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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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Oma 122930.6 - TessaVanessa’s Task: DC vs Marvel
I have 7 characters in my readerboard name so I will choose Option #2-Marvel Comics
Book 1- Read a book from the list Best of Marvel Comics and list page.
Captain America: Promised Land by Mark Waid- This book is found on page 5 of the list.
Book 2- Read a book with a TITLE of at least 3 words where the beginning letters of each word appear in the name of one of the designated Marvel Villains
The Maltese Goddess by Lyn Hamilton
The villian's name is Magneto
Total Points-205/1030
Total Tasks-8/58
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-()500+( )750+(),1000+()
JUKKA20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Option 2: Book whose title's initial letters are found in DUTCH LETTER or POFFERTJES.
Looting the Dungeon: The Quest for the Genre Fantasy Mega-Text by Aidan-Paul Canavan. L, T and D are in DUTCH LETTER. Ignoring subtitle.
Total Points: 250/1030
Total Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 22/58
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Tien's Task: Prequels & Midquels2. Midquels
Off Limits
series: Aces Hockey #1.5
ebook verified line 2010
points: 20 + 385 = 405
Delicious Dee20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose
Option 3 - Chief - Lesli Richardson - Lesli Richardson also writes under the name Tymber Dalton
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 180
JUKKA15.9 - A True Renaissance Man
Book by an author whose initials are in LEONARDO DA VINCI.
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Sun Vol. 1 - Ianto's Tomb by Alexander C. Irvine.
Total Points: 265/1030
Total Books Read: 25
Tasks Completed: 23/58
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Coralie15.5 It’s Black and White
Book set in California
The Transmigration of Timothy Archer
Total pages 632
Total to date 150 points
10.1 - Darth VaderCanton Elegy: A FATHER's Letter of Sacrifice, Survival, and Enduring Love by Stephen Lee & Howard Webster
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies:
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 120
Alaina5.10. What Makes a Villain?
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too-Jomny Sun
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
KathyKS15.10 - Celebration of the Queen
Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% during Queen Victoria's lifetime - the years 1819 -1901 inclusive.
The Fever Tree, by Jennifer McVeigh
Required: If the time setting is not apparent on the book's main page include a reference when you post.
The book was inspired by Cecil Rhodes and the smallpox epidemic around the diamond mines in South Africa. In the Seattle Times review here cited, it explains this took place in the 1880s.
... "In the 1880s, a smallpox epidemic broke out in the diamond mines owned by Cecil Rhodes, the founder of De Beers...."
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertai...
***Claim 1 Big Book ticket***
I read the large print version; mmpb (foreign language) = 552 pages
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Points for this task: 15
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 8
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 2
Mai10.9 - Spring Forward
Read the next book in a series you've already started.
Young Avengers, Volume 2: Family Matters by Allan Heinberg
This is the second volume of the Young Avengers 2006 series that I started recently and it's new to me.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Coralie5.5 Cruella de Vil
Book with coat on cover
Total to date 155 points
Mai15.4 - Number, Please?
Number #9: WXY
Option 2: Book that is number 9 is a series and whose title begins with the letter Y
Young Avengers, Volume 2: Alternative Culture by Kieron Gillen
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 65
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Mai5.10. What Makes a Villain?
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Young Avengers, Volume 1: Style > Substance by Kieron Gillen
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 70
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
10.3 - Vincent VegaThe Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies:
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 130
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.7 Villains We Love To Hate
The One by John Marrs
#16 John Huston.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 14/58
Books read: 18
20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in SwedenOption 1: Read a book with all the letters in the word SEMLA in the TITLE, not subtitle
I read The Devil in Jerusalem in which we can find the word the devil in jErusALEM.
points: 125
books read: 9
tasks completed: 6
pages read: 2909
Mod
I read
, with a cat on the cover. I read and linked to the kindle edition - the top MMPB, for page purposes, is Wish You Were Here.Total points: 25
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.4 Loki
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris.
