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FALL CHALLENGE 2021
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Task 20.8 – Nickels & Dimes - Tien's Task: Birthdays REPOSTING with missing coverBook chosen: Option 2:
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
PegW15.8 - Beanie Babies
Read a book with one of the animals mentioned (frog, pig, dog, orca, whale, moose, platypus, bear, lobster) on the cover.
There are several dogs and a pig on the cover.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 115
15.9 - I’ll Be There for YouMoon Over Soho (Rivers of London #2) by Ben Aaronovitch
author's first name, Ben, matched character's name, Ben Geller
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 325
Mod
10.6 - Rug Rats!
Read a book with all of its single author's initials in NICKELODEON.
Mayhem at the Orient Express. Kylie Logan
Points this task: 10
Total points: 155/905
9/54
LAUREN JODI5.5 - Thelma & Louise
Cold & Deadly by Toni Anderson
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 170/905
Total Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 13/54
25.3 - TraceyL's task: No More JockeysMOption 1, a book with a job in the title: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
Option 3, a book by an author whose entire name does not have any repeated letters: Revival Season by Monica West
Points this post: 25
Total points: 70
HanneloreTask 5.10 - Aladdin
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Book: Nouveau Fuck
How it fits: The book fits the SRC rules.
I'm using this book for this exeption to the rules:
"One book between 80 -99 pages may be used for ONE 5 point task."
This book has 96 pages.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 6
BB tickets:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
HanneloreTask 15.5 - The Macarena
Read a book set at least 50% in Latin America.
Book: Het huis met de geesten
How it fits: This book is set in Chile.
It is the dutch translation of 'La casa de los espíritus' by Isabel Allende.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 7
BB tickets:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
25.4 - Cat's task: Britpop BooksOption Two: two book option.
Book 1: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
word in title, EXIT, match song, Exit Music from the album, OK Computer by Radiohead
Book 2: Champagne: A secret history by Robert Walters
word in title, CHAMPAGNE, match song, Champagne Supernova from the album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory by Oasis
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 350
Repost with ebook approval info...5.1 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
A Dawn Most Wicked by Susan Dennard
Approved in ebook verification thread pg 167, message #8326
Points This Post: 5
Grand Total Points: 60/905
Total Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 4/54
Big Book Tickets 500+ pgs: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
15.10 - The StreakWicked Pleasure by Nina Bangs
Book #2 in Castle of Dark Dreams series
Points This Post: 15
Grand Total Points: 75/905
Total Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 5/54
Big Book Tickets 500+ pgs: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
EMurphy20.5 Bigger is Better-Sarah E's Task: Epic Maps
Option 4: Single author whose first and last initials can be found in DESERT The Secret History by Donna Tartt
*Big Book Ticket 559 pages
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 50
Books Read: 3
BB Ticket +500: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
15.7 - Google ItRead a book with a word in the title/subtitle that contains at least two sets of identical letters.
The Listeners
Listeners - 2 E's 2 S's
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 85
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 2
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
5.4 - Ghost MPG Paranormal.
I read the ebook, no mmpb pb is here Enchanted Ever After by Shanna Swendson.
Points: 5
Total Points: 170
GO: 6
BB: 1
30.4 - Sandy's task: Dinosaur Operas! 2 books.
Book 1 - Word in title made from DINOSAUR OPERAS.
I listened to the audiobook, the only print version is here: How to Read and Understand Shakespeare Transcript Book by Marc C. Conner.
The word is READ.
This has 529 pp for 1 Big Book point.
Book 2 -Initials in DINOSAUR OPERAS.
I read the ebook, no mmpb, pb is here: High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley
This book is nonfiction.
529 pp + 368 pp = 897 pages.
Points: 30
Total Points: 200
GO: 6
BB: 2
Julia10315.1 - Win or Lose
Book 1: The Winthrop Woman
Book 2: A Nun in the Closet
The Winthrop Woman is 588 pages - claiming one BB ticket
This post: 15 points, 1 BB
Total points: 170
BB: 3
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 14
trishhartuk15.9 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.
