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SPRING CHALLENGE 2021
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CYNBAXTERTask #15.10 – Just the Facts, Please
Task: Read a NON-FICTION book with the main page genre Medicine, Medical, or Science.
Book: Never Suck A Dead Man's Hand: Curious Adventures of a CSI by Dana Kollmann
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 15 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
LAUREN JODI5.6 - Are You Being Served?
Beautiful Secret by Christina Lauren
MPG Humor confirmed in Post #21 of the task help thread.
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5/900
Total Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1/54
APRILLEIGH10.2 - Earth Day Every Day
Read a book with MPG Environment.
An Intimate Look at the Night Sky by Chet Raymo
Genre verified in the help thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (10)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (1)
Total Tasks: 1
10.8 - BYE, BYE MISS AMERICAN PIE - Night with a SEALWITH - With every paper I delivered
TOTAL POINTS - 10
Cindy FTask 5.6 Are You Being Served?
MGP Humor (verified in help, post #7)
All Together Now: A Newfoundlander's Light Tales for Heavy Times by Alan Doyle
Points this post:5
Total points:5
Books read:1
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books;0
Tasks completed:1
5.7 - Mork & MindyRead a book with an ampersand (&) or the word "and" in its TITLE
I listened to the audio version of Brother & Sister: A Memoir
New Points: 5
Total Points: 5
APRILLEIGH5.2 - Antiques Roadshow
Read a book that is considered an antique (first published 1921 and before).
Norton’s Star Atlas and Reference Handbook by Ian Ridpath
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1910 ***
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (15)
Golden Oldie: 1 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (2)
Total Tasks: 2
Elizabeth PTask 15.6 - It's Saturday!
Book with a day of the week in the title
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia
Tuesday is a day of the week
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 15
Total Tasks: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 1
Sara G30.4 - Sandy's Task: Up and Down
Book 1 - any book that fits general SRC rules
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
This book was first published in 2017. I read the Kindle edition, but the paperback (no MMPB) here has 200 pages.
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).
Mademoiselle Chanel by C.W. Gortner
This book was first published in 2015. I read the Kindle edition, but the paperback (no MMPB) here has 432 pages.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
LAUREN JODI15.10 - Just the Facts, Please
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
MPG Science confirmed in Post #19 of the task help thread.
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 20/900
Total Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2/54
CYNBAXTERTask #15.5 – It's outta here!
Task: Read a book with at least 2 of the digits 75530 in its page count.
Book: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia which is 301 pages long
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 30 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
10.9 - JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED - Bodychecking by Jami DavenportMD in authors name
TOTAL POINTS - 30
MARGIEVANTask 10.8 - By, By Miss American Pie: Read a book with a word in the title that can be found in the American Pie song lyrics.
1st to Die
Die
Points this post: 10
Points total: 10
Bookwrm526Task #20.5 - Big Books, Big Titles
Read a book with a title/subtitle consisting of AT LEAST 8 WORDS. I read You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin (11 words in title and subtitle).
Total points so far: 20
10.8 - Bye, Bye Miss American PieI read When We Left Cuba. The word is "when." This book was approved on the help thread.
points: 10
books read: 1
tasks completed: 1
pages read: 346
APRILLEIGH15.10 - Just the Facts, Please
Read a nonfiction book with MPG Science.
Stargazing with a Telescope by Robin Scagell
Genre verified in the help thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (30)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (3)
Total Tasks: 3
APRILLEIGH10.1 - Spring Starts
Read a book that is #1 in a series.
Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse by John Lithgow
This title is #1 in the Dumpty series.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (40)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (4)
Total Tasks: 4
Andy P.Task # 10.6 - My Baby, She Wrote Me a Letter
Read a book from one of these lists: Epistolary Fiction:
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman
Page1 #43
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Task 5.8 - Monty Python's Flying CircusBook: Relic, finished 3/2
Found on p. 7 of the list
Points this task: 5
Total points: 5
5.9 - Three's CompanyFair Game (Alpha & Omega #3) by Patricia Briggs
Total this Post: 5
Season Total: 5
5.8 - Monty Python's Flying CircusRead a book found on the Cult Classics list.
I listened to an audio version of The Prince
This book is found on page 2 of the list #105
***Claiming Golden Oldies ticket, first published in 1532***
new points: 5
Total Points: 10
GO: 1
Ana15.5. It's outta here!
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren.
The book has 307 pages. All 3 digits are in 75530.
Points this Post 15
Total Points 15
APRILLEIGH5.6 - Are You Being Served?
Read a book with MPG Humor.
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown: Verses for a Despotic Age by John Lithgow
Genre verified in the help thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (45)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (5)
Total Tasks: 5
15.7. Disco, Disco DuckMidnight Crossroad (Midnight, Texas #1) by Charlaine Harris
DISCO found in mIDnight CrOSsroad
Total this Post: 15
Season Total: 20
SarahBR10.10 - Twitter - It's What's Happening
Looking for Alaska by John Green the version I read was 221 pages meeting the criteria
Points this post:10
Total points:10
Books read:1
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books;0
Tasks completed:1
20.3 - OLD TIME ROCK'N ROLL OPTION 1 - The Light Behind the Window by Lucinda Riley
LR in Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
TOTAL POINTS - 50
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
Book read: Before She Knew Him
How it fits: The word Before in the title
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Total points: 10
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Andy P.5.3 - The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Read a book written by a single author who uses 3 names/initials
Long Range by C.J. Box
Points this post : 5
Total points: 15
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.6 - Are You Being Served?
