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SPRING CHALLENGE 2020
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Task 20.5 - Spring Hobbies (Gardening & Birds)option 2: read a book with a bird on the cover
Man's Search for Meaning
pub 1946 - claiming GO tix
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735 points
12 BB tix
7 GO tix
20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Esther's task: Spring CleaningOption 1. Read a book that has been on your Goodreads ‘To be Read’ shelf for 3 years or more.
Ruby Red
I added this book to my shelf on January 24, 2012
New Points: 20
Total Challenge Points: 175
GO: 1
5.10 - Goof-OffRead a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
The Secret Loves of Geek Girls
Points Earned This Post: 5
Total Points Earned: 245
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
5.9 Go for BorqueLilac Girlsby Martha Hall Kelly
3,837 users for historical Fiction on 04/7/20
Task + 5
Grand total :60
SALLY M.5.9 Go for Baroque: MPG History or Historical (verified)
Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers: Monstrosity, Patriarchy, and the Fear of Female Power by Sady Doyle
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 635
Tasks completed: 38
Books read: 46
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 5
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 1
Task 30.4 - Amanda A & Amy FL's Task: Musical MnemonicsOption B:
Book 1: Dodgers, finished 3/15
Author - BIll Beverly, MC is boy named East (listed in GR description)
Book 2: Ask Again, Yes, finished 4/12
Author - Mary Beth Keane - shares first name with May Rodgers
Points this task: 30
Total points: 570
Suzannesea30.3 - Dlmrose's Task: Paskekrim
Option 1
Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in FJELLVETTREGLENE.
Camino Island by John Grisham
fJellvettreGlene
Option 4
Read a book from the TV Series Based on Crime Novels list.
The Glass Room by Ann Cleeves
#27 on the list
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 230
Task 20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Esther's task: Spring CleaningOption 1:
Book: The Expatriates, finished 4/12. Added to TBR list 1/22/2016
Points this task: 20
Total points: 590
20.3 - Best Review - Bucket's task: Experimental ReadingOption A: The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan
❁ shelved as experimental 6 times; found on p. 4 of list ❁
Total points: 95 + 20 = 115
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kevin's task: Baseball Road TripOption 3: He Started It by Samantha Downing
❁ S in Sox; D in Red ❁
Total points: 115 + 20 = 135
Task 20.4 – Golden Oldies – Babbling C - MomOption 1 - Author first and last initials in NORAROBERTSJDROBB - J E
Janet Evanovich / Two for the Dough
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 150 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
15.5 - 2020 Grammy AwardsRead a book written by a single author who shares a name with a 2020 Grammy winner or nominee. Names must match exactly, but they may be in any position. Ex: Taylor Jenkins Reid or Laini Taylor would work for Taylor Swift.
Required: State the name of the Grammy artist when you post.
I read Shakespeare for Squirrels by Christopher Moore. The author shares a last name to Nate Moore, who is a songwriter who was nominated for best Gospel/Contemporary music for the song "This is a Move (Live)"
points: 245
Books read: 16
tasks completed: 12
Big Books: 2
pages read: 5563
SALLY M.20.2 Spring Cleaning
Option 1: on my TBR for 3+ years (added 2/28/10)
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 655
Tasks completed: 39
Books read: 47
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 5
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 1
10.4. Collaboration of the YearHush Hush (Detective Harriet Blue #4) by James Patterson & Candice Fox
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 5
Season Total: 595
5.10 - Goof-OffRead a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
Beware the Kitten Holy
Points this task: 5
Books read this task: 1
Golden oldie claimed this task: 0
Big book claimed this task: 0
Total points: 5
Total Tasks completed: 1
Total Golden oldies: 0
Total Big Book tickets: 0
Total books read: 1
15.9 - Richard AdamsRead a book first published in 1920, 1966, 1972, or 2016.RELIGION: Ruining Everything Since 4004 BC
Published 2016
Points this task: 15
Books read this task: 1
Golden oldie claimed this task: 0
Big book claimed this task: 0
Total points: 20
Total Tasks completed: 2
Total Golden oldies: 0
Total Big Book tickets: 0
Total books read: 2
20.1 - MOST IMPROVED PLAYER – Wayne's task: Play Ball!Option 2: Read a book that was first published in 1948 or earlier.
