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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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Brooke TX15.6 - Add To Cart
Read a book with a day of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc. found in the title or subtitle.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 110
Completed Tasks: 13
Books Read: 30
Nikki B5.9 The Europe Theatre Prize
The Secrets We Kept
Task Points: 5
Total Challenge Points: 90
Total BB tickets: 1
Nikki B10.4 The Wiz
A Raisin in the Sun
Found on Page 1
Task Points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 100
Total BB Tickets: 1
Queen Bee Darlene30.1 Ava Catherine's Task: Ancient Greek Theatre
3) single author whose 1st & last initials found in SOPHOCLES
Breaking Silence by Linda Castillo
4) book in series with whole# greater than or equal to 1
The Healing Quilt The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club Series #3
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 350
Brooke TX15.9 - How Ya Doin'?
Read a book that you added to your To-read list between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. Added to TBR Jan 14 2020:
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 125
Completed Tasks: 14
Books Read: 30
Brooke TX15.10 - Be Our Guest
Read a book where a hotel* is the location or center of the action of the book. Set primarily in a Florida resort hotel:
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 140
Completed Tasks: 15
Books Read: 30
Bookwrm526Task #15.7 - The Toniest Award
ead a book by an author named Tony or any of the related names found at Behind The Name such as Anthony, Nina, or Tonya. I read The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz.
Total points so far: 350
Brooke TX25.3 - Andy P’s Task : Finding a Topic for a Task
Book 1: Read a book whose TITLE contains all of the letters in SCRATCH.
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in COPYCAT.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 165
Completed Tasks: 16
Books Read: 30
Julia10330.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Ancient Greek Theatre
Option 4 (using two books in same option):
Half Share
Full Share
These are #2 and #3 in Golden Age of the Solar Clipper series
This post: 30 points
Total points: 255
BB: 1
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 18
10.10 - Square Dance DayA book that has a 2-, 4-, or 8-word title: The Lies That Bind by Emily Giffin
Points this post: 10
Total points: 265
5.4 – I'll Have a DoubleThe Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War #2) by Mark Lawrence
author's first name, Mark, matched Mark Rylance
1x Bigger is Better tix (653p)
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 415
MAZZA115.4 - 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.
When You Are Engulfed In Flames
approved in help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
points this post = 15
Points to date = 645
Louloureads5.8 In London as well
Read a book with a title of at least three words where the initials of each word can be found in SOCIETY OF LONDON THEATRE.
The Fat of the Land by John Seymour
SOCIETY OF LONDON THEATRE
Points this post: 5
Points overall: 125
UNCLAIMING Task 10.10 - Square Dance Day(originally in #745)
read a book with a four word title
The Well of Ascension
781 pages - claiming 2 BB tix
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updated points: 570 points
updated BB tix: 11 tix
GO tix: 4
Task 5.6 - The AUDELCO Awardsread a book with an author whose initials are in ROBINSON
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
BS intials
781 pages - claiming 2 BB tix
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575 points
13 BB tix
4 GO tix
Task 5.2 - And the Record is....read a book with 1 in the series number
SilverFin
#1 in series
AR info: IL: MY+
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590 points
13 BB tix
4 GO tix
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.6 Add To Cart
Fat Tuesday by Sandra Brown.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 630
Tasks completed: 38/55
Books read: 50
Helen B20.5 - Bigger is Better – Or is it?
Option 2: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
I read the hardcover which has 301 pages.
Total points: 205
BB 1
GO 2
LAUREN JODI5.8 - In London as well
Leverage in Death by J.D. Robb
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 255/935
Total Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 19/55
5.4 – I'll Have a DoubleName matches Mark
The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase by Mark Forsyth
This task: 5
Total Points: 340
Total Tasks: 22
Total Books: 26
10.5 - HamiltonSeries title starts with C
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor (The Carls #2) by Hank Green
This task: 10
Total Points: 350
Total Tasks: 23
Total Books: 27
Brooke TX10.1 - Let's Go to the Theatre
Read a book with all the letters of THEATRE found in the title.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 150
Completed Tasks: 15
Books Read: 31
15.3 - Abracadabra!Book 1: MPG of Magic or Magical Realism. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Book 2: Author with a 2-part name where both names begin with the same letter Murder on the Titania and Other Steam-Powered Adventures by Alex Acks
This task: 15
Total Points: 365
Total Tasks: 24
Total Books: 29
Queen Bee Darlene30.5 Maza1's Task: Find The Right Spell
1) palindrome of 4 or more letters in title/sub
The Vinland SAGAS: The Norse Discovery of America The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America 128 pgs
2) one occurence of each ltr in title, title must have at least 4 letters
The Firm This is the Kindle edition which I read; however here is the Mass Market Paperback edition for page count The Firm 501 pgs
Minimum 600 pages: 128 + 501 = 629
Also claiming 1 BB ticket for The Firm 501 pgs
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 380
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5.7 – Not just in NYC!
