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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
Laura NT5.3 - Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol
Read a book with a "good" rating of 3.5 or above
A Cookie Before Dying
Goodreads rating on 03-08-16: 3.85
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Reader name: Daphne20.2- Gabriella's Task: Time for Celebration
B: Set in: Asia - China
The Great Zoo of China
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 155
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10.10 - Tournament of Books
TOB #11:
Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
15.2. I'm Not Answering my Phone until December
Book 1 NF politics verified HT post 14: Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
Book 2, dystopia: Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins
15.7. Tax time!
How to Retire with Enough Money: And How to Know What Enough Is by Teresa Ghilarducci, verified HT post 32
total = 70
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.9 - Give Yourself Permission…
Sea Sick by Iain Rob Wright
Option 4 - This book takes place on a cruise ship. From the Goodread's description ; "That’s why Jack is about to board The Spirit of Kirkpatrick, a cruise liner built for relaxation and fun."
Link to PB edition: Sea Sick
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 20 points
Tasks completed: 1
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
CYNBAXTERTask # 15.07 – Tax time!
Book 1: Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis which has the main page genre of Finance
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date = 55 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
TASK 20.5 SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BOOKOpt 1, Title: The Skeleton Garden by Marty Wingate
The Skeleton Garden=ADEEEEGHKLNNORSTT
*pETER bLAKE SGT pEppers lONely Hearts club baND*
E-book approved for length in message 5506 of verification thread.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 50/875
BB=0
GO=0
Andy P.Task # 5.4 -A Bigger Splash by David Hockney
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ends in -ER.
The Winter of the Lions by Jan Costin Wagner. ER word is WintER
Points this post: 5
Total points: 70
NARUMON5.5 - Drowning Girl by Roy Lichtenstein
Read a book with the genre Sequential Art, comics or manga on the GR main page.
The 9 Lives, Volume 1 by Rachel Manija Brown. Sequential Art > Manga shelved by 15 users.
5.8 - I was a Rich Man’s Plaything by Eduardo Paolozzi
Read an autobiography or memoir- a non-fiction account of the author’s own life or experiences.
Toujours Provence by Peter Mayle. Autobiography > Memoir shelved by 91 users.
IN POST:
Points: 5*2 = 10
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
SO FAR:
Points: 0 + 10 = 10
Big Books: 0 + 0 = 0
Golden Oldies: 0 + 0 = 0
Stephanie12715.8. It's Magic - Read a book with "Magical Realism" as a GR main page genre: The Enchanted
Points this post: 15
Total points: 20/875
Tasks completed: 2/53
Books read: 2
loafer5.1 - Marilyn Diptych by Andy Warhol
Read a book by an author who, at the time you select your book, is deceased.
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
published in 1905, qualifies as a "Golden Oldie"
20.4 -Golden Oldie: Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Golden Oldie Pop TV Shows
Option A: Miami Vice-->For this option, read a book with a word at least 4 letters long from one of my favorite Miami Vice tunes,. Glenn Frey's "Smuggler's Blues" in the Title.
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
mmpb: One for the Money
word = "money"
points this post: 25
total points: 45
BB: 0
GO: 1
tasks completed: 3
HINA25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Pop Voices -
Book 1: Trust No One by Jayne Ann Krentz.
Interviewed on January 2015 on Page 2
Book 2 - Option A: Heroes Are My Weakness by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
Recommended by Jayne Ann Krentz
Current post:
Points: 25
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 70
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books
Reposting to fix!30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
Option B and Option C chosen
Option B: Read a book with at least 2 items on the cover that are identical.
Book read: The Labyrinth by Catherynne Valente
Required: This cover has been verified on the task help thread.
Option C Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1 in a series that is new to you AND the TITLE can only have exactly 3 words.
Book read: The White Queen by Phillipa Gregory
Required: This series (and author!) are completely new to me. :)
Points total:: 165
Bookwrm526Task #20.1 - Pick A Card.
I picked a 2 of spades, so I was to read a book with the main page genre crime, science fiction, or memoir with a two word or two letter title. I chose science fiction, and read Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie.
Task #20.4 - Golden Oldie Pop TV Shows
I chose option C, to read a book with Fantasy or Supernatural as a main page genre. I read Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho.
