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FALL CHALLENGE 2023
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
ED20.6 - It's A Fact - EmilyGraceR's Task: In Pursuit of Trivia
Option 3
Nature Wants Us to Be Fat: The Surprising Science Behind Why We Gain Weight and How We Can Prevent--and Reverse--It by Richard J. Johnson
*****I CLAIM 1 IAF TICKET*****
Points: 20
Total= 90
Books Read: 7
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed:
5.9; 5:10;
10.6; 10.9;
20.1; 20.6; 20.7
25.2 - Delicious Dee's Task: The Big Bang Theory
Option 3: Spin the Wheel
My spin was number: 1
Book A: Read a book with a title that shares a 3+ letter word with a word from one of the season's episodes
Season: 1
Episode: The Nerdvana Annihilation (episode 14)
Word: Annihiliation
Annihilation
Book B: Read a book whose number in a series corresponds to the season number you spun
Season: 1
The Mysterious Affair at Styles is book #1 in the Hercule Poirot series
Originally published in 1920
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldies Ticket**
New Points: 25
Total Points: 295
Tickets as of this post: BB(5), GO(3), IaF(4)
25.7 Meg SCL's Task: It's Called AutumnBook 1 - word in title from list of differences
Maud's Line - line/queue is in list
Book 2 - word with different spellings in US & Britain
The Colour - British spelling vs US Color
Points this post: 25
Total points: 950
BB:6 GO:9 IAF:11
****Fall Challenge Completed**
Sarah E30.5 - Nick KY's Task: True Chills
Option 1: 80 Not Out: The Autobiography - 288 pages
Non Fiction, claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket.
Option 4: Before the Coffee Gets Cold
I listened to an audio, top MMP is Tant que le café est encore chaud - 238 pages
288 + 238 = 526 pages
Total Points: 510
Total NF: 4
Kathy KS25.10 - RedSycamore's Task: It's My Party!
Option 2:Read a book by the author of a book I've rated 5 stars
Saga, Volume 6 by Brian K. Vaughan
Author is found on RedSycamore's 5 Star list.
I read as an ebook; pb-152 p. (no mmpb)
Option 4:
Inheritance by Nora Roberts
MPG: both Suspense AND Paranormal
I listened to an ARC audio version of this title. hb=419 p. (no mmpb or pb with pagination)
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 600
Tasks completed: 26/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 4
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: 5
Mod
I keep all my series books on a separate TBR list, so when I used my Want-To-Read shelf it had only books that weren't part of a series.
Option 1- most recent book added to list, Apr 6, 2023
The Seaside Library by Brenda Novak / MMPB 464 pgs
Option 2- highest avg rating 4.54
The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron / PB 496 pgs
Option 4- random sort, top of list
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman / PB 308 pgs
Total pages: 1268 > 750
Points this post: 50
Total points: 565
Amy FL5.10 - As Easy as Falling off a Log
Wish - read a book of my choice
Points this post: 5
Total points: 935
Amy FL15.3 Rock ‘N’ Roll is born
Option 2: Never Too Late by Robyn Carr - I'll NEVER Let You Go and Robyn Carr (RC in RoCk)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 950
Done! Thanks, mods, for your hard work in yet another great challenge :-)
Readerboard name: List_Addict20.2: Rookie at the Top - Mary PDX’s Task: Open to Interpretation
Option 1: Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
MPG: Romance
Total this challenge: 30
Kai25.1 Andy P.’s Task: “Eat Your Words”
BOOK 1
The Magic Kingdom by Russell Banks
Hungry Word = Magic
Page Count = 352
BOOK 2
This Is Improbable: Cheese String Theory, Magnetic Chickens, and Other WTF Research by Marc Abrahams
Magic ATE "net" becoming "Magnetic"
Page Count = 299
Total Page Count = 651
New Points: 25
Tasks Completed: 20
Total Points: 330
30.1 Board Gaming in the Fall3) Brush Back by Sara Paretsky
This is 17 in the series.
