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WINTER CHALLENGE 2019
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Brooke TX25.3 - TraceyL's Task: Crime Writers Awards
Option 1: Read a book with a color word in the TITLE.
Option 2: Read a book with a knife, sword, or other blade on the cover.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 680
Completed Tasks: 45
Books Read: 88
Brooke TX25.7 - Nick KY’s Task: Double Duty – Pulitzer Prizes
Book 1. Read a book with at least one word in the TITLE which has a set of consecutive double letters.
Book 2. Read a book written by a Pulitzer Prize winning author or finalist. By Ursula K. Le Guin, 1997 finalist for Fiction:
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 705
Completed Tasks: 46
Books Read: 88
Janice CA5.10. Your Personal Award!
reader's choice
Norman: The Doll That Needed to Be Locked Away by Stephen Lancaster
+5
total: 125
tasks: 8
books: 10
Amy FL20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Queen Bee Darlene's Task: Be Better
Option 3: My Name is Not Easy by Debby Dahl Edwardson (DEbby)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 630
Amy FL25.6 - Cordelia's Task: 2019
Option 1: The Atlas of Reds and Blues (Published February 5, 2019)
Option 3: The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth (tHouSand)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 655
Amy FL25.8 - Bookwrm526's Task: Celebrate Every Day!
Option 1:
(approved in message 2)Option 2: Normal People by Sally Rooney (baRtenderS)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 680
5.9. The Neustadt International Prize for LiteratureRead 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 Art of Racing in the Rain-Garth Stein
NEUSTADT INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 190
Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 14
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name: List_Addict10.9: Winter’s in the Air
A book that is a winner or nominee of a prize whose initial can be found in WINTER
A Cold Day For Murder by Dana Stabenow
Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original 1993
Total this Post: 10
Total this Challenge: 40
Readerboard Name: List_Addict20.7: Shorter is Sweeter - Queen Bee Darlene’s Task: Be Better
Option 2: A book from one of the provided lists
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer
Uplifting Fiction, Page 1, #5
Total this Post : 20
Total this Challenge: 60
25.4 - Sally M's Task: I’d Like to Thank…Option 1:
by Chuck PalahniuksPreadsheet traCker
Option 2:
by Jim ButcherFeatures the wizard, Harry Dresden
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 565
Books Read: 43
Completed Tasks: 24
BB tickets:00
BB Tickets to Date: 01
GO tickets: 00
GO Tickets to Date: 01
Andy P.Task # 10.9 - 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
Hiroshima Boy by Naomi Hirahara
Edgar award nominee for best original paperback (2019)
Points this post : 10
Total points: 1115
Task: 5.8 Speaking My Language?Book read: The Listener by Tove Jansson
Required: My primary language is English and this book was originally published in Swedish "all her books were originally written in Swedish." - from Tove Jansson's Author bio on Goodreads. Translated by Thomas Teal.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 630
Total Golden Oldies: 12
Total Big Books: 2
Books read: 46
Tasks completed: 34
Bookwrm526Task #30.8 - Worlds Wthout End
Book 1: Read a book which has won or been nominated for any of the awards listed on the Worlds Without End site, from any year. I picked the Campbell Award and read Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (218p) which was nominated in 2019.
Book 2: Read a book which has won or been nominated for any of the awards listed on the Worlds Without End site, from any year. I chose the Kitschies Red Tentacle award and read Rosewater by Tade Thompson (432p) which was nominated in 2018.
432+218=650p
Total points so far: 820
ED5.4. That's a Strange Title!
Shirley by Charlotte Brontë
pub. 1849-*****I CLAIM 1 GO TICKET*****
624p.- *****I CLAIM 1 BB TICKET*****
Points this task: 5
Total points: 435
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 10
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 32
Tasks completed: 24
ED15.7 - Stand Alone
The World of the Short Story: A Twentieth Century Collection by Clifton Fadiman
847p.--*****I CLAIM 1 GO TICKET*****
Points this task: 15
Total points: 450
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 10
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 33
Tasks completed: 25
ED5.10. Your Personal Award!
The Life and Death of Harriett Frean by May Sinclair
pub. 1922- ****I CLAIM 1 GO TICKET*****
Points this task: 5
Total points: 455
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 11
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 34
Tasks completed: 26
ED5.1. Name Calling!
Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood
The series name (Phryne Fisher #1) contains the Main Character's first and last names)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 460
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 11
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 35
Tasks completed: 27
LAUREN JODI25.9 - Diana K's Task: 2020 Number Fun.
Option 2: Page #: 3+9+8=20
Dead Stop by Barbara Nickless
Option 3: Author initials in VIGESIMAL
The Winter Bride by Anne Gracie
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 330/1165
Total Books Read: 29
Tasks Completed: 26/64
TraceyL30.8 - Brooke TX's Task: Worlds Without End
Book 1: Read a book which has won or been nominated for any of the awards listed on the Worlds Without End site, from any year.
Rogue Protocol Audiobook
Rogue Protocol HC 158 Pages
Locus Award Nominee for Novella (2019)
Book 2: Read a book which has won or been nominated for a different award from the site, in any year. The award used for Book 1 may not be repeated.
