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WINTER CHALLENGE 2015 CT
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Winter Challenge 2105: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Sandy MN20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101
Option 2- Acrylics - Acrylic paint was initially developed in the 1930s, but was refined in the 1940s to the mid 1960s. Read a book FIRST published between 1940 and 1965 (inclusive.)
First published in 1953
Points this post:20
Total points: 60
5.1 - Dance at Le moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste RenoirRead a book that shows a person wearing hat on the cover.
by Harriet Beecher Stowepub. 1852 -Golden Oldies Tix
5.4 - Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet
The Road to High Saffron (Shades of Grey #1) by Jasper Fforde
~page 3
20.1 Most Improved - Megan W's task: (Super)Heroes
1) Read a book with the main page genre “Superheroes” (embedded or standalone).
Ultimate X-Men, Vol. 1: The Tomorrow People by Mark Millar, Andy Kubert, Adam Kubert
Total this post: 30 points
Golden Oldies Tix: 3
Bigger is Better Tix: Nil
Total poinst: 65 points
Water Lilies by Claude MonetThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
(on 1st page)
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 10+5=15
SCHATZIE10.6: It's Cold Here, but Colder There!
-at least 50% set in Canada
That Night
---100% set in Canada
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10.8: Hey, We Were There, Too!
-one of author's name, same as US vice president's name
Big Driver by Stephen King
VICE PRESIDENT: William King (1853)
I did the audio, so here is the link to the pb (no mmpb):
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
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Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 200
Sara2
25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!
(Two Book Task)
::BOOK ONE::
Read a a book that you got for free (library, netgalley, borrowed from a friend, received as a gift, $0 on Kindle/Nook/etc.) where the AUTHOR is new to you.
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen (library book/author is new to me)
::BOOK TWO::
Read a second book that you got for free, but in a DIFFERENT way than book one. Remember the author still has to be new to you.
Teaching The Boss by Mallory Crowe(Kindle freebie on Amazon/author is new to me)
REQUIRED: When claiming STATE how you came by the books and that the authors are new to you.
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Points this post: 25
Total Points: 180
25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!
(Two Book Task)
::BOOK ONE::
Read a a book that you got for free (library, netgalley, borrowed from a friend, received as a gift, $0 on Kindle/Nook/etc.) where the AUTHOR is new to you.
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen (library book/author is new to me)
::BOOK TWO::
Read a second book that you got for free, but in a DIFFERENT way than book one. Remember the author still has to be new to you.
Teaching The Boss by Mallory Crowe(Kindle freebie on Amazon/author is new to me)
REQUIRED: When claiming STATE how you came by the books and that the authors are new to you.
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Points this post: 25
Total Points: 180
perletwo20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings - Option 2. I love the smell and taste of cinnamon. It's a great savory and sweet spice. Read a book with a mostly brown (over 50%) colored-cover. Required: Include the cover when you post.
The Secret Adversary by Agatha ChristieThe book was first printed in 1922, qualifying it as a Golden Oldie.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 230
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 16
Tasks completed: 11
Reader name: Maya5.2 - The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet
Read a book with a nude or partially-nude figure on the cover.
Book read: The Blood Countess - Andrei Codrescau
10.1. This is Your Brain
Read a nonfiction book from one of the following lists.
Book read: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales - Oliver Sacks
List: Popular Science for Smarties. Page 1, position 19.
Points this post: 15
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 12
Tasks Complete: 10
Big Books Total: 3
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Anne (Booklady)5.9 - The Absinthe Drinker by Edgar Degas = set in France
**The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham
**Claiming GO Ticket: The Razor's Edge was 1st pub in 1944.**
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Celebrate Short Fiction
Book 1: A collection of at least 3 short stories or novellas.
**The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, and Other Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald - 174 Pages
**Claiming GO Ticket: The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, and Other Stories was 1st pub in 1922.**
Book 2: Read a book with at least 100, but no more than 200, pages.
**Anthem by Ayn Rand - 123 Pages.
**Claiming GO Ticket: Anthem was 1st pub in May 1938.**
Points in These Tasks: 35
Golden Oldies in This Post: 3
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 649
Totals:
Total Points: 115
Total Golden Oldies: 6
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(3), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 7/65
Total Books Read: 10
Total Pages Read in Winter 2015-16 SRC: 3090
Bluegrass Pam10.6 It's Cold Here, but Colder There!
Set at least 50% in Russia, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, or Finland
Boy on the Edge by Fridrik Erlings
Book’s setting is Iceland.
