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SPRING CHALLENGE 2016
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Spring Challenge 2016: Completed Tasks:PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS THREAD
trishhartuk20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Pamela3265's Task: When Books Went to War
Option B: Read ONE of the books that was published by the Council on Books in Wartime: Armed Service Editions.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain
AR Quiz No. 202419; AR Quiz Info: IL: MY - BL: 8.0 - AR Pts: 12.0; AR Quiz Type: RP
#C-76 on the Armed Services Edition list
Golden Oldie: Tom Sawyer was first published in 1876
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: 1
Big Book: No
Total Points: 415
Tasks Completed: 18
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
Creynard25.2 - Brooke TX's Task: #ReadingGoals
2. #TooLong/Option A: Midnight City by J. Barton Mitchell
Midnight City was added to my TBR June 24, 2014.
It was the 9th oldest book on my TBR.
3. #OldFavorites: Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs
Patricia Briggs is #3 on my most read list.
I've read 13 of her books.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 365
Reader name Chrissy 20.5 - Bigger is Better- Catherine T's Task: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Book
2: The artwork is a collage with many different people and items. Read a book written by an author who shares at least one name with someone who appears on the album cover.
James Joyce - matching himself
I listened to the audiobook of Dubliners
**Dubliners is a Golden Oldie. It was first published in 1914. I claim one GO Ticket.**
Link to MMP for reference: Dubliners
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Pamela3265's Task: When Books Went to War
B. Read ONE of the books that was published by the Council on Books in Wartime:
I listened to the audiobook of The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
**The Prophet is a Golden Oldie. It was first published in 1923. I claim one GO Ticket. **
link to MMP for reference: The Prophet
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Points this post : 40
GO this post: 2
Total points : 170
GO: 3
Beth_NC5.1 MARILYN DIPTYCH BY ANDY WARHOL - The Great Santini by Pat Conroy
Died 3/4/16
5.9 TRIPLE ELVIS 1963 - Out of the Shadows by Kay Hooper
25.1 FACT AND FICTION
A. The Secrets of Mary Bowser by Lois Leveen
Historical Fiction set in Civil War
B. Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House by Elizabeth Keckley
Autobiography set in 1800 Civil War Era
25.3 CELEBRATE THE SPRING (repost) -
A, The Bird Eater by Ania Ahlborn
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B. The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
Page 2 #161 Genre: Non-Fiction
Points: 60
Tasks: 4
Books: 6
Pages: 1907
Total Points: 705
Total Tasks: 42
Total Books: 53
Total Pages 18616
FANDURY30.4 - Jonquil's Task: Every Letter Counts
Book 1: Each word in the title is exactly one letter longer than the previous word.
Deep Storm by Lincoln Child
Deep: 4 letters
Storm: 5 letters
Book 2: Each word in the title is exactly one letter shorter than the previous word.
River Road by Carol Goodman
River: 5 letters
Road: 4 letters
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 555
Books Read: 39
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
Repost of 1710Andy P.
Task 25.2 - Brooke TX's Task: #ReadingGoals
1. #MoreGenre: 2015 Locus SF Novels Recommended Reading List,
# 3 on list is:
by Paolo Bacigalupi3. #OldFavorites: Good Reads Most Read Authors Choose a new to you book by one of the authors on this list. CJ Box is # 2 on my list I have read 12 of 16 (now 13) of his books .
by C.J. BoxBoth of these books are new to me
5.1 - Marilyn Diptych by Andy WarholRead a book by an author who, at the time you select your book, is deceased.
War All the Time by Charles Bukowski (died March 09, 1994)
5.3 - Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol
Read a book with a "good" rating of 3.5 or above.
The Fallen Curtain by Ruth Rendell (3.84 rating)
15.3. Still Flying
Option 1.
A. Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word that matches one of the words from the titles of the songs on the Airplane's first album (when Anderson was with the band) Jefferson Airplane Takes Off.
AND
B. read a book whose author's initials can be found in JEFFERSON AIRPLANE.
I chose Option 2: Read one book that satisfies both criteria for option 1.
