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WINTER CHALLENGE 2018
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LaureY5.7 - Crimson And Clover
Read a book with a three-word TITLE that includes "AND" or "&".
Tree and Leaf by JRR Tolkien
One book between 80 -99 pages may be used for ONE 5 point task.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 180
Total Books: 18
Total Tasks: 15
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
SandyL30.4 - Dulcinella's task: Shoes, Letters, and Pancakes (in Belgium)
Tradition #2 - New Year
Book 1 - a book from one of these lists: Epistolary Fiction.
Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot
On Pg 1 of Epistolary Fiction - #40
383 pages
Book 2 - read a book in which the page number contains at least two of these numbers 3 1 2.
Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva
271 Pages (includes 1 and 2)
Total pages - 654
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 380
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 30
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
SandyL10.9 - Write Me a Letter
Read a book write in an epistolary style.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Book consists of correspondence between Julia and various other characters
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 390
Tasks Completed: 24
Books Read: 31
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
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.
heAvyweight chAMpioN
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 200
SandyL10.3- Four-Legged Heros
A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog Named Trixie by Dean Koontz
Page 1 of Non-Fiction Animal Heroes - #25
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 400
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 32
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Gotta love the Hero!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.
Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
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.
33. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein (Robert Redford/Dustin Hoffman) - All The President's Men (1976):
Robert Redford
I, Claudius by Robert Graves
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 230
SandyL5.4 - A Dickens of a Christmas
Read a book with a main page genre of Holiday
His Christmas Cowgirl by Alissa Callen
MPG Holiday
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 405
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 33
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Oma122915.1 - Not Just Big, Strong Men!
This is a 2 book task - read 2 books from 2 DIFFERENT lists:
Book 1-Strong Heroine Series-Page 1 of list #79
Book-Heidiby Johanna Spyri
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 16.0
Claiming Heidi as Golden Oldie as it was published in 1880
Book #2-Books with Nerdy Geekyor Genius Heroes and Heroines-Page 1- #87
#2-The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 7.0
Total Points-260/985
Total Tasks-23/57
Total Golden Oldie Books-()
Total Big Books-(1)500+( )750+(),1000+()
25.7 - Wayne's task: Sometimes, you have to take the bad with the goodBook 1: In the School of the Holy Spirit by Jacques Philippe
Average rating of 4.59 with 486 ratings
144 pages
Book 2: The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
Average rating of 3.12 with 69k+ ratings
368 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 250
Bookwrm526Task #30.7 - 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. I chose the resolution Eat Better and read The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett (ABEEETTTR are the letters in eat better - A from man; b from books; e from the, true, and thief; t from the, too, and true; r from true).
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. I chose Get a New Job and read A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore (using the word job from the resolution).
Total points so far: 350
DULCINELLA10.4 - Holy Books-a-Million, Batman!
Read a book that can be found on the list of Super Hero Books.
Required: State which page your book can be found on when you post.
Wonder Woman: Warbringer
Leigh Bardugo 369 p. 23 january 2019 3 starsP1. Nr. 38
Points in this post: 10 points
Total points: 950 points
9 tickets GO
5 tickets BB
Andy P.Task # 15.9 - Hoodie-Hoo Day!
Read a book with one or more hands showing on its cover.
by Elizabeth LowellBoth hands of woman one on rock other in her lap.Points this post: 15
Total points: 565
Sue T10.9 - Write Me a Letter
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
- link is to MMP which has 816 pages, I read the Kindle edition (The Historian)
The book contains large sections which are letters/postcards to the heroine from her parents.
Claiming 2 Big Book Tickets
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 100/985
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 7
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (1), 1000+ ()
Diana K.15.5 Read a book by a single author who writes under more than one name.
In from the cold by Nora Roberts She also writes under J.D. Robb.
Total points: 240
Heather KS5.7 - Crimson And Clover
Read a book with a three-word TITLE that includes "AND" or "&
I read Wait and See: Finding Peace in God's Pauses and Plans
Total this post: 5
Challenge total: 60
Laurah3030.4 - Dulcinella's task: Shoes, Letters, and Pancakes (in Belgium)
Tradition 2 New Year
Book 1 - a book from one of these lists
Epistolary Fiction. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
found on page 1.
Book 2 read a book in which the page number contains at least two of these numbers 3 1 2. The page count must include at least 2 different numbers.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
315 pages
Diana K.10.7 - 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
The Big Cat Nap by Rita Mae Brown
Total points: 250
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.3 Best Review - TrishhartUK: Elementary, My Dear
Watson
Option 3: Night and Day by Robert B. Parker. Shares the first name with Robert Downey, Jr.
