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WINTER CHALLENGE 2019
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Adallae15.5 - Lady With A Lamp - Read a book with a nurse or a midwife as a central character.
Winter of the World
MC Carla von Ulrich works as a nurse during WW2
pg. 458 - Carla had been a nurse for two years now and she recognized in him the symptoms of depression.
This book is 940 pages and I am claiming 1 big book ticket.
Points this post - 15
Total points - 150
BB Tickets - 2
GO Tickets - 3
TraceyL10.3 - Let It Snow
Read a book with a title consisting of at least 3 words where each initial letter can be found in the phrase WINTER WONDERLAND.
Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, & Baking Biscuits
WIAT appears in WInTer wonderlAnd
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 205
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
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I read Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?. Nonfiction, sequential art.
total points: 255
Cordelia25.1 Learning the Alphabet
Book 1: The Walled City by Ryan Graudin
424 pages
no M or N in title
Book 2: Opt 1:
The Migration by Helen Marshall
304 pages.
Author's name contains both a N and M
Points: 25
Total points: 365
Kim O20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Helen A's Task: Bird's Wedding Read one book which includes in the title/subtitle one of the following words: Aborigine/Aboriginal, Hmong, Mien, Bedouin, Wend/Wendish, Sami/Lapp/Laplander, Aleut, Inuit, Amish.
Amish Mercy: Amish Romance
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks completed: 11
Ava Catherine25.12 - CathyG’s Task: Challenge Addict
Option 1- The Quest
Read a book FIRST published in 2015 with at least two of the numbers from 2877 in the page count.
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
278 pages
first published July 14, 2015
Option 3- Turf Wars
Read a book from one of these lists:
list #2 Great Chinese Historical Fiction
page 1; #7
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
total=600
Ava Catherine25.13 - Rina's Task: Christmas Markets
Christmas Market: Jul i Vinterland, Oslo, Norway - Oslo, Norway
Book 1 - Read a book with ALL the letters of the city, where your chosen Christmas Market is held.
The Oslo Conspiracy: A Thriller by Asle Skredderberget 368 pages
Book 2 - Read a book set at least 50% in the country where your chosen market is held.
Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller 290 pages; set in Norway
368+290=658 total pages
total=625
Ava Catherine20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Can You Keep A Secret?
Option 3: What's in a name?
Read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in SPECTRE
Lasso the Wind: Away to the New West by Timothy Egan
author's initials TE found in specTrE
total=645
Ava Catherine20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Queen Bee Darlene's Task: Be Better
Option 3) read a book written by a single author whose name contains both an E and a D.
The Siege by Helen Dunmore
total=665
Ava Catherine20.5 - Bigger is Better - Julia103's Task: The Name is Important
Option 1: Read a book by an author who has an award named for them.
The Edgar Award named for Edgar Allan Poe; page 1
Bearskin by James A. McLaughlin
total=685
Ava Catherine20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Zach's Task: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Option 1: Looking Back
John Adams by David McCullough
mpg history;
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autography 2002, American Revolution Round Table Award 2001, Ambassador Book Award for Biography 2002, Puddly Award for Nonfiction 2002
total=705
25.14 - Cat's Task: Celebrating Trafalgar SquareA - Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in CHARITY CAROLS
The Secret Vineyard by Loretta Hill
author's initials, LH, found in cHarity caroLs
D - Read a book from the list Novels about Motherhood
The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
page 1 (#16)
1x Golden Oldies Tix (pub. 1886)
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 295
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I read An Easy Death - I read the kindle edition, linked to the top pb edition (no MMPB).
Title word initials, AED, found in wonDErlAnd.
total points: 265
Task 25.5 - All Work and Some Play...option 1: read a book with page count includes 3 & 4
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
374 pages
option 4: read a book with author initials in FESTIVAL
In Your Defence: Stories of Life and Law by Sarah Langford
SL initials
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205 points
5 BB tix
Task 30.2 - Two Women Honoring a Remarkable Womantotal page count 500+
option 1: read a book with author initials in SCOTT
Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh
SC initials
356 pages
option 4: read a book with two sets of double letters in title & author name
Neanderthal Marries Human by Penny Reid
RR in MARRIES
NN in PENNY
410 pages
356+410 >700 pages
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235 points
5 BB tix
Task 25.4 - I’d Like to Thank…total page count 600+
option 1: read a book with author initials in SPREAD
Friends Without Benefits by Penny Reid
PR initials
424 pages
option 3: read a book borrowed from Kindle Unlimited
The Body in the Dumb River: A Yorkshire Mystery
PB: The Body in the Dumb River: A Yorkshire Mystery - 288 pages
424 + 288 > 600 pages
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260 points
5 BB tix
Task 25.6 - 2019option 1 - read a book first published in 2019
Ember
pub 1 Nov 2019
option 2: read a book that won an award in 2019
Ninth House
won GR Choice Fantasy award
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285 points
5 BB tix
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.5 Kaora's Task: All Work and Some Play...
Option 2: Capricious by Gabrielle Prendergast.
Ella #2
Option 4: After the Death of Anna Gonzales by Terri Fields.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 490
Tasks completed: 31/64
Books read: 40
Task 5.1 - Name Calling!read a book with a first name in the series title
Murder by Matchlight
series: Robert MacDonald
pub 1945 - 1 GO tix claimed
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290 points
5 BB tix
1 GO tix
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.14 - Cat's Task: Celebrating Trafalgar Square
Option 1
A: Facespace by Adrian Chamberlain
C: Hide and Shriek by Alison Hughes.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 515
Tasks completed: 32/64
Books read: 42
Bookwrm526Task #10.9 - Winter's In The Air
Read a book that has won or has been nominated for a literary award that begins with one of the letters found in WINTER. I read The Things She's Seen by Ambelin Kwaymullina and Ezekiel Kwaymullina. It was nominated for the Norma K. Hemming-award.
Total points so far: 220
Sara G20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI’s task-Celebrating the 90’s
Option 3: With a little pressure from her mother, her first semester at college, my daughter took a job as a reporter for the University Paper. She’s never looked back and I am a proud Mom. In honor of journalism read a book from one of the following lists:
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
This book is on page 1 of the Best Books by Journalists list.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 275
MAZZA115.2 - In The Category...
Book 1: Read a book that has WON an award (no nominee, longlist, shortlist, or list award) in any category.
Long Way Down Edgar Award for best Young adult 2018
Book 2: Using the SAME award and the SAME YEAR read a book that has WON an award in a different category.
Bluebird, Bluebird Edgar award for Best Novel 2018
points this post = 15
Points to date = 665
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.15 Sarah E's Task: Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
Option 2:
by Julie YoungOption 4:
by Sarah Crossan.AR info: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2.0
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CaseyWTask 20.1 - Beating Winter Blues
Option 1 - Read a book with MPG "Self-Help"
Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals
Points the Post = 20
Total Points = 20
Tasks Completed = 1
Books read = 1
Readerboard Name: Absurda10.7 - I Have a Dream
To celebrate racial diversity in literature, read a book that appears on one of these lists:
Books by Black Authors
2019 Books by Authors of Color
Books with a Non-Caucasian person as the/one of the lead characters
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
Found on 2019 Books by Authors of Color, page 2, #125
620 pages, claim 1 big book ticket.
Points this task: 10
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 0
Big Book Ticket This Task: 1
Total Points to date: 130
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Absurda10.1 - Home for the Holidays
Read a book with HOME, HOLIDAY, FAMILY, or FRIEND found intact in title, subtitle, or series title.
Pall in the Family by Dawn Eastman
Points this task: 10
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 0
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 140
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Absurda5.3. The Nobel Prize in literature.
Read a book by an author who has won the Nobel Prize for literature - typically, this is awarded for the body of an author's work, not for a specific work, but even if a specific work is mentioned, you can read any work by this author.
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Prize awarded in 1946.
Book originally published in 1922, claim one Golden Oldie Ticket
Points this task: 5
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 1
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 145
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Casey WTask 20.5 - Bigger is Better
Read a book by an author where the name matches a book award.
The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
Robert Iger matches Robert F Kennedy Book Award
Points this post = 20
Total Points = 40
Tasks completed = 2
Books Read =2
CaseyWTask 15.10 - Get'em While They Are Hot
Read a book first published in 2019
The Night Olivia Fell
Published in 2019
Points this Post = 15
Total Points = 55
Tasks Completed = 3
Books Read = 3
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10.9 - Winter's in the Air
Priest by Ken Bruen
E in wintEr: Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel (2008)
total = 415
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15.2 - In The Category...
