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FALL CHALLENGE 2023
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
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Magpie Murders
My comment is post #8 in the discussion thread
I listed to an audiobook - the MMPB is listed as 509 pages so I claim a Big Book Ticket
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 0 + 20 = 20
Total Tasks Completed: 1
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Big Books: 0 + 1 = 1
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
Kathy KS**UNCLAIM!!** Stats adjusted below.
30.1 - JennRenee's Task: Board Gaming in the Fall!
3. Read a book that is part of series.
Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America by David Hackett Fischer
SERIES: America: A Cultural History #1
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
**Claiming 2 (two) Big Book tickets** Pages: 946
4. Read a book with MPG Mystery
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter
MPG: Mystery
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Points for this task: 0
Total points : 30-30=0
Tasks completed: 1/52-1=0/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2-2=0
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: 1-1=0
10.10 - Women in SportRead a book with MPG Sport that is written by, or about, a female athlete/sportswoman.
MC is a high school girl who tries out and makes the boys high school football team.
Dairy Queen-Catherine Gilbert Murdock
40/900
Kathy KS30.1 - JennRenee's Task: Board Gaming in the Fall!
3. Read a book that is part of series.
Pay Dirt Road by Samantha Jayne Allen
SERIES: Annie McIntyre #1
I listened to an ARC version of the audiobook; pb-320 p. (no mmpb)
4. Read a book with MPG Mystery
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter
MPG: Mystery
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 30
Tasks completed: 1/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
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: 0
Kathy KS25.5 - Lois' Task: Hear! Here!
choose a set of homophones and read two books, each with one of your chosen homophones in the title. You may include subtitles.
Homophones used: FOUR and FOR
Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America by David Hackett Fischer
Homophone: FOUR
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
**Claiming 2 (two) Big Book tickets** Pages: 946
T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton
Homophone: FOR
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 55
Tasks completed: 2/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 2
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
PegW10.3 - Great Exhibition
Read a book where the authors first & last initials can be found in CRYSTAL PALACE
I read Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15
GO tickets: 1
BB tickets: 0
IF tickets: 0
Julia10330.1 - JennRenee's Task: Board Gaming in the Fall!
Option 1: Play Dead
(Setting = New Jersey)
Option 4: Down a Dark Road
(MPG = Mystery)
This post: 30 points
Total points: 80
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
Tasks completed: 5
Books completed: 7
5.6 - We've Got Reading Down to a Fine ArtOctober 14th 1750 saw the opening of the Louvre, the world-famous art museum which has become home to such masterpieces as the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo.
Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title that matches a word in the name of an art piece at the Louvre from this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... .
Required: state the word and the art piece.
The Medusa Frequency by Russell
Hoban
Medusa / The Raft of Medusa
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Task 30.1 - Board Gaming in the Fall!3. If you like Uno try Scout: Read a book that is part of series.
Guidebook to Murder (A Tourist Trap Mystery #1) (2014) by Lynn Cahoon (Goodreads Author) (Paperback 208 pages)
4. If you like Clue try Awkward Guests: Read a book with MPG Mystery
After the Hurricane (2022) by Leah Franqui (Hardcover 364 pages)
05 + 30 = 35
Tasks Completed: 02
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 05 + 30 = 35
Books read: 03
Pages read: 716
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 02
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Katrisa25.3 - Jen B's Task: Grease (Is the Word)
Opt 4 - Read a book with a word from this list of words with multiple meanings in the title
I read Fair Rosaline (word - FAIR)
Opt 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.
I read Blue Hour
BLUE from BLUE moon
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 75
ROBIN P15.10 Fall Back
Book published in Oct/Nov 2022
Marmee - pub 10/4/22
Points this post: 15
Total points: 70
BB:0 GO:1 IAF:0
MAZZA125.1 - Andy P.’s Task: “Eat Your Words”
For this task you will read two books that satisfy the following conditions:
Select a word that is “hungry” enough to “eat” another word
In this Instance my word is CAGE
Your word must “eat” another word
In this instance OUR
The word newly created is COURAGE
The two words I chose to use in the task are OUR and COURAGE - Cage is the unused 3rd word
Book 1 Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies 384 pages
Book 2 Six faces of courage 134 pages This is a Non fiction book and I am claiming 1 x IAF ticket
384 + 134 = 518 Pages exceeds requirements
points this post = 25
Points to date = 150
IAF tickets = 1
Katrisa5.2 – Back to School
Read a book from the first 25 pages of the Dark Academia shelf
I read Killing November from p3 of the list
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 80
Katrisa25.4 - Kristina Simon's task: Sailing Abaco
Opt 4 - read a book with all the letters of ABACO found in any combination of the title/subtitle/series name/author's name.
