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WINTER CHALLENGE 2015 CT
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Winter Challenge 2105: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Alexxy10.5. Curl Up and Read
Let It Snow
The book is on the first page
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 7
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 6
ABAYOMI30.3- Dlmrose's task: Celebrate Short Fiction
Both books must be FICTION and each must be written by an author who uses a short first or last name of no more than 3 letters.
BOOK 1: Read an anthology or collection of at least 3 short stories or novellas.
El libro negro de los cuentos by A. S Byatt
There are five short stories in this book. It is fiction and the author's first name is the initial A.
BOOK 2: Read a book with at least 100, but no more than 200 pages.
O Mandarim by Eça de Queirós
131 pages. First author's name is EÇA.
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldies ticket. First publication year is 1880**
30.7- Catherine T's task: a new start in art
OPTION 1: Author shares initials (middle initials may be ignored) with one of the painters who was working in the period after 1800.
As Duas Torres by J.R.R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien has the same first and last initials as Joseph Turner.
OPTION 3: The first letter of each word in the title can be found in TRAFALGAR SQUARE.
A Tempestade
A and T are in TRAFALGAR
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket. First year of publication is 1611**
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POINTS THIS POST: 60
TOTAL POINTS: 110
GOLDEN OLDIES: 3
BIG BOOKS: 1
CYNBAXTERTask # 15.07 – Here Be Dragons
Book 1:
How to Cook a Dragon: Living, Loving, and Eating in China by Linda Furiya which shows a dragon on the coverPoints this post: 15 points
Total points to date = 195 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
HINA10.5. Curl Up and Read - Mistress by Amanda Quick.
Page 14 on Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling List
Current post:
Points: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 225
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Whimsie15.5 That's So Random
My six titles were: Final Scent; The Eager Silence; Shard of Door; The Mists's return; The Waves of the Angels; Shards in the Shadow
I read: Santa's Angels. It has the word ANGELS in the title, which matches "The Waves of the ANGELS"
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Points this post: 15
Total points: 125
Books read: 9
Tasks Complete: 8
BARBARA ★15.10 - A Reason to Party
Heart of Obsidian - Nalini Singh (Psy-Changeline #12) 12/24
Goodreads Author
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20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
Option1: Crave The Night - Lara Adrian (vampires) 12/25
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 35
Total Points: 125
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books - 500+: (0)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
125/1185 POINTS
Mary P25.4 - Delicious Dee's task: Christmas Movie Bonanza
I drew # 15 and # 21. Both authors are new to me.
1. Tues 12/15 movie = Snow 2: Brain Freeze
Snow Day by Dan Maurer
Approved for length, message # 5349.
2. Mon 12/21 movie = Disney's A Christmas Carol
A Lancaster County Christmas by Suzanne Woods Fisher.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 155
perletwo20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies - Duke's colors are blue and white. For this option, read a book where the cover is primarily (over 50%) Duke blue (officially it is Pantone 287, but any dark blue will be accepted). Required: Include the cover when you post.
Gaudy Night This book was first printed in 1935, qualifying it as a Golden Oldie.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 300
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 6
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 21
Tasks completed: 15
jReaderboard Name Kathy P5.4 - Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Page 1 of the Popular Satire Books list
Points this post: 5
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 5
Books Read: 1
Tasks Complete: 1
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
CYNBAXTERTask # 20.10 – Group Reads
Book 1: A Christmas Carolby Charles Dickens
Posted: 12/25/15 – Message #54
***This is a Golden Oldie (orig pub =1843). Claiming 1 GOLDIE ticket
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 215 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 1
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
SCHATZIE15.6: En Plein Air
--outdoor scene on cover
Sleeping Lady
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25.2: Brooke's December: It's that time of the year
---opt. 3: book with a city skyline on cover
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
---opt. 4: the last in series
Let Me Go
this is the last book (thus far) in the Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell series
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25.4: Delicious Dee's Christmas Movie Bonanza
--my random intergers were: 2 & 4
BOOK 1: rolled a 2
movie title: Frosty's Winter Wonderland
chosen word: WINTER
book: The Winter People
by Jennifer McMahon
BOOK 2: rolled a 4
movie title: The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
chosen word: SNOW
book: Mercy Snow
by Tiffany Baker
both authors are new to me
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25.7: Coralie's Summer at the Stadium
opt. 1: GLBT genre
Babycakes
opt. 3: title begins with 'A'
A Place Called Hope
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Points this Post: 90
TOTAL POINTS: 545
Reader Name: Daphne10.6. It's Cold Here, but Colder There!
