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WINTER CHALLENGE 2017
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Bluegrass Pam30.8 - Sandy's Task: Anagram It
Book 1: The Winshaw Legacy or What a Carve Up! – 500 pp
*Claiming 1 BB ticket for The Winshaw Legacy...
Book 2: Orphan Train - Word used is TRAIN
Points this post: 30
BB this post: 1
Total GO: 1
Total BB: 2
Total points: 160
loafertask withdrawal - requirement not met:
15.7 - Groundhog Day
Read a book whose title contains a word of at least 3 letters that can be made from the letters in GROUNDHOG DAY.
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
word = HOUR
the mass mkt pb has 833 pages Les Heures lointaines - claiming 2 "big book" tickets
points: minus 15
total: 245
BB: 3 (minus 2)
GO: 4
tasks completed: 17
loafer25.3 - Bluemoon's Task: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
OPTION B - THE ELVES
Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in ELVES.
The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich
ELves
OPTION C - THE POEM
Read a book that contains a word of at least four letters in its title (not subtitle) that is found in the first stanza of the poem
House of Thieves by Charles Belfoure
word = HOUSE
points: 25
total: 270
BB: 3
GO: 4
tasks completed: 18
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Creynard's Task: My February BabyOption 2: Fish and Ghosts, #1 in the Hellsinger Series
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 240 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 230
Creynard15.4 - Endangered Animals
Option 1
Book 1: Salvaged by Jay Crownover
Author's initials=J.C. Javan rhinoCeros
Book 2: Beneath These Scars by Meghan March
leatherBack Sea Turtle
25.7 - Wayne's task: My Second Favorite Pastime
Book 1: The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly
"UNDERSTAndInG" is my word
Book 2: Dr. NEURO by Max Monroe
Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 275
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 29
perletwo5.7 - Power Pets - Read a book with a number of pages* that includes at least 2 different digits from 1235.
The Secret History of Twin Peaks - this hc ed. 362 pgs
Points this task: 05
Total points: 630
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 44
Tasks completed: 30
20.10 - Group ReadsFiction - Space Opera
Artemis by Andy Weir.
My comment in the discussion thread.
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 5
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Joanne MI-I am replacing post 974's book(posted in error)-deleting 20.1
Adding Challenge 5.10 Born Free-book of choice
Godsgrave
Points this challenge 5
total points 35
25.6 - Perletwo's Task: Winnie the Pooh DayThis is a two-book task. Choose one book from each of two of the following options.
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase HUNDRED ACRE WOOD. Letters may be matched only as many times as they appear in the phrase
On Thin Icing by Ellie Alexander
Option 3: Read a book whose cover shows a bear, an owl, a kangaroo, a tiger, a pig, a rabbit or a donkey.
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 495
Total Tasks: 18
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1
Janice AB25.2 - Anne (Booklady)'s task: Big Cats
Two book Task, totalling 550 pages
Book 1: Option 4, Critically Endangered Animals
Read a book from this list.
The Prince of Tides - audiobook
Item 159 on Page 2 of the list.
Page length based on The Prince of Tides - 664 pages
**Claim Big Book Ticket for this book.
Book 2: Option 3, Panthers
Read a book with a night scene on the cover
The Colony - audiobook
Page length based on The Colony - 321 pages
Total pages for both books 664 + 321 = 982
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Points for this post: 25
Total points = 130
Big Book tickets = 2
Golden Oldies = 1
loafer5.5 - Wonders of the Deep
Read a book written by a single author who uses a three-part name: first, middle, last.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
points: 5
total: 275
BB: 3
GO: 4
tasks completed: 19
MegSCL15.5 - New Beginnings
Barefoot by new to me author.
15.8 - World Animal Day
Animal Farm on page 1 of list.
30.5 - Diana K’s Task - Word Play on a Few of My Favorite Things
Option 1: Kayak.
Book 1: Read a book with a palindrome (Anna). Miller's Valley by Anna Quindlen
Book 2: Read a book where the name of a type of animal is contained within a word of the title (Hen - approved in task help thread). Trouble with Lichen
TOTAL TO DATE
points: 535
BB tickets: 2
Goldies: 1
Mary P20.5 - Bigger is Better - DebraJean's Task: LET IT SNOW!
Option 2: Choose a book from the list White as the Driven Snow
Still Alice by Lisa Genova. Found on page 2, #138 on list.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 105
JENNIFER NC5.1- Lassie Come Home
Jane Austen at Home: A Biography
5.9 - Get It Done
I Remember Laura: Laura Ingalls Wilder
This has been on my TBR from the library for at least two years!
