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WINTER CHALLENGE 2020
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trishhartuk10.1 Shaken, not Stirred
Read a book with a single author whose initials can be found in SEAN CONNERY.
Midwinter Murder: Fireside Mysteries from the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie
Read the kindle edition. Top PB here
A in seAn, C in Connery
Points this task: 10
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 205
Tasks completed: 16
Golden oldies: 2
Big book tickets: 5 (750+ x 2 = 4 tkt; 500+ x 1 = 1 tkt)
Andy P.Task # 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Marie-Anne's task: Where in the world?
Option 2. Read a book by a single author whose name includes one of my brother's names Paul)
The Light of the Fireflies by Paul Pen
Points this post : 20
Total points: 330
EMurphy20.7 Shorter is Sweeter-Sara G's Task: Remembrance
Option 3: Set in Japan or in one of the countries in SE Asia The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
*Although Goodreads says that is an unnamed island and an unnamed coast, the author is Japanese, its MPG is Japanese literature, and this is from amazon.com "From School Library Journal: 'On an island off the coast of Japan' "
https://www.amazon.com/Memory-Police-...
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 105
Books Read: 8
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 1
BB Ticket +750: 1
Tasks Completed: 5
15.6 Heart on Cover Parker Pyne Investigates by Agatha Christie
*Claim GO ticket, pub 1932*
Total points: 430
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 33
GO: 4
BB: (500) 1(750) (1000)
StaceyNC15.7 - The British Invasion
Read a book set at least 50% in the UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland).
Book: Whispers Underground
Completed: 12/16/20
Set in London, England
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 15
BB claimed: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
Task 30.7 - Cars, Cars, Cars2. VW Microbus:
❆ Read a book where the authors first and last initial can be found in VOLKSWAGEN.
volKswagEn
How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge (The Thorne Chronicles #2) (2020) by K. Eason (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 408 pages)
3. Dodge Challenger:
❆ 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.
Dodge cHalleNger
Hope Never Dies (Obama Biden Mysteries #1) (2018) by Andrew Shaffer (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 304 pages)
90 + 30 = 120
Tasks Completed: 06
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 90 + 30 = 120
Books read: 09
Pages read: 2,963
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 06
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
StaceyNC20.1 - 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. The genre can be standalone or embedded.
Option 4: Read a book with a main page genre (MPG) of Paranormal or Science Fiction. Note: Your book must also contain an MPG of Romance.
Book: Archangel's Sun
Completed: 1/11/21
MPG Romance>Paranormal Romance
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 35
BB tickets claimed: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
Bookwrm526Task #10.3 - March On!
Read a nonfiction book about the Civil Rights movement, or about one of the leaders/important figures of the Civil Rights movement. I read Open Wide the Freedom Gates: A Memoir by Dorothy I. Height.
Total points so far: 280
StaceyNC20.4 - Golden Oldies - Sarah E's task: Silent Night
Option 2: Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the title or subtitle that exactly matches* a word from the lyrics.
Book: Night Broken
Completed: 12/31/20
Word: Night
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 55
BB tickets claimed:0
Tasks Completed: 3
StaceyNC20.5 - 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
Book: The Passage
Completed: 12/10/20
Pages: 766
Claiming BB ticket x 2
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 75
BB tickets Claimed: 2
Tasks Completed: 4
20.3 – Best Review - Katy's task: Netflix BingesOption A: Title contains "queen",
The Adventures of Ellery Queen by Ellery Queen
Published 1941 for 1 Golden Oldie point.
Points: 20
Total Points: 485
GO Points: 9
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Melinde's task: Food, glorious food!Option 2: Read a book with a cover that is more than 50% (51+%) rocket colors (red-orange-yellow) according to Tineye.
According to Tineye, the cover is 68% orange combining three difference shades of orange.
Points this task: 20
Books read this task: 1
Golden oldie claimed this task: 0
Big book claimed this task: 0
Total points: 70
Total Tasks completed: 5
Total Golden oldies: 0
Total Big Book tickets: 0
Total books read: 5
Kim O10.9. Laugh, We Made it to 2021! Read a book with the main page genre Humor.
Headlong
Points this task: 10
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Totals:
Points: 130
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 3
Tasks completed: 10
Trisha20.6 – Seasoned Reader - EShay's task: EShay's podcast connection - Option 3: Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in MURDERBOT.
A Promised Land by Barack Obama (initials B.O., both found in MURDERBOT)
*I am claiming this for 2 Big Book Tickets (751 pages)
Points this task: 20
Books read: 11
Golden oldie:
Big book: 2
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 9
Sara G15.4 - Assassination Nation
Option 2: Read 1 book that fulfills the requirements of both Book A and Book B.
