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SPRING CHALLENGE 2018
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MAZZA125.4 - Catherine T's Task: Museums For Learning
Option 1: Read 2 books, one Book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: . Read a book with a main page genre of History, Science or Biography or a related subgenre under one of those genres, such as History>Microhistory or Science>Biology.
Renoir's Dancer: The Secret Life of Suzanne Valadon MPG Biography and History this book is new to me
Pages 480
Book 2: Read a book with a building on the cover. The building must be an exterior view of a man-made construction.
Spectacular Vernacular: London's 100 Most Extraordinary Buildings
This book is new to me
216 pages
480 + 216 = 696 exceeding page count requirements
Points this post = 25
Points to date = 645
10.2 book that you got for free Sugar Nation: The Hidden Truth Behind America's Deadliest Habit and the Simple Way to Beat It by Jeff O'Connell
Borrowed from the library
20.6
Option 3: initials in OCTOBASS
Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
*Claim GO ticket, pub 1938*
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 110/930
Tasks completed: 8/55
Books Read: 8
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
Andy P.Task # 10.9 -"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press" - Thomas Jefferson
Read a non-fiction book written about or by a journalist
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones
Book approved : here
Points this post: 10
Total points: 150
15.10 - Bagpipe Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
80% of the story takes place in Wales
Total Points: 75 + 15 = 90
Julia10310.6 - Want to See My Slides?
Into the Fire
15.7 - Spring Saints
On Basilisk Station by David Weber
This post: 25 points
Challenge total points: 110
BB: 1
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 9
Bookwrm526Task #20.5 - Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Option 3 - Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title (at least 3 words) and subtitle can be found in wellbehavedWoMenseldommaKehistorY. I read You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott.
Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 200
15.7 Spring Saints:The Whole Truth by David Baldacci.
David - St. David.
JessRS' Spring points:
This post: +15
Total: 15
10.2 - Free For AllNumerous museums around the world allow free entry, although donations are appreciated. Read a book that you got for free – a gift, library book, etc.
REQUIRED: Explain in your post how you got the book.
Renner's Rules by K Webster
I recieved this book as an Advanced Reader Copy at no cost to me
10.5. Springtime in Paris
Read a book set in France or written by an author born or currently living in France.
Wanderlust by Lauren Blakely
*This book takes place entirely in Paris as described in the description
15.4 - Collect, Preserve, Study, Exhibit, Stimulate, Engage
Option 2
(R)ij(k)smuseum - Kendall Ryan
(T)he Metropo(l)i(t)an Museum of Art - Tempting Little Tease
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Rina's Task: Tallinn -
3. Kiek in de Kök - Read a book with some type of food on the cover.
Apple cover approved in help thread
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Siobhan's Task: Wedding Day
Option 4: The Joy
For this option read a book where the author's first and last initials can be found in (BE)ST DAY EVER. Middle initials may be ignored. One qualifying author in a book with two co-authors would work.
Nailed Down by Eden Butler and Chelle Bliss
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Option 3: read a book where the first letter of each word of the title and subtitle can be found in "Well Behaved (W)omen (S)eldom (M)ake History."
Sin with Me by JA Huss and Johnathan McClain
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deborah's Task: Young Sheldon
2) Read a book written by a single author who shares first and last name initials with these iconic Texans: SHJB(SS). The letters may be used in any combination
Sinner by Sierra Simone
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes -Christine V's Task: Celebrating the Seasonal Reading Challenge
Option 1: Read a book is #1, #5 or #10 in a series
Robbie Book #1 of Confessions Series by Ella Frank
25.1 - Perletwo's Task: The Ides of March are Come
Option 1. Read a book that is either #1 in the series or the last entry in a series
Distorted Love by TL Smith
*Approved for length in post 6730 and book #1 in the Dark Intentions Duet
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase BE(W)ARE THE IDE(S) OF MARCH.
Escort by Skye Warren
Points this post: 160
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Readerboard name: witchygal20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter
Option 3: Read a book written by a single author with a first name of one of his family members: Mary (mom), George (dad and brother), Missy (sister), or Constance (Meemaw).
