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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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APRILLEIGH5.2. – And the record is....
Read a book that has a 1 and/or a 2 in its series number.
The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1924 ***
This title is #1 in the Colonel Race series.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (365)
Golden Oldie: 1 (5)
Big Book: 0 (1)
Books Read: 1 (25)
Total Tasks: 18
Jen K50.1- MEGSCL's Task: Scattegories
The Letter Generator selected F, W and P. I chose W.
CATEGORIES:
1. A first name: Outlaw: Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and the Renegades of Nashville - 304 pages
4. A Food or drink: We're Going to Need More Wine - 272 pages
6. A colour: The White Tiger - 276 pages
304+272+276 > 750
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Points This Task: 50
Total Points: 620
Big Books: 1
Jen K30.5 - Mazza1's Task: Find The Right Spell
Book 1: Anna and the French Kiss- anna- 372 pages
Book 2: Why Not Me?- 240 pages
372+240 > 600 pages
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 650
Big Books: 1
Amy FL20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Deedee's Task: Alexander Hamilton
C. Ashes (IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11.0)
American Revolution genre is currently there, but if it falls off, book is approved in message 2 for this task.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 715
Barbara ★25.3 - Andy P’s Task : Finding a Topic for a Task
Book 1: Read a book whose TITLE contains all of the letters in SCRATCH
Starcatcher - Patricia Potter (400 pages) 11/22
(Starcatcher)
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials (all of them ) can be found in COPYCAT.
Walking in Fire - Catheryn Cade (248 pages) 10/3
TOTAL PAGES - Book 1 (400 pages) + Book 2 (248 pages) = 648 > 500
Points this task: 25
Total points: 635
Big Book Tickets: 500 (3) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Amy FL20.10 - Group Reads
Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything - Here is my comment
Points this post: 20
Total points: 735
VAL TX5.3 – Twice a Hat Trick!" - Read a book first published in one of these years – 1950, 1979, 2003, 2018.
A Keeper by Graham Norton
This post:
Points - 5
Total:
Points - 165
Scooter&Siam10.8 - Trick or treat - Read a book with mpg of paranormal.
Read The Haunting of H. G. Wells
Points: 10
Total: 75
50.1- MEGSCL's Task: Scattegories1. A first name: Kit / Kitty
Kitty's War, The Remarkable Wartime Experiences of Kit McNaughton by Janet Butler
308 pages
2. A place: Kabul (city)
The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul (The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul #1) by Deborah Rodriguez
317 pages
3. An animal: Kangaroo
Kangaroo by D.H. Lawrence
394 pages
1x Golden Oldies tix (pub. 1923)
Total pages read: 1,019
Total this Post: 50
Golden Oldies: 6
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 865
25.9 - G.Q.’s Task: Black Books MatterOption 1, a book from An Anti-Racist Reading List p. 1: Overground Railroad: The Green Book & Roots of Black Travel in America by Candacy A. Taylor
Option 4, a book written by an author who appears on Masterlist of Black YA Writers p. 1 #83: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Points this post: 25
Total points: 850
PAULA S30.1 - 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.
Deadly Deception by Hope Callaghan
Author initials HC in sopHoCles
I read the kindle edition. PB link for reference (no MMPB): Deadly Deception
Option 4: Read a book in a series with a whole number greater than or equal to 1.
Den grymmaste månaden
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #3
I read the ebook. MMPB link for reference: Le Mois le plus cruel
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 260/935
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 17/55
BUCKET10.10 Square Dance Day
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde
(2 words in title.)
Points this post: 10
Points total: 400
trishhartuk15.9 How Ya Doin'?
Read a book that you added to your To-read list between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020.
Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
Read the kindle edition. PB: here
Added to my TBR on 4 March 2020
Points this task: 15
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 260
Tasks completed: 21
Golden oldies: 3
Big book tickets: 500+ x 1 = 1
LAUREN JODI30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Ancient Greek Theatre
Option 2: Mythology
Ravaged by Elisabeth Naughton
Confirmed in Post #18 of the help thread.
Option 3: Option 3: Sophocles (c. 496-406 BCE)
Beautiful Stranger by Christina Lauren
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 555/935
Total Books Read: 46
Tasks Completed: 39/55
Bookwrm526Task #15.2 - Obie Awards
Book 1: Read a book with OFF found intact in the title or subtitle. I read Buttercream Bump Off by Jenn McKinlay.
