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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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trishhartuk15.1 Hemispheres
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in a country that is located entirely the Northern Hemisphere
The Department of Sensitive Crimes, Alexander McCall Smith
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Set in Malmo, Sweden
Book 2: Read a book set at least 50% in a country that is located entirely the Southern Hemisphere
Death Before Wicket, Kerry Greenwood
Read the kindle edition. PB: here
100% set in Sydney, Australia
Points this task: 15
Books read: 2
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 6
Golden oldies: 2
Big book tickets: 0
Angela IL 25.2 - Brooklyn's Task: Upcoming Milestone!
Option 2: Read a book with a 2 word title.
Summer's Child by Diane Chamberlain-4/1
Option 4: Read a book with a MPG of Food or Food & Drink.
Off the Menu by Stacey Ballis-3/5
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 155
Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 6/54
BB Ticket: 1
NF Ticket: 1
FLY Task #30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The Bees
task: Option 3: Read a book with an MPG* of Romance
book: The Sun Is Also a Star
how it fits: MPG Romance
task: Option 4: Read a book with an MPG* of Biography, Autobiography or Memoir
book: Calypso
how it fits: MPG Autobiography > Memoir and Biography (& others)
**claiming an "it's a fact" ticket for nonfiction (assuming memoirs count)**
Points this post: 30
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 3/54
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's A Fact tickets: 1
Task 25.2 - Upcoming Milestone!option 1: 2 word title
XOXO, Piper
ebook length verified: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
option 3: set in Africa (Congo)
Heart of Darkness
verified: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
published 1899 - claiming 1 GO tix
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340 points
4 BB tix
4 GO tix
2 NF tix
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)5.4 - Glinda the Good Witch
author has a first and last name beginning with the same letter.
Page Count:160
Author Name: Colleen Coble
Leaving Lavender Tides
Points Earned This Post: 5
Points Achieved to Date: 520/895
Tasks Completed 35/54
15.3 - WordleI chose Option 1.
For book 1, I read Fakes: An Anthology of Pseudo-Interviews, Faux-Lectures, Quasi-Letters, "Found" Texts, and Other Fraudulent Artifacts (title of exactly five letters, ignore subtitle).
For book 2, I read Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus, Vol. 1 (Read a book that is number 1 thru 6 in a series).
Total Points: 285
10.5 - Spring BreakRead 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 Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II by Madeline Martin set 100% in London
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 200
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 18
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Andy P.Task # 5.2 - Auntie Em
Read a book written by a single author with a name that matches a name related to Em
Landing by Emma Donoghue
Points this post: 5
Total points: 170
Nick KY10.3 If I Only Had a Brain I read Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion, p. 2 of the Thought Provoking list https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 290
Nick KY25.1 Sandy’s Baseball
Book 1. Turning by Jessica J. Lee, ""Sports" genre OK'd in message 28 of Help Thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... .
Nonfiction. 304 pp.
Book 2. Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson, inits in "eNd tHe lockout" -- 250 pp
Total pp = 554 > required 500
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 315
ROBIN P20.4 Robin P's Task: Saluting Brains
Option 3 - author initials in MENSA BRAIN
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Points this post: 20
Total points: 305
BB:0 GO:1 NF:5
Katrisa5.4 - Glinda the Good Witch
Read a book whose author has a first and last name beginning with the same letter.
I read Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism by Anne Applebaum
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 375
Katrisa30.1 - Katrisa's Task: Dune
Opt 2 - Read a book with a cover that depicts a natural body of water
I read Winter's Bone
My book was audio - paperback pages 224 (no MMPB)
Opt 4 - Read a book with one of the words from the titles in the Dune Universe books in the TITLE
I just read one of the Dune books - House Atreides - Source book House AtreidesHouse and Atreides in title
My book was audio - MMPB 736 pages - this is my book with 500+ pages and also is 700+ pages
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 405
Nick KY10.5 Spring Break I read Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, set in Mexico.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 325
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2022 SRC
30.3 - Dlmrose’s Task: Recurring Keys
Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title that contains all the letters A E N. Subtitles are excluded.
The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant read 3/6
uNAdvEnturous
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains all the letters A E N in a single name part.
The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner
NAtaliE
Points this post: 30
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points: 120
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
5.6 - The Munchkins.Daughter of Time (After Cilmeri #0.5) by Sarah Woodbury
approx 90% in 1260s
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 435
25.4 - Wayne's Task: Play Ball?Option 1: Read a book with a page number that ENDS with a 3, 9, or 4. SRC page number rules apply.
