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SPRING CHALLENGE 2021
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Bookwrm526Task #5.10 - Good Times
Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules! I read Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire.
Total points so far: 525
20.10 Group ReadsI read Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis. I wrote comment 16 on the discussion thread.
points: 200
books read: 15
tasks completed: 12
tasks in progress: 1
Big Books: 1
pages read: 5429
Rita5.9 Threes Company
Read Assasins Fate Book 3 of the Fitz and Fool Trilogy by Robin Hobb
Had 5 points
Worth 5 points
Have 10 points now
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
LAUREN JODI25.8 - QueenBeeDarlene's Task: 3 Genres I love, and 1 that I hate
Option 1 - Book B: GOAT in title
How to Date Your Dragon by Molly Harper
Option 3 - Author initials in SAD AND LONELY
Cross Breed by Lora Leigh
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 725/900
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Total Books Read: 58
Tasks Completed: 46/54
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: 725/900
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Total Books Read: 58
Tasks Completed: 46/54
Jen K10.6 - My Baby, She Wrote Me a Letter
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
List: Epistolary Fiction page 1, #60
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 450
Big Books: 3
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Ann A's Task: Big Books, Big TitlesTitle/subtitle AT LEAST 8 WORDS.
The Reluctant Yogi: A Quirky Guide to the Practice That Can Change Your Life by Carla McKay.
Points: 20
Total: 710
BB Points: 9
GO Points: 4
10.2 - Earth Day Every DayMain page genre Environment.
The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal about Being Human by Noah Strycker
Points: 10
Total: 720
BB Points: 9
GO Points: 4
15.8. It's Black and WhiteRead a book set at least 50% in a country/territory from this list that is a home to penguins: My book is set in South Africa as indicated in the book summary.
I read an ebook of Coconut
New Points: 15
Total Points: 400
BB: 1
GO: 1
APRILLEIGH30.1 - Dlmrose’s Task: Same Name
Two books each written by different single authors who share the same first name.
Book 1
The Secret of Seaside by Agatha Ball
(Read the kindle version - paperback - no mmpb)
Book 2
Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1934 ***
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (745)
Golden Oldie: 1 (10)
Big Book: 0 (3)
Books Read: 2 (55)
Total Tasks: 44
StaceyNC5.3 - The Mary Tyler Moore Show
🌷Read a book written by a single author who uses 3 names/initials.
Book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Author: J.K. Rowling
Completed: 4/15/21
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12.0
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 145
Tasks Completed: 9
StaceyNC5.7 - Mork & Mindy
🌷Read a book with an ampersand (&) or the word "and" in its TITLE.
Book: The Truth About Cats and Wolves
Completed: 4/28/21
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 150
Tasks Completed: 10
StaceyNC10.1 - Spring Starts
Read a book that is book number 1 in a series.
Book: Merciless
Completed: 4/10/21
Book #1 in Option Zero
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 160
Tasks Completed: 11
StaceyNC10.8 - Bye, Bye Miss American Pie
Read a book with a word in the TITLE that can be found in the American Pie song lyrics in the help thread post 2.
Book: Doctor Dragon's Fake Bride
Completed: 4/22/21
Word: Bride
Approved for length post 8185
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 170
Tasks Completed: 12
StaceyNC15.1. Continuing on..................
Book 1: Read any book that meets SRC requirements and that has a title of at least 2 words;
Book: Drive Me Wild
Completed: 4/7/21
AND
Book 2: Read any book that meets SRC requirements and that has a title of at least 2 words, where the first word of the title is the same as the last word in the title of Book 1.
Book: Wild Man
Completed: 3/7/21
Point this Post: 15
Total Points: 185
Tasks Completed: 13
StaceyNC20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Margo's Task: First Time Lucky!
Your book for this task must be at least 290 pages.
Option 1.
Read a book with a ONE word title.
Book: Hidden
Completed: 3/25/21
Pages: 348
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 205
Tasks Completed: 14
StaceyNC20.7 - 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”.
Book: Edge of Darkness
Completed: 4/6/21
Author: Lara Adrian
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 225
Tasks Completed: 15
StaceyNC20.8. Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: 21 Years and 21 Centuries
Help Thread
Number: 8
Option a) Year
Read a book first published in that year of the 21st century. e.g. if your random number was 14, read a book first published in 2014.
