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SPRING CHALLENGE 2017
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Marina H25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour
Option 2: Eget værelse by Virginia Woolf, 141 pages
First published 1929 - claiming 1 GO ticket
Option 5: Flagermusmanden by Jo Nesbø
Set in Autralia
Points this post: 25
Total points: 80
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 5
hoodoomends20.7 - Play Ball!
✿ option 2: a book that takes place in Florida or France.
O Pai Goriot by Honoré de Balzac (★★★)
Setting: Paris (France).
**I'd like a GO ticket since it was first published in 1834**
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Current Post
Points: 20
GO: 1
BB: -
Total
Points: 115
GO: 5
BB: -
KATRINAT10.3 - Aim High
Burial Rites, Hannah Kent
Read a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads.
At the time of posting Burial Rites had 15,308 5 star reviews.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 40
GO: 1
BB:
Tasks completed: 3 (5.5/25.5/10.3)
Books read: 4
10.3 Aim high The Vegetarian by Han Kang (4353 5-star ratings)
15.6 I Get By...
Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor -- rated 4 stars by Trish
New Total: 55
EMurphy15.9 They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! - Science Fiction genre
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
This Task:
Points: 15
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 15
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
DANIELLE M20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 3: The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
Has Religion as a main page genre.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 95
Books Read: 5
Tasks Complete: 5
Kait5.10 - Your Own 8th Wonder
A book of your choice.
Dragonswan by Sherrilyn Kenyon -- Book of choice
*This is my single book between 80-99 pages used for a 5 point task.
10.5 - And The Tony Goes To....
A book that is a play.
A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde -- Written in play format; I read the kindle ebook edition, here is the mass market paperback: امرأة بلا أهمية
A Woman of No Importance qualifies as a Golden Oldie as it was first published in 1893.
Points This Post: 15
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 1
Total Points: 55
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
10.10 -The 2017 RoosterA book from the 2017 Tournament of Books Long List: Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple
Points this post: 10
Total points: 135
Readerboard Name - LaureY25.3 - Andy P.’s task: No More Wolves
A combined page total for both books must exceed 500 pages.
Book 1.Read a book whose title does NOT contain any of the letters in the word WOLF.
Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews.
Pages: 310
Book 2.Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the word FLOWER.
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Pages: 254
* I clain a Golden Oldie Ticket for this book as it was first published
in 1890 *
Points this post: 25
Total points: 105
Task this post: 1
Total Tasks: 5
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
BBooks - 500+: BBooks - 750+: 0 BBooks - 1000+: 0
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25.3 - Andy P.’s task: No More Wolves - Book 1.Read a book whose title does NOT contain any of the letters in the word WOLF. If the book has a subtitle none of the letters in WOLF may appear in the subtitle.
The Bind
Book 2. Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the word FLOWER. All of the author initials count so if an author uses two initials plus a last name all three initials must be found in the word FLOWER. Letters may only be used as often as they appear. Spaces determine names.
Final Jeopardy by Linda Fairstein
A combined page total for both books must exceed 500 pages (at least 501 pages).
book 1 hb ed 312 pgs; book 2 top mmp ed 336 pgs
312+336=648 pgs
Points this task: 25
Total points: 380
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 04
Big Book ticket requests: 01
Books read: 30
Tasks completed: 21
15.10. Spring GardeningThe Yard by Alex Grecian
Points this post: 15
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 6
Ana20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
Option 1-Initials in Grapefruit League
by Alex Flinn. The Authors initials are A and F.Points this Post 20
Total Points 100
Tasks Completed 5
Books Read 5
Total Pages 1,226
Delicious Dee5.2 - Location, Location, Location
The Curious Case Of The Clockwork Menace - set in London, England; ebook only approved msg 4655 of the ebook approval thread
5.8 Under the Spring Moon
No Flowers Required
Total this post: 10
Total overall: 80
Golden Oldies: 1
DANIELLE M15.10. Spring Gardening
Love the One You're With by Emily Giffin
Emily Giffin's initials are in the word GARDENING.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 110
Books Read: 6
Tasks Complete: 6
Shawn H.15.8. How do I Get There?
- Map on Cover
by Ben Mezrich**Map of USA in the background**
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 15
Golden Oldie: 0
Big Ticket Book: 0
perletwo20.4 – 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.
The Alpine ScandalPoints this task: 20
Total points: 400
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 04
Big Book ticket requests: 01
Books read: 31
Tasks completed: 22
Bryony15.6. 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.
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Rated by George
Points this post: 15
Total points: 100
Books read: 9
Tasks completed: 6
Reader name : Maya-----
5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
Book read: Revenge of the Castle Cats
Required: approved for length here
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10.5 - And The Tony Goes To....
Read a play.
Book read: Oedipus the King
I would like to claim 1 GO ticket for Oedipus Rex. It was published in B.C. 430
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10.6 - Penguin Places
Read a book set at least 50% in a country/territory from this list that is a home to penguins: Australia
Book read: The Husband's Secret
Required: Indicated in metadata
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Points this post: 25
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Tasks completed: 9
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Points Total: 2(phone won't let me delete the 2...) 100
Reader name : Maya-----
20.2 - Rookie At The Top - McCathy's Task: Lucky Charms
Option 2 - Read a book with a main page genre of "Fairies", "Ireland", or "Irish Literature".
Book read: Faefever
Required: Approved in Q&A for "Fairies" MPG
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20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden Figures
Option 1: TRAILBLAZING WOMEN (B)
Read a novel with a heroine who is one of these kinds of scientists: Forensic Scientist
Book read: The Silence That Speaks
Required: Casey Woods, the MPG, is a Forensic Psychologist. The name of the series is Forensic Instincts (proof of the forensics), and from the description, Casey is an FBI trained behavorialist (which is a fancy name for forensic psychologist). Approved in Q&A
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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".
Book read: Must-Have Husband
Required: Author's initials are GB
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Points this post: 60
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Tasks completed: 12
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Points Total: 160
Sara G5.6 - Lady Day
In Tudor times the new calendar year did not start on 1st January, it started on the 25th of March, Lady Day or the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Read a book written by an author named Mary or any of the related names found at Behind the Name - Mary such as Maria, Molly, Miriam, Mia, Polly. The name may be found in any name position. Name variations are limited to those found at the link- NO other variations. One qualifying author in a work by multiple contributors works.
The Proposal by Mary Balogh
5.8 Under the Spring Moon
Native American tribes kept track of time by observing the lunar months. Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from the names used by various tribes to describe the spring season’s moons: worm, sap, pink, sprouting, grass, seed, egg, fish, flower, corn, milk. Plurals, possessives, verb forms (sprout, flowering), hyphenated words and compound words that preserve the meaning of the word such as earthworm work.
The Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew (Grass)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 90
Didi30235.1- Thoroughly Modern
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MODERN.
Area 7 by Matthew Reilly
Current Post Points: 5
Cumulative Total Points: 5
Didi30235.5 - March, April, May
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 3, 4, or 5.
Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
Hardcover, 384 pages
Current Post Points: 5
Cumulative Total Points: 10
Didi30235.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
Leonardo's Brain: Understanding da Vinci's Creative Genius by Leonard Shlain
Current Post Points: 5
Cumulative Total Points: 15
10.3 Aim HighMe Before Youby Jojo Moyes
33,390 5 star ratings as of 2/17/17
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Big Books: 0
Task Points: 10
Grand Total:1 5
Didi302315.1. It's a Wonnder!
Book 1. Read a book with the main page genre engineering or architecture.
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Book 2. Read a book with 2 n’s found sequentially in the title/subtitle/author’s name.
Where Roses Never Die by Gunnar Staalesen
Current Post Points: 15
Cumulative Total Points: 30
Cindy C.Task 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. My author's initials are I. H.
The Lottery Rose
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Task 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 initials can be found in "Be bold for change." My author is Diana Gabaldon.
Outlander
Points this post: 40
Total points: 40
Total tasks: 2
Julia10320.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden Figures
Option 1a: Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race (approved in task help thread)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 50
Total BB: 0
Total GO: 0
Tasks completed: 3
20.9 - Chandni's Task: Welcome to My WheelhouseOption 4: Fairy Tale Retellings
Rose Daughter is on page 1 of the Best Fairytale List
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
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95 Points
Didi302315.6. I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends.
Read a book that a GR friend has rated 4 or 5 stars
The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
My friend's name is Arwen Rosenberger
Current Post Points: 15
Cumulative Total Points: 45
Didi302315.8. How do I Get There?