I read Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. Author's first name matches George (dad and brother) of Little Sheldon.
I am claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket as book was first published in 1949.
Points: 20
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: Yes (1)
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Total Points and stats for Spring 2018
Books: 8
Points: 160
Big Book: 0
Golden Oldie: 1
Prettygreeneyes20.1 - Adventure in the Southwest
Option 2: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase MANHATTAN PROJECT.
by Robert CormierTotals:
Points this post: 20
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 2
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.9 The International Spy Museum
Read a book found on theBest Spy Novels list.
I read The 39 Stepsby John Buchan. IT is #25 on page 1.
Challenge 25.7 Nick KY’s task: To Choose or Not To Choose
Option A. To Choose: For this option, visit GR’s Good Minds Suggest and read two books:
Book 1: Read any book written by one of these Good Minds authors
I chose Karin Slaughter and read Cop Town.
Book 2: read any one of the suggested books by that author.
I read Crazy Love You by Lisa Unger.
Challenge 30.5 TessaVanessa's Task: Name Game
Generated names: Christina Jinks, Jerri Montgomery, Alfreda Phillips, Evie Chance, Jude Read
Book 1: Read a book with an author with the same first name as the name generated.
I read Virtue Falls by Christina Dodd. FIRST name CHRISTINA
Book 2: Read a book with an author with the same last name as the name generated.
I read Heroes Are My Weakness by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. LAST name PHILLIPS.
Points this post: 60
Total points: 265
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 24
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
BELLEB10.5 Read a book that takes place in France
I read The Alice Network which takes place pretty much exclusively in France during World War I.
5.4 Read a book that has hair visible on the cover.
I just finished Wildfire by Ilona Andrews.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Tasks Completed: 2
Nick KY5.1 Night at the Museum I read Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories by Philip Roth, with the top genre of “Short Stories” beginning with “S” from muSeum.
5.2 Cultural Experience I read To the Grave by Carlene Thompson, inits in CulTure.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 210
Marina H25.8 - Dakimel’s Task: Rulebreakers
Option 1: Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie
Other person: Hugh Fraser as "reader" and initials found in UNIDENTIFIED OTHERS
First published 1934 - claiming 1 GO ticket
Option 2: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
A in Ann is capitalized and found in CAPITAL NOT INITIAL
Points this post: 25
Total points: 130
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 7
15.4 - Collect, Preserve, Study, Exhibit, Stimulate, EngageOption 2: Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich
-- TT found in SmiThsonian InsTitution; JE found in RiJksmusEum
Total Points: 90 + 15 = 105
15.7 - Spring SaintsRead a book by an author named David, Patrick or George
Daniel Deronda by George Eliot
No mmpb. PB: Daniel Deronda 796 pages
Claiming 2 "big book" tickets
First published in 1876. Claiming 1 "golden oldie" ticket
points: 15
total: 170
GO: 4
BB: 3
tasks completed: 12
MAZZA120.2 - Rookie at the Top - Rina's Task: Tallinn
Required: Identify the option.
Option 1.
Read a book with at least 2 pairs of double letters in the title and/or subtitle
The Goddess Chronicle
Points this post = 20
Total points to date = 665
Bluegrass Pam15.5 - Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
ALL the letters in the title can be found in MISTER ROGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD and/or CARDIGAN SWEATER
Mort
Total GO: 1 / Total BB:1
Points this post: 15
Total points: 75
Mod
5.9 - The International Spy Museum
pg 2, #127: A Foreign Country by Charles Cumming
10.1 - Let's Learn Something.
NF history genre: Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing by Megan Smolenyak
10.3 - Tell Me Where It Hurts
Medical genre, Dr Bennet Omalu: Concussion by Jeanne Marie Laskas
total = 225
perletwo20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Rina's Task: Tallinn - 1. Read a book with at least 2 pairs of double letters in the title and/or subtitle.
