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Spring Challenge 2016: Completed Tasks:PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS THREAD
perletwo20.5 - Bigger is Better- Catherine T's Task: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Book - 1: Read a book whose title (excluding sub-title) can be made up of ONLY the letters found in "Peter Blake Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band"
All the Rage
Points this task: 20
Total points: 875
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 69
Tasks completed: 52
oh my glob, I finished my spring challenge reading list. I'm...listless.
10.5 Glenn FreyI read Crazy Rich: Power, Scandal, and Tragedy Inside the Johnson & Johnson Dynasty. The word "crazy" is found in the title and the lyrics: Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy."
Points: 150
Books read: 17
Tasks completed: 10
pages read: 6010
babbling c25.7 - Dakimel's Task: Sibling & Niece Season
The Spring SRC coincides with my brother’s and my sister’s birthdays, so this task celebrates them and their daughters.
A: Read a book written by an author whose initials all appear in VEGETARIANACTUARY.
Bed of Roses - kindle Bed of Roses - paperback 320 by Nora Roberts
VEGETARIANACTUARY
B. His older daughter studies urban gardening. Read a book with the genre “Urban,” “Urban Fantasy,” or “Gardening” on its main book page.
Magic Bites- audiobook Magic Bites - paperback pg 260 by Ilona Andrews
Fantasy > Urban Fantasy 3,283 users
50.1 - Perletwo's task: Primary Colors
In the U.S., it's an election year, and campaign ads for electoral primaries are everywhere this spring.
Book 1-Red: Either read a book set at least 50 percent in a "red" U.S. state as per the map linked above (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV, WY)
The Diva Frosts a Cupcake - kindle The Diva Frosts a Cupcake - paperback pgs 289 by Krista Davis
Setting: Old Town Alexandria, Virginia
Book 2-Blue: Either read a book set at least 50 percent in a "blue" U.S. state as per the map linked above (CA, CT, DC, DE, HI, IA, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, VT, WA, WI)
Staged to Death - kindle by Staged to Death - paperback pgs. 384 Karen Rose Smith
Setting: Kismet,Pennsylvania
Book 3-Green: read a book from Popular Social Justice Books,
Page 4
The Book Thief- audiobook La ladrona de libros paperback pgs 544 by Markus Zusak
This is a Big Book 544
THIS POST
Points: 75
Completed Tasks: 2
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total This Season
Points: 420/875
Completed Tasks: 25/53
Golden oldies: 3
Big Books: 3
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Pages read this season: 11,454
Books read this season: 33
15.3 - Still FlyingOption 2: I read Let Me In by John Ajvide Lindvist
Points this task: 15
Total points to date: 350
15.1. From Soup to ............Breakfast??Book 1. Read a book the title of which contains a word from this list of Campbell's soup flavors.
The Garlic Ballads by Mo Yan
'Garlic' -- Cream of Mushroom with Roasted Garlic
Book 2. Read a book the title of which contains a word from this list of the best 27 pop tart flavors.
The Wild Orchid: A Retelling of "The Ballad of Mulan" by Cameron Dokey
'Wild' -- Wildlicious Wild! Berry
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Pop Voices
Book 1. Goodreads Voices are Good Minds: Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Prisoner of Heaven (The Cemetary of Forgotten Books #3) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
July 2012 - page 5
Book 2. Option A. Read any of the five choices recommended by the author of your first book.
The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
50.1 - Perletwo's task: Primary Colors
Book 1-Red: Read a book with a cover that has a red background.
For His Holy Name: Judgement and Hope in Ezekiel by Eugene Hor & Peter Lau
Book 2-Blue: read a book set at least 50 percent in a "blue" U.S. state as per the map linked above (CA, CT, DC, DE, HI, IA, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, VT, WA, WI)
The Third Victim (Quincy & Rainie #2) by Lisa Gardner
setting: 99% in Bakersville, Oregon (OR)
Book 3-Green:Read a book with a cover that has a green background.
