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TessaVanessaChallenge 30.2 Teri-k's Task: Happy Birthday, Grandkids!
Option 1: A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow
336 pages
Option 3: Going Rogue by Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum #29
336 pages
Points this post:30
Total points: 465/840
Tasks completed: 34/52
Books read: 42
trishhartuk15.2. Endings and Beginnings
A. Read the most recently published book in a series
Rivers of London Vol. 10: Deadly Ever After, Ben Aaronovitch
Read the kindle edition. PB here
First published 9 November 2022
This is both the most recent entry in the Graphic Novels series (https://www.goodreads.com/series/1801...), and for Rivers of London as a whole (https://www.goodreads.com/series/5193...) as Amongst Our Weapons, the ninth novel, was published in April 2022
AND B. Read the first whole-numbered book in a series
Sworn To Silence (Kate Burkholder #1), Linda Casillo
The series has 15 primary works and 27 total works: https://www.goodreads.com/series/5632...
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 170
Tasks Completed: 14
It’s a Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Angela IL25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Where in the World Am I?
Book A: Option 2 - Read a book where the letters of ESTONIA, or LATVIA or BELGIUM can be found in the title (no subtitle)
Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake- 1/4 (400 pages/ letters of Estonia)
Book B: Option 3 Read a book where the author's initials (all of them) can be found in CHICAGO
The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood- 12/26 (346 pages)
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 135
Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 11
BB Ticket: 1
NF Ticket: 0
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25.6 - Amy FL’s task – Gotta Dance
Option 1: Read a book with ALL of the letters in ZUMBA - 336 pages
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. Eva Jurczyk
Option 3: Read a book by a single female author who shares a name with Susan Ortiz - 310 pages
Vintage. Susan Gloss
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 305/840
Tasks completed: 15/52
Books read: 21
GO:
BB: 2
IAF: 1
Readerboard Name: Librarianish15.2 - Endings and Beginnings
A. ... a book that includes the word FINAL or LAST in its title.
I read The Last Colony (LAST in title).
B. ... reading the first whole numbered book in a series ...
I read The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency #1)
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Points this post: 15
Points to date: 275/840
Books read: 24/75
BB: 3
GO: 1
IF: 4
CHANDNI20.1 Most Improved - ForestGardenGal's Task: So Much to Read...So Little Time
Option A - Read a book from this list:Best Philosophical Literature
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
This is on Page 1 of the list.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 455
CHANDNI25.5 - Tien’s Task: Bubble Tea
1. For this option, read a book with “pearl” found intact in title (exclude subtitle) or author’s name.
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
2. Read a book with 3 Js in title, subtitle, and/or author's name (any combination of these).
Jenny and the Jaws of Life: Short Stories by Jincy Willett
Points this post: 25
Total points: 480
Mod
Read a short book, one less than or equal to 200 pages
Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas
This book is 144 pages
This is a non-fiction book so I claim an "It's a Fact" ticket
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 85 + 10 = 95
Total Tasks Completed: 7
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 4+1 = 5
Katrisa20.5 - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public Enemy
Opt 2 - read a book with a page count consisting of 3 of the following digits in any configuration 1, 4, 2, or 9. The numbers 1, 2, and 9 can be used twice.
I read “All the Real Indians Died Off”: And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans
My book was PB 224 pages
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 650
KatrisaTask 20.6 - It's a Fact - CynBaxter's Task: The Right to Vote!
Option 2: Choose a non-fiction book with an MPG of one of the following: History, Feminism, Politics, Womens, Social Movements
I read Bright Precious Thing: A Memoir it is a nonfiction memoir and feminism on MPG
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 670
25.2 - Nick KY's Task: Playing DoublesBook 1: I read The Dinner by Herman Koch.
The book has a two word title, each beginning with a letter from TWO DOUBLES. The book is 310 pages long.
Book 2: I read Generations by Tim Lebbon.
This book was first published in 2020, and has 285 pages.
Points this task: 25
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Totals:
Points: 55
Task completed: 5
Task # 5.5: Herald SquareI Read: Five Novels: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations - specifically I read A Christmas Carol
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Points This Post: 5
Point Total: 20/840
Books Read: 2/75
BB: 0
GO: 0
IF: 0
DOM25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Where in the World Am I?
