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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD

Option 2, a book with coffee beans on the cover: Through the Grinder by Cleo Coyle
mass market paperback edition Through the Grinder 270 pages

Option 3, a book with at least a 4-letter word from Where you Lead lyrics (Keep): Promises to Keep by Jane Green
paperback edition Promises to Keep 352 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 750

10.4. Fire and Ice
A Fine Balance by rohinton mistry
**603 pages = 1 big book ticket
10.10. Got Your Lottery Ticket?
mpg horror: The City of Mirrors
**602 pages = 1 big book ticket
TOTAL TO DATE
points: 415
BB tickets: 20

5.10 Your Own 8th Wonder
We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea
This book is not in AR BookFinder
This post 5 points
Total to date 795 points

20.5
Option 2: Read a book that is a collection of short stories or essays.
Jack Daniels Stories by J.A. Konrath
POINTS THIS POST: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 615
GO THIS POST/TOTAL: 0/0
BB THIS POST/TOTAL: 0/0

Task 50 - Celebrating Birthdays
My birthday: 22 Sept 1979
My age: 37
book 1: MONTH using options b & c - September month = blue cover & S title
Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith

book 2: DAY - read a book with a rating containing 22
Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani
rating 4.22 (confirmed in help thread if it changes!)
book 3: YEAR - read a book published in (birthyear - age) year
published year = 1979 - 37 = 1942
The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie
first published 1942

5.4 Book from the Fall 2016 5, 10, 15 pt tasks
(10.10 - title contains a word of at least 3 letters that can be found in "apprenticeship")
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Train = AppReNTIceship
Points this post: 5
Total points: 160
GO: 2
BB: 2
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 13

10.8
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries with a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea - Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece,..."
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
*Set in France
POINTS THIS POST: 10
TOTAL POINTS: 625
GO THIS POST/TOTAL: 0/0
BB THIS POST/TOTAL: 0/0

task 15.6: iZombie, Vol. 1: Dead to the World first published in English and my native language is Dutch
>15 points
task 25.10 book 1, option 1: The Last Wish written by Andrzej Sapkowski whose initials are in CHRISTMAS CARDS
book2, option 3: The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks with the genre history
>25 points
TOTAL 40 points
TOTAL challenge: 605

This should be my last post for the winter challenge.
50.1 - Allison Ann's Task: Celebrating Birthdays
Birthday: 12/10/1975
Book 1 – Month: Read a book that meets at least two of the three criteria:
a) First published in the month you were born, of any year.
b) Title starts with the first letter of the month in which you were born
c) Cover is at least 50% the color of your birthstone.
Darkover Landfall by Marion Zimmer Bradley 160 pages
Meets a & b. First published Dec 1, 1972. Title starts with D.
Book 2 – Day: Read a book with your birth date (day) intact in the GR book rating.
A Touch of Midnight by Lara Adrian kindle book I read
A Touch of Midnight Paperback edition for page length (no MMPB) 182 pages
10 in the GR rating (verified in Message #3 of the help thread under 10th)
Book 3 – Year: Take your year of birth and subtract your age. Read a book first published in that new year.
The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L Sayers 299 pages
1975 - 41 = 1934
First published in 1934
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 775
Tasks Completed: 37
Books Read: 52

Challenge 5.1 The Ancients
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in ANCIENT.
I read Out of Reach by Carrie Arcos.
Challenge 5.6 Jolly Old St Nicholas
Read a book written by an author named “Nicholas” or any of the related names
I read Three Weeks With My Brother by Nicholas Sparks.
Challenge 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.
I read The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League by Jeff Hobbs.
Task 20.6. Seasoned Reader – Nicola T's Task: Repos Production’s 7Wonders
I choose option 2. I read Paper Hearts by Meg Wivioitt.
Points this post: 45
Total points: 885
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. Read a book by an author called Jack or who has a name related to Jack.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
points: 20
total: 630
BB: 10
GO: 6
tasks completed: 34

(15.5 Best books to read in autumn, page 1 of list)
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
*Claiming a GO ticket, pub 1938*
10.1 Readers of Broken Wheel recommend list
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
20.5
Option 2: Short stories
The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories by Agatha Christie
*Claiming GO ticket, pub 1948*
20.6
Option 1: Wood on the cover
The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers who Inspired Chicago by Douglas Perry
The wood paneling around the woman

