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SPRING CHALLENGE 2018
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trishhartuk20.9 Moderator’s Pet - Book Concierge's Task: Happy 300th Birthday
A) Read a book set at least 50% in Texas.
Hangman's Root, Susan Wittig Albert (272pg)
GR setting is Pecan Springs, Texas (with at least one side trip to San Antonio!)
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 330
Tasks Completed: 20
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book tickets: 0
Readerboard name: witchygal20.6 - Seasoned Reader
Option 3: Read a book where the author's first and last name initials (middle initials excluded) can be found in OCTOBASS.
I read Ghost Child by Caroline Overington. Author's initials found in OCtobass.
Points: 20
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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Total Points and stats for Spring 2018
Books: 13
Points: 255
Big Book: 2
Golden Oldie: 1
Readerboard Name: AshleighTask #10.3 - Tell Me Where It Hurts
The Wellcome Collection is a medical-based museum, which describes itself as "The free destination for the incurably curious". Read a book with a main page genre of "medicine" or "medical," or about or by a doctor, nurse, midwife or veterinarian.
The Real McCoy by Sheryl Leonard
This is a fiction book in which the main characters are doctors and nurses. The paperback version of this book has 212 pages. I read the Kindle version, linked above.
TALLIES:
Points in this post: 10
Total points to date: 50
Pages read: 937
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
GO this post: 0
GO to date: 0
BB this post: 0
BB to date: 0
Readerboard Name: AshleighTask #15.7 - Spring Saints
Read a book by an author named David, Patrick or George or any of the related names found at Behind the Name - David , Behind the Name - Patrick, Behind the Name - George such as Dave, Trisha,or Gina. The name may be found in any name position. Name variations are limited to those found at the link - NO other variations.
A Heavenly Christmas by Patrice Wilton
Patrice is a name variation of the name Patrick as per the linked Behind the Name website. This is an ebook only book, it was approved for length in message 6768 of this thread: eBook Verification- no print edition
TALLIES:
Points in this post: 15
Total points to date: 65
Pages read: 1117
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
GO this post: 0
GO to date: 0
BB this post: 0
BB to date: 0
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska15.4 - Collect, Preserve, Study, Exhibit, Stimulate, Engage.
Book 1. Read a book that satisfies both requirements (author's initials found in one of the museum names AND initials of book's title can be found in a different museum name.)
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (367 p.)
> Author's initials, M.B., can be found in "The British Museum"
> Book's initials, TMAM, can be found in "The Metropolitan Museum of Art"
➸ Points: 30 of 290 (goal)
➸ Total Pages: 1,265
Nick KY15.4 Collect, Preserve, etc. I chose the one book option.
I read Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe.
First letters of Tales Of Mystery And Imagination are in “MetrOpolITAn”
Author’s inits, Edgar Allan Poe, are in “thE PrAdo”
25.7 Nick Ky’s To Choose or Not to Choose
I chose option 1: To Choose.
Book 1. I read Pump Six and Other Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi
Book 2. I read The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/...
Points This Post: 40
Total Points So Far: 350
Andy P.Task # 5.5 - International Cryptozoology Museum
Read a book with at least 300 pages that was first published in a year that contains the numbers 2 and 9
Girl in the Dark by Marion Pauw
Book first published in 2009, 317 pages
Points this post: 5
Total points: 285
Diana K.Task 5.9 Read a book found on the Best Spy Novels list.
The Scarlet Pimpernel Found on page 1 of the list
claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticker - 1st publ in 1905
Task 10.1 Read a non-fiction book with a main page genre of history, art or culture/cultural. Genres may be standalone or embedded.
