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FALL CHALLENGE 2021
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TessaVanessaChallenge 30.6 TessaVanessa's task: Spelling Bee
Book 1: Heart and Soul by Susan Worth
Word is HAS
Book 2: Rumor Has It by Tami Hoag
Points this post: 30
Total points: 505/905
Tasks completed: 35/54
Books read: 43
Amy B5.3 - Men In Black
Read a book with a TITLE that appears in black text on the cover.
Required: Include the cover.
Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 320 Points
25.6 - SandyL's task: Fun and Wacky Holidays 2 books
Book 1 Option 3: October 21 is International Nacho Day.
Title letters in INTERNATIONAL NACHO DAY.
I read the ebook, no mmpb, pb is here: An Experiment in Criticism by C.S. Lewis
Book 2 Option 4: November 8 is Tongue Twister Day
Author's initials are the same.
I read the ebook, mmpb here: Shadow Riders by Louis L'Amour
Points: 25
Total Points: 550
GO Points: 18
BB Points: 5
20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Happy Anniversary, My Love! Option D: • MC travels to a different country.
Uneasy Money by P.G. Wodehouse
Lord Dawlish lives in England, then moves to the US.
Published 1916 for 1 Golden Oldie point.
Points: 20
Total Points: 570
GO Points: 19
BB Points: 5
JEN B20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kathy KS’ Task: Rearing Twins in the ‘90s
Option 2: Twins
Read a book with a main character who is a twin.
Required: If the main character's twin status is not clearly mentioned in the book's description, provide a reference when you post.
The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks
Bex, the main character in this book, has a twin sister. Reference from Bookreporter.com (GR gives an error message when I try to post the link): "Bex’s love for Nick overcomes all --- even his martinet grandmother, the reigning queen --- though both Bex’s twin sister, Lacey, and Nick’s charming playboy younger brother, Freddie, complicate matters more than a bit."
TOTAL POINTS: 115
Nick KY20.2Insiyah’s Back to India I read The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai, 357 pp. set in India.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 720
EMurphy25.2 Amy FL's Task: Parenthood
Option 2: Domestic dog or cat on the cover
by Kari Lee TownsendOption 4: Single author whose initials are found in HORTON THAT SCHMENDRICK
by Agatha Christie*Golden Oldies Ticket - first published in 1934
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 215
Books Read: 15
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket +500: 2
Tasks Completed: 8
APRILLEIGH50.1 - Bucket's Task: Reading Adventure
Option 2: Cruise
Three books set in three different countries that border the Atlantic Ocean but do not share a land border. I live in the USA.
Book 1: Left to Run by Blake Pierce (206 pages)
(Read the kindle version - paperback - no mmpb)
Per the GR record, this title is set mostly in France (~83%).
Book 2: Murder Served Cold by Paula Williams (240 pages)
(Read the kindle version - paperback - no mmpb)
Per the GR record, this title is set entirely in England.
Book 3: Still Waters by Viveca Sten (480 pages)
(Read the kindle version - mmpb)
Per the GR record, this title is set entirely in Sweden.
This combination of countries - France, England, Sweden - was approved in the help thread.
206 + 240 + 480 = 926 > 750 pages
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 50 (905)
Books Read: 3 (69)
Total Tasks: 54
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10.2 - Come On, Get Happy!Read a book with a title of at least three words in which the initial letters of all the title words are found in the phrase IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE
I read an ebook version of Isle of Night
New Points: 10
Total Points: 355
GO: 3
BB: 3
Jessica DTask 10.4: Stick 'Em Up
Book set 50% or more in Mass., Nor., Ger.
28 Summers
Majority of book is set in Nantucket, Massachusetts (with a few chapters in NYC, DC, and other locations)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 140
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.
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok Read 10/19/21
GIT found in TamaGotchI
Book 2: Read a book from the Coming of Age Books list.
We Were Liars by E Lockhart Read 10/12/21
Found on Page 1 of the Coming of Age Books List.
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 175
Big Books Tickets Claimed: 5
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed: 1
15.7 - Google ItRead a book with a word in the title/subtitle that contains at least two sets of identical letters.
