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WINTER CHALLENGE 2022
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
Joanne MITask 20.6 - It's a Fact
Option 2-non-fiction book with an MPG of History
Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence
Claiming 1 IAF
Task Total 20
Season Total 175 (at this point it is 205, I was not sure how to show that)
1BB
4 IAF (5 IAF at this point)
Mai20.4 - Golden Oldies - XBM's Task: Remembering my parents
Option 1: Read a book with ALL of the letters in SALMON found in the title and subtitle.
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 305
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 26
NF Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 2
Lisa MD25.5 - Tien’s Task: Bubble Tea
1. “Pearl” found intact in title or author’s name.
☑️🎄A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband, Danny Pearl by Mariane Pearl
288 pages
Listened to audiobook. Linked to PB. No MMPB.
I claim a NF ticket.
3. One or more strawberries or identifiable pieces of strawberry on cover.
☑️🎄Strawberried Alive by Jenn McKinlay
288 pages
Listened to audiobook. Linked to MMPB
🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 455/840
Total Books Read: 33
Tasks Completed: 25/52
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 4
Non Fiction Tickets: 8
MaiUnclaim Task #1838
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 Night Shift by Alex Finlay
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 305 - 20 = 285
Tasks Completed: 23- 1 = 22
Books Read: 26 - 1 = 25
NF Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 2
Mai30.1 - Katrisa's Task: The Sandman
Option 4: Enter Sandman - Word from the lyrics: "Night"
The Night Shift by Alex Finlay
312 pages
Option 6: MPG Mythology
Paper & Blood by Kevin Hearne
304 pages
Total pages: 616
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 315
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 27
NF Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 2
ROBIN P30.2 - Terri K's Task: Happy Birthday Grandkids!
2 books, 600+ pages
Option 1. December
Read a book where all the letters in ANIME are found in the title only, not including subtitle.
Dance Away with Me - 416 p
dANcE away wIth Me
Option 3. February
Read a book that is part of a series AND has an MPG Humor.
Less Is Lost - 272 p - #2 of series
Total pages - 688
Points this post: 30
Total points: 580
BB:2 GO:5 IAF:4
MAZZA115.2. Endings and Beginnings
A. Read the most recently published book in a series
The Bullet That Missed
B. Read the first whole numbered book in a series or a book that includes the word FIRST or ONE in its title.
First Person Singular: Stories
Points this post = 15
Points to date - 560
20.5Op 2: page count consisting of 3 of the following digits in any configuration 1, 4, 2, or 9
Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally
429 pgs
Books read: 21
Point Total: 240/840
Tasks Total: 18/52
KYLIE20.1 - So Much to Read
Read a book from this list: Best Philosophical Literature
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Number 10 on page 1 of the list
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 85
Books Read: 7
5.9 WGY TVWhere All Light Tends to Go by David Joy
TENDS is in SchENecTaDy
Post Total: 5
Grand Total: 240
20.2 Little LovesOption 1: The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty
The letters AM are in oilMAn
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 260
Mod
read The It Girl
points this post- 10
total points- 745
Mod
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 the Fiction Animals for the 20.10 task
chose Fiction- Historical Fiction for this read and read
The Christie Affair
Points this post- 15
point total - 760
Mod
Option 1 read a book whose author's initials (first and last) are found OILMAN.
read Mina and the Undead by by Amy McCaw
points this task 20
total points - 780
CHANDNI5.9 - 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.
Teen Idol by Meg Cabot
Word: TEEN
Points this post: 5
Total points: 735
20.10 - Group ReadsShrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
discussion post
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better: 5
It's a Fact: 8
Season Total: 635
Jen K5.2 - Guilty
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America
Page 2 of list
*** Requesting 1 IAF ticket for nonfiction***
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 405
IAF: 6
Readerboard Name: Kathy PReposting
10.9 - Empress of the Blues
The Women in Black
Song is The St. Louis Blues
Word is THE
Totals
Points: 120
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 9
Total Books Completed: 9
Jen K5.4 - Hooray For Hollywood
Still Life
The show Three Pines is based on the series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15351648/
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 410
IAF: 6
Jen K5.7 - The Everest of Swimming
Once There Were Wolves
Over 50% set in Scotland
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 415
IAF: 6
Jen K5.8 - And The Winner Is...
