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WINTER CHALLENGE 2017
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Ava Catherine30.5 - Diana K’s Task - Word Play on a Few of My Favorite Things
Option 1: Kayak
Book 1: Read a book with a palindrome of at least 4 letters in the title/subtitle or author's name.
Madam Secretary by Madeleine K. Albright word is madam
Book 2: Read a book where the name of a type of animal is contained intact within a word of the title and/or subtitle.
The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma animal is fish
total=835
Ava Catherine30.6 - TessaVanessa's Task: 25 Years and Counting
Option 1: Read a book with the author’s first and last initials found in SWEET SIXTEEN.
Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout
author's initials ES found in SweEt sixteen
Option 4: Read a book that was first published 25+ years ago.
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
first published 1920
total=865
Ava Catherine30.7 -Catherine T's Task: Down the Rabbit Hole
Book 1: On Cats by Doris Lessing
Book 2: On Such a Full Sea by Chang-rae Lee word=such
total=895
Ava Catherine30.10 - Brooke TX's Task: By the Numbers
Book 1: My Sunshine Away 306 pages
Book 2: The German Girl 360 pages
360/3=120; 360/6=60
306+360=666 pages
total=925
20.10 Group ReadsNon-Fiction - Space - Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
My review is in link: post 27 of the discussion thread.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 310
Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 15
Page count: 4742
Ava Catherine15.1 - Don't Make Me Choose!
Book 1: Read a nominee or the winner from a different category than you chose for your Task 20.10 selection.
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
Book 2: Read EITHER (1) a nominee or the winner from the 3d category (not your 20.10 selection or book 1 selection)
Artemis by Andy Weir
I read The House of the Spirits for task 20.10.
total=940
Ava Catherine15.4 - Endangered Animals
Option 1: Book 1 - read a book whose author's initials are found in the name of one of the given animals.
Amur Leopard
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
author's initials AR found in Amur leopaRd
Option 2: Book 2 - read a book with a title of at least two words in which the initial letter of each word of the title can be found in the name of a different animal from the list.
Chinese Giant Salamander
Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar
Salt Creek found in Chinese giant Salamander
total=955
Ava Catherine15.6 - Hoping, Wishing, Trying........
Read a NONFICTION book that involves something you’d like to do in 2018, a goal or an aspiration or even a faint hope!
I want to improve my baking skills and bake lovely loaves of fresh bread. I am hoping this book will inspire me. Since reading the book, I have started baking bread again and am having so much fun in the kitchen! It is also fun giving fresh bread to friends and family.
How To Bake Bread by Michael Kalanty
total=970
Ava Catherine15.8 - World Animal Day
Read a book from this list: Best Animal Rights Books.
page 1; #13
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
15.9 - Let's Party!
Read a book from this list of books written by, about or influenced by drinking: Drunken Masters
page 1; #34
Dry by Augusten Burroughs
total=1000
20.9 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Bringing Pets and People TogetherOption 1: Chomper - A book from Great books with black covers list - Read Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks. This is on page 1 of the list.
25.1 - Dakimel’s Task – Hurricane Recovery
Option 1: Author's initials in phrase JUST ONE MORE - Read Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill. Initials J.O.
Option 3: Title and/or author's name contains the letters OPHELIA - Read The Sparrow Sisters by Ellen Herrick. ThE SPArrOw SIsters by ELlen Herrick
Points these task: 45
Total points: 165
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 18
Tasks completed: 11
VAL TX25.1 - Dakimel’s Task – Hurricane Recovery -
1: read a book by a single author whose first and last initials are located in the phrase JUST ONE MORE.
85 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards by Robert Osborne
3: Read a book where every letter in OPHELIA can be found in the title, subtitle, and/or author.
Martha Washington: An American Life by Patricia Brady - O - H - I - A in title, L - E in subtitle, P in author's name
This post:
Points - 25
Total:
Points - 315
5.5 - Wonders of the DeepRead a book written by a single author who uses a three-part name: first, middle, last.
by Alexander McCall Smith
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10.6 - Who's Up For a Challenge?
Read a book that fits into ANOTHER Goodreads challenge group's challenge.
I used BookRiot's 2017 Read Harder Challenge: https://bookriot.com/2016/12/15/book-...
https://2982-presscdn-29-70-pagely.ne...
Post 2 - Read a debut novel
This is Brit Bennett's first novel
* This book was an ARC
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10.7 - What's Your Favorite Hobby?
Read a novel (fiction) in which your favorite hobby is prominently featured.
My hobby is cooking. Book was approved in message 13 of Help Thread
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15.3 - Hot or Cold?
Option 2 - Read one book whose title/subtitle contains both words from an opposite word pair on the list.
Opposite pair of words are GOOD-BAD
Book was approved in message 13 of Help Thread
* This book was an ARC
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15.4 - Endangered Animals
Option 2 - Read one book that satisfies both of the option 1 criteria.
by Shari Lapena1.- Read a book whose author's initials are found in the name of one of these animals: Leatherback Sea Turtle
Shari Lapena
Leatherback Sea turtle
2.- Read a book with a title of at least two words in which the initial letter of each word of the title can be found in the name of a different animal from the list: Chinese Giant Salamander
A Stranger in the House
A-I-T in giAnt
S-Hin cHineSe
* This book was an ARC
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20.1 - Most Improved Player - Maddie O's Task: A Year of Improvements
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the word (and dog breed) MALTESE
A Distant View of Everything
by Alexander McCall Smith
The author's initials are A-M-S
MAlteSe
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Anja's Task: RARE18 London
1. Read a book from one of the attending authors found on the list
by Aleatha Romig who is one of the attending authors and appears in message 2 of Help Thread
* This book was an ARC
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20.4 - Read a book that retells one of Shakespeare's plays. REQUIRED: if it's not evident in the GR description, explain how it relates.
This is a retelling of "The Taming of the Shrew"
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - DebraJean's Task: LET IT SNOW!
Option 3. Read a book whose page numbers include a 1, 9, 7, or 3
This book has 384 pages.
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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara ★'s Task: Animal Lover's Unite
Option 4: Circus - Read a book where the author's first and last initial (ignore middle initials) can be found in either ACROBAT or TEACHER
by Charlaine Harris
Authors initials are C-H and can be found in teaCHer
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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
2) The book must have on its cover an item that reflects the categories chosen this year: Extravagant - jewelry, a crown, or a stack of money
This book has 416 pages and the woman on the cover is wearing jewelry. Book was approved on message 27 of Help Thread
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20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Bringing Pets and People Together
Option 2: Boss - Read a book that has the letters B O S S in the title (not subtitle)
A Banquet of Consequences
B in Banquet
O-S-S- in cOnSequenceS
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25.2 - Anne (Booklady)'s task: Big Cats
Option 1: Read a book that has the letters PURR in the title
The Thief Who Pulled on Trouble's Braids
P-U in PUlled
R in tRouble's
R in bRaids
Option 2: Read a book set in a place where Cougars can still be found: Canada - Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia
The series is named BC (for British Columbia) Blues Crime and this book takes place in Vancouver
Book 1: 298 pages
Book 2: 424 pages
Total: 722 pages
* Both books are ARC's
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25.3 - Bluemoon's Task: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
OPTION A - MAGIC
Read a book that has Magic or Magical as a main page genre.
This book has been shelved as Fantasy > Magic by 156 users
OPTION B - THE ELVES
Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in ELVES
by Vincent L. Scarsella
V-L-S can be found in ELVeS
* This book was an ARC
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POINTS
Points This Post: 265
Points Total: 265/1055
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:
Tasks Completed: 15/59
Ava Catherine50.1 - MegSCL's Task: GONG XI FA CAI!
Horse is my zodiac sign.
Book 1:
Read a book first published in a year that matches your zodiac sign. And the Dark Sacred Night by Julia Glass published 4/1/2014
Book 2: Horse:
Read a book from Best Friendship Books listopia.
page 1; #48
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
Book 3:
Rooster: My brand new baby is Rooster. Read a book that includes a story-line about pregnancy or a baby.
Eleven Hours by Pamela Erens
total=1050
Readerboard Name: JamminJenny15.9 - Let's Party!
The Complete Stories and Poems on page 1 of list, over 800 pages, claiming 2 BB tickets
15.10. Trash to Treasure.
AbbieDiscoSuperfly rated Wicked Autumn 2 stars - this book is new to me
Optional: Was someone else’s trash your treasure? Nope!