Drowned Country, EMILY Tesh
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Matches EMILY Waltham
Points this task: 15
Books read: 1
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 8
Golden oldies: 1
trishhartuk20.10 Group Reads
❋ Gutenberg Classic - The Hound of the Baskervilles, Arthur Conan Doyle
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here
Comments in discussion message #11: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Golden oldie: first published in 1902
Points this task: 20
Books read: 1
Golden oldie: 1 - 1902
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 9
Golden oldies: 2
Task 15.7 – Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle that contains at least two sets of identical letters. The letters must be found in a single word. They do not need to be sequential. Can be the same letter.
ElsEwhErE
Elsewhere (2020) by Dean Koontz
(Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 364 pages)
25 + 15 = 40
Tasks Completed: 02
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 25 + 15 = 40
Books read: 03
Pages read: 919
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 03
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
katrisa25.5 - Andy P's task: Remember Alphabetical Order?
pair two authors whose initials put together will form a letter sequence in alphabetical order
Book 1 - The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington (JI) 602 pages (PB)
Book 2 - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent (HK) 320 pages (MMPB)
Alphabetical initials HIJK
602+320 >500
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 225
Suzannesea20.7 - Shorter Is Sweeter - Bookworm526's Task: Geocaching Time Again
Option 1
Read a book whose author initials are in GEOCACHING.
The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
GEocaching
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 145
Mary P20.4 - Golden Oldies - Fly's Task: Moving through the 90s
Option 4: To celebrate my divorce, read a book from the list Unhappy Marriages.
Colony by Anne Rivers Siddons.
Found on page 2 of list. #163
Points this post: 20
Total points: 55
30.1 - Mazza1's task: A Night at the PromsOption A.a: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
🍁 MPG Classics 🍁
Option B.c: John Dies at the End by David Wong
🍁 legs on the cover 🍁
Total points: 75 + 30 = 105
Task 30.1 - A NIGHT AT THE PROMS♫ A. The Proms Series
a) Read a book with an MPG of Classics OR Music.
Youth and the Bright Medusa (1920) by Willa Cather (Paperback, 172 pages)
** Youth and the Bright Medusa is a Golden Oldie, published in 1920**
♫ B. The Last Night
b) Read a book set in Great Britain (more than 70% GB setting) this includes England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland
Required: Identify the setting and if not on GR main page provide evidence of setting.
Set entirely in London, England
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey #4) (1928) by Dorothy L. Sayers (Paperback, 243 pages)
** The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club is a Golden Oldie, published in 1928**
40 + 30 = 70
Tasks Completed: 03
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 40 + 30 = 70
Books read: 05
Pages read: 1,334
Read but not claimed: 01
Goodreads Authors: 03
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Bookwrm526Task #20.1 - Fall Festival Celebration!
Option 5: Read a book that is set at least 50% in Maine. I read In the Hall with the Knife by Diana Peterfreund (setting stated in the first sentence of the book description on Goodreads).
Total points so far: 120
FLY Task #20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Insiyah's Task: Going Back to India
task: Read a book set at least 50% in India, written by an author born in India
book: Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
how it fits: book is set 100% in India
author Deepa Anappara was born and raised in India
Points this post: 20
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 2 /54
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Jayme(the ghostreader)30.3 Missing My Bestie
option 3 list women who solve Crimes
Ten Big Onesby Janet Evanovich
option 2
read a book with a title that starts in nightswimming
The Snow Queenby Mercedes Lackey
t and s in nightswimming
Task Points: 30
Grand Total: 40
Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 3
Big Books:
Oldies:
ROBIN P20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Bookwrm526's Task:It's Geocaching Time Again
Option 1: Author initials in GEOCACHING - Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part, author Anna Gavalda
Points this post: 20
Total points: 160
20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Happy Anniversary, My Love!Option C: Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson - 288 pages
Male author, initials in LOVES TO READ
*** One Golden Oldie ticket claimed - Published in 1886
Total points: 20
Golden Oldies: 1
Chris MD 5.1 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.
A Hanging at Dawn by Charles Todd
The book is 11.5 in the Bess Crawford series.
Read the Kindle edition. Linked to the paperback.
Total points: 5
Chris MD 5.3 Men in Black
Title text is in black
by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren MyracleTotal points: 10
Chris MD 5.4 Ghost
Read a book with a main page genre of Paranormal.
Witch Chocolate Fudge by H.Y. Hanna
Read the Kindle edition. Linked to the paperback.
Total points: 15
Chris MD 5.5 Thelma and Louise
Title has an ampersand
by H.Y. HannaRead the Kindle edition. Linked to the paperback.
