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FALL CHALLENGE 2021
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Kathy KS5.6 - The Sixth Sense
Read a book written by an author who uses initial(s) in the first name position.
Death of My Aunt, by C.H.B. Kitchin
**Claiming 1 (one) Golden Oldies ticket** 1st published: 1929
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 415
Tasks completed: 25
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
MAZZA15.4 - Ghost
Read a book with a main page genre of Paranormal.
A Deadly Education
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 450
MAZZA1 5.6 - The Sixth Sense
Read a book written by an author who uses initial(s) in the first name position.
A Litter of Bones
J.D. Kirk
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 455
MAZZA1 5.7 - Jurassic Park
Read a book from this list https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
Blindness Page 3 number 277 on that list
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 460
MAZZA15.8 - Twister
Read a book with all the letters DVD in the title and/or subtitle.
Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead
DV in DriVe D in Dead
points this post = 5
Points to date = 465
MAZZA15.9 - Toy Stories
Read a book with the word "story"or "stories" in the title or subtitle
Love Story
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 470
MAZZA110.5 - I Have a Bad Back, Really!
Read a book with a main page genre of Medicine or Medical
A Mistake Genre approved in help thread
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 480
MAZZA110.10 - Which Way?
Read a book with East, West, North or South found intact in its title
Neil Armstrong in North Somerset And More Than 50 Other Short Tales for a Fast World
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 490
MAZZA115.1 - Win or Lose
Book 1: Read a book with WIN found intact in the book's
I listened to the audio edition Win
There is no MMP
this is PB edition Win
Book 2: Read a book with LOSE found intact in the book's title/subtitle.
Behind Closed Doors cLOSEd
Points this post = 15
Points to date =505
MAZZA115.3 - The Boy Who Lived
Option 2
Read a book with the MPG Magic or Witches. AND first published in the 1990s (1990-1999, inclusive).
The Magician's Assistant MPG approved in help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
First Published 1997
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 520
MAZZA115.5 - The Macarena
Read a book set at least 50% in Latin America.
Signal to Noise setting in GR data Mexico
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 535
MAZZA115.6 - Buzz, Beep, Squeal!
Read a book with a word found on the Onomatopoeia Word List(https://thebookprofessor.com/wp-conte...) in the title/subtitle.
One Hand Clapping using word Clap
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 550
MAZZA1 15.8 - Beanie Babies
Read a book with one of the animals mentioned on the cover - I used pig,
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 565
Katrisa20.1 - Most Improved - Valorie's Task: Fall Festival Celebration!
Opt 1 - Read a book written by an author with first and last initials that can be found in OKTOBERFEST.
I read Caesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us by Sam Kean
SK - oKtoberfeSt
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 530
Bookwrm526Task #25.3 - No More Jockeys
Option 1: Read a book with a job in the title or subtitle. I read The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi (job is detective).
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose entire name does not have any repeated letters across all of the name parts. I read Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune.
Total points so far: 195
Bookwrm526Task #30.2 - My Favorite Day of the Week
Help Thread
Option 1: Read a book written by an author whose initials (all) can be found in TUESDAY. I read No Exit by Taylor Adams.
Option 4: Read a new release, a book first published in 2021 or an ARC of a planned 2022 book. I read How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith.
Total points so far: 225
Suzannesea30.6 - TessaVanessa's Task: Spelling Bee
Book 1
Read book with a title of at least 3 words where the first letter of each word in order spells a word.
My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
MAD is the word.
Book 2
Read a book with the word spelled in Book 1 in the title.
Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 270
Bookwrm526Task #10.9 - The Year of the Woman
Read a book written by a female author. I read An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten.
Total points so far: 235
Task:20.4 - Golden Oldies - Fly's Task: Moving through the 90s Option: 2: Read a book where the main character relocates to a new state or country DURING the course of the book.
Book read:Margot & Meby Juno Dawson
Required: the main character Fliss moves from London, England, to Wales during the course of the book. From the goodreads description:" they both move to the countryside to live with Margot, ". From the description of this edition: Margot & Me (they have different blurbs for some reason) "Fliss is on the way to visit her grandmother in Wales", "Fliss consoles herself, she and her mum will go back to London". The move happens within the first chapter of the book.
Points this task:20
Total points:140
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Books read:10
Tasks completed:10
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.3 TraceyL's task: No More Jockeys
Option 1: Cincinnati's Savage Seamstress: The Shocking Edythe Klumpp Murder Scandal by Richard O Jones
Seamstress is occupation.
Option 3: The Red Hunter by Lisa Unger
Points this post: 25
Total points: 425/905
Tasks completed: 28/54
Books read: 34
Delicious Dee30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: My Favorite Day of the Week
Option 1 - The Echelon Vendetta - David Stone - DS found in TUESDAY
Option 4 - Devil in Disguise - first published in July 2021
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 235
ROBIN P10.6 Rug Rats - author initials in NICKELODEON
If You Lived Here You'd Be Home By Now: Why We Traded the Commuting Life for a Little House on the Prairie by Christopher Ingraham
Points this post: 10
Total points: 265
ROBIN P10.6 Rug Rats - author initials in NICKELODEON
If You Lived Here You’d Be Home By Now by Christopher Ingraham
Points this post: 10
Total points: 265
LAUREN JODI15.5 - The Macarena
Take No Prisoners by Cindy Gerard
More than 50% set in Honduras
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 400/905
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Books Read: 31
Tasks Completed: 25/54
Boston Kate
20.10 Group Reads
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
posted here
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Amy FL5.1 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Cleaning the Gold (approved in task description)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 255
Amy FL5.9 - Toy Stories
Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
Points this post: 5
Total points: 260
Andy P.Task #25.5 - Andy P's task: Remember Alphabetical Order?