Playing to the Gods: Sarah Bernhardt, Eleonora Duse, and the Rivalry that Changed Acting Forever
Task 15.6 Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list of the most popular Jelly Belly jelly bean flavors:
My Grape Wedding
Task 25.4 Opt 2 Read one book that meets both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements. history genre, nonfiction, 600+ pages, exterior building cov
Points this post: 55
Total points: 260
5.3 - The Museum of Bad ArtTRAnsmigrAtion BoDies
The Transmigration of Bodies by Yuri Herrera
+5 Points
5.4 - Avanos Hair Museum
Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison+5 Points
10.8 - Tax Day
tAx Day
The Queen's Necklace by Alexandre Dumas
+10 Points
10.9 -"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press" - Thomas Jefferson
Preston continues a magazine writing career by contributing regularly to The New Yorker magazine. He has also written for National Geographic, Natural History, Smithsonian, Harper's,and Travel and Leisure, among others.
The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story by Douglas Preston
+10 Points
25.5 - MegSCL's Task: My Favorite Museums
Option 1. The National Gallery, London
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in London.
A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe
Book 2: My favourite part of this museum is the great hall which is filled with huge oil paintings. Read a huge book (at least 700 pages)
904 pages
Middlemarch by George Eliot
+25 Points
Points this Post: 55
Season Total: 110
KAREN F25.6 - Diana K's Task: Windy City Museums
I chose the 1 book over 500 pages option
Option B: Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor
LT in Claude Monet
613 Pages - 1 Big Book Ticket
Points this post: 25
Points this challenge: 175
Big Book Ticket: 2
CaraFor task 20.5, option 4 I read Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder. The letters showing how it satisfies the task are capitalized: well Behaved woMen seldom Make history
Mcquaid10.8: Tax Day - Author whose initials can be found in TAX DAY.
The Joy Luck Club By Amy Tan
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Book Concierge's Task: Happy 300th Birthday
D) NIOSA – Night in Old San Antonio: Read a fiction book that includes one of the following food items in the text. Include the text reference. Words: taco, tamale, tortilla, barbacoa; plurals are fine.
The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed
Text Reference: "I hate beans and corn. I hate tortillas."- pg. 273
10.2: Free for All - Read a book that you got for free. Explain how I got the book.
Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs
This was a library book.
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 235
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 18
15.4 - Collect, Preserve, Study, Exhibit, Stimulate, EngageOption 2: Read ONE book that satisfies BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements.
Book read: Air Awakens
How it fits:
Book 1: Author's (Elise Kova) initials EK are found in Rijksmuseum
Book 2: Title has 2 words, both initial letters (AA) are found in The Vatican Museums
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Points this post: 15
Total points: 260
Books read: 18
Tasks completed: 16
BB Tickets: 4
GO Tickets: 0
20.1 Amber's Task:option 2: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
I read the kindle edition. The most popular mass market paperback edition has 502 pages.
I'd like to claim a Big Book ticket, please.
Points this post: 20
total points: 170
Big Book tickets total: 3
FANDURY10.8 - Tax Day
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in TAX DAY.
A Fatal Waltz by Tasha Alexander
The initals of the author TA can be found in TAx day
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 310
Books Read: 21
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
10.3 - Tell Me Where It HurtsRead a book with a main page genre of "medicine" or "medical," or about or by a doctor, nurse, midwife or veterinarian.
The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer by Harvey Karp.
Harvey Karp is a pediatrician, as seen in his goodreads bio.
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Points this post: 10
Total points: 50
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 3
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
10.6 - Want to See My Slides?The Sum Of Us: Tales of the Bonded and Bound edited by Susan Forest
15.7 - Spring Saints
The Practice Effect by David Brin
15.10 - Pay the Piper
The Virgin and the Gypsy by D.H. Lawrence
100% set in England
1x Golden Oldies Tix (pub. 1930)
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: SHJBSS.
Thursday's Child by Sonya Hartnett
Author's initials, SH
30.4 - Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 5
1. Read a book that is #3, 4, or 5 in a series.
Bitterblue (Graceling Realm #3) by Kristin Cashore
1x Bigger is Better Tix (563 pages)
3. Read a book where the number of pages includes at least 2 of the numbers 3, 4, 5.
Dyschronia by Jennifer Mills
354 pages
Total this Post: 90
Golden Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better: 4
Season Total: 375
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 5.2 - A Cultural Experience
The Devil in Disguise by Cynthia Eden, author's initials CE are in CULTURE
Task 15.1 - A Truth and A Lie
Book 1: Non-fiction - Life Without a Recipe
Book 2: One of Us Is Lying
Task 30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss
Option 1: The Cat in the Hat
there's a cat on the coverOption 2: Birthday
Hollywood Nights published Mar 19, 2016
Points this post: 50
Total points: 385
Books read: 31
Tasks completed: 27
BB tickets: 2
GO tickets: 1
Pamela326510.9 -"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press" - Thomas Jefferson
The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel - Michael Finkel has reported from more than 50 countries and written for National Geographic, GQ, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, and The New York Times Magazine.
15.1 - A Truth and A Lie
Book 1; Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown
Book 2: Lies We Believe About God by William Paul Young
15.7 - Spring Saints
The Fix by David Baldacci
25.8 - Dakimel’s Task: Rulebreakers
Option 2: A Family for Easter by Lee Tobin McClain
Option 4: A Timeless Romance Anthology: Old West Collection by various authors - Approved on Line 47
Points this post: 65
Total Points: 270
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Kayla C10.1 Let's Learn Something.
Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World by Ann Shen
Non-fiction is MPG 231 users
History MPG 82 users
points this post: 10
total points: 185
Cait S10.2- Free For All
Read a book that you got for free.
Leaving Haven by Kathleen McCleary
I got this book from the library.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 35
Task 10.4 – The Birds and the BeesWord BIRD in title /or/ Specific Bird species in title
Birds of a Feather
I listened to the audio / MMP: Birds of a Feather
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 200 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
perletwo15.10 - Pay the Piper - 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.
A Matter of Loyalty - set in Selchester, England
Points this task: 15
Total points: 425
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 32
Tasks completed: 22
30.4 - Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 5Option 1, a book that is #3, #4, or #5 in a series: File M for Murder (Cat in the Stacks #3) by Miranda James, 304 pages
Option 3, a book whose number of pages includes at least 2 of the numbers 3, 4, 5: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin, 352 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 385
Shannon South Africa5.1 A Night at the Museum
Genre started with a letter in MUSEUM
The Declutter Code: 10 Simple Steps to Clarity by Yvette Bowlin
Genre Self help
Task points: 5
Challenge points: 180
MegSCL5.6 - Meguro Parasitological Museum
Angels and Insects - 352 pages, published 1992
10.1 - Let's Learn Something.
Non fiction, history: True Girt
10.7 - My Favorite Holiday!
Page of 7 list - Everything, Everything
TOTAL TO DATE
points: 345
BB tickets: 7
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.7 My Favorite Holiday!
Read a book from this list: Stories for Book Lovers.
I read The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler. It is found on page 1 of the list.
Challenge 10.9 "Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press" - Thomas Jefferson
Read a non-fiction book written about or by a journalist.
I read South and West: From a Notebook by Joan Didion.
As per Goodreads: Joan Didion was born in California and lives in New York City. She's best known for her novels and her literary journalism.
Challenge 20.2 Rookie at the Top - Rina's Task: Tallinn
Option 1: Read a book with at least 2 pairs of double letters in the title and/or subtitle.
I read Scott Free by James Patterson.
Challenge 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.
I read Into the Fire by Suzanne Brockmann.
Challenge 25.3 Andy P.’s Task: Correcting Mistakes Before They Happen
Book 1: Read a book originally written in a language other than the one or ones in which you are literate that has been translated into a language that you can read.
I read The Dinner by Herman Koch. 292 pages
Book 2: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase READ CAREFULLY.
I readOne, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie. 294 pages
292+294=586
Challenge 30.1 Dlmrose's Task: And The Award Goes To...
Option 2: Read a book that has won or been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize award.
I read The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Won in 1940.
Option 3: Read a book that has won or been nominated for this award.
I read In the Woods by Tana French. Found on page 3 of the list.
30.4 Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 5
Option 1: Read a book that is #3, 4, or 5 in a series.
I read Strawberries for Dessert by Marie Sexton. It is # 4 in the Coda Series. 242 pages
Option 3: Read a book where the number of pages includes at least 2 of the numbers 3, 4, 5.
I read The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe. It has 384 pages.
242+384=626 total pages.
Points this post: 145
Total points: 615
Tasks completed: 39
Books read: 51
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Ed15.4 - Collect, Preserve, Study, Exhibit, Stimulate, Engage
Option 2: Read ONE book that satisfies BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements.
The Malcontent by John Marston
(first published 1605)**I claim 1 GO Ticket**
author's initials "JM" found in "riJksMuseum"
Title initials "TM" found in "The acropolis Museum"
Points This Post: 15
Total Points 135
Task Completed: 8
Books completed=10
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 5
DanibeanAimless Love: New and Selected Poems10.3 - Tell Me Where it Hurts: Read a book with a main page genre of "medicine" or "medical," or about or by a doctor, nurse, midwife or veterinarian.
I read Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth.
10.7 - My Favorite Holiday: Read a book from this list: Stories for Book Lovers. REQUIRED: Include in your post the page number of the list on which your book is found.
I read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, which is located on page 1 of the list.
**CLAIMING GOLDEN OLDIE TICKET. First published in 1937**
15.3 - Women's History Month: Option 2: Read ONE book that satisfies BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements.
Book 1: Read a book with a main page genre that includes "history" or "historical".
Book 2: Read a book written by a woman.
I read An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear
15.7 - Spring Saints: Read a book by an author named David, Patrick or George.
I read Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
20.3 - Red or Green?: This is a ONE book task. Your book must have a minimum of 250 pages. Option 1: Read a book EITHER by an author whose first or last name is Billy OR whose main character’s name is Billy. No spelling variations.
I read Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems by Billy Collins
20.6 - We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers of Dreams: This is a one book task: Option 4: Read a book with a word in its title (not subtitle) from the lyrics of the song You Belong to Me by Jo Stafford. The word must have at least three letters and the words must match exactly.
I chose the word "ocean" from the lyric "Fly the ocean in a silver plane..." I read The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
This Post:
Points - 90
BB Tickets - 0
GO Tickets - 1
Books Read - 6
Tasks Complete - 6
Totals:
Points - 385
BB Tickets - 4
GO Tickets - 1
Books Read - 30
Tasks Complete - 26
Diana K.Task 25.4 Opt 2 Read one book that meets both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements. history genre, nonfiction, 600+ pages, exterior building cover, (new-to-you)
This book was new to meTask 30.3 Option 2 Read a book FIRST published in March of any year
The Old Sex Symphony publ March 2018
Option 4 Read a book with main page genre travel. Genre may be stand alone or embed
Pilgrimage: Europe's Most Inspiring Pilgrim Routes
Total points: 290
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM15.3 -Women’s History Month
I chose the 1 book option. I read The Art of the English Murder: From Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock by Lucy Worsley. "History" is an MPG and Lucy identifies as female.
15.4 - Collect, Preserve, Study, Exhibit, Stimulate, Engage
I chose the 1 book option. I read Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires. N and T are in "The Vatican Museums" and HOTCP are in "The Acropolis Museum."
15.9 - Find Your Muse
I read I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara (paperback). "The" is in the title, "Obsessive" is in the subtitle (obs/ess/ive).
15.10 - Pay the Piper
I read Bound to be a Groom by Megan Mulry (paperback). The book begins in Spain and at the 56% mark the characters move to England, so it is set at least 50% in one of the listed countries before switching setting.
Previous point total: 50
New points this post: 15+15+15+15
Total points: 110
New tasks completed in this post: 4
Total tasks: 10
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.1 - Most Improved Player - Amber's Task: Adventure in the Southwest
I chose Option 2. I read Autonomous by Annalee Newitz. A and N are in MANHATTAN.
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Siobhan's Task: Wedding Day
I chose Option 3. I read Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi (paperback). "Science Fiction" is an MPG.
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
I chose Option 3. I read Death Of A Hollow Man by Caroline Graham. D, O, and M are in "Seldom", A and H are in "Behaved".
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Book Concierge's Task: Happy 300th Birthday
I chose Option C. I read The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen (French language mass market paperback - 576p, English language paperback that matches the audiobook I listened to - 432p). T and A are in Battle, O is in Of.
Previous point total: 110
New points this post: 20+20+20+20
Total points: 190
New tasks completed in this post: 4
Total tasks: 14
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
TessaVanessa Reposting:
Challenge 25.3 Andy P.’s Task: Correcting Mistakes Before They Happen
Book 1: Read a book originally written in a language other than the one or ones in which you are literate that has been translated into a language that you can read.
I read The Dinner by Herman Koch. 292 pages It was initially published in Dutch. I only speak English.
Book 2: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase READ CAREFULLY.
I readOne, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie. 294 pages
292+294=586
Bluegrass Pam20.10 - Group Reads
I read A Gentleman in Moscow. I posted comment #5.
Total GO: 1 / Total BB:1
Points this post: 20
Total points: 115
Andy P.Task # 15.1 - A Truth and A Lie
15.1 - A Truth and A Lie
Book 1: Read a nonfiction book.
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer nonfiction on main page (585 users)
Book 2: Read a book with any form of the word LIE
The Lying Game by Ruth Ware
Points this post: 15
Total points: 300
25.3 - Andy P.’s Task: Correcting Mistakes Before They HappenBook 1: Read a book originally written in a language other than the one or ones in which you are literate that has been translated into a language that you can read. The translator’s name MUST be present in the Goodreads main book record because if it weren’t for him/her you wouldn’t have been able to read this book.
Germinal
This book was first published in French and I am not literate in French
This book was first published in 1885, I am claiming on Golden Oldies Ticket
This book is over 500 pages, I am claiming one big book ticket
Book 2: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase READ CAREFULLY.
All initials count First, Middle (if applicable), and Last.
Who Moved My Goat Cheese? by Lynn Cahoon
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 205
Total Tasks: 8
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1
15.6 - Oh, Beans!Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list of the most popular Jelly Belly jelly bean flavors:
Black Licorice, Buttered Popcorn, Watermelon, Cherry, Cinnamon, Pear, Orange, Green Apple, Toasted Marshmallow, Blueberry, Coconut, Strawberry, Cotton Candy, Bubblegum, Root Beer, Peach, Coffee, Grape, Lemon, Red Apple
Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 220
Total Tasks: 9
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1
Mcquaid15.2: Two of the Tates Read two books.
Book 1: Read a book FIRST published between 1897 and 1999 (inclusive).
Kindred by Octavia Butler
Book 2: Read a book FIRST published since the year 2000 (pre-May is OK).
Every Heart a Doorway By Seanan McGuire
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 250
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 20
Queen Bee Darlene15.6 Oh, Beans!
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list of the most popular Jelly Belly jelly bean flavors:
Black Licorice, Buttered Popcorn, Watermelon, Cherry, Cinnamon, Pear, Orange, Green Apple, Toasted Marshmallow, Blueberry, Coconut, Strawberry, Cotton Candy, Bubblegum, Root Beer, Peach, Coffee, Grape, Lemon, RED Apple
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard Red Queen
15 points
20.8 Nickels & Dimes - Christine V's Task: Celebrating the Seasonal Reading Challenge
Option 1) 1st, 5th, or 10th in a series
The Bear and the Nightengale (Winternight Trilogy #1) by Katherine Arden The Bear and the Nightingale
20 points
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 260
Mcquaid5.5: International Cryptozoology Museum - Read a book that features cryptozoology, a cryptozoologist, or one or more cryptids
From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
This book has vampires and were-animals in it.
15.5: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? - Read a book where ALL the letters in the title can be found in MISTER ROGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD and/or CARDIGAN SWEATER.
Tin Man by Sarah Winman
MIsTer roger's Neighborhood cArdigaN sweater
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 270
Tasks Completed: 21
Books Read: 22
Mary P 20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Option #1:For this option pick one book from https://bookriot.com/2017/07/07/100-m....
Beloved by Toni Morrison
#14 on the list.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 155
READ 60 30.5 Name Game
Frog Music by EMMA Donoghue The Anatomist's Apprentice by Tessa HARRIS
Eulalie Braam , Denis Bierman and Feella Nemes are the other names.
points 30
Mod
read
by Jenn Bennett10.2 - Free For All
Read a book that you got for free
read
by A.V. GeigerI got the ARC for free for review.
10.3 Tell Me Where It Hurts
read Nightshifted by Cassie Alexander
Main character is a night nurse.
15.4 Collect, Preserve, Study, Exhibit, Stimulate, Engage
option 2 Read ONE book that satisfies BOTH book 1 and book 2
book one -Read a book written by a single author whose initials are found in the name of one of these museums listed above
read Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
T and M found in State Hermitage
Book 2- read Read a book with a title of at least two words in which the initial letter of each word of the title can be found in the name of a DIFFERENT museum
S and M found in Rijksmuseum
15.5 Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Read a book where ALL the letters in the title can be found in MISTER ROGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD and/or CARDIGAN SWEATER
read Mars One by Jonathan Maberry
M R S E found in Mister - O N found in Neighborhood and A found in Cardigan
25.4 Catherine T's Task: Museums For Learning
Book 1- Read a book with a main page genre Biography
read You're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia Day- 272 pages
Book 2- read a book with a building on the cover.
read
by Michelle McNamara 352 pages 352+272 = 324 pages
both non-fiction
both new to me.
25.7 Nick KY’s task: To Choose or Not T[o Choose- chose option B
book 1- Read a FICTION book with one of these Spring color words in the title - Red
read [book:Red Queen|22706899] Victoria Aveyard
Book 2-
Read a fiction or nonfiction book by the same author as Book 1
read Glass Swordby Victoria Aveyard
30.4 Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 5
book 1- Read a book whose average rating consists solely of the numbers 3, 4, and 5
read Dread Nation by Justina Ireland pages at the time the rating was locked- rating was 433 locked in post 61- 464 pages
book 2 Read a book where the number of pages includes at least 2 of the numbers 3, 4, 5-
read Nemesis by Brendan Reichs pages- 443
total pages 464+434= 898
Points this post - 150
total points 695
books this post 12
total books read. 53
Mod
15.1 - A Truth and A Lie
Book 1, NF: Beyond Bogota: Diary of a Drug War Journalist in Colombia by Garry Leech
Book 2: Telling Lies by Wendy Hornsby
15.2 - Two Of The Tates
Book 1, first published 1969: As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee
Book 2, first published 2017: Dead Stop by Barbara Nickless
I read the kindle: Dead Stop
15.10 - Pay the Piper
Set in Poland: Entanglement by Zygmunt Miloszewski
Total = 555
Mod
25.7 to choose or not to choose
chose option b
book one read a book with red in title
by victoria aveyardbook 2 read a book by same author
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Bookwrm526Task #25.6 - Windy City Museums
Option A: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains all the letters in either INTERACTIVE or HANDS ON. I chose HANDS ON and read A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan (HOS from history; AN from natural; DN from dragons).
Option B: Read a book whose author's first and last name initials can be found in CLAUDE MONET. Middle initials may be ignored. I read Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng.
Points this post: 25
Total points so far: 345
Kristen IA20.3 - Best Review – Michelle in Alaska's Task: Red or Green?
This is a ONE book task. Your book must have a minimum of 250 pages.
Choose ONE of the choices below.
REQUIRED: State which option you choose when you post.
OPTION 3: Read a book with a flower/flowers on the cover.
Required: Include the book cover.
On Second Thought by Kristan Higgins - 470 pages
I read the ebook and linked to it for the cover and the PB edition for page count.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 95/930
Tasks Completed: 5/55
GO: 0
BB: 0
SCHATZIE20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Book Concierge's Task: Happy 300th Birthday
Opt. C: first letter of title words found in: BATTLE OF FLOWERS PARADE
The One-in-a-Million Boy - T, O, B
pg. count link: pb - The One-in-a-Million Boy
336 pgs.
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25.4 - Catherine T's Task: Museums For Learning
both of these books are new to me, nonfiction and over 600 pgs. combined
Opt. 1 - two books
Book 1: MPG of History or Biography
The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland
pg. count link: The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland
352 pgs.
Book 2: building on the cover
The Song and the Silence: A Story about Family, Race, and What Was Revealed in a Small Town in the Mississippi Delta While Searching for Booker Wright
pg. count link: The Song and the Silence: A Story about Family, Race, and What Was Revealed in a Small Town in the Mississippi Delta While Searching for Booker Wright
336 pgs.
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30.2 – Schatzie's Task: Castles and Other Historical Sites
Opt. 2: MPG of WWII
Survivors Club: The True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of Auschwitz
--approved in msg #2 in help thread
Opt. 5: number 18 in a series
Flirt
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30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss
Opt. 2: first published in March
The Queen's Poisoner
Opt. 3: author's initials in THE LORAX
Light of the Moon
by Luanne Rice
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30.4 - Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 5
Opt. 1: #3, 4, or 5 in a series.
Silent Voices
pg. count link: pb - Silent Voices
352 pgs.
Opt. 2: average rating consists solely of 3, 4, 5
Eighth Grave After Dark
--approved in msg #2 of help thread
pg. count link: mmpb - Eighth Grave After Dark
310 pgs.
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Points this Post: 135
Total points: 735
Christine V5.1 - A Night at the Museum
The New Rules of Lifting for Women MPG "Sports > Fitness"
5.8 - The Museum of Sex
The Power MPG "Feminism" verified in Message 6 of the task help thread.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=1, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=3)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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15.10 - Pay the Piper
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.
Required: State the setting and if it is not evident on the book's main page include a reference that establishes the setting.
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
The setting is England.
I listened to the audiobook and linked to the PB edition.
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Rina's Task: Tallinn
Please choose 1 of the options below.
Required: Identify the option.
1. Read a book with at least 2 pairs of double letters in the title and/or subtitle.
Too Good to Be True by Kristan Higgins - OO, OO
I read the ebook and linked to the MMPB edition.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deborah's Task: Young Sheldon
Pick one of the three options for your book.
Required: Indicate the option.
1) Sheldon Cooper grew up in Texas - Read a book that takes place at least 50% in Texas, the book's Texas setting must be clear from the book's main page.
Confess by Colleen Hoover
I listened to the audiobook and linked to the PB edition.
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes -Christine V's Task: Celebrating the Seasonal Reading Challenge
This is a one book task. Choose one option, and state which option you chose when you post.
Option 2: Spring 2018 is the fifteenth SRC challenge I’ve participated in, and I’ve enjoyed them all! Read a book FIRST published in a year containing the numbers 1 and 5. (Examples: 1858, 1945, 2015)
Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight - first published in 2015
I listened to the audiobook and linked to the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 75
Total Points: 75/930
Tasks Completed: 4/55
GO: 0
BB: 0