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SPRING CHALLENGE 2017
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kiki 20.1- Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!
i chose Option 3: Read a book FIRST published prior to 1917 i read The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam.
i would like to claim a Golden Oldies ticket for The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam, first published in 1131.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 7
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Diana K15.4. Laughing and Singing Opt 2 read one book that meets both criteria for option 1: a book with a main page genre Humor and a book that is 4th in a series. This is on the approved list in the task help.
The Scam
20.4 - Golden Oldies Opt 1 Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the phrase "APRIL SHOWERS".
Faithful by Alice Hoffman
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball! Opt 3 Read a book with a cover that shows a flame
Points this Post: 55
Total points: 265
15.6 - I Get By with a Little Help from my FriendsMy friend Alice gave this 5 stars:
The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce
20.1 - Finland 100 Years
Option 2. A large sun on the cover, approved in the help thread post 2:
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith
20.7 - Play Ball
Option 1.The author's initials are in grapefruIt leAgue:
Ripper by Isabel Allende
Total points 55
Kristen IA10.3 - Aim High
Read a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads.
Beautiful Oblivion by Jamie McGuire
It has 24,670 5-star ratings on 3/26/17.
I listened to the audiobook and linked to the PB edition.
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Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 85/850
Total Tasks: 7/52
GO: 0
BB: 2
Brave5.5 - March, April, May: Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 3, 4, or 5.
Billy and Me by Giovanna Fletcher
page count: 352
contains both 3 and 5
5.9 - Whodunit?: Read a book with a main page genre that includes "Mystery"
Rooms by Lauren Oliver
MPG "mystery" at time of posting
Shelved as "mystery" by 132 users
(because it occasionally had it present at MP, here's the bookfinder designation:
IL: UG )
Points this post: 10
Total points: 45
5.5 - March, April, MayBook whose page count includes the numbers 3, 4, or 5.
The Boys, Volume 7: The Innocents by Garth Ennis has a page count of 184.
10.1 - Catch Some Z's
Book with the letter Z in title or subtitle.
Django/Zorro: The Official Sequel to Django Unchained by Quentin Tarantino and Matt Wagner.
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 3: Book with main page genre Ancient, Christian, Christianity, Inspirational, Judaica, Judaism, Mythology, Old Testament, Personal Development, Religion, Self-Help, Spirituality, or Theology.
God Is Disappointed in You by Mark Russell has main page genre Religion.
Points this post: 35
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 40/850
Total Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4/52
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Readerboard Name - LaureY5.7- Modern Classics
Read a book that has been shelved at least 10 times as “modern classic” from this list Popular Modern Classics
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
On page 1 in the list - shelved 86 times as a modern classic.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 175
Task this post: 1
Total Tasks: 13
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
BBooks - 500+: BBooks - 750+: 0 BBooks - 1000+: 0
Readerboard Name - LaureY30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Passed to Delicious Dee: A Pride of Lions or a School of Sharks?
Book 1 Read a book with an animal from this list of Animal Groups on the cover.
The Bear and The Nightingale by Katherine Arden.
*There is a nightingale on the cover.*
Book 2 Using the same animal as book 1, select an Animal Group word associated with that animal from the same list.
Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
* A watch of nightingales*
Points this post: 30
Total points: 205
Task this post: 1
Total Tasks: 14
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
BBooks - 500+: BBooks - 750+: 0 BBooks - 1000+: 0
Julia10325.2 - Sandy's Task: Who Am I? Where Am I?
Book 1: Lillian Hellman: An Imperious Life
Book 2: Tempest: All-New Tales of Valdemar (approved in post 75 of task help thread)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 175
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 2
Tasks completed: 8
Sara ITA5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
Senza famiglia by Hector Malot
Childrens book not found in ARBookFinder
** Senza famiglia is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1878). Claiming 1 GO ticket. **
** Senza famiglia is a Big Book (558 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket. **
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30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Passed to Delicious Dee: A Pride of Lions or a School of Sharks?
Book 1: Read a book with an animal from this list of Animal Groups on the cover.
Il dolore è una cosa con le piume by Max Porter
(original title: Grief Is the Thing with Feathers)
Raven on the cover&
Book 2: Using the same animal as book 1, select an Animal Group word associated with that animal from the same list and read a book with that word in the title or subtitle.
