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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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Kathy KS50.1- MEGSCL's Task: Scattegories
Read three books totaling at least 750 pages.
No books with the genres children or kids on the main book page may be used.
Required: State the 3 letters generated and the letter you selected. Identify the 3 categories. For each category: Read a book with a word in its title or subtitle that starts with your letter that fits the category.
I generated: K-L-T. "T" is my selected letter
CATEGORIES:
3. An animal. Sharpe's Tiger, by Bernard Cornwell
Tiger
416 pages
4. A Food or drink. The Tea House on Mulberry Street, by Sharon Owens
Tea
336 pages
5. A job/occupation. Man Down: Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That Women Are Better Cops, Drivers, Gamblers, Spies, World Leaders, Beer Tasters, Hedge Fund Managers, and Just About Everything Else, by Dan Abrams
Tasters
Approved in task help, message 27: by Meg
I listened to an audio version; pb=208 p. [MAN DOWN: Bukti-bukti Tak Terbantahkan Bahwa Wanita Lebih Baik dari Pria dalam Mengemudi, Menahan Rasa Sakit, Menjadi Polisi, Dokter, Investor, Manajer, Pemimpin Dunia, Dan... Hampir Dalam Segala Hal] (no mmpb)
Pages: 416 + 336 + 208 = 930 [>750]
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Points for this task: 50
Total points : 285
Tasks completed: 12
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 5
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
*UNCLAIM BOOK/TASK*5.3 – Twice a Hat Trick!"
The Narrows
Points Earned This Post: 0
Total Points Earned: 435
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
5.3 – Twice a Hat Trick!"Read a book first published in one of these years – 1950, 1979, 2003, 2018.
I Am Not Your Final Girl
First Published 2018
This is the one book allowed that is under 100 pages (91 pages)
Points Earned This Post: 5
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)
PegW10.3 - 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.
A Radiant Curve: Poems and Stories. Apollo viCtoRia.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 270
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 14
25.10 - Brooke TX's Task: Hocus Pocus FTWBook 1: Read a book with a word of at least 3 letters in the title/subtitle that matches a word in the title of your chosen film (the/and are excluded).
Hell Hound
"Hell" matches "Hell Fest" (2018)
MPG Horror
Book 2: Read a book first published the same year your chosen film was released.
The Narrows
First published 2018
MPG Horror
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 465
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
PegW10.10 - Square Dance Day
Read a book that has a 2-, 4-, or 8-word title. Subtitles should be ignored.
Manifest Manners: Narratives on Postindian Survivance
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 280
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 15
Kelly L25.8 - 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.
Luster by Raven Leilani
CAROLE KING = RL = Raven Leilani
Option 3: These shows are referred to as jukebox musicals. Enjoy a bit of background music (totally optional) while reading a book from this list of Best Music Books.
Required: State the page number where your book appears.
Bel Canto , found on page 1 (#15)
This post: 25 points
Total: 180 points
DeborahPost #24
10.5 - Hamilton
A Killing Frost (October Daye #14)
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 380
Books Read: 30
Tasks Done: 23
15.5 - Get The Word Out Help Thread
September is Shameless Self-Promotion Month - All authors could use a little more promotion - no shame!
Read a book written by a Goodreads Author- an author enrolled in the Goodreads Author Program.
I read The Boy from the Woods. The author Harlan Coben is a Good Reads Author
points: 235
Books read: 17
Tasks completed: 12
Big Books: 4
pages read: 7077
MEGSCL25.8 - Amy FL's task: My Favorite Musicals
Option 1: initials in BILLY JOEL - Longbourn
Option 2: Word is holiday - Rachel's Holiday
**578 pages - 1 big book ticket
TOTAL to date
350 points
7 big books
MEGSCLUNCLAIMING THIS TASK
15.9 - How Ya Doin'?
The Mirror & the Light
TOTAL to date
335 points
7 big books
MEGSCL25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Man Bookering
1: Title word matches GOLD: Stone Sky Gold Mountain
2: Author name matches HILARY MANTEL: The Mirror & the Light
TOTAL to date
375 points
7 big books
MEGSCL15.3 - Abracadabra!