Salvation by Harriet Steel
Salvation has -tion in the title, and the author HARRIET STEEL has two sets of double letters in her name.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 405
Sara G15.9 - A Trekkie is Born
Read a book with the MPG Science Fiction. Genre may be standalone or embedded.
The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
MPG Science Fiction > 1,013 users
Points this post: 15
Total points: 420
Coralie20.8 Where in the world?
Option 1 – 3 A’s in the word Ashala
The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf
Total to date 300 points
ZachTask 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Julia103's task: The Sixties, but When? I chose to complete Option 3 and read The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier which is 560 pages long.
I would also like to claim one big book ticket as this book was over 500 pages.
Points this post: 20
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Totals:
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Points: 110
BBTs: 1
GOTs: 0
MEGSCL15.1 Groovy Man
Day picked: Day 3
Book 1: Silver by Chris Hammer
❆ Chris matches Chris Stainton of Joe Cocker and the Grease Band ❆
** 576 pages - 1 big book
Book 2: Red, White & Royal Blue
❆ Red found in Red House by Jimi Hendrix❆
Total to date
245 points
1 big book
MEGSCL10.6. Please Phrase That in the Form of a Question.
How Long 'til Black Future Month?
Total to date
255 points
1 big book
MEGSCL20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sara G's task: Remembrance
Option 3, set in Japan: Kitchen
Total to date
275 points
1 big book
5.9 - Secret Agent ManCall for the Dead (George Smiley #1) by John le Carré
page 1
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 460
MEGSCL20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Tammy AZ's task: Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Option 1, nonfiction adventure mpg: Against All Odds: The inside account of the Thai cave rescue and the courageous Australians at the heart of it
Total to date
295 points
1 big book
RAYNEBAIR30.6 - Andy P.’s Task: The Litmus Test
Book 1. Read a book by a single author whose first or last name begins or ends with the sequence PH
The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
314 pg
Book 2. Read a book where the word ACID or BASE may be made from the letters in its TITLE. Subtitles are excluded.
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Chosen word: ACID
I listened to audio...paperback is 386 pg
314 + 386 = 700pg total
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 105
Trisha25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: The Unfortunate Effect of Planning -
Option #2B As Old As Time Liz Braswell (11 letters)
Option #4 Room
Yellow text/trees, blue sky/coatPoints this task: 25
Books read: 13
Golden oldie:
Big book: 2
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 10
30.8 - SYLVIA PLATHOPTION 2 - Proposing to Preston by Katy Regnery
KR in Beekeepers
OPTION 3 - A Date with Fate by Tracy Ellen
TE same initals as T.S. Eliot
TOTAL POINTS - 440
Kristen IA15.5 - Let There Be Light(s)
Read a book with all the letters of LASER found in the TITLE only. Subtitles are excluded.
The Christmas Letters by Lee Smith
I listened to the audiobook and have linked the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 30/990
Tasks Completed: 3/57
BB: 0
GO: 0
Kristen IA20.3 – Best Review - Katy's task: Netflix Binges
Choose 1 option and read a corresponding book.
Required: State which option you chose when you post.
B. "The Office" - I have rewatched this show more times than I can count. Read a book from the Favorite Comfort Reads list.
Required: State which page your book can be found on when you post.
Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella - Page 2, #144
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 50/990
Tasks Completed: 4/57
BB: 0
GO: 0
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyWinter 2020 SRC
Task 30.6 - Andy P.’s Task: The Litmus Test
The total number of pages for both books must be greater than 500 pages (501+).
Total Pages: 321+224=545 pages
Book 1. Read a book by a single author whose first or last name begins or ends with the sequence PH
Alice Isn't Dead by Joseph Fink - 321 pages
Book 2. Read a book where the word ACID or BASE may be made from the letters in its TITLE. Subtitles are excluded.
Required: State which word you used when you post.
Tracking a Kidnapper - 224 pages, ACID (trACking a kIDnapper)
Points this post: 30
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
Total points this season: 480
Total GO Tickets: 4
Total BB Tickets: 5
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyWinter 2020 SRC
Task 15.9 - A Trekkie is Born
Star Trek debuted on September 8, 1966 and science fiction programming goes where no TV series had gone before. Read a book with the MPG Science Fiction. Genre may be standalone or embedded.
