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WINTER CHALLENGE 2021
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TessaVanessaChallenge 10.8 #ownvoicestories
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds
Found on page 3 of list
AR info: IL: MG+ - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 6.0
Points this post: 10
Total points: 250/970
Tasks completed: 17/56
Books read: 21
Mod
15.6 - Far, Far Away
Read a book that takes place in an alternate version of a real country. (alternate London)
The Invisible Library. Genevieve Cogman
Task: 15
Total: 160
11/56
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Suzannesea's Task: Challenges and Option 2
Throughout my life, reading has been a great pleasure. I thoroughly enjoy the Seasonal Reading Challenge and my in-person book clubs which switched to Zooming and open-air meetings during the pandemic. Through them I've encountered so many authors I might not have read otherwise.
-Read a book by a new-to-you author. REQUIRED: When you post, state that you haven't read that author before.
I read Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto whom I have never read before
points: 50
books read: 4
tasks completed: 4
pages read: 1127
ED10.3 - 'S Wonderful
That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton
"That" found in "The Man That Got Away"
Task Total= 10
Grand Total=50
Books Read=3
Delicious Dee25.1 - XBM's Task: Read a Newbery
option 2 - The Grifter - Kimberly Kincaid - KK found in the letters provided
option 3 - Britt-Marie Was Here - BWH found in John Newbery Medal
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 90
FLY Task # 15.9 - Where DO Those Letters Go?
task: book set at least 50% in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland or Russia.
book: Anxious People
how it fits: set entirely in Sweden
Points this post: 15
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 5/56
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Katrisa5.6 - Follow the Yellow Brick Road
From the Yellowest books ever list
I read Watchmen
It is on page 1 of the list
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 375
Katrisa10.1 - Gifts
Read a book that was a gift
I chose to read Almost Everything: Notes on Hope which was a gift my best friend's mom sent me from her bookshelf after she died this year.
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 385
Katrisa20.10 - Group Reads
I read The Picture of Dorian Gray and posted in the discussion thread
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 405
Meera5.1 - Dorothy, Dot, & Dotty
The Invisible Guardian by Dolores Redondo
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Jen K30.5 - Judy's Task: Some SRC New “Favorite Things”
Option 1- The Cross
Option 3- Starsight
Book 1 of series, Skyward, on page 4 of list #321
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 140
Oma122930.2 - TessaVaness's Task: What does home mean to you?
I chose Options # 3 & 4
Option #3-Read a book that has a tree name from this list of tree themed street names in the title
Plum Tea Crazy-Laura Childs
Option #4-Read a book that doesn't include any of these numbers in the page count: 0,1,2,4,5,9.
Four Blind Mice-James Patterson
Page Count is 387
Points: 125/970
Tasks: 5/56
Golden Oldies Tickets:
Big Book Tickets: ()500+,()750+,()1000
Oma122930.4 - Katrisa's Task: Winter in Ms. Kat’s Kindergarten
I chose options 1a and 3a
Option 1a-Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the TITLE that can be made from the letters in MILTON THE DANCING CHRISTMAS MOUSE
A Christmas Journey-Anne Perry
Option 3a-Read a book that is at least 100 years old (published in 1922 (inclusive) or before)
Chronicles of Avonlea-L.M. Montgomery-Published 1912
Ug-BL: 8.2-Ar Pts: 11.0
Claiming Chronicles of Avonlea as Goldie Oldie as it was originally published in 1912
Points: 155/970
Tasks: 6/56
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: ()500+,()750+,()1000
Oma122920.5 - Bigger is Better - Sophie's Task: Fever
I chose Option #2
Option #2-Read a book where the page numbers are made up from 1, 3, 4, 6 or 9
The Keepsake-Tess Gerritsen
Points: 175/970
Tasks: 7/56
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: ()500+,()750+,()1000
Oma122910.10 - The Story Continues
Read any book from a series with at least 14 primary works. The book must have a whole number series designation. (#1-#14+)
Pekoe Most Poison-Laura Childs
Points: 185/970
Tasks: 8/56
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: ()500+,()750+,()1000
Kathy KS20.1 - Most Improved Player - Suzannesea's Task: Challenges and Pleasures
Option 2
-Read a book by a new-to-you author. REQUIRED: When you post, state that you haven't read that author before.
