Monthly Challenges discussion

REQUIRED

Scoreboard Name (if different from GR name)
• Task Number (#) and Title
(short description, if needed)
• Link to Book
• Author's Name/Link to Author's Name
• Points for this Task (Point Earned: )
• Pages for this Task (Pages Read: )
• TOTAL POINTS: (not required for 1st completed Task)
• TOTAL PAGES: ( not required for 1st completed Task)
☆☆☆ Ratings Optional

January Tasks

3.1 Tessa
2.4 Linda C

2.3 Tessa
1.7 Linda C

SCOREBOARD
updated #31

MOST POINTS
••Linda C - 14
Mickslibrarian - 13
Bethany - 1
Marilyn - 5
Susan - 10
☆☆Tessa - 16

MOST PAGES
••Linda C - 4024
Mickslibrarian - 3140
Bethany - 352
Marilyn - 1475
Susan - 3651
☆☆Tessa - 4966

Task 1.3 (Amber's task) BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE
Read a book with a winter scene. (show cover)

A Timeless Christmas – Alexis Stanton (4 stars) 1124/20 [296]

Task 1.7 (Tessa's task) I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
Read a book whose Author's First & Last Initials in IF ONLY IN MY DREAMS

Nicholas (The Lords of Satyr, #1) – Elizabeth Amber (3 stars) 12/1/20 [319] - E and A in DREAMS

Points these tasks - 2
Pages these tasks - 615

Total points - 2
Total pages - 615

1.6 (Susan's task) GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN - Read a book set in the Appalachians

A Town Divided by Christmas by Orson Scott Card 12/6/2020 134 p.

Task points - 1
Task pages - 134

Total points - 1
Total pages - 134

Task 1.1 (Linda C's task) HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS

Read a book with the word MUDDLE in the text (give pg/loc and quote)

Thea's Marquis (Valiant Hearts Trilogy, #3) – Carola Dunn (4 stars) 12/5/20 [221] – p.144 “..and started worrying that she would make a muddle of the newly learned waltz.”

Points these tasks - 1
Pages these tasks - 221

Total points - 3
Total pages - 836

1.6 (Susan's task) GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
Read a book set in the Rockies or the Appalachians
Bearskin by James A. McLaughlin 12/8

Points: 1
Pages: 352

Task 1.8 (Bethany's task) THE GIFT OF READING
Read any book of your choosing, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Forever With Me (Forever, #2) – Trilina Pucci (1 stars) 12/8/20 [135]

Points these tasks - 1
Pages these tasks - 135

Total points - 4
Total pages - 971

Task 5.1 CHRISTMAS CAROLING
Spell-out

W - Ware, Ciji - Cottage by the Sea – ( 3 stars) 12/10/20 [480]
O - Outfox – Sandra Brown (3 stars) 12/4/20 [496]
R - Regency Royal Navy Christmas – Carla Kelly (5 stars) 12/9/20 [253]
L - Lynn Collum - Elizabeth And The Major (3 stars) 12/6/20 [219]
D - Death Overdue (Killer Librarian, #2) – Mary Lou Kirwin (2 stars) 12/5/20 [256]

Points these tasks - 5
Pages these tasks - 1704

Total points - 9
Total pages - 2675

Task 1.6 (Susan's task) GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
Read a book set in the Rockies or the Appalachians

The Giver of Stars – Jojo Moyes (3 stars) 12/15/20 [388] – set in the Appalachians

Points these tasks - 1
Pages these tasks - 388

Total points - 10
Total pages - 3063

1.7 (Tessa's task) I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
Read a book whose Author's First & Last Initials in IF ONLY IN MY DREAMS (ignore middle initials if used)

Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh--12/4/20-- 259 pages

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1.8 (Bethany's task) THE GIFT OF READING
Read any book of your choosing, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey--12/16/20--224 pages

Points these 2 tasks: 2
Pages these 2 tasks: 483

Total points: 2
Total pages: 483

2.1 WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS


Book 1: #2 Winter Cottage Mary Ellen Taylor 348 pp. 2020-12-16
Book 2: #5 When August Ends Penelope Ward 321 pp. 2020-12-16

• Date: 2020-12-16
• Task Points: 2
• Task Pages: 669

• TOTAL POINTS: 2
• TOTAL PAGES: 669

Task 2.3 ( Susan's task) BIRD FEEDER
Read 2 Books
Read two books involving birds. List the name (type) of birds; give a sentence & page number involving the birds.

