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WINTER CHALLENGE 2022
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Chris MD 50.0 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.
Marple: Twelve New Mysteries by multiple authors
"New" in the subtitle
This book has 384 pages.
Book 2: Read a book first published in either 2022 or 2023.
Spare by Prince Harry
This book was published in 2023. It has 410 pages.
Book 3: Option A: Read a book with a title and/or subtitle that contains all the letters in "clean slate."
One Sip at a Time: Learning to Live in Provence by Keith Van Sickle
C in provenCe
LEAN in LEArNing
S in Sip
L in Live
AT in AT
E in timE
I read the Kindle edition but have linked to the only paperback, which is 210 pages.
384 + 410 + 210 = 1,004 total pages
Total points: 630
Readerboard Name: Librarianish25.3 In the Twenties
Both of these books were new to me.
For Book 1, I used Option 1, and picked from the Penguin list.
I read Giovanni's Room.
For Book 2, I used Option 2, and I read The Diviners (set in the 20s)
The Diviners is a Big Book at 592 pages. Claiming 1 Big Book ticket.
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Points this post: 25
Points to date: 575/840
Books read: 48/71
BB: 5
GO: 1
IF: 7
25.1 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Book Style ChallengeOption 1: The Poet X
On page 5 of Verse novels read by Tess
Option 4: The Odd Couple
MPG Plays
Total points: 220
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.3: From A to Z - Option 2: A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George starts with the letter A and the author name contains the letter Z.
Points: 15
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 75
Books: 7
Tasks: 7
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
ROBIN P25.4 Sandy's Task: Remembering My Grandparents
2 bks - 500 p
Option 2. Bathtub Gin.
Author initials in BATHTUB GIN. - Improbable Patriot: The Secret History of Monsieur de Beaumarchais, the French Playwright Who Saved the American Revolution - author Harlow Giles Unger
**claiming 1 IAF point, book is nonfiction**
260 pages
Option 3. Location
Book set at least 50% in New York State, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Florida. -
A Woman Is No Man - set in New York except for 1 chapter in Palestine - GR description includes, "a conservative Arab family living in America. In Brooklyn, eighteen-year-old Deya .."
339 pages
Total pages 599> 500
Points this post:25
Total points: 735
BB:3 GO:7 IAF:5
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.7: Here's Mickey! Peyton Place by Grace Metalious. 2-word title, both wrds starting with the letter P.
Points: 15
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 90
Books: 8
Tasks: 8
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.1: So much to read, so little time: Option B: Memoirs of Madame Du Barry, of the Court of Louis XV by Hugh Noel Williams was first published in 1910.
This book is new to me.
*** Claim Golden Oldies ticket ***.
*** Claim Non-fiction It's a fact ticket -- biography ***.
Points: 20
Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a fact: 1
Summary Totals: 110
Books: 9
Tasks: 9
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a fact: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.2: Little Loves - Option 2: The Brothers of Baker Street by Michael RObertson. The title word BAKER can be found in gARBagE trucK.
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 130
Books: 10
Tasks: 10
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a fact: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.3: Golden age of detective fiction - Option 2: Anything Goes by Jill Churchill is #1 in the series Grace & Favor and is set in 1931, documented in the setting New York State 1931 on GR home page.
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 150
Books: 11
Tasks: 11
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a fact: 1
FLY Task #5.6 - Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
task: a monkey or ape on the cover
book: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits:
chimpanzee on cover Points this post: 5
Total points: 315
Tasks completed: 23/52
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
It's A Fact tickets: 3
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Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.4: Remembering my parents - Option 1: The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud has all letters of SALMON in the title: the AMuLet Of SamarkaNd
MPG genre includes childrens:
IL: MG+ BL: 5.9 AR pts: 19.0
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 170
Books: 12
Tasks: 12
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a fact: 1
15.10. They All Look Good to MeThree Bags Full (Sheep Detective Story #1) by Leonie Swann
The book I used for 20.10 Group Read was
Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 5
It's a Fact: 8
Season Total: 840
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Rockynook20.1 - So Much to Read...So Little Time
B: first published in 1950 or earlier that is new to you.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
This book is new to me, and is pub. 1820
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 235
Amy B10.7 - Black Venus
Read a book by an AUTHOR on this list A Book By A Woman of Color
Books are not limited to the book on the list; any book by the author may be used.
Required: State the page where the author is found.
Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin (on pg 1 for Ayesha at Last)
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 475 Points
Nick KYTask 20.6 - 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.
Please choose one of the following options - state which option you are using
I am using
Option 2: Choose a non-fiction book with an MPG of one of the following: History, Feminism, Politics, Womens, Social Movements
I read The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell, with an MPG of "History."
