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FALL CHALLENGE 2021
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VAL TX10.9 - The Year of the Woman - Read a book written by a female author.
The 2000s Made Me Gay: Essays on Pop Culture by Grace Perry
This post:
Points - 10
Total:
Points - 25
Christine V10.9 - The Year of the Woman
The Serpent's Tale by Ariana Franklin
Points this post: 10
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 11
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
5.8 TwisterThe InVisible Life of ADDie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
DVD is in the title.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
10.2 Come On, Get Happy! The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander
: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7.0
T, B & C can be found in Irrational Exuberance.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15
20.5 Epic Maps OPTION 4 Deserts
The Missing Treasures of Amy Ashton by Eleanor Ray
Author's initials can be found in Desert.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 35
10.4 - Stick 'Em Up!A book set in Massachusetts: Firefly Summer by Nan Rossiter
The main page description of the book references the Cape Cod, Massachusetts, setting.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 370
Bookwrm526Task #25.1 - My Life as a 90s TV Show
Option 2: Read a book or book series that was made into a TV show or movie. I read Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, which is the basis for the Netflix series Dash & Lily (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1758589/...).
Option 6: Read a book with an MPG of History. I read The Unfit Heiress: The Tragic Life and Scandalous Sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt by Audrey Clare Farley.
Total points so far: 325
APRILLEIGH25.5 - Andy P's Task: Remember Alphabetical Order?
Two books whose authors initials put together will form a letter sequence in alphabetical order.
Book 1: Crossed by Death by A.C.F. Bookens (218 pages)
(Read the kindle version - paperback - no mmpb)
Book 2: Give It Back by Danielle Esplin (302 pages)
(Read the kindle version - paperback - no mmpb)
Author initials form the sequence ABCDEF.
218 + 302 = 520 > 501 pages
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 25 (855)
Books Read: 2 (66)
Total Tasks: 53
15.10 - The StreakRead a book that is #2, #3, #6, or #8 in a series. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title.
I read Seconds Away which is #2 om the Mickey Bolitar series
points: 170
books read: 11
tasks completed: 10
Big Books: 1
pages read: 4356
Nick KY50.1 Bucket’s Reading Adventure. Option 3. 3 Books, 3 Continents.
I live on the continent of North America.
I went to the continent of Africa by reading
Between Two Worlds by Miriam Tlali set in South Africa, 221 pp
Then I went to the continent of Europe by reading
A Small Death in the Great Glen by A.D. Scott set in Scotland (UK), 393 pp
Then I went to the continent of Asia by reading
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II by John W. Dower set in Japan 676 pp
Total pp = 1290 pp > required 750
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for Embracing Defeat at 676 pp
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 700
Big Books So Far: 500 + (3)
MEGSCL5.6 - The Sixth Sense
Revenge, Murder in Three Parts by S.L. Lim
TOTAL TO DATE
520 points
1 golden oldie
5 big book
MEGSCL20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Insiyah's Task: Going Back to India
A Burning
TOTAL TO DATE
540 points
1 golden oldie
5 big book
Coralie5.1 Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
Book in a series that is numbered with a decimal
The Flowers of Vashnoi #14.1 in the Vorkosigan Saga
The only paper version The Flowers of Vashnoi has 96p, making this my one book with between 80 & 100 pages
Total to date 390 points
Sara G30.3 - Katrisa's task: Missing my Bestie
Option 1: Road Trip!
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these four states (California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah).
The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh
This book is set entirely in California.
Option 3: Sarah’s Favorite Books
b. Read a book with MPGs of BOTH Memoir and Food listed (genres may be standalone or embedded)
My Life in France by Julia Child
Autobiography > Memoir 532 users
Food and Drink > Food 294 users
Points this post: 30
Total points: 440
15.2 - Egg WatchRead one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book with a title of at least 2 words, where the initial letters of each word of the title are found in TAMAGOTCHI.
