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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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Amy the book bat30.10 - Kaora's Task: Horsin' Around
Option 1:
book 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials are found in these letters. Those letters are: A-K-V-E-S-H-C-M-R-B-P-F and the letters in the middle are D-L-X-I-G.
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
book 2: Read a book written by a single author with an X in the TITLE or the author's name.
Solo by Kwame Alexander
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Task points: 30
Total points: 585
Books read: 48
Tasks completed: 38
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 4
Amy the book bat30.11 - Brooke TX's Task: My Favorite Monsters
Option C:
book 1: Read a book from this list: Required Reading Graphic Novels. Required: State the page.
Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom pg. 1 #24
book 2: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in MORNINGSTAR.
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
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Task points: 30
Total points: 615
Books read: 50
Tasks completed: 39
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 4
Kathy KS20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories
Option 3: Read a book that was first published between... 1998 and 2003
American Colonies: The Settling of North America, by Alan Taylor
first published 2001
Claiming 1 ticket for BB
[read audio; pb = 544 p.]
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Points for this task: 20
Total points: 350
Tasks completed: 20
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 4
Golden Oldies, this task: 0
Golden Oldies total: 1
15.4 - Number, Please? Option 2: read one book that fulfills BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements.
Black Tide (Jack Irish #2) by Peter Temple
book 2 in a series & title begins with B for Black
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 4
Season Total: 735
Coralie10.7 Spring Chicken
Book published in or after 2015
Infomocracy first published 2016
Total to date 600 points
Laurah3015.7 - 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 Scroll down to villains, names will be in post 2 of the help thread.
The Whole Truth by David Baldacci
#3 David Prowse - David Baldacci
Total Points - 220
25.2Option 1. Read a book which has two consecutive words in the title (NOT subtitle) which begin with the same consonant.
Forbidden Forest by Tenaya Jayne
Option 2.Read a book which has a main page genre of Science Fiction, Sci Fi, or SyFy.
The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card
Task points: 25
Total points: 505
Task 10.3 – Vincent VegaAuthor initial V (first or last)
Victoria Hamilton / A Deadly Grind
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 370 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
Task 20.4 - In The GardenOption 2: Read a book with a main page genre of “essays”.
Men Explain Things to Me (2014) by Rebecca Solnit (Paperback, Updated Edition, 159 pages) [305.42]
255 + 20 = 275
Tasks Completed: 13
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 255 + 20 = 275
Books read: 19
Pages read: 5,539 + 159 = 5,698
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 05
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
MAZZA130.7 - Dulcinella's Task: The Villain Archetype
Please read 2 books, each book from a different option.
The total of your pages must be at least 600.
Option 4. Predators
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7... List page 1 number 14
Consequences 368 pages
Option 6. Crazy People
http://flavorwire.com/509675/50-great... all one page for purposes of reporting
Wuthering Heights 359 pages pages
368 + 359 = 727 page
points this post = 30
Points to dat = 975
babbling c20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose
Option 3. The Trickster. In the movies, Loki has been known to impersonate other people - notably Captain America and Odin.
Red Lily - kindle Red Lily - paperback pgs. 351 by Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts also writes as J.D. Robb
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Total This Season
Points: 200/1030
Completed Tasks: 12/58
Golden oldies: 3
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Pages read this season: 5,423
Books read this season:14
Diana K.5.4. President Snow. Read a book with the word “white,” “rose,” or “roses” in its title/subtitle.
Rose Petal Jam: Recipes and Stories from a Summer in Poland
Total points: 745
babbling c20.4 - Golden Oldies - Louise B's Task: In The Garden
Option 3: The Cutting Garden
I have a very small garden but I try to stuff as much into it as I can. This year I’m hoping to grow more flowers for bouquets.
Read a book by an author whose name matches a name on this list of Flower Names. The Name must match exactly - no variations. The name may be in any name position, such as M.J. Rose or Mary Rose O'Reilley. A full list of names will be available in the Help thread.
Deadly Décor - kindle Deadly Decor - paperback pgs. 352 by Karen Rose Smith
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Total This Season
Points: 220/1030
Completed Tasks: 13/58
Golden oldies: 3
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Pages read this season: 5,775
Books read this season:15
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 30.2 - Amanda A's Task: March Madness
Option 3: Duke has won the National Championship five times: 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010 and 2015.
a) Read a book with a five word TITLE which also contains at least one of these numbers in the page count: 1, 2, 5, 9, 0. Ignore subtitles.
Two Down, Bun to Go - 352 pages
Option 4: The 2019 Final Four will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The last two times Minneapolis hosted the Final Four, Duke won the National Championship. I hope this year has the same result!
Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA. Letters may only be used as often as they appear in the target. All initials count.
Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World by Max Lucado ML found in Minneapolis - 240 pages
Total pages = 352+240=592 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 640
GO Tickets: 5
BB Tickets: 5
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 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 Scroll down to villains, names will be in post 2 of the help thread.
#40 Robert Englund
by Robert KirkmanPoints this post: 15
Total Points: 655
GO Tickets: 5
BB Tickets: 5
Mod
For my first book, I used option A and read July's People - set completely in South Africa. 160 pages.
For my second book, I used option C and read Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the MMPB - 878 pages. This book is nonfiction, and over 500 pages.
Total pages - 160 + 878 = 1038 pages.
New total: 675
Diana K.15.5 It's Black and White. Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of those locations: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand
The Lost Man set in Australia.
Total points: 760
KathyKSThe original book for this task has been moved to 25.4.
10.7 - Spring Chicken
Read a "young" book... published in or after 2015.
Kansas Oddities: Just Bill the Acting Rooster, The Locust Plagues of Grasshopper Falls, Naturalist Camps And More, by Roger L. Ringer
First published 2018
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Points for this task: 10
Total points: 350
Tasks completed: 20
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 4
Golden Oldies, this task: 0
Golden Oldies total: 1
Kathy KSBook 2 for this task was originally used for 10.7 and has been replaced
25.4 - Diana K's Task - Eating Around the World
Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book that is set in a country that you have never visited.
The Missing File: A Novel, by D.A. Mishani
I have never visited Israel. The book is set in Israel (suburban Tel Aviv, mostly)
Book 2: Find the country from Book 1 on this list of National Dishes. ...read a book that has ALL of the letters of that dish in the title/subtitle.
Kansas Century Farms : preserving our agricultural heritage of family owned farms
National dish, Israel: Meorav Yerushalmi = kansas cEntURY fARMS : prEserVIng Our AgricuLtural Heritage of faMily owned farms
[approval for food name] message 39: by Kathy, in help thread
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Points for this task: 25
Total points: 375
Tasks completed: 21
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 4
Golden Oldies, this task: 0
Golden Oldies total: 1
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 15.4 - Number, Please?
Option 2: read one book that fulfills BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements.
#2 - DEF - Dresden Files #2 - Fool Moon
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 670
GO Tickets: 5
BB Tickets: 5
Stephanie1275.5. Cruella de Vil: Read a book with a coat or jacket on the cover.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 105/1030
Tasks completed: 9/58
Books read: 9
Laurah3020.1 - Most Improved- Elizabeth B's Task: Spring Festivals Around Europe
Option 1: AMSTERDAM COFFEE FESTIVAL
A. Read a book with a cup/mug of coffee (coffee must be visible in the cup/mug ) or coffee beans on the cover
Required: Include the cover.
How Hard Can It Be?
Total points - 240
StaceyNC20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in Sweden
Option 2: Lady day. Read a book written by a single author with first and last name initials in VÅFFELDAGEN.
Book: Alone
Completed: 5/5/19
Author: Lisa Gardner
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 350
Tasks Completed: 18
Stephanie1275.10. What Makes a Villain?: Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Heavy: An American Memoir
Points this post: 5
Total points: 110/1030
Tasks completed: 10/58
Books read: 10
Queen Bee Darlene10.4 Loki Best Plot Twist List
Identical by Ellen Hopkins Identical
#17 on list
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 230
Queen Bee Darlene25.2 Nick KY's Task: Spring Things
Option 1) Two consecutive words in title which begin with the same consonant
There There by Tommy Orange There There
Option 3) Australian author born in or resides there or set in Australia
The Lost Man by Jane Harper The Lost Man
Jane Harper resides in Australia and the book was set 100% in Australia
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 255
Mod
I used option 2 and read Radicalized by Cory Doctorow - D in to be Read.
This is from my own TBR, added to the TBR 1/30/19.
New total: 695
ZachI completed 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Raynebair's Task: A Day In the Life Of... and chose:
"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. "
I read The Story of the Stone
Points this post: 20
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Points: 30
BBTs: 0
GOTs: 0
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.9 - Spring Forward
Love You S'more by Beth Merlin
I started The Campfire Series during the spring challenge. This was the next in the series to be read and is new-to-me.
Link to PB edition: Love You s'More
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 200 points
Tasks completed: 11
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.6 - Tiptoe Through the Tulips
The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory
Option 1 - This is book #2 in the The Wedding Date series.
Link to PB edition: The Proposal
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 220 points
Tasks completed: 12
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ30.10 - Horsin' Around
Option 1. DRESSAGE
Book 1 - Something In The Water by Catherine Steadman
The author's initials are found in A-K-V-E-S-H-C-M-R-B-P-F.
