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SPRING CHALLENGE 2018
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MARY CIPORAH15.4 - Collect, Preserve, Study, Exhibit, Stimulate, Engage
✿ Book 1: A book written by a single author whose initials are found in the name of one of these museums: Smithsonian Institution, Le Louvre, The Acropolis Museum State Hermitage, The British Museum, The Prado, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Vatican Museums, The Uffizi Gallery, Rijksmuseum
✿ Book 2: A book written by a single author whose initials are found in the name of one of these museums listed above
In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen (379 pages, satisfies BOTH Book 1 and Book 2 requirements)
In Farleigh Field- The Uffizi Gallery
Rhys Bowen - The British Museum
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New points: 15
Total points: 225
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 17
Pages read: 5,991
Cait S20.8- Celebrating the Seasonal Reading Challenge
Option 2
Read a book FIRST published in a year containing the numbers 1 and 5.
The Lost and the Found by Cat Clarke
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 70
loafer15.5 - 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.
Wired by Douglas E. Richards
caRDIgan sWEater
points: 15
total: 440
GO: 5
BB: 4
tasks completed: 26
25.2 - Librarianish's Task - Roads and RailsOption 1: Read a book set at least 50% in any U.S. state that you've never visited, i.e. never set your feet on the ground outside.
Arsenic and Old Books
Set in Mississippi and I have never been there
Option 3: Read a book from this train-themed Listopia:
Tales on Track
4:50 from Paddington
Found on Page 1
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 340
Total Tasks: 14
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 2
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Amber's Task: Adventure in the SouthwestOption 2, a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in the phrase MANHATTAN PROJECT: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Points this post: 20
Total points: 560
Readerboard name: witchygal15.7- Spring Saints
Read a book by an author named David, Patrick or George or any of the related names.
I read The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness. Name matches the target name.
Points: 15
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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Total Points and stats for Spring 2018
Books: 21
Points: 375
Big Book: 2
Golden Oldie: 2
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.1 - Most Improved Player - Amber's Task: Adventure in the Southwest.
Option 3: Read a book with MPG Adventure.
Deliverance by James Dickey (288 p.)
➸ Points: 90 of 290 (goal)
➸ Total Pages: 2,448
MegSCL5.7 - New England Maple Museum
Read a book that shows something sweet to eat on its cover
15.3 -Women’s History Month
Option 2: Read a book by a woman with MPG historical
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
TOTAL TO DATE
points: 440
BB tickets: 7
MegSCL25.2 - Librarianish's Task - Roads and Rails
Option 1: Read a book set at least 50% in any U.S. state that you've never visited.
Little Fires Everywhere (set in Ohio, I have never been to Ohio)
Option 3: Read a book from this train-themed Listopia: Tales on Track
Whispers Underground (page 1)
30.1 - Dlmrose's Task: And The Award Goes To...
Option 1. Read a book that has won or been nominated for National Book Critics Circle Award.
Her Body and Other Parties
Option 2. Read a book that has won or been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize award.
A Thousand Acres
TOTAL TO DATE
points: 495
BB tickets: 7
Catherine TTask 10.9 - "Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press" Thomas Jefferson
read a non-fiction book by a journalist
Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart by Tim Butcher
Tim Butcher is a journalist working for the Daily Telegraph
Task 20.6 - We Are The Music Makers, & We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams
option 2 - read a book with a violin on the cover
Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab
Season total = 560
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Danibean5.1 - A Night at the Museum: Read a book with a main page genre that starts with a letter in MUSEUM.
I read True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa by Michael Finkel which has a main page genre of MYSTERY.
10.2 - Free For All: Numerous 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.
I read Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. I borrowed the book from the Philadelphia Free Library system.
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.
I read
by Kate Quinn25.3 - Correcting Mistakes Before They Happen: This is a two-book task, and the total number of pages must be no less than 500.
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. 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.
I read The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende which was translated from the original Spanish by Nick Caistor. I am not able to read Spanish. (322 pages)
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.
I read The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis by Elizabeth Letts. (400 pages)
30.2 - Castles and other Historical Sites: Pick 2 different options and read a book for each.
