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WINTER CHALLENGE 2014 CT
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Winter 2014 Completed Tasks: Do Not Delete Posts
Heather R20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School
Option 2 - Assigned Reading
The Giver
It is number 21 on page 1 of the list.
Goodreads author ticket
Margaret L20.6: Deployment
Option 2: Parenthood: A book where main character is a parent/guardian.
Burn by James Patterson
The main character, Detective Michael Bennett, is the father of 10 adopted children.
This book is not a re-read.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 140
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Heather R25.8 -- Hana C's task: Merry Saturnalia!
Book One
Citizens Creek
Book Two
2. The feast was an important part of the festivities. Read a book found on the Food Related Non Fiction list. Required: State which the number the book is at on the list and what page it is on when you post.
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food
It is number 30 on page 1 of the list.
Goodreads author
NicoleS20.4 - Author! Author! - Gea's task: The College Years
Option 1:Read a book which is set at least 50% in a country that is part of European Union.
The Vacationers by Emma Straub is set in Mallorca, Spain.
*Emma Straub is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 135
GR Authors this post: 1
Total GR Authors: 10
20.2 our friends in black and white. option 3. 
Task points: 20
Total points: 85
20.2 - Rookie at the Top -option 3.
Task points: 20
Total points: 85
5.4 Erato Lily Love Maggi Myers , word "love" in title
15.10 All I want for Christmas is U
Unusual Uses for Olive Oil Alexander Mccall Smith , word in title starts with "U"
Tasks points 20
Total points 235
REPOSTKathy G.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 3- Romance
This is a new book and new author to me
Enclave by Ann Aguirre
***Claiming Goodreads Author for Ann Aguirre***
Total Points- 80
Total Tasks- 5
Goodreads Authors- 5
Big Books- 0
Bookwrm526Task #20.2 - Feminism is For Everybody
Option 2: Read a fictional book from the best feminist fiction list. I read
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers.
At the time of this posting, it was on page one of the list, at number 89.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
MEGUNDER20.1 - Most Improved Player - Bea's task: January and Janus
Option 5. - Medical Setting
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
Good Reads Description: The time is 1981, and Sibyl Danforth has been a dedicated midwife in the rural community of Reddington, Vermont, for fifteen years.
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback has 384 pages.
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 7
Completed Tasks: 7
Pages Read: 2,554
Task 10.2 A New Year and a New NumberIn honor of 2015, read a book with the number of pages consisting of digits found in 2015.
250 pages
The Golden Grove (1984) by Nancy Kress (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 250 pages)
**** Goodreads Author **** Nancy Kress
55 + 10 = 65
Tasks Completed: 4
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 55 + 10 = 65
Books read: 5
Pages read: 1,593
Read but not claimed: 8
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Delicious Dee25.10 -- Lois's task: Book Group Books
Book 1 - The Baker's Daughter - Sarah McCoy (GR Author) - one of my groups Sisterhood of the Traveling Book is doing a make-up month for Group Reads in December - to give members a chance to catch up on group reads they may not have gotten to during the specific month (this was approved in the THT #7) - I loved this book - and I see the tie in to her contribution in an anthology I read earlier this year now
Book 2 - The Light Between Oceans - M.L. Stedman (GR Author) - 31st on the this month list for the US - as of December 31
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 495
Goodreads Authors: 28
Big Book Tickets:
10.4 - Genre "travel" Bella Tuscany
Frances Mayes is a GRA for 1 ticket.
New points this post: 10
Total w/this post: 810
GRA tickets this post:1
Total w/this post: 29
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total w/this post: 3
Total tasks completed:42
Total books claimed: 63
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25.9: Narcissus & EchoI chose Narcissus:
Option A: Book Written in First Person - Run, Don't Walk: The Curious and Chaotic Life of a Physical Therapist Inside Walter Reed Army Medical Center by Adele Levine (Goodreads Author) - this book is new to me.
First sentence demonstrating first person perspective:
"She downplays it when she hangs up the phone, but I can tell she's secretly thrilled." (page one, second paragraph)
Option B: I, Me or My in the title/subtitle:
Scratch Beginnings: Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream by Adam Shepard - this book is new to me
total pages (must exceed 500): 512
Link to review : Points this post: 25
Total points: 300
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
5.6 - MelpomeneRead a book found on the Causes of Ugly Crying list.
I read The Book Thief.
This is currently number 5 on page 1 of the list.
Claiming one Big Book Ticket (550 pages).
Claiming one Goodreads Author Ticket (Markus Zusak).
