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Kristen IA15.3 -Women’s History Month
Choose one option.
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".
AND
Book 2: Read a book written by a woman.
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly - 512 pages
I listened to the audiobook and have linked the PB edition.
******I claim 1 BB Ticket - 512 pages******
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 340/930
Tasks Completed: 17/55
GO: 0
BB: 5
Bookwrm526Task #15.8 - The Red Baron
Read a book with an airplane on the cover. I read Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters. The cover was approved in the task help thread at post 35.
Points this post: 15
Total points so far: 820
20.5Option 3: first letter of each word of the title and subtitle can be found in "Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History."
The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 320/930
Tasks completed: 20/55
Books Read: 23
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
PAULA S15.3 -Women’s History Month
Option 2: Read ONE book that satisfies BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements.
main page genre "historical" AND written by a woman.
A Famine of Horses: A Sir Robert Carey Mystery by P.F. Chisholm aka Patricia Finney
I read the ebook, PB for reference: A Famine of Horses
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)
The Ninja Librarian, The Ninja Librarian #1
I read the ebook, PB for reference: The Ninja Librarian
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH
Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead
author initials RR in bewaRe the ides of maRch
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.
Rosens namn. Originally written i Italian, a language I don't know, and translated into Swedish, my native language.
Book 2: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase READ CAREFULLY
The Big Four, author initals AC in read CArefully
30.4 - Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 5
1. Read a book that is #3, 4, or 5 in a series. The series designation must be noted in the GR record.
Den ihåliga vålnaden, #3 in series
3. Read a book where the number of pages includes at least 2 of the numbers 3, 4, 5
A Scone to Die For
I read the ebook, the most popular paperback (no MMP) A Scone to Die for has 334 pages
Points this post: 95
Total points to date: 240
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO tickets claimed: 2
Julia10315.6 - Oh, Beans!
Red Planet (Red from Red Apple)
This was first published in 1949 - claiming one Golden Oldie
This post: 15 points, 1 GO
Challenge total points: 605
BB: 9
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 35
Joanne MITask 10.7 Read a book from The Book Lovers List
The Hunt for Red October on page 8 #736 on the list
Task 25.3 Correcting Mistakes
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:
Night Translating by Marion Wiesel from French-I cannot Speak French
120 pages
Book 2 Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase READ CAREFULLY
The Queen's Rising by Rebecca Ross Read caRefully
464 pages
120+464=584 total pages
Points this post 35
Total points 370
Total BB 12
5.7 - New England Maple MuseumBook with something sweet to eat on the cover
Charms and Chocolate Chips
by Bailey CatesPoints this post: 5
Total Points: 100/930
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 10
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
CoralieI wish to move a book from 15.7 to 50.1
15.7 Spring Saints
Book by an author with a name related to Patrick
Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A. McKillip replacement book
50.1 The Classic Novels
Book 1: the eighteenth century
Option A – name of protagonist in title
Candide: Or Optimism published 1759, 224 pages
Book 2: Romanticism
Option A – female author
Emma by Jane Austen published 1815, 474 pages
Book 3: The Victorian era
Option B – book by an author whose initials are in Victoria rEGina
Felix Holt: The Radical by George Eliot published 1866, 545 pages
Total pages 224 + 474 + 545 = 1243
This post 50 new points
Total to date 760 points
Dakimel30.5 Name Game
1: Census by Jesse Ball (from Jesse Larry)
2: The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood (from Caren Wood)
My 5 names:
Caren Wood
Jesse Larry
Davis Thompsett
Carson Averill
Sidney Stern
TALLY:
This post - 30 points
Total - 905
now to see if I can finish this 550 pg nonfiction tome by the end of the month!
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.2 - Rookie at the top: Rina's Task: Tallinn
Option 2. Read a book found on the Medieval Era list (include page number).
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (973 p.) *
* Book found on page 1 of list.