Option 2: Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
TOTAL to date
390 points
7 big books
15.10 - BE OUR GUEST - Jingle All the Way: A NovelMost of the book takes place on a cruise of the Amazon.
TOTAL POINTS - 730
Barbara ★15.10 - Be Our Guest
Read a book where a hotel* is the location or center of the action of the book. *Hotel includes hotel, motel, inn, guest house, bed and breakfast, hostel, cruise ship or guest resort.
Murder Most Maine - Karen MacInerney 11/3
(set in a bed and breakfast in Maine)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 335
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
PAULA S20.7 - 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
by Agatha ChristieAuthor initials AC in ChAmpagne
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 30/935
Total Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2/55
Task 15.6 - Add To CartRead a book with a day of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc. found in the title or subtitle. Plurals and possessives work.
The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club #1) (2020) by Richard Osman (Hardcover, 355 pages)
145 + 15 = 160
Tasks Completed: 11
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 145 + 15 = 160
Books read: 14
Pages read: 3,721
Read but not claimed: 07
Goodreads Authors: 04
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Rockynook10.8 - Trick or Treat
Read a book with the MPG Horror, Paranormal, or Supernatural
The Institute by Stephen King
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 290
Rockynook30.1 - Ancient Greek Theatre
Option 4: Read a book in a series with a whole number greater than or equal to 1
What the Night Knows by Dean Koontz
Option 5: *B. Read a book with the main page genre World War II.
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 320
Nick KY20.4 Ed's Task: A Funny Thing
Opt. 1. “Drama” as GR genre. I read The Caretaker & The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 655
Nick KY50.1 Scategories (random letters, G, Y, I) – I read the following with words in the title/subtitle which begin with "I":
Opt. 1. Letter I 1st name “Isabelle” – I read Amy and Isabelle 304 pp
Opt. 2. Letter I place “Indochina” -- I read At War With Asia: Essays on Indochina 300 pp
Opt. 5. Letter I job -- "Inspector". I read An Inspector Calls and Other Plays 304 pp
304 + 300 + 304 = 908 > required 750
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 705
15.1 - TINKER TO EVERS TO CHANCEBOOK 1 - Dakota Wedding
Two word title
BOOK 2 - Wedding Matilda
Two word title where the first word is the second word in book 1
TOTAL POINTS - 745
Jen C50.1- MEGSCL's Task: Scattegories
Letters generated: S,R,E
Categories:
1. A first name. The name must refer to a character/subject in the book.
Stella Bain by Anita Shreve
3. An animal.
Flight of the Sparrow by Amy Belding Brown
6. A colour. Colours such as Navy in Navy blue work if they relate to a color in the title: Dress to Impress: How a Navy Blazer Changed My Life!. General colour modifiers such as light in "light blue" or dark in "dark brown" do not work alone.
The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls
Points this post: 50
Total points: 485
Nikki B25.8 Amy FL's Task: My Favorite Musical
Option 1: Today We Go Home
Kelli Estes
Option 2: A Clockwork Orange
Found on page 1
Task Points: 25
Total Challenge Points: 655
Nikki B25.9 G.Q.'s Task: Black Books Matter
Option 1: Their Eyes Were Watching God
Found on the list "Black Lives Matter Library" pg 1
Option 2: My Soul to Keep
Found on page 1
Task Points: 25
Total Challenge Points: 680
MARGIEVANTask 10.2 - Read a book with the letter Q or the letters AVE intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
Welcome Home: A Cozy Minimalist Guide to Decorating and Hosting All Year Round
Author's name has a Q in it - Myquillyn Smith
Points this post: 10
Points total: 255
Nikki B25.10 Brooke TX's Task: Hocus Pocus FTW
Movie: Arsenic and Old Lace 1944
Book 1: No Country for Old Men
Book 2: Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural
Task Points: 25
Total Challenge Points: 705
Zach20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Mx.shining's Task: All About Books. I chose to complete Option 1 – Books
Read a book with the MPG Books about Books.
I read Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves which has the MPG Books about Books.
