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SPRING CHALLENGE 2017
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Kim ATask 5.7- Modern Classics - Read a book that has been shelved at least 10 times as “modern classic” from this list
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
*Found on page 1
Points This Post - 5
Total Points - 175
Ana20.9 - Chandni's Task: Welcome to My Wheelhouse
Option 4-A Retelling
by Alex Flinn. This book is on page 2, #137.Points this Post 20
Total Points 120
Tasks Completed 6
Books Read 6
Total Pages 1567
Readerboard Name - LaureY15.8. How do I Get There?
Read a book with a map on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
by V.E. SchwabPoints this post: 15
Total points: 125
Task this post: 1
Total Tasks: 7
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
BBooks - 500+: BBooks - 750+: 0 BBooks - 1000+: 0
Catherine TTask 5.4 - Best Laid Plans
read a book which fits a Winter 2016 task
Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery by Kurtis J. Wiebe
fits Winter 2016 Task 5.3 Sole Survivor - #1 in series
Task 10.4 - Partners in Crime
read a book with two female co-authors
Cut & Run by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux
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200 points
FANDURY15.10. Spring Gardening
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in GARDENING.
Unpossible and Other Stories by Daryl Gregory
The initals of the author DG are found in GarDening.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 75
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
READ 6010.8 Build a Bridge
by Colson Whitehead Points 10
Total points 40
Readerboard name - Brooklyn5.4 – Best Laid Plans
Didn't quite finish last time? Read a book that fits one of the Winter Challenge 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
I chose 15.6 – Multilingual
Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language
The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
The book was originally published in Swedish; my native language is English.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15/850
Tasks completed: 2/52
Books read: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets = 0)
Bluegrass Pam15.3 National Library Week is April 9-15
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
*Approved in help thread #25
Points this post: 15
Total points: 45
GO Total: 1 / BB Total: 0
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Delicious Dee10.3 - Aim High
Stalking Jack the Ripper - 1740 5-star ratings as of 3/17
Total this post: 10
Total overall: 90
Golden Oldies: 1
5.2 Set +50% in a location of a modern wonder: EnglandPeril at End House by Agatha Christie
*claim GO ticket, pub 1932*
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 65/850
Tasks completed: 7/52
Books Read: 7
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books:500+()750+(0)1000+(0)
Diana K5.7- Modern Classics Read a book that has been shelved at least 10 times as “modern classic” from this list Popular Modern Classics
Of Mice and Men It's on page 1 of the list.
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie as it was originally published in 1037
Points this post: 5
Total points: 160
LAUREN JODI 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: Over and Under
"Over" intact in the title:
The Overlook by Michael Connelly
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 120/850
Total Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 7/52
Natalie CH20.7 Shorter is sweeter
Option 1- Authors initials in “GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE.”
Roxane Gay =RG
Difficult Women by Roxane Gay
Points this task: 20
Grand Total:20
BB Tickets:0
GO's Tickets: 0
Total Books read: 1
20.2 - Rookie At The Top - McCathy's Task: Lucky CharmsOption 2, Ireland genre: The Tavern on Maple Street by Sharon Owens
Points this post: 20
Total points: 175
5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in a location of a modern wonder: England
The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic
Reason: set wholly in London, England
Read a book set at least 50% in a location of a modern wonder: England
The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic
Reason: set wholly in London, England
lesliesoup20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
option 1
Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess
by Rachel Hoffman
this post:20
total: 85
10.2 - Initial SuccessI read The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman.
Points: 55
books read: 6
tasks completed: 6
pages read: 2174
Readerboard Name: Quinn20.5
Option 2.- Read a book written by a woman whose first and last name initials can be found in "BE BOLD FOR CHANGE".
Must Love Otters by Eliza Gordon
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 140
GO This Post/Total: 0
BB This Post/Total: 0
Creynard10.3 - Aim High
Stuck-Up Suit by Vi Keeland
12,103 5-star ratings as of 3/17/17.
10.4 - Partners in Crime
The Hooker and the Hermit by L.H. Cosway and Penny Reid
15.4. Laughing and Singing
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams
Humor is GR Main Page genre and #4 in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 60
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Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
Andy P.10.9 - Star Wars Stars
Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of these actors who appeared in the film Peter Cushing or Peter Mayhew
by Peter MayPoints this post: 10
Total points: 105
Kristi CO20.1- Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!
Option 2: snow on the cover
by Peter GeyePoints this post: 20
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Cait S10.3- Aim High
Read a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads.
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
Big Book Ticket Claim: Claiming 1 ticket for House Rules, 532 pages long.
Points This Post: 10
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 45/850
KATRINAT5.10 A book of your own choice
The Good People, Hannah Kent
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 45
GO: 1
BB:
Tasks completed: 4 (5.5/5.10/10.3/25.5)
Books read: 5
perletwo15.3. National Library Week is April 9-15 - Book 1 – read a book featuring a library or librarian.
Murder Past Due
Book 2 – read a book with its author's initials in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Points this task: 15
Total points: 440
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 04
Big Book ticket requests: 01
Books read: 35
Tasks completed: 24
Readerboard Name - LaureY5.5 - March, April, May
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 3, 4, or 5.
Anne of the Island by LM Montgomery
IL: UY - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 12.0
Total number of pages: 256
* I claim a Golden Oldie for this book as it was first published in 1915*
Points this post: 5
Total points: 130
Task this post: 1
Total Tasks: 8
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
BBooks - 500+: BBooks - 750+: 0 BBooks - 1000+: 0
Mod
I read Disgrace. Found on p. 6 of the Modern Classics list, shelved 19 times as modern classic.
15.3. National Library Week is April 9-15.
I selected option 2, one book, and read The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
The main character, Henry, is a librarian, and the author's initials, AN, are found in NAtional Library Week.
