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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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Ava Catherine50.1 - Allison Ann's Task: Celebrating Birthdays
Birthday: October 22, 1964
Book 1: Month
a) book must be published the month you were born
c) Cover is at least 50% the colour of your birthstone. October=pink
Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel
by Sara Farizanbook was published October 7, 2014
pink cover
Book 2 – Day:
Read a book with your birth date (day) intact in the GR book rating, if you were born on a single digit day you must use a leading zero in your rating.
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon rating 4.22
birthday=22
Book 3: Year
Take your year of birth and subtract your age. Read a book first published in that new year.
(1964-52=1912)
**if you were born before 1967, you can read any book first published before 1917: I am using this option.
The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather
first published 1915
total=1075
Kathryn CA10.4. Fire and Ice
Read 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.
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
All of FIRE can be found in "Jennifer" and all of ICE can be found in "Prince"
**** Children on the main page. AR Finder rating: IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12.0 ****
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 175/1075
BB Tickets This Post: 0
Total BB Tickets: 500+: (2), 750+: (0), 1000+: (0)
Total GO Tickets: 0
Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 13
Kathryn CA10.1. Let's Follow Up
Read a book from The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend listopia.
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
This is a Golden Oldie Book. Little Women was first published in 1868
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 185/1075
BB Tickets This Post: 0
Total BB Tickets: 500+: (2), 750+: (0), 1000+: (0)
Total GO Tickets: 1
Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 14
Kathryn CA10.5. Noel!
Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
Op-Center by Jeff Rovin
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 195/1075
BB Tickets This Post: 0
Total BB Tickets: 500+: (2), 750+: (0), 1000+: (0)
Total GO Tickets: 1
Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 15
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task - Fun & Games 2. Dungeons and 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
Non-Negotiable: The Story of Happy State Bank & The Power of Accountability by Sam Silverstein
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 40/1075
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Kristi CO20.6. Seasoned Reader – Nicola T's Task: Repos Production’s 7Wonders
Option 1: 'ore' in title
Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
Points this post: 20
Total points: 270
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 16
Big Books: 500=1, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the SeasonOption 1: The Christmas Season - The Sea Runners by Ivan Doig
author's first and last initals can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS
Option 3: January Birthdays - The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry
main page genre historical fiction
Total points: 55 + 25 = 80
10.6. More Following Through!A book by an author read for the first time in 2016: Peaches for Father Francis by Joanne Harris
The first book I read by Joanne Harris was Blackberry Wine for the summer 2016 challenge.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 370
Readerboard Name: Doug4Task Claiming 5.5 December, January, February Page number on Goodreads has a 1 or a two in it(page count 278)
Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man
10.4. Fire and IceRead a book with all letters of FIRE and of ICE found in the book’s title/subtitle/author name.
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis
total this post: 10
Total Points: 150
Books Read 16
Total Challenges Finished: 16
Task 25.1 - Andy P.'s task: BookendsThe combined page count for both books should be at least 500 pages.
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.
I read The Art of Saying Goodbye: A Novel by Ellyn Bache. "E" is the letter shared.
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.
I read The Bullet. Letter "T".
Book 1 had 352 pages
Book 2 had 353 pages
Task points:25
Total points earned:75
Total completed Tasks:5
Number of books read:6
Sheila50.1 - Allison Ann's Task: Celebrating Birthdays
My Random Birthday is: March 9, 1956
Book 1 – Month:
Meets criteria for a and b
Missing Persons by Stephen White(first published March 1st 2005)
Book 2 – Day:
Just Try To Stop Me by Gregg Olsenrating 4.09
approval here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book 3 – Year:
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells(first published 1896)
1956 - 60 = 1896
Total Points = 600
Elizabeth B5.6 author named “Nicholas” or any of the related names Primal Red by Nicole Kimberling , e-book, approved for length at post#6028
10.8 set >50% in Italy
All I Believe
20.4 Opt2: author called Jack or who has a name related to Jack
Love is a Stranger by John Wiltshire
Points:35
Total:625
Diana K15.1 - 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.
Inflexible Me: Expanding Past the Inflexible Barriers of the Body, Mind, and Soul
Me in title
Book 2 - Read an autobiography or memoir
Mincemeat: The Education of an Italian Chef
30.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs. Choose one pair of the following and read the two books for that pair. Two:
A: Read a book written by a new-to-you author.