Total points: 20
Chris MD 10.4 Stick 'Em Up!
Read a book set at least 50% in Massachusetts, Norway, or Germany.
The Family Vault by Charlotte MacLeod
Read the Kindle edition. Linked to the paperback.
Total points: 30
Chris MD 10.7 Y2K - Time to Panic!
Read a book with the numeral 2, the Roman numeral II or the word "two" in the title or subtitle.
Two Old Fools in Spain Again in Spain Again by Victoria Twead
Read the Kindle edition. Linked to the paperback.
Total points: 40
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Happy Anniversary, My Love!
Option D. Read a book in which the main character travels to a foreign country.*
* The main character travels from the US to Mexico.
This Particular Happiness: A Childless Love Story by Jackie Shannon Hollis (294 p)
➸ Total Points: 40
➸ Total Pages: 741
JEN B10.9 - The Year of the Woman
Read a book written by a female author.
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
TOTAL POINTS: 10
READ 60 30.6 Spelling Bee 2 Books 1. Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (LED)
2. Led Astray by Sandra Brown
Points 30
Total Points 60
Julia10325.3 - TraceyL's task: No More Jockeys
Option 1: While Justice Sleeps
Job title = Justtice: The book description mentions a Supreme Court Justice (approved in task help thread post 55)
Option 2: Magic's Pawn (first published 1989)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 195
BB: 3
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 16
Shawn H.20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Kim O's task: In Memory of Bailey
Option 2: SWEETIE PETEY, BOOPINATOR, or MRS PEEBODY.
The Great Peace: A Memoir by Mena Suvari
**MS found in MrS peabody**
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Ticket Books: 0
Lisa MD5.6 - The Sixth Sense
Read a book written by an author who uses initial(s) in the first name
🍁Falling by T.J. Newman
304 pages
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 70/905
Total Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 6/54
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Amy B20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Kim O's task: In Memory of Bailey
This is a one book task. Read 1 book that fits one of the options below.
Required: State the option when you post.
Option 2: I had a lot of nicknames for Bailey. 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.
100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell (Boopinator)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 90 Points
Lisa MD25.2 - Amy FL's task: Parenthood
Option 1: Read a book by a single MALE author that is #2 in a series
🍁Trespasser by Paul Doiron
Series: Mike Bowditch (#2)
Listened to audiobook. Linked to PB. No MMPB.
320 pages
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in HORTON THAT SCHMENDRICK
🍁How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
Author Initials: MH found in Schmendrick
352 pages
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 95/905
Total Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 7/54
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Nick KY15.9 - 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. Names must match exactly but can be in any position (first, middle, last).
I read Playback by Raymond Chandler. "Chandler" is one of the Friends character names.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 200
Kathy KS25.7 - Brooke TX's task: 90s Nickelodeon Nostalgia
This is a two book task. You can read two books from two different options or from the same option.
Option 5: SpongeBob SquarePants - Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS.
Star Well, by Alexei Panshin
AP=squarePAnts
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.
Flying Too High, by Kerry Greenwood
FTH=legends oF THe....
I read an ebook; mmpb=147 p.
******
Points for this task: 25
Total points : 220
Tasks completed: 15
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Julia10315.3 - The Boy Who Lived
Option 2: Magic's Promise (MPG Fantasy>Magic, first published 1990)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 210
BB: 3
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 18
Lisa MD15.6 - Buzz, Beep, Squeal!
Read a book with a word found on this Onomatopoeia Word List in the title/subtitle.
🍁Wildly Into the Dark: Typewriter Poems and the Rattlings of a Curious Mind by Tyler Knott Gregson
Onomatopoeia Word: Rattle / Subtitle Word: Rattlings
144 pages
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 110/905
Total Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 8/54
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Shelby
5.1 - 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.: The Graveyard Shift by Darynda Jones
How Fits: #13.5 in Charley Davidson
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
5.2 - Titanic
Read a book with at least 50,000 ratings on GR.: Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
How Fits: Ratings - 124,540
Claiming 1 Big Book Tickets - 760pgs
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
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Option 4: Deserts
Not to be confused with desserts, and location of many a nearly-dying-of-thirst scene.
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in DESERT.
I read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Taylor jenkins Reid's initials are found in deseRT. This book was approved on the help thread.
points: 90
books read: 5
tasks completed: 4
pages read: 1788