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WINTER CHALLENGE 2018
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30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Gotta love the Hero!Option 2: James Monroe by Gary Hart
Gary Hart for #7 on the list, Gary Cooper
Option 3: One of Our Thursdays Is Missing - #6 in the Thursday Next series. I consider Thursday to be a hero.
This book is new to me, but I have previously read #1 thru #5 in this series
Points: 245
Oma122925.5 - Tien's Task: 2018 Reading Stats
I chose Option #2.
Option 1:
For this option, read a book with a main page genre of Short Stories or Anthologies. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout-254 pages
Option 2: In the pie chart of top shelves, the biggest slice is for 'australian-author'. For this option, read a book from my australian-author shelf. Please be careful that any book you read for this option fits within SRC guidelines
Option 3: For this option, read a book that received 5 stars from at least 27 readers.
The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth-538 pages
32% (1051) people who read this book gave it a 5 star rating.
Total Points-780/985
Total Tasks-50/57
Total Golden Oldie Books-(2)
Total Big Books-(2)500+( )750+(),1000+()
Oma122930.2. Amanda A's Task passed to Book Concierge: Feliz Navidad
REQUIRED: Books read for this task must total a minimum of 500 pages.
NO books with the main page genre “Childrens” or “Kids” allowed.
I chose options A and B
Option A
Read a book by a single author whose first name is Joseph, Mary or Jesus. ONLY acceptable variations: Joe, Jose, Josef, Josephine, Josie, Maria, Marian, Marie, Marion, and Maryann. Author name as it appears on the Goodreads record for the book you are reading is the name used for this task.
The Wrong Plantagenetby Marian Palmer-321 pages
Option BRead a book by a single author whose initials (including middle initial, if used) are in EYDIE GORME Y LOS PANCHOS (letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase)
Reel Estate Rip-Off by Renee Pawlish-244 pages
Total Points-810/985
Total Tasks-52/57
Total Golden Oldie Books-(2)
Total Big Books-(2)500+( )750+(),1000+()
Andy P.Task # 10.4 - Holy Books-a-Million, Batman!
Read a book that can be found on the list of Super Hero Books.
Playing For Keeps by Mur Lafferty
page 1 #32 on list.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 885
Bookwrm526Task #25.2 - Winter Sports!
Option 1: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials are found in ICE HOCKEY. I read The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino.
Option 4: Read a book that has one of the numbers 24, 25, 26 or 27 intact in the number of pages. I read The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (326p).
Total points so far: 645
SandyL15.4 - From A to Z
Book 1 - Read a book the title of which begins with "A." All words count, including articles.
A Troubled Range by Andrew Grey
Title starts with A
Book 2 - Read a book whose author has a "Z" in their name.
Skinny Dipping Dare by Zoe York
Zoe york - author
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Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 910
Tasks Completed: 53
Books Read: 73
Big Book Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies: 2
SandyL15.10 - 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
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
Winner - Fiction
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Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 925
Tasks Completed: 54
Books Read: 74
Big Book Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies: 2
SandyL25.1 - M1nks's Task: What Makes a Good Hero?
Option 1: Read a book with the main page genre Mystery, where the main character has help from at least one serious sidekick
Ceremony by Robert B. Parker
Main Character - Spenser / Sidekick - Hawk (noted in GR precis)
Option 2: Read a book where the title doesn't contain the word 'A', 'An', 'And' or 'The'
Most Valuable Playboy by Lauren Blakely
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 950
Tasks Completed: 55
Books Read: 76
Big Book Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies: 2
Diana K.25.3 Andy P.’s task: Christmas in Japan
Book 1. Read a book written by a single author whose initials (First, Middle if applicable, and Last) can be found in KIDDIELAND.
Chesapeake Oysters: The Bay's Foundation and Future by Kate Livie 208 pages
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.
Dreams of a Great Small Nation: The Mutinous Army that Threatened a Revolution, Destroyed an Empire, Founded a Republic, and Remade the Map of Europe GREAT 416 pages
Total Points: 960
30.2. Amanda A's Task passed to Book Concierge: Feliz NavidadOption B: The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly
Author initials in EYDIE GORME Y LOS PANCHOS
*** One Big Book Ticket claimed - 538 pages
Option C: Yes, Chef - 319 pages
Food genre
Big Book Tickets: 3 (Posts #338, #369, and this one)
Points: 275
15.9 – Hoodie Hoo Day!Hand (or hands) visible on COVER
I listened to the audio / no MMP / Paperback: I Was Anastasia 432 p
Approved in HELP thread
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 340 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
15.4 - From A to ZOption 1:
Book 1. Read a book the title of which begins with "A." All words count, including articles.
Book read: Angelfall
How it fits: Title starts with A
Book 2. Read a book whose author has a "Z" in their name.
Book read: Two Rivers
How it fits: Author's (Zoe Saadia) first name starts with Z
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Total points: 630
Books read: 51
Tasks completed: 37
BB Tickets: 12
GO Tickets: 5
25.5 - Tien's Task: 2018 Reading StatsOption 2: I read Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood who is Autralian. This book has 250 pp.
Option 3: I read The Witch Elm. 3308 readers gave it 5 stars. This book was approved on the help thread.
this is a ******BIg Book* at 507 pages.
250+ 507 = 757 pp
points: 340
books read: 29
tasks completed: 21
Big Books: 1
pages: 8566
delicious dee10.10 - Happy Holidays!
Coming Back - Lauren Dane
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 865
Big Book Ticket: 500+ (1)
Julia10325.6 - Sandy's Task: They Go Together
Book 1 - The Elvish Prophecy by Neil Port (T and P in PorT, E in nEil)
Book 2 - The Salbine Sisters by Sarah Ettritch (SE in SistErs)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 605
BB: 8
GO: 0
Total tasks completed: 32
Total books read: 44
Marina H 10.6 - Let's Eat!
Tornfuglene by Colleen McCullough
Set in Australia
590 pages - claiming 1 BB ticket
Points this post: 10
Total points: 505
Big book tickets: 11
Golden Oldies tickets: 3
Tasks completed: 27
15.5 - Secret IdentityBuried in Bargains by Josie Belle
Josie Belle is a pseudonym of Jenn McKinlay
Total points: 140
MEGAN RAE15.3 - 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.
- Completed 24th FebruaryHow it fits:
Title initial letters: EOAS. These letters are found in song 9 on the list "Working Class Hero"
Author initials: EJ. These letters are found in the artist of song 9 on the list "John Lennon"
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 260
20.5 February Babies - Opt 2A Author's name is RobertA Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
Pts: 20
Total: 345
20.10 Group ReadCode Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II
Post #25 2/6/19
Pts: 20
Total: 365
30.3 Alpha and Omega - >500 pgsBk 1: Title begins and ends with same vowel
Orlando 228 pgs
Published 1928 Claiming Golden Oldie ticket
Bk 2: Title begins and ends with a consonant
Leviathan 440 pgs
228+440 = 668 pgs
Pts: 30
Total: 395
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Yo, Adrian!Option 2. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Points this post: 20
Points in total: 100
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book tickets: 2
50.1 Fictional Heroes >750 pgsBk 1: Title begins with What, When, Why, Where, or Who
When the Duke Was Wicked - 372 pgs
Bk 2: single author whose Goodreads name has just initials and a last name
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner - 397 pgs
Bk 3: main page genre of Historical Fiction.
The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband - 374 pgs
372+397+374=1143 pgs
Pts: 50
Total: 445 pgs
Sarah E15.9 - Hoodie-Hoo Day!
Approved in help thread here
ebook verified for length in message 7288
Total points: 305
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Cordelia's Task: "And the winner is....."Sula by Toni Morrison
1998 - winner of the Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors (1998)
Points this post: 20
Points in total: 120
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book tickets: 2
15.6 - My Personal HeroMoab is My Washpot by Stephen Fry
Fry is a personal hero to me for a number of reasons: he is a lover and promoter of literature and culture; he is open about his struggle with bipolar illness and works to raise awareness; he is one of the funniest actors and writers working today.
Points this post: 15
Points in total: 135
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book tickets: 2
Sarah E20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK: Elementary, My Dear Watson
Option 1: A STUDY IN SCARLET
The Christmas Shoes
I listened to the audio, top paperback (no MMP) is Die Weihnachtsschuhe - 160 pages
Total points: 325
Sara G25.1 - M1nks's Task: What Makes a Good Hero?
1. A Good Hero knows when to accept help. You don't have to do everything yourself!
For this option, read a book with the main page genre Mystery, where the main character has help from at least one serious sidekick.
Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
The main character, Cormoran Strike, is helped immensely by his assistant/partner Robin Ellacott.
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 592 pages.
**Career of Evil is a Big Book (529 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
4. A Good Hero Has a Sword Which Goes 'Ting!' Or maybe they just have a really big Axe...
Read a book which has the MPG Fantasy. A combination genre such as Science Fiction Fantasy will not work for this task.
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback (no MMPB) here has 531 pages.
**Children of Blood and Bone is a Big Book (531 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 895
Kathy KS20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Yo, Adrian!
Option 2: Read a book with a title of at least three words where the first letter of each word can be found in HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION.
Mansion on a Hill : The Story of the Willows Maternity Sanitarium and the Adoption Hub of America, by KelLee Parr
Mansion On A Hill = HeAvyweight chaMpiOn
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 14
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
15.7 - Catch up with the SRCDark Matter by Blake Crouch
On shelf from Summer 2018 Challenge
Book is new to me
Points this post: 15
Total points: 330
Kathy KS20.2 - Rookie At The Top- Kettleen's Task: Darwin Day
Option 3: Read a book that has one of these three words in the title/subtitle: VERSUS or VS., AGAINST, or DEBATE. The words must match EXACTLY - no variations.
Against the Edge, by Kat Martin
AGAINST the edge
Listened to audio; paperback paging=400
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 265
Tasks completed: 15
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
20.2 - Rookie At The Top- Kettleen's Task: Darwin DayOption 1. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
First published in 1950 (Golden Oldie)
Points this post: 20
Points in total: 155
Golden Oldies: 5
Bog Book tickets: 2
30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Gotta love the Hero!Option 1: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend
Option 2. Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Name matches Peter O'Toole (number 6 on the list)
Points this post: 30
Points in total: 185
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Book tickets: 2
10.9 - Write Me a LetterThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Points this post: 15
Points in total: 200
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Book tickets: 2
15.9 - Hoodie-Hoo Day!
by S.E. HintonPoints this post: 15
Points in total: 215
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Book tickets: 2
JoanneMITask 20.6 Remembering a Canadian Hero
OPT 2:
Read a book where the letters from the word COURAGE can be
found in the title
The Clockmaker's Daughter
ClOckmakeRs dAUGhtEr
Points this task 20
Total Points 300
Total BB's 6
20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK: Elementary, My Dear WatsonOption 3: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror by Robert Louis Stevenson
Shares a name with Robert Downey Jr.
Points this post: 20
Points in total: 235
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Book tickets: 2
Coralie15.1 Not Just Big Strong Men!
From page 2, #180 of Strong Heroine series
Trickster's Queen
From page 5, #437of Kick Butt Heroines
Rosemary and Rue
Total to date 685 points
30.2. Amanda A's Task passed to Book Concierge: Feliz NavidadOption 3: My Life in France by Julia Child
Option 4:
by Chris Wickham - the figures are small, but there many people depicted on the cover, honest!Points this post: 30
Points in total: 265
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Book tickets: 2
Kathy KS15.6 - My Personal Hero
Read a NONFICTION biography or autobiography... you consider to be a hero. REQUIRED: Briefly explain why
Marine, Public Servant, Kansan: The Life of Ernest Garcia, by Dennis Raphael Garcia
The biography of Ernie Garcia shows how he is an inspiration to rural Kansas youth, as well as to descendants of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. Ernie's great grandparents left Mexico (legally) to make better lives for their children and each generation has passed on this determination. He has served as a Marine, in governmental position in Washington, DC, met popes (twice), and was superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol. All this from a boy from Garden City, Kansas, who lived "on the wrong side of the tracks".
Points for this task: 15
Total points: 280
Tasks completed: 16
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
Bluegrass Pam 20.1 - Most Improved Player - Cordelia's Task: "And the winner is....."
Award winner.
Flights by Olga Tokarczuk
*Won the 2018 Man Booker International Prize
Points this post: 20
Total GO tix: 3
Total BB tix: 2
Total points: 295
Kathy KS10.1 - Holding Out for a Hero
Read a book with a main page genre that starts with an H or E or R or O.
Dread Nation, by Justina Ireland
MPG= both Historial AND Historical/Historical Fiction
Points for this task: 10
Total points: 290
Tasks completed: 17
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
Oma122910.2 - Every Day Heroes
Read a book with a main character who is an everyday hero. For the purposes of this task, an everyday hero will be defined as first responders (firefighters, police officers, EMTs, paramedics, search and rescue personnel), park rangers, teachers, social workers, lifeguards, nurses, doctors, and veterinarians.
A Tiger's Tale by Laura Morrigan
The main character is a fomer veterinarian who is now an 'animal psychic."
Total Points-820/985
Total Golden Oldie Books-(2)
Total Big Books-(2)500+( )750+(),1000+()
Laurah3030.7 - TessaVanessa's Task: 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.
#4 "Self Care"
White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America
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.
#7"Get a new job"
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Total Points: 520
25.6 - Sandy's Task: They Go Together Two book task, 600+ pages total
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.
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson
336 pages
IS > erIk larSon
Book 2: Read a book, the title (not subtitle) of which contains its author's initials. All initials must be included.
Digital Photography Masterclass: Advanced Techniques for Creating Perfect Pictures by Tom Ang.
360 pages
TA > digiTAl photography masterclass
336+360 pages = 696 pages
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Points this post: 25
Total points: 155
Total BB points: 4
15.5 - Secret IdentityRead a book by a single author who writes under more than one name.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
JK Rowling also writes as Robert Galbraith
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Points this post: 15
Total points: 170
Total BB points: 4
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10.6 - Let's Eat!
Aloha Brides by Yvonne Lehman - Set in Hawaii
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 375
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