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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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M1nks5.3 - One Corpse Too Many - Ellis Peters
(for length - One Corpse Too Many)
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 215
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 2
M1nks5.6 - Busman's Honeymoon Pub 1937
Vacations from Hell/Pg 1 #27
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 220
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 2
M1nks5.7 - Something Fresh Pub 1915
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie *
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 225
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Books: 2
M1nks5.8 - Have His Carcase Pub 1932
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Books About Books and Authors Pg 2 #124
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 230
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 2
Joanne MITask 5.8 Annie Wilkes
Read a book from one of these lists: Books About Books and Authors or Writers Who Write About Writers.
I chose option 1-Books about Books
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress #13 on page one of the list
Points this task 5
Total Points 330
Total BB's 3
Andy P.Task # 30.6 - TessaVanessa’s Task: DC vs Marvel
My readerboard name has an even number of characters so I did Option 1
Book 1: Read one book from this list with a main page genre of sequential art.
Best of DC Comics
Superman: Secret Identity by Kurt Busiek (208 p.) # 26 on page 1
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: Lex Luthor The Lost Ones by Sheena Kamal T in Luthor, L in Lex, O in Luthor
Points this post: 30
Total points: 1030
10.4 - LokiA book found on Best Plot Twist list (p.1 #93): The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell
Points this post: 10
Total points: 730
babbling c20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Raynebair's Task: A Day In the Life Of...
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.
The Unknown Ajax - Audible The Unknown Ajax - paperback pgs. 319 by Georgette Heyer
BIOGRAPHY
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Total This Season
Points: 360/1030
Completed Tasks: 20/58
Golden oldies: 3
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Pages read this season: 9,119
Books read this season: 24
5.6 The shark in Jaws The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman
#29 on page 1 of Vacations from Hell list
Points this post: 5
Total points: 170
GO TICKETS: 2
BB TICKETS: 3
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 19
babbling c5.10. What Makes a Villain?
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are…..” (Albus Dumbledore). Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules. For this task, a book with the main page genre childrens or kids may be used if it is not found in AR Bookfinder.
Possessed by a Warrior - kindle Possessed by a Warrior - paperback pg. 303 by Sharon Ashwood
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Total This Season
Points: 365/1030
Completed Tasks: 21/58
Golden oldies: 3
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Pages read this season: 9,422
Books read this season: 25
CaseyW20.8 - Spring Time Traditions in Sweden
Option 1: Read a book with the letters of the work SELMA in the title.
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 20
Task Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
CaseyW10.8 - Spring Fever
Read a Book with the letters M A M in the title
Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear by Kim Brooks
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 30
Task Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Casey W10.10 - Spring Training
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the following locations where spring training takes place: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mexico, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Texas.
Golden State by Ben Winters
*Being Golden State the books is set almost entirely in California
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 40
Task Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Casey W5.10 - What Makes a Villain
Reader's Choice
Before and Again by Barbara Delinsky
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 45
Task Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Casey W10.7 - Spring Chicken
Read a book published in 2015 or after
The Couple Next Door by Shair Lapena
Published in July 2016
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 55
Task Completed: 5
Books Read: 5
PegW15.8 - Right-Hand Cat
Read a book with a domestic cat on the cover
Ebook without a print version, shows approved on ebook verification spreadsheet on line 2128
Points this post: 15
Total points: 215
Sara G15.10 - Celebration of the Queen
Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% during Queen Victoria's lifetime - the years 1819 -1901 inclusive. A book whose timeline extends before or after the period; has multiple storylines in different times, such as time travel or flashbacks; or is set in an alternate world would work as long as it meets the 50% threshold. A genre or statement of "Victorian" alone does not fit the requirement- a definite reference to the year(s) is necessary.
English Passengers by Matthew Kneale
This book took place in several different years, but all within Queen Victoria's lifetime. From the Goodreads description: "...a story that begins in 1824, moves into the present with approach of the English passengers in 1857, and extends into the future in 1870."
