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SPRING CHALLENGE 2021
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Shelby
20.9. Moderators' Pet - Christine V's Task: Share Appreciation
Read a book where any single word of four letters or more from "compliment" and its listed synonyms can be found intact in the title: Friends With Benefits, by Cheyenne Meadows
Ebook Verified: Here
How Fits: Title - Friends With Benefits from the compliment "Ingratiate oneself with"
Points this post: 20
Total points: 690
Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
Shelby
25.4 Andy P.’s task: Check Your Eyesight
Book 1
Read two books whose titles/subtitles each contain a word of at least 5 letters that has only one “interior” (not the first or last) letter that is different. The words must be identical, except for the one changed letter.: Summoned to Thirteenth Grave, by Darynda Jones
How Fits: Title - Summoned to Thirteenth GraVe & Page Count - 304pgs
AND
Book 2
Read two books whose titles/subtitles each contain a word of at least 5 letters that has only one “interior” (not the first or last) letter that is different. The words must be identical, except for the one changed letter.: Paladin's Grace, by T. Kingfisher
How Fits: Title - Paladin's GraCe & Page Count - 416pgs
Total Pages: 720pgs
Points this post: 25
Total points: 715
Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
Shelby
25.5 - Cat's Task: Spring Springs
Option 2
Read a book with all the letters LION and LAMB in the title / subtitle.: The Substitute Millionaire, by Susan Mallery
How Fits: Title - The SuBstitute MiLLIONAire
AND
Option 3
Read a book with a single author name George, or one of the related names listed on Behind the Name: The Darkest Passion, by Gena Showalter
How Fits: Author - Gena, English variation of George
Points this post: 25
Total points: 740
Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
Shelby
25.6 - Amy FL's Task: Reminiscing
Option 2
Read a book by an author with the first or last name Tom, Thomas or Tommy OR an author whose initials can be found in QUADROPHENIA.: Whiskey Throttle, by Riley Hart
How Fits: Author - Riley Hart
AND
Option 3
Read a book with a title (ignore subtitles) that contains a word of four or more letters from one of the tracks on the Key of Life album.: A Summer of Smoke and Sin, by T.J. Nichols
How Fits: Album Song - Summer Soft / Title - A Summer of Smoke and Sin
Points this post: 25
Total points: 765
Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
Shelby
25.8- QueenBeeDarlene's Task: 3 Genres I love, and 1 that I hate
Option 1A
Read a book by Fredrik Backman.: Beartown, by Fredrik Backman
How Fits: Author - Fredrik Backman
AND
Option 3
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in SAD AND LONELY.: The Unyielding, by Shelly Laurenston
How Fits: Title - Shelly Laurenston
Points this post: 25
Total points: 790
Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
Kathy KS15.8. It's Black and White
Read a book set at least 50% in a country/territory from this list that is a home to penguins: Angola, Antarctica, Argentina, Australia...
The Dragon Man, by Garry Disher
Set in Australia
I listened to the audio; pb=239 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 500
Tasks completed: 22
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 4
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
ROBIN PTask 20.9 Nickels & Dimes
Random number generated - 11
Option A - published in that year of 21st century
The Duke Is Mine - published 2011
Points this post: 20
Total points: 645
BB: 4 GO: 7
Julia10310.6 - My Baby, She Wrote Me a Letter
Last Christmas in Paris
This is on the Epistolary Fiction list, page 3 (#237)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 765
BB: 3
GO: 2
Tasks completed: 47
Total books read: 60
30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: Pawn SacrificeOption 1: two books.
Using the KING
a) The name of the piece is in the title
King of Scars
c) The setting of the book begins with ANY letter in your chosen playing piece.
Six of Crows - setting Ketterdam
Total Points: 300
Sue T20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Margo - First Time Lucky!
Option 3: Read a book with MPG cozy-mystery (stand-alone or embedded).
Malice at the Palace by Rhys Bowen
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 10/900
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 7
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
15.10. Just the Facts, PleaseDr Karl's Surfing Safari Through Science by Karl Kruszelnicki
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 2
Season Total: 860
15.4. In honor of Captain TomOption 2, a book with a title of at least three words whose title initials are found in "You'll Never Walk Alone" and whose author's name is Thomas: An Actual Life: A Novel by Abigail Thomas
Points this post: 15
Total points: 815
FLY Task #15.8. It's Black and White
task: Read a book set at least 50% in a country/territory from this list...
book: The Down Days
how it fits: set in Cape Town, South Africa
see 1st paragraph: https://aux.avclub.com/a-hopeful-pand...
