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SPRING CHALLENGE 2017
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Sarah E30.5 - Jonquil’s task: There Is No Frigate Like A Book
I like to read in a chair by the window
I have enjoyed listening to audiobooks in the car
Points this post: 30
Total points: 675
15.4. Laughing and SingingOPTION 2: read one book that meets both criteria for option 1.
Book 1 – Read a book with a main page genre of humor.
AND
Book 2 – Read a book that is #4 in a series.
My Savior
have verified humor in genres, but it seems to be showing up regular.
Cumulative Total 820+15 = 835
hoodoomends20.4 - April Showers?
✿ option 3: a book with the main page genre "self help".
A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science by Barbara Oakley (★★★★)
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Current Post
Points: 20
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 250
GO: 7
BB: -
BARBARA ★10.7 ~ Mad For Plaid
The Wicked Ways of Alexander Kidd - Paula Quinn 3/16
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25.2 ~ Sandy's Task: Who Am I? Where Am I?
Book 1: Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon - Nancy Atherton 4/22
APPROVAL: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book 2: The Luckiest Lady in London - Sherry Thomas 4/23
Book 1 (240 pages) + Book 2 (276 pages) = 516 pages
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 35
Total Points: 555
50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very BeginningBOOK 1: Read a book that fulfils the requirements of a 5 or 10 point task from the Fall 2009 challenge.
Fall 2009 10.1: Read A Book First Published During Buddy Holly's Lifetime (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959).
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
First published 1940 (384 pages)
*This is a GOLDEN OLDIE (first pub 1940)*
BOOK 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.
Jeeves and the Wedding Bells by Sebastian Faulks
(272 pages)
I am using the author's birthplace. Sebastian Fulks was born in Donnington, England. This is 50 miles from my birthplace.
BOOK 3: SO - a needle pulling thread - read a historical fiction novel.
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
(411 pages)
Total pages = 1,067
Points this post: 50
TOTAL POINTS: 370
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2 (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 17
Total books read: 23
Bluegrass Pam10.3 - Aim High
The Painted Veil
# of 5 star ratings: 7,379
*Requesting 1 Golden Oldies ticket. Published in 1925.
GO this post: 1
Points this post: 10
Total points: 230
GO Total: 5
Sara G20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
I went with
The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
Points this post: 20
Total points: 690
CHANDNI5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
Black Mad Wheel by Josh Malerman
[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 305
Books Read: 24
Completed Tasks: 23
Brave15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!: Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction.
I'd like to shuffle The Wanderers by Meg Howrey to this task.
MPG is Science Fiction
And put I Must Have You by JoAnna Novak in Task 25.5 as my Option A, book 2 selection. It is a 2017 release.
(Task 25.5, Option A, book 1 was The Long Walk by Richard Bachman)
Total NEW points this post: 15
Total points: 295
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Janice CA5.5 - March, April, May
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 3, 4, or 5.
pages: 204
Beware of Cat: And Other Encounters of a Letter Carrier by Vincent Wyckoff
+5
total: 90
tasks: 7
books 8
MegSCL30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: passed to Sheila: In Honor of Earth Day - Two Halves of a Whole.
Book 1: Read a book with Spring, March, April or May in the title.
May We Be Forgiven
Book 2: Read a book that is 9th, 10th or 11th in a series.
Eric (Discworld #9)
30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: It’s Elementary
Book 1: The Pure Gold Baby
Gold’s atomic number is 79, symbol Au
Book 2: adding 7 and 9 will get 16: Soul Music (Discworld #16)
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 765 Goldies: 2 Big Books: 1
Brooklyn20.2 – McCathy’s Task: Lucky Charms
Option 1: Read a book with one of the Lucky Charms shapes in the title/subtitle
Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin
Shape is “heart”
Points this post: 20
Total points: 430/850
Tasks completed: 25/52
Books read: 32
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets = 1)
Brooklyn5.2 – Location, Location, Location
Read a book that takes place in a location of a modern wonder
An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny by Laura Schroff
The book takes place in New York City, New York
Points this post: 5
Total points: 435/850
Tasks completed: 26/52
Books read: 33
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets = 1)
Christine V25.2 - Sandy's Task: Who Am I? Where Am I?
