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FALL CHALLENGE 2023
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Nick KY15.8 Space I read Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh, takes place on a space station.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 185
Nick KYDELETE: Reposted in the next thread.
20.3 Michelle in Alaska’s task. Opt. 5. I read And Then There Were None https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9... by Agatha Christie, on p. 5 of the Best Audio Narrations list. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
I listened to the audiobook.
The most popular MMPB is 300 pp. > required 250. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 205
Nick KYREPOST: I had trouble posting the link to the audiobook, but I finally found it, so I am reposting.
20.3 Michelle in Alaska’s task. Opt. 5. I read And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, on p. 5 of the Best Audio Narrations list. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
I listened to the audiobook.
The most popular MMPB is 300 pp. > required 250. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 205
Rhiannon5.2 – Back to School
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children On page 2
Points Claimed this post: 5
Total Points: 130/950
Books Read: 9/74
Tasks Completed: 6/56
trishhartuk15.7 Pink and Blue
Read a book where all the letters from PINK and BLUE can be found in title/subtitle/series name/author name.
Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak (Unstoppable #2), Charlie Jane Anders
Read the kindle edition. PB: here (484pg)
PINK: P in unstoPpable; I in bIgger; N in thaN; K in heartbreaK
BLUE: B, L, U, E in UnstoppaBLE
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 155
Tasks Completed: 11
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.4 - Autumn in Sweden
Snuffed Out by Snuffed Out
Option 2 - There is a lit candle on the cover.
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 40 points
Tasks completed: 3
Katrisa15.1 Golden Age of Television
Book 1 - Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of these famous movie/television stars
I read Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
Elizabeth matches Elizabeth Taylor
Book 2 - Read a book featuring a movie or television celebrity
I read Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey written by and about Richard Ayoade who is a TV and film star (and writer and director)
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 340
Katrisa20.2 - Rookie at the Top - MaryPDX’s Task: Open to Interpretation
Option 1: Read a book with a MPG tag of Romance, History, Business or War.
I read The Sun and the Void which has a tag of Romance
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 360
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.2 - Open to Interpretation
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Option 1 - This book has a MPG tag of Romance.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): One Last Stop
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 60 points
Tasks completed: 4
Ana20.4 - Golden Oldies - Paula S's Task: Autumn in Sweden
Option 3:The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. This book has MPG Halloween.
***I'd like a Golden Oldie Ticket this book was first published in 1820***
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 85
25.6 - Robin P's Task: Four and MoreBook 1 – There is at least one word of exactly 4 letters in the title (not subtitle)
The word I chose was TALE
I listened to an audio version of A Trucker's Tale: Wit, Wisdom, and True Stories from 60 Years on the Road
Book 2 – There is one word of 5 or more letters in the title (not subtitle) which contains the 4 letters in your first title.
The work I chose was SCARLET
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
***Claiming a Big Book ticket for 509 pages***
New Points: 25
Total Points: 55
BB: 3
Mai20.4 - Golden Oldies - Paula S's Task: Autumn in Sweden
Option 3: Read a book with MPG Halloween
A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 65
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 5
NF Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Julia10325.4 - Kristina Simon's task: Sailing Abaco
Option 4: Crucible of Gold (Temeraire #7) by Naomi Novik
(ABACO: A in Naomi, B in Crucible, A in Temeraire, C in Crucible, O in Of)
Option 6: Mr Campion's Farewell
(Farewell: Fare/well)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 195
BB: 0
GO: 4
NF: 2
Tasks completed: 12
Books completed: 16
FLY Task #20.10 - Group Reads
task: Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Fall 2023 season.
book: Magpie Murders
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: discussion post: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
**claiming a BB ticket for MMPB = 509 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 5/54
BB: 2+1=3 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0
MaryPDX20.6 - It's A Fact - EmilyGraceR's Task: In Pursuit of Trivia
************ 1 It's a Fact************
Option 2:
Read a book whose authors first and last initials can be found in the word TRIVIAL PURSUIT
The Last Lecture Randy Pausch
This Task:
BB: 0
IF: 1
GO: 0
Books: 1
Points: 20
Totals:
BB: 0
IF: 1
GO: 0
Tasks: 6
Books: 7
Points: 115
ROBIN P5.1 For the Horde
50% set in one of the countries mentioned
One Thousand Chestnut Trees: a Novel of Korea
Set entirely in Korea except for the first few chapters
Points this post: 5
Total points: 200
BB:1 GO:1 IAF:1
30.1 - JennRenee's Task: Board Gaming in the Fall!2. Read a book off this list of books about books
page 4
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
3. Read a book that is part of series.
Acorna's World (Acorna #4) by Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth A Scarborough
Total this Post: 30
Season Total: 200
Inge199020.1 - Most Improved: Rockynook's Task: Earning a Ph.D.
