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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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HanneloreTask 5.10 - Wish Upon a Star
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC requirements.
Book: Noragami: Stray God, Vol. 2
How it fits: Meets requirements.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 11
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 0
HanneloreTask 25.5 - Nick KY’s Task: Scarecrow Leftovers
Option 2. Read ONE book of 500+ pp which fits at least one of the above suggestions.
Suggestion used: 3. Book is on TV-genre list.
Book: A Game of Thrones
How it fits: Book is the first book on the first page of the TV-genre list. It is also 500+ pages.
Book has 835 pages --> Claiming a BB ticket.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 12
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 0
Mod
20.10 - Group Reads
The Thursday Murder Club
Discussion thread post #10. (I tried to link directly but couldn't get it to work, sorry!)
Points this task: 20
Season total: 75
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 0
Mod
Option 2
by Kristen Ashley / cover has river-waterfall: 514 pgs > 500 pgsOption 4
Wild Like the Wind by Kristen Ashley / WIND in title from The Winds of Dune: 438 pgs
Total pages: 952
Approval post just in case: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 30
Total points: 175
Christine V25.3 - Cat's Task: Good Reading
Option 2: A Spindle Splintered, currently on page 19 of the list. This book is new to me.
Option 3: Last Chance to See, currently on page 1 of the Best Environmental Books list. This book is nonfiction, and it is new to me.
Last Chance to See is nonfiction.
***Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket***
Points this post: 25
IAF tickets this post: 1
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 1
Maria Jo20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
Option 2
The Lady's Mine
word: MINE
Points this post: 20
Total points: 90
Angela IL25.1 - Sandy's Task: I Want My Baseball!
Book 1 – Read a nonfiction book with the main page genre Sports (standalone or embedded).
What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics by Rachel Denhollander-3/27 (352 pgs)
Claiming an It's A Fact Ticket
Book 2 – Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with the single author’s initials (ALL initials) found in the phrase END THE LOCKOUT.
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover-3/2 (320 pg)
672 total pages
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 75
Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 3/54
BB Ticket: 1
NF: 1
Katrisa20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting Brains
Opt 2 -Read a book with MPG History, Historical, Historical fiction, Historical romance, Historical mystery, or Alternate History.
I read Brooklyn which has historical fiction on main page
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 355
babbling c10.10 - Spring Series
Read a book in a series with a series title that begins with a letter in SPRING. Articles (a, an, the) may be ignored. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title.
Daring - kindle Daring - paperback pg. 400 by Elliott James
Pax Arcana #2 SPRING
THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 35/895
Completed Tasks: 3/54
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 902
Books read this season: 3
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)15.2 -Right/Left
Book 1: FICTION title begins with a letter in RIGHT
Page Count: 208--Read Audioook-- Link to PB Edition Infinite Country
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel
Book 2:NONFICTION title begins with a letter in LEFT.
Page Count:318
NONFICTION BOOK
Trials of the Earth: The True Story of a Pioneer Woman by Mary Mann Hamilton
Points Earned This Post: 15
Points Achieved to Date: 425/895
Tasks Completed 30/54
MEGSCL5.7 - The Flying Monkeys
Total
220 points, 1 bb, 1 nf
Coralie10.9 Spring into a Good Book
Book first published in March with rating of 4.15
The Night Watchman
Total to date 130 points
PatTask 15.6 ~ That's Dr Scarecrow
Task ~ Read a book by an author who has all the letters T H D in his/her name.
The Katagi Man-Eater by Brent DeHaanRead ~ 3.27.22
Pages ~ 336
How it Fits ~ bren(T) (D)e(H)aan
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Points this Task ~ 15
Total Points ~ 190
Total Books ~ 13
Total Pages ~ 4703
StaceyNC15.9 - Hall of Famer
Read a book by an author whose initials (all) can be found in Jackie Robinson.
Book: The Plan
Completed: 3/8/22
Author: Karla Sorensen
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 6
Julia1035.7 - The Flying Monkeys
The Dragons of Kellynch(cover approved in post #24 of task help thread)
This post: 5 points
Total points: 240
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 18
Ana20.2 - Rookie At The Top - Lucy-Bookworm's Task: Books For A Bookworm
The Bodies in the Library by Marty Wingate. Library is in the title
This Post: 20
Total Points: 220
Stephanie12720.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting Brains
Option 3: Read a book whose author’s initials (all) can be found in MENSA BRAIN.
