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FALL CHALLENGE 2021
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Task 30.4 - 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.
DUNE = DiNosaUr opEras
Dune Messiah (Dune #2) (1969) by Frank Herbert (Mass Market Paperback, 331 pages)
Book 2 - Read a book written by an author whose initials (ALL initials) can be found in DINOSAUR OPERAS.
NON-FICTION
dinosaur opeRaS
For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History (2009) by Sarah Rose (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 275 pages) [382.413]
PAGECOUNT: 331 + 275 = 606 > 600
285 + 30 = 315
Tasks Completed: 13
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 285 + 30 = 315
Books read: 21
Pages read: 5,871
Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 17
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
LAUREN JODI15.6 - Buzz, Beep, Squeal!
His Ring Is Not Enough by Maisey Yates
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 815/905
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Books Read: 63
Tasks Completed: 48/54
Angela IL20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Happy Anniversary, My Love!
Option D: Read a book where the main character travels to a different country.
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry-10/11
The characters Poppy and Alex travel from the U.S. to Italy (Tuscany) and later from the U.S. to Croatia.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 415
Books Read: 27
Tasks Completed: 18/54
BB Ticket: 2
Task 5.8 - Twisterread a book with DVD in the title
The Dragon Finds Forever
Dragon finDs foreVer
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905 points
Kristina Marie5.10 - Aladdin
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
The Note by Zoë Folbigg
Audiobook. There is no MMPB the paperback has 458 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 275
Kristina Marie25.7 - Brooke TX's task: 90s Nickelodeon Nostalgia
This is a two book task. Required: State the option(s) you used when you post.
Option 3: Read a book with one of the following punctuation marks in the TITLE (subtitles do not count): exclamation point, period, comma, semicolon, apostrophe, hyphen/dash, or question mark.
Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe
AR Information: IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12.0
Had a comma.
Option 4: Read a book with the main character's name in the title.
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
AR Information: IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 8.0
Caddie Woodlawn is the main character.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 300
Sara G25.3 - TraceyL's task: No More Jockeys
Option 1: Penelope Pitstop - No More Job Gloves
Read a book with a job in the title or subtitle.
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa
Both housekeeper and professor are jobs.
Option 2: Mary Magdalene - No More People Who Haven't Said "Hello" in the 21st Century
Read a book first published in 1999 or earlier.
A Place Called Freedom by Ken Follett
This book was first published in 1995.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 600
Kristina Marie30.1 - MAZZA1's task: A NIGHT AT THE PROMS
Option 1- READ TWO books- One from "A. The Proms Series" and the other from "B. The Last Night."
A. The Proms Series
a) Read a book with an MPG of Classics OR Music.
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Audiobook. The MMPB has 420 pages.
MPG Classics.
B. The Last Night
b) Read a book set in Great Britain (more than 70% GB setting) this includes England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland
The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 336 pages.
The book is more than 70% set in Great Britain.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 330
Delicious Dee10.5 - I Have a Bad Back, Really!
The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine - shelved as medical by 31 ppl
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 430
Delicious Dee10.9 - The Year of the Woman
Band of Sisters - big book ticket - 500+ pgs -1 big book ticket
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 440
Delicious Dee5.2 - Titanic
Don Quixote - currently has 200,000+ ratings on goodreads: Big Book ticket - 1000+pages - 3 tickets
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 445
Julia10310.7 - Y2K - Time to Panic!
This Light Between Us: A Novel of World War II
(II in subtitle)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 735
BB: 5
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 47
Books read: 57
EMurphy15.3 The Boy Who Lived
Book 1: Magic or Witches MPG The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
Book 2: First published in the 1990s House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III (first published in 1999)
This Task:
Points: 15
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 345
Books Read: 25
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket +500: 2
Tasks Completed: 15
Stephanie1275.3 - Men In Black: Read a book with a TITLE that appears in black text on the cover.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25/905
Tasks completed: 2/54
Books read: 2
Stephanie1275.10 - Aladdin: Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Poetry Magazine January 2020
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30/905
Tasks completed: 3/54
Books read: 3
Congratulations, Cat! You will have a 25-point task in the Winter 2021 Challenge.
Elinaly5.8 - Twister
Read a book with all the letters DVD in the title and/or subtitle.
Täheaeg 1: Sädelevad uksed composed/collected by Raul Sulbi
(estonian sci-fi short stories collection)
in the title: ... säDeleVaD ...