307 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 895/985
Tasks completed: 52/57
Books read: 72
Cordelia25.7 Take the bad with the good
BK 1: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 313 pages Rating 4.24 2,942,574 ratings
Bk 2: Humans, Bow Down by James Patterson 373 pages Rating 3.03 Ratings 2781
Points: 25
Total points: 505
Julia1035.8 - Go Short
Tell Tale: Short Stories
This post: 5 points
Total points: 300
BB: 3
GO: 0
Total tasks completed: 19
Total books read: 22
DeborahPost 13
30.6 - Dlmrose's Task: Naming Names
1) Ghostly Echoes by William Ritter (WILLIAM)
2) Fifth Grave Past the Light LIGHT from Doctor Light Mantis
The Elegant Raccoon
The Yellow Warrior
The Aqua Ibis
The Fancy Fighter
Doctor Light Mantis
Galactic Lord
Outrageous Shield
Agent Cold Devil
Master Defiance
Starry Night
Points this post:30
Total Points:205
Books read:16
Tasks Done:13
perletwo5.3 - Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day ... .-. -.-. - Read a book with ALL the letters in DOT DASH (including 2 Ds) in the title and/or subtitle
The Golden Tresses of the Dead
Points this task: 05
Total points: 340
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 25
Tasks completed: 17
10.6 - Let's Eat!Gone by Midnight (Crimson Lake #3) by Candice Fox
Set 100% in Australia (the town, Crimson Lake, is fictional but set in North Queensland, Australia)
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better: 5
Season Total: 525
StaceyNC20.9 - 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.
Book: Circe
Completed: 1/24/19
Category: Fantasy Winner -- This is my first time reading this book.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 260
Tasks Completed: 19
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For book 1, I read Six Cats a Slayin' - rating 4.29, 663 ratings. I read the kindle edition , but linked to the hardback edition (no MMPB or paperback w/ page numbers) - 304 pages.
For book 2, I read The World According to Star Wars. rating of <3.2 locked in post 2 of help thread. I read the ebook, the top paperback of THIS book is La última mitología: El mundo según Star Wars. is 272 pages. (I say THIS book, because another book by the same author, clearly a different book, has been stuck in here).
Total pages - 576.
Total points: 615
danibean30.7 New Year, New You. 2 Book Challenge:
Book 1: Pick one resolution and read a book that has all the letters in that resolution in the title/subtitle.
Resolution: SELF CARE
I read: Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff (***This is a switched book from previously posted task 5.9. I will post a new book for 5.9 in my next post***)
Book 2: Pick a different resolution and read a book that has a word of at least 3 letters from the resolution in the title/subtitle."
Resolution: MAKE NEW FRIENDS
I read A Whole New Light by Sandra Brown.
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 Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline. (**Reposted to switch out book**)
danibean10.3 Four legged friends. Not all heroes are human. Let's find out some of the real stories behind animal heroes by reading a book from the Non-Fiction Animal Heroes list.
I read Homer's Odyssey by Gwen Cooper. Can be found on page 1.
20.7Option 2: 3+ word title first words in HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
The Witch Elm by Tana French
*Claim BB ticket 509 pages*
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 95/985
Tasks completed: 8/57
Books Read: 8
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Diana K.10.6 - Let's Eat! In honor of the Earl of Sandwich and the islands named after him, read a book set at least 50% in Hawaii, Alaska, Argentina, Antarctica, or Australia.
Half a World Away in Australia: Travels in a Land Down Under approved for length in post 7209
Total points: 250
Diana K.Task 25.5 - Tien's Task: 2018 Reading Stats
Opt 3. For this option, read a book that received 5 stars from at least 27 readers.
The Goldfinch
Total points: 275
Nick KY30.2 Amanda A's Feliz Navidad
Opt. A. I read Spending by Mary Gordon, with an author with the first name of Mary.
Opt. B. I read Planetfallby Emma Newman, author's inits in "Eydie gorme y los paNchos."
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 505
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I read Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love, found on p. 1 of the Non Fiction Animal Heroes list.
Total points: 625
15.3Option 2: one book that satisfies both criteria.
Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
AOO in Holding Out for a Hero, #2
SUN in #13 Hero, Enrique Iglesias
New Total: 325
babbling c15.1 - Not Just Big, Strong Men!
Kick Butt Heroines page 2, #137
Kitty and the Midnight Hour - audible Kitty and the Midnight Hour - paperback pgs. 259 by Carrie Vaughn
Best Tortured Heroes in Fiction page 4, #346
Faro's Daughter -Audible Faro's Daughter - paperback pgs 217 by Georgette Heyer
this book is a Golden Oldie: pub 1941
THIS POST
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 1
Total This Season
Points:215/985
Completed Tasks:14/57
Golden oldies: 2
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Pages read this season: 5,487
Books read this season: 18
Babbling C50.1 - Coralie's Task: Three Fictional Heroes
Book 1 – As the titles of the books in this series all begin with What, When, Why, Where, or Who, read a book with a title that begins with one of these words. Words must match exactly - no variations.
