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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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Brooklyn 5.4 – I’ll Have a Double
Read a book by a single author whose first, middle or last name matches one of the performers.
Beginner's Luck by Kate Clayborn
Kate matches Kate Burton
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20/935
Tasks completed: 4/55
Books read: 4
Big Book tickets: 1
Brooklyn 5.5 – It Really Happened
Read a book with a MPG of History or Historical Fiction.
A Promised Land by Barack Obama – 751 pages
MPG of History
**Claiming 1 Big Book ticket**
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25/935
Tasks completed: 5/55
Books read: 5
Big Book tickets: 2
Kathy KS25.6 - Sandy's Task: Back to Basics
Your two books combined must have at least 500 pages.
Book 1: Read a book that has all the vowels in its title and/or subtitle. For purposes of this task, vowels are A E I O U (not Y).
Mission: Organization : strategies and solutions to clear your clutter
mIssiOn: orgAnization : stratEgies and solUtions...
pb=192 p.
Book 2: Read a nonfiction book that has at least 5 different consonants (Y is a consonant) in the title only.
Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace, by Elizabeth Shown Mills
eViDeNCe eXplained
nonfiction hb=892 p.
Total pages: 192+892=1084 (>500)
CLAIMING 2 Big Book tickests for 892 pages
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 410
Tasks completed: 17
Big Book tickets for this task: 2
Big Book tickets total: 5
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Brooklyn 5.6 – The AUDELCO Awards
Read a book by a single author whose complete initials can be found in VIVIAN ROBINSON.
The Search by Nora Roberts
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30/935
Tasks completed: 6/55
Books read: 6
Big Book tickets: 2
Brooklyn 5.7 – Not Just in NYC!
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the listed states.
Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey
100% set in Minnesota per the book description
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35/935
Tasks completed: 7/55
Books read: 7
Big Book tickets: 2
Brooklyn 5.8 – In London As Well
Read a book with a 3+ word title where the initial letters of each word are in SOCIETY OF LONDON THEATRE.
Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo
Points this post: 5
Total points: 40/935
Tasks completed: 8/55
Books read: 8
Big Book tickets: 2
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 : 425
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
Brooklyn 5.9 – The Europe Theatre Prize
Read a book set at least 50% in Italy, Greece, Poland or Russia
Shakespeare for Squirrels by Christopher Moore
100% set in Greece per the book's description
Points this post: 5
Total points: 45/935
Tasks completed: 9/55
Books read: 9
Big Book tickets: 2
Brooklyn 5.10 – Intermission
Read a book of your choice
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
Points this post: 5
Total points: 50/935
Tasks completed: 10/55
Books read: 10
Big Book tickets: 2
Brooklyn 10.1 – Let’s Go to the Theatre
Read a book with all the letters THEATRE in the title.
The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
Points this post: 10
Total points: 60/935
Tasks completed: 11/55
Books read: 11
Big Book tickets: 2
Brooklyn 10.2 – Avenue Q
Read a book with the letter Q or the letters AVE found intact in the title/subtitle/author’s name.
How to Save a Life by Liz Fenton
AVE in Save
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70/935
Tasks completed: 12/55
Books read: 12
Big Book tickets: 2
Brooklyn 10.3 – Wicked
Read a book with a 3+ word title where the first letter of each word is found in APOLLO VICTORIA and/or GERSHWIN.
And Now She's Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall
Points this post: 10
Total points: 80/935
Tasks completed: 13/55
Books read: 13
Big Book tickets: 2
Brooklyn 10.4 – The Wiz
Read a book found on the “African American Books” listopia.
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Found on pg. 2
Points this post: 10
Total points: 90/935
Tasks completed: 14/55
Books read: 14
Big Book tickets: 2
Brooklyn 10.5 – Hamilton
Read a book with a series name that begins with a letter in POC.
The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey
#2 in the Perveen Mistry series
Points this post: 10
Total points: 100/935
Tasks completed: 15/55
Books read: 15
Big Book tickets: 2
Brooklyn 10.6 – Hobbit Day
Read a book with 100,000+ ratings and an average rating of 4.0 or higher.
The Shining by Stephen King – 659 pages
Over 1.1M ratings and average rating of 4.23
**Claiming 1 Big Book ticket**
Points this post: 10
Total points: 110/935
Tasks completed: 16/55
Books read: 16
Big Book tickets: 3
Brooklyn 10.7 – National Comic Book Day
Read a book with a MPG of Sequential Art.
Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh - 518 pages
**Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket**
Points this post: 10
Total points: 120/935
Tasks completed: 17/55
Books read: 17
Big Book tickets: 4
Brooklyn 10.8 – Trick or Treat
Read a book with a MPG of Horror, Paranormal or Supernatural.
