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WINTER CHALLENGE 2015 CT
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JUKKA10.3. "Young Girl Reading"
Book whose title or subtitle shares a word with one of Renoir's paintings.
Deadpool: The Ones With Deadpool by Paul Scheer et al. The painting is "Woman with Fan", the word is "with".
Points this post: 10
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 445/1185
Books Read: 34
Tasks Complete: 29/65
Big Books Total: 5
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Andy P.Task # 10.4. C'est ou?
Read a book with the name of a French city or town in its title/subtitle.
by Peter Mayle takes place in Marseille, a town in the south of France.Points this post: 10
Total points: 975
MegD15.6 En Plein Air
10.9. Catch Up With the SRC
REQUIRED: This book is new to me
Notes from a Small Island
15.8 Please Mr. Postman
Required: Page 1, #5
The Color Purple
Points This Post: 40
Total Points: 165
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 8
Mary P15.6 En Plein Air
Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover.
by Caroline FyffePoints this post: 15
Total points: 495
CYNBAXTERTask # 25.06 – Andy P.'s task: Winter in Tucson
Book 1 – Option 1: Nobody Move by Denis Johnson in which the initial letter of each word in the title can be found in the word LUMINARIA
Book 2 – Option 4: The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt whose author's initials can be found in WHAT'S IT WORTH.
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date = 895 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 5
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and PassionOPTION D - Diego Rivera: Read a book written by an Hispanic author
El Albergue de Las Mujeres Tristes
Author Marcela Serrano was born in Chile
Book is 393 pages long.
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Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 570
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 30
BB Total: 1
GO Total: 1
30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in ArtI read two books, both new to me, one which is non-fiction.
Option 2: Read a book where the page numbers can be found in any combination of those figures (46,396; 6; 2,000).
I read St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell available in PB with 246 pages.
Option 3: Read a book in which the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TRAFALGAR SQUARE.
I read Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan which is non-fiction.
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 330 points
25.13 - M1nks's task: Art Can Set You FreeBoth books are for Option 3, celebrating artistry:
Boys in the Trees: A Memoir by Carly Simon (music)
The Woman in the Photograph by Dana Gynther (photography)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 475
Andy P.Task # 25.12 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park System<
Option 3: Glacier Bay National Park Read a book whose author’s initials appear in GLACIER CALVING.
by Laura Lippman GLACIER CALVINGOption 6: The Statue of Liberty National Monument Read a book from the Immigrant Experience Literature list. page 1 # 39 is
by Anne TylerPoints this post: 25
Total points: 1000
Cindy FTask 5.7 Luncheon of the Boating Party
Word in title ending in -ING
I read The Breaking Point by Jefferson Bass
Points this post:5
Total points:225
Tasks completed:14
Books read:19
Golden Oldies:3
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
Amy FL5.3 - Water Lilies by Claude Monet
The Goldfinch (page 1 of list)
5.4 - Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet
The Trial (page 4 of list)
5.6 - Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte
City of Thieves
5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
The Lying Game
5.9 - The Absinthe Drinker by Edgar Degas
Eleven Minutes (set in Switzerland)
5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
Golden Son
50.1 - Sheila's task: It's Leap Year, Just 4 fun, let's enjoy that extra reading day!
Book A: Hide and Seek (The Lying GAME #4)
Book B: Two Truths and a Lie (published in 2012)
Book C: Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard
Points this post: 80
Total points: 80
10.6 It's Cold Here, but Colder There!A trivia game, 94%, requires players to find 94% of the answers given to the question of what are “cold countries.” The answer, according to a number of “cheat sites” are:
• Russia – 35%
• Canada – 22%
• Greenland – 20%
• Iceland – 9%
• Norway – 4%
• Sweden – 2%
• Finland – 2%
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries.
I read: The Orenda (set in what is now Canada).
10.10 Jump!
Since leap year occurs every four years, read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4.
I read: An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes - 240 pages
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101
Option 1 - Read a book with a main page genre of Nature, Animals, or Plants.
I read: The A Circuit (Animals)
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
Option C - Read a book that is #1 in a series.
