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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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MAZZA110.5 - Spring into Action
Let's get that plot moving! Read a book with the MPG Action and/or Adventure. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Ringmaster genre approved in help thread
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post 10
Points to date = 510
Bluegrass Pam 20.2 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
*Found on page 2.
Educated
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Andy P.Task # 5.1. Hannibal Lector.
Read a book with Food and Drink (standalone or embedded) as a main page genre.
I'll Never Be French (no matter what I do): Living in a Small Village in Brittany by Mark Greenside
Genre approved here (message 22 in genre approval thread)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 420
25.6 - Andy P.’s Task: New Zealand Sheep FarmingBook 1. Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in the word ROMNEY.
Reign by Roxie Noir 336 pages
Book 2. BUY MORE WOOL CLOTHING
Handle With Care 194 pages
key word WITH
336 + 194 = 530 which exceeds 501 pages
points: 25 + 825 = 850
Mary P20.4 - Golden Oldies - Louise B's Task: In The Garden
Option 1: Read a book with one of the following words in the title/subtitle: BLACK, RUFFLES, SUN, GOLD, NUGGET, MOUNTAIN, or MERIT.
The Black Lyon by Jude Deveraux
Points this task: 20
Total points: 180
SCHATZIE30.11 - Brooke TX's Task: My Favorite Monsters
Opt. A:
Book 1: author first and last names start with same letter
Don't Retire Broke: An Indespensible Guide to Tax-Efficient Retirement Planning and Financial Freedom
by Rick Rodgers
Book 2: book from given list
--my book is on pg. 1
Vengeful
Challenge Total: 845
SCHATZIE30.7 - Dulcinella's Task: The Villain Archetype
Opt. 1: LIST - Dangerous Teenage Girls
--my book is found on pg. 1
Sharp Objects
pg. count edition: mmpb - Sharp Objects
--pg. 393
Opt. 2: LIST - Corruption in High Places
--my book found on pg. 2
Faster, Higher, Farther: How One of the World's Largest Automakers Committed a Massive and Stunning Fraud
pg. count edition: pb - Faster, Higher, Farther: How One of the World's Largest Automakers Committed a Massive and Stunning Fraud
--384 pgs.
Challenge Total: 875
SCHATZIE30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
opt. 2: Book with page count between 267-291
--both books are from this option
first book:
The Possibility Dogs: What a Handful of "Unadoptables" Taught Me about Service, Hope, and Healing
pg. count edition: pb - The Possibility Dogs: What I Learned from Second-Chance Rescues About Service, Hope, and Healing
--pgs. 288
second book:
The Affairs of the Falcons
pg. count edition: hc - The Affairs of the Falcóns
--pgs. 288
Challenge Total: 905
SCHATZIE25.6 - Andy P.’s Task: New Zealand Sheep Farming
Book 1: author initials in ROMNEY
A Stir of Echoes
by Richard Matheson
pg. count edition: mmpb - Io sono Helen Driscoll
--pgs. 168 pgs
Book 2: title word from given phrase
An Anonymous Girl
my word: GIRL
pg. count edition: pb - An Anonymous Girl
--384 pgs
Challenge Total: 930
SCHATZIE20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Opt. 2: initial of title words in DUTCH LETTER
Letters to the Church
Challenge Total: 950
SCHATZIE20.4 - Golden Oldies - Louise B's Task: In The Garden
Opt. 4: initials of title words in NATIVE PLANTS
If There's No Tomorrow
Challenge Total: 970
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.6 Andy P.’s Task: New Zealand Sheep Farming
Book 1: Bang by Norah McClintock.
roMNey
112 pages
Book2: Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers
By Deborah Heiligman.
THEO can be made from buy mOrE wool cloTHing
454 pages
112+454=566 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 650
Tasks completed: 38/58
Books read: 51
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.8 Cat's Task: Big Oldies
Option1:
Book 1: Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther.
It was first published in 1949.
206 pages
Book 2: Tricks by Ellen Hopkins.
627 pages.
206 + 627= 833 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 680
Tasks completed: 39/58
Books read: 53
10.6 - Spring BreakThe Ghost and the Goth (The Ghost and the Goth #1) by Stacey Kade
approval
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 555
5.5. Cruella de VilBad Debts (Jack Irish #1) by Peter Temple
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 560
Mod
I chose option 2 and read Last Night - I read a kindle ARC, linked to the paperback. Word "night" in title.
New total: 385.
(should have been 360 after post 1775, and 365 after post 1810 - I goofed in my addition!)
DULCINELLA30.6 - TessaVanessa’s Task: DC vs Marvel
Take your superhero name—your SRC readerboard name—because after all we are super readers and count the characters. (All characters count, ignore spaces) This will determine which house of comics you will be in.
This task is a 2 book task.
If your readerboard name is an even number of characters do option 1.
Option 1: Even number of characters in readerboard name=DC comics
Readerboard name: Dulcinella
Book 1: Read one book from this list with a main page genre of sequential art.
