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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
Jen C5.8 – In London as well
Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
Points this post: 5
Total points: 650
15.7 - The Toniest AwardRead a book by an author named Tony or any of the related names found at 'Behind The Name' (first name position).
For example: Anthony.
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra Audiobook
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena paperback is 416 pages
Task points: 15
Total points: 215
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
15.8 - Pop!Read a book set at least 50% in: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota or Nebraska.
Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger Audiobook.
Iron Lake paperback is 464 pgs
Set in town of Aurora, Minnesota/far northern lake region of MN. Location found in book summary on Goodreads.
Task points: 15
Total points: 230
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
15.10 - Be Our GuestRead a book where a hotel* is the location or center of the action of the book
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel Audiobook
The Glass Hotel paperback is 320 pages.
Book approved in msg 11 of 15.10 help thread.
Task points: 15
Total points: 245
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.8 - My Favorite Musicals
Book 1 - The Switch by Beth O'Leary
Option 1 - This book is written by a single author whose initials (BO) can be found in BILLY JOEL.
Link to PB edition: The Switch
Book 2 -
Holiday Grind by Cleo Coyle
Option 2 - Holiday can be found in the lyrics of Billy Joel’s New York State of Mind. (2nd line - Take a holiday from the neighborhood)
Link to MMP edition: Holiday Grind
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 275 points
Tasks completed: 19
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Back to SchoolOption 3: read a book that has at least one number in the title.
28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand
Audiobook
28 Summers paperback is 432 pages
Task points: 20
Total points: 265
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.10 - Hocus Pocus FTW
My chosen film - Mean Girls
Book 1 -
Those Girls by Chevy Stevens
The title contains a word of at least 3 letters that matches a word in the title of my chosen film (Girls) AND contains the MPG of Thriller shelved by 247 users.
Link to MMP edition: Those Girls
Book 2 -
Speechless by Yvonne Collins
This book was first published in 2004 which is the same year my chosen film was released.
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 300 points
Tasks completed: 20
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
15.9 - How Ya Doin'?Read a book that you added to your To-read list between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020.
Plague Ship by Andre Norton Audiobook
Added to my GR 'to read' list on May 9, 2020.
MMPB is Plague Ship -192 pages.
Task points: 15
Total points: 280
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
20.3 – Best Review - Book Concierge – Banned Books WeekRead a book from Best Banned Censored and Challenged Books list with min 250 pages & no MPG “childrens”
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou My copy has 289 pages.
on page 1 of banned list @ #42
Task points: 20
Total points: 300
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
ED20.5 - Bigger is Better Peg W's Task: Bigger is Better – Or is it?
Option 2:
The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen
209p.
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 145
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Total Books Read : 9
30.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: Hurry Up and WaitFor this task, you will read two books, one from Book A and one from Book B. Or you may read ONE book that fits an option in both book A and B with a page total that exceeds 650 pages.
No books with the genre Childrens may be used.
Book A – Norfolk, VA
Option 1 Read a book by an author who lives in/was born in Virginia; or a book where at least 50% is set in Virginia.
Required: If the setting/author locale is not evident from the GR record, include a reference LINK when you post.
I read Dead Witch Walking which has 416 pp. This book takes place entirely in a small town in Virginia.
Book B – Naples, Italy
Option 1 Read a book by an author who lives in/was born in Italy, or where at least 50% of the book is set in Italy.
Required: If the setting/author locale is not evident from the GR record, include a reference LINK when you post.
I read Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler’s Best, which takes place over 50% in Italy during all the car races in the mid 30's as well as some characters live there and/or are from there as are some of the car manufacturers.
This book has 368 pages.
points: 295
books read: 24
tasks completed: 15
task in progress: 1
Big Books: 4
pages read: 10,123
Amy FL25.8 - Amy FL's task: My Favorite Musicals
Option 1: Easy Prey by Catherine Lo (CaroLe king)
Option 2: Like No Other - LIKE (Some folks LIKE to get away)...
