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WINTER CHALLENGE 2013
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Winter Challenge 2013: Task Ideas
Clue-Read a book that has a room in the title-
Read a book that has Mr., Mrs., or Miss in the
title.
Read a book with a color name in the title-
Like Mustard, Scarlet, Plum, etc. after the characters.
Read a book with one of the weapons on the cover.
Read a "cozy mystery."
Read a murder mystery that has more than one murder in it--- like Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie.
Jan 31, 2014 - Lunar New year, Year of the Horse - read a book with a horse on the cover
It was done "in the" libraryRead a book with "in the" in the title:
The Catcher in the Rye
The Man in the Brown Suit
A Bend in the Road
Flowers in the Attic
Read a book with one of the Clue weapons on the cover: Rope
Dagger/knife
Revolver (hand gun)
Wrench
Pipe
Candlestick
Whoops! I missed that Kathy already made that suggestion!In my family, we played board games often, but almost always when the power went out. Read a book where the cover depicts a scene lit by candlelight, firelight or a flashlight.
Book can spell clue in the title (not necessarily sequentially)
Kathy G. wrote: "It was done "in the" libraryRead a book with "in the" in the title:
The Catcher in the Rye
The Man in the Brown Suit
A Bend in the Road
Flowers in the Attic"
This is clever! "with the or a" would also work, ie with the or a knife.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Gone with the Wind Girl With a Pearl Earring
Read a book with the word murder in the GR plot description.In clue, you move between different locations. Read a book that is set in multiple locations.
Clue was made into a movie .. . Read a book that has been made into a movie and/or TV show
Clue (aka Cluedo) was first released in England in 1949 . . . Read a book that is more than 50 years old
Not all mysteries are games . . . Read a book shelved as "True Crime" on it's main page
Clue Dungeons & Dragons version was released in 2001 . . . read a book with "fantasy" listed on it's main page
Clue (aka Cluedo) was first released in England in 1949 . . . Read a book that is more than 50 years old
Not all mysteries are games . . . Read a book shelved as "True Crime" on it's main page
Clue Dungeons & Dragons version was released in 2001 . . . read a book with "fantasy" listed on it's main page
since all you gals are in a "murderous" mood
How about a "serial" Killer: read the last book in a series
or
Read a book that has been "buried" in your TBR pile the longest
How about a "serial" Killer: read the last book in a series
or
Read a book that has been "buried" in your TBR pile the longest
winter wonderland:
Read a book with ice, snow or winter in the title or a white cover (at least 50%)
Read a book with any winter apparel or winter scene
or
Get away from the cold:
Read a book with any of the warm colors (red, orange or yellow)on the cover or on the title (ex. Ruby Red)
Read a book with a vacation scene or with the words, summer or vacation in the title.
Read a book with ice, snow or winter in the title or a white cover (at least 50%)
Read a book with any winter apparel or winter scene
or
Get away from the cold:
Read a book with any of the warm colors (red, orange or yellow)on the cover or on the title (ex. Ruby Red)
Read a book with a vacation scene or with the words, summer or vacation in the title.
Since clue known as cluedo in the UK - a book that was published (in English) with 2 different titles (I.e The Keeper of Lost Causes was released as Mercy in the UK)
This winter, my family and I are traveling by train to Idaho for my step-brother's wedding! I've never been to Idaho or the Rocky Mountains. Read a book set someplace you've never been, has a train or mountains on the cover, or where a wedding is a key plot point to the story.
Read a book featuring a winter sport (think winter olympics, but also other winter sports) skiing, luge, sled dogs, ice hockey, curling, figure skating, sledding, etc.winter is a great time to curl up in a blanket in front of the fire with a good book. Read a book showing a fire or a blanket on the cover.
Read a book whose author's initials are consecutive in Winter: WI, IN, NT, TE, ER
Winter-Read a book that is set during Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa. (Or other winter holidays).
Read a book that has red and green on the cover.
Read a book with a snowman or wreath on the cover.
