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WINTER CHALLENGE 2022
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
Chris MD 20.5 Public Enemy
Option 4: Read a book with a beach on the cover. The sand and water must be clearly visible.
by Joy Jordan-LakeI read the Kindle edition of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 400 pages.
Total Points: 135
Chris MD 20.8 Woolworth's Great 5 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.
Final Cut by Stephen Bach
The word is FINAL
FIN and L in wINFieLd
A in frAnk
This book has 432 pages.
Total Points: 155
Pat10.8 ~ 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 ~ If the setting is not clear from the GR description or the metadata, state the setting and provide a reference.
A Dangerous Business by Jane Smiley Read ~ 1.9.23
Pages ~ 224
How it Fits ~ Set in Monterey, California
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Points this Task ~ 10
Total Points ~ 235
Total Books ~ 18
Total Pages ~ 7,609
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25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Where in the World Am I?
Book A
Option 2 - Read a book where the letters of ESTONIA can be found in the title (no subtitle)
The Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers. Terri-Lynne DeFino - 336 pages
Book B
Option 3 Read a book where the author's initials (all of them) can be found in CHICAGO
The Cottingley Secret. Hazel Gaynor - 383 pages
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 355/840
Tasks completed: 17/52
Books read: 25
GO:
BB: 2
IAF: 1
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Book 1 -Chose C- 1820-1829
read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
First published January 1, 1820
Book 2- chose D 1920-1929
readThe Mysterious Affair at Styles
First published October 1, 1920
points this post- 15
total points - 405
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Chose option C=- Read a book set at least 50% in Wyoming or Tennessee
read The Distance Between Lost and Found
takes place in Tennensee
points this post- 20
total points - 425
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Chose Tiger
Book 1
Option 1 - Read a book published in your animal's year - used Year of Tiger 2010
read
First published December 14, 2010
Book 2
Option 2
Read a book with your animal on the cover- Tiger
read
points this post- 25
total points - 450
Coralie5.9 WGY TV
Book with a word in the title that can be made from the letters in scHEnecTADy - DEATH
Death in the Devil's Acre
Total to date 300 points
Coralie10.10 The Latin Lover
Book with a main page genre ROMANCE
The Husband Hunter's Guide to London
Total to date 310 points
Coralie15.4 “You Ain’t Heard Nothing Yet”
One book option –
B- word in title that can be made from wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain’t heard nothin’ yet! – EARTH
AND
By an author whose initials are in The jAzz singer
Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Total to date 325 points
Coralie15.9 I Resolve to read Lots of Books
Using the wrap-around – book by an author whose initials are NN
The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik
Total to date 340 points
trishhartuk20.8 Nickels & Dimes - Paul's Task: Woolworth's Great Five Cent Store
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 FRANK WINFIELD WOOLWORTH.
Operation Mincemeat: The True Spy Story That Changed the Course of World War II, Ben Macintyre (414pg)
WORLD: W, O, R, L in WOoLwoRth; D in winfielD
It's a Fact: MPGs include Nonfiction, History, World War II, War, Historical
The tags are confusing, as they include “military fiction”, but the book is an account of a real life event. From the GR description: “Operation Mincemeat was the most successful wartime deception ever attempted, and certainly the strangest.”
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
It’s a Fact: 1 – Operation Mincemeat is Nonfiction
Total Points: 220
Tasks Completed: 17
It’s a Fact Tickets: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Alexxy15.1. Pick your century!
Option C: Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Maturin First Published 1820
Option D: Passing by Nella Larsen First Published 1929
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 140
HanneloreTask 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.
Book: Eyes Too Dry: A Graphic Memoir About Heavy Feelings
How it fits: "Eyes": "SchEnEctadY
** Claiming 1 IAF ticket: non-fiction. **
Points this task: 5
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 11
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 1
HanneloreTask 10.10 - The Latin Lover
Read a book with a main page genre that includes Romance or Romantic.
Book: All Together Dead
How it fits: Book has the MPG Romance.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 12
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 1
Christine V10.10 - The Latin Lover
The Witch's Heart MPG Romance verified in msg 3 of the genre verification thread here.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 2
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20.9 - 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”.
