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WINTER CHALLENGE 2022
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
5.9 - WGY TVRead 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.
Book: You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
How it fits: DEATH can be made from scHEnecTADy
I listened to the audiobook. The most popular paperback edition has 312 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 100
JEN B10.8 - Well, I'll Be Dammed!
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these U.S. states: Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, California .
Required: REQUIRED: If the setting is not clear from the GR description or the metadata, state the setting and provide a reference.
The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow
This book is set in California. See the first line of this review:
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re...
"Two high schoolers team up to investigate a classmate’s death and discover that their small California town is positively aboil with secrets."
TOTAL POINTS: 125
10.2 - Bee's Knees Less than 200 pages.
A Christmas Message by Anne Perry 12/24
Task Points: 10
Total Points: 350
BB Points:
GO Points: 7
NF Points: 1
Joanne MI30.1 - Katrisa's Task: The Sandman
Option 3-Adaptations
Hester 294 pages - approved in help thread #11
Option 4- a word from the song.
The word is little
Little Souls-336 pages
Total pages 630
Points this task 30
Total Tasks 75
IAF 1
KatrisaHooray For Hollywood
Read a book or book series that was made into a TV show or movie
I read The Dragon Reborn from The Wheel of Time
now an Amazon show - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7462410/
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 285
25.8 - MegSCL's Task: The Chinese ZodiacThe animal I chose was Dog.
Option 1
Read a book published in your animal's year.
The Henchmen of Zenda by Kj Charles
Published 2018
Option 3
In the link above, 3-4 words are used to describe each animals personality. These descriptive words are listed in the help thread. Read a book with a character described in the goodreads blurb using one of those words.
Making Up by Lucy Parker
Word chosen was lovely = "To Leo, something about Trix is… different. Lovely."
GO tickets general: 1
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 105
LAUREN JODI15.3 - From A to Z
Option 2:
All Through the Night by Suzanne Brockmann
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 165/840
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies Ticket: 6
It's A Fact Ticket: 2
Total Books Read: 14
Total Tasks Completed: 13/52
5.5 - Herald SquareRead a book with a main page genre of Holiday or an individual seasonal holiday genre that occurs from December to January, such as "Christmas"
Skipping Christmas
New Points: 5
Total Points: 75
IaF: 1
Andy P.Task # 20.2 - 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 OILMAN
The Iron Sickle by Martin Limón
Points this post: 20
Total points: 145
ROBIN P15.10 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.
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).
If you plan to read the Gutenberg Classic, post in the help thread, and I will randomly assign a category that cannot be used.
I read the Gutenberg Classic:
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and posted it in Message 360. The category assigned to me to exclude was Nonfiction - A Comedian's Memoir/Biography.
I read from Fiction - Historical Fiction 1900-1939
The Dictionary of Lost Words
Points this post: 15
Total points: 200
BB:1 GO:2 IAF:2
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20.4 - Golden Oldies - XBM's Task: Remembering my parents
Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% in a Scandinavian country.
Ice Moon (Set in Finland)
Points this task: 20
Season total: 100
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 1
Mod
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"
A Christmas Carol (MPG Holiday)
This book was first published in 1843. One Golden Oldies ticket please!
Points this task: 5
Season total: 105
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 2
IAF Tickets: 1
Reader Name: ADVENTURER25.3 - Cat's Task: In the Twenties
REQUIRED: In your post state that the books are new to you. Pick from two different options. REQUIRED: State the options you used
***both books are new to me***
Option 1: read a book from one of these lists of books you "should" read in your twenties. Required: state which list you used: https://www.vogue.com/article/30-book...
Option 1: The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, 208p (vogue, kindle 208p)
***Claiming an It’s A Fact ticket as the book is nonfiction***
Option 3: read a book that is in the 20s of a series (#20 - #29). The series number must be listed in the grayscale series information above the title.
Option 3: Series #20-29, Top Secret Twenty-one by Janet Evanovich, Stephanie Plum, #21, 326p (kindle 327p)
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 370/840; Total Books Read: 33: Total Tasks: 28/52
BB(500+): 3; GO(1950): 6; IAF (NF): 8
Barbara ★5.3 - April Showers
Read a book FIRST published in April or May of any year
Nightingale's Gate - Linda Francis Lee 12/24
(published May 29, 2001)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 170
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Reader Name: ADVENTURER25.1 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Book Style Challenge
Read 2 books, from 2 different options. REQUIRED: Specify in your post the options you used.