The Wizard Heir (The Heir Chronicles #2) by Cinda Williams Chima
Post Total: 90
Goldien Oldies: 9
Bigger is Better: 6
Season Total: 765
25.3 Whitnie I's Task: Celebrate Spring1. Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials appear in the word OSTARA.
Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945-1956, Anne Applebaum
ostArA -> AA -> Anne Applebaum
2. Read a NONFICTION book found on the Best Self Help Books list.
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, David Allen
Getting Things Done is #104 on the list.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 475/875
Total tasks: 34/52
loafer30.6 - Donna Jo's Task--Making a Name for Yourself
Part C. One Book option 6
fitting option 1 (author initials same letter) and/or option 3 (one word title):
Underworld by Don DeLillo , 828 pages
with 828 pages, this is a "big book"
points: 30
total points: 410
BB: 6
GO: 9
tasks completed: 27
Oma122910.8 - Hey, Einstein!
In honor of Einstein, read a book with the main page genre "Science" or "Philosophy."
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
Total Points--375/875
Completed Tasks--27/53
GO Books (3)
Big Books 500-750 pages (); 750+pages()
Oma122925.6- Robin ♥'s Task: Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hands
I selected Option A and will use #1 and #2 tasks.
Option A-1:Who is your favorite M&M character? Red,Blue, or Ms.Brown.
Choose your color and read a book from the first 5 pages of that color list.
The Deep Blue Good-Bye by John D. MacDonald
This book is listed on page 4 in the Blue List.
Option A-2: Wow!!!
**Read a book by a single author (NO HYPHENATED NAMES) with 7 letters in the first OR last name.
The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
Maugham has 7 letters.
Claiming The Painted Veil as GO book as it was published in 1925
Total Points-400/875
Completed Tasks--28/53
GO Books (4)
Big Books 500-750 pages (); 750+pages()
trishhartuk25.6 Robin’s Task: Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hands
Is your favorite Plain or Peanut? Read TWO books. If you are Plain: choose two different options from Plan A.
I’m definitely Plain, not Peanut, so Plan A
Option A-2: Wow!!! 75 years and still a favorite candy. **Read a book by a single author with 7 letters in the first OR last name.
Some Like It Witchy, HEATHER blake
Option A-3: Read a book with a male on the cover. You must be able to see at least from the head to the waist or the full body.
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 550
Tasks Completed: 24
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: >1,000 x 1 (3 tickets); >750 x 0 (0 tickets), >500 x 0 (0 tickets) - Total BB tickets: 3
Elizabeth PTask 25.7 - Sibling and Niece Season
Option A - Author's initials in VEGETARIANACTUARY
Nuts by Alice Clayton
vegetArianaCtuary
Option B - Book with genre urban, urban fantasy on main page
Hunted by Kevin Hearne
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 350
Total Tasks: 22
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 14
Total Books: 27
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5.1 - Marilyn Diptych by Andy WarholRead The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. Tennessee Williams passed away in 1983.
The Glass Menagerie was first published in 1945, so, I claim 1 Golden Oldie ticket.
Points these task: 5
Total points: 260
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 25
Tasks completed: 16
15.1. From Soup to ............Breakfast??Book 1. Read a book the title of which contains a word from this list of Campbell's soup flavors.
Green Pea
The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey
Book 2. Read a book the title of which contains a word from this list of the best 27 pop tart flavors.
Red Velvet
The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hamer
+15 Points
Grand Total: 635
Task 10.4 – Remembering David BowieRead a book from Bowie’s LIST of Top 100 Books
# 16 on the list – The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
I listened to the audio / MMP: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 305 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Jen UT5.10 - Self-portrait
The Elite by Kiera Cass
15.1 - From Soup to ............Breakfast??
Book 1: Stars Above by Marissa Meyer
Book 2: The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Points this post: 20
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Total points: 240
dakimel15.2. I'm Not Answering my Phone until December
1: Forgetting to Be Afraid: A Memoir
2: Parable of the Sower
15.8. It's Magic
The Golem and the Jinni
15.10. Batter up!
The Lost Daughter
Italian author, book per description in GR giveaway on the book page: "She decides to take a holiday by the sea, in a small coastal town in southern Italy" - whole book takes place during that holiday.
