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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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Christine V5.5 - December, January, February
The Sorrows of Young Werther I read this audio edition. The top MMPB, Les souffrances du jeune Werther, lists a page count of 221 pages.
The Sorrows of Young Werther was first published in 1774. ***Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket***
Points this post: 5
GO tickets this post: 1
Total points: 35
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
Kristi CO25.7 - Dakimel’s task: Podcast Recommendations
One book option
Overdue Podcast bookshelf, page 5
The Passage by Justin Cronin
*big book ticket* The Passage is 766 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 120
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Alexxy5.6 Read a book written by an author named “Nicholas”
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
5.10 Read a book of your choice.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
20.10 Group Reads
Homegoing , message 8
Points this post: 30
Points Total: 35
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5.10 – Your Own 8th Wonder
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
CURRENT POST
Points: 5
BBT: 0
GO: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 5
BBT: 0
GO: 0
Sara ITA20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option A: Dickens — Read a book by Charles Dickens.
Canto di Natale (English title: A Christmas Carol)
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15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO.
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
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10.10 - Got Your Lottery Ticket?
Read a book by Shirley Jackson.
L'incubo di Hill House (English edition: The Haunting of Hill House)
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Points this Post: 45
Total Points: 45
10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?A word in the Title ends in -ing
A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn
20.1. Most Improved Player
Option #1: Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the word CARIBBEAN.
The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry Two B's from Caribbean
5.5 - December, January, February
pages containing a 1 or 2
520 pages
Replica by Lauren Oliver
Points this post: 35
Points in total:60
BB:0
GO:0
Tasks completed:5
Books read:5
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20.7 - One or Two? I read Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson. This fits option one because it has two E's and two I's in the title / subtitle.
I am claiming one Big Book ticket. This edition has 659 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 55
Tasks complete: 3
Books read: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option One: I or Eye?
Housebroken: Admissions of an Untidy Life
2 "E" in Housebroken and 2 "I" in Admissions plus a couple of extras.
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Points in total:50
BB:0
GO:0
Total Tasks completed: 3
Total Books read: 3
SandiCompleted Tasks
10.7. Rollin on the River
Food as a main page genre
Audio edition I listened to: The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat
Most popular paperback: The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
15.4 - To Tell the Truth
Using Option 2 where one book fits both tasks:
A. Book title includes the word WHY
B. Book is nonfiction
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
15.9 It's Summer Somewhere
The word SUMMER in title
Audio edition I listened to: One Summer
Most popular paperback: One Summer
20.6. Seasoned Reader – Nicola T's Task: Repos Production’s 7Wonders
Option 3 -- title contains word from list of words synonymous with guild -- SOCIETY
Kindle edition I read: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Most popular MMPB: Le cercle littéraire des amateurs d'épluchures de patates
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 35
Points Earned this Post: 60
Total Points To Date: 95
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5.4 – Best Laid Plans
The Honeymoon Prize by Melissa McClone
REQUIRED: Fits Fall 2016 task 5.6 - Candy (2 M's in author name)
Approved for length in ebook verification thread post #5975
10.3 – They’re Old!
The Pursuit of Mary Bennet: A Pride and Prejudice Novel by Pamela Mingle
REQUIRED: Historical Fiction is main page genre
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Points: 15
BBT: 0
GO: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 20
BBT: 0
GO: 0
Hannah MoTask 20.2 Fun and Games
Option 2: Dungeons and Dragons
Author's first and last names begin with the same letter
Mystic and Rider by Sharon Shinn
Points this task: 20
Shanna Redwind20.1. Most Improved Player - CynBaxter's Task: Christmas in the Caribbean
Option 1. Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the word CARIBBEAN
Mixed Signals by Alyssa Cole
A:Alyssa
C:Cole
Points this post:20
Total points:115
Tasks completed:7
Books read:7
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:0
Brave10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?
Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing.” No variations allowed.
High Rising by Angela Thirkell
This book was first published in 1933.
I'd like to claim 1 Golden Oldies ticket for this challenge.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 55
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
500+: 1
750+: 0
1000+: 0
Brave5.5 - December, January, February
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 1 or 2.
Disquiet by Julia Leigh
This edition I read is listed as having 122 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 60
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
500+: 1
750+: 0
1000+: 0
Janice CA25.6 - Celebrate the City
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose surname matches one of the 110 Livery professions.
profession: cook #35
Fifty Years a Country Doctor by Hull Cook
and
Option 5: Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of those commemorated in Postman's Park:
Commemorate: Mary Rodgers (3rd person on the list)
Just Be Yourself by Mary Bard
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total: 25
tasks: 1
books: 2
Creynard20.3 Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It was the Best of Times, It was the Worst of Times
Option 1: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
**A Christmas Carol is a Golden Oldie, first published in 1843. Claiming on Golden Oldie Ticket.**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 230
GO this post: 1
Total GO: 1
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Tasks completed: 12
Books Read: 20
Task 30.4 - Mazza1's TaskI am using the one book option.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling - 12/26/16*****
Options I used:
Option 1: Read a book with an average GR rating above 4.24
Approved in help thread, post 4
Option 5: Read a book from the following list of the 20 best Audio books
734 Pages - Task requires more than 600 pages
Main Page Genre of Children's - AR Bookfinder Info: IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 32.0
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 85
Queen Bee Darlene10.5 Noel No "L" in title/subtitle/author's name
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
10 Points
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 15
10.3 - They're Old!The Magdalen Girls (This book was an advanced reader's copy)
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 45
30.2: SCHATZIE’S TASK: Pros & ConsOption 1: From Best Books About Families List, page 1.