The New Girl Friend and other Stories of Suspense by Ruth Rendell
Matching word: and
Author initials: jeffeRson aiRplane
Post total=25
Season total=345
Harm NL20.2 Rookie at the Top - Gabriella's Task: Time for Celebration
Option B:
I read Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. This book is set in Nigeria (Africa).
Nick KY50.1 Perletwo's Primary Colors
Book 1. Red -- I read Indian Creek Chronicles: A Winter Alone in the Wilderness by Pete Fromm, set in the Red state of Idaho.
Book 2 -- I read Sink Trap by Christy Evans, set in the Blue state of Oregon.
Book 3 -- I read Lucky Stuff by Sharon Fiffer, with a green cover background.
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 545
30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss - two book task. Pick 2 options and read one book for each option.Option 1: I read A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
Option 4: I read The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 195
Amy O.5.4 -A Bigger Splash by David Hockney - book with word in title ending in "-ER"
The Lion's Daughter by Loretta Chase
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Gabriella's Task: Time for Celebration
Option A: book with main page genre containing "History" or "Historical"
Deception by Amanda Quick
genre - Historical Fiction
20.6 Seasoned Reader: Val TX's Task: Eurovision Calling!
Option 4: book by author who shares a name with guest on Graham Norton, Season 18
Self Helpless by Rachel Hall - same first name as guest Rachel Weisz, episode 4
Points this post: 45
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 10
Golden Oldies:
Big Book 500+:
Bluegrass PamTask 5.3- Campbell's Soup Cans by Andy Warhol
Good rating: 3.5 or above
The Puffin of Death by Betty Webb
Rating of 3.69 on 4/23
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 110
20.1 - Most Improved - MegSCL's task: Pick a cardRequired: State the card you drew, the suit genre you selected and whether your title count is letters or words.
~ by Justine Larbalestier, 4/21/16Card: 3 of Hearts
Suit genre: Young Adult
Title count: # of words in title
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 110
5.3 - Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol Read a book with a "good" rating of 3.5 or above. As ratings can change, note the book's rating at the time you select your book.
Required: If your book's rating falls below 3.5 at the time you post include the date and rating at the time of selection.
~ by Ruta Sepetys, 4/6/16Rating : 4.39 on 4/1/16
Points this Task: 5
Total Points: 115
Catherine T Task 5.7 - Flag
Read a book with MPG retellings
Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice by Curtis Sittenfeld
SandiCompleted Tasks
Whaam! by Roy Lichtenstein
Using the plural of "echo" which can be found on the website provided for a list of onomatopoeias
Audio I listened to: Echoes of an Angel: The Miraculous True Story of a Boy Who Lost His Eyes but Could Still See
paperback edition: Echoes of an Angel: The Miraculous True Story of a Boy Who Lost His Eyes But Could Still See
5.3 - Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol
Book has a rating of 3.5 or higher. From The Complete Sherlock Holmes, I listened to the isolated title The Sign of Four which, at time of post, has a Goodreads rating of 3.96. At 98 pps for the most popular mass market paperback (Il segno dei quattro) I am using this as my one time exception for a book of between 80 - 99 pages on a 5 point task.
10.5 - Glenn Frey, Too
Using the shared word of "corner" from the lyrics in "Take it Easy" . . . Well, I'm a standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
Audio I listened to: A Corner of White
Most popular paperback: A Corner of White
**SUMMARY**
Previous points earned: 245
Points this post: 20
Total Points to date: 265
Mary P25.2 - Brooke TX's Task: #ReadingGoals
Both books have a total of 840 pgs and are new to me.
Option 2: A: one of the 10 books that have been on your to-read list the longest.
Lover at Last by J.R. Ward.
This was on my Goodreads to-read list , #3 added Dec 12, 2013.
**Lover at Last is a Big Book ( 609 pgs ). Claiming 1 BB Ticket **
Option 3: OldFavorites: Another goal: get caught up on new releases from some of my favorite authors.
The Gunslinger by Stephen King (231 pgs)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... # 1 most read author, 39 books.
