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WINTER CHALLENGE 2021
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Rockynook10.4 MMXXII
Book whose author is a 2 part name with same inital 1st and last
The Woman Outside My Door by Rachel Ryan
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 135
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.1 Dorothy, Dot, & Dotty
Mercy by David Baldacci
Points this post: 5
Total points: 110/970
Tasks completed: 8/56
Books read: 8
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.8 Just Click Your Heels...
Simple Gone South by Alicia Hunter Pace
#3 in Gone South
Points this post: 5
Total points: 115/970
Tasks completed: 9/56
Books read: 9
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.10 Heart's Desire
Identity Crisis: The Murder, the Mystery, and the Missing DNA by Jefferson Bass
Points this post: 5
Total points: 120/970
Tasks completed: 10/56
Books read: 10
Deleting post content since I posted twice. (This was duplicate of #355)
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.1 Welcome to Oz
Book 1:
by Melody DoddsBook 2:
by Janet EvanovichPoints this post: 15
Total points: 135/970
Tasks completed: 11/56
Books read: 12
Jen K20.10 - Group Reads
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Message 2 in the Discussion Thread
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Jen K20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Brooklyn's Task: In Honor of My Favorite Dorothy
Option 1: The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox
The two twins in front and their 2 guys each leaning on the side of the building in back.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 40
Jen K20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's Task: CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
Option 1: “Six White Boomers”
by George SaundersSaunders born December 02, 1958- in GR bio.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 60
Kristina Marie5.5 - The Land of Oz
Read a book set in Australia or written by author born in Australia.
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 496 pages.
Liane Moriarty was born in Australia.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25
Kristina Marie10.9 - Winter is ComING
Read a book with a word in the TITLE that ends in ING.
Passing by Nella Larsen
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 160 pages.
Passing
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35
Nikki B20.5 Bigger is Better - Sophie's Task : Fever
Option 2
The Christmas Cookie House
Jennifer Griffith
143 pages
Task Points: 20
Total Challenge Points: 165
Total BB Tickets: 1
Ana20.1 - Most Improved Player - Suzannesea's Task: Challenges and Pleasures
Option 2-The Prison Healer byLynette Noni.
This author is new to me.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Nikki B20.8 Nickels & Dimes - Brooklyn's Task: In Honor of My Favorite Dorothy
Option 1:
The Collective
Alison Gaylin
Task Points: 20
Total Challenge Points: 185
Total BB Tickets: 1
Nick KY25.6 Kaora’s Family.
Option Evan 2. I read Supremely American: Popular Song in the 20th Century by Nicholas E. Tawa, the letters “ME” repeated in the title. (supreMEly aMErican)
Option Riley 3. I read A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny, # 2 in the Inspector Ganauche series.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 140
Nikki B20.9 Moderator's Pet - Lisa MD's Task: "Rock the Red"
Option A #ALLCAPS
If the Shoe Fits
Julie Murphy
Task Points: 20
Total Challenge Points: 205
Total BB Tickets: 1
Ana20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's Task: Representing Cats!
Option 1-Divergent by Veronica Roth.
***Has MPG Fantasy and Science Fiction
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 40
Nikki B15.8 The Peculiarity of Time Passing
Twelve Years a Slave
Solomon Northup
Task Points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 220
Total BB Tickets: 1
Task 25.4 - Dog Shows500+ pages total
book 1: author initials in COMPANION
How to Catch a Queen by Alyssa Cole
354 pages
book 2: letters GREEN in title
Genuine Fraud
GEEN in GENuinE
R in fRaud
288 pages
354+288 = 642 >500 pages
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160 points
5 BB tix
2 GO tix
15.4 - Happy Valentine's Day! Option 1: 2 books.
Book A. Title letters in VALENTINES.
I read the ebook, mmpb here: The Listening Eye by Patricia Wentworth.
Book B. Author’s initials in VALENTINES.
The Silver Shooter by Erin Lindsey
Points: 15
Total Points: 95
GO Points: 2
BB Points: 0
Kathy KS20.2 - 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. REQUIRED: In your post state what other three books you have previously read by this author).
Star Healer, by James White
mmpb=217 p.
I read this as part of an omnibus: Alien Emergencies, p. 401-606
This is #6 in the Sector General series. I have read the previous five books, beginning with Hospital Station, Star Surgeon, and Major Operation.
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 70
Tasks completed: 3/56
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Andy P.Task # 10.6 - Shelf Aware
Read a book that was added to your TBR shelf before November 1, 2021 On my want to read shelf since 2/7/13
Literary Rogues: A Scandalous History of Wayward Authors by Andrew Shaffer
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70
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. Subtitles are excluded.
Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons
SLEEP SPringfiELd confidEntial
My book was audio - 320 PB pages
Book 2 - Read a book with at least 2 Zs in any combination of the title, subtitle, and/or single author’s name.
Tales of the Jazz Age
ZZ in Jazz
My book was audio - 319 PB pages
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 280
Jen K30.2 - TessaVaness's Task: What does home mean to you?
Option 2: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
DREAM: A ... MuRDE
Option 4: The Last Chance Library
336 pages
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 90
Jen K20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tamara's Task: New Years Resolutions
Option 3 A Court of Frost and Starlight
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 110
Stephanie1275.1 - Dorothy, Dot, & Dotty: Read a book written by an author whose first name begins with the letter D.
