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FALL CHALLENGE 2023
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TessaVanessaChallenge 15.5 It’s a Barbie World
by Patrick HindsTineye results:
73.0 %#ed028cPink
8.0 %#ca1477Pink
6.3 %#f7e5f0White
3.2 %#d1a747Brown
2.9 %#751143Violet
2.4 %#f1acd6Pink
2.0 %#4a2731Brown
1.0 %#a67563Brown
0.7 %#c06c3fOrange
0.5 %#cd5257Red
Points this post: 15
Total points: 485
Task completed: 32
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.5 Lois' Task: Hear! Here!
HOMOPHONES: Four and For
Four Leaf Felony by Tonya Kappes
Don't Cry for Me by Daniel Black
Points this post: 25
Total points: 510
Task completed: 33
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.6 Robin P's Task: Four and More
Book 1: I Dare You by Jeff Ross
WORD= Dare
Book 2: Misadventures of the First Daughter by Meredith Wild
WORD: DAughtER
Points this post: 25
Total points: 535
Task completed: 34
Kristen IA25.2 - Delicious Dee's Task: The Big Bang Theory
For this task you will pick one of the THREE options. Options 1 and 3 have a Book A and Book B option. Option 2 allows you to pick 2 books from a series of shelves.
No Children’s Books or Graphic Novels allowed.
Required: State the options chosen.
Option 3
BBT was 12 seasons long, running from 2006 through 2019. Using the following link, spin the wheel – that is your season - https://wheelgenerator.com/random-num...I spun a "7"
Book A – read a book with AT LEAST a three-letter word in the title (excluding the, and) that shares a word with one of the seasons episodes from this list.
Required: - State the season number, Episode Title and Word
Season 7, Episode 10 - "The Discovery Dissipation" - the word is "Discovery"
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness - 579 pages
*****I claim 1 Big Book Ticket*****
Book B – Read a book whose number in a series corresponds to the season number you spun.
Required – state the season number - Season 7
Devil in Disguise by Lisa Kleypas
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 325/950
Tasks Completed: 18/56
BB: 3
GO: 0
NF: 4
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.10 RedSycamore's Task: It's My Party!
Option 1: Gifts, Glamping, & Glocks by Tonya Kappes
Option 4: Cross Down by James Patterson
MPG=SUSPENSE
Points this post: 25
Total points: 560
Task completed: 35
OCEANEMONTANEA*this is a correction. My previous post on this task was missing the AR information
10.4 - America's Cup
Read a book that is set at least 70% on a boat/ship/at sea
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
These caracthers fly above the sea, they need to save the sea of stories from dying, they swim at the sea, they fight onboard a ship. It's a lot of sea things going on...
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 7.0
Points for this task: 10
Total for this challenge: 120
Cindy FTask 10.6 Dictionary
Word 4 letters or more made from A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
(LAND)
No Man's Land: The Trailblazing Women Who Ran Britain’s Most Extraordinary Military Hospital During World War I by Wendy Moore
Claim 1 Non-Fiction Ticket
Points this post:10
Total points:20
Books read:3
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:1
Non-Fiction:1
Tasks completed:3
Kristina Marie10.1 - Singing in the Rain
Read a book with an umbrella on the cover
Required: Post the cover.
The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 299 pages.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 710
Kristen IA30.5 - Nick KY's Task: True Chills
The total page count must be 500+ pages.
Required: state the options.
Opt. 1. Read a biography, autobiography, or memoir. The book must be nonfiction (NOT a biographical novel).
Finding Me by Viola Davis - 293 pages
*****I claim 1 "It's a Fact" Ticket*****
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition
Opt. 3. October 14. In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. In today’s world, we view Columbus critically, questioning his motives, the motives of his patrons, and the merits of Western expansion in general. Read a book from the first 25 pages of this “Postcolonialism” list: Postcolonialism Books - Page 8 of list
Babel by R.F. Kuang - 544 pages
*****I claim 1 Big Book Ticket*****
544 + 293 = 837 > 500 pages
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 355/950
Tasks Completed: 19/56
BB: 4
GO: 0
NF: 5
OCEANEMONTANEA10.3 - Great Exhibition
Read a book where the authors first & last initials can be found in CRYSTAL PALACE
Belhell by Edyr Augusto
E and A is found on CRYSTAL PALACE
Points for this task: 10
Total for this challenge: 130
Mai30.4 - Katrisa's Task: Going Home
Option 1: new-to-you book from the first 20 pages of the Fae Book Shelf
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
This book is found on page 2 of the list and it's new to me.
325 pages
Option 4A:
book with a page count that has two of the same digits next to each other
The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes
300 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 515
Tasks Completed: 32
Books Read: 41
NF Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Cindy FTask 20.1 Earning A Ph.D.
Option A: 3+ letter word made from DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY
(PLACE)
The Cutting Place by Jane Casey
Points this post:20
Total points:40
Books read:4
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:1
Non-Fiction:1
Tasks Completed:4
Amy FL15.2 State of Induction
Book 1: The Brighter the Light
Book 2: It Came with the Crash
Points this post: 15
Total points: 770
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Terri FL's Task - ChatGPTRequired: state the option.: OPTION B
Option B: Read a book with cover art that includes any of these weather phenomena, storms, or natural disasters: rain, tidal wave, tornado, snow, or stormy skies (lightning or dark clouds).
