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WINTER CHALLENGE 2022
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Boston Kate
20.10 Group Reads: Fiction - Animals
Remarkably Bright Creatures
posted in the discussion thread here
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
25.2 Playing DoublesBook 1 - The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 by Peter Baker & Susan Glasser
Book 2: Broken Harbor by Tana French
First published in 2012
The Divider is 752 pages and non-fiction. I'd like BB tickets and an It's A Fact ticket
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 100
CHANDNI25.8 - MegSCL's Task: The Chinese Zodiac
I chose the Horse.
Option 1: Read a book published in your animal's year.
Seventh Heaven by Alice Hoffman
Published in 1990.
Option 2
Read a book with your animal on the cover.
by Alice HoffmanPoints this post: 25
Total points: 295
10.7 - Black VenusRead a book by an AUTHOR on this list A Book By A Woman of Color
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
Found on the second page of the list.
***Claiming an its a Fact ticket for Non-Fiction****
New Points: 10
Total Points: 85
IaF: 2
Amy B20.1 Most Improved - ForestGardenGal's Task: So Much to Read...So Little Time
Option C: Read a book from one of the following lists:
Law and Lawyers in Fiction - page 2
REQUIRED: State which list was used, and the page on which the book appears.
The Godfather by Mario Puzo
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 70 Points
HanneloreTask 10.1 - BINGO!
Read a book with ALL the letters of BINGO in the title and/or subtitle.
Book: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
How it fits: "[...] tO defensive BakING"
Points this task: 10
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 7
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 0
Kai20.8 Nickels & Dimes - Paul's Task: Woolworth's Great Five Cent Store
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.
Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson
LIFE - frank wInFiELd woolworth
240 pages
New Points: 20
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 5
Ed15.6. King Tut
Death of a Messenger by Robert McCaw
Jimmy Hikorea, an archaeologist, assists Detective Koa Kane investigate an apparent ritual murder and in the process, the pair discover a hidden and ancient Royal Hawaiian tomb.
Points for this task: 15
Total points : 30
Tasks completed: 2/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
Tasks Completed: 15.6; 15.7
DOM25.2 - Nick KY's Task: Playing Doubles
Read two books, one Book 1 and one Book 2.
Each book must be 220 pages in length or longer.
Book 1. Read a book with a title of two words. Each word must begin with a letter from the phrase “TWO DOUBLES.”
Stone Town
409 pages
This book has a title of two words. Each word of title begins with 2 different letters S and T, both of which are in the phrase.
Book 2. Read a book first published in a year from this list of years with exactly two twos:
1922, 2002, 2012, 2020.
The Silk House
384 pages
This book was first published 30 June 2020
Both books are over 220 pages in length.
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 230
Books Read: 15
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 1
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.7 - The Everest of Swimming
Marley
Totals
Points: 30
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Books Completed: 3
Readerboard Name: Kathy P15.9. I Resolve to Read Lots of Books
10 Blind DatesAuthor: Ashley Elston
Totals
Points: 45
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Completed: 4
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Paul's Task: Woolworth's Great Five Cent Store
Winter Stroll
The word is Winter
Totals
Points: 65
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 5
Total Books Completed: 5
Barbara ★5.7 - The Everest of Swimming
Read a book set 50% or more in either the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) or France.
My Heart Stood Still - Lynn Kurland 12/26
(takes place in 80% England and 20% Scotland)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 185
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Katrisa15.7. Here's Mickey!
Read a book with a 2 word title, where both words begin with the same letter
I read Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 335
Katrisa25.4 - Sandy's Task: Remembering my Grandparents
Opt 2 - Read a book with a single author, whose initials (all of them) appear in the phrase BATHTUB GIN
I read The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart
AU in bAthtUb gin
My book was HC 256 pages
Opt 3 - Read a book set at least 50% in one of these states: New York State, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Florida
I read The World We Make which is set in New York City. I am not sure if you can tell the setting from the main page, but the main characters are embodiments of the city and it's boroughs and rarely leave New York.
My book was audio top PB is 448 pages
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 360
Katrisa30.1 - Katrisa's Task: The Sandman
Opt 1 - Read a book by Neil Gaiman
I read The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman
My book was HC - 224 pages
Opt 3 - Read a book with an MPG of retellings.
