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WINTER CHALLENGE 2022
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Amy B20.10 - Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Winter 2022- 2023 season. The requirement for this task: you must participate in the book's discussion thread below with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
Gutenberg Classic
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Post on 1/1 to discussion thread.
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 155 Points
Amy B20.5 - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public Enemy
For this task, read ONE book from the following options.
REQUIRED: State the option you chose when posting.
Option 4: MEYER LANSKY
Read a book with a beach on the cover. The sand and water must be clearly visible.
REQUIRED: Post the cover
An Island by Karen Jennings
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 175 Points
JEN B10.1 - BINGO!
Read a book with ALL the letters of BINGO in the title and/or subtitle.
The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury by Marc Levy
thestranGejOurNeyofalIcependleBury
TOTAL POINTS: 140
LAUREN JODI25.5 - Tien’s Task: Bubble Tea
Option 1: Pearl Milk Tea with extra topping (pudding)
The Girl with the Pearl Pin by Lynne Connolly
Option 3: Strawberry flavoured tea with strawberry jelly
Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 210/840
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies Ticket: 6
It's A Fact Ticket: 2
Total Books Read: 18
Total Tasks Completed: 16/52
Pat30.2 ~ Happy Birthday, Grandkids!
Chose two different options and read a book for each.
There is a minimum of 600 pages total for this task.
Pages This Task ~ 644
Option 1 ~ December: Read a book where all the letters in ANIME are found in the title only, not including subtitle.
Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather WebberCompleted ~ 1.2.22
Pages ~ 333
Relevance ~
bl(A)ckbird
mid(N)ight
blackb(I)rd
(M)idnight
caf(E)
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.
Murder with Peacocks by Donna Andrews Read ~ 12.5.22
Pages ~ 311
How it Fits ~ Humor as MPG, #1 in Meg Langslow Mystery Series
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Points this Task ~ 30
Total Points ~ 165
Total Books ~ 13
Total Pages ~ 5,889
Anja5.1 - Votes For Women
Read a book by a female author.
The Shy Bride by Lucy Monroe
POINTS:
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 5
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Completed Tasks: 1
Anja5.3 - April Showers
Read a book FIRST published in April or May of any year.
The Perfect First by Maya Hughes
Published April 25th 2019
POINTS:
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 10
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Completed Tasks: 2
Anja5.5 - 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"
Snowed in with Grumpy by Olivia Noble
POINTS:
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 15
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Completed Tasks: 3
Anja5.8 - And The Winner Is...
Read a book that has WON an award.
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Swoon Award for Contemporary Romance (2021)
POINTS:
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 20
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Completed Tasks: 4
Anja10.5 - Chanel No. 5
Read a book that is #5 in a series.
Daring Daddy (Montana Daddies #5) by Laylah Roberts
POINTS:
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 30
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Completed Tasks: 5
Mod
Read a book by a female author
Duplicity: My Mothers' Secrets
The book is by Donna Freed, who is female.
This book is non-fiction so I claim an "It's a Fact" ticket
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 75+5 = 80
Total Tasks Completed: 5
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 3 +1 = 4
Mod
Read a book FIRST published in April or May of any year.
The Anne Boleyn Cypher
This was first published April 22nd 2020
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 80+5 = 85
Total Tasks Completed: 6
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 4
Readerboard name: BrownEyedGirl15.3 From A to Z
Read a book that begins with the letter A and has an author with the letter Z in their name.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sàenz
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Task 25.8 - The Chinese ZodiacI picked DRAGON
option 1: published in 2012, one of dragon years
Redoubt
option 2: Dragon on cover
When Women Were Dragons
(approved in help thread)
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335 points
2 BB tix
1 GO tix
Task 15.7 - Here's Mickey!two word title with both words starting with same initial
Memento Mori
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350 points
2 BB tix
1 GO tix
20.1 Most Improved - ForestGardenGal's Task: So Much to Read...So Little Time- Option C -
Book: Einspruch für die Liebe (original title: Love Irresistibly)
List: Law and Lawyers in Fiction - #10
Points this post: 20
Total points: 125
Julia10325.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Where in the World Am I?
Book A:
Option 3 - The Assassins of Thasalon by Lois McMaster Bujold (LMB in Belgium)
Book B:
Option 3 - The Fire and the Ore by Olivia Hawker (OH in Chicago)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 190
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 2
Tasks completed: 11
Books read this season: 14
Shawn H.****Correction to post 1004****
25.8 - MegSCL's Task: The Chinese Zodiac
Selected Zodiac Animal - Tiger
Option 1: Published in year of animal
Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau by Ben Shattuck
**Published in 2022 - year of the Tiger**
*******Claiming 1 It's a Fact - nonfiction***************
Option 2: Animal on Cover
by Aravind Adiga**Tiger on Cover - approved in message 21 of help thread**
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 45
It's A Fact: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Ticket Books: 0
DOM15.5. All That Jazz
Read a book from this list: Jazz Age Books
Cocaine Blues
This book is on Page 1 of the Jazz Age Books list.
