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SPRING CHALLENGE 2017
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REPOST30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Passed to Delicious Dee: A Pride of Lions or a School of Sharks?
TWO book task.
Book 1: Read a book with an animal from this list of Animal Groups on the cover.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
wolf @ top (blue) next to moonBook 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.
Pack and Coven "pack"
approved for length https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
loafer10.1 - Catch Some Z's
Read a book with the letter Z in the title or subtitle.
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
the sympathiZer
points: 10
total: 540
BB: 2
GO: 7
tasks completed: 32
Readerboard Name Jammin JennyTask 5.8 Under the Spring Moon - Pink Slime
Total points this post: 5
Total points to date 505
GO Tickets: 6
BB Tickets: 6
Julia103I am replacing Sons of York in task 25.6 to use it in 50.1.
25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
Book 1: To Ride Pegasusis on page 5 of Popular Near-Future Books list
Book 2: The Proud Sinner (genre = Historical)
50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
Book 1: Sons of York fills task 5.1 (Sons in title)
Book 2: Peril's Gate by Janny Wurts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janny_W... says Janny Wurts was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. I was born in New York City. Straight line distance is 83.89 miles.
Book 3: SO (historical fiction) - King of the Wood. This is set in the time of William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror (ending in 1100 AD).
Claiming one BB ticket: Peril's Gate is 721 pages.
This post: 50 points
Total points: 395
Total BB: 2
Total GO: 2
Tasks completed: 21
20.7 - Play Ball!I read The Word Exchange by Alena Graedon. This satisfies the option one requirements because the author's initials A & G are found in the phrase,
GrApefruit League.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 215
Tasks complete: 22
Books read: 22
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Julia103REPOST of 2067
(I realized after I posted that the way I had applied the books didn't meet page requirements for 25.6 so I'm switching the historical novels.)
I am replacing Sons of York in task 25.6 to use it in 50.1.
25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
Book 1: To Ride Pegasus on page 5 of Popular Near-Future Books list
Book 2: King of the Wood (genre = Historical)
50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
Book 1: Sons of York fills task 5.1 (Sons in title)
Book 2: Peril's GatePeril's Gate by Janny Wurts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janny_W... says Janny Wurts was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. I was born in New York City. Straight line distance is 83.89 miles.
Book 3: SO (historical fiction) - The Proud Sinner (set in 1282)
Claiming one BB ticket: Peril's Gate is 721 pages.
This post: 50 points
Total points: 395
Total BB: 2
Total GO: 2
Tasks completed: 21
KATIEGIRL25.5 - Here Comes the Bride
Option A: Old and New
Book 1: A book first published before 1992.
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
First published in 1895. Claiming as a GOLDEN OLDIE ticket.
Book 2: A book first published in 2017.
Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked by Adam Alter
Points this post: 25
Total points: 700
Total tasks: 44
BB total: 3
GO total: 4
Nikki S. Task 20.6
Option 1 : Read a book (fiction or non-fiction) about baseball.
Summerland by Michael Chabon.
From the Wikipedia article : "It is about young children who save the world from destruction by playing baseball, the central theme and symbol throughout the novel. "
I am claiming a Big Books ticket for this book. It is 500 pages.
Points this Post : 20
Tasks this Post : 1
Big Book Tickets this Post: 1
Total Points : 125
Total Tasks : 8
Total Big Book Tickets : 1
Task 25.5 – Brooke TX – Here Comes the BrideOption B – Borrowed & Blue
Book 1 – Main Page Genre RETELLING
Eligible
I listened to the audio / No MMP / Paperback: Eligible
Approved in HELP THREAD
*** BIG BOOK *** 1 ticket – 528 pages
Book 2 – From list: Books With the Blues (page 1, # 21)
I listened to the audio / No MMP / Paperback: Stargirl
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 405 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (4) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (2) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 10
Blueberry50.1
1) read a book that fulfills the requirements of a 5 or 10 point task from the Fall 2009 challenge.
