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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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Delicious Dee25.1 - Sandy's Task: I Want My Baseball!
Book A - Proud: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream - shelved as sports by 52ppl; non-fiction memoir
Book B - The Bond That Ties Us - Christine d'Abo - CD found in END THE LOCKOUT; I read ebook, most popular PB has 264gs
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 175
15.9 - Hall of FameRead a book by an author whose initials (all) can be found in Jackie Robinson
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver jacKie roBinson
Points this post: 15
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Kathy KS30.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: National Library Week 2022
Option 3: Read a book by a single author that has all the letters of MORE in the author's first and last name.
Stone Cold, by John Francome
MORE=fRancOME
Option 4: Read a book that has a word in the title/subtitle of at least 4 letters that can be made from Connect with Your Library.
The Smiler with the Knife, by Nicholas Blake
Word: WITH
mmpb=243 p.
**Claiming 1 (one) Golden Oldies ticket** 1st published: 1939
I read this as part of an omnibus: The Nicholas Blake Treasury Volume 2, p. 349-533
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 165
Tasks completed: 10/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 3
10.10 - Spring SeriesRead a book in a series with a series title that begins with a letter in SPRING. Articles (a, an, the) may be ignored.
I read The Plastic Man Archives, Vol. 4, which is volume 4 in "The Plastic Man Archives Series".
Total Points: 250
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - MEGSCL's Task: Wordle Wordle Wordle!I chose Option #2: DORDLE, QUORDLE, SEDECORDLE. Why do one wordle when you can do 2 or 4 or 16!? Read a book that is #2 #4 or #16 in a series.
I read Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood, which is #2 in the "Monstress" series.
Total Points: 270
Julia10310.5 - Spring Break
Sisters of the Resistance (set in Paris)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 205
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 15
Andy P.Task # 10.2 - The Wisest in All of Oz
Read a book written by an author who shares a name with one of the performers listed Michael Jackson
When She Was Good by Michael Robotham
Points this post: 10
Total points: 145
Andy P.Task # 15.4 - "Password" is not a Password
Option 2.
Book 1 - Read a book with a number (expressed as a digit 1,2,3,4, etc. ) in the title or subtitle.
AND
Book 2- Read a book with at least one of these special characters in the title or subtitle
16 and ?
16 Minutes: Was The Death of Baby Matthew An Accident or Murder? byDiane Marger Moore
Points this post: 15
Total points:160
15.3 - WordleOption 2: Read one book that satisfies the requirements for both
Read a book with a one-word title that is exactly five letters and
Read a book that is number 1 thru 6 in a series.
I listened to an audio version of Wings MMPB version is Krila This is #1 in the Series Wings
New Points: 15
Total Points: 120
IF: 2
Mary P20.3 - Best Review – Lauren Jodi's Task: Henry Rex
Option 4:Read a book from the first 25 pages of the Adultery Shelf
My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton by Stephanie Dray
Found on page 7 of list.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 75
Lisa MD15.2 Right/Left
Book 1, Read a FICTION book with a title that begins with a letter in RIGHT.
👩🌾Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
320 pages
Book 2, Read a NONFICTION book with a title that begins with a letter in LEFT.
👩🌾Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today by Valerie Bertinelli
256 pages
NF - I claim one ticket
🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 85/895
Total Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 6/54
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 1
Coralie30.4 National Library Week 2022
Option 3: Book by an author that has all the letters of MORE in the author’s first and last name
Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey M in jaMes, ORE in cOREy
Option 4: Book with a word in the title that can be made form ConnEct with YouR liBrary – CYBER
Cyber Mage
Total to date 120 points
Jayme(the ghostreader)10.10 Spring series
Seven Upby Janet Evanovich
Task +10
Grand total: 50
Books read:5
Golden oldies :1
Bookwrm526Task #15.2 Right/Left
Book 1: Read a FICTION book with a title that begins with a letter in RIGHT. I read Imago by Octavia E. Butler.
Book 2: Read a NONFICTION book with a title that begins with a letter in LEFT. I read Life's Work: A Moral Argument for Choice by Willie Parker.
Total points so far: 270
Amy FL5.7 - The Flying Monkeys
(butterfly wings)Points this post: 5
Total points: 115
Amy FL15.10 - Scare More Than Crows
A History of Wild Places - shelved as Horror by 133 users at time of posting
Points this post: 15
Total points: 130
Amy FL20.1 - Most Improved - Delicious Dee's Task: Happy Birthday to Me!
