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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
Readerboard name: Witchygal20.3 - Best Review
Option D. Read a work from one of the authors on this list.
I read Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie. Agatha Christie is number 17 on the list. This book is also over 300 pages (it has 400 pages) and does not have Children's listed in the MPG
Points: 20
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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20.10 Group Reads
I read Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. My post is message 16 in the thread.
Points: 20
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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Total for this post
Points: 40
Big Book: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
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Total stats for Winter 2016 - 2017.
Points: 225
Big Books: 4
Golden Oldie: 1
Elizabeth B30.9
Option 1: Construction
new book, The Professor and the Smuggler, e-book only, approved for length at post#5969 of the verification thread
2T (The, the), 2O (professor), 1R (professor), 1U (smuggler), 1S (smuggler)
Option 2: non-fiction genre history A History of the World in 6 Glasses - re-read
Points this post: 30
Total points: 415+30=445
KATIEGIRL15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
A book where the first word of the title begins with one of the letters in BINGO.
Of Triton by Anna Banks
Points this post: 15
Total points: 250
Total tasks: 20
BB total: 1
GO total: 2
5.8 - Full MoonLong in title:
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain
+5 Points
10.7. Rollin on the River
Environment MP Genre (59 Users)
The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
+10 Points
15.8 - Not-So-Secret (leavening) Agent
N A H C O O O crOOked kiNgdOm leigH bArdugo
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
+15 Points
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option One: I or Eye?
dEvIl sIlvEr
The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle
+20 Points
Task 30.4 - Mazza1's Task - Readers Recommend
A minimum of 600 pages is required for this task: 698 pages
One Book Option
OPTION 1 - Reader ratings: 4.49 and OPTION 2 – Awards Season: Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2016)
Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
+30 Points
Points this Post: 80
Grand Total: 140
Becky p5.1 - The Ancients
Paris Time Capsule by Ella Carey
PB edition Paris Time Capsule
5.6 - Jolly Old St Nicholas
Extinction Horizon by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
PB edition Extinction Horizon
5.8 - Full Moon
Cold Comfort by Scott Mackay
PB edition Cold Comfort
10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?
Diary of a Single Wedding Planner by Violet Howe
PB edition Diary of a Single Wedding Planner
10.5. Noel!
The Day Of The Wave by Becky Wicks
ebook approved for length line 2403
10.6. More Following Through!
This author was new to me in 2016
Scarless & Sacred by Bethany-Kris
PB edition Scarless & Sacred
10.10. Got Your Lottery Ticket?
MPG horror
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
PB edition Frankenstein
claiming a golden oldie ticket
20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option C- Painted On My Heart by Kindle Alexander
PB edition Painted on My Heart
Points this post- 75
Total points- 240
GO- 2
Kim ATask 5.4 - Best Laid Plans - Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2016 5, 10 or 15 point tasks
The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts
*Task 5.4 - Flowers - Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in the 4th wedding anniversary flower CRANESBILL GERANIUM
Task 15.3 - Her Declaration of Independence
Book 1 - Read a book from this list of Popular Feminism Books
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
*Found on page 3 of list
Book 2 - Read a book by a female author whose initials are found in MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT
Cloaked by Alex Flinn
Points This Post - 20
Total Points - 120
Elizabeth B25.5
total page count = 288+244=532 >500
Option 2:
, 288 pgs Option 4: MC is restaurant owner, Kirk was diner owner Misfits, 244 pgs
Points: 25
Total 445+25=470
Alycia5.7 - Long, Long Ago
Read a book from supplied list
I read
ANNA E10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?
A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding
20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option A: Dickens' London
Points this post: 30
Total points: 45
Nick KY30.6 Ava Catherine’s Travels
Option 3: Key West – I read a book with “Classics” as a GR genre, Camilla by Fanny Burney.
CLAIM TWO BIG BOOK TICKETS for Camilla at 992 pages
Option 6: London, UK – I read a book with “history” as a GR genre, The Warriors: Reflections on Men in Battle by Jesse Glenn Gray.
