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WINTER CHALLENGE 2017
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
5.1 Lassie Come Home word: MagicThe Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
5.3 Banished!
No Way Back by Andrew Gross
10.1 What a Zoo
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Maddie O's Task: A Year of ImprovementsOption 3, a book from the first five pages of Most Interesting Magic System list (page 4, #305): Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Points this post: 20
Total points: 580
CaraI completed task 25.5 Option 1. The author of the first book is Leah Darrow and the author of the second is Linda Polman (both with first names starting with L).
Here are the links to the books:
The Other Side of Beauty: Embracing God's Vision for Love and True Worth
The Crisis Caravan: What's Wrong with Humanitarian Aid?
LAVENDER30.01
Option 1
Read a book with the letters N-A-B-I-S-C-O in the title and/or subtitle.
Exploring Black Holes by Edwin F. Taylor 352 pages
NABISCO is in Explor in g B l ac k H o le s
Option 4
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in STOCKING STUFFER.
Wild Man's Curse (Wilds of the Bayou, #1) by Susannah Sandlin 276 pages
SS is in S TOCKING S TUFFER
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30.08
Book 1
Read a book of your choice.
Murder on Treasure Island (Peyton Brooks' Mystery #7) by M.L. Hamilton 392 pages
Book 2
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title that can be made from the letters in the title of Book 1.
The Special Power of Restoring Lost Things by Courtney Elizabeth Mauk 240 pages
The Special Power of Restoring Lost Things Top paperback (No MMPB) 240 pages
The word LOST can be made from Murder o n T rea s ure Is l and
Points this post: 60
Total Points: 300
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 23
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 5
Bluegrass Pam10.6 Who's Up For a Challenge?
Fits into ANOTHER GR challenge group's challenge
Eye in the Sky by Philip K. Dick
*I used this book for #9 (Body part in the title) in the Around the Year in 52 books challenge
15.5 New Beginnings
New to you author
Why We Took the Car by Wolfgang Herrndorf
*This was my first book by this author.
Points this post: 25
Total GO: 2
Total BB: 2
Total points: 235
CathyG 5.5 - Wonders of the Deep
Read a book written by a single author who uses a three-part name: first, middle, last.
The Color of Earth by Kim Dong Hwa
5.7 - Power Pets
Read a book with a number of pages* that includes at least 2 different digits from 1235.
Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Storm Front, Volume 1: The Gathering Storm by Jim Butcher
128pp
30.3 Ava Catherine’s Task: Mad Max; My Heart
The books must have a combined total of at least 500 pages.
Option 2: Schnauzer
>Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in the the word SCHNAUZER.. One qualifying author in a work by multiple contributors works.
Blood Lite III: Aftertaste by Chris Abbey
512pp
Option 3: Work
> read a book with the main page genre mystery, detective, crime, or thriller.
Hardcore Twenty-Four by Janet Evanovich 320pp
30.6 - TessaVanessa's Task: 25 Years and Counting
Option 1: Read a book with the author’s first and last initials found in SWEET SIXTEEN. You may ignore middle initials and one author in a work with multiple authors works.
Be Mine: Sizzle\Too Fast to Fall\Alone With You by Shannon Stacey
Option 2: read a book by an author that has 25 or more distinct works credited to them on Goodreads.
The Goal by Elle Kennedy
30.11 Andy P's Task: Is There a Pattern Here?
For this task the following rules apply:
The total page count for both books must be over 500 pages (i.e. 501 or more)
Book 1. Read a book by a single author in which the letters of the author's first, middle, or last name consists of alternating vowels and consonants. The target word must be of at least five letters or more.
Tricked by Kevin Hearne Kevin 341pp
Book 2. Read a book in which the title contains a word of 5 or more letters of alternating vowels and consonants.
Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge magic 264pp
Points this post: 100
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 8
Big Book Ticket: 0 Golden Oldie Ticket:0
Amy O.10.9 - Good Dog! - book with title beginning with D, O, or G
Death of a Poison Pen
15.4 - Endangered Animals
Option 2: book whose author's initials are found in name of 10 most endangered animals and in which initial letter of each word of the title is in the name of a different animal from the list
The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell
The Wordy Shipmates - Western Lowland Gorilla
Sarah Vowell - Northern Sportive Lemur
This post: 25 points
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 15
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 1
Diana K.Task 15.3 - Hot or Cold? Option 2 - Read one book whose title/subtitle contains both words from an opposite word pair on the list.
Big Dreams, Small Garden: A Guide to Creating Something Extraordinary in Your Ordinary Space
Task 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara ★'s Task: Animal Lover's Unite
Option 3: Safari from this list: Best Books for an African Safari.
The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories Found on page 1
Task 25.1 - Dakimel’s Task – Hurricane Recovery
Option 2 Read a book set at least 50% in one of these hard-hit American regions.
Eat Only When You're Hungry More than 50% in Florida
Option 3 Read a book where every letter in OPHELIA can be found in the title, subtitle, and/or author.
The Full Cupboard of Life
Task 30.11 - Andy P's Task: Is There a Pattern Here?
Book 1. Read a book by a single author in which the letters of the author's first, middle, or last name consists of alternating vowels and consonants. The target word must be of at least five letters or more.
Paris Time Capsule by Ella Carey C-A R-E-Y 290 pages
Book 2. Read a book in which the title contains a word of 5 or more letters of alternating vowels and consonants. The title must be at least 3 words in length and may contain a subtitle BUT the target word must appear in the title.
The Alice Network A-L-I-C-E 715 pages
claiming 1 Big Book ticket
Points this post: 90
Total points: 710
perletwo50.1 - MegSCL's Task: GONG XI FA CAI! - Your Chinese zodiac animal is based on your date of birth, if you don’t know it you can find it out here: China Highlights. REQUIRED: in your post, specify which zodiac sign you are.
My sign is Dog.
Book 1: Read a book first published in a year that matches your zodiac sign.
The Gate Keeper first printed 2018, a Dog year
Book 2: Based on your own zodiac animal, read a book that matches the task from the list below. Dog: Read a book that has the word ‘me’ intact in the title (NOT subtitle) or author’s name, e.g. Home or Meg Cabot.
Calendar of Crime
Book 3: Choose to complete any other task from the list below, using a different animal than your own zodiac animal. REQUIRED: Specify in your post the animal you used.
Rabbit: A rabbit’s lucky numbers are 3,4,6 and unlucky numbers are 1,7,8. Read a book that is number 3, 4, or 6 in a series AND in which the page count does not include any of the unlucky numbers 1,7,8.
The Virgin in the Ice - Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6
I read the kindle edition, but the top mmp ed. is 220 pages - no unlucky numbers.
Points this task: 50
Total points: 995
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 74
Tasks completed: 52
15.10 friend gave only 1 or 2 stars The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
This book is new to me and was given 2 stars by my husband James
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 290/1055
Tasks completed: 18/59
Books Read: 21
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books:500+(4)750+(1)1000+(0)
SCHATZIE50.1 - MegSCL's Task: GONG XI FA CAI!
---I am dragon
Book 1: a book published in my zodiac year
Dancing on Broken Glass: Includes Reading Group Guide
--- first published in 2012
Book 2: for dragon - read a book featuring a mythical creature
Deep Blue
---features mermaids
Book 3: pick a different zodiac and read a book that matches the given specifications
---I choose SNAKE: book with science as mpg
Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation
5.5 - New BeginningsThe Shining
I actually have never read any Stephen King before
15.6 - Hoping, Wishing, Trying........
Wiyaxayxt / Wiyaakaa'awn / As Days Go by: Our History, Our Land, Our People -- The Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla
I read this book for a class on oral history. will be graduating this year with a Masters in Library Science. I hope to use this degree to advocate for marginalized communities.
