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WINTER CHALLENGE 2015 CT
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Winter Challenge 2105: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Kelly B20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101
Option 2- Read a book FIRST published between 1940 and 1965.
My Cousin Rachel
(First published 1951)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 160
loafer30.1 – 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.
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy HearT
published in 1874, this is a Golden Oldie
Option 4: read a book of your choice.
The Short Drop by Matthew FitzSimmons
paperback (no mmpb): The Short Drop
points this task: 30
total points: 295
BB: 2
GO: 6
tasks completed: 19
Kelly B5.1 - Dance at Le moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter
Points this post:5
Total points: 165
20.3 - Art and Passion Option A: cover depicts two young children
by Curtis SittenfeldClaiming one Big Book ticket: I listened to the audiobook; there's no mass market paperback edition, but the paperback edition is 528 pages.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 205
Karen D. Task 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
Option 1: Read a book with books on the cover or "books about books" main page genre.
, finished 1/26. Has a book on the cover and has "books about books" as main page genre. Points this task: 20
Total points: 295
Tasks completed: 13/65
Delicious Dee20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion
OPTION B - Frida Kahlo - King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village - both the author and co-author are female; shelved as memoir by 19ppl
points this post: 20
points total: 490
Reader name: Daphne25.11 - Robin ♥'s task: My Favorite Things
Option B: GLBT None of the Above
Option C: The Sisters Brothers - Historical Fiction
Points this post: 25
Points Total: 1115
Bookwrm526Task #20.4 - Lost in Translation
Option 2: Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language. My native language is English. I read Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera, which was originally published in Spanish.
Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 445
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron CraziesOption 3, #5 in a series: Magic and Macaroons (Magical Bakery Mystery #5) by Bailey Cates
Points this post: 20
Total points: 380
5.4 - Impression, Sunrise by Claude MonetRead a book found on first 5 pages of Popular Satire Books.
Book read: Animal Farm by George Orwell
First page, first book.
I claim a Golden Oldie Ticket as it was first published in 1945.
Points this post: 5
Golden Oldies: 1
Previously:
Points: 185
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 1
LAUREN JODI15.6 En Plein Air
Outdoor Scene:
Death Comes to the Village by Catherine Lloyd
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 310/1185
Total Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 16/65
25.12- Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park SystemOption 3-For this option, read a book whose author’s initials appear in GLACIER CALVING.
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Option 5- For this option read a book with the main page genre of "American History."
Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
25.14 - JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland
Option 3-Read a book where the author's initials can be found in any of these three words: SWEATER, JEANS, BOOTS. Afterworldsby Scott Westerfeld
599 pgs
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
Frankenstein; Or, the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley, 324 pgs. *First published in 1818, claiming GO ticket*
Total pages=923
Points this post: 50
Total points: 135
GO: 1
BB: 1
trishhartuk25.4 Delicious Dee’s Task: Christmas Movie Bonanza
Read 2 books, both books must be by single authors (no anthologies etc) and both authors must be new to you.
Click the Random.org Integer Generator to draw 2 numbers from 1 to 25. Read a book where one word in the title of the book, corresponds with a one word in a movie title/subtitle on your chosen day. Required: In your post, state the 2 numbers/days you drew, the movie titles chosen and that both authors are new to you.
Number 12: Dec 12 Movie - JACK Frost (animated), 7 a.m.
the case of JACK the nipper, HL Stephens
Read the kindle version. PB reference edition here
HL Stephens is a new author to me.
Number 17: Dec 17 Movie - The FAMILY Man, 7 a.m.
pall in the FAMILY, Dawn Eastman
Dawn Eastman is a new author to me.
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 455
Tasks Completed: 20
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 0
ASHLEY OZ25.1 - Beth_NC's task: Art of Reading
Option B: Read a book that shows the sun or the moon on the cover.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
Option E: Read a book that has a title that contains the letters: M-O-N-E-T.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
IL: MG
BL: 6.7
AR: 14
POINTS
This Post: 25
Total Points: 255
Books Read: 19
Completed Tasks: 16
ASHLEY OZ25.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year
1. Birthdays: Read a book written by an author born the same year you were
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories by Marina Keegan
Birth Year: 1989 https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
3. Holiday Vacation: Read a book with a cityscape or city skyline on the cover
Zoo by James Patterson
POINTS
This Post: 25
Total Points: 280
Books Read: 21
Completed Tasks: 17
Nick KY5.4 Impression Sunrise – I read Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut, from page 1 of Popular Satire Books.
