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FALL CHALLENGE 2021
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babbling c20.4 - 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.
Marked - audible Marked - paperback pgs. 323 by Sarah Fine
set in Boston, Massachusetts
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 25/905
Completed Tasks: 2/54
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 614
Books read this season: 2
PegW30.1 - MAZZA1's task: A NIGHT AT THE PROMS
Option 1- READ TWO books- One from "A. The Proms Series" and the other from "B. The Last Night."
A. The Proms Series
c) Read a book with Henry or Wood in the TITLE (not in a subtitle) - plurals or possessives allowed, no other variations.
The Maine Woods
B. The Last Night
a) Read a book which has a word of 4 or more letters in the TITLE (not in a subtitle) from the lyrics of Jerusalem. Word MUST MATCH EXACTLY.
Using the word TIME, I read:
Sharks in the Time of Saviors
Points this post: 30
Total points: 100
babbling c20.1 - Most Improved - Valorie's Task: Fall Festival Celebration!
Option 4: Scarecrow Festival, St. Charles, IL, October 8-10, 2021. I would love to experience a Scarecrow festival, maybe learn how to sculpt them someday! Read a book with a MPG of "paranormal" or "horror".
From a Distant Star - Audible From a Distant Star - paperback pgs. 272 by Karen McQuestion
Fantasy > Paranormal 15 users
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 45/905
Completed Tasks: 3/54
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 886
Books read this season: 3
DeborahPost #5
30.1 - MAZZA1's task: A NIGHT AT THE PROMS
A. The Proms Series
c) Read a book with Henry or Wood in the TITLE
plurals or possessives allowed, no other variations.
Lost in the Never Woods
B. The Last Night
c) The Sailor’s Hornpipe
Meant to BePoints this post: 30
Total Points: 85
Books Read: 6
Tasks Done: 5
15.10 - The StreakRead a book that is #2, #3, #6, or #8 in a series.
The Obelisk Gate
Total Points: 15
MARGO25.3 - TraceyL's task: No More Jockeys
Option 1: Read a book with a job in the title or subtitle.
The Magician of Lublin
Option 2: Read a book first published in 1999 or earlier.
First published May 7th 1895
** claiming GOLDEN OLDIE ticket **
The Time Machine
Posted PB but read Kindle editions.
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Points this task: 25
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
UNCLAIMING THIS TASKTask:20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Kim O's task: In Memory of Bailey
Option:2- all of the author's initials can be found in one of the following: SWEETIE PETEY, BOOPINATOR, or MRS PEEBODY.
Book read:A Tale of Two Families by Dodie Smith
Required: Dodie Smith = DS - mrS peeboDy
Points this task:20
Total points:45
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Books read:3
Tasks completed:3
Task:20.5 - Bigger is Better - Sarah E's task: Epic MapsOption:4: Deserts [single author whose first and last initials can be found in DESERT]
Book read:A Tale of Two Families by Dodie Smith
Required: Dodie Smith = DS = DeSert
Points this task:20
Total points:45
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Books read:3
Tasks completed:3
Task:20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Kim O's task: In Memory of BaileyOption: 3 -the initial letters of each word can be found in THE RAINBOW BRIDGE
Book read:The Hidden Girls by Rebecca Whitney
Required: The Hidden Girls = THG = THe rainbow bridGe
Points this task:20
Total points:65
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Books read:4
Tasks completed:4
INSIYAH15.7 - Google It
Word in the title/subtitle that contains at least two sets of identical letters
Book: Mama's Boy: A Story from Our Americas by Dustin Lance Black (ebook)
How it fits: MM, AA in Mama
Note: Paperback has 416 pages.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 35
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Books: 1
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
HanneloreTask 15.2 - Egg Watch
Read one book 1 and one book 2.
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. [...] Subtitles may be ignored.
Book: The Hypnotist
How it fits: The Hypnotist. T and H can both be found in TAMAGOTCHI.
Note: I used the pre-reading option. This book is 616 pages long, I read under 200 pages before the start of the month.
(Logged: Started august 31st. Page 122 on august 31st. Page 184 on september 1st.)
*** Claiming a big book ticket for this book. ***
Book 2:
Read a book from the Coming of Age Books list.
Required: State the page your book can be found on when you post.
