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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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Amy FL30.5 - Dlmrose’s Task: Answered and Asked
Book 1: Educated
Book 2: Just What Kind of Mother Are You?
Combination approved in message 114 for this task.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 510
Kristi CO5.7. The Joker
humor
The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish
Points this post: 5
Total points: 175
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 11
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO5.10. What Makes a Villain?
Tangerine by Christine Mangan
Points this post: 5
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 12
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO10.7 - Spring Chicken
The Witch Elm by Tana French
published 2018
*Big Book ticket* for 528 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 13
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Amy FL30.7 - Dulcinella's Task: The Villain Archetype
Option 4. Predators, Serial Killers list:
You - Page 1 - 422 pages
Option 5. Bad Parents, Worst Fathers in Books list:
The Book of Ivy - Page 1 - 282 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 540
APRILLEIGH30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: Villain One-Liners
Option 3: “I am your father.”
Read a book that is the second book in any series.
The Persian Gamble (Marcus Ryker #2) by Joel C. Rosenberg
Option 4: “Ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight.”
Read a book with red text on the cover.
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck (entire title is in red)*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1933 ***
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (450)
Golden Oldie: 1 (7)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 2 (30)
Total Tasks: 20
Suzannesea15.9 A True Renaissance Man
Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in LEONARDO DA VINCI.
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 385
Sarah E25.5 - SandyL's Task: Spring Festivals!
Option 2: MPG Humor
Wyrd Sisters
I read an ebook but have linked to the top MMP
Option 3: Completely set in England
Last Bus to Woodstock
Total points: 555
Sarah E25.6 - Andy P.’s Task: New Zealand Sheep Farming
Book 1: Author initials in ROMNEY
Becoming by Michelle Obama
I read an ebook, top paperback (no MMP) is Povestea mea - 448 pages
Book 2: Word in title from BUY MORE WOOL CLOTHING
How They Spend Their Sundays - 214 pages
Word used: THEY
448 + 214 = 662 pages
Total points: 580
Sarah E30.2 - Amanda A's Task: March Madness
Option 3b (actually fits a and b): #5 in series and 1 and 9 in page count
The Leper Of Saint Giles
I read the kindle edition, top MMP is The Leper of St. Giles - 199 pages
Option 4: Author initials in MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
I read an ebook, top paperback (no MMP) is Washington Black - 400 pages
199 + 400 = 599 pages
Total points: 610
APRILLEIGH20.5 - 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.
Animal Farm by George Orwell
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1945 ***
This is the second oldest title on my sorted TBR shelf, added on May 15, 2013. I’ll leave it there until I see the points added to the readerboard.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (470)
Golden Oldie: 1 (8)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (31)
Total Tasks: 21
Sarah E20.4 - Golden Oldies - Louise B's Task: In The Garden
Option 4: Title initials in NATIVE PLANTS
The Seventh Pillar
Total points: 630
APRILLEIGH20.4 - Golden Oldies - Louise B’s Task: In the Garden
Option 4: Attracting Birds
Read a book with a title of at least three words in which the first letter of each word can be found in NATIVE PLANTS.
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (490)
Golden Oldie: 0 (8)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (32)
Total Tasks: 22
10.10 - Spring TrainingRead a book set at least 50% in one of the following locations where spring training takes place:
S is for Silence This book takes place in Santa Teresa, California
New Points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 595
GO's: 4
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Librarianish's Task: TBR-Buster!Option 3: The Dog who came in from the Cold
This book was #18 oldest on my TBR shelf. It was added 1/11/11.
Total points: 275
25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Spring ThingsOption 1: There There
Consecutive words begin with same consonant
Option 2: Census
verified for SciFi in the Help Thread
Final points total: 300
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2
That's it for me. Thanks, all!
Christine V5.3. Lady MacBeth
The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
This book was first published in 1513.
***Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket***
Points this post: 5
GO Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
Thanks for a fun Spring Challenge!
Mai20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories
Option 3: Read a book that was first published between 1998 and 2003 inclusive.
