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WINTER CHALLENGE 2022
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Angela IL10.3 - Freudian Slip
Read a book from the first 25 pages of this list of books shelved as Psychology
Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig- 2/9
On Page 7
Claiming It's a Fact
Points this Task: 10
Total Points: 345
Books Read: 29
Tasks Completed: 22
BB Ticket: 2
NF Ticket: 3
Theresa5.1 - Votes For Women
Book by a female author
Something's Knot Kosher by Mary Marks
Points this post - 5
Total points - 85
Theresa15.3 - From A to Z
Option 2
Book title begins with A
Author's Name contains a Z
An Available Man by Hilma Wolitzer
Points this post - 15
Total points - 100
50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: Out With the Old, In With the NewBook 1: Read a book with either the word "old" or "new" in the title or subtitle
New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam #1) by Elizabeth Bear
267 pages
Book 2: Read a book published in either 2022 or 2023.
Too Mulch to Handle (The English Cottage Garden Mysteries #6) by H.Y. Hanna
Published 2022
316 pages
Book 3: B. Read a book whose author's first and last initials are found in "clean slate."
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
author's initials, CL, found in CLean slate
384 pages
Total pages read: 967
Total this Post: 50
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 5
It's a Fact: 8
Season Total: 740
Barbara ★30.3 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: The Importance of December 7th
Option 2 - Read a book with the word "COTTON" or "CANDY" in the title or subtitle.
Candy Corn Murder - Leslie Meier 2/9
Option 5 - Read a book with a page count that contains a "4" AND a "9"
Glimmerglass - Marly Youmans 12/5
(has 194 pages)
Points this task: 30
Total points: 510
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Jen K25.1 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Book Style Challenge
Option 2: Epistolary Fiction
Meet Me at the Museum
Page 2 of list, #151
Option 3: Graphic Novels
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
MPG Graphic Novel.
***Requesting 1 IAF for nonfiction***
*****
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 475
IAF: 8
Jen K15.6. King Tut
Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller
Set at least 50% in Egypt
***Requesting 1 IAF for nonfiction***
*****
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 490
IAF: 9
Jen K10.9 - Empress of the Blues
Don't Fear the Reaper
Song: The St. Louis Blues
Word: the
*****
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 500
IAF: 9
Task 15.4 "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!"
Word: WHEN
WHEN = Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't HEard Nothin' yet
When Red Is Black (Inspector Chen Cao #3) (2004) by Qiu Xiaolong (Paperback 310 pages)
Book 2:
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials appear in "The Jazz Singer."
tHe jazz siNger
Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius (2022) by Nick Hornby [823] (Hardcover 169 pages)
** Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius is an It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction) Book**
150 + 15 = 165
Tasks Completed: 09
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 150 + 15 = 165
Books read: 14
Pages read: 4,137
Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 06
Golden Oldies: 01
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Mary P20.5 - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public Enemy
Option 3:Read a book with the word "luck" or "lucky" in the title.
Good Luck with That by Kristan Higgins
Points this post: 20
Total points: 70
Amy B15.4. "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!" Letters can only be used as often as they appear in target phrase. REQUIRED: State the word.
A Dream of a Woman by Casey Plett (Dream)
Book 2:
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials appear in "The Jazz Singer."
We Spread by Iain Reid
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 425 Points
JEN B10.5 - Chanel No. 5
Read a book that is #5 in a series.
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.
In Dog We Trust by Beth Kendrick
This book is #5 in the Black Dog Bay series
TOTAL POINTS: 390
Boston Kate
15.9 I Resolve to Read Lots of Books
Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
author Lisa Unger initials (LU) found sequentially in NEWYEARSRESOLUTION
Points this post: 15
Total points: 60
Bookwrm526Task #10.9 - Empress of the Blues
Read a book with a word from a Bessie Smith song title listed below in the TITLE. I chose the song Baby Won’t You Please Come Home and the target word BABY. I read Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi.
Total points so far: 365
Andy P.Task # 25.2 - Nick KY's Task: Playing Doubles
Book 1. Read a book with a title of two words. Each word must begin with a letter from the phrase “TWO DOUBLES.
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker 303 pages
Book 2. Read a book first published in a year from this list of years with exactly two twos: 2002,
Social Crimes by Jane Stanton Hitchcock first published in 2002 352 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 565
5.4 Hooray for Hollywood I read Listen To Me by Tess Gerritsen (part of Rizzoli & Isles - show link https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1551632/...)