10.10 Jump!
Number of pages evenly divisible by 4
Notes from the Internet Apocalypse by Wayne Gladstone
# of pages= 216 (216/4= 54)
Points this post: 20
GO this post: 0
Total Points: 50
Total GO: 1
ESHAY20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
Option C: No 1 in a series
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Thrown of Glass Series #1
I have not read this series or author before.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Book read: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Cindy C.Task 30.1-Schatzie's Task: Tis the season for giving back
Option 1: Read a book about animal rescue. This was on page two of the Popular Animal Rescue Books list. Bob was a stray cat who adopted the author.
A Street Cat Named Bob: How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets
Option 4: Read a book of your choice.
The World According to Bob: The Further Adventures of One Man and His Street-wise Cat
Points this post: 30
Total points: 80
Total tasks: 3
Task 15.8 PLEASE, MR POSTMANEverything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
*Everything Is Illuminated is on page 1, position #72 of the list*
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 25/1,185
BB=0
GO=0
Reader Board name: Daphne25.12 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park System
3: Initials: GLACIER CALVING
Wise Children by Angela Carter
5: MPG: American History
Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916
25.15 - Jamie NY's task: Winter Challenge Goals!
I rolled a #1 & #6
1: #6 The Bones of Haven
6th book on Hawk & Fisher series
2: #1 - Non Fiction
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
Points this post: 50
Points Total: 300
Sheila10.5. Curl Up and Read
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfefferpage 2 - number 121
15.4 The Force, It's Calling To You
Option b
Shooting at Loons by Margaret Maron(Deborah Knott Mysteries #3)
and
Option c
To the Power of Three by Laura Lippman(three)
Total Points - 185
Sara2
20.1 Most Improved - Megan W's task: (Super)Heroes
For this task, choose ONE of these options:
Required: Specify which option you picked when you post.
Option 1. Read a book with the main page genre “Superheroes” (embedded or standalone).
Even Villains Fall In Love
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 200
20.1 Most Improved - Megan W's task: (Super)Heroes
For this task, choose ONE of these options:
Required: Specify which option you picked when you post.
Option 1. Read a book with the main page genre “Superheroes” (embedded or standalone).
Even Villains Fall In Love
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 200
* * * * Repost ONLY for Big Book Ticket * * * *Task 25.14 – JennRenee – Winter Wonderland
ONE or two books, but page total must be over 800
Using the ONE BOOK option
Option 6 – pages number include TWO of following: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
I listened to the audiobook / MMP: Dragonfly in Amber 950 pgs
* * * Big Book - 950 pages - 2 tickets * * *
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 85 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
trishhartuk10.8. Hey, We Were There, Too!
February 15 is Presidents' Day - but let's not forget about the Vice Presidents. 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. REQUIRED: Include in your post the name of the Vice President.
As the help thread says that you can use a book with more than one author (message #19), I’d like to use:
The Elements of Style, WILLIAM Strunk Jr, EB White
William matches VPs William King (1853), William Wheeler (1877-81)
Golden Oldie: William Strunk originally wrote The Elements of Style in 1918;
EB White later revised it in 1957 (which is when it first became known as Strunk-White)
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: 1
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 6
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
Jonquil10.6. It's Cold Here, but Colder There!
this book set 100% in Canada
Cultural > Canada 7 users
Night's Child
Maureen Jennings
Paperback, 384 pages 12/3
Points this post: 10
Total points: 110
Books posted: 16
Tasks complete: 16
Pages this post: 384
Total pages as of this post: 4240
LLJones10.3 - "Young Girl Reading"
Read a book whose title/subtitle shares a word (4 or more letters long) with the title of one of Renoir's painting. Specify the name of the painting and the word used.
--Read: Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Renoir Painting: "Girl with a Hoop" - word = girl - 269 pages
Points This Post: 10
Points Thus Far: 25/1185
Tasks Completed: 2/65
Total Pages Read: 609
Golden Oldies: 0
BB500+: 0
BB750+: 0
BB1000+: 0
loafer20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Option 3: Read a book that takes place in at least two different countries.
