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WINTER CHALLENGE 2024
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JEN B25.1 - KmarieD's Task: It's My Birthday
Your total page count should be at least 500 pages.
Option 1: Read a book with a title that has at least 5 words. Subtitles are excluded.
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson (223 pages)
6 words in title
***Claiming one It's A Fact ticket***
Option 4: Read a book with a single author whose initials can be found in GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. All initials count and letters may only be used as often as they appear.
The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave (289 pages)
LD in isLanDs
223 pages + 289 pages = 512 pages > 500 pages
TOTAL POINTS: 310
ROBIN P10.7 I Want to Believe
MPG Paranormal
The Other Side of Mrs. Wood
Points this post: 10
Total points: 690
BB:0 GO:3 IAF:6
Lisa MD15.7 - We Three Kings
From 3 book series as of 2/28/25
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
Series: Part of Your World - Book #2 of 3
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 445 / 995
Total Books Read: 33
Total Tasks Completed: 26 / 57
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 5
25.6: Lisa MD's Task-New Year ReflectionsOption 2, two books from Wedding Books, both page 1:
You Say It First by Susan Mallery
mass market paperback edition You Say It First
It Happened One Wedding by Julie James
mass market paperback edition It Happened One Wedding
Points this post: 25
Total points: 330
Task 30.3 - Reunion - Go Norsemen!option 1
book A: on p8 of Norse Mythology list
River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road
book b: LAND in subtitle
Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun(approved: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
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640 points
SHEMAC 5.10 Comfort zone
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Mist and Marrow
(PB Mist and Marrow)
This task points: 5
Total season points: 430
Anja15.8 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"
NANNY - The Mafia Boss's Nanny by Fiona Davenport
POINTS:
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 175
Big Books: 500(2) 750(0) 1000(0)
Completed Tasks: 10
Anja20.3 Review Raffle- Trishhartuk's Task: Wordplay
Option 1: Read a book with a title where at least three words start with the same letter (excluding A, An or The).
Two to Love by Sophie Oak
POINTS:
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 195
Big Books: 500(2) 750(0) 1000(0)
Completed Tasks: 11
Anja20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Kristen IA's Task: Holidays and Hiking
2) CHRISTMAS (Dec. 25) - Both red and green appear on the cover, any percentage, according to TinEye
by Sophie Oak21.9 % Red
21.3 % Grey
20.6 % bBlack
15.2 % Brown
10.1 % Grey
6.9 % Pink
2.0 % Brown
1.2 % Brown
0.7 % Green
POINTS:
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 215
Big Books: 500(2) 750(0) 1000(0)
Completed Tasks: 12
Anja25.4 JennRenee's Task: Cold Nights With Winter Reads
MPG Romance
Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title of 4 or more letters made from quote: Winter was made for warm blankets and large books
SIREN - Siren in the City by Sophie Oak
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in either WINTER READS
Daydreamer by Susie Tate
POINTS:
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 240
Big Books: 500(2) 750(0) 1000(0)
Completed Tasks: 130
JEN B30.1 - Truitt_T’s Task: She Blinded Me With Science
Book A: Read a book with an element from the Periodic Table in the title and/or subtitle.
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore
Element = Radium
This book is non-fiction
***Claiming one It's A Fact ticket***
Book B: Option 4: Read a book with the MPG Science Fiction.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
TOTAL POINTS: 340
SHEMAC 15.4 It's Starting to Look A Lot Like Christmas
Choose an option
Required: State the option: A
Option A: Two-book task
Book 1: Read a book with an ornament, garland, wreath, Christmas lights, Santa, or deer on the cover.
Required: Post the cover
The Merry Moose's Mates
(PB The Merry Moose's Mates: M/M Shifter)
Book 2: Read a book where the author's first and last initials (middle initial may be ignored) are found in MERRY AND BRIGHT: BT
Cowboy Healing by B.A. Tortuga
(PB Cowboy Healing)
Verified Not for Kids #395
This task points: 15
Total season points: 445
Nick KY15.2 Holiday Book 1. I read The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy by Martha C. Nussbaum. According to tineye the most prominent color on the cover at 62.1% is green: 50.5% Green, 20.2% Yellow, 8.6% Green, 6.7% Grey, 6.1 % Brown, 3.0% Green https://labs.tineye.com/color/56b6ac0...
CLAIM ONE IT’s A FACT for The Fragility of Goodness
Book 2. “Christmas” is a GR genre. I read The Christmas Brides of Twilight by Lori Wilde.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 470
IT’s A FACT This Post: 1
IT’s A FACT So Far: 10
slideshell5.4 New Year, New Reads!
