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SPRING CHALLENGE 2017
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5.5 -- March, April, May Read a book with the number of pages listed on Goodreads that includes the number 3, 4, or 5.
256 pages
unSweetined by Jodie Sweetin
Points this Post: 5
Big Books this Post: 0
Golden Oldies this Post: 0
Total Points: 150
Total Books Read: 12
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Megs5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
An Abundance of Katherines
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
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.
Medicine River by Thomas King
OUTBACK
Option 4. Not Dead Yet - For this option read a book with the GR genre “Environment” “Ecology” “Health” “Nature” or “Biology” on its GR homepage.Being Caribou: Seven Months on Foot with an Arctic Herd by Karsten Heuer
MPG Environment > Nature 19 users
Points this post: 30
Total Point: 175
Bookwrm526Task #10.4 - Partners in Crime
Read a book co-authored by two female authors. I read Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer.
Points this post: 10
Total points so far: 705
Queen Bee Darlene10.3 Aim High - Book w/ at least 1454 5-star ratings
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson Nimona
As of today, this books has 23,973 5 star ratings.
10 points
20.5 Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days
Option 2 - book by a woman with initials in BE BOLD FOR CHANGE
Day After Night by Anita Diamant Day After Night
20 points
25.3 Andy P's task - No more wolves
Book 1: Title/subtitle doesn't contain any letters in WOLF
Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy Side Effects May Vary
Book 2: Author initials in FLOWER
Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Eric Larson The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
25 points
Points this post: 55
Total Points: 305
Task 20.6 – Seasoned Reader – Bookwrm526 – Batter Up!Option 3 – First published in a year that ends with a ‘9’
2009 - Columbine
I listened to the audio / No MMP / Paperback - Columbine
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 530 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
KATIEGIRL30.4 - A Pride of Lions or a School of Sharks?
Book 1: A book with an animal from the Animal Group list on the cover.
Devoted: 38 Extraordinary Tales of Love, Loyalty, and Life With Dogs by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh
Dog on the cover.
Book 2: A book with an animal group word in the title for the animal in book 1.
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
A collective of dogs is a cry.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 830
Total tasks: 51
BB total: 3
GO total: 4
25.4 Nick KY's Task: Sydney HarbourOption 3. Outback! – For this option read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in OUTBACK.
Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
AC found in OUTBACK
GOLDEN OLDIE Ticket - first published 1942
Option 4. Not Dead Yet. – For this option read a book with the GR genre “Environment” “Ecology” “Health” “Nature” or “Biology” on its GR homepage.
The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild by Craig Childs
MPG Environment>Nature 80 users
Points: 25
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50.1 Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
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 fulfills the requirements of a 5 or 10 point task from that challenge.
I chose task 10.10: "This Task Is The Cat's Meow - Read A Book That...
• Has The Word Cat(s) In The Title.
• Or Has A Picture Of A Cat(s) On The Cover."
Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr
This book had the word cat in the title.
Page count = 238 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 or b) written by a single author born within 200 miles of the place you were born.
Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown
This book was set in Crozet, Virginia. I was born in Chilhowie, Virginia. Per the map tool, the distance is 185.87 miles.
Page count = 242 pages
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.
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. The entirety of the book must take place in the historic time period without introductions, epilogues, time travel or other changes of era contemporary to the first publication date.
Required: Identify the historical time setting if it is not evident on the book's main page.
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Approved in thread - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Page count = 876 (BIG BOOK TICKET)
Total pages read: 238+242+876 = 1356
Points: 50
Grand Total Points: 465
Tasks Completed: 32
Books Read: 42
Big Book Tickets: 3
Oldies Tickets: 4
MegSCL15.3. National Library Week is April 9-15
OPTION 2: read one book that meets both criteria for option 1 (a book featuring a library and author's initials in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK)
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett. Mobile library mentioned in GR blurb.