Apeirogon
Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger Winner 2020
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 420
IAF: 6
Janice CA20.8 - 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 that can be made from the letters in frank wInfieLd wooLwortH.
word: hill
pages: 344
non-fiction
The Reluctant Farmer of Whimsey Hill by Bradford M. Smith
+20
total: 60
tasks: 3
books: 3
Deborah10.5 - Chanel No. 5
Saga, Volume 5
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 90
Books Read: 10
Tasks Done: 9
Shiraloo30.3 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: The Importance of December 7th
Book 1: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
REQUIRED: Option 4; book is on page 1 of the list.
Book 2: The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff
REQUIRED: Option 6; book is on page 1 of the list.
***
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 200
Total Tickets:
GO: 0
BB: 0
NF: 2
20.5 Bigger is Better - Lauren Jodi's Task: Public EnemyOption 2: Read a book with a page count consisting of 3 of the following digits in any configuration 1, 4, 2, or 9. The numbers 1, 2, and 9 can be used twice.
To Love and Be Wise by Josephine Tey
Page count = 224
Golden Oldie Ticket: pub 1950
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 110
IAF: 3
GO: 2
BB: 1
20.10 Group ReadsYou 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.
I chose: Fiction - Animals
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
I posted twice in the thread: post #15 and #19.
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 130
IAF: 3
GO: 2
BB: 1
25.5 Tien's Task: Bubble TeaTwo book task.
Option 1: Read a book with “pearl” found intact in title (exclude subtitle) or author’s name.
Letter from Peking by Pearl S. Buck
AND
Option 3: Read a book with one or more strawberries or identifiable pieces of strawberry on cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
by B.B. HaywoodTask Total: 25
Season Total: 155
IAF: 3
GO: 2
BB: 1
CathyG5.5 - 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"
approved post 2653
Resting Scrooge Face by Meghan Quinn
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5/840
Tasks completed: 1/52
Books read: 1
CathyG10.1 - BINGO!
Read a book with ALL the letters of BINGO in the title and/or subtitle.
The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 15/840
Tasks completed: 2/52
Books read: 2
CathyG10.8 - 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.
Firewalker by Allyson James
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 25/840
Tasks completed: 3/52
Books read: 3
CathyG10.9 - Empress of the Blues
Bessie Smith was an American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Read a book with a word from a Bessie Smith song listed below in the TITLE. Any word works including I, Do, If, You. The word must match exactly.
Required: State the song. The St. Louis Blues- the
The Reluctant Countess by Eloisa James
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 35/840
Tasks completed: 4/52
Books read: 4
CathyG10.10 - The Latin Lover
Help Thread
Read a book with a main page genre that includes Romance or Romantic.
Scandal And The Duchess by Jennifer Ashley
Only hard copy listed is in Indonesian
Scandal And The Duchess - Duchess Pengundang Skandal (MacKenzies & McBrides, #6.5)
Published August 7th 2017 by Elex Media Komputindo
Paperback, 256 pages
Author(s):Jennifer Ashley (Goodreads Author)
ISBN:9786020443959
Edition language:Indonesian
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 45/840
Tasks completed: 5/52
Books read: 5
CathyG15.4. "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!" REQUIRED: State the word. Nile
Book 2:
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials appear in "The Jazz Singer."
OR
Option 2: Read one book that fulfills both requirements of option 1.
Secrets of the Nile by Tasha Alexander
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 60/840
Tasks completed: 6/52
Books read: 6
CathyG15.3 From A to Z
Option 1:
A. Read a book the title of which begins with the letter A.
AND
B. Read a book the author of which contains the letter Z.
OR
Option 2:
Read one book that satisfies the requirements of both A and B of Option 1.
All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 75/840
Tasks completed: 7/52
Books read: 7
CathyG15.5. All That Jazz
Read a book from this list: Jazz Age Books
REQUIRED: Include in your post the page on which your book is listed. p9
Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 90/840
Tasks completed: 8/52
Books read: 8
CathyG15.10. 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).