** I wish to claim 2 BB tickets for this book.**
➸ Points: 200 of 290 (goal)
➸ Total Pages: 5,281
Cindy FTask 20.7 Young Sheldon
Option 2: Author's first and last initials in SHJBSS (B,S)
Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
Points this post:20
Total points:320
Tasks completed:20
Books read:23
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(5)750+(0)1000+(0)
SweetMelissa5.1 - A Night at the Museum
Need to Know, Karen Cleveland, mystery, 5/11/18
5.4 - Avanos Hair Museum
The Wife Between Us, Greer Hendricks, 5/15/185.6 - Meguro Parasitological Museum
The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini, 371 pgs, published 5/29/2003, 3/11/18
5.10 - From Your Collection
The Woman in the Window, A.J. Finn, 4/4/18
10.2 - Free For All
The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson, 5/18/18, library book
10.10 - Africa Day
Behold the Dreamers Imbolo Mbue (born in Cameroon), 4/9/18
15.4 - Collect, Preserve, Study, Exhibit, Stimulate, Engage
Option 2: Behind Her Eyes (The British Museum), Sarah Pinborough (The Acropolis Museum), 3/2/18
15.9 - Find Your Muse
The Heart's Invisible Furies, John Boyne, 582 pgs (1 BBT), 5/26/18
The (3 letters) and Invisible (9 letters)
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Amber's Task: Adventure in the Southwest
Option 2: Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng, 3/25/18
20.3 - Best Review – Michelle in Alaska's Task: Red or Green?
Option 4: The Charm School, Nelson DeMille, 630 pgs (1 BBT), 3/20/18
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Siobhan's Task: Wedding Day
Option 4: The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas, 5/9/18
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kim O's task: We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams
Option 2:
Doc, Mary Doria Russell, 3/7/1820.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deborah's Task: Young Sheldon
Option 2: Force of Nature, Jane Harper, 4/11/18
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes -Christine V's Task: Celebrating the Seasonal Reading Challenge
Option 1: The Echo Killing, Christi Daugherty, 3/11/18
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Book Concierge's Task: Happy 300th Birthday
Option C: The Book of Polly, Kathy Hepinstall, 3/22/18
20.10 - Group Reads
A Gentleman in Moscow. Amor Towles, 5/7/18
25.6 - Diana K's Task: Windy City Museums
Option B (one book): Pachinko, Min Jin Lee, 537 pgs (1 BBT), 4/23/18
30.2 – Schatzie's Task: Castles and Other Historical Sites
Option 3: The Girl from the Train, Irma Joubert, 5/2/18
Option 4: Final Girls, Riley Sager, 5/23/18
30.4 - Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 5
Option 1: Still Me, Jojo Moyes, 3/28/18
Option 3: The Breakdown, B.A. Paris, 415 pgs, 4/1/18
Points: 315
BBT: 3
GO: 0
15.3 -Women’s History MonthOption 2: Read ONE book that satisfies BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements.
A Wilder Rose by Susan Wittig Albert
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 600
Total Tasks: 28
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 4
Amy FL25.4 - Catherine T's Task: Museums For Learning
Book 1: Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island (Biography)
Book 2:
Both of these books were new to me, nonfiction, and had a total of over 700 pages.
30.1 - Dlmrose's Task: And The Award Goes To...
Option 2: The Underground Railroad
Option 3: The Faithful Spy
30.2 – Schatzie's Task: Castles and Other Historical Sites
Option 3: We Were the Lucky Ones (World War II)
Option 4: The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (ScHwarzwald)
30.4 - Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 5
1. The 5 Greatest Warriors - #3 in Jack West Jr. series - 400 pages
3. The Leavers - 352 pages
30.6 Brooke TX's Task: Conference, Convention, Conventicle
Option C:
Book 1: The Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer
Book 2: The Woman in the Window - set in New York City
Points this post: 145
Total points: 360
MIKE DENNIS15.9 Find Your Muse: 3-letter word & 9-letter word in title and/or sub.