Set in SWEDEN
The Stockholm Octavo
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
2: Cover: Brown
Points Total: 450
Reader Name: Daphne5.9 - The Absinthe Drinker by Edgar Degas
Read a book set at least 50% in Switzerland and/or France.
Paris at the End of the World: How the City of Lights Soared in Its Darkest Hour, 1914-1918
Set in France.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 455
loafer5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
Read a book of your choice.
The Chimes by Charles Dickens
mmpb version: Le campane. Fantastica storia di campane annuncianti la fine di un anno e il principio dell'altro
points this task: 5
total points: 95
BB: 2
GO: 2
tasks completed: 8
FANDURY20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season.
The Professor & the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity & the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
I posted in the discussion thread in post 10
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 150
Books Read: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Jess Philly15.4- The Force, It's Calling
For this challenge, I read The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson. This book fulfilled both Option A and Option B. It is listed as Science Fiction Fantasy on the main page and is #3 in the Girl of Fire and Thorns series.
15.10 - A Reason to Party
This task asked for a book labeled 1, 2, or 12 in a series. I read The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson, which is the second book in the Girl of Fire and Thorns series.
Total Points: 30
Oma12295.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
Read a book of your choice.
The World Above by Cameron Dokey
Total Points--- -45/1185
Completed Tasks--4/66
GO Books ( )
Big Books 500-750 pages (); 750+pages()
Oma122925.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year
I chose options 1 and 4
#1-I was born in 1948 and I chose the option to read an author also born in 1948. Alexander McCall Smith was born on August 24, 1948
http://www.famousauthors.org/alexande...
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith
#4- Corrupted by Lisa Scottoline
Link to Goodreads Series page-https://www.goodreads.com/series/1381...
Total Points--- -70/1185
Completed Tasks--5/66
GO Books ( )
Big Books 500-750 pages (); 750+pages()
Sandy MN25.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
B. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Beloved by Toni Morrison
D. Read a book of your choice
Be Careful What You Wish For by Jeffrey Archer
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 105
Books Read: 6
Big Books: (1) 500
* 15.6 En Plein AirI read
by S.J. Bolton* 20.3 Art and Passion
I chose option D and read Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina - info about the author's heritage is at her website here
* 30.2 You Think You Saw What?
Book 1 - I looked at
and thought it seemed like a really fun party. I read Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers because the title always has made me think of a gaudy, elaborate party.Book 2 - I looked at
and it made me think of farming and so I read The Farm by Tom Rob Smith*New Total: 100
Oma122925.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
I chose Options B and D.
B. Read abook by an author whose initials can be found in CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.
Phantom Evil by Heather Graham
D. Merry Christmas! Read a book of your choice.
The Storyteller's Daughter: A Retelling of the Arabian Nights by Cameron Dokey
Total Points--- -95/1185
Completed Tasks--6/66
GO Books ( )
Big Books 500-750 pages (); 750+pages()
15.7 Here Be DragonsSaved by the Dragon
Romance about a shape shifting dragon
Total this post: 15
Total Points: 80
G.O.: 1
CEELEETask 5.1 - Dance at Le moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Read a book with a person wearing a hat on the cover. Include the cover image.
I chose STELLA BAIN by AnIta Shreve
Stella Bain
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A serious looking hat I must say! Unfortunately the book did not live up to my expectations as much as the hat did.
Total points claimed for task : 5
Total books read for task: 1
Total Big Book tickets claimed for this task: 0
Ttoal GO points claimed for this task: 0
Total number of tasks completed for Winter Challenge: 1
Total books read for Winter Challenge: 1
Total number of points for Winter Challenge: 5
Total BB tickets claimed for Winter Challenge: 0
Total GO tickets claimed for Winter Challenge: 0
15.3 Lost and FoundOption 2 Hexed: The Harlot and the Thief Volume 1 by Michael Alan Nelson
hexed: the harLOT aND the thieF vOlUme 1 michael alan nelSon
15.5 That’s So Random
Ravaged Dreaming
The Blue Silence
Hunter of Spark
The Stone Game
The Luck of the Door
Scent in the Son
The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone
20.1 Most Improved - Megan W's task: (Super)Heroes
Option 1 The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1: Squirrel Power
Total this Post: 50
Total Points: 0/1185
Completed Tasks: 0/66
GO: 0
BB 500-750:
BB 750:
LAUREN JODI5.4. Impression, Sunrise
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Found on page #1 on the Popular Satire Books list.
