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WINTER CHALLENGE 2019
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Brooke TXTask 25.9 Diana K's Task: 2020 Number Fun.
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in the word VIGESIMAL.
Option 4: Read a book that has a pair of glasses on the cover.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 805
Completed Tasks: 49
Books Read: 88
Brooke TX25.11 - SandyL's Task: Rescue Me!
Option 3: Read a book written by an author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase RESCUE DOGS.
Option 4: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 830
Completed Tasks: 50
Books Read: 88
Chris MD 25.3 Crime Writer's Award
Option 1 - Color in the title
The Red Coat: A Novel of Boston by Dolley Carlson
Option 5 - Book from Detective Fiction List
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
#9 on the first page
First published in 1887 Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket
Total points: 305
Chris MD 25.4 I'd Like to Thank . . .
Option 3 - Magic is a central plot point
A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab
As noted in the description, the entire world is built on magic.
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 640 pages.
Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket
Option 3 Borrowed from friend, library, or subscription service
A Christmas Promise by Anne Perry
Borrowed from the Alachua County Library System
Total points: 330
Chris MD 25.14 Celebrating Trafalgar Square
Option A - Author's initials in CHARITY CAROLS
A Pale Horse by Charles Todd
CT both found in ChariTy
Option C - TITLE of at least 3 words, where the beginning letter of each word is found in SEASONAL WARMTH
Silent on the Moor by Deanna Raybourn
SO in seaSOnal
TM in warMTh
Horse 336 pages
Silent 465 pages
Total 801 pages
Total points: 335
Kathy KSOption 1 book was last used for Task 10.8. Totals adjusted.
25.4 - Sally M's Task: I’d Like to Thank…
Read two books, from two different options. The total number of pages for both books combined must be at least 600.
Option 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in SPREADSHEET TRACKER.
Playing With Fire, by Peter Robinson.
PR= sPReadsheet tracker
Option 3: Read a book you borrowed from a friend, the library or a subscription service... REQUIRED: State which friend, library, or service you borrowed your book from.
Montana, by Gwen Florio.
Borrowed from Hoopla, courtesy of Bison Community Library.
Pages: 368 (hb) + 256 (listened to audio; pb=256; no mmpb) = 624 (>600)
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 485-10+25=500
Tasks completed: 21-1+1=21
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Kathy KS15.5- Lady With A Lamp
Read a book with a nurse or a midwife as a central character.
Required: If the nurse/midwife is not mentioned in the GR description include a reference when you post.
Bone Dry, by Bette Golden Lamb.
This is #1 in the Gina Mazzio Medical Thrillers series. MC, Gina, is an RN in the Oncology Department of a hospital.
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 515
Tasks completed: 22
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
StaceyNC20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Can You Keep A
Option 3: What's in a name?
Read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in either SPECTRE or MELTDOWN.
Book: Deadly Fear
Completed: 2/28/20
Author: Cynthia Eden (spECtre)
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 480
Tasks completed: 27
StaceyNC20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season
Book: In the Woods
Completed: 2/28/20
Discussion Participation
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 500
Tasks Completed: 28
20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI’s task-Celebrating the 90’sAt least 190 Pages: 313 pages
Option 1: Read a book FIRST published between 1990 and 1999 (inclusive).
1995
A Spell of Winter by Helen Dunmore
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 415
Julia1035.5. Try to Count Them.
The Northern Girl (MPG Fantasy)
(I read this as part of the omnibus The Chronicles of Tornor Trilogy: Watchtower, The Dancers of Arun, and The Northern Girl)
This post: 5 points
Total points: 880
BB: 11
GO: 2
Tasks completed: 42
Books read: 64
Coralie 15.10 Get ‘Em While They’re Hot
Book published in 2019
A Brightness Long Ago
Total to date 610 points
30.2 - Amanda A & Amy FL's Task: Two Women Honoring a Remarkable WomanChoose two different options and read a book for each option. The combined total of both books must be at least 500 pages.
Option 2: Read a book FIRST published in January of any year.
The Widow
Published: January 17, 2017
Option 4: Read a book with at least two sets of double letters in the title and/or author name (single authors only.)
The Dutch House
By: Ann Patchett
--> Two N's in Ann, Two T's in Patchett
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This post: 30
Total points: 340
Books read: 21
Tasks completed: 17
Big Book tickets: 5
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Jen K30.7 - Tien's task: Sesame Street 50th
Option 1: 50 years
Golden State published 2019
Option 3: Human Sesame Street characters
Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming
Character's Name: Alan
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 625
Karen DTask 25.12 - CathyG’s Task: Challenge Addict
Option 1: Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship, finished 2/28
How it fits: Published 2015 and has 275 pages
Option 2: The Butterfly Girl, finished 2/27
How it fits: #2 in Naomi Cottle series; I read #1 in series before Winter challenge began
Points this task: 25
Total points: 1025
CathyG25.8 - Bookwrm526's Task: Celebrate Every Day!
Choose two of the following options ONE book may have the genre Childrens or Kids.
Option 2: Repeal Day (December 5) and Bartender Appreciation Day (December 6) –
Read a book where the author's first and last name initials can be found in BARTENDERS.
