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WINTER CHALLENGE 2024
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brooke4.010.2 Read a book which is set in at least two countries.
Le Tour du monde en 80 jours by Jules Verne (audio read, this is the top MMP)
Setting on GR page:
London, England (, 1911), Suez Canal (Egypt), Bombay (India), Calcutta (India), Hong Kong, Yokohama (Japan), New York (State) (United States), Liverpool, England (United Kingdom), London, England (, 1872), Singapore, Atlantic Ocean, South Asia, India, England
Claiming one Golden Oldie as this is published in 1872
Pts this post: 10pts
Golden Oldie: 1
Total pts: 65pts
brooke4.010.6 Read a biography, autobiography or memoir about an artist, musician, poet or writer.
La mujer que soy by Britney Spears (audio read, no MMP, this is the highest paperback)
Claiming one It's a Fact as this is nonfiction
Pts this post: 10pts
Golden Oldie: 1
It's a Fact: 1
Total Pts: 75
SHEMAC 10.4 - Wonderful Wetlands
Read a book with a word of four or more letters in its title that can be made from WORLD WETLANDS DAY. Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
Required: State the word: STAND
Stand in Place
(PB Stand In Place)
This task points: 10
Total season points: 295
SHEMAC 10.10 - Cold As Ice
Read a book from one of the following lists:
Nordic Noir
52 Book Club 2023: #24 Nordic Noir
Nordic/Scandinavian Mysteries: Female Voices
Required: State which list your book is found on - Nordic/Scandinavian Mysteries: Female Voices page 1, #6
My First Murder
(PB Ensimmäinen murhani)
This task points: 10
Total season points: 305
LoraTask: 20.9 Moderator's Pet -Jen B's Task: 90s Nostalgia, using Option 2A
Book/Author: Toto / A.J. Hackwith
How it fits: MPG Retellings
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 240
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
Task 20.5 Bigger is Better- Elizabeth P's Task: Celebrating the SRC Option 3: 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
Book: All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today
Word: Head
Points this task: 20
Total points: 455
Task 25.1 - KmarieD's Task: It's My BirthdayOption 3: Read a book with both individual MPG Mystery and MPG Romance or the combined MPG Romantic Suspense.
BOok: The Lost Story
Option 4: Read a book with a single author whose initials can be found in GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.
Book: House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen
Points this task: 25
Total points: 480
Theresa15.3 - Mysterious and Wise
Option 2 - 1 book meets both criteria
2 numbers of 2, 8 and 9 in page count
75% red, yellow, black
by Robert HarrisTineye
45% - #b01d15 - red
23.7% - #7a1513 - red
12.4% #d71a10 - red
7.6% - #efe0d6 - pink
3.9# - #300b0f - brown
2.5% - #eaa988 - orange
2.1% - #c2661a - brown
1.6% - #b77e7b - brown
0.7% - #dfa318 - orange
0.3% - #f7cd91 - yellow
Points this post - 15
Total points - 45
Theresa15.4 - It's Starting to Look A Lot Like Christmas
Option 2 - 1 book
Wreath on the cover
Author initials in Merry anD bright
by Mikayla DavidsPints this post - 15
Total points - 60
MEGSCL30.7 - Amy FL’s Task: The Headaches of Home Ownership
Option 2: Read a book with a title word (ignore subtitles) of four or more letters that can be made from MOLD REMEDIATION.
(Name) - My Name Is Lucy Barton
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in MARISSA.
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
Total
165 points - 1 big book - 2 It’s a Fact
MEGSCL30.6 - XBM’s Task – A Partridge in a Pear Tree
Option B:
Read two books, each with a related homophone in the title from this list of homophones: http://www.singularis.ltd.uk/bifroest...
For/Four
For Today I Am a Boy
Four Aunties and a Wedding
Total
195 points - 1 big book - 2 It’s a Fact
5.8 New Year, New BeginningsTask: Title word from NEW YEAR BRINGS FRESH BEGINNINGS
The Nanny Contract by Jason Collins
Only digital edition - approved for length here.
