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SPRING CHALLENGE 2021
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10.4 - Spring StatesBook set at least 50% in a listed US state - this takes place in Wisconsin, as mentioned in the GR summary
Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 2 by James Tynion IV
Total Points: 190
Kathy KS30.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Thank you, Dr. Seuss!
Choose 2 options.
Option 1: Read a book by an author with first and last initials of DR. Initials must be in that order.
An Unexpected Peril, by Deanna Raybourn
I read an ARC of this title.
Option 4: Read a book first published between 1994 and 2004, inclusive.
Time-Saving Gardener: Tips and Essential Tasks, Season by Season, by Carolyn Hutchinson
Original publication date=1999
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 235
Tasks completed: 12
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Task 15.10 - Just the Facts, PleaseNon-fiction, Science MPG
How to Argue With a Racist: History, Science, Race and Reality
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640 points
6 BB tix
6 GO tix
20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's Task: OLD TIME ROCK’N ROLLOption 1: author’s initials can be found in "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia
Total Points: 210
25.8- QueenBeeDarlene's Task: 3 Genres I love, and 1 that I hateOption 1B: Book with all the letters GOAT in title only
Good Luck with That by Kristan Higgins
Option 3: Book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in SAD AND LONELY
I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee
Total Points: 235
30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: Pawn SacrificePiece Used: King
Option 1A: Name of the piece is in the title
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
Option 1C: Setting of the book begins with ANY letter in your chosen playing piece - this book takes place in Illinois, as noted in the GR metadata
Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid
Total Points: 265
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Sugaring Season235 pages min.
Option 1: Sugar on Snow
"Snow” intact in the title.
Stitch In Snow by Anne McCaffrey
254 pages.
Points: 20
Total: 515
BB Points: 6
GO Points: 3
15.9. National Library WeekBook by a single author whose initials are found in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
The Massive, Vol. 1: Black Pacific by Brian Wood
Total Points: 280
Delicious Dee15.9 National Library Week
Fable - Adrienne Young - AY found in the provided phrase
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 490
5.3 - The Mary Tyler Moore ShowAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Author uses 3 names
Total points: 55
20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's Task: OLD TIME ROCK’N ROLLOption 1: Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu, 273 pages
Author initials in GoodbYe Yellow BriCk Road
Total points: 80
Amy W20.1. Most Improved Player - Coralie's Task: Knit and Purl: Read a book with at least one letter K and at least one letter P in the title/subtitle.
I read Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In by Phuc Tran. The subtitle has a k in ‘books’ and a p in ‘punk.’
Points This Task: 20
Total Points to Date: 80
Amy W20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's Task: OLD TIME ROCK’N ROLL
I chose 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.
I chose Track 1 - Nutbush City Limits. I read The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. The letters T, M, and L are in the song title.
Points This Task: 20
Total Points to Date: 100
Amy W20.5 - Bigger is Better - Ann A's Task: Big Books, Big Titles: Read a book with a title/subtitle consisting of AT LEAST 8 WORDS.
I read Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West. The title has more than 8 words.
Points This Task: 20
Total Points to Date: 120
Amy W10.9 - Just What the Doctor Ordered: Read a book written by a single author with the letters M and D in the author's name.
I read Milk Fed by Melissa Broder.
Points This Task: 10
Total Points to Date: 130
Mary P20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Sugaring Season
Option 2: Maple
Read a book with a single author with the first and last initials of the author found in the word “maple”.
Nightingale Way by Emily March
310 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 130
Mary P20.8. Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: 21 Years and 21 Centuries
Random #15
Option A: Read a book first published in that year of the 21st century.
The Gilded Hour by The Gilded HourSara Donati
Published in 2015
Points this task: 20
Total points: 150
LAUREN JODI15.5 - It's outta here!
A Brush with Shadows by Anna Lee Huber
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 505/900
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Total Books Read: 40
Tasks Completed: 35/54
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I read The Rise of Magicks, #3 in the Chronicles of the One. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the MMPB.
total points: 260
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I read a kindle ARC of Robert B. Parker's Payback. The hardcover (no pb or MMPB) is Robert B. Parker's Payback.
K and P both found in PaybacK.
total points: 280
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I chose option 1 and read Rodham, with a one word title. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
432 pages, exceeding the required minimum of 290 pages.
total points: 300
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I chose option 1 and read Transient Desires by Donna Leon. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb (no MMPB). Authors initials, DL, found in gooDbye yeLlow brick road.
277 pages, exceeding the required minimum of 250 pages.
total points: 320
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I used the phrase "ingratiate oneself with" and read Life Without Parole - the 4 letter word "with" is found in the target phrase and in the title word "WITHout."
total points: 340
15.1. Continuing on..................Book 1:Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Shunryu Suzuki
Book 2:Mind of My Mind by Octavia E. Butler
this post:15
total:290
Joanne MI 5.1 - All in the Family Read a book with the name of a family member** in the title/subtitle.