Camilla = 992 pp
The Warriors = 242 pp
Total = 1134 pp >required 500
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 370
Big Books So Far: 500+ (1) 750+ (1) = 3 BB tickets
Elizabeth B10.6 Bound to Him by Ava March
e-book, approved for length at msg#5978 of the verification thread
I read my first book by the author in August 2016
Points 10
Total 480
Stephanie12710.5. Noel! Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Points this post: 10
Total points: 75/1075
Tasks completed: 6/60
Books read: 7
Sara G15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
December is Bingo’s Birthday Month. The game of Bingo was first manufactured in December 1929 by Edwin S. Lowe. Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO. All words must be considered including articles.
Brief Gaudy Hour: A Novel of Anne Boleyn by Margaret Campbell Barnes
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Andy P.Task # 15.10 - The Plane! The Plane!
Read a book with an aircraft* on the cover.
by Michael CrichtonPoints this post: 15
Total points: 330
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.6
Option 1: Book with Author's initials in the words DOMINE DIRIGE NOS. Book is The first wife by Erica SpindlerThe First Wife
Option 5: Option 5: Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of those commemorated. The name must match exactly, but can be in any position.
Book is Ordinary Grace by William Kent KruegerOrdinary Grace. William is from the list matching William Godrun.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 65
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
25.8 - Backwards Alphabet Code Read 2 books for 500 pages that begins with a letter in the left-hand column and the matching letter in the right-hand column.
(1) I = In Cold Blood 343 pages
(2) R = Ready Player One 374 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 60
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.9
Option 1: Read a book where at least 7 of the letters in CONSTRUCTION can be found in the title/subtitle.
Trapped in Hitler's Hell: A Young Jewish Girl Discovers the Messiah's Faithfulness in the Midst of the HolocaustTrapped in Hitler's Hell: A Young Jewish Girl Discovers the Messiah's Faithfulness in the Midst of the Holocaust
Option 2: Option 2: Read a non-fiction book with the main page genre engineering or history.
GI Brides: The Wartime Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love
Points this post: 30
Total points: 95
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
Ava CatherineTask 25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
Total page count must be at least 500 pages.
Option 4: The Feats of Strength
I read a book from the list "Books with Strong Women Characters."
book #188, page 2
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë 489 pages
Option 5: The Big Day
Read a book that is 2nd, 3rd, or 23rd in a series.
Murder in the Queen's Armes (Gideon Oliver #3) by Aaron Elkins 256 pages
489+256=745 total pages
total=750
Task claiming: 15.10 The Plane The Plane
All the Gallant Men: An American Sailor's Firsthand Account of Pearl HarborReaderboard name Doug4
Elizabeth PTask 20.3 - It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option 3 - book published in a year ending in 7
Full Package by Lauren Blakely
First published January 9, 2017
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 235
Total Tasks: 17
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 19
Ava Catherine30.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
Option 1:
Book A: Read a book that is 1st in a series.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children #1) by Jean M. Auel
Book B: Read a book that is 2nd in the same series.
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children #2) by Jean M. Auel
total=780
Ava Catherine30.2 Schatzie's Task: Pros & Cons
Option 1: The Pros
I read a book from the list "Best Books About Family Relationships."
page 1, #47
Hons and Rebels by Jessica Mitford
Option 2: The Cons
Read a book that contains at lest 3 of these vowels (A I O U).
Plainsong by Kent Haruf
vowels: a, i, o in title
total=810
This is a repost of #826Oma1229
15.2 - Celebrity Eye-roll
Read a book with “night” found intact in a word in the book’s title, subtitle, series title or author’s name.
Tropical Knights by John F. Beckman
Book 2: Read a book with “time” found intact in a word in the book’s title, subtitle, series title or author’s name.
Golden by Cameron Dokey--12/7/16*****
Time is found in the series' title
Total Points-175/1075
Completed Tasks-11/60
GO Books (1)
Big Books 500-750 pages (); 750+pages()
Oma122920.4. Golden Oldies - Mhairi's Task: The Nightmare Before Christmas
I chose Option #1
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. REQUIRED: If you choose the cover option, include the cover in your post.
