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WINTER CHALLENGE 2018
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babbling c5.2 - The Book Flood Cometh
Iceland looks forward to Jólabókaflóð which translated means “The Book Flood of Christmas” the common practice of giving and receiving books as Christmas gifts. Read a book FIRST published in October, November or December of any year.
Scandal at the Christmas Ball: A Governess for Christmas\Dancing with the Duke's Heir - kindle - Scandal at the Christmas Ball: A Governess for Christmas\Dancing with the Duke's Heir - paperback pg 288 by Marguerite Kaye, Bronwyn Scott
12/1/2017
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Total This Season
Points:115/985
Completed Tasks:8/57
Golden oldies: 1
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Pages read this season: 3, 098
Books read this season: 9
5.2 The Book Flood Cometh A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult
First published in October
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
babbling c20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Yo, Adrian!
Option 1: Rocky’s nickname is “The Italian Stallion.” Read a book with a horse or dog (domesticated dogs, please - no wolves, coyotes, or other wild animals) on the cover. REQUIRED: If you choose this option, you must show the cover in your post.
Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen: A Year-Round Christmas Mystery - kindle - Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen - paperback pg 294 by Vicki Delany
there is a saint Bernard puppy
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Total This Season
Points:135/985
Completed Tasks:9/57
Golden oldies: 1
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Pages read this season: 3, 392
Books read this season: 10
5.5 O? No?The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler
No O in author's name
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Alaina5.9 - Acts of Heroism
Read a book with a main character or subject who is an active-duty or former member of the armed forces of any nation (real or imagined).
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption-Laura Hillenbrand
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
10.2 Every Day HeroesMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Main character is a detective.
Claiming one Golden Oldie Ticket (first published in 1934)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 25
G.O. tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
SCHATZIE5.9 - Acts of Heroism
---active or former armed forces
Never Quit: From Alaskan Wilderness Rescues to Afghanistan Firefights as an Elite Special Ops Pj
DeborahPost 9
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Laurah30’s Task: Remembering A Canadian Hero
2) Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
C-Nice
O-Omens
U-Accurate
R-Accurate
A-Accurate
G-Agnes
E-Agnes
Points this post:20
Total Points:120
Books read:11
Tasks Done:9
SCHATZIE20.5 - Bigger is Better - Babbling C's Task: February Babies
Opt. 3a: #1 in a series
Long Road to Mercy
25.2 - SandyL's Task: Winter Sports!Option 1 - Between Sisters by Kristin Hannah
author's initials (KH) can be found in HOCKEY
Option 3 -
snow on the cover
Total points: 50 + 25 = 75
SCHATZIE20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Yo, Adrian!
Opt. 2: 1st letter of title words in HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
How to Walk Away (HTWA)
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.1 - Not Just Big, Strong Men!
Book 1: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld.
It is found on page 1 of Strong heriones series.
Book 2: Shiver by Maggie Steifvater.
It is found on page 1 of Kick Butt Heroines.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 445/985
Tasks completed: 28/57
Books read:38
SCHATZIE20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Erin NY's Task: Goodreads choice award winners
---GCA winner
The Last Black Unicorn
category: humor
I have NOT read this book before
Task 30.2 – Amanda A passed to Book Concierge – Feliz NavidadREQUIRED: Total pages 500+: 256 + 392 = 648
RESTRICTIONS: NO Childrens / Kids
Option A – Author named Josie
Josie Belle / A Deal to Die For - 256 p
Option C – Main page genre FOOD
Delicious!
I listened to the audio / No MMP / Paperback: Delicious! - 392 p
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 35 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
SCHATZIE25.2 - SandyL's Task: Winter Sports!
Opt. 1: author initials in ICE HOCKEY
The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro
Opt. 3: snow on cover
On Desperate Ground: The Marines at the Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle
SCHATZIE25.3 Andy P.’s task: Christmas in Japan
Book 1: author initials in KIDDIELAND
We Own the Sky
by Luke Allnutt
pg. count link: We Own the Sky
pb: 368 pgs
Book 2: 4+ letter word from EXCHANGERATE
Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind
--my word: CREATE
pg. count link: Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind
pb: 288 pgs.
hoodoomends20.2 - Darwin Day
❄ Option 1: A book whose publication year contains both 5 and 9.
Eu, Robô by Isaac Asimov
1st published in 1950
**I'm claiming a GO ticket (1st published in 1950)**
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Current Post
Points: 20
GO: 1
BB: -
Total
Points: 115
GO: 1
BB: -
hoodoomendsMy readerboard name ends with "s" and I'm from Brazil.
30.5 - A world of books
❄ Book 1: A book that is written by an author from a country starting with any letter of your readerboard name.
Jakob von Gunten by Robert Walser
Walser was born in Switzerland (Europe)
**I'm claiming a GO ticket (1st published in 1909)**
❄ Book 2: A book that is written by an author from a country starting with one of the initials of the author of Book 1.
O Duplo by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Dostoyevsky was born in the Russian Federation (Asia)
**I'm claiming a GO ticket (1st published in 1846)**
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Current Post
Points: 30
GO: 2
BB: -
Total
Points: 145
GO: 3
BB: -
Amy the book bat5.9 - Acts of Heroism
Read a book with a main character or subject who is an active-duty or former member of the armed forces of any nation (real or imagined).
Last Christmas in Paris: A Novel of World War I
Set during WWI, it follows a soldier and his friends and family and their trials during the war. It is very well done in an epistolary style.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 220
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 20
Tasks completed: 17
Suzannesea30.7 TessaVanessa's Task
Book 1. Pick one resolution and read a book that has all its letters in the title/subtitle.
A Passion for Books: A Book Lover's Treasury of Stories, Essays, Humor, Love and Lists on Collecting, Reading, Borrowing, Lending, Caring for, and Appreciating Books by Harold Rabinowitz and Rob Kaplan
I used Self Care.
A paSsion foR books: a book LovEr's trEasury of stories, essays, humor, love, and lists on Collecting, reading, borrowing, lending, caring For. . .
Book 2.
Pick a different resolution and read a book that has a word of at least 3 letters from that resolution in the title/subtitle.
The Less Is More Garden: Big Ideas for Designing Your Small Yard by Susan Morrison
I used Exercise More. The word is More.
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 200
Cordelia30.1 Gotta love the hero
Option 1: Nation by Terry Pratchett
Book has MPG of Young Adult.
OPtion 3: Past Tense by Lee Child
This book is new to me. The hero is Jack Reacher - one of my favourites. This is # 23 of the Reacher series. I have read all the previous books.
Points: 30
Total points: 305
Coralie5.4 A Dickens of A Christmas
Book with main page genre Holiday
A Christmas Return
Total to date 215 points
Marina H30.2. Amanda A's Task passed to Book Concierge: Feliz Navidad
Option A: Champion by Marie Lu
Option B: Meldt Savnet by Linda Castillo
Points this post: 30
Total points: 185
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 11
REPOST post 1100 with genre verification in this post DULCINELLA
10.1 - Holding Out for a Hero
Help Thread
Read a book with a main page genre that starts with an H or E or R or O.
Last Time I Lied
Riley Sager 368 p. 30 december 2018 3 starsMPG horror
Points in the post: 10 points
Total points: 460 points
3 tickets BB
4 tickets GO
Task 25.5 - 2018 Reading Statsone book option - total over 750 pages
option 3: read a book with more than 27 5* ratings
A Little Life
814pages - claiming BB ticket
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470 points
Task 5.3 - Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day ... .-. -.-.change of plan!
Task 30.7 - New Year, New Youbook 1: read a book with the letters from resolution #1 in the title
Turn The Ship Around!: A True Story of Building Leaders by Breaking the Rules
#1 = EATBETTER
EA in lEAders
T in Turn
BE in BrEaking
T in The
TER in TRuE
book 2: read a book with a word from resolution #6 in the title
Brave New World
#6 = LEARN A NEW SKILL
word = NEW
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500 points
Danibean10.8 - Take the Stairs. Read a book with 3 or more steps clearly visible on the cover.
I read
by Jeff Hobbs.
Danibean30.1 - Gotta love the hero!: This is a two book task. Choose 2 different options and a read a book from each. REQUIRED: State which options you choose when posting.
Option 1: Katniss, Flavia de Luce, and Harry Potter are three of my favorite Young Adult heroes. Read a book with a mpg of Young Adult.
I read Allegiantby Veronica Roth.
Option 2: Christopher Reeve (Superman) is one of my favorite actors who had significant roles as heroes. Read a book by an author who shares a first or last name of an actor who played a hero from this list of movies : Greatest Movie Heroes Only numbers 1 through 50 on the list can be used. The list is also found in post 4 of the Help Thread.
Names must match exactly, but may be found in any position - for example, Kim Harrison works for Harrison Ford.
I read Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters. #10 Ben Kingsley
Danibean25.6 - They Go Together. This is a 2 book task. No books with the genre childrens or kids may be used. The two books combined must have a total of at least 600 pages.
Book 1 - Read a book with a title of at least two words, where the initial letters of all of the words in the title can be found in its author's name. Subtitles can be ignored.
I read Gray Mountain by John Grisham (461 pgs)
Book 2 - Read a book, the title (not subtitle) of which contains its author's initials. All initials must be included.
I read Drug Dealer, MD: How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It's So Hard to Stop by Anna Lembke (192 pgs)
461+192 = 653 > 600 pgs
Danibean30.6 Naming Names. Book 1: Read a book by a single author with a heroic name from this list of Hero Names. Names must match the bold blue leading entries exactly. See post 2 for a list of the names that can be used. The name may be found in any name position.
REQUIRED: State the name that you are using.
I read Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris. I am using the name David.
Book 2: Name your own hero. Using the Superhero Name Generator Click “Get Hero Names” ONE time. Record the results. Read a book with a TITLE that includes one of the words, excluding THE, from the names generated. Subtitles are excluded. The word must match exactly.
Required: State the 10 generated names and specify the one that you are using.
10 generated names:
The Nifty Spy
The Smooth Cheetah
The Fearless Champion
The Storm Angel
Mysterious Catman
Master Royal Termite
Captain Infamous Fighter
Captain Iron Cheetah
Spur
Red Heart
I am using RED.
I read The Red Thread by Ann Hood.
Jess Philly20.5 - Bigger is Better - Babbling C's Task: February Babies
I chose option 3b, and read Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, whose initials can be found in colleGe stuDent
I claim a Big Book Ticket as this is 928 pages.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 20
BB Tickets: 1
10.10 - Happy Holidays!Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in HOLIDAY.
Book read: Wraith
How it fits: Author's (Angel Lawson) initials are AL.
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Total points: 200
Books read: 17
Tasks completed: 14
BB Tickets: 5
GO Tickets: 1
ElaineL20.6: Seasoned Reader – Laurah30’s Task: Remembering A Canadian Hero
Required: State which option you chose when you post.
Option 2: Read a book where the letters from the word COURAGE can be found in the title (subtitles can be used as well).
Up Close and Dangerous by Linda Howard
COURAGE: up Close and dAnGEROUs
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 735
Total Tasks Completed: 44
Nick KY25.5 Tien’s 2018 Stats
Opt. 1 – “For this option, read a book with a main page genre of Short Stories or Anthologies.” I read The Many Faces of Van Helsing.
Opt. 3 -- "For this option, read a book that received 5 stars from at least 27 readers." I read The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors by Dan Jones, 5* votes from 569 readers.
Van Helsing = 382 pp
Templars = 428 pp
Total pp = 810 > required 750
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 210
Repost of 566 and 1222 with task numberReaderboard Name: Absurda
Task 15.3 - Songs About Heroes
Option 2: Read a book that meets both requirements:
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, where the initial letters of each word can be found in the name of one of these songs. Subtitles should be ignored
AND
Read a single author book, where the initial letters of the author's name can be found in the name of one of the listed artists.
The Raven King: Matthias Corvinus and the Fate of His Lost Library by Marcus Tanner
The Raven King initials (without the subtitle) can be found in song number 5: Kryptonite
Marcus Tanner's initials can be found in Bette Midler from song #11
Points this task: 15
Total Points to date: 25
Joanne MITask 15.6 Read a NONFICTION biography or autobiography of someone who you consider to be a hero
The Girl Who Escaped ISIS: This Is My Story
Farida Khalaf is a hero to me for her determination to escape, and her bravery while captive.
Points this task 15
Total points 100
Total BB's 1
Joanne MITask 15.10 Read one of the books that won, was a finalist, or was on the longlist in 2018
The Friend
This book won the fiction award
Points this task 15
Total points 115
Total BB's 1
Queen Bee Darlene15.2 Winter or Summer?
Book 1 - Winter in title/sub/series name
Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand Winter Stroll
Book 2 - Summer found in title/sub/series name
Summer Sisters by Judy Blume Summer Sisters
Points this post: 15
Total points: 130
Queen Bee Darlene15.9 Hoodie - Hoo Day!
1 or more hands shown on cover
Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed Written in the Stars
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 145
Erin NY5.8 - Go Short
Friday, December 21 is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest night of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.
Read an anthology or collection of at least 3 short stories, novellas, or essays (or any combination). It should be clear from the Goodreads main page that the book is a collection or anthology: genre, title, description, etc. The anthology or collection may be by a single author or by multiple contributors.
Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances by John Green
Points this post: 5
Books claimed this post: 1
Total Points: 225
Tasks completed: 16
Tasks in progress: 2
Books read: 20
Big Book tickets: 2 (500+)
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Total pages read: 7,116
ElaineL10.7: Brown Shoes?
Read a book with the word BROWN or SHOE intact in the title/subtitle, series title, or author's name as it appears on Goodreads.
Echo by Sol Crafter Series: The Brownstone Diaries #1
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 745
Total Tasks Completed: 45
loafer20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Erin NY's Task: Goodreads choice award winners
Read a book that won one of the goodreads choice awards this year that you have not read before.
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
winner in Romance category
I had not read this book before this task.
points: 20
total: 205
BB: 3
GO: 1
tasks completed: 16
Beth NC10.2 Every Day Heros - Destroyer Angel by Nevada Barr
MC is a Park Ranger
Total Points: 135
Total Tasks: 9
Total Books: 11
Big Book Tickets:
Total Pages: 4108
Beth NC10.4 Holy Books-A-Million - Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Page 1 #1
Total Points: 145
Total Tasks: 10
Total Books: 12
Big Book Tickets: 3
Total Pages: 4494
Beth NC10.5 Remembring Stan Lee - The General's Daughter by Nelson DeMille
Published in 1992
***Big Book Ticket 505 pages***
Total Points: 155
Total Tasks: 11
Total Books: 13
Big Book Tickets: 4
Total Pages: 4999
Beth NC15.2 Winter or Summer
Book 1 - Winter Moon by Dean Koontz
Book 2 - Last Lessons of Summer by Margaret Maron
Total Points: 170
Total Tasks: 12
Total Books: 15
Big Book Tickets: 4
Total Pages: 5839
ElaineL30.1: Schatzie's Task Gotta Love A Hero!
Required: State which options you choose when posting
Option 1: Read a book with mpg of Young Adult
Something For Nothing by Connie Bailey
Option 2: Read a book by an author who shares a first or last name with an actor who played the role of a hero.
Born in Fire by Nora Roberts
Required: State the number on the list and the actor when posting
Nora ROBERTS shares a surname with Julia Roberts #29
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 775
Total Tasks Completed: 46
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10.5: Remembering Stan Lee
Read a book first published between 1941 and 1996, inclusive.
Born in Shame by Nora Roberts Published January 1, 1996
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 725
Total Tasks Completed: 44