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WINTER CHALLENGE 2021
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Shawn H. 30.2 - TessaVaness's Task: What does home mean to you?
Option 1: single author in GRANDMA WOLFE
The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky
**Published in 1866 - Claiming 1 Golden Oldie**
Option 4:Read a book that doesn't include any of these numbers in the page count: 0,1,2,4,5,9
The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War by Craig Whitlock
***368 pages***
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 50
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Ticket Books: 0
STORMIEb>10.4 - MMXXII
Read a book written by a single author with a 2-part name whose initials both begin with the same letter.
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Points this post:10
Total Points :45
Tasks Completed:4
Total Books Read:4
Jen K30.7 - Dlmrose's Task: Festival of Sleep
Book 1. Sleep Well, My Lady
Book 2. The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer
matZah meltZer
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 345
Kai5.3 "It's A Twister!"
Read a book set at least 50% in one or more of the states located in the area known as Tornado Alley.
The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett
New Points: 5
Total Points: 145
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read for Challenge: 13
Julia10320.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tamara's Task: New Years Resolutions
Option 3: A Psalm for the Wild-Built (title starts with A)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 420
BB:2
GO:1
Tasks complete: 22
Books read: 29
20.2 - Rookie at the TopOption 2: Read a book by an author that you have previously read at least three other books by.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
(Have previously read The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 155
5.3 - It's a Twister!Read a book that is set at least 50% in one or more of the states located in Tornado Alley
The Topeka School by Ben Lerner set about 85% in Kansas, a Tornado Alley state
Points this post: 5
Total points: 515
Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 39
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 4
Delicious Dee10.10 - The Story Continues
Connections in Death - the in death series is up to 50+ books currently
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 195
Katrisa5.8 - Just Click Your Heels...
Read book that is #3 in a series.
I read Death In Paradise book #3 in the Jesse Stone series
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 680
Heather KSTask 25.2 New Year New Goals
1. Dust off some old books.
Read a book that has been on your TBR for at least 5 years.
I read The Affair
It has been on my Goodreads Want to Read shelf since 2014
2. Have fun with favourite tropes.
Read a book from one of these lists about my favourite tropes:
Friends to Lovers From the first 25 pages of the list.
I read In a Holidaze which was on page 2 of the Friends to Lovers list
Points this post: 25
Total points: 140
Barbara ★25.5 - Amy FL’s task: What’s in a Name?
Option 1: Read a book that has the same two letters sequentially in the same order in the title
Ovation by Death - Dorian Yeager 12/20
(ovATion by deATh)
Option 3: Read a book by an author who has the letter “K” anywhere in their name.
Himself - Jess Kidd 1/9
Points this task: 25
Total points: 345
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
MEGSCL15.5 - There's No Place Like Home
I was born in Australia
The Mothers
TOTAL TO DATE
160 points
5 big book
MEGSCL20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's Task: CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
Option 1: This Book Will Save Your Life by A.M. Homes (born 1961 according to GR author page)
TOTAL TO DATE
180 points
5 big book
MEGSCL25.4 - Andy P.’s Task: Dog Shows
Book 1. Read a book by an author whose initials(all of them) may be found in the phrase COMPANIONDOG
The Shadow House by Anna Downes
Book 2. Read a book with a title (subtitles excluded) in which the letters for the word GREEN can be found.
Gifts For the One Who Comes After
TOTAL TO DATE
205 points
5 big book
Heather KSTask 20.9 Rock the Red
Option A: #ALLCAPS – Caps fans can keep up with all the latest Washington Capitals news and happenings on Twitter, Instagram and NHL.com, which is marketed under the “ALL CAPS” brand.
For this option, show your team spirit and read a book whose entire title appears on the cover in ALL CAPITAL letters and is the color red. Subtitles may be ignored.
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
I read
This version has the title in all caps
Points this post: 20
Total points: 160
READ 60 10.1 Gifts Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka
This is a book that my brother gave me for Christmas.
