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SPRING CHALLENGE 2017
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Kait5.8 - Under the Spring Moon
A book with a word in the title or subtitle from the names used by various tribes to describe the spring season’s moons: worm, sap, pink, sprouting, grass, seed, egg, fish, flower, corn, milk.
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig -- The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's Task: Hidden Figures
Option 1 - A book with a heroine who is one of these kinds of scientists: Physician, Engineer, Mathematician, Physicist, Biologist, Chemist, Psychologist, Sociologist, Anthropologist, Forensic Scientist.
Mean Streak by Sandra Brown -- Dr. Emory Charbonneau is a pediatrician and the book's heroine
Points This Post: 25
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 245
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Elizabeth PTask 15.6 - I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends
Book a GR friend has rated 4 or 5 stars
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
My friend Megan rated this book 5 stars: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1...
At 699 pages, good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
Pages link: A Court of Wings and Ruin
Task 20.2 - Lucky Charms
Option Two - main page genre of fairies
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
At 624 pages, good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
Pages Link: A Court of Mist and Fury
Task 20.9 - Welcome to My Wheelhouse
Option 4 - Book from best fairytales and retellings list
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Page 2 of the list
Points this Post: 55
Total Points: 405
Total Tasks: 26
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
Total Books: 31
Shannon South Africa20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's task: Play Ball!
Option 1: Author initials in GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE
The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman
Task points: 20
Challenge points: 110
Jasmiina F20.1- 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:
Tapetinvärinen by Virpi Hämeen-Anttila.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 170
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
LAUREN JODI5.3 -The 20th Century
Curse on the Land by Faith Hunter
Book #2 in the Soulwood series
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 565/850
Total Books Read: 46
Tasks Completed: 32/52
CYNBAXTER# 5.02 – Location, Location, Location
Task: 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
Book: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. Setting is NY
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 230 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 3
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
10.5 - And The Tony Goes To....Read a play.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: An Original Screenplay
15.3 - National Library Week is April 9-15.
OPTION 2: Book 1 – read a book featuring a library or librarian AND
Book 2 – read a book with its author's initials in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
The Uncommon Reader Alan Bennett A B
among approved in help thread
Cumulative Total 700+25 = 725
Mod
Read a book written by an author named Mary or any of the related names found at Behind the Name - Mary
read Wires and Nerve, Volume 1 by Marissa Meyer
15.4. Laughing and Singing
Book 1 – April is National Humor Month. Read a book with a main page genre of humor.
read The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Volume 1: Squirrel Powerby Ryan North
and
Book 2 – April 11 is Barbershop Quartet Day. Read a book that is #4 in a series.
read Bad Blood (The Naturals #4) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
There are nine players on the field, and the game takes nine innings (usually). Read a book FIRST published in a year ending with the number 9.
read Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow published 2009
25.2 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
read Denton Little's Still Not Dead by Lance Rubin main character is Denton Little
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.
read London Belongs to Us by Sarra Manning
takes place in london
25.3 - Andy P.’s task: No More Wolves
book 1.Read a book whose title does NOT contain any of the letters in the word WOLF.
read Bang by Barry Lyga
and
book 2 Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the word FLOWER.
read The Cresswell Plotby Eliza Wass
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
Option 2.read a book of 100-150 pages in length.
read Lost in Wonderland by Nicky Peacock 150 pages
Option 3. Outback! – For this option read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in OUTBACK.
read The Ghost Files 2 by Apryl Baker
25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Option B: Borrowed & Blue
Book 1: For something that "borrows" its plot, read a book with "Retellings" as a main page genre.
read A Whole New World by Liz Braswell
and
Book 2: For something blue, read a book from this list: Books With The Blues
read Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes page 27
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" or "ART NOUVEAU" or "BAUHAUS".
read And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie origianally published 1939
and
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".
read Dreamfall by Amy Plum published 2017
50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
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.
chose #2Read A Book That Has A Picture Of An Apple On The Cover.
read
by C.J. Redwine2. It's a very good place to start...
Read a book that is a) set within 200 miles of the place you were born
read Abby Cooper, Psychic Eyeby Victoria Laurie
takes place 127 miles from where I was born
3. When you read you begin with A, B, C, when you sing you begin with do, re, mi...
SO - a needle pulling thread
Since "a stitch in time saves nine", read a historical fiction novel. For this task, to be deemed historical, a novel (a work of FICTION) must have been first published at least fifty years after the events described.
read Vengeance RoadVengeance Road by Erin Bowman takes place in 1877
points this post. 220
total posts 540
Sarah E25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Option A
Book 1: Published before 1992
The End Of Eternity - first published in 1955
Book 2: Published in 2017
Caraval
Points this post: 25
Total points: 400
10.4 - Partners in CrimeRead a book co-authored by two female authors.
