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October 2018 Completed Tasks
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Most Points
**Tessa - 8
Marilyn - 5
Linda C - 11
Amber - 11
Diana S - 4
Most Pages
Tessa - 2510
Marilyn - 1618
Linda C - 3192
**Amber - 2998
Diana S - 1625
TESSATask 1.7 - Amber - Nephew's Favorite Movies
Set in Space
I, Robot ✔ - 07Oct18 - 273 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 273
Total points earned to date - 1
Total pages read to date - 273
1.5 VampiresRead a book with the word BLOOD in the title -OR- with Vampires (more than one vampire) in the story.
Dracula by Bram Stoker--numerous vampires, along with 2 or 3 main characters!--10/7/2018--448 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 448
Total points: 1
Total pages: 448
Task 2.3 (Tessa's task) Halloween 1) Read a book by an author whose First AND Last initials are in ALL HALLOWS EVE
Murder with a Twist (Mack's Bar Mystery, #2) - Allyson K. Abbott (4 stars) 10/4/18 [336]
2) Read a book whose title begins with a letter in CANDY CORN
The Rosie Effect (Don Tillman, #2) – Graeme Simsion (4 stars) 10/12/18 [368]
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 704
Total points: 2
Total pages: 704
Task 1.3 (Linda C's task) Reading RainbowRead a book that is predominately ORANGE, BLACK, or WHITE.
(Warlord, #1) – Angela Knight (3 stars) 10/14/18 [320]Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 320
Total points: 3
Total pages: 1024
Task 1.7 (Amber's task) Nephew's favorite moviesRead a book that has either Dinosaurs, a superhero or is set in space.
(Interstellar Brides, #3) – Grace Goodwin (4 stars) 10/16/18 [150] - set on planet VikenPoints this task: 1
Pages this task: 150
Total points: 4
Total pages: 1174
TESSA2.3 (Tessa's task) Halloween
1) Read a book by an author whose First AND Last initials are in ALL HALLOWS EVE - Lisa Wingate / Before We Were Yours ✔ - 02Oct18 - 342 p
b) Read a book whose title begins with a letter in CANDY CORN - Yellow Crocus ✔ - 20Oct18 - 248 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 590
Total points earned to date - 3
Total pages read to date - 863
2.1 Surprise MeRead two books
Thanks, Tessa, for the picks:
The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel--10/8/18--272 pages
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann--10/25/18--338 pages
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 610
Total points: 3
Total pages: 1058
2.3 (Tessa's task) HalloweenRead Two Books
1) Read a book by an author whose First AND Last initials are in ALL HALLOWS EVE
Sarah Weinman, author of The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World--10/16/18--320 pages
b) Read a book whose title begins with a letter in CANDY CORN (Ignore leading articles: A, An, The).
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon--10/26/18--240 pages
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 560
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1618
Task 1.5 VampiresRead a book with Vampires (more than one vampire) in the story.
Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson, #4) – Patricia Briggs (5 stars) 10/25/18 [287]
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 287
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1461
TESSATask 3.1 - Tessa - Canadian Thanksgiving
A. Set in Canada - Anne of Ingleside ✔ - 22Oct18 - 277 pages
B. 1st letter each title word in CANOE FISHING EXPEDITION - T.I.P. - The Iced Princess ✔ - 27Oct18 - 294 pages
C. Character who speaks French - Spezi in The Monster of Florence ✔ – 04Oct18 - QUOTE: pg 235 "That is my wife's language, and we often speak French at home." - 322 pages
THIS TASK
Points earned - 3
Pages read - 893
Total points earned to date - 6
Total pages read to date - 1756
TESSATask 1.3 - Reading Rainbow
Black cover
✔ - 13Oct18 - 418 pg THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 418
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Task 1.4 - Werewolves
Moon on cover
✔ - 25Oct18 - 336 pgTHIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 336 pages
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Total points earned to date - 8
Total pages read to date - 2510
Task 5.1 Cool Dude!For this month, spell-out: BEARD or GAUDY
B - Douglas Adams - So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, #4) (3 stars) 10/3/18 [204]
E - Marcia Evanick - Christmas on Conrad Street (Misty Harbor, #2) (4 stars) 10/28/18 [304]
A - Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress, #1) – Gena Showalter (3 stars) 10/12/18 [306]
R - Katie Ruggle - Fan the Flames (Search & Rescue, #2) (3 stars) 10/23/18 [422]
D - The Dog Stars – Peter Heller (4 stars) 10/2/18 [320]
Points this task: 5
Pages this task: 1556
Total points: 10
Total pages: 3017
Task 1.6 Black CatsRead a book with a Black Cat or Witch on the cover (Show cover).
Halloween Hijinks (A Zoe Donovan Mystery, #1) – Kathi Daley (3 stars) 10/29/18 [175] - black cat on cover
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 175
Total points: 11
Total pages: 3192
1.1 GhostsRead a book set in a haunted house -or- GHOST in the title.
The Diva Haunts the House by Krista Davis (set in a haunted house) 10.08.18
points 1
pages 287
1.2 (Marilyn's task) Pick A GenreRead a book with Banned Books listed on any page on its genre list (give page its on).
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 10.29.18 (page 1)
Points 1
Pages 149
Total points 2
Pages 436
1.3 (Linda C's task) Reading RainbowRead a book that is predominately ORANGE, BLACK, or WHITE. (show cover)
by Terri Blackstock 10.22.18points 1
pages 352
Total points 3
Total pages 788
1.6 Black CatsRead a book with a Black Cat or Witch on the cover (Show cover).
by Vicki Delany10.17.18points 1
pages 297
Total Points 4
Total pages 1085
2.1 Surprise MeRead two books
Thanks Diana
Took: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn 10.23.18
pages 272
Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke 10.03.18
pages 288
Points 2
Pages 560
Total points 6
Total pages 1645
5.1 Cool Dude!Read Five Books
In September, we will be celebrating No Beard Day (10/18) and Wear Something Gaudy Day
For this month, spell-out: BEARD or GAUDY
B - Bowen, Rhys The Twelve Clues of Christmas 10.28.18 pages 311
E - Evan, Richard Paul The Christmas Box 10.31.18 pages 125
A - Ellery Adams The Secret, Book, & Scone Society 10.20.18 pages 290
R - Reap What You Sew by Elizabeth Lynn Casey 10.01.18 pages 288
D - Darynda Jones Fifth Grave Past the Light10.11.18 pages 339
Points 5
Pages 1353
Total points 11
Total pages 2998
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Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis by Anne Rice (10/30/18) 451 pp.
1.3 (Linda C's task) Reading Rainbow (Black cover)
Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake (10/27/18) 398 pp.1.1 Ghosts
The Gray Ghost by Clive Cussler (10/24/18) 388 pp.
1.4 - Werewolves (anna and charles are werewolves)
Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs (10/21/18) 308 pp.
Points Earned: 4
Pages Read: 1625
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