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SPRING CHALLENGE 2021
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BrendaSD10.10 – Twitter - It’s What’s Happening
A book with a page count between 140 and 280 - 176 pages (HC)
Fugitive Telemetryby Martha Wells; 176 pages (HC); Finished 5/21/21; 4 stars
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15,3 - A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away
Big Damn Hero by James Lovegrove
Opt 2 - Author's first name (James) matches James Earl Jones AND book has MPG of Space > Space Opera
Link to PB edition: Big Damn Hero
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 610 points
Tasks completed: 35
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season *
5.5 M*A*S*HThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Found on page 1 Medicine and Literature list
Points this post: 5
Total points; 300
BB tickets: 4
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 24
Bookwrm526Task #10.4 - Spring States
Read a book set at least 50% in a US state that was admitted to the Union during March, April, or May. I chose Florida and read Bloody Waters by Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, set in Miami.
Total points so far: 900 (DONE!!)
10.2 Every Day, Earth DayAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
MPG Environment
Post Total: 10
Grand Total: 345
BrendaSD10.9 – Just What the Doctor Ordered
A book with an author whose name includes the letters M and D - Emmeline Duncan
Fresh Brewed Murder by Emmeline Duncan; 240 pages (PB); Finished 5/18/21; 3 stars
Points this post: 10
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
Task 10.1 - Spring StartsRead a book that is book number 1 in a series (series, #1)
Holmes on the Range (Holmes On the Range #1) (2006) by Steve Hockensmith (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 294 pages)
335 + 10 = 345
Tasks Completed: 21
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 335 + 10 = 345
Books read: 27
Pages read: 8,533
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 14
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
BrendaSD10.1 – Spring Starts
A book that is number 1 in a series - At Risk is the first book in the Steve Cline Mysteries series
At Risk by Kit Ehrman; 292 pages (PB); Finished 5/9/21; 3.5 stars
Points this post: 10
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 10
BrendaSD5.9 – Three’s Company
A book that is number 3 in a series - Evermore is the third book in the Emily Chambers Spirit Medium series
Evermore by C.J. Archer; 214 pages (PB); Finished 5/25/21; 4 stars
Points this post: 5
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 11
20.6 Honoring ZenOption 3: If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen
GO are in strOnG wise cats
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 365
Laurah3030.3 - MAZZA1's Task: Pawn Sacrifice
Queen
a) The name of the piece is in the title
The Queen's Gambit
c). The setting of the book begins with ANY letter in your chosen playing piece.
A Fatal Grace
setting - Quebec
Points this post:30
Total points: 265
Books read: 16
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books; 2
Tasks completed:10
Brooke TX5.10 - Good Times
Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules!
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 875
Completed Tasks: 53
Books Read: 73
15.7. Disco, Disco DuckRead a book with all the letters of DISCO found in its title.
A Darker Shade of Magic
Total Points: 335
Brooke TX25.1 - Teri-K's Task: Don't Panic!
Both books are new to me.
Option 1. Read a book from this Trippy Books List. Found on page 4:
Option 3. Read a fiction or non-fiction book with MPG Travel.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 900
Completed Tasks: 54
Books Read: 73
15.8. It's Black and WhiteJellicoe Road
Set in Australia
Final points total: 305
Snuck one more in just under the wire. Thanks for another great season, mods and task creators!
Delicious Dee25.4 Andy P.’s task: Check Your Eyesight
Black / Block - words differ by middle letter
Book A - Raven Black
Book B - Block 46
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 900
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10.9 - Just What the Doctor OrderedA book with the letters M and D in the author's name: The Pawful Truth by Miranda James
Points this post: 10
Total points: 870
That's it for this season. Thank you, Moderators, as always. Your work is so much appreciated!
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Kathy KS15.3. A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away
Option 1, Book 1 - read a book whose author name matches the first, last or middle name of one of the main actors from the movie - Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew.
AND
Book 2 - read a book with a main page genre of Space Opera. Genre can be standalone or embedded.
I chose Option 2 - Read one book that satisfies the requirements for both books of option 1 (see above)
Hospital Station, by James White
Matches "James Earl Jones"
MPG: Space > Space Opera 26 users
(mmpb=192 p.)
This title was read in the omnibus, Beginning Operations, pages 7-203
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 515
Tasks completed: 23
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 4
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Kim O25.2 - Janet F’s Task: Burgess Shale
Option 1: Read a book with at least 3 of the letter S in the title.
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
Golden Oldie -- first published in 1925
This book has 650 pages.
Option 3: Read a book that was first published between 1989 & 2014, inclusive.
The Savage Garden: A Thriller
Points this task: 25
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
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Totals:
Points: 320
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 3
Tasks completed: 15
Kathy KS5.10 - Good Times
🌷Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules!
Proto Zoa, by Lois McMaster Bujold
I listened to the audio; ebook approved for 5 pt. task in message 8230: by Dlmrose of ebook verifications. Proto Zoa
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 520
Tasks completed: 24
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 4
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Kristen IA5.10 - Good Times
Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules! For this task, a book with the main page genre Childrens or Kids may be used if it is not found in AR Bookfinder.
My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton by Stephanie Dray - 658 pages
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition for page count.
******I claim 1 BB Ticket for 658 pages*******
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 175/900
Tasks Completed: 13/54
BB: 3
GO: 1
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My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton (other topics)Proto Zoa (other topics)
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15.9 – National Library Week
A book author whose initials can be found in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK - Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir; 544 pages (PB); Finished 5/19/21; 4.5 stars
Points this post: 15
Total points: 120
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7