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WINTER CHALLENGE 2020
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
15.5 - Let There Be Light(s)Read a book with all the letters of LASER found in the TITLE only
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
L in Life, A in A.J., SER in Storied
New Points: 15
Total Points: 225
GO: 1
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25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: The Unfortunate Effect of Planning
1) How To Marry A Werewolf
Read a book with one of the words DON’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO in the title only. The word must stand alone and match exactly.
3) The Screaming Staircase EEE, AAA
AR Bookfinder: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 14.0
Read a book where at least 2 different vowels appear at least 3 times each in the title and/or subtitle.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 130
Books Read: 10
Tasks Done: 8
Sunshine20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sara G's task: Remembrance
Option 1:
Books: Moon Dragon by J.R. Rain 12/5/20
How it Fits: JR in JERSEY CITY
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 95
Books Read: 6
Amy W20.6 – Seasoned Reader - EShay's task: EShay's podcast connection
I chose Option 4: Short and sweet: Read a book with the main page genre Novella and/or that has a page length of 150-200, inclusive.
I read Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine. My copy has 169 pages.
Points This Task: 20
Total Points to Date: 55
5.5 - Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In#5 in a series
Paper Girls, Vol. 5 by Brian K. Vaughan
Read an ebook, the paperback is 128 pgs
Total Points: 225
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyWinter 2020 SRC
Task 15.1 - Groovy, Man
Day Picked Day 3 - Sunday August 17 to Monday August 18
Book 1: Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction by Grady Hendrix
author's last name Hendrix matches Jimi Hendrix
Book 2: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
word "who" found in the song "Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring" by Jimmy Cocker and the Grease Band
I listened to the audible version, the MMPB version is 820 pages, so I am claiming 2 BB tickets
Points this post: 15
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 2
Total Points this season: 240
Total GO Tickets: 3
Total BB Tickets: 4
Trisha15.8 - The Fab Four
A Whole New World
Points this task: 15
Books read: 9
Golden oldie:
Big book:
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 7
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Julia103's task: The Sixties, but When?Option 3: Read a book of at least 360 pages where the page count ends in 60 or 66
Hollow Empire (Poison War #2) by Sam Hawke
560 pages
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 220
15.8 - The Fab FourYou Don't Know Me by Imran Mahmood
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 235
Barbara ★10.10 - I Want Them All!
Read a book with a word from this list in its title/subtitle.
Death by Vanilla Latte - Alex Erickson 12/30
(vanilla in title)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 375
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Jen K25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: The Unfortunate Effect of Planning
Option 3- The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
3 E's and 3 A's: thE profEssor And thE mAdmAn
Option 4- In a Holidaze
Blue and Yellow bulbs
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 160
Readerboard Name: Kathy P15.8 - The Fab Four
The Rector of Justin
Totals
Points: 85
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 5
Total Books read: 6
25.5 - VERRRRY INTERESTINGOPTION 1 - Rescue Me by Rachel Gibson
Author shares a name with Henry Gibson
OPTION 2 - Ready Player Two
First letter of each word in "You bet your sweet bippy"
TOTAL POINTS - 275
Kai15.5 Let There Be Light(s)
Read a book with all the letters of LASER found in the TITLE only.
All Adults Here by Emma Straub
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 10
Points this task: 15
Total points: 175
5.4 - The TwistA book with a 2-word title whose first word is "The": The Switch by Beth O'Leary
Points this post: 5
Total points: 205
Coralie5.9 Secret Agent Man
From page 1 of the Best Spy Novels list #42
The Little Drummer Girl
Total to date 170 points
(Sorry - I realised that I'd already posted this task - deleted)
10.9 - Laugh, we made it to 2021I read Taal is zeg maar echt mijn ding by Paulien Cornelisse. I thas the MPG humor.
