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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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Repost20.5 - Bigger is Better - Librarianish's Task: TBR-Buster!
Option 2: Nightchaser Amanda Bouchet
I used my "Want to Read" shelf and the book was added on October 10, 2018.
Total Points: 255
Repost20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Option 4: Royal Guard Lion
Total Points: 275
Repost20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in Sweden
Option 2: Murder With Peacocks Donna Andrews
Total Points: 315
Repost20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories
Option 2: Sins of the Night
Total Points: 335
Repost25.1 – Susan A’s Task: Die Hard
Option 1: California Girls - 464 pages
Option 4: Echoes at Dawn
Total Points: 360
Repost25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Spring Things
Option 1: The Girls at 17 Swann Street
Option 3: Captive for the Sheikh's Pleasure Carol Marinelli
Total Points: 385
Repost25.3 - Sophie's Task: May Day Celebration
Option 2: Leave the Grave Green
Option 3: Cloche and Dagger
Total Points: 410
Repost25.5 - SandyL's Task: Spring Festivals!
Option 1: Yeast of Eden
Option 3: First & Then
Set in Florida - "His family lived in California, we were in Florida, and that had been perfectly fine, a perfectly acceptable dose of Foster." page 7
Total Points: 435
Repost30.1 – Schatzie’s task: Villain One-liners
Option 1: Love at First Roar
Option 4: Brazen
Total Points: 465
Repost30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
Option 2: Lowcountry Bordello - 272 pages
Option 3: Visions in Death
I started the In Death series before the Spring challenge began and this book is new to me. Prior to reading this book, there were 30 published books remaining in the series that I have not read.
Total Points: 495
Repost30.4 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Seeing Double
Book 1: One Hundred Reasons Kelly Collins
Book 2: On the Chopping Block Jenny Kales
Total Points: 525
Repost30.6 - TessaVanessa’s Task: DC vs Marvel
Option 2
Book 1: Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal - page 1
Book 2: The Good Ones - Magneto
Total Points: 555
Repost30.10 - Kaora's Task: Horsin' Around
Option 2
Book 1: No Good Tea Goes Unpunished
Book 2: The Italian's One-Night Consequence
- Red banner, white backgroundTotal Points: 585
Diana K.20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Opt 2 Read a book where the initials of the words in the title are found in either DUTCH LETTER or in POFFERTJE
Drawing Lessons
Total points: 275
5.3 Lady MacBethRead a book with the author’s initials found in the phrase “OUT DAMNED SPOT.”
Company Town by Madeline Ashby Letters MA
Points 5
Bookwrm526Task #15.7 - Villains We Love to Hate
Read a book written by a single author whose name matches the name of a performer who played one of AFI’s 50 Greatest Screen Villains. I read Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan, who matches Kevin Spacey (#48).
Total points so far: 285
5.4. President SnowRead a book with the word “white,” “rose,” or “roses” in its title/subtitle.
A Cold White Fear: A Meg Harris mystery
Points 5
Total 10
RAYNEBAIR5.8 - Annie Wilkes
Read a book from one of these lists: Books About Books and Authors or Writers Who Write About Writers.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
#3 on list - Books about Books and Authors (page 1)
points this post: 5
Total points: 295
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 2
ElaineL10.5: Spring Into Action -- REPOSTING to correct for missing info from Post #790
Read a book with the MPG Action and/or Adventure.
Secrets of the Crown (Genre noted here)
AR Bookfind: IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 10.0
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 315
Shawn H.30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
Option 2: The Big Bang Theory will have aired 279 episodes over twelve seasons. Read a book that has 279 pages plus or minus 12 (267-291 pages inclusive).
Hippie by Paulo Coelho
***This book is 287 pages which falls between 267-291***
Option 3: Read the next book in a series that you are “behind on.”
For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming
REQUIRED INFORMATION:
-Series name: James Bond Original Series
-I began the series prior to the Spring 2019 challenge (I started it in February 2017).
-This book was new to me, as was the series when I started it.
-There are / were 7 more books in the James Bond Original Series when I started this task (6 now that I have read this book).
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 55
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Ticket Books: 0
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.
Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with any Camera by Bryan Peterson
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 30
Ava Catherine20.10 - Group Reads
World War I Historical Fiction: The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn
Discussion post #9 on group read thread
total=735
Readerboard Name: Absurda15.7 - Villains We Love To Hate
Read a book written by a single author whose name matches the name of a performer who played one of AFI’s 50 Greatest Screen Villains
The Brain: The Story of You by David Eagleman
David Prowse is listed as number 3 on the list, he portrayed Darth Vader.
Points this task: 15
Total Points to date: 55
Marina H20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in Sweden
Option 2: En sidste melodi by Lisa Genova
(Paperback: Every Note Played)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 180
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 9
Nick KY30.9 Sandy’s Big Adventure
Book 1. Option A. Nonfiction set in Africa, I read Livingstone's River by George Martelli Also at: https://www.amazon.com/Livingstones-H...
