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SPRING CHALLENGE 2020
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15.1 Eurovision Song ContestBook 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.
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
I chose Fly On The Wings of Love (2000).
T is found in The
L is found in Fly
S is found in Wings
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).
Blood Lure by Nevada Barr
The song, Fly On The Wings of Love, was sung by the Olsen Brothers.
N found in Olsen
B found in Brothers
Points: 15
Season Points: 90
15.3 Going GagaOption 2: Read one book that fulfills the requirements for book 1 AND book 2. All letters of BOTH words - MEAT and EGG (i.e., 2 Es, 2 Gs) must be found in the title/subtitle and/or author's name to qualify for this option.
A Clergyman's Daughter by George Orwell
M, E, A found in Clergyman's
T found in Daughter
G found in Clergyman's
E, G found in Daughter
First published 1935. OLDIE TICKET, please.
Points: 15
Season Points: 105
Oldie Ticket: 1
15.4 Celebrate SpringOption 2: Read one book that fulfills the requirements for book 1 (set at least 50% in England) AND book 2 (single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase CELEBRATE SPRING).
A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier
Setting = England. From GR description: "...she saves enough to move out of her mother's home and into the town of Winchester, home to one of England's grandest cathedrals."
T, C found in Celebrate
Points: 15
Season Points: 120
Oldie Ticket: 1
15.5 2020 Grammy AwardsRead 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.
Dead Silence by Randy Wayne White
Randy Wayne White shares a first name with Randy Breaker (Jazz).
Points: 15
Season Points: 135
Oldie Ticket: 1
15.8 It Starts with MusicRead a book with a title that begins with a letter found in MUSIC. All words count, including articles (a, an, the).
Ice Cream Murder by Leighann Dobbs
Points: 15
Season Points: 150
Oldie Ticket: 1
Rockynook20.5 - Spring Hobbies (Gardening and Birds)
Option 2: Read a book with a bird on the cover
by Mary Kay AndrewsPoints this Post: 20
Total Points: 315
25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: MUSYCK is the LIMIT!Book 1. Opt. 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.
Book read: Must
How it fits: The word Must in the title
Pages: 348 (PB Edition Must)
Book 2. Choose one list and read a book found on that list.
Chosen list: One word Titles - C
Book read: Croak
How it fits: #146, page 2 on the list.
Pages: 311 (PB Edition Croak)
Total pages: 659
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Total points: 775
Books read: 61
Tasks completed: 48
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
30.1 - Ava Catherine's Task: RedemptionOption 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in FOLSOM PRISON.
Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin
SS appears in folSom priSon
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in REDEMPTION.
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
EM appears in redEMption
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 745
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
delicious Dee25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: What I chose not to do
Option 4 - One-Eyed Dukes Are Wild - set primarily in england
Option 5 - A Seductive Melody - page count is 226pgs
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 720
30.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Music TermsOption 1: Read a book that was first published under a different title.
The Seagull
Approved in Help Thread Post #64
Option 5: Read a book with a 4 found in the total page count AND in the year first published.
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said Audiobook
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said MMPB 204 Pages
First Published 1974
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 775
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
50.1 - Trishhartuk's task: Remembering Neil PeartThis 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.
The Troop Audiobook
The Troop MMPB 520 Pages
Set entirely in Prince Edward Island, Canada
2. Read a book first published between 1974 and 2015, inclusive.
Two Past Midnight: Secret Window, Secret Garden Audiobook
Two Past Midnight: Secret Window, Secret Garden PB 180 Pages
First Published 1991
3. Read a book with an MPG of either Classics or Retellings.
A Streetcar Named Desire Audiobook
A Streetcar Named Desire MMPB 231 Pages
520 + 180 + 231 = 931 Pages
Points Earned This Post: 50
Total Points Earned: 825 CHALLENGE COMPLETE!
