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FALL CHALLENGE 2024
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15.7 - Whose Side Are You On?A single-word title: Exiles by Jane Harper
paperback edition Exiles
Points this post: 15
Total points: 820
Kathy KS25.3: Tien's Task: Completing (other) reading challenges!
This is a two-book task. Please select one book from two different options.
Option 1: Read a book where the first word in title (excluding the words: the, a, an) begins with I OR V
If She Feared by Blake Pierce
I listened to an audiobook; pb-172 p. (no mmpb)
Option 3: Read a book from: Best of 1920's
Inspector French's Greatest Case by Freeman Wills Crofts
Found on page 5 of the list
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb-254 p.
**Claiming 1 (one) Golden Oldies ticket** 1st published: 1924
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 730
Tasks completed: 30/59
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 11
DOM20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Catherine's Task: All Hallow's Challenge
Option 2 – Read a book with the word ‘saint’ in the title or subtitle. The abbreviation “St.” is also allowed, but only if it stands for 'saint'.
Murder at St Anne's by J.R. Ellis
"St" is in title of book.
Points this Task: 20
Total Points. 465
DOM5.10 Free For Fall
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
A Heart Stuck On Hope by Jennie Jones
Points this Task: 5
Total Points: 470
Andy P,20.6 - It's A Fact - JenJ IA's Task: It’s Booked! You’re Invited to a Fall Reading
Option. 1. Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in either FARMHOUSE or SCHOOLHOUSE.
The Snap by Elizabeth Staple
ES works for either FARMHOUSE OR SCHOOLHOUSE
Points this post: 20
Total points: 830
JenJ IA5.10 Free For Fall
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
For this task, a book with the MPG Childrens, Kids, Middle Grade or Juvenile that is NOT found in ARBF may be used.
Truly, Madly, Sheeply by Heather Vogel Frederick
Middle Grade, but not in the ARBF
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 495/1045
Tasks Completed: 31/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 6
JenJ IA10.3 It's a Whole New Town
Read an Anthology of short stories, novellas or essays
Reflections on a Life in Exile by J.F. Riordan
*****I claim 1 It's A Fact Ticket*****
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 505/1045
Tasks Completed: 32/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 7
JenJ IA20.4 - Golden Oldies - Kai's Task: Gilmore Girls
OPTION 3: EMILY: Read a book with all of the letters RENO in the title (not subtitle). Letters can be in any order.
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 525/1045
Tasks Completed: 33/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 7
JenJ IA20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My Mind
Option 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.
Required: State the two MPGs used to make the hybrid. - Mystery and Thriller
Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 545/1045
Tasks Completed: 34/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 7
JenJ IA25.7 - Lois' Task: Sorry!
Option 1. Read a book with Start, Home, or Slide intact in the title.
Home Front by Kristin Hannah
Option 2. Read a book with at least two of these colors (red, yellow, blue, and green) on the cover, according to TinEye. Any percentage is acceptable as long as it is present.
Required: Post the cover and state the colors with their TinEye percentages.
Playground by Richard Powers
34.2 % Blue
19.1 % Green
10.1 % Red
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 570/1045
Tasks Completed: 35/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 7
JenJ IA25.9 - 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".
The Days I Loved You Most by Amy Neff
Required: State the target word. - LOVED
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. Letters can only be used as often as they appear in the phrase.
The Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 595/1045
Tasks Completed: 36/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 7
JenJ IA30.3 XBM's task: Celebrating the grandkids
3) Read a book by an author whose first and last initials may be found in this list AAAAABCCCCCADEGGHKLMMNRST.
In the Hour of Crows by Dana Elmendorf
6) My granddaughters are named August and November. Read a book containing any month in the title/subtitle or author’s name.
Nice Work, Nora November by Julia London
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 625/1045
Tasks Completed: 37/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 7
JenJ IA30.4 TessaVanessa’s US Nationals Drag Racing Challenge
Option 1: NHRA:
Read a book with all the letters in NHRA in the author’s first and last name.