Set in Massachusetts: The Whole Lie by Steve Ulfelder
description: Saginaw wants to be Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts....
total = 340
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5.8 – In London as well
NTLS in SocieTy LoNdon: Next to Last Stand: A Longmire Mystery by Craig Johnson
total = 345
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10.9 - Rock the Vote
First published 2013: Shoot the Woman First by Wallace Stroby
total = 355
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15.1 - Tinker to Evers to Chance
Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine
Lake Success by Gary Shteyngart
total = 380
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15.9 - How Ya Doin'?
Added TBR January 7, 2020: The Ninja Daughter by Tori Eldridge
total = 395
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20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Mx.shining's Task: All About Books
option 1, Books About Books genre: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
total = 415
Mary P5.3 – Twice a Hat Trick!"
Read a book first published in one of these years – 1950, 1979, 2003, 2018.
Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward
Published September 11, 2018
Points this post: 5
Total points: 85
Nikki B10.1 Let's Go To The Theatre
Where the Forest Meets the Stars
Task Points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 110
Total BB Tickets: 1
Andy P.Task # 25.5 - Whitnie I's Task: First and Last
ONE book with at least 500 pages that fits both tasks.
First: Read a book that is #1 in a series and
Last: Read a book with the MPG Apocalyptic
Dies the Fire by S.M. Stirling (573 p.)
# 1 in Emberverse Series and MPG Apocalyptic> Postapocalyptic
Points this post: 25
Total points: 245
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.6 Sandy's Task: Back to Basics
Book 1: American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan.
304 p.
Book 2: Picture Perfect: The Jodi Arias Story by Shanna Hogan.
368 p.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 655
Tasks completed: 39/55
Books read: 52
Melinde20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: A Different Kind of Celebration
Option 1: read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in CHAMPAGNE
De draaimolen gaat fluitend beginnen
Claire Hülsenbeck
Points this post: 20
Total points: 195
BB tix: 3
GO tix: 2
Task 5.9 – The Europe Theatre PrizeBook chosen: Poland 1939: The Outbreak of World War II
Fits task: Set 100% in Poland
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 368
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 220 points
Task 15.4 – And I Did It My WayBook 1 chosen: Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI
Fits task: autobiography/memoir - MPG listed
Format read: audio
# of pages: 289
Book 2 chosen: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Fits task: Title has 6 words
Format read: paperback
# of pages: 385
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 235 points
Brooke TX15.8 - Pop!
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of these USDA corn belt states: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska. Set primarily in Cleveland, Ohio (approved on line 3751 of the ebook verification spreadsheet):
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 165
Completed Tasks: 16
Books Read: 32
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: A Different Kind of CelebrationOption 2: The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
❁ NFL found in Fangirl ❁
Total points: 250 + 20 = 270
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lorna's Task: Flip, Flip, Hooray for New AuthorsFlip #1: Tails - Read a book written by a male author
Flip #2: Heads - Read a book by an American author (by birth or current residence)
Defending Jacob by William Landay
❁ male author; born in Boston (GRs profile) ❁
❁ William Landay is a new-to-me author ❁
Total points: 270 + 20 = 290
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: A Different Kind of CelebrationOption 1: read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in CHAMPAGNE.
Getting Over Garrett Delaney by Abby McDonald
author's initials, AM, found in chAMpagne
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 435
Sara G30.5 - 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.
Madam Secretary by Madeleine K. Albright
"Madam" is a palindrome.
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback (no MMPB) here has 736 pages.
**Madam Secretary is a Big Book (736 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
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. Ignore subtitles.
Sadie by Courtney Summers
Points this post: 30
Total points: 400
15.8 - Pop!Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of these USDA corn belt states: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska.
I listened to an audiobook version of Winesburg, Ohio
All of the book takes place in the small town Winesberg, Ohio listed in the title.
***Claiming Golden Oldie ticket as it was published in 1919***
New Points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 210
BB: 3
GO: 3+1=4
MARGIEVANTask 20.3 - Banned Books Week
The Jungle
Page 1, #86 from list
Points this post: 20
Points total: 145
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15.5 - Get The Word Out
Read a book written by a Goodreads Author.
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This Post: 15
Total Points: 95
Completed Tasks: 12
Books Read: 30