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FALL CHALLENGE 2024
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15.5 - Oh No, Not Again...Read a book first published in 2002 or 2020. A Deadly Education - pub 2020
Task points - 15
Total points - 250
Books read - 17
GO - 4
BB - 2
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The Message by Ta-nehisi Coates / anthology of essays, MPG Essays
approval: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 10
Total points: 645
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by Tia Louise / plant on coverapproved: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 10
Total points: 655
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25.7 - Lois' Task: Sorry!
Option 1. Read a book with Start, Home, or Slide intact in the title.
Nantucket Homes. Pamela M. Kelley
Option 3. Read a book that is #2 or #4 in a series. Series must be indicated on the main page in grayscale.
Murder at the Taffy Shop. Maddie Day
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Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 51
Total This Season
Points: 685/1045
Books read: 55
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 4
Golden Oldie: 1
Mod
Option 1-
Book A: Something Right by Evey Lyon / EL in phrase
Book B:
by Natalie Ann / more than 80% of red,orange,yellow,brown,green62.4 %#37332aBrown
12.0 %#e2e3e0Grey
7.5 %#c0977bBrown
4.3 %#a56e4cBrown
3.6 %#aa9b5cBrown
3.3 %#6e4a37Brown
3.0 %#d9c8afGrey
1.4 %#726e3cGreen
1.3 %#cdc89aBrown
1.3 %#d5a471Brown
Exclude background color from extracted colors
Points this post: 25
Total points: 680
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Option 1-
The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder by CL Miller / HUNTER on namenerds list
Option 3-
Double Take by Lynette Eason / MPG Romance and Mystery
Points this post: 25
Total points: 705
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Option 1-
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole / Pg 1 #57 of list
Option 3-
Fragile Designs by Colleen Coble / CC in list of initials
Points this post: 30
Total points: 735
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This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune / set in Canada, I live in USA
Points this post: 10
Total points: 745
FLY Task #15.8 - Read My Mind
task: Read a book in which a main character exhibits some sort of psychic ability
book: Written in Red
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: MC can see the future (see book description)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 345
Tasks completed: 23/59
BB: 0 / GO: 2 / IAF: 3
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Kai's Task: Gilmore GirlsOption 3: The End of Drum-Time
All the letters in RENO in the title
Total points: 90
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My MindOption 1: The Copenhagen Trilogy
Two of the MPGs to make a hybrid are Memoir and Classics
Total points: 110
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back To SchoolOption 2: An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
MPG History
Total points: 130
Kathy KS5.7 Too Precious to Forget
Read a book that is at least 50% combination of pink and blue. according to tineye.
by Josh KatzColors include:
80.6 %#326ab2Blue
2.7 %#779cc8Blue
1.4 %#eeaf9ePink
1.2 %#ec7d6aPink
(>50%)
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 375
Tasks completed: 17/59
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: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 7
Task 30.5 - Gregorian Gameseach book 250+ pages
option 2: word in title ends in BER
October in the Earth
331 pages
option 3: author initials in BER (can repeat letters)
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
368 pages
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660 points
Jessica S10.8 How Far I'll Leap
Book where time travel is essential to the story
Out of Time, Into You by Jay Bell
Points this task: 10
Previous total: 410 Updated total: 420
Tasks completed: 27 Books read: 33
Jessica S10.1- Do You Wanna Build a Railway
Book set in a country you do not live. (I live in the UK, book is set in Vermont USA)
Featherbed by Annabeth Albert
Points this task: 10
Previous total: 420 Updated total: 430
Tasks completed: 28 Books read: 34
JUKKA20.4 - Golden Oldies - Kai's Task: Gilmore Girls
Option 3: Book with the letters RENO in title.
Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews.
Total Points: 230/1045
Total Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 18/59
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 1
5.1- It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!Read a book with one of these words in the title:
fall, sweater, blanket, pumpkin, or candle
plurals and possessives allowed, no other variations.
Fall(s) in title
The Day the Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 195
15.2 - Don't Stop Me NowRead two books from the same series. The books do not have to be consecutive in the series, but the series must appear in greyscale on the book GR pages.
Kate Shugak #11 & 12
The Singing of the Dead by Dana Stabenow
A Fine and Bitter Snow by Dana Stabenow
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 210
15.4 - Flight RiskOption 2: one-book task: Read a book with a aeroplane on the cover and first and last initials can be found in H IT THE SI L K
by Laura HillenbrandCLAIMING IAF
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 385
Total Tasks Completed: 18
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
Andy P.[Task # 25.4 - Robin P's Task: ‘60’s Board Games
Option #1 Careers
Read a book with a job title in the author’s name or in the title
[book:No Exit|35522836] by Taylor Adams
Word Taylor on list
Option 2. Monopoly
Read a book with one of the original 10 Monopoly tokens on the cover Scottie Dog (any domestic dog is acceptable
by Cynthia KadohataPoints this post: 25
Total points: 375
Andy P.Task # 25.4 - Robin P's Task: ‘60’s Board Games
Option 1.Careers
Read a book with a job title in the author’s name or in the title
No Exit by Taylor Adams
Taylor is on the list
Option 2 . Monopoly - Everyone knows this game which exists in many international formats.
