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SPRING CHALLENGE 2020
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5.2 How Time FliesRead a book with a number of pages between 214 and 305 inclusive.
The Returning by Christine Hinwood
Page count = 302
Points: 5
Season Points: 155
Oldie Ticket: 1
PAULA S10.5. 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
- Women's Prize for Fiction nominee 2019I read the ebook, PB link for reference (no MMPB): My Sister, the Serial Killer
Points this task: 10
Points total: 105
Total GO tickets: 1
PAULA S15.6 - Best New Artist
Read a book first published in 2019 or 2020 that was written by a new-to-you author.
First published July 9th 2019 and the author is new to me.
I read the kindle edition. PB link for reference (no MMPB): The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
Points this task: 15
Points total: 120
Total GO tickets: 1
Jasmiina F20.1 - MOST IMPROVED PLAYER – Wayne's task: Play Ball!:
Option 2: Read a book that was first published in 1948 or earlier:
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
First published in 1932.
*Golden Ticket*
Points this post: 20
Total points: 190
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
5.7 - There Ought to be a BandRead a book from this list There Ought to be a Band
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart - on page 1 of list
Total points: 175
Big book tickets: 2
Julia10315.2 - Music Fact and Fiction
Book 1: Songs of America: Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation
(MPGs Music and Nonfiction verified in post 12 of genre verification thread)
Book 2: Gossamer Axe
This is on page 4 of Epic Rockstar Stories (#304)
This task: 10 points
Total points: 805
BB: 10
GO: 10
Tasks completed: 47
Books read: 60
Delicious Dee5.7 - There Ought to be a Band
Justice Calling - found on pg 4, position 373
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 800
Pat This will be my last post for Spring SRC 2020
🎵 5.3 - Susan B.
Task Description ~ Read a book that has been shelved Women's Rights from the list of Popular Women's Rights Books.
Page 1 of List
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca SolnitCompleted ~ 5.29.20
Pages ~ 130
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Points this post ~ 5
Total Points ~ 750
Tasks Completed ~ 45
Books Read This Season ~ 57
Pages Read This Season ~ 17,069
Christine V5.10 - Goof-Off
Blood of Elves
Thanks for a great Spring Challenge!
Points this post: 5
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 9
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=1 (Total BB tickets=4)
Bookwrm526Task #10.9 - Tax Day
Read a nonfiction book with a main page genre (standalone or embedded) of money, economics, or finance. I read Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy by Raghuram G. Rajan,
Total points so far: 820
Task 25.3 – Queen Bee Darlene – What I Chose NOT To DoOption 4 – Set at least 50% in England
The Remains of the Day
I listened to the audiobook / MMP: The Remains of the Day - 245 pg
Option 5 – Total pages between 182 – 228
Meet Me Halfway: Milwaukee Stories – 202 pg
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 380 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (1) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Bookwrm526Task #5.1 - Baby, Remember My Name
Read a book by an author who uses a one-word name. I read Super Extra Grande by Yoss.
Total points so far: 825 (I FINISHED YAYYYYY!!!!!!)
Task 50.1 – Trishhartuk – Remembering Neil PeartREQUIRED: 750+ pages total: 256 + 347 + 360 = 963
Option 1: Set in Canada -
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland – 256 pg
Option 2: Written between 1974 and 2015
First published in 2013
Murder, Plain and Simple
I listened to the audio / NO MMP / Paperback: Murder, Plain and Simple - 347 pg
Option 3: MPG Classics or Retelling
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories – 360 pg
CLASSICS genre confirmed in HELP thread
+++ GOLDEN OLDIE +++ – 1st published 1926
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This Post: 50 points
Total points to date: 430 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (1) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
20.7 - SHORTER IS SWEETER – Florence's task: Most Valuable PlayersOption 3: 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.
Book read: End of Days
How it fits: MPG YA, initial letters are EOD
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Total points: 810
Books read: 64
Tasks completed: 50
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
PAULA S20.2 - ROOKIE AT THE TOP – Esther's task: Spring Cleaning
Option 2. Read a book from one of the lists.
#13 on page 1 of the Cli-Fi: Climate Change Fiction list
I read the ebook, MMPB link for reference: Blade Runner
Points this task: 20
Points total: 140
Total GO tickets: 1
Delicious Dee5.8 - Spring Is In The Air
Cost of Repairs - repAIRs
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 805
PAULA S20.1 - MOST IMPROVED PLAYER – Wayne's task: Play Ball!
