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FALL CHALLENGE 2021
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30.1 - MAZZA1's task: A NIGHT AT THE PROMSOption 2: Book fits an A and B option and is > 600 pages
A.a)Genre Classic
B.c) Human legs on cover - approved in THR
*** One Big Book Ticket claimed - 654 pages
*** One Golden Oldie claimed - Published in 1794
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Total Golden Oldies: 4
Total Points: 280
Theresa10.1 - Africa in the 1990's
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
set in Botswana
Points this post - 10
Total points - 60
Theresa10.3 - Just Like Me
The Next Pandemic: On the Front Lines Against Humankind's Gravest Dangers by Ali S Khan
Nonfiction - Science
Points this post - 10
Total points - 70
Task 5.2 – Titanic A book with over 55,000 GR ratings
The Winds of War ✔ – 28Nov21
*** BIG BOOK *** 2 tickets – 885 pages
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This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 485 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (4) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 6
Task 5.10 – AladdinReader’s choice
State of Terror
I listened to the audio / no MMPB / Paperback: State of Terror - 512 p
*** BIG BOOK *** 1 tickets – 512 pages
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This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 490 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (5) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 7
Mary P10.8 - 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).
Remember Me Like This by Bret Anthony Johnston
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Points this post: 10
Total points: 210
Task 20.7 – Shorter is Sweeter – Bookwrm526’s – Geocaching Time Again!Option 2: From List: Mystery Books Puzzles Whodunits and Surprises
Page 1, # 11 - Gorky Park
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 510 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (5) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 7
Task 20.9 – Moderator’s Pet – Kim O – In Memory of BaileyOption 2: Author’s initials in MRSPEEBODY - M B
Maggie Barbieri / Murder 101 ✔ – 24Nov21
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 530 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (5) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 7
5.10 - Heart's DesireRead a book of choice that meets SRC rules
The Wars of Atlantis by Phil Masters
ebook, no MMP, 80 pages in only PB edition
This is my 80-99 page 5 pointer
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
There, I didn't get shut out!
This will be my last post for the fall challenge
I'd like to thank the mods for all the work they do, and in particular for getting my SRC account back in good working order
15.1 - Win or LoseFor option 1 (book with "WIN" intact in the title), I read A Storm of Wings.
For option 2 (book with "LOSE" intact in the title), I read Close To Home Unplugged: The Second Close to Home Anthology.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 310
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
30.3 - Katrisa's task: Missing my BestieFor Option 1, I listened to the audio book of Long Road to Mercy. Over 50% of the book took place in Arizona.
For Option 3, I listened to the audio book of A Minute to Midnight. The heroine of the book is FBI Special Agent Atlee Pine, and the book has an MPG of Thriller.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 340
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Bookwrm526Task #30.5 - A Good Decade
Option A: Read a book from my list of popular biology books. I read The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben, from page 3 of the list.
Option C: Read a book from my list of popular fiction books. I read Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde, from page 1 of the list.
Total points so far: 705
ROBIN P15. 4 Supersize Me
Option 2 - Author initials found in MCDONALDS, FRIES, DRINK
AND Book over 500 pages
Cloud Cuckoo Land - 626 pages (I read hardcover, there is one paperback listed with same page count)
Author Anthony Doerr
**Claiming 1 BB credit**
Points this post: 15
Total points: 715
BB: 7 GO: 5
FLY Task #15.2 - Egg Watch
task: 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.
book: Artificial Condition
how it fits: AC in tAmagotChi
task: Book 2: Read a book from the Coming of Age Books list.
book: The House on Mango Street
how it fits: on page 2 of list (shelved 312 times)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 365
Tasks completed: 22/54
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Sue T5.10 - Aladdin
Book of choice that meets SRC rules
State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 100/905
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 8
FLY Task #25.2 - Amy FL's task: Parenthood
task: Option 2: read a book with a domestic dog or cat on the cover
book: The Witching Place: A Fatal Folio
how it fits:
<--- cattask: Option 4: single author, initials in HORTON THAT SCHMENDRICK
book: Orphan Monster Spy
how it fits: author Matt Killeen, initials MK in SCHMENDRICK
Points this post: 25
Total points: 390
Tasks completed: 23/54
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
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Suzannesea15.1 - Win or Lose
Book 1: WIN in book's title
Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher
Book 2: LOSE in book's title
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 705
babbling c25.1 - 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. Words must match exactly.
Crooked House - kindle La Maison biscornue - mass market paperback pg 189 by Agatha Christie
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.
Hidden Star - kindle Hidden Star - mass market paperback pgs. 256
GENE RODDENBERRY
Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 240/905
Completed Tasks: 16/54
Golden oldies: 1
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Pages read this season: 8,438
Books read this season: 21
babbling c10.9 - The Year of the Woman
1992 was referred to as "the year of the woman" in the U.S., because a record number of women were elected to office in that year.
Read a book written by a female author. A book with multiple authors may be used, as long as every author is female.
The Hating Game - kindle Meilleurs Ennemis - mass market paperback pg 489 by Sally Thorne
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 250/905
Completed Tasks: 17/54
Golden oldies: 1
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Pages read this season: 8,927
Books read this season: 22
15.9 - I’ll Be There for YouRead a book written by a single author who shares a name with one of the recurring Friends Characters
Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong
Friends character name: Chloe
Total Points: 185
trishhartuk25.3 TraceyL's task: No More Jockeys
Option 2: Read a book first published in 1999 or earlier.
A Night in the Lonesome October, Roger Zelazny
First published in 1993
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose entire name does not have any repeated letters
Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
Read the kindle edition. Top PB (Spanish): here (544pg)
Top PB (English): here (478pg)
Points this task: 25
Books read: 2
Golden oldie/Big book: No
I think the Spanish version would count for a BB, but not the English one, but it feels odd claiming it, plus methinks I'm not in the BB raffle this time anyway!
Total points: 555
Tasks completed: 34
Golden oldies: 3
Big book tickets: 3
trishhartuk25.1 XBM's task: My Life as a 90s TV Show
Option 2: Read a book or book series that was made into a TV show or movie.
Quite Ugly One Morning, Christopher Brookmyre
Made into a TV movie in 2004: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404356/...
Option 3: Read a book with an MPG of Science Fiction.
The Space Between Worlds, Micaiah Johnson
Read the kindle edition. PB: here
Science Fiction: 1,360 users
Points this task: 25
Books read: 2
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 580
Tasks completed: 35
Golden oldies: 3
Big book tickets: 3
Coralie25.6 Fun and Wacky Holidays
Option 3 – book with a title where the first letter of each word is found in the phrase internATional naChO day
A Comedy of Terrors
Option 4 – book by an author whose initials are the same
The Human Factor by Graham Greene
Total to date 675 points
LAUREN JODI25.4 - Cat's task: Britpop Books
Option 2
Book #1: Morning Glory by Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
Don't Tempt Me by Lori Foster
Word: Don't
Book #2: Different Class by Pulp - Live Bed Show
Best Murder in Show by Debbie Young
Word: Show
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 860/905
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Books Read: 67
Tasks Completed: 51/54
Julia10325.2 - Amy FL's task: Parenthood
Option 1: First Degree by David Rosenfelt (male author, Andy Carpenter series #2)
Option 4: Love Me for Me by Sarah Ettritch (SE in SCHMENDRICK)
This is approved for length on line 1920 of spreadsheet.
This post: 25 points
Total points: 785
BB: 6
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 49
Books read: 61
Amy B25.4 - 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
Exit Lines by Joan Barfoot (Exit from OK Computer "Exit Music")
Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter by Carmen Aguirre (Something from Different Class "Something Changed")
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 770 Points
Boston Kate
15.2 - Egg Watch
Book 1: The Guide
TG found in TAMAGOTCHI
Book 2: The Giver
found on page 1
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR: 7.0
Points this post: 15
Total points: 155
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.6 - The Sixth Sense
Madam Bessie Jones: Her Life and Times by J.M. West
The author uses initials in the first name position.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Madam Bessie Jones: Her Life and Times
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 585 points
Tasks completed: 31
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season *
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.8 - Birthdays
Puppy Love by Lucy Gilmore
Option 2 - There is a dog and a human companion on cover
Link to MMP edition: Puppy Love
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 605 points
Tasks completed: 32
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season *
Boston Kate
25.2 - Amy FL's task: Parenthood
Option 3: Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics
"Sports" on main page
Option 4: Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar
author's initials (RC) in HORTON THAT SCHMENDRICK
Points this post: 25
Total points: 180
JEN B15.4 - Supersize Me
Option 2: Read one book that fulfills both book 1 and book 2 requirements.
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Author initials AD in McDonAlds, and this book is 626 pages.
I would also like to claim a Big Book ticket
TOTAL POINTS: 215
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Fly's Task: Moving through the 90s Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in either California or Massachusetts.
Required: If the setting is not clearly indicated in the GR description or metadata, include a reference.
California:
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 635
Bookwrm526Task #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. I chose dog and read Murder, She Barked by Krista Davis.
