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SPRING CHALLENGE 2017
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Brave20.8 - 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.
Pull Me Under by Kelly Luce
UNDER is intact in the book's title
Total points this post: 20
Total points: 280
Creynard5.8 Under the Spring Moon
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
"Flower" is my word.
15.3. National Library Week is April 9-15.
Book 1: The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer
Book 2: Make Me Forget by Brandy Lynn
Author's initials "A.B." are both found in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Option 2: Something Borrowed Something Blue
Book 1: Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
"Retelling" is GR main page genre.
Book 2:
by Lynsay Sands#175 on GR "Books with the Blues" list.
30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: passed to Sheila: In Honor of Earth Day - Two Halves of a Whole.
Book 1:
by Lisa Kleypas"Spring" is my word.
Book 2:
by Patricia BriggsNumber 10 in the "Mercy Thompson" series.
30.5 - Jonquil’s task: There Is No Frigate Like A Book
Book 1:
by Julie Ann WalkerMy husband rides a motorcycle and loves to just go. I listen to audiobooks on the back of his bike (earbuds fit nicely under a helmet).
Book 2:
by Kent HarufAfter a day of riding, I curl up with a book in bed.
Points this post: 105
Total points: 555
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Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 46
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.
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly - Greta rated it 4 stars
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Oldie: 0
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 285
Tasks Completed: 13
Total Books Read: 17
Oldies: 1
Big Books: 2
Queen Bee Darlene25.4 Nick KY's Task: Sydney Harbour
Option 2: Read a book 100-150 pages
The Pecan Man by Cassie Dandridge Selleck The Pecan Man
Option 5: Book set at least 50% in Australia
The Dry by Jane Harper The Dry
25 points
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 230
Bookwrm526Task #10.7 - Mad for Plaid
Read a book with something plaid on the cover. I read In Bed with a Highlander by Maya Banks, where the blanket around his legs is plaid, and it extends up to make the background of the whole cover
.Points this post: 10
Total points so far: 630
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...Option 4 - Author born in Mexico
The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
Points = 20
Challenge Total = 115
20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!I chose option 2: Read a book where at least 50% of the action takes place in Georgia.
I read Lost Lake. The entire book takes place in Georgia.
Task points: 20
Total points:230
Tasks completed:12
BB ticket:1
Bluegrass Pam25.4 Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
Option 2: 100-150 pages
Seize the Day (118 pages)
Option 4: MPG of Health
Mind Over Meds: Know When Drugs Are Necessary, When Alternatives Are Better--and When to Let Your Body Heal on Its Own
Points this post: 25
Total points: 220
GO Total: 4
LAUREN JODI15.1 - It's a Wonnder!
Book #1: Main page genre "Architecture"
Animal Architecture by Ingo Arndt
Confirmed in Post #57 of the task help thread
Book #2: Two Ns in the author name
Widow’s Web by Jennifer Estep
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 70/850
Total Books Read: 55
Tasks Completed: 39/52
SandiCompleted Tasks
Note: I wish to remove some books from previously reported tasks
1) I wish to remove The Illegal Gardener from task 5.10
2) I wish to remove Granny Hooks a Crook from task 20.4
3) I wish to remove Tatiana and Alexander from task 25.2
Previous Points Earned 465
Points Subtracted Above 50
Amended Points to Date 415
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5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Book of Choice -- René Magritte: 1898–1967
Although this book has many illustrations of Magritte's painting, there is definitely more than 100 pages of text discussing Magritte's style, art theory, and personal life. The book is oversized at 12" height x 9 1/2" width, so on the many pages where the page is entirely filled with text it is a bit daunting.
10.8 - Build A Bridge
The word BRIDGE is found in the book title
Kindle edition I read: Lucifer's Bridge: Scientology's Lost Paradise
Paperback edition: Lucifer's Bridge: Scientology's Lost Paradise
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Using Option 1 where Author's initials can be found in APRIL SHOWERS
Kindle edition I read: The Illegal Gardener by Sara Alexi
Most popular paperback edition: The Illegal Gardener
25.2 - Sandy's Task: Who Am I? Where Am I?
