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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
Dakimel5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Hag-Seed
10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?
Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
15.4 - To Tell the Truth
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
15.10 - The Plane! The Plane!
20.1 Most Improved Player - CynBaxter's Task: Christmas in the Caribbean
Option 1 - The Throwback Special: A Novel by Chris Bachelder
TALLY:
This post - 65 points
Total - 560
Post #2610.4. Fire and Ice
Corbenic by Catherine Fisher
AR BOOKFINDER US: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9.0
ICE in Corbenic
FIRE in Fisher
Points this post:10
Total Points:430
Books read:33
Tasks Done: 25
Creynard25.8 - Beth F's Task: Backwards Alphabet Code
Book 1: Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life by Gail Blanke
T=G
Book 2: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
G=T
Total pages 270+274=544
30.6 Ava Catherine’s Task: Travels
Book 1/Option 2: Her Renegade Rancher by Jennifer Ryan
GR Main Page Genre of Western.
Book 2/Option 5: A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas
GR Main Page Genre of Historical Fiction.
Points this post: 45
Total points: 675
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Tasks completed: 41/60
Books read: 58
Catherine TTask 20.10 - Group Read
read one of the group books, and comment
The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
Commented
FANDURY15.6 - Multilingual
A Lady in the Smoke: A Victorian Mystery by Karen Odden
My native language is German, the book was originally published in English.
This book exist only as an ebook, but it was approved and is in the spreadsheet in line 74.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 405
Books Read: 31
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.7 - Long, Long Ago
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
This book is found on page 3 of the Popular Ancient Book list
Link to MMP: The Penelopiad
10.8 - On the Coast
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
This book is set in France.
Link to MMP: Elle s'appelait Sarah
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 170 points
Tasks completed: 13
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Mod
CathyG 5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Didn't quite finish last time? Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2016 5, 10 or 15 point tasks. 10.10 - The Apprentice
Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word of at least three letters that can be made from the letters of APPRENTICESHIP: THE
Celebration For the Dead by Lauren Dane
conditional approval 5993
10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?
Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing.”
Falling Under by Lauren Dane
10.3.They're Old!
In honor of ancient wonders, read a book with History or Historical Fiction as a main page genre.
One Starlit Night by Carolyn Jewel
15.3 - Her Declaration of Independence
Book 1: Read a book from this list of Popular Feminism Books
Required: State the page of the list where your book is found. PAGE 15
Book 2: Read a book by a female author whose initials are found in MARY WOLLSTONECROFT. Maya Angeliou
OR
Option 2, Read ONE book that fulfills both option 1 Book A and Book B.
Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou
15.4 - To Tell the Truth
option 1: Read TWO books, one Book A and one Book B.
Book A: 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: Read a non-fiction book.
OR
option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both option 1 Book A and Book B.
The Dark Side of Autism: When Life is Not Full of Rainbows, Unicorns and Blessings by Angela Berg-Dallara
15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO.
Blood Vow by J.R. Ward
15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Read a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”
Dragonbane by Sherrilyn Kenyon
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.
Habit Changers: 81 Game-Changing Mantras to Mindfully Realize Your Goals by Mary Jane Ryan
Points this post: 100
Total points: 500
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 34
Big Book Tickets: 1 Oldie:
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.5 - A Return to Stars Hollow
Book 1 - Through the Grinder by Cleo Coyle
Option 2 - There are coffee beans on the cover
Link to MMP: Through the Grinder (270 pages)
Book 2 - The Look of Love by Bella Andre
Option 4 - MC is a photographer. (From book description - "As a successful photographer who frequently travels around the world, Chase Sullivan has his pick of beautiful women, and whenever he's home in San Francisco...")
Link to MMP: The Look of Love (379 pages)
Total pages - 270+379 = 649
25.6 - Celebrate the City
Book 1 - All There Is by Dave Isay
Option 1 - The initial letters of the author’s name can be found in DomIne dirige nos.
