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WINTER CHALLENGE 2024
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Amy FL30.9 - TessaVanessa's Task: Ringing in the New Year
Option 3: Let the Great World Spin - set in New York City (metadata)
Option 4: You Will Never Be Me - NEVER in the lyrics "Never brought to mind"
Points this posts: 30
Total points: 450
LoraTask: 15.7 We Three Kings
Book/Author: Cold Waters / Libby Howard
How it fits: #12 in the Locust Point Mystery series
Points for this task: 15
Total points: 220
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
10.4 - Wonderful WetlandsBook: The Songbird & the Heart of Stone
Task: Read a book with a word of four or more letters in its title that can be made from WORLD WETLANDS DAY
How it fits: stone can be made from wOrld wETlaNdS day
I read the kindle edition. The paperback has 448 pages.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 95
Erin NY20.8 Op 1 - Publication year includes 2 of 1289
Russka by Edward Rutherfurd
* Published in 1991
* Claiming big book tickets: 960 pages long book (2 I think?)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 135
Mod
One of the authors must be NEW TO YOU.
Option C- The Furies- air/aeris
For Air
Book A - Pick one of the furies listed above – read a book where all the letters of the fury can be found in the title
read Getting Away with Murder
and
For Aeris- author is new to me.
Book B - Using the same fury than the book you used for Book A and read a book where all the letters of the alternate name can be found in the authors name.
read The Business Trip by Jessie Garcia
points this post 30
total points: 820
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.3 - Cupid is Coming
Read a book with MPG Romance. Stand Alone or Embedded
Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce
Romance is a MPG.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Dungeons and Drama
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 210 points
Tasks completed: 14
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.8 - New Year, New Beginnings
Read a book with a word of four or more letters in the title that can be made from "NEW YEAR BRINGS FRESH BEGINNINGS"
Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose
WHERE can be found in the phrase (WE in new; HER in fresh
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Dom jest tam, gdzie są ciała
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 225 points
Tasks completed: 15
trishhartuk5.2 Circle of Dark
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the countrieswith territory within the Arctic Circle...Iceland. Required: If the setting is not evident from the Goodreads main page, provide a reference.
Stranded in Iceland, Victoria Walker
Read the kindle edition. PB: here (251pg)
Something like 60-65% of the book is set in Reykjavik, Iceland.
From the GR description: “Join Fliss and Brun for a few magical days in Reykjavik before Christmas to see if Fliss finds a happy-ever-after she didn’t even know she was looking for.”
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 300
Tasks Completed: 21
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
JUKKA30.4 Susan A's Task: Consecutive Letters
Book 1: Book whose title begins with two alphabetically consecutive letters.
Descender, Vol. 2: Machine Moon by Jeff Lemire starts with DE.
Book 2: Book whose title ends with two alphabetically consecutive letters.
The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie ends with RS. First released in 1936, it is a Golden Oldie.
Total Points: 200/995
Total Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 13/57
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 7
It's a Fact Total: 0
5.3 Cupid is ComingTask: MPG Romance
Wintering with George by Mary Calmes
Only digital edition - approved for length here.
MPG Romance
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 855/ 995
Tasks Completed: 52/57
15.5 Old Saint NickTask: AFL from SC, CS, KK, FC, CF, SN, NS
The Glass Magician by Caroline Stevermer
Paperback: The Glass Magician
Author initials CS
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 870/ 995
Tasks Completed: 53/57
JUKKA20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Kristen IA's Task: Holidays and Hiking
Option A4: Book that is #1 in a series.
Skullkickers, Vol. 1: 1000 Opas and a Dead Body by Jim Zub is #1 in Skullkickers.
Total Points: 220/995
Total Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 14/57
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 7
It's a Fact Total: 0
30.3 - Katrisa's Task: Reunion - Go Norsemen!This is a two book task, from a single option.
Option 2: The Reunion
Option 2, Book A Author name matches one of Dan, Daniel, Heather, Kristin, Jenni, Katy, or Adam.