The Thousand Names, by Django Wexler
I have not read any other books by Django Wexler
I listened to the audio; mmpb=609 p.
**Claiming 1 (one) Big Book ticket** mmpb=609 pages
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 110
Tasks completed: 5/56
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
25.6 - Kaora's Task: Honoring FamilyEVAN'S OPTIONS: 2: Read a book that has the same two letters sequentially in the same order in the title (ignore subtitles).
black doVE, white raVEn by Elizabeth Wein
480 pages
RILEY'S OPTIONS: 3: Read a book that follows another book. #2 in a series.
Hunting Prince Dracula (Stalking Jack the Ripper #2) by Kerri Maniscalco
480 pages
Total pages read: 960
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 160
Amy B30.6 - MegSCL's Task: Part and Whole
Book 1: Read a collection or anthology. There must be at least 3 authors/contributors, listed as authors or in the main page description of the book.
Dark Delicacies III: Haunted, edited by Del Howison
Book 2: Choose one of the authors who contributed to Book 1. Read a book that they have solo authored (e.g. a novel or a collection of stories written by the one author).
The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 130 Points
Re-posting and correcting Post #562ED
10.3 - 'S Wonderful
That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton
childrens- IL-UG; BL 4.6; AR 5.0
"That" found in "The Man That Got Away"
Task Total= 10
Grand Total=50
Books Read=3
30.2 - TessaVaness's Task: What does home mean to you?Option 1: In honor of my grandma read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in GRANDMA WOLFE.
The Queen of the Damned (The Vampire Chronicles #3) by Anne Rice
author's initials, AR, found in gRAndma wolfe
1x Bigger is Better tix (506p)
Option 2: Read a book with all the letters of DREAM in the title. Ignore subtitles
The Marmalade Files (Harry Dunkley #1) by Steve Lewis & Chris Uhlmann
DREAM found in the MARmalaDE files
Total this Post: 30
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 190
trishhartuk10.10 The Story Continues
Read any book from a series with at least 14 primary works.
CATastrophe in the Making (Whales and Tails #21), Kathi Daley
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Whales and Tales had 21 primary works: https://www.goodreads.com/series/1444...
Points this task: 10
Books read: 1
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 8
Golden oldies: 2
Big book tickets: 1
LAUREN JODI20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lisa MD’s Task: “Rock the Red”
Option A: All Caps
Tightrope by Amanda Quick
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 120/970
Total Books Read: 9
Total Tasks Completed: 8/56
CHANDNI10.7 - Not This Year
Read a book with a number of pages that ends in Zero.
All the Little Liars by Charlaine Harris
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 140
HanneloreTask 5.10 - Heart's Desire
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Book: Slaap
How it fits: It meets the SRC rules. It has 92 pages.
I would like to use this book for the following rule: "One book between 80 -99 pages may be used for ONE 5 point task."
Points this task: 5
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 5
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 0
Delicious DeeReposting now that the paperback finally shows in the other editions :)
25.1 - XBM's Task: Read a Newbery
option 2 - The Grifter - Kimberly Kincaid - KK found in the letters provided
option 3 - Britt-Marie Was Here - BWH found in John Newbery Medal
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 90
15.8 - The Peculiarity of Time PassingRead a book with one of the following words in the title: second, minute, hour, day, week, month or year
The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna
Points this post: 15
Total points: 230
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 18
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Lisa MD5.4 - We're Not in Kansas Anymore
Read a book with the MPG Fantasy and/or Science Fiction.
👠Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan
MPG: Fantasy #4
320 pages
🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 60/970
Total Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 6/56
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Rockynook20.5- Fever
Option 1: read a book with author's name containing J and W
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR: 32.0
Claiming 1 BB ticket (734 pages)
Points This Post: 20
BB Tickets: 1
Total Points: 225
Nick KY5.9 - Home Sweet Home I readThe Art of Memoir by Mary Karr. The letters HOME are in the title: “tHe art of MEmOir.”
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 260
Andy P.Task # 10.5 - Naughty or Nice?
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in KRAMPUSLAUF.
Where the Shadows Lie by Michael Ridpath
KRAMPUSLAUF
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130
Bookwrm526Task #20.4 - Ready, Set, GO!
