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SPRING CHALLENGE 2021
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5.7 - Mork & Mindy
🌷Read a book with an ampersand (&) or the word "and" in its TITLE. Only titles work. Subtitles should be ignored.
Estate and Trust Administration for Dummies, by Margaret A. Munro
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Points for this task: 0
Total points : 295-5=290
Tasks completed: 13-1=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
Kathy KS25.2 - Janet F’s Task: Burgess Shale
Choose TWO of the options and read a book for each.
Option 1: Read a book with at least 3 of the letter S in the title. Subtitles excluded.
Estate and Trust Administration for Dummies, by Margaret A. Munro
4 S = eState, truSt, adminiStration, dummieS
Option 3: Read a book that was first published between 1989 & 2014, inclusive.
Toward a More Perfect Union: The Settlement of Union Township, Clay County, Kansas, by James R. Beck
1st published 2012
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 315
Tasks completed: 13
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
25.7 Brooke TX's Task: Deja Vu All Over AgainOption A: Year After Year
Book 1 published December 15, 2020
The Garden of Promises and Lies by Paula Brackston 320pp,
Book 2 published March 9, 2021
2034: A Novel of the Next World War by Elliot Ackerman & James G. Stravidirus 320pp
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 235
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets: 1 (500)
5.4 Fawlty TowersRead a book with more than two 'W's' in the total.
The Wife and the Widow by Christian White
Points Earned This Post: 5
Total Points Earned: 240
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets: 1 (500)
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.3 Delicious Dee's Task: Series I’m Reading
Option 2:
Book 1: Glory in Death by J.D. Robb
Book 2: Criss Cross by James Patterson
#27 in Alex Cross series
Points this post: 25
Total points: 900/900
Tasks completed: 54/54
Books read: 73
BB:4
GO: 1
just keeping track for own purpose
And another challenge complete! :)
JEN B10.1 - 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.
On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle
This book is the first in the Coffeehouse Mystery series
TOTAL POINTS: 115
Joanne MITask 20.3 Joanne MI's Task: OLD TIME ROCK’N ROLL
Option 2. 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
Song: BeauTIful Loser
The Blade Itself -BTI in Beautiful
Claiming 1 BB at 515 pages
Points this task 20
Total Points 225
BB's this task 1
Total BB's 5
GO's 1
Amy B30.1 - Dlmrose’s Task: Same Name
Read 2 books each written by a different author who shares the same first name. The books must be written by a single author. The name must match exactly. If the author uses first initials all initials must match exactly.
Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand
Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 495 Points
Joanne MI25.2 - Janet F’s Task: Burgess Shale
Book 1
Option 3: Read a book that was first published between 1989 & 2014
The Space Between Us published 2006
Book 2
Option 4: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in WONDERFUL LIFE.
Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings
AR Bookfinder information AR Quiz No. 60035 EN Fiction
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 19.0
Points this task 25
Total Points 250
BB's 5
Go's 1
10.2 - Earth Day Every Day Read a book with a main page genre of Conservation, Ecology, or Environment. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep by Allan Wolf Read 4/28/21
Main page genre: Environment.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 380
Big Books Tickets Claimed:
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed: 1
30.2 - Aprilleigh’s task: Agatha Christie, Queen of Mystery Option 1: Read a book found on the And Then There Were None: Deadly Parties list.
A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie. Read 04/06/21
Book is found on Page 1, #2 on the list given.
**I'd like a Golden Oldie ticket for A Murder is Announced (first published: 1950)**
Option 2: Read a book found on one of these lists: Popsugar 2021 #13 - A Locked Room Mystery
The Escape Room by Megan Goldin Read 03/22/21
Book is found on Page 1, #22 on given list.
Book 1 Pages: 288
Book 2 Pages: 357
Total Pages: 645 which is greater than the 600 page requirement.
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 410
Big Books Tickets Claimed:
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed: 2
5.3 - The Mary Tyler Moore ShowRead a book written by a single author who uses 3 names/initials.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Total Points: 85
Oma122910.1 - 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.
The Silent Corner-Dean Koontz
Points= 390/900
Tasks= 22/54
Goldie Oldies Books()
Big Books=500+(3),750+,1000+()
Oma12295.3 - The Mary Tyler Moore Show
🌷Read a book written by a single author who uses 3 names/initials. All three names/initials must appear in the author's Goodreads record. Spaces determine names.