★Book #1: Name in title is a character in the book --
Kindle edition I read: Finding Sarah
Paperback edition: Finding Sarah - 326 pp
★Book #2: Geographical location in title is setting for book -- 99% of book set in Heidelberg, Germany (mostly 1620 but some 2012 as well)
Kindle edition I read: The Heidelberg Effect
Most popular paperback edition: The Heidelberg Effect - 248 pp
50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
★Book #1: Using Task 5.9B from the Fall 2009 Challenge. Where The Main Character Is A Senior Citizen.
Kindle edition I read: Granny Hooks a Crook
Most Popular Paperback edition: Granny Hooks a Crook - 200 pp
★Book #2: Book set within a 200 mile straight line distance of my birth pace. Lake Pend Oreille Straight line distance: 43.70 miles, Sandpoint, Idaho (town on northwestern part of the lake) Straight line distance: 54.89 miles
Kindle edition I read: Underwater: The Mer of Pend Oreille Book One
Paperback edition: Underwater: The Mer of Pend Oreille Book One - 264 pp
★Book #3: Using the SO option where book is historical fiction based on the definition given in task. Book is set during WWII
Tatiana and Alexander - 559 pp
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned (as amended): 415
Points Earned this Post: 110
Total Points To Date: 525
Post #235.2 - Location, Location, Location
Chimes at Midnight
San Francisco, California
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
1) The Mystery of Hollow Places by Rebecca Podos
RP in gRaPefruit
Points this post:25
Total Points:500
Books read:40
Tasks Done: 28
Readerboard Name: Nicola TTask 10.3 - Aim High
Read a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads.
I read Demon From the Dark . At time of posting it had 21449 5* ratings.
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
I chose Option 1:read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in the phrase “GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE.
I read Shades of Midnight by Lara Adrian :GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE
Points this post: 10 + 20 =30
Points overall: 100
BB overall:1
GO overall:1
Books read: 7
Tasks completed:5
Natalie CH5.1- Thoroughly Modern
authors initials in modern
The Red Car by Marcy Dermansky
Points this task: 5
Grand Total:145
Tasks completed:9
BB Tickets:1
GO's Tickets: 0
Natalie CH5.2- Location, Location, Location
Olio by Tyehimba Jess
set in the US. From the main page: Tyehimba Jess's much anticipated second book weaves sonnet, song, and narrative to examine the lives of mostly unrecorded African American performers directly before and after the Civil War up to World War I.
Points this task: 5
Grand Total:150
Tasks completed:10
BB Tickets:1
GO's Tickets: 0
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Natalie *Amberjune* wrote: "Natalie CH5.2- Location, Location, Location
Olio by Tyehimba Jess
set in the US. From the main page: Tyehimba Jess's much anticipated second book weaves sonnet, ..."
please disregard this post! I read the question wrong and thought the book must be set in the USA. Only just now did I notice that it must be set in New York or California. Though part of my book is set in New York, I am not sure if it amounts to 50%. Very sorry!!
Natalie CH10.10 -The 2017 Rooster
The Nix by Nathan Hill
628 pages. I'm claiming one big book ticket
Points this task: 10
Grand Total:155
Tasks completed:10
BB Tickets:2
GO's Tickets: 0
25.2 - Sandy's Task: Who Am I? Where Am I?Book 1: Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings by Alison Weir
Book 2: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
30.5 - Jonquil’s task: There Is No Frigate Like A Book
Book 1:
by Bill BrysonI chose this cover because I love reading by the sea, whether it's on a beach or on a grassy area near the shore, and I'm lucky enough to have such a place close to home.
Book 2:
by Alastair PuddickThe cover shows the interior of a car. I don't drive, so any long car journey is an excuse to grab a big book and a blanket and snuggle down while someone else does the driving. Preferably without the gun-wielding part of the cover...
Points this post: 55
Points in total: 660
Tasks completed: 33
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Book tickets: 0
Sara G20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden Figures
Option 2: GO FLIGHT!
"Hidden Figures" depicts one of the most significant events in space exploration - the Mercury Project and the launch of astronaut, John Glenn, into orbit around the Earth.
Read a book from one of the following listopias:
Freedom's Landing by Anne McCaffrey
This is on page one of the Space Exploration and Planet Colonization listopia.
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".
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
This was first published in 1939. ART DECO
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".
