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WINTER CHALLENGE 2015 CT
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Winter Challenge 2105: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
NARUMON15.5 That's so Random
Read a book with a word* from one of the six titles generated in the title or subtitle. *Articles (A, An, The, etc) and prepositions (in, on, of, etc) may NOT be used.
The six titles that I had were: Bloody Serpent, The Whispering Planet, Misty of Shores, The River's Flames, The Danger of the Obsession, Stars in the Body.
Red River, Vol. 1. Removing the possessive from River's gives me River.
IN POST:
Points: 15
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
TOTAL:
Points: 795 + 15 = 810
Big Books: 3 + 0 = 3
Golden Oldies: 3 + 0 = 3
25.14 - JennRenee's task: Winter WonderlandOption 3 - The Truth Commission - Susan Juby (JEANS) - I read the Kindle version, and the paperback version with the highest number of ratings (no MMP version) (The Truth Commission) has 336 pages.
Option 6 - Wives and Daughters - I read the Kindle version, and the paperback version with the highest number of ratings (no MMP version) (Wives and Daughters) has 720 pages (0, 2).
336+720=1,056 pages
50.1 - Sheila's task: It's Leap Year, Just 4 fun, let's enjoy that extra reading day!
Book A - Shroud for a Nightingale (ADAM Dalgliesh, #4)
Book B - Serena, first published 2008
Book C - The Player of Games by IAIN M. Banks
Points in this post: 75
Points so far: 505
HINA25.12 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park System -
Option 1: Courtship, Montana Style by Charlotte Maclay.
Setting more than 50% is in Montana.
Option 3: Ball & Chain by Abigail Roux.
Author's Initials found in GLACIER CALVING.
Current post:
Points: 25
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 920
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Big Books - 500+: 3
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Mary P30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Plein Air
Option 2: Read a book with the word “light” embedded intact in the title/subtitle.
Texas Twilight: The McCutcheon Family Series by Caroline Fyffe
Option 3: Read a book with a green cover.
by Diana AndersonPoints this task: 30
Total points: 540
Karen D. Task 25.6 - Andy P.'s task: Winter in Tucson
Option 1.read a book in which the initial letter of each word in the title can be found in the word LUMINARIA.
Last Night in Montreal
Option 4: read a book whose author's initials can be found in WHAT'Z IT WORTH
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Points this task: 25
Total points: 720
Tasks completed: 33/65
loafer20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
Option 1. Read a book that has something to do with vampires OR one that has "Horror" as a main page genre.
11.22.63 by Stephen King
mmpb: 22/11/63
main page genre: Horror
at 1050 pages for this most popular mass market paperback edition, it is a "Big Book"
points: 20
total points: 510
BB: 6
GO: 12
tasks completed: 31
20.2 - Rookie at the TopI chose Option 2: read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in KRZYZ E W S KI.
My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
20.3 - Best Review
I chose OPTION B - Read a memoir or autobiography written by a female author.
Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family by Condoleezza Rice
333 pages
20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
I chose Option 2: Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language.
The Fatal Eggs by Mikhail Bulgakov originally published in Russian, my native language is English
20.6 - Seasoned Reader
I chose Option 1. Read a book that has something to do with vampires OR one that has "Horror" as a main page genre.
Thinner by Richard Bachman
Horror 2,409 users
Post total=80
Grand total=210
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.
Four Past Midnight (Four Past Midnight #1-4) by Stephen King
I'd like to claim 2 Big Book tickets for this book - Four Past Midnight has 930 pages.
Book B: Read a book that is FIRST published in one of the last four leap years: 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris– 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.
At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
Points this post: 50
Big Book tickets this post: 2
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 430
Books Read: 26
Tasks Complete: 18
Big Book tickets Total: 6
Golden Oldies Total: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.6: Favorite SeasoningsOption 2 : Ancient Blood: A Navajo Nation Mystery
by R. Allen Chappell. The cover is almost entirely brown. I read the kindle version, the paperback edition has Ancient Blood: A Navajo Nation Mystery 208 pages.I think my favorite seasoning must be garlic, as I use it in nearly every dinner somewhere.
