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FALL CHALLENGE 2024
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EMurphy30.4 TessaVanessa's US Nationals Drag Racing Challenge
Option 3: 75% combo of blue, yellow, green, red
by Yaffa S. Santos*76.3% yellow, .5% green according to TinEye
Option 4: Published in either August or September between the years of 1991 and 2024 Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart
*Published Sept 2015
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 125
Books Read: 9
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 1
IAF Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed: 5
JEN B10.8 How Far I'll Leap
Read a book where time travel is essential to the story. The main plot or something the main character does often.
How to Save a Life by Liz Fenton
The main character travels back in time each day to live the same day over and over again.
TOTAL POINTS: 350
MAZZA130.1 Susan A's Task: Letter Frequency
Book 1:
Read a book with at least 2 of the five letters in the title. Ignore subtitles.
Jackets, Jack-O-Lantern, & Justice Uses J and K
Book 2: Read a book by an author whose first, last or middle initial is any one of the letters K X J Q Z.
The Women Kristin Hannah using K
points this post = 30
Points to date = 550
MAZZA125.6 - RedSycamore's Task: Ticket To Ride
Read One Book: Read one book of at least 500 pages that satisfies the criteria from two different options.
Delicious Monsters
Has both Horror and Mystery MPG i
s 544 pages exceeding requirement and gaining 1 x BB ticket
Approved in help thread here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post = 25
points to date = 575
BB tickets this post = 1
BB tickets to date = 6
MAZZA1 20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My Mind
Option 1: Transcontinental
Read a book that also crosses borders and has a hybrid genres as MPGs either as a compound genre or two different genres.
Whistling Past the Graveyard 308 pages exceeds requirements
Historical and Young Adult
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 595
MAZZA120.4 - Golden Oldies - Kai's Task: Gilmore Girls
OPTION 3: EMILY
Read a book with all of the letters RENO in the title (not subtitle). Letters can be in any order.
With Our Blessing
this book is 531 pages and I am claiming 1 x Bb ticket
points this post = 20
Points to date = 615
BB tickets this post = 1
to date =7
MAZZA115.8 - Read My Mind
Read a book in which a main character exhibits (or pretends to have - we'll accept charlatans for this task!) some sort of psychic ability, e.g. clairvoyance, telepathy, telekinesis, mediumship etc.
The Square of Sevens from GR data
A girl known only as Red, the daughter of a Cornish fortune-teller, travels with her father making a living predicting fortunes using the ancient method: the Square of Sevens
This book is 560 pages and I am claiming 1 x BB ticket
points this post = 15
Points to date = 630
BB tickets this post = 1
to date =8
MAZZA115.6 - Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn!
Read a book from the first 25 pages of this Lovecraftian list: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
The Mist on page 2 of List
points this post = 15
Points to date = 645
MAZZA110.6 On My Hike
Read a book with a 4 or more letter word made from NATIONAL PARKS in the title.
Pork Pie Pandemonium
Using the word PORK
points this post = 10
points to date = 655
MAZZA15.9 It's Fall Y'all
Read a book first published in September, October, or November
[book:Red at the Bone|43697186 first published September 17 2019
points this post = 5
Points to date = 660
MAZZA15.5 Eerie Equation: 13 + 31 = Spooky Halloween?
Read a book with 13 or 31 intact in the page number or original publication date.
Fever firs published 12/03/2013
points this post = 5
Points to date = 665
Joanne Mi10.3 It's a Whole New Town
A collection of short stories
The Long and Short of It
Points this task 10
Season Total 115
IAF 1
Beth NC15.9 Shifting Sands -
Book set at least 50% in nation with a dessert
Skeleton Canyon by J.A. Jance
Mohave Desert - Book set in Arizona Desert
Points: 15
Total Points: 15
Total Tasks: 1
Total Books: 1
Big Book Tickets:
Total Pages: 387
Beth NC20.2 All Hallow's Challenge -
Book with Saint in Title
St. Dale by Sharyn McCrumb
Book Points: 20
Book Pages: 416
Total Points: 35
Total Tasks: 2
Total Books: 2
Big Book Tickets:
Total Pages: 803
Beth NC10.10 Spaceship Pressure -
Numerical Number between 1-6 on cover
The 24th Hour by James Patterson
Book Points: 10
Book Pages: 369
Total Points: 45
Total Tasks: 3
Total Books: 3
Big Book Tickets:
Total Pages: 1172
Beth NC10.8 How Far I'll Leap -
Read a book where time travel is essential to the story.