5.9 The Absinthe Drinker -- I read a book set in France, A Murky Business by Honoré de Balzac.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 610
trishhartuk30.6 Donna Jo’s Task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s
I grew up in a medium-sized town in central Iowa in the late 40s and 50s and experienced winter up close and personal...Chose 2 books, using 2 different options. The two books combined should have a total of at least REQUIRED: State options chosen and total number of pages in the two books.
2. The cold weather made going outside such a chore. Read a book written by an author whose first and last name have initials in the phrase "DRESSING WARMLY".
Deadly Intentions, Leighann Dobbs - 288pg
Dressing warmLy
4. Both sets of my grandparents lived within 10 miles of us and I had lots of aunts, uncles, and cousins, about half of whom lived close. Read a book with the main page genre "Christmas," "Family," "Relatives," or "Cousins." The word may stand alone or be embedded.
Hercule Poirot's Christmas, Agatha Christie - 268pg
Golden Oldie: Hercule Poirot’s Christmas was first published in 1938
168 users have shelved it as Holiday > Christmas
288pg + 268pg = 556pg
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Total Points: 485
Tasks Completed: 21
Golden Oldies: 8
Big Books: 0
Bluegrass Pam20.4 Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
I chose Option 2. This book was originally published in German and my native language is English.
Claiming 1 GO ticket. The original German version of the book was published in 1922.
Points this post: 20
GO this post: 1 / BB this post: 0
Total Points: 215
Total GO: 4 / Total BB: 1
Mimi Michele20.9. Laura's NT task: Arts and Science
Option B-read a short story collection
Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton
Total points this post: 20
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Total points: 280
Golden Oldie: 3
Big Book: 1
Anne (Booklady)10.7. Are you Up to Date?
Popular Books 2015 #2
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101
Option 2- Acrylics - Read a book FIRST published between 1940 and 1965 (inclusive.)
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea by Yukio Mishima was 1st pub in 1963.
25.14 - JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland
One Book Option **Trinity is 912 Pages long and over the 800 Page Requirement
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. = 1,2
**Trinity by Leon Uris = 912 Pages
**Big Book Tickets (2): Trinity is 912 Pages.**
Points in These Tasks: 55
Golden Oldies in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 2
Pages Read in This Post: 1533
Totals:
Total Points: 405/1185
Total Golden Oldies: 10
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(4), 750=(1), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 23/65
Total Books Read: 29
Total Pages Read in Winter 2015-16 SRC: 10,504
by Peakles20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Option 2: Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language.
The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli
My native language is English, and this book was originally published in Spanish.
Total points: 90
Susan W.5.2 The Luncheon on The Grass: Read a book with a nude or partially nude person on the cover.
I read
by Esmeralda Santiago (cover approved in the help thread, message 10)15.10 A Reason to Party. Read a book that is #1, #2 or #12 in a series.
I read Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 1 by
Naoko Takeuchi
20.2 The Cameron Crazies. Read one book from the option of your choice.
Option 1. Read a book that is primarily (50%) dark blue.
I read
by P.D. James (book is in the approved cover section in the help thread)
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 145
Emsreviewsbooks25.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year
Option 2: I read The Passion of the Purple Plumeria by Lauren Willig. I received this as a gift from my best friend.
Option 4: I read Deliverance by C.J. Redwine. The series page is at https://www.goodreads.com/series/7068...
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 420
Books Read: 31
Tasks Complete: 23
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM25.9 - Dakimel’s task: Diversify Your Reading
Book 1: I read God Help the Child by Toni Morrison (paperback). Toni Morrison is an African-American author.
Book 2: I read Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins. Beverly Jenkins is an African-American author and a "new-to-me" author.
25.10 - Sandy's Task - Bella Italia!
I chose Options 1 and 5.
Option 1: I read The Ugly Renaissance: Sex, Greed, Violence and Depravity in an Age of Beauty by Alexander Lee (paperback) - 448 pages.
Option 5: I read A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie - 283 pages. There are 17 letters in the title.
448 + 283 = 731 pages
25.17 - Tara Jo's task: Real Life Gets in the Way
I chose Options 3 and 4.
Option 3: I read Tampa by Alissa Nutting. A and N are in TRANSPLANT.
Option 4: I read Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music by Blair Tindall. Blair Tindall is an oboist and this is her memoir (and nearly everyone else she mentions in the book are musicians of some sort).
Previous point total: 405
New points this post: 25+25+25
Total points: 480
New tasks completed in this post: 3
Total tasks: 25
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 2
Total Big Books: 3
25.2 It's that Time of Year2 book task
Option 3: Read a book with a cityscape of city skyline on the cover
The Body Institute by Carol Riggs
Option 4: Read the final (or most recently published) book in a series of at least 3 books.