Exhalation: Stories Audiobook
Exhalation: Stories PB 350 Pages
Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novelette (2014)
158 + 350 = 508 Pages
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 1115
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Barbara ★ FINAL POST
10.2 - Comfort Food
Read a book with the MPG Food and Drink, standalone or embedded.
Zero Belly Diet - David Zinczenko 2/7
Points this task: 10
Total points: 725
Sarah E25.3 - TraceyL's Task: Crime Writers Awards
Option 1: Colour word (RED) in title
All Systems Red
I listened to the audio, top paperback (no MMP) is All Systems Red
Option 5: On page 1 of the list, currently #83
The ABC Murders
Golden Oldie, first published 1936. I claim 1 GO ticket.
Total points: 440
Total GOs: 3
Sarah E25.8 - Bookwrm526's Task: Celebrate Every Day!
Option 2: Author initials in BARTENDERS
Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider
I listened to the audio but have linked to the top paperback (no MMP)
Option 3: "Bird" in title
Bird Box
I listened to the audio, top paperback (no MMP) is Bird Box
Total points: 465
10.2 Comfort FoodThe Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime - Comfort Classics, Freezer Food, 16-minute Meals, and Other Del by Ree Drummond
Food and Drink genre
Points this post :10
Total points: 190
Total GO tickets: 1
Total BB tickets: 1
Tasks completed 18
Books read: 19
Sarah E30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrating Louise Erdrich
Option 1: MPG Historical Fiction
Murder & The Heir
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the paperback (no MMP)
Option 3: Author initials in BIRCHBARK
Ein Volksfeind by Henrik Ibsen
I listened to an audio (in English) but have linked to the MMP
Golden Oldie, first published 1882. I claim 1 GO ticket.
Total points: 495
Total GOs: 4
Sarah ETask 25.9 Diana K's Task: 2020 Number Fun.
Option 3: Author first and last initials in VIGESIMAL
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
I read a kindle edition but have linked to the top paperback (no MMP)
Big Book - 648 pages. I claim 1 BB ticket.
Option 4: Sunglasses on cover
I read the kindle edition, paperback (no MMP) is Granny's Got a Gun
Total points: 520
Total BBs: 6
Sarah E25.11 - SandyL's Task: Rescue Me!
Option 2: MPG Animals
We Bought A Zoo - 313 pages
Option 3: Author initials in RESCUE DOGS
Les Luminaires by Eleanor Catton
I read a kindle edition but have linked to the MMP
Big Book - 1,248 pages. I claim 3 BB tickets.
313 + 1,248 = 1,561 pages
Total points: 545
Total BBs: 9
30.5 As Easy as 1 and 2 (not even 3!) Option 1.
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil by Hannah Arendt
312 pages.
Option 3.
I did this on Feb. 15. My last 5-star book was: Inland by Tea Obreht. I filtered for 5-star community reviews, sorted by most recent, and found Cathy’s Feb 11 review on the first page (it has now dropped to page 2).
Cathy gave 5 stars to (and I chose to read):
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
This book is new to me.
334 pages.
312+334=646 total pages
Points this post: 30
Points total: 365
BB this post: 0
BB total: 1
GO this post: 0
GO total: 1
Cindy FTask 30.4 Old McDonald Had a Farm
Book 1: EIEIO in title, subtitle
Tipperary: A Novel of Ireland by Frank Delaney
Book 2: Option 1 Book with name of animal in title (Camel)
The Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth Peters
Points this post:30
Total points:210
Tasks completed:17
Books read:19
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:3
Amy B30.6 - Aprilleigh’s Task: The World of Xanth
This is a two-book task. No books with the main page genre Childrens or Kids may be used. Each book should be a minimum of 200 pages with a combined total of at least 500 pages.
Book 1: The Magic of Xanth
Option 1: Read any book in the Xanth series, currently over 40 books and still growing.
A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth #1) by Piers Anthony (344 pages)
A Spell for Chameleon
Book 2: The King of Xanth
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in PIERS ANTHONY (All initial count, and letters can be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase) AND that has MPGs of BOTH Science Fiction and Fantasy (Science Fiction Fantasy as an MPG will count as both).
The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz (352 pages)
The Future of Another Timeline
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 520 Points
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Christine V15.10 - Get 'Em While They're Hot
The Wolf in the Whale
I read the Kindle edition. The top PB (no MMPB available) has 544 pages.
***Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket***
Thanks for a fun Winter Challenge!
Points this post: 15
BB Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 11
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=1 (Total BB tickets=4)
***Repost due to book change***TraceyL
5.5. Try to Count Them.
Read a book with a main page genre of science fiction, fantasy, or speculative fiction, standalone or embedded.
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
Science Fiction is an MPG
Points Earned This Post: 0 *Already earned
Total Points Earned: 1085
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
TraceyL30.8 - Brooke TX's Task: Worlds Without End
Book 1: Read a book which has won or been nominated for any of the awards listed on the Worlds Without End site, from any year.