The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry
Option 2: Meeting the family
Read a book with a 3 and a 0(zero) in the page count. The numbers do not need to be consecutive.
Catch and Keep by Erin Hahn - 320 pages
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 655/1045
Tasks Completed: 38/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 7
JenJ IA50.1 - Jen B's Task: ‘Bored’ Games
This task requires three books totaling at least 750 pages.
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 2: MASH
Book 1 - Read a book with the word Mansion, Apartment, Shack, or House in the title.
The House on Tradd Street by Karen White - 329 pages
Book 2 - Read a book with a person’s name in the title - The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman - 320 pages
Book 3 - Read a book with a city name in the title
When in Rome by Sarah Adams - 320 pages
329 + 320 + 320 = 969 pages total
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 705/1045
Tasks Completed: 39/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 7
10.1- Do You Wanna Build a RailwayRead a book set in a country you do not live.
I read Black Cake which takes place mostly in London, England and the West Indies. I live in the US
points: 125
books read: 9
Big Books: 1
pages read: 3596
*** Note to moderator: This task is unclaimed in post #2425 ***20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills.
Option 4: Low-Hanging Fruit: Sparkling Whines, Champagne Problems, and Pressing Issues from My Gay Agenda
MPG Humor
Total points: 300
FLY Task #25.9 - Bookwrm256's Task: Fall in the Southland
task: Book 1: title word of 5+ letters made from "Fall is a Southerner's Reward for Having Survived Summer"
book: Cat Among the Pigeons
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: AMONG in f(O)r h(A)vi(NG) survived su(M)mer
task: Book 2 Option 2: letters of the author's last name found in the phrase.
book: Hemlock Island
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: author = Kelley Armstrong; ARMSTRONG in (SO)u(T)herner's rew(AR)d for havi(NG) survived su(M)me(R)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 870
Tasks completed: 49/59
BB: 5 / GO: 4 / IAF: 4
FLY Task #30.2 Cat's Task: Books of Africa
Option 1: Two Book Option
task: Book 1: set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Africa
book: Remote Control
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: set in Ghana
task: Book 2: author born in a country in Africa.
book: The Library of the Dead
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: author T.L. Huchu was born in Bindura, Zimbabwe
Points this post: 30
Total points: 900
Tasks completed: 50/59
BB: 5 / GO: 4 / IAF: 4
LoraTask: 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back To School, using Option 2
Book/Author: The Kiss of a Stranger / Sarah M. Eden
How it fits: MPG Historical Fiction
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 680
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: 2
Mai20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back To School
Option 3: Science: Non-Fiction book with a MPG of Science.
AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference by Arvind Narayanan
*Claim 1 Non-fiction Ticket*
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 465
Tasks Completed: 33
Books Read: 40
NF Tickets: 17
Mai20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of Surprise
I rolled genre 2) Mystery or Suspense and letters 5) Q, R, S, T, or U
The Village of Eight Graves by Seishi Yokomizo
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 485
Tasks Completed: 34
Books Read: 41
NF Tickets: 17
trishhartuk50.1 Jen B's Task: ‘Bored’ Games
Includes claims for both a GO ticket and two BB tickets.
Option 1: Tic Tac Toe. Read 3 books by 3 different authors who share the same name.
Using Charles as a first name.
David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
Started the Autumn season on p461 of 974pg (more than 50% read this challenge - 974/2 = 487pg)
Big Book: 974pg = 750+ x 1 = 2tkts
Golden Oldie: First published 1 November 1850
True Grit, Charles Portis
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB (Spanish): acqi (208pg). Top English MMPB: here (304pg)
The Annihilation Score, Charles Stross
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (416pg)
Total pages: 974 + 208 (304) + 416 = 1,598pg (1,694pg)
Points this Task: 50
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldie: 1 – David Copperfield was first published in 1850
Big Book: 2 – David Copperfield is 974pg = 750+ x 1 = 2tkts
Total Points: 640
Tasks Completed: 40
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 7
Big Book Tickets: 2
SHEMAC 15.3 - In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream
Choose an option.
