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FALL CHALLENGE 2024
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JenJ IA30.7 Amy FL’s task: Let’s play Scattergories!
This is a two-book task. Choose two different categories and read a book for each.
Required: State your letter and the chosen options. - "W"
Option 1 - Author: Read a book by an author whose LAST name begins with the letter you’ve spun.
How to Read a Book by Monica Wood
Option 2- Title: Read a book with a title that begins with your letter.
We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 465/1045
Tasks Completed: 29/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5
25.8 - Shelby's Task: Are You Ready For Some Football???Option 3: Read a book first published in 2024.
Murder at the Island Hotel (Miss Underhay #15) by Helena Dixon
Option 4: Read a book whose page count ends in either 1, 7, or 8.
Spice Road (Spice Road Trilogy #1) by Maiya Ibrahim
488 pages
New-to-Me author
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 655
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Kai's Task: Gilmore GirlsOPTION 3: EMILY: The matriarch of the family has a battle-axe exterior and can be both calculating and cold-hearted, but she's also one of the most insecure characters on the show. While her daughter and granddaughter blaze their own trails through life, Emily belongs to a class of women who were seen as ornamental and supportive, never truly independent. Her most vulnerable moments usually involved some great freak-outs and classic quotes. My favorite is when she is told by her husband Richard, "Only prostitutes have two glasses of wine at lunch" and Emily responds, "Well then, buy me a boa and drive me to Reno because I am open for business!"
Read a book with all of the letters RENO in the title (not subtitle). Letters can be in any order.
I read By Any Other Name. The title has the letters RENO in it: by any OthER Name
this book has 528 pages and is a *******BIG BOOK *****
points: 90
books read: 5
tasks completed: 5
Big books: 1
pages read: 2062
Kristen IA10.8 How Far I'll Leap
Read a book where time travel is essential to the story.
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 260/1045
Tasks Completed: 18/59
BB: 2
GO: 1
NF: 4
Andy P.Task #
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, Set in Sudan Ethiopia among other African countries
What Is the What by Dave Eggers
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Africa.
His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie
Author born in Ghana
Points this post: 30
Total points: 525
trishhartuk25.3: Tien's Task: Completing (other) reading challenges!
Includes a claim for one Golden Oldie ticket.
Option 1: First word in title OR author's initial begins with I OR V.
We'll Prescribe You a Cat, Syou Ishida
Top PB (French): ici (320pg); PB matching the kindle: here (256pg)
Author’s surname begins with “I”
Option 3: Read a book from: Best of 1920's list.
Unnatural Death, Dorothy L. Sayers
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (264pg)
Page 1, #81
Golden Oldie x1: First published in 1927
Dates throughout the book, like on letters, specify 1927
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie: 1 – Unnatural Death was first published in 1927
Total Points: 425
Tasks Completed: 29
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 5
Mod
Read a book with MPG Cozy Mystery
The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes / MPG Cozy Mystery
Points this post: 5
Total points: 985
Mod
Read a book from the this list.
Dragons
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman / #14 on pg 1 of list
Points this post: 10
Total points: 995
MAZZA15.6 A Hauntingly Good Time
Read a book where a haunting (imagined, faked, or real) or ghosts are essential to the story.
A House with Good Bones
The hosue in the story is haunted by the MC's Grandmother
P178 "What, is the house haunted?" Page 192 "she's at the house haunting it"
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 810
MAZZA15.10 Free For Fall
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World
This book is non-fiction and I am claiming 1 x IAF ticket
points this post = 5
Points to date = 815
IAF tickets this post = 1
IAF tickets to date = 2
MAZZA110.1- Do You Wanna Build a Railway
Read a book set in a country you do not live.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Set in France I live in UK
Points this post = 10
Poiints to date = 825
BB tickets this post = 3
To date = 11
Go this post and to date = 1
This book has 1276 Pages and I am claiming 3 x BB tickets
This book was published 1844 and I am claiming 1 x GO ticket
MAZZA110.4 Once Upon a Crime
Read a book with MPG Crime
Dark Skies
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 835
MAZZA110.5 Part of Your Collection
Read a book with a main character as a superhero or vigilante.
Weekend Warriors
Approved in help thread here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
points this post = 10
Points to date = 845
MAZZA110.9 The Wonderful Thing about Dragons
Read a book from the this list.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...
The Tropic of Serpents
Page 2
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 855
MAZZA115.9 - 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.
The Butterfly Man
Set about 75% in Tasmania (Tasmania Africa & London mentioned in GR data) Using Great Australian Desert
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 870
MAZZA115.10 - 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 Road Trip using the word TRIP
points this post = 15
Points to date = 885
MAZZA120.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Fall 2024 season.
