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SPRING CHALLENGE 2017
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Readerboard name: witchygal20.3 - Best Review.
Option 1. Read a novel with a heroine who is one of these kinds of scientists: Physician, Engineer, Mathematician, Physicist, Biologist, Chemist, Psychologist, Sociologist, Anthropologist, Forensic Scientist.
I read Winter Journey by Diane Armstrong. The main character Halina Shore is a forensic dentist. This was approved for the task in message 41 in the task help thread.
Points: 20
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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Total points and stats for Spring 2017 Reading Challenge
Books read: 8
Points: 150
Big Book: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
20.9 - Chandni's Task: Welcome to My WheelhouseI chose Option 3: For this option, read an epistolary novel from one of these lists: Epistolary Fiction or Best Diary Novels.
I read Letters from Skye. It is on page 1 from the first list "Epistolary Fiction".
Task points: 20
Total points:75
Tasks completed:5
LAUREN JODI 25.2 - Sandy's task - Who Am I? Where Am I?
Book #1: Name of person in title
Captain Jack's Woman by Stephanie Laurens
Confirmed in post #22 of the task help thread.
Book #2: Name of place in title
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris
Confirmed in post #79 of the task help thread.
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 260/850
Total Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 13/52
Post #930.5 - Jonquil’s task: There Is No Frigate Like A Book
1) I do most of my reading at home:
Last Scene Alive2) And in my home, my reading takes place, most often, in my bed.
Three Bedrooms, One CorpsePoints this post:30
Total Points:175
Books read:14
Tasks Done: 10
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15.3. National Library Week is April 9-15.
option 2, about libraries, initials AB in library: The Library Book by contributor Alan Bennett approved post 36
I read the kindle edition The Library Book
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: Over and Under
under in title: The Underworld by Kevin Canty
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
option 2, 100-150 pages: The Gambia: Land of the Mandinka by Susan Rogers, 114 pages
I read the kindle editionThe Gambia: Land of the Mandinka
option 4, environment genre: What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins by Jonathan Balcombe
total = 370
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.6 Penguin Places
Read a book set at least 50% in a country/territory from this list that is a home to penguins: Angola, Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa, South Georgia Island, South Sandwich Islands, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay
I read One Tiny Miracle by Carol Marinelli. Per GR summary it takes place in Melbourne, Australia.
Challenge 20.3 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.
I read Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. The film Pygmalion was adapted from the play Pygmalian by Shaw. It won in 1938.
I am claiming GOLDEN OLDIE for this book.
Challenge 25.5 Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Option A: Old & New
Book 1: read a book FIRST published before 1992
I read To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway. It was first published in 1937.
I am claiming a GOLDEN OLDIE for this book.
Book 2: For something new, read a book FIRST published in 2017.
I read Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. Published February 14, 2017.
Points this post: 55
Total points: 540
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 45
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Bookwrm526Task #20.10 - Group Reads
Read one of the group reads and participate in the discussion. I chose and read The Wonder by Emma Donoghue. My post in the discussion is post #23.
Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 230
Readerboard Name MAZZA1TASK 5.3
Read a book that contains the number 2 or 0 in the series designation:
BOOK J Is for Judgment
HOW IT FITS #10 in Kinsey millhone series
TASK 5.6
Read a book written by an author named Mary or any of the related names
BOOK Gulp - Adventures on the Alimentary Canal 03/04/2017
HOW IT FITS Author Mary Roach
TASK 5.7
Read a book that has been shelved at least 10 times as “modern classic” from this list https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
BOOK Catch-22 30/03/2017
HOW IT FITS Page 1 of list and shelved 263 times as a modern classic
This is book of 540 pages and so I am claiming a Big Book Ticket
TASK 10. 5
Read a play.
BOOK Death of a Salesman: Certain Private Conversations in Two Acts and a Requiem 31/03/2017
HOW IT FITS A Play
This was first published in 1949 so am claiming a Golden Oldie Ticket
TASK 20.1
Option 1. Read a book set in Finland or written by an author who was born or currently lives in Finland.