The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde
3-word title with first letter of each word, TCG, found in TamaGotChi
1x Golden Oldies tix (pub. 1887)
Book 2:
Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina
page 24
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 650
10.2 - Come On, Get Happy!Read a book with a title of at least three words in which all the title letters can be found in the phrase IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE. Ignore subtitles.
irrATionAl
The Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak
Post Total: 10
Season Total: 235
15.2 - Egg WatchBook 1: Read a book with a title of at least 2 words, where the initial letters of each word of the title are found in TAMAGOTCHI.
tamagotChI
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
Book 2: Read a book from the Coming of Age Books list: Page 1
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Post Total: 15
Season Total: 250
BUCKET15.10 The Streak
Golden Age by Jane Smiley
(#3 in Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga series)
Points this post: 15
Points total: 185
BB total: 0
GO total: 5
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.7 - Jurassic Park
A Scanner Darkly
Book is on page 6 of list.
Totals
Points: 90
BB: 1
GO: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Total Books Completed: 11
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.2 - Come On, Get Happy!
No True Believers
Totals
Points: 100
BB: 1
GO: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 12
Total Books Completed: 12
30.1 - MAZZA1's task: A NIGHT AT THE PROMS♫ Option 1- READ TWO books- One from "A. The Proms Series" and the other from "B. The Last Night." There is NO page requirement for this option.
A. The Proms Series
a) Read a book with an MPG of Classics
Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki
1x Golden Oldies tix (pub. 1903)
B. The Last Night
b) Read a book set in Great Britain (more than 70% GB setting) this includes England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland
The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy #1) by Adrian McKinty
approx 97% Northern Ireland
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 4
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 680
FLY Task #10.8 - Here We Are Now, Entertain Us
task: Read a book with a title word of at least three letters from the track titles on Nevermind
book: Mrs. Jeffries and the One Who Got Away
how it fits: "Away" in book title and in song 10. "Stay Away"
Points this post: 10
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 10/54
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
JEN B20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Happy Anniversary, My Love
Option D: Read a book where the main character travels to a different country. Required: State the country where they start and the country/countries they travel to when you post.
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
The main characters travel from England to a weekend getaway in Scotland in this book.
TOTAL POINTS: 95
Jayme(the ghostreader)20.10 Group Read
The Hound of the Baskervillesby Arthur Conan Doyle
Posted in the group reads thread.
Claiming a golden oldies ticket.
Task +20
Golden Oldies :1
Grand total: 45
Jayme(the ghostreader)20.3 Happy Anniversary My Love
option B Food and Drink
Christmas Cake Murderby Joanne Fluke
Task +20
Grand Total: 65
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 6
Lisa MD30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: My Favorite Day of the Week
Option 2. Read a book with a main page genre that includes the word War or Wars.
🍁Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey by Kathleen Rooney
MPG: #4 War
324 pages
Option 4. Read a new release, a book first published in 2021 or an ARC of a planned 2022 book.
🍁The Guide by Peter Heller
Published August 24, 2021
272 pages
🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 275/905
Total Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 17/54
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Sue T10.9 - The Year of the Woman
Book written by a female author
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 30/905
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
MEGSCL25.1 - XBM's task: My Life as a 90s TV Show
Option 4: Read a book with a single author whose initials (ALL of them) can be found in GENE RODDENBERRY. Dream Country by Neil Gaiman
Option 5: Read a book with an MPG of Art. The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre
TOTAL TO DATE
565 points
1 golden oldie
5 big book
15.8 - Beanie BabiesA book with a dog on the cover: Rainy Day Friends by Jill Shalvis
Points this post: 15
Total points: 385
MEGSCL25.5 - Andy P's task: Remember Alphabetical Order?
