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30.7 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: Doublejs Doubled
Option 1: Read a book by a single, male author whose first name begins with the letter "J."
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Option 2: Read a book with a MPG genre of World War II or Horror.
The Ritual (MPG Horror)
Points this task: 30
Season total: 95
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 1
Schatzie25.4 - Lauren Jodi's Task: Literary Lions
Option 1: feather on the cover
I read: The Thing with Feathers
pb: The Thing with Feathers
Option 3: retellings from give list
pg. #1 on Best Retellings of Beauty and the Beast
I read: Beast's Garden, The
pb: The Beast's Garden
Points this post: 25
Challenge Total: 575
Schatzie25.5 - Amy FL’s task: Just a Dandy-Lion
Option 3: author's first and last name each has four letters
I read: Near Dark by Brad Thor
pb: Near Dark: A Thriller
Option 4: author's initials BETCHA CAN’T EAT JUST ONE
I read: You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero
pb: You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
Points this post: 25
Challenge Total: 600
Schatzie25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Niagara Falls
Option 2: set in the UK
I read: An Impossible Impostor
hc: An Impossible Impostor
Option 3: mpg SPACE
I read: Queen's Shadow
mmpb: Star Wars : L'Ombre de la reine
Points this post: 25
Challenge Total: 625
Schatzie25.7 - Hannelore’s Task: Hoi! Nice to meet you!
Option 1: author's name a palindrome
I read: If You Find This Letter: My Journey to Find Purpose Through Hundreds of Letters to Strangers by Hannah Brencher
pb: If You Find This Letter: My Journey to Find Purpose Through Hundreds of Letters to Strangers
Option 5: author initials in IPSF
I read: Measure of a Man, The: A Spiritual Autobiography by Sidney Poitier
pb: The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
Points this post: 25
Challenge Total: 650
Julia10330.9 - Brooklyn's Task: The Purge
Option 3:
(Tales of Valdemar #13)(approved in post 20 of task help thread)
Option 4:
(cake on cover)This post: 30 points
Total points: 500
BB: 13
GO: 1
NF: 2
Tasks Completed: 29
Books read: 39
Schatzie25.8 -Andy P.’s Task: Choose Your Favorite List
Option 1: book from given list [Books about books and Libraries]
--found on pg. #1
I read: Ink and Bone
pb: Ink and Bone
Option 2: book from given list [Rainforests and Jungles of the World]
--found on pg. #1
I read: Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II
pb: Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II
Points this post: 25
Challenge Total: 675
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5.10 - Swing, Baby, Swing!
---choice
I read: The Darkest Place: A Robin Lockwood Novel
hc: The Darkest Place
adjusted Challenge Total: 670
5.10 - Swing, Baby, Swing!---choice
I read: Siddhartha
mmpb: Siddhartha
Points this post: 5
Challenge Total: 675
Schatzie25.9 - Dee's Task: It's Graduation Time…
Option B – Book 1: ISRP in author's name
I read: All the Children Are Home: A Novel by Patry Francis
pb: All the Children Are Home
Book 2: 4, 5, or 6 in a series
I read: The Darkest Place
hc: The Darkest Place
Points this post: 25
Challenge Total: 700
Schatzie25.10 - Jen K's Task: Malawi and Zambia
Option 1: first in a series
I read: The Deep, Deep Snow
pb: The Deep, Deep Snow
Option 4: author initials MALAWI and ZAMBIA
I read: The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees by Matthieu Aikins
pb: De tolk van Kabul
Points this post: 25
Challenge Total: 725
Schatzie30.1 - Katrisa's Task: I Love Santa Fe!
Option 2 - SILVER intact in title
I read: The Silver Locomotive Mystery
pb: The Silver Locomotive Mystery
Option 4: mpg Science
I read: Nature Wants Us to Be Fat: The Surprising Science Behind Why We Gain Weight and How We Can Prevent--and Reverse--It
hc: Nature Wants Us to Be Fat: The Surprising Science Behind Why We Gain Weight and How We Can Prevent--and Reverse--It
Points this post: 30
Challenge Total: 755
Schatzie30.2 - TessaVanessa's Task: Consonant Clusters
Book 1: author's initials form given sound cluster
Sound Cluster: ST
I read: Miss Moriarty, I Presume? by Sherry Thomas
pb: Miss Moriarty, I Presume?
