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Duration: October 1-31, 2017
16+: Macabre
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1. Read a book whose author's initials come from these letters: A, B, C, D, E, H, J, R or T. - A & C Must use both initials!
Cold Blooded Amanda Carlson 10/5/17
2. Read a book where a character eats pizza!
Prince of Wolves Quinn Loftis 10/1/17
3. Read a book from a list that Something Wicked This Way Comes is also on. Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
5777th out of 6,148 books
Full Moon Rising Keri Arthur 10/13/17
4. Read a book where a character plays one of these sports: baseball, hockey, football (US) or basketball. Does not have to be a professional player.
5. Read a book whose cover is the color of this flower.
The Firebird Susanna Kearsley 10/5/176. Read a book with a car on the cover.
Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang Katie MacAlister 10/18/177. Read a book with a black/African American character.
Burn for Me Ilona Andrews 10/2/17
8. Read a sci-fi book. BONUS: The book involves space travel.
9. Read a book where a character does something illegal and gets punished for it.
Accidental Sire Molly Harper 10/7/17
10. Read a book where a character rides on a boat/ship of any kind. BONUS: It's an ocean voyage.
Red Blooded Amanda Carlson 10/29/17
11. Read a Western or Historical Fiction book. BONUS: Book set in Arizona.
12. Read a book set in Alaska or Nevada.
13. Read a book that has one of the following words in the title: Halloween, Hallows, Eve, Evening, All, Saints, or Day.
14. Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover OR a book where the characters carve a pumpkin for Halloween.
15. Read a book that has a character named Jack.
One Stiletto in the Grave Jason Krumbine 10/11/17
16. Read a book that takes place in Ireland.
17. Read a romance. BONUS: Find "soulmate" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc #.
Country Kisses Addison Moore 10/6/17 Loc 447 ... we're free to take our time shopping for soul mates.
18. Read a book that has a character that is a witch.
How to Hang a Witch Adriana Mather 10/19/17
19. Read a book that has an owl in it.
Wildfire Ilona Andrews 10/27/17
20. Read a book where chocolate plays prominently in the book.
The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop Kate Saunders 10/17/17
21. Read a book with one of the following words in the title: Witches, Night, Snap, Apple, Samhain, Summer, End
The Summer That Made Us Robyn Carr 10/14/17
22. Read a book in which a character CHANGES INTO a cat.
My Younger Lover Shelley Munro 10/12/17
23. Read a book where a character disguises himself in some way.
Dark Rites Heather Graham 10/8/17
24. Read a book that has a ghost in it.
Dying Breath Heather Graham 10/8/17
25. Read a book from one of the lists generated by LISTS For HALLOWEEN. Tell us the list.
Spooky Reads 2017 The Rules of Magic Alice Hoffman 10/14/17
Completed 10/18/17BFTP: October
Duration: October 1-31, 2017
LEVEL
7-15: Disturbed
POINTS: 1 point for each task read. An additional 2 points for the bonus.
10/10 points (8 tasks, 1 bonus)
CATEGORIES
1. Read a book whose author's initials come from these letters: A, B, C, D, E, H, J, R or T. Must use both initials! Piggyback by Charlie Richards, read 10/9/17
3. Read a book from a list that Something Wicked This Way Comes is also on. Tell us the list and what number the book is. BONUS: Read a book that scares you! And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, #114 from Best Books Ever, read 10/8/17
October's birth flower is the calendula (marigold). They are cream, yellow, apricot, or orange colored.
5. Read a book whose cover is the color of this flower.
Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh, read 10/9/178. Read a sci-fi book. BONUS: The book involves space travel.
Odd Man In by K.M. Mahoney, bonus: set in space, read 10/10/17
15. Read a book that has a character named Jack. On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Jack the bulldog, read 10/11/17
17. Read a romance. Coming Back by John Inman, read 10/17/17
22. Read a book in which a character CHANGES INTO a cat. Hide by Bailey Bradford, turns into a puma/leopard, read 10/4/17
25. Read a book from one of the lists generated by LISTS For HALLOWEEN. Tell us the list. Jaws by Peter Benchley, from Halloween Reads, read 10/18/17
BFTP: OctoberDuration: October 1-31, 2017
LEVELS
1-6 : Spooky
7-15: Disturbed
16+: Macabre
POINTS: 1 point for each task read. An additional 2 points for the bonus.
CATEGORIES
More US presidents have been born in October than in any other month: John Adams, Rutherford B Hayes, Chester Arthur, Teddy Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Jimmy Carter.
1. Read a book whose author's initials come from these letters: A, B, C, D, E, H, J, R or T. Must use both initials!
In the US, October is National Pizza Month, Popcorn Month, Pork Month and Sausage Month.
2. Read a book where a character eats one of these items. Tell us what they eat.
“First of all, it was October, a rare month for boys.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
3. Read a book from a list that Something Wicked This Way Comes is also on. Tell us the list and what number the book is. BONUS: Read a book that scares you!
On the last week of October, it is the only time of the entire year when all four major American sports have games at the same time: the MLB, NHL, NFL and NBA.
4. Read a book where a character plays one of these sports: baseball, hockey, football (US) or basketball. Does not have to be a professional player.
October's birth flower is the calendula (marigold). They are cream, yellow, apricot, or orange colored.
5. Read a book whose cover is the color of this flower.
October 1, 1908 - Henry Ford's Model T, a "universal car" designed for the masses, went on sale for the first time.
6. Read a book with a car on the cover OR a book where cars are important to the story. Tell us how.
October 2, 1967 - Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) was sworn in as the first African American associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
October 3, 1974 - Frank Robinson was hired by the Cleveland Indians as baseball's first African American major league manager.
