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SPRING CHALLENGE 2017
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15.7 - It's Contagious!Book from list of books about diseases - Read The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry. This is on the History of Disease list, page 1 (#3 as of this post).
This book has 560 pages so, I claim 1 Big Book ticket.
Points these task: 15
Total points: 95
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 13
Tasks completed: 7
Jonquil15.10. Spring Gardening
author's initials in GARDENING DR
Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: How Growth Became the Enemy of Prosperity
Douglas Rushkoff
Hardcover, 288 pages 4/6
Points this post: 15
Total points: 300
Books posted: 32
Tasks complete: 30
Pages this post: 288
Total pages as of this post: 9046
Becky P Repost for 113620.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
Option 3-
by Melissa McShanePB edition
Points this post- 20
Total points- 155
Kristi CO10.10 -The 2017 Rooster
Moonglow by Michael Chabon
20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Option 2: Georgia
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story by John Berendt
Points this post: 30
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Jonquil20.1- Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!
Option 2 snow on cover
Searching For Hope
Michael Joseph
ebook, 201 pages 3/26
approved for length message 6188
Points this post: 20
Total points: 320
Books posted: 33
Tasks complete: 31
Pages this post: 201
Total pages as of this post: 9247
Jonquil20.2 - Rookie At The Top - McCathy's Task: Lucky Charms
Option 1 a) Hearts
Heart of Gold
J.A. Cipriano
Paperback, 196 pages 3/8
Points this post: 20
Total points: 340
Books posted: 34
Tasks complete: 32
Pages this post: 196
Total pages as of this post: 9443
Jonquil20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden Figures
Option 1 novel with a scientist heroine
Temperance Brennan series approved in help thread message 23
Speaking in Bones
Kathy Reichs
Paperback, 480 pages 3/20
Points this post: 20
Total points: 360
Books posted: 35
Tasks complete: 33
Pages this post: 480
Total pages as of this post: 9923
Jonquil20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 1: author’s initials in APRIL SHOWERS SIS (and WR, just in case, though I can't figure out how he was involved)
Street Smart: A Fifty-Year Mistake Set Right and the Great Urban Revival
Samuel I. Schwartz
Hardcover, 304 pages 4/1
Points this post: 20
Total points: 380
Books posted: 36
Tasks complete: 34
Pages this post: 304
Total pages as of this post: 10227
25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!Option A: Old & New
Book 1 - originally published before 1992
Ubik by Philip K. Dick
Book 2 - originally published in 2017
Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
Points this post: 25
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 12
reader board name - MAZZA1TASK 10.1
March 17, 2017 is World Sleep Day so catch some Z’s. Read a book with the letter Z in the title or subtitle.
BOOK Mazie Baby
HOW IT FITS Z in Mazie
TASK 10.6
April 25 is World Penguin Day. Read a book set at least 50% in a country/territory from this list that is a home to penguins: Angola, Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, ....
BOOK Empire Antarctica: Ice, Silence, and Emperor Penguins
HOW IT FITS Set in Antarctica
TASK 10.7
Read a book with something plaid on the cover.
BOOK
HOW IT FITS Kilts on the cover (tartan)
TASK 10.9
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, ....
BOOK Longbourn
HOW IT FITS Author surname is Baker
TASK 10.10
Get your brackets ready for the 2017 Tournament of Books. Read a book from https://www.themorningnews.org/articl...
BOOK Commonwealth
HOW IT FITS on that long list
POINTS THIS POST 50
TOTAL POINTS 410
BB TICKETS THIS POST 0
GO TICKETSTHIS POST 0
TOTAL BB TICKETS 1
TOTAL GO TICKETS 2
30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: Two Halves of a WholeBook 1: Spring in the northern hemisphere
Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrewsand
Book 2: Spring in the southern hemisphere
Cadillac Jukebox by James Lee Burke(Dave Robicheaux #9)
30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Passed to Delicious Dee: A Pride of Lions or a School of Sharks?
A collective of Dogs is called a Cry
Book 1:
Play Dead by David Rosenfeltand
Book 2:
A Cry from the Dust by Carrie Stuart ParksCry
Point Total 475
Ana15.5. Girls Just Wanta Have Fun!
Read a book with the word “girl” found intact in the title/subtitle of the book.
by Paula Hawkins.Points this Post 15
Total Points 195
Tasks Completed 10
Books Read 12
Total Pages 3033
Jonquil20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days
Option 2 female author initials in BEBOLDFOR CH ANGE HC
Road to Savannah
Hope Callaghan
Paperback, 278 pages 3/16
Points this post: 20
Total points: 400
Books posted: 37
Tasks complete: 35
Pages this post: 278
Total pages as of this post: 10505
Jonquil20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Option 2 50% of the action takes place in Georgia.--100%
Trouble in Savannah
Hope Callaghan
Paperback, 306 pages 4/5
Points this post: 20
Total points: 420
Books posted: 38
Tasks complete: 36
Pages this post: 306
Total pages as of this post: 10811
Jonquil20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
Option 2 takes place in Florida --100%
"In Apalachicola, Florida, sinister things are afoot"
Low Tide
Dawn Lee McKenna
Paperback, 153 pages 3/29
Points this post: 20
Total points: 440
Books posted: 39
Tasks complete: 37
Pages this post: 153
Total pages as of this post: 10964
Cindy FTask 5.3 The 20th Century
2 or 0 in series designation
Left for Dead by Jane Casey
#0.5 in series!