My Alien's Obsession by Stasia Black
Option 4: Cuddle Up Day (January 6) – Read a book with the MPG Romance (standalone or embedded).
Cinder Road by Toby Neal
Both approved for length post #7767
Points this post: 25
Total points: 525
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 38
CathyG25.13 - Rina's Task: Christmas Markets
This is a two book task. The combined page count for both books must be at least 500 pages.
Choose one Christmas Market from the The Most Charming Christmas Markets in Europe list and complete both tasks for your chosen market.
Required: Identify the Christmas Market you chose when you post. Prague
Book 1 - Read a book with ALL the letters of the city, where your chosen Christmas Market is held, found in either the title/subtitle OR series name. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Required: If using the series title, include the series name in your post.
Under the Lights by Abbi Glines
series name: The Field Party
336pp
Book 2 - Read a book set at least 50% in the country where your chosen market is held.
The Vampire Always Rises by Katie MacAlister
"Look, we took you and Esme with us tonight because you guys said you wanted a night out in Prague..."
234pp
Points this post: 25
Total points: 550
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 40
CathyG30.7 - Tien's task: Sesame Street 50th
Choose two different options,
Option 1: 50 years
Read a book first published in 1969 to 2019 inclusive.
Chosen By A Beast by Miranda Bridges
approved for length post #7767
Option 3: Human Sesame Street characters
Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name matches a human Sesame Street character's name.
Required: State character's name used Wanda
The Christmas Secret by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Points this post: 30
Total points: 580
Tasks completed: 29
Books read: 42
CathyG5.10. Your Personal Award!
Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules. For this task, a book with the main page genre Childrens or Kids may be used if it is not found in AR Bookfinder.
Quicksilver by Claudy Conn
Points this post: 5
Total points: 585
Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 43
Readerboard Name Kathy P15.6 - Third Time's The Charm
Sleeping Giants
Literary Awards
Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis Nominee for Bestes ausländisches Werk (2017)
Sunburst Award Nominee for Adult (2017)
Compton Crook Award Nominee (2017)
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science Fiction (2016)
Totals
Points: 320
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 14
Total Books read: 19
CathyG5.6. 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,Initials must appear in the order they occur in the target phrase.
Jingle Bell Harbor by Tracy Brogan
Approved for length post #1589
Points this post: 5
Total points: 590
Tasks completed: 31
Books read: 44
CathyG5.5. Try to Count Them.
Read a book with a main page genre of science fiction, fantasy, or speculative fiction, standalone or embedded.
Tied with a Bow by Lora Leigh
Points this post: 5
Total points: 595
Tasks completed: 32
Books read: 45
Jen K30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrating Louise Erdrich
Option 1: The Plague of Doves (for both books)
The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury
MPG Historical Fiction
The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations
MPG Race
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 655
CathyG5.4. That's a Strange Title!
Read a book with an odd number of words in its title - subtitles are excluded.
The Monarch's Mate by Miranda Bridges
Approved for length post #7767
Points this post: 5
Total points: 600
Tasks completed: 33
Books read: 46
CathyG5.2. The Maple Leaf Rag.
Read a book set at least 50% in Canada.
Immortal Born by Lynsay Sands
Points this post: 5
Total points: 605
Tasks completed: 34
Books read: 47
Kristen IA25.3 - TraceyL's Task: Crime Writers Awards
This is a 2 book task. Pick two options and read one book for each option.
Required: Identify the options.
Option 1: The Scarlet Stiletto
Read a book with a color word in the TITLE.
A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
Option 5: The Gumshoe Award
Read a book which meets SRC rules and is found on this Detective Fiction List.
Required: State the page.
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley - page 3, #291
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 335/1165
Tasks Completed: 18/64
BB: 1
GO: 0
Kim O10.6 - Fresh Start Read a book that is #1 in a series.
Death Al Dente
Point this task: 10
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 3
Tasks completed: 14
Kim O30.7 - Tien's task: Sesame Street 50th
Option 1: 50 years - Read a book first published in 1969 to 2019 inclusive.
Night of Miracles
Option 3: Human Sesame Street characters - Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name matches a human Sesame Street character's name.
Calypso The author's first name matches the first name of the character David.
Points this task: 30
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 3
Tasks completed: 15
Kristen IA25.10 - Kristina Simon's task: Rewards of Awards
This is a two book task. Choose two of the following options and read one book for each option. One of your books may have a MPG of Sequential Art, Comics, Manga, or Graphic Novel. The combined page count for both books must be at least 500 pages.
Option 1: Readers
Read a book found on the list of Popular Book Club Books.
Required: State which page the book can be found on when you post.
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara - 409 pages - found on pg 7 of list
I listened to the audio and have linked to MMPB edition for page count.
Option 4: The Media
Sure, all authors hope to land a spot on Oprah's TBR list but there are other influencers out there. For this option, choose one of the media stars below and read a book found on her book list.
