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WINTER CHALLENGE 2019
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TessaVanessaChallenge 25.1 Andy P.’s Task: Learning the Alphabet
Book 1: Audacious by Gabrielle Prendergast.
336 p
Book 2: Option 2:
Know My Name by Chanel Miller.
357 p.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 570
Tasks completed: 34/64
Books read: 47
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.7 Nick KY’s Task: Double Duty – Pulitzer Prizes.
Book 1: The Kissing Game by Suzanne Brockmann
Book 2: Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler
From list #1 , Fiction 1948-Present Anne Tyler won with Breathing lessons in 1989
Points this post: 25
Total points: 595
Tasks completed: 35/64
Books read: 49
20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI’s task-Celebrating the 90’s>=190pp
Option 1: Read a book FIRST published between 1990 and 1999 (inclusive).
L is for Lawless by Sue Grafton
first published September 15th 1995, 368pp
Points this post: 20
Total points: 90
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Page count: 1554
Pat ☆ ☆ 20.6 ~ Looking Back, Looking Forward
Task Description ~ Choose one option. The book you choose for this task must be a winner of a book award, not just a nominee.
REQUIRED ~ State the option
Option #1 ~ Looking Back
Read an award-winning book that has a main page genre of History or Historical Fiction, standalone or embedded.
REQUIRED ~ The award must be present on the book's main page.
City of Thieves by David BenioffALA Alex Award (2009)
Completed ~ 1.13.20
Pages ~ 258
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Points this post ~ 20
Total Points ~ 270
Tasks Completed ~ 14
Books Read This Season ~ 22
Pages Read This Season ~ 7468
MAZZA115.6 - Third Time's The Charm
Read a book that has won or been nominated for at least three literary awards. The awards must be listed in the GR metadata.
My Sister, the Serial Killer 13/01/2020
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 810
Joanne MITask 25.12 Challenge Addict
Option 1:FIRST published in 2015 with at least two of the numbers from 2877
The Cost of Courage-published 2015, 178 pages
Option 2:Using a series that you started before the Winter Challenge began (12/1/19), read a book in the series #2 or higher.
Assassin's Quest-# 3 in series: Books one and two were read June 2019 and November 2019
Claiming 2 Big Books at 757 pages
Points this task 25
Total Points 185
Total BB's 4
Sara G20.5 - 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.
Crooked House by Agatha Christie
The Agatha Award is named after Agatha Christie, and it's on page 1 of the Book Awards page.
**Crooked House is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1947). I claim one GO ticket.**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 335
Sara G20.2 - 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.
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Anne Fadiman
Points this post: 20
Total points: 355
Queen Bee Darlene25.4 Sally M's Task: I'd Like to Thank...
Option 2: book which features at least one witch or wizard or witchcraft or magic as central plot point
The Rules of Magic (Practical Magic 0) by Alice Hoffman The Rules of Magic
Option 3) book borrowed
The Favorite Sister by Jessica Knoll The Favorite Sister
I borrowed this book from the library
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 425
30.7 - Tien's task: Sesame Street 50thThis is a 2 book task. Choose two different options, and state in your post which options you chose.
Option 1: 50 years
Read a book first published in 1969 to 2019 inclusive.
Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving by Mo Rocca.
Published in 2019.
Option 3: Human Sesame Street characters
Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name matches a human Sesame Street character's name. Individual name parts may be used, i.e. Susan Robinson = Susan or Robinson. Names must match exactly. The character name may be used as a first or last name. Titles such as Dr,. Mr., etc. may not be used.
Required: State character's name used.
The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic by Mike Duncan
MIKE Duncan shares his first name with the character Mike.
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Points this post: 30
Total points: 100
15.9 A Picture Is Worth A Thousand WordsThe Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
This is nonfiction and is shelved as Nonfiction, History, and Biography
Post Total: 15
Grand Total: 225
Readerboard Name: Absurda5.8. Speaking My Language?
Read a book originally written in a language other than your primary language. REQUIRED: In your post, state your primary language and the language in which your book was originally written.
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Originally written in French, my native language is English.
Originally published in 1909, claim 1 golden oldies ticket.
Points this task: 5
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 1
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 170
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Brooke TX15.5- Lady With A Lamp
Read a book with a nurse or a midwife as a central character.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 450
Completed Tasks: 30
Books Read: 49
Brooke TX15.9 - A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
Read a Non-fiction work in a sequential art/graphic format.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 465
Completed Tasks: 31
Books Read: 49
Helen B10.6 - Fresh Start
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey #1 in The Expanse series
561 pages, this is a big book, claiming 1 Big Book ticket
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130
Books read: 11
Tasks completed: 8
BB Tickets: 4
GO tickets: 2
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.4 Golden Oldies - Perletwo's Task: Everything Old is New Again, and Again and Again
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
Found on page 1 of the list
Points this post: 20
Total points: 615
Tasks completed: 36/64
Books read: 50
SALLY M.25.1 Learning the Alphabet
Book 1: no M or N in title/sub
The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Book 2, Option 1: M and N in author name
The Other Wife by Claire McGowan
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
387 + 332 = 719 > 500 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 440
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 33
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 3
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 2
Blueberry15.6 Read a book that has won or been nominated for at least three literary awards.
Plainsong
*Book Sense Book of the Year Award Nominee for Adult (2000)
*ALA Alex Award (2000), National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1999)
*Society of Midland Authors Award for Adult Fiction (2000)
*International Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2001)
Pts this task: 15
Total pts: 145
Books read: 8
Nick KY25.3 TracyL’s CWAs
Opt. 1 Color Word in title. I read Streams of Silver by R.A. Salvatore, with “Silver” as a color word.
Opt. 4. I read # 12, p. 1 on the “Detective” list, And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 320
Nick KY30.2 Amamda A’s Coretta Scott King
Opt. 3. First letter of title words in ghandI peAce pRize. I read It's All Relative by A.J. Jacobs, 336 pp.
Opt. 4. Title/Author contains two sets of consecutive double letters. I read Murder on the Moor by C.S. Challinor, “OO” in “Moor” and “LL” in “Challinor.” 205 pp.
Total pp = 541 > required 500
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 350
Delicious Dee5.1. Name Calling!
Dead Men Whistling - #9 in the Katie McGuire series
points this post: 5
points overall: 400
Delicious Dee5.8. Speaking My Language?
Veronika Decides to Die - first published in Portuguese (Veronika decide morrer), my spoken language is English
points this post: 5
points overall: 405
Delicious Dee30.2 - Amanda A & Amy FL's Task: Two Women Honoring a Remarkable Woman
option 1 - Six Goodbyes We Never Said - Candace Ganger - CG found in CORETTA SCOTT KING
option 4 - The Grace Year - Kim Liggett - GG, TT in Liggett
points this post: 30
points overall: 435
Ava Catherine20.1 - Most Improved - Librarianish's Task: Beating the Winter Blues
Option 1:
Read a nonfiction book with an mpg of Health, Self-Help, Food, or Nature.
This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay mpg nonfiction; mpg health
total=755
Ava Catherine20.2 - 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.
word selected=Hmong
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Anne Fadiman
total=775
Ava Catherine20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI’s task-Celebrating the 90’s
Option 3: Read a book from one of the following lists:
Best Books By Journalists
page 1; #24
When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa by Peter Godwin 344 pages
total=795
Ava Catherine10.6 - Fresh Start
Read a book that is #1 in a series.
A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh
total=805
Ava Catherine10.2 - Comfort Food
Read a book with the MPG Food and Drink, standalone or embedded.
Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl mpg food and drink
total=815
Andy P.Task # 10.7 - I Have a Dream
Read a book that appears on one of theses lists:
2019 Books by Authors of Color
# 54 on list : Our Symphony with Animals: On Health, Empathy, and Our Shared Destinies by Aysha Akhtar
Points this post: 10
Total points: 320
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Helen A's Task: Bird's WeddingRead one book which includes in the title/subtitle one of the following words: ... Amish.
Rumspringa: To Be or Not to Be Amish
New Points: 20
Total Points: 195
GO: 1
BB: 1
Stephanie12720.9 - 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 either SPECTRE or MELTDOWN.
The Early Stories of Truman Capote by Truman Capote, author initials found in SPECTRE
Points this post: 20
Total points: 50/1165
Tasks completed: 3/64
Books read: 3
Creynard20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Zach's Task: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Option 1:
Read an award-winning book that has a main page genre of History or Historical Fiction, standalone or embedded. The award must be present on the book's main page.
Say No to the Duke to Eloisa James
Points this post: 20
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 16
Creynard15.5- Lady With A Lamp
The Good Luck Charm by Helena Hunting
Read a book with a nurse or a midwife as a central character.