Verified for length in ebook verification thread post #6150
Points this post:5
Total points:25
Tasks completed:2
Books read:2
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
KATIEGIRL15.1 - It's a Wonnder!
Book 1: A book with Architecture as a main page genre.
Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's by R.A. Scotti
Book 2: A book with double Ns in the title or author's name.
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson
Points this post: 15
Total points: 310
Total tasks: 20
BB total: 3
GO total: 1
**Reposted from message 1053**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
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.
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.
Points this post: 40
Dakimel10.1- Catch Some Z's
The Distance from A to Z
15.5- Girls Just Wanta Have Fun!
The Girl with No Shadow
20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden Figures
1: Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation into Space
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
1: The Deep of the Sound by Amy Lane
25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
1: Crosstalk (498 pages) - page 4 of Popular Near Future Books
2: Ways to Be Wicked (384 pages)
30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Passed to Delicious Dee: A Pride of Lions or a School of Sharks?
1:
(a group of magpies is a charm) 2: The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
TALLY:
This post - 120 points
Total - 315
perletwo15.5. Girls Just Wanta Have Fun! - Read a book with the word “girl” found intact in the title/subtitle of the book.
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
Points this task: 15
Total points: 645
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 05
Big Book ticket requests: 03
Books read: 51
Tasks completed: 39
15.1. It's a Wonnder!Book 1: Read a book with the main page genre engineering or architecture. Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
The J.M. Barrie Ladies' Swimming Society by Barbara J. Zitwer
The genre architecture was confirmed in the help thread.
Book 2: Read a book with 2 n’s found sequentially in the title/subtitle/author’s name.
I read A Very Distant Shore: Quick Reads by Jenny Colgan
Author's name has nn in it.
Points this post: 15
MegSCL15.2. May is for Art and Music!
Book 1 – a book with the main page genre graphic novels, etc.
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal
Book 2 – a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 285 Goldies: 2 Big Books: 0
5.6 - Lady DayRead a book written by an author named Mary or any of the related names found at Behind the Name - Mary
I read Amy's Diary by Maureen Lee
The name Maureen appears on the list as an English diminutive form of Mary.
10.1 - Catch Some Z's
Read a book with the letter Z in the title or subtitle.
I read Twenty Tales From The War Zone: The Best Of John Simpson by John Cody Fidler-Simpson
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 Love Is Blind by Kathy Lette
The majority of the plot takes place in Australia. Goodreads doesn't contain much detail but the following is the Amazon synopsis:
"When Jane decides to move to the Australian outback in search of a husband, her sister Anthea thinks she’s mad. [...] But when Anthea follows her sister Down Under to try and save Jane from this latest crazy plan, she ends up taking a walk on the wild side herself…"
Points this post: 25
Brave5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder: Read a book of your choice.
Princess Decomposia and Count Spatula by Andi Watson
IL: UG
Page count: 162
Points this post: 5
Total points: 85
KATIEGIRL15.10 - Spring Gardening
A book by an author whose initials are in GARDENING.
Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
gArDening
Points this post: 15
Total points: 325
Total tasks: 21
BB total: 3
GO total: 1
Stephanie12715.9. 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).
Life, the Universe and Everything
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35/850
Tasks completed: 5/52
Books read: 5
Sara G20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
2. I love tennis and will be attending the Miami Open later this month. In May the French Open will be played in Paris (wish I was going there too!). Read a book that takes place in Florida or France. At least 50% of the book must be set in either of those locations.
Required: If the setting is not evident on the book's main page include a reference or quote from the book when you post.
Paris by Edward Rutherfurd
Points this post: 20
Total points: 295
Marina H20.1- Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
IL: MY - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 11.0
First published in 1908 - claiming 1 GO ticket
Points this post: 20
Total points: 210
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 5
Tasks completed: 13
5.1- Thoroughly ModernRead a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MODERN.
I read Dead Man Talking by Roddy Doyle
5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Read 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.
I read Looking for Captain Poldark by Rowan Coleman
The book is set entirely in England. The Goodreads description says: "Four strangers, united by their shared love of POLDARK, come together on a trip to Cornwall in search of their hero..."
Points this post: 10
LAVENDER15.1. It's a Wonnder!
Book 1: Read a book with the main page genre engineering or architecture.
Civil Engineering Practice by David D A Piesold 340 pages
Engineering mpg - approved in message 3 of the help thread
Book 2: read a book with 2 n’s found sequentially in the title, subtitle, or author’s name.
