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SPRING CHALLENGE 2017
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Marina H15.6. I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends
Rødhals by Jo Nesbø
My GR friend Katikka has rated it 5 stars
524 pages - claiming 1 BB ticket
Points this post: 15
Total points: 225
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 5
Tasks completed: 14
Mod
5.5 - March, April, May
3 in page number: Running Away to Home: Our Family's Journey to Croatia in Search of Who We Are, Where We Came From, and What Really Matters by Jennifer Wilson, 336 pages
10.3 - Aim High
over 1454 5 star ratings: Commonwealth by Ann Patchett, 11,261 5 star ratings.
25.1 - Diana K’s task - Spring Flowers
option 1, hyacinth in title: Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life by Melody Moezzi, 304 pages
option 2, tulipomania: Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused by Mike Dash, 273 pages
304 + 273 = 577 pages
total = 615
READ 60 20.10 Group Read Fantasy NovelJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke.
FINALLY FINISHED
task 20
total points 60
Andy P.Task # 5.3 The 20th Century
Read a book that contains the number 2 or 0 in the series designation: #2,
Camelback Falls by Jon Talton
#2 in David Mapstone Series.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 285
Andy P.5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice Off The Grid by C.J. Box
Points this post: 5
Total points: 290
Julia1035.3 - The 20th Century
The Gathering Edge (Liaden Universe #20)
5.5 - March, April, May
The Wake
I read Kindle edition. Paperback The Wake has 224 pages
10.7 - Mad For Plaid
(approved in post 78 of task help thread)25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
Book 1: To Ride Pegasus is on page 5 of Popular Near-Future Books list
Book 2: Sons of York (genre Historical Fiction)
This post: 45 points
Total points: 245
Total BB: 1
Total GO: 2
Tasks completed: 14
5.7- Modern ClassicsRead a book that has been shelved at least 10 times as “modern classic” from this list Popular Modern Classics
Required: State the page.
I read The Importance of Being Earnest which is on page seven of the list.
5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice. Note: Books with the genre "children" or "kids" NOT found in AR Bookfinder MAY be used for this task. Required: If using this exemption, state that the book is not found in ARBookFinder.
I read What Katy Did at School. This is a children's book which does not appear in ARBookFinder.
Points this post: 10
Kristi CO10.3 - Aim High
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 1: APRIL SHOWERS
Celine by Peter Heller
Points this post: 30
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Task 20.5 - Bigger is Better 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.
It Ended Badly: Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History (2015) by Jennifer Wright (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 240 pages) [302.02]
R: W r ight
A: B a dly
I: Wr i ght
N: Je n nifer
B: B adly
O: W o rst
W: W right
110 + 20 = 130
Tasks Completed: 08
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 110 + 20 = 130
Books read: 10
Pages read: 3,006
Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 03
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
loafer20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Option 3: Read a book FIRST published in a year ending with the number 9.
The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt
first published in 2009
The Children's Book is the most popular pb (no mmpb), a "big book" at 617 pages
points: 20
total: 310
BB: 2
GO: 5
tasks completed: 19
25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves NineOption 1 - Read a book from first five pages of Popular Futurism or Popular Near-Future Books lists.
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Page 1 of the Popular Futurism Books list.
Option 2 - Read a book that contains "historical" or "history" intact on its main book page.
11/22/63 by Stephen King
"Historical Fiction"
I also claim 2 Big Book tickets for 11/22/63 which was 849 pages.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 60
Books read: 4
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Catherine TTask 5.10
read a book of my choice
Zombie Tales from Dead Worlds by Rhiannon Frater
Task 10.7 - Mad For Plaid
read a book with a checked pattern on the cover
Red Queen by Christina Henry
cover has been approved in the help thread
Task 15.1 - It's a Wonnder!
book 1 - read a book with MPG architecture
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
approved in help thread
book 2 - read a book with double N in author name
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
15.2. May is for Art and Music!Book 1 – Read a book with the main page genre graphic novels, sequential art, comics, etc.
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman
Book 2 - Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
REQUIRED: Include the cover.
Points this post: 15
Melanie M30.1 In Honor of Earth Day - Two Halves of a Whole
Book 1 ("spring" in title): Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas, read 3/2/17 - 5*
Book 2 (9th, 10th or 11th in series): Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, read 4/9/17 - 4*
* This is book # 10 in the Hercule Poirot series.
