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FALL CHALLENGE 2021
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10.6 Rug Rats!Read a book with all of its single author's initials in NICKELODEON.
Shades of Earl Grey by Laura Childs
LC found in NICKELODEON
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 40
10.10 Which Way?Read a book with East, West, North or South found intact in its title (no subtitles).
Murder in the South of France by Susan Kiernan-Lewis
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 50
15.8 Beanie BabiesRead a book with one of the animals mentioned (frog, pig, dog, orca, whale, moose, platypus, bear, lobster) on the cover.
by Sue HalpernTask Total: 15
Season Total: 65
15.10 The StreakRead a book that is #2, #3, #6, or #8 in a series.
Series #8
The Forgotten Affairs of Youth by Alexander McCall Smith
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 80
5.10 AladdinRead a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
A Column of Fire by Ken Follett
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 85
BIG BOOK Ticket: 916p
20.1 Most Improved - Valorie's Task: Fall Festival Celebration!Option 4: Read a book with a MPG of "paranormal" or "horror".
Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
Fantasy>Paranormal 1591 users
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 105
EMurphy25.6 SandyL's Task: Fun and Wacky Holidays
Option 2: Title/subtitle that includes a question mark Siri, Who Am I? by Sam Tschida
Option 4: Author whose initials are the same Falling Man by Don DeLillo
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 370
Books Read: 27
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket +500: 2
Tasks Completed: 16
20.4 Golden Oldies - Fly's Task: Moving through the 90sOption 4: Read a book from the list Unhappy Marriages
Required: state the page number of the list on which your book is found.
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Book found on page 1 #15 of list.
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 125
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Kathy KS’ Task: Rearing Twins in the ‘90sOption 1: Read a book with a cover showing either the sports equipment used in or someone participating in one of these 7 sports: football, volleyball, cross-country, basketball, golf, tennis, or track & field.
by Charlotte ElkinsApproved this cover in Message 43 of thread.
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 145
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Bookwrm526's task: Geocaching Time Again!Option 2: read a book that meets SRC rules, including those for children's books, and can be found on one of these lists:
Mystery Books Puzzles Whodunnits And Surprises
Mysteries that integrate puzzles/riddles/clues
Required: State which list you used and, if the list is multiple pages, which page of the list your book can be found on when you post.
I used Mystery Books Puzzles Whodunnits And Surprises list. My book is found on page 1, #56.
by Agatha ChristieTask Total: 20
Season Total: 165
GOLDEN OLDIE Ticket: 1923
Suzannesea10.10 - Which Way?
Read a book with East, West, North or South found intact in the title.
The Western Star by Craig Johnson
Points this post: 10
Total points to date: 690
Amy B20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Bookwrm526's task: Geocaching Time Again!
Read 1 book that fits one of the options below.
Required: State the option when you post.
Option 3: For this option, read a non-fiction book with the main page genre Earth Sciences, Geology, or Climate Change. The genre may be stand-alone or embedded.
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert (Climate Change)
This Task: 20 points
To Date: 735 points
Theresa5.9 - Toy Stories
The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
Points this post - 5
Total points - 45
Lisa MD25.1 - XBM's task: My Life as a 90s TV Show
Option 1: Read a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle: Full, House, Married, Children, Family, Matters.
🍁Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena
352 pages
Option 6: Read a book with an MPG of History.
🍁Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas Fcs by Ace Collins
MPG: History #3
Listened to audiobook. Linked to PB. No MMPB
192 pages
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 515/905
Total Books Read: 32
Tasks Completed: 27/54
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.4 - Ghost
Year One
Totals
Points: 215
BB: 3
GO: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 21
Total Books Completed: 21
25.1 - XBM's task: My Life as a 90s TV ShowI totally copied these books for this task from Butterflycager, so thank you!
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.
A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna RaybournA Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn
Option 5: Read a book with an MPG of Art.
Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad by Austin Kleon
points: 220
books read: 16
tasks completed: 13
Big Books: 1
pages read: 5656
20.10 - Group Reads
(Link to paperback. I listened/read this book)
My comment is here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 20/905
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:
Tasks Completed: 1/54
20.9 - Moderator's PetOption 2: Read a book by a single author where all of the author's initials can be found in MRS PEEBODY
by Robert Bryndza(Link to paperback. I read the kindle edition)
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 40/905
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:
Tasks Completed: 2/54
20.7 - Shorter is SweeterOption 1: Read a book whose author initials can be found in the phrase GEOCACHING
Link to paperback. I read the kindle edition
Elly Griffiths
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 60/905
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:
Tasks Completed: 3/54
20.5 - Bigger is BetterOption 4: Deserts
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in DESERT
Dolores Redondo
Claiming a Big Books ticket as this book has 624 pages
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total:80/905
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: √
500 (√) 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total: 1
Tasks Completed: 4/54
25.7 - Brooke TX's task: 90s Nickelodeon NostalgiaOption 4: Read a book with the main character's name in the title.