How to Rescue a Rake by Jayne Fresina
This is the most recent in a series that now stands at 3 books.
Series link: https://www.goodreads.com/series/118041
30.3 Celebrate Short Fiction
2 book task, both 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. Authors using a first initial will work.
Book 1: Read an anthology of at least 3 short stories.
Tales From The SFR Brigade by J.C. Cassels
From GR book blurb: "a free digital anthology of eight science fiction romance stories."
One of the authors is Amy Laurens, first name 3 letters or less. (See DLMRose's help thread post 16)
Book 2: Read a book with at least 100, but no more than 200, pages.
A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr
This book has 135 pages. (Same help thread, post 34 okays authors with two initials as first name.)
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Points this task 55:
Points thus far: 725
Scooter&Siam Requesting to move Nothing Is Strange from 5.7 to 20.9 option B (5.7 was message #64).
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
For this task, read ONE book that fulfills one of the below options. Required: State which option you chose when you post.
Option B: Read a short story collection.
Choice of option: B
Read Nothing Is Strange.
Points: 20
Total: 130 (Previous total was 115)(+20-5)
VAL TX20.1 Most Improved - Megan W's task: (Super)Heroes -
Option 2) Read a non-fiction book by or about someone who you consider heroic.
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai is a person that I consider heroic because nothing stops her from fighting for what is right, especially education for all children.
This post:
Points - 20
Total:
Points - 130
Mod
25.1 - Beth_NC's task: Art of Reading
option B, moon on cover:
The Decagon House Murders by Yukito AyatsujiPB: The Decagon House Murders
option E, monet in: The Informant by Thomas Perry thE infOrMaNT
25.10 - Sandy's Task - Bella Italia!
option 4, St Peter's Basilica on the cover
The Trinity Game by Sean Chercover, 372 pagesoption 4, 17 letter title: The Penguin Lessons: What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird by Tom Michell, The/Pen/gui/nLe/sso/ns, 240 pages
372+240 = >500
30.2 - Jonquil's task: You think you saw what?
Book 1
I thought it looked like walking in fields of blue flowers- Walk the Blue Fields: Stories by Claire KeeganBook 2
I thought it looked like a day at the beach- A Day at the Beach by Helen Schulmantotal = 935
Andy P.Task # 30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art
Option 2. Read a book where the page numbers can be found in any combination of those figures (46,396; 6; 2,000)
by Charlie LeDuff (304 pages), Nonfiction, not a rereadOption 3. Read a book in which the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TRAFALGAR SQUARE
by Andrea Camilleri Here is the paperback for length
TRAFALGAR SQUARE
This is not a reread
Points this post: 30
Total points: 515
Reader Name: Whitnie I25.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
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. Required: Include the song title of your favorite Christmas carol in your post.
The song I chose was Silver Bells. I read the book The Silver Lake
D. Merry Christmas! Read a book of your choice.
I read Hollow City
Points this post: 25
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 585
Books Read: 49
Tasks Complete: 35
Big Books Total: 3
Golden Oldies Total: 2
perletwo10.5. Curl Up and Read - Read a book from Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling. REQUIRED: Indicate the page of the list on which your book was found.
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han is on page 4 of the Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling list.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 600
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 43
Tasks completed: 31
10.10. Jump! Read a book with page number divisible by 4.Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People
Paperback version has 224 pages. I read the ebook.
30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s
I chose options 2 & 4. Both books total 702 pages.
Option 2: Author's initials in DRESSING WARMLY
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
Option 4: "Christmas" or "Family" as main page genre
Call Me Mrs. Miracle
Points this post: 40
Total points: 80
COLLEENS10.7. Are you Up to Date?
by Neil Gaiman2015 is running out! Catch up on your reading by reading a book from Popular Books 2015.
REQUIRED: Indicate the number of your book on the list
I checked this list today and Trigger Warning is #29
Points this post: 10
Big Books tickets this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 25
Books Read: 3
Tasks Complete: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 0
10.7. Are you Up to Date? 2015 is running out! Catch up on your reading by reading a book fromPopular Books 2015.
I read Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll. It is number 18 on the list.
Task points: 10
Total points :60
JUKKA20.1 Most Improved - Megan W's task: (Super)Heroes
Option 1: Book with main page genre "Superheroes".