Points this post: 30
Total points: 515
Books read: 40
Tasks completed: 33
BB tickets: 5
GO tickets: 5
Ava CatherineRepost (post 1912)
Task 30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Prolific Pensmiths
Book 1: Read a book by any author who has published MORE than 25 books.
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens 882 pages
Book 2: Read a book by either the same author OR by a different author who has published MORE than 25 books (at least 26).
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 505 pages
Readerboard Name: JamminJenny50.1 - MegSCL's Task: GONG XI FA CAI!
I was born in 1962 under the Chinese Zodiac Sign of The Tiger
Book 1: Read a book first published in a year that matches your zodiac sign. Tiger: 2010, 1998, 1986, 1974, 1962, 1950, 1938, 1926, 1914, 1902
Changes first published in 2010, read 1/7, 549 pages, claiming 1 BB ticket
Book 2: Based on your own zodiac animal, read a book that matches the task from the list below.
Born in 1962 - Tiger: Read a book with stripes on the cover. This may include a striped cover pattern
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
read 2/4Book 3:
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.
Along Came a Spider #1 Alex Cross series, read 1/20, 502 pages, claiming 1 BB ticket
Points this post: 50
Total points: 565
Books read: 43
Tasks completed: 34
BB tickets: 7
GO tickets: 5
Andy P.Task # 5.10 - Born Free
Read a book of your choice.
Books for Living by Will Schwalbe
Points this post: 5
Total points: 760
Blueberry15.4
OPT. 2: read a book whose author's initials are found in the name of one of these animals. AND read a book with a title of at least two words in which the initial letter of each word of the title can be found in the name of a different animal from the list. Subtitles may be ignored.
American War by Omar El Akkad
Western Lowland Gorilla (A,W,O,E,A)
Pts 15
Total pts: 15
Blueberry15.5 Read a book by a new-to-you author.
The 39 Clues Superspecial: Outbreak by C. Alexander London
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9.0
This is a new to me author. (At the time. I have since read another.)
Pts: 15
Total: 30
Blueberry20.1
Opt. 4: read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the word MALTESE.
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
This books has 945 pgs.
Pts: 20
Total pts: 50
BB: 2
Blueberry20.2
Opt. 2 Read a book FIRST published in February of any year.
A Piece of the World
Pts: 20
Total pts: 70
30.8Book 1: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
This book was published in 1902 and is a GO.
Book 2: Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters
The word is novel.
Pts: 30
Total pts: 100
BB: 2
GO: 1
Julia1035.4 - Best Laid Plans
Death in the Floating City by Tasha Alexander.
This fits Fall Task 5.1 - author initials in NATURAL
30.8 - Sandy's Task: Anagram It
Book 1: Enchantress of Numbers
Book 2: Saint Camber
Word is Camber
This post: 35 points,
Challenge total points: 445
BB: 3
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 22
5.2 - Go WildRead a book set at least 50% in ONE of the zoo locations: Canada
The Book of Eve set in Montreal, Canada as indicated in the book description
10.6 - Who's Up For a Challenge?
Tempest-Tost
I read this book for My N1 square of the Canlit Group's 2018 Bingo challenge
Total Points this post: 15
Total Challenge Points: 320
Go's: 2
BB's: 3
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.5 - Bigger is Better - DebraJean's Task: LET IT SNOW!
Option 3 The Middle Place
272 PagesPoints this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 250
BB:0
GO:2
Total Task completed: 13
Total Books read: 15
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.6 - Seasoned Rader - Lagullande's Task: IT’S BEHIND YOU!
OPTION 1: THE CAST
Gracious Uncertainty: Faith in the Second Half of Life
Using the three consonant option with the letter C
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 270
BB:0
GO:2
Total Task completed: 14
Total Books read: 16
Catherine TTask 5.6 - It's Alive!
read a book from the list
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror by Robert Louis Stevenson
#8 - page 1 of list
Task 10.2 - No, It's a Three-Ring Circus
read a book from the list
Gifted by Liz Long
#18 - page 1 of list
Task 10.3 - Sir Nils Olav
read a book published between 1972 & 1987, written by a male author
Ghosts by Ed McBain
pub 1980
Task 30.7 - Down the Rabbit Hole
book 1: read a book where all title letters can be found in the definition
Essays In Love by Alain de Botton
ESSAY in miSSpElled; grAmaticallY
IN in IN (!!!)