Task #20.9 - Give Yourself Permission...
I chose option 6, to read a book with the complete title in black or white on the cover. I read Switcheroo by Aaron Elkins
.Points this post: 60
Total points so far: 60
Delicious Dee20.1 - Most Improved - MegSCL's task: Pick a card
I drew a 9 of hearts
Neurotica - 23ppl have it shelved as romance (heart draw required romance); title has 9 letters in it
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 75
SCHATZIE10.6: And Alan Rickman
---literary roles
The Warden by
Anthony Trollope
20.10: Group read
Notes from a Small Island
my 2 cents can be found in msg. #6 of discussion thread. Here is the link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Points this Post: 30
Challenge Total: 120
Brooke TX5.5 - Drowning Girl by Roy Lichtenstein
Read a book with the genre Sequential Art, comics or manga on the GR main page.
15.3. Still Flying.........
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 album Jefferson Airplane Takes Off and whose author's initials can be found in JEFFERSON AIRPLANE. From the song "Let Me In":
30.5 - Dlmrose's task: Call the Grammar Police
Option 2: Read a book with one of these most commonly confused words in the TITLE: They’re, Their, There, Your, You’re, Its, It’s.
Option 3: Read a book with the entire TITLE in Red on the cover.
Points
This Post: 50
Total Points: 50
Completed Tasks: 3
Books Read: 7
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥5.3 Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol--If your book's rating falls below 3.5 at the time you post include the date and rating at the time of selection.
Book with a "good" rating of 3.5 or above--3.53 as of 3/5/16:You Don't Look Like Anyone I Know
Points Earned This Post:5
Points Achieved to Date: 5/875
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Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥5.8 I was a Rich Man’s Plaything by Eduardo Paolozzi
Read an autobiography or memoir- a non-fiction account of the author’s own life or experiences:The Boy on the Wooden Box
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL:MG - BL: 7.0 - AR Pts: 7.0
Points Earned This Post:5
Points Achieved to Date: 10/875
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Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥10.8 Hey, Einstein!
book with the main page genre "Science" or "Philosophy."--Philosophy:Fish!: A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results
Genre Verification Post
Points Earned This Post:10
Points Achieved to Date: 20/875
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
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10.8 - Hey, Einstein!Read a book with the main page genre "Science" or "Philosophy."
It has been shelved as "Science" by 1,376 users.
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POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 70
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 1
500 (√) 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 5
BB Total: 1
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥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--Rufi Thorpe : The Girls from Corona del Mar
Option 2: Since spring is a time of change and renewal. Read a NONFICTION book found on the Best Self Help Books list--Page 1 book #2:The Secret
Points Earned This Post:25
Points Achieved to Date: 45
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.1 Most Improved - MegSCL's task
Pick a card--Drew 4 of hearts--Genre Mystery--Title Count--Words
Blood of the Prodigal
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date: 65
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
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Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.2 Rookie at the Top - Gabriella's Task: Time for Celebration
Option A genre on its main book page that contains "History" or "Historical": Salt to the Sea
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date: 85
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
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Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.3 Best Review: mstan's Task: Returning to My Source of Inspiration...
Option 1: Read a book by Elena Ferrante:[bookTroubling Love|290186]
Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date: 105
GO Tickets:
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MEGSCL5.6 - Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? by Richard Hamilton
Read a book with a TITLE of six or more words. Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever?
10.1 - Ever So POPular
Read one of the top 200 books published from 1955 through 1959 (inclusive). Starship Troopers (1959)
10.9 - March Madness
Alliteration in authors name (CC)
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 25
Queenbee Darlene20.1 Most Improved - MegSCL's task: Pick a card
Card drawn: Two of Hearts: two word title and Young Adult
The Fever by Megan Abbott The Fever
20 points
30.4 Jonquil's Task: Every Letter Counts
Book 1: Title has longer & longer words: Gray Mountain by John Grisham; Gray has 2 words, Mountain has 8 words Gray Mountain
Book 2: Title has shorter & shorter words: Killing Reagan by Bill O'Reilly; Killing has 7 words, Reagan has 6 words Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency
30 points
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 50
Elizabeth PTask 15.6 - Light My Fire
Book with fire/flames on the cover
by Brent WeeksApproved in help thread post 24
At 915 pages good for *2 Big Book Tickets*
Using rules established for ebooks, link for only available Mass Market Paperback: Le Couteau aveuglant
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 40
Total Tasks: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
Total Books: 3
20.10 - Group ReadsRead ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro
I am post #2 in the discussion thread.