Discovery of the Elements
D-i-s-c-o-v-e-r-y = 9 letters; t-h-e = 3 letters
✂- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Message 2153
Current Post: Points: 15 GO: - BB: -
Total: Points: 295 GO: 1 BB: 1
Tasks: 5.1,5.4,5.10, 10.2,10.6, 15.2,15.4,15.7,15.9, 20.1,20.3,20.4,20.8--20.10,
25.1,25.6, 30.6 using 20 books.
MIKE DENNIS20.2 [Rina]: Tallinn: Option 1: at least 2 pairs of double letters in the title and/or subtitle.
The Dispossessed: "ss" and "ss"
✂- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Message 2154
Current Post: Points: 20 GO: - BB: -
Total: Points: 315 GO: 1 BB: 1
Tasks: 5.1,5.4,5.10, 10.2,10.6, 15.2,15.4,15.7,15.9, 20.1,20.2,20.3,20.4,20.8--20.10,
25.1,25.6, 30.6 using 21 books.
Mcquaid5.6: 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.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie By Alan Bradley - published in 2009 with 374 pages.
25.2 - 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, i.e. never set your feet on the ground outside.
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris. This book is set in Louisiana. I have never been there. 311 Pages.
Option 3: Read a book from this train-themed Listopia
The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie. This book was found on the first page of the list. 383 pages.
Both books combined have 694 pages.
30.6 Brooke TX's Task: Conference, Convention, Conventicle
Option C: BEA (BookExpo America)
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author who is appearing this year at BookCon 2018
There There by Tommy Orange 304 pages
Book 2: Read a book set at least 50% in a city that has hosted BEA: New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; or Los Angeles, CA.
The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara This book is set in New York City. The first line of the blurb is "It’s 1980 in New York City" 416 pages
Total pages of the two books: 720
Points this post: 60
Total Points: 490
Tasks Completed: 34
Books Read: 40
Pamela326510.6 - Want to See My Slides?
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
10.8 - Tax Day
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 345
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+:
5.7 - New England Maple MuseumA book that shows something sweet to eat on its cover: Potions and Pastries by Bailey Cates
Points this post: 5
Total points: 805
25.8 - Dakimel’s Task: Rulebreakers1.- “Identified as Author” – Read a book with an ‘other role’ person named in the GR record whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase UNIDENTIFIED OTHERS.
The translator is Neil Smith
N in uNidentified
S in otherS
* Claiming a BB ticket as this book has 592 pages.
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
Author Lynda La Plante has been approved in message 2 of help thread
* Claiming a BB ticket as this book has 576 pages.
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30.4 - Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 5
1. Read a book that is #3, 4, or 5 in a series.
This is book #3 in the DCI Sophie Allen series.
270 pages
2. Read a book whose average rating consists solely of the numbers 3, 4, and 5
Rating is 3.34
Approved in message 123 of help thread
384 pages
270 + 384 = 654 pages
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POINTS
Points This Post: 55
Points Total: 230/930
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: √√
500 (x) 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total: 3
Emtecia 25.8
Dakimel’s Task: Rulebreakers
Pick 2 of the options below and read one book for each option
1: “Identified as Author” – SRC tasks referencing initials apply to the author/co-author/contributor of the book, not any other role such as editor, illustrator, artist, translator, introduction, etc.
For this option, read a book with an ‘other role’ person named in the GR record whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase UNIDENTIFIED OTHERS. The "other role" may not also be an author, co-author or contributor to the work.
the other is Narrator Tom Taylorson
The Good Girl
2. “Initials” – Unless specified, tasks looking for author initials want the first and last initial of the author, and ‘initial’ is defined by placement, i.e. the first letter of the first name, and the first letter of the last name (excluding III, Jr., or other relational suffixes.)
For this option, 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.
