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WINTER CHALLENGE 2020
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Amy FL30.1 - Mazza1's task: Create a Date
Option 1: Blue Monday - Monday
Option 3: The 7th Canon - 7th
I linked to the editions I read, but for the page count the combined total for the paperback editions is around 700.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 715
Amy FL30.3 - Cat's task: Eight Tiny Reindeer!
DasheR: The Eighth Sister by Robert Dugoni
DanceR: Muzzled by David Rosenfelt
Points this post: 30
Total points: 745
BUCKET20.4 Sarah E’s Task: Silent Night
Option 2.
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
(Word: FROM.)
Points this post: 20
Points total: 215
BB total: 1
GO total: 1
BUCKET50.1 TraceyL’s Task: Twister
I spun LEFT FOOT BLUE.
LEFT
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
(I have read another book by Wilkie Collins. 672 pages.)
*BIG BOOK: 672 pages, 1 ticket*
*GOLDEN OLDIE: First published 1859.*
FOOT
Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro
(5 word title. 277 pages.)
BLUE
Cane by Jean Toomer
(86.7% blue. 245 pages.
Tineye results:
86.3 % #057c83 Blue
9.1 % #010307 Black
1.1 % #f2cb3a Yellow
0.9 % #d3c955 Yellow
0.7 % #84a65a Green
0.7 % #58905c Green
0.4 % #9dc8ca Blue
0.4 % #38815c Green
0.4 % #afbc59 Green)
*GOLDEN OLDIE: First published 1923.*
672+277+245=1194 pages > 750 pages.
Points this post: 50
Points total: 265
BB total: 2 (1 this post)
GO total: 3 (2 this post)
Nick KY30.1 Mazza1's Create a Date
Opt. 2 Author's Name contains a month of the year. I read It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences: A Writer's Guide to Crafting Killer Sentences by June Casagrande. 214 pp
Opt. 4. Year in title. I read 1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion by Morgan Llywelyn. 576 pp
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for 1916 at 576 pp.
Total pp = 790 > required 600
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 645
Big Books So Far: 500+ (5)
10.4 "Best Books on Sixties History Nonfiction" ListAct of War: Lyndon Johnson, North Korea, and the Capture of the Spy Ship Pueblo by Jack Cheevers
Page 1 of list
Total points: 795
Tasks completed: 47
Books read: 62
GO: 4
BB: 4(500) 1(750) (1000)
Julia10325.2 - Nick KY's task: Regina and the Mountains
Book 1, Option B - The Dragon Sorcerer by John Gregory Betancourt
(first and last initials JB are in JAMES BALDWIN)
Book 2, Option B - Irresistible Forces
(IF in FUJIYAMA)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 810
BB: 9
GO: 6
Tasks completed: 42
Books read: 63
EMurphy15.4 Assassination Nation - Letters TION intact in the title/subtitle and at least 2 sets of double letters in the title/subtitle/author's name (One book that fulfills both)
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks
This Task:
Points: 15
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 265
Books Read: 18
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket +500: 1
BB Ticket +750: 1
Tasks Completed: 12
Congratulations, Teri-K! You'll have a 25 point task in the Spring Challenge.
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Marie-Anne's task: Where in the world?Option 1: Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
❆ 3 As in Barbara ❆
Total points: 315 + 20 = 335
50.1 - TraceyL's task: TwisterTwister spinner results: Left - Hand - Red
Book 1: Left
Turtle Moon by Alice Hoffman
❆ I have read this author before ❆
📖 275 pages 📖
Book 2: Hand
Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
❆ 1-word title ❆
📖 336 pages 📖
Book 3: Red
The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen
❆ 60.9% red according to Tineye ❆
📖 315 pages 📖
📖📖📖 275 + 336 + 315 = 926 pages 📖📖📖
Total points: 335 + 50 = 385
10.4. And in Other News....From the 'Sixties Memoirs & Biographies (non-fiction)' list, on page 1
My Song: A Memoir by Harry Belafonte is audiobook.
My Song: A Memoir of Art, Race, and Defiance paperback of 480 pages.
