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FALL CHALLENGE 2024
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Task 30.1 Susan A's Task: Letter FrequencyBook 1:
Read a book with at least 2 of the five letters (K X J Q Z) in the title. Ignore subtitles.
Required: State the letters.
Letters: K, Q
In the Quick (2021) by Kate Hope Day (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover 251 pages)
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.
Required: State the letters.
Letter: J
Bournville (2022) by Jonathan Coe (Goodreads Author) (Hardback 400 pages)
225 + 30 = 255
Tasks Completed: 10
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 225 + 30 = 255
Books read: 16
Pages read: 4,858
Read but not claimed: 01
Goodreads Authors: 11
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
10.7 Let It GrowA plant on the cover: California Golden by Melanie Benjamin
Points this post: 10
Total points: 710
25.9 - Bookwrm256's Task: Fall in the SouthlandHelp Thread
Book 1, a title word of 5 or more letters made from "Fall is a Southerner's Reward for Having Survived Summer": The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
paperback edition The Heiress
The word is Heiress.
Book 2, option 2, letters of author's last name found in the above phrase: To Kingdom Come by Will Thomas
paperback edition To Kingdom Come
Points this post: 25
Total points: 735
Jasmiina F20.6 - It's A Fact - JenJ IA's Task: It’s Booked! You’re Invited to a Fall Reading Retreat:
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in either FARMHOUSE or SCHOOLHOUSE: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 125
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
JEN B5.3 Autumn Whodunits
Read a book with MPG Cozy Mystery
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
TOTAL POINTS: 395
Theresa20.1 - Most Improved - Jenny H's Task: Go to Jail
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Park - Park Place
Points this post - 20
Total Points - 170
Theresa20,2 - Rookie at the Top - Catherine's Task: All Hallow's Challenge
The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
Option 2 - Saint in the title
Points this post - 20
Total points - 190
Lisa MD20.6 - JenJ IA's Task: It’s Booked! You’re Invited to a Fall Reading Retreat
Option 1: Author Initials in FARMHOUSE or SCHOOLHOUSE
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
416 pgs
Author Initials: "LC" in sCooLhouse
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 880 / 1045
Total Books Read: 65
Total Tasks Completed: 49/ 59
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 8
Kim O30.5 MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
Option 2: Read a book with a word in the TITLE ONLY that ends with "BER".
Remember
Option 4: Read a book that is # 9,10 or 11 in a series the number must be shown in Greyscale on GR record.
What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust
Points this task: 30
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Totals:
Points: 30
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 0
Kim O5.8 Footprints in the Forest
Read a book with one of the forest animal/insect from following list on the cover https://www.animalfunfacts.net/knowle...
rabbitNon-fiction
Points this task: 5
It's a Fact ticket(s): 1
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Totals:
Points: 35
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 1
Kathy KS30.9 Truitt_T’s Task: Be Prepared!
This is a two book task, with a combined 600 page minimum. One book MUST be nonfiction.
Option 1: Read a book with one or more of the following disaster related words in the title and/or subtitle.
Where the Fire Falls by Karen Barnett
WORD: Fire
I read a large print version; pb-352 p. (no mmpb)
Option 3: Read a book for which:
B - all the letters of FEMA are found in the title (subtitle excluded).
The Farmer's Son: calving season on a family farm by John Connell
FEMA=the FArMEr's...
Pages: 256
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
Total pages: 352+256=608 (>600)
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 680
Tasks completed: 28/59
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 11
LoraTask: 10.1- Do You Wanna Build a Railway
Book/Author: Days at the Morisaki Bookshop / Satoshi Yagisawa
How it fits: set in Japan, and I live in USA
Points for this task: 10
Total points: 625
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
LoraTask: 20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Family Farewells, using Option 3
Book/Author: Secret Stories of Extinct Disneyland: Memories of the Original Park / Jim Korkis
How it fits: 193 pages
Claiming 1 It's a Fact for MPG Nonfiction
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 645
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: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Amy B5.10 Free For Fall
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Wires that Sputter: Poems by Britta Badour (my one 80 page book/5 point task)
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 5 Points
FLY Task #10.8 How Far I'll Leap
task: Read a book where time travel is essential to the story.
book: Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
how it fits: time travel is essential; see wiki for details
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moreta:...
Points this post: 10
Total points: 730
Tasks completed: 43/59
BB: 5 / GO: 2 / IAF: 3
Andy P.Task # 20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills
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 Banana YoshimotoPoints this post: 20
Total points; 790
Kim O20.6 - It's A Fact - JenJ IA's Task: It’s Booked! You’re Invited to a Fall Reading Retreat
Option 3: The Vibes - Read a book with a fireplace, campfire, blanket, food, or drink on the cover.
Required: Post the cover.
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 55
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 1
Kim O20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back To School
Option 2: History - Read a book with a MPG of History or Historical Fiction.