Ascent Into Hell-Andrew M. Greeley
Claiming Ascent Into Hell as Big Book with 512 pages
Points= 395/900
Tasks= 23/54
Goldie Oldies Books()
Big Books=500+(3),750+,1000+()
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15.9. National Library Week
Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
Helena. Evelyn Waugh
Points this post: 15
Points total: 660
Tasks complete: 38/54
CYNBAXTERTask #10.01 – Spring Starts
Task Description: Read a book that is book number 1 in a series
Book: Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 485 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 7
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 5
10.4 - Spring StatesAt least 50% in South Carolina.
I read the ebook, the mmp is here: Death on Demand by Carolyn G. Hart.
Points: 10
Total: 700
BB Points: 9
GO Points: 4
10.5 - Spend the Day With a KnightSet during 400 AD–1600 AD.
I read the ebook of The Devil's Novice by Ellis Peters. The mmpb is here: Il novizio del diavolo.
"In the autumn of 1140..."
Points: 10
Total: 710
BB Points: 9
GO Points: 4
APRILLEIGH15.4 - In Honor of Captain Tom
Option 2: One book fulfilling both requirements.
Book A: A book with a title of at least three words, where the initial letters can be found in YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE.
Book B: A book with an author name of Tom or Thomas.
Lattes and Lies by Christine Zane THOMAS
(Read the kindle version - paperback - no mmpb)
L found in you’Ll
AL found in wALk
Author’s name includes THOMAS.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (715)
Golden Oldie: 0 (9)
Big Book: 0 (3)
Books Read: 1 (53)
Total Tasks: 43
30.1 - Dlmrose’s Task: Same NameRead 2 books each written by a different author who shares the same first name.
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
and
Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian
New Points: 30
Total Points: 385
BB: 1
GO: 1
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I read Outbreak - I read the kindle edition, linked to the top MMPB. This book is found on page 2 of the Medicine and Literature list, currently #140.
total points: 580
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For book 1, I listened to the audiobook of Year One, linked to the top MMPB.
For book 2, I listened to the audiobook of One Good Deed, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
Linking word - One
total points: 595
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I chose option 3 and read Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders. Author's first and last initials, CA, found in CAts.
total points: 615
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For my first book, I chose option 2 and read a kindle ARC of Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier and linked to the pb (no MMPB).
Lion - L and O in bLOod, I and N in daNIel
Lamb - L and A in dAnieL, M in aMerica's, B in Blood
For my second book, I chose option 3 and read Oh Myyy! by George Takei. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
Author name George
total points: 640
Bookwrm526Task #25.1 - Don't Panic!
Option 1: Read a book from this Trippy Books List. I read Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane (369p), from page 2 of the list.
Option 2: reading a NONFICTION book with at least one 4 and one 2 in the page number. I read Why Indigenous Literatures Matter by Daniel Heath Justice (284p).
369+284= 653p
Total points so far: 505
Julia10325.8- QueenBeeDarlene's Task: 3 Genres I love, and 1 that I hate
Option 1B: Daughters of Earth (GOAT in title: G, A and T in Daughters, O in Of)
Option 3: Tempest in the Tea Room by Libi Astaire (author initials LA: L in LONELY, A in SAD)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 565
BB: 1
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 36
Total books read: 45
Kathy KS10.1 - Spring Starts
Read a book that is book number 1 in a series
Vick's Vultures, by Scott Warren
(Union Earth Privateers #1)
I read this as an ebook; pb=223 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 10
Total points : 325
Tasks completed: 14
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Kathy KS20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
I read The Bear and the Nightingale, by Katherine Arden (Cabin in the Woods)
My discussion participation is Message 14
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I listened to the audio; mmpb-464 p. (L'Ours et le Rossignol)
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 345
Tasks completed: 15
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
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15.7. Disco, Disco Duck
Read a book with all the letters of DISCO found in its title (not subtitle).
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. Jonas Jonasson
Disappeared Climbed Out
Points this post: 15
Points total: 675
Tasks complete: 39/54
Bookwrm526Task #15.3 - A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away
Book 1: read a book whose author name matches the first, last or middle name of one of the main actors from the movie. I chose James Earl Jones and read Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones by Martha Wells (genre verified in help thread post 21 and 22.
Total points so far: 520
PAULA S20.1. 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.
K and P in KeePers
I read the ebook, MMPB for reference: Ό,τι βρεις, δικό σου
*** the MMPB has 512 pages. I claim 1 Big Book ticket ***
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Point this Post: 20
Total Points: 145
Big books: 3
Golden Oldies: 2
PAULA S20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI's Task: OLD TIME ROCK’N ROLL
Option 2: Choose a song from this list of tracks off the album 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
title initials BFT found in "Beautiful Loser": BeauTiFul
I read the kindle edition. PB link for reference (no MMPB): Booked for Trouble: A Lighthouse Library Mystery
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Point this Post: 20
Total Points: 165
Big books: 3
Golden Oldies: 2
10.10 - Twitter - It's What's HappeningRead a book with a number of pages between 140 and 280 inclusive.