LOVE in Lolcat; VErsiOn
book 2: read a book with VERY in the title
A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment by John Preston
points this post: 55
season total = 920
completed all 5, 10, 30 & 50 point tasks
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I read The Invisible Library - added to my GR TBR 9/8/16.
5.10 - Born Free
I read Newford Stories: Crow Girls.
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: White Winter, Yellow Moon
For my first book, I chose option B and read The Golden Compass - on p. 1 of the Ice and Snow list, under the title Northern Lights. I listened to the audiobook - top MMPB is The Golden Compass.
For my second book, I chose option A and read There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos: A Work of Political Subversion - word "yellow" in the title.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 975
Readerboard: JENBENT10.5 - Best Books - is on the list for January 2018
Grist Mill Road by Christopher J. Yates
Points this post: 10
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Big Books this post: 0
Total points: 425
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Total Big Books: 0
Nick KY10.7 Favorite Hobby Hobby: Swimming. I read A Superior Death by Nevada Barr. I have messed up this task once, but from the Best Books about Swimming, Fiction list, https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7... , I found that this, the second entry in the Anna Pigeon series, is significantly about swimming (# 22 on the list).
A big shout out to moderator Kristina for pointing me in the direction of this list in the help thread. Thanks!
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 825
10.7 - What's Your Favorite Hobby?Acting: Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk
The main character tries to make it as a Broadway actress.
Total Points = 55
Delicious Dee15.5 - New Beginnings
The Wedding Hoax - Heather Thurmeier is a new to me author
Points this Post 15
Total Points 530
5.7 pages* include at least 2 digits from 1235 Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything by Anne Bogel
217 pages
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 355/1055
Tasks completed: 22/59
Books Read: 27
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books:500+(4)750+(1)1000+(0)
25.5 All in the FamilyOption A: Jennifer Egan's Manhattan Beach and John Hawkes’ Travesty. Combined, they total 566 pages.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 110
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 7
Total Pages Read: 1756
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0)
Andy P.Task # 25.1 - Dakimel’s Task – Hurricane Recovery
Option 1 read a book by a single author whose first and last initials are located in the phrase JUST ONE MORE.
The Poison Artist by Jonathan Moore JUST ONE MORE
Option 3. Read a book where every letter in OPHELIA can be found in the title, subtitle, and/or author. Poison Pen by Sheila Lowe
OP in POISON
HELIA in Author's first name SHELIA
Points this post: 25
Total points: 785
Suzannesea15.8 World Animal Day
I read All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot which is on page one of Best Animal Rights Books.
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 550
30.9 - Jennifer NC's Task: ObsessionOption 3: American Gods
I read the kindle edition. The most popular mass market paperback edition has 592 pages (>500 pages).
I’d like to claim one Big Book ticket, please.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 485
Big Book tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book tickets: 2
50.1 I am a Dog (1982)Book 1: Read a book published in a year that matches your zodiac sign 2018, 2006, 1994, 1982, 1970
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
pub 2006
Book 2: Dog: the word ‘me’ intact in the title or author’s name
The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For by David McCullough
Book 3: Rat: #1 in a series.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 405/1055
Tasks completed: 23/59
Books Read: 30
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books:500+(4)750+(1)1000+(0)
25.7 - Wayne's task: My Second Favorite PastimeBook 1, a book that has a word in its title or subtitle that contains exactly 9 different letters: Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life by Jenna Bush Hager
hardcover edition Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life 256 pages
The word is Wonderful.
Book 2, a book by an author whose name contains exactly 9 letters: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
paperback edition Mil veces hasta siempre 304 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 630
Blueberry20.1 repost for BB pts.
Opt. 4: read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the word MALTESE.
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
This books has 945 pgs. qualifying for 2 BB pts.
BB: 2
Blueberry15.4 repost
OPT. 2: read a book whose author's initials are found in the name of one of these animals. AND read a book with a title of at least two words in which the initial letter of each word of the title can be found in the name of a different animal from the list. Subtitles may be ignored.
American War by Omar El Akkad
Book 1: Northern Right Whale (O, E, and A)
Book 2: Western Lowland Gorilla (A and W)
Cait S25.3- SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
Book #1- Option A: Magic
Read a book that has Magic or Magical as a main page genre.
