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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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Nick KY15.10 The Queen I read
The Red Badge of Courage and Other Stories by Stephen Crane, who lived 1871 – 1900, and all of his stories were set in his lifetime, or in the U.S. Civil War, all of which are during Victoria’s lifetime, 1819 – 1901.Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 150
perletwo 20.4 - Golden Oldies - Louise B's Task: In The Garden - Option 1: Read a book with one of the following words in the title/subtitle: BLACK, RUFFLES, SUN, GOLD, NUGGET, MOUNTAIN, or MERIT.
Evil Under the Sun
First printed in 1941, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 330
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 23
Tasks completed: 17
Delicious Dee20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Option 1 - How to Tame a Wild Fireman - #4 in the Bachelor Fireman of San Gabriel series
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 95
Delicious Dee20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Tien's Task: Prequels & Midquels
Option 2 - A Merry Little (Hat Trick) Christmas - #3.5 in the Hat Trick series; ebook only approved #7309 of the approval thread
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 115
5.7. The JokerRead a book with the main page genre humor.
Book read: A Highly Unlikely Scenario, or a Neetsa Pizza Employee's Guide to Saving the World
How it fits: MPG Humor
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Total points: 50
Books read: 6
Tasks completed: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang TheoryOption 2: Read a book that has 279 pages plus or minus 12 (267-291 pages inclusive).
Book read: Balance: A Dizzying Journey Through the Science of Our Most Delicate Sense
How it fits: 288 pages (HC Edition: Balance: A Dizzying Journey Through the Science of Our Most Delicate Sense)
Option 3: Read the next book in a series that you are “behind on.”
Book read: Tanz der Wölfe
How it fits: Mercy Thompson #7, I began reading this series in 2017, this is a new-to-me book, there are 4 more books in the series (#7 - #10) and one more book will be published this year.
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Total points: 80
Books read: 8
Tasks completed: 6
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Stephanie1275.2. Sauron: Read a book with “ring” found intact in the title or subtitle.
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20/1030
Tasks completed: 2/58
Books read: 2
Andy P.Task # 20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose
Option 2. . Read a book with ALL the letters L O K and I in the TITLE
Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
KINGDOM OF THE BLIND
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Barbara ★20.5 - Bigger is Better - Librarianish's Task: TBR-Buster!
Option 2: A-Z. Sort your TBR list by author's name. Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with any letter in TO BE READ.
A Highland Knight's Desire - Amy Jarecki 3/16
(author's first name starts with A)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 175
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
KathyKS10.7 - Spring Chicken
Read a "young" book... published in or after 2015.
Kansas Century Farms : preserving our agricultural heritage of family owned farms
First published 2018
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Points for this task: 10
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 5
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
KathyKS10.9 - Spring Forward
Read the next book in a series you've already started.
Required: State that the book is next in a series you've already started and new-to-you when you post.
The Thunder Keeper, by Margaret Coel
I listened to an audio version; pb pages=256
This is part of the "Wind River Reservation" series, #7. I started this series well before this challenge and this volume was new to me.
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Points for this task: 10
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 6
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Jennifer KS10.9 - Spring Forward
Read a book new to you and next in the series, this is #19 in the Alex Delaware Series
(Hardcover 365 pgs)
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Points this task: 10
Points thus far: 40
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
Pages read: 2146
Goodreads Author: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets;
1 500+
0 750+
0 1000+
KathyKS20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
REQUIRED: State which option you chose when you post.
Option 3: The Flowers.
Read a book that has a flower or flowers on the cover.
REQUIRED: If you choose this option, you must include the cover in your post.
Seafire, by Natalie C. Parker********
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 7
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
loaferUsing Dlmrose's TBR shelf:
Option 2: A-Z. Sort your TBR list by author's name. Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with any letter in TO BE READ.
American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West by Nate Blakeslee added 12/28/17
to Be read
points: 20
total: 110
GO: 1
20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious PurposeOption 1. MPG Superheroes
Aquaman, Volume 2: The Others
points: 20 + 280 = 300
Mary P25.3 - Sophie's Task: May Day Celebration
Option1: Read a book from this list: Sister Novels
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Found on page 1 of list.
Option 2: Read a book with ONE of these colour names: blue, green, red, yellow found intact in the title or subtitle.
Blue Bells of Scotland by Laura Vosika
Points this task: 25
Total points: 95
Coralie15.1 Celebrate Your Name
Book 1: book by an author whose first name begins with C
Pagan's Daughter by Catherine Jinks
Book 2 Option 2: book with a title/subtitle that has seven words
Sex Criminals, Vol. 1: One Weird Trick
Total to date 100 points
JUKKA5.10. What Makes a Villain?
