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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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SandyL30.4 - Tessavanessa's Task: Birds Of A Feather
Option 2: Read a small book that has 100-150 pages inclusive
Moving On by Emma Tharp
112 Pages
Option 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.
Cherish Hard by Nalini Singh
saRAHbirD - HARD
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 375
Big Books Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 28
Bookwrm526Task #10.5 - Read a book with a series title that begins with a letter in POC. I read The Long Way Home by Louise Penny, book 10 in the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series.
Total points so far: 500
15.4 - And I Did It My WayOption 1, Read 2 books, book 1 and book 2.
Book 1: Read a memoir or autobiography- a nonfiction account of the author's own life and times. The Memoir or Autobiography genre must be present on the book's main page
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Firsher
Book 2: Read a book with a six-word title. Ignore subtitles.
The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 675
CelesteR5.8 – In London as well
Read a book with a title, where the initial letter of each word is found in SOCIETY OF LONDON THEATRE.
花屋の二階で 1 Hanaya no Nikai de 1 by Akira Sugano
HNND = loNDoN tHeatre
GN: 100+ < 204 p.
Post: 5 pts.
Total: 15 pts.
10.2 - Avenue QThe Last Single Girl (Brew Ha Ha #1) by Caitie Quinn
Q found in author's last name, Quinn
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 685
50.1 - SCATTEGORIESLETTERS - B, M, Q - I chose B
OPTION 1 - NAME - BROOKE - Blindsided by Brooke: A Red Maple Falls Novel, #8 228 pages
OPTION 3 - ANIMAL - BLACKBIRD - Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe: A Novel 336 pages
OPTION 4 - FOOD - BISCUITS - Risky Biscuits 192 pages
228 + 336 + 192 = 756 pages
TOTAL POINTS - 685
Delicious Dee25.8 - Amy FL's task: My Favorite Musicals
option 1 - A Princess in Theory - Alyssa Cole - AC found in CAROLE KING
option 2 - One Breath Away - word: away from first line of song - Some folks like to get away
points this post: 25
Total Points: 875
Delicious Dee10.9 - Rock the Vote
Undeclared -first published 2013 - includes a 1 and 3 in it
points this post: 10
Total Points: 885
Amy B5.8 – In London as well
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, where the initial letter of each word of the title is found in SOCIETY OF LONDON THEATRE. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 275 Points
LAUREN JODI20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge – Banned Books Week
Succubus on Top by Richelle Mead
Page Page 3, book #249 on the list
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 420/935
Total Books Read: 36
Tasks Completed: 32/55
Steve E.10.10 - Square Dance Day
November 29 is Square Dance Day. A square dance is a dance for four couples (eight dancers in total) arranged in a square, with one couple on each side, facing the middle of the square. Read a book that has a 2-, 4-, or 8-word title. All words count. Spaces determine words. Subtitles should be ignored.
Killman Creek by: Rachel Caine
Two word title (ignoring subtitle).
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 100
Task 50.1 - Scattegories750+ pages
letters rolled EGU; using G
book 1: colour word in title - GOLD
Chain of Gold
592 pages - claiming 1 BB tix (academic, but for the kudos)
book 2: name in title - GUINEVERE
The Guinevere Deception
352 pages
book 3: place (country) in title - GERMANY
A Small Town in Germany
316 pages
592 + 352 + 316 >>750pages
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935 points
4 GO tix
19 BB tix
Nick KY10.1 THEATRE I read Murder at the Vicarage, all letters in THEATRE in the title:
murdER aT THE vicArage.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 605
LaureY5.10. Intermission
Take a break and read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Total Books: 1
Total Tasks: 1
Nick KYdeleted due to being a repeat post.
Nick KY10.6 Hobbit Day. I read Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.. 4.07 stars
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 615
LaureY10.1 - Let's Go to the Theatre
Read a book with all the letters of THEATRE found in the title.
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15
Total Books: 2
Total Tasks: 2
Nick KY10.9 Rock the Vote. Two 1’s in pagination. I read The Caretaker & The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter. 121 pp
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 625
Nick KY20.8 Lorna’s Flip, Flip, Hooray…
2 tails, non-American Male Author.
The author is new to me; I read The Temptress: The Scandalous Life of Alice de Janze and the Mysterious Death of Lord Erroll by Paul Spicer (Kenyan).
https://us.macmillan.com/author/pauls...
Paul Spicer | Authors | Macmillan
June Fenwick. Paul Spicer was born in Kenya and educated at Eton College. He was a lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards, serving in Great Britain, Palestine, and Libya, as well as a managing director overseas of Shell International Petroleum.
us.macmillan.com
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 645
LaureY10.3 - 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.
A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny
Points this post: 10
Total points: 25
Total Books: 3
Total Tasks: 3
LaureY10.5 - Hamilton
Read a book with a series title that begins with a letter in POC. For this task, articles (a, an, the) may be ignored.
The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
Series: Chief Inspector Armand Gamache
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35
Total Books: 4
Total Tasks: 4
JEN B20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lorna's Task: Flip, Flip, Hooray for New Authors
Read a single author book by a new to you author.
Flip #1
Heads: Read a book written by a female author
Flip #2
Tails: Read a book by a non-American author (by birth or current residence)
500 Miles from You by Jenny Colgan
Jenny Colgan is a new-to-me author from Scotland
TOTAL POINTS: 280
LaureY10.9 - 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.
How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
first published August 27th 2013
Points this post: 10
Total points: 45
Total Books: 5
Total Tasks: 5
LaureY10.10 - Square Dance Day
Read a book that has a 2-, 4-, or 8-word title.