Option 2: Read a book with MPG mystery published between 1913 and 1939, inclusive. I read Bats in the Belfry by E.C.R. Lorac, published in 1937. This author is new to me, I only recently discovered her through the She Dunnit podcast!
Total points so far: 165
Amy B10.7 - Not This Year
Read a book with a number of pages that ends in Zero.
Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett (290 pgs)
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 140 Points
Joanne Mi10.5 - Naughty or Nice?
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in KRAMPUSLAUF.
The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
Points this task 10
Total Points 95
Total BB's 2
Julia10325.6 - Kaora's Task: Honoring Family
I chose the one book option:
The Once and Future Witches (approved in task help thread post #7)
This book has 517 pages so claiming one BB ticket.
This post: 25 points, 1 BB
Total points: 195
BB:1
GO:1
Tasks complete: 10
Books read: 12
Barbara ★20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's Task: Representing Cats!
Option 3: Read a book with a title of at least three words, where all the initial letters can be found in the phrase “CATS HAVE STAFF”.
Susana and the Scot - Sabrina York 12/22
(SATS in cATS have Staff)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 210
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
ElaineL10.2 - Something Fishy
Read a book with an image of a creature that lives primarily in water on the cover.
Fish out of Water by Josie Watts
Required: Post the cover.
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 410
Mod
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lisa MD’s Task: “Rock the Red”
Option A: #ALLCAPS – Read a book whose entire title appears on the cover in ALL CAPITAL letters and is the color red. Subtitles may be ignored.
. Crush Your Career: Ace the Interview, Land the Job, and Launch Your Future. Dee Ann TurnerTask: 20
Total: 180
12/56
JEN B10.9 - Winter is ComING
Read a book with a word in the TITLE that ends in ING. Subtitles are excluded.
The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel
ING in vanishING
TOTAL POINTS : 120
MelissaH20.3 - Representing Cats
Option 1
MPG of Fantasy
Book: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Points this post: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Total Points: 20
MelissaH15.5 - There's No Place Like Home
Born and raised in NY
Book: In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
Points this post: 15
Tasks completed: 2
Total Points: 35
10.3 - 'S WonderfulRead a book with one of the words from one of Ira Gershwin's notable song titles in the title or subtitle
Love for Beginners by Jill Shalvis (Love Is Here To Stay)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 240
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 19
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
DeborahPost #12
5.1 - Dorothy, Dot, & Dotty
Cart and Cwidder by Diana Wynne Jones
AR Bookfinder: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8.0
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 175
Books Read: 14
Tasks Done: 12
DeborahPost #13
5.4 - We're Not in Kansas Anymore
The Alpha's Warlock
MPG: Fantasy
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 180
Books Read: 15
Tasks Done: 13
10.9 - Winter is ComINGA book with a word in the title that ends with ING: A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn
Points this post: 10
Total points: 95
25.1 - XBM's Task: Read a NewberyOption 2: Read a book whose author’s share these initial: KDELKJKLLKPEGS.
Unravel the Dusk (The Blood of Stars #2) by Elizabeth Lim
author's initials, EL, found in kdELkjkllkpegs
Option 3: Read a book where the first letter of each title word may be found in John Newbery Medal.
Dead Wrong (Calladine & Bayliss #1) by Helen H. Durrant
first letters of words in title, DW, found in john neWbery meDal
Total this Post: 25
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 215
FLY Task # 15.10 - Curl Up and Read
task: Read a book from the first 25 pages of the list Best Books to Read When the Snow is Falling
book: Shiver
how it fits: on page 1 of the list (#36)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 6/56
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Laurah3020.1 - Most Improved Player - Suzannesea's Task: Challenges and Pleasures
Opt 2 -Read a book by a new-to-you author. REQUIRED: When you post, state that you haven't read that author before.
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
This author is new to me
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4
Big Book: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Angela IL20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's Task: CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose initials (all initials) can be found in DECK THE SHEDS.
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover-12/23
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 60
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3/56
BB Ticket: 0
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Challenge 5.3 "It's A Twister!"
Gitchie Girl: The Survivor's Inside Story of the Mass Murders That Shocked the Heartland by Phil Hammon
It takes place in Iowa per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Gi...
Points this post: 5
Total points: 240/970
Tasks completed: 16/56
Books read: 20