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FALL CHALLENGE 2025
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Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.2 - Rookie at the Top: August's Task: National American Indian Heritage Month
Option 3 - Read a book with a setting of 50% or more in a state with a Native American reservation
We Are Watching by Alison Gaylin
From the book's meta data, the setting is over 50% set in New York.
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 150 points
Tasks completed: 13
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read a book with Autumn in the title or author's name.
read The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre
points this post 5
total points 800
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Fall into reading by reading a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
read Breathe In, Bleed Out
points this post 5
total points 805
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Read a book where the a single author's first and last name initials can be found in the word HARVEST
read Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
points this post 10
total points 815
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Read a book with MPG Travel
read All This Could Be Yours
MPG Travel vfd in message 13 of help thread
points this post 15
total points 830
ROBIN P10.4 Where the dead still walk
set 50% in Scotland, France, or India
His Parisian Mistress
Set over 50% in Paris
Points this post: 10
Total points: 565
BB:3 GO:2 IAF:6
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Read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the first letter of each word comes from the phrase
Thundering Smoke
Killer on the Road
points this post 15
total points 845
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25.8 - Slideshell's Task: Eagles and Terps Touchdown Reading Rally
Option 2 Read a book set in a college or university (any genre).
read You Belong Here
Book had dual time line one with mother in college and one with daughter in college
and
option 6
Read a book by a single author whose initials (first and last name) are found in PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
read The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen
points this post -25
total points 820
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Option 2
Read a book whose cover is at least 40% green as determined by tineye
read The Locked Ward
tineye info : 42.5 %#0c433cGreen
points this post 20
total points 840
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Option 2 Read a book set in a college or university (any genre).
read You Belong Here
Book had dual time line one with mother in college and one with daughter in college
and
option 6
Read a book by a single author whose initials (first and last name) are found in MARYLAND TERRAPINS.
read Salem's Fall by Rektok Ross
points this post 25
total points 865
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Book 1-Read a book with a word in the title of three or more letters (excluding and, the), matching a word in the lyrics of the song. https://genius.com/Clannad-newgrange-...
word is MAGICAL
read A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping -352 pages
Book 2
Option A. Read a book with a three-word title.
read Best Offer Wins 288 pages
book 3 Option B. Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in “WINTER SOLSTICE”. If the book has multiple authors listed on its main book page, only one need qualify.
read Little Cruelties by Liz Nugent - Bornin Dublin, Ireland -384 pages -
points this post 50
total points 915
MEGSCL5.10 Fall Into Reading
Free choice
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
**non fiction IAF ticket
TOTAL
80 points - 1 IAF ticket
MEGSCL5.6 Preserving History
Read a book with a word in the title of three or more letters made from ENGLISH HERITAGE (esther)
The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding
** big book ticket - 560 pages
TOTAL
85 points - 1 IAF ticket - 1 BB ticket
Readerboard Name Jammin JennyFall 2025 SRC
15.1 Ancient or New?
7 Ancient Wonders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_W...
7 New Wonders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_7_W...
Book 1
Read a book with a word of 4+ letters in the title that can be spelled from one of the 7 Ancient Wonders on the list. Letters can be used as many times as they appear.
Required: State the word and the wonder
The Biology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained, word is IDEAS and the wonder is lIghthouSE of AlexanDria. non-fiction book, claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
and
Book 2
Read a book with a word of 4+ letters in the title that can be spelled from one of the 7 New Wonders on the list. Letters can be used as many times as they appear.
Required: State the word and the wonder
Horror Stories To Tell In The Dark Book 1: Short Scary Horror Stories Anthology For Teenagers And Young Adults, the word is TELL found in grEaT waLL of china
Points this post: 15
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Total Points: 220
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 2
It's a Fact Tickets: 5
LoraTask: 20.2 - Rookie at the Top: August's Task: National American Indian Heritage Month, using Option 3
Read a book with a setting of 50% or more in
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Book/Author: You Better Watch Out / James S. Murray
How it fits: set near Old Forge, which is in upstate New York.
pg 224 "Upstate New York, a small hamlet named Old Forge."
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 380
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
FLY Task #30.4 TessaVanessa's Task: Beauty is in the Eye of Beholder
+GO ticket
task: Option 1: title of 3+ words with the first letter of each word in STREET ART
book: The Sunbearer Trials
how it fits: title letters TST in (ST)ree(T)
task: Option 3: a book with an MPG of Historical Fiction
book: Slaughterhouse-Five
how it fits: MPG Historical Fiction
other:
**Claiming GO ticket for Slaughterhouse-Five First published March 31, 1969
Points this post: 30
Total points: 345
Tasks completed: 19/57
BB: 1 / GO: 5 + 1 = 6 / IAF: 0
Task 15.7 - Parthenon, GreeceMPG Travel
The Full English: A Journey in Search of a Country and its People
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800 points
Task 20.5 - Pearl Jam350+ pages
option 1: DEEP in title matches song title DEEP
Deep End
447 pages
447 >350
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820 points
Bookwrm526Task #15.6 Tikal Guatemala
Read a book with a swimming pool on the cover. I read The Diving Pool: Three Novellas by Yōko Ogawa (cover approved in help thread posts 12 and 13).
