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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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CHRISTINA PA10.4 Fire and Ice
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
by Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Delicious Dee10.6. More Following Through!
The Gift - Trudi Jaye - I discovered the author last year in September and she was new to me then
30.9 - Catherine T's Task: Construction Wonders
Book A Seduction in Death - re-read (first read in 2011)
C - in seduCtion
N - in IN
S - in Seduction
U - in sedUction
CTION - in seduCTION
Book B - Secret Service Dogs: The Heroes Who Protect the President of the United States - approved in the THT for non-fiction and histoy
Total this post: 40
Total overall: 425
JonquilRepost Sorry, Dlmrose, my connection crashed in the middle of posting. Fingers srossed on the next few since it's storming again.
20.9 Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
Option 2: Die #8 dye vs. die
https://savingenglish.wordpress.com/2...
A Ticket to Die For
David J. Walker
Hardcover 272 1/12
Points this post: 20
Total points: 460
Books posted: 40
Tasks complete: 38
Pages this post: 272
Total pages as of this post: 11859
Jonquil20.10 - Group Reads
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... message 19
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
Deborah Blum
Paperback, 336 pages 1/14
Points this post: 20
Total points: 480
Books posted: 41
Tasks complete: 39
Pages this post: 336
Total pages as of this post: 12195
Brooke TX5.8 - Full Moon
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from the names used by various tribes to describe the winter season’s moons: long, night, cold, wolf, old, snow, hunger.
5.9 - Listmaker
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains the numbers 2 AND 5.
25.3 - Karen Michele's Task: I Wonder…
Option 2. Read a book about anything found under the surface of the water. Approved in help thread message 2:
Option 4. Read a book from the Popular Nature Books list that has been shelved as “nature” at least 10 times. Found on page 1:
25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
Option 3: Read a book with a main page genre of history, historical fiction, romance, young adult, fantasy or science fiction.
30.8 - Sandy's Task: Old and Awesome
Book 1: Read a book that has the word “ancient” or one of these synonyms for various meanings of “ancient” in its title/subtitle: old, past, early, antique, archaic, bygone.
Book 2: Read a book that has the word “wonder” or one of these synonyms for various meanings of “wonder” in its title/subtitle: surprise, awe, sight, marvel, question, ponder.
Points
This Post: 90
Total Points: 325
Completed Tasks: 26
Books Read: 37
Jonquil25.1 - Andy P.'s task: Bookends
Book 1 First name is the same as the Last letter of Last name
A Alex Kava
Book 2. First letter of First word is same as Last letter of Last word in title E Elvis Corpse
336 + 304 = 640 pages (more than 500)
Reckless Creed
Alex Kava
Hardcover, 336 pages 12/25
Elvis and the Blue Christmas Corpse
Peggy Webb
Hardcover, 304 pages 12/19
Points this post: 25
Total points: 505
Books posted: 43
Tasks complete: 40
Pages this post: 640
Total pages as of this post: 12835
Jonquil25.2 - Perletwo's Task: Timeless: Leonard & Leon
Book 1 "moon" in title
Hidden Moon Bay
Vickie McKeehan
Paperback, 342 pages 1/13
Book 2 Science Fiction > Time Travel 65 users
Time Traders
Andre Norton
Paperback, 448 pages 1/14
Points this post: 25
Total points: 530
Books posted: 45
Tasks complete: 41
Pages this post: 790
Total pages as of this post: 13625
JENNIE FL5.5 - December, January, February
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 1 or 2.
Between the World and Me (152 pages)
5.6 - Jolly Old St Nicholas
Read a book written by an author named “Nicholas” or any of the related names
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
5.9 - Listmaker
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains the numbers 2 AND 5.
