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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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10.1. Let's Follow Up
Read a book from The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend listopia or by one of the authors referenced at the top of that list.
Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie - audio book I listened.
Hallowe'en Party Top MMPB for length verififcation (255 pages).
Agatha Christie is #15 on the list of authors.
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25.1 - Andy P.'s task: Bookends
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.
Exhume by Danielle Girard eBook that I read
Exhume Paperback edition for page length verification (392 pages) (no MMPB listed)
Author name Danielle Girard - first name begins with "D" and last name ends with "D"
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.
Omoo by Herman Melville 309 pages
Title begins and ends with O
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30.3 - Daphne's Task: Atlas Obscura
Book 1: read a book with one of 55 words for snow from the given list in the title or subtitle.
Burning Water by Mercedes Lackey 314 pages
The following entry appears near the end of the list:
Water melted snow
Book 2: read a book with a grave or cemetery on the cover.

Grave Surprise MMPB for length (295 pages)
Cemetery on cover.
Points this post: 65
Total Points: 550
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 36

Blueberry
20.7 opt. 2 Read a non-fiction book with the main page genre science or health.
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
Pts: 20

Funny Girl by Nick Hornby
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 240/1075
Tasks completed: 17/60
Books Read: 19
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)

25.2 Perletwo’s Leonard and Leon.
Option 1. “Moon” in title. I read Voices from the Moon by Andre Dubus.
Option 2. Book about Space Travel. I read Lake of the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe.
30.7 Jonquil’s Dreams
Book 1. Set in Chicago, USA: I read The Coast of Chicago: Stories by Stuart Dybek.
Book 2. Set in London, UK: I read The Beggar's Opera by John Gay.
Points This Post: 55
Total Points So Far: 700

Task 10.3 history or historical fiction as main page genre
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
Main page genres at time of post:
Fiction 784 users
Historical Fiction 106 users
Literary Fiction 103 users
Adult Fiction 77 users
Points this post: 10

Task 10.8 set at least 50% in country on the Mediterranean
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M.C. Beaton
Set almost entirely in Cyprus

task 25.7
book 1: Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening from the books and Boba bookshelf . This book is 202 pages
book 2: The Elegance of the Hedgehog from the reading woman shelve, page 1 with 325 pages together totalling >500
>Points: 25
task 25.9 two books from option 4 with the genre humor confirmed in help threat post 8 and 10
book 1: Ensel und Krete. Ein Märchen aus Zamonien
book 2: The Fifth Elephant
>25 points
TOTAL
50 points

Task 20.3 - It was the Best of Times, it was the Worst of Times
Option 3 - Book first published 2017
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 405
Total Tasks: 25
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 33

I read Mucho Mojo by Joe R. Lansdale. I first read this author in 2016 when I read Savage Season for the Fall 2016 SRC.
Points: 280
Books read: 24
tasks completed: 20
GO: 3
pages read: 7578

20.3 - Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option C - book first published in a year ending with the number 7
Ill Will by Dan Chaon
Advance reader's copy, hardcover has 480 pgs (the ARC has 461 pgs)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 250
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0

25.4 - MegSCL's Task: World AIDS Day
Option 2: Read a book with a main page genre of erotica, vampires, or pregnancy.

Option 3: Read a book written by or about (must be mentioned in the goodreads description) one of the authors listed on this page: List of Tuberculosis Cases. By Elizabeth Barrett Browning, with red text on cover:

30.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
One:
A: Read a book that is 1st in a series.

B: Read the 2nd book in the same series as book A.