Best of DC Comics (Make sure your book meets all SRC reading requirements)
Required: State the page of the list.
Watchmen
Alan Moore 416 p. 12 april 2019 3 stars P.1 nr’1 on 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 these DC villains: Joker, Deathstroke, Darkseid, Lex Luthor, Bane, Professor Zoom, Ra's al Ghul, Sinestro, Scarecrow, Doomsday. Subtitles are excluded.
De schitterende doden Belinda Bauer 381 p. 13 april 2019 Hero Doomsday
Points in this post: 30 points
Total points : 815 points
3 tickets GO
3 tickets BB
10.4 Best Plot Twist list The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
page 1 of list
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 11.0
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 85/1030
Tasks completed: 7/58
Books Read: 7
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
10.7 published in or after 2015. Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal by Ken Bensinger
Pub 2018
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 95/1030
Tasks completed: 8/58
Books Read: 8
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
EMurphy15.4 Number, Please? Select a number and read a book in a series with that whole number designation AND the book begins with one of the associated letters
Missing Joseph by Elizabeth George
*#6 in the Inspector Lindley series and begins with the associated letter of "M"
**Big Book Ticket (576 pages)
This Task:
Points: 15
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 140
Books Read: 9
BB Ticket +500: 2
+750: 1
GO Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed: 8
perletwo 15.1 - Celebrate Your Name - Using your SRC readerboard 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.
Disappearance at Devil's Rock by Paul Tremblay
Book 2: Option 1: Read a book with a title with the same number of characters* as your readerboard name.
Longshot
Points this task: 15
Total points: 585
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 45
Tasks completed: 36
Sara G30.8 - Cat's Task: Big Oldies
option 1: Two Book Option - The combined page count must be at least 750.
Book 1 - Read a book that meets the criteria for a Golden Oldie ticket, a book FIRST published in or before 1950.
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
**Death Comes for the Archbishop is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1927). I claim one GO ticket.**
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 368 pages.
Book 2 - Read a book that meets the criteria for a Big Book ticket - a book with at least 500 pages.
I, Victoria by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback (no MMPB) here has 544 pages.
**I, Victoria is a Big Book (544 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 30
Total points: 485
Sara G30.9 – Sandy’s Task: Sandy's Big Adventure
B .While we are in Africa, we hope to see all of the Big Five animals – lion, elephant, black rhinoceros, Cape buffalo, leopard. Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase BIG FIVE ANIMALS. All initials must be found. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
West with the Night by Beryl Markham
BIG FIVE ANIMALS
**West with the Night is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1942). I claim one GO ticket.**
C. Lions are the largest carnivores in Africa and elephants are the largest of all land mammals. Read a “large” book – at least 500 pages.
Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback (no MMPB) here has 546 pages.
**Before the Devil Breaks You is a Big Book (546 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 30
Total points: 515
Elizabeth BTask 20.5
I chose Option 2 and read a book from my own mm-tbr (added 17/3/19)
Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with any letter in TO BE READ
Picture Winter by Amy Aislin, author's first and last name begin with A
e-book only, approved for length at msg 7384 of the verification thread
Total 540
Sara G30.11 - Brooke TX's Task: My Favorite Monsters
Option A: Victor Vale/Eli Ever (from the Villains duology)
Book 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last names start with the same letter. Middle names/initials may be ignored.
Beguiled by a Baron by Christi Caldwell
Book 2: Read a book from this list: Villain Protagonist.
Required: State the page.
Vicious by V.E. Schwab
This book is on page 1 of the list.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 545
30.7 - Dulcinella's Task: The Villain ArchetypeOption 3. Desperadoes/Outlaws
From the Outlaws list, first page, shelved 6 times as outlaws
True History of the Kelly Gang (384 pages)
Option 6. Crazy People
From list of Personality Disorders, first page, slot #25
Looking for Alaska (268 pages)
New Points: 30
Total Challenge Points: 305
GO's: 1
*repost*Kayla C
25.1
Option 1
The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies by Jason Fagone
pages 464
Option 2
Why We Broke Up by Maira Kalman
published December 2011
total points: 190
BB: 1
Kayla C25.2
Option 1
Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear
two consonants LL
Option 3
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
Laine Moriarty is an Austrilian Author
total points: 235
Elizabeth BTask 20.8
Option 2
Paternity Case by Gregory Ashe
author's initials A, G can be found in VÅFFELDAGEN
Total 560
Kayla C30.2
Option 1b
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
pages 368
Option 2
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
Tin Eye
#2b4393 73.1 %Tory Blue (Blue)
#04101e 9.9 %Dark Green (Green)
#e2e5e7 5.3 %White Lilac (Blue)
#4b5884 5.0 %Chambray (Blue)
#5a6376 3.0 %Comet (Blue)
#94a1c6 1.7 %Blue Bell (Blue)
#fdd95a 0.6 %Dandelion (Yellow)
#858682 0.5 %Stack (Grey)
#fac516 0.5 %Moon Yellow (Yellow)
#807f60 0.4 %Arrowtown (Grey)
