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WINTER CHALLENGE 2019
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TessaVanessaChallenge 25.10 - Kristina Simon's task: Rewards of Awards
Option 1: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.
Found on page 1 of list.
370 pages
Option 2: Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman.
144 pages
370+144=514 pages total
Points this post:25
Total points: 945
Tasks completed: 52/64
Books read: 76
Mod
I read Stone Cold - I listened to the audiobook, linked to top pb. (a MMPB is listed, but the ISBN goes to this pb edition). 37,333 ratings, no awards.
total points: 580
Helen B10.10 - Overlooked?
Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo
Book has 16,630 ratings and has not been nominated or won any awards.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 195
Books read: 16
Tasks completed: 13
BB tickets: 4
GO tickets: 2
Delicious Dee10.10 - Overlooked?
Tyed - 10000+ ratings with no award nominations
points this post: 10
points overall: 545
Pat ☆ ☆ 25.4 ~ I’d Like to Thank…
Read two books, from two different options.
REQUIRED: Indicate the options you chose.
The total number of pages for both books combined must be at least 600.
Total pages read for this task = 604
Option 1
Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in SPREADSHEET TRACKER. All initials count. Letters can be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly HarmsK (tracKer) H (spreadsHeet)
Completed ~ 12.12.19
Pages ~ 332 pages
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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.
REQUIRED: State which friend, library, or service you borrowed your book from.
Borrowed from Metropolitan Library System via Libby for Kindle
Lights on the Sea by Miquel ReinaCompleted ~ 1.27.20
Pages ~ 272
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Points this post ~ 25
Total Points ~ 355
Tasks Completed ~ 18
Books Read This Season ~ 28
Pages Read This Season ~ 9567
Pat☆ ☆ 5.6 ~ 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. Single author only, all initials, including middle initials, must appear in the name of the award. Initials must appear in the order they occur in the target phrase. Ignore the hyphen in the phrase.
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne TylerAnne Tyler ~ nATional
Completed ~ 1.28.20
Pages ~ 303
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Points this post ~ 5
Total Points ~ 360
Tasks Completed ~ 19
Books Read This Season ~ 29
Pages Read This Season ~ 9870
MAZZA115.1 - Days of Celebration
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries that celebrates its national day during the Winter Challenge
Required: Identify the options.
Option 1, Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries that celebrates its national day in December - Kenya,
The Camel Bookmobile Book information says set in Kenya
Option 2, Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries that celebrates its national day in January: Australia,
The Hypnotist's Love Story
There is no info on main page re setting
Set in Sydney Australia
Chapter 3 – p41
Ellen- I Don’t have any sense of where I am in in relation to anything …. I couldn’t point in the direction of home
Have you got any paper said PatrickI will draw you a map ….
He began to quickly sketch the inlets and curves of the harbour. He added ferry and yachts, The harbour bridge and the opera house”
Also Amanda – Mrs B’s book reviews https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... mentions Sydney setting
points this post = 15
Points to date = 1125
JUKKA15.9 - A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
Nonfiction comic book or graphic novel.
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei.
Total Points: 220/1165
Total Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 17/64
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 4
APRILLEIGH20.10 - Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season.
Police Procedural: In the Woods by Tana French
Required: You must participate in the book's discussion thread (my post, #19, is linked) with at least one post.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (20)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (1)
Total Tasks: 1
20.7 Option 3: a book written by a single author whose name contains both an E and a D.I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank the Irishman Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa by Charles Brandt
Post points: 20
Total Points 185
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
APRILLEIGH20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Helen A's Task: Bird's Wedding
Read one book which includes AMISH in the title.
The AMISH by Jean Kinney Williams
It’s not currently listed as MPG Childrens, but just in case (IL: UG).
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (40)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (2)
Total Tasks: 2
perletwo5.6. 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.
Resurrection Row by Anne Perry
Points this task: 05
Total points: 630
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 48
Tasks completed: 35
APRILLEIGH20.5 - Bigger is Better - Julia103's Task: The Name is Important
Option 2: Read a book by an author who shares a first or last name with the name of a book award.
The Moche Warrior by Lyn HAMILTON (kindle edition) (mmpb has 336 pages)
Author’s last name matches the HAMILTON Literary Award on page 47 of Book Awards | Goodreads.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (60)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (3)
Total Tasks: 3
10.5 - Countdown to New Year's432 Pages:
The Pursuit of William Abbey by Claire North
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 190
5.4 That's a Strange Title! I read My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich by Ibi Zoboi - 7 words
AR info: BL 5.2, Pts 10.0
New Total: 70
Sandra15.10 - Get 'Em While They're Hot
Read a book FIRST published in 2019 or 2020.
The Look-Alike by Erica Spindler
This book was first published January 28, 2020.
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 430
Sandra30.6 - Aprilleigh’s Task: The World of Xanth
Book 1
Option 2:
Read any book on Goodreads’ list of Popular Punny Books.
Domestic Violets by Matthew Norman
This book is on page #2 of the 'Popular Punny Books' list.
Book 2
Option 2:
Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in PIERS ANTHONY
The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz
The authors initials are AH : PIERS ANTHONY
Domestic Violets has 329 pages.
The Sentence is Death has 375 pages.
Total number of pages: 704 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 460
10.6 Fresh Start I read The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser - #1 in series
AR info: BL 5.3 Pts 7.0
New Total: 80
30.2 Two Women Honoring... I chose option 1 and read Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid - K and R in Coretta Scott King
I also chose option 4 and read Slay by Brittney Morris - tt and rr in author
Combined total page = 643
New Total: 110
Mod
MAZZA115.8 - Ice Ice Baby
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that include "ICE" or "ICY" intact.
Ice Creams at Carrington’s
points this post = 15
Points to date = 1140
Brooke TX20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MEGSCL's Task: Title Tropes
Option 1: Read a book with mystery or thriller as a main page genre and the word 'girl" 'wife' or 'woman' in the title.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 520
Completed Tasks: 35
Books Read: 62
Brooke TX25.4 - Sally M's Task: I’d Like to Thank…
Option 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in SPREADSHEET TRACKER.
Option 3: Read a book you borrowed from a friend, the library or a subscription service. Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited:
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 545
Completed Tasks: 36
Books Read: 62
*Repost for missing page number*TraceyL
20.5 - 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
The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie
The Agatha Award is named for Agatha Christie Page 1
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 340
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Joanne MIRe-post of 2178 to correct Reader-board name
25.6 - Cordelia's Task: 2019
Option 1: Read a book FIRST published in 2019.
Nothing Ventured-Published Sept. 3, 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.
The word is HOUSE
Ninth House
Points this task 25
Total Points 265
Total BB's 5
Coralie 10.2 Comfort Food
Book with MPG Food and Drink
Rosewater And Soda Bread
Total to date 320 points
Mod
I chose option 3 and read No Fixed Line by Dana Stabenow. Author's name contains both an E and a D - Dana stabEnow.
total points: 600
Queen Bee Darlene5.9 The Neustadt International Prize for Literature
Title of at least 3 words for which the initial letter of each word is found in NEUSTADT INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Ship of Fools by Tucker Carlson Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution
neuStadt internatiOnal prize For literature
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 640
Karen DTask 10.7 - I Have a Dream
Book: On Beauty, finished 1/29
How it fits: On the Books by Black Authors list, page 6
Points this task: 10
Total points: 650
Adallae30.2 - Amanda A & Amy FL's Task: Two Women Honoring a Remarkable Woman
option 1 - Lust for Life by Irving Stone
Author's initials (I, S) found in CORETTA SCOTT KING
option 4 - The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
Two sets of double letters - FF (Affair) and EE (Greene)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 255
BB Tickets: 4
GO Tickets: 3
Task 5.9 The Neustadt International Prize for Literature.Read a book with a title of at least 3 words for which the initial letter of each word in the title can be found in Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
neustaDT international prize for LiTerature
The Last Tsar's Dragons (2019) by Jane Yolen (Goodreads Author) and Adam Stemple (Goodreads Author); (Paperback, 192 pages)
200 + 05 = 205
Tasks Completed: 11
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 200 + 05 = 205
Books read: 17
Pages read: 4,290
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 11
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
MEGSCL20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Helen A's Task: Bird's Wedding
Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
TOTAL TO DATE
430 points
5 big books
25.6 - Cordelia's Task: 2019Option 1: I read The Family Upstairs. It was published in August 2019.
Option 5: I read Behind Closed Doors. It has 293 pages.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 215
Number of tasks complete: 9
Number of books: 16
DeborahPost #11
30.5 - Sandy's Task: As Easy as 1 and 2 (not even 3!)
1) Murder is Binding 281 pages
2)How to Howl at the Moon (Howl at the Moon #1) 322 pages
281+322=603 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 215
Books read: 16
Tasks Done: 11
Jen K20.5 - Bigger is Better - Julia103's Task: The Name is Important
Option 1: Ryszard Kapuściński Prize (page 9 near bottom, 99 books)
The Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard Kapuściński
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 300
Jen K15.8 - Ice Ice Baby
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
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Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 315
Task: 30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrating Louise ErdrichBook 1
Option:1: The Plague of Doves
Book read: The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell
Required: mpg historical fiction
Book 2
Option: 3: Birchbark Books
Book read: Everything Is Lies by Helen Callaghan
Required: author initials HC found in birCHbark
GO/BB requested?: no
Points this task: 30
Total points: 420
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
Books read: 28
Tasks completed: 19
Sandra25.4 - Sally M's Task: I’d Like to Thank…
Option 1:
Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in SPREADSHEET TRACKER.
The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz
The author's initials are AH : SPREADSHEET TRACKER.
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.
Domestic Violets by Matthew Norman
I listened to this book with my Scribd subscription.
The Sentence is Death has 375 pages.
Domestic Violets has 329 pages.
Total number of pages: 704 pages.
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 455
Karen DTask 5.6. Have You Heard the One About..........?
Book: The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story, finished 1/30
How it fits: Author - Ann Rule
Points this task: 5
Total points: 655
perletwo5.2. The Maple Leaf Rag. - Read a book set at least 50% in Canada.
The Cruelest Month
Points this task: 05
Total points: 635
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 49
Tasks completed: 36
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.2 Rookie at the Top - Helen A's Task: Bird's Wedding
Growing Up Amish by Ira Wagler
Points this post: 20
Total points: 965
Tasks completed: 53/64
Books read: 77
Delicious Dee30.7 - Tien's task: Sesame Street 50th
Option 1: 50 years - American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century - first published in 2019
Option 3: Human Sesame Street characters - Must Love Kilts - Angela Quarles - character Angela - described as Part of the "Around-the-Corner" expansion of the 1990s, Angela was a day care worker. She was the wife of Jamal and mother of baby Kayla
points this post: 30
points overall: 575
Boston Kate
10.9 Winter's in the Air
Scythe
(R) Winner of the Rhode Island Teen Book Award (2018)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
MAZZA110.4 - Snuggle Up
Read a book with the letters GG in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
Tagged for Murder
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 1150
Sara G50.1 - Delicious Dee's Task: Diversify Your Reading
Book 1: Read a fiction book where the main character falls into one of the diversity categories.
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
The main character, Bri, is African-American and falls into category 1) Person of Color/Diverse Background. (I am a white American)
Book 2: Read a fiction book where the Author falls into one of the diversity categories.
Sofia Khan is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik
Author Ayisha Malik is Muslim, diversity category 4) Religion Other than Own. I am an atheist.
Book 3: Read a non-fiction book that is about one of the diversity categories.
Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas
Author Jose Antonio Vargas writes about his experiences as an undocumented immigrant in the US. Diversity category 2) Refugee/Immigrant.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 610
Queen Bee Darlene10.8 Leap Year - book published in year that contains double consecutive digits
Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life by C.S. Lewis Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
1st published 1955
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 650
Pat ☆ ☆ 5.9 ~ The Neustadt International Prize for LiteratureTask Description ~
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words for which the initial letter of each word in the title can be found in Neustadt International Prize for Literature. Letters can be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase. The initial letter of EVERY word in the title (including articles, etc) must be found in the phrase. Subtitles can be ignored.
The Alice Network by Kate QuinnCompleted ~ 1.29.20
Pages ~ 503
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Points this post ~ 5
Total Points ~ 365
Tasks Completed ~ 20
Books Read This Season ~ 30
Pages Read This Season ~ 10,373
25.5 - Kaora's Task: All Work and Some Play...Option 1: Palm Springs, CA
Annie's Ghosts: A Journey Into a Family Secret by Steve Luxenberg
❆ 401 pages ❆
Option 2: New Orleans, LA
Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
❆ Creekwood #2 ❆
Total points: 265 + 25 = 290
Bookwrm526Task #20.4 - Everything Old is New Again, and Again and Again
Read a book from this list: Mythologies and Retellings of Fairy Tales and Classics. I read Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, on page 3 position 210 at time of posting.
Total points so far: 495
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Option 1: Read a book FIRST published in 2019.
Nothing Ventured-Published Sept. 3, 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.
The word is HOUSE
Ninth House
Points this task 25
Total Points 265
Total BB's 5