The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion
note: This topic has been closed to new comments.
SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
>
Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
30.4 National Library WeekOption 3 - Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman
Christopher - ORE
Beuhlman - M
Option 4 - Stripped Bare by Shannon Baker
Bare is the word I used.
Library - BAR
Connect - E
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 265
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah E's Task: Most VolcanoesRead a book with a word in the title or subtitle that either matches a word in the solar system mnemonic or is the name of a planet in our solar system
The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World by Sarah Stewart Johnson
Points this post: 20
Total points: 515
Tasks completed: 32
Books read: 42
Big Book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 4
50.1 - TraceyL's task: BridgertonBook 1: Read a FICTION book with a main page genre that includes "Historical" such as Historical Romance, Historical Mystery, Historical, or Historical Fiction.
The Swimmers Audiobook
The Swimmers PB 272 Pages
MPG Historical
Book 2: Read a book that is part of a series with at least 8 primary works.
The Final Life of Nathaniel Moon Audiobook
The Final Life of Nathaniel Moon PB 225 Pages
#4 out of 14 Primary Works in the Middle Falls Time Travel Series
Book 3: Read a book written by an author found on the first 25 pages of the Diverse Authors Books shelf.
Know My Name Audiobook
Know My Name PB 384 Pages
1st book on Page 4 at time of posting.
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket - Non-Fiction
272 + 225 + 384 = 881 Pages
Points Earned This Post: 50
Total Points Earned: 540
It's A Fact Tickets: 13
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 3
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
Mod
20.1 - Most Improved - Delicious Dee's Task: Happy Birthday to Me!
Option 3: Read a book off the following list: String Instrument Covers (page 1) 302 pages long
The Secret Chord. Geraldine Brooks
Points this post: 20
Total points: 620
Tasks complete: 37/54
Total points: 620/895
BB: 4
NF: 12
GO: 4
Nick KY25.6 Marie’s Goals
Opt. 2 I read The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green, winner of Nonfiction GR Choice Award 2021
Opt. 3 YA genre. I read Odd & True by Cat Winters.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 700
MEGSCL5.1 - The Wicked Witch
Word = witch
The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One
Total
370 points, 1 bb, 3 nf, 1 go
MEGSCL15.2 Right/Left
Book 1, Read a FICTION book with a title that begins with a letter in RIGHT.
The Stand-In
Book 2, Read a NONFICTION book with a title that begins with a letter in LEFT.
Facts and Other Lies: Welcome to the Disinformation Age
**1 It’s a Fact ticket
Total
395 points, 1 bb, 4 nf, 1 go
MEGSCL15.4 - "Password" is not a Password
Option 1
Book 1, 7 1/2
Book 2, Fables & Reflections
Total
410 points, 1 bb, 3 nf, 1 go
Jen K15.2 Right/Left
Book 1: Immortal in Death
rIght, fiction
Book 2: The Art of Showing Up: How to Be There for Yourself and Your People
lefT, non-fiction
********
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 435
Big Books: 4
Jen K15.4 - "Password" is not a Password
Option 2: The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
99 and %
******
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 450
Big Books: 4
Jen K15.5 - Hey Joe!
One Night on the Island by Josie Silver
Josie is an English Feminine form of Joe on list
*******
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 465
Big Books: 4
MEGSCL20.1 - Most Improved - Delicious Dee's Task: Happy Birthday to Me!
Option 2 - I Came to Say Goodbye - by Caroline Overington
Total
460 points, 1 bb, 3 nf, 1 go
Jen K15.6. - That’s Dr. Scarecrow
The Devil in the Marshalsea by Antonia Hodgson
anTonia HoDgson
*********
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 480
Big Books: 4
MEGSCL20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - MEGSCL's Task: Wordle Wordle Wordle!
Option 3 - Girt Nation by David Hunt
**It’s a fact ticket
Total
480 points, 1 bb, 4 nf, 1 go
MEGSCL25.2 - Brooklyn's Task: Upcoming Milestone!
