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WINTER CHALLENGE 2017
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ED10.6 - Who's Up For a Challenge?
A Parcel of Patterns by Jill Paton Walsh
This fits into task 20.3 for Reading With Style..a GR reading challenge group I belong to. See
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
That task requires - "Read a book written by any author who lived 75 years or longer."
Jill Paton Walsh was born April 29, 1937...so, she is over 75 years old.
task=10
grand total=575
books completed=41
tasks completed =28
GO=17
BB=8
ED5.10 - Born Free-Read a book of your choice
The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
Children's listed as a MPG...but AR Bookfinder rates as IL MG BL 5.9 AR 7.0
task=5
grand total=580
books completed=42
tasks completed =29
GO=17
BB=8
LAVENDER5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
10.10 Read a book with a number of pages on Goodreads that falls between 244 and 334 inclusive.
Crooked House by Agatha Christie 276 pages
I am claiming a GOLDEN OLDIE for this book, first published March 1949
LAST POST THIS SEASON
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 525
Tasks Completed: 30
Books Read: 41
Big Book Tickets: 6
Golden Oldie Tickets: 11
Readerboard: JENBENT5.3 - Banished! - book with a title (subtitles should be ignored) that is exactly 3 words
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff
Points this post: 5
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Big Books this post: 0
Total points: 555
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Total Big Books: 0
That's it for me this challenge. Many thanks to the mods & task creators!
ED(reposting book below for the voided post in #2397)
5.5 - Wonders of the Deep- Read a book written by a single author who uses a three-part name: first, middle, last.
A Parcel of Patterns by Jill Paton Walsh
task=5
grand total=570
books completed=41
tasks completed =28
GO=17
BB=8
Janice CA20.7 - Animal Lover's Unite
Option #3: Read a book from the list of "best books for an African safari".
Book is located in position #297 on page 4.
Botswana Time by Will Randall
+20
total: 90
tasks: 6
books: 7
Brooklyn15.4 Endangered Animals
Option 2: Read a book that satisfies both of the option 1 criteria.
Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell
Author's initials (CB) found in leatherBaCk sea turtle
Initial letters in title words (SATC) found in ChineSe giAnT salamander
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25.4 - Wiinter White, Yellow Moon
Book 1: Option B
Read a book from the "ice and snow" listopia
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Found on page 1
**Originally published in 1934; claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket**
Book 2: Option B
Read a book from the "moon sun and stars" listopia
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Found on page 1
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25.6 - Winnie the Pooh Day
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in HUNDRED ACRE WOOD.
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
Hundred Acre wood (AH)
Option 2: Read a book with a MPG of magical realism, fantasy, or coming-of-age
Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
Has MPG of fantasy
Points this post: 65
Total points: 520/1055
Tasks completed: 26/59
Books read: 37
Golden Oldie tickets: 4
Big Book tickets: 4
That's it for me this season. Thank you, moderators, for another great challenge!
5.10 - Born FreeI read Fall of Giants.
I read an ebook. The top MMPB is 942 pages so I’m requesting two Big Book tickets.
10.6 - Who's Up For a Challenge?
I read Frankenstein.
This book is part of my Around the Year in 52 Books challenge. My tracking thread is here. Frankenstein is book 7 on my list.
The original publication date is 1818 so I’m requesting one Golden Oldie ticket.
15.4 - Endangered Animals
I read Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie.
The author’s initials appear in jAvan rhinoCeros. The title initials appear in northern sPortIve lemur.
The original publication date is 1924 so I’m requesting one Golden Oldie ticket.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara ★'s Task: Animal Lover's Unite
Option 4: I read The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie.
The author’s initials appear in teACher.
The original publication date is 1923 so I’m requesting one Golden Oldie ticket.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 105
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 2
5.6 - It's Alive!The Hound of the Baskervilles
On page 1, #26 of the Best Gothic Books list
*** One Golden Oldie ticket claimed - Published in 1902
30.10 - Brooke TX's Task: By the Numbers
Book 1: Ubik (216 pages)
Book 2: You Can't Spell America Without Me: The Really Tremendous Inside Story of My Fantastic First Year as President Donald J. Trump (288 pages)
288/2 = 144, 288/1 = 288, 288/6 = 48, 216 + 288 = 504
Final points total: 225
Big Book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
That's it for me. Thank you, mods, and creative task creators!
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Creynard's Task: My February BabyOption 2: For this task, I read The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey since it is #1 in “The Girl With All the Gifts” series.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 20
Total Points Earned to Date: 120
Pages Read this Challenge: 407
Total Pages Read to Date: 2072
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 6
5.10 Born FreeBook of choiceWenjack
25.5 Tien’ s Task all in the family
Option A-Two books by two authors with same first letter of first name
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Precious Cargo: My Year of Driving the Kids on School Bus 3077 by Craig Davidson
Total ‘tis post: 30
Total challenge points:370
Go;2
B.B.;3
Kim OTask 30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Prolific Pensmiths
Book one: Read a book by any author who has published MORE than 25 books (i.e., at least 26 books).
The Murder at the Vicarage
Golden Oldie -- first published in 1930
This book has 285 pages.
Book two: Read a book by either the same author OR by a different author who has published MORE than 25 books (at least 26).
The Key to Rebecca
This book has 352 pages.
Points this task: 30
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 1
Golden Oldies: 3
DebraJean20.9 - Moderator's Pet
Book 1: What Happened, was published in 2017, which is Rooster and the same as the year I was born.
Book 2: Anne of Ingleside. I am a Rooster, so chose a book with a storyline about pregnancy or a baby. The Goodreads description mentions that Anne has 5 children and a baby on the way. This book has a MPG of Children's so I am including the AR Bookfinder info:
Anne of Ingleside
Montgomery, L.M.
AR Quiz No. 6652 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 16.0
I am also claiming 1 GO ticket for this book originally published in 1939.
Book 3 - Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives which fits with the Snake Task because it is non fiction and has a MPG of Self Help.
Points This Post - 50
Total Points - 350
BB - 0
GO - 2
25.2 - Hurricane Recovery
(2 book task)
Option 1: read a book by a single author whose first and last initials are located in the phrase JUST ONE MORE.
Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
Option 3: read a book where every letter in OPHELIA can be found in the title, subtitle, and/or author.
The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince by Mayte Garcia
20.6 - IT'S BEHIND YOU!
Option 1: Read a book with a title/subtitle where the same consonant appears EXACTLY three times.
Still Alice by Lisa Genova, has 3 Ls.
20.5 - LET IT SNOW!
Option 3: Read a book whose page include a 1, 9, 7, or 3:
Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich
15.5 - New Beginnings
Read a book by a new-to-you author :
Alone by Lisa Gardner
I had not read anything by Lisa Gardner before this book.
This post: 25, 20, 20, 15
Total this season: 80
15.6 - Hoping, Wishing, Trying...
Read a nonfiction book that involves something you'd like to do in 2018:
Wheat Belly by William Davis
I am hoping to cut wheat out of my diet this year, to see if it is causing any of my various ailments. This book helps me understand wheat sensitivity and the effects of wheat in the diet.
5.7 - Power Pets
Read a book with a number of pages that includes at least 2 different digits from 1235:
Takedown Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich, 352 pages.
5.10 - Born Free
Read a book of your choice:
Blindness by Jose Saramago
This post: 15, 5, 5
Total this season: 105
Louise B25.2 Anne (Booklady)’s Task: Big Cats
I chose options 2 and 3
Option 2: a book that takes place California
Tarnished and Torn by Juliet Blackwell 314 pages
Takes place in San Francisco
Option 3: a book that has a night scene on the cover
Wild Chamber: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery
by Christopher Fowler427 pages
314+427pages=761 pages
Total points this post: 25
Total points to date: 450
Tasks completed: 20
Golden oldies: 5
Big book tickets: 1
Kristen IA30.7 -Catherine T's Task: Down the Rabbit Hole
Read one book from each option. Books with the genres.
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."
Always by Sarah Jio
Book 2:
Read a book with one of the modifiers: so / much / very / such / many in the title (not subtitle).
My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition.
30.8 - Sandy's Task: Anagram It
This is a two book task. No books with the genre childrens or kids may be used. The books must have a combined total of at least 500 pages.
Book 1 - Read a book of your choice.
The Guests on South Battery by Karen White - 352 pages
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 word used from the title of Book 2 CANNOT be the same word as one in the title of Book 1 nor can it be found intact in a word in the title of Book 1.
REQUIRED: Specify in your post the word in the title of Book 2 that you made from the letters of the title of Book 1.
The Julius House by Charlaine Harris - 250 pages
The word is "House"
250 + 352 = 602 total pages
I read the ebook and have linked to the MMPB edition.
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Points This Post: 60
Total Points: 455/1055
Tasks Completed: 22/59
GO: 0
BB: 1
Kathy G.20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Shiraloo's Task: Coins for Christmas
Option 2- beach on the cover
****I asked for approval yesterday, but haven't heard. I hope you see the beach....***** :-)
by Nicholas SparksTotal Points- 180
Louise B30.6 TessaVanessa’s Task: 25 years and counting
I chose options 2 and 4
Option 2: A book by an author who has 25 or more distinct works
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
According to the Goodreads author page, Terry Pratchett has 324 distinct works.
Option 4: A book first published 25+ years ago
Merry Hall by Beverley Nichols
First published in 1951
Total points this post: 30
Total points to date: 480
Tasks completed: 21
Golden oldies: 5
Big book tickets: 1
Thanks for another great challenge!
Suznnesea30.8 Sandy's Task
Book 1. Read a book of your choice.
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
297 pages
Book 2. Read a book with a title word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in the title of Book 1.
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
204 pages
The word is peace; dEAth ComEs for the archbishoP.
30.9 Jennifer NC's Task
Option 1. Read a book with a word from the name of one of Taylor Swift's albums in the title.
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
The word is Red.
Option 4. Read a book from the 29 Books with Strong Female Protagonists list.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson
McCullers is the twenty-fourth book on the list.
Points this post: 60
Total points: 630
Julia1035.10 - Born Free
Fire Season (this was previously posted for task 25.6 but was not eligible for that task)
30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Mad Max; My Heart
Option 2: Their Last Hope by Sarah Ettritch (SE in SCHNAUZER)
Option 3: A Legacy of Spies (genre Thriller)
This post: 35 points
Challenge total points: 610
BB: 8
GO: 4
Tasks completed: 29
I'll see if I can find something short to read and repost 25.6 before the time runs out.
Elizabeth PTask 10.9 - Good Dog!
Book whose title begins with a D, O, or G
Origin by Dan Brown
Task 25.5 - All in the Family
Option A - Book one and two's authors have the same FIRST intial
Book One: Emma by Jane Austen
Because this was first published in 1815 good for *1 Golden Oldies Ticket*
Book Two: Rescue My Heart by Jill Shalvis
Jane and Jill both start with the letter J
Task 25.7 - My Second Favorite Pastime
Book One - Word in title/subtitle has exactly 9 different letters
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Outlander is the word - has 9 different letters (none repeated)
At 850 pages, good for *2 Big Book Tickets*
Book Two - Author's name has 9 letters exactly
The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
Task 30.6 - 25 Years and Counting
Option One - Author's initials in SWEET SIXTEEN
A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas
SweeT sixteen
Option Two - Author has 25+distinct works on Goodreads
Rumor Has It by Jill Shalvis
Jill Shalvis has 270 distinct works according to her Goodreads author page, it's probably not actually that many but I know she has written more than 25
Points this Post: 90
Total Points: 480
Total Tasks: 28
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 10
Total Books: 35
I'm sorry for the laundry list - had to put together all of my two book tasks that I know I won't finish. I'm hoping to squeeze one more in tomorrow but on the off chance I don't make it, thank you for yet another wonderful season!
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 5.2: Go wild: The Red Velvet Turnshoe by Cassandra Clark. The book is set more than 50% in England.
Task 5.3: Banished: Dead Man Talking by T. M. Simmons. There are 3 words in the title.
Task 5.4: Best laid plans: Stress Fracture by D.P. Lyle. There digit 9 is in the page count 394.
Task 5.7: Power Pet: Close-Up on Death. by Maureen O'Brien. The number of pages is 256, containing 2 digits in 1235.
Task 5.9: Get it done: The Manolo Matrix by Julie Kenner has been on my to-read list since 2014, more than a year.
Task 20.4: My Febr Baby: Option 2: The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obrecht. The intials are in ACROBAT.
Task 20.7: Animal Lovers Unite: Option 4: Death to Spies by Quinn Fawcett. This is the first book in the series Ian Fleming.
Totals this posting:
Points: 65
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
BARBARA ★30.7 - Catherine T's Task: Down the Rabbit Hole
Book 1: A Hopeless Romantic - Harriet Evans 2/26
"lolcat (NOUN) (on the Internet) A PHOtograph of a cat accompaniEd by a huMORous caption written typically in a miSSpelLEd and grammATICcally iNcorrect version of English."
Book 2: The Penguin Who Knew Too Much - Donna Andrews (much in title) 2/15
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30.10 - Brooke TX's Task: By the Numbers
Book 1: Dragon Spawn - Eileen Wilks (313 pages) 2/27
Book 2: Fish Stick Fridays - Rhys Ford (204 pages) 2/22
204/3 = 68
204/1 - 204
TOTAL PAGES: Book 1 (313 pages) + Book 2 (204 pages) = 517 pages > 500
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 60
Total Points: 630
BIG BOOKS: 500+: (1), 750+: (0); 1000+: (0)
630/1055 POINTS
Amy FL5.8 - Animals Around Us
Collared - Animals > Dogs
5.10 - Born Free
Sing, Unburied, Sing
50.1 - MegSCL's Task: GONG XI FA CAI!
I was born in 1960 - Rat
Book 1: Gone - Published in 2008
Book 2: The Freedom Broker - Rat - #1 in Thea Paris series
Book 3: The People vs. Alex Cross - Dog - author James Patterson (jaMEs)
Points this post: 60
Total points: 460
15.10 Trash to TreasureUsing the “read” list for any of your GR friends, read a book that your friend gave only 1 or 2 stars, but that sounds like a book you might like. This must be a book that you’ve never read before.
A Spot of Bother
My friend Hazel gave this book 2 stars.
This book was new to me.
I liked it! 4 stars from me.
Claiming 1 Big Book ticket - 503 pages
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20.6 It's Behind You!
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.
Eastern Standard Tribe
The consonant T appears three times.
Points this post = 35
Total points = 635
Big Book tickets = 6
Golden Oldies = 12
30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Mad Max; My HeartOption 3: Work
read a book with the main page genre mystery, detective, crime, or thriller
The Scold's Bridle by Minette Walters
Option 4: Lists
Read a book from one of these lists
Dewey by Vicki Myron
found on the first page of both lists
Best Books About Animals
Best Animal Books That Are Based on a True Story
464+271 = 735 > 500
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 420
Books Read: 25
Tasks Completed: 19
Page count: 6790
As this is most probably my last post of the season, I'm also including my thanks to our wonderful, hard-working mods. See you in spring :)
30.5 - Diana K’s Task - Word Play on a Few of My Favorite ThingsOPTION 3: BOOK 1: Read a book that includes a word of at least 4 letters in the title/subtitle.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson
*This book is a GOLDEN OLDIE (first published 1938)*
OPTION 3: 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.
The Life and Loves of a He Devil by Graham Norton
My word for Book 1 is LIVES. Changing one letter gives the word for Book 2, LOVES.
Points this post: 30
TOTAL POINTS: 495
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2 (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 22
Total books read: 31
Thank you, Mods, for all your hard work this season. As always, it was a lot of fun.
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Anja's Task: RARE18 London2. Read a book FIRST published in February of any year or FIRST published in year 2018.
Goodbye, Perfect by Sara Barnard
First published February 8, 2018
25.1 - 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.
Nevermore: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor #1) by Jessica Townsend
author's initials, JT, found in JusT
3:Read a book where every letter in OPHELIA can be found in the title, subtitle, and/or author.
Leap of Faith by Fiona McCallum
OPHELIA found in LEAP Of faItH
25.3 - Bluemoon's Task: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
OPTION A - Read a book that has Magic or Magical as a main page genre.
Thief's Magic (Millennium's Rule #1) by Trudi Canavan
1x Bigger is Better Tix (608 pages)
OPTION B - Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in ELVES.
Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
1x Golden Oldies Tix (pub. 1920)
Total this Post: 70
Golden Oldies: 6
Bigger is Better: 8
Season Total: 860
30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: Animal CrackersOption 3 - set in Australia: Read The Potato Factory by Bryce Courtenay. This book was allowed in post 32 of the help thread.
Option 4 - author's initials in STOCKING STUFFER: Read Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath. T & R are both in the phrase.
The Potato Factory has 739 pages, so, I claim one big book ticket.
Points these task: 30
Total points: 290
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 23
Tasks completed: 17
Kristi CO5.10 - Born Free
The Wanderers by Meg Howrey
25.1 - Dakimel’s Task – Hurricane Recovery
Option 1: JUST ONE MORE
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
Option 3: OPHELIA
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
O-P-H-I-A in title, L-E in author name
Points this post: 30
Total points: 285
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 18
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Danibean10.5 - Best Books: Read one of the Best Books of the Month for December, January, or February of any year. Required: State the month and year when you post.
I read As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto: Food, Friendship, and the Making of a Masterpiece by Joan Reardon. It is a Best Book of the Month for December 2010.
20.8 - 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
Book 1: I read Matter of Time by Paula Kay. It is 246 pages.
Book 2: I read The Betrayal by Laura Elliot - Category "Extravagant"; jewelry on the cover:
25.6 - Winnie the Pooh Day: This is a two-book task. Choose one book from two options.
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase HUNDRED ACRE WOOD.
I read The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
Option 4: Read a book from the list Concealed Authorship.
I read Robinson Crusoe by William Defoe. It is on page ONE of the Concealed Authorship list.
Points this Post: 55
Total Points: 525
FANDURY50.1 - MegSCL's Task: GONG XI FA CAI!
My Zodiac sign is the Rabbit!
Book 1: Read a book first published in a year that matches your zodiac sign.
Act of Mercy by Peter Tremayne
This book was first published in 1999, and that is a Rabbit year.
Book 2: Read a book that matches the task from the list below.
Rabbit: 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.
Murder on the Minnesota by Conrad Allen
Number 3 in the series and the paperback has 304 pages: Murder on the Minnesota
Book 3: Choose to complete any other task from the list below, using a different animal than your own zodiac animal.
Rat: The rat is the first sign in the zodiac - read a book that is #1 in a series.
The Seeker by S.G. MacLean
#1 in the Damien Seeker series.
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 575
Books Read: 40
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Readerboard name - DAIRE5.2: Book set at least 50% in one the top zoo countries
The House at the End of Hope Street by Menna van Praag
5.3: Book with a 3 word title
Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong
5.4 Category from Fall 2017 challenge (5.1 - author initials in NATURAL)
Worthy: Boost Your Self-Worth to Grow Your Net Worth by Nancy Levin
15.4
Option 1, Book 1: Author initials found in 10 most endangered animals
The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles (Western Lowland Gorilla) - GO ticket (published 1910)
Option 1, Book 2: Title initials in a different animal
Let's E.A.T!: Break the Addictive Cycle of Dieting, Lose Weight and Make Peace with Food and Your Body...for Life by Lisa Carpenter
30.11
Book 1: Author with alternating consonants and vowels in one name
How to Find Love in a Book Shop by Veronica Henry (Veronica)
Book 2: Book with one word with alternating consonants and vowels
The Colorado Kid by Stephen King (Colorado)
50.1
Book 1: Book published in a year that matches my sign (Goat)
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin (published 2003)
Book 2: Goat (my sign): Book written by 2 or more authors
Communicate to Influence: How to Inspire Your Audience to Action by Ben Decker and Kelly Decker
Book 3: (Different zodiac sign) Snake - Snake: Read a non-fiction book with a main page genre of art, science, psychology, health, or self-help.
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown (psychology and self-help)
Points this post: 110
Points total: 325
Golden oldie ticket: 1
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 25
25.6 - Perletwo's Task: Winnie the Pooh DayOption 1: Lemon Pies and Little White Lies by Ellery Adams
Option 2: Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones - fantasy
Total points: 180
20.6 - Seasoned Reader: 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. "Y" is considered a consonant for purposes of this task. REQUIRED: If using the consonant X 3 option, specify the consonant used.
The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy by Mark Logue
Consonant N appears exactly 3 times (King, Man, Monarchy).
Points this Post: 20
Big Books this Post: 0
Golden Oldies this Post: 0
Total Points: 55
Total Books Read: 3
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
loafer50.1 - MegSCL's Task: GONG XI FA CAI!
Chinese zodiac sign = Monkey
Book 1: Read a book first published in a year that matches your zodiac sign.
In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan
originally published in 1968
Book 2: Based on your own zodiac animal, read a book that matches the task from the list below.
Monkey: Read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 12 (e.g. 300/12=25, 216/12=18).
News of the World by Paulette Jiles
no mmpb. pb: News of the World 240 pages
240/12 = 20
Book 3: Choose to complete any other task from the list below, using a different animal than your own zodiac animal.
Goat: Read a book written by two or more authors.
All the President's Men by Carl BernsteinBob Woodward
points: 50
total: 790
BB: 8
GO: 11
tasks completed: 44
thank you again for another great challenge season!
PAULA S5.3 - Banished!
Våga vara operfekt 3 word title
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
matches fall 2017 task 10.4 - It's a Fan Thing
Redshirts mpg Science Fiction
5.5 - Wonders of the Deep
Read a book written by a single author who uses a three-part name: first, middle, last.
Döden driver gäck by John Dickson Carr
Döden driver gäck was first published 1932, I request 1 GO ticket
15.5 - New Beginnings
Help Thread
January is traditionally a time for new beginnings. Read a book by a new-to-you author. If there is more than one author listed, all authors must be new to you. REQUIRED: Note in your post that you have not read this author before.
Secrets and pies I read the ebook, PB for reference Secrets and pies
This is a new author for me this season.
15.7 - Groundhog Day
Help Thread
I'm using the word HAND - grouNDHog dAy
The right hand of Amon
Total Points before this post: 515
New points this post: 45
Total points including this post = 560
Go’s before this post: 11
GO's claimed in this post: 1
Total GO's: 12
BB's before this post: 2
Big Book tickets claimed in this post: 0
Total BB's: 2
15.1 - Don't Make Us ChooseHidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation into Space
and
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
BIG BOOK TICKET: 518 pages
(20.10 Planned book - Artemis)
15.5 - New Beginnings - Wool - I have not read Hugh Howey before
BIG BOOK TICKET - 509 pages
20.5 - Let it Snow - Option 3 - My Soul to Take (279 pages)
30.3 - Mad Max, My Heart
Option 3 - He Said/She Said
Option 5 - Genre Travel - The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story
30.6 - 25 years and counting
Optoin 1: Sweet Sixteen Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh
and
Optoin 2: 25+ works - Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris. She has 40 works
30.8 - Anagram it
Book 1 - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood bOrn a CriME
Book 2 - Come Sundown (COME)
Points this post: 140
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 250
Fixed from post 2433 20.6 - Seasoned Reader: 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. "Y" is considered a consonant for purposes of this task. REQUIRED: If using the consonant X 3 option, specify the consonant used.
The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy by Mark Logue
Title/Subtitle contains all of B, G, and D.
British
King's
Saved
Points this Post: 20
Big Books this Post: 0
Golden Oldies this Post: 0
Total Points: 55
Total Books Read: 3
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
5.9 on your want-to-read shelf for at least a yearHomegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Added to my to read list on Nov 15, 2016... just under the wire!
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 460/1055
Tasks completed: 28/59
Books Read: 36
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books:500+(4)750+(1)1000+(0)
Readername: List_addict20.6: Seasoned Reader - Lagullande’s Task: Its Behind You
Option 1: Title where the same consonant appears three times
A Twist in Time by Julie McElwain
30.10: Brooke TX’s Task - By The Numbers
Book 1: Read any book
The Girl In The Ice by Robert Bryndza
394 Pages
Book 2: A book whose page count is divisible by each of the numbers in Book 1’s book count
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
288 Pages
288/3 = 96, 288/9 = 32, 288/4 = 72; 394 + 288 = 682
Total Point for Post and Challenge: 50
Siobhan20.6 - Seasoned Rader - Lagullande's Task: IT’S BEHIND YOU!
I chose option 1
1.
Read a book with a title/subtitle where the same consonant appears EXACTLY three times
The Improper Bride by Lily Maxton
The letter chosen was R
30.5 - Diana K’s Task - Word Play on a Few of My Favorite Things
I chose option 1
Option 1
Book 1
Read a book with a palindrome of at least 4 letters in the title/subtitle or author's name.
Charming Sir Charles by Anna Campbell
(No paper version, approved for length in post 6679 of the ebook thread)
Palindrome = ANNA
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.
Hamilton's Battalion: A Trio of Romances
(No paper version, approved in line 1117 of the ebook spreadsheet)
Battalion = Bat (or lion!)
Points this post: 50
Total points: 770
Big Book Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets: 7
Tasks Completed: 42
Books Read: 60
15.6 - Hoping, Wishing, Trying........ Nonfiction book that involves a 2018 goal
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
One of my 2018 goals is to grow a team with my direct sales business and get promoted.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 75/1055
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 6
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
That does it for me this round. As always thanks to the moderators and task creators.
SweetMelissa5.7 - Power Pets
Silent Child, Sarah A. Denzil, 413 pgs, 2/28/18
10.9 - Good Dog!
Glass Houses, Louise Penny, 2/26/18
Points this post: 15
Total points: 365
5.10 - Born Free
by Ragnar Jónasson15.6 - Hoping, Wishing, Trying........
**Replacing former post, which will now be used for the task below**
Grit by Angela Duckworth
I chose this book because it is about resilience - mainly about resilience in learners - and I aim this year to become a more resilient person and to support my learners towards the same goal. Not a hobby, exactly, but a goal all the same!
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara ★'s Task: Animal Lover's Unite
**Book initially used for the task above - please replace**
by Colin ThubronWolves and reindeer on the cover.
Total this post: 25
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 14
Task 5.9 – Get it DoneOn my TBR for at least a year
I do not keep my TBR in Goodreads, but in several Excel spreadsheets. While I wasn’t keeping dates I added the books back then, this comes from my oldest spreadsheet which dates to before 2011 (when I started a new one). I know I added it shortly after the movie came out – in 1995! So it’s been on my TBR for about 20 years ….
Snow Falling on Cedars
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Task 30.4 – Dlmrose – Backward Day
Option 1 – Any book w/ at least two words, beginning with different letters
Pride and Prejudice
I listened to the audio / MMP: Pride and Prejudice
+++ GOLDEN OLDIE +++ – 1st published 1813
Option 2 – Book whose 1st letter of each title word is exact reverse of book # 1
Plaid and Plagiarism
I listened to the audio / No MMP / Most Popular paperback: Plaid and Plagiarism
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This Post: 35 points
Total points to date: 580 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
Fixed from post 2437 20.6 - Seasoned Reader: 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. "Y" is considered a consonant for purposes of this task. REQUIRED: If using the consonant X 3 option, specify the consonant used.
The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy by Mark Logue
Title/Subtitle contains all of B, G, and D.
British
King's
Saved
Points this Post: 20
Big Books this Post: 0
Golden Oldies this Post: 0
Total Points: 55
Total Books Read: 3
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
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Read a book with a main page genre Animals. The genre may be stand-alone or embedded.
A Guide to the Birds of East Africa (Mr Malik #1) (2008) by Nicholas Drayson (Hardcover, 202 pages)
465 + 05 = 470
Tasks Completed: 21
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 465 + 05 = 470
Books read: 33
Pages read: 8,640
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 13
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+