Link to PB edition: Something in the Water
Book 2 - Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
This book is written by a single author with an X in the TITLE.
Link to MMP edition: Y a dix-huit solutions
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 250 points
Tasks completed: 13
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Delicious Dee5.5. Cruella de Vil
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 475
Bookwrm526Task #5.10 - What Makes a Villain
Read a book of your choice. I read So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo.
Total points so far: 605
Cait S5.3- Lady Macbeth
Read a book with the author’s initials found in the phrase “OUT DAMNED SPOT.”
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Points This Post: 5
BB Tickets: 1
Total Points: 225
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Kristen IA10.4 - Loki
Read a book found on the Best Plot Twist list. Required: State the page on which your book can be found when you post.
I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh - Page 1, #90
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 130/1030
Tasks Completed: 8/58
BB: 1
GO: 0
Pamela32655.7. The Joker
William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher - Humor MPG
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 235
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books:
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Suzannesea15.4 Number, Please?
Option 2
American by Day by Derek B. Miller is #2 in the Sigrid Odegard series. A, B, and C are associated with number 2.
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 235
Kristen IA30.2 - Amanda A's Task: March Madness
Please choose two different options and read a book for each. The combined pages of both books must be at least 500 pages. No books with a main page genre of Childrens or Kids may be used for this task.
REQUIRED: State the options you chose in your post.
Option 3: Duke has won the National Championship five times: 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010 and 2015.
a) Read a book with a five word TITLE which also contains at least one of these numbers in the page count: 1, 2, 5, 9, 0. Ignore subtitles.
or
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.
The Spyglass File by Nathan Dylan Goodwin - 298 pages
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA. Letters may only be used as often as they appear in the target. All initials count.
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, Arizona Territories by Nancy E. Turner - 384 pages
298 + 384 = 682 pages total
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 160/1030
Tasks Completed: 9/58
BB: 1
GO: 0
Kristen IA30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
This is a two-book task. You may select books from two different options, or select two books from the same option*.
Required: Indicate the option
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).
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro - 272 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. *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.
All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Series Name: The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries
I began this series prior to the Spring 2019 Challenge. At the start of the task, I had four published books remaining in this series to read. This book was a new read for me.
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 190/1030
Tasks Completed: 10/58
BB: 1
GO: 0
Task 10.3 - Vincent VegaRead a book written by a single author with the initial V. The initial may be in any position (first, middle, last) but must be present in the Goodreads record.
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival (2010) by John Vaillant (Hardcover, 352 pages) [599.756]
275 + 10 = 285
Tasks Completed: 14
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 275 + 10 = 285
Books read: 20
Pages read: 6,050
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 05
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories Option 2: Read a book with one of the following words in the TITLE (not subtitle): NIGHT, DARK, SLEEP.
Book read:Dark Lover
How it fits: Dark in the title
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Total points: 580
Books read: 44
Tasks completed: 32
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
20.5 TBR-Buster!I chose option 2 and read End Game by David Baldacci -- first and last name both start with a letter in to Be reaD. I used my own TBR shelf and this book was added to the shelf on May 15, 2018
New Season Total: 110
Stephanie12710.9 - Spring Forward: Read the next book in a series you've already started.
Monstress, Vol. 3: Haven
This book is the next book in the Monstress series for me, and I have not read this book prior to this challenge.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 120/1030
Tasks completed: 11/58
Books read: 11
Andy P.Task # 15.4 - Number, Please?
Option 2: read one book that fulfills Book 1: Select a number from 2 - 9 and read a book in a series with that whole number designation and Book 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.
Oxford Blue by Veronica Stallwood # 6 is designation for MNO, This book is # 6 in the Kate Ivory series and O is the first letter in the word Oxford.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 720
SandyL5.5. Cruella de Vil
Read a book with a coat or jacket on the cover
New York Christmas by R.J. Scott
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 570
Tasks Completed: 33
Books Read: 45
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
SandyL10.4 - Loki
Read a book found on the Best Plot Twist list.
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
On Page 1
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 580
Tasks Completed: 34
Books Read: 46
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
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30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
option 2: Read a book that has 279 pages plus or minus 12 (267-291 pages inclusive).
Pride (285 pages)
option 3: Read the next book in a series that you are “behind on.”
Series: Anne of Green Gables, started reading in 2012
This is book #5 of the series and it is new to me. There are still 4 more for me to read after this one.
Anne's House of Dreams
claiming 1 GO ticket (first published 1917)
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Task points: 30
Total points: 555
Books read: 46
Tasks completed: 37
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 4