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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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Katrisa20.1 - Most Improved - Delicious Dee's Task: Happy Birthday to Me!
Opt 1 - Read a book where the ALL the letters CELLO, including 2 Ls, can be found in the title (200+ pages)
I read Call Us What We Carry
Hardcover pages 228
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 745
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)25.5 - Nick KY’s Task: Scarecrow Leftovers
Option 1. Two books from one or two of the following Suggestions. books below 500 pp in length, but total 500+ pp.:
Both Books from Suggestion 1. Book list: Books by Black Authors
List Info for Book #1: Page 1
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Page Count: 192
Push
List info for Book #2: Page 2
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Page Count: 320
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Points Earned This Post:25
Points Achieved to Date: 795/895
Tasks Completed 49/54
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)50 Point Task
Total page count at least 750 pages. No MPG Children, Kids, Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga
Book 1: main page genre of Historical Fiction
Page Count: 362 Listened to audiobook Link to MMPB The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans
Book 2: part of a series with at least 8 primary works.
Page Count: 268--Listened to Audiobook-- Link to PB edition The Ghost and the Leprechaun
Series: Haunting Danielle #12
The Ghost and the Leprechaun
Book 3: book found on the Diverse Authors Books shelf.
Page Count: 224--Listened to Audibook--Link to PB edition The Nickel Boys
List Page/Link: Page 2
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
The Nickel Boys
Points Earned This Post: 50
Points Achieved to Date: 845/895
Tasks Completed 50/54
babbling c10.5 - Spring Break
You survived the zombie attack. Let's party! 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
Required: If the setting is not obvious in the book's description or metadata, provide a link to a reference to establish fit when you post.
Meet Me at the Cupcake Café - Audible Rendez-vous au Cupcake Café - Mass Market paperback pg. 539 by Jenny Colgan
Setting London, England
THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 135/895
Completed Tasks: 9/54
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 4,199
Books read this season: 10
babbling c10.1 - Scarecrow
Read a book with a word of 3 or more letters in the title or subtitle that can be made from the letters in SCARECROW. Letters may only be used as many times as they appear in the target word.
Required: State the word when you post.
ROSE AND DAGGER
The Rose and the Dagger - Audible The Rose & the Dagger - paperback pg 420 by Renée Ahdieh
ROSE
THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 145/895
Completed Tasks: 10/54
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 4,619
Books read this season: 11
30.1 - Katrisa's Task: DuneOption 2, a natural body of water on the cover: The Girl in White Gloves by Kerri Maher
Option 4, a book with one of the words from the titles in the Dune Universe books in the title: The Winds of War by Herman Wouk 885 pages
The source book title is The Winds of Dune
Points this post: 30
Total points: 345
Christene Paula30.3 - Dlmrose’s Task: Recurring Keys
Book 1: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 320 pages, ebook
Book 2: The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas 482 pages, paperback
Tasks:
Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title that contains all the letters A E N. Subtitles are excluded.
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains all the letters A E N in a single name part.
How it fits:
Book 1: "mExicAN gothic"
Book 2: "EleNA armas"
Points this task: 30
Total points: 115
Total books read: 10
Tasks completed: 9/54
Big Books tickets: 5
(1) 500+
(2) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Its a Fact Tickets:0
Christene Paula30.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: National Library Week 2022
Book 1: True Colors by Kristin Hannah 344 pages, ebook
Book 2: Tell Me the Truth by Kiersten Modglin 276 pages, ebook kindle
Tasks:
Book 1: Read a book that has a word in the title/subtitle of at least 4 letters that can be made from Connect with Your Library. Letters can only be used as many times as they appear in the phrase.
Book 2: Read a book by a single author that has all the letters of MORE in the author's first and last name. Other name parts are excluded.
How it fits:
Book 1: True Color "COnnEcT with yOUR LibRary"
Book 2: "kiERsten MOdglin"
Points this task: 30
Total points: 145
Total books read: 12
Tasks completed: 10/54
Big Books tickets: 5
(1) 500+
(2) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Its a Fact Tickets:0
Kathy KS15.4 - "Password" is not a Password
Option 2: Read one book that satisfies the requirements for both books of Option 1:
Book 1 - Read a book with a number (expressed as a digit 1,2,3,4, etc. ) in the title or subtitle. AND Book 2- Read a book with at least one... special characters in the title or subtitle: ...! exclamation point
Resident Alien Volume 1: Welcome to Earth!, by Peter Hogan
Title includes a numeral: "1" AND special character: "!"
