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WINTER CHALLENGE 2020
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Coralie5.1 Going to A Go-Go
Book with ‘go’ intact intitle – draGOn
Dragon Haven
Total to date 20 points
Andy P.Task # 5.2 - Hey, Jude
. Read a book with one of these words in the title or subtitle: Day
Dog Will Have His Day by Fred Vargas
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Andy P.Task # 5.9 - Secret Agent Man
Read a book from this list: Best Spy Novels
The Odessa File by Frederick Forsyth
P.1 # 9
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Oma 122925.7 - Bookwrm526's task: I LOVE Reading Challenges
I chose Options #1 and # 4
Option #1-For this option, read a book set at least 50% in the Middle East.
The Baklava Club -Jason Goodwin
Option #4- For this option, choose a book that you read between January 1 and November 30, 2020. Read another book by this author.
Long Upon the Land-Margaret Maron
The previous book that I read in this series by Margaret Maron was Designated Daughters which was read on September 8, 2020.
Total Points-25/1015
Total Tasks-1/58
Golden Oldie Books=()
# 0f Big Books=500-749(); 750-1000(); 1000+()
15.1 Groovy, ManI chose Day 2
Book 1: I read The Pnume, by Jack Vance. The matching name is Jack Casady (of the Jefferson Airplane), who played on Day 2 from 8:00 to 9:40.
Book 2: I read City of the Chasch. The matching word is "City", from the song "Love City" (played by Sly and the Family Stone on Day 2 between 3:30 and 4:20).
Points this post: 15
Total points: 55
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Nick KY5.9 - Secret Agent Man
Sing along The song was written for the opening titles of the U.S. television show "Secret Agent" which aired from 1964 to 1966, originally the British spy series "Danger Man". Read a book from this list: Best Spy Novels
Required: State the page.
I read The Green Ripper by John D. MacDonald. # 924, p 10: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 5
Nick KY5.10 - Freedom
Sing along -- Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
I read
At the Bottom of the River by Jamaica Kincaid. This book counts as my one 5 pointer of 80-100 pp.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 10
Nick KY15.9 - 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.
I read The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
I had 300 pp of this book read before the challenge began.
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK at 640 pp.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 25
Bi Books So Far: 500+ (1)
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.5 - Not All Bad!
Christmas Miracles at the Little Log Cabin by Helen J. Rolfe
I first read Christmas at the Little Knitting Box on November 14, 2020 (this is the date I finished it) AND the book I used for this task (Christmas Miracles at the Little Log Cabin) is not a re-read.
Link to PB edition: Christmas Miracles at the Little Log Cabin
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 15 points
Tasks completed: 2
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
trishhartuk20.2 Rookie at the Top - Melinde's task: Food, glorious food!
Option 2: Ice cream. Read a book with a cover that is more than 50% (51+%) rocket colors (red-orange-yellow). A single color over 50% or combination of colors may be used
50.6% Red
3.9% Yellow
1.8% Orange
Tineye Total R, Y, O = 56.3%
20.2% Brown
17.4% Brown
2.4% Blue
1.5% Grey
1.1% Green
0.8% Brown
0.3% Green
Points this task: 20
Books read: 1
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 3
5.4 - The TwistThe Vivisector by Patrick White
1x Bigger is Better tix (608p)
Total this Post: 5
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 5
15.9 - A Trekkie is BornMaximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 2
Total this Post: 15
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 20
Delicious Dee10.9. Laugh, We Made it to 2021!
Where the Wild Things Bite - shelved as humor by 42ppl
points this post: 10
Total points: 50
LAUREN JODI5.6 - Sugar, Sugar
Cold Blooded by Toni Anderson
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 20/1015
Total Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2/58
Inge5.10 Free choice
book:Een puppy voor kerst
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Een puppy voor kerst approved for length
Points this task: 5
total points: 30
total books: 3
task completed: 3
BB ticket: 1
#pages this post: 121
total #pages: 1183
10.7 - Earworms!A book with title initials found in "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious": Sunset in Central Park by Sarah Morgan
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Amy FL5.9 - Secret Agent Man
Vanished - at top of page 4 of list (#301) at time of posting
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Amy FL10.9. Laugh, We Made it to 2021!