Option 1: Books in Verse: Read a book from one of these lists (caution: not all titles will meet SRC requirements): ... REQUIRED: State which list and page number it came from.
Crank by Ellen Hopkins, 537p (read kindle 688p), IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5.0, page 1 of NVList
Option 2: Epistolary Fiction: Read a book from this list: Epistolary_Fiction REQUIRED: State the page number of the list on which your book was found.
To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey, 417p (hardcover), #213 page 3 EPISFList
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 410/840; Total Books Read: 36; Total Tasks: 30/52
BB(500+): 3; GO(1950): 6; IAF (NF): 9
Coralie20.8 Woolworth’s Great Five Cent Store
Book with a word in the subtitle that can be made from FrAnk winfieLd wooLworth - FALL
Bulldozed: Scott Morrison’s fall and Anthony Albanese’s rise
Total to date 200 points
15.4. "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet"Option 1: Read one Book 1 and one Book 2.
Book 1: B. Read a book with a title word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in the phrase, ""Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet!"" Letters can only be used as often as they appear in target phrase. "
The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai
word in title, ARDENT, found in hEARD NoThin'
Book 2: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials appear in "The Jazz Singer."
Wedded to War (Heroines Behind the Lines: Civil War #1) by Jocelyn Green
author's initials, JG, found in Jazz sinGer
Total this Post: 15
Bigger is Better: 1
It's a Fact: 1
Season Total: 225
Amy B5.8 - And The Winner Is...
Read a book that has WON an award. The award must be listed in the GR metadata.
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer - Desmond Elliott Prize (2022)
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 50 Points
LAUREN JODI20.5. - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public Enemy
Option 2: BUGS MORAN
One Secret Night by Yvonne Lindsay
Page #: 192
~~~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 175/840
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies Ticket: 6
It's A Fact Ticket: 2
Total Books Read: 15
Total Tasks Completed: 14/52
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30.1 - Katrisa's Task: The Sandman
Option 4: Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of “Enter Sandman” in the TITLE. Word must match exactly. (Little)
The Little Teashop on Main: A Clean & Wholesome Romance. Jodi Thomas - 330 pages
Option 2: Read a book with one of the names of the Endless found in the TITLE. Plurals or possessives are acceptable, but no other variations. (Dream[s])
The Dress Shop of Dreams. Menna van Praag - 326 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 225/840
Tasks completed: 11/52
Books read: 15
GO:
BB: 1
IAF: 1
Amy B5.8 - And The Winner Is...
Read a book that has WON an award. The award must be listed in the GR metadata.
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer - Desmond Elliott Prize (2022)
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 50 Points
Shiraloo20.5 - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public Enemy
Love & Luck by Jenna Evans Welch
REQUIRED: Option 3, has “Luck” in the title.
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Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 45
Total Tickets:
GO: 0
BB: 0
NF: 0
Shiraloo20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lucy- Bookworm's Task: FOXLEASE
The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
REQUIRED: Option 1; “EA” is found in FOXLEASE
***
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 65
Total Tickets:
GO: 0
BB: 0
NF: 0
Katrisa5.2 - Guilty
Read a book from this banned book list
I read Slaughterhouse-Five from P1
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 290
25.3 - Cat's Task: In the TwentiesBoth books are new-to-me.
Option 2: Set at least 90% in the 1920s
Murder at the Manor: A 1920s cozy mystery by Catherine Coles
Option 3: #26 of a series
After the Funeral by Agatha Christie
Task Points: 25
Total Points: 375
BB Points:
GO Points: 7
NF Points: 1
Katrisa10.2 - Bee's Knees
Read a short book, one less than or equal to 200 pages.
I read Worlds' End PB 166 pages
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 300
Readerboard Name: Librarianish20.5 - Bigger is Better
For this task, read ONE book from the following options.
REQUIRED: State the option you chose when posting.
I chose Option 3: LUCKY LUCIANO
Read a book with the word "luck" or "lucky" in the title.
I read Count Your Lucky Stars, by Alexandria Bellefleur ("lucky").
❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️
Points this post: 20
Points to date: 185/840
Books read: 16/75
BB: 3
GO: 1
IF: 1
Kai25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Where in the World Am I?
Must exceed 600 pages combined.
BOOK A
OPTION 3 - Read a book where the author's initials (all of them) can be found in ESTONIA, or LATVIA or BELGIUM
A Coffin for Dimitrios by Eric Ambler
E.A. - EstoniA
309 pages
BOOK B
OPTION 3 - Read a book where the author's initials (all of them) can be found in CHICAGO
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie
A.C. - ChicAgo
361 pages
New Points: 25
Total Points: 65
Tasks Completed: 3
Kai15.7 - Here's Mickey!