Homie by Danez Smith
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5/970
Tasks completed: 1/56
Books read: 1
Stephanie12710.3 - 'S Wonderful: Read a book with one of the words from one of Ira Gershwin's notable song titles in the title or subtitle. Required: State the word.
How I Became a Nun
"How Long Has This Been Going On?" Word is HOW
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15/970
Tasks completed: 2/56
Books read: 2
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Option 2
I have never read this author before
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Points this post: 20
Points total: 105
Ana20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Molly's Task: CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
Option 1-A Mrs. Miracle Christmas by Debbie Macomber.
***Author was born in 1948***
https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/de...
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 60
Coralie15.5 There’s no place like home
Book set in the country in which I was born – Australia
The Little Company
Total to date 80 points
Coralie20.8 In Honor of My Favorite Dorothy
Option 4 – book by an author whose initials can be found in mealS oN wheels
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
Total to date 100 points
30.4 - Katrisa's Task: Winter in Ms. Kat’s Kindergarten1.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
Gun Street Girl (Detective Sean Duffy #4) by Adrian McKinty
4-letter word in title, GIRL, found in mILton the dancinG chrRistmas mouse
1.b. Read a book where all the author’s initials can be found in GINGERBREAD.
Beckoning Light (The Afterglow Trilogy #1) by Alyssa Rose Ivy
author's initials, ARI, found in gIngeRbreAd
Total this Post: 30
Season Total: 65
25.5 - 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
REsurREction Bay (Caleb Zelic #1) by Emma Viskic
Option 3: Read a book by an author who has the letter “K” anywhere in their name.
Rain Dogs (Detective Sean Duffy #5) by Adrian McKinty
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 90
DeborahREPOST
30.5 - Judy's Task: Some SRC New “Favorite Things”
3) Shards of Honor page 1 of 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
DeborahPost #10
30.6 - MegSCL's Task: Part and Whole
1) Hauntings: Tales of the Supernatural
2) At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 160
Books Read: 12
Tasks Done: 10
5,7 - The Emerald CityRead a book with a word from the shades of green list in the title/subtitle
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. Olive is on the list
Points this post: 5
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 10
Books red: 12
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
FLY Task #5.4 - We're Not in Kansas Anymore
task: Read a book with the MPG Fantasy and/or Science Fiction.
book: Saga, Vol. 6
how it fits: MPG Fantasy and Science Fiction
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 3/56
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.2 Tien's Task: New Year New Goals
Option 2: My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren
Found on page 1 of Friends and Lovers list
Option 3: Return to Sender Tonya Kappes
Mail Carrier Mystery #4
Points this post: 25
Total points: 160/970
Tasks completed: 12/56
Books read: 14
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I read Stardust, with a top MPG of Fantasy. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top MMPB.
total points: 85
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I read Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King. Author initials, LK, in KrampusLauf.
total points: 95
Mod
For book 1, I read The Becoming - most recently published (11/23/21) book in the Dragon Heart Legacy series. Series has 2 published books. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
For book 2, I read Working Stiff. This is #1 in the Mattie Winston Mysteries series. This is a new series for me (and a new author as well).
total points: 110
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For my first book, I read Scared Stiff by Annelise Ryan. Author initials, AR, found in wowbrARy. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top PB - no MMPB. 336 pages.
For my second book, I read Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom. Title initials, BOL, found in i LOve my liBrary. This book is nonfiction. 512 pages.
total pages - 336 + 512 = 848 (exceeding required 600).
total points: 140
Joanne MI10.10 - The Story Continues
Read any book from a series with at least 14 primary works.
Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight-# 28 in the Stephanie Plum Series
Points this task 10
Total Points 85
BB's 2
LAUREN JODI10.5 - Naughty or Nice?
Three Little Words by Susan Mallery
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 100/970
Total Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 7/56
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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 Sentence. Louise Erdrich
Fantasy: 119 users
Task: 20
Total: 140
9/56
EMurphy30.4 Katrisa's Task: Winter in Ms. Kat's Kindergarten
1a: Word of at least four letters in the TITLE that can be made from the letters in MILTON THE DANCING CHRISTMAS MOUSE How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
*Word is LIGHT
1b: Author's initials can be found in GINGERBREAD Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 35
Books Read: 3
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Teri-K's Task: Ready, Set, GO!Option 2: The Golden Age of Mysteries is still celebrated as bringing us wonderful gems. Read a book with MPG mystery published between 1913 and 1939, inclusive.
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett Date read 12/15/21
The Maltese Falcon was published in 1930. Mystery is the first MPG. Dashiell Hammett is a new to me author.
I would like to claim one Golden Oldie Ticket for The Maltese Falcon (originally published 1930)
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 35
Big Books Tickets Claimed:
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed: 1
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Brooklyn's Task: In Honor of My Favorite DorothyOption 1: For this option read a book with at least 3 people on the cover. Required: Post the cover
by Karen M. McManus Read 12/17/21~~~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 55
Big Books Tickets Claimed:
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed: 1
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30.8 Four Years, Four Films
Option 1: read a book with author's last name beginning with G
When All Is Said by Anne Griffin
Option 4: read a book with a title with two words
Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 125