Taking place on the Zimbezi River in what is now Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. 286 pp
Book 2. Option C. Large book. I read Black Seas of Infinity: The Best of H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft. 540 pp > required 500
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for Black Seas of Infinity
Total pp = 826 > required 600
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 280
Big Books So Far: 550+(2)
Ava Catherine30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
(or select two books from the same option)
Option 1: Read a book first published in September 2007 .
book 1:
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman first published September 17, 2007
book 2:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie first published September 12, 2007
total=765
25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Spring ThingsOption 1, a book that has two consecutive words in the title that begin with the same consonant: The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute by Zac Bissonnette
Option 3, a book by an Australian author: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
Points this post: 25
Total points: 170
15.4 - Number, Please?Option 2, a book in a series AND, using the number in book 1, a book with a title, the first word of which begins with one of the associated letters on the telephone dial: Down by the River (Grace Valley Trilogy #3) by Robyn Carr
#3 on the telephone dial is DEF
Points this post: 15
Total points: 185
Ava Catherine30.4 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Seeing Double
Book 1: Read a book in which the author’s name contains exactly TWO sets of double-letters.
The Night Childby Anna Quinn 277 pages
Anna Quinn double letters=nn and nn
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.
Commonwealthby Ann Patchett 322 pages
title double letters=mm/ author double letters=nn and tt
277+322=599 total pages
total=795
Kim O5.7. The Joker Read a book with the main page genre humor.
The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 8: 1965-1966
Points this task: 5
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 11
Ava Catherine30.7 - Dulcinella's Task: The Villain Archetype
Option 1. Femme Fatale
Bad Girls and Femme Fatales: page 1; # 39
Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser 512 pages
Option 6. Crazy People
Personality Disorders: page 1; #51
The Collector by John Fowles 305 pages
512+305=817 total pages
total=825
Ava Catherine30.8 - Cat's Task: Big Oldies
Option 2: One Book Option
Read a book FIRST published in or before 1950 AND a book with at least 750 pages.
Daniel Deronda by George Eliot first published 1876; 850 pages
total=855
10.7 Spring ChickenOn the Come Up by Angie Thomas
Published 2019
Points this post: 10
Total points: 55
BB tickets 1
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
ElaineL30.3: ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
Required: Indicate the option
Option 3 (for both): Read the next book(s) in a series that you are “behind on.”
Hunted and Provoked
Required:
State the series name: Dark Protectors
That you began the series before the Spring 2019 Challenge began: I started this series prior to the Spring 2019 Challenge beginning
That the books were new-to-you: both titles were new to me
Tell how many published books were left in the series for you to read when you began this task: There were five more books for me to read when I began this task.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 345
Ava Catherine30.11 - Brooke TX's Task: My Favorite Monsters
Option B: The Darkling
Book 1: Read a book with a three-word title in the format "_____ and _____" or "_____ & _____".
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
Book 2: Read a book from the list: Villain as Romantic Love Interest. page 1; #11
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
total=885
ElaineL30.2: Amanda A's Task: March Madness
Required: State the options you chose in your post.
Option 1,a: Read a book FIRST published in March of any year
Stealing His Heart March 5, 2019 240 p.
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA.
One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews mInneApolis 332 p.
500 p. minimum: 240 + 332 = 572
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 375
Elaine L30.1: Schatzie’s task: Villain One-liners
Required: state your options when posting
Option 2: Read a book written by a single female author AND the cover has a domestic dog on it.
Finders Keepers by N.R. Walker
Required: Post cover.
Option 3: Read a book that is the second book in any series.
The Hollow Sign of Seven #2
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 405
ElaineL5.4: President Snow
Read a book with the word “white,” in its title.
Vision in White
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 410
ElaineL25.1:Susan A’s Task: Die Hard
Required: Indicate the options.
Option 3: Read a book that takes place entirely in California.
Daring to Dream (Monterey, California)
Option 4: Read a book with a gun on the cover.
No Quick Fix
Required: Include the cover in your post.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 435
ElaineL20.6: Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Required: State which option you chose when you post.
Option 1: Read a book that is #2 in a series.
Wicked Edge Realm Enforcers #2
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 455
ElaineL15.7: Villains We Love to Hate
Read a book written by a single author whose name matches the name of a performer who played one of AFI’s 50 Greatest Screen Villains
Stealing the Wind by Shira Anthony (Anthony Hopkins)
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 470
Task 25.4 - Eating Around the Worldbook 1: read a book from a country I've never visited
The Bodyguard
set in Finland - I've never been there
book 2: read a book with the letters of a Finnish national dish in the title
dish: MAMMI
The Man in My Basement
MA in MAn
M in My
M in baseMent
I in In
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535 points
5.3. Lady MacBethThe Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
author's initials (ST) found in SPOT
Total points: 230 + 5 = 235
SandyL25.1 – Susan A’s Task: Die Hard
Option 1: Read a book with 2 different numbers from 640 in the page count
The Only One by Lauren Blakely
140 pages
Option 2: Read a book that was FIRST published in December of any year
The V Card by Lauren Blakely
First published 13 December 2017
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 145
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 10
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
ElaineL10.9: Spring Forward
Read the next book in a series you've already started.
Consumed
Required: State that the book is next in a series you've already started and new-to-you when you post.
I had started the Dark Protectors series previous to this challenge but Consumed was new to me and the next in the series when I read it.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 480
SandyL20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Option 1: Read a book that is #2, #3, or #4 in a series
The Three-Week Arrangement by Sarah Ballance
Series: Chase Brothers #3
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 165
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 11
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
ElaineL10.7: Spring Chicken
Read a "young" book.
Saint March 15, 2019
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 490
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Total Points: 235