30.5 - Dlmrose's task: Call the Grammar Police
2: Making Your Mind Up (YOUR)
3:
TALLY:
This post - 75 points
Total - 745
Karen D. task 10.10 - Tournament of Books
A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories - #27 on the list
Points this task: 10
Total points: 715
Tasks completed: 39
Books read: 51
20.4 - Golden Oldie Pop TV ShowsOption A - Miami Vice: The word BLOOD is in the Lyrics of Smugglers Blues: 'And the blood began to spill.'
Whisper To The Blood by Dana Stabenow
Total points 150
Jamie NYCTask #25.1 - Sandy's task as suggested by Katy: Fact and Fiction
Book 1: Read a book with the genre "Historical Fiction" on its main page
Book 2: Read a nonfiction book that is about the same era (same general time and place) as Book 1.
Book 1: Since the Surrender by Julie Anne Long
Precis: English war hero Captain Chase Eversea
Shelved as Historical>Regency by 21 users
Takes place about 5 years after Waterloo so just around 1820. (There is a reference to his last being on the battlefield 5 years earlier and he's wounded at Waterloo)
Book 2: Georgette Heyer's Regency World by Jennifer Kloester
Wikipedia: The Regency in the United Kingdom was a period when King George III was deemed unfit to rule and his son, the Prince of Wales, ruled as his proxy as Prince Regent. On the death of his father in 1820, the Prince Regent became George IV. The term Regency (or Regency era) can refer to various dates with some given a longer period than the decade of the formal Regency which lasted 1811-1820. The period 1795 to 1837 (the latter part of the reign of George III and the reigns of his sons George IV, as Prince Regent and King, and William IV) is oft attributed as the Regency era... The Regency era formally ended in 1837 when Queen Victoria succeeded William IV.
Pairing approved in Help Thread
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Task #25.2 - Brooke TX's Task: #ReadingGoals
Option 2B: one of the 10 longest* books on your to-read list.
Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward
642 pages/Goodreads
My TBR
The book was added to my TBR on 4/1/14 and was #3 longest on the TBR at the time I read it. It's no longer on TBR because I marked it read.
Option 3 From Goodreads Most Read Authors, a NTY book by one of the authors on this list. Include a link to the author's page, the author's ranking on your list, and the number of their books you have read in your post.
I chose a book from Kim Fielding. She is #19 on my list and I have read 8 books by her (including this one).
Astounding! by Kim Fielding
210 pages/GR
Both books were new to me
Pages combined: 624+210 = 734 >600 requirement
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Task #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
Cold As Ice by Anne Stuart
A & S are found in OSTARA
Option 2: Read a NONFICTION book found on the Best Self Help Books list
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
It is #125 on the list
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Task #25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Pop Voices
Book 1:Read any book written by any of the Good Minds authors
The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant by Dan Savage
Dan Savage was interviewed for Good Minds Suggest on June 2013, his interview appears on Page 4
Book 2 - Option B: Read a nonfiction book about any musician who was alive on the date of Book 1’s first publication
Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis
Kiedis is the singer for Red Hot Chili Peppers
Book 1 choice The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant was first published Sept 1999
Anthony Kiedis was born November 1, 1962 and he's still alive.
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Task #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
Falling by Barbara Elsborg
First and last name both have 7 letters
Book 2: Read a book whose TITLE consists of words of the same number of letters. Book titles must be at least two words long
Mahu Vice by Neil S. Plakcy
Both title words have 4 letters
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Task #25.6- Robin ♥'s Task: Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hands
I chose Peanut - Plan B
Both books are fiction
Option B-2: Read a book by a single author with 5 letters in the first OR last name
Caught Up in You by Roni Loren
Loren has 5 letters
Option B-3: Read a book with a female on the cover. You must be able to see at least from the head to the waist or the full body
Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas
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Task #25.7 - Dakimel's Task: Sibling and Niece Season
Option A: Read a book written by an author whose initials all appear in VEGETARIANACTUARY
Voice of the Violin by Andrea Camilleri
A & C are found in VegetArianaCtuary
Option C: Read a book with a digit (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) on the cover
151 Days by John Goode
POINTS
This Post
Points: 175
Books: 14
Tasks: 7
Total
Points: 420
Books: 33
Tasks: 26
Stephanie12730.5 - Dlmrose's task: Call the Grammar Police - Read 2 books from 2 different options. Indicate the options when you post.
