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FALL CHALLENGE 2024
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25.9 - Bookwrm256's Task: Fall in the Southland"fall is a SOutherner's ReWard for havinG survived summer."
Required: State which option you used for book 2.
Book 1: Required: State the target word - Grows
The Salt Grows Heavy - 19/10/24
Book 2: Option 2: Read a book by a single author where all the letters of the author's last name can be found in the phrase.
"fall is a sOUtherNer's reward for haVinG survived summer."
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong - 10/10/24
Task points - 25
Total points - 275
Books read - 19
GO - 4
BB - 2
SHEMAC 50.1 - Jen B's Task: ‘Bored’ Games
This task requires three books totaling at least 750 pages. (352+236+ 180 = 768)
Choose one of our Bored Games below and read 3 books to satisfy each option listed for that board game.
Required: State the option. OPTION 1
Option 1: Tic Tac Toe
For this option, read 3 books by 3 different authors who share the same name. The names must be in the same position (first, middle, or last) and must match exactly.
Amy Lane - Torch Songs
Amy Aislin - Road to a Cowboy
Amy Hepp - Northern Woods
This task points: 50
Total season points: 605
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5.5 Eerie Equation: 13 + 31 = Spooky Halloween?
Read a book with 13 or 31 intact in the page number or original publication date. (First published August 20, 2013)
Tamarack County. William Kent Krueger
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Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 57
Total This Season
Points: 795/1045
Books read: 64
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 4
Golden Oldie: 1
JenJ IA10.10 Spaceship Pressure
Read a book with a number at least one number of 1, 2,3,4,5,6, on the cover or in the title.
Required: if using cover choice, post the cover.
The Rule Book by Sarah Adams
(2 on his jersey)~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 250/1045
Tasks Completed: 19/59
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 4
JenJ IA15.4 - Flight Risk
Option 1: two-book task.
Book 1: Read a book with a aeroplane on the cover.
Required: post the cover.
The Last Love Note by Emma Grey
Book 2: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in HIT THE SILK.
Pearl by Siân Hughes
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 265/1045
Tasks Completed: 20/59
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 4
MEGSCL15.4 - Flight Risk
Option 1: two-book task.
Book 1: Read a book with a aeroplane on the cover.
Book 2: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in HIT THE SILK.
The River Mouth by Karen Herbert
TOTAL
195 points
1 IAF ticket
MEGSCL25.3: Tien's Task: Completing (other) reading challenges!
Option 1: Read a book where the first word in title begins with I OR V
It's The Menopause
**It’s a fact ticket
The Pairing
Option 2:Read a book from:laughter page 3
TOTAL
220 points
2 IAF ticket
MEGSCL25.5 - Lisa MD’s Task: Bookopoly
Book 1:Rolled 6
read a book whose title and/or subtitle contain the letters of your game piece. 6 -Whale
Howl’s Moving Castle IL: MY - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12.0
Book 2: Rolled 1 - Property:
Read a book from one of these genres listed (Sci-Fi).
Hard Time
**528pp 1 big book ticket
TOTAL
245 points
2 IAF ticket + 1 BB ticket
MEGSCL25.7 - Lois' Task: Sorry!
Option 2. Sorry! pieces are red, yellow, blue, and green. Read a book with at least two of these colors on the cover
28.1 %#fad40bYellow
22.5 %#e4589aPink
15.7 %#e92f26Red
10.9 %#f6e15dYellow
10.3 %#f6dcefPink
3.7 %#9e7425Brown
2.8 %#fee79aYellow
2.5 %#612c48Violet
1.9 %#200c01Black
1.6 %#a9515aRed
**It’s a fact ticket
Option 3. Read a book that is #2 or #4 in a series.
Nightblind
TOTAL
270 points
3 IAF ticket + 1 BB ticket
JenJ IA25.1 Ash's Task: Killer Reads and Gore Galore
This is a two book task- Pick one option and read two books from that option. Combined pages must equal 500 pages or more.
Option 5: Michael Myers from Halloween
Book 1. Michael kills on Halloween night. Read a book with a MPG of Halloween.
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore - 360 pages
Book 2. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in HE CAME HOME.
The Wedding People by Alison Espach - 384 pages
360 + 384 = 744 pages total
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 290/1045
Tasks Completed: 21/59
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 4
JenJ IA25.2 JennRenee's Task: Happy Fall Y'all
This is a two book task. Pick one option and read book A and book B. Required: state the option
Option 1: Seasonal Shift
Book A: Cool Breeze
Authors initials found in COOL BREEZE.
Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
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
The Women by Kristin Hannah
49.0 % Red
22.9 % Brown
15.0 % Brown
3.4 % Brown
2.1 % Brown
1.3 % Yellow
93.7% total
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 315/1045
Tasks Completed: 22/59
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 4
Katrisa25.1 Ash's Task: Killer Reads and Gore Galore
Opt 5
Book 1 - Read a book with a MPG of Halloween.
I read Halloween Kills: The Official Movie Novelization it has MPG Halloween
My book was audio PB 320 pages
Book 2 - Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in HE CAME HOME.
I read The Chain by Adrian McKinty
AM in cAMe
My book was audio MMPB 397 pages
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 1015
JenJ IA25.8 - 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 1: This whole task is really about my favorite team so, read a book by a single author where the author’s initials (you may ignore middle initials) appear in SEATTLE SEAHAWKS. You may only use a letter as many times as it appears.
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib
*****I claim 1 It's A Fact ticket*****
Option 3: Read a book first published in 2024.
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker - 608 pages
*****I claim 1 Big Book ticket*****
Chris Whitaker is a new-to-me author
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 340/1045
Tasks Completed: 23/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5
Katrisa30.4 30.4 TessaVanessa’s US Nationals Drag Racing Challenge
Opt 1 - Read a book with all the letters in NHRA in the author’s first and last name
Black Klansman: A Memoir by Ron Stallworth
NHRA in RoN stAllwortH
Opt 4 - Read a book published in either August or September in the years between 1991 to 2024
I read Graveyard Shift
First pub September 24, 2024
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 1045
JenJ IA30.1 Susan A's Task: Letter Frequency
This is a two book task, read one book for each option.
Required: State the option
Letter Frequency in the English Language
The 5 least frequently occurring letters in English words are: K X J Q Z
Book 1:
Read a book with at least 2 of the five letters in the title. Ignore subtitles.
Required: State the letters. - K, Z
The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr
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. For multiple authored books, only one author needs to work.
Required: State the letters. - Z
Colton Gentry's Third Act by Jeff Zentner
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 370/1045
Tasks Completed: 24/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5
Barbara ★25.2 - JennRenee's Task: Happy Fall Y'all
Option 2
Book A: Read a book with a witches hat, black cat, skull/bones, tombstone or jack-o-lantern on the cover.
The Fear Hunter - Elise Sax 9/8
(skull and bones in the soup on cover)
Book B: Read a book with three F's in the title/subtitle, and/or authors name. Any combination
Second Sight - Aoife Clifford 10/20
(3 Fs in aoiFe cliFFord)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 535
Barbara ★20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My Mind
Option 3: Read book with a single author whose first and last name initials are found in the word KHACHAPURI.
Deadly Delivery - Hope Callaghan 10/16
(H & C in kHaChapuri)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 555
Barbara ★20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Family Farewells
Option 5: Read a book with a cover that depicts a snowy scene
Wrong Angle - Emerald O'Brien 10/19
Points this task: 20
Total points: 575
JenJ IA30.8 Delicious Dee's Task: Maisie Dobbs
For this task, you will pick one of the THREE options before and read book A and book B for that option. The total pages combine must exceed 500 (501 or more) You may read ONE book in the Maisie Dobbs series to meet requirements.
No children’s books may be use for this task.
Option 1
Book A – Read a book in the Maisie Dobbs series
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear - 292 pages
Book B – Read a book with a single author whose initials can be found in Jacqueline Winspear. All initials count. Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston - 384 pages
292 + 384 = 676 total pages
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 400/1045
Tasks Completed: 25/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5
Barbara ★15.2 - Don't Stop Me Now
Read two books from the same series. The books do not have to be consecutive in the series,
Book 1: The Fractured Dark - Megan E. O'Keefe (Devoured Worlds #2) 10/19
Book 2: The Bound Worlds - Megan E. O'Keefe 10/27
Points this task: 15
Total points: 590
JenJ IA5.9 It's Fall Y'all
Read a book first published in September, October, or November
What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 405/1045
Tasks Completed: 26/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5
Barbara ★10.4 - Once Upon a Crime
Read a book with MPG Crime
The Girl He Pined - Blake Pierce 10/18
Points this task: 10
Total points: 600
Barbara ★5.9 - It's Fall Y'all
Read a book first published in September, October, or November
Writing All Wrongs - Ellery Adams 10/10
(published November 3, 2015)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 605
FLY Task #5.7 Too Precious to Forget
task: cover is at least 50% combination of pink and blue
book: Finding Cinderella
how it fits:
59.0 % #eeb6b9 Pink
10.4 % #95c5e9 Blue
9.6 % #da5358 Red
8.4 % #53add0 Blue
6.6 % #dbd9e9 Grey
4.0 % #c0d5eb Blue
1.1 % #7f3a3f Brown
0.9 % #305b93 Blue
Points this post: 5
Total points: 485
Tasks completed: 29/59
BB: 1 / GO: 2 / IAF: 3
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You have a 30 point task in the Winter 2024-2024 Challenge.