Examples: the ‘N’ in Ta-Nehisi Coates N in Not, the ‘C’ in Patricia C. Wrede C in Capital
The Untouchables
30.2 – Schatzie's Task: Castles and Other Historical Sites
Help Thread
When I lived in Austria and southern Germany my favorite thing to do on my day off was to visit historical sites, most of which contained a museum or they were a museum. This is a two book challenge.
Pick 2 different options and read a book for each.
Required: State the options you’ve chosen when posting.
Opt. 4: Schwarzwald Museum: this is an open air museum you can walk through and see beautiful and quaint buildings from that region. Some of the buildings are from other parts of the Black Forest that were dismantled, transported, and reassembled at this museum.
Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in SCHWARZWALD, middle initials can be ignored.
Talk of the Town
Opt. 5: Alte Pinakothek: what a wonderful place. This museum contains works of art from the 14th century to the 18th century. Read a book that is number 14, 15, 16, 17, or 18 in a series. This must be clear from the metadata.
Smokin' Seventeen
Stephanie Plum series book number 17
current pt 290
points added 55
total pt 345
Task 15.2 - Two Of The TatesBook 1: Read a book FIRST published between 1897 and 1999 (inclusive).
The Waterworks (1994) by E.L. Doctorow (Hardcover, 253 pages)
Book 2: Read a book FIRST published since the year 2000 (pre-May is OK).
The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories (2016) by Penelope Lively (Hardcover, 197 pages)
305 + 15 = 320
Tasks Completed: 20
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 305 + 15 = 320
Books read: 25
Pages read: 7,037
Read but not claimed: 01
Goodreads Authors: 05
Golden Oldies: 03
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
JUKKA15.2 - Two Of The Tates
Book 1: Book first published between 1897 and 1999.
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs was first published in 1912, also making it a Golden Oldie.
Book 2: Book first published since published since the year 2000.
Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson was first published in 2015.
Points this post: 15
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Points: 270/930
Total Books Read: 25
Tasks Completed: 20/55
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 4
FANDURY25.5 - MegSCL's Task: My Favorite Museums
Option 3
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in New York City.
A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky
Book is set completely in New York City
Book 2: Read a book set at least 50% on a Pacific Island.
The Pearl Harbor Murders by Max Allan Collins
Book is set on Oahu, Hawaii
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 610
Books Read: 48
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Julia10330.1 - Dlmrose's Task: And The Award Goes To...
Option 1: The Woman Warrior (National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction 1976)
Option 3: A Cold Day For Murder (Edgar Award for best original paperback 1993)
This post: 30 points
Challenge total points: 635
BB: 9
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 36
5.5 International Cryptozoology MuseumRead a book that features cryptozoology, a cryptozoologist, or one or more cryptids from this list: Cryptids.
Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews
MPG indicates Vampires. There are two primary vampires in the story: Arland and Lord Soren
Points: 5
Season Total Points: 105
CathyG 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.
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
#690 p.7
15.2 - Two Of The Tates
Read two books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book FIRST published between 1897 and 1999 (inclusive).
A Rare Benedictineby Ellis Peters
1988
Book 2: Read a book FIRST published since the year 2000
Ecstasy by Bella Andre
2003
25.8 - Dakimel’s Task: Rulebreakers
Pick 2 of the options below and read one book for each option.
2. “Initials” – For this option, 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 Last of the Red-Hot Vampires by Katie MacAlister
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: Girl
Formerly Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham
Points this post: 50
Total points: 650
Tasks completed: 38
Books read: 48
Big Book Ticket:
Golden Oldie Ticket:
Laurah3015.4 - Collect, Preserve, Study, Exhibit, Stimulate, Engage
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.
Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the museum's name.