Option 1: Australia (and maybe also New Zealand). Read a book set in Australia
The Gaps
Option 2: Machu Picchu . Read a book with a 2 word title.
The Reckoning: How #MeToo is Changing Australia
**It’s a fact ticket
Total
505 points, 1 bb, 5 nf, 1 go
MEGSCL25.7 - Andy P’s Task: Symmetry
Book 1: (saves) : The Princess Saves Herself in This One
Book 2: (heath) : Kill Your Brother
Total
530 points, 1 bb, 5 nf, 1 go
Schatzie30.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: National Library Week 2022
Option 3: single author has letters MORE in name
The Immunotype Breakthrough: Your Personalized Plan to Balance Your Immune System, Optimize Health, and Build Lifelong Resilience by Heather Moday
PB: The Immunotype Breakthrough: Balance Your Immune System, Optimise Health and Build Lifelong Resistance by Heather Moday
Option 4: has word in the title of at least 4 letters that can be made from Connect with Your Library
My word: TRAIL
The Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears
PB: The Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears
Task Total: 30
Challenge Total: 795
Schatzie50.1 - TraceyL's task: Bridgerton
Book 1: fiction book with a mpg genre that includes "Historical"
On a Night of a Thousand Stars
HC: On a Night of a Thousand Stars
Book 2: part of a series with at least 8 primary works
Unfinished Business
HC: Unfinished Business
Book 3: written by an author on the given list
My author, Tommy Orange, is found on page ONE
There There by Tommy Orange
MMPB: Ici n'est plus ici by Tommy Orange
Task Total: 50
Challenge Total: 845
Schatzie20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Helen B's Task: Spring Begins
Option 3: #1 in a series
The Shop on Royal Street
HC: The Shop on Royal Street
Task Total: 20
Challenge Total: 865
ROBIN P25.8 Amy FL's Task: Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On
Option 1 - word in title 5 letters or more found in NEUROTRANSMITTERS
Ceux qui vont mourir te saluent - MOURIR
Option 2 - author initials in SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Violeta by Isabel Allende
Points this post: 25
Total points: 555
BB:0 GO:4 NF:10
LAUREN JODI20.5 - Bigger is Better – Kristi CO's task - Literary Cat Names
Option 2: MPG Dystopia
Shadow Falling by Rebecca Zanetti
~~~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 520/895
Big Book Ticket: 2
It's a Fact Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 38
Total Tasks Completed: 31/54
ROBIN P5.10 - Wish Upon a Star - book of choice
The Man Who Died Twice
Points this post: 5
Total points: 560
BB:0 GO:4 NF:10
Task 30.3 - Recurring Keysbook 1: author name part contains AEN
Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear
both parts contain the three letters! - a twofer!
book 2: word in title contains AEN
Sisters of the Forsaken Stars
FORSAKEN
=========
640 points
10 BB tix
6 GO tix
5 NF tix
Mod
for book 1, northern hemisphere, I read a kindle ARC of Two Nights in Lisbon, linked to the hardcover edition (no MMPB or pb with complete info). Set at least 50% in Portugal.
For book 2, southern hemisphere, I read Blessed Are the Dead, set completely in South Africa.
total points: 550
Mod
For book 1, I used option 1 and read People from My Neighborhood - written /published originally in Japanese. This book is new to me.
For book 2, I used option 2 and read Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey. This book is nonfiction, and is new to me.
The book is found on page 12 of the Disability list.
total points: 575
Mod
For my first book, I used option 3 and read a kindle edition of The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf, linked to the top pb edition (no mmpb). This book is found on page 2 of the Indigenous Australia Books list.
For my second book, I used option 4 and read a kindle edition of The Disappearance of Ember Crow, linked to the pb edition (no MMPB). This book is found on page 4 of the LoveOzYa shelf.
total points: 600
Mod
For my first book, I used option 3 and read The Party Crasher. Romance is the 2nd listed MPG.
