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FALL CHALLENGE 2024
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30.7 Scattegories - letter spun was "J"Opt 1 - Read a book by an author whose LAST name begins with the letter you’ve spun.
The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
Option 3 - MPG: Read a book with a MPG that starts with your letter
Sisters Under the Rising Sun
MPG - Japan
Points: 30
Total/challenge: 355 pts
FLY Task #5.5 Eerie Equation: 13 + 31 = Spooky Halloween?
task: 13 or 31 intact in the page number or original publication date
book: Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned
(my version is kindle, no MMPB, first PB here) = 130 pages
how it fits: "13" intact in page count: first PB = 130 pages
Points this post: 5
Total points: 580
Tasks completed: 34/59
BB: 4 / GO: 2 / IAF: 3
Task 20.2 - All Hallow's Challengeoption 2: SAINT in title (plural OK)
Saints: A New Legendary of Heroes, Humans and Magic
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950 points
Task 10.5 - Part of Your CollectionMC is part of a superhero organisation, with super powers
Renegades
from blurb: "syndicate of prodigies—humans with extraordinary abilities"
has MPG superheroes
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960 points
TessaVanessaChallenge 50.1 Jen B's Task: ‘Bored’ Games
Option 1: Tic Tac Toe
Read 3 books by 3 different authors who share the same name.
Bleachers by JOHN Grisham
229 pages
Looking for Alaska by JOHN Green
221 pages
All the Broken Places by JOHN Boyne
400 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 910/1045
Task completed: 53/59
SHEMAC 15.8 - Read My Mind
Read a book in which a main character exhibits some sort of psychic ability, e.g. clairvoyance, telepathy, telekinesis, mediumship etc.
Required: if the ability is not obvious from the GR book description, provide a reference. (MPG 3rd paragraph "Tom’s psychic abilities")
Stop Cock
(PB Stop Cock)
This task points: 15
Total season points: 715
Bookwrm526Task #20.7 - Georgia On My Mind
Option 1: Read a book that also crosses borders and has a hybrid genres as MPGs either as a compound genre or two different genres. I used the genre Historical Romance and read A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins.
Total points so far: 280
JEN B20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills.
Option 2: The Grown-Up Life.
For this task, choose a book that features at least one adult person on the cover. The book can be any genre, but the cover should clearly depict an adult character.
by Lauren Ling BrownThere are multiple adults on the cover, seen through the windows of the house
TOTAL POINTS: 390
Beth_NC5.7 Too Precious to Forget -
book that is at least 50% combination of pink and blue
Same Beach, Next Year by Dorothea Benton Frank80.4% Blue and .9% pink
Task Points 5
Task Pages 400
Total Points 800
Total Books 64
Total Tasks: 46
Total Pages 26353
Total Big Book Tickets: 15
Beth_NC5.99 Its Fall Yall -
book first published in September, October, or November
Final Heir by Faith Hunter
Published 9-6-22
Task Points: 5
Task Pages: 464
Total Points: 805
Total Books: 65
Total Tasks: 47
Total Pages 26817
Total Big Book Tickets: 15
Beth_NC20.3 Family Farewells -
book in with "93" can be found intact in either the page count or publication year
Triptych by Karin Slaughter
393 pages
Task Points: 20
Task Pages: 393
Total Points: 825
Total Books: 66
Total Tasks:: 48
Total Pages: 27210
Total Big Book Tickets: 15
trishhartuk5.9 It's Fall Y'all
Book first published in September, October, or November.
Trouble Brewing in Harrogate, Kim M. Watt
Read the kindle edition. PB: here (352pg)
First published 18 October 2024
To the mods: It's another one where it just says "published", not "first published", but all three editions have the same date Hopefully that's okay.
Edit: The librarians have now fixed it to be first published
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 375
Tasks Completed: 27
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Beth_NC30.7 Scattergories -
Spun a W
Book 1 Option 1: Read a book by an author whose LAST name begins with the letter you’ve spun
The Fixer by T.E. Woods
Book 2 Option 2: book with a title that begins with your letter.
Witching Fire by Yasmine Galenorn
Task Points: 30
Task Pages: 575
Total Points: 855
Total Books: 68
Total Tasks: 49
Total Pages: 27785
Total Big Book Tickets: 15
LoraTask: 20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My Mind, using Option 3
Book/Author: Death in the Dark Woods / Annelise Ryan
How it fits: author's initials are AR
Total pages: 336
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 465
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
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.2 Cat's Task: Books of Africa
Option 1: Two Book Option
Book 1:
Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Africa,
To the Land of Long Lost Friends by Alexander McCall Smith
Setting is: Botswana, Africa
Wikipedia states that the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency is set in Botswana
Book 2:
Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Africa.
How to Raise an Elephant by Alexander McCall Smith
Born in Zimbabwe
Points this post: 30
Total points: 940/1045
Task completed: 54/59
Beth_NC10.1 Do You Want to Build a Railway -
Read a book set in a country you do not live.
Wolf Mountain: A Werewolf Novel of Haiti by J.R. Pinto
Book was set in Haiti, I live in US
Task Points: 10
Task Pages: 194
Total Points: 865
Total Books: 69
Total Tasks:: 50
Total Pages: 27979
Total Big Book Tickets: 15
Beth_NC10.9 The Wonderful Thing About Dragons -
Read Book from Dragons list
The Shadow Games by Alison Ingleby
#947 Page 10
Task Point: 10
Task Pages: 321
Total Points: 875
Total Books: 70
Total Tasks:: 51
Total Pages: 28300
Total Big Book Tickets: 15
Beth_NC20.4 Gilmore Girls -
Option 3: book with all of the letters RENO in the title
Winter Loon by Susan Bernhard
wintER loON
Task Points: 20
Task Pages: 350
Total Points: 895
Total Books: 72
Total Tasks:: 52
Total Pages: 28650
Total Big Book Tickets: 15
Stephanie12720.9 - 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.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20/1045
Tasks completed: 1/59
Books read: 1
Amy FL10.7 Let It Grow
- flowers in vase on tablePoints this post: 10
Total points: 800
Stephanie1275.2- Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice: Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in PUMPKIN SPICE.
Love Novel by Ivana Sajko
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25/1045
Tasks completed: 2/59
Books read: 2
Amy FL25.1 Ash's Task: Killer Reads and Gore Galore
Option 4
Book 1: The One - Books with Black and White Covers or Something Close list, page 1 #97
Book 2:
- knife on coverPoints this post: 25
Total points: 825
Amy FL25.8 - Shelby's Task: Are You Ready For Some Football???
Option 1: Lights Out by Elise Hart Kipness - initials EHK in sEaHawKs (this author was new to me)
Option 3: The Truth You Told - published September 10, 2024
Points this post: 25
Total points: 850
Amy FL30.6 Katrisa's Task Fall Zodiac
Option 1
Book 1: Bright Young Women - main character Pamela is a college student
Book 2: The Man Trapped By Shadows - Shadows is in the lyric "Our shadows taller than our soul"
Points this post: 30
Total points: 880
Mod
30.1 Susan A's Task: Letter Frequency
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. KX
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk. Kathleen Rooney
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.
Yellow Wife. Sadeqa Johnson
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Points: 30
Completed Tasks: 61
Total This Season
Points: 910/1045
Books read: 72
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 4
Golden Oldie: 1
Mod
Rolled a 2- mystery or suspense and a 2 EFG or H
read This Girl's a Killer by by Emma C. Wells
points this post-20
total points 475
Mod
book 1
2 of these letters in title ( K X J Q Z)
read I Killed Zoe Spanos K and Z
book k2
One of these letters (K X J Q Z) as first or middle or last inital of author
read Five Survive by by Holly Jackson- J
points this post 30
total points 505
Mod
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Africa
read Baking Cakes in Kigali setting is
Kigali (Rwanda), Rwanda
book 2 Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Africa
read Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow by by Damilare Kuku born in Nigeria
points this post 30
total points 535
Mod
option 2
book 1: Read a book that meets the requirements: female author, first in series, mystery MPG-
read What's a Ghoul to Do? by by Victoria Laurie
book 2
read a book from one of the three nominated categories from that season of SRC- used poll read a book from one of the three nominated categories from that season of SRC
read First Grave on the Right
points this post 30
total points 565
FLY Task #5.8 Footprints in the Forest
task: forest animal/insect on the cover
book: Hickory Dickory Dock
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits:
