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SPRING CHALLENGE 2017
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Delicious Dee10.2 - Initial Success
Marriage Games - C.D. Reiss
Total this post: 10
Total overall: 15
Golden Oldies: 1
Kim ATask 15.9 - They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha! - Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction
Flight by Sherman Alexie
Points This Post - 15
Total Points - 80
Elizabeth PTask 15.8 - How Do I Get There?
Book with map on the cover
by Angie StantonApproved in task help thread post 50
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 65
Total Tasks: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 6
Kim ATask 15.6 - I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends - Read a book that a GR friend has rated 4 or 5 stars
Tempest by Julie Cross
*Rated 4 stars by Logan
Points This Post - 15
Total Points - 95
Brave10.4 - Partners in Crime: Read a book co-authored by two female authors.
These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
IL: MG+
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
500+: 0
750+: 0
1000+: 0
Stephanie1275.1- Thoroughly Modern: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MODERN.
Cabo de Gata: A Novel by Eugen Ruge
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5/850
Tasks completed: 1/52
Books read: 1
Mod
I read The Keeper - #2 in the Vega Jane series.
10.2 - Initial Success
I read Victoria: A Life, by A.N. Wilson, an author who uses two initials.
10.9 - Star Wars Stars
I read Digging Up the Dirt by Miranda James. Author name "James" matches James Earl Jones.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 65
MegSCL10.6 - Penguin Places
Set in Australia: The Third Day, The Frost
10.8 - Build A Bridge
Approved in task help threadTOTAL TO DATE
Points: 45
5.3 - The 20th Century#2 in a series: Lady Cop Makes Trouble (Kopp Sisters #2) by Amy Stewart
10.3 - Aim High
A book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings: The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher (32,131 5-star ratings)
10.9 - Star Wars Stars
A book by an author who shares a name with one of the actors who appeared in the film Star Wars (James Earl Jones): Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James
20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden Figures
Option 1, a non-fiction book about a group of women who were the first to achieve something significant in their field: Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Points this post: 45
Total points: 45
Post #115.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!
A Brother's Price Science Fiction on main page genre
Points this post:15
Total Points:15
Books read:1
Tasks Done: 1
Becky P5.1- Thoroughly Modern
Lift and Separate: A Novel by Marilyn Simon Rothstein
PB edition Lift and Separate: A Novel
5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Town and Country by Wendy Lewis
Ebook approved for length line 2848
5.5 - March, April, May
How to Date a Douchebag: The Studying Hours by Sara Ney
PB edition How to Date a Douchebag: The Studying Hours
Points this post- 15
Total Points- 20
Mod
10.4 - Partners in Crime
Death of a Nightingale by Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis
10.6 - Penguin Places
Set in Angola- Three Stars Over Luanda by Patrick Hughes
I read the Kindle: Three Stars Over Luanda
10.8 - Build A Bridge
Now You See Me by S.J. Bolton
total = 30
Marina H10.5 - And The Tony Goes To....
A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
First published 1879 - claiming 1 GO ticket
10.6 - Penguin Places
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Set in Australia
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 2
5.7 list Popular Modern ClassicsThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Page 1 of list
15.6 A GR friend has rated 4 or 5 stars.
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
Rated five stars by my husband James
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 30/850
Tasks completed: 3/52
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:500+()750+(0)1000+(0)
Readerboard Name: Quinn10.7
Read a book with something plaid on the cover.
Bluegrass State of Mind by Kathleen Brooks
*Plaid shirt
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 70
GO This Post/Total: 0
BB This Post/Total: 0
20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden FiguresOption 2: GO FLIGHT!
Read: The Warrior's Apprentice
It's on the list Space Exploration and Planet Colonization, page 1
Points:20
LAVENDER15.6 - I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends.
Read a book that a GR friend has rated 4 or 5 stars.
The Night Eternal by Guillermo del Toro
The Night Eternal paperback is 539 pages
2 of my goodreads friends (Kuroi & Corey) each rated this book 4 stars.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
trishhartuk5.5 - March, April, May
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 3, 4, or 5.