Link to PB edition: All There Is: Love Stories from StoryCorps
Book 2 - Let Them Eat Stake by Sarah Zettel
Option 5 - The author shares a name with Sarah Smith (Unveiled December 13, 1905)
This post: 50 points
Total points to date: 220 points
Tasks completed: 15
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
15.7 - Tales of Middle-earthBlood of the Earth by Faith Hunter
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 185
Tasks completed: 13
Kristen IA20.4. Golden Oldies - Mhairi's Task: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Choose one of the following options. REQUIRED: State in your post the option that you chose.
Option 1: Read a book with a skeleton, skull, or bones on the cover or one of these words in the title or subtitle.
Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones
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Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 220/1075
Total Tasks: 13/60
GO: 0
BB: 3
trishhartuk25.4 MegSCL’s Task: World AIDS Day
Option : The three countries with the highest number of people living with HIV are South Africa, Nigeria, and India. Taking population size into account, the highest rates of HIV are seen in Botswana, Swaziland, and Lesotho. Read a book set in one of these six countries, or by an author born in one of these countries. If you choose this option twice you must use two different countries. In addition, because World AIDS Day is marked through the wearing of a red ribbon, one of your books must have something red on the cover.
I chose to do Option 1 twice
100% set in India. Has a big block of red on the cover.
100% set in Nigeria, plus Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born there.
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 670
Tasks Completed: 36
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 2 (500+ x2)
CHRISTINA PA15.7: Tales of Middle-earth
Six of Crows
by Leigh Bardugo
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35
M1NKS5.1 - The Ancients - AC
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe Pub 1940
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
5.2 - Location, Location, Location - Egypt
Woman at Point Zero
5.3 - Sole Survivor
Whose Body? Pub 1923
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
5.5 - December, January, February -
Junky - 166 pgs
5.6 - Jolly Old St Nicholas
The Overcoat and Other Short Stories Pub 1842 by Nikolai Gogol
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
5.7 - Long, Long Ago - Page 1
I, Claudius
5.8 - Full Moon - Long
The Long Goodbye
5.9 - Listmaker
Where Angels Fear to Tread Pub 1905
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Points this post: 40
Total points: 40
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 8
30.9 - Catherine T's Task: Construction WondersBook 1 - Read a book where at least 7 of the letters in CONSTRUCTION can be found in the title/subtitle.
Murder at Monticello by Rita Mae Brown - 12/21/16 - R, U in Murder; T in At; C, 2xO, N, T, I in Monticello - Reread
Book 2 - Read a non-fiction book with the main page genre engineering or history.
Cradle of Gold: The Story of Hiram Bingham, a Real-Life Indiana Jones, and the Search for Machu Picchu by Christopher Heaney - 2/07/17 - MPG History > 26 users - New to me.
Points This Post - 30
Total Points - 820
M1NKS10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?
Measuring the World
10.4. Fire and Ice - thE thIR polICEman by Flann o'brien
The Third Policeman
10.5. Noel!
Rebecca
10.6. More Following Through! - New author for me in 2016
The Bone Clocks 595 pgs
* I Claim 1 x Big Book Ticket *
10.8. On the Coast - Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt
The Alchemist
10.10. Got Your Lottery Ticket?
The Woman in Black
Points this post: 60
Total points: 100
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 14
M1NKS15.1 - Madly in Love With Me Day - My
Book 1: Without You, There Is No Us: My secret life teaching the sons of North Korea’s elite
Book 2: Born a Crime
15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Black Sheep
15.10 - The Plane! The Plane!
Pub 1918* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Points this post: 45
Total points: 145
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 17
M1NKS20.1. Christmas in the Caribbean
Option 1. Mrs. McGinty's Dead - AC
20.3. It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option A - Our Mutual Friend 884 Pgs/Pub 1865
* I Claim 2 x Big Book Tickets *
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
20.7. One or Two?
Option 1 - Kiss of the Spider Woman 2 x I & 2 x E
20.10 - Group Reads.
