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WINTER CHALLENGE 2024
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Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.8 - Run Away! Run Away!
Read a book from the first 25 pages of the Mythology shelf:
The book is on page 1.
Norse MythologyTotal Points: 40
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Total books: 6
Total tasks: 6
Katrisa10.4 - Wonderful Wetlands
Read a book with a word of four or more letters in its title that can be made from WORLD WETLANDS DAY.
I read Reasons to Stay Alive
STAY in world weTlAndS daY
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 340
Katrisa15.2 Holiday who-be what-ee?
Book 1: Read a book that is at least 75% green according to Tineye
I read The Thinking Engine
My edition was this
61.6 %#168837Green
12.9 %#1c6f38Green
6.4 %#52a56dGreen
5.8 %#d7c55eYellow
4.1 %#86ab4eGreen
2.9 %#8dc29fGreen
2.8 %#000900Black
2.2 %#b3bc5aGreen
0.9 %#154022Green
Book 2: Read a book with the MPG Christmas
I read A Christmas Carol
MPG Christmas
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 355
20.9 Moderator's Pet -Jen B's Task: 90s NostalgiaOption 3- Trends
A: read a book with one of the Beanie Baby animals from this list on the cover.
The Cat Who Caught a Killer (Conrad the Cat Detective #1) by L.T. Shearer
- CATTotal this Post: 20
Season Total: 225
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - SheMac's Task: Into 2025Option 2: Read a book that is at least 50% set in one or more of these countries that were part of the Roman Empire.
Το σεξ και πώς να το αποφύγετε
This book takes place in Athens, Greece, other locations in Greece are also mentioned such as Antiparos.
This task:
Points: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total:
Points: 60
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Books read: 3
Joanne MI5.3 Cupid is Coming
Read a book with MPG Romance.
The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club
Points this task 5
Season Total 50
Task 10. 3 - A Mountain of BooksRead a book whose page count is comprised of the numbers 9, 1, 4, 4 in any order.
Book: What Does It Feel Like?
Has 144 pages
Points this task: 10
Total points: 185
Susan A5.1- It's All Natural - cover depicting a natural landscape scene
Everyone Knows But You by Thomas E. Ricks
No MMPB or paperback. Hardcover HERE
natural landscape, nothing man-made
previous total: 600
points this post: 5
new total: 605
Susan A15.1 Groundhog Groundhog Groundhog
Book 1: Read a book with a 4 or more letter word in the title that can be formed from one of these two phrases: SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER
Fairy Cakes in Winter by Lane Hayes
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
phrase: SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER
word: Winter
Book 2: Read a book that has a repeated word consecutively in the title.
Ho Ho Homicidal Maniac by K.A. Merikan
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
Ho Ho is repeated consecutively in the title
approved HERE
previous total: 605
points this post: 15
new total: 620
Katrisa15.4 It's Starting to Look A Lot Like Christmas
Opt 2 - Read a book with an ornament, garland, wreath, Christmas lights, Santa, or deer on the cover AND where the author's first and last initials (middle initial may be ignored) are found in MERRY AND BRIGHT
I read Dear Santa by Debbie Macomber
Wreath and garlands on cover and DM in Merry anD bright
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 370
Katrisa15.5 Old Saint Nick
read a book with a single author who shares initials with one of these names. The initials may be reversed in order but must match a single name. Middle initials may be ignored.
Initials are SC, CS, KK, FC, CF, SN, NS
I read America Again by Stephen Colbert
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 385
25.3: Beth NC's Task- Winter Solstice"Option 2: Long nights are made for curling up with a good book and a blanket: Read a book from this cozy mystery list: If a whole series is listed you may read any book from the series.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entert..."
Killer Kung Pao (A Noodle Shop Mystery #6) by Vivien Chien
Option 4: Dec 21st is also known as Yule. Read a book that has all 4 letters in YULE in the title/subtitle OR in author's name. They do not have to be sequential
The Storyteller's Daughter by Maria Goodin
YULE found in the storYtELler's daUghter
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 250
PegW20.8 Nickels & Dimes- Apple's Task: The Wonders of Home
Option 4:For this task, read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title that can be made from CALIFORNIA REDWOOD FOREST.
I read Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret and the word made is SECRET.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 50
Nick KY5.2 Circle of Dark I read Nightblind by Ragnar Jónasson, takes place in Iceland.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 155
Nick KY5.6 Meanwhile, back in the Southern Hemisphere I read All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes, 1st pub'd January 2022 and takes place in the Southern Hemisphere -- mostly Antarctica.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 160
Nick KY10.10 Cold as Ice I read Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson, on the first page of the Nordic Noir list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...-
Points this Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 170
Susan A25.4 JennRenee's Task: Cold Nights With Winter Reads
Chosen Genre: MPG Christmas
Book 1: Read a book with a word int he title of 4 or more letters made from this quote:
Winter was made for warm blankets and large books.
