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WINTER CHALLENGE 2021
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
15.6 Far, Far AwayRead a book that takes place in a fictional land
One Good Knightby Mercedes Lackey
Takes place in Acadia, based on the Greek myth of Andromena.
Task +15
Grand Total: 15
Books read: 1
Big Books: 0
Mod
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Suzannesea's Task: Challenges and Pleasures
Option 2 -Read a book by a new-to-you author.
This is a new to me author.
The Kitchen Front. Jennifer Ryan
Task: 20
Total: 95
6/56
Katrisa20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's Task: Representing Cats!
Opt 1 - read a book with a MPG of Fantasy and/or Science Fiction and/or Science Fiction Fantasy.
I read Every Heart a Doorway MPG Fantasy
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 105
Jade Noelle10.5 - Naughty or Nice?
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in KRAMPUSLAUF
Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule
Points: 10
Total: 70
MARGO25.6 - Kaora's Task: Honoring Family
CLAIMING one big book ticket - MMPB 560 pages
One book option approved in task help message 12 by Kaora.
Read one book that is at least 500 pages which fulfills an option from BOTH categories:
EVAN option 2 - "IN" in winter and king
RILEY option 2 - "KING" in kindergarten class
The Winter King
Posted MMPB but read Kindle edition.
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Points this task: 25
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Kim O10.4 - MMXXII Read a book written by a single author with a 2-part name whose initials both begin with the same letter.
The Savage Garden: A Thriller
Points this task: 10
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Totals:
Points: 15
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
30.1 - Aptilleigh's Task: The Computer CurseEach book must me at least 250 pg
Book 1: Read a book that is set at least 80% in NYC and with a 4 either in the series number or the number of pages
The Alienist by Caleb Carr ebook. 574 pages in 1st listed MMP edition
Set 5% in Washington DC, including round trip train ride to and from NYC
10% in Boston and rural MA, including round trip train ride to and from NYC
85% in NYC, almost entirely in Manhattan
Book 2: Read a book with tither BOARD or LOGIC found intact in the title and a 3 in either the series number or the number of pages
Board Stiff by Annelise Ryan, ebook, no MMP, 368 pg in the only PB edition
I'm claiming a BB ticket for The Alienist, 574 pg
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 80
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Coralie5.8 Just Click Your Heels
Book that is #3 in a series
Ask Me No Questions #3 in Tales of the Jewelled Men
Total to date 55 points
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.9 Where DO Those Letters Go?
Heavy Freight by Sigmund Brouwer
It takes place in East Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and across Canada traveling by train.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 60/970
Tasks completed: 4/56
Books read: 4
10.1 - Gifts Option B. Book from this list: Best Books to Gift
I read the ebook, mmpb here: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.
Page 1 of the list.
Published 1938 for 1 Golden Oldie point.
Points: 10
Total Points: 25
GO Points: 1
BB Points: 0
Nick KY5.2 - ...and Your Little Dog, Too!
I read Death of a Telenovela Star by Teresa Dovelpage Teresa Dovalpage, w a 1st name from the “Terri” list.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 40
5.8 - Just Click Your Heels... #3 in a series.
The Shooting Script by Lee Goldberg
Points: 5
Total Points: 30
GO Points: 1
BB Points: 0
Nick KY30.4 Katrissa’s Ms. Kat’s Kindergarten
Opt. 1.a. I read Madam by Phoebe Wynne. The letters in the word MADAM are in the target phrase: MILTON THE DANCING CHRISTMAS MOUSE.
Opt. 2.b. I read I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World by Martin Luther King Jr., on p. 1 of Essential Readings list.. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 70
Rockynook20.6 - CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
Option 3: Read a book whose author initials are in DECK THE SHEDS
Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
DECK THE SHEDS
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 85
Rockynook10.9 - Winter is ComING
Read a book with a word in the TITLE that ends in ING
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 95
Andy P.Task # 5.2 - ...and Your Little Dog, Too!
Read a book written by a single author with a name part that matches a name related to Terry, In this case, Tess
In Their Footsteps by Tess Gerritsen
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20
5.7 - The Emerald CityRead a book with a word from the Shades of Green list:
Tea Green
The Book of Tea by Kakuzō Okakura
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 5
10.3 - 'S Wonderful"Embraceable You"
You in title
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 15
10.4 - MMXXIIRead a book written by a single author with a 2-part name whose initials both begin with the same letter.
Intimacies by Katie Kitamura
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 25
Maria Jo20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lisa MD’s Task: “Rock the Red”
Option C
One by One
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
10.4 - MMXXII2022 is MMXXII in roman numerals. Read a book written by a single author with a 2-part name whose initials both begin with the same letter.