Book 1: Margaret the First: A Novel
Book 2: Villette
Villette was first published in 1853. ***Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket***
Points this post: 25
GO Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 10
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=2)
Kait10.2 - Initial Success
A book with an author who uses exactly 2 initials instead of a first name as it appears on Goodreads.
Night Blade by J.C. Daniels -- Author's name appears as 'J.C. Daniels' on GR; I read the kindle ebook edition, here is the paperback: Night Blade
Points This Post: 10
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 365
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Bluegrass Pam50.1 Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
1. Let's start at the very beginning...
Used Task 5.1: Word “children” in title
Children of Dune – 408 pages
2. It's a very good place to start...
Used the author’s birthplace
The Sea Is My Brother: The Lost Novel – 216 pages
The author Jack Kerouac was born in Lowell, MA which is 78.52 miles from my birthplace.
3. When you read you begin with A, B, C, when you sing you begin with do, re, mi...
Used option SO – Historical Fiction
The Orchardist – 448 pages
The book was published in 2012. It starts in 1857 and continues through the early 1900s.
Total pages: 408+216+448= 1072 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 280
GO Total: 5
Sara ITA*REPOST*
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
Option 4: Read a book with the GR genre “Environment” “Ecology” “Health” “Nature” or “Biology” on its GR homepage.
Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
Book tagged Environment > Nature as MPG by 288 users
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Option 3: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in OUTBACK.
Guida il tuo carro sulle ossa dei morti by Olga Tokarczuk
Single author whose initials are in OUTBACK
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Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 355
BB Tickets: 4
GO Tickets: 10
KATIEGIRL25.1 - Spring Flowers
Option 1: A book with one of these spring flowers found intact in the title/ subtitle: Bluebell, crocus, daffodil, hyacinth, iris, snowdrop.
An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor
Irish contains Iris.
352 pages
Option 3: A book set at least 75% in The Netherlands.
Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland
This novel follows a painting across The Netherlands, from Amsterdam to Delft.
242 pages
594 pages total (greater than 500 requirement)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 800
Total tasks: 50
BB total: 3
GO total: 4
Nikki S. Task 25.3
Book One : Read a book whose title does NOT contain any of the letters in the word WOLF.
Tinkers by Paul Harding.
Book Two: Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the word FLOWER.
Independence Day by Richard Ford
Points this Post : 25
Tasks This Post : 1
Total Points : 190
Total Tasks : 11
Total Big Book Tickets : 2
Golden Oldies : 0
RuthTask 5.8 Under the Spring Moon
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 70
Total Tasks: 8
Books Read 8
Readerboard Name: Nicola TTask: 20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Chose Option 3: Read a book FIRST published in a year ending with the number 9.
I read The Joy Luck Club which was first published 1989
Points this post: 20
Points overall: 120
BB overall:1
GO overall:1
Books read: 8
Tasks completed:6
Brave30.5 - 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.
Book 2: Read a second book with a cover that shows a different reading spot or a variation on book 1's spot.
Required: Post the two covers. Explain the connection between the cover image and your reading spot.
Book 1:
by Megan AbbottI like to read both at and in the pool.
Book 2:
by Karyn B. PurvisI like to read at the desk (or table, as is the case in our house) either with a book or on the laptop. (Bonus! I like reading with our foster kids at the table, too!)
Total points this post: 30
Total points: 325
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 2
LAVENDER10.6 - Penguin Places
Read a book set at least 50% in a country/territory from the list that is a home to penguins.
The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie ebook I read
The Man in the Brown Suit 303 pages
This book takes place mostly in South Africa
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20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 3: Read a book with one of the following main page genres: Ancient, Christian, Christianity, Inspirational, Judaica, Judaism, Mythology, Old Testament, Personal Development, Religion, Self-Help, Spirituality, Theology.
The Self Esteem Workbook by Glenn R. Schiraldi 264 pages
Has an MPG of Self Help (confirmed in message 17 just in case)
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 720
Tasks Completed: 45
Books Read: 59
DAIRE - clarification on post 151430.3 It's Elementary
My chosen element is SILVER - chemical symbol: Ag
Book 1 (Chemical element in title)
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
Book 2 (atomic number of silver = 74, 7+4 = 11 >> #11 in a series)
Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs (11th in Temperance Brennan series)
15.3 National Library Week is April 9-15Book 1, a book featuring a library or librarian: Arsenic and Old Books by Miranda James
Explanation about the library/librarian connection: Arsenic and Old Books
Book 2, author's initials in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK: Night Work by Laurie R. King
Points this post: 15
Total points: 785
Cait S15.3- National Library Week Is April 9-15
Book #1
Read a book featuring a library or librarian.
