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SPRING CHALLENGE 2020
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Anja30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Are we Going to Scarborough Fair?
OPTION 3
A) Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of the people involved in making the album.
When He’s Dark by Suzanne Wright (Eugene Wright)
B) Read a book which contains all the letters of the name you used for Book A in its TITLE.
Breaking Up with Barrett by Katy Regnery
POINTS:
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 120
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 5
Esther20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Bea's task: Spring Hobbies (Gardening and Birds)
Option 1: Gardening. Read a book, fiction or non-fiction, where gardening, "being green," (i.e., environmentally friendly) or homesteading is integral to the plot or subject. List: P.2, #97 Best Sustainability Nonfiction
Building a Better World in Your Backyard: Instead of Being Angry at Bad Guys by Paul Wheaton
GO Ticket this post: 0
GO Tickets to date: 2
Total points this post: 20
Total points to date: 200
Esther30.1 - Ava Catherine's Task:
Option 2: Rebel/Advocate - Read a book with main page genre war, main page genre Vietnam, or main page genre race. (mpg may be stand alone or embedded).
Nancy Wake by Peter FitzSimons
Option 4: Redemption - Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in REDEMPTION.
Man and Boy by Tony Parsons
GO Ticket this post: 0
GO Tickets to date: 2
Total points this post: 30
Total points to date: 230
DeborahPost #19
10.2. It's Spring!
If The Creek Don't Rise
RISE: SpRIngtimE
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 330
Books Read: 25
Tasks Done: 19
APRILLEIGH5.5 - Long Live Rock
Read 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.
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
FFA found in oF FAme
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (820)
Golden Oldie: 0 (10)
Big Book: 0 (5)
Books Read: 1 (64)
Total Tasks: 50
JENNY H20.1 - MOST IMPROVED PLAYER – Wayne's task: Play Ball!
Option 2: Read a book that was first published in 1948 or earlier.
Elektra, first published approx. 410 BC
Points this post: 20
Total points: 215
Andy P.Task # 20.8 - 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.
Artist chosen Bryan Adams
Purgatory Bay by Bryan Gruley
Shares the name Bryan
Points this post: 20
Total points: 595
15.4 - Celebrate SpringOption 2, a book set in Mexico and author's initials in CELEBRATE SPRING: Malinche by Laura Esquivel
Points this post: 15
Total points: 625
APRILLEIGH5.8 - Spring Is In The Air
Read a book with "AIR" found intact in the title.
Thin AIR by Lisa Gray
(Read the kindle version - paperback - no mmpb)
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (825)
Golden Oldie: 0 (10)
Big Book: 0 (5)
Books Read: 1 (65)
Total Tasks: 51
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Julia10350.1 - Trishhartuk's task: Remembering Neil Peart
Book 1 - Anne of Windy Poplars
This was published in 1936 - claiming one GO ticket
Book 2 - Never Nosh a Matzo Ball (published in 2000)
Book 3 -Anne of Ingleside (MPG = Classics)
This was published in 1939 - claiming one GO ticket
Note: the MPGs for Anne of Ingleside keep flipping from showing four (which don't include Childrens) - to nine or ten (which do include Childrens). I posted when it didn't show Childrens on the main page, hoping that it still won't show when the post is reviewed. I do know that the task excludes any books with MPG Childrens. If this is a problem I can replace with something else in a few days.
This task: 50 points, 2 GO
Total points: 445
BB: 2
GO: 7
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 30
15.2 - Music Fact and FictionBook 1, a book that has both Nonfiction and Music as MPGs: Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music by Judy Collins
Book 2, a book from Best Books about Musicians, Singers, and Bands (p.1 #11): Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Points this post: 15
Total points: 640
Barbara ★5.4 - I'm a Slave 4 U
Read a book with at least one Arabic numerical digit in the title or subtitle. Numbers cannot be spelled out. Arabic numerals are the ten digits: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
180 Seconds - Jessica Park 4/29
Points this task: 5
Total points: 545
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Suzannesea30.5 TessaVanessa's Task: Music Terms
Option 1: Song
Read a book that was first published under a different title.
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Original Title: Down Under
Option 2: Chords
Read a book that is part of 2 or more different series.
The Late Show by Michael Connelly
Renee Ballard #1, Harry Bosch Universe #29
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 350
Pat 🎵 25.4 - The Masked Singer
Task Description ~ Choose two options from the list below and read two books, one for each option, OR read one book with 500 pages or more that fits two options.
Option #3 ~ Taco and Banana
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in TACO and/or BANANA..
