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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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Amy FL10.9 - Spring Into a Good Book
Infinite - Published Mar 1, 2021, 4.05 rating
Points this post: 10
Total points: 25
Kathy KS5.10 - Wish Upon a Star
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC requirements.
Cast-Iron Cooking: Recipes & Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Cast-Iron Cookware, by Rachael Narins
This is my one book with 80-99 pages
I read the ebook; pb=96 p. (no mmpb)
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 40
Tasks completed: 3/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
Mod
5.5. - The Wizard
Read a book from a series with at least 5 whole number published books - Any book from the series may be used.
The Beach House. Mary Alice Monroe
This is book 1, the series currently has 7 books
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25
Tasks complete: 3/54
Total points: 25/895
BB:1
NF: 0
Julia10325.2 - Brooklyn's Task: Upcoming Milestone!
Option 3: Virgins of Paradise (set in Egypt)
This book is 521 pages, so claiming one BB ticket
Option 4: Kale to the Queen (MPG Food and Drink, verified in post 5 of Genre Verification thread)
This post: 25 points, 1 BB
Total points: 70
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 5
Kathy KS**UNCLAIM!!** Stats adjusted below.
15.9 - Hall of Famer
Read a book by an author whose initials (all) can be found in Jackie Robinson.
The Smiler with the Knife, by Nicholas Blake
NB=roBiNson
mmpb=243 p.
**Claiming 1 (one) Golden Oldies ticket** 1st published: 1939
Actually, I read this title as part of an omnibus; The Nicholas Blake Treasury Volume 2, p. 349-533
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Points for this task: 0
Total points : 40-15=25
Tasks completed: 3/54-1=2/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1-1=0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
Kathy KS15.9 - Hall of Famer
Read a book by an author whose initials (all) can be found in Jackie Robinson.
The Corpse in the Snowman, by Nicholas Blake
NB=roBiNson
mmpb=176 p.
**Claiming 1 (one) Golden Oldies ticket** 1st published: 1941
Actually, I read this title as part of an omnibus; IN: The Nicholas Blake Treasury, Volume 1, p.335-499
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 40
Tasks completed: 3/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2022 SRC
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - MEGSCL's Task: Wordle Wordle Wordle!
2. DORDLE, QUORDLE, SEDECORDLE. Why do one wordle when you can do 2 or 4 or 16!? Read a book that is #2 #4 or #16 in a series.
Something's Guava Give read 3/4
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
5.2 - Auntie EmRead a book written by a single author with a name that matches a name related to Em
When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
10.9 - Spring Into a Good BookA book first published in March, April, or May and rated 4.0 or higher: A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
first published May 21st 2019; rated 4.06
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
10.9 - Spring Into a Good BookFirst published in March, April, or May and 4+ rating
Dancing with Daddy
First published May 16th 2020, 4.01 rating, locked in help thread message 16
has MPG children, but verified as not a children book in message 325
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)5.7 - The Flying Monkeys
a living creature with wings showing on the cover.
Page Count: 256
Creature: Butterflies/Moths
Me by Amber McBride
Points Earned This Post: 5
Points Achieved to Date: 70/895
Tasks Completed 7/54
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)5.3 - Uncle Henry
family relationship words in its title.
Page Count: 204
Word: Daughter
Appalachian Daughter by Mary Jane Salyers
Points Earned This Post: 5
Points Achieved to Date: 75/895
Tasks Completed 8/54
Mod
Read 2 books, each less than 500pg but 500+ pg total
Suggestion 1: Read a book from Books by Black Authors List
Becoming
This is currently book #14 on page 1 of the list
(I listened to the unabridged audiobook at 19hrs long. The top listed English paperback has 464 pages & the only listed MMPB has 453 pages)
This is an autobiography, so I claim an "It's a fact" ticket!
Suggestion 2: Read a book with the letter sequence “RAIN” intact in a word in the title/subtitle
Come Rain or Shine
I read the Kindle version, but the paperback is listed as 352 pages
Both books are under 500pgs individually and the 500pg+ total requirement has been met.
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 5 + 25 = 30/895
Total Tasks Completed: 2
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 1
Mod
Read 2 books:
Book 1: set at least 50% in Northern Hemisphere
Deadly Little Lies
This book is set entirely in New York State, USA - Manhattan is listed in the "blurb" and many reviews mention the NY setting.
