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SPRING CHALLENGE 2020
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Task 30.2 – Mazza1 – Are We Going to Scarborough Fair?REQUIRED: TWO books from One OPTION
Option 1 –
Book A – Title includes ALL the letters of S A G E - s a e in Preacher’s / g in Daughter
The Preacher's Daughter
Book B – Author first & last initials in S A G E: E.G.
Eva Gates / By Book or By Crook
I listened to the audio / no MMP / Paperback: By Book or By Crook - 339 pg
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 110 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
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Pamela326515.8 - It Starts with Music
City of Ink by Elsa Hart
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 85
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
5.5- Long Live RockRead a book with a TITLE of at least 3 words where the first letter of each word is found in THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME.
Book read: The Language of Flowers
How it fits: Letters TLOF are found in the phrase
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Total points: 250
Books read: 22
Tasks completed: 19
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Andy P.Task # 30.1 - Ava Catherine's Task: Redemption
Option 1. Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in FOLSOM PRISON.
Cast Iron by Peter May
FolsoM PRISON
Option 2. Read a book with main page genre war
Black Dove White Raven by Elizabeth Wein MPG war
Points this post: 30
Total points: 275
5.2 - How Time FliesRead a book with a number of pages between 214 and 305 inclusive.
How to Be Good by Nick Hornby pages 305
10.7. It Takes Two
read a book with a 2 word title.
Sheltering Rain by Jojo Moyes
15.8 - It Starts with Music
Read a book with a title that begins with a letter found in MUSIC.
Circe by Madeline Miller
20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Esther's task: Spring Cleaning
Option 1. Read a book that has been on your Goodreads ‘To be Read’ shelf for 3 years or more.
The Antenatal Group by Amy Bratley added 02/14/2014
30.1- Ava Catherine's Task: Redemption
option 1 Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in FOLSOM PRISON.
The Wine of Solitude by Irène Némirovsky
option 2 Read a book with main page genre war, main page genre Vietnam, or main page genre race.
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Points this Post: 80
Total Points: 80
Total Tasks: 5
Total Books: 6
PegW20.5 Bigger is Better - Bea's task
Option 1: Read a book, fiction or non-fiction, where gardening, "being green" (i.e., environmentally friendly) or homesteading is an integral to the plot or subject.
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Total Tasks: 12
MAZZA115.5 - 2020 Grammy Awards
Read a book written by a single author who shares a name with a 2020 Grammy winner or nominee. Names must match exactly,
Required: State the name of the Grammy artist when you post.
The Last Smile in Sunder City
Required: State the name of the Grammy artist when you post.
FROM Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"Brand New Man" – Brooks & Dunn with Luke Combs Luke Arnold
points this post = 15
Points to date = 480
MAZZA1 20.6 - SEASONED READER – Kevin's task: Baseball Road Trip
Option 1: I. Read a book first published in a year ending in 5 (e.g. 1995, 2005, 2015, etc…).
Red Lily first published 2005
points this post = 20
Points to date = 500
MAZZA120.7 - SHORTER IS SWEETER – Florence's task: Most Valuable Players
Option 1: J. "Fred" Osterstock
Read a book where the author or main character is named Fred, Freddy, Freddie or Frederick.
Undeath and Taxes
MC is Fred the vampire accountant which is series name and identified in metadata as Frederick
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 520
MAZZA1 20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Suzannesea's task: Wagner's Ring Cycle
Option 2
For this option, look back at books you've given five stars to before the start of the Spring Challenge. Choose one and read (or reread) a book by that book's author. Required: Indicate which book you originally gave five stars to when you post.
i read The Water Dancer
I previously read and rated 5 stars Between the World and Me by the same author
points this post = 20
Points to date - 540
Task 20.8 - Country Music250+ pages
option 2: read a book with MPG Westerns
The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave
256 pages
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595 points
10 BB tix
5 GO tix
25.4 - TraceyL's task: The Masked SingerOption 2: The Thing Around Your Neck, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Option 3: Psihologia Fricii. Temeri, angoase si fobii, by Christophe André, CA in TACO and/or BANANA
Points this post: 25
Total points: 230
20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Babbling C's task: MomOption A: Ocean Mare, by Alessandro Baricco, AB in Nora Roberts J. D. Robb
Points this post: 20
Total points: 250
Joanne MITask 15.8 Read a book with a title that begins with a letter found in MUSIC.
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
Points this task 15
Total Points 165
Total BB's 3
MAZZA15.1 - Baby, Remember My Name
Read a book by an author who uses a one-word name.
The Unbearable Bassington Saki
points this post = 5
Points to date = 545
oma122915.1 - Eurovision Song Contest
The song that I chose was "Everyway That I Can" by Sertab Erener-2003
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.
The Cider House Rulesby John Irving
T,H=That
C=Can
R=Everyway
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).