REQUIRED: You must indicate this is a new-to-you author!
AND
B: Read another book by the same author, but it cannot be in the same series!
Ruta Septys is a new-to-me author.
Salt to the Sea
Between Shades of Gray
30.3 - Daphne's Task: Atlas Obscura
Option 5 - For this task, read a book with the main page genre of Dogs, Animals, or Wolves. Can be embedded or standalone.
How Dogs Love Us: A Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine Brain
Genre - Animals/Dogs 272 pages
Option 6 - For this task, read a book from this list: Popular Social Justice Books. The book must have been shelved as "social justice" at least 10 times.
REQUIRED: Include in your post the page # of the list on which your book is found.
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World 333pages
Found on page 1 of the list
Points this post: 75
Total so far: 335
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LAVENDER10.5. Noel!
Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie - Audio edition I listened to
Cat Among the Pigeons - Top MMPB for page length (352 pages)
There is no "L" in CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS or in AGATHA CHRISTIE
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Task 30.4 - Mazza1's Task - Readers Recommend
One Book Option
OPTION 1 - Reader ratings - Read a book with an average GR rating above 4.24.
OPTION 5 - Reading Through Your Ears - Read a book from the list of the 20 best Audio books of all time.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Rating of 4.52 at the time of this posting.
Also isted in the help thread as pre-approved for this option.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
It is on this list of best audio books of all time:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what...
734 pages
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 32.0 (just in case)
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 345
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 22
Brittany G5.9 Listmaker: Read a book FIRST published in a year containing both a 2 and a 5 (2015)
All the Rage
Published April 14, 2015
5.10 Your own 8th wonder (book of your choice)
Wake Up Happy: The Dream Big, Win Big Guide to Transforming Your Life
Points this post: 10
Total points: 125
BARBARA ★20.5 - Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
Option 2: Nautier and Wilder - Lora Leigh/Jaci Burton 1/23
(two short stories in one book)
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 340
15.9 - It's Summer SomewhereThe Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson
Points this task: 15
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 245 points
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.6 More Following Through!
Read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016 (including December).
I read Above the Waterfall by Ron Rash. I first read Serena by him in January, 2016.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 315
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
Task 20.3 – Best Review – Lorraine – It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of TimesREQUIRED = 300+ pages
Option C – Original publication date ends in ‘7’
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster - 1997
I listened to the unabridged audio / MMP: Into Thin Air - 378 pg
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 325 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
10.6. More Following Through!The Storm by Virginia Bergin
This was a new author for me in 2016
30.4 - Mazza1's Task - Readers Recommend
OPTION 1 - Reader ratings
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
I listened to the audio, link to MMPB 448 pages Invencible
Rating verified in help thread msg #133
OPTION 2 – Awards Season
Fire Touched 352 pages, category: fantasy
448 + 352 = 800 pages
30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Travels
Book 1: Nags Head, North Carolina
PB 122 pages Toxic Behemoth: A Deep Sea Kaiju Thriller
Book 5: London, England
Death Comes to Pemberley
I listened to the audio CD, link to MMPB Death Comes to Pemberley 432 pages
122 + 432 = 554 pages
Points this post: 70
Points total: 595
GO total: 2
BB total: 0
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 46
Andy P.Task # Task 30.4 - Mazza1's Task - Readers Recommend
OPTION 2 – Awards Season
Read a book that features as a nominee on the GR choice awards for 2016
by Steven Rowley a nominee for Fiction and Debut Author (329 p.)OPTION 3 Birthday Bests
Read a book that features on the best books for the decade in which you were born
by Betty MacDonald # 95 on list for 1940's(288 p.)
Page total : 320 +288= 608
Points this post: 30
Total points : 520
Sarah E15.6 - Multilingual
You Will Not Have My Hate
My native language is English, this was originally published in French.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 140
20.10 Group readThe Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
Comment #18 in the thread.
*Claiming a GO ticket, published 1881*
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 215/1075
Tasks completed: 15/60
Books Read: 17
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
reader board name - MAZZA1.25.7 Dakimel’s task: Podcast Recommendations
This is a 1 or 2 book task, but you must read a total of at least 500 pages.
