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FALL CHALLENGE 2021
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Amy FL25.3 - TraceyL's task: No More Jockeys
Option 1: The Crime Writer
Option 3: Hunt the Lion by Chad Zunker
Points this post: 25
Total points: 870
ROBIN P30.6 TessaVanessa's Task: Spelling Bee
2 Books
Book 1 - The Heiress Effect - initial letters THE
Book 2 - The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra - contains word The
Points this post: 30
Total points: 655
BB:4 GO:5
Laurah3050.1 - Bucket's task: Reading Adventure
I live in Canada
Option 3 world tour
Book 1The Bonesetter's Daughter 387 p set in China (Asia)
Book 2 Nine Perfect Strangers 453 p set in Australia (Oceania)
Book 3 The Marco Effect, 496 p set in Denmark (Europe)
Total pages 1336
Points this post: 50
Total points: 345
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 22
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
Readerboard Name: List_addict5.7: Jurassic Park
A book from the provided list
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 29.0
Page 1
Total this challenge: 25
25.4 - Cat's task: Britpop BooksOption 2, two books whose titles or subtitles contain a word from the song titles on two different albums [sorry, linking to the albums is not working today...]
Book 1, album Different Class, by Pulp, song "Common People":
Thinking Inside the Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without Them by Adrienne Raphel
Book 2, album OK Computer, by Radiohead, song "Climbing Up the Walls":
White Walls: A Memoir About Motherhood, Daughterhood, and the Mess In Between by Judy Batalion
Points this post: 25
Total points: 715
Readerboard Name: List_addict10.9: The Year of the Woman
A female author
Love Hacked by Penny Reid
Total this challenge: 35
Scooter&Siam -- REPOST (page numbers added to book page)20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Happy Anniversary, My Love!
Chose Option D.
Option D: • Read a book where the main character travels to a different country. Required: State the country where they start and the country/countries they travel to when you post.
Read The Girl from Venice
Charlotte travels from England to Venice, Italy in search of her recently deceased grandmother's (Lidia) life in Italy. The grandmother at the end of WWII travels with her fiancé from Italy to England.
Points: 20
Total: 185
Scooter&Siam20.4 - Golden Oldies - Fly's Task: Moving through the 90s
Chose Option 2
Option 2: Read a book where the main character relocates to a new state or country DURING the course of the book.
Required: If the relocation is not clearly indicated in the GR description, include a reference when you post.
Read Three Sisters
Points: 20
Total: 205
Kathy KS20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Insiyah's Task: Going Back to India
This 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.
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, by Deepa Anappara
Book takes place in India and author was born there. Both facts are included in GR data.
I listened to the audio; 1st regular print pb=352 p. (no mmpb) (>300)
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 675
Tasks completed: 39
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Sue T30.2 - Dlmrose - My Favorite Day of the Week
Option 1: Book written by an author whose initials (all) can be found in TUESDAY.
Some Like It Hawk by Donna Andrews
"Option 4: Read a new release, a book first published in 2021 or an ARC of a planned 2022 book.
These Tangled Vines by Julianne MacLean
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 95/905
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 7
50.1 - Bucket's task: Reading AdventureI chose Option 2 (Cruise) I live in the United States.
I chose the Atlantic Ocean. I chose to start in Russia.
Book 1: A Gentleman in Moscow, which takes place more than 50% in Russia. Russia borders the Atlantic Ocean. 462 pages.
Book 2: I read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, set in Sweden more than 50%. Sweden borders the Atlantic Ocean but does not share a border with Russia. 480 pages.
Book 3: I read The Mysterious Affair at Styles, set in England more than 50%. England borders the Atlantic Ocean but does not share a border with Sweden or Russia. 296 pages.
Total page count for this task: 1238 pages.
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 295
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Amy B50.1 - Bucket's task: Reading Adventure
Choose one option and take a trip to three different countries through reading. Required: State the option you chose when you post.
For the purposes of this task, please note:
A. 50%+ of the book must take place in the country you use it for.
B. This is a trip away from home. NO books set in the country where you live.
C. The page count of your three books must total at least 750 pages.
D. No books with the genres children or kids on the main book page may be used.
Required: State the country you live in and the setting for each book you chose when you post. I live in Canada.
Option 2: Cruise
Choose an ocean to explore: Arctic, Atlantic, Indian or Pacific. Then choose a country that borders that ocean*. Countries that border 2 or more oceans can be used for either ocean. Required:
State the ocean when you post.
Indian Ocean - Sri Lanka, Thailand, Australia
Book 1: Set in the country you chose.
A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam (Sri Lanka) - 304 pgs
Book 2: Set in a country bordering the same ocean, but NOT bordering your starting country.
All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton (Australia) - 436 pgs
Book 3: Set in a third country bordering the same ocean, but NOT bordering either previously visited country.
Bangkok Wakes to Rain by Pitchaya Sudbanthad (Thailand) - 368 pgs
This Task: 50 Points
To Date: 655 Points
Natalie CH20.1 - Most Improved - Valorie's Task: Fall Festival Celebration!