The Warsaw Protocol by Steve Berry
S,B=Sertab
Claiming The Cider House Rules as Big Book as it has 612 pages
Total Points-195/825
Total Tasks-14/51
Golden Oldie Books-(1)
Big Books-500-749(1);750-999(); 1000+()
Coralie 15.1 Eurovision Song Contest
Using the winner in 1971 Un banc, un arbre, une rue by Severine
Book 1 A Cold-Blooded Business
A , C & B are all in BAnC
Book 2 Book with author’s initials in SeveriNe
Fall, Or Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson
At 896 pages, I would like to claim 2 big book tickets
Total to date 145 points
SALLY M.30.5 Music Terms
Option 3, Ensemble: 3+ authors
The Hidden Power of F*cking Up by Keith Habersberger, Zach Kornfeld, Eugene Lee Yang, Ned Fulmer
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the HC)
Option 5, Cut Time: contains 4 in page count (384 pages) and date first published (2004)
Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 475
Tasks completed: 29
Books read: 34
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 4
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 0
perletwo5.6 - Rhyme, Repetition, Rhythm - Read a book with a main page genre of Poetry or Novel in Verse.
How to Read Poetry Like a Professor: A Quippy and Sonorous Guide to Verse - genre verified
Points this task: 05
Total points: 400
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 29
Tasks completed: 23
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.9 Go For Baroque
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
Points this post: 5
Total points: 465
Tasks completed: 30/51
Books read: 37
TesssaVanessaChallenge 20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST – Bucket's task: Experimental Reading
Option A; Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk .
Page 1
Points this post: 20
Total points: 485
Tasks completed: 31/51
Books read: 38
Amy B15.4 - Celebrate Spring
Required: Identify the option when you post. (I'm doing Option 2)
Option 1:
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries/regions/states: Afghanistan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cambodia, China, Czechia (Czech Republic), England, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Malta, Mexico, Nepal, New York City, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Siberia, Sicily, Spain, Turkey, Uzbekistan
Required: State the setting. If the setting is not obvious on the book’s main GR page include a reference when you post.
AND
Book 2: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase CELEBRATE SPRING.
OR
Option 2: Read one book that fulfills the requirements for book 1 AND book 2. Include any required information in your post.
Astor Place Vintage by Stephanie Lehmann - set 100% in New York City and author's initials are in Celebrate Spring (S & L)
Astor Place Vintage
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 220 Points
SALLY M.15.2 Music Fact and Fiction
Book 1: MPG Nonfiction and Music (verified)
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation by Jeff Chang
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
**Can't Stop Won't Stop is a Big Book (546 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Book 2: B. Classical Music themes in Literature list, page 1
Amadeus by Peter Shaffer
Points this post: 15
Total points: 490
Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 36
BB tix this post: 1
Total BB tix: 5
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 0
Queen Bee Darlene25.3 Queen Bee Darlene's Task: What I Chose Not to do
3) apostrophe in title
Don't Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-
Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life by Anne Bogel Don't Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life
5) Page count between 182 and 228
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice Moon of the Crusted Snow
218 pages
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 235
Esther20.7 - SHORTER IS SWEETER – Florence's task: Most Valuable Players
Option 1: J. "Fred" Osterstock. J. Fred Osterstock is the ghost said to haunt the theatre where the awards are held, and after whom they are named. In his honour, read a book where the author or main character is named Fred, Freddy, Freddie or Frederick.
The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle (link is to paperback, I read the eBook on Libby).
Points this post: 20
Points to date: 125
DeborahPost #10
25.4 - TraceyL's task: The Masked Singer
1) Caddy's World 272 pages
AR Bookfinder:IL: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 7.0
4) Night and Silence NIGHT 368 pages
272 + 368 = 640/500 pages
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 170
Books Read: 13
Tasks Done: 10
5.3 - Susan B.page 6
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy #1) by Ken Follett
2x Bigger is Better tix (864p)
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 5
Season Total: 470
Nick KY30.4 A and A's Musical Mnemonics
Book 1. Male author. Male protagonist. I read The Favorite Game by Leonard Cohen.
Book 2. Author has a composer's name. I read Selected Poems, 1956-1968 by Leonard Cohen, same name as composer Leonard Bernstein.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 270
Task: 20.6 - SEASONED READER – Kevin's task: Baseball Road TripOption:1
Book read:The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets by Eva Rice
Required: first published in 2005
Points this task:20
Total points:95
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:0
Books read:5
Tasks completed:5
Task: 15.3 - Going GagaOption:2
Book read:Gotta Get Theroux This: My Life and Strange Times in Television by Louis Theroux
Required: all letters of MEAT and EGG can be found in GottA GET theroux this: My lifE and strange times in television
Points this task:15
Total points:110
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:0
Books read:6
Tasks completed:6
Jen KTask: 15.3 - Going Gaga
Option 2: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Egg = maGGiE
Meat = MAggie sTiEfvater
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Points this Task: 15
Total Points: 275
Big Books: 1
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennySRC Spring 2020 Season
Task 25.5 - Brooke TX's task: Paperback Playlists
Required: Provide a link to your chosen playlist when you post.
Link to playlist: Split at Birth
Option 2: Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle that matches a word in a song title from your chosen playlist. The words "A," "An," and "The" are excluded.
