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WINTER CHALLENGE 2018
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Delicious Dee20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Erin NY's Task: Goodreads choice award winners
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer - won the non-fiction category and is a new to me book
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 85
Big Book Ticket: 500+ (1)
SandyL5.2 - The Book Flood Cometh
Read a book FIRST published in October, November or December of any year.
Don't Give Up on Me by Paige Millikin
Originally published November 2016
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
SandyL5.3 - 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
Decoration or Dishonor? by Don Corzine
DecOrATion or DiSHonor?
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
SandyL5.8 - Go Short
Read an anthology or collection of at least 3 short stories
My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by Stephanie Perkins
Anthology of 12 short stories
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
SandyL10.1 - Holding Out for a Hero
Read a book with a main page genre that starts with an H or E or R or O.
Billionaire Untamed ~ Tate by J.S. Scott
MPG - Romance (R)
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 25
Tasks Completed:4
Books Read: 4
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Suzannesea15.6 My Personal Hero
Read a nonfiction biography or autobiography of someone you consider to be a hero.
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama is my hero for so many reasons - her grace, dignity, and honesty shine forth in this memoir. Her dedication to improving children's education and health is inspiring.
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 65
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM25.1 - M1nks's Task: What Makes a Good Hero?
I chose Options 2 and 4.
Option 2: I read Girl Town by Carolyn Nowak, no A, An, And, or The in the title.
Option 4: I read Aladdin: A New Translation translated by Yasmine Seale, MPG of Fantasy verified.
Previous point total: 70
New points this post: 25
Total points: 95
Total tasks completed: 7
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Cordelia20.1 And the Winner is
Brodeck's Report: WINNER OF THE INDEPENDENT FOREIGN FICTION PRIZE by Philippe Claudel
Award; Independent Foreign Fiction Award 2010
Points 20
Total Points 110
MEGAN RAETask: 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Yo, Adrian!
Option 2: Rocky was an unknown boxer who was given a chance to fight for the title. Read a book with a title of at least three words where the first letter of each word can be found in HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION.
- Completed 14th DecemberHow it fits: First letter of each title word (HPC) all found in HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
Points this post: 20
Tasks Completed: 4
Total points: 55
Mod
I read
, with a hand showing on the cover.Total points: 105
ElaineL15.10: 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.
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
Required: State in your post which category your book was in.
Young People's Literature Longlist
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 310
Total Tasks Completed: 19
Oma12295.4 - A Dickens of a Christmas
Read a book with a main page genre of Holiday. The genre may be embedded or standalone.
Christmas with the Sheriff by Victoria James
Total Points-65/985
Total Tasks-7/57
Total Golden Oldie Books-()
Total Big Books-(1)500+( )750+(),1000+()
15.9 - Hoodie-Hoo Day!Read a book with one or more hands showing on its cover: I read this Kindle edition:
also linking to the MMPB to establish page length
***Claiming Golden Oldie Ticket, published in 1843***
Total new points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 100
GO's: 3
Oma122920.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Yo, Adrian!
I selected Option #3
Option 3:
Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials are found in SYLVESTER STALLONE. Middle initials can be ignored.
Gator's Challenge by Eve Langlais
Total Points-85/985
Total Tasks-8/57
Total Golden Oldie Books-()
Total Big Books-(1)500+( )750+(),1000+()
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Cordelia's Task: "And the winner is....."Hugo Award for Best Novel (2016)
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 40
20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK: Elementary, My Dear Watson150 Pages: 240 Pages
Option 2. Some years ago, the UK’s Daily Telegraph produced a list of 50 crime writers to read before you die. Unsurprisingly, it includes Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle.
Read any book by one of the authors on the list, which also has the MPG Crime or Mystery (stand-alone or embedded).
Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 60
30.5 - Mazza1's Task: A world of booksReaderboard Name: Tien (Australia)
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.
Where Roses Never Die (Varg Veum #18) by Gunnar Staalesen
Book set in N for Norway (Europe)
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.
Initials of author for book 1: GS
The Plotters by Un-su Kim
Book set in S for South Korea (Asia)
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies:
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 175
Kayla C5.2
Book 1st published in Oct, Nov, Dec
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
1st published October 1892
**claiming GO, originally published 1892**
total points: 80
GO 2
BB 1
StaceyNC20.1 - Most Improved Player - Cordelia's Task: "And the winner is....."
Read a book that has won a literary award.
Book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1961
Completed: 12/14/18
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 65
Kayla C10.1
MPG starts with H,E,R,O
The Christmas Sisters by Sarah Morgan
MPG Holiday
total points: 90
GO 2
BB 1
StaceyNC10.6 - 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.
Book: Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Completed: 12/14/18
How it Fits: Set entirely in Australia
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 75
Kayla C10.9
a book in epistolary style
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
found on page one of https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
total points 100
GO 2
BB 1
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.4 - A Dickens of a Christmas
An Island Christmas by Nancy Thayer
Holiday > Christmas is a main page genre shelved by 64 users.
Link to HB: An Island Christmas
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 5 points
Tasks completed: 1
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
perletwo15.3 - Songs About Heroes - Option 2:
Read one 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. REQUIRED: Specify the song/artist you are using and its number on the list.
The Heretic's Apprentice by Ellis Peters
1. THA = #52, "The Hero of Chivalry"; 2. EP = #52, "The Hero of Chivalry," by Kerrs Pink
Points this task: 15
Total points: 120
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 09
Tasks completed: 07
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.5 - O? No!
The Heir by Kiera Cass
There is no "O" in the author's name
Link to HB: The Heir
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 10 points
Tasks completed: 2
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
25.6 - 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. Subtitles can be ignored.
Trickster's Choice (Daughter of the Lioness #1) by Tamora Pierce
2 words in title with initials, TC, found in Tamora pierCe
448 pages
Book 2 - Read a book, the title (not subtitle) of which contains its author's initials. All initials must be included.
Silence of the Grave (Inspector Erlendur #4) by Arnaldur Indriðason
author's initials, AI, found in sIlence of the grAve
290 pages
Total pages read: 738
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies:
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 200
ElaineL15.7: Catch up with the SRC
Read a book from the SRC Group Bookshelf that you have never read before.
Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas
Required: State in your post that the book read is new to you.
This is the first time I have read this book, it was new to me.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 325
Total Tasks Completed: 20
15.6 - My Personal HeroWriting In An Age Of Silence by Sara Paretsky
Paretsky is a founding member of Sisters in Crime, a national organization dedicated to combating discrimination against women in the field of mystery and crime fiction. IMO, she's an absolute feminist rock star in the publishing world and one of my personal heroes (as well as favorite authors).
Total points: 0 + 15 = 15
LaureY10.1 - Holding Out for a Hero
Help Thread
Read a book with a main page genre that starts with an H or E or R or O.
Required: State the MPG you used when you post.
China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan
MPG: Romance
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35
Total Books: 5
Total Tasks: 5
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
ElaineL30.6: Dimrose's Task: Naming Names
Book 1: Read a book by a single author with a heroic name from the list provided (in any name position).
Love With the Proper Husband by Victoria Alexander
Required: State the name that you are using.
Alexander
Book 2: Read a book with a TITLE that includes one of the words from the names generated.
Snow Blind by Cassie Miles
Required: State the 10 generated names and specify the one that you are using.
The Old Oxman
The Brass Ant
The Infamous Elephantman
The Righteous Cricket
Commander Earth Crow
Hot Beetle
Mister Elegant Starling
Master Electron Smasher
Snow Storm ***I am using SNOW Storm***
Brass Bison
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 355
Total Tasks Completed: 21
Elizabeth BTask 5.1
That in the title
That Rat, Carter Janson, e-book only, approved at post#7133 in the verification thread
Points 5
Total 95
Elizabeth BTask 10.8
3 or more steps clearly visible on the cover
Points 10
Total 105
Elizabeth BTask 15.9
one or more hands showing on its cover
Points 15
Total 120
Elizabeth BTask 20.2
Option 2 Read a book where the initials of the words in the title are to be found in CHARLES DARWIN. The book must have a minimum of three words in the title
Secrets and Ink, e-book only, already verified for length, line 2303 in the spreadsheet
initials S, A, I can be found in chArleS darwIn
Points 20
Total 140
Elizabeth BTask 25.1
Option 2.
a book where the title doesn't contain the word 'A', 'An', 'And' or 'The'
Vanilla Clouds
Option 4.
a book which has the MPG Fantasy
Dead Man and the Army of Frogs
Points 25
Total 165
Elaine L30.2: Amanda A's Task passed to Book Concierge: Felize Navidad
Required: State the options you are using
Option A: Read a book with an author whose first name is Mary
The Proposal by Mary Balogh 311 pages
Option B: Read a book by a single author whose initials are in EYDIE GORME Y LOS PANCHOS
Wildfire by Ilona Andrews 391 pages
Required: 500 p. minimum
Book 1: 311 pages + Book 2: 391 pages = 702 pages
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 385
Total Tasks Completed: 22
KATRINA T10.2 - Every Day Heroes
Read a book with a main character who is an everyday hero.
One of the main characters is police negotiator (Confirmed in the help thread in message 17 - he remains a central character throughout).
A Spark of Light, Jodi Picoult
Points in this post: 10
G.O:
B.B:
Total books read: 3
Tasks completed: 3 (5.2/10.2/15.10)
Total points: 30
20.10 - Group ReadsA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
My post is the fourth on the thread
Points: 20
Golden Oldies: 1 (published in 1889)
Big Books: 0
10.1 - Holding Out for a HeroChristmas on the Coast by Rebecca Boxall
MPG Holiday.
Points in total: 30
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
Andy P.Task # 5.4 - A Dickens of a Christmas
Read a book with a main page genre of Holiday.
A Dog Named Christmas by Greg Kincaid Holiday>Christmas (162 users)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 115
Andy P.Task # 10.8 - Take the Stairs
Read a book with 3 or more steps clearly visible on the cover
by Bernhard Schlink Stairs clearly visible from the bottom of the cover to 3/4 of the way up.Points this post: 10
Total points: 125
DULCINELLA10.5 - Remembering Stan Lee
. In honor of Stan Lee's time at Marvel Comics, read a book first published between 1941 and 1996, inclusive.
De Cock en de broeders van de zachte dood
A.C. Baantjer 135 p, 15 december 2018 3 starsPublished 1979
Points in this post: 10 points
Total points: 165 points
3 tickets GO
DULCINELLA10.6 - 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.
The Shepherd's Hut
Tim Winton 256 p. 14 december 2018 4 starsSet in Australia
Points in this post:10 points
Total points: 175 points
3 tickets GO
DULCINELLA15.2 - Winter or Summer?
Book 1 - Read a book with the word "winter" found intact in the title/subtitle/series title of the book.
Winter in Gloster Huis Vonne van der Meer 101 p. 14 december 2018 3 starsThe word ‘winter’ is the dutch word for the english winter
AND
Book 2 - Read a book with the word "summer" found intact in the title/subtitle/series title of the book.
Die laatste zomer
Tatiana de Rosnay 351 p. 3 december 2018 3 stars Mass paperback
384 p. The word ‘zomer’ is dutch for summer
PoinTs in this post: 15 points
Total points: 190 points
3 tickets GO
Delicious Dee5.8 - Go Short
Reindeer Games: A Holiday Romance Anthology - ebook only approved #7117 of the approval thread
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 90
Big Book Ticket: 500+ (1)
Laurah3020.1 - Most Improved Player - Cordelia's Task: "And the winner is....."
Read a book that has won a literary award. Any award will do - but it MUST BE THE WINNER - NOT a nominee, on the longlist, on the shortlist or a finalist.
Speak SCBWI Golden Kite Award for Fiction (1999)
Karolyn 20.4 - Golden Oldies - Lagullande's Task: Everyday Heroes
Option 1 - Published between 1863 and 1927
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
First published 1899
Claiming 1 GO Ticket
Points This Task: 20
Points to Date: 140
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 2
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