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WINTER CHALLENGE 2023
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Amy FL30.2 Katrisa's Task : Winter Zodiac
Option 1
Book 1: Hunted - page 1 of Archery list
Book 2: Identity by Nora Roberts - NR in tempeRaNce
Points this post: 30
Total points: 550
STORMIE15.8 An Extra Day
Wild and Distant Seas by Tara Karr Roberts
Read a book first published in a leap year.
First published January 2, 2024
Points this post: 15
Total points: 40
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Amy FL30.3 Cat : Books of the Winter Months
Month is December
Option 2: December Park by Ronald Malfi
Task 1: December in title
Task 2: author's initials, RM, are in deceMbeR
I completed the ebook, but linked to the paperback version for the purposes of page count greater than 500 (756)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 580
Rockynook10.6 - Roll the Bones
Book with page #s made from digits 1-6
Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score
Page count: 552
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 220
AMANDA VA30.2 Katrisa's Task : Winter Zodiac
Option 3: Aquarius - January 20- February 19
Book 1: Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner
Book 2:
Post total: 30
Challenge total: 170
IAF total: 3
BB total: 0
OG total: 0
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ROBIN P5.2 Unique Like a Snowflake
No repeating letters within a word
Labyrinth - read ebook, paperback is here - Λαβύρινθος -
Points this post: 5
Total points: 465
BB:2 GO:4 IAF:4
ROBIN P20.4 Golden Oldies - Joop's Task: Golden Oldies
Option B - written after author's 65th birthday
The Road to Roswell - listened to audiobook, linked hardcover, no pb yet
Author Connie Willis was born in 1945 per GR. This book was published in 2023, when she was 78 years old.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 485
BB:2 GO:4 IAF:4
MAZZA150.1 - Trishhartuk’s Task: The Spirits of the Past, the Present and the Future
Book 1: The Past
Read a book that is set in, or is about a period, before 1950, AND has one of the MPGs “History” or “Historical”, stand alone or embedded (e.g. “Historical Fiction”).
The Italian Secretary Set during reign of Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901) MPG Historical Fiction 338 Pages
Book 2: The Present
Read a book first published in 2021, 2022, 2023 or 2024, which is set in the present day or (for non-fiction) discusses current affairs.
Body Friend published 2023 with modern day setting info says 5 years ago 256 pages
Book 3: The Future
Read a novel by an author who has published one or more novels which have the Science Fiction or Fantasy MPGs; and has also published one or more novels with a "present day" setting relative to its publishing date.
Random in Death Fantasy set in 2060's written by J.D. Robb 368 pages
JD robb is a pseudonym for Nora Roberts who wrote The Search Published 2010 with setting of 2010 as per GR record
I have had all 3 books approved in help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
338 + 256+368 = 962 exceeds requirements
points this post = 50
Pointsto Date = 705
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.4 Robin P’s Task: Children’s Party Games
Option 1:
Book A:
by Tonya Kappes Book B: Chocolate Bunny Betrayalby Tonya Kappes
Points this post: 25
Total points: 775
Task completed: 49
And another season in the books :)
EMurphy25.4 Robin P's Task: Children's Party Games
Option 1a: 4-legged animal's tail on the cover
by R.J. Palacio*BL: 5.1, AR: 9.0
Option 1b: Author's initials found in DONKEY TAIL Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: o
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 80
Books Read: 6
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 3
15.8 - An Extra Dayfirst published in a leap year (2024, 2020, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004 etc)
Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
❄️ first published 1988 ❄️
Total points: 105 + 15 = 120
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 0
Mai5.1- No "L" Day
Read a book with no "L" In the title/subtitle/authors name
Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 235
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 18
NF Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Mai5.8- Polar Bear Plunge
Cover of at least 70% White
The 6 Types of Working Genius by Patrick Lencioni*Claim 1 NF Ticket*
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 240
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 19
NF Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Mai5.2- Unique Like a Snowflake
Book where each word in title contains no repeat letters.
Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 245
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 20
NF Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Joop's Task: Golden OldiesOption A, a main character is of old age (age 65+): The Library by Bella Osborne
The character Maggie is identified as 72 years old.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 420
MEGSCL5.2- Unique Like a Snowflake
Darling Girls
Total
305 points
Tickets - 4 It’s a Fact - 3 Big Books
MEGSCL5.8- Polar Bear Plunge
Total
310 points
Tickets - 4 It’s a Fact - 3 Big Books
MEGSCL25.4 Robin P’s Task: Children’s Party Games
Option 1: Pin the Tail on the Donkey
Book A:
Book B: Normal Rules Don't Apply: Stories by Kate Atkinson
Total
335 points
Tickets - 4 It’s a Fact - 3 Big Books
MEGSCL30.3 Cat : Books of the Winter Months
FEBRUARY
Book A: The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman
Book B: Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi
Total
365 points
Tickets - 4 It’s a Fact - 3 Big Books
MEGSCL20.1 - Most Improved - TessaVanessa's Task: TessaVanessa's NYC Adventure
Option 3: What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
Total
385 points
Tickets - 4 It’s a Fact - 3 Big Books
MEGSCL30.1 Mazza1's Task - The Life of Solomon
Option 2
Using “That was the end of Solomon Grundy”
Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin - uses TALE and MH
**769pp - 2 big book tickets
Total
415 points
Tickets - 4 It’s a Fact - 5 Big Books
LysTask 20.2 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Apple's Task: Christmas Special
Wed to Jack Frost
This book shares the words Jack and Frost with the special of the same name.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 1
Lys20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Kathy P's Task: Winter Love... Actually
Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough
Michael Easter is the author. He shares the name "Michael" with two of the cast members identified on the Wikipedia page - Michael Parkinson and Michael Fitzgerald.