It is found on page 2 of the list.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 15/58
Books read: 19
PegW25.4 - Diana K's Task - Eating Around the World
Book 1: Read a book that is set in a country that you have never visited.
I read Sold that is set in Nepal and I have never visited there.
Book 2 Find the country from Book 1 on this list of National Dishes. Choose a dish from that country and read a book that has ALL of the letters of that dish in the title/subtitle
I read Man-Eater: The Life and Legend of an American Cannibal
My dish was Dal Bhat. D in Legend, A in Man, L in Life, B in Cannibal, h in The, a and t in Eater
Points this task: 25
Total points: 80
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Total Tasks completed: 5
RAYNEBAIR5.1 - Hannibal Lector
Read a book with Food and Drink (standalone or embedded) as a main page genre
Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell
MPG Food and Drink
points this post: 5
total points: 185
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 1
RAYNEBAIR20.6 - Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Option 1: Festival
Read a book that is #2, #3, or #4 in a series.
Forsaken by Sloane Kennedy
#4 in the Protector series
points this post: 20
total points: 205
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 1
25.1 – Susan A’s Task: Die HardOption 2: Read a book that was FIRST published in December of any year.
Just a Bit Gay
Published December 11th 2018
ebook verified line 1527
Option 4: Read a book with a gun on the cover.
ebook verified line 2691
points: 25 + 405 = 430
Mai10.8 - Spring Fever
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.
Young Avengers, Volume 3: Mic-Drop at the Edge of Time and Space by Kieron Gillen
(M in Mic-Drop; A in At; M in Time)
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Task 20.3 - Burdened with Glorious Purposeoption 1: read a book with MPG SUPERHEROES
Thor, Volume 2: Who Holds the Hammer?
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330 points
Task 10.7 - Spring Chickenread a book pub since 2015
Interstellar super explorer: star explorer
pub 2019
approved for length: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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340 points
Mary P10.3 - Vincent Vega
Read a book written by a single author with the initial V.
The Minstrel Boy: Book Two: The Blue Bells Chronicles by Laura Vosika
Points this post: 10
Total points: 105
trishhartuk20.2 Rookie at the Top - Raynebair's Task: A Day In the Life Of...
Option 3: Read a book where the title starts with a word that begins with the letter B, A or M. All title words count, including articles.
Murder of a Sweet Old Lady, Denise Swanson
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 150
Tasks Completed: 9
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
DULCINELLA 20.1 - Most Improved- Elizabeth B's Task: Spring Festivals Around Europe
Pick one of the following options and read one book:
Option 1: AMSTERDAM COFFEE FESTIVAL
B. Read a book set at least 50% in the Netherlands.
De greppel
Herman Koch 311 p. 21 march 2019 3 stars (320 p. )
Setting: Amsterdam
Points in this post: 20 points
Total points: 370 points
Ticket BB: 2
Ticket GO: 1
Sunshine20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Raynebair's Task: A Day In the Life Of...
Option 1: Read a book from this list: Best Memoir/Biography/Autobiography
Book: Bossypants by Tina Fey 3/7/19
How it Fits: Page 1, #28
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 1
Sunshine20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Option 1: The Festival
Book: Veiled Threat by Helen Harper 3/16/19
How it Fits: Highland Magic, #3
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 40
Books Read: 2
Sunshine20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Tien's Task: Prequels & Midquels
1. Prequels:
Book: All-Butter ShortDead by H.Y. Hanna 3/16/19
How it Fits: Oxford Tearoom Mysteries #0.5
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 60
Books Read: 3
25.4 - Diana K's Task - Eating Around the World
Book 1
Book: Soft Target by Iain Rob Wright 3/17/19
How it Fits: Takes place in the United Kingdom. I have never visited the UK
Book 2
Book: Ashes to Ashes by Karina Halle 3/7/19
How it Fits: Dish - Chicken Tikka Masala
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 85
Books Read: 5
Sunshine30.10 - Kaora's Task: Horsin' Around
Option 1. DRESSAGE
Book 1
Book: Inferno by Devin Fontaine 3/5/19
How it Fits: Author's initials are DF
(Ebook Approved Msg 7323)
Book 2
Book: Bird Box by Josh Malerman 3/5/19
How it Fits: Letter X in title
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 7
10.2 Vito & Michael CorleoneI read Bennett Mafia by Tijan in which the Bennett crime family plays a large role.
Points: 10
Total points: 85
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 0
15.5 It's black and whiteI read Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier. This book is set in the Netherlands.