Read a book with a scarf and mittens on the cover.
Read a book set in a place that has snow during the winter.
January is White Sale time-- (sheets and linens)Read a book that shows a bed on the cover.
Read a book that has a white cover or white lettering.
Read a book with one of the rooms in the title, kitchen, hall, library etc
Whenever I play Clue with my kids, I think that the mansion is the best place for a ghost story. So read a book with a ghost/haunting!
I love the movie "Clue"!Read a book written by an author whose first or last name matches the first or last name of one of the following actors from the movie:
Tim Curry....Wadsworth (the butler)
Eileen Brennan....Mrs. Peacock
Lesley Ann Warren....Miss Scarlet
Michael McKean....Mr. Green
Christopher Lloyd....Prof. Plum
Madeline Kahn....Mrs. White
Martin Moll....Colonel Mustard
One of the rooms in Clue is the kitchen. Read a book that has an item on the cover that could be found in a kitchen. Examples: plate, refrigerator, pitcher, forks, etc.Read a book where the total number of pages can be found, in any order, in the first publication date of that same book. For example a book published in 2013 could have a total page count of 310, 213, 201, 320, etc.
Read a book that has at least 2 colors in the words of the title on the cover. Examples:
and
The Olympics are being held this winter. Read about featuring athletes.
A book with a secret passage, gateway, wormhole, etc.A book with a group of suspects stuck together in one location -- in a mansion, haunted house, on a cruise, a hotel or hotel convention, a spaceship, a rehab center, submarine, reality show set i(as n some sort of Big Brother, Bachelor or Survivor type of scenario), etc.
A book with the discovery of a dead body in the opening chapter (regardless of genre).
A book where the murder weapon is initially unknown.
Since you solve or "unlock" a mystery in Clue, read a book with a lock or a key in the title or on the cover page
For a low-point task: The game Clue has many different possible outcomes, and the movie was written with three distinct endings (in theaters, they actually showed the different endings in rotation, so you could see it twice and get different ones).
Read a choose-your-own-adventure book.
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They recently updated Clue with new characters and jobs. Read a book that's an "update" on an old story (ex. Troy for The Iliad)
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Read a book with at least three of the traditional "colors" on the cover: scarlet, white, (peacock) blue, plum, (mustard) yellow, or green.
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Read a book with the letters b-o-d-y in the title.
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Read a book whose narrator has the same profession as one of the characters from Clue (maid, professor, colonel, etc.).
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And I'm all for the 5pt tasks being the "10 Significant Things" list again this season! I love those :D
Cozy and Warm
Read a chunky classic. (ex. War and Peace, Anna Karenina, Don Quixote)
New Crime Series
Read a crime series that is new to you, book must be part of a series that contains more than 2 books.
Read a chunky classic. (ex. War and Peace, Anna Karenina, Don Quixote)
New Crime Series
Read a crime series that is new to you, book must be part of a series that contains more than 2 books.
The Olympics are being held in Russia, read a book set in Russia.There's already been controversy around these games. Read a book with a GLBT character (due to Russia's anti-gay laws) or with a traitor or spy (due to Russia's asylum to Edward Snowden).
Let's not forget Valentine's Day in February- Title's letters found in valentine; a book with a heart or candy on the cover; a book shelved as romance, or one about a real life couple
Bring in the new year with a new series or authorOut with the old in with the new: read one of your top 10 oldest on your TBR and 1 of your newest on your TBR
Black History month is in Feb. Read a book with an character who is black Or a non-fiction book about one.
Also Washington and Lincoln's birthday's are in Feb: Read a biography
New Years...I always think of the movie, When Harry Met Sally! The big love declaration on New Years....sigh. Read a book where lovers begin as friends.
Oh! And we have to have the GRChoice task, of course :D That's always one of my favorites.
Groundhog Day- read a book with sun or a shadow on the cover, or in honor of the movie- reread a book :-)
Winter means cold temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere. 40 degrees below zero on the Celsius scale is the same as 40 below on the Fahrenheit scale. Read a book where the number of pages has both a 4 and a 0.
