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FALL CHALLENGE 2022
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Madison U15.3 - High-Five!
Option 1:
- Read a book with library as central setting/subject/plot
The Midnight Library
- Read a book with a 5-word title
The Sun and Her Flowers
Points this task = 15
Total points = 65
Tasks complete = 3/56
Mary P25.3 - MAZZA1's task: Well Hello Number 9
Option 1:Read a book that has a number 9 in its series number.
Teardrop Lane by Emily March
336 pages
Option3:Read a book which contains the word “TEEN� intact in its title or subtitle.
The Fifteen Wonders of Daniel Green by Erica Boyce
336 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 25
trishhartuk10.7 An Autumn Debut
Read a book first published in September, October, or November of any year.
Thanksgiving Past, Kathi Daley
Read the kindle edition. PB here
First published October 8th 2020
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 90
Tasks Completed: 6
Big book Tickets: 1
Nick KY5.1 Exiled to Oz I read Lullabies for Suffering: Tales of Addiction Horror ed. by Mark Matthews. “Crime� as GR genre. Verified in Message 40 of the Help Thread: /topic/show/...
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 40
Andy P.Task # 5.1-Exiled to the Land of Oz
Read a book with a MPG of Crime
The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith
MPG Mystery>Crime
Points this post: 5
Total points: 75
JEN B15.5 - It Was There All Along
Read a book that you already have in your possession, from any source- borrowed, owned, etc., as of August 17.
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Owned since May 2021
***Claiming one It's A Fact ticket***
TOTAL POINTS: 130
Amy B25.1 - Sandy's Task - Use Your Alphabet
This is a two book task, and the page total of the two books combined must be at least 500 pages. No books with the tags Childrens, Kids, Middle Grade, Juvenile, and related synonyms may be used.
Book 1 - Read a book that includes all of the vowels, A E I O U, in its title/subtitle.
Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance by Jesse Wente (198 pgs)
Book 2 - Read a book by a single author whose initials (all of them) are only consonants (that is, not the vowels listed for book 1). We will count Y as a consonant for this task.
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (336 pgs)
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 45 Points
15.4 - Follow the CluesBook 1
Read a book with the MPG Mystery
Smoke & Cracked Mirrors by Karen Charlton
Book 2
Read a book that is a whole numbered book in a series.
Soulmate by LJ Smith
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 50
Mai5.6 - How Can You Be Here When You're Not Anywhere At all?
Book set at least 50% in a fictitious locale
Fictional space system and fictional planet where the colony Roanoake settles
The Last Colony by John Scalzi
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 90
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 6
NF Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
Kathy KS20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk’s Task: Forever Autumn
Option 3: Read a book with a word of four or more letters found in the lyrics in the title. The word must match exactly. Subtitles are excluded. Required: State the word.
The Last Days of Krypton by Kevin J. Anderson
DAYS=“And darker DAYS are drawing near�
“noted as not really a comic book� message 107: by Sandy
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 35
Tasks completed: 2/56
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: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
Kathy KS20.10 - Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Fall 2022 season. Non Fiction - Becoming
Becoming by Michelle Obama
My discussion is found at Message 3
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb=453 p.
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 55
Tasks completed: 3/56
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
Mai5. 9- Number 9, Number 9 .....
Book with more than 9 words in the title and subtitle
Voices from the Valley: Tech Workers Talk about What They Do--And How They Do It by Moira Weigel
*Claim 1 NF Ticket*
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 95
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 7
NF Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
Katrisa20.1 - Most Improved� Lisa MD’s Task: No Tricks, All Treats
Option C: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup
Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with a letter in RPBC
I read How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith
Clint starts with C
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 120
Katrisa20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Julia103's Task: On the Periodic Table
Option A: Read a book with a word in the title (not subtitle) that starts with the letters Sn
I read Moon of the Crusted Snow
SN in SNow
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 140
ROBIN PAmy FL's Task: If I Only Had a Heart
1 book option - HEART in title and Author name includes letters of HEART, total over 500 pages
The Ink Black Heart - Robert Galbraith
**Claiming 3 BB points, book has 1024 pages**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 125
BB:3 GO:0 IAF:0
20.6 It's A Fact- Jen K's Task: National Book FestivalOption 3: There was a lot of love for the Library of Congress and librarians in general. Read a book with the letters LOC found in the title. All three letters must be found in the title. Subtitles are excluded.