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: It's Kind of a Funny Story
Option 3 - Read a book with the entire TITLE in Red on the cover:
Points this post: 30
Total points: 190/875
Tasks completed: 16/53
Books read: 17
30.4 - Jonquil's Task: Every Letter CountsBook 1, title with longer and longer words: The Whip by Karen Kondazian
Book 2, title with shorter and shorter words: Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman
Points this post: 30
Total points: 605
MEGSCL25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Pop Voices
Book 1. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout who was interviewed in Jan 2016 (page 1).
Book 2. Option A. Elizabeth Strout recommended My Brilliant Friend
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 740
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
25.6- Robin ♥'s Task: Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your HandsPlan B Peanut
Option B-2: Wow!!! 75 years and still a favorite candy.
**Read a book by a single author (NO HYPHENATED NAMES) with 5 letters in the first OR last name.
I read Modern Girls by Jennifer S. Brown whose last name has 5 letters. This book was approved on the help thread.
Option B-3:On the M&M website you can meet the characters.There are only two females,Ms Brown and Green.
**Read a book with a female on the cover. You must be able to see at least from the head to the waist or the full body. Obvious facial or body features must be seen to determine it is a female. No silhouettes,shadows etc. I read The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son On Life, Love, and Loss
. You can see Gloria Vanderbilt on the cover.Required: Must include cover when posting.
Points: 175
books read: 17
tasks completed: 11
pages read: 6010
15.9. Three/Four/FiveI read The Physician which has a rating of 4.33 as of today, May 20th. At 720 pages, this is a ************Big Book ******
Points: 195
Books read: 18
tasks completed: 12
Big books: 1
pages read: 6010
5.4 -A Bigger Splash by David Hockney Help Thread
Hockney made three "Splash" paintings: "The Splash", "A Little Splash" and "A Bigger Splash". "A Bigger Splash" is the largest and most celebrated. See it.
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.
I read A Paper Son. The word "paper" ends in -ER.
Points: 200
Books read: 18
tasks completed: 13
Pages read: 6010
15.1 From Soup to . . . . Breakfast??1. Read a book the title/subtitle of which contains a word from this list of Campbell's soup flavors. Plural/singular forms and possessives may be used.
The Whites, Harry Brandt
Chicken with White and Wild Rice -> The Whites
2. Read a book the title/subtitle of which contains a word from this list of the best 27 pop tart flavors.
Green on Blue, Elliott Ackerman
Blue Raspberry -> Green on Blue
Points this post: 15
Total points: 490/875
Total tasks: 35/52
trishhartuk5.3 - Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol
Read a book with a "good" rating of 3.5 or above.
The Lost Bird, Margaret Coel
Average rating of 4.00 as of 20/05/16
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 555
Tasks Completed: 25
Golden Oldies: 2
Total Points: 555
Tasks Completed: 25
Golden Oldies: 2
Total BB tickets: 3
(BB: >1,000 x 1 (3); >750 x 0 (0), >500 x 0 (0))
Laura NT 5.10 Self-portrait
Read a book of your choice. Note: Books with the genre "children" or "kids" NOT found in AR Bookfinder MAY be used for this task. REQUIRED: If using this exemption, state that the book is not found in ARBookFinder.
Peter Huddleston & The Rites of Passage
Book not found in ARBookFinder.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 115
Sarah E25.5 - Andy P's Task: Symmetry
Book 1: All That Glitters by Holly Smale (5/5)
I read the ebook, paperback (no MMPB) is: All That Glitters
Book 2: Miss Mapp (4/4)
I listened to the audio, MMPB is: Miss Mapp
** Miss Mapp is a Golden Oldie (first published 1922). I claim 1 GO ticket. **
Points this post: 25
Total points: 495
GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO tickets: 7
20.10 - Group ReadsRead The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro. I posted my thoughts in the thread, post 30.