When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
MPG of Horror
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130/935
Tasks completed: 18/55
Books read: 18
Big Book tickets: 4
Task 10.2 – Avenue QLetter ‘Q’ in both the title and the author’s name
Erich Maria Remarque / All Quiet on the Western Front
I listened to the audio / MMP: All Quiet on the Western Front - 296 pg
+++ GOLDEN OLDIE +++ – 1st published 1929
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 675 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
10.1 - Let's Go to the TheatreNight. Sleep. Death. The Stars.
Letters in THEATRE in title - NigHT. SlEEp. DeATh. The StaRs
***2 Big Book Tickets claimed - 800 pages
Total points: 210
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Brooklyn 10.9 – Rock the Vote
Read a book with at least two of the numbers 11/3 in the year it was first published.
Joyland by Stephen King
First published in 2013
Points this post: 10
Total points: 140/935
Tasks completed: 19/55
Books read: 19
Big Book tickets: 4
Brooklyn 10.10 – Square Dance Day
Read a book with 2, 4 or 8 words in its title
Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell
Points this post: 10
Total points: 150/935
Tasks completed: 20/55
Books read: 20
Big Book tickets: 4
Brooklyn 15.1 – Tinker to Evans to Chance
Book 1: Read a book with a 2-word title
Deep Storm by Lincoln Child
Book 2: Read a book with a 2-word title where the first word is the same as the second word from book 1.
Storm Born by Richelle Mead
Points this post: 15
Total points: 165/935
Tasks completed: 21/55
Books read: 22
Big Book tickets: 4
20.3 – Best Review - Book Concierge – Banned Books WeekThe Lottery and Other Stories - 302 pages
#65 on page 1 of the Best Banned Books list
*** One Golden Oldie ticket claimed - published in 1949
Final points total: 230
Big Book Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
Great job as usual, mods and task creators! I am thankful for all of you and for the upcoming winter challenge to help get me through these next few months!
Brooklyn 15.2 – The Obie Awards
Book 1: Read a book with OFF found intact in the title/subtitle.
Better Off Wed by Laura Durham
Book 2: Read a book with OFF found intact in the author’s name
The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
Points this post: 15
Total points: 180/935
Tasks completed: 22/55
Books read: 24
Big Book tickets: 4
Brooklyn 15.3 – Abracadabra!
Option 2: Read a book with a MPG of Magical Realism by an author with a 2-part name where both parts begin with the same letter.
Conjure Women by Afia Atakora
Points this post: 15
Total points: 195/935
Tasks completed: 23/55
Books read: 25
Big Book tickets: 4
Brooklyn 15.4 – And I Did It My Way
Option 2: Read a memoir or autobiography with a 6-word title.
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae
Points this post: 15
Total points: 210/935
Tasks completed: 24/55
Books read: 26
Big Book tickets: 4
Brooklyn 15.5 – Get the Word Out
Read a book by a Goodreads author.
Don't Let Go by Harlan Coben
Points this post: 15
Total points: 225/935
Tasks completed: 25/55
Books read: 27
Big Book tickets: 4
Brooklyn 15.6 – Add to Cart
Read a book with a day of the week in its title/subtitle.
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia
Points this post: 15
Total points: 240/935
Tasks completed: 26/55
Books read: 28
Big Book tickets: 4
Brooklyn 15.7 – The Toniest Award
Read a book by an author named Tony or related name.
The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
Points this post: 15
Total points: 255/935
Tasks completed: 27/55
Books read: 29
Big Book tickets: 4
Brooklyn 15.8 – Pop!
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the USDA corn belt states.
Battle Ground by Jim Butcher
100% set in Chicago, IL per the book’s description
Points this post: 15
Total points: 270/935
Tasks completed: 28/55
Books read: 30
Big Book tickets: 4
Brooklyn 15.9 – How Ya Doin’?
Read a book added to my TBR between Jan 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
Added to my TBR May 4, 2020
Points this post: 15
Total points: 285/935
Tasks completed: 29/55
Books read: 31
Big Book tickets: 4
Brooklyn 15.10 – Be Our Guest
Read a book where a hotel is the location or center of action of the book.
The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward
Book takes place on a cruise ship per the book description
Points this post: 15
Total points: 300/935
Tasks completed: 30/55
Books read: 32
Big Book tickets: 4
Amy B25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Man Bookering
This is a two book task. Read one Book 1 and one Book 2. The combined total of pages for both books together must be 500 pages or more. One Book May be Sequential Art/Comics/Manga.
Book 1. Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle which matches a word in the title of one of the books on the longlist.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel (Fun in "Such a Fun Age" by Kiley Reid) (232 pages)
Book 2. Read a book with an author’s name (first, middle, or last) which matches a name of one of the authors on the longlist.
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler (358 pages)
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 550 points
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
A Night to Remember by Walter Lord (215 pages)
TOTALS
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 430
Big Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies Read: 3
Total Books Read: 32
Tasks Completed: 27
5.10 - Intermission book of your choice that fits challenge rules
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff
**Claiming a Big Book ticket (512 pages)**
TOTALS
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 435
Big Books Read: 5
Golden Oldies Read: 3
Total Books Read: 33
Tasks Completed: 28
Mod
G.Q.15.3 - Abracadabra!