20.6 - Seasoned Rader - Lagullande's Task: IT’S BEHIND YOU!
OPTION 1: THE CAST: Read a book with a title/subtitle where the same consonant appears EXACTLY three times
One Amazing Thing
I am using the 3 "N"s in the title
POINTS
This post: 50
Total: 195
trishhartuk20.10 Group Reads
Space Opera: Artemis, Andy Weir
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
My comments are in message #45 of the discussion thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 500
Tasks Completed: 28
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book tickets: 1 (500+ x 1)
Janice AB10.7 - What's Your Favorite Hobby?
The Little Bookshop of Lonely Hearts
Read a book in which your favourite hobby is prominent.
Favourite hobby is reading. The setting is a bookshop, and many books are mentioned or quoted.
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Points for this post: 10
Total points = 205
Big Book tickets = 4
Golden Oldies = 1
ED30.10 - Brooke TX's Task: By the Numbers
Book 1= The Miser / George Dandin - Volume I by Molière 128p.
Book 2= War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 1392 p.
(first published 1868)**I Claim 1 GO Ticket****I Claim 3 BB tickets.**
1392/1= 1392 1392/2= 696 1392/8=174
task=30
grand total=275
books completed=19
tasks completed =12
GO=9
BB=3
READ 60 10.4 It's a Llama
by cole alpaugh
Points; 10
Total Points 150
Christine V10.4 - It's a Llama, Mama
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
This book has a horse on the cover. This cover was approved in message 8 of the task help thread.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court was first published in 1889.
***Claiming one Golden Oldie Ticket***
Points this post: 10
GO Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 215
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 24
Golden Oldies: 8
Big Books: 500=4, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=4)
30.6 Option 1: initials found in SWEET SIXTEEN
I Remember Nothing: and Other Reflections by Nora Ephron
Option 4: a book that was first published 25+ years ago.
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
* Claim a GO ticket, published 1950*
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 320/1055
Tasks completed: 19/59
Books Read: 23
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books:500+(4)750+(1)1000+(0)
DebraJean20.7 Shorter is Sweeter
I read Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, whose initials are found in the word TEACHER.
10.4 It's a Llama Mama
I read The Horse and His Boy which has a horse and a lion on the cover.
Because this book has a MPG of Children's, I am including the AR Bookfinder info:
The Horse and His Boy
Lewis, C.S.
AR Quiz No. 612 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8.0
Points This Post - 30
Total Points - 210
BB - 0
GO - 1
DebraJean30.11 Andy P's Task
For Book 1, I read The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald (Katarina has alternating consonents and vowels)
For Book 2, I read A is for Alibi (the word "alibi" has alternating consonents and vowels.)
Points This Post - 30
Total Points - 240
BB - 0
GO - 1
DebraJean5.3 Banished
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House which has exactly 3 words in the main title.
Points This Post - 5
Total Points - 245
BB - 0
GO - 1
20.8 Shiraloo's Task: Coins for Christmas
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 224 pages. – 24 in the page count. (1)
And there is a necklace on the cover which works for “extravagant – jewelry” (2)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 455
Mod
I read Girl Waits with Gun - the word Gun can be made from the letters in GroUNdhog day.
25.7 - Wayne's task: My Second Favorite Pastime
For my first book, I read Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future - word Technology in subtitle has 9 different letters - tec/hno/lgy. 368 pages.
For my second book, I read A Question of Belief: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery by Donna Leon. Author name has 9 letters - Don/na L/eon. I listened to the audiobook - the MMPB, Qüestió de fe, has 320 pages.
368 + 320 = 688 pages, exceeding required minimum.
30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Animal Crackers
For my first book, I chose option 3, and read Pocket Apocalypse, set about 95% in Australia.
For my second book, I chose option 4 and read Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore - author initials KC in stoCKing stuffer.