Read a book where an author's first and last initials are found in HAPPY NEW YEAR
The Striker
Paperback - 576 pages
*claiming one big book ticket for The Striker by Ana Huang - 576 pgs
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Total This Task
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 1
Non-fiction: 0
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Total This Season
Points: 365/995
Completed Tasks: 24/57
Big Book: 4
Non-fiction: 0
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Pages read this season: 11119
Books read this season: 30
slideshell5.8 Birdwatching Month
Read a book with a word from this list of Top 100 Remarkable Birds in the title
Bird/word: eagle
Die Like an Eagle
Hardback - 293 pages
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Total This Task
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
Non-fiction: 0
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Total This Season
Points: 370/995
Completed Tasks: 25/57
Big Book: 4
Non-fiction: 0
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Pages read this season: 11412
Books read this season: 31
slideshell10.3 A Mountain of Books
Read a book whose page count is comprised of the numbers 9, 1, 4, 4 in any order
And Then There Were None
Hardback - 194pages
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Total This Task
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
Non-fiction: 0
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Total This Season
Points: 380/995
Completed Tasks: 26/57
Big Book: 4
Non-fiction: 0
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Pages read this season: 11606
Books read this season: 32
slideshell15.2 Holiday who-be what-ee?
Book 1: Read a book that is at least 75% green according to Tineye
Rule of the Aurora King
Paperback - 512pages
Book 2: Read a book with the MPG Christmas
A Jingle Bell Mingle
Hardback - 383 pages
*claiming one big book ticket for "Rule of the Aurora King" by Nisha J. Tule - 512 pages
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Total This Task
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 1
Non-fiction: 0
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Total This Season
Points: 395/995
Completed Tasks: 27/57
Big Book: 5
Non-fiction: 0
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Pages read this season: 12501
Books read this season: 34
slideshell15.8 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"
word:wings
The Serpent and the Wings of Night
Hardback - 452 pages
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Total This Task
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
Non-fiction: 0
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Total This Season
Points: 410/995
Completed Tasks: 28/57
Big Book: 5
Non-fiction: 0
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Pages read this season: 12953
Books read this season: 35
slideshell20.4 Golden Oldies- Robin P’s Task: Christmas Carols
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are a combination of these letters. Letters may only be used as often as they appear, but they may be in any order. Therefore, the options are AB, AS, AT, BA, BS, BT, TA, TB, TS, SA, SB, ST.
The Au Pair Affair
Hardback - 366 pages
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Total This Task
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
Non-fiction: 0
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Total This Season
Points: 430/995
Completed Tasks: 29/57
Big Book: 5
Non-fiction: 0
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Pages read this season: 13319
Books read this season: 36
slideshell20.5 Bigger is Better- Elizabeth P's Task: Celebrating the SRC
Option 2: Read a book that is #3 or #6 in a series
Mirror Lake
Paperback - 216 pages
*already had this approved as "not a kids book" after a previous posting
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Total This Task
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
Non-fiction: 0
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Total This Season
Points: 450/995
Completed Tasks: 30/57
Big Book: 5
Non-fiction: 0
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Pages read this season: 13535
Books read this season: 37
slideshell20.8 Nickels & Dimes- Apple's Task: The Wonders of Home
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in PINK LAKE
Love Unwritten
Paperback - 607 pages
*claiming one big book ticket for "Unwritten" by Lauren Asher - 607 pages
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Total This Task
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 1
Non-fiction: 0
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Total This Season
Points: 470/995
Completed Tasks: 31/57
Big Book: 6
Non-fiction: 0
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Pages read this season: 14142
Books read this season: 38
slideshell25.2 Nick KY’s Task: Rivers
Book 1: Option 1: Read a book first published in 1968 or in a year after 1968 that ends in the digit 8
Death on Tap
Hardback - 310 pages
Book 2: Option 2: Read a book with one of the 8 original River names as a word in the title
river/word: Wolf
Wolf Gone Wild
Paperback - 378 pages
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Total This Task
Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 1
Non-fiction: 0
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Total This Season
Points: 495/995
Completed Tasks: 32/57
Big Book: 6
Non-fiction: 0
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Pages read this season: 14830
Books read this season: 40
brooke4.05.7 National Cocoa Day
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.
Cremas, Christmas Cookies, and Crooks by Harper Lin (audio read, no MMP, this is next PB)
Pts this post: 5pts
Golden Oldie: 1
It's a Fact: 1
Total Pts: 80
brooke4.010.4 - 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.
Rocannon’s World by Ursula K. Le Guin (audio read, this is MMP)
Word: WORLD
Pts this post: 10pts
Golden Oldie: 1
It's a Fact: 1
Total Pts: 90
brooke4.010.8 - Run Away! Run Away!
Read a book from the first 25 pages of the Mythology shelf
Elektra by Jennifer Saint (audio read, no MMP, this is highest PB)
Page: One
Pts this post: 10pts
Golden Oldie: 1
It's a Fact: 1
Total Pts: 100
Angela IL20.2 - Rookie at the Top - SheMac's Task: Into 2025
Option 2: Read a book that is at least 50% set in one or more of these countries that were part of the Roman Empire at that time.
One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke-1/23
Setting Greece/ on GR meta data
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 155
Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 7
Bookwrm526Task #5.8 Birdwatching Month
Read a book with a word from this list of Top 100 Remarkable Birds in the title (excluding "of" and "the"). https://www.birderslibrary.com/review... I chose the bird American Robin and the word AMERICAN and read Death of an American Beauty by Mariah Fredericks.
Total points so far: 380
Bookwrm526Task #20.9 - 90s Nostalgia
Option 1A: Read a book with EXACTLY 5 words in the title (subtitles ignored). I read How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow.
Total points so far: 400
10.2 - Crossing BordersRead 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 to be distinct countries.
Required: If the locations are not evident in the book description or the GR metadata, provide a reference.
The Twins by Tessa de Loo
Set in Germany and The Netherlands
Post Total = 10
Season Total = 125
Total IAF = 2
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10.2; 10.3; ...; ...; 10.6
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20.1; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; 20.8
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10.10 - Cold As IceRead 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.
The Darkness by Ragnar Jónasson
Page 1, #95, on 52 Book Club 2023: #24 Nordic Noir
Post Total = 10
Season Total = 135
Total IAF = 2
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10.2; 10.3; ...; ...; 10.6; ...; ...; ...; 10.10
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20.1; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; 20.8
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20.4 Golden Oldies- Robin P’s Task: Christmas Carols3. Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are a combination of these letters. Letters may only be used as often as they appear, but they may be in any order. Therefore, the options are AB, AS, AT, BA, BS, BT, TA, TB, TS, SA, SB, ST.
The Accidental by Ali Smith
Post Total = 20
Season Total = 155
Total IAF = 2
5.2; ...; ...; 5.5
10.2; 10.3; ...; ...; 10.6; ...; ...; ...; 10.10
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20.1; ...; ...; 20.4; ...; ...; ...; 20.8
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10.7 - I Want To BelieveRead a book with an MPG of Paranormal.
A Gift for a Ghost by Borja González
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
BB:0 GO:0 IAF:0
20.3 Review Raffle- Trishhartuk's Task: WordplayOption 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.
Six of Them by Cecily Sidgwick
(9 letters, divided by 3 words = 3)
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie (published 1929)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 30
BB:0 GO:1 IAF:0
20.4 Golden Oldies- Robin P’s Task: Christmas CarolsRead a book set at least 50% in Germany. France, England, Wales, Ukraine, or Italy.
Hardy-on-the-Hill
Set in Dorsetshire, England
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie (published 1908)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 50
BB:0 GO:2 IAF:0
20.8 Nickels & Dimes- Apple's Task: The Wonders of Homeoption 1: read a book who first year of publication includes at least two different numbers of 1, 2, 8 and 9
Mansfield Park published in 1814
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie (published 1814)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 70
BB:0 GO:3 IAF:0
SHEMAC 30.3 - Katrisa's Task: Reunion - Go Norsemen!
This is a 2 book task. Choose an option and read a book A and a book B for your chosen option
Required: specify your chosen option: 2
Option 2: The Reunion
A - Read a book whose author shares a first name with one of my high school friends: Dan, Daniel, Heather, Kristin, Jenni, Katy, Adam. Names must match exactly.
Tiny Dancer by Heather Rainier
(PB Tiny Dancer)
B - Read a book that is set in the Victorian age (1837-1901).
Required: If setting is not obvious from the book page or GR metadata, provide a reference: Chapter 1 - August 26, 1839. Mandeville Hall, Hampshire
The Murder at Mandeville Hall
(PB The Murder at Mandeville Hall)
This task points: 30
Total season points: 475
Andy P.Task # 30.9 - TessaVanessa's Task: Ringing i99 Percent Minen the New Year
Option 3: Times Square Ball Drop
Read a book set in New York City.
