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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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READ 6010.5 Noel
Read a book with no L,s in title or author
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
Points 10
Total pints 15
Bekka - 15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
For this task, I read “One Paris Summer” by Denise Grover Swank since the title begins with an O.
20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
2. For this task, I read “Finnikin of the Rock” by Melina Marchetta since the author’s first and last names begin with the same letter.
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option One: For this task, I read "In Real Life" by Lawrence Tabak (In REal LIfE) since it has both 2 Is and 2Es in the title.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 55
Total Points Earned to Date: 85
Pages Read this Challenge: 1041
Total Pages Read to Date: 2421
Books Read this Challenge: 3
Total Books Read: 7
Hannah MoTask 10.4 Fire and Ice
All letters of FIRE and ICE in title/author
A Question of Inheritance by Elizabeth Edmondson
F in of
IRE in inher-
ICE in -itance
Points this task: 10
lesliesoup5.1 The Missings
20.09 Claude’s Christmas Adventure: The must-read Christmas dog book of 2016!
points this post: 25
Total points: 130
25.8 - Beth F's Task: Backwards Alphabet CodeW=D in backwards alphabet code
Book 1, title beginning with the letter W: With Child by Laurie R. King, 308 pages
Book 2, title beginning with the letter D (excluding "The"): The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis
paperback edition The Dollhouse, 304 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 125
Jess Philly30.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
I chose pair 1, and read the first two books in the Reckoners series by Brandon Sanderson. They were Steelheart and Firefight.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 55
Laurah3020.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
option 4 - Read a book with a balloon or a ball on the cover.
REQUIRED: include the cover when you post.
Calico Joe by John Grisham
CHANDNI20.4. Golden Oldies - Mhairi's Task: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Option 2. Read a book by an author called Jack or who has a name related to Jack.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
John is on the list - Full Forms English
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 205
Books Read: 13
Completed Tasks: 9
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5.10 The Missings
20.09 Claude’s Christmas Adventure: The must-read Christmas dog book of 2016!
points this post: 25
Total points: 130
EmsreviewsbooksTask 30.5 - Dlmrose's Task: This and that, then this or that
Book 1: I read The Lady and the Lionheart by Joanne Bischof.
Book 2: I read Lady Maybe by Julie Klassen.
This post: 30
Total: 160
Read: 12
Finished: 9
EmsreviewsbooksTask 20.1 Most Improved Player - CynBaxter's Task: Christmas in the Caribbean
Option 1: I read Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie.
This post: 20
Total: 180
Read: 13
Finished: 10
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20.1 - Christmas in the CaribbeanOption 1: City of Saints & Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson (This book was an advanced reader's copy)
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 80
Readerboard name: Helen B10.6. More Following Through!
Read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016.
I read A Song for Summer by Eva Ibbotson. I discovered Eva Ibbotson in 2016 when I read The Morning Gift.
Points this post: 10
Tasks completed: 1
Points in total: 10
perletwoTask 30.5 - Dlmrose's Task: This and that, then this or that - Book 1: Read a book with a title or subtitle that contains an “and” coordinating conjunction phrase: “[word] and [word]”. Ampersands “&” are considered “and” for this task.
Flesh and Bone
Book 2: Using the “and” phrase from Book 1, read a book whose title begins with one of the words joined by the “and” as described below. Words must match exactly.
Carved in Bone
Points this task: 30
Total points: 500
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 35
Tasks completed: 26
Queen Bee Darlene15.1 Madly in Love With Me Day -
Book 1: One of these words in title: me, myself, I, my, mine
What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross What Was Mine
Book 2: Autobiography or Memoir
The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World
15 points
30.1 Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
Option 3: Book 1: Book with only black text on cover
The Underground Railroad with Colson Whitehead The Underground Railroad
Book 2: Book with only white text on cover
Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple
Today Will Be Different30 Points
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 60
Delicious Dee10.4. Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice - ebook only, approved in msg 5983 of the ebook approval thread
Total this post: 10
Total overall: 370
Ava Catherine20.10 Group Reads
Opposites Attract: The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
Participated in Group Reads thread, post #15
25.4 MegSCL's Task: World AIDS Day
Option 1: Kim by Rudyard Kipling
setting: India
author born in Bombay, India
red box encloses author's name
red blanket on elephant
Option 3: Read a book written by or about one of the authors listed on the List of Tuberculosis Cases.