Points this post: 70
Total points: 905
loafer30.6 - TessaVanessa's Task: 25 Years and Counting
Option 1: Read a book with the author’s first and last initials found in SWEET SIXTEEN.
Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road by Willie Nelson
sWeet sixteeN
Option 4: Read a book that was first published 25+ years ago.
Cane by Jean Toomer
published in 1923, claiming a "golden oldie"
points: 25
total: 560
BB: 4
GO: 8
tasks completed: 34
10.7 - What's Your Favorite Hobby?My favorite hobby is reading :)
An Unnecessary Woman
I think it's clear from the description that this book fits, but just in case, the main character reads a huge amount, used to work in a bookshop and came home with lots of books, and being reclusive she doesn't do much else except read and translate.
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10.10 - Goin' on a Safari
Read a book with the main page genre "Travel."
A Sentimental Journey
I had this book approved in the genre verification thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Claiming Golden Oldie ticket - published 1768
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50.1 - GONG XI FA CAI!
My sign is: rat
Book 1: Read a book first published in a year that matches your zodiac sign. For example, if you are a rat you could read a book first published in 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960, etc
I read Love Medicine, first published in 1984
Book 2: Rat: The rat is the first sign in the zodiac - read a book that is #1 in a series. The series designation must appear on Goodreads.
I read Anne of Green Gables
Children's book info: IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17.0
Claiming Golden Oldie ticket - published 1908
Book 3: I chose Dog: Read a book that has the word ‘me’ intact in the title (NOT subtitle) or author’s name
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - priME
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Points this post = 70
Total points = 425
Big Book tickets = 5
Golden Oldies = 10
Andy P.Task # 15.5 - New Beginnings
Read a book by a new-to-you author
The Homeplace: A Mystery by Kevin Wolf
I have not read any books by Kevin Wolf before this one.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 685
Oma122950.1 - MegSCL's Task: GONG XI FA CAI!
My zodiac sign is the rat (1948).
Book 1: Read a book first published in a year that matches your zodiac sign.
Something Childish But Very Natural by Katherine Mansfield
Claiming Something Childish But Very Natural as Golden Oldie as it was published in 1924
Book #2-Rat: The rat is the first sign of the zodiac - read a book that is #1 in a series. The series designation must appear on Goodreads.
Finding Sheba by H.B. Moore
Book#3:-Rooster: My brand new baby is Rooster. Read a book that includes a story-line about pregnancy or a baby.
Secret Christmas Twins by Lee Tobin McClain
Total Points-70/1055
Total Tasks- 2/59
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
Oma122930.6 - TessaVanessa's Task: 25 Years and Counting
I chose options #2 & #4
Option #2: Read a book by an author that has 25 or more distinct works credited to them on Goodreads.
The House of Unexpected Sisters by Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith has 255 books listed as number of distinct works.
Option #4: Read a book that was first published 25+ years ago. Since this challenge begins in 2017, it would mean any book published in 1992 or before.
Full House by Janet Evanovich
Total Points-100/1055
Total Tasks- 3/59
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
Oma122930.10 - Brooke TX's Task: By the Numbers
Book #1:-Book 1: Read a book of your choice.
Holly and Ivy by Fern Michaels(320 pages)
Book #2: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).
Classic Revenge by Mitzi Kelly (270 pages)
(270/3=90; 270/2=135). 320+270=590
Total Points-130/1055
Total Tasks- 4/59
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
Oma122930.8 - Sandy's Task: Anagram It
Book #1: Book 1 - Read a book of your choice.
Heart Spring Mountain by Robin MacArthur
Book #2: Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title (not subtitle) that can be made from the letters in the title (not subtitle) of Book 1. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the title of Book 1.
The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce
The word in Book #2 title is SHOP.
Total Points-160/1055
Total Tasks- 5/59
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
Oma122930.5 - Diana K’s Task - Word Play on a Few of My Favorite Things
I chose Option #3
Option 3: Travel.
