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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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Task:30.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: National Library Week 2022Option:2-a book checked out from your local library that has exactly one number 3 OR 0 (not both) in the number of pages
Book read:Camp by Lev A.C. Rosen
Required:I borrowed this from my local library and it has 384 pages.
Option:3-all the letters of MORE in the author's name
Book read:Unconventional by Maggie Harcourt
Required: MORE in MaggiE haRcOurt
Points this task:30
Total points:355
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:3
Total It’s A Fact:4
Books read:22
Tasks completed:16
Task:15.2 Right/LeftOption:1- FICTION book with a title that begins with a letter in RIGHT
Book read:Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen
Required:this is fiction and starts with H.
I claim one golden oldie as this was first published in 1890.
Option:2-NONFICTION book with a title that begins with a letter in LEFT
Book read:Fry's Ties by Stephen Fry
Required:this is nonfiction and begins with F.
I claim one It's A Fact! as this is non-fiction.
Points this task:15
Total points:370
Total Golden Oldies:2
Total Big Books:3
Total It’s A Fact:5
Books read:24
Tasks completed:17
Mary P25.8 - Amy FL’s task: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On
Option 2:Read a book by a single author whose initials (all) are found in SUBSTANTIA NIGRA.
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Option 3:Read a book with one of these color words in the title or subtitle: red, blue, yellow, orange, green or violet
The Red Cotton Fields by Michael Strickland
Points this task: 25
Total points: 245
Delicious Dee15.3 - Wordle
Book A - Honor - 5 letter single word title
Book B - In the Red Zone - #6 in the Kelly Brothers siers
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 480
StaceyNC10.5 - 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
Book: Sweep in Peace
Completed: 4/25/22
Set in Texas
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 295
Tasks Completed: 17
StaceyNC15.3 - Wordle
Option 2: Read one book that satisfies the requirements for both books of Option 1.
Book 1 - Read a book with a one-word title that is exactly five letters.
Book 2 - Read a book that is number 1 thru 6 in a series.
Book: Vines
Completed: 5/12/22
#1 in Series
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 310
Tasks Completed: 18
StaceyNC20.9 - 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.
Book: Under Locke
Completed: 5/12/22
Word: Under
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 330
Tasks Completed: 19
Jen K15.9 - Hall of Famer
All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg
JAckie
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 735
Big Books: 4
Jen K15.10 - Scare More Than Crows
Nettle & Bone
MPG Horror
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 750
Big Books: 4
StaceyNC30.4 - 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.
Book: One Percent of You
Completed: 4/26/22
Author: Michelle Gross
Cleared Not really for kids -- post 332
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.
Book: A Cold Trail
Completed: 4/7/22
Word: Trail
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 360
Tasks Completed: 20
20.1 - Most Improved - Delicious Dee's Task: Happy Birthday to Me!Option 2: Read a book where the author's first and last initials can be found in the letters CELLO -
Don't Wake Up by Liz Lawler
New Points: 20
Total Points: 445
BB 6
GO: 1
IF: 4
Bookwrm526Task #5.10 - Wish Upon a Star
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC requirements. I read Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder by T.A. Willberg.
Total points so far: 700
Kim O20.10 - Group Reads Nonfiction: Travel
Discussion post 10
Points this task: 20
NF tickets: 1
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Totals:
Points: 60
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 2
Kim O20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting Brains
Option 2: Read a book with MPG History, Historical, Historical fiction, Historical romance, Historical mystery, or Alternate History.
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 80
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 2
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.3 - Best Review – Lauren Jodi's Task: Henry Rex
Option 2: The King in the Tower
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt
Claiming 1 its a fact ticket
Totals
Points: 160
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 6
Total Tasks Completed: 7
Total Books Completed: 10
Sara G25.5 - Nick KY’s Task: Scarecrow Leftovers
Option 2. Read ONE book of 500+ pp which fits at least one of the above suggestions.
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 571 pages.
This book is on page 1 of the Books by Black Authors list from Suggestion 1.
**Dreams from My Father is a Big Book (571 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 415
5.2 - Auntie EmRead 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.
People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry
Total points: 5
10.7 - HoliRead a book with a title that begins with one of these letters: H, O, L, I.