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Book first published in 2001
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 520
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 39
Golden Oldies: 7
MEGAN RAE10.5 - Spring into Action
Read a book with the MPG Action and/or Adventure. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
- Completed 30th MayHow it fits: MPG Adventure
Points this post: 10
Total points: 200
10.10 - Spring TrainingA book set in on spring training location (Texas): Bleeding Hearts by Susan Wittig Albert
Points this post: 10
Total points: 805
15.3 - The ChunnelOption 2, a book set in both England and France: Somewhere in France by Jennifer Robson
Points this post: 15
Total points: 820
15.9 - A True Renaissance ManRead a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in LEONARDO DA VINCI.
Ordinary People by Diana Evans
Points this post: 15
TOTAL POINTS: 225
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1 (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 12
Total books read: 13
15.10 - Celebration of the QueenOPTION 1: Read a book FIRST published during Queen Victoria's lifetime - the years 1819 -1901 inclusive.
The Lazy Tour Of Two Idle Apprentices by Charles Dickens
(first published 1857)
*This book is a GOLDEN OLDIE (first published 1857)*
Points this post: 15
TOTAL POINTS: 240
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: 1 (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 13
Total books read: 14
DANIELLE M20.4 - Golden Oldies - Louise B's Task: In The Garden
Option 4: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
NATIVE PLANTS
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 230
Books Read: 14
Tasks Complete: 9
DANIELLE M5.10. What Makes a Villain?
Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 235
Books Read: 15
Tasks Complete: 10
Readerboard Name: Absurda30.7 - Dulcinella's Task: The Villain Archetype
Please read 2 books, each book from a different option.
The total of your pages must be at least 600.
Option 1:
Bad Girls and Femme Fatales, page 2 #106
Perdita: The Literary, Theatrical, Scandalous Life of Mary Robinson by Paula Byrne
445 pages
Option 6. Crazy People
Personality Disorders, Page 1, #86
The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson
275 Pages
Total Pages: 720
Points this task: 30
Total Points to date: 350
5.1 Hannibal LectorSalt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss
This has Food and Drink as a MPG
Post Total: 5
Grand Total: 240
25.6 - Andy P.’s Task: New Zealand Sheep FarmingThe combined page count for both books must be 501 pages or more.
Book 1. Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in the word ROMNEY.
Choosing You: The Pierced Hearts Duet: Book Two by M. Robinson
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 MOREWOOL CLOTHING.
CRUEL
A Cruel Love by S.M. Soto
Points this task: 25
Total points: 400
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 24
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Tien's Task: Prequels & Midquels1. Prequels:
The Fallen: Genesis by Tillie Cole
(Deadly Virtues 0.5)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 420
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 25
Amy FL25.5 - SandyL's Task: Spring Festivals!
Option 1: Real Life Organizing: Clean and Clutter-Free in 15 Minutes a Day (cheRry bLOossom)
Option 3: Never Never (Australia)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 565
babbling c5.5. Cruella de Vil
Brief Cases - audible Brief Cases paperback pg 432 by Jim Butcher
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Total This Season
Points: 415/1030
Completed Tasks: 24/58
Golden oldies: 3
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Pages read this season: 11,643
Books read this season: 29
30.5 - Dlmrose’s Task: Answered and AskedBook 1: Read a book with a TITLE that could be a Jeopardy! answer.
Twisted by Aleatha Romig
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.
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
*Okay'd in Help Thread
Points this task: 30
Total points: 450
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 26
Readerboard name Kathy P15.7 - Villains We Love To Hate
Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years
Author: David Litt
Name: David Prowse
Points this task: 15
Totals
Points: 340
BB: 0
GO:0
Total Tasks completed: 17
Total Books read: 22
Bookwrm526Task #10.3 - Vincent Vega
Read a book written by a single author with the initial V. I read The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente.
Total points so far: 810
Pamela326510.4 - Loki
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton – Found on page 1 of list
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 440
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
Bluegrass Pam50.1 Bluegrass Pam's Task: 2 is Better than 1!
