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FALL CHALLENGE 2017
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10.9 - Members Only
Read a book that is a Group Read during September thru November for any of your OTHER 카지노싸이트 groups or your "Real Life" reading groups.
/group/show/...
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Current Post Points: 10
Cumulative Total Points: 65

10.10 - Countdown
Read a book with a number of pages on 카지노싸이트 that falls between 244 and 334 inclusive.
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Hardcover, 329 pages
Current Post Points: 10
Cumulative Total Points: 75

Task 5.2 Read a book set at least 50% in ONE location of a natural wonder: Alaska, USA; Arizona, USA; Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Denmark; Finland; Greenland; Iceland; Mexico; Nepal; Norway; Russia; Scotland; Sweden; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
Beartown Takes place in Sweden as evidenced by multiple references to the Swedish currency kronor as in the quote "Neither of them points out to the other what they might be able to do with five thousand kronor."
Task 5.8 - Under the Fall Moon. Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from the names used by various tribes to describe the fall season’s moons:corn, barley, harvest, hunter, travel, dying, beaver, blood, frost.
The Cherry Harvest
Task 5.10 Your Own 8th Wonder. Read a book of your choice.
The Cherry Harvest
Task 10.7 - Mosi-oa-Tunya. Read a book with a hyphenated word in the title or subtitle.
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts
Points this post: 25
Total points: 65

Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in Texas, Florida, California, Arizona, New Mexico or New York.
Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell
Set in New York City which is in New York.
Points this Post: 20
Big Books this Post: 0
Golden Oldies this Post: 0
Total Points: 20
Total Books Read: 1
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0

15.4 - Stranger Things
Book 1: Read a book where the beginning letter of each word in the title can be found in STRANGER THINGS and Book 2: A book first published in the 1980s.
*Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
The Gunslinger by Stephen King
(first published June 10th 1982)
Current Post Points: 15
Cumulative Total Points: 90

5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Maui Widow Waltz by JoAnn Bassett
This book fits Task 15.7 - Don't Leave Fingerprints. The book is set in Hawaii USA.
Link to PB edition: Maui Widow Waltz
15.10 - Thrills and Chills
Mr. Monster by Dan Wells
This book has a MPG of Horror shelved by 355 users.
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 20 points
Tasks completed: 2
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **

5.6 - Michaelmas
---author named Michael
The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly
pg count link if needed: L'Épouvantail
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10.2 - The Bodyguard
--- a word from track title
A Night Too Dark
---Song #5: Queen of the Night
pg count link if needed: A Night Too Dark
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10.3 - No Blindfold
---"spy" in title, subtitle, series name or genre
Twice a Spy: A Novel
pg count link if needed: Twice a Spy
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10.6 - Highway Patrol
---motorcycle on cover

pg count link if needed: Hell's Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club
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10.9 - Members Only
---group read book
The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra
---I belong to the group: Historical Fictionistas and this book is a September group read book.
pg count link if needed: The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra
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Points this post: 45
Total Points: 45

Out of the Ice by Ann Turner
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
Option 1: read a book with the main page genre Horror.
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
30.6 - Diana K's task: Fall Baking
Option A: Read a book which has an ingredient from your baked good in the title/subtitle: BLUEBERRY
The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Café by Mary Simses
368 pages
Option D: Read a book whose number of pages includes the digits in the number of servings that your recipe says it makes: 90g BUTTER
The Ice Beneath Her by Camilla Grebe
390 pages
Total Pages read: 758
Total this Post: 65
Golden Oldies:
Bigger is Better:
Season Total: 65

30.5 - Diane's Task: Listamania/Lisztomania - Option 1: Read two books found on one of the following book lists. Both books must come from the same list. Rory Gilmore Reading List
The Secret Life of Bees - page 1
R is for Ricochet - page 4
Books must have a minimum combined total of 500 pages.
TSLoB this ed 336 pgs + R this ed 363 pgs = 699 pgs
Points this task: 30
Total points: 135
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 10
Tasks completed: 08

30.5 - Diane's Task: Listamania/Lisztomania
Option 1: Listamania. A lot of my reading is driven by various book lists. Some I am very serious about while others I follow more haphazardly. Read two books found on one of the following book lists. Both books must come from the same list.
These are from the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die list.
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
This is #40 on the first page of the list.
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
This is #35 on the first page of the list.
**Rebecca is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1938). I claim one GO ticket.**
Points this post: 30
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total points: 145
Total Golden Oldie tickets claimed: 1
Total Big Book tickets claimed: 1

