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SPRING CHALLENGE 2020
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FANDURY30.1 - Ava Catherine's Task: Redemption
I go with two books from the same option.
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in FOLSOM PRISON.
The Night Raven by Sarah Painter
The initals of the author SP can be found in folSom Prison
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in FOLSOM PRISON.
Switchback by Melissa F. Olson
The initals of the author MFO can be found in FOlsoM prison.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 65
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Pat 🎵 10.9. Tax Day
Task Description ~ Read a nonfiction book with a main page genre (standalone or embedded) of money, economics, or finance.
Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth by Rachel MaddowCompleted ~ 5.24.20
Pages ~ 405
Economics as MPG with 69 users
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Points this post ~ 10
Total Points ~ 720
Tasks Completed ~ 42
Books Read This Season ~ 53
Pages Read This Season ~ 16, 186
Nick KY5.10 Goof Off!
I read Those Who Went Remain There Still by Cherie Priest.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 680
Nick KY20.2 - 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.
Required: State the date you added the book to your shelf when you post.
I read The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America – on my tbr list longer than any book, since Apr. 27, 2009: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Really glad for the chance to finally read this. That is my vicotry for this challenge, for I think that will be all for me this time around. Thanks!
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 700
Thanks mods for this wonderful challenge to keep us busy through these bizarre times. Be safe. You are great!
PegW5.8 - Spring Is In The Air
Read a book with "AIR" found intact in the title or subtitle.
World's Fair
Points this post: 5
Total points: 430
Big Books: 4
Golden Oldies: 2
Total tasks: 28
Suzannesea15.9 - Richard Adams
Read a book first published in 1920. . .
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 490
ED20.6 - SEASONED READER – Kevin's task: Baseball Road Trip
Opt. 1-Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
pub. 2015
Opt. 2- Indiana by George Sand
278p.; pub. 1832
*****I CLAIM 1 GO TICKET*****
Task=20
Total points: 450
Total Tasks completed: 24
Total Golden oldies: 6
Total Big Book tickets: 2
Total books read: 32
ED5.10 - Goof-Off
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
pub. 1942
*****I CLAIM 1 GO TICKET*****
Task=5
Total points: 455
Total Tasks completed: 25
Total Golden oldies: 7
Total Big Book tickets: 2
Total books read: 33
25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: What I chose not to doOption 1. Read a book with all the letters of PODCAST in title/subtitle/series name
Book read: Stockings and Spells
How it fits: All the letters of PODCAST in the title
Option 3. Read a book with an apostrophe in the title.
Book read: Nobody's Hero
How it fits: Apostrophe in the title
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Total points: 670
Books read: 53
Tasks completed: 43
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Julia10310.2. It's Spring!
A Matter of Time
The word TIME is found in SPRINGTIME.
This task: 10 points
Total points: 735
BB: 7
GO: 10
Tasks completed: 40
Books read: 52
Kathy KSRepost to replace one book
30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Are we Going to Scarborough Fair?
2 book task choose one option and read BOTH books for that option. Required: Identify the option when you post.
OPTION 1 [word used: Sage]
A) Read a book that has a TITLE that includes all the letters of one of these words: PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY, or THYME.
Family Plowing and Other Prairie Poems: New and Used, by Duane L. Herrmann
SAGE = family plowinG And other prairie poEmS
B) Read a book where the author's first and last initials appear in the SAME herb as the one used for book A.
Required: Identify the word used when you post.
S is for Silence, by Sue Grafton
SG = SaGe
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 450
Tasks completed: 24
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Readerboard Name: List_addict5.2: How Time Flies
A page count between 214 and 305 inclusive
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling
Pages: 223
IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 12.0
Total this challenge: 115
Readerboard Name: List_addict15.3: Going Gaga
Option 2: All the letters in MEAT and EGG found in title/subtitle and/or author’s name
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo
Total this Challenge: 130
Kathy KSBook 2 was replaced in task 30.2
30.3 - Dlmrose's Task: Påskekrim
Choose 2 options. Read 2 books, one for each option.
Option 1. Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in FJELLVETTREGLENE.
Home Field, by Thomas Reynolds
TR=fjellvetTReglene
Option 2. Read a book with a word in the TITLE that begins with a K.
