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WINTER CHALLENGE 2023
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
UNCLAIM Task 5.4 - A Werewolf in the Mafiapub in 1987
The Spring of the Ram: The House of Niccolo
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555 points
Amy B20.1 - Most Improved - TessaVanessa's Task: TessaVanessa's NYC Adventure
Pick an option and read a book for that option.
Required: State the option.
Option 4: Read a book by an author that shares a first or last name with one of the four final members: Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer, Eric Singer. Names must match exactly, but can be in any place.
Required: State the band member.
The Mark and the Void by Paul Murray (Paul Stanley)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 150 Points
Amy B30.1 Mazza1's Task - The Life of Solomon
...That was the end of Solomon Grundy
For this task:
• You will use ANY ONE LINE of the verse for BOTH options
• ACROSS BOTH OPTIONS Letters may be used only as Many times as they appear in the line of verse chosen
Option 1 Two book option
a) Read a book where the Author’s FIRST and LAST initials appear in the line of verse. Only books with a single author are allowed.
The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr (initials SM in That Was the End of Solomon Grundy)
b) Read a book with a word of 4 OR MORE letters in the title made from the remaining letters in your chosen line of verse
The Green Road by Anne Enright (ROAD)
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 180 Points
Amy B20.6 - It's A Fact - MaryPDX's Task: Say It's Carol Singers
Choose from the following options:
Required: Specify the option
Option 1: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in one of these famous quotes:
“LOVE ACTUALLY IS ALL AROUND” (Love Actually)
Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
Required: State which phrase you're using.
All the Colour in the World by C.S. Richardson
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 200 Points
Amy B20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Kathy P's Task: Winter Love... Actually
Read a book by an author who shares a first or last name with one of the actors in the movie. The list of actors can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Ac...
The names may be found in any position, but must match exactly.
Required: state the actor and the author.
Afterlife by Julia Alvarez (Julia Davis)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 220 Points
25.4 Robin P’s Task: Children’s Party GamesOption 1
Book A: Read a book with a four-legged animal’s tail on the cover (no birds or fish and must be a real world animal, not mythical).
Required: Post the cover
I read
by Samuel Bjørk Book B: Read a book whose author’s first and last initials are found in DONKEY TAIL.
I read Jungle Jungle Pimpernel, Het Laatste Bivak, De verloren vallei by Anthony van Kampen
** This a Big Book (640 pages). Claiming 1 BB tickets.**
Points for this task: 25
Total points : 155+25=180/775
Tasks completed: 11/49
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 6
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
Kristen IA10.9 - Winners of Winter
Read a book that has won or has been nominated for a literary award that begins with one of the letters found in WINTER.
Required: Indicate which award fits the task. - Edgar Award Nominee for Best Juvenile
Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
ARBookfind: IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12.0
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 165/775
Tasks Completed: 14/49
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 3
MAZZA1REMOVAL POST
I would like to unclaim the book from the following task
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Kathy P's Task: Winter Love... Actually
Read a book by an author who shares a first or last name with one of the actors in the movie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Ac...
I read an ARC of this book via netgalley Earth
JOHN is matching name with Caroline JOHN (near bottom of second column of names)
Points this post = - 20
Points to date = 470
points this post = 20
Points to date = 385
Kristen IA20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Apple's Task: Christmas Special
For this task, read a book that features a word of 4 or more letters from one of the television specials (not necessarily Christmas), from this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Exact matches only, no plurals or possessives.
Required: State the word and the television special. - "Christmas" from "Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July," 1979
Faking Christmas by Cindy Steel
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 185/775
Tasks Completed: 15/49
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 3
MAZZA120.9 - Moderators' Pet - Kathy P's Task: Winter Love... Actually
Read a book by an author who shares a first or last name with one of the actors in the movie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Ac...
Artificial Wisdom
THOMAS is matching name with THOMAS Sangster (mid column 1 )
points this post = 20
Points to date = 490
MAZZA15.2- Unique Like a Snowflake
Read a book where each word in title contains no repeat letters.
I read an ARC of this book Earth
This is only physical copy on GR Earth
points this post = 5
Points to date = 495
15.10 Here be DragonsOption B, Dragon intact in the title: Dragonwyck by Anya Seton
Points this post: 15
Total points: 320
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sarah E's Task: The Chocolate GameOption 1, #6 in a series: Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Chicago Stars #6)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 340
Kristen IA30.1 Mazza1's Task - The Life of Solomon
Option 1 Two book option
Required:Identify the line of verse used when posting: Christened on Tuesday
a) Read a book where the Author’s FIRST and LAST initials appear in the line of verse. Only books with a single author are allowed.
Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates
b) Read a book with a word of 4 OR MORE letters in the title made from the remaining letters in your chosen line of verse
Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson
used the word "Nine"
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 215/775
Tasks Completed: 16/49
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 3
Bookwrm526Task #20.2 - Apple's Task: Christmas Special
Read a book that features a word of 4 or more letters from one of the television specials (not necessarily Christmas), from this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of.... I chose the special 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and read Married Before Christmas by Megan Linden (ebook only, approved for length in verification thread posts 160 and 161). This matches two words from this special, BEFORE and CHRISTMAS.
Total points so far: 320
25.3 Amy FL's task: Best Sister EverOption 1: Read a book with SISTER in the title
The Rebellious Sister (Unstoppable Liv Beaufont #1) by Sarah Noffke & Michael Anderle
Option 2: Read a book with a title that contains at least two rhyming words of three or more letters each.
Humble Pies and White Lies (Amish Inn Mysteries #8) by Elizabeth Penney
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 610
Delicious Dee20.1 - Most Improved - TessaVanessa's Task: TessaVanessa's NYC Adventure
Option B -
- according to tineye, 76% of the cover is greenPoints in Post: 20
Total Points: 340
Its a Fact Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Amy FL5.4 - A Werewolf in the Mafia
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant - published in 1982
Points this post: 5
Total points: 410
Amy FL10.5 - A Ghost Story For Christmas
Rivers of London - ghosts (in description)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 420
Amy FL15.8 An Extra Day
The Pawn - first published December 6, 2016
Points this post: 15
Total points: 435
Amy FL20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Apple's Task: Christmas Special
Get a Life, Chloe Brown - LIFE from The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Points this post: 20
Total points: 455
Jen K25.4 Robin P’s Task: Children’s Party Games
Option 1: Pin the Tail on the Donkey
Book A: What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
Book B: The Lost Journals of Sacajewea by Debra Magpie Earling
DonkEy
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 275
IAF: 1
Jen K20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sarah E's Task: The Chocolate Game
Option 2: Get Dressed Up
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
Person wearing a HAT
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 295
IAF: 1
Amy FL25.5 Dee's Task : I Like A Good Mystery (series) and I Cannot Lie!
Option 2: The Box in the Woods (#4 in Truly Devious mystery series) - female lead, Stevie Bell solves the crime
Option 4: Flop Dead Gorgeous (#27 in Andy Carpenter mystery series) - Drop Dead Gorgeous is the original phrase
Points this post: 25
Total points: 480
MaryPDX30.3 Cat : Books of the Winter Months
Pick one of the months within this season: DECEMBER
Book 1: ALL the letters of your chosen month can be found in the title of your book (ignore subtitles)
One Day in December
Book 2: the author of your book has first and last initials found in your chosen month. Letters may only be used as often as they appear
Sea of Tranquility Emily St. John Mandel
This Task:
BB: 0
IF: 0
GO: 0
Books: 2
Points: 30
Totals:
BB: 1
IF: 4
GO: 2
Points: 245
ROBIN P25.5 Dee's Task: I Like a Good Mystery (Series) and I Cannot Lie!
Option 1 - set before 1973 - The Marathon Conspiracy - Book 4 of Athenian Mysteries series -
set in ancient Athens
Option 3 - setting outside your country that you've never visited -
Singapore Sapphire - Book 1 of Harriet Gordon Mystery series
Set in Singapore which I have never visited
Points this post - 25
Total points - 400
BB:2 GO:3 IAF:3
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.10 The End?
Never Lie by Freida McFadden
Found on page page 2 of Best Endings
Points this post: 10
Total points: 670
Task completed: 46
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.2 Katrisa's Task : Winter Zodiac
Option 2:
Book 1: The Vacation by John Marrs
The book takes place in Los Angeles.
400 pages
Book 2: The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain
Found on page 2 of list
122 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 700
Task completed: 47
MAZZA110.9 - Winners of Winter
Read a book that has won or has been nominated for a literary award that begins with one of the letters found in WINTER.
The Duke and I nominee for RITA award in 2001
Points this post = 10
points to date = 505
Task 50.1 - The Spirits of the Past, the Present and the Future750+ pages
book 1: MPG Historical Fiction, set in 15th Century
The Spring of the Ram: The House of Niccolo
585 pages
book 2: published August 2022, set in present day
Love on the Brain
354 pages
book 3: author John Wyndham wrote both SF and books set in the time they were published
I read an SF:
The Chrysalids
200 pages
book published and set in 1930s
Foul Play Suspected
585 + 345 + 200 = 1139
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620 points
Nick KY10.2 Festive Folklore
I read The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice, p.11 of “Folklore” list: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 435
JEN B10.8 - Winter Migration
Read a book set in one of these countries listed as being in the Southern Hemisphere
Homecoming by Kate Morton
This book is set in Australia.
***Claiming one Big Book Ticket (547 pages)***
TOTAL POINTS: 190
Nick KY15.2 Old and New
Book 1. Latest Book in a series of at least three. I read For a Scot's Heart Only by Gina Conkle, # 3 and latest book in the Scottish Treasures series.
Book 2. First Book in a Series. I read Deception Cove by Owen Laukkanen, # 1 in the Neah Bay series.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points so Far: 450
15.1 Long and Shorta) Holiday Crush
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 194 pages.
b) Chain of Iron
The book has 832 pages - I'd like to claim 2 big book tickets, please.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 190
Big book tickets this post: 2
Total # of big book tickets: 5
Bookwrm526Task 15.6 Let's Celebrate!
Read a book where the authors initials can be found in FIREWORKS.
I read Rook by William Ritter (fiReWorks).
Total points so far: 335
ROBIN P15.7 When the Music Stops
MPG Music
Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution - listened to audio, linked pb
**claiming 1 IAF pt for nonfiction
Points this post: 15
Total points: 415
BB:2 GO:3 IAF:4
ROBIN P5.2 Unique Like a Snowflake
Unique letters in each word
Nick and Charlie
Points this post: 5
Total points: 420
BB:2 GO:3 IAF:4
TessaVanessaChallenge 50.1 Trishhartuk’s Task: The Spirits of the Past, the Present and the Future
Book 1: When the Waters Came by Candace Sue Patterson
Time Period: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-h...
256 pages
Book 2: Off the Map by Trish Doller
272 pages
Book 3: A Charming Crime by Tonya Kappes
MPG Fantasy is A Charming Crime
MPG Contemporary book is Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries
321 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 750
Task completed: 48
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.8 - Seeking Sanctuary
Why We Took the Car by Wolfgang Herrndorf
Option 1 - This book is set entirely in Germany. From the description in this edition (Why We Took the Car): "Together, Mike and Tschick are heading out on a road trip across Germany."
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Goodbye Berlín
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 160 points
Tasks completed: 11
trishhartuk5.1 No "L" Day
Read a book with no "L" In the title/subtitle/authors name.
Over Sea, Under Stone, Susan Cooper
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (243pg)
As it has both Childrens and Middle Grade MPGs:
UK AR Quiz No. 200025 EN Fiction; AR Quiz Information IL: MY - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12.0; AR Quiz Types: RP
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 265
Tasks Completed: 21
It’s a Fact Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Task 25.3 - Best Sister Everoption 1: SISTER in title
Ink Blood Sister Scribe
option 3: four letter word that is also a word backward
Real Men Knit
KNIT = TINK (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti...)
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645 points
Mod
Book A-
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley / UDHR in title
Book B-
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid / bottom of pg 1 on Dignity list
Points this post: 15
Total points: 630
Mod
Option A-
by Nora Roberts / dragon on coverPoints this post: 15
Total points: 645
EMurphy30.4 Nick KY's Task: Murder in the Manor
Option 1: Book from one of the lists The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
*Whodunit Mansions, page 1
Option 2: MPG Horror The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 55
Books Read: 4
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
25.4 Robin P’s Task: Children’s Party Games Help Thread
Option 2: Musical Chairs (Children walk around the chairs while music plays and when it stops, they sit down, but there is always one chair fewer than child, so someone is out. Each time one more chair is taken away and the winner is the last one sitting.)
Book A: Read a book with a chair on the cover. For this task a chair is defined as a seat for one person that has a seat & a back
I read
Book B: Read a book whose author’s first and last initials are found in MUSICAL CHAIRS. Letters may only be used as often as they appear in the phrase.
I read The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life by Lisa Miller, whose initials are in MusicaL chairs.
This book is non-fiction so please give me one ticket for *****ITs A Fact *****
points: 60
books read: 7
tasks completed: 5
It's a fact: 2
pages read: 2036
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10.3 - Season of Love
Read a book with the MPG Romance.
Much Ado about Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 130 Points