Any book.
Agatha Heterodyne and the Guardian Muse by Phil Foglio and Kaja Foglio.
Total Points: 165/1030
Total Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 15/58
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Elizabeth BTask 5.7 MPG humor
Beauty And The Bookworm, ebook only, approved for length, verification spreadsheet, line 388
Total 130
10.6 - Spring BreakA book about the high school experience: Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson
Points this post: 10
Total points: 85
30.5 - Dlmrose’s Task: Answered and AskedBook 1, a book with a title that could be a Jeopardy! answer: Nine Women, One Dress by Jane L. Rosen
Book 2, a book with a title that could be a response in the form of a question to the answer proposed in the book 1 title: Who Do You Love by Jennifer Weiner
Points this post: 30
Total points: 115
30.4 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Seeing DoubleBook 1: Read a book in which the author’s name contains TWO sets of double-letters.
And De Fun Don't Done (Les Norton #7) by Robert G. Barrett
2 sets of double letters in author's last name, baRReTT
1 x Bigger is Better Tix (513 pages)
Book 2: Read a book in which the TITLE (subtitles are excluded) contains at least one set of double-letters, AND the author’s name contains at least one set of double-letters.
The Summoning (Darkest Powers #1) by Kelley Armstrong
1 set of double letters in title, suMMoning
1 set of double letters in author's first name, keLLey
390 pages
Total pages read: 903
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies:
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 70
10.9 Spring ForwardI read The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen.
This book is #6 in the Rizzoli and Isles series. I've previously read the first 5 books in this series and this was the next book to read. This book was new to me.
Points: 10
Total points: 75
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 0
Elizabeth BTask 15.5
set in Canada
In Case of Emergency, ebook only, approved for length, line 1425 spreadsheet
Total 145
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Raynebair's Task: A Day In the Life Of...Option 2: Read a book in which the authors initials are found in the word BIOGRAPHY.
An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears
Author initials I and P in Biography
"An Instance of the Fingerpost" is a Big Book (691 pages). Claiming 1 BB tickets.
BB tickets this post: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Total Points: 50
Barbara ★30.1 - Schatzie’s task: Villain One-liners
Option 3: read a book that is the second book in any series.
Chicago Broken - Stewart Matthews (Detective Shannon Rourke #2) 3/13
Option 4: read a book with red text on the cover.
The Purity of Vengeance - Jussi Adler-Olsen 3/9
Points this task: 30
Total points: 205
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
10.7 - Spring ChickenRead a "young" book.
Book read: The Grisly Grizzlies: Kneecap
How it fits: first published in 2018, approved for length in line 3685
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Total points: 90
Books read: 9
Tasks completed: 7
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Spring Things Option 1. Read a book which has two consecutive words in the title (NOT subtitle) which begin with the same consonant.
Book read: The Grisly Grizzlies: Lachlan
How it fits: Grisly and Grizlies begin with the same consonant, approved for length in line 3683
Option 2. Sci Fi High. Read a book which has a main page genre of Science Fiction, Sci Fi, or SyFy.
Book read: Regarding Ducks and Universes
How it fits: MPG Science Fiction
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Total points: 115
Books read: 11
Tasks completed: 8
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
30.1 – Schatzie’s task: Villain One-linersOption 2. Read a book written by a single female author AND the cover has a domestic dog on it.
Book read: Girl in the Shadows
How it fits: single female author (Angela Pepper), dog on the cover
Option 3. Read a book that is the second book in any series.
Book read: The Grisly Grizzlies: Caleb
How it fits: The Grizzly Bear Shifters of Redemption Creek #2, approved for length in line 3684
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Total points: 145
Books read: 13
Tasks completed: 9
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
30.10 - Kaora's Task: Horsin' AroundOption 1. DRESSAGE
Book 1: Those letters are: A-K-V-E-S-H-C-M-R-B-P-F and the letters in the middle are D-L-X-I-G. Read a book written by a single author whose initials are found in these letters.
Book read: The Grisly Grizzlies: Tito and Ronin
How it fits: author's (Kim Fox) initials are KF, approved for length in line 3686
Book 2: Read a book written by a single author with an X in the TITLE or the author's name.
Book read: The Grisly Grizzlies: Maximus
How it fits: author's (Kim Fox) name has an X in it, approved for length in line 3687
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Total points: 175
Books read: 15
Tasks completed: 10
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Delicious Dee5.3. Lady MacBeth
Repost to move books
Red's Hot Honky-Tonk Bar - Pamela Morsi
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 115
StaceyNC10.8 - Spring Fever
The Spring Challenge covers the months of March, April, and May. Read a book written by a single author in which M A M can be found in in the title/subtitle and/or author's name.
