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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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Ava Catherine20.4 Golden Oldies-Mairi's Task: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Option 1: Read a book with a skeleton, skull, or bones on the cover or one of these words in the title or subtitle.
Make No Bones by Aaron Elkins
"bones" in title; skull on cover
20.5 Bigger is Better-Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
Option 1: Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Page 1, #47 of Big Fat Books Worth the Effort list
total=350
Amy O.5.1 - The Ancients - book written by author whose initials can be found in ANCIENT
At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie
20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games - Option 2: book with two word title, both words beginning with same letter
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock
Points this post: 25
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Amy O.20.9 Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
Option 1 - book by author whose initials are found in PROOFREADING
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Points this post: 20
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Ava Catherine20.6 Seasoned Reader-Nicola T's Task: Repos Production's 7 Wonders
Option 1: Read a book with at least one of these 4 resources intact in the title/subtitle or features on the cover: wood, ore, brick, stone.
The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
"stone" in title
total=370
SCHATZIE25.9:Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
opt. 1: a word in title made from 'QUIS EST CAESAR TIBI NUNC?'
Take the Stairs: 7 Steps to Achieving True Success
--my word: STAIRS
opt. 2: #10 in a series
Small Favor
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25.11: Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
opt. 4: given list: Strong Male character list
--found on page 1
El libro del cementerio
IL: MG+
I listened to the audio. So the book link is to the MMPB for page count. 255 pages
opt. 5: a book that is 2nd or 3rd in a series
The Rise of Nine
I listened to the audio. The book link is to the PB (no mmpb) for page count. 416 pages.
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30.1: Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
Opt. 3, book 1: Black text only on cover
Opt. 3, book 2: White text only on cover
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Points this Post: 80
Challenge Total: 860
Ava Catherine20.8 Moderator's Pet-Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
Option 2: Read a book with a heterograph in the title/subtitle from one of the given lists.
Piece of Mind by Michelle Adelman heterograph=piece
from list Heterographs I: #14 (piece vs peace)
total=390
Amy O.10.4. Fire and Ice - book where all letters of FIRE and ICE can be found in title/subtitle/author's name.
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
**This book is a Golden Oldie**
F, I, E, C, E - the agE oF InnoCEnce
I, R - edIth whaRton
10.5. Noel! - book with no L in title or author's name
The Buccaneers by Edith Wharton
**This book is a Golden Oldie**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
CHANDNI25.5 - Sarah BR's Task: A Return to Stars Hollow
Option 1: Rory's reading list
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris - 272 pages
This is number 175 on the list.
Option 3: Where you lead
Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia - 352 pages
Song word: want
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 185
Books Read: 12
Completed Tasks: 8
15.8 Not-So-Secret (leavening) Agent Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris - NAHCOOO letters in the title and author name BeHiNd ClOsed dOOr - BA Paris
Task points 15
Total points 80
Readerboard Name: MCCATHY5.5 - December, January, February
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 1 or 2.
Set Me Free by London Setterby
PB Edition: Set Me Free 246 pgs
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5.9 - Listmaker
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains the numbers 2 AND 5 such as 1952, 2005 or 2015.
Blood & Rust by Skyla Madi
First Published: 2015
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10.2 - Ring, Sing, Bling?
Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing.”
The Moment of Everything by Shelly King
"Everything" ends in -ing
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10.5 - Noel!
Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
Visions in Death by J.D. Robb
No L in title or author name
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15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Read a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”
Tricked by Kevin Hearne
MPG Fantasy
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15.8 - Not-So-Secret (leavening) Agent
Read a book where ALL the letters N A H C O O O (3 O’s) are found in any combination of title, subtitle and author’s name.
A Ghost of a Chance by Morgana Best
N in Chance
A in A
H in Ghost
C in Chance
O in Ghost
O in of
O in Morgana
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20.1 - 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.
Booty Call by Ainsley Booth
Author's initials AB in cAriBbean
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20.4 - Golden Oldies - Mhairi's Task: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Option 1: Read a book with a skeleton, skull, or bones on the cover or one of these words in the title or subtitle.
by Morgana BestSkeleton & Skull on cover
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Points this post: 100
Total Points: 255
Readerboard Name: MCCATHY20.9 - Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
Option 1: Read a book where the author's initials can be found in the word PROOFREADING.