Total points so far: 655
JennB8241215.8 Easter Island Chile
Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover. The whole body does not need to be on the cover
The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 70
Total Tasks Completed: 5
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact:
trishhartuk5.1 By The Numbers
Read a book where the title has at least one word of 7, 8, or 9 letters.
Portent in the Pages, Kathi Daley (189pg)
Portent is 7 letters
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 470
Tasks Completed: 31
It’s a Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 6
trishhartuk10.8 The Ghouls Guide to Reading
Read a book from one of the lists
A Night in the Lonesome October, Roger Zelazny (280pg)
Books to get you in the Halloween Mood, page 1, #45
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 480
Tasks Completed: 32
It’s a Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 6
ROBIN P15.8 Slideshell's Task: Eagles and Terps Touchdown Reading Rally
Option 2: Testudo's Turtle Power
Set in college or univerdisty
My Oxford Year
Option 6: Team Initials All-Stars
author initials in team name
I used PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
A Dying Fall- Elly Griffiths
Points this post: 25
Total points: 590
BB:3 GO:2 IAF:6
Slideshell5.9 Celebrate History
Read a book set at least 50 percent 100 years ago- 1925 or earlier
Murder in Season
New Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 34
Total Points: 535
BIG BOOK: 2
GOLDEN OLDIES: 0
IT'S A FACT: 0
Slideshell20.9 Moderator's Pet: Rockynook's task- Fall Birthdays
Read a book that has one of the following items on the cover:
A pumpkin, black cat, witch’s hat, skull or full moon on the cover
Mate
New Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 35
Total Points: 555
BIG BOOK: 2
GOLDEN OLDIES: 0
IT'S A FACT: 0
JennB8241225.9 - Cat's Task: 30 Years of Pulp
Task 1:Read a book that shares a title word with one of the track titles - #3 Common People - people
All Good People Here
Task 2:
Read a book that shares a title word with one of the track titles
#7 Got to Have Love - Love
Atmosphere
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 95
Total Tasks Completed: 6
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact:
JennB8241210.9 Coven, Claw, Fang, or Wrap
Witch, Werewolf, Vampire, and Mummy
Read a book with one of these words in the title - Witch
The First Witch of Boston
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 105
Total Tasks Completed: 7
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact:
Rockynook30.5 - Back to the gym
Option 2: 4+ letter title word from "NO LAP SWIMMING DURING CLASS.
Luck of the Draw by A.R. Casella
Word: DRAW
no lAp sWimming DuRing class
Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in California.
The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark
Set in Ojai, California
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 420
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20.3 - Review Raffle: Masoodah's Task -What's in a name?
Option 2: Read a book by an author that shares the same LAST NAME initial of the LAST LETTER in YOUR READERBOARD name.
XBM = M; Susan Mallery
Secrets of the Tulip Sisters
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 615 /985
Tasks Completed 35/57
IAF - 8
GO - 2
10.5 Season of the HarvestRead a book where the a single author's first and last name initials can be found in the word HARVEST
Nothing More Dangerous by Allen Eskens
Post Total: 10
Grand Total: 250
25.6 The Harry Bosch UniverseOption 1:
Read any primary work (whole number, not half number) from the “Harry Bosch Universe Series.”
The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly
Option 2: Read a book whose title contains a matching title word from any of the total works of the “Harry Bosch Universe Series. I read:
Killing Moon by Jo Nesbø
I used this book and the word Moon. Void Moon
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 275
30.3 Katrisa’s Task: Leah Renee ComedianOption 3: For this option check a book off a literary bucket list and read a NEW TO YOU book from this New York Times Best Books of the 21st Century list
The Road
Book is new to me
Option 4: Read a book with an MPG Humor.
Bossypants
MPG Humor
total points: 205/985
30.6 MAZZA1's Task: Name SwapBook 1: Read a book of your choice by a single author.
People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry
Book 2: Using your first book, read a second book whose author has the same name as the author of the first book BUT in the alternate position. ONLY first and last names count.
