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WINTER CHALLENGE 2020
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15.8 The Fab Four
Read a book with a 4-word title.
Homecoming By The Sea, Kathi Daley
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Points this task: 15
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 1
Trisha5.3 Theme from A Summer Place
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Points this task: 5
Books read: 1
Golden oldie:
Big book:
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
Queen Bee Darlene10.7 Earworms!
1st letter found in supercaLIfragilisticexpialidOciOUs
One of Us Is Lying
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 10
delicious dee5.7 - The House of the Rising Sun
Bad to the Bone - shelved as animals by 6ppl
points this post: 5
Total points: 5
5.2 - Hey, JudeRead a book with one of these words in the title or subtitle: Hey, Hi, Hello, Welcome, Greetings, Good, Day, Howdy, Aloha, Yo, Oh.
I listened to the audio version of Swear to Howdy
This book has children as an MPG
AR info: IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4.0
New Points: 5
Total Points: 5
10.6. Please Phrase That in the Form of a Question.Alex Trebek, the long-time host of the show Jeopardy, passed away this month. In honor of Mr. Trebek, read a book with one of these "question words" in its title/subtitle - Who, What, When, Where, How, Why. The words must be standalone - no variations.
I read How to Raise an Elephant
points: 10
books read: 1
tasks completed: 1
pages read: 256
IngeYeah, let it start for this season =D
10.9 Laugh, We Made it to 2021!
book: In haar schoenen (In her shoes)
Points this task: 10
total points: 10
total books: 1
task completed: 1
#pages this post: 477
total #pages: 477
Bookwrm526Task #5.2 - Hey, Jude
Read a book with one of these words in the title or subtitle: Hey, Hi, Hello, Welcome, Greetings, Good, Day, Howdy, Aloha, Yo, Oh. I chose the word Day and read A Long Day in Lychford by Paul Cornell.
Total points so far: 5
Doing Dewey15.10 - The Digital Divide - author's first and last initials appear in ARPANET
The Ventriloquists - 544 pages
This Task :
Points: 15
Golden Oldies Ticket: No
Big Books Ticket: Yes
Totals:
Total: 15/1015
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 1/58
Queen Bee Darlene5.5 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
#5 in series
Her Last Breath
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 15
Task:15.9 - A Trekkie is BornBook read:Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Required: main page genre science fiction fantasy (contains science fiction, verified here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... comment 7 and 8.
Points this task:15
Total points:15
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Books read:1
Tasks completed:1
10.9. Laugh, We Made it to 2021!Read a book with the main page genre Humor.
Visions of Sugar Plums
New Points: 10
Total Points: 15
Joanne MITask 15.7 - The British Invasion
Read a book set at least 50% in the UK-
The Last Prince of Ireland: A Novel-100% setting in Ireland
Points this task 15
Total Points 15
Casey WTask 15.5 - Let There Be Light(s)
Read a book where all the letters of LASER can be found in title
The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
RAYNEBAIR5.8 - West Side Story
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.
Word: Love
A Boy Like That/I Have a Love
Love Language by Reese Morrison
ebook approved for length
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
10.5 Not All Bad!For this task, I read The Plastic Man Archives, Vol. 3.
This is NOT a re-read.
I first read the author (Jack Cole) on 11/12/2020 with The Plastic Man Archives, Vol. 1.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 10
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
10.3 - MARCH ON! - The Fire Next TimeFrom the description " The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement"
TOTAL POINTS - 10
trishhartuk5.5 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
Read a book that is book number 5 in a series (series, #5)
The Black Cat Breaks a Mirror (A Bad Luck Cat Mystery #5), Kay Finch
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Points this task: 5
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 2
Bookwrm526Task #5.5 - Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
Read a book that is book number 5 in a series (series, #5) I read Close to Home by Robert Dugoni, #5 in the Tracy Crosswhite series.
Total points so far: 10
APRILLEIGH15.4 - Assassination Nation
Option 2: Read one single-author book fulfilling both requirements.
Book A: Read a book with the letters TION intact in the title.
Book B: Read a book with at least two sets of double letters in the title and author's name.
PresumpTION of INNnocence by Stephen PeNNer
(Read the kindle version - paperback - no mmpb)
One NN each in title and author name (and verified in help thread).
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (15)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (1)
Total Tasks: 1
MARGIEVANTask 5.4 - The Twist: Read a book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
The Indwelling
Points this post: 5
Points total: 5
Trisha 30.2 - Delicious Dee's task: LOST and FOUND
Lost - Go Set a Watchman (added Mar 10, 2016)
Found - The City New-to-me author found on the "similar authors" link from Harper Lee's profile page. Link: https://www.goodreads.com/author/simi...
Points this task: 30
Books read: 3
Golden oldie:
Big book:
Total points: 35
Tasks completed: 2
Task:5.10 - freedomBook read:The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk by Kneehigh Theatre Company
1 short book for a 5 point task allowance used as this has 88 pages.
