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WINTER CHALLENGE 2018
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Sara G10.6 - 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.
A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill
This book is set in 1930s Australia - mainly Sydney but the protagonist makes some trips out into the countryside.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 845
RAYENBAIR5.1 - This and That
Beneath These Fields by Ward Maia
ebook length verified
Points this post: 5
Total points: 490
MAZZA115.1 - Not Just Big, Strong Men!
Help Thread
This is a 2 book task - read 2 books from 2 DIFFERENT lists:
Book 1 from Strong Heroine series list page 1
One for the Money
Book 2 from Kick Butt Heroines list page 1
Pride and Prejudice
Points this pos = 15
Points to date = 855
MEGAN RAE30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Gotta love the Hero!
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.
- Completed 20th FebruaryHow it fits: Author name Michael. Michael Keaton plays Batman (number 47 on list)
Option 3: I have loved so many different literature heroes. It’s hard to pick a favorite. But the ones that stand out the most are the ones from a series. Read a book from one of your favorite series (a series you have already started) that features a hero. This book must be new to you and cannot be #1 in a series.
- Completed 12th FebruaryHow it fits: 10# in the Discworld series. I have read several books from this series but this book is new to me. MC Victor is a hero.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 245
Oma122920.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK: Elementary, My Dear Watson
I chose Option #2
Option 2: Read a book by one of the authors on the list, which also has the MPG Crime or Mystery (stand-alone or embedded). Note, for this option, the book must be by the original author, rather than someone else writing their characters.
From Doon With Death by Ruth Rendell
Total Points-650/985
Total Tasks-43/57
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-(1)500+( )750+(),1000+()
Oma122930.6 - Dlmrose's Task: Naming Names
Read 2 books, one from Book 1 and one from Book 2.
Book 1: Read a book by a single author with a heroic name from this list of Hero Names.
The Colors of All the Cattle by Alexander McCall Smith
The name that I used was Alexander
Book 2: Name your own hero
Using the Superhero Name Generator
Click “Get Hero Names” ONE time.
Record the results.
Read a book with a TITLE that includes one of the words, excluding THE, from the names generated. Subtitles are excluded. The word must match exactly.
These are the 10 names that were generated for my hero name The word that I used was cat from the name'Black Cat'
The Lucky Charmer
The Dapper Axman
The Bronze Phoenix
The Nimble Groom
Captain Righteous Trident
Chief Nuclear Magician
Professor Good Spectacle
Agent Golden Sparrow
Black Cat
Remix
Cat Sitter on a Hot Tin Roof by Blaize Clement
Total Points-680/985
Total Tasks-44/57
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-(1)500+( )750+(),1000+()
Sarah E50.1 - Coralie's Task: Three Fictional Heroes
Book 1: Title begins with What
What Was Lost
I read the ebook, MMP is Ce qui était perdu - 342 pages
Book 2: Author uses initials
All-Butter ShortDead by H.Y. Hanna
I read the kindle edition, top paperback (no MMP) is All-Butter ShortDead - 202 pages
Book 3: Historical Fiction MPG (embedded was approved in the help thread here)
Year of Wonders
I read the ebook, top paperback (no MMP) is Year of Wonders - 358 pages
342 + 202 + 358 = 902 pages
Total points: 235
Delicious Dee30.4 - Dulcinella's task: Shoes, Letters, and Pancakes (in Belgium)
option 3 - ‘Lichtmis’
Book A - The Widow - Carla Neggers - main character's name is Abigail and this is written by a female author
Book B - All Kinds of Tied Down - Mary Calmes
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 840
Big Book Ticket: 500+ (1)
Suzannesea20.1 Most Improved Player
A Cold Red Sunrise by Stuart M. Kaminsky won the Edgar Award for Best Novel in 1989.
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 420
DANIELLE M20.1 - Most Improved Player - Cordelia's Task: "And the winner is....."
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2018).
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 150
Books Read: 12
Tasks Complete: 12
Andy P.Task # 10.5 - Remembering Stan Lee
Read a book first published between 1941 and 1996,
Post Office by Charles Bukowski first published 1971.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 845
Oma122925.2 - SandyL's Task: Winter Sports!
I chose options #1 and #4.
Option 1
Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials are found in ICE HOCKEY.
Mourning Tide by Christine Kling
Option 4
Read a book that has one of the numbers 24, 25, 26 or 27 intact in the number of pages. Example: 225, 327, 424, 260
Access Denied by Donna Andrews
Total Points-705/985
Total Tasks-45/57
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-(1)500+( )750+(),1000+()
Shawn H.Repost for post 3242
15.9 - Hoodie-Hoo Day!
by Kate Andersen BrowerPoints this Post: 15
Total Points: 125
Big Ticket Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Shawn H.20.2 - Rookie At The Top- Kettleen's Task: Darwin Day
Option 1: Read a book whose publication year contains both 5 and 9.
The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans and Heretics by Elaine Pagels
**Published in 1995**
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 145
Big Ticket Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Shawn H.20.10 - Group Reads
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
**Post 19 in the discussion thread**
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 165
Big Ticket Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
50.1 - Coralie's Task: Three Fictional HeroesBook 1 – I read Who Will Cry When You Die?
224 pp
Book 2 – I read The Breakdown by B.A. Paris
328 pp
Book 3 – I read The Girl You Left Behind which takes place in 1916.
314 pp
total pages = 866
points: 315
books read: 28
tasks completed: 20
tasks in progress: 2
pages read: 8316
25.7 - Wayne's task: Sometimes, you have to take the bad with the goodBoth choices for this task were approved in help thread in message #28
Book 1: Read a book with a GR average rating of 4.2 or higher with a minimum of 100 ratings.
Me Before You (369 pages)
Book 2: Read a book with a GR average rating of 3.2 or lower with a minimum of 100 ratings.
The Jane Austen Book Club (304 pages)
New Points: 25
Total Challenge Points: 600
GO's: 9
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.2: Darwin Day
Option 1: Death in Kashmir by M. M. Kaye, first published in 1953: the date contains both 9 and 5.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Summary Totals:
Points: 20
Books Posted: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.1: And the winner is ...: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold won several awards listed on the main page, including Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel in 2002 and the British Book Award for Best Read of the Year in 2004.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Summary Totals:
Points: 40
Books Posted: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Task 10.5 – Remembering Stan Lee First published between 1941-1996 (inclusive) - 1989
A Year In Provence
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 265 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (1) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3 tickets
5.6 - Read AloudBluestockings: The Remarkable Story of the First Women to Fight for an Education by Jane Robinson
approval
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 10
Season Total: 665
Task 30.4 – Dulcinella - Shoes, Letters, and pancakes (in Belgium)REQUIRED: Each book 200+ pages AND Total pages 500+: 384 + 381 = 765 p
Option 3a – By a woman author AND featuring a female main char
Deborah Lawrenson / 300 Days of Sun
Main char is JOANNA - 384 p
Option 3b – Main char or auth named: Mary, Maria or Marie
Mary Higgins Clark / Two Little Girls in Blue
I listened to the audio / MMP: Deux petites filles en bleu - 381 p
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 295 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (1) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3 tickets
10.7 Brown Shoes? (a book with brown or shoe in the title)TINABEER
If the Shoe Kills by Lynn Cahoon
This challenge = 10 points
Total points = 50 points
Total tasks = 5
15.4 - From A to ZTINABEER
Option 2: Read a book with a title of which begins with "A." and whose author has a "Z" in their name.
Ashley Bell by Dean Koontz
This task = 15 points
Total points = 65 points
Total tasks = 6
20.1 - Most Improved PlayerTINABEER
Read a book that was an award winner.
Tinkers by Paul Harding
2010 Pulitzer Price for Fiction winner
This task = 20
Total points = 85
Total tasks = 7
50.1 - Coralie's Task: Three Fictional HeroesTINABEER
3 book challenge:
#1 title of the book...begin with What, When, Why, Where, or Who,
Who Let the Dog Out? by David Rosenfelt
#2 read a book by a single author whose Goodreads name has just initials and a last name
Open Season by C.J. Box
#3 read a book with a main page genre of Historical Fiction
The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
This task = 50
Total points = 135
Total tasks = 8
Readerboard name Kathy P15.10 - National Book Awards
Category - Non-fiction fianalist
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
Totals
Points: 300
BB:0
GO:0
Total Task completed: 16
Total Books read: 19
Readerboard name Kathy P10.1 - Holding Out for a Hero
MPG -History
A History of the Church in 100 Objects
Totals
Points: 310
BB:0
GO:0
Total Task completed: 17
Total Books read: 20
Sophie10.7
Brown or shoe in title/subtitle, series or author name
The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
Total 945
50.1 - Coralie's Task: Three Fictional HeroesBook 1: title begins with a "wh-" question
Why I Killed My Best Friend by Amanda Michalopoulou
258 pages
Book 2: author first name of only initials
Thank You, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
263 pages
Book 3: MPG Historical Fiction
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
455 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 155
Books read: 9
Tasks completed: 6
Page count: 3301
Diana K.25.7 - - Wayne's task: Sometimes, you have to take the bad with the good
Book 1 Book 1: Read a book with a GR average rating of 4.2 or higher with a minimum of 100 ratings.
