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WINTER CHALLENGE 2018
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Mary P20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK: Elementary, My Dear Watson
Option 1:Read a book with a title of at least three words, where the initial letter of each word can be found in A STUDY IN SCARLET.
Riding the Storm by Sydney Croft
Points this task: 20
Total points: 75
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.9 Brooke TX's Task: Winter Solstice
Book 1: The Lying Game by Ruth Ware.
416 pages
Book 2: The Hurricane Sisters by Dorthea Benton Frank.
352 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 745/985
Tasks completed: 48/57
Books read: 61
15.1 - Not Just Big, Strong Men!Book 1: page 1 - Strong Heroine series
Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamiltonand
Book 2: Kick Butt Heroines page 3
The Witching Hour by Anne RiceTotal Points = 130
15.2 - Winter or Summer?Book 1:
Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrandand
Book 2:
Summer Island by Kristin HannahTotal Points = 145
15.3 - Songs About HeroesOPTION 1:
Book 1:
The Shrouded Path by Sarah Ward16. Waitin' for a Superman - The Flaming Lips
and
Book 2:
Book 2:
A Twist of the Knife by Becky Masterman 12. Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
Total Points = 160
15.4 - From A to ZBook 1:
A Time to Kill by John Grishamand
Book 2:
The Drowning House by Elizabeth BlackTotal Points = 175
READ 60 A World of Books I live in the U.S D from READ , country Denmark A Conspiracy of Faith by Jussi Adler-Olsen
A from Adler for Atkins Transcription by Kate Adler. Set in England
task 30
total 90
RAYNEBAIR25.7 - Sometimes, you have to take the bad with the good
books must have a combined total of 500 pages
Book 1
Dark Arts and a Daiquiri by Annette Marie
GR average rating of 4.41 with over 1170 ratings
paperback edition is 306 pages
Book 2
Lone Wolf by Anna Martin
GR average rating of 2.92 with 117 ratings
paperback edition is 230 pages
both books combined total 536 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 335
25.3 Andy P.’s task: Christmas in JapanBook 1, a book whose author's initials can be found in KIDDIELAND: The Dependents by Katharine Dion
paperback edition The Dependents (expected publication June 11th 2019) 288 pages
hardcover edition The Dependents 288 pages
Book 2, a book that has a word in its title of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in EXCHANGERATE (Tehran): Tehran Moonlight by Azin Sametipour, 278 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 285
Cordelia25.6 They go together
Bk 1: No Bones by Anna Burns
272 pages
First letters of title (NB) in author's name
Bk 2: The Aviator 400 pages
Author's initials (EV) in title
Total pages 672
Points: 25
Total points: 410
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.10 Happy Holidays
Real Food/Fake Food: Why You Don't Know What You're Eating and What You Can Do About It by Larry Olmsted.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 755/985
Tasks completed: 49/57
Books read: 62
20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK: Elementary, My Dear WatsonOption 2: Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
MPG Crime and Mystery
***GO ticket: originally published 1930
Points this post: 20
Total points: 185
GO tickets: 5
Pamela326515.6 - My Personal Hero
Mary, the Mother of Jesus by Camille Fronk Olson – Mary is one of my personal heroes because she gave birth to and raised Jesus Christ.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 250
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Adallae25.4 - Diana K's Task: Happy 200th Illinois
Option 2 - Read a book that contains all the letters in LAND OF LINCOLN in the title/subtitle.
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World
Option 5 - Read a book with a picture of a paved road, train tracks, or an airport on the cover
Points: 25
Total points: 170
MEGSCL20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Yo, Adrian!
Option 3: initials in STALLONE. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar
TOTAL TO DATE
340 points
2 big books
MEGSCL25.5 - Tien's Task: 2018 Reading Stats
1 book option
Option 3: A Column of Fire Received 5 stars from over 20,000 readers.
**916 pp - 2 big book tickets
TOTAL TO DATE
365 points
4 big books
Task 20.2 - Darwin Dayoption 3: read a book with VS (exactly) in the title
Zombies Vs. Unicorns
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760 points
Task 5.10 - Book Blitzread a book of my choice
Gallery of the Dead
528p - claiming BB ticket
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765 points
Sophie30.5
1. Book set in a country with the initial found in my readerboard name
The Time of My Life by Cecelia Ahern
set in and author from Ireland (Europe)
2. Book set in or by author from country with an initial matching author in 1. - CA
The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty
Set in and author from Australia (Oceania)
I'm from the UK
Total 410
Sophie10.2
Every day hero professional
Tangled in Tinsel by Stacy Eaton
Thad is a police officer
Total 420
trishhartuk15.3 - Songs About Heroes
Option 1: 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 these songs.
Paws for Murder, Annie Knox
16. waitin' For a suPerMan - the flaming lips
AND 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.
Forever Charmed, Rose Pressey
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
24. everyday hero- dolly PaRton
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 185
Tasks Completed: 13
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book tickets: 2
Readerboard Name: List_addict15.3: Songs about Heroes
Option 2: A title of at least three words where the initials of each word can be found in a title of a Hero song, and the author’s initials can be found in the same of an artist
Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
T, D, C found in 59. I, The Crooked Hero
K, D found in 59. Killed by The Bull
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 15
danibean5.9 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).
I read Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff
danibean15.10 National Book Awards - The National Book Award winners for 2018 have been announced. Read one of the books that won the award, was a finalist, or was on the longlist for the award in 2018. There are several categories, and you may choose a book from any of the categories. Normal SRC rules apply, so be sure to check page length and applicability of childrens book rules.
I read An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. It is on the longlist for Fiction.
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trishhartuk5.10 - Book Blitz
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller, Cleo Coyle
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 190
Tasks Completed: 14
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book tickets: 2
30.4 - Dulcinella's task: Shoes, Letters, and Pancakes (in Belgium)I'm choosing tradition #3 - ‘Lichtmis’.
Book 1 - a book written by a woman AND with a woman as a main character.
I is for Innocent by Sue Grafton
main character is Kinsey Millhone
286 pages
Book 2 - author named Maria
Carte de colorat pentru orbi by Maria Ellis
332 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 90
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 4
Page count: 1717
Mod
I read a kindle ARC of The Stranger Diaries and linked to the top paperback edition (no MMPB). As stated in the GR description, the main character is an English teacher. In fact, most of the characters are either teachers or police officers!
Total points: 470
ElaineL50.1 - Coralie's Task: Three Fictional Heroes
Book 1 – Read a book with a title that begins with What, When, Why, Where, or Who.
Who I Used to Be
Book 2 – Read a book by a single author whose Goodreads name has just initials and a last name. For example, O Henry and J.R.R. Tolkien would work.
Stroke Rate by L.M. Somerton
Book 3 – Read a book with a main page genre of Historical Fiction.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
750 p. minimum; Book 1: 502 p. + Book 2: 220 p. + Book 3: 291 p. = 1,013 pages
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 985
Elizabeth PTask 20.8 - Membership Required
The Next Always by Nora Roberts
Option One - Date joined Goodreads
I joined Goodreads in November of 2011, this book was published November 1st, 2011.
318 pages: Värdshuset
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 110
Total Books: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 3
Total Books: 8
15.6The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers. Fred Rogers remains, through life and after death, universally respected as a children's television educator -- educator first, television second. That he was so dedicated and sincerely devoted to children's best interests in learning is something I find admirable and heroic.
Total: 260
Oma122930.4 - 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.
I chose the ‘Lichtmis’ tradition
Book #1-Book 1 - a book written by a woman AND with a woman as a main character. REQUIRED: Give the name of the main character.
The Time of Singing by Elizabeth Chadwick
The main character is Ida Rosnay
Claiming The Time of Singingas Big Book with page count of 514
Book #2-Book 1 - a book written by a woman AND with a woman as a main character. REQUIRED: Give the name of the main character.
The main character is Mary O'Reilley.
Total Points-190/985
Total Tasks-16/57
Total Golden Oldie Books-()
Total Big Books-(1)500+( )750+(),1000+()
Oma12295.6 - Read Aloud
Read a NONFICTION book about literacy, education or reading.
Howards End is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home by Susan Hill
Total Points-195/985
Total Tasks-17/57
Total Golden Oldie Books-()
Total Big Books-(1)500+( )750+(),1000+()
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.1 - Most Improved Player - Cordelia's Task: "And the winner is....."
I read No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters by Ursula K. Le Guin, which won the Hugo Award for Best Related Work (2018) and the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay (2018), both in 2018.
Previous point total: 175
New points this post: 20
Total points: 195
Total tasks completed: 14
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 3
Cordelia30.4 Shoes letters pancakes
Option 3 Lichtmis
Book 1: Transcription by Kate Atkinson 352 pages
Main character named Juliet
Book 2: Legend by Marie Lu 305 pages
Author's name is MARIE
Total number of pages: 657
Points: 30
Total points: 440
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM30.2. Amanda A's Task passed to Book Concierge: Feliz Navidad
I chose Option B and C.
Option B: I read The Bullet Journal Method: Track Your Past, Order Your Present, Plan Your Future by Ryder Carroll (paperback for length - 304p). R is in GORME and C is in PANCHOS.
Option C: I read The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century by Deborah Blum (hardcover for length - 352p). "Food and Drink" is an MPG (verified).
304 + 352 = 656p
Previous point total: 195
New points this post: 30
Total points: 225
Total tasks completed: 15
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 3
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.8 Take the Stairs
I read
by Linda Holmes - I read a galley (publication date is June 25, 2019). Stairs on cover verified.Previous point total: 225
New points this post: 10
Total points: 235
Total tasks completed: 16
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 3
danibean10.1 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).
I read Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. MPG Historical.
Kim O20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Diane Whitney's Task: Membership Required
Option 2 - Read a book first published in the same Month AND Year you joined the Seasonal Reading Challenge Group.
13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi I joined September, 2014.
Points this task: 20
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
5.7 - Crimson And CloverRead a book with a three-word TITLE that includes "AND" or "&".
Beatrice & Virgil
Total New Points: 5
Total Challenge Points: 310
GO's: 6
StaceyNC20.2 - Rookie At The Top- Kettleen's Task: Darwin Day
Option 1:
On The Origin of Species was published on the 24th of November 1859. Read a book whose publication year contains both 5 and 9.
Book: The Longest Day
Completed: 1/16/19
First Published: 1959
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 185
Tasks completed: 14
10.1 Holding Out For A HeroRead a book where the genre starts with a H,E,R,O
Look Alive Twenty-Fiveby Janet Evanovich
4 users tagged Humor as of 11/16/18
Task + 10
Grand Total: 20
JESSRS20.1 - Most Improved Player - Cordelia's Task: "And the winner is....."
Less
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2018
10.5 Remembering Stan Lee
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
First published in 1964
Points for this task - 30 points
Total Points - 30 points
Tasks completed - 2
Books read - 2
30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Gotta love the Hero!Option 1- Young adult. I read Far from the Tree.
Option 2-Greatesr Movie Heros. I chose #19 on the list, Sally Field. I read The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth.
Task points:30
Total Points:100
Books read:8
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For book 1, I read The House of Silk. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top MMPB - 389 pages.
THOS - found in THe lOngeSt night.
For book 2, I read The Haunted Season. 320 pages. THS found in THe Shortest day.
Total points: 495
Erin NY10.10 - Happy Holidays!
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in HOLIDAY.
Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson
Points this post: 10
Books claimed this post: 1
Total Points: 370
Tasks completed: 23
Tasks in progress: 0
Books read: 27
Big Book tickets: 2 (500+) 1 (750+)
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Total pages read: 10,026
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I read Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up - I read the kindle edition, linked to the top paperback. "This" in title.
Total points: 500
Task 10.4 - Holy Books-a-Million, Batman!read a book on the list
Emily Dickinson, Superhero - Vol. 1
#69 on list, p1
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775 points
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Task # 15.8 - Mythological Heroes
Read a book with the main page genre Mythology
The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell Fantasy>Mythology (816 users)
Points this post: 15
Total points 405