Points This Post: 30
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 1
Tasks this post: 1
Total Points: 350
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks completed: 26
Oma122920.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
I chose Option #2
2.Read a book that takes place in Florida or France. At least 50% of the book must be set in either of those locations.
The Blue Edge of Midnight by Jonathon King
Total Points-150/850
Total Tasks- 9/52
Total Golden Oldie Books-
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
10.5 - And The Tony Goes To....Wyrd Sisters: The Play by Terry Pratchett
Points this post 10
Total points: 75
Oma1229Please Note
I would like to exchange a book that I used for Task # 5.5.
This is the listing for 5.5
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 would like to substitute the following book for this task.
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Oma122925.2 - 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.
Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu
Aunty Lee is the main character in this book.
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.
Mississippi Blood by Greg Iles
This book takes place in the state of Mississippi.
Claiming Mississippi Blood as Big Book as it has 704 pages
Total Points-175/850
Total Tasks- 10/52
Total Golden Oldie Books-
Total Big Books-500+(1), 750+(),1000+()
reader board name - MAZZA1TASK 15.9 Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction.
BOOK The Mine ebook certified post 6192
HOW IT FITS MPG Science Fiction > Time Travel and Science Fiction
TASK 25.3
BOOK 1 Read a book whose title does NOT contain any of the letters in the word WOLF
BOOK Skipping Christmas 198 pages
HOW IT FITS None of the specified letters in the title
BOOK 2 Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the word FLOWER.
BOOK Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found 336 pages
HOW IT FITS Author Initials F and L in FLOWER
Combined Page total must exceed 500 - 198 + 366 = 564
TASK 30.2
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".
BOOK Murder at the Vicarage
HOW IT FITS First published 1930 Author Initials Of A and C in "ART DECO"
This book published prior to 1950 so claiming a 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".
BOOK The Paris Wife
HOW IT FITS First Published 2011 And Author initials oF P and M appear in "CONTEMPORARY ART"
POINTS THIS POST 70
TOTAL POINTS 480
BB TICKETS THIS POST 0
GO TICKETS THIS POST 1
TOTAL BB TICKETS 1
TOTAL GO TICKETS 3
Total books Read 40
Bookwrm526Task #5.5 - March, April, May
Read a book where the number of pages on Goodreads includes the number 3, 4 or 5. I read The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle (p. 149).
Points this post: 5
Total points so far: 275
Maddie O.5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
I read Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link.
20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden Figures
Option 2: GO FLIGHT!
I read The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin, which is on the first page of the Space Exploration and Planet Colonization listopia.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 120
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Maddie O.20.10 - Group Reads
I read Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke. My post is the 9th on the discussion thread for the book.
At 1006 pages, this book counts for 3 Big Book Tickets
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
Big Book Tickets this post: 3
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Golden Oldie Tickets this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Maddie O.10.10 -The 2017 Rooster
Read a book from the Tournament of Books Longlist.
I read Commonwealth by Ann Patchett.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 150
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Golden Oldie Tickets this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
MegSCL10.1 - Catch Some Z's
Z in title: The Sympathizer
15.10. Spring Gardening
Author initials (Nick Earls) in gardening: Gotham
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 310 Goldies: 2 Big Books: 0
Repost following question - 5.2 - Location, Location, Location Book set more than 50 % in France
Louis XIII, tome 1 by Jean-Christian Petitfils
E- book version only, approved on line 1442 of the verification spreadsheet
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
10.3 Aim HighHome by Harlan Coben
This has 7834 5-star reviews
15.6 I Get By With a Little Help from My Friends
Our Short History by Lauren Grodstein
My friend Janet gave this book 4-stars.
20.9 Welcome to My Wheelhouse
Option 1: Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
This is on page 1 of the list.
25.2 Who Am I? Where Am I?
Book 1: The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti
Book 2: Mississippi Blood by Greg Iles
Post Total: 70
Grand Total: 155
Coralie5.9 Whodunit?
Book with main page genre 'mystery'
The Mountains of Mourning
15.3 National Library Week is April 9-15
Book 1 – Glasshouse
The narrator works as a librarian in the glasshouse and much of the action takes place in the library.