Option 2: Read a book that was first published in 1948 or earlier.
- first published June 5th 1939**This book is a Golden Oldie. I claim 1 GO ticket**
Points this task: 20
Points total: 160
Total GO tickets: 2
Congratulations, Jen K! Task 25.7 in the Summer Challenge is yours.
JEN B25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: What I chose not to do
Option 1: Podcasts
Read a book with all the letters of PODCAST in title/subtitle/series name
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev
PRIDEPREJUDICEANDOTHERFLAVORS
Option 4: Ancestry.com
Read a book set at least 50% in England, Ireland, or Sweden.
The Authenticity Project by Claire Pooley
This book takes place in London, England
Reference: In this interview with the author,
"Q: Are the places described in the book all real?
Apart from Monica’s Café and Mummy’s Little Helper, yes. The novel is set in my ’hood, in South West London. "
FINAL TOTAL: 625
Congratulations, Amy FL! Task 25.8 in the Summer Challenge is yours.
Task 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. All words count.
TPOL
The Progress of Love (1986) by Alice Munro (Hardcover, 309 pages)
275 + 15 = 290
Tasks Completed: 14
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 275 + 15 = 290
Books read: 22
Pages read: 6,817
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 11
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Correcting post 3344 for total number of Golden Oldies15.1 - 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
25.4 - TraceyL's task: The Masked SingerChoose two options from the list below and read two books, one for each option
Option 1: Read a book with the MPG Children's or Kids. All books must meet the SRC rules.
The House of Arden
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11.0
Claiming a Golden Oldie. Published in 1908
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in TACO and/or BANANA.
The Warden by Anthony Trollope
Claiming a Golden Oldie. Published in 1855
Points this task: 25
Books read this task: 2
Golden oldie claimed this task: 2
Big book claimed this task: 0
Total points: 390
Total Tasks completed: 18
Total Golden oldies: 12
Total Big Book tickets: 0
Total books read: 27
SandyL30.2 - 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 one of these words: SAGE
The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts by Lilian Jackson Braun
the cAt who talkEd to GhoSts
B) Read a book where the author's first and last initials appear in the SAME herb as the one used for book A.
Leo Loves Aries by Anyta Sunday
Anyta Sunday - AS - in SAGE
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 775
Big Books Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Tasks Completed: 50
Books Read: 63
Julia1035.3 - Susan B
Emmeline
On page 2 of Popular Women's Rights Books
This is on line 1028 of the Google spreadsheet for ebook verification, approved for 5 point task.
This task: 5 points
Total points: 810
BB: 10
GO: 10
Tasks completed: 48
Books read: 61
15.6 - Best New ArtistRead a book first published in 2019 or 2020 that was written by a new-to-you author.
Book read: Must Love Dragons
How it fits: first published in 2020, written by a new-to-me author.
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Total points: 825
Books read: 65
Tasks completed: 51
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Task 5.2 - How Time FliesRead a book with a number of pages between 214 and 305 inclusive.
Doctor Who: The Slitheen Excursion (Doctor Who: New Series Adventures #32) (2009) by Simon Guerrier (Hardcover, 240 pages)
290 + 05 = 295
Tasks Completed: 15
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 290 + 05 = 295
Books read: 23
Pages read: 7,057
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 11
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
PAULA S25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: What I chose not to do
Option 4: Read a book set at least 50% in England, Ireland, or Sweden.
- set almost 100% in SwedenI read the ebook, hardback link for reference (no PB or MMPB): Våroffer
Option 5: Read a book with a page count between 182 – 228.
I read the ebook, the PB has 213 pages.
PB link for reference (no MMPB): The Red Threads of Fortune
Points this task: 25
Points total: 185
Total GO tickets: 2
Task 5.10 - Goof-OffRead a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
Anachronism (2018) by Jennifer Lee Rossman (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 119 pages)
295 + 05 = 300
Tasks Completed: 16
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 295 + 05 = 300
Books read: 24
Pages read: 7,176
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 11
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Congratulations, Bookwrm526! Task 25.9 in the Summer Challenge is yours.
