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WINTER CHALLENGE 2024
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FLY Task #30.1 - Truitt_T’s Task: She Blinded Me With Science
** +IAF ticket
task: Book A - an element from the Periodic Table in the title
book: The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
475 pages, Paperback
how it fits: radium
task: Book B - Option 4: MPG Science Fiction.
book: Runaways, Vol. 2: Teenage Wasteland
(my version is ebook, no MMPB, first PB here) = 144 pages
how it fits: MPG Science Fiction
other:
combined 500 page min: 475 + 144 > 500
req one book NF: The Radium Girls is nonfiction
**claiming 1 IAF ticket for The Radium Girls
Points this post: 30
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 3/57
BB: 0 / GO: 0 / IAF: 1 + 1 = 2
Elizabeth PTask 20.9 - 90s Nostalgia
Option 1A: Book with exactly 5 words in the title
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Initially published 1926; good for *1 Golden Oldies Ticket*
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 30
Total Tasks: 2
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
IAF: 0
Total Books: 2
Mod
10.9 - Making the National International
Task: 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... (Bear Creek) - Bear
The Bear and the Nightingale. Katherine Arden
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 85 / 995
Tasks Completed 8/57
Josh30.1 - Truitt_T’s Task: She Blinded Me With Science
Book A (Fiction): Read a book with an element from the Periodic Table in the title and/or subtitle. Exact matches only, no plurals or possessives.
I read Iron Lake
Book B, Option 3 (Non-Fiction): Read a book with an MPG of Birds, Ecology, Nature, and/or Conservation.
I read Outdoor Kids in an Inside World: Getting Your Family Out of the House and Radically Engaged with Nature
This title has a MPG of Nature, as required by the task. This book has been verified as Not Really Childrens
Page total between Book A + B = 672
Points this post : 30
Total Points : 35
Total Pages Read : 672
CindyFTask 5.4 New Year, New Reads
Authors initials in HAPPY NEW YEAR (E,P)
The Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters
Points this post:5
Total points:5
Books read:1
Big Books:0
Golden Oldies:0
Non-Fiction:0
Tasks completed:1
CindyFTask 5.5 'Tis the Season to be Festive
At least 4 letter word in title from CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT
Word: CHRISTMAS
Christmas Pie by Jodi Taylor
ebook length approval line 754 in spreadsheet 100 pages
Points this post:5
Total points:10
Books read:2
Big Books:0
Golden Oldies:0
Nonfiction:0
Tasks completed:2
CindyFTask 10.1 Look to the Skies
Cover depicts stars, the moon, night sky. Verified in task help thread #24
by Jodi TaylorClaim 1 BB ticket 509 pages
Points this post:10
Total points:20
Books read:3
Big Books:1
Golden Oldies:0
Nonfiction:0
Tasks completed:3
Mod
20.8 Nickels & Dimes- Apple's Task: The Wonders of Home
Task: Option 1: Read a book who first year of publication includes any two of 1, 2, 8 and 9. (2016)
The Christmas Angel Project. Melody Carlson
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 105 / 995
Tasks Completed 9/57
JEN B20.9 Moderator's Pet -Jen B's Task: 90s Nostalgia
Option 1 - Music
A: read a book with EXACTLY 5 words in the title (subtitles ignored) Only words count.
We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
TOTAL POINTS: 75
Katrisa5.1- It's All Natural
Read a book with a cover depicting a natural landscape scene. The landscape cannot contain any human or man-made objects - only animals, plants, water, landforms, etc.
I read
Approved in thread :
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points Total: 110
Katrisa5.8 Birdwatching Month
Read a book with a word from this list of Top 100 Remarkable Birds in the title
I read A Return to Common Sense: How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It
COMMON in Common Loon
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 115
Kai5.7 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.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
New Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 2
Total Points: 10
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 1
IT'S A FACT: 0
Nick KY30.9 TessaVanessa’s Ringing In
Opt. 1. Pagination digits from 2024 2025. I read Butter by Gayl Jones, 200 pp.
Opt. 3. Set in New York City, I read Old New York by Edith Wharton.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 105
Elizabeth PTask 20.3 - Wordplay
Option 3A: Book with a title of at least 2 words where total number of letters in title can be averaged by words in title and get whole number
Empire of Shadows by Jacquelyn Benson
15 characters total, 3 words in title. 15/3 = 5 (whole number)
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 50
Total Tasks: 3
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
IAF: 0
Total Books: 3
15.3 Mysterious and WiseOption 1: Two-book task
Task: Book 1: Cover 75% red, black, and yellow
Manboobs: A Memoir of Musicals, Visas, Hope, and Cake by Komail Aijazuddin
Hardcover: Manboobs: A Memoir of Musicals, Visas, Hope, and Cake
From Tineye:
89.5 %#fef102Yellow
4.0 %#caa62dYellow
1.0 %#e61f8bPink
0.9 %#e26b5cRed
0.9 %#df3f72Pink
0.8 %#e88c52Orange
0.8 %#dfd71fYellow
0.8 %#23211fBlack
0.7 %#443c1aBrown
0.6 %#9d6f1aBrown
Task: Book 2: At least two of 2, 8, or 9 in page count
Perfect Night by Oliver Takely
Paperback: Perfect Night - 238
Paperback page count (238) contains 2 and 8.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 85 / 995
Tasks Completed 6/57
Bookwrm526Task #15.1 Groundhog Groundhog Groundhog
Book 1: Read a book with a 4 letter word in the title that can be formed from one of these two phrases. I chose the phrase SPRING WILL ARRIVE EARLY and made the word PRAYER (PR from spring, AYER from early) and read A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers.