Book 2 – Author's initials in national lIBrary week
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs Of A Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
This post 20 points
Total to date 225 points
Bluegrass Pam25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
1. book from the first 5 pages of Popular Futurism Books or Popular Near-Future Books
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin - 218 pages
*From Popular Futurism Books, page 3
* Requesting 1 Golden Oldies ticket for We – first published in 1924.
2. book with a genre that contains "historical" or "history" intact on its main book page
In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and the Birth of Modernist Art by Sue Roe - 384 pages
*MPG of History and Art History
*Total # of pages = 218 + 384= 602 (Greater than 500 required)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 155
GO this post: 1
GO Total: 3
25.6 -- Perletwo's Task: A Stitch in Time Saves Nine Spring Forward: Read a book from the first 5 pages of Popular Futurism Books or Popular Near Future Books
Popular Near Future Books list on page 1.
The Martian by Andy Weir
Fall Back: Read a book with a genre that contains "historical" or "history" intact on it's main page.
Historical Fiction and Historical listed on main page
The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
Points this Post: 25
Big Books this Post: 0
Golden Oldies this Post: 0
Total Points: 85
Total Books Read: 6
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
5.2 - Location, Location, LocationA book set in a location of a modern wonder (England): In This Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear
10.2 - Initial Success
An author who uses 2 initials instead of a first name: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
Points this post: 15
Total points: 330
Boston Kate
5.2 Location, Location, Location
Speaking from Among the Bones
set in 100% in England
5.3 The 20th Century
Night of Cake & Puppets
#2.5 in Daughter of Smoke and Bone series
ebook only, approved for length on line 1631 of spreadsheet
10.3 Aim High
The Magnolia Story
10,012 5-star ratings as of 4/9/17
10.9 Star Wars Stars
Killers of the Flower Moon
author David Grann shares first name with David Prowse
15.6 I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends
The Trespasser
My Goodreads friend Sarah rated this book 4 stars
Points this post: 45
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Task 25.2 - Who Am I? Where Am I?Your two books combined should have a total of at least 500 pages.
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.
I read a collection of short stories, all starring Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes in Orbit (1995) edited by Mike Resnick (Hardcover, 374 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. The place must be a geographical/political entity - a country, a state, a town, a county, etc.
I read a memoir of a woman who taught English near Pyongyang, North Korea. The entire memoir was set in North Korea.
Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite (2014) by Suki Kim (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 291 pages) [951.9305]
Pagecount: 374 + 291 = 665 > 500 pages
130 + 25 = 155
Tasks Completed: 09
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 130 + 25 = 155
Books read: 12
Pages read: 3,671
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 04
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Readerboard Name: Kathy P30.5 - Jonquil’s task: There Is No Frigate Like A Book
Book 1 I always read when I am on an airplane
The Missing Matisse: A Memoir
Book 2 I like to read outdoors in a field.
The Luck of the Irish: Our Life in County Clare
Points this post: 30
Books this post: 2
Totals
Points: 100
BB:1
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 5
Total Books read: 6
Diana K20.8 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.
The Underground Railroad
Points this post: 20
Total points: 480
5.6 - Lady DayI read We Are On Our Own by Miriam Katin. This fits the requirements because the author's name, Miriam, is an approved variation of Mary on the Behind the Name - Mary list.
5.7 - Modern Classics
I read The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. This fits the requirements because it has been shelved 10+ times on page one of the Popular Modern Classics list.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 100
Tasks complete: 11
Books read: 11
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Brooke TX15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!
Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction.
15.10. Spring Gardening
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in GARDENING.
20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Option 3: Read a book FIRST published in a year ending with the number 9.
Points
This Post: 50
Total Points: 290
Completed Tasks: 22
Books Read: 33
Ana5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Winter Challenge 5, 10 or 15 point tasks
Winter 5.3 - Sole Survivor
Read a book that is number 1 in a series.
by Maggie Stiefvater. This book is number one in the series and completes Winters 5.3 task.Points this Post 5
Total Points 200
Tasks Completed 11
Books Read 13
Total Pages 3449
Sheila25.3 - Andy P.’s task: No More Wolves
Book 1.