*Golden Oldie - first published in 1945*
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 35/1185
Total Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 3/65
LAUREN JODI20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Judy’s task: Painting 101
Option 3 - Oils: Author initials LD appear in LINSEED
He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not by Lena Diaz
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 55/1185
Total Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 4/65
Carla10.7 Up to date
I read Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert. As of Dec 23, 2015, it was #66 on the list.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15
Tasks complete: 2
Jayme(the ghostreader) 10.10 Jump Read a book divisible by 4
The Snow Globeby Sheila Roberts
The book has 176 pages divided by 4 is 44.
Books read : 1
Tasks Completed: 1
Big Books: 0
Task Points: 10
Grand Total: 10/1135
20.10 - Group ReadsRead ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
I chose:
An Old-Fashioned Christmas -- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
REQUIRED: You must participate in the book's discussion thread with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
My post is Message 55 in the discussion thread.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Point this post: 20
Total Points: 20
10.10 Number of pages is divisible by 4Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
My specific edition is: [url]https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
My edition has 352 pages, which is divisible by 4 (352/4 = 88)
* IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 14.0
30.3 - Short fiction
Book 1 - Anthology
My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by Stephanie Perkins
* One of the authors listed is Jenny Han whose last name is 3 letters long. This book is a collection of 12 short stories by multiple YA authors.
Book 2 - 100 < Num Pages < 200
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
* My particular edition: [url]https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8... contains 192 pages.
* Claiming a Golden Oldie ticket -- originally published in 1898.
Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 7
Pages Read: 5,086
Books Read: 14
Tasks in Progress: 6
*******Repost to add book link and to claim Golden Oldie Ticket******20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
I chose:
An Old-Fashioned Christmas -- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol
REQUIRED: You must participate in the book's discussion thread with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
My post is Message 55 in the discussion thread.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
This book was originally published in 1843. I am claiming a Golden Oldie Ticket.
Point this post: 20
Total Points: 20
G.O. Tickets this post: 1
Total G.O. Tickets: 1
loafer****repost only to claim Golden Oldie ticket****
5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
Read a book of your choice.
The Chimes by Charles Dickens
published in 1844, this is a Golden Oldie
points this task: 5
total points: 95
BB: 2
GO: 3
tasks completed: 8
Christine V10.8. Hey, We Were There, Too!
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - Matched with Chester Arthur, who was Vice President in 1881.
I read the above Kindle edition. Link to MMP
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes was first published in 1893. ***Claiming Golden Oldie Ticket***
Points this post: 10
GO Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
10.10 Jump!:The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald 400 delightful pages.
15.6 En Plein Air:
by Christina Dodd15.7 Here Be Dragons:
by Katie MacAlister okayed post 24 of Help Thread15.9 Degas and the Dancers:
Entwined by Heather Dixon okayed Post #9 of help thread
Today's post: 55
Grand total: 230
Task 15.3 - LOST and FOUNDONE book option – Title/subtitle contains both LOST and FOUND
Wild: From LOST to FOUND on the Pacific Crest Trail
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 105 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
20.1 Most Improved Megan W's Task--(Super) Heroes:2. Nonfiction
Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project by Jack Mayer
Irena Sendler and the people who helped her were superheroes for risking their lives helping Jewish children escape from the Warsaw ghetto during World War II.
20.3 Best Review--Book Concierge's Task--Art and Passion:
B. Frieda Kahlo--memoir
Leaving India: My Family's Journey from Five Villages to Five Continents by Minal Hajratwala
25.1 Beth NC's Task--Art of Reading:
C. Short stories: Theme Chicks in Chainmail--humorous fantasy of kick-ass females.
Chicks Ahoy! edited by Esther M. FriesnerE. Title with MONET:
The Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer M in Marriage, O, N, E, T in Convenient.
