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SPRING CHALLENGE 2020
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20.8 - NICKELS & DIMES – SandyL's task: Country Music
option 2, genre Western- confirmed post 5: The Clincher: A Horseshoer Mystery by Lisa Preston, 288 pages
total 470
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20.10 - Group Reads
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon
Discussion post 26
total = 490
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25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: MUSYCK is the LIMIT!
Book 1, option B, set in the Netherlands: The Lover's Portrait by Jennifer S. Alderson
PB: The Lover's Portrait, 263 pages
Book 2, Music Biographies page 1: Just Kids by Patti Smith, 304 pages
263 + 304 = 567
total = 515
Jen K20.1 - MOST IMPROVED PLAYER – Wayne's task: Play Ball!
Option 1: Vox
Set at least 50% in Washington, DC
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Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 330
Big Books: 1
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25.4 - TraceyL's task: The Masked Singer
Option 2, set in Africa: Walking the Nile by Levison Wood
PB: Walking the Nile
Option 4, Night in title: Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry
PB: Nocny prom do Tangeru
total = 540
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25.5 - Brooke TX's task: Paperback Playlists
Using playlist Japanese Death Gods song: Breath of Life by Florence + the Machine
Option 2, word life: A Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston
PB: A Life in Parts
Option 3, initials IH in Machine: The Imam of Tawi-Tawi by Ian Hamilton
PB: The Imam of Tawi-Tawi
total = 565
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30.1 - Ava Catherine's Task: Redemption
Option 1, Initials MP in FolsoM Prison: Lanny by Max Porter
Option 2, war genre: Home Front Girls by Suzanne Hayes
total = 595
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30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Are we Going to Scarborough Fair?
Option 1A, title letters from SAGE: The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Option 1B, Author initials SE in SAGE: How to Be a Conscious Eater: Making Food Choices That Are Good for You, Others, and the Planet by Sophie Egan
PB: How to Be a Conscious Eater: Making Food Choices That Are Good for You, Others, and the Planet
total = 625
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30.4 - Amanda A & Amy FL's Task: Musical Mnemonics
Option B, Bass
Book 1, male author male main character Joe Pickett: Long Range by C.J. Box
Book 2, composer John Philip Sousa: Denizens of the Deep: True Tales of Deep Sea Fishing by Philip Wylie
PB: Denizens of the Deep: True Tales of Deep Sea Fishing
total = 655
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30.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Music Terms
Option 1, approved post 24: Orient Express by Graham Greene
Originally titled Stamboul Train
MMPB: Stamboul Train
Option 3, more than 3 contributors: Hook, Line & Sinister: Mysteries to Reel You In by T. Jefferson Parker + 15
Hook, Line Sinister: Mysteries to Reel You In
total = 685
Sunshine15.8 - It Starts with Music
Book: Cold Shadows by J.L. Bryan 3/6/20
How it Fits: Title starts with C
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 155
Books Read: 11
Task 20.7 - SHORTER IS SWEETER – Florence's task: Most Valuable PlayersOption 3:
Book: Snow Like Ashes, finished 4/14
Points this task: 20
Total points: 610
Andy P.Task # 30.3 - Dlmrose's Task: Påskekrim
Option 1.Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in FJELLVETTREGLENE.
Whiteout by Ragnar Jónasson
FJELLVETTREGLENE
Option 2. Grab a Kvikk Lunsj.
Read a book with a word in the TITLE that begins with a K.
Killer's Art by Mari Jungstedt
Points this post: 30
Total points: 415
15.3 - Going GagaOption 2
Read one book that fulfills the requirements for book 1 AND book 2-
Read a book with the letters MEAT found, in any order, in title/subtitle and/or author's name.
Read a book with the letters EGG found, in any order, in title/subtitle and/or author's name.
SCIENCE: Ruining Everything Since 1543 by Zach Weinersmith
sciEncE ruininG everyThinG since 1543 by zAch wienersMith
Points this task: 15
Books read this task: 1
Golden oldie claimed this task: 0
Big book claimed this task: 0
Total points: 55
Total Tasks completed: 4
Total Golden oldies: 1
Total Big Book tickets: 0
Total books read: 4
25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: What I chose not to doThis is a two book task. Read one book from two different options.
Option 1: Read a book with all the letters of PODCAST in title/subtitle/series name
Dept. of Speculation
DePT. Of SpeCulAtion
Option 5: Read a book with a page count between 182 – 228
The Vegetarian
188 Pages
Points this task: 25
Books read this task: 2
Golden oldie claimed this task: 0
Big book claimed this task: 0
Total points: 80
Total Tasks completed: 5
Total Golden oldies: 1
Total Big Book tickets: 0
Total books read: 6
5.2 How Time Flies Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick
224 pages is between 214-305
Points this post: 5
Total points: 120
5.5 Long Live Rock The Melody Lingers On by Mary Higgins Clark
First letter of each word in title is found in The Rock & Roll HalL Of FaMe.
