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SPRING CHALLENGE 2021
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
Readerboard Name: List_addict20.8: Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL’s Task: 21 Years and 21 Centuries
My number: 17
Option 1: A book published in the same year of the 21st century as your number: 2017
Beard in Mind by Penny Reid
Published 2 August, 2017
Total this challenge: 20
CYNBAXTERTask #15.08 – It's Black and White
Task Description: Read a book set at least 50% in a country/territory from this list that is a home to penguins: Angola, Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa, South Georgia Island, South Sandwich Islands, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay.
Book: Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig - the setting is in Argentina
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 225 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 4
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
Andy P.Task # 20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's Task: OLD TIME ROCK’N ROLL
Option1. Read a book, where the author’s initials can be found in "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Brother Odd by Dean Koontz BRICKROAD 364 p.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 285
Task 5.1 – All in the Family Book chosen: Not Without My Sister: A compelling and heartbreaking WW2 historical novel
Fits task: "sister" in the title
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 256 (printed edition)
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 95 points
Task 5.3 – The Mary Tyler Moore Show Book chosen: Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman
Fits task: author uses 3 names: Anne Helen Petersen
Format read: audio
# of pages: 304 (printed edition)
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 100 points
Task 5.9 – Three's Company Book chosen: Active Defense
Fits task: #3 in the series (grayscale number in parentheses)
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 288 (printed edition)
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 105 points
Task 10.1 – Spring Starts Book chosen: The Lost Hero: The Graphic Novel
Fits task: #1 in the series (grayscale number in parentheses)
Format read: ebook
# of pages: 192 (printed edition)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 115 points
Task 10.4 – Spring States Book chosen: The Drowning Kind
Fits task: except for the prologue and the first chapter, all chapters are set in Sparrowcrest, VT
Format read: audiobook with ebook readalong
# of pages: 336 (printed edition)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 125 points
Task 10.6 – My Baby, She Wrote Me a Letter Book chosen: The White Tiger
Fits task: page 3, pos. 281 on Epistolary Fiction list
Format read: audio
# of pages: 276 (printed edition)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 135 points
Task 10.7 – The Uncola Book chosen: The Unwilling
Fits task: Word in the title starts with "Un" (Unwilling)
Format read: audio
# of pages: 369 (printed edition)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 145 points
Task 10.10 – Twitter - It's What's Happening Book chosen: To Kill a Mockingbird: A Graphic Novel
Fits task: Page number 273 is between 140 and 280
Format read: hardcover
# of pages: 273
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 155 points
Task 15.8 – It's Black and White Book chosen: The Survivors
Fits task: set in Tasmania, Australia: Author Interview
Format read: audio
# of pages: 382 (printed edition)
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 170 points
Task 20.1 – Most Improved Player Book chosen: Hollywood Park
Fits task: One K in "Park" and one P in "Park"
Format read: audio
# of pages: 384 (printed edition)
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 190 points
Elizabeth PTask 30.5 - Thank You, Dr. Seuss
Option One - Author's initials DR
An Unexpected Peril by Deanna Raybourn
Option Four - First published between 1994 and 2004
An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn
First published 2001
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 100
Total Tasks: 8
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 9
Nick KY5.9Three’s company. I read Suffer Little Children by Peter Tremayne, # 3 in the Sister Fidelma series.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 285
Nick KY10.7 The Uncola. I read Uncertain LogicUncertain Logic by Christopher L. Bennett. Title word begins w/ “UN.”
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 295
Theresa5.3 The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Four Ms. Bradwells by Meg Waite Clayton
Points this post - 5
Total Points - 15
Ana20.4 - Golden Oldies - Lys's Task: Wintering at Riley
Option 3
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar. This book has a MPG of LGBT.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 75
25.4 - CHECK YOUR EYESIGHTBOOK 1 - The English Witch
Witch
204 pages
BOOK 2 - Watch Over
Watch
300 pages
TOTAL POINTS - 715
15.9. National Library WeekA book by an author whose initials are found in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK: Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu
Points this post: 15
Total points: 250
trishhartuk5.1 All in the Family
Read a book with the name of a family member** in the title/subtitle. Plurals work.