I read Ark storm by Linda Davies
showing stormy skies / huge wavesPoints for this task: 20
Total points : 400+20=420/950
Tasks completed: 22/56
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 11
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
Cindy FTask 20.8 Loose Change
Denomination of Coin in title (Copperhead Coin -Vemidean Currency) Approval Message 23 in Task Help
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Claim 1 BB Ticket 546 pages
Points this post:20
Total points:60
Books read:5
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:2
Non-Fiction:1
Tasks Completed:5
Amy FL15.4 I Spy Fall Pie
Option 2: Three Women Disappear: With bonus novel Come and Get Us - PEAR in disapPEAR and 384 pages in paperback edition
Points this post: 15
Total points: 785
Cindy FTask 30.1 Board Gaming in the Fall
Option 3: Part of a Series (#2)
The Surgeon's Daughter by Audrey Blake
Option 4: MPG Mystery
Cruel Actsby Jane Casey
Points this post:30
Total Points:90
Books read:7
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:2
Non-Fiction:1
Tasks Completed:6
JENNY H5.10 As Easy as Falling off a Log
A book of my choice!
Energy Security: Managing Risk in a Dynamic Legal and Regulatory Environment
*I claim ONE big-book ticket (506 pages) and ONE IAF-ticket*
Points this task: 5
Season total: 165
BB Tickets: 8
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 2
Andy P.Task # 25.1 - Andy P.’s Task: “Eat Your Words”
I chose the word Reached and came up with the following:
Book 1 The Quick Red Fox by John D. MacDonald
Book 2 Each Little Lie by Tom Bale
The word red eats the word each making the word reached.
Page count 320 +390= 710
Points this post: 25
Total points: 730
Task 5.2 – Back to SchoolRead a book from the first 25 pages of this Dark Academia shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Piranesi on page 1 about half way down
Date Read: 09/11/23
440 points
6 GO
Task 25.3 - Jen B's Task: Grease (Is the Word)Option 3: Hopelessly Devoted To You
PINKLADIES
Night Shield
Date Read: 18/11/23
465 points
6 GO
Task 5.6 - We've Got Reading Down to a Fine ArtWord:Death
Art piece: Death of the Virgin by Caravaggio
Death in Her Hands
Date Read: 12/11/23
470 points
6 GO
Task 5.10 - As Easy as Falling off a LogOrlando
Date Read: 07/09/23
Original pub date: 1928
475 points
7 GO
Bookwrm526Task #25.1 - Andy P.’s Task: “Eat Your Words”
My "hungry" word is moons, my eaten word is cake, and my new word is mooncakes.
I read Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke for CAKE (my eaten word).
I read Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee for MOONCAKES (my new word).
Total points so far: 745
Readerboard Name Jammin JennyFall 2023 SRC
25.3 - 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. Animals, etc. are okay, but only two people.
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
The Shining - TS found in TbirdS
I listened to the audible version, the MMPB version is 659 pages, claiming 1 BB ticket
Points this post: 25
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 270
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Tickets: 6
Readerboard Name Jammin JennyFall 2023 SRC
15.10 Fall Back
Read a book first published in September, October, or November 2022
The Silmarillion first published in September
Points this post: 15
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 285
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Tickets: 6
forget the above post - forgot it needed to be in September 2022
Jen K5.9 – How to Save a Language
To Shape a Dragon's Breath
Word: SHAPE
welSH sPEAkers
***1 BB ticket @528 pages***
*****
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 555
BB: 6
IAF: 4
Jen K15.5 It’s a Barbie World
53.4 %#ff57d2Pink
11.8 %#c2c0c0Grey
9.6 %#e95098Pink
over 59% pink
***1 IAF ticket for non-fiction***
*****
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 570
BB: 6
IAF: 5
Readerboard Name Jammin JennyFall 2023 SRC
15.10 Fall Back
Read a book first published in September, October, or November 2022
Fairy Tale published on September 6, 2022
Points this post: 15
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 285
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Tickets: 6
Jen K15.7 Pink and Blue
Feminasty: The Complicated Woman's Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death by Erin Gibson
Patriarchy drINKing / giBson compLicated gUidE
***1 IAF ticket for non-fiction***
*****
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 585
BB: 6
IAF: 6
Jen K15.8 It’s A Suburban life
The Virgin Suicides
Page 1 of list
*****
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 600
BB: 6
IAF: 6
Readerboard Name Jammin JennyFall 2023 SRC
5.7 – The Evolution of PopSci
Read a book with an MPG of Science or Popular Science.
How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems MPG Science, book is non-fiction, claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket
Points this post: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Total Points: 290
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Tickets: 7
Bookwrm526Task #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 (the full list of allowed authors is posted in the task help thread). I chose Terry Pratchett and read The Colour of Magic.
Option 4: Keep in the Halloween spirit by reading a book with MPG Paranormal, Horror, Suspense, or Thriller (exact genres only). I read The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman, MPG Thriller, genre confirmed in help thread posts 21 and 22.
Total points so far: 770
Readerboard Name Jammin JennyFall 2023 SRC
5.10 - As Easy as Falling off a Log
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
The Binge Watcher’s Guide to the Harry Potter Films : An Unofficial Companion
non-fiction, claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket
Points this post: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Total Points: 295
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Tickets: 8
MEGS30.1 - JennRenee's Task: Board Gaming in the Fall!
Option 3: Read a book that is part of series.
A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting - A Lady's Guide #1
Option 4: Read a book with MPG Mystery or any MPG with Mystery included (cozy mystery, Mystery Thriller, Murder Mystery)
Murder on the Orient Express - MPG Mystery + Mystery Thriller
Claiming 1 GO ticket - first published in 1934
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30 points
1 GO Tix
Stephanie12715.10 Fall Back: Read a book first published in September, October, or November 2022
Woman Without Shame: Poems first published in Sept 2022
Points this post: 15
Total points: 25/950
Tasks completed: 3/56
Books read: 3
trishhartuk25.9 Mary P's Task: My Favorite Fall Genres
Option 1. Read a book with the MPG Horror.
What Moves the Dead, T. Kingfisher
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (177pg)
Horror is the first MPG in the genres list.
Option 2. Read a book by a single author where the author's first and last initials can be found in URBAN FANTASY.
Undercover Kitty, Sofie Ryan (352pg)
R in uRban, S in fantaSy
Total pages: 177 + 352 = 529pg
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 645
Tasks Completed: 36
It’s a Fact Tickets: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
Mod
Option 2 - Read ONE book that fulfills both requirements
Book 1: Read a book with a one of these words can be found intact the title: APPLE, PUMPKIN, CRANBERRY, PECAN, SWEET, POTATO, MAPLE, PEAR, CHOCOLATE, BLACKBERRY, CHERRY
Book 2: Read a book with at least 2 page numbers from 314. Order does not matter
The Chocolate Tin
The word CHOCOLATE is in the title
I listened to the audiobook but the top rated PB (no MMPB) The Chocolate Tin has 412 pages, which has the digits 1 & 4 from the required numbers
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 325 + 15 = 340
Total Tasks Completed: 21
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 3
It's a Fact: 10
trishhartuk10.5 Calendar Changes
Read a book with a day of the week in the title.
The Saturday Night Ghost Club, Craig Davidson
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (211pg)
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 655
Tasks Completed: 37
It’s a Fact Tickets: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
Delicious Dee15.5 It’s a Barbie World
- according to Tineye, the cover is more than 59% pink - https://labs.tineye.com/color/e62ba0f...Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 715
Its a Fact Tickets: 8
Big Book Tickets: 5
Golden Oldies: 1
Mod
Read a book first published in 1927 or earlier.
read My Man Jeeves
First published May 1, 1919
points this post 5
total points 660
Mod
Book 1: A book where authors first and last initials can be found in “Pokémon Go”.
read The Silent Woman by Minka Kent
Book 2: Read a book with a type* of Pokémon in the title (no subtitle). The word must match exactly.
chose word Water
read Thicker Than Water
points this post 25
total points 685
Mod
book 1
Option 3
Read a book that is part of series.
read Bewitched
book 2
option 4
Read a book with MPG Mystery or any MPG with Mystery included (cozy mystery, Mystery Thriller, Murder Mystery)
read Murder in the Family
Genres
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Fiction
Crime
Adult
Contemporary
Suspense
Audiobook
Murder Mystery
points this post 30
total points 715
Kai25.7 MegSCL's Task: It's Called Autumn!!
BOOK 1
Read a book with a term in the title or subtitle from this list of differences between American and British English
The Railway Children by E. Nesbit
Term = Railway
IL: UG BL: 5.5 AR Points 9.0
BOOK 2
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that is spelled differently in the two languages
Pure Colour by Sheila Heti
Word: Colour
Rule: -our (British) vs. -or (American) eg. colour vs. color
New Points: 25
Tasks Completed: 16
Total Points: 275
ED20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - KSMary's Task: Season of Change
Option 1 –
Oscar Zeta Acosta (also known as Dr. Gonzo) is the co- main character and an attorney in
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson-
Acosta's status as an attorney verified at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_an...
Points: 20
Total= 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 5:10; 20.7
Delicious Dee15.8 It’s A Suburban life
The Night the Lights Went Out - found on pg1/current position 58 of list
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 730
Its a Fact Tickets: 8
Big Book Tickets: 5
Golden Oldies: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.1 Golden Age of Television
Book 1: Lord of the Silent by Elizabeth Peters
Shares name with Elizabeth Taylor
Book 2: Happy People Are Annoying by Josh Peck
Points this post: 15
Total points: 575
Task completed: 36
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Challenge 15.2 State of Induction
Book 1: The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag
Book 2: Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
Points this post: 15
Total points: 470
Task completed: 31