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FALL CHALLENGE 2022
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Task # 20.6 It's A Fact- Jen K's Task: National Book Festival
Option 1. Read a book by an author attending the 2022 National Book Festival
Bookish People by Susan Coll
Points this post: 20
Total points: 585
Christine V20.7 - Shorter Is Sweeter - XBM's Task: All Who Wander Are Not Lost…Some Are Geocachers!
Option 3: Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty Target word: Pain
This book is Nonfiction. ***Claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket***
I listened to the indicated audio edition. The top Paperback edition, Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty, is 535 pages. (No MMPB available.)
***Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket***
Points this post: 20
IAF tickets this post: 1
BB tickets this post: 1
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 2
CYNBAXTER
Task: 5.10
Task Description: Read a book that meets SRC rules.
Book: Rites Of Burial by Tom Jackson and Troy Cole
*This is a Non-Fiction Book. Claiming 1 It's A Fact! (IAF!) ticket
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 315 points
NF tickets this post: 1
Total NF tickets to date: 2
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
Golden Oldie tickets this post: 0
Total "GOLDIE" tickets to date: 0
CYNBAXTER
Task: 10.6 - It's in There Somewhere
Task Description: Read a book in which the 3 letter sequence "TIN" is found in a word in the title/subtitle or in the author's name.
Book: Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 325 points
NF tickets this post: 0
Total NF tickets to date: 2
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
Golden Oldie tickets this post: 0
Total "GOLDIE" tickets to date: 0
StaceyNCUnclaim:
20.6 It's A Fact- Jen K's Task: National Book Festival
Option 3: Read a book with the letters LOC found in the title.
Book: City of the Lost
Completed: 9/21/22
StaceyNC5.1-Exiled to the Land of Oz
Read a book with a MPG of Crime.
Book: All the Lies
Completed: 11/9/22
Approved for length Post 8626
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 120
Tasks Completed: 8
StaceyNC5.3 - Go to Jail, Go Directly to Jail. Do Not Pass Oz
Read a book with a word in the title of 4 or more letters that can be made from the letters in "Oswald State Penitentiary".
Book: Paint It All Red
Completed: 11/12/22
Word: Paint
Approved for length Post 8626
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 125
Tasks Completed: 9
StaceyNC5.7 - It's Not Easy Being Green
Read a book with at least one letter on the cover that is completely GREEN.
Book:
Completed: 10/22/22
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 130
Tasks completed: 10
StaceyNC10.1. The Tinman's Body Had to Come From Somewhere!
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries
Book: The Island
Completed: 11/9/22
Set in Australia: Per Precis: "... deep in the Australian outback"
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 140
Tasks Completed: 11
StaceyNC15.2 - Double Nine
Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book with exactly nine characters in the title.
Book: Storm Echo
Completed: 10/28/22
Book 2: Read a book with exactly nine characters in the author's name.
Book: The Guest List
Completed: 10/27/22
Author: Lucy Foley
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 155
Tasks Completed: 12
StaceyNC20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Insiyah's Task: In Awe of Space
Read a book with a main page genre that contains "space", such as Space, Space Travel, or Space Opera that is set at least 50% in space on a space station (an orbiting artificial structure) or spaceship.
Book: Aurora Rising
Completed: 11/3/22
MPG Space, set on a space station and multiple ships.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 175
Tasks Completed: 13
StaceyNC20.7 - Shorter Is Sweeter - XBM's Task: All Who Wander Are Not Lost…Some Are Geocachers!
Option 3. Read a book whose title contains a word of 4 or more letters that can be made from the letters in Global Positioning System.
Book: Glint
Completed: 11/14/22
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 195
Tasks Completed: 14
BECKY C20.10 - Group Reads
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
My comment is Post 25 in the group read discussion thread.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Becky C30.3 - Dlmrose's Task: Coffee First
Option 1 - Word in title containing at least 2 sets of double letters.
Lefthanded booksellers of London by Garth Nix
Option 2 - Book set at least 50% in Finland, Norway, Netherlands, Slovenia, Austria, Serbia, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Brazil
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett (Brazil)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 50
Becky C15.2 - Double Nine
Book 1 - Nine characters in the title
Still Life by Louise Penny
Book 2 - Nine characters in the author's name
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach
Points this post: 15
Total points: 65
Becky C15.5 - It Was There All Along
Read a book already in my possession as of August 17.
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Points this post: 15
Total points: 80
Becky C20.9 - Deedee's Task: What's in a name?
Read a book by an author whose first name is identical to a Shakespearean character.
Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan
Julia from Two Gentlemen of Verona
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Becky C20.1 - Most Improved– Lisa MD’s Task: No Tricks, All Treats
Option C: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup
Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with a letter in RPBC.
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
Becky C30.6 - Katrisa's Task: Empty Nest (Not!)
Option 1: Book with three generations of one family as characters.
