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FALL CHALLENGE 2021
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30.4 - Sandy's task: Dinosaur Operas!
Book 1, word - radar: Radar Girls by Sara Ackerman, 368 pages
Book 2, Nonfiction, author initials RS: The Places in Between by Rory Stewart, 299 pages
368 + 299 = 667 pages
total = 790
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30.5 - Aprilleigh’s Task: A Good Decade
Book 1, Biology list: Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky
Book 2, Science list: The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives by Leonard Mlodinow
I read the kindle edition.
total = 820
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30.6 - TessaVanessa's task: Spelling Bee
Book 1: Basin and Range by John McPhee (BAR)
Book 2, BAR: The Tender Bar: A Memoir by J.R. Moehringer
total = 850
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50.1 - Bucket's task: Reading Adventure
Option 1, Road Trip
I live in the U.S.
Book 1, Italy: Hunting Truffles by Dick Rosano
PB: Hunting Truffles: A Mystery, 336 pages
Book 2, France: My Grape Year by Laura Bradbury
PB: My Grape Year, 392 pages
Book 3, Spain:Plum, Courgette & Green Bean Tart: A year to write home about - Seeking la vida dulce in Galicia
PB: Plum, Courgette & Green Bean Tart: A year to write home about - Seeking la vida dulce in Galicia, 360 pages
336 + 392 + 360 = 1088
total = 900
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5.10 - Aladdin
How Stella Learned to Talk: The Groundbreaking Story of the World's First Talking Dog by Christina Hunger
total = 905
Delicious Dee15.9 - I’ll Be There for You
While We Were Dating - Jasmine Guillory - for jasmine - no last name given
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 375
Delicious Dee25.5 - Andy P's task: Remember Alphabetical Order?
letter sequence - IJKL
Book A - Blind Alley - Iris Johansen
Book B - Sisters of War - Lana Kortchik
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 400
25.6 - SandyL's task: Fun and Wacky HolidaysI chose:
Option 3: Read a book with a title of at least three words where the first letter of each word is found in the phrase INTERNATIONAL NACHO DAY.
Roots of Evil by Sarah Rayne
Letters ROE can be found in the word INTERNATIONAL
Option 4: Read a book by an author whose initials (all of them) are the same.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Points this post: 25
Total points: 470/905
Books read: 31
Tasks completed: 21/54
BB tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Amber5.5 - Thelma & Louise
Book with an ampersand "&" in the title or subtitle
The Sandman, Vol. 01: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
Total Points: 235
30.2 My Favorite Day of the WeekOption 1: Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers by Sara Ackerman
The initials SA are in Tuesday
Option 4: I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year by Carol Leonnig
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 200
15.9 - I’ll Be There for YouRead a book written by a single author who shares a name with one of the recurring Friends Characters. Names must match exactly but can be in any position (first, middle, last).
The Mermaid's Scream by Kate Ellis
Kate Ellis shares a first name with recurring Friends character Kate Miller.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 485/905
Books read: 32
Tasks completed: 22/54
BB tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
10.9 - The Year of the WomanRead a book by a female author.
The Mechanical Devil by Kate Ellis
Points this post: 10
Total points: 495/905
Books read: 33
Tasks completed: 23/54
BB tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
10.6 - Rug Rats!Read a book with all of its single author's initials in NICKELODEON.
Full Wolf Moon by Lincoln Child
Points this post: 10
Total points: 505/905
Books read: 34
Tasks completed: 24/54
BB tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
5.8 - TwisterRead a book with all the letters DVD in the title and/or subtitle.
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Points this post: 5
Total points: 510/905
Books read: 35
Tasks completed: 25/54
BB tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
5.4 - GhostRead a book with a main page genre of Paranormal. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
The Forgotten Room by Lincoln Child
Points this post: 5
Total points: 515/905
Books read: 36
Tasks completed: 26/54
BB tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
5.10 - AladdinRead a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Dead Man's Lane by Kate Ellis
Points this post: 5
Total points: 520/905
Books read: 37
Tasks completed: 27/54
BB tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
10.2 - Come On, Get Happy! Title letters in IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE.
Anne of Ingleside
IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 16.0
Published 1939 for 1 Golden Oldie point.
Points: 10
Total Points: 715
GO Points: 27
BB Points: 6
Task 25.1 - XBM's task: My Life as a 90s TV ShowOption 3: Read a book with an MPG of Science Fiction.
Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries #2) (2018) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 158 pages)
Option 4: Read a book with a single author whose initials (ALL of them) can be found in GENE RODDENBERRY, the creator of Star Trek.
Gene roddenBerry
The Sun's Bride (2008) by Gillian Bradshaw (Hardcover, 231 pages)
185 + 25 = 210
Tasks Completed: 10
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 185 + 25 = 210
Books read: 14
Pages read: 3,690
Read but not claimed: 07
Goodreads Authors: 11
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
LAUREN JODI15.2 - Egg Watch
Book #1:
An Irish Hostage by Charles Todd
Book #2:
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
Found on page 8 of the list
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 610/905
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Books Read: 48
Tasks Completed: 36/54
Joanne Mi10.8 - Here We Are Now, Entertain Us
Something Beautiful Happened: A Story of Survival and Courage in the Face of Evil
The word is Something from track #12
Points this task 10
Total Points 220
Total BB's 2
Coralie10.2 Come On, Get Happy
Book with a title in which all the letters can be found in the phrase irraTIONAL exuberance
A Night in the Lonesome October
Total to date 535 points
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.1 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Fairest
Totals
Points: 110
BB: 3
GO: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 14
Total Books Completed: 14
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.6 - Rug Rats!
