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FALL CHALLENGE 2021
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Brooklyn 15.7 – Google It
Read a book with a word in its title/subtitle that contains at least 2 sets of double letters
The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
Disappeared – DD, AA, PP, EE
Points this post: 15
Total points: 590/905
Tasks completed: 41/54
Books read: 50
Brooklyn 15.8 – Beanie Babies
Read a book with one of the listed animals on the cover
by Samantha YoungPoints this post: 15
Total points: 605/905
Tasks completed: 42/54
Books read: 51
Brooklyn 15.9 – I’ll Be There For You
Read a book by a single author who shares a name with one of the recurring Friends characters
The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Points this post: 15
Total points: 620/905
Tasks completed: 43/54
Books read: 52
Brooklyn 15.10 – The Streak
Read a book that is #2, 3, 6 or 8 in a series
A Second Chance by Jodi Taylor
#3 in the Chronicles of St. Mary’s series
Points this post: 15
Total points: 635/905
Tasks completed: 44/54
Books read: 53
20.3 Happy Anniversary, My Love!Option A
Lovely War by Julie Berry
Main characters James & Aubrey are serving in the military during World War I
Points this post: 20
Total points: 195
Amy FL10.3 - Just Like Me
What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing - Nonfiction, MPG Science (26 people at time of post)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 685
15.8 Beanie Babies
by Spencer QuinnDog on cover (approved in help thread)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 210
Amy FL10.8 - Here We Are Now, Entertain Us
The Nameless Ones (13. Endless, Nameless)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 695
10.9 The Year of the WomanThe Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman (female author)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 220
Amy FL20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's Task: Birthdays
2.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 715
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10.1 - Africa in the 1990s
Read a book set at least 50% in a country in Africa. (Set in South Africa).
July's People. Nadine Gordimer. 11.14.21
Points this task: 10
Total points: 885/905
51/54
10.6 Rug Rats [book:The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley
Author's initials can be found in Nickelodeon
Points this post: 10
Total points: 230
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 15
ROBIN P30.6 TessaVanessa's Task: Spelling Bee
2 Books
Book 1 - [ [book:The Heiress Effect|13489922] - initial letters THE
Book 2 - The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra - contains word The
Points this post: 30
Total points: 610
BB:3 GO:5
Amber5.6 - The Sixth Sense
Book written by an author who uses initial(s) in the first name position
Rising Stars, Vol. 1: Born in Fire by J. Michael Straczynski
Total Points: 280
Amber5.7 - Jurassic Park
Book from this list I Saw the Movie and Read the Book - this book is on page 1
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Total Points: 285
Brooklyn 30.1 – A Night at the Proms
Option Aa: Read a book with a MPG of Classics
The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
Option Bb: Read a book set at least 70% in Great Britain
And the Rest is History by Jodi Taylor
Set over 70% in England (https://www.simonandschuster.com/book...)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 665/905
Tasks completed: 45/54
Books read: 55
Brooklyn 30.2 – My Favorite Day of the Week
Option 2: Read a book with a MPG that includes the word WAR
Hannah's War by Jan Eliasberg
MPG of War>World War II
Option 4: Read a book first published in 2021
I Am Not Who You Think I Am by Eric Rickstad
Points this post: 30
Total points: 695/905
Tasks completed: 46/54
Books read: 57
Brooklyn 30.3 – Missing My Bestie
Option 1: Read a book set at least 50% in California, Nevada, Arizona or Utah
The Ones We Choose by Julie Clark
Set 100% in California
Option 3a: Read a book with a MPG of Mystery or Thriller and with a main character who is a female police officer
Connections in Death by J.D. Robb
MC Eve Dallas is a lieutenant in the NY police force
Points this post: 30
Total points: 725/905
Tasks completed: 47/54
Books read: 59
Brooklyn 30.4 – Dinosaur Operas!
