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WINTER CHALLENGE 2018
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Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.5 - O? No!
I read This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Philipps (paperback for length), there are no Os in her name.
Previous point total: 45
New points this post: 5
Total points: 50
Total tasks completed: 4
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM15.9 - Hoodie-Hoo Day!
I read
(ebook without a print edition, approved for length on line 1956) by Alyssa Cole, there are at least three hands visible on the cover.Previous point total: 50
New points this post: 15
Total points: 65
Total tasks completed: 5
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.2 - The Book Flood Cometh
I read Cadenza by Stella Riley, published November 22, 2018.
Previous point total: 65
New points this post: 5
Total points: 70
Total tasks completed: 6
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Kim O10.2 - Every Day Heroes Read a book with a main character who is an everyday hero.
Depth of Winter Walt Longmire is the sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming.
Points this task: 10
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Task 30.1 - Gotta love the Hero!option 1 - read a book with YA MPG
Spirit Legacy
option 3: read a book (not #1) in a series I love
The Girl in The Tower
this is #2, and is new to me. I read and love love LOVED #1
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50 points
5.5 - O? No!Defiance (Defiance #1) by C.J. Redwine
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies:
Bigger is Better:
Season Total: 60
Task 25.2 - Winter Sports!option 3 - read a book with snow on the cover
Sleigh Bells for Dry Creek
option 4 - read a book with 25 in the page count
Dashing Through the Snow
259pages
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75 points
Task 25.1 - What Makes a Good Hero?option 2 - read a book whose title does NOT contain A / AN / THE
Picnic at Hanging Rock
option 4 - read a book with Fantasy MPG
Rivers of London Volume 6: Water Weed
NOTE: this is my one allowed graphic novel for this task
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100 points
Task 20.1 - "And the winner is....."read a book that won a literary award
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
ALA Alex Award 2018 listed
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120 points
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.1 Schatzie’s Task: Gotta love the Hero!
Option 1: Betrayal by Gregg Olsen. It has a MPG of Young Adult.
Option 3: Depraved Heart: A Scarpetta Novel by Patricia Cornwell. This book is new to me and is part of the Kay Scarpetta series that I have been reading for years. It is #23 in the series.
Points this post: 30
Total points:80/985
Tasks completed: 7/57
Books read:9
15.8 MPG Mythology Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 25/985
Tasks completed: 3/57
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
M1nks15.1 - 1. The Subtle Knife Strong Heroine series Pg 5
5. The Martian Books with Nerdy, Geeky or Genius Heroes and Heroines
Points this post: 15
Total points: 75
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets:
M1nks15.3 - Option 2. Ready Player One - 51. Super Hero - Le Braghe Corte
Points this post: 15
Total points: 90
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets:
M1nks15.9 -
522 Pgs* I Claim 1 x Big Book Ticket *
Points this post: 15
Total points: 105
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
M1nks20.3 - 2. Whose Body? Pub 1923
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Points this post: 20
Total points: 125
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 1
ED30.2. Amanda A's Task passed to Book Concierge: Feliz Navidad
Option B-Read a book by a single author whose initials (including middle initial, if used) are in EYDIE GORME Y LOS PANCHOS
Coming Up for Air by George Orwell
(first published June 12th 1939)***I Claim 1 GO Ticket***
GO in eydie GOrme y los panchos
Option D-Read a book with FOUR or more people depicted on the cover.
The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey- approved in help threadPoints this post=30
Total Points=30
GO Tickets=1
BB Tickets=0
Tasks Completed=1 (30.2)
Books read= 2
TessaVanessa10.7 - Brown Shoes?
I read Toughest Cowboy in Texas] by Carolyn Brown. BROWN is the author's last name.
Points this post: 10
Total points:90/985
Tasks completed: 8/57
Books read:10
10.5 - Remembering Stan LeeCannery Row
Published in 1945
*** One Big Book Ticket claimed - published in 1945
Total points: 10
Lara Rosen5.8 - Go Short
Read an anthology or collection of at least 3 short stories.
More Than Honor by David Weber
(Verified in Help Thread, messages 16 and 17)
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 50
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Babbling C's Task: February BabiesOption 3a
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It is the first book in the series.
Points this Post:20
Total points: 60
Tasks Completed:3
Total Books Read:3
Total Pages 1093
Delicious Dee5.6 - Read Aloud
The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared - a memoir about the 3000+ night reading streak that her and her father shared while she was growing up
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 30
Big Book Ticket: 500+ (1)
Nick KY30.6 DlmRose’s Super Hero Names.
I was sorry not to get to DlmRose’s task in the last challenge. I am attempting to make up for it by completeing hers early on in this one...and with two of the strangest books ever written!
Book 1. Author’s name is William, one of the acceptable hero names. I read The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner.
Book 2. I generated the following Superhero names:
The Magical Gunner
The Electron Prophet
The Quiet Axeman
The Incredible Prodigy
Master Orange Raccoon
Agent Hypnotic Spider
Iron Gloom
Doctor Fast Nighthawk
Sparks
Wildflame
Using the Super-hero name “Master Orange Raccoon” and the word “Orange” I read The Orange Eats Creeps by Grace Krilanovich.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 100
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Laurah30's Task: Remembering A Canadian HeroOption 2: Read a book where the letters from the word COURAGE are in the title/subtitle.
Book Read: The Importance of Being Aisling: Country Roads, Take Her Home by Emer McLysaght, Sarah Breen
Points This Task: 20
BB:
GO:
Total Points: 20
Total Tasks: 1
SALLY M.10.2 Every Day Heroes
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
The main character, Korede, is a nurse (and the main love interest is a doctor at her hospital).
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 0
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 0
SALLY M.15.1 Not Just Big, Strong Men!
Book 1 from page 1 of the Strong Heroine Series list
Fallen by Lauren Kate
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the MMPB)
Book 2 from page 1 of the Kick Butt Heroines list
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the MMPB)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 3
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 0
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 0
SALLY M.30.1 Gotta Love the Hero!
Option 1: MPG of Young Adult
A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Option 3: This book is new to me and #3 of the Mercy Thompson Series, which I’ve read before (fun fact: I read the first book randomly just to fit task 15.1 and I’m now obsessed and 4 books in! Mercy is my new favorite heroine)
Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the MMPB)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 5
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 0
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.2 - The Book Flood Cometh
I read Cadenza by Stella Riley, ebook approved for length on line 539, published November 22, 2018.
Previous point total: 65
New points this post: 5
Total points: 70
Total tasks completed: 6
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
readerboard name: boromom5.5 - O? No!
Oh no, no O! Read a book written by a single author who does NOT have an O in his or her name.
Liz Prince
Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir
points this post: 5
total points: 10
Delicious Dee10.7 - Brown Shoes?
My Brown-Eyed Earl
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 40
Big Book Ticket: 500+ (1)
5.2 - The Book Flood Cometh
Read a book FIRST published in October, November or December of any year.
The Power and The Fury
Published in November 2013.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Read a book FIRST published in October, November or December of any year.
The Power and The FuryPublished in November 2013.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Task 15.3 Songs about HeroesBook 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 song
The Tombs of Atuan
Song # 22 # 22 Too lATe the herO
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
Half a WarbyJoe Abercrombie
# 33 JAmes last
Points this task 15
Total points 30
5.5 - O? No!
Read a book written by a single author who does NOT have an O in his or her name.
Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs
No O in single author's name.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Read a book written by a single author who does NOT have an O in his or her name.
Death by Darjeeling by Laura ChildsNo O in single author's name.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
10.1 - Holding Out for a Hero
Read a book with a main page genre that starts with an H or E or R or O.
Unafraid: Mary
Main Page Genre = Historical
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Read a book with a main page genre that starts with an H or E or R or O.
Unafraid: MaryMain Page Genre = Historical
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Sara G5.1 - This and That
This, That, These and Those are demonstratives used grammatically to point to people and things.
Read a book with This, That, These or Those in the title or subtitle. Words must match exactly.
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families by Philip Gourevitch
Points this post: 5
Total points: 135
Queen Bee Darlene5.5 O? No! Read a book written by a single author who does NOT have an O in his or her name.
An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena An Unwanted Guest
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 90
ElaineL25.5: Tien's Task 2018 Reading Stats
Required: State which options you chose in your post
Option 1: Read a book with a main page genre of Short Stories or Anthologies. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Christmas on Main Street MPG: Anthologies 416 pages
Option 3: Read a book that received 5 stars from at least 27 readers. Lethal Lies 500+ 5 star ratings as of posting 448 pages
750 page minimum; Book 1: 416 pages + Book 2: 448 pages = 864 pages
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 280
Total Tasks Completed: 16
Amy the book bat20.5 - Bigger is Better - Babbling C's Task: February Babies
Option 3: a. read Book #1 in a series
Carbs & Cadavers (A Supper Club Mystery #1)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 70
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 7
Tasks completed: 6
DeborahPost 4
25.2 - SandyL's Task: Winter Sports!
3)
The Romance of a Christmas Card4) Double-Booked for Death 325 pages
Points this post:25
Total Points:50
Books read:5
Tasks Done:4
Danibean1920.6 Remembering a Canadian Hero. Option 2: Read a book where the letters from the word COURAGE can be found in the title (subtitles can be used as well).
I read Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground by Kevin Poulson
Danibean20.7 You, Adrian! Option 1: Read a book with a horse or dog on the cover.
I read
by Jacqueline Winspear
Danibean15.3 Songs About Heroes. Option 2: Read a book that satisfies both criteria for 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. Subtitles should be ignored. REQUIRED: Specify the song you are using and its number on the list. 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. All initials count.)
I read In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson.
ITGOB can be found in song #12 (Wind Beneath My Wings) and EL can be found in song #12's artist Bette Midler.
Danibean30.4 Shoes, Letters and Pancakes (in Belgium). Choose one option and read two books for it.
Option 1: Sinterklaas. Book 1: shoe on the cover.
I read
by David SheffBook 2 - a book that is set at least 50% in Belgium or written by a Belgian author ( born in or living in).
I read The Train by Georges Simenon. Georges Simenon is Belgian.
trishhartuk5.8 - Go Short
Read an anthology or collection of at least three short stories, novellas, or essays (or any combination).
The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories, PD James
Contains four seasonal short stories
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
perletwo10.7 - 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.
G is for Gumshoe
Points this task: 10
Total points: 75
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 06
Tasks completed: 05
20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK: Elementary, My Dear WatsonOption 2:Read any book by one of the authors on the list, which also has the MPG Crime or Mystery
I read an ebook version of
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
New Points: 20
Total Challenge Points:65
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