Real Murders by Charlaine Harris
The book description describes the main character as "Librarian", which is also demonstrated through out the book as we see the character going to work multiple times at the library.
Book #2
Read a book with its author's initials in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Points This Post: 15
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 200/850
Task 25.6 - A Stitch In Time Saves Nine1. Spring Forward: Read a book from the first 5 pages of Popular Futurism Books or Popular Near-Future Books
Required: State the list you used and the page where your book was found.
List: Popular Near-Future Books
Page: One
Lock In (Lock In #1) (2014) by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 336 pages)
2. Fall Back: Read a book with a genre that contains "historical" or "history" intact on its main book page.
The Imjin War: Japan's Sixteenth-Century Invasion of Korea and Attempt to Conquer China (2005) by Samuel Hawley (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 2nd, 682 pages) [951.902]
** The Imjin War: Japan's Sixteenth-Century Invasion of Korea and Attempt to Conquer China is a Big Book (682 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket **
336 + 682 = 1,018 > 500 pages
280 + 25 = 305
Tasks Completed: 17
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 280 + 25 = 305
Books read: 25
Pages read: 8,552
Read but not claimed: 13
Goodreads Authors: 09
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(3) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
BEKKA – 50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
1. For this task I used the 3rd 5 point task, which states:
“3. In 1492 Columbus Sailed The Ocean Blue - In Honor Of Columbus Day (October) - Read A Novel Where The Main Character Travels At Sea Or A Non-Fiction Book About Sea Travel.”
So I read “The Rathbones”
by Janice Clark which is about a whaling family, all of whom travel at sea. This book has 384 pages. 2: For this task, I read “Deadline”
by Chris Crutcher, since it is set in Trout, Idaho, which is 148 miles as the crow flies from Salt Lake City, my birthplace, or 198 miles by car. This book has 316 pages. 3. For this task, I used the option SO, and read “Forever and Forever: The Courtship of Henry Longfellow and Fanny Appleton”
by Josi S. Kilpack, since it is a historical fiction that starts in 1836. It was published in 2016, and has 336 pages. All of the pages of these books together equal 1036.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 50
Total Points Earned to Date: 50
Pages Read this Challenge: 1036
Total Pages Read to Date: 1036
Books Read this Challenge: 3
Total Books Read: 3
EMurphy20.8 Nickels & Dimes-Coraline's Task: Over and Under
Read a book that has either "under" or "over" intact in its title
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 170
Books Read: 10
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 9
Stephanie12725.1 - Diana K’s task - Spring Flowers
Option 3: The Netherlands: Read a book set at least 75% in The Netherlands.
The Dinner with 292 pages
Option 4: Blooming Trees and International Friendship: Read a book set at least 75% in Japan.
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche with 366 pages
total page count: 658
Points this post: 25
Total points: 120/850
Tasks completed: 11/52
Books read: 12
EMurphy5.9 Whodunit? Mystery genre Eileen by Ottessa Moshfega
This Task:
Points: 5
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 175
Books Read: 11
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 10
EMurphy10.3 Aim High: Book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
This Task:
Points: 10
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 185
Books Read: 12
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 11
Brooklyn30.2 – 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
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
This was first published in 1926
Book 2
Read a book first published between 1970 and the present whose author’s first and last name initials can be found in POST MODERN ART
AWOL on the Appalachian Trail by David Miller
This was published in 2006
Points this post: 30
Total points: 465/850
Tasks completed: 27/52
Books read: 35
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets = 1)
BARBARA ★15.7 ~ It's Contagious!
Seizure - Kathy Reichs 5/25
(#49 on Best Fiction Books About Diseases or Viruses)
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 570
Task 5.9 - Whodunit ? MPG Mystery
The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie
Golden Oldie - first published 1929
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 55
Golden Oldies: 2 (1 this post)
Big Books: 1
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.”
