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SPRING CHALLENGE 2021
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15.10. Just the Facts, Please
NF science: Bones: Inside and Out by Roy A. Meals
total = 200
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20.1. Most Improved Player - Coralie's Task: Knit and Purl
KP in Keep: Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change by Maggie Smith
total = 220
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Margo's Task: First Time Lucky!
option 1, one word title: Smoke by Joe Ide, 336 pages
total = 240
Bookwrm526Task #30.4 - Up and Down
Book 1: Read any book that fits the general SRC rules. I read Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson (336 p, published in 2020).
Book 2: Read a book that goes up in pages (that is, more pages than book 1) and down in publication date (published in an earlier year than book 1). I read American Dreamer b7 Adriana Herrera (384p, published in 2019).
336 + 384 = 720p
25.8- QueenBeeDarlene's Task: 3 Genres I love, and 1 that I hate1) B: Read a book with all the letters GOAT in title only.
Arson at the Art Gallery (Getaway Bay #1) by Grace York
GOAT found in ArsOn aT the art Galley
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3) Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in SAD AND LONELY.
The Codebreakers by Alli Sinclair
author's initials, AS, found in SAd and lonely
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 250
MEGSCL20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Margo's Task: First Time Lucky!
Option 1: Underdog: #LoveOzYA Short Stories
TOTAL
150 points
2 big book
MEGSCL20.4 - Golden Oldies - Lys's Task: Wintering at Riley
Option 3 (LGBT): Darius the Great Is Not Okay
TOTAL
170 points
2 big book
MEGSCL20.6. Seasoned Reader - Iulia's Task: Honoring Zen, the Brave Tomcat
Option 3. Read a book written by an author whose first and last initials may be found in the phrase: "Strong, wise cats"
Throat by Ellen Van Neerven
TOTAL
190 points
2 big book
Oma122930.3 - MAZZA1's Task: Pawn Sacrifice
I chose Option 1
Option 1The chosen piece is Knight.
Book #1-The Greatest Knight-Elizabeth Chadwick
Claiming The Greatest Knightas Big Book with 552 Pages.
Book #2-Option 3- The setting of the book begins with ANY letter in your chosen playing piece. The setting should be evident in the GR data.
The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter-Hazel Gaynor
Setting: Northumberland(England) and New Port (Rhode Island)-using the "N" in knight.
Points= 180/900
Tasks= 8/54
Goldie Oldies Books()
Big Books=500+1(2),750+,1000+()
Oma122920.3- Best Review - Joanne MI's Task: OLD TIME ROCK’N ROLL
I chose Option #1
Option #1-Read a book where the author’s initials can be found in "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
The Scarlet Lion-Elizabeth Chadwick
Claiming The Scarlet Lion as Big Book with 592 pages.
Points= 200/900
Tasks= 9/54
Goldie Oldies Books()
Big Books=500+(3),750+,1000+()
Oma122915.5. It's outta here!
Read a book with at least 2 of the digits 75530 in its page count. Numbers can only be used as often as they appear above (so 5 is the only one that can be used twice).
Summer of my German Soldier-Bette Greene-230 pages
AR Listing-IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9.0
Points= 215/900
Tasks= 10/54
Goldie Oldies Books()
Big Books=500+(3),750+,1000+()
Task 30.3 - Pawn Sacrificeoption 2 - one book option - 600+pages
task a - BLACK cover
Seveneves
Tineye says 74.3% black
867 pages - claiming 2 BB tix
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315 points
4 BB tix
3 GO tix
15.1 - CONTINUING ONBOOK 1 - Sweet One
BOOK 2 - One Mad Night
Approved in line 2256 of the verification spreadsheet
TOTAL POINTS - 505
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20.10 - Group Reads
The Lions of Fifth Avenue. Fiona Davis. 3.22.21
My review is Message 13 on the discussion thread.
Points this post: 20
Points total: 250
Tasks complete: 14/54
Scooter&Siam15.10. Just the Facts, Please
Read a NON-FICTION book with the main page genre Medicine, Medical, or Science.