Total points so far: 720
ED20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Kim O's task: In Memory of Bailey
Option 1
A Suitable Boy by A Suitable Boy
1474 p.
"BAILEY" " found in "A suItaBLE boY"
*****I claim 3 BB tickets*****
Task total=20
Grand Total=20
BB+3
GO=0
20.3 Happy Anniversary, My LoveOption A: Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Has 292 pages.
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 325
Sarah E20.5 - Bigger is Better - Sarah E's task: Epic Maps
Option 2: RIVER found intact in the title
Rivers of London
I listened to an audio, top MMP is Midnight Riot
Total Points: 500
Sarah E25.2 - Amy FL's task: Parenthood
Option 1: MALE author that is #2 in a series
Pretties (Uglies #2) by Scott Westerfeld
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is Pretties
Option 4: Author initials in HORTON THAT SCHMENDRICK
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is Hamnet
Total Points: 525
Sarah E30.1 - MAZZA1's task: A NIGHT AT THE PROMS
Option 1: Two books
Book A: Option b
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
I read a kindle edition, top MMP is Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Robin Sloan (RS) matches Robert Schumann
Book B: Option b
London - completely set in England
I read an ebook, MMP is London
Big Book, 1,124 pages. Claiming 3 BB tickets.
Total Points: 555
Total BBs: 6
ED20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Happy Anniversary, My Love!
Option C
The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope
"AT" found in "loves To reAd"
890p.-pub. 1867
*****I claim 2 BB tickets*****
***** I claim 1 GO ticket*****
Task total=20
Grand Total=40
BB+5
GO=1
Jasmiina F30.1 - MAZZA1's task: A NIGHT AT THE PROMS:
Option A. a) Read a book with an MPG of Classics OR Music. Genres may be stand-alone or embedded:
Love Song by Sophia Bennett.
Option B. b) Read a book set in Great Britain:
Liitu-ukko by C.J. Tudor.
Setting: England.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 195
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Sarah E30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: My Favorite Day of the Week
Option 1: Author initials in TUESDAY
Skellig by David Almond
I read a kindle edition, top MMP is Skellig
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG+ - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 4.0
Option 4: First published in 2021
The Pavilion in the Clouds: A new stand-alone novel
I read a kindle edition, the only print edition is the hardcover - The Pavilion in the Clouds
Total Points: 585
Sarah E25.1 - XBM's task: My Life as a 90s TV Show
Option 3: MPG of Science Fiction
Project Hail Mary
I read an ebook, top paperback - no MMP - is Proyecto Hail Mary
Big Book, 544 pages. Claiming 1 BB ticket.
Option 6: MPG of History
London and the Seventeenth Century: The Making of the World's Greatest City
Total Points: 610
Total BBs: 7
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Kim O's task: In Memory of BaileyOption 2: Read a book by a single author where all of the author's initials can be found in one of the following: SWEETIE PETEY, BOOPINATOR, or MRS PEEBODY.
Invitation to Death by Bryan Smith
BS appears in mrS Boopinator
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 460
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 3
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
Sarah E25.3 - TraceyL's task: No More Jockeys
Option 1: Job in the title
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: The Smiley Collection
Option 2: First published in 1999 or earlier
Coyote Wind - first published 1994
I read an ebook, top paperback - no MMP - is Coyote Wind
Total Points: 635
StaceyNC5.1 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Read a book that is a prequel or fill-in in a series that is numbered with a #0 or a decimal.
Book: Rock Chick Reawakening
Completed: 11/27/21
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 510
Tasks Completed: 29
StaceyNC15.9 - I’ll Be There for You
Read a book written by a single author who shares a name with one of the recurring Friends Characters.
Book: Getting Schooled
Completed: 11/26/21
Author: Emma Chase (Emma)
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 525
Tasks Completed: 30
StaceyNC25.5 - Andy P's task: Remember Alphabetical Order?
The total number of pages of both books must exceed 500 pages (i.e., 501 pages or greater).
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: Nailed Down
Completed: 11/28/21
Author: Chelle Bliss
Pages: 258
Book 2: Atlantis Unleashed
Completed: 9/18/21
Author: Alyssa Day
Pages: 316
Authors: ABCD
Pages: 574
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 550
Tasks Completed: 31
Elinaly20.7 - Option 2 - Shorter is Sweeter
Read a book from the list Mystery Books Puzzles Whodunnits And Surprises.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Read a book from the 1st page ( #30) from the above named list
Points this task: 20
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 7
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15.2: 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.: TMOTC.
The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime that Scandalized a City and Sparked the Tabloid WarsThe
Book 2: Read a book from the Coming of Age Books list.
Found on page 2.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 660.