Options used:
Book A: Option 2
Book B: Option 3
Book A
Option 2 - Read a book where the letters of ESTONIA can be found in the title
The Opal Miner's Daughter
Letters of ESTONIA can be found in the title:
thE OpAl mINer'S daughTer
Pages in book = 384
Book B
Option 3 Read a book where the author's initials (all of them) can be found in CHICAGO
Violeta by Isabel Allende
Author's initials I & A can be found in the word chIcAgo
Pages in book = 322
Total pages of the two books read = 706
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 345
Books Read: 23
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 1
Big Books: 2
JEN B10.2 - Bee's Knees
Read a short book, one less than or equal to 200 pages.
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy
This book is 128 pages
***Claiming one It's A Fact ticket***
TOTAL POINTS: 190
trishhartuk15.4. "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet"
Option 1: Read one Book 1 and one Book 2.
Book 1: B. Title word of at least 4 letters from "WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE, YOU AIN'T HEARD NOTHIN' YET!"
The Cruellest Month, Louise Penny
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB (French): here; top PB (English): here
MONTH: M in ; O, N, T, H in NOTHin’
Book 2: First and last initials in "THE JAZZ SINGER."
The Quantum Curators and the Fabergé Egg, Eva St. John
Read the kindle edition. PB: here
E, S in SingEr; J in Jazz
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 185
Tasks Completed: 15
It’s a Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.8 Nickels & Dimes - Paul's Task: Woolworth's Great Five Cent Store
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story by Bess Kalb
Word is WILL
Interesting note: I worked at Woolworth's during college :)
Points this post:20
Total points: 485/840
Tasks completed: 35/52
Books read: 43
Joanne MI25.4 - Sandy's Task: Remembering my Grandparents
Option - a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT
Nothing but the Night: Leopold & Loeb and the Truth Behind the Murder That Rocked 1920s America
352 pages - Claiming 1 IAF
The word is NIGHT all letters found in EIGHTEENTH
Option 3. Location-
The Gilded Hour
741 pages - Claiming 1 Big Book
The entire book takes place in New York.
Total pages 1092
Points this task 25
Total Points 125
BB's this task 1
Total BB's 1
IAF this post 1
Total IAF 3
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.10 Group Reads
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Discussion post 12
Points this post:20
Total points: 505/840
Tasks completed: 36/52
Books read: 44
ROBIN P5.7 The Everest of Swimming
Book set at least 50% in UK or France
Everything Will Be All Right - set entirely in England
1st review states, "The novel is the story of three generations of English women ".
Points this post: 5
Total points: 280
BB:1 GO:2 IAF:3
10.3 - Freudian Slip PB: Good Morning, Monster: Five Heroic Journeys to Recovery by Catherine Gildiner
🎓***nonfiction - claiming It's a Fact Ticket***🎓
I read the Kindle edition: Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery
❄️ found on page 11 ❄️
Total points: 265 + 10 = 275
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 3
10.4 - Wonder Drugword in the title of at least 4 letters that can be made using the letters in Penicillium notatum
MMPB: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
🎓***nonfiction - claiming It's a Fact Ticket***🎓
I read the Kindle edition: The Fire Next Time
❄️ TIME: T in notatum; IME in Penicillium ❄️
Total points: 275 + 10 = 285
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 4
Bookwrm526Task #30.2 - Happy Birthday, Grandkids!
Option 1: Read a book where all the letters in ANIME are found in the title only, not including subtitle. I read Oscar Micheaux and His Circle: African-American Filmmaking and Race Cinema of the Silent Era by Pearl Bowser (editor); (353 pages) (AIME in Micheaux, N in and).
Option 3: Read a book that is part of a series AND has an MPG Humor. I read Carry On, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse, book 3 in the Jeeves series (273p).
353+273 = 626 pages
Total points so far: 175
Task 20.3 - The Golden Age of Detective Fictionoption 1: by Sayers, pub before 1939 - in 1923
Whose Body?
pub 1923 - claiming 1 GO tix
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415 points
2 BB tix
2 NF tix
2 GO tix
Readerboard Name: Librarianish25.4 -Sandy's Task
Option 1 - Prohibition
Read a book with a title (not subtitle) containing a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT.