Orphan Number 8 (published 2015)
Points this post: 15
Total: 15
Books read: 3
Tasks finished: 3
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyDate: January 14, 2017
Task 10.4. Fire and Ice
Children of the Fog by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Children of the Fog (ice) by Cheryl Kay Tardif (fire)
Task 15.8 - Not-So-Secret (leavening) Agent
Please Do Not Taunt the Octopus approved for length in e-length spreadsheet line 1777
N, O - not
A - please
H - the
O, C, O - Octopus
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 310
GO Tickets: 3
BB Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name - LaureY15.3 - Her Declaration of Independence
Option 2, Read ONE book that fulfills both option 1 Book A and Book B.
Book 1: Read a book from this list of Popular Feminism Books
Book 2: Read a book by a female author whose initials are found in MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT.
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
The book is on Page 7 of the list.
E and W are in WOLLSTONECRAFT.
I claim a Gold Oldie for this book as it was first published in 1905.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 250
Task this post:1
Total Tasks: 14
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
JENNIE FL10.3. They're Old!
In honor of ancient wonders, read a book with History or Historical Fiction as a main page genre.
Journey to Munich
10.4. Fire and Ice
Read a book with all letters of FIRE and of ICE found in the book’s title/subtitle/author name.
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon
10.10. Got Your Lottery Ticket?
Read a book about Shirley Jackson, a book by Shirley Jackson, or a book with the main page genre Horror.
NOS4A2
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 45
Books Read: 6
Tasks Finished: 6
JENNIE FL15.4 - To Tell the Truth
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.
Read a non-fiction book.
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race book fulfills both tasks
15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO.
Behind Closed Doors
15.6 - Multilingual
Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language. Required: In your post, state your native language and the original language of the book.
The Dinner Original Language: Dutch
15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Read a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”
The Room
Points this Post: 60
Total Points: 105
Books Read: 10
Tasks Finished: 10
15.7 - Tales of Middle-earthRead a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”
Waistcoats & Weaponry
Total Points this Post: 15
Total Points in Challenge: 70
Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 8
JENNIE FL20.2. Rookie at the Top – Just me's Task: Fun & Games
REQUIRED: Identify in your post the option you chose.
2. Dungeons & Dragons
Read a book with either a two word title in which both words begin with the same letter, or by an author with the same beginning letter for first & last name.
The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu
20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
REQUIRED: Indicate in your post the option you chose.
Option C: Lucky Seven
For this option, read a book first published in a year ending with the number 7.
The Abstinence Teacher (published in 2007)
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. REQUIRED: If you choose the cover option, include the cover in your post.
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 Cocktail Waitress
Points this Post: 80
Total Points: 185
Books Read: 14
Tasks Finished: 14
JENNIE FL25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season
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.
The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman
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.
The Remains of the Day (pg.1)
30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Travels
Required: Identify which options you select when you post.
your books must have a combined total of 500 pages.
Book 3: Key West, Florida
>>Read a book with the main page genre classic(s).
Persuasion (170 pages)
Book 5: London, England
>>Read a book with the main page genre historical fiction or history.
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir (384 pages)
Points this Post: 55
Total Points: 240
Books Read: 18
Tasks Finished: 16
Jonquil25.3 - Karen Michele's Task: I Wonder…
Book 1 shelved as “architecture” at least 10 times (shelved 200 times as architecture)
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... book 6
Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan
Rem Koolhaas
Paperback, 320 pages 12/25
Book 2 anything found under the surface of the water Merman/maid Mermaids 63 users
Rising
Holly Kelly
Paperback, 350 pages 12/16
Points this post: 25
Total points: 555
Books posted: 47
Tasks complete: 42
Pages this post: 670
Total pages as of this post: 14295
20.6. Seasoned Reader – Nicola T's Task: Repos Production’s 7WondersOption 1, a resource ("ore") found in the title: More Than You Know by Nan Rossiter
Points this post: 20
Total points: 250
Cindy C. Task 25.9-Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Option 3: Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in CerTamen. My author's initials are T.C.
Close Encounters of the Furred Kind: New Adventures with My Sad Cat & Other Feline Friends
Option 4: Read a book with the main page genre Humor. Humor is present as of 2:31 pm PST today.
