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SPRING CHALLENGE 2021
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Amy FL30.1 - Dlmrose’s Task: Same Name
Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner
Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell
Points this post: 30
Total points: 225
Bookwrm526Task #5.3 - The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Read a book written by a single author who uses 3 names/initials. I read Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark.
Total points so far: 265
Delicious Dee10.4 - Spring States
Wild Ride - set predominantly (approximately 90%) in Florida
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 460
10.10 - Twitter - It's What's HappeningRead a book with a number of pages between 140 and 280 inclusive.
A Fool and His Honey, 256 pages
New Points: 10
Total Points: 225
BB: 1
GO: 1
MAZZA15.3 - The Mary Tyler Moore Show
🌷Read a book written by a single author who uses 3 names/initials.
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Kim Michele Richardson
Points this post =5
Points to date = 385
MAZZA110.5 - Spend the Day With a Knight
Read a book set during or about medieval times. For the purposes of this task, medieval times will be defined as the 5th through the 16th century (400 AD–1600 AD).
Dissolution
from GR data "It is 1537,"
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 395
MAZZA110.6 - My Baby, She Wrote Me a Letter
April 1- May 9 is Card and Letter Writing Month. Read a book from one of these lists: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
Anne of Windy Poplars on page 2 of that list First published 1936 I am claiming a GO ticket
Has Childrens as MPG US bookfinder info
"Anne of Windy Poplars Anne of Windy Poplars/Anne of Windy Willows
Montgomery, L.M.
AR Quiz No. 6653 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 14.0"
points this post = 40
points to date = 405
GO this post = 1
To date = 3
MAZZA115.4. In honour of Captain Tom
Option 2
Read one book that satisfies the requirements for both books of Option 1.
Nowhere Near You three word title NNY in target phrase author = Leah Thomas
points this post = 15
Points to date = 420
MAZZA115.7. Disco, Disco Duck
Read a book with all the letters of DISCO found in its title (not subtitle).
Memories, Dreams and Reflections
D- Dreams
IS in memorIeS
CO in RefleCtiOns
points this post = 15
Points to date = 435
MAZZA120.8. Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: 21 Years and 21 Centuries
First generate a random number between 1 and 21.
I generated 19
Option b) Century
Read a book first published or set in that century of the CE
The Lost Stradivarius first published 1895 (19th century)
Qualifies as a GO published 1895
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 455
GO this post = 1
GO to date = 4
MAZZA120.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis
my comment in thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
points this post = 20
Points to date = 475
Andy P.Task # 30.2 - Aprilleigh’s task: Agatha Christie, Queen of Mystery
Option 1 An Invitation to Die
And Then There Were None: Deadly Parties list.
One by One by Ruth Ware 373 p.
Option 2: The Locked Room
Popsugar 2021 #13 - A Locked Room Mystery
Behind Closed Doors by [author:B.A. Paris|14425604 351 p. page 1 # 26
page count 373 + 351 = 723p >600
Points this post: 30
Total points: 245
MAZZA125.3 - Delicious Dee's Task: Series I’m Reading
Option 2: Series 2 – In Death series – J.D. Robb
The In Death series is a futuristic police series set in 2060 New York City.
Book A - Read a book in the In Death series – Books must be WHOLE numbers only. In Death series.
Salvation in Death
Book B - Read a book from a series that has MORE than 15 books published at the beginning of this challenge.
Seven Up 29 in series
Points this post = 25
Points to date = 500
MAZZA125.6 - Amy FL's Task: Reminiscing
Option 2:, read a book by an author whose initials can be found in QUADROPHENIA.
Dangerous Women Hope Adams
Option 3: Read a book with a title (ignore subtitles) that contains a word of four or more letters from one of the tracks on the album. Words must match exactly.
Troubling Love Love is word that matches song Love's in Need of Love Today
Points this post = 25
Points to date = 525
Kristen IA5.9 - Three's Company
Read a book that is #3 in a series (series, #3).
Wolfhunter River by Rachel Caine
I listened to the audiobook and linked to the PB edition
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5/900
Tasks Completed: 1/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
Kristen IA10.10 - Twitter - It's What's Happening
Read a book with a number of pages between 140 and 280 inclusive.
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May - 241 pages
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 15/900
Tasks Completed: 2/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
ERINJ20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Margo's Task: First Time Lucky!
Option 1: As I have completed one challenge, read a book with a ONE word title
Book: Confess
Points in this post: 20
Total Points: 170
Task 20.8. Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: 21 Years and 21 CenturiesNumber generated: 20
Option A: The Survivors published September 2020, finished 4/1
Points this task: 20
Total points: 285
Heather KSTask 10.1 Spring Starts
Read a book that is book number 1 in a series
I read Firefly Lane
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35
Heather KSTask 10.10 Twitter - It's What's Happening
Read a book with a number of pages between 140 and 280 inclusive.
I read Jane Eyre - The Graphic Novel
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 45
Heather KSTask 30.4 Sandy's Task: Up and Down
Book 1 - any book that fits general SRC rules
Book 2 - your second book must go up in pages and down in publication date
I read The Hare and The Vanishing Half
Points this post: 30
Total points: 75
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska5.8 - Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Read a book found in the provided list of cult classics.
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (268 p.)* **
*Found on page 1
** I would like to claim a GO ticket, please. (1932)
➸ Total Points: 35
➸ Total Pages: 1,014
10.1 Spring StartsI read Legend by Marie Lu. This is the first book in the legend series.
Points: 10
Total points: 100
15.10 - Just the facts, pleaseI readThe Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson It has the MPGs non-fiction, science and medical.
Points: 15
Total points: 115
20.4 - Wintering at RileyOption 4
I read De 100 beste gedichten voor de VSB Poëzieprijs 2016 gekozen door Kees 't Hart. This book has the MPG poetry.