Book: Perfect Chemistry
Completed: 3/31/21
Published: 12/23/2008
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 245
Tasks Completed: 16
StaceyNC25.2 - Janet F’s Task: Burgess Shale
Option 1: Read a book with at least 3 of the letter S in the title. Subtitles excluded.
Book: Obsessed
Completed: 3/21/21
Option 3: Read a book that was first published between 1989 & 2014, inclusive.
Book: Gunmetal Magic
Completed: 4/14/21
Published: 2012
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 270
Tasks Completed: 17
30.4 - Sandy's Task: Up and DownThis is a 2 book task. Your books must have a combined total of at least 600 pages.
Book 1 - any book that fits general SRC rules
Book: Silence Fallen
Completed: 4/10/21
Pages: 371
Published: 2017
Book 2 - your second book must go up in pages (that is, more pages than book 1) and down in publication date (published in an earlier year than book 1).
Book: The Scorpio Races
Completed: 4/8/21
Pages: 409
Published: 2011
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 300
Tasks Completed: 18
Task 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Margo's Task: First Time Lucky! Option 2: Before She Disappeared, finished 5/1. Published 1/19/21
Points this task: 20
Total points: 460
Kai20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Margo's Task: First Time Lucky!
OPTION 1 - A book with a ONE word title, must be longer than 290 pages
February by Lisa Moore
310 pages
Books Read for Challenge: 30
Total New Points: 20
Total Challenge Points: 405
30.1 - Dlmrose’s Task: Same Name2 books, author's same first name.
Book 1: I read the ebook, mmpb is here: Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs.
Book 2: I read the ebook, mmpb is here: The Alington Inheritance by Patricia Wentworth
Points: 30
Total: 750
BB Points: 9
GO Points: 4
25.1 - Teri-K's Task: Don't Panic!Both books are new to me.
Option 3, MPG Travel: Women in Sunlight by Frances Mayes
mass market paperback edition Women in Sunlight 432 pages
Option 3, MPG Travel: The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morgenthaler
paperback edition The Tourist Attraction 390 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 485
Kelly L 15.1. Continuing on..................
Book 1: Why Not Me?
Book 2: Me Talk Pretty One Day
This post = 15 points
Total = 90 points
Thank you for welcoming me back in the Winter 2020 Challenge. It really meant a lot. Life is starting to even out so lets hope my reading can increase.Task 5.5 - Read a book found on the Medicine and Literature list.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Page 1 book 4
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
Louise5.7 - Mork & Mindy
Cat & Mouse by James Patterson
Date Read: 3/7
How It Fits: & in title
Points this post: 5
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Totals:
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Points: 75
BBTs:
GOTs: 0
Louise5.3 - The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Obsessed by Rick R. Reed
Date Read: 3/9
How It Fits: Author Rick R. Reed
Points this Post: 5
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Totals:
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Points: 80
BBTs:
GOTs: 0
Louise30.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Thank you, Dr. Seuss!
Option 3
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
Date Read: 3/9
How It Fits: Published March 4th 2014
Option 4
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Date Read: 3/6
How It Fits: First published August 26, 1994
Points this Post: 30
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Totals:
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Points: 110
BBTs:
GOTs: 0
Nick KY25.3 - Delicious Dee's Task: Series I’m Reading
Opt. 1. Book 1. I read Map of Bones by James Rollins, in the Sigma Force series.
Book 2. I read Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, Science Fiction and Thriller are GR genres.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 545
Nick KY30.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Thank you, Dr. Seuss!
Choose 2 options . REQUIRED: State in your post the options you used.
Option 2: Dr. Seuss also published books under the name of Theo LeSieg. My favorite book under this name was Wacky Wednesday.
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the first letter of each word can be found in WACKY WEDNESDAY. Ignore subtitles. Letters can only be used as often as they appear in the target phrase.
I read Night And Day by Robert B. Parker. weDNesdAy
Option 4: Thursday, April 22 is Earth Day. Long before saving the earth became a global concern, Dr. Seuss, speaking through his character the Lorax, warned against mindless progress and the danger it posed to the earth's natural beauty. I was introduced to The Lorax when my children were little. They were born in 1994 thru 2004.