Bk1- single work collaboration by exactly two authors
InterWorld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reeves 239 pp
Bk2- single word TITLE that is a compound word
Heartstone 640 pp
Bk3- TITLE that contains either one character name that includes a first and last name
The Lies of Locke Lamora 530 pp
Total pages great than 750
*Claiming 2 BB tickets: Heartstone at 640 pp and The Lies of Locke Lamora at 530 pp
Points this post: 50
BB this task: 2 BB Total: 3
Total points: 210
Total Books: 15
Total Tasks: 13
APRILLEIGH10.8 - Spring Fever
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 Books of MAgic by Neil GaiMan
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (500)
Golden Oldie: 0 (8)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (33)
Total Tasks: 23
PegW10.2 - Vito & Michael Corleone
Read a book in which an organized crime family, criminal organization, or crime syndicate plays a major role.
Casino
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 245
Kim O50.1 - 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.
Sully: My Search for What Really Matters This book has 320 pages.
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.
Touchstone Big book: this book has 548 pages.
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.
Vanessa and Virginia This book has 224 pages.
Total page count: 320 + 548 + 224 = 1092 (> 750)
Points this task: 50
Big book tickets: 1
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks completed: 21
trishhartuk30.2 Amanda A’s Task: March Madness
Option 2: Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% blue according to TinEye.
The Calculating Stars, Mary Robinette Kowal
Read the kindle edition. Top PB here (431pg)
TinEye gives me a total of 72.0% blue
#031214 26.3% Black (Black)
#15263a 22.6% Midnight Express (Blue)
#29526f 20.4% Venice Blue (Blue)
#5090b2 20.1% Shakespeare (Blue)
#8dc4dc 8.2% Seagull (Blue)
#6c6e73 1.6% Raven (Grey)
#ceecf7 0.7% Onahau (Blue)
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA.
Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik
Read the kindle edition. Top PB here (466pg)
miNNeapolis
Total pages: 431 + 466 = 897pg
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 675
Tasks Completed: 32
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: List_addict20.6: Seasonal Reader - Kristen IA’s Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Option 2: A minimum 3 word title whose initials can be found in DUTCH LETTER or POFFERTJES
Rules of Prey by John Sandford
R, O, P in poffertjes
Total This Post: 20
Total This Challenge: 95
Laurah3020.2 - Rookie at the Top - Raynebair's Task: A Day In the Life Of...Option 1: Read a book from this list: Best Memoir/Biography/Autobiography
REQUIRED: state which page the book was found on.
Becoming
p 3 #265
Total Points - 325
Julia10310.5 - Spring into Action
The Gathering Edge (MPG=Adventure, verified in post #75 of Genre Verification thread)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 670
Total BB: 6
Total GO: 3
Tasks completed: 31
Books read: 46
20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in SwedenI chose Option 2.
I read Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely.
Dan Ariely's initials (DA) are found in the word VÅFFELDAGEN.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 175
Total Big Book tickets: 1
Sophie25.2
Opt 1
Consecutive consonants in title
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Opt 2
MPG science fiction
Hope for the Best by Jodi Taylor
Total: 535
30.5 - Dlmrose’s Task: Answered and AskedBook 1: Read a book with a TITLE that could be a Jeopardy! answer.
But choose carefully…
I read The Shallows
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. The response need not be technically correct, but it MUST be a reasonable answer that directly relates.
I read Where Am I Now?.
points: 400
books read: 32
tasks completed: 22
Big Books: 2
pages read: 9897
thanks to mods for all their hard work!!!!
Readerboard Name: List_addict10.7: Spring Chicken
A ‘young’ book, published in or after 2015
The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
Published 2018
Total This Post: 10
Total This Challenge: 105
Readerboard Name: List_addict5.10: What Makes a Villain?
Read a book of your own choice
The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan
Total this post: 5
Total This Challenge: 110
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10.10 - Spring Training
set in Oklahoma
The Wildlands by Abby Geni
Points this post: 10
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 10
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0