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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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StaceyNC5.2. – And the record is....
Read a book that has a 1 and/or a 2 in its series number.
Book: Hades
Completed: 10/14/22
Book 2 in Demonica Underworld
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 115
Tasks Completed: 8
StaceyNC10.3 - 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.
Book: One Hot Summer
Completed: 10/22/20
apOllo victoria gerSHwin
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 125
Tasks Completed: 9
StaceyNC10.9 - Rock the Vote
Read a book that has at least two numbers from 11/3 found in the year the book was first published. Ex: 2013, 2011, 1991, 1983, etc.
Book: Falling for the Marine
Completed: 10/7/20
Published: 10/2013
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 10
StaceyNC20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny Thing
Option 2- Read a book on this list Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome
Book: The Silver Pigs
Completed: 10/9/20
#14 on the list
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 155
Tasks Completed: 11
StaceyNC20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Mx.shining's Task: All About Books
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.
Book: A Dog Named Christmas
Completed: 10/18/20
Author: Greg Kincaid (gREG kINAiD)
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 175
Tasks Completed: 12
StaceyNC20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lorna's Task: Flip, Flip, Hooray for New
Read a single author book by a new to you author.
Flip #1 Tails -- Male author
Flip#2 Heads -- American author
Book: The Fixer
Completed: 10/12/20
Author: Joseph Finder -- New to me.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 195
Tasks Completed: 13
StaceyNC30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Ancient Greek Theatre
Option 3: Sophocles (c. 496-406 BCE)
Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in SOPHOCLES.
Book: Squall
Completed: 9/10/20
Author: Sean Costello
Option 4: Aeschylus’s The Oresteia
Read a book in a series with a whole number greater than or equal to 1.
Book: Law Man
Completed: 10/22/20
#3 in Dream Man Series
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 225
Tasks Completed: 14
StaceyNC30.3 - Wayne's Task: My TV Is My New Best Friend
This is a 2 book task. Select 2 options and read 1 book for each.
Books must have a total of at least 550 pages.
Option 1:
Read a book with a MPG of Manga/Sequential Art/ Graphic Novel or Science Fiction.
Book: Rising Storm
Completed: 10/6/20
MPG Science Fiction
Pages: 298
Option 2:
Read a book with a MPG of Sports.
Book: The Score
Completed: 9/9/20
MPG Sports
Pages: 296
Total Pages: 594
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 255
Tasks Completed: 15
Barbara ★5.9 - The Europe Theatre Prize
Read a book set at least 50% in Italy, Greece, Poland, or Russia.
It's All Greek to Me - Katie MacAlister 10/24
(set 100% in Greece)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 260
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★REPOSTING...
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)
Ebook verification spreadsheet: line 3902
Points this task: 10
Total points: 270
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Amy W20.5 - Bigger is Better Peg W's Task: Bigger is Better – Or is it?
I chose Option 2: Read a book between 200 and 400 pages where the outside numbers are larger than the center one.
I read Temporary by Hilary Leichter. It has 208 pages.
Points This Task: 20
Total Points to Date: 95
25.7 - Sally M's Task: Happily Ever AfterOption 1, a book whose author's initials are found in FAKE DATING: The Color of Air by Gail Tsukiyama
Option 4, a book with MPG Romance and "Love" in the title: Twenty-one Truths About Love by Matthew Dicks
Points this post: 25
Total points: 490
Melinde20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Deedee's Task: Alexander Hamilton
Option A: Read a biography of Alexander Hamilton.
Alexander Hamilton
First published in 1901, claiming GO ticket
Points this post: 20
Total points: 310
GO tix: 4
BB tix: 4
LAUREN JODI5.1 - Can't Go Wrong with the Bard
The Black Lily by Juliette Cross
Confirmed in post #20 of the Help Thread
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 390/935
Total Books Read: 33
Tasks Completed: 29/55
Delicious Dee5.3 – Twice a Hat Trick!"
