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FALL CHALLENGE 2022
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Mai25.6 - MegSCL's Task: Bookish Podcasts
Option 2: Page 6 from Bookclub list
The Dry by Jane Harper
Option 3: Nikki read this book on Aug 26, 2022
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 720
Tasks Completed: 41
Books Read: 53
NF Tickets: 25
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 4
Rockynook25.8 - Reading the Posthuman
Option 3: book whose author initials in ArtiFicial intelligence
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
Option 4: word of at least four letters in the title or subtitle that can be made by the letters in the phrase ArtiFiciaL inteLligence
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
Word: FALL
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 65
10.2 - Call Me NickAuthor's name related to "Nick" https://www.behindthename.com/name/ni...
Little Broken Things by Nicole Baart
Points this post: 10
Total points: 870
10.9. Lots Going On!Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, a book from page 1 of the Dark Academia list. Published in 1818.
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldies Ticket**
Golden Oldies Tickets this post: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets total: 12
Books read this post: 1
Books read total: 54
Points this post: 10
Points total: 785
ROBIN P30.3 DlmRose's Task: Coffee First!
Option 1: Read a book with a word in the title that contains at least 2 sets of double consecutive letters
Stories from Suffragette City - double F & T in Suffragette
Option 2: Book set in one of the countries that consumes the most coffee per capita
Death in Delft
set in Netherlands
Points this post: 30
Total points: 790
BB:3 GO:4 IAF: 4
Mai15.2 - Double Nine
Book 1: 9 characters in the title.
Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin
Book 2: 9 characters in the author's name.
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 735
Tasks Completed: 42
Books Read: 55
NF Tickets: 25
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 4
Kathy KS15.3 - High-Five!
Option 2 - Read ONE book that fulfills both requirements of option 1.
Book 1: Read a book with a library or librarian central to the subject, setting or plot.
Book 2: Read a book with a 5-word TITLE.
Helping Patrons Find Their Roots: A Genealogy Handbook for Librarians by Janice Lindgren Schultz
1. Book is written by a librarian for librarians providing services to genealogists in the library. Subtitle and description clarify more.
2. Five words in title.
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 430
Tasks completed: 22/56
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 7
10.8 Mexican Independence DayThe Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Initials L.E. are in Battle
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 50
15.10 Give and TakeTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
SRC member, Sandy, rated 5 stars
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 65
Jen K30.3 - Dlmrose's TasK: Coffee First
Option 1: The Sweetness of Water
Word: swEEtneSS
Option 3: The Man Who Could Move Clouds
Set at least 50% in Columbia- noted in description
****Requesting on IAF ticket for nonfiction****
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 530
BB: 4
IAF: 8
Jen K10.2 - Call Me Nick.
Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace
Nicole is feminine, English version
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 540
BB: 4
IAF: 8
Jen K10.4-It's a Tool, Not a Weapon
Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station
pollifAX thE
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 550
BB: 4
IAF: 8
30.4 The First of the MonthsOption 1
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
Sarah and Allen each have 5 letters
Option 3
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
MPG of Books About Books
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 90
GO Tickets: 1
5.9- Number 9, Number 9 .....No Shame - The Key to the Fountain of Youth by Dale E. Funk, a title and subtitle of 9 or more words.
Books read this post: 1
Books read total: 55
Points this post: 5
Points total: 790
Brooklyn 10.1 – The Tin Man’s Body Had to Come From Somewhere!
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the listed tin-producing countries
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Over 50% takes place in Russia
Points this post: 10
Total points: 60/960
Tasks completed: 11/56
Books read: 11
Brooklyn 10.2 – Call Me Nick.
Read a book by an author with a name related to Nick
The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont
Nina is a Bulgarian form of Nick
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70/960
Tasks completed: 12/56
Books read: 12
Brooklyn 10.3 – I Love Shiny Things
Read a book with the name of a metal in its title
Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra
Metal is mercury
Points this post: 10
Total points: 80/960
Tasks completed: 13/56
Books read: 13
Brooklyn 10.4 – It’s a Tool, Not a Weapon
Read a book with the letters AXE found in the title/subtitle
Undeath and Taxes by Drew Hayes
Points this post: 10
Total points: 90/960
Tasks completed: 14/56
Books read: 14
Brooklyn 10.5 – Happy Anniversary!
