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WINTER CHALLENGE 2022
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FLY Task #30.1 - Katrisa's Task: The Sandman
task: option 5. read a book from the list: Books with Angels, Gods, or Demons
book: City of Bones
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: #1, page 1 of the list
task: option 6. Read a book with an MPG of Mythology
book: Wielding a Red Sword
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: MPG Mythology
other:
**City of Bones has 656 pages - claiming one Big Book ticket please**
Points this post: 30
Total points: 345
Tasks completed: 24/52
Big Book tickets: 5
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
It's A Fact tickets: 3
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babbling c25.8 - MegSCL's Task: The Chinese Zodiac
REQUIRED: State the animal and the options that you are using.
PIG/BOAR
Option 1
Read a book published in your animal's year.
Quantum - kindle Quantum - mass market paperback pgs. 445 by Patricia Cornwell
First published October 1, 2019
Option 2
Read a book with your animal on the cover. A few variations are allowed:
Lethal Licorice - kindle Lethal Licorice -mass market paperback pgs. 336 by Amanda Flower
the pig is in front of the horse.
THIS POST
Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 1
NONFICTION : 0
Total This Season
Points: 260/840
Completed Tasks: 22/52
NONFICTION : 1
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Pages read this season: 9,026
Books read this season: 24
Barbara ★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.”
Wind Daughter - Joanna Ruth Meyer (352 pages) 2/19
(W and D in tWo Doubles)
Book 2. Read a book first published in a year from this list of years with exactly two twos: 1922, 2002, 2012, 2020
Murder at St Margaret - Lynn Morrison (279 pages) 2/15
(published May 12, 2020)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 590
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
15.9 I Resolve to Read Lots of Booksauthor initials sequential forward or backward in
NEWYEARSRESOLUTION
The Liar's Dictionary - Eley Williams initials found in nEW
Points this post: 15
Total points: 805
BB:4 GO:7 IAF:6
Joanne Mi20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Becky's Task: Little Loves
Option 2-Word made from Garbage Truck: The word is Great
The Great Rescue: American Heroes, an Iconic Ship, and the Race to Save Europe in WWI
Claiming 1 IAF
Points this task 20
Total Points 250
IAF this post 1
Total IAF 6
Total BB 2
Vicki WillisTask 25.7 - Where in the World Am I?
Book A
Option 3
Off the Deep End 268 pages
Author Lucinda Berry LB in BeLgium
Book B
Option 3
It Starts with Us 352 pages
Author Colleen Hoover CH in CHicago
268 + 352 = 620 total pages
This post: 25 points
Total points: 215
Vicki WillisTask 20.2 - Little Loves
Option 2:
4 Letter word in gARBagE trucK
BREAK
The Break
This post: 20 points
Total: 235 points
Vicki WillisTask 10.9 - Empress of the Blues
The Maze
THE in song The St. Louis Blues
this post: 10 points
Total: 245 points
Vicki WillisTask 5.10 - The Best Things in Life Are Free
Free choice book - What Have We Done
This post: 5 points
Total: 250 points
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25.2 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.”
Little Souls by Sandra Dallas
L and S both found in doubLeS
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is not MMP. The top paperback has 304 pages.
Book 2: Read a book first published in 1922, 2002, 2012, 2020.
The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James
I listened to the audio version of this book. The MMP has 384 pages.
Brings my total points down to 590
Chris MD 10.8 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.
Little Souls by Sandra Dallas
The book takes place entirely in Colorado.
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is not MMP. The top paperback has 304 pages.
Total points: 600
15.7. Here's Mickey!Two-word title, both words beginning with the same letter: Riverbend Reunion by Carolyn Brown
Points this post: 15
Total points: 730
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.3 - April Showers
Saint Everywhere: Travels in Search of the Lady Saints
Published May 7, 2019
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Totals
Points: 125
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Total Books Completed: 10
30.1 - Katrisa's Task: The SandmanOption 3, MPG Retellings: Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor
paperback edition Beautiful Little Fools 336 pages
Option 6, MPG Mythology: A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
paperback edition A Thousand Ships 368 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 760
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.4 - Hooray For Hollywood
Colorful
Under about the author it says:
Colorful has been translated into seven different languages, and adapted into three films.
