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SPRING CHALLENGE 2018
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20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make HistoryOption 3: For this option please read a book where the first letter of each word of the title and subtitle can be found in "Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History." Titles must be at least three words in length.
Deck the Hallways
Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 265
Total Tasks: 11
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 2
15.3 -Women’s History MonthOption 2: Read ONE book that satisfies BOTH a main page genre that includes "history" or "historical and was written by a woman.
The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner
Genre: Historical > Historical Fiction
15.4 - Collect, Preserve, Study, Exhibit, Stimulate, Engage
Option 2 fulfills both requirements.
The Monk by Matthew Lewis
Author's initials are found in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The T and M from the title are found in The Acropolis Museum
***Claiming Golden Oldie for this book, published in 1796***
Total New Points: 30
Total Challenge Points: 30
Go's: 1
BB's: 3
Readerboard Name: Kathy P 20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Option 3: The Last Anniversary
"T" in history
"L" in seldom
"A" in make
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 125
BB:3
GO:0
Total Task completed: 6
Total Books read: 7
MARY CIPORAH15.10 - Pay the Piper
✿ A book set at least 50% in ONE of the countries that has a type of bagpipe
The Girl from Krakow by Alex Rosenberg (Setting: Poland, 454 pages)
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Amber's Task: Adventure in the Southwest (Option 2)
✿ A book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase MANHATTAN PROJECT
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (422 pages)
✂ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
New points: 35
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
Pages read: 4,505
CelesteR5.1 - MUSEUM
Prince Charming 3 by Akemi Takaido
Genre: Sequential Art >> Manga
100+ < 168 pages
Total: 185 +5pts. = 190 points
loafer30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss
Option 2: Birthday
>Read a book FIRST published in March of any year or FIRST published in 1904.
Census by Jesse Ball
published March 6, 2018
Option 3: The Lorax
>Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in THE LORAX.
Antic Hay by Aldous Huxley
tHe lorAx
published in 1923, it is a "golden oldie"
points: 30
total: 410
GO: 5
BB: 4
tasks completed: 24
EMurphy20.4 Golden Oldies - Siobhan's Task: Wedding Day
Option 1: The Dress-White dress on the cover
by Kathleen A. FlynnThis Task:
Points: 20
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Books Read: 1
Total:
Points: 145
BB Ticket +500: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 6
MIKE DENNIS30.6 Brooke TX's Task: Conference, Convention, Conventicle
Option B: SFWA
(1) Book 1: The Obelisk Gate is a Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (2016)
(2) Book 2: a title with at least two words where ALL words in the title start with the same letter: Tricky Twenty-Two
✂- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Message 1109
Current Post: Points: 65 GO: - BB: -
Total: Points: 195 GO: - BB: 1
Tasks: 5.1, 5.4, 10.2, 15.4, 20.1, 20.4, 20.8, 20.10, 25.1, 25.6, 30.6 using 13 books.
NICOLE OH10.6 - Want to See My Slides?
Carve the Mark
15.1 - A Truth and A Lie
Book 1: I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame
Book 2: Sometimes I Lie
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make
Option 1: The Kitchen House (#53 on the list)
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kim O's task: We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams
Option 4: The Sun and Her Flowers My word is "SUN"
Total This Post: 65
Total This Challenge: 205
Task 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.
On April 15, 2018: Page Three, #264
The Night Circus (2011) by Erin Morgenstern (Hardcover, 387 pages)
120 + 10 = 130
Tasks Completed: 08
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 120 + 10 = 130
Books read: 09
Pages read: 2,690
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 03
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
5.6 - Meguro Parasitological MuseumRead a book with at least 300 pages that was first published in a year that contains the numbers 2 and 9.
Breathless
320 pages, published Sept. 2009
Points this post: 5
Total points: 70
Kristen IA25.4 - Catherine T's Task: Museums For Learning
Choose one option below.
