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SPRING CHALLENGE 2020
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20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Suzannesea's task: Wagner's Ring CycleOption 2
i gave 5 stars 3/2013I read
for this challenge
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
trishhartuk20.9 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 a book by that book's author.
The Winter of the Witch, Katherine Arden
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here
I gave both the previous books in the trilogy five starts:
The Bear and the Nightingale on 16/07/19 and The Girl in The Tower on 19/07/19
Points this task: 20
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 475
Tasks completed: 27
Golden oldies: 5
EDI wish to edit the book I used in post 2825 and replace it below
15.8 - It Starts with Music
Indiana by George Sand
pub. 1832
*****I CLAIM 1 GO TICKET*****
(no change to points)
Total points: 455
Total Tasks completed: 25
Total Golden oldies: 8
Total Big Book tickets: 2
Total books read: 33
ED5.9 - Go For Baroque
Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood
MPG=historical
Total points: 460
Total Tasks completed: 26
Total Golden oldies: 8
Total Big Book tickets: 2
Total books read: 34
FANDURY25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: What I chose not to do
Option 3: Read a book with an apostrophe in the title. Subtitles are excluded.
The Bishop's Tale by Margaret Frazer
Option 4: Read a book set at least 50% in England, Ireland, or Sweden.
Who Slays the Wicked by C.S. Harris
The book is set in London, England.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 125
Books Read: 8
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Sarah E10.6. Say what?
The Science of Everyday Life: Why Teapots Dribble, Toast Burns and Light Bulbs Shine
Total Points: 470
Sarah E20.8 - NICKELS & DIMES – SandyL's task: Country Music
Option 1: Firefight by Brandon Sanderson - 416 pages
Brandon Sanderson matches Brandon Ratcliff
I read a kindle edition but have linked to the top paperback - no MMP
Total Points: 490
Marina H15.9 - Richard Adams
The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths
Pub. 2016
Points this post: 15
Total points: 445
Big book tickets: 5
Golden Oldies tickets: 4
Tasks completed: 23
Kristi CO15.6 - Best New Artist
After the Flood by Kassandra Montag
Published 2019; author is new to me
Points this post: 15
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 10
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO15.8 - It Starts with Music
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
Points this post: 15
Total points: 175
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 11
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Sarah E25.5 - Brooke TX's task: Paperback Playlists
I chose the playlist for The Starless Sea
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OpV-...
Option 1: The Starless Sea
I read an ebook but have linked to the top paperback - no MMP
Option 2: Opal Fire
I listened to the audio, top paperback - no MMP - is Opal Fire
Fire is found in the song Hallowed Fire
Total points: 515
Jen K20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Esther's task: Spring Cleaning
Option 3. Read a book with the word “CLEAN” intact in the title, subtitle, or series title.
Clean Sweep
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 740
Big Books: 2
Jen K20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Babbling C's task: Mom
Option B: The House of the Four Winds
MPG Romance
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 760
Big Books: 2
Jen K20.9 - MODERATOR'S PET – Suzannesea's task: Wagner's Ring Cycle
Option 2: The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey
Last year, I gave 5 stars to The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 780
Big Books: 2
5.1 - Baby, Remember My NameThe True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8.0
Total points: 165
5.3 - Susan B.Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter
On page 3 of Womens Rights Books list
Total points: 170
CEELEETask: 5.2 How Time Flies
On March 1 there will be 305 days remaining in 2020.
On May 31, the end of the Spring Challenge, there will be 214 days remaining in 2020.
Read a book with the number of pages between 2014--305 pages inclusive.
I read Her Forbidden Knight by Rex Stout It has 256 pp
Her Forbidden Knight
****The book was originally published in 1913 according to the book's Main page so I am claiming one Golden Oldies ticket for this book.*****
This was Rex Stout's first novel, before Nero Wolf. It was crazy fun with a group of basically unemployed lobby loungers in the upscale Hotel Lamertine in New York who fancied themselves the protectors of the two young ladies who worked in the kiosks in the lobby. The "Venus" cigar girl referred to them as the Errant Knights but they took particular interest in Lila the telegraph operator. There is romance with a newer member and intrigue when the others become jealous and try to pin a crime on him. I thoroughly enjoyed it and accept the some of the events in the story as part of the context of the historical time period.