BOOK The Year of the Hare 01/04/2017
HOW IT FITS Set in Finland and Written by Finnish Author
TASK 20.10
Group read for LGBT Mystery
BOOK The Wonder 01/04/2017
HOW IT FITS Group read - comment number 22 on thread
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
POINTS THIS POST 65
TOTAL POINTS 315
BB TICKETS THIS POST 1
GO TICKETSTHIS POST 1
TOTAL BB TICKETS 1
TOTAL GO TICKETS1
Total books Read 27
Catherine TTask 5.8 - Under the Spring Moon
read a book with a word from the list in the title
Tea with Milk and Murder by H.Y. Hanna
MILK is one of the words listed
5.3 The 20th Century Tuesday's Gone by Nicci French - #2 in series
25.5 Here Comes the Bride
I chose option A -
Book 1 - A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
Claiming a Golden Oldies Ticket - published 1887
Book 2 - Caraval by Stephanie Garber
New Total: 95
Brittany GTask 5.2: Location, Location Location- Read a book set at least 50% in England, France, Canada, New York, California, Brazil, Paraguay, Panama, or the Netherlands
After You
Task 10.3: Aim High- Read a book that has at least 1,454 five-star ratings on Goodreads
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
As of 03/30/2017 60,187 five star ratings on GR
Task 15.9: They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!- Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction
The Revenge of Seven
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 60
Also in progress: Task 15.4 Read a book with the main page genre of humor Today Will Be Different and read a book that is #4 in a series
Sara G20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Option 3: There are nine players on the field, and the game takes nine innings (usually). Read a book FIRST published in a year ending with the number 9.
Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
First published January 20, 2009
Points this post: 20
Total points: 275
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25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
Book 1, Popular Futurism pg 1, #3: Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 by Michio Kaku, 416 pages
Book 2, history genre: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown, 416 pages
416+416 = 832
30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: passed to Sheila: In Honor of Earth Day - Two Halves of a Whole.
Book 1, May in title: So That Others May Live by Hank Whittemore
Book 2, #9: The Woman Who Wouldn't Die by Colin Cotterill, (Dr. Siri Paiboun #9)
30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task-Modern and Contemporary Art
Book 1, First published 1927, ACD initials in Art Deco: The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Book 2, first published 2016, initials PM in Contemporary: Coffin Road by Peter May
total = 455
Post #1010.7 - Mad For Plaid
Highlander Most WantedPoints this post:10
Total Points:185
Books read:15
Tasks Done: 11
Readerboard Name MAZZA1Task 20. 2
Option 2 - The mascot for Lucky Charms is Lucky the Leprechaun. Leprechauns are mythological creatures, sometimes called fairies, from Irish folklore.
For this option read a book with a main page genre of "Fairies", "Ireland", or "Irish Literature". The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Book Paula Spencer
how it Fits MPG European Literature > Irish Literature
and Cultural > Ireland 19 users
Points this post = 20
points overal 335
BB tickets to date = 1
Go Tickets to date = 1
Books read to date = 28
5.5 - March, April, MayBook with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 3, 4, or 5
Sweet Lake by Christine Nolfi - I read the Kindle edition which is listed at 306 pages, the paperback (Sweet Lake: A Novel) is listed at 304 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 10/825
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldies
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
VAL TX20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days... - This is a ONE book task. Please choose from the options below.
Option 2.- Read a book written by a woman whose first and last name initials can be found in "BE BOLD FOR CHANGE".
What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross
This post:
Points - 20
Total:
Points - 65
25.3 - Andy P.’s task: No More WolvesBook 1.Read a book whose title does NOT contain any of the letters in the word WOLF.
I read Cav: At Speed by Mark Cavendish
Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the word FLOWER.
The Soul of Man and Prison Writings by Oscar Wilde
Total pages for this task: 608
(At Speed: 352 pages. The Soul of Man 256 pages.)
The Soul of Man was first published in 1891 so I'm claiming one Golden Oldie ticket.
15.10. Spring Gardening
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in GARDENING.
The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin
Points this post: 40
Total points: 505
Books read: 35
Tasks completed: 24
Golden oldies: 4
30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: passed to Sheila: In Honor of Earth Day - Two Halves of a Whole.Book 1: Spring in the northern hemisphere
Spring in the northern hemisphere is traditionally the months of March, April and May. Read a book with one of the words: Spring, March, April or May in the title.
An April Bride
Book 2: Spring in the southern hemisphere
Read a book that is designated in the GR series metadata as the 9th, 10th or 11th in a series.
Judgment in Death
Points
290+30= 320
5.8 Under the Spring MoonWord: Seed
The Seed Collectors by Scarlett Thomas
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 60
dawn995.8 - Under The Spring Moon
grass in title .. Bluegrass Undercover
25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
I chose Option A: Old and New
Book 1: Carry on, Jeeves published prior to 1992 in 1925
Book 2: The Chocolate Cure published in 2017
Points this post: 30
Total points: 160
5.6 - Lady DayKatwalk by Maria Murnane
10.3 - Aim High
Vampire Knight, Vol. 2 (Vampire Knight #2) by Matsure Hino
7086 5-stars rating
10.8 - Build A Bridge
The Counterfeiter and Other Stories by Yasushi Inoue
- bridge on right hand side of cover1 x GOLDEN OLDIES (pub. 1949)
30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: passed to Sheila: In Honor of Earth Day - Two Halves of a Whole
Book 1: Read a book with one of the words: Spring, March, April or May in the title.