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
CN in VatiCaN
and
LFE in The UFfizi GaLlEry
SiobhanRepost of 1996 to correct details/totals
25.4 - Catherine T's Task: Museums For Learning
I chose option 1
Book 1
Read a book with a main page genre of History, Science or Biography
Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life by Peter Godfrey-Smith
(272 pages)
Book 2
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 Erik Larson(447 pages)
Both of these books are new to me.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 395
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 5
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 33
Sarah E30.6 Brooke TX's Task: Conference, Convention, Conventicle
Option C
Book 1
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
I read the ebook, top paperback (no MMP) is To All the Boys I've Loved Before with 355 pages
Book 2: 100% set in New York City
The French Powder Mystery
Setting is confirmed on wikipedia
I listened to the audio, top paperback is The French Powder Mystery with 316 pages. There is a mass market paperback but it doesn't have a page count.
Golden Oldie - first published in 1930. I claim 1 GO ticket.
355 + 316 = 671 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 500
GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO tickets: 1
Sarah E20.3 - Best Review – Michelle in Alaska's Task: Red or Green?
Option 4: Author initials in WHITE SANDS
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
I read the kindle edition, top paperback (no MMP) is Children of Blood and Bone with 531 pages
Big Book (531 pages). I claim 1 BB ticket.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 520
BB tickets this post: 1
Total BB tickets: 5
Katrina H5.1 Night at the Museum
Read a book with a main page genre that starts with a letter in MUSEUM.
Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig.
Genre: Mental Health
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10.2 Free for All
Read a book you got for free.
The Telomere Effect: The New Science of Living Younger
Borrowed at no charge thanks to Stafford (UK) library. :-)
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15.2 Two of the Tates
1. Read a book published between 1897 and 1999.
The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett published in 1986
2. Read a book published on or after 2000.
The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs by Tristan Gooley published in 2014.
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15.3 Women's History Month
1. Read a book with the genre of history or historical.
Day of the Caesars by Simon Scarrow and the genre is Historical.
2. Read a book by a female author.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel.
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Points this post = 45
Total points = 125
PAULA S5.10 - From Your Collection
Read a book of your choice
The Ninja Librarian, The Ninja Librarian #1
I read the ebook, PB for reference: The Ninja Librarian. This is a children's book that cannot be found in ARBookfinder
10.1 - Let's Learn Something.
Read a non-fiction book with a main page genre of history, art or culture/cultural.
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
mpg History has been approved in the help thread
15.4 - Collect, Preserve, Study, Exhibit, Stimulate, Engage
Option 2, 1 book that satisfies both requirements using different museums
Final Girls by Riley Sager
title initials FG in the uFfizi Gallery
author initials RS in RijkSmuseum
15.7 - Spring Saints
Read a book by an author named David, Patrick or George or any of the related names
Pastoralia by George Saunders
using author George to match St.George
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
Den flammande skuggan
3-letter word: DEN
9-letter word: FLA MMA NDE
AR Bookfind IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 17.0
Points this post: 60
Total points to date: 275
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO tickets claimed: 2
20.3 - Best Review – Michelle in Alaska's Task: Red or Green?Option 2: Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones
25.1 - Perletwo's Task: The Ides of March are Come
Option 1: Glossed and Found by India Ink - most recent in series
Option 3: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris
Total points: 155
10.1 - Let's Learn SomethingA non-fiction book with a main page genre of history: Scotland: A Concise History by Fitzroy MacLean
Points this post: 10
Total points: 815
trishhartuk20.4 Golden Oldies - Siobhan's Task: Wedding Day
Option 3: The Sonic Screwdriver Bouquet. On the day my bouquet will be made up of my fiance's collection of sonic screwdrivers from Doctor Who. Read a book with a main page genre of Science Fiction.
Doctor Who: Shada, Gareth Roberts and Douglas Adams
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Genre locked for Science Fiction in message #39: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 850
Tasks Completed: 51
Golden Oldies: 10
Big Book tickets: 1
Siobhan30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss
I chose option 1 & 2.