Troy Blue at 73,1%>50%
pages 336
368 + 336= 704>500
total points: 265
5.3. Lady MacBethauthor’s initials found in the phrase “OUT DAMNED SPOT.”
Slashes in the Snow: A Baum Squad novel by M. Never
Points this task: 5
Total points: 5
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 1
5.10. What Makes a Villain? Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Kristoff: A Blaire World Title by Measha Stone
*This link only shows the paperback pages but there is no activity on the book, this link shows the Kindle edition that has all of the activity*
Kristoff
Points this task: 5
Total points: 10
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 2
Kayla C30.6
reader board name has 6 characters
Option 1a
Wonder Woman, Vol. 2: Love and MurderJodi Picoult
page 1
Option 1b
Every Last Lie by Mary Kubica
villian LEx Luther, initials ELL
total points: 295
BB: 1
10.6 - Spring BreakRead a book about the high school or college experience.
Wrath by Claire C. Riley
The main character attends St. Augustine's college which is made clear in this review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Also, was checked in help thread for task: Post 42
Points this task: 10
Total points: 20
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 3
10.7 - Spring ChickenRead a “young” book, first published in or after 2015.
When August Ends by Penelope Ward
Published in 2019
Points this task: 10
Total points: 30
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 4
15.7 - Villains We Love To HateRead 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
#3 James Earl Jones
Malum: Part 1 by Amo Jones
Points this task: 15
Total points: 45
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 5
15.9 - A True Renaissance Man Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in LEONA RD O DA VINCI
Beautifully Brutal by Dani René
Points this task: 15
Total points: 60
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 6
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Louise B's Task: In The GardenOption 3: The Cutting Garden
Read a book by an author whose name matches a name on this list of Flower Names - Lily
The Five by Lily White
Points this task: 20
Total points: 80
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 7
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips Option 3: The Flowers
Read a book that has a flower or flowers on the cover. Part of the flower must be visible, not just stems!
by Sierra SimonePoints this task: 20
Total points: 100
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 8
StaceyNC25.6 - 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.
Book: Final Lap
Author: Erin McCarthy
Completed: 3/31/19
Pages: 304
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.
Book: Into the Drowning Deep
Completed: 4/14/19
Pages: 440
Word: INTO
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 235
Tasks Completed: 12
Stacey NC20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Option 1: The Festival
Read a book that is #2, #3, or #4 in a series. The series designation must be present on the book's Goodreads metadata.
Book: Bayou Moon
Completed: 4/14/19
Book #2 in The Edge series
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 255
Tasks Completed: 13
30.2 - Amanda A's Task: March MadnessThe combined pages of both books must be at least 500 pages
Option 1: a) Read a book FIRST published in March of any year
Choosing Us: The Pierced Hearts Duet: Book One by M. Robinson
202 pages
Published in March 2019
Option 3: b) Read a book that is #5 in a series which also contains at least one of these numbers in the page count: 1, 2, 5, 9, 0.
Take by Pam Godwin
Book #5 in the Deliver Series and 400 pages
Points this task: 30
Total points: 130
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 9
30.10 - Kaora's Task: Horsin' AroundOption 2. CROSS COUNTRY
Book 1
Read a book where the first word in the title starts with one of the letters in NOVICE
Envy by M.N. Forgy
Book 2. Read a book where the cover includes both red and white.
Required: Point out the red and white on the cover.
by Sienna SnowBoth colors are found in the title
Master of is white, Sin is Red
Points this task: 30
Total points: 160
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 10
Marina H20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose
Option 2: Fra Libanon til Lærkevej by Abdel Aziz Mahmoud
Points this post: 20
Total points: 210
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 11
ElaineL5.3: Lady Macbeth
Read a book with the author’s initials found in the phrase “OUT DAMNED SPOT.”
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 750
ElaineL5.6: The shark in Jaws
Read a book from Summer beach reads set in beach towns.
Eclipse Bay
Required: Include in your post the list and page number on which your book is found.
Found on Page 4 (#359 at time of posting)
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 755
Nick KY10.9 Spring Forward I read The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny, # 3 in the Inspector Armand Gamache series. I have not read this book before, but I have read #s 1 and 2 in the series, which now extends to 15 books.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 480
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30.8 - Cat's Task: Big Oldies
I chose Option #1
Option 1: Two Book Option - The combined page count must be at least 750.
Book 1 - Read a book that meets the criteria for a Golden Oldie ticket, a book FIRST published in or before 1950
Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson (240 pages)
And
Book 2 - Read a book that meets the criteria for a Big Book ticket - a book with at least 500 pages.
The Winter Mantle by Elizabeth Chadwick (512 pages)
Claiming Winesburg, Ohio as Golden Oldie as it was first published in 1919
Claiming The Winter Mantle ad Big Book as it has 512 pages
Total Points-370/1030
Total Tasks-18/58
Total Golden Oldie Books-(3)
Total Big Books-(1)500+( )750+(),1000+()