L is for Lawless by Sue Grafton
Total points: 15
25.4 - Wayne's Task: Play Ball?Option 2: A Great Season, But...
Find a word comprised of at least 4 consecutive letters in the following: WEPICKEDABADSEASONTOHAVEAGOODYEAR
We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews
Word: Have
354 pages
Option 3: Les Expos
Read a book with a doubled letter in the title.
Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff: Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward with Your Life by Matt Paxton
ff in stuff
320 pages
Total pages: 674
Total points: 40
30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The BeesOption 3: Read a book with an MPG* of Romance
How to Hack a Heartbreak by Kristin Rockaway
Option 4: Read a book with an MPG* of Biography, Autobiography or Memoir
Notes from an Apocalypse: A Personal Journey to the End of the World and Back by Mark O'Connell
Total points: 70
Andy P.Task # 10.9 - 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.
The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel by Pamela Binnings Ewen book published in April 2020, Good Reads rating approved in help thread message # 11 (4.09 rating)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 700
Chris MD 15.8 Mr. Potato Head
Read 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.
A Dark-Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine
"Eye" is one of the listed body parts.
I read the Kindle version and linked to the top MMP.
Total points: 175
Chris MD 15.9 Hall of Famer
Read a book by an author whose initials (all) can be found in Jackie Robinson.
Red Bones by Ann Cleeves
jACkie
Total points: 190
HanneloreTask 5.6 - The Munchkins
Read a book set at least 50% in the Middle Ages - 476 to 1450 A.D. If the setting date is not clear from the GR description or the metadata, provide a reference.
Book: Ginevra
How it fits: The main book page states the location and year: Florence, 1347.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 765
Tasks completed: 43
BB tickets:
(4) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 4
IAF tickets: 4
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.10 - Group Reads
Oona Out of Order
Added Message 30
Totals
Points: 180
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 6
Total Tasks Completed: 8
Total Books Completed: 11
HanneloreTask 5.8 - 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.
Book: Agnes Grey
How it fits: Book is #38 in the list, on the first page.
This book was first published in 1847 --> CLAIMING 1 GO TICKET.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 770
Tasks completed: 44
BB tickets:
(4) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 5
IAF tickets: 4
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah E's Task: Most Volcanoes
What My Mother Gave Me: Thirty-one Women on the Gifts That Mattered Most
The word is MOST.
Claiming 1 It's a fact ticket.
Totals
Points: 200
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 7
Total Tasks Completed: 9
Total Books Completed: 12
HanneloreTask 15.4 - "Password" is not a Password
I chose option 1.
Option 1. Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1 - Read a book with a number (expressed as a digit 1,2,3,4, etc. ) in the title or subtitle.
Book: 100 Days of Sunlight
How it fits: Book has a number expressed in digits in the title (100).
Book 2- Read a book with at least one of these special characters in the title or subtitle [...]
Book: Hark! A Vagrant
How it fits: Book has a '!' in the title.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 785
Tasks completed: 45
BB tickets:
(4) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 5
IAF tickets: 4
Angela IL15.5 - Hey Joe!
Read a book written by a single author named Joe or one of the related names at https://www.behindthename.com/name/jo...
The Last Letter from Your Lover by JoJo Moyes- 5/15
JoJo is listed as one of the English variations of Joe.
Points this Task: 15
Total Points: 620
Books Read: 40
Tasks Completed: 27/54
BB Ticket: 3
NF Ticket: 5
INSIYAH10.5 - Spring Break
Book: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
How it fits: Set in London
Mrs. Dalloway was published in 1925. Claiming one Golden Oldies Ticket.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 365
Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 17
Big Books Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets: 4
It's a Fact Tickets: 6
Pat15.2 ~ 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 Stormchasers by Jenna BlumRead ~ 5.15.22
Pages ~ 384
How it Fits ~ (T)he stormchasers ~ righ(T)
Book 2 ~ Read a NONFICTION book with a title that begins with a letter in LEFT.
Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage by Heather HavrileskyRead ~ 5.6.22
Pages ~ 304
How it Fits ~ (F)oreverland ~ le(F)t
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Points this Task ~ 15
Total Points ~ 505
Total Books ~ 38
Total Pages ~ 13,122
Julia10320.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting Brains
Option 2: The Price of Blood (MPG Historical Fiction)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 615
BB: 8
GO: 0
NF: 5
Tasks completed: 33
Books read: 46
Amy B20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - MEGSCL's Task: Wordle Wordle Wordle!