Points this post :25
Total points :175
Big Book Tickets: 10
15.9. Three/Four/FiveRead a book whose average rating is made up of the numbers 3, 4, and 5
Night Walks by Charles Dickens (3.43 rating at posting)
Task total=15
Grand total=360
Coralie10.1 Ever so POPular
Popular in 1956 (at #31) was
Seize the Day
10.8 Hey, Einstein!
Book with main page genre 'science'
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
20.1 Pick a Card
I drew the 2 of Hearts so I read a book with 2 words in the title, with a genre 'young adult'
Solstice Wood
20.5 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Book
Option 2. Rook written by an author who shares the first name with Max Miller (from the third row).
Two Serpents Rise by Max Gladstone
30.1 Happy Birthday Dr Seuss
Option C. Go dog go
#1 in series new to me, 3 word title
The Dragon's Path
Option D Oh the Places you will go!
Book with 'travel' main page genre
The Accidental Time Machine
This post 90 points
Total to date 375 points
FANDURY10.6 - And Alan Rickman
Read a book on this list of The Literary Roles of Alan Rickman.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 12.0
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 565
Books Read: 40
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
Reader Name: Daphne30.5 - Dlmrose's task: Call the Grammar Police
2. TITLE: They’re, Their, There, Your, You’re, Its, It’s
Being There
3. TITLE in Red:
Points this post: 30
Points Total: 875
LAUREN JODI15.6 - Light My Fire
An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire
Flame on the cover - approved in post #32 of the task help thread
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 435/875
Total Books Read: 35
Tasks Completed: 28/53
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25.2 - Brooke TX's Task: #ReadingGoals
2. #TooLong/Option A: Midnight City by J. Barton Mitchell
Midnight City was added to my TBR June 24, 2014.
It was the 9th oldest book on my TBR.
3. #OldFavorites: Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs
Patricia Briggs is #3 on my most read list.
I've read 13 of her books.
*Both books are new to me.*
Points this post: 25
Total points: 365
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Creynard25.5 - Andy P's Task: Symmetry
Book 1: Under the Desert Sky by Sara Luck
Author's first and last name are same length.
Book 2: Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane
Both words in title are same length.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 365
Julie *
15.3. Still Flying.........
Option 1.
A. Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word that matches one of the words from the titles of the songs on the Airplane's first album
Song # 3 Side 1
Bringing me DOWN
I'm Down
by
Mishna Wolff
AND
B. read a book whose author's initials can be found in JEFFERSON AIRPLANE.
No Stone Unturned: The True Story of the World's Premier Forensic Investigators
by
Steve Jackson
S J
Points this task - 15
Points to date - 240
15.3. Still Flying.........
Option 1.
A. Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word that matches one of the words from the titles of the songs on the Airplane's first album
Song # 3 Side 1
Bringing me DOWN
I'm Down
by
Mishna Wolff
AND
B. read a book whose author's initials can be found in JEFFERSON AIRPLANE.
No Stone Unturned: The True Story of the World's Premier Forensic Investigators
by
Steve Jackson
S J
Points this task - 15
Points to date - 240
Catherine TTask 20.6 - Eurovision Calling!
option 4 - read a book whose author shares the same name as a guest on s18 (band member details OK)
Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
matches John Taylor in Duran Duran, ep 8 - Nov 20.
Julie *
20.5 - Bigger is Better- Catherine T's Task: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Book
Option -
2: The artwork is a collage with many different people and items. Read a book written by an author who shares at least one name with someone who appears on the album cover. List of images on the cover: You must use someone on the cover with a name in a blue hyperlink and not one of the props or excluded people/items listed. If your book has multiple authors only one needs to match.
Required: State the person you are matching. e.g. Oscar Wilde - matching himself; Joyce Carol Oates - matching James Joyce
Third Row- David Livingstone
Jake & Clara: Scandal, Politics, Hollywood and Murder
by
David R. Stokes
David
Points this task - 20
Points to date -- 260
20.5 - Bigger is Better- Catherine T's Task: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Book
Option -
2: The artwork is a collage with many different people and items. Read a book written by an author who shares at least one name with someone who appears on the album cover. List of images on the cover: You must use someone on the cover with a name in a blue hyperlink and not one of the props or excluded people/items listed. If your book has multiple authors only one needs to match.