I listened to the audio version, but posting the paperback for length verification.
Meet Me at Emotional Baggage Claim by the mother/daughter team of Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella
10.8 - Build A Bridge
Read a book with the word "bridge" or "bridges" (no other variations) in its title/subtitle
Alexander's Bridge
**Claiming Golden Oldies Ticket as published in 1912**
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: Over and Under
Read a book that has either "under" or "over" intact in its title.
I read an online Project Gutenberg version, posting paperback for length verification.
Notes from Underground
***Claiming Golden Oldies Ticket as first published 1864***
25.3 - Andy P.’s task: No More Wolves
Book 1.Read a book whose title does NOT contain any of the letters in the word WOLF.
A Beauty 336 pages
Book 2: Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the word FLOWER.
Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories by Elmore Leonard 193 pages
Total page count 336+193=529
Total Points this post: 65
Total Challenge points: 525
GO's this post: 2
Total GO's: 8
Andy P.Task # 5.1- Thoroughly Modern
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MODERN.
All the Lonely People by Martin Edwards
MODERN
Points this post: 5
Total points: 840
Sarah E5.7- Modern Classics
Prince Caspian - on page 5 of the list, shelved 26 times
AR BookFinder: IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7.0
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...
Option 2: Woman author, first and last initials found in BE BOLD FOR CHANGE
Progressive Dinner Deadly by Elizabeth Spann Craig
Points this post: 25
Total points: 425
Andy P.Task 3 10.5 - And The Tony Goes To....
Read a play.
A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O'Neill (149 p.)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 850
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?Option 1: Norsun laulu by Wilbur Smith
*586 pages, claiming one BB ticket*
25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Option A: Old & New
Book 1: Nuoren opettajattaren varaventtiili
*first published 1926, claiming one GO ticket*
Book 2: Silence Fallen
Points this post: 45
Points total: 640
GO total: 3
BB total: 5
Tasks completed: 39
Books read: 51
5.1- Thoroughly ModernA book whose author's first and last name initials are found in MODERN: Cascade by Maryanne O'Hara
5.6 - Lady Day
A book written by an author named Mary: Second Star to the Right by Mary Alice Monroe
5.8 Under the Spring Moon
A book with a word in the title from the names used by tribes to describe the spring season's moons (Seed): Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
Points this post: 15
Total points: 680
CHANDNI25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Option A: Old & New
Book 1: Read a book FIRST published before 1992.
The Shining by Stephen King
Book 2: For something new, read a book FIRST published in 2017.
The Trophy Child by Paula Daly
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 270
Books Read: 21
Completed Tasks: 20
5.4 - Best Laid PlansI chose 15.4 To Tell the Truth
How to use Differentiation in the Classroom: The Complete Guide by Mike Gershon
10.2 - Initial Success
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
10.3 - Aim High
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre
Points this post: 25
Points in total: 605
Tasks completed: 31
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Book tickets: 0
Julia10315.6. I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends.
Arrows of the Queen. This was rated 5 stars by Jayme (the ghost reader)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 460
Total BB: 2
Total GO: 2
Tasks completed: 25
Maddie O.20.2 - Rookie At The Top - McCathy's Task: Lucky Charms
Option 2: I read Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth, which has a MPG "Cultural>Ireland"
Since the book was published in 1800, it counts for One Golden Oldie Ticket
Points this post: 20
Total points: 460
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 12
Golden Oldie Tickets this post: 1
Total Golden Oldie Tickets: 8
25.3 -- No More Wolves Book 1: Read one book whose title does not contain any of the letters in WOLF.
666 Park Avenue by Gabriella Pierce
Book 2: Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the word FLOWER.
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Wells
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Rebecca
Little Altars Everywhere by Rebecca Wells
Points this Post: 10
Big Books this Post: 0
Golden Oldies this Post: 0
Total Points: 120
Total Books Read: 9
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Task 50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very BeginningBook 1:
Used Fall [10.6.] November Is Native American Heritage Month - Read A Non-Fictional Book About Native Americans.