The Last Woman Standing by Thelma AdamsCompleted ~ 4.14.20
Pages ~ 298
Thelma Adams ~ (TA)co
Option #4 ~ Night Angel
Read a book with the word NIGHT or ANGEL intact in the title, subtitle or series name..
The Midnight Watch: A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian by David DyerCompleted ~ 4.29.20
Pages ~ 323
midNIGHT
________________________________________
Points this post ~ 25
Total Points ~ 515
Tasks Completed ~ 30
Books Read This Season ~ 39
Pages Read This Season ~ 13,306
25.1 - Cat's task: My genre's Opera, Space OperaOption 1: Two book option - Pick two tasks and read a book for each.
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.
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card
Task C: Read a book written by a single author that has a 3+ 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"
An Outcast and an Ally (A Soldier and a Liar #2) by Caitlin Lochner
5 words in title with 1x O & 4x A found in AlsO sprAch zArAthustra
author's initials, CL, also found in aLso spraCh
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 5
Season Total: 635
MEGSCL20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Babbling C's task: Mom
Option A: Initials in Nora Roberts
Year One by Nora Roberts
TOTAL TO DATE
415 points
10 big books
2 golden oldie
Marina H5.4 - I'm a Slave 4 U
Journal 64 by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Points this post: 5
Total points: 155
Big book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 10
Marina H20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Bea's task: Spring Hobbies (Gardening and Birds)
Option 2:
by Fredrik BackmanPoints this post: 20
Total points: 175
Big book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 11
Marina H30.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Music Terms
Option 1: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
original title: Thicker Than Water
Option 5: I tvillingernes tegn by Rosamunde Pilcher
240 pages and first pub. 1974
Points this post: 30
Total points: 205
Big book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 12
Amy B5.10 - Goof-Off
Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
The Nanny by Gilly Macmillan
The Nanny
This Task: 5 points
To Date: 330 points
Bookwrm526Kanae Minato
Task #50.1 - Remembering Neil Peart
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in Canada or written by a single author who was born in Canada. I read Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny, who was born in Canada (371p).
Book 2: Read a book first published between 1974 and 2015, inclusive. I read Confessions by Kanae Minato, first published in 2008 (235p).
Book 3: Read a book with an MPG of either Classics or Retellings. Genres may be standalone or embedded. I read Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta, genre confirmed in help thread at posts 27&28 (336p).
371+235+336=942pp
Total points so far: 490
Beth NC5.1 Baby Remember My Name
Mona Lisa Awakening by Sunny
Author who only uses one name
Points: 5
Total Points: 410
Total Tasks: 30
Total Books: 36
Total Pages: 13238
Big Book Tickets: 1
Beth NC5.3 Susan B.
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow
Page #3 from Popular Women's Rights Books List
Points: 5
Total Points: 415
Total Tasks: 31
Total Books: 37
Total Pages: 13510
Big Book Tickets: 1
PegW25.1 - Cat's task: My genre's Opera, Space Opera
Task A: Read a book found on a Listopia with Space Opera in the title.
I used this list:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
read Ender’s Game found on page 1 of the list.
Task B: Read a book written by a single author who has a name with at least three parts.
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 345
Big Books: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
Total tasks: 22
trishhartuk10.8 Respect Your Elders
Read a book originally published before 1950.
The Wisdom of Father Brown, GK Chesterton
First published 1914
Points this task: 10
Books read: 1
Golden oldie: Yes – the Wisdom of Father Brown was first published in 1914
Big book: No
Total points: 345
Tasks completed: 20
Golden oldies: 5
Big Book tickets: 0
Beth NC10.7 It Takes Two
Dungeon Crawl by Annie Bellet
Two Word Title
Points: 10
Total Points 425
Total Tasks 32
Total Books 38
Total Pages 13664
Big Book Tickets 1
Beth NC10.8 Respect Your Elders
Read a book published before 1950
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Published Feb 1939
Points: 10
Total Points: 435
Total Tasks: 33
Total Books: 39
Total Pages: 13895
Big Book Tickets: 1
Mai20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Esther's task: Spring Cleaning
Option 1. Book that has been on my ‘To be Read’ shelf for 3 years or more.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Date added: November 7, 2013
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 60
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies: 2
JEN B25.4 - TraceyL's task: The Masked Singer
Option 2: Elephant and Rhino - Read a book set at least 50% in Africa.
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
This book is set in Nigeria
Option 3: Taco and Banana - Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in TACO and/or BANANA.
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Author initials AT in TAco
TOTAL POINTS: 355
10.3 - It's Not Just the GrammysThe Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
🚸 IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12.0 🚸
❁ author's last name (Kelly) matches host Kelly Osbourne ❁
Total points: 155 + 10 = 165
Bookwrm526Task #15.9 - Richard Adams
Read a book first published in 1920, 1966, 1972, or 2016. I read Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee, first published 2016.