Black Spring by Alison Croggon
Book 2: Read a book that is designated in the GR series metadata as the 9th, 10th or 11th in a series.
Before Midnight: A Retelling of Cinderella (Once Upon a Time #11) by Cameron Dokey
Total this Post: 55
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 280
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney HarbourI chose options 2 and 3.
Option 2. Shrimp on the Barbie. Shamelessly stolen from a 5-point task in that first challenge (Spring 2011), for this option read a book of 100-150 pages in length.
A Baby at the Beach Café by Lucy Diamond. The book is 125 pages long.
Option 3. Outback! – For this option read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in OUTBACK.
The Other Side of You: Quick Reads by Amanda Craig.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 530
Books read: 37
Tasks completed: 25
Golden oldies: 4
Stephanie1275.4 - 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--- *Winter task 5.5 - December, January, February: Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 1 or 2.*
Saga, Vol. 7 with 152 pages
5.5 - March, April, May: Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 3, 4, or 5.
The Literary Review: Street Cred with 158 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20/850
Tasks completed: 4/52
Books read: 4
CHANDNI15.6. I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends.
Read a book that a GR friend has rated 4 or 5 stars.
You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
My GR friend's name is Lisa Lutz who rated it 5 stars.
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 145
Books Read: 9
Completed Tasks: 9
Jasmiina F15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!:
Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction: Descender, Vol. 1: Tin Stars by Jeff Lemire.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 95
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Diana AKTask 15.9 They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!
Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction. The genre may be standalone or embedded (i.e., Fantasy Science Fiction).
The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee
This book has a main page genre of Science Fiction and Science Fiction > Dystopia
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 100
Total Tasks: 7
Total Books: 7
25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride! I chose Option A: Old & New
read a book FIRST published before 1992 (the year she was born).
I read Ballerina. It was originally published in 1979. It is a big book with 528 pages in the edition I read. I would like to claim a Big Book Ticket.
I also read The Golden Hour. It was published in February 2017.
Task points: 25
Total points:100
Tasks completed:6
BB tickets:1
Kathy G.20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
Opt. 2- Set in Florida
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Link to paperback:
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Total Points- 55
reader board name - MAZZA1 TASK 25.2 A two book task with 500 page requirement
Book 1: Read a book with the name of a person in the title/subtitle that is the name of a character in the book.
BOOK 1 Inspector Cadaver 176 pages
HOW IT FITS Inspector Cadaver is the nickname by which the character is known in the book
This book was published in 1943 and so i am claiming a Golden Oldie ticket for it
Book 2: Read a book with the name of a place in the title/subtitle where at least some of the plot of the book takes place in that specific named place
BOOK 2 The Ashes of London 496 pages
HOW IT FITS Takes place entirely in London on and after the Great Fire
Page Count 176 + 496 = 672 pages
POINTS THIS POST 25
TOTAL POINTS 360
BB TICKETS THIS POST 0
GO TICKETSTHIS POST 1
TOTAL BB TICKETS 1
TOTAL GO TICKETS 2
Total books Read 30
Catherine TTask 15.7 - It's Contagious!
read a book from the Best Fiction about Diseases or Viruses list
The Scarlet Plague by Jack London
p1 on the list
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total points = 540
loafer25.2 - Sandy's Task: Who Am I? Where Am I?
Book 1: Read a book with the name of a person in the title/subtitle that is the name of a character in the book.
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
"Lincoln" refers to Abraham Lincoln's son, Willie Lincoln
343 pages
Book 2: Read a book with the name of a place in the title/subtitle where at least some of the plot of the book takes place in that specific named place.
Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead
Sag Harbor is a village at the easternmost end of Long Island, New York
most popular pb (no mmpb) is Sag Harbor at 329 pages
343 + 329 = 672 pages
points: 25
total: 290
BB: 1
GO: 5
tasks completed: 18
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.9 - Chandni's Task: Welcome to My Wheelhouse
Option 3
List - Best Diary Novels page 1
No! I Don't Want to Join a Book Club: Diary of a Sixtieth Year
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 35
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 2
Total Books read: 2
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 3
7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 55
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 3
Total Books read: 3
Readerboard Name: Kathy P15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!