Points this post: 15
Total points: 910
20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious PurposeOption 2:Washington Black
LOKI in title: WashIngtOn BLacK
Total points: 255
Delicious Dee30.5 - Dlmrose’s Task: Answered and Asked
Answer - Three Weeks With Lady X
Question - What Happened to Hannah
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 545
Dakimel25.4 - Diana K's Task - Eating Around the World
1: The Winter of the Witch set all in Russia, where I have never been
2: Dark Needs at Night's Edge national dish Kasha (K & A in 'dark', S & H in 'night's', A in 'at')
Tally: +25
Total: 850
Dakimel30.8 - Cat's Task: Big Oldies
1-1: The Clever Woman of the Family
1-2: The Tiger's Daughter
Tally: +30
Total: 880
Dakimel50.1 - Bluegrass Pam's Task: 2 is Better than 1!
1:
by L.A. Witt & https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...2: Overruled - Over + Ruled
3: The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Tally: +50
Total: 930
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 25.5: Spring Festivals!:
Option 2: Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art by Christopher Moore has MPG Humor.
Option 3: Dying In the Wool by Frances Brody is set over 90% in Yorkshire, England.
Totals this posting:
Points: 25
Summary Totals:
Points: 220
Books Posted: 13
Tasks Completed: 11
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 30.4: Seeing double:
Book 1: Jaran by Kate Elliott. The author's name has exactly 2 sets of double letters: kate eLLioTT.
Book 2: Till Death Do Us Purl by Anne Canadeo. The author's name has 1 set of double letters: aNNe canadeo. The bootk title has 1 set of double letters: tiLL death do us purl.
Page requirement: 496 + 288 = 784 >= 501 required.
Totals this posting:
Points: 30
Summary Totals:
Points: 250
Books Posted: 15
Tasks Completed: 12
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Laurah3015.5 - 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, or in the US: California, Georgia, Tennessee, Washington DC.
Required: State the location if it is not evident on the book's main page and provide a reference.
The Break
set in Canada
total points: 305
RAYNEBAIR30.9 – Sandy’s Task: Sandy's Big Adventure
Option B: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase BIG FIVE ANIMALS.
Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff
I read the paperback at 335 pages.
This book is real non-fiction.
Option C: Read a “large” book – at least 500 pages
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
I listened to the audiobook. The paperback is 560 pages.
Claiming a BB ticket for this book over 500 pages.
Combined page total of at least 600 pages
560 + 335 = 895 pages total
points this post: 30
total points: 1030
BB tickets: 2
GO tickets: 3
Bluegrass Pam5.3 Lady Macbeth
Author’s initials found in the phrase “OUT DAMNED SPOT.”
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Points this post: 5
Total points: 125
Bluegrass Pam I would like to move Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
FROM 10.7 to 15.9 A True Renaissance Man
Single author whose initials can be found in LEONARDO DA VINCI.
Points this post: 15-10=5
Total points: 130
Pamela326520.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Option 3: by Jacqueline Kelly – The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
Kelly, Jacqueline
AR Quiz No. 130075 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12.0
Flowers in the bottom border were approved in the Help Thread. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 355
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books:
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
50.1 - Bluegrass Pam's Task: 2 is Better than 1!Book 1: Read a book that is a single work collaboration by exactly two authors.
Swing by Kwame Alexander & Mary Rand Hess
432 pages
Book 2: Read a book with a single word TITLE that is a compound word.
Scarecrow (Shane Schofield #3) by Matthew Reilly
464 pages
Book 3: Read a book with a TITLE that contains either one character name that includes a first and last name OR two character names.
