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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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Amber20.1 - Most Improved - Delicious Dee's Task: Happy Birthday to Me!
Option 2: Book where the author's first and last initials can be found in the letters CELLO - LC in CeLlo
Notes on a Silencing by Lacy Crawford
**Notes on a Silencing is a non-fiction book. Claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket.**
Total Points: 370
It's a Fact Tickets: 7
Big Book Tickets: 3
Schatzie5.6 - The Munchkins
--- set in the Middle Ages - 476 to 1450 A.D.
One Corpse Too Many
MMPB: One Corpse Too Many
Task Total: 5
Challenge Total: 30
Schatzie5.7 - The Flying Monkeys
---living creature with wings on the cover
My Penguin Year: Life Among the Emperors
PB: My Penguin Year: Living with the Emperors - A Journey of Discovery
Task Total: 5
Challenge Total: 35
Schatzie5.8. A Horse of a Different Color
---book from the given list
Found on page #2
Princess of the Silver Woods
PB: Princess of the Silver Woods
Task Total: 5
Challenge Total: 40
Schatzie5.9 - The Author
--- author uses an initial in the first name position
Nothing to Lose by J.A. Jance
HC: Nothing to Lose by J.A. Jance
Task Total: 5
Challenge Total: 45
Schatzie5.10 - Wish Upon a Star
---book of choice
The Recovery Agent
PB: The Recovery Agent
Task Total: 5
Challenge Total: 50
MEGSCL5.4 - Glinda the Good Witch
Net Loss: The Inner Life in the Digital Age by Sebastian Smee
Total
320 points, 1 bb, 3 nf, 1 go
MEGSCL10.3 - If I Only Had a Brain
Page 2
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
Total
340 points, 1 bb, 3 nf, 1 go
MEGSCL10.9 - Spring Into a Good Book
Published May 1 2021, rating 4.24
Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray
Total
350 points, 1 bb, 3 nf, 1 go
MEGSCL15.1 - Hemispheres
Book 1, United States - Call Me Maybe (length approved line 642 of google link)
Book 2, Australia - Other People's Houses
Total
365 points, 1 bb, 3 nf, 1 go
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.4 Brains, Brains, Brains!
Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection: Field Notes by Dr. Robert Twombly by Don Roff
Points this post: 10
Total points:835/895
Tasks completed: 52/54
Books read: 68
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.9 Spring Into a Good Book
The Red Book by James Patterson
First published March 29th, 2021.
Rating: 4.3
Points this post: 10
Total points:845/895
Tasks completed: 53/54
Books read: 69
TessaVanessaChallenge 50.1 50.1 - TraceyL's task: Bridgerton
Book 1: Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
306 pages
Book 2: Santa, Sunrises, & Suspicions by Tonya Kappes
(Camper & Criminals #23)
182 pages
Book 3: Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxanne Gay
320 pages
Found on page 4 of the list.
Points this post: 50
Total points:895/895
Tasks completed: 54/54
Books read: 72
Coralie20.2 Books for a Bookworm
Book with LIBRARY in title
The Forbidden Library
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11.0
Total to date 300 points
Barbara ★10.5 - Spring Break
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
Be My Ghost - Carol J. Perry 4/23
(set 100% in Florida)
(Salvation comes when she receives a mysterious inheritance: an inn in Haven, Florida.)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 460
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Julia10325.8 - Amy FL’s task: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On
Option 1: The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley
(The letters in ANNIE are in NEUROTRANSMITTERS)
Option 3: Yellow Crocus
(yellow in title)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 445
BB: 6
GO: 0
NF: 4
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 34
Schatzie10.1 - Scarecrow
---a 3 ltr + word in title made from SCARECROW
My word: SEA
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
Task Total: 10
Challenge Total: 60
Schatzie10.2 - The Wisest in All of Oz
---author who shares a name from given list
Name matched: MICHAEL
Ridgeline by Michael Punke
PB: Ridgeline by Michael Punke
Task Total: 10
Challenge Total: 70
Schatzie10.3 - If I Only Had a Brain
---book from given list
My book is found on page #3
Mere Christianity
MMPB: Mere Christianity
Task Total: 10
Challenge Total: 80
Schatzie10.4 - Brains, Brains, Brains!
---a zombie book
Die for Me
PB: Die for Me
Task Total: 10
Challenge Total: 90
Schatzie10.5 - Spring Break
---set 50% + in London
An Unexpected Peril
PB: An Unexpected Peril
Task Total: 10
Challenge Total: 100
Schatzie10.6 - Renewal
---MPG Plants or Animals
Second Chances: A Marine, His Dog, and Finding Redemption
PB: Second Chances: A Marine, His Dog, and Finding Redemption
Task Total: 10
Challenge Total: 110
Schatzie10.7 - Holi
--- title begins with one of these letters: H, O, L, I
How to Lead When You're Not in Charge: Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority
Task Total: 10
Challenge Total: 120
Schatzie10.8 - Feria Nacional de San Marcos
---a title of 3+ words where the initial letter of all title words are found in FERIA NACIONAL DE SAN MARCOS
My book: E-I-I
Everything Is Illuminated
MMPB: Everything Is Illuminated
Task Total: 10
Challenge Total: 130
Schatzie10.9 - Spring Into a Good Book
---first published in March, April, or May with a GR rating of 4.0+
My book: first pub. in APRIL - rating 4.28
The Case for Keto: Rethinking Weight Control and the Science and Practice of Low-Carb/High-Fat Eating
PB: The Case for Keto: Rethinking Weight Control and the Science and Practice of Low-Carb/High-Fat Eating
Task Total: 10
Challenge Total: 140
Schatzie10.10 - Spring Series
---series title begins with a letter in SPRING
Destroyer of Worlds
PB: Destroyer of Worlds
Task Total: 10
Challenge Total: 150
Schatzie 15.1 - Hemispheres
Book 1: set 50% in a country in the Northern Hemisphere
My country: Iraq
Take What You Can Carry
Book 2: set 50% in a country in the Southern Hemisphere
My country: Argentina
The Third Daughter
PB: The Third Daughter
Task Total: 15
Challenge Total: 165
FLY Task #15.10 - Scare More Than Crows
task: Read a book with a main page genre Horror.
