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September 2020 Challenge
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September 2020 Completed Tasks
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Updated #56
MOST POINTS
Diana S - 8 *+5 = 13
☆☆Susan - 20 *+4 = 24
Linda C - 10 * +1 = 11
Marilyn - 7
Tessa - 12
Amber - 8 *+2 = 10
••Bethany - 13 *+5 = 18
MOST PAGES
Diana S - 2207
☆☆Susan - 6631
Linda C - 2988
Marilyn - 2405
Tessa - 4357
Amber - 2286
••Bethany - 4488
* - points from read-a-thon
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Genre that relaxes me: ROM-COM
Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory (9/4/20) 320 pp. 4.5☆☆☆☆
POINTS EARNED: 1
PAGES READ: 320
1.1 AT THORNFIELD HALLRead a book whose Author's LAST initial is in the word BERTHA.
Make Them Pay Allison Brennan, 416 pp.
• Date: 2020-09-02
• Task Points: 1
• Task Pages: 416
BONUS POINT:
Read a book whose Author's FIRST initial is the word ADELE.
Assaulted Caramel Amanda Flower, 328 pp.
• Date: 2020-09-05
• Task Points: 1
• Task Pages: 328
• TOTAL POINTS: 2
• TOTAL PAGES: 744
Task 2.4 (Linda C's task)HUMOR BOOKSRead 2 books from this list https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... -OR- tagged HUMOR at less 5 times.
About a Dragon (Dragon Kin, #2) – G.A. Aiken (4 stars) 9/1/20 [360] – humor 70 times
Birds, Beasts and Relatives (Corfu Trilogy, #2) – Gerald Durrell (3 stars) 9/4/20 [256] – humor 72 times
Task points - 2
Task pages - 616
Total points - 2
Total pages - 616
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Task 1.7 (Linda C's task) AUTUMN SEASONRead a book with the word AUTUMN or FALL (referring to the Season) in the title -OR- that has the word AUTUMN in the text (give us the sentence and location).
The Garden of the Gods (Corfu Trilogy, #3) – Gerald Durrell (4 stars) 9/5/20 1978 [258] - “..from behind a clump of thyme appeared a lithe, tiny animal, as red as an autumn leaf.” LOC 8597 of kindle ed.
Task points - 1
Task pages - 258
Total points - 3
Total pages - 874
Task 1.4 SEPTEMBER: 9th MONTH OF THE YEARa. Read a book with a 9 in its page count (e.g. 409, 296, 390, etc....).
This Shattered World (Starbound, #2) – Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (4 stars) 9/7/20 [390]
Task points - 1
Task pages - 390
Total points - 4
Total pages - 1264
2.1 WHEEL OF FORTUNERead 2 books
#3--My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite--9/5/20--226 pages
#5--A Backseat View from the Phantom: A Memoir of a Marine Radar Intercept Officer in Vietnam by Fleet S Lentz--9/4/20--229 pages
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 455
Total points: 2
Total pages: 455
TESSATask 1.7 - Linda C - Autumn Season
Word "Autumn" in the title or in the text
pg 168 - "I guess most people might call it autumn…"
Dumplin' ✔ - 04Sep20 - 400 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 400
Total points earned to date - 1
Total pages read to date - 400
1.3 COLORFUL FALL LEAVESComplete one of the following tasks:
d. SLIPPERY ELM
Read a book with a predominately (50%+) YELLOW cover (show cover).
The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea--9/2/20--326 pagesPoints this task: 1
Pages this task: 326
Total points: 3
Total pages: 781
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1.7 (Linda C's task) AUTUMN SEASON
Read a book that has the word AUTUMN in the text (give us the sentence and location).
The Time in Between by María Dueñas--9/1/20--615 pages
loc. 2121--"...the Moroccan autumn poured into the room,..."