I listened to the audio book, but linked to paperback for length verification.
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
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.
Walt
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 Cellist of Sarajevo
Total new points: 45
Total Challenge points: 600
GO's: 9
10.4 - Partners in CrimeRead a book co-authored by two female authors
I read Tiny Pretty Things written
by Sona Charaipotra (Goodreads Author), Dhonielle Clayton (Goodreads Author)
Task points: 10
Total points:240
Tasks completed:13
BB ticket:1
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.1- Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!
Option 2
The Timbuktu School for Nomads: Across the Sahara in the Shadow of Jihad
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 305
BB:1
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 15
Total Books read: 18
Kristen IA5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in a location of a modern wonder: England; France; Canada; New York, USA; California,USA; Brazil; Paraguay; Panama; Netherlands
Required: If the setting is not evident on the book's main page include a reference or quote from the book when you post.
Best Kept Secret by Jeffrey Archer
The setting is England
I listened to the audiobook, but have linked to the PB edition
10.9 - Star Wars Stars
Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of these actors who appeared in the film: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, James Earl Jones. Names must match exactly but may appear in any position ( Julie James, Earl Lovelace) One qualifying author in a work by multiple contributors works.
Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James
Julie James - James Earl Jones
I listened to the audiobook, but have linked to the MMPB edition
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. REQUIRED: Give the name of the friend in your post.
Sail by James Patterson
My GR Friend Aubrey rated this book 4 stars
15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!
Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction. The genre may be standalone or embedded (i.e., Fantasy Science Fiction).
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
I listened to the audiobook, but have linked to the PB edition
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
This is a two book challenge. Please read a book from two different options below.
Required: Tell us which options you choose.
Option 2. Shrimp on the Barbie. Read a book of 100-150 pages in length.
The Trial by James Patterson - 110 pages
I listened to the audiobook, but have linked to the PB edition
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.
All I Want Is You by Toni Blake
I listened to the audiobook, but have linked to the PB edition
50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
For this task you need to read one book for each of options 1, 2, and 3 AND your books must total at least 1,000 pages.
No books with a main page genre children or kids are allowed for this task.
1. Let's start at the very beginning...
The first Seasonal Reading Challenge in this stand-alone group took place in Fall 2009. For this task, read a book that fulfils the requirements of a 5 or 10 point task from that challenge.
Fall 2009 - Task 5.1
Our Children Are Our Future (Reads) - Read A Book That Has The Word Son(s), Daughter(s) (Because They're Just As Important), Kid(s), Child, or Children In The Title.
The Last Child by John Hart (576 pages)
*****I claim 1 BB Ticket*****
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. Set in means that at least 50% of the plot takes place in this location. The book's setting must be a real place found on a map. Alternate, dystopian or futuristic depictions of real places DO work.
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (328 pages)
The novel is set in Omaha, Nebraska, which is 126.21 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...
Choose one of the following options:
Required: Identify the option.
FA - a long long way to run
Read a book with a professional athlete or athletic team as a main character or subject.
Drive by Brenda Rothert (214 pages)
576 + 328 + 214 = 1118 pages
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Points this Post: 120
Total Points: 320/850
Total Tasks: 21/52
GO: 0
BB: 5
Task 20.4 –April Showers?Option 1: Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the phrase "APRIL SHOWE RS".
Across a Billion Years (1969) by Robert Silverberg (Paperback, 250 pages)
305 + 20 = 325
Tasks Completed: 18
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 305 + 20 = 325
Books read: 26
Pages read: 8,802
Read but not claimed: 12
Goodreads Authors: 09
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(3) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task 15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction. The genre may be standalone or embedded (i.e., Fantasy Science Fiction).
The Variable Man and Other Stories (1957) by Philip K. Dick (Paperback, 255 pages)
325 + 15 = 340
Tasks Completed: 19
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 325 + 15 = 340
Books read: 27
Pages read: 9,057
Read but not claimed: 11
Goodreads Authors: 09
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(3) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task 20.6 –Batter Up!!Option 3: Read a book FIRST published in a year ending with the number 9.