Read a book with a 2 word title, where both words begin with the same letter.
Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley
New Points: 15
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed: 4
Rockynook5.9 - WGY TV
Book with a word from SCHENECTADY in title
Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews
Word: DATE
SCHENECTADY
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 80
Amy FL10.1 - BINGO!
Redeeming Justice: From Defendant to Defender, My Fight for Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System - BINGO is in redeemING and BOth
Points this post: 10
Total points: 190
Amy FL15.1. Pick your century!
C. The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner - 1824
D. Queen Lucia - 1920
Points this post: 15
Total points: 205
Amy FL15.10. They All Look Good to Me
I read The Dictionary of Lost Words for Historical Fiction; I plan to read Remarkably Bright Creatures for task 20.10 - Animals
Points this post: 15
Total points: 220
Amy FL20.6 - It's a Fact - CynBaxter's Task: The Right to Vote!
Option 2: The Psychology of Totalitarianism - nonfiction and MPG Politics
Points this post: 20
Total points: 240
Amy FL25.5 - Tien’s Task: Bubble Tea
1. The Girls of Pearl Harbor - PEARL in title
2. Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey by A.J. Jacobs - 3 J's in Journey and a. J. Jacobs
Points this post: 25
Total points: 265
Barbara ★10.6 - It Girl
Read a book with the word IT or GIRL in the title or subtitle.
It Ain't Me, Babe - Tillie Cole 12/25
Points this task: 10
Total points: 180
Reader Name: ADVENTURER15.6. King Tut
Read a book set at least 50% in Egypt, a book about archaeology, or a book featuring an archaeologist. REQUIRED: Specify in your post how your book fits the task.
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed: Revised and Updated by Eric H. Cline, 304p (read kindle version 188p really but states 290p with references), non-fiction book about archeological research in Ancient Egypt.
***Claiming an It’s A Fact ticket as the book is nonfiction***
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 425/840; Total Books Read: 37; Total Tasks: 31/52
BB(500+): 3; GO(1950): 6; IAF (NF): 10
Alexxy15.10. 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.
Read Watership Down by Richard Adams
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 25.0
Book read for 20.10 was Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 85
Task 25.8 - The Chinese ZodiacChinese zodiac: Choose one animal and complete two of the following tasks using the same animal.
Animal: DOG
Option 1
Read a book published in your animal's year.
Year: 2018
Little Eve (2018) by Catriona Ward (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover 271 pages)
Option 2
Read a book with your animal on the cover.
The Last Curtain Call (Haunted Home Renovation Mystery #8) (2020) by Juliet Blackwell (Goodreads Author) (Mass Market Paperback 326 pages)
25 + 25 = 50
Tasks Completed: 03
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 25 + 25 = 50
Books read: 04
Pages read: 1,197
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 03
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
5.5 - Herald SquareRead 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: Make You Mine This Christmas
How it fits: MPG Holiday>Christmas
Points this post: 5
Total points: 105
15.2. Endings and BeginningsA. Most recently published book in a series.
Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews
B. First whole numbered book in a series.
In Her Sights by Katie Ruggle
Total Points: 15
Total Points: 390
BB Points:
GO Points: 7
NF Points: 1
Rockynook5.2 - Guilty
Read a book from the list of banned, censored, and challenged books
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Found on page 2
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 85
15.10. They All Look Good to MeNominated for the group read for Winter 2022-2023, in a different category than the book you used for Task 20.10.
I'm reading the Gutenberg Classic for 20.10 and the excluded category for me is Poll #4, Comedian Memoir/Biography.
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Task Points: 15
Total Points: 405
BB Points:
GO Points: 7
NF Points: 1
Kim O20.3 - 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.
Riviera Gold
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 30
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 1
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: The Golden Age of Detective Fiction
Option 1: By Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Margery Allingham, or Ngaio Marsh that was published BEFORE 1939.
Page Count: 288
First Published: October 1930
Murder at the Vicarage
Points Earned This Post: 20
Points Achieved to Date: 520/840
Tasks Completed: 37/52
Katrisa5.10 - The Best Things in Life Are Free
I read The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 305
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Set in Egypt.
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
First published 1937 for 1 GO Point.
Task Points: 15
Total Points: 340
BB Points:
GO Points: 7
NF Points: 1