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
Henry Marsh
points this time: 30
total points: 235/985
Task 25.7 - A Tribute to Dad500+ pages
option 4: author initials AB found consecutively in ESTABLISH
Grave Expectations
400 pages
option 6: MPG Humour
Lords and Ladies
378 pages
400+378 = 778 >500 pages
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825 points
Jasmiina F20.9 Moderator's Pet: Rockynook's task- Fall Birthdays:
Option 3: Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in either Curly OR Monkey:
Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine.
Word: Curly
Points this post: 20
Total points: 85
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
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BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Joanne MI10.4 Where the Dead Still Walk
Read a book that is set at least 50 percent in Scotland, France, or India
A Taste for Vengeance - Set in France
Points this task 10
Season Total 135
3 BB's 4 IAF
Bookwrm526Task #25.9 - 30 Years of Pulp
Task 1: Different Class was issued in October 1995, and was an instant classic with some outstanding tracks! Read a book that shares a title word with one of the track titles. I chose the track Live Bed Show, and the word BED and read Bed and Breakup by Susie Dumond.
Task 2: More was issued in June 2025, and is critically viewed as a return to form. Read a book that shares a title word with one of the track titles. I chose the track Got to Have Love, the word LOVE and read Love & Saffron by Kim Fay.
Total points so far: 680
trishhartuk10.4 Where the Dead Still Walk
Read a book that is set at least 50 percent in Scotland, France, or India.
Midnight at Malabar House, Vaseem Khan (344pg)
The whole book is set in India. The GR setting has Bombay (now Mumbai), and India.
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 490
Tasks Completed: 33
It’s a Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 6
JEN B20.6 It's a Fact: Angela IL's Task - Reading Goals 2025
Option 2:
Read a book that is #2 or later in a series-whole numbers only.
Required: Series must be listed on book page
The Harbor by Katrine Engberg
This book is #4 in the Korner and Werner series
TOTAL POINTS: 345
Kristina Marie20.3 - Review Raffle: Masoodah's Task -What's in a name?
Choose one option and read one book for that option.
Required: State the option
Option 1: Read a book by an author that shares the same FIRST NAME Initial of The First LETTER in you YOUR READERBOARD name.
More Than This by Krystal Marquis
My readerboard name, Kristina Marie, shares the same first letter initial of Krystal Marquis.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 485
Bookwrm526Task #20.3 - What's in a name?
Option 1: Read a book by an author that shares the same FIRST NAME Initial of The First LETTER in you YOUR READERBOARD name. The first letter in my readerboard name is B so I read Fogged Inn by Barbara Ross.
Total points so far: 680
15.8 Easter Island ChileRead a book with at least 3 people on the cover.
Total points: 175
10.2 Window to the PastWindow on the cover: Hazel Says No by Jessica Berger Gross
Points this post: 10
Total points: 535
10.4 Where the Dead Still Walk Set in France: The Dark Vineyard: A Novel of the French Countryside by Martin Walker
Points this post: 10
Total points 545
10.6 Fields of PlentyFarm setting: Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison
Points this post: 10
Total points 555
Julia10320.7 Shorter is Sweeter: JenJ IA's task- Landmarked: History in the Hawkeye State
Option 1: Read a book that has a 4+ title word (subtitles excluded) made from the letters in the phrase THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED.
A Death in Diamonds
(DEATH: D in Day, E in The, A in Day, TH in THE)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 530
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 3
Total NF: 3
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 40
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10.9 Coven, Claw, Fang, or Wrap
Read a book with WITCH in the title.
A Witch to Remember
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 625 /985
Tasks Completed 36/57
IAF - 8
GO - 2
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Option 2:
Choose a task that you completed in the Summer or Fall 2025 Season. Read a book that satisfies one of the options you did not choose previously.
chose task 20.9 Moderator's Pet: Rockynook's task- Fall Birthdays
from for Option 3: (authors first last initials can be found in either Monkey) and read The Housewarming
For this task I chose option 1: read a book with a skull on the cover and read
and
option 4
Choose any book you read in the Summer or Fall Season. Using that book's first published date, read a book with the same first published month but has a different year. The day does not matter.
previously read in summer season - California Golden published august 2023
For this task I read The Tapes published august 2025
points this post 30
total points 945
Nick KY30.5 Amy FL’s Back to the Gym
Opt. 1. MPG of “Greek Mythology.” I read Mythology by Edith Hamilton.
Opt. 2. A 4+ letter title-word has letters in the phrase "NO SWIMMING DURING CLASS." I read Sounds and Society: Themes in the sociology of music by Peter J. Martin. The word is SOUNDS:
S in Swimming
O in nO
UND in DUriNg
S in clasS
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 730
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10.8 The Ghouls Guide to Reading
Book from page 1 of the Books to get you in the Halloween Mood list
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 175
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 12
NF Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 2