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FALL CHALLENGE 2021
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Delicious Dee30.1 - MAZZA1's task: A NIGHT AT THE PROMS
Book A - option b - Satisfaction Guaranteed - Karelia Stetz-Waters - KS for Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007) - #44 on the list
Book B - option b - Battle Royal - set entirely in the UK/England
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 350
Jessica DTask 5.1: Star Wars Episode 1
Book that is a prequel or fill-in numbered 0 or decimal
Between Heaven and Texas
Cobbled Court Quilts series #0
Points this task: 5
Total point: 145
ROBIN P25.3 - Tracey L's Task: No More Jockeys
2 books
Option 1 - Job in title of book - The Clergyman's Wife: A Pride & Prejudice Novel
Option 2 - Published 1999 or earlier - A Trap for Fools - pub 1990
Points this post: 25
Total points: 345
Christine V15.9 - I’ll Be There for You
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin, whose name matches Ursula Buffay
Points this post: 15
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 12
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
Angela IL30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: My Favorite Day of the Week
Option 1. Read a book written by an author whose initials (all) can be found in TUESDAY.
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo-10/23
Option 4. Read a new release, a book first published in 2021.
Too Good to Be True by Carola Lovering-9/14
Published 3/2/2021
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 200
Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 9/54
BB Ticket: 2
Andy P.Task # 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Sarah E's task: Epic Map
Option 4. Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in DESERT.
The Pain Scale by Tyler Dilts
DESERT
Points this post: 20
Total points: 530
Julie D30.6 - TessaVanessa's task: Spelling Bee
Book 1: Read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the first letter of each word in order spells a word or acronym.
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest by Stephen E. Ambrose
Spells : BOB
Book 2: Read a book with the word spelled from Book 1 in the title or subtitle.
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor
BOB found in subtitle.
Points : 30
Total points : 40
Nick KY20.3 BookConcierge’s Happy Anniversary
I read The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers which fits:
Option D:
• Read a book where the main character travels to a different country. This can be for a permanent move or a short trip, but the travel must take place during the course of the book.
The main characters of
include the 19th century Romantic poets Byron and Shelley, and the protagonists travel with them along their historic movements between countries, from England to Switzerland to Italy.427 pp
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 760
Nick KY20.4 – Golden Oldie’s: Fly’s Task
Opt. 3. I read A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood, set in California.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 780
Bookwrm526Task #20.10 - Group Reads
I read Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan. I commented in the discussion thread in post #7.
Total points so far: 365
Lisa MD15.2 - 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 Guilt Trip by Sandie Jones
Title Initials: TGT found in Tamagotchi
320 pages
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.
🍁The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Page 25 on Coming of Age list
389 pages
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 290/905
Total Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 18/54
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Amy B20.6 - Kathy KS’ Task: Rearing Twins in the ‘90s
Read 1 book from one of the 3 options below.
REQUIRED: In your post, indicate the option you used.
Option 3: Read a book where all the letters FLYOVER can be found in the Title/Subtitle and/or Author's name.
Two Trees Make a Forest: Travels Among Taiwan's Mountains & Coasts in Search of My Family's Past by Jessica J. Lee
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 395 Points
25.1 - XBM's task: My Life as a 90s TV Show 2 books, 2 options.
Book 1 Option 1: HOUSE in title.
I read the ebook, mmpb here: Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 13.0
Published 1917 for 1 Golden Oldie point.
Book 2 Option 3: Read a book with an MPG of Science Fiction.
Phantastes by George MacDonald
Approved in help thread message #39.
Published 1858 for 1 Golden Oldie point.
Points: 25
Total Points: 640
GO Points: 24
BB Points: 5
Kathy KS15.3 - The Boy Who Lived
Option 1: Read one book 1 and one book 2
Book 1: Read a book with the MPG Magic or Witches. Genre may be standalone or embedded.
The Magpie Lord, by KJ Charles
MPG includes: Fantasy > Magic 327 users (Also approved in task help message 36)
Book 2: Read a book first published in the 1990s (1990-1999, inclusive).
Track of the Bear, by Don Coldsmith
first published 1994
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 505
Tasks completed: 32
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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I read a kindle edition of Let The Dead Lie, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
Book is set completely in South Africa.
total points: 655
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For book one, I read The Memory Theater.
Title initials, TMT, found in TaMagoTchi.
For book 2, I listened to an audiobook of The Ocean at the End of the Lane, linked to the MMPB.
Book is found on page 2 of the Coming of Age Books list.
total points: 670
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For my first book, I listened to the audiobook of A Gambling Man by David Baldacci, linked to the top pb (no MMPB). 480 pages.
For my second book, I listened to the audiobook of Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie. The top MMPB is Le Crime du golf, 252 pages.
Author initials in order: Agatha Baldacci Christie David.
total pages 480+252 = 732 (> required 501).
total points: 695
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For book one, I listened to the audiobook of A Spindle Splintered, linked to the hardback (no pb or MMPB).
Title initials spell ASS.