7. Read a book with a black/African American character - BONUS: Character is an athlete or lawyer.
October 4, 1957 - The Space Age began as the Russians launched the first satellite into orbit.
8. Read a sci-fi book. BONUS: The book involves space travel.
October 10, 1973 - Spiro T. Agnew (1918-1996) resigned the office of Vice President of the United States amid charges of income tax evasion on illegal payments allegedly received while he was governor of Maryland and after he became Vice President.
9. Read a book where a character does something illegal and gets punished for it.
October 12, 1492 - After a 33-day voyage, Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in the New World in the Bahamas.
October 13, 1775 - The United States Navy was born after the Second Continental Congress authorized the acquisition of a fleet of ships.
10. Read a book where a character rides on a boat/ship of any kind. BONUS: It's an ocean voyage.
October 26, 1881 - The shoot-out at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, occurred between the feuding Clanton and Earp families. Wyatt Earp, two of his brothers and "Doc" Holliday gunned down two Clantons and two others.
11. Read a Western or Historical Fiction book. BONUS: Book set in Arizona.
October 18, 1867, The U.S. flag was formally raised over Alaska.
October 31, 1864, Nevada became the 36th state of the United States.
12. Read a book set in Alaska or Nevada.
October 31st - Halloween or All Hallow's Eve, an ancient celebration combining the Christian festival of All Saints with Pagan autumn festivals.
13. Read a book that has one of the following words in the title: Halloween, Hallows, Eve, Evening, All, Saints, or Day.
Jack-o’-lanterns were once made out of turnips, beets and potatoes — not pumpkins.
14. Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover OR a book where the characters carve a pumpkin for Halloween.
15. Read a book that has a stingy character OR a character named Jack.
Halloween is more Irish than St. Patrick’s Day.
16. Read a book that takes place in Ireland.
Halloween used to be a great day to find your soulmate.
17. Read a romance. BONUS: Find "soulmate" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc #.
The owl is a popular Halloween image. In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches, and to hear an owl's call meant someone was about to die.
18. Read a book that has a character that is a witch.
19. Read a book that has an owl in it OR on the cover.
Fifty percent of kids prefer to receive chocolate candy for Halloween.
20. Read a book that has CHOCOLATE in the title OR where chocolate plays prominently in the book. BONUS: A child is given chocolate while trick-or-treating.
21. Read a book with one of the following words in the title: Witches, Night, Snap, Apple, Samhain, Summer, End
22. Read a book in which a character owns or IS or CHANGES INTO a cat.
23. Read a book where a character disguises him/herself in some way.
24. Read a book that has a ghost in it.
25. Read a book from one of the lists generated by LISTS For HALLOWEEN. Tell us the list.
LEVEL: 7-15: Disturbed Progress: 12
CATEGORIES
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In the US, October is National Pizza Month, Popcorn Month, Pork Month and Sausage Month.
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- Karen White - 10/15/176.
- - Annette Dashofy - 10/10/17 9.
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K Rowling - 10/7/17
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TLC BFTP: October Duration: October 1-31, 2017
LEVELS
1-6 : Spooky
7-15: Disturbed
16+: Macabre
Total points: 9
POINTS: 1 point for each task read. An additional 2 points for the bonus.
CATEGORIES
1. Read a book whose author's initials come from these letters: A, B, C, D, E, H, J, R or T. Must use both initials!
China Baby Love: An Australian Grandmother's life-changing mission to help China's orphans - Jane Hutcheon - 10/1/2017 (J.H. - 1 pt)2. Read a book where a character eats one of these items. Tell us what they eat.
(Pizza, Popcorn, Pork and Sausage.)
The Chemist - Stephenie Meyer - 10/25/2017 (1 pt)How it fits: MC Alex eats a pizza.
3. Read a book from a list that Something Wicked This Way Comes is also on. Tell us the list and what number the book is. BONUS: Read a book that scares you!
4. Read a book where a character plays one of these sports: baseball, hockey, football (US) or basketball. Does not have to be a professional player.
5. Read a book whose cover is the color of this flower. (cream, yellow, apricot, or orange colored.)
The Lucky One - Caroline Overington - 10/13/2017 - orange (1 pt)6. Read a book with a car on the cover OR a book where cars are important to the story. Tell us how.
7. Read a book with a black/African American character - BONUS: Character is an athlete or lawyer.
The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas - 10/18/2017How it fits: April Ofrah is an African American character who is also a lawyer. (3 pts)
8. Read a sci-fi book. BONUS: The book involves space travel.
9. Read a book where a character does something illegal and gets punished for it.
10. Read a book where a character rides on a boat/ship of any kind. BONUS: It's an ocean voyage.
The Darkest Secret - Alex Marwood - 10/29/2017How it fits: A family travel to Bournemouth via their private yacht. (1 pt)
11. Read a Western or Historical Fiction book. BONUS: Book set in Arizona.
12. Read a book set in Alaska or Nevada.
13. Read a book that has one of the following words in the title: Halloween, Hallows, Eve, Evening, All, Saints, or Day.
14. Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover OR a book where the characters carve a pumpkin for Halloween.
15. Read a book that has a stingy character OR a character named Jack.
16. Read a book that takes place in Ireland.
17. Read a romance. BONUS: Find "soulmate" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc #.
The Islands - Di Morrissey - 10/23/2017 (1 pt)How it fits: MPG Romance by 2 users.
18. Read a book that has a character that is a witch.
19. Read a book that has an owl in it OR on the cover.
20. Read a book that has CHOCOLATE in the title OR where chocolate plays prominently in the book. BONUS: A child is given chocolate while trick-or-treating.
