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WINTER CHALLENGE 2022
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Readerboard Name: Librarianish5.8 - And the Winner Is...
Read a book that has WON an award.
I read: Golden Son, by Pierce Brown. (audiobook)
Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Science Fiction 2015.
Claiming 1 BB Ticket. Top PB edition: Golden Son
Page count: 640.
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Points this post: 5
Points to date: 25/840
Books read: 4/75
BB: 3
GO: 0
IF: 0
Readerboard Name: Librarianish10.9 - Empress of the Blues
Read a book with a word from a Bessie Smith song title listed in the TITLE.
I read: Never Saw You Coming, by Erin Hahn. (ebook)
"YOU" from "Baby Won't You Please Come Home".
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Points this post: 10
Points to date: 35/840
Books read: 5/75
BB: 3
GO: 0
IF: 0
Delicious Dee25.5 - Tien’s Task: Bubble Tea
Option 1 - Bren's Blessing - Pearl Tate
Option 3 -
- cover approved in the THT for strawberries in the upper right cornerPoints This Post: 25
Total Points: 50
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies:
Its Just a Fact:
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Paul's Task: Woolworth's Great Five Cent StoreThe Life of St. Dominic
LIFE made from phrase
**Claiming IAF ticket
**Claiming GO ticket, first published 1857
Points this post: 20
Total points: 55
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 2
IAF tickets: 1
Mod
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer / #13 on pg 2 of list
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15
HanneloreTask 5.1 - Votes for Women
Read a book by a female author.
Book: When an Alpha Purrs
How it fits: Written by Eve Langlais, who identifies as female.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 0
IAF tickets: 0
Nick KY5.1 Votes for Women I read The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here by Hope Jahren.
Points This Post: 5
Points This Post: 45
Mod
20.5 - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public Enemy
Option 2: Read a book with a page count consisting of 3 of the following digits in any configuration 1, 4, 2, or 9.
Magic Study (419 pages)
Points this task: 20
Season total: 40
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 0
Alexxy20.10 - Group Reads
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
My Comment in the discussion thread: Here
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 20
Delicious Dee5.2 - Guilty
Candide - found on pg1 (currently position 57); golden oldies ticket - first published 1759
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 55
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies: 1
Its Just a Fact:
15.5 - All That JazzRead a book from the Jazz Age Books list
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain, on pg 1 on the list
Points this post: 15
Total points: 120
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 10
GO tickets: 0
BB tickets: 0
IAF tickets: 1
10.9 - Empress of the BluesA word from a Bessie Smith song title in the title: Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
The word is You from "Baby Won't You Please Come Home."
Points this post: 10
Total points: 40
Mod
5.5 - 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" (Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Chick Lit, Christmas)
The Family You Make. Jill Shalvis
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 40/840
Tasks completed: 3/52
Books read: 3
GO:
BB:
IAF:
10.9 - Empress of the BluesI read Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés.
The matching word is "the", which is found in the song "The St. Louis Blues".
Points this task: 10
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Totals:
Points: 25
Task completed: 3
CHANDNI15.8. Can You Feel It?
Read a book from this list: Blind/Deaf/Mute
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 130
Helen B20.1 Most Improved - ForestGardenGal's Task: So Much to Read...So Little Time
Option B. Read a book first published in 1950 or earlier (qualifying for a Golden Oldies ticket) that is new to you.
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
The Tempest was first published in 1611 and this is my first time reading it.
The Tempest was published in 1611 I claim 1 Golden Oldies ticket.
Total points: 100
Helen B20.5 - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public Enemy
Option 1: AL CAPONE. Read a book set at least 50% in or around a prison.
The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni
Book is set 100% in a prison.
Total Points: 120
10.10 - The Latin LoverThe Mapmaker's Apprentice (Glass and Steele #2) by C.J. Archer
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 20
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)10.5 - Chanel No. 5
#5 in a series.