30.4 - Dlmrose's task: Vowel Power
Book 1 - Read a book with a word that contains three consecutive vowels (ONLY a, e, i, o, u; NOT Y) in the title or subtitle.
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
Book 2 - Read a book with a word of at least 3 letters that contains the letter Y as the ONLY vowel in the title or subtitle.
Dry Bones
Points this task: 30
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+ 0
Golden Oldies: 1

5.5 - September, October, November
Dengeki Daisy , Vol. 15 192 pages
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20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
Option C

Points this post:25
Total Points:70
Books read:6
Tasks Done:6

Read a book with the name of a natural water body found on The Glossary of Bodies of Water list in the title/subtitle. I chose "sea"".
I read Sea Change
Task points:15
Total task points for challenge:15
Number of books read:1
Number of tasks completed:1

5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Summer 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks. You may not use Task 5.4 or 5.10.
5.1 - A (Wo)Man of Letters
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MEDIEVAL.
Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Total Books: 1
Total Tasks: 1
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0

5.5 - September, October, November
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on 카지노싸이트 that includes the number 0, 1 or 9.
The Furthest Station by Ben Aaronovitch
The hardcover edition has 144 pages: The Furthest Station
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)

Challenge 5.4 Best Laid Plans
I used Challenge 5.5 from the Summer Challenge. Read a book with the number of pages as listed on 카지노싸이트 that includes the number 6, 7 or 8.
I read

Challenge 10.2 The bodyguard
Read a book with a word from this list of track titles in the title or subtitle.
I read

Challenge 15.10 Thrills and chills
Read a book with the main page genre "Horror" and/or "Thriller."
I read

Challenge 20.4 Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
Option 2. Read a book with a cover that has either the TITLE lettering in yellow or a yellow OBJECT.
I read

Challenge 20.10 Group reads
I read

Points this post: 70
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0

10.5 - I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
Read a book written by an author who shares a name with one of the Carol Burnett Show stars. Guest star's name: Barbara Eden
Brother of the More Famous Jack by Barbara Trapido
15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins
Read a book that starts with the letter "G"
Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed
Points this post: 25
Total points: 45

[book:The Midas Legacy|28600222}
Summer Task 5.5 - Read a book with the number of pages as listed on 카지노싸이트 that includes the number 6, 7 or 8.
Book has 624 pages
Big Book Ticket claimed
Total Points: 5

The Midas Legacy
Summer Task 5.5 - Read a book with the number of pages as listed on 카지노싸이트 that includes the number 6, 7 or 8.
Book has 624 pages
Big Book Ticket claimed
Total Points: 5

Option 2: Inclusivity
Books with Disabled Heroes Page 1
Blindness
Points this post 20
Points: 20 + 70 = 90
BB: 1
GO: 1

Task 5.10 Read a book with a hyphenated word in the title or subtitle.
Noonday
Points this post: 5
Total points: 65

Option 1: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Set before 1900 - see or
First published 1817 - claiming 1 GO ticket
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 1

Task # 5.3 - Oh... Craps
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains two 1’s

First published in 1981
Points this post: 5
Total points: 45

Task 25.5 - Happy Returns
changing book from that already claimed (orig. claimed Ice Station in #56)
one book option: fits options 1 & 2 - author initials in SEPTEMBER, 4 in page count, 500+ pages
The Five Greatest Warriors by Matthew Reilly
574 pages - 1 BB ticket please
Task 25.6 - Natural Wonders
(using book previously claimed for 25.5 in #56)
one book option, fits option 2: set in isolated place, 500+ pages
this is set in Antarctica - as isolated as you can get!
Ice Station by Matthew Reilly
pages: 624
claiming 1 BB please
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1 new task posted; season total = 150

20.10 Group Reads - Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
I posted message #15 on the Group Discussion.

Option 1: Historical Romance - For this option read a book that is set entirely before 1900.
The Courtesan Duchess
Quote, pg 1: Venice, November 1816
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 60
Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4

15.10 - Thrills and Chills
Read a book with the main page genre "Horror" and/or "Thriller."
Force of Nature
Received ARC from publisher
30.2 - MAZZA1’S Task: Six Degrees of Separation
Total page count: 713 pages
Book 1: Read a book with one of the words of this task’s title (excluding “of”)--SIX, DEGREES, SEPARATION--in the title of the book.
Six of Crows - 462 pages
Book 2: Read a book related to Book 1 by one of the following degrees of separation.
Option E) Read a book in which the page numbers consist ENTIRELY of the numbers seen in the date of FIRST publication for Book 1.
Northanger Abbey - 251 pages
Book 1 Six of Crows first published 09/29/2015
**Northanger Abbey is a Golden Oldie (first published December 1817). Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket for this book**
Points this post: 45
Total points: 90
Tasks Completed: 4
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1

