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FALL CHALLENGE 2022
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Nick KY5.4 Ease on Down the Road
I read The Three Roads by Ross Macdonald. Author's first name is "Ross" as is the last name of Diana Ross.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 80
Mai25.1 - Sandy's Task - Use Your Alphabet
Book 1 - Read a book that includes all of the vowels, A E I O U, in its title/subtitle.
AI Narratives: A History of Imaginative Thinking about Intelligent Machines by Stephen Cave
448 pages
*Claim 1 NF Ticket*
Book 2 - Read a book by a single author whose initials are only consonants
The God Engines by John Scalzi
136 pages
Page total: 584
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 120
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 9
NF Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
** READERBOARD NAME DENISE M **Task #25.7 - Option 3
Book #1 - Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
This book takes place in Paris, France for nearly the entire book.
Book #2 - Haunted Moon by Yasmine Galenorn
This book is #13 in the Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon series, a series that has 21 primary books in it (and a bunch of novellas).
Both books are over 237 pages in length (372 and 288, respectively).
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 75
Katrisa5.10. - There's no place like the SRC!
Free choice book
I read Gender Queer
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 215
Julia10310.8.-Mexican Independence Day
The Kew Gardens Girls by Posy Lovell
(initials PL are in PUEBLA)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 195
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 0
Tasks completed: 10
Books completed: 14
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - XBM's Task: All Who Wander Are Not Lost…Some Are Geocachers!Option 3: 4+ letter word in TITLE made form letters in "Global Positioning System"
I listened to the audiobook: Rose Harbor in Bloom by Debbie Macomber
MMPB for page count: Proljeće u pansionu Rose Harbor
🎓 BLOOM: BLO in Global; O in Positioning; M in System 🎓
Total points: 175 + 20 = 195
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 2
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Deedee's Task: What's In A Name?author's FIRST name identical to name on the list:
MMPB for page count: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
I listened to the audiobook: Howl’s Moving Castle
🎓 matches Diana from All's Well That Ends Well 🎓
💥 IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12.0 💥
Total points: 195 + 20 = 215
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 2
Theresa10.1 - The Tinman's Body Had to Come From Somewhere!
Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty
Set in Australia
Points this post - 10
Total points - 10
MEGSCL5.6 - How Can You Be Here When You're Not Anywhere At all?
My edition: Memento hardcover: Memento
Set on a spaceship: battlecarrier Alexander
TOTAL
95 points
2 It’s a Fact
MEGSCL5.9- Number 9, Number 9 .....
Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World
TOTAL
100 points
2 It’s a Fact
Sorry - not sure how I posted this 3 times! Please ignore the extras.MEGSCL
5.9- Number 9, Number 9 .....
Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World
TOTAL
100 points
2 It’s a Fact
Barbara �30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: America’s National Parks
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in YOSEMITE PARK.
Dance with the Devil - Kit Rocha (352 pages) 9/8
(K & R in paRK)
Option 4: Read a book with a main page genre of History or Historical Fiction
The Language of Silence - Peggy Webb 9/18
Total Pages = Book 1 (352 pages) + Book 2 (336 pages) = 688 > 500
Points this task: 30
Total points: 90
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara �25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Hawkeye and B.J.
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter.
Whiteout - Adriana Anders 9/10
Option 2: Read a book that has both a B and a J in the title/subtitle and/or author's name
The Kraken King - Meljean Brook 9/6
(B & J in melJean Brook)
BIG BOOK = 576 pages
Points this task: 25
Total points: 115
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara �25.2 - Amy FL’s Task: If I Only Had a Heart
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose name contains all the letters in HEART
Of Claws and Fangs - Faith Hunter 9/16
(HEART in fAiTH huntER)
Option 3: Read a book that contains a word in the title that can be found in the lyrics of Tin Man
Bride of Glass - Candace Robinson 9/17
(Smoke GLASS stain bright color)
TOTAL PAGES: Book 1 (350 pages) + Book 2 (213 pages) = 563 > 500
Points this task: 25
Total points: 140
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Delicious Dee30.4 - Wayne's Task: The First of the Months
Option 2 -
- there is a white coffee mug on the cover (in the middle)Option 3 - The Masked City - shelved as books about books by 99 ppl (according to the old GR shelf format)
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 155
Its a Fact Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets:
Sorry - not sure how I posted this 3 times! Please ignore the extras.MEGSCL
5.9- Number 9, Number 9 .....
Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World
TOTAL
100 points
2 It’s a Fact
deleted because i screwed up and need a pre-approval
Delicious Dee25.1 - Sandy's Task - Use Your Alphabet
Book A - The Alpha's Autumn-Kissed Omega - A in alpha, EI in Kissed, O in omega, U in Autumn; approved as not for kids in post 344 of the thread
Book B - Bones Never Lie - Kathy Reichs - KR are both consonants
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 180
Its a Fact Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets:
Coralie10.3 I Love shiny things
Name of a metal in the title � IRON
Heart of Iron
Total to date 45 points
Julia10325.3 - MAZZA1's task: Well Hello Number 9
Option 1: Dragon in Exile (Liaden Universe #19)
Option 2: The Kew Gardens Girls at War
(GR author page says Posy Lovell is a pseudonym for Kerry Barrett)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 220
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 0
Tasks completed: 11
Books completed: 16
Mai15.7 - Get Happy
Book that is #4 in a series
Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 10
NF Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
Mod
I read a kindle ARC of The Last Chairlift linked to the hardcover (no mmpb or pb).
The word "Last" can be made from oSwALd sTate Penitentiary.
total points: 5
Mod
I read an audio version of The Starless Sea - no MMPB, top pb is Il mare senza stelle.
Book is found on page 1 of the Dark Academia list.
total points: 15
Mod
I chose option 2 and read a kindle ARC of Murder at Black Oaks, linked to the hardcover (no mmpb or pb).
(1) book has MPG of Mystery, and (2) is #6 in the Robin Lockwood series.
total points: 30
Mod
I read a kindle edition of The Darkest Place: A Robin Lockwood Novel, linked to the pb edition (no MMPB).
This is #5 in the Robin Lockwood series.
total points: 45
Mod
I chose option 4 and read a kindle edition of Heroic Hearts, linked to the pb edition.
Title, Heroic Hearts, is 2 words beginning with same letter.
total points: 65
Mod
I chose option 3 and read Other Birds. The word "birds" appears in the first line of the second verse: "I watch the birds fly south....."
total points: 85
Mod
I chose the one book option and read a kindle edition of The Ink Black Heart, Robert Galbraith , linked to the paperback edition - 1272 pages.
This fits option 1 - "heart" in the title, and option 2 - word heart can be made from robERT gAlbraitH. 1272 pages >500 pages.
total points: 110
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)10.5. Happy Anniversary!
Word in title that exactly matches one of the traditional annivrsary gifts for years 1-10. You may use the U.S. or U.K. list.
Page Count: 348 Listened to audiobook link to PB Perfect on Paper
Word: Paper--1st year US
Perfect on Paper
Points Earned This Post: 10
Points Achieved to Date: 275/960
Tasks Completed: 23/56
25.6 - MegSCL's Task: Bookish PodcastsOption 1: Read a book by an Australian author first published in the past year (on or after September 1st, 2021).
All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien
Published August 30, 2022
Option 2: Read a book shelved on the first 10 pages of /shelf/show/...
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
page 1
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 95
Kathy KS30.6 - Katrisa's Task: Empty Nest (NOT!)
1.Read a book that includes three generations of ONE family as characters or subjects. Required: Include a reference if the three generations are not identifiable on the GR main page
Trophy Hunt by C.J. Box
How it fits: Main characters include: Joe Pickett, wife Marybeth, and their two daughters, Lucy and Sheridan. They also spend time with Marybeth's mother, Missy Vankueran. Some of the action takes place at her ranch. Approved in Task help message 20.