Murder of a Lady
Published 1931
Points this task: 20
Books read this task: 1
Golden oldie claimed this task: 1
Big book claimed this task: 0
Total points: 40
Total Tasks completed: 3
Total Golden oldies: 1
Total Big Book tickets: 0
Total books read: 3
JEN B20.8 - NICKELS & DIMES – SandyL's task: Country Music
Option 1: Read a book written by an author who shares a name with one of the artists performing at the festival this year.
All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney
The author shares a name with performer Courtney Marie Andrews
TOTAL POINTS: 190
Marina H10.2. It's Spring!
Forsvundne piger by Angela Marsons
word made from the letters in SPRINGTIME = piger
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 5
Marina H20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Esther's task: Spring Cleaning
Option 1: Sandmanden by Lars Kepler
On my tbr since November 29, 2014
524 pages - claiming 1 BB ticket
Points this post: 20
Total points: 90
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 6
JEN B10.7. It Takes Two
Read a book with a 2 word title
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
TOTAL POINTS: 200
Marina H20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Babbling C's task: Mom
Option B: To uger i Toscana by Domenica De Rosa
MPG = romance
Points this post: 20
Total points: 110
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 7
Bookwrm526Task #15.7 - Practicing Scales
Read a book with a TITLE of at least 3 words in which the initial letters only ascend (ABC) through the alphabet. I read No Saving Throw by Kristin McFarland (NST).
Total points so far: 335
Bookwrm526Task #20.6 - Baseball Road Trip
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials (middle initials can be ignored) are found in RED SOX SUCK. I read Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis. C in SUCK and DR in RED.
Total points so far: 355
MAZZA115.10 - Artemis Fowl, the Movie
Read a book written by Eoin Colfer or a similar author.
The House of Silk Anthony Horowitz
points this post = 15
Points to date = 745
Mod
5.2 - How Time Flies
Breathe: The Simple, Revolutionary 14-Day Program to Improve Your Mental and Physical Health by Belisa Vranich
PB: Breathe: The Simple, Revolutionary 14-Day Program to Improve Your Mental and Physical Health, 240 pages
total = 315
MAZZA1 5.10 - Goof-Off
Read a book of your choice that fits SRC rules
Midnight in Death
This is MY ONE book of 80 -99 pages
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 750
Mod
5.9 - Go For Baroque
Historical fiction genre: Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict
total = 325
Mod
10.1. Can you see me?
Blindness Nonfiction page 1: Now I See You: A Memoir by Nicole C. Kear
total = 335
Mod
10.10. No Lawyer Jokes!
lawyer main character: Sleeping Dogs by Thomas Mogford
From the description
... Gibraltarian lawyer Spike Sanguinetti loses himself in his work.
total = 345
Mod
15.4 - Celebrate Spring
option 2, one book
set in Kyrgyzstan, initials TC in celebrate: A Killing Winter by Tom Callaghan
total = 360
Mod
15.6 - Best New Artist
first published 2020: Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia a new-to-me author
total = 375
Mod
15.9 - Richard Adams
First published May 10, 2016: Ridgerunner by Rusty Barnes
PB: Ridgerunner
total = 390
EMurphy25.5 Brooke TX's Task: Paperback Playlists
Both books from Magical Outcasts - For Seawitch https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0zo...
Both books are Option 3: Author whose initials can be found in one of the artists featured on the chosen playlist
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (Amber Run)
American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan (Arctic Monkeys)
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 40
Books Read: 3
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Esther's task: Spring CleaningOption 1. Read a book that has been on your Goodreads ‘To be Read’ shelf for 3 years or more.
Required: State the date you added the book to your shelf when you post. If you've been on GRs less than 3 years, include the date you joined.
Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy.
I added this to my TBR shelf on December 14, 2009.
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 85
Total BB tickets: 1
10.8. Respect Your EldersA book originally published before 1950: The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford, originally published 1945
Points this post: 10
Total points: 455
30.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Music TermsOption 1: Read a book that was first published under a different title.