Required: State the person you are matching. e.g. Oscar Wilde - matching himself; Joyce Carol Oates - matching James Joyce
Third Row- David Livingstone
Jake & Clara: Scandal, Politics, Hollywood and Murder
by
David R. Stokes
David
Points this task - 20
Points to date -- 260
Teresa Jo10.3 - It's So Surreal
Read a book found on the first 5 pages of the Popular Surreal Books list.
Found on Page 4
Version Read: Kindle
Redshirts
by John Scalzi
Totals
Points this Post: 10
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Total Points: 230
Susan W.5.9 Triple Elvis 1963: Read a book that is #3 in a series.
I read Demons Are Forever by Julie Kenner
#3 in the Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom series
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15.3 Still Flying.
I did Option 2: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word that matches one of the words from the titles of the songs on the Airplane's first album (when Anderson was with the band) Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, and whose authors initials can be found in JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
I read Tales from Watership Down by Richard Adams
The song used is "Bringing Me Down"
RA are in Jefferson Airplane
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 160
15.7 Tax Time!Read a book with the main page genre Finance or Finances.
Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World, Michael Lewis
"Finances" is one of the main-page genres.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 70/875
Total tasks: 9/52
5.6 - Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? by Richard HamiltonGreat mysteries of the 20th century by Reader's Digest Association
title = six words
Total points: 340 + 5 = 345
10.8 - Hey, Einstein!****Repost of completed task #1613 - Book has been verified as receiving an exemption to the rule of use of books with "childrens" included in genre. See post #134 on page 3 of "Not Really for Kids Books" *****
March 14 is Albert Einstein's birthday. Einstein won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics and his work had a large influence on the philosophy of science. In honor of Einstein, read a book with the main page genre "Science" or "Philosophy."
Come to the Edge by Christina Haag has the main page genre “Science”.
This Post
Points: 10
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 304
Total
Points: 140
Tasks Posted: 8
Books Posted: 10
Pages Read: 2,894
perletwo15.3. Still Flying......... - A. Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word that matches one of the words from the titles of the songs on the Airplane's first album (when Anderson was with the band) Jefferson Airplane Takes Off.
Baltimore Blues - "Blues" matches two tracks from Takes Off, "Blues from an Airplane" and "Chauffeur Blues."
B. read a book whose author's initials can be found in JEFFERSON AIRPLANE. Middle initials can be disregarded. There must be at least 2 initials, however - a single name author will not work.
Other People's Skeletons by Julie Smith
Points this task: 15
Total points: 645
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 49
Tasks completed: 37
Task 10.2 - Andy WarholRead a book written by an author whose initials can be found in
AN D Y WAR H OL.
A Spell of Winter (1995) by Helen Dunmore (Hardcover, 313 pages)
1996 Winner of The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
190 + 10 = 200
Tasks Completed: 19
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 190 + 10 = 200
Books read: 20
Pages read: 6,197
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 06
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Andy P.Task # 15.5. No More Snow!
Read a book containing all the letters of SPRING in its title/
by Raymond Chandler POODLE SPRINGSPoints this post: 15
Total points: 510
Andy P.Task # 15.7. Tax time!
Read a book with the main page genre Finance or Finances.
by Charles D. EllisFinances on mp (2 users)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 525
Dakimel5.10 - Self-portrait
The Broken Kingdoms
10.3 - It's So Surreal
The Girl in the Flammable Skirt - page 3 of list
15.6. Light My Fire
Tell the Wind and Fire
25.5 - Andy P's Task: Symmetry
book 1: Citizens Creek by Lalita Tademy
book 2: High Dive
TALLY:
This post - 55 points
Total - 515
Susan W.** REPOST** (adding AR info)
15.3 Still Flying.
I did Option 2: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word that matches one of the words from the titles of the songs on the Airplane's first album (when Anderson was with the band) Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, and whose authors initials can be found in JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
I read Tales from Watership Down by Richard Adams
The song used is "Bringing Me Down"
RA are in Jefferson Airplane
AR Info: IL: UG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 10.0
Cait S20.9- Give Yourself Permission
Option 6
Read a book with the complete TITLE in white OR in black on the cover.
by Andy WeirPoints This Post: 20
Total Points: 215
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 15
CathyG25.2 - Brooke TX's Task: #ReadingGoals
2. #TooLong:
B: one of the 10 longest* books on your to-read list.
Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon (new to me)
836 pp
my to-read list https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
2 Big Book Tickets
3. #OldFavorites: Another goal: get caught up on new releases from some of my favorite authors. Go to your Goodreads Most Read Authors (under the "Tools" sidebar on the My Books page). Choose a new to you book by one of the authors on this list.
The Chase by Erin McCarthy (new to me)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
author #47 I have read 11 of her books
25.3 - Whitnie I's Task: Celebrate Spring
Option 1: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials appear in the word OSTARA
Black Wolf's Revenge by Tera Shanley
Approved for length post #5545
Option 2: Since spring is a time of change and renewal. Read a NONFICTION book found on the Best Self Help Books list.
Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body! by Jillian Michaels
found on pg 6
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Pop Voices
Book 1. Goodreads Voices are Good Minds.
Gena Showalter Through the Zombie Glass
January 2013 p. 4
Book 2.
Option A. Good Choices. Read any of the five choices (or sometimes there are 6) recommended by the author of your first book.
Don't You Wish by Roxanne St. Claire
25.5 - Andy P's Task: Symmetry
Book 1.
Read a book written by an author who has the same number of letters in his/her first and last names (and middle name if the author uses one).
Rachel Gibson Nothing But Trouble
Book 2.
Read a book whose TITLE consists of words of the same number of letters.
Runaway Vampire by Lynsay Sands
Points this post: 100
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 8
Big Book Tickets: 2
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.1 - Marilyn Diptych by Andy Warhol
I read Rashomon and Seventeen other Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. He died in 1927 (noted on his GR author page).
10.4 - Remembering David Bowie
I read The Coast of Utopia: Voyage, Shipwreck, Salvage by Tom Stoppard, currently at #55 on David Bowie's list.
Previous point total: 365
New points this post: 5+10
Total points: 380
New tasks completed in this post: 2
Total tasks: 23
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 3
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 3
Janice CA20.2 - Time for Celebration
Option B: I read a book set entirely in South America - Argentina and Paraguay.
The Drunken Forest by Gerald Durrell
+20
total: 90
tasks: 5
books: 5
Oldies: 1
15.4. Towel DayI did Option 2: Read one book that satisfies both criteria for Option 1:
A. Read a book with the main page genre science fiction or fantasy (standalone or embedded)
AND
B. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in DOUGLAS ADAMS.
In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination by Margaret Atwood
Science Fiction genre verified post 132
douglas adAMs
Task total=15
Season total=375
10.4 - Remembering David BowieThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
#16 on David Bowie's Top 100 Must Read Books list
Total points: 345 + 10 = 355
*Repost*25.2 - Brooke TX's Task: #ReadingGoals
2. #TooLong/Option A: Midnight Cityby J. Barton Mitchell
Midnight City was added to my TBR June 24, 2014.
It was the 9th oldest book on my TBR.
3. #OldFavorites: Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs
Patricia Briggs is #3 on my most read list.
I've read 13 of her books.
*Both books are new to me.*
Points this post: 25
Total points: 390
Jasmiina F15.10. Batter up!:
Read a book set at least 50% in Aruba, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan or Venezuela:
Samuraisyleily by Amélie Nothomb.
Here's a link to The English edition that tells that the main character lives in Japan.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 200
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Alexxy20.4 -Golden Oldie: Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Golden Oldie Pop TV Shows
Option C: For this option, read a book with "Fantasy" or "Supernatural" genre on the book's main GR page.
A Darker Shade of Magic
Points this post: 20
Points Total: 110
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Task 25.5 - Symmetry
book 1 - read a book whose author's names are the same length
The Humans by Matt Haig
both names 4 letters long
book 2 - read a book whose title words are the same length
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
both words 5 letters long