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 615
Total points: 4
Total pages: 1396
TESSATask 1.1 - At Thornfield Hall
Author's last initial found in: BERTHA
BENEDICT, Marie / The Only Woman in the Room ✔ - 10Sep20 - 336 pg
THIS TASK
points earned - 1
pages read - 336 pg
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Task 1.5 - Power of One Word: FRIEND
Word "friend" found in TEXT ...
pg 13 - "Ahead in the distance, my friend Mi-Ja danced…"
The Island of Sea Women ✔ - 10Sep20 - 400 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 400 pg
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Total points earned to date - 3
Total pages read to date - 1136 pg
TESSATask 2.4 - Linda C. - Humor
Two books tagged "humor" more than 5 times
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters ✔ - 08Sep20 - 208 pages - tagged by 248 users
Arguing with Idiots ✔ - 11Sep20 - 336 pg - Tagged by 15 users
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 544 pg
Total points earned to date - 5
Total pages read to date - 1690 pages
1.2 RELAXING IN A HAMMOCKRead a book in a genre that relaxes you.
The Vanishing Statue - Carolyn Keene 192 pp. 2020-09-05
Genre: Nancy Drew Mystery
• Date: 2020-09-05
• Task Points: 1
• Task Pages: 192
• TOTAL POINTS: 3
• TOTAL PAGES: 936
5.1 FALL FLOWER GARDEN - Read 5 booksSpell-out one of the ALL-CAPPED flowers below:
PANSY
P • Premeditated Peppermint - Amanda Flower 332 pp. 2020-09-08
A • Abandon - Blake Crouch 521 pp. 2020-09-10
N • The Naturalist - Andrew Mayne 282 pp. 2020-09-09
S • Stud for Hire - Sabrina York 227 pp. 2020-09-18
Y • Yasmine Galenorn - Darkness Raging 276 pp. 2020-09-11
• Date: 2020-09-18
• Task Points: 5
• Task Pages: 1638
• TOTAL POINTS: 8
• TOTAL PAGES: 2574
1.2 RELAXING IN A HAMMOCKRead a book in a genre that relaxes you. LIST GENRE. Cozy Mystery
The St. Valentine's Day Cookie Massacre by Elisabeth Crabtree 09.05.20
Task points 1
Task pages 160
1.3 COLORFUL FALL LEAVESe. WHITE ASH
Read a book with a predominately (50%+) PURPLE cover (show cover).
by Elizabeth Peters 09.08.20Task points 1
Task points 310
Total points 2
Total pages 470
1.6 READING THROUGH THE ALPHABET:TITLESRead a book that starts with the LETTER C
by Monica Ferris 09.11.20Task points 1
Task pages 245
Total points 3
Total pages 715
1.5 THE POWER OF ONE WORDSeptember's word is FRIEND (S)
Read a book with the word FRIEND(S) in the title -OR- the word in the text. (List page# & give sentence that the word is in).
Lethal Licorice - Amanda Flower 336 pp. 2020-09-06
P 135: "If you can’t ask your friends for help, who can you ask?"
• Task Points: 1
• Task Pages: 336
• TOTAL POINTS: 9
• TOTAL PAGES: 2779
1.3 COLORFUL FALL LEAVES
a. AMERICAN BEECH
Read a book with a predominately (50%+) BROWN cover (show cover).
A Con Artist in Paris - Franklin W. Dixon, Kevin Keele 122 pp. 2020-09-13
• Task Points: 1
• Task Pages: 122
c. AMERICAN SYCAMORE
Read a book with a predominately (50%+) ORANGE cover (show cover).
Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 - David Petersen 192 pp. 2020-09-13
• Task Points: 1
• Task Pages: 192
• TOTAL POINTS: 11
• TOTAL PAGES: 3093
Task 1.3 COLORFUL FALL LEAVESb. NORTHERN RED OAK
Read a book with a predominately (50%+) RED cover (show cover).
The Dutch House – Ann Patchett (4 stars) 9/14/20 [337]Task points - 1
Task pages - 337
Total points - 5
Total pages - 1601
1.2 RELAXING IN A HAMMOCKRead a book in a genre that relaxes you. LIST GENRE.
A Better Man by Louise Penny--9/15/20--Genre: Mystery
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 437
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1.5 THE POWER OF ONE WORD
September's word is FRIEND (S)
Read a book with the word FRIEND(S) in the text. (List page# & give sentence that the word is in).
Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz--9/12/20--336 pages
loc. 372--"Papi was standing among his stone-faced friends."
Points this task: 1
Pages this task 336
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Total points: 6
Total pages: 2169
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Spell-out one of the ALL-CAPPED flowers below:
PANSY
[bookcover:The Naturalist|34330..."Sorry Susan - all books read must be 100+ pages
Can you change that book.
Task 1.1 AT THORNFIELD HALLRead a book whose Author's LAST initial is in the word BERTHA.