The Peace Chiefs of the Cheyennes (1980) by Stan Hoig (Paperback, 220 pages) [970.0049]
Spur Award for Best Nonfiction (1980)
Book 2:
Author John O'Hara was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania which has a straight-line distance from my place of birth of: 130.89 miles.
BUtterfield 8 (1935) by John O'Hara (Paperback, 228 pages)
** BUtterfield 8 is a Golden Oldie, published in 1935**
Book 3: SO - a needle pulling thread
Read a historical fiction novel. Events of this 2015 novel all take place 1880-1890 timeframe.
The Gilded Hour (2015) by Sara Donati (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 741 pages)
** The Gilded Hour is a Big Book (741 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket **
Pagecount: 220 + 228 + 741 = 1189 > 1000
205 + 50 = 255
Tasks Completed: 15
Points for this post: 50
Points thus far: 205 + 50 = 255
Books read: 21
Pages read: 6,780
Read but not claimed: 12
Goodreads Authors: 07
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Readerboard name: witchygal15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!
Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction.
I read The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams. It has a MPG of "Science Fiction" and has been categorised as this by 4309 users.
Points: 15
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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Total points and stats for Spring 2017 Reading Challenge
Books read: 23
Points: 330
Big Book: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
loafer5.5 - March, April, May
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 3, 4, or 5.
The Leavers by Lisa Ko
The Leavers 352 pages
points: 5
total: 545
BB: 2
GO: 7
tasks completed: 33
Peg W5.2 Location, Location, Location
The Typewriter's Tale by Michiel Heyns
Located in Rye, England
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"
The Book Thieves: The Nazi Looting of Europe's Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance by Anders Rydell
20.5 Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...
March 8 is International Women's Working Day. Read a book written by a woman whose first and last name initials can be found in "BE BOLD FOR CHANGE".
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O'Neil
Points this post: 45
Total points: 180
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 13
Tasks completed: 10/52
loafer50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
1. Let's start at the very beginning...
Read a book that fulfils the requirements of a 5 or 10 point task from that challenge.(Fall 2009)
Task 5.9: Coming Of Age Or All Grown Up (And Then Some) – Explore Stories Told From The Perspective Of A Character From One Of Two Opposite Ends Of The Age Spectrum By
• Reading A Coming Of Age Novel.
OR
• A Novel Where The Main Character Is A Senior Citizen.
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk 287 pages
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
Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
Caleb's Crossing 418 pages
The great majority of this book is set on Martha's Vineyard
Straight line distance from my birthplace is 171.53 miles
3. When you read you begin with A, B, C, when you sing you begin with do, re, mi...
SO - a needle pulling thread
Read a historical fiction novel.
The Given Day by Dennis Lehane
The Given Day 704 pages
Claiming this as a "Big Book"
total pages: 1409
points: 50
total: 595
BB: 3
GO: 7
tasks completed: 34
JENNY HTask 5.1 - Thoroughly Modern
Author's first and last name initials can be found in MODERN.
I read Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead. Initials RM can be found.
Task 5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Book fits one of the 2016 Winter Challenge 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
I read The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood, which fits Task 5.5 - December, January, February (number of pages includes the number 1 or 2). Number of pages is 516 and so includes a 1.
*1 BB ticket claimed (516 pages)*
*edit*
Task 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.
I read Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead. My friend Bianca has rated this book 4 out of 5 stars.
*this is an edit of post #2152 (10 May) where I hadn't been reading the specifics of task 5.2 carefully enough. So, Vampire Academy is being shifted from task 5.2 to task 15.6*
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 70
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
LAUREN JODI30.5 -Jonquil's task: There is No Frigate Like A Book
Book #1: I like to read in the garden:
Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
Book #2: I like to listen to audiobooks in the car:
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Both books confirmed in Post #140 of the Task Help thread.
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 595/850
Total Books Read: 48
Tasks Completed: 33/52
SALLY M.5.9 Whodunit?
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins (mystery genre verified)
20.1 Finland 100 Years!
The 39 Steps by John Buchan (option 3: published in 1915)
**The 39 Steps is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1915). Claiming 1 GO ticket.**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 335
Tasks completed: 19
Books posted: 23
Pages read: 8,395
Total BB tickets: 4
Total GO tickets: 1
Julia10320.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Option 1: Two Pioneers How Hank Greenberg and Jackie Robinson Transformed Baseball--and America
This post: 20 points
Total points: 480
Total BB: 2
Total GO: 2
Tasks completed: 26
BellaGBeartask 5.8:
>5 points
task 10.4: Catalyst written by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
>10 points
task 15.4:
book 1, humor:
book 2, # 4: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Origin
#4 in the 'Buffy the vampire slayer comic series' https://www.goodreads.com/series/5311...
