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WINTER CHALLENGE 2021
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Lisa MD20.1 - 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.
👠The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
Main Character is a librarian.
341 pages
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 40/970
Total Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3/56
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
DeborahPost #8
10.4 - MMXXII
Lunatic Detective by Sharon Sala
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 100
Books Read: 8
Tasks Done: 8
Natalie CH25.5 - 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
A Convenient Arrangement by Jaime Clevenger
'en' is found in each word of the title
Option 3) Read a book by an author who has the letter “K” anywhere in their name
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Rashid Khalidi
author's last name begins with a K
Points this post: 25
Tasks completed: 3
Total Points: 65
15.3 - The Ruby SlippersOption 1
1. A book whose title contains the name of one of the seven precious gemstones: The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank
2. A book with a pair of shoes on the cover: Them Bones by Carolyn Haines
Points this post: 15
Total points: 40
Joanne MI20.1 - Most Improved Player - Suzannesea's Task: Challenges and Pleasures
Option 2-Read a book by a new-to-you author.
Columbine by Dave Cullen
I have never read this author before.
Points this task 20
Total Points 75
Total BB's 2
30.7 - Dlmrose's Task: Festival of SleepBook 1. Read a book with ALL the letters in SLEEP, including 2 Es, in the TITLE. Subtitles are excluded.
I read ebook version of Sleep 307 pages
book 2. Catch some Zs. Read a book with at least 2 Zs in any combination of the title, subtitle, and/or single author’s name.
Pizza Girl 208 pages
New Points: 30
Total Points: 45
Mod
Option 1.
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant/320 pgs - author last name starts with G
Option 4.
Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor/160 pgs - title has only 2 words
Total pages read: 480
Points this post: 30
Points total: 80
LAUREN JODI5.7 - The Emerald City
Shamrock by Janie Crouch
Shade: Shamrock Green
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 80/970
Total Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 5/56
Mod
5.4 - We're Not in Kansas Anymore
Read a book with the MPG Fantasy and/or Science Fiction.
Fantasy: 1,719 users
The Witch's Heart. Genevieve Gornichec
Task: 5
Total: 100
7/56
Task 5.2 - ...and Your Little Dog, Too!author name Terry
Strata by Terry Pratchett
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100 points
5 BB tix
2 GO tix
Task 15.1 - Welcome to Ozbook 1: greyscale cover
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
book 2: multiple colours on cover (blue, green, yellow, pink)
Monday, Monday
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115 points
5 BB tix
2 GO tix
CC15.9 - Where DO Those Letters Go?
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the closest land areas to the North Pole - Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland or Russia.
I read Blackout
From the GR description "On the shores of a tranquil fjord in Northern Iceland, a man is brutally beaten to death on a bright summer's night." The whole story takes place in Iceland, with just a few pages about traveling to Asia and then coming back.
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 15
Andy P.Task # 5.6 - Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Read a book found on the list: Yellowest Books Ever list
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James page 1 # 53 as 12/12/21
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25
Andy P.Task # 5.8 - Just Click Your Heels..
Read book that is #3 in a series
Black and Blue by David Rosenfelt
#3 in Doug Brock series
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30
10.6 - Naughty or Nice?Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in KRAMPUSLAUF
oops10.6 - Naughty or Nice?
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in KRAMPUSLAUF
The Girl with a Clock for a Heart by Peter Swanson kramPuSlauf
Points this post: 10
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 11
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
JEN B20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's Task: CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
Option 3: “Deck the Sheds”
Read a book by an author whose initials (all initials) can be found in DECK THE SHEDS.
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
EC in Deck
TOTAL POINTS: 80
FLY Task # 10.5 - Naughty or Nice?
task: author first and last name initials in KRAMPUSLAUF
book: A Court of Silver Flames
how it fits: author Sarah J. Maas initials SM
**claiming BB tickets - Paperback, 757 pages**
Points this post: 10
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 2/56
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
30.8 - Nick KY’s taskRead two books, one from two different options. Combined total must be at least 400 pages
Option 1: Read a book whose author has a last name beginning with a G.