The United States is listed as entirely in the Northern Hemisphere under the "Americas" list
Book 1: set at least 50% in Southern Hemisphere
A Room Made of Leaves
This book is set primarily in Australia which is listed as entirely in the Southern Hemisphere
The book is listed as MPG of Cultural - Australia and the "blurb" refers to it being about the wife of John Macarthur, wool baron in early Sydney
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 30 + 15 = 45/895
Total Tasks Completed: 3
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 1
Amy B5.8. A Horse of a Different Color
Read a book from the Books with a Color in the Title list.
REQUIRED: State in your post the PAGE of the list on which your book is found.
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (page 1)
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 5 Points
HanneloreTask 5.7 - The Flying Monkeys
Read a book with a living creature with wings showing on the cover.
Book: Beauty
How it fits: There is a faerie on the cover (windowsill on the right).
Points this task: 5
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 5
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 0
HanneloreTask 30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The Bees
Read two books, using 2 different options.
Option 3: Read a book with an MPG of Romance
Book: Undead and Unemployed
How it fits: Book has the MPG Romance.
Option 5: Read a book with an author with both an A and a Z any place in their name.
Book: De Laatste Wens
How it fits: This book is written by by Andrzej Sapkowski. 'AndrZej' has both A and Z.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 6
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 0
15.10 - Scare More Than CrowsRead a book with a main page genre Horror. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
I read Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening. This book has the MPG of Horror.
Total Points: 50
Pat30.4 ~ National Library Week 2022
Option 3 ~ 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.
I Will Send Rain by Rae MeadowsRead ~ 3.1.22
Pages ~ 272
MORE ~ (RaE MeadOws)
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. Letters can only be used as many times as they appear in the phrase.
Required ~ State the word in your post.
The Orphan's Tale by Pam JenoffRead ~ 3.7.22
Pages ~ 353
TALE ~ connEcT with your LibrAry
Points This Task ~ 30
Total Points ~ 30
Total Books ~ 2
Total Pages ~ 625
Barbara ★20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - MEGSCL's Task: Wordle Wordle Wordle!
Option 3: Read a book by an Australian author
Dark Vow - Shona Husk 3/7
Length Approval: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 20
Total points: 25
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★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.
Ice Planet Barbarians - Ruby Dixon 3/5
AEN in plANEt
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains all the letters A E N in a single name part.
Family Practice - Charlene Weir 3/8
AEN in chArlENe
Points this Task: 30
Total points: 55
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Nick KY15.1 Hemispheres
Book 1 (Northern Hemisphere): I read Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson, set in Iceland.
Book 2 (Southern Hemisphere): I read The Maw by Taylor Zajonc, set in Tanzania (as noted in the GR blurb notes on the book's homepage).
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 55
Nick KY20.7 MEGSCL’s Wordle. Opt. 1. Map on Cover. I read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
This edition cover:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 75
Sara G15.6. - That’s Dr. Scarecrow
Read a book by an author who has all the letters T H D in his/her name.
Caesar: Life Of A Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy
ADRIAN GOLDSWORTHY
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 640 pages.
**Caesar: Life of a Colossus is a Big Book (640 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
MARGO30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The Bees
OPTION 1: bird(s) or bee(s) on the cover
- Read Kindle edition of The Beekeeper of Aleppo
with this cover
- 384 pages for top pb
OPTION 5: an author with both an A and a Z n their name
- Read Kindle edition of Autumn in Catalonia
- Author Jane MacKenzie (A and Z in MACKENZIE)
- 320 pages for top pb
Posted and read Kindle editions
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Points this task: 30
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 4
GO: 0 // BB: 1 // NF: 0
Lisa MD15.9 - Hall of Famer
Read a book by an author whose initials (all) can be found in Jackie Robinson.
👩🌾 Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson
Author Initials: SJ found in Jackie Robinson
288 pages
🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 40/895
Total Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 3/54
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 0
Mod
Read a book with the MPG Plants or Animals
Stable Lass: Riding out and mucking in - tales from a Yorkshire racing yard
This has Animals > Horses listed on the main page, and it was also confirmed in the Help Thread that it met the genre requirements.
The book is Autobiographical & marked as Non-Fiction so I claim an "It's a Fact" ticket!