21. Read a book with one of the following words in the title: Witches, Night, Snap, Apple, Samhain, Summer, End
22. Read a book in which a character owns or IS or CHANGES INTO a cat.
23. Read a book where a character disguises him/herself in some way.
The Choice - Samantha King - 10/09/2017How it fits: The gunman dresses in army fatigues and a balaclava to disguise himself. (1 pt)
24. Read a book that has a ghost in it.
25. Read a book from one of the lists generated by LISTS For HALLOWEEN. Tell us the list.
BFTP: OctoberDuration: October 1-31, 2017
Points so far: 17
LEVEL: Level 3: 16+: Macabre
1. Read a book whose author's initials come from these letters: A, B, C, D, E, H, J, R or T. Must use both initials!
Lobsters by Tom Ellen (1/10/17) - Author's initials are T.E
2. Read a book where a character eats one of these items. Tell us what they eat.
Paper Towns by John Green (8/10/17) - Main male character as well as his best friend eats pizza in the school cafeteria.
3. Read a book from a list that Something Wicked This Way Comes is also on. Tell us the list and what number the book is. BONUS: Read a book that scares you!
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (16/10/17) - Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once - 33rd out of 18,064 books.
4. Read a book where a character plays one of these sports: baseball, hockey, football (US) or basketball. Does not have to be a professional player.
Breakaway by Catherine Gayle (4/10/17) - Main male character is a professional ice hockey player.
8. Read a sci-fi book. BONUS: The book involves space travel.
Halo: The Flood by William C. Dietz (30/10/17) - Tagged as sci fi and the plot heavily focuses on traveling through space and landing on an ancient ring world.
10. Read a book where a character rides on a boat/ship of any kind. BONUS: It's an ocean voyage.
Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole (10/10/17) - Main character travels into the depths of the Amazon on a boat.
11. Read a Western or Historical Fiction book. BONUS: Book set in Arizona.
If You Deceive by Kresley Cole (24/10/17) - Tagged as Historical.
13. Read a book that has one of the following words in the title: Halloween, Hallows, Eve, Evening, All, Saints, or Day.
All for You by Kate Perry (17/10/17) - Has the word All in the title.
16. Read a book that takes place in Ireland.
Wild Irish Heart by Tricia O'Malley (19/10/17) - Set in Southern Ireland.
17. Read a romance. BONUS: Find "soulmate" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc #.
Love... From Both Sides by Nick Spalding (5/10/17) - Tagged as romance
18. Read a book that has a character that is a witch.
A Magical Shift by Vella Day (11/10/17) - Main female character is a witch.
19. Read a book that has an owl in it OR on the cover.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (28/10/17) -Main character owns an owl.
21. Read a book with one of the following words in the title: Witches, Night, Snap, Apple, Samhain, Summer, End
One Perfect Night by Bella Andre (21/10/17) - Has the word Night in the title.
22. Read a book in which a character owns or IS or CHANGES INTO a cat.
Switching Hour by Robyn Peterman (13/10/17) - Main female character owns a cat.
25. Read a book from one of the lists generated by LISTS For HALLOWEEN. Tell us the list.
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (15/10/17) - Best Books to Read for Halloween!
BFTP: OctoberDuration: October 1-31, 2017
Level: Disturbed (7-15 Points)
Points: 8
Books Read: 6
CATEGORIES
✔1. Read a book whose author's initials come from these letters: A, B, C, D, E, H, J, R or T. Must use both initials!: Northanger Abbey 10/27/17
✔2. Read a book where a character eats pizza! The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick (MC eats pizza on his front porch with a priest) 10/13/17
3. Read a book from a list that Something Wicked This Way Comes is also on. Tell us the list and what number the book is. BONUS: Read a book that scares you!
4. Read a book where a character plays one of these sports: baseball, hockey, football (US) or basketball. Does not have to be a professional player.
5. Read a book whose cover is the color of this flower.
6. Read a book with a car on the cover OR a book where cars are important to the story. Tell us how.
7. Read a book with a black/African American character - BONUS: Character is an athlete or lawyer.
8. Read a sci-fi book. BONUS: The book involves space travel.
✔9. Read a book where a character does something illegal and gets punished for it: The Black Book by James Patterson (Characters arrested for murdering cops) 10/22/17
10. Read a book where a character rides on a boat/ship of any kind. BONUS: It's an ocean voyage.
11. Read a Western or Historical Fiction book. BONUS: Book set in Arizona.
12. Read a book set in Alaska or Nevada.
13. Read a book that has one of the following words in the title: Halloween, Hallows, Eve, Evening, All, Saints, or Day.
14. Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover OR a book where the characters carve a pumpkin for Halloween.
15. Read a book that has a stingy character OR a character named Jack.
16. Read a book that takes place in Ireland.
✔17. Read a romance. BONUS: Find "soulmate" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc #: Mercy by Jodi Picoult 10/14/17
BONUS: "They would have all been shocked to learn that the only reason Ellen MacDonald believed in New Age phenomena was because the day after Ian was buried, she had received a brochure by mistake from a commune whose bold black headline read: A Soul Mate Stays With You Forever."--Page 104
18. Read a book that has a character that is a witch.
19. Read a book that has an owl in it OR on the cover.
20. Read a book that has CHOCOLATE in the title OR where chocolate plays prominently in the book. BONUS: A child is given chocolate while trick-or-treating.
✔21. Read a book with one of the following words in the title: Witches, Night, Snap, Apple, Samhain, Summer, End: Our Souls at Night 10/26/17
22. Read a book in which a character owns or IS or CHANGES INTO a cat.
23. Read a book where a character disguises him/herself in some way.
✔24. Read a book that has a ghost in it: The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian 10/7/17
25. Read a book from one of the lists generated by LISTS For HALLOWEEN. Tell us the list.
BFTP: OctoberDuration: October 1-31, 2017
LEVELS
1-6 : Spooky
7-15: Disturbed
16+: Macabre
POINTS: 1 point for each task read. An additional 2 points for the bonus.
