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FALL CHALLENGE 2021
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10.4 - Stick 'Em Up! Set 50% in Norway.
The Cabin in the Mountains: A Norwegian Odyssey by Robert Ferguson
Points: 10
Total Points: 855
GO Points: 33
BB Points: 7
10.6 - Rug Rats! Author's initials in NICKELODEON.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 5.0
Published 1871 for 1 Golden Oldie point.
Points: 10
Total Points: 865
GO Points: 34
BB Points: 7
Laurah3025.3 - TraceyL's task: No More Jockeys
option 1 - Read a book with a job in the title or subtitle.
The Bonesetter's Daughter
according to wikipedia - A bonesetter is a practitioner of joint manipulation. Before the advent of chiropractors, osteopaths and physical therapists, bonesetters were the main providers of this type of treatment.
option 3 - Read a book by an author whose entire name does not have any repeated letters across all of the name parts.
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Points this post: 25
Total points: 320
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 21
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
Task:30.1 - MAZZA1's task: A NIGHT AT THE PROMSOption:A. The Proms Series a) mpg classics
Book read:The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham
Required: mpg classics [80 users]
Option:B. The Last Night c) The Sailor’s Hornpipe (human legs on cover)
Book read:
by Mariana EnríquezRequired: the dead woman's legs and feet can be clearly seen on the cover.
Points this task:30
Total points:365
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:1
Books read:26
Tasks completed:19
Mod
5.2 - Titanic
Read a book with at least 50,000 ratings on GR. (90K+)
The Chosen. Chaim Potok. 11.18.21
Points this task: 5
Total points: 895/905
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Jessica DTask 25.3: No More Jockeys
Option 1: Book with a job in the title
The Lighthouse Keeper
Approved in help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 3: Author name has no repeated letters
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Point this task: 25
Total points: 260
Line10.9
read a book written by a female author. I read Etter Dansen which is written by Gunnhild Corwin.
points for this task: 10
total points: 70
books read: 8
tasks done: 8
ROBIN P10.2 Come On, Get Happy
Title at least 3 words, initials in IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE
An Innocent Client
Points this post: 10
Total points: 620
BB: 3 GO: 5
JEN B10.6 - Rug Rats!
Read a book with all of its single author's initials in NICKELODEON. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target word.
The Stranger in the Mirror by Liv Constantine
Initials LC in NICKELODEON
TOTAL POINTS: 150
JEN B5.10 - Aladdin
Aladdin's Genie has granted your wish. Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Kisses and Croissants by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau
TOTAL POINTS: 155
Task 10.3 - Just Like MeA NONfiction book with MPG SCIENCE
Genre verified in Help thread
I listened to the audio / MMPG: Nudge : La méthode douce pour inspirer la bonne décision - 480 p
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 405 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (4) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Task 50.1 – Bucket – Reading AdventureREQUIRED: Total pages 750+ / 336 + 382 + 355 = 1073
RESTRICTIONS: No books with CHILDREN’s/KIDS / No GRAPHIC NOVEL or MANGA
REQUIRED: I live in the USA / North America
OPTION 3: WORLD TOUR - 3 different continents, NOT North America
Book 1 – ASIA (Iran)
Things I've Been Silent About - 336 pg
Book 2: EUROPE (U.K.)
Eye of the Needle
I listened to the audio / MMPB: L'Arme à l'oeil- 382 p
Book 3: ANTARCTICA
How the Penguins Saved Veronica
I listened to the audio / NO MMPB / Paperback: How the Penguins Saved Veronica - 355 p
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This Post: 50 points
Total points to date: 455 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (4) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Coralie10.9 The Year of the Woman
Book written by a woman
The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker
Total to date 600 points
Coralie10.10 Which Way?
Book with East in title
The Hothouse by the East River
Total to date 610 points
Suzannesea25.7 Brooke TX's Task: 90s Nickelodeon Nostalgia
Option 5: Spongebob Squarepants
Author's name can be found in SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
A String of Beads by Thomas Perry
sPongebob squarepanTs
Option 6: Legends of the Hidden Temple
Initial letters of title words can be found in: LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE
Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson
lEgeNds of tHe hIdden temple
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 635
SandyL10.7 - Y2K - Time to Panic!