25.9
Option 2: #5 or #10 in a series.
The Big Four by Agatha Christie
#5 of Hercule Poirot
*Claiming a GO, pub 1927*
Option 4: genre humor
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
Points this post: 80
Total Points: 375/1075
Tasks completed: 28/60
Books Read: 33
Golden Oldies: 9
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)

Task 20.3 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
Option B: Book set in Massachusetts
Chaos by Patricia Cornwell
Points this post:20
Total points;165
Tasks completed:12
Books read:14
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)

10.1. Let's Follow Up
A Redbird Christmas

Points this post: 10
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 360
BB: 1
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 20
Total Books read: 22

5.5 - December, January, February
201 pages

Points this post: 5
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 365
BB: 1
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 21
Total Books read: 23

MPG of History or Historical Fiction - Read Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup. MPG of History.
Also, this book was first published in 1853, so, I claim 1 Golden Oldie ticket.
25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Option 3 - Author's initials in CERTAMEN - Read Open City by Teju Cole. Author's initials - TC
Option 4 - MPG of humor or funny - Read Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple. This has an MPG of 'humor'.
30.7 - Jonquil’s Task: Dreams are made of this
Book 1 - Takes place in London - Read White Teeth by Zadie Smith. This takes place entirely in London.
Book 2 - Takes place in Paris - Read The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan.
Points these task: 65
Total points: 285
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 23
Tasks completed: 19

10.3.They're Old!
Read a book shelved under "history" on its main page.
Yes Sister, No Sister: My Life as a Trainee Nurse in 1950s Yorkshire by Jennifer Craig
+10
total: 75
tasks: 4
books: 6

Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
(pub 2015)
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 380/1075
Tasks completed: 29/60
Books Read: 34
Golden Oldies: 9
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)

Task 25.8 Backwards Alphabet Code
Book 1: Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
pages 301
Book 2: The Street Kids by Pier Paolo Pasolini
pages 224
Pages read for this task: 525
Books read for this task: 2
Points in this task: 25
Points in total: 330

50.1 - Allison Ann's Task: Celebrating Birthdays
Date used: September 26, 1968
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
S for September
c) Cover is at least 50% the colour of your birthstone.
September - blue
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Book 2 – Day: Read a book with your birth date (day) intact in the GR book rating
date = 26
Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer
rating = 4.26 (still current but verified in task help thread also)
Book 3 – Year: Take your year of birth and subtract your age. Read a book first published in that new year.
1968-48 = 1920
This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
published in 1920, this is a "golden Oldie"
points: 50
total: 680
BB: 10
GO: 7
tasks completed: 35

Task 30.7 - Jonquil’s Task: Dreams are made of this
THIS IS A TWO BOOK TASK.
Book 1: Read a book that takes place (80%) in one of these cities: Chicago, USA; Toronto, Canada; Paris, France; Berlin, Germany; or London, England.
Love Irresistibly by Julie James
The setting is Chicago.
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the MMPB edition.
Book 2: Read a second book that takes place (80%) in one of the remaining four cities. The city for book 2 cannot be the same as the city for book 1.
Someone to Watch Over Me by Lisa Kleypas
The setting is London.
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Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 500/1075
Total Tasks: 25/60
GO: 1
BB: 3

Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill
C and N in ANCIENTS
5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Reflected in You by Sylvia Day
10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?
Killing Cupid by Laura Levine
Ing in Killing
Total points: 110

Read a book with History or Historical Fiction as a main page genre.
Will Sparrow's Road
AR Bookfinder:
L: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7.0
Main Page Historical fiction verified here:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

5.10 - Your Own 8th Wonder
Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded by Hannah Hart
Points this post: 5
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Total points: 250

Completed Tasks
25.8 - Beth F's Task: Backwards Alphabet Code
From the code, using H=S, total page count is 759
★Book #1: H Title
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 435 pp
AR Bookfinder Info: IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 18.0
★Book #2: S Title
Kindle edition I read: Something Yellow
Paperback edition: Something Yellow - 324 pp
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 530
Points Earned this Post: 25
Total Points To Date: 555
Thanks for the Challenge!