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild
Paperback: King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
Author's first name is ADAM.
Option 2, Book B Set in1970s
The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
MMPB: The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax
Approved as being set in the 1970s on the Task Help Thread, here.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 900/ 995
Tasks Completed: 54/57
25.4 JennRenee's Task: Cold Nights With Winter ReadsMPG Romance
Book 1, a title word from WINTER WAS MADE FOR WARM BLANKETS AND LARGE BOOKS: Home Again by Mariah Stewart
The word is Again.
Book 2, author initials in WINTER READS: Woodrose Mountain by RaeAnne Thayne
Points this post: 25
Total points: 265
SHEMAC 10.9 - Making the National International
Read a book with a word in its title that matches one of the current or proposed National Scenic Areas from this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationa.
Required: State the word and the National Scenic Area it matches: Bear; Bear Creek, Virginia
A Bear Wolf for Joel
(PB A Bear Wolf for Joel)
This task points: 10
Total season points: 285
30.8 - Delicious Dee's Task: Codex AleraThis is a two book task, from a single option, 500+ pages, one new to me author.
Option A: The Series
Option A, Book A Book from the Codex Alera
Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher
Paperback: Cursor's Fury - 536 pages
This is the third book in the Codex Alera.
Option A, Book B All author initials in JIM BUTCHER
Rylan by Harper Robson
Only digital edition - approved for length here. 250 pages
Harper Robson is a new to me author.
Total page count: 786 (536 from non-digital edition / first book)
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 930/ 995
Tasks Completed: 55/57
Mod
5.6 Meanwhile, Back in the Southern Hemisphere
Task: Read a book set in the Southern Hemisphere AND first published in December or January.
Set in Botswana, first published January 1, 2004
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies. Alexander McCall Smith
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 400 / 995
Tasks Completed 26
ROBIN P25.3 Beth NC's Task
Option 1: Read during day light hours means you have very little daylight so read a book from this list:
https://bookriot.com/best-short-books/
Graphic novels are allowed.
Books must meet the SRC guidelines (100 page minimum)
Goodbye, Vitamin - 208 pages
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
Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist
Y in York, U in Resurrection, L and E in Life
**Claiming 1 IAF point, this book is nonfiction**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 535
BB:0 GO:2 IAF:6
10.9 National Scenic AreaAlabara Hills
The Hills Have Spiesby Mercedes Lackey
Hills in the title
Task +10
Grand Total: 85
Kelly L 20.3 Review Raffle- Trishhartuk's Task: Wordplay
Option 3, b) Read a book with a title of at least two words where number of words in the title (not subtitle) equals the number of letters in the first word.
Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV
CUE = 3 letters
CUE THE SUN = 3 words
**Claiming an It's a Fact ticket - this book is non-fiction!**
This post: 20 points
Season total: 20 points
IAF: 1
Bookwrm526Task #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. I made the word GRACE (RAC from ChRistmAs, E from treE, G from liGhts) and read Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy.
Total points so far: 325
Elizabeth PTask 15.3 - Mysterious and Wise
I chose the 2 book option
Book One: Book with cover 75%+ made of red, yellow, AND black
by Neal Shusterman43.3 %#f3eabeYellow
13.7 %#4c090cBrown
10.6 %#700b0aRed
9.9 %#99060bRed
9.6 %#cd1d0dRed
4.1 %#1b0c21Black
3.0 %#3e3330Brown
2.2 %#c4a580Brown
1.9 %#90523eBrown
1.7 %#d3544fRed
43.3+10.6+9.9+9.6+4.1+1.7 = 79.2%
All three (yellow, black, red) present
At 585 pages, good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
MMPPB Link: La Faucheuse
Book Two: Book with at least 2 lucky numbers (2, 8, 9) in page count
by Penny Reid292 pages, 2 and 9 present
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 210
Total Tasks: 11
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 2
IAF: 0
Total Books: 15
babbling c 10.2 - Crossing Borders
Read a book which is set in at least two countries. For the purposes of this task, we will consider the constituent nations of the UK (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) to be distinct countries.