Task 25.12: Celebrating the national park system:
Option 1 : Loose Screw by Rae Davis. The book, the first in the Dusty Deals Mystery serie, is set 100% in Helena, Montana (documented on the href="http://raedavies.com/books/">... website for the series
Option 3: Star Rangers by Andre Norton. There author's initials are in GLACIER CALVING.
Task 30.7: New Start in art:
Option 2 : Diary of a Cosmonaut: 211 Days in Space by Valentin Lebedev. The book has 320 pages, all digits 46,396 and 2,000. This book is NON FICTION, a diary written by the authors when spending 211 days in space in the Russian space program.
Option 3: Freedom's Landing by Anne McCaffrey. The first letter of each word in the title is in TRAFALGAR SQUARE. Just in case the 's in the title counts, that is also in SQUARE>.
Both books are new to me.
Total Points: 75
Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 355
Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 16
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2; 750+: 0;
Bluegrass Pam 10.7 Are you Up to Date?
Book from the Popular Books 2015 list.
Golden Son by Pierce Brown
#40 on the list on 2/19/16
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 260
5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro What better way to spend a rainy day than curled up with a good book? Read a book of your choice.
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
This Post
Points: 5
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 182
Golden Oldies ticket request: no
Big Book ticket request: no
Total
Points: 285
Tasks Posted: 17
Books Posted: 20
Pages Read: 5,865
Golden Oldies ticket request: 1
Big Book ticket request: 0
perletwo15.8 Please Mr. Postman - Read a book from this list: Popular epistolary novels Required: Indicate the list page and the book's position
The Martian is on page 1 at #71.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 890
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 66
Tasks completed: 45
perletwo5.8 - A Bar at the Folies-Bergere by Edouard Manet - Read a book with a word ending in -ISM in the title or subtitle. The word must terminate in -ISM.
Send in the Idiots: Stories from the Other Side of Autism
Points this task: 05
Total points: 895
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 67
Tasks completed: 46
Reader Name: Whitnie I25.10 - Sandy's Task - Bella Italia!
Choose two different options from the following choices, and read one book for each.
**No books with the main page genre children or kids may be used.**
**The pages in your two books combined must total at least 500.**
Option 2 - Rome. For this option, read a book the title (title only, no subtitles) of which contains a word of at least 5 letters that is found in the lyrics of Hotel California.
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
The word mirrors is found in the third verse 1st word
Option 3 - Venice. For this option, read a book whose author's initials are found in the word "VAPORETTI."
The Demonologist Andrew Pyper
Book one is 340 pages and book two is 304 pages for a total of 644
Points this post: 25
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 1075
Books Read: 87
Tasks Complete: 61
Big Books Total: 7
Golden Oldies Total: 3
ASHLEY OZ - Repost15.4 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" and
b) Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 or #7 in a series (series, #)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 18.0
POINTS
This Post: 15
Total Points: 475
Books Read: 39
Completed Tasks: 28
25.16 Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: For this task you will read TWO books, ONE book from each category.BOTH authors should be NEW TO YOU.
Book one
Borrowed from my other half's mother!
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Jojo Moyes is a new-to-me author
Book two
Downloaded for free from Amazon Kindle
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin is a new-to-me author
Points this post: 25
Total points: 280
REPOST FOR ACCURACYI noticed that I had misrepresented my books source for a task. I originally had other books down there and muddled them up. It makes no difference to totals or books used but I am reposting for accuracy.
25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!
1. The Luminaries 848 pages - borrowed from friend
* I Claim 2 x Big Book Tickets *
2. The Scarlet LetterPublished 1850 - borrowed from library
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Both books and authors are new to me
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Celebrate Short FictionBoth 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.
I read: The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury - Ray - 3 letters name
Books 2: Read a book with at least 100, but no more than 200, pages.
