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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Raynebair's Task: A Day In the Life Of...Option 3: Read a book where the title starts with a word that begins with the letter B, A or M.
Becoming
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 100
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Total Books Read: 10
Right after I posted for task 20.3, I realized that my book would no longer work for this task (the genres had change since I first picked it), so I am retracting it. Thanks!
Joanne MITask 30.4 Seeing Double
Book 1 Read a book in which the author’s name contains exactly TWO sets of double-letters.
Bel Canto Ann Patchett
(double N and double T) 352 pages
Book 2 Read a book in which the TITLE (subtitles are excluded) contains at least one set of double-letters, AND the author’s name contains at least one set of double-letters.
The Priory of the Orange Tree (double E)
Samantha Shannon (double N)
827 pages - Claiming 2 BB's
Total pages 1179
Points this task 30
Total Points 360
BB's this post 2
Total BB's 5
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Louise B's Task: In The GardenOption 1: Read a book with one of the following words in the title/subtitle: BLACK, RUFFLES, SUN, GOLD, NUGGET, MOUNTAIN, or MERIT.
The Last Black Unicorn
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 120
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Total Books Read: 11
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the TulipsOption 2: Read a book where the initials of the words in the title are found in either DUTCH LETTER or in POFFERTJES. The book must have a minimum of three words in the title.
The Long Haul
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 140
Total Tasks Completed: 12
Total Books Read: 12
20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in SwedenOption 1: Read a book with all the letters in the word SEMLA in the TITLE, not subtitle
The Alchemist
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 160
Total Tasks Completed: 13
Total Books Read: 13
Joanne MITask 30.8 Big Oldies
Read a book that meets the criteria for a Golden Oldie ticket, a book FIRST published in or before 1950
The Grand Sophy published in 1950 372 pages
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket
Read a book that meets the criteria for a Big Book ticket - a book with at least 500 pages.
The Sunne in Splendour 936 pages- claiming 2 BB's tickets
Total pages 1308
Points this task 30
Total Points 390
GO's ticket 1
BB's tickets 2
Total BB's 7
30.2 - Amanda A's Task: March MadnessOption 3: 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.
Comics Will Break Your Heart
340 pages
AND
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA.
The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations by Toni Morrison
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 190
Total Tasks Completed: 14
Total Books Read: 15
30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang TheoryThis is a two-book task. You may select books from two different options, or select two books from the same option. I have chosen option 2 for both of my books.
Option 2: Read a book that has 279 pages plus or minus 12 (267-291 pages inclusive).
Shoeless Joe
272 pages
AND
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
287 pages
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 220
Total Tasks Completed: 15
Total Books Read: 17
30.1 Villain One-LinersOption 3:
I read Brighter Than the Sun by Julia Quinn. This is book #2 in the Lyndon Sisters series.
Option 4:
I read
by Gaston Dorren. One of the words on the cover is red.Points: 30
Total points: 510
20.6 Tiptoe Through the tulipsOption 1:
I read Longing by Karen Kingsbury. This is #3 in the Bailey Flanigan series.
Points: 20
Total points: 530
30.10 - Kaora's Task: Horsin' AroundOption 1. DRESSAGE
Book 1. Surrounding the dressage arena are letters evenly spaced, which determine where the movements should start and end. 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. Read a book written by a single author whose initials are found in these letters. All initials count.
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
AND
Book 2. Before exiting the arena the rider will typically stop and salute the judge at X. Read a book written by a single author with an X in the TITLE or the author's name. Subtitles are excluded.
The Poet X
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 250
Total Tasks Completed: 16
Total Books Read: 19
30.11 - Brooke TX's Task: My Favorite MonstersOption C:
Book 1: Read a book from this list: Required Reading Graphic Novels. Required: State the page.
The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Suite
on page 2 of list
AND
Book 2: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in MORNINGSTAR.
Beauty by Robin McKinley
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 280
Total Tasks Completed: 17
Total Books Read: 21
50.1 - Bluegrass Pam's Task: 2 is Better than 1!Book 1: If one author is good, two are better! Read a book that is a single work collaboration by exactly two authors.