The Secret Commonwealth. Ellery Adams
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 375/840
Tasks completed: 18/52
Books read: 26
GO:
BB: 2
IAF: 1
Angela IL20.10 - Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Winter 2022- 2023 season.
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah- 1/9
Comment in discussion thread post #13
Claiming It's a Fact ticket
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 190
Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 13
BB Ticket: 1
NF Ticket: 1
Nick KY30.1 Katrina’s Sandman
Opt. 3. I read The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins, GR genre of “Retellings.” 245 users shelved as "Retellings." 290 pp
Opt. 5. I read The Demon's Librarian by Lilith Saintcrow, from p. 4 of the Books with Angels list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2... 218 pp
Total pp = 508 > required 500
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 320
Amy B5.5 - 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"
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross by James Patterson (Holiday>Christmas)
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 200 Points
LAUREN JODI30.2 - Teri-k's Task: Happy Birthday, Grandkids!
Option 1: December
A SEAL's Temptation by Tawny Weber
Option 3: February
The Deeds of the Disturber by Elizabeth Peters
Confirmed in Post 31 of the task help thread.
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 260/840
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies Ticket: 6
It's A Fact Ticket: 2
Total Books Read: 21
Total Tasks Completed: 18/52
10.10 - The Latin LoverRead a book with a main page genre that includes Romance or Romantic.
Book read: Dunkelsplitter
Points this post: 10
Total points: 155
Andy P.Task # 5.2 - Guilty
Read a book from this banned book list: Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books. State the page.
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Page 1 #54 as of 1/11/23
Points this post: 5
Total points: 270
Lisa MD5.5 - Herald Square
MPG: Holiday
☑️🎄The Christmas Spirit by Debbie Macomber
240 pages
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 110/840
Total Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 9/52
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Non Fiction Tickets:
Barbara ★15.7 - Here's Mickey!
Read a book with a 2 word title, where both words begin with the same letter.
Double Dealer - Barbara McCafferty & Beverly Herald (250 pages) 1/7
Points this task: 15
Total points: 275
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Bookwrm526Task #5.8 - And The Winner Is...
Read a book that has WON an award. The award must be listed in the GR metadata. I read Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong, which won an Anthony Award.
Total points so far: 190
Pat25.2 ~ Playing Doubles
Read two books, one Book 1 and one Book 2.
One Book with the genre “
Sequential Art”, “Comics”, “Comic Book”, and/or “Manga may be used for one task. But No Book with a genre of “Children’s” may be used. 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.”
The Lioness by Chris BohjalianRead ~ 12.2.22
Pages ~ 336
How it Fits ~ (T)wo doub(L)es
Book 2 ~ Read a book first published in a year from this list of years with exactly two twos:
1922, 2002, 2012, 2020.
Required ~ State the year in which the book was first published.
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (ATY ~ 2)Read ~ 1.11.23
Pages ~ 304
How it Fits ~ First published August 13th 2020
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Points this Task ~ 25
Total Points ~ 260
Total Books ~ 20
Total Pages ~ 8,249
15.3. From A to ZOption 1:
A. Read a book the title of which begins with the letter A.
April Fool's Day by Bryce Courtenay
1x Bigger is Better tix (666p)
1x. It's a Fact tix
B. Read a book the author of which contains the letter Z.
Diary of a Bad Year by J.M. Coetzee
Total this Post: 15
Bigger is Better: 2
It's a Fact: 6
Season Total: 465
Shiraloo20.1 Most Improved - ForestGardenGal's Task: So Much to Read...So Little Time
Something About You by Julie James
REQUIRED: Option C; from Page 1 of the Law and Lawyers in Fiction list
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Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 130
Total Tickets:
GO: 0
BB: 0
NF: 1
UNCLAIMING Task 15.2 - Endings and Beginnings (orig #874)book 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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455 points
Task 15.2 - Endings and Beginningsbook 1: most recently published in a series
The Worst of All Possible Worlds
book 2: first book in a trilogy plus companion novella
Telesa: The Covenant Keeper
599 pages - claiming 1 BB tix
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470 points
3 GO tix
3 NF tix
2 BB tix
Task 5.7 - The Everest of Swimmingset in England (London and its outskirts)
Rivers Of London: Deadly Ever After
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475 points
3 GO tix
3 NF tix
2 BB tix
5.1 - Votes For Women Female author.