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
Total Points-195/1075
Completed Tasks-12/60
GO Books (2)
Big Books 500-750 pages (); 750+pages()
Cait S15.5- B-I-N-G-O!
Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO.
Blind Faith by N.R. Walker
Points This Post: 15
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 9
Total Points: 155
Ava Catherine30.3 - Daphne's Task: Atlas Obscura
Minimum page count for the two books combined is 600 pages.
Option 1: The Thompson Ice House Harvesting Museum
Read a book with one of the 55 words for snow in the title or subtitle. I selected "snowman" from the list of "Fifty-five English words for Snow."
(snow word=snowman)
The Snowman by Jo Nesbø 383 pages
Option 3: Kakira Imigongo Cooperative
Read a book set completely in Africa or written by an author born in Africa.
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie book is set in Africa and is written by an author who was born in Africa 307 pages
383+307=690 total pages
total=840
Brooke TX5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice. Book not found in ARBookFinder.
15.3 - Her Declaration of Independence
Book 1: Read a book from this list of Popular Feminism Books. Found on page 8:
Book 2: Read a book by a female author whose initials are found in MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT.
20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option C: Read a book first published in a year ending with the number 7.
Points
This Post: 40
Total Points: 235
Completed Tasks: 21
Books Read: 32
Ava CatherineTask 30.4 - Mazza1's Task - Readers Recommend
A minimum of 600 pages is required for this task.
Option 4: Hidden Gems
Read a book from the list of 21 Brilliant Books list you never heard of.
Stoner by John Williams 288 pages
Option 6: – Reading to Broaden your mind
Select a book from Time magazine's 100 best nonfiction books of all time.
#30, page 1
The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell 416 pages
288+416=704 total pages
total=870
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyDate: January 11, 2017
Task 15.8 - Not-So-Secret (leavening) Agent
Please Do Not Taunt the Octopus by Mira Grant
N, O - not
A - please
H - the
O, C, O - Octopus
Points this post: 15
Points to date: 280
GO Tickets: 3
BB TIckets: 1
Kristi CO10.3. They're Old!
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Points this post: 10
Total points: 175
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 10
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
CHANDNI10.8. On the Coast
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries with a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea.
Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
This book takes place in Slovenia.
[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 250
Books Read: 17
Completed Tasks: 12
5.2 - Location, Location, Locationbook set at least 50% in a location of an ancient wonder: Egypt, Iraq, Greece, Turkey
The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters - about 80% set in Egypt
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 15/1075
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldies
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
CYNBAXTER#30.03 – Daphne's Task: Atlas Obscura
Task: Read a book with a single grave or cemetery on the cover
Book 1, Option 4:
The Caged Graves by Dianne K. SalerniTask: Read a book with the main page genre of Dogs, Animals, or Wolves. Can be embedded or standalone.
Book 2, Option 5: To Fetch a Thief by Spencer Quinn
Combined books must be over 600p
Book 1: 329 + Book 2: 307 = 636 combined pages
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date = 410 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
trishhartuk5.3 - Sole Survivor
Read a book that is number 1 in a series.
An Uncollected Death, (The Charlotte Anthony Mysteries Book #1), Meg Wolfe
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 445
Tasks Completed: 23
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 2 (500+ x2)
Task 5.4 – Best Laid Plans Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2016 5, 10 or 15 point tasks. You may use a single book A or B option from tasks 15.1-15.4.)
Required: When you post, indicate which Fall 2016 task you are using, and include any information required by the task.
Fall Task:
[15.4]. (From A... to Z: Option 1: Two books:
A. Read a book whose title begins with the letter "A")
All the Little Liars (Aurora Teagarden #9) (2016) by Charlaine Harris (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 229 pages)
155 + 05 = 160
Tasks Completed: 10
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 155 + 05 = 160
Books read: 12
Pages read: 2,987
Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 03
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task 10.6 More Following Through!Read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016 (including December).
REQUIRED: State in your post that this was a new author for you in 2016, or that you are choosing an author from Sandy's list.
Sebastien de Castell was a new author to me for 2016.
Knight's Shadow (Greatcoats #2) (2014) by Sebastien de Castell (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 580 pages)
** Knight's Shadow is a Big Book (580 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket **
160 + 10 = 170
Tasks Completed: 11
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 160 + 10 = 170
Books read: 13
Pages read: 3,567
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 04
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the SeasonOption 1, a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS: The Walnut Tree: A Holiday Tale by Charles Todd
Option 3, a book with main page genre of young adult: The Excellent Lombards by Jane Hamilton
Points this post: 25
Total points: 230
Shiraloo5.2 – Location, Location, Location
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
REQUIRED: Setting is Ancient Egypt
20.10 – Group Reads
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
REQUIRED: Post 17 in group reads thread
CURRENT POST
Points: 25
BBT: 0
GO: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 120
BBT: 0
GO: 0
Jasmiina F10.4. Fire and Ice:
Read a book with all letters of FIRE and of ICE found in the book’s title/subtitle/author name:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Love Dares You by Christos Gage.
buFfy the vampIRE slayer: love dares you by chrIstos CagE.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 185
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
Marina H15.8 - Not-So-Secret (leavening) Agent
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
NAHCOOO all found in title and author's name
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option 1: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
2 E and 2 I in the title
20.9 Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
Option 1: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Author's initials found in PROOFREADING
Points this post: 55
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 10
FANDURY20.4. 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 P.B. RyanThere is a skull on the cover.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 220
Books Read: 17
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
perletwo15.8 - 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.
No Mark Upon Her by Deborah Crombie
Points this task: 15
Total points: 545
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 38
Tasks completed: 28
Mod
10.3.They're Old!
History genre: Terrorist: Gavrilo Princip, the Assassin Who Ignited World War I by Henrik Rehr
15.9 - It's Summer Somewhere
summer in title: Death's Summer Coat: What the History of Death and Dying Teaches Us About Life and Living by Brandy Schillace
20.4. Golden Oldies - Mhairi's Task: The Nightmare Before Christmas
option 2, author name related to Jack, Jake: Laundry Man by Jake Needham
PB: Laundry Man
total = 565
Mod
25.5 - Sarah BR's Task: A Return to Stars Hollow
option 2, coffee on the cover:
A Good African Story: How a Small Company Built a Global Coffee Brand by Andrew Rugasira, 288 pagesoption 3, city from "But if you want to live in New York City,": The City of Your Final Destination by Peter Cameron, 320 pages
288 + 320 = 500+
Task 25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
option 1, author first, last initials JS: Saints for All Occasions by J. Courtney Sullivan, 352 pages , an ARC
option 5, #2 in series: The Leveling by Dan Mayland, 300 pages
352 + 300 = 500+
30.8 - Sandy's Task: Old and Awesome
Book 1, old in title: The Old Man by Thomas Perry, 352 pages
Book 2, wonder in title: The Wonder by Emma Donoghue 291 pages
352 + 291 = 500+
total = 645
CYNBAXTER#30.01 – Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
Task: Read a book with only black text on the cover.
Option 3, Book A:
Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow LindberghTask: Read a book with only white text on the cover.
Option 3, Book B:
The Wangs vs. the World by Jade ChangPoints this post: 30 points
Total points to date = 440 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
5.2 - Location, Location, Location Read a book set at least 50% in a location of an ancient wonder: Egypt, Iraq, Greece, Turkey.
by Agatha ChristieGolden Oldie - first published 1937
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 35
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
LAVENDER20.1. 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.
Dead Man's Folly by Agatha Christie (audiobook I listened to)
Dead Man's Folly (MMPB for page length - 208 pages)
A.C. is in CARIBBEAN
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 210
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 13
10.8. On the Coast - Read a book set at least 50% in Greece.This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart - 1/12/17
Set 100% on the island of Corfu in Greece.
Points This Post - 10
Total Points - 500
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OPTION 2: Read a book that is a collection of short stories or essays.
Blandings Castle ... and Elsewhere by P.G. Wodehouse
*This book is a GOLDEN OLDIE (published 1935)*
Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 90
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 5
Total books read: 5