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
10.6 Say What - Read a book with “who,” “what,” “when,” “where,” “why,” or “how” in the title/subtitle.How the Dukes Stole Christmas
Points: 10
Total/challenge: 155
20.9 Wagner's Ring CircleOpt 3 Read a book with a title of at least three words, where the beginning letters of each word can be found in DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN
Romancing Lady Stone
R in Ring
L in nibeLungen
S in deS
Points: 20
Total/challenge: 175
25.3 What I Chose Not to DoOpt 1 Read a book with all the letters of PODCAST in title/subtitle/series name
Mask of Duplicity
PDCT - DuPliCiTy
O-Of
AS-mASk
Opt 4 Read a book set at least 50% in England, Ireland, or Sweden - set in England
Hello Stranger
Points: 25
Total/Challenge: 200
50.1 Remembering Neil Peart >750 pgsBk 1 Written by Canadian author or 50% set in Canada -
A Fatal Grace 311 pgs
- set in Quebec
Bk 2 pub 1974 and 2015
Fever 341 pgs
Published Feb 21, 2012
Bk 3 Genre Classics or Retellings
Things Fall Apart 209 pgs
main page genre Classics
311+341+209=861 pgs
Points: 50
Total/challenge:
LAUREN JODI30.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Music Terms
Option 2: Chords
Chill of Fear by Kay Hooper
Bishop/Special Crimes Unit #8, Fear #2
Option 5: Cut Time
Twisted by Elisabeth Naughton
Page #: 324
Year published: 2014
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 455/825
Total Books Read: 35
Tasks Completed: 25/51
15.1 - Eurovision Song Contest"Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Nilsson
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.
Trial and Error
TAkE me to you heaven
Claiming a Golden Oldie. Published in 1937
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).
Flights by Olga Tokarczuk
charlOTte nilsson
Points this task: 15
Books read this task: 2
Golden oldie claimed this task: 1
Big book claimed this task: 0
Total points: 365
Total Tasks completed: 17
Total Golden oldies: 10
Total Big Book tickets: 0
Total books read: 25
Mai25.1 - Cat's task: My genre's Opera, Space Opera
Task B: Read a book written by a single author who has a name with at least three parts
Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse
Golden Oldie ticket: Book first published in 1947
Task C: Book by a single author that has a three+ word title, where the initial letter of each word in the title and the first and last initials of the author can be found in "Also sprach Zarathustra" and/or "Flash Gordon, Queen."
The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers
Golden Oldie ticket: Book first published in 1934
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 235
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 15
Golden Oldies: 9
25.4 - TraceyL's task: The Masked SingerOption 1: Robot and Teddy - Read a book with the MPG Children's or Kids.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 18.0
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 - BN
Lawless Kingdom by Natalie Bennett
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 270
Total Tasks: 18
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 22
Scooter&Siam15.6 - Best New Artist: Read 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.
Read Avian Reservoirs: Virus Hunters and Birdwatchers in Chinese Sentinel Posts by Frédéric Keck
The author is new to me.
Post: 15
Total: 150
Janice CA5.2 - How Time Flies
Read a book with a number of pages between 214 and 305 inclusive.
Trucker Ghost Stories: And Other True Tales of Haunted Highways, Weird Encounters, and Legends of the Road by Annie Wilder
pages: 256
+5
total: 145
tasks: 9
books: 10
15.2 - Music Fact and FictionBook 1: Read a book that has both "Nonfiction" AND "Music" as MPGs.
Book read: Classical Music For Dummies
How it fits: MPG Nonfiction and Music
Book 2. Read a novel (fiction) found on one of the following lists.
Chosen list: Fiction Involving Rock/Pop Music
Book read: When It Happens
How it fits: #29, page 1 on the list.
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Total points: 790
Books read: 63
Tasks completed: 49
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
20.10 - Group ReadsRead ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season.
Chosen book: Acolo unde cântă racii by Delia Owens (the Seaside Settings group read)
Posted message #19 on the discussion thread.
Points this post: 20 points
Total points: 430 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets: 4
GOs this post: 0
Total GOs: 3
15.6 - Best New ArtistRead a book first published in 2019 or 2020 that was written by a new-to-you author.