Miss Marple's Final Cases by Agatha Christie
Task Points: 5
Total Points: 520
BB Points:
GO Points: 13
NF Points: 2
20.1 Most Improved - ForestGardenGal's Task: So Much to Read...So Little TimeOption B - Published in 1950 or earlier, new to you.
This book is NEW TO ME.
Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie
First Published 1941 for 1 GO Point.
Task Points: 20 + 1 GO
Total Points: 540
BB Points:
GO Points: 14
NF Points: 2
5.6 - Tennessee v. John Thomas ScopesMonkey on the cover.
The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer
First published in 1950 for 1 Golden Oldie Point.
Task Points: 5 + 1 GO Point
Total Points: 545
BB Points:
GO Points: 15
NF Points: 2
5.4 - Hooray For HollywoodMade into TV show.
IMDB link here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107746/
One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters
Task Points: 5
Total Points: 550
BB Points:
GO Points: 15
NF Points: 2
Task 10.1 - BINGO!letters BINGO found in title
Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home
BelONGIng
non-fiction - claiming 1 NF tix
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485 points
2 BB tix
3 GO tix
4 NF tix
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.7 Black Venus
You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson
Found on page 3
Points this post:10
Total points: 540/840
Tasks completed: 38/52
Books read: 47
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A. most recently published book in a series or a book that includes the word FINAL or LAST in its title.
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
the title contains the word LAST
B. the first whole numbered book in a series or a book that includes the word FIRST or ONE in its title.
The Windsor Knot
This is #1 in the "Her Majesty Investigates" series, which has 3 currently published books & a 4th due shortly.
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 95 + 15 = 110
Total Tasks Completed: 8
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 5
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.1 Katrisa's Task: The Sandman
Option 3: The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis
400 pages
Option 4: Scream All Night by Derek Milman
389 pages
NIGHT is the word
Points this post:30
Total points: 570/840
Tasks completed: 39/52
Books read: 49
Mod
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 Wrens' Wartime Christmas
This has an MPG of Christmas
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 110 + 5 = 115
Total Tasks Completed: 9
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 5
JEN B5.5 - 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 Highland Christmas by MC Beaton
MPGs Holiday and Christmas
TOTAL POINTS: 245
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20.9 - 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”.
The Secret, Book & Scone Society. Ellery Adams
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 375/840
Tasks completed: 18/52
Books read: 26
GO:
BB: 2
IAF: 1
READ 60 5.8 And the Winner Is Bert Breen's Barn by Waler D. Edmonds
1976 winner of the National Book Club Childrens Literature
Points 5
Total points 25
Joanne MI5.1 - Votes For Women
Read a book by a female author.
Legend of the Highland Dragon by Isabel Cooper
Points this task 10
Total Points 140
BB's 1
IAF 3
EMurphy20.4 Golden Oldies-XBM's Task: Remembering my parents
Option 2: Set in a Scandinavian country The Girl Who Died by Ragnar Jonasson
*Set in Iceland
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 135
Books Read: 10
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 3
Tasks Completed: 6
Angela IL25.4 - Sandy's Task: Remembering my Grandparents
Option 1: Read a book with a title (not subtitle) containing a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT.
Meant to Be by Emily Giffin- 1/11 (368 pages)
Word: Meant
Option 2: Read a book with a single author, whose initials (all of them) appear in the phrase BATHTUB GIN.
Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner- 12/16 (373 pages)
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 215
Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 15
BB Ticket: 1
NF Ticket: 1
JUKKA5.10 - The Best Things in Life Are Free
Any book.
Strokes: Essays and Reviews, 1966-1986 by John Clute.
Total Points: 70/840
Total Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 6/54
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 1
Amy B25.7 - 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 3 - Read a book where the author's initials (all of them) can be found in ESTONIA, or LATVIA or BELGIUM
Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley (in Belgium) - 387 pgs
Book B
Option 3 Read a book where the author's initials (all of them) can be found in CHICAGO
The Borrowed by Chan Ho-Kei - 496 pgs
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 225 Points
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15.7 Here's Mickey
Read a book with a 2 word title, where both words begin with the same letter.
Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
I listened to the audio version of this book. The MMP has 352 pages.
Total points: 115