I read: Entangled
I have not read any books in the Spellbound series before. (edited to correct series name).
Points in this post: 60
Total Points: 90
15.4 The Force, It's Calling To YouOption B, #3 in a series: Bedeviled Eggs (Cackleberry Club #3) by Laura Childs
Option C, "Stars" in the title: All the Stars in the Heavens by Adriana Trigiani
Points this post: 15
Total points: 490
Delicious Dee10.1. This is Your Brain
SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance - #99 on the Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only list
points this post: 10
points total: 810
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101Option 3 - Read a book in which the author's initials can be found in LINSEED.
Book read: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and D avid L evithan
Points this post: 20
Previous points: 355
Reader Name: Whitnie I30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art
This is a TWO book task. Choose from 2 different options below.
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.
2. Read a book where the page numbers can be found in any combination of those figures (46,396; 6; 2,000) Ex: 263 pages, 300 pages, 436 pages, etc.
Earth, Air, Fire & Water: More Techniques of Natural Magic This book is 240 pages and the non-fiction book
3. 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.
After Alice
Points this post: 30
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 895
Books Read: 74
Tasks Complete: 52
Big Books Total: 7
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Louise B15.10 A Reason to Party
Read a book that is #1 in a series.
Clockwise by Elle Strauss
I read the e-book. The paperback can be found here: Clockwise
288 pages
20.2 Rookie at the Top
I chose option 1: read a book with a dark blue cover.
by Tim Bowling.278 pages
Total points this post: 35
Total points to date: 35
Total number of books read: 2
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies:0
Julia10320.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
Option 2 - The Setup Man (main character is a baseball player)
30.2 - Jonquil's task: You think you saw what?
inspired Dancing Shoes(AR: IL:MG - BL: 5.7 - AR points 8.0)
inspired The Piano LessonWhen I took piano lessons as a child, I always wanted to show my friends what I was learning. So the two girls at the piano made me think of that.
This post: 50 points
Challenge total points: 470
BB: 13
GO: 1
Completed tasks: 21
Kelly B5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Read a book with a word ending in -ING in the title or subtitle.
Lying in Wait and Other True Cases by Ann Rule
Points this post: 5
Total points: 210
15.5 - That's So RandomSix titles generated - Red Obsession; Bound Flowers; Bride of Serpents; Snake's Birch; The Future of the Lord; Mage in the Name
My Name Is Lucy Barton
25.10 - Sandy's Task - Bella Italia!
Option 2 - "I had to stop for the NIGHT" - In the Night Garden - paperback version with highest number of ratings (no MMP version) has 483 pages (In the Night Garden)
Option 3 - An Excellent Mystery - MMP version has 219 pages (An Excellent Mystery)
483+219=702
Points in this post: 40
Points so far: 430
Louise B10.4 C'est Ou?
A book with the word "France" in the title:
Mary, Queen Of France by Jean Plaidy
416 pages
20.4 Lost in Translation
I chose option 3: a book that takes place in two different countries: The Serpent Garden by Judith Merkle Riley (England and France)
452 pages
Total points this post: 30
Total points to date: 65
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Anne (Booklady)5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro - Read a book of my choice.
The God's Eye View by Barry Eisler
15.2 Word For Word
Love — like, admire, esteem, fancy, care for, cherish, adore, treasure, worship, appreciate, savor
Love: Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Ed Tarkington
Like: Like This, For Ever by S.J. Bolton
Points in These Tasks: 20
Golden Oldies in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 1094
Totals:
Total Points: 530/1185
Total Golden Oldies: 10
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(4), 750=(1), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 31/65
Total Books Read: 41
Total Pages Read in Winter 2015-16 SRC: 14,450
Post #1325.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
B) or a book by an author whose initials can be found in CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.
Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko
LMS in chriStMas Lights
D) Read a book of your choice.
