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WINTER CHALLENGE 2019
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20.10 - Group ReadsI read an audio version of In the Woods
MMPB version is Ecorces De Sang
My comment is in the discussion thread post #14
New points: 20
Total points: 215
GO: 1
BB: 1
TraceyL25.1 - 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.
Chocky
Book 2. Read a book whose TITLE contains the letters LO in sequence.
Blockade Billy
LO appears in bLOckade
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 295
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.9 - A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
A Fire Story by Brian Fies
This book has a MPG of nonfiction shleved by 67 users AND has a MPG of sequential art shelved by 112 users.
Link to HB edition: A Fire Story
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 100 points
Tasks completed: 6
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.5 - All Work and Some Play...
Book 1 -
If She Saw by Blake Pierce
Option 2 - This book is Book #2 in the Kate Wise Mystery Series
Link to PB edition: If She Saw
Book 2 -
Feared by Lisa Scottoline
Option 4 - The author's initials are found in ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON FESTIVAL (L and S in feStivaL).
Link to PB edition: Feared
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 125 points
Tasks completed: 7
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
5.1 Name Calling!Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
Olive is a character in the book.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
5.4 That's a Strange Title City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
3 words-odd number
Points this post : 5
Total points: 10
5.9 The Neustadt International Prize for Literature The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin
LiteRaTure
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Stephanie1275.8. Speaking My Language? Read a book originally written in a language other than your primary language.
Please Look After Mom
Originally written in Korean, my primary language is English.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 60/1165
Tasks completed: 5/64
Books read: 5
Try to Count ThemRead a book with a main page genre of science fiction, fantasy, or speculative fiction, standalone or embedded
Frozen Sector by Anna Edwards
*Approved for length 7721
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 30
Total Tasks: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 3
15.3 - Spin the WheelOption 2
Read one book that fulfills book 1 AND book 2
Book 1: Read a book with ALL the letters R, S, T, L, N and E in the title, subtitle and/or author's name AND C, D, M and A in the title, subtitle and/or author's name.
Sick Remedies by Natalie Bennett
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 45
Total Tasks: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 4
JUKKA15.1 - Days of Celebration
Option 1: Book set in a country whose independence day is in December.
Raksa by Tuomas Vimma is set in Finland. The name means "construction site".
Total Points: 180/1165
Total Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 13/64
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 4
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.6 - Fresh Start
I read A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole, book 1 in the Immortals After Dark series.
Previous point total: 80
New points this post: 10
Total points: 90
Total tasks completed: 7
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
Queen Bee Darlene30.7 Tien's Task: Sesame Street 50th
Option 1) first published 1969-2019
Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes by Karin Slaughter Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes
Option 3) Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright Christmas Jars Collector's Edition
Character - Jason
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 510
Option 1: Read a book FIRST published between 1990 and 1999 (inclusive).The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Points this post: 20
Total points: 235
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MEGSCL's Task: Title TropesOption 2: Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen
At least five words in title, including a full name
Total points: 155
JUKKA5.9. The Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
Book whose title's initial letters are in "Neustadt International Prize for Literature".
Sherlock Frankenstein and The Legion of Evil: From the World of Black Hammer
Total Points: 185/1165
Total Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 14/64
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 4
REPOST TO SWAP BOOK - No change to points total, CHANGE TO GOLDEN OLDIETask: 15.7 Stand Alone
Book read: A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett IL: MY - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 11.0
Required: Stand alone book not part of a series
GO/BB requested?: 1 golden oldie ticket, first published 1905
Points this task: 0 required - book swapped from previously counted task
Total points: 290
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 19
Tasks completed: 15
Sarah H25.1 - Andy P.’s Task: Learning the Alphabet - Select a book that satisfies the criteria for Book 1 and another for Book 2. The total page count for both books must exceed 500 pages. (501+)
Book 1: Read a book which does NOT contain an M or an N in the title or subtitle.
The Starless Sea (498 pages)
Book 2: Option 2: Read a book whose TITLE contains the letters LO in sequence.
Lost Boi (233 pages)
498 + 233 = 731 pages
Points this task: 25
Total points to date: 240
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Tasks complete: 15
Books read: 20
Sandra30.3 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Get Hooked on Yarn
Option 1:
Read a book with a ball or skein of yarn on the cover.
The Idea of You
by Amanda ProwseApproved in msg #31 of the task Help Thread.
Option 3:
Read a book that has a word of at least 4 letters in the title or subtitle that can be made from the letters in STEP BACK FROM THE YARN
After the Parade by Lori Ostlund
STEP BACK FROM THE YARN - five letter word AFTER
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 375
Sara G20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Can You Keep A Secret?
Option 1: Both of these vulnerabilities had to do with hackers being able to access the private information, or *secrets*, within your computer.
For this option, read a book that has the word "Secret" found intact in the TITLE. Subtitles are excluded.
The Secret History: A Novel of Empress Theodora by Stephanie Thornton
Points this post: 20
Total points: 490
Christine V20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Helen A's Task: Bird's Wedding
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
Points this post: 20
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=1 (Total BB tickets=3)
Helen B10.5 - Countdown to New Year's
Met Her Match by Jude Deveraux
PB page count 432
Points this post: 10
Total points: 155
Books read: 13
Tasks completed: 10
BB tickets: 4
GO tickets: 2
15.2 In the Category ...Audie Award 2016
Book 1: Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
Winner in the Humor Category
Book 2: Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America by Jill Leovy
Winner in the Nonfiction Category
Post Total: 15
Grand Total: 265
15.10 Get Em While They're HotDear Edward by Ann Napolitano
Published in 2020
Post Total: 15
Grand Total: 280
Sophie5.5 MPG scifi/fantasy/spec fiction
Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey
claiming BB 536p kindle (top paperback 576)
Total 180
BB 4
Julia10325.10 - Kristina Simon's task: Rewards of Awards
Option 3: Down Among the Sticks and Bones (on page 1 of Alex Award winners)
Option 4: Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield (on page 1 of Reese Witherspoon list)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 450
BB: 5
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 32
Task 15.6 - Third Time's The Charmread a book with 3 award nominations / wins
The Cruel Prince
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540 points
10 BB tix
3 GO tix
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MEGSCL's Task: Title Tropesoption 1: The Thrilling Woman
An Anonymous GirlI read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 434 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 330
20.1 - Most Improved - Librarianish's Task: Beating the Winter Bluesoption 3: GR listopia with "beach" in its name
The Unhoneymooners on the list Chick Lit for the Beach, page 3
I listened to the audiobook. The paperback edition has 400 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 350
TraceyL25.15 - Sarah E's Task: Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
Option 2: To find the coal, read a book with black text anywhere on the cover.
Title and author names are written in black.
Option 4: Find some arms by reading a book by a single author whose first and last name initials are found in STICKS or TWIGS.
Blockade Billy by Stephen King
SK appears in SticKs
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 295
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
5.4. That's a Strange Title!The Daughter of Victory Lights by Kerri Turner
5 words in title
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 4
Season Total: 555
Nick KY15.1 Days of Celebration
Book 1. Set in the country of Bhutan (opt. 1), I read Under the Holy Lake: A Memoir of Eastern Bhutan by Ken Haigh.
Book 2. Set in the country of Australia (opt. 2), I read The Dry by Jane Harper.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 435
MEGSCL20.1 - 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 (standalone or embedded).
Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ
TOTAL TO DATE
350 points
5 big books
Task 15.4 – Go RedOPTION 2 – One Book fits both tasks
Book 1 – Author’s initials in WeaR red for women
Book 2 – Person on cover wearing an article of red clothing - Woman’s shoes are red
Rachel Winters /
I listened to the audio / No MMP / Paperback: Would Like to Meet - 368 pg
Cover approved in HELP thread
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 165 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
Chris MD 25.13 Christmas Markets
I chose the Magic Christmas Market in Colmar, France
Book 1 - All the letters of the city appear in the title
A Christmas Revelation by Anne Perry
A ChRistMas reveLatiOn
Book 2 - Set at least 50% in the country where the market is held
The Bones of Paris by Laurie R. King
The book is set entirely in France.
Book 1 173 pages
Book 2 448 pages
Total 621 pages
Total points: 100
Chris MD 30.3 Get Hooked on Yarn
Option 1 - Ball or skein of yarn on the cover
by Maggie SeftonOption 3 - A word of at least 4 letters in the title or subtitle that can be made from the letters in STEP BACK FROM THE YARN
by Kim Michele RichardsonCREEK
CK in baCK
R in fRom
E in stEp
E in thE
Total points: 130
Readerboard Name Kathy P20.1 - Most Improved - Librarianish's Task: Beating the Winter Blues
Option 1:Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer
Totals
Points: 100
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 5
Total Books read: 6
Readerboard Name Kathy P30.3 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Get Hooked on Yarn
Option 3: The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
Word is Person
Option 4:
Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American RightAuthor: Arlie Russell Hochschild
Abbreviation RS - Right Side
Totals
Points: 130
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 6
Total Books read: 8
10.8 Leap YearBook first published in a year that contains double consecutive digits
The Suicide Collectors published 2008
Total to date 205 points
Task 20.2 - Bird's WeddingRead 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.
Plurals and Possessives are fine.
The Blue-Eyed Aborigine (2010) by Rosemary Hayes (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 224 pages)
155 + 20 = 175
Tasks Completed: 09
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 155 + 20 = 175
Books read: 14
Pages read: 3,524
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 08
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task: 25.8 Bookwrm526's Task: Celebrate Every Day!option: 2
Book read: Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
Required: authors initials DA appear in bArtenDers
GO/BB requested?: no
option: 4
Book read: Brave New Girl by Rachel Vincent
Required: mpg of romance
GO/BB requested?: no
Points this task: 25
Total points: 315
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
Books read: 21
Tasks completed: 16
15.5- Lady With A LampGone by Nightfall by Dee Garretson
"I reminded myself that I was a nurse and I should pull myself together." -@8%
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 4
Season Total: 570
Laurah3025.4 - Sally M's Task: I’d Like to thank ...
opt 1 - Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in SPREADSHEET TRACKER.
I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll TD found in phrase
293 p
option 3 - Read a book you borrowed from a friend, the library or a subscription service, such as Audible Escape, Kindle Unlimited, LibriVox, OverDrive/Libby, Scribd, Spotify, or Storytel.
The Turn of the Key borrowed from Toronto Public Library through Overdrive
337 pages
Points this task: 25
Total points to date: 245
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Tasks complete: 11
Books read: 16
Sandra30.5 - 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.
Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie
This book has both '1' and '2' in the number of pages: 214.
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.
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
This book is Book #1 of the Beartown series.
Death Comes as the End has 214 pages.
Beartown has 418 pages.
Total number of pages is 632.
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 405
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.5 - Sandy's Task: As Easy as 1 and 2 (not even 3!)
Option 1:
by Stephanie Hemphill.512 pages
Option 2: The Ghost and the Baby by Bobbie Holmes.
Haunting Danielle Book 21
508 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 755
Tasks completed: 42/64
Books read: 61
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15.8 Ice Ice Baby - ICE or ICY intact in title/sub
Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris Holidays on Ice
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 480