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SPRING CHALLENGE 2020
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Task 25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: What I chose not to doOption 3: Don't You Cry, finished 3/31
Option 4: The Crossing Places, finished 4/1. Set in Norfolk, England
Points this task: 25
Total points: 390
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.10 Group Reads
A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro.
Discussion post 16
Points this post: 20
Total points: 460
Tasks completed: 29/51
Books read: 36
Blueberry15.4 - option 1 and 2
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in ...England...
Book 2: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase CELEBRATE SPRING.
A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier. Book is set in England.
Pts: 15
Total pts: 205
JEN B20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Babbling C's task: Mom
A. My mother's current favorite Author is Nora Roberts/ J. D. Robb. Read a book by a single Author who's first and last initials can be found in "Nora Roberts J. D. Robb".
The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen
Author's initials in "noRaroBertsjdrobb"
TOTAL POINTS: 115
Joanne MI20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Babbling C's task: Mom
I chose Option C. Read a book from The Best Epic Fantasy fiction List.
The Magicians' Guild it is # 59 on the list
Points this task 20
Total points 150
Total BB's 3
Julia10320.6 - SEASONED READER – Kevin's task: Baseball Road Trip
Option 3: The Queen of Raiders by Sarah Kozloff (SK in SUCK)
This task: 20 points
Total points: 205
BB: 1
GO: 2
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 14
Blueberry25.3
opt. 1: Read a book with all the letters of PODCAST in title/subtitle/series name. Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference?
opt. 4: Read a book set at least 50% in England, Ireland, or Sweden.
The Turn of the Screw
This is a Golden Oldie.
Pts: 25
Total pts: 230
GO: 2
Blueberry15.5 Read a book written by a single author who shares a name with a 2020 Grammy winner or nominee.
No Exit by Taylor Adams
Taylor Swift was a nominee for Song of the Year.
Pts: 15
Total pts: 245
25.5 Option 2: Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle that matches a word in a song title from your chosen playlist. From the Ashes
Matches song From Eden
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in one of the artists featured on your chosen playlists.
Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family by Amanda Jette Knox.
Matches Kesha and/or Kina Grannis
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/21K...
Pts: 25
Total pts: 270
Blueberry15.6 Read a book first published in 2019 or 2020 that was written by a new-to-you author.
Radicalized by new-to-me author Cory Doctorow
Pts: 15
Total pts: 285
15.1 - Eurovision Song ContestSong: Puppet on a String
Performer: Sandie Shaw
Book 1: Read a book with a title of at least 3 words for which the initial letter of each word can be found in the title of the song.
Return to Grace (Home Valley #2) by Karen Harper
title with 3 words with initial letters of RTG found in puppet on a sTRinG
Book 2: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the name of the same song's performer(s).
Autumn (Seasonal #1) by Ali Smith
author's initials, AS, found in SAndie Shaw
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 460
Task 20.6 Seasoned ReaderChose Option 2 - read a book with a page number that includes both 8 and 2.
Read His Hand In the Storm - 208 pg.
Points this task: 20
CHANDNI15.3 - Going Gaga
Option 2: Read one book that fulfills the requirements for book 1 AND book 2. All letters of BOTH words (i.e., 2 Es, 2 Gs) must be found in the title/subtitle and/or author's name to qualify for this option.
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America by Ibi Zoboi
M,E,A in America
T in Stories
E,G in Enough
G in Being
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 140
Books Read: 8
Completed Tasks: 8
JUKKA25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: What I chose not to do
Option 4: Book set at least 50% in England, Ireland, or Sweden.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré is set nearly entirely in England.
Option 5: Book with a page count between 182 – 228.
Things From The Flood by Nils Hintze is 215 pages.
Total Points: 85/825
Total Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 6/51
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Nick KY30.1 Ava Catherine's Task: Redemption
Option 1. Folsom. I read A Susan Sontag Reader by Susan Sontag Susan Sontag, author's inits in "folSom priSon."
Option 2. Rebel/Advocate. I read Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde with "Race" as a main page GR genre.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 240
Amy W10.1. Can you see me?
I read Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare, a book from the Blind Heroes and Heroines in Historical Romance list, page 1.
Points This Task: 10
Total Points to Date: 50
Amy W20.6 - SEASONED READER – Kevin's task: Baseball Road Trip
I chose Option 2: Read a book with a page number that includes both 8 and 2.
I read Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom, which has 248 pages.
Points This Task: 20
Total Points to Date: 70
Task 5.7 - There Ought to be a BandBook: Every Heart a Doorway, finished 4/1
On page 11 of the list
Points this task: 5
Total points: 395
MEGSCL15.7 - Practicing Scales
The Submerged Cathedral
TOTAL TO DATE
205 points
5 big books
2 golden oldie
Esther25.1 - Cat's task: My genre's Opera, Space Opera
Option 1: Task A: Space Opera covers a wide range of stories, from intergalactic battles to space erotica. Read a book found on a Listopia with Space Opera in the title.