For this task, we'll be reading books which are
- new to you,
- non-fiction, AND
- have a total page count of at least 600
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.
The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry by Bryan Sykes - 320 pages - This book is new to me.
Book 2: Read a book with a building on the cover. The building must be an exterior view of a man-made construction.
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman - 324 pages - This book is new to me.
320 + 324 pages = 644 pages
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 120/930
Tasks Completed: 6/55
GO: 0
BB: 0
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Option 2 - Mary, Bloody Mary - story about Mary Tudor, King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon's daughter
Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kim O's task: We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams
Option 4 - Musical Heritage: - All Together Dead, the common word is "all"
Task 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deborah's Task: Young Sheldon
Option 1 - Texas Troubles - ebook approved for length in message #6777
Task 30.4 - Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 5
Option 1 - #3, 4 or 5 in series - Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - #4 in Charlie Davidson series, - 308 pages
Option 3 - 3, 4 or 5 in page count (2 of 3) - The Troop - 384 pages (3 and 4 in page count)
Total pages = 308+384=692
Points this post: 90
Total points: 485
Books read: 38
Tasks completed: 33
BB tickets: 2
GO tickets: 1
Sheila15.9 - Find Your Muse
V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton⬛ For (3), Vengeance (9) ⬛
15.10 - Pay the Piper
Death of a Hussy by M.C. Beaton⬛ Scotland ⬛
Total Points = 280
Sheila20.5 Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Option 3:
The Ideal Man by Julie Garwood20.6 Seasoned Reader - Kim O's task: We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams
Option 4 - Musical Heritage:
I'll Be Watching You by Andrea KaneYOU
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deborah's Task: Young Sheldon
2)
The Girl in the Glass by James Hayman20.8 - Nickels & Dimes -Christine V's Task:
Option 1:
Blue Monday by Nicci French(Frieda Klein #1)
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Book Concierge's Task: Happy 300th Birthday
B) Read a book by a single author whose First and Last initials are in SAN ANTONIO.
The Redeemers by Ace AtkinsTotal Points - 380
Sheila25.1 - Perletwo's Task: The Ides of March are Come
Option 1.
The Golem of Hollywood by Jonathan Kellerman(Detective Jacob Lev #)
and
Option 3:
The Wife by Alafair Burke25.2 - Librarianish's Task - Roads and Rails
Option 1:
Beneath the Ashes by Sue HenryPaperback, 336 pages
I have never visited Alaska
and
Option 3:
Whispers Under Ground by Ben AaronovitchPage 1 of list. (Paperback, 303 pages
Total Points = 430
30.2 – Schatzie's Task: Castles and Other Historical SitesOption 4, a book by an author whose initials can be found in SCHWARZWALD: Wishes and Stitches by Rachael Herron
Option 5, a book that is number 15 in a series: Steeped in Evil (A Tea Shop Mystery #15) by Laura Childs
Points this post: 30
Total points: 485
Zach20.1 - Most Improved Player - Amber's Task: Adventure in the Southwest
I completed Option 1 and read Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow which has 450 pages. 450/15 = 30.
Points this post: 20
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Total Points: 50
Total GOTs: 1
Total BBTs: 0
Task 10.5 - Springtime in Paris Read a book set in France or written by an author born or currently living in France.
Les touristocrates by Pierre Daninos
Daninos was born in Paris (see his author page).
Task 15.2 - Two of the Tates
Read a book first published between 1897 and 1999 (inclusive) and a book first published since 2000.
The Romanovs: The Final Chapter: The Terrible Fate of Russia's last Tsar and his Family by Robert K. Massie (first published 1995)
Joueur d'échecs : Il faut parfois faire un petit sacrifice pour prendre l'avantage by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (first published 2017, only one publication date is mentioned on GR so if you need a reference please let me know, I'll try to find something although it will probably be in French).
Task 15.10 - Pay the Piper
Read a book set at least 50 % in one of the countries that has a type of bagpipe.
The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell (set in Scotland)
Points this post : 40
Total points : 40
FANDURY25.6 - Diana K's Task: Windy City Museums
Option A: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains all the letters HANDS ON.
Bad Little Girls Die Horrible Deaths and Other Tales of Dark Fantasy by Harry Connolly
Title contains all letters of HANDS ON: bad little girlS die HOrrible deaths AND other tales of dark faNtasy
The book was approved for length in the ebook verification thread and can be found in line 319 of the google doc.
Option B: Read a book whose author's first and last name initials can be found in CLAUDE MONET.
The Merry Devils by Edward Marston
The initals of the author EM can be found in claudE Monet
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 365
Books Read: 26
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
FANDURY15.10 - Pay the Piper
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of the countries that has a type of bagpipe
Witches of Lychford by Paul Cornell
The book is set completely in the town of Lychford, England.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 380
Books Read: 27
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
TessaVanessaChallenge 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 (most recently published) entry in a series (by first printing, not a paperback, re-issue etc).
I read The Boy She Left Behind by Gregg Olsen. It is the last published so far in the Vengeance series.
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH.
I read All Through the Night by Suzanne Brockmann.
Challenge 25.5 MegSCL's Task: My Favorite Museums
Option 3. The Met, New York City
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in New York City.
I read Son of Rosemary by Ira Levin. It is set in New York City.
Book 2: Read a book set at least 50% on a Pacific Island.
I read The Pregnancy Proposition by Andrea Laurence. It is set in Hawaii.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 725
Tasks completed: 45
Books read: 60
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Delicious Dee20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Book Concierge: Happy 300th Birthday
option D
One More Promise - Tortilla - Ch 9 - "she pulled out a bag of tortilla chips and handed them to Kathy and Ch 10 - "don't hate me for opted for food at the moment," she said and helped herself to a tortilla chip
Points This Post: 20
Points Overall: 310
Kayla Crepost
20.10 Group Reads
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
discussion post 19
new:
5.1 A Night at the Museum
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
points this post: 5
total points: 230
ED25.3 - 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.
Collected Stories by Ivan Bunin-398 p.
The book was originally written in Russian - a language I am not literate in.
Book 2- Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase READ CAREFULLY
Three Tall Women by Edward Albee-128 p.
EA found in rEAd carefully
Points This Post: 25
Total Points 245
Task Completed: 14
Books completed=17
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 11
ED30.6 Brooke TX's Task: Conference, Convention, Conventicle
Option C Book 1: Read a book written by a single author who is appearing this year at BookCon
How They Met, and Other Stories by David Levithan 244 pages
Option C Book 2:Read a book set at least 50% in a city that has hosted BEA: New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC;...
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff- 322 pages
almost all the book is concerned with actions in the White House in Washington, D.C.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points 275
Task Completed: 15
Books completed=19
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 11
Ava Catherine10.3 - 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.
The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham Maugham was a physician.
30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss
Option 2: Birthday
Read a book FIRST published in March of any year or FIRST published in 1904.
Gods of Howl Mountain by Taylor Brown first published March 20, 2018
Option 3: The Lorax
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in THE LORAX.
The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht
author's initials TO found in The lOrax
total=620
Diana K.Task 25.6 Windy City Museums
Opt. B Read a book whose author's first and last name initials can be found in CLAUDE MONET.
The Plant Messiah: Adventures in Search of the World’s Rarest Species by Carlos Magdalena
Opt C Read a book whose number of pages includes the numbers 5 and 3.
The Tuscan Child 352 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 345
Ava Catherine10.1 - Let's Learn Something.
Read a non-fiction book with a main page genre of history, art or culture/cultural.
All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein mpg history 966 users
10.2 - Free For All
Read a book that you got for free – a gift, library book, etc.
Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers A friend gave this book to me.
10.4. The Birds and the Bees
Read a book with the word “Bird” or the name of a specific bird in the title/subtitle, OR, the word “Bug” or the name of a specific insect* in the title/subtitle.
Indigo Bunting: a memoir of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Vincent Sheean
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/I...
total=650
Ava Catherine10.6 - Want to See My Slides?
Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction.
The Chimes by Anna Smaill
science fiction mpg users 92
15.2 - Two Of The Tates
Book 1: Read a book FIRST published between 1897 and 1999 (inclusive).
My Antonia by Willa Cather first published 1918
Book 2: Read a book FIRST published since the year 2000.
Ten Thousand Saints by Eleanor Henderson first published June 1, 2011
total=675
Ava Catherine15.7 - Spring Saints
Read a book by an author named David, Patrick or George.
For the Sake of Elena by Elizabeth George
15.8 - The Red Baron
Read a book with an airplane on the cover*.
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
total=705
Marina H20.3 - Best Review – Michelle in Alaska's Task: Red or Green?
Option 4: Mørke afkroge by Elizabeth Haynes
Initials found in WHITE SANDS
30.4 - Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 5
Option 1: Stenhuggeren by Camilla Läckberg
#3 in series
Option 3: Ulykkesfuglen by Camilla Läckberg
430 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 315
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 4
Tasks completed: 17
ERICA PAREPOST 20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kim O's task: We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams
4. Read a book with a word in its title (not subtitle) from the lyrics of the song You Belong to Me.
I read High on You. The word is "you". The book has been verified for length in post 6775 of the ebook verification thread.
Post Points: 20
Total Points: 255
25.8 - Dakimel’s Taskoption 2: ePistols At Dawn by Z.A. Maxfield
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 256 pages.
option 4: Hidden Faults
This book has no print edition and was approved for length - row #1201 in the SRC ebook verification spreadsheet.
points this post: 25
Total points: 195
25.3- Correcting Mistakes Before They HappenBook 1: Written In Spanish. I speak English and can read basic French.
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Page count: 506 pages (Kindle version); for English version paperback 487 pages
Book 2: author initials C. A
The Distant Marvelsby Chantel Acevedo
Page count: 304
Total page count: 810 if Kindle accepted, otherwise 791.
Total for this post: 25
Danibean15.6 - 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. A single word from the list many be used. Plurals and possessives work, no other variations.
I read Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg.
20.9 - Happy 300th Birthday: Book must be a minimum of 250 pages.Read ONE book that fits one of the tasks. Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose First and Last initials are in SAN ANTONIO. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in San Antonio. Middle initials may be ignored.
I read Maya's Notebook by Isabel Allende
25.6 - Windy City Museums: Read 2 books, choosing from 2 different options below or read 1 book that has over 500 pages from any one option.
Option 1: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains all letters in either INTERACTIVE or HANDS ON
I read Year of Yes: How to Dance it Out, Stand in the Sun and be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes. The title/subtitle includes all the letters from INTERACTIVE (pages = 336)
Option 2:Read a book whose author's first and last name initials can be found in CLAUDE MONET.
I read The Circle by Dave Eggers (pages = 493)
This Post:
Points - 60
BB Tickets - 0
GO Tickets - 0
Books Read - 4
Tasks Complete - 3
Totals:
Points - 445
BB Tickets - 4
GO Tickets - 1
Books Read - 30
Tasks Complete - 29
Readerboard Name: AshleighTask #15.8 - The Red Baron
Read a book with an airplane on the cover*. An airplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of sustained flight flown by a pilot such as a glider, biplane, floatplane, or jet. It is NOT a kite, helicopter, hot air balloon, paper airplane or parachute. *Some portion of the wing must be visible.
by David McCulloughThe book has a picture of one of the Wright aircraft on the cover.
TALLIES:
Points in this post: 15
Total points to date: 80
Pages read: 1453
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
GO this post: 0
GO to date: 0
BB this post: 0
BB to date: 0
Emtecia 10.4. The Birds and the Bees
Help Thread
Read a book with the word “Bird” or the name of a specific bird in the title/subtitle, OR, the word “Bug” or the name of a specific insect* in the title/subtitle.
15.6 - Oh, Beans!
Help Thread
National Jelly Bean Day is April 22. Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list of the most popular Jelly Belly jelly bean flavors:
30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss
Help Thread
This is a two book task. Read one book from two different options.
REQUIRED: Identify which options you select when you post.
No books with the genre Childrens or Kids may be used.
Option 2: Birthday
Dr. Seuss was born March 2, 1904.
>Read a book FIRST published in March of any year or FIRST published in 1904.
Option 3: The Lorax
The Lorax, one of Dr. Seuss’s most popular books, is beautifully illustrated.
>Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in THE LORAX.
Middle name initials may be ignored. Letters may only be used as often as they appear. Spaces determine name. One qualifying author in a work by multiple contributors works.
points 165
points post 55
total point 220
SCHATZIE5.10 - From Your Collection
---book of choice
Burying Water
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25.5 - MegSCL's Task: My Favorite Museums
Opt. 4
Book 1: set in Tasmania
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
Book 2: author who identifies as Indigenous
Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival
by Velma Wallis
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25.8 - Dakimel’s Task: Rulebreakers
Opt. 1: ‘other role’ person whose initials are in UNIDENTIFIED OTHERS
Every Note Played
other role: narrator Dagmara Domińczyk - (DD)
Opt. 3: series title containing "child" or its plural
Children of Eden
(series is also the same as title)
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30.1 - Dlmrose's Task: And The Award Goes To...
Opt. 1: winner or nominated for National Book Critics Circle Award
LaRose
Opt. 3: winner or nominatied for Edgar Award
The Devil in the White City. Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
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30.6 Brooke TX's Task: Conference, Convention, Conventicle
Opt. C
Book 1: single author appearing at BookCon 2018
The Sun Is Also a Star
by Nicola Yoon
pg. count link: The Sun Is Also a Star
348 pgs.
Book 2: book set at least 50% in New York City, NY
Reconstructing Amelia
pg. count link: mmpb - Amelia
576 pgs.
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Points this Post: 115
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska10.2 - Free For All.
Read a book received for free.
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (144 p.)
*I received a free copy of this book for Kindle.*
**I would like to claim one Golden Oldies ticket for this book. (1890)**
➸ Points: 55 of 290 (goal)
➸ Total Pages: 1,568
Task 15.10 - Pay the PiperRead 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 book I read is non-fiction set entirely in northern India.
Man-Eaters of Kumaon (1944) by Jim Corbett (Paperback, 228 pages) [799.71]
** Man-Eaters of Kumaon is a Golden Oldie, published in 1944**
130 + 15 = 145
Tasks Completed: 09
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 130 + 15 = 145
Books read: 10
Pages read: 2,918
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 03
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
10.6 - Want to See My Slides? - Read a book with the main page genre Science FictionThe Scrolls of Xavier by John A. Ashley - 4/12/18
15.4 - Collect, Preserve, Study, Exhibit, Stimulate, Engage - Read ONE book that satisfies BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements.
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials are found in the name of one of these museums listed above.
Book 2: 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 from the above list.
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny - 4/05/18 - Author - THE ACROPOLIS MUSEUM - Title - THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
15.8 - The Red Baron - Read a book with an airplane on the cover
Airframe by Michael Crichton - 4/10/18
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Rina's Task: Tallinn - Please choose 1 of the options below.
Option 2 - Read a book from the Medieval Era fiction list.
The Confession of Brother Haluin by Ellis Peters - 4/06/18 - page 1, #43
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deborah's Task: Young Sheldon - Pick one of the three options for your book.
Option 2 - Read a book written by a single author who shares first and last name initials with these iconic Texans: SHJBSS.
Heat Lightning by John Sandford - 4/04/18 - SHJBSS
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes -Christine V's Task: Celebrating the Seasonal Reading Challenge - Choose one option.
Option 1 - Read a book that is #1, #5, or #10 in a series.
Small Favor by Jim Butcher - 4/02/18 - The Dresden Files #10
25.8 - Dakimel’s Task: Rulebreakers - Pick 2 of the options below and read one book for each option.
Option 2 - read a book by an author whose GR-recorded name contains a capitalized letter somewhere OTHER than the first initials of the first and last name, and that letter must be found in the phrase CAPITAL NOT INITIAL.
The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle by JoAnna Carl - 4/03/18 - A in CAPITAL
Option 3 - For this option, read a book whose SERIES TITLE (as listed in the GR record) contains one of the following words: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Season, Reading, Challenge, Girl, Boy, Sister, Brother, Child, Woman, Man.
Hotspur by Rita Mae Brown - 3/18/18 - "Sister" Jane #2
Points This Post: 125
Total Points: 420
Dakimel5.5 International Cryptozoology Museum
Prudence
5.6 Meguro Parasitological Museum
Chalice of Roses
5.7 New England Maple Museum
(colorful candy stick in right of cover above dog) 10.9 Our Liberty Depends on the Freedom of the Press
So You Want to Talk About Race
From Wikipedia: Ijeoma Oluo ... has written for several newspapers as well as online news platforms. Oluo has written for The Guardian, Jezebel, The Stranger, Medium and The Establishment, where she is also an editor-at-large https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijeoma_...
20.5 Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
3: Bedding The Enemy (length approved message 6773) - B & E in "behaved," T in "history"
25.5 - MegSCL's Task: My Favorite Museums
OPTION 1
1-1: An Unsuitable Heir (approved length line 266 of spreadsheet) - set approx 80% in London
1-2: Can You Forgive Her?
25.6 - Diana K's Task: Windy City Museums
B: A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole (360 pgs)
D:
(326 pgs; approved in help thread)TALLY:
This post - 95 points
Total - 415
VAL TX20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Book Concierge's Task: Happy 300th Birthday - Read ONE book that fits one of these tasks:
C) Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in: BATTLE OF FLOWERS PARADE -or- FIESTA FLAMBEAU PARADE.
Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson
Book has 336 pages, meeting the 250 minimum page requirement.
This post:
Points - 20
Total:
Points - 95
trishhartuk15.2 - Two Of The Tates
Book 1: Read a book FIRST published between 1897 and 1999 (inclusive).
Adjusted to Death, Jaqueline Girdner
First published 1991
Book 2: Read a book FIRST published since the year 2000
Taste of Marrow, Sarah Gailey
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
First published in September 2017
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 445
Tasks Completed: 26
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Book tickets: 0
Mod
I read
- hair is clearly visible on cover. I read the kindle version - here's the link to the top paperback edition (no MMPB) - The Hate U Give.10.8 - Tax Day
I read an ARC of Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic by Ace Atkins. No MMPB or PB - hardcover is Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic. Author initials, AA, found in tAx dAy.
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes -Christine V's Task: Celebrating the Seasonal Reading Challenge
I chose option 1 and read Lock In - #1 in series.
Here's the MMPB - Chiusi dentro.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 535
LAVENDER20.06 - 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.
Shadow World (Starbridge #3) by A.C. Crispin and Jannean Elliott 279 pages
AC found in OCTOBASS and is the initials of A.C. Crispin
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 215
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 12
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2
25. - Perletwo's Task: The Ides of March are Come Option 1: First in a series - Read Birdman by Mo Hayder. This is #1 in the Jack Caffery series.
Option 3: Author's initials in phrase BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH - Read The Supernatural Enhancements by Edgar Cantero. E C are in the phrase.
Points these task: 25
Total points: 96
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 11
Tasks completed: 6
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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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 letters may be used in any combination (HB, JS, BJ etc.)
The River Is Dark by Joe Hart.
Points this task: 20
Toral Points: 175