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WINTER CHALLENGE 2022
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
Reader Name: ADVENTURER15.8. Can You Feel It?
Read a book from this list: Blind/Deaf/Mute
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, 371p (paperback), p4 BDMList
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 440/840; Total Books Read: 38; Total Tasks: 32/52
BB(500+): 3; GO(1950): 6; IAF (NF): 10
Reader Name: ADVENTURER20.2 - 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.
Foundation by Isaac Asimov, 245p(kindle), IA (Author) in OILMAN
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 460/840; Total Books Read: 39; Total Tasks: 33/52
BB(500+): 3; GO(1950): 6; IAF (NF): 10
Coralie10.1 Bingo
Book with all the letters of BINGO in the title
B in Malabar, ING in midnight O in house
Midnight at Malabar House
Total to date 230 points
Kai20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Becky's Task: Little Loves
OPTION 1
Read a book whose author's initials (first and last) are found in OILMAN.
The Spoilt City by Olivia Manning
New Points: 20
Total Points: 120
Tasks Completed: 6
10.6 - It GirlThe White Girl by Tony Birch
Total this Post: 10
Bigger is Better: 1
It's a Fact: 3
Season Total: 275
Laurah3020.5 - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public Enemy
Option 4
Read a book with a beach on the cover. The sand and water must be clearly visible.
Between Sisters
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
Tasks completed:3
Books read:3
Big Book tickets:
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact ticket: 2
Laurah3020.1 Most Improved
Option A
Read a book from this list:Best Philosophical Literature
The Crucible
page 5 (#486)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Big Book tickets:
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact ticket: 2
TessaVanessaChalleng 5.10 The Best Things in Life Are Free
Imagine Wanting Only This by Krisen Radtke
Points this post: 5
Total points: 295/840
Tasks completed: 23/52
Books read: 28
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.3 Freudian Slip
Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight by M.E. Thomas
Found on page 6
Points this post: 10
Total points: 305/840
Tasks completed: 24/52
Books read: 29
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.9 Empress of the Blues
The Runaway by Nick Petrie
THE in the song THE St. Louis Blues
Points this post: 10
Total points: 315/840
Tasks completed: 25/52
Books read: 30
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.6 It's a Fact - CynBaxter's Task: The Right to Vote!
Option 2: Adrift: America in 100 Charts by Scott Galloway
MPG=Politics
Points this post: 20
Total points: 335/840
Tasks completed: 26/52
Books read: 31
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Becky's Task: Little LovesOption 1: For my first grader, 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.
I read The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama whose initials are in OilMan.
points; 80
books read; 6
tasks completed: 6
pages read; 1942
Readerboard Name: Priya15.8. Can You Feel It?
Read a book from this list: Blind/Deaf/Mute
#10 in the list at this time
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Points this post: 15
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Readerboard Name: Priya25.1 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Book Style Challenge
Option 1: Books in Verse
From Page 1 of the list Novels in Verse
What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
Option 3: Graphic Novels
Read a book with a MPG of sequential art, manga or graphic novel.
Am I There Yet? The Loop-de-Loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood by Mari Andrew
Points this post: 25
Total points: 105
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 8
LAUREN JODI10.10 - The Latin Lover
The Mighty Quinns: Callum by Kate Hoffmann
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 185/840
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies Ticket: 6
It's A Fact Ticket: 2
Total Books Read: 16
Total Tasks Completed: 15/52
UNCLAIMING post 71:Task 30.2 - Happy Birthday, Grandkids!
600+ pages
option 1: letters of ANIME in title
The Jasmine Throne
jAsMINE
533 pages - claiming 1 BB tix
option 3: Humour MPG & part of series
About Time
#4 in series
416 pages
533+416 > 700 pages
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updated points: 205
Task 30.2 - Happy Birthday, Grandkids!600+ pages
option 1: letters of ANIME in title
The Jasmine Throne
jAsMINE
533 pages - claiming 1 BB tix
option 3: Humour MPG & part of series
Feral Creatures
384pages
533+384 > 700 pages
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235 points
1 BB tix
1 GO tix
Task 10.4 - Wonder DrugTIME can be made from "pEnIcillium noTatuM"
About Time
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245 points
1 BB tix
1 GO tix
Task 5.4 - Hooray For Hollywoodbook made into a film : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765458/...