Dachshund Through the Snow - MPG Humor
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15
Amy FL15.7 - The British Invasion
Troubled Blood - set in England (Cornwall and London) - setting of London listed on series page
Points this post: 15
Total points: 30
trishhartuk10.9 Laugh, We Made it to 2021!
Read a book with the main page genre Humor.
The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett
Humor 1,355 users
Humor > Comedy 453 users
Points this task: 10
Books read: 1
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 4
Bookwrm526Task #5.6 - Sugar, Sugar
Read a book written by an author who shares a name of a band vocalist- fictional or actual - from this list : Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Veronica Lodge, Betty Cooper, Ron Dante, Toni Wine, Jeff Barry, Andy Kim.
I chose Jughead Jones and read The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones.
Total points so far: 40
5.4 2 Word Title First Word "The"The Searcher by Tana French
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
GO: 1
BB: (500) (750) (1000)
APRILLEIGH10.10 - I Want Them All!
Read a book with a word from the list of ice cream flavors in the title.
Christmas Cookie Murder by Leslie Meier
(Read the kindle version - paperback - no mmpb)
Use of singular “cookie” in place of plural “cookies” approved in the help thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (40)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (4)
Total Tasks: 4
Sara G25.2 - Nick KY's task: Regina and the Mountains
Book 1
Option B. Read a book with an author whose first and last initials are in JAMES BALDWIN.
The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask
JAMES BALDWIN
Book 2
Option B. Read a book with a two-word title. (subtitles are excluded.) The first letters of each word should be in the name of ONE of the following famous mountains.
I chose FUJIYAMA.
Unreasonable Men: Theodore Roosevelt and the Republican Rebels Who Created Progressive Politics by Michael Wolraich
Points this post: 25
Total points: 55
Queen Bee Darlene5.1 Going to A-Go-Go
GO found intact in title/sub
Never Let You Go
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 75
15.10 - The Digital DivideRead a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in ARPANET.
I listened to an audio version of The Joy Luck Club most popular MMPB De vreugde- en gelukclub by Amy Tan
New Points: 15
Total Points: 40
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Tammy AZ's task: Big Sky Documentary Film FestivalOption 1: The Sun Is a Compass: My 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds by Caroline Van Hemert
❆ non-fiction book with MPG Adventure - it also happens to be set mostly in Alaska ❆
📖 320 pages 📖
Total points: 35 + 20 = 55
10.5. Not All Bad!Read a book by a single author who you first read in 2020, before 11/15.
Zero Lives Remaining by Adam Cesare
This book is not a re-read.
The first book I read from this author was Clown in a Cornfield completed on September 7th 2020.
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 10
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Task 15.9 - A Trekkie is BornBook: Ashfall, finished 12/8
Tagged Science Fiction as MPG
Points this task: 15
Total points: 80
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sara G's task: RemembranceOption 1: Read a book with all the letters in the word MOTOWN in the title only.
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
MOTOWN appear in dOWN aMOng The
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 30
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
25.6 - Tien's task: Lunar New Year 20212. Chinese Zodiac
Read a book first published in one of your Zodiac's years. We will be using this website, Zodiac, to determine the years.
Zodiac = Rooster: 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029
Jesus Land: A Memoir
Published in 2005, by Julia Scheeres, a new-to-me author
3. Red is an auspicious colour
Read a book with a red cover. There should be a Minimum of 80% as determined by tineye.
The Library Book by Susan Orlean, a new-to-me author
According to TinEye, the cover is 87.1% red
This post: 25 points
Total: 25 points
APRILLEIGH15.1 - Groovy, Man
I chose Day 3 of the Woodstock Festival.
Book 1: Read a book by a single author who shares a name with a musical artist who performed on Day 3.
