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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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Delicious Dee25.6 - Andy P.’s Task: New Zealand Sheep Farming
Book 1 - Forever Mine - Erin Nicholas - EN in ROMNEY
Book 2 - Die Young with Me: A Memoir - YOUNG can be spelt out in BUY MORE WOOL CLOTHING
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 345
Bookwrm526Task #20.3 - Burdened with Glorious Purpose
Read a book with ALL the letters L O K and I in the TITLE (not the subtitle). I read The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson (MG, BL 5.0; AR 9.0).
Total points so far: 375
Sunshine15.1 - Celebrate Your Name
Book 1:
Book: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 3/23/19
How it Fits: Author's First name starts with S
Book 2:
Option 2:
Book: Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey 4/6/19
How it Fits: 8 Words in the title - 8 Characters in my name
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 315
Books Read: 25
Sunshine30.1 – Schatzie’s task: Villain One-liners
Option 2:
Book: The Darkest Thread by Jen Blood 4/6/19
How it Fits:
Option 4:
Book: Mister Moneybags by Vi Keeland 3/19/19
How it Fits:
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 345
Books Read: 27
CEELEETask 5.1 HANNIBAL LECTOR
Read a book with Food and Drink (standalone or embedded) as a Main Page Genre.
I read HEAT: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker and Apprentice To A Dante Quoting Butcher in Tuscany by Bill Buford
Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany
Shelved as Food and Drink> Food 562 times Food and Drink> Cooking 146 times
Total Points for Task: 5
Total Books Read for Task: 1
Total Big Book Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total Points for Spring Challenge 2019: 5
Total Tasks Completed for Spring Challenge 2019: 1
Total Books read for Spring Challenge 2019: 1
Total Big Books Tickets Claimed for Spring 2019 Challenge: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Spring 2019 Challenge: 0
DULCINELLA5.7. The Joker
Read a book with the main page genre humor. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Yes Please
Amy Poehler 329 p. 8 april 2019 3 starsPoints in this post: 5 points
Total points: 680 points
3 tickets BB
2 tickets GO
DULCINELLA5.4. President Snow
Read a book with the word “white,” “rose,” or “roses” in its title/subtitle. No variations on the words allowed.
Rose Rosita Steenbeek 352 p. 7 april 2019 2 starsPoints in this post: 5 points
Total points: 685 points
3 tickets BB
2 tickets GO
Mod
I chose option 2 and read Women Talking - all letters of LOKI in title -- wOmen taLKIng.
total points: 345
10.1 Darth VaderThe Good Father by Diane Chamberlain
Father in title
Points this post :10
Total points: 65
10.2 - Vito & Michael CorleoneRumble on the Bayou by Jana Deleon
the bad guy they're after is the deal-maker for a crime family out of New Orleans" ~ reference: paragraph 4
Total points: 315 + 10 = 325
10.5 Spring into ActionBloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
Adventure genre
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11.0
Points this post :10
Total points: 75
BB TICKETS :1
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
15.1 - Celebrate Your NameBook 1: Bloom by Kevin Panetta
Book 2: Option 1: This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
Kri/sti/naS/imo/n = 13 characters
Thi/sOn/eSu/mme/r = 13 characters
Total points: 325 + 15 = 340
10.10 - Spring TrainingThe Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye by Robert Kirkman
75%+ of the story takes place just outside Atlanta, Georgia
Total points: 340 + 10 = 350
Reader name : Maya5.3. Lady MacBeth
Read a book with the author’s initials found in the phrase “OUT DAMNED SPOT.”
Book read: Thirteen Chairs
Required: Author's initials are D.S.
REQUIRED: IL: MG+ - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 8.0
Points this post: 5
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Points Total: 120
Oma122930.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
I chose Option #2 and Option #3
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).
Miss Julia Raises the Roof by Ann B. Ross Book has 288 pages
Option 3: Read the next book in a series that you are “behind on.” For the purposes of this task, “behind on” means you began the series prior to the Spring 2019 Challenge beginning and there must be at least two more whole number series books currently published in your chosen series that you have not yet read before beginning this task.
The Series Name that I started before the Spring 2019 Challenge is Crackleberry Club by Laura Childs. I started this series in 2009.
This book was new to me.
There were 4 books left in the series before I read the book for this task.
Eggs in a Casket by Laura Childs
Total Points-340/1030
Total Tasks-17/58
Total Golden Oldie Books-(2)
Total Big Books-()500+( )750+(),1000+()
Task 15.10 - Celebration of the Queenread a book first published in Queen VIctoria's lifetime
Treasure Island
pub 1882
IL: UY
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660 points
5.9. Emperor PalpatineRead a book with a title of at least 3 words, where the initial letters of each word are found in EMPEROR PALPATINE.
Ashes of the Earth
Points 5
Total 40
Andy P.Task # 30.5 - Dlmrose’s Task: Answered and Asked
Book 1: Read a book with a TITLE that could be a Jeopardy! answer.
The Widows by Jess Montgomery
Book 2: Read a book with a TITLE that could be a response in the form of a question to the answer proposed in your book 1 title
Who Is Rich? by Matthew Klam
Points this post: 30
Total points: 395
Andy P.Task # 30.5 - Dlmrose’s Task: Answered and Asked
Book 1: Read a book with a TITLE that could be a Jeopardy! answer
The Widows byJess Montgomery
Book 2: Read a book with a TITLE that could be a response in the form of a question to the answer proposed in your book 1 title
Who Is Rich? by Matthew Klam
Points this post: 30
Total points: 395
Andy PPlease excuse the fact I just claimed the same task twice. I think the information is the same in both. Sorry!
