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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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Julia10325.1 - Sandy's Task: I Want My Baseball!
Book 1: On Top of Glass: My Stories as a Queer Girl in Figure Skating (non-fiction, MPG Sports)
Claiming one It's a Fact ticket for non-fiction book.
Book 2: A Shameful Murder by Cora Harrison (initials in END THE LOCKOUT)
This post: 25 points, 1 NF ticket
Total points: 150
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 11
5.1 - The Wicked WitchRead 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).
I chose the word DEAD, and read Two Dead.
Total Points: 200
Mary P20.2 - Rookie At The Top - Lucy-Bookworm's Task: Books For A Bookworm
Read a book with one of the following words in the title or subtitle:
Book, Bookworm, Bookshelf, Bookshop, Bookstore, Bookseller, Library
The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
Points this task: 20
Total points: 55
Christine V20.1 - Most Improved - Delicious Dee's Task: Happy Birthday to Me!
Option 2: Goldilocks by Laura Lam
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 0
Deborah15.3 - Wordle
Option 2: Relic (Pendergast #1) 1 word title with 5 letters
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 35
Books Read: 3
Tasks Done: 3
INSIYAH20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Helen B's Task: Spring Begins
Option 2: Flower in bloom on cover
Book: A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
How it Fits:
A Room of One's Own was published in 1928 and is non-fictional. Claiming one Golden Oldies Ticket and one It's a Fact Ticket.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 90
Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 4
Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
It's a Fact: 3
INSIYAH20.10 - Group Read
Book: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (ebook)
Note: MMPB has 383 pages.
Discussion Thread: Message linked here.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 110
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 5
Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
It's a Fact: 3
Readerboard Name: List _ addict20.4: Golden Oldie’s - Robin P’s Task: Saluting Brains
A MPG of one of the mentioned Historical options
The Darwin Affair by Tim Mason
MPG: Historical Fiction
Total this Challenge: 20
30.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: National Library Week 2022Option 1: Read a book that has all the letters from TABLET in the title only.
The Beautiful Words by Vanessa McCausland
TABLET found in ThE BeAuTifuL
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".
When It's Real by Erin Watt
4-letter word in title, WHEN, found in conNEct WitH
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 2
Season Total: 215
10.9 - Spring Into a Good BookRead a book first published in March, April, or May (of any year) that has an average Goodreads rating of 4.0 or higher.
The Kaiju Preservation Society
First Published March 2022 & Average Rating is 4.32
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 170
It's A Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)15.6 -That’s Dr. Scarecrow
author who has all the letters T H D in his/her name
Page Count: 344
Author: Aiden Thomas
Cemetery Boys
Points Earned This Post: 15
Points Achieved to Date: 235/895
Tasks Completed 16/54
Julia1035.6 - The Munchkins.
Bound to the Highlander
(set in 1430)
This post: 5 points
Total points: 155
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 12
Sara G20.1 - Most Improved - Delicious Dee's Task: Happy Birthday to Me!
Option 3: Read a book off the following list: String Instrument Covers
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
This book is on page 1 of the list.
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 722 pages.
**The Name of the Wind is a Big Book (722 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
ROBIN P25.1 Sandy's Task: I Want My Baseball
2 books, total over 500 pages
1. MPG Sports Nonfiction - It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan - 304 p
**Claiming 1 IAF point for nonfiction
2. Author initials in END THE LOCKOUT - L’anomalie - author Hervé Le Tellier - 327 pages
Total pages 631 > 500
Points this post: 25
Total points: 145
GO:1 BB:0 IAF:2
Maria Jo15.9 - Hall of Famer
After the Funeral: A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie
Points this post: 15
Total points: 40
Task 5.3 - Uncle HenryDAUGHTER in title (on list)
The King's Daughter
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115 points (fixed point total typo)
1 NF tix
Task 10.10 - Spring Seriesseries Rogue Queen - R in SPRING
The Queen's Advantage
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145 points
1 NF tix
25.4 Play BallOption 1 - Mr. Padre
Bodies of Water by T. Greenwood
page count is 384
Option 3 - Les Expos
Still Life by Sarah Winman
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 45
5.1 - The Wicked WitchA word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of Ding Dong the Witch is Dead in the title: The Last House on the Street: A Novel by Diane Chamberlain
The word is House, the last word in the 4th line.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 50
5.4 - Glinda the Good WitchRead a book whose author has a first and last name beginning with the same letter.
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Post Total: 5
Season Total: 5
5.7 - The Flying MonkeysRead a book with a living creature with wings showing on the cover.
The Plague of Doves by Louise ErdrichPost Total: 5
Season Total: 10
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: 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".
aMazON: Mon
Marzahn, mon amour by Katja Oskamp
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 30
ZachFor Task 5.10 - Wish Upon a Star I read Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy.
Points this post: 5
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Totals:
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Points: 35
BBTs: 3
GOTs: 0
Kathy KS20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Helen B's Task: Spring Begins
1. Explore new beginnings by reading a book from the list: Do-Overs and Fresh Starts. Required: State the page where you selected your book.