101 Places Not to See Before You Die
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Task 30.7-Jonquil's Task: Dreams are made of this
Book 1: Read a book that takes place (80%) in London, England.
London, 1850
Book 2: Read a book that takes place (80%) in Paris, France.
Paris, 1850
Points this post: 55
Total points: 150
Total tasks: 6
25.2 - Perletwo's Task: Timeless: Leonard & LeonBook 1 - Read a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle: Beauty, Moonlight, Moon, or Light. Words must match exactly - no variations.
Light Years by James Salter
Book 2 - Read a book about space travel (set at least 50% on a spaceship or involving the mechanics of space travel) or time travel.
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Oldie: 0
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 2
Total Books Read: 4
Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Hannah MoTask 5.5 #of pages includes 1 or 2
Death of a Cad by M.C. Beaton
Mass market paperback is 187 pages
Points this post: 5
Task 30.4 - Mazza1's Task - Readers Recommend2 BOOK OPTION
BOOK 1 - OPTION 1: Read a book with an average GR rating above 4.24
The Martian by Andy Weir (369 pages)
BOOK 2 - OPTION 3: Read a book that features on the best books for the decade in which you were born
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (495 pages)
I was born in the 1960s. This book is number 19 on page 1 of the relevant list.
Total pages for both books = 864
Points this post: 30
TOTAL POINTS: 120
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 6
Total books read: 7
10.5 - Noel! Read a book with no "L" in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
Room by Emma Donoghue
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 70
10.4 - Fire and IceA Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
A RElIablE WIFe by Robert GoolriCk
10.5 - Noel!
Ace against Odds by Sania Mirza
No "L" in title or author name
Points this post: 20
Total points: 55
Brooke TX20.4. 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.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 345
Completed Tasks: 27
Books Read: 38
Readerboard Name: BrennaTask 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.
I read: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.8 - Full Moon
Blood on Snow by Jo Nesbø
"Snow" is a word in the title
Link to MMP edition: Blod på snö
10.6 - More Following Through!
Picture Perfect by Janice Thompson
Janice Thompson was a new author for me in 2016 (first read 4/23/16)
Link to PB edition: Picture Perfect
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 100 points
Tasks completed: 8
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.9 - Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Book 1 - Worst Case by James Patterson
Option 1 - "Case" can be made using letters found in "quis est CAESar tibi nunc"
Link to MMP edition: Dans le pire des cas
Book 2 - Year of the Chick by Romi Moondi
Option 3 - The author's first and last name initials can be found in ceRtaMen
Link to PB edition: Year of the Chick
25.10 - Tis the Season
Book 1 - The Boy Is Back by Meg Cabot
Option 1- The author's initials can be found in ChristMas cards
Link to PB edition: The Boy Is Back
Book 2 - QR Code Killer by Shanna Hatfield
Option 3 - Romance is a main page genre shelved by 6 people
Link to PB edition: QR Code Killer
This post: 50 points
Total points to date: 150 points
Tasks completed: 10
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Jonquil25.4 - MegSCL's Task: World AIDS Day
red on cover bridge, flowers
Book 1 set 100% in Botswana
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
Alexander McCall Smith
Hardcover, 248 pages 1/6
Book 2 Paranormal > Vampires 10 user
Sucking in San Francisco
Jessica McBrayer
Paperback, 294 pages 1/14
Points this post: 25
Total points: 580
Books posted: 49
Tasks complete: 43
Pages this post: 542
Total pages as of this post: 14837
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.3 - Sole Survivor
Silver-White by Shawn Underhill
This is book #1 in the The Great North Woods Pack series
Book approved for length in spreadsheet - line #2062
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 155 points
Tasks completed: 11
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Jonquil25.5 - Sarah BR's Task: A Return to Stars Hollow
Option 2 cup of coffee and scattered coffee beans
The Scent of Death
Betty Rowlands
Hardcover, 218 pages 12/14
Option 3 word from song in title
If you're out on the "road"
The Road to Key West
Michael Reisig
Paperback, 236 pages 12/28
Points this post: 25
Total points: 605
Books posted: 51
Tasks complete: 44
Pages this post: 454
Total pages as of this post: 15291
Brooke TX15.1 - Madly in Love With Me Day
Book 1 - Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list: me, myself, I, my, mine.