5.7 Read A Book That Relates To The Thing You Are Most Thankful For. Two of the themes in this book (the 3rd in a trilogy) are family and God, both which are very important to me.
The Cross 366 pgs
This is a Golden Oldie, published in 1920.
2) 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.
My book is set in San Francisco in the latter half. San Francisco is 38.79 straight line miles from my where I was born.
Night of Many Dreams 288 pgs
3) SO- read a historical fiction novel.
The Girl Who Came Home 384 pgs.
setting: 1912, Ireland to America on the Titanic
366+288+384=1038
Pts: 50
Total pts: 230
GO: 3
5.1 Thoroughly Modern I read What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear by Danielle Ofri
5.4 Best Laid Plans
I read Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French - fits 10.5 Noel
5.10 Your Own 8th Wonder
I read A Study in Sherlock: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon edited by Laurie R. King
15.5 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
I read American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers by Nancy Jo Sales
20.4 April Showers
I chose option 1 and read An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris
20.9 Welcome to My Wheelhouse
I chose option 3 and read Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher - page 2 of the Epistolary Fiction list, #110
New Total: 210
Amy O.10.10 -The 2017 Rooster
(book from the Tournament of Books longlist)
The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
Points this post: 10
Total points: 320
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 22
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
Brave10.1 - Catch Some Z's: Read a book with the letter Z in the title or subtitle.
The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise by Julia Stuart
Z in ZOO
Points: 10
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10.8 - Build A Bridge: Read a book with the word "bridge" or "bridges" (no other variations) in its title/subtitle OR with a bridge on the cover.
by Lauren GrahamThis was approved in the help thread for this task (message 25). The Brooklyn Bridge is on the cover.
Points: 10
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20.4 – 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".
Sea Glass by Anita Shreve
APRIL SHOWERS
Points: 20
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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".
How To Be a Good Wife: A Novel by Emma Chapman
BE BOLD FOR CHANGE
Points: 20
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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).
AND
Book 2: For something new, read a book FIRST published in 2017.
Book 1: The Long Walk by Richard Bachman/Stephen King
First published in 1979
AND
Book 2: The Wanderers by Meg Howrey
First published in 2017.
Points: 25
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TOTAL points this post: 85
Total points: 235
Brave10.2 - Initial Success: Read a book with an author who uses exactly 2 initials instead of a first name as it appears on Goodreads.
I would like to shuffle The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman to this task...
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10.6 - Penguin Places: Read a book set at least 50% in a country/territory from this list that is a home to penguins: Angola, Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa, South Georgia Island, South Sandwich Islands, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay
And I would like to use Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty for this task.
It takes place in Australia, which is reflected in the Goodreads data for "setting."
TOTAL points this post: +10 to the 10 I already had.
Total points: 245
Readerboard name: witchygal I would like to change some books around as I realised that my selections for the 50 point task do not add up to 1000 pages (they add up to 998 pages, some colourful language was used when I realised this). Oh well. This will be my first time trying to switch points around so I hope that I am doing it correctly and apologise in advance for any silly mistakes. On to the point claiming
CLAIM RETRACTION: I want to retract my claim for 5.10 of The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
Points: -5
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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NEW CLAIMS:
5.4 Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Winter Challenge 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
I chose task 15.4 B (Read a non-fiction book)
I read The Wicca Handbook by Eileen Holland. This is a non-fiction book as evidenced by the summary on goodreads page. It also has a classification of "Non-Fiction" as a main page genre.
Points: 5
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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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 read Raincheck on Timbuktu by Kirsten Murphy. This book has 251 pages (page number includes the number 5).
Points: 5
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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5.9 - Whodunit?
Read a book with a main page genre that includes "Mystery"
I read The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison. It has a MPG of "Mystery" and has been shelved this way by 351 users.