Book 2: Read a book with OFF found intact in the author’s name. I read Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill.
Total points so far: 870
Joanna T10.8 - Trick or Treat
Salt Slow by Julia Armfield
MPG=Horror
Task total: 10
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Grand total: 485
BB: 5
GO: 0
Joanna T10.5 - Hamilton
The Virgin by Tiffany Reisz
Series = The Original Sinners
Task total: 10
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Grand total: 495
BB: 5
GO: 0
Sarah E5.4 – I'll Have a Double
The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
I listened to an audio, top MMP is El club dels divendres
Kate Jacobs matches Kate Burton
Total Points: 175
Sarah E5.7 – Not just in NYC!
The Bone Garden - over 50% set in Massachusetts
I read an ebook, top MMP is The Bone Garden
Big Book, 502 pages. Claiming 1 BB ticket.
Total Points: 180
Total BBs: 4
15.9 - How Ya Doin'? (book added to to-read shelf between Jan 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020)The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (added February 9, 2020)
*Claiming a Big Book ticket (514 pages)*
TOTALS
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 305
Big Books Read: 3
Golden Oldies Read: 3
Total Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 18
25.2 - Cat's Task: Shakespearean ReadingOne book option (fulfills both requirements, 500+ pages) The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher (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") and author initials appear in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, 592 pages
*Claiming a Big Book ticket (530 pages)*
TOTALS
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 330
Big Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies Read: 3
Total Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 19
10.7 - National Comic Book DaySolutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh (MPG Sequential Art)
TOTALS
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 340
Big Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies Read: 3
Total Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 20
Sarah E15.7 - The Toniest Award
Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks
I read an ebook but have linked to the top paperback, no MMP
Total Points: 195
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Ancient Greek TheatreOption 2 (mythology): The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (MPG mythology) and Option 3: The Woman in Black by Susan Hill (author’s initials found in SOPHOCLES)
TOTALS
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 370
Big Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies Read: 3
Total Books Read: 26
Tasks Completed: 21
5.5 – It Really HappenedTokyo Ueno Station by Miri Yū (MPG Historical Fiction)
TOTALS
Points this Post: 35
Total Points: 375
Big Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies Read: 3
Total Books Read: 27
Tasks Completed: 22
Sarah E15.10 - Be Our Guest
At Bertram's Hotel
I listened to an audio, top MMP is At Bertram's Hotel
Total Points: 210
Sarah E20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lorna's Task: Flip, Flip, Hooray for New Authors
Flip #1: Tails: Read a book written by a male author
Flip #2: Heads: Read a book by an American author (by birth or current residence)
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
I listened to an audio, MMP is De si jolies ruines
Jess Walter is a new-to-me male American author
Total Points: 230
PAULA S15.10 - 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.
The main character is running a Bed & Breakfast and most of the action takes place there.
I read the kindle edition. PB link for reference (no MMPB): Forever Charmed
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 275/935
Total Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 18/55
PAULA S5.9. The Europe Theatre Prize
Read a book set at least 50% in Italy, Greece, Poland, or Russia.
Set 100% in Russia
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 280/935
Total Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 19/55
Task 25.10 – Brooke TX – Hocus Pocus FTWALLOWED: ONE 500+ page book fits two options
REQUIRED: ONE book w/ MPG: Horror or Thriller
MOVIE: Dark NIGHT of the Scarecrow (1981)
Option 1: Title word NIGHT
Night Boat to Tangier
I listened to the audio / NO MMP / Paperback: Night Boat to Tangier - 224 pg
Option 2: Originally published 1981
MPG THRILLER
A Stab in the Dark
I listened to the audio / MMP: A Stab in the Dark - 180 pg
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 635 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
SandyL10.3 - 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
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
ApOLlo victoria gershWin
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 540
Big Books Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 33
Books Read: 40
SandyL15.1 - Tinker to Evers to Chance
Book 1: Read a book with a two word title.