Points these task: 20
Total points: 280
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 27
Tasks completed: 17
5.4 -A Bigger Splash by David Hockney Killer Cocktail by Tracy Kiely
30.1 Schatzie’s Task: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
Book 1 Option B Read a book with at least 2 items on the cover that are identical.
A Flair for Chardonnay by Deborah Garner
two chairs and two glasses are identical
Book 2 (Option C) - Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1 in a series that is new to you AND the title only has 3 words.
Doing It Over by Catherine Bybee
The title has three words and it is identified as Most Likely To book #1 and the series is new to me.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 15
Oma122915.6. Light My Fire
Read a book with the word FIRE in the title/subtitle or fire/flames on the cover.
By Fire, by Water by Mitchell James Kaplan
Total Points-415/875
Completed Tasks--29/53
GO Books (3)
Big Books 500-750 pages (); 750+pages()
BARBARA ★20.6 - Seasoned Reader: Val TX's Task: Eurovision Calling!
Option 2: Fire Touched - Patricia Briggs (FIRE) 4/18
(5th line: You better fire off your gun)
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30.4 - Jonquil's Task: Every Letter Counts
Book 1: Fatal Circle - Linda Robertson (fatal = 5, circle = 6) 4/11
Goodreads Author
Book 2: Dragon Storm - Katie MacAlister (dragon = 6, storm = 5) 5/17
Goodreads Author
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30.6 - Donna Jo's Task--Making a Name for Yourself
Part A: If the last letter of your Readerboard Name is A-M, do option 1
Option 1: Wicked After Midnight - Delilah Dawson (429 pages) 4/29
Goodreads Author
Part B: If your Part A book had 301-500 pages do option 4.
Option 4: The Lady is a Vamp - Lynsay Sands (the/a) 3/28
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 80
Total Points: 375
Goodreads Authors: 24
Big Books - 500+: (2)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
DANIELLE M25.2 - Brooke TX's Task: #ReadingGoals
3. #OldFavorites: Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
Fredrik Backman, #1, 3 books
4. #NewBooks: The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood This is a new author to me.
Both books are new to me.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 290
Books Read: 20
Tasks Complete: 16
EMurphy20.9 Moderator's Pet-Seabee's Task: Give Yourself Permission...
Option 5: Character that is a competitive female athlete
For the Sake of Elena by Elizabeth George
Two females are runners for their college team
Option 6: Title in white or in black
by Jean-Luc BannalecThis Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 2
BB Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Total:
Points: 115
Books Read: 9
BB Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 5
Reader name : Maya10.4 - Remembering David Bowie
Read one of David Bowie's Top 100 Must Read Books.
Book read: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Points this post : 10
Points total : 860
Golden Oldies : 5
Big Book : 20
Kristi CO10.10 - Tournament of Books
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
Points this post: 10
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
Big Books: 500=3, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Delicious Dee20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Pamela3265's Task: When Books Went to War
Anna and the King of Siam - found on the first page of Pamela's Armed Forces shelf
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 680
20.6 Seasoned Reader: Val TX's Task: Eurovision Calling!Option 4: Read a book by an author who shares a first, middle or last name with either Graham Norton himself or a guest from the past series of his show. That would be Series 18.
Book read: Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson matches Nigella Lawson, ep. 3.
50.1 - Perletwo's task: Primary Colors
Book 1-Red: Read a book set at least 50 percent in a "red" U.S. state.
Book read: S. by J. J. Abrams (set in Arizona)
Book 2-Blue: Read a book set at least 50 percent in a "blue" U.S. state.
Book read: Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling (set in LA)
Book 3-Green: Read a book from Popular Social Justice Books.
