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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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LAUREN JODI30.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: National Library Week 2022
Option 2 - Library Book
Lord of the Privateers by Stephanie Laurens
Page #: 384
This book was checked out of the library.
Option 4 - Connect with your library
Out of Control by Suzanne Brockmann
Word: CONTROL
~~~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 680/895
Big Book Ticket: 2
It's a Fact Ticket: 2
Total Books Read: 51
Total Tasks Completed: 39/54
Task:30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The BeesOption:3-MPG* of Romance
Book read:The Witchling's Girl by Helena Coggan
Required:mpg romance
Option:4-MPG* of Biography, Autobiography or Memoir
Book read:Watching Neighbours Twice a Day...: How ’90s TV (Almost) Prepared Me For Life by Josh Widdicombe
Required: mpg Biography, Autobiography and Memoir
I claim one It's A Fact! ticket as this is a nonfiction book.
Points this task:30
Total points:330
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:3
Total It’s A Fact:4
Books read:20
Tasks completed:14
Amber10.7 - Holi
Book with a title that begins with one of these letters: H, O, L, I
How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur
**How to Be Perfect is a non-fiction book. Claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket.**
Total Points: 495
It's a Fact Tickets: 10
Big Book Tickets: 5
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting BrainsOption 2: Read a book with MPG History, Historical, Historical fiction, Historical romance, Historical mystery, or Alternate History. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin
BB tickets claimed in total: 1
It's a Fact tickets claimed in total: 1
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 105
Readerboard name: D20.1 - 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).
The Financial Lives Of The Poets by Jess Walter 291 pgs.
The financial lives of the poets
Task=20
Season total=95
Readerboard name: D20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting Brains
Read a book with MPG History, Historical, Historical fiction, Historical romance, Historical mystery, or Alternate History. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Matecumbe by James A. Michener
Task=20
Season total=115
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30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The Bees
There were too many good options to choose from!
Option 3: Read a book with an MPG* of Romance
The City Baker's Guide to Country Living. Louise Miller
Option 4: Read a book with an MPG* of Biography, Autobiography or Memoir
Tasha: A Son's Memoir. Brian Morton
Claiming 1 IAF ticket
Points this post: 30
Total points: 820/895
Tasks complete: 46/54
Total pages: 20,198
BB: 5
NF: 13
GO: 5
20.1 - Most Improved - Delicious Dee's Task: Happy Birthday to Me!Option 1: Read a book where ALL the letters CELLO, including 2 Ls, can be found in the title (excluding subtitle).
A Memory Called Empire
Total Points: 155
ROBIN P20.3 - Lauren Jodi's Task: Henry Rex
Option 1 - MPG Military Fiction - The Warrior's Apprentice
Points this post: 20
Total points: 655
BB:1 GO:4 NF: 10
15.8 - Mr Potato HeadRead 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.
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory
Eyes in Title
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket - Non-Fiction
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 560
It's A Fact Tickets: 14
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 3
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
Bookwrm526Task #25.4 - Play Ball? Play Ball!
Option 1: Read a book with a page number that ENDS with a 3, 9, or 4. I read Ariadne by Jennifer Saint (389p).
Option 3: Read a book with a doubled letter in the title. I read Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell (doubled LL in hell) (256p).
389+256 = 645 p
Total points so far: 645
Andy P.Task # 25.3 - Cat's Task: Good Reading
Option 1. Read a translation into English.
Book originally published in Finnish
Little Siberia by Antti Tuomainen Author is new to me, as is the book
Option 2: Inclusion - read a book shelved as Disability from the first 25 pages of this list: Disability Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha book found on page 1 of list, nonfiction, author new to me as is the book
Points this post: 25
Total points: 570
Sarah E25.1 - Sandy's Task: I Want My Baseball!
Book 1: Non-fiction and MPG Sports
The Moth and the Mountain
I read an ebook, top paperback - no MMP - is The Moth and the Mountain: A True Story of Love, War and Everest - 288 pages
MPG Sports noted in the help thread here
Non-fiction, claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket.
Book 2: Author initials in END THE LOCKOUT
A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is A Quiet Life in the Country - 256 pages
288 + 256 = 544 pages
Total points: 85
Total NF: 1
EMurphy15.6 That's Dr. Scarecrow - Author who has all the letters T H D in his/her name Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
This Task:
Points: 15
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 235
Books Read: 16
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 3
Tasks Completed: 10
Amy B10.3 - If I Only Had a Brain
Read a book from the Thought Provoking book list.
Required: State the PAGE of the list on which your book appears when you post.