Points: 15
Total points: 100
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 0
RAYNEBAIR15.9 - A True Renaissance Man
Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in LEONARDO DA VINCI
Reinventing Us by Ann Lister
points this post: 15
total points: 220
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 1
Andy P.Task # 15.10 - Celebration of the Queen
Option 1: Read a book FIRST published during Queen Victoria's lifetime - the years 1819 -1901 inclusive.
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane First published in 1895
Points this post: 15
Total points: 160
Mod
I read Fascism: A Warning. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top paperback edition. My comment is post 10 in the discussion thread.
Total points: 45
25.5 - SandyL's Task: Spring Festivals!Option 2: Read a book with a main page genre of Humor.
The Inimitable Jeeves (Jeeves #2) by P.G. Wodehouse
1 x Golden Oldies tix (pub. 1923)
Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in California, Florida, New Orleans, England or Australia.
The Dragon Man (Inspector Challis #1) by Garry Disher
setting: 100% Australia
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 155
Brooke TX10.6 - Spring Break
Read a book about the high school or college experience. Giant Days "follows three young women – Esther de Groot, Susan Ptolemy and Daisy Wooton – who share a hall of residence at university."
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 90
Completed Tasks: 9
Books Read: 16
Brooke TX15.5 - It's Black and White
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of the locations where can currently see giant pandas. Set in Toronto, Canada:
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 105
Completed Tasks: 10
Books Read: 16
DULCINELLA25.6 - Andy P.’s Task: New Zealand Sheep Farming
Book 1. Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in the word ROMNEY. All name part initials count. Letters may only be used as often as they appear in the target.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh 304 p. 21 march 2019 4 stars Book 2. Read a book with a title (subtitles are excluded) that contains a word of four or more letters that can be made from the letters contained in the phrase, BUY MORE WOOL CLOTHING.
Akte van berouw 320 p. 10 march 2019 3 stars BEROUW
Points in this post: 25 points
Total points: 395 points
Ticket BB 2
Ticket GO: 1
StaceyNC20.2 - 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. All initials must be present and can only appear as many times as found in the word.
Book: Magic Triumphs
Author: Ilona Andrews
Completed: 3/21/19
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 75
Tasks Completed: 5
StaceyNC30.2 - Amanda A's Task: March Madness
March Madness, the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, is one of my favorite times of the year.
Please choose two different options and read a book for each. The combined pages of both books must be at least 500 pages.
Option 1: The NCAA tournament will begin on March 19th with a field of 68 teams.
a) Read a book FIRST published in March of any year
Book: Pestilence
Completed: 3/21/19
First published: 3/20/18
Pages: 383
Option 4: The 2019 Final Four will be held in Minneapolis,
Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA.
Book: Magic Binds
Completed: 3/13/19
Author: Ilona Andrews
Pages: 328
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 6
Barbara ★10.10 - Spring Training
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the following locations where spring training takes place: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mexico, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Texas.
Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies - Denise Grover Swank 3/20
(takes place 100% in Arkansas)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 265
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Sara G20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in Sweden
Option 2: Read a book written by a single author with first and last name initials in VÅFFELDAGEN.
The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
VÅFFELDAGEN
Points this post: 20
Total points: 290
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Option C: Lucifer Morningstar
Book 1
Read a book from this list: Required Reading Graphic Novels.
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
Found on page 5 of the list.
Book 2
Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in MORNINGSTAR.
What If? by Anna Russell
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 65