Early winter is for me always the time for the Nutcracker ballet. I volunteer with costumes for our local production, in it's 26th showing. So, read books related to:
~ the music (Tchaikovsky)
~ the characters in the story (Clara (or Marie), the nutcracker prince, the sugarplum fairy, the rats, rat king and soldiers, the snow king and queen, and the variations)
~ the ballet
~ glorious costumes
~ ballet terms, such as pas-de-deux, solo, corps de ballet, tour, arabesque, attitude, and so on...
Festive FruitcakesMany jokes have been made about giving fruitcakes to relatives you don’t care for. Read a book with the genre, Humor, listed on the main page, OR read a book in which ALL the words in the title begin with the letters found in FRUITCAKE.
Pants are in
On Dec. 29, 1852, Emma Snodgrass was arrested in Boston for wearing pants. Read a book that shows a female wearing pants.
Newbery Awards
The Newbery Awards are announced every year in January during the American Library Association midwinter conference. Read a past Newbery winner or honor book from the following list: http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/...
“Wow, this guy can write”
I’m always interested to read what other well known authors have to say about a particular book.
1. Read any book of your choice.
2. Read a book by an author that has made an endorsement somewhere on the front or back cover of book #1 for this task.
Love the reading a Newbery Award book:)
December 5th is 'Sinterklaas' in the Netherlands (Santa Claus is based on him). Right now a discussion is going on about 'Zwarte Piet' (black Peter), which is the helper of Sinterklaas. People think Black Peter is racist and is just a slave to Sinterklaas.Read a book featuring a slave or slaves.
New Years: resolution time!
As a New Years resolution, read a book from a genre that you would never read from.
Example:
You usually read romance--> read a horror book
Or
You usually read YA or UF --> read a old Classic
As a New Years resolution, read a book from a genre that you would never read from.
Example:
You usually read romance--> read a horror book
Or
You usually read YA or UF --> read a old Classic
CLUE:1) All the letters in CLUE appear in the title.
2) The author's initials can be found in CLUE or CLUEDO.
In honor of the New Years resolutions read a book about a person starting over or making a big change in their lives.In honor of all the religious dates in December read a book about a religion you are not.
In honor of Valentine's Day read a book with a pink cover.
Clue is about being a detective, read a book written from the perspective of a detective.
Read a book with a Month of the year in the title.
Read a book about a real-life murder mystery! Like the Lindbergh baby or Princess Di or Jack the Ripper or something along those lines.
The winter season is typically a time when families get together (Christmas, Chinese New Year). A) Read a non-fiction book about dealing with family OR
B) Read a novel where family is an important theme of the story.
Out with the old year, in with the new year:* Read a book with one of the following words in the title: new, old, year
Looking for LoveFeb 14 2014 marks the last day of the Chinese lunar New Year celebration (Lantern Festival). In older times, this is a day when young people would wander the streets looking for true love and matchmakers would be busy trying to pair couples.
Read a book where an arranged or forced marriage takes place
AND
Read a book where an autonomous or "love match" marriage takes place
This can be fiction or non-fiction.
Edvard Munch, expressionist painter, was born 150 years ago this December. His most famous picture is "The Scream." In his honor read a book by a Norwegian author or a book set in Norway.This coming January 80 years ago, Alcatraz was turned into a state prison.
Read a book about an escape, fiction or non-fiction.
New BeginningsJanuary is the month of new things. Start a brand new series.
Valentine's Day is February 14. Read a book with 'romance' as a genre.
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Iliad (other topics)Troy (other topics)
This Is Not a Test: Stories of Disaster (other topics)
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock (other topics)
The Keeper of Lost Causes (other topics)
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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 these themes, they’re just fun ideas for unique reading challenges.
Feel free to post as many ideas as you can come up with. Don't worry about repeating what another player 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. We look forward to seeing what you come up with!