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WINTER CHALLENGE 2020
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Queen Bee Darlene20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Sara G's task: Remembrance
2) single author 1st & last initials in JERSEY CITY
Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 705
trishhartuk25.5 Amy FL's task: Verrry Interesting
Option 1: Read a book by a single author who shares a name with one of these funny people: ...Arte Johnson...
Land of Wolves, Craig Johnson
Read the kindle edition. PB: here
Surname matches Arte Johnson
Option 3: Read a book with a MPG of Short Stories or Anthologies.
Murder at Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season, Cecily Gayford
Read the kindle edition. PB: here
Short Stories: 12 users
Points this task: 25
Books read: 2
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 24
Golden oldies: 3
Big book tickets: 5 (750+ x 2 = 4 tkt; 500+ x 1 = 1 tkt)
VAL TX20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Melinde's task: Food, glorious food! - This is a one book task. Choose one option from below and read one book for that option.
Option 3: Appetizers - Read a book with a title of 3 words or more, where the initial letters of each word can be found in the words SHRIMP COCKTAIL.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
This post:
Points - 20
Total:
Points - 60
25.2 Regina and the MountainsBook1: Option B - James Baldwin
Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig
Book 2: Option B - KILIMANJARO
Lethal Agent by Kyle Mills
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 180
BUCKET30.2 Delicious Dee’s Task: LOST and FOUND
Book 1 – LOST.
The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
(Added to my TBR on July 28, 2009.)
Book 2 – FOUND. Option C.
Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer by Steven Millhauser
(Steven Millhauser is a new-to-me author. Found on the similar page for The Shipping News.)
Points this post: 30
Points total: 175
BB total: 1
GO total: 1
Amy FL10.4. And in Other News....
The Brothers K from Best Novels about the 1960s, page 1
Points this post: 10
Total points: 425
APRILLEIGH15.10 - The Digital Divide
Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in ARPANET.
Instant Reference Astronomy by Teach Yourself Publishing
TP found in arPaneT.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (575)
Golden Oldie: 0 (19)
Big Book: 0 (1)
Books Read: 1 (46)
Total Tasks: 37
10.3. March On!March: Book One (March #1) by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 4
Bigger is Better: 8
Season Total: 830
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyWinter Season 2020 SRC
REPOSTING
Task 5.3 - Theme from A Summer Place
Read a book from this list I Only Watched the Movie
Required: State the page.
Warm Bodies on page 3
Points this post: 5
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
Total points this season: 690
Total GO Tickets: 7
Total BB Tickets: 6
Congratulations, Sandy! You'll have a 30 point task in the Spring Challenge.
Bookwrm526Task #10.10 - I Want Them All!
Read a book with a word from this list in its title/subtitle. I chose the word FUDGE from fudge ripple, and read Hot Fudge & a Heartthrob by Dylann Crush.
Total points so far: 495
25.5 Amy FL's task: Verrry InterestingOption 1: book by author who shares a name with one on list.
selected: Jo Anne Worley
Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler.
Option 3: Read a book with MPG Short Stories.
The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson is audiobook
The Lottery and Other Stories is MMP with 306 pages
Book first published in 1949.
***claiming GO ticket***
Points this post: 25
GO Tickets this post: 1
Total Points this Season: 490
Total GO Tickets: 8
Total BB Tickets: 1
25.6 Tien's task: Lunar New Year 2021Option 1. Year of the Ox- book with 'x' found in title
New to me author!
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is audiobook
Mexican Gothic is paperback with 314 pages
Option 2. Chinese Zodiac
I'm a Pig and one of my zodiac years is 2019.
New-to-me, author!