Main character Lilah is a in-home nurse helping her former boyfriend's family whose father suffered a stroke.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 185
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 17
Creynard15.9 - A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
Book Love by Debbie Tung
Read a Non-fiction work in a sequential art/graphic format.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 18
Pamela326525.4 - Sally M's Task: I’d Like to Thank…
Option 1: Kit and Elizabeth by Karen Tuft – Author’s initials found in TracKer
Option 3: Christmas Jars Reunion by Jason F. Wright – Borrowed from the Deseret Bookshelf subscription
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 285
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Creynard20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MEGSCL's Task: Title Tropes
Option 2
Read a book with at least five words in the title including a full name (first name and surname).
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Points this post: 20
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 19
Pamela32655.1. Name Calling!
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 290
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Creynard30.2 - Amanda A & Amy FL's Task: Two Women Honoring a Remarkable Woman
Book 1 - Option 2:
Read a book FIRST published in January of any year.
99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne
This book was first published January 29, 2019
Book 2 - Option 4
Read a book with at least two sets of double letters in the title and/or author name
Forbidden Promises by Katee Robert
DD in Forbidden/EE in Katee
Points this post: 30
Total points: 250
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 20
Julia10315.8 - Ice Ice Baby
Eyes Of Justice (ICE in JustICE)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 400
BB: 5
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 28
DeborahPost #10
20.1 - Most Improved - Librarianish's Task: Beating the Winter Blues
1)Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to A Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success
MPG: Health
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 185
Books read: 14
Tasks Done: 10
Elizabeth PTask 5.2 - The Maple Leaf Rag.
Book set 50%+ in Canada
Still Life by Louise Penny
Set in Quebec
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 450
Total Tasks: 25
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 6
Total Books: 33
Readerboard Name: MARIA K Task 10.8 -- Leap Year
How to Get A's in College: Hundreds of Student-Tested Tips -- published 2007
Task 15.6 -- Third Time's the Charm
Sharp Objects -- Barry Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2007), CWA New Blood Dagger (2007), Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2007), CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger (2007)
Task 20.8 -- Nickels & Dimes -- Option 1, The Thrilling Woman
Gone Girl -- "girl" in title
This post: 45 points
Total points: 45 points
Tasks completed: 3
Cordelia5.1 Name Calling
The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson
First name MOLLY in title
Points: 5
Total points: 445
Cordelia5.8 Speaking my language
Space Invaders by Nona Fernández
My primary language is English
Book was written originally in Spanish but translated into English
Points: 5
Total points: 455
trishhartuk5.7. Play Those Words!
Read a book with a musical instrument pictured on its cover.
Read the kindle edition. PB link here
Points this task: 5
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 11
Golden oldies: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Can You Keep A Secret?option 3: author initials in "meltdown"
Legend by Marie LuI read the kindle edition. The mass market paperback edition has 384 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 235
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Queen Bee Darlene's Task: Be Betteroption 3: author's name includes both E and D
Beartown by Fredrik BackmanI read the kindle edition. The mass market paperback edition has 480 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 255
REPOSTING (Post #1413 Correction)Pat
☆ ☆ 30.6 ~ The World of Xanth
Task Description ~ This is a two-book task. No books with the main page genre Childrens or Kids may be used.
Each book should be a minimum of 200 pages with a combined total of at least 500 pages.
REQUIRED ~ Identify the option you select for each book when you post.
Book 1 ~ The Magic of Xanth
Option 2 ~ Read any book on Goodreads’ list of Popular Punny Books.
REQUIRED ~ State the page number on the list where your book appears.
~ list page 1, book #5 ~
Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah S. Dawson364 pages
Completed ~ 12.25.19
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Book 2 ~ The King of Xanth
Option 1 ~ Read any Piers Anthony book for which he is listed as the sole author. The list of titles includes non-fiction works about the author’s life as well as short story compilations.
On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony325 pages
Completed ~ 1.14.20
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Total Page Count This Task ~ 689
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Points this post ~ 30
Total Points ~ 270
Tasks Completed ~ 14
Books Read This Season ~ 22
Pages Read This Season ~ (adjusted count)7592
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Challenge 15.7 Stand Alone
The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
Points this post: 15
Total points: 545
Tasks completed: 33/64
Books read: 45