Chosen book: The Adventurer's Son by Roman Dial
The book was published in 2020. The author, Roman Dial, is new to me.
Points this post: 15 points
Total points: 445 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets: 4
GOs this post: 0
Total GOs: 3
ED25.1 - Cat's task: My genre's Opera, Space Opera
Task B- Read a book written by a single author who has a name with at least three parts
Looking for the Possible Dance by A.L. Kennedy
256p.
Task C- A Farewell to Arms by A Farewell to Arms
pub. 1929; 293p.
" AFTA" found in "Also sprAch zaraThustra...Flash"
and "EH" found in "flasH gordon quEen"
*****I CLAIM 1 GO TICKET*****
256+ 293= 549p
Total points: 485
Total Tasks completed: 27
Total Golden oldies: 9
Total Big Book tickets: 2
Total books read: 36
*REPOST DUE TO BOOK CHANGE*20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Bea's task: Spring Hobbies (Gardening and Birds)
Option 2: For this option, read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with a bird on the cover.
Seagull on the cover
Points Earned This Post: 0 *Points already earned*
Total Points Earned: 795
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
*REPOST DUE TO BOOK CHANGE*30.1 - 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.
by Maria RevaMR appears in folsoM pRison
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in REDEMPTION.
by Emily St. John MandelEM appears in redEMption
Points Earned This Post: 0 *Points already earned*
Total Points Earned: 795
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
PegW20.2 - 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.
Dark Places On my tbr list since 2/5/2017.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 565
Big Books: 4
Golden Oldies: 2
Total tasks: 35
30.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Music TermsOption 1: Read a book that was first published under a different title.
Little Eyes
Original title was Kentukis which is a made-up name for the little robots that are featured in the book.
Option 5: Read a book with a 4 found in the total page count AND in the year first published.
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said Audiobook
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said MMPB 204 Pages
First published in 1974
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 825 *Challenge Complete*
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
SandyL15.3 - Going Gaga
Option 1:
Book 1: Read a book with the letters MEAT found in title
The Werewolf Meets His Match by Kristen Painter
the werewolf MEets his mATch
Book 2: Read a book with the letters EGG found in the author's name
The Something about Her by Rachel Higginson
rachEl hiGGinson
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Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 680
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Tasks Completed: 45
Books Read: 56
SandyL15.9 - Richard Adams
Read a book first published in 2016
Close to You by Kristen Proby
Published in 2016
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Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 695
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Tasks Completed: 46
Books Read: 57
SandyL20.7 - SHORTER IS SWEETER – Florence's task: Most Valuable Players
Option 1: read a book where the author or main character is named Fred
Craig & Fred: A Marine, A Stray Dog, and How They Rescued Each Other by Craig Grossi
(approved in Help Thread
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Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 715
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Tasks Completed: 47
Books Read: 58
Delicious Dee30.1 - Ava Catherine's Task: Redemption
Option 1 - Let There Be Love - Melissa Storm - MS found in FOLSOM PRISON
Option 4 - The New Husband - D.J. Palmer - DP found in REDEMPTION
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 750
SandyL25.5 - Brooke TX's task: Paperback Playlists
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in one of the artists featured on your chosen playlists
Beyond the Surface by Felice Stevens
the raven boys of aglionby academy
Song: You're Somebody Else - Flora caSh
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in one of the artists featured on your chosen playlists
Dirty Headlines by L.J. Shen
the raven boys of aglionby academy
Song: Oh Sailor by mr Little JeanS
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 740
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Tasks Completed: 48
Books Read: 60
SandyL5.10 - Goof-Off
Read a book of your choice
Good Boy by Sarina Bowen
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Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 745
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Tasks Completed: 49
Books Read: 61
Readerboard Name Kathy P15.9 - Richard Adams
The Mothers
First published in 2016
Totals
Points: 280
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 14
Total Books read: 18
Julia1035.4 - I'm a Slave 4 U
1634 The Baltic War
I read ebook edition. No MMP. Paperback 1634: The Baltic War has 1056 pages so claiming 3 BB tickets.