Points this post: 25
Total points: 905
CYNBAXTERTask #20.10 – Group Reads
Task: Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Book: The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
Discussion posted 11/28/2020 – Message #17
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 440 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
ED20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny Thing
Option 1- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons by Gerald Durrell
MPG of "Humor"
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 165
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Total Books Read : 10
Kathy KS15.9 - How Ya Doin'?
Read a book that you added to your To-read list between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. Required: State the date the book was added to your list.
The Scots-Irish in the Hills of Tennessee, by Billy Kennedy
Added to my TBR list on March 15, 2020.
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 405
Tasks completed: 18
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 5
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Julia10310.8 - Trick or Treat
A Deadly Education (MPG Horror)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 770
BB: 7
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 43
Books read: 56
Kelly L25.10 - Brooke TX's Task: Hocus Pocus FTW
Film: "Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House," made in 2016.
Book 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). Words must match exactly.
In the Dream House
HOUSE found in "Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom HOUSE"
Book 2: Read a book first published the same year your chosen film was released.
Behold the Dreamers , published in 2016
This post: 25 points
Total: 335 points
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny ThingChoose 1 option/No MPG 'children'
I chose option 1-Read book MPG Humor, Comedy, Plays or Drama.
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman Audiobook
Has MPG of humor.
paperback Anxious People has 341 pages.
Task points: 20
Total points: 320
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
20.5 - Bigger is Better Peg W's Task: Bigger is Better – Or is it?Choose 1 option/No MPG 'children'
I chose option 3: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in ONE MORE HIKE.
Home by Marilynne Robinson
Audiobook
Home paperback is 325 pages
Task points: 20
Total points: 340
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Mx.shining's Task: All About Bookschoose 1 option: I chose
Option 1: Books -Read a book with the MPG Books about Books. (embedded okay per Task help)
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald Audiobook
Has MPG: Writing > Books About Books
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend paperback has 394 pages.
Task points: 20
Total points: 360
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
Kelly L 5.10. Intermission
Take a break and read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules. For this task, a book with the main page genre Childrens or Kids may be used if it is not found in AR Bookfinder.
The Death of Vivek Oji
This post: 5 points
Total: 340 points
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: A Different Kind of CelebrationChoose an option/No MPG 'children'
I chose Option 1: read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in CHAMPAGNE.
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
is Audiobook.
Dear Edward paperback is 340 pages.
Task points: 20
Total points: 380
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lorna's Task: Flip, Flip, Hooray for New AuthorsRead a single author book by a new to you author. /flip coin twice
my results 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)
Recursion by Blake Crouch is audiobook
Recursion paperback is 336 pages.
Blake Crouch is new to me author. American Male: born in NC and lives in CO
Task points: 20
Total points: 400
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
20.10 - Group ReadsI read Nonfiction book
Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang
I posted in the discussion thread- msg #22.
Task points: 20
Total points: 420
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
25.2 - Cat's Task: Shakespearean Readingbook 1 -with a three word title initial letters found in: "come, and tAke cHoice of All my library, And so beguile thy sorrow
All Adults Here by Emma Straub
Audiobook
All Adults Here paperback is 368 pages
book 2- read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
Still Life by Louise Penny Audiobook
Still Life MMPB is 293 pgs
Task points: 25
Total points: 445
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
5.8 - In London as wellThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (title of at least 3 words, where the initial letter of each word of the title is found in SOCIET OF LONDON THEATRE)
TOTALS
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 380
Big Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies Read: 3
Total Books Read: 28
Tasks Completed: 23
15.8 - Pop!Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of these USDA corn belt states: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska.
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell
(From Goodreads description: “Not many people know that the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world is in Omaha, Nebraska, but it definitely is.”)
TOTALS
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 395
Big Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies Read: 3
Total Books Read: 29
Tasks Completed: 24
10.8 - Trick or TreatThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (MPG: Horror)
TOTALS
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 405
Big Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies Read: 3
Total Books Read: 30
Tasks Completed: 25
5.2. – And the record is....Read a book that has a 1 and/or a 2 in its series number
A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane (Kenzie & Gennaro #1)
TOTALS
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 410
Big Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies Read: 3
Total Books Read: 31
Tasks Completed: 26
Melinde15.4 - And I Did It My Way
Book1: Read a memoir or autobiography.
