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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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Laurah3020.8 - 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".
Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson
Points this post: 20
Total points: 145
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
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15.4 - "Password" is not a Password
Option 2: Read one book that satisfies the requirements for both books of Option 1. ($64)
The $64 Tomato: How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existential Crisis in the Quest for the Perfect Garden. William Alexander
Claiming 1 IAF ticket
Points this post: 15
Total points: 555
Tasks complete: 33/54
Total points: 555/895
BB: 4
NF: 11
GO: 4
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Read a book from a series with at least 5 whole number published books - Any book from the series may be used.
Dial P For Poison
There are 7 books + 2 novellas so far in the "Movie Club Mysteries" series
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 215 + 5 = 220/895
Total Tasks Completed: 20
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 6
ROBIN P10.5 - Spring Break
50% in location listed
Pancakes in Paris: Living the American Dream in France - set over 50% in Paris
**Nonfiction - claiming 1 It's a Fact point**
Points this post - 10
Total points - 480
BB:0 GO:2 IAF: 7
10.3 - If I Only Had a BrainThe Scarecrow was in search of a brain. Help him out by reading a book from the Thought Provoking book list.
So You Want to Talk About Race
Page 2
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket - Non-Fiction
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 490
It's A Fact Tickets: 12
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 3
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
Amy FL10.5 - Spring Break
Somebody's Daughter (set in Miami, FL - mentioned in the description)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 260
Amy FL20.2 - Rookie At The Top - Lucy-Bookworm's Task: Books For A Bookworm
The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II (Bookshop)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 280
Amy FL20.3 - Best Review – Lauren Jodi's Task: Henry Rex
Option 4: Little Secrets on page 6 of the Adultery Shelf
Points this post: 20
Total points: 300
Amy FL30.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: National Library Week 2022
Option 3: This Fallen Prey by Kelley Armstrong - MORE (kElley aRMstrOng)
Option 4: White River Red: A Novel - WHITE (connEcT WItH...)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 330
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LAUREN JODI50.1 - TraceyL's 50 Point Task - Bridgerton
Book #1: MPG Historical Romance
I read a Kindle ARC. Linked to the paperback (No MMPB):
Crying Wolfe by Kerrigan Byrne
Page #: 214
Book #2: Series with at least 8 primary works
Before We Kiss by Susan Mallery
Page #: 368
Book #3: Diverse Authors (page #9)
The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa
Page #: 359
Total pages: 941
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 445/895
Big Book Ticket: 2
It's a Fact Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 32
Total Tasks Completed: 25/54
Task 10.3 - If I Only Had a Brainon p2 of list, #152
Alexander Hamilton
818 pages - claiming 2 BB tix
non-fic - claiming 1 NF tix
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440 points
7 BB tix
5 GO tix
3 NF tix
Line10.9
read a book by that was first published in march, april or may and has an average rating of 4.0 or higher
i read The Bird and the Sword
which was first published in may 2016. it has a GR rating of 4.21
points for this task: 10
total points: 100
books read: 9
tasks done: 9
Nick KY25.2 Brooklyn’s Milestones
Opt. 2. Machu Pichu. Book has a two word title, I read After Dark by Manly Wade Wellman.
Opt. 3. African Safari. Book is set in a country in Africa. I read Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, set in Nigeria.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 560
Bookwrm526Task #25.6 - Reaching Goals
Option 3 - Read a book with MPG of Young Adult. I read Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak by Charlie Jane Anders (320p).
Option 4 - Option 4 - Read a book where a bookmobile or mobile library plays a role. I read Checking Out Crime by Laurie Cass (352p) - involvement of bookmobile is in the series title and description.
Total points so far: 475
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Option 3: Read a book by an Australian author
Searching for Schindler: A Memoir
This book is by Thomas (Tom) Kenneally who is Australian
The book is non-fiction so I claim an It's a Fact ticket
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 220 + 20 = 240/895
Total Tasks Completed: 21
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 6 + 1 = 7
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Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix by Aminah Mae Safi / set in Middle Ages 1192 AD
Points this post: 5
Total points: 265
Bookwrm526Task #20.10 - Group Reads
I chose the Gutenberg Classic option and read The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim. I posted in the discussion thread in post #8.
