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WINTER CHALLENGE 2022
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STORMIE Readerboard name10.6 - It Girl
The It Girl by Ruth Ware
The word "It" or "Girl" is in the title.
Points for this task: 10
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 3/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: The Golden Age of Detective FictionOPTION 2: Read a whole-numbered book from a mystery series and that takes place between 1919 and 1939.
Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood (Number 7 in the Phryne Fisher series)
From 1st para in Wikipedia entry for "Phryne Fisher":
"Phryne is a wealthy aristocrat and private detective who lives in St Kilda, Melbourne, the first 15 novels set in the year 1928."
Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 20
Golden Oldies: -
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 1
Total books read: 1
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20.4 - Golden Oldies - XBM's Task: Remembering my parentsOPTION 1: Read a book with ALL of the letters in SALMON found in the title.
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor
mrS pALfrey at the clareMONt
Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 40
Golden Oldies: -
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 2
Total books read: 2
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trishhartuk20.6 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
The Glass Universe: The Hidden History of the Women Who Took the Measure of the Stars, Dava Sobel
Read the kindle edition. PB: here
It's a Fact: MPGs include Nonfiction, History, Feminism and Womens
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
It’s a Fact: Yes – The Glass Universe is non-fiction
Total Points: 70
Tasks Completed: 5
It’s a Fact Tickets: 1
15.3. From A to ZBook 1: An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice
Title begins with A'
*** One It's a Fact ticket claimed
Book 2: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Miguel Ruiz
Author contains a Z
*** A 2nd It's a Fact ticket claimed
Total points: 20
GO: 1
IAF: 2
Kaylee 20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: The Golden Age of Detective Fiction
Option 1: Read a book by Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Margery Allingham, or Ngaio Marsh that was published BEFORE 1939
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
*Claiming 1 Golden Oldies ticket, book first published in 1926
Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 6
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 85
GO Tickets: 2
BB Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 1
5.4 - book or book series that was made into a TV show or movieSlow Horses by Mick Herron
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_Ho...
Books read: 6
Point Total: 50/840
Tasks Total: 5/52
babbling CTask 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
Option 1: Choose a non-fiction book from this list: Women's Suffrage NOTE: This list contains a number of fiction books, as well as nonfiction. The book you use must be NON FICTION
REQUIRED: Indicate the page on which your book is found.
Alice Paul and the Fight for Women's Rights: From the Vote to the Equal Rights Amendment - kindle Alice Paul and the Fight for Women's Rights: From the Vote to the Equal Rights Amendment - hardcover (no pb) pgs 216 by Deborah Kops
page 1 #50
AR Quiz No. 188150 EN Nonfiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 7.0
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP
Claiming a "It's a Fact" ticket
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
NONFICTION : 1
Total This Season
Points:40/840
Completed Tasks: 3/52
NONFICTION : 1
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Pages read this season: 736
Books read this season: 3
babbling c10.9 - Empress of the Blues
Bessie Smith was an American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Read a book with a word from a Bessie Smith song listed below in the TITLE. Any word works including I, Do, If, You. The word must match exactly.
Your Perfect Year - Audible Your Perfect Year - paperback pgs 444 by Charlotte Lucas
Lost Your Head Blues — peaked at #5 in 1926
THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
NONFICTION : 0
Total This Season
Points:50/840
Completed Tasks: 4/52
NONFICTION : 1
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Pages read this season: 1,180
Books read this season: 4
Pat✔️25.1 ~ Book Style Challenge
Read 2 books, from 2 different options. REQUIRED: Specify in your post the options you used. One book with the genres sequential art, graphic novel, comic books, manga, etc. may be used.
Option 1 ~ Books in Verse: Read a book from one of these lists (caution: not all titles will meet SRC requirements):
Required ~ State which list and page number it came from.
Sold by Patricia McCormickRead ~ 12.12.22
Pages ~ 268
How it Fits ~ Page #1 of the Novels in Verse list.
Option 3 ~ Graphic Novels: Read a book with a MPG of sequential art, manga or graphic novel.
Penny: A Graphic Memoir by Karl StevensRead ~ 12.11.22
Pages ~ 156
How it Fits ~ Graphic Novel
My husband and I went to see David Sedaris last month, and he recommended this book to the audience. I managed to buy the last copy he had available after the show. Delightful book.
