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WINTER CHALLENGE 2015 CT
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Winter Challenge 2105: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Reader Board Name: G.Q. 15.10 - A Reason to Party: Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by Willow Wilson
20.1 Most Improved - Megan W's task: (Super)Heroes: Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why by Willow Wilson
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies (Option 1: Dark Blue): The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
by Claire North20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion (Option B: Frida Kahlo) : This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
Points this post: 75
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 75
Books Read: 4
Tasks Complete: 4
Big Book Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Reader Name: Whitnie I15.1 Make the Switch
Two of the best known Impressionist artists were Manet and Monet. Read two books by authors with names* that differ by exactly one letter. *The name may be in any position- first, middle, other, last, but the names for both books must be in the same position- first/first, last/last, have the same number of letters with the changed letter in the same position and may NOT be initials.
ex. Anne/Anna: Anne Perry, Anna Quindlen
John/Joan:John Grisham, Joan Didion
Coe/Poe: Jonathan Coe, Edgar Allan Poe both last names
The first book I read was by Christina Henry Alice
The second book I read was by Christine Montross Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab
Their names are different by the last letter.
Points this post: 15
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 11
Tasks Complete: 9
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 1
Bookwrm526Task #15.9 - Degas and the Dancers
Read a book that features dancers. I read PointeBrandy Colbert.
Points this post: 15
Total points so far: 230
Andy P.Task # 10.2. Art Appreciation
Read a book that has a framed painting or framed photograph on the cover.
by Susan VreelandHere is the paperback for page count
Points this post: 10
Total points: 110
HINA15.6 - En Plein Air -
Kids Is A 4-Letter Word by Stephanie Bond.Outdoor scene on the cover.
Current post:
Points: 15
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 215
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
ESHAY15.10 Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1, #2 or #12 in a series.
Lirael by Garth Nix is #2 in the Abhorsen series.
*Claiming a big book ticket* 527 pages
25.9 Read two books, each by a female author with a diverse ethnic background and/or culture. Both books can be by the same author, but at least one must be a new-to-you author.
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigerian author)
This author is new to me.
*Claiming a big book ticket* 589 pages
Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
Both Mindy's parents are from India. Link here
Points this post: 40
Total points: 105
Tasks completed: 6
Book read: 7
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
NARUMON15.6 En Plein Air
Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover.
by Emily Carroll. The cover shows a wintery forest outdoors. 25.14 - JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland
I am reading two books, both from the same option.
Option 6: read a book with a page count, as listed on Goodreads, that contains at least 2 of the following numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Book 1: Stitches by David Small. Page count: 329 pages. Books with the genre Sequential Art (Comics, Graphic Novels, Manga) are allowed for this task as long as they fit all other SRC requirements
Book 2: What the Dog Saw: and other adventures by Malcom Gladwell. Page count: 503.
*** Claiming Big Book Ticket ***
Total Page Count: 329 + 503 = 832
TOTAL IN POST:
Points: 15 + 25 = 40
Big Book: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
TOTAL SO FAR:
Points: 140 + 40 = 180
Big Book: 0 + 1 = 1
Golden Oldies: 0 + 0 = 0
WHIMSIE30.6 Donna Jo's Task: Winter in Iowa
Option 2. Read a book by an author whose first and last names have initials in the phrase Dressing Warmly.
I read: The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan. M and S are in dreSsing warMly
Note: This book is 448 pages.
Option 4. Read a book with the main page "Christmas" stand alone or embedded.
I read 1225 Christmas Tree Lane . 2nd genre on main page is Holiday>Christmas.
Note: Book is 283 pages.
Both books total to over 500 pages, which was another requirement.
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Points this post: 30
Total Points: 110
Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 7
15.9 Degas and the DancersBird With the Heart of a Mountain by Barbara Maraconda
This post: 15
Total points: 345
20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and PassionOption B: Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini
Required: 256 pages
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
Option 1:
by Jenn McKinlayThis post: 40
Total points: 385
KARENF5.7 Luncheon of the Boating Party
The Dangers of Dating a Rebound Vampire by Molly Harper
Word ending with ING in title - Dating
20.7 Painting 101
Option 3 - Oils - Scandal Takes the Stage by Eva Leigh
EL in LINSEED
Points this post: 25
Total Challenge Points: 25
Readerboard Name: G.Q.15.6 En Plein Air: Among Others
by Jo WaltonPoints this post: 15
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 90
Books Read: 5
Tasks Complete: 5
Big Book Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Sheila15.2 Word For Word
The Dark Tide by Andrew Grossand
That Old Black Magic by Mary Jane Clarkdark/black
15.8 Please Mr. Postman
Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz#363 page 4
Total Points = 290
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5.9 - The Absinthe Drinker by Edgar Degas
Set in Paris: Eyes Full of Empty by Jérémie Guez
15.7 Here Be Dragons
dragon on cover:
Dragon Day by Lisa Brackmann15.8 Please Mr. Postman
Pg 3 #232: The People in the Photo by Hélène Gestern
total = 190
25.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the YearB. My family enjoys riding around to look at the many Christmas light displays in our area. Read a book with a Christmas decoration on the cover (Christmas tree, lights, ornament, wreath etc.) or a book by an author whose initials can be found in CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. Middle initials may be used or ignored. I read Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini, whose Initials are L and R and are both found in the phrase "Christmas Lights."
