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SPRING CHALLENGE 2021
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30.4 Sandy’s Task: Up and DownBook 1: Beach House Reunion
Book 2: Ladies' Night
Points this post: 30
Total points: 200
25.8- QueenBeeDarlene's Task: 3 Genres I love, and 1 that I hateOption 1
Patriot Games by Tom Clancy
Date Read: 3/14
How It Fits: GOAT - pATriOt Games
Claiming Big Book ticket: 503pgs
Option 3
Extra! Extra! Dead All About It by Amanda M. Lee
Date Read: 3/11
How It Fits: Author Initials AL - sAd and Lonely
Points this Post: 25
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Totals:
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Points: 135
BBTs: 1
GOTs: 0
20.8. Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: 21 Years and 21 CenturiesNumber Generated: 20
Option a) Year
On Borrowed Crime by Kate Young
Date Read: 3/15
How It Fits: Published October 6, 2020
Points this Post: 20
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Totals:
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Points: 155
BBTs: 1
GOTs: 0
25.2 - Janet F’s Task: Burgess ShaleOption 1
Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead by Christiana Miller
Date Read: 3/4
How It Fits: 3 S's in title
Option 3
Beach Colors by Shelley Noble
Date Read: 3/17
How It Fits: Published 2012
Points this Post: 25
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Totals:
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Points: 180
BBTs: 1
GOTs: 0
20.6. Seasoned Reader - Iulia's Task: Honoring Zen, the Brave TomcatOption 3
The Wild Hunt by Elizabeth Chadwick
Date Read: 3/17
How It Fits: Author Initials EC
Points this Post: 20
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Totals:
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Points: 200
BBTs: 1
GOTs: 0
Mary P20.4 - Golden Oldies - Lys's Task: Wintering at Riley
Option 2:Read a book that you’ve previously left unfinished.
Beneath the Scars by Cherise Sinclair
I started this book in the past bu t have not finished it before.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 195
Christine V20.5 - Bigger is Better - Ann A's Task: Big Books, Big Titles
Zak George's Guide to a Well-Behaved Dog: Proven Solutions to the Most Common Training Problems for All Ages, Breeds, and Mixes
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
MEGSCL10.4 - Spring States
A Patchwork Planet (set in Maryland according to metadata)
TOTAL
630 points
3 big book
1 golden oldie
Suzannesea30.5 TessaVanessa's Task: Thank you, Dr. Seuss!
Option 1
Read a book by an author with first and last initials of DR.
The K Team by David Rosenfelt
Option 3
Read a book first published in March of any year.
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal was first published on March 9th, 2017.
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 160
Sara G30.1 - 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.
The Year of Living Scandalously by Julia London
In Triumph's Wake: Royal Mothers, Tragic Daughters, and the Price They Paid for Glory by Julia P. Gelardi
These authors are both named Julia.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 510
MEGSCL25.3 - Delicious Dee's Task: Series I’m Reading
Option 2:
Book A - Read a book in the In Death series
Naked in Death (In death #1)
Book B - Read a book from a series that has MORE than 15 books
The House of Unexpected Sisters (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #18)
TOTAL
655 points
3 big book
1 golden oldie
Ana30.4 - Sandy's Task: Up and Down
Book 1 -Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. The book was published in 2018 and has 370 pages.
Book 2 - Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi. This book has more pages than book 1 and was published first. Page total for both books is greater than 600.
Points this post: 30
Total Points:185
25.1 - Teri-K's Task: Don't Panic!Option 1. Read a book from this Trippy Books List
No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Stories by Lee Child
page 8
480 pages
Option 3. read a fiction or non-fiction book with MPG Travel.
