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SPRING CHALLENGE 2021
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
10.8 - Bye, Bye Miss American Pie"I couldn't take one more step": one
The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace
Post Total: 10
Season Total: 35
15.8. It's Black and WhiteMontevideo, Uruguay:
Crocodile Tears by Mercedes Rosende
Post Total: 15
Season Total: 50
20.1. Most Improved Player - Coralie's Task: Knit and PurlbroKen sPears
The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico by Miguel León-Portilla
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 70
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Lys's Task: Wintering at RileyOption 4: Read a book with a MPG of poetry.
Dearly: New Poems by Margaret Atwood
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 90
10.6 - MY BABY SHE WROTE ME A LETTER - Meet Me at the MuseumOn page 2 of the epistolary fiction list
TOTAL POINTS - 560
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Ann A's Task: Big Books, Big TitlesCode Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII by Chester Nez
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 110
20.6. Seasoned Reader - Iulia's Task: Honoring Zen, the Brave TomcatOption 3. Read a book written by an author whose first and last initials may be found in the phrase: "Strong, wise cats".
Wise caTs
Thrive by Tami West
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 130
LAUREN JODI15.3 -A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away
Book #1: Carrie Fisher
Kitty Takes a Holiday by Carrie Vaughn
Book #2: Space Opera
Mercenary Instinct by Ruby Lionsdrake
Confirmed in Post #21 of the task help thread.
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 355/900
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Total Books Read: 27
Tasks Completed: 23/54
APRILLEIGHREPOST of 30.3 - MAZZA1’s Task: Pawn Sacrifice
Option 2a: One book over 600 pages where the cover is over 70% BLACK, according to TinEye.
The Iliad by Homer (683 pages)*** Golden Oldie, first published around 800 BCE ***
*** Big Book - one ticket for 500+ pages ***
TinEye result.
97.7 % #1e1f20 Black
1.5 % #58585d Grey
0.4 % #822a2f Red
0.3 % #a0a38e Grey
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (465)
Golden Oldie: 1 (5)
Big Book: 1 (3)
Books Read: 1 (36)
Total Tasks: 31
Sara G20.9. Moderators' Pet - Christine V's Task: Share Appreciation
For this task, read a book where any single word of four letters or more from "compliment" and its listed synonyms can be found intact in the title (subtitles excluded).
I chose the target word as "wish."
Wish List by Lisa Kleypas etc.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 225
Julia1035.7 - Mork & Mindy
A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History
("and" in title)
This post: 5 points
Total points: 240
BB: 0
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 16
Total books read: 17
15.5. It's outta here!Read a book with at least 2 of the digits 75530 in its page count.
The Last Smile in Sunder City
The Last Smile in Sunder City PB 352 Pages
3 & 5 appears in 75530
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 195
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Jen K20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Margo's Task: First Time Lucky!
Option 1: Cockroaches
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 185
Big Books: 1
MARGIEVANTask 20.5 - Ann A's Task: Big Books, Big Title
Read a book with a title/subtitle consisting of at least 8 words.
The Cookbook Club: A Novel of Food and Friendship
Title/Subtitle consists of 9 words
Points this post: 20
Points total: 100
Andy P.Task # 10.3 - ABBA
Read a book with the ALL the letters ABBA in the title
The Collaborator of Bethlehem by Matt Rees
Two A's in Collaborator, 1 B in Collaborator, 1 in Bethlehem
Points this post: 10
Total points: 205
20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's Task: OLD TIME ROCK’N ROLL2. Choose a song from this list of tracks off the album Live Bullet Live Bullet
Read a book with a Title (ignore subtitles) of at least 3 words, where the initial letters of each word in the title appear in the song name.
The Adventures of Sally
Song: 3. "Beautiful Loser"
Claiming a golden oldie. Published in 1922
Points this task: 20
Books read this task: 1
Golden oldie claimed this task: 1
Big book claimed this task: 0
Total points: 50
Total Tasks completed: 3
Total Golden oldies: 2
Total Big Book tickets: 0
Total books read: 3
Andy P.Task # 10.8 - Bye, Bye Miss American Pie
Read a book with a word in the TITLE that can be found in the American Pie song lyrics
Die Last by Tony Parsons
The Word is Die as in "This will be the day that I Die"
Points this post: 10
Total points: 215
SEASONAL READING CHALLENGEStephanie127
10.1 - Spring Starts: Read a book that is book number 1 in a series (series, #1)
The Oxford Murders
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10/900
Tasks completed: 1/54
Books read: 1
SEASONAL READING CHALLENGEStephanie127
10.9 - Just What the Doctor Ordered: Read a book written by a single author with the letters M and D in the author's name.
Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20/900
Tasks completed: 2/54
Books read: 2
Stephanie12710.10 - Twitter - It's What's Happening: Read a book with a number of pages between 140 and 280 inclusive.
A Children's Bible, has 240 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 30/900
Tasks completed: 3/54
Books read: 3
25.3 - Delicious Dee's Task: Series I’m Reading2 books, 1 option.
Option 3: Series 3 – Arcane Society
Book A - Book in Arcane series.
I listened to the audiobook, mmp here: The Perfect Poison by Amanda Quick.
Book B - Series book by author with pseudonym.
I listened to the audiobook, mmp here: Siren's Call by Jayne Castle.
Castle also writes as Jayne Ann Krentz, as shown on the main page.