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Tasks complete: 3
Books read: 3
GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2
20.8: Nickels & DimesLost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker
This meets task 5.2 (main page genre: History) and 10.5 (non-fiction that I wanted to know more about: I saw this book referenced in an article I was reading about the Serial podcast, talking about other unsolved crimes in America. I was pretty interested in the topic, so I found this book at the library.)
Link to review : Points this post: 20
Total points: 320
Goodreads Authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Chris MD15.4 - Ring In the New
One book option
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris
This book was first published May 6, 2014, and it is listed as #1 in a series.
I listened to the audio version on this book. The paperback has 305 pages.
If there is a question about this publication date, please see this in the help thread.
20.3 Caroling, Caroling . . .
Matching the word "Christmas," which appears in "White Christmas"
The Christmas Train by David Baldacci, who is a GoodReads author
This book is 288 pages, meeting the >250 page requirement.
25.1 New and Old
Option 1 - New-to-you book by an author read before
Fifth Business by Robertson Davies
I previously read Davies' The Cunning Man.
Option 2 - Book by new-to-you author
The Cemetery Yew by Cynthia Riggs
I have not read anything by Cynthia Riggs before.
Points for this post: 15 + 20 + 25 = 60
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 4
Goodreads authors: 1
Big books: 500=0, 750=0, 1,000=0
Oma1229 20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 3- Read a book with the genre "Romance" on the goodread’s main page. The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
Come to Me by Amy Bloom
Genre verification for Romance post #359
This book is not a reread for me.
Total Points- 140/1045
Number of Tasks Completed 7/59
Number of GR authors-(4)
Number of Big Books- 500 pages () 750+pages (1)
20.10 - Group ReadsWorld War II Fiction: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (a GRA).
Message 32 in the discussion thread. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 90
Big Books: 0 tickets
Total GR Authors: 3
Post 510.3. National Days.
Book is set in Japan #14 on Winter National Days Country List
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Audition
Points this post: 10
Total: 85
Books read: 6
Tasks Done:5
Mod
5.8 - Terpsichore
The Dancer from Khiva: One Muslim Woman's Quest for Freedom by Bibish
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
option 1, far abroad
Francesca by Donald Finnaeus Mayo
paperback: Francesca
set in Asia, I live in North America, this book is not a reread
30.9 -- Delicious Dee's task: You Are An Ironman
option 3, anticipating For the Dead by Timothy Hallinan #6 in series
option 5, SALT: Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman, #4 in series
total = 300
HANNAH THE BLONDE30.7 Hang the Christmas Stockings with Care
I rolled a 4 and a 5
Option 4 Luxury Item
The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks
This is not a re-read for me.
Brent Weeks is a GRA.
This book is 757 pages long, so I am claiming 2 BB tickets.
Option 5 Surprise
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
This book can be found on page 1 of the list.
Marissa Meyer is a GRA.
This Post:
Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 1
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 3
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500=1, 750=1, 1000=0
Books Read: 5
Total Points: 75
NicoleKukralTask 10.7
I read Half-Marathon: You Can Do It by Jeff Galloway.
This post:
Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 1
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 3
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Total Points: 40
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY10.7 You Can Do It!
Read a book with the main page genres fitness, health, or diet/diets.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
I listened to the audiobook, the mmpb has 447 pages.
Rebecca Skloot is a **Goodreads Author**
[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 290/1045
Books Read: 26
Completed Tasks: 22/59
Pages Read: 7905
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY20.6 Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 3: Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder -- For this option read a book with the genre "Romance" on the goodread’s main page. The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
Austenland (Austenland #1) -- Shannon Hale
Required: This book is *NOT* a re-read.
Shannon Hale is a **Goodreads Author**
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 310/1045
Books Read: 27
Completed Tasks: 23/59
Pages Read: 8113
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
15.2 - Roman NumeralsBook 1 - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell - I, C, L, M, V, X
Book 2 - Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning, a Goodreads author. - D
Points: 310
5.1 - CalliopeRead a book with the genre "Poetry" on its main page.
I read Poetry Out Loud.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20
Tasks complete: 4
Books read: 4
GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2
Cait S20.8- 5+5, 5+10, and 10+10 equals 20!
Read ONE book that fits the requirements for two of this season's 5- or 10-point tasks (excluding 5.10).
What Is This Thing Called Love: Poems by Kim Addonizio **Kim Addonizio is a Goodreads Author**
This book fills two of the 5 point tasks:
5.1- A book with the genre Poetry on the main page.