Book 2: title word with same sound cluster
Title word: STORM
I read: Storm Front
pb: Storm Front
Points this post: 30
Challenge Total: 785
Schatzie30.3 - Schatzie's Task : Escaping My Box
Both books are new to me
Book 1: nonfiction book mpg Health
I read: Super Human: The Bulletproof Plan to Age Backward and Maybe Even Live Forever
pb: Super Human: The Bulletproof Plan to Age Backward and Maybe Even Live Forever
Book 2: mpg Urban Fantasy or Epic Fantasy
I read: Farilane
hc: Farilane
***genre verified in msg. #2 of Help Thread
Points this post: 30
Challenge Total: 815
Schatzie30.4- Dlmrose's Task: Sinistromanual
Option 2: shelved as Sinister
--Found on pg. #1
I read: The One
pb: The One
Option 3: Left in title
I read: Left For Dead
mmpb: Left For Dead
Points this post: 30
Challenge Total: 845
MAZZA130.5 - Sandy's Task: Impress Your Friends!
This is a 2 book task. The combined page total of the two books must be at least 600 pages.
Book 1 – chose 1 of the words and read a book with a title (not subtitle) containing a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in the target word.
Using Word 1 grandiloquent
The Giant Dark 368 pages - word in title = GIANT
Book 2 – chose a second (different) word, and read a book with a single author with one name part that can be made from the letters in the target word.
Using Word 3 magniloquence
The Blood Tide Neil Lancaster NEIL found in target word 384 pages
368 + 384 = 752 pages exceeds requirement
points this post = 30
Points to date = 850
Schatzie30.5 - Sandy's Task: Impress Your Friends!
Book 1 – choose 1 word...make a word from letters found in title Word: grandiloquent
Title word: TOLD
I read: The Last Thing He Told Me
pb: The Last Thing He Told Me
Book 2 – choose a 2nd word...author's name made from given letters.
Word: magniloquence
Author name: GLEN
I read: Sort Your Money Out: And Get Invested by Glen James
Points this post: 30
Challenge Total: 875
Task 20.5 – Bigger is Better - Book Concierge's Task: Family VacationsBook chosen: Option B: I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie
Fits task: Book set more than 50% in California (Sunset Strip, Hollywood)
Format read: ebook
# of pages: 320 (printed edition)
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 480 points
Task 25.3 – Cat's Task: Lion RangeBook 1 chosen: By Night the Mountain Burns
Fits task: more than 70% set in Equatorial Guinea
Format read: ebook
# of pages: 288 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: 96 Words for Love
Fits task: more than 70% set in India
Format read: ebook
# of pages: 320 (printed edition)
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 505 points
Schatzie30.6 - Nick KY’s Task: The White Tiger.
Opt. 1: book from given list
--found on pg. #2
I read: Hidden Places
pb: Hidden Places
Opt. 3. 2008 – published in 2008
I read: Speak To Win: How to Present With Power in Any Situation
mmpb: Thuật Hùng Biện
Points this post: 30
Challenge Total: 905
Schatzie30.7 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: Doublejs Doubled
Option 1: male author w/first name starts with "J"
I read: Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day by Jay Shetty
pb: Think Like a Monk: How to Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Everyday
Option 5: word RED in title
I read: Fade To Red
pb: Fade To Red
Points this post: 30
Challenge Total: 935
Schatzie30.8 - Tien’s Task: Drinks to keep you Warm
Option 2: MPG Crime & “kill” in title
I read: Killing Trail: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery
mmpb: Killing Trail
Option 3: MPG Romance & author’s initials in “Nestle Complete Mix Hot Chocolate”
I read: The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post
hc: The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post
Points this post: 30
Challenge Total: 965
Schatzie30.9 - Brooklyn's Task: The Purge
Option 1: 2 word title where the first word is THE
I read: The Priest: Aaron
Option 2: author with one initial in name
I read: How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen
pb: How Will You Measure Your Life?