Pair two authors whose initials put together will form a letter sequence in alphabetical order
HIJK sequence
Book 1. The Unwilling by John Hart 369 p.
Book 2. Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro 303 p.
page count 369 + 303 =672>501 p minimum
Points this post: 25
Total points: 290
Amy FL15.1 - Win or Lose
Book 1: Winner Take All
Book 2: What We Lose
Points this post: 15
Total points: 285
Amy FL15.2 - Egg Watch
Book 1: The Cipher (tamagoTChi)
Book 2: One of Us Is Lying (page 7 of list at time of posting)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 300
trishhartuk15.6 Buzz, Beep, Squeal!
Read a book with a word found on this Onomatopoeia Word List in the title/subtitle.
PURR M for Murder, T.C. LoTempio
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Purr is on the list
Points this task: 15
Books read: 1
Total points: 295
Tasks completed: 21
Golden oldies: 3
MAZZA120.9 - Moderator's Pet - Kim O's task: In Memory of Bailey
Option 1: Read a book in which all the letters BAILEY can be found in the title/subtitle.
The Paris Library
BAILY in LIBrArY E in thE
Points this post = 20
Points to date =585
Mod
20.10 - Group Reads
The Hound of the Baskervilles. Arthur Conan Doyle
I listened to the Audible version. The MMP is The Hound of the Baskervilles (256 pages)
Here is my discussion post
Points this task: 20
Total points: 400/905
23/54
5.4 - GhostRead a book with a main page genre of Paranormal.
The Hollow Places
MPG Paranormal
Points Earned This Post: 5
Total Points Earned: 225
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 3
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kathy KS’ Task: Rearing Twins in the ‘90sRead a book where all the letters FLYOVER can be found in the Title/Subtitle and/or Author's name. Books with multiple authors may be used but only one author's name can supply the needed letters.
Required: If using a book with multiple authors, state which author you used when you post.
I read Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper which has FLYOVER in the title and subtitle. This book was approved in the help thread.
points: 150
books read: 9
tasks completed: 8
Big Books: 1
pages read: 3314
Task 20.3 – Best Review – Book Concierge – Happy Anniversary, My LoveREQUIRED: 250+ pages
RESTRICTED: NO Children’s / Kids
Option B: Main page genre FOOD
Eat Cake
I listened to the audio / NO MMPB / Paperback: Eat Cake – 272 p
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 100 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Task 30.2 – Dlmrose – My Favorite Day of the WeekOption 3 – All letters GRACE in title
G & A in dAncinG
R & C in lowCountRy
E in thE
Dancing in the Lowcountry
Option 4 – New Release – 1st published 07Sept2021
L.A. Weather
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 130 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Task 15.4 – Supersize MeOPTION 2 – One Book fits both tasks
Book 1 – Author initials in McDonalds – D M
Book 2 – Big book – 524 pg
Deon Meyer / Devil's Peak
I listened to the audio / MMPB: Le Pic du diable – 524 p
*** BIG BOOK *** 1 ticket –524 pages
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 145 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
NEVERMIND ...
Task 15.7 – Google It Title word with two sets of repeating letters – do NOT need to be consecutive, but must be in ONE word.
HAnDmAiD’s
The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 160 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
Julia1035.7 - Jurassic Park
The Mysterious Affair at Styles: Poirot's First Case
on page 5 of list
This was first published in 1920 - claiming one Golden Oldie ticket
This post: 5 points, 1 GO
Total points: 390
BB: 4
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 27
Katrisa30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: My Favorite Day of the Week
Opt 2 - Read a book with a main page genre that includes the word War or Wars.
I read A Passage North (genre of war noted in help thread message 13)
Opt 4 Read a new release, a book first published in 2021 or an ARC of a planned 2022 book.
I read Ariadne published March 2021
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 560
Katrisa20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's Task: Birthdays
Opt 1 - Written by a single author who identifies as a male AND whose first and last initials are TH, in that order.
I read Wonder Woman Unbound: The Curious History of the World's Most Famous Heroine by Tim Hanley
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 580
10.9 - The Year of the WomanA book by a female author: Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
Points this post: 10
Total points: 265
Christine V15.7 - Google It
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
This book was first published in 1884.
***Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket***
Points this post: 15
GO Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 9
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kathy KS’ Task: Rearing Twins in the ‘90sOption 3: Read a book where all the letters FLYOVER can be found in the Title/Subtitle and/or Author's name.
The Unusual Abduction of Avery Conifer by Ilsa Evans
FLYOVER can be found in thE unusuaL abductiOn oF aVeRY conifer
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 545
Julia10310.9 - The Year of the Woman
A Vow of Chastity by Veronica Black (female author)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 400
BB: 4
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 28
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option 4: read a book with Horror MPG
The Hollow Places
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400 points
5 BB tix
4 GO tix