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WINTER CHALLENGE 2021
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
10.10 - The Story Continues From a series with at least 14 primary works.
I read the ebook of The Catherine Wheel by Patricia Wentworth, mmpb here: La Roue de Sainte-Catherine.
First published 1949 for 1 Golden Oldie point.
Points: 10
Total Points: 45
GO Points: 2
BB Points: 0
MARGO10.9 - Winter is ComING
Read a book with a word in the title that ends in ING
Chosen word = weddING
Mistletoe and Wedding Bells
Posted paperback but read Kindle edition.
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Points this task: 10
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Brooklyn's Task: In Honor of My Favorite Dorothy Option 1: At least 3 people on the cover.
I read the ebook with this cover
, no mmpb, pb here: An Arizona Christmas by William W. Johnstone.Points: 20
Total Points: 65
GO Points: 2
BB Points: 0
Katrisa25.3 - Cat's Task: Operation Clean Slate
Opt 2 - Read one book on your TBR that contains the letters CLEAN SLATE in its title and subtitle (must find all the letters , i.e. 2 of L, E, A)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
CLEAN SLATE - the amazing adveNTurES of kavALiEr and CLAy
My book was audio - PB pages 639
This book is not really a comic - message 1 in the not really a comic thread
This book is new to me and was on an off-GR spreadsheet called "Audible Owned - Not Read Yet" since March 2020
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 130
Readerboard Name Jammin JennyWinter 2021 SRC
20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's Task: Representing Cats!
Option 3. The Monster.
Read a book with a title of at least three words, where all the initial letters can be found in the phrase “CATS HAVE STAFF”.
The First Christmas: A Story of New Beginnings
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name Jammin JennyWinter 2021 SRC
20.2 - 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. (These can be books from the same series, but don't have to be.)
REQUIRED: In your post state what other three books you have previously read by this author).
Later by Stephen King
I've read more than 3 but my favorites are probably The Stand, The Shining, and Misery
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points: 40
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name Jammin JennyWinter 2021 SRC
10.10 - The Story Continues
A Christmas Gathering
Christmas Series #17
Points this post: 10
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points: 50
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
hoodoomends20.5 - fever - option 1
task: author with the letters J and W in their name
book: Gradiva: Uma Fantasia Pompeiana by Wilhelm Hermann Jensen
how it fits: Wilhelm Jensen
claiming 1 GO ticket: "Gradiva" was published in 1903
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this post:
points: 20
GO: 1
BB: -
total:
points: 85
GO: 3
BB: -
Mod
book 1. read a book by an author whose initials(all of them) may be found in the phrase companiondog
dare to play by carly phillips - 249 pgs
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.
the reading list - thE REadiNG List - 384 pgs
Total pages: 633
Points this post: 25
Points total: 50
10.6 - Shelf AwareRead a book that was added to your TBR shelf before November 1, 2021.
I read: The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion
(Was added to my good reads to-read list on July 15th 2020).
Points this task: 10
Total points: 30
5.8 - Just Click Your Heels...Read a book that is #3 in a series
A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami The Rat #3
Points this post: 5
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 9
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Kim O20.1 - Most Improved Player - Suzannesea's Task: Challenges and Pleasures
Option 3 - Read a book featuring a main character who is a librarian, a teacher, or a lawyer.
Rumpole of the Bailey
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 35
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
INSIYAH10.8 - #ownvoicestories
Book: A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi (ebook)
How it fits: On page 1 of Own Voices Books list.
Note: No MMPB. Top PB (Polish) has 315 pages. Top English PB has 296 pages.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 35
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
Big Book: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
hoodoomends20.7 - three 2’s - criteria B, C & D
task: first publication year ending in 2 + author has a name part with 2 letters + 2 in the page count
book: Carbono pautado: Memórias de um auxiliar de escritório by Rodrigo de Souza Leão
how it fits: published in 2012 + rodrigo DE souza leão + 272 p.