Chinese Handcuffs
Points this post: 25
Total: 370
Books read: 25
Tasks Done:18
Catherine TTask 10.8 - Hey! We Were There Too!
read a book whose author shares a name with POTUS or VPOTUS
Morning Star by Pierce Brown
Franklin Pierce was 14th POTUS
518 pages - claiming BB ticket
Laura NT30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back
two book task
Option 3: Read a book with an author whose initials can be found in the word HEART.
A Lasting Impressionby Tamera Alexander
Her initials T and A are found in HEART.
Option 4: My gift to you....read a book of your choice.
Endless Night
Points this post: 30
Total points: 240
loafer25.7 - Coralie's task: Summer at the Stadium
book 1: Option 2 Read a book with the the name of an insect in the title/subtitle.
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Book 2: Option 3 Read a book with the first word of the title 'A'.
A Man of Some Repute by Elizabeth Edmondson
30.3 - 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.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Jazz Age Tales by F. Scott Fitzgerald
originally published in 1922, making it a "Golden Oldie"
Book 2: Read a book with at least 100, but no more than 200, pages.
Anthem by Ayn Rand 105 pages
originally published in 1938, making it a "Golden Oldie"
points this post: 55
total points: 460
BB: 3
GO: 10
tasks completed: 28
SpiderMac10.6 It's Cold Here, but Colder There!
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the countries listed.
I read Unwanted by Kristina Ohlsson
This book is set in Sweden.
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25.12 Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park System
This is a two book task. I chose option 1 and option 6
Book 1 – Option 1 - Read a book set in Idaho, Montana, or Wyoming.
I read Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park by Lee H. Whittlesey
This book is set in Yellowstone which is in all three states – Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.
Book 2 – Option 6 - Read a book from the Immigrant Experience Literature list.
I read The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
This book is #4 on page 1 of the list.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
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25.13 M1nks's task: Art Can Set You Free
This is a two book task. I chose option 3 for both books.
Option 3 - Read a book, fiction or non fiction, which celebrates any form of human artistry.
Book 1 –Option 3
I read Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cartooning But Were Afraid to Draw by Christopher Hart
This is a book that celebrates the art of cartooning and was approved in message 54 of the help thread.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book 2 – Option 3
I read Just Paint It! by Sam Piyasena
This book celebrates the art of painting and was approved in message 124 of the help thread.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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30.4 Ava Catherine's task: Plein Air
This is a two book task. I chose option 1 and option 3.
Book 1 - Option 1 - Read a book with an outdoor setting.
I read Ghosts of Everest: The Search for Mallory & Irvine by Jochen Hemmleb
This book takes place almost exclusively outdoors. The story weaves together the 1999 and 1924 expedition attempts to summit Everest.
This is a book was approved in message 123 of the help thread.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book 2 – Option 3 - Read a book with a green cover.
I read Florida Roadkill by Tim Dorsey
This cover was approved in message 57 of the help thread.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Points this post: 90
Points total: 825/1185
Tasks completed: 49/65
Books read: 64
Nick KY20.9 LNT’s Art & Science – option 1. “Science>Natural History” – I read The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston.
20.10 Group Read – I read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and commented on it in message 73 of the Discussion Thread.
30.5 Daphneology
Option 1. Ecology. I read Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth by James E. Lovelock, on page 1 of the Popular Ecology Books list.
Option 2. Geology. I read Windows Into the Earth: The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks by Robert B. Smith, on page 2 of the Popular Geology Books list.
(pretty covers)Points This Post: 70
Total Points So Far: 980
Elizabeth PTask 25.12 - Celebrating the National Parks System
Option One: Book set in Wyoming
Hallowed by Cynthia Hand
Set primarily in Jackson, Wyoming
Option Three - Author's initials in GLACIER CALVING
The Wanderer by Robyn Carr
glaCieR calving
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 510
Total Tasks: 26
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 4
Total Books: 38
trishhartuk15.10 - A Reason to Party
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1, #2 or #12 in a series. Whole numbers only.