Points
This Post: 55
Total Points: 725
Completed Tasks: 46
Books Read: 65

5.5 - December, January, February
Diamond Rings Are Deadly Things by Rachelle J. Christensen - 320 pages
10.1. Let's Follow Up
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Golden Oldie - first published in 1934
10.3.They're Old!
Friends and Foes by Sarah M. Eden - Historical Fiction MPG
15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - Fantasy MPG
Golden Oldie - First published in 1843
Task 30.4 - Mazza1's Task - Readers Recommend
1 book option
Options 1 and 5: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Big Book - 734 pages
Task 30.7 - Jonquil’s Task: Dreams are made of this
Book 1: The Kiss of a Stranger by Sarah M. Eden - Page 19: “The journey to London required eight hours.” The setting is London for the rest of the book.
Book 2: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo - Set in Paris
Big Book - 531 pages
Golden Oldie - First published in 1831
Points this post: 100
Total Points: 495
Golden Oldie books this post: 3
Total Golden Oldie books: 5
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 3
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:

50.1 - Allison Ann's Task: Celebrating Birthdays
My birthday is May 2, 1986, so I am 30 years old.
Book 1 – Month: Read a book that meets at least two of the three criteria:
b) Title starts with the first letter of the month in which you were born (include all articles). January = J, February = F, etc.
c) Cover is at least 50% the colour of your birthstone.

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.
1861: The Civil War Awakening by Adam Goodheart - 4.02 rating currently, verified rating here
Book 3 – Year: Take your year of birth and subtract your age. Read a book first published in that new year.
1986 - 30 = 1956
Train To Pakistan by Khushwant Singh - first published in 1956.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 230

Option 1: book with an average GR rating above 4.24
Unashamed: Drop the Baggage, Pick up Your Freedom, Fulfill Your Destiny by Christine Caine
224 pages, 4.39 rating
Option 2: winner or nominee on the GR choice awards for 2016
Mystery and thriller category
Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
391 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 270/1075
Tasks completed: 18/60
Books Read: 21
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)

5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder - Read a book of your choice.
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
This post:
Points - 5
Total:
Points - 135

Taken by Passion pb 176 pgs
Cumulative Total 590+5 = 595

15.3 - Her Declaration of Independence
Mary Wollstonecraft published A Vindication of the Rights of Woman one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy in January 1792. Option 2, Read ONE book that fulfils both option 1 Book A (Popular Feminism Books) and Book B (female author whose initials are found in MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT)
Men Explain Things to Me, Rebecca Solnit
#5 on page 1 of the list; maRy wollStonecraft
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 685
Tasks Completed: 37
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 2 (500+ x2)
10.4. Fire and Ice
I read Antarctica: A Guide to the Wildlife, 4th
FIRE - FIE in WildlIFE
R in antaRctica
ICE - IC in AntarctICa
E in GuidE
Task 20.6. Seasoned Reader – Nicola T's Task: Repos Production’s 7Wonders
I chose option 2 and read The Sound of Broken Glass, with the word "glass" in the title.
25.4 - MegSCL's Task: World AIDS Day
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read
by J.M. Coetzee, According to his GR profile, Mr. Coetzee was born in South Africa. There is a red banner along the bottom of the cover.
For my second book, I chose option 2, and read
. Paranormal>Vampires is the second listed genre. The title is in red.
Points this post: 55
Total points: 630
I read Antarctica: A Guide to the Wildlife, 4th
FIRE - FIE in WildlIFE
R in antaRctica
ICE - IC in AntarctICa
E in GuidE
Task 20.6. Seasoned Reader – Nicola T's Task: Repos Production’s 7Wonders
I chose option 2 and read The Sound of Broken Glass, with the word "glass" in the title.
25.4 - MegSCL's Task: World AIDS Day
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read

