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WINTER CHALLENGE 2021
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Readerboard Name: Kathy P15.10 - Curl Up and Read
A Little Princess
Found on page 1
AR entry
A Little Princess (Unabridged)
Burnett, Frances Hodgson
AR Quiz No. 124 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 11.0
Claiming a Golden Oldie ticket - first published in 1905
Totals
Points: 140
BB: 2
GO: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 8
Total Books Completed: 10
LAUREN JODI20.1 - Most Improved Player - Suzannesea's Task: Challenges and Pleasures
Option 3: Heroine is a librarian
Smoke in Mirrors by Jayne Ann Krentz
Reference: Review in which the heroine's profession is listed
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 325/970
Total Books Read: 25
Total Tasks Completed: 21/56
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.7 The Emerald City
We Are All the Same in the Dark by Julia Heaberlin
DARK green
Points this post: 5
Total points: 865/970
Tasks completed: 50/56
Books read: 67
Readerboard Name: Priya25.2 - Tien's Task: New Year New Goals
Option 2: Read a book from one of these lists about my favourite tropes
Page 1 of Friends to Lovers
Hot Head by Damon Suede
Option 3: Read a book in a series that is the third (3rd) or higher in series.
#4 in Bridgertons
Romancing Mr Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Points this post: 25
Total points: 275
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 19
Rachel L
5.10 - Heart's Desire
Dorothy aims to find her heart's desire over the rainbow. Find yours by reading a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
5.10 - Heart's Desire
Dorothy aims to find her heart's desire over the rainbow. Find yours by reading a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Rockynook20.9 - Rock the Red
Option A: read a book whose entire title appears on the cover in ALL CAPITAL letters and is the color red
by Nicci FrenchClaiming 1 BB ticket: 528 pages
Points this Post: 20
BB Tickets: 8
Total Points: 425
Mod
10.2 - Something Fishy
Read a book with an image of a creature that lives primarily in water on the cover
The Twyford Code
I think I also need to declare that I read this as an Advance Reader Copy (though it has now been published)
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 160 + 10 = 170/970
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Mod
Option 1:
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos / #78 on list
IL:MG-BL:5.7-ARPts:12.0
Option 3:
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid - MR in phrase
Points this post: 25
Points total: 560
Mod
10.4 - MMXXII
Read a book written by a single author with a 2-part name whose initials both begin with the same letter.
Seasonal Work: Stories. Laura Lippman
Task: 10
Total: 695
43/56
Barbara ★50.1 - TraceyL's Task: Advent Calendar
I rolled 5, 19 and 23.
5 horror
The Langoliers - Stephen King (304 pages) 1/21
19 fantasy
Devil Days in Deadwood - Ann Charles (410 pages) 1/19
23 Young Adult
The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon - Christopher Paolini (288 pages) 1/21
Total Pages: Book 1 (304 pages) + Book 2 (410 pages) + Book 3 (288 pages) = 1002 pages > 750 pages
Points this task: 50
Total points: 490
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★10.5 - Naughty or Nice?
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in KRAMPUSLAUF.
Secret Window, Secret Garden - Stephen King 1/23
Points this task: 10
Total points: 500
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★5.3 - "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 (Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, South Dakota, Iowa or Nebraska).
The Library Policeman - Stephen King 1/25
(takes place 100% in Iowa)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 555
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Kim O20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's Task: Representing Cats!
Option 1. The Girls. Read a book with a MPG of Fantasy and/or Science Fiction and/or Science Fiction Fantasy.
The House in the Cerulean Sea
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 205
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Mod
Read a book set in Australia or written by author born in Australia.
The Dressmaker
This book is set in Australia AND the author is Australian
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 170 + 5 = 175/970
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Angela IL20.5- Bigger is Better- Sophie’s Task: Fever
Option 1. Read a book written by an author with the letters J and W in their name.
Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing by Jennifer Weiner-1/25/22
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 295
Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 13/56
BB Ticket: 1
Andy P.Task # 30.6 - MegSCL's Task: Part and Whole
Book 1: Read a collection or anthology
Murder in Vegas: New Crime Tales of Gambling and Desperation by Michael Connelly(editor). Authors are listed on books main page Click more in book description.
Book 2: Choose one of the authors who contributed to Book 1. Read a book that they have solo authored Midnight Rambler by James Swain Swain is the first on the list of authors.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 475
30.8 - Nick KY’s task: Four Years, Four Films: 2000 – 2003 2 books.