Book 1: Read a book that includes a word of at least 4 letters in the title/subtitle.
A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi
Book 2: Take that word and add one letter, change one letter or drop one letter to create a new word. Read a book with that new word in the title/subtitle.
Vodka and Chocolate Drops by Jean Oram
REQUIRED: State the word you used for book 1 and the changed word used for book 2.
I took the word "LAND" in the first book and dropped the letter A to make the word "And" which is found in the title of the second book.
Total Points-190/1055
Total Tasks- 6/59
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
Oma122925.5 - Tien's Task: All in the Family
I chose Option A
Option A: For this option, read 2 books by 2 different authors with the same first initial. Books must be written by a single author. Names must be different but starting with same letter.
Origin by Dan Brown
Forget the Alamo! by Drew McGunn
Total Points-215/1055
Total Tasks- 7/59
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
Mary P5.5 - Wonders of the Deep
Read a book written by a single author who uses a three-part name: first, middle, last.
Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 180
Julia10330.11 Andy P's Task: Is There a Pattern Here?
Book 1: Ways of Grace: Stories of Activism, Adversity, and How Sports Can Bring Us Together by James Blake (J-A-M-E-S alternates consonant/vowel)
Book 2: Body on Baker Street (B-A-K-E-R alternates consonant/vowel)
This post: 30 points,
Challenge total points: 390
BB: 3
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 19
ED50.1 - MegSCL's Task: GONG XI FA CAI
My Zodiac sign is the GOAT
Book 1: Read a book first published in a year that matches your zodiac sign
The Tongue's Blood Does Not Run Dry: Algerian Stories by Assia Djebar - first published in 1979- a year of the goat
Book 2 for GOAT- Read a book written by two or more authors. Anthologies with multiple authors included are fine
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Book 3- Book 3: Choose to complete any other task from the list below. I chose the Year of the Snake task:
Read a non-fiction book with a main page genre of art, science, psychology, health, or self-help.
The Illustrated History of Art: Art Through the Ages, Including: Medieval and Early Renaissance Art, the Sixteenth Century, the Baroque Era, Eastern Art by David Piper
MPG of ART; 540p.
**I Claim one BB Ticket**
task=50
grand total=325
books completed=22
tasks completed =14
GO=9
BB=4
10.6 - Who's Up For a Challenge?Read a book that fits into ANOTHER Goodreads challenge group's challenge.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Popsugar Reading Challenge #1 - Read a book made into a movie you've already seen. The Hunger Games
Points this post = 10
Total points = 85
Chris MDRequesting adjustment to Big Book total
In Post 1402, I claimed points for Task 30.9, Obsession, one book option.
I listened to the audio version of An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon.
This book met Option 3: From list of Best TV Shows Based on Books #8 on list
and
Option 6: One of the Outlander books - #7 in the series
The mass market paperback of the book was not listed on Goodreads.
This has been corrected. The MMP can now be found here. It has 1,155 pages. This would qualify for three Big Book tickets instead of the two I was originally given.
Amy O.20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Lagullande's Task: IT’S BEHIND YOU!
Option 1: book where same consonant appears exactly three times in title
Mousse Moscato & Murder - letter M
E-book - approved for length at row 1686 of ebook verification spreadsheet
25.2 - Anne (Booklady)'s task: Big Cats
Option 1: letters of PURR found in book's title
Pasta Pinot & Murder
E-book - approved for length at line 1896 of ebook verification spreadsheet
Option 2: book set in California
Sushi Sauvignon & Murder
E-book - approved for length at row 2433 of ebook verification spreadsheet
This post: 45 points
Total points: 290
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 18
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 1
15.5 - New BeginningsA book by a new-to-you author: The Leavers by Lisa Ko
This author is new to me.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 595
MIKE DENNIS20.10 - Group Reads (Fiction - Space Opera – Artemis)
Artemis by Andy Weir. My review here, with discussion comment.