The House in the Cerulean Sea, by T.J. Klune
Found on page 1 (#9 ) of list
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 95
Tasks completed: 7/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
10.8 - Feria Nacional de San MarcosRead 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.
I read A Certain Lucas.
Total Points: 210
5.7 - The Flying Monkeys
by Hailey EdwardsTask points: 5
Total points: 35
Bookwrm526Task #20.2 - Books For A Bookworm
Read a book with one of the following words in the title or subtitle:
Book, Bookworm, Bookshelf, Bookshop, Bookstore, Bookseller, Library. Possessives and plurals are allowed. I read The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix.
Total points so far: 155
Coralie20.6 Spring Begins
Option 3. #1 in the Monk & robot series
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Total to date 90 points
10.8 - Feria Nacional de San MarcosRead 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. Letters may only be used as many times as they appear in the target phrase.
I read Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid. The first word in the 4 word title can be found in the phrase: ferIA nacionaL de san Marcos
points: 80
books read: 6
tasks completed: 6
pages read: 1944
Ana20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah E's Task: Most Volcanoes
Most Eagerly Yours by Allison Chase. Most is a word from the Mnemonic.
This Post: 20
Total Points: 100
Ana30.2 - XBM’s Task – The Birds and The Bees
Option 3:A Merciful Truth by Kendra Elliot. This book is MPG Romance.
Option 5: Operation Wolf Gunner by Sedona Venez. The author has an A and a Z in their name.
This Post: 30
Total Points: 130
Barbara ★20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting Brains
Option 3: Read a book whose author’s initials (all) can be found in MENSA BRAIN.
Chaos Choreography - Seanan McGuire 3/19
( S & G in MenSa )
Points this task: 20
Total points: 240
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Lisa MD10.9 - 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 Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith
Published April 2010 / GR Rating: 4.05
211 pages
🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠🌽🧠
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 70/895
Total Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 5/54
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)10.2 -The Wisest in All of Oz
author who shares a name with one of the performers listed. Names must match exactly, but may be in any position (first, middle, last).
Page Count: 256
Name:Michael Jackson
Author: Shirley Jackson
Life Among the Savages
Points Earned This Post: 10
Points Achieved to Date: 245/895
Tasks Completed 17/54
5.3 - Uncle HenryDaughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology #1) by Sue Lynn Tan
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 2
Season Total: 220
Delicious Dee15.10 - Scare More Than Crows
Anatomy: A Love Story - shelved as horror by 86ppl
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 105
Mod
25.3 - Cat's Task: Good Reading
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. Found on page 1
All the Light We Cannot See. Anthony Doerr
Option 3: Environment - read a book from one of these lists: Best Environmental Books, page 1
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
This book is non-fiction - claiming 1 IAF ticket
Published originally in 1949, claiming 1 GO ticket
Both books are new to me.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 180
Tasks complete: 11/54
Total points: 180/895
BB: 4
NF: 3
GO: 1
Nick KY30.2 XBM's Birds and Bees
Opt. 2. GR genre of "Nature." I read The Overstory by Richard Powers. 502 pp.
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for The Overstory.
Opt. 4. A and Z in author's name. I read NW by Zadie Smith. 401 pp
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 190
Big Books So Far: 500+ (2)
HanneloreTask 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
Read a book that meets the requirements of one of the two options listed below.
Books with the MPG of Sequential Art / Graphic Novels are allowed.
Minimum page count is 139.
Option 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials (all of them) can be found in the letters in "AMAZON PRIME".
Book: Noragami: Stray God, Vol. 2
How it fits: Author goes by 'Adachitoka'. The single initial, A, can be found in 'Amazon'.
Book is a graphic novel and meets the page requirement.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 11
BB tickets:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 0
Barbara ★10.4 - Brains, Brains, Brains!
Read a zombie book
Ascendant - Michael R. Miller 3/20
(MPG zombies)
BIG BOOK - 536 pages
Points this task: 10
Total points: 250
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Andy P.Task # 5.8. A Horse of a Different Color
Read a book from the Books with a Color in the Title list.
The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier
Page 1 # 83 as of 3/20/22
Points this post: 5
Total points: 120
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)15.5 -Hey Joe!
written by a single author named Joe or one of the related names
Page Count: 239
Name: Jody (from Link: English--Jo, Jody, Joey, Jojo, Josey)
Author: Jody Hedlund
For Love and Honor
Points Earned This Post: 15
Points Achieved to Date: 265/895
Tasks Completed 19/54
Delicious Dee10.6 - Renewal
This Much Country - shelved as animals by 14ppl; Claiming 1 IT'S A FACT Ticket for non-fiction
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 115
Delicious Dee15.9 - Hall of Famer
The Guncle - Steven Rowley - SR found in Jackie Robinson
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 130
Kathy KS20.8 - 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".
Tracing Your Northern Irish Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians, by Ian Maxwell
IM=prIMe
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 115
Tasks completed: 8/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 3
Sara G15.7 - NeuroAware
Read a book that has been shelved as Neurodiversity from the first 25 pages of this list: Neurodiversity
Bewilderment by Richard Powers
This book is on page 3 of the list.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 75
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