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WINTER CHALLENGE 2021
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MEGSCL10.1 - Gifts
Option A - received as a gift for Christmas - Martin Harbottle's Appreciation of Time
TOTAL TO DATE
235 points
7 big book
5.6 - Follow the Yellow Brick RoadRead a book found on the list: Yellowest Books Ever list. All SRC rules apply, including those surrounding the use of children's books and page length.
Required: State the page on which the book can be found when you post.
I read
which can be found on page 2 (#148) of Yellowest Books Everpoints: 115
books read: 12
tasks completed: 9
tasks in progress: 3
pages read: 4441
Bookwrm526Task #30.2 - What does home mean to you?
Option 1: read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in GRANDMA WOLFE. I read The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman.
Option 2: Read a book with all the letters of DREAM in the title. I read Mystral Murder by Lee Hanson (DRE im murder AM in mystral).
Total points so far: 355
Andy P.Task # 30.8 - Nick KY’s task: Four Years, Four Films: 2000 – 2003
Option 1. Read a book whose author has a last name beginning with a G.
Now You See Them by Elly Griffiths 384 p.
Option 4. Read a book that has a title of exactly TWO WORDS
Five Patients by Michael Crichton 246 p.
page count 384 + 246 = 630> 400 p. minimum
Points this post: 30
Total points: 355
Helen B5.8 - Just Click Your Heels...
Read book that is #3 in a series.
Wildfire by Ilona Andrews
Hidden Legacy series#3
Total points: 190
BB:1
Barbara ★30.2 - TessaVaness's Task: What does home mean to you?
Option 1: read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in GRANDMA WOLFE.
Cinco de Mayhem - Ann Myers 1/11
(A & M in grAndMa)
Option 4: Read a book that doesn't include any of these numbers in the page count: 0,1,2,4,5,9
Under the Whispering Door - T.J. Klune (373 pages) 1/16
Points this task: 30
Total points: 430
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
10.3 - 'S Wonderfulword: you
Waar je ook heen gaat
translation: wherever you go
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130
Tasks completed:10
Natalie CH20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's Task: Representing Cats!
Option 1: read a book with a MPG of Fantasy or Science Fiction
The Outstretched Shadow by Mercedes Lackey
MPG Fantasy
Points this post: 20
Tasks completed: 10
Total Points: 170
Coralie15.8 The Peculiarity of Time Passing
Book with the word day(s) in the title
The Last Days
Total to date 280 points
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.7 Not This Year
More Than Anger by Lexi Bruce
200 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 645/970
Tasks completed: 39/56
Books read: 49
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.10 The Story Continues
Lanterns, Lakes, & Larceny by Tonya Kappes
(Camper & Criminals #21)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 655/970
Tasks completed: 40/56
Books read: 50
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.4 Happy Valentines Day!
Option 1:
Book A: The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
Book B: Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: The Uncensored Story of the JonBenet Murder and the Grand Jury's Search for the Truth by Lawrence Schiller
Points this post: 15
Total points: 670/970
Tasks completed: 41/56
Books read: 52
LAUREN JODI25.3 - Cat's Task: Operation Clean Slate
Option 1
Both books are new to me and were added to my Want to Read shelf prior to November 2021
Book #1:
Last Chance by Christy Reece
Letters - c l e a n s a t
Page #: 357
Added to TBR - July, 2021
Book #2:
Fallen by Linda Castillo
Letters: l e
Page #: 311
Added to TBR - Oct, 2020
This book has been on my TBR for more than 12 months.
Page total: 668
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 280/970
Total Books Read: 22
Total Tasks Completed: 18/56
Joanne MI10.9 - Winter is ComING
Read a book with a word in the TITLE that ends in ING.
The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone
Points this task 10
Total points 200
Total BB's 6
Mod
I read Scaling Down: Living Large in a Smaller Space, with scalING in the title.
total points: 410
Mod
I chose option 2 and read The Cape Cod Mystery by Phoebe Atwood Taylor.
Top main page genre is mystery (with several variations also listed), book was originally published in 1931, and I have never before read anything by this author.
total points: 430
Mod
I chose option 1, and read Ha'penny by Jo Walton (MMPG is Hamlet au paradis.)
Author initials are JW
total points: 450
Mod
I read World After by Susan Ee. This meets requirements A, C, and E.