Read a book with a word in its title that matches an anniversary gift for years 1-10
Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild
Sugar is a 6h anniversary gift in the UK
Points this post: 10
Total points: 100/960
Tasks completed: 15/56
Books read: 15
Brooklyn 10.6 – It’s In There Somewhere
Read a book with TIN found intact in the title/subtitle/author’s name
When Sparks Fly by Helena Hunting
Points this post: 10
Total points: 110/960
Tasks completed: 16/56
Books read: 16
Brooklyn 10.7 – An Autumn Debut
Read a book first published in September, October or November of any year
The Best of Me by David Sedaris
1st published November 3, 2020
Points this post: 10
Total points: 120/960
Tasks completed: 17/56
Books read: 17
Brooklyn 10.8 – Mexican Independence Day
Read a book by an author whose initials are found in BATTLE OF PUEBLA
Local Gone Missing by Fiona Barton
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130/960
Tasks completed: 18/56
Books read: 18
Brooklyn 10.9 – Lots Going On
Read a book from the “dark academia” listopia
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Found on pg 1
Points this post: 10
Total points: 140/960
Tasks completed: 19/56
Books read: 19
Brooklyn 10.10 – Lost In the Museum
Read a book from the “museum books” listopia
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
Found on pg 7
Points this post: 10
Total points: 150/960
Tasks completed: 20/56
Books read: 20
ROBIN P5.9 - Number 9, Number 9
Title/Subtitle 9 or more words
Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
**Claiming 1 IAF point - nonfiction**
Points this post: 5
Total points: 795
BB:3 GO:4 IAF:5
Task 15.4 Follow the CluesOption 2 - Read ONE book that fulfills both requirements of option 1.
Book 1: Read a book with the MPG Mystery
Book 2: Read a book that is a whole numbered book in a series.
This book fits both requirements.
Betwixt (Betwixt & Between #1) (2020) by Darynda Jones (Goodreads Author) (Paperback 254 pages)
280 + 15 = 295
Tasks Completed: 12
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 280 + 15 = 295
Books read: 20
Pages read: 6,421
Read but not claimed: 01
Goodreads Authors: 14
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
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Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book with exactly nine characters in the title.
On My Honor - The title has 9 characters
I received this book as an Advance Reader Copy via NetGalley - it is due to be published in December. The paperback is listed on GR
Book 2: Read a book with exactly nine characters in the author's name.
The Golden Oldies' Book Club
The author Judy Leigh has 9 characters in the name
I received this book as an Advance Reader Copy via NetGalley - it is due to be published in December. The paperback is not yet listed on GR but the book was approved for length in message 8613 of the Ebook Verification thread
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 720 + 15 = 735
Total Tasks Completed: 39
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Big Books: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 11
Mai10.3 - I Love Shiny Things
Book with the name of a metal in the title: "Silicon"
The Psychology of Silicon Valley: Ethical Threats and Emotional Unintelligence in the Tech Industry by Katy Cook
*Claim 1 NF Ticket*
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 745
Tasks Completed: 43
Books Read: 56
NF Tickets: 26
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 4
Julia10320.5 - Bigger Is Better - Insiyah's Task: In Awe of Space
Ethan of Athos (MPG = Space Opera)
This is mostly set on the Kline Space Station. Three chapters are on the planet Athos and the remaining 12 chapters are on the space station. (The first paragraph of Chapter 3 says "The dark star nearby hosted no planets at all, and so Kline Station rode a slow orbit far out of its gravity well").
This post: 20 points
Total points: 665
BB: 6
GO: 1
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 39
Books completed: 51
Becky C25.1 - Sandy's Task - Use Your Alphabet
Book 1 - Read a book that includes all of the vowels, A E I O U, in its title/subtitle.
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianna Cronin
Book 2 - Read a book by a single author whose initials (all of them) are only consonants (that is, not the vowels listed for book 1). We will count Y as a consonant for this task.
Flying Solo by Linda Holmes
Points this post: 25
Total points: 515
Becky C5.3 - 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".
The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
Word: WONDER
Points this post: 5
Total points: 520
Christine V15.5 - It Was There All Along
Dominion
I read the indicated Kindle edition. The top MMPB, Dominion, has 690 pages.
***Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket***
Points this post: 15
BB tickets this post: 1
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=2)
It's A Fact: 2
Becky C5.10. - There's no place like the SRC!
Read a book that meets SRC rules.
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
Points this post: 5
Total points: 525
Christine V5.10. - There's no place like the SRC!
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
This book is Nonfiction. ***Claiming one It's A Fact Ticket***
Points this post: 5
NF tickets this post: 1
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=2)
It's A Fact: 3
Mai10.8.-Mexican Independence Day
Read a book whose author's initials are in BATTLE OF PUEBLA.
Internet for the People by Ben Tarnoff
*Claim 1 NF Ticket*
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 755
Tasks Completed: 44
Books Read: 57
NF Tickets: 27
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 4
Kim O20.6 It's A Fact- Jen K's Task: National Book Festival
Option 3: Read a book with the letters LOC found in the title.
An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 125
Big Book - 500+: 1
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 1
trishhartuk5.2 Millenium Magic
Read a book with a page count that contains TWO of the digits 1, 9, 0, or 0.
Magic Strikes, Ilona Andrews (310pg)
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 575
Tasks Completed: 36
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
It’s a Fact Tickets: 7
Big Book Tickets: 2
Alexxy30.6 - Katrisa's Task: Empty Nest (NOT!)