Points: 7
✔1. Read a book whose author's initials come from these letters: A, B, C, D, E, H, J, R or T. Must use both initials!
Perfect Strangers, Dani Atkins, 02.10.2017 - 1 point
✔2. Read a book where a character eats pizza!
Pasta mista 1: Fünf Zutaten für die Liebe, Susanne Fülscher, 03.10.2017 - Liv and her family eat pizza at the Italian restaurant - 1 point
3. Read a book from a list that Something Wicked This Way Comes is also on. Tell us the list and what number the book is. BONUS: Read a book that scares you!
✔4. Read a book where a character plays one of these sports: baseball, hockey, football (US) or basketball. Does not have to be a professional player.
Du Bist Mein Feuer, Isabelle Ronin, 10.11.2017 - Caleb plays basketball
5. Read a book whose cover is the color of this flower.
✔6. Read a book where cars are important to the story. Tell us how.
Moon Called, Patricia Briggs, 12.10.2017 - MC is a mechanic and a big part of the book takes place in her car.
✔7. Read a book with a black/African American character - BONUS: Character is an athlete or lawyer.
The Dying Place, Luca Veste, 25.10.2017 - Goldie is a black character.
8. Read a sci-fi book. BONUS: The book involves space travel.
9. Read a book where a character does something illegal and gets punished for it.
10. Read a book where a character rides on a boat/ship of any kind. BONUS: It's an ocean voyage.
11. Read a Western or Historical Fiction book. BONUS: Book set in Arizona.
12. Read a book set in Alaska or Nevada.
13. Read a book that has one of the following words in the title: Halloween, Hallows, Eve, Evening, All, Saints, or Day.
14. Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover OR a book where the characters carve a pumpkin for Halloween.
15. Read a book that has a stingy character OR a character named Jack.
16. Read a book that takes place in Ireland.
17. Read a romance. BONUS: Find "soulmate" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc #.
18. Read a book that has a character that is a witch.
19. Read a book that has an owl in it OR on the cover.
20. Read a book that has CHOCOLATE in the title OR where chocolate plays prominently in the book. BONUS: A child is given chocolate while trick-or-treating.
21. Read a book with one of the following words in the title: Witches, Night, Snap, Apple, Samhain, Summer, End
✔22. Read a book in which a character owns or IS or CHANGES INTO a cat.
Baptism of Fire, Andrzej Sapkowski, 22.10.2017 - Assire owns a cat
✔23. Read a book where a character disguises him/herself in some way.
The Chosen One, Isabell May, 04.10.2017 - Skadi disguises herself while on the run from the castle.
24. Read a book that has a ghost in it.
25. Read a book from one of the lists generated by LISTS For HALLOWEEN. Tell us the list.
Can tasks be used more than once like it was in September challenge?
Mod
Not this month....sorry. I'll do it for next month though.
The Lost ChallengesBFTP: October
Duration: October 1-31, 2017
Progress: 9 out of 16
LEVELS
1-6 : Spooky
7-15: Disturbed
16+: Macabre
POINTS: 1 point for each task read. An additional 2 points for the bonus.
This was a challenge that Penni wrote in 2015.
CATEGORIES
More US presidents have been born in October than in any other month: John Adams, Rutherford B Hayes, Chester Arthur, Teddy Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Jimmy Carter.
1. Read a book whose author's initials come from these letters: A, B, C, D, E, H, J, R or T. Must use both initials!
Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari - ***** - 10/24/2017 - 279 Pages
In the US, October is National Pizza Month, Popcorn Month, Pork Month and Sausage Month.
2. Read a book where a character eats one of these items. Tell us what they eat:
No One Is Coming to Save Us by Stephanie Powell Watts - ** - 10/6/2017 - 371 Pages - Pork Chops
“First of all, it was October, a rare month for boys.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
3. Read a book from a list that Something Wicked This Way Comes is also on. Tell us the list and what number the book is. BONUS: Read a book that scares you!
1984 by George Orwell - *** - 10/12/2017 - 328 Pages - Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
On the last week of October, it is the only time of the entire year when all four major American sports have games at the same time: the MLB, NHL, NFL and NBA.
4. Read a book where a character plays one of these sports: baseball, hockey, football (US) or basketball. Does not have to be a professional player.
October's birth flower is the calendula (marigold). They are cream, yellow, apricot, or orange colored.
5. Read a book whose cover is the color of this flower:
The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan - ***** - 10/11/2017 - 152 Pages
October 1, 1908 - Henry Ford's Model T, a "universal car" designed for the masses, went on sale for the first time.
6. Read a book with a car on the cover OR a book where cars are important to the story. Tell us how.
October 2, 1967 - Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) was sworn in as the first African American associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
October 3, 1974 - Frank Robinson was hired by the Cleveland Indians as baseball's first African American major league manager.
7. Read a book with a black/African American character - BONUS: Character is an athlete or lawyer:
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes - **** - 10/4/2017 - 384 Pages
October 4, 1957 - The Space Age began as the Russians launched the first satellite into orbit.
8. Read a sci-fi book. BONUS: The book involves space travel.
Dies the Fire by S.M. Stirling - ** - 10/10/2017 - 573 Pages
October 10, 1973 - Spiro T. Agnew (1918-1996) resigned the office of Vice President of the United States amid charges of income tax evasion on illegal payments allegedly received while he was governor of Maryland and after he became Vice President.
9. Read a book where a character does something illegal and gets punished for it.
October 12, 1492 - After a 33-day voyage, Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in the New World in the Bahamas.