Reese Witherspoon - page 1, #17 - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel - 336 pages
409 + 336 = 745 pages > 500 pages
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 360/1165
Tasks Completed: 19/64
BB: 1
GO: 0
Kim O30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrating Louise Erdrich
Option 1: The Plague of Doves - Read a book with mpg historical fiction, mpg sociology, or mpg race (or racism).
The Painted Kiss
Option 2: The Round House - Read a book from the list Native American Fiction.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven -- found on page 1
Point this task: 30
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 3
Tasks completed: 16
Coralie 15.5 Lady with a Lamp
Book with a nurse as central character
Burning Lamp
Total to date 625 points
JAMTOWN 80Task 25.14- Celebrating Trafalgar Square
Option 2
Option A: Author initials in CHARITY CAROLS
Option C: Initial letter in 3 word title found in SEASONAL WARMTH
Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
Page count: 832 exceeds 500 minimum
Task: 25
Season total: 265
15.3 - Spin the WheelOption 2: All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg
R,S,T,L,N,E and C,D,M,A in title/author name
Total points: 315
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Queen Bee Darlene's Task: Be BetterOption 3: Saudade by Suneeta Peres da Costa
Author name contains a D and an E
Final total: 335
Thank you, moderators and task creators!
Kait15.7 - Stand Alone
A book that is a standalone - NOT part of a series or continuing story or world.
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson -- Furiously Happy is not part of a series
Total Points: 155
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Kait20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI’s Task: Celebrating the 90’s
Option 2 - A book with a main page genre of Fantasy, standalone or embedded, AND whose page count contains a 1, 9 or 3.
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson -- Fantasy is a main page genre with 8,918 users & 1 is found in the page count
Elantris qualifies for 1 Big Book Ticket at 615 pages.
Total Points: 175
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 0
MEGSCL30.8 - Brooke TX's Task: Worlds Without End
Book 1: Everything Under. Shirley Jackson award nominee 2018.
Book 2: Farthing. Nebula award nominee 2006.
FINAL TOTAL
775 points
8 big books
1 golden oldie
TraceyL30.6 - Aprilleigh’s Task: The World of Xanth
Book 1: The Magic of Xanth
Option 2: Read any book on Goodreads’ list of Popular Punny Books.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Audiobook
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy MMPB 216 Pages
Appears on Page 3 of the Punny Books List
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
The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee NewitzAudiobook
The Future of Another Timeline PB (No MMPB) 350 Pages
Initials AN apears in ANthony
Science Fiction AND Fantasy are MPGs
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 1145
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Marina H10.8 - Leap Year
Flaskepost fra P by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Published 2009
Points this post: 10
Total points: 250
Big book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 17
Marina H20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Can You Keep A Secret?
Option 3: Kør din plov over de dødes knogler by Kør din plov over de dødes knogler
Author initials in MELTDOWN
Points this post: 20
Total points: 270
Big book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 18
Readerboard Name Kathy P20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah Ruth's Task: Can You Keep A Secret?
Option 3: Author Sarah Ruden Initials found in SPECTRE
The Face of Water: A Translator on Beauty and Meaning in the Bible
Totals
Points: 340
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 15
Total Books read: 20
Readerboard Name Kathy P30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrating Louise Erdrich
Both books from option 1
Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker
Girl in the Blue CoatTotals
Points: 370
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 16
Total Books read: 22
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.10 - Get 'Em While They're Hot
The 18th Abduction by James Patterson
This book was first published on April 29, 2019.
Link to PB edition: The 18th Abduction
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 180 points
Tasks completed: 10
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.8 - MEGSCL's Task: Title Tropes
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
The title contains five words and includes a full name (Nina Hill).
Link to PB edition: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 200 points
Tasks completed: 11
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
25.15 Do You Want to Build a Snowman?Option 1 - Snow
The Snowman by Jo Nesbø
On page 1 of the list.
Option 2 - Coal
by Allison MontclairThe Snowman has 500 pages exactly. I'd like a BB ticket.
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 520
BB Total: 4
Golden Oldie Total: 2
Finished for the season.
Jen K25.6 - Cordelia's Task: 2019
Option 1: Read a book FIRST published in 2019.
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Option 4: When She Woke
Word: When - tWo tHousand and nineteEN
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 680
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.8 - Bookwrm526's Task: Celebrate Every Day!
Book 1 -
Princess in Training by Meg Cabot
Option 4 - This book has a MPG of Romance (shelved by 327 pages).
Link to PB edition: Princess in Training
Book 2 -
Final Sentence by Daryl Wood Gerber
Option 5 - The cover contains a cat which is typically considered an indoor pet.
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 225 points
Tasks completed: 12
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
25.5 - Kaora's Task: All Work and Some Play...Option 1:
by Jasper Fforde384 pages
Option 4:
by Eric NierstedtALBUQUERQUE BALLOOn FeSTIVAL
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 590
Books Read: 45
Completed Tasks: 25
BB tickets:00
BB Tickets to Date: 01
GO tickets: 00
GO Tickets to Date: 01
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25.6 - Cordelia's Task: 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.
Option 5: Read a book which has at least 2 of the following numbers: 2, 0, 1, 9 in the number of pages.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 780
Completed Tasks: 48
Books Read: 88