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
IL: UY - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17.0
Option 2: Read a book with at least 3 vowels from A-I-O-U in the title, but without the letter E.
Going Out by Scarlett Thomas
Letters present are I-O-U.
Points this post: 30
Points in total: 210
Tasks competed: 11
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times - Minimum page count 300Option B - Commonwealth - Pay Dirt Or, Adventures at Ash Lawn by Rita Mae Brown - 12/26/16 - Takes place in Crozet, Virginia, GR main page - 406 pages
20.5. Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
Option 2 - Read a book that is a collection of short stories or essays. Field of Thirteen: Short Stories by Dick Francis - 12/26/16 - Short stories.
Points This Post - 40
Total Points - 225
perletwoTask 30.7 - Jonquil’s Task: Dreams are made of this - Book 1: Read a book that takes place (80%) in one of these cities: Chicago, USA; Toronto, Canada; Paris, France; Berlin, Germany; or London, England.
Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson - London
Book 2: Read a second book that takes place (80%) in one of the remaining four cities. The city for book 2 cannot be the same as the city for book 1.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog - Paris
Points this task: 30
Total points: 400
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 28
Tasks completed: 22
5.8 - Full MoonA Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
10.5. Noel!
Rahtari by Seppo Jokinen
10.10. Got Your Lottery Ticket?
Plague of the Dead
Points this post: 25
Points total: 190
GO total: 0
BB total: 0
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 13
trishhartuk5.9 - Listmaker
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains the numbers 2 AND 5 such as 1952, 2005 or 2015.
Sweetness and Light, JA Whiting
First published in 2015
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 265
Tasks Completed: 15
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 2 (500+ x2)
Jasmiina F5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder:
Read a book of your choice:
Doomboy by Tony Sandoval.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 150
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Mod
5.1 - The Ancients
initials AC: Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges by Amy Cuddy
5.7 - Long, Long Ago
Pg 7: Alexandria by Lindsey Davis
25.2 - Perletwo's Task: Timeless: Leonard & Leon
Book 1, moon in title: Sun, Moon, Earth: The History of Solar Eclipses, from Omens of Doom to Einstein and Exoplanets by Tyler Nordgren
Book 2, time travel: A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor
total = 325
Karrie5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Zanzibar Tales for fall 2016 task 15.4. From A... to Z
B. Read a book whose title/subtitle or author's name contains the letter Z
10.3.They're Old!
In Every Heartbeat
In honor of ancient wonders, read a book with History or Historical Fiction as a main page genre.
10.6. More Following Through!
The LikenessTana French
Tana French was a new to me author in 2016.
10.10. Got Your Lottery Ticket?
Sharp Objects
Main page genre horror
Points this post: 35
Total points: 50
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
FANDURY20.10 - Group Reads.
You must participate in the book's discussion thread below with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum
I posted in the discussion thread in post 12
Point this post: 20
Total Points: 100
Books Read: 9
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
10.10 A book by Shirley JacksonThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
15.7 main page genre "fantasy"
The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 90/1075
Tasks completed: 7/60
Books Read: 7
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
5.4 - Best Laid Plans Sex Criminals, Volume 3: Three the Hard Way by Matt Fraction
Would also fit task "5.9 - Willow" from the fall challenge
Letter x in the title
5.5 - December, January, February
The Walking Dead, Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters by Robert Kirkman
136 pages
10.3.They're Old!
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Shelved as historical fiction
10.10. Got Your Lottery Ticket?
Hellboy, Vol. 2: Wake the Devil by Mike Mignola
Shelved as horror
30.2: SCHATZIE’S TASK: Pros & Cons
1 - The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology that Fuel Success and Performance at Work by Shawn Achor
Found on page 1 of 'Best Happiness Books'
2 - As You Wish by Eloisa James
Vowels - a, o, u, i
POINTS: 135
TARABLYTHE20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option C: Dirty Martini by J.A. Konrath
[book was originally published in 2007]
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 35
Total Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
Creynard15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Broken Dove by Kristen Ashley
B-Broken
Points this post: 15
Total points: 245
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Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 21
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyDate: December 27, 2016
Task 15.6 - Multilingual
Required: In your post, state your native language and the original language of the book.
A Man Called Ove
(my native language = English, original language of book = Swedish) read 12/26
Total points this post: 15
Total points to date: 120
GO Tickets: 2
BB Tickets: 0
Oma1229December is the 12th month, January is the 1st and February is the 2nd. Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 1 or 2.