Read a book first published between 1994 and 2004, inclusive
I read Mapping the Ethical Turn, 1st pub’d 2001.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 575
Task 15.9 – National Library Week Book chosen: The Color Purple
Fits task: Authors initials A and W found in National Library Week
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 304 (printed edition)
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 315 points
Task 20.4 – Golden Oldies Book chosen: Option 2: Rot & Ruin
Fits task: Started the book before but never finished it
Format read: audio
# of pages: 458 (printed edition)
Book chosen: Option 3: These Feathered Flames
Fits task: LGBT listed as MPG
Format read: audio
# of pages: 496 (printed edition)
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 335 points
Task 20.6 – Seasoned Reader Book chosen: Option 1: The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Fits task: Cat on the cover
Format read: audio
# of pages: 256 (printed edition)
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 355 points
Task 25.5 – Cat's Task: Spring Springs Book 1 chosen: Option 1: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Fits task: found on page 1 pos. 12
Format read: audio
# of pages: 303 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: Option 4:
Fits task: Bridge and river on the cover
Format read: audio
# of pages: 320 (printed edition)
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 380 points
Task 25.7 – Brooke TX's Task: Deja Vu All Over Again Option A:
Book 1 chosen: The Vanishing Half
Fits task: First published in June 2020
Format read: audio
# of pages: 343 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: The Museum Murder: An utterly unputdownable cozy mystery
Fits task: First published in March 2021
Format read: ebook
# of pages: 242 (printed edition)
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 405 points
Task 30.3 – MAZZA1's Task: Pawn Sacrifice Option 1: Queen
Book 1 chosen: Queen of the Conquered
Fits task: Queen intact in the title
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 400 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: The Four Winds
Fits task: Set 100% in the United States (TX and CA) - U found in QUEEN
Format read: audio
# of pages: 464 (printed edition)
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date: 435 points
Laurah3050.1 - Chris MD's Task: Reliving the 70s
I rolled 2 - 4 - 4.
book 1 (even)- Read a book of 250 pages or less.
Their Eyes Were Watching God 219 p
book 2 (even) - Read a book by a single author whose initials (all initials) are found in Elton John OR Bernie Taupin.
Riding the Rap by Elmore Leonard 326 p
book 3 (even) - Read a book with an MPG of historical fiction that was first published in the second half of the 20th century (1950-1999).
Cold Sassy Tree 391 p pub in 1984
total pages = 936 p
Points this post: 50
Total points: 160
Books read: 9
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books; 1
Tasks completed:6
15.8 Black or White 50% set in list of countries - South AfricaBorn a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
Total: 15
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - Ann A's Task: Big Books, Big Titles
I read a kindle edition of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: a therapist, her therapist, and our lives revealed - linked to the pb (no MMPB).
13 words in title/subtitle combined.
total points: 640 - 20 = 620
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For book one, I read a kindle edition of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: a therapist, her therapist, and our lives revealed - linked to the pb (no MMPB).
"You" in title
For book two, I read an audiobook of Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
"Me" in title.
total points: 635
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I chose the two book option.
For book 1, I read Once Upon a Lie. Title initials, OUAL, found in yOU'Ll never wAlk alone.
For book 2, I read Blood Money by Thomas Perry. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb (no MMPB). Author name Thomas.
total points: 650
Mod
I read Walking Foot Quilting: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques to Master Quilting with a Walking Foot.
14 words in title and subtitle.
total points: 670
Mod
For my first book, I read Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis - 336 pages
For my second book, I read Pied Piper. I read the kindle edition, linked to the MMPB - 246 pages.
pAper - pIper.
336 + 246 = 582 pages (>required 501)
total points: 695
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For my first book, I used option 2 and read Runner by Thomas Perry - author name Thomas. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
For my second book, I used option 3, and read Another Time, Another Place - word "another" matches song #17, Another Star. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
total points: 720
Bookwrm526 - Reposting because I screwed it up the first time, sorry!Task #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. This book is new to me.
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).
This book is new to me.
369+284= 653p
Total points so far: 510
Bookwrm526 - reposting because I screwed it up sorry!Task #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
Book 2: Read a book with a main page genre of Space Opera. Genre can be standalone or embedded. I read Fugitive Telemetry.by Martha Wells (genre verified in help thread post 21 and 22.
Total points so far: 525
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Lys's Task: Wintering at RileyOption 3: Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with an LGBT MPG.
The Falling in Love Montage
Total Points: 115
CILLATask 20.5
Read a book with a title/subtitle consisting of AT LEAST 8 WORDS.
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 45
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 3
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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Sugaring Season
Option 2: The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu (author initals ML in MAPLE)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 585
BB: 1
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 37
Total books read: 46