4) All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
Mystery is MPG
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 240
Bookwrm526Task #25.4 - Kristina Simon's task: Sailing Abaco
Option 3: Read a book that is #2 in a series. I read Read and Gone (book 2 in the Haunted Library Mystery series) by Allison Brook.
Option 5: Read a book set at least 50% in one or more of the locations listed. I chose Mississippi and read Hunting Season by Nevada Barr.
Total points so far: 845
ED10.3 - Great Exhibition
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
"AC" found in "pAlaCe"
pub. 1926
*****I CLAIM 1 GO TICKET*****
Points: 10
Total= 100
Books Read: 8
GO Ticket: 2
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed:
5.9; 5:10;
10.3; 10.6; 10.9;
20.1; 20.6; 20.7
25.10 - RedSycamore's Task: It's My Party!Option 1:
Read a book with a title that contains at least two words of four or more letters. All of the 4+ letter words must begin with the same first letter.
Legends & Lattes
Option 4:
Read a book with MPG Paranormal, Horror, Suspense, or Thriller
Our Wives Under the Sea
Total Points: 170
Barbara ★25.6 - Robin P's Task: Four and More
Book 1 – There is at least one word of exactly 4 letters in the title (not subtitle).
Made in the U.S.A. - Billie Letts (made) 11/16
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.
Classics Mutilated - Jeff Conner 10/31
(MADE in MutilAtED)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 565
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Chris MD 5.8 Sit Down for What You Believe In
Author’s first and last initials can be found in ROSA PARKS
Murder in Mount Pleasant by Sarah M. Stephen
SS in roSa parkS
I read the Kindle version of this book. There is no MMP. The only paperback has 288 pages.
Total points: 255
Jen K25.5 - Lois' Task: Hear! Here!
Book 1: The Sweet Spot
Book : The Suite Spot
Homophones: Sweet and Suite
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 755
BB: 10
IAF: 8
Barbara ★30.4 - Katrisa's Task: Going Home
Option 2 - read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title that matches one of the “beaches in the city of San Diego” beaches from this wiki list
The Little Black Dress - Piper James 11/15
(Black's Beach)(314 pages)
Option 4
B - Salt Lake City: Read a book with a page count that has two consecutive numbers in its digits
You Are Not Alone - Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen 9/4
(343 pages)
TOTAL PAGES: Book 1 (314 pages) + Book 2 (343 pages) = 657 pages > 500
Points this task: 30
Total points: 595
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Terri FL's Task - ChatGPT
Option C: read a book with a pie on the cover or a book set in a rural or Amish community.
A Catered Thanksgiving - Isis Crawford 11/20
(pumpkin pie on cover)(307 pages)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 615
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★15.7 - Pink and Blue
Read a book where all the letters from PINK and BLUE can be found in title/subtitle/series name/author name
The Peacock's Poison - Ruby Loren 11/18
P - Peacock
I - poIson
N poisoN
K in peacocK
B - ruBy
L - Loren
U - rUby
E - lorEn
Points this task: 15
Total points: 630
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★10.7 - Guinness
Read a book with a cover that is 70% or more black & white & grey according to TinEye
House of Correction - Nicci French 11/11
Tineye - Grey 83.4%, Black 7.9%, White 2.6% = 93.9%
Points this task: 10
Total points: 640
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★10.2 - Audrey Hepburn
Read a book that shares a word of 4 letters or more in the title with one of her movies (exact match)
A Merciful Secret - Kendra Elliot 11/26
(Secret People (1952))
Points this task: 10
Total points: 650
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Kim O20.3 - Best Review - Michelle in Alaska’s Task: Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Alaska anymore
OPTION 3: NEW CAREER. Read a book whose original language is French.
The Phantom of the Opera Golden Oldie -- first published September 23, 1909, 368 pages
Points this task: 20
Golden Oldie ticket(s): 1
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Totals:
Points: 90
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 1
It's a Fact: 1
Kim O30.1 - JennRenee's Task: Board Gaming in the Fall!