Once Upon a Duke (12 Dukes of Christmas, #1) – Erica Ridley (3 stars) 12/12/20 [212] – Benjamin is tasked with completing an aviary and finding a partridge to be its first occupant – p.95 “The aviary was completed; the partridge delivered.”

The Westing Game– Ellen Raskin (3 stars) 12/18/20 [185] – Birdwatcher, Chris, contributed a telling clue to the mystery – Several birds are mentioned in the story. p.183 "Chris discovered a new subspecies on his last trip to South America; its named after him: the something-Christos parrot."

Points these tasks - 2
Pages these tasks - 397

Total points - 12
Total pages - 3460

2.1 WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS
Read 2 Books (Wheel of Fortune)

#2--Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker--12/11/20--399 pages

#5--A Warrior of the People: How Susan La Flesche Overcame Racial and Gender Inequality to Become America’s First Indian Doctor by Joe Starita--12/20/20--320 pages

Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 719

Total points: 4
Total pages: 1202

1.3 (Amber's task) BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE
Read a book with a main page genre MPG of ROMANCE.

Normal People by Sally Rooney--12/23/20--273 pages

Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 273

Total points: 5
Total pages: 1475

1.8 (Bethany's task) THE GIFT OF READING

Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie 12/24/20 192 p.

Task points - 1
Task pages - 192

Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 326

TESSA

Task 5.1: Christmas Caroling
S - SEWELL, Brian / The White Umbrella ✔ – 02Dec20 - 184 p
A - ALLENDE, Isabel / A Long Petal of the Sea ✔ – 15Dec20 - 336 p
N - Nancy Thayer / An Island Christmas ✔ – 05Dec20 - 224 p
T - Thomas Berger / Little Big Man ✔ – 03Dec20
A - Adequate Yearly Progress ✔ - 22Dec20 - 400 pg


THIS TASK
Points earned - 5
Pages read - 1566


Total points earned to date - 5
Total pages read to date - 1566

1.3 (Amber's task) BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE - Read a book with a main page genre MPG of ROMANCE.

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn 12/25/20 384 p.

Task points - 1
Task pages - 384

Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 710

Task 2.1 WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS

Book 1: #2 Dancing in a Distant Place – Isla Dewar (3 stars) 12/24/20 [352]
Book 2: #5 Once Upon a Duke (12 Dukes of Christmas, #1) – Erica Ridley (3 stars) 12/12/20 [212]

Points these tasks - 2
Pages these tasks - 564

Total points - 14
Total pages - 4024

TESSA

Task 1.7 - Tessa - I'll Be Home For Christmas

Author's initials in IF ONLY IN MY DREAMS - F M
Fern Michaels / Coming Home for Christmas ✔ – 13Dec20 - 368 pg

THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 368

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Task 2.2 - Happy Holidays
a) ROMANCE main page genre - Heaven, Texas ✔ – 14Dec20 - 384 p
b) A tear-jerker - Christmas on the Island ✔ – 09Dec20 - 352 p

THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 736

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Total points earned to date - 8
Total pages read to date - 2670 pages

2.1 WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS

Book 1: #2 Hark the Herald Angels Slay by Vicki Delany 12/26/20 295 p.
Book 2: #5 Why Was the Partridge in the Pear Tree?: The History of Christmas Carols by Mark Lawson-Jones 12/27/20 128 p.

Task points - 2
Task pages - 423

Total points - 5
Total pages - 1133

2.2 HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Read 2 Books


1. I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS
Read a book that its MPG (main page genre) is ROMANCE.

A Very Bossy Christmas Kayley Loring 255 pp. 2020-12-21

2. BLUE CHRISTMAS
Read a book that is a real tear jerker. (Tell us how)

Kiss an Angel Susan Elizabeth Phillips 384 pp. 2020-12-23
An arranged marriage--with a circus performer.