Serving Crazy with Curry by Amulya Malladi
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60/895
Tasks completed: 3/54
Books read: 3
Kathy KS**UNCLAIM!!** Stats adjusted below.
10.5 - Spring Break
Read a book set at least 50% in one or more of these popular spring break destinations: ... London...
Cotillion, by Georgette Heyer
Set mostly in London (see GR data)
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Points for this task: 0
Total points : 165-10=155
Tasks completed: 10/54-1=9/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 3
Task 5.10 – Wish Upon a StarBook chosen: Dare To Live Greatly: The Courage To Live A Powerful Christian Life
Fits task: book of choice, meets SRC requirements
Format read: ebook
# of pages: 236 (printed edition)
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 5 points
Kathy KS30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The Bees
Option 3: Read a book with an MPG* of Romance
Cotillion, by Georgette Heyer
MPG: Romance 978 users
Option 5: Read a book with an author with both an A and a Z any place in their name
A Lady's Formula for Love, by Elizabeth Everett
AZ=eliZAbeth
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 185
Tasks completed: 10/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 3
Task 20.3 – Best Review - Lauren Jodi's Task: Henry RexBook chosen: Option 4: The Golden Couple
Fits task: Found on page 14
Format read: audio
# of pages: 329 (printed edition)
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 25 points
Task 20.4 – Golden Oldies - Robin P's Task: Saluting BrainsBook chosen: Option 3: You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism
Fits task: Author initials (Amber Ruffin) found in MENSA BRAIN
Format read: audio
# of pages: 215 (printed edition)
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 45 points
Task 25.4 – Wayne's Task: Play Ball?Book 1 chosen: Option 1: Our Final Warning: Six Degrees of Climate Emergency
Fits task: page number ends with a 4
Format read: audio
# of pages: 384 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: Option 3: With Every Letter
Fits task: Doubled letter in the title - word: letter (double t)
Format read: audio
# of pages: 418 (printed edition)
Total # of pages: 384+418=802
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 70 points
babbling c30.3 - Dlmrose’s Task: Recurring Keys
Even though my laptop is not that old, I have worn the letters off the A, E, and N keys on the keyboard.
Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title that contains all the letters A E N. Subtitles are excluded.
The Soulmate Equation - kindle The Soulmate Equation - paperback pgs. 416 by Christina Lauren
EQUATION
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains all the letters A E N in a single name part.
The Darkest Warrior - Audible The Darkest Warrior - paperback pgs. 544 by Gena Showalter
GENA
THIS POST
Points: 30
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 65/895
Completed Tasks: 4/54
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 1,862
Books read this season: 5
Inge19905.10 - Wish Upon a Star
free choice
De kracht van breien: Hoe een oeroud ambacht onze levens verbindt
Points this post: 5
total points: 110
Inge199010.3 - If I Only Had a Brain
book from the thought provoking list
Fahrenheit 451
page 1 book 4
Points this post: 10
total points: 120
Inge199015.1 - Hemispheres
book in the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere
book 1 northern: (Canada)
Winternacht
book 2 (Australia)
De bannelingen
Points this post: 15
total points: 135
25.4 - Wayne's Task: Play Ball? Play Ball!Option 2, title word comprised of at least 4 consecutive letters in WEPICKEDABADSEASONTOHAVEAGOODYEAR: The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
paperback edition The Good Sister 336 pages
Option 3, a book with a doubled letter in the title: The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield
paperback edition The Apollo Murders 470 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 105
HanneloreTask 30.1 - Katrisa's Task: Dune
This is a two book task.
One of your books must be 500+ pages and the combined page total must be at least 700 pages.
Option 2: Read a book with a cover that depicts a natural body of water, such as a lake, river, or ocean. The body of water must be central to the scene and must be larger than a swimming pool. Underwater scenes work as long as they are natural water sources.
Book: Sleeping with the Fishes
How it fits: The cover shows a mermaid underwater with fishes around her. No indication of the underwater scene being unnatural like a swimming pool.
Option 3: read a book with an MPG of horror.
Book: Dracula
(I couldn't find the right edition in between all other editions, so I'm using a normal link to it instead.)
How it fits: Has the MPG horror.
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Dracula was originally published in 1897 --> CLAIMING A GO TICKET
Pages: Book 1 has 268 pages, book 2 has 505. So they fit the page requirements of the task.