15.4. Laughing and Singing
OPTION 2: read one book that meets both criteria for option 1 (Read a book with a main page genre of humor and #4 in a series)
Meet Me at Emotional Baggage Claim
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 795 Goldies: 2 Big Books: 1
Amy FL15.3. National Library Week is April 9-15.
Option 2: The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett - nAtional liBrary week (mention of mobile library in book description)
15.7. It's Contagious!
The Fear - Best Fiction Books About Diseases or Viruses, page 1
25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Option B:
Book 1 - Heartless (retellings)
Book 2 - Bitterblue (page 3)
30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: It’s Elementary
Book 1: Spartan Gold - Gold - Au - atomic #79
Book 2: The Reapers - #7 in series (79 = 9+7=16; 1+6=7)
Points this post: 85
Total points: 290
Post #2430.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Passed to Delicious Dee: A Pride of Lions or a School of Sharks?
1) The Unlikely Ones FISH (glass bowl next to the toad)
2) The Love Goddess' Cooking School SCHOOL
Points this post:30
Total Points:530
Books read:42
Tasks Done: 29
SandiCompleted Tasks
15.6 - I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends.
Book a Goodreads friend rated 5 Stars. Sandy's rating -- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kindle edition I read: Hag-Seed
Most popular paperback edition: Hag-Seed
25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Using Option B: Borrowed & Blue
★Book #1: Retellings main page genre
Kindle edition I read: The Frog Prince
Paperback edition: The Frog Prince
★Book #2: Book found on the Books With The Blues listopia -- Found on page 23 - at spot #2226
Kindle edition I read: A Cruel Harvest
Paperback edition: A Cruel Harvest
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 550
Points Earned this Post: 40
Total Points To Date: 590
Elizabeth PTask 20.5 - It Was One of Those March Days...
Option Two - Female author whose initials are in BE BOLD FOR CHANGE
Buns by Alice Clayton
be bold for ChAnge
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 460
Total Tasks: 29
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
Total Books: 35
Task 25.4 - Sydney HarbourOption 2. Shrimp on the Barbie. Read a book of 100-150 pages in length.
Companions on the Road (1975) by Tanith Lee (Hardcover, 122 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 OUT BA CK.
Buried Alive (1908) by Arnold Bennett (Paperback, 180 pages)
** Buried Alive is a Golden Oldie, published in 1908**
360 + 25 = 385
Tasks Completed: 21
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 360 + 25 = 385
Books read: 30
Pages read: 9,698
Read but not claimed: 09
Goodreads Authors: 09
Golden Oldies: 03
Big Books:
(3) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Jenny HTask 5.6 - Lady Day
Author named Mary or any of the related names.
I read Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal
Task 5.7 - Modern Classics
Book is shelved 10+ times as "modern classic" on list.
I read Atonement by Ian McEwan.
It is on page 2 on the list, shelved 82 times.
Task 5.8 - Under the Spring Moon
Words worm, sap, pink, sprouting, grass, seed, egg, fish, flower, corn, milk are in the title/subtitle.
I read Sherlock: A Study in Pink by Steven Moffat.
It has the word PINK in the title.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 90
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
Task #30.5 - There Is No Frigate Like a BookBook 1: Read a book whose cover shows a type of place where you like to read. I read We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo, which has an airplane on the cover. I cannot sleep in/on any type of moving vehicle, so when I have to fly I make sure to load up LOTS of books.
.Book 2: Read a book that shows a different type of place where you like to read. I love nothing more than a big beach read by the pool, so I read The Invaders by Karolina Waclawiak.
.Points this post: 30
Total points so far: 735
20.2 - Rookie At The Top - McCathy's Task: Lucky CharmsFor this option read a book with one of these shapes in the title or subtitle. (a.hearts)
Heart of Darkness
***Claiming Golden Oldie Ticket, first published in 1899***
50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
Book 1: Task from the original challenge in 2009
I did Task 10.3- Read a book with "Bear" in the Title
The Bear 240 pages
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
The Rain Barrel Baby by Alison Preston 188 pages
This book is set in Winnipeg, and the author was born in Winnipeg. I was born in Winnipeg, so the straight line distance is 0 miles.