REQUIRED: You must participate in the book's discussion thread with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
Points this post: 20
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 45
Books Read: 5
Tasks Complete: 5
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 1
Coralie5.2 Whaam! by Roy Lichrenstein
Using the onomatopoeic word 'crow'
A Feast for Crows
5.8 I was a Rich Man's Plaything by Eduardo Paolozzi
Memoir
Worse Things Happen at Sea
15.4 Towel Day
Option 2 – main page genre science fiction, author's initials in DOUGLAS ADAMS
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
This post 25 points
Total to date 25 points
ASHLEY OZ20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Gabriella's Task: Time for Celebration
Option C - Read a book with a cover that's at least 50% blue.
Don't Stay Up Late by R.L. Stine
20.4 -Golden Oldie: Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Golden Oldie Pop TV Shows
Option C: Read a book with "Fantasy" or "Supernatural" genre on the book's main GR page.
Party Games by R.L. Stine
POINTS
This Post: 40
Total Points: 60
Books Read: 5
Completed Tasks: 5
Catherine TTask 15.9 - Three/Four/Five
read a book with rating containing only 3/4/5
Saga, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan
rating 4.43 on 18 Feb
ASHLEY OZ5.9 Triple Elvis 1963 by Andy Warhol
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 in a series. Whole numbers only.
The Lost Girl by R.L. Stine
POINTS
This Post: 5
Total Points: 65
Books Read: 6
Completed Tasks: 6
20.5 - Bigger is Better- Catherine T's Task: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Book2: Read a book written by an author who shares at least one name with someone who appears on the album cover.
I read: The Turn of the Screw
Henry James matching James Joyce
Points this task: 20
Total points: 50
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
**Turn of the Screw is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1898). I claim one Golden Oldie ticket.**
20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Seakbee's Task: Give Yourself Permission…6) Read a book with the complete TITLE in white or black on the cover.
I read:
Points this task: 20
Total points: 70
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 3
loafer20.5 - Bigger is Better- Catherine T's Task: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Book
2: Read a book written by an author who shares at least one name with someone who appears on the album cover.
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
mmpb: The Time Machine
person = H.G. Wells, matching himself
published in 1895, it is a "Golden Oldie"
points: 20
total points: 65
BB: 0
GO: 2
tasks completed: 4
5.4 -A Bigger Splash by David Hockney Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays by David Sedaris
FevER
15.5. No More Snow!
The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank by Erma Bombeck
SPRING - the gRaSs Is always GreeNer over the sePtic tank
POINTS: 115
10.8 - Hey, Einstein!In honor of Einstein, read a book with the main page genre "Science" or "Philosophy."
Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks
Points this post: 10
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 55
Books Read: 6
Tasks Complete: 6
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 1
Jonquil5.8 - I was a Rich Man’s Plaything by Eduardo Paolozzi
memoir
Sleepwalk with Me: and Other Painfully True Stories
Mike Birbiglia
Paperback, 208 pages 3/8
Points this post: 5
Total points: 40
Books posted: 8
Tasks complete: 8
Pages this post: 208
Total pages as of this post: 2013
Jonquil5.9 Triple Elvis 1963 by Andy Warhol
#3 in a series (Samantha Wolf Mysteries #3)
The Beach House Mystery
Tara Ellis
Paperback, 226 pages 3/7
Points this post: 5
Total points: 45
Books posted: 9
Tasks complete: 9
Pages this post: 226
Total pages as of this post: 2239
Mai15.5. No More Snow!
Read a book containing all the letters of SPRING in its title
Selected Philosophical Writings by René Descartes
Request one Golden Oldies ticket (book first published in 1927)
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies: 3
LOULOU20.4 Golden Oldie: Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Golden Oldie Pop TV Shows
Option c) Fantasy or Supernatural main page genre.
Mort by Terry Pratchett
Points this post: 20
Points overall: 20
Morgan Faeriesfolly5.3 - Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol
Read a book with a "good" rating of 3.5 or above.