Book read: The Horrific Sufferings Of The Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot: His Wonderful Love and his Terrible Hatred
How it fits: Original title (Den vidunderliga kärlekens historia) translates (according to Google Translate) to "The story of wonderful love"
Option 5: Read a book with a 4 found in the total page count AND in the year first published.
Book read: Waistcoats & Weaponry
How it fits: first published in 2014, 384 pages (MMPB Edition: Jupons & Poisons)
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Total points: 350
Books read: 29
Tasks completed: 25
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Task 25.3 - What I Chose Not To Dooption 4: read a book set in England
Homegrown Hero
option 5: read a book with page count between 182 & 228
The Surgeon of Crowthorne
224 pages
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760 points
12 BB tix
7 GO tix
MAZZA115.8 - It Starts with Music
Read a book with a title that begins with a letter found in MUSIC. All words count, including articles (a, an, the).
Seeds of Deception
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 765
20.6 - SEASONED READER – Kevin's task: Baseball Road TripOption 1: Read a book first published in a year ending in 5 (e.g. 1995, 2005, 2015, etc…).
At the Drop of a Hat byJenn McKinlay
Total points: 50
JUKKAReposting.
15.4 - Celebrate Spring
Option 1
Book 1: Book set at least 50% in one of the listed locations.
Rage Across New York by Daniel Greenberg.
Book 2: Book whose author's initials are in CELEBRATE SPRING.
Lazarus, Vol. 1: Family by Greg Rucka.
Total Points: 155/825
Total Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 12/51
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 1
Blueberry15.8 Read a book with a title that begins with a letter found in MUSIC.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
This books is a Golden Oldie.
Pts: 15
Total pts: 275
GO: 3
Blueberry15.9 read a book first published in 1920, 1966, 1972, or 2016.
Apostle: Travels Among the Tombs of the Twelve was first published in 2016.
Pts: 15
Total pts: 290
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.4 - Collaboration of the Year
French Pressed by Cleo Coyle
Cleo Coyle is the pseudonym for Alice Alfonsi and Marc Cerasini.
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 130 points
Tasks completed: 12
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Blueberry10.8 read a book originally published before 1950.
Parnassus on Wheels, first published in 1917.
This book is a Golden Oldie.
Pts: 10
Total pts: 300
GO: 4
SALLY M.This post is to replace When Less Becomes More with a new book for task 30.3, option 1.
Points originally claimed in post #1055. No new points claimed.
30.3 Påskekrim
Option 1: author initials in FJELLVETTREGLENE
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the MMPB)
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: 655
Tasks completed: 39
Books read: 47
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 5
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 1
Julia10330.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Music Terms
Option 3: The Alexander Inheritance by Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, and Paula Goodlett
Option 5: The Traitor's Wife (496 pages, published 2014)
This task: 30 points
Total points: 275
BB: 1
GO: 2
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 19
DeborahPost #13
20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Esther's task: Spring Cleaning
1) Switched added to my TBR October 27, 2011
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 225
Books Read: 17
Tasks Done: 13
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🎵 25.1 - My genre's Opera, Space Opera
Task Description ~
Option 1: Two book option - Pick two tasks and read a book for each.
REQUIRED ~ State which tasks you used when you post.
♬ 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. For this task, two initials with periods are considered 2 name parts (e.g. E.M. Forster); single author pseudonyms for collaborating authors (e.g. James S.A. Corey) are OK as long as the pseudonym is listed as author on the Goodreads page.
Completed ~ 4.10.20
Pages ~ 336
♬ Task C
Read a book written by a single author that has a three+ word title, where the initial letter of each word in the title (ignore subtitles) and the first and last initials of the author can be found in "Also sprach Zarathustra" and/or "Flash Gordon, Queen."
Completed ~ 3.15.20
Pages ~ 337
T (zaraThustra)
D (gorDon)
H (zaratHustra)
A (zArathustra)
P (sPrach)
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Points this post ~ 25
Total Points ~ 325
Tasks Completed ~ 19
Books Read This Season ~ 24
Pages Read This Season ~ 8122