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SPRING CHALLENGE 2021
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20.9 Christine V’s Task: Share Appreciation
Target word: give bouquet
The Giver of Stars
Points in this post: 20
Total points: 120
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15.5 It’s Outta Here
Confessions on the 7:45
Posts this post: 15
Total points: 135
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10.10 It’s What’s Happening
Murder with Reservations
Points this post: 10
Total points: 145
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30.4 Sandy’s Task: Up and Down
Book 1: Beach House Reunion
Book 2: Ladies' Night
Points this post: 30
Total points: 175
Julia10350.1 - Chris MD's Task: Reliving the 70s
I rolled 5-6-5
Book 1 odd:
(approved in task help thread, cover in post #2)Book 2 even: In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen (RB in Bernie)
Book 3 odd: Island of the Mad (approved in post 31 of task help thread)
The original Sherlock Holmes books were written by Arthur Conan Doyle who died in 1930.
This post: 50 points
Total points: 655
BB: 1
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 39
Total books read: 50
Ana20.1. Most Improved Player - Coralie's Task: Knit and Purl
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke. There is a letter P and K in the title.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 205
LAUREN JODI30.1 - Dlmrose’s Task: Same Name
Book #1:
Cold Blooded by Lisa Jackson
Book #2:
The Truth About Cowboys by Lisa Renee Jones
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 780/900
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Total Books Read: 62
Tasks Completed: 48/54
15.1 Continuing on...Book 1: Read any book AND Book 2: Read any book that meets where the first word of the title is the same as the last word in the title of Book 1.
Spoils of the DEAD, Dana Stabenow
Read the kindle edition. First PB with page numbers here
DEAD Man Walking, Simon R Green
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Points this task: 15
Books read: 2
Total points: 435
Tasks completed: 25
Golden oldies: 3
Big book tickets: 1
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trishhartuk50.1 Chris MD's Task: Reliving the 70s
REQUIRED: List your numbers in your post
I rolled: 2, 1, 5
Book 1: Fashion: Even: Read a book of 250 pages or less.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Shirley Jackson (158pg)
Book 2: Music. Odd: Read a book with one of these words in the title:...Gold Dust WOMAN. Words must match exactly.
A Clubbable WOMAN, Reginald Hill
Read the kindle edition. Top PB here (256pg)
Book 3: Books. Odd: Read a book that features characters created by a now deceased author, but written by a different author as a continuation of the original work(s).
Closed Casket (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries #2), Sophie Hannah
Dame Agatha Christie died on 12 January 1976
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB (French): here (408pg)
Top PB (English): here (371pg)
158 + 256 + 408 = 822pg using the French MMPB
158 + 256 + 371 = 785pg using the English PB
Points this task: 50
Books read: 3
Total points: 485
Tasks completed: 26
Golden oldies: 3
Big book tickets: 1
Nick KY50.1 Chris MD's The Seventies
Dice rolled: 1 2 4
Book 1. Roll # 1. I read The Ellington Century by David Schiff, man on cover 336 pp
Book 2. Roll # 2. I read Asimov on Physics by Isaac Asimov, inits in Bernie Taupin 204 pp
Book 3. Roll # 4. I read Red Cloud's Revenge by Terry C. Johnston, GR genre "historical fiction" 1st pub’d 1991 400 pp
Total pp = 940 > required 750
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 650
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Task #05.07 – Mork & Mindy
Task Description: Read a book with an ampersand (&) or the word "and" in its TITLE.
Book: Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman
AR Bookfinder Information: IL: UG
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 570 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 7
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 5
CYNBAXTERTask #10.03 – ABBA
Task Description: Read a book with the ALL the letters ABBA in the title, 2 As and 2 Bs.
Book: Among the Beasts & Briars by Ashley Poston
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 580 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 7
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 5
Bookwrm526Task #25.3 - Series I’m Reading
Option 2: Series 2 – In Death series – J.D. Robb
Book A: Read a book in the In Death series. I read Naked in Death by J.D. Robb, book 1 in the series.
Book B: Read a book from a series that has MORE than 15 books published at the beginning of this challenge. I read A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny, book 12 in the Inspector Gamache series. Book 16 in this series was published in September of 2020.
Total points so far: 600
Andy P.Task # 15.2. Free To Be... You And Me
Book 1 - Read a book with the word "You" in the title
Careful What You Wish For by Hallie Ephron
Book 2 - Read a book with the word "Me" in the title
Fool Me Twice by Jeff Lindsay
Points this post: 15
Total points: 615
Sara G25.1 - Teri-K's Task: Don't Panic!
Option 1. Read a book from this Trippy Books List
King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild
This book is on page 3 of the list.
Option 3. Keep your cool and read a fiction or non-fiction book with MPG Travel.
Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate by Rose George
MPG Travel > 25 users
Points this post: 25
Total points: 535
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20.1. Most Improved Player - Coralie's Task: Knit and Purl
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.
720-20=700
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I read Paper & Blood - I read a kindle ARC, linked to the pb edition (no MMPB). Humor>Comedy is a main page genre.
total points: 705
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I read Never Let Me Go. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top MMPB. Found on page 3 of the Cult Classics list.
total points: 710
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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.
ABA in pAyBAck
B in roBert
total points: 720
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I read Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power - K and P in sPeaKer.
total points: 740
Scooter&Siam20.5 - Bigger is Better - Ann A's Task: Big Books, Big Titles
In honor of Big Books and wordiness, read a book with a title/subtitle consisting of AT LEAST 8 WORDS.
Read Forces of Nature: The Women who Changed Science
Points: 20
Total: 195
Robin P25.2 - Janet F's Task: Burgess Shale
Option 1: 3 of the letter S in title
The Serpent's Shadow
Option 4: author initials in WONDERFUL LIFE
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America -
author Ijeoma Oluo, initials IO
Points: 25
Total: 460
BB: 4
GO: 5
MEGSCLignore this, I made a calculation error...
Coralie5.3 The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Book by an author who uses 3 names
The Yield by Tara June Winch
Total to date 515 points
FLY Task #10.8 - Bye, Bye Miss American Pie
task: Read a book with a word in the TITLE that can be found in the American Pie lyrics
book: Night of the Ghoul
how it fits: 'NIGHT' in the lyrics: And as the flames climbed high into the night
kindle edition approved for length message 8199
Points this post: 10
Total points: 315
Tasks completed: 16 /54
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
30.2 - Aprilleigh’s task: Agatha Christie, Queen of MysteryOption 1: Read a book found on the And Then There Were None: Deadly Parties list.
Grave Peril (The Dresden Files #3) by Jim Butcher
page 1
378 pages
Option 3:Read a book by an author on the list similar to Agatha Christie.
Chance Developments: Stories by Alexander McCall Smith
240 pages
Total pages read: 618
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 630
10.2 - Earth Day Every DayQuakeland: On the Road to America's Next Devastating Earthquake by Kathryn Miles
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 1
Season Total: 640
Robin P5.4 Fawlty Towers - 2 W's in Title
What the Devil Knows
Points this post: 5
Total points: 465
BB: 4 GO: 5
Inge5.10 - Good Times
Het appartement aan Central Park
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 170/900
Total Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 12/54
BB ticket: 1
Inge10.7 The Uncola
Un-Veiled
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 180/900
Total Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 13/54
BB ticket: 1
SandiCompleted Task
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Margo's Task: First Time Lucky!
Using Option #1 book with a one word title
Splintered by A.G. Howard
371 pp
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 210
Points Earned this Post: 20
Total Points To Date: 230
Coralie5.8 Monty Python’s Flying circus
From page 4 of cult classics list
Nobody Move
Total to date 520 points
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Margo's Task: First Time Lucky!Option 3.
Read a book with MPG cozy-mystery (stand-alone or embedded).
