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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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babbling c10.6 - Spring Break
Spring break is a vacation period observed by most US schools in early spring. Read a book about the high school or college experience. To qualify, the book must have a university or secondary school setting and the main character must be a college or secondary school student, teacher, or professor for the entirety of the book. The school may be fictional (Hogwarts, Hex Hall, Vampire Academy, etc).
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - kindle Harry Potter et la Coupe de Feu - paperback 774 pgs. by J.K. Rowling
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Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Total This Season
Points: 90/1030
Completed Tasks: 7/58
Golden oldies: 2
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Pages read this season: 2,814
Books read this season:7
ElaineL10.5: Spring Into Action -- REPOSTING to correct for missing info from Post 1305
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: 500
ElaineL5.5: Cruella de Vil REPOSTED to correct for missing information from post 1337
Read a book with a coat or jacket on the cover.
Cronin's Key
Required: Include the cover in your post.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 505
ElaineL20.7: Shorter is Sweeter - Tien's Task: Prequels & Midquels
Required: Identify the option.
Option 2. Midquels: Read a book with series designation of #X.5 for which X can be any number other than 0.
Tempted, Twisted, Tamed (Dark Protectors #s 2.5, 5.5, 6.5)
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 525
Erin NY25.5 - SandyL's Task: Spring Festivals!
I love learning about the different festivals around the world, and my dream would be to travel to see most of them. In the meantime, I'm letting them inspire me for the Spring challenge tasks. It was so hard to narrow them down for just a few tasks! And I apologize ahead of time if I get anything wrong about any of the festivals I've chosen.
This is a two book task. Choose two different options and read a book from each.
Required: Indicate the options.
Daphne du Maurier
Option 1: Cherry Blossom Festival. I love this festival and I've been lucky enough to experience it in both Japan and Washington DC. The cherry trees are so gorgeous while in full bloom, although I think it's even prettier after the blossoms fall off and look like a layer of snow on the ground.
Read a book with a title of at least three words where all the title initials can be found in CHERRY BLOSSOM.
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
* CheRry blossoM
Option 3: Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Live at Leeds, Ultra Music Festival, New Orleans Jazz Festival, Byron Bay Bluesfest. These are just a few of the many music festivals that are held in the Spring.
Read a book set at least 50% in California, Florida, New Orleans, England or Australia.
Required: If the setting is not obvious in the book's description, provide a link that explains how the book fits the task when you post
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
* Takes place in LA (California) for most of the book
Total Points: 180
Tasks completed: 10
Tasks in progress: 0
Books read: 14
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Total pages read: 5,056
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.9 - Spring Forward
I read Reverb by Anna Zabo, which is Book 3 in the Twisted WIshes series (approved for length on line 2288). I read the previous two books in the series (Syncopation and Counterpoint) last year and this third book is new-to-me.
Previous point total: 215
New points this post: 10
Total points: 225
Total tasks completed: 14
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Spring Things
I chose Options 1 and 2.
Option 1: I read The Takeover Effect by Nisha Sharma (paperback for length). THE and TAKEOVER both start with T.
Option 2: I read Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (I read an advance galley). MPG of Science Fiction is verified.
Previous point total: 225
New points this post: 25
Total points: 250
Total tasks completed: 15
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the TulipsOption 5: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in ZUID-HOLLAND.
Our Daily Bread by Lauren B. Davis
L and D are found in HOLLAND
New Points: 20
Total Challenge Points: 225
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I chose option A.
For book 1, I read The House of Hades by Rick Riordan- I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb (no MMPB). Author has the same two initials - RR.
For book 2, I read Side Jobs: Stories from the Dresden Files - I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb (no MMPB). Found on page 2 of the Villain Protagonist list.
Total points: 295
loafer30.9 – Sandy’s Task: Sandy's Big Adventure
B .Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase BIG FIVE ANIMALS.
American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West by Nate Blakeslee
Big five aNimals
no mmpb, pb: American Wolf 320 pp.
nonfiction
C. Read a “large” book – at least 500 pages.
The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer
mmpb: Les Intéressants 744 pp.
claiming "big book" ticket for this over 500 page book
points: 30
total: 190
GO: 2
BB: 1
Elizabeth BTask 10.9
Devour
The book is next in a series I've already started (Unbreakable bonds series #4) and new-to-me
Total 430
Sunshine5.10. What Makes a Villain?
Book: Escape! by Iain Rob Wright 3/27/19
How it Fits: My Choice
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 225
Books Read: 16
Sunshine15.4 - Number, Please?
Option 1: Chose #9 = WXY
Book 1
Book: Dust to Dust by Karina Halle 3/30/19
How it Fits: Experiment in Terror #9
Book 2
Book: Who, What, Where, When, Die by Amanda M. Lee 3/28/19
How it Fits: Title begins with a W
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 240
Books Read: 18
Sunshine30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
Option 2
Book: Designer Dirty Laundry by Diane Vallere 3/30/19
How it Fits: 270 Pages
Option 3
Book: The Haunted Heist by Angie Fox 3/27/19
How it Fits: Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries, #3
I started this series before the Spring 2019 Challenge began
This book is New-to-Me
There were 5 more books in the series to read when I started this.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 270
Books Read: 20
perletwo 15.9 - A True Renaissance Man - Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in LEONARDO DA VINCI.