I read; Anthem
Ayn Rand - Ayn is 3 letters word
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 300
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: Solaris
204 pages - 204/4=51
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 310
Boston Kate
5.10 Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
The Grey King by Susan Cooper
AR Bookfinder IL: MG, BL: 6.2, AR: 9.0
15.2 Word for Word
Book 1: The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon
word used: beautiful
Book 2: Pretty in Plaid: A Life, a Witch, and a Wardrobe, or, the Wonder Years Before the Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smart-Ass Phase by Jen Lancaster
word used: pretty
synonym pair: beautiful/pretty
25.10 Bella Italia!
Book 1: The Secret Place by Tana French
Option 2 - using word "place" from "such a lovely place" in the chorus.
464 pages
Book 2: Armada by Ernest Cline
Option 5 - 17 letters in the title and author's name
Armada = 6, Ernest = 6, Cline = 5. 6+6+5= 17
349 pages
Total pages: 464+349= 813
Points this post: 45
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 6
Books read (including unposted): 10
20.9 - Art and ScienceOPTION B: Read a short story collection.
The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 385
Golden Oldies: 9
Big Book Tickets: 2 (500+); 2 (750+)
Total tasks completed: 18
Total books read: 25
SpiderMac25.16 Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!
This is a two book task. Both must be new authors to me and free from different sources.
Book 1 –
I read Even Dogs in the Wild by Ian Rankin
This is a new author for me and I borrowed the book from the library.
Book 2 –
I read Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon
This is a new author for me and the book was given to me by my sister.
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Points this post: 25
Points total: 1035/1185
Tasks completed: 60/65
Books read: 82
25.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the YearI chose Option C and Option D.
Option C. Read a book with food or drink on the cover.
by Jerome K. Jeromedrinking from wine bottle
Option D. Read a book of your choice.
The Man Without a Shadow by Joyce Carol Oates
25.10 - Sandy's Task - Bella Italia
I chose Option 3 and Option 5.
Option 3. read a book whose author's initials can be found in
"VA PO RETTI".
Shop Talk : A Writer and His Colleagues and Their Work by Philip Roth
176 pages
Option 5. read a book with 17 letters in the book title or in the author's name or in the two combined.
American Appetites by Joyce Carol Oates 340 pages
8 letters in American + 9 letters in Appetites=17 letters
176+340=516 pages
25.14 - JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland
I did one book for 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.
The Stand by Stephen King
1,153 pages
30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s
I chose Option 2 and Option 4.
Option 2: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name have initials in the phrase "DRESSING W A R M LY".
Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
445 pages
Option 4: Read a book with the main page genre "Christmas," "Family," "Relatives," or "Cousins."
Descent by Tim Johnston
Family 15 users
376 pages
445+376=821 pages
Post total=105
Grand total=315
Paula S10.6. It's Cold Here, but Colder There!
Tolfte knappen takes place 100% in Sweden.
10.7. Are you Up to Date?
Red Queen
Number 3 on page 1 of Popular Books 2015.
15.2 Word For Word
Synonyms: Great/Excellent
Jack of Fables, Vol. 1: The (Nearly) Great Escape
An Excellent Mystery
15.3 Lost and Found
Book A - L, O, S, T
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall 1001 NighTS Of SnowfalL.
Book B - F, O, U, N, D
The Adventure Of The Christmas Pudding The ADveNtUre OF the Christmas pudding
20.1 Most Improved - Megan W's task: (Super)Heroes
Option 1) main page genre “Superheroes”: Superman for All Seasons Deluxe Edition
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies
Option 2: The Shining by Stephen King. Author's initials SK can be found in KRZYZEWSKI.
Repost for Big Book ticket to include page numbers.30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Plein Air Two book task.
Option 1 - Book with an outdoor setting
Read The Tokaido Road by Lucia St. Clair Robson. Almost the entire book takes place outdoors as they journey on the Tokaido Road set during Imperial Japan.
Option 2 - 'Light' in title
Read Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver. Flight has 'light' in it.
Both Flight Behavior and The Tokaido Road has over 500 pages so I claim 2 Big Book tickets. (The Tokaido Road has 528 pages & the edition I read of Flight Behavior has 600 pages)
Points this task: 30
Total points: 165
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 16
Tasks completed: 10
Kristi CO10.7 Are you Up to Date?
