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SPRING CHALLENGE 2017
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25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine.
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 I read 100 Plus: How the Coming Age of Longevity Will Change Everything, From Careers and Relationships to Family and Faith, which is 272 pages and is listed on page 2 of Popular Futurism Books.
Required: State the list you used and the page where your book was found.
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. I read Days Without End which has 259 pp and has History intact on its main page.
279+258= 537.
points: 145
Books read: 15
tasks completed: 14
pages read: 5423
Andy P.Task # 20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden Figures
Option 2: GO FLIGHT!
Read a book from one of the following listopias :
Space Race! Books
Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut by Mike Mullane
Page 1 # 9 on list
Points this post: 20
Total points: 475
Natalie CH25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
1. Spring forward
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
found on page one of Near Future books
2. Fall Back:
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
shelved as historical on main page
I'm claiming one BB ticket for The Historian, 642 pages
Points this task: 25
Grand Total:90
Tasks completed:4
BB Tickets:1
GO's Tickets: 0
Natalie CH20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 1
Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett
Author initials AH in April Showers
Points this task: 20
Grand Total:110
Tasks completed:5
BB Tickets:1
GO's Tickets: 0
Natalie CH5.9 - Whodunit?
This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash
shelved as mystery on main genre page
Points this task: 5
Grand Total:115
Tasks completed:6
BB Tickets:1
GO's Tickets: 0
20.8. book that has either "under" or "over" intact in its title, subtitle or author's name.The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 180/850
Tasks completed: 15/52
Books Read: 15
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Books:500+()750+(0)1000+(0)
SALLY M.5.4 Best Laid Plans
Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez (5.5 December, January, February: 192 pages)
AR Bookfinder data: IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 8.0
20.6 Batter Up!!
The Magicians by Lev Grossman (option 3: published in 2009)
**The Magicians is a Big Book (516 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
50.1 Let's Start at the Very Beginning
Book 1. Let's start at the very beginning...
Lingus by Mariana Zapata
5.7 Giving Thanks asks for what you're most grateful for: This book is all about the delicious lived-in feeling of a romantic relationship based in friendship. The scenes between the protagonist and her love interest, with their inside jokes, openness, etc. made me think of what I'm most grateful for: my partner, who's also my dearest friend. I love him so much!
Book 2. It's a very good place to start...
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
Set in multiple locations in the Dominican Republic, with 50% between two locations: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 0 miles from my birthplace, and Ojo de Agua, Salcedo, Dominican Republic, 69.56 miles from my birthplace.
Book 3. When you read you begin with A, B, C, when you sing you begin with do, re, mi...
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
LA: This epistolary novel is about 75% letters before switching narrator/perspective for the last quarter of the book. (Not explicitly stated in GR description, but included in Epistolary Fiction & Epistolary Novels lists.)
Page total = 498 + 324 + 441 = 1,263
Points this post: 75
Total points: 250
Tasks completed: 12
Books posted: 16
Pages read: 5,692
Total BB tickets: 1
Total GO tickets: 0
Nick KY10.1 Catch some Z’s I read Afterzen: Experiences of a Zen Student Out on His Ear by Janwillem van de Wetering, a “Z” in the title.
20.1 Camilla’s Finland. Option 1. I read a book by Finnish author Johanna Sinisalo, Birdbrain.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 475
10.5 - And The Tony Goes To....Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by J.K. Rowling
IL: MY+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 6.0
Points this post: 10
Points in total: 440
Tasks completed: 24
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
Readerboard Name: Kathy PRepost with correct version of book
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
Option 1
The Attentive Life: Discerning God's Presence in All Things
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 135
BB:1
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 7
Total Books read: 8
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...
Option 3
The Blind Contessa's New Machineby Carey Wallace
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 155
BB:1
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 8
Total Books read: 9
Readerboard Name MAZZA1Task 25.5
From
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 Woodlanders published 1887 - so before 1992
Book 2: For something new, read a book FIRST published in 2017.