The Sound of Broken Glass - Deborah Crombie
Points this task: 15
Total points: 500
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 36
Tasks completed: 28
30.4 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Seeing DoubleBook 1: Read a book in which the author’s name contains exactly TWO sets of double-letters.
Human Omega: Discovered on the Slave Planet by Eileen Glass (double E, double S) 285 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.
Born Again Sinner by Daryl Banner 336 pages
NN in title, NN in author
285 + 336 = 521 pages which exceeds 500
points: 30 + 595 = 625
JenniferKS5.2. Sauron
Read a book with “ring” found intact in the title or subtitle.
(Paperback 434 pages)
David Bell
*David Bell is a Goodreads Author*
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Points this task: 5
Points thus far: 120
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 13
Pages read: 5211
Goodreads Author: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets;
2 500+
0 750+
0 1000+
Task 25.3 - May Day Celebrationoption 2 - read a book with RED in the title
Kindred
option 3 - read a book with a 3 word title, initial letters found in MORRIS DANCING
Roses and Rot
RR in moRRis
A in dAncing
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560 points
Julia10320.10 - Group Reads
The Hate U Give
My reaction is in post #7 of the discussion thread.
This post: 20 points
Total points: 215
Total BB: 4
Total GO: 1
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 15
Andy P.Task # 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: MOUNTAIN
Desolation Mountain byWilliam Kent Krueger
Points this post: 20
Total points: 295
Andy P.Task # 15.8 - Right-Hand Cat
Read a book with a domestic cat on the cover
by Takashi HiraidePoints this post: 15
Total points: 310
5.2. SauronRead a book with “ring” found intact in the title or subtitle.
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Points 5
Total 25
5.5. Cruella de VilRead a book with a coat or jacket on the cover
Small MagicsPicture ok'ed here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Ebook verification found on line 2540 of the list
Points 5
Total 30
Kathy KS***I am replacing my original books with another for this task, and changing option***
15.4 - Number, Please?
The letters associated with the numbers on a rotary dial in 1939:
#2 = ABC
#3 = DEF
#4 = GHI
#5 = JKL
#6 = MNO
#7 = PRS
#8 = TUV
#9 = WXY
Choose one option.
Required: Indicate the option.
Option 2: read one book that fulfills BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements.
#2 - C Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire The Hunger Games #2
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Points for this task: 15
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 13
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
KathyKS***I am replacing my original book with another for this task and switching options***
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Raynebair's Task: A Day In the Life Of...
Choose one option and read a book for that option.
REQUIRED: state which option you chose in your post.
Option 2: Read a book in which the authors initials are found in the word BIOGRAPHY.
The Real Education of TJ Crowley, Grant Overstake
biOGraphy = Grant Overstake
This book was originally used for Task 15.4. It was replaced in message 1412
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Points for this task: 20
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 13
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
Kathy KS25.5 - SandyL's Task: Spring Festivals!
This is a two book task. Choose two different options and read a book from each.
Option 1: Read a book with a title of at least three words where all the title initials can be found in CHERRY BLOSSOM.
Rapid River Hoax, by Loretta Jackson
cHeRRy blossom = Rapid River Hoax
Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in... England...
Required: If the setting is not obvious in the book's description, provide a link that explains how the book fits the task when you post
A Delicate Truth, by John le Carré
The description explains that this concerns the British Foreign Office. Most of the action of the book is in England, with a small amount in Gibraltar.
Both of these books were originally used for other tasks:
Rapid River Hoax - Task 15.4. It was replaced in message 1412
A Delicate Truth - Task 20.2, It was replaced in message 1413
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Points for this task: 25
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 14
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
10.5 - Spring into ActionThese Rebel Waves (Stream Raiders #1) by Sara Raasch
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 385
trishhartuk25.6 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.
A Bespoke Murder, Edward Marston
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here (318pg)
roMnEy
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.
Pleating for MERCY, Melissa Bourbon (293pg)
Mercy: MoRE Clothing buY
Total pages: 318 + 293 = 611pg
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 280
Tasks Completed: 15
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.2 Rookie at the Top - Raynebair's Task: A Day In the Life Of...
Option 3: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 455
Tasks completed: 28/58
Books read: 35
Nick KY5.10 …a Villain? I read The Man Whom the Trees Loved by Algernon Blackwood.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 305
Nick KY25.4 Diana K’s Eating around the World
Book 1. I read The Forgiven by Lawrence Osborne, set in Morocco, a country which I have never visited. The characters eat a lot of TAGINE, Morocco’s national dish.
Book 2. I read The Burning Island by Hester Young, title contains all the letters in TAGINE. ThE burninG IslANd
Since a Tagine is cooked in a plate/pot also called a "Tagine," and I do not have one, I cannot make the dish. However, I have investigated some Moroccan spices lately such as white pepper and tumeric.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 330
Elaine L30.9: Sandy’s Task: Sandy's Big Adventure
Required: Specify which option you used.
B. Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase BIG FIVE ANIMALS.
Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken (336 p.)
&
Financial Freedom: A Proven Path to All the Money You Will Ever Need by Grant Sabatier (352 p.) This book is my "real" nonfiction book.
600 p. minimum: 336 + 352 = 688p
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 555
perletwo 15.10 - Celebration of the Queen - Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% during Queen Victoria's lifetime - the years 1819 -1901 inclusive.
The Seance
Points this task: 15
Total points: 515
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 37
Tasks completed: 29
Bookwrm526 (this is my readerboard name)Task #15.1 - Celebrate Your Name
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. I read My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.
Book 2, Option 1: Read a book with a title (subtitles may be ignored) with the same number of characters* as your readerboard name. My readerboard name has 10 characters, so I read Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith (5+5=10).
Total points so far: 320
FANDURY5.3. Lady MacBeth
Read a book with the author’s initials found in the phrase “OUT DAMNED SPOT.”
Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You by Scotto Moore
The initals of the author SM can be found in out daMned Spot
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 55
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
FANDURY20.2 - 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.
Midnight Taxi Tango by Daniel José Older
Title starts with an M.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 75
Books Read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
FANDURY20.5 - Bigger is Better - Librarianish's Task: TBR-Buster!
I used my own tbr-2019 shelf and the book was enetered on it at the beginning of the year, as I always empty the old tbr shelf and fill it new at the beginning of the year.
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.
Holmes and Watson End Peace by David Ruffle
The initals of the author DR can be found in to be ReaD
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 95
Books Read: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
15.4 - Number, Please?Option 1, read 2 books one book 1 and one book 2.
Number chosen: #4 = GHI
Book 1: Steel's Edge
How it fits: The Edge #4
Book 2: Imperfect Chemistry
How it fits: Title starts with I
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Total points: 365
Books read: 30
Tasks completed: 22
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the TulipsOption 2: Read a book where the initials of the words in the title are found in either DUTCH LETTER or in POFFERTJES.
Book read: The Lightning Thief
How it fits: The initial letters are TLT and found in DUTCH LETTER.
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Total points: 385
Books read: 31
Tasks completed: 23
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
DULCINELLA30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
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This is a two-book task. You may select books from two different options, or select two books from the same option*.
Option 3: *If you choose to use this option for both books they MUST be from the same series. Fill-ins or other series entries with decimals (7.5, 8.1, etc.) do not count.
Getuige
Lars Kepler 544 p. 29 march 2019 4 starsI ask a BB ticket for this book
Stalker
Lars Kepler 592 p. 2 april 2019 4 starsI ask a BB ticket for this book
Series name: Joona Linna I had started the series long ago (2014) , but forgot about them. I had 4/more parts to read in this series, have now read part 4 and 5 and part 6 and 7 to read.
Points in this post: 30 points
Total points: 580 points
Tickets BB: 3
Tickets GO: 1
30.8 - Cat's Task: Big OldiesOption 1
Book 1 book FIRST published in or before 1950.
The Convenient Marriage first published 1934
272 pages
Book 2 a book with at least 500 pages
The Adroit Alien 526 pages
272 + 526 = 798 which exceeds 750 pages
points: 30 + 625 = 655
Bluegrass Pam 5.10 What Makes a Villain?
InterWorld
AR Bookfinder info: IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8.0
Points this post: 5
Total points: 80
Luara15.9 A True Renaissance Man
*Author initials found in Leonardo Da Vinci
Passenger to Frankfurt by Agatha Christie
A - LeonArdo
C - VinCi
total points = 15
Sara G30.7 - Dulcinella's Task: The Villain Archetype
Option 1. Femme Fatale
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
This book is on page 1 of the Bad Girls and Femme Fatales list.
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 500 pages.
**Valley of the Dolls is a Big Book (500 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Option 2. Corruptors/corrupted
Without Mercy: The Stunning True Story of Race, Crime, and Corruption in the Deep South by David Beasley
This book is on page 1 of the White Collar Crime list.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 455
Luara15.1 - Celebrate Your Name
Book 1 - Friend Request by Laura Marshall
*Author's first name starts with L
Book 2 - Option 2
The Girl With No Past by Kathryn Croft
*5 words in title
total points = 30
Andy P.Task # 30.10 - Kaora's Task: Horsin' Around
Option 1 Dressage
Book 1.
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
Under the Knife by Kelly Parsons K and P both listed
Book 2. . Read a book written by a single author with an X in the author's name. Lost Creed: by Alex Kava X in Alex
Points this post: 30
Total points: 340
Oma12295.4. President Snow
Read a book with the word “white,” “rose,” or “roses” in its title/subtitle. No variations on the words allowed.
The Tudor Rose by Margaret Campbell Barnes
Total Points-225/1030
Total Tasks-11/58
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-()500+( )750+(),1000+()
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Task #20.2 - 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. I read Behold, America: A History of America First and the American Dream by Sarah Churchwell.
Total points so far: 305