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years by Bill Bryson
288 pages
Total pages read: 768
Books are new-to-me
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 555
Jen K15.2. Free To Be... You And Me
Book 1: Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America
Book 2: Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 465
Big Books: 3
Jen K10.9 - Just What the Doctor Ordered
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
Dorothy gilMan
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 475
Big Books: 3
SandiCompleted Task
30.4 - Sandy's Task: Up and Down
Book #1 -- any book that fits SRC guidelines
Passion Fruit Punch Murder by Susan Gillard
First publication year: 2017
Print edition page count: 216
Book #2 -- book higher in pages than book #1, earlier in publication year
Raising the Ruins: The fight to revive the legacy of Herbert W. Armstrong by Stephen Flurry
First publication year: 2006
Print edition page count: 435
Total pages: 651
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 180
Points Earned this Post: 30
Total Points To Date: 210
Inge10.10 - Twitter - It's What's Happening
book: Only Ever Always
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 150/900
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 10/54
BB ticket: 1
Coralie10.3 ABBA
Book with all the letters of ABBA in the title (an A and a B in each ABout)
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Total to date 510 points
ROXY5.1 - All in the family (word - children)
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Points this post: 5
Total points: 110 + 5 = 115
ROXY15.7 - Disco, Disco Duck
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Points this post: 15
Total points: 115 + 15 = 130
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Lys's Task: Wintering at RileyOption 3:Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with an LGBT MPG.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 575
CYNBAXTERTask #30.01 – Dlmrose’s Task: Same Name
Task Description: Read 2 books each written by a different author who shares the same first name.
Book 1: Summerwater by Sarah Moss
Book 2: Women of the Dunes by Sarah Maine
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date: 540 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 7
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 5
EMurphy20.4 Golden Oldies-Lys's Task: Wintering at Riley
Option 3: LGBT genre The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
This Task:
Ponts: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 265
Books Read: 20
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 1
BB Ticket +1000: 1
Tasks Completed: 14
Reposting post #2286 to post cover:Task 20.6 – Seasoned Reader
Book chosen: Option 1:
Fits task: Cat on the cover
Format read: audio
# of pages: 256 (printed edition)
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 435 points
Delicious Dee5.6 - Are You Being Served?
Peace, Blood, and Understanding - shelved as humor by 12ppl; ebook only approved msg #8197 of the ebook approval thread
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 630
Laurie METask 5.6: Are You Being Served? Read a book with MPG of Humor or Comedy
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
Task 5.9: Three's Company: Read the third book in a series
The Nursing Home Murder by Ngaio Marsh
Task 5.10: Good Times: read a book of choice
The Man Who Played with Fire: Stieg Larsson's Lost Files and the Hunt for an Assassin by Jan Stocklassa
Points this post: 15
books read: 3
Points total: 15
Andy P.Task # 25.3 - Delicious Dee's Task: Series I’m Reading
Option 1
Book A - Read a book in the Sigma Force series
Map of Bones by James Rollins
Book B Read a series book that has BOTH Thriller and Science Fiction as main page genres
Relic by Douglas Preston
Series: Pendergast #1, Science Fiction, Thriller MPG
Points this post: 25
Total points: 565
30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: Pawn SacrificeOption 1: Chess Piece - Queen
a) The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Date Read: 3/14
How It Fits: Queen in title
c) The Savage King by Michelle M. Pillow
Date Read: 3/18
How It Fits: Set on Qurilixen
Points this Post: 30
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Totals:
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Points: 215
BBTs: 1
GOTs: 0
LAUREN JODI25.5 - Cat's Task: Spring Springs
Option 3: April Holidays
Saved by Their One-Night Baby by Louisa George
Option 4: May Day
The P.I. by Cara Summers
Confirmed in post #29 of the task help thread.