Hogfather
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250 points
1 BB tix
1 GO tix
Readerboard Name: Librarianish10.6 - It Girl
Read a book with the word IT or GIRL in the title or subtitle. The word must match exactly, no variations.
I read The Other Black Girl, by Zakiya Dalila Harris (GIRL)
❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️
Points this post: 10
Points to date: 210/840
Books read: 18/75
BB: 3
GO: 1
IF: 1
Kristina Marie30.2 - 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.
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.
Option 1:
In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 336 pages.
In the Company of Witches
Option 3:
Tough Cookie by Diane Mott Davidson
Audiobook. The MMPB has 319 pages.
Tough Cookie is number 9 in the Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery and has humor as a MPG.
336 pages + 319 pages= 655
Points this post: 30
Total points: 50
CYNBAXTER
Task: 5.3 - April Showers
Task Description: Read a book FIRST published in April or May of any year.
Book: Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett - first published April 12, 2022
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 95 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
Mod
15.10. 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
(I read Shrines of Gaiety for Fiction - Historical Fiction 1900-1939)
Watership Down (Nominated for the Fiction - Animals category)
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 25.0
Points this task: 15
Season total: 120
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 2
IAF Tickets: 1
20.10 - Group ReadsI chose the Gutenberg Classic option
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was original published in 1886 and so is valid for one Golden Oldie ticket.
GO tickets this post: 1
GO tickets general: 2
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 125
Task 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
Bitch: On the Female of the Species by Lucy Cooke
Bitch is a non-fiction book and so is valid for one IAF ticket
IAF tickets this post: 1
IAF tickets general: 1
GO tickets general: 2
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 145
DOM20.4 - Golden Oldies - XBM's Task: Remembering my parents
Option 1: Read a book with ALL of the letters in SALMON found in any combination of the title and/or subtitle.
Our Italian Summer
All the letters in SALMON are found in the title
Our itALiaN SuMmer
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 280
Books Read: 18
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 1
Big Books: 1
JAMTOWN80 20.8- Woolworth's Great Five cent store : nonfiction book with a word formed from letters in FRANK WINFIELD WOOLWORTH
Word chosen KILL
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow
Points for task: 20
Total points: 20
JAMTOWN 8020.4- Remembering My Parents
Option 2: Book wet in a Scandinavian country
The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø
Set in Norway
Points for task: 20
Total points: 40
CHANDNI20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lucy- Bookworm's Task: FOXLEASE
Option 2: Read a book with one of the words Peace, Vision or Power intact in the title or subtitle.
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Points this post: 20
Total points: 335
StaceyNC10.7 - Black Venus
Read a book by an AUTHOR on this list A Book By A Woman of Color
Book: Black Sun
Completed: 12/23/22
Author: Rebecca Roanhorse - #27 on list
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 1
StaceyNC20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lucy- Bookworm's Task: FOXLEASE
1) Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in “FOXLEASE”.
Book: World Departed
Completed:12/19/22
Author: Sarah Lyons Fleming
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 2
StaceyNC30.2 - Teri-k's Task: Happy Birthday, Grandkids!
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.
Book: Terms and Conditions
Completed: 12/12/22
Pages: 435
Option 3. February
Read a book that is part of a series AND has an MPG Humor.
Book: A Hard Day for a Hangover
Completed: 12/27/22
Pages: 352
Total pages: 787
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 60
Tasks Completed: 3
25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Where in the World Am I?Book A: Option 3
Timekeeper by Tara Sim
Date Read: 12/5
Rating: 4*
How It Fits: Author Initials TS - eSTonia
Pages: 414
Book B: Option 2
The Cosy Cottage in Ireland by Julie Caplin
Date Read: 12/27
Rating: 4*
How It Fits: tHe COsy CottAGe In ireland
Pages: 373
Combined Page Count: 414 + 373 = 787
Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 13
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 185
FLY Task #5.9 - WGY TV
task: Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title that can be made from the letters in SCHENECTADY
book: Cheat
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first paperback here)
how it fits: CHEAT can be made from sCHEnecTAdy
Points this post: 5
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 9/52
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's A Fact tickets: 1
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Barbara ★10.1 - BINGO
Read a book with ALL the letters of BINGO in the title and/or subtitle.