Read a book with the word "two" in the title
Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants by Lee Goldberg
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 545
Big Books Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 37
Books Read: 47
SandyL20.5 - Bigger is Better - Sarah E's task: Epic Maps
Option 2: Read a book which has RIVER found intact in the series name.
Hidden Summit by Robyn Carr
Series: Virgin RIVER
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 565
Big Books Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 38
Books Read: 48
SandyL25.1 - XBM's task: My Life as a 90s TV Show
Option 1: Read a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle: House
Sommersgate House by Kristen Ashley
Option 4: Read a book with an author whose initials are in GENE RODDENBERRY
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
geNe Roddenberry
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 590
Big Books Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 39
Books Read: 50
SandyL25.5 - Andy P's task: Remember Alphabetical Order?
Pair two authors whose initials put together will form a letter sequence in alphabetical order
Summer by the River by Debbie Burns
336 pages
Getting Real by Emma Chase
300 pages
Burns/Chase/Debbie/Emma - BCDE
636 pages total
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 615
Big Books Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 40
Books Read: 52
Task:15.3 - The Boy Who LivedOption:1
book 1MPG Magic or Witches
Book read:Reckoning by Cate Tiernan
Required:mpg
Paranormal > Witches
100 users
Fantasy > Magic
70 users
book 2 - published in the 90s
Book read:Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
children mpg IL: UY - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6.0
Required:first published June 24th 1999
Points this task:15
Total points:380
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:1
Books read:28
Tasks completed:20
Julie D15.2 - Egg Watch
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.
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
TAMAGOTCHI => Artificial Condition
Book 2: Read a book from the Coming of Age Books list.
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
On page 2.
Points : 15
Total points : 55
15.10 - The StreakRead a book that is #2, #3, #6, or #8 in a series.
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
The Murderbot Diaries #3
Points : 15
Total points : 70
Bookwrm526Task #15.4 - Supersize Me
Option 2: One book option. 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 AND with at least 500 pages. I read Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (E in fries MD in mcdonalds) (640p).
Total points so far: 595
Task 10.2 – Come On, Get Happy!1st letter of each title word in IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE - A A C
An Amish Christmas
I listened to the audio / No MMPB / Paperback; An Amish Christmas – 256 pg
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 465 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (4) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
20.3 - 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.
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Total Points: 150
5.10 - AladdinRead a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
The Swap by Robyn Harding
Points this task: 5
Total points: 155
Julia10315.2 - Egg Watch
Book 1: Ad Astra (AA in TAMAGOTCHI)
Book 2: A Northern Light (on page 5 of list)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 725
BB: 5
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 46
Books read: 56
LAUREN JODI15.1 - Win or Lose
Book #1: Win in title
A Borrowing of Bones by Paula Munier
Book #2: Lose in title
Hold Me Close by Vanessa Vale
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 800/905
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Books Read: 62
Tasks Completed: 47/54
Joanne MI25.1 - XBM's task: My Life as a 90s TV Show
Option 3: Read a book with an MPG of Science Fiction.
The Emperor's Men 1: Arrival-approved in help thread message # 42
Option 4: Read a book with a single author whose initials (ALL of them) can be found in GENE RODDENBERRY
New York by Edward Rutherfurd
Claiming 2 BB's at 862 page
Points this task : 25
Total Points: 315
BB's this task 2
Total BB's 5
Joanne MI5.6 - The Sixth Sense
Author who uses initial(s) in the first name position.
The Lives They Saved: The Untold Story of Medics, Mariners and the Incredible Boatlift That Evacuated Nearly 300,000 People on 9/11 by L Douglas Keeney
Points this task 5
Total Points 320
Total BB's 5
Mod
10.4 - Stick 'Em Up!
Read a book set at least 50% in Massachusetts, Norway, or Germany. (Set in Norway, post WWII, Edvard Munch is mentioned several times in the book!)