Jessica Jones: Alias, Vol. 3 by Brian Michael Bendis
3/6/16 rating 4.21
5.4 - A Bigger Splash by David Hockney
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ends in -ER. NO plurals, possessives or other forms; the word must terminate in -ER.
Morning Glories, Vol. 1: For a Better Future
Morning Glories, Vol. 1: For a Better Future by Nick Spencer
5.6 - Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? by Richard Hamilton
Read a book with a TITLE of six or more words. Subtitles are excluded.
8 word title
I Don't Know What You Know Me From: Confessions of a Co-Star by Judy Greer
10.5 - Glenn Frey, Too
In memory of this accomplished singer, songwriter, and music producer, read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word of at least 4 letters that can also be found in the lyrics of the band's first single, Take It Easy. Words must match exactly.
Though we will never be here again.
subtitle: All Will Be Free
Morning Glories, Vol. 2: All Will Be Free by Nick Spencer
[POINTS]
This Post: 5, 5, 5, 10
Total Points: 125
Morgan Faeriesfolly20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Gabriella's Task: Time for Celebration
Option C - March 17 is Saint Patrick's Day and the original color associated with it was blue. Read a book set at least 50% in Ireland or with a cover that's at least 50% blue.
Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
20.4 -Golden Oldie: Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Golden Oldie Pop TV Shows
Option C: Fantasy Island -->For this option, read a book with "Fantasy" or "Supernatural" genre on the book's main GR page.
Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione
[POINTS]
This Post: 20, 20
Total Points: 165
15.9. Three/Four/FiveA Few of the Girls rating 3.33 (06March)
20.5 - Bigger is Better- Catherine T's Task: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Book
Option 1: Slussen
Points this post: 35
Points total: 70
GO total: 0
BB total: 0
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Ana20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Gabriella's Task: Time for Celebration
Option C-Blue Cover
The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey. Approved by task creator in message 24.
Points this Post 20
Total Points 20
Tasks Completed 1
Books Read 1
Total Pages 320
5.10 Self-portraitChoose your own masterpiece. Read a book of your choice.
I read The Beautiful Bureaucrat by Helen Phillips
Points this task: 5
Total points: 5
Reader name: Daphne5.2 - Whaam! by Roy Lichtenstein
Title/Sub: Onomatopoeia
Word: GULP
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Points this post: 5
Total points: 160
Andy P.Task # 5.2 - Whaam! by Roy Lichtenstein
by Katy ButlerKnocking is on the provided list.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 75
Nick KY15.2 I am not answering the phone until December.
Book 1. I read The Notes: Ronald Reagan's Private Collection of Stories and Wisdom, with “Politics” as a GR genre.
Book 2. I read The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber, with “Dystopia” as a GR genre.
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for The Book of Strange New Things at 528 pages.
15.5 No More Snow Read a book with the letters S P R I N G in the title
I read The Politics of Latin American Liberation Theology: The Challenge to U.S. Public Policy by Richard L. Rubenstein.
the PoliticS of latin ameRIcaN liberation theoloGy.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 65
Big Books So Far: 500+ (3)
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5.7 - Flag by Jasper Johns
Read a book with a genre that contains "Retellings" on its main book page.
Book read: Fairest by Marissa Meyer
Required: This book has been verified on the task help thread.
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Gabriella's Task: Time for Celebration
Option A - Read a book with the genre History or Historical Fiction on its main book page.
Book read: Maplecroft
Genre: Historical Fiction
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: SpiderMac's task: Making It Worth Watching
In honor of your dreams, select something from your bucket list and read a book about it.
Book read: The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman
Required: I've always wanted to go to a real, legit museum. Preferably one with a bunch of things that are super unique that I'll never see anywhere else. Therefore, I chose THE MUSEUM OF EXTRAORDINARY THINGS.
30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
Option B and Option C chosen
Option B: Read a book with at least 2 items on the cover that are identical.
Book read: The Labyrinth by Catherynne Valente
Required: This cover has been verified on the task help thread.
Option C Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1 in a series that is new to you AND the TITLE can only have exactly 3 words.
Book read: The White Queen by Phillipa Gregory
Required: This series (and author!) are completely new to me. :)
Points this post : 75
Total points : 165
Total books read : 14
Tasks completed : 13