10.3 - Sir Nils Olav
The Ruby in the Smoke
by Philip Pullman
first published 1985
10.8 - Here Kitty Kitty
The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas 2018
by Bob Sehlinger
name used: Bob
10.9 - Good Dog!
Opening Belle
10.10 - Goin' on a Safari
Eat, Pray, Love
15.3 - Hot or Cold?
Option 1
Scrappy Little Nobody
Keyword little
Option 2
Hattie Big Sky
Hattie Big Sky
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10.0
Keyword big
15.4 - Endangered Animals
Option 2
The Luckiest Girl
by Beverly Cleary
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10.0
Author initials found in Leatherback Sea Turtle.
Title initials found in Northern Right Whale
15.6 - Hoping, Wishing, Trying........
Handmade Greeting Cards for Special Occasions
Goal is to do more crafts!
15.8 - World Animal Day
Black Beauty
Black Beauty
**This is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1877). I claim one GO ticket.**
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 11.0
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Anja's Task: RARE18 London
Option 3
20.6 - Seasoned Rader - Lagullande's Task: IT’S BEHIND YOU!
Option 1
A Happier 2017 Page-A-Day Calendar
(3 Ps)
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Shiraloo's Task: Coins for Christmas
1) The book must have 32, 24, or 41 intact somewhere in the page numbers. It has 416 pages.
2) The book must have on its cover an item that reflects the categories chosen this year. Southern - a house with a porch, a quilt, or a beach
It has a beach on the cover.
20.10 - Group Reads
The House of the Spirits
Read House of Spirits
Message 8
25.1 - Dakimel’s Task – Hurricane Recovery
Option 1
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir
by Jennifer Ryan (Goodreads Author)
Option 3
Paperie for Inspired Living: Stationery and Decorations for Weddings, Parties, and Other Special Occasions
25.2 - Anne (Booklady)'s task: Big Cats
Option 3
464 pages
Option 4
To Kill a Mockingbird
page 1
324 pages
25.3 - Bluemoon's Task: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
Option A
Magic Marks the Spot
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 12.0
Option C
The Kitchen House
Keyword: House
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: White Winter, Yellow Moon
Book 1
Option B
Ice and Snow
The Long Winter
**This is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1940). I claim one GO ticket.**
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10.0
page 1
Book 2
Option B
Emily of New Moon
**This is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1923). I claim one GO ticket.**
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 22.0
page 1
Points Claimed this Post: 290
Total Points: 555
Golden Oldies Tickets: 7
Big Book Tickets: 3
Books Read: 46
Tasks Completed: 40
JENNIFER NC25.5 - Tien's Task: All in the Family
Option A
Raisins and Almonds
by Kerry Greenwood
The Alice Network
**This is a Big Book (520 pages). Claiming 1 BB tickets.**
by Kate Quinn
25.6 - Perletwo's Task: Winnie the Pooh Day
Option 2
The Amber Spyglass
genre fantasy
Option 4
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
Page 1
**I'd like to claim a Golden Oldie ticket (first published 1945)**
25.7 - Wayne's task: My Second Favorite Pastime
Book 1
Unraveling Oliver
UNRAVELInG - keyword
Book 2
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach
30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Animal Crackers
Option 3
Ruddy Gore
by Kerry Greenwood
Option 4
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Elizabeth George Speare
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9.0
Points Claimed this Post: 105
Total Points: 660
Golden Oldies Tickets: 8
Big Book Tickets: 4
Books Read: 54
Tasks Completed: 44
Bookwrm526Task #5.10 - Born Free
Read a book of your choice. I read Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson.
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Task #20.2 - RARE18 London
Option 3: Read a book with a winter scene on the cover. I read Dead Hot Mama by Victoria Houston
Points this post: 25
Total points so far: 290
Amber15.8 - World Animal Day
Book from this list: Best Animal Rights Books - this book is on page 1, #1
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 11.0
**Black Beauty is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1877) - claiming 1 GO ticket.**
Points this post: 15
Total points: 235
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Maddie O's Task: A Year of ImprovementsOption 2: Cadmium Yellow, Blood Red by Jacqueline T. Lynch
Points this post: 20
Total points: 480
Tasks completed: 28
Readerboard Name: Kathy P15.8 - World Animal Day
The Dogs of Christmas
Points this post: 15
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 115
BB:0
GO:2
Total Task completed: 7
Total Books read: 7
Christine V15.7 - Groundhog Day
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House
Using the word "and"
Points this post: 15
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 15
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 500=3, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=3)
Brooke TX20.4 - Golden Oldies - Creynard's Task: My February Baby
Option 4: Read a book with a bird's wing or a planet on the cover, OR with the word SILVER in the title/subtitle.
20.6 - Seasoned Rader - Lagullande's Task: IT’S BEHIND YOU!
OPTION 1: Read a book with a title/subtitle where the same consonant appears EXACTLY three times OR the title/subtitle contains all of B, G and D. With 'R' appearing three times:
25.2 - Anne (Booklady)'s task: Big Cats
Option 2: Read a book set in a place where Cougars can still be found: Canada - Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia, and territory of Yukon; USA States: Washington, Oregon, California, Texas, South Dakota, Michigan, Kentucky, Florida, and Maine; and Mexico. Set in California:
Option 3: Read a book with a Night Scene on its Cover. Approved in help thread message 3:
Points
This Post: 65
Total Points: 475
Completed Tasks: 29
Books Read: 43
Brave25.1 - Dakimel’s Task – Hurricane Recovery: This is a two-book task. REQUIRED: State your two options when claiming this task."Sequential Art", "Comics", "Comic Book", and "Manga" books are allowed for this task.
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials are located in the phrase JUST ONE MORE. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
Nature Anatomy by Julia Rothman
Page count in my edition: 224 pages
JUST ONE MORE
Option 3: Read a book where every letter in OPHELIA can be found in the title, subtitle, and/or author. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the title/subtitle/author name.
The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
Page count in my edition: 382 pages
The Winter People - Jennifer McMahon
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 145
Catherine TTask 20.3 - Titles and Suffixes
read a book whose author uses a suffix
A Criminal Defense by William L. Myers Jr.
Anja20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Anja's Task: RARE18 London
1. Read a book from one of the attending authors found on the list.
Unsuitable by Samantha Towle
POINTS:
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 290
Big Books: 500() 750(1) 1000()
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 17
Mod
5.3 - Banished!
3-word title: The Hotel Tito by Ivana Bodrozic
PB: Hotel Zagorje
15.9 - Let's Party!
From Drunken Masters, pg 1, #68: Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler
25.3 - Bluemoon's Task: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
option A, magic genre noted in post 25 of HT: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
option D, set in Turkey: Dark at the Crossing by Elliot Ackerman
Haris Abadi is a man in search of a cause. An Arab American with a conflicted past, he is now in Turkey,... Set all but 12 pages in Turkey
total = 540
FANDURY20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Anja's Task: RARE18 London
Option 3: Read a book with a winter scene on cover.
by Ilona AndrewsThe winter scene on the cover was approved in the help threat in post 40
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Creynard's Task: My February Baby
Option 2: Read a book that's #1 or #6 in a series.
The Haunting of Highdown Hall by Shani Struthers
Book is #1 in the Psychic Surveys series.
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 210
Books Read: 13
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Ed20.3 - Best Review - Ed's Task: Titles and Suffixes
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
(first published 1896)**I claim 1 GO Ticket**
task=20
grand total=50
books completed=4
tasks completed =4
GO=3
BB=0
Nick KY5.9 Help Yourself! I read The Hijacking of Jesus: How the Religious Right Distorts Christianity and Promotes Prejudice and Hate
by Dan Wakefield, on my tbr list since 2012: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...15.4 Endangered Animals I chose the one book option.
I read Writing in Restaurants: Essays and Prose
by David Mamet.Author’s inits are in “chinese giant salaManDer.”
The first letters of all words in the title are in “northern RIght Whale.”
25.2 Anne (Booklady’s) Big Cats
Book 1. Option 2. Cougar: Takes Place in British Columbia, I read Valley of the Lost by Vicki Delany
Book 2. Option 3. Panther: Night Scene on Cover, I read Ghost Story by Peter Straub.
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for Ghost Story at 567 pp I had 250 pp read before the challenge began. (Pagination for this one book > required 550 pp for 2 books.)
Points This Post: 45
Total Points So Far: 325
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.3 Banished!
Read a book with a title (subtitles should be ignored) that is exactly 3 words.
I read The Mating Season by Laurie Horowitz.
Challenge 10.2 No, It's a Three-Ring Circus
Read a book found on the Circus/Carnival Books list.
I read The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler. It is # 26 on pg. 1.
Challenge 10.10 Goin' on a Safari
Read a book with the main page genre "Travel."
I read What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding by Kristen Newman.
Challenge 15.2 February is for Romance
Book 1: Read a book with a main page genre of Romance.
I read The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin.
Book 2: Read a book with a ring (a piece of jewelry worn on the finger) on the cover.
