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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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Delicious Dee10.5 - Spring Break
Boyfriend Material - set in London
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 185
Delicious Dee15.4 - "Password" is not a Password
Book A - 21 Immortals
Book B - Who Is Maud Dixon?
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 200
ROBIN P10.6 - Renewal
MPG Animals - Follow the Flock: How Sheep Shaped Human Civilization
**Nonfiction - claiming 1 It's a Fact point
Points this post: 10
Total points: 250
BB:0 GO:1 IAF:4
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)15.7 -NeuroAware
shelved as Neurodiversity from the first 25 pages of this list
Page count: 312--Listened to Audiobook--PB edition Marcelo in the Real World
List page/link: Page 1
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
Points Earned This Post: 15
Points Achieved to Date: 500/895
Tasks Completed 33/54
Bookwrm526Task #15.4 - "Password" is not a Password
I chose option 2, to read ONE book that has a number expressed as a digit in the title AND that has one of the listed special characters in the title (I chose the % symbol). I read 50% Off Murder by Josie Belle.
Total points so far: 325
Jen K25.2 - Brooklyn's Task: Upcoming Milestone!
Option 2: Machu Picchu
Silver Borne
Option 4: Southeast Asia
To Boldly Grow: Finding Joy, Adventure, and Dinner in Your Own Backyard
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 185
Big Books: 2
Jen K25.3 - Cat's Task: Good Reading
Both book are new to me.
Option 1: Diversity - Violeta by Isabel Allende
originally written in Spanish
Option 3: Environment - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
List: Best Environmental Books page 1 #9
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 210
Big Books: 2
Barbara ★15.9 - Hall of Famer
Read a book by an author whose initials (all) can be found in Jackie Robinson.
The Devil You Know - Kit Rocha 3/30
(K & R in jacKie Robinson)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 335
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
15.9 - Hall of FameSad Cypress (Hercule Poirot #22) by Agatha Christie
author's initials, AC, found in jACkie robinson
1x Golden Oldiex tix (pub. 1939)
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 425
5.10 - Wish Upon a StarAnxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World by Max Lucado
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 430
Coralie20.8 Is 139 a Prime Number
Option 1: Book by an author whose initials can be found in Amazon Prime
A Christmas Escape by Anne Perry
Total to date 165 points
Coralie20.4 Saluting Brains
Option 2: Book with MPG Historical
In the Country of Men
Total to date 185 points
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.7 Holi
Hell Is Empty by Craig Johnson
Points this post: 10
Total points: 485/895
Tasks completed: 27/54
Books read: 37
Task 25.6 - Reaching Goals200+ pages each
option 2: winner of GR Choice 2021 Science Fiction
Project Hail Mary (kindle version I read)
no MMPB, PB: Proyecto Hail Mary 544 pages - claiming 1 BB tix
option 5: #3 in series
The Queen's Triumph
246 pages
both books more than 200 pages
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300 points
4 BB tix
2 NF tix
1 GO tix
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.3 Wordle
Option 1:
Book 1: Caged by Norah McClintock
Book 2: Junkyard Dogs by Craig Johnson
Walt Longmire series--#6
Points this post: 15
Total points: 500/895
Tasks completed: 28/54
Books read: 39
Joanne MI15.3 - Wordle
Book 1- One word title, five letters Anzio: Italy and the Battle for Rome — 1944
Claiming 1 IAF ticket
Book 2- Series book/ 1 thru 6 in a series
The Spider's War # 5 in series
Points this task 15
Total Points 120
BB's 3
IAF this post 1
Total IAF 3
Julia10310.8 - Feria Nacional de San Marcos
An Earthly Crown (AE in Feria, C in Nacional)
This book has 512 pages - claiming one BB ticket
This post: 10 points, 1 BB
Total points: 250
BB: 3
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 19
REPOST - FORGOT TO ADD COVERHannelore
Task 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 FishesHow 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
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.6 Seasoned Reader - Helen B's Task: Spring Begins
Option 1: Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
Page 1 of the list
Points this post: 20
Total points: 520/895
Tasks completed: 29/54
Books read: 40
Angela IL25.4 - Wayne's Task: Play Ball?
Option 1: Read a book with a page number that ENDS with a 3, 9, or 4.
All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris- 3/31 (384 pgs)
Option 3: Read a book with a doubled letter in the title.
Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson- 3/7 (390 pgs)
Total Pages: 774
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 130
Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 5/54
BB Ticket: 1
NF: 1
Delicious Dee25.4 - Wayne's Task: Play Ball?
Option 2 - One of the Good Ones - GOOD is found in WEPICKEDABADSEASONTOHAVEAGOODYEAR
Option 4 - Kitchen - set in Tokyo
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 225
Pat25.4 ~
Option ~ 1 Read a book with a page number that ENDS with a 3, 9, or 4.
The Lost Dog by Michelle de KretserRead ~ 3.4.22
Pages ~ 304
How it Fits ~ 30(4) pages
Option 3 ~ Read a book with a doubled letter in the title.
The Hollow Ground by Natalie S. HarnettRead ~ 3.30.22
Pages ~ 320
How it Fits ~ ho(LL)ow
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Points this Task ~ 25
Total Points ~ 235
Total Books ~ 16
Total Pages ~ 5663
Bookwrm526Task #15.9 - Hall of Famer
Read a book by an author whose initials (all) can be found in Jackie Robinson. I read The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi.