Points this post: 30
Challenge Total: 935
Schatzie 25.3 - Cat's Task: Lion Range
Book 1: in a sub-Saharan country
Country: Zambia
I read: Mrs. Pollifax on Safari
mmpb: Mrs. Pollifax on Safari
Book 2: set in India
I read: The God of Small Things
mmpb: Il dio delle piccole cose
Points this post: 25
Challenge Total: 960
Deborah20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Poppy the three-legged dog
Made You Up by Francesca Zappia
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 235
Books Read: 18
Tasks Done: 15
Barbara ★10.7 - To The Sea
Read a book with a boat or water vessel on the cover. The boat must be capable of (even if they aren't visible) carrying at least two people and does not need to have a motor. Rowboats, canoes, rafts, lifeboats, submarines, cruise ships, etc. will work. Single kayaks and airships will not.
Devil's Own - Veronica Wolff 7/30
Points this task: 10
Total points: 545
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Task 5.9 – Rescued From the Cutting Room FloorStandalone book with no “the” in title
On Writing
I listened to audio / MMPB: On Writing - 320 p
*** NONfiction ***
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This Post: 05 points
Total points to date: 210 points
NONfiction Books read: 2
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Task 20.3 – Best Review – Kathy KS – The Other Side of the RainbowOption 1: Author Initials in FRANK L BAUM - M A
Margaret Atwood / Negotiating with the Dead
*** NONfiction ***
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 230 points
NONfiction Books read: 3
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Task 20.8 – Nickels and Dimes – Lucy Bookworm – Flying the FlagOption 2: 3+ people on COVER
*** NONfiction ***
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 250 points
NONfiction Books read: 4
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Task 25.5 – Amy FL – Just a Dandy-Lion Option 1: Title word matches a word in the “courage” speech - WONDER
Small Wonder
*** NONfiction ***
Option 4 – Author’s initials in BETCHA CAN’T EAT JUST ONE - S T
Scott Turow / One L
Audiobook / MMPB: One L – 271 p
*** NONfiction ***
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 275 points
NONfiction Books read: 6
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Task 30.1 – Katrissa – I Love Santa Fe!Option 3 – Cover is 75%+ Blue and/or Green
64.8% #2eb8ab – BLUE
8.7% #8ccfbb - GREEN
7.8% #b0dec7 - GREEN
1.3% #a8cf7e - GREEN
0.8% #589188 – BLUE
Subtotals: 65.6% BLUE / 17.8% GREEN = 83.4% Blue and/or Green
Option 4 – M.p.g. SCIENCE
Fox & I
Genre confirmed
*** NONfiction ***
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 305 points
NONfiction Books read: 7
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Task 30.4 – Dlmrose – SinistromanualOption 1 – 4+-letter word made from LEFT hand keyboard ONLY - SECRET
The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle
Option 5 – Author lives in VA
From her GR profile page: In 2004, Kingsolver moved with her family to a farm in Washington County, Virginia, where they currently reside.
Barbara Kingsolver / High Tide in Tucson
*** NONfiction ***
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 335 points
NONfiction Books read: 8
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Janice CA5.7- I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
Read a book with a word of at least four or more letters from the title of one of the above songs found intact in its title/subtitle.
song: "that old black MAGIC"
Magic Season: A Son's Story of Family and Forgiveness by Wade Rouse
+5
total: 55
tasks: 5
books: 5
Boston Kate
30.1 - Katrisa's Task: I Love Santa Fe!