I read
by Rosie Sultan.Challenge 20.10 - Group Reads
I chose
by Andy Weir. I commented on Post 27 on the discussion thread. Challenge 30.1 Schatzie’s Task: Animal Crackers
Option 4: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in STOCKING STUFFER.
I read
by Gregg Olsen.Option 5: Read a book with a word in its title (not subtitle) from the lyrics of this song.
I read
by M.K. Gilroy. The word I used from the song was EVERY.Challenge 30.3 Ava Catherine’s Task: Mad Max; My Heart
Option 2: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in the the word SCHNAUZER.
I read
by Sean Rodman. 120 p.Option 3: read a book with the main page genre mystery, detective, crime, or thriller. I read
by Gilly Macmillan. Mystery is one of the genres. 432 p.120+432=552 pages
Points this post: 120
Total points: 555
Tasks completed:31
Books read: 40
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Danibean5.3 - Banished! Read a book with a title (subtitles should be ignored) that is exactly three words. Spaces determine words.
I read What Remains True by Janis Thomas
5.4 - Best Laid Plans - "Task from Fall 2017: 5.5 - September, October, November - Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 0, 1 or 9."
I read Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult. (496 pages)
10.9 - Good Dog! Read a book with a title that begins with the letter D, O, or G. All words count.
I read Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
20.10 - Group Reads
I read Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation into Space by Margot Lee Shetterly and posted about it in
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... (POST 16)
Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 130
loafer20.4 - Golden Oldies - Creynard's Task: My February Baby
Option 2: read a book that's #1 or #6 in a series.
A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane
points: 20
total: 295
BB: 3
GO: 4
tasks completed: 20
5.5 - Wonders of the DeepAurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
5.9 - Get It Done
Snowblind
I used my "Want to read" list, I have shelved the book there on 13th February 2014, so it's been on the list for almost 4 years
10.6 - Who's Up For a Challenge?
End of Watch
Group: Around the Year in 52 books
Link to challenge tracking thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
15.5 - New Beginnings
Tie, mies ja tähtitaivas: Pyhiinvaellus - Santiago de Compostela by Jukka Salminen
I have not read this author before.
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Maddie O's Task: A Year of Improvements
Option 2: Tappava salaisuus
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Creynard's Task: My February Baby
Option 4:
25.1 - Dakimel’s Task – Hurricane Recovery
1: Vanish by Sophie Jordan
3: Fried Eggs with Chopsticks: One Woman's Hilarious Adventure into a Country and a Culture Not Her Own
Points this post: 100
Points total: 135
GO total: 0
BB total: 1
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 11
Cindy FTask 5.7 Power Pets
Page # has at least 2 digits from 1235.
Unseen by Karin Slaughter
432 pages (3,2)
Points this post:5
Total points:10
Tasks completed:2
Books read:2
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
20.5 Option 1: WINTER or SNOW in the title or subtitle.
Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 160/1055
Tasks completed: 10/59
Books Read: 10
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Diana K.Task 5.5 - Wonders of the Deep. Read a book written by a single author who uses a three-part name: first, middle, last.
The English Teacher by Yiftach Reicher Atir
Task 5.6 - It's Alive! Read a book found on this list of Best Gothic Books of All Time
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde found on the first page of the list
Task 15.7 - Groundhog Day. Read a book whose title contains a word of at least 3 letters that can be made from the letters in GROUNDHOG DAY.
Good on Paper The word is GOOD
Task 30.10 - Brooke TX's Task: By the Numbers
Book 1: Read a book of your choice.
The Revolution of the Moon 208 pages
Book 2: Read a book with a page count that is divisible by each of the digits found in the page count of Book 1 (zeroes excluded).
The Good Luck of Right Now 304 pages 304/2=152, 304/8=38.
Points this post: 55
Totals points: 215
perletwo5.9 - Get It Done - Read a book that has been on your want-to-read shelf for at least a year (added on/before 11/18/16.)
Celebrity, Inc.: How Famous People Make Money
This has been on my to-read shelf since 12/2/13.
Points this task: 05
Total points: 635
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 45
Tasks completed: 31
Sara G30.7 -Catherine T's Task: Down the Rabbit Hole
Book 1: Read a book where all the letters in the title (not subtitle) can be found in the definition:
"lolcat (NOUN) (on the Internet) a photograph of a cat accompanied by a humorous caption written typically in a misspelled and grammatically incorrect version of English."
FIRE AND FURY letters are bolded above.
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff
Book 2: Read a book with one of the modifiers: so / much / very / such / many in the title (not subtitle).