25.7 Corallie's Task--Summer at the Stadium:
1. GLBT
Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
4. Tattoo on cover:
by Katie MacAlister25.11 Robin 's task--My Favorite Things:
B. from GLBT shelf: #21
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
C. GR Choice Awards 2011 Romance
Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn
Today's total: 115
Grand total: 345
SCHATZIE15.1: Make the Switch
--2 authors who have a name that differs by one letter
Jon & Joe
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
by Jon Krakauer
The Thicket
by Joe R. Lansdale
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25.8: Nick KY's Favorite Impressionism
opt. A: the word "water" in title
The Water Seeker
IL: MG+
opt. C: "sports" genre
Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls-- One Flying Disc at a Time
--Sports is embedded as a genre - approved in msg #7 in help thread
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25.12: Pamela3265's Celebrating the National Park System
opt. 1: setting is in Montana
The Ploughmen
opt. 3: authors initials in "glacier calving"
Aging as a Spiritual Practice: A Contemplative Guide to Growing Older and Wiser
by Lewis Richmond
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Points this Post: 65
TOTAL POINTS: 610
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.4 Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Option 2 Book was originally published in a language other than your native language--Native tongue English/Originally published Sept 2013 in Swedish:My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
Verification Post
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date: 200/1185
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.5 Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
Option 1 books on the cover: Mrs. Sinclair's Suitcase
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date:220/1185
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥25.1 Beth_NC's task: Art of Reading
Option A Outdoor activity on cover:The Wedding
Option C book of short stories or essays that are built around the same theme--Theme is Christmas:12 Stories of Christmas
Verification Post for Option A
Points Earned This Post:25
Points Achieved to Date:245/1185
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies Option 1: read a book where the cover is primarily (over 50%) Duke blue (officially it is Pantone 287, but any dark blue will be accepted).
- Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth PfefferPoints this post: 20
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 110
Books Read: 7
Tasks Complete: 5
Big Book tickets Total: 3
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Andy P.Repost of Post # 654
10.9. Catch Up With the SRC
Read a book from the SRC group read bookshelf that you have not read before
by Margaret Atwood found on page #3 10 from top.This book is not a reread
25.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the YearOption A, a word from favorite Christmas carol title in the book title: Christmas Bells by Jennifer Chiaverini
My favorite Christmas carol is Silver Bells.
Option C, food or drink on the cover: The Perfect Christmas by Debbie Macomber
Points this post: 25
Total points: 75
Sheila15.3 Lost and Found
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriartyand
No Safe House by Linwood Barclay30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back
Option 3:
Consequences by Aleatha Romigand
Option 4:
Cuts Like a Knife by M.K. GilroyTotal Points = 335
Reader Name: Whitnie I10.3. "Young Girl Reading"
Read a book whose title/subtitle shares a word (4 or more letters long) with the title of one of Renoir's paintings. The words must match EXACTLY - no variations.
I chose the painting In Summer and Summer was the word I used.
Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country
*I claim a big book ticket on this book as it is 544 pages*
Points this post: 10
Big Books this post: 1
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 135
Books Read: 13
Tasks Complete: 11
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 1
FANDURY20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion
Option C: Read a book with a cover image of a Madonna (or mother & child), a horseback rider (on a horse), or a train.
by K.J. ParkerThere is a horseback rider on the cover of this book.
The hardback edition has 392 pages: Savages
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 170
Books Read: 9
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
20.10 - Group ReadsI choose to read The fifth wave
by Rick Yancey (Link goes to the specific edition I read)I posted in the discussion thread in post 9
Points this post: 20
Total: 20
Meera25.14 - JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland
Option 1:
In Your Dreams by Kristan HigginsThere is snow on the cover.Option 6:
Until There Was You by Kristan Higgins There are 416 pages. "1" and "4" appear in the count. 30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s
Option 2:
Love Anthony by Lisa Genova Her initials L & G are in "DRESSING WARMLY". 309 pagesOption 4:
Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis - the main genre page has "family" and "Christmas" in it. 311 pagesPoints this post: 55
Total points: 130
Books read: 10
Tasks completed: 7
Delicious Dee25.1 - Beth_NC's task: Art of Reading
option b -
- moon in the upper right of the coverOption c - Burning Bright: Four Chanukah Love Stories - all 4 books in the anthology were set during Chanukah, approved in the THT
points this post: 25
points total: 185
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15.3 Lost and Found
One book option all letters in lost and found are in the title/subtitle of this book
VOiceS iN The Ocean: A JoUrney into the Haunting WorLD oF Dolphins
Points this post: 15
Total points: 135