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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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30.4 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Seeing DoubleOption 1: Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
Option 2: Snuff by Terry Pratchett
Page total: 380+378= 758
Points this post: 30
Points in total: 200
Golden Oldies: 0
big Book tickets: 2
15.10 - Celebration of the QueenOption 1: The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy, first published in 1886 (Golden Oldie)
Points this post: 15
Points in total: 215
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 2
Sara G20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories
Option 2: Night: The night is dark and scary and the worst is, that children have to sleep during the night.
Read a book with one of the following words in the TITLE (not subtitle): NIGHT, DARK, SLEEP. Plurals and Possessives are allowed, but no other variations.
Dark Invasion 1915: Germany's Secret War & the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America by Howard Blum
Points this post: 20
Total points: 780
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Librarianish's Task: TBR-Buster!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.
I read The Midwife of Venice, by Roberta Rich Both her first and last name start with "R" from "Read."
points: 270
books read: 23
tasks completed: 18
tasks in progress: 2
Big Books: 2
pages read: 7422
Kristi CO30.2 - Amanda A's Task: March Madness
Option 3a: 5-word title
I'll Be There for You: The One about Friends by Kelsey Miller, 304 pages
Option 4: Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See, 374 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 2
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO30.10 - Kaora's Task: Horsin' Around
Option 2
Book 1: NOVICE
One in a Billion: The Story of Nic Volker and the Dawn of Genomic Medicine by Mark Johnson
Book 2: red & white
by David Grann, red box & white titlePoints this post: 30
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 4
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose
Option 3: The Trickster
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling (Robert Galbraith)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 5
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in Sweden
Option 3: witches
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 6
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO20.4 - Golden Oldies - Louise B's Task: In the Garden
Option 4: NATIVE PLANTS
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 7
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Raynebair's Task: A Day In the Life Of...
Option 3: B A M
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO20.5 - Bigger is Better - Librarianish's Task: TBR-Buster!
Option 2: to be read
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
Points this post: 20
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 9
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Mod
I read Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. I listened to the audiobook - the top pb edition (no MMPB) is La reina roja.
New total: 765
30.8 - Cat's Task: Big Oldies"Option 2: One Book Option
Read a book that meets the criteria for a Golden Oldie ticket, a book FIRST published in or before 1950 AND that meets the criteria for getting TWO Big Book tickets, a book with at least 750 pages"
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
1x Golden Oldies Tix (pub. 1605)
2x Bigger is Better Tix (961 pages)
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 4
Bigger is Better: 7
Season Total: 810
tsk 10.7 a "young" bookread Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Published in 2017
Task points 10
total points 15
Sophie10.9
Next in a series I've started
Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton
I've read the rest of the series and this one is new to me
Total 390
Sophie25.3
Option 2 - red green blue yellow intact in title
The Perfect Ingredient by Ava Miles
Option 3 title initials in Morris dancing
Innocent in Death by J.D. Robb
Total 420
Sophie30.5
Jeopardy answer
Mr Spencer by T.L. Swan
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... length verification
Jeopardy question
Who Let the Gods Out? by Maz Evans
Children's tag - MY 5.8 10
Total 450
Barbara ★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.
Wild Country - Anne Bishop (matching Anne Baxter) 5/10
Points this task: 15
Total points: 490
20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in SwedenOption 2, a book by an author with first and last name initials in VAFFELDAGEN: This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
Points this post: 20
Total points: 580
DAWN70Task 30.5 - Dlmrose's Task: Answered and Asked
Read two books, book 1 and book 2.
Book 1 (answered): Title that could be a Jeopardy! answer.
The Inn at Ocean's Edge Colleen Coble, #1 Sunset Cove, 3-17-19, 2-1/2*
Book 2 (asked): Title that could be a response in the form of a question to the answer proposed in book 1.
Where'd You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple, 5-10-19, 3*
Points this task: 30
Total points: 320
Books read: 23
Tasks completed: 17
DAWN70Task 30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
Two-book task. Choose from two different options or two books from the same option. Indicate the option.
Option 3
Book 1:
Creation in Death J.D. Robb, #25 In Death, 3-16-19, 3-1/2*
Book 2:
Strangers in Death J.D. Robb, #26 In Death, 5-6-19, 4*
Points this task: 30
Total points: 350
Books read: 25
Tasks completed: 18
Coralie30.5 Answered and Asked
Answer – Season of Migration to the North
Question – How Long 'til Black Future Month?
Total to date 690 points
5.9. Emperor PalpatineMidnight is a Lonely Place by Barbara Erskine
initial letters of each word in title are MIALP found in eMPeror pALpatIne
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 4
Bigger is Better: 7
Season Total: 815
5.3. Lady MacBethRead a book with the author’s initials found in the phrase “OUT DAMNED SPOT.”
Breach of Crust by Ellery Adams
Total points: 90
25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Spring Things Option 1: Read a book which has two consecutive words in the title (NOT subtitle) which begin with the same consonant
Drink Deep by Chloe Neill
Option 2: Read a book which has a main page genre of Science Fiction, Sci Fi, or SyFy.
