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FALL CHALLENGE 2021
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Task 30.4 – Sandy's task: Dinosaur Operas!Book 1 chosen: Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
Fits task: word "road" in the title can be made from DINOSAUR OPERAS
Format read: audio
# of pages: 400 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books (nonfiction)
Fits task: author initials A (Azar) and N (Nafisi) found in DINOSAUR OPERAS
Format read: audio
# of pages: 356 (printed edition)
Total number of pages: 400 + 356 = 756
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date: 650 points
b>Shelby30.3 - Katrisa's task: Missing my Bestie
Option 2a
Read a book with an author whose initials are some combination of R.E.M.: Slow Ride by Erin McCarthy
How Fits: Author - Erin McCarthy
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Option 3a
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.: Purity in Death by J.D. Robb
How Fits: MPG - Mystery & MC - Eve Dallas is a police detective
Points this post: 30
Total points: 745
Big Books: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: My Favorite Day of the WeekOption 1. Read a book written by an author whose initials (all) can be found in TUESDAY. The book I read was The Wonder by Emma Donoghue.
TUESDAY
Option 2. Read a book with a main page genre that includes the word War or Wars. The book I read was The Things We Cannot Say
Points this post: 30
Total points: 130
Bookwrm526Task #10.7 - Time to Panic!
Read a book with the numeral 2, the Roman numeral II or the word "two" in the title or subtitle. I read It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian.
Total points for the challenge: 740
25.3 - TraceyL's task: No More JockeysOption 2: Mary Magdalene - No More People Who Haven't Said "Hello" in the 21st Century. Read a book first published in 1999 or earlier. The book I read was The Devil's Novice.
Option 3: Brian Cox - No More Names Without Repeated Letters. Read a book by an author whose entire name does not have any repeated letters across all of the name parts. The book I read was The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 155
Brooke TX10.4 - Stick 'Em Up!
Read a book set at least 50% in Massachusetts, Norway, or Germany. Set in East Germany:
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 620
Completed Tasks: 42
Books Read: 62
Brooke TX10.4 - Stick 'Em Up!
Read a book set at least 50% in Massachusetts, Norway, or Germany. Set in East Germany:
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 630
Completed Tasks: 42
Books Read: 62
Brooke TX15.4 - Supersize Me
Option 2: Read one book written by an author whose initials (all of them) can be found in any combination of MCDONALD'S, FRIES, and/or DRINK AND with at least 500 pages.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 645
Completed Tasks: 43
Books Read: 62
25.5 - Andy P's task: Remember Alphabetical Order?Book 1: Bewilderment by Richard Powers - 288 pages
Book 1: Dog on It by Spencer Quinn - 336 pages
Letter sequence PQRS
Total points: 305
Kristi CO15.7 - Google It
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Points this post: 15
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 10
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Julia10310.6 - Rug Rats!
Stone Cribs: A Smokey Dalton Novel by Kris Nelscott (author initials in NICKELODEON)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 795
BB: 6
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 50
Books read: 62
Kristi CO30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: My Favorite Day of the Week
Option 3: GRACE
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Option 4: 2021 publication
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
*big book ticket* Great Circle is 608 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 12
Big Books: 500=1, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Chris MD UNCLAIM
10.9 The Year of the Woman
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
V.E. Schwab is a female.
This takes my points down to 520
Chris MD 5.8 Twister
Title includes the letters D-V-D
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
DD in aDDie
V in inVisible
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 500 pages. Claiming one Big Book ticket.
Total points: 525
Chris MD 5.10 Aladdin
Book of your choice
A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 400 pages.
Total points: 530
Chris MD 10.9 Year of the Woman
Written by a female author
Talk Sweetly to Me by Courtney Milan
Courtney Milan is a woman.
Total points: 540
Chris MD 15.6 Buzz, Beep, Squeal!
Title include word from onomatopoeia list
Murder Knocks Twice by Susanna Calkins
"Knock" is on the onomatopoeia list.
I read the Kindle edition but linked to the only paperback.
Total points: 555
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.4 - Stick 'Em Up!
Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home
Over half of the book is set in Germany
Totals
Points: 260
BB: 3
GO: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 25
Total Books Completed: 25
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Bookwrm526's task: Geocaching Time Again!Option 1, a book whose author's initials are found in GEOCACHING: Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams
Points this post: 20
Total points: 805
That's it! Thank you, Moderators. As always, I so appreciate all your hard work on this. Looking forward to Winter.