Points this task:5
Total points:20
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Books read:2
Tasks completed:2
UNCLAIMING THIS POST TO USE BOOK IN ANOTHER TASKTask:15.9 - A Trekkie is Born
Book read:Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Required: main page genre science fiction fantasy (contains science fiction, verified here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... comment 7 and 8.
Points this task:15
Total points:15
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Books read:1
Tasks completed:1
Task:30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Cars, Cars, CarsOption:2
Book read:Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Required:Authors initials NG appear in volkswaGeN
Option:4
Book read:The Flower Girls by Alice Clark-Platts
Required: Flower matches antlike flower beetles.
Points this task:30
Total points:35
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Books read:3
Tasks completed:2
Bookwrm526Task #15.10 - The Digital Divide
Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in ARPANET. I read Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo.
Total points so far: 25
Coralie5.8 West Side Story
Using the word BOY from ‘A Boy Like That”
A Boy in Winter
Total to date 5 points
Josie•15.5 Let there Be Light(s): Read a book with all the letters of LASER found in the title
Stealing Cinderella, A. Zavarelli
Books read:1
Tasks completed:1
Points this task:15
Total points:15
APRILLEIGH5.2 - Hey, Jude
Read a book with GOOD in the title.
All the Good Girls by Willow Rose
(Read the kindle version - paperback - no mmpb)
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (20)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (2)
Total Tasks: 2
Delicious Dee5.5 - Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
Ruff Around the Edges - #5 in the dogfather series
points this post: 5
Total points: 10
LAUREN JODI15.7 - The British Invasion
Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 15/1015
Total Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1/58
Scooter&Siam20.5 - Bigger is Better - Julia103's task: The Sixties, but When?
Option 1: So read a book which is set at least 60% during a ‘60s decade in any century EXCEPT the twentieth century (1960s).
Read Girl with a Pearl Earring . Book is listed in examples.
Points: 20
Total: 20
CYNBAXTERTask #05.01 – Going to A-Go-Go
Task: Read a book with the letters "go" found intact in a word in the title or subtitle
Book: Go Down, Moses by William Faulkner
***This is a Golden Oldie (orig pub = 1942). Claiming 1 GOLDIE ticket
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 05 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 1
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
Bookwrm526Task #5.1 - Going to A-Go-Go
Read a book with the letters "go" found intact in a word in the title or subtitle. I read Go by Kazuki Kaneshiro.
Total points so far: 30
Queen Bee Darlene5.6 Sugar, Sugar
Author name match: Ron
In the Valley: Stories and a Novella Based on Serena by Ron Rash
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 20
Task: 10.9. Laugh, We Made it to 2021!Book: Anxious People,finished 12/3
Points this task: 10
Total points: 10
Jen K15.10 - The Digital Divide
Geekerella by Ashley Poston
ArPanet
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 15
APRILLEIGH10.3 - March On!
Read a nonfiction book about the Civil Rights movement.
Spies of Mississippi by Rick Bowers
(Read the kindle version - paperback - no mmpb)
Title approved in the help thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (30)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (3)
Total Tasks: 3
Bookwrm526Task #5.4 - The Twist
Read a book with a two-word title where the first word is "The". I read The Hunger by Alma Katsu.
Total points so far: 35
Louise 25.1 - Bluemoon's task: CHRISTMAS IN THE 1960S
OPTION 1 - ALUMINIUM CHRISTMAS TREES
The Girl Who Reads on the Métro by Christine Féret-Fleury
Date Read: 3/12/20
How It Fits: Red Book
OPTION 2 - ANIMATED CHRISTMAS SPECIALS
Broken by Robert J. Crane
Date Read: 4/12
How It Fits: Author initials RC
Points this Task: 25
Total points: 25
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Golden Oldie:
Books Read: 2
Total Tasks: 1
15.4 - Assassination NationOption 2: Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty
❆ TION in Questions ❆
❆ LL in Will; LL in Eyeballs ❆
Total points: 0 + 15 = 15
Kai10.8 Cookies!
A book with one or more cookies on the cover.
Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
Points this task: 10
Total points: 10
Queen Bee Darlene25.1 Bluemoon's task: CHRISTMAS IN THE 1960s
1) red, blue, and/or green object on cover
The Smell of Other People's Houses
blue roof
2) single author initials in animated CHristmas
Maybe Not by Colleen Hoover
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 45
Coralie10.1 Shaken, not Stirred
Book by an author whose initials can be found in Sean Connery
The Family Trade by Charles Stross
Total to date 15 points
Task 25.125.1 - Bluemoon's task: CHRISTMAS IN THE 1960S
OPTION 1 - ALUMINIUM CHRISTMAS TREES
Book:
, finished 12/1Green object: Bushes/leaves
OPTION 2 - ANIMATED CHRISTMAS SPECIALS
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid, finished 12/4
Points this task: 25
Total points: 35
10.2. A Decade of TurbulenceRead a book set at least 50% in one of these countries: I chose Syria
I listened to an audio version of Death Is Hard Work: A Novel
New Points: 10
Total Points: 25
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