Total points so far: 505
Congratulations, Aprilleigh! Task 30.8 in the Summer Challenge is yours.
Mod
I read A Family Affair - "air" in affAIR. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top MMPB.
total points: 525
Mod
For my first book, I chose option 3 and read a kindle ARC of Robert B. Parker's Grudge Match - apostrophe in "Parker's." I linked to the hardcover edition - no pb or MMPB.
For my second book, I chose option 5 and read Red at the Bone - 196 pages, between the given parameters of 182-228.
total points: 550
Mod
I chose the playlist What Would Jane Austen Do.
I used option 3 for both books - author initials found in artist name.
For my first book, I read Imaginary Numbers by Seanan McGuire. Author initials, SM, found in Sarah McLaughlin, artist for Ice Cream, 6th song on playlist.
For my second book, I read Walk the Wire by David Baldacci. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the pb (no MMPB). Author initials, DB, found in DashBoard Confessional, artist for Stolen, 4th song on playlist.
total points: 575
10.1. Can you see me?Cress (The Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer
Awesome Blind Characters (#16)
1x Bigger is Better tix (550p)
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 6
Season Total: 645
Julia10350.1 - Trishhartuk's task: Remembering Neil Peart
Trying again due to MPG Childrens in post 2066
Book 1 - Anne's House of Dreams
This was published in 1917 - claiming one GO ticket
Book 2 - Never Nosh a Matzo Ball (published in 2000)
Book 3 -Anne of Ingleside (MPG = Classics)
This was published in 1939 - claiming one GO ticket
At the time of posting, neither Anne's House of Dreams nor Anne of Ingleside had MPG Childrens.
This task: 50 points, 2 GO
Total points: 445
BB: 2
GO: 7
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 30
BUCKET15.6 Best New Artist
Oval by Elvia Wilk
Published June 4, 2019
Elvia Wilk is a new-to-me author!
Points this post: 15
Points total: 15
BB this post: 0
BB total: 0
GO this post: 0
GO total: 0
BUCKET20.2 Spring Cleaning
Option 1: Read a book that has been on my GR TBR shelf for 3+ years.
A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit
I added this to my TBR on August 12, 2014.
Points this post: 20
Points total: 35
BB this post: 0
BB total: 0
GO this post: 0
GO total: 0
BUCKET20.3 Experimental Reading
Option B
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
#15 on the Listopia
Points this post: 20
Points total: 55
BB this post: 0
BB total: 0
GO this post: 0
GO total: 0
BUCKET20.4 Mom
Option A
All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg
Author initials JA
A in Nora, J in J.D.
Points this post: 20
Points total: 75
BB this post: 0
BB total: 0
GO this post: 0
GO total: 0
MEGSCLThis is a repost of 5.10 - I have moved the Salt Madonna out of this task and will include it in task 25.4
5.10 - Goof-Off
Exit Strategy
TOTAL TO DATE
415 points
10 big books
2 golden oldie
PegW5.4 - I'm a Slave 4 U
Read a book with at least one Arabic numerical digit in the title or subtitle
Phoenix: 21st Century City
Points this post: 5
Total points: 350
Big Books: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
Total tasks: 23
MEGSCLAs above I have moved the Salt Madonna from 5.10 to 25.4
25.4 - TraceyL's task: The Masked Singer
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in TACO and/or BANANA. The Salt Madonna by Catherine Noske
Option 4: Read a book with the word NIGHT or ANGEL intact in the title, subtitle or series name. Norwegian by Night
TOTAL TO DATE
440 points
10 big books
2 golden oldie
Kristi CO5.10 - Goof-Off
The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
Points this post: 5
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO15.4 - Celebrate Spring
Option 2: 50% in Spain, author initials in CELEBRATE SPRING
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
Points this post: 15
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO15.5 - 2020 Grammy Awards
John Morris Russell
The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell
Points this post: 15
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO20.6 - SEASONED READER – Kevin's task: Baseball Road Trip
Option 1: 2015
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Points this post: 20
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO30.1 - Ava Catherine's Task: Redemption
Option 1: FOLSOM PRISON
Long Bright River by Liz Moore
Option 4: REDEMPTION
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
Points this post: 30
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 8
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
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30.1 - Ava Catherine's Task: Redemption
Option 1: Folsom - Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in FOLSOM PRISON.
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Option 4: Redemption - Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in REDEMPTION.
Devastated by R.L. Mathewson
POINTS:
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 90
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 4