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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
Sarah E5.3 - Uncle Henry
Aunt Bessie Assumes
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is Aunt Bessie Assumes
Total Points: 225
Sarah E5.10 - Wish Upon a Star
Swallowdale
I read an ebook, top paperback - no MMP - is Swallowdale
This has MPG Childrens but is not found on AR Bookfinder, US or UK.
Golden Oldie, first published 1931. Claiming 1 GO ticket.
Total Points: 230
Total GOs: 3
Andy P.Task # 5.4 - Glinda the Good Witch
Read a book whose author has a first and last name beginning with the same letter.
The Secrets of Love Story Bridge by Phaedra Patrick
Points this post: 5
Total points: 730
NAVI5.1 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.
How it fits: The Winter of the Witch has "witch" in the title which is also in the lyrics
Points this post: 5
Total points: 155
NAVI5.3 - Uncle Henry
Read a book with one of the following family relationship words in its title. Possessive and plural/singular forms can be used, no other variations.
How it fits: "brother" in Amari and the Night Brothers
Points this post: 5
Total points: 160
NAVI5.9 - The Author
Read a book whose author uses an initial in the first name position
How it fits: The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick
Points this post: 5
Total points: 165
NAVI15.1 - Hemispheres
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in a country that is located entirely the Northern Hemisphere
How it fits: Sorrow and Bliss set in Oxford, England
Book 2: Read a book set at least 50% in a country that is located entirely the Southern Hemisphere
How it fits: Reckless Girls set in the South Pacific
Points this post: 15
Total points: 180
NAVI20.1 - 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).
How it fits: Children of the New World has all letters CELLO in title
Points this post: 20
Total points: 200
NAVI20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - MEGSCL's Task: Wordle Wordle Wordle!
3. WORDAWAZZLE. Read a book by an Australian author (by birth or current residence)
How it fits: Second First Impressions is written by Sally Thorne who lives in Australia
Points this post: 20
Total points: 220
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Bookwrm526Task #10.3 - If I Only Had a Brain
Read a book from the Thought Provoking book list. I read Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, from page 1 of the list.
Total points so far: 720
ROBIN P10.2 - The Wisest in All Oz
Author name part matches actor from list
Actor - Steve Whitmire
Holmes on the Range
author Steve Hockensmith
Points this post: 10
Total points: 730
BB:3 GO:4 IAF: 10
Barbara ★10.1 - Scarecrow
Read a book with a word of 3 or more letters in the title or subtitle that can be made from the letters in SCARECROW.
As the Crow Flies - Robin Lythgoe 5/19
(CROW in scareCROW)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 675
Big Book Tickets: 500 (4) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Mod
Book 1-
Written in the Scars by Adriana Locke / SCARS starts and ends with S, 372 pages
Book 2-
Restraint by Adriana Locke / ADRIANA starts and ends with A, 286 pages
Total pages: 658 pages > 500 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 640
MAZZA110.4 - Brains, Brains, Brains!
Read a zombie book.
Z-Burbia
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 405
MAZZA130.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The Bees
Option 3: Read a book with an MPG* of Romance
Echoes in Death
Option 5: Read a book with an author with both an A and a Z any place in their name
I read an ARC of this book from Netgalley Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
this is the HB edition Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Author is Gabrielle Zevin
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 435
Task 10.2 - The Wisest in All of Ozauthor name matches MICHAEL Jackson
Heir of Novron by Michael J. Sullivan
932pages - claiming 2 BB tix
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840 points
14 BB tix
7 GO tix
7 NF tix
Mod
Read a book written by an author who shares a name with one of the performers listed.
Jackson Browne in the 1995 television musical The Wizard of Oz in Concert
Vinyl Moon
This is written by Mahogany L. Browne - the surname Browne is shared with the performer Jackson Browne
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 455 + 10= 465/895
Total Tasks Completed: 33
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 10
Julia1035.2 - Auntie Em
Ice Blue by Emma Jameson
This post: 5 points
Total points: 635
BB: 8
GO: 0
NF: 6
Tasks completed: 35
Books read: 48
LAUREN JODI10.3 - If I Only Had a Brain
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon
On page #1 of the list.
*I claim an It's a Fact ticket for this book, which is non-fiction.*
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 800/895
Big Book Ticket: 2
It's a Fact Ticket: 3
Total Books Read: 62
Total Tasks Completed: 47/54
Sarah E15.3 - Wordle
Option 2: Relic - Aloysius Pendergast #1
I read an ebook, top MMP is Relic
Total Points: 245
Angela IL15.6. - That’s Dr. Scarecrow
Read a book by an author who has all the letters T H D in his/her name.