Mariana by Susanna Kearsley
Book Points: 10
Book Pages: 352
Total Points: 55
Total Tasks: 4
Total Books: 4
Big Book Tickets:
Total Pages: 1524
Beth NC15.4 Flight Risk -
Option 1:
Book 1: aeroplane on the cover.
Heat by Stuart WoodsBook 2: author whose first and last initials can be found in HIT THE SILK.
Torment by Lauren Kate
hit the siLK
Task Points: 15
Task Pages: 836
Total Points: 70
Total Tasks: 5
Total Books: 6
Total Pages: 2360
Big Book Tickets:
Beth NC30.3 Celebrating the Grandkids -
Book 1 - Option 1
read a book off of Great Debut Novels list
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Page 1
Big Book Ticket 722pages
Book 2 - Option 6
book containing any month in the title/subtitle or author’s name.
The Door to December by Dean Koontz
Big Book Ticket 518 pages
Task Points: 30
Task Pages: 1240
Total Points: 100
Total Tasks: 6
Total Books: 8
Total Pages: 3600
Big Book Tickets: 2
Beth NC30.1 Letter Frequency -
Book 1: book with at least 2 of the five letters K, X, J, Q, Z in the title.
Conjure Queen by Luanne Bennett
conJure Queen
Book 2 : book by an author whose first, last or middle initial is any one of the letters K X J Q Z
The #1 Lawyer by James Patterson
James
Task Points: 30
Task Pages: 730
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Points: 130
Total Tasks: 7
Total Books: 10
Total Pages: 4330
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Beth NC20.1 Go to Jail -
book whose title includes one word (that is not "the") from this list of Monopoly street names
The Bad Place by Dean Koontz
Park Place
Task Points: 20
Task Pages: 417
Total Points: 150
Total Tasks: 8
Total Books: 11
Total Pages: 4747
Big Book Tickets: 2
Elizabeth PTask 20.10 - Group Reads
Read one of our Group Reads and post in comment thread
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede
Post 14 of comment thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
As nonfiction book, good for *1 It's a Fact* Ticket
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 165
Total Tasks: 11
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 3
IAF: 2
Total Books: 13
Mod
25.3: Tien's Task: Completing (other) reading challenges!
Option 1:
Read a book where the author's initial (first or last) begins with I OR V
Beneath the Summer Sun. Kelly Irvin
Option 2:
Read a book from: laughter list (page 1)
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands. Chelsea Handler
THIS POST
Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 39
Total This Season
Points: 620/1045
Books read: 51
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 4
Golden Oldie: 1
DOM20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills.
Option 2: The Grown-Up Life.
Choose a book that features at least one adult person on the cover.
The Butterfly Collector by Tea Cooper
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 175
It's a Fact: 1
DOM15.10 - 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. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Required: State the word
Word in title is SCONE
A Scone to Die For by H.Y. Hanna
the great pENguin bOokChaSe
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 190
It's a Fact: 1
Julia10315.3 - In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream
Option 2: Out of the Dark
(MPG Science Fiction AND #1 in series with three books)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 285
BB: 4
GO: 1
NF: 2
Completed tasks: 14
Books read: 20
Kai30.4 TessaVanessa’s US Nationals Drag Racing Challenge
OPTION 2
Read a book with a 3 and a 0(zero) in the page count. The numbers do not need to be consecutive.
Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by Geoff Dyer
Pages = 304
OPTION 4
Read a book published in either August or September in the years between 1991 to 2024 (inclusive).
The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani
Published August 2016
New Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 11
Total Points: 200
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 5
IT'S A FACT: 0
Katrisa10.4 Once Upon a Crime
Read a book with MPG Crime
I read Storm's Fury MPG Crime
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 635
Katrisa30.3 XBM's task: Celebrating the grandkids
Opt 3 - read a book by an author whose first and last initials may be found in this list AAAAABCCCCCADEGGHKLMMNRST
I read First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Opt 5 - Read a book that takes place in Hawai’i
I read Bones of Hilo set almost entirely in Hawaii
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 665
Katrisa30.5 MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
Opt 2 - read a book with a word in the TITLE ONLY that ends with "BER"
I read Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
HC 256 pages
Opt 3 - Read a book whose SINGLE author's first and last (middle can be ingnored) initials use only the letters "BER"
I read Louder Than Words: The New Science of How the Mind Makes Meaning by Benjamin K. Bergen
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 695
30.2 Cat's Task: Books of AfricaOption 1: Two Book Option
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Africa, or is about one or more countries in Africa (if Non-Fiction).
Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #2) by Alexander McCall Smith
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Africa.
Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger
author born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as per GR profile
Total this Post: 30
Season Total: 500
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back To SchoolOption 2: Read a book with a MPG of History or Historical Fiction.
An Area of Darkness (India Trilogy #1) by V.S. Naipaul
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 520
5.2- Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice[bk:Our Chemical Hearts|28186273] by Krystal Sutherland
author's first and last initials, KS, found in pumpKin Spice
Total this Post: 5
Season Total: 525
15.6 - Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn! Book found on first 25 pages of list
Carter & Lovecraft - page 1
Points: 15
Total/challenge: 15
15.10 Not Trial PursuitRead a book with a word in the title of four or more letters that can be made from THE GREAT PENGUIN BOOKCHASE.
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Creek - thE gREat penguin booKChase
Points: 15
Total/challenge: 30
20.10 Group ReadThe Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
Post # 9 on 9/12/13
*Claiming It's a Fact Ticket
Points: 20
Total: 50
IAF ticket: 1
25.6 Ticket to RideOpt 1 - book in series #18-33
Twisted Twenty-Six (Stephanie Plum #26)
Opt 2 - Mystery genre
Dead Until Dark
Points: 25
Total/challenge: 75
25.8 Are you ready for some footballOne author must be new to you
Opt 1 - author initials in seaTtLe seahawks - TL
Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
*This author is New to Me
Opt 3 Read a book first published in 2024
I Need You to Read This
Published August 2024
Points: 25
Total/challenge: 100
25.9 Fall in the SouthlandBook 1: Read a book with a word of five or more letters that can be made from the phrase "Fall is a Southerner's Reward for Having Survived Summer" - Midnight
Crown of Midnight
M - suMmer
I-Is
D-rewarD
N,I,G,H - HavING
T - souTherner's
Book 2, Opt 2 - author last name in phrase above
Atomic Love by Jennie Fields
F,L-FalL
I,S-IS
E,D- rEwarD
Points: 25
Total/challenge: 125
30.2 Books of AfricaBk 1 set in Africa
Purple Hibiscus
Set in Nigeria
Bk 2 - author born in Africa
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
- Author born in what is now known as Zimbabwe from GR data
Points: 30
Total/challenge: 155
30.3 Celebrating the GrandkidsOpt 3 author initials in AAAAABCCCC C ADEGGH K LMMNRST
The One by Kiera Cass
Opt 6 Read a book containing any month in the title/subtitle or author’s name.
April May June July
Points: 30
Total/challenge: 185
Julia10325.1 Ashlea's Task: Killer Reads and Gore Galore
Option 3
Book 1: The Nesting Dolls
(Dolls in title)
Book 2: False Tongues by Kate Charles
(author last name Charles)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 310
BB: 4
GO: 1
NF: 2
Completed tasks: 15
Books read: 22
Task 30.8 - Maisie Dobbs501+ pages
option 2A: is first in mystery series by female writer
May Day: Hot and Hilarious by Jess Lourey
252 pages
option 2B: nominated for first in mystery series by a female writer
The Man In The Queue
256 pages
252 + 256 = 508 page >501
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625 points
CHANDNI30.1 Susan A's Task: Letter Frequency
Book 1:
Read a book with at least 2 of the five letters in the title. Ignore subtitles.
Shizuko's Daughter by Kyoko Mori - Z, K
Book 2: Read a book by an author whose first, last or middle initial is any one of the letters K X J Q Z.
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne - J
Points this post: 30
Total points: 280
ROBIN P20.8 Nickesl & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back to School
Option 2 - History: Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life - MPG History
**Claiming 1 IAF point, Nonfiction
Points this post: 20
Total points: 275
BB:1 GO:2 IAF:6
Joanne MI20.4 Golden Oldies
Option 3 a book with all of the letters RENO
Rocky Mountain Heat
Points this task 20
Season Total 135
IAF 2
Jessica S5.4 Embrace the Season
book off this list Best Book To Read In Autumn (pg 7)
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Points this task: 5
Previous total: 250 Updated total: 255
Tasks completed: 17 Books read: 21
Jessica S20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Family Farewells
Option 5: cover that depicts a snowy scene
Long Winter by Rachel EmberPoints this task: 20
Previous total: 255 Updated total: 275
Tasks completed: 18 Books read: 22
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Task: 25.2 JennRenee's Task: Happy Fall Y'all, using Option 3
Book 1:
Book/Author: The Secret Seven / Lucy McConnell and Ellie Thornton
How it fits: set in Florida
(approved for length https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
Book 2:
Book/Author: Pride and Publishing / DeAnna Julie Dodson
How it fits: MPG Books about Books
Points for this task: 25
Total points: 295
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