Book2: Read a book with a six-word title.
Read 1 book that fulfills the requirements of both Book 1 and Book 2.
The Diary of a Young Girl
6-word title + autobiograpy > memoir
Year of publication: 1947
Claiming GO
Points this post: 15
Total points: 555
GO: 5
BB: 4
15.10 - Be Our GuestRead 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.
Austenland by Shannon Hale
Set in the Austenland resort.
Total points: 40
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny ThingOption 1-Read a book with a Main Page Genre of Humor, Comedy, Plays or Drama.
En dan nog iets by Paulien Cornelisse
Total points: 60
20.5 - Bigger is Better Peg W's Task: Bigger is Better – Or is it?Option 1:
Read a book with a title of at least three words where the first letter of every word can be found in UP IN FLAMES.
Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope by Mark Manson
Total points: 80
5.10. IntermissionRead a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
Total points: 85
10.5 - HamiltonRead a book with a series title that begins with a letter in POC.
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
Outlander #3
Total points: 95
CYNBAXTERTask #20.09 – Moderator's Pet - Deedee's Task: Alexander Hamilton
Task, Option C: Read a book with a MPG of American Revolution.
Book: The Boston Massacre: A Family History by Serena R. Zabin
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 460 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
20.5 - 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.
And No Birds Sang 219 pages
New Points: 20
Total Points: 590
BB: 5
GO: 4
Chris MD 25.3 Finding a Topic for a Task
Book 1: Title includes all the letters in SCRATCH
The Collector’s Apprentice by B.A. Shapiro
SCR in CollectorRS
ATC in ApprenTiCe
H in tHe
This book has 352 pages
Book 2: Author's initials in COPYCAT
Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 192 pages.
352 + 192 = 544 total pages
Total points: 515
Chris MD 25.4 Man Bookering
Book 1: Word in title matches a word in a title from the longlist
Jeeves and the King of Clubs by Ben Schott
King matches with The Shadow King
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 320 pages.
Book 2: Author's name matches an author's name from the longlist
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill by Sophie Hannah
Sophie matches with Sophie Ward
This book has 335 pages
320 + 335 = 655 total pages
Total points: 540
And that's a wrap for me for this challenge. Thanks, moderators!
ED20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Back to School
Option 2-
Goldfinger by Ian Fleming
"IF" found in "FlexIbility"
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 185
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Total Books Read : 11
15.2 - Obie AwardsBook 1: Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
Book 2: Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
This post: 15
Total: 890
10.3 - WickedInitial letter of each word can be found in APOLLO VICTORIA and/or GERSHWIN
The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
This post: 10
Total: 910
Kim O25.5 - Whitnie I's Task: First and Last
Book 1, First: Read a book that is #1 in a series. The Cold Dish
Book 2, Last: Read a book with the MPG Apocalyptic or a variation of the word. I Am Legend
Points this task: 25
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Totals:
Points: 180
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 10
20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Back to SchoolOption 1: Start a new series by a new-to-you author.
by Kevin Kwan
New to me author and series.
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 290/935
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 (√) 750 (√) 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total: 4
Tasks Completed: 16
Sarah E5.5 – It Really Happened
Revelation
Big Book, 630 pages. Claiming 1 BB ticket.
Total points: 405
Total BBs: 7
Sarah E10.8 - Trick or Treat
The Name of the Star
I listened to an audio but have linked to the top paperback, no MMP
Total points: 415
EMurphy20.5 Bigger is Better-Peg W's Task: Bigger is Better-Or is it?
Option 2: Between 200 and 400 pages where the outside numbers are larger than the center The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek
*304 pages
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 415
Books Read: 28
GO Ticket: 3
BB Ticket +500: 3
Tasks Completed: 17
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Book A, Option 1) Say Nothing by Brad Parks - The author's bio indicates he lives in Virginia.
448 pages
Book B, Option 2) Normal People by Sally Rooney
APPLE is found in title
273 pages
Total page count 721
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 255