The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn
Total points: 115
Kathy G.20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in Sweden
Option 1- read a book with the letters SEMLA in the title
Murder Walks The Plank - A Death On Demand Mystery by Carolyn Hart
Total Points- 20
RAYNEBAIR20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Tien's Task: Prequels & Midquels
1. Prequels:
Read a book with the series designation of #0.5.
Sweet Nothings by Macy Blake
The Chosen One #0.5
points this post: 20
total points: 940
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 3
Stephanie12710.3 - Vincent Vega: Read a book written by a single author with the initial V.
A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
Points this post: 10
Total points: 135/1030
Tasks completed: 13/58
Books read: 13
Stephanie12720.5 - Bigger is Better - Librarianish's Task: TBR-Buster!
Option 2: A-Z. Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with any letter in TO BE READ.
The Linden Tree by César Aira --- from my "to read" shelf, added on April 29, 2018
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155/1030
Tasks completed: 14/58
Books read: 14
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose.
Option 1: Read a book with MPG mythology.
Circe by Madeline Miller (393 p.)
➸ Points: 80
➸ Total Pages: 1,555
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kristen IA's Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips.
Option 3: Read a book with a flower on the cover.
Dancing at Midnight: The Life of June Parker by Rebecca Yelland (242 p.)
➸ Points: 100
➸ Total Pages: 1,797
Andy P.Task # 25.5 - SandyL's Task: Spring Festivals!
Option 1. Read a book with a title of at least three words where all the title initials can be found in CHERRY BLOSSOM.
Sun, Sand, Murder by John Keyse-WalkerCHERRY BLOSSOM
Option 3. Read a book set at least 50% in England
Headlong by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles set entirely in England, primarily London
Points this post: 25
Total points: 805
Julia10330.1 – Schatzie’s task: Villain One-liners
Option 3: Union Square (Rivington Street #2)
Option 4:
(title in red)This post: 30 points
Total points: 455
Total BB: 6
Total GO: 2
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 30
ED30.1 – Schatzie’s task: Villain One-liners
Opt. 3- The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks (#2 in the "Culture" series)
Opt.4- The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices by Xinran
Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 165
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 11
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
SandyL10.5 - Spring into Action
Read a book with the MPG Action and/or Adventure
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
MPG Adventure
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 700
Tasks Completed: 42
Books Read: 56
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
SandyL10.6 - Spring Break
Read a book about the high school or college experience
Getting Lucky Number Seven by Cindi Madsen
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 710
Tasks Completed: 43
Books Read: 57
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
SandyL20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose
Option 2. Read a book with ALL the letters L O K and I in the TITLE
When They Weren't Looking by Zoe York
when they weren't LOoKIng
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 730
Tasks Completed: 44
Books Read: 58
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
SandyL20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories
Option 2: Read a book with NIGHT, DARK, SLEEP in title. Plurals are allowed.
For Seven Nights Only by Sarah Ballance
"NIGHTS" in title
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 750
Tasks Completed: 45
Books Read: 59
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
15.2 - Villains- Real and ImaginedBook 1 - Real - Read a nonfiction book with a main page genre of True Crime
City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris by Holly Tucker
Book 2, Imagined - Read a fiction book with a main page genre of Crime.
Roseanna by Maj Sjöwall
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 255
15.10 - Celebration of the QueenOption 1: Read a book FIRST published during Queen Victoria's lifetime - the years 1819 -1901 inclusive.
Published in 1853
Villette by Charlotte Brontë
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 270
20.1 - Most Improved- Elizabeth B's Task: Spring Festivals Around EuropeOption 3: BARCELONA BEER FESTIVAL
B. Read a book set at least 50% in Spain: all but 2 shorter sections takes place in Spain:
Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Robert Maturin
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 290
Sara G30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
I read 2 books for option 3.
Option 3: For various reasons, I never watch the current season until it comes out on DVD the following September. This has made me forever a season behind. 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.
Death in the West Wind by Deryn Lake
Death in St James's Palace by Deryn Lake
This is the John Rawlings mystery series. I began the series before the Spring 2019 Challenge began. These particular books were both new to me, and there were 10 books remaining in the series when I began the task.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 810
5.5. Cruella de VilRead a book with a coat or jacket on the cover.
by Joanna WyldePoints this task: 5
Total points: 310
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 20
Task 20.9 – Moderator’s Pet – Fee – Villians in Children’s StoriesOption 3: 1st published between 1998 – 2003 (inclusive
Eleven Minutes
1st published in 2003
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 435 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
15.10 – Celebrate the Queen Option 2: Set during Queen Victoria’s lifetime: 1819-1902 - set 1881-1882
Little Town on the Prairie (IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9.0)
+++ GOLDEN OLDIE +++ – 1st published 1941
I listened to the audio / MMP: Little Town on the Prairie - 307 pg
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 450 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
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Option 3A: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden 328 pages
Option 4: Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett
Total pages: 328+368=696
Points this post: 30
Points in total: 170
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 2