Points this post: 10
Total Points this Season: 960
Total GO Tickets: 13
Total BB Tickets: 2
50.1 - TraceyL's task: TwisterBook 1 - Left or Right
Option Left: Read a book by an author you have read from before.
Required: State that you have read this author before when you post.
Mastiff
I have read this author before.
*I would like to claim a big book ticket*
Book 2 - Hand or Foot
Option Foot: Read a book with 3 words or less in the TITLE. Ignore subtitles. Spaces determine words.
Assessing English Language Learners: Bridges to Educational Equity: Connecting Academic Language Proficiency to Student Achievement
Book 3 - Color (GREEN)
Read a book where the cover is at least 50% the color from your spin according to Tineye. Percentages of the same base color may be combined to achieve 50%.
On Cats
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 705
Tasks Completed: 45
Books Read: 58
Big Books: 500: 4, 750: 2
GO: 1
MEGSCL5.7 - The House of the Rising Sun
Black Beauty
IL: MY - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 11.0
Total to date
635 points
3 big book
MEGSCL10.2. A Decade of Turbulence
Set in Nigeria - The Girl with the Louding Voice
Total to date
645 points
3 big book
MEGSCL25.5 - Amy FL's task: Verrry Interesting
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 "Sock It to Me!"
The Cellist of Sarajevo
Option 3: read a book with a MPG of Short Stories or Anthologies.
Smart Ovens for Lonely People
Total to date
670 points
3 big book
Bookwrm526Task #30.7 - Cars Cars Cars
Option 2: Read a book where the authors first and last initial can be found in VOLKSWAGEN. I read The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey.
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. I read A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik.
Total points so far: 650
25.8 - Brooke TX's task: 2020 WrappedThis is a two book task - you can read two books from two different options, or use the same option for two books.
I read 2 books from :
Option 3 - Published This Year: I set a goal number of newly published books to read, and unfortunately fell far short of it. Do better than me and read a book first published in 2020 or 2021.
I read The Glass Hotel and The Midnight Library. Both were published in 2020.
points: 300
books read: 23
tasks in progress: 15
tasks in progress: 2
Big Books: 1
pages read: 8050
Task 15.6 - Heart to HeartBook:
, finished 2/18Points this task: 15
Total points: 775
15.6 - Heart to HeartBook with a heart(s) on the cover
Beard with Me by Penny ReidListened to the audiobook, the top paperback is 500 pgs
Total Points: 705
Kai25.8 Brooke TX's task: 2020 Wrapped
OPTION 2 - A to Z: Read a book whose title or author's LAST name starts with E, I, Q, U, V, X, Y, or Z.
Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym
OPTION 3 - Published This Year: Read a book first published in 2020 or 2021.
We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence by Becky Cooper (published 2020)
Books read: 23
Tasks completed: 18
Points this task: 25
Total points: 320
25.7 - I LOVE READING CHALLENGESOPTION 1 - The Best Place on Earth
>50% set in Israel
OPTION 4 - Campaigning for Christopher by Katy Regnery
Breaking Up with Barrett was the first book I read by this author. I finished reading it 9/7/2020.
TOTAL POINTS - 860
10.1 - SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED - Tarnished Saints' Christmas by Elizabeth RoseER in Sean Connery
TOTAL POINTS - 870
Task 30.5 - Making the Best of ItYour two books must have a combined total of at least 600 pages.
2. Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in ESSENTIAL WORKER.
eSSentail worker
A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America (2005) by Stacy Schiff (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 489 pages) [327.73]
3. Read a book in which the main character is a K-12 or college teacher.
The Hero of this novel is a 62 year old High School Science Teacher. A significant portion of the plot occurs in the Faculty Room of the High School.
An Available Man (2012) by Hilma Wolitzer (Hardcover, 285 pages)
Pagecount: 489 + 285 = 774 > 600 pages
230 + 30 = 260
Tasks Completed: 13
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 230 + 30 = 260
Books read: 19
Pages read: 6,129
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 12
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
DeborahPost #20
5.6 - Sugar, Sugar
One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews
Using Andrews: Archie Andrews
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 355
Books Read: 30
Tasks Done: 20
5.10 - FreedomRead a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
Shazam and the Seven Magic Lands
Points this task: 5
Books read this task: 1
Golden oldie claimed this task: 0
Big book claimed this task: 0
Total points: 150
Total Tasks completed: 9
Total Golden oldies: 3
Total Big Book tickets: 0
Total books read: 12
M1nks25.1
1.