Required: State the option - Option 1
Option 1: Two-book task
Book 1: Read a book with an MPG of Science Fiction.
[[book:Behind the Uniform|29794579]
(PB Behind the Uniform)
Book 2: Read a book which is numbered 1-7 in a series
Fish in a Barrel #7 Fish Out of Water series
(PB Fish in a Barrel)
This taskpoints: 15
Total season points: 950
*** Unclaiming task 20.9 from post #2417 ***20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills.
Option 4: Low-Hanging Fruit: Sparkling Whines, Champagne Problems, and Pressing Issues from My Gay Agenda
MPG Humor
Total points: 280 not including 20.9
Sarah E20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Catherine's Task: All Hallow's Challenge
Including Big Book ticket
Option 3 – Read a book with MPG of Religion
The Hummingbird's Daughter
I listened to an audio, MMP is Hummingbird's Daughter
Big Book, 512 pages. Claiming 1 BB ticket.
Total Points: 45
Total BBs: 1
Angela IL25.5 - Lisa MD’s Task: Bookopoly
Book 1: Roll the 6-sided die to see which token you will be playing with, then read a book whose title and/or subtitle contain the letters of your game piece.
Rolled a 2: SHIP
Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark by Jessa Hastings-11/26
Claiming Big Book Ticket for 720 pgs.
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 a 5: Knowledge Card
Read a book whose author’s first and last initials can be found in ENCYCLOPEDIA or WIKIPEDIA.
Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas- 10/18
Word: Wikipedia
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 465
Books Read: 31
Tasks Completed: 18
It's a Fact: 4
Big Book: 3
Angela IL20.4 - Golden Oldies - Kai's Task: Gilmore Girls
OPTION 3: Read a book with all of the letters RENO in the title.
The Prisoner by B.A. Paris-9/7
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 485
Books Read: 32
Tasks Completed: 19
It's a Fact: 4
Big Book: 3
DOM25.6 - RedSycamore's Task: Ticket To Ride
Option 2:
Read a book with the MPG Mystery, either stand-alone or combined ('Cozy Mystery', 'Mystery Thriller', etc.)
The Rush by Michelle Prak
This book has MPG Mystery.
Option 4:
Read a book that has any of the following Ticket to Ride related words found intact in the title or subtitle: Conductor, Engine, Freight, Industrial, Magnate, Master, Rail, Ride, Sail, Station, Steam, Ticket, or Train
The Ticket to Ride word is 'train'.
Murder on the Train by Faith Martin
Word 'train' is in title.
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 495
Sarah E20.10 Group Reads
Including It's a Fact ticket
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
My comment is message 21
Non Fiction, claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket
Total Points: 65
Total NF: 1
Andy P.Task # 15.4 - Flight Risk
Option 1: two-book task.
Book 1: Read a book with a aeroplane on the cover
by Beryl MarkhamBook 2: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in HIT THE SILK.
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
Points this post: 15
Total points: 845
Lisa MD25.6 - RedSycamore's Task: Ticket To Ride
Option 1: #18 - 33 in a series
Silent Bite by David Rosenfelt
Series: Andy Carpenter #22
Dachshund Through the Snow by David Rosenfelt
Series: Andy Carpenter #20
I chose to read 2 books from same option
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 950 / 1045
Total Books Read: 72
Total Tasks Completed: 53 / 59
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 10
PegW15.10 - 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.
I used the word NOTES and read Field Notes: The Grace Note of the Canyon Wren
Points this post: 15
Total points: 220
BB: 0
NF: 3
GO: 0
Barbara ★10.2 - Slay The Beast
Read a book with the word "Monster" in tact in the title
Monster in Miniature - Margaret Grace 11/25
Points this task: 10
Total points: 730
Barbara ★10.5 - Part of Your Collection
Read a book with a main character as a superhero or vigilante.