For my second book, I chose option 2, and read

Points this post: 55
Total points: 630
25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the City
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read Death in Ecstasy by Ngaio Marsh.
NG, the author's initials, are found in doMINe.
For my second book, I chose option 4 and read Rivers of London, page 1 #33 on the fantasy/sf in London list.
25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
For my first book, I chose option 2, and read Vintage Murder, #5 in the Roderick Alleyn series.
For my second book, I chose option 3 and read Born a Crime by Trevor Noah.
Author's initials, TN are found in cerTameN.
Task 25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
For my first book, I chose option 4, and read The Queen of the Tearling - 464 pages.
The book is found on page 2 of the Strong Women list - currently #121.
For my second book, I chose option 5 and read Three Bedrooms, One Corpse, #3 in the Aurora Teagarden series - 250 pages.
Total pages for task = 714, exceeding 500 page requirement.
Points this post: 75
Total points: 705
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read Death in Ecstasy by Ngaio Marsh.
NG, the author's initials, are found in doMINe.
For my second book, I chose option 4 and read Rivers of London, page 1 #33 on the fantasy/sf in London list.
25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
For my first book, I chose option 2, and read Vintage Murder, #5 in the Roderick Alleyn series.
For my second book, I chose option 3 and read Born a Crime by Trevor Noah.
Author's initials, TN are found in cerTameN.
Task 25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
For my first book, I chose option 4, and read The Queen of the Tearling - 464 pages.
The book is found on page 2 of the Strong Women list - currently #121.
For my second book, I chose option 5 and read Three Bedrooms, One Corpse, #3 in the Aurora Teagarden series - 250 pages.
Total pages for task = 714, exceeding 500 page requirement.
Points this post: 75
Total points: 705
30.2: SCHATZIE’S TASK: Pros & Cons
For option 1, I read The Book of Speculation. The book is found on page 5 of the Best Books about Family Relationships, currently #400.
For my second book, I read Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day. No E in title, but A, O, and U all are present.
50.1 - Allison Ann's Task: Celebrating Birthdays
I chose to generate a new birthdate, and the random date generator provided me with March 16, 1957.
For book 1, using the month of March, I read My Life with the Chimpanzees. The book was first published March 1, 1988, so fits criterion (a), and the title begins with M, fitting criterion (b).
For book 2, day, I read Broken Homes - rating is 4.16, so matches the generated date of "16." The rating has been stable, but, just in case, it was noted in post 3 of the help thread.
For book 3, year, I got a little younger with the 1957 year! With the new birthday, I'm now 59 - so 1957-59 = 1898, and I needed to read a book published before 1917.
I read Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, first published in 1869.
Points this post: 80
Total points: 785
For option 1, I read The Book of Speculation. The book is found on page 5 of the Best Books about Family Relationships, currently #400.
For my second book, I read Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day. No E in title, but A, O, and U all are present.
50.1 - Allison Ann's Task: Celebrating Birthdays
I chose to generate a new birthdate, and the random date generator provided me with March 16, 1957.
For book 1, using the month of March, I read My Life with the Chimpanzees. The book was first published March 1, 1988, so fits criterion (a), and the title begins with M, fitting criterion (b).
For book 2, day, I read Broken Homes - rating is 4.16, so matches the generated date of "16." The rating has been stable, but, just in case, it was noted in post 3 of the help thread.
For book 3, year, I got a little younger with the 1957 year! With the new birthday, I'm now 59 - so 1957-59 = 1898, and I needed to read a book published before 1917.
I read Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, first published in 1869.
Points this post: 80
Total points: 785

Challenge 30.4 Mazza1's Task - Readers Recommend
Option 2: Read a book that features as a winner or nominee on the GR choice awards for 2016
I read All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda. It is on the Best Mystery and Thriller list. 368 p.
Option 3: Read a book that features on the best books for the decade in which you were born.
I read God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut. I was born in 1969. It is on page 2 book number #151 on the list. 288 pages.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Points this post: 30
Total points: 555
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

20.4. Golden Oldies - Mhairi's Task: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Option 2: Book whose author's name is related to Jack.
Auringon ydin by Johanna Sinisalo. The English title of the novel is The Core of the Sun.
My favourite festive film is, of course, Die Hard.
Points this post: 20
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 390/1075
Total Books Read: 33
Tasks Completed: 30/60
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 1

Task 30.4 - Readers Recommend
one book option
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
meets requirements option 1 - average rating is 4.74 and option 2 - winner for YA Fantasy 2016
page count: 626

5.9 - Listmaker
Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris (pub May 3, 2005) 1/26
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10.8 - On the Coast
Immortal - Traci L. Slatton (set in Italy) 2/2
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20.4 - Golden Oldies - Mhairi's Task: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Option 1: A Harvest of Bones - Yasmine Galenorn (bones in title) 2/8
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 35
Total Points: 425