Book 2 - Read an autobiography or memoir- a nonfiction account of the author's own life or experiences.
15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 375
Completed Tasks: 29
Books Read: 40
Kristen IA10.1. Let's Follow Up
Read a book from The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend listopia.
A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg
#32 on the listopia
10.5. Noel!
Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
The Sins of the Father by Jeffrey Archer
I listened to the audiobook, but have linked to the MMPB edition
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Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 125/1075
Total Tasks: 8/60
GO: 0
BB: 0
JENNIE FL15.6 - Multilingual
Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language. Required: In your post, state your native language and the original language of the book.
The Dinner
Native Language of reader: English
Original Language of book: Dutch
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 240
Books Read: 18
Tasks Finished: 16
BEKKA - 10.10. Got Your Lottery Ticket?For this task, I read “The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 10
Total Points Earned to Date: 235
Pages Read this Challenge: 182
Total Pages Read to Date: 6062
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 18
Jonquil25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the City
Option 1. author initials in D omine Dirige No s
Lone Wolf
Sara Driscoll
Hardcover, 304 pages 12/15
Option 2 set 100% in London
Historical 288 users
Historical Fiction 72 users
Thief of Shadows
Elizabeth Hoyt
Mass Market Paperback, 360 pages 12/19
Points this post: 25
Total points: 630
Mod
I read Killed at the Whim of a Hat - book 1 in the Jimm Juree series.
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
I read The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian. This fits task 5.4 from the fall challenge - author initials found in CranesBill geranium.
15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
I read Whispers Under Ground - fantasy is the lst listed main page genre.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 440
KATIEGIRL5.2 - Location, Location, Location
A book set at least 50% in Egypt, Iraq, Greece or Turkey.
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney
Set in Egypt.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 255
Total tasks: 21
BB total: 1
GO total: 2
Delicious Deereposting to fix error
30.9 - Catherine T's Task: Construction Wonders
Book A Seduction in Death - re-read (first read in 2011)
C - in seduCtion
N - in IN
S - in Seduction
U - in sedUction
CTION - in seduCTION
Book B - Secret Service Dogs: The Heroes Who Protect the President of the United States - new to me; approved in the THT for non-fiction and histoy
Total this post: 30
Total overall: 425
Mod
5.9 - Listmakeri read My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry. This book was published in 2015.
Points: 160
Book read: 17
tasks completed: 14
tasks in progress: 3
GO: 2
pages read: 5583
10.1. Let's Follow Up - Read a book from The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend listopia.Persuasion by Jane Austen - 1/14/17 - page 1, #10
Points This Post - 10
Total Points - 525
Christine V5.3 - Sole Survivor
When Christ and His Saints Slept
I read the indicated Kindle edition. The top PB (no MMP available) lists a page count of 784 pages. ***Claiming 2 Big Book Tickets***
Points this post: 5
Big Book tickets this post: 2
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=2)
Post #16I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE A BOOK
I would like to move The Gift from task 5.10 to task 20.2
20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
2. Dungeons & Dragons: Read a book with either a two word title in which both words begin with the same letter, or by an author with the same beginning letter for first & last name.
The Gift by Margaret Mallory
Points this post:20
Total Points:270
Books read:20
Tasks Done: 16
Readerboard name: witchygal15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Read a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”
I read Sorceress by Celia Rees. It has been shelved as "Fantasy" by 105 users and it appears as a MPG.
Points: 15
Big Book: No
Golden Oldies: No
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Total stats for Winter 2016 - 2017.
Points: 240
Big Books: 4
Golden Oldie: 1
FANDURY15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Read a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”
The Watchers by Neil Spring
The book has Fantasy as Main page genre.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 235
Books Read: 18
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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