Page Count: 304 listened to AB link to PB Fudge Cupcake Murder
Series: Hannah Swensen #5
Fudge Cupcake Murder
Points Earned This Post: 10
Points Achieved to Date: 150/840
Tasks Completed:15/52
Unclaiming - I see a children's book is not allowed for this task... Ignore the remainder of the post.20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Paul's Task: Woolworth's Great Five Cent Store
Fern = FRaNk winfiEld woolworth.
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, 249 pages.
ARBF: IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11.0
First published January 1, 1961 **Claiming 1 Golden Oldies Ticket**
Golden Oldies Tickets this post: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets total: 1
Books Read this post: 1
Books read Total: 10
Points This Post: 20
Point Total: 115/840
Tasks Total: 9/52
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)10.4 - Wonder Drug
Word in title 4+ letters made from PENicillium NotAtum.Required: State the word.
Page Count: 276
Word: Anne
ARBF: IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 16.0
Anne of Avonlea
Points Earned This Post: 10
Points Achieved to Date: 160/840
Tasks Completed:16/52
5.3 - April ShowersSweets and a Stabbing by Harper Lin. First published April 15, 2016.
Books Read this post: 1
Books read Total: 11
Points This Post: 5
Point Total: 120/840
Tasks Total: 10/52
FLY Task #5.7 - The Everest of Swimming
task: Read a book set 50% or more the United Kingdom
book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: set almost all in the UK (in metadata)
other:
MPG childrens: AR Quiz Info - IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 34.0
I would like to claim 2 BB tickets - 1st listed MMPB = 831 pages
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 3/52
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's A Fact tickets: 0
DOM15.3. From A to Z
I chose to do Option 2:
Read one book that satisfies the requirements of both A and B of Option 1
A. Read a book the title of which begins with the letter A.
B. Read a book the author of which contains the letter Z.
At the End of the Day by Liz Byrski
A. Title begins with the letter A, and
B. Author's first name Liz contains the letter Z.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
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, not including subtitle.
Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist #1) by Renée Ahdieh
ANIME found in flAME IN the mist
402 pages
Option 3. Read a book that is part of a series AND has an MPG Humor.
Death and the Penguin (Пикник на льду #1) by Andrey Kurkov
228 pages
Total pages read: 630
Total this Post: 30
Season Total: 50
EMurphy25.4 Sandy's Task: Remembering my Grandparents
Option 2: Author's initials appear in the phrase BATHTUB GIN The Collective by Alison Gaylin
338 pages
Option 3: Set in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, or Florida It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
367 pages
338+367=705 pages
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
**UNCLAIMING** TASK 20.2 Option 1 in message 225.
The Tobacco Wives by Adele MyersI'm going to use this book in one of the two-book point tasks later.
10.1 - BINGO!Read a book with ALL the letters of BINGO in the title and/or subtitle.
Book: All These Broken Strings
How it fits: all these BrOken strINGs
I listened to the audiobook. The paperback edition has 352 pages.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 60
15.7. Here's Mickey!Read a book with a 2 word title, where both words begin with the same letter.
Red Rising
Total Points: 15
Mod
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.
An Unsung Hero: Tom Crean - Antarctic Survivor
The word HERO can be made from frank winfiEld woolwORtH
I listened to the audiobook but the paperback An Unsung Hero: Tom Crean - Antarctic Survivor is listed at 357 pages
This is a Non-Fiction book so I claim an "It's a Fact" ticket
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 20 + 20 = 40
Total Tasks Completed: 2
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 1 + 1 = 2
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5.1 - Votes For Women1920 - The 19th amendment was ratified legally guaranteeing American women the right to vote. Read a book by a female author.
I read The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny who is a female author.
points: 25
books read: 2
tasks completed: 2
pages read: 816
10.2 - Bee's KneesRead a short book, one less than or equal to 200 pages.
Unfit to Print by Kj Charles
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 50
ROBIN P10.1 - BINGO!
all letters of BINGO in title
The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks
**Claiming 1 BB point** paperback has 592 pages
Points this post: 10
Total: 55
BB:1 GO:0 IAF: 0
10.8 - Well, I'll Be Dammed!A book set in Utah: Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
Two chapters are set in Wyoming, and the rest of the book (over 90%) is in Utah.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 50
Barbara ★10.10 - The Latin Lover
Read a book with a main page genre that includes Romance or Romantic.