One More Chance by Abbi Glines
Author's initials AG in proofreAdinG
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25.1 - Andy P.'s task: Bookends
Book 1. Read a book written by a single author in which the First letter of the author's First name is the same as the Last letter of his/her Last name.
Getting Dirty by Mia Storm
PB edition: Getting Dirty 228 pgs
Author's name begins & ends in M
Book 2. Read a book in which the First letter of the First word is the same as the Last letter of the Last word in the title.
Learning to Feel by NR Walker
PB Edition: Learning to Feel 288 pgs
Title begins & ends with L
Page count for both books should be at least 500 pages
228 + 288 = 516 pages ✓
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25.8 - Beth F's Task: Backwards Alphabet Code
Book 1 - Ignoring the articles "the", "a" and "an", read a book whose title begins with a letter in the left-hand column.
Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas
MMPB edition: Then Came You 384 pgs
Book 2 - Ignoring the articles "the", "a" and "an", read a book whose title begins with the letter in the right-hand column that corresponds to the letter you selected from the left-hand.
Grilled Rye Murder: Book 16 in The Darling Deli Series by Patti Benning
PB Edition: Grilled Rye Murder: Book 16 in The Darling Deli Series 158 pgs
Page count for both books should be at least 500 pages
384 + 158 = 542 pages ✓
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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.
No Obligation Required by Kelly Jamieson
PB edition: No Obligation Required 250 pgs
Takes place in Chicago - "...driving along dark Chicago streets to his condo."
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.
30 Days by Christine d'Abo 320 pgs
Takes place in Toronto - listed on book's main page
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Points this post: 100
Total Points: 355
20.5. Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of ItSwan Song
Book is found on Page 2 of Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
956 Pages - Claiming a Big Book Ticket
Points this post: 20
Total points 170
Big Book Ticket 1
10.5. Noel! Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
The Borrowed
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.
Stories of Your Life and Others
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option One: I or Eye?
Read a book that has 2 “I”s AND 2 “E”s in the title/subtitle - more than 2 of both/either are okay
The Awakening and Selected Stories
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 145
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 9
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: -
hoodoomends30.1 - Good Things Come in Pairs
PAIR TWO
• Book A: written by a new-to-you author.
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Rampo Edogawa (★★★)
I first read Rampo Edogawa in December/16 (new author to me).
• Book B: another book by the same author (can't be in the same series).
The Early Cases of Akechi Kogoro by Rampo Edogawa (★★★)
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Current Post
Points: 30
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 75
GO: -
BB: -
LAURAH3010.3.They're Old!
Help Thread
In honor of ancient wonders, read a book with History or Historical Fiction as a main page genre.
The nightingale - historical fiction
The Nightingale
LAVENDER25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the City
Option 1: Read a book where the initial letters of the author’s name can be found in DOMINE DIRIGE NOS.
Venom & Vanilla by Shannon Mayer (kindle edition I read)
Venom & Vanilla (paperback 226 pages)
Author initials S.M. in DOMINE DIRIGE NOS.
AND
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose surname matches one of the 110 Livery professions.
Knight Seeker by Eric Cooper
"Coopers" are on the list of livery professions.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 9
reader board name - MAZZA1. 20 point tasks
Task 20.1 Most Improved Player - CynBaxter's Task: Christmas in the Caribbean
REQUIRED: Indicate in your post the option you chose.
Option 1 - Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the word CARIBBEAN. Letters may be used as often as they appear in the phrase. Middle initials may be used or ignored.
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
I am claiming a Golden Oldie ticket for this book first published in 1939
Task 20.2 Rookie at the top - Fun and Games
REQUIRED: Identify in your post the option you chose.
Option 2. Dungeons & Dragons
Read a book with a two word title in which both words begin with the same letter
After Alice
20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
This is a one book challenge. Your book must have at least 300 pages.
REQUIRED: Indicate in your post the option you chose.
Option A: Dickens
In homage to the quote I chose to name this task, read a book by Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities 489 pages
I am claiming a Golden Oldie ticket for this book first published in 1859
Task 20.4. Golden Oldies - Mhairi's Task: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Option 1: Read a book with a skeleton, skull, or bones on the cover or one of these words in the title or subtitle. If you choose the "word in title/subtitle" option, plural/singular forms and possessives are allowed - no other variations.
