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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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20.7 Wordle, Wordle, WordleOption 3: Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
I believe his bio alludes to the fact that he is Australian but I've attached a Wikipedia entry to confirm.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ma...
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 130
Pat ~ IGNORE THIS POST PLEASE10.9 - Spring Into a Good Book
Task ~ Read a book first published in March, April, or May (of any year) that has an average Goodreads rating of 4.0 or higher.
Year of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksRead ~ 4.4.22
Pages ~ 304
How it Fits ~ Published April 28, 2002,
GR Rating 4.0 ~ Rating details · 150,549 ratings · 11,102 reviews
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Points this Task ~ 10
Total Points ~ 265
Total Books ~ 18
Total Pages ~ 6291
This book doesn't fit the task listed ...
First publish date is June.
Sorry for the trouble.
NAVI10.4 - Brains, Brains, Brains!
Read a zombie book.
How it fits: Severance is tagged "zombies" 32x
Points this post: 10
Total points: 110
Pat5.10 - Wish Upon a Star
Task ~ Read a book of your choice that meets SRC requirements.
Year of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksRead ~ 4.4.22
Pages ~ 304
How it Fits ~ Free Choice Reading
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Points this Task ~ 5
Total Points ~ 260
Total Books ~ 18
Total Pages ~ 6291
Task:20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?Option:1- author initials in "AMAZON PRIME"
Book read:Adventures for Bored Adults: Games. Challenges. Activities. Treats. by Paula McGuire
Required: PM in PriMe
claiming one It's A Fact! ticket as this is non fiction.
Points this task:20
Total points:115
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:1
Books read:6
Tasks completed:6
Andy P.Task # 20.5 - Bigger is Better – Kristi CO's task - Literary Cat Names
Option 2. Read a book with a main page genre of Speculative Fiction
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi Speculative Fiction MPG 36 users
Points this post: 20
Total points: 190
Maria Jo30.2 - XBM's Task: The Birds and The Bees
Option 1: Endless Night
Option 3: The Tuscan Child
Points this post: 30
Total points: 130
Line15.10
read a book with a main page genre Horror. I read Ninth House
points for this task: 15
total points: 75
books read: 7
tasks done: 7
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25.6 - KmarieD's Task: Reaching Goals
Option 2 - Read a winning title from the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards.
I read The Last Thing He Told Me which won the Mystery & Thriller category
My book was audio - Paperback pages 320 (no MMPB)
Option 5 - Read a book that is #2 or above in a series. The Book of Flora
which is #3 in The Road to Nowhere series
My book was audio - Paperback pages 332 (no MMPB)
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 455
10.6 - RenewalThe Call of the Wild by Jack London
IL: MG - BL: 8.0 - AR Pts: 7.0
1x Golden Oldies tix (pub. 1903)
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 455
Katrisa10.6 - Renewal
Read a book with the MPG Plants or Animals.
I read Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
It has Nature>Plants on main page
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 465
Katrisa10.8 - 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. I read Confessions of a Murder Suspect
feria naCiOnAl de San Marcos
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 475
Bookwrm526Task #20.5 - Literary Cat Names
Option 5: Read a book written by a single author who has a name with at least three parts (i.e first, middle, last name) as listed on Goodreads. I read Among the Ruins by Ausma Zehanat Khan.
Total points so far: 370
Task: 20.2 Rookie to the TopRequirements: Book title must include one of the following words - Book, Bookshelf, Bookseller, Library, etc., etc.
Book Read: The Midnight Library
Why This Book Works: It contains the word “Library” in the title
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 20/895
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Books: 0
MEGSCL5.8. A Horse of a Different Color
Across the Green Grass Fields - page 1 of list
Total
280 points, 1 bb, 2 nf, 1 go
MEGSCL25.1 - Sandy's Task: I Want My Baseball!
Book 1 – Read a nonfiction book with the main page genre Sports
Night Games: Sex, Power and Sport
**1 nf ticket
Book 2 – Read a book with author’s initials in END THE LOCKOUT
Devotion by Hannah Kent
Total
305 points, 1 bb, 3 nf, 1 go
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2022 SRC
25.5 - Nick KY’s Task: Scarecrow Leftovers
Option 1. Read two books from one or two of the following Suggestions. Both books should be below 500 pp in length, but total 500+ pp.:
Suggestion 2. From Dee: Freely adapting Dee’s “BRAIN” idea to be topical: Read a book with the letter sequence “RAIN” intact in a word in the title/subtitle. Examples: Rain, Brain, Grain, Ukraine.