Points: 5
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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10.2 - Initial Success
CN tower: read a book with an author who uses exactly 2 initials instead of a first name as it appears on Goodreads
I read The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling. J.K. Rowling uses exactly 2 initials instead of a first name.
Points: 10
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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10.3 - Aim High
Read a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads.
I read Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim. It has 17,099 5 star ratings (which is greater than 1454).
Points: 10
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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Stats for this post
Points: 30 (35 -5)
Big Book: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
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Total points and stats for Spring 2017 Reading Challenge
Books read: 21
Points: 305
Big Book: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
Elizabeth PTask 10.8 - Build a Bridge
Bridge in title/subtitle
The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan
AR Bookfind: MG, BL of 6.3, AR of 12.0
Task 20.3 - Hidden Figures
Option One - Book with main character who is a physician
Friends Without Benefits by Penny Reid
Quote from page 5: "You're a saint." Rose's smile was sweet. "And you've grown up to become a beautiful doctor," she added, her hands cupping my cheeks, "a profession a mother could be proud of."
Also, the second review on the book's page mentions that the main character is a physician.
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 270
Total Tasks: 21
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 23
trishhartuk25.2 Sandy’s Task: Who Am I? Where Am I?
Book 1: Read a book with the name of a person in the title/subtitle.
Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear (309pg)
Book 2: Read a book with the name of a place in the title/subtitle.
The Crediton Killings, Michael Jecks (386pg)
Crediton, where almost all the book takes place, is a town in Devon, England (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crediton)
Total pages: 309 + 386 = 695pg
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 650
Tasks Completed: 38
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Books: 2 (500+ x 2 = 2 tickets)
Marina H 5.5 - March, April, May
Frelseren by Jo Nesbø
479 pages
20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden Figures
Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
The novel was adapted into a film with the same name in 1968
Points this post: 25
Total points: 455
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 5
Tasks completed: 25
Didi30235.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Winter Challenge 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Winter Challenge Task 5.9 - Listmaker: Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains the numbers 2 AND 5 such as 1952, 2005 or 2015.
Bogman by R.I. Olufsen published in 2015.
Current Post Points: 5
Cumulative Total Points: 200
Chris MDI need to make a book swap. I originally claimed Flying Too High in 25.4. I want to move it and replace it.
5.3 The 20th Century
Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood
This is #2 in the Phryne Fisher series
25.4 Sydney Harbour
Option 4: MPG of Biology
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong
NEW NEW NEW Option 5: Set in Australia
Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood
The entire story is set in Melbourne.
This adds 5 pt to my total: 335.
Creynard5.9 - Whodunit?
The Expats by Chris Pavone
"Mystery" is a GR main page genre.
15.10. Spring Gardening
Daisy's Back in Town by Rachel Gibson
Author's initials R.G. are found in GARDENING.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 370
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Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 35
Kristi CO25.2 - Sandy's Task: Who Am I? Where Am I?
Book 1: person's name in title
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
Book 2: place in title/sub-title
The Unsettlers: In Search of the Good Life in Today's America by Mark Sundeen
Points this post: 25
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 16
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Laurah3025.2 - Sandy's Task: Who Am I? Where Am I?
2 book task
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. The name need not be complete (first and surname). An actual name must be used, not just a position or a title.
A Man Called Ove
Ove is the name of the main character.
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 may be real or imaginary, but it must be a proper name, not just a description.
Shanghai Girls
Shanghai is the place where the characters live before moving to America.
LAUREN JODI25.5 - Brook TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Option A: Old & New
Book #1: First published before 1992 (Published in 1990)
Surrender by Amanda Quick
Book #2: First published in 2017
Where the Dead Lie by C.S. Harris
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 555/850
Total Books Read: 44
Tasks Completed: 30/52
15.1 - It's a Wonnder!For book one, I read Citizens of No Place: A Collection of Short Stories by Jimenez Lai by Jimenez Lai. This book works because the genre, architecture, is an MPG. (obscure and academic, a one-star book)
For book two, I read Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine by Kelly Sue DeConnick. This satisfies the requirements because the author's last name has two sequential N's - DeConnick.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 230
Tasks complete: 23
Books read: 24
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
trishhartuk10.5 - And The Tony Goes To....