The House by the Fjord. Rosalind Laker. 11.19.21
Points this task: 10
Total points: 905/905
54/54
This completes the fall challenge for me.
Jessica DTask 15.1: Win or Lose
Book 1: WIN in title
Death on Windmill Way
Book 2: LOSE in title
Do Not Disclose, A Memoir of Family Secrets Lost and Found
Point this task: 15
Total points: 275
Congratulations, Tien! You will have a 25-point task in the Winter 2021 Challenge.
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Happy Anniversary, My Love!
Option B:
We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time
Totals
Points: 210
BB: 3
GO: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 20
Total Books Completed: 20
Congratulations, XBM! You will have a 25-point task in the Winter 2021 Challenge.
50.1 - Bucket's task: Reading AdventureI live in the United States
Option 1, Road Trip (Italy-France-Spain)
Book 1, set in Italy: Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
mass market paperback edition Sous le soleil de Toscane 459 pages
Book 2, set in France: Paris in the Present Tense by Mark Helprin
paperback edition Paris in the Present Tense: A Novel 400 pages
Book 3, set in Spain: The Vacationers by Emma Straub
paperback edition The Vacationers 293 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 665
Sarah E15.9 - I’ll Be There for You
Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett - Terry is a recurring character
I read an ebook, top MMP is Moving Pictures
AR Bookfinder: IL: UY - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 14.0
Total points: 105
25.4 - Cat's task: Britpop BooksOption Two: two book option. Pick two different albums and tracks. For each track read a book whose title or subtitle contains a word of at least four letters from the track title. Words must match exactly.
Required: state the albums and songs used
Book 1: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry Read 11/19/21
Word Matched: People from the song Common People from the Pulp Album Different Class.
Book 2: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Read 9/22/21
Word Matched: Down from the song Let Down from the Radiohead Album OK Computer.
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 360
Big Books Tickets Claimed: 5
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed: 1
25.5 - 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.
Book 1: Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok read 11/4/21
Book 2: Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty Read 11/17/21
Sequential Initials are JKLM.
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 385
Big Books Tickets Claimed: 5
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed: 1
Sarah E20.4 - Golden Oldies - Fly's Task: Moving through the 90s
Option 3: Set completely in California
Tortilla Flat
Golden Oldie, first published 1935. Claiming 1 GO ticket.
Total Points: 125
Total GOs: 1
Line25.2
i chose option 3 and 4.
option 3: read a book with mpg of music or sports. i read Daisy Jones & The Six which has a mpg of music.
option 4: read a book whose authors initials can be found in HORTON THAT SCHMENDRICK. I read The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. Both K and H can be found.
points for this task: 25
total points: 95
books read: 10
tasks done: 9
Task 20.2 - Going Back to India300+pages
read a book set in India with an Indian author
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
352 pages
metadata indicates India setting; author approved in help thread
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900 points
6 BB tix
6 GO tix
50.1 - Bucket's task: Reading AdventureOption 2: Cruise
I live in Canada
I am Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
Book 1: set in The United States of America
The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge 272 pages
Book 2: Set in Portugal
I listened to the audio version of The High Mountains Of Portugal 352 pages
Book 3: Set in Morocco
Horses of God 187 pages
811 pages total
New Points: 50
Total Points: 545
BB: 3
GO: 4
Scooter&Siam15.10 - The Streak
Read a book that is #2, #3, #6, or #8 in a series.
Read B is for Burglar
Points: 15
Total: 165
Bookwrm526Task #5.5 - Thelma & Louise
Read a book with an ampersand "&" in the title or subtitle. I read Shadows & Dreams by Alexis Hall.
Total points so far: 600
FLY Task #10.5 - I Have a Bad Back, Really!
task: Read a book with a main page genre of Medicine or Medical, standalone or embedded.
book: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
how it fits: MPG Medical
Points this post: 10
Total points: 270
Tasks completed: 17/54
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
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"Story" in the title.
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle
IL: MG - BL: 9.4 - AR Pts: 21.0
Published 1903 for 1 Golden Oldie point.
Points: 5
Total Points: 845
GO Points: 33
BB Points: 7