Book 3:RE - a drop of golden sun
Read a book set at least 75% in a country that experiences the midnight sun: Canada
Alias Grace 592 pages
240 + 188 + 592=1020 pages
Total new points: 70
Total Challenge Points: 670
Total GO's: 10
15.4. Laughing and SingingVery Good, Jeeves! by P.G. Wodehouse
Fulfils both criteria; Golden Oldie, first published in 1930.
Points this post: 15
Points in total: 700
Tasks completed: 36
Golden Oldies: 6
Big book tickets: 0
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: Over and Under
When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 325
BB:1
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 16
Total Books read: 19
JENNY HTask 10.9 - Star Wars Stars
Author shares a name with one of the actors who appeared in the film.
I read Practical Ethics by Peter Singer. He shares the first name PETER with Peter Cushing and Peter Mayhew.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 90
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
Readerboard Name: Kathy P25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
Option 1. Sydney Harbour
My Bridges of HopeOption 4. Not Dead YetUnaccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care
Points this post: 25
Books this post: 2
Totals
Points: 350
BB:1
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 17
Total Books read: 21
loafer20.4 – 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".
Lost for Words: A Novel by Edward St. Aubyn
April ShowErs
points: 20
total: 670
BB: 5
GO: 8
tasks completed: 40
CEELEETask 10.5 And The Tony Goes To....
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Tony Awards which are presented for excellence in theatre, read a play!
An easy task for me as I am an actor and am always reading plays!
I chose PHANTOM, book by Arthur Kopi, Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston. This is the American version of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and I am planning on auditioning for the show later this summer!
Phantom
Total Points for Task:10
Total Books Read for Task: 1
Total Big Books Claimed for Task: 0
Total Golden Oldies Claimed for Task: 0
Total Points for Spring Challenge: 95
Total Tasks Completed for Spring Challenge: 6
Total Books Read for Spring Challenge: 8
Total Big Books Claimed for Spring Challenge: 1
Total Golden Oldies Claimed for Spring Challenge: 1
Sarah E20.2 - Rookie At The Top - McCathy's Task: Lucky Charms
Option 2: Main Page Genre of Ireland
Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party
Genre was approved here
Points this post: 20
Total points: 735
50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very BeginningFor 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.
1. Let's start at the very beginning...
Read a book that fulfils the requirements of a 5 or 10 point task from the Fall 2009 challenge.
Required: State the task number and include the requirements of the task in your post.
I chose Task 10.5, honoring the German celebration of Oktoberfest and read a book by a German author.
The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers, who was born in and currently resides in Germany.
This book has 461 pages.
2. It's a very good place to start...
Read a book that is b) written by a single author born within 200 miles of the place you were born.
Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal
I am using the author's birthplace. Amy Krouse Rosenthal was born in Chicago, Illinois (in her GR bio) which is a straight line distance of 7.98 miles from my place of birth.
This book has 368 pages.
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.
MI - a name I call myself
Read an autobiography or memoir- a nonfiction account of the author's own life or experiences.
The Madwoman in the Volvo: My Year of Raging Hormones, a memoir.
This book has 288 pages.
Total Pages: 1,117
5.4 - Best Laid Plans Didn't quite finish last time? Read a book that fits one of the Winter Challenge 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Required: When you post, indicate which Winter 2016 task you are using, and include any information required by the task. I chose task 5.9 - Willow
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that contains an X.
Exit West
5.9 - Whodunit?
March is Mystery Month. Read a book with a main page genre that includes "Mystery"
The Expats
5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White
America
Points this post: 15
Total points: 65
10.3 - Aim HighRead a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads.
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century has 1732 5 star ratings.
10.10 -The 2017 Rooster
Read a book from the Tournament of Books Longlist
The Nix
Points this post: 20
Total points: 85
****Repost only to claim Big Book Ticket****The Nix
Used for task 10.10, post 2658.