The Life and Death of Sophie Stark
Option 5: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
by Amor Towles
Link to paperbacks. I read the kindle editions
POINTS
Points This Post: 25
Points Total:105/905
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total: 1
Tasks Completed: 5/54
30.1 - MAZZA1's task: A NIGHT AT THE PROMSOption 1- "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.
#44 - Karlheinz Stockhausen
Karin Slaughter
"B. The Last Night."
b) Read a book set in Great Britain
This book is set in London in its majority
POINTS
Points This Post: 30
Points Total:135/905
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500() 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:1
Tasks Completed:6/54
30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: My Favorite Day of the WeekOption 3. Read a book where all the letters GRACE can be found in the TITLE.
RomAnCinG mister bridgErton
Option 4. Read a new release, a book first published in 2021 or an ARC of a planned 2022 book.
First published August 31, 2021
POINTS
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 165/905
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total: 1
Tasks Completed: 7/54
10.9 - The Year of the WomanRead a book written by a female author
Julia Quinn
POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 175/905
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total: 1
Tasks Completed: 8/54
15.3 - The Boy Who LivedBook 1: Read a book with the MPG Magic or Witches.
Shelved as "Magic" by 84 users
Book 2: Read a book first published in the 1990s
First published January 1, 1991
Link to paperbacks. I read the kindle editions
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 190/905
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total: 1
Tasks Completed: 9/54
15.4 - Supersize MeOption 2: Book 1: Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in DRINK and with at least 500 pages.
Dolores Redondo
Claiming a Big Books ticket as this book has 688 pages
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 205/905
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: √
500 (√) 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total: 2
Tasks Completed: 10/54
15.5 - The MacarenaRead a book set at least 50% in Latin America
The author is from Argentina and the book is set mainly in Buenos Aires:
"Hace treinta años, en un terreno baldío de un barrio tranquilo de Buenos Aires, apareció ....."
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 220/905
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total: 2
Tasks Completed: 11/54
15.7 - Google ItRead a book with a word in the title/subtitle that contains at least two sets of identical letters
An Offer From a Gentleman
There are 2 E and 2 N in gENtlEmaN
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 235/905
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total: 2
Tasks Completed: 12/54
15.10 - The StreakRead a book that is #2, #3, #6, or #8 in a series
#8 in the Bridgertons series
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 250/905
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total: 2
Tasks Completed: 13/54
FLY Task #30.4 - Sandy's task: Dinosaur Operas!
task: Book 1 - Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title/subtitle that can be made from DINOSAUR OPERAS.
book: Poison's Kiss
how it fits: all letters of "Poison's" are in DINOSAUR OPERAS
task: Book 2 - Read a book written by an author whose initials (ALL initials) can be found in DINOSAUR OPERAS.
book: Abnormal Psychology
how it fits: author Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, initials SN in DINOSAUR OPERAS
(*this book is nonfiction)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 350
Tasks completed: 21/54
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
10.6 - Rug Rats!Read a book with all of its single author's initials in NICKELODEON.
by Olivia Dade
POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 260/905
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total: 2
Tasks Completed: 14/54
25.6 SandyL's task: Fun and Wacky HolidaysBook 1
Option 2: Read a book with a title/subtitle that includes a question mark.
A Good Nazi? by David Canford
Book 2
Option 4: Read a book by an author whose initials (all of them) are the same.
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Author initials = MM
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 190
50.1 Bucket's task: Reading AdventureFor 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. For option 3, NO books set in the continent 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.
I chose Option 3 World Tour: Choose any country you want, outside of the continent where you live. Each country you visit for this option must be on a different continent.
I live in the USA - North America.
Book 1: Read a book set in the country you chose.
Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji
Set in Iran (Asia). Page count = 348p.
Book 2: Read a book set in a different country on a different continent.
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
Set in Poland (Europe). Page count = 368p.
Book 3: Read a book set in a different country on a third different continent.
The Dry by Jane Harper
Set in Australia (Australia). Page count = 328p.
Total page count = 348+368+328 = 1044p
Task Total: 50
Season Total: 240
Joanne MI25.6 - SandyL's task: Fun and Wacky Holidays
Option 1: Talk Like a Pirate Day
Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas
On page 1 (#46) of Pirates! list
Option 4: Tongue Twister Day
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
Points this task 25
Total Points 370
Total BB's 6
LAUREN JODI10.1 - Africa in the 1990s
The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters
Set in Egypt.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 835/905
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Books Read: 65
Tasks Completed: 50/54
Angela IL20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Insiyah's Task: Going Back to India
Read a book set at least 50% in India that was written by an author born in India.
Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao-11/27
This book is 309 pages. The first 170 pages take place in India and the last 139 pages (with a bit of these going back to India) take place in the US.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 535
Books Read: 35
Tasks Completed: 22/54
BB Ticket: 2
Task 10.6 – Rug Rats!Book chosen: Washington Black
Fits task: author's initials E and E found in NICKELODEON
Format read: audio
# of pages: 334 (printed edition)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 525 points
Task 20.2 – Rookie at the TopBook chosen: The God of Small Things
Fits task: book has more than 300 pages author was born in Shillong, Meghalaya, India, book is set more than 50% in India
Format read: audio
# of pages: 321 (printed edition)
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 545 points
Task 20.3 – Best ReviewOption B chosen
Book chosen: Five Quarters of the Orange
Fits task: MPG FOOD AND DRINK standalone
Format read: ebook
# of pages: 307 (printed edition)
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 565 points
Sarah E20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kathy KS’ Task: Rearing Twins in the ‘90s
Option 3: FLYOVER in title
The Island at the End of Everything - the isLand at the end OF eVERYthing
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is The Island at the End of Everything
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 8.0
Total Points: 365
Sarah E30.4 - Sandy's task: Dinosaur Operas!
Book 1: DUNE can be made from DINOSAUR OPERAS
Children of Dune
I listened to an audio, top MMP is Children of Dune - 408 pages
Book 2: Non-Fiction book, author initials in DINOSAUR OPERAS
The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective: Secrets and Lies in the Golden Age of Crime by Susannah Stapleton
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective: Secrets and Lies in the Golden Age of Crime - 370 pages
408 + 370 = 778 pages
Total Points: 395
Laurah3025.3 - TraceyL's task: No More Jockeys
opt 2: Read a book first published in 1999 or earlier.
The God of Small Things pub in 1997
opt 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: 390
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 25
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
CEELEETask 20.10 Group Reads
Read a book from the Fall Challenge 2021 list of Group Reads. Participate with at least one post in the group's discussion. of the book.
I read The Hound Of The Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and totally enjoyed the experience. My discussion post is #22 with the post date November 26, 2021
I am also claiming a Golden Oldies Ticket for the book that was first published in 1902 (odd to realize this is a 20th century novel)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Total Points for Task: 20
Total Books Read for Task: 1
Total Big Book Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets claimed for Task: 1
Total Points Earned for Fall 2021 Challenge: 105
Total Tasks Completed for Fall Challenge 2021: 5
Total Books Read for Fall Challenge 2021: 8
Total Big Book Tickets Claimed for r Fall Challenge 2021: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Fall Challenge 2021: 2
Kathy KS25.6 - SandyL's task: Fun and Wacky Holidays
Read two books from two different options.
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.
Tracing Your Rural Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians, by Jonathan Brown
TYRA=inTeRnAtional...daY
I read an ebook; pb=162 p. (no mmpb)
Option 4: Read a book by an author whose initials (all of them) are the same.
Shooting at Loons, by Margaret Maron
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 730
Tasks completed: 42
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Amy B10.3 - Just Like Me.
Read a nonfiction book with the main page genre Science, Ethics, or Philosophy. Genres may be standalone or embedded.
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren (Science)
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 745 Points
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.9: Year of the Woman: The Fourth Stage of Gainsborough Brown by Clarissa Watson, female author.
Totals this posting:
Points: 10
Books: 1
Summary Totals:295
Books: 19
Tasks: 12
Golden Oldies: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 5.4: Ghost: Voodoo Moon: A Moon Sisters Novel by June Stevens Westerfield has MPG paranormal
Totals this posting:
Points: 5
Books: 1
Summary Totals:300
Books: 20
Tasks: 13
Golden Oldies: 1
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Option 2: Nightswimming
b. Read a book with a title of at least 2 words where the first letters of each of the words can be found in the word NIGHTSWIMMING.
NightSwimming
Second Nature (1994) by Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 272 pages)
Option 3: Sarah’s Favorite Books
a. Read a book with a MPG Mystery or Thriller AND has a main character crime/mystery solver who is a female police officer, detective, or private eye. The female MC must be a professional. No amateur sleuths.
MPG Mystery
And
Savannah Reid is a former police officer. She is now a private detective at Moonlight Magnolia Detective Agency.
Murder à la Mode (A Savannah Reid Mystery #10) (2005) by G.A. McKevett (female) (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 266 pages)
360 + 30 = 390
Tasks Completed: 17
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 360 + 30 = 390
Books read: 27
Pages read: 7,387
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 22
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+