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SPRING CHALLENGE 2017
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Hello, this is my first post in a couple challenges! I'd like to claim the Readerboard name Melanie, if possible! Thank you!I apologize for the length of the post - I can break it down in several posts, if needed.
5.1 Thoroughly Modern
Vision in White by Nora Robertsread 4/2/17 - 5*
* N.R. (author initials) can be found in MODERN.
5.2 Location, Location, Location
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas, read 3/1/17 - 5*
* This book is set in England
5.3 The 20th Century
Just Good Friends by Rosalind James, read 3/4/17 - 4.5*
* This book is the second in the Escape to New Zealand series.
5.4 Best Laid Plans
Task 5.3 of the SRC Winter Challenge (read the first book in a series)
Welcome to Paradise by Rosalind James, read 3/8/17 - 5*
* This is the first book in the Kincaid series.
5.5 March, April, May - 3, 4, or 5 in page number.
Miss Wonderful by Loretta Chase, read 3/12/17 - 4*
* The MMP has 352 pages.
5.8 Under the Spring Moon -
Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale, read 3/30/17 - 4.5*
"Flowers" in the title.
Pages: 533p - I'm claiming one BB ticket.
5.10 Your Own 8th Wonder - book of choice
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase, read 3/28/17 - 5*
10.1 Catch Some Z's - "z" in title.
The Prize by Julie Garwood, read 3/20/17 - 5*
10.2 Initial Success - author with two initials instead of a first name.
Sudden Response by R.L. Mathewson, read 3/20/17 - 4*
R.L. Mathewson is a GR author
10.3 Aim High
Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas, read 3/11/17 - 5*
* This book has 12,058 5* ratings as of 4/7/17.
10.6 Penguin Places -
Just for Now by Rosalind James, read 3/4/17 - 4*
* This book is set 100% in New Zealand.
10.7 Mad For Plaid -
The Bride by Julie Garwood, read 3/20/17 - 5*
*Cover with plaid on the cover:
10.8 Build A Bridge - Read a book with "bridge" in the title, or a bridge on the cover.
Nothing Personal by Rosalind James, read 3/9/17 - 4*
*Cover option: The Golden Gate Bridge is on the cover:
10.9 Star Wars Stars -
Asking for Trouble by Rosalind James, read 3/9/17 - 4*
* Rosalind James is a GR author. "James" is one of the names of the actors in the original Star Wars trilogy.
15.3 National Library Week is April 9-15
One book option: Breathe by Kristen Ashley, read 3/1/17 - 4.5*
Faye, the heroine, is a librarian in Carnal, Colorado, AND the author's initials are K and A. This book therefore meets both criteria.
*This book is 656p long, I'm claiming one BB ticket.
15.6 I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends - - a book a GR friend rated 5*
Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas, read 3/13/17 - 5*
My GR friend Lisa Kay rated this book 5*
15.10 Spring Gardening - author initials in GARDENING
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts, read 4/3/17 - 4*
*Author initials NR are found in GARDENING
20.1 Finland 100 Years!
Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas,
*Option 2: snow on cover:
20.4 - April Showers
Option 1: The Charm School by Susan Wiggs, read 3/18/17 - 5*
*Susan Wiggs' initials are found in APRIL SHOWERS.
20.5 It Was One of Those March Days...
Option 2: Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop, read 3/6/17 - 4*
*This book fits option 2, author initials are A.B. and are found in BEBOLDFORCHANGE
20.6 Batter Up!!
Option 3 (a book published in a year ending in -9): Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas, read 3/13/17 - 5*
* This book was first published in 2009.
20.8 Over and Under - "over" or "under" in title/subtitle or author name.
Overruled by Emma Chase, read 3/29/17 - 3*
20.9 Welcome to My Wheelhouse
Option 4: Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
by Jessica Day George, read 4/2/17 - 4*.
* This book is #31 on the Best Fairytales and Retellings list.
25.4 Sydney Harbour
Option 1: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas, read 3/13/17 - 4.5*
* "Harbor" in the title.
Option 3: Sweet Dreams by Kristen Ashley, read 3/1/17 - 4*
* Author initials are found in OUTBACK
* This book is 688p, I'm claiming one Big Book ticket.
