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WINTER CHALLENGE 2019
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Awards:A book or author with the letters AWARDS in their name.
A book by an award winning author that did NOT win an award.
A book by an author or with a protagonist with the name of Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Olivier, or any other 'Named' award as seen on this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
The words: DRAW, SAD, RAW, WAD, and SAW can all be found in AWARDS. Read a book where one of these words is found intact in the book or authors name.
A book whose whose author won a Nobel Prize in literatureA book whose title contains all the letters in AWARD
A book that has received three or more awards
A book that received an award in that award's inaugural year
A book whose author initials can be found in BOOK AWARDS
A book whose author initials can be found in the name of an award the book has won
A book that has won a genre-specific award in it's top MPG
A book that has won no awards by an author who has won awards for at least two other books
Holidays - read a book that takes place during Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, New Year's, Valentine's Day or Mardi Gras
Leap Year - read a book where the following book in the series was released at least 4 years later
Christmas Songs:White Christmas - read a book with a white cover
12 Days of Christmas - read a book with a number in the title
All I Want For Christmas Is You - read a book with a MPG of Romance
Joy To The World - read a book set in a country you do not live in
Winter:A book where a tree with no leaves, fruit or flowers can be seen on the cover.
A book with snow, ice or frost intact in the title.
A book that shares a title word or author name with one from this list of the 20 best selling Christmas number ones https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-...
A book by an award winning female author.
Books Set in Winter:The Shining - Read a book set in an isolated location.
The Golden Compass - Read a book set in the Arctic or Antarctic.
A Christmas Carol - Read a book first published in the Victorian Era (1837-1901)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - Read a book where the word "The" appears in the title as least 2 times. Subtitles do not count.
A Game of Thrones - Read a book with Fantasy as a MPG which is also part of a series.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - Read a book which has been adapted into a stage production (ballet, opera, theatre).
The Polar Express - Read a book with Children's as a MPG which meets SRC requirements.
(A list of awards tracked by Goodreads can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/award)Read a book by an author who has an award named for them
(examples: the Agatha Award is named for Agatha Christie; the Hugo Award is named for Hugo Gernsbach; the Edgar Award is named for Edgar Allan Poe; the Wilder Award is named for Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Read a book by an author who shares a name (first or last) with the name of a book award (example Victor Hugo shares name with science fiction Hugo Award)
Read a book with a word in the title that is in an award name.
Readerboard Name: AbsurdaEvery winter many people travel from cold northern states to sunny, warmer, southern states. In their honor, read a book where the author's initials can be found in the word: SNOWBIRD
Santa! Read a book with an image of Santa on the cover
Santa's Helpers: Read a book with an image of reindeer or elves on the cover
To celebrate Valentine's day, read a book with an MPG of Romance either alone or embedded
For winter, read a book with snow (either falling or on the ground) on the cover
Julia wrote: "(A list of awards tracked by Goodreads can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/award)Read a book by an author who has an award named for them
(examples: the Agatha Award is named for Agatha Chr..."
Ooh, good one Julia!
Readerboard Name: AbsurdaMartin Luther King Jr day will be observed in the US on January 20th (his actual birthday was January 15). To honor him, read a book with a word of 4 letters or more in the title that can be found within the text of his famous I have a Dream speech I have a Dream speech AND has an author with a book appearing on one of these lists:
2019 Books by Authors of Color
Books by Black Authors
#ReadPOC: List of Books by Authors of Color
Note: The chosen book itself does not need to be on one of these lists as long as a book by the same author does appear on the list.
Laura wrote: "Readerboard Name: AbsurdaMartin Luther King Jr day will be observed in the US on January 20th (his actual birthday was January 15). To honor him, read a book with a word of 4 letters or more in t..."
I like that one Laura!
Countdown to New Year's - Read a book where the digits in the page count go down sequentially (321, 654, 1098).February is the shortest month of the year. Read a short book between 100 and 150 pages.
Read a book that has won at least three awards according to it's GR main page. Nominations don't count.
Set in November 2019, Blade Runner is no longer about the future. Read a book set in the future from it's original publication date, but is now in the past. For a list of examples, see this Wiki article.
Half of my family is from the Netherlands. In the Netherlands the main winter festivities are celebrated on December 5th with Sinterklaasnacht.To celebrate with me and my family read
Option 1: a book set at least 50% in the Netherlands
Option 2: a book with a page count involving the numbers 5/12, so 512, 215, 125 etc.