Read a play.
Saint Joan, George Bernard Shaw
Golden Oldie - first published in 1923
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: 1 - Saint Joan was first published in 1923
Big Book: No
Total Points: 660
Tasks Completed: 39
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 2 (500+ x 2 = 2 tickets)
Julia1035.4 - Best Laid Plans
1636: MISSION TO THE MUGHALS by Eric Flint fits Task 10.4 from Winter 2016. (F,I,R,E,I, and C in author name, E in "the")
25.3 - Andy P.’s task: No More Wolves
Book 1: The Masked City
Book 2: The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein
This post: 30 points
Total points: 425
Total BB: 2
Total GO: 2
Tasks completed: 23
Andy P.Task # 25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Option A: Old & New
Book 1. For this option read a book FIRST published before 1992
by Ann Cleeves First published in 1991Book 2: For something new, read a book FIRST published in 2017.
by E.O. Chirovici First published January, 2017Points this post: 25
Total points: 700
Cindy FTask 5.2 Location, Location, Location
Set in >50% in California
Time of Fog and Fire by Rhys Bowen
Points this post:5
Total points:90
Tasks completed:9
Books read:9
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Andy P.Task 3 20.9 - Chandni's Task: Welcome to My Wheelhouse
Read a book from the first 5 pages of the Popular Psychological Thrillers shelf.
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter Found on page 1 # 18 from top.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 720
KATRINAT15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!
Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction.
Double Share, Nathan Lowell
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...
Opt 2:
Read a book written by a woman whose first and last name initials can be found in "BE BOLD FOR CHANGE".
The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country, Helen Russell
be bold foR cHange
#Points this post: 35
Total Points: 275
GO: 1
BB: 1
Tasks completed:16
(5.4/5.5/5.9/5.10/10.3/15.6/15.7/15.9/20.1/20.5/20.6/20.7/20.9/25.4/25.5/50)
Books read: 20
Vicki10.9 Star Wars Stars
Author name matching a Star Wars actor
Mark Edwards matches Mark Hamill
Follow You Home
This post: 10
Total: 170
Tasks: 13
Books: 13
Kim ATask 25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Option B: Borrowed & Blue
Book 1 - read a book with "Retellings" as a main page genre.
A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
*Verified here
Book 2 - read a book from this list: Books With The Blues
Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones
*Found on page 2
Points This Post - 25
Total Points - 405
Megs15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha
Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction.
Matched by Ally Condie
MPG: Science Fiction > Dystopia 5,410 users
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
Please read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in the phrase “GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE.”
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Initials: LT
GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE
25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
Task 1: Read a book from the first 5 pages of Popular Futurism Books or Popular Near-Future Books
The Martian by Andy Weir
369 pages
#2 on page 1 of Popular Near Future Books
Task 2: Read a book with a genre that contains "historical" or "history" intact on its main book pageDoctor in Petticoats by Mary Connealy
320 pages
MPG: Historical 27 users
Total combined pages for both tasks = 689
Points this post: 60
Total points: 125
Readerboard name - Brooklyn15.8 – How Do I Get There?
Read a book with a map on the cover.
Paper Towns by John Green
Approved in the help thread.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 270/850
Tasks completed: 19/52
Books read: 21
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets = 1)
5.7- Modern Classics - Read a book that has been shelved at least 10 times as “modern classic” from the list Popular Modern Classics.The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - 5/04/17 - Page 1
15.7. 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.
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks - 5/07/17 - Page 1 fiction books
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.
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi - 4/30/17
50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning - Books must total at least 1,000 pages.