NANNY: New YeAr briNgs fresh begiNnings
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 945/ 995
Tasks Completed: 56/57
Julia10315.3 Mysterious and Wise
Option 1
Book 1: Read a book with a cover with at least 75 percent of any combination of these THREE colors, RED BLACK AND YELLOW according to Tineye.
Socialism . . . Seriously: A Brief Guide to Surviving the 21st Century
red 79.6% #ee3324
yellow 4.3% #eebb27
black 2.1% #272221)
This book is non-fiction, so claiming one It's A Fact ticket
Book 2: Read a book with at least 2 different lucky numbers (2, 8 and 9) in the page count.
Children of Darkness
I read the Kindle edition. There is no MMP. The top paperback Children of Darkness is 182 pages.
This post: 15 points, 1 NF
Total points: 385
BB: 5
GO: 3
NF: 3
Completed tasks: 19
Books read: 27
Repost from post #84030.9 Ringing in the new year
Option 1 read a book with 0022245 in the page count
A Christmas Memoryby Richard Paul Evans
224 pp
Option 2 food on the cover
cupcakes on the cover
by Joanne Fluke304 pp
Total: 528 pp
Task +30
Grand Total: 85
20.3 Review Raffle- Trishhartuk's Task: WordplayOption 3a: Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty
28 letters, divided by 4 words = 7
Note ** According to the FAQ's, the comma wouldn't count here because it's a "character", not a letter
Total points: 60
Joanne MI10.6 Inspiration Strikes
a biography, autobiography or memoir about an artist, musician, poet or writer
You Don't Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War
Approved in help thread # 29
Claiming 1 IAF
Points this task 10
IAF this task 1
Season Total 145
IAF 2
Jessica S15.3 Mysterious and Wise
Option 2: One-book task - book with a cover with at least 75 percent of any combination of these THREE colors, RED BLACK AND YELLOW and book with at least 2 different lucky numbers (2, 8 and 9) in the page count.
Smile: Behind the Lens of the ‘Dating Game Killer’ by Ryan GreenPoints this task: 15
Total Points: 520
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.6 Meanwhile, Back in the Southern Hemisphere
Read a book set in the Southern Hemisphere AND first published in December or January.
Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood
Takes place in Australia and was first published in January, 1989
Points this post: 5
Total points: 785
Tasks Completed: 49
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.8 Run Away! Run Away!
Read a book from the first 25 pages of the Mythology shelf: Mythology Books
The Siren by Kiera Cass
Found on page 8 of the list.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 795
Tasks Completed: 50
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.1 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 or SPRING WILL ARRIVE EARLY
I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir by Maurice Vellekoop
WORD=TIME found in the phrase SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER
Book 2: Read a book that has a repeated word consecutively in the title.
Mirror, Mirror by Jen Calonita
Points this post: 15
Total points: 810
Tasks Completed: 51
Nick KY25.3 Beth NC’s Winter Solstice
Opt. 1. Shortest Day. From the Best Short Books list, I read The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon.
Opt. 3. Longest Night. From the Best Long Books list, I read 2666 by Roberto Bolaño.
CLAIM TWO BIG BOOKS for 2666 at 912 pp.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 365
BB’s So Far: 500+ (2) 750+ (1) = 4 BB’s
trishhartuk20.6 It’s a Fact - Julia103's Task" Getting Older
Includes a claim for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Option 1: Read a book where a main character is a senior citizen.
The Body in the Library, Agatha Christie
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (220pg)
The GR character description for Miss Marple calls her “an elderly spinster” (https://www.goodreads.com/characters/...), as does Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Ma...).