Exit West
Paperback edition Exit West: 229 pages.
Total Points: 95
Task 10.2 - Earth Day Every DayEnvironment MPG
The Running Hare: The Secret Life of Farmland
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890 points
7 BB tix
7 GO tix
Task 10.5 - Spend the Day With a Knightset in 1520s&1530s
Wolf Hall
673 pges - 1 BB tix (though not relevant as I have finished!)
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900 points
8 BB tix
7 GO tix
Amy B20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
REQUIRED: You must participate in the book's discussion thread with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book. Posted 4/30.
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 515 Points
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LAUREN JODI15.1 - Continuing on..................
Book #1:
A First Date with Death by Diana Orgain
Book #2:
Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 650/900
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Total Books Read: 53
Tasks Completed: 44/54
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5.5 - M*A*S*HBirthmarked (Birthmarked #1) by Caragh M. O'Brien
page 5
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 530
Andy P.Task # 30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: Pawn Sacrifice
I chose King
Option 1.
a) The name of the piece is in the title
Jeeves and the King of Clubs by Ben Schott
b) The name of the piece is found intact in the author’s name
Christine by Stephen King
Points this post: 30
Total points: 540
LAUREN JODI50.1 - Chris MD's Task: Reliving the 70s
Numbers rolled: 4 3 4
Book #1: Fashion
Even - Hot Pants
Shopping for a Billionaire 2 by Julia Kent
Page #: 158
Book #2: Music
Odd - Rumours
Word used: WOMAN
The Mystery Woman by Amanda Quick
Page #: 375
Book #3: Books
Even - Blockbuster Historical Fiction
Stranger in My Arms by Lisa Kleypas
Published 1998
MPG Historical fiction confirmed in post 18 of the help thread.
Page #: 368
Total page #: 901
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 700/900
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Total Books Read: 56
Tasks Completed: 45/54
FLY Task #25.2 - Janet F’s Task: Burgess Shale
task: Option 1: Read a book with at least 3 of the letter S in the title.
book: Boss in Boots: The True Story Behind Kinky Boots: From Barton to Broadway
(approved for length in message 8179)
how it fits: boSS in bootS
task: Option 5: Read a book by an author who didn’t live past the age of 60.
book: Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
how it fits: The author, David Rakoff, died at age 47, shortly after completing the audio narration for this book (wiki)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 255
Tasks completed: 14/54
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
EMurphy20.3 Best Review-Joanne MI's Task: OLD TIME ROCK'N ROLL
Option 2: Title of at least 3 words where the initial letters of each word in the title appear in the song name chosen from the album Live Bullet
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
*Song is Beautiful Loser
*464 pages
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 245
Books Read: 19
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 1
BB Ticket +1000: 1
Tasks Completed: 13
Kai25.7 - Brooke TX's Task: Deja Vu All Over Again
OPTION A - Year After Year
Book 1
A book first published in 2020
The Cold Millions by Jess Walter
Book 2
A book first published in 2021
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones
Books Read for Challenge: 29
Total New Points: 25
Total Challenge Points: 385
Cindy FTask 25.7 Deja Vu All Over Again
Option C: In Sequence
Book #1: #5 in Series Rutland Place by Anne Perry
Book #2: #6 in a different series Chambers of Death: A Medieval Mystery by Priscilla Royal
Points this post:25
Total points:130
Books read:10
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:2 tickets
Tasks completed:9
Cindy FTask 5.5 M*A*S*H
Book on list Page 9 Time's Convert by Deborah Harkness
Points this post:5
Total points:135
Books read:11
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:2 tickets
Tasks completed:10
Cindy FTask 10.3 ABBA
All letters of ABBA in title
The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina—Separating the Myth from the Medicine by Jennifer Gunter
Points this post:10
Total points:145
Books read:12
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:2 tickets
Tasks completed:11
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10.5 - 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). based on historical persons from the 9th century
The Sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok. Ben Waggoner
Points this post: 10
Points total: 685
Tasks complete: 40/54
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15.9. National Library Week
Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
author initials AB found in liBrAry
I read the kindle edition. PB link for reference (no MMPB): Lethally Green
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Point this Post: 15
Total Points: 125
Big books: 2
Golden Oldies: 2