Word selected: Murder
Assassinio sull'Orient Express by Agatha Christie (original title: Murder on the Orient Express)
audiobook - most popular edition has 322 pages
"Assassinio " in Italian = "Murder" in English
** Assassinio sull'Orient Express is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1934). Claiming 1 GO ticket. **
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Points this Post: 35
Total Points: 130
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 5
15.10 - Spring GardeningThe author's initials are in GardEening:
Smoke and Mirrors by Elly Griffiths
Total points 70
BellaGBeartask 10.1: iZombie, Vol. 2: uVampire
>10 points
task 10.5 I read two plays to reach the page count.
1: The Importance of Being Earnest 76 pages. First published in 1985 so I claim a golden oldie
2: Much Ado About Nothing 98 pages
together more than 100. book 2 first published in 1598 so I claim a golden oldie
>10 points
task 15.10
De Wake written by Ronald Giphart whose initials are to be found in GARDENING
>15 points
task 25.4
book 1, option 2: Breakfast at Tiffany's 127 pages
book 2, option 3: De moordenaar droeg blauw by Agatha Christie whose initial are in OUTBACK. first published in 1944 so I claim a golden oldie
>25 points
TOTAL THIS POST
>60 points
>3 golden oldies
Total challenge:
100 points
4 golden oldies
Readerboard name - Brooklyn20.3 – Best Review – Lauren Jodi’s Task: Hidden Figures
Option 3: And the Oscar goes to…
Read a book from the Wikipedia list of films nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Adapted Screenplay category
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
The 2006 film No Country For Old Men won for Best Screenplay adapted from the novel of the same name.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 75/850
Tasks completed: 6/52
Books read: 6
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets = 1)
TessaVanessa15.2 May is for Art and Music!
Book 1: read a book with the main page genre graphic novels, sequential art, comics, etc..
I read Blankets by Craig Thompson.
Book 2: read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
I read
by Brian Harvey. There's a piano on the cover.15.5 Girls Just Wanta Have Fun!
Read a book with the word “girl” found intact in the title/subtitle of the book.
I read Best Girl by Sylvia Maultash Warsh.
20.1 Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!
I chose Option 2: read a book with either snow or the sun on the cover.
I read
A Winter Kill by Vicki Delany. The body is in the snow.30.4 Dlmrose's Task: Passed to DelDlmrose's Task: Passed to Delicious Dee: A Pride of Lions or a School of Sharks?
Book 1 Read a book with an animal from this list of Animal Groups on the cover.
I chose a dog. I read
by Jay Kopelman. Book 2 Using the same animal as book 1, select an Animal Group word associated with that animal from the same list and read a book with that word in the title or subtitle.
(Dogs: Kennel, Cowardice, Cry, Mute, Pack, Litter)
I read Cry No More by Linda Howard.
Points this post: 80
Total points: 320
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 28
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
I'd like to move South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914 - 1917 from20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
to 10.6 - Penguin Places
This book takes place primarily in Antarctica
And then I'd like to put Final Crossing by Sean Rodman in
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 1 APRIL SHOWERS
275 + 10 = 285
perletwo20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden Figures - Option 3: AND THE OSCAR GOES TO … Read a book from the Wikipedia list of films nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Adapted Screenplay category. Required: Give the title of the film and the name of the work that it was adapted from.
The Cider House Rules - filmed in 1999 as The Cider House Rules, won Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for 2000
I read the kindle edition, but the top mmp edition is 587 pages, qualifying for a Big Book ticket.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 520
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 05
Big Book ticket requests: 02
Books read: 41
Tasks completed: 30
readerboard name: boromom5.5 - March, April, May
read a book with a 3,4,or 5 in page count
The Snow Child
points this post:5
total points: 15
Sara G10.9 - Star Wars Stars
The Star Wars franchise began with the theatrical release of Star Wars (later Episode IV A New Hope) on May 25 1977. Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of these actors who appeared in the film: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, James Earl Jones. Names must match exactly but may appear in any position ( Julie James, Earl Lovelace) One qualifying author in a work by multiple contributors works.
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher actually wrote this one!
10.10 -The 2017 Rooster
Get your brackets ready for the 2017 Tournament of Books. Read a book from the Tournament of Books Longlist.
Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn
Points this post: 20
Total points: 205
Task 20.2 – Rookie at the Top – McCathy – Lucky CharmsOption 2 – Main Page Genre IRELAND or IRISH LITERATURE
Irish Girls about Town
Genre confirmed in HELP THREAD
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 115 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (1) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
I forgot to claim a golden Oldie ticket for Death on the Nile, published in 1937. Sorry30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task-Modern and Contemporary Art
Book 1
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christy. Initials found in ART DECO. First published 1937
Book 2
Vacation by Matthew Costello. Initials found in CONTEMPORARY ART. First published 2011
Brittany G.Task: 10.5 And the Tony Goes To.... Read a Play
Hamilton: The Revolution
Points this post: 10
Points this season: 30
Dakimel10.4 - Partners in Crime
Star Dust by Emma Barry & Genevieve Turner
20.10- Group Reads
The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code
25.3 - Andy P.’s task: No More Wolves
1: The Nix (628 pages)
2: True Pretenses by Rose Lerner (298 pages)
TALLY:
This post - 55 points
Total - 195
25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine1. Spring Forward: Read a book from the first 5 pages of Popular Near-Future Books
Company Town 304 pages
found on page 2-shelved 5 times
2. Fall Back: Read a book with a genre that contains "historical" or "history" intact on its main book page
Sweetland 322 pages
Main Page genre Historical Fiction 41 users
Total New Points: 25
Total challenge Points: 170
G.O.'s: 1
Nikki SCHANGING TASK
Swamplandia! by Karen Russell was originally used as task 5.10 (read a book of your choice).
I am now switching it to
Task 20.7 Option 2 : Read a book set 50% in Florida.
The book's main page states that the book is set in the Florida Everglades.
Points this post : 20
Total Points (revised for changes) : 40
Total Tasks : 3
KATIEGIRLRepost 746.
30.5 - There is no frigate like a book.
Book 1: A book with a cover that shows a place you like to read.
Joyride by Anna Banks
A good reading place is in the bed of a truck, enjoying the great outdoors while reading.
Book 2: A book with a cover that shows that shows another reading spot.
By Your Side by Kasie West
Another reading spot is in a chair by a window, natural light pouring in, surrounded by books.
Approved in Help Thread Message 78.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 180
Total tasks: 10
BB total: 2
GO total: 1
KATIEGIRL10.9 - Star Wars Stars
A book by an author who shares a name with one of the actors in Star Wars.
A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline
Christina Baker Kline shares a name with Kenny Baker.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 190
Total tasks: 11
BB total: 2
GO total: 1
dawn9920.4 - Golden Oldies - Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 2: umbrella or rain on cover
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Option 3: first published in a year ending with 9
My Man Jeeves by W G Wodehouse first published in 1919
25.6 Perletwo's Task: A Stitch in Time Saves Nine
Book 1: Spring Forward book found on page 5 of Popular Near-Future Books
Divided We Fall by Trent Reedy no mmpb paperback 384 pgs.
Book 2: Fall Back- mp genre with "historical" intact
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness mpg Historical Fiction mmpb 709 pgs
Points this post: 65
Total points: 115
Ava Catherine20.10 Group Reads
LGBT Mystery
The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
discussed in group read thread post #20
total=740
Ava Catherine5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in a location of a modern wonder. I selected England.
The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin
set in Dorset, England in 1894
30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task-Modern and Contemporary Art
Book 1: Read a book FIRST published between 1890 and 1939 whose author’s first and last name initials can be found in ONE of theses words/phrases: "ART DECO" or "ART NOUVEAU" or "BAUHAUS".
The Egg and Other Stories by Sherwood Anderson first published in 1921
SA=B(A)UHAU(S)
Book 2: Read a book FIRST published between 1970 and the present whose author’s first and last name initials can be found in ONE of these phrases: "CONTEMPORARY ART" or "POST MODERN ART".
Child of God by Cormac McCarthy
first published in 1973
CM=(C)ONTE(M)PORARY ART
total=775
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...Option #3
Read a book where ALL the letters in the word RAINBOW are found in any combination of the title, subtitle and/or author's first and last name.
I read Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner
In order of appearance :WORINAB
Task points:20
Total points:50
Tasks completed:3
Ava Catherine25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
Book 1: Spring Forward: Read a book from the first 5 pages of Popular Futurism Books or Popular Near-Future Books.
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood page #1 of Popular Near-Future Books
311 pages
2. Fall Back: Read a book with a genre that contains "historical" or "history" intact on its main book page.
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen E. Ambrose 511 pages
main page genre history 1,596 users; American history 236 users, historical 81 users
311+511=822 total pages
total=800
Cait S 15.9- They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!
Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction.
The Running Man by Richard Bachman
Points This Post: 15
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 60/850
5.4 - Best Laid Plans Read a book that fits one of the Winter Challenge 5, 10 or 15 point tasks
I used task:
15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO.
