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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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Oma122930.2 - Amanda A's Task: March Madness
I chose Option #2 and #4.
Option 2:
by Barbara Neely This cover is 57.55 blue according to TinEye.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.
Christmas Mourning by Margaret Maron
Total Points-90/1030
Total Tasks-3/58
Total Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Total Big Books-()500+( )750+(),1000+()
10.7 - Spring ChickenRead a book that was first published in or after 2015.
The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family first published October 1, 2018.
New Points: 10
Total points: 20
KathyKS5.10. What Makes a Villain?
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.
Cameos of the Heart: the Great Depression, the home front during WW II, and tensions in America 1930s-1950s, by Collette L. Reichenberger.
*****
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 4
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Amy FL20.10 - Group Reads
The Hate U Give (my comment is in message 3 of the discussion thread for this book)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
perletwo 25.6 - 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.
Overture to Death - Ngaio Marsh
First printed in 1939, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
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. Words that can be made from consecutive letters in the phrase are not eligible.
A Wrinkle in Time
The combined page count for both books must be 501 pages or more.
Book 1 top mmp 319 pgs + Book 2 this mmp 212 pgs = 531 pgs
Points this task: 25
Total points: 230
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 17
Tasks completed: 13
TessaVanessaChalle ge 25.1 Susan A’s Task: Die Hard
Option 2: Incest, Murder and a Miracle: The True Story Behind the Cheryl Pierson Murder-For-Hire Headlines by Cheryl Cuccio.
First published December, 2016
Option 4:
by Patricia A Martinelli.Points this post: 25
Total points: 105
Tasks completed: 6/58
Books read: 9
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.10 Kaora's Task: Horsin' Around
Option1
Book 1: Smoke by Elken Hopkins.
Book 2: Tiny House, Big Fix by Gail Anderson-Dargatz. X is in fix.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 7/58
Books read: 11
10.9 - Spring ForwardThe next book in a series you've already started: The Golden Tresses of the Dead (Flavia de Luce #10) by Alan Bradley
This book is next in a series I've already started. It is new to me.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 55
20.6OPTION ONE: Read a book that is #2, #3, or #4 in a series.
Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
points this post: 20
total points: 45
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 3
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.1 Darth Vader
The Good Father by Diane Chamberlain.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 8/58
Books read: 12
ZachI completed task 10.9 - Spring Forward by reading Saga, Vol. 4. This book is next in a series I've already started and new-to-me.
Points this post: 10
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Totals:
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Points: 10
BBTs: 0
GOTs: 0
Sophie20.5
Option 3
One of the 20 oldest books on my tbr shelf
Melting Stones by Tamora Pierce
Added 31/08/2014
Total 60
Shannon South Africa20.9 Villains in Children's Stories
Option 1 - from list
The Hobbit or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Page 1 of list
Task points: 20
Challenge points: 20
20.3 - Burdened with PurposeI chose option 4 and read The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare (It has "Plays" as an MPG)
Points: 20
Total points: 55
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets:0
LaureY30.5 - Dlmrose’s Task: Answered and Asked
Book 1: Read a book with a TITLE that could be a Jeopardy! answer.
The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
Book 2: Read a book with a TITLE that could be a response in the form of a question to the answer proposed in your book 1 title.
Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
*I claim a Golden Olide ticket for this book as it was first published in 1923*
Points this post: 30
Total points: 90/1030
Total Books: 6
Total Tasks: 3/58
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
ElaineL15.8: Right-Hand Cat
Read a book with a domestic cat on the cover
Murder Most Yowl (ebook: approved on line 1893 of the ebook verifcation spreadsheet at time of posting)
Required: Include the cover
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 100
Nick KY30.10 Kaora’s Horsin’ Around
Option 2. Cross Country
Book 1. Title begins with a letter from NOVICE. I read Cliffs by Olivier Adam.
Book 2. Red and White on the cover – I read The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn, title in red letters, author’s name in white letters.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 100
DULCINELLA 10.9 - Spring Forward
Next! Read the next book in a series you've already started.
De Snijkamer
Jilliane Hoffman 313 p. 11 march 2019 3 starsThis book is part 3 of the C.J Townsend series. I had not read it, and read part 2 in february.
Points in this post: 10 points
Total points: 140 points
Tickets BB: 0
Tickets GO : 1
DULCINELLA5.2. Sauron
Read a book with “ring” found intact in the title or subtitle.
Springbonen
Wanda Bommer 240 p. 11 march 2019 2 stars spRINGbonen
Points in this post: 5 points
Total points: 145 points
Tickets BB: 0
Tickets GO : 1
RAYNEBAIR5.2 - Sauron
Read a book with “ring” found intact in the title or subtitle
Put a Ring on It by K.A. Mitchell
points this post: 5
total points: 145
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 1
Sara G10.9 - Spring Forward
Next! Read the next book in a series you've already started. The book may not be #1 or earlier (i.e., #0.5) in the series and it should be new-to-you. Half-numbers (#1.5, etc) will work as long as they are next in the series, new-to-you, and meet SRC page requirements.
Required: State that the book is next in a series you've already started and new-to-you when you post.
An Unholy Alliance by Susanna Gregory
This book is next in the Matthew Bartholomew series that I've already started, and was new to me.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 110
Diana K.30.11 Brooke TX's Task: My Favorite Monsters Option C
Book1 Book 2: Read a book from this list: Required Reading Graphic Novels
American Born Chinese On page 1
Book 2: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in MORNINGSTAR.