Kansas City Chiefs Legends: The Greatest Coaches, Players and Front Office Execs in Chiefs History, by Jeff Deters
Kansas
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 480
Tasks completed: 25
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Kathy KS30.1 - Ava Catherine's Task: Redemption
This is a two book task. Read one book from two different options or two books from one option.
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in FOLSOM PRISON.
Legend, by Marie Lu
ML=foLsoM prison
Option 5: Read a book first published in 1932, or read a book first published in 2003.
Persuader, by Lee Child
first published in 2003
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 510
Tasks completed: 26
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Kathy KS10.6. Say what?
Read a book with “who,” “what,” “when,” “where,” “why,” or “how” in the title/subtitle.
How to Be a Family: The Year I Dragged My Kids Around the World to Find a New Way to Be Together, by Dan Kois
"How"
I listened to the audio. hb=336 p. [no mmpb or pb]
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Points for this task: 10
Total points : 520
Tasks completed: 27
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Amy FL15.2 - Music Fact and Fiction
Book 1: Me: Elton John Official Autobiography
Book 2,C: Maybe Someday from Fiction Involving Rock/Pop Music, page 1
Points this post: 15
Total points: 695
Amy FL30.3 - Dlmrose's Task: Påskekrim
Option 1: The Snow Killer by Ross Greenwood (fjellvettReGlene)
Option 2: A Twist of the Knife ("K"nife)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 725
Amy FL30.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Music Terms
Option 2: When You See Me - see metadata under series: Detective D.D. Warren #11, Gardner Universe #20
Option 3: The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War (in case childrens shows up in the genre list, this book qualifies: IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8.0)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 755
PegW50.1 - Trishhartuk's task: Remembering Neil Peart
1. Read a book set at least 50% in Canada or written by a single author who was born in Canada.
Dear Life by Alice Munro Author is Canadian, 319 pages
2. Read a book first published between 1974 and 2015, inclusive.
The People in the Trees First published in 2013, 368 pages
3. Read a book with an MPG of either Classics or Retellings. Genres may be standalone or embedded.
Alice Retelling, 291 pages.
Page count must be over 750 -- 319+368+291=978 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 480
Big Books: 4
Golden Oldies: 2
Total tasks: 29
PegW20.6 - SEASONED READER – Kevin's task: Baseball Road Trip
Option 1: Read a book first published in a year ending in 5
The War That Forged a Nation: Why the Civil War Still Matters First published in 2015.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 500
Big Books: 4
Golden Oldies: 2
Total tasks: 30
Suzannesea30.1 - 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.
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II by Liza Mundy
foLsoM
Option 4: Redemption
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in REDEMPTION.
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann
redeMpTion
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 520
PegW10.4. Collaboration of the Year
Read a book that is written by two authors (that is not an anthology).
Switched on Pop: How Popular Music Works, and Why It Matters by Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 510
Big Books: 4
Golden Oldies: 2
Total tasks: 31
PegW5.5- 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.
A Caribbean Mystery
Points this post: 5
Total points: 515
Big Books: 4
Golden Oldies: 2
Total tasks: 32
JEN B30.3 - Dlmrose's Task: Påskekrim
Option 1 Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in FJELLVETTREGLENE.
The Reckoning by John Grisham
Author initials JG
Option 2 Read a book with a word in the TITLE that begins with a K
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
K in Killers
TOTAL POINTS: 540
Bookwrm526Task #10.5 - International Women's Day
Read 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, awards for fiction written by women. I read A Crime in the Neighborhood by Suzanne Berne, which won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 1999.
Total points so far: 775
MEGSCL10.5. International Women's Day
The Silence of the Girls - Women's Prize for Fiction Nominee (2019)
TOTAL TO DATE
625 points
16 big books
3 golden oldie
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 30.1: Redemption:
I choose 2 from
Option 1:
Book 1: The Cat, the Lady and the Liar by Leann Sweeney a single author, with initials LS in foLSom prison
Book 2 : Circled by Ruth Emmie Lang, a single author, with first and last initials RL in foLsom pRison
Totals this posting:
Points: 30
Summary Totals: 185
Books: 12
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.8: It starts with music:
Circled by Anne McAneny start with one of the letters in musiC.
Totals this posting:
Points: 15
Summary Totals: 200
Books: 13
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.7: Practicing scales: The Olympus Killer
by Luke Christodoulou has minimum 3-word title, initial letters in descending order TOK.
Totals this posting:
Points: 15
Summary Totals: 215
Books: 14
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.7: It takes two: Deadly Magic
by Elisabeth Crabtree has a 2-word title.
Totals this posting:
Points: 10
Summary Totals: 225
Books: 14
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 5.2: How time flies: Heretic
by David Beers has 232 pages, in the required 214-305 range
Totals this posting:
Points: 5
Summary Totals: 230
Books: 15
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Stephanie12725.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: What I chose not to do
Option 4: Ancestry.com: Read a book set at least 50% in England, Ireland, or Sweden.
Queenie set in London
Option 5: Sleep: Read a book with a page count between 182 – 228.
Red at the Bone with 196 pgs
Points this post: 25
Total points: 155/825
Tasks completed: 10/51
Books read: 13
Janice CA10.6. Say what?
I read a book with "what" in the subtitle.
Lions and Tigers and Hamsters: What Animals Large and Small Taught Me About Life, Love, and Humanity byMark Goldstein
+10
total: 140
tasks: 8
books: 9
Amy W15.6 - Best New Artist: Read a book first published in 2019 or 2020 that was written by a new-to-you author.
I read Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. It was published in 2019 and Casey McQuiston is a new-to-me author.
Points This Task: 15
Total Points to Date: 205
JEN B30.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Music Terms
Option 1: Song
Read a book that was first published under a different title.
Ghosted by Rosie Walsh
This book was originally published under the title The Man Who Didn't Call (listed on book's main page)
Option 5: Cut time
Read a book with a 4 found in the total page count AND in the year first published.
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Published 1934, 347 pages
TOTAL POINTS: 570
5.1 - Baby, Remember My NameRead a book by an author who uses a one-word name.
Point this post: 5
total points: 5
5.8 Spring Is In The AirRead a book with "AIR" found intact in the title or subtitle.
points this post: 5
total points: 10
Jasmiina F15.9 - Richard Adams:
Read a book first published in 1920, 1966, 1972, or 2016:
Kuiskaava tyttö by Marko Hautala.
First published in 2016.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 150
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
FANDURY15.6 - Best New Artist
Read a book first published in 2019 or 2020 that was written by a new-to-you author.
The Girl in Red by Christina Henry
The book was published in 2019 and the author is new to me.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 5
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
5.9 - Go For BaroqueRead a book with a main page genre that includes History or Historical.
points this post: 5
total points: 15
Coralie 10.7 It takes Two
Book with two words in title
The Seamstress
At 646 pages, I would like to claim a big book ticket
Total to date 510 points
15.1 - Eurovision Song ContestHelp Thread
The 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in May 2020.
This is a 2 book task. Read one Book 1 and one Book 2.
Choose a song that has won the Eurovision Song Contest.
Book 1: Read a book with a TITLE of at least 3 words for which the initial letter of each word can be found in the title of the song. Subtitles are excluded. Diacritical marks may be ignored.
"Vivo cantando"year 1969 performer Salomé
AND
Book 2: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the name of the same song's performer(s). Diacritical marks may be ignored.
"Vivo cantando" year 1969 performer Salomé
Required: Identify the song when you post.
point this post: 15
Total points: 30
Both books are big books
15.3 - Going GagaOption 1:
Book 1: Read a book with the letters MEAT found, in any order, in title/subtitle and/or author's name.
AND
Book 2: Read a book with the letters EGG found, in any order, in title/subtitle and/or author's name.
Point this post: 15
Total points: 45
FANDURY20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Suzannesea's task: Wagner's Ring Cycle
An Artless Demise by Anna Lee Huber
I gave The Anatomist's Wife by the same author 5 stars.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 100
Books Read: 6
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
15.4 - Celebrate SpringOption 2: Read one book that fulfills the requirements for book 1 AND book 2. Include any required information in your post.
based mostly in NYC
point this post: 15
total points: 45
15.7 - Practicing Scalesread 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.
descending order TIH
Point this post: 15
Total Points: 60
20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Esther's task: Spring Cleaning
Option 1. book was add to my shelf 12/2016 read on 3/20
Points this post: 20
Total: 80
20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Bea's task: Spring Hobbies (Gardening and Birds)Option 2
Points this post: 20
total points: 100
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Points this task: 20
Books read this task: 1
Golden oldie claimed this task: 0
Big book claimed this task: 0
Total points: 350
Total Tasks completed: 16
Total Golden oldies: 9
Total Big Book tickets: 0
Total books read: 23