Points this post: 20
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Totals
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Points: 60
BBTs: 0
GOTs: 0
Nikki B30.1 Ava Catherine's Task: Ancient Greek Literature
Option 3: Piranesi
Susanna Clarke
Option 4: Mattimeo
AR Info: Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 18.0
Task Points: 30
Total Challenge Points: 735
Nikki B30.2 Dlmrose's Task: In Balance
Book 1: Copycat Alex Lake
Book 2: Haunted Amy Cross
Task Points: 30
Total Challenge Points: 765
Nikki B30.3 Wayne's Task: My TV is My New Best Friend
Option 1: Elsewhere
Option 2: Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Task Points: 30
Total Challenge Points: 795
Nikki B30.4 Tessavanessa's Task: Birds of A Feather
Option 2: The Fall
Option 5: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Task Points: 30
Total Challenge Points: 825
PAULA S10.1 - 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 Case of the Disappearing DirectorTHE in THE
A in cAse
T in direcTor
RE in diREctor
I read the kindle edition. PB link for reference (no MMPB): The Case of the Disappearing Director
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 40/935
Total Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3/55
Chris MD 15.6 Add to Cart
Title includes a day of the week
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Total points: 260
Chris MD 15.10 Be Our Guest
Hotel is central to the action of the book
Death of a Greedy Woman by M.C. Beaton
As noted in the description, the main action takes place at Tommel Castle Hotel.
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback, which has a different title but the same description, has 176 pages.
Total points: 275
Chris MD 30.5 Find the Right Spell
Book 1: Title contains a palindrome
One Good Deed by David Baldacci
"DEED" is a palindrome
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 464 pages.
Book 2: Title has no repeated letters
Becoming by Michelle Obama
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 622 pages.
Claiming 1 Big Book ticket.
464 + 622 = 1,086 total pages
Total points: 305
Nikki B30.1 Ava Catherine's Task: Ancient Greek Literature
Option 3: Piranesi Susanna Clarke
Option 4: The Forbidden Door
Task Points: 30
Total Challenge Points: 825
Sara G10.9 - Rock the Vote
November 3 is election day in the US. 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.
A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
This book was first published in 2011.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 745
Bookwrm526Task #10.4 - The Wiz
Read a book found on the African American Books list. I read Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon, which is on page two of the list.
Total points so far: 600
Nikki B30.5 Mazza1's Task: Find the Right Spell
Book 1: Dead Witch Walking
Book 2: Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler’s Best
Task Points: 30
Total Challenge Points: 855
10.4 - The WizThe 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater
page 13
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 695
LaureY15.5 - Get The Word Out
Read a book written by a Goodreads Author- an author enrolled in the Goodreads Author Program.
The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny
Louise Penny is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 130
Total Books: 11
Total Tasks: 9
PAULA S10.6 - Hobbit Da
Read a popular book (100,000+ ratings) that has an average rating of 4.00 stars or higher.
479,239 ratings · 18,453 reviews · average rating 4.14
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 50/935
Total Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4/55
LaureY25.2 - Cat's Task: Shakespearean Reading
Read two books, one for book one and one for book two;
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"
A Better Man by Louise Penny
Book Two: read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
Glass Houses by Louise Penny
Points this post: 25
Total points: 155
Total Books: 13
Total Tasks: 10
trishhartuk5.7 Not just in NYC!
Read a book set at least 50% in...Illinois...
Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury
Set in Green Town, Illinois
Points this task: 5
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 20
Golden oldies: 3
Big book tickets: 500+ x 1 = 1
Amy B25.2 - Cat's Task: Shakespearean Reading
Read two books, one for book one and one for book two;
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"
Lies, Lies, Lies by Adele Parks
Book Two: read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
Emma by Alexander McCall Smith
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 320 Points
Queen Bee Darlene5.1 Can't Go Wrong with the Bard
Retellings genre
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 710
DeborahPost #25
10.9 - Rock the Vote
The Ladies' Room Published October 1st 2011
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 390
Books Read: 31
Tasks Done: 24
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25.6 - Sandy's Task: Back to Basics
Book 1: Read a book that has all the vowels in its title and/or subtitle.
In the Chasms of Water, Stone, and Light: Passages Through the Grand Canyon 176 pages.
Book 2: Read a nonfiction book that has at least 5 different consonants (Y is a consonant) in the title only.
Bread Is Gold 424 pages
176+424=600 pages total
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 260
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 13