4 3 2 1 first published January 31st 2017
This book is 941 pages and i am claiming 2 BB tickets for it
POINTS THIS POST 25
TOTAL POINTS 720
BB TICKETS THIS POST - 2
TOTAL BB TICKETS 6
Total books Read 56
Nick KYNick KY
Correction:
25.6 PerlTwo’s Forward and Back
Book 1. On page 1 of the "Popular Futurism" list, I read Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis, 400 pp. (# 2 on list: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... )
Book 2. “Historical Fiction” as a GR genre, I read Sula by Toni Morrison. 174 pp.
Total Pages: 574 >required 500
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: O.K. Now I'm up to 475
10.1 - Catch Some Z's Read a book with a Z in the title or subtitle.
Call Me Zelda by Erika Robuck
Points this Post: 10
Big Books this Post: 0
Golden Oldies this Post: 0
Total Points: 95
Total Books Read: 7
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Brittany GTask 5.9: Whodunit?: Read a book with a main page genre that includes "Mystery"
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot Series Book 4) Illustrated
Task 10.9: Star Wars Stars: Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of these actors: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Peter Cushing, Alec Guiness, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, James Earl Jones
Wishful Drinking
Points this post: 15
Total points: 95
EMurphy10.10 The 2017 Rooster: Book from the Tournament of Books Longlist - The Mothers by Brit Bennett
This Task:
Points: 10
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Books Read: 1
Total:
Points: 85
Books Read: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 5
5.4 - Best Laid Plans Used task 5.3 - Sole Survivor
A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle
25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
1. Spring Forward: The Martian by Andy Weir. Found on Popular Near Future list, currently #2
2. Fall Back: The Hourglass Factory by Lucy Ribchester
Points this post: 30
Total points: 255
Tasks completed: 17
Task 5.4 - Best Laid Plans Read a book that fits one of the Winter Challenge 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Required: When you post, indicate which Winter 2016 task you are using, and include any information required by the task.
Used Task:
5.5– Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 1 or 2.
Riders to Cibola: A Novel (1977) by Norman Zollinger (Paperback, 322 pages)
Spur Award for Best Novel (1978)
170 + 05 = 175
Tasks Completed: 11
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 170 + 05 = 175
Books read: 15
Pages read: 4,564
Read but not claimed: 08
Goodreads Authors: 06
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Amy O.25.1 - Diana K’s task - Spring Flowers
Option 1: Spring Bulbs
Read a book with one of these spring flowers found intact in the title/ subtitle: Bluebell, crocus, daffodil, hyacinth, iris, snowdrop.
Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim
Option 3: The Netherlands
Read a book set at least 75% in The Netherlands.
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton - set 100% in the Netherlands.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 230
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 17
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
trishhartuk20.4 - 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".
Grey Mask, Patricia Wentworth
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
aPril shoWers
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: Yes – Grey Mask was first published in 1928
Big Book: No
30.3 MAZZA1’s task: It’s Elementary
Book 1: Read a book which has the name of any element on the Periodic Table in its title, subtitle or series name.
Book 2: Using the atomic number of the element chosen for book 1 read a book that has the same number in a series.
Book 1: red IRON nights, Glen Cook
Iron’s atomic number is 26, symbol Fe
Task maths: 26 = 2+6 = 8 -> #8 in a series
Book 2: There's Something in a Sunday (Sharon McCone, #8), Marcia Muller
As the edition I read didn't have a GR page count, the PB page count reference edition is here
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 495
Tasks Completed: 30
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 1 (500+ x 1 = 1 ticket)
Mod
Jonquil30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: It’s Elementary
Book 1 Element: Iron 26 2+6= 8
Iron River
T. Jefferson Parker
Hardcover, 369 pages 4/16
Book 2 (Maggie Newberry Mysteries #8)
Murder in the Abbey (The Maggie Newberry Mysteries)
Susan Kiernan-Lewis
Paperback, 310 pages 4/17
Points this post: 30
Total points: 740
Books posted: 60
Tasks complete: 49
Pages this post: 679
Total pages as of this post: 17107
Jonquil30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Passed to Delicious Dee: A Pride of Lions or a School of Sharks?