(also South Africa is listed as a MPG)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 590
Tasks completed: 33 /54
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
ROXYTask 5.2 - Antiques Roadshow
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Points this post: 5
Total points: 145 + 5 = 150
Amy B5.4 - Fawlty Towers
🌷Read a book with 2 Ws in title/subtitle OR in the author's name.
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 865 Points
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.9 - Share Appreciation
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
Target word: wish
Link to PB edition: Wishful Drinking
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 585 points
Tasks completed: 33
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season *
Task: 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Margo's Task: First Time Lucky! Option:1 - a book with a 1 word title (ignore subtitles)
Book read:Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry
Required: title " Mythos" is one word (the greek myths retold is the subtitle) and book is 442 pages so over 290 pages.
Points this task:20
Total points:695
Total Golden Oldies:2
Total Big Books:0
Books read:52
Tasks completed:38
5.7 - Mork & MindyRead a book with an ampersand (&) or the word "and" in its TITLE.
Assault and Beret by Jenn McKinlay
Total points: 120
10.6 - My Baby, She Wrote Me a LetterRead a book from one of these lists: Epistolary Fiction
Letters To and From
Epistolary fiction page 1
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Total points: 130
Task: 5.4 - Fawlty Towers (2 W'S IN TITLE)Book read:The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Required: 2 W's in yelloW Wallpaper
GO/BB?: 1st published in 1892 so I claim 1 golden oldie
Points this task:5
Total points:700
Total Golden Oldies:3
Total Big Books:0
Books read:53
Tasks completed:39
Suzannesea20.5 Bigger Is Better - Ann A's Task: Big Books, Big Tasks
Read a book with a title/subtitle consisting of at least 8 words.
Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting by Lisa Genova
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 285
Laurie ME5.8: Monty Python's Flying Circus - read book from lists 'cult classicsl' - book if from page 1 #56
And Then There Were None
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 425
Laurie ME10.4: Spring States: Read a book set at least 50% in a US state that was admitted to the Union during March, April, or May: Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Wisconsin.
Book is set in Maine
Town in a Blueberry Jam
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 435
Laurie ME15.1: Counting On .... : Last word of title 1 = First word of title 2:
Homicide
Rock & Roll Homicide
Homicide in Hardcover
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 450
Bookwrm526Task #10.2 - Earth Day Every Day
Read a book with a main page genre of Conservation, Ecology, or Environment. I read Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert (MPG Environment),
Total points so far: 865
Reposting #3306 to link to the paperback edition Task 30.4 – Sandy's Task: Up and Down
Book 1:
Book chosen: The Secretary
Fits task: Fits general SRC rules - published on May 18, 2021, 330 pages
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 330 (printed edition)
Book 2:
Book chosen: Throne of Glass
Fits task: going down in year(s) (published in 2012), going up in pages (406)
Format read: audio
+ of pages: 406 (printed edition)
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date: 605 points
SandiCompleted Task
30.1 - Dlmrose’s Task: Same Name
2 books by different authors sharing same first name
Book #1: Passion Fruit Punch Murder by Susan Gillard
Book #2: Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Author's first name in both cases is Susan
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 240
Points Earned this Post: 30
Total Points To Date: 270
SandiCompleted Task
20.8. Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: 21 Years and 21 Centuries
Generate a number 1 - 21
My result: 17
Using Option A where the publication year is in the 21st century and ends in the generated number. This book was published January 6th 2017
Neapolitan Delight Murder by Susan Gillard
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 20
Points Earned this Post: 270
Total Points To Date: 290
SandiCompleted Task
15.9. National Library Week
Author's inititals found in 'National Library Week'
Love Me, Love My Sister by Elli Buchanan
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 290
Points Earned this Post: 15
Total Points To Date: 305
Oma122925.6 - Amy FL's Task: Reminiscing
I chose options #1 and #3
Option 1: Read a book with a title of at least three words where the first letter of each title word (ignore subtitles) can be found in the name of that show: GET THE LED OUT.
The Empty Throne by Bernard Cornwell
Option 3: For this task, read a book with a title (ignore subtitles) that contains a word of four or more letters from one of the tracks on the album. Words must match exactly.
Hour of Need by Melinda Leigh
The word is 'need'from the title: Love's in need of love today.