This book has 628 pages.
Claiming one BB ticket
loafer10.8 - Build A Bridge
Read a book with the word "bridge" or "bridges" in its title/subtitle OR with a bridge on the cover.
The Bridge by Katherine Paterson
points: 10
total: 680
BB: 5
GO: 8
tasks completed: 41
Shawn H.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
Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre by Jeff Pearlman
**Brett Favre was a professional football player, since retired**
***448 pages***
Book 2: Read a book with the name of a place in the title/subtitle
The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn
**Jonestown was a community / village in Guyana**
***544 pages***
******CLAIMING 1 BIG TICKET BOOK**********
****992 pages > 500 pages****
30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task-Modern and Contemporary Art
Book 1: First Pub: 1890-1939; Author Initials in "ART DECO" or "ART NOUVEAU" or "BAUHAUS"
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
**Agatha Christie = Art deCo**
***First Published July 6, 1936***
******CLAIMING 1 GOLDEN OLDIE*******
Book 2: First Pub: 1970 - Present; Author Initials "CONTEMPORARY ART" or "POST MODERN ART"
Old Records Never Die: One Man's Quest for His Vinyl and His Past by Eric Spitznagel
**Eric Spitznagel = poSt modErn art**
***First Published April 12, 2016***
Points this Post: 55
Total Points: 210
Golden Oldie: 3
Big Ticket Book: 1
Cindy FTask 5.10 Your Own 8th Wonder
Book of choiceBurials by Mary Anna Evans
Points this post:5
Total points:115
Tasks completed:11
Books read:11
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
KATRINAT15.5. Girls Just Wanta Have Fun!
March 3 is Girls Day in Japan. Read a book with the word “girl” found intact in the title/subtitle of the book.
The Girls, Emma Cline
#Points this post: 15
Total Points: 310
GO: 1
BB: 1
Tasks completed:18
(5.1/5.2/5.4/5.5/5.9/5.10/10.3/10.10/15.5/15.6/15.7/15.9/20.1/20.5/2......)
Books read: 23
CEELEETask 50.1 Let's Start At The Very Beginning...
Three book task. Read one book from each of the three options. The total page count for all three books should be at least 1,000 pages.
OPTION 1 Let's Start At The Very Beginning.
To celebrate the beginning of the Seasonal Reading Challenge in Fall 2009, read a book from one of the 5 or 10 point tasks. Include the task number and requirements for that task.
I chose Task 10.10 This Task Is The Cat's Meow
Read a book with the word cat in the title or has a picture of a cat on the cover.
YAY! A cat task! I chose the book NO COOPERATION FROM THE CAT by Marian Babson. It has both a cat on the cover and the word cat in the title.
No Cooperation from the Cat: A Mystery
Page count total: 288 pp
Option 2 That's A Very Good Place To Start...
Read a book set within 200 miles from the place where you were born or within 200 miles of where author was born.
I chose A Peach Of A Murder by Livia J Washburn. I am not sure if she was born there but she lives there now and all her books are set in Weatherford TX which is 21.94 straight line miles from Granbury TX where I was born so I am choosing the setting. It is a real town and I have been there several times and it reminds me a lot of Granbury and the friends and relatives I grew up with even after we moved away.
A Peach of a Murder
Page count 251 pages.
Option 3 When You Read You Begin With A, B, C. When You Sing, You Begin With Do, Re, Me......
Read a book from the list Do, Re, Me, etc.
I chose So which is to read a historical fiction book.
The book I chose is THE QUEEN's FOOL by Philippa Gregory
The Queen's Fool
Page Count: 514 pp
Since THE QUEEN'S FOOL is over 500 pages I am claiming 1 Big Book Ticket for that book.
