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WINTER CHALLENGE 2022
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
Jasmiina F20.5 - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public Enemy:
Option 2: Read a book with a page count consisting of 3 of the following digits in any configuration 1, 4, 2, or 9. The numbers 1, 2, and 9 can be used twice:
Terapeuttinen kirjoittaminen by Juhani Ihanus.
Pages: 419.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Laurah30Task 20.6 - It's a Fact - CynBaxter's Task: The Right to Vote!
Option 2: Choose a non-fiction book with an MPG of one of the following: History, Feminism, Politics, Womens, Social Movements
Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory
genre Womens
Claiming 1 Its a fact ticket as this is a non-fiction book.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Big Book tickets:
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact ticket: 2
trishhartuk20.4 Golden Oldies - XBM's Task: Remembering my parents
Option 1: Read a book with ALL of the letters in SALMON found in the title and/or subtitle.
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements, Sam Kean
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here
S, O, N in SpOoN; A in disAppearing; L in Love, M in Madness,
It's a Fact: MPGs include Nonfiction, Science, History and Chemistry
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
It’s a Fact: 1 – The Disappearing Spoon is Nonfiction
Total Points: 155
Tasks Completed: 13
It’s a Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
10.1 - BINGO!ALL the letters of BINGO in the title
Wedding Bells for Beatrice by Betty Neels
Task Points: 10
Total Points: 245
GO Points: 5
BB Points:
NF Points: 1
5.5 - Herald SquareMPG Holiday
A Regency Christmas II by Mary Balogh
Task Points: 5
Total Points: 250
GO Points: 5
BB Points:
NF Points: 1
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Paul's Task: Woolworth's Great Five Cent StoreRead a non-fiction book of 200 or more pages with a word of four or more letters in the title / subtitle that can be made from the letters in Frank Winfield Woolworth. Letters can be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
I used the word: WIRE
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
***Claiming an Its a Fact ticket for non-fiction***
New Points: 20
Total Points: 70
IaF: 1
5.8 - And The Winner Is...Has WON an award.
Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women by Cornelia Meigs
AR: IL: UG
First Published 1933 for 1 GO point.
Task Points: 5
Total Points: 255
GO Points: 6
BB Points:
NF Points: 1
Reader name: Jayme(the ghostreader)5.5 Herald Square
Read a book with MPG holiday or christmas
Christmas Sweetsby Joanne Fluke
Task +5
Grand Total: 25
Readerboard name: DAIRE15.7 - 2 word title both starting with the same letter
Runaway Road by Devney Perry
Points this post: 15
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
IAF /tickets: 0
Readerboard name: DAIRE25.2 Playing Doubles
Book 1: Read a book with a title of two words. Each word must begin with a letter from the phrase “TWO DOUBLES.”
The Shelf by Helly Acton
Book 2: Read a book first published in a year from this list of years with exactly two twos,
Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade (published 2020)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
IAF /tickets: 0
Pat25.8 ~ The Chinese Zodiac
For this task choose one animal and complete two of the following tasks using the same animal.
Required ~ State the animal and the options that you are using.
ROOSTER / CHICKEN
Option 1 ~ Read a book published in your animal's year.
1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029
Children of the Stars by Mario EscobarRead ~ 12.22.22
Pages ~ 368
Required ~ first published April 25, 2017
Option 3 ~ Read a book with a character described in the goodreads blurb using one of those words.
observant, hardworking, courageous.
Required ~ specify the animal's characteristic and the quote from the goodreads description.
The Tobacco Wives by Adele MyersRead ~ 12.9.22
Pages ~ 344
Required ~ From the blurb: This is a story of courage, of women willing to take a stand in the face of corporate greed, and most definitely a tale for our times.”
~ Approved in Help Thread Messages #39-40
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Points this Task ~ 25
Total Points ~ 100
Total Books ~ 8
Total Pages ~ 2,114
30.1 - Katrisa's Task: The Sandman2. The Endless - Death in title.
Connections in Death by J.D. Robb
4. Enter Sandman - Night in title.
Mystery Night Murder by Leslie Langtry
Task Points: 30
Total Points: 285
BB Points:
GO Points: 6
NF Points: 1
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lucy-Bookworm's task: FoxleaseOption 1: author’s first and last initials can be found in FOXLEASE
PB: Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
I listened to the audiobook: Ace of Spades
🎄author's initials (FA) in FOXLEASE 🎄
Total points: 185 + 20 = 205
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 2
Nick KY5.9 - WGY TV
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title that can be made from the letters in SCHENECTADY. You may use letters as often as they appear.
REQUIRED: State the word.
I read A Taste For Death by P.D. James
The title word DEATH is found in scHEnecTADy.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 190
Nick KY20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Paul's Task: Woolworth's Great Five Cent Store
Frank Winfield Woolworth is credited by many with creating the first store using the "five and dime" business model. His initial store was a "nickel" store that failed, but he persisted and made the model successful.
Read a non-fiction book of 200 or more pages with a word of four or more letters in the title / subtitle that can be made from the letters in Frank Winfield Woolworth. Letters can be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
REQUIRED: Specify the word.