Roll 'Em Mister Bones
Task 20.5. Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
This is a one book task. Choose one of the following options. REQUIRED: Specify which option you are using.
Option 2:
Read a book that is a collection of short stories or essays.
I Sing the Body Electric! & Other Stories
Task 20.6. Seasoned Reader – Nicola T's Task: Repos Production’s 7Wonders
Option 1: “The first age”
Cards that give you raw resources to build are available in this age.
The resources are : wood, ore, brick and stone
Requirements: Read a book with at least one of these 4 resources found intact in the title/subtitle or featured on the cover.
Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
REQUIRED: Specify your option when you post.
Option One: I or Eye?
Read a book that has 2 “I”s AND 2 “E”s in the title/subtitle - more than 2 of both/either are okay
The Imperfectionists
20.9 Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
This is a one book task, so choose one book from one of the following options. REQUIRED: State in your post the option that you chose.
Option 1: Read a book where the author's initials can be found in the word PROOFREADING. Middle initials may be ignored, and letters may be used as often as they appear in the target word.
For books with two authors only one needs to meet this requirement. Books with more than two authors are not eligible.
Louder Than a Whisper: Clearer Than a Bell (Renee Paule)
20.10 - Group Reads.
For Nonfiction - History of Science:The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
Post number 15 in discussion thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points claimed this post = 180
Total Points to date = 480
Books read to date = 42
Golden Oldie tickets this post = 2
Total golden oldie tickets = 4
BB tickets this post = 0
BB tickets to date = 1
Task 10.4. Fire and IceRead a book with all letters of FIRE and of ICE found in the book’s title/subtitle/author name. Surrender the Pink (1990) by Carrie Fisher (Hardcover, 288 pages)
FIRE: FI sh ER
ICE: C arr IE
110 + 10 = 120
Tasks Completed: 07
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 110 + 10 = 120
Books read: 08
Pages read: 1,938
Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 02
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
DIANA K15.6 - Multilingual - Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language.
I read Never Again So Close which is an Amazon Kindle First Reads selection. It was originally published in Italian as Mai piu cost vicuna.
30.9 - Catherine T's Task: Construction Wonders
1. Read a book where at least 7 of the letters in CONSTRUCTION can be found in the title/subtitle.
A Child al Confino: The True Story of a Jewish Boy and His Mother in Mussolini's Italy This was a new read.
2. Read a non-fiction book with the main page genre engineering or history.
Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture. This was a reread.
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 140
Tasks Completed: 8
ANNA E5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
10.3.They're Old!
Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear
Total Points: 15
30.3 - Daphne's Task: Atlas Obscura - Minimum page count for the two books combined is 600 pages.Option 1 - For this option, read a book with one of 55 words for snow in the title or subtitle.
An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris - 12/18/16 - 280p
Option 5 - Read a book with the main page genre of Dogs, Animals, or Wolves.
Murder Unleashed by Rita Mae Brown - 1/03/17 - MPG Animals>8users - 320p
Total pages - 600
Points This Post - 30
Total Points - 410
perletwo25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic? - Option 1: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters found in "QUIS EST CAESAR TIBI NUNC?" Letters may only be used as many times as they appear. REQUIRED: State the word you are using in your post.
The Man in the Queue - QUis Est caEsar tibi nUnc = QUEUE
first printed in 1929, this qualifies me for a Golden Oldies ticket.
Option 2: Read a book that is #5 or #10 in a series. The book must be identified as (Series #5) or (Series#10) on Goodreads.
The Inheritance (Charles Lenox Mysteries #10)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 455
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 32
Tasks completed: 24
Elizabeth B20.6
Option 2:
- glass on the cover, 422 pgs25.8
total points 514 >500,
W=D
Winging It, 300 pgs
Duck Duck Ghost, 214 pgs
Points this post: 45
Total: 315+45=360
5.5 - December, January, FebruaryMaan nielemät 270 pages
5.7 - Long, Long Ago
Rooman kotkan alla page 5
10.3.They're Old!