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
Points this post: 80
Total points: 225
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Books: 500=1, 750=1, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 21
Scooter&Siam15.6
Read The Ice Palace -- original is in Norwegian; my native language is English; book was in English
Points: 15
Total: 200
KATIEGIRL20.6 - Repos Production's 7Wonders
Option 2: A book with glass, paper or cloth in the title or on the cover.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The man is clothed in newspaper. The cover is also made to look like a piece of paper, which you can see along the bottom edge where the paper is ripped and folded up.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 405
Total tasks: 30
BB total: 1
GO total: 4
Coralie30.5 This and that, then this or that
Book 1 – book with 'and' in title
Think of Me and I'll Know: Stories
Book 2 – title begins with word after 'and' – I'll
I'll Be Right There
This post 30 points
Total to date 540 points
5.10- Your Own 8th WonderFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling
5.2 - Location, Location, LocationRead a book set at least 50% in a location of an ancient wonder: Egypt, Iraq, Greece, Turkey.
Silent House by Orhan Pamuk (set entirely in Turkey)
Points this post: 5
Points total: 50
Tasks completed: 7
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 1 - 500+(1) 750+() 1000+()
Books read: 7
Pages read: 2633
Brave10.4 - Fire and Ice
Read a book with all letters of FIRE and of ICE found in the book’s title/subtitle/author name.
In Real Life by Cory Doctorow
(FIRE: IFE in LIFE and R in REAL
ICE: I in IN, C in CORY, E in REAL)
IL: MG+
Pages in my edition: 175
Points this post: 10
Total points: 180
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
500+: 1
750+: 0
1000+: 0
5.4 Best Laid Plans I read The Fever by Megan Abbott which fits Fall task 5.4 - CRANESBILL GERANIUM includes author initials MA
10.2 Ring Sing Bling
I read Saving Montgomery Sole by Mariko Tamaki
10.10 Got Your Lottery Ticket?
I read Don't Look Now and Other Stories by Daphne du Maurier -- horror is MPG
New Total: 125
Queen Bee Darlene5.6 Jolly Old St. Nicholas - author named Nicholas (Nick, Colin, Nils, Nicole, Colette)
Funny Girl by Nick Hornby Funny Girl
5 points
30.9 Catherine T's Task: Construction Wonders - 1 book new, 1 book reread
Book 1: title must contain 7 of letters in CONSTRUCTION
And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini And the Mountains Echoed
This book contains: C,O,N,S,T,U,T,I,O,N
This book is a re-read for me
Book 2: Non fiction, engineering or history genre
The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century by Sarah Miller The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century
This book is listed is history genre
This book was new to me
30 points
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 135
Emsreviewsbooks10.6. More Following Through!
I read An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir. This author was off of Sandy's list.
This post: 10
Total: 445
Read: 34
Finished: 26
Bookwrm526Task #20.7 - One or Two?
Option 1: Read a book that has at least two Is and two Es in the title/subtitle. I read How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu (two Is in fIctIonal, two Es in sciEncE).
Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 540
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.5 December, January, February
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 1 or 2.
I read the hardback edition of 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea by Johnathan Franklin. 288 pages
Challenge 10.2 Ring, Sing, Bling?
Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing.”
I read Swimming Home by Deborah Levy.
Challenge 15.5 B-I-N-G-O!
Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO.
I read Best Boy by Eli Gottlieb.
Challenge 25.5 Sarah BR's Task: A Return to Stars Hollow
Option 1: read a book off of the listopia for Rory's reading list.
I read Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. 311 pages and it is #93 of the list.
Option 3: Where you lead
I read The Rocky Road to RomanceR by Janet Evanovich. 249 pages. Using the word ROAD in the song.