Total Page Count for all three books: 288+251+514= 1,053
Total Points For Task: 50
Total Books Read For Task: 3
Total Big Books Claimed For Task: 1
Total Golden Oldies Claimed For Task: 0
Total Points For Spring Challenge: 145
Total Tasks Completed For Spring Challenge: 7
Total Books Read For Spring Challenge: 11
Total Big Books Claimed For Spring Challenge: 2
Total Golden Oldies Claimed For Spring Challenge: 1
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Spring Reading Challenge 2017
Cait S25.5- Here Comes the Bride!
Option B: Borrowed & Blue
Book #1
Read a book with "Retellings" as a main page genre.
The Storyteller's Daughter: A Retelling of the Arabian Nights by Cameron Dokey
This book is approved on the help thread here
Book #2
Read a book from this list: Books With The Blues.
Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff
This book is found on page 28 of the list.
Points This Post: 25
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 250/850
5.2 - Location, Location, LocationRead a book set at least 50% in a location of a modern wonder: New York, USA
Required: If the setting is not evident on the book's main page include a reference or quote from the book when you post.
"Andrea Bern is in her late 30s, lives in New York and works in advertising,..."
http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/boo...
Side note: The view in Andrea's sunglasses on the cover is the one she sees from her New York Apartment window.
10.6 - Penguin Places
Read a book set at least 50% in a country/territory from this list that is a home to penguins:... Argentina...
Fever Dream written by Samanta Schweblin, an Argentinan author, is set entirely in Argentina:
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/12/5093504...
"A woman named Amanda is dying in a clinic in rural Argentina..."
20.1- Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!
Option 3. Read a book FIRST published prior to 1917.
Northanger Abbey was first published in 1817.
I am claiming one Golden Oldie Ticket.
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 2: Read a book with a picture of rain or an umbrella on the cover.
Required: Include the cover.
20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Option 3: Read a book FIRST published in a year ending with the number 9.
Plainsong was first published in 1999
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: Over and Under
Read a book that has either "under" or "over" intact in its title, subtitle or author's name.
Lincoln in the Bardo by George SaUNDERs
Points this post: 95
Total points: 180
1 G.O. Ticket
10.1 - Catch Some Z'sRead a book with the letter Z in the title or subtitle.
Discontent and Its Civilizations: Dispatches from Lahore, New York, and London
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.
News of the World
My GR friend Elyse gave this book 5 stars. And so did I!
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
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 Invention of Morel has 103 pages.
This book was first published in 1940. Claiming one Golden Oldie Ticket
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.
Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town by Brian Alexander
25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
This is a two book task. Pick ONE of the options below and read Book 1 and Book 2 from that option.
Required: Indicate the option.
I am choosing Option A: Old & New
Book 1:For this option read a book FIRST published before 1992
Stoner, first published in 1965
AND
Book 2: For something new, read a book FIRST published in 2017.
Swimming Lessons
Points this post: 75
Total Points: 255
1 G.O. Ticket this post
10.8 - Build A Bridge
The City, Not Long After15.8. How do I Get There?
Isle of the Dead 825 + 25 =850 (Yay!)
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.8 - Under the Spring Moon
Pink Slips and Glass Slippers by J.P. Hansen
The title contains the word "pink"
Link to PB edition: Pink Slips and Glass Slippers
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 505 points
Tasks completed: 34
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Reposting task 50.1 from post 264750.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
Book 1: Task from the original challenge in 2009
I did Task 10.3- Read a book with "Bear" in the Title
The Bear 240 pages
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
The Rain Barrel Baby by Alison Preston 188 pages
This book is set in Winnipeg, and the author was born in Winnipeg. I was born in Winnipeg, so the straight line distance is 0 miles.
Book 3:SO - a needle pulling thread
Since "a stitch in time saves nine", read a historical fiction novel.