Required: If the locations are not evident in the book description or the GR metadata, provide a reference.
Tiger Eye - audio. Tiger Eye - mass market paperback pgs 384 by Marjorie M. Liu
Beijing, China
United States
THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 125/995
Completed Tasks: 8/57
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Pages read this season: 3,162
Books read this season: 8
Kelly L20.1 Most Improved -Kathy KS's Task: Family and Holidays
Option 2 - Read a book set at least 50% in one of the places in which some of our family members live: California , Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, or Germany.
The Phoenix Crown is set (more than 50%) in San Francisco, California
This post: 20 points
Season total: 40 points
IAF: 1
Kelly L20.5 Bigger is Better- Elizabeth P's Task: Celebrating the SRC
3: Reflection
Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title (subtitles do not count) that can be made from the letters in READING CHALLENGES BRING ME JOY.
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
CHALLENGER made from CHALLENGES BRING ME JOY
**Claiming an It's a Fact ticket - this book is non-fiction!**
**Claiming a Big Book ticket - this book is 576 pages!**
This post: 20 points
Season total: 60 points
IAF: 2 tickets
BB: 1 ticket
Kelly L20.8 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.
Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
ASTOR (5 letters) made from CALIFORNIA REDWOOD FOREST
**Claiming an It's a Fact ticket - this book is non-fiction!**
This post: 20 points
Season total: 80 points
IAF: 3 tickets
BB: 1 ticket
Kelly L20.9 Moderator's Pet -Jen B's Task: 90s Nostalgia
Option 1, A: ...read a book with EXACTLY 5 words in the title (subtitles ignored) Only words count.
My Sister, the Serial Killer
This post: 20 points
Season total: 100 points
IAF: 3 tickets
BB: 1 ticket
Kelly L25.1 - KmarieD's Task: It's My Birthday
Choose 2 options and read 1 book for each.
Option 1: Read a book with a title that has at least 5 words. Subtitles are excluded.
All the Colors of the Dark - 6 words in title
**Claiming a Big Book ticket - this book is 608 pages!**
Option 2: Read a book where all the letters from either BOOKS or GAMES can be found in the title and/or subtitle.
Make the Season Bright
GAMES made from MA K E THE S EASON BRI G HT
Your total page count should be at least 500 pages.
Total page count = 608 + 342 = 950
This post: 25 points
Season total: 125 points
IAF: 3 tickets
BB: 2 tickets
Kelly L15.6 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...
A Sea of Unspoken Things
Things is a 6-letter word found in the chorus of the Polar Express song
Presents for the children, wrapped in red and green
All the things I've heard about, but never really seen
This post: 15 points
Season total: 140 points
IAF: 3 tickets
BB: 2 tickets
25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: RiversOption :Read a book first published in 1968 or in a year after 1968 that ends in the digit 8 (1978, 1988, 1998, 2008, or 2018).
Hive (Hive #1) by A.J. Betts
pub 2018
Option 2: Read a book with one of the 8 original River names as a word in the title, subtitle, or series title: Clearwater (Clear or Water is OK)
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
word in title, Water, for river: Clearwater
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 580
REPOST25.5 Jessica S’s Task: The Music of Christmas
Option 1: Read a book with a cover that’s at least 60% white according to TinEye
The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot #13) by Agatha Christie
66.2 %#f1eeebWhite
14.0 %#9f9894Grey
5.5 %#e7a53fOrange
5.1 %#d83430Red
4.0 %#5f7749Green
1.3 %#cc7573Pink
1.2 %#d7a9a9Pink
1.1 %#8a5d33Brown
0.9 %#eac98fPink
0.7 %#f5e8cdPink
Option 3: Read a book where the author’s initials (you may ignore middle initials) can be found in LET IT SNOW.
