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FALL CHALLENGE 2024
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Sarah E30.9 Truitt_T’s Task: Be Prepared!
Including It's a Fact ticket
Option 1: Eruption in the title
Eruption
I listened to an audio, there is no MMP, the top paperback is a large print edition, second paperback is Eruption - 424 pages
Option 3A: Author’s first and last initials are in FEMA
Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness by Mark Aldridge
I read a kindle edition, the only print edition is the hardcover - Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness - 384 pages
Non Fiction, claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket.
424 + 384 = 808 pages
Total Points: 95
Total NF: 2
SHEMAC 10.8 How Far I'll Leap
Read a book where time travel is essential to the story. The main plot or something the main character does often.
Time Waits
(PB Time Waits)
Required: Time travel is evident from the main page
This task points: 10
Total season points: 980
JenJ IA20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back To School
Option 3: Science
Read a Non-Fiction book with a MPG of Science.
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
*****I claim 1 It's a Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 725/1045
Tasks Completed: 40/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 8
Kathy KS15.8 - Read My Mind
Read a book in which a main character exhibits (or pretends to have - we'll accept charlatans for this task!) some sort of psychic ability.
Death in D Minor by Alexia Gordon
HOW IT FITS: Gethsemane conjures up two ghosts during the story. She's the only one who can see them.
I listened to an audiobook; pb-236 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 745
Tasks completed: 31/59
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
JenJ IA30.6 Katrisa's Task Fall Zodiac
This is a 2 book task. Please pick one option and read a book 1 and a book 2 for your chosen option. Total page count must be at least 500 pages.
Option 1 - Virgo August 23-September 22
Book 1 - Read a book with a main character who is an unmarried woman aged 15 - 29 inclusive.
You, with a View by Jessica Joyce - 352 pages
Age/marital status reference: Page 2 of the book: "If this were a sitcom, this is where it would freeze: on me, twenty-eight years old, rolling around in my childhood bed, blinded in a freak iPhone accident after going viral on a social media app meant for teenagers."
Page 2: "...when you're a grown adult who had to move back into your parents' house after getting laid off from a job you didn't even like."
Book 2 - Read a book with a title word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of Stairway to Heaven.
Required state the word - West
West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge - 357 pages
352 + 357 = 709 total pages
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 755/1045
Tasks Completed: 41/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 8
Barbara ★15.4 - Flight Risk
Option 1: two-book task.
Book 1: Read a book with a aeroplane on the cover. For the purposes of this task, an aeroplane is defined as a fixed-wing aircraft such as a glider, biplane, or jet. We are not looking for helicopters, microlights or paper planes. Some portion of the wing, nosecone or tail must be visible.
Killing Rebecca - K.J. North 11/28
Book 2: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in HIT THE SILK. Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
Knock Down Dragon Out - Krystal Shannan 10/27
(K & S in hit the Silk)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 775
FLY Task #5.9 It's Fall Y'all
task: Read a book first published in September, October, or November
book: Haunt Sweet Home
(my version is audio, no MMPB, no PB, hardcover here)
how it fits: First published September 3, 2024
Points this post: 5
Total points: 985
Tasks completed: 55/59
BB: 5 / GO: 5 / IAF: 4
FLY Task #15.9 - Shifting Sands
task: 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.
book: The Dutch House
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: my desert = Mojave, book set 100% in United States
Points this post: 15
Total points: 1000
Tasks completed: 56/59
BB: 5 / GO: 5 / IAF: 4
FLY Task #25.5 - Lisa MD’s Task: Bookopoly
task: 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.
roll = 6 -Whale
book: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: WHALE in t(H)e book (W)om(A)n of Troub(LE)some
task: Book 2: Roll = 6 – Read a book whose title contains a word of four or more letters that can be made from the phrase, “President of the Book Club.”
book: Etched in Bone
how it fits: ETCHED in presi(DE)nt of (THE) book (C)lub
Points this post: 25
Total points: 1025
Tasks completed: 57/59
BB: 5 / GO: 5 / IAF: 4
DOM15.2 - Don't Stop Me Now
Read two books from the same series.
A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz
The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz
Books 3 and 4 in Hawthorne & Horowitz series
Points this Task: 15
Total Points: 535
LoraTask: 15.1 - Whodunnit?
