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XBM10.3 These boots are made for walking ...
Read a book with one or more people walking on the cover ...
The Secret War of Julia Child. Diana R. Chambers
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 48
Total Points: 610
Tasks Completed: 38
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
XBM10.7 Saintly Names
Read a book where the authors first name is a derivative of Patrick
Feminine Forms - from the website
English: Pat, Patrice, Patricia, Patsy, Patti
The Story She Left Behind. Patti Callahan Henry
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 47
Total Points: 600
Tasks Completed: 37
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
XBM5.1 Spring Cleaning!
read the book that has been on your current "To Be Read" list the longest. The TBR list does not have to be on Goodreads.
Required: State how long it has been on the list. (Since April 2017)
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir. Jennifer Ryan
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 46
Total Points: 590
Tasks Completed: 36
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
XBM25.6 - JenJ IA's task - Triple Crowns
Option 1: Thoroughbred Racing
B) The locations of the three races are in Louisville, Kentucky, Baltimore, Maryland, and Elmont, New York. Read a book that has all of the letters of ELMONT in the combined title/subtitle, series name, and author’s name.
Required: State the location you used
The Secret to Hummingbird Cake. Celeste Fletcher McHale
ELM in Celeste Fletcher McHale
ONT in to Hummingbird
Option 2: Hiking
B) Read a book set at least 50% in one or more of the states that these trails pass through: Oregon.
Welcome to the Honey B&B. Melody Carlson
Jewel Benedict is going home to Oregon to help care for her father who has early onset dementia.
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 45
Total Points: 585
Tasks Completed: 35
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
Deedee wrote: "Do names with 2 middle initials count for #2? For example, George R R MartinThanks"
Absolutely!
XBM15.1 Let's Hike It!
Book 1: Read a book with a title (subtitles are excluded) that shares a word from one of the names of the trails on the list.
Appalachian High Route
High Tea and Misdemeanors. Laura Childs
Book 2: Read a book that has all the letters of TRAIL in the title.
GodPretty in the Tobacco Field. Kim Michele Richardson
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 43
Total Points: 560
Tasks Completed: 34
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
I thought that there used to be more names than appears there, so I looked and saw that it is tabbed now. There's Names Related to Patrick, which includes Patti. (https://www.behindthename.com/name/pa...)Would The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry be okay in that case?
I see the last time this site was used was for the Fall 2024 challenge, and it was the extended list - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/....
https://www.behindthename.com/name/ch...
XBM25.5 Jessica S’s Task: Signs of the Zodiac - Pisces, Aries and Taurus
This is a two book task. For this task, choose one zodiac sign, and complete both tasks for that sign. Your total page count should be at least 500 pages.
Required: State the option you chose
Option 3: Dependable Taurus (April 21st - 20th May)
Book A: Read a book that was published between April 21st and May 20th of 2024 or 2025. (First published April 23, 2024)
Funny Story. Emily Henry
400 pages
Book B:Read a book that is MPG Food. (Discussed at length, approved message #21 by moderator in help thread).
Cooking at Home With Bridget & Julia: The TV Hosts of America's Test Kitchen Share Their Favorite Recipes for Feeding Family and Friends. Bridget Lancaster
320 pages
***Nonfiction - Claiming 1 IAF ticket****
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 41
Total Points: 545
Tasks Completed: 33
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 3
Big Books - 2
XBM5.3 Santa Fe Trail After All these Years
Read a book whose title or series title includes a word of 4 letters or more that matches one of the words on this map:
Santa is an eligible word.
The Santa Suit. Mary Kay Andrews
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 39
Total Points: 520
Tasks Completed: 32
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
XBM15.4 The Big Three
Option 2: One Book Task
Read a single book that satisfies both criteria for option 1
Read a book with a three word title. All words count. and that is first published in March of any year that ends in a 3.
(First published March 13, 2003)
Happily Ever After. Susan May Warren
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 38
Total Points: 515
Tasks Completed: 31
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
XBM20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Spring 2025 season. The requirement for this task: you must participate in the book's discussion thread below with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book. (Post here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Heather Fawcett
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 37
Total Points: 500
Tasks Completed: 30
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
3.5 rounded to 4 stars - I enjoyed this rather more than I expected to, it wasn't something I would have normally chosen. Emily is a scholar whose specialty is the study of faeries. She has a colleague at Cambridge, Wendell Bambleby, who is her handsome annoying rival. When he follows her to Hrafnsvik, Ljosland, an island off the coast of Norway, to "help" with her research, she is not happy to see him. But things develop...
This took me more than a week to finish, certainly not a page turner, but a nice enough book to enjoy in small bites.
XBM20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Lois' Task: On the Trail of West Coast Writers
Read a book by an author who was born in or lives/lived in Washington.
A devoted grandmother, Debbie and Wayne live in Port Orchard, Washington, the town which inspired the Cedar Cove series.
Dear Santa. Debbie Macomber
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 36
Total Points: 480
Tasks Completed: 29
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
XBM15.6 Finding Easter Goodies
Read a book with a Rabbit/bunny, Egg, or Chicken/chick/rooster on the cover. The image must be part of the cover art for the book. (eggs on counter)
Kale to the Queen. Nell Hampton
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 35
Total Points: 460
Tasks Completed: 28
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
XBM30.7 - Amy FL's Task: Typing Challenge
For this task, you will be using the QWERTY style keyboard.
Letters typed with the left hand: Q, W, E, R, T, A, S, D, F, G, Z, X, C, V, B
Letters typed with the right hand: Y, U, I, O, P, H, J, K, L, N, M
Required: State the option
Option 1: Two-book task
Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title (no subtitles) that can be made by using only the letters on the left side of the keyboard. FEAR
Nothing to Fear: Demystifying Death to Live More Fully. Julie McFadden
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose name (first or last) can be made using only the right hand on the keyboard. POPPY
The Littlest Library. Poppy Alexander
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 34
Total Points: 445
Tasks Completed: 27
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
XBM15.7 Happy Fairytale Birthday
Read a book from the first 25 pages of this list
Fairy Tale Retellings Books
Uprooted. Naomi Novik
Required: State the page. 1
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 32
Total Points: 415
Tasks Completed: 26
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
XBM30.1 - JennRenee's Task: Spring Up and Grow
Book 1
Read a book with at least 2 words in the title, each word beginning with a letter in SPRING. Letters can be used multiple times.
Golden Girl. Elin Hilderbrand
Book 2
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, each word longer than its preceding word.
The Berry Pickers. Amanda Peters. 3.22.25
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 31
Total Points: 400
Tasks Completed: 25
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
XBM20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ritika's Task: Dopamine for Winter
For this task, please choose one of the activities and read a book which meets the requirement.
B. KNITTING: Read a book with a cover which shows someone wearing a hat/cap.
The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams. Karen Hawkins
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 29
Total Points: 370
Tasks Completed: 24
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
XBM10.9 Three/Four/Five
Read a book that is number 3, 4 or 5 in a series (Magical Bakery Mystery #3)
Charms and Chocolate Chips. Bailey Cates
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 28
Total Points: 350
Tasks Completed: 23
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
XBM20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Be the Match
Select an option and read one book that satisfies the requirements for that option.
Required: state your option.
Option 1: For Jenson
Choose a book by a single author whose first and last initials are found in the word MINECRAFT.
The Antique Hunter's Death on the Red Sea. C.L. Miller
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 27
Total Points: 340
Tasks Completed: 22
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
