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FALL CHALLENGE 2021
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
Sarah E25.7 - Brooke TX's task: 90s Nickelodeon Nostalgia
Option 1: MPG Horror
The Desolations of Devil's Acre
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is The Desolations of Devil's Acre
Big Book, 506 pages. Claiming 1 BB ticket.
Option 6: LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE
The Only Good Indians
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is The Only Good Indians
Total Points: 690
Total BBs: 9
Heather KS25.7 - Brooke TX's task: 90s Nickelodeon Nostalgia
Option 5: SpongeBob SquarePants - Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS.
I used Option 5 for both books. I read
The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey and The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
Points this post: 25
Final point total for the challenge: 235
Sarah E5.9 - Toy Stories
The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken
Total Points: 695
Sarah E10.10 - Which Way?
East of Croydon: Travels through India and South East Asia
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is East of Croydon: Travels through India and South East Asia
Total Points: 705
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Fly's Task: Moving through the 90sOption 3: Read a book set at least 50% in either California or Massachusetts.
Unmanned by Lois Greiman
Set in Los Angeles, California
Total points: 105
Sarah E15.7 - Google It
House of Hollow - Hollow - OO, LL
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is House of Hollow
Total Points: 720
Sarah E20.1 - Most Improved - Valorie's Task: Fall Festival Celebration!
Option 1: Author first and last initials in OKTOBERFEST
The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is The Windsor Knot
Total Points: 740
Thank you to the all the mods and task creators for another great season.
Brooke TX5.3 - Men In Black
Read a book with a TITLE that appears in black text on the cover.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 345
Completed Tasks: 27
Books Read: 61
Brooke TX**UNCLAIM**
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Sarah E's task: Epic Maps
Option 1: Read a book with a title of at least three words where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in MOUNTAIN RANGE.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 325
Completed Tasks: 26
Books Read: 61
Brooke TX20.5 - Bigger is Better - Sarah E's task: Epic Maps
Option 1: Read a book with a title of at least three words where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in MOUNTAIN RANGE.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 345
Completed Tasks: 27
Books Read: 61
Brooke TX10.1 - Africa in the 1990s
Read a book set at least 50% in a country in Africa. Set in Algeria:
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 355
Completed Tasks: 28
Books Read: 61
Brooke TX10.2 - 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.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 365
Completed Tasks: 29
Books Read: 61
Brooke TX15.1 - Win or Lose
Book 1: Read a book with WIN found intact in the book's title/subtitle.
Book 2: Read a book with LOSE found intact in the book's title/subtitle.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 380
Completed Tasks: 30
Books Read: 61
Brooke TX15.3 - The Boy Who Lived
Book 1: Read a book with the MPG Magic or Witches.
Book 2: Read a book first published in the 1990s (1990-1999, inclusive).
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 395
Completed Tasks: 31
Books Read: 61
Brooke TX15.5 - The Macarena
Read a book set at least 50% in Latin America. Set in Brazil:
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 410
Completed Tasks: 32
Books Read: 61
Brooke TX15.8 - Beanie Babies
Read a book with one of the animals mentioned (frog, pig, dog, orca, whale, moose, platypus, bear, lobster) on the cover. Whale on the cover:
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 425
Completed Tasks: 33
Books Read: 61
Brooke TX15.9 - 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. Sharing the name Frank:
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 440
Completed Tasks: 34
Books Read: 61
Brooke TX20.4 - Golden Oldies - Fly's Task: Moving through the 90s
Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in either California or Massachusetts. Set in L.A.:
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 460
Completed Tasks: 35
Books Read: 61
Kim O5.2 - Titanic Read a book with at least 50,000 ratings on GR.
The Dry
Points this task: 5
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Totals:
Points: 160
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 3
Amy B5.2 - Titanic
Read a book with at least 50,000 ratings on GR.
