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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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Carly15.9 - Hall of Famer
Authors initials found in "Jackie Robinson"
The Secret Bridesmaid by Katy Birchall
K and B can be found in Jackie Robinson
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 15
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
Pages read: 376
Sarah E10.3 - If I Only Had a Brain
On page 2 of the list, currently #129
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
I read a kindle edition, MMP is Les Figures de l'Ombre
Non Fiction, claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket.
Total Points: 120
Total NFs: 3
Sarah E10.4 - Brains, Brains, Brains!
How To Train Your Zombie
I read a kindle edition, paperback - no MMP - is How To Train Your Zombie
Total Points: 130
Andy P.Task # 25.2 - Brooklyn's Task: Upcoming Milestone!
Option 1. Read a book set at least 75% in Australia
Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden Takes place entirely in Australia
Option 2. Read a book with a 2 word title
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
Points this post: 25
Total points: 670
20.3 - Best Review – Lauren Jodi's Task: Henry RexOption 4
Read a book from the first 25 pages of the Adultery Shelf
I listened to audio version of The Painted Veil MMPB edition is Kirjava huntu
This is found on page one of the list
***Claiming a Golden Oldie Ticket first published in 1925***
New Points: 20
Total Points: 425
BB: 6
GO: 1
IF: 4
Task 5.8 - A Horse of a Different Coloron p5 of list, #400
Blood Orange
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800 points
12 BB tix
7 GO tix
6 NF tix
**updating point total per correction by mod, total before this should have been 670**ROBIN P
15.5 - Hey, Joe
Author name a variation of Joe
A Catalogue of Catastrophe by Jodi Taylor
listened to audiobook, linked pb, no mmpb
**Claiming 1 BB ticket, paperback has 500 p ***
Points this post: 15
Total points: 675 **correction, 685**
BB:2 GO:4 NF:10
Angela IL20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - MEGSCL's Task: Wordle Wordle Wordle!
Option 1: Read a book with a map on the cover.
The Theory of Opposites by Allison Winn Scotch- 5/11
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 555
Books Read: 35
Tasks Completed: 23/54
BB Ticket: 3
NF Ticket: 4
20.1 - Most Improved - Delicious Dee's Task: Happy Birthday to Me!I chose Option 1 (Read a book where the ALL the letters CELLO, including 2 Ls, can be found in the title (excluding subtitle)), and read The Collector Collector. The book is 208 pages.
Total Points: 465
25.9 Come On Down UnderOption 1 - Scrublands by Chris Hammer
On page 1 of the Aussie Noir list.
Option 2- Australian Women Writers
The Fifth Letter by Nicola Moriarty
Her profiles states that she lives in Sydney.
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 340
Amber25.4 - Wayne's Task:
Option 2: Book with a word comprised of at least 4 consecutive letters in order, forward or backward, in the following: WEPICKEDABADSEASONTOHAVEAGOODYEAR in the title - target word - GOOD
As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson
Option 3: Book with a doubled letter in the title - target word - Mirror
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino
**Trick Mirror is a non-fiction book. Claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket.**
Page Check: 459 + 303 = 762 > 500
Total Points: 630
It's a Fact Tickets: 13
Big Book Tickets: 5
Mod
15.2 Right/Left
Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1:
Read a FICTION book with a title that begins with a letter in RIGHT.
The Burning Pages. Paige Shelton
Book 2:
Read a NONFICTION book with a title that begins with a letter in LEFT.
The Red Rose Girls: An Uncommon Story of Art and Love. Alice A. Carter
Claiming 1 IAF ticket
Points this post: 15
Total points: 880/895
Tasks complete: 53/54
Total pages: 21,973
BB: 5
NF: 15
GO: 5
Line20.7
read a book that is #2 in a series
i read 1Q84 which is number #2 in the 1Q84 series
points for this task: 20
total points: 125
books read: 11
tasks done: 11
10.7 - HoliA title that begins with H O L or I: Landslide by Susan Conley
Points this post: 10
Total points: 625
LAUREN JODI5.3 - Uncle Henry
The Murderer's Son by Joy Ellis
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 730/895
Big Book Ticket: 2
It's a Fact Ticket: 2
Total Books Read: 56
Total Tasks Completed: 42/54
HanneloreTask 20.3 - Best Review – Lauren Jodi's Task: Henry Rex
Option 3: Read a book with a single white rose or a single red rose on the cover.
Required: Post the cover.
Book:
'De Therapeut' by B.A. Paris.How it fits: There is one white rose on the cover.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 705
Tasks completed: 40
BB tickets:
(4) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 4
IAF tickets: 3
HanneloreTask 25.1 - Sandy's Task: I Want My Baseball!