Red Rising by Pierce Brown - Best Space Opera of the 21st Century> P.1
Option 1: Task B: Read a book written by a single author who has a name with at least three parts (i.e first, middle, last name) as listed on Goodreads.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (link is to paperback, I read ebook on Libby).
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 65
Esther20.2 Rookie at the Top - Esther’s Task: Spring Cleaning
Option 3 Read a book with the word “CLEAN” in full in the title, subtitle, or series title.
The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 85
Barbara ★10.4. Collaboration of the Year
Read a book that is written by two authors (that is not an anthology).
Verses for the Dead -Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 4/1
Points this task: 10
Total points: 335
Esther20.6 - SEASONED READER – Kevin's task: Baseball Road Trip
Option 3: In honor of that car and those plates, read a book by a single author whose first and last initials (middle initials can be ignored) are found in RED SOX SUCK. Letters may only be used as often as they appear in the phrase.
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 105
trishhartuk10.6 Say what?
Read a book with “who,” “what,” “when,” “where,” “why,” or “how” in the title/subtitle.
The Cat Who Came to Breakfast, Lillian Jackson Braun
Points this task: 10
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 14
Golden oldies: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
Task 20.6 - Baseball Road Tripoption 1: read a book published in 2005
Seven Ancient Wonders
544 pages - claiming BB tix
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515 points
6 BB tix
5 GO tix
Task 15.2 - Music Fact and Fictionbook 1: read a book with Non-fiction and Music MPGs
The Great British Dream Factory: The Strange History of Our National Imagination
verified in help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
688 pages - claiming 1 BB tix
book 2: read a book from the Epic Rockstar Stories list
Existence
p1, #26 on list
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530 points
7 BB tix
5 GO tix
Task 30.4 - Musical Mnemonicsoption B
book 1: read a book with a male MC and male author
Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson
male MC: Rudi (detailed in blurb)
book 2: read a book whose author shares a name with a composer
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
JOHN matches Elton JOHN
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560 points
7 BB tix
5 GO tix
perletwo20.7 - SHORTER IS SWEETER – Florence's task: Most Valuable Players - Option 3: Read with a MPG of Young Adult and/or Plays AND which has title of three or more words, where the initial letter of each word can be found in EMMAUS PARKLAND FREEDOM.
Never Date a Siren - approved on help thread
Points this task: 20
Total points: 395
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 28
Tasks completed: 22
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5.6 - Rhyme, Repetition, RhythmSmoke (Burned #2) by Ellen Hopkins
1x Bigger is Better tix (576p)
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 465
20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Bea's task: Spring Hobbies (Gardening and Birds)Option 2: read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with a bird on the cover.
Book read: Terrier
How it fits: approved in help thread in message 2
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Total points: 230
Books read: 19
Tasks completed: 17
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Andy P.Task # 15.2 - Music Fact and Fiction
Book 1: Read a book that has both "Nonfiction" AND "Music" as MPGs
Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music by Judy Collins Music and Nonfiction are mpgs
Book 2: Read a novel (fiction) found on one of the following lists.
B. Classical Music themes in Literature
Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall byKazuo Ishiguro page 1 # 8
Points this post: 15
Total points: 245
15.1 - Eurovision Song ContestChosen Song: 2003 - "Everyway That I Can" - Sertab Erener
Book 1: Read a book with a TITLE of at least 3 words for which the initial letter of each word can be found in the title of the song.
Book read: Written in Red
How it fits: Letters WIR in the song's title
Book 2: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the name of the same song's performer(s)
Book read: Murder of Crows
How it fits: Author's initials are AB are found in Sertab
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Total points: 245
Books read: 21
Tasks completed: 18
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Task 15.1 - Eurovision Song Contestsong: 2014 - Rise Like a Phoenix by Conchita Wurst
book 1: read a book with a 3 word title, the initial letters found in the song title
On A Sunbeam
O in phOenix
A in A
S in riSe
544 pages - claiming 1 BB tix
book 2: read a book whose author initials are in the artist name
To Green Angel Tower: Storm by Tad Williams
TW initials in WursT
816 pages - claiming 2 BB tix
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575 points
10 BB tix
5 GO tix
SALLY M.15.3 Going Gaga
Option 2: letters MEAT and EGG in title/sub/author
Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the HC)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 440
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 31
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 4
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 0
Correction Post 1067 - adding totalTask 20.6 Seasoned Reader
Chose Option 2 - read a book with a page number that includes both 8 and 2.
Read His Hand In the Storm - 208 pg.
Points this task: 20
Total Points to date: 170
(10 pt pending librarian response for post 779)
SALLY M.5.2 How Time Flies: page count between 214 and 305
Woman Last Seen in Her Thirties by Camille Pagán
254 pages
(I read the ebook & have linked to the PB)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 445
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 32
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 4
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 0
10.4. Collaboration of the YearRead a book that is written by two authors
I read an ebook version of Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews Ilona Andrews is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing team
New Points: 10
Total Points: 90
GO: 1
LaureY10.8. Respect Your Elders
Unnatural Death by Dorothy L.Sayers
First published: 1927
Total Points:
240/825
Pat 🎵 20.2 - Spring Cleaning
Task Description ~ This is a one book task. Choose one option and read a book that meets the criteria of that option.