Code Monkey Save World by Greg Pak
Points this post: 20
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 280/1185
Books Read: 21
Tasks Complete: 18/65
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 2
CHANDNI15.4 The Force, It's Calling To You
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills two different options
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, #)
Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 285
Books Read: 19
Completed Tasks: 16
HINA30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Celebrate Short Fiction -
Book 1: Bite of the Moon: Paranormal Shapeshifter Romance Boxed Set by Michelle Fox. Approved for length message 5399
Collection of short stories/fiction/ last name of author is Fox.
Book 2: The Carides Pregnancy by Kim Lawrence.
192 pages/fiction/first name of author is Kim.
Current post:
Points: 30
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 490
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Elizabeth PTask 30.7 - A New Start in Art
Option Two: Page number found in combination of 46, 396, 6, 2000
Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
Pages link: Why Not Me? - 240 pages
This is a non-fiction book that is new to me
Option Three: First word of each letter in title in TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Lip Service by Susan Mallery
trafaLgar Square
This book is new to me
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 340
Total Tasks: 18
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 3
Total Books: 24
Kait20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Elizabeth B's Task: December's Celebrations
Option 2 - A book with the genre "Disability" on the main page.
His Every Kiss by Laura Lee Guhrke -- Disability on main page with 2 users -- Genre noted in verification thread posts #67 & 68
Points This Post: 20
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 245
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Task 5.1 - Dance at Le moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Read a book that shows a person wearing hat on the cover. 
Six-Gun Snow White (2013) by Catherynne M. Valente (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 154 pages)
Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novella (2014)
Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novella (2013)
Locus Award for Best Novella (2014)
** Catherynne M. Valente is a Goodreads Author **
200 + 05 = 205
Tasks Completed: 14
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 200 + 05 = 205
Books read: 19
Pages read: 5,288
Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 08
Golden Oldies: 04
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Reader name; Daphne25.13 - M1nks's task: Art Can Set You Free
Both books are for Option 1:
Points this post: 25
Points Total: 1140
10.6. It's Cold Here, but Colder There!Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries: Russia, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland.
Book read: Felicidade Conjugal by Tolstoy (the book is set in Russia)
*I claim a Golden Oldie Ticket as it was first published in 1859*
Points this post: 10
Golden Oldies: 1
Previously:
Points: 190
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 3
Catherine TTask 5.5 - The Floor Scrapers
read a book from the list
The Street Lawyer by John Grisham
book was #100 on page 1 yesterday
10.4. 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.
The Paris Lawyer by Sylvie Granotier
Paris is a French city.
Points: 10
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10.6. It's Cold Here, but Colder There!
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries.
• Russia – 35%
• Canada – 22%
• Greenland – 20%
• Iceland – 9%
• Norway – 4%
• Sweden – 2%
• Finland – 2%
Runaway by Alice Munro
This book won Canadian awards and has a genre of Canadian culture. All the stories were set in Canada except for a brief trip to the states in one story.
Points: 10
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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 U.S. Vice-President. Names must match EXACTLY. Books may be fiction or non-fiction.
REQUIRED: Include in your post the name of the Vice President.
The Vice President was James S. Sherman.
The Murder of King Tut by James Patterson
Points: 10
Grand Total Points: 230
Total Books Read: 32
Total Tasks Completed: 19
Total GO Books: 3
20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in TranslationOption 2: Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language. Required: In your post, state your native language and the original language of the book.
Your Republic Is Calling You by Young-Ha Kim
My native language is English. The original language of the book is Korean.
Points: 20
Grand Total Points: 250
Total Books Read: 32
Total Tasks Completed: 19
Total GO Books: 3
Emmalita20.6 Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
The Book of Aron by Jim Shephard
Option 2: This book has a mostly brown cover.
This post: 20
Total points to date: 215
Golden oldie tickets: 0
Big book tickets: 1
Total tasks completed: 11
Bookwrm526Task #50.1
Book A: Read a book that is 4th in a series AND has a 4 letter word in the series name. I read A Dream of Stone & Shadow by Marjorie M. Liu (DIRK & Steele #4). Approved for length in message #5407.
Book B: Read a book that was first published in one of the last four leap years (2016, 2012, 2008, 2004). I read Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, first published February 21st 2012.
Book C: Read a book with a 4-word title by an author with a 4 letter first, middle or last name. I read Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin.
Points this post: 50
Total points so far: 495
Emmalitarepost of post 1890 for cover
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
by Jim ShephardOption 2: This book has a mostly brown cover.
This post: 20
Total points to date: 215
Golden oldie tickets: 0
Big book tickets: 1
Total tasks completed: 11
Becky P (repost for post 1388)5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan
25.7 - Coralie's task: Summer at the Stadium
Option 3- Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid
Option 4- Lick by Kylie Scott
Points this post-30
Total points- 165
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