D. Merry Christmas! Read a book of your choice. I read How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits
Points: 60
Books read: 7
Tasks completed: 6
pages read: 2227
CHRISTINE USTask 5.7 Luncheon at the Boating Party
No Turning Back by Tiffany Snow
Task 20.3 Arts & Passion
Option C: horseback rider
Death Rides Again by Janice Hamrick
Total post: 25
Total Season: 155
Christine USAdjustment to 608
Task 30.7 new Start in Art
**Both books are new to me
Option 2) Bond Girl by Erin Duffy
Book had 290 pages
Bond Girl
Option 3) Super Freakonomics
Book title starts with S & F, both of which are in "Trafalgar Square"
non fiction
Super Freakonomics
MEGSCL15.3 Lost and Found
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book A and Book B - letters LOSTFOUND
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
20.1 Most Improved - Megan W's task: (Super)Heroes
Option 2) Read a non-fiction book by or about someone who you consider heroic.
Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned"
Lena Dunham is a hero of modern feminism. I think she is particularly brave/heroic because a lot of people criticise her for a lot of things but she still puts herself out there and doesn’t let people scare her into changing.
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 235
Big Book Tickets: 2
5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro Read a book of your choice.
As this book is only 85 pages long, I'm using the exception for books under 100 pages in this task.
*I received this book as an ARC
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10.2. Art Appreciation
Read a book that has a framed painting or framed photograph on the cover
Link to paperback edition: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
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30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art
I chose Options 1 & 3
1. Great Art: Read a book whose author shares initials (middle initials may be ignored) with one of the painters who was working in the period after 1800.
Painter is Claude Monet and the author matching the name is Caroline Mitchell
*I received this book as an ARC
3. Great Location: Read a book in which the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TRAFALGAR SQUARE.
G found in Trafalgar
A found in Trafalgar & Square
S found in Square
This book is non-fiction as the task requires.
Both books are new to me
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POINTS
Points This Post: 45
Points Total: 45
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 3
BB Total:
GO Total:
Reader Name: Whitnie I10.10. Jump!
Since leap year occurs every four years, read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4.
The Brief History of the Dead
The book has 252 pages which is evenly divisible by 4 to equal 63.
Points this post: 10
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 125
Books Read: 12
Tasks Complete: 10
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 1
Delicious Dee5.4 - Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet
Slaughterhouse-Five - found on pg1 of the list
points this post: 5
points total: 140
5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste RenoirI read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Points: 65
Tasks completed: 7
Books readL 8
pages read: 2445
CHANDNI20.10 - Group Reads
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
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This Post: 20
Total Points: 100
Books Read: 7
Completed Tasks: 5
Kimber30.2 You Think You Saw What?
Inspiration #1:
Read:
Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray
title "lair of dreams"connects well with the bedroom image
Inspiration #2:
I read:
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
title "A walk to remember" fits with the image above as the image depicts miles of people walking caravan style. Reminded me of people fleeing or relocating - a memorable event.
Above task: 30 points
# tasks submitted to date: 4
New point total: 90
CYNBAXTERTask # 15.06 – En Plein Air
Book 1:
The Impossible Dead (Malcolm Fox #2) by Ian Rankin which shows an outdoor scene of a shoreline with birds.Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date = 180 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
MADDIE20.5 - Winter Birthdays
Option 1: "books about books" main page genre
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Reader Name: Whitnie I5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Read a book with a word ending in -ING in the title or subtitle. The word must terminate in -ING.
I read Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision
Points this post: 5
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 130
Books Read: 13
Tasks Complete: 11
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 1
Alexxy30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Celebrate Short Fiction
Book 1: My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories. One of the authors, Jenny Han has a last name of three letters.
