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WINTER CHALLENGE 2019
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I chose option 2, and read The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit: Author of The Railway Children by Eleanor Fitzsimons I read a kindle ARC, hardback copy is The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit: Victorian Iconoclast, Children’s Author, and Creator of The Railway Children - no MMPB or pb edition.
letters RSTLNE and CDMA are all in the title/subtitle/author name.
R in authoR
ST in neSbiT
L in Life
N in aNd
E in lifE
CD in ChilDren
M in fitzsiMons
A in And
total points: 515
Barbara ★5.4. That's a Strange Title!
Read a book with an odd number of words in its title - subtitles are excluded.
Hotel South Dakota - Kathleen Taylor (3 words) 1/21
Points this task: 5
Total points: 480
Barbara ★15.10 - Read a book FIRST published in 2019 or 2020
The Rise of Magicks - Nora Roberts 1/17
(published Nov 26, 2019)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 490
Nick KYReplace 5.3 Nobel Prize. Take awayest eyeThe Bluest Eye
Replace it with Herzog by Saul Bellow, Nobel Prize winner 1976.
No change in score for this substitution.
Barbara ★15.5 - Lady With A Lamp
Read a book with a nurse or a midwife as a central character.
Poppet - Mo Hayder 1/23
(The main focus of this book is the happenings at the mental hospital where a nurse A.J. LeGrande is the main focus of the daily goings-on. The actual MC is a cop who is really only peripherally involved in the mental hospital issues until the last quarter of the book.The cop is involved in his own personal problems and other cop things but the mental hospital is the real focus of the story.)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 505
Nick KY10.7 I Have a Dream I read The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, # 8 on the Books by Black Authors list, p. 1.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 495
Barbara ★5.2. The Maple Leaf Rag.
Read a book set at least 50% in Canada.
Claimed in Shadows - Lara Adrian 1/14
(Set in Montreal)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 510
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Queen Bee Darlene30.4 DLMRose's Task: Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Book 1: all letters E, I, E, I, O in title/sub/author
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins You Bring the Distant Near
yOu brIng thE dIstancE near
Book 2: word in title/sub that matches animal sound from Animal Sounds list
Don't Scream by Wendy Corsi Staub Don't Scream
Vultures scream
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 580
RAYNEBAIR25.2 - Mazza1's Task: Discussions with Santa
Option 1:
Book 1 - Read a book with ALL the letters of NO PLASTIC in the title and / or subtitle
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondō
I read the hardcover with 213 pages
Book 2 - Read a book which contains the word “TOY”, “LIBRARY ” or "WHIRL" in the TITLE. Subtitles are excluded. The word must match exactly.
The Library Book by Susan Orlean
I listened to the audiobook. The paperback is 336 pages
213 + 336 = 549 pages total
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 250
BB tickets claimed: 2
GO tickets claimed: 0
RAYNEBAIR10.9 - 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 Fault in Our Stars by John Green
West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) for Older Readers (2013)
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 260
BB tickets claimed: 2
GO tickets claimed: 0
NESSA15.3 - Spin the Wheel
Option 2
Read one book that fulfills book 1 AND book 2.
R S T L N E - C D M A
Operation Tropical Affair by Kimberli A. Bindschatel 1/7/20
This post = 15 points
Total to date = 95 points
NESSA15.7 - Stand Alone
Read a book that is a standalone- NOT part of a series or continuing story or world.
Best Day Ever by Kaira Rouda 1/11/20
This post = 15 points
Total to date = 110 points
NESSA25.5 - Kaora's Task: All Work and Some Play...
Option 1: Palm Springs, CA
Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page total: 0, 1, 3, 4, 8.
Death at the Chateau Bremont by M.L. Longworth 1/6/20
320 pages
Option 2: New Orleans, LA
Read a book that is the second in a series.
Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues (Mrs. Jeffries #2) by Emily Brightwell 1/21/20
This post = 25 points
Total to date = 135 points
NESSA5.10 Your Personal Award!
Choose your own award winner! Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman 1/12/20
Winner of the Stonewall Award for Literature 2002
This post = 5 points
Total to date = 140 points
Readerboard name: D25.1 - Andy P.’s Task: Learning the Alphabet
Book 1: no M or N in title or subtitle
Edith's Diary by Patricia Highsmith (348 pages)
Book 2, Option 1: author’s name contains both an M and an N
The Long Shadow by Celia Fremlin (177 pages) (M and N in Fremlin)
348+177=525 pages, exceeds 500 page requirement
Task=25
Season total=215
Amy FL15.2 - In The Category...
Goodreads Choice Winner 2019 - Historical Fiction:
Daisy Jones & The Six
Goodreads Choice Winner 2019 - Horror:
The Institute
Points this post: 15
Total points: 170
Amy FL25.5 - Kaora's Task: All Work and Some Play...
Option 2: A Minute to Midnight (Atlee Pine, #2)
Option 4: Elevator Pitch by Linwood Barclay (aLBuquerque)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 195
Amy FL25.7 - Nick KY’s Task: Double Duty – Pulitzer Prizes
Book 1: Criss Cross (SS)
Book 2: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole:
From List 1. Fiction, 1948 to the present - Winner in 1981
Points this post: 25
Total points: 220
Amy FL25.11 - SandyL's Task: Rescue Me!
Option 1: Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog - page 1 of Great "Dog" Books list (#64)
Option 3: Some Choose Darkness by Charlie Donlea (resCue Dogs)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 245
Andy P.Task # 30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrating Louise Erdrich
Option 1. Read a book with mpg historical fiction,
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy Historical>Historical Fiction MPG(550 users)
Option 3. Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in BIRCHBARK.
Fragile Truths] by Rochelle Krich
BIRCHBARK
Points this post: 30
Total points : 440
Karen DTask 15.8 - Ice Ice Baby
Book: With Malice, finished 1/25
Points this task: 15
Total points: 630
Task 10.6 - Fresh Startread a book #1 in a series
Pawn of Prophecy
#1 in the Belgariad
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595 points
10 BB tix
3 GO tix
StaceyNC5.4. That's a Strange Title!
Read a book with an odd number of words in its title - subtitles are excluded.
Book: Reaper
Completed: 1/19/20
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 200
Tasks Completed: 12
StaceyNC20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI’s task-Celebrating the 90’s
Option 2: Read a book with a main page genre of Fantasy, standalone or embedded, AND whose page count contains a 1, 9 or 3.
Book: One Fell Sweep
Completed: 1/25/20
MPG: Fantasy
Pages: 332
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 220
Tasks Completed: 13
StaceyNC30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Read one book 1 and select an option for Book 2.
Required: Indicate the option.
Book 1: Here and There
Read a book with ALL these letters E, I, E, I, O (2 Es, 2Is) in the title, subtitle, and/or author's name.
Book: Risk No Secrets
Author: Cindy Gerard
Completed: 12/4/20
Book 2 On That Farm
Option 1
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that matches an animal from this list of Animal Sounds.
Book: The Shadowy Horses
Completed: 1/25/20
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 250
Tasks Completed: 14
10.2 - Comfort FoodRead a book with the MPG Food and Drink, standalone or embedded
Rachael Ray 50: Memories and Meals from a Sweet and Savory Life
New Points: 10
Total Points: 235
GO: 1
BB: 1
Bookwrm526Task #10.7 - I Have a Dream
Read a book that appears on one of these lists. I chose the list Books by Black Authors, and read For colored girls who have considered suicide/When the rainbow is enuf by Ntozake Shange, which is on page one of the list, at position 13 at time of posting.
Total points so far: 430
Queen Bee Darlene10.2 Comfort Food - Food and drink genre
The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert The Coincidence of Coconut Cake
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 590
EMurphy15.7 Stand Alone - Book that is a stand alone Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
This Task:
Points: 15
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 155
Books Read: 11
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Competed: 7
EMurphy25.5 Kara's Task: All Work and Some Play....
Option 1: At least 2 of these numbers in the page total (0, 1, 3, 4, 8) Theme Music by T. Marie Vandelly (387 pages)
Option 4: Author whose initials are in ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON FESTIVAL Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 180
Books Read: 10
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 8
Anna KTask 30.2 Amanda A & Amy FL's Task: Two Women Honoring a Remarkable Woman
Two different options; read a book for each option.
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.
City of Girls, by Elizabeth Gilbert
E in CorEtta
G in KinG
470 pages
Option 4:
Read a book with at least two sets of double letters in the title and/or author name.
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators, by Ronan Farrow
“LL” in KiLL
“RR” in FaRRow
448 pages
918 pages for both books
Points this post: 30
Points this challenge: 30
Thank you!
Suzannesea30.2 Amanda A and Amy FL's Task: Two Women Honoring a Remarkable Woman
Option 1
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in CORETTA SCOTT KING.
Big Sky by Kate Atkinson
corettA scott King
400 pages
Option 4
Read a book with at least two sets of double letters in the title and/or the author's name.
The Huntress by Kate Quinn
the huntreSS kate quiNN
549 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 455
Coralie 25.1 Learning the Alphabet
Book 1: Book which does not contain an M or an N in the title or subtitle
Early Riser
Book 2
Option 1: Author’s name contains both an M and an N
The Plains by Gerald Murnane
Total to date 260 points
25.6 - Cordelia's Task: 2019This is a 2 book task. Choose 2 different options from the following and read one book from each.
Required: State in your post which options you chose.
Option 1: Read a book FIRST published in 2019.
Nothing to See Here
Published October 29, 2019.
Option 4: Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title/subtitle which can be found in TWO THOUSAND AND NINETEEN. All the letters in the word must appear in the phrase. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Required: State the word you used when you post.
The Boy on the Wooden Box
The word "Wooden"
"Wo" from T wo , "od" from Th o usan d , "en" fron Ninete en .
[POINTS]
This post: 25
Total points: 165
Books read: 10
Tasks completed: 9
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Coralie 25.2 Discussions with Santa
Option 3
Book 1: Book by an author whose first and last name starts with any of the letters in MONEY
Change of Command by Elizabeth Moon
Book 2
Book with the word WATER in the title
Dead In The Water
Total to date 285 points
25.14 - Cat's Task: Celebrating Trafalgar SquareOption 1:
Book A:
by Rachel CaineChaRity carols
Book D:
by Lionel ShriverPage #1, #9
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 315
Books Read: 22
Completed Tasks: 12
BB tickets:00
BB Tickets to Date: 01
GO tickets: 0
GO Tickets to Date: 0
Task 20.7 – Shorter is Sweeter – Queen Bee Darlene – Be BetterNOTE: moving previously claimed book to a different task # 25.8 - See next post
Option 2: From List: Uplifting Fiction # 129 on page 2
Lab Girl
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This Post: 0 points - no change to points value due to change of book.
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
Task 25.8 – Bookworm 526 – Celebrate Every DayKIDS / CHILDRENs book allowed for ONE book
Option 4: Main page genre ROMANCE
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
Option 5: Indoor animal on COVER
THIS book moved from previously claimed 20.7
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 190 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
10.5 - Countdown to New Year'sbook in which the digits in the page count decrease sequentially
Code of Silence by Shantel Tessier
Pages 321
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 55
Total Tasks: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 5
10.6 - Fresh Startbook that is #1 in a series
Kiss Me With Lies by S.M. Soto
Twin Lies #1
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 65
Total Tasks: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 6
15.7 - Stand AloneRead a book that is a standalone- NOT part of a series or continuing story or world
Inappropriate by Vi Keeland
"A new, sexy standalone novel from #1 New York Times Bestseller, Vi Keeland."
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 80
Total Tasks: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 7
20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI’s task-Celebrating the 90’sOption 2: main page genre of Fantasy, standalone or embedded, AND whose page count contains a 1, 9 or 3
The Hunted by Bethany-Kris
330 pages
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 100
Total Tasks: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 8
MAZZA125.15 - Sarah E's Task: 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.
The Body: A Guide for Occupants
Option 3: Carrot for the nose
Hunt out a carrot by reading a book with all the letters of CARROT found in the title (subtitles are excluded).
Postcards from the Future: A Triptych on Humanity's End I read an ARC copy of this book from Netgalley and BooksGoSocial the PB edition is Postcards from the Future: A Triptych on Humanity's End
Point this post = 25
Points to Date 1015
MAZZA120.6 - 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"
MPG Science Fiction award = Locus award for first novel
points this post = 20
Points to date = 1035
Bookwrm526Task #20.3 - Celebrating the 90s
Option 2: Read a book with a main page genre of Fantasy, standalone or embedded, AND whose page count contains a 1, 9 or 3. I read The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman (368p).
Total points so far: 450
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrating Louise ErdrichOption 2: Read a book from this list Native American Fiction.
I listened to an audio version of War Dances
This was on first page of list at spot #65
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials are either LE
I read The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich
New Points: 30
Total points: 265
BB: 1
GO: 1
10.3 Let it Snow A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen
MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11.
A,N,&D can be found in Winter WonderlAND
Points this post: 10
Total points; 30
10.6 Fresh Start The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Winternight Trilogy #1
Points this post: 10
Total points: 40
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