2023 Upside Down January Tasks

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1	Task Number	Task	Points
2	January Bonus	Read a book where someone moves to, or is transported to, a country in the Southern Hemisphere	250
3	1	Read a book with fireworks on the cover	100
4	2	Read a book where the characters celebrate New Years Eve	100
5	3	Read a book with the name of a cocktail in the title	100
6	4	Read a book based in Australian or New Zealand that was turned into a movie produced in Aus/NZ	100
7	5	Read a book that contains at least 3 of the following ingredients required for Pavolva, in the text. (Ingredients are: eggs or egg whites ; sugar ; strawberries, kiwi fruit, mangoes, passionfruit, cream, vanilla, vinegar, cornflour, icing sugar.)	100
8	6	Read a book that contains the letters S-U-N in the title, but not in that order	100
9	7	Sort your "to read" shelf by 'date added' and read a book that is number 251 or higher on your list (the first column before the book cover image)	100
10	8	Read a book with 71-80 chapters	100
11	9	Read a book that is in the "Best Non-Fiction (non biography)" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/134.Best_Non_Fiction_non_biography_)	100	Link
12	10	Read a book that is on another Upside Down player in your category's "want to read" shelf with the highest GR star rating	100
13	11	Read a book that mentions Emily Dickinson or one of her works	100
14	12	Read a book that is a NBRC January 2023 Book of the Month, volunteer to write discussion questions and partcipate	100
15	13	Read a book FIRST published on the 1 January (in any year)	100
16	14	Read a cookbook, make one of the recipes listed, and post a picture of your food creationin the "Upside Down Challenge thread (minimum word/page counts don't apply for this task)	100	Link
17	15	Read a novella (minimum page counts don't count for this task) which has been on your "want to read" list the longest	50
18	16	Read a book where a character has a "security blanket" or a lucky item	50
19	17	Read a book where the authors name contains the letters N, B, R and C	50
20	18	Read a book where a character travels to somewhere with a different climate	50
21	19	Read a "spin off" book (where the author is inspired by someone else's characters) Eg Young James Bond / The Beekeepers Apprentice (from Sherlock Holmes) / Shakespeare retellings	50
22	20	Read a book with a tropical storm or a flash flood	50
23	21	Read a book where a character drinks coconut water	50
24	22	Read a book with tennis raquets, tennis balls, a tennis court or tennis players on the cover	50
25	23	Read a book by an author who has published more than 20 novels	50
26	24	Read a book by an author born in January (of any year)	50
27	25	Read a book where there is a computer virus or computer hacking	50
28	26	Read a book where there is a tight deadline	50
29	27	Read a book which has the main location (setting) as a tropical island	50
30	28	Read a book which is set under the sea	50
31	29	Read a book with a palindrome over 4 letters in the title	50
32	30	Read a book with a Poker hand in title (e.g. Straight, Flush, Full House, Pair)	50
33	31	Read a book with a purple cover	50
34	32	Read a book with a red, pink or orange dress on the cover	50
35	33	Read a book with the phrase "gut feeling" in a book	50
36	34	Read a book with the phrase "Have a kitten" in a book	50
37	35	Read a book with the word Ms, Mr, Mrs or Miss (plurals are acceptable) in the title	50
38	36	Read a book with a country scene on the cover	50
39	37	Read a book with a cover showing close-up of a hand(s)	50
40	38	Read a book with a famous landmark on the cover	50
41	39	Read a book that has a title with opposite pairings (e.g. Big Little, North South)	50
42	40	Read a book with a pet that has a name starting with F	50
43	41	Read a book where the cover shows someone swimming	50
44	42	Read a book where the edition you are reading was published on the 26th of a month	50
45	43	Read a book that contains a Shakespeare quote in the text	50
46	44	Read a book that contains the word leek	50
47	45	Read a book that contains the word tomato	50
48	46	Read a book that contains the word watermelon	50
49	47	Read a book that has the birthstone Alexandrite in the text or title	50
50	48	Read a book that has the birthstone Citrine in the text or title	50
51	49	Read a book about a group of friends.	50
52	50	Read a book by one of the greatest writers of all time, as voted by all voters, on this site: https://www.ranker.com/list/best-writers-of-all-time/ranker-books	50	Link
53	51	Read a screenplay or a book of poetry (minimum word/page counts don't apply for this task)	50
54	52	Read a book first published in June	50
55	53	Read a book first published in October	50
56	54	Read a book originally published with a different title	50
57	55	Read a book set in the time period "Contemporary history"	50
58	56	Read a book set in the time period "Middle Ages"	50
59	57	Read a book set in your home state/country	50
60	58	Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as 2002 - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable	50
61	59	Read a book that has the word "Amore" in the text or title	50
62	60	Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as aliens - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable	50
63	61	Read a book whose author died 2-5 years ago	50
64	62	Read a book with the word "bingle" in the text	50
65	63	Read a book where the character is described as dancing "like Fred Astaire" or "like Ginger Rogers"	50
66	64	Read a book where a character does not leave their house	50
67	65	Read a book with the word "defenstrate" in the text	50
68	66	Read a book with a pet that has a name starting with E	50
69	67	Read a book on the Book Depository best books of 2022 (so far) list (https://www.bookdepository.com/best-of-2022-so-far)	50	Link
70	68	Read a book that is written by or includes a character with your same name (or variation of... maiden, alias, etc).	20
71	69	Read a book where a character travels to a new country for the first time	20
72	70	Read a book where a character gets sunburnt	20
73	71	Read a book where the characters play tennis	20
74	72	Read a book with mosquito in the text	20
75	73	Read a book with a month name in the title (January-December)	20
76	74	Read a book with one, or more, camels on the cover	20
77	75	Read a book that contains the word "conniption"	20
78	76	Read a book where an African country is menioned in the text	20
79	77	Read a book with penguins on the cover or in the text	20
80	78	Read a book on the "Ten Most Popular and Must Read South African Books" list here: https://buzzsouthafrica.com/top-10-most-popular-and-must-read-south-african-books/	20	Link
81	79	Read a book that has a hero or heroine that does something “dumb”	20
82	80	Read a book that has been on your "to read" shelf for more than 1 year	20
83	81	Read a book where the audio version is between 5:00 hours and 8:59 hours long	20
84	82	Read a book that has the word "hug" in the text or title	20
85	83	Read a book that has the word "pink" in the text or title	20
86	84	Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as 2015 - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable	20
87	85	Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as 5-stars - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable	20
88	86	Read a book with the word winner, loser, competition or trophy (plurals are acceptable) in the title	20
89	87	Read a book with the word wolf, bear, fox, lion or tiger (plurals are acceptable) in the title	20
90	88	Read a book with a zombie	20
91	89	Read a book with an airplane, spaceship or some type of machine on the cover	20
92	90	Read a book with an alliteration in the title	20
93	91	Read a book with an average goodreads rating of between 3.01 and 3.5	20
94	92	Read a book which is listed on Amazon for less than $3	20
95	93	Read a book where the author has a 4 letter name (first or last)	20
96	94	Read a book where the author uses initials instead of a first name	20
97	95	Read a book where the characters eat salad	20
98	96	Read a book with a flower on the cover	20
99	97	Read a book where an important character dies	20
100	98	Read a book where at least 5 people are killed	20