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FALL CHALLENGE 2025
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Delicious Dee15.7 Parthenon Greece
The World Walk: 7 Years. 28,000 Miles. 6 Continents. A Grand Meditation, One Step at a Time. - MPG travel; claiming 1 its a fact for non-fiction
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 50
Its A Fact: 2
Delicious Dee20.6 It's a Fact: Angela IL's Task - Reading Goals 2025
Option 3 - Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection - EiT is on page 1 of the Nonfiction Published in Year: 2025 list; claiming 1 its a fact for non-fiction
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 70
Its A Fact: 3
Delicious Dee20.10 Group Reads
Sociopath - I made a comment in msg 4 of the discussion thread; Claiming 1 its a fact ticket for non-fiction
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 90
Its A Fact: 4
Delicious Dee25.4 - Robin P's Task: The ABC's
Option 1 - The Girl in His Shadow - Audrey Blake - AB is sequential
Option 3 - A Mumbai Murder Mystery - CRIME as a MPG; approved in THT
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 115
Its A Fact: 4
Mod
10.1 School is Cool!
Read a fiction book with MPG or Dark Academia,
read This Book Kills
Mystery
Thriller
Young Adult
Mystery Thriller
Crime
Murder Mystery
Contemporary
Fiction
Dark Academia
Audiobook
points this post 10
total points 240
Task 10.2 - Window to the Pastwindow on right hand side, approved in the help thread
Penric’s Mission
(does need embiggening)
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170 points
Bookwrm526Task #10.7 Have Yams Will Party
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the phrase The Ashanti Yam Festival. I made the word LIVES (all letters from festival) and read The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw.
Total points so far: 100
20.6 It's a Fact: Angela IL's Task - Reading Goals 2025Pick an option and read one book for that option.
Required: State the option.
Option 2: Read a book that is #2 or later in a series
Au bénéfice du crime
In Death #3
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 85
LoraTask: 30.5 Amy FL’s task - Back to the gym, using options 2 and 4
Book 1: Read a book with a title (excludes subtitles) word of 4 or more letters that can be made from "NO LAP SWIMMING DURING CLASS.”
Book/Author: Miss D and Me: Life with the Invincible Bette Davis / Kathryn Sermak
How it fits: title word MISS can be made from phrase
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose first name exactly matches September, Patty, David, or Steve; or has initials SC, CS, PC, CP, DC, CD, SF, or FS.
Book/Author: It Was Her House First / Cherie Priest
How it fits: author's initials are CP
Claiming 1 It's a Fact for Miss D and Me: Life with the Invincible Bette Davis with MPG Nonfiction
Points for this task: 30
Total points: 65
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
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
SUSAN A10.9 Coven, Claw, Fang, or Wrap - Witch, Werewolf, Vampire, and Mummy in title
Werewolf - St. Augustine, Florida: A Gripping Supernatural Thriller of Folk Horror and an Ancient Curse byEthan Blackwood
werewolf in title
points this post: 10
previous total: 195
total points: 205
SUSAN A10.10 Do They Exist? - Read a book where cryptids are essential to the story.
Bigfoot - Massacre on the Fourth of July: A Cryptid Survival Horror Thriller by Ethan Blackwood
cryptid - Bigfoot
points this post: 10
previous total: 205
total points: 215
SUSAN A15.2 Machu Picchu Peru
Book 1
Read a book with a train or train tracks on the cover.
Bigfoot - Trackless: A Cryptid Survival Horror Story in the Alaskan Wilds by Ethan Blackwood
train on cover
Book 2
Read a book with a single author's first and last initials in the phrase LOST CITY OF THE INCAS
Gross Misconduct by A.J. Truman
initials A T found in Lost CiTy of the IncAs
points this post: 15
previous total: 215
total points: 230
SUSAN A15.3 Stonehenge United Kingdom
Option 2
Read a book that fulfills both requirements of Option 1.
Read a book with a first published year that includes at least 2 unique numbers from this list: 1,2,3,5,7 and set in the United Kingdom
An Earl's Wager by Joyce Alec
138 pages - numbers 1,3
set in London, mentioned in book description
points this post: 15
previous total: 230
total points: 245
SUSAN A15.4 Pompeii Italy
Option 2
Read a book that fulfills both requirements of Option 1.
Read a book with MPG Historical Fiction and a book with a word in the title that has a double letter.