Book 1: Read a book with a main page genre of Magic or Magical Realism. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
After Dark by Haruki Murakami
Book 2: Read a book written by an author with a 2-part name where both names begin with the same letter.
Harleen by Stjepan Šejić
Total Points: 435
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 36
Pages Read: 10,209
Kristen IA15.5 - Get The Word Out
Read a book written by a Goodreads Author- an author enrolled in the Goodreads Author Program.
The Essence of Malice by Ashley Weaver
I listened to the audiobook and have linked the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 170/935
Tasks Completed: 12/55
BB: 1
GO: 0
G.Q. 30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Ancient Greek Theatre
Option 4: Read a book in a series with a whole number greater than or equal to 1. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing, in grayscale parentheses following the title.
Eric by Terry Pratchett
Option 5:
B. Read a book with the main page genre World War II. The MPG may be stand alone or embedded.
Midnight in Broad Daylight: A Japanese American Family Caught Between Two Worlds by Pamela Rotner Sakamoto
Total Points: 465
Tasks Completed: 29
Books Read: 38
Pages Read: 10,867
25.7 - Sally M's Task: Happily Ever AfterChose 2 books
Option 1: author’s initials in FAKE DATING or THERE’S ONLY ONE BED.
Just Like You by Nick Hornby hardback is 368 pages
Option 4: MPG Romance ALSO has word in title: Happily, Happy, Wedding, Kiss, Love.
The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce is Audiobook
The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy paperback is 384 pages
Task points: 25
Total points: 700
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
Big Book tickets total: 2
Barbara ★25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Man Bookering
Book 1. Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle which matches a word in the title of one of the books on the longlist.
Preppy: The Life & Death of Samuel Clearwater, Part One - T.M. Frazier 11/30
(Real Life by Brandon Taylor)
Book 2. Read a book with an author’s name (first, middle, or last) which matches a name of one of the authors on the longlist. The name must match exactly, but may be found in any position.
Primal Law - J.D. Tyler 11/24
(Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 725
Big Book Tickets: 500 (3) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Kristen IA20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Back to School
Option 1: For this option, start a new series by a new-to-you author. The series can be of any length, but should be listed as #1 in the series on Goodreads.
A Riesling to Die by J.C. Eaton - This author is new to me.
I read the ebook and have linked the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 190/935
Tasks Completed: 13/55
BB: 1
GO: 0
G.Q. 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. Ex: 214, 323, 209.
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, and Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong (216 pages)
Total Points: 485
Tasks Completed: 30
Books Read: 39
Pages Read: 11,083
G.Q. UNCLAIM (Post #3521)
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Ancient Greek Theatre
Option 4: Read a book in a series with a whole number greater than or equal to 1. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing, in grayscale parentheses following the title.
Eric by Terry Pratchett
Option 5:
B. Read a book with the main page genre World War II. The MPG may be stand alone or embedded.
Midnight in Broad Daylight: A Japanese American Family Caught Between Two Worlds by Pamela Rotner Sakamoto
Repost with correction from message 347125.6 - Sandy's Task: Back to Basics
No childrens/books combined at least 500 pages.
Book 1: letters A E I O U in title/subtitle.
If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha ebook
If I Had Your Face paperback is 288 pages
Book 2: nonfiction 5 different consonants in title.
Flat Broke with Two Goats by Jennifer McGaha is ebook.
Flat Broke with Two Goats paperback is 368 pages
288+368=656 pages
Task points: 25
Total points: 675
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
Big Book tickets total: 2
G.Q. RECLAIM
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Ancient Greek Theatre
This is a two book task. Read one book from two different options or two books from one option.
Option 4: Read a book in a series with a whole number greater than or equal to 1. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing, in grayscale parentheses following the title.
Eric by Terry Pratchett
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Brooke TX30.5 - Mazza1's Task: Find The Right Spell
Book 1: Read a book which has a palindrome of 4 or more letters in the title or subtitle.
Book 2: Read a book with only one occurrence of each letter in the title.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 935
Completed Tasks: 55
Books Read: 74
Sarah H20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Back to School
Option 3: Read a book that has a number in the title.
NOS4A2
**NOS4A2 is a Big Book (692 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this task: 20
Total points to date: 100
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books this task: 1
Big Books total: 2
Tasks complete: 6
Books read: 7
G.Q. 5.6 – The AUDELCO awards
Read a book by a single author whose initials (all of them) are found in VIVIAN ROBINSON. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell by Nathan Ballingrud
Total Points: 490
Tasks Completed: 31
Books Read: 40
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5.3 – Twice a Hat Trick
Read a book first published in 1950, 1979, 2003 or 2018.
I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff by Abbi Jacobson
First published in 2018
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15/935
Tasks completed: 3/55
Books read: 3
Big Book tickets: 1