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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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Task:25.4 - Wayne's Task: Play Ball? Play Ball!Option:1: Mr. Padre-a page number that ENDS with a 3, 9, or 4
Book read:Soulmates by Holly Bourne
Required:544 pages ends in a 4
Page Count: 544
I claim 1 big book ticket as this has over 500 pages
Option:3: Les Expos-a book with a doubled letter in the title
Book read:The Green Roasting Tin: Vegan and Vegetarian One Dish Dinners by Rukmini Iyer
Required: the letter e is doubled in green
Page Count:240
I claim one Its A Fact ticket as this is non-fiction.
Total page count: 544+240 = 784/500
Points this task:25
Total points:200
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:1
Total It’s A Fact:2
Books read:12
Tasks completed:10
ROBIN P20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah E's Task: Most Volcanoes
Name of planet or word from mnemonic
Disappearing Earth
Points this post: 20
Total points: 410
BB;0 GO:2 NF:5
30.3 - Dlmrose’s Task: Recurring KeysBook 1, a word in the title that contains A E N: The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki
The word is Magnificent
Book 2, author's name part contains A E N: Lorna Mott Comes Home by Diane Johnson
The name is Diane
Points this post: 30
Total points: 315
Mod
The Maid by Nita Prose / on pg 1 of list, #41
Points this post: 15
Total points: 230
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. For this task, initials do NOT work - it must be a name. (Cathy Park Hong works, but E.M. Forster does not.)
I read The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier, whose name has 3 parts to it.
points: 160
books read: 12
tasks completed: 10
tasks in progress: 1
Big Books: 1
pages read: 4243
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)25.8 - Amy FL’s task: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On
Option 3: one of these color words in the title or subtitle: red, blue, yellow, orange, green or violet--Exact match
Page Count: 128
Color: Violet
Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass by Lana Del Rey
Option 2: single author whose initials (all) are found in SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Page Count: 112
Author: Natasha Brown
Assembly
Points Earned This Post: 25
Points Achieved to Date: 735/895
Tasks Completed 46/54
**REPOST**Katrisa
15.1 - Hemispheres
Book 1 - Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in a country that is located entirely the Northern Hemisphere
I read Naturally Tan which is set 2/3 in North America (United States)
Book 2 - Read a book set at least 50% in a country that is located entirely the Southern Hemisphere
I read Talking To My Country which is set in Australia
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 660
Katrisa10.7 - Holi
Read a book with a title that begins with one of these letters: H, O, L, I.
I read I Heard the Owl Call My Name
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 670
Katrisa25.5 - Nick KY’s Task: Scarecrow Leftovers
Suggestion 1 - Read a book from black authors shelf
I read Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood from P1 of the list
My book was audio - PB pages 288 (no MMPB)
Suggestion 2 - Read a book with the letter sequence “RAIN” intact in a word in the title/subtitle.
I read Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN
My book was audio - PB pages 288 (no MMPB)
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 695
Kathy KS30.3 - Dlmrose’s Task: Recurring Keys
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.
Marion Lane and the Deadly Rose , by T.A. Willberg
AEN=lANE
I read an ARC version of this hb title. hb=304 p.
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains all the letters A E N in a single name part.
The Bold Thing, by Mark Daniel
AEN=dANiEl
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 240
Tasks completed: 12/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
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
Barbara ★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.
Magic for Nothing - Seanan McGuire 4/11
M in Marcos
F in Feria
N in Nacional
Points this task: 10
Total points: 425
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.2 Auntie Em
Emily: My True Story of Chronic Illness and Missing Out On Life by Emily Smucker
Points this post: 5
Total points: 640/895
Tasks completed: 38/54
Books read: 50
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.2 Right/Left
Book 1: Tough Cookie by Diane Mott Davidson
Book 2: True Crime Addict: How I Lost Myself in the Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray by James Renner
Points this post: 15
Total points: 655/895
Tasks completed: 39/54
Books read: 52
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.10 Group Reads
Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
Post #23 in discussion thread
Points this post: 20
Total points: 675/895
Tasks completed: 40/54
Books read: 53
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.3 Best Review – Lauren Jodi's Task: Henry Rex
Option 2: The King by Skye Warren
Points this post: 20
Total points: 695/895
Tasks completed: 41/54
Books read: 54
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.4 TessaVanessa's Task: National Library Week 2022
Option 2: Ever After Always by Chloe Liese
358 pages
I checked this out from my library.
