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WINTER CHALLENGE 2021
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Brooklyn 15.2 – Endings and Beginnings
Book 1: Read the final or most recently published book in a series
Runner by Tracy Clark
#4 in the Cass Raines series; most recently published
Book 2: Read the first book in a new-to-you series
The Corpse Flower by Anne Mette Hancock
#1 in the series; this series is new to me
Points this post: 15
Total points: 330/970
Tasks completed: 28/56
Books read: 36
Brooklyn 15.3 – The Ruby Slippers
Option 1
Book 1: Read a book with a word in its title/subtitle that matches the name of one of the 7 precious gemstones
The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank
Book 2: Read a book with a pair of shoes on the cover
by Jen DeLucaPoints this post: 15
Total points: 345/970
Tasks completed: 29/56
Books read: 38
Brooklyn 15.4 – Happy Valentine’s Day!
Option 2
Read a book with a 3+ word title where the 1st letters of each word are in VALENTINES as well as all of the author’s initials
All The Lies by Nicola Sanders
Points this post: 15
Total points: 360/970
Tasks completed: 30/56
Books read: 39
Brooklyn 15.5 – There’s No Place Like Home
Read a book set in the state where you were born
The Reckless Oath We Made by Bryn Greenwood
Set in Kansas; I was born in Kansas
Points this post: 15
Total points: 375/970
Tasks completed: 31/56
Books read: 40
Brooklyn 15.6 – Far, Far Away
Read a book set in a foreign land or alternate version of a real place
Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb
Set in NYC several decades in the future
Points this post: 15
Total points: 390/970
Tasks completed: 32/56
Books read: 41
Brooklyn 15.7 – Baby It’s Cold Outside!
Read a book with COLD or one of its synonyms in its title
Chill Factor by Sandra Brown
Points this post: 15
Total points: 405/970
Tasks completed: 33/56
Books read: 42
Brooklyn 15.9 – Where DO Those Letters Go?
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the listed countries
The Christmas Escape by Sarah Morgan
Set over 90% in Lapland, the northernmost region of Sweden
Points this post: 15
Total points: 420/970
Tasks completed: 34/56
Books read: 43
Brooklyn 15.10 – Curl Up and Read
Read a book from the first 25 pages of the “Best Books to Read When Snow is Falling” listopia
Recursion by Blake Crouch
Found on pg. 13
Points this post: 15
Total points: 435/970
Tasks completed: 35/56
Books read: 44
Bookwrm526Task #5.7 - The Emerald City
Read a book with a word from the Shades of Green list in the title/subtitle. I chose the color Light Green, the target word light, and read A Little Light Mischief by Cat Sebastian.
Total points so far: 560
Brooklyn 20.1 – Challenges and Pleasures
Option 2: Read a book by a new-to-you author
The Girl I Was by Jeneva Rose
This is my first book by Rose; I have never read anything by her before
Points this post: 20
Total points: 455/970
Tasks completed: 36/56
Books read: 45
Brooklyn 20.2 – New Years Resolutions
Option 2: Read a book by an author you have previously read 3 books by
Mercy by David Baldacci
I previously read the first 3 books in the Atlee Pine series (Long Road to Mercy, A Minute to Midnight and Daylight) as well as the entire Camel Club series (https://www.goodreads.com/series/43037)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 475/970
Tasks completed: 37/56
Books read: 46
Brooklyn 20.3 – Representing Cats!
Option 1: Read a book with a MPG of Fantasy and/or Science Fiction
Long Story Short: A Short Story Collection by Jodi Taylor
MPG of both Science Fiction and Fantasy
Points this post: 20
Total points: 495/970
Tasks completed: 38/56
Books read: 47
Brooklyn 20.4 – Ready, Set, GO!