I read A Thousand Ships retellings on MPG
My book was audio top PB is 368 pages
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 390
15.9. I Resolve to Read Lots of BooksAuthor's initials sequentially in NEWYEARSRESOLUTION: A Little Christmas Spirit by Sheila Roberts
Points this post: 15
Total points: 215
CHANDNITask 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
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
Book approved here
Points this post: 20
Total points: 315
Julia10320.10 - Group Reads
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
My comments are in post #10 of the discussion thread.
This is non-fiction, so claiming one It's A Fact ticket
This post: 20 points
Total points: 100
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 6
Books read this season: 8
Jen KTask 20.6 - It's a Fact - CynBaxter's Task: The Right to Vote!
Option 2: Bad Sex: Truth, Pleasure, and an Unfinished Revolution
MPG nonfiction and feminism
*** Claiming 1 IAF ticket for nonfiction***
*****
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 20
IAF: 1
Jen K20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Paul's Task: Woolworth's Great Five Cent Store
How to Read Now - 340 pages
MPG nonfiction
Word: READ, fRAnk winfiElD
*** Claiming 1 IAF ticket for nonfiction***
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 40
IAF: 2
Jen K5.1 - Votes For Women
The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
*****
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 45
IAF: 2
Julia10315.10. They All Look Good to Me
The Next Ship Home: A Novel of Ellis Island
This was nominated for Historical Fiction 1900 - 1939.
I read Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood for task 20.10
This post: 15 points
Total points: 115
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 7
Books read this season: 9
Jen K5.5 - Herald Square
Faking Under the Mistletoe
MPG Christmas and Holiday
*****
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 50
IAF: 2
Christine V10.9 - Empress of the Blues
The Lost Man
Song: Lost Your Head Blues
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 2
DOM30.2 - Teri-k's Task: Happy Birthday, Grandkids!
Chose two different options and read a book for each.
There is a minimum of 600 pages total for this task.
Option 1. December
Read a book where all the letters in ANIME are found in the title only, not including subtitle.
Daughter of Mine
daughter of mine
All the letter of ANIME are found in the title of this book
Paperback version is 512 pages
I claim one Big Book ticket for this book
Option 3. February
Read a book that is part of a series AND has an MPG Humor.
The series name must be indicated in the GR main page listing.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
This book has an MPG of Humor.
It is #1 of 5 books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
Paperback version is 193 pages
Total Pages of the two books = 705 pages
This exceeds the minimum of 600 pages required
Points this Task = 30
Total Points = 260
Books read = 17
Golden Oldies = 1
It's a Fact = 1
Big Books = 1
HanneloreTask 10.8 - 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.
Book: Two Bears and a Baby
How it fits: Book is set in Colorado. (See book data --> setting.)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 8
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 0
Mod
10.10 - The Latin Lover
Read a book with a main page genre that includes Romance or Romantic
Mad Honey. Jodi Picoult
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 235/840
Tasks completed: 12/52
Books read: 16
GO:
BB: 1
IAF: 1
Amy B20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Becky's Task: Little Loves
REQUIRED: Indicate in your post which option you chose.
Option 1: read a book whose author's initials (first and last) are found in the name of his self-created superhero, OILMAN. Letters can only be used as frequently as they appear.
All's Well by Mona Awad
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 90 Points
Christine V5.5 - Herald Square
The Chimes
This book was first published in 1844. ***Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket***
Points this post: 5
GO tickets this post: 1
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 2
CYNBAXTER
Task: 15.2. Endings and Beginnings
Task Description (A):Read the most recently published book in a series or a book that includes the word FINAL or LAST in its title.
Book 1: The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey
Task Description (B):Read the first whole numbered book in a series or a book that includes the word FIRST or ONE in its title
Book 2: First Cut by Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 60 points
NF tickets this post: 0
Total NF tickets to date: 1
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
Golden Oldie tickets this post: 0
Total "GOLDIE" tickets to date: 0
Readerboard Name: Librarianish15.7 - Here's Mickey
Read a book with a 2-word title, where both words begin with the same letter.
I read Future Feeling, by Joss Lake (FF)
❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️
Points this post: 15
Points to date: 200/840
Books read: 17/75
BB: 3
GO: 1
IF: 1
JUKKA20.1 Most Improved - ForestGardenGal's Task: So Much to Read...So Little Time
Option B: Book published in 1950 or earlier.