Opening Gambit - Tilly Wallace 12/28
(OpenING gamBit)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 195
Katrisa20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lucy- Bookworm's Task: FOXLEASE
Opt 2 - Read a book with one of the words Peace, Vision or Power intact in the title or subtitle
I read Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life - word PEACE
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 455
Katrisa25.1 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Book Style Challenge
Opt 2 - Read a book from the list: Epistolary_Fiction
I read I Capture the Castle from page 1 of the list
Opt 3 - Read a book with a MPG of sequential art, manga or graphic novel.
I read The Sandman, Vol. 6: Fables & Reflections which has sequential art and graphic novel MPG
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 480
Reader Name: ADVENTURER20.5 - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public Enemy
Option 1: AL CAPONE
Read a book set at least 50% in or around a prison. The prison must be an official, governmental prison, not a private, unofficial captivity. A concentration or internment camp does not work for a prison. REQUIRED: If the prison is not mentioned in the GR description, provide a reference when posting.
20.5 O1. Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson, 752p (kindle 752p), loc:prison, Task #34
***Claiming two Big Book tickets for a book over 750 pages***
***Claiming an It’s A Fact ticket as the book is nonfiction***
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 480/840
Total Books Read: 40; Total Tasks: 34/52
BB(500+): 5; GO(1950): 6; IAF (NF): 11
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.
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know - THINK
Total Points: 85
Reader Name: ADVENTURER30.1 - Katrisa's Task: The Sandman
1. The Author - Read a book by Neil Gaiman.
Option 1: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, 370p (read kindle 416p)
6. By the Gods! - Read a book with an MPG of Mythology.
Option 6: American Gods by Neil Gaiman, 635p (read kindle), MPG: mythology, Task #35,
***Claiming a Big Book ticket for a book over 500 pages***
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 510/840
Total Books Read: 42; Total Tasks: 35/52
BB(500+): 6; GO(1950): 6; IAF (NF): 11
Amy B10.9 - Empress of the Blues
Read a book with a word from a Bessie Smith song listed below in the TITLE.
I Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle — peaked at #8 in 1925
Required: State the song.
Second Place by Rachel Cusk
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 100 Points
CHANDNI30.3 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: The Importance of December 7th
Option 3: Read a book with the MPG of True Crime.
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
Book was approved here
Option 4: Read a book from the following list: Epistolary Novels Books
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
This is on page 1 of the list.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 365
10.6 - It GirlIT in title.
As You Like It by William Shakespeare
Published in 1599 for 1 GO Point.
Task Points: 10
Total Points: 415
BB Points:
GO Points: 8
NF Points: 1
15.1. Pick your century!2 books, from 2 different options:
A. A book first published in 1620 -1629
The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare
First published 1623 for 1 GO Point.
D. A book first published in 1920 - 1929
Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie
First published 1924 for 1 GO Point.
Task Points: 15
Total Points: 430
BB Points:
GO Points: 10
NF Points: 1
30.2 - Teri-k's Task: Happy Birthday, Grandkids!Option 1. December
ANIME letters in title.
A Regency Christmas VIII by Barbara Metzger
Option 3. February
Part of a series AND has an MPG Humor.
The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
First Published 1923 for 1 GO Point
Task Point: 30
Total Points: 460
BB Points:
GO Points: 11
NF Points: 1
Task 15.2 - Endings and Beginningsbook 1: most recently published in a series
Rivers Of London: Deadly Ever After
book 2: first book in a trilogy plus companion novella
Telesa: The Covenant Keeper
599 pages - claiming 1 BB tix
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260 points
2 BB tix
1 GO tix
HanneloreTask 5.10 - The Best Things in Life Are Free
Free choice. Read any book that meets SRC rules. For this task, a book with the MPG Childrens, Kids, Middle Grade or Juvenile that is NOT found in ARBF may be used.
Book: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
How it fits: Book has MPG Middle Grade and could not be found in ARBF.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 8
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 0
Alexxy5.5 - 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"
Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days by Jeanette Winterson
Main Page Genre: Holiday > Christmas
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 90
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Points this post: 15
Total points: 230