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SPRING CHALLENGE 2020
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30.2 - 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: THYME
The Salaryman's Wife (Rei Shimura #1) by Sujata Massey
thyme found in THE salarYMan
B) Read a book where the author's first and last initials appear in the SAME herb as the one used for book A.
Every Breath (Every #1) by Ellie Marney
author's initials, EM, found in thyME
Total this Post: 30
Season Total: 170
Amy B25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: What I chose not to do
This is a two book task. Read one book from two different options.
Option 1: Podcasts
Read a book with all the letters of PODCAST in title/subtitle/series name
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (251 pages)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Option 4: Ancestry.com
Read a book set at least 50% in England, Ireland, or Sweden.
Normal People by Sally Rooney (Ireland)
Normal People
This Task: 25 points
Points to Date: 95 points
Mod
10.5. International Women's Day
Orange Prize for New Writers 2006 Shortlist: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers by Yiyun Li
total = 75
JEN B5.9 - Go For Baroque
Read a book with a main page genre that includes History or Historical.
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
TOTAL POINTS: 45
Mod
15.1 - Eurovision Song Contest
Song: "All Kinds of Everything" by Dana
Book 1, TLF: The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Uncovering Secrets, Reuniting Relatives, and Upending Who We Are by Libby Copeland
Book 2, AA in Dana: Dark End of the Street by Ace Atkins
total = 90
Mod
15.2 - Music Fact and Fiction
Book 1, nonfiction and music genres: M Train by Patti Smith
Book 2, Fiction Involving Rock/Pop, page 1 #5: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn
total = 105
PegW5.6 - Rhyme, Repetition, Rhythm - Read a book with a main page genre of Poetry or Novel in Verse.
Planting Gardens in Graves II
Points this task: 5
Total points: 100
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Total tasks: 8
PegW10.5. 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. The award must be listed in the metadata for the book.
My Sister, the Serial Killer I read the kindle, linked to paperback.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 110
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Total tasks: 9
Sara G30.3 - Dlmrose's Task: Påskekrim
Option 1. Head to the mountains knowing the Fjellvettreglene or Norwegian Mountain Code.
Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in FJELLVETTREGLENE. Letters may be only be used as often as they appear in the target word. All name part initials count.
Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey
**Brat Farrar is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1949). I claim one GO ticket.**
Option 2. Grab a Kvikk Lunsj.
Read a book with a word in the TITLE that begins with a K. Subtitles are excluded.
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Points this post: 30
Total points: 80
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.4. Collaboration of the Year
Blood on the Beach by Sarah N. Harvey and Robin Stevenson.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 8/51
Books read: 9
Task 5.4 - I'm a Slave 4 U. Read a book with at least one Arabic numerical digit in the title or subtitle Read The 14th Colony
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Books read: 2
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
Task 15.6 - Best New Artist Read a book first published in 2019 or 2020 written by a new-to-you author.
Read 36 Righteous Men - Steven Pressfield is a new to me author.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 25
Books read: 3
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
Queen Bee Darlene25.5 Brook TX's Task: Paperback Playlists
Vengeful Soundtrack
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Nt...
Option 2: Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle that matches a word in a song title from your chosen playlist
With All Due Respect: Defending America with Grit and Grace by Nikki Haley With All Due Respect: Defending America with Grit and Grace
Song in playlist is Play With Fire (feat. Yacht Money)
WITH in both book title and song title
Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in one of the artists featured on your chosen playlists.
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware The Turn of the Key- initials RW in artist name: she Wants Revenge
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 120
Task 30.2 - Massa1's Task. 2 Book task . Choose one option and read BOTH books for that option Chose Option 1.
A. Read a book that has a TITLE that includes all the letters in one of these words: Chose the word SAGE.
Book read: Walking Across Egypt
B. Read a book where the author's first and last initials appear in the SAME herb as the one used for book A.
Book read: Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven
(S and G in "SAGE")
Points this post: 30
Total points: 55
Books read: 5
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
LaureY15.6 - Best New Artist
This writer is new to me:
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Points this post: 15
Total points: 155/825
Total Books: 10
Total Tasks: 9
Pat 🎵 10.2. It's Spring!
Task Description ~ Read a book written with a word in the title (not subtitle) that can be made from the letters in SPRINGTIME. The word must have at least 3 letters. Letters can be used only as often as they appear in the target word.
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiCompleted ~ 3.16.20
Pages ~ 422
T (springTime)
I (sprIngtime)
M (springtiMe)
E (springtimE)
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Points this post ~ 10
Total Points ~ 80
Tasks Completed ~ 5
Books Read This Season ~ 5
Pages Read This Season ~ 1876
JUKKA5.10 - Goof-Off
Any book.
Beowulf by Unknown. Also at 97 my one under-100-pager for this challenge (it's a translation fragment from the 1920s).
Total Points: 10/825
Total Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2/51
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
15.4 - Celebrate SpringI did Option 2
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries/regions/states: Afghanistan and
Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase CELEBRATE SPRING.
The Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi
New Points: 15
Total Points: 55
10.4. Collaboration of the Year
The President is Missingwritten by Bill Clinton & James Patterson
This book has 513 pages, so I'd like to claim 1 big book ticket, please.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 60
BB tickets: 1
Task 30.2 - Are we Going to Scarborough Fair?option 1: using the word SAGE
book 1: read a book with all the letters of SAGE in the title
Three Daughters of Eve
dAuGhtErS
book 2: read a book with author initials in SAGE
Lady of Devices by Shelley Adina
initials SA
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235 points
3 BB tix
10.1. Can you see me?Read a book from one of the following lists: Awesome Blind Characters.
One Past Midnight: The Langoliers by Stephen King
Page 2 #122 of Awesome Blind Characters List
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 150
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Andy P.Task # 5.3 - Susan B.