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann (pg 1)
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 310 Points
Amber50.1 - TraceyL's task: Bridgerton
Book 1: FICTION book with MPG that includes "Historical" - 496 pgs
Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Book 2: Book that is part of a series with at least 8 primary works - 355 pgs
The House at Sea's End by Elly Griffiths
Book 3: Book written by an author found on the first 25 pages of the Diverse Authors Books shelf - this author is found on page 6 as the author of Bluebird, Bluebird, 384 pgs
The Cutting Season by Attica Locke
Pages: 496+355+384 = 1235 > 750 pgs
Total Points: 545
It's a Fact Tickets: 10
Big Book Tickets: 5
Amy FL15.3 - Wordle
Option 2: Alive - five letters in the one-word title which is #1 in The Generations Trilogy
Points this post: 15
Total points: 425
Amy FL20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
Option 1: The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens (AE in Amazon primE)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 445
Amy FL25.8 - Amy FL’s task: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On
Option 1: The Last House on the Street (STREET is in nEuRoTranSmiTtErs)
Option 3: Bleeding Blue (Blue)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 470
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5.1 - The Wicked Witch
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of Ding Dong the Witch is Dead in its title (not subtitle). REQUIRED: State the word used. (Once there was a wicked witch in the lovely land of Oz)
Once Upon a Spine. Kate Carlisle
Points this post: 5
Total points: 825/895
Tasks complete: 47/54
Total pages: 20,477
BB: 5
NF: 13
GO: 5
Amy FL30.1 - Katrisa's Task: Dune
Option 1: An Unreliable Truth (#3 in the DESERT Plains series)
Option 5: The Toll - page 7 of Gender Bending list (631 pages)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 500
Nick KY10.9 - Spring Into a Good Book
Read a book first published in March, April, or May (of any year) that has an average Goodreads rating of 4.0 or higher.
I read Free Fire by C.J. Box, 1st pub'd May 2007. Rating 4.26.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 790
Mod
Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic / EMMA on approved list
Points this post: 5
Total points: 515
Nick KY10.10 Spring Series
I read The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey. The series name begins with a "P" (from SPRING), Purveen Mistry.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 800
Julia10325.6 - KmarieD's Task: Reaching Goals
Option 1: Scarlet Carnation (published April 2022)
Option 3: Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix (MPG Young Adult)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 550
BB: 7
GO: 0
NF: 4
Tasks completed: 29
Books read: 41
Barbara ★15.1 - Hemispheres
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in a country that is located entirely the Northern Hemisphere
Killer Motive - Ann Girdharry 3/21
(set in England)
Book 2: Read a book set at least 50% in a country that is located entirely the Southern Hemisphere using this link.
Crimson Lake - Candice Fox 5/6
(set 100% in Australia)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 610
Big Book Tickets: 500 (4) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
ROBIN P5.2 - Auntie Em - author name related to Em
Sea of Tranquility - Emily St. John Mandel
Points this post: 5
Total points: 660
BB:1 GO:4 NF: 10
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I used option 2 and read Muse and Reverie by Charles de Lint. I read the kindle edition, linked to the pb (no MMPB) - 352 pages.
Author F & L initials, CL, found in CeLlo.
total points: 825
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I read the kindle edition of The Bookshop Book, linked to the paperback edition (no MMPB).
Word "bookshop" in title.
total points: 845
Mod
For book 1, I read French Braid, with "Historical>historical fiction" as the 2d main page genre. 244 pages.
For book 2, I listened to an audiobook of Imitation in Death, linked to the MMPB. 342 pages. This is #17 in the series, so more than 8 primary works.
For book 3, I listened to an audiobook of Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley, linked to the paperback. 494 pages.
This book (and its author) is found on page 1 of the Diverse Authors list (last book on that page as of this posting).
244 + 342 + 494 = 1080 pages (>75)
total points: 895
**UNCLAIM**Robin P
25.6 KMarie D's Task: Reaching Goals
2 books, each 200 pages +
1. Option 1 - published in 2022 - Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation pub Jan 2022, 256 pages
**nonfiction, claiming 1 NF point**
2. Option 3 - MPG Young Adult - One for All - 389 pages
Points this post: -25
Total points: 660 -25 =635
(points & NF point to be added back in on next post)
ROBIN P25.6 KMarie D's Task: Reaching Goals
2 books, each 200 pages +
1. Option 1 - published in 2022 - Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation pub Jan 2022, 256 pages
**nonfiction, claiming 1 NF point**
2. Option 3 - MPG Young Adult - Queen of the Tiles, 304 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 660
BB:1 GO:4 NF:10
ROBIN P10.7 Holi
Title starts w H, O, L, or I
One for All
Points this post: 10
Total points: 670
BB:1 GO:4 NF:10
INSIYAH50.1 - TraceyL's task: Bridgerton
Option 1: MPG Historical
Book: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray (ebook)
Note: Top PB (no MMPB) has 352 pages.
How it fits: MPG Historical Fiction
Option 2: At least 8 primary works in series
Book: The Mysterious Affair at Styles: A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie (ebook)
Note: Top MMPB has 223 pages.