The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell Read 10/18/21
Disappeared (AA, PP, EE)
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 190
Big Books Tickets Claimed: 5
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed: 1
SandyL30.3 - Katrisa's task: Missing my Bestie
Option 2B: Read a book with a title of at least 2 words where the first letters of each of the words can be found in the word NIGHTSWIMMING
That Guy bycKim Jones
nighTswimminG
Option 4: Read a book with a cover featuring tea cup(s)
A Cup of Silver Linings by Karen Hawkins
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 160
Big Books Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 17
SandyL30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: My Favorite Day of the Week
Option 3: Read a book where all the letters GRACE can be found in the TITLE
Bring Me Home for Christmas by Robyn Carr
bRinG mE home for ChristmAs
Option 4. Read a new release, a book first published in 2021
Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins
Published June 8, 2021
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 190
Big Books Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 19
SandyL30.1 - MAZZA1's task: A NIGHT AT THE PROMS
Option 1
Ab: Read a book by a single author who shares initials with one of the 50 greatest composers of all time
After I Was His by Amelia Wilde
AW - Anton Webern
Bb: Read a book set in Great Britain
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
Set in London, England
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 220
Big Books Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 21
SandyL25.7 - Brooke TX's task: 90s Nickelodeon Nostalgia
Option 3: Read a book with one of the following in the TITLE : hyphen/dash
Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout
***requesting Golden Oldie ticket - first published in 1934***
Option 4: Read a book with the main character's name in the title.
Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii by Lee Goldberg
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 245
Big Books Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 23
SandyL25.6 - SandyL's task: Fun and Wacky Holidays
Option 3: Read a book where the first letter of each word is found in the phrase INTERNATIONAL NACHO DAY
Ever After Always by Chloe Liese
intErnAtionAl nacho day
Option 4: Read a book by an author whose initials are the same.
The Gentle Patriot by Cami Checketts
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 270
Big Books Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 25
SandyL25.3 - TraceyL's task: No More Jockeys
Option 1: Read a book with a job in the title
Stranger Ranger by Daisy Prescott
Option 2: Read a book first published in 1999 or earlier
Fletch by Gregory McDonald
First published in 1974
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 295
Big Books Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 20
Books Read: 27
SandyL20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's Task: Birthdays
Option 1: Read a book written by a single author who identifies as a male AND whose first and last initials are TH
Talking God by Tony Hillerman
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 315
Big Books Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 21
Books Read: 28
SandyL20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Happy Anniversary, My Love!
Option C: Read a book by a MALE author whose first and last initials are in LOVES TO READ
Dog Tags by David Rosenfelt
loves to ReaD
432 pages
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 335
Big Books Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 22
Books Read: 29
SandyL20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Insiyah's Task: Going Back to India
Read a book set at least 50% in India that was written by an author born in India
A Distant Heart by Sonali Dev
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonali_Dev
302 pages
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points:355
Big Books Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 30
SandyL10.9 - The Year of the Woman
Read a book written by a female author
Always Room for Cupcakes by Bethany Lopez
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 365
Big Books Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 24
Books Read: 31
SandyL5.2 - Titanic
Read a book with at least 50,000 ratings on GR.
Kulti by Mariana Zapata
57K+ ratings on GR
***requesting Big Book ticket - 572 pages***
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 370
Big Books Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 32
Andy P.Task # 15.8 - Beanie Babies
Read a book with one of the animals mentioned ( dog) on the cover
by Susan WilsonPoints this post: 15
Total points: 435
Kim O30.2 - 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.
Wine & War: The French, The Nazis, & the Battle For France's Greatest Treasure
Option 4. Read a new release, a book first published in 2021 or an ARC of a planned 2022 book.
The Madness of Crowds
Points this task: 30
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Totals:
Points: 85
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
VAL TX5.8 - Twister - Read a book with all the letters DVD in the title and/or subtitle.
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin
This post:
Points - 5
Total:
Points - 30
Amy FL20.5 - Bigger is Better - Sarah E's task: Epic Maps
Option 2: Leaving Blythe River (River in title)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 380
Amy FL25.2 - Amy FL's task: Parenthood
Option 1: Collecting Cooper by Paul Cleave (Theodore Tate, #2)
Option 4: Duplicity by Sibel Hodge (ScHmendrick)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 405
Amy FL30.3 - Katrisa's task: Missing my Bestie
Option 2b: The Hallows (nigHTswimming)
Option 3a: One Last Breath (Mystery and FBI Agent Tara Mills)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 435
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20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's Task: Birthdays
2. Read a book with a dog or dogs and, at least, one human companion on cover.
. About a Dog.Jenn McKinlay. 10.21.21Points this task: 20
Total points: 550/905
30/54
Coralie5.2 Titanic
Book with 50,000 or more ratings
The Bands of Mourning 90,245 ratings
Total to date 395 points
10.3 - Just Like Me.My Patients and Other Animals: A Veterinarian's Stories of Love, Loss, and Hope by Suzy Fincham-Gray
genre verified
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 4
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 690
10.4 - Stick 'Em Up!The Apprentice (Rizzoli & Isles #2) by Tess Gerritsen
100% Massachusetts
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 4
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 700
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.3 Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Happy Anniversary, My Love!