Points this post; 5
Total points: 125
SALLY M.10.6 Say what?: who, what, when, where, why, or how in title/subtitle
When Less Becomes More by Emily Ley
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the HC)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 665
Tasks completed: 40
Books read: 48
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 5
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 1
SALLY M.10.10 No Lawyer Jokes!: main character lawyer
Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the MMPB)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 675
Tasks completed: 41
Books read: 49
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 5
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 1
SALLY M.20.8 Country Music: author shares name w/artist performing at Stagecoach (Ashley McBryde)
The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
336 > 250 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 695
Tasks completed: 42
Books read: 50
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 5
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 1
Oma122920.1 - MOST IMPROVED PLAYER – Wayne's task: Play Ball!
I chose Option #2
Option 2: -Task: Read a book that was first published in 1948 or earlier.
Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane
Claiming Effi Briest as Golden Oldie as it was published in 1894
Total Points-260/825
Total Tasks-18/51
Golden Oldie Books-(2)
Big Books-500-749(1);750-999(1); 1000+()
MAZZA150.1 Remembering Neil Peart
This is a three-book task. No books with Children or Kids as a MPG may be used. The total page count for the three books must be at least 750 pages.
1. Read a book set at least 50% in Canada. by Canadian author
Still Life setting Quebec Canada
293 pages
2. Read a book written between 1974 and 2015 inclusive.
The Surgeon of Crowthorne first published 1998
224 pages
3. Read a book with an MPG of classics or retellings.
Go Tell It on the Mountain
MPG Classics genre approved in genre help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
256 Pgaes
Page count = 293+ 224 + 256 = 773 which exceeds page requirement
Points this post = 50
Points to date = 825 challenge complete
EMurphy20.2 Rookie at the Top-Esther's Task: Spring Cleaning
Option 2: Book from one of the lists
Authority by Jeff VanderMeer
*Cli-Fi: Climate Change Fiction page 2 #120 on the list
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 60
Books Read: 4
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 3
Pat 🎵 5.9 - Go For Baroque
Task Description ~ Read a book with a main page genre that includes History or Historical.
The House Girl by Tara ConklinCompleted ~ 4.13.20
Pages ~ 370
MPG ~ Historical-Historical Fiction with 1313 users
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Points this post ~ 5
Total Points ~ 330
Tasks Completed ~ 20
Books Read This Season ~ 25
Pages Read This Season ~ 8452
Pat Reposting Correction to Post #1254
🎵 15.2 - Music Fact and Fiction
Task Description ~ This is a 2 book task. Read one Book 1 and one Book 2.
♬ Book 1
Read a book that has both "Nonfiction" AND "Music" as MPGs
I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie by Pamela Des BarresCompleted ~ 4.5.20
Pages ~ 320
♬ Book 2
Read a novel (fiction) found on one of the following lists.Be careful, some of these lists contain both fiction and nonfiction.
REQUIRED ~ State which list and which page the book can be found on when you post.
Best Books About Musicians Singers and Bands
Page 1, One of the #9's
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidCompleted ~ 3.29.20
Pages ~ 355
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Points this post ~ 15
Total Points ~ 255
Tasks Completed ~ 16
Books Read This Season ~ 19
Pages Read This Season ~ 6389
SALLY M.5.1 Baby, Remember My Name: author who uses a one-word name
Lysistrata by Aristophanes
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the MMPB)
**Lysistrata is a Golden Oldie (first published in -411). Claiming 1 GO ticket.**
Points this post: 5
Total points: 700
Tasks completed: 43
Books read: 51
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 5
GO tix this post: 1
Total GO tix: 2
20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Babbling C's task: MomOption 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".
Switch Bitch by Roald Dahl
RD > noRa roberts jD robb
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 105
Total BB tickets: 1
30.4 - Amanda A & Amy FL's Task: Musical MnemonicsOption B1, a book by a male author with a male main character: A Good Year by Peter Mayle
The main character is Max Skinner.
Option B2, a book by an author who shares a name with a composer from List of Composers of Musicals (F. Osmond Carr): 'Tis The Season by Robyn Carr
Points this post: 30
Total points: 485
Task 5.10 - Goof-Off!note: I previously claimed this in #1170, but am switching that book out
read a book of my choice
Spellslinger
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775 points
11 BB tix
7 GO tix
Task 50.1 - Remembering Neil Peart750+ pages total
book 1: read a book set in Canada
Still Life
set in Quebec
293 pages
book 2: read a book published in 2007 (which is included in the range
The Six Sacred Stones
592 pages - claiming a BB tix
(I had used this for 5.10 in #1170, but has replaced it above)
book 3: read a book with MPG Retellings
A Thousand Ships
just in case GR plays up, MPG verified: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
368 pages
293 + 592 + 368 > 750
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825 points
12 BB tix
7 GO tix
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finished!
