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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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Mcquaid15.9 - How Ya Doin'? - Read a book that you added to your To-Read list between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020.
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
Put on off-GR list on: February 2, 2020
Points thus far: 170
Books read: 20
25.2 - Cat's Task: Shakespearean ReadingBook 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"
I read I Regret Nothing which has 320 pp
Book Two: read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
I read Katheryn Howard, the Scandalous Queen by Alison Weir, whose initials can be found in WilliAm sHakespeare. This book has 480 pp
points: 220
books read: 16
tasks completed: 11
Big Books: 4
pages read: 6695
BUCKET5.8 In London as well
The Hour of the Star: 100th Anniversary Edition by Clarice Lispector
(All first letters (THOTS) are in the phrase: SOCIETY OF LONDON THEATRE.)
Points this post: 5
Points total: 310
Andy P.Task # 25.8 - Amy FL's task: My Favorite Musicals
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in BILLY JOEL. All initials count
Game of Dog Bones by Laurien Berenson BILLY JOEL
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.
Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood.
The Last Flight by Julie Clark
Points this post: 25
Total points: 710
15.6 - Add To CartTuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia
❁ day of the week (Tuesday) found in title ❁
Total points: 520 + 15 = 535
25.7 - Sally M's Task: Happily Ever AfterOption 1: I Hate Fairyland: Book Two by Skottie Young
❁ author’s initials (SY) in THERE’S ONLY ONE BED ❁
Option 3: Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan
❁ 2019 Award Winner ❁
Total points: 535 + 25 = 560
Mcquaid5.10: Intermission
How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel by Cressida Cowell
IL: MG
BL: 6.5
AR Points: 9
Total Points: 175
Total books: 21
Mcquaid20.4: Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny Thing: Option 1 - Read a book with a main page genre of Humor, Comedy, Plays, or Drama. Genre may be standalone or embedded.
Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas By Louise Rennison
Total Points: 195
Total books: 22
Mcquaid20.5 - 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.
The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner
Total Points: 215
Total books: 23
Mcquaid20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: A Different Kind of Celebration Option 1 - Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in CHAMPAGNE.
Topics of Conversation by Miranda Popkey
Total Points: 235
Total Books: 24
Bookwrm526Task #20.4 - A Funny Thing
Read a book with a Main Page Genre of Humor, Comedy, Plays or Drama. The genre may be standalone or embedded. I read Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher, which has MPG Humor.
Total Points so Far: 580
Mcquaid20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lorna's Task
1. Heads - female author
2. Tails - Non-American Author
The Lido by Libby Page
Total Points: 255
Total books: 25
Queen Bee Darlene15.3 Abracadabra!
Option 2: Magical realism genre and author's 1st and last name begin with same letter
The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 685
Sue T5.1 - Can't Go Wrong with the Bard
Book with MPG of retellings
One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey
Approved as retelling - post 14 in the help thread.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 15/935
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (1), 1000+ ()
Sara G10.10 - 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.
Red Sister by Mark Lawrence
Points this post: 10
Total points: 710
Sara G25.8 - Amy FL's task: My Favorite Musicals
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in CAROLE KING or BILLY JOEL. All initials count.
You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington by Alexis Coe
CAROLE KING
Option 2: Since both of these artists grew up in New York, 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. Subtitles are excluded.
Required: State the word.
River of Darkness by Rennie Airth
"River" is in the lyrics.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 735
15.6 - Add To CartA book with a day of the week in the title: Until Friday Night by Abbi Glines
Points this post: 15
Total points: 610
10.10 - square dance dayI read 10,000 Reasons: Stories of Faith, Hope, and Thankfulness Inspired by the Worship Anthem by Matt Redman. This book as a 2-word title.
Points: 10
Total points: 120
20.3 - Banned Books WeekI read Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. This book is on the first page of the list and has 288 pages.
Points: 20
Total points: 140
20.4 - Funny ThingsOption 1: I read How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide by Howard Mittelmark. It has the MPG Humor.
Points: 20
Total points: 160
Sophie25.2
1. Title initials in Come and take choice of all my library and so beguile thy sorrow
The Year of Confusion by John Maddox Roberts
2. Author initials in William Shakespeare
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Total: 205
EMurphy30.6 Delicious Dee's Task: Hurry Up and Wait
1a: Set in Virginia Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown
1b: Gaslight Mystery Series Murder on Astor Place by Victoria Thompson
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 250
Books Read: 18
GO Ticket: 2
BB Ticket: 3
Tasks Completed: 11
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Ancient Greek TheatreOption 3. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, by Lisa See
Option 4. Cei care pleacă și cei care rămân, by Elena Ferrante
book is #3 in the Napoletan Trilogy
Points: 30
Total points: 125
20.5 - Bigger is Better Peg W's Task: Bigger is Better – Or is it?Option 3. The Keeper of Lost Things, by Ruth Hogan, RH in ONE MORE HIKE
Points: 20
Total points: 145
Mary P20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny Thing
Option 2: Read a book on this list Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome
The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley
Found on page 3, #245 of list.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 180
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny ThingOption 1. On Cats, by Charles Bukowski, MPG Humor
Points: 20
Total points: 190
5.3 Pub 2018 Educated by Tara Westover
Total points: 280
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 23
GO: 3
BB: 1(500) (750) (1000)
20.8 - Flip A Coin1st Flip - Heads (Female Author)
2nd Flip - Heads (American Author)
Penny Reid is a New-To-Me author and is American
Book: Truth or Beard by Penny Reid
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 265
20.1 - Back to SchoolOption 1: New to You author and new series
Book: The Power of Hades (The Hades Trials #1) by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson
Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson are both new-to-me authors
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 285
Melinde10.5 - Hamilton
Read a book with a series title that begins with a letter in POC.
De Grote Freakshow
Series: Cirque du Freak
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7.0
Points this post: 10
Total points: 335
GO: 4
BB: 4
Melinde30.5 - Mazza1's Task: Find The Right Spell
Read 1 book 1 and 1 book 2. Your books must total at least 600 pages. No books with the genre Childrens maybe used.
Book 1
Read a book which has a palindrome of 4 or more letters in the title or subtitle.
Toen ik dood was
337 pages
Book 2
Read a book with only one occurrence of each letter in the title. Ignore subtitles
Wild: over jezelf verliezen, terugvinden en 1700 kilometer hiken
376 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 365
GO: 4
BB: 4
Jen C15.4 - And I Did It My Way
Option 2: The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma's Table by Rick Bragg
Approved in help thread message #26.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 435
Queen Bee Darlene20.9 Moderator's Pet - Deedee's Task: Alexander Hamilton
c) American Revolution genre - may be embedded
The Hamilton Affair
Points this post: 20
Total points: 705
15.2Book 1: OFF Intact in Sub/Title
An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris
Book 2: OFF Intact in Name
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Total points: 295
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 25
GO: 3
BB: 1(500) (750) (1000)
Beth_NC5.2 And The Record is... : Shades of Wicked by Jeaniene Frost
#1 in Night Rebel Series
Points: 5
Total Points: 215
Total Tasks: 17
Total Books: 19
Big Book Tickets:
Total Pages: 7010
Beth_NC5.3 Twice a Hat Trick : The Surviving Girls by Katee Robert
Published 5/29/18
Points: 5
Total Points: 220
Total Tasks: 18
Total Books: 20
Big Book Tickets:
Total Pages: 7292
Beth_NC5.4 I'll Have a Double : Stranger in the Room by Amanda Kyle Williams
Author shares name with Amanda Pluymmer
Points: 5
Total Points: 225
Total Tasks: 19
Total Books: 21
Big Book Tickets:
Total Pages: 7692
Beth_NC5.9 The Europe Theatre Prize : The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen
Set in Italy
Points: 5
Total Points: 230
Total Tasks: 20
Total Books: 22
Big Book Tickets:
Total Pages: 8054
Beth_NC5.10 Intermission : Spells for the Dead by Faith Hunter
Points: 5
Total Points: 235
Total Tasks: 21
Total Books: 23
Big Book Tickets:
Total Pages: 8412
Beth_NC10.1 Let's Go To The Theatre : A Serpent's Tooth by Craig Johnson
A sERpEnT's TootH
Points: 10
Total Points: 245
Total Tasks: 22
Total Books: 24
Big Book Tickets:
Total Pages: 8780
Beth_NC10.2 Avenue Q: Every Last One by Anna Quindlen
Q in Author's Name
Points: 10
Total Points: 255
Total Tasks: 23
Total Books: 25
Big Book Tickets:
Total Pages: 9132
Beth_NCHillary Jordan10. 4 The Wiz : Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
Book is onPage #7
Points: 10
Total Points: 265
Total Tasks: 24
Total Books: 26
Big Book Tickets:
Total Pages: 9500
Bookwrm526Task #10.2 - Avenue Q
Read a book with the letter Q or the letters AVE intact in the title/subtitle or author's name. I read Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie, which has AVE intact in the title in leave and grave.
Total points so far: 590
JEN B20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny Thing
Option 1- Read a book with a Main Page Genre of Humor, Comedy, Plays or Drama. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
This book has an MPG of Humor
TOTAL POINTS: 300
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15.5 - Get the Word Out
Read a book written by a Goodreads Author.
Mercy House by Alena Dillon
Points thus far: 155
Books read: 19