3. Read a book that is part of series.
The Torso
5. Read a book with a City name in the title/subtitle.
The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945 Non-fiction, Golden Oldie -- First published January 1, 1946
The city is Warsaw.
Points this task: 30
Golden Oldie ticket(s): 1
It's a Fact ticket(s): 1
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Totals:
Points: 120
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 2
It's a Fact: 2
MEGSCL15.3 Rock ‘N’ Roll is born
Book 1 - LITTLE from I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’) - Little by Edward Carey
Book 2 - Foster by Claire Keegan
TOTAL
645 points
6 IAF ticket
1 Golden Oldie ticket
3 big book ticket
MEGSCL25.9 - Mary P's Task: My Favorite Fall Genres
Option 1 - We Sold Our Souls
Option 2: Tell Me Again by Amy Thunig
++It’s a fact++
TOTAL
670 points
7 IAF ticket
1 Golden Oldie ticket
3 big book ticket
MEGSCL30.1 - JennRenee's Task: Board Gaming in the Fall!
Option 4: The Broken Ones
Option 5: ALEPPO The Beekeeper of Aleppo
TOTAL
700 points
7 IAF ticket
1 Golden Oldie ticket
3 big book ticket
MEGSCL30.2 - Cat's Task: Books of the Autumn Months
Month chosen is October
Book 1: The October Man
book 2: Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
TOTAL
730 points
7 IAF ticket
1 Golden Oldie ticket
3 big book ticket
Aimee G30.4 - Katrisa's Task: Going Home
Option 2: For this task read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title that matches one of the “beaches in the city of San Diego” beaches
The Black Mountain by Kate Mosse
"Black" in title matches "Black's Beach"
Option 4, sub-option A: Read a book with a page count that has two of the same digits next to each other
A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
The edition I read, linked above, has 552 pages
**Claiming one Big Book ticket for a book with 500+ pages**
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Points for this task: 30
Total points: 350
BB: 6; GO: 3; IaF: 4
10.6 - 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"
Word: Tail
The Scorpion's Tail
New Points: 10
Total Points: 305
Tickets as of this post: BB(5), GO(3), IaF(4)
5.10 - As Easy as Falling off a Log
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
The Pocket Epicurean
New Points: 5
Total Points: 310
Tickets as of this post: BB(5), GO(3), IaF(4)
Mod
Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title found in ONE MILLION WELSH SPEAKERS.
used word PERSON
read Just Another Missing Person
points this post 5
total points 805
Mod
Option 3-
An Unbroken Heart by Kathleen Fuller / #2 in series
Option 5-
The Long Game by Elena Armas / set in North Carolina
Points this post: 25
Total points: 590
Mod
must add to 750 pages
book one
Option 1: Read the book that has been on your TBR the longest or the shortest. Sort by Date Added. (The Newest must have been added before Oct 20, 2023) used shortest
read Last Girl Breathing added october 11 2023
400pages.
book 2
Option 4: Read a book chosen randomly by the GR generator. Sort by Random and read the first book listed.
read The Devine Doughnut Shop 285 pages
book 3
Option 5: Read a book that starts with an A or starts with a Z.
read After Dark with Roxie Clark 352 pages
points this post 50
total points 855
5.10 As Easy as Falling Off a Log Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules. 
The Night Raven, by Johan RundbergPoints this post: 5
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 14
BB tickets: 2
GO tickets: 2
IAF tickets: 2
Sarah E20.2 - Rookie at the Top - MaryPDX’s Task: Open to Interpretation
Option 1: MPG Romance
Airel
I read a kindle edition, paperback - no MMP - is Airel: The Awakening
Total Points: 530
ED5.6 - We've Got Reading Down to a Fine Art
Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid
"John" found in "St. John the Baptist"
Points: 5
Total= 105
Books Read: 9
GO Ticket: 2
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed:
5.6; 5.9; 5:10;
10.3; 10.6; 10.9;
20.1; 20.6; 20.7
Sarah E25.1 - Andy P.’s Task: “Eat Your Words”
OR eats THE to make OTHER
Tress of the Emerald Sea - eaten word is THE
I read an ebook, top paperback - no MMP - is Tress of the Emerald Sea - 369 pages
Marrying Off Mother: And Other Stories - created word is OTHER
176 pages
369 + 176 = 545 pages
Total Points: 555
Mod
2 books 500+ pages
Opt. 2. Read a book from the first 25 pages of this list:
Psychological Horror Books
read Sharp Objects found on page 1
254 pages
Opt. 4. Truly Cold. Read a book with the word “Cold” or the word “Frozen” in the title/subtitle. The word must be stand-alone and be exact.