A) Read a book with a title word of 3+ letters (excluding the word "the") that can be formed from the letters in DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY
word -->LOT
An Auctioneer's Lot
point this post: 20
total points: 45
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - KSMary's Task: Season of ChangeOption 1, a main character who is an attorney: Karolina's Twins by Ronald H. Balson (Liam Taggart & Catherine Lockhart #3)
The attorney is Catherine Lockhart.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
15.7 Pink and BlueRead a book where all the letters from PINK and BLUE can be found in title/subtitle/series name/author name
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Monk and Robot #1
a Psalm for thE wILd-BUilt (moNK and robot #1)
Point this Post: 15
Total Points: 85
Total GOs to date: 1
Total IAFs to date: 1
20.1 - Most Improved: Rockynook's Task: Earning a Ph.D.Option C - Read a book where the main character is a teacher, a professor, or a student.
Mavi Melek - Profesör Unrat (Blue Angel - Professor Unrat) by Heinrich Mann 9/24/23
Points Earned This Post: 45
Points Earned Previously: 20
Total Points Earned: 65
JEN B20.5 - Bigger is Better - Insiyah's Task: Pre-Loved
Read a book that has 3 and 5 in the page count. The book must be new to you.
Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hiller
352 pages. This book is new to me
TOTAL POINTS: 95
Delicious Dee10.10 - Women in Sport
Choosing to Run: A Memoir - written by Des Linden, the first American female to win the Boston marathon in 40-odd years; claiming 1 its a fact ticket for non-fiction
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 140
Its a Fact Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
Jasmiina F20.1 - Most Improved: Rockynook's Task: Earning a Ph.D.:
Option B: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials are found in TEACHING AND LEARNING:
Hurrikaani by Laurent Gaudé.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 30
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
25.3 - Jen B's Task: Grease (Is the Word)Option 3: Read a book with a two word title, where the first letters of both words can be found in either TBIRDS
The Reader (The Reader Trilogy #1) by Traci Chee
letters from title, TR, found in TbiRds
Option 5: Read a book with a word in the title of four or more letters that matches a word in one of the song titles.
Shadows on the Moon (The Moonlit Lands #1) by Zoë Marriott
word in title, MOON, found in song title, blue MOON
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 225
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Paula S's Task: Autumn in SwedenOption 1:
Book: Outrun the Rain
How it fits: rain in the title
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 216 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 90
Angela IL5.7 – The Evolution of PopSci
Read a book with an MPG of Science or Popular Science.
The Anatomy of Anxiety: Understanding and Overcoming the Body's Fear Response by Ellen Vora- 9/24
Claiming an It's a Fact ticket
Points this Task: 5
Total Points: 5
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
BB Ticket:
NF Ticket: 1
Angela IL20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - KSMary's Task: Season of Change
Option 1 – Read a book with a main character who is an attorney (or equivalent legal role such as a barrister, advocate etc.)
Sheer Abandon by Penny Vincenzi- 9/7
MC Martha is a corporate lawyer
Claiming Big Book ticket- 640 pages
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 25
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
BB Ticket: 1
NF Ticket: 1
Angela IL25.3 - Jen B's Task: Grease (Is the Word)
Option 1: Summer Nights
Read a book with the MPG Romance that has exactly TWO people on the cover.
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center- 9/25
Option 3: Hopelessly Devoted To You
Read a book with a two word title, where the first letters of both words can be found in either TBIRDS or PINKLADIES
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson- 9/11
Read Kindle/ No MMPB attaching PB version: Pineapple Street
Word Used: PINKLADIES
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 3
BB Ticket: 1
NF Ticket: 1
Kristina Marie5.9 – How to Save a Language
Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title found in ONE MILLION WELSH SPEAKERS. Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
Required: state the word.
Chopping Spree by Diane Mott Davidson
Audiobook. The MMPB has 351 pages.
Spree is in ONE MILLION WELSH SPEAKERS
Points this post: 5
Total points: 150
Kristina Marie5.5 - Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Read a book with coffee beans or a cup/mug on the cover. This may be a ceramic, glass, or takeaway coffee cup.
Required: post the cover.
Double Shot by Diane Mott Davidson
Audiobook. The MMPB has 386 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 155
Julia10320.9 - Moderator's Pet - Terri FL's Task - ChatGPT
Option C: A Gathering of Secrets
(set in Amish community)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 215
BB: 0
GO: 4
NF: 2
Tasks completed: 13
Books completed: 17
Andy P.Task # 10.2 - Audrey Hepburn
Read a book that shares a word of 4 letters or more in the title with one of her movies
All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers
People matches the people in 1952 movie Secret People
Points this post: 10
Total points: 125
Andy P.Task # 5.3 - Hot off the Press
Read a book first published in 1927 or earlier.
