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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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10.8 - Trick or TreatRead a book with the MPG Horror, Paranormal, or Supernatural
Marked
New Points: 10
Total Points: 10
Nick KY5.9 European Theater 50% set in Italy – I read Involuntary Witness by Gianrico Carofiglio
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 30
Nick KY 5.10 Intermission – I read A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid.
This is my one 5 point book which is 80-100 pp in length.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 35
Rockynook 15.9 - How Ya Doin'?
Read a book that you added to your To-read list between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020.
Have You Seen Me? by Kate White
My To-Read list is my Goodreads "to read" list
I added this to my list on June 3 2020
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 15
25.6 - Sandy's Task: Back to BasicsNo books with the main page genres childrens or kids can be used for this task. Your two books combined must have at least 500 pages.
Book 1: Read a book that has all the vowels in its title and/or subtitle. For purposes of this task, vowels are A E I O U (not Y).
I read The Lions of Fifth Avenue, which has all the vowels in it: thE lIOns Of fIfth AvEnUe.
This book has 368 pages.
Book 2: Read a nonfiction book that has at least 5 different consonants (Y is a consonant) in the title only. Subtitles cannot be used.
I read Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. This book has 5 different consonants: JeSuS aND joHN WaYNe. It has 336 pages
368+336 = 704
Points: 25
books read: 2
tasks completed: 1
Pages read: 704
Cancelled
5.1 – Can't Go Wrong with the BardA book with MPG retellings: Meg and Jo by Virginia Kantra
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Ava Catherine15.1 - Tinker to Evers to Chance
Book 1:Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Book 2: Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima
total=15
Jen C15.9 - How Ya Doin'?
Added to my Goodreads 'Want to Read' shelf on June 1, 2020.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Ava Catherine15.4 - 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.
I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell
memoir information present on book's main page descriptive paragraphs (Book 1)
six word title (Book 2)
total=30
Amy FL5.1 – Can't Go Wrong with the Bard
Of Beast and Beauty (Retellings)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Amy FL5.5 – It Really Happened
The Book of Lost Friends (Historical Fiction)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Ava Catherine25.3 - Andy P’s Task : Finding a Topic for a Task
Book 1: Read a book whose TITLE contains all of the letters in SCRATCH, including 2 Cs.
The Secret Life of Bletchley Park: The WWII Codebreaking Centre and the Men and Women Who Worked There by Sinclair McKay 368 pages
scratch= the SeCRet life of belTCHhley pArk
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in COPYCAT.
The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler 198 pages
author's initials=copycAT
total pages=368+198=566
total=55
Amy FL15.7 - The Toniest Award
A Checklist for Murder: The True Story of Robert John Peernock by Anthony Flacco
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35
Ava Catherine30.5 - Mazza1's Task: Find The Right Spell
Book 1:
Read a book which has a palindrome of 4 or more letters in the title or subtitle.
Sister Noon by Karen Joy Fowler 336 pages
Book 2:
Read a book with only one occurrence of each letter in the title: NO repeated letters. The title must have at least 4 letters.
Lucky by Alice Sebold 288 pages
336+288=624 total pages
total=85
Queen Bee Darlene10.2 Avenue Q
Q or the letters AVE intact in title/sub/author
SAVE Me The Plums by Ruth Reichl Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 10
Queen Bee Darlene10.7 National Comic Book Day
Sequential Art genre
They Called Us Enemy
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 20
Queen Bee Darlene10.10 Square Dance Day
2, 4, or 8 word title
The Choice
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 30
LAUREN JODI10.4 - The Wiz
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Found on page 1 of the African American Books list.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 30/935
Total Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3/55
Nick KY5.3 Hat Trick
I read The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers, 1st pub’d in 2018.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 40
Pat 
30.3 ~ My TV Is My New Best Friend
Task Description ~ This is a 2 book task. Select 2 options and read 1 book for each. A book with a MPG of Manga/Sequential Art/Graphic Novel may be used for Option 1 only. Books must have a total of at least 550 pages.
Required ~ State the options.
Total Page Count This Task ~ 601
Option 3 ~
Read a book that has all the letters in HOODIE in its title/subtitle, including 2 Os.
ex. A House Without Windows
The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa WingateCompleted ~ 9.2.20
Pages ~ 388
tHe bOOk of lost frIEnDs
Option 4 ~
Read a book written by a single author who has all the letters in the word NEWS in their name.
ex. Sinclair Lewis
The Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadCompleted ~ 9.5.20
Pages ~ 213
colSoN WhitEhead
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Points this post ~ 30
Total Points ~ 50
Tasks Completed ~ 4
Books Read This Season ~ 5
Pages Read This Season ~ 1,515
Helen B10.8 - Trick or Treat
Dracula by Bram Stoker
MPG Horror
First published 1897. Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket
Total points: 20
GO 1
ASHBETHINDIA10.10 Read a book that has a 2-, 4-, or 8-word title. All words count. Spaces determine words. Subtitles should be ignored.
