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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.2: A day in the life... - Option 3:
Maternal Harbor by Marie F. Martin. The title Maternal Harbor stars with one of the letters in BAM).
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Summary Totals:
Points: 40
Books Posted: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.3: Burdened with glorious purpose. - Option 2:
The Slickrock Cafe by Chinle Miller. The title holds all the letters in LOKI in the title: the sLIcKrOck cafe.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Summary Totals:
Points: 60
Books Posted: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
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I chose option 1 and read Friday Black - "black" in title of book. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb edition (no MMPB).
New total: 865
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.4: In the garden - Option 4: Attracting birds
The Amber Treasure by Richard Denning. For title of at least 3 words, the title initials TAT can all be found in nATive planTs.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Summary Totals:
Points: 80
Books Posted: 4
Tasks Completed: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.6: Tiptoe through the tulips - Option 2: Food
The Forgotten Ones by Laura Howard. The title initials of at least a 3-word title TFO can be found in pOFferTjes.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Summary Totals:
Points: 100
Books Posted: 5
Tasks Completed: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.4: Number please? Option 2:
Agatha H. and the Clockwork Princess by Phil Foglio & Kaia Foglio.
Requirement 1: The book is #2 in the series Girl Genius Novels
Requirement 2: The title starts with the letter A, associated with #2 = ABC .
Totals this posting:
Points: 15
Summary Totals:
Points: 115
Books Posted: 6
Tasks Completed: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Brooke TX5.9. Emperor Palpatine
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, where the initial letters of each word are found in EMPEROR PALPATINE.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 970
Completed Tasks: 53
Books Read: 74
Brooke TX5.1. Hannibal Lector.
Read a book with Food and Drink as a main page genre.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 975
Completed Tasks: 54
Books Read: 75
ED20.5 - Bigger is Better - Librarianish's Task: TBR-Buster!
Option 2- How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
Book was placed on my TBR 1/12/2017 and author's last Initial"R" found in "TO BE READ"
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 285
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 19
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 4
Stephanie12720.4 - Golden Oldies - Louise B's Task: In The Garden
Option 2: Reading about the Garden: Read a book with a main page genre of “essays”. This may be standalone or embedded.
The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays
Points this post: 20
Total points: 175/1030
Tasks completed: 15/58
Books read: 15
Brooke TX15.6 - Imagine Peace
Read a book with ‘bed” found intact in the title, subtitle or author's name.
Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 990
Completed Tasks: 55
Books Read: 76
Barbara ★5.4 - President Snow
Read a book with the word “white,” “rose,” or “roses” in its title/subtitle. No variations
Bone Dust White - Karin Salvalaggio (white in title) 5/15
Points this task: 5
Total points: 495
Pamela326520.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose
Option 2: William Shakespeare's The Force Doth Awaken by Ian Doescher
L – William
O – Force
K – Shakespeare’s
I – William
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 300
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
30.6 DC vs Marvel My readerboard name has seven letters so I did option2 Marvelcomics
Book 1#171 on page 2 of list
Black Bolt, Vol. 1: Hard Time
Book 2 – book with a title of at least 3 words where the beginning letters of each word appear in the name GalaCTus
The Goddess Chronicle
Total to date 780 points
30.9 – Sandy’s Task: Sandy's Big AdventureOption A, a book set in one or more African countries: The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca by Tahir Shah, 349 pages
Non-fiction, set in Morocco
Option B, a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase BIG FIVE ANIMALS: Sisters Like Us by Susan Mallery
paperback edition Sisters Like Us 432 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 700
Nick KY30.4 Ava Catherine’s Seeing Double
Book 1. Author has 2 sets of double letters in name. I read The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris, double N and double R.
Book 2. Title has 1 set (min.) of double letters, author has 1 set (min.) of double letters. I read Miller's Valley by Anna Quindlen. double L and Double N.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 870
Diana K30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
I chose to read two books from Option 3.Read the next book in a series that you are “behind on.”
Precious and Grace
The House of Unexpected Sisters
The series is The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.
I began this series in 2017.
These books were new to me
that the books were new-to-you,
There were published books in the series left for me to read when I began this task.
Total points: 880
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Diana K10.5 - Spring into Action. Read a book with the MPG Action and/or Adventure.
The Call of the Wild
Total points: 890
Brooklyn15.6– Imagine Peace
Read a book with “bed” found intact in the title/subtitle or author’s name
Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
Points this post: 15
Total points: 465/1030
Tasks completed: 28/58
Books read: 37
Big Book Tickets: 2
25.5 - SandyL's Task: Spring Festivals!Opt 2. Read a book with a main page genre of Humor.
Naughty Neighbor
Opt 3 The Library Book It is set in Los Angeles, California.
Total points: 915
Brooklyn15.9– A True Renaissance Man
Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in LEONARDO DA VINCI.
City of Fortune: How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire by Roger Crowley
Points this post: 15
Total points: 480/1030
Tasks completed: 29/58
Books read: 38
Big Book Tickets: 2
Brooklyn20.4 – In the Garden
Option 4: Read a book with a 3+ word title in which the first letter of each word can be found in NATIVE PLANTS.
The Safest Lies by Megan Miranda
naTive pLantS
Points this post: 20
Total points: 500/1030
Tasks completed: 30/58
Books read: 39
Big Book Tickets: 2
Joanne MITask 10.8 Read a book written by a single author in which M A M can be found in in the title/subtitle and/or author's name.
The Magic of Recluce byL.E. Modesitt Jr.
(MA in Magic, M in Modesitt)
Points this task 10
Total points 305
Total BB's 3
Brooklyn50.1 – 2 is Better Thank 1!
Book 1: Read a book that is a single work collaboration by exactly two authors.