Son of the Shadows Claiming 1 BB ticket at 608 pages
Points this task 5
Total Points 185
BB's this task 1
Total BB's 4
Total GO's 1
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Task # 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Margo's Task: First Time Lucky!
task: Option 1. read a book with a ONE word title.
book: Vicious
how it fits: one word title
Verified as "not actually a comic" here and line 31 on spreadsheet
Points this post: 20
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 11/54
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
DeborahPost #7
30.4 - Sandy's Task: Up and Down
1) All the Bright Places 378 pages---2015
2) Burn for Me 382 pages---2014
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 145
Books Read:9
Tasks Done: 7
DeborahPost #8
5.10 - Good Times
Artificial Condition
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 150
Books Read:10
Tasks Done: 8
Delicious Dee25.6 - Amy FL's Task: Reminiscing
Option 2 - First Comes Like - Alisha Rai - AR found in QUADROPHENIA
Option 4 - Foxcatcher: The True Story of My Brother's Murder, John du Pont's Madness, and the Quest for Olympic Gold - shelved as true crime - I can't tell by how many because of the new top genres format
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 515
Julia10310.5 - Spend the Day With a Knight
Crouchback
(reposted - page count has been added to paperback edition Crouchback)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 375
BB: 0
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 23
Total books read: 29
15.9. National Library WeekAuthor's initials in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
I read the ebook, there is no mmp, the pb is here: Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher.
Points: 15
Total: 530
BB Points: 6
GO Points: 3
Julia10325.2 - Janet F’s Task: Burgess Shale
Option 3: Fledgling (published in 2009)
Option 4: Flag in Exile by David Weber (DW in WONDERFUL)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 400
BB: 0
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 24
Total books read: 31
Julia10310.8 - Bye, Bye Miss American Pie
The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy
(The word "girl" is in the lyrics: "I met a girl who sang the blues")
This post: 10 points
Total points: 410
BB: 0
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 25
Total books read: 32
25.7 - Brooke TX's Task: Deja Vu All Over AgainOption C: In Sequence
Book 1: Read a book that is a whole number in a series.
Anne of Avonlea
#2
Claiming a Golden Oldie. Published in 1909.
Book 2: Read a book that is the next number in a DIFFERENT series
Blandings Castle
#3
Claiming a Golden Oldie. Published in 1935.
Points this task: 25
Books read this task: 2
Golden oldie claimed this task: 2
Big book claimed this task: 0
Total points: 75
Total Tasks completed: 4
Total Golden oldies: 4
Total Big Book tickets: 0
Total books read: 5
Shawn H.15.5. It's outta here!
Page number containing 2 of the digits 75530
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
327 pages - using 7 and 3
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 35
Big Ticket Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Task:30.1 - Dlmrose’s Task: Same NameBook 1:Head Over Heels by Holly Smale
Childrens MPG: IL: MY+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11.0
Book 2:Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne
Required: Both authors' first names are Holly
Points this task:30
Total points:385
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Books read:28
Tasks completed:22
Nick KY15.5 It’s Outta Here! -- at least 2 of the digits 75530 in its page count. I read The Geographer's Library by Jon Fasman -- 374 pp.
Poits This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 325
Andy P.Task #15.1. Continuing on..................
Book 1. Takes One to Know One by Susan Isaacs
Book 2. One of Us Will Be Dead by Morning by David Moody
Points this post: 15
Total points: 380
TessaVanessa Challenge 5.1 All in the Family
The Weekend Wife by Beth Ciotta
Points this post: 5
Total points: 570/900
Tasks completed: 33/54
Books read: 44
BB:4
GO: 0
just keeping track for own purposes
TessaVanessa Challenge 5.7 Mork & Mindy
Gear, Grills, & Guns by Tonya Kappes
Points this post: 5
Total points: 575/900
Tasks completed: 34/54
Books read: 45
BB:4
GO: 0
just keeping track for own purposes
TessaVanessa Challenge 5.9 Three's Company
You and I, Me and You by Mary Janice Davidson
Points this post: 5
Total points: 580/900
Tasks completed: 35/54
Books read: 46
BB:4
GO: 0
just keeping track for own purposes
Jayme(the ghostreader)5.6 Are You Being Served
Read a bhook with MPG-humor
High Fiveby Janet Evanovich
MPG-Humor
Task +5
Grand Total: 45
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.1 Spring Start
Fixin' to Die by Tonya Kappes
Points this post: 10
Total points: 590/900
Tasks completed: 36/54
Books read: 47
BB:4
GO: 0
just keeping track for own purposes
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