The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
Points this post: 10
Total points: 55
Total Books: 6
Total Tasks: 6
15.1 - Tinker to Evers to ChanceBook 1: Zoo City by Lauren Beukes
❁ two word title; ends with City ❁
Book 2: City Spies by James Ponti
❁ two word title; begins with City ❁
❁ AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10.0 ❁
Total points: 505 + 15 = 520
LaureY30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Ancient Greek Theatre
Option 3
Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in SOPHOCLES.
A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
Option 4
Read a book in a series with a whole number greater than or equal to 1.
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Number 6 in the series.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 85
Total Books: 8
Total Tasks: 8
LaureY30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: In Balance
Read 2 books where both books have the same number of words in their titles AND the same number of characters in their authors' names.
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman
Titles: 5 words
Authors: 11 letters
Points this post: 30
Total points: 115
Total Books: 10
Total Tasks: 8
15.2 - Obie AwardsBook 1: Read a book with OFF found intact in the title or subtitle.
I listened to an audio version of Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir
Book 2: Read a book with OFF found intact in the author’s name.
Weersverwachting by Jenny Offill
New Points: 15
Total Points: 395
BB: 4
GO: 4
Melinde15.6 - Add To Cart
Read a book with a day of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc. found in the title or subtitle.
Een zondag aan het zwembad in Kigali
zondag = Sunday
Points this post: 15
Total points: 325
GO: 4
BB: 4
Andy P.Task # 15.9 - How Ya Doin'?
Read a book that you added to your To-read list between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020
One Year of Ugly by Caroline Mackenzie
Added to my to read list on 6/26/20
Points this post: 15
Total points: 665
Andy P.Task # 20.8 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lorna's Task: Flip, Flip, Hooray for New Authors
Read a single author book by a new to you author.
Two coin Flips, # 1 , Heads, # 2 Heads
Female author new to me, American author
Horse by Talley English
Proof she is an American here
Points this post: 20
Total points: 685
Julia10330.5 - Mazza1's Task: Find The Right Spell
Book 1: Dead Level (Level is a palindrome)
Book 2: Plan B (no repeat letters in title)
Total pages: 352 (in top paperback edition) + 336 = 688
This post: 30 points
Total points: 435
BB: 4
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 33
Bookwrm526Task #20.5 - Bigger is Better – Or is it?
Option 1: Read a book with a title of at least three words where the first letter of every word can be found in UP IN FLAMES. I read American Indian Stories by Zitkála-Šá.
Total points so far: 520
15.2 - OBIE AWARDSBOOK 1 - Sign Off - Off in the title
BOOK 2 - Weather by Jenny Offill - Off in the authors last name
TOTAL POINTS - 700
Bookwrm526Task #25.6 - 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). I read Their Lost Daughters by Joy Ellis (329p). (EI in their, O in lost, AU in daughters).
Book 2: Read a nonfiction book that has at least 5 different consonants (Y is a consonant) in the title only. I read Family in Six Tones: A Refugee Mother, an American Daughter by Lan Cao (FMLYNSXT are all consonants) (320p).
329+320=649 pages
Total points so far: 545
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Deedee's Task: Alexander HamiltonOption A. Read a biography of Alexander Hamilton.
Hamilton: The Revolution
On the list in the Help Thread of approved books.
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 440
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Julia10350.1- MEGSCL's Task: Scattegories
I rolled letters D, H, and W. I chose to use H.
Category 1: Helen Keller: Her Socialist Years (first name Helen)
Category 2: Honolulu (setting listed in metadata)
Category 3: The Horse Dancer (animal = horse)
I read the Kindle edition. There is no MMPB. The top paperback The Horse Dancer has 518 pages so claiming one BB ticket.
Total pages 128 + 360 + 518 = 1006
This post: 50 points, 1 BB
Total points: 485
BB: 5
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 36
READ 60 10.7 National Comic Book Day I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider
points 10
total points 110
Mod
5.8 – In London as wellA book with a title of at least 3 words, whose title initials are found in SOCIETY OF LONDON THEATRE: Time After Time by Lisa Grunwald
Points this post: 5
Total points: 595
VAL TX10.6 - Hobbit Day - Celebrate Hobbit Day by reading a popular book (100,000+ ratings) that has an average rating of 4.00 stars or higher.
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt [4.03 rating]
This post:
Points - 10
Total:
Points - 145
Julia10315.10 - Be Our Guest
Murder at the Mena House
The first sentence of the description refers to the Mena House HOTEL.
This post: 15 points
Total points: 500
BB: 5
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 37
Kristi CO20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Back to School
Option 2 FLEXIBILITY
The Accident by Linwood Barclay
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny Thing
Option 1 humor
A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lorna's Task: Flip, Flip, Hooray for New Authors
The Whisper Man by Alex North
Roll #1 Tails - male author (new-to-me)
Roll #2 Tails - born in the UK
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO20.10 - Group Reads
The Book Was Better Than The Movie:
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
(comment made in discussion on Nov 1, 2020)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO30.3 - Wayne's Task: My TV Is My New Best Friend
Option 1: science fiction
Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis (384 pg)
Option 3: HOODIE
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (491 pg)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kelly L20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Deedee's Task: Alexander Hamilton
C. Read a book with a MPG of American Revolution. The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
The Midwife's Revolt has both stand alone and embedded MPG of "American Revolution"
This post: 20 points
Total: 155 points
Helen B10.1 - Let's Go to the Theatre
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
THE
sTARs
thE. THEATRE
Total points:275
BB: 1
GO: 2
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15.10 - Be Our Guest
Read a book where a hotel* is the location or center of the action of the book
The Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber
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Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 345
Big Books Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 22
Books Read: 26