For my second book, I used option 4 and read a kindle edition of You Can't Be Serious, linked to the pb (no MMPB). Top listed MPG is Autobiography>Memoir.
total points: 630
Laurah3030.3 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.
The Henna Artist hENnA
book 2 Read a book written by an author whose name contains all the letters A E N in a single name part.
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty Patrick Radden Keefe rAddEN
NF - I claim 1 non fiction ticket
Points this post: 30
Total points: 175
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
NF tickets: 1
Amy B20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting Brains
Read a book from one of the 3 options. Standard SRC rules apply. Books with the MPG Children’s are excluded.
Required: State the option used.
Option 3: Read a book whose author’s initials (all) can be found in MENSA BRAIN.
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 250 Points
Pat15.10 ~ Scare More Than Crows
Task ~ Read a book with a main page genre Horror. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí ClarkRead ~ 4.25
Pages ~ 185
How it Fits ~ Horror is top listed genre on MPG
●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Points this Task ~ 15
Total Points ~ 425
Total Books ~ 31
Total Pages ~ 10,880
25.6 ~ Reaching GoalsOption 3 ~ Read a book with MPG of Young Adult.
book info
The Knockout Queen by Rufi ThorpeRead ~ 4.27.22
Pages ~ 277
How it Fits ~ Young Adult > Coming Of Age > 45 users
Option 5 ~ Read a book that is #2 or above in a series.
Call of the Penguins by Hazel PriorRead ~ 4.24.22
Pages ~ 394
How it Fits ~ (Veronica McCreedy #2)
●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Points this Task ~ 25
Total Points ~ 450
Total Books ~ 33
Total Pages ~ 11,551
APRILLEIGH5.6 - The Munchkins
Read a book set at least 50% in the Middle Ages - 476 to 1450 A.D.
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
Goodreads setting data for this title indicate it takes place in 1137 A.D., except the last chapter which takes places two years later.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (480)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (2)
It’s a Fact: 0 (3)
Books Read: 1 (35)
Total Tasks: 29
Andy P.Task # 25.9 - Tien's Task: Come on Down Under
1. Come to the Outback: Aussie Noir Books
Scrublands by Chris Hammer p. 1 on list (#1 as of 4/27/22)
2. Australian Women Writers: Read a book written by a Woman Writer who is Australian by birth or residence
This House of Grief by Helen Garner
Points this post: 25
Total points: 460
babbling c 20.1 - Most Improved - Delicious Dee's Task: Happy Birthday to Me!
Option 1: Read a book where the ALL the letters CELLO, including 2 Ls, can be found in the title (excluding subtitle).
Death Is Like a Box of Chocolates - kindle Death Is Like a Box of Chocolates paperback pg. 304 by Kathy Aarons
dEath is Like a bOx of ChocoLates
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 240/895
Completed Tasks: 15/54
Golden oldies:
******
Pages read this season: 6,506
Books read this season: 17
Angela IL30.1 - Katrisa's Task: Dune
Option 2: Read a book with a cover that depicts a natural body of water, such as a lake, river, or ocean.
Keeper of the Light by Diane Chamberlain-4/27
512 pages/ Claiming BIG BOOK
Option 3: Read a book with a MPG of Horror.
Reprieve by James Han Mattson-3/22 (406 pages)
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 390
Books Read: 25
Tasks Completed: 15/54
BB Ticket: 3
NF Ticket: 3
Kathy KS**UNCLAIM!!** Stats adjusted below.
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.
A Body in the Bathhouse, by Lindsey Davis
Series: Marcus Didius Falco #13
I listened to an audiobook; pb-368 p. (no mmpb)
*************
Points for this task: 0
Total points : 315-5=310
Tasks completed: 16/54-1=15/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
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: 4
Amber20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
Option 1: Book written by a single author whose initials (all of them) can be found in the letters in "AMAZON PRIME" - RA found in Amazon pRime
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
PB edition has 248 pgs > 139 pgs
Total Points: 390
It's a Fact Tickets: 7
Big Book Tickets: 3
Kathy KS50.1 - TraceyL's task: Bridgerton
This is a 3 book challenge. The total page count for all books must be at least 750 pages.