October 13, 1775 - The United States Navy was born after the Second Continental Congress authorized the acquisition of a fleet of ships.
10. Read a book where a character rides on a boat/ship of any kind. BONUS: It's an ocean voyage.
The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan - ***** - 10/3/2017 - 586 Pages
October 26, 1881 - The shoot-out at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, occurred between the feuding Clanton and Earp families. Wyatt Earp, two of his brothers and "Doc" Holliday gunned down two Clantons and two others.
11. Read a Western or Historical Fiction book. BONUS: Book set in Arizona.
October 18, 1867, The U.S. flag was formally raised over Alaska.
October 31, 1864, Nevada became the 36th state of the United States.
12. Read a book set in Alaska or Nevada.
October 31st - Halloween or All Hallow's Eve, an ancient celebration combining the Christian festival of All Saints with Pagan autumn festivals.
13. Read a book that has one of the following words in the title: Halloween, Hallows, Eve, Evening, All, Saints, or Day.
Jack-o’-lanterns were once made out of turnips, beets and potatoes — not pumpkins.
14. Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover OR a book where the characters carve a pumpkin for Halloween.
15. Read a book that has a stingy character OR a character named Jack.
Halloween is more Irish than St. Patrick’s Day.
16. Read a book that takes place in Ireland.
Halloween used to be a great day to find your soulmate.
17. Read a romance. BONUS: Find "soulmate" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc #.
Seduction of a Highland Lass by Maya Banks - ***** - 10/21/2017 - 323 Pages
The owl is a popular Halloween image. In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches, and to hear an owl's call meant someone was about to die.
18. Read a book that has a character that is a witch.
19. Read a book that has an owl in it OR on the cover.
Fifty percent of kids prefer to receive chocolate candy for Halloween.
20. Read a book that has CHOCOLATE in the title OR where chocolate plays prominently in the book. BONUS: A child is given chocolate while trick-or-treating:
Orange: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 by Ichigo Takano - ***** - 10/26/2017 - 384 Pages
21. Read a book with one of the following words in the title: Witches, Night, Snap, Apple, Samhain, Summer, End
22. Read a book in which a character owns or IS or CHANGES INTO a cat.
23. Read a book where a character disguises him/herself in some way.
24. Read a book that has a ghost in it.
25. Read a book from one of the lists generated by LISTS For HALLOWEEN. Tell us the list.
Challenge Rules
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Completed 10/18/17BFTP: October
Duration: October 1-31, 2017
LEVEL
7-15: Disturbed
POINTS: 1 point for each task read. An additional 2 points for the bonus.
10/10 points (8 tasks, 1 bonus)
CATEGORIES
1. Read a book whose author's initials come from these letters: A, B, C, D, E, H, J, R or T. Must use both initials! Piggyback by Charlie Richards, read 10/9/17
3. Read a book from a list that Something Wicked This Way Comes is also on. Tell us the list and what number the book is. BONUS: Read a book that scares you! And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, #114 from Best Books Ever, read 10/8/17
October's birth flower is the calendula (marigold). They are cream, yellow, apricot, or orange colored.
5. Read a book whose cover is the color of this flower.
Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh, read 10/9/178. Read a sci-fi book. BONUS: The book involves space travel.
Odd Man In by K.M. Mahoney, bonus: set in space, read 10/10/17
15. Read a book that has a character named Jack. On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Jack the bulldog, read 10/11/17
17. Read a romance. Coming Back by John Inman, read 10/17/17
22. Read a book in which a character CHANGES INTO a cat. Hide by Bailey Bradford, turns into a puma/leopard, read 10/4/17
25. Read a book from one of the lists generated by LISTS For HALLOWEEN. Tell us the list. Jaws by Peter Benchley, from Halloween Reads, read 10/18/17
Finished my goal LEVEL: 7-15: Disturbed
Progress: 12
CATEGORIES
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In the US, October is National Pizza Month, Popcorn Month, Pork Month and Sausage Month.
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- Karen White - 10/15/176.
- - Annette Dashofy - 10/10/17 9.
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K Rowling - 10/7/17
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COMPLETION POSTTLC BFTP: October
Duration: October 1-31, 2017
LEVELS
1-6 : Spooky
7-15: Disturbed
16+: Macabre
Total points: 9
POINTS: 1 point for each task read. An additional 2 points for the bonus.
CATEGORIES
1. Read a book whose author's initials come from these letters: A, B, C, D, E, H, J, R or T. Must use both initials!
China Baby Love: An Australian Grandmother's life-changing mission to help China's orphans - Jane Hutcheon - 10/1/2017 (J.H. - 1 pt)2. Read a book where a character eats one of these items. Tell us what they eat.
(Pizza, Popcorn, Pork and Sausage.)
The Chemist - Stephenie Meyer - 10/25/2017 (1 pt)How it fits: MC Alex eats a pizza.
3. Read a book from a list that Something Wicked This Way Comes is also on. Tell us the list and what number the book is. BONUS: Read a book that scares you!
4. Read a book where a character plays one of these sports: baseball, hockey, football (US) or basketball. Does not have to be a professional player.
5. Read a book whose cover is the color of this flower. (cream, yellow, apricot, or orange colored.)
The Lucky One - Caroline Overington - 10/13/2017 - orange (1 pt)6. Read a book with a car on the cover OR a book where cars are important to the story. Tell us how.