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 320
Books Read: 21
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 1
Big Books: 2
Nick KY10.1 - BINGO!
The game BINGO! was developed in December 1929 by Edwin S Lowe.
Read a book with ALL the letters of BINGO in the title and/or subtitle.
I read Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon by Joe Dispenza
BINGO in the title word "BecOmING
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 225
Nick KY10.2 - Bee's Knees
Read a short book, one less than or equal to 200 pages. I read The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, 121 pp.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 235
Nick KY15.1. Pick your century!
Read 2 books, from 2 different options:
B. A book first published in 1720 - 1729 I read Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe, 1st pub'd 1722.
D. A book first published in 1920 - 1929 I read Flappers and Philosophers by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1st pub'd 1920.
REQUIRED: Specify in your post which options you used.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 250
ROBIN P25.3 Cat's Task: In the Twenties
Option 1 - book from list
Giovanni's Room - 1st book on List 1 (Penguin)
This book is new to me
Option 2 - book set in 1920's
A Gentleman's Murder - GR description starts - "The year is 1924"
This book is new to me
Points this pot: 25
Total points: 225
BB:1 GO:2 IAF:2
Andy P.Task # 5.9 - 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
These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf
SCHENECTADY
(THESE)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 220
Katrisa15.6. King Tut
Read a book set at least 50% in Egypt, a book about archaeology, or a book featuring an archaeologist
I read The Lost City of the Monkey God
The author accompanies a team of archaeologists and others to rediscover an ancient Honduran city. Archaeology is on MPG
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 620
TessaVanessa Challenge 5.7 The Everest of Swimming
Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
Takes place in Cornwall, England
Points this post: 5
Total points: 360/840
Tasks completed: 29/52
Books read: 35
TessaVanessa Challenge 15.3 From A to Z
Option 1:
Book A: Assembly by Natasha Brown.
Book B: Menopause: A Comic Treatment by MK Czerwiec
Points this post: 15
Total points: 375/840
Tasks completed: 30/52
Books read: 37
TessaVanessa Challenge 20.2 Rookie at the Top - Becky's Task: Little Loves
Option 1: Robert B. Parker's Fallout by Mike Lupica
Points this post: 20
Total points: 395/840
Tasks completed: 31/52
Books read: 38
TessaVanessa Challenge 20.9 Moderator's Pet - Lucy- Bookworm's Task: FOXLEASE
Option 1: Love Lies by Amanda Lamb
Points this post: 20
Total points: 415/840
Tasks completed: 32/52
Books read: 39
CHANDNI25.3 - Cat's Task: In the Twenties
Option 1: Read a book from one of these lists of books you "should" read in your twenties.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
I picked from this list:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/th...
Option 2: read a book set at least 90% in the 1920s (1920 - 1929).
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
The book takes place in the 1920's in both Paris and Spain - "The story follows the flamboyant Brett and the hapless Jake as they journey from the wild nightlife of 1920s Paris to the brutal bullfighting rings of Spain with a motley group of expatriates."
Both of these books are new to me.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 435
15.9. I Resolve to Read Lots of BooksRead a book whose author's first and last initials can be found sequentially in NEWYEARSRESOLUTION.
Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
New Points: 15
Total Points: 120
IaF: 3
Chris MD 10.1 BINGO!
Title includes all the letters in BINGO
When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
B in Be
I in wIll
N in wheN
GO in GOod
I listened to the audio version of this book. The MMP has 466 pages.
Total points: 10
Chris MD 10.4 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.
A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong
The word TIME can be formed from the TM in noTatuM and the I and E in pEnIcillium.
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 352 pages.
Total points: 20
message ---Chris MD
10.6 IT Girl
Read a book with the word IT or GIRL in the title or subtitle.
The Girl in His Shadow by Audrey Blake
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 384 pages.
Total points: 30
Chris MD 15.4 You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet !
One book option
Book 1 Option 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!"
Book 2: Author whose first and last initials appear in "The Jazz Singer."
A Brush with Shadows by Anna Lee Huber
The word WITH can be formed from the WIT in WaIT and the H in Heard.
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 375 pages.
Total points: 45
Chris MD 15.6 King Tut
A book set at least 50% in Egypt, a book about archaeology, or a book featuring an archaeologist
Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie
The entire book is set in ancient Egypt.
I listened to the audio version of this book. The top MMP has 267 pages.