ROBIN P20.3 Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Family Farewells
Option 5: Snow scene on cover
If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name -
**Claiming 1 IAF point for nonfiction**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 460
BB:2 GO:3 IAF:8
15.8 - Read My MindMain character exhibits some sort of psychic ability
The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings by Lily Morton
Not obvious from description but is on 'Gay Romance Featuring Psychics Mediums Shamans Spiritualists' list and I'm including a text snippet.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...
Page 58 '"I am psychic," he says slowly, his wolf eyes steady and clear on mine. "I can see the dead".
Points this task: 15
Previous total: 550 Updated total: 565
Tasks completed: 37 Books read: 46
Kathy KS20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Family Farewells
Option 3: Read a book in with "93" can be found intact in... year of first publication.
The Case of the Howling Dog by Erle Stanley Gardner
1st published: 1934
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb-216 p.
**Claiming 1 (one) Golden Oldies ticket** 1st published: 1934
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 470
Tasks completed: 22/59
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 7
5.4 Embrace the SeasonA book from Best Books to Read in Autumn list (page 2 #179): The Physick Book Of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
Points this post: 5
Total points: 425
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.7 Amy FL’s task: Let’s play Scattergories!
I got the letter: F
Option 2:
Title: Read a book with a title that begins with your letter.
Flower Power by Ann Walsh
Option 3:
MPG: Read a book with a MPG that starts with your letter.
Booked on Murder by Allison Brook
MPG: Fiction
Points this post: 30
Total points: 810/1045
Task completed: 49/59
25.9 - Bookwrm256's Task: 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"
Death
Death in the Dark Woods by Annelise Ryan
Book 2 Option 2: Read a book by a single author where all the letters of the author's last name can be found in the phrase.
"fAll Is A southeRNer's rewarD for having survived SuMmer"
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 530
Total Tasks Completed: 23
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
30.1 Susan A's Task: Letter FrequencyBook 1:
Read a book with at least 2 of K X J Q Z in the title. KX
The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood
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. J
Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 560
Total Tasks Completed: 24
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
Tea25.5 - Lisa MD’s Task: Bookopoly
Book 1
Read a book whose title and/or subtitle contain the letters of your game piece.
Rolled: 4 - bee
Blonde Date by Sarina Bowen
- letters bee in title - Blonde Date
- PB edition Blonde Date
Book 2
Roll the 6-sided die to see what property or action your token lands on, then read a book to satisfy the description.
Rolled: 2 - Read a book originally published in April or June of any year.
The Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters
- first published in April 1996
- MMP edition The Hippopotamus Pool
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Points this thread: 25
Claims this thread: /
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 4
Total BB tickets: 1
Total GO tickets: 1
Tea30.3 - XBM's task: Celebrating the grandkids
Option 1
Read a book off of list Great Debut Novels
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
- page #2 of the list (#190)
- PB edition Red, White & Royal Blue
Option 3
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials may be found in this list AAAAABCCCCCADEGGHKLMMNRST.
The Villa by Nora Roberts
- both initials (N R) are on the list
- MMP edition The Villa
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Points this thread: 30
Claims this thread: /
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 6
Total BB tickets: 1
Total GO tickets: 1
Tea30.6 - Katrisa's Task Fall Zodiac
Option 1
Book 1
Read a book with a main character who is an unmarried woman aged 15 - 29 inclusive.
Gemina by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
- MC is 17 yrs old - "You have to sign my permission because I’m under 18..." 10% or https://illuminae-files.fandom.com/wi...
- MMP edition Gemina - 659 pgs
**claiming 1 BB ticket for 659 pages**
Book 2
Read a book with a title word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of Stairway to Heaven.
A Fool's Gold Christmas by Susan Mallery
- word is gold
- MMP edition A Fool's Gold Christmas - 336 pgs
659+336 = 995 pgs > 500
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Points this thread:
Claims this thread: 1 BB
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 8
Total BB tickets: 2
Total GO tickets: 1
Nick KY5.8 Footprints in the Forest. I read Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward, a bee (Herbacious Layer insect) on the cover. This cover is discussed in the Help Thread. Read further about the cover here: https://lithub.com/see-the-cover-for-....
