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WINTER CHALLENGE 2018
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Diana K.10.4 - Holy Books-a-Million, Batman! Read a book that can be found on the list of Super Hero Books.
Soon I Will Be Invincible On page 1
Total points: 680
Diana K.10.8 - Take the Stairs Read a book with 3 or more steps clearly visible on the cover.
Total points: 690
Diana K.15.2 - Winter or Summer?
Book 1 - Read a book with the word "winter" found intact in the title/subtitle/series title of the book.
Winter Journal
Book 2 - Read a book with the word "summer" found intact in the title/subtitle/series title of the book.
That Summer in Sicily
Total points: 705
Diana K.15.4 - From A to Z.
Option 2 Read a book the title of which begins with "A." All words count, including articles and whose author has a "Z" in their name.
Anything Is Possible
Total points:720
Diana K.15.6 - My Personal Hero. Read a NONFICTION biography or autobiography of someone who you consider to be a hero.
My Brief History Stephen Hawking is a hero to me because he continued to live a productive life despite a severe illness/disability adding to our knowledge of our universe.
Total points: 735
Diana K.15.8 Read a book with the main page genre Mythology (standalone or embedded).
The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act
Total points: 750
Diana K.20.8 - 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.
Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine I joined SRC in Dec 2016
Total points: 770
Diana K.25.1- M1nks's Task: What Makes a Good Hero?
Opt 1 For this option, read a book with the main page genre Mystery, where the main character has help from at least one serious sidekick
The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café Mma Ramotswe is the main character, Mma Makutsi is her sidekick
Opt 2. Read a book where the title doesn't contain the word 'A', 'An', 'And' or 'The'
Winter Loon
Total points: 795
Diana K.30.3 - 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.
Elsewhere 256 pages
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.
Flights 403 pages
Total points: 825
Diana K.30.5 - Mazza1's Task: A world of books
Book 1. Read a book that is SET IN or WRITTEN BY an author from a country starting with ANY letter of your READERBOARD name.
Bella Figura: How to Live, Love, and Eat the Italian Way by Kamin Mohammadi Set In Italy and author is from Iran
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,
The Pearl set in Mexico
I live in the United States
Total points: 855
(sorry so many posts in a row but I was traveling the past several weeks and trying to keep track on my phone was a bit of a disaster)
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Erin NY's Task: Goodreads choice award winnersEducated
GR award winner in the Memoir/Autobiography category. I have not read this book before.
Points: 200
Delicious Dee10.6 - Let's Eat!
Taming Teddy - set at least 50% in Alaska
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 790
Big Book Ticket: 500+ (1)
PAULA S5.8 - Go Short
Read an anthology or collection of at least 3 short stories, novellas, or essays
this is a collection of twelve short storiesThis book was first published October 1933. I request a GO ticket.
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 35
Big Book Ticket: 0
Golden Oldie: 3
15.3 - Songs About HeroesOption 1:
Book 1: "A" is for Apple by Kate Johnson
Song: Heroes are Hard to Find – Fleetwood Mac #15 on list
Book 2: Norway to Hide by Maddy Hunter
Song: Working Class Hero - Marianne Faithfull #28 on list
Total points: 105
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Laurah30’s Task: Remembering A Canadian HeroOption 2: Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon by Donna Andrews
Total points: 125
EMurphy10.1 Holding Out for a Hero - Genre that starts with an H, E, R, or O
Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
*Horror genre
This Task:
Points: 10
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 115
Books Read: 8
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 5
EMurphy30.1 - Schatzie's Task: Gotta Love the Hero!
Option 1: YA Genre To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
Option 3: Book from one of your favorite series that featured a hero
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
*The Hero is Inspector Gamache. The book is new to me and it is #5 in the series.
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 145
Books Read: 10
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 6
Nick KY25.2 Sandy L’s Winter Sports
Opt. 2. I read a book about an ice climber, Art of Freedom: The Life and Climbs of Voytek Kurtyka by Bernadette McDonald.
Opt. 3. I read a book with snow on the cover, Maynard's House by Herman Raucher.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 805
Bluegrass Pam 10.9 Write Me a Letter
Written in an epistolary style
From the GR description, the book is told “through their letters, dispatches, and memoirs”. The entire book is written in this manner.
I read the e-book. Here is the link to the mmpb: Augustus by John Williams
Points this post: 10
Total GO tix: 3
Total BB tix: 2
Total points: 275
15.1 Not Just Big, Strong Men! 2 booksBook 1: Read a book from the Strong Heroine List (book #12)
Throne of Glass
Book 2: Read a book from the Kick Butt Heroines (Book #1)
The Hunger Games
This task: 15
Total points: 155
Nick KY25.9 Brooke TX’s Winter Solstice
Book 1. I read The Turquoise Ledge: A Memoir, 1st letter in title words in The Longest nighT. 336 pp
Book 2. I read The Shape of Death: Life, Death, and Immortality in the Early Fathers, 1st letter in title words in The ShOrtest Day. 128 pp < Book 1's 336 pp
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 830
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Erin NY's Task: Goodreads choice award winnersFiction Winner: Still Me by Jojo Moyes
StaceyNC20.5 - Bigger is Better - Babbling C's Task: February Babies
3. a. read Book #1 in a series.
Book: Bittersweet by Sarina Bowen
Completed: 2/18/19
Book #1 in True North Series
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 370
Tasks Completed: 25
20.10 - Group ReadsCode Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II by Liza Mundy
My post in discussion thread
Points this post: 20
Total points: 315
SandyL50.1 - Coralie's Task: Three Fictional Heroes
Book 1 – Read a book with a title that begins with one of these words: What, When, Why, Where, or Who
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Title begins with "Where"
484 pages
Book 2 – Read a book by a single author whose Goodreads name has just initials and a last name
The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker
Author initials - KA
388 pages
Book 3 – Read a book with a main page genre of Historical Fiction.
Beauty and the Blacksmith by Tessa Dare
MPG - Historical Fiction
150 pages
Total pages = 1,022
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Points This Task: 50
Total Points: 765
Tasks Completed: 44
Books Read: 60
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
SandyL30.5 - Mazza1's Task: A world of books
I live in the United States
Book 1. Read a book that is SET IN or WRITTEN BY an author from a country starting with ANY letter of your READERBOARD name
Feels Like Home by Lisa Ireland
Set in Australia and author is from Australia (noted in her GR bio)
Country starts with A, which is in my readerboard name SANDYL
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, including middle initials.
Wild Irish Eyes by Tricia O'Malley
Set in Ireland (begins with first letter of previous author's last name, which was Ireland) - noted in last sentence of book precis on GR. Also, first sentence of the book reads "Cait Gallagher hummed along to the traditional Irish music that played softly through the speakers hidden deep in the corners of the pub she owned in Grace's Cove, a small village set on the shores of Southern Ireland."
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 795
Tasks Completed: 45
Books Read: 62
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
SandyL25.6 - Sandy's Task: They Go Together
Book 1 - Read a book with a title of at least two words, where the initial letters of all of the words in the title can be found in its author's name.
Just Once More by Rosalind James
rOsalind JaMes
205 pages
Book 2 - Read a book, the title of which contains its author's initials.
Rock Chick Renegade by Kristen Ashley
rocK chick renegAde
448 pages
Total pages = 653
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 820
Tasks Completed: 46
Books Read: 64
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
SandyL25.3 Andy P.’s task: Christmas in Japan
Book 1. Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in KIDDIELAND.
Sweet Dreams by Kristen Ashley
KiddielAnd
688 pages
***Requesting Big Book Ticket*****
Book 2. Read a book that has a word in its TITLE of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in EXCHANGERATE
A Shared Range by Andrew Grey
"RANGE" found in ExchANGeRate
208 pages
Total pages = 896
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 845
Tasks Completed: 47
Books Read: 66
Big Book Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies: 2
EMurphy25.2 SandyL's Task: Winter Sports!
Option 1: Author whose first and last initials are found in ICE HOCKEY You by Caroline Kepnes
Option 4: 24, 25, 26, or 27 intact in the number of pages Becoming by Michelle Obama (426 pages)
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 170
Books Read: 12
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 7
EMurphyMost Improved Player-Cordelia's Task: "And the winner is..." Read a book that won a literary award
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Won Reading Women Award for Fiction, Litsy Award for Historical Fiction
**Big Book Ticket - 502 pages
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket +500: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 190
Books Read: 13
BB Ticket: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 8
Diana K.5.0 - 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 Yellow Birds
Total points: 860
5.3 - 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 Landscape Photography Field Guide: Capturing Your Great Outdoors with Your Digital SLR Camera by Carl E. Heilman II
THe lAnDScape phOtography fielD guide: capturing your great outdoors with your digital slr camera
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Points this post: 5
Total points: 130
Total BB points: 4
Andy P.Task # 25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Winter Solstice
Book 1: Read a book with a title of at least two words, where the initial letters of all of the words in the title can be found in the phrase THE LONGEST NIGHT.
Tropic of Night by Michael Gruber(563 p.)
T in The
O in Longest
N in Night
Book 2: Read a book with a title of at least two words, where the initial letters of all of the words in the title can be found in the phrase THE SHORTEST DAY
The Driver by Hart Hanson(336 p.)
T in The
D in Day
Book 1 563 p.>Book 2 336 p.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 775
Andy P. Repost of Post # 3296Andy P.
Task # 30.5 - Mazza1's Task: A world of books
I live in the United States
Book 1. Read a book that is SET IN or WRITTEN BY an author from a country starting with ANY letter of your READERBOARD name.