5.9. Emperor PalpatineRead a book with a title of at least 3 words, where the initial letters of each word are found in EMPEROR PALPATINE.
Ashes of the Earth
Points 5
Total 40
perletwo 15.4 - Number, Please? - Option 2: read one book that fulfills BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements.
1: Select a number from 2 - 9 and read a book in a series with that whole number designation. 2: Using the same number as book 1, read a book with a TITLE where the first word begins with one of the associated letters.
City of Beads - Tubby Dubonnet #2, #2=ABC
Points this task: 15
Total points: 540
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 39
Tasks completed: 31
StaceyNC30.4 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Seeing Double
Read two books, one from Book 1 and one from Book 2.
The page number total for both books must exceed 500 (i.e. must be 501 or greater).
Book 1: Read a book in which the author’s name contains exactly TWO sets of double-letters.
Book: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Completed: 3/26/19
Author: Fannie Flagg
Pages: 416 p.
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.
Book: Apprentice in Death
Completed: 4/8/19
Author: J.D. Robb
Pages: 375p.
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 200
Tasks Completed: 10
SCHATZIE5.1. Hannibal Lector
--Food and Drink mpg
Provence, 1970: M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste
Challenge Total: 430
SCHATZIE10.10 - Spring Training
--50 %set in Hawaii/California
Daughter of Moloka'i
--this is set in Hawaii and California
Challenge Total: 440
SCHATZIE15.4 - Number, Please?
Opt. 2: 2-7 in a series, and matching letters with the number
A Conspiracy in Belgravia
--this is number 2 in a series and the letters are ABC for that number
Challenge Total: 455
25.4 - Diana K's Task - Eating Around the WorldBook 1: Read a book that is set in a country that you have never visited.
Summer in Seoul (Season Series #1) by Ilana Tan
Setting: Seoul, South Korea
I have never visited this country
Book 2: Choose a dish from that country and read a book that has ALL of the letters of that dish in the title/subtitle.
Through the Zombie Glass (White Rabbit Chronicles #2) by Gena Showalter
South Korean dish: GALBI
galbi can be found in zomBIe GLAss
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 480
Dakimel10.9 - Spring Forward
Seduced by a Scot
This is the next book in a series I've started & it's new to me
Tally: +10
Total: 390
Dakimel20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
1. An Unconditional Freedom
Tally: +20
Total: 410
Dakimel20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories
2. Dreams of a Dark Warrior
Tally: +20
Total: 430
perletwo 5.10. What Makes a Villain? - Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Murder in the Ball Park
Points this task: 05
Total points: 545
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 40
Tasks completed: 32
Dakimel20.4 - Golden Oldies - Louise B's Task: In The Garden
4: The Princess Trap: An Interracial Romance
Tally: +20
Total: 460
Dakimel25.1 – Susan A’s Task: Die Hard
1: The Golden State
3: RAFE: A Buff Male Nanny - set entirely in LA, California
Tally: +25
Total: 485
25.5 - SandyL's Task: Spring Festivals!Option 1, a book with a title of at least three words in which all the title initials can be found in CHERRY BLOSSOM: Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist by Eli Saslow
Option 2, a book with a main page genre of Humor: Best Friends, Occasional Enemies: The Lighter Side of Life As a Mother and Daughter by Lisa Scottoline
Points this post: 25
Total points: 300
10.2 - Vito & Michael CorleoneRead a book in which an organized crime family, criminal organization, or crime syndicate plays a major role.
Will & Patrick Meet the Mob
ebook verified post 7280
points: 10 + 655 = 665
15.3 - The ChunnelOption 2: Read 1 book.
Read a book that is set in BOTH England AND France. The England/France settings must account for at least 75% of the action.
Lord of Scoundrels
set entirely in England and France, setting listed on books's main page
points: 15 + 665 = 680
15.7 - Villains We Love To HateName from list: Charles Laughton #19
Any Old Diamonds by K.J. Charles
points: 15 + 680 = 695
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Louise B's Task: In The GardenOption 3: The Cutting Garden
flower = #20 Dahlia
Dead in the Garden by Dahlia Donovan
ebook verified post 7322
points: 20 + 695 = 715
30.1 – Schatzie’s task: Villain One-linersOption 3: “I am your father.” - 2nd in series
Why the Devil Stalks Death, Death and the Devil series #2
Option 4: “Ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight.” - red text on cover
points: 30 + 715 = 745
30.1 – Schatzie’s task: Villain One-linersOption 1: “My Precious.”
term of endearment (from list) in title: Angel
And the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick Cave
Option 4: “Ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight.”
red text on cover
by Yasunari KawabataPoints this post: 30
Total points: 80
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 3
Page count: 1117
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.4 Ava Catherine’s Task: Seeing Double
Book 1: Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough.
Double letters: CC and LL
298 pages
Book 2: Traffick by Ellen Hopkins.
Title double letters: ff
Author double letters: ll
528 pages
298+528=826 total pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 575
Tasks completed: 34/58
Books read: 45
30.11 - Brooke TX's Task: My Favorite MonstersOption B: The Darkling (from the Grisha Verse trilogy)
Book 1: Read a book with a three-word title in the format "_____ and _____"
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
Book 2: Read a book from Best Villains in YA Fiction
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Green Town #2) by Ray Bradbury
Page 1, #66
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 510
perletwo 5.7. The Joker - Read a book with the main page genre humor. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
People I Want to Punch in the Throat: True(ish) Tales of an Overachieving Underachiever
Points this task: 05
Total points: 550
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 41
Tasks completed: 33
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15.7 - Villains We Love To Hate
Emory's Gift by W. Bruce Cameron
Bruce
Points this post: 15
Total points: 350
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 2