Read a book with one of the original 10 Monopoly tokens on the cover.
by Cynthia KadohataPoints this post 25
Total points: 375
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Mai30.8 Delicious Dee's Task: Maisie Dobbs
Option 1:
Book A – Read a book in the Maisie Dobbs series
Maisie Dobbs Jacqueline Winspear
Book B – Read a book with a single author whose initials can be found in Jacqueline Winspear.
What Is ChatGPT Doing... and Why Does It Work? by Stephen Wolfram
*Claim 1 Non-fiction Ticket*
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 265
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 21
NF Tickets: 9
slideshell25.1 Ash's Task: Killer Reads and Gore Galore
Option 2: Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th
Book 1: Read a book in a camping setting, at a campsite, or a cabin in the woods.
Fish Out of Water
Paperback - 311 pages
Book 2: Read a book with a hockey mask, stick, or any sports jersey on the cover.
Collide
Paperback - 383 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: 675/1045
Completed Tasks: 35/59
Big Book: 2
Non-fiction: 1
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Pages read this season: 17543
Books read this season: 50
Mai10.10 Spaceship Pressure
Book with a number at least one number of 1, 2,3,4,5,6, on the cover or in the title.
The Fourth Revolution: How the infosphere is reshaping human realityby Luciano Floridi*Claim 1 Non-fiction ticket*
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 275
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 22
NF Tickets: 10
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.4 Embrace the Season
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
Found on page 1
Points this post: 5
Total points: 580/1045
Task completed: 36/59
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.5 Oh No, Not Again...
Finger Guns, Vol. 1 Justin Richards
First published November 10, 2020
Points this post: 15
Total points: 595/1045
Task completed: 37/59
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.6 It's A Fact - JenJ IA's Task: It’s Booked! You’re Invited to a Fall Reading Retreat
Option 1: All That Shines by Ellen Hagan
Found in farmHousE
Points this post: 20
Total points: 615/1045
Task completed: 38/59
Kathy KS15.6 - Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn!
Read a book from the first 25 pages of this Lovecraftian list: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Necropolis by Jordan L. Hawk
Found on page 8 of list
I read as an ebook; pb-200 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 390
Tasks completed: 18/59
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: 7
EMurphy30.1 Susan A's Task: Letter Frequency
Option 1: At least 2 letters in the title Kill Joy by Holly Jackson
*Letters are K & J
Option 2: Author whose first, middle, or last initial is any of the letters The Graveyard Apartment by Mariko Koike
*Letter is K
This Post:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 185
Books Read: 13
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 1
IAF Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed: 7
EMurphy25.9 Bookwrm256's Task: Fall in the Southland
Option 1: Word of 5 or more letters that can be made from the phrase FALL IS A SOUTHERNER'S REWARD FOR HAVING SURVIVED SUMMER A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
*Word is WILDE
Option 2b: Single author where all the letters of author's last name can be found in the phrase Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 210
Books Read: 15
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 1
IAF Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed: 8
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30.7 Amy FL’s task: Let’s play Scattergories! - My letter was "T"
Option 1 - Author: Read a book by an author whose LAST name begins with the letter you’ve spun.
The Sweet Taste of Muscadines. Pamela Terry
Option 2- Title: Read a book with a title that begins with your letter.
The Tourist Attraction. Sarah Morgenthaler
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Points: 30
Completed Tasks: 52
Total This Season
Points: 715/1045
Books read: 57
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 4
Golden Oldie: 1
Christine V15.1 - Whodunnit?
Book 1:
Revolver on the coverBook 2: A Murder Is Announced, which is currently the first book on page 2 of the list.
This book was first published June 1, 1950. ***Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket***
Points this post: 15
GO tickets this post: 1
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 3
Lisa MD5.8 - Footprints in the Forest
Weyward by Emilia Hart
329 pgs
Cover has beetles, butterflies and blackbird which are on the Animals of the Forest list.
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 475 / 1045
Total Books Read: 33
Total Tasks Completed: 26/ 59
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 4
Lisa MD30.9 - Truitt_T’s Task: Be Prepared!
Option 1: Title Word - "Eruption"
Eruption by Michael Crichton
424 pgs
Option 3B: FEMA in Title
From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir by Lisa Marie Presley
304 pgs
I claim an IAF ticket.
FEMA in title: FroM hEre to the greAt unknown
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 505 / 1045
Total Books Read: 35
Total Tasks Completed: 27/ 59
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 5
DOM25.8 - Shelby's Task: Are You Ready For Some Football???
