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WINTER CHALLENGE 2021
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
Angela IL20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Brooklyn's Task: In Honor of My Favorite Dorothy
Option 2: Read a book with a MPG of Sports
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams-12/2
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1/56
BB Ticket: 0
ElaineL20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Brooklyn's Task: In Honor of My Favorite Dorothy
275 p. minimum
Required: State in your post which option you used.
Option 3: Read a book with a page count that includes a ‘9’.
The Cuckoo's Call by Lily Morton 294 pages
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 210
15.3 - The Ruby Slippers Option 1. Read two books:
Book 1 – Title/subtitle contains Diamond.
I read the ebook, mmpb here: Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews
Book 2 -Pair of shoes on its cover.
I read the ebook, no mmpb, pb is here:
by Sara Rosett.Points: 25
Total Points: 90
GO Points: 2
BB Points: 0
ElaineL15.8: The Peculiarity of Time Passing
Read a book with one of the following words in the title: day
A Day Makes by Mary Calmes
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 225
5.6 - Follow the Yellow Brick RoadRead a book found on the list: Yellowest Books Ever list.
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Read 12/13/21
This book is found on Page 1, #19 on the list.
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 10
Big Books Tickets Claimed:
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed:
5.10 - Heart's DesireDorothy aims to find her heart's desire over the rainbow. Find yours by reading a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Bea Is for Blended by Lindsey Stoddard Read 12/14/21
AR Bookfinder Info: IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10.0
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 15
Big Books Tickets Claimed:
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed:
Oma122920.1 - Most Improved Player - Suzannesea's Task: Challenges and Pleasures
I chose Option #2-Read a book by a new-to-you author. REQUIRED: When you post, state that you haven't read that author before.
Hotel Sacher-Rodica Doehnert
I have not read any books written by Rodica Doehnert before reading this book.
Points: 75/970
Tasks: 3/56
Golden Oldies Tickets:
Big Book Tickets: ()500+,()750+,()1000
Oma1229Rookie at the Top - Tamara's Task: New Years Resolutions
I chose Option #2
Option #2-Read a book by an author that you have previously read at least three other books by.
REQUIRED: In your post state what other three books you have previously read by this author).
Templar Silks-Elizabeth Chadwick
Three other books read by Elizabeth Chadwick:
To Defy a King
The Irish Princess
The Scarlet Lion
Points: 95/970
Tasks: 4/56
Golden Oldies Tickets:
Big Book Tickets: ()500+,()750+,()1000
Heather KSTask 10.7 - Not This Year
Read a book with a number of pages that ends in Zero.
I read The Story of Arthur Truluv with 240 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 50
DeborahPost #9
30.5 - Judy's Task: Some SRC New “Favorite Things”
3) Shards of Honor #32 on list
4) Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram
AK: AUDIOBOOKS
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 130
Books Read: 10
Tasks Done: 9
LAUREN JODI10.10 - The Story Continues
Angel by Janie Crouch
Book #4 in a 14 books series.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 90/970
Total Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 6/56
Task:20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lisa MD’s Task: “Rock the Red”Option: A - entire title appears on the cover in ALL CAPITAL letters and is the color red
Book read:
by Terry PratchettRequired: title on the cover in all caps, and red. verified in help thread here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/.... message 15.
Points this task:20
Total points:95
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Books read:5
Tasks completed:5
INSIYAH30.4 - Katrisa's Task: Winter in Ms. Kat’s Kindergarten
Option 1a: Word of 4+ letters in TITLE made from MILTON THE DANCING CHRISTMAS MOUSE
Book: Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah
How it fits: Stars in Christmas
Option 3a: Book that is at least 100 years old (published in 1922 (inclusive) or before)
Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
How it fits: First published in 1813
Pride and Prejudice was published in 1813. Claiming one Golden Oldie ticket.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 65
Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 3
Big Book: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Andy P.Task # 5.7 - The Emerald City
Read a book with a word from the Shades of Green list in the title, Words may be used individually
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
DARK spring green
Points this post: 5
Total points: 40
Andy P.Task # 20.10 - Group Reads
I chose Nonfiction: Social Justice
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder
my comments are in Message 4 of Discussion thread
here
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
MARGO10.6 - Shelf Aware
Read a book that was added to your TBR shelf before November 1, 2021.