25.5 Here Comes the Bride!
Option 1 - Old and New: book published pre-1992, and book published in 2017.
A. The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood, read 3/12/17 - 5*
* This book was first published in 1988
B. Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop, read 3/7/17 - 4*
* This books was published in March 2017
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Points This Post: 320
Big Book Tickets This Post: 3
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Tasks this post: 25
Total Points: 320
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 25
Delicious Dee30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: It’s Elementary
Book 1 - The Hydrogen Murder
Book 2 - Dirty Looks - Hydrogen has an atomic number of 1, Dirty Looks is #1 in the Dirt Track Dogs Second Lap series, ebook only approved #6190 of the ebook approval thread
Total this post: 30
Total overall: 215
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Ticket: 1
KATIEGIRL15.4 - Laughing and Singing
Option 2: The #4 book in a series with Humor as a main page genre.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams
#4 in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Points this post: 15
Total points: 340
Total tasks: 22
BB total: 3
GO total: 1
Bookwrm526Task #20.8 - Over and Under
Read a book that has either over or under intact in the title, subtitle, or author's name. I read Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper (AR Bookinder IL: MG, BL: 5.4, AR points: 12.0).
Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 255
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"
The Case of the Green-Dressed Ghost by Lucy Banks
Points this post: 20
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 13
Kristen IA15.2. May is for Art and Music!
This is a 2 book task.
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.
Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham
AND
Book 2 – Celebrate Buy a Musical Instrument Day on May 22 – read a book with a musical instrument on the cover. This should be a commonly recognized musical instrument, not just any object that could theoretically be used to make noise.
REQUIRED: Include the cover.
Infinity + One by Amy Harmon
25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
This is a two-book task. Read one book for each option.
The total page count for the two books must be at least 500 pages.
1. Spring Forward: Read a book from the first 5 pages of Popular Futurism Books or Popular Near-Future Books
Required: State the list you used and the page where your book was found.
The Martian by Andy Weir - 387 pages
Popular Near-Future Books, page 1
2. Fall Back: Read a book with a genre that contains "historical" or "history" intact on its main book page, e.g., Historical Romance, Microhistory, Military History. The genre can be stand-alone or embedded.
Fall of Giants by Ken Follett - 985 pages
387 + 985 = 1372 pages
***I claim 2 BB Tickets for Fall of Giants - 985 pages***
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Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 125/850
Total Tasks: 9/52
GO: 0
BB: 4
Catherine TTask 5.6 - Lady Day
read a book with a Mary-linked name listed
The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes
Marie is listed as a French variant
Task 10.9 - Star Wars Stars
read a book with an author who matches one name with the listed actors
Froth!: The Science of Beer by Mark Denny
matches Mark Hamill
20.9 - Chandni's Task: Welcome to My WheelhouseOption 1 - I love books with complex characters, unreliable narrators, and plot twists. That's why psychological thrillers are my bread and butter.
Read a book from the first 5 pages of the Popular Psychological Thrillers shelf.
Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben - 4/08/17 - page 5
Points This Post - 20
Total Points - 445
Fixing post #1191Melanie M
5.1 Thoroughly Modern
Vision in White by Nora Robertsread 4/2/17 - 5*
* N.R. (author initials) can be found in MODERN.
5.2 Location, Location, Location
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas, read 3/1/17 - 5*
* This book is set in England
5.3 The 20th Century
Just Good Friends by Rosalind James, read 3/4/17 - 4.5*
* This book is the second in the Escape to New Zealand series.
5.4 Best Laid Plans
Task 5.3 of the SRC Winter Challenge (read the first book in a series)
Welcome to Paradise by Rosalind James, read 3/8/17 - 5*
* This is the first book in the Kincaid series.
5.5 March, April, May - 3, 4, or 5 in page number.
Miss Wonderful by Loretta Chase, read 3/12/17 - 4*
* The MMP has 352 pages.
5.8 Under the Spring Moon -
Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale, read 3/30/17 - 4.5*
"Flowers" in the title.
Pages: 533p - I'm claiming one BB ticket.