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 725
Task 20.6 - It's a Fact - CynBaxter's Task: The Right to Vote!Option 2: Choose a non-fiction book with an MPG of one of the following: History, Feminism, Politics, Womens, Social Movements
This book has an MPG of History
The Escape Artists: A Band of Daredevil Pilots and the Greatest Prison Break of the Great War
***Claiming an Its a Fact Ticket for Non-Fiction***
New Points: 20
Total Points: 305
IaF: 4
Readerboard Name: Librarianish5.5 - 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"
I read Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days, by Jeanette Winterson
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Points this post: 5
Points to date: 580/840
Books read: 49/71
BB: 5
GO: 1
IF: 7
ROBIN P10.3 Freudian Slip
Book from list
The Design of Everyday Things - on page 6 of list
** claiming 1 IAF point, nonfiction
Points this post: 10
Total points: 745
BB:3 GO:7 IAF:6
Angela IL30.3 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: The Importance of December 7th
Option 3: Read a book with the MPG of True Crime. Genre may be embedded.
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell- 1/28
Read via Kindle/ No MMPB/ Paperback attached: Cultos: el lenguaje del fanatismo
Claiming It's a Fact
Option 4: Read a book from the following list: Epistolary Novels Books
REQUIRED: State the page on which your book is found
The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary- 2/16
On Page 3
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 480
Books Read: 38
Tasks Completed: 27
BB Ticket: 3
NF Ticket: 6
JEN B25.6 - Amy FL’s task – Gotta Dance
Option 1: Read a book with ALL of the letters in ZUMBA found in any combination of the title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win by Susan Azim Boyer (336 pages)
ZUM in ZUMideh
B in Boyer
A in Azim
Option 3: Read a book by a single female author who shares a name with one of my instructors. The name can be in any position and must match exactly. Both Catherine and Cathy are acceptable.
The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard (288 pages)
336 pages + 288 pages = 624 pages > 500 pages
TOTAL POINTS: 420
Barbara ★15.5 - All That Jazz
Read a book from this list: Jazz Age Books
The Ladies of the Secret Circus - Constance Sayers 2/15
(found on page 3)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 550
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Pat✔️15.4 ~"You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet"
Option 1: Read one Book 1 and one Book 2.
Book 1 ~ 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.
What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa ScottolineRead ~ 2.16.23
Pages ~ 391
How it Fits ~ WHAT
(W)ait
(H)eard
w(A)it
wai(T)
Book 2 ~ Read a book by an author whose first and last initials appear in "The Jazz Singer."
French Braid by Anne Tyler (ATY 3)Read ~ 2.5.23
Pages ~ 244
How it Fits ~ (T)he j(A)zz singer
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Points this Task ~ 15
Total Points ~ 390
Total Books ~ 31
Total Pages ~ 12,028
Mod
Both of these books were new to me.
Option 2-
Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn / set in 1923
Option 3-
Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich / #22 of series
Points this post: 25
Total points: 465
Mod
Option 2-
Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey / TB in phrase; 353 pg PB
Option 3-
Not the Witch You Wed by April Asher / set in NY; 341 pg PB
Total pages: 694 > 500
Points this post: 25
Total points: 490
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.5: Public enemy - Option 2: Paladine by Kenneth Eade has page numbers 242.
Totals: 20
Books: 1
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 190
Books: 13
Tasks: 13
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a fact: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.7: Marching for women's suffrage! - Option C: The Sweet Taste of Murder by CeeCee James is set entirely in Tennessee. Documented in Setting on GR home page.
Totals: 20
Books: 1
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 210
Books: 14
Tasks: 14
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a fact: 1
CathyG50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: Out With the Old, In With the New
Read three books, one from each of the following options. The three books must total at least 750 pages.
No books with children, kids or related genres on the main book page may be used.
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.
What the Fireflies Knew by Kai Harris 288pp
Book 2: Old Year vs. New Year
Read a book first published in either 2022 or 2023.
Almost Beautiful by Jamie McGuire 374pp
Book 3: Clean Slate: You Are the Author of Your Own Story
B. Read a book whose author's first and last initials are found in "clean slate." Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase. Multiple authors are acceptable if all their initials meet the requirements.
The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas 482pp
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 300/840
Tasks completed: 16/52
Books read: 20
It's a Fact tickets: 3
CathyG20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: The Golden Age of Detective Fiction
Option 2: Read a whole-numbered book from a mystery series and that takes place between 1919 and 1939.
Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 320/840
Tasks completed: 17/52
Books read: 21
It's a Fact tickets: 3
CathyG20.4 - Golden Oldies - XBM's Task: Remembering my parents
Option 1: Read a book with ALL of the letters in SALMON found in any combination of the title and/or subtitle.
The Book of Awesome: Snow Days, Bakery Air, Finding Money in Your Pocket, and Other Simple, Brilliant Things by Neil Pasricha
Claiming 1 It's a Fact
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 340/840
Tasks completed: 18/52
Books read: 22
It's a Fact tickets: 4
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.9: Foxlease- Option 1: Murder at Farrington Hall by Ann Sutton. AUthor initials AS can be found in foxleASe.