Points this task: 5
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 5
Suzannesea5.5 - Thelma & Louise
Ampersand in the title
Comfort & Joy by Kristin Hannah
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 665
25.5 - Andy P's task: Remember Alphabetical Order?Two authors whose initials put together form a letter sequence in alphabetical order:
Count the Ways by Joyce Maynard
paperback edition Count the Ways 448 pages
Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
paperback edition Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese Family 320 pages
Joyce
Kessler
Lauren
Maynard
Points this post: 25
Total points: 690
Kathy KS10.5 - I Have a Bad Back, Really!
Read a book with a main page genre of Medicine or Medical, standalone or embedded.
Ambulance Ship, by James White
MPG includes: Medical 5 users (also approved in task help, message 32)
mmpb=184 pages
I read this as part of an omnibus: Alien Emergencies, p. 1-212
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Points for this task: 10
Total points : 655
Tasks completed: 38
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
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i chose option 3: world tour. visit three countries on three different continents outside your own.
book 1: i started in the US (north america), where i read Lolita
book 2: then i went to australia (oceania) where i read Flaggermusmannen
book 3: then i went to Algeria (africa) where i read The Stranger
points for this task: 50
total points: 145
tasks done: 10
books read: 13
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.
Read a book set at least 50% in India that was written by an author born in India. Areas that are currently recognised as Indian territory will work. Places that were previously recognised as Indian, but are not currently Indian territory will not work. (Eg. While Lahore was previously Indian territory, it now is in Pakistan, and thus does not meet the task requirements.)
I read The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi. The book takes place entirely in India (mostly Jaipur -- a bit in Shimla) and the author is from Rajasthan, India, as per her Goodreads author page. This book is 368 pp.
Required: If the setting or author's birthplace is not clearly indicated in the book description/metadata and the author's Goodreads author page, provide a reference when you post to verify location.
points: 190
books read: 15
tasks completed: 13
tasks in progress: 2
Big Books: 1
pages read: 5321
Amber30.1 - MAZZA1's task: A NIGHT AT THE PROMS
For Series A, Option C: Book with Henry or Wood in the TITLE (not in a subtitle) - plurals or possessives allowed
The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben
For Series B, Option C: Book with AT LEAST One pair of Human Legs on the cover
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah JohnsonTotal Points: 335
ROBIN P20.2 Rookie at the top - Insiyah's Task: Going Back to India
Book over 300 pages, set in India, author born in India
Sea of Poppies, author Amitav Ghosh, born in Calcutta per GR author page
Although part of the book takes place at sea, over 300 pages of 513 are set in India.
**Claiming 1 big book credit - 513 pages**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 640
BB: 4 GO: 5
StaceyNCSorry, changed my mind on this one.
StaceyNC10.2 - 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.
Book: The Locker Room
Completed: 11/14/21
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 420
Tasks Completed: 22
StaceyNC10.8 - Here We Are Now, Entertain Us
Read a book with a word of at least three letters from the track titles on Nevermind in the title of the book (not subtitle).
Book: I Know You
Completed: 11/17/21
Track: Come As You Are
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 430
Tasks Completed: 23
StaceyNC20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Bookwrm526's task: Geocaching Time Again!
Option 1: Read a book whose author initials (middle initials can be ignored) can be found in the phrase GEOCACHING.
Book: Blood Heir
Completed: 11/7/21
Author: Ilona Andrews
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 450
Tasks Completed: 24
Joanne MI10.7 - Y2K - Time to Panic!
Read a book with the numeral 2, the Roman numeral II or the word "two" in the title or subtitle
Princes at War: The Bitter Battle Inside Britain's Royal Family in the Darkest Days of WWII
Points this task 10
Total Points 330
BB's 5
Amy FL20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Insiyah's Task: Going Back to India
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi
Points this post: 20
Total points: 815
ROBIN P15.8 - Beanie Babies
Dog on cover
How Stella Learned to Talk: The Groundbreaking Story of the World's First Talking Dog
Read ebook, linked paperback
Points this post: 15
Total points: 625
BB: 4 GO: 5
Amy FL30.4 - Sandy's task: Dinosaur Operas!
Book 1: Sister Dear - DEAR (DinosAuR opEras)
Book 2: Yearbook by Seth Rogen (dinoSauR) - nonfiction
I listened to the audiobooks; pages in paperbacks: 347 + 260 = 607
Points this post: 30
Total points: 845
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kathy KS’ Task: Rearing Twins in the ‘90sOption 2: Read a book with a main character who is a twin.
The Accidental Beauty Queen by Teri Wilson
MC is a twin which is mentioned in the book description
Total points: 60
5.3 - Men In BlackRead a book with a TITLE that appears in black text on the cover.
by Amanda QuickTotal points: 65
15.10 - The StreakRead a book that is #2, #3, #6, or #8 in a series.
Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb
#6 in series
Total points: 80
Laurie ME25.3: TraceyL's Task: No More Jockeys
Option 1: Penelope Pitstop - No More Job Gloves: Job in Title: Barrister
The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken
Option 2: Mary Magdalene - No More People Who Haven't Said "Hello" in the 21st Century: book published before 1999
The Memorial Hall Murder
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 145.
Laurie ME25.4: Cat's Task: Britpop Books: Option Two: two book option. No page count requirement
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: Album: Morning Glory; track; Cast No Shadow: shadow
Ghost Shadow
Book 2: Album: OK Computer; track: Exit Music: music
The Day the Music Died
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 170.
Laurie ME25.5: 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; total pages must be greater than 500.
JKLM: Jane Langton and Kate Morton
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton (648 pages)
Emily Dickinson Is Dead by Jane Langton (256 pages)
total pages - 904.
Points This Task: 25.
Total Points: 195.
Laurie ME25.6 - SandyL's task: Fun and Wacky Holidays
Option 2: September 28 is Ask a Stupid Question Day.
Read a book with a title/subtitle that includes a question mark.
N or M?
Option 4: November 8 is Tongue Twister Day
Read a book by an author whose initials (all of them) are the same.
MM
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 220.
Laurie ME25.7 - Brooke TX's task: 90s Nickelodeon Nostalgia
Option 2: Rugrats - Read a book by a single author who shares a name with one of the Rugrats: Tommy/Thomas, Chuckie/Charles, Phil/Phillip, Lil/Lillian, Angelica, Susie/Susanna, or Dil/Dylan. Names must match exactly but may be found in any position.
Lillian
'Elizabeth Is Missing' Or, Truth Triumphant: An Eighteenth Century Mystery by Lillian de la Torre
Option 3: Hey Arnold! & Aaahh!!! Real Monsters - Read a book with one of the following punctuation marks in the TITLE (subtitles do not count): exclamation point, period, comma, semicolon, apostrophe, hyphen/dash, or question mark.
?
Why Shoot a Butler?
Kristen IA25.1 - XBM's task: My Life as a 90s TV Show
Read two books from two different options. ONE of your books may have a main page genre of Comics/Sequential Art/Graphic Novel/Manga.
Required: State the options you used when you post.
Option 1: Read a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle: Full, House, Married, Children, Family, Matters. Words must match exactly.
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Option 6: Read a book with an MPG of History- The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff
******I claim 1 Big Book Ticket - 528 pages******
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 270/905
Tasks Completed: 17/54
BB: 2
GO: 0
Elinaly20.10 - Group Reads, Fiction: Bad Girls
Her Pretty Face by Robyn Harding
Link to my post in book's discussion thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task: 20
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 6
Sarah E15.4 - Supersize Me
Option 2: The Janson Directive by Robert Ludlum - 625 pages
Big Book, 625 pages. Claiming 1 BB ticket.
Total Points: 140
Total BBs: 1
Sarah E20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's Task: Birthdays
Option 2:
I read the kindle edition, the only paperback with a page count is A Very English Murder
Total Points: 160
Sarah E25.4 - Cat's task: Britpop Books
Option Two: two books
Book 1: Something Wicked This Way Comes
I listened to an audio, top MMP is Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something from the song Something Changed on the album Different Class, by Pulp
Book 2: Down Among the Sticks and Bones
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is Ahí abajo, entre raíces y huesos
Down from the song Let Down on the album OK Computer by Radiohead
Total Points: 185
SandyL20.1 - Most Improved - Valorie's Task: Fall Festival Celebration!
Option 5: Read a book that is set at least 50% in Maine.
Somebody to Love by Kristan Higgins
Set 90% in Maine
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 635
Big Books Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 41
Books Read: 53
SandyL20.10 - Group Reads
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Discussion Msg 19
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 655
Big Books Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 42
Books Read: 54
SandyL25.4 - Cat's task: Britpop Books
Option 2
Best Friends Don't Kiss by Max Monroe
Word: Don't
Song: Don't Look Back in Anger - Morning Glory
Going Down Fast by Carly Phillips
Word: Down
Song: Let Down - OK Computer
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 680
Big Books Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 43
Books Read: 56
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25.4 - Cat's Task: Britpop Books
Option 2
Book 1 - Album: (What's the Story) Morning Glory
- Track: Cast No Shadow
The Shadow Sister by Lucinda Riley
Shadow is the word.
Book 2 - Album: OK Computer
- Track: Exit Music (For a Film)
Exit Wounds by J.A. Jance
Exit is the word.
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 660