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Dinah daughter of Jacob who is son of Isaac
Option 4: Author with double letters in their first name.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Points this post: 30
Total points: 150
Task 10.1 – The Tin Man’s Body Had to Come From SomewhereSet in Australia
I am the Messenger
Audiobook / MMPB: Cartas cruzadas - 384 p
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 280 points
NONfiction Books read: 1
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (2) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 5
Bookwrm526Task #20.7 - All Who Wander Are Not Lost…Some Are Geocachers!
Option 3. Read a book whose title contains a word of 4 or more letters that can be made from the letters in Global Positioning System. I read The Last Lie Told by Debra Webb (target word LAST -- LA in globAL, ST in poSiTioning).
Total points so far: 630
Task 25.4 – Nick KY – Hawkeye & BJBook 1: Author First and Last initials are the same - S S
Samantha Seiple / Death on the River of Doubt
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 5.0
*** IT’S A FACT *** - Nonfiction
Book 2: Author name includes both B and J - Jackson Braun
Lilian Jackson Braun / The Cat Who Played Post Office
Audiobook / MMPB: The Cat Who Played Post Office – 192 p
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 305 points
NONfiction Books read: 2
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (2) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 5
Task 30.6 – Katrisa – Empty Nest (NOT!)Book 3: Character moves to a different state
Rye & Gregory (Gig) move from Montana to Washington State; Jules from Idaho to Washington. Several other characters also come to Washington from other states.
pg 15 - "A day later, Rye pawned his parents' wedding rings and dirt still wet above his mother's moldering corpse, he became the last Dolan to walk out of Whitehall, Montana - off to find his long-lost brother, Gregory."
The Cold Millions
Audiobook / no MMPB / Paperback: The Cold Millions – 352 p
Book 4 - Double letters in author FIRST name - eLLen
Ellen Byron / Plantation Shudders
Audiobook / MMPB: Plantation Shudders - 258 p
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 335 points
NONfiction Books read: 2
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (2) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 5
25.2 - Amy FL’s Task: If I Only Had a HeartOption 1: The Secret Places of the Heart by H.G. Wells; a book with the word HEART in the title. 296 pages.
First published January 1, 1922 **Claiming 1 Golden Oldies Ticket**
Option 2: Confessions of a Mediocre Widow: Or, How I Lost My Husband and My Sanity by Catherine Tidd; a book by a single author whose name contains all the letters in HEART: cATHERine tidd. 357 pages.
The two books combined total 653 pages.
Golden Oldies Tickets this post: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets total: 10
Books read this post: 2
Books read total: 48
Points this post: 25
Points total: 715
Julia1035.3 - Go to Jail, Go Directly to Jail. Do Not Pass Oz
Library of the Sapphire Wind
WIND is in the target phrase: WD in Oswald, IN in Penitentiary
This post: 5 points
Total points: 625
BB: 5
GO: 1
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 36
Books completed: 48
Angela IL20.7 - Shorter Is Sweeter - XBM's Task: All Who Wander Are Not Lost…Some Are Geocachers!
Option 3. Read a book whose title contains a word of 4 or more letters that can be made from the letters in Global Positioning System.
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub- 11/15
Word: Time
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 585
Books Read: 39
Tasks Completed: 26
BB Ticket: 1
NF Ticket: 0
Joanne MI5.10. - There's no place like the SRC!
Book of Choice The Night Portrait: A Novel of World War II and da Vinci's Italy
Points this task 5
Total points 255
BB's 1
IAF 6
Joanne MI20.4 - Golden Oldies - Margo's Task: Homage to Catalonia
Option 2 - Read a book with an MPG Spain
Cathedral of the Sea-This book is new to me
Claiming 1 Big Book at 611 pages
Points this task 20
Total Points 275
1 BB this task
Total BB's 2
Total IAF 6
10.6- It's in There SomewhereRead a book in which the 3 letter sequence "TIN" is found in a word in the title/subtitle or in the author's name.
I read A Revolution in Three Acts: The Radical Vaudeville of Bert Williams, Eva Tanguay, and Julian Eltinge.
"TIN" is found in the last word of the subtitle.
I claim one "It's a Fact" ticket for this nonfiction book.
Total Points: 105
10.9. Lots Going On!Read a book from this list: Dark Academia
I read Never Let Me Go, which is found on page 1 of the Dark Academia list.
Total Points: 115
Christine V5.4 - Ease On Down The Road
Project V.E.R.A. by Tom Merritt
Actor: Theresa Merritt
This book has no print edition, and was approved for length in message 8589 of the verification thread here.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 2
✔️ Pat30.5 ~ Back to School
This is a two book task. Both books must be new to you.
One book can have the Graphic Novel MPG. Books with Childrens MPG are NOT permitted.
Pick two options and read a book for each of them.
REQUIRED ~ State the options.
REQUIRED ~ State the books are new to you
Option 1 ~ Read a book from GR's 66 Campus Novels for Back to School
Tracy Flick Can't Win by Tom PerrottaRead ~ 11.14.22
Pages ~ 259
How it Fits ~ Row #4 on the list, New to me.