Book 1: Read a book with a 4+ letter word in the title/subtitle that can be made from DINOSAUR OPERAS
The Perfect Ruin by Shanora Williams – 320 pgs
Word is RUIN
Book 2: Read a book by an author whose complete initials can be found in DINOSAUR OPERAS
Disney's Land: Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park That Changed the World by Richard Snow – 408 pgs
Nonfiction
320 + 408 = 728
Points this post: 30
Total points: 755/905
Tasks completed: 48/54
Books read: 61
Brooklyn 30.5 – A Good Decade
Option A: Read a book from the “Popular Biology Books” shelf
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach
Option C: Read a book from the “Fiction with a Science Component” shelf
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Points this post: 30
Total points: 785/905
Tasks completed: 49/54
Books read: 63
Brooklyn 30.6 – Spelling Bee
Book 1: Read a book with a 3+ word title where the initial letter of each word in order spells a word
Dark in Death by J.D. Robb
Book 2: Read a book with the word spelled in book 1 in its title/subtitle
What You Did by Claire McGowan
Points this post: 30
Total points: 815/905
Tasks completed: 50/54
Books read: 65
Brooklyn 50.1 – Reading Adventure
I live in the U.S. and chose option 3, which is 3 books set on 3 continents other than my own
Book 1: The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa – 274 pgs
Set 100% in Japan (Asia)
Book 2: Hope for the Best by Jodi Taylor – 461 pgs
Set over 50% in England (Europe)
Book 3: Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty – 467 pgs
Set 100% in Australia
274 + 461 + 467 = 1,202 pgs
Points this post: 50
Total points: 865/905
Tasks completed: 51/54
Books read: 68
UNCLAIMING THIS POSTTask: 10.6 - Rug Rats! [ author's initials in NICKELODEON]
Book read:Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Required:initials KI in nIcKelodeon
Points this task:10
Total points:75
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Books read:5
Tasks completed:5
Task:25.1 - XBM's task: My Life as a 90s TV ShowOption: 1 [full in the title]
Book read:Full Circle by Cate Tiernan
Required: word Full in the title.
Option: 3 [mpg science fiction]
Book read:Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Required: mpg science fiction 1251 users
Points this task:25
Total points:325
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:1
Books read:23
Tasks completed:17
Task:10.9 - The Year of the Woman (female author)Book read:Origins by Cate Tiernan
Required:Cate Tiernan is a female author.
Points this task:10
Total points:335
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:1
Books read:24
Tasks completed:18
trishhartuk25.5 Andy P's task: Remember Alphabetical Order?
Pair two authors whose initials put together will form a letter sequence in alphabetical order i.e. ABCD, HIJK.
My combo is: I, J, K, L
Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro
Read the kindle edition. PB here (282pg)
The Name of All Things, Jenn Lyons
Read the kindle editon. PB: The Name of All Things (608pg)
Big Book: 608pg = 500+ x 1 = 1tkt
Points this task: 25
Books read: 2
Golden oldie: No
Big book: Yes – The Name of All Things is 608pg = 500+ x 1 = 1 tkt
Total points: 440
Tasks completed: 30
Golden oldies: 3
Big book tickets: 2
25.5 - Andy P's task: Remember Alphabetical Order?You Are Never Alone: Trust in the Miracle of God's Presence and Power by Max Lucado
author's initials, ML
240 pages
Shadow of the Fox (Shadow of the Fox #1) by Julie Kagawa
author's initials, JK
464 pages
letter sequence: JKLM
Total pages read: 704
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 885
Amy B5.7 - Jurassic Park
Read a book from this list I Saw the Movie and Read the Book
Required: State the page.
Chocolat by Joanne Harris (pg 2)
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 590 Points
Jasmiina F20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kathy KS’ Task: Rearing Twins in the ‘90s:
Option 3: Read a book where all the letters FLYOVER can be found in the Title/Subtitle and/or Author's name:
The Intimacy Struggle: Revised and Expanded for All Adults by Janet Geringer Woititz.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
EMurphy25.7 Brooke TX's Task: 90s Nickelodeon Nostalgia
Option 1: Horror MPG The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
Option 3: Book with one of the punctuation marks in the TITLE (comma) Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 330
Books Read: 23
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket +500: 2
Tasks Completed: 14
Jessica DTask 30.2: My Favorite Day of the Week
Option 1: author's initials found in tueSdAy
The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore
Option 4: new release from 2021/2022
The Soulmate Equation published 2021
Points this task: 30
Total points: 235
Joanne MI15.4 - Supersize Me
Book 1: Read a book written by an author whose initials (all of them) can be found in any combination of MCDONALD'S, FRIES, and/or DRINK.
The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II by
Mari K. Eder
Book 2: Read a book with at least 500 pages. The Night of the Swarm
Claiming one BB with 696 pages
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 290
BB's this post 1
Total BB's 3
Task 20.1 - Most Improved - Valorie's Task: Fall Festival Celebration!Option 3 - Read a book with a 4+ letter word in the TITLE that can be made from the letters in ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO
The book I read was Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains, for the word WOMEN.
ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO
Ppints this post: 20
Total points: 100
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's Task: Birthdays1. I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
*Male author with initials TH*
Total Points = 110
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 25.5: Remember alphabetical order?:
Alphabetical sequence: ABCD
Author 1 initials AB : The Hermetica of Elysium by Annemarie Banks. Numer of pages: 372
Author 2 initials CD : The Iron Tree by Cecilia Dart-Thornton. Numer of pages: 400
Total number of pages: 372+400 = 772 > 500 required.
Totals this posting:
Points: 25
Books: 2
Summary Totals:75
Books: 5
Tasks: 3
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 30.2: My favorite day of the week:
Option 1 : The Blue Rose by Anthony Eglin Author initials are in tuEsdAy.