The Brush Off (Murray Whelan #2) by Shane Maloney
393 pages
Option 3: Read a book with a doubled letter in the title.
jacob's rOOm by Virginia Woolf
352 pages
1x Golden Oldies tix (pub. 1922)
Total pages read: 745
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 4
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 435
Mod
I listened to the audiobook of Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West - MMPB is Rescapé du Camp 14.
The book is found on page 3 of the Thought Provoking Books list.
total points: 285
Mod
For book 1, I read the kindle edition of Rogue Protocol - top pb is Kaçak Protokol (no MMPB)
Fiction, title starts with R.
For book 2, I read a kindle ARC of The Upgrade: How the Female Brain Remakes Itself in the Second Half of Life - linked to the hardcover (no MMPB or PB).
Nonfiction, title starts with T.
total points: 300
Mod
I listened to the audiobook of Someone Else's Love Story, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
Book is found on page 11 of the referenced list.
total points: 315
Mod
I used option 1 and read a kindle ARC of In a Garden Burning Gold by Rory Power - linked to the hardcover edition (no pb or MMPB).
Author initials, RP, found in PRime. Book has 432 pages, >139.
total points: 335
Mod
I used the word "Under" from the mnemonic, and read Bones Under the Beach Hut.
total points: 355
Amy B20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah E's Task: Most Volcanoes
Most Volcanoes Erupt Mulberry Jam Sandwiches Under Normal Pressure
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
Read 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. Singular or plural variations are allowed as are possessives, but no others.
Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 90 Points
Julia10310.7 - Holi
His Conquering Sword (title starts with H)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 260
BB: 3
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 20
Suzannesea20.3 Best Review - Lauren Jodi's Task: Henry Rex
Option 4: Off with Her Head!
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty is on page 1 of the Adultery Shelf List.
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 135
FLY Task #15.4 - "Password" is not a Password
Option 2: Read one book that satisfies the requirements for both books
task: Book 1 - number in the title or subtitle.
Book 2- special character in the title or subtitle:
book: Christmas Vows $5.00 Extra
how it fits: number 5, special character $
Points this post: 15
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 4/54
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's A Fact tickets: 1
Jasmiina F20.5 - Bigger is Better – Kristi CO's task - Literary Cat Names:
Read a book with a main page genre of Dystopia, Apocalyptic, or Speculative Fiction:
Klara and the Sun] by Kazuo Ishiguro.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 25
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Nick KY15.8 - Mr Potato Head
I read Girl With Curious Hair by David Foster Wallace, the word “hair” in title.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points so Far: 340
Katrisa10.3 - If I Only Had a Brain
a book from the Thought Provoking book list.
I read Modern Romance from page 1
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 415
Pat20.3 ~ Henry Rex
Option 4 ~ Read a book from the first 25 pages of the Adultery Shelf
Required ~ State the page
Hausfrau by Jill Alexander EssbaumRead ~ 4.1.22
Pages ~ 324
How it Fits ~ Page 1 of the Adultery Shelf
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Points this Task ~ 20
Total Points ~ 255
Total Books ~ 17
Total Pages ~ 5987
Suzannesea25.2 - Brooklyn's Task: Upcoming Milestone!
Option 2: Macchu Picchu
Read a book with a two word title.
The Pledge by Kathleen Kent
Option 4: Southeast Asia
Read a book with a main page genre of Food or Food and Drink.
My Life in France by Julia Child
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 160
Helen B --Repost25.3 - Good Reading
Option 1: Diversity - read a book not originally published in English.
The Ukrainian and Russian Notebooks: Life and Death Under Soviet Rule by Igort
Originally published in Italian.
This is a graphic novel, allowed per the task instructions.
Option 2: Inclusion - read a book shelved as Disability from the first 25 pages of the list:
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Found on page 1 of the list.
Both books are new to me.
Total points: 155
Helen B10.2 - The Wisest in All of Oz
Read a book written by an author who shares a name with one of the performers listed.
Cursed Luck by Kelley Armstrong
Kelley matches Elijah Kelley in The Wiz Live!
total points: 165
Helen B15.2 Right/Left
Book 1. Read a FICTION book with a title that begins with a letter in RIGHT.
High Jinx by Kelley Armstrong
rigHt
Book 2. Read a NONFICTION book with a title that begins with a letter in LEFT.
Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media by Jacob Mchangama
leFt
Claiming 1 NF ticket
Total points: 180
20.5 - Bigger is Better – Kristi CO's task - Literary Cat NamesI chose Option 1 (Read a book written by a single author who was born in Canada).
I read Homeland by Cory Doctorow. According to Goodreads, Cory was born in Toronto, Canada.
Total Points: 305
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)5.8 -A Horse of a Different Color
book from the Books with a Color in the Title list
Page Count: 323--Listened to Audiobook-- PB edition A Study in Scarlet Women
List Page/Link: Page 7-- https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas
Points Earned This Post: 5
Points Achieved to Date: 525/895
Tasks Completed 36/54
Task 25.8 - Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin OnOption 1: Read a book with a word of 5 letters or more in the title that can be made from the letters in NEUROTRANSMITTERS.
Required: State the word.
ARTIST = neuroTRAnsmITterS
Death of an Artist (2012) by Kate Wilhelm (Hardcover, 279 pages)
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials (all) are found in SUBSTANTIA NIGRA.
suBstantia niGra
Alchemy of Fire (2004) by Gillian Bradshaw (Hardcover, 247 pages)
80 + 25 = 105
Tasks Completed: 04
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 80 + 25 = 105
Books read: 07
Pages read: 2,510
Read but not claimed: 01
Goodreads Authors: 02
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
MARGO25.5 - Nick KY’s Task: Scarecrow Leftovers
Option 2. Read ONE book of 500+ pp which fits at least one of the suggestions.
Suggestion 1. Read a book from this list: Books by Black Authors
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- found on page 1 of list
- 663 pages for top MMPB - claiming one BIG BOOK ticket
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Points this task: 25
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 9
GO: 4 // BB: 2 // NF: 0
Christene Paula5.5. - The Wizard
Book: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 432 pages, ebook
Tasks: Read a book from a series with at least 5 whole number published books - Any book from the series may be used.
How it fits: Book with at least 5 whole number published books. Published on May 5, 2015
Points this task: 5
Total points: 85
Total books read: 8
Tasks completed: 8/54
Big Books tickets: 5
(1) 500+
(2) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Its a Fact Tickets:0
Christene PaulaIncomplete Task
Book: She Is Me, Too 303 pages, ebook kindle
Tasks: Read a book checked out from your local library that has exactly one number 3 OR 0 in the number of pages (in honor of my 30 years). Your book can be a print or digital borrow. SRC page number rules apply.
How it fits: 303 pages
Points this task: 30
Total points: 115
Total books read: 9
Tasks completed: 9/54
Big Books tickets: 5
(1) 500+
(2) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Its a Fact Tickets:0
LAUREN JODI20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - MEGSCL's Task: Wordle Wordle Wordle!
Option 2: Book #4 in the Goode Girls series
Tempting Fate by Kerrigan Byrne
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 285/895
Big Book Ticket: 2
Total Books Read: 20
Total Tasks Completed: 17/54
Janice CA30.2 - The Birds and The Bees
Option 2 - MPG: nature
My Double Life: Memoirs Of A Naturalist by Frances Hamerstrom
and
Option 4 - MPG: autobiography
Nee Naw: Real Life Dispatches From Ambulance Control by Suzi Brent
+30
total: 30
tasks: 1
books: 2
Shelby
5.3 - Uncle Henry
Read a book with one of the following family relationship words in its title.: Fluke and the Faithless Father by Sam Burns
How Fits: Title - Fluke and the Faithless Father
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
5.4 - Glinda the Good Witch
Read a book whose author has a first and last name beginning with the same letter.: The Enlightenment of Daniel by Eli Easton
How Fits: Author - Eli Easton
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
5.7 - The Flying Monkeys
Read a book with a living creature with wings showing on the cover.: Angels' Dance by Nalini Singh
Ebook: Approved for length on Spreadsheet line 350
How Fits: Cover - Angel with wings
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
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.: The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare by Lilian Jackson Braun
How Fits: Author - Lilian Jackson Braun / Performer - Jackson Browne
Points this post: 10
Total points: 25
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
10.7 - Holi
Read a book with a title that begins with one of these letters: H, O, L, I. .: Healing Aiden by Jocelynn Drake
How Fits: Author - Healing Aiden
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Shelby
10.8 - 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.: Lost and Found by Lucy Lennox
How Fits: Title - Lost and Found
Points this post: 10
Total points: 45
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
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Hell's Angels Biker Wars: The Rock Machine Massacres by R.J. Parker
Points this post: 5
Total points: 525/895
Tasks completed: 30/54
Books read: 41