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SPRING CHALLENGE 2017
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perletwo30.5 - Jonquil’s task: There Is No Frigate Like A Book - Book 1: Read a book with a cover that shows the type of place where you like to read.
Diners, Drive-Ins, and Death: A Comfort Food MysteryThe current organization of the family house has left me without a cozy reading nook, so I go out to eat/read at diner-type establishments, preferably ones with big comfy booths like this one where i can spread out all my stuff.
Book 2: Read a second book with a cover that shows a different reading spot or a variation on book 1's spot.
The Body on the BarstoolAlthough - or perhaps because - I don't drink, bars also make nice reading spots. They're also accustomed to patrons who come and set a spell, and don't mind not turning the table for a bit.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 290
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 04
Big Book ticket requests: 01
Books read: 22
Tasks completed: 15
5.5 - March, April, MayThe Orphan Sky by Ella Leya
368 pages
5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Refuge by A.V. Mather
ebook approval
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".
Freeks by Amanda Hocking
Author intial, AH, found in cHAnge
Total this Post: 30
Season Total: 30
Sara G5.5 - March, April, May
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 3, 4, or 5.
*NOTE: ebooks without a print edition cannot be used for tasks requiring a specific number of pages. If you read an ebook, listen to an audiobook or read a Large Print edition use the page count for the mass market paperback if one exists. If there is no mass market paperback edition, use the paperback edition and if no paperback is available use the hardcover edition. See the rules for the complete method.
The Maiden: The Morland Dynasty, Book 8 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles 413 pages
5.7- 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 Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
This book is on page 1 of the Popular Modern Classics list.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 80
perletwo10.4 - Partners in Crime - Read a book co-authored by two female authors. The co-authors must be evident on the Goodreads book record.
Spoiled by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan
Points this task: 10
Total points: 300
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 04
Big Book ticket requests: 01
Books read: 23
Tasks completed: 16
EmilyD10375.1-Thoroughly Modern
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MODERN.
Just Desserts Mary Daheim
Date: 3/9/2017
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Task this post: 1
Total Tasks: 1
Pages read this post: 256
Total pages read: 256
Number of books: 1
Total of books read: 1
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
BBooks - 500+ 0: BBooks - 750+: 0 BBooks - 1000+: 0
Kim ATask 10.3 - Aim High - Read a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads
Breathe by Abbi Glines
*24,767 5-star ratings
Points This Post - 10
Total Points - 115
Kathy G.10.3 - Aim High
My book has 23,510 "5 star ratings"
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Link to paperback:
Death on the Nile
Total Points- 10
Kristen IA20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...
This is a ONE book task. Please choose from the options below.
REQUIRED: Indicate in your post the option you chose
No book that has the genre childrens or kids may be used for this task.
Option 2.- 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"
Tangled by Emma Chase
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition.
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Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 25/850
Total Tasks: 2/52
GO: 0
BB: 0
10.3 - Aim HighRead a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads
Famous Last Words
Had 2173 five star ratings
30.5 - Jonquil’s task: There Is No Frigate Like A Book
I like to read in the bedroom:
I like to read in a chair on the deck:
Both covers have been approved in the help thread
Total points this post: 40
Total Challenge Points: 70
I like to read in a chair on the deck:
5.8 Under the Spring MoonWorm
15.10. Spring Gardening
Encounters with Animals by Gerald Durrell
Points this post: 20
Points total: 40
GO total: 0
BB total: 0
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Amanda D.10.4 - Partners in Crime - Read a book co-authored by two female authors.
Ashwin by Kit Rocha
Duo is made up of author Bree Bridges and Donna Herren.
Further reference if needed.
Points this post: 10
Total points (not including this post): 20
Post #215.1. It's a Wonnder!
1) Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture Architecture on main genre page and approved in the task help thread #2
2)Wake by Lisa McMann
McMann has two sequential N's
Points this post:15
Total Points:30
Books read:3
Tasks Done: 2
Chelleann5.02: 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
Required: If the setting is not evident on the book's main page include a reference or quote from the book when you post.
Book: Cannery Row, John Steinbeck
Quote: Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a nostalgia, a dream.
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5.03: The 20th Century: . Read a book that contains the number 2 or 0 in the series designation: #2, #10, #12, etc. It must be identified as a book in a series in the Goodreads metadata (series *0* or *2*).
Book: Booky Wook 2: This Time it's Personal(Russell Brand Memoirs #2), Russell Brand
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 25
Total Tasks: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 4
trishhartuk10.1 - Catch Some Zs
Read a book with the letter Z in the title or subtitle.
