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WINTER CHALLENGE 2015 CT
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Winter Challenge 2105: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
5.1 - Dance at Le moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
I read the book, Carrying Albert Home by Homer Hickam
5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
The book of my choice that I read in December was Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes
10.1. This is Your Brain
I read the book Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach. It was found under Best Science Books - Nonfiction Only #26
10.4. C'est ou?
The book that I read to complete this task in December was A Paris Affair by Tatiana Rosnay
10.7. Are you Up to Date?
The book that I read in December to complete this task was Nightingale by Kristen Hannah. On December 31, 2015 it was #3 on the Popular Books 2015 list.
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 45
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Happy New Year!5.2 The Luncheon in the Grass:
by Esmeralda Santiago okayed on thread, #105.8 A Bar at the Folie:
by Tristram Stuart. The word is vegetarianism10.1 This Is Your Brain:
by Duncan J. Watts. Taken from Popular Science for Smarties list, #36.10.7 Are You Up-to-Date:
by Victoria Aveyard. This was #2 on the list on 11/19.20.7 Shorter Is Sweeter--Judy's Task--Painting 101:
2.
by Pearl S. Buck, was first published in 1946. Today's total: 50
Grand total: 395
20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in TranslationOption 2: Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language. The edition you read may be in any language, as long as the first published edition of the book was not in your native language.
To complete this task, I read: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman. It was first published in Swedish, I speak English.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 65
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Linda AZ10.6 It's Cold Here, but Colder There
Book set in Norway
Blood on Snow
30.1 Schatzie's Task
Option 2: A book containing "gave" in the title.
The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits: Stories
Option 3: Author's initials found in the word HEART. Erin Hart
Lake of Sorrows
Points this post: 40
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this task: 0
Total Points: 100
Books read: 7
Tasks Completed: 4
Big books total: 0
Golden oldies total: 0
Morgan Faeriesfolly25.14 - JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland
total must be 800 at least
Option 6. Holiday fun. 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. Numbers may appear more than once. Ex: 245, 373, 500, 525, 944
(using this option for BOTH books)
Selection: Ms. Marvel, Vol. 4: Last Days -- G. Willow Wilson
120 p
Selection: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
1006 p
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 310
Repost for Big Book Ticket5.9- - The Absinthe Drinker by Edgar Degas
I completed All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
50% is set in France.
Points this post:5
Big Books this post:1- 530 pg
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points:40
Tasks Complete:4
Total Big Books:1
Total Golden Oldies:0
CYNBAXTERTask # 20.08 – Nickels & Dimes - Elizabeth B's task: December's Celebrations
Book 1 – Option 2: Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper which has “Disability” as a main page genre
AR Finder: IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8.0
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 390 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
ANGIE CA5.9 - The Absinthe Drinker by Edgar Degas
Book: Frenched by Melanie Harlow
Notes: Set entirely in France.
5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
Book: Last Breath by Rachel Caine
10.7. Are you Up to Date?
Book: None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio
Notes: #189 on 11/28.
10.10. Jump!
Book: Double Exposure by Bridget Birdsall
Notes: 304 pages.
15.6 En Plein Air
Book:
by Sarah Rees BrennanNotes: Outdoor scene on cover.
15.10 - A Reason to Party
Book: Black Dawn by Rachel Caine
Notes: The Morganville Vampires #12
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
Book: Bite Club by Rachel Caine
Notes: 1) About vampires.
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
Book: The Cinderella Princess by Melissa McClone
Notes: C) This is the first book in the Royal Holiday series, which I have not read before. Approved for length.
This Post: 100
Points to Date: 100
30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art Because this is a new start, both books must be new to you, not rereads. And because it's a job, one must be non-fiction.
Required: State that both books are new to you and which options you chose when you post.
1. Great Art: I read The Spy Who Loved: The Secrets and Lives of Christine Granville by Clare Mulley. This book is new to me and is nonfiction, about the life of Polish spy Christine Granville. The author's initials, CM, are the same as Claude Monet's. this book was approved in the help thread.
3. Great Location: The Gallery is on Trafalgar Square, which plays host to lots of mass celebrations such as the VE Day or New Years Eve.