Points: 10
Total points: 165
Jasmiina F15.5 - Let There Be Light(s):
Read a book with all the letters of LASER found in the TITLE only:
The Girl and the Goddess by Nikita Gill.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 70
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.2 Hey, Jude
Day by Elie Wiesel
Points this post: 5
Total points: 480/990
Tasks completed: 27/57
Books read: 36
BB:4
GO: 0
(just keeping track for own purposes)
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.4 - Assassination Nation
Option 1:
Book A: True Devotion by Dee Henderson
devoTION
Book B: All She Wrote: A Mail Carrier Cozy Mystery by Tonya Kappes
aLL kaPPEs
Points this post: 15
Total points: 495/990
Tasks completed: 28/57
Books read: 38
BB:4
GO: 0
(just keeping track for own purposes)
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.6 – Seasoned Reader - EShay's task: EShay's podcast connection
Option 2: True Valor by Dee Henderson.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 515/990
Tasks completed: 29/57
Books read: 39
BB:4
GO: 0
(just keeping track for own purposes)
MAZZA115.8 - The Fab Four
Read a book with a 4-word title. Spaces determine words. All words count. Subtitles should be ignored.
I read an ARC of this book the PB is here People of Abandoned Character
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 460
25.1 - CHRISTMAS IN THE 1960sOPTION 1 -
Red boots on the cover
OPTION 2 -
by RaeAnne ThayneAuthors initials in Animated Christmas
TOTAL POINTS - 300
Julia1035.4 - The Twist
The Grandees: America's Sephardic Elite
This post: 5 points
Total points: 365
BB: 5
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 28
5.1 - Going to A-Go-Go"Go" found intact in title.
Lady Osbaldestone's Christmas Goose by Stephanie Laurens.
Points: 5
Total Points: 180
GO Points: 2
trishhartuk5.9 Secret Agent Man
Read a book from this list: Best Spy Novels.
The Scarlet Pimpernel, Emmuska Orczy
Ppage 1, #74
Golden Oldie: first published in 1905
Points this task: 5
Books read: 1
Golden oldie: 1
Total points: 105
Tasks completed: 9
Golden oldies: 2
Big book tickets: 0
trishhartuk20.3 Best Review - Katy's task: Netflix Binges
C. The election. Read a nonfiction book with the MPG "Politics."
The Final Days, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
Top (only) MMPB: here - Big Book, 527pg
Confirmed for politics in help thread message #9. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Politics: 172 users
Nonfiction: 143 users
Politics > Presidents: 25 users
Points this task: 20
Books read: 1
Big book: 1 – 527pg, = 1 ticket
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 10
Golden oldies: 2
Big book tickets: 1 (500+ x 1)
Jen K20.6 – Seasoned Reader - EShay's task: EShay's podcast connection
Option 1: Podcast proposition
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Recommended on Brene Brown's Podcast "Unlocking Us"
https://brenebrown.com/podcast/glenno...
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 180
Nick KY15.8 Fab Four
I read Manuscript Found in Accra by Paulo Coelho, 4 words in the title.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 225
10.5 - NOT ALL BAD - Bidding on Brooks by Katy RegneryThe first book I read by this author was Breaking Up with Barrett in September 2020.
This is not a reread.
TOTAL POINTS - 310
trishhartuk15.7 The British Invasion
Read a book set at least 50% in the UK
Rivers of London: Body Work, Ben Aaronovich and others
100% set in London, England
Points this task: 15
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big Book: No
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 11
Golden oldies: 2
Big book tickets: 1 (500+ x 1)
Nick KY5.4The Twist
I read The Innocents by Michael Crummey, title is The + one word.
Points This Post: 5
TotalPoints So Far: 230
Nick KY20.9 TammyAZ’s Big Sky
Opt. 1. 272 pp. Nonfiction set in Alaska. I read Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak by Andy Hall.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 250
Julia1035.5 - Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
In Fire Forged
(Worlds of Honor #5)
This post: 5 points
Total points: 370
BB: 5
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 29
Oma122930.3 - Cat's task: Eight Tiny Reindeer!
Pick a reindeer pairing and read two books, the author initials (first and last names) can be found in each of the names.
I chose Comet & Cupid as my pair
Comet-The Master of Bruges-Terence Morgan
Cupid-Colors of the Mountain-Da Chen
Total Points-55/1015
Total Tasks-2/58
Golden Oldie Books=()
# 0f Big Books=500-749(); 750-1000(); 1000+()
Required: State the reindeer pairing when you post.
Oma122930.5 - Sandy's task: Making the Best of It
I chose options #1 & #2
Option #1-Read a book in which the main character is a doctor, nurse, or other hospital worker and a significant portion of the plot/subject takes place in a healthcare setting. The setting must be evident on the book's main page.