- Red Dress2.
- Agatha ChristiePoints for this task: 25
Total points : 105
Big Book tickets : 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 3
M1nks25.2
Bk 1 Opt B. Death in a White Tie Pub 1938
* 1 Golden Oldie Ticket
Bk 2 Opt B. Colour Scheme TRES CRUSES Pub 1943
* 1 Golden Oldie Ticket
Points for this task: 25
Total points : 130
Big Book tickets : 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets total: 6
Julia10320.1 - Most Improved - SandyL's Task: Escape by Romance
Option 3 - No Kissing Under the Boardwalk by Kate Angell
(KA in KLEYPAS, MPG = Romance)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 830
BB: 9
GO: 6
Tasks completed: 43
Books read: 64
Inge*** CLAIMING BIG BOOK TICKET****
20.3 Best Review - Katy's task: Netflix Binges
Option B, page 2, book 110
Book: The Other Boleyn Girl
Points this task: 20
total points: 265
total books: 22
task completed: 18
BB ticket: 2
#pages this post: 661
total #pages: 8442
Amy B25.4 - Kristina Simon's task: The Summer of Love
Choose one option. Read one Book A and one Book B.
Required: State which option you chose when you post.
Option 2: Bell Bottoms
Book A: Read a book with a title of at least two words where all the words begin with the same letter. All words count. Subtitles should be ignored.
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Book B: Read a book written by a single author whose name contains LL or TT.
Weather by Jenny Offill
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 620 Points
Bookwrm526Task #15.3 - Ground Control to Major Tom
Option 1, Book A: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in ASTRONOMY. I read Perfect Days by Raphael Montes.
Option 1, Book B: Read a book with the MPG Space. Genre may be standalone or embedded. I read Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather.
Total points so far: 665
5.3 Theme from A Summer PlaceRead a book from this list: I Only Watched the Movie.
Required: State the page.
Page 2.
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 25.0
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Task Points: 5
Season Points: 5
5.10 FreedomRead a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Task Points: 5
Season Points: 10
10.10 I Want Them All!Read a book with a word from this list in its title/subtitle. The word "and" cannot be used. The word must be standalone, but plurals and possessives may be used.
Word: Strawberry (#4 in list)
Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
Task Points: 10
Season Points: 20
trishhartuk25.8 Brooke TX's task: 2020 Wrapped
Option 2 - A to Z: Read a book whose title or author's LAST name starts with E, I, Q, U, V, X, Y, or Z.
Hamlet, Revenge!, Michael Innes
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Golden Oldie: first published in 1937
Option 4 - Sword & Laser: Read a book with MPG Science Fiction.
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within, Becky Chambers
Read the kindle edition. PB: here
Science Fiction: 138 users
Points this task: 25
Books read: 2
Golden oldie: 1 = Hamlet, Revenge! was first published in 1937
Big book: No
Total points: 425
Tasks completed: 29
Golden oldies: 4
Big book tickets: 5 (750+ x 2 = 4 tkt; 500+ x 1 = 1 tkt)
15.2 Vietnam & the Antiwar MovementRead 2 books.
Book 1: Read a book with the MPG War or a MPG that includes the word WAR.
War 55 users.
Fives and Twenty-Fives by Michael Pitre
Book 2: Read a book found on the Anti War Books list.
Required: State which page the book can found on when you post.
Page 2.
Night by Elie Wiesel
Task Points: 15
Season Points: 35
15.6 Heart to HeartRead a book with a heart(s) on the cover. The heart(s) may be realistic or stylized.
by Ruth RendellTask Points: 15
Season Points: 50
25.3 Queen Bee Darlene's task: The Unfortunate Effect of PlanningRead 2 books.
Book 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 match exactly.
