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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
10.5 Hamilton Crazy House by James Patterson
Series title Crazy House begins with C
Points this post: 10
Total points: 90
BB tickets: 2
15.5 Get the Word Out The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads author)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 105
BB tickets: 2
20.1 Back to School Option 3
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater
Numbers in the title
Points this post: 20
Total points: 125
BB tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 13
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I chose the film Murder Party (2007) (under Horror & Thriller, 4th column, 3d down).
For my first book, I read Report for Murder. I read the kindle edition, linked to the pb edition (no MMPB). Matching word is "murder." Genres Thriller>Mystery Thriller and standalone Thriller listed on the main page, and was confirmed in message 17 of help thread.
For my second book, I read Little (Grrl) Lost , first published in 2007.
total points: 855
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For my first book, I used option 1 and read The Midnight Library - MPG Science Fiction. 288 pages.
For my second book, I used option 2 and read Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging '70s. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top pb (no MMPB). Sports>Baseball and Sports>Sports are the top 2 MPGs. 340 pages.
288 + 340 = 628pages (>required 550)
total points: 885
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I rolled W J S, and chose to go with W.
category 2 - place: Washington.
I read Kitty Goes to Washington. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top MMPB. 342 pages.
GR description refers to "America's capital" and the metadata lists the setting as Washington, DC.
category 4 - a food or drink: water.
I read We Live in Water I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb (no MMPB). 192 pages
"water" was approved in message 81 of the help thread.
Category 6- colour: White
I read Snow White, Blood Red. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top pb (no MMPB). 414 pages.
342 + 192 + 414 = 948 pages.
total points: 935
Queen Bee Darlene30.4 TessaVAnessa's Task: Birds of a Feather
2) 100-150 pgs Gift from the Sea 130 pgs
4) word of 3 or more ltrs in title that can be made using ltrs in SARAHBIRD
Later, at the Bar
BAR - sARahBird
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 670
5.6 - THE AUDELCO AWARDS - Home for Christmas by Nora RobertsAuthors initials in Vivian Robinson
TOTAL POINTS - 705
Jen K15.10 - Be Our Guest
One Fell Sweep
The inn is central to the action and even has human traits.
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 465
Big Books: 1
Jen K15.5 - Get The Word Out
The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 480
Big Books: 1
Jen K10.9 - Rock the Vote
Luck or Something Like It: A Memoir
Published 2011
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 490
Big Books: 1
Jen K10.7 - National Comic Book Day
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
MPG Sequential Art
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 500
Big Books: 1
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.5 - Hamilton
The Satapur Moonstone
Series Perveen Mistry
Totals
Points: 90
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 13
Total Books read: 13
Amy 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: Heads - Read a book by an American author (by birth or current residence)
Required: If the author's birthplace or residence is not evident in the GR record include a reference when you post. REQUIRED: List the 2 coin toss results and state that the author is new to you.
Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger - author is new to me.
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 295 Points
EMurphy30.5 Mazza1's Task: Find the Right Spell
Option 1: Palindrome of 4 or more letters in the title Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World by Jennifer Palmieri (179 pages)
Option 2: Only one occurence of each letter in the title (no repeated letters) Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld (421 pages)
*179+421=600 pages
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 220
Books Read: 16
GO Ticket: 2
BB Ticket +500: 3
Tasks Completed: 10
MARGIEVANTask 5.8 - 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.
The House Next Door
Points this post: 5
Points total: 245
5.2. – And the record is....Read a book that has a 1 and/or a 2 in its series number.
Torn Apart by K. Webster
Book #1 in the Torn and Bound Duet
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 80
Total Tasks: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 7
10.5 - HamiltonRead a book with a series title that begins with a letter in POC.
Beautiful Criminal by M.N. Forgy
(Omertà Law #1)
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 90
Total Tasks: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 8
15.5 - Get The Word OutRead a book written by a Goodreads Author
Copper by K. Webster
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 105
Total Tasks: 9
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 9
15.7 - The Toniest AwardRead a book by an author named Tony or any of the related names found at Behind The Name such as Anthony, Nina, or Tonya.
Gunnar by Nina Levine
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 120
Total Tasks: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 10
25.7 - Sally M's Task: Happily Ever AfterOption 1: read a book where all the author’s initials can be found in THERE’S ONLY ONE BED.
Grave by Shantel Tessier
Option 4: read a book with the MPG Romance that ALSO has one of the following words in the title, subtitle, or series name: Happily, Happy, Wedding, Kiss, Love.