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
takes place in France and Spain
This book was published in 1926, making it a Golden Oldie
points this task: 20
total points: 60
BB: 2
GO: 1
tasks completed: 4
5.4 - Impression, Sunrise by Claude MonetA Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
on page 5 of the Popular Satire Books
Total points: 20
Calluna10.5 Curl Up and Read
The Snow Child. It is on Page 1 #9 of the Best Books to Read when Snow is Falling list.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 10
Books Read: 1
Tasks Complete: 1
20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in TranslationOption 1:
Life After Life - Kate Atkinson
My native language is Assamese. the book is in English.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 35
Good Reads Author: 1
NARUMON20.2 Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies
Option 3: Read a book that is #5 in a series
Death Masks, which is #5 in the Dresden Files series.
25.12 Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park System
Option 1: Read a book that is set 50% in Idaho, Wyoming, or Montana
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer. The book looks in depth at a series of rapes that occurred in Missoula, Montana.
Option 4: read a book whose author’s first or last name is George, Washington, Thomas, Jefferson Abraham, Lincoln, Theodore, or Roosevelt
Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe by George Johnson.
25.14 JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland
Option 2: Read a book with Cozy Mystery as main page genre
Eggs in Purgatory by Laura Childs. Shelved as Mystery > Cozy Mystery by 58 users.
Option 6: contains at least 2 of the following numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in page count.
Stitches by David Small. This hardcover book has 329 pages, so it contains the numbers 3 and 2. Graphic Novels are allowed per task creator's statement.
TOTAL IN POST:
Points: 20 + 25 + 25 = 70
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies = 0
TOTAL SO FAR:
Points: 50 + 70 = 120
Big Books: 0 + 0 = 0
Golden Oldies: 0 + 0 = 0
Mod
5.1 - Dance at Le moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
person with hat on cover
HeartshotPB: Heartshot
5.5 - The Floor Scrapers by Gustave Caillebotte
pg 2 #103 on list: Siberian Education: Growing Up in a Criminal Underworld
10.9. Catch Up With the SRC
This book was new-to-me, not a re-read
From Summer 2011: Bitten
total = 110
ABAYOMI30.1- Schatzie's task: Tis the season of giving back
OPTION 3: author's initials can be found in the word HEART
O Adeus às Armas by Ernest Hemingway
E and H are found in HEART
****I claim a Goldien Oldie ticket. First year of publication is 1929****
OPTION 4: a book of my choice
Oito sabás para bruxas
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POINTS THIS POST: 30
TOTAL CHALLENGE POINTS: 50
GOLDEN OLDIES: 1
BIG BOOKS TICKETS: 1
COLLEENS10.10. Jump!
The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld
272 pages (divided by 4 is 68)
Since leap year occurs every four years, read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4.
REQUIRED: When you post, indicate the total number of pages in your book, keeping in mind the rules for determining pages for ebooks and audiobooks, and be sure that you've linked to the right edition of your book.
Points this post: 10
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 10
Books Read: 1
Tasks Complete: 1
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
READ60 5.4Popular Satire
Where'd you go Bernadette?Where'd You Go, Bernadette
by Maria Semple. I found it on page 1 of Satire.
Points this post: 5
Total Points : 5
MWEAVER5.4 - Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain
Found on page 4 of Popular Satire Books.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
Cait S5.6- Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte
Read a book with the word CITY or CITIES found intact in the title or subtitle.
Dead City by James Ponti
Children's Genre Info: MG, BL: 5.1 AR Points: 8.0
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 85
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Dakimel15.6 En Plein Air
20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things for option B
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
option B - Fortune Smiles
TALLY:
This post - 55 points
Total - 135
Reader name : Maya10.2. Art Appreciation
Read a book that has a framed painting or framed photograph on the cover.
Book read: Family Pictures by Jane Green
Points this post: 10
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 125
Books Read: 13
Tasks Complete: 11
Big Books Total: 3
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Mary B.15.10 A Reason To Party
#1 in a series All Good Deeds
15.6 En Plain Air
An outdoor scene on the cover
Points this Task 30 points
Total Points 55
Tasks completed 3
CYNBAXTERTask # 30.06 – Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s
Book 1, Option 1: Ice Skating at the North Pole by Sena Jeter Naslund which has one of the following words in the title: Cold, Snow, Ice, Freeze, or Frozen.
Book 2 - Option 2: The Complaints by Ian Rankin whose first and last name have initials in the phrase "DRESSING WARMLY".
120 (Book 1) + 381 (Book 2) = 501 pages total
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date = 145 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
Mary P25.15 - Jamie NY's task: Winter Challenge Goals!