No childrens books may be used for this task. The combined total of the two books must equal at least 500 pages. Read 1 book from each of two options.
Book 1 – Read a nonfiction book with the main page genre Sports (standalone or embedded).
Book: Rico
How it fits: Book has MPG Sports and is non-fiction (a biography).
Book 2 – Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with the single author’s initials (ALL initials) found in the phrase END THE LOCKOUT.
Book: Real Murders
How it fits: Author is Charlaine Harris, her initials fit in 'tHe loCkout'.
Both books have 256 pages, so together they fit the 500+ page requirement.
Book 1 is non-fiction --> CLAIMING ONE IT'S A FACT TICKET.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 730
Tasks completed: 41
BB tickets:
(4) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 4
IAF tickets: 4
HanneloreTask 30.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: National Library Week 2022
Help me celebrate libraries by choosing 2 of these options and reading a book for each.
Required: State the options when you post.
Option 1: Read a book that has all the letters from TABLET in the title only.
Book: So You Had To Build A Time Machine
How it fits: 'so you hAd To BuiLd a TimE machine'
Read a book checked out from your local library that has exactly one number 3 OR 0 (not both) in the number of pages (in honor of my 30 years). Your book can be a print or digital borrow.
Book: De Cock en de wurger op zondag
How it fits: I borrowed this book from my library. Book has 106 pages, so it has one zero, and not a three.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 760
Tasks completed: 42
BB tickets:
(4) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 4
IAF tickets: 4
Amy FL20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting Brains
Option 3: All the Devils by Barry Eisler - BE in mEnsa Brain
Points this post: 20
Total points: 520
Amy FL20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Helen B's Task: Spring Begins
3. The Darkest Flower (Allison Barton #1)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 540
Amy FL25.2 - Brooklyn's Task: Upcoming Milestone!
Option 1: The Last Anniversary - set in Australia (in metadata)
Option 2: True Believer - two-word title
Points this post: 25
Total points: 565
Amy FL30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The Bees
Option 2: Migrations - Environment > Nature
Option 4: Will - Autobiography
Points this post: 30
Total points: 595
EMurphy20.8 Nickels & Dimes-Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
Option 1: Single author whose initials can be found in AMAZON PRIME Outlawed by Anna North
(261 pages)
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 255
Books Read: 17
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 3
Tasks Completed: 11
Sarah E15.5 - Hey Joe!
A Second Chance by Jodi Taylor
Jodi is an English Feminine form of Joe
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is A Second Chance
Total points: 145
Sarah E15.8 - Mr Potato Head
Time's Eye
I listened to an audio, top MMP is Time's Eye
Total points: 160
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25.9 ~ Come On Down Under
Task 2 ~ Read a book written by a Woman Writer who is Australian by birth or residence.
by Jane HarperRead ~ 5.11.22
Pages ~ 326
How it Fits ~ Jane Harper worked as a print journalist for thirteen years both in Australia and the UK, and now lives in Melbourne.
Task 3 ~ Read a book from Indigenous Australia Books
Required: State the list and page your book is found on.
The White Girl by Tony BirchRead ~ 5.9.22
Pages ~ 272
Required ~ Page #1 on the list
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Points this Task ~ 25
Total Points ~ 490
Total Books ~ 36
Total Pages ~ 12,434
Andy P.Task # 10.6 - Renewal
Read a book with the MPG Animals.
Stable Lass: Tales from a Yorkshire Racing Yard by Gemma Hogg Animals MPG
Points this post: 10
Total points: 680
Amy B 30.1 - Katrisa's Task: Dune
This is a two book task.
One of your books must be 500+ pages and the combined page total must be at least 700 pages.
Select two options and read a book for each.
Required: Identify the option.
Option 3: Face your fears and read a book with an MPG of horror.
The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham (220 pgs)
Option 5 - Read a book from this list Genre Bending Books
Required: State the page.
Feed by Mira Grant (571 pgs) - pg 2
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 385 Points
Mod
10.4 - Brains, Brains, Brains!
Run - the zombies are coming! Read a zombie book.
Theories of International Politics and Zombies
This is non-fiction. 1 It's A Fact ticket please!