Option A: Ruff Around the Edges by Roxanne St. Claire
Points this post: 20
Total points: 525/905
Tasks completed: 36/54
Books read: 44
Task 10.2 - Come On, Get Happy!three word title, initals in IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE
The Collapsing Empire
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545 points
5 BB tix
6 GO tix
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.9 Toy Stories
A Story to Kill by Lynn Cahoon
Points this post: 5
Total points: 530/905
Tasks completed: 37/54
Books read: 45
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I listened to the audio version of Radicalized by Cory Doctorow, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
author initials, CD, found in niCkeloDeon.
total points: 570
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I used option 1, and listened to the audiobook of Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen, linked to the hb edition (no mmpb or pb listed).
Author initials, EN, found in gEocachiNg.
total points: 590
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For my first book, I used option 1 and listened to the audiobook of The Final Girl Support Group, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
Horror is the first listed MPG.
For my second book, I used option 6 and read State of Terror.
Title initials, SOT, found in legendS Of The hidden temple.
total points: 615
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Both books are nonfiction.
For book 1, I listened to the audio version of So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead, linked to the paperback edition (no MMPB).
Word "Roads" in the title can be made from DinOSAuR.
book has 520 pages.
For book 2, I read a kindle ARC of Wildland: The Making of America's Fury, by Evan Osnos, linked to the pb edition (no MMPB).
Author initials, EO, found in OpEras.
book has 480 pages.
total pages: 520 + 480 = 1000 pages, exceeding required 600.
total points: 645
Nick KY20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kathy KS’ Task: Rearing Twins in the ‘90s
REQUIRED: In your post, indicate the option you used.
Option 2. From the Twins list. I read The Other by Thomas Tryon, on p. 3: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 740
Laurah3010.9 - The Year of the Woman
Read a book written by a female author. The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
Points this post: 10
Total points: 175
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 11
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
LAUREN JODI5.3 - Men in Black
The Secret Baby Bargain by Melanie Milburne
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 475/905
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Books Read: 37
Tasks Completed: 29/54
Andy P.Task #25.1 - XBM's task: My Life as a 90s TV Show
Option 1: Read a book with one of these words in the title : House The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Option 4: Read a book with a single author whose initials (ALL of them) can be found in GENE RODDENBERRY
Play Dead by David Rosenfelt
GENERODDENBERRY
Points this post: 25
Total points: 460
Mistake, will repost.
Andy P,25.2 - Amy FL's task: Parenthood
Option 2. Read a book with a domestic dog on the cover
byDavid Rosenfelt
Option 4. Read a book by a single author whose initials (all initials count) are found in HORTON THAT SCHMENDRICK
by Taylor Moore HORTON THAT SCHMENDRICKPoints this post: 25
Total points: 485
50.1 - Bucket's task: Reading Adventure 1 option, 3 books.
Option 3: World Tour
I live in the US.
Book 1: WALES
Through Welsh Doorways by Jeannette Marks
Published 1909 for 1 Golden Oldie point.
Book 2: EGYPT
I listened to the audiobook of Children of the Storm, mmpb here: La vengeance d'Hathor by Elizabeth Peters.
670 pp for 1 Big Book point
Book 3: ZAMBIA
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman
244+334+224=802 pages
Points: 50
Total Points: 620
GO Points: 20
BB Points: 6
Kathy KS15.2 - Egg Watch
Read 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 Catalyst, by Chris Reher
TC=tamagoTChi
I read an ebook; pb=200 p. (no mmpb)
Book 2: Read a book from the Coming of Age Books list.
Gathering Blue, by Lois Lowry
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 7.0
Currently on list, page 5
I listened to an audio; mmpb=215 p.
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 485
Tasks completed: 30
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
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10.7 - Y2K - Time to Panic!
Two Hearts Alone
approved for length: post 8356 in ebook verification tread
points this task: 10
total points: 80
task completed: 8