Task 10.5: Noel!: A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie. There is NO L in the title or author's name.
Task 15.6: Multilingual: The Delphi Agenda by Rob Swigart. The book was first published in ENGLISH. My native language is DUTCH (FLEMISH). I read the ebook edition. The book was approved for length in ebook verification post #6094.
Totals this posting:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Points: 310
Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 16
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2; 750+: 0;

10.1. Let's Follow Up
Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
**Tender Is the Night is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1934). I claim one GO ticket.**
15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon
Points this post: 25
Total points: 425
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 28
Big Books: 500=2, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 1

The Winter Ghosts
The word Winter falls into the category
Points: 25
Task: 1
Books Read: 1

Book 1. Read a book with one of these words in the title: Beauty, Moonlight, Moon, or Light.
Turtle Moon (1992) by Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 292 pages)
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.
Main page genre listings: Science Fiction > Time Travel
The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl from Everywhere #1) (2016) by Heidi Heilig (Goodreads Author) (Young Adult) (Hardcover, 464 pages)
430 + 25 = 455
Tasks Completed: 30
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 430 + 25 = 455
Books read: 39
Pages read: 10,908
Read but not claimed: 01
Goodreads Authors: 12
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+

Read a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”
Much Ado about Magic (Enchanted, Inc. #5) (2012) by Shanna Swendson (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 207 pages)
455 + 15 = 470
Tasks Completed: 31
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 455 + 15 = 470
Books read: 40
Pages read: 11,115
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 13
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
And this will be all for me! See you in Spring

15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
A book where the first word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO (including articles).
O Perfume: A História de um Assassino by Patrick Süskind (★★★★★)
Begins with O.
15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
A book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”.
The Pickled Apocalypse of Pancake Island by Cameron Pierce (★★)
20.2 - Fun & Games
• Option 2: a book by an author with the same beginning letter for first and last name.
Cartas a um Jovem Terapeuta by Contardo Calligaris (★★★★)
25.10 - Tis the Season
• Option 1: a book by an author whose first and last initals can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
Os Elefantes Não Esquecem by Agatha Christie (★★)
• Option 3: a book with a main page genre of history, historical fiction, romance, young adult, fantasy or science fiction.
A Extraordinária Garota Chamada Estrela by Jerry Spinelli (★★★★)
Main page genre of YA.
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Current Post
Points: 75
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 270
GO: 2
BB: -

Book of choice: Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand
Points this post: 5
Total points: 755
This is my last post for this season. Thank you, moderators!!

10.5 One, Sarah Crossan
No 'L' in either the title on the author's name
This is listed as a YA book but is listed on AR as 'UG'
Points this post: 10
Total points: 215
GO:1
BB:
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 17

25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Option 1 for both books
Book 1: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
My word is QUIET "QUIS EST CAESAR TIBI NUNC?"
I read the kindle edition, top MMPB is Stil: de kracht van introvert zijn in een wereld die niet ophoudt met kletsen
Book 2: Peas & Queues: The Minefield of Modern Manners
My word is QUEUES "QUIS EST CAESAR TIBI NUNC?"
I read the kindle edition, the paperback (no MMPB) is Peas & Queues: The Minefield of Modern Manners
Points this post: 25
Total points: 490

25.6 - 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.
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
*I claim 2 Big Book tickets for this book - 850 pages*
Option 3.
Read a book by an author whose surname matches one of the 110 Livery professions (without the s on the end).
Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
Points this post: 25
Total points: 615
Task this post:1
Total Tasks: 30
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 5
Big Book Tickets this post: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 6
BBooks - 500+: 4 BBooks - 750+: 1 BBooks - 1000+: 0

25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season
Option 1: Author initials in CHRISTMAS CARDS
Last Days of the Bus Club by Chris Stewart
I read the kindle edition, paperback (no MMPB) is Los últimos tiempos del Club del Autobús
Option 3: Main page genre of Historical Fiction
Dangerous to Know
Points this post: 25
Total points: 515

10.5. Noel!
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Infinite Sacrifice
Points this post: 25
Total points: 540