Kristen IA10.2 - 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. Ignore subtitles. Letters can be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 300/905
Tasks Completed: 20/54
BB: 2
GO: 0
Kristen IA10.10 - Which Way?
Read a book with East, West, North or South found intact in its title (no subtitles).
Slightly South of Simple by Kristy Woodson Harvey
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the MMPB edition
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 310/905
Tasks Completed: 21/54
BB: 2
GO: 0
Kristen IA25.7 - Brooke TX's task: 90s Nickelodeon Nostalgia
This is a two book task. ONE of your books may have the genre Comics/Graphic Novel/Sequential Art.
Required: State the option(s) you used when you post.
Option 5: SpongeBob SquarePants - Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS.
The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition
Option 6: Legends of the Hidden Temple - Read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the initial letter of each word can be found in LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE.
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 335/905
Tasks Completed: 22/54
BB: 2
GO: 0
babbling c5.10 - Aladdin
Aladdin's Genie has granted your wish. Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules. For this task only, you may choose a book with the genre Childrens or Kids that is not found in AR Bookfinder - this does NOT allow the use of childrens books that are found in ARBF but do not meet SRC requirements.
Anxious People - Audible Anxious People - paperback pgs. 341 by Fredrik Backman
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 255/905
Completed Tasks: 18/54
Golden oldies: 1
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Pages read this season: 9,268
Books read this season: 23
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kathy KS’ Task: Rearing Twins in the ‘90sOption 3: Vacations -
Exodus, Revisited: My Unorthodox Journey to Berlin by Deborah Feldman
Total Points =130
Kathy KS20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Happy Anniversary, My Love!
The book must be at least 250 pages in length.
Option A: Read a book with a main character who is an active-duty military member or a veteran (any war, any branch of service, any country). Required: If the main character's active-duty or veteran status is not obvious on the book's main page, include a reference when you post.
Captain Alatriste, by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
253 pages
Reference: Ron Seckinger's review on the GR page for the title: "this slim book chronicles the adventures of a Spanish soldier down on his luck in 1620s Madrid. Like other veterans of Spain's wars in Flanders, Alatriste survives as a bodyguard- or assassin-for-hire during the reign of Philip IV, following his own code of honor."
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 770
Tasks completed: 44
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Sorry this is so late; I honestly didn't think I'd get it finished in time!"
Kristen IA50.1 - 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. 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.
Required: State the country you live in and the setting for each book you chose when you post. - *I live in the United States
Option 2: Cruise
Time for an ocean adventure! Choose an ocean to explore: Atlantic 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.
Book 1: Set in the country you chose. - Norway
The Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley - 683 pages
******I claim 1 Big Book Ticket - 683 pages******
Book 2: Set in a country bordering the same ocean, but NOT bordering your starting country. - Ireland )from the text: "Audrey could imagine that, on nice summer days, Shanamore was the quintessential Irish seaside day out."
Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard - 304 pages
Book 3: Set in a third country bordering the same ocean, but NOT bordering either previously visited country. - Egypt
Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer - 304 pages
683+304+304= 1291 pages > 750 pages
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 385/905
Tasks Completed: 23/54
BB: 3
GO: 0
babbling c20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Bookwrm526's task: Geocaching Time Again!
Option 2: My favorite kind of cache is the mystery or puzzle cache. For this option, 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
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.
Murder in Mesopotamia - Audible - Meurtre en Mésopotamie - mass market paperback pgs. 223 by Agatha Christie
pg 1; #15
GOLDEN OLDIE first published July 6th 1936
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 1
Total This Season
Points: 275/905
Completed Tasks: 19/54
Golden oldies: 2
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Pages read this season: 9,491
Books read this season: 24
The Fall Challenge has come to an end. See you in the Winter!
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Book chosen: Option 3: The Eyre Affair
Fits task: first letter of each of the 3 words in the title (T, E, A) found in INTERNATIONAL NACHO DAY
Format read: audio
# of pages: 374 (printed edition)
Book chosen: Option 4: Quest for Love
Fits task: author initials are the same: Emma Easter
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 292 (printed edition)
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 620 points