Book 2: Read a book that has a repeated word consecutively in the title. I read Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary by Amy Lillard.
Total points so far: 85
Mod
Option 2: read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in PINK LAKE
Avenging Angel by Kristen Ashley / KA in phrase
Points this post: 20
Total points: 110
Mod
Read a book with a title that contains a word of at least 4-letters made from CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS.
The Master and Margarita: A Graphic Novel / MASTER spelled from phrase
Points this post: 5
Total points: 115
20.2 Word PlayOption 3b - The President's Lawyer by Lawrence S. Robbins
3 letters in first word/3 words in title
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 20
Katrisa5.5 '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 read A Secret History of Brands: The Dark and Twisted Beginnings of the Brand Names We Know and Love
SECRET in ChRiSTmas trEE
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 120
20.8 The Wonders of Home When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II by Molly Guptill Manning
The word is WENT - CALIFORNIAREDWOODFOREST
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 40
Lisa MD20.6 - It's A Fact - Julia103's Task" Getting Older
Option 1: Main character is a senior citizen
The Christmas Jigsaw Murders by Alexandra Benedict
The main character, Edie O'Sullivan, is described in the book as an octogenarian. It was mentioned several times that she is 80 years old. I have attached a link to a review where this is also mentioned: https://crimebookgirl.com/2024/11/28/...
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 95 / 995
Total Books Read: 6
Total Tasks Completed: 5 / 57
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets:
20.5 Bigger is Better- Elizabeth P's Task: Celebrating the SRC Option 1, first published in January between 2014 and 2024: Must Love Books by Shauna Robinson, published January 18, 2022
Points this post: 20
Total points: 30
Jecca15.6 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 the lyrics - Home
Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 15
Total Tasks Completed: 1
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Big Books:
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact:
Jecca20.3 Review Raffle- Trishhartuk's Task: Wordplay
Option 1: Tongue twisters.
Read a book with a title (ignore subtitles) where at least three words start with the same letter
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 35
Total Tasks Completed: 2
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Big Books:
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact:
Jecca30.1 - 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.
Arsenic
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
Book B
Option 1: Read a book with the MPG Science AND for which the author identifies as female.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
**Claiming IAF**
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 65
Total Tasks Completed: 3
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Big Books:
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 1
Nick KYNo change in score for this post.
I have decided to try keeping track of my nonfiction. So far I only have one -- it was my first post back on Dec. 4:
5.9 Part of Our World I read Condors in Canyon Country: The Return of the California Condor to the Grand Canyon Region by Sophie A.H. Osborn. MPG of “Nature” and nonfiction.
No change in point score.
It's a Fact: 1
trishhartuk20.4 Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Christmas Carols
Includes a claim for a Golden Oldie.
1. Word of 4 or more letters that matches a word in the name of a carol from the list.
A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (160pg)
Christmas from 14. 12 Days of Christmas (6. O Christmas Tree and 2. We Wish You a Merry Christmas)
Golden Oldie: First published in 1843
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: 1 – A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843
Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 6
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
EMurphy30.9 TessaVanessa's Task: Ringing in the New Year
Option 2: Food on the cover
by Helen Ellis*It's a Fact Ticket
Option 3: Set in New York City Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Total:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
Elizabeth PTask 20.8 - The Wonders of Home
Option One: Book first published in a year that contains at least 2 of the following: 1, 2, 8, 9
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
Initially Published 2009 (2 and 9)
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 70
Total Tasks: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
IAF: 0
Total Books: 4
10.8 - Run Away! Run Away!Book: A Touch of Darkness
Task: Read a book from the first 25 pages of the Mythology shelf
How it fits: on page 1 of the list https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
I listened to the audiobook. The paperback edition has 379 pages.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15
Jessica S15.8 New Year, New Beginnings
book with a word of four or more letters in the title that can be made from "NEW YEAR BRINGS FRESH BEGINNINGS" (Harry)
Horribly Harry by Lisa Henry
Points this task: 15
Total points: 140
Bookwrm526Task #20.8 - The Wonders of Home
Option 4: read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title that can be made from CALIFORNIA REDWOOD FOREST. I made the word FIRE and read Fire From the Sky by Moa Backe Åstot.
Total points so far: 105
20.5 Bigger is Better- Elizabeth P's Task: Celebrating the SRC1: Discovery
Read a book first published in January of a year between 2014 and 2024, inclusive.