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
Points this post: 10
Total points: 40
Sarah H20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny Thing
Option 1 - Read a book with a Main Page Genre of Humor, Comedy, Plays or Drama.
Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts
I read the Kindle edition. The top MMPB is Esperando a Godot
Points this task: 20
Total points to date: 30
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Tasks complete: 2
Books read: 2
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G.Q. 10.10 - Square Dance Day
Read a book that has a 2-, 4-, or 8-word title
This Place: 150 Years Retold by Various Authors
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Pages Read: 287
5.2. – And the record is....Read a book that has a 1 and/or a 2 in its series number. No other numbers may be included in the series number. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing, in grayscale parentheses following the title.
Royal Assassin
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 20
10.5 - HamiltonA book with a series title that begins with a letter in POC: Spanish Dagger by Susan Wittig Albert (China Bayles #15)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Pamela326515.9 - How Ya Doin'?
A Foreign Crown by Jen Geigle Johnson – Added 06/12/2020
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 20
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
15.3 - Abracadabra!Option 1
Book 1: Read a book with a main page genre of Magic or Magical Realism.
The Dark is Rising (The Dark Is Rising #2) by Susan Cooper
IL: MY - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 13.0
Book 2: Read a book written by an author with a 2-part name where both names begin with the same letter
Crisis by Felix Francis
Total this Post: 15
Season Total: 15
Delicious Dee5.2. – And the record is....
Surrender of a Siren - #2 in the Wanton Dairymaid Trilogy
points this post: 5
Total Points: 20
JEN B25.6 - Sandy's Task: Back to Basics
Book 1: Read a book that has all the vowels in its title and/or subtitle. For purposes of this task, vowels are A E I O U (not Y).
Last Couple Standing by Matthew Norman
LAst COUplE StandIng
Book 2: Read a nonfiction book that has 5 different consonants (Y is a consonant) in the title only. Subtitles cannot be used.
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker
HDN in "Hidden"
VL in "Valley"
TOTAL POINTS: 25
Nick KY15.7 The Toniest – I read God Help the Child by Toni Morrison
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 55
Delicious Dee15.9 - How Ya Doin'?
The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia - added to my GR want to read shelf on January 21, 2020
points this post: 15
Total Points: 35
Mary P15.5 - Get The Word Out : Read a book written by a Goodreads Author- an author enrolled in the Goodreads Author Program.
High Voltage by Karen Marie Moning
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
READ 60 5.4 [ book:Tightrope|41136457] by Amanda Quick
Points; 5
Total points 20
10.7 MPG Sequential Art I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
GO:
BB: (500) (750) (1000)
Anja5.2. – And the record is....
Read a book that has a 1 and/or a 2 in its series number.
Olje na balkonu (Primeri Inšpektorja Vrenka #1) by Avgust Demšar
POINTS:
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 5
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 1
5.7 set 50% in ...PennsylvaniaLong Bright River by Liz Moore
Total points: 35
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
GO:
BB: (500) (750) (1000)
5.6 The AUDELCO Awards Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in VIVIAN ROBINSON
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager RobinSon
Task points: 5
Total points: 20
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
Books read: 2
15.9 How Ya Doin'? Read a book that was added to your To-Read list between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020
The Guest List by Lucy Foley. Added to my own To-Read List on May 13, 2020.
Task points: 15
Total points: 35
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
Books read: 3
Jen C20.3 – Best Review - Book Concierge – Banned Books Week
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
List page 3, #262
Points this post: 20
Total points: 35
30.3 - Wayne's Task: My TV Is My New Best FriendOption 1: Read a book with a MPG of Science Fiction.
The Word Exchange by Alena Graedon
384 pages
Option 2: Read a book with a MPG of Sports.
Trust the Push by Kaylee Ryan
257 pages
Total pages read: 641
Total this Post: 30
Season Total: 45
Nick KY15.9 How Ya Doin?
Added to my tbr between Jan 1 and June 30 2020. I read Role Models by John Waters, added June 11, 2020.
Point This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 70
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15.6 Add to Cart
Read a book with a day of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc. found in the title or subtitle. Plurals and possessives work.
The Sunday Potluck Club
Points this post: 15
Total points: 30