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WINTER CHALLENGE 2022
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
Stephanie1275.3 - April Showers: Read a book FIRST published in April or May of any year.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25/840
Tasks completed: 4/52
Books read: 4
Angela IL30.2 - 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.
Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk-1/31 (565 pgs)
Option 3. February
Read a book that is part of a series AND has an MPG Humor.
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman- 2/11 (342 pgs)
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 425
Books Read: 34
Tasks Completed: 24
BB Ticket: 2
NF Ticket: 4
Julia1035.9 - WGY TV
Appointment with Death
(DEATH is in SCHENECTADY)
Claiming one Golden Oldie ticket - This was first published in 1938
This post: 5 points, 1 GO
Total points: 470
BB: 3
GO: 2
NF: 4
Tasks completed: 29
Books read this season: 40
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska5.1 - Votes For Women.
Read a book by a female author.
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo (527 p.) *
* I would like to claim a BB ticket, please.
➸ Total Points: 90
➸ Total Pages: 2,940
Kathy KS20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Paul's Task: 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 / subtitle that can be made from the letters in Frank Winfield Woolworth.
Playing with Myself by Randy Rainbow
WORD: WITH
...winfIeld woolWorTH
I listened to an audiobook; pb-256 p. (no mmpb)
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 260
Tasks completed: 14/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
Coralie50.1 Out with the old, in with the new
Book 1 – OLD in title
Old School
Book 2 – book published in 2022
Age of Ash
Book 3 Option A – book by an author whose initials are in clean slATe
Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Total to date 815 points
25.1 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Book Style ChallengeOption 2: Epistolary Fiction:
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom #1) by Edgar Rice Burroughs
page 3
1x Golden Oldies tix (pub 1912)
Option 3: Graphic Novels: Read a book with a MPG of sequential art, manga or graphic novel.
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Archives Omnibus Vol. 1 by Tony Lee & others
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 5
It's a Fact: 8
Season Total: 765
Readerboard Name: Librarianish15.8
Read a book from the list.
I read Resurrection Bay, by Emma Viscic (page 1 of list).
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Points this post: 15
Points to date: 525/840
Books read: 44/75
BB: 5
GO: 1
IF: 7
Julia10350.1 - Lisa MD's Task: Out With the Old, In With the New
Book 1: A History of the Jews in New Mexico ("New" in title)
Book 2: Night Angels (published in 2023)
Book 3 Option B: Defy by Sara B. Larson (initials SL in SLATE)
A History of the Jews in New Mexico is non-fiction so claiming one It's A Fact ticket
This post: 50 points, 1 NF
Total points: 520
BB: 3
GO: 2
NF: 5
Tasks completed: 30
Books read this season: 43
Readerboard Name: List_addict10.10: Latin Lover
A MPG of Romance or Romantic
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
Genre: Romance
Total this challenge: 30
Readerboard Name: Priya30.2 - Teri-k's Task: Happy Birthday, Grandkids!
Option 2. January
Read a book with MPG Math, Mathematics, or Science.
MPG Science verified in the Help thread here
Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage by Rachel E. Gross
Option 3. February
Read a book that is part of a series AND has MPG Humor.
#3 in the series - The Scarred Earth Saga
MPG Humor verified in the Help thread here
The Heretic Royal by G.A. Aiken
There is a minimum of 600 pages total for this task.
336 pages (option 2) + 304 pages (option 3) = 640 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 280
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 22
Task 20.4 - : Remembering my parentsOption 1: Read a book with ALL of the letters in SALMON found in any combination of the title and/or subtitle.
SALMON = iONA iverson's ruLeS for coMmuting
Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting (2022) by Clare Pooley (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover 342 pages)
175 + 20 = 195
Tasks Completed: 11
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 175 + 20 = 195
Books read: 16
Pages read: 4,741
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 08
Golden Oldies: 01
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Amy B25.4 - Sandy's Task: Remembering my Grandparents
Choose two different options and read one book for each option. No books with the main page genres childrens, kids, middle grade, etc. can be used. The two books must have a combined page total of at least 500 pages.
REQUIRED: Specify in your post the options you used.
Option 1 - Prohibition
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. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi (made) - 288 pgs
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. REQUIRED: Specify the location. If the location isn't clear from the book's main page, provide a reference.
Florida by Lauren Groff - 275 pgs
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 455 Points
Tracey Lien15.3 From A to ZOption 1:
Book A: All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien
Book B: Godslayers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
New Total: 125
20.3 Golden Age of Detective Fiction I chose option 1 and read The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie - published 1925
Claiming a Golden Oldies ticket - 1925
New Total: 145
Rockynook10.4 - Wonder Drug
Read a book with a word made from letters in Penicillium notatum
Faithful Place by Tana French
Word: PLACE
PEniCiLlium notAtum
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 205
Rockynook10.8 - Well, I'll Be Dammed!
book set in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, or California.
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Set in San Francisco, California
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 215
Amy FL25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Where in the World Am I?
Book A, Option 3: Stay Awake by Megan Goldin - MG in belGiuM
Book B, Option 3: The Match by Harlan Coben - HC in CHicago
Points this post: 25
Total points: 750
Bookwrm526Task #5.10 - The Best Things in Life Are Free
Read any book that meets SRC rules. I read The First Prehistoric Serial Killer and Other Stories by Teresa Solana.
Total points so far: 435
FLY Task #10.8 - Well, I'll Be Dammed!
task: Read a book set at least 50% in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, or California.
book: Autoboyography
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first paperback here)
how it fits: set about 90% in Utah
Points this post: 10
Total points: 285
Tasks completed: 20/52
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
It's A Fact tickets: 3
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Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.9: Empress of the blues: The Cereal Murders by Dianne Mott Davidson. The word THE in the title matches the one int the song title THE st. louis blues .