Thank You, Jeeves 263 pages
Book 2: Read a book with a GR average rating of 3.2 or lower with a minimum of 100 ratings.
The House I Loved 256 pages
Total points: 935
20.10 - Group ReadsI read Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II and posted in discussion thread (post 28).
Points: 20
Total points: 400
Marina H25.4 - Diana K's Task: Happy 200th Illinois
Option 1: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Set in Illinois
Option 5:
by Linda CastilloPaved road on cover
Points this post: 25
Total points: 390
Big book tickets: 5
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
Tasks completed: 20
Marina H50.1 - Coralie's Task: Three Fictional Heroes
Book 1: What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
Title begins with WHAT
520 pages - claiming 1 BB ticket
Book 2: The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor
Author uses initials and a last name
Book 3: Verdens vinter by Ken Follett
Historical fiction as main page genre
910 pages - claiming 2 BB tickets
Points this post: 50
Total points: 440
Big book tickets: 8
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
Tasks completed: 21
Alaina20.1 - Most Improved Player - Cordelia's Task: "And the winner is....."
Read a book that has won a literary award.
The Liars' Club-Mary Karr
Winner of the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction Writers in 1996
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 7
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
Marina H5.3 - Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day ... .-. -.-.
Hvor taler du flot dansk! by Abdel Aziz Mahmoud
ALL the letters in DOT DASH in the title
Points this post: 5
Total points: 445
Big book tickets: 8
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
Tasks completed: 22
Marina H5.5 - O? No!
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
Single author who does NOT have an O in her name.
533 pages - claimin 1 BB ticket
Points this post: 5
Total points: 450
Big book tickets: 9
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
Tasks completed: 23
Marina H10.1 - Holding Out for a Hero
'Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost
Main page genre that starts with an H = Holiday
Points this post: 10
Total points: 460
Big book tickets: 9
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
Tasks completed: 24
Marina H10.2 - Every Day Heroes
Efter stormen by Linda Castillo
Main character who is an everyday hero = police officer
Points this post: 10
Total points: 470
Big book tickets: 9
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
Tasks completed: 25
Marina H25.1 - M1nks's Task: What Makes a Good Hero?
Option 1: Bryd Tavsheden by Linda Castillo
Main character: Kate Burkholder, Sidekick: John Tomasetti
Option 2: Washington Dekretet by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Title doesn't contain the word 'A', 'An', 'And' or 'The'
634 pages - claiming 1 BB ticket
Points this post: 25
Total points: 495
Big book tickets: 10
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
Tasks completed: 26
StaceyNC10.3- Four-Legged Heros
Read a book from the Non-Fiction Animal Heroes list.
Required: State which page your book can be found on when you post.
Book: Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him
Completed: 2/20/19
Page 1 of the list.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 405
Tasks Completed: 27
Bookwrm526Task #30.4 - Shoes, Letters, and Pancakes (in Belgium)
Option 3, ‘Lichtmis’
Book 1 - a book written by a woman AND with a woman as a main character. I read A Superior Death by Nevada Barr (310p). The main character's name is Anna Pigeon.
Book 2 - read a book with a main character or author named Maria, Mary, or Marie. I read The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (431p).
310+431=741p
Total points so far: 620
Task 30.7 – TessaVanessa – New Year, New YouBook 1: ALL the letters of a resolution in the title
READ MORE BOOKS
R in bRight / EAD in ideas
M in Midnight / ORE in bookstore
BOOKS in Bookstore
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
Book 2 - Title word is an exact match with a different resolution
Spend less MONEY
One for the Money
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 325 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (1) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3 tickets
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Lagullande's Task: Everyday HeroesOption 1: "Read a book first published between 1863 and 1927"
Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant
First published 1885
Total Points: 165
20.5Option 3: #1 in a series or author initials in "college student" (works as both)
A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 140/985
Tasks completed: 11/57
Books Read: 12
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
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Task 10.3
Read a book from the Non-Fiction Animal Heroes list.
A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher
Page 1 # 42 on the list
Points this task 10
Total Points 245
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