Père Goriot by Honoré de Balzac
total=635
20.9 Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating ProofreadingOption 2, a heterograph in the title: By The Numbers by Jen Lancaster
The word is "By" from Heterographs II, #24 Buy vs. by
Points this post: 20
Total points: 145
30.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in PairsOption One
The Old Man and the Wasteland and The Savage Boy (ebook approved line #2627)
Post Points: 30
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 1
Post #1210.5. Noel!
Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye
AR BookFinder IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8.0
Points this post:10
Total Points:195
Books read:15
Tasks Done: 13
15.2 - Celebrity Eye-rollBook 1: Refuge: Night of the Blood Sky
Book 2: Dead Time - A Zombie Fallout
Both ebooks approved for length https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Task 20.1 Most Improved Player - CynBaxter's Task: Christmas in the Caribbean
Option 1 - Kiirastuli by Ilkka Remes
Points this post: 35
Points total: 305
GO total: 0
BB total: 0
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 23
Louise⚫ Task 5.1 - The Ancients
Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews
Date Read: 03/12/16
Rating: 4*
How It Fits: Author Initials in AncIent
⚫ Task 5.2 - Location, Location
Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella
Date Read: 11/12/16
Rating: 3*
How It Fits: >50% of book set in Greece
⚫ Task 5.3 - Sole Survivor
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
Date Read: 05/12/16
Rating: 4*
How It Fits: #1 Kate Daniels
⚫ Task 5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
Date Read: 12/12/16
Rating: 4*
How It Fits: Fall 5.4 task, Author First and last initials in crAnesbIll or geranium
⚫ Task 5.5 - December, January, February
Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
Date Read: 08/12/16
Rating: 4*
How It Fits: 260 pages
Points This Post: 25
Total Points Claimed: 25
Readerboard Name - LaureY10.1. Let's Follow Up
Read a book from The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend listopia
You may also read a book by one of the authors referenced at the top of that list (and listed in post 2 of the Help Thread).
Sprig Muslin by Georgette Heyer
Georgette Heyer is author number 14 in the recommended list.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 185
Task this post:1
Total Tasks: 11
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Luara5.1 The Ancients: Author initials in the word ancient
The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
Points
This post: 5
Total: 195
Pam5.1 The Ancients 5points
Read a book written by an author whose first and last initials can be found in ANCIENT.
The Draining Lake
The book is written by Arnaldur Indridason. Both initials occur in the word ANCIENT.
CYNBAXTER#30.05 – Dlmrose's Task: This and that, then this or that
Task: Read a book with a title or subtitle that contains an “and” coordinating conjunction phrase
Book 1: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Task: Using the “and” phrase from Book 1, read a book whose title begins with one of the words joined by the “and”
Book 2: The Sea by John Banville
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date = 330 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
10.4. Fire and IceRead a book with all letters of FIRE and of ICE found in the book’s title/subtitle/author name. Letters can be used only as many times as they appear in the title/subtitle/author name.
Last Argument of Kings - Joe Abercrombie
F in Of
I in Kings
R and E in Argument
I, C and E in Abercrombie
**With 695 pages, this is a big book. One ticket claimed.**
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Points this post: 10
Points total: 35
Tasks completed: 5
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 1 - 500+(1) 750+() 1000+()
Books read: 5
Pages read: 1785
Elizabeth B25.7
From Overdue Podcast Bookshelf I read The Martian, found in page 3
From Reading Women Podcast Bookshelf I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, found in page 1
This one is tagged Childrens
IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 12.0
Points 25
Total 390+25=415
BEKKA - 20.9 Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
Option 2: For this task, I read “I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives” by Caitlin Alifirenka. On the website, List I, number 1, shows the pair: Right - Write. 416 pg
25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the City
Option 1. For this task, I read “Tokyo Heist” by Diana Renn since the author’s initials can be found in Domine Dirige Nos. 384 pg
Option 3. For this task I read “Away Running” by David Wright and Luc Bouchard since one of the author’s last name matches one of the 110 Livery professions (Wright). 312 pg
25.8 - Beth F's Task: Backwards Alphabet Code
I used the combination of D-W:
Book 1: “The Distance Between Us: A Memoir” by Reyna Grande (352 pgs)
Book 2: “The Warrior's Heart: Becoming a Man of Compassion and Courage” by Eric Greitens (288 pgs.)
The combined page count for these two books is 640 pages.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 70
Total Points Earned to Date: 155
Pages Read this Challenge: 1752
Total Pages Read to Date: 4173
Books Read this Challenge: 5
Total Books Read: 12
FANDURY5.1 - The Ancients
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in ANCIENT.