JEN B20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Bea's task: Spring Hobbies
Option 1: Gardening.
For this option, read a book, fiction or non-fiction, where gardening, "being green," (i.e., environmentally friendly) or homesteading is integral to the plot or subject.
Forget Me Not by Isabel Wolff
The main character in this book is a garden designer, and much of the book revolves around her garden design business.
TOTAL POINTS: 220
Readerboard Name: NancyHelenTask #10.4 - Collaboration of the Year
Read a book that is written by two authors
The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South by Radley Balko & Tucker Carrington
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Total Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 30
Tasks completed: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name: NancyHelenTask #20.6 - Kevin's Task: Baseball Road Trip
Option 2:
Read a book with a page number that includes both 8 and 2 (e.g. 208, 228, 182, etc…).
Murder in Istanbul: Jamal Khashoggi, Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia by Owen Wilson
Number of pages: 288
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Total Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 50
Tasks completed: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name: NancyHelenTask #15.5 - 2020 Grammy Awards
Read a book written by a single author who shares a name with a 2020 Grammy winner or nominee.
The Informationist by Taylor Stevens
Name of Grammy Winner: Taylor Swift
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Total Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 65
Tasks completed: 5
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name: NancyHelenTask #15.3 - Going Gaga
Option 1:
Book 1: Read a book with the letters MEAT found, in any order, in title/subtitle and/or author's name.
No Friend but the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison by Behrouz Boochani
Book 2: Read a book with the letters EGG found, in any order, in title/subtitle and/or author's name.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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Total Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 80
Tasks completed: 6
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Task 20.1 - MOST IMPROVED PLAYER – Wayne's task: Play Ball!Option 3:
Book: The Good Father, finished 4/15
Points this task: 20
Total points: 630
JUKKA15.9 - Richard Adams
Book first published in 1920, 1966, 1972, or 2016.
The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 4: Rising Action by Kieron Gillen. First published in 2016.
Total Points: 170/825
Total Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 13/51
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 1
TessaVanessa Challenge 5.10 Goof-Off
Adultolescenceby Gabbi Hanna
Points this post: 5
Total points: 650
Tasks completed: 40/51
Books read: 51
TessaVanessa Challenge 10.3 It's Not Just the Grammys
The Italian Cure by Melodie Campbell.
Matches Glen Campbell
Points this post: 10
Total points: 660
Tasks completed: 41/51
Books read: 52
TessaVanessa Challenge 10.6 Say what?
Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein by Lita Judge
Points this post: 10
Total points: 670
Tasks completed: 42/51
Books read: 53
Beth NC5.2 How Time Flies
The Bird Sisters by Rebecca Rasmussen
300 pages which is between 214 and 305
Points this post: 5
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 18
Pages read: 6532
Big Book tickets: 1
Beth NC5.4 I'm a Slave 4U
The 17th Suspect by James Patterson
Numeric Digit in Title
Points this post: 5
Total points: 215
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 19
Pages read: 6916
Big Book tickets: 1
TessaVanessa Challenge 15.6 Best New Artist
I Am Water by new to me author Meg Specksgoor
Points this post: 15
Total points: 685
Tasks completed: 43/51
Books read: 54
Beth NC5.5 Long Live Rock
The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
Initial letter of each word in title is found in he rOck and rO<.BMe
Points this post: 5
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 20
Pages read: 7282
Big Book tickets: 1
20.7 - SHORTER IS SWEETER – Florence's task: Most Valuable PlayersRead 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.
Looking for Alaska
L & A from P a rk l and, F from F reedom
[POINTS]
This post: 20
Total points: 95
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 5
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Beth NC15.8 It Starts With Music
Southern Godsby John Hornor Jacobs
Title begins with letter found in muSic
Points this post: 5
Total points: 235
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 21
Pages read: 7552
Big Book tickets: 1
Beth NC5.6 Rhyme Repetition, Rhythm
Poems: New and Selected by Ron Rash
MPG - Poetry
Points this post: 5
Total points: 240
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 22
Pages read: 7744
Big Book tickets: 1
Beth NC5.7 There Ought to be a Band
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
Page 4 #317 on book list
Points this post: 5
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 23
Pages read: 7936
Big Book tickets: 1
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20.7 - SHORTER IS SWEETER – Florence's task: Most Valuable Players
option 1, author named Fred: The Last Marlin: The Story of a Family at Sea by Fred Waitzkin
PB: The Last Marlin: The Story of a Father and Son
total = 450