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FALL CHALLENGE 2024
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Kathy KS5.10 Free For Fall
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Running Mate by Leah Brunner
I listened to an audiobook; pb-224 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 765
Tasks completed: 33/59
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 11
Zoeycat30.3 XBM's task: Celebrating the grandkids
option 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. Letters may be used as many times as they appear in the list.
Life, the Universe and Everything
Option 5: My long-awaited granddaughters live in Hawai’i, so we don’t get to see them as often as we’d like. Read a book that takes place in Hawai’i. This could be totally set there, or just a trip to visit it.
Required: If the setting is not clear from the main page, provide a reference
Under the Maui Sky
Points this task: 30
Points total: 355
Zoeycat20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Family Farewells
Option 2: Read a book with an MPG of World War II.
All the Light We Cannot See
Points this task: 20
Points total: 375
Zoeycat5.6 A Hauntingly Good Time
Read a book where a haunting (imagined, faked, or real) or ghosts are essential to the story.
Hamlet
Hamlet's father's ghost is a character, In ACT 1 he appears to Hamlet and drives the narrative when he tells Hamlet who killed him
Points this task: 5
Points total: 380
Zoeycat5.7 Too Precious to Forget
Read a book that is at least 50% combination of pink and blue. according to tineye.
59.9% blue, 9.7% pink
Points this post: 5
Points total: 385
10.5 Part of Your CollectionMain characters as vigilantes: Weekend Warriors by Fern Michaels
Points this post: 10
Total points: 855
FLY Task #15.5 - Oh No, Not Again...
task: Read a book first published in 2002 or 2020
book: Night Pleasures
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: First published October 13, 2002
Points this post: 15
Total points: 1040
Tasks completed: 58/59
BB: 5 / GO: 5 / IAF: 4
JENNY H20.4 - Golden Oldies - Kai's Task: Gilmore Girls
Option 3: Read a book with all of the letters RENO in the title
The October Man
Points this task: 20
Total points: 20
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JENNY H20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back To School
Option 2: Read a book with a MPG of History or Historical Fiction.
No Time Like the Past (MPG Historical fiction)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 40
BB:
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NF:
JENNY H15.8 - Read My Mind
Read a book in which a main character exhibits (or pretends to have) some sort of psychic ability
Midnight Sun
*Claiming 2 big book-tickets (page count: 756 pages)*
Points this task: 15
Total points: 55
BB: 2
GO:
NF:
JENNY H10.6 On My Hike
Read a book with a 4 or more letter word made for NATIONAL PARKS in the title.
Magnolia Parks
Points this task: 10
Total points: 65
BB: 2
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JENNY H15.10 - 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.
学園アリス 22 Gakuen Alice 22 (The word is Gakuen)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 80
BB: 2
GO:
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JENNY H15.2 - Don't Stop Me Now
Read two books from the same series.
Soulless & Changeless
Points this task: 15
Total points: 95
BB: 2
GO:
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JENNY H10.1- Do You Wanna Build a Railway
Read a book set in a country you do not live.
Blameless (Set in the UK, I live in Belgium)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 105
BB: 2
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JENNY H20.6 - 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.
Normal People by Sally Rooney (SR fits in Farmhouse)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 125
BB: 2
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JENNY H15.9 - 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.
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (I chose the Columbia Basin which spans the US and Canada. My book is set in Canada)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 140
BB: 2
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JENNY H15.7 - Whose Side Are You On?
Read a book with a single-word title (of any length).
Heartless
Points this task: 15
Total points: 155
BB: 2
GO:
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JENNY H20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: 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.
The Awakening (MPG Fantasy and Romance = Romantasy)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 175
BB: 2
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JENNY H20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jasmiina F's task: Feels & Thrills.
Option 2: Read a book that features at least one adult person on the cover.
The Colorado Kid
Points this task: 20
Total points: 195
BB: 2
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SHEMAC 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of Surprise
Roll one 6-sided die to determine which genre you will be reading.
Then 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.
REQUIRED: State the genres and letters you rolled:
5) Fantasy or Science Fiction (MPG Science Fiction)
6) V, W, X, Y, or Z (W)
Evolved by N.R. Walker
(PB Evolved)
This task points: 20
Total season points: 985
Angela IL15.10 - 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.
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult-9/29
Read via Kindle/ No MMPB/ PB link: By Any Other Name
Word: Other
Claiming Big Book Ticket-544 pages
Points this Task: 15
Total Points: 530
Books Read: 35
Tasks Completed: 21
It's a Fact: 4
Big Book: 4
Angela IL15.7 - Whose Side Are You On?
Read a book with a single-word title.
Victims by Jonathan Kellerman-11/17
Points this Task: 15
Total Points: 545
Books Read: 36
Tasks Completed: 22
It's a Fact: 4
Big Book: 4
Readerboard Name: List_Addict25.5: Lisa MDs Task - Bookopoly
Book 1: Rolled 5 - Horse
The Mercy of Gods by James SA Corey
Book 2: Rolled 1 - Property
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
MPG - Fantasy
Total this challenge: 75
(Thanks so much for another great challenge!)
Readerboard Name: Kathy P30.7 Amy FL’s task: Let’s play Scattergories!
Letter spun is F.
Option 2: Title: Read a book with a title that begins with your letter.
Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence
Claiming 1 It's a fact ticket for this book.
Option 3: MPG: Read a book with a MPG that starts with your letter.
MPG is fiction
Never Have I Ever
Points: 315
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 8
Total books: 22
Total tasks: 19
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back To School
Option 3: Science
Read a Non-Fiction book with a MPG of Science.
Is Math Real?: How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics' Deepest Truths
Claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket for this book.
Points: 335
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 9
Total books: 23
Total tasks: 20
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.10 Free For Fall
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Somehow: Thoughts on Love
Claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket for this book.
Points: 340
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 10
Total books: 24
Total tasks: 21
JenJ IA15.7 - Whose Side Are You On?
Read a book with a single-word title (of any length).
Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 820/1045
Tasks Completed: 44/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 9
25.5 - Lisa MD’s Task: BookopolyI rolled '6' for both Books 1 and 2.
Book 1: Low-Hanging Fruit: Sparkling Whines, Champagne Problems, and Pressing Issues from My Gay Agenda
Title/subtitle contains the letters in "Whale"
Book 2: Touched by the Sun: My Friendship with Jackie
Title contains word in title from the phrase "President of the Book Club". Word is "touched".
Total points: 325
Thanks, mods and task creators!
Julia103 15.5 - Oh No, Not Again
Read a book first published in 2002 or 2020.
Masquerade in Lodi
(first published in 2020)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 830
BB: 6
GO: 2
NF: 5
Completed tasks: 41
Books read: 60
Kristen IA5.9 It's Fall Y'all
Read a book first published in September, October, or November
Absolutely Truly by Heather Vogel Frederick
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12.0
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 520/1045
Tasks Completed: 30/59
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 4
Kristen IA25.7 - 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.
Required: Post the cover and state the colors with their TinEye percentages.
Roverpowered by Drew Hayes
14.1 % Green
1.4 %Blue
Option 3. Read a book that is #2 or #4 in a series.
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 545/1045
Tasks Completed: 31/59
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 4
SHEMAC 10.7 Let It Grow
Read a book with a plant, bush or flower on the cover. The plant must show a stem, in the ground or be in a vase or a pot
Breaking Danger
(PB Breaking Danger)
Required Post the cover
This task points: 10
Total season points: 995
Kristen 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 (middle name can be ignored)
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
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.
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy - 304 pages
*****I claim 1 It's A Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 575/1045
Tasks Completed: 32/59
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 5
Sarah E20.4 - Golden Oldies - Kai's Task: Gilmore Girls
Including It's a Fact ticket
OPTION 3: All of the letters RENO in the title
Knowing the Score - kNOwing the scoRE
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is Knowing the Score: My Family and Our Tennis Story
Non Fiction, claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket.
Total Points: 190
Total NF: 3
Sarah E30.2 Cat's Task: Books of Africa
Including It's a Fact ticket
Option 1: Two books
Book 1: Set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Africa, or is about one or more countries in Africa (if Non-Fiction).
Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood - set in, and about South Africa
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Non Fiction, claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket
Book 2: Author born in a country in Africa
Your Inner Hedgehog by Alexander McCall Smith - born in what is now Zimbabwe, according to GR bio
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is Your Inner Hedgehog
Total Points: 220
Total NF: 4
5.2- Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in PUMPKIN SPICE.
Fatted Calf Blues by Steven Mayoff
New Points: 5
Total Points: 285
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of Surprise1st Roll: 4 for Classics
2nd Roll: 6 for V, W, X, Y, or Z--I used W
Little Wars by H.G. Wells
New Points: 20
Total Challenge Points: 305
Mod
Andy P.Task # 15.9 - 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,
Set in South Africa Kalahari Desert.
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Points this post: 15
Total points: 890
ROBIN P25.1 Ash's Task: Killer Reads and Gore Galore
Option 3: Chucky
1. DOLL intact in title - Restless Dolly Maunder
2. Author name variant of Charles - Daring the Duke - Charlie Lane - read ebook, linked pb
Points this post: 25
Total points: 865
BB:2 GO:8 IAF:13
Andy P.Task # 10.4 Once Upon a Crime
Read a book with MPG Crime
The Good Lie by A.R. Torre
Points this post: 10
Total points: 900
ROBIN P20.5 Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of Surprise
I rolled a 2 for Mystery and 3 for letters I, J, K. L
The Longmire Defense: A Longmire Mystery - Craig Johnson - listened to audio, linked pb
Points this post: 20
Total points: 885
BB;2 GO:8 IAF: 13
That's all for me this season!
Andy P.Task # 5.10 Free For Fall
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
Points this post:5
Total points: 905
Angela IL30.7 Amy FL’s task: Let’s play Scattergories!
Using this Scattergories wheel, spin to determine which letter you will use.
https://spinthewheel.app/scattergorie...
Letter W
Option 1 - Author: Read a book by an author whose LAST name begins with the letter you’ve spun.
The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner-11/30
Option 2- Title: Read a book with a title that begins with your letter.
Writers & Lovers by Lily King-9/22
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 575
Books Read: 38
Tasks Completed: 23
It's a Fact: 4
Big Book: 4
This is my final post of the season. Thanks for all the hard work monitoring and checking these posts!
PAULA S30.9 Truitt_T’s Task: Be Prepared!
This is a two book task, with a combined 600 page minimum. Children’s and middle grades books are NOT allowed, one book with MPG Graphic Novel(s) MAY be used. 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. Plurals are ok.
Using the word QUAKE
After the Quake
132 pages, Paperback
Option 2: Read a book from one of the two lists.
Found as #9 on page 1 of the Non-fiction Disaster Books list
The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
This is a NON-FICTION BOOK
I read the Kindle edition. PK link for reference (no MMPB): The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
The paperback has 546 pages
Both books combined have 132+546 = 678 pages
Points this task: 30
Points total: 30
PAULA S30.7 Amy FL’s task: Let’s play Scattergories!
Using this Scattergories wheel, spin to determine which letter you will use.
I got a D
Option 1 - Author: Read a book by an author whose LAST name begins with the letter you’ve spun.
The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle
I read the ebook, MMPB link for reference: The Lost World
This book was first published 1912, I claim 1 GO ticket
Option 2- Title: Read a book with a title that begins with your letter.
Death of a Fool
I read the Kindle edition. MMPB link for reference: Death of a Fool
Points this task: 30
Points total: 60
GO: 1
PAULA S25.6 - RedSycamore's Task: Ticket To Ride
Option 1: The Original
Read a book that is numbered 18-33 in a series
Scales of Justice - Roderick Alleyn #18
I read the Kindle edition. MMPB for reference: Scales of Justice
Option 2: Mystery Train
Read a book with the MPG Mystery, either stand-alone or combined
Pumpkin Spice Sacrifice
I read the kindle edition. PB link for reference (no MMPB): Pumpkin Spice Sacrifice
Points this task: 25
Points total: 85
GO: 1
Lisa MD25.4 - Robin P's Task: ‘60’s Board Games
Option 1: Job title from lists in title or author name
The Great Hippopotamus Hotel by Alexander McCall Smith
240 pgs
Author Name: "Smith" - The job title of Smith is found on both lists
Option 2: car, battleship, iron, thimble, horse w/rider, dog, cannon, top hat, or wheelbarrow on cover
Deck the Hounds by David Rosenfelt
368 pgs
Dog on cover
🍁🏈🍎🍄🟫🍁🏈🍎🍄🟫🍁🏈🍎🍄🟫🍁🏈🍎🍄🟫🍁🏈🍎🍄🟫
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 995 / 1045
Total Books Read: 75
Total Tasks Completed: 55 / 59
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 11
PAULA S20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back To School
Option 2: History
Read a book with a MPG of History or Historical Fiction.
Mexican Gothic
I read the kindle edition. MMPB link for refrerence: Gótico
Points this task: 20
Points total: 105
GO: 1
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5.10 Free for Fall
Book of choice
Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening
Points this post: 5
Total points: 840
BB:2 GO: 8 IAF:13