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this post:
points: 20
GO: -
BB: -
total:
points: 105
GO: 3
BB: -
hoodoomends20.8 - in honor of my favorite Dorothy - option 1
task: at least 3 people on the cover + at least 275 p.
book: O Relato de Arthur Gordon Pym (286 p.)
how it fits:
claiming 1 GO ticket: "o relato de Arthur Gordon Pym" was published in 1838
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this post:
points: 20
GO: 1
BB: -
total:
points: 125
GO: 4
BB: -
LAUREN JODI25.5 - Amy FL’s task: What’s in a Name?
Option 1: letters foREvermoRE
Forevermore by Kristen Callihan
Option 3: K in author name
Repeat by Kylie Scott
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 75/970
Total Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 4/56
Amy FL5.4 - We're Not in Kansas Anymore
The Ten Thousand Doors of January (MPG Fantasy)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Amy FL10.3 - 'S Wonderful
Good Girl, Bad Blood - Good ("Oh, Lady Be Good")
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15
Amy FL15.9 - Where DO Those Letters Go?
The Nesting - set in Norway
Points this post: 15
Total points: 40
Amy FL20.4 - Golden Oldies - Teri-K's Task: Ready, Set, GO!
Option 1: Hunger by Knut Hamsun - Published in 1890; Knut Hamsun was new to me
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
ElaineL20.10 - Group Reads
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin Discussion posted here.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 55
ElaineL20.2 - Rookie at the Top
Required: State in your post the option you used.
Option 3: Read a book with a TITLE that starts with an A.
Angels and Anarchy by Arden Steele
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 75
ElaineL5.9 - Home Sweet Home
Read a book with all the letters of HOME in the TITLE.
Purrfect Harmony by Arden Steele purrfEct HarMOny
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 80
ElaineL10.9 - Winter is ComING
Read a book with a word in the TITLE that ends in ING.
Prince Charming NOT! by Aja Foxx (ebook verified in msg #8396)
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 90
ElaineL10.7 - Not This Year
Read a book with a number of pages that ends in Zero.
The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes 300 p.
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 100
Nikki B102.5 Naughty or Nice?
Later
Stephen King
Task Points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 110
Total BB Points: 1
ElaineL20.5 - Bigger is Better - Sophie's Task: Fever
Required: State in your post the option you used.
Option 1. Read a book written by an author with the letters J and W in their name. How to Hack a Hacker by A.J. Sherwood
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 120
ElaineL30.5 - Judy's Task: Some SRC New “Favorite Things”
Required: State the option(s) when you post.
Option 2- Read a book with a 3 word title where all the initial letters are in FANTASY.
Night and Fae by Arden Steele FANtasy
Option 4- Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in AUDIOBOOKS.
Grin and Bear It by Arden Steele
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 150
ElaineL20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's Task: Representing Cats!
Option 1. Read a book with a MPG of Science Fiction
The Kinsman Universe by Ilona Andrews
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 170
HanneloreTask 15.1 - Welcome to Oz
This is a two book task.
Book 1 – read a book with black/white/gray cover - no other colors on the cover.
Book 2 –read a book with at least 3 different colors on the cover (not including black, white, gray). The book may have these colors on the cover, but there must be at least three other colors.
REQUIRED: Include the covers in your post. For book 2, point out the three required colors.
Book 1:
How it fits: Checked in TinEye. Only black, white and grey in the cover.
Book 2:
How it fits: Checked in TinEye. Colours given are: blue, green, brown, pink.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 3
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 0
Nick KY5.4 Not in Kansas.
I read Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell, fantasy genre.
MG+ BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10.0
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 75
Nick KY5.6 Yellowbrick Road
I read The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander p. 3 of the Yellow list. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 80
Katrisa30.4 - Katrisa's Task: Winter in Ms. Kat’s Kindergarten
1a - Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the TITLE that can be made from the letters in MILTON THE DANCING CHRISTMAS MOUSE
I read The Christmas Swap - word Christmas in title
2.a. Read a book with Race or Social Justice on Main Page genres
I read An African American and Latinx History of the United States
MPG Race and Social Justice
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 160
20.3 - 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 Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
Date Read: 9/12
How It Fits: MPG Fantasy
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
15.7 - Baby It's Cold Outside!Read a book with the word "cold" or one of the following synonyms for "cold" in its title. I used they synonym POLAR
Polar Vortex
New Points: 15
Total Points: 15
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Brooklyn's Task: In Honor of My Favorite DorothyOption 3
For this option read a book with a page count that includes a ‘9’
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Date Read: 7/12
How It Fits: 398 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 3
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
30.2 - 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.
Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters
Date Read: 10/12
How It Fits: Author initials grandma WolfE
Option 4
Read a book that doesn't include any of these numbers in the page count: 0,1,2,4,5,9
Stolen Things by R.H. Herron
Date Read: 7/12
How It Fits: 368 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 5
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Julia10320.5 - Bigger is Better - Sophie's Task: Fever
Option 2: Sporting Chance (416 pages)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 95
BB:0
GO:0
Tasks complete: 5
Books read: 6
Julia10320.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Brooklyn's Task: In Honor of My Favorite Dorothy
Option 3: Winning Colors (409 pages)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 105
BB:0
GO:0
Tasks complete: 6
Books read: 7
hoodoomends20.9 - “rock the red” - option A
task: entire title appears on the cover in all capital letters and is the color red
book: Mad Love
how it fits:
claiming 1 GO ticket: "mad love" was published in 1937
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this post:
points: 20
GO: 1
BB: -
total:
points: 145
GO: 5
BB: -
CHANDNI20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Brooklyn's Task: In Honor of My Favorite Dorothy
Option 3: For this option read a book with a page count that includes a ‘9’.
Last Scene Alive by Charlaine Harris
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 90
Oma122930.8 - Nick KY’s task: Four Years, Four Films: 2000 – 2003
I chose Options #1 and #4
Option #1-Read a book whose author has a last name beginning with a G.
The Judge's List by John Grisham
Option #4-Read a book that has a title of exactly TWO WORDS (articles count). The book may have an additional subtitle.
Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight by Janet Evanovich
Points: 30/970
Tasks: 1/56
Golden Oldies Tickets:
Big Book Tickets: ()500+,()750+,()1000
Oma122925.2 - Tien's Task: New Year New Goals
I chose Options #1 and #3
Option #1-Read a book that has been on your TBR for at least 5 years.
Hostage-Kay Hooper
This book has been on my To-Read shelf since 2/27/2015
Option #3-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.
Forsaken Soul-Priscilla Royal
# 5 of Medieval Mystery
Points: 55/970
Tasks: 2/56
Golden Oldies Tickets:
Big Book Tickets: ()500+,()750+,()1000
Mary P30.5 - Judy's Task: Some SRC New “Favorite Things”
Option 1: Read a book with a main page genre Classics
The Auctioneer by Joan Samson
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose initials (first and last- you may ignore middle initials) can be found in AUDIOBOOKS
In the Shadow of the Storm by Anna Belfrage
Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
20.6 - Molly's Task: Christmas in AustraliaOption 2: Aussie Jingle Bells
Read a book that was originally published in a different language than my first language
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
This book was originally published in Polish, my first language is English
Points this post: 20
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 10
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Nick KY10.9 Winter is Coming.
I read Laetitia Rodd and the Case of the Wandering Scholar by Kate Saunders, the word "Wandering" is an -ing word.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 90
Lisa MD10.5 - Naughty or Nice?
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in KRAMPUSLAUF.
👠The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews
Author Initials: MKA found in KRAMPUSLAUF
224 pages
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 10/970
Total Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1/56
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Lisa MD10.7 - Not This Year
Read a book with a number of pages that ends in Zero.
👠The Secret of Snow by Viola Shipman
320 pages
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 20/970
Total Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2/56
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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20.4 - ready, set, GO! - option 1
task: published before 1900 by an author who is new-to-you
book: Aurelia o El sueño y la vida
how it fits: published in 1855 + it was my first time reading Gérard de Nerval
claiming 1 GO ticket: "Aurelia o El sueño y la vida" was published in 1855
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this post:
points: 20
GO: 1
BB: -
total:
points: 65
GO: 2
BB: -