For book two, I read a kindle ARC of Kicking Ass in a Corset: Jane Austen’s 6 Principles for Living and Leading from the Inside Out, linked to the paperback.
Matching word is ASS.
total points: 725
MEGSCL10.7 - Y2K - Time to Panic!
Heartstopper: Volume Two
TOTAL TO DATE
675 points
1 golden oldie
5 big book
MEGSCL25.2 - Amy FL's task: Parenthood
Option 1: MALE author that is #2 in a series.
Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story (Will Grayson, Will Grayson #2) by David Levithan
Option 4: single author whose initials in HORTON THAT SCHMENDRICK.
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
TOTAL TO DATE
700 points
1 golden oldie
5 big book
MEGSCL30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: My Favorite Day of the Week
Option 3. all the letters GRACE can be found in the TITLE. Finding Cassie Crazy
Option 4. Read a new release. Nothing But My Body
TOTAL TO DATE
730 points
1 golden oldie
5 big book
MEGSCL30.6 - TessaVanessa's task: Spelling Bee
Book 1: History of Wolves (HOW)
Book 2: This is How We Change the Ending
TOTAL TO DATE
760 points
1 golden oldie
5 big book
Kathy KS**REPOST. forgot book cover!!**
5.3 - Men In Black
Read a book with a TITLE that appears in black text on the cover.
, by Jonathan BrownI read an ebook; pb=162 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 505
Tasks completed: 32
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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5.4 - Ghost
Read a book with a main page genre of Paranormal.
Fantasy > Paranormal 2,608 users
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Ransom Riggs. 10.25.21
Points this task: 5
Total points: 595/905
34/54
Bookwrm526Task #50.1 - Reading Adventure
Option 3: World Tour. I am from the United States, North America, so none of my choices are set in North America.
Book 1: Read a book set in the country you chose. I chose Australia (continent Australia) and read The Bus on Thursday by Shirley Barrett (304p).
Book 2: Read a book set in a different country on a different continent. I chose India (continent Asia) and read The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown by Vaseem Khan (368p).
Book 3: Read a book set in a different country on a third different continent. I chose England (continent Europe) and read Case Histories by Kate Atkinson (389p).
304+368+389=1061p
Total points so far: 415
Suzannesea50.1 - Bucket's Task: Reading Adventure
Option 2: Cruise
I live in the U.S.A. I've chosen the Atlantic Ocean.
Book 1
The River by Peter Heller - Setting Canada
253 pages
Book 2
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions by Mario Giordano - Setting Italy
346 pages
Book 3
Death by His Grace by Kwei Quartey - Setting Ghana
272 pages
253 + 346 + 272 = 871 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points today: 460
HanneloreTask 25.1 - XBM's task: My Life as a 90s TV Show
Read two books from two different options.
Option 2: Read a book or book series that was made into a TV show or movie.
Book: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
How it fits: Was made into a movie with the same title.
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 29.0
Note: This book has 768 pages. Claiming a BB ticket for 750+ pages.
Note 2: I still couldn't reach AR Bookfinder, so copied the scores from another entry on here in the hope it is correct. Also asked on the technical problems forum if there is a way to fix this issue.
Option 3: Read a book with an MPG of Science Fiction.
Book: Catching Fire
How it fits: This book has an MPG of 'Science Fiction' and also 'Science Fiction > Dystopia'.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 11
BB tickets:
(2) 500+
(2) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
Task 15.8 - Beanie Babiesread a book with a dog on the cover
Hollow Kingdom
(silhouette at bottom)
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615 points
6 GO tix
5 BB tix
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.5 Aprilleigh’s Task: A Good Decade
Option A: Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande
Page 1 on list.
Option C: Hidden by Kendra Elliot
Found on Page 1 of list
Points this post: 30
Total points: 630/905
Tasks completed: 42/54
Books read: 53
20.1- Most Improved: Valerie's Task: Fall Festival Celebration!One book task. I chose option 3:
Read a book with a 4+ letter word in the TITLE that can be made from the letters in ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO.
A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson
Word chosen: normal
R, A, L in Albuquerque
N in New
M, O in Mexico
ALbuqueRque New MexicO
Points this task: 20
Total points: 95
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Sarah E's task: Epic MapsOption 4: Deserts
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in DESERT.
Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen Read 10/21/21
SD found in DeSert
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 245
Big Books Tickets Claimed: 5
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed: 1
25.7 - Brooke TX's task: 90s Nickelodeon NostalgiaOption 1: Are You Afraid of the Dark? Read a book with an MPG of Horror.
There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins Read 9/28/21
Option 6: Legends of the Hidden Temple - Read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the initial letter of each word can be found in LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE.
The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang Read 10/14/21
THP found in The Hidden temPle
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 270
Big Books Tickets Claimed: 5
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed: 1
25.1 - XBM's task: My Life as a 90s TV ShowOption 4: Author initials in GENE RODDENBERRY
Peach Blossom Paradise by Ge Fei
letters G, E are both found in GENE
Option 6: read book with MPG History
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor
Points this post: 25
Tasks completed: 15
Total Points: 270
5.6 - The Sixth Senseread book with author first name as initials
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
I listened to the unabridged audiobook, mmpb=> 192 p.