Total Points for Task: 5
Total Books Read for Task: 1
Total Big Book Credits Claimed for Task; 0
total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Task: 1
Total Points for Spring Challenge 2020: 15
Total Tasks Completed for Spring Challenge 2020: 3
Total Books Read for Spring Challenge 2020: 3
Total Big Books Tickets Claimed for Spring Challenge 2020: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Spring Challenge: 3
CEELEE Task 30;4: Musical Mnemonics
Music teachers often use mnemonics to help students remember the staff.
This is a two book task. Choose either Treble Clef or Bass Clef and read tow books for that option.
Option A: Treble Clef
Book 1: Treble clef lines are E-G-B-D-F Every Good Boy Does Fine
Read a book with five words in the title. Ignore subtitles.
I read The Woman In The Window
The+Woman+In+The+Window = 5 words
The Woman in the Window
FAMTASTIC BOOK! I could not put it down! I love the Hitchcock references as well as other movies. One of the best suspense novels I have read this year.
Book 2: Treble Clef Spaces F-A-C-E
Treble Clef has four spaces that spell;; F-A-C-E
Read a book with a FACE only on the cover. One human face with two eyes, a nose and mouth. No body parts below the neck. Include the cover when you past.
I read Anne Frank: The Biography by Melissa Muller.
Anne Frank: The Biography
Another excellent book about Anne Frank that gives a more clear picture of what she was like, what her family life was like and the historical time in which she lived. It simply is an amazing biography and I highly recommend it!
Total Points For Task: 30
Total Books Read for Task: 2
Total Big Books Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total Points Earned for Spring Challenge 2020: 45
Total Tasks Completed for Spring Challenge 2020: 4
Total Books Read for Spring Challenge 2020: 5
Total Big Books Tickets Claimed for Spring Challenge 2020: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed for Spring Challenge 2020: 3
Bookwrm526Task #5.7 - There Ought to be a Band
Read a book from this list There Ought to be a Band. I read Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie. It appears on page 1 of the list.
Total points so far: 780
BUCKET20.1 Play Ball!
Option 2.
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
First published in 1908.
**CLAIMING GOLDEN OLDIE TICKET: first published 1908**
Points this post: 20
Points total: 240
BB this post: 0
BB total: 0
GO this post: 1
GO total: 2
Kathy KS15.4 - Celebrate Spring
Option 2: Read one book that fulfills the requirements for book 1 (Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries/regions/states: Afghanistan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cambodia, China, Czechia (Czech Republic), England) AND book 2 (Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase CELEBRATE SPRING).
Mr. Malcolm's List, by Suzanne Allain
100% set in England
SA=celebrAte Spring
read an ARC received from NetGalley
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 535
Tasks completed: 28
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Congratulations, Kaora! Task 25.3 in the Summer Challenge is yours.
Delicious Dee30.3 - Dlmrose's Task: Påskekrim
Option 2 - Kat & Mouse: a Crosscannon Roller Derby romance
Option 3 - Life Is Short and Then You Die: First Encounters with Murder from Mystery Writers of America - mystery by 38ppl
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 615
Julia10310.1. Can you see me?
Sing the Four Quarters
This is on page one of Awesome Blind Characters (#40)
This task: 10 points
Total points: 745
BB: 7
GO: 10
Tasks completed: 41
Books read: 53
StaceyNC15.6 - Best New Artist
Read a book first published in 2019 or 2020 that was written by a new-to-you author.
Book: Cold Waters
Completed: 5/22/20
Published: 5/1/2019
Author is new to me.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 320
Tasks Completed: 21
StaceyNC25.4 - TraceyL's task: The Masked Singer
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.
Book: Nuts
Completed: 4/22/20
Author: Alice Clayton (TACO)
Option 4: Night Angel - Read a book with the word NIGHT or ANGEL intact in the title, subtitle or series name.
Book: Marked
Completed: 5/26/20
Series: House of Night
Points this Post: 24
Total Points: 345
Tasks Completed: 22
StaceyNC50.1 - Trishhartuk's task: 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 or written by a single author who was born in Canada.