25.10 Tis the Season
Option 1: The Christmas Season: author initials found in Christmas Cards
The Mysterious Mr. Quin by Agatha Christie
Option 3: January Birthdays: fantasy as a main page genre
Feversong by Karen Marie Moning
Points
This post: 25
Total: 360

Task 15.6 - Multilingual
Book first published in language not your own
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
First published as Het Zwarte Hart in Dutch
My native language is English
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 400
Total Tasks: 25
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 33

I read Chalked Up: Inside Elite Gymnastics' Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, and Elusive Olympic Dreams by Jennifer Sey
25.9 Is it Ancient or Just a Classic?
I chose option 1 and read My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier -- the word is SISTER
I also chose option 4 and read When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris -- MPG humor
New Total: 165

Option 2: Paper featured on the cover (approved in help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... )
Inkheart

*Big book 543 pages = 1 ticket*
Total Big Book Tickets = 2
Points = 20
Total Points = 150

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.
The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
Initials A and C are in the word CARIBBEAN
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 160

15.1 - Madly in Love With Me Day
Book #1: Mine in the title:
Mine to Crave by Cynthia Eden
Book #2: Memoir
Paris in Love by Eloisa James
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 325/1075
Total Books Read: 28
Tasks Completed: 21/60

20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?:
Option 1: Read a book that has 2 “I”s AND 2 “E”s in the title/subtitle: Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue by Stephanie Laurens.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 280
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0

15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Read a book with mp genre fantasy
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Points this post:15
Total points: 70

5.2 Location, location, location 5 pts.
Read a book set at least 50% in a location of ancient wonder. This book is set in Anatolia, Turkey.
Birds Without Wings

30.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
Option 1
Book A: Book 1 of a series
Hammered
ebook only - approved in the spreadsheet line 1039
Book B: Book 2 of the same series
Screwed Down Murder
ebook only - approved in the spreadsheet line 1976
Points this post: 30
Total points: 170

20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option One
The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance
2 "I"s and 2 "E"s in InhErItancE
I read the ebook, the top MMPB is Iepurele cu ochi de chihlimbar. O misterioasă moştenire de familie
Points this post: 20
Total points: 190

30.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
Option 1: Read the first two in series
1st: Daughter of the Empire
2nd: Servant of the Empire
**Claiming Big Book ticket Pg 580**
Points in Post: 30
BB in Post: 1
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Points Total: 150
BB Total: 2

5.3 – Sole Survivor
Caught Up in Us by Lauren Blakely
10.1 – Let’s Follow Up
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Moran
REQUIRED: On page 1 of the list
10.10 – Got Your Lottery Ticket?
Raising Demons by Shirley Jackson
15.3 – Her Declaration of Independence
How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran
REQUIRED: Option 2; book found on page 2 of the feminism list
15.9 – It’s Summer Somewhere
Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
REQUIRED: Found on page 1 of the list
CURRENT POST
Points: 55
BBT: 0
GO: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 235
BBT: 0
GO: 0

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.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Horror
15.10 - The Plane! The Plane! Read a book with an aircraft* on the cover.

Task 25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
Option 1: Read a book whose author's initials are JS, GC, EB, CK, or FC.
It is Well by James D. Shipman JS 308 pages
Option 4 - Read a book from list of strong women characters
Paradise in Plain Sight: Lessons from a Zen Garden It is on page 2 of the list and has 192 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 850

Task 30.7 - Jonquil’s Task: Dreams are made of this
Book A: The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg - Set in London, England
Book B: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson - Set in Chicago, USA. Approved in post 51 - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Here is a reference: "The story is told through the perspective of David, an orphaned teenager living in Newcago (formerly known as Chicago)." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rec...
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 265/1075
BB Tickets This Post: 0
Total BB Tickets: 500+: (2), 750+: (0), 1000+: (0)
Total GO Tickets: 1
Books Read: 25
Tasks Completed: 18

Task 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two? - Read a book that has 2 “I”s AND 2 “E”s in the title/subtitle - more than 2 of both/either are okay