Girl King – Emily Hawk (3 stars) 9/16/20 [306]
Task points - 1
Task pages - 306
Total points - 6
Total pages - 1907
1.1 AT THORNFIELD HALLRead a book whose Author's LAST initial is in the word BERTHA.
Trump, Mary, author of Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man --9/17/20--236 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 236
Total points: 7
Total pages: 2405
Diana S wrote: "Susan wrote: "5.1 FALL FLOWER GARDEN - Read 5 booksSpell-out one of the ALL-CAPPED flowers below:
PANSY
...Replaced with Stud for Hire - Sabrina York 227 pp. 2020-09-18
Page count +131, from 2443 to 2574.
PANSY
P • Premeditated Peppermint - Amanda Flower 332 pp. 2020-09-08
A • Abandon - Blake Crouch 521 pp. 2020-09-10
N • The Naturalist - Andrew Mayne 282 pp. 2020-09-09
S • Stud for Hire - Sabrina York 227 pp. 2020-09-18
Y • Yasmine Galenorn - Darkness Raging 276 pp. 2020-09-11
• Date: 2020-09-18
• Task Points: 5
• Task Pages: 1638
• TOTAL POINTS: 8
• TOTAL PAGES: 2574
Total Points (current): 11
Total pages (current): 3224
Linda C wrote: "Task 1.3 COLORFUL FALL LEAVESb. NORTHERN RED OAK
Read a book with a predominately (50%+) RED cover (show cover).
The Dutch House – Ann Patchett (4 stars) 9/14/20 [337]"Changing book because it was one selected for my Wheel of Fortune. Will use another instead.
At the Edge of the Orchard - Tracy Chevalier (4 stars) 9/10/20 [304]Task points - 1
Task pages - 304
Total points - 5
Total pages - 1568
This then makes the addition of task in message 29 as follows and this the correct total for me as of this point.
Task points - 1
Task pages - 306
Total points - 6
Total pages - 1874 (instead of 1907)
Task 1.6 READING THROUGH THE ALPHABET:TITLESRead a book that starts with the LETTER C (exclude A, An, The).
A Christmas Bride – Jo Ann Ferguson (3 stars) 9/18/20 [220]
Task points - 1
Task pages - 220
Total points - 7
Total pages - 2094
1.4 SEPTEMBER: 9th MONTH OF THE YEAR1493: How Europe's Discovery of the Americas Revolutionized Trade, Ecology & Life on Earth by Charles C. Mann Published September, 2012
Read 9/11
Points: 1
Pages: 560
1.7 (Linda C's task) AUTUMN SEASON
Home Before Dark byRiley Sager
"Like the crunch of leaves in autumn." pg 194
9/17
Points:1
Pages: 383
Total points: 2
Total pages: 943
1.4 SEPTEMBER: 9th MONTH OF THE YEARChoose ONE of the following tasks:
c. Read a book published in a year with a 9: 2019
Toxic Toffee Amanda Flower 304 pp. 2020-09-14
Published June 25th 2019
• Date: 2020-09-14
• Task Points: 1
• Task Pages: 304
• TOTAL POINTS: 12
• TOTAL PAGES: 3528
2.4 (Linda C's task) HUMOR BOOKSRead 2 books from this list HUMOR BOOKS
Bossypants Tina Fey 283 pp. 2020-09-19
Hyperbole and a Half Allie Brosh 371 pp 2020-09-18
• Date: 2020-09-19
• Task Points: 2
• Task Pages: 654
• TOTAL POINTS: 14
• TOTAL PAGES: 4182
1.7 (Linda C's task) AUTUMN SEASONRead a book with the word AUTUMN or FALL in the title
The Winds of Autumn Jim R. Woolard 320 pp, 2020-09-20
• Date: 2020-09-20
• Task Points: 1
• Task Pages: 320
• TOTAL POINTS: 15
• TOTAL PAGES: 4502
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Spell-out one of the ALL-CAPPED flowers below:
Thank you Susan for your correction.
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b. NORTHERN RED OAK
Read a book with a predominately (50%+) RED cover (show cover).