20.5 - Bigger is Better
Option 2 - Book set over 50% in Italy
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante
30.3 - Time Flies
Option 3 - Task 10.3 from the Winter Challenge 2016.
In honor of ancient wonders, read a book with History or Historical Fiction as a main page genre.
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante
Genre listed as Historical > Historical Fiction.
Option 4 - Author of a previous 5-star read
Previously read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice
This time I read
Emma by Jane Austen
Points this task: 50
Total points: 70
Dlmrose
15.7 - Sea Life
Sea turtle on the cover/about sea turtles:
Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur by Carl Safina
15.8 - NaNoWriMo
first listed: Living with a Dead Language: My Romance with Latin by Ann Patty
30.5 - Diane's Task: Listamania/Lisztomania
option 1, 1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Book 1: pg 3, #284 All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy, 302 pages
Book 2: pg 3, #255 Silas Marner by George Eliot, 208 pages
302 +208 =510
total = 120
15.7 - Sea Life
Sea turtle on the cover/about sea turtles:

15.8 - NaNoWriMo
first listed: Living with a Dead Language: My Romance with Latin by Ann Patty
30.5 - Diane's Task: Listamania/Lisztomania
option 1, 1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Book 1: pg 3, #284 All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy, 302 pages
Book 2: pg 3, #255 Silas Marner by George Eliot, 208 pages
302 +208 =510
total = 120

5.4 - Best Laid Plans
10.10 - Gimme S’more
Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan
Also read: Dad Is Fat
This book is new to me.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5

15.6 - Rio's Harbor
Read a book with the name of a natural water body found on The Glossary of Bodies of Water list in the title/subtitle.
River=body of water on list
The Secret River by Kate Grenville
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
Option 2. Read a book with a cover that has either the TITLE lettering in yellow or a yellow OBJECT.
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories

yellow coat on girl
total=200

20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
Option 1: Historical Romance - For this option read a book that is set entirely before 1900.
The Courtesan Duchess
Quote, pg 1: Venice, November 1816
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 60
Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam - This is a ONE book task. Choose one of the options below and read a book that fits the requirements.
B) read a book from the Memoirs About Grief list.
The Rules of Inheritance by Claire Bidwell Smith
This post:
Points - 20
Total:
Points - 60

10.2 - The Bodyguard
The soundtrack to the film The Bodyguard was released 25 years ago on November 17, 1992. It is the best-selling soundtrack of all time. Read a book with a word from this list of track titles in the title or subtitle.
The words the, to, of, a, and, in may not be used. Words must match exactly.
Required: State the song title.
Heart of Venom -audible Heart of Venom - paperback 384 pgs Jennifer Estep
"Even If My Heart Would Break"

20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature
I'm currently experiencing a personal natural wonder - being pregnant with my first baby. So I thought I'd frame a task around this wonderful experience and some of the most common things I get asked about.
1. When are you due?
January 2018 - to celebrate January babies read a book first published in January of any year.
The Substitute- Kindle The Substitute - paperback pgs. 350 by Denise Grover Swank
published: January 2014

30.4 - Dlmrose's task: Vowel Power
This is a two book task. Read one Book 1 and one Book 2.
Book 1 - Read a book with a word that contains three consecutive vowels (ONLY a, e, i, o, u; NOT Y) in the title or subtitle. A vowel may be used more than once as in qUEEn.
The Shadow Queen - Audible The Shadow Queen - paperback 390 by C.J. Redwine
Queen

Book 2 - Read a book with a word of at least 3 letters that contains the letter Y as the ONLY vowel, such as crypt, tryst, spry, rhythm, in the title or subtitle
A Spy in the House - audible A Spy in the House - paperback 335 pgs by Y.S. Lee
Spy

THIS POST
Points: 60
Completed Tasks: 3
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 95 / 965
Completed Tasks: 5 /56
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 1,899
Books read this season: 6

15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins
Read a book with a title that begins with the letter "G." Articles (A, An, The) can be ignored.
Ghostly Paws by Leighann Dobbs
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
Option 2: Inclusivity
For this option read a book from the first 5 pages of one of the lists below:
Books With Disabled Heroes = Page 1 #91
**The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver
**Big Book Ticket:The Bone Collector is 560 Pages.**
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
I chose Option 2.
2. Read a book with a cover that has either the TITLE lettering in yellow or a yellow OBJECT.