Book 1 Crows, Murder of crows
Follow the Crow
B.B. Griffith
Paperback, 353 pages 4/19
Book 2 Murder
Murder Uncorked
Michele Scott
Paperback, 219 pages 4/19
Points this post: 30
Total points: 770
Books posted: 62
Tasks complete: 50
Pages this post: 572
Total pages as of this post: 17679
Jess Philly20.4 Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
I chose Option 1 for this task and read Carry On by Rainbow Rowell. Rainbow Rowell's initials can be found in April Showers.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 65
Delicious Dee10.1 - Catch Some Z's
Razr
10.6 - Penguin Places
Outback Princess - more than half was set in Australia, ebook only approved #6156 of the ebook approval thread
15.5. Girls Just Wanta Have Fun!
January Girl
15.10. Spring Gardening
Last Night with the Duke - Amelia Grey - A, G both found in GArdening
20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Option 1 - Better Than Perfect
Total this post: 70
Total overall: 370
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Ticket: 1
Jonquil30.5 - Jonquil’s task: There Is No Frigate Like A Book
I read at the beach 14 days each year
Elvis and the Tropical Double Trouble
Peggy Webb
Paperback, 304 pages 4/22
I read on my porch
Murder, She Barked
Krista Davis
Paperback, 304 pages 4/21
Points this post: 30
Total points: 800
Books posted: 64
Tasks complete: 51
Pages this post: 608
Total pages as of this post: 18287
Jonquil50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
328 + 371 + 304 = 1003 pages
Option 1 task # 6. Terrifying Titles - Read A Novel That Has An Adjective In The Title That Relates To Halloween
Witchy approved in help thread
Something Witchy This Way Comes
H.P. Mallory
Paperback, 328 pages 4/21
Option 2 set within 200 miles of the place you were born
set 50% + in NYC
I was born (and raised) in Brooklyn, NY
straight line distance between Brooklyn NY and Manhattan 7.39 miles
Reunion in Death
J.D. Robb
Paperback, 371 pages 4/22
Option 3 SO historical -- takes place in 1943
2005 - 1943 = 62 years between book time period and publication date
This Dame for Hire
Sandra Scoppettone
Paperback, 304 pages 4/18
Points this post: 30
Total points: 860
Books posted: 68
Tasks complete: 53
Pages this post: 1003
Total pages as of this post: 19290
Diana K5.1- Thoroughly Modern. Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MODERN.
On Trails: An Exploration byRobert Moor R and M in MODERN
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
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir Takes place in England
5.6 - Lady Day. Read a book written by an author named Mary or any of the related names.
Being Esther by Miriam Karmel
10.4 - Partners in Crime. Read a book co-authored by two female authors.
Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?: True Stories and Confessions by Lisa Scottoline and and Francesca Serritella
15.10. Spring Gardening, Read a book whose author's initials can be found in GARDENING. All initials must be used.
The Velvet Hours by Alyson Richman A and R in GARDENING
Points this post: 40
Total points: 675
Readerboard name - Brooklyn10.3 – Aim High
Read a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads.
Fool by Christopher Moore
It has 15,294 5-star ratings as of 04/24/17.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 205/850
Tasks completed: 15/52
Books read: 16
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets = 1)
KATIEGIRL5.4 - Best Laid Plans
A book that fits one of the Winter 2016 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Princess in Waiting by Meg Cabot
This book fits Winter 2016 task 10.2 Ring, Sing, Bling?, a book with a word in the title ending in "ing".
Points this post: 5
Total points: 485
Total tasks: 34
BB total: 3
GO total: 2
Sara G15.3. National Library Week is April 9-15.
OPTION 1:
Book 1 – read a book featuring a library or librarian. If the connection is not apparent in the Goodreads description, explain the connection in your post.
Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
AND
Book 2 – read a book with its author's initials in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK. All initials must be used. If there is more than one author, only one author's initials must be found in the target phrase.
Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
Points this post: 15
Total points: 460
kiki 15.5. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! read a book with "girl" found intact in title or subtitle.
i read Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl "girl" in subtitle.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 230
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 13
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Pam L.10.3 Aim High 10 pts.
Read a book that has at least 1,454 star ratings on Goodreads.
A Fighting Chance
Maddie O.5.5 - March, April, May
I read A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas, which has 624 pages.
At 624 pages, this counts for One Big Book Ticket
20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Option 3: Read a book FIRST published in a year ending with the number 9.
I read Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor, first published in 2009.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 255
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 8
Golden Oldie Tickets this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Readerboard Name MAZZA1Task 25.6
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 Last Policeman from the Popular near future list Page 1
336 pages
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.
A Symphony of Echoes MPG Historical
Pages 289
336 + 289 = 625 pages exceeds required page count
Points this post = 25
Total points to date =645
Total books read = 58
LAVENDER15.3. National Library Week is April 9-15.
Book 1: Read a book featuring a library or librarian.
The Dark Talent (Alcatraz #5) by Brandon Sanderson - 300 pages
The book features a library and librarians.
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7.0
Book 2: Read a book with its author's initials in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey by Washington Irving - ebook I read
Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey Top Paperback (no MMPB) 108 pages
Author initials WI are in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 330
Tasks Completed: 21
Books Read: 27
LAVENDER30.1 - 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.
A March of Kings by Morgan Rice - ebook I read
A March of Kings Top Paperback (no MMPB) 232 pages
MARCH is in the title.
Book 2: read a book that is designated in the GR series metadata as the 9th, 10th or 11th in a series.
A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple #10) by Agatha Christie - ebook I read
A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple #10) Top MMPB 214 pages
#10 in a series
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 360
Tasks Completed: 22
Books Read: 29
15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!Extraterrestrial abductions day is March 20. Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction. The genre may be standalone or embedded (i.e., Fantasy Science Fiction).
Breakfast of Champions - Kurt Vonnegut
Points this post: 15
Points total: 60
Tasks completed: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: - 500+() 750+() 1000+()
Books read: 4
Pages read: 1200
Andy P.Repost of Post # 1525
10.3 - Aim High
Read a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads
by James HiltonThis book has 3682 5 star ratings.
Andy P.Task # 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. Cop Town by Karin Slaughter This book takes place entirely in Atlanta, Georgia.
Points this post: 20
Total points : 495
SSKrout15.9 They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha Ha
book with science fiction as main page genre-- standalone or embedded
The Policewoman
Points this Post: 15
Total Tasks: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 3
Total Points: 50
Amanda D.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.
Dating The Undead by Juliet Lyons (ARC) - 352 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points (not including this post): 135
DANIELLE M10.7 - Mad For Plaid
by Jen LancasterPoints This Post: 10
Total Points: 265
Books Read: 18
Tasks Complete: 14
Bookwrm526Task #25.4 - Sydney Harbor
Option 1: Read a book with the word harbor, harbour, bridge, opera or shell in the title/subtitle. I read Broken Harbor by Tana French.
Option 2: Read a book of 100-150 pages in length. I read Shantytown by César Aira, which has 128 pages.
Points this post: 25
Total points so far: 330
Jen UT15.6 - I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends.
Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
Friend's Name: Anna
Points this post: 15
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Total points: 45
SSKrout10.3 Aim High
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 60
Total Tasks: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 6
Maddie O.20.9 - Chandni's Task: Welcome to My Wheelhouse
Option 4: A book from The Best Fairytales and Retellings list.
I read A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. It is on the 2nd page of the list.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 275
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 8
Golden Oldie Tickets this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
perletwo15.7. It's Contagious! - Read a book from one of the following lists: Best Fiction Books About Diseases or Viruses or History of Disease REQUIRED: In your post, specify the list you used and the page of the list on which your book appears.
Virals is on p. 1 of the Best Fiction Books About Diseases list.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 750
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 05
Big Book ticket requests: 03
Books read: 58
Tasks completed: 44
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I read Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur. This meets task requirements because it has the word MILK in the title.
10.6 - Penguin Places
I read Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey by Nick Bertozzi. This satisfies the task requirements because it takes place in Antarctica, which is clear from the book description.
10.7 - Mad for Plaid
I read Sweet Tooth, Volume 1: Out of the Deep Woods by Jeff Lemire. This fits the task because the MC is wearing a plaid shirt on the cover.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 175
Tasks complete: 19
Books read: 19
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0