Option 4: The Witch Elm by Tana French
WITCH is the word
Points this post: 30
Total points:725/895
Tasks completed: 42/54
Books read: 56
Angela IL20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Helen B's Task: Spring Begins
1. Read a book from the list: Do-Overs and Fresh Starts
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch-4/11
Located on Page 1 (#7)
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 240
Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 10/54
BB Ticket: 1
NF Ticket: 1
LAUREN JODI15.4 - "Password" is not a Password
Option 2: Has both a digit and a symbol in the title
50% Off Murder by Josie Belle
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 360/895
Big Book Ticket: 2
Total Books Read: 25
Total Tasks Completed: 21/54
Inge199025.1 - Sandy's Task: I Want My Baseball!
book 1: non-fiction MPG sport
Gijp
book 2: read a book of an single author which initials are found in END THE LOCKDOWN
Weekend Terschelling
initials EK
total pages combined books: 581
Points this post: 25
total points: 200
PatTask 25.8 ~ Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On
Option 1 ~ Read a book with a word of 5 letters or more in the title that can be made from the letters in NEUROTRANSMITTERS.
The Simple Soul of SusanRead ~ 4.11.22
Pages ~ 305
How it Fits ~ SUSAN ~ neUrotrANSmitterS
Option 2 ~ Read a book by a single author whose initials (all) are found in SUBSTANTIA NIGRA.
A Good American by Alex GeorgeRead ~ 3.27.22
Pages ~ 381
How it Fits ~ subst(A)ntia ni(G)ra
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Points this Task ~ 25
Total Points ~ 330
Total Books ~ 23
Total Pages ~ 8,213
30.3 Recurring KeysBook 1: The Scribe of Siena by Melodie Winawer
Siena contains AEN
Book 2: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante
Both Elena contains an AEN, actuall Ferrante also contains an AEN.
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 190
Mod
Read a book with a series title that begins with a letter in SPRING
Still Life
This book is #6 in the (Inspector Karen Pirie) series, which begins with I
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 175 + 10 = 185/895
Total Tasks Completed: 17
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 6
StaceyNC15.7 - NeuroAware
Read a book that has been shelved as Neurodiversity from the first 25 pages of this list: Neurodiversity
Book: A Girl Like Her
Completed: 3/25/22
Page 3 of list
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 115
Tasks Completed: 7
StaceyNC20.8 - 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".
Book: Emerald Blaze
Completed: 4/11/22
Author: Ilona Andrews
Pages: 392
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 8
StaceyNC25.8 - Amy FL’s task: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials (all) are found in SUBSTANTIA NIGRA.
Book: Silver Silence
Completed: 3/26/22
Author: Nalini Singh
Option 3: Read a book with one of these color words in the title or subtitle: red, blue, yellow, orange, green or violet .
Book: All Systems Red
Completed: 3/4/22
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 160
Tasks Completed: 9
StaceyNC30.3 - 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.
Book: This Fallen Prey
Completed: 3/3/22
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains all the letters A E N in a single name part.
Book: Savage Urges
Completed: 3/30/22
Author: Suzanne Wright
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 190
Tasks Completed: 10
Mod
15.10 - Scare More Than Crows
Read a book with a main page genre Horror.
The Haunting of Hill House. Shirley Jackson
Published in 1959
Claiming 1 GO ticket.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 480
Tasks complete: 28/54
Total points: 480/895
BB: 4
NF: 9
GO: 4
Andy P.Task # 10.10 - Spring Series
Read a book in a series with a series title that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Soldier's Duty by Elle James
#1 in /Iron Horse Legacy, series title begins with" I"
Points this post: 10
Total points: 285
20.5 - Bigger is Better – Kristi CO's task - Literary Cat NamesOption 5: The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Total Points = 20
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting BrainsOption 2: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
Total Points = 40
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?Option 1: I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron
(162pp)
Total Points = 60
JEN B10.10 - 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.
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
This book is in the Ruth Galloway series (R in spRing)
TOTAL POINTS: 40
Mod
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.