Points this task: 10
Season total: 205
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 3
Task 15.5 - Hey Joe!author name JOE
The Rules of Seeing by Joe Heap
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815 points
12 BB tix
7 GO tix
6 NF tix
Brooklyn 5.1 – The Wicked Witch
Read a book with a 4+ letter word from the lyrics of “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead”
Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score
Word is DEAD
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5/895
Tasks completed: 1/54
Books read: 1
Brooklyn 5.2 – Auntie Em
Read a book by a single author with a name that matches a name related to Em
Where We Belong by Emily Giffin
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10/895
Tasks completed: 2/54
Books read: 2
Brooklyn 5.3 – Uncle Henry
Read a book with a family relationship word in its title
The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15/895
Tasks completed: 3/54
Books read: 3
Brooklyn 5.4 – Glinda the Good Witch
Read a book whose author has a first & last name beginning with the same letter
Meet You in the Middle by Devon Daniels
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20/895
Tasks completed: 4/54
Books read: 4
Brooklyn 5.5 – The Wizard
Read a book from a series with at least 5 primary works
Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger
#1 in the Cork O’Connor series that has 17 published works to date with #18 to be released in August
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25/895
Tasks completed: 5/54
Books read: 5
Brooklyn 5.6 – The Munchkins
Read a book set at least 50% in the Middle Ages
The Apothecary Rose by Candace Robb
Set in 1363
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30/895
Tasks completed: 6/54
Books read: 6
Brooklyn 5.7 – The Flying Monkeys
Read a book with a winged creature on the cover
by Mo HayderPoints this post: 5
Total points: 35/895
Tasks completed: 7/54
Books read: 7
Brooklyn 5.8 – A Horse of a Different Color
Read a book from the “books with a color in the title” listopia
The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks
Found on pg. 3
Points this post: 5
Total points: 40/895
Tasks completed: 8/54
Books read: 8
Brooklyn 5.9– The Author
Read a book by an author who uses an initial in the first name position
Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb
Points this post: 5
Total points: 45/895
Tasks completed: 9/54
Books read: 9
Brooklyn 5.10 – Wish Upon a Star
Read a book of your choice
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier
Points this post: 5
Total points: 50/895
Tasks completed: 10/54
Books read: 10
Brooklyn 50.1 – Bridgerton
Book 1: Read a fictional book with a MPG that includes ‘Historical’
The Postmistress of Paris by Meg Waite Clayton
MPG of Historical Fiction
Book 2: Read a book from a series with at least 8 primary works
A Catalogue of Catastrophe by Jodi Taylor
#13 in the Chronicles of St Mary’s series
Book 3: Read a book by an author found in the first 25 pages of the “diverse authors” Listopia
Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron
Book & author found on page 7
Points this post: 50
Total points: 100/895
Tasks completed: 11/54
Books read: 13
Brooklyn 10.1 – Scarecrow
Read a book with a 3+ letter word in its title that can be made from the letters in SCARECROW
The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen
Word is ARC
Points this post: 10
Total points: 110/895
Tasks completed: 12/54
Books read: 14
Brooklyn 10.2 – The Wisest in All of Oz
Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of the listed performers
Paranoid by Lisa Jackson
Jackson matches Jackson Browne or Michael Jackson
Points this post: 10
Total points: 120/895
Tasks completed: 13/54
Books read: 15
Brooklyn 10.3 – If I Only Had a Brain
Read a book from the “Thought Provoking” listopia
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
Found on page 4
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130/895
Tasks completed: 14/54
Books read: 16
Brooklyn 10.4 – Brains, Brains, Brains!
Read a zombie book
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
Points this post: 10
Total points: 140/895
Tasks completed: 15/54
Books read: 17
Brooklyn 10.5 – Spring Break
Read a book set at least 50% in one or more of the listed spring break destinations
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Set over 90% in Paris
Points this post: 10
Total points: 150/895
Tasks completed: 16/54
Books read: 18
Brooklyn 10.6 – Renewal
Read a book with a MPG of Plants or Animals
Seven Perfect Things by Catherine Ryan Hyde
MPG of Animals
Points this post: 10
Total points: 160/895
Tasks completed: 17/54
Books read: 19
Brooklyn 10.7 – Holi
Read a book that begins with one of the letters H, O, L, I
I Don't Forgive You by Aggie Blum Thompson
Points this post: 10
Total points: 170/895
Tasks completed: 18/54
Books read: 20
Brooklyn 10.8 – Feria Nacional de San Marcos
Read a book with a 3+ word title where the initial letter of each word can be found in FERIA NACIONAL DE SAN MARCOS
Our American Friend by Anna Pitoniak
Points this post: 10
Total points: 180/895
Tasks completed: 19/54
Books read: 21
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5.6 The Munchkins
Read a book set at least 50% in the Middle Ages - 476 to 1450
The Land Beyond, Dana Stabenow
Read the kindle edition. PB: here
From the GR description: "The Land Beyond, the third and final book in the Silk and Song trilogy, opens in Venice in 1324"
After that, the book runs through to 1327
Points this task: 5
Books read: 1
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 10
Golden oldies: 2