Points in These Tasks: 55
Golden Oldies in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 1
Pages Read in This Post: 1,150
Totals:
Total Points: 170/965
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(1), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 10/56
Total Books Read: 12
Total Pages Read in Fall 2017 SRC: 4,423

BARBARA ★
5.10 - Your Own 8th Wonder
Deadmen Walking - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/4
**
10.1 - Rice is Nice
Dragonsworn - Sherrilyn Kenyon (Louisiana) 9/9
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 15

Read a book with the number of pages as listed on 카지노싸이트 that includes the number 0, 1 or 9: 1 in page count - 371 pages
The Serpent's Tale by Ariana Franklin
+5 Points
10.2 - The Bodyguard
Song: I'm Every Woman
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith
+10 Points
20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History
Option 1: The Secret History is thought of as a contemporary literary mystery; read it or any book found on the Best Literary Mysteries Listopia: Page 1
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
+20 Points
25.4 - Andy P's task: I didn't think I would finish the Summer Challenge but...
500 Pages: 235 + 320 = 524 Pages
Book 1
RoalD oF sTorIEs
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories by Roald Dahl
Book 2
ArduouS
The Dancer and the Thief by Antonio Skármeta
+25 Points
Points this Post: 60
Season Total: 60

5.4 - Best Laid Plans
The Master Quilter - which is #6 in the Elm Creek Quilts series and fits Task 10.1. from last season
15.8 - NaNoWriMo
The Sun Is Also a Star - found on pg 2 pf the Fiction Books About Writers list
Summary:
Points this Post: 20
Points overall: 65

5.5 - September, October, November
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on 카지노싸이트 that includes the number 0, 1 or 9.
I read The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 3: Commercial Suicide, which has 200 pages.
10.8 - Best Original Novel
Read a book that has made the list for the Booker prize.
I read The Underground Railroad, which was longlisted this year.
10.10 - Countdown
Read a book with a number of pages on 카지노싸이트 that falls between 244 and 334 inclusive.
I read Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist, which has 292 pages.
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Frugalitymom's task: Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
Option 4: read a book where all the letters of SAMHAIN can be found in the title.
I read Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage. (agatHA rAiSIN and the Murderous marriage)
Points this post: 45
Total points: 45
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:

The Man Who Went Up in Smoke by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 25/965
Tasks completed: 2/56
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)

Task 10.5 - I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
Jim Nabors is the star, the book is Turn Coat by Jim Butcher read 9/11, 5 stars, 548 pages, claiming one BB ticket
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 110
Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 10
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 2

5.1 - Only Natural
---author's initials in NATURAL
In the Field of Grace by Tessa Afshar
pg count link if needed:In the Field of Grace
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10.1 - Rice is Nice
---50% set in rice producing country/state
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Jope in a Mumbai Undercity
--100% set in India
pg count link if needed: Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
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10.4 - It's a Fan Thing
---Sci-fi MPG
Abyss
pg count link if needed: Abyss
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10.5 - I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
---Author name from Carol Burnett Show
My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem
--Star Name: Gloria Loring
pg count link if needed: My Life on the Road
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Points this post: 35
Challenge Total: 80

15.10 - Thrills and Chills
Read a book with the main page genre "Thriller."
The Chemist
**528 pp - 1 big book ticket
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
B) Option 5: read a book that has at least two edition on 카지노싸이트, that are in another language than your mother language.
Saga, Vol. 1 (in English - my mother language) has editions in Turkish Saga, Cilt 1 and French Saga, tome 1
TOTAL TO DATE
points: 55
BB tickets: 1

REPOSTING TASK WITH NEW BOOK
Task 5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Summer Task 15.1, book 1 - Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal read 9/11, 3 stars
REPOSTING TASK TO CLAIM GO TICKET
Task 5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Macbeth read 9/3, set in Scotland, initially published in 1606, claiming 1 GO ticket
- no points for this task
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 110
Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 10
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 2

20.2 It's a Love Story
Option 3: author initials in HAPPILY EVER AFTER
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Task total: 20
Challenge total: 45

10.10 Countdown. I read Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View by Immanuel Kant, at 288 pp, it is between 244 and 334 pp.
15.9 Ghouls and Goblins. I read Galactic Pot-Healer by Philip K. Dick, with the first word of the title beginning with the letter “G.”
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 95

The Curse of the Viking Grave
Set 100% in Canada
AR Bookfinder: IL: UG.
Points this post: 5
Points: 5 + 90 = 95
BB: 1
GO: 1

OPTION 2 - Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo which is set in Italy.
25.5 - HAPPY RETURNS
ONE BOOK OPTION - Happiness Key by Emilie Richards.
Option 1 - ER in September
Option 2 - 576 pages.
TOTAL POINTS 45
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10.8 - Best Original Novel
Read a book that has made the list for the Booker prize from this list: Man Booker Prize Winners and Nominees.
Autumn by Ali Smith
Man Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2017)
Current Post Points: 10
Cumulative Total Points: 55