mouse
Points this post: 5
Total points: 585
Tasks completed: 35/59
BB: 4 / GO: 2 / IAF: 3
5.7 Too Precious to ForgetRead a book that is at least 50% combination of pink and blue. according to tineye.
by Brian K. Vaughan45.0 %#0ea1c9Blue
15.2 %#ee7389Pink
14.3 %#011216Black
13.0 %#0e4f63Blue
5.9 %#f7f9f9White
4.1 %#ea4e90Pink
0.8 %#442921Brown
0.6 %#fbb85cOrange
0.5 %#be7a62Brown
0.5 %#fdd427Yellow
Points this Task: 5
Season Total: 380
Total GO Tickets: 3
5.1; ...; 5.3; ...; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9
10.1; ...; ...; 10.4; 10.5; 10.6; ...; 10.8; 10.9
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; ...; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; ...; 15.9; 15.10
20.4; ...; 20.6; ...; 20.8
25.6; 25.7; ...; 25.9
30.6
10.2- Slay The BeastRead a book with the word "Monster" in tact in the title
M Is for Monster: A Graphic Novel by Talia Dutton
Points this Task: 10
Season Total: 390
Total GO Tickets: 3
5.1; ...; 5.3; ...; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9
10.1; 10.2; ...; 10.4; 10.5; 10.6; ...; 10.8; 10.9
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; ...; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; ...; 15.9; 15.10
20.4; ...; 20.6; ...; 20.8
25.6; 25.7; ...; 25.9
30.6
10.10 Spaceship PressureRead a book with a number at least one number of 1, 2,3,4,5,6, on the cover or in the title.
5,000 Kilometers Per Second by Manuele Fior
Points this Task: 10
Season Total: 400
Total GO Tickets: 3
5.1; ...; 5.3; ...; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9
10.1; 10.2; ...; 10.4; 10.5; 10.6; ...; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; ...; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; ...; 15.9; 15.10
20.4; ...; 20.6; ...; 20.8
25.6; 25.7; ...; 25.9
30.6
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of SurpriseI rolled a double 6, which gave me the genre and initial of ...
6) History or Historical Fiction
&
6) V, W, X, Y, or Z
Graphic novels may be used for this task.
Tolkien: Lighting Up The Darkness by Willy Duraffourg
Points this Task: 20
Season Total: 420
Total GO Tickets: 3
5.1; ...; 5.3; ...; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9
10.1; 10.2; ...; 10.4; 10.5; 10.6; ...; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; ...; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; ...; 15.9; 15.10
20.4; 20.5; 20.6; ...; 20.8
25.6; 25.7; ...; 25.9
30.6
25.4 - Robin P's Task: ‘60’s Board GamesRead a book with a job title in the author’s name or in the title (not subtitles.)
Hope for the Best by Jodi Taylor
Taylor / tailor
Read a book from the first 20 pages of this Humor list: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for The Princess Diarist (nonfiction)**
Points this Task: 25
Season Total: 445
IAFs this post: 1
Total IAFs: 1
Total GO Tickets: 3
5.1; ...; 5.3; ...; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9
10.1; 10.2; ...; 10.4; 10.5; 10.6; ...; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; ...; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; ...; 15.9; 15.10
20.4; 20.5; 20.6; ...; 20.8
25.4; ...; 25.6; 25.7; ...; 25.9
30.6
25.8 - Shelby's Task: Are You Ready For Some Football???Read a book by a single author where the author’s initials (you may ignore middle initials) appear in SEATTLE SEAHAWKS.
Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for Taste: My Life Through Food (nonfiction)**
To honor Pete Carroll, read a book published prior to the year he was born in 1951
The Little Sister by Raymond Chandler
**I'd like a Golden Oldie ticket for The Little Sister (first published: 1949)**
Points this Task: 25
Season Total: 470
IAFs this post: 1
GO Tickets this post: 1
Total IAFs: 2
Total GO Tickets: 4
5.1; ...; 5.3; ...; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9
10.1; 10.2; ...; 10.4; 10.5; 10.6; ...; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; ...; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; ...; 15.9; 15.10
20.4; 20.5; 20.6; ...; 20.8
25.4; ...; 25.6; 25.7; 25.8; 25.9
30.6
JUKKA10.1- Do You Wanna Build a Railway
Book set in a country where I don't live.
The Two Noble Kinsmen by William Shakespeare is set in Ancient Greece. I live in Finland. Also it was published in something like 1634 so claiming a Golden Oldie for this.
Total Points: 250/1045
Total Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 20/59
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 1
It's a Fact Total: 1
Nick KY10.2 Slay the Beast I read The Monster in the Box by Ruth Rendell with the word “Monster” in the title.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 845
Nick Ky25.6 Red Sycamore’s Ticket to Ride.
Opt. 1. # 18-33 in a series. I read The Council of the Cursed # 19 in the Sister Fidelma series by Peter Tremayne.
Opt. 3. GR main page genre of “Horror.” I read Sepulchre by James Herbert.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 870
LAUREN JODI10.4 - Once Upon a Crime
Desperate Acts by Alexandra Ivy
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 195/1045
Total Books Read: 11
Total Tasks Completed: 11/59
LAUREN JODI15.2 - Don't Stop Me Now
Book #1 - Psy-Changeling Trinity #2
Ocean Light by Nalini Singh
Book #2 - Psy-Changeling Trinity #3
Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 210/1045
Total Books Read: 13
Total Tasks Completed: 12/59
LAUREN JODI15.5 - Oh No, Not Again...
First published in 2020
The Return of the Duke by Grace Callaway
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 225/1045
Total Books Read: 14
Total Tasks Completed: 13/59
LAUREN JODI15.8 - Read My Mind
Hold Back the Dark by Kay Hooper
All of the main characters in the book are psychics.
Reference found here - Donna's Review
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 240/1045
Total Books Read: 15
Total Tasks Completed: 14/59
LAUREN JODI20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills.
Option 2: The Grown-Up Life.
The Highlander's Promise by Lynsay Sands
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 260/1045
Total Books Read: 16
Total Tasks Completed: 15/59
Mod
30.6 Katrisa's Task Fall Zodiac
Option 2 - Libra September 23-October 22
Book 1 - Read a book with MPG Social Justice
That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America. Amanda Jones
**This is non-fiction - claiming one IAF ticket**
Book 2 - Read a legal thriller from the first 20 pages of this list:
Required: state the page - PAGE 2
Sparring Partners. John Grisham
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Points: 30
Completed Tasks: 62
NONFICTION - 1
Total This Season
Points: 940/1045
Books read: 74
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 5
Golden Oldie: 1
MaryPDX15.4 - 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.
Kristin HannahPoints this task: 15
Total points: 325
Jessica S10.6 On My Hike
book with a 4 or more letter word made for NATIONAL PARKS in the title (PAINT)
Paint the Stars by Christina Lee
Points this task: 10
Previous total: 690 Updated total: 700
Tasks completed: 44 Books read: 56
Jessica S25.9 - Bookwrm256's Task: Fall in the Southland
Book 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" (ELLWOOD)
The Ghost of Ellwood by Jaclyn Osborn
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. (EVELAND)
The Silent Prince by L. Eveland No print edition page verification document line 3832
Points this task: 25
Previous total: 700 Updated total: 725
Tasks completed: 45 Books read: 58
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Opt 1 -Book 1 Read a book with a main character who is an unmarried woman aged 15 - 29 inclusive.
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 433 pgs
Pip (MC) is a high school senior
Opt 1 - Book 2 Read a book with a title word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of Stairway to Heaven. Word must match exactly - no exceptions.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store -385 pgs
Heaven is the word used that is in the lyrics
433+385= 818 pgs
Points: 30
Total/challenge: 325 pts