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
This was first published in 2017. CONTEMPORARY ART
Points this post: 50
Total points: 660
Task 25.6 – PerleTwo – A Stitch in Time Saves NineREQUIRED: Total pages must be 500+ / 408 pg + 448 pg = 856 pg
Option 1 – Spring Forward: From List: Popular Futurism Books - page 5
The Hunger Games
I listened to the audio / MMP: The Hunger Games – 408 pg
Option 2 – Fall Back: Main page genre HISTORICAL
22 Britannia Road
I listened to the audio / MMP: 22 Britannia Road – 448 pg
GENRE verified
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 495 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
Julia10320.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
Option 2: The Agincourt Bride is set in France.
This book has 578 pages - claiming one BB ticket.
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: Over and Under
Over Sea, Under Stone
This post: 40 points, 1 BB
Total points: 575
Total BB: 3
Total GO: 2
Tasks completed: 32
Sarah E20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 1: Author's initials in APRIL SHOWERS
The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
Option 2: Over 50% set in France
Croissant The Channel: Next Stop, France
Points this post: 40
Total points: 600
Kim ATask 20.1 - Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years! - Read a book with snow on the cover
Dashing Through the Snow by Debbie Macomber
Points This Post - 20
Total Points - 425
25.2 - Sandy's Task: Who Am I? Where Am I?Book 1: Read a book with the name of a person in the title/subtitle 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.
I read David and the Philistine Woman. This book has 336 pp. (I read the ARC). This is a retelling of the Bible story of David, prior and after he fought Goliath.
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.
I reread the book An American Bride in Kabul. This book was 236 pp. Most of the book takes place in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Together, these books total more than 500 pp.
Points: 265
books read: 23
tasks completed: 18
tasks in progress: 1
pages read: 8063
SSKroutTask 5.10 - Your Own 8th Wonder
Disaster Falls: A Family Story
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 55
Total Tasks: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 6
loafer25.1 - Diana K’s task - Spring Flowers
Option 1: Spring Bulbs
Read a book with one of these spring flowers found intact in the title/ subtitle: Bluebell, crocus, daffodil, hyacinth, iris, snowdrop.
The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero by Timothy Egan
pb: The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero 388 pages
the immortal IRIShman
Option 4: Blooming Trees and International Friendship,
Read a book set at least 75% in Japan.
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami 436 pages
388 + 436 > 500 pages
points: 25
total: 625
BB: 3
GO: 8
tasks completed: 36
Kim ATask 5.10 - Your Own 8th Wonder - Read a book of your choice
Proof of Forever by Lexa Hillyer
Task 10.2 - Initial Success - Read a book with an author who uses exactly 2 initials instead of a first name as it appears on Goodreads
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton
Task 10.8 - Build a Bridge - Read a book with a bridge on the cover
You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour
Task 20.9 - Chandni's Task: Welcome to My Wheelhouse - Read a book from the first 5 pages of the Popular Psychological Thrillers shelf
Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens
*Found on page 3
Points This Post - 45
Total Points - 450
10.8 Build a Bridge I read The Bridge to Brilliance: How One Principal in a Tough Community Is Inspiring the World by Nadia Lopez
20.1 Finland 100 Years
I chose option 2 and read
by Eleanor Wasserberg - sun on cover20.6 Batter Up
I chose option 3 and read The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins first published in 1859
Claiming a GO ticket for this book (1856) and a BB ticket - 672 pages
New Total: 260
Laurah3050.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
1. Let's start at the very beginning...
10.8 - random word - "see"
I See You 372 pages
2. It's a very good place to start...
All the Light We Cannot See 531 pages
At least 50% of the book is set in Paris, which is 172 miles from my birthplace, and Essen, which is 197.5 miles from my birthplace.
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.
Mom & Me & Mom 201 pages
This is book is about Maya Angelou and her mother.
Total pages - 1104
Readerboard Name: McCathy10.6 - 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
Imago by NR Walker
Takes place in Tasmania (state of Australia)
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15.2. May is for Art and Music!
This is a 2 book task.
Book 1 – Read a book with the main page genre graphic novels, sequential art, comics, etc.
PANDORA: End of Days by Peter J. Ang
PB edition: Pandora: End of Days: A Zombie Survival-Horror Graphic Novel
MPG Graphic Novels
Book 2 – Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
Rock Chick Revolution by Kristen Ashley
Guitar on cover
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25.2 - Sandy's Task: Who Am I? Where Am I?