book: The Invasion
how it fits: MPG Horror
Points this post: 15
Total points: 225
Tasks completed: 12/54
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
It's A Fact tickets: 1
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15.1 - Hemispheres
Book 1, Northern Hemisphere, set in Italy: Doctored Evidence by Donna Leon
Book 2, Souther Hemisphere, set in Australia: The Dragon Man by Garry Disher
total = 620
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25.2 - Brooklyn's Task: Upcoming Milestone!
option 2, 2-word title: Trout Bum by John Gierach
option 4, food genre: Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson
total = 645
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25.3 - Cat's Task: Good Reading
option 2, Disability shelf page 1: Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig, nonfiction, This book was new-to-me.
option 3, from Best Environmental Books, page 1: Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea, and Human Life by George Monbiot, nonfiction, This book was new-to-me.
total = 670
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25.6 - KmarieD's Task: Reaching Goals
option 1, first published 2022: The Goodbye Coast by Joe Ide, 272 pages
option 2, GR Choice 2021 winner: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid, 369 pages
total = 695
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25.8 - Amy FL’s task: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On
option 3, blue in title: Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley
option 4, from Brain shelf page 1: Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long by David Rock
total = 720
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30.1 - Katrisa's Task: Dune
option 1, desert in title: Desert Memories: Journeys Through the Chilean North by Ariel Dorfman, 304 pages
option 3, horror genre: Mannheim Rex by Robert Pobi, 512 pages
304 + 512 = 816 pages
total = 750
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30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The Bees
option 1, bee on cover:
Show Me the Honey: Adventures of an Accidental Apiarist by Dave Doroghyoption 2, nature genre: Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers by Amy Stewart
total = 780
Delicious Dee5.2 - Auntie Em
Four Day Fling - Emma Hart - Emma found in the list of names
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 360
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50.1 - TraceyL's task: Bridgerton
Book 1, fiction, historical: Death in Delft by Graham Brack, 243 pages
I read the kindle edition Death in Delft
Book 2, 8+ series: The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny, (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #17), 436 pages
Book 3, From Diverse Author page 3 Alka Joshi listed under The Henna Artist:
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi, 384 pages
243 + 436 + 384 = 1063 pages
total = 830
Amy B30.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: National Library Week 2022
Choose 2 of these options and reading a book for each.
Required: State the options when you post.
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.
When the Floods Came by Clare Morrall
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.
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (Year)
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 230 Points
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Task 20.8 – Nickels and Dimes – Paul – Is 139 a Prime Number?Option 2: Title word made from letters in AMAZONPRIME - Men
Lightning Men
I listened to audio / MMPB: Temps noirs -523 p
*** BIG BOOK *** 1 tickets – 523 pages
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 160 points
NONfiction Books read: 1
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
Task 20.1 – Most Improved Player – Delicious Dee – Happy Birthday To Me!REQUIRED: 200+ pages
Option 2: Author’s first and last initials in CELLO - E L
Elinor Lipman /The View from Penthouse B
Audiobook / NO MMPB / Paperback: The View from Penthouse B – 272 p
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 180 points
NONfiction Books read: 1
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
Maria Jo30.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: National Library Week 2022
Option 2: After Anna
388 pages, from library
Option 4 : Lent and Easter Wisdom from St. Th�r�se of Lisieux
LENT made from phrase
Points this post: 30
Total points: 280
Delicious Dee30.1 - Katrisa's Task: Dune
option 2 -
- cover approved in THT because of person being completely underwaterOption 5 - Feed - found on pg2 of the provided list; book is 500+pgs
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 390
Angela IL 25.8 - Amy FL’s task: 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.
Mercy Street by Jennifer Haigh- 4/24
STREET (word used)
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials (all) are found in SUBSTANTIA NIGRA.
The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith-3/8
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 360
Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 14/54
BB Ticket: 2
NF Ticket: 3
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Kaleidoscope by Kristen Ashley / my free choice book
Points this post: 5
Total points: 270
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A Lady's Formula for Love buy Elizabeth Everett / set at least 50% in London
Points this post: 10
Total points: 280
Maria Jo20.2 - Rookie At The Top - Lucy-Bookworm's Task: Books For A Bookworm
The Little Paris Bookshop
Points this post: 20
Total points: 300
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These Deadly Games by Diana Urban / MPG Horror
Points this post: 15
Total points: 295
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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5.5. - The Wizard
--- whole # from a series with at least 5 published books
A Murderous Relation
PB: A Murderous Relation
Task Total: 5
Challenge Total: 25