Disa Hannuntytär
Points this post: 20
Points total: 270
GO total: 0
BB total: 0
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 20
20.10 - Group ReadsNonfiction - History of Science - Read The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum. My comment in the related thread is message 17.
Points these task: 20
Total points: 25
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 2
Jonquil20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
Option 1 Cards Title includes word "king"
King of Swords
Russell Blake
Paperback, 232 pages 1/3
Points this post: 20
Total points: 340
Books posted: 34
Tasks complete: 32
Pages this post: 232
Total pages as of this post: 10220
Jonquil20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option C: Lucky Seven
published in a year ending with 7 (first published 1987)
The Cat Who Played Brahms
Lilian Jackson Braun
Mass Market Paperback, 245 pages 12/24
Points this post: 20
Total points: 360
Books posted: 35
Tasks complete: 33
Pages this post: 245
Total pages as of this post: 10465
CYNBAXTER#30.02 – SCHATZIE’S TASK: Pros & Cons
Task: Read a book from one of this list Best Books About Family Relationships
Book 1: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri #50 on page 1 of the https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... list
Task: Read a book that contains at least 3 of these 4 vowels in the title and subtitle (A-I-O-U). No “E”
Book 2: Coffin Road by Peter May – uses o, i and a
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date = 285 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
Luara10.8 On the Coast: Book set in Israel
The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks
Points
This post: 10
Total: 180
20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & GamesI chose Option 2: Read a book..., or by an author with the same beginning letter for first & last name.
The Crocodile Bird by Ruth Rendell
Task=20
Season total=170
Andy P.Task # 10.10. Got Your Lottery Ticket?
. Read a book by Shirley Jackson,
by Shirley JacksonPoints this post: 10
Total points: 205
Mary P20.1. 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.
The Winter Crown: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Elizabeth Chadwick
Points this task: 20
Total points: 40
Creynard30.2: SCHATZIE’S TASK: Pros & Cons
Book 1: PROS - The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
#2 on GR "Best Happiness Books".
Book 2: CONS -Midnight Soul
A, I, O and no E in title.
**Midnight Soul is a Big Book with 525 pages. Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 30
Total points: 345
BB this post: 1
BB total: 4
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Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 28
BARBARA ★25.5 - Sarah BR's Task: A Return to Stars Hollow
Option 1: Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood (#216) (400 pages) 1/2
Option 3: The Rocky Road to Romance - Janet Evanovich (249 pages) 12/25
Lyric: If you're out on the road
Total Pages: 400 + 249 = 649
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 200
DANIELLE M20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
Option 2: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Author's first and last name begin with the same letter.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 130
Books Read: 8
Tasks Complete: 6
Elizabeth PTask 5.10 - Your Own 8th Wonder
Book of your choice
The Game Plan by Kristen Callihan
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 170
Total Tasks: 14
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 15
30.3 - Daphne's Task: Atlas Obscura - Minimum page count for the two books combined is 600 pages.Option 1 - For this option, read a book with one of 55 words for snow in the title or subtitle.
An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris - 12/18/16 - #18 ICE - 280p
Option 5 - Read a book with the main page genre of Dogs, Animals, or Wolves.
Murder Unleashed by Rita Mae Brown - 1/03/17 - MPG Animals>8users - 320p
Total pages - 600
Points This Post - 30
Total Points - 410
Stephanie12725.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season: This is a two book task. Choose two different options below and read a book for each option.
Option 1: The Christmas Season: For this option read a book by an author whose first and last initals can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
I'll Tell You in Person by Chloe Caldwell
Option 2: New Years Eve: For this option read a book that appears on this list: British Literature at the Movies
Required: Identify what page of the list the book appears on.
Pride and Prejudice found on page 1
Points this post: 25
Total points: 40/1075
Tasks completed: 3/60
Books read: 4
10.8. On the CoastRead a book set at least 50% in on of these countries with a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea.
The Horus Road
This book is set in Egypt which is one of the countries on the list.
Total Points this Post: 10
Total Points in Challenge: 55
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 7
Stephanie1275.10- Your Own 8th Wonder: Read a book of your choice.
Locke & Key, Volume 4: Keys to the Kingdom
Points this post: 5
Total points: 45/1075
Tasks completed: 4/60
Books read: 5
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyDate: January 3, 2017
Task 10.6. More Following Through!
The Kingmakers by Clay Griffith
This was a new author for me in 2016
Points this post: 10
Points to date: 160
GO Tickets: 3
BB Tickets: 0
Ava Catherine15.10 The Plane! The Plane!
Read a book with an aircraft on the cover.
Flyboys: A True Story of Courage by James D. Bradley
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option 1: I or Eye?
Read a book that has 2 "I"s and 2 "e"s in the title/subtitle.
The Private Patient by P.D. James
i=Private
i=Patient
e=Private
e=Patient
total=425
10.3.They're Old!Help Thread
In honor of ancient wonders, read a book with History or Historical Fiction as a main page genre.
I read Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, which has "history" as a genre on its main page.
Points: 140
Books read: 12
tasks completed: 10
tasks in progress: 1
GO: 2
pages read: 3824
This is a re-post of post 901.30.9 - Catherine T's Task: Construction Wonders
1. Read a book where at least 7 of the letters in CONSTRUCTION can be found in the title/subtitle. You do not need to find 7 different letters - that is, your title/subtitle will work for "7 letters" if it contains C, O, N, T twice, since those letters appear twice in the word CONSTRUCTION.
I read The Murder of King Tut. This title has 2 T's, 1 R, 1 I, 1 O, 1 U and 1 N. This book was a re-read for me.
2. Read a non-fiction book with the main page genre engineering or history. I read White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America, which has History on its genre page. This book was new to me.
Points: 140
Books read: 12
tasks completed: 10
tasks in progress: 1
GO: 2
pages read: 3824
Ava Catherine25.1 Andy P.'s Task: Bookends
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author in which the first letter of the author's first name is the same as the last letter of his/her last name.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Book 2: Read a book in which the first letter of the first word is the same as the last letter of the last word in the title.
True Grit by Charles Portis
total=450
Brooke TX10.3.They're Old!
Read a book with History or Historical Fiction as a main page genre.
10.7. Rollin on the River
Read a book with "environment," "ecology," "engineering," or "food" as a main page genre.
20.1. 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.
20.10 - Group Reads
My comment can be found here.
Points
This Post: 60
Total Points: 125
Completed Tasks: 12
Books Read: 20
ANNA KTask 10.5 Noel! - Read a book with no “L” in the title/subtitle/author name
The City of Mirrors, by Justin Cronin
*Big Book* (602 pages)
Task 10.10 Got Your Lottery Ticket? - Read a book about or by Shirley Jackson, or a book with the main page genre Horror.
The Twelve, by Justin Cronin [Horror]
*Big Book * (568 pages)
Points this post: 20
Points in total: 20
Big Books: 2
Big Book tickets: 2
Ava Catherine25.2 Peretwo's Task: Timeless: Leonard & Leon
Book 1: Read a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle: beauty, moonlight, moon, or light.
Truth & Beauty: A Friendship by Ann Patchett (word=beauty)
Book 2: Read a book about space travel or time travel.
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
total=475
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10.7. Rollin on the River Read a book with "environment," "ecology," "engineering," or "food" as a main page genre.
Food: A Love Story
Points this task: 10
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15.3 - Her Declaration of Independence Read TWO books one from Book A and one from Book B OR read ONE book that satisfies BOTH Book A and Book B requirements.
Book A requirements: Read a book from the list Popular Feminism Books
Book B requirements: Read a book by a female author whose initials are found in MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT.
One book option: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Found on page 1
Points this task: 15
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15.4 - To Tell the Truth Choose 2 different options and read a book for each (two books) OR Read ONE book that fulfills two different options
Book A requirements: Read a book with a question mark "?" and/or one of these interrogative words: who, whose, whom, what, where, when, why, which, how, whether, whence in the title or subtitle.
Book B requirements: Read a non-fiction book.
One book option: If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits?
Points this task: 15
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15.10 - The Plane! The Plane! Read a book with an aircraft on the cover.
Points this task: 15
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20.3. 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
Golden Oldie -- first published in 1859
Points this task: 20
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20.10 - Group Reads
For Opposites Attract: The Prince and the Pauper
Golden Oldie -- first published in 1881
Discussion post
Points this task: 20
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Cumulative Totals
Golden Oldies: 2
Books read: 6