This is a two 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.
Spencer Cohen, Book Two by NR Walker
MC's name is Spencer Cohen
PB Edition: Spencer Cohen, Book Two 192 pgs
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.
Private Berlin by James Patterson & Mark T. Sullivan
Takes place in Berlin
PB edition: Private Berlin 448 pgs
Page count for both books should be at least 500 pages
192 + 448 = 640 pages ✓
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50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
Read one book for each of options 1, 2, and 3 AND your books must total at least 1,000 pages.
1. Let's start at the very beginning...
Read a book that fulfills the requirements of a 5 or 10 point task from 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.
Granny Pins A Pilferer: A Fuchsia, Minnesota Mystery by Julie Seedorf
MC (Granny) is Senior Citizen
PB edition: Granny Pins a Pilferer: A Fuchsia, Minnesota Mystery 240 pgs
2. It's a very good place to start...
Read a book that is set within 200 miles of the place you were born.
Zack by Cheyenne McCray
Book takes place in: Sulfur Springs Valley, AZ
My birthplace: Tucson, AZ
Distance: 55.72 miles
PB edition: Zack 304 pgs
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.
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Takes place in Moscow, Russia
PB Edition: A Gentleman in Moscow 462 pgs
Page count for both books should be at least 1000 pages
240 + 304 + 462 = 1006 pages ✓
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Points this post: 100
Total Points: 710
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.2: Initial Success: Noble Beginnings by L. T. Ryan.
Task 10.3: Aim High: The Dark Wind by Tony Hillerman. As of posting date, there were 1,800 5-star ratings, more than the 1,454 required.
Task 15.6: I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends: A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin. It got a 5-star rating from my GR friend Adam Dirkes. At 1177 pages, claim a Big Book ticket.
Task 20.3: Hidden Figures - Option 1: Sleight of Hand by C. J. Lyons. The main character in the books ia Dr. Cassandra Hart, a female emergency physician.
Task 20.4: April Showers? - Option 1: Wall of Glass by Walter Satterthwait. The author's initials WS are in april ShoWers.
Task 20.5: Bigger Is Better - Option 2: A Deadly Chocolate Pi by Cynthia Gallant-Simpson. The author is female, and the initials CG are in be bold for ChanGe.
Task 20.7: Play Ball - Option 1: Romancing the Null by Tina Gower. The author's initials TG are in GrapefruiT league.
Totals this posting:
Points: 115
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0; 1000+: 1
Summary Totals:
Points: 115
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0; 1000+: 1
Valerie BTask 5.1 - Thoroughly Modern
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MODERN.
Remember When by Nora Roberts & J.D. Robb
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Total Tasks: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 1
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.9 - Star Wars Stars
Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
The author shares a name with Carrie Fisher (FISHER)
Link to PB edition: Incarceron
20.1 - Finland 100 Years!
Barefoot with a Bodyguard by Roxanne St. Claire
This book fits option 2 (sun on cover) and was approved in the task help thread Message #2
Link to PB edition: Barefoot with a Bodyguard
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 420 points
Tasks completed: 29
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Chris MD15.7 It's Contagious!
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
This is #13 on the Best Fiction Books About Diseases or Viruses.
This book has Children's listed as an MPG, but it has a designation of UG on AR Bookfinder.
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7.0
15.10 Spring Gardening
Author's initials in spring gaRDening
The Commitments by Roddy Doyle
20.2 Lucky Charms
Option 1: Title includes the marshmallow shape Hearts
Heart Earth by Ivan Doig
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 176 pages.
25.3 No More Wolves
Book 1: Title does not contain any of the letters in WOLF
The Marsh Madness by Victoria Abbott
I listened to the audio version of this book. The mass market paperback has 304 pages.
Book 2: Author's initials found in flOwEr
Saints and Sinners by Edna O'Brien
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 272 pages.
Book 1: 304 pages
Book 2: 272 pages
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Total: 576 pages
30.4 Pride of Lions or School of Sharks
Book 1: Cover shows an animal from the Animal Groups list.
by Rex StoutI listened to the audio version of this book. The mass market paperback has 199 pages.
The cover shows a fer-de-lance, a poisonous snake. One of the terms for a group of snakes is "nest," so I read
Book 2: My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman by Lisa Scottoline
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 288 pages.