Totals
Points: 130
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Total Books Completed: 11
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.5 - Herald Square
The Christmas PearlTotals
Points: 135
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 12
Total Books Completed: 12
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.10 - The Best Things in Life Are Free
China in Ten Words
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket.
Totals
Points: 140
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
Total Tasks Completed: 13
Total Books Completed: 13
Barbara ★25.6 - Amy FL’s task – Gotta Dance
Option 2: Read a book with a MPG of Music
Music Man - K.L. Montgomery (306 pages) 2/19
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.
Robin Davies, Johanna Llanos, Catherine (Cathy) Castro, Johana O’Neill and Susan Ortiz
California Girls - Susan Mallery (432 pages) 1/31
TOTAL PAGES: Book 1 (306 pages) + Book 2 (432 pages) = 738 > 500 pages
Points this task: 25
Total points: 615
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Readerboard Name: Kathy P25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Where in the World Am I?
Book A Option 2: Travels in Siberia
529 Pages
Word is Latvia
Book B Option 2: A Christmas Memory, One Christmas, & The Thanksgiving Visitor
107 Pages
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket for Travels In Siberia
Claiming 1 Big Book ticket also for Travels In Siberia
Totals
Points: 165
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 3
Total Tasks Completed: 14
Total Books Completed: 15
LAUREN JODI15.7. - Here's Mickey!
Secret Sisters by Jayne Ann Krentz
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 565/840
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies Ticket: 6
It's A Fact Ticket: 3
Total Books Read: 45
Total Tasks Completed: 35/52
Mod
Option 1-
Sacrifice by Adriana Locke / AL in phrase
Points this post: 20
Total points: 610
Mod
Girl, Stolen by April Henry / pg 1 #60 on list
Points this post: 15
Total points: 625
Mod
The Christmas Sisters by Sarah Morgan / MPG Holiday
Points this post: 5
Total points: 630
Mod
The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton / more than 50% set in CA
Points this post: 10
Total points: 640
5.8 - And The Winner Is...Read a book that has WON an award.
The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal by KJ Charles
Won the Rainbow Award for Best Gay Paranormal Romance (2015).
IAF tickets general: 1
GO tickets general: 2
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 245
30.2 - Teri-k's Task: Happy Birthday, Grandkids!Option 2. January
Read a book with MPG Math, Mathematics, or Science.
What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
What if? 2 is a Non-fiction book, and thus eligible for 1 IAF ticket!
Option 3. February
Read a book that is part of a series AND has an MPG Humor.
Maskerade by Terry Pratchett
Total pages must be 600. 354 (What If? 2) + 321 (Maskerade) = 675 pages total
IAF tickets this post: 1
IAF tickets general: 2
GO tickets general: 2
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 275
trishhartuk10.5 Chanel No. 5
Read a book that is #5 in a series.
Decaffeinated Corpse (Coffeehouse Mystery #5), Cleo Coyle
Read the kindle edition. PB here (262pg)
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 505
Tasks Completed: 34
Golden Oldie Tickets: 5
It’s a Fact Tickets: 6
Amy B20.4 - Golden Oldies - XBM's Task: Remembering my parents
Choose one book from the following options. REQUIRED: Specify the option you used.
Option 1: Read a book with ALL of the letters in SALMON found in any combination of the title and/or subtitle.
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 495 Points
Nick KY20.4 XBM's Parents
Opt. 2. Set in the Scandinavian country of Iceland, I read The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurdardottir from blurb (..winner of the 2015 Petrona Award for best Scandinavian Crime Novel.)
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 745
Nick KY20.7 Julia103's Marching for Women's Suffrage
I read Feminine Endings: Music, Gender, and Sexuality by Susan McClary. Opt. A. MPG of “Feminism.”
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 765
trishhartuk20.7 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.
Women & Power: A Manifesto, Mary Beard
It’s a Fact: Tags include Nonfiction, Feminism, Womens, History, Essays, Politics, Gender
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
It’s a Fact: Yes – Women & Power is Nonfiction
Total Points: 525
Tasks Completed: 35
Golden Oldie Tickets: 5
It’s a Fact Tickets: 7
Delicious Dee25.4 - Sandy's Task: Remembering my Grandparents
Option 1 - Made for the Marquess - MADE can be found in EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT
Option 3 - The Silver Gun - set in NYC
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 485
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies: 3
Andy P.Task # 20.5 - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public Enemy
Option 3. Read a book with the word "luck" or "lucky" in the title.