Snowmen in Paradise
Added to my Goodreads TBR on Mar 15, 2021.
Posted paperback but read Kindle edition.
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Points this task: 10
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
CHANDNI20.2 - 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.)
Poppy Done to Death by Charlaine Harris
The other three books are Real Murders, A Bone to Pick, Three Bedrooms, One Corpse.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 110
EMurphy5.8 Just Click Your Heels... #3 in a series Wrecked by Joe Ide
This Task:
Points: 5
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 5
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
Kathy KS30.4 - Katrisa's Task: Winter in Ms. Kat’s Kindergarten
December -
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
The Talisman Ring , by Georgette Heyer
TALISMAN= MILToN... dAncing... chriStmAs
I read a large print version; mmpb=408 p.
1.b. Read a book where all the author’s initials can be found in GINGERBREAD.
Frontierswomen, the Iowa Experience, by Glenda Riley
GR= GingeRbread
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 50
Tasks completed: 2/56
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Kathy KSREPOST to add in Golden Oldie request
30.4 - Katrisa's Task: Winter in Ms. Kat’s Kindergarten
December -
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
The Talisman Ring , by Georgette Heyer
TALISMAN= MILToN... dAncing... chriStmAs
I read a large print version; mmpb=408 p.
This was 1st published in 1936. CLAIM 1 (one) GO!
1.b. Read a book where all the author’s initials can be found in GINGERBREAD.
Frontierswomen, the Iowa Experience, by Glenda Riley
GR= GingeRbread
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 50
Tasks completed: 2/56
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Katrisa30.7 - Dlmrose's Task: Festival of Sleep
Book 1 - Read a book with ALL the letters in SLEEP, including 2 Es, in the TITLE.
I read Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons
SLEEP - SPringfiELd confidEntial
my book was audio - paperback pages 320
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.
I read The City of Mist: Stories by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
ZZ in carlos ruiZ Zafon
my book was audio - paperback pages 208
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 200
Katrisa20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: Three 2’s
Read a book with 2s from the list
My book is Two for the Dough
My book was audio - MMPB pages 312
My 2s:
2 in page count
TWO in title
second book in a series
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 220
ROBIN P20.3 - Trishhartuk's Task: Representing Cats
Option 1 - MPG Fantasy or Sci Fi
Recursion - has both genres on main page
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
MARGO5.8 - Just Click Your Heels...
Read book that is #3 in a series.
Bikinis in Paradise
Posted paperback but read Kindle edition.
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Points this task: 5
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Amy B30.7 - Dlmrose's Task: Festival of Sleep
Read one book 1 and one book 2.
The total number of pages for both books must be at least 500 pages.
Book 1. Read a book with ALL the letters in SLEEP, including 2 Es, in the TITLE. Subtitles are excluded.
The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura (224 pgs)
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.
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach (308 pgs)
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 30 Points
Mod
5.1 - Dorothy, Dot, & Dotty
D first name: Willful Behavior: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery by Donna Leon
total = 80
Mod
5.5 - The Land of Oz
Set in Queensland, Australia: Gone by Midnight by Candice Fox
From series description: In award-winning author Candice Fox's Crimson Lake thrillers, Australian ex-police detective Ted Conkaffey has left Sydney in disgrace to find redemption in a Queensland rainforest town. But as he struggles to put his life back together, he finds himself drawn into the criminal cases of eccentric private investigator Amanda Pharrell, herself a convicted murderer.
total = 85
Mod
5.7 - The Emerald City
Olive: The Olive Season by Carol Drinkwater
I read the kindle edition
total = 90
Mod
15.2 - Endings and Beginnings.