This book was first published in 1944. Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket.
Total points: 60
Chris MD 20.9 FOXLEASE
Option 1: Author’s first and last initials can be found in “FOXLEASE”.
Other Birds by Sarah Addision Allen
Total points: 80
ROBIN P25.1- TessaVanessa's Task:Book Style Challenge
Option 3: Read a book with a MPG of sequential art, manga or graphic novel.
Heartstopper: Volume One
Option 4: Plays: Read a book with a MPG of Plays.
Blues for Mister Charlie
Points this post: 25
Total points: 250
BB:1 GO: 2 IAF: 2
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: The Golden Age of Detective FictionOption 2: Read a whole-numbered book from a mystery series and that takes place between 1919 and 1939. The book must have an MPG of Mystery, and the series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title or grayscale italics above the title. REQUIRED: If the time period of the book isn’t clear in the GR description, please provide other evidence.
Murder at the Country Club (Miss Underhay #9) by Helena Dixon
ebook approval
book 7 & book 11 note 1934 so this book (#9) is in 1934 too
Total this Post: 20
Bigger is Better: 1
It's a Fact: 4
Season Total: 335
FLY Task #25.2 - Nick KY's Task: Playing Doubles
task: Book 1. Read a book with a title of two words. Each word must begin with a letter from the phrase “TWO DOUBLES.”
book: Legally Blonde
(my version is kindle, no MMPB, first paperback here) = 272 pages
how it fits: L and B in the phrase “TWO DOUBLES.”
task: Book 2. Read a book first published in a year from this list of years with exactly two twos: 1922, 2002, 2012, 2020.
book: Heartstopper: Volume Three
(my version is kindle, no MMPB, first paperback here) = 384 pages
how it fits: First published February 6th 2020
Points this post: 25
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 12/52
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
It's A Fact tickets: 1
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*edited to add page counts
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Becky's Task: Little LovesOption 2: For my preschooler, read a book whose title includes a word at least 4 letters long made from the letters in GARBAGE TRUCK. Letters can only be used as frequently as they appear.
The Surviving Trace (Surviving Time #1) by Calia Read
word in title, TRACE, found in gARbagE TruC
Total this Post: 20
Bigger is Better: 1
It's a Fact: 4
Season Total: 355
25.2 - Nick KY's Task: Playing DoublesBook 1. Read a book with a title of two words. Each word must begin with a letter from the phrase “TWO DOUBLES.”
Secret Ones (Dream of Asarlai #1) by Nicole Murphy
2 words in title beginning with SO found in twO doubleS
400 pages
Book 2. Read a book first published in a year from this list of years with exactly two twos: 1922, 2002, 2012, 2020
The Fine Colour of Rust by P.A. O'Reilly
pub. 2012
247 pages
Total this Post: 25
Bigger is Better: 1
It's a Fact: 4
Season Total: 380
Anja30.2 - Teri-k's Task: Happy Birthday, Grandkids!
Option 1. December
Read a book where all the letters in ANIME are found in the title only, not including subtitle.
Property of the Mountain Man by Gemma Weir
Option 3. February
Read a book that is part of a series AND has an MPG Humor.
Big Pickle (The Pickle Family #1) by J.J. Knight
POINTS:
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 60
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Completed Tasks: 6
Task 20.8 - Woolworth's Great Five Cent Store200+pages, NF only
4 letter word DAWN found in FRANK WINFIELD
Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray & What It Means for Modern Relationships
416 pages
NF - claiming 1 NF tix
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370 points
2 BB tix
1 GO tix
1 NF tix
BROWNEYEDGIRL20.6
Option #2 - Choose a non-fiction book with an MPG of one of the following: History, Feminism, Politics, Womens, Social Movements
Ten Days in a Mad-House
JEN B10.9 - Empress of the Blues
Read a book with a word from a Bessie Smith song title listed below in the TITLE.
The Two Lila Bennetts by Liz Fenton
Word THE found in song "The St. Louis Blues"
TOTAL POINTS: 150
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25.6 - Amy FL’s task – Gotta Dance
The combined total pages must be greater than 500.
Option 1: ALL of the letters in ZUMBA found in any combination of the title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
Paperback: Crazy Stupid Bromance 345 pages
I read ebook edition: Crazy Stupid Bromance
Option 3: Read a book by a single female author who shares a name with one of my instructors. - Catherine Castro
Paperback: The Family Game 400 pages
I read kindle edition: The Family Game
Author is Catherine Steadman
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 370
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5.3 - April Showers
Read a book FIRST published in April or May of any year.
Paperback: Arsenic and Adobo 308 pages
I read kindle edition: Arsenic and Adobo
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 345