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WINTER CHALLENGE 2021
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Amy B5.7 - The Emerald City
Read a book with a word from the Shades of Green list in the title/subtitle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... Words may be used individually (ex: "spring" or "dark" or "green" may be used for the color "dark spring green").
Spring by Ali Smith
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 325 Points
Mod
10.9 - Winter is ComING
Read a book with a word in the TITLE that ends in ING.
Flying Angels. Danielle Steel
Task: 10
Total: 715
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LAUREN JODI25.4 - Andy P.’s Task: Dog Shows
Book #1: Author initials in COMPANIONDOG
Whisper No Lies by Cindy Gerard
Book #2: Letters for GREEN in title
Let Sleeping Rogues Lie by Sabrina Jeffries
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 350/970
Total Books Read: 27
Total Tasks Completed: 22/56
Task 15.3 – The Ruby SlippersOption 1
Book 1 chosen: Singapore Sapphire
Fits task: sapphire in the title
Format read: audio
# of pages: 367 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen:
Fits task: lady on the cover is wearing heels
Format read: ebook
# of pages: 400 (printed edition)
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 615 points
Task 15.5 – There's no place like homeBook chosen: Die Toten auf Helgoland
Fits task: Set in Germany; I was born and raised in Germany
Format read: ebook/audio
# of pages: 331 (printed edition)
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 630 points
Task 30.4 – Katrisa's Task: Winter in Ms. Kat's KindergartenBook 1 chosen: Option 1a. Earth Storm
Fits task: "earth" can be made from letters in THE and CHRISTMAS
Format read: ebook
# of pages: 192 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: Option 3a. Coriolanus
Fits task: initially published in the 17th century
Format read: ebook/audio
# of pages: 208 (printed edition)
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date: 660 points
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.7 Baby It's Cold Outside!
The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson
Points this post: 15
Total points: 925/970
Tasks completed: 53/56
Books read: 72
Barbara ★10.6 - Shelf Aware
Read a book that was added to your TBR shelf before November 1, 2021.
The Dark Archive - Genevieve Cogman 1/28
(added to GRs TBR on June 26, 2021)
TBR: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Points this task: 10
Total points: 540
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
20.10 - Group ReadsRead one of the books selected as a group read for the Winter 2021-2022 season.
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
Post #19
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 325
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)20.10 - Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Winter 2021-2022 season. Must participate in the book's discussion thread
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
Link to my discussion post: Post # 14
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points Earned This Post: 20
Points Achieved to Date: 205/970
GO Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
ROBIN P15.10 - Curl Up & Read - book from list
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion - on page 18 of list, item 724
Points this post: 15
Total points: 535
BB: 2 GO: 3
Mod
10.1 - Gifts
A. Read a book you have received as a gift*. This was a gift from my husband.
Under the Whispering Door. T.J. Klune
Task: 10
Total: 725
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Delicious Dee50.1 - TraceyL's Task: Advent Calendar
Rolled: 3, 18, 7
Book A - 3 - historical - Never a Bride - shelved as historical - new book page doesn't give number count
Book B - 18 - science fiction - Velocity Weapon - shelved as science fiction - its the top genre
Book C - 7 -humor - Marrying Mr. Wrong - shelved as humor (now under the more link) and approved for humor in the Task Help Thread
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 420
Mod
Book 1 –
Vortex by Catherine Coulter / most recently published
Book 2 –
A Perfect Amish Romance by Shelley Shepard Gray / #1 in series, this series is new to me
Points this post: 15
Points total: 600
JEN B25.2 - Tien's Task: New Year New Goals
2. Have fun with favourite tropes.
Friends to Lovers
REQUIRED: please state the list you used and the page on which your book is found.
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
This book is on page 1 of the list
3. Continuing series.
Read a book in a series that is the third (3rd) or higher in series. Series name & number must be noted in grey parenthesis under book title.