For this task, read a book or books found on any of these "PODCAST" bookshelves. If reading two books, they may appear on the same bookshelf, or different bookshelves.
a) The Martian Chronicles overdue podcast shelf Page 7
182 pages
b) Ready Player One 21/01/2017 from I don't even own a TV shelf
Page 1 374 pages
Total page count = 556
30.8 Sandy's Task: Old and Awesome
This is a 2 book task. No book with the main page genre Childen or Kids may be used, and your books must have a combined total of at least 500 pages.
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.
Old Friends, New Friends pages 251 pages
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.
One-Hit Wonder Pages 368
total page count = 619
Total points this post = 55
Points to date 1075
Books this post = 4
Total books to date = 83
BB tickets this post = 0
BB tickets to date = 3
Golden oldies this post = 0
Golden oldies to date = 9
Bookwrm526Task #20.2 - Fun & Games
Option 1 Cards - Read a book that includes the word KING in the title. I read The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner.
Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 455
5.5 - December, January, FebruarySins of the Demon (311 pages)
5.8 - Full Moon
Night Shift
15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Bookworm
15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Touch of the Demon
Points this post: 40
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 7
Emsreviewsbooks5.3 - Sole Survivor
I read A Noble Masquerade by Kristi Ann Hunter. It is #1 in the Hawthorne House series.
10.4. Fire and Ice
I read A Place for Miss Snow by Jennifer Moore.
F in Jennifer
I in Jennifer
R in Jennifer
E in Jennifer
I in Miss
C in Place
E in Place
20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option C: I read An Uncommon Courtship by Kristi Ann Hunter. It was first published 1/3/17 and it has 352 pages.
20.6. Seasoned Reader – Nicola T's Task: Repos Production’s 7Wonders
Option 2: I read
by Kristi Ann Hunter. The cloth is in the lady's dress and wrap.This post: 55
Total: 330
Read: 24
Finished: 18
15.9 - It's Summer SomewhereRead a book from this list: Summer Beach Reads
pg 1 #50
Barefoot Season
Cumulative Total 465+15 = 480
Readerboardname: JamminJennyDate: January 27, 2017
Task 5.1 - The Ancients
The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
First published in 1922, claiming 1 GO ticket
Points this post: 5
Points to date: 460
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 3
Readerboard Name: Kathy P15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Becoming Odyssa: Epic Adventures on the Appalachian Trail
Points this post: 15
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 205
BB: 1
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 11
Total Books read: 12
Readerboard Name: Kathy P15.6 - Multilingual
Why Save the Bankers?: And Other Essays on Our Economic and Political CrisisNative Language - English
Original Language of book - French
Points this post: 15
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 220
BB: 1
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 12
Total Books read: 13
Diana K10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling? Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing.”
The Art of Racing in the Rain Racing
10.6. More Following Through! Read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016
The Days of Abandonment
I read Elena Ferrante for the 1st time in 2016 with My Brilliant Friend. I liked her so much this is now the 6th book of hers I've read.
30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Travels
Book 3: Key West, Florida. Read a book with the main page genre classic(s).
The Alchemist
Book 5: London, England. Read a book with the main page genre historical fiction or history.
The Last Days of Night
Point this post: 50
Total Points: 385
SheilaTask 25.1 - Andy P.'s task: Bookends
Book 1.
Death of a Nightingale by Lene KaaberbølPaperback, 336 pages
and
Book 2.
Disturbing the Dead by Sandra ParshallPaperback, 326 pages
Task 25.5 - Sarah BR's Task: A Return to Stars Hollow
Option 1: Rory's reading list
S is for Silence by Sue Grafton(#278 - Paperback, 368 pages)
and
Option 3: Where you lead
The Trouble with Angels by Debbie Macomber(with - line 2 - Paperback, 352 pages)
30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Travels
Book 2: Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Appaloosa by Robert B. Parkerand
Book 5: London, England
A Bitter Truth by Charles ToddTotal Points = 680
KATRINAT20.9 0ption 1: The author's initials are found in the word ProofreadinG
A Place Called Winter, Patrick Gale
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
GO:1
BB:
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 12
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5.8 - Full MoonRead 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. Plurals, possessives and word variations that preserve the meaning of the word such as hungry work.
And the Dark Sacred Night (night)
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.