Read No Man's Land: The Trailblazing Women Who Ran Britain’s Most Extraordinary Military Hospital During World War I - MPG: Medical
Points: 15
Total: 50
Bookwrm526Task #20.1 - Knit and Purl
Read a book with at least one letter K and at least one letter P in the title/subtitle. I read The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation by Anna Malaika Tubbs (p in shaped, K in King).
Total points so far: 160
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Ann A's (;) Task: Big Books, Big Titles I listened to the audiobook. There is no paperback edition except Large Print. Hardcover edition:
His Truth Is Marching on: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
12 words in title/subtitle
Total points: 30
APRILLEIGH25.2 - Janet F’s Task: Burgess Shale
Option 1: A book with at least three of the letter S in the title.
Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1940 ***
Sad cypreSS
Option 4: A book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in WONDERFUL LIFE.
100 Things to See in the Night Sky by Dean Regas
wonDeRful
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 25 (345)
Golden Oldie: 1 (3)
Big Book: 0 (2)
Books Read: 2 (29)
Total Tasks: 25
DeborahPost #4
15.9. National Library Week
Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews
IL: NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 75
Books Read:4
Tasks Done: 4
trishhartuk25.4 Andy P.’s task: Check Your Eyesight
Read two books whose titles contain a word of at least 5 letters that has only one “interior” letter that is different.
The words are hoUse and hoRse.
The House of Unexpected Sisters, Alexander McCall Smith
Read the kindle edition. PB here (240pg)
Horse of a Different Killer, Laura Morrigan (304pg)
Total pages: 240 + 304 = 544pg
Points this task: 25
Books read: 2
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 13
Golden oldies: 2
Big book tickets: 1
Coralie20.2 First time Lucky!
Option 1 – book with a one-word title
Fiddlehead
Total to date 160 points
Task 15.5 - It's Outta Here!read a book with page count includes 3 & 5
Lord Edgware Dies
352 pages
pub 1933 - claiming 1 GO tix
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330 points
4 BB tix
4 GO tix
30.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Thank you, Dr. Seuss!Option 3: Read a book first published in March of any year.
The House in the Cerulean Sea (first published March 16th 2020).
Option 4: Read a book first published between 1994 and 2004, inclusive.
Shadowland (first published in 2000).
Total Point: 35
5.1 - All in the Family Read a book with the name of a family member** in the title/subtitle. Plurals and possessives will work. No other variations.
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika D. Sanchez Read 03/18/21
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 65
Big Books Tickets Claimed:
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed: 1
15.2. Free To Be... You And Me Book 1 - Read a book with the word "You" in the title (no subtitles);
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Read 3/15/21
AND
Book 2 - Read a book with the word "Me" in the title (no subtitles)
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson Read 3/19/21
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 80
Big Books Tickets Claimed:
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed: 1
Task 5.7 – Mork & Mindy Book chosen: Pride and Premeditation
Fits task: "and" in the title
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 368 (printed edition)
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 5 points
Not claiming BB or GO
Task 5.8 – Monty Python's Flying Circus Book chosen: The Art of War
Fits task: listed on page 3 pos. 250
Format read: audio
# of pages: 273 (printed edition)
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 10 points
Task 5.10 – Good Times Book chosen: White Ivy
Fits task: book meets SRC rules
Format read: audio
# of pages: 368 (printed edition)
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 15 points
Task 20.2 – Rookie at the Top Book chosen - Option 1: The Cousins
Fits task: at least 290 pages, published on Dec. 1, 2020
Format read: audio
# of pages: 336 (printed edition)
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 35 points
Task 25.1 – Teri's K's Task: Don't Panic! PLEASE DISREGARD!Book 1 chosen - Option 1: The Year of the Flood
Fits task: listed on page 2 pos. 114
Format read: audio
# of pages: 431 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen - Option 1: High-Rise
Fits task: listed on page 8 pos. 751
Format read: audio
# of pages: 208 (printed edition)
Total number of pages: 431+208=639
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 60 points
Task 30.5 – TessaVanessa's Task: Thank you, Dr. Seuss! Book 1 chosen - Option 3: Mystery by the Sea: An utterly addictive English cozy mystery
Fits task: published in March 2021
Format read: ebook
# of pages: 288 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen - Option 4: The Blind Assassin
Fits task: published in 2000
Format read: audio with paperback readalong
# of pages: 637 (printed edition)
Total number of pages: 431+208=639
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date: 90 points
Sara G20.6. Seasoned Reader - Iulia's Task: Honoring Zen, the Brave Tomcat
Option 3. Read a book written by an author whose first and last initials may be found in the phrase: "Strong, wise cats". Books written by multiple authors work, if at least one author satisfies the requirement.