The Laughterhouse by Paul Cleave book set in New Zealand, and Cleave is a New Zealand author. N is in my readerboard name.
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, including middle initials..
February by Lisa Moore Moore is a Canadian author and book is set in Canada. C is initial of Paul Cleave
StaceyNC25.3 Andy P.’s task: Christmas in Japan
1. No Book with a main page genre of Children’s or Kid’s may be used for this task
2. This is a two book task, You must read one book that satisfies the criteria for Book 1 and another that satisfies the criteria for Book 2
3. The total pages count for Book 1 plus Book 2 must exceed 500 pages (i.e 501 or higher)
Book 1. Read a book written by a single author whose initials (First, Middle if applicable, and Last) can be found in KIDDIELAND.
Book: Rock Chick
Completed: 2/13/19
Author: Kristen Ashley
Pages: 412 p.
Book 2. Read a book that has a word in its TITLE (not subtitle) of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in EXCHANGERATE. The word CANNOT be found intact in EXCHANGERATE.
Book: Feel the Heat
Completed: 2/18/19
Word: HEAT
Pages: 372p.
Total Pages: 782
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 395
Tasks Completed: 26
Delicious Dee20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK: Elementary, My Dear Watson
Option 3 - Dirty Farmer - Cassie-Ann L. Miller- Miller for Jonny Lee Mller
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 810
Big Book Ticket: 500+ (1)
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20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Diane Whitney's Task: Membership Required
1) Would-Be Witch
Published February 3rd 2009 by Berkley Books (first published January 17th 2009)
Joined GoodReads in January 2009
Points this post:20
Total Points:345
Books read:26
Tasks Done:20
Pamela326515.9 - Hoodie-Hoo Day!
The Sheriffs of Savage Wells by Sarah M. Eden – The woman’s hand is clearly visible.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 365
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Erin NY's Task: Goodreads choice award winnersA book that won one of the GR Choice Awards this year that you have not read before: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
This was the winner in the Romance category, and I had not previously read this book.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 540
PAULA S5.9 - Acts of Heroism
A Study in Scarlet
One of the main characters, Dr. Watson, used to be an army surgeon in Afghanistan.
I read the ebook, MMPB link for reference: Um Estudo em Vermelho
This book was first published in 1887. I request one GO ticket.
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 40
Big Book Ticket: 0
Golden Oldie: 4
PAULA S5.6 - Read Aloud
Read a NONFICTION book about literacy, education or reading
Educated: A Memoir
Approved in the help thread message 43
I listened to the audiobook, PB link for reference (no MMPB): Educated: A Memoir
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 45
Big Book Ticket: 0
Golden Oldie: 4
PAULA S10.1 - Holding Out for a Hero
Read a book with a main page genre that starts with an H or E or R or O
Outsidern mpg Horror
I read the ebook, PB link for reference (no MMPB): The Outsider
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 55
Big Book Ticket: 0
Golden Oldie: 4
PAULA S10.2 - Every Day Heroes
Enter a Murderer The main character is a police inspector
This book was first published in 1935. I request one GO ticket.
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 65
Big Book Ticket: 0
Golden Oldie: 5
PAULA S10.3- Four-Legged Heros
Read a book from the Non-Fiction Animal Heroes list.
Bibliotekskatten Dewey
I read the Swedish translation of #3 on the list: Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
I read the ebook, MMPB link for reference: Dewey
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 75
Big Book Ticket: 0
Golden Oldie: 5
PAULA S10.4 - Holy Books-a-Million, Batman!
Read a book that can be found on the list of Super Hero Books.
#82 on the listI read the ebook, PB link for reference (no MMPB): Dreadnought
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 85
Big Book Ticket: 0
Golden Oldie: 5
PAULA S10.5 - Remembering Stan Lee
Read a book first published between 1941 and 1996
Before Midnight first published October 27th 1955
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 95
Big Book Ticket: 0
Golden Oldie: 5
PAULA S10.6 - Let's Eat!
Read a book set at least 50% in Hawaii, Alaska, Argentina, Antarctica, or Australia.
set in AustraliaI read the ebook, PB for reference (no MMPB): Ruddy Gore
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 105
Big Book Ticket: 0
Golden Oldie: 5
PAULA S10.8 - Take the Stairs
Read a book with 3 or more steps clearly visible on the cover
I read the ebook, MMPB link for reference: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
The MMPB has 505p. I request a BB ticket.
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 115
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie: 5
PAULA S10.9 - Write Me a Letter
Read a book write in an epistolary style
from the GR description: "Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents—including emails, schematics, military files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more". Approved in Help Thread message 14Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 125
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie: 5
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10.3- Four-Legged Heros, read a book from the Non-Fiction Animal Heroes list.
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Total points: 670