Option 3: a book by an author whose initials can be found sequentially in SINTERKLAASNACHT.
One way to keep out the darkness during winter months is to light candles, so read a book with a lit candle on the coverA different kind of darkness can be found in books, so read a thriller or noir crime story
in the darkness it is possible to see stars, so either read a book with stars on the cover or mpg science fiction or mpg astronomy or a book (fiction or nonfiction) about going into space
having snow on the ground lights up the darkness somewhat, so read a book with snow on the cover or where the main characters are snowed in
Laurah30Winter can be long in northern countries like Canada, Norway, Sweden, Russia, etc. But these places embrace it by getting out and being active in cold weather. Read a book where the cover has a winter scene that shows people being active - walking, playing hockey, skating, etc.
Man Booker Prize winners - read a book that made the short list for the Booker prize in any year.
Canadians are known for their sense of humour - Mike Myers, John Candy, Jim Carey, Andrea Martin are a few famous Canadian comedians. Read a book from The Stephen Leacock Medal for the best in Canadian Literary Humour.
https://www.leacock.ca/pastwinners.php
President's Day .... read a book by an author who shares a name with a U.S. President (any position: e.g. Author Elizabeth George would match GEORGE Washington)
Read a book with a main character who has a physical or mental disability. (Me Before You, The Fault in Our Stars, Wonder, Flowers For Algernon)
Pick 10 awards, and construct ten tasks, such as 5 point tasks, related to something on a book cover. For example, Dagger award icon has a dagger; The Edgar award has a drawing of Edgar Alan poe; etc. Can also use colors, winners, etc.
Get Cozy - read a book with Cozy Mystery as an MPG.Snuggle Up - Read a book with GG in the title.
Sleigh Rides - Read a book with a horse on the cover.
Using snowflake as an inspiration...1. A book with snowflake on the cover (to qualify it has to show a six-sided snowflake design, or part of what would clearly be such a design if it was shown in its entirety)
2. A book with the numeral 6 in its number of pages
3. The sixth book in a series
4. A book with SIX intact in the title or subtitle
5. A book with all of the letters in SNOWFLAKE appearing in the title
6. A book with none of the letters in SNOWFLAKE appearing in the title to protest the new trend of labelling people who don't agree with you as snowflakes
7. A book by an author whose initials are found in FREEZE, FROZEN, FLURRY, or CRYSTAL
8. A book whose title contains ICE or ICY intact in the title
9. A book whose title contains FREEZE, FROZEN, or FLURRY intact in the title
10. A book whose author initials are all found in CRYSTAL
Readerboard name: AbsurdaChase away the winter blues: Read a book with MPG of Humor or Comedy
Read a book where every initial letter in the title can be found in FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
The winter solstice is on December 21st read a book with a 1 and 2 consecutive in the page count (i.e. can be 12 or 21)
Long winter nights are great for things that go bump in the night: read a book with MPG of Thriller, Horror, Paranormal
A book on the Goodreads choice short listA book that has never won or been nominated for an award, but is a popular favourite (e.g. over 5000 5* ratings)
A book that has mpg literature or literary, since that is the stereotype of an award winner
Canada's Scotiabank Giller prize award winner.
Tracey wrote: "Leap Year - read a book where the following book in the series was released at least 4 years later"like this idea a lot.
For starting starting anew in the new year, read a book by an author who is new to you.
SOMEDAY MY PRINTZ WILL COMERead a book that has won a Michael L. Printz Award
Tracey wrote: "Leap Year - read a book where the following book in the series was released at least 4 years later"I like this one!
State Book AwardsMany states give state book awards, or awards commemorating someone from that state. For instance, in Kansas, there are three awards called: Kansas Notable Books, William Allen White Children's Book Award, and Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature.
Read a book that has been recognized with a state award (any state). If the award is not listed in GR, link to the appropriate information. If the award is a children's award, be sure it fits SRC guidelines.
The bonus theme is Awards: Book Awards.
As in past challenges some tasks may revolve around the seasonal theme of winter. Others may reflect the bonus theme. Other tasks may have nothing to do with either of those themes, they’re just fun or unique ideas to stimulate your reading.
Feel free to post as many ideas as you can come up with. Don’t worry about repeating what someone else has might have already suggested. The more ideas, the better!
The moderators will draw from these ideas as well as their own to create the 5, 10 and 15 point tasks. This thread will be open for ideas until November 14. Winter tasks will begin to be posted on November 16. We look forward to seeing what you come up with!