Option 2: Read a book with a MPG of Mystery and 1st published between 1913 and 1939, inclusive
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
1st published in 1939; This author is new to me
Points this post: 20
Total points: 515/970
Tasks completed: 39/56
Books read: 48
Brooklyn 20.5 – Fever
Option 2: Read a book where the page count is made up from 1, 3, 4, 6, 9
Keep Me Warm at Christmas by Brenda Novak
416 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 535/970
Tasks completed: 40/56
Books read: 49
Brooklyn 20.6 – Christmas in Australia
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose complete initials are in DECK THE SHEDS
Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne
Points this post: 20
Total points: 555/970
Tasks completed: 41/56
Books read: 50
Brooklyn 20.7 – Three 2’s
Read a book that fulfills 3 of the listed requirements
Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand - 263 pages
#2 in a series (A), 2 in the page count (D), 2-word title (E)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 575/970
Tasks completed: 42/56
Books read: 51
Brooklyn 20.8 – In Honor of My Favorite Dorothy
Option 2: Read a book with a MPG of sports
Darkest Fear by Harlan Coben
Points this post: 20
Total points: 595/970
Tasks completed: 43/56
Books read: 52
5.10 – Heart's Desire - The Magic BicycleBook meets the SRC rules and has the genre Childrens, but isn't found in AR Bookfinder (US or UK)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Brooklyn 20.9 – “Rock the Red”
Option C: Read a book with a title that does not contain the letters CAPS
Looker by Laura Sims
Points this post: 20
Total points: 615/970
Tasks completed: 44/56
Books read: 53
Brooklyn 20. 10– Group Reads
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder
My comment: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 20
Total points: 635/970
Tasks completed: 45/56
Books read: 54
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lisa MD’s Task: “Rock the Red” - The Great HuntOption B: Read a book that contains “the great”, intact, in its title or subtitle
705 pages
**Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 2
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Brooklyn 50.1– Advent Calendar
Read 3 books that match my 3 die rolls
I rolled 3 (Historical), 6 (Sports), 16 (Thriller)
Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff – 304 pages
MPG of Historical Fiction
Fumbled by Alexa Martin – 336 pages
MPG of Sports
Cul-de-sac by Joy Fielding – 369 pages
MPG of Thriller
304 + 336 + 369 = 1009 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 685/970
Tasks completed: 46/56
Books read: 57
Brooklyn 15.8– The Peculiarity of Time Passing
Read a book with one of the listed time words in its title
A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci
Points this post: 15
Total points: 700/970
Tasks completed: 47/56
Books read: 58
Brooklyn 30.1 – The Computer Curse
Book 1: Read a book set at least 80% in New York City and with a 4 in the page count
Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words by Annika Sharma – 394 pages
Set 100% in New York City per GR description
Book 2: Read a book with either LOGIC or BOARD found intact in the title and with a 3 in the page count
Murder Board by Brian Christopher Shea – 308 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 730/970
Tasks completed: 48/56
Books read: 60
Brooklyn 30.2 – What Does Home Mean to You?
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in GRANDMA WOLFE
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
Option 2: Read a book with all the letters DREAM in its title
Murder at the Breakers by Alyssa Maxwell
Points this post: 30
Total points: 760/970
Tasks completed: 49/56
Books read: 62
Brooklyn 30.3 – From Alpha to Zulu
Book 1: Read a book with a word from the phonetic alphabet in the title
The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
Book 2: Read a book by a single author with a name that matches a letter in the phonetic alphabet
The Hallows by Victor Methos
Points this post: 30
Total points: 790/970
Tasks completed: 50/56
Books read: 64
Brooklyn 30.4 – Winter in Ms. Kat’s Kindergarten
Option 1a: Read a book with a 4+ word in the title that can be made from the letters MILTON THE DANCING CHRISTMAS MOUSE
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
Word is INHERITANCE
Option 1b: Read a book by an author whose complete initials are in GINGERBREAD
The Collective by Alison Gaylin
Points this post: 30
Total points: 820/970
Tasks completed: 51/56
Books read: 66
Brooklyn 30.5 – Some SRC New “Favorite Things”
Option 2: Read a book with a 3+ word title in which the initial letter of each word can be found in DRAGON and/or FANTASY
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose first & last initials are in AUDIOBOOKS
Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci
Points this post: 30
Total points: 850/970
Tasks completed: 52/56
Books read: 68
Brooklyn 30.6 – Part and Whole
Book 1: Read an anthology with 3+ authors/contributors
Reunion Beach: Stories Inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank
Book 2: Read a book by one of the authors who contributed to book 1
Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand
Points this post: 30
Total points: 880/970
Tasks completed: 53/56
Books read: 70
Brooklyn 30.7 – Festival of Sleep
Book 1: Read a book with all the letters SLEEP in the title
Christmas in Peachtree Bluff by Kristy Woodson Harvey - 368 pages
Book 2: Read a book with at least 2 Z’s in the title/subtitle/author’s name
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón - 520 pages
368 + 520 = 888 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 910/970
Tasks completed: 54/56
Books read: 72
Brooklyn 30.8 – Four Years, Four Films: 2000-2003
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose last name begins with G
Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory – 295 pages
Option 4: Read a book with a 2 word title
The Maid by Nita Prose – 304 pages
295 + 304 = 599 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 940/970
Tasks completed: 55/56
Books read: 74
Brooklyn 30.9 – Wowbrary!
Book 1: Read a book by a single author whose complete initials are found in WOWBRARY
First Comes Like by Alisha Rai
Book 2: Read a book with a 3+ word title where the first letter of each word is found in I LOVE MY LIBRARY
Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz – This book is nonfiction
Points this post: 30
Total points: 970/970
Tasks completed: 56/56
Books read: 76
LAUREN JODI5.3 - "It's A Twister!"l
All Chained Up by Sophie Jordan
Set in Texas
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 540/970
Total Books Read: 42
Total Tasks Completed: 34/56
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tamara's Task: New Years Resolutions
Option 3: TITLE that starts with an A. All words in the title count, including articles.