Nancy Wake by Peter FitzSimons
Title has first & last name
297 pages
Total pages read: 1,193
Total this Post: 50
Golden Oldies: 4
Bigger is Better: 7
Season Total: 905
APRILLEIGH25.3 - Sophie’s Task: May Day Celebration
Option 1: Read a book from this list: Sister Novels
Howards End (#45 on page 1)
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1910 ***
Option 2: Read a book with ONE of these colour names: blue, green, red, yellow found intact in the title or subtitle.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1397 ***
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 25 (270)
Golden Oldie: 2 (4)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 2 (19)
Total Tasks: 14
PAULA S30.6 - TessaVanessa’s Task: DC vs Marvel
My Readerboard name is PAULA S = 6 characters
If your readerboard name is an even number of characters do option 1.
Option 1:
book 1:
#379 on page 4book 2:
title initials CRA can be found in sCARecrowI read the ebook, MMPB for reference: Crazy Rich Asians
Points this Post: 3
Total Points: 470
Big Book Ticket: 0
Golden Oldie: 1
Kathy G.15.5 - It's Black and White
If you read the description you see he was a General in
the French Revolution. (Set 50% in France)
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss
Link to Paperback:
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
Total Points- 115
5.3. Lady MacBethRead a book with the author’s initials found in the phrase “OUT DAMNED SPOT.”
The Silent Patient, Alex Michaelides, 5/15/19
Points: 5
Total points: 300
Bluegrass Pam 10.8 - Spring Fever
Single author in which M A M can be found in in the title/subtitle and/or author's name
Mandelbrot the Magnificent
*MAM found in title.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 140
5.5. Cruella de VilRead a book with a coat or jacket on the cover. The coat may be on its own or being worn by someone. The garment must be an outdoor garment - a suit or uniform jacket, for instance, would not work. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
One Day in December, Josie Silver, 5/21/19Points: 5
Total points: 305
Bluegrass Pam10.7 - Spring Chicken
First published in or after 2015
The Parade
*Published in 2019
Points this post:10
Total points: 150
10.6 - Spring BreakRead a book about the high school or college experience. To qualify, the book must have a university or secondary school setting and the main character must be a college or secondary school student, teacher, or professor for the entirety of the book.
Watching You, Lisa Jewell, 5/23/19
Points: 10
Total points: 315
15.5 - It's Black and WhiteRead 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, or in the US: California, Georgia, Tennessee, Washington DC
Finding Dorothy, Elizabeth Letts, 5/17/19 (50% in California)
Points: 15
Total Points: 330
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
Redemption Road, John Hart, 5/14/19
Option 3: Read a book by an Australian author, born in or currently resides there, or set at least 50% in Australia
The House at Riverton, Kate Morton, 599 pgs (1 BBT), 5/19/19
Points: 25
BBT: 1
Total points: 355
Total BBT: 5
Bluegrass Pam5.10 What Makes a Villain?
I would like to REPLACE InterWorld with Montana 1948
I will use InterWorld for a different task.
No point change.
Total points: 150
15.9 A True Renaissance ManRead a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in LEONARDO DA VINCI.
Jephte's Daughter by Naomi Ragen
NR found in Leonardo
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 180
20.5 Bigger is Better - Librarianish's Task: TBR-Buster!Option 1: Randomizer. If your TBR shelf isn't currently set as "sortable", go to edit bookshelves and click on the "sortable" checkbox for your shelf. Note the total number of books on that shelf. Sort by "#" - first column.
Using the True Random Number Generator at https://www.random.org/, enter the number of books in your shelf as the maximum, and hit "generate." Repeat twice, recording all three numbers generated. Select one of the numbers and read the corresponding book on your list. If the random book is not yet published or does not meet the SRC general rules, skip to the next available book in order on the shelf.
Required: Report the three numbers generated by the randomizer, and the number of the book you selected.
Since I don't use the GR TBR as a true TBR, I chose a custom TBR shelf I have for another group: PAS Bookopoly. The randomizer gave me 62, 61, and 55. I chose to read #62.
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 200
20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in SwedenRead a book about a witch or witches.
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 220
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5.2 - Bring Up the Bodies
(for length - Bring Up the Bodies)
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 210
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 2