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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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ElaineL20.4: Golden Oldies - Louise B's Task: In The Garden
Required: State which option you chose.
Option 4: Read a book with a title of at least three words in which the first letter of each word can be found in NATIVE PLANTS.
Sweep in Peace natIve PlandS
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 200
ElaineL20.3: Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose
Required: state the option when you post.
Option 3. Read a book by an author who publishes under more than one name. Finding the Dream by Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts also publishes under J.D. Robb (J.D. Robb)
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 220
ElaineL15.5: It's Black and White
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of those locations: California
Holding the Dream
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 235
Sara G20.4 - Golden Oldies - Louise B's Task: In The Garden
Option 1: Tomatoes
Read a book with one of the following words in the title/subtitle: BLACK, RUFFLES, SUN, GOLD, NUGGET, MOUNTAIN, or MERIT. Words must match exactly, no variations.
The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre
Points this post: 20
Total points: 210
perletwo 20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in Sweden - Option 3: Read a book about a witch or witches.
Wyrd Sisters
Points this task: 20
Total points: 370
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 25
Tasks completed: 19
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.2 Vito & Michael Corleone
The Goddaughter Does Vegas by Melodie Campbell.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 10/58
Books read: 14
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.3 Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 11/58
Books read: 15
15.7 - Villains We Love To Hate
Dark Crimes by Michael Hambling⬛ #24 Michael Douglas - Michael Hambling
85
DAWN70Task 30.4 - Ava Catherine's Task: Seeing Double
Read two books, one from Book 1 and one from Book 2. The page number for both books must exceed 500. My total=547 pages
Book 1: Read a book in which the author's name contains exactly TWO sets of double letters. Suzanne Brockmann
Ready to Roll Suzanne Brockmann, #16.8 Troubleshooters, 3-16-19, 3* [176 pages]
Book 2: Read a book in which the title contains at least one set of double letters, AND the author's name contains at least one set of double letters. [Innocent in Death, J.D. Robb]
Innocent in Death J.D. Robb, #24 In Death, 3-14-19, 5* [371 pages]
Points this task: 30
Total points: 50
Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 4
Jennifer KS10.9 - Spring Forward
Task 10.9 requires " State that the book is next in a series you've already started and new-to-you when you post."
This book is next in the series I started reading the series years ago, this is #19 which is next in the Alex Delaware Series and is new to me
(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+
30.2 - Amanda A's Task: March MadnessOption 2: Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% blue according to TinEye
A House in the Sky: A Memoir
400 pages72.6 %Bahama Blue (Blue)
(Also meets the requirments for Option 3-if there is a problem with TIN Eye results. Read a book with a five word TITLE which also contains at least one of these numbers in the page count: 1, 2, 5, 9, 0. Ignore subtitles.
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA. Letters may only be used as often as they appear in the target. All initials count.)
Heart Berries: A Memoir
by Terese Marie Mailhot 128 pagesInitials T-M-M
Total New Points: 30
Total Challenge Points: 80
TesaaVanessaChallenge 10.9 Spring Forward
I read Some Kind of Hero by Suzanne Brockmann. It is #17 in the Troubleshooters series and the next one for me to read. It is new to me.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 12/58
Books read: 16
Elizabeth BTask 5.10
Infinite Space
This is an ebook only, approved for 5-point task at post 7354, so I'm using my Small book for this task
Total 175
Elizabeth BRe-post
Task 25.2
Option 1: The Truth Within two consecutive words in the title, which begin with the same consonant T
Option 2: MPG Science Fiction Evolved
Total 200
Elizabeth BTask 30.2
Option 1: book FIRST published in March of any year Spirit (214 pgs), published March 2014
Option 4 The Fall, (304 pgs)
author is May Archer, who's initials MA can be found in MinneApolis
total= 304+214=518 >501 pgs
Total 230
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ**REPOSTED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL REQUIRED INFORMATION**
20.5 - TBR-Buster!
Educated by Tara Westover
Option 1 - Using the True Random Number Generator, these three numbers were generated - #668, #973, #921. I selected #668.
I used my Want to Read shelf. This book was added on March 31, 2018.
Link to PB edition: Educated: A Memoir
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 60 points
Tasks completed: 4
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Oma122930.4 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Seeing Double
Book #1-Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen
Book #2-The Daring Ladies of Lowell by Kate Alcott
Total Points-175/1030
Total Tasks-7/58
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-()500+( )750+(),1000+()
JUKKA10.8 - Spring Fever
Book with the letters M A M in author's name, title/subtitle.
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 3: One Small Step by Brian K. Vaughan. A in "Last", M in "Man", M in "Small".
Total Points: 175/1030
Total Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 16/58
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Louise B20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in Sweden
I chose option 3, a book about witches.
A Magical Match by Juliet Blackwell
I read the ebook, but have linked to the PPB. Main character is a witch, as noted in plot description.
Points this task: 20
Number of tasks completed: 2
Total points to date: 25
Sara G20.5 - Bigger is Better - Librarianish's Task: TBR-Buster!
Option 3: First In, First Out. Go to your TBR shelf and sort by date added, oldest first. Read one of the books in the first 20 on the shelf.
All Standing: The Remarkable Story of the Jeanie Johnston, The Legendary Irish Famine Ship by Kathryn Miles
This book was #2 on my TBR when sorting by date. I added it on January 8, 2014!