Book: Mockingjay
How it fits: The book is on the first page of the list, near the bottom of the page.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 5
BB tickets:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
Line5.7 jurassic park
read a book from i saw the movie and read the book list. I read Little Women which is found on page 1 on the list.
Little Women has a children’s MPG, and the book finder scores are: IL: MG, BL: 7.4 - AR pts: 15
points for this task: 5
total points: 5
books read: 1
tasks done: 1
Sophie20.3 Option D
Main character travels
The Odyssey by Homer
582 pages long - claiming BB
Odysseus travels from Troy (in Turkey) to Ithaca (in Greece) with various stops along the way.
Total: 20
BB: 1
Sophie20.10 Group Read
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
Comment in thread
Total: 40
Sophie20.4 Opt 4
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Number 18 on unhappy marriages list
1037 pages long - claiming 3 BB
Total: 60
BB: 4
Jasmiina F20.9 - 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:
What Abigail Did That Summer : A Rivers Of London Novella by Ben Aaronovitch.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
BUCKET25.3 TraceyL’s Task: No More Jockeys
Option 1
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter by Anonymous
(Job: Bamboo Cutter)
**GOLDEN OLDIE: The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter dates to about the year 900.**
Option 2
Shiloh and Other Stories by Bobbie Ann Mason
(First published 1982)
Points this post: 25
Points total: 45
BB total: 0
GO total: 1
Julia10320.10 - Group Reads
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(My comments in post #10 of discussion thread)
This was first published in 1902 so claiming one GO ticket.
This post: 20 points, 1 GO
Total points: 155
BB: 2
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 12
30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: My Favorite Day of the Week 2 books, 2 options.
Book 1 Option 1. Author's initials in TUESDAY.
Before Lunch by Angela Thirkell.
Published 1939 for 1 Golden Oldie point.
Book 2 Option 4. Published in 2021.
Checking Out Crime by Laurie Cass
Points: 30
Total Points: 165
GO: 6
BB: 1
Task 5.2 – Titanic Book chosen: The Alchemist
Fits task: over 2 million ratings
Format read: audio
# of pages: 197 (printed edition)
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 5 points
Task 5.10 – Aladdin Book chosen: Stormdancer
Fits task: meets SRC rules
Format read: audio
# of pages: 451 (printed edition)
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 10 points
Task 10.9 – The Year of the Woman Book chosen: Conjure Women
Fits task: meets Afia Atakora is female
Format read: audio
# of pages: 400 (printed edition)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 20 points
Task 15.6 – Buzz, Beep, Squeal! Book chosen: Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Fits task: word chosen: hiss - word in the title: hissing
Format read: audio
# of pages: 332 (printed edition)
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 35 points
Task 15.7 – Google It Book chosen: Nevernight
Fits task: word chosen: at least two sets of identical letters: EE and NN
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 429 (printed edition)
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 50 points
Task 20.8 – Nickels & Dimes - Tien's Task: Birthdays Book chosen: Option 2: A Lesson in Murder
Fits task: dog and human companion
Format read: ebook
# of pages: 251 (printed edition)
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 70 points
Katrisa25.4 - Cat's task: Britpop Books
Opt 2 -
book 1 Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls (with from Oasis (What's the Story) Morning Glory - Roll WITH IT)
book 2 - The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: Guidance on the Path to Mindfulness from a Spiritual Leader (down from Radiohead OK Computer - Let DOWN)
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 200
Kathy KS5.4 - Ghost
Read a book with a main page genre of Paranormal. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Masquerade in Lodi, by Lois McMaster Bujold
MPG: Paranormal > Demons 5 users
I listened to the audiobook; hb=176 p. [no mmpb or pb]
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 195
Tasks completed: 14
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
MEGSCL15.6 - Buzz, Beep, Squeal!
Murmurations (murmur)
TOTAL TO DATE
85 points
1 golden oldie
4 big book
MEGSCL15.10 - The Streak
Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children #3)
TOTAL TO DATE
100 points
1 golden oldie
4 big book
LAUREN JODI25.5 - Andy P's task: Remember Alphabetical Order?