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle First Published in 1887
Points this post: 5
Total points: 130
MAZZA125.5 - Lois' Task: Hear! Here!
Using this list of 101 English homophones https://onlineteachersuk.com/english-... choose a set of homophones and read two books, each with one of your chosen homophones in the title.
USING THE HOMOPHONES - FOUR AND FOR number 3 on list
my two books are
Four Seasons in Japan
and A Psalm for the Wild-Built
points this post = 25
Points to date = 410
Barbara ★25.10 - RedSycamore's Task: It's My Party!
Option 2: Read a book by the author of a book I've rated 5 stars
Bound Together - Christine Feehan 9/22
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
(This entire series is really good)
Option 4: Keep in the Halloween spirit by reading a book with MPG Paranormal, Horror, Suspense, or Thriller
Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy - Hailey Piper 9/24
(has MPG horror)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 210
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★15.10 - Fall Back
Read a book first published in September, October, or November 2022
You'd Be Home Now - Kathleen Glasgow 9/24
(published September 28, 2021)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 225
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★5.10 - As Easy as Falling off a Log
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Benyu Born of Ash - Katie Feavel 9/23
Points this task: 5
Total points: 230
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★5.9 - How to Save a Language
Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title found in ONE MILLION WELSH SPEAKERS.
For Whom the Book Tolls - Laura Gail Black 9/10
WH in WelsH
O in One
M in Million
Points this task: 5
Total points: 235
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★5.8 - Sit Down For What You Believe In
Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in ROSA PARKS
Cold Blooded Liar - Karen Rose 9/13
(K & R in rosa paRKs)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 240
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★20.1 - Most Improved: Rockynook's Task: Earning a Ph.D.
Option A) Read a book with a title word of 3+ letters (excluding the word "the") that can be formed from the letters in DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY.
Just Haven't Met You Yet - Sophie Cousens 9/9
YET
Y in philosophY
ET in doctoraTE
Points this task: 20
Total points: 260
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Lisa MD5.5 - Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
213 pages
Coffee cup on cover
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 90
Total Books Read: 7 / 77
Total Tasks Completed: 7 / 56
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets:
Lisa MD5.8 - Sit Down For What You Believe In
The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening by Ari Shapiro
256 pages
Author Initials: AS found in roSA parks
I claim an IAF ticket
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 95
Total Books Read: 8 / 77
Total Tasks Completed: 8 / 56
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 1
Kathy KS15.9 Space Exploration
Read a book set at least 50% on a space shuttle, spaceship, or a space station
Big Damn Hero by James Lovegrove
How it fits: The series is about the adventures of the crew of a spaceship, "Firefly". Throughout this volume, the POV jumps to various characters. At least some members of the crew are on the spaceship and/or a shuttle practically all the time.
******
Points for this task: 15
Total points : 130
Tasks completed: 6/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Katrisa20.4 - Golden Oldies - Paula S's Task: Autumn in Sweden
Option 1: Read a book with one of the words RAIN, RAINY, RAINS, RAINING or RAINED in the title or subtitle.
I read My Fathers' Ghost Is Climbing in the Rain has RAIN in title
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 380
Stephanie1275.9 – How to Save a Language : Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title found in ONE MILLION WELSH SPEAKERS. Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
The Skin Is the Elastic Covering that Encases the Entire Body (SKIN)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10/950
Tasks completed: 2/56
Books read: 2
15.5 It’s a Barbie WorldNo Country Woman: A Memoir of Not Belonging by Zoya Patel
66.8 %#ec0778Pink
14.0 %#19070dBlack
6.9 %#f8a21cOrange
4.0 %#79cff4Blue
2.3 %#bf0f62Pink
2.2 %#8b104aRed
1.9 %#d84e9fPink
0.9 %#97a0d7Blue
0.6 %#e886baPink
0.3 %#a962b1Violet
Total this Post: 15
Season Total: 240
Deborah5.10 - As Easy as Falling off a Log
The Complete Persepolis
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 30
Books Read: 3
Tasks Done: 3
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - MaryPDX’s Task: Open to InterpretationOption 2:
Read a book with the word FALL or FALLS is included in the title or series name.
In the Event of Love (Fern Falls series)
Total Points: 35
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5.2 Back to School.
I read The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon, from p. 8 of the Dark Academia list. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 170