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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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Amy B25.6 - KmarieD's Task: Reaching Goals
This is a 2-book task. Each book should be at least 200 pages. Choose a different option for each book. REQUIRED: Post which options you chose.
Option 1 - Read a book first published in 2022.
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (400 pgs)
Option 2 - Read a winning title from the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - 476 pgs
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 475 Points
Theresa5.1 - The Wicked Witch
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
word = house
Points this task - 5
Total points - 5
Theresa5.3 - Uncle Henry
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
Points this post - 5
Total points - 15
Andy P.Task # 10.8 - Feria Nacional de San Marcos
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words where the initial letter of all title words can be found in FERIA NACIONAL DE SAN MARCOS
Cause of Death by Geoffrey Garrett
C and O in Nacional, D in DE
Points this post: 10
Total points: 895
Theresa5.4 - Glinda the Good Witch
A Week at the Lake by Wendy Wax
Points this post - 5
Total points - 20
Mod
2 books
Book 1:Read a FICTION book with a title that begins with a letter in RIGHT.
The Chateau
This is fiction and starts with T which is in righT
Book 2:Read a NONFICTION book with a title that begins with a letter in LEFT
Florence Nightingale: A Life Inspired
This is a non-fiction book that starts with F which is in leFt
This is a non-fiction book so I claim an "It's a Fact" ticket
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 535 + 15 = 550/895
Total Tasks Completed: 39
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 14 + 1 = 15
Delicious Dee25.8 - Amy FL’s task: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On
Option 1 - Convenience Store Woman - STORE can be spelt with the letters in NEUROTRANSMITTERS
Option 2 - W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton - SG found in SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 795
delicious dee20.2 - Rookie At The Top - Lucy-Bookworm's Task: Books For A Bookworm
The Bookshop on the Corner
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 815
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Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer / #163 on page 1 of list
Points this post: 10
Total points: 710
JEN B30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The Bees
Option 3: Read a book with an MPG* of Romance
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
Option 4: Read a book with an MPG* of Biography, Autobiography or Memoir
A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost
TOTAL POINTS: 200
20.3 Henry RexOpt 3 book with a single white or red rose on cover (post cover)
Points: 30
Total/challenge: 310
20.5 Literary Cat NamesOpt 3 Read a book set at least 50% in the New England region states: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
set in Massachusetts
Points: 20
Total/challenge: 330
20.9 Most VolcanoesRead a book with title of planet or word in neumonic: Most Volcanoes Erupt Mulberry Jam Sandwiches Under Normal Pressure
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
Under the Never Sky - Under
Points: 20
Total/challenge: 350
Angela IL10.7 - Holi
Read a book with a title that begins with one of these letters: H, O, L, I.
His & Hers by Alice Feeney-5/30
Points this Task: 10
Total Points: 720
Books Read: 48
Tasks Completed: 34/54
BB Ticket: 3
NF Ticket: 5
Reposting with additional info:ED
10.7 - Holi
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
IL:MG BL:6.7 AR Pts.
This post: 10 points,
Total points: 35
BB: 0
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
ED5.5. - The Wizard
The Spy Who Loved Me by The Spy Who Loved Me
series #10
This post: 5 points,
Total points: 40
BB: 0
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Sara G30.3 - 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.
American War by Omar El Akkad
AMERICAN
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains all the letters A E N in a single name part.
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
BRENNAN
Points this post: 30
Total points: 495
APRILLEIGHREPOST TO COLLECT GOLDEN OLDIE TICKET ONLY
5.8 - A Horse of a Different Color
Read a book from Books with a Color in the Title.
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1890 ***
At time of posting the title was #8 on page 1 of the list.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 5 (590)
Golden Oldie: 1 (2)
Big Book: 0 (2)
It’s a Fact: 0 (4)
Books Read: 1 (46)
Total Tasks: 40
Sarah E30.3 - Dlmrose’s Task: Recurring Keys
Book 1: Fat Chance, Charlie Vega - chANcE
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
Book 2: The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris - joANnE
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is The Strawberry Thief
Total points: 650
Sarah E30.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: National Library Week 2022
Option 2: A Three Dog Problem: The Queen Investigates a Murder at Buckingham Palace
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is Bain de minuit à Buckingham - 420 pages
I borrowed this from my library
Option 4: The Real Life Downton Abbey: How Life Was Really Lived in Stately Homes a Century Ago
I read an ebook, top paperback - no MMP - is The Real Life Downton Abbey: How Life Was Really Lived in Stately Homes a Century Ago
My word is REAL, found in connEct LibRAry
Non Fiction, claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket.
Total points: 680
Total NF: 8
Angela IL5.10 - Wish Upon a Star
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC requirements.
Ricochet by Krista and Becca Ritchie-5/30
Points this Task: 5
Total Points: 725
Books Read: 49
Tasks Completed: 35/54
BB Ticket: 3
NF Ticket: 5
Sarah E20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting Brains
Option 2: The Golden Tresses of the Dead
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is The Golden Tresses of the Dead
Total points: 700
Sarah E20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - MEGSCL's Task: Wordle Wordle Wordle!
Option 2: Wednesdays in the Tower (Castle Glower #2)
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is Wednesdays in the Tower
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8.0
Total points: 720
10.1 - ScarecrowRead a book with a word of 3 or more letters in the title or subtitle that can be made from the letters in SCARECROW.
