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SPRING CHALLENGE 2020
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Coffeegirl20.4 Golden Oldies
Option A
Book: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner J.D. Initials can be found "Nora Roberts J. D. Robb"
Total Points this post: 20
Total Points: 90
Coffeegirl30.4 Musical Mnemonics
Option B: Bass Clef
Book 1: Origin by Dan Brown
Male Character Robert Langdon
Book 2: The Death Cure by James Dashner
James W. Tate Composer on list
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Total Points this post: 30
Total Points: 120
EMurphy15.8 It Starts with Music - Title that begins with a letter found in MUSIC
Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving by Mo Rocca
This Task:
Points: 15
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 220
Books Read: 15
BB Ticket +500: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 10
Coffeegirl15.7 Practicing Scales
Book: The Secret Place By Tana French (TSP)
Total Points this post: 15
Total Points: 135
Coffeegirl10.7 It Takes Two
Book: The Prophet by Michael Koryta
Total Points this post: 10
Total Points: 145
Bookwrm526Task #15.6 - Best New Artist
Read a book first published in 2019 or 2020 that was written by a new-to-you author. I read The Cactus League by Emily Nemens, which was published in 2020. This author is new to me!
Total points so far: 560
Andy PTask # 20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST – Bucket's task: Experimental Reading
A. Read a book from the Popular Experimental Books list that has been shelved as “experimental” at least 3 times.
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett shelved 18 times as Experimental
Page one # 32
Points this post: 20
Total points: 685
5.10 - Goof-OffRead a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules
Book read: Fangs in Fondant
How it fits: meets the SRC rules
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Total points: 540
Books read: 43
Tasks completed: 36
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
10.5. International Women's DayRead a book that won or was shortlisted for the Women's/Baileys Prize/Orange Prize, the Orange Prize for New Writers, or the Stella Prize
Book read: The Natural Way of Things
How it fits: The Stella Prize (2016)
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Total points: 550
Books read: 44
Tasks completed: 37
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
REPOSTING #2328Readerboard Name: Jammin Jenny
SRC Spring Season - Mar - May
REPOSTING
Task 30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Are we Going to Scarborough Fair?
Required: Identify the option when you post.
OPTION 1
A) Read a book that has a TITLE that includes all the letters of one of these words: PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY, or THYME. Subtitles may not be used. All occurrences of the letters must be found in the book title (i.e., if using ROSEMARY, book title must have 2 Rs).
B) Read a book where the author's first and last initials appear in the SAME herb as the one used for book A. Middle names/initials may be ignored. Letters can only be used as often as they appear in the target word.
Required: Identify the word used when you post.
Book A: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - contains all the letters of PARSLEY, claiming 2 BB tickets for 791 pages
ARBOOKFINDER: IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 34.0
Book B: The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston, authors initials SL in parSLey
Points this post: 30
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points this Season: 295
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 3
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennySRC Spring Season - Mar - May
Task 5.3 - Susan B.
Read a book that has been shelved Women's Rights from the list of Popular Women's Rights books.
Required: State the page.
The Testaments - page 1
Points this post: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points this Season: 300
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 3
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennySRC Spring Season - Mar - May
Task 20.6 - SEASONED READER – Kevin's task: Baseball Road Trip
Option 2: Since I went on my trip, there have been 8 new stadiums built. That means 22 of the stadiums I visited are still in use. Read a book with a page number that includes both 8 and 2 (e.g. 208, 228, 182, etc…).
I Woke Up Dead at the Mall - 288 pages
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points this Season: 320
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 3
Suzannesea10.10 No Lawyer Jokes!
Read a book about law or in which the main character is a lawyer.
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
Points this post: 10
Total points to date: 445
15.6 - Best New ArtistRead 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.
The Paris Hours
By Alex George
Alex George is a new author to me.
[POINTS]
This post: 15
Total points: 165
Books read: 10
Tasks completed: 8
Big Book tickets: 5
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
VAL TX20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Babbling C's task: Mom -
This is a one book task. Choose an option below and read a book for that option.
B. Read a book with the MPG of Romance. Can be embedded or stand alone.
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
Romance = 266 users
Book has 592 pages, claiming 1 BB ticket.