Going Wild by C.M. Owens
Book 2: Read a book with a two word title where the first word is the 2nd word in book 1’s title
Wild Card by Karina Halle
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Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 555
Big Books Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 34
Books Read: 42
SandyL15.4 - And I Did It My Way
Option 1
Book 1: Read a memoir or autobiography
A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain
Book 2: Read a book with a six-word title
A Rogue Meets a Scandalous Lady by Jennifer Ashley
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Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 570
Big Books Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 35
Books Read: 44
SandyL15.8 - Pop!
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of these USDA corn belt states: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska.
Her Stand-In Boyfriend by Kelly Jamieson
Set in Chicago, IL
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Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 585
Big Books Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 36
Books Read: 45
5.4 - I'll Have a DoubleThe Witch Doesn't Burn in This One by Amanda Lovelace
❁ author's first name matches Amanda Plummer ❁
Total points: 875 + 5 = 880
Bookwrm526Task #5.9 - The Europe Theatre Prize
Read a book set at least 50% in Italy, Greece, Poland, or Russia. I read The Paper Moon by Andrea Camilleri. The description doesn't specifically mention Italy, but it mentions Vigata, and here is a link describing the setting of the series. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvo_M...
Total points so far: 875
SandyL25.2 - Cat's Task: Shakespearean Reading
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
Saturday Night Special by Mari Carr
..aNd...So ...Sorrow
Book Two: read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Tempting by Susan Mallery
williaM Shakespeare
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 610
Big Books Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 37
Books Read: 47
SandyL25.6 - Sandy's Task: Back to Basics
Book 1: Read a book that has all the vowels in its title
Walk Through Fire by Kristen Ashley
wA thrOU fIrE
624 pages ***Requesting Big Book Ticket****
Book 2: Read a nonfiction book that has at least 5 different consonants
Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving by Mo Rocca
MoBiTuaRieS
384 pages
Total pages: 624+384 = 1008
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 635
Big Books Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 38
Books Read: 49
SandyL25.8 - Amy FL's task: My Favorite Musicals
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in CAROLE KING
A Good Man by Rosanna Leo
caRoLe king
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
Word: LIKE
No One Like You by Kate Angell
no one LIKE you
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 660
Big Books Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 39
Books Read: 51
10.5 HamiltonFor this task, I read The Plastic Man Archives, Vol. 2. This is the second volume in "The Plastic Man Archives" series. Excluding "the", the series name starts with "P", which is a letter within "POC".
Points this task: 10
Points this challenge: 145
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
50.1- MEGSCL's Task: ScattegoriesFor this task, I used the Letter Generator to get these three letters: J, B, and R. I chose "B".
I read
Color: The Blue Girl (368 pages)
Occupation: The Butcher's Boy (313 pages)
City: Bangkok 8 (336 pages)
The page count for the three books is 1,017 pages, which exceeds the 750 page minimum.
Points this task: 50
Points this challenge: 195
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
15.7 - The Toniest AwardRead a book by an author named Tony or any of the related names found at Behind The Name
A Mercy by Toni Morrison
Toni is a Diminutives and Short Form in Croation.
New Points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 550
BB: 5
GO: 4
Task 5.3 – Twice the Hat Trick!First published 2018
The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted
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This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 640 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
Queen Bee Darlene15.7 The Toniest Award
author w/1st name Tony or related name
Imposter by Antony John (English)
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 920
Queen Bee Darlene15.9 How Ya Doin'?
added to to-read list between 1/1/20 & 6/30/20
The Mountains Sing
I added it on 3/24/20
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 935
Mod
Barbara ★15.8 - Pop!
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of these USDA corn belt states: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska.
Evil in Carnations - Kate Collins 11/23
(set 100% in Indiana)
(My flower shop is located on one of four streets surrounding the courthouse in my hometown of New Chapel, Indiana), p31
Points this task: 15
Total points: 650
Big Book Tickets: 500 (3) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Casey W20.3 - Banned Books
Read a book on the banned books list
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Page 1, Book 24
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 6
Casey W15.9 - How Ya Doing
Read a book that was shelved on your to read list between Jan-June 2020
Dry
Added to my TBR - May 15,2020
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 120
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 7
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10.9 - Rock the Vote
Read a book that has at least two numbers from 11/3 found in the year the book was first published.
The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie
First published in 1961
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (360)
Golden Oldie: 0 (4)
Big Book: 0 (1)
Books Read: 1 (24)
Total Tasks: 17