Gone Crazy, Shannon Hill
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 95
Tasks Completed: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
hoodoomends5.10 - Your Own 8th Wonder
A book of your choice.
Universo desconstruído (★★★) [paperback edition]
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Current Post
Points: 5
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 65
GO: 2
BB: -
Catherine TTask 5.1 - Thoroughly Modern
read a book with author initials in MODERN
Ten Plus One by Ed McBain
initials EM
Task 10.2 - Initial Success
read a book by an author who uses two initials
The Napoleon of Notting Hill by G.K. Chesterton
first published 1904 - claiming a Golden Oldie
Catherine Tonly just claimed it, but a change of plan!
Task 5.2 - Location, Location, Location
read a book by set in England
moving from 10.2
The Napoleon of Notting Hill by G.K. Chesterton
set in London, England
first published 1904 - claiming a Golden Oldie
LAVENDER25.1 - Diana K’s task - Spring Flowers
Option 2: Read a book about the Tulip Mania or one of the two economic bubbles that followed it in Europe, the South Sea Bubble and the Mississippi Bubble.
The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas (248 pages)
Listed as one of the approved books for option 2 in Message 2.
Option 4: Read a book set at least 75% in Japan.
The Complete Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi (288 pages)
Approved in Message 13 of the help thread.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 3
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.1 Catch Some Z's
Read a book with the letter Z in the title or subtitle.
I read Zero Day by David Baldacci.
Challenge 10.5 And The Tony Goes To....
Read a play.
I read The Crucible by Arthur Miller.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 105
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 9
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
10.6 Penguin Places The Summer Prince (This book is set in Brazil)
10.8 Build A Bridge (bridge on cover)
Gaijin: American Prisoner of WarDate: 11 Mar
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Task this post: 2
DANIELLE M15.5. Girls Just Wanta Have Fun!
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 15
Books Read: 1
Tasks Complete: 1
Ana20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Option 3-Read a book FIRST published in a year ending with the number 9.
by Rachel Vincent. Published in January 2009Points this Post 20
Total Points 40
Tasks Completed 2
Books Read 2
Total Pages 463
perletwo5.5 - March, April, May- Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 3, 4, or 5.
The Winter Garden Mystery - this paperback edition has 240 pages.
Points this task: 05
Total points: 305
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 04
Big Book ticket requests: 01
Books read: 24
Tasks completed: 17
DANIELLE M20.1- Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!
Option 3: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
First published in 1813.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 35
Books Read: 2
Tasks Complete: 2
10.3 Task - Aim High CELESTERRead a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads.
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen 2782 reviews (28%) - Five Stars (on 3/10/17)
2782 > 1454
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 10
Total Tasks: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 1
Readerboard Name - LaureY15.4. Laughing and Singing
Book 1 – April is National Humor Month. Read a book with a main page genre of humor.
Therapy by David Lodge
Book 2 – April 11 is Barbershop Quartet Day. Read a book that is #4 in a series.
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson is #4 in the 'Mistborn' series.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 80
Task this post: 1
Total Tasks: 4
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
DANIELLE M20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
Option 1: Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini
Author's initials are found in the phrase "GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 55
Books Read: 3
Tasks Complete: 3
perletwo20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball! - 1. please read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in the phrase “GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE.”
From Doon With Death by Ruth Rendell
Points this task: 20
Total points: 325
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 04
Big Book ticket requests: 01
Books read: 25
Tasks completed: 18
Task 15.9 – They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!Main page genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Station Eleven
GENRE verified in help thread
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 25 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
Readerboard Name: Quinn20.2
Option 1 -
For this option read a book with one of these shapes in the title or subtitle.
The Knave of Hearts by Elizabeth Boyle
*Word: Hearts
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 90
GO This Post/Total: 0
BB This Post/Total: 0
20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!Option 3: First published date ending in 9
Shades of Grey
First Published in 2009
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Points:40
Coralie5.3 The 20th Century
#2 in series
Agatha Heterodyne and the Airship City
5.8 Under the Spring Moon
Book with 'fish' in title
The Weaver Fish
20.6 Batter Up!
Option 1
Book with a character who was a baseball player (approved in help thread)
Ironweed: A Novel
20.7 Play Ball!
Option 1
Book by author whose first and last name initials are in graPefruiT league.
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
This post 50 points
Total to date 50 points
Emsreviewsbooks5.3 - The 20th Century
I read Silk and Secrets by Mary Jo Putney. It is #2 in the Silk Trilogy.