This post:
Points - 20
BB Tickets - 1
Total:
Points - 30
GO Tickets - 1
BB Tickets - 1
10.10. No Lawyer Jokes!A book about law: Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court by Sandra Day O'Connor
Points this post: 10
Total points: 725
Marina H15.7 - Practicing Scales
De fires tegn by Arthur Conan Doyle
First published 1890 - claiming 1 GO ticket
Points this post: 15
Total points: 245
Big book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 15
Marina H50.1 - Trishhartuk's task: Remembering Neil Peart
Book 1: Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Set in Canada - 371 pages
Book 2: Fremmed indtrængen by Inger Gammelgaard Madsen
Pub.2010 - 343 pages
Book 3: Sherlock Holmes' eventyr by Arthur Conan Doyle
Mpg: Classics - 379 pages
First published 1892 - claiming 1 GO ticket
Points this post: 50
Total points: 295
Big book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 16
20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST – Bucket's task: Experimental ReadingOption A. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
found on page 1 on the list, shelved 28 times as experimental
Points this post: 20
Total points: 470
Bookwrm526Task #25.5 - Paperback Playlists
I chose the playlist adventure in the great wide https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00i...
And
Option 1: Read the book which inspired the playlist you chose. I read The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow.
Option 2: Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle that matches a word in a song title from your chosen playlist. I chose the song Playground Love, and using the word LOVE from the title, I read Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson.
Total points so far: 585
StaceyNC5.2 - How Time Flies
Read a book with a number of pages between 214 and 305 inclusive.
Book: Whiskey Sour
Completed: 5/5/20
Pages: 292p.
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 140
Tasks Completed: 10
StaceyNC15.4 - Celebrate Spring
Option 1:
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries/regions/states: Scotland
Book: The Winter Sea
Completed: 4/17/20
AND
Book 2: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase CELEBRATE SPRING.
Book: Naked Edge
Completed: 3/13/20
Author: Pamela Clare
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 155
Tasks Completed: 11
StaceyNC15.9 - Richard Adams
Read a book first published in 1920, 1966, 1972, or 2016.
Book: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
Completed: 4/28/20
Published: 9/13/2016
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 170
Tasks Completed: 12
StaceyNC20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Babbling C's task: Mom
B. Read a book with the MPG of Romance. Can be embedded or stand alone.
Book: Dearest Ivie
Completed: 4/16/20
MPG Romance
Verified length line 857 of sheet
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 190
Tasks completed: 13
Task: 5.10 Goof-OffBook read:One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean
I'm using my one short book (96 pages) on this task.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 235
Total Golden Oldies:2
Total Big Books:2
Books read:15
Tasks completed:13
StaceyNC25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: What I chose not to do
Option 3: Peloton
Read a book with an apostrophe in the title. Subtitles are excluded.
Book: A Dog's Purpose
Completed: 4/27/20
Option 5: Sleep
Read a book with a page count between 182 – 228.
Book: Worth the Risk
Completed: 4/2/20
Pages: 208 pages
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 215
Tasks Completed: 14
StaceyNC30.1 - 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.
Book: The Cruelest Month
Completed: 3/25/20
Author: Louise Penney
Option 4:
🎶 Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in REDEMPTION.
Book: My Life as a White Trash Zombie
Completed: 3/31/20
Author: Dianna Rowland
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 245
Tasks completed: 15
Task:15.5 - 2020 Grammy AwardsBook read:Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Required: The name William matches Grammy nominee William Murphy
I would like to claim 1 golden oldie as this was first published in 1601.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 250
Total Golden Oldies:3
Total Big Books:2
Books read:16
Tasks completed:14
Task:15.9 - Richard AdamsBook read:Jane Eyre by the Jane Eyre Company
Required: This was first published in 2016.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 265
Total Golden Oldies:3
Total Big Books:2
Books read:17
Tasks completed:15
PegW30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Are we Going to Scarborough Fair?
Option 2
Book A: Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in its TITLE that matches one of the words in the album's song titles.
Read Tender Is the Night. Night in the song: 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night
Book B
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman NG found in Night
*Claiming one Golden Oldie ticket for Tender is the Night - first published in 1934
Points this post: 30
Total points: 390
Big Books: 4
Golden Oldies: 2
Total tasks: 25
Sara G15.9 - Richard Adams
May 9, 2020 marks the centenary anniversary of author Richard Adams's birth. Adams began writing in 1966 at the age of 46. He died 50 years later (in 2016). His most well known book, Watership Down, was first published in 1972. In his honor, read a book first published in 1920, 1966, 1972, or 2016.
Marlene by C.W. Gortner
This book was first published in 2016.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 365
Sara G20.7 - SHORTER IS SWEETER – Florence's task: Most Valuable Players
Option 2: Going Off Book
Many of the greatest musicals are adapted from works of literature.
Find out the back story by reading a book from this list, that meets SRC guidelines: Books Turned Into Musicals. One work included in a listed box set or omnibus may be selected.
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
This book is on page 1 of the Books Turned Into Musicals list.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 385
Sara G15.8 - 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).
Miss Lacey's Last Fling by Candice Hern
MUSIC
Points this post: 15
Total points: 400
Andy P.Task # 30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Are we Going to Scarborough Fair?
Option 1. A . Read a book that has a TITLE that includes all the letters of the word THYME The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
T in Death
H in Death
Y in Westaway
M in MRS.
E in Death
B) Read a book where the author's first and last initials appear in the SAME herb as the one used for book A
The Case of the Reincarnated Client by Tarquin Hall
THYME
Points this post : 30
Total points: 715
Kathy KS10.8. Respect Your Elders
Read a book originally published before 1950.
Best Russian Short Stories
first published 1917
I read as an ebook; pb=166 p.
Claiming one (1) Golden Oldies ticket (pub. 1917)
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Points for this task: 10
Total points : 345
Tasks completed: 18
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
JEN B10.2. It's Spring!
Read a book written with a word in the title (not subtitle) that can be made from the letters in SPRINGTIME.
Forever is the Worst Long Time by Camille Pagan
TIME can be made from the letters in SPRINGTIME
TOTAL POINTS: 415
Rockynook20.10 - Group Reads
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 160
DeborahPost #20
15.8 - It Starts with Music
Magic Shifts
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 345
Books Read: 26
Tasks Done: 20
Pat 25.3 - What I chose not to do
Task Description ~ This is a two book task. Read one book from two different options.
REQUIRED ~ Indicate the options when you post.
Option #1 ~ Podcasts
Read a book with all the letters of PODCAST in title/subtitle/series name
The Last Four Days of Paddy Buckley by Jeremy MasseyCompleted ~ 5.6.20
Pages ~ 304
(P)addy
f(O)our
(D)ays
bu(C)kley
d(A)ys
day(S)
las(T)
Option #3 ~ Peloton
Read a book with an apostrophe in the title.
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam JohnsonCompleted ~ 5.8.20
Pages ~ 443
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Points this post ~ 25
Total Points ~ 570
Tasks Completed ~ 33
Books Read This Season ~ 43
Pages Read This Season ~ 14,823
15.9 - Richard AdamsRead a book first published in 1920, 1966, 1972, or 2016.
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
First published in 2016
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 460
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Chris MD 15.2 Music Fact and Fiction
Book 1 - MPGs of both NONFICTION and MUSIC
Wonderful Tonight by Pattie Boyd
Book 2 - From the Fiction Involving Rock/Pop Music list
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Total points: 15
Chris MD 15.5 2020 Grammy Awards
Book by single author who shares a name with a 2020 winner or nominee
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Shares a name with Taylor Swift, nominated for Song of the Year
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 385 pages.
Total points: 30
Chris MD 15.6 Best New Artist
Book first published in 2019 or 2020 by new-to-you author
The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
Published in 2019. Prescott is a new-to-me author
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 480 pages.
Total points: 45
Chris MD 15.7 Practicing Scales
Title letters ascend or descend
A Cruel Deception by Charles Todd
A-C-D = letters ascend
Total points: 60
Chris MD 15.8 It Starts with Music
Title begins with a letter in MUSIC
Mortal Arts by Anna Lee Huber
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 384 pages.
Total points: 75
Tanya D30.4 - Amanda A & Amy FL's Task: Musical Mnemonics
Option B: Bass Clef
Book 1: Read a book by a single male author with a male main character. Required: Include the name of the male main character in your post.
The Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesThe Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, main character’s name is Theo Faber
Book 2: 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.
London by Frank Tayell matches composer Frank Loesser
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 30
Tanya D25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: What I chose not to do
Option 3: Peloton- Read a book with an apostrophe in the title. Subtitles are excluded.
Molly's Game: From Hollywood's Elite to Wall Street's Billionaire Boys Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker by Molly Bloom
Option 4: Ancestry.com- Read a book set at least 50% in England, Ireland, or Sweden.
Corner House Girls by Lilian Harry- is set in London (England)
Points this task: 25
Total Points 55
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 T HE ROCK & RO
L L HALL O F FAME.
The F List by Alessandra Torre
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 135
Total Tasks: 9
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 9
10.4. Collaboration of the YearRead a book that is written by two authors
My Favorite Souvenir by Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 145
Total Tasks: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 10
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15.3 Going Gaga
Option 1
Book 1: The Maze Runner by James Dashner (MEAT)
Book 2: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (EGG)
Total Points this post: 15
Total Points: 70