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the winter challenge will be from december 2nd- february 28th.

read 3 books (or more)
complete 3 tasks (or more)
books can be in any genre
re-reads are ok

so this winter complete 3 or more of the following tasks:


1. december = holiday movies: My favorite holiday movie is A Christmas Story (for those who haven't seen it, the story is told from a kid's point of view)

So this winter,

a. read a book SET DURING THE HOLIDAYS (winter holidays only)

OR

b. read a book in which at least part of the novel is told FROM A KID'S POINT OF VIEW (4-17 years old)


2. winter = cold temps- So this winter, read a book set in a COLD CLIMATE


3. december is read a new book month- So this winter,
read a book PUBLISHED IN 2013.


4. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on Jan. 15th. So this winter, read a book :

a. that is set during the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

OR

b. that features an AFRICAN AMERICAN HERO OR HEROINE


5. feb 12th, 2013 is mardi gras. So this winter, read a book set at least in part in LOUISIANA.



6. feb. 14th is valentine's day. So this winter, read a book in which:

a. the main character is a SUSPECT IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OR MURDER OF HIS/HER SIGNIFICANT OTHER

OR

b. the main character FALLS IN LOVE


7. feb. 20th is love your pet day. So this winter, read a book in which a BELOVED PET IS PART OF THE STORY.


8. random task-this task counts toward the challenge but is not inspired by the season. So this winter, read a book THAT HAS BEEN MADE INTO A MOVIE.

happy winter everyone!

1. december = holiday movies: My favorite holiday movie is A Christmas Story (for those who haven't seen it, the story is told from a kid's point of view)
a. read a book SET DURING THE HOLIDAYS (winter holidays only)
A Christmas Guest: A Novel-done 12/17
A Christmas Beginning: A Novel-done 12/18
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross-done 12/1
b. read a book in which at least part of the novel is told FROM A KID'S POINT OF VIEW (4-17 years old)
October Girls: Crystal & Bone-done 12/2
Cryer's Cross-done 12/6
2. winter = cold temps- So this winter, read a book set in a COLD CLIMATE
A Wanted Man-finished 12/05
Dead to You-done 12/7

3. december is read a new book month- So this winter,
read a book PUBLISHED IN 2013.

4. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on Jan. 15th. So this winter, read a book :

a.that is set during the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

b. that features an AFRICAN AMERICAN HERO OR HEROINE
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross-finished 12/01
Vigilante-done 12/10

5. feb 12th, 2013 is mardi gras. So this winter, read a book set at least in part in LOUISIANA.
Poison Princess-done 12/14
Predestined-done 1/11

6. feb. 14th is valentine's day. So this winter, read a book in which:
a. the main character is a SUSPECT IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OR MURDER OF HIS/HER SIGNIFICANT OTHER

b. the main character FALLS IN LOVE
Finding Noel-done 12/18
Across the Universe-done 12/25
Existence-done 1/1
First Drop of Crimson-done 1/4
Hopeless-done 1/5
Eternal Kiss of Darkness-done 1/7
Slammed-done 1/12
The Dressmaker-done 1/16


7. feb. 20th is love your pet day. So this winter, read a book in which a BELOVED PET IS PART OF THE STORY.
Cupid's Christmas-done 12/7

8. random task-this task counts toward the challenge but is not inspired by the season. So this winter, read a book THAT HAS BEEN MADE INTO A MOVIE.

Sweet...I already have a couple of books in mind already :-)

glad you guys like it :)

Sounds great! I have some books in mind.
Possible reads for me:
1) Jurassic Park (Part is told by Tim and Lex)
2) Sphere by Michael Crichton (Set in the ocean, I think)
3) Zom-B Book 2 by Darren Shan (if it is out in time)
4) An Alex Cross novel by James Patterson
5) Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
6) Prey by Michael Crichton (Maybe?)
8) Cabal by Clive Barker (Movie is called Nightbreed and it is gonna be the next book I read.)

I am planning on reading every novel that Michael Crichton wrote early in the new year by publication date, under his name. So that is why there is a lot of his books on this list and all the books could change except for Cabal since I am reading that next for sure.

i really liked Disclosure and Congo. i've read 17 of the alex cross books-love the character and the whole family- the first four books are my faves of the series.