Best Murder in Show by Debbie YOUNG
(Read the kindle version - paperback - no mmpb)
Shares the name YOUNG with Neil Young of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Book 2: Read a book with a word in the title that matches a word in one of the songs played on Day 3.
The Body IN the Library by Agatha Christie
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1942 ***
The word IN shows up in "Sometimes in Winter” by Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Pairing approved in the help thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (55)
Golden Oldie: 1 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 2 (6)
Total Tasks: 5
20.1 - Most Improved - SandyL's Task: Escape by RomanceOption 3: I read Nowhere But Home by Liza Palmer.
Task points: 20
Total points: 40
Completed tasks: 3
Sarah H5.4 - The Twist - Read a book with a two-word title where the first word is "The".
The Searcher
Points this task: 5
Total points to date: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Tasks complete: 1
Books read: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.4 And in Other News....
The Nix by Nathan Hill
Page 2 of Best Novels about the 1960s
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Tasks completed:1
Books read: 1
BB:1
GO: 0
(just keeping track for own purposes)
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.5 Let There Be Light(s)
Christmas, Criminals, and Campers by Tonya Kappes.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 25
Tasks completed:2
Books read: 2
BB:1
GO: 0
(just keeping track for own purposes)
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.10 The Digital Divide
Junk Boy by Tony Abbott
Points this post: 15
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
BB:1
GO: 0
(just keeping track for own purposes)
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.8 Nickels & Dimes - Marie-Anne's task: Where in the world?
Option 1: Break Your Glass Slippers by AmAndA Lovelace
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
BB:1
GO: 0
(just keeping track for own purposes)
Inge10.1 Shaken, not stirred
book: The Gift
Points this task: 10
total points: 40
total books: 4
task completed: 4
BB ticket: 1
#pages this post: 305
total #pages: 1488
Shawn H.20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Melinde's task: Food, glorious food!
Option 1:Pizza - Book from Pizza list
Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
**Book is #4 on page #1 of list**
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 40
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Ticket Books: 0
LAUREN JODI10.7 - Earworms!
A Fool's Gold Christmas by Susan Mallery
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 30/1015
Total Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3/58
delicious dee20.1 - Most Improved - SandyL's Task: Escape by Romance
option 4 - Course Correction - shelved as romance by 11ppl. paranormal by 7
points this post: 20
Total points: 70
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.
March: Book One by John Lewis Read 12/1
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 10
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
10.4 And In Other News... Read a book from one of the following lists:
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan Read 12/4
From the list Best Novels About The 1960s, Page 1, #32.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
CYNBAXTERTask #05.03 – Theme from A Summer Place
Task: Read a book from this list: I Only Watched the Movie
Book: True Grit by Charles Portis which is found on page 3 of the list
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 10 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
CYNBAXTERTask #05.06 – Sugar, Sugar
Task: Read a book written by an author who shares a name of a band vocalist- fictional or actual - from this list : Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Veronica Lodge, Betty Cooper, Ron Dante, Toni Wine, Jeff Barry, Andy Kim.
Book: The Girl at the Door by Veronica Raimo
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 15 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
CYNBAXTERTask #05.08 – West Side Story
Task: Read a book with a word from one of the songs on the album in the title or subtitle from this list: West Side Story Tracks
Book: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad - From the song, "One Hand, One Heart"
***This is a Golden Oldie (orig pub = 1899). Claiming 1 GOLDIE ticket
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 20 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 1
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 2
CYNBAXTERTask #05.10 – Freedom
Task: Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules
Book: Gone at Midnight: The Mysterious Death of Elisa Lam by Jake Anderson
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 25 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 2
CYNBAXTERTask #05.05 – Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
Task: Read a book that is book number 5 in a series.
Book: The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes #5) by Arthur Conan Doyle
***This is a Golden Oldie (orig pub = 1901). Claiming 1 GOLDIE ticket
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 30 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 1
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
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all ltrs LASER found in title only
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Points this post: 15
Total Points: 70