Points this post: 55
Total points: 525
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
25.4 - MegSCL's Task: World AIDS DayRead 2 books. There are three options and you can use two different options or do the same option twice (with conditions noted under each option). One of your books must have something red on the cover. It can be any object, big or small, including any titles, text, or backgrounds. REQUIRED: Post the cover and point out the object in your post.
Option 2: Read a book with a main page genre of erotica.
w/RED title (publisher) block on Left Option 2: Read a book with a main page genre of vampires. Variations such as embedded genres such as paranormal>vampires are allowed. If you choose this option twice you must use two different genres.
One Fell Sweep pb 332 pgs
Cumulative Total 540+25 = 565
perletwo5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder - Read a book of your choice.
Echoes in Death
Points this task: 05
Total points: 805
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 58
Tasks completed: 42
15.6 - MultilingualRead a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language.
Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov
My native language: English
Original language of the book: Russian
Post total=15
Season total=295
TARABLYTHE5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
Unlucky 13 by James Patterson
10.1. 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).
A Darkness More Than Night by Michael Connelly
[Michael Connelly is listed in the help thread as an author referenced]
15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Read a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”
Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie
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.
Starter House by Sonja Condit
[stAter HOuse - sONja COndit
Task 20.6. Seasoned Reader – Nicola T's Task: Repos Production’s 7Wonders
Option 1: “The first age” - The resources are : wood, ore, brick and stone
[book:Cold Paradise|824712] by Stuart Woods
[cover has wood on the dock and trees]
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.
Quantico Rules by Gene Riehl
25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season
Option 1: The Christmas Season - Read a book by an author whose first and last initals can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
Eeny Meeny by M.J. Arlidge
Option 3: January Birthdays - Read a book with a main page genre of history, historical fiction, romance, young adult, fantasy or science fiction. Genres can be embedded.
Drop Dead Gorgeous by Linda Howard
[book has a MPG of Romance]
Points this post: 110
Total Points: 145
Total Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 9
Readerboard Name: JACK50.1 - Allison Ann's Task: Celebrating Birthdays
Birthday: May 25 1999
Book 1 - Month
Fulfills parts A and C (Only needs to meet 2 requirements out of the 3 options A, B, and C)
A: First published in the month you were born, of any year.
C: Cover is at least 50% the colour of your birthstone. . . May - green
Trail of Broken Wings by Sejal Badani
pt. A: Published in birth month (May 1 2015)
pt. C: Cover is predominantly green, which matches May's birthstone Emerald's color.
Book 2 - Day
Read a book with your birth date (day) intact in the GR book rating
Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie
current rating: 3.25
*approved in post 211 in help thread*
matches birthday on the 25th
Book 3 - Year
Take your year of birth and subtract your age. Read a book first published in that new year.
1999-17=1982
A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
originally published in 1982
Points this post: 50
Total points: 140
I will be moving Windburn from 10.5 to 25.8:10.5 Noel!
Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
Odd Man In K.M. Mahoney
25.8 - Beth F's Task: Backwards Alphabet Code
D = W
The total combined page count for both books MUST be at least 500 pages. 384 pgs + 344 pgs = 728 pgs
Book 1 - Ignoring the articles "the", "a" and "an", read a book whose title begins with a letter in the left-hand column.
Dark Promises pb 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.
Windburn pb 344 pgs
Cumulative Total 565+25=590
perletwo15.3 - Her Declaration of Independence - Option 2, Read ONE book that fulfills both option 1 Book A and Book B. A: Read a book from this list of Popular Feminism Books Required: State the page of the list where your book is found. B: Read a book by a female author whose initials are found in MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT.
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - page 1 of the list
Points this task: 15
Total points: 820
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 59
Tasks completed: 43
LAUREN JODI5.10 - Your Own 8th Wonder
Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole
15.7 - Tales of Middle-Earth
Main page genre "Fantasy":
The Demon Lover by Juliet Dark
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 310/1075
Total Books Read: 26
Tasks Completed: 20/60
EMurphy15.6 Multilingual - Originally published in a language other than your native language
Harbor by John Ajvide Lindqvist
My native language is English and the book was written in Swedish
**Big Book Ticket - 500 pages
This Task:
Points: 15
Books Read:1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets +500: 1
Total:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets +500: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
loafer 15.6 - Multilingual
Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language.