Table for Two
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 75
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 1
5.4 Embrace the SeasonRead a book off this list Best Book To Read In Autumn
The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher
Pg. 5
Points this Task: 5
Season Total: 575
Total BBs: 1
Total IAFs: 2
Total GO Tickets: 4
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 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
20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; ...; 20.8; 20.9
25.3; 25.4; ...; 25.6; 25.7; 25.8; 25.9
30.6; 30.7;
10.3 It's a Whole New TownRead an Anthology of short stories, novellas or essays
Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories by Flannery O'Connor
Points this Task: 10
Season Total: 585
Total BBs: 1
Total IAFs: 2
Total GO Tickets: 4
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9
10.1; 10.2; 10.3; 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
20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; ...; 20.8; 20.9
25.3; 25.4; ...; 25.6; 25.7; 25.8; 25.9
30.6; 30.7;
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My MindOption 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.
An Argumentation of Historians by Jodi Taylor
Science Fiction Fantasy, approved for another book in this series, also true for this one
Points this Task: 20
Season Total: 605
Total BBs: 1
Total IAFs: 2
Total GO Tickets: 4
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9
10.1; 10.2; 10.3; 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
20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8; 20.9
25.3; 25.4; ...; 25.6; 25.7; 25.8; 25.9
30.6; 30.7;
30.4 TessaVanessa’s US Nationals Drag Racing ChallengeOption 4: Labor Day Weekend Read a book published in either August or September in the years between 1991 to 2024 (inclusive).
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
First published September 2022
Option 5: The DriversRead a book by an author that shares a first or last name with one of the winning professional drivers found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHRA_U....
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
Richard Tharp, Top Fuel Dragster 1976
Points this Task: 30
Season Total: 635
Total BBs: 1
Total IAFs: 2
Total GO Tickets: 4
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9
10.1; 10.2; 10.3; 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
20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8; 20.9
25.3; 25.4; ...; 25.6; 25.7; 25.8; 25.9
30.4; ...; 30.6; 30.7;
30.3 XBM's task: Celebrating the grandkids1) My oldest grandson just had his first book published. For this option, read a book off of this list : Great Debut Novels
The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey
Pg. 15
**I'd like a Golden Oldie ticket for The Man in the QueueThe Little Sister (first published: 1929)**
3) All of my grandchildren have four names. For this option, read a book by an author whose first and last initials may be found in this list AAAAABCCCCCADEGGHKLMMNRST.
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood (nonfiction)**
Points this Task: 30
Season Total: 665
IAFs this post: 1
GO Tickets this post: 1
Total BBs: 1
Total IAFs: 3
Total GO Tickets: 5
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9
10.1; 10.2; 10.3; 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
20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8; 20.9
25.3; 25.4; ...; 25.6; 25.7; 25.8; 25.9
30.3; 30.4; ...; 30.6; 30.7;
Julia10320.6 - It's A Fact - JenJ IA's Task: It’s Booked! You’re Invited to a Fall Reading Retreat
Option 1 - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in either FARMHOUSE or SCHOOLHOUSE.
Murder on the Poet's Walk by Ellery Adams
(initials EA are in FARMHOUSE)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 735
BB: 5
GO: 2
NF: 5
Completed tasks: 36
Books read: 53
Mod
Mod
Read a book with MPG Crime
read Anna Bright Is Hiding Something
points this post 10
total points 975
Mod
Read a book where a haunting (imagined, faked, or real) or ghosts are essential to the story.
read - Ghost Mother
points this post 5
total points 980
Mod
Read a book with a main character as a superhero or vigilante.
read Breaking the Dark
points this post 10
total points 990
Mod
Read a book from the this list.
Dragons
read Discount Armageddon
found on page 4
ponts this post 10
total points 1000
Lisa MD5.1 - It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
Title Word: fall, sweater, blanket, pumpkin, or candle
A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
370 pgs
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 885 / 1045
Total Books Read: 66
Total Tasks Completed: 50/ 59
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 8
Task 25.8 - Shelby's Task: Are You Ready For Some Football???Option 3: Read a book first published in 2024.
Off the Air (2024) by Christina Estes (Goodreads Author) (Hardback 320 pages)
Christina Estes is a New-To-Me author.
Option 4: The NFL season has recently gone to a 17-game season, which means it is actually 18 weeks long. Read a book whose page count ends in either 1, 7, or 8.
Page count ends in 8.