The Alchemist's Daughter pub. 2015
10.1. Let's Follow Up
Read a book from The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend listopia.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society #8 on the list
Points this post: 20
Total points: 145
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
15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO
Broken Hearted Ghoul B
Cumulative Total 480+15 += 495
Task 20.2 – Rookie at the Top – Justme – Fun and GamesOption 3 – Myst – Series book # 1 -and- begins ‘M’
Maisie Dobbs
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 345 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
KATIEGIRL10.2 - Ring, Sing Bling?
A book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing.”
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondō
life-changING, tidyING, declutterING, organizING
Points this post: 10
Total points: 315
Total tasks: 25
BB total: 1
GO total: 3
Elizabeth B25.4
I chose to do Option 2 twice.
Braided (e-book only, approved at msg#5935 of the verification thread) , genre erotica
, genre vampires, red letters and red splash on the coverPoints:25
Total: 650
Julia10320.10 - Group Reads
The Prince and the Pauper (post #19 in the discussion thread)
The Prince and the Pauper was originally published in 1881 - claiming one Golden Oldie ticket
25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Option 1: Susan Cornish (Susan: SU in QUIS, S in EST, A in CAESAR, N in NUNC)
Option 4: Crosstalk (main page genre Humor)
This post: 45 points, 1 GO
Total points: 350
Total BB: 4
Total GO: 3
Tasks completed: 23
Nick KY50.1 Allison Ann’s Celebrating Birthdays
My generated birthdate is November 14, 1963. I was born before 1967.
Book 1. November. Meets 2 criteria: b) title begins with “N” and c) Yellow Cover to match yellow Nov birthstone -- I read Nine Inches: Stories by Tom Perrotta.
Book 2. 14 – GR rating ends in .14 – I read The Rebirth by C.J. Cherryh, with a GR rating of 4.14.
Book 3. Pub date before 1917 – I read The Way of the World by William Congreve, first published 1700.
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 555
Dlmrose wrote: "Congratulations, Mazza1! Task 30.3 in the Spring 2017 Challenge is yours."thanks you
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5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
The Shadow Walker by Michael Walters
30.5 - Dlmrose's Task: This and that, then this or that
book 1: White and Red Cherries: A Slovenian Civil War Novel by Tanja Tuma
PB: White and Red Cherries: A Slovenian Civil War Novel
book 2: White Blood by James Fleming
50.1 - Allison Ann's Task: Celebrating Birthdays
date used: June 27, 1961
Book 1: Juked by M.E. Carter
pb: Juked
title starts with J, first published June, 2016
Book 2: My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell 4.27 verified post 58
Book 3: Love Among the Chickens by P.G. Wodehouse
1961-55 = 1906
total = 1075
Andy P.Task # 25.3 - Karen Michele's Task: I Wonder…
2. What secrets lie under the water?
by James Nestor On Diving the Deep list # 214. Will the natural wonders I see around me still be here for my grandchildren and great grandchildren?
by Bernd Heinrich page 1 # 13Points this post: 25
Total points:545
Readerboardname: JamminJennyDate: January 28, 2017
Task 20.5. Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
Option 2: TThe Best of L. Sprague de Camp read 1/28/17
Points this post: 20
Points to date: 480
BB tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 3
JENNIE FL25.5 - Sarah BR's Task: A Return to Stars Hollow
Choose two options from the 4 listed below and read 1 book for each option. REQUIRED: State in your post the options you chose. The total page count for both books MUST be at least 500 pages.
Option 1: Rory's reading list
The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge Complete List.
REQUIRED: List the number on the list of the book you chose.
The Catcher in the Rye (#34 on list) (277pages)
Option 3: Where you lead
For this option read a book with at least a 4 letter word from the song within the title/subtitle. Where You Lead lyrics Plural/singular versions of the words work, no other variations.
REQUIRED: Specify the song word in your post.
City of Thieves word is: City (258 pages)
Point this post: 25
Total Points: 265
Books Read: 20
Tasks Finished: 17
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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. Letters may be used as often as they appear in the phrase. Middle initials may be used or ignored.
The Black Key by Amy Ewing
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 165/1075
BB Tickets This Post: 0
Total BB Tickets: 500+: (2), 750+: (0), 1000+: (0)
Total GO Tickets: 0
Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 12