Where It May Lead - kindle Where It May Lead - paperback pgs.384 by Janice Kay Johnson
Book 2 – As C.S. Harris and M.M. Kaye both use initials instead of a first name, read a book by a single author whose Goodreads name has just initials and a last name. Any number of initials may be present, but the name must consist only of initial(s) and a last name. For example, O Henry and J.R.R. Tolkien would work.
Innocent in Las Vegas - kindle Innocent in Las Vegas - paperback pgs. 216 by A.R. Winters
Book 3 – As all these books are historical fiction, read a book with a main page genre of Historical Fiction.
The Deception of the Emerald Ring - audible The Deception of the Emerald Ring - paperback pgs. 426 by Lauren Willig
Historical > Historical Fiction 516 users
1026>750
THIS POST
Points: 50
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Total This Season
Points:265/985
Completed Tasks:15/57
Golden oldies: 2
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Pages read this season: 6,513
Books read this season: 21
Babbling C5.10 - Book Blitz
January is Book Blitz Month.
The Breaking Light - kindle The Breaking Light - paperback pgs. 256 by Heather Hansen
THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Total This Season
Points:275/985
Completed Tasks:16/57
Golden oldies: 2
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Pages read this season: 6,769
Books read this season: 22
Scooter&Siam20.1 - Most Improved Player - Cordelia's Task: "And the winner is....."
Read a book that has won a literary award. The award must be listed on the book's main page. REQUIRED:When posting you must state what award your book has won and what year.
Read Caleb's Crossing. The award -- One Book One San Diego (2013) -- the very last item in the literary awards section on the main page
Points: 20
Total: 100
Mod
10.6 - Let's Eat!
Set in Australia: Hades by Candice Fox
From the description "Sydney Metro police force"
total = 830
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25.3 Andy P.’s task: Christmas in Japan
Book 1: initials DD in KIDDIELAND: Mothers of Sparta: A Memoir in Pieces by Dawn Davies, 272 pages
Book 2, NEXT in EXchaNgeraTe: Next of Kin by James Tucker, 341 pages
272 + 341 = 613
total = 855
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50.1 - Coralie's Task: Three Fictional Heroes
Book 1, begins with where: Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania by Frank Bruni, 224 pages
Book 2, leading initials: The Lure by S.W. Hubbard
MMPB, original title: Swallow the Hook, 336 pages
Book 3, historical fiction genre: The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley, 352 pages
224 + 336 + 352 = 912
total = 905
25.7 - Sometimes you have to take the bad with the goodBook 1: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (rating: 4.26)
Book 2: Karel ende Elegast (rating: 2.81)
Points: 25
Total points: 270
Bluegrass Pam15.8 - Mythological Heroes
main page genre Mythology (standalone or embedded)
The Song of Achilles
Points this post: 15
Total GO tix: 2
Total BB tix: 2
Total points: 210
Diana K.15.9 - Hoodie-Hoo Day! Read a book with one or more hands showing on its cover.
Total points: 290
Diana K.Task 30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Gotta love the Hero!
Gotta love the Hero! Opt 1. Read a book with a mpg of Young Adult.
Option 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 :
by Sally Berneathy (Sally Field #19)Total points: 320
Amy FL30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Gotta love the Hero!
Option 2: Juror #3 by James Patterson (#8. James Stewart)
Option 3: Holy Ghost - #11 in the Virgil Flowers series (I read the prior 10 but had yet to read this one.)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 260
Amy FL30.2. Amanda A's Task passed to Book Concierge: Feliz Navidad
Option A: Suspicion by Joseph Finder (390 pages)
Option B: Katie Up and Down the Hall: The True Story of How One Dog Turned Five Neighbors into a Family by Glenn Plaskin (eydie Gorme y los Panchos) (256 pages)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 290
30.7 - TessaVanessa's Task: New Year, New YouBook 1: The Last Equation of Isaac Severy - #4. Self Care (thE LASt Equation oF isaaC seveRy)
Book 2: Cry No More - #2. Exercise More
Points this post: 30
Total points: 320
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20.8 Nickels & Dimes - Diane Whitney's Task: Membership Required
Option 2: Book 1st published in the same month & year I joined SRC; and must be min 300 pages
I joined Sep 2014
Get Even by Gretchen McNeil Get Even
This book was published September 1, 2014 and has 389 pages
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 220