I read Mistakes Were Made (MADE) -
Paperback edition for pagecount: Mistakes Were Made (352 pages)
Option 2. Bathtub Gin.
Read a book with a single author, whose initials (all of them) appear in the phrase BATHTUB GIN.
I read Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself, by Nedra Glover Tawwab (NGT).
Paperback edition for pagecount: Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself (282 pages).
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Points this post: 25
Points to date: 300/840
Books read: 26/75
BB: 3
GO: 1
IF: 4
Bookwrm526Task #5.9 - WGY TV
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title that can be made from the letters in SCHENECTADY. I read The Dance of the Seagull by Andrea Camilleri (target word DANCE - sChENectADy).
Total points so far: 180
ROBIN P20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lauren Jodi's Task: Public Enemy
Option 2 Bugs Moran
Page number includes 3 of the digits 1421929
Another Brooklyn - 192 p
Points this post: 20
Total points: 300
BB:1 GO:2 IAF:3
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Paul's Task: Woolworth's Great Five Cent StoreThe Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense by Edward White
word in title, ALFRED, found in FRAnk winfiELD woolworth
380 pages
1x It's a Fact tix
Total this Post: 20
Bigger is Better: 1
It's a Fact: 5
Season Total: 400
5.2 - Guilty Book from Banned Books List: Page 2
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
First Published in 1843
Task Points: 5
Total Points: 485
BB Points:
GO Points: 13
NF Points: 1
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Paul's Task: Woolworth's Great Five Cent StoreNon-fiction, 200+ pages, title word from Frank Winfield Woolworth. - WITH
Praying with Jane Eyre: Reflections on Reading as a Sacred Practice by Vanessa Zoltan
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 505
BB Points:
GO Points: 13
NF Points: 1
10.7 - Black Venus Author on list A Book By A Woman of Color - PAGE 1.
The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende 12/3
Task Points: 10
Total Points: 515
BB Points:
GO Points: 13
NF Points: 1
Barbara ★15.3 - From A to Z
Option 1:
A. Read a book the title of which begins with the letter A.
Alaskan Holiday - Debbie Macomber 12/3
B. Read a book the author of which contains the letter Z.
You Can Hide - Rebecca Zanetti 1/5
Points this task: 15
Total points: 210
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Kathy KS20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lucy- Bookworm's Task: FOXLEASE
1) Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in “FOXLEASE”.
While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams
SA=foxleASe
I read an ARC version of this title.
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 100
Tasks completed: 6/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
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: 1
Kathy KS5.1 - Votes For Women
Read a book by a female author.
A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb=380 p. (Ett förbud mot mord)
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 105
Tasks completed: 7/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
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: 1
Pat30.3 ~ The Importance of December 7th
Read two books, one each from 2 different options.
Required ~ State the options you used.
Option 1 ~ Read a book by an author whose first, middle or last name is Pearl.
Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. BuckRead ~ 1.4.23
Pages ~ 316
** I read the Kindle version, Paperback version has the same page count. **
Relevance ~ Author First Name is Pearl
Option 4 ~ Read a book from the following list: Epistolary Novels Books
Required ~ State the page on which your book is found
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple Read ~ 1.5.23
Pages ~ 330
How it Fits ~ Page 1 of the list
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Points this Task ~ 30
Total Points ~ 195
Total Books ~ 15
Total Pages ~ 6,535
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)5.7 - The Everest of Swimming
1926 - Set 50% or more in either the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) or France.
Page Count: 111 pgs Listened to audiobook No print edition-- link to approved edition on SRC SS Until Fountain Bridge
Length Approval: Approved on SRC ebook Verification Sheet/Current SS # 4052-- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Setting: Edinburgh Scotland per GR metadata
Until Fountain Bridge
Points Earned This Post: 5
Points Achieved to Date: 555/840
Tasks Completed: 39/52
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)25.6-Amy FL’s task – Gotta Dance
500+ pages
Option 2: MPG of Music or Best Books About Dance list.
Page Count: 380 Listened to audiobook link to PB Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics
MPG: Music
Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics
Option 3: Single female author who shares name with instructor. Exact match--any position.