Option 1: The Book of Cold Cases
K,O,A found in title
Option 4: Bitch: On the Female of the Species
"science" on main page
Points this post: 30
Total points: 95
Joanne MI5-1 "I'll Take Lyricists for $1000, Alex"
Author's initials in Edsel Yipsel Harburg
Red Island House by Andrea Lee
Points this task 5
Total points 245
BB's 4
IAF 8
EMurphy30.9 Brooklyn's Task: The Purge
Option 1: 2 word title where the first word is THE The Grammarians by Cathleen Schine
Option 3: Part of a series that has at least 10 primary works A Traitor to Memory by Elizabeth George
*Inspector Lynley series - 21 books as of 2022
**Big Book Ticket - 736 pages
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket +500: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 115
Books Read: 10
BB Ticket +500: 3
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 6
Julia1035.4 - The 1938 Hit Parade
Murder on Nob Hill by Shirley Tallman (Shirley matches Shirley Ross)
This post: 5 points
Total points: 505
BB: 13
GO: 1
NF: 2
Tasks Completed: 30
Books read: 40
Delicious Dee30.9 - Brooklyn's Task: The Purge
Option 2 - My Wife is Missing - D.J. Palmer
Option 4 -
- ebook only approved #8561 ebook only threadPoints This Post: 30
Points Total: 535
5.5 - Making the World Go Roundcent: a small unit of money used in many countries, for example the US, Canada, and Australia.
Cent: Innocent
The Innocent by Ian McEwan
Post Total: 5
Season Total: 235
10.4 - Fields of PoppiesRead a book with a genre of World War I. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Life Class by Pat Barker
Post Total: 10
Season Total: 245
10.8 - Apple IIRead a book that is number #2 in a series.
Binti #2
Home by Nnedi Okorafor
Post Total: 10
Season Total: 255
15.5 – Of Course I'm Brave, I've Got a Medal!Read a book with a MPG of Adventure or Action.
Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff
Post Total: 15
Season Total: 270
15.7 – If You Don’t Want Me to Read It, I Surely Will!To support freedom to read, read a book from this list: Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
Page 1:
Ulysses by James Joyce
Post Total: 15
Season Total: 285
15.9 - The End of Slavery!Read a book from the first 25 pages of one of these lists :
Civil War Books: Page 24
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
Post Total: 15
Season Total: 300
15.2 – The Long and the Short of ItBook 1 – Read a short book – 100-200 pages.
The Secret Talker Audiobook
The Secret Talker PB 160 Pages
Book 2 – Read a long book – at least 400 pages.
Aurora Audiobook
Aurora PB 464 Pages
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 475
It's A Fact Tickets: 8
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
10.3 - Press PlayRead a book that has WON an Audie Award.
I listened to an audio version of What I Know for Sure, no MMP, Paperback version is ما أعرفه على وجه اليقين
Audie Award for Personal Development (2015)
***Claiming an Its a Fact Ticket for non-fiction***
New Points: 10
Total Points: 365
IF: 4
30.7 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: Doublejs DoubledOption 1:Read a book by a single, male author whose first name begins with the letter "J."
Fluke by James Herbert
Option 3: Read a book from the first 25 pages of Best Books of the Decade:2010s
Station Eleven
Found on first page of the list, slot 60
New Points: 30
Total Points: 395
IF; 4
LAUREN JODI30.3 - Schatzie's Task : Escaping My Box
Book #1: Non-fiction MPG Health
The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism by Jennifer Gunter
Approved in Post #9 of the help thread
*I claim an It's a Fact ticket for this book, which is non-fiction.*
Book #2: Fiction MPG Urban Fantasy
Shattered Bonds by Faith Hunter
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 415/1050
Big Book Ticket: 1
Its a Fact Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 34
Total Tasks Completed: 28/59
Task 30.6 - The White Tiger. Opt. 2. Tiger – Read a book with the letters “T I G E R” in the title. (Subtitles excluded.)
A Rip Through Time (A Rip Through Time #1) (2022) by Kelley Armstrong (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 342 pages)
a Rip throuGh TImE
Opt. 3. 2008 –Read any book first published in 2008.
Frames (Valentino #1) (2008) by Loren D. Estleman (Hardcover, 272 pages)
Pagecount: 342 + 272 = 614 > 500 pages
135 + 30 = 165
Tasks Completed: 08
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 135 + 30 = 165
Books read: 12
Pages read: 3,603
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 07
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
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30.8 - Tien’s Task: Drinks to keep you Warm
Option 2: For this option, read a book with a MPG Crime AND “kill” found intact in title and/or subtitle.
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson- 7/17
311 pages
Option 3: Read a book with a MPG Romance AND where all author’s initials appear in “Nestle Complete Mix Hot Chocolate”
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren- 7/30
403 pages
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 335
Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 13
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NF Ticket: