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WINTER CHALLENGE 2019
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EMurphy25.4 Sally M's Task: I'd Like to Thank...
Option 2: Features a witch/wizard as a character or witchcraft/magic as a central plot point Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Option 3: Borrowed from a friend, the library, or a subscription service Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong
*Borrowed from the Erie County & Buffalo Public Library via Libby
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 265
Books Read: 19
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 12
10.8 - Leap YearHow to Leave Hialeah by Jennine Capo Crucet
❆ first published 2009 ❆
Total points: 320 + 10 = 330
5.8 - Speaking My Language?Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
❆ originally written in French; sadly, I only speak and/or read English ❆
Total points: 330 + 5 = 335
Queen Bee Darlene25.13 Rina's Task: Christmas Markets
Choose market: Christmas Market: Jul I Vinterland, Oslo, Norway;
Book 1: letters of the city where market is held in either title/sub/series
The Wisdom of Sundays: Life-Changing Insights from Super Soul Conversations by Oprah Winfrey
The Wisdom of Sundays: Life-Changing Insights from Super Soul Conversations
The Wisdom of Sundays
1st link is to audiobook which I listened to; 2nd link is for the hardcover for page count - no mass market paperback or paperback
the wiSdOm Of sundays: Life changing insights from super soul conversations 240 pags
Book 2: book set 50% in country where market is held
Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller Norwegian by Night
Set in Oslo; 303 pages
Min 500 pgs: 240 + 303 = 543
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 855
DeborahPost #14
30.2 - Amanda A & Amy FL's Task: Two Women Honoring a Remarkable Woman
1) Alone in the Wild by Kelley Armstrong
KA in CORETTA SCOTT KING
368 pages
2) Playing with Fire: A Magical Romantic Comedy
(first published January 30th 2017)
264 pages
368 + 264 = 632/500 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 285
Books Read: 21
Tasks Done: 14
DeborahPost #15
5.10. Your Personal Award!
Fruits Basket Another, Vol. 2
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 290
Books Read: 22
Tasks Done: 15
10.2 - Comfort FoodA book with the MPG Food and Drink: Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir by Ruth Reichl
Points this post: 10
Total points: 745
Barbara ★5.8. Speaking My Language?
Read a book originally written in a language other than your primary language.
Under the Snow - Kerstin Ekman 2/9
(written in Swedish, translated to English, my language)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 580
Task 15.7 - Stand Alone.Read a book that is a standalone- NOT part of a series or continuing story or world.
Opioid, Indiana (2019) by Brian Allen Carr (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 213 pages)
285 + 15 = 300
Tasks Completed: 15
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 285 + 15 = 300
Books read: 23
Pages read: 5,748
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 14
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrating Louise ErdrichOption 1: The Plague of Doves. I read White Houses. It has MPG on Historical Fiction.
Option 3: Birchbark Books. I read A Fine Imitation by Amber Brock.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 300
Number of tasks complete: 12
Number of books: 21
Big Book:1
25.9 Diana K's Task: 2020 Number FunOption 1, a book that has a consecutive repeating pair of letters in a word in the title, subtitle or author's name: Ladysitting: My Year with Nana at the End of Her Century by Lorene Cary
The word is Nana.
Option 4, a book that has a pair of glasses on the cover: Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite
Points this post: 25
Total points: 770
Coralie 5.9 The Neustadt International Prize for Literature
Book with a title for which the initial letter of each word in the title can be found in neuSTadT internatiOnaL prize for literature
The Labyrinth of the Spirits
At 832 pages, I would like t o claim 2 big book tickets
Total to date 405 points
Task 5.4 - That's a Strange Title!read a book with a title with an odd number of words
Castle of Wizardry
three word title
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965 points
10 BB tix
3 GO tix
TraceyL50.1 - Delicious Dee's Task: Diversify Your Reading
Book 1: Read a fiction book where the main character falls into one of the diversity categories.
Grasshopper Jungle Audiobook
Grasshopper Jungle PB 390 Pages
-This author is new to me
-The main character falls under Category 3. MPG is LGBT. Quote from the synopsis: "Austin is in love with his girlfriend, Shann, but remains confused about his sexual orientation, stewing in a self-professed constant state of maximum horniness, directed at both Robby and Shann."
Book 2: Read a fiction book where the Author falls into one of the diversity categories.
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey Audiobook
Upright Women Wanted HC 176 Pages
-This author falls under Category 3. They are non-binary and use they/them pronouns as their Wiki page says.
Book 3: Read a non-fiction book that is about one of the diversity categories
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" Audiobook
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" PB 193 Pages
-This author is new to me
-This book falls under Category 1 - African. It is a biography of an ex-slave taken from Africa to the US.
390 + 176 + 193 = 759 Pages
Points Earned This Post: 50
Total Points Earned: 595
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Delicious Dee30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Book 1: Here and There - The Monkey's Raincoat - Robert Crais - E x2 (Monkey's, Robert), Ix2 (raincoast, Crais), O (Raincoat)
Book 2 On That Farm - Option 1 - Double Dog Dare
points this post: 30
points overall: 630
Delicious Dee50.1 - Delicious Dee's Task: Diversify Your Reading
Book A - The Chai Factor - main character is Muslim; new to me author
Book B - Get a Life, Chloe Brown - Talia Hibbert - author is a POC; new to me author
Book C - Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family - LBGTQIA
points this post: 50
points overall: 680
Delicious DeeTask 25.9 Diana K's Task: 2020 Number Fun
Option 1 - The Giver of Stars - Jojo Moyes - repeated JoJo in authors name
Option 3 - The Price Of Scandal - Lucy Score - LS found in VIGESIMAL
points this post: 25
points overall: 705
20.5 The Name is ImportantI'm using the Agatha Christie Option
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
I'd like a Golden Oldie ticket. This was published in 1939
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 370
TraceyL30.4 - 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 Playbook: Suit up. Score chicks. Be awesome. by Barney Stinson
EIEIO appears in thE playbook: suIt up. scOrE chIcks.
Book 2 On That Farm. Option 2: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that matches an animal sound from this list Animal Sounds.
Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations
Elephant is on the list
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 625
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Nick KY50.1 Delicious Dee’s Diversity All authors are new to me.
Book 1. I read Trial on Mount Koya by Susan Spann, fiction with Buddhist protagonists. I am not Buddhist. Diversity category 4.
Book 2. I read Long Black Veil by Jennifer Finney Boylan, a transgender author. Diversity category 3.
Book 3. I read Critical Race Theory: An Introduction by Richard Delgado, a nonfiction book about Diversity category 1.
Trial on Mount Koya = 256 pp
Long Black Veil = 320 pp
Critical Race Theory = 207 pp
Total pp = 783 > required 750
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 780
Mod
I chose option 3 and read A Deadly Cambodian Crime Spree. I read the kindle edition, linked to top pb (no MMPB).
Word in title "Crime" matches award name: Left Coast Crime Award. page 19 of awards list. Currently 49 books on list.
total points: 860
Readerboard Name: Absurda10.10 - Overlooked?
Read a popular book (over 10,000 ratings) that has never won or been nominated for a literary award (according to Goodreads).
The Warden by Anthony Trollope
12,244 ratings, no literary awards.
Originally published 1855, claim one golden oldies ticket
Points this task: 10
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 1
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 280
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 3
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
PAULA S10.9 - 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
World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novella (2019)
I read the kindle edition, hardcover link for reference (no MMPB or PB): Beneath the Sugar Sky
Points this task: 10
Total points so far: 75
25.6 Cordelia's TaskOption 1: Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo (published 2019)
Option 5: Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You, Lin-Manuel Miranda (207 pages)
+25 = 320 points total.
5.6. Have You Heard the One About..........?A book whose author's initials appear consecutively in Montblanc-National University of Singapore Literary Award: The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One by Amanda Lovelace
Points this post: 5
Total points: 775
PAULA S20.4 - Golden Oldies - Perletwo's Task: Everything Old is New Again, and Again and Again
read a book from this list: Mythologies and Retellings of Fairy Tales and Classics.
- #68 on page 1 or listI read the kindle edition, MMPB link for reference: Déracinée
The MMPB edition has 509p - I request a Big Book ticket
Points this task: 20
Total points so far: 95
Big Books tickets so far: 1
Edited to correct points only
LAUREN JODI5.4 - That's a Strange Title!
Death Comes to the School by Catherine Lloyd
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 185/1165
Total Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 18/64
TraceyL5.9. 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.
The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson
TRD appears in neustaDT inteRnational
Points Earned This Post: 5
Total Points Earned: 630
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
PAULA S25.8 - Bookwrm526's Task: Celebrate Every Day!
Option 4: Read a book with the MPG Romance
I read the kindle edition, PB for reference: One Hex of a Wedding
Option 5: Read a book with an animal that is typically considered an indoor pet (cat, dog, lizard, fish, hamster, etc.) on the cover.
- cat on coverI read the kindle edition, MMPB for reference: Murder Under a Mystic Moon
Points this task: 25
Total points so far: 120
Big Books tickets so far: 1
Kristen IA25.7 - Nick KY’s Task: Double Duty – Pulitzer Prizes
This is a two book task. Read one Book 1 and one Book 2.
Book 1. Read a book with at least one word in the TITLE which has a set of consecutive double letters. Subtitles are excluded.
Some Choose Darkness by Charlie Donlea - OO
I read the ebook and have linked the PB edition.