Susanna's Secret by Joyce Alec
MPG Historical Fiction
double letter - N
points this post: 15
previous total: 245
total points: 260
SUSAN A15.5 Sukhothai Thailand - Read a book with one of these standalone words in the title: First, King, Kingdom, City, Capital.
The City by K.T. Tomb
City found in title
points this post: 15
previous total: 260
total points: 275
SUSAN A15.6 Tikal Guatemala - Read a book with a swimming pool on the cover.
The Vacation by Kathryn Croft
approved for length
points this post: 15
previous total: 275
total points: 290
SUSAN A15.8 Easter Island Chile - Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover.
Bigfoot - Valley Forge: A Revolutionary War Cryptid Horror Thriller of Ice, Blood, and the Beast in the Trees by Ethan Blackwood
points this post: 15
previous total: 290
total points: 305
SUSAN A15.9 Angkor Wat Cambodia - single author first and last initials can be found in KHMER and/or CAMBODIA
The Marriage Policy by Riley Hart
author initials RH found in KHMER
points this post: 15
previous total: 305
total points: 320
Rockynook20.10 - Group Reads
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
Post a response in the group thread
Post # 4 in the Lost Bookshop Thread
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 150
SUSAN A15.10 Victoria Falls Zimbabwe, Zambia
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the first letter of each word comes from one of the following phrases: 'Thundering Smoke',
The Dark Room by Lisa Gray
T D R found in ThunDeRing Smoke
points this post: 15
previous total: 320
total points: 335
Katrisa5.5 Dwali
Read a book with a lighted candle on the cover
I read Home Before Dark
approved in help thread
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 185
10.2 Window to the PastRead a book with a window on the over.
Dinner at the Night Library by Hika Harada
Task total: 10
Season total: 75
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: JenJ IA's task- Landmarked: History in the Hawkeye StateOption 4: read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in politics
The Wolf's Eye (The Order of the Seven Stars #2) by Luanne G. Smith
author's first & last initials, LS, found in poLiticS
Task total: 20
Season total: 100
15.2 Machu Picchu PeruBook 1, train tracks on the cover: Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
Book 2, author's initials in LOST CITY OF THE INCAS: My Other Heart by Emma Nanami Strenner
Points this post: 15
Total points: 70
Deborah15.8 Easter Island Chile
Read a book with at least 3 people on the cover.
AbigailPoints this post: 15
Total Points: 35
Books Read: 3
Tasks Done: 3
Task 15.10 Victoria Falls Zimbabwe, ZambiaRead a book with a title of at least 3 words where the first letter of each word comes from one of the following phrases: 'Thundering Smoke', 'Smoke that Rises, OR 'Boiling Water'. Letters may be used as often as they appear.
Required: State the phrase used
Title: The Einstein Effect
Phrase:
ThundEring smokE
The Einstein Effect: How the World's Favorite Genius Got into Our Cars, Our Bathrooms, and Our Minds (2023) by Benyamin Cohen (Paperback 370 pages) [530.092]
** The Einstein Effect: How the World's Favorite Genius Got into Our Cars, Our Bathrooms, and Our Minds is an It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction) Book**
00 + 15 = 15
Tasks Completed: 01
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 00 + 15 = 15
Books read: 01
Pages read: 370
Read but not claimed: 01
Goodreads Authors: 00
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task 10.5 - Season of the Harvestauthor initials SA in HARVEST
Better-Off Bunny by Sedona Ashe
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180 points
JEN B20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: JenJ IA's task- Landmarked: History in the Hawkeye State
Option 4: Politicians and Government
For this option, read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in either politics OR govern
The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen
SP in PoliticS
TOTAL POINTS: 105
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.1 By The Numbers
Read a book where the title (Subtitles excluded) has at least one word of 7, 8, or 9 letters.
Survive and Keep Surviving by Mel Mallory
WORD=surviving
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5/985
Task completed: 1/57
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.2 Autumn or fall?
Read a book with Autumn in the title or author's name.
Plurals/possessives are allowed.
Autumn's Game by Mary Stone
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10/985
Task completed: 2/57
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.4 Labor Day
Read a book where the main character is a mother.
Dear Scarlet: The Story of My Postpartum Depression by Teresa Wong
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15/985
Task completed: 3/57
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.6 Preserving History
Read a book with a word in the title of three or more letters (excluding And, The), made from either ENGLISH HERITAGE or HISTORIC SCOTLAND or (if you can find one!) CADW.