Book 1: Read a FICTION book with a main page genre that includes "Historical" such as Historical Romance, Historical Mystery, Historical, or Historical Fiction.
A Body in the Bathhouse, by Lindsey Davis
MPG: Historical > Historical Fiction 138 users
Historical 79 users
Mystery > Historical Mystery 36 users
I listened to an audiobook; pb-368 p. (no mmpb)
Book 2: Read a book that is part of a series with at least 8 primary works.
A String of Beads, by Thomas Perry
Series: Jane Whitefield #8
I listened to an audiobook; pb-388 p. (no mmpb)
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. Required: State the page where the author is found.
When Dimple Met Rishi, by Sandhya Mendon
Found on page 1 of list
Pages: 380
Total pages: 368+388+380=1136 (>750)
*************
Points for this task: 50
Total points : 360
Tasks completed: 16/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
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: 4
Mod
50.1 - TraceyL's task: Bridgerton
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 Book of Lost Friends. Lisa Wingate (388 pages)
Book 2: Read a book that is part of a series with at least 8 primary works. (This has 12 books)
44 Cranberry Point. Debbie Macomber (384 pages)
Book 3: Read a book written by an author found on the first 25 pages of the Diverse Authors Books shelf. (Page 1 of the list)
Kindred. Octavia E. Butler (287 pages)
Points this post: 50
Total points: 670
Tasks complete: 38/54
Total points: 670/895
BB: 4
NF: 12
GO: 4
Deborah5.3 - Uncle Henry
A Brother's Price
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 250
Books Read: 19
Tasks Done: 15
Kathy KS25.1 - Sandy's Task: I Want My Baseball!
combined total of the two books must equal at least 500 pages.
Book 1 – Read a nonfiction book with the main page genre Sports (standalone or embedded).
Our Boys: A Perfect Season on the Plains with the Smith Center Redmen, by Joe Drape
MPG: Sports > Sports 25 users
Pages: 288
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
Book 2 – Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with the single author’s initials (ALL initials) found in the phrase END THE LOCKOUT.
A Night to Surrender, by Tessa Dare
TD= enD The
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb-372 p.
Total pages: 288+372=660 (>500)
*************
Points for this task: 25
Total points : 385
Tasks completed: 17/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 5
Inge199010.9 - Spring Into a Good Book
Untamed
published march 2020, rating 4.02
Points this post: 10
total points: 280
Inge199020.3 - Best Review – Lauren Jodi's Task: Henry Rex
option 2: read a book with king or tower in title
King's Cage
Points this post: 20
total points: 300
Inge199020.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
option 1. author's initials can be found in AMAZON PRIME
De experimenten
Intials: MP
Points this post: 20
total points: 320
Inge199030.3 - Dlmrose’s Task: Recurring Keys
book 1: read a book with a word that contains AEN
De mannen van Maria
word: MANNEN
book 2: authors name contains AEN in single name part
Prinses in de polder
Name part: HARREWIJN
Points this post: 30
total points: 350
20.2 - Rookie At The Top - Lucy-Bookworm's Task: Books For A BookwormA book with "Bookseller" in the title: The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher
Points this post: 20
Total points: 480
This topic has been frozen by the moderator. No new comments can be posted.
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Woodlanders (other topics)State of Terror (other topics)
Old Mars (other topics)
Americanah (other topics)
The Dark Vineyard (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Joshilyn Jackson (other topics)Bret Easton Ellis (other topics)
Hiromi Kawakami (other topics)
S.M. Goodwin (other topics)
Amie Kaufman (other topics)
More...
30.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: National Library Week 2022
option 3, MORE author: The Puma Years: A Memoir of Love and Transformation in the Bolivian Jungle by Laura Coleman
I read the kindle edition The Puma Years
option 4, CARRY in "Connect with Your Library": Take What You Can Carry by Gian Sardar
I read the kindle edition Take What You Can Carry
total = 895