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SPRING CHALLENGE 2017
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
Ana20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 3
by Gayle Roper. Genre-ChristianPoints this Post: 20
Total Points: 260
Tasks Completed 15
Books Read: 17
Total Pages: 4495
Readerboard Name Jammin JennyTask 20.9 - Chandni's Task: Welcome to My Wheelhouse
Option 1: -
, page 1 on list, read 4/30Total points this post: 20
Total points to date 440
GO Tickets: 6
BB Tickets: 6
Amy O.Please note - I want to remove Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick as my submission for task 5.9. Instead, I want to use Garden of Lies for task 25.6.
25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
1. Spring Forward: Read a book from the first 5 pages of Popular Futurism Books or Popular Near-Future Books
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - from page 1 of the Popular Near-Future Books list.
(Mass market paperback has 395 pages.)
2. Fall Back: Read a book with a genre that contains "historical" or "history" intact on its main book page.
Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick - Historical Romance genre on main page
(mass market paperback has 415 pages)
Total page count for the combined books: 395 + 415 = 810 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 250 - 5 + 25 = 270
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 19
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
trishhartuk5.1- Thoroughly Modern
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MODERN.
The Cases of Susan Dare, Mignon G Eberhart
ModErn
Golden Oldie: First published in 1934
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: Yes - The Cases of Susan Dare was first published in 1934
Big Book: No
Total Points: 590
Tasks Completed: 34
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Books: 1 (500+ x 1 = 1 ticket)
Andy P. Task 3 5.6 - Lady DayRead a book written by an author named Mary or any of the related names found at Behind the Name - Mary such as Maria
This One Is Mine by Maria Semple
Points this post: 5
Total points: 590
Andy P.Task # 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 ONE of theses words/phrases: "ART DECO
The Brandons by Angela Thirkell
Book first published in 1939 ARTDECO
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"
The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty Book first published in 2012 CONTEMPORARY ART
Points this post: 30
Total points: 620
Brooke TX5.2 - 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. Set in L.A./Southern California:
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 in help thread message 2:
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 550
Completed Tasks: 34
Books Read: 47
Cindy FTask 20.5 It was One of Those March Days
Option 3: All letters of RAINBOW found in title,subtitle and/or authors name.
Away in a Manger by Rhys Bowen
Points this post:20
Total points:55
Tasks completed:4
Books read:4
Golden Oldies:0
Big books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
trishhartuk5.10- 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.
Boneland, Alan Garner
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
On at least one of the computers I use, this is showing up with the MPG of children’s, but I couldn’t find the book in ARBookFinder - so I’d like to use it here under the “not in ARBookFinder” exemption, in case children’s is there at review.
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 595
Tasks Completed: 35
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Books: 1 (500+ x 1 = 1 ticket)
LAVENDER10.8 - Build A Bridge
Read a book with the word "bridge" or "bridges" in its title/subtitle
Above the Bridge by Deborah Garner ebook I read
Above the Bridge Top Paperback (No MMPB) 240 pages
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 420
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 34
25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!Option A.
Carry on, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse - first published in 1925 (claiming a Golden Oldie ticket)
The White Hare by Michael Fishwick
30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task-Modern and Contemporary Art
Book 1. Murder is Easy by Agatha Christie - first published in 1939 (claiming a Golden Oldie ticket). Initials present in Art deCo.
Book 2. Queen Camilla by Sue Townsend Initials present in poST modern art.
Points this post: 55
Points in total: 570
Tasks completed: 28
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book tickets: 0
KATIEGIRL50.1 - Let's Start at the Very Beginning
1: A book that fits one of the Fall 2009 5 or 10 point tasks.
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
This book fits Fall 2009 task 10.9, Summer has Gone with the Wind, a novel set during the US Civil War.
374 pages
2: A book set within 200 miles of the place you were born or written by an author born within 200 miles of the place you were born.
Lee The Last Years by Charles Bracelen Flood
Book set within 200 miles of my birthplace.
This book is about Robert E Lee's life after the Civil War, when he was the president of Washington College (now Washington & Lee University) in Lexington, Virginia.
Lexington, Virginia is a straight line distance of 119 miles from my birthplace.
336 pages
3 LA: A book made up at least 50% of letters or diary entries.
Princess in Training by Meg Cabot
This novel is written completely in diary entries (as is the entire Princess Diaries series).
294 pages
NOTE: Princess in Training already claimed for task 5.10 in post 1877. This book is being transferred to task 50.1 & task 5.10 is now no longer completed.
1004 pages total (greater than 1000 requirement)
Points this post: 50
Total points: 580
Total tasks: 38
BB total: 3
GO total: 3
MegUnderTask 20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Option 3: Read a book FIRST published in a year ending with the number 9. The Story Sisters, Alice Hoffman was first published in 2009.
Total this post: 20
Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 6
Readerboard name: Vicki L.Task 10.2 - Initial Success
Shots Fired in the Melting Pot by T.C. Clover
Points for this task: 10
Laurah3020.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...
Option 1.-
Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) was born on March 2, 1904.
I can still read "Green Eggs and Ham" and smile!
One of my favorite Dr. Seuss quotes is:
"So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed)..."
Read a book that has a word in the title or subtitle of at least 4 letters that matches any of the words in the quote above. Words must match exactly.
Today Will Be Different
WILL is the matching word in both the quote and the title of this book.
EMurphy25.5 Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride! Option B: Borrowed & Blue
Book 1: "Retellings" genre A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
Book 2: Books with the Blues list Stardust by Neil Gaiman
**found on the second page of the list
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total:
Points: 110
Books Read: 7
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 6
Readerboard Name Jammin JennyTask 20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 1 - Don't Be A Stranger by A.R. Winters - read 4/28 - approved for e-length post #6220
Task 30.5 - Jonquil’s task: There Is No Frigate Like A Book
Book 1:
(garden) - read 4/14 - approved for length post #6220Book 2:
(at the lake) - read 3/7Total points this post: 50
Total points to date 490
GO Tickets: 6
BB Tickets: 6
Sara ITA5.9 - Whodunit?
Read a book with a main page genre that includes "Mystery".
L'invisibile (Unseen) by Karin Slaughter
Book tagged Mistery as first genre of main genre page
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20.1- Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!
Option 3: read a book FIRST published prior to 1917.
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Book first published in 1897
** Dracula is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1897). Claiming 1 GO ticket. **
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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".
Metà di un sole giallo (Half of a Yellow Sun) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Female author whose initials can be found in "BE BOLD FOR CHANGE"
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25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
Option 2: Read a book of 100-150 pages in length.
Le notti bianche - La cronaca di Pietroburgo by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Ebook edition, 134 pages
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Option 3: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in OUTBACK.
Guida il tuo carro sulle ossa dei morti by Olga Tokarczuk
Single author whose initials can be found in OUTBACK
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25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Option A: Old & New
Book 1: read a book FIRST published before 1992.
Il cane giallo by Georges Simenon
Book first published on 1931
** Il cane giallo is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1931). Claiming 1 GO ticket. **
&
Book 2: read a book FIRST published in 2017.
La Grande Via: Alimentazione, movimento, meditazione per una lunga vita felice, sana e creativa by Franco Berrino
Book first published February 14th, 2017
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Points this Post: 95
Total Points: 310
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 10
reader board name MAZZA1Task 15.1
This is a 2 book task.
Book 1. All of the modern wonders of the world involve engineering. Read a book with the main page genre engineering or architecture. Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
The Seven Lamps of Architecture MPG Architecture
Book 2. Since “Channel" and "Tunnel” both have sequential Ns in the word, read a book with 2 n’s found sequentially in the title/subtitle/author’s name.
Dead Wrong 2 n's in author name "Leighann"
Task 15.2
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.
Guards! Guards!: The Graphic Novel
Book 2 – Celebrate Buy a Musical Instrument Day on May 22 – read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
guitar on cover
Task 15.7
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.