Time Salvager (Time Salvager #1), Wesley Chu
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 665
Tasks Completed: 31
Golden Oldies: 8
Big Books: 0
10.5. Curl Up and ReadRead a book from Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling list.
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
IL: MY - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 17.0
No. 93 on page 1 of the list
*This book is a GOLDEN OLDIE (first published 1880).*
Points this post: 10
TOTAL POINTS: 350
Golden Oldies: 9
Big Book Tickets: 2 (500+); 2 (750+)
Total tasks completed: 16
Total books read: 23
Cait S25.14- Winter Wonderland
Book #1- 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.
Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor
Book #2- 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.
Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern
Page number total: 1,029
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 325
Total Tasks Completed: 20
Bookwrm526Task #20.5 - Winter Birthdays
Option 1 - Read a book with books on the cover, or "books about books" as a main page genre. I read: The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley, which has both the main page genre and books on the cover
.Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 670
Task 30.4 – Ava Catherine – Plein AirOption 2 – Word “LIGHT” in the title
All the Light We Cannot See
+ + + Big Book 1 ticket - 530 pg + + +
Option 3 – Green Cover
APPROVED Here
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Task 30.6 – Donna Jo – Winter in Iowa Circa 1950s
REQUIRED – the two books combined must total 500 (or more) pages
Option 3 – Book cover shows an obvious winter activity –
Bringing home a Christmas tree
- 400 pagesOption 4 – Main page genre FAMILY
A Brief History of Montmaray - 304 pages
GENRE VERIFIED here
TOTAL page count: 400 + 304 = 704 pages
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This Post: 60 points
Total points to date: 355 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥30.7 Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art--Both books are new to me--one must be non-fiction.
Option 2 page numbers can be found in any combination of those figures (46,396; 6; 2,000)--320 pages--Non-fiction:Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Option 3 book in which the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TRAFALGAR SQUARE--Fiction--"g" "l" "u":Girls Like Us
Points Earned This Post:30
Points Achieved to Date: 550/1185
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥15.9 Degas and the Dancers
Book that features dancers:The Painted Girls
Points Earned This Post:15
Points Achieved to Date: 565/1185
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
loafer**repost with ebook verification detail**
30.3 - 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.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Jazz Age Tales by F. Scott Fitzgerald
**verified/ approved for length in the SRC ebook verification spreadsheet line 2173**
originally published in 1922, making it a "Golden Oldie"
Book 2: Read a book with at least 100, but no more than 200, pages.
Anthem by Ayn Rand 105 pages
originally published in 1938, making it a "Golden Oldie"
Marina H10.10. Jump!
Det jeg elskede 380 pages
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
Option 3 - A motorized vehicle on the cover
Points this post: 30
Total points: 225
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥25.12 Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park System
Option 2 book set between 1941 – 1945--set in 1942:I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree: A Memoir of a Schindler's List Survivor
Option 3 author’s initials appear in GLACIER CALVING--Charlie Lovett:The Further Adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge
Points Earned This Post:25
Points Achieved to Date:590/1185
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
25.3 - Sirena's task: Hey Baby, It's Cold Outside...So Pick a Side! I got heads - USA
Option 1: Key Leaders
USA: Jimmy Carter
Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis by Jimmy Carter - per genre Autobiography ->Memoir
Option 3: Espionage USA: The book must be set at least 50% in the USSR or Eastern Block.
The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - per book is set in Bulgaria and genre Spy Thriller > Espionage
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 in the title or subtitle.
The Christmas Song is my favorite carol, so I read A Highland Christmas by M.C. Beaton - per word “Christmas”
Option D. Merry Christmas! Read a book of your choice.
The Chimes by Charles Dickens
I’m claiming a Golden Oldies ticket for this book as it was first published in 1844
25.6 - Andy P.'s task: Winter in Tucson
Option 3. read a book that has a gemstone in its title/subtitle
Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts - per Fire Opal, word “Fire” in title
Option 4. read a book whose author's initials can be found in WHAT'Z IT WORTH
Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews - what’z it worth - this was a re-read
Points This Post: 75
Total Points: 640
Golden Oldie tickets: 2
Big Book tickets: 1
Reader Name: Whitnie I30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art
This is a TWO book task. Choose from 2 different options below.