Come Get Me by Molly Black
GET can be made from the letters in ENGLISH HERITAGE
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20/985
Task completed: 4/57
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.7 National Trust
Read a book with a single author's first and last initials can be found in NATIONAL TRUST.
Ashes by Alvaro Ortiz
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25/985
Task completed: 5/57
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.8 Corps of Discovery
Read a book that takes place, at least 50%, in one of these States: Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon
Scout Camp: Sex, Death, and Secret Societies Inside the Boy Scouts of America by James Renner
SETTING: Ohio
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30/985
Task completed: 6/57
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.2 Window to the Past
Read a book with a window on the cover.
by Beth HetlandPoints this post: 10
Total points: 40/985
Task completed: 7/57
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.5 Season of the Harvest
Read a book where the a single author's first and last name initials can be found in the word HARVEST.
The Key to Surviving Summer by Sandi Van
Points this post: 10
Total points: 50/985
Task completed: 8/57
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.6 Fields of Plenty
Read a book with a farm as the setting.
Animal Farm: The Graphic Novel by George Orwell
Points this post: 10
Total points: 60/985
Task completed: 9/57
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.7 Have Yams Will Party
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the phrase The Ashanti Yam Festival
Always Matt: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard by Leslea Newman
WORD=Matt
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70/985
Task completed: 10/57
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.1 - By The Numbers
Read a book where the title has at least one word of 7, 8, or 9 letters
Royally Rearranged by Emma St. Clair
Royally is a 7 letter word (RO-YA-LL-Y)
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Royally Rearranged
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 15 points
Tasks completed: 2
Kristina Marie10.2 Window to the Past
Read a book with a window on the over. The full window must be visible and shown as a window on a building, vehicles do not count.
Required: Post the cover.
Down the Hatch by M.C. Beaton
There are several windows on the houses in the background.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 70
Bookwrm526Task #10.2 Window to the Past
Read a book with a window on the over. I read Model Home by Rivers Solomon. There are windows visible in several places on the home.
Total points so far: 110
trishhartuk30.4 TessaVanessa's Task - Beauty is in the Eye of Beholder
Option 3: Read a book with an MPG of Historical Fiction or Art.
The Zig Zag Girl, Elly Griffiths (384pg)
Historical Fiction is the Second MPG
Option 4: Read a book with a single author author's first and last initial found in MUSEUM.
Lost in the Moment and Found, Seanan McGuire (161pg)
MuSeum
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 180
Tasks Completed: 10
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Nick KY15.3 Stonehenge.
Opt. 2 – 1 book that meets both criteria a –- 1 2 3 5 or 7 in pp, and b -- set in the UK. I read Affinity by Sarah Waters. -- 352 pp has digits 2 3 and 5 in page enumeration, and set in London, England.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 175
Nick KY20.4 Erica H’s What Fall Brings
Opt. 4. Title word letters found in OPERATION MINCEMEAT. I read On Borrowed Crime by Kate Young. Title word CRIME in “opeRation MInCEmeat”
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 195
Task 20.3 - What's in a Name?option 2: author last initial is same as the last letter of my Readerboard name (CAT)
Cage of Soulsby Adrian Tchaikovsky
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200 points
Readerboard Name Jammin JennyFall 2025 SRC
10.1 School is Cool!
Go back to school and read a non fiction book with the MPG Science, Mathmatics, or History
-OR-
,MPGs may be stand alone or embedded
Fingerprints of the Gods: The Quest Continues - MPG Science, read 9/11, MMPB version is 578 pages
claiming 1 BB ticket and one It's a Fact ticket for non-fiction)
Points this post: 10
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Total Points: 10
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name Jammin JennyFall 2025 SRC
10.5 Season of the Harvest
Fall is known to be the great harvest time.
Read a book where the a single author's first and last name initials can be found in the word HARVEST
Letters may be used as many times as they appear.
The Feeding by Anthony Ryan, read 9/13, AR in hARvest
Points this post: 10
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 20
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Bookwrm526Task #10.9 Coven, Claw, Fang, or Wrap
Read a book with one of these words in the title: Witch, Werewolf, Vampire, and Mummy. I chose WITCH and read Death of a Wicked Witch by Lee Hollis.
Total points so far: 120
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15.2 Machu Picchu Peru
Book 1 -
Book 2 - The Measure of Silence - Elizabeth Langston - EL found in LOST CITY OF THE INCAS
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 35
Its A Fact: 1