Read a book in which the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TRAFALGAR SQUARE. Subtitles may be ignored. One word titles are fine.
I read The First Stone. This book is new to me. T, F and S are all found in TRAFALGAR SQUARE. This book was approved in the help thread.
Points: 130
Books read:13
tasks completed: 10
tasks in progress: 1
pages read: 3551
Bluegrass Pam20.10 Group Reads
I read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and posted comment #58.
Claiming 1 Golden Oldies ticket (First pub. 1843 )
Points this post: 20
GO this post: 1 / BB this post: 0
Total Points: 85
Total BB: 1 / Total GO: 2
LOULOU20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Judy's Task: Painting 101
Read a book initially published between 1940 and 1965 inclusive.
The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov
This book was first published in 1956.
This post:
Points: 20
Golden oldies: 0
Big book tickets: 0
Total:
Points: 90
Golden oldies: 0
Big book tickets: 0
DANIELLE M20.4 Lost in Translation
Option 2: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
This book was originally published in Swedish. I read the English (my native language) translation.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 95
Books Read: 6
Tasks Complete: 6
Reader Name: Whitnie I20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion
Choose ONE of the options below and read a book that is a minimum of 250 pages long.
Required: State which option you chose when you post.
OPTION D Read a book written by an Hispanic author.
Required: If it is not clear from the author’s Goodreads profile that s/he is of Latin-American or Spanish descent, cite the source of your information.
The book I read was by Paulo Coelho. According to Wikipedia Portugal is considered a Hispanic country as it was once ruled by Spain.
The Witch of Portobello
Paulo Coelho
Points this post: 20
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 285
Books Read: 27
Tasks Complete: 22
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Reader Name: Daphne15.3 Lost and Found
Option 2: 1 book with LOST/FOUND in title/sub/author:
Mark Twain's Helpful Hints for Good Living: A Handbook for the Damned Human Race by Mark Twain
L in Helpful
O in for
S in Twain's
T in Twain's
F in Helpful
O in Good
U in Helpful
N in Twain's
D in Good
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 550
Laurajay30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back
Option 3-
I Am Pilgrim
Authors initials found in the word HEART- Terry Hayes
*** I am pilgrim is a BIg Book. I would like to claim 2 big book tickets as the edition I read was 912 pages ***
Option 4-
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeBook of my choice.
Current post:
Points: 30
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 90
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Total Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
LLJones10.6 - It's Cold Here, but Colder There!
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these (Russia/Canada/Greenland/Iceland/Norway/Sweden/Finland) countries.
--Read: Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson - 272 pages
More than 50% set in Sweden (and an absolutely STUNNING book!)
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10.10 - Jump!
Read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4.
--Read: The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty by Vendela Vida
224 pages / 4 = 56
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20.1 - Most Improved - Megan W's task: (Super)Heroes
Option 2: Read a non-fiction book by or about someone you consider heroic.
--Read: Daisy Bates in the Desert: A Woman's Life Among the Aborigines by Julia Blackburn - 240 pages
Biographical details of Daisy Bates' life are sketchy, in part because she was a fabulist. What is known is that she, an Edwardian woman in Edwardian dress, lived alone in the Australian desert for more than 40 years, researching and recording Aboriginal life, history, language, culture, rites, beliefs and customs. Mighty heroic, for a woman of her era.
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Points This Post: 40
Points Thus Far: 105/1185
Tasks Completed: 9/65
Total Pages Read: 2166
Golden Oldies: 0
BB500+: 0
BB750+: 0
BB1000+: 0
Catherine TTask 10.1 - This is Your Brain
read a non-fiction book from the "Best Science Books (NF only) list
What If? : Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
page 2, #117 on 30 Dec 2015
Task 10.6 - It's Cold Here, But Colder There!
read a book set in Finland
My First Murder by Leena Lehtolainen
Task 30.4 - Plein Air
option 1: read a book where most of the setting is outside
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
at least 90% is set on the row-boat going up the Thames
option 3: read a book with a cover 80% green
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
BB: 658 pages
Repost for a Golden Oldies TicketIn post 686 I claimed Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers and forgot to claim a Golden Oldies ticket - claiming now! Published in 1935.