I read a large print edition; pb=352 p. (no mmpb)
4. Read a book with an author who has a double letter (must be next to each other) in their FIRST name.
Crosstalk by CoNNie Willis
*
Points for this task: 30
Total points : 85
Tasks completed: 4/56
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: 1
10.6- It's in There SomewhereTIN in a word in the title: Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley
CommuTINg
Points this post: 10
Total points: 150
Amy B20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk’s Task: Forever Autumn
Choose one option. Required: State the option
Option 2: Read a book from this list: Best Books to Read in Autumn, which meets all the usual SRC requirements (e.g. page length, children’s book rules, etc)
Required. State what page the book is on.
Hamlet by William Shakespeare (pg 1 of list - 271 pgs)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 65 Points
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.8 Wizard of Ozzie
Wired by Sigmund Brouwer
Points this post: 5
Total points: 140/960
Tasks completed: 11/56
Books read: 12
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.9 Moderator's Pet - Deedee's Task: What's In A Name?
Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander in Troilus and Cressida
Points this post: 20
Total points: 160/960
Tasks completed: 12/56
Books read: 13
Boston Kate
5.4 Ease On Down The Road
Taste: My Life through Food by Stanley Tucci
author's name matches with Stanley Greene
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
20.1 - Most Improved� Lisa MD’s Task: No Tricks, All TreatsOption C: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup
Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with a letter in RPBC.
Night Rising by Chris Marie Green
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 70
20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk’s Task: Forever AutumnOption 3: Read a book with a word of four or more letters found in the lyrics. The word must match exactly.
Life On Earth by David Attenborough
word in title, LIFE, found in lyrics
1x It's a Fact tix
Total this Post: 20
It's a Fact: 1
Season Total: 115
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: America’s National ParksOption 2: -Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in YOSEMITE PARK.
Before Your Memory Fades (Before the Coffee Gets Cold #3) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
author's initials, TK, found in yosemiTe parK
224 pages
Option 4: -Read a book with a main page genre of History or Historical Fiction.
The Queen of Bedlam (Matthew Corbett #2) by Robert McCammon
1x Bigger is Better tix (656 pages)
Total pages read: 880
Total this Post: 30
Bigger is Better: 1
It's a Fact: 1
Season Total: 145
Delicious Dee15.8 - B Positive
Fat Chance, Charlie Vega - found on pg1
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 195
Its a Fact Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets:
*Repost with corrected ReaderBoard name* (original = post 280)
Madison U
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
Andy P.Task # 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
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
Points this post: 5
Total points: 95
Creynard5.1-Exiled to the Land of Oz
Read a book with a MPG of Crime.
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 200/960
Tasks completed: 15/56
Books read: 19
Creynard5.10. - There's no place like the SRC!
Read a book that meets SRC rules.
Omens by Kelley Armstrong
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 205/960
Tasks completed: 16/56
Books read: 20
ROBIN P20.4 Golden Oldies - Margo's Task: Homage to Catalonia
Option 3 - Book from 1930's list
The Documents in the Case - on page 9, tied for last spot on list (#891)
**Claiming 1 GO ticket, originally pub 1930
**This book is new to me**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 195
BB:3 GO:1 IAF:0
Alexxy5.6 - How Can You Be Here When You're Not Anywhere At all?
Kingdoms of Attolia/Sounis: The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
Children MPG: IL: MG+ - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 11.0
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 10
10.5 - Happy Anniversary!word in title matches one of the traditional anniversary gifts for years 1-10
PB for page count (no MMPB): Paper Dolls by Brian K. Vaughan
I read the Kindle edition: Paper Dolls
🎓 paper traditional for 1st anniversary 🎓
Total points: 215 + 10 = 225
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 2
Keli30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: America’s National Parks
Book #1: Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in YOSEMITE PARK.
The Calling by Kelley Armstrong
Book #2: Option 4: Read a book with a main page genre of History or Historical Fiction.
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Historical Fiction is the 3rd mpg)
**I'd like a Golden Oldie For Whom the Bell Tolls (first published: 1940)**
Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 1/56
Books read: 2
GOs this post: 1
Total GOs to date: 1
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20.1 - Most Improved� Lisa MD’s Task: No Tricks, All Treats:
Option C: Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with a letter in RPBC:
Sourcery by Terry Pratchett.
Points this post: 20
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