A. This is #2 in the Penryn & the End of Days series.
C. Author's surname has 2 letters - Ee.
E. Title has 2 words.
total points: 470
Mod
I chose option 4 and read End of Days by Susan Ee. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb (no MMPB). - 435 pages.
Author initials, SE, found in mEalS.
total points: 490
Mod
For my first book, I used option 1A and read Gravel Heart. I read the kindle edition, linked to the paperback. Title word HEART found in milton THE dAncing chRistmas mouse.
For my second book, I used option 1B and read Mercy by David Baldacci. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
Author initials, DB, found in gingerBreaD
total points: 520
Mod
15.9 - Where DO Those Letters Go?
Read a book set in one of the closest land areas to the North Pole
The Arctic Curry Club
The book is set in Longyearbyen, the world's northernmost settlement on Svalbard, Norway
I listened to the audiobook but the paperback is 400 pages.
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 15/970
Total Tasks Completed: 1
Readerboard Name: Priya30.2 - 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
GrAndmA wolfe
The Princess Knight by G.A. Aiken
Option 4: Read a book that doesn't include any of these numbers in the page count: 0,1,2,4,5,9 .
368 pages
Castaways of the Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques
Points this post: 30
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 12
Task: 15.6 - Far, Far Away [takes place in a fictional land]Book read:Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
Childrens MPG: IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13.0
Required: set in the fictional land of discworld
Points this task:15
Total points:260
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Books read:15
Tasks completed:13
Nick KY10.4 – MMXXII I read a book by one author whose two names begin with the same letter, R. I read The Cove by Ron Rash.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 465
Suzannesea20.3 - 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 CATS HAVE STAFF.
Chasing the Thrill: Obsession, Death, and Glory in America's Most Extraordinary Treasure Hunt by Daniel Barbarisi
CaTs have sTaff
Points this task: 20
Total points to date: 270
Nick KY30.5 Judy’s Favorite Things
Opt. 3 I read Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, GR genre of “Classics.”
Opt. 4 I read A Time Outside This Time by Amitava Kumar, author's inits in “AudiobooKs.”
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 495
Jasmiina F20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's Task: Representing Cats!:
Option 1. Read a book with a MPG of Fantasy and/or Science Fiction and/or Science Fiction Fantasy:
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi.
MPG: Science Fiction.
*Big Book Ticket with 508 pages.*
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post: 1 (500+)
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
LAUREN JODI5.9 - Home Sweet Home
Stroke of Midnight by Lara Adrian
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 285/970
Total Books Read: 23
Total Tasks Completed: 19/56
Katrisa30.1 - Aprilleigh’s Task: The Computer Curse
Book 1 - read a book that is set at least 80% in NYC (includes The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island), AND with a ‘4’ in either the number of pages or the series number
I read Rosemary's Baby
It is set in NYC. My book was audio the MMPB is 314
Book 2 - read a book with either LOGIC or BOARD intact in the title (subtitles are excluded), AND with a ‘3’ in either the number of pages or the series number
I read Logical Family: A Memoir
My book was audio, the paperback pages are 319
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 875
Katrisa30.6 - MegSCL's Task: Part and Whole
Book 1: Read a collection or anthology.
I read Blackout which has 6 contributors
Book 2: Choose one of the authors who contributed to Book 1. Read a book that they have solo authored
I read Dear Justyce by Nic Stone who was one of the contributors of book 1
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 905
Katrisa50.1 - TraceyL's Task: Advent Calendar
read one book for each roll with the main page genre that matches the number you rolled.
Roll1: 20 Cultural
I read Dog Flowers: A Memoir
My book was audio - paperback pages 272
Roll 2: 2 Romance
I read Dead Heat
My book was audio - MMPB pages 305
Roll 3: 19 Fantasy
I read Down Among the Sticks and Bones
My book was audio - paperback pages 200
Points this Post: 50
Points Total: 955
Katrisa15.6 - Far, Far Away
Read a book that takes place in a fictional land, or an alternate version of a real country.
I read Piranesi which takes place in an alternate world
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 970
Nikki B5.8 Just Click Your Heels
The Lost Symbol
Dan Brown
Claiming 1 Big Ticket = 509 pages
Task Points: 5
Total Challenge Points: 425
Total BB Tickets: 2
Shawn H.15.7 - Baby It's Cold Outside!
Read a book with the word "cold" in its title.
