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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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Sarah E25.2 - Brooklyn's Task: Upcoming Milestone!
Option 2: Two word title
The Appeal
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is The Appeal
Option 4: MPG of Food or Food & Drink
Pancakes and Corpses
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is Pancakes and Corpses
Total points: 385
Andy P.Task # ]5.10 - Wish Upon a Star
The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov
Points this post: 5
Total points: 755
Sarah E25.7 - Andy P’s Task: Symmetry
Book 1: Defend and Betray - 439 pages
Book 2: The Secrets of Wishtide by Kate Saunders - 352 pages
439 + 352 = 791 pages
Total points: 410
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 25.6: Reaching goals - Option 3: Mythology 101 by Jody Lynn Nye has MPG Young Adult. At 316 pages it meets min required of 200 pages.
Option 5: Mai Tai to Murder by Candy Calvert is #3 in the Darcy Cavanaugh mystery series. At 312 pages it meets min required of 200 pages.
Totals this posting:
Points: 25
Books: 2
Summary Totals: 305
Books: 21
Tasks: 17
Big books tickets: 0(500) 2(750) 0(1,000)
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 30.4: National library week 2022 - Option 1: The Scandal at Bletchley by Jack Treby has all the letters of TABLET in the title The scAndal at BLETchley.
Option 4: Blue Fall by B. B. Griffith. The word BLUE in the title can be found in connEct with yoUr LiBrary.
Totals this posting:
Points: 30
Books: 2
Summary Totals: 335
Books: 23
Tasks: 19
Big books tickets: 0(500) 2(750) 0(1,000)
Sue T30.1 - Katrisa - Dune
Option 2: Book with body of water on the cover
Homeport
by Nora RobertsOption 5 - The Spice Melange: a book from this list Genre Bending Books
Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon from page 3 of the list.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 35/845
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 3
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.9: Hall of famer: The Aura by Carrie Bedford. Author initials CB can be found in jaCkie roBinson
Totals this posting:
Points: 15
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 350
Books: 24
Tasks: 20
Big books tickets: 0(500) 2(750) 0(1,000)
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.5: Spring break: The Sisters of Kestrel Cay by Kelly Utt is set nearly 100% in Florida and is documented on book's main page.
Totals this posting:
Points: 10
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 360
Books: 25
Tasks: 21
Big books tickets: 0(500) 2(750) 0(1,000)
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.1: Happy Birthday to me - Option 2: The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam by Chris Ewan. Author initials CE can be found in CEllo. At 240 pages it meets min 200 page requirement.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 380
Books: 26
Tasks: 22
Big books tickets: 0(500) 2(750) 0(1,000)
Sue T Repost of 185
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.
Fields of Air by Shelley Adina
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5/845
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Coralie30.1 Dune
Option 1: Arrakis, Dune, Desert Planet
Book with DESERT in the title
The Desert Prince
Option 5: The Spice Melange
From page 5 of the genre bending books list
The Kingdoms
Total to date 565 points
Lisa MD20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting Brains
Option 3: Read a book whose author’s initials (all) can be found in MENSA BRAIN.
👩🌾The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith
Author Initials: AMS found in MenSA brain
213 pages
🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 220/895
Total Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 13/54
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 2
Barbara ★5.2 - Auntie Em
Read a book written by a single author with a name that matches a name related to Em. Names must match exactly but they may be in any position (first, middle, last).
Resurrection Bay - Emma Viskic 5/2
Points this task: 5
Total points: 705
Big Book Tickets: 500 (4) 750 (0) 1000 (0).
Kristen IA10.4 - Brains, Brains, Brains!
Read a zombie book.
Days Gone Bye (Gute alte Zeit) by Robert Kirkman
I read an ebook and linked to the MMPB edition.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 10/875
Tasks Completed: 1/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Mod
Option 1
The Dry by Jane Harper / #6 on pg 1 of the Aussie Noir list
Option 2
The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey / Australian woman writer
Points this post: 25
Total points: 665
Kristen IA10.6 - Renewal
Read a book with the MPG Plants or Animals.
