a book with the MPG Sequential Art.
The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country (Sandman #3), Neil Gaiman
Sequential Art > Graphic Novels 3,376 users
Points this task: 10
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 11
Golden oldies: 1
Big book tickets: 500+ x 1 = 1
Queen Bee Darlene20.8 Nickels & Dimes - Lorna's Task: Flip, Flip, Horray for New Authors
single author new to me & Flip 1: Heads: Book written by female author; Flip 1: Heads: American author (by birth or current residence
Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation Candace Owens
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 185
Bookwrm526Task #20.8 - Flip, Flip, Hooray for New Authors
For my first coin flip, I flipped heads, so I needed to read a book by a female author. For my second coin flip, I flipped tails, so I needed to read a book by a non-American author (by birth or current residence). I read A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal. This author is new to me, and her Goodreads author page states she was born in India.
Total point so far: 190
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30.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: Hurry Up and Wait
Book A – Norfolk, VA
Option 1 Read a book by an author who lives in/was born in Virginia.
author born in Virginia
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather 345 pages
Book B – Naples, Italy
Option 1 Read a book by an author who lives in/was born in Italy, or where at least 50% of the book is set in Italy.
set in Italy
The Pope's Daughter: The Extraordinary Life of Felice Della Rovere by Caroline P. Murphy 400 pages
345+400=745 total pages
total=545