O Goalie Night by K.M. Gillis
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
MPG Christmas
Word from title: GOALIE
found in quote
WInter was made for warm bLAnkets and larGE bOoks
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in either COLD NIGHTS or WINTER READS
The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
MPG Christmas
found in WINTER READS
previous total: 620
points this post: 25
new total: 645
SHEMAC 20.8 Nickels & Dimes- Apple's Task: The Wonders of Home
Please chose an option from the below.
Option 1: Read a book who first year of publication includes at least two different numbers of 1, 2, 8 and 9. (2019)
This task points: 20
Total season points: 45
Sasha
(PB Sasha)
Andy P.Task # 25.5 Jessica S’s Task: The Music of Christmas
Option 2. Read a book that has an eight word title.
Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran
Option 3:Read a book where the author’s initials (you may ignore middle initials) can be found in LET IT SNOW
The Majority by Elizabeth L. Silver LES in let it Snow
Points this post: 25
Total points: 115
15.6 Why, to the North Pole, of course! This is the Polar Express!Read a book with a word in the title of 4 or more letters found in these lyrics: https://genius.com/Matthew-hall-and-m...
I'm Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjørk
Alone
Post Total = 15
Season Total = 115
Total IAF = 2
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15.4 It's Starting to Look A Lot Like ChristmasOption B - one book task
Task: Cover with garland, lights, etc. AND AFL in MERRY AND BRIGHT
Aunt Dimity's Christmas by Nancy Atherton
Lights and garland on Christmas tree
N, A: merry ANd bright
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 330/ 995
Tasks Completed: 24/57
15.6 Why, to the North Pole, of course! This is the Polar Express!Task: Title word from song lyrics
A Highland Christmas by M.C. Beaton
MMPB: A Highland Christmas
Lyric word: Christmas
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 345/ 995
Tasks Completed: 25/57
15.7 We Three KingsTask: 3 book series or #12
Temporary Bliss by Kiska Gray
Only a Kindle edition - approved for length here.
Temporary Bliss is the third book of three in the Love By Chance series.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 360/ 995
Tasks Completed: 26/57
20.1 Most Improved -Kathy KS's Task: Family and HolidaysTask, Option 3: First published in 1981 or 2024
Penric and the Bandit by Lois McMaster Bujold
Only a Kindle edition - approved for length here.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 380/ 995
Tasks Completed: 27/57
25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: RiversThis is a two book task.
Book 1, Option 1: Published in a year ending in 8, 1968 or later.
From These Ashes by Davidson King
Paperback: From These Ashes
Originally published 2018.
Book 2, Option 2: Title word from list
On a Midnight Clear by Lily Morton
Paperback: On a Midnight Clear
Clear: From Cleawater, Clear alone ok per Task.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 405/ 995
Tasks Completed: 28/57
25.5 Jessica S’s Task: The Music of ChristmasThis is a two book task.
Book 1, Option 2 : Eight word title
Take a Look at the Five and Ten by Connie Willis
Hardcover: Take a Look at the Five and Ten
There are exactly eight words in the title.
Book 2, Option 3: AFL in LET IT SNOW
Sauntering Vaguely Downward by Nessa L. Warin
Paperback: Sauntering Vaguely Downward
N, W: let it sNoW
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 430/ 995
Tasks Completed: 29/57
30.3 Go Norsemen!Option 2
A - Dead Run: The Murder of a Lawman and the Greatest Manhunt of the Modern American West by Dan Schultz
B - The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 115
30.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive LettersThis is a two book task.
Book 1: First word in title begins with consecutive letters
Ghostly Awakening by E.M. Leya
Paperback: Ghostly Awakening
First word of title begins with GH.
Book 2: Title ends with two consecutive letters
The Sword-Edged Blonde by Alex Bledsoe
MMPB: The Sword-Edged Blonde
Title ends with DE
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 460/ 995
Tasks Completed: 30/57
30.4 Consecutive LettersBook 1: No Safe Place by Richard North Patterson
NO
Book 2 The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan
RS
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 145
Task 5.5 'Tis the Season to be Festive Read a book with a title that contains a word of at least 4-letters made from CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS.
Book: Cross My Heart
Word: HEART
Points this task: 5
Total points: 190
10.1 - Look to the SkiesTask: Night sky on cover
Defying Logic by Nicky James
Paperback: Defying Logic
Approved on Task Help thread, here.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 470/ 995
Tasks Completed: 31/57
Katrisa20.2 - Rookie at the Top - SheMac's Task: Into 2025
Opt 1 - Read a book with either a key (not electronic) or a door or a gate on the cover.
I read
It has a door on the cover
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 405
Katrisa30.2 - MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
Opt 2 - Read a book with a word in the TITLE ONLY that ends with "ARY"
I read The Lost Diary of M
DIARY
My book was audio - PB 304 pages
Opt 4 - Read a book that is # 12, 1 or 2 in a series.
I read Eden book to of Archer & Bennett
My book was audio - MMPB 384 pages
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 435
5.5 'Tis the Season to be FestiveBook: PS: I Hate You
Task: Read a book with a title that contains a word of at least 4-letters made from CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS
How it fits: hate in title can be made from cHrisTmAs trEe lights
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 432 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 65
LoraTask: 15.6 Why, to the North Pole, of course! This is the Polar Express!