Persuader by Lee ChildMass Market Paperback, 496 pages
and
Book 2:
Always Watching by Lynette EasonPaperback, 336 pages
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
Option 1.
Dark Harbor by Stuart Woodsand
Option 2:
Dazzling by Elizabeth HayleyPaperback, 139 pages
25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Option A: Old & New
Book 1:
A Savage Place by Robert B. Parkerfirst published November 1st 1981)
and
Book2:
The Black Book by James Patterson(first published March 27th 2017)
25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
1. Spring Forward:
Glory in Death by J.D. RobbPopular Near-Future Books - Page 5
Mass Market Paperback, 320 pages
and
2. Fall Back:
Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline WinspearPaperback, 359 pages
Total Points = 575
Sara ITA30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: passed to Sheila: In Honor of Earth Day - Two Halves of a Whole
1. Read a book with one of the words: Spring, March, April or May in the title.
Le avventure di Augie March by Saul Bellow
** Le avventure di Augie March is a Big Book (627 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket. **
&
2. Read a book that is designated in the GR series metadata as the 9th, 10th or 11th in a series.
La ballerina del Gai-Moulin by Georges Simenon
audiobook - most popular edition has 176 pages
Maigret #10
** La ballerina del Gai-Moulin is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1931). Claiming 1 GO ticket. **
+
15.9 - They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!
Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction.
Il labirinto (The Maze Runner) by James Dashner
audiobook - most popular edition has 384 pages
Tagged Science Fiction on main page
—
Points this Post: 45
Total Points: 215
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 8
KATIEGIRL15.7 - It's Contagious!
A book from the Best Fiction Books About Diseases or Viruses or History of Disease lists.
Blindness by José Saramago
Number 67 on Best Fiction Books About Diseases or Viruses list, Page 1.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 355
Total tasks: 23
BB total: 3
GO total: 1
Nick KY10.6 Penguin Places I read The History of Brazil by Robert M. Levine which takes place in Brazil, one of the countries which is home to penguins.
25.5 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). I read Nightmare Seasons by Charles L. Grant, first published in 1982.
AND
Book 2: For something new, read a book FIRST published in 2017. I read Idaho by Emily Ruskovich.
Points This Post: 35
Total Points So Far: 345
10.3 - Aim HighRead a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads.
Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives
This has 4846 5 star ratings.
I listened to an audiobook (Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives) but the paperback (there is no MMPB) is 336 pages long.
Points this post: 10
LAVENDER15.7. It's Contagious!
Read a book from the list: Best Fiction Books About Diseases or Viruses
Plague Year by Jeff Carlson Kindle Edition I read
Plague Year Top Paperback Edition 304 pages (No MMPB)
#27 on page 1 of "Best Fiction Books About Diseases or Viruses"
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 205
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 17
5.8 Under the Spring MoonThe Seed Collectors by Scarlett Thomas
20.2 - Rookie At The Top - McCathy's Task: Lucky Charms
Option 2. The Gathering by Anne Enright
Points this post: 25
Points in total: 310
Tasks completed: 18
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
Sara G20.8 - 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.
A Deadly Affection by Cuyler Overholt
Overholt
Points this post: 20
Total points: 340
Mod
I read Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman - initials NG found in GardeNing.
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...
I chose option 2 and read Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess by Rachel Hoffman. Female author, with Initials RH in "be bold foR cHange."
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
I chose option 1, and read Commonwealth by Ann Patchett. Initials AP found in grAPefruit league.
Points this post: 55
Total points: 450
KATIEGIRL15.3 - National Library Week
Option 2: A book featuring a library or librarian by an author whose initials are in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
The Library Book by multiple authors
One of the contributing authors in this collection is Alan Bennett, whose initials are in liBrAry.
Approved in Help Thread Post 36.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 370
Total tasks: 24
BB total: 3
GO total: 1
20.10 - Group ReadsRead ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season
I read The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
My comments are in message 25 of the discussion thread.
Points this post: 20
Andy P.Task # 5.7- 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 Page 1 3rd from the bottom, classified as Modern Classic by 86 users)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 295
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Task #15.10 - Spring Gardening
Read a book where the author's initials can be found in GARDENING. I read Voyager by Diana Gabaldon.
Points this post: 15
Total points so far: 270