Brighton Rock by Graham Greene was first published in 1938. The book was new to me. Claiming the Golden Oldie while I'm at it.
Total Points: 50/840
Total Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 3/54
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 1
JUKKA5.8 - And The Winner Is...
Book that has won an award.
Vaivan arvoista – esseitä poikkeuskirjallisuudesta by Ville-Juhani Sutinen won the Finlandia Prize in Non-Fiction in 2022.
Total Points: 55/840
Total Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 4/54
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 1
Delicious Dee10.10 - The Latin Lover
Tangled in Tinsel - has romance as a top 3 genre
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 135
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies: 1
Its Just a Fact: 1
delicious dee15.7. Here's Mickey!
Bashful Banker - ebook only approved #8644 of the approval thread
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 150
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies: 1
Its Just a Fact: 1
10.10 - The Latin LoverRead a book with a main page genre that includes Romance or Romantic.
11 Paper Hearts by Kelsey Hartwell
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
5.8 - And The Winner Is...Read a book that has won an award.
Book Lovers by Emily Henry (Goodreads Choice 2022)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Jayme(the ghostreader)5.4 Hooray For Hollywood
add book/author is down
"Nine Lives of Christmas" by Shelia Roberts
made into a Hallmark movie
Task +5
Grand Total: 30
APRILLEIGH20.10 - Group Reads
A book selected as a Group Read for this season.
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
(Read the kindle version - top paperback - no mmpb)
My comment and review can be found in the Discussion Thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (20)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
It’s a Fact: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (1)
Total Tasks: 1
Mod
Option C:
The Last of the Mohicans / pub 1826
Option D:
The Beautiful and Damned / pub 1922
Points this post: 15
Total points: 85
Katrisa10.10 - The Latin Lover
Read a book with a main page genre that includes Romance or Romantic
I read Bone Crossed with Romance on MPG
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 400
Katrisa15.9. I Resolve to Read Lots of Books
Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found sequentially in NEWYEARSRESOLUTION
I read Taoism: An Essential Guide by Eva Wong
EW in nEW
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 415
Katrisa20.1 Most Improved - ForestGardenGal's Task: So Much to Read...So Little Time
Opt B - Read a book first published in 1950 or earlier that is new to me
I read Nightwood a new to me book published in 1936
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 435
CYNBAXTER
Task: 30.2 - Teri-k's Task: Happy Birthday, Grandkids!
Task Description, Option 1: Read a book where all the letters in ANIME are found in the title only, not including subtitle.
Book: Nuclear Family by Joseph Han (320)
Task Description, Option 2: Read a book with MPG Math, Mathematics, or Science.
Book: All the Living and the Dead: from Embalmers to Executioners, an Exploration of the People Who Have Made Death Their Life's Work by Hayley Campbell (288)
*This is a Non-Fiction Book. Claiming 1 It's A Fact! (IAF!) ticket
Combined total page count must be at least: 600 pages
Book 1: 320 pages + Book 2: 288 pages = 608 total pages
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date: 90 points
NF tickets this post: 0
Total NF tickets to date: 2
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
Golden Oldie tickets this post: 0
Total "GOLDIE" tickets to date: 0
FLY Task #10.3 - Freudian Slip
task: Read a book from the first 25 pages of books shelved as Psychology
book: Opening Skinner's Box: Great Psychological Experiments of the Twentieth Century
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first paperback here)
how it fits: on page 10 of the list
** claiming an "it's a fact" ticket **
Points this post: 10
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 8/52
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's A Fact tickets: 1
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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
Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson
1x It's a Fact tix
Total this Post: 20
Bigger is Better: 1
It's a Fact: 2
Season Total: 245
20.7 - 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. These can be stand-alone or embedded.
Rebellious Daughters edited by Maria Katsonis & Lee Kofman
1x It's a Fact tix
Total this Post: 20
Bigger is Better: 1
It's a Fact: 3
Season Total: 265
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15.2. Endings and Beginnings
A. Celebrate the end of the year by reading the most recently published book in a series
I read the last book of The Sandman series, The Sandman Vol. 10: The Wake
B. Celebrate the beginning of the year by reading a book that includes the word FIRST or ONE in its title
I read First Born
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 320