Walking in a Winter Wonderland Quarterly Challenge
Dec. 15, 2024- March 14, 2025
Level 2 - 10 books - I enjoy making snow angels
Level 3 - 20 books - I can get into a good snowball fight
Level 4 - 30 books - I love everything about Winter!
+Bonus- Bonus can be added to any level
Audiobooks and rereads are allowed.
You can always add levels as you go.
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Walking In A Winter Wonderland Tasks -
1. Red squirrels make mushroom jerky to prepare for the
winter.
⛄Read a book with a 'jerk' character or a book with red on the cover.
2. People born during winter months are less irritable.
⛄Read a book with a happy or optimistic character or a book with a pregnancy or baby in the story.
⛄Read a book with a 'jerk' character or a book with red on the cover.
⛄Read a book with a happy or optimistic character or a book with a pregnancy or baby in the story.
The Duke's Man-at-Arms - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Dec 2024) (pregnancy/baby) - Jan 2
3. Thundersnow is a rare but real weather phenomenon.
⛄Read a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in 'Thundersnow' or a book with a title or character with an unusual name.
⛄Read a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in 'Thundersnow' or a book with a title or character with an unusual name.
Twin Jeopardy - Cindi Myers (HI #2262 - Jan 2025) (T) - Dec 18
4. Snow can be yellow, orange, green, and purple. (tiny
particles of dust or algae can make snow appear to be a range of different
rainbow-like colors)
⛄Read a book with an lgbt character or a book with a colorful cover.
5. And there's also pink watermelon snow that has a sweet
smell and taste. (But that doesn't mean that you should eat it! The rosy hue is
often due to algae)
⛄Read a book with a character in a science field or a book with food on the cover.
6. Snow rollers are self-forming snowballs.
⛄Read a book with something round on the cover or a book with a 'ballsy' character.
7. Some cities use beet juice, beer waste, and pickle
brine on icy winter roads instead of salt.
⛄Read a book set in a city or a book with the letter 'Bb' somewhere in the title or author's name.
⛄Read a book with an lgbt character or a book with a colorful cover.
⛄Read a book with a character in a science field or a book with food on the cover.
⛄Read a book with something round on the cover or a book with a 'ballsy' character.
⛄Read a book set in a city or a book with the letter 'Bb' somewhere in the title or author's name.
River Wild - BJ Daniels (HQN - Jan 2025) ("B" author name) - Jan 6
8. In Finland, you can stay in glass igloos during winter
to watch the Northern Lights.
⛄Read a book set in Europe or a book with a light source on the cover.
⛄Read a book set in Europe or a book with a light source on the cover.
Colton's K-9 Rescue - Colleen Thompson (HRS #2307 - Jan 2025) (house lights) - Jan 2
9. There's an annual International Hair Freezing Contest
in Canada every February.
⛄Read a book set in Canada or a book published in February of any year.
10. Stonehenge was set up to frame the sunset of the
winter solstice.
⛄Read a book tagged Historical or a book set in England or a book with a color of the sunset on the cover.
11. Shovel racing started in New Mexico in the 1970s.
⛄Read a book set in the U.S. or a book with a 7 or 0 in the page count.
12. There are plenty of flowers that bloom in the winter.
(winter pansies, lenten roses (which are also known as Christmas roses),
winter aconite, and snowdrops)
⛄Read a book with a character that shows some growth or a book with a flower or winter object on the cover.
13. Snow comes in five categories. ( There is dry snow
(0% water), moist snow (less than 3%), wet snow (btw. 3% & 8%), very wet
snow (btw. 8% and 15%), and slush, or snow that is 15% water)
⛄Read a book that is part of a series of at least 5 books or a book with a 5 in the publishing date or page count or number of reviews.
⛄Read a book set in Canada or a book published in February of any year.
⛄Read a book tagged Historical or a book set in England or a book with a color of the sunset on the cover.
⛄Read a book set in the U.S. or a book with a 7 or 0 in the page count.
⛄Read a book with a character that shows some growth or a book with a flower or winter object on the cover.
⛄Read a book that is part of a series of at least 5 books or a book with a 5 in the publishing date or page count or number of reviews.
The Imperfect Lyon - Aviva Orr (Dragonblade - Jan 2025) (Book #70 Lyon's Den)- Jan 7
14. At least a septillion snowflakes fall from the sky
every year.
⛄Read a book with an older character (vampires count!) or a book with a sky on the cover.
⛄Read a book with an older character (vampires count!) or a book with a sky on the cover.
Twin Jeopardy - Cindi Myers (HI #2262 - Jan 2025) (sky) - Dec 18
15. And they fall at speeds of one to six feet per
second.
⛄Read the first book in a series or a book with a foot on the cover.