The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand-5/20
Points this Task: 15
Total Points: 650
Books Read: 42
Tasks Completed: 29/54
BB Ticket: 3
NF Ticket: 5
ROBIN P5.5 The Wizard
book from series with at least 5
How the Light Gets In - Book 9 of 17 published
Points this post: 5
Total points: 735
BB:3 GO:4 IAF: 10
Sarah E15.4 - "Password" is not a Password
Option 2: $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America
I listened to an audio, paperback - no MMP - is $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America
Non-fiction, claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket.
Total Points: 260
Total NF: 5
***Unclaiming Task - Will Repost with New Books***30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The Bees
Option 3: Read a book with an MPG* of Romance
Starship Mine
MPG Romance
Option 4: Read a book with an MPG* of Biography, Autobiography or Memoir
A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes: A Son's Memoir of Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha
MPG Biography
Unclaiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket - Non-Fiction
Points Earned This Post: -30
Total Points Earned: 640
It's A Fact Tickets: 15
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 3
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The BeesOption 3: Read a book with an MPG* of Romance
Reset
MPG Romance
Option 4: Read a book with an MPG* of Biography, Autobiography or Memoir
A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes: A Son's Memoir of Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha
MPG Biography
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket - Non-Fiction
Points Earned This Post: 0
Total Points Earned: 670
It's A Fact Tickets: 16
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 3
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - MEGSCL's Task: Wordle Wordle Wordle!Read a book by an Australian author (by birth or current residence)
Starship Mine by Peter Cawdron
GR profile does not list country of birth/residence. Reference saying he is an Austrailian writer: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/pe...
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 690
It's A Fact Tickets: 16
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 3
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
Sarah E20.1 - Most Improved - Delicious Dee's Task: Happy Birthday to Me!
Option 1: All letters of CELLO in title
The Travelling Cat Chronicles - the travELLing cat ChrOnicles
I read an ebook, MMP is Les Mémoires d'un chat - 325 pages
Total Points: 280
Jen K20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
Option 1: Loveless by Alice Oseman
AmazOn
433 pages >139 pages
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 770
Big Books: 4
Jen K10.8 - Feria Nacional de San Marcos
A Closed and Common Orbit
feriA naCionAl de san marCOs
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 780
Big Books: 4
Jen K10.9 -Spring Into a Good Book
Fair Game
Rating: 4.33, first published March 6th 2012
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 790
Big Books: 4
Jen K10.10 - Spring Series
The Sparrow
Series: The Sparrow #1 - Spring
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 800
Big Books: 4
Sarah E20.3 - Best Review – Lauren Jodi's Task: Henry Rex
Option 4: Rebecca - found on page 1
I read a kindle edition, top MMP is Rebecca
Golden Oldie, first published 1938. Claiming 1 GO ticket.
Total Points: 300
Total GOs: 4
Barbara ★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. Plurals and possessives work, no other variations
Honey and the Hired Hand - Joan Johnston 5/20
Points this task: 15
Total points: 690
Big Book Tickets: 500 (4) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Andy P.Task # 20.3 - Best Review – Lauren Jodi's Task: Henry Rex
Option 4. Read a book from the first 25 pages of the Adultery Shelf
The Mermaid Chair by [author:Sue Monk Kidd|
found on page 1 # 27 as of 5/20/22
Points this post: 20
Total points: 750
APRILLEIGH10.3 - If I Only Had a Brain
Read a book from the Thought Provoking book list.
Troublemaker by Leah Remini
At time of posting, title was #309 on page 4 of the list.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (550)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (2)
It’s a Fact: 1 (4)
Books Read: 1 (40)
Total Tasks: 34
Delicious Dee15.6. - That’s Dr. Scarecrow
The Secrets of Love Story Bridge - Phaedra Patrick - HD in Phaedra, T in Patrick
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 525
25.9 - Tien's Task: Come on Down UnderRead a book from one of these lists: Outback Books
The Natural Way of Things
Page 1 of Outback Books list.
Read a book written by a Woman Writer who is Australian by birth or residence.
The Bus on Thursday by Shirley Barrett
Woman author, GR profile states place of birth as Australia.
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 715
It's A Fact Tickets: 16
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 3
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2022 SRC
5.3 - Uncle Henry
Read a book with one of the following family relationship words in its title.
The Younger Wife
word is wife
Points this post: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Ticket: 0
Total Points: 445
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 2
It's a Fact Ticket: 5
Kathy KS25.3 - Cat's Task: Good Reading
One Graphic Novel / Manga MPG acceptable. One book must be non-fiction. Both books must be new to you. Required: State that the books are new-to-you.