Murder on the Mauretania by Conrad Allen
The initials of the author CA can be found in AnCient
Total Points: 180
Books Read: 15
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
5.5 - December, January, FebruaryThe Girl Before (320 pages) (This was an advanced reader's copy)
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 85
Elizabeth PTask 20.1 - Christmas in the Caribbean
Option One: Author's initials in CARIBBEAN
Red Lily by Nora Roberts
caRibbeaN
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 190
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 16
I have now finished two books by Lindsey Cole Blueburied Muffin and Strawburied Chocolate. Continuing on my James Patterson series.
Creynard20.4 - Golden Oldies - Mhairi's Task: Nightmare Before Christmas
Option 1: City of Bones
"Bones" in the title."
25.10 Pamla3265's Task: Tis the Season
Book 1/Option 3: The Shadow Revolution
GR main page genre Fantasy.
Book 2/Option 5:
Points this post: 45
Total points: 390
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Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 30
BARBARA ★30.7 - Jonquil’s Task: Dreams are made of this
Book 1: Skin Game - Jim Butcher (100% Chicago) 12/8
Book 2: Birdman - Mo Hayder (Greenwich, south-east London) 1/7
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 230
Ava Catherine Repost
25.4 MegSCL's Task: World AIDS Day
Option 1: Kim by Rudyard Kipling
setting: India
author born in Bombay, India
red box on cover encloses author's name
red blanket on elephant's back
man dressed in red apparel
Option 3: Read a book written by or about one of the authors on the List of Tuberculosis Cases.
Père Goriot by Honoré de Balzac
Shanna Redwind20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option One: I or Eye?
The Twilight Before Christmas
Points this post 20
Total points 205
Big Book Ticket 1
Andy P. Task 30.7 - Jonquil’s Task: Dreams are made of this
Book 1. Book takes place in Chicago,USA (Over 80%)
by Sara Paretskybook 2. Book takes place in Paris, France (almost 100 %)
by Mark PryorPoints this post: 30
Total points: 275
TessaVanessaCompleted task 20.3 Option B with Chaos by Patricia Cornwell. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Option B: read a book set in one of these U.S. states, which uses the designation Commonwealth in its official state name: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania or Virginia.
Setting is in Cambridge, MASSACHUSETTS.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
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
TessaVanessaI read Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Challenge 20.9 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
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
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
5.2 set >50% in a location of an ancient wonder: Egypt, Iraq, Greece, Turkey.Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
*Claiming GO ticket, pub 1937*
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 150/1075
Tasks completed: 12/60
Books Read: 12
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
10.7. Rollin on the RiverSo -- read a book with "environment," "ecology," "engineering," or "food" as a main page genre . The genre can be embedded as in "Food and Drink>Food."
Strawberry Shortcake Murder Genre "Food and Drink>Food." on 1/7/17/ I hope it's still there when you check! :)
15.3 - Her Declaration of Independence
Two Books
Book one:Read a book from this list of Popular Feminism Books
Required: State the page of the list where your book is found.
Sharp Objects Page 84
Book two: Book 2: Read a book by a female author whose initials are found in MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT.
Vision in White Nora Roberts
15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO. All words must be considered including articles.
Blueberry Muffin Murder
Points this post: 40
Total points: 90
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
Andy PTask # 15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Read a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy
by Ben H. Winters Fantasy on main page (50 users)Points this post: 15
Total points: 290
KATRINATCorrection to post 1023 - mistake pointed out on the other thread, sorry.
Changing from task 5.9 to 5.10 A book of your own choice (points stay the same).
The Tidal Zone, Sarah Moss
Points this post: 5
Total points: 70
GO:1
BB:
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 7
KATRINAT20.7 Option 1, a title with 2 'I's and 2 'e's
Grief Is the Thing with Feathers, Max Porter
grIEf Is thE thIng wIth fEathErs
Points this post: 20
Total points: 90
GO:1
BB:
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 8
Kait20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
A book with a heterograph in the title/subtitle, from one of the provided lists.
Crazy For You by Jennifer Crusie -- Crazy For You; For vs. four is #22 on the second heterograph list
Points This Post: 20
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 145
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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5.5 Dec, Jan Feb. The book pages must include the number 1 or 2
News of the World by Paulette Jiles
there are 224 pages in the hardcover book
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