Doomsday Book
578 pages - claiming 1 big book ticket
Points this post: 15
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 70
BB:1
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 4
Total Books read: 4
Diana K5.3 - The 20th Century. Read a book that contains the number 2 or 0 in the series designation:
Tears of the Giraffe #2 in the series
25.3 - Andy P.’s task: No More Wolves
Book 1.Read a book whose title does NOT contain any of the letters in the word WOLF.
The Princess Diarist
Book 2. Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the word FLOWER
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
Points this post: 30
Total points: 375
Reposted30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: passed to Sheila: In Honor of Earth Day - Two Halves of a Whole.
Book 1: Spring in the northern hemisphere
Spring in the northern hemisphere is traditionally the months of March, April and May. Read a book with one of the words: Spring, March, April or May in the title.
An April Bride
Approved for length: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book 2: Spring in the southern hemisphere
Read a book that is designated in the GR series metadata as the 9th, 10th or 11th in a series.
Judgment in Death
Points
290+30= 320
Laurah3030.4 - 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.
Required: Include the cover and state the animal.
There is a bee on the front 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. Plurals and Possessives are ok, no other variations.
The Nest refers to bees as in a bees' nest.
perletwo15.2. May is for Art and Music! - Book 1 – To celebrate Free Comic Book day on May 6, read a book with the main page genre graphic novels, sequential art, comics, etc.
Thor, Volume 1: The Goddess of Thunder
Book 2 – read a book with a musical instrument on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover.
1971 - Never a Dull Moment: Rock's Golden YearEasier seen when embiggened, Keith Richards is holding a guitar, right above the '7' in '1971.'
Points this task: 15
Total points: 630
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 05
Big Book ticket requests: 03
Books read: 50
Tasks completed: 38
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?Option 3: Read a book with one of the following main page genres: Ancient, Christian, Christianity, Inspirational, Judaica, Judaism, Mythology, Old Testament, Personal Development, Religion, Self-Help, Spirituality, Theology. The genres may be standalone or embedded.
I read Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway: How to Turn Your Fear and Indecision into Confidence and Action by Susan Jeffers. This has self help as a main page genre.
I read an ebook but the mass market paperback edition is 223 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 550
Books read: 38
Tasks completed: 26
Golden oldies: 4
Marina H10.2 - Initial Success
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17.0
First published in 1908 - claiming 1 GO ticket
Points this post: 10
Total points: 190
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 4
Tasks completed: 12
FANDURY5.3 - The 20th Century
Read a book that contains the number 2 or 0 in the series designation.
Dial Emmy for Murder by Eileen Davidson
The book is #2 in the Soap Opera Mystery.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 175
Books Read: 13
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Brave10.6 - Penguin Places: Read a book set at least 50% in a country/territory from this list that is a home to penguins: Angola, Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa, South Georgia Island, South Sandwich Islands, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Shows setting as Australia on MP.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 60
KATIEGIRL5.7 - Modern Classics
A book shelved at least 10 times on the Popular Modern Classics list.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Shelved 107 times. Listed on Page 1.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 280
Total tasks: 17
BB total: 3
GO total: 1
Mod
10.7 - Mad For Plaid
Journeys Home: Inspiring Stories, Plus Tips and Strategies to Find Your Family History The man holding flowers is wearing a plaid shirt.
20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden Figures
option 1, approved in post 2: Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
option A, book 1, first published 1976: Small Ceremonies by Carol Shields
book 2, first published in 2017: Among the Ruins by Ausma Zehanat Khan
total = 510
5.2 - Location, Location, LocationRead a book set at least 50% in a location of a modern wonder: England; France; Canada; New York, USA; California,USA; Brazil; Paraguay; Panama; Netherlands
Mortal Danger
setting San Diego, California (United States)
5.3 - The 20th Century
Read a book that contains the number 2 or 0 in the series designation: #2, #10, #12, etc.
Claimed By Shadow (Cassandra Palmer #2)
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Winter Challenge 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Winter Task 5.1 Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in ANCIENT.
Magic Dreams Ilona Andrews I A
One book between 80 -99 pages may be used for ONE 5 point task. 86 pgs verified: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
5.5 - March, April, May
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 3, 4, or 5.
No Ifs, Ands, or Bears About It
Paperback, 264 pages
5.6 - Lady Day
Read a book written by an author named Mary or any of the related names found at Behind the Name: Marie
Shotgun Marie Sexton
5.9 - Whodunit?
Read a book with a main page genre that includes "Mystery"
Mortal Sins
verified genre https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... (top of pg; 1st post)
10.3 - Aim High
Read a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads.