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Points this Task ~ 25
Total Points ~ 25
Total Books ~ 2
Total Pages ~ 424
Andy P.Task # 10.1 - BINGO!
Read a book with ALL the letters of BINGO in the title
Saving Bravo: The Greatest Rescue Mission in Navy SEAL History by Stephan Talty
BO in bravo
ING in Saving
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70
CHANDNI20.4 - 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 Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
S from Sea
AMN from Man
LO from Old
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 180
Mod
Book A-
Mister Bossy by Cassie-Ann Miller / last published in series (#4)
Book B-
Mister Billions by Cassie-Ann Miller / 1st in series
Points this post: 15
Total points: 30
Bookwrm526Task #15.5. All That Jazz
Read a book from this list: Jazz Age Books. I read Wild Women and the Blues by Denny S. Bryce, from page 1 of the list.
Total points so far: 60
5.6 - Tennessee v John Thomas ScopesRead a book with a monkey or ape on the cover
Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen
Points this post: 5
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 14
GO tickets: 0
BB tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 1
Jayme(theghostreader)15.5 All That Jazz
Murder on the Orient Expressby Agatha Christie
p 3 on Jazz Age Books list
Task +15
Grand Total: 15
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 listened to an audio version of Ice by Anna Kavan
New Points: 5
Total Points: 10
Mod
15.3. From A to Z
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. AND B. Read a book the author of which contains the letter Z)
As the Christmas Cookie Crumbles. Leslie Budewitz
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 75/840
Tasks completed: 5/52
Books read: 5
GO:
BB:
IAF: 1
5.4 - Hooray For HollywoodRead a book or book series that was made into a TV show or movie.
I read an ebook version of The Lesser Blessed
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2056740/
New points: 5
Total Points: 15
20.5 - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public EnemyOption 2: (14/2/1929), read a book with a page count consisting of 3 of the following digits in any configuration 1, 4, 2, or 9.
Australia Day by Melanie Cheng
249 pages
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 70
Katrisa5.8 - And The Winner Is...
Read a book that has WON an award
I read All My Rage which won a National Book Award in 2022
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 80
Helen B20.4 - Golden Oldies - XBM's Task: Remembering my parents
Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% in a Scandinavian country.
Hunting Game by Helene Tursten
Book is set entirely in Sweden.
Total Points: 160
Helen 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.
Seneca Falls and the Origins of the Women's Rights Movement by Sally G. McMillen
MPG: Feminism
Total points:180
5.10 - The Best Things in Life Are Free
Broken by David H. Burton
Date Read: 12/3
How It Fits: Book of Choice
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
GO Tickets:
BB Tickets:
IAF Tickets:
10.10 - The Latin Lover
Chainbreaker by Tara Sim
Date Read: 12/5
How It Fits: MPG Romance
Claiming 1 BB ticket: I read the audio - paperback edition Chainbreaker is 504pgs
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 15
GO Tickets:
BB Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets:
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Becky's Task: Little LoveOption 1
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
Date Read: 12/11
How It Fits: Author initials LM - oiLMan
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 35
GO Tickets:
BB Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets:
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lauren Jodi's task: Public Enemy.
Option 2. Read a book with page numbers consisting of 1, 4, 2 and/or 9.
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo (422 p.)
➸ Total Points: 30
➸ Total Pages: 857
Readerboard Name: Librarianish15.3 - From A to Z
Option 2: Read a book that satisfies both A and B.
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.
I read: A Good Man, by Ani Katz (audio)
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Points this post: 15
Points to date: 60/840
Books read: 7/75
BB: 3
GO: 0
IF: 0
Coralie10.7 Black Venus
The Beet Queen by Louise Erdrich who is on page 1 of the list at #71
Total to date 75 points
Barbara ★15.4 - "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet"
Option 1
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!"
Sign Here - Claudia Lux 12/12
HERE in (you ain't HEaRd nothin' yEt!" )
Book 2:
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials appear in "The Jazz Singer."
