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WINTER CHALLENGE 2019
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25.8 Celebrate Every DayOption 2: Author's first and last initials in BARTENDERS
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, Aimee Bender
Option 4: MPG Romance
Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
+25 = 180 points total.
babbling c25.2 - Mazza1's Task: Discussions with Santa
Option 2
For this option
Book 1 - Read a book set in Space - For this task Space is intended to mean on a planet other than EARTH or in the space surrounding those planets in a Spaceship. The book may be Fiction or Non-Fiction.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - audible The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - paperback pg 518 by Becky Chambers
AND
Book 2 - Read a book with the word “NOTHING” in the TITLE. Subtitles are excluded. The word must match exactly.
To Say Nothing of the Dog: Or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last - Audible To Say Nothing of the Dog: Or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last - paperback pg 512 by Connie Willis
518+512 = 1030
THIS POST
Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Total This Season
Points: 195/1165
Completed Tasks: 11/64
Golden oldies: 1
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Pages read this season: 5,490
Books read this season: 16
perletwo5.5. Try to Count Them. - Read a book with a main page genre of science fiction, fantasy, or speculative fiction, standalone or embedded.
Thunderhead
Points this task: 05
Total points: 540
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 41
Tasks completed: 30
babbling c25.5 - Kaora's Task: All Work and Some Play...
Option 2: New Orleans, LA
Read a book that is the second in a series. The series designation (series name #2) must appear on the book's main Goodreads page.
Murder with a Twist - kindle Murder with a Twist - paperback pg 339 by Allyson K. Abbott
A Mack's Bar Mystery #2
Option 4: Albuquerque, NM
Read a book by a single author whose initials are in ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON FESTIVAL. All initials count. Letters can only be used as often as they appear.
Ace of Shades - audible Ace of Shades - paperback pg 459 by Amanda Foody
ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON FESTIVAL
THIS POST
Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Total This Season
Points: 220/1165
Completed Tasks: 12/64
Golden oldies: 1
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Pages read this season: 6,288
Books read this season: 18
Kathy KS15.7 - Stand Alone
Read a book that is a standalone- NOT part of a series or continuing story or world.
How to Cheat at Gardening and Yard Work: Shameless Tricks for Growing Radically Simple Flowers, Veggies, Lawns, Landscaping, and More, by Jeff Bedenberg
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 240
Tasks completed: 12
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Andy P.Task # 10.5 - Countdown to New Year's
Read a book in which the digits in the page count decrease sequential
The Book of Illusions byPaul Auster (321 p.)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 360
RAYNEBAIR5.10. Your Personal Award!
Read a book of your choice
The Dichotomy of Angels by N.R. Walker
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 150
BB tickets claimed: 1
GO tickets claimed: 0
RAYNEBAIR10.1 - Home for the Holidays
read a book with HOME, HOLIDAY, FAMILY, or FRIEND found intact in title, subtitle, or series title.
The Carpenter’s Secret by Noah Harris
series: Family Secrets #1
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 160
BB tickets claimed: 1
GO tickets claimed: 0
Sara G20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Queen Bee Darlene's Task: Be Better
Option 2) Read a book from one of the following lists:
This book is on page 1 of the Best Up Lit (uplifting reads) list.
The Lido by Libby Page
Points this post: 20
Total points: 425
RAYNEBAIR25.1 - Andy P.’s Task: Learning the Alphabet
Book 1. Read a book which does NOT contain an M or an N in the title or subtitle.
Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks
Book 2.
Option 1: Read a book in which the author’s name contains both an M and an N.
There's Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 185
BB tickets claimed: 1
GO tickets claimed: 0
RAYNEBAIR20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Queen Bee Darlene's Task: Be Better
Option 2) Read a book from one of the lists.
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
page 1 of Uplifting Fiction
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 205
BB tickets claimed: 1
GO tickets claimed: 0
30.8 - Brooke TX's Task: Worlds Without EndBook 1:
by China MiévilleHugo, 2012
Book 2:
by Colson WhiteheadLocus SF, 2017
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 280
Books Read: 19
Completed Tasks: 10
BB tickets:00
BB Tickets to Date: 01
GO tickets: 0
GO Tickets to Date: 0
30.5 - Sandy's Task: As Easy as 1 and 2 (not even 3!)Option 1. Read a book that contains both a 1 and a 2 in the total number of pages.
Dim Sum of All Fears (A Noodle Shop Mystery #2) by Vivien Chien
291 pages
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.
Blood of Elves (The Witcher #1) by Andrzej Sapkowski
315 pages
Total pages read: 606
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 4
Season Total: 525
Suzannesea20.1 Most Improved - Librarianish's Task: Beating the Winter Blues
Option 1
Bringing it to the Table: On Farming and Food by Wendell Berry has Food & Drink>Food as a main page genre.
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 425
SandyL20.10 - Group Reads
In the Woods by Tana French
Discussion Link - Msg 13
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 6
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
SandyL25.1 - Andy P.’s Task: Learning the Alphabet
Book 1. Read a book which does NOT contain an M or an N in the title or subtitle.
That Forever Girl by Meghan Quinn
Book 2.
Option 1: Read a book in which the author’s name contains both an M and an N.
Winter Ball by Amy Lane
aMy laNe
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 8
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Karen D25.5 - Kaora's Task: All Work and Some Play...
Option 1: Palm Springs, CA
Book: The Day I Died, finished 1/8
How it fits: Pages: 408 (in paperback version)
Option 4: Albuquerque, NM
Book: No Time for Goodbye, finished 12/30
How it fits: Author - Linwood Barclay
Points this task: 25
Total points: 530
Karen DTask 15.5- Lady With A Lamp
Book: Witness, finished 1/17
How it fits: MC's best friend is a nurse
Points this task: 15
Total points: 545
Karen DTask 10.9 - Winter's in the Air
Book; Redeployment, finished 1/17
How it fits: Won National Book Award for Fiction in 2014
Points this task: 10
Total points: 555
SandyL30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrating Louise Erdrich
Option 1: Read a book with mpg historical fiction
Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas
MPG Historical Fiction
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in BIRCHBARK.
Midnight Soul by Kristen Ashley
birchbArK
**Requesting Big Book Ticket - 525 pages**
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 10
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Can You Keep A Secret?Option 3: Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha
Author initials in SPECTRE
Total points: 95
Task 30.5 – Sandy – As Easy as 1 and 2 (Not even 3!)REQUIRED: Total pages 600+: 1264 + 456 = 1720
Option 1 – Total pages incl 1 and 2
Don Quixote
I listened to the audio / MMP: Don Quixote – 1264 pg
+++ GOLDEN OLDIE +++ – 1st published 1605
*** BIG BOOK *** 3 tickets – 1264 pages
Option 2 - Series #1
The Milagro Beanfield War (New Mexico Trilogy # 1) - 456 pg
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 145 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (1) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 5
Amy FL5.7. Play Those Words!
(approved in message 2 for this task)Points this post: 5
Total points: 85
Task 5.9 – Neustadt International PrizeFirst letter of each title word in neuSTadt inteRnatiOnal Prize
Riders of the Purple Sage
+++ GOLDEN OLDIE +++ – 1st published 1912
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This Post: 05 points
Total points to date: 150 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (1) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 5
Amy FL20.4 - Golden Oldies - Perletwo's Task: Everything Old is New Again, and Again and Again
Everland (Page 2 of list - #175)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 130
Amy FL20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Zach's Task: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Option 2: The Genius Plague (Science Fiction - 127 users)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 150
Kait20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MEGSCL's Task: Title Tropes
Option 2 - A book with at least five words in the title including a full name (first name and surname). Subtitles are excluded. Plurals and possessives work.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling -- Six word title featuring the full name ‘Harry Potter’; AR Bookfind designation is IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 12.0
Total Points: 20
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Kait20.4 - Golden Oldies - Perletwo's Task: Everything Old is New Again, and Again and Again
A book from this list: Mythologies and Retellings of Fairy Tales and Classics.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling -- #21 and on page 1 of the Mythologies and Retellings of Fairy Tales and Classics listopia; AR Bookfind designation is IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 14.0
Total Points: 40
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Kait15.9 - A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
A non-fiction work in a sequential art/graphic format.
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei -- The summary says ‘In a stunning graphic memoir, Takei revisits his haunting childhood…’; I read the kindle ebook edition, here is the paperback: They Called Us Enemy
Total Points: 55
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.1 - Most Improved - Librarianish's Task: Beating the Winter Blues
I chose Option 1. I read The Undying: Pain, Vulnerability, Mortality, Medicine, Art, Time, Dreams, Data, Exhaustion, Cancer, and Care by Anne Boyer, MPG of Health present.
Previous point total: 60
New points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Total tasks completed: 6
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
Bookwrm526Task #5.8 - Speaking My Language?
Read a book originally written in a language other than your primary language. My primary language is English. I read The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin, which was originally published in Russian.
Total points so far: 365
Cordelia15.2 In the Category
Bk 1: Recursion by Blake Crouch
2019 Goodreads Choice Award for Science Fiction
Bk 2:: The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
2019 Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction
Points: 15
Total points: 500
25.7 - Nick KY’s Task: Double Duty – Pulitzer PrizesBook 1- I read Where the Moon Isn't.
Book 2- I chose "Fiction 1948-present" I read The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai. She was a finalist in 2019.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 165
Number of tasks complete: 7
Number of books: 12
perletwo15.10 - Get 'Em While They're Hot - Read a book FIRST published in 2019 or 2020.
The Toll - first printed 11/5/19
I read an ebook, but the top paperback edition is 631 pages, qualifying for a Big Book ticket.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 555
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 42
Tasks completed: 31
LAUREN JODI10.4 - Snuggle Up
Maggie's Man by Alicia Scott
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 145/1165
Total Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 13/64
LAUREN JODI5.8 - Speaking My Language?
The Necklace and Other Stories: Maupassant for Modern Times by Guy de Maupassant
My primary language is English. This book was originally written in French.
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 150/1165
Total Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 14/64
Mary PTask 25.9 Diana K's Task: 2020 Number Fun.
Option 1:Read a book that has a consecutive repeating pair of letters in a word in the title, subtitle or author's name.
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Option 3:Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in the word VIGESIMAL.
Where the Blame Lies by Mia Sheridan
Points this post: 25
Total points: 190
Pat ☆ ☆ 25.10 ~ Rewards of Awards
Task Description ~ This is a two book task. Choose two of the following options and read one book for each option. The combined page count for both books must be at least 500 pages.
Option #3
Read a book found on the Alex Award Winners list.
REQUIRED ~ State which page the book can be found on when you post.
Page 2
The Death of Bees by Lisa O'DonnellCompleted ~ 1.17.20
Pages ~ 312
Option #4
Choose one of the media stars below and read a book found on her book list.
REQUIRED ~ State which celebrity you chose and, if the list has more than one page, state which page the book can be found on when you post.
Reese Witherspoon
Page 1, Book #38
The Lying Game by Ruth WareCompleted ~ 12.22.19
Pages ~ 370
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Points this post ~ 25
Total Points ~ 295
Tasks Completed ~ 15
Books Read This Season ~ 24
Pages Read This Season ~ 8274
20.1 - Most Improved - Librarianish's Task: Beating the Winter BluesOption 3: read a book from any GR listopia that has the word "summer" in its name.
A Hundred Flowers by Gail Tsukiyama
New Chick Lit -Summer 2015 (page 2)
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 4
Season Total: 545
Ava Catherine50.1 - Delicious Dee's Task: Diversify Your Reading
Book 1: Read a fiction book where the main character falls into one of the diversity categories.
2) Refugee/Immigrant;
Maribel Riveras is from Patzcuaro, Mexico. After an accident, Maribel's parents, Arturo and Alma, decide it is in Maribel's best interest for their family to immigrate to the United States.
Having immigrated to the US from Panama to escape Noriega's regime years earlier, Mayor Toro and his family are living in the same apartment complex in Wilmington, Delaware, that the Riveras family eventually call home.
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez 286 pages; This is a new author for me.
Book 2: Read a fiction book where the Author falls into one of the diversity categories.
1) Person of Color/Diverse Background: Asian-Pacific
The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi 203 pages; author is new to me; author is Japanese
Book 3: Read a non-fiction book that is about one of the diversity categories
5) Neurodiverse or having a Mental Health Disorder
The Noonday Demon: An Atlas Of Depression by Andrew Solomon 576 pages; author is new to me.
All three authors are new to me. Cristina Henriquez; Fumiko Enchi; Andrew Solomon
286+203+576=1065 total pages
total=865
Karen DTask 15.5- Lady With A Lamp
Book: Witness, finished 1/17
How it fits: MC's best friend (a central character) is a nurse
Points this task: 15
Total points: 555
Ava Catherine5.7. Play Those Words!
Read a book with a musical instrument normally played by a person in its title/subtitle, or pictured on its cover.
The Piano Man's Daughter by Timothy Findley
piano in title and on cover
total=870
Ava Catherine10.4 - Snuggle Up
Read a book with the letters GG in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood
total=880
PegW25.7 - Nicks KY's Task: Double Duty-Pulitzer Prizes
Book 1 - Read a book with at least one word in the TITLE which has a set of consecutive double letters.
Unnatural Creatures: Stories Selected by Neil Gaiman
Book 2 - Read a book written by a winning author or finalist from one of the lists.
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson from list 1: Fiction, 1948 to the present, finalist for 2012.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 245
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book: 5
Total tasks: 14
Readerboard name: D10.4 - Snuggle Up
read a book with the letters GG in the title, subtitle, or author's name
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg
GG in Hogg
Task=10
Season total=10
Readerboard name: D10.9 - 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.
The Hours Before Dawn by Celia Fremlin
Edgar Award for Best Novel (1960)
Task=10
Season total=20
Readerboard name: D15.3 - Spin the Wheel
One book option: R, S, T, L, N and E and C, D, M and A in the title, subtitle and/or author's name
Appointment with Yesterday by Celia Fremlin
R, S, T, E, D, A in Yesterday
L, M, N in Fremlin
C in Celia
Task=15
Season total=35
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30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Book 1:
Read a book with ALL these letters E, I, E, I, O (2 Es, 2Is) in the title, subtitle, and/or author's name.
The Confession Club by Elizabeth Berg
The letters E,I,E,I,O in title/author name:
The Confession Club Elizabeth Berg
Book 2:
Option 2:
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that matches an animal sound from the list Animal Sounds.
You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas by Augusten Burroughs
You Better Not CRY - animal sound is cry.
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 320