Book: Death du Jour
Completed: 5/26/20
Pages: 451p (250p in Canada -- I added them up :) )
2. Read a book first published between 1974 and 2015, inclusive.
Book: Fall of Giants
Completed: 4/30/20
Published: 9/28/2010
Pages: 985
3. Read a book with an MPG of either Classics or Retellings.
Book: Beastly
Completed: 5/8/20
MPG Retellings
Pages: 304
Total Pages: 1740
Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 395
Tasks Completed: 23
Elizabeth PTask 20.9 - Wagner's Ring Cycle
Option One - Book set 50%+ in California
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
Set entirely in Los Angeles CA
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 40
Total Tasks: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 2
Kelly L 20.2 Option 2
Cli-Fi: Climate Change Fiction, page 1 #18
Parable of the Sower
This task +20
Total = 235
Elizabeth PTask 15.6 - Best New Artist
Book first published in 2019/20 by new to me author
Along the Broken Bay by Flora J. Solomon
Flora J Solomon was a new to me author when reading this book, and it was published July 1 2019
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 55
Total Tasks: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 3
Readerboard Name: Mike MA25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: What I chose not to do
Option 1: Armageddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut contains all the letters in PODCAST
Option 5: Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut contains 192 pages (between 182 - 228)
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 165
Mike in MA
Readerboard Name: Mike MA10. 5 International Women's Day
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Winner of the Orange Prize 2012
Points this Task: 10
Total Points: 175
Mike in MA
Readerboard Name: Mike MA10.3 It's Not Just the Grammys
Audiobook: On the Road by Jack Kerouac (Jack Osborne was one of the American Music Award hosts in 2003 along with the rest of his family)
Points this Task: 10
Total Points: 185
Mike in MA
Chris MD 15.1. Eurovision Song Contest
1973 Song: Tu te reconnaitras by Anne-Marie David
Book 1: Title letters found in a winning song
Treacherous Is the Night by Anne Lee Huber
First T in "tu" i-t-n are all in recoNnaITras
Book 2: Single author whose initial appear in the name of the song's performer
Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin
IA found in maRIe
I listened to the audio version of the book. The top MMP has 255 pages.
Total points: 165
Chris MD 15.4 Celebrate Spring
One book option
Set 50% in England
Author's initials in CelebraTe spring
The Red Door by Charles Todd
Total points: 180
Chris MD 20.4 Mom
Option B: MPG of Romance
The Forgotten Room by Karen White, Lauren Willig, and Beatriz Williams
Total points: 200
Chris MD 20.9 Wagner's Ring Cycle
Option 2: By an author you've give 5 stars to before this challenge
4.50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie
I have given 5 stars to Christie's And Then There Were None and The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Both were read before this challenge started.
Total points: 220
Bookwrm526Task #25.2 - MUSYCK is the LIMIT!
Book 1, Option A: Read a book that has a word of 3 or more letters in the title/subtitle that can be made using only the letters found in the phrase: SUSATO MUSYCK. I read Still I Miss You by Inês Pedrosa, the work is YOU (298p).
Book 2: The second book is limited to a book from one of the 4 Listopias below. Choose one list and read a book found on that list. I chose the It's All in the Cards listopia and read The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers, from page 1 of the list (256 p).
298+256=554pp
Total points so far: 805
25.4 - TraceyL's task: The Masked SingerHelp Thread
The Masked Singer is a music competition show where celebrities dress up in elaborate costumes to hide their identity and sing in front of a panel of judges. The show originated in South Korea but as of 2020 there have been franchises in 28 different countries. The American series is currently airing it's third season, and this task is based on some of my favorite costumes from this season.
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 1: Robot and Teddy - Two of this season's costumes look like classic children's toys. A shiny chrome robot and a tie-dye teddy bear. Read a book with the MPG Children's or Kids. All books must meet the SRC rules.
I read Into the Wild. This book has an AR Quiz No. 67278 EN Fiction

IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10.0

AR Quiz Types: RP, VP.
This book was approved on the help thread.
Option 3: Taco and Banana - This season also has two food related costumes. A taco with a tomato head and smiling banana. Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in TACO and/or BANANA.
I read Little Fires Everywhere. The author, Celeste Ng has initials found in taCo and baNana.
points: 395
books read: 29
tasks completed: 20
Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
pages read: 9747
10.9. Tax DayInvested: How Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger Taught Me to Master My Mind, My Emotions, and My Money (with a Little Help From My Dad) by Danielle Town
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 5
Season Total: 825
EMurphy25.1 Cat's Task: My genre's Opera, Space Opera
Option 2: Author who has a name with at least 3 parts The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Option 3: 3+ word title where the initial letter of each word in the title and the author's initials can be found in the phrases Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 380
Books Read: 25
BB Ticket +500: 1
GO Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed: 17
PegW25.5 - Brooke TX's task: Paperback Playlists
For this task, choose one of the Fox & Wit playlists, and read 2 books from the options below based on your chosen playlist.
My chosen playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00i...
Option 1: Read the book which inspired the playlist you chose.
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in one of the artists featured on your chosen playlists.
Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story Initials in the artist's name Ingrid Mitchaelson, the song is Girls and Boys.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 540
Big Books: 4
Golden Oldies: 2
Total tasks: 33
50.1 - Trishhartuk's task: Remembering Neil PeartBook 1.Read a book set at least 50% in Canada or written by a single author who was born in Canada.
Book read: Alone in the Wild
How it fits: Set entirely in Canada, author (Kelley Armstrong) was born in Canada (Wiki)
Pages: 368 (PB Edition: Alone in the Wild: A Rockton Thriller)
Book 2.Read a book first published between 1974 and 2015, inclusive.
Book read: World After
How it fits: First published in 2013
Pages: 438 (PB Edition: World After)
Book 3. Read a book with an MPG of either Classics or Retellings.
Book read: 1984
How it fits: MPG Classics
Pages: 328 (MMPB Edition: 1984)
Total pages: 1134
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Total points: 720
Books read: 56
Tasks completed: 44
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Julia10310.3. It's Not Just the Grammys
The Poisoned Serpent by Joan Wolf
The author shares the name Joan with host Melissa Joan Hart (1999)
This task: 10 points
Total points: 755
BB: 7
GO: 10
Tasks completed: 42
Books read: 54
SandyL20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Babbling C's task: Mom
Option A: Read a book by a single Author who's first and last initials can be found in "Nora Roberts J. D. Robb
Stone Cold Kiwi by Rosalind James
nora Roberts Jd robb
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 640
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Tasks Completed: 43
Books Read: 52
SandyL25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: MUSYCK is the LIMIT!
Book 1/Option A: Read a book that has a word of 3 or more letters in the title/subtitle that can be made using only the letters found in the phrase: SUSATO MUSYCK.
Stay by Sarina Bowen
suSATo musYck
294 pages
Book 2/Choose one list and read a book found on that list
Curtain: Poirot's Last Case by Agatha Christie
One Word Titles - C
284 pages
294 + 284 pages = 578 pgs
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 665
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Tasks Completed: 44
Books Read: 54
Jasmiina F20.8 - 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:
Bright Young Things by Scarlett Thomas.
Name: Thomas Rhett.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 170
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Sarah E10.3. It's Not Just the Grammys
Thorn Ogres Of Hagwood by Robin Jarvis
I listened to the audio but have linked to the top paperback - no MMP
Robin Jarvis matches Robin Gibb, who hosted in 1988
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 10.0
Total points: 505
Amy B30.4 - Amanda A & Amy FL's Task: Musical Mnemonics
This is a two book task. Choose one option (Treble Clef or Bass Clef) and read a book for both tasks associated with that option.
REQUIRED: State the option you chose in your post.
Option B: Bass Clef
Book 1: 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.
Required: Include the name of the male main character in your post.
French Exit by Patrick Dewitt (Malcolm)
French Exit
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.
Required: Include the name of the composer from the list in your post.
Wine Girl by Victoria James (James Tate)
Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 560 Points
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Read 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.
points this post: 20
total points: 120
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