A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie ebook I read
A Murder Is Announced - Top MMPB for page length - 288 pages
NN in title.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 190
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 16
Becky P10.6 - Penguin Places- Australia
Imago by N.R. Walker
PB edition Imago
Points this post- 10
Total Points- 165
5.2 Location, Location, LocationFrance
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Points this post: 5
Total points: 65
Task 10.7 – Mad for PlaidPlaid, tartan, gingham, checkerboard pattern on cover
(checked pattern behind man’s head on leftApproved in HELP thread
I listened to the audio / MMP: 44 Scotland Street
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 170 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
10.3 - Aim HighRead a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads
It has 3247 5 * ratings
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10.8 - Build A Bridge
Read a book with the word "bridge" or "bridges" in its title/subtitle OR with a bridge on the cover
Bridge in title and in cover
* This book was an ARC
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15.3. National Library Week is April 9-15
Book 1 – read a book featuring a library or librarian
The main character, Aurora Teagarden, is a librarian
Book 2 – read a book with its author's initials in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
by Antoine Laurain
A & L in nAtionaL
* This book was an ARC
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POINTS
Points This Post: 35
Points Total: 165/850
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 10/52
GO Total:
BB Total:
10.4 - Partners in CrimePhase Shift by Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen
Length verification: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points 320+10=330
20.2 - Rookie At The Top - McCathy's Task: Lucky CharmsOPTION 2: Read a book with a main page genre of "Fairies", "Ireland", or "Irish Literature".
On Canaan's Side by Sebastian Barry
Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 105
Golden Oldies: -
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 5
Total books read: 6
Becky P20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 1- For Now and Forever by Sophie Love
PB edition For Now and Forever
Points this post- 20
Total points- 185
JENNY H5.3 - The 20th Century
Book has 0 or 2 in series number
I read The Novice by Trudi Canavan, which is the second book in a trilogy.
BB ticket (577 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.
I read Coq Rouge by Jan Guillou. It has 368 pages and therefore includes the number 3.
10.3 - Aim High
Book has more than 1,454 5-star ratings.
I read The High Lord by Trudi Canavan
It has 15640 3-star ratings (as of April 7).
BB ticket (647 pages)
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
Brooke TX10.10 -The 2017 Rooster
Read a book from the Tournament of Books Longlist.
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.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 240
Completed Tasks: 19
Books Read: 27
DANIELLE M25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
Option 2: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
112 pages
Option 3: A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
Author's initials found in the word OUTBACK.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 220
Books Read: 14
Tasks Complete: 11
5.3 - The 20th CenturyRead a book that contains the number 2 or 0 in the series designation
Moon Over Soho (#2 in the Rivers of London series)
15.8. How do I Get There?
Read a book with a map on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
Other books in the series, which all have similar covers, were approved in the help thread.
Points this post: 20
Andy P.Task # 20.2 - Rookie At The Top - McCathy's Task: Lucky Charms
Option 2. For this option read a book with a main page genre of "Fairies", "Ireland", or "Irish Literature"
by Tana French Cultural>Ireland (109 users) on main pagePoints this post: 20
Total points: 260
Andy P.Task # 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"
The Night Bell by Inger Ash Wolfe APRIL SHOWERS
Points this post: 20
Total points: 280
Mod
15.8. How do I Get There?
map on cover:
The Map Thief by Michael Blanding20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...
option 1, "great tact" : The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks by Amy Stewart
30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: It’s Elementary
Book 1, Carbon, C, atomic #6, no addition: How Bad Are Bananas?: The Carbon Footprint of Everything by Mike Berners-Lee
Book 2, #6: Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly by Adrian McKinty (Detective Sean Duffy #6)
total = 575
5.10- Your Own 8th WonderBook of your choice.
The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Has the Childrens main page genre, but is not found on AR Bookfinder.
15.5. Girls Just Wanta Have Fun!
Book with "girl" in the title or subtitle.
Paper Girls, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan. It was clarified in the task help thread that "girls" is okay.
Points this post: 20
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 170/850
Total Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 16/52
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Brave10.3 - Aim High: Read a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads.
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
IL: MG+
Page count: 238
At the time of posting, this had 19,467 5-star ratings on Goodreads
Points this post: 10
Total points: 95
Reader board name - DAIRE20.4 Option 1 - Author with initials found in "April Showers"
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 70
Total Tasks: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book pts: 3
Total Books: 4
Kait5.2 - Location, Location, Location
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.
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare -- Entirely set in New York
City of Bones qualifies for 1 BB Ticket at 544 pages.
15.10 - Spring Gardening
A book whose author's initials can be found in GARDENING.
Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron -- GARDENING; I read the kindle ebook edition, here is the paperback: Nice Dragons Finish Last
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...
Option 2 - A book written by a woman whose first and last name initials can be found in "BE BOLD FOR CHANGE".
The Shadow Queen by C.J. Redwine -- Female author; BE BOLD FOR CHANGE
Points This Post: 40
Big Book Tickets This Post: 1
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 110
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1
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Book 1. Spring in the Northern Hemisphere - March in the title:
March: A Love Story In A Time Of War by Geraldine Brooks
Book 2. Spring in the Southern Hemisphere - #10 in the series:
The Novel Habits of Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith
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