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WINTER CHALLENGE 2018
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loafer5.9 - 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
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran-and a convicted murderer.
points: 5
total: 70
tasks completed: 7
5.2 The Book Flood ComethMelmoth by Sarah Perry
Published October 16, 2018
Post Total: 5
Grand Total: 5
5.4 A Dickens of a ChristmasOne Day in December by Josie Silver
MPG Holiday>Christmas
Post Total: 5
Grand Total: 10
Bookwrm526Task #10.3 - Four-Legged Heroes
Read a book from the Non-Fiction Animal Heroes list. I read Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog by Susannah Charleson, from page 1 of the list, position 12 at time of posting.
Points this post: 10
Total points so far: 70
5.8 - Go ShortI read Another Marvelous Thing.
Points: 60
books read: 6
tasks completed: 6
pages read: 1450
Scooter&Siam15.8 - Mythological Heroes
Read a book with the main page genre Mythology (standalone or embedded).
Read The Song of Achilles
Points: 15
Total: 40
perletwo30.4 - Dulcinella's task: Shoes, Letters, and Pancakes (in Belgium) - 2. New Year. Book 1: Book 1 - a book from one of these lists: Epistolary Fiction; Letters To and From. REQUIRED: Specify the list and page on which you found the book.
The Shortest Way to Hades - Epistolary Fiction p. 3
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.
The Outsourced Self: Intimate Life in Market Times - 320 pages in hardcover
Points this task: 30
Total points: 105
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 08
Tasks completed: 06
DeborahPost 5
5.10 - Book Blitz
The Long-Lost Home Book is not found in ARBookFinder.
Points this post:5
Total Points:55
Books read:6
Tasks Done:5
FANDURY20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK: Elementary, My Dear Watson
Option 3: Read a book by a single author who shares a name with one of the modern Holmes or Watsons
Fire and Blood: A History of the Targaryen Kings from Aegon the Conqueror to Aegon III as scribed by Archmaester Gyldayn by George R.R. Martin
The author shares a name with Watson actor Martin Freeman
I read the Kindle version, but the paperback has 880 pages: Fire and Blood: A History of the Targaryen Kings from Aegon the Conqueror to Aegon III as scribed by Archmaester Gyldayn
I claim 2 big book tickets for this!
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
Task 5.2 - The Book Flood Comethread a book first published in November
Romancing the Inventor
first pub 1 Nov 16
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165 points
Task 10.2 - Every Day Heroesread a book with doctor as MC
Holiday SOS
this is a memoir about the author's work as a "repat doctor" - travelling back with people who were injured / unwell on holiday
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175 points
10.5 - Remembering Stan LeeThe Cry of the Halidon by Robert Ludlum
pub. 1974
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies:
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 115
TessaVanessa25.1 - M1nks's Task: What Makes a Good Hero?
Option 1: I read French Twist by James Patterson. The two who work together are Luc Moncrief and K. (Katherine) Burke.
Option 2: I read In Plain Sight by Laura Langston.
Points this post: 25
Total points:125/985
Tasks completed: 10/57
Books read:13
Danibean20.5 - February Babies. Option 3B: Read a book, written by a single author whose initials can be found in COLLEGE STUDENT (middle initials can be ignored.)
I readIn the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson
Danibean10.7 - 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.
I read Rainwater by Sandra Brown
Danibean5.5 - O? No! Read a book written by a single author who does NOT have an O in his or her name.
I read Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff
Danibean10.5 - Remembering Stan Lee. read a book first published between 1941 and 1996, inclusive.
I read The Train by Georges Simenon. First published 1961.
Sara G10.7 - Brown Shoes?
December 4th is Wear Brown Shoes Day. 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.
Modern Girls by Jennifer S. Brown
Points this post: 10
Total points: 165
Nick KY5.5 O? No! I read Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie, no “O” in her name.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 105
Nick KY10.8 Take the Stairs
I read The Saint Zita Society by Ruth Rendell. Approved in help thread messages 2 and 13. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 115
Elaine L10.4: Holy Books-a-Million, Batman!
Read a book that can be found on the list of Super Hero Books.
The Hero Revealed by William Boniface IL: MG, BL: 6.1, AR Pts: 8.0
Required: State which page your book can be found on when you post.
Page 5 (#415 at time of posting)
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 295
Total Tasks Completed: 18
10.9 - Write Me a Letterread a book written in an epistolary style
Book read: The Sorrows of Young Werther
How it fits: Is written in epistolary style
First published in 1774, claiming 1 GO Ticket.
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Total points: 65
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 5
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 1
Laurah3020.4 - Golden Oldies - Lagullande's Task: Everyday Heroes
OPTION 1: Read a book first published between 1863 and 1927 (this is the Golden Oldies task, after all).
The Awakening published 1899
Claiming 1 GO ticket
Total GO tickets: 1
10.5 Remembering Stan LeeRead a book first published between 1941 and 1996.
Book Read: Put Out More Flags by Evelyn Waugh
First Published 1942
**Claiming ONE Golden Oldie Ticket**
Points This Task: 10
BB:
GO: 1
Total Points: 30
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 1
Total Tasks: 2
LaureY10.2 - Every Day Heroes
Read a book with a main character who is an everyday hero, e.g. police officer.