Betwixt by Darynda Jones
This book has a MPG of humor shelved by 18 people. The MPG was approved in Task Help Thread Message #25.
Link to PB edition: Betwixt
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 5 points
Tasks completed: 1
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
MEGSCL10.5 - Spend the Day With a Knight
The Last Hours - set in 1348
***547 pages = 1 big book
Total :
15 points
1 big book
10.9 - Just What the Doctor OrderedRead a book written by a single author with the letters M and D in the author's name
I listened to the audio version of
Inside Out by Demi Moore
New Points: 10
Total Points: 10
GO: 1
Elizabeth PTask 15.5 - It's Outta Here!
Book with at least 2 of the digits 75530 in page count
Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn
I read kindle edition, by rules of challenge using PPB edition, which has 307 pages (no MMPB): Love Lettering
All the digits in 307 are in 75530
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 30
Total Tasks: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 2
Suzannesea25.3 - Delicious Dee's Task: Series I'm Reading
Option 2: Series 2 - In Death Series
Book A - Read a book in the In Death series.
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
Book B - Read a book from a series that has more than 15 books published at the beginning of this challenge.
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 25
Suzannesea25.3 Delicious Dee's Task: Series I'm Reading
Option 2: Series 2 - In Death Series
Book A - Read a book in the In Death series.
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
Book B -Read a book from a series that has more than 15 books published at the beginning of this challenge.
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 25
20.8 - 21 YEARS AND 21 CENTURIESGENERATED # - 21
OPTION 2 - Daughter of the Reich
Published in 2020
TOTAL POINTS - 70
PAULA S10.10 - Twitter - It's What's Happening
Read a book with a number of pages between 140 and 280 inclusive.
- 256 pagesFirst published June 1944 - I claim 1 golden oldie ticket
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Point this Post: 10
Total Points: 10
Big books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
15.6. It's Saturday!A book with a day of the week in the title: The Sunday Potluck Club by Melissa Storm
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Inge10.6 - My Baby, She Wrote Me a Letter
Book: The Color Purple
List: Epistolary fiction: Book 8, page 1
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 10/900
Total Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1/54
trishhartuk20.6 Seasoned Reader - Iulia's Task: Honoring Zen, the Brave Tomcat
Option 1. Read a book with a cat on the cover.
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Points this task: 20
Books read: 1
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Golden oldies: 0
Big book tickets: 0
Sara G5.2 - Antiques Roadshow
Read a book that is considered an antique. For the purposes of this task, an antique is defined as a book that was first published at least 100 years ago (1921 and before).
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
This book was first published in 1855.
**North and South is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1855). I claim one GO ticket.**
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 521 pages.
**North and South is a Big Book (521 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35
PegW15.10. Just the Facts, Please
Read a NON-FICTION book with the main page genre Medicine, Medical, or Science.
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
ZachFor Task 15.3. A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away I chose to complete Option 2 - Read one book that satisfies the requirements for both books of option 1. I read Cibola Burn by the author James S.A. Corey matching James Earl Jones and the genre Space Opera included on its main page.
I'd also like to claim one Big Book ticket as this book had 581 pages.
Points this post: 15
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Totals:
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Points: 15
BBTs: 1
GOTs: 0
MARGIEVANTask 5.4 - Fawlty Towers: Read a book with 2 W's in title/subtitle or in the author's name.
When We Believed in Mermaids
Points this post: 5
Points total: 15
Joanne MI 10.5 - Spend the Day With a Knight
Read a book set during or about medieval times.
Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade. This takes place 1187-1192.
Points this task 10
Total Points 10
Sara G10.9 - Just What the Doctor Ordered
Read a book written by a single author with the letters M and D in the author's name.
Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram
ADIB KHORRAM
Points this post: 10
Total points: 45
NAVI15.10. Just the Facts, Please
Read a NON-FICTION book with the main page genre Medicine, Medical, or Science.
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker
How it fits: Main page genre of Medical
Points this point: 15
Total points: 15
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First, identify and "unclaim" any tasks involved in your book changes with a separate post for each task involved. Include the task number, the options used, and a link to each book originally claimed.
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Next, do a new post, claiming any task involved in the changes. This must be a complete task posting, with all information required by the task, the options chosen, and the books claimed. No different from an original post.
NOTES:
1. You MUST post a link to books claimed for a task. Be sure that you have linked to the correct edition. See How-to and links to books in your completed task posts. The links must be posted with the individual task - a list of links elsewhere in the post is not sufficient.
2. If you are claiming a Golden Oldies ticket you must specifically request a ticket along with the individual task by claiming "Golden Oldie" and stating the original publication year. A list of titles or years elsewhere in the post is not sufficient.
3. If you are claiming a Big Book ticket, you must claim it along with the individual task post and specifically state that it is a Big Book ticket claim. You must include the number of pages in the book, and a link to the edition you used to establish page count. Simply including the number of pages or providing a list of books elsewhere in the post is not sufficient.
4. If you claim a book that only exists in e-book form, you MUST provide either a line reference to the approved book spreadsheet or the post number in which the book was approved. See the ebook only verification thread.
5. If the task requires a cover element, you MUST include the cover when you post.
6. If the task has options, you MUST indicate the options. Remember to include all "Required" task elements.
7. If your book was approved in the Help Thread for the task, the Genre Verification thread, the Not Really for Kids thread, or the Not Really a Graphic Novel thread, indicate that in your post.
8. Include only ONE task per post.
9. Include your point total in your post.
Any problems with task postings will be posted in the Questions/Problems thread. Please post there if you have a question about your points, Golden Oldies or Big Books.
Good luck and have fun!