Read a book that has been shelved Women's Rights from the list of Popular Women's Rights books.
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
found on page 1 # 9 on list.
Points this post:5
Total points: 105
10.6 - Say what?What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
❁ “what” in title ❁
Total points: 0+ 10 = 10
30.2 Are We Going to Scarborough Fair?Option 1
A) ThE FAmiLY UPStaiRs by Lisa Jewell
Title includes all letters of Parsley
B) The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
Initials LP found in Parsley
Points this post: 30
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 3
MEGSCL20.1 - MOST IMPROVED PLAYER – Wayne's task: Play Ball!
Option 2:: Read a book that was first published in 1948 or earlier. Persuasion
**published 1818 - golden oldie ticket
TOTAL TO DATE
95 points
2 big books
1 golden oldie
Alyssia20.2 Spring Cleaning
Option 1;
I added The Book of Awful to my tbr list on Jan 19, 2012.
I regret it!
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 45
Alaina15.8 - It Starts with Music
Read a book with a title that begins with a letter found in MUSIC. All words count, including articles (a, an, the).
My Sister, the Serial Killer-Oyinkan Braithwaite
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 15
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Alaina20.2 - 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. If you joined Goodreads less than 3 years ago (after February 2017), you may choose one of the 3 books that has been on your TBR shelf the longest.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane-Neil Gaiman
Dated Added: August 13, 2013
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 35
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
30.3 - Dlmrose's Task: PåskekrimOption 1, a book by an author whose initials are found in FJELLVETTREGLENE: City of Flickering Light by Juliette Fay
Option 2, a book with a word in the title that begins with a K: Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food by Ann Hood
Points this post: 30
Total points: 165
Coralie 10.1 Can you see me?
From Blind Heroes and Heroines in Historical Fiction (#13)
The Parfit Knight
Total to date 35 points
Task 15.5 - 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.
Required: State the name of the Grammy artist when you post.
Best Latino Pop Album – Nominee
Vida by Luis Fonsi
Into the Beautiful North (2009) by Luis Alberto Urrea (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 343 pages)
00 + 15 = 15
Tasks Completed: 01
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 00 + 15 = 15
Books read: 01
Pages read: 343
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 01
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
20.8 - NICKELS & DIMES – SandyL's task: Country MusicOption 1: I read Guests on Earth: A Novel by Lee Smith. I picked the singer Payton Smith. This book was 368 pages.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 115
Number of tasks complete: 6
Number of books: 6
Big Book: 0
Mod
I chose option 2 and read The God Game by Danny Tobey. I read a kindle ARC, linked to the top pb edition.
MEAT
MEA in Game
T in The
Egg
E in The
G in God
G in Game
total points: 70
Amy B15.7 - Practicing Scales
Practice 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.
My Friend Dahmer (M, F, D) by Derf Backderf (224 pages)
My Friend Dahmer
This Task: 15 points
To Date: 110 points
Task 20.3 - BEST REVIEW CONTEST – Bucket's task: Experimental ReadingOption A: Girl, Woman, Other, finished 3/17
on Page 5 of the list
Points this task: 20
Total points: 205
25.5 - Brooke TX's task: Paperback PlaylistsChosen Playlist: Kingdom Reclaimed
Book 1:
Option 2: Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle that matches a word in a song title from your chosen playlist.
Book read: Lucky in Love
How it fits: The word Love in the title and in a song title (Love and War)
Book 2:
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in one of the artists featured on your chosen playlists.
Book read: Slaying Monsters for the Feeble
How it fits: Author's (Annette Marie) initials AM are in the artist's name (Natasha Blume)
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Total points: 135
Books read: 10
Tasks completed: 9
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Beth NCRepost
25.5 Paperback Playlists
List Used:Magic & Murder
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/459...
Book 1: Harmony Black by Craig Schaefer
Option 2 Song: Black Magic
Book 2: Windburn by Shannon Mayer
Option 3: Artist - jayMeS young
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 105
Total Tasks: 6
Total Books: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1
Beth NC10.5 International Women's Day
Room by Emma Donoghue
Orange Prize Shortlist 2011
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 115
Total Tasks: 7
Total Books: 10
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Pages: 3907
Blueberry20.1 Opt. 2
Read a book that was first published in 1948 or earlier.
The Song of Hiawatha
This is a Golden Oldie.
Pts: 20
GO: 1
Task 30.3 - Påskekrimoption 1: read a book with author initials in the phrase
The Prince by Tiffany Reisz
TR initials
option 2: read a book with a title containing a word beginning with K
Calamity in Kent
Kent
first pub 1950 - claiming a GO tix
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285 points
3 BB tix
1 GO tix
Blueberry20.2 opt 1
Read a book that has been on your Goodreads ‘To be Read’ shelf for 3 years or more.
Lost in Translation
Added to my tbr list 3/3/2017
Pts: 20
Total pts: 40
Blueberry 20.4 opt A
Read a book by a single Author who's first and last initials can be found in "Nora Roberts J. D. Robb".
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel
Pts: 20
Total pts: 60
Delicious Dee5.6 - Rhyme, Repetition, Rhythm
People Kill People - shelved as poetry by 98ppl
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 90
Blueberry20.8 opt 2
Read a book with a MPG of "Westerns" standalone or embedded.
The Western Star with 320 pgs.
Pts: 20
Total pts: 80
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5.2 - How Time Flies
Song of Sorcery 216 pages
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 5
Tasks Done: 5