Points 10
Total 90
Elizabeth PTask 5.8 - Just Click Your Heels
Book that is #3 in a series
Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore
Book 3 in A League of Extraordinary Women series
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 175
Total Tasks: 11
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 6
Total Books: 13
Elizabeth PTask 15.2 - Endings and Beginnings
Book One - Read final or most recently published book in a series
Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson
Most recently published book in the "Skyward" series
Book Two - First book in a "new to you" series
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
This is the first book in the "Skyward" series, this series was new to me.
At 510 pages, good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
PPB Edition: Skyward
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 190
Total Tasks: 12
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 7
Total Books: 14
Elizabeth PTask 30.5 - Some SRC New "Favorite Things"
Option Two - Book with 3+ word title where initial letters are in DRAGON and/or FANTASY
The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan
DRagon fanTasy
At 699 pages, good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
Option Four - Book by single author, initials in AUDIOBOOKS
Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
audioBookS
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 220
Total Tasks: 13
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 8
Total Books: 16
Suzannesea20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's Task: Christmas in Australia
Option 3
Read a book by an author whose initials are in DECK THE SHEDS.
Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World by Katharine Hayhoe
decK tHe
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 195
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's Task: CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA.
Option 1. Read a book by an author born between 1946-1964.* **
* Per Goodreads, Martin was born in 1948.
** I would like to claim 3 BB tickets for this book (1,179 pages)
A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin
➸ Total Points: 40
➸ Total Pages: 1,534
Nick 5.10 Heart’s Desire. I read Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So far: 405
Nick KY10.10 The Story Continues I read Down in the Zero by Andrew Vachss The Burke series has 18 primary works. This is # 7.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 415
Nick KY15.4 - Happy Valentines Day!
Book 1. I read A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly. The title has 3 words with first letters in the word “vALeNtines.”
Book 2. I read The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo, author’s inits in “ValeNtines.”
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 430
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's Task: CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIAoption 1
De Vliegenvanger
Born on 10th of july 1948. Pseudoniem of Rik Felderhof, as can be found here
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rik_Fel...
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Tasks completed:8
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Sophie's Task: Feveroption 2
The Private Lives of the Auschwitz SS
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
Tasks completed:9
20.10 - Group ReadsNomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder
discussion post #9
Points this post: 20
Total points: 245
Task 30.8 - Four Years, Four Films: 2000 – 2003400+pages total
option 3: MPG Science Fiction, pub 1976
The Dark Side of the Sun
235 pages
option 4: two word title
Senlin Ascends
448 pages
235+448 >> 400 pages
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280 points
6 BB tix
2 GO tix
Task 10.4 - MMXXIIauthor has two part name with matching initials
Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta
516 pages - claiming 1 BB tix
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290 points
7 BB tix
2 GO tix
Task 5.5 - The Land of Ozauthor is Australian, book set in Australia
Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman
setting ref: in blurb
author ref: https://clairegcoleman.com/ Claire is Noongar, from Western Australia
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295 points
7 BB tix
2 GO tix
Task 30.4 - Winter in Ms. Kat’s Kindergartenoption 1A: RISE in title can be made from the phrase
Rise of Empire
786 pages - claiming 2 BB tix
options 1B: author initials in BREAD
Beach Lawyer by Avery Duff
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325 points
9 BB tix
2 GO tix
Task 10.7 - Not This Yearpage count 480 ends in zero
The Problem with Forever
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335 points
9 BB tix
2 GO tix
Task 30.7 - Festival of Sleep500+ pages total
book 1: letters SLEEP in title
A Spindle Splintered
SLEEP in SPLintErEd
128 pages
book 2: 3 Zs in title
ZeroZeroZero
464 pages
464+128>500 pages
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365 points
9 BB tix
2 GO tix
Task 20.5 - Feveroption 2: page count 319 - which is one each off the listed numbers
Razorblade Tears
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385 points
9 BB tix
2 GO tix
Task 15.2 - Endings and Beginningsbook 1: last in a series (#3 of trilogy)
The Hyena and the Hawk
book 2: first in a new-to-me series (three books currently published)
Paladin's Grace
this series is new to me
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400 point
9 BB tix
2 GO tix
Task 10.5 - Naughty or Nice? Author initials in KRAMPUSLAUF
Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
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410 points
9 BB tix
2 GO tix
trishhartuk25.6 Kaora's Task: Honoring Family
I went for the one book option.