Touch the Dark
27% (7653)
15.6. I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends.
Read a book that a GR friend has rated 4 or 5 stars.
On the Prowl
friend: Jane (PS) 4*
15.10. Spring Gardening
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in GARDENING.
Magic Slays Ilona Andrews I A
20.1- Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!
Option 2. Read a book with either snow or the sun on the cover.
approved help post & #71 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
20.2 - Rookie At The Top - McCathy's Task: Lucky Charms
Option 2 - Read a book with a main page genre of "Fairies", "Ireland", or "Irish Literature".
Rootbound
verified task help post #51 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 1: Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the phrase "APRIL SHOWERS".
Tempting Danger Eileen Wilks E W
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.
Codependence: The Dance of Wounded Souls: A Cosmic Perspective of Codependence and the Human Condition Robert Burney
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.
All Roar and No Bite
setting Georgia (United States)
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
3. Read a book with a cover that shows a flame (bonfire, lit candle, etc.).
flames along bottom of cover
20.9 - Chandni's Task: Welcome to My Wheelhouse
Option 4: Read a book from the following list: The Best Fairytales and Retellings.
Syren
pg 19 #1860
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claiming 1 BIG BOOK ticket for Syren pb 628 pgs
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20.10 - Group Reads
LGBT Mystery: The Wonder
post #21
25.3 - Andy P.’s task: No More Wolves
2 books at least 501 pages total
Book 1. Inked
no "W" "O" "L" "F"
Mass Market Paperback, 437 pages
Book 2. Blood Lines Eileen Wilks E W
author initials in "FLOWER"
Mass Market Paperback, 338 pages
437+338 = 775 pgs
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
Option 1. Read a book with one of the following words in the title/subtitle: “Harbor” “Harbour” “Bridge” “Opera” or “Shell.”
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
Option 4. Read a book with the GR genre “Environment” “Ecology” “Health” “Nature” or “Biology” on its GR homepage.
The Fear Book: Facing Fear Once and for All
verified genre https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Option B: Borrowed & Blue
Book 1: Princess of the Midnight Ball
Retellings 229 users & Fairy Tales > Fairy Tale Retellings 140 users
Book 2:
pg 5 #468
30.5 - Jonquil’s task: There Is No Frigate Like A Book
My theme is vacation near the water, so I've chosen dunes on a beach:
Book 1:
and next to a lake or pond, relaxing in the sunshine:
Book 2:
verified help https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Cumulative Total = 335
1 Big Book Ticket claimed (20.9)
Kim ATask 5.2 - Location, Location, Location - Read a book set at least 50% in a location of a modern wonder
Book of Shadows by Cate Tiernan
*Set in New York
Task 10.4 - Partners in Crime - Read a book co-authored by two female authors
Positive: A Memoir by Paige Rawl and Ali Benjamin
Points This Post - 15
Total Points - 240
Cait S5.2- Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in a location of a modern wonder.
Middle Ground by Katie Kacvinsky
Points This Post: 5
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 95/850
Elise 5.1 - Thoroughly modern
Author's first and last name initials in MODERN
The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America by Michael Ruhlman
5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Book set more than 50 % in France
Louis XIII, tome 1 by Jean-Christian Petitfils
Big book ticket - 621 pages
5.4 - Best laid plans
Task 10. 4 Fire and Ice - all letters of the words FIRE and ICE found in book's title / subtitle / author's name.
Diana in Search of Herself: Portrait of a Troubled Princess by Sally Bedell Smith
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Flirting with Pride and Prejudice: Fresh Perspectives on the Original Chick-Lit Masterpiece (other topics)The Day of the Duchess (other topics)
Fear and Trembling (other topics)
The Only Rule Is It Has to Work: Our Wild Experiment Building a New Kind of Baseball Team (other topics)
Imagine Me Gone (other topics)
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Amélie Nothomb (other topics)Sam Miller (other topics)
Ben Lindbergh (other topics)
Patricia Cornwell (other topics)
B.A. Paris (other topics)
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5.6 - Lady Day
Read a book written by an author named Mary or any of the related names found at Behind the Name - Mary.
5.8 Under the Spring Moon
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from the names used by various tribes to describe the spring season’s moons: worm, sap, pink, sprouting, grass, seed, egg, fish, flower, corn, milk.
5.9 - Whodunit?
Read a book with a main page genre that includes "Mystery."
10.3 - Aim High
Read a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads.
20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden Figures
Option 2: Read a book from one of the following listopias: Space Race! Books or Space Exploration and Planet Colonization. Found on page 2 of Space Race! Books:
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This Post: 45
Total Points: 165
Completed Tasks: 14
Books Read: 22