Sunrise by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
This book is 4th in the Little Beach Street Bakery series
TOTAL POINTS: 305
15.9 - Where DO Those Letters Go?A book set in one of the closest land areas to the North Pole (Alaska): Mistletoe and Mr. Right by Sarah Morgenthaler
Points this post: 15
Total points: 505
Sara G20.10 - Group Reads
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder
I shared my thoughts in the thread here.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 150
Barbara ★20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lisa MD’s Task: “Rock the Red”
Option A: read a book whose entire title appears on the cover in ALL CAPITAL letters AND is the color red
The Corpse at the Crystal Palace - Carola Dunn 1/28
Points this task: 20
Total points: 560
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Sarah B5.1 - Dorothy, Dot & Dotty
Read a book that was written by an author whose first name starts with the letter D.
I read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 5
10.2 - Something FishyA book with an image of a creature that lives in water: Whale Day: And Other Poems by Billy Collins
Points this post: 10
Total points: 515
Deborah30.4 - Katrisa's Task: Winter in Ms. Kat’s Kindergarten
1A) Omega Mine
MINE: MILTON THE DANCING CHRISTMAS MOUSE
1B)Trickster Drift by Eden Robinson
ER: GINGERBREAD
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 290
Books Read: 23
Tasks Done: 17
VAL TX20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Brooklyn's Task: In Honor of My Favorite Dorothy - Please choose one of the following options.
Option 4: read a book by an author whose initials can be found in MEALS ON WHEELS.
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
This post:
Points - 20
Total:
Points - 30
Mod
30.1 - Aprilleigh’s Task: The Computer Curse
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. The In Death series takes place in NYC, and there are 384 pages.
Forgotten in Death. J.D. Robb
Read a book with BOARD intact in the title AND with a ‘3’ in the number of pages
Board Stiff. Elaine Viets 304 pages
Task: 30
Total: 755
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LAUREN JODI15.1 - Welcome to Oz
Book #1:
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
Book #2:
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
Colors: Green, red, blue
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 365/970
Total Books Read: 29
Total Tasks Completed: 23/56
HanneloreTask 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).
REQUIRED: Indicate the location in which the book is set in your post. If the location is not specified in the metadata or GR description, include a citation to establish the setting.
Book: Living Dead in Dallas
How it fits: The book is set in Louisiana and Texas. See 'Setting' on the main book page.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 16
BB tickets:
(2) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
HanneloreTask 5.7 - The Emerald City
Read a book with a word from the Shades of Green list in the title/subtitle.
Book: Dead Until Dark
How it fits: The word 'dark' can be found in the shades of green list.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 250
Tasks completed: 17
BB tickets:
(2) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
LAUREN JODI30.6 - MegSCL's Task: Part and Whole
Book #1:
Snowy Night with a Stranger by Jane Feather, Sabrina Jeffries and Julia London
Book #2:
Wed Him Before You Bed Him by Sabrina Jeffries
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 395/970
Total Books Read: 31
Total Tasks Completed: 24/56
Angela IL20.10 Group Reads
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder- 1/28/22
Review post 21 in discussion thread
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 315
Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 14/56
BB Ticket: 1
Amy FL5.9 - Home Sweet Home
No One Will Miss Her - HOME: nO onE will Miss Her
Points this post: 5
Total points: 350
Amy FL20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Three 2’s
The Laughterhouse
B: Published in 2012
D: 423 pages
E: Two-word title
Points this post: 20
Total points: 370
Amy FL30.4 - Katrisa's Task: Winter in Ms. Kat’s Kindergarten
December 1a: What Was Mine - MINE (MIltoN thE...)
December 1b: The Detachment by Barry Eisler (gingerBrEad)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 400
Joanne MITask 20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's Task: CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
Option 1-read a book by an author born between 1946 – 1964
The Bear Raid by Ken Follett born in 1949 -https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Points this task 20
Total Points 275
BB's 6
Amy FL30.9 - Sandy's Task: Wowbrary!
Book 1: The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People by Rick Bragg - wowBRary; Nonfiction
Book 2: Let Me Lie - LML (i Love My Library)
I listened to the audio versions, but the combined pages in the paperbacks is 720 (304 + 416)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 430
Mai30.2 - TessaVaness's Task: What does home mean to you?
Option 1: Single author whose initials can be found in GRANDMA WOLFE.