Dread Brass Shadows, Glen Cook
Paperback, 304 pages
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: Over and Under
Read a book that has either "under" or "over" intact in its title, subtitle or author's name.
corpse of discOVERy, BB Cantwell
Listed at line #592 of the verified ebooks file
ebook verification thread message #5578
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 65
Tasks Completed: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
hoodoomends30.2 - Modern and Contemporary Art
✿ book 1: a book first published between 1890 - 1939 whose author’s initials can be found in "ART DECO" or "ART NOUVEAU" or "BAUHAUS".
O Sono Eterno by Raymond Chandler (★)
It was first published in 1939 and the author's initials can be found in "A R T DE C O".
**I'd like a GO ticket since it was first published in 1939**
✿ book 2: a book first published between 1970 and the present whose author’s initials can be found in "CONTEMPORARY ART" or "POST MODERN ART".
Moça com brinco de pérola by Tracy Chevalier (★★★★)
It was first published in 1999 and the author's initials can be found in " C ON T EMPORARY ART".
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Current Post
Points: 30
GO: 1
BB: -
Total
Points: 60
GO: 2
BB: -
Diana K5.9: Whodunit? Read a book with a “mystery” main page genre
Points this post: 5
Total points: 60
Lesliesoup5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Fall 5.05 2 included in pages
Hounded
pages 292
5.5 - March, April, May
Britt-Marie Was Here
page: 324
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 3, 4, or 5.
total: 10
Lesliesoup15.6. I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends.
Hounded Suzanne rated it 4 stars
this post:15
total: 25
Sara G5.9 - Whodunit?
March is Mystery Month. Read a book with a main page genre that includes "Mystery"
Death at the Devil's Tavern by Deryn Lake
Points this post: 5
Total points: 70
Kim ATask 10.1 - Read a book with the letter Z in the title or subtitle.
Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero by Michael Hingson
Points This Post - 10
Total Points - 105
perletwo30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: passed to Sheila: In Honor of Earth Day - Two Halves of a Whole. - Book 1: Spring in the northern hemisphere - Read a book with one of the words: Spring, March, April or May in the title. Subtitles are excluded. The word must match exactly but need not stand for the month.
Bryant & May and the Bleeding Heart: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery
Book 2: Spring in the southern hemisphere - Since spring in the southern hemisphere is in the months of September, October and November, read a book that is designated in the GR series metadata as the 9th, 10th or 11th in a series.
Break No Bones - Temperance Brennan #9
Points this task: 30
Total points: 260
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 04
Big Book ticket requests: 01
Books read: 20
Tasks completed: 14
Amanda D.20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden Figures - Option 1: Scientist Heroine - Physicist
Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
Points this post: 20
Total points (not including this post): o
MegSCL10.5 - And The Tony Goes To....
The Tempest
**First published in 1610 - 1 golden oldie**
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 55 Goldies: 1 Big Books: 0
5.5 - March, April, MayRead a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 3, 4, or 5.
I read Version Control. This book has 495 pp listed on GR.
points: 25
Books read: 4
tasks completed: 4
pages read: 1445
Nick KY25.3 Andy Ps No More Wolves Book 1. No WOLF in title – I read Perma Red by Debra Magpie Earling
Book 2. Author’s inits in FLOWER – I read Crane Pond: A Novel of Salem by Richard Francis. (FloweR)
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 50
10.4 Partners in Crime I read Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton
20.5 It Was One of Those March Days...
I chose option 3 and read The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human by Noah Strycker
Total: 30 points
Julia10310.1 - Catch Some Z's
Rupert of Hentzau
20.9 - Chandni's Task: Welcome to My Wheelhouse
Option 3: Catherine, Called Birdy is on page 1 of Epistolary Fiction (#92)
AR rating: IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 8.0
This post: 30 points
Total points: 30
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 2
CHANDNI20.5 - 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 Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 1
Completed Tasks: 1
Bryony30.4 - 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.
Required: Include the cover and state the animal.
The cover shows a cat.
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. Plurals and Possessives are ok, no other variations.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying: A simple, effective way to banish clutter forever
Contains the word clutter.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 5
trishhartuk20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
Option 1. Since I live in Florida, please read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in the phrase “GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE.”
Murder at the Lighthouse, Frances Evesham
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
grapeFruit lEague
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 85
Tasks Completed: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Rockynook5.1- Thoroughly Modern - author initials in MODERN
The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern
Total points: 10
Catherine TTask 25.2 - Who Am I? Where Am I?
book 1 - read a book with a character name in the title
Dodger by Terry Pratchett
Dodger is the MC
356 pages
book 2 - read a book with a place name in the title
Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A. McKillip
Ombria is the city setting of the book
298 pages
356+298 > 500 pages
Marina H 15.3. National Library Week is April 9-15
Option 2: Den tidsrejsendes kvinde by Audrey Niffenegger
The main character Henry works as a librarian and author's initials are found in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
Claiming 1 big book ticket fir 557 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 3
Laurah3020.1- Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!
Option 2 - snow on ground on cover of book
20 points
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...
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.
Richard Wagamese - R and W in rainbow
20 points
Total claimed - 40 points
Readerboard Name - LaureY20.1- Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!
Option 2: Read a book with either snow or the sun on the cover.
by Lisa Kleypas.Points this post: 20
Total points: 65
Task this post: 1
Total Tasks: 3
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
BBooks - 500+: BBooks - 750+: 0 BBooks - 1000+: 0
loafer15.3. National Library Week is April 9-15.
OPTION 2: – read one book that meets both criteria for option 1.
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
one of the main characters is a librarian
author's initials in NAtional library week
points: 15
total: 35
BB: 0
GO: 0
tasks completed: 3
Laurah3020.4 Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 1
Richard Wagamese - RW in April Showers
Nick KYI am not sure if you caught this, but I did. So I will repost. I did not put in the required pagination for my last post. (What I get for posting late at night.)
25.3 Andy Ps No More Wolves Book 1. No WOLF in title – I read Perma Red by Debra Magpie Earling.
Book 2. Author’s inits in FLOWER – I read Crane Pond: A Novel of Salem by Richard Francis. (FloweR)
Perma Red = 320 pp
Crane Pond: A Novel of Salem = 326 pp
Total pages = 646 > required 500
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 50
Jasmiina F5.2 - 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: Dark Wild Night by Christina Lauren.
Setting: California.
5.3 - The 20th Century:
Read a book that contains the number 2 or 0 in the series designation: Doctor Strange, Vol. 2: The Last Days of Magic by Jason Aaron.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: Over and UnderA book that has Under in the title: Under a Summer Sky by Nan Rossiter
Points this post: 20
Total points: 65
Mod
I am not sure if you caught this, but I did. So I will repost. I did not put in the required pagination for my last post. (What I get for posting late at night.)
25.3 Andy Ps No More Wolv..."
I did the math on it, Nick! Actually, it's not exactly required that you include the page numbers, but it's a good way to check for yourself, and a help to the mods.
10.9 - Star Wars StarsThe Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase by Mark Forsyth
The author shares a name with Mark Hamill.
25.1 - Diana K’s task - Spring Flowers
Option 1. Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim
Option 3. Midnight Blue by Simone van der Vlugt
I read the Kindle editions of both these books. The paperback editions have page counts of 229 and 304, totalling 533.
Points this post: 35
Points in total: 90
Tasks completed: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
Christine V20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden Figures
Option 1: A Closed and Common Orbit
One of the female protagonists, Pepper, is an engineer. This book was approved in the task help thread here.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=2)
10.7 - Mad For PlaidSomething plaid on the cover - Read Oh No She Didn't: The Top 100 Style Mistakes Women Make and How to Avoid Them by Clinton Kelly. Clinton has on an argyle sweater.
Points these task: 10
Total points: 20
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 2
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5.1- Thoroughly Modern - Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MODERN.
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
MODERN
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8.0
This post and total:
Points - 5