5.4- "Love" found intact in the title.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 155
Goodreads Authors: 9
Total Tasks Completed: 12
30.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Twice the FunRolled a 6
6.GENRE: I chose Horror
And Afterward, the Dark: Seven Tales by Basil Copper 12/31/14
The Dark Ones by Bryan Smith 12/8/14
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 100
Books Read: 7
Bookwrm526Task 20.1 - January and Janus
Option 2: Read a book with Historical Fiction or Science Fiction as a main page genre (I chose Science Fiction). I read:
Dawn by Octavia E. Butler
which takes place aboard the spaceship of an alien race from some other solar system, set 250 years after an unnamed war that nearly destroyed the human race. While the war is not dated, even if you assume it took place in the 1980s when the book was written, that would make it 2237-ish which fits the requirements.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
BARBARA ★15.3 Launch A Thousand Ships
Book 1 - Wild Things - Chloe Neill (Chloe on Greek Mythology list) 12/31
Goodreads Author
20.6 -- Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 1: The Viper - Monica McCarty 12/29
(I live in North America, book set in Europe, Scotland/England)
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 35
Total Points: 295
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books - 500+: (1)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
295/1100 POINTS
Blueberry30.5
opt. 2 read a book with the genre "utopia" or "dystopia" on its main page.
The Leftovers
opt. 3 Read a book the title or subtitle of which contains a word that matches exactly a word of 4 or more letters from the lyrics of Donovan's song Atlantis.
Traveling With Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story Matching word is 'with'
AuthorSue Monk Kidd is a Goodreads author.
Pts this post: 30
Total pts: 70
GRA: 4
Teresa Jo20.10 - Group Reads: Laugh Out Loud Funny
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Book discussion participation Post #22
Goodreads Author Neil Gaiman
This Post
Points: 20
Goodreads Author: Yes
Big Books: No
Winter Totals
Total Points: 565 / 1045 (54.06%)
Total Goodreads Authors: 23
Total Big Books: 1
GLADGIRL20.8 - Nickles & Dimes - Angie CA's Task: 5+5, 5+10, and 10+10 equals 20!
Read ONE book that fits the requirements for two of this season's 5- or 10- point tasks (excluding 5.10).
Required: Identify the 2 tasks you used and include any required posting information for each.
I used:
10.1 - A Random Trip Back in Time
Go to Random.org. On the right-hand side of the page is a box that says True Random Number Generator. Set the minimum to 1 and the maximum to 50. Have the generator give you a number.
Subtract the random number generated from 2015, and read a book first published in the resulting year.
I got a 3, meaning I needed to choose a book published in 2012.
I combined this task with:
10.9 - Get to Know the Author
Read a book written by an author interviewed by Goodreads.
REQUIRED: Include in the post the page number on which you found your author's interview.
I chose Stephen King from page 1 of the author interview page.
Combining the two tasks, I read the following:
The Wind Through the Keyhole: A Dark Tower Novel (The Dark Tower #4.5)
By Stephen King
Stephen King is a Goodreads Author
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 6
Completed Tasks: 4
Pages Read: 309
Total Pages Read: 1,953
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
15.7 Creature FeatureI read The Siren by Tiffany Reisz
This Post
Points: 15
Goodreads Author this post: Yes, Tiffany Reisz is a goodreads author
Big Books: No
Winter Totals
Total Points: 165
Total Tasks: 14
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Total Big Books: 0
AKCTask 20.0 STOP THAT SLUMP ( No letters in authors name)
Visions in Death by J.D. Robb
Points this task: 20
Total points:175
25.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of TasksBook A: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
REQUIRED: State the source of the book when you post.
This book has been in my kindle library for months.
Book B: A Room with a View by EM Forster
Monkeypox
Total points=25
Dakimel15.6 My Way
I read the memoir Bad Feminist: Essays
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jessica PDX's Task: Stop That Slump!
I read Top Secret Twenty-One - Janet Evanovich has a lot of letters in her name, but none of them are also in SLUMP
25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo
I did Narcissus
option A - first person narration in Isla and the Happily Ever After
option C -
has one person on the cover30.5 - Sandy's task: Atlantis
option 2 - Station Eleven is a dystopia novel
option 3 - The Narrow Road to the Deep North & the word north is in Donovan's song
30.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Twice the Fun
for option 2 I read 2 books by the same author, Jill Shalvis:
It Had to Be You & Head Over Heels
TALLY:
This post - 120
Total - 320
JJBB15.4 Ring In The New
(read one book that satisfies both requirements--published between March 1 2014 and February 28 2015 & first in a series)
Lock In by John Scalzi
Points this post: 15
Total books: 4
Total tasks: 4
Total Points: 40
Teresa Jo15.10 All I Want For Christmas is U
Word in title begins with "U"
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
This Post
Points: 15
Goodreads Author: No
Big Books: No
Winter Totals
Total Points: 580 / 1045 (55.50%)
Total Goodreads Authors: 23
Total Big Books: 1
Julie L
10.1. A Random Trip Back in Time.
Go to Random.org. On the right-hand side of the page is a box that says True Random Number Generator. Set the minimum to 1 and the maximum to 50. Have the generator give you a number.