5.10 Your Own 8th Wonder - book of choice
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase, read 3/28/17 - 5*
10.1 Catch Some Z's - "z" in title.
The Prize by Julie Garwood, read 3/20/17 - 5*
10.2 Initial Success - author with two initials instead of a first name.
Sudden Response by R.L. Mathewson, read 3/20/17 - 4*
R.L. Mathewson is a GR author
10.3 Aim High
Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas, read 3/11/17 - 5*
* This book has 12,058 5* ratings as of 4/7/17.
10.6 Penguin Places -
Just for Now by Rosalind James, read 3/4/17 - 4*
* This book is set 100% in New Zealand.
10.7 Mad For Plaid -
The Bride by Julie Garwood, read 3/20/17 - 5*
*Cover with plaid on the cover:
10.8 Build A Bridge - Read a book with "bridge" in the title, or a bridge on the cover.
Nothing Personal by Rosalind James, read 3/9/17 - 4*
*Cover option: The Golden Gate Bridge is on the cover:
10.9 Star Wars Stars -
Asking for Trouble by Rosalind James, read 3/9/17 - 4*
* Rosalind James is a GR author. "James" is one of the names of the actors in the original Star Wars trilogy.
15.3 National Library Week is April 9-15
One book option: Breathe by Kristen Ashley, read 3/1/17 - 4.5*
Faye, the heroine, is a librarian in Carnal, Colorado, AND the author's initials are K and A. This book therefore meets both criteria.
*This book is 656p long, I'm claiming one BB ticket.
15.6 I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends - - a book a GR friend rated 5*
Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas, read 3/13/17 - 5*
My GR friend Lisa Kay rated this book 5*
15.10 Spring Gardening - author initials in GARDENING
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts, read 4/3/17 - 4*
*Author initials NR are found in GARDENING
20.1 Finland 100 Years!
Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas,
*Option 2: snow on cover:
20.4 - April Showers
Option 1: The Charm School by Susan Wiggs, read 3/18/17 - 5*
*Susan Wiggs' initials are found in APRIL SHOWERS.
20.5 It Was One of Those March Days...
Option 2: Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop, read 3/6/17 - 4*
*This book fits option 2, author initials are A.B. and are found in BEBOLDFORCHANGE
20.6 Batter Up!!
Option 3 (a book published in a year ending in -9): Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas, read 3/13/17 - 5*
* This book was first published in 2009.
20.8 Over and Under - "over" or "under" in title/subtitle or author name.
Overruled by Emma Chase, read 3/29/17 - 3*
20.9 Welcome to My Wheelhouse
Option 4: Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
by Jessica Day George, read 4/2/17 - 4*.
* This book is #31 on the Best Fairytales and Retellings list.
25.4 Sydney Harbour
Option 1: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas, read 3/13/17 - 4.5*
* "Harbor" in the title.
Option 3: Sweet Dreams by Kristen Ashley, read 3/1/17 - 4*
* Author initials are found in OUTBACK
* This book is 688p, I'm claiming one Big Book ticket.
25.5 Here Comes the Bride!
Option 1 - Old and New: book published pre-1992, and book published in 2017.
A. The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood, read 3/12/17 - 5*
* This book was first published in 1988
B. Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop, read 3/7/17 - 4*
* This books was published in March 2017
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Points This Post: 320
Big Book Tickets This Post: 3
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Tasks this post: 25
Total Points: 320
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 25
Catherine TTask 10.6 - Penguin Places
read a book set in Australia, one of the listing locations
Imago by N.R. Walker
set in Tasmania, Australia
kiki 20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 3: Read a book with main page genre of (huge list) Mythology -- The Penelopiad
Points this post: 20
Total points: 185
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 10
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.8 How do I Get There?
Read a book with a map on the cover.
I read
by Allison Win Scotch.Challenge 30.5 Jonquil’s task: There Is No Frigate Like A Book
Book 1: Read a book with a cover that shows the type of place where you like to read.
I read
by Elin Hilderbrand. I love reading on the beach.Book 2: Read a second book with a cover that shows a different reading spot or a variation on book 1's spot.