Totals: 20
Books: 1
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 230
Books: 15
Tasks: 15
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a fact: 1
CathyG10.2 - Bee's Knees
Read a short book, one less than or equal to 200 pages.
Brothers South of the Mason Dixon by Abbi Glines 198pp
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 350/840
Tasks completed: 19/52
Books read: 23
It's a Fact tickets: 4
Jen K50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: Out With the Old, In With the New
Book 1: Old Ways vs. New Habits
The Old Woman with the Knife- 288 pages
Book 2: Old Year vs. New Year
Spare- 410 pages
Published 2023
****Claiming 1 IAF ticket for nonfiction***
Book 3: Clean Slate: You Are the Author of Your Own Story
B. Afterparties: Stories by Anthony Veasna So -262 pages
cleAn Slate
288+410+262 > 750
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 550
IAF: 10
Jen K20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Becky's Task: Little Loves
Option 1: Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet
oiLMan
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 570
IAF: 10
Jen K10.7 - Black Venus
Babel by R.F. Kuang
Page 1 of list, # 46
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 595
IAF: 10
Jen K5.6 - Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 600
IAF: 10
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 25.4: Remembering my grandparents - Option 2: Child of the Grove by Tanya Huff. Author initials TH can be found in baTHtub gin. Number of pages 288.
Option 3: High Season by Jon loomis is set more than 90% on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, documented in GR book discriptive summary. Number of pages 304.
Total pages: 288 + 304 = 592, more than 500 required.
Totals: 25
Books: 2
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 255
Books: 17
Tasks: 16
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a fact: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 25.6: Gotta dance - Option 1: The Murders of Richard III by Elizabeth Peters. The letters in the word ZUMBA can be found in title the MUrders of or richard iii and author name eliZABth peters. Number of pages 352.
Option 3: Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb. The single, female author shares the first name Robin with instructor Robin Davies. Number of pages 435.
Total pages: 352 + 435 = 787, more than 500 required.
Totals: 25
Books: 2
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 280
Books: 19
Tasks: 17
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a fact: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 25.8: The Chinese zodiac
Zodiac animal: , calender years 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 2014
Option 1: Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde was first published in 2002.
Option 2: The Shaman's Bones by James Doss has a horse on the cover.
Totals: 25
Books: 2
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 305
Books: 21
Tasks: 18
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a fact: 1
Delicious Dee5.10 - The Best Things in Life Are Free
The Facemaker: One Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I - claiming 1 Its a Fact ticket for non-fiction
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 345
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies: 1
Its Just a Fact: 5
Delicious Dee25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Where in the World Am I?
Book A - Option 2 - LATVIA - Educated by the Earl - Alexa Aston - AA found in LATIVA
Book B - Option 1 - set in Chicago - Hide
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 370
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies: 1
Its Just a Fact: 5
LAUREN JODI25.6. - Amy FL’s task – Gotta Dance
Option 1: ZUMBA
Dark of Night by Suzanne Brockmann
Page #: 485
Option 2: Books about Dance
Reflections by Nora Roberts
On page 2 of the list
Page #: 250
Total pages: 735
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 540/840
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies Ticket: 6
It's A Fact Ticket: 3
Total Books Read: 43
Total Tasks Completed: 33/52
Bookwrm526Task #15.7. Here's Mickey!
Read a book with a 2 word title, where both words begin with the same letter. I read Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova.
Total points so far: 500
StaceyNC10.5 - Chanel No. 5
Read a book that is #5 in a series.
Book: Night Play
Completed: 2/14/23
#5 in Dark Hunters series
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 350
Tasks Completed: 22
StaceyNC10.9 - Empress of the Blues
Read a book with a word from a Bessie Smith song title listed below in the TITLE.
Book: The Longing of Lone Wolves
Completed: 2/12/23
Song: The St Louis Blues (The)
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 360
Tasks Completed: 23
StaceyNC10.10 - The Latin Lover
Read a book with a main page genre that includes Romance or Romantic
Book: Ledge
Completed: 2/13/23
MPG Romance
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 370
Tasks Completed: 24
StaceyNC20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Julia103's Task: Marching for Women's Suffrage!
Option C: Read a book set at least 50% in Wyoming or Tennessee.
Book: Trophy Hunt
Completed: 2/12/23
Set in Wyoming per precis
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 390
Tasks Completed: 25
Bookwrm526Task #15.2. Endings and Beginnings
Book A: Read the most recently published book in a series or a book that includes the word FINAL or LAST in its title. I read Bleeding Heart Yard, the most recently published book in the Harbinder Kaur series, by Elly Griffiths.
Book B: Read the first whole numbered book in a series or a book that includes the word FIRST or ONE in its title. I read The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson, the first book in the Molly Southbourne sereis.
Total points so far: 515
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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30.3 The Importance of December 7
Option 1: Author's name includes Pearl in any position
At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much by Stephanie Pearl-MacPhee
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 320 pages.
Option 6: From the World War II Historical Fiction List
Blood Alone by James R. Benn
Currently #1038 on page 11
Total points: 580