Option 1. Film 1. Author last name beginning with a G.
I read the ebook, mmpb here: The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister by Erle Stanley Gardner.
Option 4. Film 4. TWO WORD title.
After Dark by Jayne Castle
Pages: 212 + 352 = 564
Points: 30
Total Points: 570
GO Points: 5
BB Points: 1
Andy P.Task # 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Three 2’s
Read a book that has at least three of the following 2’s.
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
A. Second in a series, Handmaid's Tale #2
D. 2 in page count (422)
E. Two word Title
Points this post: 20
Total points: 495
15.6 - Far, Far AwayRead a book that takes place in a fictional land, or an alternate version of a real country.
I listened to an audio version of The Invisible Library
(approved in the help thread)
New Points: 15
Total Points: 235
BB: 2
Oma122910.5 - Naughty or Nice?
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in KRAMPUSLAUF.
Your Inner Hedgehog-Alexander McCall Smith
Points: 315/970
Tasks: 16/56
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: ()500+,()750+,()1000
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Brooklyn's Task: In Honor of My Favorite DorothyOption 4: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in MEALS ON WHEELS. All initials count.
Nothing But the Truth by Marie Henein
MEALS ON WHEELS
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 60
Nick wrote: "Nick KY5.1 - Dorothy, Dot, & Dotty
Read a book written by an author whose first name begins with the letter D.
I read Rizzio by Denise Mina.
Points This Post: 5..."
READ 60 15.5 No place like home
READ 60 15.5 No place like home Nobody's Foolby Richard Russo The story takes place near me in upstate New York.
Points 15
Total 130
10.10 - The Story ContinuesRead any book from a series with at least 14 primary works.
The Redemption of Michael Hollister
#2 of 14 in the Middle Falls Time Travel series.
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 305
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
*READERBOARD NAME DENISE M*Task #25.6 - Kaora's Task
Evan's Option #2 - Read a book that has the same two letters sequentially in the same order in the title.
The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
("IR" in both "Girl" and "Fire")
Riley's Option #3 - Read a book that follows another book, #2 in a series.
The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson
(Book #2 in the Fire and Thorns series)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 55
Nick KY25.4 Andy Ps Dog Shows
Book 1. Read a book by an author whose initials(all of them) may be found in the phrase COMPANIONDOG. I read A Leaf in His Ear: Selected Poems by Mahadai Das 128 pp
Book 2. Read a book with a title (subtitles excluded) in which the letters for the word GREEN can be found i.e.1 G, 1 R, 2E’s and 1 N. I read Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies by John Langan -- 378 pp
Total pp = 506 > required 500
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 570
*READERBOARD NAME DENISE M*Task #20.6 - Molly's Task: Christmas in Australia
Option #1 - Six White Boomers - Read a book by an author born between 1946 - 1964.
Darkling by Yasmine Galenorn
Yasmine's birth year is not listed on her GoodReads page, but her official website lists her birthday as January 17, 1961 (see link below, it's listed towards the bottom of the page).
https://galenorn.com/about-yasmine/
Points this post: 20
Total points: 75
*READERBOARD NAME DENISE M*Task #20.1 - Suzannesea's Task: Challenges and Pleasures
Option #2 - Read a book by a new-to-you author.
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
I have never read anything previously by Alix E. Harrow.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 95
Coralie15.2 Endings and Beginnings
Book 1 – most recently published book in series
The Last Graduate
Book 2 – first book in a new-to-me series
The Invisible Guardian
Total to date 350 points
Amber20.5 - Bigger is Better - Sophie's Task: Fever
Option 1: Book written by an author with the letters J and W in their name
Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell
Total Points: 265
Amber25.2 - Tien's Task: New Year New Goals
Option 1: Book that has been on your TBR for at least 5 years - using my GR TBR shelf, added 10/12/2012
The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
Option 3: Book in a series that is the third (3rd) or higher in series
Death's End by Liu Cixin
Total Points: 290
Barbara ★20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Brooklyn's Task: In Honor of My Favorite Dorothy
Option 4: read a book by an author whose initials can be found in MEALS ON WHEELS.
1Q84 - Haruki Murakami (925 pages) 1/25
Points this task: 20
Total points: 575
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Jen K10.2 - Something Fishy
The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 460
Jen K15.3 - The Ruby Slippers
Option 2:
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 475
Jen K15.4 - Happy Valentines Day!