Season Total: 85
10.4 Wonder DrugI read Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister - the word "time" is in "pEnIcillin noTatuM"
Season Total: 95
10.10 The Latin Lover I read The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie ("romance" main page genre)
Claiming a Golden Oldies ticket - published 1924
Season Total: 105
ROBIN P15.8 Can You Feel It?
book from list
True Biz - #70 on list
Points this post: 15
Total points: 680
BB:2 GO:6 IAF:4
Readerboard Name: Librarianish5.9
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title that can be made from the letters in SCHENECTADY. You may use letters as often as they appear.
REQUIRED: State the word.
I read The Cranes Dance, by Meg Howrey (DANCE)
❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️
Points this post: 5
Points to date: 510/840
Books read: 43/75
BB: 5
GO: 1
IF: 7
CHANDNI10.8 - 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.
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6.0
85% of this book takes place in New Mexico
Points this post: 10
Total points: 815
Bookwrm526Task #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. You can use any of the 20 nominees in those 2 categories. I read Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear from the historical fiction category.
I plan to read Remarkably Bright Creatures from the Animals category for 20.10.
Total points so far: 380
Mod
Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray / Audie Award for Young Adult 2016
Points this post: 5
Total points: 345
Mod
The Girl from Guernica by Karen Robards / GIRL in title
Points this post: 10
Total points: 355
Mod
Book 1-
Lover Boy by Cassie-Ann Miller / two word title, LB in phrase; 258pg PB >220
Book 2-
Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai / first published 2020; 384pg PB >220
Points this post: 25
Total points: 380
10.5 Chanel No 55th in series
The Old Wives' Tale - # 5 in Five Towns series
**claiming 1 BB point - 615 p
**claiming 1 GO point - 1st pub 1908
Points this post: 10
Total points: 690
BB:3 GO:7 IAF: 4
Lisa MD15.5. All That Jazz
From list: Jazz Age Books - Page 1
☑️🎄The Wicked City by Beatriz Williams
384 pages
Listened to audiobook. Linked to PB. No MMPB.
🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 490/840
Total Books Read: 36
Tasks Completed: 28/52
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 4
Non Fiction Tickets: 8
MEGAN F. 15.2. Endings and Beginnings
"A. Celebrate the end of the year by reading the most recently published book in a series or a book that includes the word FINAL or LAST in its title. The book must be the last or most recent in the events in the series - no prequels. Words must match exactly.
AND
B. Celebrate the beginning of the year by reading the first whole numbered book in a series or a book that includes the word FIRST or ONE in its title. Words must match exactly.
In each case, a series must have at least 3 published whole numbered books."
A. The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch
B. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 180
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.1: Bingo! : The Virgin in the Rose Bower by Joyce Carol Oates. All letters of BINGO in title: the virGIN in the rOse Ber.
Points: 10
Books: 1
Summary Total Points: 10
Books: 1
Tasks: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.2: Bees knees: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin is a short book at 184 pages.
Points: 10
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 20
Books: 2
Tasks: 2
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.4: Wonder drug: The Ill-Made Mute by Ceclia Dart-Thornton had word MUTEin pEnicilliUM noTatum. Claim BIG Book ticket for 587 pages.
Points: 10
Books: 1
Big books tickets: 1 (500)
Summary Totals: 30
Books: 3
Tasks: 3
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.8: Well, I'll be dammed!: A Dead Red Heart by R. P. Dahlke is set entirely in California, as specified on the GR homepage: " ... summer in the San Joaquin Valley of California."
Points: 10
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 40
Books: 4
Tasks: 4
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Task 10.1 - BINGO!Read a book with ALL the letters of BINGO in the title and/or subtitle.
BINGO = a BOtaNIst's Guide to parties and poisons
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons (Saffron Everleigh Mystery #1) (2022) by Kate Khavari (Goodreads Author)
(Hardcover 262 pages)
165 + 10 = 175
Tasks Completed: 10
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 165 + 10 = 175
Books read: 15
Pages read: 4,399
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 07
Golden Oldies: 01
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
FLY Task #15.10. They All Look Good to Me
task: 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.
book: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first paperback here)
how it fits: This book was chosen for the category Non Fiction - A Comedian's memoir/biography. I read Remarkably Bright Creatures for task 20.10
**I would like to claim an "it's a fact" ticket for this book please**
Points this post: 15
Total points: 275
Tasks completed: 19/52
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
It's A Fact tickets: 3
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StaceyNC5.8 - And The Winner Is...
Read a book that has WON an award.
Book: Pachinko
Completed: 2/8/23
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 305
Tasks Completed: 19
StaceyNC10.4 - 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.
