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WINTER CHALLENGE 2020
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Brooke TX25.4 - Kristina Simon's task: The Summer of Love
Option 1: Flower Power
Book A: Read a book with a flower or flowers on the cover.
Book B: Read a book with a word that has "ower" intact in the title/subtitle.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 935
Completed Tasks: 55
Books Read: 79
BrendaSD10.2 A Decade of Turbulence
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the countries listed:
The Stranger by Albert Camus; set in Algieria; finished 1/12/21; 3 stars
This post: 10 points
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 9
Brooke TX25.6 - Tien's task: Lunar New Year 2021
Both of these authors are new to me.
Option 2. Read a book first published in one of your Zodiac's years. My zodiac is the Snake:
Option 3. Read a book with a red cover. 86.6% red:
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 960
Completed Tasks: 56
Books Read: 79
Brooke TX30.1 - Mazza1's task: Create a Date
Option 1: Read a book with a day of the week in its TITLE.
Option 2: Read a book written by a single author whose name (first, middle or last) is a month of the year.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 990
Completed Tasks: 57
Books Read: 79
BrendaSD5.3 Theme From a Summer Place
Read a book listed on "I only watched the Movie" list:
Stardust by Neil Gaiman; finished 1/27/21; 4 stars
This post: 5 points
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 10
BrendaSD5.4 The Twist
Read a book with a 2-word title that starts with "The":
The Cyberiad by Stanisław Lem; finished 12/25/20; 2 stars
This post: 5 points
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 11
BrendaSD5.5 Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In
Read a book that is the 5th in a series:
The Big Four by Agatha Christie; finished 12/19/20; 3.5 stars
This post: 5 points
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 12
BrendaSD5.10 Freedom
Read a book of your choice:
Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan; finished 12/18/20; 4 stars
BB Ticket - 846 Pages
This post: 5 points
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 13
Shelby
25.4 - Kristina Simon's task: The Summer of Love
Option 2A
Read a book with a title of at least two words where all the words begin with the same letter.: Rainshadow Road, by Lisa Kleypas
How Fits: Title - Rainshadow Road
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Option 2B
Read a book written by a single author whose name contains LL or TT.: Henri, by Ella Frank
How Fits: Author - ELLa Frank
Points this post: 25
Total points: 620
Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 3
Congratulations, Brooke TX! You'll have a 25 point task in the Spring Challenge.
Shelby
25.5 - 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.: The Vanishing Stair, by Maureen Johnson
How Fits: Author - Marueen JOHNSON
AND
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!": Pieces of You, by N.R. Walker
How Fits: Title - Pieces Of You
Points this post: 25
Total points: 645
Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 3
Queen Bee Darlene15.2 Vietnam & the Antiwar Movement
Book 1: MPG war
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Book 2: anti war book list
Circe by Madeline Miller
pg 3 on list
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 990
25.8 - Brooke TX's task: 2020 WrappedOption 1, a book that has won an award: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
winner of Women's Prize for Fiction 2020
Option 3, a book first published in 2020 or 2021: The Toni Morrison Book Club by Juda Bennett, published 2020
Points this post: 25
Total points: 930
That's it for this challenge! Once again, thank you, moderators!
Congratulations, Queen Bee Darlene! You'll have a 25 point task in the Spring Challenge.
Shelby
30.5 - Sandy's task: Making the Best of It
Option 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.: The Doctor's Secret, by Heidi Cullinan
How Fits: MC's - One is a doctor the other is a nurse working together in the same hospital & Page Count - 337pgs
AND
Option 2
Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in ESSENTIAL WORKER.: Revelation, by Sloane Kennedy
How Fits: Author - Sloane Kennedy & Page Count - 272pgs
Totale Page Count: 609pgs
Points this post: 30
Total points: 675
Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 3
Shelby
30.6 - 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: Fancy Pants, by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
How Fits: Author - Susan Elizabeth PHillips & Page Count - 495pgs
AND
Book 2
Read a book where the word ACID or BASE may be made from the letters in its TITLE.: The Bite Before Christmas, by Lynsay Sands
How Fits: Title - using Base, The BitE Before ChristmAS & Page Count - 325pgs
Totale Page Count: 820pgs
Points this post: 30
Total points: 705
Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 3
Shelby
50.1 - TraceyL's task: Twister
Twister Spin: Left Foot Green
Book 1
Read a book by an author you have read from before.: Brothersong, by T.J. Klune
How Fits: Author - I have read the majority of T.J. Klune's novels & Page Count - 475pgs
AND
Book 2
Read a book with 4 or more words in the TITLE.: One Grave at a Time, by Jeaniene Frost
How Fits: Title - One Grave at a Time (5) & Page Count - 358pgs
AND
Book 3
Read a book where the cover is at least 50% the color from your spin according to Tineye.: The Hand on the Wall, by Maureen Johnson
How Fits: Cover - Green (82.6% - Tineye) & Page Count - 384pgs
Totale Page Count: 1217pgs
Points this post: 50
Total points: 755
Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 3
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Winter 2020 Challenge! Spring Challenge is coming right up. See you there!
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20.10 Group Read: Twelve Years a Slave
Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup; completed 2/28/21; 3 stars
This post: 20 points
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 8