Sorry about that!
Nick KY15.3 Lost and found. I chose the two book option.
For my first book I read Rebels on the Backlot: Six Maverick Directors and How They Conquered the Hollywood Studio System by Sharon Waxman:
L and S in "RebeLS"
O and T in "BacklOT"
For my second book I read The Rough Guide to Film Noir 1 by Rough Guides
F in "Film"
O and U in "rOUgh"
N in "Noir"
D in "guiDe"
25.1 Beth NC's Art of Reading
Option A. Book has people involved in outdoor activities on the cover. I read Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton --
, with people sleighing on the cover.Option C. Anthology has a theme. I read Lovecraft Unbound edited by Ellen Datlow, with the theme of Lovecraft inspired fiction.
25.9 Dakimel's Diversity
Book one is by a Native American author whom I have read before -- The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions by Paula Gunn Allen.
Book two is by a Japanese American author whom I have not read before -- Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata.
Points This Post: 65
Total Points So Far: 345
loafer15.8 Please Mr. Postman
Read a book from this list: Popular epistolary novels
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes - mmpb: Flowers for Algernon
list page 1, #11
points this task: 15
total points: 130
BB: 2
GO: 4
tasks completed: 11
25.5 - Most wonderful time of the yearOption B: Author initials in CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
* Not including cover since using the initials option: christMas Lights
Option D: Book of choice
The One by Kiera Cass
Total Points: 205
Tasks Completed: 11
Pages Read: 6,410
Books Read: 18
Tasks in Progress: 3
Julia10315.6 En Plein Air
An Amish Christmas Quilt
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
Option B - Crucible: All-New Tales of Valdemar
This post: 35 points
Challenge total points: 130
BB: 0
GO: 1
Completed tasks: 6
Kait5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
A book of your choice.
Magic Stars by Ilona Andrews -- Choice read; I read the kindle ebook edition, here is the paperback: Magic Stars
*This is my single book between 80-99 pages used for a 5 point task.
Points This Post: 5
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 95
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Task 10.3 "Young Girl Reading"Painting: Girl with a Watering Can
Girl at War by Sara Nović
Task 10.10 JUMP!
Number of pages easily divisible by 4:
Who Do You Love by Jennifer Weiner
*Who Do You Love has 400 pages*
TASK 20.7 PAINTING 101
Option 3, Oils:
All Who Go Do Not Return by Shulem Deen
*author initials in linSeeD*
TASK 25.2 DECEMBER: IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR
Option 3, City Skyline:
by Stephanie FeldmanOption 4, Final in a series of at least 3:
by Carol Goodman*link to series page: https://www.goodreads.com/series/1193... *
Points this post: 65
Total Points: 135/1,185
BB=0
GO=0
30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art Option 2-Great Building. Read a book where the page numbers can be found in any combination of those figures (46,396; 6; 2,000).
The Turnip Princess and other newly discovered fairy tales by Franz Xaver von Schönwerth has 264 pages.
Option 3- Great Location. Read a book in which the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TRAFALGAR SQUARE. Subtitles may be ignored.
Twee: The Gentle Revolution in Music, Books, Television, Fashion, and Film by Marc Spitz.
Both books are new to me and the 2nd book is non fiction.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 60
BB (500):1
15.3 Lost and FoundBook A- Read a book with all the letters L, O, S, T in the title, subtitle and/or author's name
The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt
L - in Life
O&S - in loVeS
T - in The
Book B- Read a book with all the letters F, O, U, N, D in the title, subtitle and/or author's name
After the Circus
Patrick Modiano
F - in aFter
O - in mOdiano
U - in circUs
N&D - in moDiaNo
*Both books are ARC's
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30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back
Option 3: Read a book with an author whose initials can be found in the word HEART
Grave Intent
by Alexander Hartung
A & H are found in the word HEART
Option 4: Read a book of your choice.