Option 1: author initials in OKTOBERFEST
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Her initials are S R
Points this post: 20
Tasks completed: 18
Total Points: 315
FLY Task #5.10 - Aladdin
task: Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
book: An Analysis of Oliver Sacks's The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
how it fits: this is my one book under 100 pages 5-point exception :D
Points this post: 5
Total points: 275
Tasks completed: 18/54
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
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Task 10.6 - Rug Rats!Read a book with all of its single author's initials in NICKELODEON.
nicKElodeon
More of Me (2016) by Kathryn Evans (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 312 pages) (Young Adult)
315 + 10 = 325
Tasks Completed: 14
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 315 + 10 = 325
Books read: 22
Pages read: 6,183
Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 18
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
trishhartuk25.7 Brooke TX's task: 90s Nickelodeon Nostalgia
Option 5: Single author whose first and last initials can be found in SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS.
Killer Characters, Ellery Adams
squArEpants
Option 6: Title of at least 3 words where the initial letter of each word can be found in LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE.
Secrets of Harbor House, Norma Seely
Read the kindle edition. HB (no PB): here
S in legendS, O in Of, H in tHe, H in Hidden
Points this task: 25
Books read: 2
Total points: 465
Tasks completed: 31
Golden oldies: 3
Big book tickets: 2
20.1 - Most Improved - Valorie's Task: Fall Festival Celebration!Option 1, author's initials in OKTOBERFEST: My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
Points this post: 20
Total points: 735
Task:15.9 - I’ll Be There for You (author name matches recurring friends character)Book read:Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
Required: David matches David
Points this task:15
Total points:395
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:1
Books read:29
Tasks completed:21
Task:15.6 - Buzz, Beep, Squeal! (word in title on Onomatopoeia Word List)Book read:Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas by Louise Rennison
children mpg: IL: UY - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4.0
Required: knocked matches knock on the list (variations which do not change the nature of the word are allowed)
Points this task:15
Total points:410
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:1
Books read:30
Tasks completed:22
50.1 - Bucket's task: Reading AdventureI chose option 3: world tour - Read 3 books from different continents.
(I live in New Zealand, so no books set in Oceania).
Book 1: Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts (304 pages)
- Set in Greece (Europe)
Book 2: The Taliban Cricket Club by Timeri N. Murari (325 pages)
- Set in Afghanistan (Asia)
Book 3: City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (466 pages)
- Set in New York, USA (North America)
Total pages: 1095
Points this post: 50
Total points: 205
Boston Kate
20.4 Golden Oldies - Fly's Task: Moving through the 90s
Option 1: Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum by Michael McCreary
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
Laurah3020.10 Group Reads
I read Anxious People
Please see post 24 in the discussion thread.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 365
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 23
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
Jessica DTask 15.6: Buzz, Beep, Squeal!
Word from onomatopoeia list in title. Chosen word: SNAP
See Jane Snap
Points this task: 15
Total points: 290
Jessica DTask 15.8: Beanie Babies
Read a book with one of the animals mentioned (frog, pig, dog, orca, whale, moose, platypus, bear, lobster) on the cover.
Murder, Plain and Simple
Points this task: 15
Total points: 305
Angela IL25.4 - Cat's task: Britpop Books
Option 2: Pick two different albums and tracks.
In Every Mirror She's Black by Lola Akinmade Åkerström-11/19
Word: She's
Song: She's Electric - Morning Glory
The People We Keep by Allison Larkin-11/22
Word: People
Song: Common People- Different Class
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 440
Books Read: 29
Tasks Completed: 19/54
BB Ticket: 2
10.9 Year of the WomanZero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service by Carol Leonnig
Post Total: 10
Grand Total: 210
15.4 Supersize MeOption 2:
Winter of the World by Ken Follett
This book has 940 pages.
***I'm claiming 2 BB Tickets for this book.***
Post Total: 15
Grand Total: 225
Task 10.4 – Stick 'Em Up!Book chosen: When Twilight Breaks
Fits task: 100% set in Germany during WW2
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 365 (printed edition)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 485 points
Task 15.4 – Supersize MeOption 1 chosen
Book 1 chosen: The Bear
Fits task: author's initials A and K found in McDonalds and Drinks
Format read: audio
# of pages: 224 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: Empire of the Vampire
Fits task: more than 500 pages (752 pages)
Format read: audio
# of pages: 752 (printed edition)
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 500 points
Task 15.8 – Beanie BabiesBook chosen:
Fits task: frog on the cover
Format read: ebook
# of pages: 324 (printed edition)
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 515 points
Task 25.7 - 90s Nickelodeon NostalgiaYou can read two books from two different options or from the SAME option.
Option 5: SpongeBob SquarePants - Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS.
spongebob squarepAnTs
If Morning Ever Comes (1964) by Anne Tyler (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 266 pages)
Option 5: SpongeBob SquarePants - Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS.