book 1, most recently published #17 of 17: Daughter of the Morning Star by Craig Johnson
book 2, #1 new series: Hunting Party by Elizabeth Moon This series is new-to-me. 7 primary works in the series
total = 105
Mod
15.10 - Curl Up and Read
From page 2 #151: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré
total = 120
Nick KY5.8 Click Your Heels
I read Unnatural Causes by P.D. James, # 3 in the Adam Dalgleish series.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 120
ED20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tamara's Task: New Years Resolutions
Option 3-
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough
Task Total= 20
Grand Total=40
Books Read=2
ROBIN P20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Brooklyn's Task: In Honor of My Favorite Dorothy
Option 3 - Page count includes 9 - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek - 309 pages (task requires >275)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 100
Mod
The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren - #467 on page 5
Points this post: 5
Points total: 85
Nikki B10.4 MMXXII
National Park Mysteries & Disappearances: The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Steve Stockton
Task Points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 120
Total BB Tickets: 1
Nikki B15.5 There's No Place Like Home
In Another Light
A.J. Banner
I was born in Everett, Washington and this book takes place in Washington state
Task Points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 135
Total BB Tickets: 1
Nikki B10.7 Not This Year
Killer Christmas
Harper Lin
Task Points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 145
Total BB Tickets: 1
Katrisa15.10 - Curl Up and Read
Read a book from the first 25 pages of the list a href="https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2... Books to Read When the Snow is Falling
Today they closed school for snow and I didn't have to teach so I thought today was a perfect day for this task!
I chose A Christmas Carol from page 1 of the list
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 235
Task 20.7 - Three 2’smeets options A, D, E : #2 in series, 2 in page count, 2 word title
Hollow City
428 pages
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135 points
5 BB tix
2 GO tix
15.10 - Curl Up and ReadRead a book from the first 25 pages of the list Best Books to Read When the Snow is Falling
Little Women Audiobook
Little Women MMPB 528 Pages
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 15.0
Page 1 #3 on the list.
Claiming 1 BB Ticket (528 Pages)
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket - First Published 1869
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 60
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
ROBIN P10.2 - Something Fishy
Aquatic creature on cover
The Midnight Library
Dolphin or other creature on bottom left - approved in Message 42 of Task Help thread
Points this post: 10
Total points: 110
Suzannesea30.4 - Katrina's Task:Winter in Ms. Kat's Kindergarten
December
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.
A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg
The word is Christmas.
1.b. Read a book where the author's initials can be found in GINGERBREAD.
A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
GingerbreaD
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 50
Helen B20.6 - CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
Option 2: “Aussie Jingle Bells”
Harsh Times by Mario Vargas Llosa
Originally published in Spanish my first language is English.
Total points: 25
Katrisa20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's Task: CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
opt 1 Option 1: “Six White Boomers” - read a book by an author born between 1946 – 1964
I read The City of Mist: Stories by Carlos Ruiz Zafón born in 1964
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_...
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 225
Katrisa 25.5 - Amy FL’s task: What’s in a Name?
opt 1 - Read a book that has the same two letters sequentially in the same order in the title
I read The Guest List - gueST and liST
opt 3 - Read a book by an author who has the letter “K” anywhere in their name.
I read Veiled Alliances by Kevin J. Anderson K in Kevin
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 250
Julia10320.4 - Golden Oldies - Teri-K's Task: Ready, Set, GO!
Option 2: The Arabian Nights Murder by John Dickson Carr
(MPG Mystery, first published 1936)
This author is new to me.
Claiming one Golden Oldie ticket - first published in 1936
This post: 20 points
Total points: 125
BB:0
GO:1
Tasks complete: 7
Books read: 8
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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20.9 - Option A - #ALLCAPS
read a book whose entire title appears on the cover in ALL CAPITAL letters and is the color red.
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
title appears is in ALL CAPITAL letters and red
Claiming one Big Book Ticket! = default Paperback is 503 pages
(I listened audio, but Mass Market Paperback is not in english and has 589 pages. First paperback from the editions list has 503 pages)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 1