Choose two different options and read a book for each option.
Required: State the options and which of your books is by the New-to-You author.
Option 3:
Read a book first published in 2024.
A Shadow at the Door by Jo Dixon
This book was first published 3 January 2024
Jo Dixon is a new-to-me author.
Option 4:
Read a book whose page count ends in either 1, 7, or 8.
Lest We Forgive by Phillipa Nefri Clark
The Paperback version of this book has 388 pages
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 245
It's a Fact: 1
Task 25.2 Happy Fall Y'allOption 1: Seasonal Shift
Book A: Cool Breeze
Authors initials found in COOL BREEZE. Letters may be used as many times as they appear middle initials may be ignored.
cooL bReeze
Recipe for a Charmed Life (2024) by Rachel Linden (Goodreads Author) (Paperback 372 pages)
Book B: Beautiful colors
Read a book that with 80% any combination of any of these colors: Red, orange, yellow, brown, and green according to Tineye
Required: Post the Cover
According to Tineye:
Red(25.7 + 2.3 = 27.9%) + Orange(0.7 + 0.5 = 1.2%) + Yellow(65.1%) + Brown(2.8 + 0.7 + 0.3 = 3.8%) + Green(0.0%) = 98.0%
Make Russia Great Again (2020) by Christopher Buckley (Hardcover 278 pages)
60 + 25 = 85
Tasks Completed: 04
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 60 + 25 = 85
Books read: 06
Pages read: 1,677
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 03
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
FLY Task #25.7 - Lois' Task: Sorry!
task: Option 1. Read a book with Start, Home, or Slide in the title.
book: Just Like Home
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: "Home" in title
task: Option 3. Read a book that is #2 or #4 in a series.
book: Hit or Myth
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: (Myth Adventures, #4)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 370
Tasks completed: 24/59
BB: 0 / GO: 2 / IAF: 3
Task 10.9 - The Wonderful Thing about Dragonson page 2 of list #120
I read the UK title: Red Star Rising
the entry is the US title: Dragonseye
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690 points
Task 25.1 - Happy Fall Y'alloption 2A: black cat on cover
The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal
option 2B: three Fs in title
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715 points
slideshell25.4 - Robin P's Task: ‘60’s Board Games
Book 1: Read a book with MPG Romance AND one of the following: Mystery, Thriller, or Suspense (or one MPG which is a combination, such as Romantic Suspense.)
Indigo Ridge
Kindle Edition - 340 pages
Book 2:Read a book from the first 20 pages of this Humor list: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived
Hardback - 272 pages
Reguired: State the page of the list your book is found on. Page 11
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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: 700/1045
Completed Tasks: 36/59
Big Book: 2
Non-fiction: 1
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Pages read this season: 18155
Books read this season: 52
Julia10320.2 - Rookie at the Top - Catherine's Task: All Hallow's Challenge
Option 2: Saint Camber
('Saint' in title)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 350
BB: 4
GO: 1
NF: 3
Completed tasks: 17
Books read: 24
LAUREN JODI25.5 - Lisa MD’s Task: Bookopoly
Book #1:
Roll - 5: Horse
The Danger of Desire by Sabrina Jeffries
Book #2:
Roll - 1: Property (Romance)
The Duke Redemption by Grace Callaway
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 125/1045
Total Books Read: 9
Total Tasks Completed: 7/59
15.5 - Oh No, Not Again...Published in 2002 or 2020: The Searcher by Tana French, published October 6, 2020
Points this post: 15
Total points: 265
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Kai's Task: Gilmore GirlsOption 1, features characters working at an inn: The Summer Sisters by Lilly Mirren (Waratah Inn #3)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 285
slideshell5.3 Autumn Whodunits
Read a book with MPG Cozy Mystery
Hummus and Homicide
Paperback - 301 pages
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Total This Task
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
Non-fiction: 0
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Total This Season
Points: 705/1045
Completed Tasks: 37/59
Big Book: 2
Non-fiction: 1
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Pages read this season: 18456
Books read this season: 53
Kai5.9 It's Fall Y'all
Read a book first published in September, October, or November
Endless Night by Agatha Christie
Published October 1967
New Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 15
Total Points: 235
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 5
IT'S A FACT: 0
LAUREN JODI20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of Surprise
Roll #1: 6) History or Historical Fiction
Roll #2: 1) A, B, C, or D
Simply Perfect by Mary Balogh
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 145/1045
Total Books Read: 10
Total Tasks Completed: 8/59
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20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Fall 2024 season.
Non-Fiction: Journalism
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede
My discussion is found at Message 15
I listened to an audiobook; pb-256 p. (no mmpb)
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 370
Tasks completed: 16/59
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: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 6