Option 1: The Cat in the Hat
Read a book with a cat on the cover.
by Madison JohnsOption 2: Birthday
Read a book FIRST published in March of any year
by Tessa Dare(First published March 27th 2012)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 425
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 5
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 35
Kathy G.REPOST
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Amber's Task: Adventure in the Southwest
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Option 1-
Read a book evenly divisible by 15
My book is 240/15 = 16
Total Points- 90
5.10 - From Your CollectionRead a book of your choice
As I Lay Dying
***Claiming Golden Oldie Ticket, first published in 1930***
15.1 - A Truth and A Lie
Book 1: Read a nonfiction book
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
Book 2: Read a book with any form of the word LIE in the title
Lies of Silence
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:
White Sky, Black Ice
The word "Black: is from the flavor Black Licorice
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.
Kokoro by Natsume Sōseki
I read an ebook, but have linked to the most popular Mass Market paperback Le Pauvre coeur des hommes which has 308 pages
***Claiming Golden Oldie Ticket, first published in 1914***
Total New Points: 55
Total Challenge Points:330
BB's:6
GO's: 5
Task 30.1 – Dlmrose – And the Award Goes To …Option 1 – Won the National Book Critics Circle Award for John Leonard Prize 2015
Night at the Fiestas: Stories
Option 2 – Won the Pulitzer Prize - 1961
To Kill a Mockingbird
I listened to the audio / MMP; To Kill a Mockingbird - 376 pg
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 505 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
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30.2Option 4: initials in SCHWARZWALD
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz
Option 5: number 14, 15, 16, 17, or 18 in a series
Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie #18
*Claim GO ticket, pub 1937*
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 350/930
Tasks completed: 21/55
Books Read: 25
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
Cait S20.4- Wedding Day
Option 3: The Sonic Screwdriver Bouquet
Read a book with a main page genre of Science Fiction.
Fever by Lauren DeStefano
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 180
PAULA S20.1 - 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
Ready Player One author initials EC in manhattan projECt
20.3 - Best Review – Michelle in Alaska's Task: Red or Green?
Option 3: Read a book with a flower/flowers on the cover
there are white and purple flowers to the right and behind the title.I read the Kindle ebook. the PB (no MMP) Inn Keeping with Murder: Old Maids of Mercer Island Mystery has 272p which is more than 250.
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Siobhan's Task: Wedding Day
Option 3: The Sonic Screwdriver Bouquet
The Last Colony mpg Science fiction
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
Murder in the Art Gallery Pet Portraits Mystery #1. PB for reference: Murder at the Art Gallery
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH
Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead
author initials RR in bewaRe the ides of maRch
Points this post: 85
Total points to date: 360
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO tickets claimed: 2
15.1 A Truth and a LieBook 1: nonfiction: There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids
Book 2: Sometimes I Lie
This post: +15
Total: 565
15.9 Find Your MuseSomething I had to read and work on for work fits this task, yay! Advance copy from the publisher.
The Contested Place of Religion in Family Law
3: the
9: Contested
this post: +15
Total: 580
5.10 From Your CollectionThe Middle Mind: Why Americans Don't Think for Themselves
This post: +5
Total: 585
10.1 Let's Learn SomethingI read this for the 50-pointer, but I'm not going to finish, so it best belongs here.
The Social Contract (History - 116 users)
This post: +10
Total: 595
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Task 20.5 Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Choose an option from list and read a book about history and help Frugality Mom celebrate her graduation!
Option 2: Early Modern British History
Read a nonfiction or fiction book about Henry VIII, one of his wives or one of his children.
I chose THE CHILDREN OF HENRY VIII by Alison Weir
The Children of Henry VIII
Total points for Task: 20
Total Books read for Task: 1
Total Big Books Claimed for Task: 0
Total Golden Oldies Claimed for Task: 0
Total Tasks Completed for Spring Challenge 2018: 5
Total Points earned for Spring Challenge 2018: 80
Total Books read for Spring Challenge 2018: 5
Total Big Books Claimed for Spring Challenge 2018: 0
Total Golden Oldies Claimed for Spring Challenge 2018: 0