• Date: 2020-12-23
• Task Points: 2
• Task Pages: 639

• TOTAL POINTS: 4
• TOTAL PAGES: 1308

1.1 (Linda C's task) HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - Read a book with the word MUDDLE in the text (give pg/loc and quote)

The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper 12/29/2020 216 p.

"He saw, not the genial muddle of collected villagers in a tall, panelled modern room, lit by electric standard lamps, but the great candle-shadowed stone hall, with its tapestry hangings and high vaulted roof, that he had seen once before, a world ago." p. 154

Task points - 1
Task pages - 216

Total points - 6
Total pages - 1349

5.1 CHRISTMAS CAROLING
Read 5 books

Spell-out one of the ALL-CAPPED words below.


Joy to the WORLD

W- Widows-In-Law MICHELE Weinstat Miller 336 pp. 2020-12-08
O- One in a Million Tony Faggioli 374 pp. 2020-12-18
R- The Ruin Dervla McTiernan 400 pp. 2020-12-28
L- The Last Resort Susi Holliday 299 pp. 2020-12-11
D- Dead Before Dark Wendy Corsi Staub 481 pp. 2020-12-29

• Date: 2020-12-29
• Task Points: 5
• Task Pages: 1890

• TOTAL POINTS: 9
• TOTAL PAGES: 3199

1.8 (Bethany's task) THE GIFT OF READING
Read any book of your choosing, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

All Things Bright and Beautiful James Herriot 452 pp. 2020-12-14

• Date: 2020-12-29
• Task Points: 1
• Task Pages: 452

• TOTAL POINTS: 10
• TOTAL PAGES: 3651

TESSA

Task 1.3 - Amber - Baby It's Cold Outside
Main page genre: ROMANCE - Lady Osbaldestone's Christmas Goose ✔ – 25Dec20 - 163 pg

THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 163 pg


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Task 1.8 - Bethany - The Gift of Reading
Any book
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee ✔ – 26Dec20 - 509 pg


THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 509 pg


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Total points earned to date - 10
Total pages read to date - 3342 pg

1.4 (Diana S's task) GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN - Read a book by Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 12/29/20 116 p.

Task points - 1
Task pages - 116

Total points - 7
Total pages - 1465

5.1 CHRISTMAS CAROLING - Joy to the WORLD

W - We Wish You a Murderous Christmas by Vicki Delany 12/26/20 304 p.
O - On Christmas Eve by Ann M. Martin 12/23/20 149 p.
R - Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen by Vicki Delany 12/22/20 294 p.
L - Lauren Tarshis - I Survived the Children’s Blizzard, 1888 12/30/20 144 p.
D - Daughters of the Winter Queen: Four Remarkable Sisters, the Crown of Bohemia, and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots by Nancy Goldstone 12/17/20 496 p.

Task points - 5
Task pages - 1387

Total points - 12
Total pages - 2852

1.5 (Mickslibrarian's task) O HOLY NIGHT - Read a book with a night scene on the cover. (show cover).

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 12/30/20 288 p.

Task points - 1
Task pages - 288

Total points - 13
Total pages - 3140

TESSA


Task 2.1 - We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Wheel Of Fortune)
Book # 2 - Friends Like Us ✔ - 31Dec20 - 269pg
Book # 5 - Women of the Silk ✔ - 27Dec20 - 288 pg

THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 557


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Task 2.4 - Linda C - Still Need To Do Day
Book helps me get a BINGO in PBT game - A Gathering of Old Men ✔ - 20Dec20 - 224 pg
Book helps me get a second Bingo in PBT game - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly ✔ - 29Dec20 - 362 pg

THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 586


Total points earned to date - 14
Total pages read to date - 4485 pages

TESSA

Task 2.3 - Susan - Birdfeeder

pg 215 - "A flock of parrots glides off in the…"
Where We Come From ✔ – 08Dec20 - 272 pg

pg 94 - "…the ravaging seagulls often did the work…"
A Nantucket Christmas ✔ - 29Dec20 - 209 pg


THIS TASK
points earned - 2
Pages read - 481 pg


Total points earned to date - 16
Total pages read to date - 4966 pages

This month is now closed.
Goodbye 2020. HELLO 2021!