I plan to read Remarkably Bright Creatures for 20.10
Claiming one nonfiction.
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 105/840
Tasks completed: 9/52
Books read: 9
NF: 1
CathyG20.2 - 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.
Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 125/840
Tasks completed: 10/52
Books read: 10
CathyG20.6 - It's a Fact - CynBaxter's Task: The Right to Vote!
For the purpose of this task - your choice must be a Non-Fiction book.
Option 1: Choose a non-fiction book from this list: Women's Suffrage REQUIRED: Indicate the page on which your book is found. p2
Claiming one nonfiction.
Finding Me by Viola Davis
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 145/840
Tasks completed: 11/52
Books read: 11
NF: 2
CathyG20.9 - 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”.
A Murderous Procession by Ariana Franklin
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 165/840
Tasks completed: 12/52
Books read: 12
NF: 2
CathyG25.1 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Book Style Challenge
Read 2 books, from 2 different options One book with the genres sequential art, graphic novel, comic books, manga, etc. may be used.
Option 1: Books in Verse:
Novels in Verse p5
Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Heppermann
Option 3: Graphic Novels:
Read a book with a MPG of sequential art, manga or graphic novel.
Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 190/840
Tasks completed: 13/52
Books read: 13
NF: 2
JEN B***UNCLAIM***
10.2 - Bee's Knees
Read a short book, one less than or equal to 200 pages.
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy
ADJUSTED TOTAL: 330
JEN B25.4 - Sandy's Task: Remembering my Grandparents
The two books must have a combined page total of at least 500 pages.
Option 2. Bathtub Gin.
Read a book with a single author, whose initials (all of them) appear in the phrase BATHTUB GIN. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy (128 pages)
BT in BaThtub
Option 3. Location
During their married life, my grandparents lived in New York State, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Florida. Read a book set at least 50% in one of these states.
Have You Seen Me? by Kate White (384 pages)
This book is set in New York City (Manhattan and Upper West Side both referenced in the book description)
128 pages + 384 pages = 512 pages > 500 pages
TOTAL POINTS: 355
JEN B***UNCLAIM***
5.4 - Hooray For Hollywood
Read a book or book series that was made into a TV show or movie.
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
ADJUSTED TOTAL: 350
JEN B5.4 - Hooray For Hollywood
Read a book or book series that was made into a TV show or movie.
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
This book was made into a 2001 movie of the same name
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245350/
TOTAL POINTS: 355
JEN B10.2 - Bee's Knees
Read a short book, one less than or equal to 200 pages.
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
This book has 182 pages
TOTAL POINTS: 365
Andy P.Task # 30.2 - Teri-k's Task: Happy Birthday, Grandkids!
Option 1. Read a book where all the letters in ANIME are found in the title only
The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse ANIME in Inimitable 240 p.
Option 2. Read a book with MPG Science The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human by Siddhartha Mukherjee496 p.
Page count: 240 + 496 = 763> 600 p. minimum
Points this post : 30
Total points: 485
Mai25.8 - MegSCL's Task: The Chinese Zodiac
Animal: Rabbit
Option 1: Book first published in 1987
Sphere by Michael Crichton
Option 2: Rabbit on the cover
Rabbits by Terry MilesPoints this post: 25
Total Points: 340
Tasks Completed: 24
Books Read: 29
NF Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 2
15.7 - Here's Mickey! book with a 2 word title, where both words begin with the same letter
MMPB: Forbidden Falls by Robyn Carr
I listened to the audiobook: Forbidden Falls
Total points: 360 + 15 = 375
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 4
LAUREN JODI10.2 - Bee's Knees
The Peculiar Case of Lord Finsbury's Diamonds by Stephanie Laurens
Page #:132
I read the ebook - The Peculiar Case of Lord Finsbury's Diamonds
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 400/840
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies Ticket: 6
It's A Fact Ticket: 3
Total Books Read: 32
Total Tasks Completed: 27/52
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Task 20.6 - It's a Fact
Option 2-non-fiction book with an MPG of History
John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father's Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial
delete 1 IAF
Task Total -20
Season Total 155
1BB
3 IAF