REQUIRED ~ State the option and a brief task description in your post.
Option #2
Read a book from one of the following lists:.
Cli-Fi: Climate Change Fiction
REQUIRED ~ State which list and what page of the list your book can be found on when you post.
Page 1, #47
Dry by Neal ShustermanCompleted ~ 4.2.20
Pages ~ 390
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Points this post ~ 20
Total Points ~ 160
Tasks Completed ~ 11
Books Read This Season ~ 12
Pages Read This Season ~ 4084
10.1. Can you see me?I used the list Blind Heroes and Heroines in Historical Romance
I listened to an audio book of
The Arrangement the MMPB is Un mariage surprise
The book is on the first page, in slot #1
New points: 10
Total points: 100
GO: 1
CHANDNI25.1 - Cat's task: My genre's Opera, Space Opera
Option 2: One book option - Pick two tasks and read a book that fits both tasks.
Task A: Read a book found on a Listopia with Space Opera in the title.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Task B: Read a book written by a single author who has a name with at least three parts.
Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
Book has 501 pages.
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 165
Books Read: 9
Completed Tasks: 9
Pat 🎵30.4 - Musical Mnemonics
Task Description ~ This is a two book task. Choose one option (Treble Clef or Bass Clef) and read a book for both tasks associated with that option.
REQUIRED ~ State the option you chose in your post.
♬Option B ~ Bass Clef
𝄢 Book 1: Bass Clef lines (G-B-D-F-A): Good Boys Do Fine Always
Read a book by a single male author with a male main character. The character must be listed as a character in the book's metadata or the book's description on its Goodreads main page.
REQUIRED ~ Include the name of the male main character in your post.
Hiram Walker
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi CoatesCompleted ~ 3.28
Pages ~ 403
𝄢 Book 2: Bass Clef spaces (A-C-E-G): American Composers Envy Gershwin
Read a book by a single author who shares a name with a famous composer of musicals from this list: Composers of Musicals. The name must match exactly but may be in any position..
REQUIRED ~ Include the name of the composer from the list in your post.
(T-Y) ~ Sandy Wilson
Anthill by Edward O. WilsonCompleted ~ 3.31.20
Pages ~ 384
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Points this post ~ 30
Total Points ~ 190
Tasks Completed ~ 12
Books Read This Season ~ 14
Pages Read This Season ~ 4871
5.7 - There Ought to be a BandA book from There Ought to Be a Band list (p. 7 #606): The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer
Points this post: 5
Total points: 335
JUKKA5.8 - Spring Is In The Air
Book with AIR intact in title/subtitle.
I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 1: Madly Ever After by Skottie Young.
Total Points: 90/825
Total Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 7/51
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
the_bookish_rose 5.6- Rhyme, Repetition, Rhythm: Read a book with an MPG of Poetry or Novel in Verse.
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books:0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Queen Bee Darlene5.9 Go For Baroque
History or historical fiction genre
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate Before We Were Yours
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 210
APRILLEIGH25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Musyck is the Limit!
Book 1: MUSYCK
Option A: Read a book that has a word of 3 or more letters in the title/subtitle that can be made using only the letters
found in the phrase: SUSATO MUSYCK.
The Mediterranean Family Table: 125 Simple, Everyday Recipes Made with the MOST Delicious and Healthiest Food on Earth (336 pages)
The letters for the word MOST appear in SusaTO Musyck.
Book 2: LIMIT Choose one list and read a book found on that list.
Carrie (222 pages)
At time of posting, this title was #3 on page 1 of One Word Titles - C.
The books must total at least 548 pages.
336 + 222 = 558 > 548
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 25 (135)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 2 (12)
Total Tasks: 7
Bookwrm526Task #15.3 - Going Gaga
Option 2: Read one book that fulfills the requirements for book 1 AND book 2. All letters of BOTH words (i.e., 2 Es, 2 Gs) must be found in the title/subtitle and/or author's name to qualify for this option. I read The Strange Case of the Mad Professor: A True Tale of Endangered Species, Illegal Drugs, and Attempted Murder by Peter Kobel.
all the letters in MEAT are found in the word Attempted
EGG: E and one G from Endangered, the other G from Strange.
Total points so far: 275
Task 20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Babbling C's task: MomOption A:
Book: The Fifth To Die, finished 4/2
Author: J.D. Barker
Points this task: 20
Total points: 415
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30.3 Påskekrim
Option 1: author initials in FJELLVETTREGLENE
When Less Becomes More by Emily Ley
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the HC)
Option 2: word in title begins w/K
When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the MMPB)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 425
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 30
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 4
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 0