[book:The Dutch House|4431841..."Thank you Linda for your correction
TESSATask 1.1 - At Thornfield Hall - BONUS
Author first name begins with a letter in ADELE
Anne Hillerman / Song of the Lion ✔ - 20Sep20 - 384 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 384 pg
Total points earned to date - 6 points
Total pages read to date - 2074 pg
1.6 READING THROUGH THE ALPHABET:TITLESCome Closer by Sara Gran 9/25
Points: 1
Pages: 185
Total points: 3
Total pages: 1128
TESSATask 1.3 Colorful Fall Leaves
Slippery Elm - YELLOW cover
✔ - 20Sep20 - 352 pgTHIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 352 pg
Total points earned to date - 7 pts
Total pages read to date - 2426 pages
5.1 FALL FLOWER GARDENV Vicious by V.E. Schwab 366 pgs 9/25
Ibi Zoboi, American Street 336 pgs, 9/2
O The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones 320 pgs 9/4
L The Lioness of Morocco by Julia Drosten 450 pgs, 9/9
A The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
295 pgs 9/13
Points: 5
Pages: 1767
Total points: 8
Total pages: 2895
2.2 SEPTEMBER HOLIDAYSRead 2 books
a. TEDDY BEAR DAY (9/9)
Read a book that has the following letters B-E-A-R in its title.
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay 9/20 272 pgs
e. NATIONAL COMIC BOOK DAY (9/25)
Read a graphic novel.
El Deafo by Cece Bell 9/26 233 pgs
1.1 AT THORNFIELD HALL
The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry 9/26 415 pgs
Points: 3
Pages: 920
Total points: 11
Total pages: 3815
1.1 AT THORNFIELD HALLRead a book whose Author's LAST initial is in the word BERTHA.
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite 09.08.20
Pages 226
BONUS POINT:
Read a book whose Author's FIRST initial is the word ADELE.
(MUST be read after the original task is done)
An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette 09.26.20
Pages 310
Task points 2 (includes bonus)
Task pages 536
Total points 5
Total pages 1251
2.1 WHEEL OF FORTUNERead 2 books
The Spook in the Stacks by Eva Gates 09.03.20
Pages 336
The Prestige by Christopher Priest 09.15.20
Pages 404
Task points 2
Task pages 740
Total points 7
Total pages 1991
1.4 SEPTEMBER: 9th MONTH OF THE YEARChoose ONE of the following tasks:
a. Read a book with a 9 in its page count
The Lending Library by Aliza Fogelson 09.26.20
Task points 1
Task pages 295
Total points 8
Total pages 2286
Task 1.5 THE POWER OF ONE WORDSeptember's word is FRIEND (S)
Read a book with the word FRIEND(S) in the title -OR- the word in the text. (List page# & give sentence that the word is in).
The War Against Miss Winter (Rosie Winter Mysteries, #1) – Kathryn Miller Haines (4 stars) [317] – p.71 “This is my friend Jayne.”
Task points - 1
Task pages - 317
Total points - 8
Total pages - 2411
3.1 BOTTOMS UP - REACH WAY DOWN
Assassin's Apprentice 464 pp. 2020-09-22
Child of a Dead God 464 pp. 2020-09-25
On the Chase 339 pp. 2020-09-26
• Date: 2020-09-26
• Task Points: 3
• Task Pages: 1267
• TOTAL POINTS: 18
• TOTAL PAGES: 5769
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Linda C - 1
Susan - 4
Diana S - 5
Amber - 2
Bethany - 5
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e. White Ash (purple cover)
Banana Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke (9/12/20) 355 pp 3.5 ☆☆☆POINTS EARNED: 1
PAGES READ: 355
TOTAL POINTS: 2
TOTAL PAGES: 675
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September word is FRIEND(S) : Title/Text
Pg 40 - " Someone's at the door, Dad's old friend, guitar in hand."
Garvey's Choice by Nikki Grimes (9/16/20) 120 pp. ☆☆☆☆
POINTS EARNED: 1
PAGES READ: 120
TOTAL POINTS: 3
TOTAL PAGES: 795
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Letter C
Christmas Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke (9/27/20) 271 pp. ☆☆☆☆
POINTS EARNED: 1
PAGES READ: 271
TOTAL POINTS: 4
TOTAL PAGES: 1066
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Book 1 - National Comic Book Day
Graphic novel
Sheets by Brenna Thummler
(9/26/20) 239 pp. ☆☆☆☆
Book 2 - International Talk Like A Pirate Day
Author's 1st & Last I - PIRATE: E T
Elisabeth Thomas's Catherine House (9/28/20) 320 pp. 3.5 ☆☆☆
POINTS EARNED: 2
PAGES READ: 559
TOTAL POINTS: 6
TOTAL PAGES: 1625
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