Grounds for Murder (A Coffee Lover's Mystery #1) by Tara Lush
author's initials, TL, found in LeT
Total this Post:25
Season Total: 580
30.1 - Truitt_T’s Task: She Blinded Me With ScienceBook A: Read a book with an element from the Periodic Table in the title and/or subtitle.
Into Neon (A Cyberpunk Saga #1) by Matthew A. Goodwin
element: Neon
259 pages
Book B: Choose from one of the following four options: Option 1: Read a book with the MPG Science AND for which the author identifies as female.
Man-Made: How the bias of the past is being built into the future by Tracey Spicer
NON FICTION
298 pages
Total pages read: 557
Total this Post: 30
Season Total: 610
Task 15.3 - Mysterious and Wisebook 1: cover 75% + red balck and yellow
Murder Your Employer
63.9 %#ebc527Yellow
7.8 %#c1ad4aYellow
7.8 %#bf1814Red
7.6 %#f8f5e3White
4.3 %#8f7f42Brown
3.4 %#594b2bBrown
2.1 %#f7edc1Yellow
1.6 %#b8372fRed
1.1 %#252014Black
0.3 %#c98f42Brown
book 2: page count includes 2 of 2 / 8 / 9
Tour De Force
192 pages
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570 points
Mod
option 2: Read a book set at least 50% in Germany. France, England, Wales, Ukraine, or Italy.
Solitaire
This book is set in Berlin (Germany) & Paris (France)
These are listed as settings for the book & the blurb mentions both. In addition the "headline" on Amazon says "Solitaire: A captivating novel of intrigue and survival in wartime Paris"
I listened to the audiobook
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Total Tasks Completed: 1
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
5.5 'Tis the Season to be FestiveAs beautiful as fairy lights are, they seem to be a perennial nuisance! Blown bulbs, tangled cables... maybe we'll take a break from wrangling with uncooperative lighting and read a good book to calm down for a bit. The tree will get decorated... eventually.
Read a book with a title that contains a word of at least 4-letters made from CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS. Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
Required: State the word
I read Drop Dead Sisters. I can spell "sisters:" chrISTmaS tREe lightS
points: 140
books read: 8
tasks completed: 8
Big Books: 1
Its a fact: 2
pages read: 2887
Joanne MI20.5 Bigger is Better
Option 3: Reflection- Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title (subtitles do not count) that can be made from the letters in READING CHALLENGES BRING ME JOY
Magic's Promise The word is Magic's
Points this Task 20
Season Total 110
IAF 1
Joanne MI25.4 JennRenee's Task: Cold Nights With Winter Reads
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.
The Mark of the Assassin - The word Is MARK
Book 2 Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in either COLD NIGHTS or WINTER READS
Rogue Justice by Stacey Abrams S.A. in Winter Reads.
Points this task 25
Season Total 135
IAF 1
PegW10. 3 - A Mountain of Books
Read a book whose page count is comprised of the numbers 9, 1, 4, 4 in any order. Numbers may only be used as often they appear.
I read: Graveyard Shift with 144 pages
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 60
Jessica S20.4 Golden Oldies- Robin P’s Task: Christmas Carols
1.Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title that matches a word in the name of a carol from this list: https://www.nypl.org/blog/2016/12/22/...
Song: 5. “Children, Go Where I Send Thee”
Where Waters Meet by Zhang Ling
Points this task: 20
Total points: 520
ROBIN P10.10 Cold as Ice
Book from list
The Fire Engine That Disappeared
Found in Nordic Noir list, p1, currently #56
Points this post: 10
Total points: 545
BB:0 GO:2 IAF: 6
Julia10330.6 - 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.