The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean
Total points: 70
Diana K.20.2- Rookie at the Top - Raynebair's Task: A Day In the Life Of..
Opt 3 20.2- Rookie at the Top - Raynebair's Task: A Day In the Life Of..
All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir
Total points: 90
Bluegrass Pam 20.6 Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Option 1: #2, #3, or #4 in a series.
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
*#2 in a series
Points this post: 20
Total points: 45
CHANDNI10.9 - Spring Forward
Read the next book in a series you've already started.
Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie
This book is next in the Hercule Poirot series I have started and it is new to me.
[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 65
Books Read: 4
Completed Tasks: 4
10.9 - Spring Forward
The Daughters of Cain by Colin Dexter⬛ book is next in a series I've already started and new-to-me
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Marina H10.7 - Spring Chicken
Sort land - fortællinger fra ghettoen by Ahmad Mahmoud
First published 2015
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 4
JUKKA20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose
Option 1: Book with MPG Superheroes or Mythology.
Power Man and Iron Fist: The Comedy of Death by Fred Van Lente has Superheroes.
Total Points: 125/1030
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 11/58
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.1 Hannibal Lector.
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle. It has Food and Drink as MPG.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 9/58
Books read: 13
JUKKA20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories
Option 3: Book published between 1998 and 2003 inclusive.
Clan Novel Saga, Volume 2: The Eye of Gehenna by Stewart Wieck et al. was first published in 2003. At 589 pages it's also a Big Book.
Total Points: 145/1030
Total Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 12/58
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
MEGAN RAE10.9 - Spring Forward
Next! Read the next book in a series you've already started. The book may not be #1 or earlier (i.e., #0.5) in the series and it should be new-to-you.
- Completed 12th MarchHow it fits: Next book in a series I have already started and is a new book to me.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 30
Andy P.Task # 5.9. 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
The Reluctant Matador by Mark Pryor
T in Palpatine
R in Emperor
M in Emperor
Points this post: 5
Total points: 65
DULCINELLA20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose
Choose one option and read a book which fits that option. REQUIRED: state the option when you post.
Option 1. Read a book with a main page genre Mythology or Superheroes, stand alone or embedded.
The Silence of the Girls
Pat Barker 12 march 2019 5 starsPOINTS in this post: 20 points
Total Points: 165 points
Tickets BB 0
Tickets GO 1
Delicious Dee15.8 - Right-Hand Cat
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 70
Queen Bee Darlene30.4 Ava Catherine's Task: Seeing Double
Book 1: author's name contains exactly two sets of double-letters
Dare Me by Megan Abbott Dare Me 290 pages 2 B's & 2 T's in aBBoTT
Book 2: title contains at least one set of double-letters, and the author's name contains at least one set of double-letters
The Keep by Jennifer Egan The Keep 240 pages
2 E's in kEEp and 2 N's in jeNNifer
Also minimum 501 pages: 290 + 240 = 530 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 100
Elizabeth BTask 10.8
Morning My Angel
M A M can be found in the title, in the initials of the three words
Total 75
Elizabeth BTask 20.6
Option 1: Snowball's Chance
book#3 in the series Ice and Snow Christmas (https://www.goodreads.com/series/2480...)
Total 95
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's StoriesOption 3: Read a book that was first published between 1998 and 2003 inclusive.
Alice Springs by Nikki Gemmell
published 1998
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 20
20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious PurposeOption 3. Read a book by an author, or team of authors, who publish under more than one name.
Morrigan's Cross (Circle Trilogy #1) by Nora Roberts
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 40
30.2 - Amanda A's Task: March MadnessOption 1:
a) Read a book FIRST published in March of any year
Disney Twisted Tales: Reflection (Twisted Tales #4) by Elizabeth Lim
Pub. March 27th 2018
416p
Option 2: Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% blue according to TinEye.
Empress of all Seasons by Emiko Jean
#11435e 41.1 % Regal Blue (Blue)
#557d92 11.4 % Waikawa Grey (Blue)
#0a7095 9.9 % Cerulean (Blue)
#374954 8.2 % Atomic (Blue)
#283c5f 7.2 % Catalina Blue (Blue)
#5e595e 6.4 % Bright Grey (Grey)
#dadcde 5.7 % Athens Grey (Grey)
#666380 4.4 % Kimberly (Violet)
#a0a8b3 3.1 % Mischka (Grey)
#141c1c 2.7 % Nero (Black)"
Total: 77.8%blue
384p
Total pages read: 800
Total this Post: 30
Season Total: 70
Christine V5.10. What Makes a Villain?
Chess Story
This book was originally published in 1941.
***Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket***
I read the Kindle edition. The top MMPB has 94 pages. This will be my one book between 80-99 pages for this challenge.
Points this post: 5
GO tickets this post: 1
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
Coralie15.4 Number, Please?
Option 2, I book that satisfies both book 1 and book 2 requirements
#3 = DEF
Dictator Cicero #3
Total to date 45 points
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30.2 Amanda A's Task: March Madness
Option 2: book cover 50% blue from tineye
The Story of Arthur Truluv The Story of Arthur Truluv
80.1% blue; https://labs.tineye.com/color/acaea22...
240 pages
Option 4: single author whose initials can be found in MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon When Dimple Met Rishi; 380 pages
Minimum 500 pages: 240 + 380 = 620
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 70