Book 1:
Book/Author: A Murderous Plot / Sue Minix
How it fits: dagger on the cover
Book 2:
Book/Author: One of Us Is Lying / Karen M. McManus
How it fits: on page 1 of the list
Points for this task: 15
Total points: 695
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
EMurphy20.6 It's a Fact-JenJ IA's Task: It's Booked! You're Invited to a Fall Reading
Option 2: Book in a series numbered 8-11 Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon
*2 Big Book Tickets - 842 pages
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 2
GO Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 550
Books Read: 37
BB Ticket: 3
GO Ticket: 1
IAF Ticket: 4
Tasks Completed: 23
Angela IL30.1 Susan A's Task: Letter Frequency
Book 1: Read a book with at least 2 of the five letters (KXJQZ) in the title.
Just My Luck by Adele Parks- 11/29
Read via Kindle/ No MMPB/ PB link: Just My Luck
Letters: J K
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.
The Trouble with Lexie by Jessica Anya Blau- 9/26
Read via Kindle/ No MMPB/ PB link: The Trouble with Lexie
Letter: J
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 515
Books Read: 34
Tasks Completed: 20
It's a Fact: 4
10.10 Spaceship Pressure21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
Post Total: 10
Grand Total: 230
trishhartuk5.5 Eerie Equation: 13 + 31 = Spooky Halloween?
13 or 31 intact in the page number
Warriorborn: A Cinder Spires Novella, Jim Butcher (137pg)
Using page number
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 700
Tasks Completed: 45
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 7
Big Book Tickets: 2
SHEMAC 5.6 A Hauntingly Good Time
Read a book where a haunting (imagined, faked, or real) or ghosts are essential to the story.
Oleander House
(PB Oleander House)
Required: Evident on the Goodreads main page
This task points: 5
Total task points: 985
Jessica S50.1 - Jen B's Task: ‘Bored’ Games
Option 1: Tic Tac Toe - 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. (SURNAME:WINTERS)
How to Vex a Vampire by Alice Winters
Immortal Sentry by Eden Winters
Beautiful Dark Temptation by Roxas Winters No print edition. Verified and added to verification document line 462
Points this task: 50
Total points: 1020
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
Total points: 1045
trishhartuk15.3 In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream
Using Option 2 - the one-book option (MPG of Science Fiction and 1-7 in a series)
Dragondrums (Harper Hall of Pern #3), Anne McCaffrey
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (193pg)
Harper Hall trilogy #3: https://www.goodreads.com/series/4398...
(Also Pern publication order #6: https://www.goodreads.com/series/5006...)
Science Fiction is the second MPG after Fantasy
Has Teen as an MPG. Just in case: UK AR Quiz No. 200313 EN Fiction; AR Quiz Information IL: UY
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 715
Tasks Completed: 46
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 7
Big Book Tickets: 2
Kim O30.1 Susan A's Task: Letter Frequency
Book 1: Read a book with at least 2 of the five letters in the title. Ignore subtitles.
The Jazz Palace J, Z
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.
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Points this task: 30
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Totals:
Points: 165
Big Book - 500+: 1
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 2
Sarah E20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Family Farewells
Option 3: "93" can be found intact in the page count
Halloween Hayride Murder
I read a kindle edition, the only paperback - no MMP - is Halloween Hayride Murder - 293 pages
Total Points: 115
Sarah E25.3: Tien's Task: Completing (other) reading challenges!
Including Golden Oldie ticket
Option 1: Title begins with I
Interpreter of Maladies
I listened to an audio, the MMP has no page numbers, top paperback is Interpreter of Maladies
Option 3: From page 1 of the 1920s list- currently #18
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Golden Oldie, first published 1920. Claiming 1 GO ticket.
Total Points: 140
Total GOs: 1
50.1 - Jen B's Task: ‘Bored’ GamesOption 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.
The Year of the End by Anne Theroux
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for The Year of the End (nonfiction)**
The Forgotten Waltz by Anne Enright
Earthly Possessions by Anne Tyler
Points this Task: 50
Season Total: 715
IAFs this post: 1
Total BBs: 1
Total IAFs: 4
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;
50.1
25.2 JennRenee's Task: Happy Fall Y'allOption 1: Seasonal Shift
Book A: Authors initials found in COOL BREEZE.