My Mother Was Nuts
WAS appears in ScArecroW
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 870
It's A Fact Tickets: 22
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 3
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
Mod
Mod
Read a book of your choice
The Mozart Code
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 550 + 5 = 555/895
Total Tasks Completed: 40
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 15
25.1 - Sandy's Task: I Want My Baseball!Book 1 – Read a nonfiction book with the main page genre Sports
Black Market: An Insider's Journey into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball Audiobook
Black Market: An Insider's Journey into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball PB 320 Pages
Nonfiction & MPG Sports
Book 2 – Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with the single author’s initials (ALL initials) found in the phrase END THE LOCKOUT.
Nightmare House by Douglas Clegg Audiobook
Nightmare House PB 340 Pages
Initials DC appear in enD the loCkout
320 + 340 = 660 Pages
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 895
It's A Fact Tickets: 22
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 3
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 1 (750) / 0 (1000)
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.3 - Wordle
Ember by Jessica Sorensen
Option 2 - This book has a one-word title that is exactly five letters AND this book is #1 in the Death Collectors Series.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Ember
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 285 points
Tasks completed: 20
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.6 - Reaching Goals
Book 1 -
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Option 3 - This book has a MPG of Young Adult shelved by 2,629 users.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): The Summer I Turned Pretty (276 pages)
Book 2 -
Chasing Christmas Eve by Jill Shalvis
Option 5 - This is book #4 in the Heartbreaker Bay Series
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 310 points
Tasks completed: 21
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.10 - Wish Upon a Star
The Edge of the Sky by Drusilla Campbell
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 315 points
Tasks completed: 22
Maria Jo50.1 - TraceyL's task: Bridgerton
Book 1: Song of Redemption
Book 2: Miss Julia Meets Her Match
Book 3: Such a Fun Age
- found on pg. 1 of list
Points this post: 50
Total points: 435
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2 books:
Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title that contains all the letters A E N
The Summer That Changed Us
the word chANgEd contains all the letters
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains all the letters A E N in a single name part.
Beautiful Courage
The author is Sam Wellman, the letters AEN are in the surname wEllmAN
This is a non-fiction book so I claim an "It's a Fact" ticket
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 555 + 30 = 585/895
Total Tasks Completed: 41
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 15 + 1 = 16
MAZZA115.6. - That’s Dr. Scarecrow
Read a book by an author who has all the letters T H D in his/her name.
The Glass Hotel Emily St. John Mandel
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 560
ED15.6. - That’s Dr. Scarecrow
Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station by Dorothy Gilman
This post: 15 points,
Total points: 55
BB: 0
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
25.2 - Brooklyn's Task: Upcoming Milestone!Option 2: Fair Warning
2 word title
Option 3: When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa
Set in Zimbabwe
*** One It's a Fact ticket claimed
Total It's a Fact tickets: 3
Total points: 285
Delicious Dee5.1 - The Wicked Witch
Witch Is How The Biscuits Disappeared - from the first link: Once there was a wicked witch in the lovely land of Oz
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 820
30.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: National Library Week 2022Option 2: The Last September - 208 pages
Exactly one 0 in the number of pages, no 3
***One Golden Oldie ticket claimed - published in 1929
Option 4: The Echo Wife
The word 'Echo' can be made from the letters in 'COnnEct witH Your Library'
Total Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Total Points: 315
Line25.4
opt 1
read a book with a page number that ends in 3, 9 or 4. I read An Offer From a Gentleman which has 384 pages
opt 3
read a book with a doubled letter in the title. I read Britt-Marie var her
points for this task: 25
total points: 245
books read: 20
tasks done: 17
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.2 - Rookie At The Top - Lucy-Bookworm's Task: Books For A Bookworm
I Work at a Public Library: A Collection of Crazy Stories from the Stacks
Claim 1 Its a fact ticket
Totals
Points: 265
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 9
Total Tasks Completed: 12
Total Books Completed: 16
Julia1035.9 - The Author
Out with the Sunset by P.D. Workman
E-Book approved for length in post #8512 of e-book verification thread
This post: 5 points
Total points: 725
BB: 9
GO: 2
NF: 6
Tasks completed: 43
Books read: 57
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Readerboard Name: Kathy P25.2 - Brooklyn's Task: Upcoming Milestone!
Option 2: Machu Picchu
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Claim 1 Its a Fact ticket for this one
Option 4: Southeast Asia
The Recipe Box
Totals
Points: 290
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 9
Total Tasks Completed: 13
Total Books Completed: 18
StaceyNC20.3 - Best Review – Lauren Jodi's Task: Henry Rex
Option 1: Band of Brothers - Read a book with the MPG of Military Fiction either standalone or embedded.
Book: Matt
Completed: 5/30/22
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 465
Tasks Completed: 27
StaceyNC50.1 - 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 genre may be standalone or embedded.
Book: Just One Damned Thing After Another
Completed: 5/18/22
MPG HistoricalPages: 480
Book 2: Read a book that is part of a series with at least 8 primary works.
Book: Break the Day
Completed: 5/9/22
Pages: 298
Book #16 of 18
Book 3: Read a book written by an author found on the first 25 pages of the Diverse Authors Books shelf.
Book: To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Completed: 5/30/22
Pages: 355
Author on page 1 of list
Total Pages: 1133
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 515
Tasks Completed: 28
Task 15.10 – Scare More Than CrowsBook chosen: The Book of Cold Cases
Fits task: MPG Horror
Format read: audio
# of pages: 344 (printed edition)
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 340 points
Task 20.5 – Bigger is Better - Kristi CO's task - Literary Cat NamesBook chosen: Option 2 - The Knife of Never Letting Go
Fits task: MPG Dystopia
Format read: audio
# of pages: 479 (printed edition)
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 360 points
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15.5 Hey Joe! Single author named Joe or one of the related names Locke & Key, Vol. 3: Crown of Shadows by Joe Hill
This Task:
Points: 15
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 410
Books Read: 27
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 3
Tasks Completed: 17