20.10 - Group Reads
I chose the nonfiction option and read The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code.
My comments are in post 6 of the discussion thread.
Points this post: 40
Total points: 135
Mary P20.1- Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!
Option 2: For this option, read a book with either snow or the sun on the cover.
by Christopher GoldenPoints this task: 20
Total points: 20
20.10 Group ReadsThe Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code by Margalit Fox
My comment in the discussion thread is #7
Points this task: 20
Total points: 30
Nikki S5.10 Read a book of your choice.
Swamplandia! by Karen Russell.
Points this Post : 5
Total Points : 20
Kristen IA5.3 - The 20th Century
Read a book that contains the number 2 or 0 in the series designation: #2, #10, #12, etc. It must be identified as a book in a series in the Goodreads metadata (series *0* or *2*). Prequels and fill-ins work, ex. 0.1, 0.2, 10.5
Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich
I listened to the audiobook and linked to the PB edition.
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Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 75/850
Total Tasks: 6/52
GO: 0
BB: 2
15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!The Hob's Bargain
Verified here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Points
145+15=160
Kathy G.5.6- Lady Day
Name "Mary" for the author
Loves Music, Loves To Dance by Mary Higgins Clark
Link to paperback:
Loves Music, Loves to Dance
Total Points- 15
CHANDNI5.3 - The 20th Century
Read a book that contains the number 2 or 0 in the series designation.
Don't Stay Up Late by R.L. Stine
[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 60
Books Read: 4
Completed Tasks: 4
15.6. I Get By with a Little Help From My FriendsA book rated 4 stars by my GR friend Susannah: What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman
Points this post: 15
Total points: 190
LAUREN JODI 25.4 - Nick KYs task: Sydney Harbour
Option 2: Shrimp on the Barbie
Beauty and the Blacksmith by Tessa Dare
150 pages in length
Option 3: Outback!
No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong
Author initials (KA) in OUTBACK
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 145/850
Total Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 8/52
Kait5.3 - The 20th Century
A book book that contains the number 2 or 0 in the series designation.
Alpha & Omega by Patricia Briggs -- #0.5 in the Alpha & Omega series; I read the kindle ebook edition, here is the mass market paperback: L'origine
10.3 - Aim High
A book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads.
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir -- 43,490 5 star ratings
Points This Post: 15
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 70
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Marina H25.1 - Diana K’s task - Spring Flowers
Option 3: Pige Med Perleørering by Tracy Chevalier
Set in The Netherlands, 234 pages
Option 4: Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Set in Japan, 317 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 120
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 7
Readerboard Name - LaureY10.4 - Partners in Crime
Read a book co-authored by two female authors.
Banking on Death by Emma Lathen.
Emma Lathen is the 'nom de plume' of two female writers: Mary J Latsis and Maria Hennissart.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 140
Task this post: 1
Total Tasks: 10
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
BBooks - 500+: BBooks - 750+: 0 BBooks - 1000+: 0
perletwo10.2 - Initial Success - read a book with an author who uses exactly 2 initials instead of a first name as it appears on Goodreads, e.g. J.K. Rowling, H.G. Wells.
Death In Holy Orders by P.D. James
Points this task: 10
Total points: 450
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 04
Big Book ticket requests: 01
Books read: 36
Tasks completed: 25
Jasmiina F5.4 - Best Laid Plans :
Read a book that fits one of the Winter Challenge 5, 10 or 15 point tasks: Suki-tte Ii na yo, Volume 11 by Kanae Hazuki.
Task 15.6: Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language. My native language is Finnish and the book's original language is Japanese.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 40
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Sara ITA20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: Over and Under
Read a book that has either "under" or "over" intact in its title, subtitle or author's name.
C'era una volta la DDR by Anna Funder
(audiobook - most popular edition has 288 pages)
"Under" found intact in author's name
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Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 60
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 2
FANDURY5.9 - Whodunit?
Read a book with a main page genre that includes "Mystery"
The Colorado Kid by Stephen King
Mystery is a Main Page Genre.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
loafer10.2 - Initial Success
read a book with an author who uses exactly 2 initials instead of a first name
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
published in 1928, it is a "Golden Oldie"
points: 10
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10.7 - Mad For Plaid
Read a book with something plaid on the cover.
Left of Boom: How a Young CIA Case Officer Penetrated the Taliban and Al-Qaeda by Douglas Laux
points: 10
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total: 100
BB: 1
GO: 3
tasks completed: 9
20.9 Welcome to my WheelhouseI read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer. This fits option 3 because the book can be found on page one of the Epistolary Fiction list.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 45
Tasks complete: 3
Books read: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Maddie O.5.3 - The 20th Century
Read a book that contains the number 2 or 0 in the series designation.
I read The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley. It is #2 in the Flavia de Luce series.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name: Kathy P15.7. It's Contagious!
List - Best Fiction Books About Diseases or Viruses page 1
The Girl with All the Gifts
Points this post: 15
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 15
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 1
Total Books read: 1
Mod
15.4. Laughing and Singing
option 2, humor genre and #4 in series (Jeeves #4)
Very Good, Jeeves! by P.G. Wodehouse
15.5. Girls Just Wanta Have Fun!
The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
option 1, NF about baseball: The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports by Jeff Passan
total = 180
Bryony 20.9 - Chandni's Task: Welcome to My Wheelhouse
Option 4: For this option, read a book from the following list:
The Best Fairytales and Retellings.
Required: Identify what page your book is on.
I read The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling which is found on page one of the list.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 8
20.1- Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!Option 1, a book set in Finland (and written by a Finnish author): The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
Points this post: 20
Total points: 210
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The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2