Alias Grace 592 pages
Takes place 1843-1873 and published in 1996
240 + 188 + 592=1020 pages
New points: 50
Total challenge points: 670
Total GO's 10
Amy FL5.1- Thoroughly Modern
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (mOdeRn)
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Wires and Nerve, Volume 1 (5.3 - #1 in series)
5.5 - March, April, May
The Jury Master (496 pages)
10.3 - Aim High
Be Frank With Me (2621 - 5 star ratings)
10.9 - Star Wars Stars
The Twelve Dogs of Christmas by David Rosenfelt (David Prowse)
Points this post: 35
Total points: 325
Task 20.7 Play Ball!1.Read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in the phrase “GRAP EF RUIT LEAGUE.”
Nagasaki (2010) by Éric Faye; translated from French by Emily Boyce (Paperback, 112 pages)
Grand Prix du Roman de l'Académie française (2010)
385 + 20 = 405
Tasks Completed: 22
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 385 + 20 = 405
Books read: 31
Pages read: 9,810
Read but not claimed: 08
Goodreads Authors: 09
Golden Oldies: 03
Big Books:
(3) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
REPOST30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Passed to Delicious Dee: A Pride of Lions or a School of Sharks?
1)
The Unlikely Ones FISH (glass bowl next to the toad)2) The Love Goddess' Cooking School SCHOOL
Points this post:30
Total Points:530
Books read:42
Tasks Done: 29
Mod
Julia10330.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Passed to Delicious Dee: A Pride of Lions or a School of Sharks?
Book 1:
(dogs on cover)Book 2: Cry, the Beloved Country (Cry is the name for group of dogs)
This was first published in 1948 - claiming Golden Oldie ticket
This post: 30 points
Total points: 635
Total BB: 3
Total GO: 3
Tasks completed: 34
5.7 Modern ClassicsI reread Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban which is on page 2.
5.9 Whodunnit?
I read Dumb Witness which has mystery on its main page. This book was published in 1937 making it a ******Golden Oldie*****
That is it for me! Thank you mods!!!
points: 300
books read: 26
tasks completed: 21
Goldie Oldie: 1
pages read: 9228
JUKKAThe two Christopher Isherwood novels in the tasks below were read as a single compilation volume, The Berlin Stories. Note that the titles Mr Norris Changes Trains and The Last of Mr Norris refer to the same novel; the latter was the US title, as explained by Wikipedia.
25.2 - Sandy's Task: Who Am I? Where Am I?
Book 1: Book with a name of a character in the title.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon. The protagonists of the novel are Joe Kavalier and Sammy Clay.
Book 2: Book with the name of a significant location in the title.
Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood. Nearly the entire book is set in Berlin.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay clocks in at 636 pages, taking care of the 500-page requirement for the task and a Big Book ticket. Goodbye to Berlin is from 1939 and therefore a Golden Oldie.
25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Option A: Old & New
Book 1: A book released before 1992.
Mr Norris Changes Trains by Christopher Isherwood. First published in 1935, it's a Golden Oldie.
Book 2: A book first published in 2017.
Buffalo Soldier by Maurice Broaddus
Points this post: 50
Big Books this post: 1
Golden Oldies this post: 2
Total Points: 430/850
Total Books Read: 33
Tasks Completed: 30/52
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 6
15.4 - Girls Just Wanta Have Fun!The word 'girl' in title - Read The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff.
Points these task: 15
Total points: 270
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 5
Books read: 24
Tasks completed: 18
5.5 - March, April, MayNumber of pages includes 3, 4 or 5 - Read Guantánamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi. 379 pages.
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...
Option 1: Word in title matches a word from the Dr. Seuss phrase - Read Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter. The word that matches is 'with' - "step with care" portion of the phrase.
Points these task: 25
Total points: 295
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 5
Books read: 24
Tasks completed: 20
DANIELLE M15.6. I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends
At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
Rated 4 stars by my friend Peggy.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 345
Books Read: 24
Tasks Complete: 18
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15.7- It's Contagious!
Read a book from one of the following lists: Best Fiction Books About Diseases or Viruses or History of Disease.
The Last One by Alexandra Oliva
This book is found on Page 1 of "Best Fiction Books about Diseases or Viruses".
Points This Post: 15
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 225/850