Points this post: 5
Tasks completed: 16
Total Points: 275
Task:25.7 - Brooke TX's task: 90s Nickelodeon NostalgiaOption:3: Hey Arnold! & Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (apostrophe in title)
Book read:The Places I've Cried in Public by Holly Bourne
Required:Apostrophe in "I've"
Option:Option 5: SpongeBob SquarePants (author initials in spongebob squarepants)
Book read:Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli
Required:Becky Albertalli = BA = spongeBob squArepants
Points this task:25
Total points:210
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Books read:15
Tasks completed:13
Christine V20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Bookwrm526's task: Geocaching Time Again!
Option 2: The Big Four, found on page 1 of the Mystery Books Puzzles Whodunnits And Surprises list.
This book was originally published in 1927.
***Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket***
Points this post: 20
GO Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 13
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
Angela IL30.3 - Katrisa's task: Missing my Bestie
Option 2. Nightswimming
a. Read a book with an author whose initials are some combination of R.E.M.
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai-9/25
Option 4: Our Favorite Things
Read a book with a cover featuring coffee/tea cup(s).
The Naughty Girls Book Club by Sophie Hart-10/26
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 230
Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 10/54
BB Ticket: 2
10.10 - Which Way? Read a book with East, West, North or South found intact in its title (no subtitles).
A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam
Post Total: 10
Season Total: 260
15.4 - Supersize MeOption 2: Read one book that fulfills both book 1 and book 2 requirements.
Author initials in: mCDONALD's
Book over 500 pages: 608
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Post Total: 15
Season Total: 275
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Insiyah's Task: Going Back to IndiaThis is a one book task. Your book must be above 300 pages: 368
Read a book set at least 50% in India that was written by an author born in India.
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 295
25.7 - Brooke TX's task: 90s Nickelodeon NostalgiaOption 5: SpongeBob SquarePants - Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS.
spongeBob squarepanTs
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
Option 6: Legends of the Hidden Temple - Read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the initial letter of each word can be found in LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE.
Of tEmPLE.
The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed
Post Total: 25
Season Total: 320
MEGSCL50.1 Reading adventure
A Pacific Ocean cruise (I live in Australia)
USA - The Thirty Names of Night
Japan - The Shut Ins
Russia - Disappearing Earth
TOTAL TO DATE
810 points
1 golden oldie
5 big book
30.4 - 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.
Iron Widow (Iron Widow #1) by Xiran Jay Zhao
4-letter word in title, IRON, found in dINOsauR
400 pages
Book 2 - Read a book written by an author whose initials (ALL initials) can be found in DINOSAUR OPERAS.
Unpolished Gem by Alice Pung
author's initials, AP, found in oPerA
Nonfiction
282 pages
Total pages read: 682
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 750
50.1 - Bucket's task: Reading AdventureOption 3: World Tour - I live in Australia
Book 1: Read a book set in the country you chose.
Murder in a Scottish Garden (A Scottish Shire Mystery #2) by Traci Hall
100% in Scotland, Europe
304 pages
Book 2: Read a book set in a different country on a different continent.
Mercy (Atlee Pine #4) by David Baldacci
100% USA, North America
400 pages
Book 3: Read a book set in a different country on a third different continent.
Among the Ruins (Rachel Getty & Esa Khattak #3) by Ausma Zehanat Khan
approx 75% in Iran, Asia
368 pages
Total pages read: 1,072
Total this Post: 50
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 800
Julia1035.5 - Thelma & Louise
Etiquette & Espionage ("&" in title)
This post: 5 points
Total points: 550
BB: 4
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 42
ROBIN P30.1- Mazza1's Task: A Night at the Proms
Option 2 - READ ONE book of over 600 pages that fits an option from both "A. The Proms Series" and "B. The Last Night."
A. a. MPG Classics
B. b. Set in Great Britain
Shirley - Classics is 1st genre on page, book set in Yorkshire, England - 624 pages
**Claiming 1 BB point AND 1 GO point - first pub 1849**
Points this post: 30
Total points: 375
BB:1 GO: 1
Lisa MD10.2 - 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.
🍁The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly
Title Initials: TLOI found in Irrational
432 pages
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 300/905
Total Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 19/54
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
HanneloreTask 10.5 - I Have a Bad Back, Really!
Read a book with a main page genre of Medicine or Medical, standalone or embedded.
Book: Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas
How it fits: Book has a MPG of 'Medical'.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 205
Tasks completed: 12
BB tickets:
(2) 500+
(2) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in either California or Massachusetts.
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazlewood. Read 10/21/21
The setting (California) is not mentioned in the book's metadata, but it was approved in the help thread in message 15: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 225
Big Books Tickets Claimed: 5
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed: 1