7. Read a book with a black/African American character - BONUS: Character is an athlete or lawyer.
The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas - 10/18/2017How it fits: April Ofrah is an African American character who is also a lawyer. (3 pts)
8. Read a sci-fi book. BONUS: The book involves space travel.
9. Read a book where a character does something illegal and gets punished for it.
10. Read a book where a character rides on a boat/ship of any kind. BONUS: It's an ocean voyage.
The Darkest Secret - Alex Marwood - 10/29/2017How it fits: A family travel to Bournemouth via their private yacht. (1 pt)
11. Read a Western or Historical Fiction book. BONUS: Book set in Arizona.
12. Read a book set in Alaska or Nevada.
13. Read a book that has one of the following words in the title: Halloween, Hallows, Eve, Evening, All, Saints, or Day.
14. Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover OR a book where the characters carve a pumpkin for Halloween.
15. Read a book that has a stingy character OR a character named Jack.
16. Read a book that takes place in Ireland.
17. Read a romance. BONUS: Find "soulmate" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc #.
The Islands - Di Morrissey - 10/23/2017 (1 pt)How it fits: MPG Romance by 2 users.
18. Read a book that has a character that is a witch.
19. Read a book that has an owl in it OR on the cover.
20. Read a book that has CHOCOLATE in the title OR where chocolate plays prominently in the book. BONUS: A child is given chocolate while trick-or-treating.
21. Read a book with one of the following words in the title: Witches, Night, Snap, Apple, Samhain, Summer, End
22. Read a book in which a character owns or IS or CHANGES INTO a cat.
23. Read a book where a character disguises him/herself in some way.
The Choice - Samantha King - 10/09/2017How it fits: The gunman dresses in army fatigues and a balaclava to disguise himself. (1 pt)
24. Read a book that has a ghost in it.
25. Read a book from one of the lists generated by LISTS For HALLOWEEN. Tell us the list.
Mod
BFTP: October
Duration: October 1-31, 2017
16+: Macabre
20/16+
CATEGORIES
1. Read a book whose author's initials come from these letters: A, B, C, D, E, H, J, R or T. - A & C Must use both initials!
Cold Blooded Amanda Carlson 10/5/17
2. Read a book where a character eats pizza!
Prince of Wolves Quinn Loftis 10/1/17
3. Read a book from a list that Something Wicked This Way Comes is also on. Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
5777th out of 6,148 books
Full Moon Rising Keri Arthur 10/13/17
4. Read a book where a character plays one of these sports: baseball, hockey, football (US) or basketball. Does not have to be a professional player.
5. Read a book whose cover is the color of this flower.
The Firebird Susanna Kearsley 10/5/176. Read a book with a car on the cover.
Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang Katie MacAlister 10/18/177. Read a book with a black/African American character.
Burn for Me Ilona Andrews 10/2/17
8. Read a sci-fi book. BONUS: The book involves space travel.
9. Read a book where a character does something illegal and gets punished for it.
Accidental Sire Molly Harper 10/7/17
10. Read a book where a character rides on a boat/ship of any kind. BONUS: It's an ocean voyage.
Red Blooded Amanda Carlson 10/29/17
11. Read a Western or Historical Fiction book. BONUS: Book set in Arizona.
12. Read a book set in Alaska or Nevada.
13. Read a book that has one of the following words in the title: Halloween, Hallows, Eve, Evening, All, Saints, or Day.
14. Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover OR a book where the characters carve a pumpkin for Halloween.
15. Read a book that has a character named Jack.
One Stiletto in the Grave Jason Krumbine 10/11/17
16. Read a book that takes place in Ireland.
17. Read a romance. BONUS: Find "soulmate" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc #.
Country Kisses Addison Moore 10/6/17 Loc 447 ... we're free to take our time shopping for soul mates.
18. Read a book that has a character that is a witch.
How to Hang a Witch Adriana Mather 10/19/17
19. Read a book that has an owl in it.
Wildfire Ilona Andrews 10/27/17
20. Read a book where chocolate plays prominently in the book.
The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop Kate Saunders 10/17/17
21. Read a book with one of the following words in the title: Witches, Night, Snap, Apple, Samhain, Summer, End
The Summer That Made Us Robyn Carr 10/14/17
22. Read a book in which a character CHANGES INTO a cat.
My Younger Lover Shelley Munro 10/12/17
23. Read a book where a character disguises himself in some way.
Dark Rites Heather Graham 10/8/17
24. Read a book that has a ghost in it.
Dying Breath Heather Graham 10/8/17
25. Read a book from one of the lists generated by LISTS For HALLOWEEN. Tell us the list.
Spooky Reads 2017 The Rules of Magic Alice Hoffman 10/14/17
FinishedBFTP: October
Duration: October 1-31, 2017
LEVEL:
7-15: Disturbed
POINTS: 1 point for each task read. An additional 2 points for the bonus.
Points: 7
✔1. Read a book whose author's initials come from these letters: A, B, C, D, E, H, J, R or T. Must use both initials!
Perfect Strangers, Dani Atkins, 02.10.2017 - 1 point
✔2. Read a book where a character eats pizza!
Pasta mista 1: Fünf Zutaten für die Liebe, Susanne Fülscher, 03.10.2017 - Liv and her family eat pizza at the Italian restaurant - 1 point
3. Read a book from a list that Something Wicked This Way Comes is also on. Tell us the list and what number the book is. BONUS: Read a book that scares you!
✔4. Read a book where a character plays one of these sports: baseball, hockey, football (US) or basketball. Does not have to be a professional player.
Du Bist Mein Feuer, Isabelle Ronin, 10.11.2017 - Caleb plays basketball
5. Read a book whose cover is the color of this flower.
✔6. Read a book where cars are important to the story. Tell us how.
Moon Called, Patricia Briggs, 12.10.2017 - MC is a mechanic and a big part of the book takes place in her car.
✔7. Read a book with a black/African American character - BONUS: Character is an athlete or lawyer.
The Dying Place, Luca Veste, 25.10.2017 - Goldie is a black character.
8. Read a sci-fi book. BONUS: The book involves space travel.
9. Read a book where a character does something illegal and gets punished for it.
10. Read a book where a character rides on a boat/ship of any kind. BONUS: It's an ocean voyage.
11. Read a Western or Historical Fiction book. BONUS: Book set in Arizona.
12. Read a book set in Alaska or Nevada.
13. Read a book that has one of the following words in the title: Halloween, Hallows, Eve, Evening, All, Saints, or Day.
14. Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover OR a book where the characters carve a pumpkin for Halloween.
15. Read a book that has a stingy character OR a character named Jack.
16. Read a book that takes place in Ireland.
17. Read a romance. BONUS: Find "soulmate" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc #.
18. Read a book that has a character that is a witch.
19. Read a book that has an owl in it OR on the cover.
20. Read a book that has CHOCOLATE in the title OR where chocolate plays prominently in the book. BONUS: A child is given chocolate while trick-or-treating.
21. Read a book with one of the following words in the title: Witches, Night, Snap, Apple, Samhain, Summer, End
✔22. Read a book in which a character owns or IS or CHANGES INTO a cat.
Baptism of Fire, Andrzej Sapkowski, 22.10.2017 - Assire owns a cat
✔23. Read a book where a character disguises him/herself in some way.
The Chosen One, Isabell May, 04.10.2017 - Skadi disguises herself while on the run from the castle.
24. Read a book that has a ghost in it.
25. Read a book from one of the lists generated by LISTS For HALLOWEEN. Tell us the list.
Challenge completed!BFTP: October
Duration: October 1-31, 2017
Points so far: 17
LEVEL: Level 3: 16+: Macabre
1. Read a book whose author's initials come from these letters: A, B, C, D, E, H, J, R or T. Must use both initials!
Lobsters by Tom Ellen (1/10/17) - Author's initials are T.E
2. Read a book where a character eats one of these items. Tell us what they eat.
Paper Towns by John Green (8/10/17) - Main male character as well as his best friend eats pizza in the school cafeteria.
3. Read a book from a list that Something Wicked This Way Comes is also on. Tell us the list and what number the book is. BONUS: Read a book that scares you!
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (16/10/17) - Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once - 33rd out of 18,064 books.
4. Read a book where a character plays one of these sports: baseball, hockey, football (US) or basketball. Does not have to be a professional player.
Breakaway by Catherine Gayle (4/10/17) - Main male character is a professional ice hockey player.
8. Read a sci-fi book. BONUS: The book involves space travel.
Halo: The Flood by William C. Dietz (30/10/17) - Tagged as sci fi and the plot heavily focuses on traveling through space and landing on an ancient ring world.
10. Read a book where a character rides on a boat/ship of any kind. BONUS: It's an ocean voyage.
Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole (10/10/17) - Main character travels into the depths of the Amazon on a boat.
11. Read a Western or Historical Fiction book. BONUS: Book set in Arizona.
If You Deceive by Kresley Cole (24/10/17) - Tagged as Historical.
13. Read a book that has one of the following words in the title: Halloween, Hallows, Eve, Evening, All, Saints, or Day.
All for You by Kate Perry (17/10/17) - Has the word All in the title.
16. Read a book that takes place in Ireland.
Wild Irish Heart by Tricia O'Malley (19/10/17) - Set in Southern Ireland.
17. Read a romance. BONUS: Find "soulmate" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc #.
Love... From Both Sides by Nick Spalding (5/10/17) - Tagged as romance
18. Read a book that has a character that is a witch.
A Magical Shift by Vella Day (11/10/17) - Main female character is a witch.
19. Read a book that has an owl in it OR on the cover.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (28/10/17) -Main character owns an owl.
21. Read a book with one of the following words in the title: Witches, Night, Snap, Apple, Samhain, Summer, End
One Perfect Night by Bella Andre (21/10/17) - Has the word Night in the title.
22. Read a book in which a character owns or IS or CHANGES INTO a cat.
Switching Hour by Robyn Peterman (13/10/17) - Main female character owns a cat.
25. Read a book from one of the lists generated by LISTS For HALLOWEEN. Tell us the list.
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (15/10/17) - Best Books to Read for Halloween!
Mod
You read some great books!
Finished with 9!The Lost Challenges
BFTP: October
Duration: October 1-31, 2017
Progress: 9 out of 9
LEVELS
1-6 : Spooky
7-15: Disturbed
16+: Macabre
POINTS: 1 point for each task read. An additional 2 points for the bonus.
This was a challenge that Penni wrote in 2015.
CATEGORIES
More US presidents have been born in October than in any other month: John Adams, Rutherford B Hayes, Chester Arthur, Teddy Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Jimmy Carter.
1. Read a book whose author's initials come from these letters: A, B, C, D, E, H, J, R or T. Must use both initials!
Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari - ***** - 10/24/2017 - 279 Pages
In the US, October is National Pizza Month, Popcorn Month, Pork Month and Sausage Month.
2. Read a book where a character eats one of these items. Tell us what they eat:
No One Is Coming to Save Us by Stephanie Powell Watts - ** - 10/6/2017 - 371 Pages - Pork Chops
“First of all, it was October, a rare month for boys.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
3. Read a book from a list that Something Wicked This Way Comes is also on. Tell us the list and what number the book is. BONUS: Read a book that scares you!
1984 by George Orwell - *** - 10/12/2017 - 328 Pages - Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
October's birth flower is the calendula (marigold). They are cream, yellow, apricot, or orange colored.
5. Read a book whose cover is the color of this flower:
The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan - ***** - 10/11/2017 - 152 Pages
October 2, 1967 - Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) was sworn in as the first African American associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
October 3, 1974 - Frank Robinson was hired by the Cleveland Indians as baseball's first African American major league manager.
7. Read a book with a black/African American character - BONUS: Character is an athlete or lawyer:
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes - **** - 10/4/2017 - 384 Pages
October 4, 1957 - The Space Age began as the Russians launched the first satellite into orbit.
8. Read a sci-fi book. BONUS: The book involves space travel.
Dies the Fire by S.M. Stirling - ** - 10/10/2017 - 573 Pages
October 12, 1492 - After a 33-day voyage, Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in the New World in the Bahamas.
October 13, 1775 - The United States Navy was born after the Second Continental Congress authorized the acquisition of a fleet of ships.
10. Read a book where a character rides on a boat/ship of any kind. BONUS: It's an ocean voyage.
The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan - ***** - 10/3/2017 - 586 Pages
Halloween used to be a great day to find your soulmate.
17. Read a romance. BONUS: Find "soulmate" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc #.
Seduction of a Highland Lass by Maya Banks - ***** - 10/21/2017 - 323 Pages
Fifty percent of kids prefer to receive chocolate candy for Halloween.
20. Read a book that has CHOCOLATE in the title OR where chocolate plays prominently in the book. BONUS: A child is given chocolate while trick-or-treating:
Orange: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 by Ichigo Takano - ***** - 10/26/2017 - 384 Pages
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This was a challenge that Penni wrote in 2015.
BFTP: October
Duration: October 1-31, 2017
LEVELS
1-6 : Spooky
7-15: Disturbed
16+: Macabre
POINTS: 1 point for each task read. An additional 2 points for the bonus.
CATEGORIES
More US presidents have been born in October than in any other month: John Adams, Rutherford B Hayes, Chester Arthur, Teddy Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Jimmy Carter.
1. Read a book whose author's initials come from these letters: A, B, C, D, E, H, J, R or T. Must use both initials!
In the US, October is National Pizza Month, Popcorn Month, Pork Month and Sausage Month.
2. Read a book where a character eats one of these items. Tell us what they eat.
“First of all, it was October, a rare month for boys.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
3. Read a book from a list that Something Wicked This Way Comes is also on. Tell us the list and what number the book is. BONUS: Read a book that scares you!
On the last week of October, it is the only time of the entire year when all four major American sports have games at the same time: the MLB, NHL, NFL and NBA.
4. Read a book where a character plays one of these sports: baseball, hockey, football (US) or basketball. Does not have to be a professional player.
October's birth flower is the calendula (marigold). They are cream, yellow, apricot, or orange colored.
5. Read a book whose cover is the color of this flower.
October 1, 1908 - Henry Ford's Model T, a "universal car" designed for the masses, went on sale for the first time.
6. Read a book with a car on the cover OR a book where cars are important to the story. Tell us how.
October 2, 1967 - Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) was sworn in as the first African American associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
October 3, 1974 - Frank Robinson was hired by the Cleveland Indians as baseball's first African American major league manager.
7. Read a book with a black/African American character - BONUS: Character is an athlete or lawyer.
October 4, 1957 - The Space Age began as the Russians launched the first satellite into orbit.
8. Read a sci-fi book. BONUS: The book involves space travel.
October 10, 1973 - Spiro T. Agnew (1918-1996) resigned the office of Vice President of the United States amid charges of income tax evasion on illegal payments allegedly received while he was governor of Maryland and after he became Vice President.
9. Read a book where a character does something illegal and gets punished for it.
October 12, 1492 - After a 33-day voyage, Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in the New World in the Bahamas.
October 13, 1775 - The United States Navy was born after the Second Continental Congress authorized the acquisition of a fleet of ships.
10. Read a book where a character rides on a boat/ship of any kind. BONUS: It's an ocean voyage.
October 26, 1881 - The shoot-out at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, occurred between the feuding Clanton and Earp families. Wyatt Earp, two of his brothers and "Doc" Holliday gunned down two Clantons and two others.
11. Read a Western or Historical Fiction book. BONUS: Book set in Arizona.
October 18, 1867, The U.S. flag was formally raised over Alaska.
October 31, 1864, Nevada became the 36th state of the United States.
12. Read a book set in Alaska or Nevada.
October 31st - Halloween or All Hallow's Eve, an ancient celebration combining the Christian festival of All Saints with Pagan autumn festivals.
13. Read a book that has one of the following words in the title: Halloween, Hallows, Eve, Evening, All, Saints, or Day.
Jack-o’-lanterns were once made out of turnips, beets and potatoes — not pumpkins.
14. Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover OR a book where the characters carve a pumpkin for Halloween.
15. Read a book that has a stingy character OR a character named Jack.
Halloween is more Irish than St. Patrick’s Day.
16. Read a book that takes place in Ireland.
Halloween used to be a great day to find your soulmate.
17. Read a romance. BONUS: Find "soulmate" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc #.
The owl is a popular Halloween image. In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches, and to hear an owl's call meant someone was about to die.
18. Read a book that has a character that is a witch.
19. Read a book that has an owl in it OR on the cover.
Fifty percent of kids prefer to receive chocolate candy for Halloween.
20. Read a book that has CHOCOLATE in the title OR where chocolate plays prominently in the book. BONUS: A child is given chocolate while trick-or-treating.
21. Read a book with one of the following words in the title: Witches, Night, Snap, Apple, Samhain, Summer, End
22. Read a book in which a character owns or IS or CHANGES INTO a cat.
23. Read a book where a character disguises him/herself in some way.
24. Read a book that has a ghost in it.
25. Read a book from one of the lists generated by LISTS For HALLOWEEN. Tell us the list.
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