Book read: 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup (page 3)
Points this post: 70
Total points: 385 + 70 = 455
15.3. Still Flying.........Option 2 Read one book that satisfies both criteria for option 1.
Book read: Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson (matches "Let's Get Together" in side 2 and Jefferson airpLane)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 470
CHANDNI10.7 - Happy Pi Day
Read a book with the letters "PI" found together, in order, and intact in the title/subtitle or the author's name.
Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult
[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 430
Books Read: 31
Completed Tasks: 28
15.5. No More Snow!Read a book containing all the letters of SPRING in its title/subtitle.
Book read: Viaggio a Tulum: da un soggetto di Federico Fellini per un film da fare. by Milo Manara
viaggio a tulum: da un soggetto di Federico Fellini per un film da fare
Points this post: 15
Total: 485
25.6- Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your HandsPLAN B - Peanut
OPTION B-2: Read a book by a single author with 5 letters in the first or last name.
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
*This book is a GOLDEN OLDIE (published 1927)*
OPTION B-3: Read a book with a female on the cover. You must be able to see at least from the head to the waist or the full body.
by Victor Hugo*This book is a GOLDEN OLDIE (published 1831)*
Points this post: 25
TOTAL POINTS: 355
Golden Oldies: 8
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 16
Total books read: 22
JUKKA25.7 - Dakimel's Task: Sibling and Niece Season
Book B: Book with main page genres of Urban or Urban Fantasy, or Gardening.
Last First Snow by Max Gladstone has Urban Fantasy
Book C: Book with a digit on the cover.
by Charles Bo Nielsen et al.Points this post: 25
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 305/875
Total Books Read: 26
Tasks Completed: 22/53
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 0
5.4 -A Bigger Splash by David Hockney Killer Cocktail by Tracy Kiely
30.1 Schatzie’s Task: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
Book 1 Option B Read a book with at least 2 items on the cover that are identical.
by Deborah Garnertwo chairs and two glasses are identical
Book 2 (Option C) - Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1 in a series that is new to you AND the title only has 3 words.
Doing It Over by Catherine Bybee
The title has three words and it is identified as Most Likely To book #1 and the series is new to me.
30.6 - Donna Jo's Task--Making a Name for Yourself
Option 1. Read a book by an author whose first and last name start with the same letter.
Russian Dolls by Cristelle Comby pages 302
Option 4. Read a book with a TITLE that contains TWO or more of the following words: A, An, The, And, If, But.
The Sword of the Maiden byKathleen C. Perrin
The, the
Points this post: 65
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 17
Lisa NZ20.6 Seasoned Reader: Val TX's Task: Eurovision Calling!
Option Two: 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 "Heroes".
I read My Dear I Wanted To Tell You by Louisa Young. Tell is a 4 letter word in the first line of the lyrics.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Big Book tickets: 4
Tasks Completed: 6
30.2 Daphne's Task: Peering Really Close at the World2. read a book from the first 2 pages of Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
Kepler's Witch: An Astronomer's Discovery of Cosmic Order Amid Religious War, Political Intrigue, and the Heresy Trial of His Mother, James A. Connor
Kepler's Witch is #176 on the list, on the second page.
3. Read a book shelved at least 4 times under Microbiology from this list Popular Microbiology Books
Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution, Lynn Margulis
Microcosmos is the ninth book on the list and has been shelved under Microbiology 5 times.
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift (other topics)A Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift (other topics)
Lover at Last (other topics)
Schooled (other topics)
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time (other topics)
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Joshilyn Jackson (other topics)Mark Tompkins (other topics)
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I read a book that satisfied both options:
All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood by Jennifer Senior
"No" in the title for the song "It's No Secret"
25.7 - Dakimel's Task: Sibling and Niece Season
I chose Options A & E
Option A: Author's initials in VEGETARIANACTUARY
Tied Up in Knots: How Getting What We Wanted Made Women Miserable by Andrea Tantaros
Option E: Read a book whose title (including subtitle) contains ALL the letters of WHITE BUNNY
The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion
thE TrUmpH of chrIstiaNitY: how the jesus movemeNt Became the World's largest religion
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