Vesper Flights (Schemervluchten) by Helen Macdonald
***I claim 1 NF Ticket***
I listened to the audio and linked to the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 20/875
Tasks Completed: 2/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Kristen IA10.9 - 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
21st Birthday by James Patterson - first published in May 2021
***I claim 1 BB Ticket - 512 pages***
I listened to the audio and linked to the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 30/875
Tasks Completed: 3/54
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 1
inge199030.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: National Library Week 2022
Option 1: The Library of Ashurbanipal. with the word tablet in the title
Demeter's Tablet
option 2: 3 OR 0 in page number
Hunted
Points this post: 30
total points: 550
ROBIN P15.7 - Neuroaware
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
P 4 of list, about halfway down
Points this post: 15
Total points: 775
BB: 3. GO: 4 IAF:10
Task 15.4 - Password" is not a Passwordone book option
read a book with a ! and a numerical digit in the title & Subtitle
Milk!: A 10,000-Year Food Fracas
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895 points
Coralie25.8 Whole Lotta shakin’ Goin On
Option 1: Book with a word that can be made from the letters in NEurotrAnSMitter - NAMES
We Need New Names
Option 2: Book by an author whose initials can be found in Substantia nigrA
The Ultimate Tragedy by Abdulai Sila
Total to date 590 points
Sara G30.1 - Katrisa's Task: Dune
Option 3 - The Litany Against Fear:
Face your fears and read a book with an MPG of horror.
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
MPG Horror 99 users
Option 5 - Read a book from this list Genre Bending Books
Version Control by Dexter Palmer
This book is on page 1 of the list.
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback (no MMPB) here has 512 pages.
**Version Control is a Big Book (512 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 30
Total points: 465
HanneloreTask 5.4 - Glinda the Good Witch
Read a book whose author has a first and last name beginning with the same letter.
Book: Miss Fortune's First Kiss
How it fits: Author is Annabelle Anders.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 825
Tasks completed: 49
BB tickets:
(4) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 5
IAF tickets: 5
Andy P.Task # 15.9 - Hall of Famer
Read a book by an author whose initials (all) can be found in Jackie Robinson.
The Peregrine by J.A. Baker
JACKIEROBINSON
Points this post: 15
Total points: 770
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15.7 - NeuroAware
Read a book that has been shelved as Neurodiversity from the first 25 pages of this list.
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Appears on page #2 of the list.
This is non-fiction. 1 It's A Fact ticket please!
Points this task: 15
Season total: 260
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 5
CathyG20.10 - Group Reads
Nonfiction: Travel
Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other
Discussion Thread-my post
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task: 20
Total points:20
Tasks completed: 1
CathyG20.9 - 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. Under
Under Montana Skies by Darlene Graham
Points this task: 20
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 2
CathyG20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
Option 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials (all of them) can be found in the letters in "AMAZON PRIME".
The Kinsman Universe by Ilona Andrews
Points this task: 20
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 3
CathyG20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - MEGSCL's Task: Wordle Wordle Wordle!
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.
Hawkyn by Larissa Ione
#16 Demonica
Points this task: 20
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 4
CathyG20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Helen B's Task: Spring Begins
3. Read the first book (#1) in a series. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title.
Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik
Points this task: 20
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 5
CathyG20.5 - Bigger is Better – Kristi CO's task - Literary Cat Names
Option 4: Read a book with ‘cat’ intact in the title/subtitle.
Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters
Points this task: 20
Total points: 120
Tasks completed: 6
CathyG20.1 - 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 - letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Navarro's Promise by Lora Leigh
Points this task: 20
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 7
CathyG15.5 - 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 Comic Book Guide to Growing Food: Step-By-Step Vegetable Gardening for Everyone by Joseph Tychonievich
Points this task: 15
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 8
Sarah E10.5 - Spring Break
Clean Sweep - over 50% set in Texas
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is Clean Sweep
Total points: 420
Sarah E10.6 - Renewal
The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers - MPG Animals
I listened to an audio, MMP is Il gatto che aveva sessanta vibrisse
Total points: 430
25.6 - KmarieD's Task: Reaching GoalsThis is a 2-book task. Each book should be at least 200 pages. Choose a different option for each book. There are five options to choose from, I just labelled them to correspond with one of my goals. REQUIRED: Post which options you chose.