The Consuming Fire
Points this post: 15
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
Total points this season: 495
Total GO Tickets: 4
Total BB Tickets: 5
APRILLEIGH30.8 - Ava Catherine’s task: Sylvia Plath
I chose to read both books from the same option.
Option 1: Life/Death
Read a book first published in 1932 or 1963.
Book 1: Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1932 ***
First published in 1932.
Book 2: The Clocks by Agatha Christie
First published in 1963.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (310)
Golden Oldie: 1 (10)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 2 (26)
Total Tasks: 21
Julia10315.6 - Heart to Heart
(approved in post 19 of task help thread)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 545
BB: 6
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 29
Books read: 42
trishhartuk15.4 Assassination Nation
Option 1: Read 2 books, one Book A and one Book B.
Book A: Read a book with the letters TION intact in the title/subtitle.
Rivers of London Volume 7: Action at a Distance, Ben Aaronovitch and others
acTION
Book B: Read a book with at least TWO sets of double letters (consonants and/or vowels) in the title/subtitle and/or the author's name.
a stEEtcar named desire, teNNeSSEE wiLLiams
Golden Oldie: first published in 1947
Points this task: 15
Books read: 2
Golden oldie: Yes – A Streetcar Named Desire was first published in 1947
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 17
Golden oldies: 3
Big book tickets: 5 (750+ x 2 = 4 tkt; 500+ x 1 = 1 tkt)
Sara G5.10 - Freedom
Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
BL Metamorphosis, Vol. 1 by Kaori Tsurutani
Points this post: 5
Total points: 425
Sara G15.7 - The British Invasion
Read a book set at least 50% in the UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland).
The Town House by Norah Lofts
This book is entirely set in Suffolk, UK.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 440
Sunshine25.1 - Bluemoon's task: CHRISTMAS IN THE 1960S
Option 1:
Books: Pamela by Shannon Mayer 1/6/21
How it Fits: Blue Jeans on Cover
Option 2:
Books: Frozen Past by Richard C. Hale 12/27/20
How it Fits: RH found in ANIMATED CHRISTMAS
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 160
Books Read: 10
Andy P.Task # 30.5 - Sandy's task: Making the Best of It
Option 2. Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in ESSENTIAL WORKER
Evil Things by Katja Ivar ( 304 p.) ESSENTIALWORKERS
Option 4. Read a book from one of the following lists. Science & Literature Together at Last Contact by Carl Sagan 434 p.
Page count: 304 + 434 = 738>600 p. minimum
Points this post: 30
Total points: 360
Kristi CO20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Tammy AZ's task: Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Option 3: OSCAR
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sara G's task: Remembrance
Option 2: JERSEY CITY
The Last Flight by Julie Clark
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Melinde's task: Food, glorious food!
Option 3: SHRIMP COCKTAIL
The Paris Hours by Alex George
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO20.3 – Best Review - Katy's task: Netflix Binges
Option C politics
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Sunshine25.6 - Tien's task: Lunar New Year 2021
Option 1:
Books: A Court of Blood and Void by Meg Xuemei X. 12/19/20
How it Fits: X in the author's last name
Option 2: Pig
Books: Fragile Bonds by Adelaide Walsh 1/2/21
How it Fits: Published Sep 11, 2019
Approved SRC ebook Verification @ line #1221
Both Authors are New to Me
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 185
Books Read: 12
Kristi CO25.2 - Nick KY's task: Regina and the Mountains
Book 1B: JAMES BALDWIN
The Boy in the Field by Margot Livesey
Book 2B: TRES CRUCES
The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline
Points this post: 25
Total points: 105
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO25.8 - Brooke TX's task: 2020 Wrapped
Option 2: E, I, Q, U, V, X, Y, or Z
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C. Pam Zhang
Option 3: 2020
Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Points this post: 25
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Task 10.6. Please Phrase That in the Form of a Question.Book: The Wife Who Knew Too Much, finished 1/14
Points this task: 10
Total points: 390
15.1 Day 2 (Saturday) of WoodstockBook 1: Author Name Matches Performer Name (Phil Thayer in Quill)-
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE by Phil Knight
Book 2: Exact Word in Sub/Title Matches Song Title- (Blood of the Sun by Mountain)
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
Total points: 445
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 35
GO: 4
BB: (500) 1(750) (1000)
SandyL5.2 - Hey, Jude
Read a book with one of these words in the title or subtitle: Day
Every Dog Has His Day by Jenn McKinlay
word - DAY
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 5
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
SandyL5.3 - Theme from A Summer Place
Read a book from this list: I Only Watched the Movie
Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
Page 5
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 10
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
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