Points this post: 20
Total points: 230
Pamela326520.2 - Rookie at the Top - Raynebair's Task: A Day In the Life Of...
Option 3: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 65
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books:
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
5.3. Lady MacBethRead a book with the author’s initials found in the phrase “ouT damned Spot.”
By Stuart Turton
(Hardcover 512 pgs)
Stuart is a Goodreads Author
*I would like to claim a big book ticket*
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Points this task: 5
Points thus far: 45
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
Pages read: 2658
Goodreads Author: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets;
2 500+
0 750+
0 1000+
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories Option 2: Read a book with one of the following words in the TITLE (not subtitle): NIGHT, DARK, SLEEP. Plurals and Possessives are allowed, but no other variations.
I read That Night.
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 135
Tasks Complete: 7
Books Read: 8
MEGSCL5.9. Emperor Palpatine
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
TOTAL TO DATE
45 points
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the TulipsOption 1: The Festival: "Read a book that is #2, #3, or #4 in a series."
Le château de ma mère (engl.: My Mother's Castle)
Second book in the series: Souvenirs d'enfance (engl.: Marcel Pagnol's Memories of Childhood)
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Total Points: 70
Barbara ★30.10 - Kaora's Task: Horsin' Around
Choose one of these phases and read book 1 and book 2.
Option 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. All initials count.
The Invisible Code - Christopher Fowler ( C & F in available letters) 3/1
Book 2: Read a book written by a single author with an X in the TITLE or the author's name.
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari - Dorothy Gilman (X in pollifaX) 3/14
Points this task: 30
Total points: 235
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories
Option 2: Read a book with one of the following words in the TITLE (not subtitle): NIGHT, DARK, SLEEP.
The Night Is Alive - Heather Graham (NIGHT in title) 3/18
Points this task: 20
Total points: 255
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Katrina H5.1 - Hannibal Lector
Read a book with Food and Drink as a main page genre.
The Case Against Sugar
5.7 - The Joker
Main page genre of humour.
Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett.
5.10 - What makes a villain?
A book of your choosing...
Dolly by Susan Hill.
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Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
Bookwrm526Task #20.6 - Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Option 1: Read a book that is #2, #3, or #4 in a series. The series designation must be present on the book's Goodreads metadata. I read The True Queen by Zen Cho.
Total points so far: 100
Readerboard Name:: Jammin JennyReposting task with new book #2
Task 15.1 - Celebrate Your NameJammin Jenny -
Book 1: All you need is love: And a big handbag by Julie Hodgson 3/13
Book 2 Option 1: 11 characters: The Art of War, initially published in 500 BC, claiming 1 GO ticket
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 40
GO Tickets: 1
BB Tickets: 0
perletwo 15.5 - It's Black and White - Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of those locations: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, or in the US: California, Georgia, Tennessee, Washington DC.
Murder and Mendelssohn - under the "more" cut, the summary states this takes place in Melbourne, Australia.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 385
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 26
Tasks completed: 20
PegW15.9 Spring Forward - Read a book that's next in a series you're reading.
I read Dying for Chocolate which is second in the Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery Series. This was new to me only having read the first one prior to this.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 55
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Total Tasks completed: 4
Cait S10.7- Spring Chicken
Read a "young" book.
Where She Fell by Kaitlin Ward
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 35
10.9 - Spring ForwardMrs. Budley Falls from Grace
This book is next (#3) in the 'Poor Relation' series which I've already started, and this book is new to me
Total points: 10
15.5 - It's Black and WhiteAmerica Is Not the Heart
This book is set more than 50% in California (Bay Area)
Total points: 25
DULCINELLA 30.2 - Amanda A's Task: March Madness
Option 2: Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% blue according to TinEye.
De au pair Maartje Fleur 272 p. 9 march 2019 2 starsOption 3: Duke has won the National Championship five times: 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010 and 2015.
a) Read a book with a five word TITLE which also contains at least one of these numbers in the page count: 1, 2, 5, 9, 0. Ignore subtitles.
Een echo in de tijd
Diana Gabaldon 832 p. 19 march 2019 3 stars I ask 2 BB tickets for this book
points in this post: 30 points
Total points: 315 points
Tickets BB: 2
Tckets GO : 1
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the TulipsSir Philip's Folly
Option 1: This book is #4 in the Poor Relation series
Total points: 45
10.9 - Spring ForwardRead the next book in a series you've already started.
Book read: One Foot in the Grave
How it fits: Night Huntress #2 - next in the series I started in 2018, it is a new-to-me book
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Total points: 200
Books read: 18
Tasks completed: 12
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.8 - Spring Fever
I read “Muslim”: A Novel by Zahia Rahmani. M in MUSLIM and AM in RAHMANI.
Previous point total: 115
New points this post: 10
Total points: 125
Total tasks completed: 9
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
DULCINELLA20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories
This is a one book task. Choose one of the villains and read one book that fits its task.
Option 2:
Read a book with one of the following words in the TITLE (not subtitle): NIGHT, DARK, SLEEP. Plurals and Possessives are allowed, but no other variations.
Nacht in Parijs Michael Berg 368 p. 19 march 2019 2 stars‘Nacht’ is the dutch word for ‘Night’
Points in this post: 20 points
Total points: 335 points
Tickets BB: 2
Tckets GO : 1
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20.9: Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories
Required: Indicate the option.
Option 3: Read a book that was first published between 1998 and 2003 inclusive. Dance Upon the Air first published June 2001
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 180