Goodnight June (2014) by Sarah Jio (Goodreads Author) (Hardback 288 pages)
255 + 25 = 280
Tasks Completed: 11
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 255 + 25 = 280
Books read: 18
Pages read: 5,466
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 13
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
20.1 - Most Improved - Jenny H's Task: Go to JailTitle word from Monopoly street names: Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner
mass marked paperback edition Greenwich Park
The word is Park and it matches Park Place.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 755
ROBIN P25.4 Robin P's Task: 60's Board Games
Option 3: Mystery Date - MPG Romance & Mystery
Murder at Morrington Hall - has both MPGs
Option 4: Parcheesi - set 70% in India
Midnight at Malabar House - read ebook, linked pb
Points this post: 25
Total points: 780
BB:2 GO:7 IAF:12
zoeycat5.10 Free For Fall
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Little Women Rey Terciero
Points this post: 5
Points total: 275
zoeycat10.1- Do You Wanna Build a Railway
Read a book set in a country you do not live.
Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan
I live in the US, book takes place in various countries in Africa
Points this post: 10
Points total: 285
zoeycat10.3 It's a Whole New Town
Read an Anthology of short stories, novellas or essays
The Only Way Is the Steady Way by Andrew Forbes
CLAIMING ONE IAF
Points this post: 10
Points total: 295
zoeycat30.7 Amy FL’s task: Let’s play Scattergories!
Rolled an S
Option 1 - Author: Read a book by an author whose LAST name begins with the letter you’ve spun. If your book has multiple authors, only one must start with your letter.
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales Oliver Sacks
Option 3 - MPG: Read a book with a MPG that starts with your letter.
Last Chance to See Douglas Adams SCIENCE
>>>claiming TWO IAF<<<<
Points this post: 30
Points total: 325
FLY Task #25.1 Ash's Task: Killer Reads and Gore Galore
Option 5: Michael Myers from Halloween
task 1: MPG of Halloween
book: Dark Harvest
(my version is kindle, first MMPB here) = 208 pages
how it fits: MPG Halloween
task 2: author initials found in HE CAME HOME
book: Radio Silence = 476 pages
how it fits: author Alice Oseman initials AO in HE C(A)ME H(O)ME
other:
Combined pages must equal 500 pages or more: 208 + 476 > 500
Points this post: 25
Total points: 755
Tasks completed: 44/59
BB: 5 / GO: 2 / IAF: 3
Barbara ★15.7 - Whose Side Are You On?
Read a book with a single-word title
Ragdoll - Daniel Cole 11/22
Points this task: 15
Total points: 725
Mod
15.2 - Don't Stop Me Now
Read two books from the same series.
The Colour Of Magic
The Light Fantastic
Points this task: 15
Season total: 75
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 0
Kai20.3 Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Family Farewells
OPTION 2
Read a book with an MPG of World War II
The Dig by John Preston
New Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 24
Total Points: 350
BIG BOOK: 2
GOLDEN OLDIES: 6
IT'S A FACT: 0
FLY Task #25.8 - Shelby's Task: Are You Ready For Some Football???
**+ GO ticket **+IAF ticket
task: Option 1: a single author with initials in SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
book: Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Letters, Recipes, and Remembrances
(my version is audio, no MMPB, no PB, hardcover here)
how it fits: author Kwame Alexander initials KA in SE(A)HAW(K)S
task: Option 2. a book published prior to 1951
book: Wuthering Heights
how it fits: First published December 1, 1847
other:
Both of these authors are new to me
**requesting IAF ticket for Why Fathers Cry at Night = NF memoir
**requesting GO ticket for Wuthering Heights = published 1847
Points this post: 25
Total points: 780
Tasks completed: 45/59
BB: 5 / GO: 2 + 1 = 3 / IAF: 3 + 1 = 4
Julia10320.4 - Golden Oldies - Kai's Task: Gilmore Girls
Option 3 - Read a book with all of the letters RENO in the title (not subtitle). Letters can be in any order.
In a League of Her Own
(RE in Her, NO in Own)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 755
BB: 5
GO: 2
NF: 5
Completed tasks: 37
Books read: 54
Andy P.Task # 20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Family Farewells
Option 1. Read a book from this siblings list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
Howards End by E.M. Forster
Page 1 of list # 55 as of 11/23/34
Points this post: 20
Total points: 810
Mai5.5 Eerie Equation: 13 + 31 = Spooky Halloween?
Book with 13 intact in the page number: 136 pages
Time Before Time, Vol. 1 by Declan Shalvey
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 395
Tasks Completed: 30
Books Read: 35
NF Tickets: 13
30.3 XBM's task: Celebrating the grandkidsOption 3, author initials in AAAAABCCCCCADEGGHKLMMNRST: Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty by Hillary Rodham Clinton
Option 5, set in Hawaii: Hula by Jasmin Iolani Hakes
paperback edition Hula: A Novel
Points this post: 30
Total points: 785
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10.10 - Spaceship Pressure
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 on the cover or in title
The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella
287 pgs
The numbers 1, 2, and 4 are on the cover in the postmark
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 860 / 1045
Total Books Read: 64
Total Tasks Completed: 48/ 59
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 8