The Rule of One by Ashley Saunders and Leslie Saunders – 263 pgs
Both authors are listed on the book's main page.
Book 2: Read a book with a single word title that is a compound word.
Bittersweet by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore – 381 pgs
Book 3: Read a book with a title that contains the first & last name of a character from the book.
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton – 449 pgs
263 pgs + 381 pgs + 449 pgs = 1,093 pgs
Points this post: 50
Total points: 550/1030
Tasks completed: 31/58
Books read: 42
Big Book Tickets: 2
ED15.10 - Celebration of the Queen
Option 1- Heidi by Johanna Spyri
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 16.0
pub. 1880 *****I Claim 1 GO Ticket*****
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 300
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 20
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 5
MEGAN RAE15.7 - 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.
- Completed 17th MayHow it fits: #16 John Huston - author John Marrs
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 190
Sara G25.3 - Sophie's Task: May Day Celebration
Option 1. May Queen
Each year one of the 5 year old girls would be crowned May Queen. I never had this honour but my sister did.
Read a book from this list: Sister Novels
The Sister Queens by Sophie Perinot
This book is on page 1 of the list.
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback here has 503 pages.
**The Sister Queens is a Big Book (503 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Option 2. Maypole dancing
The main event was the maypole dancing. We'd create patterns from the coloured ribbons by skipping round. These ribbons were blue, green, red and yellow.
Read a book with ONE of these colour names: blue, green, red, yellow found intact in the title or subtitle.
How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn
**How Green Was My Valley is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1939). I claim one GO ticket.**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 850
JenniferKS20.5 - Bigger is Better - Librarianish's Task: TBR-Buster!
Option 3: First In, First Out. Go to your TBR shelf and sort by date added, oldest first. Read one of the books in the first 20 on the shelf.
(paperback 201 pages)
This was #14 on my list, it went on my list in Feb. 2010
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Points this task: 20
Points thus far: 285
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 27
Pages read 11383
Goodreads Author: 14
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets;
5 500+
0 750+
Sarah E25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Spring Things
Option 1: Strawberry Sprinkled
Strawberry Sprinkled Swirl Murder
I read the kindle edition, paperback (no MMP) is Strawberry Sprinkled Swirl Murder
Option 3: Australian author
Superior Saturday by Garth Nix
GR bio states Garth Nix was born in Melbourne, Australia
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 9.0
Total points: 195
Cait S20.8- Springtime Traditions in Sweden
Option 1
Read a book with all the letters in the word SEMLA in the TITLE.
Submissive Fairy Tales by Kitty Thomas
Points This Post: 20
BB Tickets: 2
Total Points: 300
RAYNEBAIR10.6 - Spring Break
Read a book about the high school or college experience.
Whatever.: or how junior year became totally f$@ked by S.J. Goslee
points this post: 10
total points: 950
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 3
Cait S15.7- Villains We Love To Hate
ead 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.
Lies by Michael Grant
Michael Grant matches Michael Douglas.
Points This Post: 15
BB Tickets: 2
Total Points: 315
Theresa5.8. Annie Wilkes
The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley
Books about Books and Authors page 1
Points - 5
Total Points - 40
20.8Option 1: Read a book with all the letters in the word SEMLA in the TITLE, not subtitle
Five Magic Spindles by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
Task points: 20
Total points: 590
Reposting for 30.9 in order to claim a big book ticket. The books claimed have not changed, though.30.9 – Sandy’s Task: Sandy's Big Adventure
Both of the books I read are set in South Africa, meeting Option A.
Long Walk to Freedom
Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation
The first book (Long Walk to Freedom) is 656 pages, so I easily meet the 600-page requirement for the task.
Claiming a big book ticket for Long Walk to Freedom.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 140
Big Book tickets: 1
10.3 - Vincent VegaI read The Gray Prince, by Jack Vance.
The initial of his surname ("V") meets the requirement for this task.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 150
Big Book Tickets: 1
5.7. The JokerI read Fuzzy Memories, which has a main page genre of humor.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 155
Big Book Tickets: 1
Christine V20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Option 5: Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
Kim O20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories
Option 3: Adults: Read a book that was first published between 16 and 21 years ago, so a book FIRST published between 1998 and 2003 inclusive.
Lost in a Good Book
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks completed: 19
Coralie30.10 Horsin’ Around
Option 1; Dressage
Book 1 – book by an author whose initials are found in aKveshcMRbpf
Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal
Book 2 – book with an X in the title
The Apocalypse Codex
Total to date 810 points
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I read I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away. Humor is the 3d main page genre.
New total: 870
Brooke TX5.10. What Makes a Villain?
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 995
Completed Tasks: 56
Books Read: 79
DeborahPost 18
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Librarianish's Task: TBR-Buster!
2) The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Using Ruth in Read
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 295
Books read: 22
Tasks Done: 18
Brooke TX10.3 - Vincent Vega
Read a book written by a single author with the initial V.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 1005
Completed Tasks: 57
Books Read: 79
Brooke TX25.4 - Diana K's Task - Eating Around the World
Book 1: Read a book that is set in a country that you have never visited. Set in Russia, a country I have never visited:
Book 2: Find the country from Book 1 on this list of National Dishes. Choose a dish from that country and read a book that has ALL of the letters of that dish in the title/subtitle. With all of the letters of "pirogi":
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 1030
Completed Tasks: 58
Books Read: 79
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Raynebair's Task: A Day In the Life Of...Option 3: Milkman
Title begins with 'M'
Total points: 220
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Task 20.1:Spring festivals around Europe - Option 1:
The Mystery of Ruby's Sugar by Rose Donovan. Cup of coffee on cover.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Summary Totals:
Points: 20
Books Posted: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0