Book A: Travels in Alaska
vAlenTInes
Book B: The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
ValeNtines
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 490
50.1 - TraceyL's Task: Advent CalendarI rolled
19 Fantasy — Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
paperback edition Klara and the Sun 320 pages
4 Crime — Find Me by Alafair Burke
paperback edition Find Me 320 pages
22 Politics — Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope by Nicholas D. Kristof
paperback edition Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope 320 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 480
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.4 Katrisa's Task: Winter in Ms. Kat’s Kindergarten
1a:Control Room by Ryan Wolf
miLTON the danCing chRistmas mOuse
1b: The Wicked Edge by Nicole Elizabeth
Points this post: 30
Total points: 895/970
Tasks completed: 51/56
Books read: 69
Julia10330.4 - Katrisa's Task: Winter in Ms. Kat’s Kindergarten
Option 1a: A Deadly Edition (Edition is found in the target phrase: E in THE, DI in DANCING, TION in MILTON)
Option 2a: The Assignment (MPG Social Movements > Social Justice)
This post: 30 points
Total points: 540
BB:2
GO:1
Tasks complete: 26
Books read: 37
25.3 - Cat's Task: Operation Clean Slate 2 books.
I'm using my Unread Bookshelf Spreadsheet.
All books were added on October of 2020, so both have been on my TBR for over 12 months.
Both books are new-to-me.
Option One:
Two books that contain the letters CLEAN SLATE.
Book 1: Creation in Death by J.D. Robb
Book 2: The Darling Dahlias and the Eleven O'Clock Lady by Susan Wittig Albert 1/12
Pages: 355 + 320 = 675
Points: 25
Total Points: 595
GO Points: 5
BB Points: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.2 Endings and Beginnings.
Book 1: Sunrise by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
Book 2: Death Overdue by Allison Brook
This series is new to me.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 910/970
Tasks completed: 52/56
Books read: 71
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.3 - 'S Wonderful
Welcome to My Planet: Where English Is Sometimes Spoken by Shannon Olson
The title has one of the words from one of Ira Gershwin's notable song titles in the title or subtitle - My from "My Ship".
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 190 points
Tasks completed: 14
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.7 - Baby It's Cold Outside!
Freezing by Clea Koff
The title contains a synonyms for "cold" (freezing).
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Freezing
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 205 points
Tasks completed: 15
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.2 - New Years Resolutions
The Sorority Murder by Allison Brennan
Option 2 - I have read at least 3 other books by this author:
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): The Sorority Murder
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 225 points
Tasks completed: 16
Mod
10.6 - Shelf Aware
Read a book that was added to your TBR shelf before November 1, 2021.
Want-To-Read GR shelf - added October 20, 2020
Miss Cecily's Recipes for Exceptional Ladies. Vicky Zimmerman
Task: 10
Total: 705
44/56
30.5 - Judy's Task: Some SRC New “Favorite Things” 2 books.
Option 1- Main page genre Classics.
I read the ebook, mmpb here: The Clock Strikes Twelve by Patricia Wentworth.
Option 4- Single author initials in AUDIOBOOKS.
I read the ebook On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
Points: 30
Total Points: 625
GO Points: 5
BB Points: 1
5.4 - We're Not in Kansas Anymore MPG Science Fiction.
I listened to the audiobook, mmpb here: Witness in Death by J.D. Robb 1/18
Points: 5
Total Points: 630
GO Points: 5
BB Points: 1
ROBIN P - Most Improved Player: Suzannesea's Task20.1- Option 2 - author you haven't read before
On Death, Dying, and Disbelief by Candace R. M. Gorham
**I have never read this author before**
Points this task: 20
Total points: 500
BB: 1 GO: 3
Oma122910.2 - Something Fishy
Read a book with an image of a creature that lives primarily in water on the cover.
-Cathy BillingsPoints: 325/970
Tasks: 17/56
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: ()500+,()750+,()1000
5.4 We're Not in Kansas Anymore A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow (fantasy MPG)
Season Total: 5
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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10.9 - Winter is ComING
Read a book with a word in the TITLE that ends in ING.
👠On the Way to the Wedding: Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
ING found in Title Word: Wedding
480 pages
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 285/970
Total Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 19/56
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0