Letters: JMLK (JKLM)
Death in the Stacks by Jenn McKinlay
Page #: 304
Love in the Light by Laura Kaye
Page #: 208
Total pages: 512
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 145/905
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 12/54
15.2 - Egg WatchBook 1, a book with a title of at least 2 words whose title initials are found in TAMAGOTCHI: An Irish Hostage by Charles Todd
Book 2, a book from Coming of Age Books list (p. 2): To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
Points this post: 15
Total points: 45
Task 20.4 - Moving through the 90soption 3: set in California
Incense and Sensibility
setting indicated in blurb; MC is candidate for California governor
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190 points
3 BB tix
3 GO tix
Amy B5.9 - Toy Stories
Read a book with the word "story"or "stories" in the title or subtitle. The word must match exactly.
Orange World and Other Stories by Karen Russell
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 70 Points
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.3 Katrisa's task: Missing my Bestie
Option 3-a: King and Maxwell by David Baldacci
Michelle Maxwell-former Secret Service agent turned private investigator.
Option 4:
by Karen HawkinsPoints this post: 30
Total points: 145/905
Tasks completed: 8/52
Books read: 10
INSIYAH5.2 - Titanic
Book has at least 50,000 reviews
Book: Persuasion by Jane Austen
How it fits: 567,656 ratings as of 17th September 2021
Claiming a Golden Oldie - Persuasion was originally published in December 1817
Points this task: 5
Total points: 40
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Total Big Books: 1
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 3
Sara G20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's Task: Birthdays
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.
Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West by Tom Holland
Points this post: 20
Total points: 230
15.8 - Beanie BabiesSecrets Come Home (Ettie Smith Amish Mysteries #1) by Samantha Price
-dog on coverTotal this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 310
Nick KY15.8 Beanie Babies
I read Organize Your Corpses by Mary Jane Maffini. A dog is standing in the middle of all the clutter; his head is in the middle of the life saver in the center of the picture.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 165
Nick KY15.10 The Streak I read The Cluttered Corpse by Mary Jane Maffini, #2 in the Charlotte Adams series.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 180
Laurah3015.10 - The Streak
Read a book that is #2, #3, #6, or #8 in a series.
A Conspiracy of Faith
504 pages
Claiming 1 BB ticket
Points this post: 15
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
LAUREN JODI20.5 - Bigger is Better - Sarah E's task: Epic Maps
Option 4: Author Initials in DESERT
Three Nights with a Scoundrel by Tessa Dare
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 165/905
Total Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 12/54
5.10 - AladdinRead 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.
Poison for Breakfast
MPG Children's but it does not appear on either AR Bookfinder website.
Points Earned This Post: 5
Total Points Earned: 50
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 2
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
Delicious Dee20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's Task: Birthdays
Option 2 -
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 85
Laurah3015.5 - The Macarena
Read a book set at least 50% in Latin America.
Infinite Country
This book is set in Columbia and the US. It starts in Columbia and then moves to the US. The family is separated when the father is deported back to Columbia. The youngest daughter is sent back to Columbia to be cared for by her grandmother. So at least 50% of the book takes place in Columbia.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Nick KY5.8 Twister I read Death Loves a Messy Desk by Mary Jane Maffini, with the letters DVD in the title.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 185
Andy P. Task # 5.7 Jurassic Park
Read a book from this list I Saw the Movie and Read the Book
Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
p. 2
Points this post: 5
Total points: 105
Andy P.Task # 5.9 - Toy Stories
Read a book with the word "story" in the title
True Story by Kate Reed Petty
Points this post:5
Total points: 110
20.1 - Most Improved - Valorie's Task: Fall Festival Celebration!Option 4: Read a book with a MPG of "paranormal" or "horror".
The World More Full of Weeping
MPG Horror
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 70
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 2
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
Joanne MI10.6 - Rug Rats!
Read a book with all of its single author's initials in NICKELODEON.
Stormbird by Conn Iggulden
Points this task 10
Total Points 75
BB's 1
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5.3 - Men In Black
Men in Black- Read a book with a TITLE that appears in black text on the cover. The text may have effects- shadows, bevels, highlights, etc. but the letter form must be black. Subtitles should be ignored.
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - kindle Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - mass market paperback pgs. 291 by Robin Sloan
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 5/905
Completed Tasks: 1/54
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 291
Books read this season: 1