To Be Taught, If Fortunate Audiobook
To Be Taught, If Fortunate PB (No MMPB) 153 Pages
British Science Fiction Association Award Nominee for Best Shorter Fiction (2019)
Book 2: Read a book which has won or been nominated for a different award from the site, in any year. The award used for Book 1 may not be repeated.
Exhalation: Stories Audiobook
Exhalation: Stories PB 350 Pages
Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novelette (2014)
153 + 350 = 503 Pages
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 1115
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Delicious DeeRepost to switch books for Option 2
30.7 - 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 More 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
no point change from last post
Delicious Dee10.9 - Winter's in the Air
Must Love Kilts - won the ROAN (R in Winter) Award in 2017 for Time Travel
points this post: 10
points overall: 940
Delicious Dee20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI’s task-Celebrating the 90’s
option - Texas Secrets - first published 1999
points this post: 20
points overall: 980
Delicious Dee25.6 - Cordelia's Task: 2019
Option 1 - Wildfire Pegasus - published Dec 2019
Option 4 - Ninth House - HOUSE in TWO THOUSAND AND NINETEEN
points this post: 25
points overall: 1005
trishhartuk20.2 Rookie at the Top - Helen A's Task: Bird's Wedding
Read one book which includes in the title/subtitle one of the following words: Aborigine/Aboriginal...AMISH.
Undercover AMISH, Ashley Emma
Read the kindle edition. PB here or maybe here - it isn't clear which one is the edition that matches the kindle one.
Points this task: 20
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 510
Tasks completed: 30
Golden oldies: 7
Big Book tickets: 4
Delicious Dee25.10 - Kristina Simon's task: Rewards of Awards
Option 2 - American Born Chinese - won the Michael l printz award in 2007
Option 3 - A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refugee's Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival - won alex award in 2018
points this post: 25
points overall: 1030
Laurah3050.1 - Delicious Dee's Task: Diversify Your Reading
Book 1: Read a fiction book where the main character falls into one of the diversity categories.
Women Talking by Miriam Toews216 p **author is new to me
The eight women are part of a Mennonite colony where they are plotting their escape after a series of rapes. Greta and Ona are two of the main characters. The diversity category is religion. (I am not Mennonite).
Book 2: Read a fiction book where the Author falls into one of the diversity categories.
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
403 p **author is new to me
Kevin was born and raised in Singapore (person of colour, diverse background)
Book 3: Read a non-fiction book that is about one of the diversity categories
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown
509 pages -
claiming 1 BB ticket
(person of colour, diverse background) **author is new to me
Total pages - 1128
Points this task: 50
Total points to date: 430
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 2
Tasks complete: 18
Books read: 28
Delicious Dee10.2 - Comfort Food
Cook Once, Eat All Week: 26 Weeks of Gluten-Free, Affordable Meal Prep to Preserve Your Time & Sanity - shelved as food and drink by 37ppl; while a cookbook there is more than 100pages of text in the book
points this post: 10
points overall: 1040
50.1 Diversity Your Reading >750 pgsBk 1 Fiction character falls in Category 5 Mental Illness category new to me author
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath -259 pgs. Sylvia Plath is a new to me author.
Bk 2 Fiction - author falls in Category 1 Writer of Color
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler -287 pgs. Octavia E Butler is a new to me author
Bk 3 NF about Category 2 refugee experience
The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri- 368 pgs. Dina Nayeri is also a new to me author
259+287+368=914 pgs
Points: 50
Total/challenge: 505
JUKKA10.6 - Fresh Start
Book that is #1 in a series.
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1: Legacy by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning. It is #1 in the 2008 run of Guardians of the Galaxy.
Total Points: 435/1165
Total Books Read: 38
Tasks Completed: 30/64
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 8
JUKKA5.5. Try to Count Them.
Book with main page genre Fantasy, Science Fiction, or Speculative Fiction.
Commercial Suicide by Kieron Gillen has Fantasy.
Total Points: 440/1165
Total Books Read: 39
Tasks Completed: 31/64
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 8
Brooke TX50.1 - Delicious Dee's Task: Diversify Your Reading
Book 1: Read a fiction book where the main character falls into one of the diversity categories. LGBTQIA: main character Adrien English is a gay man. This author is new to me.
Book 2: Read a fiction book where the Author falls into one of the diversity categories. Person of Color: author L.L. McKinney is an African American woman. This author is new to me.
Book 3: Read a non-fiction book that is about one of the diversity categories. Mental Health disorder: approved in help thread message 3.
Points
This Post: 50
Total Points: 755
Completed Tasks: 47
Books Read: 88
10.10 - Overlooked?Read a popular book (over 10,000 ratings) that has never won or been nominated for a literary award
Tricky Twenty-Two
New Points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 480
BB: 1
GO: 2
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - Julia103's Task: The Name is Important
Option 3: Read a book with a word in the title of at least 3 letters that is in an award name. Approved in the eBook Verification spreadsheet on line 3242, and matching the Lodestar Award (found on page 51):
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 655
Completed Tasks: 44
Books Read: 88