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 45 + 10 = 55/895
Total Tasks Completed: 4
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 2
Line20.6
option 3: read a #1 in a series
i read A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
points for this task: 20
total points: 40
books read: 3
tasks done: 3
Mod
Option 2:
Rock Chick Renegade by Kristen Ashley / #4 in series
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2022 SRC
10.10 - Spring Series
Read a book in a series with a series title that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Up to No Gouda - Grilled Cheese Mysteries #1
Points this post: 10
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Total Points: 30
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Barbara ★20.10 - Group Read
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Spring 2022 season. The requirement for this task: you must participate in the book's discussion thread below with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
Fiction: Non-US Based Mystery
The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman 3/8
Discussion Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 20
Total points: 75
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Inge19905.5. - The Wizard
book with at least 5 works
Vuurproef
ARfinder: (thanks to the persons in the general help thread )
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 12.0
Points this post: 5
total points: 15
5.2 - Auntie EmBook: Beach Read by Emily Henry 361 pages, ebook
Tasks: Read a book written by a single author with a name that matches a name related to Em, from https://www.behindthename.com/name/em. This includes the "long forms," Emily and Emma listed on the page. Names must match exactly but they may be in any position (first, middle, last).
How it fits: Authors name is EMILY Henry
Points this task: 5
Total points: 15
Total books read: 3
Tasks completed: 3/54
Its a fact tickets: 0
Big Books tickets: 4
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 2 (750) / 0 (1000)
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - MEGSCL's Task: Wordle Wordle Wordle!Option 2: By the Pricking of My Thumbs
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.3 Uncle Henry
The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz: A True Story of Family and Survival by Jeremy Dronfield
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5/895
Tasks completed: 1/54
Books read: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.5 The Wizard
The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson
#5 in Walt Longmire series
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10/895
Tasks completed: 2/54
Books read: 2
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.5 Spring Break
No Judgements by Meg Cabot
Set in Florida
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20/895
Tasks completed: 3/54
Books read: 3
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.8 Feria Nacional de San Marcos
Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit by Colby Cedar Smith
CMA found in MArCos
Points this post: 10
Total points: 30/895
Tasks completed: 4/54
Books read: 4
ROBIN P15.10 - Scare more than crows - MPG Horror
The Sorrows of Satan; or, The Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire
**claiming 1 GO point, book pub 1895**
Points this post: 15
Total points: 40
BB:0 GO:1 IAF: 0
Delicious Dee30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The Bees
Option 3 - The Fastest Way to Fall - romance is the top genre - but new genre format doesn't show numbers
Option 6 - Be Dazzled
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 50
Andy P.Task # 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - MEGSCL's Task: Wordle Wordle Wordle!
2. DORDLE, QUORDLE, SEDECORDLE.
Read a book that is #2 #4 or #16 in a series.
Death in a Strange Country byDonna Leon # 2 in Commissario Brunetti Series
Points this post: 20
Total points: 45
Mod
Read a book from the Books with a Color in the Title list
Red, White & Royal Blue
This is currently #9 on page 1 of the list
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 55 + 5 = 60/895
Total Tasks Completed: 5
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 2
Kathy KS20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah E's Task: Most Volcanoes
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.
The Long Earth
Planet: Earth
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 60
Tasks completed: 4/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
15.9 - Hall of FamerRead a book by an author whose initials (all) can be found in Jackie Robinson.
Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds
JR appears in Jackie Robinson
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 15
It's A Fact Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting BrainsOption 3: Read a book whose author’s initials (all) can be found in MENSA BRAIN.
Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist by Sesali Bowen
SB appears in menSa Brain
Nonfiction - Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 35
It's A Fact Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
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.
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
AEN appears in coNvErsAtions
Nonfiction - Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains all the letters A E N in a single name part.
Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
AEN appears in lEANne
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 65
It's A Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Helen B's Task: Spring Begins3. Read the first book (#1) in a series.
Monster
#1 in Monster series
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 85
It's A Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
10.7 - HoliRead a book with a title that begins with one of these letters: H, O, L, I.
I'm Not Hungry But I Could Eat
First Word Starts with I
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 95
It's A Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
15.4 - "Password" is not a PasswordOption 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.
Book 2- Read a book with at least one of these special characters in the title or subtitle:
! exclamation point
$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America
$ and 2 appears in Title.
Nonfiction - Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 110
It's A Fact Tickets: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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10.7 - Holi
Hangman - First letter H in title
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15