I would like to claim an "NF" ticket for this book.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
NF tix: 1
Tasks Completed: 2
Lys5.1- No "L" Day
Sworn to the Shadow God by Ruby Dixon
There is no L in the title or author's name.
I would like to claim a "BB" ticket for this book. It is 645 pages long.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 45
NF tix: 1
BB tix: 1
Tasks Completed: 3
Lys5.2- Unique Like a Snowflake
The Reason I Jump
None of the letters repeat in the individual words of the title.
I would like to claim an "NF" ticket for this book.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 50
NF tix: 2
BB tix: 1
Tasks Completed: 4
Lys5.3- Better in a sweater
The Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
The letters from the word "brain" can all be found in BetteRINAsweater
I would like to claim an "NF" ticket for this book.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 55
NF tix: 3
BB tix: 1
Tasks Completed: 5
Lys5.5- It's a New Year
The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich
This graphic novel was published in 2023 by an author I had not read previously.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 60
NF tix: 3
BB tix: 1
Tasks Completed: 6
Kai10.1 Poetry for Neanderthals
Read a book where all the words in the title consist of a single syllable
Stone's Fall by Iain Pears
New Points: 10
Tasks Competed: 13
Total Points: 95
Lys10.1 - Poetry for Neanderthals
Wed to the Dark Elf
Each word is monosyllabic.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70
NF tix: 3
BB tix: 1
Tasks Completed: 7
Lys5.6- Christmas Murder Mystery Night
Wed to Krampus
The book has a MPG of Christmas.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 75
NF tix: 3
BB tix: 1
Tasks Completed: 8
Lys10.3 - Season of Love
Audited by the Anubis
Has a MPG of Romance.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 85
NF tix: 3
BB tix: 1
Tasks Completed: 9
Lys10.6 - Roll the Bones
Wed to the Bullman
The paperback edition has 1-2-2 pages.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 95
NF tix: 3
BB tix: 1
Tasks Completed: 10
30.2 Katrisa's Task : Winter ZodiacOption 1 Book 1, a book from Archery list page 1 #91: I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
mass market paperback edition Moi, Malala, je lutte pour l'éducation et je résiste aux talibans 424 pages
Option 2 Book 2, author initials in TEMPERANCE: Absolution by Alice McDermott
paperback edition Absolution: A Novel 336 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 450
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15.2 Out with the Old, In with the New
A_ Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt
**784pp - 2 big book tickets
B_ Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
Total
400 points (-15points)
Tickets - 4 It’s a Fact - 3 Big Books (-2 bb)
MEGSCL10.7 - It's-a Me, Mario!
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa (YOSHI)
Total
410 points
Tickets - 4 It’s a Fact - 3 Big Books
LoraTask: 10.8 - Winter Migration
Book/Author: Albert of Adelaide / Howard Anderson
How it fits: set in Australia
Points for this task: 10
Total points: 565
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 7
trishhartukb>30.1 Mazza1's Task - The Life of Solomon
Option 1: Two book option
Using: Took Ill on Thursday
Letters used: tOoK ill on ThuRSDaY
a) Author’s FIRST and LAST initials appear in the line of verse.
Blizzard in the Bay, Kathi Daley
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (219pg)
tooK ill on thursDay
b) Word of 4 OR MORE letters in the title made from the remaining letters
Long Story Short, Jodi Taylor
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (417pg)
STORY: tOok ill on ThuRSdaY
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 320
Tasks Completed: 23
It’s a Fact Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Joanne MI5.4- A Werewolf in the Mafia
Mornings on Horseback published 1981
Claiming 1 IAF
Points this task 5
Total Points 195
2 BB's
IAF 3
Nick KY25.4 Robin P’s Children’s Games. I chose Opt. B, the game “Musical Chairs.”
Book 1. I read The Final Silence by Stuart Neville, chair on the cover:
Book 2. I read
The Pleasure of My Companyby Steve Martin, inits in “MuSical chairs.”Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 520
Readerboard Name: List_Addict5.10: A Holiday Gift for You
A book of your choice
Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson
Points this Challenge: 5
Task 5.3 - Better in a SweaterSTATE in title can be made from phrase
State of Emergency: the Way We Were - Britain, 1970-1974
STAE in SwEATer
T in beTter
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680 points
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Readerboard Name: List_Addict30.4: Nick KYs Task- Murder in the Manor
Option A: A book from one of the included lists
Gallant by VE Schwab
List: Novels About Big Houses, Page 1
Option B:
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M Danforth
Points this Challenge: 35
Mod
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys / set in 1989
Points this post: 5
Total points: 740
Mod
The Bride Goes Rogue by Joanna Shupe / ROGUE in list
Points this post: 10
Total points: 750
Mod
Option 2-
Eva's Eye by Karin Fossum / author born in Norway
Points this post: 20
Total points: 770
Andy P.Task # 25.3 Amy FL's task: Best Sister Ever
Option 1: Read a book with SISTER in the title
The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
Option 3. read a book with a title word of four or more letters that makes a different word when spelled backwards.
The Loop by Nicholas Evans
Loop spelled backwards is Pool.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 455
Jasmiina F20.1 - Most Improved - TessaVanessa's Task: TessaVanessa's NYC Adventure:
Option 2: Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% green according to TinEye:
by Terry Pratchett.Points this post: 20
Total points: 110
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Jasmiina F10.3 - Season of Love:
Read a book with the MPG Romance:
Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 120
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15.6 Let's Celebrate!
Read a book where the authors initials can be found in FIREWORKS
Sourdough by Robin Sloan
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 258 pages.
Robin Sloan's initials can be found in FIRE WORKS.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 330