Sleep Tight - first published 2003
points this post: 5
Total Points: 670
Delicious Dee10.1 - Let's Go to the Theatre
The Heartbeat Hypothesis - THE in The; ATRE in Heartbeat
points this post: 10
Total Points: 680
Delicious Dee20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: A Different Kind of Celebration
Option 1 - Joe Rochefort's War: The Odyssey of the Codebreaker Who Outwitted Yamamoto at Midway - Elliot Carlson - EC found in CHAMPAGNE
points this post: 20
Total Points: 700
Delicious Dee50.1- MEGSCL's Task: Scattegories
I drew L, Z, O and opted to use L
Job- Librarian - The Librarian of Auschwitz
Animal - Lion - Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions
Place - London - The Light Over London
points this post: 50
Total Points: 750
Julia103UNCLAIM
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: A Different Kind of Celebration
Option 2: The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life
This post: -20 points
Total points: 340
BB: 2
GO: 2
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 26
Julia10330.2 - Dlmrose's Task: In Balance
The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek, 3 word title, 10 character name
The Endless Forest by Sara Donati, 3 word title, 10 character name
The Endless Forest has 640 pages, so claiming one BB ticket.
This post: 30 points, 1 BB
Total points: 370
BB: 3
GO: 2
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 28
Julia10320.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: A Different Kind of Celebration
Option 1: Above Suspicion by Helen MacInnes (HM in CHAMPAGNE)
This was first published in 1941 so claiming one GO ticket
This post: 20 points, 1 GO
Total points: 390
BB: 3
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 29
Task 5.4 - I'll Have a Doubleread a book with author name KATE
A Madness of Angels by Kate Griffin
613 pages - claiming 1 BB tix
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830 points
4 GO tix
18 BB tix
Task 10.4 - The Wizread a book on the African-american list
Fledgling
on page 4 - 56 tags
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840 points
4 GO tix
18 BB tix
TessaVanessa Challenge 30.5 - Mazza1's Task: Find The Right Spell
Book 1: Anna K: A Love Story by Jenny Lee
400 pages
Palindrome is ANNA
Book 2: Shotgun by Marie Sexton
260 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 865
Tasks completed: 53/55
Books read: 71
5.8 3+ Title Initials in SOCIETY OF LONDON THEATREDeath of a Cad by M.C. Beaton
Total points: 240
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 20
GO: 3
BB: 1(500) (750) (1000)
Andy P.Task # 15.10 - Be Our Guest
Read a book where a hotel* is the location or center of the action of the book.
Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer
Well-heeled travelers from around the world flock to the Mena House Hotel
Points this post: 15
Total points: 525
TessaVanessa Challenge 50.1 MEGSCL's Task: Scattegories
I got letters H A G
I chose A.
Category 1: Target: Alex Cross by James Patterson
A first name: ALEX
448 p
Category 2: Jane of Austin: A Novel of Sweet Tea and Sensibility by Hilary Manton Lodge
A place (town, city, state, country, planet, etc.): AUSTIN Texas
312 p.
Category 5: The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
A job/occupation: ARTIST
384 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 915
Tasks completed: 54/55
Books read: 74
Andy P.Task # 25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Man Bookering
Book 1. Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle which matches a word in the title of one of the books on the longlist.
Girl in the Rearview Mirror by Kelsey Rae Dimberg 384 p.
Matches mirror : The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel
Book 2. Read a book with an author’s name (first, middle, or last) which matches a name of one of the authors on the longlist.
Tyrannosaur Canyon by Douglas Preston398 p.
Douglas matches Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
page count 384 + 398 = 782 p, > 500 pages minimum
Points this post: 25
Total points: 550
20.10 Group read: Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang
Comment here #17
Total points: 260
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 21
GO: 3
BB: 1(500) (750) (1000)
10.3 - WickedA Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire
❁ AL in APOLLO; H in GERSHWIN ❁
Total points: 415 + 10 = 425
5.7 - Not just in NYC!Mew Is for Murder by Clea Simon
❁ set in Cambridge, Massachusetts ❁
Total points: 425 + 5 = 430
Trisha15.9 How Ya Doin'?
Read a book that you added to your To-read list between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020.
Troubled Blood added Jan 17, 2020. *I'm claiming this for 2 BB tickets (944 pages).
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 65
Tasks Complete: 6
Big Books claimed: 3
Kristen IA25.5 - Whitnie I's Task: First and Last
For this challenge you need to read 1 book 1 and 1 book 2
OR read ONE book with at least 500 pages that fits both tasks.
Book 1, First: Read a book that is #1 in a series.