Total points so far: 340
30.3 - Dlmrose’s Task: Recurring KeysBook 1: Read a book with a word in the title that contains all the letters A E N
I read an ebook version of We, Jane
AEN found in JANE
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains all the letters A E N in a single name part.
I listened to an audio version of Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen
AEN found in GAlchEN
New Points: 30
Total Points: 150
IF: 2
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)15.9 -Hall of Famer
author whose initials (all) can be found in JaCkie RobinSon
Page Count: 196--Listened to Audiobook--Link to PB editionRelatively Dead
Author: Sheila Connolly
Relatively Dead
Points Earned This Post: 15
Points Achieved to Date: 515/895
Tasks Completed 34/54
ROBIN P25.6 KMarie D's Task: Reaching Goals
2 books, each 200 pages +
1. Option 1 - published in 2022 - Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation pub Jan 2022, 256 pages
**nonfiction, claiming 1 NF point**
2. Option 3 - MPG Young Adult - One for All - 389 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 275
BB:0 GO:1 NF:5
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2022 SRC
15.10 - Scare More Than Crows
Read a book with a main page genre Horror. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
The Gunslinger MPG Horror
Points this post: 15
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points: 90
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah E's Task: Most VolcanoesRead a book with a word in the title or subtitle that matches either a word from the mnemonic or the name of a planet in our solar system
The word I used was MOST
One Child: The Story of China's Most Radical Experiment
***Claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket for Non-Fiction***
New Points: 20
Total Points: 170
IF: 3
Amy FL5.6 - The Munchkins.
Matrix - first line of the description reads: "Cast out of the royal court by Eleanor of Aquitaine..."
Her reign was in the 1100s according to this biography: https://ehistory.osu.edu/biographies/...
Points this post: 5
Total points: 180
Amy FL5.9 - The Author
Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan
Points this post: 5
Total points: 185
ROBIN P25.7 Andy P's Task: Symmetry
2 books, 500 pages total
Book 1 - word in title begins & ends with same letter
How High We Go in the Dark HIGH - 304p
Book 2 - Author name part begins & ends with same letter
Call Us What We Carry - author Amanda Gorman AMANDA - 228 pages
Total pages 532
Points this post: 25
Total points: 300
BB:0 GO:1 NF:5
MEGSCL20.10 - Group Reads
The Enchanted April
Msg 5 in group read discussion
**pub 1922 - 1 golden oldie
Total
245 points, 1 bb, 1 nf, 1 go
10.9 - Spring Into a Good BookRead a book first published in March, April, or May (of any year) that has an average Goodreads rating of 4.0 or higher.
I read The Match which was published in March 2022 and has a rating of 4.38.
points: 110
books read: 10
tasks completed: 8
tasks in progress: 2
Big Books: 1
pages read: 3673
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.5 - Spring Break
Everyone Brave is Forgiven
Over 50% set in London.
Totals
Points: 20
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 2
Total Books Completed: 2
Readerboard Name: Kathy P30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The Bees
Option 4:
Easter EverywhereOption 6:
Saint MazieClaiming 1 It's a Fact ticket for Easter Everywhere
Totals
Points: 50
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Books Completed: 3
Christine V20.5 - Bigger is Better – Kristi CO's task - Literary Cat Names
Option 5: The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier
Points this post: 20
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 1
20.1 - Most Improved - Delicious Dee's Task: Happy Birthday to Me!Option 3, a book from String Instruments on the Cover list (p.2 #105): The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
paperback edition The Final Revival of Opal & Nev 368 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 175
Barbara ★20.1 - Most Improved - Delicious Dee's Task: Happy Birthday to Me!
Option 1: Read a book where the ALL the letters CELLO, including 2 Ls, can be found in the title
Chilled to the Cone - Ellie Alexander (336 pages) 3/31
C in Chilled
E in chillEd
LL in chLLed
O in cOne
Points this task: 20
Total points: 355
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
ROBIN P10.9 - Spring Into a Good Book
Book published in Mar, Apr or May, rating 4.0+
The Kaiju Preservation Society - pub Mar 2022
listened to audio, linked pb - rating 4.23
Points this post - 10
Total points - 310
BB:0 GO:1 NF:5
Inge199010.8 - Feria Nacional de San Marcos
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
In mijn dromen
Points this post: 10
total points: 145
LAUREN JODI10.10 - Spring Series
Dancing With Danger by Kerrigan Byrne
Series title: Goode Sisters
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 265/895
Big Book Ticket: 2
Total Books Read: 19
Total Tasks Completed: 16/54
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?Option 2: Read a book with a word of three or more letters in the title and/or subtitle that can be made from the letters in "aMAzoN prime"
The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa
(Word chosen is MAN)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 155
Task 5.1 - The Wicked WitchDEAD in song title & book title
Maigret's Dead Man: Inspector Maigret #29
pub 1947 - claiming 1 GO tix
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305 points
4 BB tix
2 GO tix
2 NF tix
Task 10.5 - Spring Breakset in PARIS - listed
Maigret and the Dead Girl
pub 1942 - claiming 1 GO tix
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315 points
4 BB tix
3 GO tix
2 NF tix
JEN B10.5 - Spring Break
Read a book 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
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Set 100% in Paris
TOTAL POINTS: 30
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Book by an author who shares a name with Michael Jackson
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Total to date 145 points