✂- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Message 1812
Current Post: Points: 20 GO: - BB: -
Total: Points: 200 GO: - BB: 4
Tasks: 5.10, 20.5, 20.6,20.7, 20.10, 25.2, 30.5, 30.6, 30.10, using 13 books.
SCHATZIE30.7 -Catherine T's Task: Down the Rabbit Hole
Book 1: title letters in definition
Sold
Book 2: book title with "so"
So B. It CD
IL:MG+
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30.8 - Sandy's Task: Anagram It
Book 1: choose a book
7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
pg. count link: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families: Building a Beautiful Family Culture in a Turbulent World - 390 pgs
Book 2: word in title that can be made from letters in Book 1 title
Still Me
---the word STILL can be made from book 1 title
pg count link: Still Me - 480 pgs
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30.9 - Jennifer NC's Task: Obsession
Opt. 3 for both books
Book 1: Thirteen Reasons Why - 288 pgs
---show: 13 reasons why
Book 2: Another Man's Moccasins
---pg. count link: Another Man's Moccasins - 290 pgs
---show: Longmire
ShreeTask 30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Prolific Pensmiths
Book 1: Read a book by any author who has published MORE than 25 books.
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
pg 315 > 250 pg requirement.
**First published 1934, claiming 1 GO ticket**
Book 2: Read a book by either the same author OR by a different author who has published MORE than 25 books. This book must be a standalone book, not part of a series.
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
pg 264 > 250 pg requirement.
**First published in 1939, claiming 1 GO ticket**
I believe Agatha Christie has written around 80 novels all of which can be found listed here.
Points in Post: 30
BB Tickets in Post: 0
GO Tickets in Post: 2
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Total Points: 230
BB Tickets Total: 1
GO Tickets Total: 3
5.5 single author who uses a three-part name no initials used The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 18.0
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 325/1055
Tasks completed: 20/59
Books Read: 24
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books:500+(4)750+(1)1000+(0)
b>5.6 - It's Alive!From Best Gothic Books list - Read The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. This is on page 1 of the list.
Points these task: 5
Total points: 120
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 16
Tasks completed: 9
ED15.6 - Hoping, Wishing, Trying
One of my primary hobbies is Waymarking...an online scavenger hunt game. My favorite categories in that game are art related. My goal is to visit more museums and public art to add to my Waymarking statistics.
Sister Wendy's 1000 Masterpieces by Wendy Beckett
MPG of Art; 512 pages
**I Claim one BB Ticket**
task=15
grand total=340
books completed=23
tasks completed =15
GO=9
BB=5
Andy P.Task # 5.1- Lassie Come Home
Read a book with one of the words from Lassie's film titles in the book's title
Come Home by Lisa Scottoline
Both Come and Home in title
Points this post: 5
Total points: 690
Bookwrm526Task 25.5 - All in the Family
Option A: Read 2 books by 2 different authors with the same first initial. I read the following:
Book 1: After the Eclipse: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Search by Sarah Perry.
Book 2: Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones.
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Reposting this one because I forgot my readerboard name the first time.
Task #30.7 - Down the Rabbit Hole
Book 1: Read a book where all the letters in the title 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". I read A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny.
Book 2: Read a book with one of the modifiers: so / much / very / such / many in the title (not subtitle). I read Silently and Very Fast by Catherynne M. Valente.
Points this post: 55
Total points so far: 595
Readerboard name MAZZA1Task 10.8 - Here Kitty Kitty
Read a book with one of the top 100 cat names in the title/subtitle or author's name. Possessives will work, but no other variations.
Required: Specify the name you used when you post.
Songs of Willow Frost
Number 88 in list - Willow
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 955
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Task # 15.8 - World Animal Day
Read a book from this list: Best Animal Rights Books
# 45 on list is Best Friends: The True Story of the World's Most Beloved Animal Sanctuary by Samantha Glen
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