My Goal #1: Read as many books published in 2022 as I can. I had only read about 4 of the nominees for the Goodreads Choice Awards last year. I would like to be able to have a more relevant vote this year
Option 2 - Read a winning title from the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards.
I read Crying in H Mart. This book is 256 pp. This book won a GR Choice Award in 2021
Option 3 - Read a book with MPG of Young Adult.
I read As You Wish. This book is 417 pp. It has an MPG of YA
points: 235
books read: 24
tasks completed: 16
tasks in progress: 3
Big Books: 1
Pages read: 7941
Mary P5.10 - Wish Upon a Star
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC requirements.
Famine by Laura Thalassa
Points this task:5
Total points: 250
10.1 - ScarecrowIn Times of Rain and War by Camron Wright
War can be made from the letters in scARecroW.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 1
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 0
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25.3 - Cat's Task: Good ReadingBoth books are new to me.
Option 1: Diversity - read a book not originally published in English.
Le Consentement
First Published in French
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket - Non-Fiction
Option 2: Inclusion - read a book shelved as Disability from the first 25 pages of this list: Disability
How Lucky
Page 7
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 745
It's A Fact Tickets: 18
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 3
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
25.7 - Andy P’s Task: SymmetryBook 1. Read a book that contains a word of at least 5 letters in the title that begins and ends with the same letter.
The Swimmers Audiobook
The Swimmers PB 272 Pages
SwimmerS
Book 2. Read a book by an author whose name contains a name part that begins and ends with the same letter.
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language Audiobook
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language PB 304 Pages
AmandA
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket - Non-Fiction
272 + 304 = 576 Pages
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 770
It's A Fact Tickets: 19
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 3
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
25.5 - Nick KY’s Task: Scarecrow LeftoversOption 1.
Suggestion 1. Read a book from this list: Books by Black Authors
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot Audiobook
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot PB 288 Pages
Page 7
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket - Non-Fiction
Suggestion 3. Read a book from the first 10 pages of GR’s “TV” genre list.
This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection Audiobook
This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection PB 266 Pages
Page 9
Claiming Another It's a Fact Ticket - Non-Fiction
288 + 266 = 554 Pages
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 795
It's A Fact Tickets: 21
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 3
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
Kathy KS25.8 - Amy FL’s task: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On
This is a two-book task. Read a book from two of the below options
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials (all) are found in SUBSTANTIA NIGRA.
Throne of Jade, by Naomi Novik
NN=substaNtia Nigra
Option 3: Read a book with one of these color words in the title or subtitle: red, blue, yellow, orange, green or violet.
Motor City Blue, by Loren D. Estleman
Title word: BLUE
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 555
Tasks completed: 24/54
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: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 8
10.10 - Spring SeriesRead a book in a series with a series title that begins with a letter in SPRING.
The Rats
Rats #1
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 805
It's A Fact Tickets: 21
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 3
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
Laurah3020.6 - Seasoned Reader - Helen B's Task: Spring Begins
Opt 2 Read a book with a flower in bloom on the cover.
The Dictionary of Lost Words
Points this post: 20
Total points: 255
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
Delicious Dee20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
Option 1 - Macaron Massacre - Addison Moore - AM found in AMAZON PRIME
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 595
Kai20.4 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.
In the House in the Dark of the Woods by Laird Hunt
New Points: 20
Total Points: 115
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Claimed for Challenge: 9
APRILLEIGH10.2 - The Wisest in All of Oz
Read a book written by an author who shares a name with one of the performers listed.
Pawsitively Poisonous by Melissa Erin Jackson
(Read the kindle version - top paperback - no mmpb)
Author’s last name is JACKSON, matching Michael JACKSON.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 10 (570)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (2)
It’s a Fact: 0 (4)
Books Read: 1 (42)
Total Tasks: 36
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
Option 1: The Rise of Magicks
Author Nora Roberts
464 Pages
Totals
Points: 245
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 8
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Total Books Completed: 15
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20.4 - 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. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
TOTAL POINTS: 170