Option 3:
- page 2 of list (#105)Points this post: 20
Total points: 150
Amy FL20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - MEGSCL's Task: Wordle Wordle Wordle!
Option 2. Bite the Bullet (Detective Kate Rosetti Mystery #4)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 170
Ana20.5 - Bigger is Better – Kristi CO's task - Literary Cat Names
Option 2:Dustborn by Dustborn. This book has MPG of Dystopia.
This Post: 20
Total Points: 200
25.4 - Wayne's Task: Play Ball? Play Ball! This is a 2 book challenge, and the books must have a combined page total of at least 500
Option 3: Les Expos
Read a book that has a doubled letter in the title
The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman 400 pages
Option 4: Read a book set at least 50% in Japan
The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai, set 100% in Japan
I'm claiming a GO ticket for The Setting Sun, FP 1947
Points this post: 25
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 14
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
15.6. - That’s Dr. ScarecrowLeague of Liars by Astrid Scholte
T H D found in asTriD scHolte
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 305
25.2 - Brooklyn's Task: Upcoming Milestone!Option 2: Read a book with a 2 word title. All words count, including articles. Subtitles should be ignored.
Exclusion Zone (P.I. Alex Harvey #1) by J.M. Hewitt
Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in an African country.
A Kiss of Adventure (Treasures of the Heart #1) by Catherine Palmer
95% in Mali
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 330
LAUREN JODI10.6 - Renewal
The Hiding Place by Paula Munier
MPG Animals confirmed in post #20 of the task help thread.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 210/895
Big Book Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 15
Total Tasks Completed: 13/54
Shawn H.20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting Brains
Option 3: author’s initials (all) can be found in MENSA BRAIN.
The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx by Nikki Sixx
meNSa brain
***Claiming 1 It's A Fact Ticket***
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 50
Golden Oldies: 0
It's A Fact: 2
Big Ticket Books: 1
Mod
25.1 - Sandy's Task: I Want My Baseball!
Book 1 – Read a nonfiction book with the main page genre Sports
Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away: A Love Letter to My Family. Ben Utecht
(272 pages)
Claiming 1 IAF ticket
Book 2 – Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with the single author’s initials (ALL initials) found in the phrase END THE LOCKOUT.
Buried In Books. Kate Carlisle
(280 pages)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 280
Tasks complete: 15/54
Total points: 280/895
BB: 4
NF: 6
GO: 2
Angela IL20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting Brains
Option 3: Read a book whose author’s initials (all) can be found in MENSA BRAIN.
Two By Two by Nicholas Sparks- 3/25
Two by Two (MMPB 512 pages)
CLAIMING BB FOR THIS TASK
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 2/54
BB Ticket: 1
Barbara ★10.9 - Spring Into a Good Book
Read a book first published in March, April, or May (of any year) that has an average Goodreads rating of 4.0 or higher.
Torched - Donna Grant 3/26
(published May 29, 2018 AND rating of 4.64)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 280
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
25.6 Reaching Goals1) Shadows Reel by C.J. Box
Published in March of 2022. 384 pages
5) The Long Way Home by Louise Penny 440 pages
This is number 10 in the series
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 80
Julia10315.3 - Wordle
Option 2: Jaran (five letter title, #1 in four book series)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 220
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 16
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
MPG of Children or Kids are not allowed. MPG of Sequential Art / Graphic Novels are allowed.
Minimum page count is 139 (of course)
Option 2: word of three or more letters in the title and/or subtitle that can be made from the letters in "AMAZON PRIME".
Page Count: 368--Listened to Audio--link to PB edition What's Mine and Yours
Word: Mine
Justification: A MAZON PRIME
What's Mine and Yours by Naima Coster
Points Earned This Post: 20
Points Achieved to Date: 390/895
Tasks Completed 27/54
Katrisa15.2 Right/Left
Book 1 - Read a FICTION book with a title that begins with a letter in RIGHT.
I read Indemnity Only
Book 2 - Read a NONFICTION book with a title that begins with a letter in LEFT.
I read The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy
Points this Point: 15
Points Total: 270
Katrisa15.10 - Scare More Than Crows
Read a book with a main page genre Horror.