>15 points
task 20.8: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
>20 points
task 50:
book 1, task 5.7:
Giving Thanks - In Honor Of Thanksgiving (November 26th) Read A Book That Relates To The Thing You Are Most Thankful For.
• Please Tell Us What That Is When You Claim Points.
The Truth
The thing I am most gratefull for is humour and especially Terry Pratchett's ability to put humour into words. Often reading his books have pulled me out of a dark period, especially this year.
-444 pages
book 2:
Woarhaid en kovvie This is a collection of short stories oriented around a couple from Winschoten, a place in the Netherlands. I use the setting to determine place, which is 25.18 miles:
https://www.mapdevelopers.com/distanc...
-160 pages
book 3: SO: Kastelau
This book tells about a filmm production in Germany and the Swiss Alpes at the end of WO2.
-400 pages
which brings the total to 1004 pages)
>50 points
TOTAL POST:
100 points
TOTAL CHALLENGE:
660 points
KATRINAT10.10 Read a book from the Tournament of Books listHomegoing, Yaa Gyasi
#Points this post: 10
Total Points: 285
GO: 1
BB: 1
Tasks completed:17
(5.4/5.5/5.9/5.10/10.3/10.10/15.6/15.7/15.9/20.1/20.5/20.6/2...)
Books read: 21
CYNBAXTER# 30.02 – Ava Catherine’s Task-Modern and Contemporary Art
Task: Read a book FIRST published between 1890 and 1939 whose author’s first and last name initials can be found in ONE of these words/phrases: "ART DECO" or "ART NOUVEAU" or "BAUHAUS".
Book 1: Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand – First published in 1897. The author’s initials “E.R.” can be found in the words ART DECO
***This is a Golden Oldie (orig pub =1897). Claiming 1 GOLDIE ticket
Task: 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 2: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood – First published in 2005. The author’s initials “M.A.” can be found in the words “POST MODERN ART”
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date = 260 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 3
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 1
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
Delicious Dee5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Hanging by a Thread
10.5 - And The Tony Goes To....
read 2 plays to make the 100pg minimum
Agnes of God and Twelve Angry Men
15.3. National Library Week is April 9-15
Book A - A Knights Bridge Christmas - main character is a librarian
Book B - The Memory Book - authors initials L, A appear in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
15.6. I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends
Between the Sheets - Jonetta gave it 5 stars
Total this post: 45
Total overall: 500
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Ticket: 2
Bookwrm526Task #20.6 - Batter Up!
Option 1: Read a book about baseball or featuring a baseball player as a main character. I read Slow Heat by Jill Shalvis.
Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 510
MegSCLIn this post I am moving The Testament of Mary (previously claimed for 25.4) to 30.2, and moving Today Will Be Different (previously claimed for 30.2) to 5.6.
5.6 - Lady Day
Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
Option 2. Shrimp on the Barbie. Avalanche: A Love Story - 144 pages
Option 5. A Hearty Handshake. Between a Wolf and a Dog (set in Sydney as indicated in gr blurb)
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: "ART DECO".
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, published 1934
Book 2: Read a book FIRST published between 1970 and the present whose author’s first and last name initials can be found in "CONTEMPORARY ART".
The Testament of Mary by Colm Toibin, published 2012
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 625 Goldies: 2 Big Books: 1
Chris MD5.10 Your Own 8th Wonder Catch Some Zs
Rules for a Knight by Ethan Hawke
This book has "Childrens" listed as a MPG, but it is not listed in AR Bookfinder - nor should it be since it was never intended for children but at the same time doesn't meet SRC requirements as an "adult" story either.
10.9 Star Wars Stars
A Dog's Life by Peter Mayle
Peter matches Peter Cushing
15.3 National Library Week
One book option: Book features a library or librarian and author's initials are found in national libRary wEek
Murder Most Witchy by Emily Rylands
The main character, Wendy Lightower, is a librarian and much of the action takes place in her library.
20.3 Hidden Figures
Option 3: Book nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
Pygmalion won for the year 1938. The book was first published in 1912, so I am claiming one Golden Oldie ticket.
30.3 It's Elementary
Book 1: Title includes the name of an element.
