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SPRING CHALLENGE 2020
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Simone#5.8 Spring is in the air
Read a book with "AIR" found intact in the title or subtitle
Book Chosen: The Vanishing Stair
Format read: audio
Number of pages: paperback (there is no MMPB edition): 384
Points this post: 5
Points total: 55
#30.4 - Amanda A & Amy FL's Task: Musical MnemonicsBook 1: Option B:
Read a book by a single male author with a male main character. The character must be listed as a character in the book's metadata or the book's description on its Goodreads main page
Book chosen: Fosse
Format read: audio and ebook
Number of pages: 727 (not claiming BB ticket)
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
Book chosen: Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love
Author: Jonathan van Ness
Composer on list: Jonathan Goldstein
Format read: audio
Number of pages: paperback 273
Points this task: 30
Points total: 85
PegW10.9. Tax Day - Read a nonfiction book with a main page genre (standalone or embedded) of money, economics, or finance.
A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fairer, and More Efficient Tax System
Points this task: 10
Total points: 55
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Total tasks: 5
Repost of Post#137Oma122971
15.10-Goof-Off
Choice of book
The Garden of Magic by Sarah Painter
Approved for 5 point task on verification page #3137
Total Points-30/825
Total Tasks-3/51
Golden Oldie Books-()
Big Books-500-749();750-999(); 1000+()
trishhartuk15.3 Going Gaga
Option 2: Read one book that fulfils the requirements for book 1 AND book 2.
Monsignor Quixote, Graham Greene
Read the kindle edition. PB here
MEAT: M, A in grahAM, E, T in quixoTE
EGG: G in Graham; E, G in GrEene
Points this task: 15
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 4
Golden oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
JEN B5.6 Rhyme, Repetition, Rhythm
Read a book with a main page genre of Poetry or Novel in Verse.
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
This book has an MPG of Poetry
TOTAL POINTS: 5
JEN B15.5 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, but they may be in any position.
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
This author shares a last name with Jawan Jackson, nominated for Best Musical Theater Album
TOTAL POINTS: 20
10.3. It's Not Just the GrammysRead a book with a single author whose name matches the name of one of the hosts of the American Music Awards.
Book read: Touch of the Demon
How it fits: Author (Diana Rowland) shares first name with Diana Ross
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Total points: 15
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
15.7 - Practicing ScalesPractice your scales by reading a book with a TITLE (subtitles should be ignored) of at least 3 words in which the initial letters only ascend (ABC) or descend (CBA) through the alphabet.
Book read: Web of Lies
How it fits: Initial letters (WOL) descend
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Total points: 30
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 3
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
15.8 - It Starts with MusicRead a book with a title that begins with a letter found in MUSIC.
Book read: Shadow Bound
How it fits: Title starts with S
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Total points: 45
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 4
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Suzannesea's task: Wagner's Ring CycleOption 2: 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.
Book read: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
How it fits: I gave The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 5 stars in 2018
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Total points: 65
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
SALLY M.15.6 Best New Artist: first published in 2019 AND new-to-me author
The Babysitters Coven by Kate Williams
Points this post: 15
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 1
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 0
10.6. Say what?
When Dimple Met RishiI listened to the audiobook. The paperback edition has 400 pages.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 50
Cindy FTask 5.9 Go For Baroque
Main page genre Historical
A Forgotten Place: A Bess Crawford Mystery by Charles Todd
Points this post:5
Total points:5
Tasks completed:1
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:0
LaureY20.2 - 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.
Edward Adrift by Craig Lancaster
On my shelves since 1st September 2016
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80/825
Total Books: 5
Total Tasks: 5
Jayme the ghostreader5.5 Long live Rock
Little Fires Everywhereby Celeste Ng
L in hall, f in fame, l in roll
Task + 5
Grand Total :5
Andy P.Task # 5.9 - Go For Baroque
Read a book with a main page genre that includes History or Historical.
The Courier by Kjell Ola Dahl
Historical> Historical Fiction MPG
Points this post: 5
Total points: 60
20.7 - SHORTER IS SWEETER – Florence's task: Most Valuable PlayersOption 2, a book from Books Turned Into Musicals list (#59): The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
20.7 - SHORTER IS SWEETER – Florence's task: Most Valuable PlayersOption 3: Read with a MPG of Young Adult a AND which has title of three or more words, where the initial letter of each word can be found in EMMAUS PARKLAND FREEDOM.
Moonlight and Ashes by Sophie Masson
MPG: Young Adult
3 words in title with initials, MAA, found in emMAus pArkland
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 60
MEGSCL25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: What I chose not to do
Option 3: Peloton. Read a book with an apostrophe in the title. The Rich Man's House
**608pp - 1 big book ticket
Option 4: Ancestry.com. Read a book set at least 50% in Ireland. The Scholar (set in Galway, Ireland - Ireland is a mpg and the first line of the first community review also states this - hopefully that is OK as evidence)
TOTAL TO DATE
35 points
2 big books
#5.2 - How Time FliesRead a book with a number of pages between 214 and 305 inclusive.
Book chosen: Playmates - 272 pages
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Books read: 1
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
#20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Babbling C's task: MomOption B:
Read a book with the MPG of Romance. Can be embedded or stand alone.
Book chosen: Illuminae
Format read: audio and ebook
Number of pages: MMPB 612 (not claiming BB ticket)
Points this task: 20
Points total: 105
20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Esther's task: Spring CleaningOpt 1: I read After the Rain. It has been on my TBR since 11/28/12.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 75
Number of tasks complete: 4
Number of books: 4
Big Book: 0
Stephanie1275.9 - Go For Baroque: Read a book with a main page genre that includes History or Historical.
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5/825
Tasks completed: 1/51
Books read: 1
20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Suzannesea's task: Wagner's Ring Cycle
Option 2 : 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.
Originally gave five stars to Bear Town by Fredrik Backman on 19/06/2019.
Read A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Format read: audio
Number of pages printed edition: 339 pages
Points this task: 20
Total points: 20
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 25.5 - Brooke TX's task: Paperback Playlists
Link to playlist: Love & Revenge
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.
The Lady in the Coppergate Tower
song: Electric Lady
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
CB found in BleaChers (Rollercoaster)
Points this post: 25
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points: 25
Total BB Tickets: 0
Total GO Tickets: 0
20.10 Group Read: Nonfiction - Rebels With a Cause.Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon
Discussion message #6.
Format read: audio (Link is to Hardcover edition)
Number of pages printed edition: 240 pages
Points this task: 20
Total points: 40
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Suzannesea's task: Wagner's Ring Cycle
Option 1
For this option, read a book set at least 50% in California, Washington, Illinois, Germany, Denmark, or Finland.
Required: If the setting is not obvious from the book's description or metadata, provide a link to a reference establishing the setting when you post.
A Novel Way To Die pg 102 "But this is California"
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points: 45
Total BB Tickets: 0
Total GO Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Babbling C's task: Mom
Option 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".
Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout, JA in Nora J - claiming one BB ticket 500 pages
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points: 65
Total BB Tickets: 1
Total GO Tickets: 0
perletwo30.3 - Dlmrose's Task: Påskekrim - Option 1. Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in FJELLVETTREGLENE.
The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
Option 3. Read an anthology or collection of short stories or novellas (at least 3 works) with the main page genre Crime, Mystery or Thriller.
And Four to Go
Points this task: 30
Total points: 190
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 14
Tasks completed: 11
trishhartuk5.10 Goof-Off
Have a Deadly New Year, Lynn Cahoon
Ebook only, conditionally approved for one 5pt task under the “one book between 85-99 pages for one 5pt task” rule.: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task: 5
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 5
Golden oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
Anja20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Babbling C's task: Mom
B. Read a book with the MPG of Romance. Can be embedded or stand alone.
Twisted Pride by Cora Reilly
Romance 58 users
POINTS:
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 35
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 2
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.5 Long Live Rock
For Every One by Jason Reynolds.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 6/51
Books read: 7
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.3 Going Gaga
Option 2: Game Changer by Tommy Greenwald.
AR: IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7.0
Points this post: 15
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 7/51
Books read: 8
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.9 - Richard Adams
Traces of Guilt by Dee Henderson.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 8/51
Books read: 9
LAUREN JODI25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: What I chose not to do
Option 1: Podcasts
A Cruel Deception by Charles Todd
Series name: Bess Crawford
Option 4: Ancestry.com
The Duke by Kerrigan Byrne
Set in London, England.
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 25/825
Total Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 1/51
Ava Catherine20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Bea's task: Spring Hobbies (Gardening and Birds)
Option 1: Gardening.
ead a book, fiction or non-fiction, where gardening, "being green," or homesteading is integral to the plot or subject.
Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Iconic Poet by Marta McDowell
mpg gardening; approved in help thread post #37 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
total=230
Ava Catherine20.6 - SEASONED READER –Kevin's task: Baseball Road Trip
Option 1: Read a book first published in a year ending in 5 (e.g. 1995, 2005, 2015, etc…).
A Touch of Stardust by Kate Alcott
first published January 13, 2015
total=250
15.4 Celebrate SpringI'm doing the one book option.
Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George
This is set 100% in England. The initials EG are in cElebrate sprinG
My book has 640 pages and I'd like a BB ticket.
Post Total: 15
Grand Total: 30
BB: 1
Ava Catherine30.4 - Amanda A & Amy FL's Task: Musical Mnemonics
Option A: Treble Clef
Book 1: Treble Clef lines (E-G-B-D-F):
𝄞 Read a book with a five-word title. Subtitles should be ignored.
Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas by Adam Kay
Book 2: Treble Clef spaces (F-A-C-E): FACE
𝄞 Read a book with a cover showing only a face (ONE full human face).
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden Memoirs of a Geisha
approved in help thread post #23 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
total=280
Ava Catherine10.4. Collaboration of the Year
Read a book that is written by two authors.
Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor
total=290
Queen Bee Darlene30.4 Amanda A's & Amy FL's Task: Musical Mnemonics
Option A: Book 1: title with 5 words
The Wife and the Widow by Christian White The Wife and the Widow
Option A: Book 2: cover showing only a full human face
The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager The Last Time I Lied
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 75
Mod
5.1 - Baby, Remember My Name
one name author: Let Love Have the Last Word by Common
total = 5
Mod
5.4 - I'm a Slave 4 U
Arabic number in title: 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak
total = 10
Mod
5.6 - Rhyme, Repetition, Rhythm
Poetry genre: Duppy Conqueror: New and Selected Poems by Kwame Dawes
total = 15
Mod
5.8 - Spring Is In The Air
AIR in title: The Air Raid Killer by The Air Raid Killer by Frank Goldammer
I read the kindle: The Air Raid Killer
total = 20
Mod
10.6. Say what?
How in title: How to Eat: All Your Food and Diet Questions Answered by Mark Bittman
total = 30
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Challenge 30.3 Dlmrose's Task: Påskekrim
Option 1: Exit Point by Laura Langston.
Option 2:Karma by Cathy Ostlere.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 5/51
Books read: 6