The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
My native language is English and this book was originally written in Spanish
points: 15
total: 435
BB: 6
GO: 6
tasks completed: 25
Readerboard Name: Quinn25.5
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.
Need You for Always by Marina Adair
*Need - "If you need, need me to be with you ..."
*277 pages
Option 4: Running gag
For this option choose a job from Kirk's Odd Jobs list and
read a book in which a main character performs a similar job.
Do You Want to Start a Scandal by Tessa Dare
*#16 – Spy for Taylor
*Piers Brandon is a spy for England: Location 1681 – “You were an international spy, completing dashing missions …”
*376 pages
*Total number of pages = 653
POINTS THIS POST: 25
TOTAL POINTS: 445
GO THIS POST/TOTAL: 0/0
BB THIS POST/TOTAL: 0/0
25.8 - Beth F's Task: Backwards Alphabet CodeA Virgin River Christmas V
Elemental Magic: All-New Tales of the Elemental Masters E
In the Backwards Alphabet Code V=E
A Virgin River Christmas MMP Edition= 285 pages
Elemental Magic: All-New Tales of the Elemental Masters Paperback Edition= 311 pages
285+311=596
perletwo15.2 - Celebrity Eye-roll - Book 1: Read a book with “night” found intact in a word in the book’s title, subtitle, series title or author’s name.
Night of the Living Trekkies
Book 2: Read a book with “time” found intact in a word in the book’s title, subtitle, series title or author’s name.
The Time Machine
This kindle edition is quite short, but the top mmp edition is 122 pages, so it meets the challenge rules.
First printed in 1895, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 835
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 9
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 61
Tasks completed: 44
Diana K25.6 - 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
AWOL on the Appalachian Trail byDavid Miller D and M
Option 3. Read a book by an author whose surname matches one of the 110 Livery professions
Face the Winter Nakedby Bonnie Turner Turner is on the list.
approved for length in 6043
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.
Reunion 288 pages
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.
The Illegal Gardener 290 pages
25.9 - 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?"
The Taste of Conquest: The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice TASTE
Option 3. Read a book whose author's first and last name initials can be found in CERTAMEN.
No Light by Michael Costello MC
approved for length in 6043
Task 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
The French House: An American Family, a Ruined Maison, and the Village That Restored Them All
Book 2: Use the word following the “and”. If the word is an article (the, a, an) you must also use the word that follows the article
The Village
Point this post: 105
Total points: 800
Kristen IA25.1 - Andy P.'s task: Bookends
This is a two book task. Read one book that satisfies the requirements for Book 1 and another that works for Book 2.
No book with the genre "Children's" or "Kid's" on the book's Good Reads main page may be used for this task.
The 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.
A Virgin River Christmas by Robyn Carr - 285 pages
I read the ebook version and have linked to the MMPB version
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. Titles may contain any number of words including one. Subtitles may not be used.
The Strangers on Montagu Street by Karen White - 352 pages
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB version
285 + 352 = 637 pages total
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Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 245/1075
Total Tasks: 14/60
GO: 0
BB: 3
FANDURY15.10 - The Plane! The Plane!
Read a book with an aircraft on the cover.
by Meljean BrookThere`s a dirigible on the cover.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 420
Books Read: 32
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
CHRISTINA PA5.5 December, January, February
Wishful Drinking
by Carrie Fisher
163 pages
Number of points this post: 5
Total number of points: 40
Laura NT20.5. 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.
A Little Night Magic
It's a collection of 6 short stories by Angie Fox.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 90
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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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
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
MPG: Short Stories
Points in Post: 20
BB in Post: 0
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Points Total: 120
BB Total: 1