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FALL CHALLENGE 2024
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HanneloreTask 20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Family Farewells
Option 3: Read a book in with "93" can be found intact in either the page count or year of first publication.
Book: Cackle
How it fits: Page count is 293, so 93 is found intact in the page count.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 12
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.10 Spaceship Pressure
by Cullen BunnNumbers in the background.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 355/1045
Task completed: 22/59
TessaVanessa Challenge 15.4 Flight Risk
Option 1:
Book 1:
by Josh TuiningaBook 2:
by Tonya KappesPoints this post: 15
Total points: 370/1045
Task completed: 23/59
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.2 JennRenee's Task: Happy Fall Y'all
Option 1:
Book A: Seagrass Secrets by Christy Barritt
Book B:
by Kristin Butcher56.7 %#f12b09Red
14.5 %#2c0e14Brown
11.2 %#b5130aRed
7.7 %#660f0bBrown
3.7 %#fb7d09Orange
2.3 %#f6c6baPink
1.5 %#ef7847Orange
1.3 %#e75c57Red
0.8 %#ed8a87Pink
0.4 %#f7f2f0White
Points this post: 25
Total points: 395/1045
Task completed: 24/59
Nick KY15.7 Whose Side R U On? I read Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk, with a title of only one word.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 430
JEN B10.3 It's a Whole New Town
Read an Anthology of short stories, novellas or essays
American Housewife by Helen Ellis
This is a short story collection
TOTAL POINTS: 250
Andy P. Repost of post # 177Task # 15.10 - That's Not Trivial Pursuit...
Read a book with a word in the title of four or more letters that can be made from THE GREAT PENGUIN BOOKCHASE
Pitch Dark by Paul Doiron
Word is Pitch
PI in Penguin
T in The
CH in Bookchase:
Points this post: 15
Total points: 175
5.3 - Autumn Whodunits MPG of Cozy Mystery - Read Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
Points these task: 5
Total points: 15
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
It's A Fact ticket requests: 0
Books read and claimed: 2
Tasks completed: 2
Julia10330.5 MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
Option 3: Saving Sophie by Ronald H. Balson
(first/last initials RB)
Option 4: Song of the Mysteries
(Wars of Light and Shadow #11)
Song of the Mysteries is 864 pages so claiming 2 BB tickets
This post: 30 points, 2 BB
Total points: 190
BB: 4
GO: 1
NF: 1
Completed tasks: 10
Books read: 14
JEN B15.9 - Shifting Sands
Choose a desert from the Wiki list of the largest deserts by area and read a book set at least 50% in a nation listed for that desert.
Outback by Patricia Wolf
I chose the Great Australian Desert. This book takes place 100% in the Australian outback.
TOTAL POINTS: 265
10.3 Anthology of short stories, novellas or essays This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
*Claiming a NF It's a fact! ticket*
Points: 60/1045
Completed Tasks: 6/59
Big Book:
Its a fact: 2
Golden Oldie:
Andy P.Task # 30.9 Truitt_T’s Task: Be Prepared!
Option 1: Read a book with one or more of the following disaster related words in the title and/or subtitle. Plurals are ok. Volcanoes/Eruption
Super Volcanoes: What They Reveal about Earth and the Worlds Beyond by Robin George Andrews 336 p.
Option 2: Read a book from one of the two following lists:
Non-fiction Disaster Books
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester page 1 416 p.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 205
Theresa15.1 - Whodunnit?
Book 1 -
by Benjamin StevensonRope and Dagger on the cover
Book 2 -
by Janet EvanovichPg 18 of the list
Points this post - 15
Total points - 15
Theresa15.2 - Don't Stop Me Now
Book 1
Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum #14.5
Book 2
Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum #16
Points this post - 15
Total points - 30
Julia10320.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My Mind
Option 3: After the Funeral by Agatha Christie
(initials AC in KHACHPURI)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 210
BB: 4
GO: 1
NF: 1
Completed tasks: 11
Books read: 15
CHANDNI10.9 The Wonderful Thing about Dragons
Read a book from the Dragons list.
Dragon Bones by Patricia Briggs
This is on page 1 of the list.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 200
EMurphy30.7 Amy FL's Task: Let's Play Scattergories!
*Letter is S
Option 1: Author's last name begins with the letter A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
Option 4: Character's name begins with the letter Game On by Seressia Glass
**Main character is Samara
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 35
Books Read: 3
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
SHEMAC5.2- Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in PUMPKIN SPICE.
Letters may be used as many times as they appear.
Fool Hearts by Emmy Sanders
This task points: 5
Total season points: 310
slideshell25.8 - Shelby's Task: Are You Ready For Some Football???