The Safe Place by Anna Downes
Challenge Accepted! by Celeste Barber
TOTAL TO DATE
590 points
1 golden oldie
5 big book
Julia1035.3 - Men In Black
(title in black text)
This post: 5 points
Total points: 490
BB: 4
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 31
Books read: 36
Task 5.7 - Jurassic Parkread a book on the list
Farewell, My Lovely
#1574 on list - p16
pub 1940 - claiming 1 GO tix
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Total: 535 points
5 BB tix
5 GO tix
Task 5.10 - Aladdinfree choice
Flowers for the Judge
pub 1936 - claiming 1 GO tix
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Total: 540 points
5 BB tix
6 GO tix
Line10.4
read a book set at least 50 % in massachusetts, norway or germany. i read The Book Thief:893136 which is set in Germany.
points for this task: 10
total points: 40
books read: 6
tasks done: 6
Line10.4
read a book set at least 50 % in massachusetts, norway or germany. i read The Book Thief which is set in Germany.
points for this task: 10
total points: 40
books read: 6
tasks done: 6
Nikki B5.8 Twister
Behind the Horror: Real Stories Behind the Big Screen's Greatest Screams
Lee Mellor
Task Points: 5
Total Challenge Points: 25
trishhartuk20.9 Moderator's Pet - Kim O's task: In Memory of Bailey
Option 5: Read a book with at least one domesticated dog (no wolves) and at least one person on the cover.
Points this task: 20
Books read: 1
Total points: 375
Tasks completed: 27
Golden oldies: 3
Big book tickets: 1
Heather KSTask 15.2
Book 1: Read a book with a title of at least 2 words, where the initial letters of each word of the title are found in TAMAGOTCHI.
I read Musical Chairs
AND
Book 2: Read a book from the Coming of Age Books list.
Required: State the page your book can be found on when you post.
I read The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell p. 5 on the list
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 85
Suzannesea20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's Task: Birthdays
Option 2
Read a book with a dog and a human on the cover.
by Paula MunierPoints this post: 20
Total points to date: 400
MARGO20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kathy KS’ Task: Rearing Twins in the ‘90s
Option 3: Vacations
Read a book where all the letters FLYOVER can be found in the Title/Subtitle and/or Author's name.
the puma Y ea R s: a memoir of LOVE and trans F ormation in the bolivian jungle
The Puma Years: A Memoir of Love and Transformation in the Bolivian Jungle
Posted paperback but read Kindle edition.
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Points this task: 20
Total points: 340
Tasks completed: 16
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 1
DeborahPost #10
25.7 - Brooke TX's task: 90s Nickelodeon Nostalgia
ONE of your books may have the genre Comics/Graphic Novel/Sequential Art.
1) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1 MPG: HORROR
5) Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS.
My Lunatic Life by Sharon Sala
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 165
Books Read: 13
Tasks Done: 10
DeborahPost #11
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Sarah E's task: Epic Maps
Option 1: Mountain ranges
Read a book with a title of at least three words where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in MOUNTAIN RANGE.
The Gilded Ones
T: mounTain
G: ranGe
O: mOuntain
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 185
Books Read: 14
Tasks Done: 11
Nikki B5.1 Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
The Rules of Magic
Alice Hoffman
Task Points: 5
Total Challenge Points: 30
Katrisa15.6 - Buzz, Beep, Squeal!
Read a book with a word found on the Onomatopoeia List
I read Under the Whispering Door
whisper is on the list
Points this Post: 15
725
DeborahPost #12
5.4 - Ghost
One book between 80 -99 pages may be used for ONE 5 point task
The Boy in the Smoke Fantasy > Paranormal
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 190
Books Read: 15
Tasks Done: 12
Katrisa30.4 - Sandy's task: Dinosaur Operas!
Book 1 - Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title/subtitle that can be made from DINOSAUR OPERAS.
I read The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul
My book was audio - no MMPB the top paperback edition was 416 p This book was my nonfiction choice.
Book 2 - Read a book written by an author whose initials (ALL initials) can be found in DINOSAUR OPERAS.
I read Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara DA - DinosAur operas
My book was audio - 480 PB no MMPB
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 755
5.9 Toy Story"Story" or "Stories" in the title or subtitle.
Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz (hiSTORY)
(Paperback: 320pp)
Points earned this post: 5
Total points earned: 130
5.10 Aladdin (Any book)Force of Nature by Jane Harper
(Paperback: 377pp)
Points earned this post: 5
Total points earned: 135
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Task # 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's Task: Birthdays
Option 1. Written by a single author who identifies as a male AND whose first and last initials are TH, in that order
One Fatal Mistake by Tom Hunt
Points this post: 20
Total points: 420