5.5 - March, April, May
I read a publisher's advance copy of Duke with Benefits by Manda Collins. There are 320 pages.
5.6 - Lady Day
I read Silk and Shadows by Mary Jo Putney.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 15
Books Read: 3
Tasks Complete: 3
Reader name : Maya----
5.1- Thoroughly Modern
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MODERN
Book read: The Soul Mender
Required: Author's initials are RD
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10.3 - Aim High
Read a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads.
Book read: Across the Universe
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15.8. How do I Get There?
Read a book with a map on the cover.
Book read: Atlas of Cursed Places: A Travel Guide to Dangerous and Frightful Destinations
Note: This was approved for page length in the General Question thread - about 40 pages are maps, but there 100 pages of writing.
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Points this post: 30
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Tasks completed: 3
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Points Total: 30
Reader name : Maya-----
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".
Book read: The Boss's Daughter
Required: Author's initials are AP
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20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
1. Read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in the phrase “GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE.”
Book read: Revenge of the Castle Cats
Required: Author's initials IF ; approved for length here
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25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
Option 2. Read a book of 100-150 pages in length.
Book read: The Christmas Catch
Option 3. Outback! – Read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in OUTBACK.
Book read: Exit Stage Left
Required: Author's initials are AC
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Points this post: 65
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Tasks completed: 6
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Points Total: 95
Bookwrm526Task #15.9 - They're Coming to Take Me Away
Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction. I read The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi.
Points this post: 15
Total points so far: 70
Maddie O.Task 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.
I read Niccolò Rising by Dorothy Dunnett. Niccolo is one of the nicknames 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
I read Elantris by Brandon Sanderson. Elantris is a city where a lot of the action in the book takes place.
At 638 pages, this book counts for 1 Big Book Ticket
Points this post: 25
Total points: 25
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Chris MD5.4 Best Laid Plans
Task 15.4 Option A from the Winter SRC: Title includes a question mark and who, whose, whom, what, where, when, why, which, how, whether, whence
Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
This book was originally published in 1923. Claiming one Golden Oldies ticket.
5.5 March, April, May
Total number of pages includes 3, 4, or 5
Every Day by David Levithan
Page total is 322
5.9 Whodunit?
Mystery is main page genre
Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin
15.4 Laughing and Signing
One book option: Humor is a main page genre and it is #4 in a series
Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
I listed to the audio version of this book. The mass market paperback has 313 pages.
Points for this post: 5 + 5 + 5 + 15 = 30
Total points: 30
Tasks completed:
Books read: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
CHANDNI20.4 – 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".
So Much Love by Rebecca Rosenblum
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This Post: 20
Total Points: 40
Books Read: 2
Completed Tasks: 2
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?Option 2, a book with an umbrella on the cover: The Wicked City by Beatriz Williams
Points this post: 20
Total points: 85
LAUREN JODI 30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task-Modern and Contemporary Art
Book #1: Published in 1930, Author initials in ART DECO
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
Book #2: Published in 2016, Author initials in POST MODERN ART
Do You Want to Start a Scandal by Tessa Dare
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 70/850
Total Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 4/52
LAUREN JODI 20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 1: Author initials in APRIL SHOWERS
Dream Man by Linda Howard
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 90/850
Total Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 5/52
Reader name: Daphne10.8
Bridge on cover
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball3. Baseball season: Cover with a flame.
Flash Fire
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Points 60
FANDURY20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
Option 3: Read a book with a cover that shows a flame.
by Hillary MonahanBurning Candle on the cover.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 40
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Readerboard Name: kiki25.1 - Diana K’s task - Spring Flowers
I chose the following options:
Option 3 - The Netherlands: The Dinner set entirely in The Netherlands, 407 pages
Option 4 - Blooming Trees and International Friendship: After the Quake set entirely in Japan, 182 pages
407 + 182 = 589 pages combined
Points this post: 25
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!Option 2: My favorite team is the Atlanta Braves. Read a book where at least 50% of the action takes place in Georgia.
A Place at the Table: A Novel by Susan Rebecca White - 50% of the book takes place in Georgia
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Oldie: 0
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 1
Total Books Read: 1
Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Delicious Dee20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...
Option 2 - Separation Games - C.D. Reiss - all initials including middle are found in BE BOLD FOR CHANGE
Total this post: 20
Total overall: 35
Golden Oldies: 1
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Task # 20.10 Group Reads
LGBT Mystery: The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 75