Option 1: Read a book by a single author where the author’s initials appear in SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
The Ex Hex
Paperback - 308 pages
Option 3: Read a book first published in 2024
Somewhere Beyond the Sea
Hardback - 400 pages
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Total This Task
Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
Non-fiction: 0
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Total This Season
Points: 400/1045
Completed Tasks: 21/59
Big Book: 2
Non-fiction: 1
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Pages read this season: 10913
Books read this season: 29
Joanne MI20.6 - It's A Fact
Option 3 The Vibe
Food on the cover
A Taste of History Cookbook: The Flavors, Places, and People That Shaped American Cuisine
Claiming 1 IAF
Points this task 20
IAF this task 1
Season IAF 2
Season Total 95
Julia10330.9 Truitt_T’s Task: Be Prepared!
Option 1: The Triangle Fire
(Fire in title)
This book is non-fiction, claiming one It's A Fact ticket
Option 3A: Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell
(initials EM in FEMA)
This post: 30 points, 1 NF
Total points: 240
BB: 4
GO: 1
NF: 2
Completed tasks: 12
Books read: 17
Katrisa25.5 - Lisa MD’s Task: Bookopoly
Book 1 - I rolled a 4 (Bee)
read a book whose title and/or subtitle contain the letters of your game piece.
I read Stars Between the Sun and Moon: One Woman's Life in North Korea and Escape to Freedom
BEE in BEtwEen
Book 2 - I rolled a 2 (Read a book originally published in April or June of any year.)
I read Home Is Where the Bodies Are first published in April
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 520
Bookwrm526Task #10.7 Let It Grow
Read a book with a plant, bush or flower on the cover. The plant/bush/flower must show a stem, be in the ground or be in a vase or a pot. I read No Paw to Stand On by Laurie Cass, which has a vase of flowers in the lower left corner of the cover (approved in task help threat at post 26).
Total points so far: 155
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.3 It's a Whole New Town
Read an Anthology of short stories, novellas or essays
I Don't Want to Die Poor: Essays
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Totals
Points: 50
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
Total books: 5
Total tasks: 5
Readerboard Name: Kathy P15.5 - Oh No, Not Again...
Read a book first published in 2002 or 2020
The Silvered Serpents
First published September 22, 2020
Totals
Points: 65
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
Total books: 6
Total tasks: 6
Readerboard Name: Kathy P15.9 - Shifting Sands
Choose a desert from the Wiki list of the largest deserts by area and read a book set at least 50% in a nation listed for that desert.
Desert -Mojave Desert
Country - United States
The Abbey: A Story of DiscoveryTotals
Points: 80
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
Total books: 7
Total tasks: 7
15.2 - Don't Stop Me NowTwo books from the same series:
Broken Harbor by Tana French (Dublin Murder Squad #4)
The Secret Place by Tana French (Dublin Murder Squad #5)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 150
15.9 - Shifting SandsBook: The Invisible Hour
How it fits: desert: Great Basin Desert; country: USA - book is set in western Massachusetts, as mentioned in the gr book description
I listened to the audio book; the paperback edition has 272 pages.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 130
trishhartuk5.10 Free For Fall
A Toot Hansell Christmas Cracker, Kim M. Watt
Read the kindle edition. PB: here (266pg)
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 240
Tasks Completed: 16
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Mod
25.2 JennRenee's Task: Happy Fall Y'all
Option 3: Fall Fun
Book A: Board Gaming in Florida
Read a book that is set at least 50% in Florida (Although Elaine lives in Fort Lauderdale, her heart – and her viewpoint – remain in the Midwest. Like Helen Hawthorne, another transplanted St. Louisan, she observes the outrageously rich Florida culture (and lack thereof) with wide-eyed fascination.)
Checked Out. Elaine Viets
Book B: Lots O' Books
Read a book with an MPG Books About Books
A Killer Plot. Ellery Adams
THIS POST
Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 32
Total This Season
Points: 515/1045
Books read: 42
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 3
Golden Oldie: 1
Peg W20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Family Farewells
Option 3: Read a book in with "93" can be found intact in either the page count or year of first publication.
I read Montana 1948 first published in 1993.
Points this post: 2
Total points: 105
BB: 0
NF: 2
GO: 0
Mod
15.4 - Flight Risk
Option 2: one-book task.
