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WINTER CHALLENGE 2020
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Jen K5.3 - Theme from A Summer Place
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Page 10, #948
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 475
FLY Task #20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sara G's task: Remembrance
task: Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in JERSEY CITY.
book: Drowned Country
how it fits: author Emily Tesh, initials ET in jErsey ciTy
Points this post: 20
Total points: 375
Tasks completed: 17 /58
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Repost of 2330Kathy KS
50.1 - TraceyL's task: Twister
This is a 3 book task. The total page count must be at least 750 pages.
Results of the Twister spinner: Right hand - Blue
Book 1 - Option Right: Read a book by an author you have NOT read from before.
Western Rivermen, 1763-1861: Ohio and Mississippi Boatmen and the Myth of the Alligator Horse, by Michael Allen
this author is new-to-me
261 p. (hb)
Book 2 - Option Hand: Read a book with 3 words or less in the TITLE.
Wild Rain, by Beverly Jenkins
I read an ebook ARC of this title; mmpb=384 p.
Book 3 - Read a book where the cover is at least 50% the color from your spin according to Tineye.
Even Money, by Dick FrancisTineye results:
among others...
75.5 % #1d447f Blue
I read a large print hb of this title; pb=448 p. (no mmpb)
Total pages: 261+384+448=1093 pages (>750)
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Points for this task: 50
Total points : 210
Tasks completed: 9
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
20.1 - ESCAPE BY ROMANCEOPTION 4 - The Fiery Cross
MPG of Romance and Science Fiction
TOTAL POINTS - 700
30.2 - Delicious Dee's task: LOST and FOUNDBook 1 – LOST – Read a book that has been LOST on your TBR for at least 3 years (added to TBR list prior to 1 Dec 2017).
Lilian's Story (Singer family #1) by Kate Grenville
book was added to my to-read list on 27th October 2010
280 pages
Book 2 – FOUND - using your LOST book, read a book by a NEW TO YOU author that fits one of the 3 criteria below:
C – a book found in the readers also enjoyed section (click on the similar books link to expand your choices).
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
Option C
Author is new-to-me
384 pages
Total pages read: 664
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 4
Bigger is Better: 8
Season Total: 880
MARGO 20.4 - Golden Oldies - Sarah E's task: Silent NightOption 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.
I chose the word DAWN from the lyrics.
Song at Dawn
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Points this task: 20
Total points: 240
Tasks completed: 10
Task 5.8 - West Side StoryLOVE matches the song "Boy Like That / I Have a Love" (track 17)
Love Her or Lose Her
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520 points
6 BB tix
2 GO tix
Task 20.3 - Netflix Bingesoption 1: QUEEN in title
The Queen of Ieflaria
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540 points
6 BB tix
2 GO tix
APRILLEIGH10.9 - Laugh, We Made it to 2021!
Read a book with MPG Humor.
Killer Pancake by Diane Mott Davidson
Genre verified in the help thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (625)
Golden Oldie: 0 (22)
Big Book: 0 (1)
Books Read: 1 (50)
Total Tasks: 40
Task 20.3 – Best Review – Katy – Netflix BingesOption C: Nonfiction book w/ MPG “Politics”
In the Country We Love: My Family Divided
Genre VERIFIED in help thread
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 300 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
MINDYMTask 50.1 TraceyL’s Twister
My spin: Right Foot Red
Book 1: Read a book by an author you have NOT read from before.
Stepsister
Jennifer Donnelly
This author is new to me
Book 2:
Read a book with 4 or more words in the TITLE.
Fiction Can Be Murder by Becky Clark
Book 3: read a book with 50% or more of the book is red.
by Francesc MirallesTotal pages read: 959
This post: 50 points
Total points to date: 145
MINDYMTask: 25.3 Queen Bee Darlene’s Task: The Unfortunate Event of Planning
Option 4: Read a book with both blue and yellow on the cover.
Blue on the cover
Yellow in the lettering
Option 2: Read a book that has 11 letters in the author’s name.