This is Where I Leave You (2009) by Jonathan Tropper (Hardcover, 339 pages)
340 + 20 = 360
Tasks Completed: 20
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 340 + 20 = 360
Books read: 28
Pages read: 9,396
Read but not claimed: 10
Goodreads Authors: 09
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(3) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
10.7 - Mad For PlaidRead a book with something plaid (or checked) on the cover.
by Madeleine ThienThe lady's kimono has a checked pattern.
Points this post: 10
TOTAL POINTS: 380
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2 (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 18
Total books read: 24
DAIREPlease note, I am cancelling my count for 30.5 as previously submitted, and will be using those book for other tasks.
5.10 Read a book of your choice
My Ideal Bookshelf by Thessaly La Force
15.10 A book whose author's initials can be found in GARDENING
Maynard and Jennica by Rudolph Delson
20.7 Option 2 - A book set in either Florida or France (I picked France)
The Little Paris Kitchen by Rachel Khoo
25.3
Book 1 - Title does not contain WOLF
Bitten by Kelley Armstrong (436 pages)
Book 2 - Author's initials found in FLOWER
What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey (228 pages)
25.4
Book 1 - Option 2. Book that is 100 - 150 pages in length.Selected Poems of T. S. Eliot by T.S. Eliot (128 pages)
Book 2 - Option 3. Author's initials can be found in OUTBACK.Spanish Made Simple by Omar Allibhoy
Points this Post: 90
Total Points: 175
Total Tasks: 9
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book pts: 3
Total Books: 12
Readerboard Name: McCathy10.7 - Mad For Plaid
Read a book with something plaid on the cover.
The Duke's Perfect Wife by Jennifer Ashley
Plaid kilt on cover
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25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
1. Spring Forward: Read a book from the first 5 pages of Popular Futurism Books or Popular Near-Future Books
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Page 2 of Popular Near-Future Books list
195 pgs
2. Fall Back: Read a book with a genre that contains "historical" or "history" intact on its main book page.
The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
MPG Historical
372 pgs
Page count for both books should be at least 500 pages
195 + 372 = 567 pages ✓
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30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: passed to Sheila: In Honor of Earth Day - Two Halves of a Whole.
Book 1: Spring in the northern hemisphere - Read a book with one of the words: Spring, March, April or May in the title.
Spring Training by Parker Kincade
Spring in title
Book 2: Spring in the southern hemisphere - Read a book that is designated in the GR series metadata as the 9th, 10th or 11th in a series.
One Dog Night by David Rosenfelt
#9 in Andy Carpenter series
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Points this post: 65
Total Points: 775
SSKroutTask 5.4 Best Laid Plans
from Winter 2016 reading challenge "5.5 December, January, February"
Run Rabbit Run
Points this task: 5
Total points: 65
Total tasks: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 8
Kim ATask 50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
1. Let's start at the very beginning... - Task 5.1 - Read a book that has the word "children" in the title
The Children Act by Ian McEwan
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
Bang by Lisa McMann
*I was born in Peoria, IL. This book is set in Chicago, IL. 130.69 miles apart
3. When you read you begin with A, B, C, when you sing you begin with do, re, mi... - Read a book set at least 75% in a country that experiences the midnight sun
Canada by Richard Ford
*Set in Saskatchewan, Canada
Points This Post - 50
Total Points - 520
FANDURY30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: It’s Elementary
Book 1: Read a book which has the name of any element on the Periodic Table in its title, subtitle or series name.
Riveted by Meljean Brook
Book #3 in the The IRON Seas Series.
Book 2: Using the atomic number of the element chosen for book 1 read a book that has the same number in a series.
The atomic number of Iron is 26, symbol FE.
2 + 6 = 8
Jane and His Lordship's Legacy by Stephanie Barron
Book is #8 in the Jane Austen Mysteries series.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 425
Books Read: 33
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
15.8. How do I Get There?Read a book with a map on the cover.
list as approved in help thread
Cumulative Total: 835+15 = 850
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Meets a Winter Challenge 5, 10 or 15 point task - Read Nostromo by Joseph Conrad. This meets task 15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!. The only word, Nostromo, matches one of the letters.
This book has 511 pages, so, I claim 1 Big Book Ticket
Also, it was first published in 1904, so, I claim one Golden Oldie ticket.
Points these task: 5
Total points: 235
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 5
Books read: 22
Tasks completed: 16