The Power of Ritual: How to Create Meaning and Connection in Everything You DoAuthor: Casper ter Kuile
Totals
Points: 120
BB: 3
GO: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 15
Total Books Completed: 15
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.7 - Y2K - Time to Panic!
The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost: A Memoir of Three Continents, Two Friends, and One Unexpected Adventure
Totals
Points: 130
BB: 3
GO: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 16
Total Books Completed: 16
Bookwrm526 - Task #5.9 - Toy Stories
Read a book with the word "story"or "stories" in the title or subtitle. I read A Map Is Only One Story: Twenty Writers on Immigration, Family, and the Meaning of Home edited by Nicole Chung.
Total points so far: 425
JAMTOWN 80 Task 30.3 -Missing My Bestie
Option 1 : Book set mostly in California
The Black Ice by Michael Connelly
Option 2: NIghtswimming
When I'm Gone by Emily Bleeker
Task 30
Season : 30
JAMTOWN 80 Task 25.2 - Parenthood
Option 1 : Second book in series by male author
The Queen of Bedlam by Robert R. McCammon
Series : Matthew Corbett
Option 4: Author initials in HORTON THAT SCHMENDRICK
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison
Post : 25
Season 55
JAMTOWN 80 Task 25.3 - No more Jockeys
Option 2 : Published in 1999 or earlier
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien - first published in 1990
Option 3: author with name where no letters repeated
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Task: 25
Season: 80
Chris MD 10.3 Just Like Me
Nonfiction book with the main page genre Science, Ethics, or Philosophy
10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works by Dan Harris
Philosophy is listed as an MPG (and incase case it falls off, it was approved here.)
Total points: 50
Chris MD 10.6 Rug Rats
Single author initials in NICKELODEON
The Heiress of Linn Hagh by Karen Charlton
Read Kindle edition, linked to top paperback.There is no MMP.
Total points: 60
Chris MD 15.7 Google It
The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
MISSING has two I's and two S's.
This book has 513 pages. Claiming one Big Book ticket.
Total points: 75
Chris MD 15.8 Beanie Babies
Cover shows a dog
by Laura Morrigan Total points: 90
Chris MD 15.9 I'll Be There for You
Author shares a name with recurring Friends character: Richard Burke
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP, the top paperback has 336 pages.
Total points: 105
Chris MD 15.10 The Streak
Read a book that is #2, #3, #6, or #8 in a series.
Witch Summer Night's Cream by H.Y. Hanna
#3 in the Bewitched by Chocolate series.
I read the Kindle edition and linked to the only paperback version.
Total points: 120
ROBIN P10.9 - Year of the Woman - woman author
The Heroine with 1001 Faces
Points this task: 10
Total points: 440
BB:1 GO: 2
10.6 - Rug Rats!A book whose author's initials are in NICKELODEON: The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
Points this post: 10
Total points: 480
5.3 - Men in BlackRead a book with a TITLE that appears in black text on the cover.
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
Points this task: 5
Total points: 120
Task 10.3 - Just Like Menon-fiction with MPG Science
Under the Knife: A History of Surgery in 28 Remarkable Operations
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670 points
6 BB tix
6 GO tix
Boston Kate
10.9 - The Year of the Woman
Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
written by a female author
Points this post: 10
Total points: 80
Boston Kate
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Sarah E's task: Epic Maps
Option 2: The River
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Boston Kate
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's Task: Birthdays
Option 2:
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
LAUREN JODI10.5 - I Have a Bad Back, Really!
Midwife in a Million by Fiona McArthur
Confirmed in post #36 of the help thread.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 620/905
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Books Read: 49
Tasks Completed: 37/54
Nick KY25.2 Amy FLs Parenthood
Opt. 2. Domestic cat on the cover. I read Dead and Berried by Karen MacInerney.
Opt. 4. Author’s inits in “HORTON THAT SCHMENDRICK.” I read
by Douglas Adams, DA in “thAt schmenDrick.” Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 880
Nick KY25.6 - SandyL's task: Fun and Wacky Holidays
Read two books from two different options. No books with a MPG of Children or Kids may be used.
Required: State the options when you post.
Option 2: September 28 is Ask a Stupid Question Day.
Read a book with a title/subtitle that includes a question mark. I read Happy, Okay?: Poems about Anxiety, Depression, Hope, and Survival by M.J. Fievre. You can go to Amazon.com for verification of the 239 pp length: https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Okay-Anx...
Option 3: October 21 is International Nacho Day.
Read a book with a title of at least three words where the first letter of each word is found in the phrase INTERNATIONAL NACHO DAY. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target word.
I read Art and Liberation: Collected Papers of Herbert Marcuse, Volume 4 by Herbert Marcuse. internAtionAL.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 905
EMurphy10.9 The Year of the Woman - Book written by a female author
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
(For some reason, every time I search for this book, it says search is temporarily unavailable so I included the link to the book)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
This Task:
Points: 10
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 265
Books Read: 19
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket +500: 2
Tasks Completed: 11
Task 20.9 - In Memory of Baileyoption 2: author initials in BOOPINATOR
I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
IL: UY
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690 points
6 BB tix
6 GO tix
Sue T5.4 - Ghost
Book with a main page genre of Paranormal
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 55/905
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
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30.3 - Katrisa's task: Missing my Bestie
option 3b, Food Memoir genres: Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
option 4, books on cover:
total = 760