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WINTER CHALLENGE 2019
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Ava Catherine15.5- Lady With A Lamp
Read a book with a nurse or a midwife as a central character.
My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
During the Civil War Mary Sutter, a young midwife from New York, travels to a Union hospital in Washington, DC, where she works as a nurse.
total=895
Ava Catherine15.6 - Third Time's The Charm
Read a book that has won or been nominated for at least three literary awards.
Last Orders by Graham Swift
total=910
15.10 - Get 'Em While They're HotWhy Mummy Doesn’t Give a ****! by Gill Sims - Published 2019
Total: 35
Ava Catherine10.1 - Home for the Holidays
Read a book with HOME, HOLIDAY, FAMILY, or FRIEND found intact in title, subtitle, or series title.
Accidents in the Home by Tessa Hadley
total=920
Ava Catherine15.2 - In The Category...
Goodreads Choice 2018
Goodreads Choice Nonfiction 2018: I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
Goodreads Choice History and Biography 2018: The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King
total=935
MAZZA130.2 - Amanda A & Amy FL's Task: Two Women Honoring a Remarkable Woman
The combined total of both books must be at least 500 pages.
Option 1: [Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in CORETTA SCOTT KING. All initials count.
[author:Angie Cruz|19931337] Dominicana
323 pages
Option 2
Read a book FIRST published in January of any year.
One of Us Is Next published Jan 7th 2020
384 pages
323 + 384 =707 pages exceeding requirement
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 885
Julia10325.1 - Andy P.’s Task: Learning the Alphabet
Book 1: Sherwood (no M or N in title)
Book 2, Option 2: Too Long a Sacrifice (LO in LOng)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 425
BB: 5
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 30
Readerboard name: D20.5 - Bigger is Better - Julia103's Task: The Name is Important
I chose Option 1: Read a book by an author who has an award named for them.
Using The Philip K. Dick Award, page 4, named for Philip K. Dick
Confessions of a Crap Artist by Philip K. Dick
Task=20
Season total=70
Readerboard name: D20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Queen Bee Darlene's Task: Be Better
I chose Option 3: read a book written by a single author whose name contains both an E and a D.
Johnny Get Your Gun by John Dudley Ball
E D in Dudley
Task=20
Season total=90
Readerboard name: D20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Can You Keep A Secret?
I chose Option 3: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in either SPECTRE or MELTDOWN.
The Robber Bridegroom by Eudora Welty
E W in MELTDOWN
Task=20
Season total=110
Mod
15.4 - Go Red
option 2, red clothing cover, EF initials rEd For:
Incidental Inventions by Elena Ferrantetotal = 690
Mod
25.8 - Bookwrm526's Task: Celebrate Every Day!
option 4, romance genre: Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn
option 5, pet parrot cover:
The Mutations by Jorge Comensaltotal = 715
Mod
25.10 - Kristina Simon's task: Rewards of Awards
option 1, page 1 Popular Book Club Books: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, 338 pages
option 3, Alex Award 2014 pg 2: Brewster by Mark Slouka, 288 pages
338 + 288 = 626
total = 740
Mod
30.2 - Amanda A & Amy FL's Task: Two Women Honoring a Remarkable Woman
option 1, first published January: The Couturier of Milan: The Triad Years by Ian Hamilton, 367 pages
option 4, 2 sets double letters, EE title RR author: Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen by Mary Norris, 240 pages
367 + 240 = 607
total = 770
Mod
30.5 - Sandy's Task: As Easy as 1 and 2 (not even 3!)
option 2, #2 of 6: Love Story, With Murders by Harry Bingham, 385 pages
option 3, last 5* = Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life, June 2019,
on 1/6/20 sorted 5*, most recent Paul Smith also rated 5*,
I read from his list
Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual by Yvon Chouinard, 272 pages
a new-to-me book
385 + 272 = 657
total = 800
Helen B15.4 - Go Red
by Tatiana de Rosnay Red dress on the cover. Author’s initials TR.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 12
BB tickets: 4
GO tickets: 2
Elizabeth PTask 25.6 - 2019
Option Three - Author's initials in TWO THOUSAND AND NINETEEN
Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
two thousaNd and ninEteen
At 502 pages, good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
PPB Link: Kings of the Wyld
Option Five: Book with at least two of numbers 2, 0, 1, 9 in page ct
Today We Go Home by Kelli Estes
401 pages, has a 1 and 0 in page ct
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 475
Total Tasks: 26
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 7
Total Books: 35
JUKKA25.6 - Cordelia's Task: 2019
Option 1: Book first published in 2019.
Fall of London by Steffie de Vaan et al.
Option 5: Book with at least two of the numbers 2, 0, 1, and 9 in the page count.
Chicago by Night by Andrew Greenberg et al. has 192 pages.
Total Points: 165/1165
Total Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 12/64
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 4
Esther15.4 Go Red
Option 2: Authors initials in phrase “National Wear Red for Women Day” and person wearing red clothes on cover.
by Michelle DuffPoints this post: 15
Total points: 120
Esther25.15 Sarah E’s Task - Do you want to build a snowman?
Option 2: Black text on cover
Option 4 : Authors initials in “TWIGS”
Educated by Tara Westover
Books this post: 2
Points this post: 25
Total points: 145
Esther30.8 Brooke TXs Task - World Without End
Option 1: The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss (Locus, First Novel, 2018)
Option 2: The Underground Railroad by Coulson Whitehead (Locus, Best Novel, 2018)
Books this post: 2
Points this post: 30
Total points: 175
Stephanie1275.6. Have You Heard the One About..........? Read a book whose author's initials appear consecutively in the name of the award: Montblanc-National University of Singapore Literary Award.
The Arab of the Future 4: A Graphic Memoir of a Childhood in the Middle East, 1987-1992 by Riad Sattouf
montblancnationaluniveRSityofsingaporeliteraryaward
Points this post: 5
Total points: 55/1165
Tasks completed: 4/64
Books read: 4
Esther 20.7 Queen Bee Darlene’s Task - Be Better
Option 3: Homage to Ellen DeGeneres - authors name contains ‘e’ and ‘d’.
The Witches Are Coming by LinDy wEst
Points this post: 20
Total points: 195
Adallae5.3 - The Nobel Prize in literature.
One Man's Bible by Gao Xingjian
2000 Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
Points this post: 5
Total points: 180
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 3
Adallae10.10 - Overlooked?
To Have and Have Not
23,635 ratings
Points this post: 10
Total points: 190
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 3
Elizabeth PTask 30.5 - As Easy as 1 and 2 (Not Even 3!)
Option Two - Book in a series whose series number is composed only of 1 and/or 2s
The Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley
Book 2 in The Seven Sisters series
At 709 pages, good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
MMPB Link: Ally : La Sœur de la tempête
Option Three - Read another 5 star book per someone's read list (I don't know how to explain this one shortly)
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
The book I used originally was my last five star review about 1 week into this challenge, The Flatshare. I chose Jessica Letizia's page to find this book, and it is new to me
At 519 pages, good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
PPB Link: Serpent & Dove
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 505
Total Tasks: 27
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 9
Total Books: 37
Esther Task 20.8 Nickels and Dimes - MEGSCLS Task - Title Tropes
Option 3: The Historical Job. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Points this post: 20
Total points: 215
Task 25.15 - Do You Want to Build a Snowman?Option 2: Coal for the eyes and buttons
To find the coal, read a book with black text anywhere on the cover. The text may be part of the title, subtitle, author name, or any other text.
Note: The black text is very apparent if you enlarge the book's cover.
The Lost Child of Lychford (Lychford #2) (2016) by Paul Cornell (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 138 pages)
Option 4: Sticks for the arms
Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials are found in STICKS or TWIGS.)
tWigS
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Titanic Tragedy (The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)(1996) by William Seil (Paperback, 259 pages)
130 + 25 = 155
Tasks Completed: 08
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 130 + 25 = 155
Books read: 13
Pages read: 3,300
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 07
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Readerboard name: D25.6 - Cordelia's Task: 2019
Option 3: Read a book where the author's initials can be found in TWO THOUSAND AND NINETEEN.
Sunstroke and Other Stories by Tessa Hadley
TH in THOUSAND
Option 5: Read a book which has at least 2 of the following numbers: 2, 0, 1, 9 in the number of pages.
Counter-Clock World by Philip K. Dick (218 pages)
Task=25
Season total=135
Mod
For my first book, I used option 2 and read No Mercy, first published January 15, 2019. I read a kindle ARC, linked to the top paperback - 416 pages.
For my second book, I used option 4 and read Now You See Them by Elly Griffiths - 2 sets of double letters in author name - eLLy griFFiths. 384 pages.
total pages - 800, exceeding required 500 page minimum.
total points: 360
Task 20.3 - Celebrating the 90’soption 1: read a book first published in 1990
Stone of Farewell
pub 1990
896 pages -claiming 2 BB tix
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475 points
9 BB tix
2 GO tix
Task 25.13 - Christmas MarketsMarket: Dresden, Germany
book 1: read a book set in Germany
Castle Skull: A Rhineland Mystery
set in Rhineland, an area of Germany
pub 1931 - claiming GO tix
book 2: read a book with DRESDEN in the subtitle
Serpents in Eden: Countryside Crimes
DRES in countRySiDE
DEN in eDEN
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500 points
9 BB tix
3 GO tix
EMurphy20.7 Shorter is Sweeter-Queen Bee Darlene's Task: Be Better
Option 3: Author whose name contains both an E and a D
Twelve Days of Christmas by Debbie Macomber
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 105
Books Read: 7
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 4
EMurphy20.6 Seasoned Reader-Zach's Task: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Option 2: Award-winning book with Sci/Fi or Sci/Fi>Dystopia or Sci-Fi>Utopia
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 125
Books Read: 8
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 5
Readerboard name: D30.7 - Tien's task: Sesame Street 50th
Option 1: Read a book first published in 1969 to 2019 inclusive.
The Parasite Person by Celia Fremlin (pub. 1982)
Option 3: Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name matches a human Sesame Street character's name.
The Age of Grief by Jane Smiley
Character's name used: Jane Tuesday
Task=30
Season total=165
Sara G20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Zach's Task: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Option 2: Looking Forward
Read an award-winning book that has a standalone genre of "Science Fiction" OR a genre of "Science Fiction > Dystopia" or "Science Fiction > Utopia". The award must be present on the book's main page.
The Three-Body Problem Liu Cixin
This book won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2015.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 445
Nick KY10.6 Fresh Start I read A Spoonful of Murder by Connie Archer. (# 1 in the Soup Lovers Mystery series)
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 405
Nick KY 30.5 Sandy’s Task. Easy as 1 and 2.
Option 2. I read # 2 in a series, A Broth of Betrayal by Connie Archer (#2 in the Soup Lovers Mystery series.) 304 pp
Option 3. My last 5* book is The Children's Home. “Community Reviews 5 *s” has a review by Leah. I read a book on her 5* list: The Dry by Jane Harper. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... (scroll to bottom). I have not read this book before. 352 pp
Total pp = 656 > required 600
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 435
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
p. 227 "as a nurse, Selina would have seen and heard it all before"
Points this task: 15
Total points: 555
Karen DTask 20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Can You Keep A Secret?
Book: Home Truths, finished 1/18
How it fits: Author - Tina Seskis (initials in SPECTRE)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 575
MAZZA150.1 - Delicious Dee's Task: Diversify Your Reading
Book 1: Read a fiction book where the main character falls into one of the diversity categories.
Rubyfruit Jungle MOLLY is a Lesbian MPG is LGBT
Diversity category LBGTQIA
pages 246
Book 2: Read a fiction book where the Author falls into one of the diversity categories. = Author of colour
On the Come Up approved in post 3 of help thread
pages 435
Book 3: Read a non-fiction book that is about one of the diversity categories
Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew: Updated and Expanded Edition Non Fiction
Category is Neurodiverse
200 pages approved post 27
Required: State the 2 authors who are new to you.
Rita Mae Brown and Ellen Notbohm
are new to me Authors
246+435=200 = 881 exceeds page requirement
Points this post = 50
Points to date = 935
Mod
For Book 1, I used option 2 and read Redshirts . I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb. 320 pages. Found on page 3 of the Popular Punny Books list.
For book 2, I used option 2 and read The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top MMPB. 302 pages.
Book was approved for genre in the Help Thread - post 2. Author initials, RAH, found in pieRs AntHony.
Total pages: 320 + 302 = 622, exceeding required 500 pages.
total points: 390
10.4 I read Milk Eggs Vodka: Grocery Lists Lost and Found by author Bill Keaggy which has 2 "gg's" in the name.This book was approved on the help thread.
points: 210
books read: 17
tasks completed:14
tasks in progress: 1
Big Books: 4
pages read: 6292
MEGSCL25.4 - Sally M's Task: I’d Like to Thank…
Option 1: The Academy, er, SRC! Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in SPREADSHEET TRACKER.
The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia
Option 2: Harry Potter and JKR. Read a book that features at least one witch or wizard as a character, or witchcraft or magic as a central plot point.
Uprooted
Features a wizard and magic, e.g. goodreads description: ”Her people rely on the cold, driven wizard known only as the Dragon to keep its powers at bay.”
TOTAL TO DATE
330 points
5 big books
Andy P.Task # 30.7 - Tien's task: Sesame Street 50th
Option 1: 50 years
Read a book first published in 1969 to 2019 inclusive.
White River Burning by John Verdon Published in 2018
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.
Friend of the Devil by Peter Robinson Robinson matches Susan Robinson
Points this post: 30
Total points: 390
Ava Catherine5.1. Name Calling!
Read a book with a person's first name in its title/subtitle/series title.
Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
total=940
Ava Catherine10.7 - I Have a Dream
Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
Books by Black Authors
page 1; # 29
Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
total=950
Ava Catherine15.8 - Ice Ice Baby
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that include "ICE" or "ICY" intact.
A Certain Justice by P.D. James
total=965
Ava Catherine15.9 - A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
Read a Non-fiction work in a sequential art/graphic format.
The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
total=980
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15.7 - Stand Alone
Read a book that is a standalone- NOT part of a series or continuing story or world.
With No Crying by Celia Fremlin
Task=15
Season total=50