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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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Task 10.7 - National Comic Book DayRead a book with the MPG Sequential Art.
Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir (2020) by Robin Ha (Hardcover, 240 pages) [Biography/921]
50 + 10 = 60
Tasks Completed: 05
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 50 + 10 = 60
Books read: 06
Pages read: 1,477
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 01
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
30.2 - IN BALANCEBOOK 1 - Water's Edge: A Highlands and Islands Detective Thriller by G.R. Jordan
BOOK 2 - The Rock: Volume 1 by Robert Daws
Both books with 2 word titles
Both authors with 10 characters
TOTAL POINTS - 375
Kathy KS25.2 - Cat's Task: Shakespearean Reading
Read two books, one for book one and one for book two;
OR read one book that fits the requirements of book one AND book two, with a minimum page count of 500.
Book One: read a book with a three word title where the initial letters of every word are found in the quote: "Come, and take choice of all my library, And so beguile thy sorrow"
Book Two: read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
The Round House, by Louise Erdrich
TRH = Take, libRary, cHoice
LE = wiLliam shakEspeare
I listened to the audio version; mmpb=504 p. (Dans Le Silence Du Vent)
***Requesting 1 Big Book ticket for 504 pages*** (>500 p.)
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 115
Tasks completed: 5
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Task 10.7 - National Comic Book Dayread a book with MPG Graphic Novel
American Vampire, Vol. 1
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600 points
13 BB tix
4 GO tix
Task 10.9 - Rock the Voteread a book with two of 113 in the publication year
American Vampire, Vol. 2
published 2011
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610 points
13 BB tix
4 GO tix
DeborahPost #13
25.7 - Sally M's Task: Happily Ever After
1) Love in Focus, Vol. 3 by Yoko Nogiri
YN: THERE’S ONLY ONE BED
3) Red, White & Royal Blue
Ripped Bodice Bestsellers 2019 (Task help thread post #2) Listed first under 2019
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 215
Books Read: 17
Tasks Done: 13
15.2 - Obie AwardsBook 1: Read a book with OFF found intact in the title or subtitle.
Wake Up and Spell the Coffee (Enchanted Enclave #1) by Samantha Silver
OFF found intact in word in title, cOFFee
ebook approval
Book 2: Read a book with OFF found intact in the author’s name.
The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman
OFF found intact in author's last name, hOFFman
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 450
REPOST25.3 - 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 Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
SCRATCH found in mARTian CHroniCleS
1x Golden Oldies Tix (pub 1949)
182 pages
Book 2. Read a book by a single author whose initials (all of them ) can be found in COPYCAT.
Indigo Owl by Charlie Archbold
author's initials, CA, found in copyCAt
336 pages
Total pages read: 518
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better:
Season Total: 500
Bookwrm526Task #30.4 - Birds Of A Feather
Option 2: Read a small book that has 100-150 pages inclusive. I read The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin (144p).
Option 5: Read a non-fiction book with a MPG of History, stand-alone or embedded. I read The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South by John T. Edge.
Total points so far: 380
Louloureads5.6 The AUDELCO award
Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase VIVIAN ROBINSON.
A House in the Country by Ruth Adam
VIVIAN ROBINSON
Points this post: 5
Points overall: 130
15.7 - The Toniest AwardScene of the Grind (Killer Coffee #1) by Tonya Kappes
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 515
Task 30.1 - Ancient Greek TheatreI chose to repeat the same option twice
option 4: read two whole number books in series
You Only Live Twice - #12 in series
The Man With the Golden Gun - #13 in series
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640 points
13 BB tix
4 GO tix
ashbethindia5.3 Twice a Hat Trick!
Read a book first published in one of these years – 1950, 1979, 2003, 2018.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation July 12, 2018
Points this post: 5
Total points: 270
5.5 – It Really HappenedRead a book with the main page genre History or Historical Fiction.
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
Task points: 5
Total points: 170
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Book tickets: 1
Books read: 16
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.3 Andy P’s Task : Finding a Topic for a Task
Book 1: Scratch Beginnings: Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream by Adam Shepard.
236 pages
Book 2: The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared by Alice Ozma
283 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 680
Tasks completed: 40/55
Books read: 54
Nick KY5.4 I’ll Have a Double I read The Six Messiahs by Mark Frost, same first name as Mark Rylance.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 405
MARGIEVANTask 20.6 - Option 2 - Reading: Read a book where ALL the letters of the word READING can be found in the author's name as it appears on Goodreads.
The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Man
Author - Luke Harding
Points this post: 20
Points total: 165
Nikki B10.7 National Comic Book Day
Book Love
Task Points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 120
Total BB Tickets: 1
Queen Bee Darlene5.5 It Really Happened
Historical fiction genre
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 385
Nikki B10.2 Ave Q
The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
Task Points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 130
Total BB Tickets:1
Nikki B10.3 Wicked
Innocent in Las Vegas
Task Points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 140
Total BB Tickets: 1
G.Q. 30.3 - Wayne's Task: My TV Is My New Best Friend
Option 1: Read a book with a MPG of Manga/Sequential Art/ Graphic Novel or Science Fiction.
Akira, Vol. 6 by Katsuhiro Otomo (434 pages)
Option 4: Read a book written by a single author who has all the letters in the word NEWS in their name.
Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward (256 pages)
Total Points: 145
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 12
Pages Read: 3,921
Andy P.Task # 20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny Thing
Option 1-Read a book with a Main Page Genre of Humor,
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
Humor fourth MPG on list
Points this post: 20
Total points: 265
Coffeegirl20.3 Banned Books Week
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Page 4, #400, 550 pages
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 100
Coffeegirl15.5 Get the Word Out
All I Ask by Corinne Michaels
GoodReads Author
Points this Task: 15
Total Points: 115
Coffeegirl20.8 Flip, Flip, Hooray for New Authors
The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James
Flip 1. Heads - Female Author Simone St. James
Flip 2. Tails - Non American - Lives outside Toronto, Canada
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 135
Coffeegirl20.7 A Different Kind of Celebration
Option 4: The New Husband by D.J. Palmer
T.N.W, book initials in "WhaT happeNs in vegas stays in vegas"
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 155
Coffeegirl25.4 Man Bookering
Book 1: The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda
"HILLS" --> How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang
Pages: 336
Book 2: Genesis by Robin Cook
"COOK" --> The New Wilderness by Diane Cook
Pages: 400 (total over 500)
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 180
Kelly L20.5 - Bigger is Better Peg W's Task: Bigger is Better – Or is it?
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in ONE MORE HIKE.
American Royals by Katharine McGee = ONE M ORE HI K E
Points this post: 20
Total: 85
Kelly L15.9 - How Ya Doin'?
Read a book that you added to your To-read list between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. Your To-read list may be your GR shelf, a custom GR shelf, or an off-GR list.
Required: State the date the book was added to your list.
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Added to my "to-read" shelf on May 29, 2020
This post: 15 points
Total: 100 points
Helen B25.2 - Shakespearean Reading
Book 1: His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie
Choice
Sorrow
I read the hardcover which has 288 pages
Book 2: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Shakespeare
I read the paperback which has 361 pages.
Total pages: 649
Total points: 230
BB 1
GO 2
MEGSCL10.6 - Hobbit Day
The Wrath and the Dawn
(111,724 ratings , 4.12 stars)
TOTAL to date
175 points
4 big books
Shawn H.20.5 - Bigger is Better Peg W's Task: Bigger is Better – Or is it?
Option 3: single author whose initials can be found in ONE MORE HIKE
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
**HM in one More Hike**
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 60
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Ticket Books: 0
MEGSCL20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Mx.shining's Task: All About Books
Option 1 : books about books : The Diary of a Bookseller
TOTAL to date
195 points
4 big books
Stephanie12720.5 - Bigger is Better Peg W's Task: Bigger is Better – Or is it?
Option 2: Read a book between 200 and 400 pages where the outside numbers are larger than the center one.
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, 312 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 30/935
Tasks completed: 2/55
Books read: 2
5.5 – It Really HappenedThe Lieutenant (Thornhill Family #2) by Kate Grenville
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 480
Laurah3015.5 - Get The Word Out
Read a book written by a Goodreads Author
The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory
Points this post: 15
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Ancient Greek TheatreOption 3: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in SOPHOCLES.
Animal Wife by Lara Ehrlich
LE Appears in sophocLEs
Option 4: Read a book in a series with a whole number greater than or equal to 1.
The Haunted Forest Tour
Earthling Halloween Series #3
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 270
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Task 15.3 - Abracadabra!one book option
read a book with MPG Magic and with an author with a two part alliterative name
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
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655 points
13 BB tix
4 GO tix
MAZZA125.2 - Cat's Task: Shakespearean Reading
Read one book that fits the requirements of book one AND book two, with a minimum page count of 500.
book with a three word title where the initial letters of every word are found in the quote: "Come, and take choice of all my library, And so beguile thy sorrow"
and book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
A Fine Balance 603 pages authorRohinton Mistry
Points this post = 25
Points to date = 670
Task 15.9 - How Ya Doin'?read a book added to a TBR between 1 Jan 2020 and 30 Jun 2020
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water
I added to my pile of books to read when it was published (23 Jun 2020) It's a physical TBR
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670 points
13 BB tix
4 GO tix
Task 5.1 - Can't Go Wrong with the Bardread a book with MPG Retellings
Circe: The International No. 1 Bestseller - Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019
MPG verified: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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675 points
13 BB tix
4 GO tix
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Ancient Greek TheatreOption 3: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in SOPHOCLES.
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren Sophocles
Option 4: Read a book in a series with a whole number greater than or equal to 1. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing, in grayscale parentheses following the title.
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang Book Two in the Kiss Quotient Series
Task points: 30
Total points: 200
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Book tickets: 1
Books read: 18
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.2 Obie Awards
Book 1: Face Off by Brenda Novak
Book 2: Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill
Points this post: 15
Total points: 695
Tasks completed: 41/55
Books read: 56
IngeTask # 20.03 Best -review- Book Concierge - Banned books
Book: Snow Falling on Cedars
required state the page: page 4 of list
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 90 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
Books Read: 8
Tasks completed: 7/55
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10.2 - Avenue Q
The Raven's Revenge - AVE in Raven
points this post: 10
Total Points: 485