The Beacon at Alexandria-Gillian Bradshaw
Option #2-Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in ESSENTIAL WORKER. All initials, including any middle initials listed on Goodreads, must be in the phrase, and letters can only be used as often as they appear in the phrase.
The Art of the English Murder: From Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock-Lucy Worsley
Total Points-85/1015
Total Tasks-3/58
Golden Oldie Books=()
# 0f Big Books=500-749(); 750-1000(); 1000+()
MAZZA120.1 - Most Improved - SandyL's Task: Escape by Romance
This is a one-book task. Your book must have a main page genre (MPG) of Romance.
Option 1: .
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the first letter of each word can be found in the phrase I NEED TO LAUGH.
Origin in Death MPG romance approved message 2 in Help thread
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 480
Oma122930.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Cars, Cars, Cars
I chose Options #2 & #3
Option #2
❆ Read a book where the authors first and last initial can be found in VOLKSWAGEN. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten Volcano That Changed the World-Alexandra Witze
Option #3
❆ Read a book with at least 3 words in the title (ignore subtitle) where the 1st letter of each title word is found in DODGE CHALLENGER.
Daughters of Rome-Kate Quinn
Total Points-115/1015
Total Tasks-4/58
Golden Oldie Books=()
# 0f Big Books=500-749(); 750-1000(); 1000+()
Kai20.3 Best Review - Katy's task: Netflix Binges
OPTION B
"The Office" - Read a book from the Favorite Comfort Reads list.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Located on Page 1
Books read: 13
Tasks completed: 11
Points this task: 20
Total points: 195
CEELEETask 5.1 Going To A Go Go
As you sing along, read a book with the letters "go" found intact in a word in the title or subtitle.
I read Cat In A Topaz Tango by Carole Nelson Douglas.
Cat in a Topaz Tango
The letter "go" can be found in the word TanGO.
Finally! My first post and I am still in 2020! I can't resist a Midnight Louie book and this was perfect entertainment during this awful year as well as useful for this task.
Total points for Task: 5
Total Books Read for Task: 1
Total Big Book Tickets claimed for Task: 0
Total Golden Oldies Ticket claimed for task: 0
Total Points for Winter Challenge 2020- 21: 5
Total Task Completed for Winter Challenge 2020-21: 1
Total Books read for Winter Challenge 2020-21: 1
Total Big Book Tickets Claimed for Winter Challenge 2020- 21: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Winter Challenge 2020- 21: 0
Queen Bee Darlene25.8 Brooke TX's task: 2020 Wrapped
I used the same option for both books
1) has won an award
Plainsong - won the ALA Alex Award 2000
1) The Chain - won the ITW Thriller Award for Best Hardcover Novel 2020
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 260
Oma12295.10 - Freedom
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.
An Age of License: A Travelogue-Lucy Knisley
Total Points-120/1015
Total Tasks-5/58
Golden Oldie Books=()
# 0f Big Books=500-749(); 750-1000(); 1000+()
CYNBAXTERTask #05.04 – The Twist
Task: Read a book with a two-word title where the first word is "The".
Book: The Searcher by Tana French
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 135 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sara G's task: RemembranceOption 2: I read The Farm by Joanne Ramos.
Task points: 20
Total points: 60
Completed tasks: 4
CYNBAXTERTask #15.10 – The Digital Divide
Task: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in ARPANET
Book: The 27th Kingdom by Alice Thomas Ellis - the author's initials A.T.E. can be found in the word 'ARPANET'
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 150 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
MAZZA110.10 - I Want Them All!
2. chocolate
Read a book with a word from this list in its title/subtitle.
Chocolate Cake With Hitler
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 490
Andy P.Task # 10.10 - I Want Them All!
Read a book with a word from this list in its title: French Vanilla
French Exit by Patrick deWitt
Points this post: 10
Total points: 265
Bookwrm526Task #10.7 - Earworms!
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious". I read A Prince on Paper and Alyssa Cole (suPercAlifragilisticexPialidOcious).
Total points so far: 235
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Option 2: Author's initials in ESSENTIAL WORKER.
Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews
391 pp.
Option 2: Author's initials in ESSENTIAL WORKER.
Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King
488 pp.
Pages total over 600.
Points: 30
Total Points: 175
GO Points: 2