Read a book with a aeroplane on the cover. AND by an author whose first and last initials can be found in HIT THE SILK.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption. Laura Hillenbrand
**Nonfiction - claiming 1 IAF ticket **
THIS POST
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 33
Total This Season
Points: 530/1045
Books read: 43
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 4
Golden Oldie: 1
LoraTask: 10.10 Spaceship Pressure
Book/Author: Seeds of Revenge / Wendy Tyson
How it fits: 1, 5, and 6 on cover
Points for this task: 10
Total points: 235
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
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
Lisa MD15.4 - Flight Risk
Option 2: One book meets both requirements
Eternal by Lisa Scottoline
480 pgs
Airplane on cover
Author Initials: "LS" in "hit the SiLk"
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 310 / 1045
Total Books Read: 21
Total Tasks Completed: 16 / 59
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 2
Elizabeth PTask 10.7 - Let it Grow
Book with a flower on the cover
by Becky ChambersBottom left corner of cover shows flowers with stems in the ground; other flowers found throughout cover
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 105
Total Tasks: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
IAF: 1
Total Books: 9
SHEMAC 10.9 The Wonderful Thing about Dragons
Read a book from the this list. Dragons
Playing With Fire
Required: State the page - 3
This task points: 10
Total season points: 320
CHANDNI30.2 Cat's Task: Books of Africa
Option 2: One Book Option
Read one book of at least 500 pages that fits both: read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Africa and read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Africa.
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The book takes place in Nigeria and the author was born in Nigeria.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 230
Lisa MD20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Catherine's Task: All Hallow's Challenge
Option 1 and 3:
No Greater Love by Mother Teresa
224 pgs
Mother Teresa is a Roman Catholic Saint
MPG: Religion
I claim an IAF ticket
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 330 / 1045
Total Books Read: 22
Total Tasks Completed: 17 / 59
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 3
Kai15.10 That's Not Trivial Pursuit…
Read a book with a word in the title of four or more letters that can be made from THE GREAT PENGUIN BOOKCHASE.
The Secret History by Procopius
"Secret" - ThEgReatpEnguinbookChaSe
First Published in 550
** Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket **
New Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 10
Total Points: 170
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 5
IT'S A FACT: 0
Sue T20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My Mind
Book with hybrid MPG
The Rose Arbor by Rhys Bowen
MPG is Historical Fiction
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 20/1045
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
10.10 Spaceship PressureSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 430
Julia10330.7 Amy FL’s task: Let’s play Scattergories!
I rolled the letter A.
Option 2: A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic
(title begins with A)
Option 3: The Burning
(MPG Amish starts with A)
This post: 30 points
Total points: 270
BB: 4
GO: 1
NF: 2
Completed tasks: 13
Books read: 19
Delicious Dee5.2- Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
A Quantum Love Story - Mike Chen - MC found in PUMPKIN SPICE
Points This Task: 5
Points Total: 305
Golden Oldies: 1
Its a Fact: 2
Delicious Dee10.9 The Wonderful Thing about Dragons
Sinister Magic - found on pg4 (#314)
Points This Task: 10
Points Total: 315
Golden Oldies: 1
Its a Fact: 2
Delicious Dee20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of Surprise
rolled 6 and a 5
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women - Lisa See - shelved as historical fiction; S for See was in my group of letters
Points This Task: 20
Points Total: 335
Golden Oldies: 1
Its a Fact: 2
Delicious Dee25.6 - RedSycamore's Task: Ticket To Ride
Option 2 - Murder by the Letter - mystery is in the top genres
Option 3 - State of Paradise - Horror is a top genre
Points This Task: 25
Points Total: 360
Golden Oldies: 1
Its a Fact: 2
Delicious Dee25.7 - Lois' Task: Sorry!
Option 2 -
- 34% blue and 10% greenOption 3 - Tangled Threads - #4 in the Elemental Assassin series
Points This Task: 25
Points Total: 385
Golden Oldies: 1
Its a Fact: 2
Delicious Dee30.8 Delicious Dee's Task: Maisie Dobbs
Option 1
Book A - A Dangerous Place - #11 in the Maisie Dobbs series
Book B - The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties - Jesse Q. Sutanto - JQS can be found in Jacqueline Winspear
Points This Task: 30
Points Total: 415
Golden Oldies: 1
Its a Fact: 2
slideshell30.8 Delicious Dee's Task: Maisie Dobbs
Option 1
Book A – Read a book in the Maisie Dobbs series
Maisie Dobbs
Paperback - 292 pages
Book B – Read a book with a single author whose initials can be found in Jacqueline Winspear.
Stealing Home
Paperback - 370 pages
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Total This Task
Points: 30
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
Non-fiction: 0
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Total This Season
Points: 430/1045
Completed Tasks: 22/59
Big Book: 2
Non-fiction: 1
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Pages read this season: 11575
Books read this season: 31
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Task 5.7 Too Precious to Forget
Read a book that is at least 50% combination of pink and blue. according to tineye.
Required: Post the cover
Book: Heart and Brain: Gut Instincts: An Awkward Yeti Collection
How it fits: TinEye determined the cover to be 50.5% blue, 10.1% pink.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 11
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 1