The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls
Silver's abbreviation in the Period Table of Elements is Ag. It's atomic number is 47: 4 + 7 = 11.
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 267 pages.
Book 2: Book with the same series number derived from the atomic number in Book 1 (#11)
Death of a Nag by M.C. Beaton
The is #11 in the Hamish Macbeth series.
30.5 There's No Frigate Like a Book
Book 1: My very favorite place to read is in a hammock at a friend's house on the Potomac River.
by Debbie MacomberI listened to the audio version of this book. The mass market paperback has 416 pages.
Book 2: Unfortunately, I only get to the river a couple of times a year - but I'm more than happy to read on the porch, any porch, wherever I am.
by Cynthia RiggsPoints for this post: 5 + 10 + 15 + 20 + 30 + 30 = 110
Total points: 110 + 415 = 525
Books read: 42
Tasks completed: 36
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 0
CHANDNI15.10. Spring Gardening
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in GARDENING.
The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 285
Books Read: 22
Completed Tasks: 21
Post #2115.7. It's Contagious!
Feed #14 on the list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Points this post:15
Total Points:445
Books read:36
Tasks Done: 25
30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: passed to Sheila: In Honor of Earth Day - Two Halves of a WholeBook 1, May in the title: Results May Vary by Bethany Chase
Book 2, 9th in a series: The Language of Bees (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #9) by Laurie R. King
Points this post: 30
Total points: 710
Marina 20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Option 3: Panserhjerte by Jo Nesbø
First published in 2009
635 pages - claiming 1 BB ticket
25.3 - Andy P.’s task: No More Wolves
Book 1: Genfærd by Jo Nesbø, 456 pages
No letters from WOLF found in title
Book 2: Tidens væsen by Ruth Ozeki, 442 pages
Initials R and O found in FLOWER
Points this post: 45
Total points: 530
Big book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 5
Tasks completed: 28
JUKKA10.8 - Build A Bridge
Book with the word "bridge" in its title.
Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart.
15.8. How do I Get There?
A book with a map on the cover.
by Ben AaronovitchPoints this post: 25
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 310/850
Total Books Read: 28
Tasks Completed: 27/52
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 3
trishhartuk5.7- Modern Classics
Read a book that has been shelved at least 10 times as “modern classic” from this list Popular Modern Classics. Required: State the page.
The Stranger, Albert Camus (about halfway down page 1 of the list)
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Shelved 171 times as “modern-classics”
Golden Oldie: Yes - First published in 1942
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: 1 – The Stranger was first published in 1942
Big Book: No
Total Points: 725
Tasks Completed: 44
Golden Oldies: 8
Big Books: 2 (500+ x 2 = 2 tickets)
Amber20.1- Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!
Option 3 - read a book FIRST published prior to 1917
Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
First published in 1915; MMPB for length
**Requesting a Golden Oldie ticket for Herland, first published in 1949**
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...
Option 3 - ALL the letters in the word RAINBOW are found in any combination of the title, subtitle and/or author's first and last name
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Koul
ONe dAy We'll all Be dead and none of thIs will matteR
Points this post: 40
Total points: 230
Golden Oldies: 1
Kristi CO5.3 - The 20th Century
#2 in series
March: Book Two by John Lewis
20.9 - Chandni's Task: Welcome to My Wheelhouse
Option 2: true crime
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
Points this post: 25
Total points: 225
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 18
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Natalie CH10.1 - Catch Some Z's
The Lost City of Z by David Grann
Points this task: 10
Grand Total:140
Tasks completed:8
BB Tickets:1
GO's Tickets: 0
15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction.
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey.
I also claim one Big Book ticket. Leviathan Wakes was 582 pages.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 75
Books read: 5
Big Book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Flirting with Pride and Prejudice: Fresh Perspectives on the Original Chick-Lit Masterpiece (other topics)The Day of the Duchess (other topics)
Fear and Trembling (other topics)
The Only Rule Is It Has to Work: Our Wild Experiment Building a New Kind of Baseball Team (other topics)
Imagine Me Gone (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Amélie Nothomb (other topics)Sam Miller (other topics)
Ben Lindbergh (other topics)
Patricia Cornwell (other topics)
B.A. Paris (other topics)
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Task 15.8. How do I Get There?
A Ghostly Road Tour of Michigan's Upper Peninsula read 5/12
Total points this post: 15
Total points to date 585
GO Tickets: 7
BB Tickets: 6