Wild Irish Rebel - Tricia O'Malley 12/10
(MPG romance)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 40
Readerboard Name: Librarianish10.10 - The Latin Lover
Read a book with a main page genre that includes Romance or Romantic.
I read: What You Wish For, by Katherine Center. (audio)
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Points this post: 10
Points to date: 45/840
Books read: 6/75
BB: 3
GO: 0
IF: 0
Kathy KS10.9 - Empress of the Blues
Read a book with a word from a Bessie Smith song title listed below in the TITLE.
Song used: The St. Louis Blues
The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
IL:MG - BL: 6.2 - ARPts: 13.0
Matching word: The
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb-244 p.
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Points for this task: 10
Total points : 30
Tasks completed: 2/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
Helen B20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lucy- Bookworm's Task: FOXLEASE
2. Read a book with one of the words Peace, Vision or Power intact in the title or subtitle.
Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard
Total points: 140
Ed15.7. Here's Mickey!
Hotel Honolulu by Paul Theroux
Points for this task: 15
Total points : 15
Tasks completed: 1/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
Tasks Completed: 15.7
30.3 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: The Importance of December 7thOption 4: Read a book from the Epistolary Novels Books list
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff, on page 1 of list
Option 6: Read a book from the WWII Historic Fiction list
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn, on page 1 of list
I'm claiming a BB ticket for The Alice Network, Audiobook, 589 pages for the first listed MMP
Points this post: 30
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 12
GO tickets: 0
BB tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 1
Delicious Dee5.8 - And The Winner Is...
The Sleeping Car Porter - won the 2022 Giller prize
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 60
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies: 1
Its Just a Fact:
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)15.7. Here's Mickey!
2 word title, where both words begin with the same letter.
Page Count: 352
Huckleberry Hill
Points Earned This Post: 15
Points Achieved to Date:175/840
Tasks Completed: 17/52
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)10.9 - Empress of the Blues
Word from a Bessie Smith song listed below in the TITLE. Any word works including I, Do, If, You. The word must match exactly.
Page Count: 248 pgs
Word/Song: Your/Lost Your Head Blues— peaked at #5 in 1926
Call Me By Your Name
Points Earned This Post: 10
Points Achieved to Date: 185/840
Tasks Completed: 18/52
20.1 Most Improved - ForestGardenGal's Task: So Much to Read...So Little TimeOption C, a book from Law and Lawyers in Fiction (p. 1 #7): Something About You by Julie James
Points this post: 20
Total points: 70
DOM30.1 - Katrisa's Task: The Sandman
I chose to read Option 3 and Option 4
Option 3
Read a book with an MPG of retellings.
Scarlet
This book has an MPG of retellings and is a re-working of Little Red Riding Hood
Paperback version: 452 pages
Option 4
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of “Enter Sandman” in the TITLE.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Word in title from the lyrics is 'Little'.
Paperback version: 184 pages
Total pages: 636 pages
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 6
Golden Oldies: 1
LAUREN JODI20.4 - Golden Oldies - XBM's Task: Remembering my parents
Option 1: SALMON in title
A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 65/840
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies Ticket: 3
It's A Fact Ticket: 2
Total Books Read: 6
Total Tasks Completed: 6/52
JEN B20.7 - 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. These can be stand-alone or embedded. Variations on these MPGs cannot be used.
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz
MPG Feminism
TOTAL POINTS: 95
Joanne MI20.4 - Golden Oldies
Option 1: Read a book with ALL of the letters in SALMON
The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
(revOLutioNAry SaM)
Claiming 1 IAF
Task Total 20
IAF this task 1
Season Total 30
IAF total 1
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10.10 - The Latin Lover
A Trail Through Time-MPG Romance noted in message 9 of help thread
Points this task 10
Total Points 10