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
#2 on the list as of Feb 26th, 2016
Points this post: 10
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 15
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Cindy FTask 20.9 Art and Science
Option C: #1 in a Series
I read The Borgias by Alexandre Dumas
#1 in Celebrated Crimes Series
I have not read any other book in this series!
Claim 1 Golden Oldie Published 1840
Points this post:20
Total points:245
Tasks completed:15
Books read:20
Golden Oldies:4
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
25.12 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park SystemOption 3: The Indigo Notebook by Laura Resau
author’s initials appear in GLACIER CALVING
Option 6: White Teeth by Zadie Smith
#10 on p. 1 of the Immigrant Experience Literature list
Total points: 205
NARUMONThis is a repost per Dlmrose's directions in the Questions thread.
30.4 Ava Catherine's task: Plein Air
Option 1: Read a book with an outdoor setting. At least fifty percent of the book must occur outdoors
Everest: Mountain Without Mercy by Broughton Coburn. This book is almost entirely about the IMAX Everest expedition and the tragedy that struck it. There is some digression about Sherpa culture and traditions, but its primary focus is on scaling Everest.
Option 3: Read a book with at least 80% green on cover
by Ethan Hawke. Main page genres:
Fiction 31 users
Fantasy 16 users
Philosophy 10 users
Historical Fiction 9 users
Self Help 6 users
TOTAL IN POST:
Points: 30
Big Book: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
TOTAL SO FAR:
Points: 810 + 30 = 840
Big Book: 3 + 0 = 3
Golden Oldies: 3 + 0 = 3
BARBARA ★10.8. Hey, We Were There, Too!
The Family Trade - Charles Stross (Charles Dawes 1925-1929) 2/25
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 525
Goodreads Authors: 27
Big Books - 500+: (5)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
525/1185 POINTS
BARBARA ★20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Elizabeth B's task: December's Celebrations
Option 1: The Penalty Box - Deidre Martin (box in title) 2/21
25.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year
Option 1: Dragon Justice - Laura Ann Gilman 2/21
Goodreads Author
(I was born in 1967. Here's the link to 1967 authors: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/yea...)
Option 4: Your Next Breath - Iris Johansen 12/10
(most recent publication) Catherine Ling series
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 45
Total Points: 570
Goodreads Authors: 29
Big Books - 500+: (5)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
570/1185 POINTS
Elizabeth PTask 30.2 - You Think you Saw What?
Book One: Trapped by Kevin Hearne
Inspiration Image:
To me the man in this painting looked like he is being held hostage, forced to clean this house and obviously not getting enough food, as we can see due to the bones in his back. Thus I decided to caption this picture "Trapped" and read a book that matched that.
Book Two: Second Chance Summer by Jill Shalvis
Inspiration Image:
The person in this painting looks as though he is working very hard during the summer. I thought this could maybe be due to a previous mistake - he offended someone or messed up in a big way so by doing this hard work was earning a second chance as he worked. So I read a book called "Second Chance Summer".
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 615
Total Tasks: 32
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 4
Total Books: 46
Sarah E30.2 - Jonquil's task: You think you saw what?
Book 1
This made me think of bedrooms, and the days when they were referred to as bedchambers; so I read The Chamber.
I read the ebook, the most rated MMPB is The Chamber.
** The Chamber is a Big Book (544 pages). I claim 1 BB ticket. **
Book 2
These dancers would certainly be the belles of any ball, and so I read Belle of the Ball.
I read the kindle edition, MMPB is Belle of the Ball.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 405
BB tickets this post: 1
Total BB tickets: 4
Andy P.Task # 25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!
Book 1.
by Christina Baker Kline This book was lent to me by a friend and the author is new to me.Book 2.
by L.H. Thomson. This book was offered free on Kindle and the author is new to me. Book length approved in ebook length thread message # 5480. Points this post: 25
Total points: 1175
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONingsOption 2. Read a book with a mostly brown (over 50%) colored-cover
Book cover was approved by OP and is in message #2 of the task help thread.