Fonduing Fathers, Julie Hyzy
Points this task: 5
Books read: 1
Total points: 230
Tasks completed: 15
Golden oldies: 2
Big book tickets: 1
trishhartuk15.5 It's outta here!
Read a book with at least 2 of the digits 75530 in its page count.
The Queen of Nothing, Holly Black (308pg)
Points this task: 15
Books read: 1
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 16
Golden oldies: 2
Big book tickets: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.5 M*A*S*H
The Miracle Worker: A Play by William Gibson
Found on page 2 of list
Points this post: 5
Total points: 520/900
Tasks completed: 30/54
Books read: 39
BB:4
GO: 0
just keeping track for own purposes
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.4 In honor of Captain Tom
Option 1:
Book 1: We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
Book 2: Nightlife by Thomas Perry
Points this post: 15
Total points: 535/900
Tasks completed: 31/54
Books read: 41
BB:4
GO: 0
just keeping track for own purposes
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.3 MAZZA1's Task: Pawn Sacrifice
Option 1:
Chess piece: KING
1b: 1922 by Stephen King
1c: Kickbacks, Kayaks, and Kidnapping by Tonya Kappes
Takes place in Normal, Kentucky
Points this post: 30
Total points: 565/900
Tasks completed: 32/54
Books read: 43
BB:4
GO: 0
just keeping track for own purposes
Sara G20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Parallel Timelines - The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
I posted my thoughts in the discussion thread here.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 280
CYNBAXTERTask #15.02 – Free To Be... You And Me
Task Description #1: Read a book with the word "You" in the title (no subtitles)
Book: We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families by Philip Gourevitch
Task Description #2: Read a book with the word "Me" in the title (no subtitles)
Book: Is There No Place on Earth for Me? By Susan Sheehan
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 240 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 4
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
Joanne MI15.10. Just the Facts, Please
Read a NON-FICTION book with the main page genre Medicine, Medical, or Science. Genres may be standalone or embedded.
A Civil Action Approved for MPG Science message #10 -
Claiming 1 BB ticket at 512 pages
Points this task 15
Total Points 160
BB's this task 1
GO's 1
25.7 - Brooke TX's Task: Deja Vu All Over Again1 option, 2 books.
Option C: In Sequence
Book 1: Book is a whole number in a series.
Gone with the Whisker by Laurie Cass
#8 in Bookmobile Cat Mystery series.
Book 2: Next number in a DIFFERENT series.
The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King
#9 in Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series.
Points: 25
Total: 460
BB Points: 6
GO Points: 3
Boston Kate
10.10 Twitter - It's What's Happening
Come Tumbling Down
206 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.10 - Just the Facts, Please
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
Science is a MPG and was approved in Message #29 of the Task Help Thread.
Link to MMP edition: Blackout - När min hjärna blev min fiende
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 165 points
Tasks completed: 13
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.5 - Big Books, Big Titles
Welcome to the United States of Anxiety: Observations from a Reforming Neurotic by Jen Lancaster
Title, including subtitle is more than 8 words (12 words).
Link to PD edition: Welcome to the United States of Anxiety: Observations from a Reforming Neurotic
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 185 points
Tasks completed: 14
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
ERINJ15.9. National Library Week
Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
Book: Lore
Author: Alexandra Bracken (AB)
Points in this post: 15
Total Points: 210
ZachFor Task 20.4 - Golden Oldies - Lys's Task: Wintering at Riley I chose to complete Option 3 and read In the Dream House which has the MPG LGBT.
Points this post: 20
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Totals:
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Points: 100
BBTs: 4
GOTs: 0
Kai10.2 - Earth Day Every Day
A book with a MPG of Conservation, Ecology, or Environment.