The Sinner by Tess Geritzen
Points this post: 10
Total points: 25
Total Books: 4
Total Tasks: 4
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
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I read Florida - listened to the audiobook, linked to top paperback edition (no MMPB). Book has about 10 stories in it.
Total points: 90
Andy P.Task # 10.7 - Brown Shoes?
Read a book with the word BROWN intact in the author's name as it appears on Goodreads.
Chill Factor by Sandra Brown
Points this post:10
Total points: 110
Stephanie12715.6 - My Personal Hero: Read a NONFICTION biography or autobiography of someone who you consider to be a hero. REQUIRED: Briefly explain why this person is one of your personal heroes.
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
Corrie is a hero to me because she risked her own safety and comfort to hide Jews during WWII in Holland.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 20/985
Tasks completed: 2/57
Books read: 2
Task 5.5 – O, No!No ‘O’ in author name
Philip Gulley / The Christmas Scrapbook
ONE time use of book between 80-99 pg for a 5-pt task -- 96 pg
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This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 5 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
SALLY M.25.7 Take the Bad With the Good
Book 1: GR average rating of 4.2 or higher (4.31 rating)
Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the MMPB)
Book 2: GR average rating of 3.2 or lower (3.08 rating)
The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the MMPB)
292 + 312 = 604 pages > 500 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 7
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 0
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 0
SALLY M.30.2 Feliz Navidad
Option A - author’s first name is Mary
Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Option B - author initials in EYDIE GORME Y LOS PANCHOS
Everything's Trash, But It's Okay by Phoebe Robinson
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the Hardcover)
400 + 336 = 736 pages > 500 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 9
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 0
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 0
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
Remember Everything You Read: The Evelyn Wood 7-Day Speed Reading & Learning Program
D in Read
O in You
T in Everything
D in Wood
A in Learning
S in Speed
H in The
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25
Read a book with ALL the letters in DOT DASH (including 2 Ds) in the title and/or subtitle
Remember Everything You Read: The Evelyn Wood 7-Day Speed Reading & Learning ProgramD in Read
O in You
T in Everything
D in Wood
A in Learning
S in Speed
H in The
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25
Brooke TX15.7 - Catch up with the SRC
Read a book from the SRC Group Bookshelf that you have never read before. This book is new to me:
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 2
Books Read: 3
Bookwrm526Task #5.4 - A Dickens of a Christmas
Read a book with a main page genre of Holiday. The genre may be embedded or standalone. I read Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days by Jeanette Winterson.
Points this post: 5
Total points so far: 75
15.4 - From A to ZOption 2:
Another Day of Life by Ryszard Kapuściński
title begins with "A" for Another & author has "Z" in his first name, ryZard
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies:
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 130
Karolyn5.4 - A Dickens of a Christmas
A Christmas Prayer by Kimberla Lawson Roby
MPG: Holiday > Christmas
Points This Task: 5
Points to Date: 90
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 1
Karolyn 30.5 - Mazza1's Task: A world of books
I live in the United States
Book 1: The Golden Day by Ursula Dubosarsky
Set in Australia - A is in my Readername kArolyn
The author is Australian, which is noted on her page. This link notes the book I should set in Australia as well: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_G...
Book 2: Djibouti by Elmore Leonard
Book 1 Author initials are U D - this book is set in Djibouti in Africa
Points This Task: 30
Points to Date: 120
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 1
15.8 - Mythological HeroesThe Goddess Test (Goddess Test #1) by Aimee Carter
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies:
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 145
Task 15.3 - Songs About Heroesone book option
read a book with title initials found in one of the songs & author initials found in an artist's name
Written in Red by Anne Bishop
WIR in #17 - WoRkIng class hero
AB in #19 - BriAn wilson
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190 points
10.10 - Happy Holidays!read a book with author initials in HOLIDAY
The Terrible: A Storyteller's Memoir by Yrsa Daley-Ward
YD in DaY
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200 points
trishhartuk15.7 - Catch up with the SRC
Read a book from the SRC Group Bookshelf that you have never read before.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Group read in Fall 2016. Down the bottom of page 1 on the bookshelf.
The book is new to me.
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 45
Tasks Completed: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
25.4 - Happy 200th Illinoisoption 2: read a book whose author was born in Illinois
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Obama was born in Chicago, IL
option 5: read a book with a road on the cover
The Division Bell Mystery
- bottom right corner shows the Westminster road bridge with buses & cars on itpub 1932 - claiming a GO ticket
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225 points
Bookwrm526Task #5.8 - Go Short
Read an anthology or collection of at least 3 short stories, novellas, or essays (or any combination). I read Fresh Ink: An Anthology by Lamar Giles, which contains 12 stories all by different authors.
Points this post: 5
Total points so far: 80
5.4 MPG of Holiday Because of Bethlehem: Every Day a Christmas, Every Heart a Manger by Max Lucado
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 30/985
Tasks completed: 4/57
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.2 Amanda A's Task passed to Book Concierge: Feliz Navidad
Option A: Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica. 400 pages
Option B: Fallout by Ellen Hopkins. EH can be found in EYDIE GORME Y LOS PANCHOS. 665 pages.
Points this post: 30
Total points:155/985
Tasks completed: 11/57
Books read:15
10.1 - Holding Out for a Hero
A Pattern of Lies by Charles Todd(Historical > Historical Fiction)
Total Points = 45
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