A Lowcountry Christmas. Mary Alice Monroe
Points this post: 10
Total points: 490
Tasks complete: 29/54
Total points: 490/895
BB: 4
NF: 9
GO: 4
Task 10.1 – ScarecrowBook chosen: Ace of Spades
Fits task: "Ace" has 3 or more letters and can made made from the letters in SCARECROW
Format read: audio
# of pages: 470 (printed edition)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 80 points
Task 20.7 – Shorter is Sweeter - MEGSCL's Task: Wordle Wordle Wordle!Book chosen: Option 2: The Dogs of Riga
Fits task: Book 2 in the Wallander series
Format read: audio
# of pages: 326 (printed edition)
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 100 points
Task 20.8 – Nickels & Dimes - Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?Book chosen: Option 1: The Gnostic Gospels
Fits task: Author initials (Elaine Pagels) found in AMAZON PRIME
Format read: audio
# of pages: 218 (printed edition)
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 120 points
Task 25.2 – Brooklyn's Task: Upcoming Milestone!Book 1 chosen: Option 2: Some Girls: My Life in a Harem
Fits task: Title "Some Girls" (excluding subtitle) is 2 words
Format read: audio
# of pages: 336 (printed edition)
Book 2 chosen: Option 3: She Would Be King
Fits task: Book set at least 50% in Liberia
Format read: audio
# of pages: 312 (printed edition)
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 145 points
Task 10.9 – Spring Into a Good BookBook chosen: Jane Austen’s Genius Guide to Life: On Love, Friendship, and Becoming the Person God Created You to Be
Fits task: First published on March 25, 2022; average GR rating 4.25
Format read: ebook
# of pages: 160 (printed edition)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 155 points
Bookwrm526Task #5.8. A Horse of a Different Color
Read a book from the Books with a Color in the Title list. I read The Cavalier in White by Marcia Muller, from page four of the list.
Total points so far: 425
Lisa MD25.6 - KmarieD's Task: Reaching Goals
Option 1 - Read a book first published in 2022.
👩🌾Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton
Published March 7, 2022
448 pages
Option 2 - Read a winning title from the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards.
👩🌾The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
Mystery & Thriller Winner
320 pages
🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 130/895
Total Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 8/54
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 1
APRILLEIGH20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - MEGSCL’s Task: Wordle Wordle Wordle!
Option 2: Read a book that is #2, #4, or #16 in a series.
Bad Memory by Lisa Gray
(Read the kindle version - top paperback - no mmpb)
Title is #2 in the Jessica Shaw series.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (290)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (0)
It’s a Fact: 0 (3)
Books Read: 1 (21)
Total Tasks: 18
ROBIN P25.5 Nick KY's Task: Scarecrow Leftovers
2 books - total over 500 p
Option 1. From list of Black authors - An Extraordinary Union - p 4, currently #355 on list - 258 p
Option 3 - from TV genre list - Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: The Story of Schitt's Creek - p 6 of list, about 2/3 of the way down - 368 p
**Nonfiction, requesting one NF/It's a Fact point**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 435
BB:0 GO:2 NF:6
Nick KY25.4 Wayne’s Play Ball?
Opt. 3. I read Deep Past by Eugene Linden , double "E" in title. 330 pp
Opt. 5. I readInspector Saito's Small Satori by Janwillem van de Wetering set entirely in Kyoto, Japan. 211 pp
Total pp = 541
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 455
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.2 - Auntie Em
If You Knew Her: The perfect life or the perfect lie? by Emily Elgar
This book was written by a single author with a name that matches a name related to Em (Emily).
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): If You Knew Her
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 95 points
Tasks completed: 7
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.6 - That’s Dr. Scarecrow
Crashing Heat by Richard Castle
This book was written by an author who has all the letters T H D in their name (H and D in ricHarD; T in casTle).
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 110 points
Tasks completed: 8
The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The Bees Option 1: Read a book with bird(s) or bee(s) on the cover
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
***Claiming 2 Big Book Tickets for 902 pages***
Option 4: Read a book with an MPG* of Biography, Autobiography or Memoir
I read an ebook version of The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir
***Claiming an Its a Fact Ticket for non-fiction***
New Points: 30
Total Points: 250
BB: 2
IF: 4
Amber25.2 - Brooklyn's Task: Upcoming Milestone!
Option 2: Book with a 2 word title
Personal Effects: What Recovering the Dead Teaches Me About Caring for the Living by Robert A. Jensen
**Personal Effects is a non-fiction book. Claiming an It's a Fact ticket.**
Option 4: MPG of Food or Food & Drink
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach
**Gulp is a non-fiction book. Claiming an It's a Fact ticket.**
Total Points: 225
It's a Fact Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets: 3
Amber30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The Bees
Option 2: MPG Nature
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach
**Fuzz is a non-fiction book. Claiming an It's a Fact ticket.**
Option 3: MPG Romance
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
Total Points: 255
It's a Fact Tickets: 5
Big Book Tickets: 3
Delicious Dee15.5 - Hey Joe!
At Her Service - Joey W. Hill - Joey found under the English options; 1 Big Book Ticket - paperback is 522pgs
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 270
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Task # 20.2 - Rookie At The Top - Lucy-Bookworm's Task: Books For A Bookworm
Read a book with the word in the title Book
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
Points this post: 20
Total points: 275