I read My Heart Is a Chainsaw
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 285
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)10.3 -If I Only Had a Brain
book from the Thought Provoking book list.
Page Count: 208
List Page/Link: Page 3 Book
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys by Greg Behrendt
Points Earned This Post: 10
Points Achieved to Date:400/895
Tasks Completed 28/54
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)10.5 -Spring Break
set at least 50% in one or more of these popular spring break destinations: Barcelona, London, Paris; Florida, Hawaii, Texas; Bahamas, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico
Page Count: 464
Setting: London England
GR Metadata: verifies setting
Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
Points Earned This Post: 10
Points Achieved to Date: 410/895
Tasks Completed29/54
Katrisa20.5 - Bigger is Better – Kristi CO's task - Literary Cat Names
Opt 3 - Read a book set at least 50% in the New England region states: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island
I read Bright Precious Thing which is a memoir more than half of which is about when the author is in Cambridge and Boston Massachusetts. The first half of the book alternates between her younger life and Boston/Cambridge but the last part of the book is almost entirely her time in Boston.
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 305
Katrisa30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The Bees
Option 1: Read a book with bird(s) or bee(s) on the cover
I read
Option 4: Read a book with an MPG* of Biography, Autobiography or Memoir
I read Memoirs and Misinformation
Biography and memoir on main page
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 335
Task 30.3 - Recurring KeysBook 1: Read a book with a word in the title that contains all the letters A E N. Subtitles are excluded.
drEAmsNake
Dreamsnake (1978) by Vonda N. McIntyre (Mass Market Paperback, #11729, 319 pages)
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains all the letters A E N in a single name part.
AnNE
Actress (2020) by Anne Enright (Hardcover, 265 pages)
50 + 30 = 80
Tasks Completed: 03
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 50 + 30 = 80
Books read: 05
Pages read: 1,984
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 02
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
30.2 - XBM's Task: The Birds and the BeesOption 3: Read a book with a Romance MPG
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Option 6: Read a book with an A and a Z any place in the title
The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics: A Math-Free Exploration of the Science That Made Our World AmaZing
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 180
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 16
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Barbara ★25.7 - Andy P’s Task: Symmetry
Book 1: Read a book that contains a word of at least 5 letters in the title that begins and ends with the same letter. Subtitles are excluded.
Mayhem in High Heels - Gemma Halliday 3/26
(MayheM starts and ends with M)
Book 2: Book 2. Read a book by an author whose name contains a name part that begins and ends with the same letter.
Open and Shut - David Rosenfelt 3/21
(David begins and ends with D)
Total Pages: Book 1 (303 pages) + Book 2 (292 pages) = 595 pages > 500
Points this task: 25
Total points: 305
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
FLY Task #20.1 - Most Improved - Delicious Dee's Task: Happy Birthday to Me!
task: Option 1: Read a book with ALL the letters CELLO in the title
book: Don’t Tell Teacher
how it fits: dOn't tELL teaCher
Points this post: 20
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 2/54
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's A Fact tickets: 0
Task 10.8 - Feria Nacional de San Marcosthree word title, initials in phrase
Survivor In Death
SID initials in ferIa De San
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240 points
3 BB tix
2 NF tix
1 GO tix
EMurphy20.10 Group Read Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
*I left a comment in the group discussion
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 75
Books Read: 5
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 1
Tasks Completed: 3
Casey WTasks 20.10 - Group Read
Oona Out of Order
Posted in Group Post messages 16-18
Post Total: 20 points
Total Points: 20 points
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
Casey WTask 20.5 - Option 5 Read a book with a single author who has at least three parts to their name.
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Points Total: 20 points
Total Points: 40 points
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
Casey WTask 20.6 - Option 1 - Read a book from the Fresh Starts List
The Four Winds By Kristin Hannah
Found on page 1, book #52
Post Total: 20 points
Total Points: 60 points
Books Read: 3
Tasks completed: 3
Julia10315.4 - "Password" is not a Password
Option 2: 50% Off Murder (number and % in title)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 235
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 17
Boston Kate
10.8 Feria Nacional de San Marcos
As I Lay Dying
initial letters of title (AILD) found in FERIA NACIONAL DE SAN MARCOS
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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10.6 Renewal
I read The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan, verified for “Plants” in message 12 of the help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 255