Read a book with a map on the cover.
Utopia Drive: A Road Trip Through America's Most Radical Idea
by Erik ReeceCurrent Post Points: 15
Cumulative Total Points: 60
Diana K15.3. National Library Week is April 9-15. OPTION 2: – read one book that meets both criteria: a book featuring a library or librarian and author's initials in National Library Week
Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin
About a librarian who loses her job during the depression and goes down to Kentucky where she rides a library circuit taking books out to people in the country
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.
Marlene and Sofia - A Double Love Story
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
Paris in Love
Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 155
MegSCL15.8. How do I Get There?
Map on cover
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 75 Goldies: 1 Big Books: 0
LAUREN JODI 10.6 – Penguin Places
Set 50% in New Zealand
Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 100/850
Total Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 6/52
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?Option 3: I chose to read a book with Religion on its main page genre.
I readRuthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me.
Task points:20
Total points:20
Tasks completed:1
Bluegrass Pam15.4 Laughing and Singing
Meets both criteria: MPG of humor and #4 in a series
Very Good, Jeeves!
* Requesting 1 Golden Oldies ticket. Original pub date: 1930
15.6 I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends
8 of my GR friends, including B the BookAddict, have rated this book 4-5 stars.
Burial Rites
This post & total points: 30
GO Total: 1 / BB Total: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
TessaVanessaChallenge 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.
I read Chase by James Patterson. Shares the name with James Earl Jones.
Challenge 20.6 Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Option 3: There are nine players on the field, and the game takes nine innings (usually). Read a book FIRST published in a year ending with the number 9.
I read The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand. It was first published in 2009.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 11
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
KATIEGIRL20.2 - Lucky Charms
Option 1: A book with one of the following in the title: hearts, shooting stars, horseshoes, clovers, blue moons, rainbows, balloons, hourglass.
Things We Know by Heart by Jessi Kirby
Points this post: 20
Total points: 90
Total tasks: 5
BB total: 0
GO total: 0
Catherine TTask 10.8 - Build A Bridge
read a book with a bridge on the cover
Arrowood by Mick Finlay
approved in help thread
10.10 - The 2017 RoosterBook from the 2017 Tournament of Books longlist - Read The Vegetarian by Han Kang.
Points these task: 10
Total points: 30
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 7
Tasks completed: 3
Laura NT25.2 - 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.
Emily & Einstein: A Novel of Second Chances
The main characters in the book are Emily and Einstein.
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 Dubious Hills
The proper name of the country the story takes place is the Dubious Hills. https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/pa... gives a better description than the Goodreads page.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 25
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...Option 2
Green Angel By Alice Hoffman. A and H
RuthTask 5.1- Thoroughly Modern: Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MODERN.
Us by David Nicholls
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Task 20.2Option 1: The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 20 points
Bryony 15.3. National Library Week is April 9-15.
OPTION 1:
Book 1 – read a book featuring a library or librarian. If the connection is not apparent in the Goodreads description, explain the connection in your post.
AND
Book 2 – read a book with its author's initials in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK. All initials must be used. If there is more than one author, only one author's initials must be found in the target phrase.
OR
OPTION 2: – read one book that meets both criteria for option 1.
Option 2: The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
Approved in post 25 of the help thread.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 115
Books read: 10
Tasks completed: 7
loafer10.10 -The 2017 Rooster
Read a book from the Tournament of Books Longlist
Mississippi Noir by Tom Franklin
points: 10
total: 80
BB: 1
GO: 2
tasks completed: 7
Jen UT5.1 - Thoroughly Modern
Romeo and/or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventure by [author:Ryan North|4
Points this post: 5
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Total Points: 5
Task 10.9 – Star Wars StarsAuthor name matches film star: PETER Cushing
PETER Heller wrote The Dog Stars
I listened to the audio / No MMP / Paperback: The Dog Stars
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 40 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Sara G5.2 - 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.
An American Duchess by Sharon Page takes place almost entirely in England. From the main page blurb, "Set on a crumbling English manor estate during the height of the Roaring Twenties, an American duchess must decide how much she's willing to risk for the life she truly desires…"
Points this post: 5
Total points: 95
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20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Option 3: Read a book FIRST published in a year ending with the number 9.
The Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis
This book was first published in 1989.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 60
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)