Points: 20
Total points: 135
25.7 - Deja vu all over againOption A
Book 1: I read Mrs. Degas by Arthur Japin. This book was published in 2020
Book 2: KLIFI by Adriaan van Dis. This book was published in 2021.
Points: 25
Total points: 160
Rochelle20.6. 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".
Book: The Lamplighters, by Emma Stonex
Points: 20
Total points: 115
Coralie25.5 Spring Springs.
Option 2: book with a title that has all the letters of LION and LAMB in the title
A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul
LI in baLI, ON in cONspiracy, L in foul, A in A, M in Most, B in Bali
Option 3 – book by an author with a name related to George
Snowdrift and Other Stories by Georgette Heyer
French feminine version of George
Total to date 235 points
Julia10330.4 - Sandy's Task: Up and Down
Book 1: The Murder at Sissingham Hall (published 2013, 260 pages)
Book 2: The King's Justice (published 1985, 322 pages)
This post: 30 points
Total points: 325
BB: 0
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 20
Total books read: 24
30.5 - THANK YOU DR. SEUSSOPTION 1 - A Brisket, a Casket by Delia Rosen
Author's initials DR
OPTION 2 - Next Door Knight
NDK in Wacky Wednesday
TOTAL POINTS - 680
LAUREN JODI5.9 - Three's Company
Book, Line and Sinker by Jenn McKinlay
Book #3 in the Library Lovers Mystery Series
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 435/900
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Total Books Read: 33
Tasks Completed: 28/54
Joanne MITask 20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's Task: OLD TIME ROCK’N ROLL
Option 2. Bob Seger- Choose a song from this list of tracks off the album Live Bullet Live Bullet
Chosen Song: Turn The Page
The Red Parts-TuRn the Page
Points this task 20
Total points 115
GO's 1
Task 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".
The book I read was The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda
StROng, wise cats
Points this task: 20
Total points: 110
Sara G15.10. Just the Facts, Please
Read a NON-FICTION book with the main page genre Medicine, Medical, or Science. Genres may be standalone or embedded.
The Age of Radiance: The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era by Craig Nelson
The top MPG is Science, 55 users.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 260
TessaVanessa Challenge 10,.7 The Uncola
If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen
Points this post: 10
Total points: 445/900
Tasks completed: 26/54
Books read: 33
BB:4
GO: 0
just keeping track for own purposes
TessaVanessa Challenge 20.9 Moderators' Pet - Christine V's Task: Share Appreciation
Cooper's Charm by Lori Foster
CHARM is target word
Points this post: 20
Total points: 465/900
Tasks completed: 27/54
Books read: 34
BB:4
GO: 0
just keeping track for own purposes
TessaVanessa Challenge 25.6 Amy FL's Task: Reminiscing
Option 2: True Courage by Dee Henderson
Initials found in QUADROPHENIA
Option 4: We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder by William B. Phelps
Points this post: 25
Total points: 490/900
Tasks completed: 28/54
Books read: 36
BB:4
GO: 0
just keeping track for own purposes
TessaVanessa Challenge 25.8 QueenBeeDarlene's Task: 3 Genres I love, and 1 that I hate
Option 1B: Eggnog, Extortion, and Evergreen by Tonya Kappes
Option 3: The Elephant Mountains by Scott Ely
Points this post: 25
Total points: 515/900
Tasks completed: 29/54
Books read: 38
BB:4
GO: 0
just keeping track for own purposes
PAULA S20.4 - Golden Oldies - Lys's Task: Wintering at Riley
Option 3: Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with an LGBT MPG.
I read the ebook, PB link for reference (no MMPB): The Descent of Monsters
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Point this Post: 20
Total Points: 65
Big books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
PAULA S5.7 - Mork & Mindy
Read a book with an ampersand (&) or the word "and" in its TITLE.
Of Potions and Portents
I read the Kindle edition, PB link for reference (no MMPB): Of Potions and Portents: Sister Witches of Raven Falls Cozy Mystery Series, Book 1
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Point this Post: 5
Total Points: 70
Big books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Joanna T10.9 - Just What the Doctor Ordered
Read a book written by a single author with the letters M and D in the author's name.
Submission by Ella Dominguez
Task total: 10
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Grand total: 305
BB: 1
GO: 0
PAULA S5.9 - Three's Company
Read a book that is #3 in a series (series, #3).
Magical Bookshop #3
I read the Kindle edition. PB link for reference (no MMPB): Murders and Metaphors: A Magical Bookshop Mystery
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Point this Post: 5
Total Points: 75
Big books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
PAULA S10.4 - Spring States
Read a book set at least 50% in a US state that was admitted to the Union during March, April, or May: Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Wisconsin.
set i Ohio
I read the Kindle edition. MMPB link for reference Assaulted Caramel
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Point this Post: 10
Total Points: 85
Big books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
PAULA S10.8 - Bye, Bye Miss American Pie
Read a book with a word in the TITLE that can be found in the American Pie song lyrics
A Kiss Before Dyingword: before
"I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn't play"
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Point this Post: 10
Total Points: 95
Big books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Nick KY15.2 Free to Be You and Me
Book 1. “You” in title. I read I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People by Terence Lester.
Book 2. “Me” in title. I read If You Ask Me by Betty White.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 265
Nick KY15.9 Library WeekRead a book by a single author whose initials are found in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
I read The East, the West, and Sex: A History of Erotic Encounters by Richard Bernstein, inits in “liBRary.”
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 280
CYNBAXTERTask #15.06 – It's Saturday!
Task Description: Read a book with a day of the week in the title (not subtitle)
Book: Tuesday Nights in 1980 by Molly Prentiss
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 210 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 4
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
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