First published October 15th 2019:
The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
Points this post: 25
Total Points this Season: 515
Total GO Tickets: 8
Total BB Tickets: 1
30.8 Sylvia PlathOption 2 - Beekeeper's Daughter
The Black Swan of Paris by Karen Robards
Option 4 - Mental Health
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker
Mental Health is a MPG
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 220
30.5 - Sandy's task: Making the Best of ItOption 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
I listened to the audio version of The Pull of the Stars
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in ESSENTIAL WORKER
The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout
New Points: 30
Total Points: 425
GO: 1
25.7 - Bookwrm526's task: I LOVE Reading ChallengesOption 2: read a YA nonfiction.
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming is audiobook
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia hardback is 304 pages. (no English language paperback listed.)
Children's genre listed. AR is IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 12.0
Option 4: Read another book by an author you read between January 1, 2020 and November 30, 2020.
I read The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich finishing Oct 7 2020.
by the same author for this challenge I read The Game of Silence by Louise Erdrich -audiobook.
The Game of Silence paperback is 288 pages.
Children's genre so AR: IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9.0
Points this post: 25
Total Points this Season: 540
Total GO Tickets: 8
Total BB Tickets: 1
25.8 - Brooke TX's task: 2020 WrappedOption 1: Read a book that has WON an award.
In 2007 won CWA New Blood Dagger & CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger awards:
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn is audiobook
Sharp Objects MMP is 393 pages.
Option 3: read a book first published in 2020 or 2021.
A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom by Brittany K. Barnett was first published September 8th 2020
Points this post: 25
Total Points this Season: 565
Total GO Tickets: 8
Total BB Tickets: 1
30.1 - Mazza1's task: Create a DateOption 1: Read a book with a day of the week in its TITLE
Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck is audiobook
Sweet Thursday MMP is 273 pages
Option 3: Read a book with an ordinal number that corresponds to a day in the month (i.e., 1st through 31st) in its TITLE
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari is audiobook
21 Lessons for the 21st Century paperback is 352 pages.
273+352= 625 pages total
-meets 600 page required minimum for task.
Points this post: 30
Total Points this Season: 595
Total GO Tickets: 8
Total BB Tickets: 1
30.2 Delicious Dee’s Task: LOST and FOUNDBook 1 – LOST book on TBR at least 3 yrs.
I shelved this book to read on May 20, 2015:
Martin Marten by Brian Doyle is audiobook
Martin Marten paperback is 320 pages
Book 2 with Option A (name Doyle):
Untamed by Glennon Doyle is audiobook
Untamed: Stop Pleasing, Start Living paperback is 333 pages
Both books are single authors.
320+333= 653 total pages meets minimum of 600.
Points this post: 30
Total Points this Season: 625
Total GO Tickets: 8
Total BB Tickets: 1
30.3 - Cat's task: Eight Tiny Reindeer!Pick a reindeer pairing and read two books, the author initials (first and last names) found in each of the names: Donner & Blitzen.
Book 1-Donner: letters DO
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens is 370 pages
Book 2- Blitzen: letters LE
The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich is audiobook
The Birchbark House paperback is 256 pages.
Children's genre-AR: IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 7.0
Points this post: 30
Total Points this Season: 655
Total GO Tickets: 8
Total BB Tickets: 1
Amy B30.6 - Andy P.’s Task: The Litmus Test
This is a two book task. Choose one book that satisfies the requirements for Book 1, and another that satisfies the requirements for Book 2.
No books with the Main Page Genre of Children may be used for this task. The total number of pages for both books must be greater than 500 pages (501+).
Book 1. Read a book by a single author whose first or last name begins or ends with the sequence PH
Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips (288 pgs)
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.
A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet (Acid) - 224 pages
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 485 Points
30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Cars, Cars, CarsOption 2. book where the authors initials in VOLKSWAGEN:
initials OW
The Picture of Dorian Grayby Oscar Wilde is audiobook
The Picture of Dorian Gray MMP is 264 pages
First published July 20th 1890
***claiming GO Ticket***
Option 4: book with word in the TITLE from the list of beetles
selected- water scavenger beetles - word WATER
Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell
Points this post: 30
GO Tickets this post: 1
Total Points this Season: 685
Total GO Tickets: 9
Total BB Tickets: 1
MEGSCL5.10 - Freedom
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4... (sorry weird link issues)
Total to date
475 points
3 big book
Amy FL10.8. Cookies!