I read an ebook version: pb=104 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 275
Tasks completed: 14/54
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
INSIYAH20.5 - Bigger is Better – Kristi CO's task - Literary Cat Names
Option 6: One Million Ratings! list
Book: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (ebook)
Note: Top MMPB has 408 pages.
How it fits: No. 2 on list.
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 200
Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 9
It's A Fact Tickets: 5
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 3
EMurphy30.1 Katrisa's Task: Dune
Option 2: Cover that depicts a natural body of water
by Alma Katsu *448 pages
Option 3: MPG Horror Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
*640 pages
**Big Book Ticket
***448+640=1,088 pages
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 1
Total:
Points: 170
Books Read: 12
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 2
Tasks Completed: 7
Mary P25.4 - Wayne's Task: Play Ball? Play Ball!
Option 1:Read a book with a page number that ENDS with a 3, 9, or 4.
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder
273 pages
Option 3:Read a book with a doubled letter in the title.
The Forgotten Kingdom: A Novel by Signe Pike
512 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 145
Delicious Dee20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah E's Task: Most Volcanoes
Under Almond Blossoms - UNDER
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 290
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.4 Glinda the Good Witch
A Brushstroke with Death by Bethany Blake
Points this post: 5
Total points:745/895
Tasks completed: 44/54
Books read: 58
FLY Task # 5.8. A Horse of a Different Color
task: Read a book from the Books with a Color in the Title list.
book: The White Dragon
how it fits: page #1 of list (currently #21)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 9/54
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's A Fact tickets: 1
Christene Paula15.4 - "Password" is not a Password
Book 1: 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami 925 pages, paperback
Book 2: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid 336 pages, ebook kindle
Tasks:
Book 1 - Read a book with a number (expressed as a digit 1,2,3,4, etc. ) in the title or subtitle.
Book 2- Read a book with at least one of these special characters in the title or subtitle:
! exclamation point
@ commercial at
# number sign
$ dollar sign
% percent sign
& ampersand
* asterisk
? question mark
How it fits:
Book 1: numbers 1,8,4
Book 2: "&"
Points this task: 15
Total points: 160
Total books read: 14
Tasks completed: 11/54
***Claiming BB tickets for 1Q84 book with 925 pages***
Big Books tickets: 7
(1) 500+
(3) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Its a Fact Tickets:0
20.6 Spring BeginsOption 1: Looking for Alaska by John Green
It is on page 1 of the list.
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 210
Readerboard Name: List_addict15.10: Scare More than Crows
A MPG of Horror
Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey
Total this challenge: 35
Katrisa25.2 - Brooklyn's Task: Upcoming Milestone!
Opt 1 - Read a book set at least 75% in Australia or New Zealand.
I read Fifty Fifty set in Australia
Opt 2 - Read a book with a 2 word title.
I read Play Dead
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 750
10.6 - RenewalRead a book with the MPG Plants or Animals.
Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves
MPG Animals
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 430
It's A Fact Tickets: 10
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 3
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
HanneloreTask 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
Minimum page count is 139.
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: Verdoemd
How it fits: Verdoemd is written by Mariska Overman. Her initials fit in 'aMazOn'. With 380 pages it fits the page count requirement too.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 18
BB tickets:
(3) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 0
HanneloreTask 15.5 - Hey Joe!
Read a book written by a single author named Joe or one of the related names at https://www.behindthename.com/name/joe...
Book: Catch-22
How it fits: Catch-22 is written by Joseph Heller. 'Joseph' is on the related names list (the first one on the page).
Points this task: 15
Total points: 315
Tasks completed: 19
BB tickets:
(3) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 0
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. Subtitles are excluded.
A Song Everlasting by Ha Jin EverlAstiNg
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains all the letters A E N in a single name part.
The Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton
m c bEAtoN
Points this post: 30
Total points: 345
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 29
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 4
Natalie CH30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The Bees
Option 3: MPG Romance
Snow Falls by Gerri Hill
Option 4: MPG Memoir
I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home by Jami Attenberg
Points this post: 30
Tasks completed: 3
Total Points: 70
Katrisa20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Helen B's Task: Spring Begins
Opt 2 - Read a book with a flower in bloom on the cover.
