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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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Task 50.1 – MEGSCL's Task: ScattegoriesLetters generated: N, B, K
Letter chosen: B
2. Place - Book chosen: Ada, das Mädchen aus Berlin
Format read: audio with ebook along
# of pages: 480
Fits task: Berlin = city starts with B
3. Animal - Book chosen: The Butterfly Garden
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 276
Fits task: butterfly = animal starts with B
6. Color - Book chosen: The Blue Cloak
Format read: audio
# of pages: 256
Fits task: blue = color starts with B
Total number of pages: 480+276+256=1,012
Points this post: 50 points
Total points to date: 660 points
Jen C10.7 - National Comic Book Day
White Sand, Volume 1 by Brandon Sanderson
Points this post: 10
Total points: 625
10.4 - The WizRead a book found on the African American Books list.
I listened to the audio book of Giovanni's Room
This is on the first page of the list (shelved 168 times as African American)
New Points: 10
Total Challenge PointsL 515
BB: 5
GO: 4
Bookwrm526Task #15.1 - Tinker to Evers to Chance
Book 1: Read a book with a two word title. I read Dark Heart: A True Story of Sex, Manipulation, and Murder by Kevin Flynn.
Book 2: Read a book with a two word title where the first word is the 2nd word in book 1’s title. I read Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot.
Total points so far: 835
15.3 - Abracadabra!Option 2: Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
❁ MPG Magic - verification ❁
❁ author's names begin with the same letter (RR) ❁
Total points: 815 + 15 = 830
Joanne MITask 5.2 And the record is....
Read a book that has a 1 and/or a 2 in its series number
Knights of the Black and White (# 1 in The Templar Trilogy)
Claiming 1 BB at 576 pages
Points this task 5
Total Points 305
BB's this task 1
Total BB's 4
GO's 1
Joanne MITask 5.8 Sally M's Task: Happily Ever After
initial letter of each word of the title is found in SOCIETY OF LONDON THEATRE.
Fire Along the Sky
Claiming 1 BB at 655 Pages
Points this task 5
Total Points 310
BB's this task 1
Total BB's 5
GO's 1
Amy FL10.2 - Avenue Q
The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver - AVE in author's last name: deAVEr
Points this post: 10
Total points: 610
Amy FL15.5 - Get The Word Out
The Program by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz (Goodreads author)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 635
Amy FL30.3 - Wayne's Task: My TV Is My New Best Friend
Option 1: The Enemy Within (Science Fiction) - 136 pages
Option 3: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell - tHE extraOrDInary life Of sam hell (HOODIE) - 433 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 665
Amy FL30.5 - Mazza1's Task: Find The Right Spell
Book 1: High Noon (NOON is a palindrome) - 467 pages
Book 2: Bark of Night (no repeated letters in title) - 304 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 695
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: A Different Kind of CelebrationOption 1:read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in CHAMPAGNE
Time's Arrow: or, The Nature of the Offence by Martin Amis
New Points: 20
Total Points: 535
BB: 5
GO: 4
I would like to remove A Monster Like Me from task 5.10 and move it to:30.3 My TV is My New Best Friend
#1
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (Sci-fi genre)
CLAIMING BB TICKET for 528 pages
#4
A Monster Like Me by WENdy S. Swore
IL: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 11.0
All letters in NEWS in author's name
Total page count- 832
Points this post: 30
Total points: 150
BB tickets: 3
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 14
Sue T25.2 - Cat - Shakespearean Reading
Book 1: 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” -
The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah
Book 2: book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE -
A Gentleman of Means - by Shelley Adina
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 40/935
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 5
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (1), 1000+ ()
25.3 - Andy P’s Task : Finding a Topic for a TaskBook 2: TITLE contains all of the letters in SCRATCH, including 2 Cs. Subtitles are excluded.
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss
Book 2: single author whose initials (all of them ) can be found in COPYCAT.
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
Pages: 578
This post: 25
Total points: 810
Completed tasks: 44
Books read: 61
Anja25.5 - Whitnie I's Task: First and Last
Book 1, First: Read a book that is #1 in a series.
Lessons in Corruption (The Fallen Men #1) by Giana Darling
Book 2, Last: Read a book with the MPG Apocalyptic or a variation of the word.
Famine by Laura Thalassa
Apocalyptic > Post Apocalyptic 25 users
POINTS:
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 85
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 8
25.7 - Sally M's Task: Happily Ever AfterOption 1: Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Option 2: Page 1Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson
This post: 25
Total points: 835
5.6 – The AUDELCO awardsAuthor initials in VIVIAN ROBINSON
The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor
This post: 5
Total points: 860
5.6 – The AUDELCO awardsAuthor initials in VIVIAN ROBINSON
The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor
This post: 5
Total points: 860
5.2. – And the record is....1 and/or 2 in series number
Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi
This post: 5
Total points: 865
LAUREN JODI5.4 - I'll Have a Double
Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 525/935
Total Books Read: 44
Tasks Completed: 38/55
LaureY20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Back to School
Option 1: For this option, start a new series by a new-to-you author.
This author is new to me.
Wilde in Love by Eloisa James
Points this post: 20
Total points: 175
Total Books: 14
Total Tasks: 11
LaureY5.5 – It Really Happened
Read a book with the main page genre History or Historical Fiction.
Too Wilde to Wed by Eloisa James
Points this post: 5
Total points: 180
Total Books: 15
Total Tasks: 12
LaureY5.3 – Twice a Hat Trick!"
Read a book first published in one of these years – 1950, 1979, 2003, 2018.
Born to Be Wilde by Eloisa James
First published in 2018
Points this post: 5
Total points: 185
Total Books: 16
Total Tasks: 13
10.8 - Trick or TreatRead a book with the MPG Horror, Paranormal, or Supernatural. Genres may be standalone or embedded.