Points: 25
Total: 345
BB Points: 6
GO Points: 3
5.3 - The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSingle author who uses 3 names.
The Adventurer by Jayne Ann Krentz
Points: 5
Total: 350
BB Points: 6
GO Points: 3
JEN B10.8 - Bye, Bye Miss American Pie
Read a book with a word in the TITLE that can be found in the American Pie song lyrics
Foul Is Fair by Hannah Capin
The word foul is in the song line, "it landed foul on the grass"
TOTAL POINTS: 35
Task 15.7 - Disco, Disco DuckDISCO in title
Chasing the Shadows
D in shaDows
ISC in ChaSIng
O in shadOws
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455 points
5 BB tix
4 GO tix
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennySpring 2021 Season
Task 20.9. Moderators' Pet - Christine V's Task: Share Appreciation
REQUIRED: State the target word from the list that you are using.
The Butterfly Garden target word: butter
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points to Date: 395
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 2
Task 30.4 - Sandy's Task: Up and DownBook 1: Mother May I - published 2021, has 336 pages
Book 2: Ready Player Two - published 2020, has 370 pages
Points this task: 30
Total points: 250
10.9 - Just What the Doctor OrderedDancing On Coral by Glenda Adams
M & D found in author's last name, aDaMs
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 345
CoralieJust What the doctor Ordered
Book by an author with the letters M and D in their name
The Devil's Eye by Jack McDevitt
Total to date 170 points
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska25.5 – Cat's Task: Spring Springs.
Option 2.Read a book with all the letters in LION and LAMB in the title/subtitle.
Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be by Rachel Hollis (241 p.)
Option 3.Read a book by an author with the name George (any position).
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George (340 p.)
➸ Total Points: 30
➸ Total Pages: 746
Kim O15.4. In honor of Captain Tom
I am using the one-book option.
Another Roadside Attraction
Book 1 requirement: Minimum three-word title where the initials of each title word can be found in "You'll Neve r W a lk A lone."
Book 2 requirement: Author's name is Tom or Thomas
Points this task: 15
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Totals:
Points: 60
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 4
Amy B20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's Task: OLD TIME ROCK’N ROLL
Choose one option and read a book that fits the requirements. Your book must be at least 250 pages. No books with MPG of Children/kids may be used.
Option 2: Choose a song from this list of tracks off the album Live Bullet Live Bullet
Read a book with a Title (ignore subtitles) of at least 3 words, where the initial letters of each word in the title appear in the song name. Letters may only be used as often as they appear in the song name. REQUIRED: You must include the song name in your post.
The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk (Nutbush City Limits) - 384 pages
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 205 Points
Joanne MITask 20.10 Group Read
Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis
My comments on the book are in post # 9
Points this task 20
Total Points 95
GO's 1
Task:5.9 - Three's Company - a book that is #3 in a seriesBook read:Picture Perfect by Holly Smale
Required: This is number 3 in the Geek Girl series. "(Geek Girl #3)"
Points this task:5
Total points:230
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Books read:16
Tasks completed:14
Task:5.6 - Are You Being Served? (a book with the MPG Humor or Comedy.)Book read:Model Misfit by Holly Smale
Children's MPG:IL: MY+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10.0
Required: MPG Humor present.
Points this task:5
Total points:235
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Books read:17
Tasks completed:15
25.2 - Janet F’s Task: Burgess ShaleOption 1: Read a book with at least 3 of the letter S in the title.
Crossroads
3 S's in croSSroadS
Option 5: Read a book by an author who didn’t live past the age of 60.
The Shadow over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft
Died at age 46 as stated the Goodreads author page.
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket (First Published 1936)
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 220
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Task 15.9 - National Library Weekauthor initials in NATIONAL
After the Silence by Louise O'Neill
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470 points
5 BB tix
4 GO tix
Julia10325.3 - Delicious Dee's Task: Series I’m Reading
Series 2:
Book A - Naked in Death (In Death #1)
Book B - Murder on Pleasant Avenue (Gaslight Mystery #23)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 265
BB: 0
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 17
Total books read: 19
Delicious Dee20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's Task: OLD TIME ROCK’N ROLL
Option 1 - The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett - BB found in Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 445
Task 10.1 - Spring Starts - Read a book that is book number 1 in a seriesThe book I read was The Henna Artist
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65
Task 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Ann A's Task: Big Books, Big Titles - read a book with a title/subtitle consisting of at least 8 words.The book I read was American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century
Points this post: 20
Total points: 85
Scooter&Siam10.1 - Spring Starts
Read a book that is book number 1 in a series (series, #1) The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title.
Read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Points: 10
Total: 75
NAVI10.8 - Bye, Bye Miss American Pie
Read a book with a word in the TITLE that can be found in the American Pie song lyrics
Dark Age by Pierce Brown
How it fits: "And we sang dirges in the dark"
Points this post: 10
Total points: 145
NAVI15.7. Disco, Disco Duck
Read a book with all the letters of DISCO found in its title (not subtitle). Letters can be used only as many times as they appear in the title.
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
How it fits: Transcendent Kingdom
Points this post: 15
Total points: 160
Kai15.10 - Just the Facts, Please
A nonfiction book with the main page genre Medicine, Medical, or Science.
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich
MPG: Science
Books Read for Challenge: 12
Total New Points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 140
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