SpOngebob squarepants
Dark Embers at Dawn (1998) by Stephen Overholser (Mass Market Paperback, 208 pages)
325 + 25 = 350
Tasks Completed: 15
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 325 + 25 = 350
Books read: 24
Pages read: 6,657
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 19
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Laurie ME20.1 - Most Improved - Valorie's Task: Fall Festival Celebration!
Option 2: pumpkin on cover:
Points this Post: 20.
Total Points: 265.
20.3: Best Review: Book Concierge's Task: Happy Anniversary My Love!option C: male author's initials in LOVES TO READ: AE
The 8:55 to Baghdad by Andrew Eames
Points this Post: 20
total Points: 285.
Laurie ME20.7: Shorter is Sweeter: Bookworm526's task: Geocaching Time Again!
Option 1: author's initials in GEOCACHING: AC
The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
Points this Post: 20
total Points: 305
Laurie ME20.5: Bigger is Better: Sarah E's Task: Epic Maps:
Option 3: page 3 on list:
Into the Wild
Points this Post: 20
total Points: 325
Laurie ME20.6: Seasoned Reader: KathyK's Task: Rearing Twins in the 90s;
option 3: Flyover
Cold Heart: The Great Unsolved Mystery of Turn of the Century Buffalo by Kimberly Tilley
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 345
Laurie ME20.10: Group Read: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
message 20 in discussion
Points this Task: 20
total Points: 365
Readerboard Name,: List_addict20.10: Group Reads
Read one of the chosen Group Reads
Anxious People by Fredrick Backman
Message #26
Total this Challenge: 55
Laurie METask 20.6: Golden Oldies: Fly's Task: Moving Through the 90s;
Option 1: author's name: Mike or Michael
The Dance of Time: The Origins of the Calendar: A Miscellany of History and Myth, Religion and Astronomy, Festivals and Feast Days by Michael Judge
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 385
JEN B20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Kim O's task: In Memory of Bailey
Option 2: Read a book by a single author where all of the author's initials can be found in MRS PEEBODY.
For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing
Author initials SD in the phrase
TOTAL POINTS: 175
JEN B20.1 - Most Improved - Valorie's Task: Fall Festival Celebration!
Option 1: Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest - Read a book written by an author with first and last initials that can be found in OKTOBERFEST. Middle initials can be ignored.
Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Author first and last initials TR found in the phrase (ignoring middle initial)
TOTAL POINTS: 195
Amy B20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's Task: Birthdays
Read a book from one of following options:
Required: State the option when you post.
1. Written by a single author who identifies as a male AND whose first and last initials are TH, in that order. Middle initials should be ignored.
Cari Mora by Thomas Harris
This Task: 20 points
To Date: 675 points
Kathy KS25.4 - Cat's task: Britpop Books
Option 2: Pick two different albums and tracks.
To Leave a Shadow, by Michael D. Graves
Word: shadow
Song: "Cast No Shadow" - Morning Glory
Scaling Down: Living Large in a Smaller Space, by Judi Culbertson
Word: down
Song: "Let Down" - OK Computer
I read this as an ebook; pb=228 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 700
Tasks completed: 40
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Christine V5.2 - Titanic
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Points this post: 5
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 14
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
25.5 - Andy P's task: Remember Alphabetical Order?ABCD
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Post Total: 25
Season Total: 545
30.5 - Aprilleigh’s Task: A Good Decade Option A: Biology and Medicine (nonfiction)
Read a book from my list of popular biology books.
Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ by Giulia Enders
Option C: Fiction with a Science Component
Read a book from my list of popular fiction books.
Relic by Douglas Preston
Post Total: 30
Season Total: 575
FLY Task #30.1 - MAZZA1's task: A NIGHT AT THE PROMS
task: ♫ A. The Proms Series
b) Read a book by a single author who shares first and last initials with one of the 50 greatest composers of all time.
book: Ninth House
how it fits: author Leigh Bardugo shares initials with Ludwig van Beethoven
task: ♫ B. The Last Night
b) Read a book set in Great Britain
book: The Sittaford Mystery
how it fits: set 100% in England
**claiming GO ticket (first published September 7th 1931) **
Points this post: 30
Total points: 305
Tasks completed: 19/54
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Theresa5.5 Thelma & Louise
The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe by Mary Simses
Points this post - 5
Total points - 25
Theresa5.6 - The Sixth Sense
The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J Ryan Stradal
Points this post - 5
Total points - 30
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Task # 50.1 - Bucket's task: Reading Adventure
Option 2: Cruise
Book 1: Set in the country you chose.
The Girl Who Died by Ragnar Jónasson Set entirely in Iceland 320 pages by sea Atlantic Ocean
Book 2: Set in a country bordering the same ocean, but NOT bordering your starting country. Seeking Whom He May Devour by Fred Vargas set in France 272 p. via the Atlantic Ocean
Book 3: Set in a third country bordering the same ocean, but NOT bordering either previously visited country. Death and Judgment: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery set in Italy via Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranian Sea 278 p.
Page count: 320 +272 +278 =870>750 minimum.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 905