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 750/900
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Total Books Read: 60
Tasks Completed: 47/54
20.1. Most Improved Player - Coralie's Task: Knit and PurlPrinciples of Spookology by S.E. Harmon
Date Read: 3/19
How It Fits: PrinciPles of sPooKology
Points this Post: 20
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Totals:
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Points: 235
BBTs: 1
GOTs: 0
10.10 - Twitter - It's What's HappeningThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Date Read: 3/19
How It Fits: 197pgs
Points this Post: 10
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Totals:
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Points: 245
BBTs: 1
GOTs: 0
10.8 - Bye, Bye Miss American PieThe Ghost of Blackwood Lane by Greg Enslen
Date Read: 3/21
How It Fits: Ghost n title - The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
Points this Post: 10
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Totals:
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Points: 255
BBTs: 1
GOTs: 0
10.1 - Spring StartsThe Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
Date Read: 3/21
How It Fits: #1 The Bronze Horseman
Claiming 2 Big Book Tickets: 810pgs
Points this Post: 10
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Totals:
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Points: 265
BBTs: 3
GOTs: 0
15.9. National Library WeekThe Riot by Laura Wilson
Date Read: 3/23
How It Fits: Author Initials LW
Points this Post: 15
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Totals:
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Points: 280
BBTs: 3
GOTs: 0
5.10 - Good TimesFirefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Date Read: 3/24
How It Fits: Book of choice
Points this Post: 5
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Totals:
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Points: 285
BBTs: 3
GOTs: 0
5.9 - Three's CompanyThe Burning Maze by Rick Riordan
AR - IL: MY - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15.0
Date Read: 3/26
How It Fits: #3 Trials of Apollo
Points this Post: 5
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Totals:
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Points: 290
BBTs: 3
GOTs: 0
5.1 - All in the FamilyCowboy Seeks Husband by Leta Blake
Date Read: 3/28
How It Fits: Husband in title
Points this Post: 5
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Totals:
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Points: 295
BBTs: 3
GOTs: 0
5.4 - Fawlty TowersWalk the Wire by David Baldacci
Date Read: 4/4
How It Fits: Walk the Wire
Points this Post: 5
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Totals:
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Points: 300
BBTs: 3
GOTs: 0
10.5 - Spend the Day With a KnightHighland Burn by Victoria Zak
Date Read: 3/28
How It Fits: Set during the time of Robert the Bruce who was king of Scotland from 1306-1329 https://www.britannica.com/biography/...
Points this Post: 10
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Totals:
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Points: 310
BBTs: 3
GOTs: 0
5.6 - Are You Being Served?Will You Ever Change? by Aurélie Valognes
Date Read: 3/30
How It Fits: MPG Humor
Points this Post: 5
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Totals:
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Points: 315
BBTs: 3
GOTs: 0
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10.6 - My Baby, She Wrote Me a Letter
April 1- May 9 is Card and Letter Writing Month. Read a book from one of these lists:
Epistolary Fiction #85
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901. Nancy E. Turner. 5.3.21
Points this post: 10
Points total: 695
Tasks complete: 41/54
Cindy FTask 30.4 Up and Down
Book 1: Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey 304 pages Pub 2020
Book 2: Up in pages 514 Down in date Pub 2017
Insidious Intent by Val McDermid
Claim 1 BB ticket 514 pages
Points this post:30
Total points:175
Books read:14
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:3 tickets
Tasks completed:12
Cindy FTask 5.9 Three's Company
#3 in series
Bloody Lessons by M. Louisa Locke
Points this post:5
Total points:180
Books read:15
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:3 tickets
Tasks Completed:13
Andy P.Task # Task # 25.4 Andy P.’s task: Check Your Eyesight
Book 1. The Poison Garden by Alex Marwood 391 p.
Book 2. The Prison Doctor: Women Inside by Amanda Brown 248 p.
Prison and Poison are the target words.
Page count: 391 +248= 639>500
Points this post: 25
Total points: 590
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Kim O25.7 - Brooke TX's Task: Deja Vu All Over Again
Option B: Before & After
Book 1: Read a new book by an author you first read before March 13, 2020.
A Blaze of Glory - Previous book: Gods and Generals -- finished before I joined Goodreads (April 2012)
Book 2: Read a new book by an author you first read after May 4, 2020.
Princess Elizabeth's Spy - Previous book: Mr. Churchill's Secretary -- finished December 28, 2020
Points this task: 25
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Totals:
Points: 245
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Tasks completed: 13
5.9 - Three's Company A book that is #3 in a series: Red Bones by Ann Cleeves (Shetland Island #3)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 490
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