This Much Is True by Miriam Margolyes
First published 2021
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for This Much Is True (nonfiction)**.
Post Total = 20
Season Total = 20
IAF this post = 1
Total IAF = 1
20.5
10. 3 - A Mountain of BooksRead 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.
Gifted by Suzumi Suzuki
144 pages
Post Total = 10
Season Total = 30
Total IAF = 1
10.3
20.5
20.8 Nickels & Dimes- Apple's Task: The Wonders of HomeOption 1: 12 Apostles
For this task, read a book who first year of publication includes any two of 1, 2, 8 and 9.
Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer
First published 2014
Post Total = 20
Season Total = 50
Total IAF = 1
10.3
20.5; ...; ...; 20.8
30.7 - Amy FL’s Task: The Headaches of Home OwnershipOption 2: Read a book with a title word (ignore subtitles) of four or more letters that can be made from MOLD REMEDIATION. Letters can only be used as often as they appear. Required: State the word
Another Time, Another Place by Jodi Taylor
TIME
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in MARISSA. Letters can only be used as often as they appear.
What You Are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
Post Total = 30
Season Total = 80
Total IAF = 1
10.3
20.5; ...; ...; 20.8
30.7
Susan A30.8 - Delicious Dee's Task: Codex Alera
Option C – The Furies: air/aeris
Book A - read a book where all the letters of the fury (air) can be found in the title
My Favorite Holidate by Lauren Blakely
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
My FAvoRIte Holidate
498 pages
Book B - all the letters of the alternate name (aeris) can be found in the authors name
How the Hitman Stole Christmas by Katie Reus
No MMPB. paperback Here
KAtIE ReuS
151 pages
Katie Reus is a new to me author.
Total Pages count: 498 + 151 = 649 pages
Previous Total: 0
Points this post: 30
New Total: 30
Susan A30.7 - Amy FL’s Task: The Headaches of Home Ownership
Option 2: four or more letters that can be made from MOLD REMEDIATION.
Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
Word from title: Done
MOLD REMEDIATION
Option 3: author whose first and last initials can be found in MARISSA
Christmas Beau by Amy Aislin
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
Author initials A A found in MARISSA
Previous total: 30
Points this post: 30
New total: 60
Susan A30.6 - 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
How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
MPG Christmas and Romance
Murder in Christmas River by Meg Muldoon
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
MPG Christmas and Mystery
Previous Total: 60
Points this post: 30
New total: 90
Susan A25.1 - KmarieD's Task: It's My Birthday
Option 2. letters GAMES found in title
The Night Before Christmas by Alex Pine
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
The NiGht BeforE ChristMAS
384 pages
Option 4: single author whose initials can be found in GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
Naughty Elf: Evan by Aria Grace
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
initials A G found in GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
116 pages
Total pages: 384 + 116 = 500 pages
Previous Total: 90
points this post: 25
New total: 115
Susan A20.9 Moderator's Pet -Jen B's Task: 90s Nostalgia
Option 1 - Music
A: read a book with EXACTLY 5 words in the title
The Killer in the Cold by Alex Pine
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
5 words in the title
Previous total: 115
points this post: 20
New Total: 135
Susan A20.8 Nickels & Dimes- Apple's Task: The Wonders of Home
Option 1: read a book who first year of publication includes any two of 1, 2, 8 and 9
Unacceptable by Kristen Hope Mazzola
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
Numbers 1 and 2 in first publication date
First published June 25th 2015
Previous total: 135
points this post: 20
New total: 155
Susan A20.5 Bigger is Better- Elizabeth P's Task: Celebrating the SRC
3: Reflection - 4 letters or more word from title found in READING CHALLENGES BRING ME JOY
Baking It Merry by Samantha Chase
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
title word: Merry
READING CHALLENGES BRING ME JOY
Previous total: 155
points this post: 20
New total: 175
Susan A20.4 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:
Song Chosen: 8. "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen"
Naughty Elf: Merry by Lorelei M. Hart
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
Word found in title: Merry
Previous total: 175
points this post: 20
New total: 195
Susan A20.3 Review Raffle- Trishhartuk's Task: Wordplay
Option 2: Read a book with a title including a bit of wordplay or a pun.
Shelf-Made Man by Kim Fielding
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
Pun: Shelf-Made Man / Self-Made Man
approved in QA HERE
Previous Total: 195
points this post: 20
New total: 215
Susan A20.2 - Rookie at the Top - SheMac's Task: Into 2025
Option 1: Read a book with either a key (not electronic) or a door or a gate on the cover.
Naughty Little Christmas by Lili Valente
door on cover
Previous total: 215
Points this post: 20
New total: 235
Susan A15.10 Winter Retreat
Read a book with a cover that shows a secluded house or cabin
The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
approved in QA HERE
Previous total: 235
points this post: 15
New total: 250
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15.7 We Three Kings
Read a book from a series that only has 3 books published as of Feb. 28, 2025. The series must be apparent in greyscale on the GR book page.
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Points this post: 15
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2