Something Like Fate by Susane Colasanti
Points This Post - 20
Total Points - 285

REQUIRED: Total pages must be 500 or more: 352 + 340 pages = 692 pg
Option 2 – Pole on the cover (His staff)

APPROVED here
Option 3 – A GR friend rated it only 1 or 2 stars
The Woman in Cabin 10 – 340 pages
My friend CAROL rated it only 2 stars
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 425 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

15.7- Tales of Middle-earth
Read a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”.
World After by Susan Ee
Points This Post: 15
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 13
Total Points: 220

Read a book that is number 1 in a series.
Murder Your Darlings (Algonquin Round Table #1) (2011) by J.J. Murphy (Mass Market Paperback, 318 pages)
270 + 05 = 275
Tasks Completed: 19
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 270 + 05 = 275
Books read: 24
Pages read: 6,260
Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 05
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+

Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing.”

Missing, Presumed
* This book was an ARC
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10.3.They're Old!
Read a book with History or Historical Fiction as a main page genre.

It's been shelved as "Historical Fiction" by 586 readers
* This book was an ARC
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15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Read a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”

It has been shelved as "Fantasy" by 787 readers
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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

Recollections of Things to Come by Elena Garro
N in recollectioNs
A in gArro
H in tHings
C in reCollections
O in recOllections
O in recollectiOns
O in garrO
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25.7 - Dakimel’s task: Podcast Recommendations
Read a book or books found on any of these bookshelves.
From the "Books & Boba Podcast Bookshelf", page 3 I read:

* This book has 568 pages, as the task requires.
* Claiming a Big Book ticket for this book
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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?"

Link to MMPB: The Hothouse by the East River
The word is EAST
E in Est
A in cAesar
S in caeSar
T in Tibi
Option 4: Read a book with the main page genre Humor or Funny.

It has been shelved as "Humor" by 53 readers
* Both books were ARC's
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25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season
Option 1: The Christmas Season
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS.

by Michael Hambling
Option 3: January Birthdays
Read a book with a main page genre of history, historical fiction, romance, young adult, fantasy or science fiction.

It has been shelved as "Historical Fiction" by 57 readers
* Both books were ARC's
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POINTS
Points This Post: 125
Points Total: 190/1075
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 1
500 (√) 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 10
GO Total:
BB Total: 2

I'd like to move Leviathan Wakes from Task 5.3 to Task 15.10. Both tasks are posted here in full.
5.3 - Sole Survivor
Read a book that is number 1 in a series.

15.10 - The Plane! The Plane!
Read a book with an aircraft on the cover. With a spaceship on the cover:

Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 740
Completed Tasks: 47
Books Read: 67

On page 2 of Overdue Podcast bookshelf:
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Post total=25
Season total=320

15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO.
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 385
Books Read: 27
Completed Tasks: 21

25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season
Book 1 - Option 1
For this option read a book by an author whose first and last initals can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
Both M and A are in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
Book 2 - Option 3
For this option read a book with a main page genre of history, historical fiction, romance, young adult, fantasy or science fiction. Genres can be embedded.
Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock
Points this post: 25
Total points: 345
Task this post:1
Total Tasks: 19
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 3

30.2 Schatzie's Task Pro's and Con's
Option 1 Best Happiness Books p. 1 #47
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Option 2
Read a book that contains at least 3 of these 4 vowels in the title and subtitle (A-I-O-U). They need to appear at least once (and it's ok if they appear more than once), but there can be NO “e” used in either the title or subtitle.
Up and Down
U, A, O
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Author's first and last name initials in ANCIENT
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, read 2/7/2016
Golden Oldie - first published 1934
Task 10-7 Rollin in the River
MPG of environment, ecology, engineering or food
1,000 Foods To Eat Before You Die: A Food Lover's Life List by Mimi Sheraton
MPG is food.
Big Book tickets : 3 - 1009 pages
10-8 On the Coast
Set at least 50 % in a country that has a coastline on the Mediterranean sea
Death Comes As the End by Agatha Christie
Set in Egypt
Golden Oldie - published 1944
Recap this post : 25 points, 2 Golden Oldies tickets, 3 Big Book tickets
Total points : 80 points