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
Option 4: Book that doesn't include any of these numbers in the page count: 0,1,2,4,5,9
Introduction to Philosophy of Technology by Mark Coeckelbergh
(336 pages)
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 250
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 20
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
25.6 - Kaora's task: Honoring FamilyOne book option:
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
📖 512 pages 📖
❄️ Evan - option 2: TH in noTHing & THe ❄️
❄️ Riley - option 3: Oxford Time Travel #2 ❄️
Total points: 310 + 25 = 335
Nick KY10.1 – Gifts
I chose Option 2 and read Money: A Suicide Note by Martin Amis, on page 2 of the list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 610
Nick KY10.2. Something Fishy.
I read MermaidMermaid by Carolyn Turgeon, underwater creature on the cover.
Points This post: 10
Total Points So Far: 620
30.4 - Katrisa's Task: Winter in Ms. Kat’s Kindergarten 2 books.
1.a. Word in the TITLE made from MILTON THE DANCING CHRISTMAS MOUSE.
Third Girl by Agatha Christie
Either word works.
1.b. Author’s initials in GINGERBREAD.
I read the ebook, no mmpb, pb here: The Call of the Farm by Rochelle Bilow.
Points: 30
Total Points: 660
GO Points: 5
BB Points: 1
Lisa MD20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's Task: CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
Option 1: “Six White Boomers”
Read a book by an author born between 1946 – 1964
👠The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
Born 1964 - https://www.fantasticfiction.com/t/am...
576 pages
I claim a Big Book ticket.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 320/970
Total Books Read: 25
Tasks Completed: 21/56
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Julia10325.5 - Amy FL’s task: What’s in a Name?
Option 1: Rules Of Engagement (EN is twice in ENgagemENt).
This book is 512 pages - claiming one BB ticket.
(I actually re-read this in the Kindle omnibus The Serrano Connection but posted as the paperback that I originally read)
Option 3: A Vow of Obedience by Veronica Black (K in Black)
This post: 25 points, 1 BB
Total points: 575
BB:3
GO:1
Tasks complete: 28
Books read: 40
Sarah E30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: From Alpha to Zulu
Book One: Becoming Alpha
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is Becoming Alpha
Book Two: Lost in Translation: Misadventures in English Abroad by Charlie Croker
Total points: 55
CoralieCANCEL POST #1940
25.1 Read a Newbury
Option 2; book by an author whose initials are included in KdekljkllkpeGs
Cooking the Books by Kerry Greenwood
Option 3 – Book with a title where the first letter of each word can be found in jOhn newbeRy medAl
Realm of Ash
Coralie30.8 Four Years, Four Films; 2000-2003
Option 1. Film 1. Memento – book by an author whose last name begins with G
Cooking the Books by Kerry Greenwood
Option 3 Film 3. Paycheck – book with MPG Science Fiction published 1928-1982
Emphyrio 1st published 1969
Total to date 380 points
Megs20.1 - Most Improved Player - Suzannesea's Task: Challenges and Pleasures
Option 2 - Read a book by a new-to-you author.
The Catastrophic History of You and Me - Jess Rothenberg
I hadn't read any books by Jess Rothenburg before this one.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Total golden oldies: 1
Barbara ★5.8 - Just Click Your Heels...
Read book that is #3 in a series.
One Final Breath - Lynn H. Blackburn 1/29
(Dive Team Investigations #3)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 565
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Andy P.Task # 15.3 - The Ruby Slippers
Option 2 read a book whose title/subtitle contains the name of one of seven precious gemstones: diamond and a book with a pair of shoes on its cover
byPeter Lovesey pair of shoes on cover approved in message 23 of help thread.Points this post: 15
Total points: 560
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's task: Christmas in AustraliaOption 1: Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb
❄️ J.D. Robb is a pseudonym for Nora Roberts, who was born in 1950 ❄️ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_Ro...
Total points: 335 + 20 = 355
Sarah B5.9 - Home Sweet Home
Read a book with all the letters of HOME in the TITLE. Subtitles are excluded
I read The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
The title has all the letters of HOME in it
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 10
Mod
15.9 - Where DO Those Letters Go?
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the closest land areas to the North Pole - Finland.
The Summer Book. Tove Jansson
Task: 15
Total: 770
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes #1) by Sabaa Tahir
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Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 4
Season Total: 740