I read F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Man and His Work. It is a nonfiction collection of essays about Fitzgerald's works, 221 pp > the required 200.
The word is WORK, letters found in "franK...woolWORth."
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 210
Mod
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See / author on pg 1 #47
Points this post: 10
Total points: 40
Mod
Smoke and Steel by Kristen Ashley / SALMON spelled from title
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
Helen B5.10 - The Best Things in Life Are Free.
Read a book that meets SRC rules.
The Kingdoms of Savannah by George Dawes Green
Total Points: 185
Helen B10.1 - BINGO!
Read a book with ALL the letters of BINGO in the title and/or subtitle.
Religion, Power, and Illusion: A Genealogy of Religious Belief by Patrick J Hurley
B- Belief
INGO- RelIGiON
Total points: 195
Mod
Mister Baby Daddy by Cassie Ann-Miller / BABY in the song title 'Baby Won't You Please Come Home'
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70
Helen B20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Becky's Task: Little Loves
Option 1. Read a book whose author's initials (first and last) are found in the name of his self-created superhero, OILMAN.
The Gilded Cage by Lynette Noni.
oiLmaN
Total points: 215
Rockynook15.5 - All That Jazz
Read a book from the Jazz Age list
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Listed on page 8
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 75
LaureY10.5 - Chanel No. 5
Read a book that is #5 in a series.
Queenslayer by Sebastien de Castell
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Fact Book this post: 0
Total Fact Books: 0
Reader Name: ADVENTURER25.6 - Amy FL’s task – Gotta Dance
To honor my favorite exercise, select two different options and read a book for each one. The combined total pages must be greater than 500. Specify the options you’ve chosen in your post.
Option 1: Read a book with ALL of the letters in ZUMBA found in any combination of the title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
Option 2: There’s no Zumba without music, and once the music starts, you can’t help but dance. Read a book with a MPG of Music or a book from this list: Best Books About Dance. REQUIRED: If you use the list option, specify the page on which your book is found.
25.6 Option 1: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 336p (read kindle 322p), ZUMBA in title, author
25.6 Option2: A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance, 301p (read kindle 320p), MPG:music
***Claiming an It’s A Fact ticket as the book is nonfiction***
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 310/840; Total Books Read: 28; Total Tasks: 25/52
BB(500+): 2; GO(1950): 6; IAF (NF): 5
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Reader Name: ADVENTURER25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Where in the World Am I?
For this task you will read 2 books, 1 from Book A options and 1 from Book B options. Combined your pages must exceed 600 (so 601). REQUIRED: In your post, state the options you used.
Book A: Option 2: Read a book where the letters of ESTONIA, can be found in the title (no subtitle).
Book A: Option 2: Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi, 592p (Kindle 594p), ESTONIA in title, 5 Star, must read for all.
***Claiming a Big Book ticket for a book over 500 pages***
***Claiming an It’s A Fact ticket (#1/2) as the book is nonfiction***
Book B: Option 3: Read a book where the author's initials (all of them) can be found in CHICAGO
Book B: Option 3: So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo, 248p (Kindle 248p), author initials in CHICAGO
***Claiming an It’s A Fact ticket (#2/2) as the book is nonfiction***
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 335/840; Total Books Read: 30: Total Tasks: 26/52
BB(500+): 3; GO(1950): 6; IAF (NF): 7
LAUREN JODI5.1 - Votes For Women
The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan
***This is my one-time 5-point book with less than 100 pages... it has 96 pages.
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I read the Kindle version here
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 140/840
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies Ticket: 6
It's A Fact Ticket: 2
Total Books Read: 13
Total Tasks Completed: 12/52
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)15.6. King Tut
Set in Egypt, a book about archaeology, or a book featuring an archaeologist.
Page Count: 337 listened to AB link to MMPB Crocodile on the Sandbank
Setting: Egypt 1884
Crocodile on the Sandbank
Points Earned This Post: 15
Points Achieved to Date: 435/840
Tasks Completed: 32/52
5.7 - The Everest of SwimmingSet in UK.
Unraveled by Courtney Milan
Task Points: 5
Total Points: 290
BB Points:
GO Points: 6
NF Points: 1
10.10 - The Latin LoverMPG Romance
Rogue Christmas Operation by Juno Rushdan
Task Points: 10
Total Points: 300
BB Points:
GO Points: 6
NF Points: 1
20.5 - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public EnemyOption 2: BUGS MORAN - Page count contains 1, 4, 2, or 9.
I Shot You Babe by Leslie Langtry
291 pages
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 320
BB Points:
GO Points: 6
NF Points: 1
HanneloreTask 5.5 - Herald Square
Read a book with a main page genre of Holiday or an individual seasonal holiday genre that occurs from December to January, such as "Christmas".
Book: Christmas at the Borrow a Bookshop
How it fits: Book has the MPG Christmas and Holiday. Ebook has been accepted in the Ebook Verification thread. #722 on the Google Doc list on the moment of posting this.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 35
Tasks completed: 6
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 0
25.5 - Tien’s Task: Bubble TeaOption 1, "pearl" intact in the title: Knit One Pearl One: A Beach Street Knitting Society Novel by Gil McNeil
Option 2, 3 Js in title and/or author's name: Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James
Points this post: 25
Total points: 200
Readerboard Name: Librarianish10.4 - Wonder Drug
Read a book with a word in the title of at least 4 letters that can be made using the letters in Penicillium notatum. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Required: State the word.