Golden Oldie: First published in 1942
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: 1 – The Body in the Library was first published in 1942
Total Points: 320
Tasks Completed: 22
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 5
Tea5.10 - Comfort zone
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold
- MMP edition Mirror Dance
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Points this thread: 5
Total points: 5
Tea15.5 - Old Saint Nick
Read a book with a single author who shares initials with one of names: Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle and Saint Nicholas
Rise of the School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
- author's initials are SC (like Santa Claus)
- IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10.0 https://www.arbookfind.com/bookdetail...
- PB edition Rise of the School for Good and Evil (no MMP)
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Points this thread: 15
Total points: 20
Tea20.3 - Review Raffle- Trishhartuk's Task: Wordplay
Option 3a
Read a book with a title of at least two words where the total number of letters in the title can be averaged by the number of words, to get a whole number.
Stalking Darkness by Lynn Flewelling
- 16 letters & 2 words -> 16/2=8 - whole number
- MMP edition Stalking Darkness
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Points this thread: 20
Total points: 40
Tea20.9 - Moderator's Pet -Jen B's Task: 90s Nostalgia
Option 1
Read a book with EXACTLY 5 words in the title
The Waters of Eternal Youth by Donna Leon
- 5 words in the title
- MMP edition Las aguas de la eterna juventud or english PB The Waters of Eternal Youth
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Points this thread: 20
Total points: 60
Tea25.4 - JennRenee's Task: Cold Nights With Winter Reads
MPG Thriller
Book 1
Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters made from this quote:
Winter was made for warm blankets and large books.
Broken by Karin Slaughter
- word Broken can be found in quote - ....warm blankets ... books
- mpg thriller
- MMP edition Broken
Book 2
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in either COLD NIGHTS
Tripwire by Lee Child
- author's initials LC can be found in word COLD
- mpg thriller
- MMP edition Tripwire
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Points this thread: 25
Total points: 85
JEN B20.1 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 Only Survivors by Megan Miranda
This book is set in North Carolina. From GR description, "Their annual meeting place, a house on the Outer Banks, has long been a refuge." The Outer Banks are part of North Carolina.
TOTAL POINTS: 285
Readerboard Name: List_Addict5.10: A book of your choice
Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
Total this challenge: 5
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.2 Nick KY’s Task: Rivers
Option 1: 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).
Spiral by K.L. Denman
Published January 1, 2008
Option 2: Read a book with one of the 8 original River names as a word in the title, subtitle, or series title. Plurals and Possessives are accepted.
Dangerous Waters by Sandra Robbins
River used: ClearWATER
Points this post: 25
Total points: 835
Tasks Completed: 52
Mod
Read a book with a hot beverage on the cover, such as coffee, tea, cocoa/hot chocolate, hot cider, etc. The beverage should be visible; no empty containers.
read
Fresh Brewed Murder
points this post 5
total 825
Mod
Read a book with an MPG of Paranormal. The genre may be embedded, e.g. "Paranormal Romance" or "Paranormal Horror".
read Love and Other Conspiracies
Romance
Contemporary
Audiobook
Contemporary Romance
Paranormal
Fiction
Adult
Paranormal Romance
points this post 10
total points 835
Mod
Read a book from the first 25 pages of the Mythology shelf: Mythology Books
read Hounded page 3
points this post 10
total 845
Mod
Read a book from one of the following lists: used list Nordic Noir page 1
read Black Ice
points this post 10
tota points 855
Joanne MIRepost of message of 1138
25.4 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.
The shared genre is Mystery
Points this task 25
Season Total 135
IAF 1
LoraTask: 25.5 Jessica S’s Task: The Music of Christmas, using options 3 and 5
Book 1:
Book/Author: On Pens and Needles / Sandra Orchard
How it fits: author's initials are SO
Book 2:
Book/Author: Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear / Seanan McGuire
How it fits: MPG Urban Fantasy
Points for this task: 25
Total points: 265
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
JUKKAReposting.
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Kristen IA's Task: Holidays and Hiking
Option A:
1: Author's initials are in LIGHTS.
4: Book that is #1 in a series.