Subtract the random number generated from 2015, and read a book first published in the resulting year.
REQUIRED Include your random number in your post.
My Random Number was 37 , so I needed to read a book from 1978 .
Arlene Francis: A Memoir
Published 1-1-1978
Points this post - 10
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Points to date - 160
10.1. A Random Trip Back in Time.
Go to Random.org. On the right-hand side of the page is a box that says True Random Number Generator. Set the minimum to 1 and the maximum to 50. Have the generator give you a number.
Subtract the random number generated from 2015, and read a book first published in the resulting year.
REQUIRED Include your random number in your post.
My Random Number was 37 , so I needed to read a book from 1978 .
Arlene Francis: A Memoir
Published 1-1-1978
Points this post - 10
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Points to date - 160
25.1 -- Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and OldOption 2: Read a book by a new-to-you author.
The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Ones) Saved My Life byAndy Miller
A new to me author.
Option 3: Start a series by a new-to-you author. This book must be listed as book #1 in a series on Goodreads.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
The author is new to me, and I will be reading more in the series!!
total points this post: 25
total points: 130
Tasks Completed: 7
Big Books: 0
Books read:9
Shannon South Africa15.5 California Dreamin'
God-Shaped Hole by Tiffanie DeBartolo
Set in California
Task points 15
Challenge points 15
Shannon South Africa30.6 Twice the Fun
Rolled 6 - 2 books of the same genre
Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwell
By Eastern Windows by Greta Curran Browne
Both books are Historical Fiction
Claiming a big book ticket for Stonehenge (578 pages)
Claiming a Goodreads author for Greta Curran Browne
Big book tickets 1
Goodreads authors 1
Task points 30
Challenge points 45
Shannon South Africa30.6 Twice the Fun
Rolled 6 - 2 books of the same genre
Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwell
By Eastern Windows by Greta Curran Browne
Both books are Historical Fiction
Claiming a big book ticket for Stonehenge (578 pages)
Claiming a Goodreads author for Greta Curran Browne
Big book tickets 1
Goodreads authors 1
Task points 30
Challenge points 45
LOULOU 25.4 Bluemoons' Task: EGYPTIAN DEITIES
Option A: Read a book with the name of a season in the title or subtitle.
Winter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom
Option D: Read a book with "Magic" or "Magical realism" as a main page genre.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling.
IL: MG BL: 7.2 AR: 44.0
Claiming ONE big book ticket for Winter in Madrid (549 pages) and TWO for Order of the Phoenix (766 pages).
Points this post: 25
Points overall: 65
Goodreads authors: 0
Big book tickets (500): 2
Big book tickets (750): 1
Big book tickets (1000): 0
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
HANNAH THE BLONDEThis is a repost to correct a BB ticket claim only
30.7 Hang the Christmas Stockings with Care
I rolled a 4 and a 5
Option 4 Luxury Item
The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks
This is not a re-read for me.
Brent Weeks is a GRA.
This book is 757 pages long, so I am claiming 2 BB tickets.
Option 5 Surprise
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
This book can be found on page 1 of the list.
Marissa Meyer is a GRA.
This Post:
Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 1
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 3
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500=1, 750=1, 1000=0
Books Read: 5
Total Points: 75
5.2 ClioA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Has Historical Fiction on main page.
5.5 Thalia
Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast
This book has humor on the main page.
20.1 January and Janus
Option 1 - Janus Crusader's Cross
by James Lee BurkeThere is a gate on the cover.
20.6 Deployment
Option 3 -My Dear I Wanted to Tell You by Louisa Young
Romance is on the main page.
This is not a re-read.
Post Total: 50
Grand Total: 100
Dobbs20.10 Group Reads - World War II Fiction
Code Name Verity
Elizabeth Wein is a GoodReads Author!
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 105
Total GR Authors: 5
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
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25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo
Narcissus
A. Read a book that is written in first person.
Trip of the Tongue: Cross-Country Travels in Search of America's Languages by Elizabeth Little
First sentence - "Although I didn't know it at the time, this story began some five years ago when I hired a decrepit UHaul..."
Goodreads author ticket
C. Read a book that shows exactly one person on the cover. Required: Include the cover when you post.
If Nuns Ruled the World: Ten Sisters on a Mission
Goodreads author ticket