Necessary as Blood
Points this task: 20
Total points: 275
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 19
Tasks completed: 14
phantomswife20.4 - Golden Oldies - Siobhan's Task: Wedding Day
Option 1: The Dress - For this option read a book with a white dress on the cover. This doesn't have to be a wedding dress, and can be any length.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deborah's Task: Young Sheldon
3) Read a book written by a single author with a first name of one of his family members: Mary (mom), George (dad and brother), Missy (sister), or Constance (Meemaw). Names must match exactly.
The Trail of the Serpent by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Book Concierge's Task: Happy 300th Birthday
C) Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in: FIESTA FLAMBEAU PARADE. All words count; minimum 3-word title. 250+ pages.
Fair and Tender Ladies (page count 316)
Points This Post: 60
Total Points: 150
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Completed: 9
loafer(repost as I forgot to use reader name )
15.7 - Spring Saints
Read a book by an author named David, Patrick or George
Daniel Deronda by George Eliot
No mmpb. PB: Daniel Deronda 796 pages
Claiming 2 "big book" tickets
First published in 1876. Claiming 1 "golden oldie" ticket
points: 15
total: 170
GO: 4
BB: 3
tasks completed: 12
Sara G5.4 - Avanos Hair Museum
This museum displays the hair of more than 16,000 women. If you care to visit, you can find it in a small, dark cave in the rural Turkish town of Avanos. Read a book that has human hair visible on the cover.
by Lisa Kleypas5.9 - The International Spy Museum
The International Spy Museum is one of D.C.'s most popular attractions. It's filled with everything from KGB lipstick pistols and invisible-ink letters to an exhibit on the Navajo codetalkers and the history of spying going back to Moses. Read a book found on the Best Spy Novels list.
Word of Honor by Nelson DeMille
This book is on page 2 of the Best Spy Novels list.
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 738 pages.
**Word of Honor is a Big Book (738 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
15.10 - Pay the Piper
International Bagpipe Day is March 10 and the International Bagpipe Museum has a collection of bagpipes from around the world.
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of the countries that has a type of bagpipe: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Malta, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales.
The Apothecary Rose by Candace Robb
This is set in York, England.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 230
10.2 - Free For AllRead a book that you got for free
I Am a Truck
My father gave me this book
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Amber's Task: Adventure in the Southwest
Option 2: read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase MANHATTAN PROJECT
I read ebook, but linked to MMP
Les Luminaires by Eleanor Catton
***Claiming 3 big book Tickets*** page count of 1248
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Siobhan's Task: Wedding Day
Option 2: Read a book FIRST published in June of any year.
Forgiveness First published June 3, 2014
Total Points this post: 50
Total Challenge Points:50
GO: 0
BB: 3
EMurphy30.4 Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 5
Option 1: #3, 4, or 5 in a series The Cruelest Month by Louisa Penny (310 pages)
Option 3: Number of pages includes at least 2 of the numbers 3, 4, 5 Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming (304 pages)
*310+304=614 pages
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 75
Books Read: 5
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket (+500): 1
Tasks Completed: 3
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make HistoryOption 4: read a book FIRST published in May or December from 2007-2018 inclusive.
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
First published May 30th, 2013
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kim O's task: We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams
Option 3:Read a book where the author's first and last name initials (middle initials excluded) can be found in OCTOBASS
I listened to audiobook, and linked to most popular paperback.
American War by Omar El Akkad
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Book Concierge's Task: Happy 300th Birthday
Option C: Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in: BATTLE OF FLOWERS PARADE
The Light Between Oceans
Total Points this post: 60
Total Challenge Points: 110
GO: 0
BB: 3
Bookwrm526Task #10.10 - Africa Day
Read a book set in a country that is a member of the African Union or by an author born or currently living in one of those countries. I read A General Theory of Oblivion by José Eduardo Agualusa, which is both set in Angola and by an author who was born there.
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Task #20.8 - Celebrating the Seasonal Reading Challenge
Option 2: Read a book FIRST published in a year containing the numbers 1 and 5. I read The Master Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg (June 2, 2015).
Points this post: 30
Total points so far: 230
TessavanessaReposting challenge 25.7
Challenge 25.7 Nick KY’s task: To Choose or Not To Choose
Option A. To Choose: For this option, visit GR’s Good Minds Suggest and read two books:
https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/...
Book 1: Read any book written by one of these Good Minds authors
I chose Karin Slaughter and read Cop Town.
Book 2: read any one of the suggested books by that author.
I read Crazy Love You by Lisa Unger.
DebraJean20.3 - Best Review
For Option 5 I read Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Points this post - 20
Total points - 120
BB - 0
GO - 0
30.6 Brooke TX's Task: Conference, Convention, ConventicleOption C1, a book by an author who is appearing this year at BookCon 2018: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
paperback edition The Hate U Give 438 pages
Option C2, a book set in a city that has hosted BEA (Los Angeles): IQ by Joe Ide
paperback edition IQ 352 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points 230
Sheila10.4. The Birds and the Bees
As the Crow Flies by Jeffrey Archer10.5. Springtime in Paris
The Golem of Paris by Jonathan Kellerman10.8 - Tax Day
The Forsaken by Ace Atkins15.2 - Two Of The Tates
Book 1:
⬛
The Gift by Danielle Steel⬛ (first published January 1st 1986) ⬛
and
Book 2:
The Burning Room by Michael Connelly1⬛ Published November 3rd 2014 ⬛
Total Points = 140
Readerboard name: witchygal30.2 – Schatzie's Task:
Option 1. Read a book with a main page genre of biography
I read Mao's Last Dancer. It has a MPG of "Biography" shelved by 218 users & an MPG of "Biography>Autobiography".
Option 4. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in SCHWARZWALD
I read Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee. Author's initials are found in target word: scHwarzwaLd.
Points: 30
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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Total Points and stats for Spring 2018
Books: 9
Points: 190
Big Book: 0
Golden Oldie: 1
ED15.10 - Pay the PiperRead a book set at least 50% in ONE of the countries that has a type of bagpipe:... Italy,..."
The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster (first published 1614)
**I claim 1 GO Ticket.**
Malfi is a stand in for Amalfi, Italy. The play is based on a real person, Giovanna d'Aragona, Duchess of Amalfi.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points 35
Task Completed: 2
Books completed=2
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Ed10.4. The Birds and the Bees -Read a book with the word “Bird” or the name of a specific bird in the title/subtitle
The Go-Away Bird and Other Stories by Muriel Spark
Points This Post: 10
Total Points 45
Task Completed: 3
Books completed=3
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Mary P30.1 - Dlmrose's Task: And The Award Goes To...
Option 2: Read a book that has won or been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize award.
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Option 3: Read a book that has won or been nominated for the Edgar award.
The Last Child by John Hart
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 65
5.4 Avanos Hair Museum I read
by Neil Gaiman -- approved for the task here10.8 Tax Day
I read The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Claiming a Big Book Ticket -- 559 pages
New Total: 65
MAZZA1 Task 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deborah's Task: Young Sheldon
Option 2
Read a book written by a single author who shares first and last name initials with these iconic Texans: SHJBSS.
The Muse
Jessie Burton
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 685
Mod
I chose option 1 and read Assassin's Quest. 2 pairs of S in title - aSSaSSin's. I read the kindle edition - here's the top MMPB for page purposes. Assassin's Quest.
25.6 - Diana K's Task: Windy City Museums
I read one book, of >500 pages, using option A.
I read The Agony and the Ecstasy - 776 pages. All letters in HANDS ON found in the title -
H in tHe
AND in AND
S in ecstasy
ON in agony.
25.8 - Dakimel’s Task: Rulebreakers
For my first book, I chose option 1 and listened to the audiobook of A Closed and Common Orbit. (for page purposes, top paperbook edition (no MMPB) is A Closed and Common Orbit.
Narrator (another role) is Rachel Dulude, whose initials are found in uniDentified otheRs.
For book 2, I chose option 3 and read Homeland, #2 in the Little Brother series.
Points this post: 70
Total points: 345
20.10 Group ReadsNon-Fiction - On the Seven Seas - Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
I participated in the discussion - see message 11
Brooke TX5.1 - A Night at the Museum
Read a book with a main page genre that starts with a letter in MUSEUM.
5.3 - The Museum of Bad Art
Read a book that has a title/subtitle that contains all of the letters in BAD ART.
15.9 - Find Your Muse
Read a book with BOTH a three-letter word AND a nine-letter word in the title and/or subtitle. With "The" and "Squirrels":
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Amber's Task: Adventure in the Southwest
Option 2: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase MANHATTAN PROJECT.
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes -Christine V's Task: Celebrating the Seasonal Reading Challenge
Option 1: Read a book that is #1, #5, or #10 in a series.
Points
This Post: 145
Total Points: 65
Completed Tasks: 12
Books Read: 14
15.8 - The Red BaronA book with an airplane on the cover: In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen
(Those are airplanes above the stately home. They're a little hard to see from the small image of the cover.)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 245
5.1 - A Night at the MuseumDeath of a Charming Man
Mystery genre
5.5 - International Cryptozoology Museum
Dark Shadows: Heiress of Collinwood
One of the characters is Barnabas Collins, a vampire
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Rina's Task: Tallinn
Option 1:
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
LL, LL
Total points: 30
MAZZA1 20.3 - Best Review – Michelle in Alaska's Task: Red or Green?
OPTION 4:
Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in WHITE SANDS.
Autumn Ali Smith Page count 264
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 705
Joanne MITask 5.1 Read a book with a main page genre that starts with a letter in MUSEUM
The Kremlin Conspiracy
Approved for Mystery in Help thread for task Message # 28
Task 15.4 Option 2: Read ONE book that satisfies BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements. Note that 2 different museum names must be used to satisfy each requirement.
The Rose and the Thorn
(T)he Me(TR)opoli(TA)n
By: Michael Sullivan
The Briti(S)h (Mu)seum
Point theses task 20
Total Points 100
BB Total 4
Andy P.Task #10.3 - Tell Me Where It Hurts
Read a book with a main page genre of "medicine" or "medical," or about or by a doctor
Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande
medical (242 users) on main page
Points this post: 10
Total points: 160
15.10 - Pay the Pipera book set at least 50% in a country that has a bagpipe - England
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 30/880
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
FANDURY30.4 - Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 5
Option 2: Read a book whose average rating consists solely of the numbers 3, 4, and 5.
You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
Book has a rating of 3.44
I read the Kindle version, but the paperback is 352 pages: You Will Know Me
Option 3: Read a book where the number of pages includes at least 2 of the numbers 3, 4, 5.
Robots vs. Fairies by Dominik Parisien
The paperback has 384 pages: Robots vs. Fairies
352 + 384 = 736 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 170
Books Read: 11
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Coralie15.4 Collect, Preserve, Study, Exhibit, Stimulate, Engage
1 book option
Initial letters of each word in title in The Uffizi Gallery, author’s initials in The Acropolis Museum
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
25.8 Rulebreakers
Option 1: book with an ‘other role’ person named in the GR record whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase unidentified oTHeRS – High Rorrison & Tania Stern
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Option 2: book by an author whose name contains a capitalized letter somewhere other than the initials of the first and last name
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
L is in capitaL not initial
30.5 Name Game
Random names –
Edward Ibbott, Heather Byrd, Lissa Fitzroy, Chet Warwick, Starr Pope
Book 1 – using first name Heather
The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose
Book 2 – using last name Pope
Alexander Pope Eman Poet Lib #05 by Alexander Pope
This post 70 points
Total to date 195 points
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5.3 The Museum of Bad Art, read a book that title/subtitle contains all off the letterrs in BAD ART.
5.4 Avanos Hair Museum- read a book that has human hair visible on the cover
Points this post 10
Total point 20