Book2. Read a book written by a winning author or finalist from one of these lists:
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
1. Fiction - 2017 Colson Whitehead for The Underground Railroad
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 165/1165
Tasks Completed: 11/64
BB: 1
GO: 0
Andy P.Task # 20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Zach's Task: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Option 1. Read an award-winning book that has a main page genre of History or Historical Fiction, The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry Book has won several awards and has Historical>Historical Fiction as MPG.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 680
Andy P.Task #25.6 - Cordelia's Task: 2019
Option 1: Read a book FIRST published in 2019.
Ain't Nobody Nobody by Heather Harper Ellett . First published 9/24/19
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. Unto Us a Son Is Given by Donna Leon
U in Thousand
N in Thousand
T in Two
O in Two
Points this post: 25
Total points: 705
Task 10.2 - Comfort Foodread a non-fic book with MPG Food & Drink
The Science of Food: An Exploration of What We Eat and How We Cook
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976 points
10 BB tix
3 GO tix
PAULA S10.8 - Leap Year
Read a book first published in a year that contains double consecutive digits
- First published December 6th 2005I read the kindle edition, PB link for reference: A Harvest of Bones
Points this task: 10
Total points so far: 130
Big Books tickets so far: 1
PAULA S10.4 - Snuggle Up
Read a book with the letters GG in the title, subtitle, or author's name
En skugga blott - gg in skuGGaI read the ebook, MMPB link for reference: En skugga blott
Points this task: 10
Total points so far: 140
Big Books tickets so far: 1
Karen DTask 5.2. The Maple Leaf Rag.
Book: Monday Mourning, finished 2/10
How it fits: Set in Montreal
Points this task: 5
Total points: 775
TraceyL5.4. That's a Strange Title!
Read a book with an odd number of words in its title.
Chocky by John Wyndham
Points Earned This Post: 5
Total Points Earned: 635
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
SandyL5.9. 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
That Irresistible Poison by Alessandra Hazard
neusTadt International Pprize for literature
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 385
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 33
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
SandyL10.5 - Countdown to New Year's
Read a book in which the digits in the page count decrease sequentially
A Brand New Ending by Jennifer Probst
321 pages
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 395
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 34
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
SandyL10.7 - I Have a Dream
Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
Page 1 (#43) on Books with a Non-Caucasian as the one/of the lead characters
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 405
Tasks Completed: 27
Books Read: 35
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
SandyL10.8 - Leap Year
Read a book first published in a year that contains double consecutive digits
Swan for the Money by Donna Andrews
First published in 2009
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 415
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 36
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
SandyL15.2 - In The Category...
Book 1: Read a book that has WON an award in any category
Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan
RITA Award for Contemporary Romance: Long 2019
Book 2: Using the SAME award and the SAME YEAR read a book that has WON an award in a different category.
How to Keep a Secret
RITA Award for Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance 2019
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Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 430
Tasks Completed: 29
Books Read: 38
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
SandyL15.5- Lady With A Lamp
Read a book with a nurse as a central character.
The Candle Palace by Devney Perry
MC Sara Foster is a nurse
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Points This Task: 115
Total Points: 445
Tasks Completed: 30
Books Read: 39
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Amy B15.10 - Get 'Em While They're Hot
Read a book FIRST published in 2019 or 2020.
Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry (Nov. 2019)
Night Boat to Tangier
This Task: 15 points
To Date: 360 points
Suzannesea20.8 Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL'S Task: Title Tropes
Option 3: The Historical Job
Read a book with historical fiction as a main page genre and a title referring to a job or employee.
The Bartender's Tale by Ivan Doig
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 520
Chris MD 25.6 2019
Option 4 - Title word of 4+ letters found in TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN
To the Nines by Janet Evanovich
Word is NINES
NINE in NINEteen
S in thouSand
I listened to the audio version of this book. The top MMP has 340 pages.
Option 5 - Page numbers include at least two of 2 0 1 9
Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich
This book has 230 pages. 2 and 0 meet the requirements
Total points: 155
Chris MD 25.8 Celebrate Every Day
Option 3 - Title includes "bird" or a particular type of bird
Murder With Puffins by Donna Andrews
Puffin is a bird.
I listened to the audio version of this book. The top MMP has 320 pages.
Option 4 - Book has an MPG of Romance
The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee Huber
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 357 pages.
Total points: 180
Jen K30.5 - Sandy's Task: As Easy as 1 and 2 (not even 3!)
Option 2: Cocaine Blues (250 pages)
Series: Phryne Fisher #1
Option 3: my last 5 star book= Skyward recent reviewer, Soldier.One: https://www.goodreads.com/user/compar...
new to me read that was rated 5 stars: The Final Empire (541 pages)
250+541> 600
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Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 455
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20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MEGSCL's Task: Title Tropes
Option 1: The Thrilling Woman
Read a book with mystery or thriller as a main page genre and the word 'girl" 'wife' or 'woman' in the title. Subtitles are excluded. Plurals and possessives work.
I read the kindle edition, PB link for reference: The Broken Girls
Points this task: 20
Total points so far: 65