Do No Harm - Avery Michaels 11/26
(MC is a vigilante)
(from GRs meda data "When she finds herself treating a child killer, she takes justice into her own hands. ")
Points this task: 10
Total points: 740
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Family Farewells
Option 3: Read a book in with "93" can be found intact in either the page count or year of first publication.
Girl, Interrupted
Book was first published in 1993.
Claiming 1 It's a fact ticket.
Points: 285
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 7
Total books: 20
Total tasks: 18
Mod
Read a book with the word "Monster" in tact in the title
read All These Monsters
points this post 10
total points 1010
Mod
Read a book in which a main character exhibits mediumship
read Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door
points this post 15
total points 1025
FLY Task #10.4 Once Upon a Crime
task: Read a book with MPG Crime
book: The Night House
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: MPG Crime
Points this post: 10
Total points: 910
Tasks completed: 51/59
BB: 5 / GO: 4 / IAF: 4
Elizabeth PTask 5.9 - It's Fall Y'all
Book first published in September
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess: The Senior Year Adventures, Book 2 by Rick Riordan
Published September 2024
AR Bookfind:
MG, BL: 5.0, AR Points: 11.0
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 285
Total Tasks: 18
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 4
IAF: 2
Total Books: 23
25.3: Tien's Task: Completing (other) reading challenges!Option 1, first word in title, excluding The, A, An, beings with I or V: The Vineyard at Painted Moon by Susan Mallery
mass market paperback edition The Vineyard at Painted Moon
Option 2 book from Laughter Books (page 4): The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett
Points this post: 25
Total points: 845
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.4: Once Upon a Crime: Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter has MPG CRIME.
Totals: 10
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 10
Books: 1
Tasks: 1
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.10: Spaceship Pressure: Murder Offstage by L. B. Hathaway has digits 1, 2 in the date 1920 on the description on the cover.
Totals: 10
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 20
Books: 2
Tasks: 2
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.3 - Option 2: In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream: The Beam: Episode 1 by Johnny B. Truant & Sean Platt had MPG Science Fiction and is #1 in the series The Beam.
Totals: 15
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 35
Books: 3
Tasks: 3
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.7: Whose Side Are You On: Catnapped by Gabriella Herkert has a single word title.
Totals: 15
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 50
Books: 4
Tasks: 4
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.8: Read My Mind: Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce. MC Aly has magic:
p. 44 -- She (Aly) had the Sight from her father, but the force was her mother's legacy; magic ran strong in Allana's family. .... Her sight enabled her to see immediately whether the person she looked at had magic or godhood; whether that person was ill, pregnant, or lying.
Points: 15
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 65
Books: 5
Tasks: 5
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.9: Shifting Sands: Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns is set in the US, in a small town in Michigan, documented on GR main page. According to the task help threat any place in the US works for a desert country.
Points: 15
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 80
Books: 6
Tasks: 6
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Task 20.7- 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.
The Devil in Montmartre: A Mystery in Fin de Siècle Paris (Inspector Lefebvre #1) (2014) by Gary Inbinder (Goodreads Author) (Hardback 257 pages)
MPG: Historical Mystery
The Two Different Genres:
Historical
Mystery
280 + 20 = 300
Tasks Completed: 12
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 280 + 20 = 300
Books read: 19
Pages read: 5,723
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 14
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
trishhartuk20.9 Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills
Option 3: The Next Adventure - Japan, South Korea, Taiwan or/and China. At least 50% of the setting is in one of these countries, or by an author from one of these places.
Before Your Memory Fades, Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here
100% set in Japan (Hakodate Port), and the author was born in Osaka, Japan
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 660
Tasks Completed: 41
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 7
Big Book Tickets: 2
(BTW, you've got my name in the list of BBs, but you haven't got the number there)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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15.3 In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream
Option 1: MPG Sci-Fi Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
This Task:
Points: 15
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 530
Books Read: 36
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket +500: 1
IAF Ticket: 4
Tasks Completed: 22