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (197,000 ratings)
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 775 Points
Brooke TX25.2 - Amy FL's task: Parenthood
Option 1: Read a book by a single MALE author that is #2 in a series.
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose initials (all initials count) are found in HORTON THAT SCHMENDRICK.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 485
Completed Tasks: 36
Books Read: 61
Kim 5.10 - Aladdin Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules. For this task, a book with the main page genre childrens or kids may be used if it is not found in AR Bookfinder.
The Bad Seed
Points this task: 5
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Totals:
Points: 165
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 3
Brooke TX25.5 - Andy P's task: Remember Alphabetical Order?
My letter sequence is HIJK.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 510
Completed Tasks: 37
Books Read: 61
Brooke TX25.6 - SandyL's task: Fun and Wacky Holidays
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.
Option 4: Read a book by an author whose initials (all of them) are the same.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 535
Completed Tasks: 38
Books Read: 61
Amber50.1 - Bucket's task: Reading Adventure
I live in the United States
Option 3, Book 1: book set in the country you chose (India)
A Will To Kill by R.V. Raman
Book 2: book set in a different country on a different continent (Australia)
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
**Big Little Lies is a Big Book (572 pgs in MMPB). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Book 3: book set in a different country on a third different continent (United Kingdom)
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
**Doomsday Book is a Big Book (578 pgs in MMPB). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
All books are 100% set in the stated country and have the setting in the metadata for that book
Pages: 340 + 572 + 578 = 1490 > 750 pgs
Total Points: 385
Big Book Tickets: 11
Brooke TX25.7 - Brooke TX's task: 90s Nickelodeon Nostalgia
Option 1: Are You Afraid of the Dark? Read a book with an MPG of Horror.
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.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 560
Completed Tasks: 39
Books Read: 61
Brooklyn 10.1 – Africa in the 1990s
Read a book set at least 50% in an African country
Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo
Set in Nigeria
Points this post: 10
Total points: 890/905
Tasks completed: 53/54
Books read: 70
Brooke TX25.7 - Brooke TX's task: 90s Nickelodeon Nostalgia
Option 1: Are You Afraid of the Dark? Read a book with an MPG of Horror.
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.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 560
Completed Tasks: 39
Books Read: 61
Brooke TX30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: My Favorite Day of the Week
Option 2: Read a book with a main page genre that includes the word War or Wars.
Option 3: Read a book where all the letters GRACE can be found in the TITLE.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 590
Completed Tasks: 40
Books Read: 61
5.10 - AladdinRead a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
The Door Is Open
New Points: 5
Total Points: 585
BB: 3
GO: 4
Brooke TX30.4 - Sandy's task: 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.
Book 2 - Read a book written by an author whose initials (ALL initials) can be found in DINOSAUR OPERAS. Nonfiction:
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 610
Completed Tasks: 41
Books Read: 61
30.6 - TessaVanessa's task: Spelling BeeBook 1: Read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the first letter of each word in order spells a word or acronym. Ignore subtitles.
The Eyre Affair
Word Spelled by initial letter is TEA
Book 2: Read a book with the word spelled from Book 1 in the title or subtitle. The word must match exactly. Punctuation is considered to be part of the word for SRC purposes.
I listened to an audio version of Tea & Treachery
New Points: 30
Total Points: 615
BB: 3
GO: 4
That is it for me, thanks for another great challenge!
Angela IL20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's Task: Birthdays
Option 2. Read a book with a dog or dogs and, at least, one human companion on cover.
China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan-11/30
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 555
Books Read: 36
Tasks Completed: 23/54
BB Ticket: 2
Task 15.8 – Beanie Babies DOG on cover
I listened to the audio / NO MMPB / Paperback; A Fistful of Collars – 336 p
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 545 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (5) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 7
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option 1: read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in OKTOBERFEST
i read Malibu Rising
points for this task: 20
total points: 235
tasks done: 15
books read: 19
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option 1: read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in OKTOBERFEST
i read Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid. T and R can be found.
points for this task: 20
total points: 235
tasks done: 15
books read: 19
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read a book with a pig on the cover. I read
points for this task: 15
total points: 250
tasks done: 16
books read: 20
PAULA S20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kathy KS’ Task: Rearing Twins in the ‘90s
Option 2: Twins. Read a book with a main character who is a twin.
Main characters Jack and Jill are twins.
I read the Kindle edition. PB link for reference (no MMPB): Ahí abajo, entre raíces y huesos
Points this task: 20
Total points: 20
PAULA S20.7 - 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.
Author initials AC found in geocAChing
Points this task: 20
Total points: 40
Kim O25.3 - 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.
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War This book has 544 pages.
Option 4: Oscar (the statuette) - No More Solid Gold Legends. Read a book that was adapted into a movie AND that movie won at least 1 Academy Award (Oscar).
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Golden Oldie -- first published January 5th 1886
a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022835/... (Goodreads wouldn't let me post an external link, so I left the < off the beginning)
Points this task: 25
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
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Totals:
Points: 190
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 4
PAULA S20.9 - 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 one of the following: SWEETIE PETEY, BOOPINATOR, or MRS PEEBODY.
author intials AT found in boopinATor
I read the kindle edition. PB link for reference (no MMPB): Los chicos del cementerio
Points this task: 20
Total points: 60
PAULA S20.10 - Group Reads
❋ Fiction: Locked Room Mystery Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
My contribution to the discussion: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I read the ebook, PB link for reference (no MMPB): Anxious People
Points this task: 20
Total points: 80
FLY Task #25.3 - TraceyL's task: No More Jockeys
task: Option 1: Read a book with a job in the title or subtitle.
book: The Fullback Protector
how it fits: job = fullback
task: Option 2: Read a book first published in 1999 or earlier.
book: Dave Barry Does Japan
how it fits: first published January 28th 1992
Points this post: 25
Total points: 460
Tasks completed: 27/54
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
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PAULA S5.2 - Titanic
Read a book with at least 50,000 ratings on GR.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1,123,788 ratings on GoodReads
I read the ebook. MMPB link for reference: Le Portrait de Dorian Gray
Points this task: 5
Total points: 85
FLY Task #20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Happy Anniversary, My Love!
task: Option D: Read a book where the main character travels to a different country.
book: Magic Rises
how it fits: MCs travel from Georgia (the state in the U.S.) to Georgia (the country)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 480
Tasks completed: 28/54
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
I had to do some rearranging to make the best of the books I read for 2-book tasks I wasn't able to complete. Task 5.3 – Men in Black
Book chosen:
Fits task: Title in black on the cover
Format read: audio
# of pages: 327 (printed edition)
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 570 points
PAULA S5.4 - Ghost
Read a book with a main page genre of Paranormal. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Fantasy > Paranormal 126 users
I read the ebook, PB link for reference (no MMPB): Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day
Points this task: 5
Total points: 90
Task 25.3 – TraceyL's task: No More JockeysBook chosen: Option 2: Hickory Dickory Dock
Fits task: First published in 1955
Format read: audio
# of pages: 304 (printed edition)
Book chosen: Option 3: Homo faber
Fits task: no repeating letters in author's name: Max Frisch
Format read: audio
# of pages: 203 (printed edition)
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 595 points
PAULA S10.9 - The Year of the Woman
Read a book written by a female author.
by S.A. ChakrabortyI read the kindle edition. PB link for reference: The City of Brass
Points this task: 10
Total points: 100
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Task 20.6 Rearing Twins in the 90s
Option 3: Read a book where all the letters FLYOVER can be found in the Title/Subtitle and/or Author's name. Books with multiple authors may be used but only one author's name can supply the needed letters.
I read Living Joy: 9 Rules to Help You Rediscover and Live Joy Every Day
Points this post: 20
Total points: 210