Robin Davies, Johanna Llanos, Catherine (Cathy) Castro, Johana O’Neill and Susan Ortiz
Page Count: 464 listened to AB link to PB edition The Love Curse Of Melody McIntyre
Author: Robin Talley
The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre
Points Earned This Post: 25
Points Achieved to Date: 580/840
Tasks Completed: 40/52
30.1 - Katrisa's Task: The Sandman4. Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of “Enter Sandman” in the TITLE. Word must match exactly.
The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg
word in title found in lyrics: WILL
268 pages
6. By the Gods! -Read a book with an MPG of Mythology.
The Epic Crush of Genie Lo (The Epic Crush of Genie Lo #1) by F.C. Yee
352 pages
Total pages read: 620
Total this Post: 30
Bigger is Better: 1
It's a Fact: 5
Season Total: 430
Task 5.1 - Votes For Womenwoman author - Gabrielle Zevin
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
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420 points
2 BB tix
2 GO tix
2 NF tix
Mod
25.2 - Nick KY's Task: Playing Doubles
Book 1. Read a book with a title of two words. Each word must begin with a letter from the phrase “TWO DOUBLES.”
Three Wishes. Barbara Delinsky - 304 pages
Book 2. Read a book first published in a year from this list of years with exactly two twos: 2002
Between Friends. Debbie Macomber - 400 pages
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 330/840
Tasks completed: 16/52
Books read: 23
GO:
BB: 2
IAF: 1
Task:5.1 - Votes For Women [a book by a female author.]Book read:My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Required: Kate Elizabeth Russell is a female author
Points this task:5
Total points:60
Total Golden Oldies:2
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:0
Books read:7
Tasks completed:5
Task:5.5 - Herald Square[a main page genre of Holiday or an individual seasonal holiday genre ]Book read:A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Required:mpg of holiday
I claim 1 golden oldie as this was first published in 1843
Points this task:5
Total points:65
Total Golden Oldies:3
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:0
Books read:8
Tasks completed:6
Task:10.10 - The Latin Lover [mpg romance]Book read:Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult
Required: mpg romance
Points this task:10
Total points:75
Total Golden Oldies:3
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:0
Books read:9
Tasks completed:7
JEN B20.4 - Golden Oldies - XBM's Task: Remembering my parents
Option 1: Read a book with ALL of the letters in SALMON found in any combination of the title and/or subtitle.
Carolina Moonset by Matt Goldman
SALMON in cAroLinaMOoNSet
TOTAL POINTS: 210
Amy B20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Paul's Task: Woolworth's Great Five Cent Store
Read a non-fiction book of 200 or more pages with a word of four or more letters in the title / subtitle that can be made from the letters in Frank Winfield Woolworth. Letters can be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
REQUIRED: Specify the word.
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya (What) - 275 pgs
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 195 Points
UNCLAIMING THIS POSTTask:10.9 - Empress of the Blues [a word from a Bessie Smith song title listed below in the TITLE]
Book read:The Beaux' Stratagem by George Farquhar
Required:THE matches THE St. Louis Blues
First published in 1707 so I claim 1 golden oldie ticket.
Points this task:10
Total points:20
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:0
Books read:2
Tasks completed:2
Task:5.4 - Hooray For Hollywood[ a book or book series that was made into a TV show or movie]Book read:The Beaux' Stratagemby George Farquhar
Required: imdb to a televised adaptation: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217276/...
I claim 1 golden oldie as this was first published in 1707
Points this task:5
Total points:70
Total Golden Oldies:3
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:0
Books read:9
Tasks completed:7
Task:10.9 - Empress of the Blues[a book with a word from a Bessie Smith song title listed below in the TITLE]Book read:The Potion Diaries by Amy Alward
Required:THE matches THE St. Louis blues
Children’s mpg IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13.0
Points this task:10
Total points:80
Total Golden Oldies:3
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:0
Books read:10
Tasks completed:8
Task:5.7 - The Everest of Swimming[set 50% or more in either the United Kingdom]Book read:The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets by Eva Rice
Required:from GR description: 'Set in 1950s London', the book takes place entirely in England.
Points this task:5
Total points:85
Total Golden Oldies:3
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:0
Books read:11
Tasks completed:9
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Challenge 20.5 Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public Enemy
Option 2: Assembly by Natasha Brown
112 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 435/840
Tasks completed: 33/52
Books read: 40