Evan 2: Read a book that has the same two letters sequentially in the same order in the title.
Riley 2: Read a book that has a minimum three letter word that can be made from KINDERGARTEN CLASS in the title or subtitle.
Les Misérables, Victor Hugo (1,456pg)
Repeated letters (Evan 2): LEs MiserabLEs
Three-letter word in kindergartEn cLaSs (Riley 2): LES
Confirmed for the one-book option: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Golden oldie: First published in 1862
Big Book: 1,456 pages = 1000+ x 1 = 3 tickets
And this is why I haven't posted a task for a couple of weeks! I started this monster in June, but by 1 December, I’d only read 322pg out of the total (23%) - by then, I was just determined to finish it!
Points this task: 25
Books read: 1
Golden oldie: 1 – first published in 1862
Big book: Yes – 1,000+ x1 = 3tkts
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 11
Golden oldies: 3
Big book tickets: 4
Angela ILOption 1: Read a book that has the same two letters sequentially in the same order in the title (ignore subtitles).
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult-12/10/21
The two letters are RE in weRE and heRE
Option 3: Read a book by an author who has the letter “K” anywhere in their name.
Survival of the Fittest by Jonathan Kellerman-1/10/22
***Claiming Big Book for Survival of the Fittest/ 519 pages***
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 205
Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 9/56
BB Ticket: 1
Amber30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: From Alpha to Zulu
Book 1: Book with a word from the phonetic alphabet in its TITLE
The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
Book 2: Book whose SINGLE author has one of these names (in any position)
Some Choose Darkness by Charlie Donlea
Total Points: 155
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.4 We're Not in Kansas Anymore
Crochet and Cauldrons by Nancy Warren
MPG=Fantasy
Points this post: 5
Total points: 520/970
Tasks completed: 32/56
Books read: 40
TessaVanessa (sorry I just realized I already posted this)Challenge 10.3 'S Wonderful
Now You See Them by Elly Griffiths
YOU is in the song "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
Points this post: 10
Total points: 530/970
Tasks completed: 33/56
Books read: 41
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.10 Curl Up and Read
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Found on page 2 of the list
Points this post: 15
Total points: 535/970
Tasks completed: 33/56
Books read: 41
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.3 Best Review - Trishhartuk's Task: Representing Cats!
Option 1: Stockings and Spells by Nancy Warren
Points this post: 20
Total points: 555/970
Tasks completed: 34/56
Books read: 42
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15.5 - There's No Place Like Home
I was born in Oklahoma, US.
Set in Mulehead, OK: I Will Send Rain by Rae Meadows
total = 500
Mod
15.6 - Far, Far Away
The Earth colony of Landin has been stranded on Werel...: Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin
total = 515
5.9 - Home Sweet Home All the letters of HOME in the TITLE. Subtitles are excluded.
I listened to the audiobook, no mmpb, pb is here: Murder at Archly Manor by Sara Rosett.
Points: 5
Total Points: 400
GO Points: 5
BB Points: 1
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's Task: CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA Option 1: “Six White Boomers”
Author born between 1946 – 1964.
I read the ebook, mmpb here: Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb
According to Wikipedia, the author was born October 10, 1950.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_Ro...
Points: 20
Total Points: 420
GO Points: 5
BB Points: 1
Mod
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Teri-K's Task: Ready, Set, GO!
option B, mystery genre 1924: Inspector French’s Greatest Case by Freeman Wills Crofts, a new-to-me author
MMPB: Il grande mistero
total = 535
Mod
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Three 2’s
Black River by G.M. Ford
a. (Frank Corso #2)
b. first published 2002
e. 2-word title
PB: Black River
total = 555
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10.8 - #ownvoicestories
Read a book that has been shelved as Own Voice from the first 25 pages of this shelf list - this book is on page 1
Firekeeper's Daughter. Angeline Boulley
Task: 10
Total: 455
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