Christmas at The Mysterious Bookshop (MPGs Christmas and Books About Books)
The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories (MPGs Christmas and Classics)
These were approved in the task help thread, post 41
This post: 30 points
Total points: 370
BB: 5
GO: 3
NF: 2
Completed tasks: 18
Books read: 25
Lisa MD30.6 - XBM’s Task – A Partridge in a Pear Tree
Option A:
Book 1 - Author Initials in PARTRIDGE
Sudden Death by David Rosenfelt
Author Initials: "DR" found in paRtriDge
Book 2 - Tree or branch and bird on Cover
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
🎀🎄🎅🏻❄️🎀🎄🎅🏻❄️🎀🎄🎅🏻❄️🎀🎄🎅🏻❄️🎀🎄🎅🏻❄️🎀🎄🎅🏻❄️
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 330 / 995
Total Books Read: 25
Total Tasks Completed: 19 / 57
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 3
JenJ IA5.10 Comfort zone
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Betty by Tiffany McDaniel
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 225/995
Tasks Completed: 17/59
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
JenJ IA10. 3 - A Mountain of Books
Read a book whose page count is comprised of the numbers 9, 1, 4, 4 in any order. Numbers may only be used as often as they appear.
The Most by Jessica Anthony - 144 pages
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 235/995
Tasks Completed: 18/59
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
JenJ IA15.8 New Year, New Beginnings
Read a book with a word of four or more letters in the title that can be made from "NEW YEAR BRINGS FRESH BEGINNINGS"
Required: State the word - WHEN
When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson - 528 pages
*****I claim 1 BB ticket*****
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 250/995
Tasks Completed: 19/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 1
JenJ IA20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Kristen IA's Task: Holidays and Hiking
Option B: HIKING - Read a book with NATURE, HIKE, WALK, TRAIL, or EXPLORE in the title/subtitle.
To the Gorge: Running, Grief, and Resilience & 460 Miles on the Pacific Crest Trail by Emily Halnon
*****I claim 1 It's a Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 270/995
Tasks Completed: 20/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 2
JenJ IA25.4 JennRenee's Task: Cold Nights With Winter Reads
This is a two book task.
For this task you will choose a genre from my list of favorite genres for winter and use that genre for two books.
Choose the MPG: Christmas
Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title of 4 or more letters made from this quote:
Winter was made for warm blankets and large books.
Letters may be used as often as they appear.
Required: State the word - TREE
The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in COLD NIGHTS.
The Christmas Countdown by Holly Cassidy
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 295/995
Tasks Completed: 21/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 2
JenJ IA25.5 Jessica S’s Task: The Music of Christmas
This is a two-book task. Please select one book for two different options.
Required: State the options
Option 3: Let It Snow - Performed by Vaughn Monroe
Read a book where the author’s initials (you may ignore middle initials) can be found in LET IT SNOW.
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
Option 4: Walking in the Air - Performed by Peter Auty
Read a book with any noun found in the lyrics of Walking in the Air in the title.
Required: state the noun - RIVERS
There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 320/995
Tasks Completed: 22/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 2
JenJ IA30.1 - Truitt_T’s Task: She Blinded Me With Science
This is a two book task, with a combined 500 page minimum. One book MUST be nonfiction.
Read two books, Book A and Book B.
Book A
Read a book with an element from the Periodic Table in the title and/or subtitle. Exact matches only, no plurals or possessives.
List of Elements: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Required: state the element. - GOLD
Five Gold Rings by Kristen Bailey - 280 pages
Book B
Choose from one of the following four options.
Required: State the option.
Option 3: The Great Backyard Bird Count / Global Bird Count
Read a book with an MPG of Birds, Ecology, Nature, and/or Conservation.
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May - 241 pages
*****I claim 1 It's A Fact ticket*****
280 + 241 = 521 total pages
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 350/995
Tasks Completed: 23/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 3
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15.4 It's Starting to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Option 1
Book A: Book with an ornament, garland, wreath, Christmas lights, Santa, or deer on the cover.
Batman - Santa Claus: Silent Knight by Jeff Parker has Santa Claus and ornaments.
Book B: Author's initials are in MERRY AND BRIGHT.
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway.
Total Points: 170/995
Total Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 12/57
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 6
It's a Fact Total: 0