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.
2. Read a book where the page numbers can be found in any combination of those figures (46,396; 6; 2,000) Ex: 263 pages, 300 pages, 436 pages, etc.
Earth, Air, Fire & Water: More Techniques of Natural Magic
3. 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.
After Alice
Both of these books are new to me.
Points this post: 30
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 895
Books Read: 74
Tasks Complete: 52
Big Books Total: 7
Golden Oldies Total: 2
50.1 - Sheila's task: It's Leap Year, Just 4 fun, let's enjoy that extra reading day!Book A: Read a book that is 4th in a series AND that has a 4 letter word in the SERIES name as noted on Goodreads.
Diamonds are Forever (James Bond #4)
Book B: Read a book that is FIRST published in one of the last four leap years: 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004
Case Histories, first published in 2004
Book C: Read a book with a 4-word title by an author with a 4 letter name (first, middle or last). Articles like The, A, or An WILL count for words in the title. Subtitles should be ignored. They are not included in the word count.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Points this post: 50
Total points: 255
Veronica WTask 10.10 read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4.
The False Prince
Published February 1st 2013 by Scholastic Paperbacks
Paperback, 352 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 235
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 16
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
TASK 10.8 WE WERE THERE, TOO!Love and Summer by William Trevor
*WILLIAM trevor, for #14 William King &/or #19 William Wheeler*
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 380/1,185
BB=0
GO=0
Andy P.Task # 10.6. It's Cold Here, but Colder There!
Read a book set at least 50% in Iceland
Into Oblivion by Arnaldur Indriðason book is over 90% set in Iceland
Points this post: 10
Total points: 1010
10.10. Jump!The Blood Sugar Solution: The UltraHealthy Program for Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and Feeling Great Now!
448 pages, which is divisible by 4
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Elizabeth B's task: December's Celebrations
Option 3 - Human Rights Day
Twelve Years a Slave
#23 on Page 1 of the Essential Non-Fiction Reading: Re: Human Rights list
25.15 - Jamie NY's task: Winter Challenge Goals!
I rolled a '5' and a '1'
Book 1 - Death of a Hussy
#5 in the Hamish Macbeth series
Book 2 - Modern Romance
Winner of Category #1 - Non Fiction
Points this post: 55
Total points: 180
OHMYMY20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101
Option 2 Acrylics: I read To Kill a Mockingbird which was first published in 1960.
Total Points this post: 20
Total Points: 75
Books Read: 5
Tasks Complete: 5
Brooke TXI have a couple more books to move around to different tasks:
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch from 10.9 to 10.4
Fangirl from 10.5 to 10.9
Both tasks (plus others) are re-posted here in full.
5.5 - The Floor Scrapers by Gustave Caillebotte
Read a book from the Underclass list. Found on page 1:
5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
Read a book of your choice.
10.1. This is Your Brain
Read a nonfiction book from one of the following lists:
Popular Science for Smarties or Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only, or A Nerd's Guide to Reading. Found on page 2 of Best Science Books - Non-fiction Only:
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. With "Nice" in the subtitle:
10.5. Curl Up and Read
Read a book from Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling. Found on page 11:
10.9. Catch Up With the SRC
Read a book from SRC Bookshelf that you have never read before. This book is new to me:
10.10. Jump!
Read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4.
Points
This Post: 60
Total Points: 1140
Completed Tasks: 60
Books Read: 87
Pamela326520.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Elizabeth B's task: December's Celebrations
Option 3: The Prince by Niccolo Macchiavelli - Found on page 1 - GOLDEN OLDIE originally published in 1532
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 535
Golden Oldie books this post: 1
Total Golden Oldie books: 8
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 6
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+: 3
Big Books - 1000+:
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Astonish Me (other topics)A Corner of White (other topics)
Lord of the Flies (other topics)
All the Light We Cannot See (other topics)
The Round House (other topics)
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Anthony Doerr (other topics)William Golding (other topics)
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Read a book of your choice.
I read; The Art of War for Executives
Points this post: 5
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 270
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 8