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10.1 Square Peg

Read a book that does not qualify for any other 10 or 20 point task. This task may not be repeated.

10.2 Spy

October 15, 1917 - World War I spy Mata Hari was executed by a French firing squad at Vincennes Barracks, outside Paris. Read a non-fiction book about spying or any book shelved at least 20 times as spy.

10.3 Decade

Read any book published 1931-1940.

10.4 Thankful Big shocker, as a group we are thankful for BOOKS!

Read one of the top 300 books from this list or a book shelved in the 800s (800-809.9) at the BPL.

10.5 Grandparents

Grandparents' Day is September 10. Read a book whose author's first name is the same as one of your Mod's grandparents' first name: Charles, Jessie, George, Ida, Joseph, Elizabeth, Jean, Ernie, Joyce, Tom, Mary. Names must match exactly.

10.6 Governor General's Award

Read any title which has won or been nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award.

While the GoodReads link is fairly complete, please feel free to link a source showing your title is a winner or nominee for this award in the appropriate task thread if it is not included in the above link.

10.7 Big Words (Tien's task)

Read a book with a word in the title ending in -sion, -tion, or -cion.

10.8 Double Letter Names (Cat's task)

Being late to the party I had a few books that I couldn't use, which coincidentally all had authors with a double letter in their name (Jasper Fforde / Ben Aaronovitch / John Gwynne) - so read a book with an author with a double letter in their name. The double letter can be in either the first or last name.

10.9 Origins of Modern Genres (Karin's task)

The nineteenth century (1801-1900) saw the development and rise of the two largest money making fiction genres of our time. Read a nineteenth century novel tagged romance or mystery on the main page entry.

10.10 Group Reads

Read one of these books recommended by a fellow reader from the Summer challenge.

Elizabeth (Alaska): The Reivers by William Faulkner
Amanda: Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Kate S: Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
Karen Michele: Black Water Lilies by Michel Bussi
Anika: The Tower, The Zoo, and The Tortoise by Julia Stuart
Beth: The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Rosemary: Mrs. Miniver by Jan Struther
Ed: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Rebekah: Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope by Jimmy Carter
Coralie: Madame Verona Comes Down the Hill by Dimitri Verhulst
Gabriel: Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle
Kazen: Like One of the Family: Conversations from a Domestic's Life by Alice Childress
Connie: My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
Deedee: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Jane: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Don(thebookguy): Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death by James Runcie
Marie: The Man Who Spoke Snakish by Andrus Kivirähk
Denise: The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields

20.1 Gothic Authors

Read any book by an author on .

20.2 The House

Read a book where a dwelling-place (house, castle, cottage, villa, church, prison etc.) is a "character" in the sense that the story revolves around the dwelling, it's history or former inhabitants. For example, the dwelling itself has a history or importance that helps shape the story.

20.3 Ghost Story

Read a book shelved at least 6 times as Ghost Stories.

20.4 Nighttime

The darkness of night is often an element of Gothic fiction. Read any book which takes place in a single night (a single day, 24 hours).

20.5 Old

Read a book with a main story line set 100 years (or more) before publication.

20.6 Clergy

A clergyman is frequently an important character in Gothic fiction. Read any book where a member of the clergy is a main character. (You are not limited to Christianity for "clergy.")

20.7 Single Word (Lagullande's task)

Read a book with a title consisting of a single word. All words count for this task.

20.8 Mother-Daughter (Amanda's Task)

My daughter's birthday is September 1st, my mother's birthday would have been October 3. Read a book about mother daughter relationships. This book can be fiction or non-fiction, but a mother daughter relationship must be central to the story. If the relationship isn't clear from the description on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, please post the connection in the appropriate task thread.

20.9 Satire (Kate S's Task)

In honor of Jonathan Swift's 350th birth anniversary, read a book written by one of these or one of these .

20.10 Uncommon Letter (Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task)

Read a book where a Q, X, or Z is the first or last letter of any word in the title (but not the subtitle) or the first or last letter of one of the author's names, hyphenated names included.


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