The Book of Dreams by Nina George (389 pages)
Option 4: Read a book that has a title of exactly TWO WORDS
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins (455 pages)
Points this task: 30
Total points: 60
hoodoomends30.6 - part and whole
task: collection or anthology + at least 3 authors
book 1: Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology
how it fits: anthology of short stories + 29 authors
task: solo authored book by one of the authors who contributed to book 1
book 2: Down Below by Leonora Carrington
how it fits: Leonora Carrington is the author of the second short story featured in book 1
claiming 1 GO ticket: "down below" was published in 1945
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this post:
points: 30
GO: 1
BB: -
total:
points: 175
GO: 6
BB: -
JEN B20.1 - Most Improved Player - Suzannesea's Task: Challenges and Pleasures
Option 2 Read a book by a new-to-you author. REQUIRED: When you post, state that you haven't read that author before.
The Perfect Family by Robyn Harding
This is the first book I've read by Robyn Harding
TOTAL POINTS: 100
trishhartuk5.10 Heart's Desire
On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho, Matsuo Basho (92pg)
Used under the “ONE book between 80 -99 pages may be used for ONE 5 point task.” exception
Points this task: 5
Books read: 1
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 3
trishhartuk30.2 TessaVanessa's Task: What does home mean to you?
Option 1: Single author whose initials can be found in GRANDMA WOLFE.
Something Read Something Dead, Eva Gates
Grandma wolfE
Option 2: Read a book with all the letters of DREAM in the title.
The Road to Unfreedom, Timothy Snyder
Read the kindle edition. PB here
the roAD to unfREedoM
Points this task: 30
Books read: 2
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 4
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.5 Bigger is Better - Sophie's Task: Fever
Option 1: Fire Lover by Joseph Wambaugh
Points this post: 20
Total points: 90/970
Tasks completed: 6/56
Books read: 6
Helen B5.1 - Dorothy, Dot, & Dotty
Read a book written by an author whose first name begins with the letter D.
Shadow on the Highway by Deborah Swift
Total points: 5
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.6 - Far, Far Away
Swimming Without a Net by MaryJanice Davidson
This book takes place under the sea with a group of mer-people.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 105/970
Tasks completed: 7/56
Books read: 7
ZachFor 15.8: The Peculiarity of Time Passing I read Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee which has the plural form of "hour" in the title.
Points this post: 15
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Totals:
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Points: 15
BBTs: 0
GOTs: 0
Heather KS20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tamara's Task: New Years Resolutions
Option 3: My main goals for next year are related to study. To help me manifest getting good grades, read a book with a TITLE that starts with an A.
I read And Still We Rise:: The Trials and Triumphs of Twelve Gifted Inner-City Students
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Heather KS20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's Task: CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
Option 3: “Deck the Sheds”
Read a book by an author whose initials (all initials) can be found in DECK THE SHEDS.
I read The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth. (SH)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Andy P.Task # 5.3 - "It's A Twister!
Read a book set at least 50% in one or more of the states located in Iowa and Nebraska).
Little Mercies by Heather Gudenkauf
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35
ElaineL20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lisa MD’s Task: “Rock the Red”
Required: Identify the option you chose in your post.
Option A: Read a book whose entire title appears on the cover in ALL CAPITAL letters and is the color red.
Daddy Claus by A.W. Scott
Required: Include the cover in your post.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 190
Nick KY5.10 Heart's Desire
I read A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 95
Nick KY10.6 Shelf Aware
I read A Lost Lady by Willa Cather, on TBR since April 22, 2021. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Points This Post: 10
Total Points so Far: 105
Nick KY10.7 Not This Year
I read Almost Ashore by Gerald Vizenor, 120 pp. (page enumeration ends with “0”).