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 730
Nick KY50.1 Jen B’s “Bored Games” Opt. 2. MASH.
Book 1. “House” in title. I read The House of Velvet and Glass by Katherine Howe, 418 pp.
Book 2. Person’s name in title. I read Ernest Hemingway by Samuel Shaw. 136 pp.
Book 3. City name in title. I read The Ghosts of Galway by Ken Bruen. 330 pp. Galway is a port city on the west coast of Ireland. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/M...
Total pages = 874 > required 750
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 780
Amy FL10.5 Part of Your Collection
Hard Fire - approved in message 5 for Vigilante MC
Points this post: 10
Total points: 700
Amy FL25.3: Tien's Task: Completing (other) reading challenges!
Option 1: Into the Black Nowhere - title starts with "I"
Option 2: Finding Mr. Write - page 2 of Laughter list
Points this post: 25
Total points: 755
30.2 Cat's Task: Books of AfricaOption 1 - two book task
Task: Option 1, Book 1: set 70%+ in Africa
The Aye-Aye and I by Gerald Durrell
Paperback: The Aye-Aye and I
Book is set 95%+ in Madagascar - MPG Madagascar and
mentioned in GR precis.
Task: Option 1, Book : Author born in Africa.
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Author born in South Africa - see GR author page.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 700 / 1045
Tasks Completed 37/59
Amy FL25.6 - RedSycamore's Task: Ticket To Ride
Option 1: Shadow of Doubt - Scot Harvath series, #23 (between 18 and 33)
Option 2: Copper River - MPG Mystery
Points this post: 25
Total points: 780
25.7 - Lois' Task: Sorry!This is a two book task, from two different options.
Task: Book 1, Option 2: 2 of red, yellow, blue, and/or green on cover
Paying the Piper by Sharyn McCrumb
Red and green on cover:
54.2 %#95273eRed
9.9 %#3e342aBrown
9.6 %#dcccbdGrey
8.3 %#b9737bPink
7.1 %#728232Green
4.8 %#55562cBrown
2.6 %#933863Violet
1.5 %#552d3dViolet
1.4 %#865645Brown
0.6 %#bbcb8cGreen
Task: Book 2, Option 3: # 2 or 4 in series
The Bookmobile Baby by Amy Bellows
Paperback: The Bookmobile Baby
Book is #2 in the Nerds Who Knot series.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 725 / 1045
Tasks Completed 38/59
30.3 XBM's task: Celebrating the grandkidsOption 1: For this option, read a book off of this list :
Great Debut Novels
I listened to an audio version of Ceremony
(Found on the first page of the list)
Option 3: For this option, read a book by an author whose first and last initials may be found in this list AAAAABCCCCCADEGGHKLMMNRST.
The Enigma of Garlic by Alexander McCall Smith
New Points: 30
Total Points: 135
30.4 TessaVanessa’s US Nationals Drag Racing ChallengeOption 2: Read a book with a 3 and a 0(zero) in the page count. The numbers do not need to be consecutive.
Number One Chinese Restaurant 304 pages
Option 5: Read a book by an author that shares a first or last name with one of the winning professional drivers
The Driver I used was 1976 Richard Tharp (TF/D)
Canada by Richard Ford
New Points 30
Total Points: 165
Beth NC20.6 You're Invited to a Fall Reeading Retreat-
Option #2: #8, 9, 10 or 11 in Series
Witch's Web by Yasmine Galenorn
#8 in Moonshadow Bay
Task Points: 20
Task Pages: 224
Total Points: 380
Total Tasks: 23
Total Books: 30
Total Pages: 12449
Big Book Tickets: 7
Beth NC20.7 Georgia on My Mind -
Option 3: Author initials in KHACHAPURI
Mother of Kings by Poul Anderson
khachAPuri
Big Book Ticket 640 pages
Task Points: 20
Task Pages: 640
Big Book Ticket: 1
Total Points: 400
Total Tasks: 24
Total Books: 31
Total Pages: 13089
Big Book Tickets: 8
Beth NC25.9 Are You Ready For Some Football -
Book 1 Option 2: book that is #14 in a series
Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs
#14 in Mercy Thompson Series
Book 2 Option 3: Book published in 2004
Fair Market Value by Hailey Edwards
published on 4/18/24
Task Points: 25
Task Pages: 680
Total Points: 425
Total Tasks: 25
Total Books: 33
Total Pages: 13769
Big Book Tickets: 8
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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5-5 Eerie Equation: 13 + 31 = Spooky Halloween?
13 or 31 intact in the page number or original publication date
331 pages
The Tropic of Serpents
Points this task 5
Season Total 170
IAF 2