We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel by Georgia Hunter
Points this post: 20
Total points: 685
Readerboard name - Daire20.9 - Author initials in "foxlease"
Flawless by Elsie Silver
Points this post: 20
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 17
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
IAF /tickets: 1
Readerboard name - Daire50.1
Book 1 - "old" or "new" in title
New Animal by Ella Baxter - 240 pages
Book 2 - Published in 2022 or 2023
The Fire and the Ore by Olivia Hawker (published in 2022) - 400 pages
Book 3 - Author initials in "clean state"
Heartless by Elsie Silver - 474 pages
Total pages - 1174
Points this post: 50
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 20
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
IAF /tickets: 1
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.3 - April Showers
Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
This book was first published in May 2022.
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 5 points
Tasks completed: 1
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.5 - Herald Square
How the Grump Saved Christmas by Claire Kingsley
This book has a MPG of Holiday
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): How the Grump Saved Christmas: A Small Town Romance
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 10 points
Tasks completed: 2
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.7 - The Everest of Swimming
The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris: A Novel in Recipes by Jenny Colgan
This book is set in France. From the description - So when a fateful accident gives her the opportunity to work at the most elite chocolatier in Paris—Le Chapeau Chocolat—Anna expects to be outed as a fraud.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 15 points
Tasks completed: 3
Chris MD 25.2 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.”
Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers
U and D both found in DoUbles
This book has 264 pages
Book 2: Read a book first published in 1922, 2002, 2012, 2020.
A Mysterious Season by Deanna Rayborn
This book was published in 2020. It has 258 pages.
This book is only available as an ebook. It was approved for length here.
Total points: 625
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.4 - Wonder Drug
Local Gone Missing by Fiona Barton
The word "LOCAL" can be made using the letters in peniCiLLium nOtAtum
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Local Gone Missing
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 25 points
Tasks completed: 4
Chris MD 30.2 Happy Birthday, Grandkids
Option 1: Title includes all the letters in ANIME
The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James
ANI in hA uN tI ng
M in M addy
e in thE
I listened to the audio version of this book. The MMP has 384 pages.
Option 3: Book is part of a series and has an MPG of humor
Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
This book is #15 in the Stephanie Plum series and has an MPG of Humor.
I listened to the audio version of this book. The MMP has 330 pages.
384 + 330 = 714 total pages
Total points: 655
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.7 - Black Venus
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
Sabaa Tahir can be found on the Popsugar 2020 - A Book by a Woman of Color (Page 1, #75)
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): All My Rage
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 35 points
Tasks completed: 5
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.8 - Well, I'll Be Dammed!
Stormwalker by Allyson James
This book is set in Arizona and is stated in the metadata.
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 45 points
Tasks completed: 6
Delicious Dee5.5 - Herald Square
Dear Daddy, Please Want Me - Holiday appears as a top genre
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 490
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies: 3
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.10 - The Latin Lover
Salty, Bitter, Sweet by Mayra Cuevas
Romance is a MPG.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Salty, Bitter, Sweet
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 55 points
Tasks completed: 7
Lisa MD10.9 - Empress of the Blues
Any TITLE word in song.
☑️🎄Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan
432 pages
Listened to audiobook. Linked to PB. No MMPB
Song: Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
Title Word: You
🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 575/840
Total Books Read: 45
Tasks Completed: 35/52
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 4
Non Fiction Tickets: 11
trishhartuk20.1 Most Improved - ForestGardenGal's Task: So Much to Read...So Little Time
Option C - Read a book from one of the following lists: Endearing Lawyers, Law and Lawyers in Fiction
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (376pg)
Endearing Lawyers, page 1, #1
Just in case: UK AR Quiz No. 200129 EN Fiction. AR Information IL: UY
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 545
Tasks Completed: 36
Golden Oldie Tickets: 5
It’s a Fact Tickets: 7
ROBIN P5.3 - April Showers
Book 1st published in April or May
The Moon, the Stars, and Madame Burova
pub April 1, 2021
Points this post: 5
Total points: 810
BB:4 GO:7 IAF:6
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10.4 - 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. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Required: State the word - The word is Lane
Holly Lane by Toni Blake
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 65/840
Tasks Completed: 7/52
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 1