Points this post: 10
Total points: 435
Kathy KS***UNCLAIM***
25.8 - Brooke TX's task: 2020 Wrapped
This is a two book task
Option 1 - Read a book that has WON an award.
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
Literary Awards: Audie Award for Humor (2019)
I listened to the audio version; pb=288 p. (no mmpb)
Option 4 - Read a book with MPG Science Fiction. The genre may be standalone or embedded (nested) but combination genre "Science Fiction Fantasy" does NOT work.
Trade Secret, by Sharon Lee
MPG: Science Fiction 79 users
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Points for this task: 0
Total points : 140-25=115
Tasks completed: 7-1=6
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Kathy KS15.9 - A Trekkie is Born
Read a book with the MPG Science Fiction.
Trade Secret, by Sharon Lee
MPG: Science Fiction 81 users
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 130
Tasks completed: 7
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Kathy KS30.3 - 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.
Pairing: Donner & Blitzen
For books with multiple authors only one name needs to work.
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, by Megan Mullally & Nick Offerman
I listened to the audio version; pb=288 p. (no mmpb)
The Birthright, by Janette Oke & T. Davis Bunn
I listened to the audio version; pb=288 p. (no mmpb)
Author 1: Nick Offerman - dONner
Author 2: T. Davis Bunn - BliTzen
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 160
Tasks completed: 8
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Barbara ★20.1 - Most Improved - SandyL's Task: Escape by Romance
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in LISA KLEYPAS.
Only Pleasure - Lora Leigh 2/4
(MPG romance AND L&L in Lisa kLeypas)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 640
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★15.10 - The Digital Divide
Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in ARPANET.
Entwined - Elisabeth Naughton 2/1
(E & N inarpaNEt)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 655
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Task:20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sara G's task: RemembranceOption:Option 1: Motown - a book with all the letters of Motown in the title
Book read:Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
Required: letters MOTOWN found in title why i'M NO lOnger Talking to White people about race
Points this task: 20
Total points:290
Total Golden Oldies:2
Total Big Books:1
Books read:18
Tasks completed:14
Task: 15.5 - Let There Be Light(s)All the letters of LASER in the title.
Book read:The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
Required: all letters LASER in the fLAtShaRE
Points this task:15
Total points:305
Total Golden Oldies:2
Total Big Books:1
Books read:19
Tasks completed:15
Joanne MI20.1 - Most Improved - SandyL's Task: Escape by Romance
I chose option 1 using the List Tear Jerkers https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
# 214 on Page 3
The Day the Falls Stood Still
Points this task 20
Total points 325
Total BB's 5
50.1 - TraceyL's task: TwisterLeft Foot Yellow
Book 1 - Trowel and Error, by H.Y. Hanna
I read books by this author before. Page count: 356
Book 2 - Thirteen Ways of Looking, by Colum McCann
Page count: 256
Book 3 - The House of Broken Angels, by Luis Alberto Urrea
TinEye yellow: 77%
Page count paperback: 326
Total pages: 938
Points: 50
Total points: 50
25.8 - Brooke TX's task: 2020 WrappedOption 2: Înainte, by Iulia Dobre-Trifan
Title starts with I
Option 3: Epoca îndreptățirii, by Andrei Cristian
First published June 2020
Points: 25
Total points: 75
25.1 - Bluemoon's task: CHRISTMAS IN THE 1960SOPTION 1 - ALUMINIUM CHRISTMAS TREES
Silent Bud Deadly, by H.Y. Hanna
The ivy is green.