Children of Blood and Bone: The Orisha Legacy
Tomi Adeyemi
11 letters in authors name
Total pages read: 1205
This post: 25 points
BB this post: 2
TotalBB to date: 2
Total points to date: 170
**Children of Blood and Bone is a big book** with 837 pages
Children of Blood and Bone: The Orisha Legacy
Claiming 2 BB ticket
5.9 - Secret Agent ManFrom this list: Best Spy Novels
Page 2.
Above Suspicion by Helen MacInnes
First published 1941 for 1 Golden Oldie point.
Points: 5
Total Points: 925
GO Points: 24
BB Points: 3
15.2 - Vietnam & the Antiwar MovementBook 1: MPG War
The Guns of Navarone by Alistair MacLean
Book 2: On the Anti War Books list.
Page 10 (first entry)
The High King by Lloyd Alexander
AR MG; BL 6.1; AR Pts 11.0
Points: 15
Total Points: 940
GO Points: 24
BB Points: 3
Nick KY30.5 - Sandy's task: Making the Best of It
I have always been a "glass half full" kind of person, although the events of 2020 have challenged me! So, I've put together a list of some of the things that I'm grateful for and that have kept me cheerful despite everything else.
No books with the main page genre children or kids may be used. Your two books must have a combined total of t least 600 pages. You may choose two different options, or read two books from the same option.
REQUIRED: In your post, indicate the option(s) that you chose.
Option 2. Despite everything, the garbage gets picked up, packages get delivered, and the grocery stores stay open and stocked. We have many people to thank for this and they deserve our appreciation!
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.
I read Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov. 352 pp.
Option 4. Read a book from one of the following lists. Remember that all the rules apply (length, childrens, etc.), even if a book is found on one of these lists.
Future Technology Nonfiction
Science & Literature Together at Last
Essential Computer History and Information Revolution Books
REQUIRED: Specify the list you used and the page on which your book can be found.
I read The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould, # 68, p. 1 on the Science and Literature: Together at Last list.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4... 450 pp.
Total pp = 802 . required 600
previous total: 525 (adjusted to not count 10.3 which did not clearly meet the task. I will use that book in another task later..)
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So far: 555
Queen Bee Darlene15.1 Groovy, Man
Day picked: 1
Book 1: The Upside of Falling by Alex Light
*author's 1st name Alex matches Alex Del Zoppo from Sweetwater
Book 2: How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps by Ben Shapiro
*America found in "America" by Bert Sommer
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 720
Nick KYRemove
25.2 - Nick KY's task: Regina and the Mountains
This is a 2 book task. Read one Book 1 and one Book 2.
REQUIRED: State which option you chose for each book when you post.
Book 1
Option B. Read a book with an author whose first and last initials are in JAMES BALDWIN.
I read The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin.
Book 2
Option A. Read a book* from the Banff Mountain Book Awards list:
I read The Bear by Andrew Krivak, 2020 Banff Award winner in fiction. https://www.banffcentre.ca/banff-moun...
Total Points Adjusted: 530
LAUREN JODI25.1 - Bluemoon's task: CHRISTMAS IN THE 1960S
Option 1: ALUMINIUM CHRISTMAS TREES
The Unexpected Duchess by Valerie Bowman
Green item - dress
Option 2: ANIMATED CHRISTMAS SPECIALS
Awakened by Elisabeth Naughton
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 365/990
Total Books Read: 28
Tasks Completed: 21/57
Nick KY25.2 - Nick KY's task: Regina and the Mountains
This is a 2 book task. Read one Book 1 and one Book 2.
REQUIRED: State which option you chose for each book when you post.
Book 1
Option B. Read a book with an author whose first and last initials are in JAMES BALDWIN.
I read The Answer to the Riddle Is Me: A Memoir of Amnesia by David Stuart MacLean -- all three inits are in jaMeS balDwin.
Book 2
Option A. Read a book* from the Banff Mountain Book Awards list: Banff Mountain Book Festival Award Winners or the list of 2020 Banff Mountain Book Award Winners. A list of 2020 Award Winners that fit SRC requirements can also be found in post #2 of the Help Thread. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
REQUIRED: State which page on the list your choice is from or that your choice was from the 2020 list when you post.
*NOTE: All SRC rules, including those regarding coffee table/art books, apply, regardless of whether a book is on the list.