Points= 510/900
Tasks= 29/54
Goldie Oldies Books()
Big Books=500+(3),750+,1000+()
SandiCompleted Task
5.6 - Are You Being Served?
main page genre of humor
Bloody Mary by J.A. Konrath
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 305
Points Earned this Post: 5
Total Points To Date: 310
15.7. Disco, Disco DuckRead a book with all the letters of DISCO found in its title (not subtitle).
Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo Coyle
Total points: 145
Sarah E5.9 - Three's Company
Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries #3)
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is Kaçak Protokol
Total points: 640
Sarah E20.6. Seasoned Reader - Iulia's Task: Honoring Zen, the Brave Tomcat
Option 3: Author initials in "StronG, wise Cats"
The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is The Masked City
Total points: 660
Mary P50.1 - Chris MD's Task: Reliving the 70s
Die rolled = 4/5/6
Book 1: Even Read a book of 250 pages or less.
Defiance by Cherise Sinclair
136 pages
Book 2: Odd Read a book with one of these words in the title (subtitles not included): DON’T STOP GO YOUR OWN WAY GOLD DUST WOMAN.
Along the Way Home by Christi Corbett
364 pages
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).
Centennial by James A. Michener
1056 pages. First published in 1974
Points this task: 50
Total points: 245
Brooke TXUNCLAIM
30.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Thank you, Dr. Seuss!
Option 3: Read a book first published in March of any year.
Option 4: Read a book first published between 1994 and 2004.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 685
Completed Tasks: 44
Books Read: 66
Brooke TX30.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Thank you, Dr. Seuss!
Option 3: Read a book first published in March of any year.
Option 4: Read a book first published between 1994 and 2004.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 755
Completed Tasks: 45
Books Read: 67
Brooke TX5.5 - M*A*S*H
Read a book found on the Medicine and Literature list. Found on page 1:
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 760
Completed Tasks: 46
Books Read: 67
Brooke TX5.9 - Three's Company
Read a book that is #3 in a series.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 765
Completed Tasks: 47
Books Read: 67
25.4 - Andy P.’s task: Check Your EyesightBook 1: Sea Glass Sunrise by Donna Kauffman
❇︎ gLass ❇︎
📖 368 pages 📖
Book 2: Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
❇︎ gRass ❇︎
📖 174 pages 📖
📖📖 368 + 174 = 542 pages 📖📖
Total points: 370 + 25 = 395
Amy B5.1 - All in the Family
🌷Read a book with the name of a family member in the title/subtitle. Plurals and possessives will work. No other variations.
My Father's Keeper: Children of Nazi Leaders-An Intimate History of Damage and Denial by Norbert Lebert
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 870 Points
Jen KTask # 25.4 Andy P.’s task: Check Your Eyesight
Words: House/ Horse
The House in the Cerulean Sea - 396 pages
The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History -310 pages
396+310 >500
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 775
Big Books: 5
Jen K25.7 - Brooke TX's Task: Deja Vu All Over Again
Option C: In Sequence
Book 1: The Likeness
Dublin Murder Squad #2
Book 2: The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax
Mrs Pollifax #3
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 800
Big Books: 5
5.6 - Are You Being Served?Read a book with the MPG Humor or Comedy.
I listened to an audio version of Turbo Twenty-Three
New Points: 5
Total Points: 580
BB: 1
GO: 2
Sue T15.3 - A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away
I chose the one book option - On Basilisk Station by David Weber
Points this post: 115
Total Points: 115/900
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 8
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Task 10.8 - Bye, Bye Miss American PieRead a book with a word in the TITLE that can be found in the American Pie song lyrics in the help thread post 2.
Helter skelter in a summer swelter
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
An Infinite Summer (1979) by Christopher Priest (Mass Market Paperback, #14067, 219 pages)
275 + 10 = 285
Tasks Completed: 19
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 275 + 10 = 285
Books read: 23
Pages read: 7,415
Read but not claimed: 01
Goodreads Authors: 13
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
REPOST - M1nks30.2
1. Hallowe'en Party - 336 pages
2. Cover Her Face - 269 pages - Locked Room Mysteries Pg #1
Maureen2021Task 5.1 - All in the family
This Task: 5 pts
To Date: 5 pts
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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Sugaring Season
Option 2
Read a book with a single author with the first and last initials of the author found in the word “maple”. & Your book must be at least 235 pages: Centaur Aisle, by Piers Anthony
How Fits: Author - Piers Anthony + 304pgs
Points this post: 20
Total points: 670
Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 2