Black Widow
B in Bingo and in Black
* This book was an ARC
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20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden Figures
Option 1-B: TRAILBLAZING WOMEN
Read a novel with a heroine who is a scientist
Main character is a Forensic Psychiatrist. Book was approved in message 2 of help thread
* This book was an ARC
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...
Option 2.- Read a book written by a woman whose first and last name initials can be found in "BE BOLD FOR CHANGE".
by Camilla Grebe
C & G in ChanGe
* This book was an ARC
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20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Option 2: Read a book where at least 50% of the action takes place in Georgia.
Book is set in Grant County, Georgia and was approved in message 2 of help thread
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20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
Help Thread
2. Read a book that takes place in Florida or France.
It's set in France, mainly in Paris, as per GR description.
* This book was an ARC
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20.8 - 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
Shadow over the Fens
* This book was an ARC
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25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
Option 2. Read a book of 100-150 pages in length.
130 pages
Option 3. Outback! – Read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in OUTBACK
by Tasha Kavanagh
T & K in ouTbacK
* Both books are ARC's
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POINTS
Points This Post: 130
Points Total: 130/850
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 7/52
GO Total:
15.2. May is for Art and MusicBook 1: Graphic Novel
It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken: A Picture Novella by Seth
Book 2: Musical Instrument
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Points this Post: 15
Total Points 50
Nikki S15.10 Read a book whose author's initials can be found in GARDENING
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Points this Post : 15
Total Points : 55
Tasks : 4
15.8. How do I Get There?A book with a map on the cover: The Theory of Opposites by Allison Winn Scotch
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
Option 1, a book with Harbor in the title: Sag Harbor: A Novel by Colson Whitehead
Option 3, author initials in OUTBACK: All Day and a Night: A Novel of Suspense by Alafair Burke
Points this post: 40
Total points: 275
15.10 - Spring GardeningRead a book whose author's initials can be found in GARDENING.
Dark Passage by David Goodis.
David Goodis - GarDening
I also claim one Golden Oldie ticket for this book. First published in 1946.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35
Books read: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
perletwo20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!! - Option 3: Read a book FIRST published in a year ending with the number 9.
Playmates - first printed in 1989
Points this task: 20
Total points: 540
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 05
Big Book ticket requests: 02
Books read: 42
Tasks completed: 31
SandiCompleted Tasks
5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Book set in San Francisco, California, USA --
Audio: Secondhand Souls | Most Popular Paperback: Secondhand Souls
5.6 - Lady Day
Author name is derivative of the name Mary as provided on the Behind the Name website link -- Miep is a derivative of Mary on the list
Audio: Anne Frank Remembered | Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family
10.1 - Catch Some Z's
Title/subtitle contains a Z --
Kindle: David And Suzanne's Big Frickin' Canadian Motorcycle Adventure | Paperback: David & Suzanne's Big Frickin' Canadian Motorcycle Adventure
10.2 - Initial Success
Author uses 2 initials instead of first name --
All the Dark Places by J.W. Bouchard
Book only available in ebook form. Verified for length at post #6088 of the ebook verification thread -- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
20.2 - Rookie At The Top - McCathy's Task: Lucky Charms
Using Options 2 -- Main page genre of Fairies --
Kindle: The Keepers | The Keepers
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 2 -- Umbrella on Cover --
Cover is from kindle edition I read. Most Popular Paperback: Granny Hooks a Crook
20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Using Option 3 where book first published in year ending with a 9 -- (2009) --
Kindle: A Girl, A Guy and A Ghost | Paperback: A Girl, a Guy, and a Ghost
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
Using Option 3 where flames are on cover --
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 23.0
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: Over and Under
The word UNDER in tact in title --
Kindle: Underneath It All | Most Popular Paperback: Underneath It All
20.10 Group Reads
Read and comment in discussion thread one of three books chosen for this season's group read.
Audio: The Wonder | Most Popular Paperback: The Wonder
My comment can be found at message 17 of the discussion thread -- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
25.3 - Andy P.’s task: No More Wolves
★Book #1: Book title does not contain any letters found in WOLF
Kindle: Cadbury Creme Murder | Paperback: Cadbury Creme Murder - 212 pp
★Book #2: Book written by single author's whose initials can be found in FLOWERS -- The Family Way by Rebecca Winters - 298 pp
30.5 - Jonquil’s task: There Is No Frigate Like A Book
★Book #1: Book with a cover that shows the type of place where you like to read --
I like to bring my kindle along and read at brief stops while I'm in the car
★Book #2: Read a second book with a cover that shows a different reading spot --
I also sometime like to spread out on the lawn during a nice warm day full of sunshine
Cover is for kindle edition I read. Paperback edition: The Teacher's Billionaire
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 0
Points Earned this Post: 205
Total Points To Date: 205
Catherine TTask 10.10 - The 2017 Rooster
read a book from the longlist
Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter
Task 20.3 - Hidden Figures
option 3 - read a book which was source for a Best Adaptation nominee award
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
Hidden Figures (the book, above) was the source for the film, Hidden Figures, nominated in 2016
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total points: 335
perletwo20.9 - Chandni's Task: Welcome to My Wheelhouse - Option 1: Read a book from the first 5 pages of the Popular Psychological Thrillers shelf. Required: State the page on which your selection was found.
You Will Know Me is on page 4.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 560
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 05
Big Book ticket requests: 02
Books read: 43
Tasks completed: 32
Delicious Dee15.8. How do I Get There?
- the various shapes on the cover are made out of map imagesTotal this post: 15
Total overall: 155
Golden Oldies: 1
LAUREN JODI 20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Chandni's Task: Welcome to My Wheelhouse
Option #4: Retelling
Ravished by Amanda Quick
Required: Currently on page 8, book #789
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 230/850
Total Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 11/52
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.7 Mad For Plaid
Read a book with something plaid on the cover.
I read
by Carolyn Parkhurst.Challenge 20.5 Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...
Read a book where ALL the letters in the word RAINBOW are found in any combination of the title, subtitle and/or author's first and last name.
I read The Second Wife by Brenda Chapman.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 350
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 30
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
5.2 - Location, Location, Locationbook set at least 50% in a location of a modern wonder - Read Ross Poldark by Winston Graham. This is set entirely in Cornwall, England.
This book was first published in 1945, so, I claim 1 Golden Oldie ticket.
Points these task: 5
Total points: 80
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 7
Readerboard Name: Quinn10.6
Read a book set at least 50% in a country/territory from this list that is a home to penguins.
Playing for Love: Escape Down Under by H.Y. Hanna
*Set in Australia
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 205
GO This Post/Total: 0
BB This Post/Total: 0
5.2 - Location, Location, LocationBook set at least 50% in the location of a modern wonder.
The Boys, Volume 10: Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker by Garth Ennis. The framing story as well as around half of the action are set in London, and a lot of the rest is in New York.
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Book that fits a 5-15-point task from the last challenge. Picking 5.5: book whose page count contains the number 1 or 2.
The Boys, Volume 8: Highland Laddie by Garth Ennis has a page count of 144.
10.7 - Mad For Plaid
Book with plaid or tartan on the cover.
Gotham Academy, Vol. 1: Welcome to Gotham Academy by Becky Cloonan
15.6. I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends
Book that a friend gave 4 or 5 stars.
Planetary, Volume 2: The Fourth Man by Warren Ellis. Received 5 stars from Alistair
15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!
Book with the main page genre Science Fiction.
Planetary, Volume 1: All Over the World and Other Stories by Warren Ellis.
15.10. Spring Gardening
Book whose author's initials are in GARDENING.
The Boys, Volume 12: The Bloody Doors Off by Garth Ennis.
Points this post: 65
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 105/850
Total Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 10/52
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Sara G15.6. I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends.
May 21-27 is National New Friends Old Friends week. Read a book that a GR friend has rated 4 or 5 stars. REQUIRED: Give the name of the friend in your post.
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
My GR friend Lindsey gave it 5 stars, and Stephanie H (My Bookish Itinerary) and Molly both gave it 4 stars.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 220
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5.1 - Thoroughly Modern
I read Standing on Earth by Mohsen Emadi, M and E are in MODERN (at 93p, this is my one book between 80 and 100p).
10.3 - Aim High
I read The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (paperback). As of 3/26/17, there are 30,490 five-star reviews on Goodreads.
15.6. I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends
I read Violent Ends edited by Shaun David Hutchinson. My GR friend Kate rated it 5 stars.
20.1 - Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!
I chose Option 1. I read The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen. The book is set in the (fictional) town of Rabbit Back, Finland, and the author was born and lives in Finland.
Previous point total: 70
New points this post: 5+10+15+20
Total points: 120
New tasks completed in this post: 4
Total tasks: 9
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0