Reading The Seasons (RTS) - Winter

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Reading the Seasons - Winter 2019
Duration: December 22, 2019 - March 19, 2020

Levels:

11-20 snowmen: Abominable Snowman
19⛄

❄️ Your goal is to collect as many snowmen as possible by the end of the challenge.

❄️ You may use a task as many times as you like.

❄️ Scoring: Score 1 snowman for each book read that fits a task plus 1 snowman for each bonus task completed.

EXAMPLE:
TASK: Read a book with food on the cover (Bonus: Apple or pumpkin on the cover)
You read a book with food on the cover = 1 snowman

You read a book with an apple on the cover = 1 snowman for the food item + 1 snowman for the apple = 2 snowmen

❄️❄️ Please keep a record of your total snowmen at the top of your post.

CHALLENGE RULES
❄️ Each book may only be used for one task but tasks may be used multiple times.




Winter Bucket List

1. Go dogsledding
⛄ Read a book where animals are used for transportation or with a title that begins with a letter in DOG.
☃️ Bonus: a book with a dog on the cover or a service/working dog in the story.
starts with D
1 point Darkness Everlasting by Alexandra Ivy 18 January 2020 ★★★★
1 point Dream of Orchids by Phyllis A. Whitney 4 February 2020 ★★★
1 point Darkness Revealed by Alexandra Ivy 29 February 2020 ★★★★
starts with O
1 point One Night More by Mandy Baxter 5 March 2020 ★★★



2. Do the polar bear plunge
⛄ Read a book that takes place near a body of water or was published in January, February, or March.
☃️ Bonus: a book with a mostly naked character on the cover.
1 point Staked by Kevin Hearne 18 January 2020 ★★★ 01/26/16
1 point Chaos Choreography by Seanan McGuire 25 January 2020 ★★★★★ 03/01/16





3. Build a snowman or snow angel
⛄ Read a book with snow on the cover or an angel in the story.
☃️ Bonus: a book with a snowman or snow angel on the cover.

4. Go snowshoeing, ice skating, skiing, or snowboarding
⛄ Read a book with two of the following words in the text: snow, shoe, ice, skate, or ski (variations allowed) or that takes place in the mountains.
☃️ Bonus: mountains on the cover.

5. Go stargazing
⛄ Read a book where an important scene takes place outdoors and at night or where one of the author's initials is found in STAR.
☃️ Bonus: a book with the night sky on the cover.
Author's initial
1 point Madam, Will You Talk? by Mary Stewart 31 December2019 ★★★★★
1 point Public Secrets by Nora Roberts 10 January 2020 ★★★
1 point Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody 16 January 2020 ★★★★
1 point Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch 31 January 2020 ★★★
1 point Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse 20 February 2020 ★★★★★
1 point Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai 25 February 2020 ★★★★
1 point Untouched by Sara Humphreys 10 March 2020 ★★★★




6. Go on a winter photo scavenger hunt
⛄ Read a book where the main character searches for something/someone or with a character who is a photographer.
☃️ Bonus: a book with a camera or photograph on the cover.

7. Build a snow fort and have a snowball fight
⛄ Read a book where the main character is in the military or law enforcement or where a battle takes place.
1 point Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik 25 December 2019 ★★★★ Will Laurence is in the Royal Air Corps



8. Sleep in an ice hotel
⛄ Read a book where the main character spends the night in a hotel, inn, or bed and breakfast or has an "icy" (your interpretation) character.

9. Start a scrapbook or a knit/crochet a hat or scarf
⛄ Read a book where the main character engages in a hobby or with a "crafty" (your interpretation) character.
☃️ Bonus: a hat and/or scarf on the cover.
1 point Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton 5 January 2020 ★★★



10. Take a class
⛄ Read a book where the main character is a student or a teacher or the main character learns a new skill.
☃️ Bonus: primary setting is a school.

11. Host a movie or video game marathon
⛄Read a book where friends get together for an activity or where the main character does the same activity for long periods of time.
☃️ Bonus: a character plays video games.
2 points Arena by Holly Jennings 28 December 2019 ★★★★ the MC is in the Virtual Gaming Leagues, She and her team mates also play traditional video games in their down time



12. Put together a jigsaw puzzle or play board/card games
⛄ Read a book where the main character must solve a puzzle (your interpretation) or with a character that plays games (your interpretation).
☃️ Bonus: jigsaw puzzle, board game, or playing cards in the story or on the cover.

13. Plan your summer vacation
⛄ Read a book where the main character goes on vacation or a book that takes place in summer.
☃️ Bonus: a "summer" scene on the cover.

14. Redecorate or Feng Shui your home
⛄ Read a book where a structure/room is remodeled/redecorated or where the main character finds balance and harmony.
☃️ Bonus: the words Feng Shui in the text (state location and passage).

15. Host a murder mystery party
⛄ Read a book with the MPG mystery or where a death occurs.
☃️ Bonus: a death takes place during a party.
1 point Murder with a Twist by Allyson K. Abbott 12 January 2020 ★★★★
1 point Sugar and Iced by Jenn McKinlay 15 February 2020 ★★★★




16. Volunteer your time
⛄ Read a book with a charitable or giving main character or with a charitable organization in the story.

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Christina!