The Echo of Old Books
my comment is here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 905
MAZZA150.1 - Jen B's Task: ‘Bored’ Games
Option 1: Tic Tac Toe
For this option, read 3 books by 3 different authors who share the same name.
Using the name John
Book 1
River of Fire, River of Light John Hampel 570 pages
I am claiming 1 x BB ticket
Book 2
Fire John Boyne176 pages
Book 3
The Drowned John Banville 336 pages
570 + 176+ 336 = 1,082 Pages exceed requirements
points this post = 50
Points to date = 955
BB tickets this post = 1
To Date = 12
Amy FL15.4 - Flight Risk
Option 2:
by K.J. Howe - plane on cover and author's initials (KH) in Hit the silKPoints this post: 15
Total points: 895
Amy FL20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of Surprise
Rolled 6: Historical Fiction
All the Broken Places
Rolled 1: A, B, C, D
John Boyne - last initial "B"
Points this post: 20
Total points: 915
Delicious Dee5.10 Free For Fall
Stuck with You
Points This Task: 5
Points Total: 735
Golden Oldies: 1
Its a Fact: 5
Big Book Ticket: 2 (750+pgs)
Delicious Dee10.5 Part of Your Collection
Superheroes Anonymous
Points This Task: 10
Points Total: 745
Golden Oldies: 1
Its a Fact: 5
Big Book Ticket: 2 (750+pgs)
Task 30.4 US Nationals Drag Racing ChallengeOption 1: NHRA:
Read a book with all the letters in NHRA in the author’s first and last name (middle name can be ignored)
River of Darkness (John Madden #1) (1999) by Rennie Airth (Paperback 435 pages)
ReNnie AirtH
Option 4: Labor Day Weekend
Read a book published in either August or September in the years between 1991 to 2024 (inclusive).
Required: State the date of first publication.
Date of first publication: September 24, 2024
The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society (2024) by C.M. Waggoner (Paperback 339 pages)
175 + 30 = 205
Tasks Completed: 09
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 175 + 30 =205
Books read: 15
Pages read: 4,738
Read but not claimed: 01
Goodreads Authors: 08
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Delicious Dee15.2 - Don't Stop Me Now
Book 1 - Jackets, Jack-O-Lantern, & Justice - (Camper & Criminals #22)
Book 2 - Autumns, Awnings, & Arson (#38 Camper & Criminals)
Points This Task: 15
Points Total: 760
Golden Oldies: 1
Its a Fact: 5
Big Book Ticket: 2 (750+pgs)
Delicious Dee30.4 TessaVanessa’s US Nationals Drag Racing Challenge
Option 1 - Second Tide's the Charm - Chandra Blumberg - NHRA can all be found in Chandra
Option 4 - On Location - first published September 2021
Points This Task: 30
Points Total: 790
Golden Oldies: 1
Its a Fact: 5
Big Book Ticket: 2 (750+pgs)
Amy FL25.9 - Bookwrm256's Task: Fall in the Southland
Phrase: Fall is a Southerner's Reward for Having Survived Summer
Book 1: A Killer Harvest - HARVEST in fAll SouTHERner's HaVing
Book 2, Option 2: The Deceiving Look by Victor Methos - METHOS in SOuTHErner's suMmer
Points this post: 25
Total points: 940
Delicious Dee30.5 MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
Option 1 - Say You’ll Be Nine - NINE in title
Option 2 - The Truth According to Ember - EMBER ends with BER
Points This Task: 30
Points Total: 820
Golden Oldies: 1
Its a Fact: 5
Big Book Ticket: 2 (750+pgs)
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Catherine's Task: All Hallow's Challenge
Option 2 – Read abook with the word ‘saint’ in the title or subtitle.