Option 3 : Death of a Schoolgirl by Joanna Campbell Slan. All letters of GRACE are in title: dEAth of a sChoolGiRl.
Totals this posting:
Points: 30
Books: 2
Summary Totals:105
Books: 7
Tasks: 4
Lisa MD25.5 - Andy P's task: Remember Alphabetical Order?
The objective of the task is to pair two authors whose initials put together will form a letter sequence in alphabetical order i.e. ABCD HIJK
🍁The Chanel Sisters by Judithe Little
Initials: JL
400 pages
🍁The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
Initials: MK
352 pages
Judithe Little + Marjan Kamali = JKLM
400+352 = 752 Total Pages
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 430/905
Total Books Read: 26
Tasks Completed: 24/54
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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5.3 - Men In Black
Read a book with a TITLE that appears in black text on the cover.
. Linda S. Browning. 11.15.21Points this task: 5
Total points: 890/905
52/54
Amy FL25.5 - Andy P's task: Remember Alphabetical Order?
Book 1: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (AB)
Book 2: One Man's Paradise by Douglas Corleone (DC)
Combined initials = ABCD
Points this post: 25
Total points: 740
Amy FL50.1 - Bucket's task: Reading Adventure
I live in North America (USA)
Option 3
Book 1: The Exiles (Australia)
Book 2: Sadness Is a White Bird (Israel, Asia)
Book 3: To Die in Vienna (Austria, Europe)
Points this post: 50
Total points: 790
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20.1 - Most Improved - Valorie's Task: Fall Festival Celebration!
Option 3: Read a book with a 4+ letter word in the TITLE that can be made from the letters in ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO.
The Good Liar by Catherine McKenzie-11/14
Word: Liar
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 370
Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 16/54
BB Ticket: 2
Bookwrm526Task #30.1 - 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.
Book A option b: Read a book by a single author who shares first and last initials with one of the 50 greatest composers of all time. I read Home Before Dark by Riley Sager, which matches the initials of Robert Schumann.
Book B option b: Read a book set in Great Britain. I read Death at the Crystal Palace by Jennifer Ashley, which is set in London, England.
Total points so far: 565
HanneloreTask 10.9 - The Year of the Woman
Read a book written by a female author.
Book: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
How it fits: Book by J.K. Rowling, who is female. IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 32.0
*** Claiming a big book ticket for 500+ pages. This book has 734 pages. ***
Points this task: 10
Total points: 270
Tasks completed: 16
BB tickets:
(4) 500+
(2) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 2
HanneloreTask 20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Happy Anniversary, My Love!
Read a book from one of following options. The book must be at least 250 pages in length.
Option A: Read a book with a main character who is an active-duty military member or a veteran (any war, any branch of service, any country).
Book: The Silkworm
How it fits: The main character, Cormoran Strike, is a war veteran. This is not explicitly mentioned on the GR book pages (not explicitly enough, I would think). But I found this wikipedia page on the books: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormora... .
Under 'Characters' it says: "Cormoran Blue Strike is an ex-SIB investigator, and a veteran of the war in Afghanistan where he lost half his left leg in a bomb attack."
The book has more than 250 pages.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 290
Tasks completed: 17
BB tickets:
(4) 500+
(2) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 2
Sara G25.2 - Amy FL's task: Parenthood
Option 3: For this option, read a book with a MPG of Sports OR Music.
Rookie Move by Sarina Bowen
MPG Sports > Sports 408 users
Option 4: Honor Laura’s grandpa by reading a book by a single author whose initials (all initials count) are found in HORTON THAT SCHMENDRICK.
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War by Tony Horwitz
HORTON THAT SCHMENDRICK
Points this post: 25
Total points: 575
StaceyNC25.3 - TraceyL's task: No More Jockeys
Option 2: Read a book first published in 1999 or earlier.
Book: Amaryllis
Completed: 10/22/21
First published 1996
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose entire name does not have any repeated letters across all of the name parts.
Book: The Varsity Dad Dilemma
Completed: 11/2/21
Author: Lex Martin
Verified Not for Children by Sandy-- post 295 of thread.
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 410
Tasks Completed: 21
Andy P.Task # 15.10 - The Streak
Read a book that is #2 in a series
The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan # 2 in Cormac Reilly series.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 830
Andy P.Task # 5.10 - Aladdin
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Graveyard Fields by Steven Tingle
Points this post: 5
Total points: 835
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15.6 – Buzz, Beep, Squeal!
Read a book with a word in its title/subtitle that is found on the Onomatopoeia Word List.
The Inside Ring by Mike Lawson
Word is RING
Points this post: 15
Total points: 575/905
Tasks completed: 40/54
Books read: 49