Points for this post: 15 + 15 + 20 + 25 + 30 = 105
Total points: 105 + 545 = 650
Books read: 50
Tasks completed: 42
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 0
Nikki S. Task 5.10 Read a book of your choice.
Legitimate Dangers: American Poets of the New Century
Points this Post : 5
Tasks This Post : 1
Big Book Tickets This Post : 1
Total Points : 165
Total Tasks : 10
Total Big Book Tickets : 2
Julia103Repost
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: Over and Under
Over Sea, Under Stone
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12.0
This post: 20 points
Total points: 575
Total BB: 3
Total GO: 2
Tasks completed: 32
Readerboard Name: Kathy P15.5. Girls Just Wanta Have Fun!
The Fairy Tale Girl
Points this post: 15
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 280
BB:1
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 13
Total Books read: 16
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Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
The Ten Best Days of My Life
Points this post: 5
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 285
BB:1
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 14
Total Books read: 17
10.1 - Catch Some Z'sPride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies #1) by Seth Grahame-Smith & Jane Austen
15.8. How do I Get There?
The Man in the Brown Suit (Colonel Race #1) by Agatha Christie
approval
1 X GOLDEN OLDIES (pub. 1924)
25.1 - Diana K’s task - Spring Flowers
Option 3: Read a book set at least 75% in The Netherlands.
The House of Dolls (Pieter Vos #1) by David Hewson
100% in The Netherlands
448 pages
Option 4: Read a book set at least 75% in Japan.
The Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama
100% in Japan
448 pages
Total pages read: 896
Total this Post: 50
Golden Oldies: 8
Bigger is Better: 4
Season Total: 750
SSKroutTask 5.1 -- Thoroughly Modern
The Summoned King
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 60
Total tasks: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 7
Brooklyn30.5 – Jonquil’s Task: There’s No Frigate Like a Book
Book 1
by Mary Ann ShafferI like to read by the waterfront. (approved in help thread)
Book 2
by Judy BlumeI like to read in a chair on the beach.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 410/850
Tasks completed: 24/52
Books read: 31
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets = 1)
Chelleann20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
Option 3: Read a book with a cover that shows a flame (bonfire, lit candle, etc.).
The Fireman, by Joe Hill
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 220
Total Tasks: 16
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 20
10.2 - Initial SuccessRead a book with an author who uses exactly 2 initials instead of a first name
The Sport of Kings by C.E. Morgan
*This is a BIG BOOK (545 pages)*
Points this post: 10
TOTAL POINTS: 320
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2 (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 16
Total books read: 20
KATIEGIRL10.8 - Build a Bridge
A book with "bridge" in the title or a bridge on the cover.
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough
Points this post: 10
Total points: 775
Total tasks: 49
BB total: 3
GO total: 4
Readerboard name: witchygal5.10 Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
I read The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant.
Points: 5
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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15.5. Girls Just Wanta Have Fun!
Read a book with the word “girl” found intact in the title/subtitle of the book.
I read The Ice Cream Girls by Dorothy Koomson. The title contains the word "girls". The use of the plural of "girl" was approved in the task help thread post 6.
Points: 15
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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Points in this post
Points: 20
Big Book: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
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Total points and stats for Spring 2017 Reading Challenge
Books read: 25
Points: 350
Big Book: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
LAUREN JODI15.8 - How Do I Get There?
Map on the cover:
The Highlander's Maiden by Elizabeth Mayne
Confirmed in Post #85 of the task help thread
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 715/850
Total Books Read: 56
Tasks Completed: 40/52
hoodoomends25.2 - Who Am I? Where Am I?
✿ book 1: a book with the name of a person in the title/subtitle that is the name of a character in the book
O Diário Secreto de Laura Palmer by Jennifer Lynch (★) - 216 pages
Here is a link to another edition, through the main page is easy to see the role of Laura Palmer in the book.
✿ book 2: 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.
Walden II: Uma Sociedade do Futuro by B.F. Skinner (★★★) - 316 pages
Walden Two is the name of the rural village where all the plot takes place. It can be checked here.
**I'd like a GO ticket since it was first published in 1948**
- books combined should have a total of at least 500 pages: book 1 + book 2 = 532 pages
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RuthTask 20.9 Welcome to my Wheelhouse
Option 1: I read I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
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Tasks completed: 18
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