Readerboard Name: List_addict20.8: Nickels and Dimes - Sandy L’s Task: Country Music
Option 1: An author that shares a name with a person on this year’s line up for Stagecoach
Slade House by David Mitchell
Mitchell Tenpenny
Pages: 272/250
Total this Challenge: 150
Delicious Dee20.1 - MOST IMPROVED PLAYER – Wayne's task: Play Ball!
Option 1 - Squeeze Play - approximately 70% of book set in DC (and the rest in the surrounding suburbs of northern VA)
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 825
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.10 - Goof-Off
Lethal by Sandra Brown
Link to MMP edition: Lethal
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 400 points
Tasks completed: 26
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
30.5 Music TermsOption 3: Ensemble
Life Is Short and Then You Die: First Encounters with Murder from Mystery Writers of America by Kelley Armstrong
Short stories have more than 3 contributors
Option 5: Cut time
Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay
4 found in total page count (240) and first year published (1994)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 250
Total BB tickets: 1
Total GO tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 17
Books read; 20
PAULA S20.6 - 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…).
First published 2015
I read the kindle edition, PB link for reference (no MMPB): Deadly Proof
Points this task: 20
Points total: 205
Total GO tickets: 2
Congratulations, Rina! Task 25.10 in the Summer Challenge is yours.
25.1 - Cat's task: My genre's Opera, Space OperaOption 2: One book option - Pick two tasks and read a book that fits both tasks. If choosing the one book option, your book must be 500+ pages total.
My book fits Task A: From the list of Best Space Opera of the 21st Century. It is found on the first page in slot #58
and
Task B: Read a book written by a single author who has a name with at least three parts
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (572 pages)
New Points: 25
Total Challenge Points: 440
GO: 4
BB: 1
Congratulations, Delicious Dee! Task 25.11 in the Summer Challenge is yours.
10.6. Say what?Read a book with “who,” “what,” “when,” “where,” “why,” or “how” in the title/subtitle.
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
[POINTS]
This post: 10
Total points: 225
Books read: 14
Tasks completed: 12
Big Book tickets: 5
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
I have already posted this task and received points for it. But I forgot to state that I am claiming GO ticket with this book, it was originally published in 193720.1 - MOST IMPROVED PLAYER – Wayne's task: Play Ball!
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Golden Oldie:1
Theresa5.7 There Ought To Be A Band
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
page 5 of the list
Points this post - 5
Total points - 35
Brooklyn 15.2 – Music Fact and Fiction
Book 1: Read a book with both non-fiction and music as MPGs
Life by Keith Richards – 564 pages
**Claiming 1 Big Book ticket**
Book 2: Read a novel from one of the lists.
Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon
Found on pg. 1 of “Classical Music Themes in Literature”
Points this post: 15
Total points: 825/825
Tasks completed: 51/51
Books read: 65
Big Book tickets: 5
Golden Oldie tickets: 2
Theresa5.8 - Spring Is In The Air
The Hanover Square Affair by Ashley Gardner
Points this post - 5
Total Points - 40
25.5 - Brooke TX's task: Paperback Playlistshttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1VJc...
playlist, both songs are found on this playlist
1 Song Full moon tonight
Tonight City of Sin / Shipwrecked by Nana Malone
2 Song, I put a spell on you
You (You, #1) by Caroline Kepnes
total:445
BB:6
GO:1
Theresa5.9 - Go For Baroque
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Points this post - 5
Total points - 45
Theresa5.10 - Goof-Off
Kingdom Come: The Final Victory by Tim LaHaye
Points this post - 5
Total Points - 50
PAULA S20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Bea's task: Spring Hobbies (Gardening and Birds)
Option 2: Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with a bird on the cover
The grey bird on the cover is a Grey Parrot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_pa...
The black bird is supposed to be a Raven.
Points this task: 20
Points total: 225
Total GO tickets: 2
Congratulations, Brooklyn! Task 25.12 in the Summer Challenge is yours.
Kathy KS20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST – Bucket's task: Experimental Reading
Option A. Read a book from the Popular Experimental Books list that has been shelved as “experimental” at least 3 times.
Required: State the page the book can be found on when you post.
Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
This book is listed on page 1 of the list as of today (shelved 28 times as experimental).
I listened to an audio version; mmpb=215 p.
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 560
Tasks completed: 30
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
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10.7. It Takes Two
Read a book with a 2 word title
Jalapeño Killer
I read the kindle edition, PB link for reference (no MMPB): Jalapeño Killer
Points this task: 10
Points total: 95
Total GO tickets: 1