I read Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey.
points: 30
books read: 3
tasks completed: 3
pages read: 828
Coralie20.2 New Years Resolutions
Option 2 - Book by an author I have read three other books by
Out of the Black Land by Kerry Greenwood
I have previously read
Cocaine Blues
The Childstone Cycle
and CassandraCassandra
Total to date 60 points
Coralie5.7 The emerald City
Book with a green word in the title – I used GREEN which is in many of the shade names
Hannah Green and Her Unfeasibly Mundane Existence
Total to date 65 points
30.8 - Nick KY's Task: Four Years, Four Films: 2000-2003 Option 2 Film 2: Minority Report: Read a book from the Minority Authors list
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal Audiobook, bo MMP, 336 pg for 1st listed PB edition
On page 3 of list
Option 4 Film 4: Read a book with a title of exactly two words. The book may have an additional subtitle,
Hideous Love: The Story of the Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein by Stephanie Hemphill, Audiobook, no MMP or PB, 320 pg for the onlu Hardcover edition
Total page count: 656 pg
Points this post: 30
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Jade Noelle10.4 - MMXXII
Read a book written by a single author with a 2-part name whose initials both begin with the same letter.
The Push by Ashley Audrain
Points: 10
Total: 80
DeborahReposting post 125
20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's Task: Representing Cats!
1) Dragons of Autumn Twilight
AR Bookfinder: IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 23.0
MPG: Fantasy
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 70
Books Read: 6
Tasks Done: 6
DeborahPost #7
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Suzannesea's Task: Challenges and Pleasures
Option 2
This author is new to me
A Witch For Mr. Holiday by Deanna Chase
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 90
Books Read: 7
Tasks Done: 7
MARGO30.2 - 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. - initials AF found in GRANDMA WOLFE
Show Me the Way by Ashley Farley
Option 2: Read a book with all the letters of DREAM in the title.
Dream Big, Stella!
Posted paperbacks but read Kindle editions.
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Points this task: 30
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.4 MMXXII
Dial Meow for Murder by Bethany Blake
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70/970
Tasks completed: 5/56
Books read: 5
Mod
5.4 - We're Not in Kansas Anymore
SF genre: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
total = 10
Mod
5.6 - Follow the Yellow Brick Road
From page 1 #70: 4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie
total = 15
Mod
10.10 - The Story Continues
(Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #16): All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny
total = 45
Mod
15.3 - The Ruby Slippers
option 2, one book
pearl in title, shoes on cover:
The Pearl Diver: A Novel by Sujata Masseytotal = 60
Mod
15.4 - Happy Valentines Day!
option 2, one book
title initials NALT, author initials IS in VALENTINES:
Needs a Little TLC by Inés Saint
PB: Needs a Little TLC
Total = 75
5.7 - The Emerald CityRead a book with a word from the Shades of Green list in the title/subtitle:
When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain Read 12/9/21
Color matched: Dark Green.
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Big Books Tickets Claimed:
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed:
10.5 - Naughty or Nice?Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in KRAMPUSLAUF.
Forgiven: Con by Sloane Kennedy
KRAMPUSLAUF
Book verified as not being for children in message 300 of the Not Really for Kids thread
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 20
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Three 2’sFits A, B, & D
2nd in series, 1942, 272 pages
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 45
Laurah3020.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tamara's Task: New Years Resolutions
Option 2: Read a book by an author that you have previously read at least three other books by.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
I have read Shanghai Girls, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane and Dreams of Joy
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
Big Book: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Joanne Mi10.4 - MMXXII
Read a book written by a single author with a 2-part name whose initials both begin with the same letter.
The Rebels by John Jakes
Claiming 1 BB at 539 pages (MMP is 533 pages)
Points this task 10
Total Points 55
BB's this task 1
Total BB's 2
Bookwrm526Task #20.1 - Challenges and Pleasures
Option 2: Read a book by a new-to-you author. I read A Gentleman's Murder by Christopher Huang, who is a new author for me.
Total points so far: 50
Bookwrm526Task #5.4 - We're Not in Kansas Anymore
Read a book with the MPG Fantasy and/or Science Fiction. I read A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow.
Total points so far: 55
Bookwrm526Task #5.1 - Dorothy, Dot, & Dotty
Read a book written by an author whose first name begins with the letter D. I read Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers.
Total points so far: 60
hoodoomends20.3 - representing cats! - option 1
task: MPG of fantasy and/or science fiction
book: O auto da maga Josefa (paperback has 224 p.)
how it fits: MPG fantasy
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this post:
points: 20
GO: -
BB: -
total:
points: 45
GO: 1
BB: -
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5.6 - Follow the Yellow Brick Road List: Yellowest Books Ever list.
It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas
List Page 2
Points: 5
Total Points: 35
GO Points: 1
BB Points: 0
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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10.9 - Winter is ComING
Fishing for Tigers
TOTAL TO DATE
30 points
2 big book