Option 1: Read a book with a main page genre of biography, stand alone or embedded.
I read A Rip in Heaven by Jeanine Cummins
Option 3: Read a book, nonfiction or fiction, with a main page genre of World War II, embedded or stand alone
I read The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
This Post:
Points - 85
BB Tickets - 0
GO Tickets - 0
Books Read - 7
Tasks Complete - 5
Totals:
Points - 530
BB Tickets - 4
GO Tickets - 1
Books Read - 37
Tasks Complete - 34
LAVENDER10.06 - Want to See My Slides?
Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction (standalone or embedded).
Serpent's Gift (Starbridge #4) by A.C. Crispin and Deborah A. Marshall 295 pages
The book has main page genre Science Fiction
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 265
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 16
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2
Kayla C10.6 Want to See My Slides?
Winter] by Marissa Meyer
genre noted in message 10
**claiming 2 BB tickets, 827 pages**
20.6 We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams
The Secret Mother by Shalini Boland
points this post: 30
total points: 255
BB tickets: 3
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Read a book set in France
Read The Lovely and the Lostby Page Morgan. Setting is in France.
25.5 - MegSCL's Task: My Favorite Museums
Option 2. Galleria Borghese, Rome
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in Rome.
Read. Blonde Ops by Charlotte Bennardo rakes place in Rome
Book 2: Read a book set before the year 1800. The entire book must be set during that time period.
Read Chantress by Amy Butler Greenfield. Takes pace year 1667
25.8 - Dakimel’s Task: Rulebreakers
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.
Read The Dead List by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Option 3 “Title or Subtitle” –
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.
Read Sisters of Blood and Spirit series name (The Sisters of Blood and Spirit #1) by Kady Cross
Points this post. 110
Total points. 930
Sara G25.4 - Catherine T's Task: Museums For Learning
Book 1: the museums & galleries cover a wide range of areas between them, but we're going to focus on the broad sweep. 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.
Seeing Like A State: How Certain Schemes To Improve The Human Condition Have Failed by James C. Scott
MPG History 132 users
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback for reference here has 445 pages.
Book 2: the National Gallery has a (we hope!) blockbuster exhibition planned to open in April, "Monet and Architecture", and Tate Britain also has an exhibition "Impressionists in London". Both of these will have a lot of buildings in them, so, read a book with a building on the cover. The building must be an exterior view of a man-made construction.
by Sarah VowellI read the Kindle edition. The paperback for reference here has 288 pages.
445 + 288 = 733
Both of these books were new to me and both were fantastic!
Points this post: 25
Total points: 505
30.4 - Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 5Book 1: Option 1: Read a book that is #3, 4, or 5 in a series.
Book read: Third Grave Dead Ahead
How it fits: Charley Davidson #3
Pages: 380 (MMPB Edition: Tercera tumba todo recto)
Book 2: Option 2: Read a book whose average rating consists solely of the numbers 3, 4, and 5.
Book read: Witch Chocolate Fudge
How it fits: Rating of 4.33 has been verified in the help thread: Link
Pages: 266 (PB Edition: Witch Chocolate Fudge)
Pages total: 646
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Points this post: 30
Total points: 400
Books read: 29
Tasks completed: 24
BB Tickets: 5
GO Tickets: 0
Task 10.2 - Free For AllRead a book that you got for free – a gift, library book, etc.
REQUIRED: Explain in your post how you got the book.
I checked this book out of my local library.
Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen (Villains #1) (2009) by Serena Valentino (Goodreads Author) (Young Adult) (Hardcover, 250 pages)
145 + 10 = 150
Tasks Completed: 10
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 145+ 10 = 155
Books read: 11
Pages read: 2,918 + 250 = 3,168
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 04
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Bookwrm526Task 20.9 - Happy 300th Birthday
Option A) Read a book set at least 50% in Texas. Location must be evident in the Goodreads book description, metadata or main page genres. I read The Last King of Texas by Rick Riordan. As it says in the Goodreads book description, the book is set completely in San Antonio, Texas.
Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 420
Post #125.8 - The Museum of Sex
An Unsuitable Heir LGBT on MPG
Approved for length E-book spreadsheet line 268
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20.3 - Best Review – Michelle in Alaska's Task: Red or Green?
3)
Marrying Winterborne Flowers on cover--------------------------------------------------
25.2 - Librarianish's Task - Roads and Rails
1)Burn Bright Takes place in Montana, I have never been there
308 pages/500
2) Numbers Page 1 #34 on list
325/500 pages
308 + 325=633/500 pages
Points this post:50
Total Points:305
Books read:21
Tasks Done: 17
Sarah E25.2 - Librarianish's Task - Roads and Rails
Option 1: Set over 50% in Connecticut, which I have never visited.
Rise of the Evening Star - 431 pages
Option 2: From page 1 of the list (currently #3)
An Abundance of Katherines
I read the ebook, top paperback (no MMP) is An Abundance of Katherines with 236 pages
431 + 236 = 667 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 105
Marina H10.4. The Birds and the Bees
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Name of bird found in titel: Nightingale
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Rina's Task: Tallinn
Option 1: Getting Rid Of Matthew by Jane Fallon
Two pairs of double letters in titel: TT , TT
30.6 Brooke TX's Task: Conference, Convention, Conventicle
Option B:
Book 1: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 311 pages
Nebula award nominee
Book 2: Bone by Bone by Sanjida Kay 336 pages
All words in titel starts with same letter
Points this post: 60
Total points: 395
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 4
Tasks completed: 21
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5.4 - Avanos Hair Museum
Good Behavior by Blake CrouchPB: Good Behavior
5.10 - From Your Collection
The Naturalist by Andrew Mayne
PB: The Naturalist
30.1 - Dlmrose's Task: And The Award Goes To...
option 2, Pulitzer: The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between by Hisham Matar
option 3, Edgar: A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee
50.1 - Booklover's Task: The Classic Novel
Book 1, 1719, option A protagonist name: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 298 pages
Book 2, 1809, option A female author: The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter, 520 pages
Book 3, 1891, option A Thomas Hardy: Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, 592 pages
298 + 520 +592 = 1410
total = 930
MAZZA150.1 - Booklover's Task: The Classic Novel
Your books must total at least 1200 pages.
1: The Eighteenth Century
Read a novel first published between 1700 and 1799 (inclusive), AND fulfills either:
(A) Read a novel whose title includes the name of its protagonist
Caleb Williams published 1794
384 pages
approved in help thread post24
2: Romanticism
Read a novel first published between 1798 and 1837 (inclusive) AND fulfills either:
(A) Jane Austen is one of the most well known novelists of this period. Read a novel written by a female author.
Emma 592 pages published 1815
3: The Victorian Era
Read a novel first published between 1837 and 1901 (inclusive), AND fulfills either:
(B) Read a novel by a single author whose first and last name initials appear in VICTORIA REGINA.
The Warden Anthony Trollope initiials in Victoria Regina and single book of a series approved in help thread published 1855 336 pages
384+592+336= 1,312 page total exceeding requirements
points this post = 50
Total points 930
Challenge complete
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Bookwrm526Task #25.1 - 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 Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss, which shows on Goodreads as #1 in a series.
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH. All name part initials must be present. I read Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (S from ides and M from March).
Points this post: 25
Total points so far: 445
Andy P.Task # 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
Let The Dead Lie by Malla Nunn
Set in South Africa, author was born in Swaziland, per information given in Conversation with Mall Nunn at the end of this edition of the book.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 410
BARBARA ★ REPOSTING 10.2
10.2 - Free For All
Read a book that you got for free – a gift, library book, etc. explain
The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black - E.B. Hudspeth 3/3
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15.2 - Two Of The Tates
Book 1: Read a book FIRST published between 1897 and 1999 (inclusive).
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld - Patricia A. McKillip (pub 1974) 3/3
IL: MG, BL: 5.8 AND AR:9.0
Book 2: Read a book FIRST published since the year 2000 (pre-May is OK).
Bird Box - Josh Malerman (pub March 2014) 4/10
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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.
Passenger - Alexandra Bracken 3/29
(historical/historical fiction) (Female author)
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 22.0
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15.4 - Collect, Preserve, Study, Exhibit, Stimulate, Engage
Option 1
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials are found in the name of one of these museums listed above. All initials must be found in the museum name.
The Dragonward - Michael Meyerhofer (The (M)etropolitan (M)useum of Art) 4/4
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
Magic in the Blood - Devon Monk ((T)he (B)r(I)tish (M)useum) 4/17
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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.
Best Day Ever - Kaira Rouda (BDE in n(E)igh(B)orhoo(D)) 4/3
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15.9 - Find Your Muse
Y is for Yesterday - Sue Grafton 4/22
For (3) Yesterday (9)
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15.10 - Pay the Piper
The Drowning - Camilla Läckberg (takes place in Sweden) 4/7
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Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 100
Total Points: 475
Louise B20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kim O's task: We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams
I chose option 2 - a book with a piano on the cover
by Alexia GordonI read the ebook, but have linked to the paperback.
Points this post: 20
Number of tasks completed: 3
Total points to date: 50
Readerboard Name: Kathy P 20.1 - Most Improved Player - Amber's Task: Adventure in the Southwest
Option 2: Of Mess and Moxie: Wrangling Delight Out of This Wild and Glorious Life
Author Jen Hatmaker
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 145
BB:3
GO:0
Total Task completed: 7
Total Books read: 8
5.2 - A Cultural ExperienceRead a book written by an author whose first and last initials can be found in CULTURE.
Fatality by Firelight by Lynn Cahoon
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 345
Total Tasks: 15
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 2
Readerboard: JENBENT20.8 - Nickels & Dimes -Christine V's Task: Celebrating the Seasonal Reading Challenge
Option 2 - book FIRST published in a year containing the numbers 1 and 5
Dryland by Sara Jaffe
first published in 2015
Points this post: 20
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Big Books this post: 0
Total points: 300
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Books: 0
30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Happy Birthday, Dr. SeussBook 1: Option 1: Read a book with a cat on the cover.
Book read: Seven Pets for Seven Witches
How it fits:
, approved for length in line 2236Book 2: Option 2: Read a book FIRST published in March of any year.
Book read: Daffodils
How it fits: First published in March 2013
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Points this post: 30
Total points: 430
Books read: 31
Tasks completed: 25
BB Tickets: 5
GO Tickets: 0
Ava Catherine25.7 - Nick KY’s task: To Choose or Not To Choose
Option B. Not to Choose. Read two books by the same author.
Book 1. Read a FICTION book with one of these spring color words in the title (title only -- not subtitle): Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, or Purple.
Green=title word selected
Green Darkness by Anya Seton
Book 2. Read a fiction or nonfiction book by the same author as Book 1.
Katherine by Anya Seton
total=825
Ava Catherine25.8 - Dakimel’s Task: Rulebreakers
Option 2. “Initials”
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 Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
(qualifying capital L from hyphenated surname) approved in help thread
Option 3. “Title or Subtitle”
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.
Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar (Gossip Girl #1)
word from list used in series title=girl
total=850
Ava Catherine25.5 - MegSCL's Task: My Favorite Museums
Option 1. The National Gallery, London
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in London.
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger set in London
Book 2: Read a huge book (at least 700 pages).
Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush by Jon Meacham 864 pages
total=875
trishhartuk5.3 - The Museum of Bad Art
Between a Wok and a Hard Place, Tamar Myers
BeTween A wok and a hARD place
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 525
Tasks Completed: 31
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Book tickets: 0
Ava Catherine50.1 - Booklover's Task: The Classic Novel
1: The Eighteenth Century
Read a novel first published between 1700 and 1799 (inclusive),
Option (B) Read a novel by an author with a long first or last name, which for the purposes of this task means eight or more letters.
The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe first published 1794; 654 pages
radcliffe=9 letters
2: Romanticism
Read a novel first published between 1798 and 1837 (inclusive) AND fulfills either:
Option (A) Read a novel written by a female author.
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen first published 1811; 409 pages
3: The Victorian Era
Read a novel first published between 1837 and 1901 (inclusive)
(A) Read a novel by either Charles Dickens or Thomas Hardy.
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy first published 1895; 484 pages
654+409+484=1547 total pages
total=925
Ava Catherine5.10 - From Your Collection
Read a book of your choice.
The Twelve-Mile Straight by Eleanor Henderson
total=930
Kristen IA20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kim O's task: We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams
This is a one-book task.
Required: Indicate the option you chose in your post.
Option 4 - Musical Heritage: Read a book with a word in its title (not subtitle) from the lyrics of the song You Belong to Me. The word must have at least three letters and the words must match exactly. The words "the" and "and" may not be used.
Required: Indicate the word you chose in your post.
A Fountain Filled with Blood by Julia Spencer-Fleming
The word is "with."
I listened to an audiobook and linked to the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 150/930
Tasks Completed: 8/55
GO: 0
BB: 0
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Nick KYFirst, I need to remove Mansfield Park from 20.8 Christine V’s SRC. I will replace it at a later time.
Then, I will add:
10.3 Tell Me Where It Hurts I read a book with a doctor as a protagonist, Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin.
50.1 Booklover’s Classic Novels
Book 1. I read The Italian by Ann Radcliffe, 1st pub’d 1797, author has lengthy last name: RADCLIFFE = nine letters. 544 pp
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for The Italian at 544 pp
Book 2. I read Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (moved from 20.8), 1st pub’d 1824, female author. (already counted as BB) 544 pp
Book 3. I read Smoke by Ivan Turgenev, 1st pub’d 1867, author’s inits in “vIcToria.” 242 pp
Total pp = 1330 > required 1200
Points This Post: - 20 + 60 = + 40
Total Points So Far: 520
Big Books So Far: 500+ (3) 750+ (1) = 5 BB tickets
Congratulations, Dlmrose! I guess task 30.4 in the summer challenge will probably be yours :)(It seemed kind of sad that you didn't get to congratulate yourself)
10.7 - My Favorite Holiday - Book from book lovers list - Page 1 - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour BookstorePoints this post: 10
Total Points: 235
CEELEETask 20.9 Happy 300th Birthday!
To celebrate San Antonio's 300th Birthday and Fiesta, read one book from the list of Options.
Option C. Read a book where the first letter in each title word can be found in either BATTLE OF FLOWERS PARADE or FIESTA FLAMBEAU PARADE.
I chose BATTLE OF FLOWERS PARADE
The book I read was LILLIAN BOXFISH TAKES A WALK by Kathleen Rooney The book is 287 pages long.
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
First letters in title words: L, B T A W.
BaTtle of fLoWers pArade
Total Points Earned for Task: 20
Total Books Read for Task: 1
Total Big Books Read for Task: 0
Total GO Books Read for task: 0
Total Tasks Completed for Spring Challenge 2018: 2
Total Points Earned for Spring Challenge 2018: 35
Total Books Read for Spring Challenge 2018: 2
Total Big Books Read for Spring Challenge 2018: 0
Total GO Books Read for Spring Challenge 2018: 0
Susan W.5.5 International Cryptozoology Museum: Read a book that features cryptozoology, a cryptozoologist, or one or more cryptids from this list: Cryptids.
I read Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop
There are vampires in the book, which are on the list of Cryptids
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5.6 Meguro Parasitological Museum: Read a book with at least 300 pages that was first published in a year that contains the numbers 2 and 9.
I read One Square Inch of Silence: One Man's Search for Natural Silence in a Noisy World by Gordon Hempton
The book is 368 pages long and was published in 2009
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5.7 New England Maple Museum: Read a book that shows something sweet to eat on its cover.
I read
by Jessica Beck____________________
10.2 Free For All: Read a book that you got for free.
I read Nisekoi: False Love, Vol. 1 by Naoshi Komi
I checked the book out from the local library
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 110
Andy P.Task 3 30.1 - Dlmrose's Task: And The Award Goes To...
Option 1. Read a book that has won or been nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
National Book Critics Circle Award for John Leonard Prize (2016)
Option 3.Read a book that has won or been nominated for the Edgar Award. Lola by Melissa Scrivner Love Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2018)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 440
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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**50.1**
1. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
2. Persuasion
3. The Way We Live Now (Anthony Trollope)
930 points total