25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season
I chose Options 1 and 3.
Option 1: I read The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh (paperback). R and A are in Christmas.
Option 3: I read When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka (paperback). Historical Fiction is the top MPG.
30.9 - Catherine T's Task: Construction Wonders
Book 1: I read Everything Belongs to Us by Yoojin Grace Wuertz - this book is new to me.
2 O, 2 N, 1 S, 2 T, 1 R, 1 U, 1 I
Book 2: I read We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl�, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement by Andi Zeisler - this book was a re-read. History is an MPG (verified).
50.1 - Allison Ann's Task: Celebrating Birthdays
The randomly selected date I used was August 17, 1978.
Book 1: I chose options a and c. I read

Book 2: I read The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell - approved for a rating equal to 4.17 here.
Book 3: I read The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene, first published in 1940. 1978-38=1940
** The Power and the Glory was first published in 1940, I'd like to claim ONE Golden Oldies ticket**
Previous point total: 465
New points this post: 25+30+50
Total points: 570
New tasks completed in this post: 3
Total tasks: 35
GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO: 2
Big Book tickets this post: 2
Total Big Books: 2

Required – 1 book must have red on the cover and you must point out the item
Option 1 – Set in BOTSWANA / RED lips on cover

APPROVED in HELP thread
Option 3 – About an author on the List of Tuberculosis Cases
About Robert Louis Stevenson
Under the Wide and Starry Sky
I listened to the audio / No MMP / Paperback: Under the Wide and Starry Sky
APPROVED in HELP thread
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 585 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1

First book in series
Spare Change by Bette Lee Crosby
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 50/1075
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 6
Golden Oldies
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (1), 1000+ ()
This is my last task of the season. As always, thanks to the mods and task creators.

25.9 - Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Option 1: A book whose title contains a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters found in "QUIS EST CAESAR TIBI NUNC?"
American Street by Ibi Zoboi
STREET
ST - eST
RE - caEsaR
E - Est
T - Tibi
Option 3: A book by an author whose initials are in CERTAMEN.
A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole
TC - CerTamen
Points this post: 25
Total points: 500
Total tasks: 37
BB total: 4
GO total: 5

25.10 - Tis the Season
Option 1: A book by an author whose initials are in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
TDR - chRisTmas carDs
Option 4: A nonfiction book with a main page genre of self-improvement, fitness, nutrition, mental health, education, spiritual, or religion.
The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes
Nutrition is a main page genre.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 525
Total tasks: 38
BB total: 4
GO total: 5

30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Travels
Option 3: Main page genre of Classics
The Murder at the Vicarage 221 pages
Option 5: Main page genre of Historical Fiction
A Crimson Warning 352 pages
221 + 352 = 573 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 570
That's it for me. Thank you to the mods and task creators for another great season.


IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12.0
Total points for the season: 215
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Thanks, everyone. See you in the spring!

25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Option 3: I read The Rose & the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh. R and A both appear in CERTAMEN.
Option 4: I reread The Princess Bride by William Goldman. Humor is a main page genre.
This post: 25
Total: 615
Read: 48
Finished: 35

task 5.10 Verhalen voor onder je kussen
>5 points
task 25.4 book 1, option 1: No Future Without Forgiveness about the end of aparteid in south-africa written by Desmond Tutu, a south-african
book 2, option 2: My Secret Garden with the genre erotica
>25 points
task 30.2 book 1: The Catcher in the Rye from the family relations list, number 17
book 2: Schaduwkind no e in the title and it has the A, U and I which are 3 of the 4 requited vowels
>30 points
TOTAL
60 points
TOTAL CHALLENGE:
665 points
6 big book
4 golden oldies

5.10: Your own 8th Wonder
A book of your choice
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling
10.3: They're Old
Main Page Genre of 'history' or 'historical fiction'
A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R King
10.6: More Following Through
An author you read first in 2016
Seduction Becomes Her by Shirlee Busbee
Read Scandal Becomes Her as the first book by this author in Jan, 2016
20.3: Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Option D: From 'Rejected Authors Who Found Success'
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
20.7: Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option 1: A title with 2 'i's and 2 'e's
The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg
20.9: Moderator's Pet - Heather Gibbs's Task - Celebrating Proofreading
Option 2: A book with a heterograph in the title
Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
List II, Number 1: Boy/buoy
Total Points this post: 85
Total Points for this Challenge: 85
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10.6. More Following Through! - Read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016 (including December).
Sputnik Sweetheart
I read my first Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood, in summer 2016.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 1075
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 12
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 83
Tasks completed: 60
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