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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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Amarie5.3 - Book first published in 1950, 1979, 2003, or 2018.
Book: A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole
Published February 27th 2018
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 215
Big Book Tickets: 3
Amarie5.10 - Your Choice
Book: Warcross by Marie Lu
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 220
Big Book Tickets: 3
Pat 
30.1 ~ Ancient Greek Theatre
Task Description ~ This is a two book task. Read one book from two different options or two books from one option. No books with the genre Children's or Kids may be used.
Required ~ Identify which option or options you select when you post.
Option 2 ~ Mythology
Read a book with the main page genre mythology or main page genre Greece. MPG may be stand alone or embedded.
Circe by Madeline MillerCompleted ~ 10.7.20
Pages ~ 393
MPG > Fantasy > Mythology ~ 4,016 users
Option 5 ~ Drama Coach
*B. Read a book with the main page genre World War II. The MPG may be stand alone or embedded.
The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly RimmerCompleted ~ 10.11.20
Pages ~ 448
MPG
War > World War II ~ 138 users
World War II > Holocaust ~ 29 users
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Points this post ~ 30
Total Points ~ 230
Tasks Completed ~ 16
Books Read This Season ~ 21
Pages Read This Season ~ 6,672
Nikki B15.2 Obie Awards
Book 1Montana Off the Beaten Path(r): A Guide to Unique Places
Book 2 Magic Lessons
Alice Hoffman
Task Points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 320
Total BB: 1
GO: 1
Nikki B15.3 Abracadabra!
Book 1: Mandrake and a Murder
Book 2: The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America
Task Points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 335
Total BB: 1
Total GO: 1
Nick KY30.2DlmRose’s In Balance.
Book 1. I read Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Two words in title. 15 characters in Author’s name.
Book 2. I read Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier. Two words in title. 15 characters in Author’s name.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 570
MAZZA130.5 - Mazza1's Task: Find The Right Spell
This is a 2 book task. Read 1 book 1 and 1 book 2.
Your books must total at least 600 pages.
Book 1
Read a book which has a palindrome of 4 or more letters in the title or subtitle.
Dead Level 368 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. Ignore subtitles.
Jack 320 pages
Page count is 320 + 368 = 688 pages exceeding requirement
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 935 challenge complete
PegW20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task
Option 4: Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, where the first letter of every word is found in the phrase WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS STAYS IN VEGAS
The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 185
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 10
Julia103Reposting to claim GO ticket. Task has already been claimed. (Also to fix my total points - Readerboard is correct, my total on previous post was wrong)
25.6 - Sandy's Task: Back to Basics
Book 1: The Fashion in Shrouds (AIO in Fashion, E in The, U in Shrouds, 256 pages)
This was first published in 1938, claiming one GO ticket
Book 2: Freedom Flyers: The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II (non-fiction, 7 distinct consonants in title, 256 pages)
This post: 25 points, 1 GO
Total points: 330
BB: 2
GO: 2
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 25
Task 20.10 - Group Readsread & comment on one of the group read books
The Last Wish
comment: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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810 points
16 BB tix
4 GO tix
Queen Bee Darlene30.2 DLMRose's Task: In Balance
2 books with the same # of words in titles & same # of characters in authors' names
1) The Guest List by Lisa Foley
Title: 3 words, Author: 9 characters
2) One Plus One by JoJo Moyes
Title: 3 words, Author: 9 characters
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 565
Queen Bee Darlene25.8 Amy FL's Task: My Favorite Musicals
1) single author initials in BILLY JOEL
Euphoria by Lily King
2) word in title that appears in lyrics of New York State of Mind
TIME - 8th line "I know what I'm needin', and I don't wanna waste more TIME."
Only Time Will Tell
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 590
APRILLEIGH30.2 - DLMRose's Task: In Balance
Read two books where both books have the same number of words in their titles and the same number of characters in their authors' names.
Both books have a two-word title and both authors have a 14-character name.
Book 1
Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie
*** Golden Oldie - first published in 1924 ***
Book 2
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (75)
Golden Oldie: 1 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 2 (5)
Total Tasks: 3
APRILLEIGH25.6 - Sandy's Task: Back to Basics
Book 1: Read a book that has all the vowels in the title.
Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Dummies by Meri Raffetto and Wendy Jo Peterson (416 pp)
A E I in mEdIterrAnean
O in cOokbook
U in dUmmies
Book 2: Read a nonfiction book that has at least five different consonants in the title.
The Mediterranean Method by Steven Masley (240 pp)
Six different consonants: D H M N R T
416 + 240 = 656 > 500 pages
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 25 (100)
Golden Oldie: 1 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 2 (7)
Total Tasks: 4
Oma122920.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny Thing
One of my favorite plays is A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
Required: I chose Option #1
Option 1-Read a book with a Main Page Genre of Humor, Comedy, Plays or Drama.
Paging Dr. Hot by Sophia Knightly
Genre Verified in Message #64
Total Points-275/935
Total Tasks=17/55
Golden Oldie Books=()
# 0f Big Books=500-749(1); 750-1000(); 1000+()
APRILLEIGH30.3 - Wayne's Task: My TV Is My New Best Friend
Option 1: Read a book with MPG Science Fiction.
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (390 pp)
Option 3: Read a book that has all the letters in HOODIE in the title.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (520 pp)
*** Big Book - one ticket for 500+ pages ***
tHE Of sOngbIrDs
390 + 520 = 910 > 550 pages
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (130)
Golden Oldie: 1 (1)
Big Book: 1 (1)
Books Read: 2 (9)
Total Tasks: 5
APRILLEIGH15.5 - Get the Word Out
Read a book written by a Goodreads author.
The Gunslinger by Stephen King
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (145)
Golden Oldie: 1 (1)
Big Book: 1 (1)
Books Read: 1 (10)
Total Tasks: 6
APRILLEIGH15.9 - How Ya Doin'?
Read a book that you added to your To-read list between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020.
Cluster by Piers Anthony
Shelved on February 27, 2020.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (160)
Golden Oldie: 1 (1)
Big Book: 1 (1)
Books Read: 1 (11)
Total Tasks: 7
MARGIEVANTask 15.9 Read a book that you added to your To-read list between 1/1/20 and 6/30/20.
The Oysterville Sewing Circle
I added this book to my TBR on January 19, 2020
Points this post: 15
Points total: 230
Christine V10.10 - Square Dance Day
The Doors of Eden
I read the Kindle edition. The top PB The Doors of Eden (no MMPB available) has 640 pages.
***Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket***
Points this post: 10
BB Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=1, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=3)
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.1 – Can't Go Wrong with the Bard
All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother
Totals
Points: 70
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 10
Total Books read: 10
Jen K20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny Thing
Option 1: Roughing It by Mark Twain
MPG Humor
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 365
Big Books: 1
Jen K20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lorna's Task: Flip, Flip, Hooray for New Authors
Coin Toss:
1 Tails- Male Author
2 Heads- American Author
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib
From bio: Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio.
This author is new to me.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 285
Big Books: 1
Delicious Dee25.5 - Whitnie I's Task: First and Last
Book 1 - The Chase - #1 in the Briar U series
Book 2 - Hell Divers - shelved as post-apocalyptic by 91ppl
points this post: 25
Total Points: 665
Sandra20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Back to School
Option 3:
Read a book that has at least one number in the title.
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 155
30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: In BalanceI read The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang and Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait by Alison Weir. These were approved on the help thread. Both have 3 word titles and 10 letters in the authors' names.
points: 180
books read: 16
tasks completed: 9
Big Books: 4
Nikki B15.4 And I Did It My Way
Book 1: The Vegas Diaries
Book 2: Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
Task Points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 365
BB: 1
GO: 1
Nikki B15.9 How You Doin?
Ninth House
Added March 27, 2020
Task Points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 380
BB: 1
GO:1
LAUREN JODI5.9 - The Europe Theatre Prize
To Catch A Rogue by Bec McMaster
Set in Russia
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 370/935
Total Books Read: 30
Tasks Completed: 27/55
20.5Option 3: author initials in ONE MORE HIKE
The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage by Mara Hvistendahl
Total points: 215
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 18
GO: 2
BB: 1(500) (750) (1000)
Joanne MI10.2 - Avenue Q
Read a book with the letter Q or the letters AVE intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
The Sugar Queen
Points this task 10
Total Points 150
BB's 2
GO's 1
Joanna T10.3 Wicked
Three or more word title found in APOLLO VICTORIA
Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey
I read the audiobook. The most popular paperback has 515 pages.
I would like to claim one BB ticket
Task total: 10
BB: 1
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Grand total: 310
BB: 4
GO: 0
Andy P.Task # 25.2 - Cat's Task: Shakespearean Reading
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"
Wild Horses of the Summer Sun: A Memoir of Iceland by Tory Bilski
W in Sorrow
H in Thy
O in Come
T in Thy
S in So
S in Sorrow
Book Two: read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
Mortmain Hall by Martin Edwards
WILLIAMSHAKESPEARE
Points this post: 25
Total points: 510
Andy P.Please disregard above post. It does nor qualify since the book has a title over three words,
Sorry
Task 10.4 - The WizRead a book found on the African American Books list.
Required: State which page the book can be found on when you post.
On October 22, 2020: Can be found on Page #11
The Deep (2019) by Rivers Solomon (Goodreads Author), Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes (Hardcover, 166 pages)
85 + 10 = 95
Tasks Completed: 07
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 85 + 10 = 95
Books read: 09
Pages read: 2,413
Read but not claimed: 07
Goodreads Authors: 02
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Kathy KS5.10. Intermission
read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
Mission: Organization : strategies and solutions to clear your clutter
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 210
Tasks completed: 10
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 4
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny ThingOption 1: The Dog Who Knew Too Much by Spencer Quinn
❁ MPG Humor ❁
Total points: 380 + 20 = 400
30.4 - Tessavanessa's Task: Birds Of A FeatherOption 4: Read a book that has a word of 3 or more letters in the title that can be made using only the letters in SARAHBIRD.
His Risk (The Amish of Hart County #4) by Shelley Shepard Gray
word in title, HIS, found in SaraHbIrd
Option 5: read a non-fiction book with a MPG of History, stand-alone or embedded
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs
1x Goldes Oldies tix (pub. 1861)
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 590
Mod
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: A Different Kind of CelebrationOption 1: In the Presence of the Enemy by Elizabeth George
Author initials in CHAMPAGNE
*** One Big Book Ticket claimed - 656 pages
Total points: 105
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
JEN B25.8 - Amy FL's task: My Favorite Musicals
Option 2: Read a book with a word in the title that appears in the lyrics of Billy Joel’s New York State of Mind. The word must be at least 4 letters long and match exactly.
The Last Flight by Julie Clark
Word = Flight
Lyrics: "Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood..."
Option 3: Read a book from this list of Best Music Books.
Required: State the page number where your book appears.
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
This book is #1 on page 1 of the list
TOTAL POINTS: 240
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Barbara ★10.9 - Rock the Vote
Read a book that has at least two numbers from 11/3 found in the year the book was first published.
The Second Deadly Sin - Åsa Larsson 10/19
(originally published 2011)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 215
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★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 and/or GERSHWIN.
Whiskey, Vamps, and Thieves - Selene Charles 10/11
(WVAT in APOLLO VICTORIA and/or GERSHWIN)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 225
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★5.3 - Twice a Hat Trick!
Read a book first published in one of these years – 1950, 1979, 2003, 2018
The 17th Suspect - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 10/20
(published April 30, 2018)
Points this Task: 5
Total points: 230
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
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5.1 - MPG: Retelling
Book: The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 210
Big Book Tickets: 3