Book: Athica Lane
Completed: 1/30/23
Word: Lane
Cleared as Not for Children - Post 351
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 315
Tasks Completed: 20
EMurphy20.2 Rookie at the Top-Becky's Task: Little Loves
Option 1: Author's initials are found in OILMAN Wahala by Nikki May
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 265
Books Read: 20
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 1
IAF Ticket: 5
Tasks Completed: 13
StaceyNC25.1 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Book Style Challenge
Option 2: Epistolary Fiction: Read a book from this list: Epistolary_Fiction
Book: Sleeping Giants
Completed: 1/5/23
Page 1 on list (#84 currently)
Option 3: Read a book with a MPG of sequential art, manga or graphic novel.
Book: Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron
Completed: 2/4/23
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 340
Tasks Completed: 21
JoanneMi5.8 - And The Winner Is...
A book that has won an award. This book won The Cornelius Ryan Award in 2001
Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw
Claiming 1 IAF
Points this task 5
Total Points 210
Total BB's 1
IAF this task 1
Total IAF 6
Julia10325.4 - Sandy's Task: Remembering my Grandparents
Option 2: Choices by Noah Gordon (initials NG in GIN)
Option 3: Murder in Cucumber Alley: a 1920s Mystery (set in Schenectady, New York)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 465
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 4
Tasks completed: 28
Books read this season: 39
Jasmiina F10.2 - Bee's Knees:
Read a short book, one less than or equal to 200 pages:
Giants at the End of the World by Johanna Sinisalo.
Pages: 200
Points this post: 10
Total points: 115
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
25.1 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Book Style Challenge Option 1. Books in Verse
PB: Impulse by Ellen Hopkins 📖📖 667 pages ~ **claiming 1 BB ticket** 📖📖
I read the Kindle edition: Impulse
❄️ found on page 1 of the Barnes & Noble list ❄️
Option 3: Graphic Novels
PB: Y The Last Man Vol. 8: Kimono Dragons by Brian K. Vaughan
I read the Kindle edition: Y The Last Man Vol. 8: Kimono Dragons
Total points: 425 + 25 = 450
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 4
15.9 I Resolve to Read A Lot of BooksI Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
NEWYEARSRESOLUTION
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 275
25.3 In the TwentiesOption 2: A Gentleman's Murder by Christopher Huang
Option 3: No Plan B by Lee Child
Both of these books are new to me.
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 300
Angela IL50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: Out With the Old, In With the New
Book 1: Old Ways vs. New Habits
Read a book with either the word "old" or "new" found intact in a word in the title or subtitle.
I Was Told There'd Be Cake: Essays by Sloane Crosley- 2/11 (230 pgs)
Claiming It's a Fact Ticket
Book 2: Old Year vs. New Year
Read a book first published in either 2022 or 2023.
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center- 2/8 (309 pgs)
Book 3: B. Read a book whose author's first and last initials are found in "clean slate."
We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange- 2/6 (288 pgs)
Points this Task: 50
Total Points: 395
Books Read: 32
Tasks Completed: 23
BB Ticket: 2
NF Ticket: 4
Mary P20.7 - 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.
Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke
Points this post: 20
Total points: 90
LAUREN JODI25.8. - MegSCL's Task: The Chinese Zodiac
Animal: Dog
Option 1: Published in 2006
Sleeping with Fear by Kay Hooper
Option 2: Dog on the cover
The Wedding Plot by Paula Munier
~~~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 465/840
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies Ticket: 6
It's A Fact Ticket: 3
Total Books Read: 38
Total Tasks Completed: 31/52
Bookwrm526Task #50.1 - Out With the Old, In With the New
Book 1: Read a book with either the word "old" or "new" found intact in a word in the title or subtitle. I read Newcomer by Keigo Higashino (352p).
Book 2: Read a book first published in either 2022 or 2023. I read The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail by Kristen Green, first published in 2022 (352p).
Book 3 option B: Read a book whose author's first and last initials are found in "clean slate." I read The A.I. Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole (260p). (AC both in clean).
352+352+260= 964p
Total points so far: 430
Vicki WillisTask 15.4 - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet
Book 1, Option A: Silent in the title
The Silent Wife
Book 2: Author's initials appear in tHe jazz singeR
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins RH
This post: 15 points
Total points: 190
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25.8 MegSCL's Task: The Chinese Zodiac - Animal used was rabbit
Option 1: Published in 1999, 2011, 2023 Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale
*Published May 2023
Option 2: Rabbit on the cover
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 245
Books Read: 19
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 1
IAF Ticket: 5
Tasks Completed: 12