I read
by Mary Kay Andrews. I also love sitting by the pool and reading in the sun.Points this post: 45
Total points: 585
Tasks completed: 38
Books read: 48
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
5.8 Under the Spring MoonRead 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
I read When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr.
The book has a main page genre of children. It's eligible for the challenge because of the following details from ARBookfinder:
IL: UY - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9.0
Points this post: 5
Delicious Dee30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: It’s Elementary
Book 1 - The Hydrogen Murder
Book 2 - Dirty Looks - Hydrogen, has the symbol H, and an atomic number of 1, Dirty Looks is #1 in the Dirt Track Dogs Second Lap series, ebook only approved #6190 of the ebook approval thread
Total this post: 30
Total overall: 215
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Ticket: 1
Reader board name - DAIRE25.2
Book 1 - Name of character in title/subtitle
Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye
Book 2 - Place name in title
Poet in New York by Federico García Lorca
(GO - originally published 1940)
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 95
Total Tasks: 5
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book pts: 3
Total Books: 6
10.2 - Initial Successread 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.
I read An Inspector Calls and Other Plays by J.B. Priestley
Points this post: 10
Catherine TTask 30.3 - It’s Elementary
book 1 - read a book with an element in the title
Inspector Hobbes and the Gold Diggers: Comedy Crime Fantasy by Wilkie Martin
element: Gold
Gold is element no 79 = 7 + 9 = 16 / 1 + 6 = 7
Book 2 - read a book which (following maths above) is 7 in series
Endings by K.M. Shea
approved for length: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Sarah E30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: passed to Sheila: In Honor of Earth Day - Two Halves of a Whole.
Book : May in title
The Darling Buds of May: The Larkin Novels, Volume 1
I listened to the audio, top paperback (no MMPB) is The Darling Buds Of May
It's not showing now, but Sequential Art > Comics has been a main page genre. If it shows at review, the genre has been overridden here.
Book 2: #9 in a series
The Mating Season: (Jeeves #9)
I read the ebook, MMPB is Jeeves et la saison des amours
The Mating Season is a Golden Oldie (published in 1949). I claim 1 GO ticket.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 100
GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO tickets: 2
LAUREN JODI 10.3 - Aim High
9146 Five Star Ratings:
Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 285/850
Total Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 16/52
PEG W20.3 Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden Figures
Option 1 TRAILBLAZING WOMEN
I read Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: The True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation and this was approved in the help thread Message 48.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 110
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 8
Tasks completed: 6/52
5.4 - Best Laid Plans Read a book that fits one of the Winter Challenge 5, 10 or 15 point tasks
I used task 10.2 which required:Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing.”
When Everything Feels Like the Movies
20.10 - Group Reads
The Wonder
My comments are in the discussion thread post #24
Total Points this post: 25
Total Challenge Points: 265
G,O's: 2
Catherine TTask 30.3 - It’s Elementary
book 1 - read a book with an element in the title
Inspector Hobbes and the Gold Diggers: Comedy Crime Fantasy by Wilkie Martin
element: Gold
Gold (Au) is element no 79 = 7 + 9 = 16 / 1 + 6 = 7
Book 2 - read a book which (following maths above) is 7 in series
Endings by K.M. Shea
approved for length: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
FANDURY20.9 - Chandni's Task: Welcome to My Wheelhouse
Option 2: Read a book with True Crime as a main page genre.
Killers: the Most Barbaric Murderers of Our Times by Nigel Cawthorne
The book has True Crime as a Main Page genre.
Points this book: 20
Total Points: 225
Books Read: 16
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
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 I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
Points this post: 15
Laurah3020.8 - 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. One qualifying author in a work by multiple contributors works.
The Underground Railroad
Under in Underground Railroad
NEVERMIND ... I'm going to move this book to task 20.4Book of my choice
The Penelopiad
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This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 175 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
5.8 Under the Spring MoonMilk in title
French Milk by Lucy Knisley
+5 Points
10.6 - Penguin Places
Peru:
Blood of the Dawn by Claudia Salazar Jiménez
+10 Points
10.9 - Star Wars Stars
Anthony Daniels:
Memory Wall by Anthony Doerr
+10 Points
15.10. Spring Gardening
gArdenIng
Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason
+15 Points
25.2 - Sandy's Task: Who Am I? Where Am I?