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Thanks Rachel. This is awesome :-)

your welcome :)

Time for me to start gathering books. I'm going to read Presumed Guilty by Tess Gerritsen to meet task #6 because the book starts with Miranda accused of murdering her boss/ex-lover. I'm gonna count ex-lover as being close to significant other :-) Sounds pretty perfect to me because I was already planning to read Presumed Guilty for the Tess Gerritsen Fans Group.

So one of the tasks is to read a book published in 2013? So we have to read that one in January or February :-) I was about to choose a new book but it was published in 2012

ex lover is close enough lol

i might read The 13th Hour -it's a time travel mystery/thriller.

also thinking of reading The Night Circus -i've heard good things about it.

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "So one of the tasks is to read a book published in 2013? So we have to read that one in January or February :-) I was about to choose a new book but it was published in 2012"

i'm not sure why read a new book month isn't in jan instead of dec lol - thought it would be fun to have a task involving new 2013 releases-not sure if i'm gonna do that task or not

I think I will read a book by Betty White that I recently bought at a thrift store to meet task #7 about a Beloved Pet. Betty loves animals and her beloved pets are a big part of her life story.

I am going to read The Vanishing of Katharina Linden to meet task #1. I have been wanting to read this book for a long time - the story is told through the eyes of a ten year old child and has supernatural/fantasy elements :-) sounds really good

Which task is The Night Circus for?

I'm considering reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close because I really loved the movie :-)

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Which task is The Night Circus for?"

#6 (rival magicians fall in love)

Rachel wrote: "ex lover is close enough lol

i might read The 13th Hour -it's a time travel mystery/thriller."

That one sounds interesting Rachel. I put it on my TBR.

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I think I will read a book by Betty White that I recently bought at a thrift store to meet task #7 about a Beloved Pet. Betty loves animals and her beloved pets are a big part of her life story.
[b..."

I read that book..it was really good

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I'm considering reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close because I really loved the movie :-)
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I have tried to listen to this book twice and just couldn't get into it. Maybe if I read it I could get through it.

My novel The Land Beyond the Portal could be used for 1b (main character is 16) and 2 (novel opens during a blizzard). Just sayin'. :)

Which task does The 13th Hour meet?

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Which task does The 13th Hour meet?"

#6

(an innocent man accused of killing his wife gets a chance to travel back in time to try and prevent the crime from happening)

J.S. wrote: "My novel The Land Beyond the Portal could be used for 1b (main character is 16) and 2 (novel opens during a blizzard). Just sayin'. :)"

thanks j.s.! glad the book fits into the challenges.

Tracy wrote: "Rachel wrote: "ex lover is close enough lol

i might read The 13th Hour -it's a time travel mystery/thriller."

That one sounds interesting Rachel. I put it on my TBR."

i hope it's as good as it sounds-i've never heard of this author before.

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I'm considering reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close because I really loved the movie :-)
"

i love sandra bullock and tom hanks but didn't love this movie. hope you enjoy the book.

Rachel wrote: "i really liked Disclosure and Congo. i've read 17 of the alex cross books-love the character and the whole family- the first four books are my faves of the series.




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I am right now reading Along Came A Spider, I am 150 pages from finishing it! I love the mystery and crime solving in it. What I don't like is that James Patterson makes sure to constantly remind you Alex and his partner are black and the relationship between Alex and Jezzie. It just seem way too forced and also the constant reminder of it being an interracial relationship. Those are my only complaints with the book.

Michael Crichton wrote my favorite two novels Jurassic Park and The Lost World. I have also read Prey, it is also really great. I am sad to say I have not read any of his other novels. I own all of the ones he put out under his name except for two of them, The Great Train Robbery and Micro. I figured I would pick up the two I don't have and then read them all.

I am pretty sure I am getting a couple of Ian Fleming's 007 novels for Christmas. If that is the case and my parents get the ones I highlighted, I may end up reading the 007 series before touching Michael Crichton. I have doubts because the last time I asked for 007 novels for Christmas my parents got me books 5, From Russia With Love and 7 Goldfinger. My step dad said he looked for Dr. No but couldnt find it. I find it funny because they looked for the books in movie order instead of in the book series order. lol.

I am so excited to do another challenge! I just set up my goal of 8 books to read, one from each category. I haven't decided which book to start with because I have a few books to finish first.