Dracula
MPG Horror, Paranormal and Supernatural
Points this post: 10
Points in total: 175
Mod
StaceyNC5.10. Intermission
Take a break and read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules
Book: Z
Completed: 10/19/20
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 410
Tasks Completed: 22
StaceyNC10.6 - Hobbit Day
Celebrate Hobbit Day by reading a popular book (100,000+ ratings) that has an average rating of 4.00 stars or higher.
Book: Everything, Everything
Completed: 10/6/20
383,262 Ratings/4.05 average
Points this Post: 10
Total Points 420
Tasks Completed: 23
StaceyNC15.1 - Tinker to Evers to Chance
Book 1- Tinker to Evers
Read a book with a two word title.
Book: Dead Heat
Completed: 11/5/20
Book 2 - Evers to Chance
Read a book with a two word title where the first word is the 2nd word in book 1’s title.
Book: Heat Wave
Completed: 11/21/20
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 435
Tasks Completed: 24
StaceyNC25.7 - Sally M's Task: Happily Ever After
Option 1: In honor of two of my favorite tropes, read a book where all the author’s initials can be found in FAKE DATING or THERE’S ONLY ONE BED.
Book: White Hot
Completed: 9/7/20
Author: Ilona Andrews (Fake Dating)
Option 4: In honor of happy endings, 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. The word must match exactly.
Book: The Kiss Quotient
Completed: 10/3/20
MPG Romance, Kiss
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 460
Tasks Completed: 25
10.10 - Square Dance DayRead a book that has a 2-, 4-, or 8-word title. All words count. Spaces determine words. Subtitles should be ignored.
In an Absent Dream
4-word title
Points this post: 10
Points in total: 185
25.7 - Sally M's Task: Happily Ever AfterOption 1: In honor of two of my favorite tropes, read a book where all the author’s initials can be found in FAKE DATING or THERE’S ONLY ONE BED.
Elizabeth by Ken Greenhall
KG appears in faKe datinG
Option 2: In honor of diversity in publishing, read a book by an author included in the list 2020 Adult Romance by Authors of Color.
Simmer Down by Sarah Smith
Page 2 #186
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 800
Golden Oldie Tickets: 8
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Anja25.8 - Amy FL's task: My Favorite Musicals
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in CAROLE KING
Fragile Longing by Cora Reilly
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.
know - Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
POINTS:
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 110
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 9
5.6 - The AUDELCO awardsHeartstopper: Volume 1 by Alice Oseman
❁ author's initials (AO) in VIVIAN ROBINSON ❁
Total points: 830 + 5 = 835
Julia10315.9 - How Ya Doin'?
The Land Beyond the Sea
I added this to my Goodreads "To Read" shelf on January 7, 2020.
This book is 688 pages so claiming one BB ticket.
This post: 15 points, 1 BB
Total points: 660
BB: 7
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 37
Books read: 48
30.3 My TV is My New Best Friend #1
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (Sci-fi genre)
MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 24.0
CLAIMING BB TICKET for 528 pages
#4
A Monster Like Me by WENdy S. Swore
IL: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 11.0
All letters in NEWS in author's name
Total page count- 832
Points this post: 30
Total points: 150
BB tickets: 3
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 14 (less)
Sarah E30.4 - Tessavanessa's Task: Birds Of A Feather
Option 2: Hummingbird - 100-150 pages inclusive
Heart of Darkness
I read a kindle edition, top MMP is Heart of Darkness - 121 pages
Golden Oldie, first published 1899. Claiming 1 GO ticket.
Option 5: Pigeon - non-fiction book with MPG History
The Sound of Music
Golden Oldie, first published 1949. Claiming 1 GO ticket.
Total points: 140
Total GOs: 3
Sarah E30.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: Hurry Up and Wait
Book A
Option 3: all the letters ECRC can be found in the author's name
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is Clockwork Princess - 567 pages
Big Book, 567 pages. Claiming 1 BB ticket.
Book B
Option 2: all the letters of APPLE in title
Caramel Apple & Murder
I read the kindle edition, paperback - no MMP - is Caramel Apple & Murder
Total points: 170
Total BBs: 3
Suzannesea15.5 - Get The Word Out
Read a book written by a Goodreads Author.
A Time for Mercy by John Grisham
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 195
Kelly L10.3 - 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. Letters may only be used as many times as they appear in the theatre names.
One to Watch = OTW = AP [O] LLO VIC [T] ORIA and/or GERSH [W] IN
This post: 10 points
Total: 300 points
5.2 - And the record is....Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia
❁ (Teen Titans #2) ❁
Total points: 835 + 5 = 840
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Man BookeringBook 1: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
❁ nominated book ❁
📖 310 pages 📖
Book 2: Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder
❁ Tyler in Anne Tyler ❁
📖 208 pages 📖
📖📖 310 + 208 = 518 pages 📖📖
Total points: 840 + 25 = 865
BUCKET30.1 Ava Catherine’s Task: Ancient Greek Theatre
I read 2 books from option 3.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
(PC and SC are in SOPHOCLES.)
Points this post: 30
Points total: 365
BUCKET25.6 Sandy’s Task: Back to Basics
Book 1.
This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga
(A, E, O, U in mournable, I in this. 284 pages.)
Book 2.
Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service by Maryn McKenna
(B, T, N, G in beating. C in back. And more! 303 pages.)
284+303 = 587 > 500
Points this post: 25
Points total: 390
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Option 3 - Book chosen: Sign Off
Format read: ebook
# of pages: 234
Fits task: "SIGN" in the title
Option 5 - Book chosen: أنا ملالا
Format read: audio
# of pages: 368
Fits task: non-fiction with MPG history
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date: 610 points