How it fits: #1 in series with 44 primary works
Option 3: Diverse Authors List
Book: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (ebook)
Note: Top PB (no MMPB) has 256 pages.
How it fits: Page 4 of list.
Total pages: 352 + 223 + 256 = 831 pages
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 305
Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 13
Big Books Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets: 4
It's a Fact Tickets: 5
HanneloreTask 20.9 - 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.
Most Volcanoes Erupt Mulberry Jam Sandwiches Under Normal Pressure
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
Book: Under the Whispering Door
How it fits: Title has the word 'Under'.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 620
Tasks completed: 35
BB tickets:
(4) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 3
IAF tickets: 1
Amy B10.3 - If I Only Had a Brain
Read a book from the Thought Provoking book list.
Required: State the PAGE of the list on which your book appears when you post.
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann (pg 1)
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 310 Points
Amy B15.6. - That’s Dr. Scarecrow
Read a book by an author who has all the letters T H D in his/her name.
Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 325 Points
Laurah3050.1 - 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 Rose Code 624 p
claiming 1 BB ticket
Book 2
Read a book that is part of a series with at least 8 primary works.
A Rule Against Murder 322 p; #4 in a Inspector Gamanche series that has more than 15 books
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.
An American Marriage 308 p; book found on p 1
total page count = 1254
Points this post: 50
Total points: 225
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
NF tickets: 1
Julia10310.10 - Spring Series
Something to Hide
Series = Inspector Lynley (I is in SPRING)
This book is 704 pages - claiming one BB ticket
This post: 10 points, 1 BB
Total points: 560
BB: 8
GO: 0
NF: 4
Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 42
HanneloreTask 25.3 - Cat's Task: Good Reading
This is a two book task; you can use the same option for both books, or (better!) choose two different options.
One book must be non-fiction. The other can be fiction or non-fiction.
Both books must be new to you.
I used option 1 for both books: "Option 1: Diversity - read a book not originally published in English."
Both books were originally published in dutch.
Both books were new to me, I hadn't read them before.
Book: Moord, doodslag en andere zaken
How it fits: Book was originally published in dutch, and is new to me. This is the non-fiction book I chose. (It is written by a famous lawyer, describing some of his cases.) As there is no MPG proving this as non-fiction, and dutch probably isn't an option to read for person reviewing this task, I'm adding in a Google Translate result of a bit of the GR MP description of this book:
"Lawyer Yehudi Moszkowicz represents suspects during the most appealing court cases in the Netherlands. In Murder, Manslaughter and Other Matters he describes his daily practice in a series of startling stories. From the moment his phone rings and a suspect asks for his help, to the moment the judge's gavel comes down and the sentence is passed."
CLAIMING 1 IT'S A FACT TICKET FOR THIS NON-FICTION BOOK.
Book: De Cock en moord eerste klasse
How it fits: This book was also originally published in dutch, I know the series but this book was new to me. This book is fiction.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 645
Tasks completed: 36
BB tickets:
(4) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 3
IAF tickets: 2
Joanne MI15.6. - That’s Dr. Scarecrow
Read a book by an author who has all the letters T H D in his/her name.
Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves: The Bass Reeves Trilogy, Book One by Sidney Thompson
Points this task 15
Total Points 165
Total BB's 3
Total IAF 3
Mod
Joanne MI5.10 Book of Choice
Bruno, Chief of Police
Points this task 5
Total Points 170
Total BB's 3
Total IAF 3
ROBIN P25.6 KMarie D's Task: Reaching Goals
2 books, each 200 pages +
1. Option 1 - published in 2022 - Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation
**nonfiction, claiming 1 NF point**
2. Option 3 - MPG Young Adult - Queen of the Tiles, 304 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 660
BB:1 GO:4 NF:10
Readerboard name: D30.3 - 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.
Absence of the Hero by Charles Bukowski
absence
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains all the letters A E N in a single name part.
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher and Other Stories by Hilary Mantel
mantel
Task=30
Season total=145
Readerboard name: D30.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: 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.
Maigret at the Coroner's by Georges Simenon
georges simenon
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 Brothers Rico by Georges Simenon
Word-Rico: connect with your library
Task=30
Season total=175
Maria Jo25.6 - KmarieD's Task: Reaching Goals
Option 4: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Option 5: The Man Who Died Twice
Points this post: 25
Total points: 370
Mod
10.7 - Holi
Read a book with a title that begins with one of these letters: H, O, L, I.
Lucky. Sharon Sala
Points this post: 10
Total points: 835/895
Tasks complete: 48/54
Total pages: 20,845
BB: 5
NF: 13
GO: 5
Deborah5.10 - Wish Upon a Star
Skip·Beat!, Vol. 46
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 275
Books Read: 21
Tasks Done: 17
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Cairo Modern by Naguib Mahfouz
Total to date 480 points