16. Snowflakes almost always have six sides.
⛄Read a book with six words in the title or six letters in the title or a book you want to keep by your side.
17. The largest snowflake on record measured 15 inches
wide and 8 inches thick.
⛄Read a large book (your interpretation of what constitutes large for you) or a book with a large rating- 4.0 or higher.
⛄Read the first book in a series or a book with a foot on the cover.
⛄Read a book with six words in the title or six letters in the title or a book you want to keep by your side.
⛄Read a large book (your interpretation of what constitutes large for you) or a book with a large rating- 4.0 or higher.
Safe in Her Bodyguard's Arms - Katherine Garbera (HRS #2281 - June 2024) (3.1 GR rating) - Jan 10
18. The tallest snowperson on record stood over 122 feet.
⛄Read a book with a person on the cover or a book with double numbers in the page count or publishing date (i.e. 422 pages, pub. 2009).
⛄Read a book with a person on the cover or a book with double numbers in the page count or publishing date (i.e. 422 pages, pub. 2009).
The Trouble with the Daring Governess - Annie Burrows (HH#1834 - Jan 2025) (person on cover) - Dec 30
19. Westerners are most likely to say winter is their
favorite season.
⛄Read a book by a favorite author or a book set in your favorite season.
20. Winter increases your appetite.
⛄Read a book set in the food industry or a book you hope you won't want to stop reading.
⛄Read a book by a favorite author or a book set in your favorite season.
⛄Read a book set in the food industry or a book you hope you won't want to stop reading.
Love Letters from Her Cowboy - Sasha Summers (HSE #3075 - Jan 2025) (chef) - Jan 5
21. The most people making snow angels simultaneously was
nearly 9,000. (on Feb. 17, 2007, in Bismarck, North Dakota)
⛄Read a book that has an inspirational or paranormal tag or a book with more than one person on the cover.
⛄Read a book that has an inspirational or paranormal tag or a book with more than one person on the cover.
A Tempest of Desire - Lorraine Heath (Avon - Dec 2024) (paranormal) - Dec 29
22. The first Winter Olympics were held in the French
Alps in 1924.
⛄Read a book set in France or a book with a sports tag or athlete in the story.
23. And ski ballet was once a sport in the Winter
Olympics.
⛄Read a book with a creative character or a book by a new to you author.
24. The Earth is closest to the Sun during winter.
⛄Read a book with something HOT (your interpretation) on the cover or a book with a character who needs someone else.
25. The largest snow maze on record was more than 30,000
square feet.
⛄Read a book with a mystery or suspense tag or a book with a complex-sounding plot or character.
⛄Read a book set in France or a book with a sports tag or athlete in the story.
⛄Read a book with a creative character or a book by a new to you author.
⛄Read a book with something HOT (your interpretation) on the cover or a book with a character who needs someone else.
⛄Read a book with a mystery or suspense tag or a book with a complex-sounding plot or character.
Murder at the Alaskan Lodge - Karen Whiddon (HRS #2280 -June 2024) (suspense) - Jan 8
26. The Portland Winter Light Festival includes nearly
115 illuminated art installations.
⛄Read a book with a celebration or holiday in the story or a book with a word in the title that rhymes with 'art' (ie. start, heart, chart, tarte).
27. The largest snowball fight ever involved 7,681
people. (on Jan. 31, 2016, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada)
⛄Read a book with a conflict in the story or a book set in Canada.
28. People once believed that birds flew to the moon for
the winter.
⛄Read a book with a shapeshifter or animal tag or a book with an animal or moon on the cover.
29. Winter "desire paths" can be spotted in the
snow. (Basically, it's a path that multiple people have chosen to walk that
doesn't fall on a sidewalk or other walkway and, therefore, forms a new track.)
⛄Read a book that has a title or cover that draws you to it or a book that has a road trip in it.
30. In ancient Rome, an hour was 45 minutes in the winter
and 75 minutes in the summer.
⛄Read an anthology or a book that has different page counts depending on the edition.
BONUS- Tell us your favorite thing about Winter and then
spell out that word (or phrase). Use each letter in that word to read a book
whose title or author's first or last name or series title corresponds to that
letter.
Example-
S -
N -
O -
W -
⛄Read a book with a celebration or holiday in the story or a book with a word in the title that rhymes with 'art' (ie. start, heart, chart, tarte).
⛄Read a book with a conflict in the story or a book set in Canada.
⛄Read a book with a shapeshifter or animal tag or a book with an animal or moon on the cover.
⛄Read a book that has a title or cover that draws you to it or a book that has a road trip in it.
⛄Read an anthology or a book that has different page counts depending on the edition.
Example-
N -
O -
W -
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