Hanover House
*Both books are ARC's
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POINTS
Points This Post: 45
Points Total: 140
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 8
BB Total:
GO Total: 1
Andy P.Task # 25.1 - Beth_NC's task: Art of Reading
Option C. Read an anthology or a book of short stories or essays that are built around the same theme.
by Claudia Kawczynskabook approved href="https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option E. read a book that has a title (title only, no subtitles) that contains the letters: M-O-N-E-T.
by Terry MortPoints this post: 25
Total points: 200
ColetteG15.3 Lost and Found
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both book A and B---Letters LOSTFOUND including two O's in title/subtitle/author's name
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Alison Bechdel
Lost (L-famiLy O-Tragicomic S-Alison T-Tragicomic)
Found (F-Family O-Alison U-FUn N-FuN D-Bechdel)
Total points 15
ColetteGRepost forgot to add book
15.3 Lost and Found
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both book A and B---Letters LOSTFOUND including two O's in title/subtitle/author's name
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Alison Bechdel Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Lost (L-famiLy O-Tragicomic S-Alison T-Tragicomic)
Found (F-Family O-Alison U-FUn N-FuN D-Bechdel)
Total points 15
EMurphy30.6 - Donna Jo's Task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950's
Option 2: Author whose first and last name have initials in the phrase DRESSING WARMLY
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
*Rebecca Wells is a Goodreads Author
Option 4: Christmas, Family, Relatives, Cousins genre
Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
*Golden Oldies Ticket - first published in 1938
*Number of pages in both books adds to more than 500 (383+257=640)
Total this Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GR Author: 1
Golden Oldies Ticket: 1
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 95
Books Read: 6
GR Author: 3
Golden Oldies Ticket: 1
BB Ticket +500: 1
Tasks Completed: 4
ColetteG20.2 Rookie at the Top: The Cameron Crazies
Option1: Cover over 50% Blue
Fates and Furies
Option 2: Read a book by an author whose first and last name can be found in KRXYZEWSKI
Bradstreet Gate by Robin Kirman
R and K both in KRXYXEWSKI
20 points for task
Repost due to AR Bookfinder info missingEMurphy
30.1-Schatzie's Task: Tis the Season for Giving Back
Option 3: Author's initials can be found in HEART-One Child by Torey Hayden
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
AR Bookfinder IL: UG
Option 4: Book of your Choice
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
**Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author
Total this Post:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GR Author: 1
BB Tickets: 0
Total:
Points: 45
Books Read: 3
GR Author: 2
BB Tickets +500: 1
Tasks Completed: 2
ColetteG20.3 Best Review---Art and Passion
Option C- Read a book with a train on the cover
The Teller by Jonathan Stone
Train is in the lower right hand corner.
Points for task 20
ColetteG25.7 Summer at the Stadium
Option 1: Read a book with a main page genre GLBT
Becoming Nicole
Option 3: Read a book with the first word of the title "A"
A Room With A View
Points for task 25
ColetteGReal Life Gets in the Way
Option 1: Read a book about cancer or one where the main character is battling or has cancer
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
"the dying girl" is diagnosed and dies of leukemia (blood cancer) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Andrews, Jesse
AR Quiz No. 149856 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8.0
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP
Book Rating Rating: 3.5
Seventeen-year-old Greg is part of every social group in high school, but has no friends until his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school, who has leukemia. The plot contains profanity, sexual situations and violence.
Option 3: Read a book where the author's initials can be found in any order and in any combination of the words KIDNEY, DIALYSIS, TRANSPLANT
Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little
E- kidnEy L-diaLysis
25 points for task
SCHATZIE25.5: Amanda A's Most Wonderful Time of the Year
opt. B: author's initials in CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
The Mask
by Taylor Stevens
opt. D: book of choice
Have a Nice Guilt Trip
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25.16: Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s Don't say I never got you anything!
Book 1: borrowed from library
Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls-- One Flying Disc at a Time
by Jim Gorant
----This author is new to me
Book 2: Borrowed from a friend
MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
by Richard Hooker
----This author is new to me
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30.4: Ava Catherine's Plein Air
opt. 2: the word 'light' intact in title
The Woman at the Light
opt. 3: 80% green cover
The Orchard: A Memoir
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30.5: Daphne's Exploring the world of -ogy
opt. 1: Popular Ecology book
The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food
----found on pg. 6 of the list
opt. 5: Popular Zoology book
Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health
----found on pg. 1 of the list
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Points this Post: 110
TOTAL POINTS: 1135
ColetteG20.4 Lost in Translation
Option 3: Read a book that takes place in at least two different countries.