Book 1 - Read a book that fulfills the requirements of a 5 or 10 point task from that challenge.
10.10 - Read A Book That.. .Has A Picture Of A Cat(s) On The Cover.
Murder, She Meowed by Rita Mae Brown - 4/25/17 - 336 pages
Book 2 - Read a book that is written by a single author born within 200 miles of the place you were born.
Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese - 5/04/17 - 221 pages
Wagamese was from White Dog Indian Reserve aka Wabasseemoong and I'm from Sioux Narrows - 134.78 miles apart. Technically we were both probably born in the only hospital in the area - 1 floor apart because of age difference. :D
Book 3 - 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 Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson - 5/05/17 - 563 pages - takes place in Sweden.
Total pages - 1120
Points This Post - 90
Total Points - 705
CHANDNI5.1- Thoroughly Modern
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MODERN.
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 245
Books Read: 19
Completed Tasks: 19
20.1- Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!Option 1. Read a book set in Finland or written by an author who was born or currently lives in Finland
The Summer Book which is set in Finland and is by a Finnish Author, Tove Jansson
30.1 - 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.
The Violets of March
Book 2: read a book that is designated in the GR series metadata as the 9th, 10th or 11th in a series.
Murder on the Orient Express which is Hercule Poirot #10
***Claiming Golden Oldies Tickets as first published in 1934***
Total Points this post: 50
Total Challenge points: 460
G.O.'s: 6
Readerboard Name - Brooklyn50.1 – Bryony’s Task: Let’s Start at the Very Beginning
Book 1
Task 5.10: This Task Is the Cat’s Meow – Read a book that has a picture of a cat on the cover.
The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story by Diane Ackerman
page count: 384
Book 2
Read a book that is b) written by a single author born within 200 miles of the place you were born.
Rock Bottom by Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich was born in Lawrence, KS, which is a straight line distance of 25 miles from where I was born (Topeka, KS).
Page count: 304
Book 3
Option MI: Read an autobiography or memoir.
Settle for More by Megyn Kelly
Page count: 340
384 + 304 + 340 = 1,028 pages read
Points this post: 50
Total points: 320/850
Tasks completed: 20/52
Books read: 24
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets = 1)
Chris MD10.1 Catch Some Zs
Z in title
Dazzling by Elizabeth Hayley
10.2 Initial Success
Author uses initials
Good Time Coming by C.S. Harris
10.10 The 2017 Rooster
From Tournament of Books Long List
Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 192 pages.
20.1 Finland 100 Years!
Option 2: Snow on the cover
by Dana Stabenow 30.2 Modern and Contemporary Art
Book 1: Published between 1890 and 1914 and author's initials in Art deCo.
The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
This book was originally published in 1930. Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket.
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 224 pages.
Book 2: Published between 1970 and the present and author's initials in contemPorAry art
Shoulder the Sky by Anne Perry
This book was first published in 2004.
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 336 pages.
Points for this post: 10 + 10 + 10 + 20 + 30 = 80
Total points: 80 + 335 = 415
Books read: 34
Tasks completed: 30
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 0
Elizabeth PTask 50.1 - Let's Start At the Very Beginning
Option One - Book that fits task from Fall 2009 challenge
Fall 2009 Task 5.10 - Fall Back in Time
Book where person travels to the past
Time's Edge by Rysa Walker
Page count: 450 Time's Edge
Option Two: Book set within 200 miles of my birthplace
Love Hacked by Penny Reid
This book is set in Chicago, IL. I was born in Dartmoor, MI. The straight line distance between the two is 199.65 miles according to the distance calculator.
Page Count: 346 Love Hacked
Option Three, SO: Read a historical fiction novel
Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas
This book is set in Regency England
Page Count: 341 Married By Morning
Page Total: 450+346+341 = 1,137 pages
Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 320
Total Tasks: 22
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 26
JUKKA5.1 - Thoroughly Modern
Book whose author's initials are in MODERN.
Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
10.4 - Partners in Crime
Book written by two female authors.
The Naked Pint: An Unadulterated Guide to Craft Beer by Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune.
10.9 - Star Wars Stars
Book by an author who shares a name with one of the Star Wars actors.
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher, who is one of the Star Wars actors.
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: Over and Under
Book whose title contains "over" or "under".
Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch.
Points this post: 45
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 285/850
Total Books Read: 26
Tasks Completed: 25/52
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 3
CYNBAXTER# 30.01 – Schatzie’s Task: passed to Sheila: In Honor of Earth Day - Two Halves of a Whole
Task: Read a book with one of the words: Spring, March, April or May in the title. The word must match exactly but need not stand for the month.
Book 1: Spring Chicken: Stay Young Forever by Bill Gifford
Task: Read a book that is designated in the GR series metadata as the 9th, 10th or 11th in a series.
Book 2: One Shot by Lee Child, which is the 9th in the series.
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date = 220 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 3
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
trishhartuk10.6 - Penguin Places
Read a book set at least 50% in a country/territory from this list that is a home to penguins: ...Australia
Death at Victoria Dock, Kerry Greenwood
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Set in and around Melbourne, Australia
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 670
Tasks Completed: 40
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 2 (500+ x 2 = 2 tickets)
Delicious Dee5.1- Thoroughly Modern
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City - Matthew Desmond - M, D found in MODERN
5.5 - March, April, May
Silver Stars - 576pgs, Big Book Ticket - 500+pgs
25.2 - Sandy's Task: Who Am I? Where Am I?
Book 1 - My Lady Jane - Jane is Lady Jane Grey
Book 2 - The Ghosts of Belfast - set in Belfast, Ireland
total pages - 416+336 = 752pgs
25.3 - Andy P.’s task: No More Wolves
book 1 - Eighteen: 18
Book 2 - Playing with Pleasure - Erika Wilde - EW found in FLOWER
Total Pages - 314+278 = 592
25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
Book A - The Last One - found at the bottom of pg4 of the Popular Near-Future Books shelf
Book B - Salt to the Sea - shelved as historical by 2000+ppl
Total this post: 85
Total overall: 455
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Ticket: 2
Nick KY30.3 Mazza1’s Elementary Book 1. I read Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich, with the element “Nickel” in the title.
Book 2. Nickel has the elementary number of 28 = 2+8 = 10. I read a book tenth in a series, Murder by Mocha by Cleo Coyle(Coffeehouse Mystery # 10).
50.1 Bryony's Let's Start at the Very Beginning
Book 1. Fitting task 5.3 In 1492 Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue from the Fall 2009 Challenge, I read Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 by Nathaniel Philbrick, a nonfiction book about sea travel. 452 pages
Book 2. I read A Wonderment of Mountains, the Great Smokies by Carson Brewer, born in Sneedville, TN. I live in Williamsburg, KY, with a straight line distance of 54.35 miles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_... (This is not a picture book. In fact, disappointingly, the book has no pictures whatsoever, simply 198 pages of text.)
Book 3. “Re – a drop of Golden Sun” – Read a book set 75% in a country which experiences the Midnight Sun. I read The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg, set in Sweden. 393 pages
Page Count:
Sea of Glory 452 pages
Wonderment of Mountains 198 pages
The Ice Princess 393 pages
Total Pages = 1,043 > required 1,000.
Points This Post: 80
Total Points So Far: 700
Andy P.Task # 25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
Option 2 Read a book of 100-150 pages in length.
A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary by Alain de Botton 112 p.
Option 3. Read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in OUTBACK Cold Earth by Ann Cleeves OUTBACK
Points this post: 25
Total points: 745
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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5.7 - Modern Classics
White Fang by Jack London
On page #9 (shelved 12 times)
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 530/850
Total Books Read: 42
Tasks Completed: 29/52