Choose one option and read one book. Graphic novels are allowed for this task.
Required: Identify the option.
2. Read a book that is #2 #4 or #16 in a series.
The series name and number must be indicated in grayscale parentheses following the title on the GR page.
Babycakes by Armistead Maupin (Tales of the City #4)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 405 Points
Laurah3010.9 - 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.
Remarkably Bright Creatures pub in May 2022
GR rating 4.53
Points this post: 10
Total points: 235
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
NF tickets: 1
10.3 - If I Only Had a BrainA book from Thought Provoking list (p.1 #92): Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson
Points this post: 10
Total points: 680
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.5 - Bigger is Better – Kristi CO's task - Literary Cat Names.
Option 5. Read a book by an author with at least three parts in their name.
These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant (288 p.)
➸ Total Points: 20
➸ Total Pages: 288
Amber10.2 - The Wisest in All of Oz
Book written by an author who shares a name with one of the performers listed - target performer Frank Moore
Strangers in Paradise Vol. 4: Love Me Tender by Terry Moore
Total Points: 670
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
Option 2. Read a book with a word of at least three letters that can be found in AMAZON PRIME.*
The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard (288 p.)
*The word man can be found in AMAZON PRIME.
➸ Total Points: 40
➸ Total Pages: 576
Amber25.7 - Andy P’s Task: Symmetry
Book 1: Book that contains a word of at least 5 letters in the title that begins and ends with the same letter
Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard
Book 2: Book by an author whose name contains a name part that begins and ends with the same letter
The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One by Amanda Lovelace
Total Points: 695
MEGSCL20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting Brains
Option 3 - initials in MENSA
UnSouled by Neal Shusterman
Total
865 points, 1 bb, 5 nf, 1 go
Lisa MD25.4 - Wayne's Task: Play Ball?
Option 2: A Great Season, But...
Find a word comprised of at least 4 consecutive letters in the following: WEPICKEDABADSEASONTOHAVEAGOODYEAR
Read a book with that word in the title or subtitle.
👩🌾The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
Title Word: Good
336 pages
Option 3: Les Expos
Read a book with a doubled letter in the title.
👩🌾Reckless Girls
Double Letter "ss" in Reckless
320 pages
336 + 320 = 656 pages
🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 200/895
Total Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 12/54
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 2
APRILLEIGH10.5 - Spring Break
Read a book set at least 50% in this popular spring break destination: London.
The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James
Setting is almost entirely in London with a few short trips into the country or adjacent towns.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (500)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (2)
It’s a Fact: 0 (3)
Books Read: 1 (37)
Total Tasks: 31
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2022 SRC
5.10 - Wish Upon a Star
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC requirements.
Welcome to the Jungle
Points this post: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Ticket: 0
Total Points: 415
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 2
It's a Fact Ticket: 5
Coralie20.3 Henry Rex
Option 2: The King in the tower
Book with word TOWER in title
The Tower at Stony Wood
Total to date 535 points
Task 15.7 - NeuroAwareon p2 of list (12 tags)
Diary of a Young Naturalist
non-fiction - claiming 1 NF tix
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830 points
12 BB tix
7 GO tix
7 BB ti
MEGSCL30.3 - 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 Sewing Machine
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains all the letters A E N in a single name part.
How Decent Folk Behave by Maxine Beneba Clarke
Total
895 points, 1 bb, 5 nf, 1 go
Natalie CH25.4 - Wayne's Task: Play Ball? Play Ball!
Option 3: Read a book with a doubled letter in the title
Losing Battles by Eudora Welty
436 pages
Option 4: Read a book set at least 50% in Japan.
Territory of Light by Yūko Tsushima
122 pages
set in Tokyo, mentioned in GR description
total pages of both books: 558
Points this post: 25
Tasks completed: 4
Total Points: 95
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20.1: Most Improved - Delicious Dee’s Task: Happy Birthday to Me!
Option 1: A title containing all the letters of CELLO
The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite
Pages: 322/200
Total this challenge: 75