Book/Author: Christmas at Reedy Falls: A Romance / Elizabeth Sumner Wafler
How it fits: word is CHRISTMAS
Points for this task: 15
Total points: 115
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
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: 1
trishhartuk20.5 Bigger is Better - Elizabeth P's Task: Celebrating the SRC
Includes claims for both an IAF ticket and GO.
3: Reflection. Word of 4 or more letters in the title made from the letters in READING CHALLENGES BRING ME JOY.
Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor E. Frankl
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (221pg)
SEARCH: REAding CHallengeS,
Golden Oldie: First published in 1946
It's a Fact: MPGs include Nonfiction, Psychology, Philosophy, Self Help, Memoir and Biography
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
It’s a Fact: 1 – Man’s Search for Meaning is Non-Fiction
Golden Oldie: 1 – the book was first published in 1946
Total Points: 180
Tasks Completed: 10
It’s a Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
trishhartuk30.6 XBM’s Task: A Partridge in a Pear Tree
Option D: Pick one holiday MPG, and read two books which share that MPG but which also have different MPGs.
The Christmas Clause, Kathi Daley
Read the kindle edition. PB: here.
MPGs: Cozy Mystery, Mystery, Christmas, Fiction, Romance, Holiday
A Midwinter's Tail, Lili Hayward (225pg)
MPGs: Christmas, Fantasy, Fiction, Magical Realism, Cats, Cozy Mystery, Holiday, Animals, Mystery, Adult Fiction
The two books the MPGs Christmas. The Christmas Clause also has Romance, while A Midwinter’s Tail has Fantasy, Animals and Magical Realism. Combination approved in help thread message #13: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 210
Tasks Completed: 11
It’s a Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
30.9 - TessaVanessa's Task: Ringing in the New YearOption 1: Read a book with a page count with only the numbers in 2024 and 2025 (00222245). Numbers may be used only as often as they appear.
We Are Here, Stories of Home, Place and Belonging edited by Meg Mundell
240 pages
Option 3: Read a book set in New York City.
Ceremony in Death (In Death #5) by J.D. Robb
100% NYC
310 pages
Total pages read: 550
Total this Post: 30
Season Total: 280
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.4 New Year, New Reads!
Read a book where an author's first and last initials are found in HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Light Carries On by Ray Nadine
Points this post: 5
Total points: 405
Tasks Completed: 28
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.2 Crossing Borders
Read a book which is set in at least two countries.
Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha
Setting: South Korea and Alabama, United States
Points this post: 10
Total points: 415
Tasks Completed: 29
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.5 A Gateway to the Past
Read a book set prior to 1903 (or if non-fiction, about events prior to 1903).
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Points this post: 10
Total points: 425
Tasks Completed: 30
ROBIN P15.3 Mysterious and Wise
Book 1: cover has yellow, red & black, at least 75% total
Crook Manifesto
- per TinEye 62.9% yellow, 9/1% red, 12.9% blackBook 2: 2 numbers of 2, 8, 9 in page count
Thirty-Three Teeth - 238 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 285
BB:0 GO:0 IAF: 3
Task 10.5 - A Gateway to the PastRead a book set prior to 1903 (or if non-fiction, about events prior to 1903).
Required: If the time setting is not evident from the GR metadata or book description, provide a reference.
Reference:
https://www.georgette-heyer.com/chron...
Time Setting: 1816/1817
Sir Waldo asks of Miss Trent's father: "Was he engaged at Waterloo?"
Miss Trent refers to her brother serving in the Army of Occupation in France (which was withdrawn in November 1818).
The Nonesuch (1962) by Georgette Heyer (Paperback 348 pages)
00 + 10 = 10
Tasks Completed: 01
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 00 + 10 = 10
Books read: 01
Pages read: 348
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 00
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Mcquaid5.2 Circle of Dark
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the countries or US state that have territory within the Arctic Circle.
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 25
Tasks done: 3
Books read: 3
Delicious Dee5.1- It's All Natural
Points This Post: 5
Points Overall: 220
Its a Fact Tickets: 2
Delicious Dee5.4 New Year, New Reads!
A Solitude of Wolverines - Alice Henderson - AH in HAPPY NEW YEAR
Points This Post: 5
Points Overall: 225
Its a Fact Tickets: 2
Delicious Dee10.1 - Look to the Skies
Points This Post: 10
Points Overall: 235
Its a Fact Tickets: 2
Delicious Dee10.9 - Making the National International
Over the Hills and Far Away: The Life of Beatrix Potter - HILLS for Alabama Hills; claiming 1 its a fact for non-fiction
Points This Post: 10
Points Overall: 245
Its a Fact Tickets: 3
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5.8 Birdwatching Month
Read a book with a word from this list of Top 100 Remarkable Birds in the title
The bird is the Common Loon and the word is Common
The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction
Claiming 1 It's a fact ticket.
Total Points: 30
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Total books: 5
Total tasks: 5