Option 1: Diversity - read a book not originally published in English.
Given vol 1, by Natsuki Kizu
Translated from original Japanese
This book was new to me
Option 2: Inclusion - read a book shelved as Disability from the first 25 pages of this list: Disability. Required: State the page your book is found on.
No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality, by Michael J. Fox
NONFICTION. This book was new to me
Found on page 23 of the List.
I listened to an audiobook; pb-256 p. (no mmpb)
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 485
Tasks completed: 21/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 5
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: 6
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.3 - Best Review – Lauren Jodi's Task: Henry Rex.
Option 4. Read a book from the first 25 pages of the Adultery Shelf list.*
Stealing Home by Sherryl Woods (394 p.)
* This book is found on Page 6 of the list.
➸ Total Points: 60
➸ Total Pages: 970
Bookwrm526Task #10.6 - Renewal
Read a book with the MPG Plants or Animals. I read Death by Chocolate Lab by Bethany Blake.
Total points so far: 730
Bookwrm526Task #25.9 - Come on Down Under
Option 1: Read a book from one of these lists. I chose the Aussie Noir Books list and read The Wife and the Widow by Christian White from page 1 of the list.
Option 3: Read a book from the list Indigenous Australia Books. I read Another Day in the Colony by Chelsea Watego, from page 1 of the list.
Total points so far: 755
Kathy KS25.4 - Wayne's Task: Play Ball? Play Ball!
Choose any two options. The combined total of the two books must equal at least 500 pages.
Option 2: Find a word comprised of at least 4 consecutive letters in order, forward or backward, in the following: WEPICKEDABADSEASONTOHAVEAGOODYEAR
Read a book with that word in the title or subtitle.
The Good Life: How to Create a Sustainable and Fulfilling Lifestyle, by Sherry L. Ackerman
Word: GOOD
Pages: 220
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
Option 3: Read a book with a doubled letter in the title.
The Space Between Worlds, by Micaiah Johnson
betwEEn
I listened to an audiobook; pb-336 p. (no mmpb)
Total pages: 220+336=556 (>500)
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 510
Tasks completed: 22/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 5
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: 7
Barbara ★10.2 - The Wisest in All of Oz
Read a book written by an author who shares a name with one of the performers listed. Names must match exactly, but may be in any position (first, middle, last).
Pawsitively Poisonous - Melissa Erin Jackson 5/20
Performer = Michael Jackson
Points this task: 10
Total points: 700
Big Book Tickets: 500 (4) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Delicious Dee50.1 - TraceyL's task: Bridgerton
Book A - The Diamond Eye - shelved as historical fiction by 954ppg
Book B - A Catalogue of Catastrophe - Chronicles of St Mary's series has more than 8 published books in it
Book C - Four Aunties and a Wedding - Jesse Q. Sutanto - Jesse Q. Sutanto found on pg3 of the diverse authors list
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 575
Line25.8
opt 1:
read a book with a word of 5 letters or more in the title that can be made from the letters in NEUROTRANSMITTERS
I read Convenience Store Woman . Store can be found in NEUROTRANSMITTERS
opt 2
read a book by a single author whose initials are found in SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
i read Thunderhead
points for this task: 25
total points: 155
books read: 14
tasks done: 13
Line25.8
opt 1:
read a book with a word of 5 letters or more in the title that can be made from the letters in NEUROTRANSMITTERS
I read Convenience Store Woman . Store can be found in NEUROTRANSMITTERS
opt 2
read a book by a single author whose initials are found in SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
i read Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
points for this task: 25
total points: 155
books read: 14
tasks done: 13
Kelly L 30.3 - Dlmrose’s Task: Recurring Keys
Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title that contains all the letters A E N. Subtitles are excluded.
The Unsinkable Greta James, U[N]sink[A]bl[E]
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains all the letters A E N in a single name part.
You Can't Teach a Kid to Ride a Bike at a Seminar: Sandler Training's 7-Step System for Successful Selling by David H. Sandler
S[AN]dl[E]r
This post = 30 points
Total this season = 30 points
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20.8 - Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
Option 2: Read a book with a word of three or more letters in the title and/or subtitle that can be made from the letters in "AMAZON PRIME".
The Real Men in Black: Evidence, Famous Cases & True Stories of These Mysterious Men & their Connection to UFO Phenomena
"Men" in aMazoN primE
This is non-fiction. 1 It's A Fact ticket please!
Points this task: 20
Season total: 245
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 4