Revival, Vol. 1: You're Among Friends by Tim Seeley is #1 in Revival.
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
Jecca10.6 - Inspiration Strikes
Read a biography, autobiography or memoir about an artist, musician, poet or writer.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Claiming IAF
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 320
Total Tasks Completed: 15
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Big Books:
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
15.10 Winter RetreatRead a book with a cover that shows a secluded house or cabin (no other buildings visible on the cover) in a snowy landscape.
by Kimi Cunningham Grant~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 335
Total Tasks Completed: 16
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Big Books:
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
JUKKA10.3 A Mountain of Books
Book whose page count comprises 9, 1, 4, 4 in any order.
Skullkickers, Vol. 1: 1000 Opas and a Dead Body by Jim Zub has 144 pages in the top paperback edition, though I read the Kindle version.
Total Points: 230/995
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 15/57
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 7
It's a Fact Total: 0
Jecca20.9 Moderator's Pet -Jen B's Task: 90s Nostalgia
Option 3- Trends -read a book with one of the Beanie Baby animals from this list on the cover - Cat
by Richard Osman~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 355
Total Tasks Completed: 17
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Big Books:
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 2
ROBIN P20.6 It's a Fact - Julia103's Task: Getting Older
Option 1: Main character is a senior citizen
Death Comes to Marlow - listened to audiobook, linked pb
This is the 2nd in the series, for the 1st book, The Marlow Murder Club, the GR description starts "Judith Potts is seventy-seven years old". The second book takes place about 6 months later.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 565
BB:0 GO:2 IAF:6
Lisa MD20.4 - Robin P’s Task: Christmas Carols
Option 3: Author Initials match: AB, AS, AT, BA, BS, BT, TA, TB, TS, SA, SB, ST
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
***I claim an IAF ticket***
🎀🎄🎅🏻❄️🎀🎄🎅🏻❄️🎀🎄🎅🏻❄️🎀🎄🎅🏻❄️🎀🎄🎅🏻❄️🎀🎄🎅🏻❄️
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 350 / 995
Total Books Read: 26
Total Tasks Completed: 20 / 57
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 4
Task 15.9 My Bloody ValentineRead a book with MPG Romance as well as MPG of War, Thriller or Mythology
Book: Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun
Points this task: 15
Total points: 495
20.1 Most Improved -Kathy KS's Task: Family and HolidaysOption 3: Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet
Published in 2024
Total points: 80
10.5 - A Gateway to the PastSet prior to 1903: The Limehouse Text by Will Thomas
Series description noting "Victorian London"
Chapter 1 specifies: "It was a Wednesday morning, the fourth of February, 1885."
Points this post: 10
Total points: 275
Regarding Message 1091Read a biography, autobiography or memoir about an artist, musician, poet or writer.
Orwell's Roses
Orwell was a writer.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 75
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 7
I forgot to claim a non fiction ticket for this one.
5.10 Comfort zone
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
The Wee Free Men
Points this post: 5
Total points: 50
Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4
Reposting and adding that this has a UG level in Bookfinder. Thank you.
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11.0
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP, VP
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30.8 - Delicious Dee's Task: Codex Alera
For this task, you will pick one option (A, B or C) and read book A and book B from that option. Your page count needs to be more than 500 pages (so 501+) and at least one of the authors must be NEW TO YOU.
Required: specify which option you chose and state the new to you author(s) in your post.
Option C – The Furies
The six furies are air/aeris, water/aqua, fire/ignus, earth/terra, metal/ferrous and wood/flora.
Required: State which fury you picked. - Air (book B) - Aeris (book A)
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. (AERIS)
The Sticky Note Manifesto of Aisha Agarwal by Ambika Vohra - 368 pages
Ambika Vohra is a NEW TO ME author
Book B - Use the same fury as 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. (AIR)
Class Mom by Laurie Gelman - 290 pages
368 + 290 = 658 total pages
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 380/995
Tasks Completed: 24/59
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 3