Total points so far: 495
Andy P.Task # 5.7 - The Flying Monkeys
Read a book with a living creature with wings showing on the cover
by Mark BittnerLots of parrots with wings
Points this post: 5
Total points: 305
30.3 - Dlmrose’s Task: Recurring KeysBook 1: Tao Te Ching
Title contains A E N
Book 2: Matrix by Lauren Groff
Author has A E N in one name part
Total points: 105
ROBIN P25.2 - Brooklyn's Task: Upcoming Milestone
Book 1 - Option 2 - 2 word title - The Ante-room
**claiming 1 GO point, 1st published 1934**
Book 2 - Option 4 - MPG Food or Drink - Let Them Eat Pancakes: How I Survived Living in Paris Without Losing My Head
**Nonfiction, claiming 1 IAF point**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 505
BB:0 GO:3 IAF: 8
Julia10325.4 - Wayne's Task: Play Ball?
Option 1: Silverview (224 pages)
Option 3: Shadow Warriors of World War II: The Daring Women of the OSS and SOE (double R in Warriors)
This book is non-fiction - claiming one It's a Fact ticket
This post: 25 points, 1 NF
Total points: 370
BB: 6
GO: 0
NF: 4
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 29
APRILLEIGH20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi’s Task: Henry Rex
Option 3: Read a book with a single white or red rose on the cover.
The Roses of May by Dot HutchisonThe cover was approved in the help thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (360)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (1)
It’s a Fact: 0 (3)
Books Read: 1 (26)
Total Tasks: 23
babbling c5.4 - Glinda the Good Witch
Was played by Billie Burke. Read a book whose author has a first and last name beginning with the same letter.
Warrior Rising - kindle Warrior Rising - mass market paperback pg. 280 by Pamela Palmer
PAMELA PALMER
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 170/895
Completed Tasks: 12/54
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 5,058
Books read this season: 13
babbling c20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Helen B's Task: Spring Begins
Let’s celebrate Spring, a time of new beginnings and fresh growth.
3. Read the first book (#1) in a series. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title.
A Thousand Pieces of You - Audible A Thousand Pieces of You - paperback pg. 360 by Claudia Gray
Firebird #1
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 190/895
Completed Tasks: 13/54
Golden oldies:
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Pages read this season: 5,418
Books read this season: 14
LAUREN JODI5.1 - The Wicked Witch
Your Wicked Heart by Meredith Duran
Approved for length in line 4194 of the SRC ebook Verification document.
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 450/895
Big Book Ticket: 2
It's a Fact Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 33
Total Tasks Completed: 26/54
FLY Task # 10.4 - Brains, Brains, Brains!
task: Read a zombie book.
book: Hold Me Closer, Necromancer
how it fits: MPG Horror>Zombies
Points this post: 10
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 11/54
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
It's A Fact tickets: 1
Line5.1
a book title with a word from the lyrics of Ding Dong the witch is dead.
I read Where the Crawdads Sing
The word “where” is a part of the lyrics of the song
points for this task: 4
total points: 105
books read: 10
tasks done: 10
Line5.1
a book title with a word from the lyrics of Ding Dong the witch is dead.
I read Where the Crawdads Sing
The word “where” is a part of the lyrics of the song
points for this task: 5
total points: 105
books read: 10
tasks done: 10
REPOST15.8 - Mr Potato Head
The Hand of Glory by Sophie Masson
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 2
It's a Fact: 2
Season Total: 685
Task 5.7 - The Flying Monkeyscrow on the cover (in the moon)
The Trials of Morrigan Crow
IL: MY - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 14.0
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445 points
7 BB tix
5 GO tix
3 NF tix
Amy B5.9 - The Author
Read a book whose author uses an initial in the first name position. Ex.: J.D.Robb, G. Willow Wilson.
A Passage to India by E.M. Forster
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 180 Points
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Helen B's Task: Spring Begins1. Page 1)
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Total Points = 80
Lisa MD15.6. - That’s Dr. Scarecrow
Read a book by an author who has all the letters T H D in his/her name.