Stolen Fury - Elisabeth Naughton 12/11
(E & N in thE jazz siNger)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 55
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Where in the World Am I?Book A
Option 2 - Read a book where the letters of ESTONIA, or LATVIA or BELGIUM can be found in the title (no subtitle)
The Apothecary's Poison (Glass and Steele #3) by C.J. Archer
ESTONIA found in thE ApOThecary'S poIsoN
326 pages
Book B
Option 2 Read a book where the letters CHICAGO can be found in the title (not subtitle)
A Change of Circumstance (Simon Serrailler #11) by Susan Hill
CHICAGO found in A CHanGe Of CIrcumstance
320 pages
Total pages number: 646
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 95
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)25.8 -MegSCL's Task: The Chinese Zodiac
Animal: TIGER
Option 1: published in your animal's year.
Page Count: 352
First Published: January 2022
The Last House on the Street
Option 2: animal on the cover.
Page Count: 122
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
Points Earned This Post:25
Points Achieved to Date: 245/840
Tasks Completed: 21/52
HanneloreTask 5.2 - Guilty
Read a book from this banned book list: Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
REQUIRED: State the page.
Book: Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
How it fits: The book is on page 1, #58 at the moment of posting this.
*** Claiming a GO ticket: this book was first published in 1818. ***
Points this task: 5
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 2
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 0
DOM20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Becky's Task: Little Loves
I chose Option 1
Option 1: Read a book whose author's initials (first and last) are found in the name of his self-created superhero, OILMAN.
Becoming Beth by Meredith Appleyard
Meredith Appleyard's initials (M & A) are found in OILMAN
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 100
Books Read: 7
Golden Oldies: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Julia103's Task: Marching for Women's Suffrage!
Option A: Home Body by Rupi Kaur
MPG=Feminism
Points this post: 20
Total points: 165/840
Tasks completed: 13/52
Books read: 16
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.2 Nick KY's Task: Playing Doubles
Book 1: The Breaker by Nick Petrie
Two douBles
512 pages
Book 2: Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman
First published in February, 2020.
384 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 190/840
Tasks completed: 14/52
Books read: 18
5.1 - Votes For WomenShadow Rose (Daughters of Moon and Sun #1) by Elsie Quail
Total this Post: 5
Season Total: 100
Bookwrm526Task #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". I read The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox, with the MPG Holiday > Christmas.
Total points so far: 65
20.5 - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public EnemyOption 3: Read a book with the word "luck" or "lucky" in the title.
The Lucky List
Total Points: 35
ROBIN P25.2 Nick KY's Task: Playing Doubles
2 books, each 220 p+
Book 1. Read a book with a title of two words. Each word must begin with a letter from the phrase “TWO DOUBLES.”
Still Life - 480 p
Book 2. Read a book first published in a year from this list of years with exactly two twos: 1922, 2002, 2012, 2020.
Vacationland pub 2012 - 288 p
Points this post: 25
Total points: 80
BB:1 GO:0 IAF:0
ROBIN P20.10 - Group Reads
I read
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
My comments are in Message 3 of the discussion
**Claiming 1 GO point, pulished 1886
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
BB;1 GO:1 IAF:0
5.1 - Votes For WomenRead a book by a female author.
Book: Carrie Soto Is Back
How it fits: written by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Points this post: 5
Total points: 65
Joanne MI10.9 - Empress of the Blues
Blood & Ivy: The 1849 Murder That Scandalized Harvard- the word is THE
Claiming 1 IAF
Points this task 10
Total Points 40
IAF this post 1
Total IAF 2
ROBIN P20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Julia 103's Task: Marching for Women's Suffrage
Option A: MPG Social Justice
The Fire Next Time
**Claiming 1 IAF point, nonfiction**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
BB:! GO:1 IA:1
15.4. "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet"Option 2: Read one book that fulfills both requirements of option 1.
1B. 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!"
Money / MiNutE YOu
2 Read a book by an author whose first and last initials appear in "The Jazz Singer."
Emile Zola / thE jaZz
Money by Émile Zola
Task Points: 15
Season Total: 15
20.5 - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public EnemyOption 2: Tinkers - 192 pages
Page count digits in 1,4,2,9
Total points: 40
5.7 - The Everest of Swimming1926 - Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel. 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.
I read The Uncommon Reader which takes place in the UK
points: 30
books read: 3
tasks completed: 3
pages read: 956
Rockynook5.6 - Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
Read a book with a monkey on cover
by Karen Joy FowlerPoints this Post: 5
Total Points: 30
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5.5 - Herald Square
Holiday - Christmas
Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 10
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: 0