The Overstory by Richard Powers
MPG: Environment
Books Read for Challenge: 16
Total New Points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 185
Sara G15.6. It's Saturday!
Read a book with a day of the week in the title (not subtitle) - any day of the week will work, not just Saturday. Plurals and possessives will work, no other variations.
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Points this post: 15
Total points: 295
Joanna T30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: Pawn Sacrifice
Option 2
You can choose to play either BLACK or WHITE You must read 1 book of over 600 pages that will fulfil one of the following options:
a) Has a cover of BLACK or WHITE (over 70%, according to Tineye).
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Tineye:
70.9 % #030303 Black
11.4 % #40403f Grey
7.0 % #989998 Grey
5.7 % #a1671c Brown
3.1 % #db2637 Red
0.9 % #bd2f3e Red
0.7 % #944950 Violet
0.3 % #842020 Red
This book has 1152pp. I would like to claim 3 BB tickets, please.
Task total: 30
BB this post: 3
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Grand total: 335
BB: 4
GO: 0
LAUREN JODI20.1 - Most Improved Player - Coralie's Task: Knit and Purl
Wicked Pleasures by Tori Carrington
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 465/900
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Total Books Read: 35
Tasks Completed: 30/54
Andy P.Task # 25.5 - Cat's Task: Spring Springs
Option 1. Read a book from this list: Science Writing
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan page 1 #3
Option 4. Read a book with a bridge AND a body of water on the cover.
by Val McDermid cover approved in message 19 of help threadPoints this post: 25
Total points: 310
Bookwrm526 Task #5.7 - Mork & Mindy
Read a book with an ampersand (&) or the word "and" in its TITLE. I read Iron & Velvet by Alexis Hall.
Total points so far: 275
NAVI5.7 - Mork & Mindy
Read a book with an ampersand (&) or the word "and" in its TITLE.
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
How it fits: "and" in the title
Points this post: 5
Total points: 165
NAVI30.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Thank you, Dr. Seuss!
Option 3: Read a book first published in March of any year.
Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am by Julia Cooke
How it fits: First published on March 2, 2021
Option 4: Read a book first published between 1994 and 2004, inclusive.
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
How it fits: First published in 2003
Points this post: 30
Total points: 195
Coralie10.2 Earth Day Every Day.
Book with MPG environment – approved in help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
A Children's Bible
Total to date 245 points
10.6 - My Baby, She Wrote Me a LetterTwenty-one Truths About Love by Matthew Dicks
❇︎ p. 4 of the Epistolary Fiction list ❇︎
Total points: 170 + 10 = 180
15.5 - It's outta here! The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths
❇︎ 325 pages ❇︎
Total points: 180 + 15 = 195
Julia10315.1. Continuing on..................
The Lady's Maid: A Novel
Maid of Secrets
This post: 15 points
Total points: 340
BB: 0
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 21
Total books read: 26
Coralie15.10 Just the Facts, Please
Non-fiction book with MPG science – approved in help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The Secret Lives of Codebreakers: The Men and Women Who Cracked the Enigma Code at Bletchley Park
Total to date 260 points
15.2. Free To Be... You And MeBook 1 - Read a book with the word "You" in the title (no subtitles);
Ten Thousand Skies Above YOU (Firebird #2) by Claudia Gray
Book 2 - Read a book with the word "Me" in the title (no subtitles)
You Were Made For ME by Jenna Guillaume
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 445
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Option 3: Read a book that was first published between 1989 & 2014, inclusive.
Published: 1994
Xanadu 2 (1994) edited by Jane Yolen (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 285 pages)
Option 5: Read a book by an author who didn’t live past the age of 60.
Roadmarks (1979) by Roger Zelazny (Paperback, 186 pages)
Roger Zelazny
Born: in Euclid, Ohio, The United States: on: May 13, 1937
Died: June 14, 1995
Age 58
45 + 25 = 70
Tasks Completed: 04
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 45 + 25 = 70
Books read: 05
Pages read: 1,673
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 02
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+