I read Child of the Forest: Based on the Life Story of Charlene Perlmutter Schiff which has all 3 letters in the title ChiLd Of the forest
points: 55
books read: 3
tasks completed: 3
Big Books: 3
pages read: 1663
***UNCLAIM POST 123***Katrisa
5.5 - From O....Z
Read a book where the author's initials (all of them) can be found using the letters from O to Z (inclusive).
I read Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel - initials VP
Points this Post: Minus 5
New Total: 135
Katrisa5.5 - From O....Z
Read a book where the author's initials (all of them) can be found using the letters from O to Z (inclusive).
I read The Age of Anxiety by Pete Townshend - initials PT
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 140
Katrisa15.6 - Legendary
Read a book with a MPG Mythology.
I read Kaikeyi has Mythology on main page
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 155
MEGSCL10.1. The Tinman's Body Had to Come From Somewhere!
set in Australia: Mullumbimby
TOTAL
60 points
1 It’s a Fact
MEGSCL15.9 - And Toto, Too
The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World
**Non fiction It’s a fact ticket
TOTAL
75 points
2 It’s a Fact
Christene Paula10.3 - I Love Shiny Things
Read a book with the name of a metal in the title. The name of the metal must stand alone and match exactly
Forging Silver into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer
Pages: 560
How it fits: "Forging Silver into Stars"
***Claiming Big Books Ticket***
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact ticket: 0
30.6 - Katrisa's Task: Empty Nest (NOT!)Option 1: Read a book with 3 generations of one family as characters/subjects
The Glass Castle
The generations: Jeannette Walls (daughter, third generation), Rex Walls (father, second generation), Erma Walls (grandmother, first generation)
(This has been approved in this task's Help Thread
Option 3: Read a book where the main character moves to a new state/country during course of the book
The Four Winds
Points this post = 30
Total points = 95
Tasks complete = 4/56
Nick KY30.1 Ava Catherine’s Task: America’s National Parks
The combined total of the books must be at least 500 pages.
Option 3: Horseback Riding
Horseback riding the trails of Zion national Park and Bryce canyon National Park in Utah is an exhilarating adventure. Stephen Mather, the first director of the National Park Service, was instrumental in opening the parks to automobiles; however, he always preferred experiencing the beauty and history of Zion and Bryce Park on horseback.
B: Read a book with at least one horse on the cover. I read Once a Ranger by Dusty Richards, 272 pp.
Option 4: Grand Canyon National Park
Although Native Americans lived in the area as early as the 13th century, the first European sighting of the canyon was around 1540 by members an expedition led by the Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado.
-Read a book w genre “Historical Fiction�, I read Us Conductors by Sean Michaels, 464 pp.
Total pp = 736 > required 500.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 70
15.6 - LegendaryRead a book with a MPG Mythology.
I read an ebook version of Piranesi mmpb edition is Piranesi
New Points: 15
Total Points: 50
BB: 1
IaF: 1
Barbara �25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: It's Duolingo Time
Option 1
Book A: Read a book that was FIRST published between November 27, 2011 and June 19, 2012.
The Kraken King - Meljean Brook 9/6
(first published November 4, 2014)
BIG BOOK = 576 pages
Book B: Read a book where the letters DUO or OWL can be found in the title
Quinsey Wolfe's Glass Vault - Candace Robinson (260 pages) 9/13
(OWL in WOLfe's)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 65
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara �20.1 - Most Improved� Lisa MD’s Task: No Tricks, All Treats
Option C: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup
Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with a letter in RPBC.
Kathmandu - Luke Richardson 9/15
(author's last name starts with R)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 85
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
trishhartuk10.1 The Tinman's Body Had to Come From Somewhere!
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries....Australia
Picnic at Hanging Rock, Joan Lindsay
100% set in Australia
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 7
Big book Tickets: 1
ROBIN P10.7 An Autumn Debut
Book published in Sep, Oct or Nov
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good
pub Nov 6, 2018
Points this post:10
Total points: 135
BB:3 GO:0 IAF:0
Creynard15.2 - Double Nine
Book 1: Read a book with exactly nine characters in the title.
Book 2: Read a book with exactly nine characters in the author's name.
Book 1: Bossy Brit by Kendall Ryan
Boot 2: Accidentally Compromising the Duke by Stacy Reid
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 180/960
Tasks completed: 13/56
Books read: 16
Creynard15.4 - Follow the Clues
Option 2 - Read ONE book that fulfills both requirements of option 1. (MPG Mystery + a book that is a whole numbered book in a series)
Dog on It by Spencer Quinn
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 195/960
Tasks completed: 14/56
Books read: 17
15.4 - Follow the CluesOption 2
The Carnival is Over (Mick Goodenough #2) by Greg Woodland
MPG: Mystery & book 2 in series
Total this Post: 15
Season Total: 70
10.4 - It's a Tool, Not a WeaponRead a book whose title and/or sustitle contains the letters AXE
Gentle Axe by R.N. Morris
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 7
BB tickets: 2
GO tickets: 0
IAF tickets: 3
Julia10315.1 - Into the Wood
Book 1: A New Clan (NEW)
Book 2: News of Our Loved Ones (NEWS)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 155
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 0
Tasks completed: 8
Books completed: 11
Line5.8
Read a book with a MPG of Sports.
i read Vi mot dere
points for this task: 5
total points: 10
books read: 2
tasks done: 2
JEN B10.7 - An Autumn Debut
Read a book first published in September, October, or November of any year.
This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life by Annie Grace
First published October 12, 2015
***Claiming one It's A Fact ticket***
TOTAL POINTS: 140
MARGO25.6 - MegSCL's Task: Bookish Podcasts
Option 2: The Book Club Review.
We Were Liars
- on page 4 of Book Club Books
Option 4: Women’s prize for fiction podcast.
Read a book that has been longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2013 to the present.
Piranesi
- On page 1 of list
- Posted and read Kindle editions.
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Points this task: 25
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 10
GO: 0 // BB: 1 // NF: 0
Katrisa15.8 - B Positive
Read a book that has been shelved as Body Positivity
I read Wintergirls from page 3.
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 170
MARGO20.6 It's A Fact- Jen K's Task: National Book Festival
Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% in Washington, DC.
Required: If the setting is not clear from the GR description or the metadata, provide a reference.
Eighteen Acres
- GR setting confirms Washington DC. Bits of it jump to other States/countries, but the biggest proportion is in DC.
- Posted and read Kindle edition.
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Points this task: 05
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 11
GO: 0 // BB: 1 // NF: 0
** READERBOARD NAME DENISE M **Task #30.2 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: The Monster Mash
Book #1 - Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of "The Monster Mash."
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
The word "door" is in "The Monster Mash."
Book #2 - Read a book that features one of these specific characters: vampires, ghouls, zombies, ghosts, werewolves, witches.
Shadow Rising by Yasmine Galenorn
The main character, Menolly, is a vampire. Her sister, Camille, is a witch. There are also several zombies, ghosts and ghouls and such.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 50
Jayme(the ghostreader)25.5 Any Task By the Number
book 2 number as a word
Twelve Sharpby Janet Evanovich
302pp
Book 1 number as an integer
Size 12 Is Not Fatby Meg Cabot
Number is 12. Books approved in task thread.
345pp
Task + 25
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 1
Total Points: 25
ROBIN P20.10 Group Reads - The Cartographers
My comment is on msg 11
/topic/show/...
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
BB:3 GO:0 IAF:0
5.5 - From O....ZSkinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins; author's initials found in O to Z inclusive.
Books this post: 1
Books read total: 4
Points this post: 5
Points total: 40
5.2 - Millenium MagicA book with page count that contains two of the digits 1, 9, 0, or 0: The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid, 192 pages
Points this post: 5
Total points: 90
5.3 - Go to Jail, Go Directly to Jail. Do Not Pass Oz A word in the title of 4 or more letters made from the letters in OSWALD STATE PENITENTIARY: Write for Your Life by Anna Quindlen
The word is Write.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 95
20.1 - Most Improved� Lisa MD’s Task: No Tricks, All TreatsOption B, title contains an apostrophe: Widow's Tears by Susan Wittig Albert
Points this post: 20
Total points: 115
25.1 - Sandy's Task - Use Your AlphabetBook 1, all of the vowels, A E I O U, in the title: Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan
paperback edition Thank You for Listening 432 pages
Book 2, author initials are only consonants: The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
paperback edition not yet published
hardcover edition The Bodyguard 320 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 140
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20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk’s Task: Forever Autumn
Option 3: Read a book with a word of four or more letters found in the lyrics in the title.
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune- 9/10
Word: Summer
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
BB Ticket: 0
NF Ticket: 0