read With Love, from Cold World
400 pages
points this post 30
total points 885
Kristen IA20.6 - It's A Fact - EmilyGraceR's Task: In Pursuit of Trivia
Choose one option, and read one book for that option.
Option 1: Read a book with six distinct different colours on the cover according to Tineye.
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
- Black, Brown, Orange, White, Yellow, and Grey~~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 410/950
Tasks Completed: 22/56
BB: 5
GO: 0
NF: 5
Cindy FTask 20.2 Open to Interpretation
Option 1: MPG Romance
White Houses by Amy Bloom
(MPG verified in task help message #20)
Points this post:20
Total points:110
Books read:8
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:2
Non-Fiction:1
Tasks completed:7
Cindy FTask 20.3 Toto, I Have A Feeling We're Not In Alaska Anymore
Option 1: Author's Initials in "SJM"
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
J,M
Points this post:20
Total points:130
Books read:9
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:2
Non-Fiction:1
Tasks completed:8
Sarah E25.9 - Mary P's Task: My Favorite Fall Genres
Option 1: MPG Horror
How to Sell a Haunted House
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is How to Sell a Haunted House - 448 pages
Option 2: Author initials in URBAN FANTASY
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
I listened to an audio, top MMP is Dandelion Wine - 239 pages
448 + 239 = 687 pages
Total Points: 580
Sarah E30.4 - Katrisa's Task: Going Home
Option 2: STREET from Marine Street Beach
44 Scotland Street - 330 pages
Option 4A: page count that has two of the same digits next to each other
The Beginner's Goodbye
I read a kindle edition, top MMP is El hombre que dijo adiós / The Beginner's Goodbye - 224 pages
330 + 224 = 554 pages
Total Points: 610
EMurphy20.6 It's a Fact-EmilyGraceR's Task: In Pursuit of Trivia
Option 3: Non-fiction with MPG History, Geography, Entertainment, Art, Science, or Sports World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
*It's a Fact Ticket
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Total:
Points: 410
Books Read: 30
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 1
IAF Ticket: 6
Tasks Completed: 17
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.8 - Sit Down For What You Believe In
Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell
The author’s first and last initials can be found in ROSA PARKS (R in Rosa and R in paRks).
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Any Way the Wind Blows
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 290 points
Tasks completed: 17
Angela IL30.2 - Cat's Task: Books of the Autumn Months
Month: October/ Option 1
Option 1: TWO book task
Pick one of the months within this season (i.e. September, October, November) and read one book for each of the tasks below.
Book 1: ALL the letters of your chosen month can be found in the title of your book (ignore subtitles).
The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe- 11/29
Read via Kindle/No MMPB/ PB version: The End of Your Life Book Club: A Memoir
Claiming It's a Fact Ticket
Book 2: The author of your book has first and last initials found in your chosen month.
Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino- 9/23
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 520
Books Read: 35
Tasks Completed: 23
BB Ticket: 1
NF Ticket: 3
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.1 - Singing in the Rain
Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney
There is an umbrella on the cover.
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 300 points
Tasks completed: 18
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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 PINKLADIES
Poirot Investigates, Published 1924
Option 5: Read a book with a word in the title of four or more letters that matches a word in one of the Grease soundtrack song titles.
Song: There Are Worse Things I Could Do
Word: Things
Small Things Like These
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldies Ticket**
New Points: 25
Total Points: 270
Tickets as of this post: BB(5), GO(2), IaF(4)