Book: Claiming His Mountain Bride
Completed: 3/17/19
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 3
Delicious Dee20.1 - Most Improved- Elizabeth B's Task: Spring Festivals Around Europe
Option 1.A. -
- Approved in THTPoints this Post: 20
Total Points: 135
Delicious Dee10.8 - Spring Fever
Dangerous Territory - Emmy Curtis - MM in Emmy, A in Dangerous; ebook only approved in #7347 of the ebook only approval thread
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 145
perletwo 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Librarianish's Task: TBR-Buster! - Option 3: Go to your TBR shelf and sort by date added, oldest first. Read one of the books in the first 20 on the shelf.
The Secret Language of Knitters - this is #9 on my TBR shelf when organized as required.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 350
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 24
Tasks completed: 18
Brooklyn5.7 – The Joker
Read a book with a MPG of humor
My Lady's Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel by Kitty Curran
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5/1030
Tasks completed: 1/58
Books read: 1
Brooklyn10.6 – Spring Break
Read a book about the high school or college experience.
Blythewood by Carol Goodman
Approved in help thread
512 pgs **requesting 1 Big Book ticket**
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15/1030
Tasks completed: 2/58
Books read: 2
Big book tickets: 1
Brooklyn10.10 – Spring Training
Read a book set at least 50% in a state where spring training takes place.
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Takes place 100% in California (listed on the GR page)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 25/1030
Tasks completed: 3/58
Books read: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
Brooklyn15.7 – Villains We Love to Hate
Read a book by a single author whose name matches the name of a performer who played one of “AFI’s 50 Greatest Screen Villains.”
The Perfect Friend by Barbara Copperthwaite
Barbara matches #8 Barbara Stanwyck
Points this post: 15
Total points: 40/1030
Tasks completed: 4/58
Books read: 4
Big Book Tickets: 1
Brooklyn20.1 – Spring Festivals Around Europe
Option 2A: Read a book with a MPG of food
Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60/1030
Tasks completed: 5/58
Books read: 5
Big Book Tickets: 1
Brooklyn20.6 – Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Option 1: Read a book that is #2, #3 or #4 in a series
Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb
#3 in the “In Death” series
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80/1030
Tasks completed: 6/58
Books read: 6
Big Book Tickets: 1
Brooklyn20.10 – Group Reads
Read one of the Group Reads selections.
Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine K. Albright
My comment is #9 in the discussion thread.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100/1030
Tasks completed: 7/58
Books read: 7
Big Book Tickets: 1
Brooklyn30.5 – Answered and Asked
Book 1: Read a book with a title that could be a Jeopardy! Answer.
The Ex-Wife by Jess Ryder
Book 2: Read a book with a title that could be a response in the form of a question to the answer proposed in book 1.
Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
Points this post: 30
Total points: 130/1030
Tasks completed: 8/58
Books read: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1
Readerboard name: ADRIBETask 10.3 - Vincent Vega
Read a book written by a single author with the initial V.
Budapest Noir by Vilmos Kondor
Points in this post: 10
Total points: 10
Readerboard name: ADRIBETask 10.7 - Spring Chicken
Read a "young" book. For the purposes of this task, a young book is defined as a book that was first published in or after 2015
Transcendent 3: The Year's Best Transgender Speculative Fiction - Edited by Bogi Takács
Published in 2018
Points in this post: 10
Total points: 20
5.4. President SnowRead a book with the word “white,” “rose,” or “roses” in its title/subtitle.
Clay White
approved for 5 point task POST 7280
points: 5 + 300 = 305
15.1 - Celebrate Your NameReaderboard name: Rina
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with the same letter as the FIRST letter in your readerboard name.
Book read: A Little Magic
How it fits: author's (Nora Roberts) last name starts with R
Book 2:
Option 2: Read a book with a title or title/subtitle that has the same number of words as the number of characters in your readerboard name.
Book read: Talking with the Dead
How it fits: 4 words in the title, approved for length in line 2740
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Total points: 190
Books read: 17
Tasks completed: 11
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Joanne MITask 15.10 Celebrating the Queen
Option Read a book set at least 50% during Queen Victoria's lifetime - the years 1819 -1901 inclusive.
+My Name is Mary Sutter-The story takes place just prior and during the American Civil War
Points this task 15
Total Points 60
Total BB's 1
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15.8 Right Hand Cat I read Roux the Day by Linda Wiken with a domestic cat on the cover.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 135