Train Your Human to Understand Cat Rules - 100 pages
Suggestion 3. From me: I always watched "The Wizard of Oz" on TV. (Once, in college, I saw it on the big screen. The student audience sang along impromptu. It was strange.)
Read a book from the first 10 pages of GR’s “TV” genre list.
OR
Read a book from GR’s “Mass Communication” list.
Required: State the list and which page your choice(s) fall on.
Will page 6 TV Genre - 418 pages, claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket
Points this post: 25
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Ticket: 1
Total Points: 145
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Ticket: 1
Deborah20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting Brains
2) The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
MPG: HISTORY
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 55
Books Read: 4
Tasks Done: 4
ROBIN P10.8 - Feria Nacional de San Marcos
Title of 3 words or more w/ initial letters found in those words -
Rules of Engagement
Points this post: 10
Total points: 315
BB:0 GO:1 NF:5
Jessiebee30.3 - Dlmrose’s Task: Recurring Keys
Book 1: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (A, E, N in one word "Nightingale" in the title)
Book 2: The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen (A, E, N in one part of author's name "Allen")
Points this post: 30
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Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 2
Inge19905.4 - Glinda the Good Witch
read a book from an author whose has the same initials for first and last name
Tropenbruid
Susan Smit
Points this post: 5
total points: 150
Inge199015.2 Right/Left
book 1
Fiction book that starts with a letter in RIGHT
In Five Years
Book 2
non-fiction book that starts with a letter in LEFT
Loiza
Points this post: 15
total points: 165
trishhartuk10.7 Holi
Read a book with a title that begins with one of these letters: H, O, L, I.
Halloween Moon, Kathi Daley
Read the kindle edition. PB: here
Points this task: 10
Books read: 1
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 7
Golden oldies: 2
10.9 - Spring Into a Good BookRead a book first published in March, April or May and with a GR average rating of 4.0 or higher
Flood of Fire by Amitav Ghosh
FP May 26, 2015, average GR rating 4.14
I'm claiming a BB ticket for Flood of Fire, 624 pg in Hardcover edition
Points this post: 10
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 19
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
INSIYAH20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting Brains
Option 2: MPG History, Historical, Historical fiction, Historical romance, Historical mystery, or Alternate History.
Book: Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead
How it fits: MPG Historical Fiction
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 130
Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 6
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
It's a Fact Tickets: 3
INSIYAH20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
Option 2: 3 or more title letters in AMAZON PRIME
Book: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (ebook)
Note: Top PB (no MMPB) has 418 pages.
How it fits: ONE in AMAZON PRIME
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 150
Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 7
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
It's a Fact Tickets: 3
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.1 Scarecrow
Waco: A Survivor's Story by David Thibodeau
word = WACO
Points this post: 10
Total points: 535/895
Tasks completed: 31/54
Books read: 42
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.3 If I Only Had a Brain
Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
Found on page 1 of the list.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 545/895
Tasks completed: 32/54
Books read: 43
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.8 Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
Option 1: Rising Out by M. Azmitia
Points this post: 20
Total points: 565/895
Tasks completed: 33/54
Books read: 44
Pat15.9 ~ Hall of Famer
Task ~ Read a book by an author whose initials (all) can be found in Jackie Robinson.
Perestroika in Paris by Jane SmileyRead ~ 4.5.22
Pages ~ 288
How it Fits ~ initials JS found in (J)ackie robin(S)on
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Points this Task ~ 15
Total Points ~ 275
Total Books ~ 19
Total Pages ~ 6579
CYNBAXTERTask #10.05 – Spring Break
Task Description: book set at least 50% in spring break destination
Book: Only to Sleep by Lawrence Osborne - about 90% of the book is set in Mexico
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 100 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
ZachFor Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Helen B's Task: Spring Begins I chose Option 3. Read the first book (#1) in a series. and read Mating the Huntress (Monsters and Mates #1).
Points this post: 20
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Totals:
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Points: 60
BBTs: 3
GOTs: 0
IAFs: 1
Bookwrm526Task #5.6 - The Munchkins
Read a book set at least 50% in the Middle Ages - 476 to 1450 A.D. I read Saint Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters, set in the 12th Century as described in the bold portion of the GR description.
Total points so far: 375
Kathy KS15.7 - NeuroAware
Read a book that has been shelved as Neurodiversity from the first 25 pages of this list: Neurodiversity
An Unkindness of Ghosts, by Rivers Solomon
Found on page 1 of the list
I read the ebook; mmpb=507 p. (L'Incivilité des fantômes)
**Claiming 1 (one) Big Book ticket**
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 200
Tasks completed: 11/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 2
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
Kathy KS**UNCLAIM!!** Stats adjusted below.