Rolled #4 and #5
Book 1: Read a book in a series. #4
Odd Hours by Dean Koontz
Book 2: Using whichever number you did not use for book 1, read a Goodread's Best Book of 2015 nominee or winner . #5= Fiction
Trail of Broken Wings by Sejal Badani
Points this post: 25
Total points: 55
SpiderMac20.1 Most Improved - Megan W's task: (Super)Heroes
Option 1 - Read a book with the main page genre “Superheroes” (embedded or standalone). Books with the genre Sequential Art (Comics, Graphic Novels, Manga) are acceptable for this task.
I chose Option 1 and read Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson
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20.9 Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
Option B – Read a short story collection.
I chose Option B and read Ghostly: A Collection of Ghost Stories by Audrey Niffenegger
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20.10 Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season.
I read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Required: You must participate in the book's discussion thread.
My comment is message 29 of the discussion thread.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Points this post: 60
Points total: 100/1185
Tasks completed: 7/65
Books read: 7
LLJones10.8 - 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. Include in your post the name of the Vice President.
--Read: Bettyville by George Hodgman
VP = George M. Dallas (Polk) - 279 pages
Points This Post: 10
Points Thus Far: 35/1185
Tasks Completed: 3/65
Total Pages Read: 888
Golden Oldies: 0
BB500+: 0
BB750+: 0
BB1000+: 0
Sara2
20.1 Most Improved - Megan W's task: (Super)Heroes
**Re-posted to include ebook verification info**
For this task, choose ONE of these options:
Required: Specify which option you picked when you post.
Option 1. Read a book with the main page genre “Superheroes” (embedded or standalone).
Even Villains Fall In Love
*Ebook verification: Approved Length, spread sheet #710
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies
For this challenge, read ONE book from the option of your choice.
REQUIRED: State which option you chose when posting
Option 1: read a book where the cover is primarily (over 50%) Duke blue (officially it is Pantone 287, but any dark blue will be accepted).
Required: Include the cover when you post.
(approved in help thread, #69)
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25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!
(Two Book Task)
**Re-posted to include ebook verification info**
::BOOK ONE::
Read a a book that you got for free (library, netgalley, borrowed from a friend, received as a gift, $0 on Kindle/Nook/etc.) where the AUTHOR is new to you.
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen (library book/author is new to me)
::BOOK TWO::
Read a second book that you got for free, but in a DIFFERENT way than book one. Remember the author still has to be new to you.
Teaching The Boss by Mallory Crowe(Kindle freebie on Amazon/author is new to me)
*Ebook verification: Approved Length, spread sheet #2016
REQUIRED: When claiming STATE how you came by the books and that the authors are new to you.
Post Total: 65 points
Total: 220
20.1 Most Improved - Megan W's task: (Super)Heroes
**Re-posted to include ebook verification info**
For this task, choose ONE of these options:
Required: Specify which option you picked when you post.
Option 1. Read a book with the main page genre “Superheroes” (embedded or standalone).
Even Villains Fall In Love
*Ebook verification: Approved Length, spread sheet #710
______________________________________________________
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies
For this challenge, read ONE book from the option of your choice.
REQUIRED: State which option you chose when posting
Option 1: read a book where the cover is primarily (over 50%) Duke blue (officially it is Pantone 287, but any dark blue will be accepted).
Required: Include the cover when you post.
(approved in help thread, #69)_____________________________________________________________
25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!
(Two Book Task)
**Re-posted to include ebook verification info**
::BOOK ONE::
Read a a book that you got for free (library, netgalley, borrowed from a friend, received as a gift, $0 on Kindle/Nook/etc.) where the AUTHOR is new to you.
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen (library book/author is new to me)
::BOOK TWO::
Read a second book that you got for free, but in a DIFFERENT way than book one. Remember the author still has to be new to you.
Teaching The Boss by Mallory Crowe(Kindle freebie on Amazon/author is new to me)
*Ebook verification: Approved Length, spread sheet #2016
REQUIRED: When claiming STATE how you came by the books and that the authors are new to you.
Post Total: 65 points
Total: 220
Shawn H.20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
Option 2. My dad: Professional athlete - American Football
I Feel Like Going On: Life, Game, and Glory by Ray Lewis
***Nonfiction about Ray Lewis - played linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens - an american football team***
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Ticket Books: 0
Mimi Michele30.7
2. Read a book whose pages are a combo of these:46,396; 6; 2000
Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American FamilyAmy Ellis Nutt
Number of pages 304
3. First letter of each word in TRAFALGAR SQUARE. One word titles acceptable
Room byEmma Donoghue
Points: 30
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Total points: 60
Golden Oldie: 1
Big Book: 0
loafer10.10. Jump!