Death's Half Acre by Margaret Maron
Total Points-90/1075
Completed Tasks-7/60
GO Books (1)
Big Books 500-750 pages (); 750+pages()
Sarah E30.9 - Catherine T's Task: Construction Wonders
Book 1: This is a reread.
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
1 C
1 O
2 N
1 S
2 T
Book 2: Non-Fiction book with History as a main page genre. This is a new to me book.
Your Country Needs YOU
This is not a coffee table/art book - although there are illustrations it is mostly text.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
lesliesoup30.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
One:
: Read a book that is 1st in a series.
The Diva Runs Out of Thyme
AND
B: Read the 2nd book in the same series as book A.
The Diva Takes the Cake
5.5 - December, January, February
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
pages:320
this task: 35 points
total points: 105 points
Sara ITA10.8 - On the Coast
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries with a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea - Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey.
25 grammi di felicità by Massimo Vacchetta
Book set in Italy
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Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 55
CYNBAXTER# 5.01 – The Ancients
Task: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in ANCIENT
Book: The Green Road by Anne Enright = AnciEnt
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 205 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
LAVENDER15.3 - Her Declaration of Independence
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both option 1 Book A and Book B.
A: Read a book from the list of Popular Feminism Books
B: Read a book by a female author whose initials are found in MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT.
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
Appears near the top of the 3rd page on the list
AND
Author initials (M.A.) in "MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT"
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 7
Elizabeth PTask 15.2 - Celebrity Eye Roll
Option One: Night intact in title
The Midnight Star by Marie Lu
Option Two: Time intact in title
First Time in Forever by Sarah Morgan
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 105
Total Tasks: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 11
MADDIE OTask 20.9- Celebrating Proofreading
Option 3: Read a book with a main page genre holiday or Christmas. Genre may be stand alone or imbedded.
My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories
Holiday>Christmas appears in MPG list.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Total Tasks: 1
Total Books: 1
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyDate: December 27, 2016
Task 5.5 - December, January, February
The Death Cure 325 pages read 12/27
Total points this post: 5
Total points to date: 125
GO Tickets: 2
BB Tickets: 0
REPOST of post 625Brave
5.5 - December, January, February
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 1 or 2.
Disquiet by Julia Leigh
This edition I read is listed as having 122 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 60
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
500+: 1
750+: 0
1000+: 0
Catherine TTask 5.5 - December, January, February
read a book with page count contains 1 or 2
Locke & Key, Vol. 6: Alpha & Omega by Joe Hill
192 pages - has both 1 and 2!
Task 10.6 - More Following Through
read a book by an author I first read in 2016
Locke & Key, Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom by Joe Hill
Joe Hill was new to me in 2016 (in this season, actually)
Task 15.7 - Tales of Middle-Earth
read a book with MPG Fantasy
Locke & Key, Vol. 5: Clockworks by Joe Hill
Task 20.1 - Christmas in the Carribean
option 1 - read a book whose author initial are found in CARRIBEAN
The Girls by Emma Cline
Task 30.9 - Construction Wonders
book 1 - 7 letters from CONSTRUCTION in the title
Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
1 C
2 O
1 N
1 T
1 R
1 I
book 2 - non-fiction, MPG history
The Age of Daredevils by Michael Clarkson
book 1 (Brighton Rock) was a reread
book 2 (Age of Daredevils) was new to me
Kristina Marie5.3 - Sole Survivor
Read a book that is number 1 in a series.
I listened to The 100 by Kass Morgan. There is no mass-market paperback, the paperback edition (The 100) has 323 pages.
*This is the first in the series The 100.
5.5 - December, January, February
Read a book with the number of pages that includes the number 1 or 2.
I read The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared by Alice Ozma.
*This book has 279 paged.
5.9 - Listmaker
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains the numbers 2 AND 5.
I listened to Day 21 by Kass Morgan. There is no mass-market paperback, the paperback edition (Day 21) has 311 pages.
*This book was first published in 2014.
10.6. More Following Through!
Read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016 (including December).
I listened to Homecoming by Kass Morgan. There is no mass-market paperback, the paperback (Homecoming) has 340 pages.
*This is another book by an author I first read this month (December 2016).
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 25
Pat >15.6 - Multilingual
Task Description ~ Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language. The edition you read may be in any language, as long as the first published edition of the book was not in your native language.
Required ~ In your post, state your native language and the original language of the book.
Me - English, Book - French
The Red Notebook by Antoine LaurainCompleted ~ 12.10.16
Pages ~ 159
Points this post ~ 15
Total Points ~ 60
Tasks Completed ~ 4
Books Read This Season ~ 4
Pages Read This Season : 1002
Pat 5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Task Description ~ Read a book set at least 50% in a location of an ancient wonder: Egypt, Iraq, Greece, or Turkey.
The Other Side of The Bridge by Katharine SwartzCompleted ~ 12.13.16
Pages ~ 300
Points this post ~ 5
Total Points ~ 65
Tasks Completed ~ 5
Books Read This Season ~ 5
Pages Read This Season : 1302
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20.9 Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
Option #3:
Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 35