Book 2, Last: Read a book with the MPG Apocalyptic or a variation of the word.
Delirium by Lauren Oliver - 522 pages
I listened to the audiobook and have linked the MMPB edition for page count.
******I claim 1 BB Ticket for this book - 522 pages******
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 95/935
Tasks Completed: 7/55
BB: 1
GO: 0
Jen K25.9 - G.Q.’s Task: Black Books Matter
Option 1: Black Lives Matter
White Tears by Hari Kunzru
Page 3, #287 on #BlackLivesMatter Reading List
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
Option 4: Black Kids/Teens Matter
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Page 2, #160 of list
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 450
Big Books: 1
Julia10315.4 - And I Did It My Way
Book 1: Find Where The Wind Goes: Moments From My Life (MPG Autobiography > Memoir)
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 7.0
Book 2: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (six word title)
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 24.0
This book has 528 pages so claiming one BB ticket.
This post: 15 points, 1 BB
Total points: 405
BB: 4
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 31
Sara G50.1- MEGSCL's Task: Scattegories
The letter generator gave me V, C, Z - I chose C.
1. A first name. The name must refer to a character/subject in the book.
Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict
Clementine Churchill is the main character of this book.
2. A place (town, city, state, country, planet, etc.).
Cuba Diaries: An American Housewife in Havana by Isadora Tattlin
3. An animal.
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 576 pages.
**Six of Crows is a Big Book (576 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 50
Total points: 650
Kim O15.3 - Abracadabra!
Using the one-book option.
Witch Is When It All Began
Book 1 requirement: MPG contains Magic - Fantasy > Magic
Book 2 requirement: Two-part author name where both parts start with the same letter - Adele Abbott
Points this task: 15
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Totals:
Points: 95
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 5
20.5 - Bigger is Better Peg W's Task: Bigger is Better – Or is it?Option 3, a book whose author's initials are found in ONE MORE HIKE: The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne by Elsa Hart
Points this post: 20
Total points: 510
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.5 – It Really Happened
Lost Roses
Totals
Points: 75
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 11
Total Books read: 11
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.9. The Europe Theatre Prize
Leonardo and the Last Supper
Set in Italy
Totals
Points: 85
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 12
Total Books read: 12
MEGSCL25.5 - Whitnie I's Task: First and Last
Book 1, First: Read a book that is #1 in a series.
Unwind
Book 2, Last: Read a book with the MPG Apocalyptic.
The Fifth Season
TOTAL to date
295 points
5 big books
20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Mx.shining's Task: All About BooksOption 3, a book with MPG Non-fiction and Writing, by an author of fiction books I have enjoyed: Dimestore: A Writer's Life by Lee Smith
One of Lee Smith's novels I have read is On Agate Hill
Points this post: 20
Total points: 530
G.Q. 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.
Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8.0
Total Points: 225
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 18
Pages Read: 5,717
VAL TX20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: A Different Kind of Celebration - This is a one book task. Choose one option from below and read one book for that option.
Option 1: read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in CHAMPAGNE.
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
This post:
Points - 20
Total:
Points - 135
Task 30.4 - Birds Of A FeatherOption 2: Hummingbird
Read a small book that has 100-150 pages inclusive.
Finna (Finna #1) (2020) by Nino Cipri (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 144 pages)
Option 5: Pigeon
Read a non-fiction book with a MPG of History, stand-alone or embedded.
Enemy of All Mankind: A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt (2020) by Steven Johnson (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 286 pages) [910.45]
95 + 30 = 125
Tasks Completed: 08
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 95 + 30 = 125
Books read: 11
Pages read: 2,865
Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 04
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
15.9 - How Ya Doin'?A book added to my to-read list between January 1, 2020, and June 30, 2020: Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
added April 10, 2020
Points this post: 15
Total points: 545
Delicious Dee15.4 - And I Did It My Way
1 book option
I Have Something to Tell You - authors memoir; shelved by 35ppl as memoir; 6 word title
points this post: 15
Total Points: 770
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Flip1: Tails (male author)
Flip 2: Tails (non-American author)
Rockbound by Frank Parker Day
link to verify birthplace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_P...
(This author is new to me)
***Claiming Golden Oldie ticket , as published in 1928***
New Points: 20
Total Challenge Points: 380
BB: 4
GO: 4