Word = Don't
No! I Don't Want to Join a Book Club: Diary of a Sixtieth Year by Virginia Ironside
Book 2: Read a book that:
A. was first published in a year with 11 in it.
B. has 11 letters in the author’s name or title. The complete author's name or a name part (first, middle, last) may be used. Titles that have 11 letters total or an 11-letter individual word will work. Subtitles may be used or excluded.
C. has the number 11 in the title/subtitle (in any variation.)
REQUIRED: State which option you used and how the book fits the task when you post.
Option 2B. Eleven letters in author last name.
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale
Task Points: 25
Season Points: 75
30.7 unclaim previous booksOption 2: First & Last in VOLKSWAGEN
The Quiet Americans: Four CIA Spies at the Dawn of the Cold War—A Tragedy in Three Acts by Scott Anderson
Option 4: Exact Word in Title: Soldier
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott
50.1 TraceyL's task: TwisterRead 3 books. The total page count must be at least 750 pages.
Spin: Left Hand Blue
Book 1 Option Left: Read a book by an author you have read from before.
Required: State that you have read this author before when you post.
Night Moves by Randy Wayne White
I have read this author before.
Page count = 376p
Book 2 Option Hand: Read a book with 3 words or less in the TITLE. Ignore subtitles. Spaces determine words.
Murder in Belgravia by Lynn Brittney
Page count - 340p in paperback. No MMP. (My book was an ebook with 243p.)
Book 3: Read a book where the cover is at least 50% the color from your spin according to Tineye. Percentages of the same base color may be combined to achieve 50%.
My spin color was blue.
TinEye:
83.5 % #28487a Blue
5.3 % #acbed2 Blue
3.8 % #d2dad9 Grey
2.6 % #7a8495 Grey
1.7 % #494a49 Grey
1.4 % #52523b Grey
0.9 % #86876d Grey
0.8 % #7e7671 Grey
by Nora Roberts83.5 + 5.3 = 88.8% blue
Page count = 353
376 + 340 + 353 = 1069 pages
Task Points: 50
Season Points: 125
30.7 Updated Option 2Option 2: First & Last in VOLKSWAGEN
Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
Option 4: Exact Word in Title: Soldier
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott
Total points: 785
Tasks completed: 46
Books read: 61
GO: 4
BB: 4(500) 1(750) (1000)
20.3Option c: NF & MPG "Politics."
The Quiet Americans: Four CIA Spies at the Dawn of the Cold War—A Tragedy in Three Acts by Scott Anderson
Total points: 785
Tasks completed: 46
Books read: 61
GO: 4
BB: 4(500) 1(750) (1000)
Task 5.6 - Sugar, Sugarauthor name matches Andy KIM
Taboo by Kim Scott
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805 points
12 BB tix
3 GO tix
M1nks 25.3
3. The Last Seance: Tales of the Supernatural E: 6, A: 5
4.
- Blue background/Yellow Trees, snowflakes,lightPoints for this task: 25
Total points : 155
Big Book tickets : 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets:
Golden Oldies tickets total: 6
M1nks25.8
1. The Graveyard Book
IL: MY - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10.0
2. Totally Captivated Side Story: Totally Peeking Under the Sheets Volume 1 - Y
Points for this task: 25
Total points : 180
Big Book tickets : 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets:
Golden Oldies tickets total: 6
M1nksUNCLAIM
30.6 -
Option 1. The Queen's Fool Pgs 504
* -1 Big Book Ticket
Option 2 The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding ACID
M1nks30.6
1. The Queen's Fool Pgs 504
* 1 X Big Book Ticket
2. Indiscretions of Archie Pub 1921
* 1 Golden Oldie Ticket
Actual Change: +1 Golden Oldie Ticket
Points for this task:
Total points : 180
Big Book tickets : 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 7
30.2 - Delicious Dee's task: LOST and FOUNDOption 1, a book from my TBR list added prior to 1 Dec 2017: The Thing About Love by Julie James
added 18 April 2017
mass market paperback edition Kad se uplete ljubav 420 pages
Option 2A, a book by a new to me author that shares a name with the book in Option 1: Deacon King Kong by James McBride
The author is new to me.
paperback edition Deacon King Kong 384 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 795
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10.3. March On!
While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age During the Civil Rights Movement
Points this post: 10
Total points: 685