Worst. Person. Ever. by Douglas Coupland
The main character lives in London, England, flies for Los Angeles and then to some remote Pacific Island to film a survivor type show.
20 points for task
ColetteGTask 25.5 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.
Favorite Christmas song: A Christmas Letter by Reba McEntire
Book: The Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Option D: Read a book of your choice
On the Banks of Certain Rivers by Jon Harrison
25 points for task
Didi30235.2 - The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet
Read a book with a nude or partially-nude figure on the cover.
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
by David SedarisCURRENT POST
Points: 5
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 75
Didi30235.6 - Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte
Read a book with the word CITY or CITIES found intact in the title or subtitle.
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles DickensCURRENT POST
Points: 5
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 80
Didi302310.4. 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.
My Life in France
by Julia ChildCURRENT POST
Points: 10
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 90
Reader name: daphne15.6 En Plein Air
Cover: outdoor scene
Points this post: 15
Points Total: 565
Cindy FTask 5.10 Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissaro
Book of Choice: The Postman Always Rings Twiceby James M. Cain
Published 1934 Claim 1 Golden Oldie!
Points this post:5
Total points:65
Tasks completed:4
Books read:6
Golden Oldies:2
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Task 5.6 – Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave CaillebotteRead a book with the word “CITY” in the title
City of Shadows
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This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 110 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
25.1 - Beth_NC's task: Art of ReadingOption A: The Best Medicine by Tracy Brogan
cover shows people lying in a hammock at the beach - approved post 68 of the help threadOption E: Until She Comes Home by Lori Roy
title contains the letters: M-O-N-E-T -- Until She Comes Home
Total points: 75
Ava Catherine10.4 C'est ou?
Read a book with the name of a French city or town or the word France or French in the title/subtitle.
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
10.8 Hey, We Were there, Too!
Read a book written by an author whose first, middle, or last name is the same as the first, middle, or last name of a US Vice-President.
Vice President: George Clinton
Silas Marner by George Eliot
15.1 Make the Switch
Read two books by authors with names that differ by exactly one letter.
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Gray Mountain by John Grisham
Points this post: 35
Total points: 355
Ava Catherine15.4 The Force, It's Calling To You
Option 1: Two Books
Book A: Read a book with a main page genre that contains science fiction.
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Book B: Read a book that is #3 or #7 in a series.
A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie # 7 in series
15.10 A Reason to Party
Read a book that is #1, 2, or 12 in a series.
Nemesis by Agatha Christie #12 in series
20.8 Nickels & Dimes - Elizabeth B's task: December's Celebrations
Option 1: Boxing Day: Read a book with the word BOX found intact in the title/subtitle.
The Box Garden by Carol Shields
20.9 Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
Option B: Read a short story collection.
Nothing Gold Can Stay: Stories by Ron Rash
30.6 Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s
Option 2: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name have initials in the phrase "DRESSING WARMLY."
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
Option 4: Read a book with the main page genre Christmas, family, relatives, or cousins.
Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
368 pages+335 pages=703 pages (required 500 pages)
Points this post: 100
Total points: 455
LAUREN JODI20.4 - Golden Oldies: Camilla’s Task: Lost in Translation
Option 3 - Two Countries
Mackenzie's Pleasure by Linda Howard
Countries:
USA
Libya
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 100/1185
Total Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 6/65
25.7 Coralie's task: Summer at the StadiumOption 2: Read a book with the name of an insect in the title/subtitle.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Option 3: Read a book with the first word of the title "A."
A Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition by Ernest Hemingway
Points this post: 25
Total points: 480
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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25.15 - Jamie NY's task: Winter Challenge Goals!
rolled 2 and 6
Book A - second book in series - A.D. 33 - identified as #2 in the AD series on Goodreads
Book B - nominee from 6 - mystery/thrillers - Career of Evil
points this post: 25
points total: 265