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
Option 4: Sing "Auld Lang Syne"
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the song Auld Lang Syne in the title
And surely I’ll be mine!
Using the word Mine I read
99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne
Points this post: 30
Total points: 470
babbling c 5.4 New Year, New Reads!
A whole new year brings a whole host of new releases to look forward to. Time to make some room on the bookshelves!
Read a book where an author's first and last initials are found in HAPPY NEW YEAR. Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
Book Lovers - kindle Bokälskare - mass market paperback pgs 438 by Emily Henry
HAPPY NEW YEAR
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 130/995
Completed Tasks: 9/57
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Pages read this season: 3,600
Books read this season: 9
babbling c 20.8 Nickels & Dimes- Apple's Task: The Wonders of Home
Option 3: Hanging Rock is most famous due to the book Picnic at Hanging Rock, which was also made into a film. Just what ever happened to those missing girls? Many people actually believe this to be a true story.
For this task, read a book with a MPG of either Classics or Gothic
Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
The Book Eaters - audio The Book Eaters - paperback pgs 320 by Sunyi Dean
MPG Gothic
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 150/995
Completed Tasks: 10/57
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Pages read this season: 3,920
Books read this season: 10
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30.5 - Cat's Task: Books of South America
Task: This is a two book task.
Option 1: Two Book Option (no page count requirement)
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in South America. (Chile)
Violeta. Isabel Allende
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in South America. (Lima, Peru)
The Soul of a Woman. Isabel Allende
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 510 / 995
Tasks Completed 32
babbling c 20.3 Review Raffle- Trishhartuk's Task: Wordplay
Option 3: Word maths. Read a book which fits one of the following word “equations”.
a) 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.
Survivor in Death - audio Survivor In Death - mass market paperback pgs 384 by J.D. Robb
Survivor in Death 15 letters divided by 3 words = 5
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 170/995
Completed Tasks: 11/57
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Pages read this season: 4,304
Books read this season: 11
Task 10.10 - Cold As IceRead a book from one of the Nordic lists
Book: The Tenant
On p. 1 of the 52 Book Club 2023 list
Points this task: 10
Total points: 545
ROBIN P15.7 We Three Kings
book from a series of only 3
A Gentleman Never Keeps Score
listened to audio, linked mmpb
# 2 in Seducing the Sedgwicks series, which has 3 total books
Points this post: 15
Total points: 705
BB:0 GO:3 IAF:6
LoraTask: 30.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive Letters
Book 1:
Book/Author: Death in The Sun / P.J. Fox
How it fits: consecutive letters DE at beginning of title
Book 2:
Book/Author: The Berry Pickers / Amanda Peters
How it fits: consecutive letters RS at the end of the title
Points for this task: 30
Total points: 360
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: 2
Kathy KS**UNCLAIM!!** Stats adjusted below.
20.8 Nickels & Dimes- Apple's Task: The Wonders of Home
**Claiming 1 (one) Big Book ticket** Pages: 512
Option 1: read a book who first year of publication includes any two of 1, 2, 8 and 9.
Under a Graveyard Sky by John Ringo
1st year of publication: 2013
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb-512 p.
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Points for this task: 0
Total points : 210-20=190
Tasks completed: 10/57-1=9/57
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1-1=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
Kathy KS20.8 Nickels & Dimes- Apple's Task: The Wonders of Home
Option 1: read a book whose first year of publication includes any two of 1, 2, 8 and 9.
Beyond The Sun edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt
1st year of publication: 2013
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 210
Tasks completed: 10/57
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
20.4 Golden Oldies- Robin P’s Task: Christmas CarolsOption 2, book set in England: The Examiner by Janice Hallett
paperback edition The Examiner
The setting is Royal Hastings College at University of London. A reference in a review:
"...we are introduced to the six students on the Multimedia Arts MA course at Royal Hastings, University of London..."
http://www.shotsmag.co.uk/book_review...
Points this post: 20
Total points: 350
20.5 Bigger is Better- Elizabeth P's Task: Celebrating the SRCRead 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. Letters can be used as often as they appear in the phrase.
Word: Reign
I read The Short Reign of Pippin IV
This task:
Points: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total:
Points: 230
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 4
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20.1 Most Improved -Kathy KS's Task: Family and Holidays
Option 3 - published in either 1981 or 2024.
Playground
Total
195 points - 1 big book - 2 It’s a Fact