---> ALSO CLAIMING A BB TICKET FOR DRACULA
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Points this task: 30
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 13
BB tickets:
(1) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Helen B's Task: Spring BeginsOption 3. Read the first book (#1) in a series.
Delilah Green Doesn't Care
Total Points: 25
Mod
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
Option 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials (all of them) can be found in the letters in "AMAZON PRIME".
Violeta. Isabel Allende
336 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 300
Tasks complete: 16/54
Total points: 300/895
BB: 4
NF: 6
GO: 2
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.1 Sandy's Task: I Want My Baseball!
Book 1: Running with Sherman: How a Rescue Donkey Inspired a Rag-Tag Gang of Runners to Enter the Craziest Race in America by Christopher McDougall
334 pages
Book 2: The Dog Who Knew Too Much by Krista Davis
304 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 410/895
Tasks completed: 23/54
Books read: 31
Nick KY15.6. - That’s Dr. Scarecrow
Read a book by an author who has all the letters T H D in his/her name.
I read Wolf to the Slaughter by Ruth Rendell.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 270
Nick KYDelete:
15.9 Hall of Fame
Langston Hughes: An Introduction to the PoetryLangston Hughes: An Introduction to the Poetry by Onwuchekwa Jemie, author's inits in Jackie RobinsOn.
Points This Post: - 15
Total Points So Far: 255
Nick KY10.7 - Holi
Read a book with a title that begins with one of these letters: H, O, L, I. All words count (including A, An, and The).
I read Langston Hughes: An Introduction to the Poetry by Onwuchekwa Jemie -- Title begins with L.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 265
Nick KY15.9 Hall of Fame
I read Mythologies by Roland Barthes, author's inits in Jackie RoBinson.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 280
Delicious DeeReposting to ITS A FACT ticket
15.2 Right/Left
Book A - Gluttony - G in RIGHT
Book B - The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds - T in LEFT; claiming Its a fact ticket
Delicious DeeReposting for Its A Fact
10.3 - If I Only Had a Brain
Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are - found on pg1 (currently around postion 43); Its a fact ticket
Delicious Deereposting to claim Its a Fact ticket
25.1 - 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; claiming its a fact ticket for non-fiction
Book B - The Bond That Ties Us - Christine d'Abo - CD found in END THE LOCKOUT; I read ebook, most popular PB has 264gs
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25.3 - Cat's Task: Good Reading
Both of the following books are new-to-me.
Option 1: Diversity - read a book not originally published in English.
Now You're One of Us
Originally published in Japanese.
Option 3: Environment
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate
Appears on page 1 of Best Environmental Books
This is a Big Book of 500+ pages. 1 Big Book ticket please!
This is Non-Fiction. 1 It's A Fact ticket please!
Points this task: 25
Season total: 100
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 1
Andy P.Task # 5.9 - The Author
Read a book whose author uses an initial in the first name position
Shadows Reel by C.J. Box
Points this post: 5
Total points: 165
15.9 Hall of Famer I read The Girl Who Died by Ragnar Jónasson - R and J are in Jackie Robinson
Season Total: 25
20.4 Saluting Brains I chose option 2 and read To Die But Once by Jacqueline Winspear - mpg historical
Season Total: 45
20.7 Wordle Wordle Wordle! I chose option 2 and read The Judge's List by John Grisham - #2 in The Whistler series
Season Total: 65
20.10 Group ReadsI read Oona Out of Order
My post is in the discussion thread # 19.
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 100
Angela IL30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The Bees
Option 3: Read a book with an MPG* of Romance
The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas-3/21
Option 5: Read a book with an author with both an A and a Z any place in their name
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood-3/28
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 105
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 4/54
BB Ticket: 1
NF: 1
Line10.8
read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the initial letter of all title words can be found in FERIA NACIONAL DE SAN MARCOS
I read A Court of Mist and Fury A, C, O, M, A, and F can all be found
points for this task: 10
total points: 55
books read: 5
tasks done: 5
Task:20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Helen B's Task: Spring BeginsOption:1-a book from the list: Do-Overs and Fresh Starts
Book read:What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli
Required: this is on page 1 of the do overs and fresh start list ( book no. 50 at time of posting)
Points this task:20
Total points:75
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:0
Books read:4
Tasks completed:4
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5.5 – The Wizard.
A book from a series of at least 5 books.
Raising Steam , #40 Discworld series.
Points this task: 5
📖 The story so far... 📖
Points: 15
Big Books – 500+: 0
Big Books – 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0 (less)