👩🌾The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith
THD found in alexanDer mccall smiTH
257 pages
🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 145/895
Total Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 9/54
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 1
Ana15.7 - NeuroAware
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang. It was found on page 1.
This Post: 15
Total Points: 300
LAUREN JODI20.2 - Rookie At The Top - Lucy-Bookworm's Task: Books For A Bookworm
A Murder for the Books by Victoria Gilbert
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 470/895
Big Book Ticket: 2
It's a Fact Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 34
Total Tasks Completed: 27/54
Chris MD 25.6 Reaching Goals
Option 2: Winning title from the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
This book won in the Mystery and Thriller category.
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 320 pages.
Option 5: A book that is #2 or above in a series
Salted Caramel Sorcery H.Y. Hanna
The book is #7 in the Bewitched by Chocolate series.
I read the Kindle edition but linked to the paperback, which has 394 pages.
Total points: 75
Chris MD 25.7 Symmetry
Book 1: Bok that contains a word of at least 5 letters in the title that begins and ends with the same letter
No Shred of Evidence by Charles Todd
The word is EvidenceE.
I read the Kindle edition and linked to the top paperback (no MMP), which has 368 pages.
Book 2: Author whose name contains a name part of at least three letters that begins and ends with the same letter
As Death Draws Near by Anna Lee Huber
"AnnA" is the name part.
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 342 ages.
368 + 342 = 710 total pages
Total points: 100
JEN B5.7 - The Flying Monkeys
Read a book with a living creature with wings showing on the cover.
REQUIRED: Post the cover in your post.
by Stacy WillinghamThis book has multiple fireflies on the cover. (**They're visible when you enlarge the cover -- can't really see them in the thumbnail)
TOTAL POINTS: 90
Nick KY50.1 Tracy L’s Bridgerton
Book 1. Historical Romance. I read The Master of Blacktower by Barbara Michaels, which has "Historical Fiction" and "Historical Romance" as MPGR genres. 352 pp.
Book 2. At least 8 books in the series. I read The Leper's Bell by Peter Tremayne, #14 in the Sister Fidelma series. 288 pp.
Book 3. From the Divergent Authors booklist, I read Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi – on p. 9. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... 213 pp
Total pp = 853 > required 750
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 610
Andy P.Task # 10.7 - Holi
Read a book with a title that begins with one of these letters: O
Once We Were Brothers by Ronald H. Balson
Points this post: 10
Total points: 315
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5.4 - Glinda the Good Witch
Read a book whose author has a first and last name beginning with the same letter.
Of Women and Salt. Gabriela Garcia
Points this post: 5
Total points: 560
Tasks complete: 34/54
Total points: 560/895
BB: 4
NF: 11
GO: 4
15.4 - "Password" is not a PasswordOption 1. Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1 - Read a book with a number (expressed as a digit) in the title or subtitle.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #1) by Alexander McCall Smith
Book 2- Read a book with at least one of these special characters in the title or subtitle: ? question mark
Am I Black Enough For You? by Anita Heiss
1x It's a Fact tix
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 2
It's a Fact: 3
Season Total: 700
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.
Bird Brain - 120 pages, word is bRAIN
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: 225
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Ticket: 2
UNCLAIM TASK 1218:20.8 - 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)
15.9 - Hall of FamerI Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron
Total Points = 75
50.1 - TraceyL's task: BridgertonBook 1, a fiction book with a main page genre that includes Historical: The Kennedy Debutante by Kerri Maher
paperback edition The Kennedy Debutante 400 pages
Book 2, a book that is part of a series with at least 8 primary works: Careless Whiskers by Miranda James (Cat in the Stacks #12)
mass market paperback Careless Whiskers 307 pages
Book 3, a book by an author found on Diverse Authors Books (p. 1): With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
paperback edition With the Fire on High 388 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 430
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.6 The Munchkins.
A Knight and His Rose by Catherine KEan
Takes place in July, 1192. You can see the date in the preview of the book.
Points this post: 5
Total points:825/895
Tasks completed: 51/54
Books read: 67
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Challenge 15.5 Hey Joe!
The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Points this post: 15
Total points:820/895
Tasks completed: 50/54
Books read: 66