Page Count: 100 pp
A Heart's Disguise by Colleen Coble
Points Earned This Post: 20
Points Achieved to Date: 455/970
GO Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
20.10 - Group Reads - The Picture of Dorian GrayOption 4: Gutenberg Classic
Req: Post in the discussion thread - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Original Publication Date: 1890
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 2
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)10.6 - Shelf Aware
added to your TBR shelf before November 1, 2021.
Required: Identify your TBR list and state the date the book was added to your list.
Page Count: 100 pp
List: General Fiction Wish List from local library account. Added in December 2015 after reading the first book in the series.
A Heart's Obsession by Colleen Coble
Points Earned This Post: 10
Points Achieved to Date: 465/970
GO Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's Task: CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
Option 1: “Six White Boomers”
author born between 1946 – 1964 REQUIRED: state the author's birth year when you post & provide a reference in your post to establish it.
Page Count: 100 pp
Author DOB: January 19, 1952
Link to reference: https://happyhappybirthday.net/en/age...
A Heart's Danger by Colleen Coble
Points Earned This Post: 20
Points Achieved to Date: 485/970
GO Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
MAZZA15.6 - Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Read a book found on the list: Yellowest Books Ever list https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
Mother's Day Murder on page 3 of that list
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 505
MAZZA110.2 - Something Fishy
Read a book with an image of a creature that lives primarily in water on the cover.
Arlington Park
Points this post =10
Points to date = 515
MAZZA115.7 - Baby It's Cold Outside!
Read a book with the word "cold" or one of the following synonyms for "cold" in its title.
I read Kindle editionCold Comfort Farm
This is MMP Cold Comfort Farm
This book was first published in 1932 I am claiming a GO ticket
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 530
GO tickets this post = 1
GO tickets to date = 3
MAZZA120.1 - Most Improved Player - Suzannesea's Task: Challenges and Pleasures
Option 2
Read a book by a new-to-you author.
I listened to the audio edition of this book The Maid
there is no MMP this is PB editionThe Maid
I have not read anything by this author before
Points this post - 20
Points to date = 550
MAZZA120.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's Task: Representing Cats!
Option 2
Read a book first published between January 2002 and April 2020, inclusive, AND which has a domestic cat on the cover.
The Cat Who Saved Books
Published 2017
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 570
MAZZA120.4 - Golden Oldies - Teri-K's Task: Ready, Set, GO!
Option 1: Read a book published before 1900 by a new to you author
The Prince Niccolò Machiavelli This is a new to me author
Published 1542 I am claiming a GO ticket
Points this post = 20
Points to date 590
GO this post = 1
GO to date = 4
MAZZA125.5 - Amy FL’s task: What’s in a Name?
Option 1:
Read a book that has the same two letters sequentially in the same order in the title (ignore subtitles).
The Wolf and the Watchman
AN in ANd and watchmAN
Option 3:
Read a book by an author who has the letter “K” anywhere in their name.
Ticktock Dean Koontz
Points this post = 25
Points to date = 615
MAZZA130.1 - Aprilleigh’s Task: The Computer Curse
Each book should be at least 250 pages.
Book 1: Read a book that is set at least 80% in NYC AND with a ‘4’ in either the number of pages or the series number
Concealed in Death 354 pages
Setting New York in GR description
Book 2: Read a book with BOARD intact in the title AND with a ‘3’ in either the number of pages or the series number
Murder Board 308 pages
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 645
30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: From Alpha to ZuluBook one: Read a book with a word from the phonetic alphabet in its TITLE (no subtitles)
Whiskey Rebellion (WHISKEY)
Book Two: the phonetic alphabet uses words that may also be used as names.
Read a book whose SINGLE author has one of these names (in any position).
The Paper Magician Charlie N. Holmberg (CHARLIE)
points this post - 30
Points to date = 675
MAZZA130.5 - Judy's Task: Some SRC New “Favorite Things”
Option 1- Read a book with a main page genre Classics
Valley of the Dolls This book is 500 pages and I am claiming a BB ticket
Option 4-
Read a book by a single author whose initials (first and last- can be found in AUDIOBOOKS.
Violeta by Isabel Allende
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 705
BB tickets this post = 1
BB tickets to date =10
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Task 20.8: In honor of my favorite Dorothy - option 3: The Genesis Secret by Tom Knox
Number of pages is 369, more than required 275 pages, and includes required number 9.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 80
Books: 4
Tasks: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big books tickets: 0