Since leap year occurs every four years, read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4.
A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers
312 pages (312/4=78)
points this post: 10
total points: 70
BB: 2
GO: 1
tasks completed: 5
CHRISTINE USTask 10.2 Art Appreciation
Organize your Corpses by Mary Jane Maffini
There are several framed pictures on the right side of the image.
Task 15.10 A Reason to Party
Mortal Arts by Anna Lee Huber
This book is the 2nd in the series.
Total this post: 25
Total to date: 50
Task 15.10 A REASON TO PARTYRavencliffe by Carol Goodman
*Ravencliffe is #2 in the Blythewood trilogy.*
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 40/1,185
BB=0
GO=0
Elizabeth PTask 10.10 - Jump!
Book with number of pages divisible by 4
Until We Touch by Susan Mallery
Pages link - Until We Touch at 384 pages, 384/4 = 96
Task 15.6 - En Plein Air
Cover has outdoor scene
by Susan MalleryTask 15.10 - A Reason to Party
Book that is #12 in a series
Three Little Words by Susan Mallery
Task 20.2 - The Cameron Crazies
Option Two - Author's initials in KRZYZEWSKI
Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch
kRzyzewSki
Task 20.5 - Winter Birthdays
Option Two - Main character was Professional Football Player
Before We Kiss by Susan Mallery
Retired professionals cleared in help thread message 18
Task 20.9 - Art and Science
Option Three - Book #1 in a series you haven't read before
Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson
I have never read the Gold Seer trilogy before.
Points this Post: 100
Total Points: 100
Total Tasks: 6
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Total Books: 6
FANDURY20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Option 1: Read a book written in a language other than your native language.
Who Buries the Dead by C.S. Harris
My native language is German and this book is in English.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 90
Books Read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
LLJones***THIS IS A REPOST TO CORRECT LINK TO BOOK...ORIGINAL POST #377
10.3 - "Young Girl Reading"
Read a book whose title/subtitle shares a word (4 or more letters long) with the title of one of Renoir's painting. Specify the name of the painting and the word used.
--Read: Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Renoir Painting: "Girl with a Hoop" - word = girl - 269 pages
Points This Post: 10
Points Thus Far: 25/1185
Tasks Completed: 2/65
Total Pages Read: 609
Golden Oldies: 0
BB500+: 0
BB750+: 0
BB1000+: 0
trishhartuk25.1 Beth NC’s Task: Art of Reading
Option B: Impressionism includes the play of light. Read a book that shows the sun or the moon on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover when you post.
, John Masefield(If the moon is too blurred, then this book also works for Option E – the letters M O N E T can be found in the title - ThE MidNight fOlk)
Golden Oldie: The Midnight Folk was first published in 1927
AR Quiz Info: No. 203375 EN Fiction: IL: MY - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11.0
Note to the mods: I hadn't realised that the page-count was missing in the GR link for this edition. I've asked the librarians to add it, but in the meantime, the Amazon link is here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Midnight-Folk...
Option C: Read an anthology or a book of short stories or essays that are built around the same theme. REQUIRED: State the theme.
HELP FUND MY ROBOT ARMY!!! and Other Improbable Crowdfunding Projects, ed. John Joseph Adams
An anthology of science fiction/fantasy stories told in the form of fictional crowdfunding project pitches.
Ebook listed on line #942 of the approval file (as of 16/12/15)
Approved for the task in help thread message #31
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie: 1
Total Points: 130
Tasks Completed: 7
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 0
Mimi MicheleRepost of 397
30.7
2. Read a book whose pages are a combo of these:46,396; 6; 2000
Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family by Amy Ellis Nutt
Number of pages 304
3. First letter of each word in TRAFALGAR SQUARE. One word titles acceptable
Room by Emma Donoghue
Both books are new to me.
Points: 30
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Total points: 60
Golden Oldie: 1
Big Book: 0
30.1 – Tis the season for giving backOPTION 3: Read a book with an author whose initials can be found in the word HEART.
The Crime at Tattenham Corner: An Inspector Stoddart Mystery: Volume 2 by Annie Haynes
*This book is a GOLDEN OLDIE*
OPTION 4: Read a book of your choice.
Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures by Polly Morland
Points this post: 30
TOTAL POINTS: 85
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: - (500+)
Total tasks completed: 4
Total books read: 5
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Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
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