Wish You Were Here
song: You and me Both
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in one of the artists featured on your chosen playlists. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Savage Run by C.J. Box
CJB found in JaCoBy Shaddix (The Reckoning)
Points this post: 25
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points this Season: 110
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 1
Andy P.Task # 25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: MUSYCK is the LIMIT!
Book 1. MUSYCK. Opt. 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
Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse (320 p.) COAT is target word
SUSATOMUSYCK
Book 2. LIMIT. The second book is limited to a book from one of the 4 Listopias below. Choose one list and read a book found on that list. One word Titles - C
Chaos by Patricia Cornwell (400 p.) # 38 0n list
page count: 320 + 400 = 720> 548 minimum
Points this post: 25
Total points: 300
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennySRC Spring 2020 Season
Task 25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: What I chose not to do
Required: Indicate the options when you post.
Option 3: Peloton
Read a book with an apostrophe in the title. Subtitles are excluded.
The Handmaid's Tale
Option 4: Ancestry.com
Read a book set at least 50% in England, Ireland, or Sweden.
Required: If the setting is not obvious from the book's Goodreads main page, provide a link to a reference establishing the setting when you post.
Agatha Raisin and the Dead Ringer set in England
Points this post: 25
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points this Season: 135
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 1
APRILLEIGH15.5 - 2020 Grammy Awards
Read a book written by a single author who shares a name with a 2020 Grammy winner or nominee.
1st to Die by JAMES Patterson
The author shares a name with seven different winners/nominees, including JAMES Blake whose album, Assume Form, was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (150)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (13)
Total Tasks: 8
APRILLEIGH10.3 - It's Not Just the Grammys
Read a book with a single author whose name matches the name of one of the hosts of the American Music Awards.
Digital Fortress by Dan BROWN
The author shares a name with Bobby BROWN, host in 1993 for the 20th American Music Awards.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (160)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (14)
Total Tasks: 9
Joanne MITask 15.4 - Celebrate Spring
I chose the 2 book option:
Book 1 No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Man-Eater in History
The Goodreads blurb on the Main Page of the book states Nepal as the setting
Book 2 The Buffalo Creek Disaster: How the Survivors of One of the Worst Disasters in Coal-Mining History Brought Suit Against the Coal Company--And Won by Gerald M. Stern
The Authors initials are GS found in the word Spring
Points this task 15
Total Points 180
Total BB's 3
Kim O25.5 - Brooke TX's task: Paperback Playlists
The list I chose is "magical outcasts | for Seawitch"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_zDB...
Option 2: Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle that matches a word in a song title from your chosen playlist.
The song I chose is Red Sky The Red Tent
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in one of the artists featured on your chosen playlists.
Frida: A Novel of Frida Kahlo The Artist is Amber Run
Points this task: 25
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks completed: 4
Ava Catherine15.10 - Artemis Fowl, the Movie
Read a book written by Eoin Colfer or a similar author.
Highfire by Eoin Colfer
total=740
Ava Catherine30.1 - Ava Catherine's Task: Redemption
Option 2: Rebel/ Advocate
Read a book with main page genre war,
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson mpg war: approved in help thread message #2 (approved list) https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 5: Life
Read a book first published in 1932, or read a book first published in 2003.
Black Mischief by Evelyn Waugh first published 1932
total=770
Ava Catherine5.10 - Goof-Off
Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks
total=775
Delicious Dee5.9 - Go For Baroque
Winter of the World - shelved as historical by 2588ppl; big book ticket - 3 tickets - i read kindle but most popular MMPB has 1032pgs
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 295
Julia10310.4. Collaboration of the Year
The Gate that Locks the Tree by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
This task: 10 points
Total points: 215
BB: 1
GO: 2
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 15
25.5 - Brooke TX's task: Paperback PlaylistsWhat Would Jane Austen Do? for Dangerous Alliance
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in one of the artists featured on your chosen playlists.
Sarah McLachlan
Forge (Seeds of America #2) by Laurie Halse Anderson
(IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10.0)
Ashes (Seeds of America #3) by Laurie Halse Anderson
(IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11.0)
Author's initials, LHA, found in MclacHLAn
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 5
Season Total: 495
SALLY M.30.4 Musical Mnemonics
Option A, Book 1: five-word title
Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women by Abby Norman
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Option A, Book 2: cover showing only ONE full human face, no body parts below the neck (approved)
Lucille by Kathleen Brady
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 520
Tasks completed: 31
Books read: 38
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 5
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 0
Kathy KS15.5 - 2020 Grammy Awards
Read a book written by a single author who shares a name with a 2020 Grammy winner or nominee. Required: State the name of the Grammy artist when you post.
Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum, by Michael McCreary
Grammy artist: Michael Bublé (Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album)
I listened to an audio version; pb=166 p.; no mmpb
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 180
Tasks completed: 10
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Kathy KS15.6 - Best New Artist
Read a book first published in 2019 or 2020 that was written by a new-to-you author. Required: State that the author is new to you when you post.
Tales From School: You Can't Make This Sh*t Up, by Chuck Schmidt
This author is new to me
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 195
Tasks completed: 11
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
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Option 2: Total pages include both ‘2’ and ‘8’
Enrique's Journey – 288 pg
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 80 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: