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SPRING CHALLENGE 2021
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Queen Bee Darlene10.10 Twitter - It's What's Happening
# of pages between 140 and 280
News of the World by Paulette Jiles
209 pages
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 25
APRILLEIGH25.1 - Teri-K’s Task: Don’t Panic!
I chose to use the same option for both books.
Option 2: Read a nonfiction book with at least one 4 and one 2 in the page number.
Book 1: 101 Objects to See in the Night Sky by Robin Scagell (224 pages)
Book 2: Everything You Need to Ace Geometry in One Big Fat Notebook by Christy Needham (624 pages)
*** Big Book - one ticket for 500+ pages ***
I started reading this in February after finishing the Winter Challenge, but set it aside after 228 pages (out of 624) to finish during the Spring Challenge.
Both books are new-to-me.
224 + 624 = 848 > 601 pages
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 25 (80)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 1 (1)
Books Read: 2 (7)
Total Tasks: 6
Queen Bee Darlene5.9 Three's Company
#3 in series
A Cajun Christmas Killing by Ellen Byron
Cajun Country Mystery #3
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 30
APRILLEIGH30.4 - Sandy’s Task: Up and Down
Book 1: Any book that fits general SRC rules
The Astronomy Book by DK Publishing
352 pages, first published in 2017
Book 2: Up in pages and down in publication date
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Amateur Astronomy by Michael E. Bakich
356 pages (up from 352), first published in 2003 (down from 2017)
352 + 356 = 708 > 600 pages
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (110)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (1)
Books Read: 2 (9)
Total Tasks: 7
Andy PTask # 5.5 - M*A*S*H
Read a book found on the Medicine and Literature list.
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande
Page 1 # 15 on list
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20
APRILLEIGH10.9 - Just What the Doctor Ordered
A book written by a single author with M and D in their name.
Stars of the First People by Dorcas S. Miller
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (120)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (1)
Books Read: 1 (10)
Total Tasks: 8
APRILLEIGH5.4 - Fawlty Towers
A book with two Ws in the title.
New England StarWatch by Mike Lynch
W in neW
W in starWatch
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (125)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (1)
Books Read: 1 (11)
Total Tasks: 9
20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's Task: OLD TIME ROCK’N ROLLThe Switch by Beth O'Leary (336 pages)
Total: 20
Mod
10.4 - Spring States
Read a book set in (South Carolina).
Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera
Main page description reads "It's 1924 South Carolina..."
Points this post: 10
Points total: 75
Tasks complete: 6/54
ZachFor Task 15.8. It's Black and White I read Y: The Last Man, Vol. 7: Paper Dolls which is set 50% in Australia. From the synopsis on the book's Goodreads page "PAPER DOLLS chronicles Yorick and 355's search for Yorick's fiancee Beth in Australia".
Points this post: 15
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Totals:
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Points: 45
BBTs: 1
GOTs: 0
Joanne MI Task 5.9 Read a book that is #3 in a series
Magician's Gambit # 3 in the Belgaraid Series
Points this task 5
Total points 15
15.9 - NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK - Blizzard of Love: A Long Valley Romance Novella by Erin WrightEW in National Library Week
TOTAL POINTS - 120
Task 10.5 - Spend the Day With a KnightBook: Hamnet, finished 3/6
Set in 1580s and 1590s, per main page description
Points this task: 10
Total points: 35
SarahBR20.10 - Group Read
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
I am post 2 on the thread discssing this book
Also claiming a golden oldies ticket
Points this post:20
Total points:30
Books read:2
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books;0
Tasks completed:2
Coralie10.5 Spend the Day With a Knight
Book set in 12th century
The Assassin's Prayer
Total to date 35 points
5.6 - Are You Being Served?Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu
Points 10
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennySpring 2021 Season
Task 15.9. National Library Week
National Library Week is April 4-10.
Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK. All initials must be used.
The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames
Points this post: 15
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points to Date: 15
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennySpring 2021 Season
Task 5.2 - Antiques Roadshow
Antiques Roadshow is a British television programme that debuted in 1979 and has been running ever since, spawning versions in other countries with the same TV format, including Canada and the United States.
🌷Read a book that is considered an antique. For the purposes of this task, an antique is defined as a book that was first published at least 100 years ago (1921 and before).
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus, initially published in 1818, claiming 1 GO Ticket
Points this post: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
Total Points to Date: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennySpring 2021 Season
Task 15.7. 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.
Clowns Vs. Spiders
Points this post: 15
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points to Date: 35
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennySpring 2021 Season
20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's Task: OLD TIME ROCK’N ROLL
Option 2 - Bob Seger
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 Amityville Horror - 315 pages
TAH found in Turn The Page
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points to Date: 55
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
SandiCompleted Task
10.8 - Bye, Bye Miss American Pie
4 letter word in the lyrics also in book title. Using the word 'dark'
Dark Shadows by Marilyn Ross
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 5
Points Earned this Post: 10
Total Points To Date: 15
Julia10330.3 - MAZZA1's Task: Pawn Sacrifice
Option 1 - I chose Bishop
A. The Bishop's Heir (piece name in title)
C. Barrayar (set on planet Barrayar)
(I read this as part of omnibus Cordelia's Honor, pages 207-475, posting as top separate edition)
This post: 30 points
Total points: 50
BB: 0
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 2
Total books read: 3
MARGO 15.10. Just the Facts, PleaseApproved in task help message 6 by Sandy.
Read a NON-FICTION book with the main page genre Medicine, Medical, or Science
The Woman Who Walked into the Sea: Huntington's and the Making of a Genetic Disease
paperback
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Points this task: 15
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Joanne Mi15.9. National Library Week
Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK. All initials must be used.
The Wild Vine: A Forgotten Grape and the Untold Story of American Wine by Todd Kliman
Points this task 15
Total Points 30
10.10 - Twitter - It's What's HappeningRead a book with a number of pages between 140 and 280 inclusive.
I read Shalom India Housing Society, which has 225 pp.
points: 20
books read: 2
tasks completed: 2
pages read: 571
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Ann A's Task: Big Books, Big TitlesBook with a title/subtitle consisting of AT LEAST 8 WORDS
Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season by Nick Heil
Total Points: 40
10.8 Bye Bye Miss American Pie I read This Light Between Us: A Novel of World War II by Andrew Fukuda - the word is "light" found in "To light the sacrificial rite"
Total Points: 10
20.1 Knit and Purl I read The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop: How To Decolonize the Creative Classroom by Felicia Rose Chavez -- both K and P in the word "workshop"
New Total: 30
5.7 - Mork & MindyAnd Baby Makes Three; Now What Do We Do? The Step-by-Step Guide to Taking Care of Your New Baby
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Ann A's Task: Big Books, Big TitlesIn honor of Big Books and wordiness, read a book with a title/subtitle consisting of AT LEAST 8 WORDS.
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water
9 Words in Title
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 90
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
10.10 - Twitter - It's What's HappeningThe Secret Life of Objects
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15
*CHANGING BOOK CLAIMED*5.6 - Are You Being Served?
Book originally claimed:
Love Poems for the Office
Points Earned This Post: -5
Total Points Earned: 85
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
5.6 - Are You Being Served?Read a book with the MPG Humor or Comedy.
The Breast
MPG Humor
Points Earned This Post: 5
Total Points Earned: 90
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Delicious Dee5.3 - The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Unrestrained - Joey W. Hill
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Delicious Dee5.9 - Three's Company
The Fate of the Tearling - #3 in the Queen of the Tearling series
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 10
Delicious Dee15.10. Just the Facts, Please
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic - Nonfiction and shelved as medicine by 148ppl
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 40
Delicious Dee20.5 - Bigger is Better - Ann A's Task: Big Books, Big Titles
His Truth Is Marching on: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 60
Delicious DeeSusannah Nix20.6. Seasoned Reader - Iulia's Task: Honoring Zen, the Brave Tomcat
Option 3 - Intermediate Thermodynamics - Susannah Nix - SN found in Strong, wise cats
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 80
Task:20.10 - Group ReadsOption:Parallel Timelines
Book read:The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
Required: Messages 2 and 4 of the discussion thread are mine.
Points this task:20
Total points:20
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Books read:1
Tasks completed:1
Delicious Dee30.1 - Dlmrose’s Task: Same Name
The Invasion of the Tearling - Erika Johansen - Big Book Ticket - i read the kindle, but most popular paperback has 544pgs
Playing with Seduction - Erika Wilde
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 110
Delicious Dee30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: Pawn Sacrifice
I picked King
Book A - The Serpent King
Book B - Love According to Science - Claire Kingsley
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 140
Task:20.9. Moderators' Pet - Christine V's Task: Share Appreciation (a book where any single word of four letters or more from "compliment" and its listed synonyms can be found intact in the title)Book read:Take Two by Meg Cabot
children mpg: IL: UY - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8.0
Required: Take in title matches Take in "take off hat to"
Points this task:20
Total points:40
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Books read:2
Tasks completed:2
Delicious Dee30.4 - Sandy's Task: Up and Down
Book A - Freefall - 375pgs, published 2008
Book B - The Touch - 624pgs, first published 2003; Big Book Ticket - 500+pgs
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 170
Task 10.2 - Earth Day Every DayBook: The New Wilderness, finished 3/7
Points this task: 10
Total points: 45
PegW5.6 - Are You Being Served?
Read a book with the MPG Humor or Comedy.
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse
Points this task: 5
Total points: 35
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Margo's Task: First Time Lucky!Option 1: Read a book with a ONE word title
Book read: Possessions
How it fits: One word title, 295 pages (PB Edition: Possessions)
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Total points: 30
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
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Option A: Book first published in that year of the 21st century - my random number was 19, so a book published in 2019
Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh
**Do You Dream of Terra-Two? is a Big Book (544 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Total Points: 20