Mystic and Rider by Sharon Shinn
Strong, wise cats
Points this post: 20
Total points: 145
JAMTOWN 80Task: 25.1- Teri-K's Task: Don't Panic
Using 2 books from Option 1: Trippy Novels
My first time reading Blake Crouch: Dark Matter 359 pages MPB found on page 3 of list
My first time reading Dennis Lehane: Shutter Island 385 pages found on page 2 of the list
Page count : 744
Points for this task: 25
Total points this season: 25
Delicious Dee. A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away
Book A - Dirty Kiss - Rhys Ford - Ford for Harrison Ford
Book B - The Queen's Gambit - shelved as space opera by 19ppl
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 360
Task 10.2 - Earth Day Every DayRead a book with a main page genre of Conservation, Ecology, or Environment. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
The Ministry for the Future (2020) by Kim Stanley Robinson (Hardcover, 563 pages)
** The Ministry for the Future is a Big Book, pagecount: 563 pages **
15 + 10 = 25
Tasks Completed: 02
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 15 + 10 = 25
Books read: 02
Pages read: 873
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 01
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's Task: OLD TIME ROCK’N ROLLOption 1) The Switch by Beth O'Leary (336 pages)
Total: 20
Task 5.3 - The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Read a book written by a single author who uses 3 names/initials. All three names/initials must appear in the author's Goodreads record. Spaces determine names. Examples: Carlos Ruiz Zafón; Michael J. Fox; V.E. SchwabMira T. Lee The book I read was Everything Here Is Beautiful
Points this post: 5
Points total: 5
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25.6 - Amy FL's Task: Reminiscing
Option 2: For this task, read a book by an author with the first or last name Tom, Thomas or Tommy
Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations. Thomas L. Friedman
Option 4: For this task, read a book with a MPG of True Crime. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
The Voyeur's Motel. Gay Talese
Points this post: 25
Points total: 275
Tasks complete: 15/54
5.10 - Good TimesMain page genre Childrens may be used if not found in AR Bookfinder.
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 1 by Diana Wynne Jones
This is the compilation of two books that are in AR, but this one is not.
This book has 598 pages for 1 Big Book point.
Points: 5
Total: 265
BB Points: 6
GO Points: 3
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I read a kindle ARC of What Abigail Did That Summer, linked to the hardcover (no pb or MMPB).
232 pages.
total points: 120
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I read a kindle edition of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: a therapist, her therapist, and our lives revealed - linked to the pb (no MMPB).
13 words in title/subtitle combined.
total points: 140
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I read The Lions of Fifth Avenue. My discussion comments are in post 14
total points: 160
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I chose option 2, In Death Series.
Book A - I read Rapture in Death (#4 in the series). I listened to the audiobook, linked to the MMPB.
Book B - I read Rapture in Death (#5 in the In Death Series, which currently has at least 51 books published prior to the start of the Spring 2021 challenge).
total points: 185
Task 20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's Task: OLD TIME ROCK’N ROLL Option 1: For this option, read a book, where the author’s initials can be found in "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road".
I read the book Recipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown
Points this post - 20
Total points - 25
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15.6. It's Saturday!
Friday: Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman
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