Death's End by Liu Cixin
**Death's EndRavensong is a Big Book (604 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket**
Book B: Read a book that with 80% any combination of any of these colors: Red, orange, yellow, brown, and green according to Tineye
by Agatha Christie61.5 %#e4d1a2Brown
13.3 %#d42b2cRed
3.9 %#771717Red
1.9 %#d15a4eRed
0.8 %#7f5445Brown
0.6 %#8a0b11Red
Points this Task: 25
Season Total: 740
BBs this post: 1
Total BBs: 2
Total IAFs: 4
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
24.2; 25.3; 25.4; ...; 25.6; 25.7; 25.8; 25.9
30.3; 30.4; ...; 30.6; 30.7;
50.1
Sarah E15.3 - In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream
Option 2: MPG of Science Fiction, numbered 1-7 in a series of at least three
Network Effect - The Murderbot Diaries #5
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is Network Effect
Total Points: 155
Sarah E15.5 - Oh No, Not Again...
First published in 2020
A Deadly Education - First published September 29, 2020
I read a kindle edition, MMP is Una Educación Mortal
Total Points: 170
5.10 Free For Fall
by Jaime HernándezPoints this Task: 5
Season Total: 745
Total BBs: 2
Total IAFs: 4
Total GO Tickets: 5
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9; 5.10
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
24.2; 25.3; 25.4; ...; 25.6; 25.7; 25.8; 25.9
30.3; 30.4; ...; 30.6; 30.7;
50.1
Barbara ★30.8 - Delicious Dee's Task: Maisie Dobbs
Option 2
Book A – Read a book that meets the requirements: female author, first in series, mystery MPG- Series must contain at least 3 books.
Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop - Darci Hannah 10/1
(female author, #1 of Beacon Bakeshop, has MPG mystery, 6 books so far)(348 pages)
Book B – read a book from one of the three nominated categories from that season of SRC
The Christmas Basket - Debbie Macomber 11/29
(RITA Award Winners)
TOTAL PAGES: Book 1 (348 pages) + Book 2 (240 pages) = 588 > 500
Points this task: 30
Total points: 805
Theresa20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Family Farewells
The Kommandant's Girl by Pam Jenoff
Option 2 - MPG World War II
Points this post - 20
Total points - 210
Julia103 25.7 Lois' Task: Sorry!
Option 2 - Game pieces are red, yellow, blue and green. Read a book with at least two of these colors on the cover, according to TinEye. Any percentage is acceptable as long as it is present.
49.0% #c6b7a4 gray
21.8% #6ca7a1 blue
10.0% #abdbf3 blue
5.4% #7f823b green
4.4% #b87549 brown
3.8% #5c728f blue
2.9% #b04135 red
1.5% #caaa4f brown
0.6% #4b372d brown
0.6% #a4c28d green
Option 3 - Reas a book that is #2 or #4 of a series.
(Inspector Sloan #2)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 815
BB: 6
GO: 2
NF: 5
Completed tasks: 40
Books read: 59
Theresa20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of Surprise
The Lost World by Michael Crichton
1st roll 5 - Science Fiction
2nd roll 1 - C in Crichton
CathyG20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My Mind
This is a one book task. Read a book of at least 200 pages that satisfies one of the following three options. Required: State the option you used.
Option 3: Khachapuri
Read book with a single author whose first and last name initials are found in the word KHACHAPURI.
Space by Penny Reid 226pp
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 470
Tasks Completed: 19
It’s a Fact Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
CathyG20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of Surprise
The genre must appear on the Main Page.
6) History or Historical Fiction
The author's first OR last initial must start with one of the letters you rolled.
1) A, B, C, or D
REQUIRED: State the genres and letters you rolled.
What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 490
Tasks Completed: 20
It’s a Fact Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
CathyG25.1 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. Locked in Message 39
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling 308pp
Book 2. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in HE CAME HOME.
Hold Me by Courtney Milan 349pp
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 515
Tasks Completed: 21
It’s a Fact Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
CathyG15.10 - 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.
Required: State the word. once
To Die But Once by Jacqueline Winspear
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 530
Tasks Completed: 22
It’s a Fact Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
CathyG30.3 XBM's task: Celebrating the grandkids
Help Thread
This is a two book task, pick one book for two different options
Required: State the options
3) For this option, read a book by an author whose initials may be found in this list AAAAABCCCCCADEGGHKLMMNRST. Letters may be used as many times as they appear in the list.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
5) Read a book that takes place in Hawai’i.
Required: If the setting is not clear from the main page, provide a reference
Nerd in Shining Armor by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 560
Tasks Completed: 23
It’s a Fact Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Kristen IA20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Family Farewells
Option 5: Read a book with a cover that depicts a snowy scene
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 405/1045
Tasks Completed: 25/59
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 4
Kristen 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.
Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese
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
The Maid by Nita Prose
81.5 % Red
1.7 % Brown
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 430/1045
Tasks Completed: 26/59
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 4
Kristen 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"
Required: State the target word. - Worst
Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman
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.
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 455/1045
Tasks Completed: 27/59
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 4
Kristen IA30.3 XBM's task: Celebrating the grandkids
1) Read a book off of this list: Great Debut Novels
My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki
Required: State the page - Page 2, #151
3) Read a book by an author whose first and last initials may be found in this list: AAAAABCCCCCADEGGHKLMMNRST. Letters may be used as many times as they appear in the list.
Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 485/1045
Tasks Completed: 28/59
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 4
Kristen IA30.7 Amy FL’s task: Let’s play Scattergories!
Required: State your letter and the chosen options. - Letter D
Option 1 - Author: Read a book by an author whose LAST name begins with the letter you’ve spun.
Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
Option 2- Title: Read a book with a title that begins with your letter.
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 515/1045
Tasks Completed: 29/59
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 4
JenJ IA20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of Surprise
Rolled 1 and 6
1) Biography or Memoir
Roll again to determine one of the author's initials. The author's first OR last initial must start with one of the letters you rolled.
6) V, W, X, Y, or Z
The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
*****I claim 1 It's a Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 775/1045
Tasks Completed: 42/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 9
JenJ IA30.2 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
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Required:state the country(/ies) - Botswana
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Africa.
Required: provide a link to prove place of birth if it's not obvious from the GR metadata.
Allow Me to Introduce Myself by Onyi Nwabineli
Author's Harper Collins page states: "Onyi Nwabineli is a Nigerian British head-wrap aficionado. Born in Benin, Nigeria, she grew up in Glasgow, the Isle of Man and Newcastle, and now lives in London."
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 805/1045
Tasks Completed: 43/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 9
DOM15.8 - Read My Mind
Read a book in which a main character exhibits some sort of psychic ability,
The Clairvoyant's Glasses: Time Has a Shadow by Helen Goltz
The main character, Sophie has psychic ability.
Points this Task: 15
Total points 550
Kathy KS15.5 - Oh No, Not Again...
Read a book first published in 2002 or 2020.
Beauty Sleep: a retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" by Cameron Dokey
1st published: Dec. 1, 2002
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 760
Tasks completed: 32/59
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
Elizabeth PTask 10.3 - It’s a Whole New Town
Book of short stories/anthologies
Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie
First published in 1924, good for *1 Golden Oldies Ticket*
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 295
Total Tasks: 19
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 4
IAF: 2
Total Books: 24
Elizabeth PTask 25.3 - Completing (Other) Reading Challenges!
Option One:
First word in title starts with letter I or V
Vow of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson
Option Three:
Book from Best of 1920s list
The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
Page 1 of list
First published in 1923, good for *1 Golden Oldies Ticket*
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 320
Total Tasks: 20
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 4
IAF: 2
Total Books: 26
Task 20.8 - Back To SchoolOption 2: History
Read a book with a MPG of History or Historical Fiction.
On the Wrong Track (Holmes On the Range #2) (2007) by Steve Hockensmith (Goodreads Author) (Hardback, 304 pages)
300 + 20 = 320
Tasks Completed: 13
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 300 + 20 = 320
Books read: 20
Pages read: 6,027
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 15
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
ROBIN P25.8 Shelby's Task: Are You Ready for Some Football?
1 book by new to you author, 1 by favorite author
Option 1: published in 2024
The Alternatives - pub Apr 16, 2024 - Caoilinn Hughes
This author is new to me
Option 5: # 1, 2 or 12 in a series
Colour Scheme - Ngaio Marsh
This is a favorite author, I have read several in this series
**Claiming 1 GO point, pub 1943
Points this post: 25
Total points: 835
BB: 2 GO: 8 IAF: 13
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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30.4 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 (middle name can be ignored)
A Discovery of Witches, 579 pages
Option 5: The Drivers - Read 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 Ballad of Perilous Graves, Alex Laughlin - Pro Stock
Points this task: 30
Big Book Ticket(s): 1
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Totals:
Points: 135
Big Book - 500+: 1
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 2