Book 1, Goodreads Choice 2019 Historical Fiction: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Book 2, Goodreads Choice 2019 Humor: Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong
total = 430
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25.1 - Andy P.’s Task: Learning the Alphabet
Book 1, no MN: Stillwater by Melissa Lenhardt, 298 pages
Book 2, option 2, LO title: The Long Call by Ann Cleeves, 376 pages
298 + 376 = 674
total = 455
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25.4 - Sally M's Task: I’d Like to Thank…
option 2, witch/witchcraft: Initiated: Memoir of a Witch by Amanda Yates Garcia, 352 pages
option 4, travel genre: A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith by Timothy Egan, 367 pages
352 + 367 = 719
total = 480
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30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrating Louise Erdrich
Same option twice:
option 2, Native American Fiction page 4 #318: Keeper'n Me by Richard Wagamese
option 2, Native American Fiction page 3 #223: Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese
Total = 510
Andy P.Task # 10.4 - Snuggle Up
Read a book with the letters GG in the title
Slugger byMartin Holmén
Points this post: 10
Total points: 180
Andy P.Task # 5.2. The Maple Leaf Rag.
Read a book set at least 50% in Canada.
Heat Wave by Maureen Jennings
Set entirely in Canada
Points this post: 5
Total points: 185
Andy P.Task # 10.1 - Home for the Holidays
Read a book with FRIEND found intact in title,
The Friend byJoakim Zander
Points this post: 10
Total points:195
Andy P.Task # 10.3 - Let It Snow
Read a book with a title consisting of at least 3 words where each initial letter can be found in the phrase WINTER WONDERLAND
Watcher in the Woods by Kelley ArmstrongWINTER WONDERLAND
Points this post: 10
Total points: 205
Cordelia20.8 Title tropes
Option 2: The Pursuit of William Abbey by Claire North
"William Abbey" is a full name
Points: 20
Total points: 385
Andy P.Task # 5.7. Play Those Words!
Read a book with a musical instrument normally played by a person i pictured on its cover.
by Emily St. John MandelTrumpet on cover
Points this post: 5
Total points: 210
MEGSCL30.5 - Sandy's Task: As Easy as 1 and 2 (not even 3!)
Option 2. Read a book that has a series number consisting only of 1 and/or 2 - i.e. 1, 2, 11, 12, and so on.
Shadow of Night (All Souls Trilogy #2)
++584 pp - 1 big book ticket
Option 3. My last 5 star read was The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Michelle rischman also rated it 5 stars, as she did…
Interpreter of Maladies (new to me)
TOTAL TO DATE
200 points
3 big books
MEGSCL20.4 - Golden Oldies - Perletwo's Task: Everything Old is New Again, and Again and Again
Page 4 of list: Wide Sargasso Sea
TOTAL TO DATE
235 points
3 big books
Amy W20.5 - Bigger is Better - Julia103's Task: The Name is Important
I chose Option 2: Read a book by an author who shares a first or last name with the name of a book award or with the person that an award was named for.
I read Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor. The author shares a last name with the Sydney Taylor Book Award, which is on page 9 of the list.
Points This Task: 20
Total Points to Date: 165
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.1 - Name Calling!
Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han
This book's title contains a main character's first name (Lara Jean).
Link to PB edition - Always and Forever, Lara Jean (note - MMP edition did not have page numbers)
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 55 points
Tasks completed: 3
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.2 - Bird's Wedding
The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club by Wanda E. Brunstetter
The title of this book contains the word "Amish".
Link to PB edition - The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 75 points
Tasks completed: 4
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.9 - Winter's in the Air
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
This book won the Evergreen Teen Book Award in 2018. Evergreen begins with "E" which is found in the word winter.
Link to MMP edition - Everything, Everything
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 85 points
Tasks completed: 5
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
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30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Book 1: The Meyersons of Meryton by Mirta Ines Trupp (EEO in Meyersons, II in Mirta Ines)
Book 2, Option 1: Track of the White Wolf (Wolves is on list)
This post: 30 points
Total points: 295
BB: 5
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 21