500 Pages: 343 + 200 = 543
Book 1: Who? Lincoln
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, 343 pages
Book 2: Where? Wessex, England
Wessex Tales by Thomas Hardy, 200 pages
+25 Points
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 ART DECO, ART NOUVEAU, or BAUHAUS.
1938 / Art deCo
Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie
Book 2: Read a book FIRST published between 1970 and the present whose author’s first and last name initials can be found in CONTEMPORARY ART or POST MODERN ART.
2011 / ConteMporary
Kraken by China Miéville
+30 Points
Points this Post: 95
Grand Total: 345
Moving previously posted book for task 5.10 to task 20.4Task 20.4 – Golden Oldie – Amy O – April Showers
Option 3 – Main page genre MYTHOLOGY
The Penelopiad
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This Post: 20 points (less 5 points from deleting task 5.10)
Total points to date: 190 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
Creynard5.1- Thoroughly Modern
Doc by Mary Doria Russell
Author's first and last initials (M.R.) are found in the word MODERN.
10.5 - And The Tony Goes To....
In the Next Room, or the vibrator play by Sarah Ruhl
15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!
Born of Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Science Fiction is a GR main page genre.
**Born of Silence is a big book with 614 page. Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: Over and Under
Under Pressure by Lori Foster
"Under" is my word.
Points this post:50
Total points: 235
Big Books this post: 1
Total BB: 2
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Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 21
SSKrout5.2 Location, Location, Location
The Silent Land
Points this Post: 5
Total Tasks: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 2
Total Points: 10
Readerboard name: witchygal20.4 Golden Oldies
Option 1: Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the phrase "APRIL SHOWERS".
I read The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff. Authors initials are found in target phrase "april ShowerS". This book does not have a MPG of "Children's" or "Kids" so meets the task requirements.
Points: 20
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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Total points and stats for Spring 2017 Reading Challenge
Books read: 11
Points: 195
Big Book: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
Jonquil20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: Over and Under
"under" in its title
Deadly Undertaking
J.Q. Rose
Paperback, 184 pages 4/4
Points this post: 20
Total points: 460
Books posted: 40
Tasks complete: 38
Pages this post: 184
Total pages as of this post: 11148
Jonquil20.9 - Chandni's Task: Welcome to My Wheelhouse
Option 3 Epistolary Fiction pg 1 # 26
Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot
Patricia C. Wrede
Mass Market, 336 pages 4/8
Points this post: 20
Total points: 480
Books posted: 41
Tasks complete: 39
Pages this post: 336
Total pages as of this post: 11484
Diana K10.1 - Catch Some Z's. Read a book with the letter Z in the title or subtitle.
Jazz
25.1 - Diana K’s task - Spring Flowers
Opt 2 Read a book about the Tulip Mania or one of the two economic bubbles that followed it in Europe, the South Sea Bubble and the Mississippi Bubble.
The Black Tulip 347 pages
Option 3: The Netherlands. Read a book set at least 75% in The Netherlands.
The Coffee Trader 400 pages takes place in Amsterdam in the Netherlands
30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task-Modern and Contemporary Art
Book 1: Read a book FIRST published between 1890 and 1 939 whose author’s first and last name initials can be found in ONE of theses words/phrases: "ART DECO" or "ART NOUVEAU" or "BAUHAUS".
Easy to Kill by Agatha Christie
1st publ in1939 A and C in ART DECO
claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket
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".
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles publ in 2016 A and T in ART
Points this post: 65
Total points: 460
Readerboard Name: McCathy5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Winter Challenge 5, 10 or 15 point tasks. You may not use Task 5.4 or 5.10.
Meets 15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth: Read a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”
Wrong Ways Down by Stacia Kane
MPG Fantasy
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10.1 - Catch Some Z's
Read a book with the letter Z in the title or subtitle.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Z in title
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Baum, L. Frank
AR Quiz No. 525 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 7.0 - AR Pts: 7.0
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10.5 - And The Tony Goes To....