I read The Bear by Andrew Krivak, 2020 Banff Award winner in fiction. https://www.banffcentre.ca/banff-moun...
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 555
Nick KY10.3. March On!
The Civil Rights movement in the U.S. took off during the 1960's. Read a nonfiction book about the Civil Rights movement, or about one of the leaders/important figures of the Civil Rights movement.
I read The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 565
Bookwrm526Task #10.8 - Cookies!
Read a book with one or more cookies on the cover. I read Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke.
.Total points so far: 505
Kelly L15.2 - Vietnam & the Antiwar Movement
Book 1: Read a book with the MPG War or a MPG that includes the word WAR.
Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power has an MPG War.
Book 2: Read a book found on the Anti War Books list.
Required: State which page the book can found on when you post.
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century is found on page 4 of the "Anti War Books" list.
This task = 15 points
Total = 285 points
BBT = 2
20.1 - Most Improved - SandyL's Task: Escape by RomanceOPTION 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.
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 160
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 8
Total books read: 10
ED25.7 - Bookwrm526's task: I LOVE Reading Challenges
Opt. 1- Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Touristby M.C. Beaton
set in Cyprus...see GR blurb for the book-"Agatha travels to Cyprus, only to contend with her estranged fiance, an egregious group of truly terrible tourists..."
Opt. 4- A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
I previously read The Elusive Mrs. Pollifaxby this author and finished it on May 13.2020
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 55
Books read=4
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Amy B15.8 - The Fab Four
Read a book with a 4-word title. Spaces determine words. All words count. Subtitles should be ignored.
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 500 Points
Amy B30.3 - 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.
Required: State the reindeer pairing when you post.
Pair: Donner & Blitzen
Idaho by Emily Ruskovich (Donner)
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich (Blitzen)
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 530 Points
Queen Bee Darlene5.9 Secret Agent Man
Plum Island by Nelson DeMille
Page 1, #46
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 725
Queen Bee Darlene30.1 Mazza1's Task: Create a Date
600 pg min
1) day of week in title
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
355 pgs
2) single author name is month of the year
The Body in the Woods by April Henry
263 pgs
355 + 263 = 618
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 755
15.8 - The Fab FourThe Tombs of Atuan
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 540
Tasks Completed: 39
Books Read: 47
Big Books: 500: 1, 750: 2
GO: 1
Andy P.Task # 25.8 - Brooke TX's task: 2020 Wrapped
Option 2. Read a book whose title or author's LAST name starts with Y. Stasi Wolf by David Young
Option 3. Read a book first published in 2020
The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves
Points this post: 25
Total points: 725
15.10 - The Digital DivideBloodhound by Tamora Pierce
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*I would like to claim a big book ticket*
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 555
Tasks Completed: 40
Books Read: 48
Big Books: 500: 2, 750: 2
GO: 1
20.6 Seasoned Reader - EShay's task: EShay's podcast connectionAnother Brooklyn
Option 4: Short and sweet
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 575
Tasks Completed: 41
Books Read: 49
Big Books: 500: 2, 750: 2
GO: 1
50.1 Twister spinner Spin the wheel ONE TIME and record your result. For each book, you will complete options matching spin. 3 books total at least 750 pages. No children's genre.
I spun: Right- Hand- Blue
Book 1 - Option Right: book by author NOT read from before.
This author is new to me:
A Burning by Megha Majumdar is audiobook
A Burning paperback is 293 pages
Book 2 - Option Hand: book with 3 words or less in the TITLE.
A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet is audiobook
A Children's Bible: A Novel paperback is 240 pages
Book 3 - Color Blue
book where the cover is at least 50% blue according to Tineye. Percentages may be combined
by Steve López60.5 %#869ac6 Blue
15.3 %#bdcfe9 Grey
13.7 %#ecf2f7 White
4.2 %#694879 Violet
3.7 %#8b577f Violet
1.4 %#9ea1a3 Grey
0.9 %#a090b6 Violet
0.4 %#884959 Violet
The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music paperback is 289 pages.
293+240+289=822 pages
Points this post: 50
Total Points this Season: 735
Total GO Tickets: 9
Total BB Tickets: 1
Kathy KS10.7 - 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".
The Executor's Guide: Settling a Loved One's Estate or Trust, by Mary Randolph
TEG=supErcalifraGilisTicexpialidocious
***CLAIMING 1 big book ticket*** 520 pages
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Points for this task: 10
Total points : 220
Tasks completed: 10
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Julia10330.4 - Dlmrose's task: Forward and Backward
Book 1: No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters
Book 2: Annie on My Mind
No backwards is On. (This combination approved in task help thread, post #10)
This post: 30 points
Total points: 750
BB: 8
GO: 4
Tasks completed: 38
Books read: 58
Scooter&Siam10.7 - 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".
Read The Footprints of God
Points: 10
Total: 170
APRILLEIGH5.7 - The House of the Rising Sun
Read a book with MPG Animals.
Elementary, She Read Pancake by Vicki Delany
Genre verified in the help thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (630)
Golden Oldie: 0 (22)
Big Book: 0 (1)
Books Read: 1 (51)
Total Tasks: 41
MEGSCL10.5. Not All Bad!
First book I ever read by Claire G. Coleman was Terra Nullius read on 3/9/2020
Now read new to me book - The Old Lie
Total to date
485 points
3 big book
MEGSCL30.1 - Mazza1's task: Create a Date
Option 1 - Day -A Month of Sundays
Option 3 - ordinal number - 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Total to date
515 points
3 big book
20.1 MPG romanceOption 4: MPG Science Fiction
Lost Stars by Claudia Gray
*Claiming BB ticket 560 pgs*
Total points: 700
Tasks completed: 42
Books read: 55
GO: 4
BB: 2(500) 1(750) (1000)
MARGO 15.4 - Assassination NationOPTION 2: one book fulfills the requirements of:
A: the letters TION intact in the title/subtitle (Nation), and
B: TWO sets of double letters (consonants and/or vowels) in the title/subtitle (OO in Bloody + LL in Well-Meaning)
The Bloody British: A Well-Meaning Guide to an Awkward Nation
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Points this task: 15
Total points: 255
Tasks completed: 11
Kristen IA25.5 - Amy FL's task: Verrry Interesting
Let’s pay tribute to Laugh-In by completing two different tasks from these options.
Required: Identify the options you have selected in your post.
Option 1: Read a book by a single author who shares a name with one of these funny people: Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Judy Carne, Ruth Buzzi, Arte Johnson, Henry Gibson, Lily Tomlin, Goldie Hawn, Jo Anne Worley, Alan Sues and Gary Owens. Spaces determine names.
One by One by Ruth Ware
I listened to the audiobook and linked the PB edition.
Option 2: Read a book with a title of at least three words where the first letter of each title word can be found in EITHER “You Bet Your Sweet Bippy!” OR "Sock It to Me!" Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
Wrapped Up in You by Jill Shalvis
I listened to the audiobook and linked the MMPB edition.
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 165/990
Tasks Completed: 10/57
BB: 0
GO: 0
G.Q.15.6 - Heart to Heart
Read a book with a heart(s) on the cover. The heart(s) may be realistic or stylized.
by Helen HoangTotal Points: 140
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 10
BB tickets: 2
Sara G30.1 - Mazza1's task: Create a Date
Option 2: Read a book written by a single author whose name (first, middle or last) is a month of the year (Must match exactly, no exceptions)
A Star for Mrs. Blake by April Smith
Option 4: Read a book with a year (numerical format) or a range of years in its TITLE.
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback (no MMPB) here has 541 pages.
**1491 is a Big Book (541 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 30
Total points: 700
Delicious Dee20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Melinde's task: Food, glorious food!
option 2 -
- tineye record indicates 51%+ in orangepoints this post: 20
Updated Total points: 700
Joanna T15.7 - The British Invasion
Read a book set at least 50% in the UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland).
When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
Set in Scotland
Task total: 15
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Grand total: 315
BB: 2
GO: 1
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Task #20.4 - Golden Oldies - Sarah E's task: Silent Night
task: Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in SILENT NIGHT.
book: Silver in the Wood
how it fits: author Emily Tesh, initials ET in silEnT
Points this post: 20
Total points: 355
Tasks completed: 16 /58
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 1