Do No Harm Best fiction list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... Page 1 number 37
Task 30.1
This is a two book task.
Book 1: Spring in the northern hemisphere
Read a book with one of the words: Spring, March, April or May in the title.
The Cloning of Joanna May
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.
Watching the Wind Blow #9 in Greek village series
Task 30.4
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.
Approved in e book verification thread post 6102 there is now a paperback edition but no page numbers 
- animal is SHARK approved in help thread post 49Book 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.
A collective of Sharks is called a School
Points this post 105
Total points to date 850
Challenge complete
Blueberry25.2
opt. 1 Read a book with the name of a person in the title/subtitle that is the name of a character in the book.
A Man Called Ove
opt. 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.
Sundays in America: A Yearlong Road Trip in Search of Christian Faith
Pts: 25
Total pts: 180
Books read: 11
GO: 2
KATIEGIRL5.10 -Your Own 8th Wonder
A book of your choice.
Princess on the Brink by Meg Cabot
Points this post: 5
Total points: 585
Total tasks: 39
BB total: 3
GO total: 3
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.8 - How do I Get There?
Last Stop This Town by David H. Steinberg
There is a map on the cover:
Link to PB edition: Last Stop This Town
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 255 points
Tasks completed: 19
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Amber20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: Over and Under
Book that has either "under" or "over" intact in its title, subtitle, or author's name.
Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
Points this post: 20
Total points: 190
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.4 - April Showers?
Option 1 - The Sinner by Amanda Stevens
Author's initials can be found in the phrase: April Showers
20.5 - It Was One of Those March Days...
Option 1 - Balancing Acts by Zoe Fishman
The title of this book contains a word of at least 4 letters that matches any of the words in the quote above. BALANCING
Link to PB edition: Balancing Acts
This post: 40 points
Total points to date: 295 points
Tasks completed: 21
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
15.5. Girls Just Wanta Have Fun!A book with the word Girl in the title: Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg
Points this post: 15
Total points: 625
10.8 - Build a BridgeI read Saga, Vol. 6 by Brian K. Vaughan. This satisfies the task requirements because it has a bridge on the cover and was approved in the task help thread.
10.9 - Star Wars Stars
I read Lady Killer by Joëlle Jones. This satisfies the task requirements because the author's last name, JONES, matches the Star War actor's last name, James Earl JONES.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 195
Tasks complete: 21
Books read: 21
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Megs20.5 - 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".
Royal Flush by Rhys Bowen
Rhys Bowen is a woman.
Be bold for change
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 65
Post #1920.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...
Option 2.- March 8 is International Women's Working Day.
Written in Red by Anne Bishop
AB in Be chAnge
Points this post:20
Total Points:380
Books read:32
Tasks Done: 19
perletwo5.6 - Lady Day - Read a book written by an author named Mary or any of the related names found at Behind the Name - Mary such as Maria, Molly, Miriam, Mia, Polly.
All the Dead Lie Down by Mary Willis Walker
Points this task: 05
Total points: 775
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 06
Big Book ticket requests: 03
Books read: 62
Tasks completed: 47
Elizabeth PTask 5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Book set 50%+ in England
My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella
Set in London and Somerset
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 190
Total Tasks: 15
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 16
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.10 - Group Reads
The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
Link to Post #36 in the discussion thread.
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 315 points
Tasks completed: 22
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
LAVENDER5.3 - The 20th Century
Read a book that contains the number 2 or 0 in the series designation.
Nemesis (Miss Marple #12) by Agatha Christie ebook I read
Nemesis (Miss Marple #12) Top MMPB 349 pages
This is book 12 of a series.
10.4 - Partners in Crime
Read a book co-authored by two female authors.
Summoned to Tourney by Mercedes Lackey and Ellen Guon 298 pages
This book was co-authored by 2 women.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 435
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 36
Becky P5.8 Under the Spring Moon
Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Cafe by Milly Johnson
PB edition Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Café
15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!
Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
PB edition Ink and Bone
Points this post- 20
Total points-270
trishhartuk15.6. I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends
Read a book that a GR friend has rated 4 or 5 stars. REQUIRED: Give the name of the friend in your post.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, Becky Chambers
518pg = Big book: 500+ = 1 ticket
Of my GR friends, Jukka Särkijärvi (also in the SRC), Meera and TheBookSmugglers have rated it 5* and Dana Stabenow has rated it 4*.
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: No
Big Book: Yes - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is 518pg (500+ x 1)
Total Points: 610
Tasks Completed: 36
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Books: 2 (500+ x 2 = 2 tickets)
5.1- Thoroughly ModernRead a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MODERN.
Tin Swift Devon Monk D & M
10.4 - Partners in Crime
Read a book co-authored by two female authors.
Lord Kir of Oz Cheyenne McCray & Mackenzie McKade
30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: It’s Elementary
2 book task
Book 1 Read a book which has the name of any element on the Periodic Table in its title, subtitle or series name.
Dead Iron
Iron 2+6= 8
Book 2 Using the atomic number of the element chosen for book 1 read a book that has the same number in a series.
Death Magic 8th
Cumulative Total 560+45 = 605
loafer10.8 - Build A Bridge
Read a book with the word "bridge" or "bridges" in its title/subtitle OR with a bridge on the cover.
The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
the mayor of casterBRIDGE
published in 1886, it is a "golden oldie"
points; 10
total: 485
BB: 2
GO: 6
tasks completed: 29
TessaVanessaI am so excited! This is the final post to complete the challenge.
Challenge 25.6 Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
Book 1: Spring Forward: Read a book from the first 5 pages of Popular Futurism Books or Popular Near-Future Books
I read 1984 by George Orwell. It comes from Popular Futurism Books page 1. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
328 pages
Book 2: Fall Back: Read a book with a genre that contains "historical" or "history" intact on its main book page.
I read A Hero of France by Alan Furst. 256 pages
328+256=584
Challenge 50.1 Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
Book 1: Let's start at the very beginning...
read a book that fulfills the requirements of a 5 or 10 point task from that challenge.
I chose 5.4 Read A Novel Where The Main Character Is Adopted Or Adopts A Child Themselves.
I read The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner. 413 pages
Book 2: It's a very good place to start...
Read a book that is a) set within 200 miles of the place you were born or b) written by a single author born within 200 miles of the place you were born.
I read Strange Bedpersons by Jennifer Crusie. Jennifer was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio. 32.10 miles away driving. 249 pages
Book 3: When you read you begin with A, B, C, when you sing you begin with do, re, mi...
MI - a name I call myself
Read an autobiography or memoir- a nonfiction account of the author's own life or experiences.
I read Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson. 349 pages
413+249+349=1011 pages
Points this post: 75
Total points: 850
Tasks completed: 51
Books read: 67
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
LAUREN JODI50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
Book #1: Let's start at the very beginning...
- Fall 2009 Task 10.8 - You'll Find It In The Dictionary
Random Word Generator #10 - Night
One Night of Trouble by Elle Kennedy
Page #: 232
Book #2: It's a very good place to start...
Option b: Author born within 200 miles of my birthplace
Straightline distance: 0 (same city)
Relentless by Cherry Adair
Page #: 384
Book #3: When you read you begin with A, B, C, when you sing you begin with do, re, mi...
Option SO: Historical Fiction
How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days by Laura Lee Guhrke
Page #: 384
Total pages: 232+384+384=1000
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 495/850
Total Books Read: 39
Tasks Completed: 27/52
Mod
KATIEGIRL30.3 - It's Elementary
Book 1: A book with the name of an element from the periodic table in the title, subtitle or series name.
Nothing Gold Can Stay: Stories by Ron Rash
Gold - Au - 79
Book 2: A book with the same number in a series as the element chosen for Book 1.
Party Princess by Meg Cabot
The Princess Diaries #7
Gold = Au = 79 = 7+9 = 16 = 1+6 = 7
Points this post: 30
Total points: 615
Total tasks: 40
BB total: 3
GO total: 3
Mod
Andy P.Task # 10.10 -The 2017 Rooster
Read a book from the Tournament of Books Longlist
My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout # 23 from the bottom if I counted correctly.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 630
loafer(reposting book for another task)
10.3 - Aim High
Read a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads.
The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
currently has 11,905 5-star ratings
published in 1886, it is a "golden oldie"
points: 10
total: 485
BB: 2
GO: 6
tasks completed: 29
KATRINAT50.1
1. Let's start at the very beginning...
The first Seasonal Reading Challenge in this stand-alone group took place in Fall 2009. For this task, read a book that fulfils the requirements of a 5 or 10 point task from that challenge.
Bastard Out of Carolina, Dorothy Allison This book fits task 5.9 read a novel with 'coming of age' on the main page.
2. It's a very good place to start...
Read a book that is a) set within 200 miles of the place you were born
The Essex Serpent, Sarah Perry The novel is set in Colchester and the surrounding villages which is miles 28 from Haverhill where I grew up.
3. When you read you begin with A, B, C, when you sing you begin with do, re, mi...
RE - a drop of golden sun
Read a book set at least 75% in a country that experiences the midnight sun: Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut only), Greenland, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Alaska (only) US.
The Bird Tribunal, Agnes Ravatn set in Norway. The book is listed on its gr page as Norwegian by 22 people and has been selected by the BBC as part of its 'Reading Europe' series as the choice for Norway.
#Points this post: 50
Total Points: 240
GO: 1
BB: 1
Tasks completed:14
(5.4/5.5/5.9/5.10/10.3/15.6/15.7/20.1/20.6/20.7/20.9/25.4/25.5/50)
Books read: 18
Elizabeth PTask 10.9 - Star Wars Stars
Book by author who shares a name with Carrie Fisher
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 200
Total Tasks: 16
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 17
loafer25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
Option 2. Shrimp on the Barbie - read a book of 100-150 pages in length.
The Body Artist by Don DeLillo
mmpb: Body Art 124 pages
Option 3. Outback! – read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in OUTBACK.
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
outBacK
points: 25
total: 510
BB: 2
GO: 6
tasks completed: 30
dawn9910.2 Initial Success
book by an author that uses 2 initials
The Last Necromancer by C.J. Archer
15.1 Spring Gardening
Love Handles by Gretchen Galway
author initials found in GardeninG
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter Amy Fl's Task: Play Ball!
Option 1: The Accidental Demon Slayer by Angie Fox
author initials found in grApeFruit league
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 320
Coralie5.6 Lady Day
Book by an author called Mary
Only Enchanting by Mary Balogh
30.2 Modern and Contemporary Art
Book 1 – first published between 1890 and 1939 by an author whose initials can be found in Art deCo
The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie first published 1929
Book 2 – first published between 1970 and the present with author's initials in poSt moDern art
Song of Kali by Dan Simmons first published 1985
This post 35 points
Total to date 350 points
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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15.1. It's a Wonder! Read a book with the main page genre engineering or architecture.
Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing
AND
read a book with 2 n’s found sequentially in the title/subtitle/author’s name.
Time Enough for Love by Suzanne Brockmann
50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
Book 1. Let's start at the very beginning...
For this task, read a book that fulfils the requirements of a 5 or 10 point task from Fall 2009.
The Fateful Lightning Task 10.9 read a novel set in the Civil War 615 pages
Book 2 2. It's a very good place to start...
Read a book that is a) set within 200 miles of the place you were born or b) written by a single author born within 200 miles of the place you were born.
To Sleep with the Angels: The Story of a Fire This book is about the Our Lady of Angels School fire in Chicago. The school is 33 miles from where I was born at the Great Lakes Naval Base. 312 pages
Book 3. When you read you begin with A, B, C, when you sing you begin with do, re, mi...
MI - a name I call myself
Read an autobiography or memoir- a nonfiction account of the author's own life or experiences.
Master of Spies: The Memoirs of General Frantisek Moravec 240 pages 615 + 312 + 240 = 1,167
Points this post: 65
Total points: 790