Caramel Crush by Jenn McKinlay
Total points: 45
20.6. Seasoned Reader - Iulia's Task: Honoring Zen, the Brave TomcatOption 1. Read a book with a cat on the cover.
by Bailey CatesTotal points: 65
Task #20.02 ROOKIE AT THE TOP –
Task Description, option 2: Read a book first published during the Winter seasonal challenge (1 December 2020 to 28 February 2021)
Book: The Children's Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 600 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 7
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 5
Amy B50.1 - Chris MD's Task: Reliving the 70s
For this task you will need to go to Random.org and roll three dice. Note the numbers from left to right. REQUIRED: List your numbers in your post.
2, 4, 2
Your books must total at least 750 pages, and no books with the genres children or kids on the main book page may be used.
Book 1: Fashion
Even: Hot Pants – Read a book of 250 pages or less.
Tilly and the Crazy Eights by Monique Gray Smith (230 pgs)
Book 2: Music
Even: Read a book by a single author whose initials (all initials) are found in Elton John OR Bernie Taupin.
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones (272 pgs)
Book 3: Books
Even: Read a book with an MPG of historical fiction that was first published in the second half of the 20th century (1950-1999).
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (1962) (259 pgs)
This Task: 50 Points
To Date: 570 Points
25.2 - Janet F’s Task: Burgess ShaleOption 1, a book with at least 3 of the letter S in the title: Sisters by Choice by Susan Mallery
Option 4, a book by an author whose initials are found in WONDERFUL LIFE: Love Is a Revolution by Renée Watson
Points this post: 25
Total points: 515
Andy P.Task # 5.8 - Monty Python's Flying Circus
Read a book found on the Cult Classics list.
Factotum by Charles Bukowski found on Page 1
Points this post: 5
Total points: 620
30.4 - Sandy's Task: Up and DownBook 1 - any book that fits general SRC rules
The Midnight Library 288 pages, published in 2020
Book 2 - more pages than book 1 and published in an earlier year than book 1
Ruin and Rising 417 pages, published in 2014
Total Points: 145
EMurphy30.5 TessaVanessa's Task: Thank you, Dr. Seuss!
Option 3: First published in March of any year The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson (published March 2021)
Option 4: Published between 1994 and 2004 Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite (published 1996)
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 305
Books Read: 23
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket +500: 1
BB Ticket +1000: 1
Tasks Completed: 16
Amy FL10.4 - Spring States
Young Jane Young
Approved in message 6; metadata lists Florida and Maine
Points this post: 10
Total points: 525
Bookwrm526Task #10.1 - Spring Starts
Read a book that is book number 1 in a series (series, #1). I read Above the Bridge by Deborah Garner, #1 in the Paige MacKenzie Mystery series.
Total points so far: 610
Amy FL10.9 - Just What the Doctor Ordered
The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain (Diane chaMberlain)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 535
Amy FL20.9. Moderators' Pet - Christine V's Task: Share Appreciation
Every Last Fear (trade LAST)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 555
Amy FL25.8- QueenBeeDarlene's Task: 3 Genres I love, and 1 that I hate
1B) Gone to Darkness (GOAT: GOne To dArkness)
4) Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina (MeMoir)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 580
Amy FL50.1 - Chris MD's Task: Reliving the 70s
Rolled 6, 4, 2 (all even tasks)
Book 1: Mexican Whiteboy (249 pages) - I listened to the audiobook but linked to the paperback since page count is needed for this option.
Book 2: The Unwilling by John Hart (elton JoHn) - 409 pages in paperback version
Book 3: The Pale Criminal - First published May 1990 (316 pages in mass market paperback)
Combined total of pages in paperback editions is >950
Points this post: 50
Total points: 630
Shelby
10.2 - Earth Day Every Day
Read a book with a main page genre of Conservation, Ecology, or Environment.: Where the Wild Things Were: Life, Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators, by William Stolzenburg
How Fits: MPG: Environment
Points this post: 10
Total points: 465
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 2
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Number Generated 16
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Points for this post: 20
Total points: 100