OPTION 3 - CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Doom and Bloom, by H.Y. Hanna
DAB in SOMEDAY ALL OUR DREAMS WILL COME TO BE
Points: 25
Total points: 100
25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: The Unfortunate Effect of PlanningOption 3 - Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life, by John N. Gray
3 of letter E, 3 of letter I in title&subtitle
Option 4 - The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig
blue are the zeroes and the background
yellow letters
Points: 25
Total points: 125
Kai20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Sara G's task: Remembrance
OPTION 1 Read a book with all the letters in the word MOTOWN in the title only.
Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh
Books read: 18
Tasks completed: 15
Points this task: 20
Total points: 260
Nick KY25.3 Queen Bee Darlene’s “The Unfortunate Effect of Planning”
Option 1. 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 must match exactly.
I read Tell Me What You See by Zoran Drvenkar with three words “TELL ME WHAT” in the title from the target phrase.
Option 3. BOOKS FOR EVERYONE: Read a book where at least two different vowels appear at least three times in the title and/or subtitle.
I read The Possession of Mr. Cave by Matt Haig. “thE pOssEssiOn Of mr. cavE” I am unsure why the "add book" link will not work, but here is the GR homepage: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 510
Joanna T30.4 - Dlmrose's task: Forward and Backward
Book 1: Live by Night by Dennis Lehane
(Word = Live)
Book 2: Known to Evil by Walter Mosley
(Word = Evil)
Task total: 30
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Grand total: 300
BB: 2
GO: 1
Task 25.5 - Amy FL's task: Verrry InterestingOption 1: The Kingdom by Jo Nesbo, finished 2/4
Option 2: Troubles in Paradise, finished 1/16
(Goodreads search function isn't working right, so hopefully this works!)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 635
VAL TX20.6 – Seasoned Reader - EShay's task: EShay's podcast connection - This is a one book task. Identify the option.
Option 3: - Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in MURDERBOT.
Valencia by Michelle Tea
This post:
Points - 20
Total:
Points - 80
PegWThe Only Good Indians
25.7 - Bookwrm526's task: I LOVE Reading Challenges
Option 1: Read a book set at least 50% in the Middle East.
Father of Lions: One Man's Remarkable Quest to Save the Mosul Zoo
Option 4: Choose a book that you read between January 1 and November 30, 2020. Read another book by this author.
Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones,
Previously read The Only Good Indiansfinishing on Sept. 25 ,2020
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 265
Big books: 2
Golden Oldies: 3
Task 5.6 – Sugar, SugarBook chosen: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Fits task: author's first name is Kim as in Andy Kim from the list
Format read: audio
# of pages: 309
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 310 points
Task 5.8 – West Side StoryBook chosen: Dance Away with Me
Fits task: Title contains the word "Dance," the song "Dance at the Gym" is track #5 on the list of West Side Story tracks
Format read: paperback
# of pages: 480
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 315 points
Task 15.1 – Groovy, ManDay chosen: Friday, August 15
Book 1 chosen: The Next Story: Faith, Friends, Family, and the Digital World
Fits task: author shares first name "Tim" with singer Tim Hardin
Format read: audio
# of pages: 224
Book 2 chosen: The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
Fits task: song Mr. Tambourine Man by Melanie sung on the day I chose
Format read: audio
# of pages: 243
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 330 points
Task 15.4 – Assassination NationBook chosen: Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
Fits task: "ion" intact in "Generation" and double letters "t" in "Battle"
Format read: audio
# of pages: 576
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 345 points
Task 20.1 – Most ImprovedOption 3:
Book chosen: The Queen of Nothing
Fits task: MPGs Paranormal and Romance
Format read: audio
# of pages: 308
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 365 points
Task 20.2 – Most ImprovedOption 3:
Book chosen: Orphan Monster Spy
Fits task: 3-word title; O, M, and S in SHRIMP COCKTAIL
Format read: audio
# of pages: 448
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 385 points
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15.10 The Digital Divide
single author 1st & last initials in ARPANET
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 685