Which book is everybody hoping Santa will bring them for Christmas? I am hoping for The Chronicles of Downton Abbey: A New Era I'm not sure if it will meet any of the criteria for this challenge but it will satisfy my need for another season to begin.

Wonder why my book isn't pulling to the home page? I have read one and it shows on my winter reading challenge shelf but not on the home page. Weird

Christine wrote: "I am so excited to do another challenge! I just set up my goal of 8 books to read, one from each category. I haven't decided which book to start with because I have a few books to finish first. ..."

i'm hoping to find The Night Circusunder the tree -really excited to read that one even though it's not my genre.

Tracy wrote: "Wonder why my book isn't pulling to the home page? I have read one and it shows on my winter reading challenge shelf but not on the home page. Weird"

sounds like another crazy goodreads glitch-hopefully you won't experience any further problems with books posting

Rachel wrote: "i'm hoping to find The Night Circus under the tree -really excited to read that one even though it's not my genre. ..."

I have heard really good things about this book too. Its been in my TBR pile for a while.

Just completed my first book for the challenge.

4) (main character, Alex Cross is a black detective psychologist.) It was a great story! =D This is also my first James Patterson novel I have read.

Next book I am starting tomorrow morning:
8) It was turned into a movie called Nightbreed. I haven't seen the movie, so it will be a totally new experience but I hear it is a really awesome book and the movie is quite good as well.

Who is the author of the book?

Angeldreads wrote: "Who is the author of the book?"

You mean the Clive Barker book ? :-) The author's name is Clive Barker and printed larger than the title of the book.

Congrats Josh - You are a Speed Reader!

Thank You for putting together another great challenge!!

Currently reading "The White Darkness" by Geraldine McCaughrean, it can qualify for either part of the book written from a child's point of view or set in a cold climate.

Always wanted to start the Alex Cross series and what a perfect time to start!!

Thinking of reading either "The Help" or "Eat, Pray, Love" for the movie challenge.

Thanks again!!

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Congrats Josh - You are a Speed Reader!"

To be honest, I was halfway through the book when December 1st hit. lol. I finished it the night of the second. I was up until 2am because I was hooked on finishing it. XD I actually started the book in the beginning of November... then Resident Evil 6 took over my life for the rest of November. XD

Danell wrote: "Thank You for putting together another great challenge!!

Currently reading "The White Darkness" by Geraldine McCaughrean, it can qualify for either part of the book written from a child's point of..."

your welcome danell-glad you like it :)

The Help was a great book- the movie was really good too.

Josh wrote: "Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Congrats Josh - You are a Speed Reader!"

To be honest, I was halfway through the book when December 1st hit. lol. I finished it the night of the second. I wa..."

that's what re 6 means lol

oh I get it now :-) RE 6 = Resident Evil 6 :-) Amazing!

Josh wrote: "To be honest, I was halfway through the book when December 1st hit. lol. I finished it the night of the second. I was up until 2am because I was hooked on finishing it. XD I actually started the book in the beginning of November... then Resident Evil 6 took over my life for the rest of November. XD
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Rachel, is it okay to finish a book and count it - I'm just curious because I started reading The Land Beyond the Portal for the Fall Challenge but I will finish the book tonight and it does meet the requirements for both challenges so can I count The Land Beyond the Portal as part of my Winter Challenge or is that cheating? What do you think? :-) and to further explore this inquiry...let's say I have been reading a particular book on and off again for several months or years and the book meets the challenge and I finish it during the challenge period can I count it or is that cheating?

I guess the real question I am trying to ask here is does the book have to be started and finished during the challenge period to be counted? (I am of course not trying to get Josh in trouble :-) but I want to know if I can work the system to my advantage - btw I cheat at Monopoly)

Thank You :-)

our challenge is all about having fun so as long as the book is finished during the season- i say count it-i will pretend you started it on the 2nd :)

btw what book have you been reading for several months or years?

p.s. you should never cheat at monopoly ;)

A couple of books I have been reading for several months to years (haven't given up on finishing them) include NO GREATER SACRIFICE by John Stipa and AMONG THE MISSING by Dan Chaon.

P.S. I like to make up my own rules as I go along :-)

dc

it's ok to be a rebel ;)

p.s. don't forget to sign up on the challenge home page

has anyone read The Passage and if so is any of the book told from the kid's point of view?

I started the passage but the book was too big and I gave up