Homes: A Refugee Story by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah & Winnie Yeung
AND
Book 2: If you like a single word title, you will love a single compound word title! Read a book with a single word TITLE that is a compound word.
Dragonsinger
AND
Book 3: If one character’s name in a title works, two names are sure to be a winner! Read a book with a TITLE that contains either one character name that includes a first and last name OR two character names.
Dear Evan Hansen
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 330
Total Tasks Completed: 18
Total Books Read: 24
DANIELLE M20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Option 1: Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld - #4 in The Austin Project series
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 170
Books Read: 11
Tasks Complete: 6
Julia1035.10. What Makes a Villain?
Fortune's Favors
I read the Kindle edition. Paperback Fortune's Favors has 90 pages. This is my 5 point task with a book 80-99 pages.
This post: 5 points
Total points: 625
Total BB: 6
Total GO: 3
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 42
20.1 - Most Improved- Elizabeth B's Task: Spring Festivals Around EuropeOption 2A: Read a book with a main page genre Food
I read an ebook version of Whiskey In a Teacup
New Points: 20
Total Challenge Points: 585
GO's: 4
CathyG Repost
One 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Librarianish's Task: TBR-Buster!
Choose one of the following options and, following the directions for that option, read ONE book from your to-read/to-be-read (TBR) shelf.
Required: Indicate the option and whose shelf you used.
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 used my shelf
Skin Game by Jim Butcher
added to my shelf 1/24/16
Kathy G.5.3. Lady MacBeth
Read a book with Author's Initials in "OUT DAMNED SPOT."
AD--- Alexander Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Link to Paperback:
The Count of Monte Cristo
Total Points- 120
50.1 - Bluegrass Pam's Task: 2 is Better than 1!Book 1: Pretty Poison by Joyce Lavene & Jim Lavene (267 pages)
Book 2: Landline by Rainbow Rowell - land + line - (310 pages)
Book 3: The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko by Scott Stambach (352 pages)
Total pages: 267 + 310 + 352 = 929 pages
Total points: 575 + 50 = 625
Kim O **Repost of 3501*****I'm changing a book from task 20.2 to 20.5 ***
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.
The Secret Chord This book was added to my TBR in March, 2018.
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 325
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Pamela326530.9 – Sandy’s Task: Sandy's Big Adventure
Option B: Handpicked Family by Shannon Farrington - Authors initials found in big Five animalS
288 pages
Option C: The Shadow Falls by Gerald Lund -
502 pages - Big Book Ticket
790 total pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 445
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books:
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Kristen IA10.10 - 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.
Required: If the setting is not obvious in the book's description, provide a link that explains how the book fits the task when you post.
18th Abduction: by James Patterson
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 230/1030
Tasks Completed: 12/58
BB: 1
GO: 0
Kristen IA25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Spring Things
This is a two book task. Choose two different Options from those listed below and read 1 book for each option.
Required: State the options.
Option 1. Double Trouble. Read a book which has two consecutive words in the title (NOT subtitle) which begin with the same consonant.
Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition.
Option 3. Heat Streak. April 26th is Hug an Australian Day – read a book by an Australian author, born in or currently resides there, or set at least 50% in Australia.
The Dry by Jane Harper
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the MMPB edition.
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 255/1030
Tasks Completed: 13/58
BB: 1
GO: 0
Kristen IA30.10 - Kaora's Task: Horsin' Around
Choose one of these phases and read book 1 and book 2. This is a two book task.
Required: Indicate the option.
Option 1. DRESSAGE
Book 1. Surrounding the dressage arena are letters evenly spaced, which determine where the movements should start and end. 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. Read a book written by a single author whose initials are found in these letters. All initials count.
The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition.
Book 2. Before exiting the arena the rider will typically stop and salute the judge at X. Read a book written by a single author with an X in the TITLE or the author's name. Subtitles are excluded.
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 285/1030
Tasks Completed: 14/58
BB: 1
GO: 0
Suzannesea30.4 Ava Catherine's Task
Book 1.
Read a book in which the author's name contains exactly two sets of double letters.
Little Century by Anna Keesey
Anna Keesey - double letters nn and ee
Book 2.
Read a book in which the title contains at least one set of double letters and the author's name contains at least one set of double letters.
Empire Falls by Richard Russo
Falls - double letter ll
Russo - double letters ss
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 370
MEGSCL15.5 - It's Black and White
Set in (about 80%) australia. Barracuda
**516pp - 1 big book
TOTAL TO DATE
380 points
5 big books
MEGSCL50.1 - Bluegrass Pam's Task: 2 is Better than 1!
Book 1: Read a book that is a single work collaboration by exactly two authors. The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive
Book 2: Read a book with a single word TITLE that is a compound word. Scrublands
Book 3: Read a book with a TITLE that contains a first and last name. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
TOTAL TO DATE
430 points
5 big books
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.
eMperOr palpATIne
Island of a Thousand Mirrors (2012) by Nayomi Munaweera (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 242 pages)
460 + 05 = 465
Tasks Completed: 23
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 460 + 05 = 465
Books read: 34
Pages read: 9,427
Read but not claimed: 01
Goodreads Authors: 11
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Readerboard Name: List_addict15.5: It’s Black and White
A book set at least 50% in one of the countries or states named
The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan
Canada
Total This Post: 15
Total this Challenge: 75
Sophie25.6
Author initials in ROMNEY
Northern Lights by Nora Roberts
Title includes anagram from BUY MORE WOOL
Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell
BLOW is in phrase
Total 475
Sophie15.4
1. The Wild Heir by Karina Halle
Book 2 of Royal Romance series
2. Title begins with letters corresponding to 2 (A,B,C)
Austenland by Shannon Hale
Total: 490
Sophie15.1
Author initial matching readerboard name
Now You See Me by Sharon J. Bolton
Number of characters/words in title matches letter in RB name (6)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Total 505
(Sorry I'm posting these in the wrong order)
Mai25.6 - 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.
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
(160 pages)
Book 2. Read a book with a title that contains a word of four or more letters that can be made from the letters contained in the phrase, BUY MORE WOOL CLOTHING.
moRe + clothING = "RING"
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
(398 pages)
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 460
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 35
Golden Oldies: 6
Sunshine10.5 - Spring into Action
Book: 60 Ways to Die in South America by Tracy Ashworth 5/9/19
How it Fits: MPG of Adventure
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 530
Books Read: 41
20.3Option 3 The Trickster
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling aka Robert Galbraith
Points 20
Total 215
Delicious Dee15.10 - Celebration of the Queen
The Rogue Not Taken - 1833/34
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 605
Mai30.4 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Seeing Double
Book 1: Read a book in which the author’s name contains exactly TWO sets of double-letters.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
"tt" and "ss" in Ottessa
(288 pages)
Book 2: Read a book in which the TITLE contains at least one set of double-letters, AND the author’s name contains at least one set of double-letters.
examples.
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit V. Banerjee
"oo" in Poor and "ee" in Banerjee
(320 pages)
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 490
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 37
Golden Oldies: 6
5.8 Annie WilksThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
This is on the Books About Books and Authors List - page 1
Post Total: 5
Grand Total: 215
10.1 Darth VaderNot My Father's Son by Alan Cumming
Father intact in title
Post Total: 10
Grand Total: 225
Mod
Sara G5.2. Sauron
Read a book with “ring” found intact in the title or subtitle.
Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift
Points this post: 5
Total points: 930
Kim O20.2 - 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.
Caleb's Crossing
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks completed: 20
note: I posted this task earlier with a different book. I moved that book to a different task (20.5), and I'm posting this task with a new book.
25.5 - SandyL's Task: Spring Festivals!Option 1: Title initials in CHERRY BLOSSOM
Eu sunt Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Option 4: Cannes Film Festival
a book from Classic Film Books, page 2
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Points this post: 25
Total points: 205
Books read: 13
Tasks completed: 9
Page count: 3584
Bookwrm526Task #10.10 - Spring Training
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the listed locations where spring training takes place: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mexico, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Texas.
I chose Cuba and read Havana Blue by Leonardo Padura.
Total points so far: 775
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Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in LEONARDO DA VINCI.
Passing by Nella Larsen
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 80
Total Tasks Completed: 9
Total Books Read: 9