Points: 10
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 50
Books: 5
Tasks: 5
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.10: Latin lover: Getting Wilde by Jenn Stark has MPG ROMANCE.
Points: 10
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 60
Books: 6
Tasks: 6
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Sarah E5.3 - April Showers
If We Were Villains - first published April 11, 2017
I read an ebook, top paperback - no MMP - is If We Were Villains
Total points: 95
Sarah E15.10. They All Look Good to Me
The Dictionary of Lost Words - nominee in the Historical Fiction, 1900-1939 category
I read Remarkably Bright Creatures for task 20.10.
Total points: 110
Nick KY15.8 I read The Miracle Worker: A Play by William Gibson https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... on p. 1 of the list.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 635
Nick KY25.5 Tien’s Bubble Tea
Opt. 1 “Pearl” in author’s name. I read The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl
Opt. 3. Strawberries on cover. I read Dying for Strawberries by Sharon Farrow
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 660
Sarah E20.4 - Golden Oldies - XBM's Task: Remembering my parents
Option 1: All the letters in SALMON found in the title and/or subtitle
The Fall of Númenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth
the f AL l of nú M e NO r: and other tales from the S econd age of middle-earth
I listened to an audio, top hardcover - no MMP, the only paperback is large print - is The Fall of Númenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth
Total points: 130
Readerboard Name: Librarianish25.2 Playing Doubles
Read two books, one Book 1 and one Book 2.
Book 1. Read a book with a title of two words. Each word must begin with a letter from the phrase “TWO DOUBLES.”
I read The Seep, by Chana Porter (272 pages)
Book 2. Read a book first published in a year from this list of years with exactly two twos:
I read Parable of the Sower: Graphic Novel Adaptation, by Damian Duffy and John Jennings (published in 2020) (272 pages)
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Points this post: 25
Points to date: 550/840
Books read: 46/75
BB: 5
GO: 1
IF: 7
Sarah E20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Julia103's Task: Marching for Women's Suffrage!
Option A: MPG Feminism
break your glass slippers
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is Break Your Glass Slippers
Total points: 150
CHANDNI25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Where in the World Am I?
Book A
Option 3 - Read a book where the author's initials (all of them) can be found in ESTONIA, or LATVIA or BELGIUM
The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks
420 pages, in ESTONIA
Book B
Option 3 - Read a book where the author's initials (all of them) can be found in CHICAGO
Local Girls by Alice Hoffman
208 pages
Total: 628 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 840
Andy P.Task # 20.9 - 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
The Peaceful Season by Melanie Lageschulte
Points this post: 20
Total points: 585
Amy B5.7 - The Everest of Swimming
Read a book set 50% or more in either the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) or France.
REQUIRED: If the setting is not clear from the GR description or the metadata, provide a reference.
Milkman by Anna Burns (Northern Ireland)
Link for setting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkman....
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 460 Points
Janice CA5.1 - Votes For Women
female author
The World Deserves My Children by Natasha Leggero
+5
total: 65
tasks: 4
books: 4
Julia10320.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: The Golden Age of Detective Fiction
Option B: A Step So Grave
(Dandy Gilver #13, MPG Mystery, set in 1935)
The date 13 February 1935 is given at the top of Chapter 1. (This can be seen on Amazon "Look Inside". 1935 is also mentioned in the top review.)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 540
BB: 3
GO: 2
NF: 5
Tasks completed: 31
Books read this season: 44
MEGSCL25.1 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Book Style Challenge
Option 1: Verse Novels Read by Tess page 11 - Here Is the Beehive
Option 2: page 1 - We
TOTAL - 560
25.3 - Cat's Task: In the TwentiesBoth books are new to me.
Option 2, set in 1920s: The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont, set in 1925
Option 3, in the 20s of a series: Bittersweet by Susan Wittig Albert (China Bayles #23)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 685
SandiCompleted Task
20.4 - Golden Oldies - XBM's Task: Remembering my parents
Using Option 1 where all letters of Salmon can be found in title/subtitle
Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard by Russell Miller
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 85
Points Earned this Post: 20
Total Points To Date: 105
SandiCompleted Task
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Julia103's Task: Marching for Women's Suffrage!
Using Option B where the word VOTE can be found in title/subtitle
One Vote Away: How a Single Supreme Court Seat Can Change History by Ted Cruz
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 105
Points Earned this Post: 20
Total Points To Date: 125
5.9 WGY TVI read Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig - the word SEEN is in SchENEctady
Season Total: 150
SandiCompleted Task
25.2 - Nick KY's Task: Playing Doubles
Book #1: Two word title where both words begin with a letter in 'Two Doubles'
Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier
354 pp
Book #2: Book published in one of the four years listed of which there are two 2s. Book First Published in December of 2012
Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
Most popular MMPB: 400 pp
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 125
Points Earned this Post: 25
Total Points To Date: 150
SandiCompleted Task
25.8 - MegSCL's Task: The Chinese Zodiac
Animal Chosen: Dragon
Book #1: Using Option 1 where published in year of dragon on provided link. Using the year of 2012. Book first published in August of 2012
Armageddon Cometh by J.K. Accinni
Book #2: Using Option 2. Dragon on cover
Dragon Bones and Tombstones by Craig Halloran
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 150
Points Earned this Post: 25
Total Points To Date: 175
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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5.4 - Hooray For Hollywood
Read a book or book series that was made into a TV show or movie.
REQUIRED: If the TV show/movie is not mentioned on the book's main page, provide a reference to indicate how the book fits the task when you post.
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405571/...
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 430 Points