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WINTER CHALLENGE 2018
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15.10The Poet X, by Elizabeth Acevedo. Winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
Total: 225
TessaVanessa Chalkenge 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Diane Whitney's Task: Membership Required
Option 2: How Will I Know You?: A Novel by Jessica Treadway.
Ii joined SRC in December 2016. The bookmwas first published on December 6, 2016.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 670/985
Tasks completed: 40/57
Books read: 55
DULCINELLA30.5 - Mazza1's Task: A world of books
• Read 2 books
• Each book must be from a different Continent
• Neither book can be set in your own Country - please identify your own country when posting. Either book can be set on the Continent on which you live, as long as it is a different country.
• ALL books must be written by single authors
I live in Europe Belgium
My readerboard name is DULCINELLA
BOOK 1
Het enige verhaal Julian Barnes 280 p. 1/12/19 4 starsSet in UK , Europe. Starts with U
BOOK 2
Last Winter We Parted
Fuminori Nakamura 224 p. (Edition Last Winter We Parted) 1/12/19 4 starsSet in Japan, Asia. Japan starts with J Julian
Points in this post: 30 points
Total points: 760 points
5 tickets GO
5 tickets BB
DULCINELLA REPOST 1777
✔️30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Gotta love the Hero!
Option 1: . Read a book with a mpg of Young Adult.
Fangirl
Rainbow Rowell 459 p. 1/11/19 4 starsI claim a BB ticket for this book
2.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.
Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney 336 p. 9 january 2019 5 stars Nr. 19 on the list Sally Field
Points in this post: 30
Total points: 710 points
4 tickets GO
4 BB tickets
Nick KYI will replace South of Broad by Pat Conroy from 5.10 Book Blitz with A Hundred Flowers by Gail Tsukiyama, which I have now finished reading.
No Change in Points.
Nick KY25.1 M1nk’s What Makes a Hero?
Opt. 1 I read The Monk Who Vanished by Peter Tremayne. Sister Fidelma’s sidekick is her husband, Brother Timothy. (It’s 7th century Ireland. They were allowed to be detectives together.)
Opt. 2. No a, and, or the in a title of at least 3 words. I read South of Broad by Pat Conroy. (moved from 5.10 – no change in Big Books count).
Post This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 365
babbling c10.1 - Holding Out for a Hero
Read a book with a main page genre that starts with an H or E or R or O. Genres may be stand alone or embedded and must be a genre (defined as a set of artistic characteristics) and not just a classification of format (such as ebook).
The White Lily - Kindle The White Lily - paperback pg 340 by Juliette Cross
Romance 13 users
THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Total This Season
Points:185/985
Completed Tasks:12/57
Golden oldies: 1
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Pages read this season: 4,560
Books read this season: 14
MEGAN RAE5.5 - O? No!
Task: Oh no, no O! Read a book written by a single author who does NOT have an O in his or her name.
- Completed 11th JanuaryHow it fits: No O in the author name (Seanan McGuire)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 125
MAZZA1Task 5.1 This and That
Read a book with This, That, These or Those in the title or subtitle.
All That Jazz
Points this post = 5
points to date = 450
MAZZA1Task 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Yo, Adrian!
Option 2: Rocky was an unknown boxer who was given a chance to fight for the title. Read a book with a title of at least three words where the first letter of each word can be found in HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION.
The Miracle of Anna: An Awakened Child
TMO and A in heAvyweighT chaMpiOn
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 470
MAZZA1Task 30.4 Dulcinella's task: Shoes, Letters, and Pancakes (in Belgium)
Choose one winter tradition, and read book one and book two from that tradition. Both books MUST be from the same tradition.
The minimum page count of every book is 200 p. and in total you need to read 500 p.
Tradition 3. ‘Lichtmis’
Book 1 - a book written by a woman AND with a woman as a main character. REQUIRED: Give the name of the main character.
Birdcage Walk Main character - Lizzie Fawkes / Trevenant
416 pages
AND
Book 2 - read a book with a main character or author named Maria, Mary, or Marie. No other variations may be used.REQUIRED: If using the main character choice, give the name of the main character.
Vanished Mary McGarry Morris
Pages 256
Total page count = 672 each book more than 200 pages
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 500
MAZZA115.9 - Hoodie-Hoo Day!
Read a book with one or more hands showing on its cover.
The Dressmaker of Draper's Lane
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 515
5.8 - Go ShortRead an anthology or collection of at least 3 short stories,
I listened to an audio book of The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits: Stories
New points: 5
Total Challenge Points: 305
GO's: 6
SCHATZIE25.5 - Tien's Task: 2018 Reading Stats
---I chose the two book option
Opt. 1: short stories mpg
Suddenly, a Knock on the Door: Stories
pg. count link: pb - פתאום דפיקה בדלת
--179 pgs
Opt. 3: 27 readers gave it 5 stars
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
pg. count link: pb - The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
-- 636 pgs
SCHATZIE25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Winter Solstice
Book 1: 1st letter of title words in THE LONGEST NIGHT
The Lido
pg. count link: pb - Soñar bajo el agua
--398 pgs.
Book 2: 1st letter of title words in THE SHORTEST DAY
Homer's Odyssey
pg. count link: mmpb - Omero gatto nero
--300 pgs.
SCHATZIE30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Gotta love the Hero!
Opt. 1: young adult mpg
Unbreakable
Opt. 3: part of a series already started
The Winter of the Witch
This book is new to me. I've already started the series.
Series name is: Winternight Trilogy
Julia10320.9 - Moderators' Pet - Erin NY's Task: Goodreads choice award winners
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
Category: History and Biography
I had not read this book before.
This post: 20 points
Total points: 260
BB: 2
GO: 0
Total tasks completed: 16
Total books read: 19
ElaineL10.8: Take the Stairs
Read a book with 3 or more steps clearly visible on the cover.
The High King's Golden Tongue by Megan Derr
Required: Include the cover when you post
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 935
*repost*Kayla C
30.5 I live in the United States
Book 1
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
set in Afghanistan, author is born in Afghanistan, as well
using the A from Kayla C
Book 2
Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
set in Kenya using the K of Khaled Hosseini
total points: 330
GO: 2
BB: 2
Kayla C20.1
The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout
winner of RITA Award for Romance Writers of America for Young Adult Romance
total points: 385
GO: 2
BB: 2
Stephanie1275.1 - This and That: Read a book with This, That, These or Those in the title or subtitle. Words must match exactly.
This is Where I Leave You
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30/985
Tasks completed: 4/57
Books read: 4
Coralie5.1 This and That
Book with ‘that’ in title
All That is Solid Melts into Air
Total to date 295 points
15.3 - Songs About HeroesOne book option
We Are On Our Own
Author Miriam Katin
First initials of title found in 9. We Don't Need Another Hero
First initials of author found in 37. Super Hero - Kottonmouth Kings
Points this post: 15
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 140
BB:0
GO:0
Total Task completed: 9
Total Books read: 9
loafer20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Yo, Adrian!
Option 2: Read a book with a title of at least three words where the first letter of each word can be found in HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION.
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
heAvyweighT champioN
claiming "big book"
no mmpb. pb: The Alice Network 532 pages
points: 20
total: 230
BB: 4
GO: 1
tasks completed: 18
20.10 Group ReadI read Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Posted in the discussion thread.
This task: 20
Total: 20
Heather KS
Amy the book bat15.5 - Secret Identity
Read a book by a single author who writes under more than one name. You may read a book written under any of the names that the author uses. REQUIRED: If the GR record or author bio does not show that the author writes under more than one name, include a link to a source establishing this.
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling) 672 pages
claiming 1 BB ticket
Points this task: 15
Total points: 280
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 24
Tasks completed: 20
ShalaThis a correction post. I originally put this book under 5.2 which I had already used.
5.4 - A Dickens of a Christmas
Read a book with a main page genre of Holiday.
Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners
Points for this task: 5
Total Points: 30
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
5.7 - Crimson And CloverRead a book with a three-word TITLE that includes "AND" or "&".
Book read: Curtsies & Conspiracies
How it fits: 3-word-title with & in it
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Total points: 280
Books read: 24
Tasks completed: 19
BB Tickets: 7
GO Tickets: 1
Diana K.20.5 - Bigger is Better - Babbling C's Task: February Babies
Opt 2b read a book with at least a three word title, where the first initials of all words in the title can be found in "lieutenant colonel" OR "cONtRaCting officer"
Number One Chinese Restaurant
Total point: 170
Diana K.20.10 Group Reads
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court My review in post 9
Total points: 190
Elizabeth BTask 15.6
A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain
The man experienced the world in a way most can't do and he figured how to travel all over the world, taste local foods and drinks and getting paid for it.
Total points 700
Ava Catherine25.4 - Diana K's Task: Happy 200th Illinois
Opt 1. Read a novel (fiction) set at least 50% in Illinois.
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson set in Chicago, Illinois
Opt 5. Read a book with a picture of train tracks on the cover.
Housekeeping
by Marilynne Robinsontotal=830
Ava Catherine25.5 - Tien's Task: 2018 Reading Stats
Option 1: read a book with a main page genre of Short Stories or Anthologies.
Collected Stories by Wallace Stegner
mpg short stories 79 users; 576 pages
Option 2: For this option, read a book from my australian-author shelf.
The Dry by Jane Harper
328 pages; page 1, book 1 on shelf (list)
576+328=904 total pages
total=855
Mod
25.6 - Sandy's Task: They Go Together
Book 1, title letters in author name:
August Snow AS in Stephen Mack Jones Stephen Mack Jones, 313 pages
Book 2, author initials EG in title: The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths, 352 pages
313 + 352 = 665
total = 535
Mod
25.7 - Wayne's task: Sometimes, you have to take the bad with the good
ratings verified in post 13
Book 1 4.53 rating: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, 384 pages
book 2, 2.9 rating: The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Cathleen Schine, 295 pages
384 + 295 = 679
total = 560
Mod
25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Winter Solstice
Book 1, title letters TL in The Longest: The Lost by Daniel Mendelsohn, 516 pages
book 2, title letters TDH in THe shortest Day: The Dying Hour by Rick Mofina, 384 pages
total = 585
Ava Catherine30.5 - Mazza1's Task: A world of books
I live in the USA.
Book 1. Read a book that is WRITTEN BY an author from a country starting with ANY letter of your READERBOARD name.
Sweetland by Michael Crummey,
who is from Canada "C" found in Ava Catherine
Book 2. Read a book that is (SET IN) or WRITTEN BY an author from a country starting with one of the initials of the author of Book 1.
Waiting by Ha Jin, who is from China, https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
(book is also set in China)
total=885
Completed task 20.3 Option 1 (Letters in STUDY IN SCARLET). Read Snow Like Ashes by Sara RaaschTask points 20
Total points 20
Completed task 5.5 read A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir. no "O" in nameTask points 5
total point 25
Completed task 5.2 read The Rule of One by Ashley and Leslie Saunderson Publish 10/1/18Task points 5
Total points 30
Good Read author:1
20.1 And the winner is...Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
This book has won the Costa book award for first novel.
Points: 20
Total points: 180
Sara G30.7 - TessaVanessa's Task: New Year, New You
Book 1: Pick one resolution and read a book that has all the letters in that resolution in the title/ subtitle. REQUIRED: State which resolution you used.
I picked 4. Self care.
Rejected Princesses: Tales of History's Boldest Heroines, Hellions, and Heretics by Jason Porath
Rejected Princesses: Tales of History's Boldest Heroines, Hellions, and Heretics
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. Words must match exactly. REQUIRED: State which resolution you used.
I chose 3. Spend less money.
Sugar Money by Jane Harris
Points this post: 30
Total points: 520
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.9 Acts of Heroism
I read Forever Blue by Suzanne Brockmann.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 675/985
Tasks completed: 45/57
Books read: 56
10.6 Let's EatLittle Secrets by Anna Snoekstra
The book is set in a small town in Australia.
Points: 10
Total points: 190
Ava Catherine15.3 - Songs About Heroes
Book 1: 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 the given songs.
The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt-Song # 12. Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
Book 2: 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.
A Doubter's Almanac by Ethan Canin- artist #32. Working Class Heroes- Evil Conduct
total=900
Elizabeth BTask 20.9
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
This book won in the non-fiction category.
I have not read this book before.
Total 720
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - Babbling C's Task: February Babies
2. My Brother, Robert, currently stationed in Kansas. He is a lieutenant colonel in the Army, a contracting officer, and a father of two.
a. read a book, written by a single author, who is named Robert. Name can be in any position. The only variation allowed is Roberts
Conclave by Robert Harris
Points this post: 20
Total points: 490