This task: 10 points, 3 BB
Total points: 795
BB: 10
GO: 10
Tasks completed: 46
Books read: 58
Kristen IA25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: MUSYCK is the LIMIT!
This is a two book task. Read one book 1 and one book 2. To celebrate the “Perfect” intervals of 5ths 4ths and octaves in music, the books must total at least 548 pages.
Book 1. MUSYCK. Choose one of the following options for Book 1.
Opt. 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. Letters may be used only as many times as they appear in the phrase.
Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane - 416 pages - The word is Ask
I listened to the audiobook and linked to PB edition for page count.
Book 2. LIMIT. 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.
One word Titles - C - page 1, #27
Circe by Madeline Miller - 420 pages
I listened to the audiobook and linked to MMPB edition for page count.
416 + 420 = 836 pages
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 260/825
Tasks Completed: 18/51
BB: 1
GO: 0
Congratulations, TraceyL! Task 25.6 in the Summer Challenge is yours.
Pamela326520.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Bea's task: Spring Hobbies (Gardening and Birds)
Option 2:
by Belle Calhoun – Owl on coverPoints This Post: 20
Total Points: 650
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 4
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Big Books - 500+: 3
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Mai50.1 - 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.
Ru by Kim Thúy
2. Read a book first published between 1974 and 2015, inclusive.
Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton
3. Read a book with an MPG of either Classics or Retellings.
Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie
Golden Oldie ticket: Book first published in 1935
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 285
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 18
Golden Oldies: 10
Kelly L10.10. No Lawyer Jokes!
Read a fiction or non-fiction book about law or in which the main character is a lawyer.
Rodham is a fictionalized story Hillary Rodham Clinton's life, including her time in law school and as a lawyer.
This task +10
Total = 260
Readerboard Name Kathy P15.3 - Going Gaga
One book option
Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest, and the Secret to Belonging
E in Futureface
G and G in belonging
M and E in Mystery
A and T in Futureface
Totals
Points: 295
BB: 0
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 15
Total Books read: 19
Stephanie12720.2 - 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.
Olive Kitteridge, added to my GR TBR shelf on Nov 22, 2015
Points this post: 20
Total points: 175/825
Tasks completed: 11/51
Books read: 14
Stephanie12720.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Babbling C's task: Mom
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".
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
Points this post: 20
Total points: 195/825
Tasks completed: 12/51
Books read: 15
DeborahPost #27
10.8. Respect Your Elders
A Doll's House first published 1879
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 455
Books Read: 34
Tasks Done: 27
Stephanie12720.6 - SEASONED READER – Kevin's task: Baseball Road Trip
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials (middle initials can be ignored) are found in RED SOX SUCK.
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
Points this post: 20
Total points: 215/825
Tasks completed: 13/51
Books read: 16
Kristen IA*********Remove Open and Shut from Task 10.10, originally posted in #2604*********
15.1 - Eurovision Song Contest
This is a 2 book task. Read one Book 1 and one Book 2.
Choose a song that has won the Eurovision Song Contest. - "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi
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.
Just Come Over by Rosalind James
I read the ebook and linked to PB edition for page count.
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.
Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt
I listened to the audiobook and linked to PB edition for page count.
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Points This Post: 15 - 10 = 5
Total Points: 265/825
Tasks Completed: 18/51
BB: 1
GO: 0
Stephanie12715.9 - Richard Adams: Read a book first published in 1920, 1966, 1972, or 2016.
Lullaby first published in 2016
Points this post: 15
Total points: 230/825
Tasks completed: 14/51
Books read: 17
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30.4 Musical Mnemonics
Option B Bass Clef
Book 1 – book by male author with a male main character
Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
Main character is Nathaniel
Book 2 – Book by an author who shares a name with Robert Lopez
Lord Valentine's Castle by Robert Silverberg
At 506 pages, I would like to claim a big book ticket
Total to date 550 points