It was approved for length here
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Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 650
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 33
BB Total: 1
Kristen IA20.9 - 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 C: In science you are regularly learning new techniques and learning new subjects. Read a book that is #1 in a series. This must be a series you have not read before. It must be obvious this is the first in the series from the book’s Goodreads page.
Required: State that you have not read any book in the series before.
Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas (The Hathaways #1)
***I haven’t read any books in this series before***
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Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 370/1185
Tasks Completed: 20/65
Total Books Read: 24/93
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Total Big Books: 1
DIANE L25.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year
Option 1: read a book published the year you were born OR written by an author born the same year you were.
This book was first published in 1959, which is the year I was born.
Galactic Derelict by Andre Norton
Option 3: read a book with a cityscape or city skyline on the cover.
This cover was approved in the help thread, message 56.
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson. This cover is on the Kindle edition I read.Mass market paperback edition with same cover and to verify page count:
Mistborn, 643 pages in print edition.25.5 Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Option A: Read a book with a word of at least four letters from the song title of your favorite Christmas carol or song in the title or subtitle.
It's Beginning to Look a Lot LIKE Christmas
A Heart LIKE His: Intimate Reflections on the Life of David by Beth Moore
Option B: Read a book with a Christmas decoration on the cover (Christmas tree, lights, ornament, wreath etc.) or a book by an author whose initials can be found in CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
AR Bookfinder Info: IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11.0
25.10 - Sandy's Task - Bella Italia!
Option 3 - Venice: read a book whose author's initials are found in the word "VAPORETTI."
Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
I read the Kindle edition, here is the mass market paperback for page count
Feet of Clay, 357 pages
Option 5 - Siena: read a book with 17 letters in the book title or in the author's name or in the two combined.
This book has 17 letters in the title. 5+2+1+9=17
Death of a Policeman by M.C. Beaton, 272 pages
357 + 272 = 629, meeting the requirement for at least 500 pages
25.13 - M1nks's task: Art Can Set You Free
I chose to do the same option twice
Read a book (or books if you need to combine for page length) of poetry.
Book 1: Things Pondered: From the Heart of a Lesser Woman by Beth Moore
I read the Kindle edition, here is the hardcover to verify page count. There is no paperback edition for this book.
Things Pondered: From the Heart of a Lesser Woman, 160 pages
Book 2: The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
Again, I read the Kindle edition (340 pages), here is the default paperback for page count
Inferno, 490 pages
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.
An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear, 352 pages
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. Numbers may appear more than once. Ex: 245, 373, 500, 525, 944
All 3 numbers in the page count appear in this one.
Medusa by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos, 514 pages
352 + 514 = 866 for the at least 800 total pages requirement
Points this post: 125
Points to date: 425
Delicious Dee10.7. Are you Up to Date?
The Deal - #45 on the list, as of Feb 26, 2016
points this post: 10
points total: 865
25.9 - Dakimel’s task: Diversify Your ReadingBoth authors are new to me.
This Side of Home by Renée Watson, an African-American writer
http://www.reneewatson.net/
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez, an Hispanic-American writer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristin...
Points this post: 25
Total points: 635
Reader Name: Whitnie I25.15 - Jamie NY's task: Winter Challenge Goals!
I rolled a 2 and a 6
Book 1: Read a book in a series. The position in the series is determined by your dice roll.
Lost in a Good Book
Book 2: Using whichever number you did not use for book 1, read a Goodread's Best Book of 2015 nominee or winner as determined by the numbers below.
6. Mystery/Thriller
Finders Keepers: A Novel
Points this post: 25
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 1100
Books Read: 89
Tasks Complete: 62
Big Books Total: 7
Golden Oldies Total: 3
20.2 Rookie at the TopOption 2: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in KRZYZEWSKI:
Ethan Frome by *E*dith *W*harton
This book was first published in 1911. I am claiming a Golden Oldie ticket
20.4 Lost in Translation
Option 1: Read a book written in a language other than your native language:
Signs Preceding the End of the World
This book was originally written in Spanish. My native language is English.
20.9 Moderator's Pet
Option C: Read a book that is #1 in a series. This must be a series you have not read before:
My Brilliant Friend
This book is #1 in the Neapolitan Novels Series. This series is new to me.
25.10 Bella Italia!
Option 2-Rome
Read a book the title of which contains a word of at least 5 letters that is found in the lyrics of Hotel California:
Our Souls at Night
NIGHT is found in the lyrics (I had to stop for the NIGHT)
This book is 179 pages
Option 5- Siena
Read a book with 17 letters in the book title....author's name ...combined:
After You (8 letters) by Jojo Moyes (9 letters)
There are 17 letters in the title and the author's name combined.
9+8=17
This book has 384 pages
Total pages for these two books is at least 500 pages (563 pages)
Points this post: 85
GO Tickets this post: 1
Total Points: 285
Total G.O. Tickets: 3
10.9. Catch Up With the SRCI read Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Points this post:10
Big Books this post:0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points:125
Tasks Complete:10
Total Big Books:1
Total Golden Oldies:0
Brooke TX5.3 - Water Lilies by Claude Monet
Read a book found on first 5 pages of Popular Art Books. Found on page 3:
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 1185
Completed Tasks: 65
Books Read: 92
TASK 25.16 DON'T SAY I NEVER GOT YOU ANYTHING!Book 1: The Witches of Cambridge by Menna van Praag
*I borrowed this book from the library where I work. Menna van Praag is a new author to me.*
Book 2: Little Girl Lost by Brian McGilloway
*I read this book via Barnes & Noble "Readout" via the Nook app. (A serial reading of a book; a few pages available each day for the month.) Brian McGilloway is a new author to me.*
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 475/1,185
BB=0
GO=0
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥5.1 Dance at Le moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Person wearing hat on the cover:The Fortune Hunter
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Queenbee Darlene5.10 Rainy Weather: Book of your choice
The Fishermen byChigozie Obioma The Fishermen
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25,11 Robin's Task: My favorite things
Book 1:Option B - book from her GLBT list: Simon Vs. The Homo Sapien Agenda by Becky Albertalli Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Book 2: Option C - Book from 2011 GR Choice Awards: What the Night Knows by Dean Koontz This book is under horror What the Night Knows
25 points
25.16 Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!
Both Authors are new to me
Book 1:Borrowed from a friend: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?Mindy Kaling
Book 2: Library: Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Nicholas D. Kristof
25 points
30.4 Ava Catherine's task: Plein Air
Book 1: Option 1: At least 50% must take place outdoors:
The Revenant by Michael Punke This book is probably 99% outdoors as the main character tracks down those who left him to die in the wilderness The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge
Book 2: Option 2: "Light" in title: All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr All the Light We Cannot See
30 Points
Points this post: 85
Total Points: 220
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥25.3 Sirena's task: Hey Baby, It's Cold Outside...So Pick a Side!--Tails = USSR
Option 3 fiction or non-fiction book with the main page genre "Espionage" The book must be set at least 50% in the USA:The Hunt for Red October
Option 4 fiction book that contains a word of 3 or more letters (excluding "the") from the quote attributed to the leader of your alliance OR David Hasselhoff in the title or subtitle. Words must match exactly--USSR: "If not me, who? And if not now, when?"--Word "when":When Mockingbirds Sing
Verification Post for Option 3
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Paige15.1 Make the Switch
The Curse: Confronting the Last Unmentionable Taboo: Menstruation by Karen Houppert AND Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter
(Karen/Karin)
20.10: Group Read
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
My post about it in the thread is here.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 235
Task 30.1 –.Option 3: Read a book with an author whose initials can be found in the word H EAR T. Middle initials may be ignored.
Life's Little Ironies (1894) by Thomas Hardy (Paperback, 251 pages)
** Life's Little Ironies is a Golden Oldie, published in 1894**
Option 4: My gift to you....read a book of your choice.
Dead Man's Hand: An Anthology of the Weird West (2014) edited by John Joseph Adams (Paperback, 427 pages)
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Books read: 37
Pages read: 11,004
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Painting: Girl with a Watering Can (1876)
WORD = GIRL
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn