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WINTER CHALLENGE 2018
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Task # 5.5 - O? No!Read a book written by a single author who does NOT have an O in his or her name
The Guise of Another by Allen Eskens
Points this post: 5
Total points: 50
KATRINA T 15.10 - 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.
An American Marriage, Tayari Jones Fiction longlist 2018.
Points in this post: 15
G.O:
B.B:
Total books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2 (5.2/15.10)
Total points: 20
Queen Bee Darlene5.8 Go Short - Anthology or collection of at least 3 short stories, novellas, or essays
The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra The Tsar of Love and Techno
I believe there were 9 stories.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 55
Coralie25.5 Reading Stats
I chose to read one book over 750 pages
Option 3 – that received five stars from at least 27 readers
The Passage
Total to date 40 points
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15.3 - Songs About Heroes
Ranker.com has a list of 65 best songs about heroes.
Option 2:
Read one book that satisfies both criteria for option 1. The title initials and author initials can be from the same or different songs. REQUIRED: Specify the song/artist you are using and their numbers on the list.
The Day of the Dead
Nicci French 416 p. 6 december 2018 4 starsTitle :
TDOTD
Song: we don’t need another hero, Tina Turner song nr 10.
Author: NF
Juke box hero by Foreigner: song nr.6
Points in this post: 15 points
Total points: 65 points
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I read Someone Like Me by M.R. Carey. He also writes as Mike Carey, according to the book's main GR page.
Total points: 15
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I read The Mark of Athena. I listened to the audiobook, linked to top paperback edition. 3d MPG is Fantasy>Mythology.
Total points: 30
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I read The Poet X - winner of the 2018 award for Young People's Literature.
Total points: 45
Charli M5.10 - Book Blitz
January is Book Blitz Month. Get started on your 2019 reading resolutions and read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Invasions by Calvin Gimpelevich
Total Points-5
Total Tasks-1
Total Golden Oldie Books-0
Total Big Books-(0)500+(0)750+(0),1000+
Kayla C20.10 Group Read
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II by Liza Mundy
message 3 in discussion thread my post
total points: 40
Kayla C20.5
Option 3,B
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
initials DT found in college sTuDent
**claiming 2 BB tickets, The Goldfinch is 771 pages >750
total points: 20
BB: 2
Kayla C20.6
Option 1
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
author initials MA found in MArathon of hope
total points: 80
BB: 2
5.2 - The Book Flood ComethI read Chronicle of a Death Foretold, which was first published in October 2003.
Points: 20
books read: 4
tasks completed: 4
pages read: 970
perletwo30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Alpha and Omega - Read a book with a one word title of at least four letters that begins and ends with the SAME vowel.
Evidence
Read a book with a one word title of at least four letters that begins and ends with a consonant, which does NOT have to be the same consonant.
Proof
The page number total for both books must exceed 500 (i.e. must be 501 or greater).
I read the ebooks, but the Book 1 top mmp ed is 426 pgs + Book 2 top mmp ed 352 pgs = 778 pages total
Points this task: 30
Total points: 60
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 04
Tasks completed: 03
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Diana K.15.10 - National Book Awards. Read one of the books that won the award, was a finalist, or was on the longlist for the award in 2018
Florida Fiction Category
Total points: 20
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Stephanie1275.2 - The Book Flood Cometh: Read a book FIRST published in October, November or December of any year.
Saga, Vol. 9 first published on Oct 2, 2018
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5/985
Tasks completed: 1/57
Books read: 1
Amy the book bat15.1 - Not Just Big, Strong Men!
read 2 books from 2 DIFFERENT lists:
✔️book 1: Books with Nerdy, Geeky or Genius Heroes and Heroines (p.1 #54) Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
✔️book 2: Books with Disabled Heroes (p. 2 #141) The Cuckoo's Calling
Points this task: 15
Total points: 40
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 3
Anja20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Laurah30’s Task: Remembering A Canadian Hero
Option 3: Read a book that was first published in 1981, the year of the first Terry Fox Run.
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter by Astrid Lindgren (first published 1981)
ATOS Book Level: 5.6
Interest Level: Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
AR Points: 7.0
POINTS:
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 45
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 3
Sophie30.2
Option 1
Author name Joseph, Mary or Jesus
Takeoff by Joseph Reid
Option 2
Author initials in EYDIE GORME Y LOS PANCHOS
Four Friends by Robyn Carr
Total 40
5.4 A Dickens of a ChristmasRead a book with a main page genre of Holiday. The genre may be embedded or standalone.
A Christmas Beginning by Anne Perry
Holiday > Christmas 80 users
Points: 5
Season Total: 5
10.3 Four-Legged HerosRead a book from the Non-Fiction Animal Heroes list. Required: State which page your book can be found on when you post.
Scent of the Missing: Love & Partnership with a Search-And-Rescue Dog by Susannah Charleson
Found on page 1.
Points: 10
Season Total: 15
DULCINELLA5.8 - Go Short
Parker Pyne Investigates
Agatha Christie 320 p. 7 december 2018 3 stars See GR page which includes the titles of the different stories in the description
The book was first published in 1934 so I claim a ticket GO
Points in this post:5 points
Total points: 85 points
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M1nks10.3 - Finding Gobi: The true story of a little dog and an incredible journey Pge 1
Points this post: 10
Total points: 45
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets:
M1nks15.5 - Plain Jane - Marion Chesney also known as M.C. Beaton
(Plain Jane for length)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 60
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets:
Joanne MITask 5.9 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).
The White Darkness
The book is about Henry Worsley a decorated British special forces officer (this is stated on GRMP)
Points this task 5
Total points 15
M1nks1. The Subtle Knife
3. The Letter of Marque - I haven't read this book before, have read other books in the series - Aubrey & Maturin
Points this post: 30
Total points: 90
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets:
ElaineL10.3: Four-Legged Heroes
Read a book from the Non-Fiction Animal Heroes list.
Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love by Larry Levin
Required: State the page your book can be found on when you post.
Found on page 1 of list
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 120
Total Tasks Completed: 8
ElaineL15.8: Mythological Heroes
Read a book with the main page genre Mythology (standalone or embedded)
The Undoing by Shelly Laurenston
MPG: Fantasy > Mythology
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 135
Total Tasks Completed: 9
Colin's MomTask: 5.7 Crimson and Clover
Book: Merry and Bright by Debbie Macomber
Points the task: 5
Point Total: 20
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5.3 - Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day ... .-. -.-.
DOTDASH in The Shadows We Hide by Allen Eskens
D in hiDe, O in shadOw, T in The, DASH in SHADow
total = 5
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5.4 - A Dickens of a Christmas
holiday genre: The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus: The Mathematics of Christmas by Hannah Fry
total = 10
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5.7 - Crimson And Clover
Wine & War: The French, The Nazis, & the Battle For France's Greatest Treasure by Don Kladstrup
total = 15
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10.2 - Every Day Heroes
Oncology nurse: Critical Care: A New Nurse Faces Death, Life, and Everything in Between by Theresa Brown
total = 25
Sara G30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Alpha and Omega
Book 1:
Read a book with a one word title of at least four letters that begins and ends with the SAME vowel. For this task the qualifying vowels are A, E, I, O, U. (Y is NOT considered a vowel for this task.) Subtitles should be ignored.
Amanda by Kay Hooper
Book 2:
Read a book with a one word title of at least four letters that begins and ends with a consonant, which does NOT have to be the same consonant.
(Y is NOT considered a consonant for this task). Subtitles should be ignored.
Reckless by Selena Montgomery
Points this post: 30
Total points: 105
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10.9 - Write Me a Letter
Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson
From NPR review: "Youngson captures two distinct characters through their thoughtful, empathetic letters: "
total = 35
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15.6 - My Personal Hero
At Home in the World: Stories and Essential Teachings from a Monk's Life by Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh is a peace activist who had been exiled from VietNam for more than forty years. Listed as one of TIME Magazine's sixty 2006 Heroes of Asia, he is an inspiration.
total = 50
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15.9 - Hoodie-Hoo Day!
Miss Kopp Just Won't Quit by Amy Stewartright hand clutching an escaped prisoner in the Hackensack River
total = 65
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15.10 - National Book Awards
Fiction Finalist:
Where the Dead Sit Talking by Brandon Hobson
total = 80
Lara Rosen15.4 - From A to Z Option 2
Read a book with a title that starts with A, and an author with a Z in their name.
All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka
Points for this task: 15
Total points: 45
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Sara G20.1 - Most Improved Player - Cordelia's Task: "And the winner is....."
Read a book that has won a literary award. Any award will do - but it MUST BE THE WINNER - NOT a nominee, on the longlist, on the shortlist or a finalist.
For the Love of Mike by Rhys Bowen
This book won the Anthony Award for Best Mystery Novel in 2004, and the Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award also in 2004. Both are listed on the book's main page.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 125
Elaine L20.3: Best Review - TrishhartUK: Elementary, My Dear Watson
Required: State which option you chose when you post
Option 3: Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of the modern Holmes or Watsons.
Rescued by the Marine by Julie Miller Jonny Lee Miller
150 p. minimum: Rescued by the Marine has 272 pages
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 155
Total Tasks Completed: 10
MEGAN RAE10.8 - Take the Stairs
Read a book with 3 or more steps clearly visible on the cover.
- Completed 8th DecemberHow it fits: Staircase clearly visible on the cover
Points this post: 10
Tasks Complete: 2
Total Points: 20
Marina H10.9 - Write Me a Letter
Den Unge Werthers Lidelser by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Collection of letters written mostly from Werther to Wilhelm
First published 1774 - claiming 1 GO ticket
Points this post: 10
Total points: 45
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 3
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5.2 - The Book Flood Cometh
Read a book FIRST published in October, November or December of any year.
Holding, Graham Norton Published October 6th 2016
Points in this post: 5
G.O:
B.B:
Total books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1 (5.2)
Total points: 5