I read
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 770
Angela IL25.3 - Cat's Task: Good Reading
Using Option 2 for both: Read a book shelved as Disability from the first 25 pages of this list: Disability
I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell- 3/24
Non-fiction Pick/ Book New To Me/ On Page 19)
Claiming "It's A Fact" for this book
Making Faces by Amy Harmon- 4/15
Book New To Me/ On Page 2
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 285
Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 12/54
BB Ticket: 1
NF Ticket: 2
INSIYAH30.1 - Katrisa's Task: Dune
Option 5: Genre Bending Books
Book: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
How it fits: On page 1 of list
Option 6: Series continued by other author after original author died
Book: And Another Thing... by Eoin Colfer
How it fits: #6 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, original author was Douglas Adams.
722 pages +340 pages = 1062 pages
American Gods is over 500 pages. Claiming one Big Book TIcket.
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 230
Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 10
It's A Fact Tickets: 5
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 4
Katrisa20.1 - Most Improved - Delicious Dee's Task: Happy Birthday to Me!
Let's try this again... hopefully my brain is turned on this time
Option 1: Read a book where the ALL the letters CELLO, including 2 Ls, can be found in the title. 200+ pages
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Stories
CELLO - thE CaLL Of cthulhu
My book is audio - Paperback pages 224 (no MMPB)
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 790
PatTask 15.8 ~ Mr Potato Head
Task ~ Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that was one of the original toy parts: hand, foot, ear, mouth, eye, nose, hat, eyeglasses, pipe, hair. Plurals and possessives work, no other variations.
The Diamond Eye by Kate QuinnRead ~ 4.15.22
Pages ~ 435
How it Fits ~ the diamond (EYE)
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Points this Task ~ 15
Total Points ~ 370
Total Books ~ 26
Total Pages ~ 9,245
Coralie25.9 Come on down Under
One book which satisfies 2 options
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier 552 pages
Satifies
Option 2 – Woman writer who lives in Australia
Option 4 – from page 20 of the shelf
Total to date 255 points
5.8. A Horse of a Different ColorRead a book from the Books with a Color in the Title list.
I listened to an audio version of Yellow Crocus
This was found on the 2nd page of the list (slot 142)
New Points: 5
Total Points: 255
BB: 2
IF: 4
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.1 Hemispheres
Book 1: The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton
This takes place in the United States.
Book 2: The Australian's Housekeeper Bride by Lindsay Armstrong
This takes place in Australia.
Points this post: 15
Total points:760/895
Tasks completed: 45/54
Books read: 60
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.8 Amy FL’s task: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On
Option 2: Buried in the Stacks by Alison Brook
Option 3: Green Witch by Alice Hoffman
Points this post: 25
Total points:785/895
Tasks completed: 46/54
Books read: 62
Task 50.1 – TraceyL – BridgertonREQUIRED: 750+ pages total: 320 + 188 + 373 = 881 pg
Option 1: M.p.g. HISTORICAL FICTION
Pied Piper - 320 pg
+++ GOLDEN OLDIE +++ – 1st published 1942
Option 2: Book from a series with at least 8 books
# 5 in the Hercule Poirot series, which has over 40 books
The Big Four
I listened to the audio / MMPB: Les Quatre 188 p
+++ GOLDEN OLDIE +++ – 1st published 1927
Option 3: Author from Diverse Authors shelf
Talia Hibbert / Get a Life, Chloe Brown - 373 pg
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This Post: 50 points
Total points to date: 50 points
NONfiction Books read: 0
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
JEN B20.2 - Rookie At The Top - Lucy-Bookworm's Task: Books For A Bookworm
Read a book with one of the following words in the title or subtitle:
Book, Bookworm, Bookshelf, Bookshop, Bookstore, Bookseller, Library
The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan
TOTAL POINTS: 60
Mod
25.6 - KmarieD's Task: Reaching Goals
Option 2 - Read a winning title from the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards.
Winner for Nonfiction
The Anthropocene Reviewed. John Green (293 pages)
Claiming 1 IAF ticket
Option 4 - Read a book where a bookmobile or mobile library plays a role. (352 pages)
Checking Out Crime. Laurie Cass
Points this post: 25
Total points: 515
Tasks complete: 30/54
Total points: 515/895
BB: 4
NF: 10
GO: 4
Maria Jo25.4 - Wayne's Task: Play Ball?
Option 1: Fill These Hearts: God, Sex, and the Universal Longing
Option 3: The Lost Village
Points this post: 25
Total points: 235
Alaina10.7 - Holi
Read a book with a title that begins with one of these letters: H, O, L, I.
Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
Post Points: 10
Total Points: 10
BB: 0
GO: 0
Alaina20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting Brains
Option 2: Read a book with MPG History, Historical, Historical fiction, Historical romance, Historical mystery, or Alternate History. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Post Points: 20
Total Points: 30
BB: 0
GO: 0
15.4 - "Password" is not a PasswordI chose Option 2 :Read a book with a number expressed as a digit in the title or subtitle AND with at least one of a list of special characters in the title or subtitle: [ in this case, an exclamation point ].
I read Flashing Swords! #1.
Total Points: 365
babbling c 15.5 - Hey Joe!
March 27 is National Joe Day. Read a book written by a single author named Joe or one of the related names at https://www.behindthename.com/name/jo...
The name may be in any position, but must match a listed name exactly.
Live and Let Die - kindle Live and Let Die - Mass market paperback pg. 159 by Ian Fleming
IAN Scottish
THIS POST
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 160/895
Completed Tasks: 11/54
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 4,778
Books read this season: 12
Task 30.3 – Dlmrose – Recurring KeysOption 1 – Title word with all letters A E N in one word - EvAN
Evan Help Us
Option 2 - Author name includes all letters A E N in one name – jANE
Jane Austen / Mansfield Park
I listed to the audio / MMPB: Mansfield Park - 646 pg
+++ GOLDEN OLDIE +++ – 1st published 1814
*** BIG BOOK *** 1 tickets – 646 pages
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 80 points
NONfiction Books read: 0
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
25.7 - Andy P's Task: SymmetryTotal page count must 500 or more
Book 1: Read a book of at least 5 letters in the title that begins and ends with the same letter. Subtitles are excluded.
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi, 304 pg PB
Book 2: Read a book by an author whose name contains a name part that begins and ends with the same letter. The name part must be at least 3 letters.
Fly Away by Kristin Hannah, Audiobook, no MMP, 432 pages for the first listed PB
304 + 432 = 736 pg
Points this post: 25
Total points: 370
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 31
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 4
Helen B30.4 - National Library Week 2022
Option 3. Read a book by a single author thatThe Bone Season has all the letters of MORE in the author's first and last name.
The Vanishing Triangle by Claire McGowan
claiRE McgOwan
Option 4. Read a book that has a word in the title/subtitle of at least 4 letters that can be made from Connect with Your Library.
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
Word is BONE
cONnEct liBrRY
Total points: 225
Helen B5.2 - Auntie Em
Read a book written by a single author with a name that matches a name related to Em.
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Emily is a name related to Em.
Total points: 230
Christine V5.8. A Horse of a Different Color
Sisters of the Vast Black
This book is currently on page 2 of the list.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 12
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 4
Katrisa25.1 - Sandy's Task: I Want My Baseball!
Book 1 – Read a nonfiction book with the main page genre Sports
I read The Kevin Show: An Olympic Athlete’s Battle with Mental Illness
My book was audio - Hardcover pages 304 (no MMPB or PB)
Book 2 – Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with the single author’s initials (ALL initials) found in the phrase END THE LOCKOUT.
I read The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg
CNH - eNd tHe loCkout
My book was audio - MMPB pages 334
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 815
Katrisa30.3 - Dlmrose’s Task: Recurring Keys
Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title that contains all the letters A E N.
I read Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through The Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
AEN in wEApoNs
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains all the letters A E N in a single name part.
I read Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
AEN in jEANette
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 845
Christene Paula50.1 - TraceyL's task: Bridgerton
Book 1: The Four Winds 464 pages, ebook
Book 2: Dune 658 pages, ebook
Book 3: Mexican Gothic 301 pages, ebook
Tasks:
Book 1 - Read a FICTION book with a main page genre that includes "Historical" such as Historical Romance, Historical Mystery, Historical, or Historical Fiction. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Book 2- Read a book that is part of a series with at least 8 primary works. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title. Any number in the series may be used.
Book 3: Read a book written by an author found on the first 25 pages of the Diverse Authors Books shelf. Any book written by the author (single author only) may be used.
How it fits:
Book 1: Has Historical Fiction on first MPGs
Book 2: An 8 book series
Book 3: #5 on Diverse Authors Books
Points this task: 50
Total points: 210
Total books read: 17
Tasks completed: 12/54
***Claiming BB tickets for Dune #1 book with 658 pages***
Big Books tickets: 8
(2) 500+
(3) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Its a Fact Tickets:0
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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20.10 - Group Reads
I read Oona Out of Order
My post is # 24 in the discussion.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 95
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0