I read Clean Air, by Sarah Blake. The word "CLEAN" can be made from pEniCiLlium NotAtum.
❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️
Points this post: 10
Points to date: 165/840
Books read: 15/75
BB: 3
GO: 1
IF: 1
FLY Task #20.1 Most Improved
task: Option A - Read a book from this list:Best Philosophical Literature
book: Uglies
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: on page 11 of the list (currently #1082)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 7/52
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's A Fact tickets: 0
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Reader Name: ADVENTURER10.6 - It Girl
Read a book with the word IT or GIRL in the title or subtitle. The word must match exactly, no variations.
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris, 357p (read kindle 356p), word:GIRL
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 345/840; Total Books Read: 31: Total Tasks: 27/52
BB(500+): 3; GO(1950): 6; IAF (NF): 7
Delicious Dee10.7 - Black Venus
Everything I Never Told You - Celeste Ng - Celeste Ng found on pg 1 of the list
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 125
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies: 1
Its Just a Fact: 1
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)15.9. I Resolve to Read Lots of Books
Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found sequentially in NEWYEARSRESOLUTION.
Page Count: 310 pgs
Author: Edith Wharton/ Letters EW
The Stories of Edith Wharton
Points Earned This Post: 15
Points Achieved to Date: 450/840
Tasks Completed: 33/52
10.10 - The Latin LoverItalian-American actor Rudolph Valentino was one of the movie industry’s first sex symbols.
Read a book with a main page genre that includes Romance or Romantic.
I read The Bodyguard which has an MPG of romance.
points; 60
books read; 5
tasks completed: 5
pages read: 1606
20.1 Most Improved - ForestGardenGal's Task: So Much to Read...So Little TimeOption B: Cold Comfort Farm - published in 1932
Published in 1950 or earlier. This book is new to me.
*** One Golden Oldie ticket claimed
Total Golden Oldies: 3
Total points: 95
CHANDNI20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Julia103's Task: Marching for Women's Suffrage!
Option A: Read a book with MPG Feminism, Womens, Social Movements, or Social Justice.
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Book approved here
Points this post: 20
Total points: 270
Kai20.3 Best Review - Chris MD's Task: The Golden Age of Detective Fiction
OPTION 2 - Read a whole-numbered book from a mystery series and that takes place between 1919 and 1939.
The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes
New Points: 20
Total Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 2
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Reader Name: ADVENTURER15.10. They All Look Good to Me
Read a book that was nominated for the group read for Winter 2022-2023, in a different category than the book you used for Task 20.10. You can use any of the 20 nominees in those 2 categories. If you do not plan to complete task 20.10, or you plan to read the Gutenberg Classic, post in the help thread, and I will randomly assign a category that cannot be used for this task. Randomly assigned category that CANNOT be used: historical fiction. The three polls can be found here
REQUIRED: Include in your post the book you used for 20.10 (if you've already posted it) or the book you plan to use for 20.10 (if you haven't already posted it).
Bossypants by Tina Fey, 250 pages (paperback)
***Claiming an It’s A Fact ticket as the book is nonfiction***
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 385/840; Total Books Read: 34; Total Tasks: 29/52
BB(500+): 3; GO(1950): 6; IAF (NF): 9
5.8 - And The Winner Is…The Lives of Tao (Tao #1) by Wesley Chu
ALA Alex Award (2014)
Total this Post: 5
Bigger is Better: 1
It's a Fact: 1
Season Total: 210
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)10.10 - The Latin Lover
MPG that includes Romance or Romantic.
Page Count: 256 listened to audiobook link to MMPB Meurtre à Shakespeare
MPG: Romance
Shakespeare's Landlord
Points Earned This Post: 10
Points Achieved to Date: 460/840
Tasks Completed: 34/52
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter -Julia103's Task: Marching for Women's Suffrage!
Graphic Novel allowed.
Option C: Set at least 50% in Wyoming or Tennessee.
Page Count: 448
Setting: Franklin, Tennessee --my hometown : )
With This Pledge
Points Earned This Post: 20
Points Achieved to Date: 480/840
Tasks Completed: 35/52
Readerboard Name: Robin(Saturndoo) 20.9 -Moderator's Pet- Lucy- Bookworm's Task: FOXLEASE
Option 2: Peace, Vision or Power intact in title/subtitle.
Page Count: 152 listened to audiobook link to PB Visions of Sugar Plums
Word: Visions
Visions of Sugar Plums: A Stephanie Plum Holiday Novel
Points Earned This Post: 20
Points Achieved to Date: 500/840
Tasks Completed: 36/52
5.9 - WGY TV Title word made from SCHENECTADY - DEATH
Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb
Task Points: 5
Total Points: 325
BB Points:
GO Points: 6
NF Points: 1
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10.10 - The Latin Lover
Read a book with a main page genre that includes Romance or Romantic.