Option 1: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Option 3: Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
Points This Task: 30
Total Points 145
5.2 - Millenium MagicRead a book with a page count that contains TWO of those digits (1, 9, 0, or 0).
Wrath of Eve: Evil Has Met Its Match by David W. Lowell,
160 pages.
Books read this post: 1
Books read total: 56
Points this post: 5
Points total: 795
30.2 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: The Monster MashBook 1: Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of "The Monster Mash.
My word is SCENE found in the line The scene was rockin', all were digging the sounds
I listened to an audio version of Last Scene Alive
Book 2: Read a book that features one of these specific characters: vampires, ghouls, zombies, ghosts, werewolves, witches.
River Marked
The character Adam is a werewolf
From the GR description: Mercy and her mate, the Alpha werewolf Adam, will need all the resources the shifters can offer
New Points: 30
Total Points: 370
BB: 1
Ia F: 2
Andy P.Task # 25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: It's Duolingo Time
Option 3.
Book A. Read a book at least 75% set in France and an author who was born lives in France. This Poison Will Remain byFred Vargas set entirely in France and a French author (416 p.)
Book B. Read a book that is between #1 and #14 in a series that has more than 20 published books. Friends in High Places by Donna Leon # 9 in series of 32 (so far) (326 p.)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 725
25.1 - Sandy's Task - Use Your AlphabetBook 1: all of the vowels, A E I O U, in its title/subtitle
PB for page count (no mmpb): Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
I listened to the audiobook: Daughter of Moloka'i
🎃 A E U in Daughter; I O in Moloka'i 🎃
📖 PB = 336 pages 📖
Book 2: single author whose initials (all of them) are only consonants
I listened to the audiobook: Die Again by Tess Gerritsen
MMPB for page count: Muori ancora
🦃 author's initials TG 🦃
📖 MMPB = 336 pages 📖
📖📖 Total page count: 336 pages + 336 pages = 672 pages 📖📖
Total points: 605 + 25 = 630
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 3
25.2 - Amy FL’s Task: If I Only Had a HeartOption 2: single author whose name contains all the letters in HEART
MMPB for page count: Mort by Terry Pratchett
I listened to the audiobook: Mort
🦃 HEART in Pratchett 🦃
📖 MMPB = 243 pages 📖
Option 3: 4+ letter word in the title found in the lyrics of Tin Man
PB for page count (no mmpb): The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks
I listened to the audiobook: The Wife Between Us
🦃 BETWEEN - And people share the gift of gab between themselves 🦃
📖 PB = 432 pages 📖
📖📖 Total page count: 243 pages + 432 pages = 675 pages 📖📖
Total points: 630 + 25 = 655
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 3
25.5 - Andy P’s Task: By the NumberBook 1: title contains a number in numerical form
PB for page count (no mmpb): 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
I listened to the audiobook: 13 Little Blue Envelopes
📖 PB = 322 pages 📖
Book 2: title contains a number in word form
PB for page count (no mmpb): One Book in the Grave by Kate Carlisle
I listened to the audiobook: One Book in the Grave
📖 PB = 280 pages 📖
📖📖 Total page count: 322 pages + 280 pages = 602 pages 📖📖
Total points: 655 + 25 = 680
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 3
30.7 - Schatzie's Task: Chicken LoveOption A: nonfiction MPG Self Help
PB for page count (no mmpb): Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes
I listened to the audiobook: Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person
🎓 ***nonfiction - claiming It's a Fact ticket*** 🎓
Option D: word in the title that is food or flower related
MMPB for page count: One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire
I listened to the audiobook: One Salt Sea
🦃 SALT would be a good name for a black & white chicken! 🦃
Total points: 680 + 30 = 710
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 4
Amy B30.2 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: The Monster Mash
For this task ONE book with MPG of graphic novels may be used.
Read one book for each option.
Book 1: Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of "The Monster Mash" : https://tinyurl.com/yecxrpcx in the title. Word must be an EXACT match. No plurals or possessives. Hyphenated words may be broken down.
Required: State the word.
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 by Emil Ferris (thing)
Book 2: Read a book that features one of these specific characters: vampires, ghouls, zombies, ghosts, werewolves, witches.
Required: State the character and if the character type is not specified in the GR description, provide a reference to establish the character type.
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich (ghost)
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 460 Points
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.4 - Ease On Down The Road
Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham
The author shares a name with one of the actors who appeared in the film (Michael Jackson)
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 305 points
Tasks completed: 22
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.10 - Group Reads
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
Link to Message #34
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 325 points
Tasks completed: 23
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30.6 - Katrisa's Task: Empty Nest (NOT!)
Option 2: Dark Days - matching word is Dark from Dark Hollow
I listened to an audio, top paperback - MMP has no page count - is Dark Days
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 12.0
Option 4: Double letters in author's first name
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke - susaNNa
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
Total Points: 280