Read a play.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two by John Tiffany & Jack Thorne
MPG Plays
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15.5. Girls Just Wanta Have Fun!
Read a book with the word “girl” found intact in the title/subtitle of the book.
Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned" by Lena Dunham
"Girl" in title
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Points this post: 40
Total Points: 390
CHANDNI10.3 - Aim High
Read a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads.
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 170
Books Read: 11
Completed Tasks: 11
10.4 - Partners in CrimeRead a book co-authored by two female authors.
The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicole Krauss
Points this post: 10
Natalie CH25.5 Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Option A
Book 1: read a book published before 1992
Wise Blood byFlannery O'Connor published in 1962
Book 2: read a book published in 2017
American War by Omar El Akkad
published in 2017
Points this task: 25
Grand Total:45
Tasks completed:2
BB Tickets:0
GO's Tickets: 0
Total Books read: 3
Natalie CH20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...
Option 2- Female Author's Initials in BolD as Change
Spilt Milk: A Collection of Stories by D.K. Cassidy
D.K. Cassidy= D and C
Points this task: 20
Grand Total:65
Tasks completed:3
BB Tickets:0
GO's Tickets: 0
Total Books read: 4
KATRINAT15.7. It's Contagious!
Best Fiction Books About Diseases - page 2
Vixen, Rosie Garland
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Tasks completed:10
(5.5/5.10/10.3/15.7/20.1/20.6/20.7/20.9/25.4/25.5)
Books read: 12
KATRINAT5.4 Best Laid Plans
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5.5 - December, January, February
December is the 12th month, January is the 1st and February is the 2nd. Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 1 or 2.
The Smell of Other People's Houses, Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock which has 240 pages.
YA BOOK, IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7
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Total Points: 170
GO: 1
BB: 1
Tasks completed:11
(5.4/5.5/5.10/10.3/15.7/20.1/20.6/20.7/20.9/25.4/25.5)
Books read: 13
Task 10.1 Catch some Z's Book with a Z in the title or subtitle
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Total points: 20
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Sara G25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Option A: Old & New
Book 1: My sister has decided that "old" refers to anything older than she is (for example, me). For this option read a book FIRST published before 1992 (the year she was born).
The Flood-Tide by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (first published January 23, 1986)
AND
Book 2: For something new, read a book FIRST published in 2017.
The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel (first published March 7, 2017)
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5.5 - March, April, MayKuokkavieraat
15.4. Laughing and Singing
Book 1: The Three-Martini Playdate: A Practical Guide to Happy Parenting
Book 2: Betrayals
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
Option 2: It Lives in The Basement (PB 138 pages It Lives in the Basement)
Option 4: The Hospital by the River: A Story of Hope
Health verified in genre verification thread msg #30
Points this post: 45
Points total: 355
GO total: 1
BB total: 2
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 31
JENNY H5.9 - Whodunit?
Read a book with a main page genre that includes "Mystery".
I read Den demokratiske terroristen by Jan Guillou.
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 25
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
Post #1125.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
1) Dark Matter 342 pages
Verified in help thread #14
On page 4: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
2) Mine Till Midnight 376 pages
Romance > Historical Romance, Historical, Historical Fiction on Main Page Genre
342 + 376 = 718 pages out of 500 required
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Total Points:210
Books read:17
Tasks Done: 10
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Desperate Housedogs by Sparkle Abbey - 4/07/17
Sparkle Abbey is the pseudonym of Mary Lee Woods and Anita Carter.
15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha! - Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction.
Red Rising by Pierce Brown - 4/06/17 - MPG Science Fiction > 2562 users
20.6 – 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.
Wicked Prey by John Sandford
Published 2009 - 4/03/17 - Published 2009.
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
Option 2 - Read a book of 100-150 pages in length.
Death of a Snob by M.C. Beaton - 3/14/17 - 148 pages.
Option 3. Outback! – Read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in OUTBACK.
The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie - 4/03/17
OUTBACK
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.
Even Money by Dick Francis - 3/26/17 - Horse
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.
Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas - 4/07/17 - Rake of horses.
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