Happily Letter After by Vi Keeland
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 145
Total Tasks: 11
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 12
MEGSCL10.2 - Avenue Q
Q in author’s name - Kushiel's Mercy by Jacqueline Carey
***653 pages - 1 bb ticket
TOTAL to date
305 points
6 big books
MEGSCL10.5 - Hamilton
Rich People Problems - (Crazy Rich Asians #3)
TOTAL to date
315 points
6 big books
15.4 - And I Did It My WayOption 2: Memoir with 6 word title
Dreams in a Time of War by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Points this post: 15
Total: 490
15.6 - Add To CartDay of the week in title
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
Points this post: 15
Total: 505
15.7 - The Toniest AwardAuthor name related to Tony
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Points this post: 15
Total: 520
15.8 - Pop!Set in Ohio (It's stated in the book description)
Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Points this post: 15
Total: 535
30.4 - Tessavanessa's Task: Birds Of A FeatherOption 4: a word of 3 or more letters in the title that can be made using only the letters in SARAHBIRD
Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin
Option 5: non-fiction book with a MPG of History
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Points this post: 30
Total: 565
Total tasks:36
Total books: 44
Task 10.1 - Let's Go to the Theatre Read a book with all the letters of THEATRE found in the title. Titles only. Subtitles are excluded.
THE girl who REAds on the méTro
The Girl Who Reads on the Métro (2017) by Christine Féret-Fleury; translated from the French by Ros Schwartz;
135 + 10 = 145
Tasks Completed: 10
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 135 + 10 = 145
Books read: 13
Pages read: 3,366
Read but not claimed: 07
Goodreads Authors: 04
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
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Bookwrm526Task #15.9 - How Ya Doin?
Read a book that you added to your To-read list between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. I read Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom, which I added to my Goodreads Want to Read list on March 19, 2020.
Total points so far: 560
Joanna T15.4 - And I Did It My Way
Option 2 - Memoir with six word title
How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery
Task total: 15
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Grand total: 345
BB: 4
GO: 0
Joanna T30.4 - Tessavanessa's Task: Birds Of A Feather
Option 2 - Hummingbird - Book with 100-150pp.
An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo
144pp.
Option 4: House Finch - Word in title made from SARAHBIRD
Little Birds by Anaïs Nin
BIRDS = S....BIRD
Task total: 30
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Grand total: 375
BB: 4
GO: 0
Joanna T5.7 – Not just in NYC!
Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
Set in St. Louis, MO
Task total: 5
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Grand total: 380
BB: 4
GO: 0
Joanna T15.5 - Get The Word Out
How to Train Your Dom in Five Easy Steps by Josephine Myles
Task total: 15
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Grand total: 395
BB: 4
GO: 0
Brooke TX20.3 – Best Review - Book Concierge – Banned Books Week
Read a book from this list: Best Banned Censored and Challenged Books. Found on page 2:
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 205
Completed Tasks: 18
Books Read: 54
Brooke TX20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny Thing
Option 1: Read a book with a Main Page Genre of Humor, Comedy, Plays, or Drama.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 225
Completed Tasks: 19
Books Read: 54
Brooke TX20.10 - Group Reads
My discussion post can be found here.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 245
Completed Tasks: 20
Books Read: 54
Mcquaid5.3 - Twice a Hat Trick!: Read a book first published in one of these years - 1950, 1979, 2003, 2018.
I read a book published in 2018.
Blackfish City by Sam Miller
Points thus far: 105
Books Read: 14
Brooke TX25.4 - 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. With "Who" as in Who They Was:
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. Matching "Anne" as in Anne Tyler:
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 270
Completed Tasks: 21
Books Read: 54
Brooke TX25.9 - G.Q.’s Task: Black Books Matter
Option 2: Read a book from this list: Afrofuturism. Found on page 1:
Option 4: Read a book written by an author who appears on this Masterlist of Black YA Writers. Found on page 2:
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 295
Completed Tasks: 22
Books Read: 54
Mcquaid10.5 - Hamilton: Read a book with a series title that begins with a letter in POC.
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison - Series: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson.
Children does show up in the Genre, but the IL is UG.
Points thus far: 115
Books Read: 15
Mcquaid10.9 - Rock the Vote: Read a book that has at least two numbers from 11/3 found in the year the book was first published.
Three Souls by Janie Chang
Points thus far: 125
Books read: 16
Brooke TX15.3 - Abracadabra!
Option 2: Read 1 book with a main page genre of Magic or Magical Realism written by an author with a 2-part name where both names begin with the same letter.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 310
Completed Tasks: 23
Books Read: 54
Brooke TX10.2 - Avenue Q
Read a book with the letter Q or the letters AVE intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 320
Completed Tasks: 24
Books Read: 54
Mcquaid15.3 - Abracadabra!: Option 1, Read two books.
Book 1: Read a book with a main page genre of Magic or Magical Realism.
The Empire of Gold by Naomi Novik
Points thus far: 140
Books read: 18
Brooke TX10.4 - The Wiz
Read a book found on the African American Books list. Found on page 12:
Bingo Love
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 330
Completed Tasks: 24
Books Read: 55
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A Monster Like Me by Wendy S. Swore
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 11.0
Points this post: 5
Total points: 80
BB tickets: 2