Summers at the Saint. Mary Kay Andrews
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 64
Total This Season
Points: 985/1045
Books read: 77
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 5
Golden Oldie: 1
50.1 - Jen B's Task: ‘Bored’ GamesOption 2, Book 1, "Mansion" in the title: The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges
352 pages
Option 2, Book 2, a person's name in the title: The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe by Jean Grainger
212 pages
Option 2, Book 3, city name in the title: The Last Train to London by Meg Waite Clayton
450 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 590
Delicious Dee20.10 Group REad
The Echo of Old Books - comment 15 in the thread
Points This Task: 20
Points Total: 840
Golden Oldies: 1
Its a Fact: 5
Big Book Ticket: 2 (750+pgs)
Lisa MD5.7 - Too Precious to Forget
Cover at least 50% combo of pink/blue
Expiration Dates: A Novel by Rebecca Serle
288 pgs
TinEye: 57.7% Pink/Blue
50.7 %#326ca8Blue
15.1 %#766e5dGrey
9.5 %#a9aa7bGrey
8.1 %#949eb7Grey
7.0 %#d7acbdPink
6.6 %#e6e9e9Grey
1.3 %#283441Grey
0.9 %#bc794dBrown
0.5 %#859c39Green
0.3 %#81699bViolet
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 715 / 1045
Total Books Read: 53
Total Tasks Completed: 41/ 59
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 7
Mod
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Option 3 – Read a book with MPG of Religion or Theology
read Between Two Trailers
religion MPG
points this post 20
total points 670
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Option 1: Tic Tac Toe - read 3 books all with the same author first name or last name
all three books have author first name Mary
read Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry by Mary Higgins Clark
Another Girl Lost by Mary Burton
The Santa Suit Mary Kay Andrews
points this post 50
total points 720
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book 1 Rolled 5- Read a book with all the letters of HORSE in the title
read Killer House Party
book 2 rolled 1
read Only One Survives genre is mystery
points this post 25
total points 745
15.3 In Space, No One Can Hear You ScreamOption 2: one book w MPG Science Fiction and #1-7 of a series
The Stars, Like Dust - Science Fiction is 1st MPG
#1 of Galactic Empire series.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 520
BB:2 GO:3 IAF:9
LoraTask: 25.1 Ash's Task: Killer Reads and Gore Galore, using Option 5
Book 1:
Book/Author: Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop / Emmeline Duncan
How it fits: MPG Halloween; 256 pages
Book 2:
Book/Author: Fairest / Marissa Meyer
How it fits: author's initials are MM; 272 pages
Total pages: 528
Points for this task: 25
Total points: 515
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
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25.4 - Robin P's Task: ‘60’s Board Games
Read 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
Page 7
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for The Princess Diarist (nonfiction)**
Points this Task: 25
Season Total: 470
IAFs 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
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills.Option 4: Need a Laugh.
For this option, read a book with a MPG of Humor. The book can be fiction or nonfiction.
Plan For The Worst by Jodi Taylor
Points this Task: 20
Season Total: 490
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; 20.9
25.4; ...; 25.6; 25.7; 25.8; 25.9
30.6
slideshell10.5 Part of Your Collection
Read a book with a main character as a superhero or vigilante
Leather & Lark
Paperback - 390 pages
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Total This Task
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
Non-fiction: 0
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Total This Season
Points: 835/1045
Completed Tasks: 45/59
Big Book: 2
Non-fiction: 1
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Pages read this season: 23138
Books read this season: 63
Mai10.9 The Wonderful Thing about Dragons
Book from the Dragons list: page 5
I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 390
Tasks Completed: 29
Books Read: 34
NF Tickets: 13
ROBIN P15.6 Oh No, Not Again
Bk published in 2002 or 2020
Where Dogs Bark with Their Tails: A Novel
pub July 5, 2022
Points this post: 15
Total points: 535
BB:2 GO:3 IAF: 9
Bookwrm526Task #10.4 Once Upon a Crime
Read a book with MPG Crime. I read Hunting Game by Helene Tursten.
Total points so far: 290
Readerboard Name Jammin JennyFall 2024 SRC
20.6 - It's A Fact - JenJ IA's Task: It’s Booked! You’re Invited to a Fall Reading Retreat
Option 4: Read a NONFICTION book that has the MPG of Science, Animals or History.
Dog Smart: Life-Changing Lessons in Canine Intelligence, Non-fiction book, MPG Science and Animals
claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Total Points: 65
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name Jammin JennyFall 2024 SRC
15.3 - In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream
Option 2: One-book task
Read a single book that satisfies both criteria for option 1.
Paper Girls, Volume 2 - MPG Science Fiction, #2 in series of 6 books
Points this post: 15
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 80
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Angela IL25.1 Ash's Task: Killer Reads and Gore Galore
Option 5
Book 1. Read a book with a MPG of Halloween.
Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca-11/9
Book 2. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in HE CAME HOME.
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood-10/4
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 245
Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 9
It's a Fact: 2
Big Book: 1
Christine V20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of Surprise
I rolled 5 (genre Fantasy or Science Fiction on the main page) and 2 (author initials E, F, G, or H - The author's first OR last initial must start with one of the letters you rolled.)
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Points this post: 20
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 10
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 3
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30.7 Amy FL’s task: Let’s play Scattergories!
This is a two-book task. Choose two different categories and read a book for each.
Required: State your letter and the chosen options. - "W"
Option 1 - Author: Read a book by an author whose LAST name begins with the letter you’ve spun.
How to Read a Book by Monica Wood
Option 2- Title: Read a book with a title that begins with your letter.
We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 465/1045
Tasks Completed: 29/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5