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 115
25.6 - Kaora's Task: Honoring FamilyEvan's Option 2, a book that has the same two letters sequentially in the same order in the title: The Last Passenger by Charles Finch
The repeated letter sequences are:
AS in Last
AS in Passenger
Riley's Option 3, #2 in a series: The Endless Beach by Jenny Colgan (Mure #2)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 65
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Teri-K's Task: Ready, Set, GO!Option 1: Sailing Alone around the World by Joshua Slocum
❄️ first published 1899❄️
❄️ Joshua Slocum is a new-to-me author ❄️
Total points: 0 + 20 = 20
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ30.8 - Four Years, Four Films: 2000 – 2003
Book 1 -
You Can’t Be Serious by Kal Penn
Option 2 - This book can be found on page 3 of the Minority Authors Books list.
Link to HB edition (no MMP edition; no PB edition): You Can’t Be Serious; 384 pages
Book 2 -
Everybody Fights: So Why Not Get Better at It? by Kim Holderness and Penn Holderness
Option 4 - The title contains exactly two words.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Everybody Fights: So Why Not Get Better at It?; 256 pages
384 + 256 = 640 pages (total is at least 400 pp)
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 30 points
Tasks completed: 1
MARGO20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's Task: CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
Option 3: “Deck the Sheds”
Read a book by an author whose initials (all initials) can be found in DECK THE SHEDS.
Room 40: 25 Years Before Bletchley Park, Codebreakers Gather
by Dominic Hayes
DH found in DECK THE SHEDS
Posted paperback but read Kindle edition.
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Points this task: 20
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Bookwrm526Task #20.3 - Representing Cats!
Option 1: Read a book with a MPG of Fantasy and/or Science Fiction and/or Science Fiction Fantasy. I read The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith.
Total points so far: 80
Katrisa5.2 - ...and Your Little Dog, Too!
Read a book written by a single author with a name part that matches Terry or a name related to Terry
I read Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot
Terese is the Basque form of the name Terry
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 165
Katrisa5.9 - Home Sweet Home
Read a book with all the letters of HOME in the TITLE.
I read Home
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 170
CC15.8: The Peculiarity of Time Passing
Read a book with one of the following words in the title: second, minute, hour, day, week, month or year.
I read Batman: Year One
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 30
Sue T5.8 - Just Click Your Heels…
Read book that is #3 in a series.
Cupcakes and Corpses by P.L. Harris
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5/970
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Lisa MD10.10 - The Story Continues
Read any book from a series with at least 14 primary works.
👠Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith
Listened to audiobook. Linked to PB.
Series: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (#3). 23 primary works in series.
227 pages
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 50/970
Total Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4/56
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
5.6 - Follow the Yellow Brick RoadRead a book found on the list: href="https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
I read Watchmen
, which is on page 1 (it's the third book on the list when I looked at page 1).Points this post: 5
Total Points: 30
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - Sophie's Task: Fever
2. Read a book where the page numbers are made up from 1, 3, 4, 6 or 9.
The Evening and the Morning. Ken Follett
913 pages
Claiming 2 BB tickets
Task: 20
Total: 120
8/56
trishhartuk30.4 Katrisa's Task: Winter in Ms. Kat’s Kindergarten
1.a. 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
Eragon, Christopher Paolini
Read the kindle edition. PB: here (517pg)
miltON the dAncinG chRistmas mousE
Big book: 500+ x 1 = 1tkt
Confirmed as okay in Help Thread #14: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
AR Quiz No. 206746 EN Fiction; AR Quiz Information IL: MY - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 25.0; AR Quiz Types: RP, VP
3.a. Read a book that is at least 100 years old
War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells
Golden oldie: first published in 1897
PB: 9780330243322 (192pg)
Points this task: 30
Books read: 2
Golden oldie: 1 – The War of the Worlds was first published in 1897
Big book: 1 - Eragon is 517pg = 500+ x1 = 1tkt
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 5
Golden oldies: 1
Big book tickets: 1
10.5 - Naughty or Nice?Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in kRampuSlauf
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Points this task: 10
Total points: 70
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Suzannesea's Task: Challenges and PleasuresOption 3-Read a book featuring a main character who is a librarian, a teacher, or a lawyer.
The Bombay Prince (Perveen Mistry #3) by Sujata Massey
as per book's description, "The Indian subcontinent is chafing under British rule, and Bombay solicitor Perveen Mistry isn’t surprised when local unrest over the royal arrival spirals into riots."
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 35
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