The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Amanda Quick
30.9 - Jennifer NC's Task: Obsession
Option 4: As a teen girl growing up in a very, very rural town where many of my classmates married immediately after high school (and a few were even married during high school), it meant a lot to me to see a strong female every Tuesday night when I tuned in to Buffy the Vampire Slayer (funny that I remember what night it was on all these years later). Read a book with a strong female lead from the following list: 29 Books with Strong Female Protagonists
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Americanah is #1 on the list.
I read the Kindle edition; the MMPB edition here has 685 pages. Since this is over 500 pages, I am using this book for the 1 book option for this task.
**Americanah is a Big Book (685 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 60
Total points: 360
CYNBAXTER# 5.10 – Born Free
Task: Read a book of your choice.
Book: Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 100 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
Readerboard Name: JamminJennyTask 10.2 - No, It's a Three-Ring Circus
Joyland page 1 of the list, read 1/8/18
Points this post: 10
Total points: 330
Books read: 26
Tasks completed: 23
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 2
Elizabeth PTask 20.7 - Animal Lovers Unite
Option Four - Author's initials in ACROBAT or TEACHER
Seduced by Sunday by Catherine Bybee
I'm using the word ACROBAT
aCroBat
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 195
Total Tasks: 13
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 4
Total Books: 14
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara ★'s Task: Animal Lover's UniteOPTION 4: Read a book where the author's first and last initial (ignore middle initials) can be found in either ACROBAT or TEACHER.
The Lime Tree by César Aira
(The author's initials are in both ACrobat and teACher)
Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 190
Golden Oldies: -
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 9
Total books read: 10
Michelle GA5.9 - Get It Done
Read a book that has been on your want-to-read shelf for at least a year (added on/before 11/18/16.)
I read:
Faithless by Karin SlaughterREQUIRED: State the list you used and how long the book has been on the list.
{On my Want To Read list since 11-21-2015.}
***Faithless is a BIG BOOK (549 pages). Claiming 1 BB Ticket.***
Points this post: 5
Total points: 135
Books posted: 12
Tasks complete: 12
Pages this post: 549
Total pages as of this post: 3,734
Golden Oldies: 0; Total = 0
Big Book: 1; Total = 1
5.4 - Best Laid PlansArsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring ~ 104 pages
-- fits Fall 2017 task 5.5 - September, October, November: a book with which the number of pages listed on Goodreads includes the number 0, 1 or 9
Total: 55 + 5 = 60
15.5 New BeginningsThe Power by Naomi Alderman
I have not read anything by her before this book. She's an author to watch!
25.6 Winnie the Pooh Day
Option 1: Death on Tap by Ellie Alexander
EA is in HUNDRED ACRE WOOD
Option 2: Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore
Has Fantasy on the Main Page
Post Total: 40
Grand Total: 215
Julia10320.1 - Most Improved Player - Maddie O's Task: A Year of Improvements
Option 4: Caroline: Little House, Revisited by Sarah Miller (SM in MALTESE)
20.6 - Seasoned Rader - Lagullande's Task: IT’S BEHIND YOU!
Option 1: Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore - B is used 3 times in title & subtitle
25.3 - Bluemoon's Task: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
Option 2: Journey Between Worlds by Sylvia Engdahl (SE in ELVES)
Option C: Mouse and Dragon - "mouse" is in the poem
This post: 65 points
Challenge total points: 200
BB: 1
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 11
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Shiraloo's Task: Coins for Christmas1) The book must have 32, 24, or 41 intact somewhere in the page numbers. I read The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra which has 320 pp.
points: 195
books read: 13
tasks completed: 10
tasks in progress: 1
Big Books: 2
pages read: 4316
Pamela32655.7 - Power Pets
The Rancher's Mistletoe Bride by Jill Kemerer - 219 pages
15.5 - New Beginnings
Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel by James Luceno – This author is new to me.
15.8 - World Animal Day
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron – Found on page 2 of list
15.10. Trash to Treasure.
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James – Trish gave this 1 star – This book is new to me.
I did not find treasure here.
20.10 - Group Reads
Artemis by Andy Weir - My post is #28.
30.8 - Sandy's Task: Anagram It
Book 1: Cowboy Lawman's Christmas Reunion by Louise M. Gouge
Book 2: The Gift of Twins by Gabrielle Meyer – Word is “twins”
Points this post: 100
Total Points: 230
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara ★'s Task: Animal Lover's Unite Skandia
Option 4: Circus
Moonshadow by Thea Harrison
Author initials TH can be found in TEACHER
Points this post: 20
Total points: 230
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 14
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
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20.4 - Golden Oldies - Creynard's Task: My February Baby
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