Bewitching by Alex Flinn
Book is approved here just in case.
Book #2- 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 as listed below.
The House of Dead Maids by Clare B. Dunkle
The matching word is "house".
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 300
Task 20.9 – Moderator’s Pet – Morgan FaeriesFolly – Bringing Pets and People TogetherOption 2: All the letters of B O S S in title (any order) - BOS in BONES / S in TASTE
A Morbid Taste for Bones
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Task 30.9 – Jennifer NC – Obsession
Option 1 – Title word same as a Taylor Swift Album word - RED
Red Sky at Morning
Option 3 – Book that inspired a TV series
Big Little Lies
I listened to the audio / MMP - Petits Secrets, Grands Mensonges
*** BIG BOOK *** 1 ticket
– 572 pages
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This Post: 50 points
Total points to date: 400 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Bookwrm526Task#5.3 - Banished!
Read a book with a title (subtitles should be ignored) that is exactly 3 words. I read Force of Nature by Jane Harper.
Points this post: 5
Total points so far: 600
Amber15.9 - Let's Party!
Book from the Drunken Masters list - this is on page 1 (currently #45)
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
30.8 - Sandy's Task: Anagram It
Book 1 - Book of my choice
The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco
Book 2 - 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 word is "HOME" using the words frOM and tHE in Book 1's title
Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich
Points this post: 45
Total points: 610
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
Janice AB20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara ★'s Task: Animal Lover's Unite
Option 4. Circus
Suspect by Robert Crais
Read a book where author's initials can be found in Acrobat or Teacher.
The author, Robert Crais's initials RC can be found in both works, but requirements say to specify a word - aCRobat.
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Points for this post: 20
Total points = 250
Big Book tickets = 4
Golden Oldies = 1
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I have a few books I'd like to move around:
V for Vendetta from 5.3 to 5.2.
Seconds from 5.5 to 10.7.
Caraval from 10.2 to 10.5
Forever Peace from 25.5 to 30.11
The Collapsing Empire from 25.5 to 25.7
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 3: Squirrel, You Really Got Me Now from 30.9 to 10.4.
All tasks are posted here in full.
5.2 - Go Wild
Read a book set at least 50% in Austria; Canada; England; Germany; Scotland; Singapore; South Africa; Switzerland; or in the USA: California, Nebraska, New York, Washington DC. Set in England:
5.3 - Banished!
Read a book with a title that is exactly 3 words.
5.5 - Wonders of the Deep
Read a book written by a single author who uses a three-part name: first, middle, last.
5.8 - Animals Around Us
Read a book with a main page genre Animals.
10.2 - No, It's a Three-Ring Circus
Read a book found on the Circus/Carnival Books list. Found on page 1:
10.4 - It's a Llama, Mama
Read a book with a non-human mammal on the cover. With a squirrel on the cover (on shoulder of the girl in the center):
10.5 - Best Books
Read one of the Best Books of the Month for December, January, or February of any year. From January 2017:
10.7 - What's Your Favorite Hobby?
Read a novel (fiction) in which your favorite hobby is prominently featured. Featuring cooking (main character is a chef):
15.9 - Let's Party!
Read a book from the Drunken Masters list. Found on page 1:
25.5 - Tien's Task: All in the Family
Option A: Read 2 books by 2 different authors with the same first initial.
25.7 - Wayne's task: My Second Favorite Pastime
Book 1: Read a book that has a word in its title or subtitle that contains exactly 9 DIFFERENT letters. With "Collapsing" in the title:
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains exactly 9 letters.
30.5 - Diana K’s Task - Word Play on a Few of My Favorite Things
Option 3
Book 1: Read a book that includes a word of at least 4 letters in the title/subtitle.
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. Take "Kings" and change the K to W to get "Wings":
30.9 - Jennifer NC's Task: Obsession
Option 3: Read a book that has inspired a tv series from the following list: Best TV Shows Based on Books. Both inspiring the TV show Lucifer:
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. By Okorafor:
Book 2. Read a book in which the title contains a word of 5 or more letters of alternating vowels and consonants. With "Forever" in title:
Points
This Post: 215
Total Points: 750
Completed Tasks: 47
Books Read: 70