15.7 - NeuroAware
Read a book that has been shelved as Neurodiversity from the first 25 pages of this list: Neurodiversity
An Unkindness of Ghosts, by Rivers Solomon
Found on page 1 of the list
I read the ebook; mmpb=507 p. (L'Incivilité des fantômes)
**Claiming 1 (one) Big Book ticket**
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Points for this task: 0
Total points : 200-15=185
Tasks completed: 11/54-1=10/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2-1=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
Kathy KS25.5 - Nick KY’s Task: Scarecrow Leftovers
Select one option. Required: State the option.
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)
An Unkindness of Ghosts, by Rivers Solomon
Found on page 3 of the list
I read the ebook; mmpb=507 p. (L'Incivilité des fantômes) >500 pages
**Claiming 1 (one) Big Book ticket**
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 210
Tasks completed: 11/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 2
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:30.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: National Library Week 2022Option:2- a book checked out from your local library that has exactly one number 3 OR 0 (not both) in the number of pages
Book read:Camp by Lev A.C. Rosen
Required: I got this out from the library and it has 384 pages.
Option:3- a book by a single author that has all the letters of MORE in the author's first and last name
Book read:Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Required: more in MaRgarEt atwOod
Points this task:30
Total points:145
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:1
Books read:8
Tasks completed:7
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.4 - Glinda the Good Witch
Wicked by Sara Shepard
The author's first and last name begins with the same letter "S".
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Wicked
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 40 points
Tasks completed: 3
APRILLEIGH15.9 - Hall of Famer
Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in JACKIE ROBINSON.
Killman Creek by Rachel Caine
R found in Robinson.
C found in jaCkie.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (95)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
It’s a Fact: 0 (1)
Books Read: 1 (7)
Total Tasks: 6
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.1 - Hemispheres
Book 1 -
Teen Idol by Meg Cabot
As stated in the meta data, this book is set in the United States which is a country that is located entirely the Northern Hemisphere.
Book 2 -
Miss Spelled by Morgana Best
From the amazon description https://www.amazon.com/Miss-Spelled-K... "Now she is off to country Australia, where a mysterious house is not the only thing that awaits." Australia is a country that is located entirely the Southern Hemisphere.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Miss Spelled
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 55 points
Tasks completed: 4
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.8 - Mr Potato Head
Loud Mouth by Avery Flynn
A word that was one of Mr Potato Head's original toy parts is in the title: mouth
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Loud Mouth
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 70 points
Tasks completed: 5
APRILLEIGH5.5 - The Wizard
Read a book from a series with at least 5 whole number published books.
Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine
Title #4 of 5 books in the Stillhouse Lake series.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 55 (100)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
It’s a Fact: 0 (1)
Books Read: 1 (8)
Total Tasks: 7
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.5 - Literary Cat Names
Be the Girl by K.A. Tucker
Option 1 - As shown on the author's main Goodreads page (K.A. Tucker), the author was born in Canada.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Be the Girl
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 90 points
Tasks completed: 6
Andy P.Task # 15.10 - Scare More Than Crows
Read a book with a main page genre Horror.
Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand
MPG horror
Points this post: 15
Total points: 205
20.5 - Bigger is Better – Kristi CO's task - Literary Cat NamesOption 5: Read a book written by a single author who has a name with at least three parts (i.e first, middle, last name) as listed on Goodreads.
Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket - Non Fiction
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 320
It's A Fact Tickets: 9
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets Total: 3
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
APRILLEIGH30.2 - XBM’s Task - The Birds and the Bees
Option 1: Read a book with a bird on the cover.
Literally Murder by Ali BrandonThere is a pink flamingo on the shelf under the title.
Option 3: Read a book with MPG Romance.
The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James
MPG Romance - 245 users.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (130)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
It’s a Fact: 0 (1)
Books Read: 2 (10)
Total Tasks: 8
APRILLEIGH15.10 - Scare More Than Crows
Read a book with MPG Horror.
Flight or Fright by Stephen King and others
MPG Horror - 287 users.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 15 (145)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
It’s a Fact: 0 (1)
Books Read: 1 (11)
Total Tasks: 9
APRILLEIGH10.6 - Renewal
Read a book with MPG Animals.
Plot Boiler by Ali Brandon
MPG Animals > Cats - 8 users.
MPG Animals - 2 users.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (155)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
It’s a Fact: 0 (1)
Books Read: 1 (12)
Total Tasks: 10
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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I chose Option 2: The King in the Tower (Read a book with the word "king" or "tower" in the title).
I read The King.
Total Points: 335