Book 2: پرندهی من. The books is 141 pages. The author's last name in Persian is وفی which is three letters : و and ف and ی
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 6
Total Points: 95
Tasks Completed: 5
loafer5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Read a book with a word ending in -ING in the title or subtitle.
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
AwakenING
published in 1899, this qualifies as a "golden oldie"
points this task: 5
total points: 90
BB: 2
GO: 2
tasks completed: 7
Mary P25.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Option A: Read a book with a word of at least four letters from the song title of your favorite Christmas carol or song in the title or subtitle.
Butternut Lake: The Night Before Christmas: A Novella by Mary McNear.
Favorite Christmas carol= O Holy Night
Option D: Read a book of your choice.
Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher.
**Winter Solstice is a Big Book ( 528 pgs ). Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket.**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 130
Big Book Tickets: 5
5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro Tales from Nowhere by Don George
Points this post: 5
Total Points 25
25.7 - Coralie's task: Summer at the Stadium Option 1. Read a book with a main page genre GLBT. Yellow Vengeance
Option 3. Read a book with the first word of the title 'A'. A Feast for Crows - This is a big book with 1060 pages - I claim 3 big book tickets
Points this post: 25
Big Books tickets this post: 3
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 90
Books Read: 6
Tasks Complete: 4
Big Books tickets Total: 3
Golden Oldies Total: 0
LLJones5.1 - Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Augueste Renoir
Read a book that shows a person wearing hat on the cover. Scarves, shawls, kerchiefs, hoodies, etc. will not work. Include the cover in post.
--Read: Outermost Dream, The: Essays and Reviews by William Maxwell - 240 pages
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101
Option 3 - Read a book in which author's initials can be found in LINSEED.
--Read: Man at the Helm by Nina Stibbe - 320 pages
Letters N an S found in LINSEED
Points This Post: 25
Points Thus Far: 65/1185
Tasks Completed: 6/65
Total Pages Read: 1654
Golden Oldies: 0
BB500+: 0
BB750+: 0
BB1000+: 0
Brooke TX10.7. Are you Up to Date?
Read a book from Popular Books 2015.
(#118)
15.1 Make the Switch
Read two books by authors with names that differ by exactly one letter.
Anne Perry
Anna Lee Huber
25.13 - M1nks's task: Art Can Set You Free
Option 1: Read a book which has some statuary on the cover.
Option 2: Read a book of poetry.
30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art
Both books are new to me.
Option 2: Read a book where the page numbers can be found in any combination of these figures (46,396; 6; 2,000).
(240 pages)
Option 3: Read a book in which the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TRAFALGAR SQUARE.
Royal Flush
Points
This Post: 80
Total Points: 230
Completed Tasks: 16
Books Read: 28
Melissa H15.8 Please Mr. Postman
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Page 1, Number 2 on the list
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 70
Completed Tasks: 4
15.10 - A Reason to PartyRead a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1, #2 or #12 in a series.
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
(Number 2 in the Cormoran Strike series)
Points this post: 15
TOTAL POINTS: 120
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0 (500+)
Total tasks completed: 6
Total books read: 7
DANIELLE M15.6 En Plein Air
by Kristina McMorrisPoints This Post: 15
Total Points: 75
Books Read: 5
Tasks Complete: 5
Andy P.Task # 10.9. Catch Up With the SRC
Read a book from the SRC bookshelf list
by Margaret Atwood This book is # 10 on page 3 of listPoints this post: 10
Total points: 120
5.6 Paris Street: Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte:Cities and Thrones by Carrie Patel
5.7 Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir:
Literacy and Longing in L.A. by Jennifer Kaufman
5.9 The Absinthe Drinker by Edgar Degas::
The Strangled Queen by Maurice Druon is set in 14th century France.
10.3 Young Girl Reading:
Madame de Pompadour: A Life by Évelyne Lever from the painting "Madame Clementine Valensi Stora" (1870)
Used Madame
Today's Total: 25
Grand Total: 175
Pamela32655.3 - Water Lilies by Claude Monet
Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier - Found on page 1
10.8. Hey, We Were There, Too!
A Husband for Christmas by Gail Gaymer Martin - Martin Van Buren was Vice-President from 1833-1837
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 120
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
Reader name : Maya10.4. C'est ou?
Read a book with the name of a French city or town or the word "France" or "French" in its title/subtitle.
Book read: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
City: ORANGE is a city in France according to Wikipedia. :)
15.4 The Force, It's Calling To You
I have chosen the one book option for this task. These are the two options my book fits:
a) Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction"
b) Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 or #7 in a series (series, #)
Book read: Cress - Marissa Meyer
This book is both Science Fiction & is 3rd in the series.
I am claiming one BB ticket for this book. Cress has 530 pages.
25.14 - JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland
I am choosing the one book option for this task. It is over 800 pages.
4. Read a book with the word WINTER, CHILL, or COLD in the title/subtitle.
Book read: Winter - Marissa Meyer
I am claiming 2 BB tickets for this book. Winter is 827 pages.
Points this post: 50
Big Books this post: 3
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 225
Tasks Complete: 17
Big Books Total: 7
Golden Oldies Total: 0
SCHATZIE5.10: Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather
--book of choice
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
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15.2: Word for Word
--synonyms in titles
Synonyms used: Love, Like
Book 1: Love at First Bark: How Saving a Dog Can Sometimes Help You Save Yourself
Book 2: Luck or Something Like It
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20.4: Camilla's Lost in Translation
--Opt. 2: book first pub. in a language other than your native language
Roadside Picnic
My native language is English & and this book was first published in Russian
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20.5: Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's Winter Birthdays
--opt. 1: book with books on cover or a book about books genre. My book meets both requirements.
One Book in the Grave
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20.6: Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's Favorite Seasonings
--opt. 3: book written by an author whose name is "Mary"
Silent Murders
by Mary Miley
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20.7: Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's Painting 101
--opt. 2: book pub. between 1940-1965
Till We Have Faces
first pub. 1956
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20.8: Nickels & Dimes: Elizabeth B's December's Celebrations
--opt.1: BOX found in tact in title or a book about a boxer. My book meets both requirements.
The Boxer and the Spy
IL: UG
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20.9: Moderator's Pet: Laura NT's Art & Science
--opt. C: # 1 in a series
I have not read any books in this series
Red Line: A Matt Sinclair Mystery
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Points this Post: 140
TOTAL POINTS: 455
Marina H15.3 Lost and Found
Option 2: One book with all the letters LOSTFOUND in title, subtitle and author's name:
Maus, I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman
15.6 En Plein Air
Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover:
Points this post: 30
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total points: 70
Big Books total: 2
Golden Oldies total: 0
Tasks completed: 4
Jonquil15.1 Make the Switch
First names Brian and Bryan
The Audubon Park Murder
Brian W. Smith
Kindle Edition, 204 pages 12/24
approved for length message 5354
The Aspen Account
Bryan Devore
Paperback, 409 pages 12/12
Points this post: 15
Total points: 165
Books posted: 22
Tasks complete: 22
Pages this post: 613
Total pages as of this post: 6352
Scooter&Siam 15.10 - A Reason to Party
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1, #2 or #12 in a series.
Read Life Support - book is #2 in medical thriller series
Points: 15
Total: 35
Tasks: 3
Delicious Dee20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
Angelfall - #1 in the Penryn and End of Days series; I have not read any books in this series previously
points this post: 20
points total: 160
Jonquil15.2 Word For Word
Trouble danger
Engaged in Danger: A Jamie Quinn Mystery
Barbara Venkataraman
Kindle Edition, 242 pages 12/25
Approved for length message 5355
The Trouble with Spells
Lacey Weatherford
Paperback, 358 pages 12/13
Points this post: 15
Total points: 180
Books posted: 24
Tasks complete: 22
Pages this post: 600
Total pages as of this post: 6952
Jonquil15.3 Lost and Found
Option 2: Read ONE book- letters LOSTFOUND
Lost and Found
Jayne Ann Krentz
Hardcover, 368 pages 12/5
Points this post: 15
Total points: 195
Books posted: 25
Tasks complete: 23
Pages this post: 368
Total pages as of this post: 7320
Jonquil15.4 The Force, It's Calling To You
Option 2 a & b
a) Science Fiction 482 users
b) Vorkosigan Saga #3
Ethan of Athos
Lois McMaster Bujold
Mass Market Paperback, 237 pages 12/8
Points this post: 15
Total points: 210
Books posted: 26
Tasks complete: 24
Pages this post: 237
Total pages as of this post: 7557
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25.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Option A: Read a book with a word of at least four letters from the song title of your favorite Christmas carol or song in the title or subtitle.
The Ghosts of Ashbury High by Jaclyn Moriarty
Title of carol: Angels We Have Heard on High
Option D: Read a Book of Your Choice.
Strangle hold by Robert Rotenberg
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 6
Completed Tasks: 4