I read Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
study for OBedienCe by sArAh bernstein
Opt 5 - ead a book set at least 50% in (Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas), the Eastern Seaboard (Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia), and the Bahamas.
I read Christmas Presents
which was set entirely in Little Valley, New York.
Here is a reference from the book
"two other girls gone missing the night Stephanie Cramer was murdered from the same upstate New York town in 2013."
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 105
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.1 – For the Horde!
Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China
Entire book takes place in China
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Totals
Points: 5
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 1
Total Books Completed: 1
ROBIN P10.6 Dictionary
4+ letter word in A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Word is Guide
The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky
G, U and E in Language, ID in Dictionary
Points this post: 10
Total points: 80
BB:0 GO:1 IAF: 0
SarahBR30.1 - JennRenee's Task: Board Gaming in the Fall!
Option 3: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer This book is book 3 in a series meeting the challenge requirements.
Eclipse paperback edition has 632 pages meeting the big book ticket requirements
Option 4One of Us Is Back by Karen M. McManus This book has a main page genre listed as Murder Mystery meeting the requirements of the challenge
Points this post: 30
Total points 95
Claiming 1 BB tickets this post
BB:5 GO:1 IAF:0
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Julia103's Task - Loose ChangeA Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant #2) by Josephine Tey
word in title, Shilling, which was formerly used in the UK & other British Commonwealth countries & Ireland
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 30
MAZZA15.2 – Back to School
Read a book from the first 25 pages of this Dark Academia shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
These Violent Delights on page 1
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 155
SarahBR10.6 - Dictionary
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus Lying can be found in
A Dictionary of the English Language
L in Language Y in Dictionary I in English N in English G in Language
Points this post: 10
Total points 105
BB:5 GO:1 IAF:0
Task 25.4 - Sailing Abacooption 3: #2 in series
Spain for the Sovereigns
option 4: ABACO in subtitle & author name
The Knife’s Edge: The Heart and Mind of a Cardiac Surgeon by Stephen Westaby
AB in westABy
AC in CArdiac
O in surgeOn
Non-fiction - claiming 1 IFA tix
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95 points
2 BB tix
2 GO tix
1 IFA tix
argh! planning fail! immediately unclaiming that last post - d'oh!UNCLAIMING Task 25.4 - Sailing Abaco
option 3: #2 in series
Spain for the Sovereigns
option 4: ABACO in subtitle & author name
The Knife’s Edge: The Heart and Mind of a Cardiac Surgeon by Stephen Westaby
AB in westABy
AC in CArdiac
O in surgeOn
Non-fiction - claiming 1 IFA tix
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70 points
2 BB tix
2 GO tix
0 IFA tix
Task 20.8 - Loose ChangeSOVEREIGN is a coin type from ye olde dayes in Britain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soverei...
Spain for the Sovereigns
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90 points
2 BB tix
2 GO tix
Task 15.10 - Fall Backfirst published Oct 2022
Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
non-fiction - claiming 1 IFA tix
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105 points
2 BB tix
2 GO tix
1 IFA tix
20.10 - Group ReadsBooks Turned Into TV Shows: Magpie Murders; Anthony Horowitz, Discussion [https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... #9]
** Magpie Murders is a Big Book (509 pages). Claiming 1 BB tickets.**
Points for this task: 20
Total points : 20
Tasks completed: 1/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
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: 0
Inge199010.5 - Calendar Changes
Read a book with a day of the week in the title (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday - or their equivalent in a different language)
The Monday Night Cooking School
point this post: 10
total points: 10
Inge199010.6 - Dictionary
Read a book with a word of 4 letters of more in the title that can be made from "A Dictionary of the English Language"
Required: State the word --> Idea
Worst Idea Ever
point this post: 10
total points: 20
Inge19905.9 – 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.
word --> REIS
Enkele reis naar de Algarve
point this post: 5
total points: 25
Mai15.9 Space Exploration
Read a book set at least 50% on a space shuttle, spaceship, or a space station
The Left Hand of Dog by Si Clarke
Most of the book takes place on the spaceship Teapot.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
NF Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
SarahBR5.10 - As Easy as Falling off a Log
One of Us Is Next byKaren M. McManus
Points this post: 5
Total points 110
BB:5 GO:1 IAF:0
Nick KY5.3 Hot Off the Press 1st pub’d before 1927. I read The White People and Other Weird Stories by Arthur Machen, 1st pub’d 1904.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 60
Nick KY10.1 Singin in the RainI read The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian, umbrella on the cover.
I listened to the unabridged audiobook (cover has an umbrella). With no Mass Market Paperback, the most common Paperback edition has 299 pp. The Sandcastle Girls
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 70
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15.8 It’s A Suburban life
Read a book from the list Suburban Fiction
The Regulators
Appears on page 1 of the list
Points this task: 15
Season total: 45
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 0
5.3 - Hot off the Pressfirst published in 1927 or earlier
The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle ~ ***first published 1905 - requesting 1 GO ticket***
Total points: 25 + 5 = 30
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0 + 1 = 1
It's a Fact tickets: 0
10.4 - America's Cupset at least 70% on a boat/ship/at sea
Wherever the Wind Takes Us by Kelly Harms
🎓 set aboard a sailboat a bit over 70% of the time (the 1st 2-3 chapters are on land) 🎓
Total points: 30 + 10 = 40
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
It's a Fact tickets: 0
NAVI5.4 - Apocalypse Not
Read a book with the MPG Post Apocalyptic or Apocalyptic.
How it fits: The Fireman has Post Apocalyptic MPG
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35
Kristina Marie20.10 - Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Fall 2023 season. The requirement for this task: you must participate in the book's discussion thread.
Families: The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 388 pages.
My participation post is message 3.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 70
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20.10 - Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Fall 2023 season.
Books Turned into TV Shows: Magpie Murders
Discussion thread comment #10
Points this task: 20
Season total: 65
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 0
MAZZA125.9 - Mary P's Task: My Favorite Fall Genres
Option 1: Horror
Read a book with the MPG Horror.
The Cellar 256 pages
Option 3: Psychological Thriller
Read a book from the first 25 pages of this shelf: Psychological Thrillers
Verity 323 pages on Page 1 of list
256 + 323 = 579 pages exceeds requirments
Points this post = 25
Points to date = 180
Erica H.Task 5.9 – How to Save a Language
A word of 4 or more letters in the title found in ONE MILLION WELSH SPEAKERS.
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. All the letters of the word Serial are contained in the given phrase.
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
NF tickets: 0
Erica H.Task 5.10 - Book of your choice
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 2
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
NF tickets: 0
Bookwrm526Task #15.2 - State of Induction
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in a coastal setting. I read Death Knells and Wedding Bells by Eva Gates, set completely in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, in a town where the library is in a functional lighthouse.
Book 2: Read a book set at least 50% in wooded, forest, or jungle territory. I read Blood Lure by Nevada Barr, set entirely in the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park on the border between Montana and Canada and involving hiking through the forest looking for bears.
Total points so far: 75
MaryPDX10.6 Dictionary
A Great and Terrible Beauty
The word is "Great"
"A Dictionary of the English Language"
This Task:
BB: 0
IF: 0
GO: 0
Tasks: 0
Books: 1
Points: 10
Totals:
BB: 0
IF: 0
GO: 0
Tasks: 0
Books: 1
Points: 10
MaryPDX10.9 - Fahrenheit 451
1st in a series:
The Inheritance Games
This Task:
BB: 0
IF: 0
GO: 0
Tasks: 0
Books: 1
Points: 10
Totals:
BB: 0
IF: 0
GO: 0
Tasks: 0
Books: 2
Points: 20
FLY Task #5.1 – For the Horde!
task: Read a book set at least 50% in China
book: Dreams of Joy
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: set ~99% in China
other:
**claiming 1 BB ticket for first MMPB = 601 pages
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 3/54
BB: 1+1=2 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0
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trishhartuk15.4 I Spy Fall Pie
Option 1. Book 1: Read a book with a one of these words can be found intact the title...PUMPKIN...
Pumpkins & Poltergeists, Nyx Halliwell
Read the kindle edition. PB: here (236pg)
The word is Pumpkins
Book 2: Read a book with at least 2 page numbers from 314.
Even Though I Knew the End, C.L. Polk
Read the kindle edition. HB (no PB): here (136pg)
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 4
15.6 Classic Horror VS New HorrorOctober brings Halloween, Halloween brings Horror!
Read a book that appears in one of these blog posts.
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
Featured on The 60 Most Popular Horror Books of the Past Five Years
Point this Post: 15
Total Points: 20
10.9 Fahrenheit 451Read a book that is number 4, number 5 or number 1 in a series
Haunting in the Hallway (The Inn at Holiday Bay #5), Kathi Daley
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (218pg)
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 60
Tasks Completed: 5
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Task 10.10-Women in Sport
A book about women in sports. This book meets the task as it was about a female tennis pro.
Carrie Soto Is Back
Current: 10 points
Total points: 25