The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 105
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Ticket Books: 0
Lisa MD30.5 - Judy's Task: Some SRC New “Favorite Things”
Option 2- Read a book with at least a 3 word title where all the initial letters are in DRAGON and/or FANTASY
👠Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
467 pages
Title Initials: ANF found in FANTASY
Option 4- Read a book by a single author whose initials (first and last- you may ignore middle initials) can be found in AUDIOBOOKS.
👠The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith
198 pages
Author Initials: AS found in AUDIOBOOKS
🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 205/970
Total Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 13/56
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
10.10 - The Story ContinuesMrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman
❄️the Mrs. Pollifax Series has 14 primary works❄️
Total points: 225 + 10 = 235
Nick KY25.5 Amy FL’s What’s in a Name?
opt. 2. I read Darkness, Sing Me a Song by David Housewright. Sing and Song have one letter difference
opt. 3. I read Asylum by Patrick McGrath -- K in author’s name.
I listened to the audiobook. The Mass Marketpaperback is Asylum at 272 pp.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 520
Oma122950.1 - TraceyL's Task: Advent Calendar
I rolled the following numbers:
#9=Mystery
#19= Fantasy
#23=Young Adult
Book #1- #9-Mystery
Blessed Are the Dead-Malla Nunn-Page Count-336
Book#2-#19-Fantasy
A Longer Fall-Charlaine Harris-Page Count-291
Book#3-#23-Young Adult
Morning Is a Long Time Coming-Bette Greene-Page Count-261
Points: 235/970
Tasks: 9/56
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: ()500+,()750+,()1000
Oma122925.1 - XBM's Task: Read a Newbery
I chose Options #1 and #3.
Option #1-Read a book that has won a Newbery Award, according to this curated list. Newberry Medal Winner Books
Rifles for Watie-Harold Keith
IL:MG: BL: 6.1 Ar Pts.: 14
It is #81 on the list.
Option #3-Read a book where the first letter of each title word may be found in John Newbery Medal.
A January Bride-Deborah Raney
Kindle Book approved @ line#101.
Points: 260/970
Tasks: 10/56
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: ()500+,()750+,()1000
Oma122925.5 - Amy FL’s task: What’s in a Name?
I chose Option #1 and #3
Option #1-Read a book that has the same two letters sequentially in the same order in the title
A Dangerous Mourning-Anne Perry ou is found twice in title
Option #3-Read a book by an author who has the letter “K” anywhere in their name
The House by the Fjord-Rosalind Laker
Points: 285/970
Tasks: 11/56
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: ()500+,()750+,()1000
Oma122925.6 - Kaora's Task: Honoring Family
I chose Evan's Option #2 and Riley's Option #2
Evan's Option #2-Read a book that has the same two letters sequentially in the same order in the title (ignore subtitles).
Shadow on the Crown-Patricia Bracewell-"OW" found in Shadow and Crown
Riley's Option #2- For this option read a book that has a minimum of three letter word that can be made from KINDERGARTEN CLASS in the title or subtitle.
The Last Unicorn-Peter S. Beagle
IL: UG: BL: 6.2 AR Pts: 11.0
The word in the title is Last.
Points: 310/970
Tasks: 12/56
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: ()500+,()750+,()1000
Rockynook20.1- Challenges and Pleasures
Option 2: read a book by a new to you author
The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
This author is new to me
Points this Post: 20
BB Tickets: 7
Total Points: 395
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lisa MD’s Task: “Rock the Red”Option A, a book whose title is in red capital letters: The German Heiress by Anika Scott
Points this post: 20
Total points: 335
Oma12295.1 - Dorothy, Dot, & Dotty
Read a book written by an author whose first name begins with the letter D.
Three Silver Doves-Deborah Garner
Points: 315/970
Tasks: 13/56
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: ()500+,()750+,()1000
10.5 - Naughty or Nice?Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
❄️author's initials (SM) in KRAMPUSLAUF ❄️
Total points: 235 + 10 = 245
Julia10315.3 - The Ruby Slippers
Option 2:
("pearl" in title, two shoes on cover approved in task help thread post #46)This post: 15 points
Total points: 460
BB:2
GO:1
Tasks complete: 24
Books read: 32
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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25.2 - Tien's Task: New Year New Goals
1. Read a book that has been on your TBR for at least 5 years. (An off GR shelf since 7.26.2015)
Curious Minds. Janet Evanovich
3. Continuing series. Read a book in a series that is the third (3rd) or higher in series.
The Christmas Spirits on Tradd Street. Karen White
(Tradd Street #6)
Task: 25
Total: 590
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