4☆
Option 2 ~ Read a book from School Reading List UK's Books for Sixth Form Year 12:
Hamnet by Maggie O'FarrellRead ~ 9.2.22
Pages ~ 310
How it Fits ~ #17 on the list, New to me.
5☆
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Points this Task ~ 30
Total Points ~ 430
Total Books ~ 31
Total Pages ~ 10,593
trishhartuk20.1 Most Improved– Lisa MD’s Task: No Tricks, All Treats
Option C: Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with a letter in RPBC.
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate, Peter Wohlleben
Read the kindle edition. Top PB (French): ici (261pg). Top English PB: here
P (for Peter) is one of the approved letters
Claiming an It’s a Fact ticket: Nonfiction, Science, Nature and Environment, among others, are MPGs on the new book page.
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
It’s a Fact: 1 – The Hidden Life of Trees is Non-Fiction
Total Points: 525
Tasks Completed: 30
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
It’s a Fact Tickets: 5
Big Book Tickets: 2
15.6 - LegendaryThe Iliad, by Homer; a book with a MPG Mythology. First published circa 801 **Claiming 1 Golden Oldies Ticket**
Golden Oldies Tickets this post: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets total: 11
Books read this post: 1
Books read total: 49
Points this post: 15
Points total: 730
Mod
Incarceron by Catherine Fisher / fictional settting
Setting: Incarceron
Points this post: 5
Total points: 440
Becky C30.2 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: The Monster Mash
Book 1: Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of "The Monster Mash"
The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
Word from lyrics: Night
Book 2: Read a book that features one of these specific characters: vampires, ghouls, zombies, ghosts, werewolves, witches.
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Character: Benji Andor, ghost
Points this task: 30
Total points: 180
Becky C30.4 - Wayne's Task: The First of the Months
Option 1 - Read a book written by a female author whose first and last names have the same number of letters.
The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik
Option 2 - Read a book with a cup or mug that would typically hold a cup of coffee on the cover.
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Points this task: 30
Total points: 210
Becky C25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Hawkeye and B.J.
Option 1 - Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter.
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Option 2 - Read a book that has both a B and a J in the title/subtitle and/or author's name.
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Points this task: 25
Total points: 235
Becky C15.4 - Follow the Clues
Option 2 - Read one book that fulfills both requirements of Option 1: MPG Mystery and whole number in a series.
The Trespasser by Tana French
Points this task: 15
Total points: 250
10.7 - An Autumn DebutRead a book first published in September, October, or November of any year.
Wildfire by Garrett Leigh
IAF tickets overall: 1
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 420
MARGO10.4-It's a Tool, Not a Weapon
Read a book whose title and/or subtitle contains the letters AXE. The letters need not be found sequentially.
One Sixth of a Gill
ONE SIXTH OF A GILL
- Posted and read Kindle edition.
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Points this task: 10
Total points: 720
Tasks completed: 33
Books read: 50
GO: 3 // BB: 1 // NF: 3
Mod
30.5 - Cat's Task: Back to School
Both books are new to me.
Option 1: Read a book from GR's 66 Campus Novels for Back to School
Tracy Flick Can't Win. Tom Perrotta
Option 2: Read a book from School Reading List UK's Books for Sixth Form Year 12:
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. James Clear
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 690/965
Tasks completed: 32/56
Books read: 46
GO: 1
BB: 5
IAF: 1
Lisa MD10.6- It's in There Somewhere
"TIN" found intact in the title/subtitle or in the author's name.
🍁The Floating Girls by Lo Patrick
368 pages
TIN found in title word "floaTINg"
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 535/960
Total Books Read: 41
Tasks Completed: 32/56
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
Non Fiction Tickets: 3
ROBIN P10.1 The Tinman's Body
The Last Anniversary - set totally in Australia
Points this post: 10
Total points: 650
BB:3 GO:4 IAF:4
Kathy KS20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Julia103's Task: On the Periodic Table
Option C: Read a book where the page count includes 50 intact.
Hidden Heritage: A Lottie Albright Mystery by Charlotte Hinger
I l read a large print volume; pb-250 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 385
Tasks completed: 19/56
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 6
Delicious Dee20.1 - Most Improved– Lisa MD’s Task: No Tricks, All Treats
Option d - Toxic Toffee
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 615
Its a Fact Tickets: 5
Big Book Tickets: 2
Inge20.7 - Shorter Is Sweeter - XBM's Task: All Who Wander Are Not Lost…Some Are Geocachers!
option 1: published in 2000
Shadowland
Points this task: 20
total points: 385
UNCLAIMING Task 20.7 - All Who Wander Are Not Lost…Some Are Geocachers!option 2: author initials in GEOCACHING
Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
GG in the word
Points: 905
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5.10. - There's no place like the SRC!
Read a book that meets SRC rules.
Stuck with You by Ali Hazelwood
TOTAL POINTS: 540