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SPRING CHALLENGE 2023
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Nancy J's Task: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-ChangesOption 3. BEAUTIFUL PROSE
B. Read a book with MPG Literary Fiction, no variations.: Shrines of Gaiety - Kate Atkinson 3/22/23
Points this post: 20
Total points: 365
Tasks completed: 17/55
10.6. Batter up!Set in Italy: The Patron Saint of Second Chances: A Novel by Christine Simon
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70
25.1 - Tien’s Task: Adulting SuxOption 1, bare feet on the cover: One Perfect Summer by Brenda Novak
Option 3, a word from Clothes Vocabulary Word List in the title: The Liz Taylor Ring by Brenda Janowitz
https://www.enchantedlearning.com/wor...
The word is Ring.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 95
ED20.4 - Golden Oldies - Maria Jo's Task: The Queen of Crime
Option 2- Read a book with a major plot arc/subject where someone is missing or disappears mysteriously, s
Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha by Dorothy Gilman
In the novel, Hong Kong Police Inspector Damien Hao and his son mysteriously disappear...although foul play is suspected.
(verified in this online review- https://app.thestorygraph.com/book_re...
"Mrs. Pollifax meets him en route to Hong Kong where he’s going to help find his friend Alec’s missing father, police Inspector Damien Hao."
Points this post: 20
Total points: 95
Books read:
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Non-Fiction: 0
Tasks completed: 6
5.5
15.7; 15.10
20.2; 20.4; 20.9
Katrisa15.9 - The Joy of Cooking
Read a NONFICTION book with the main page genre Food, Cooking or Food and Drink
I read Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir
Nonfiction, Cooking and Food on MPG
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 300
15.2 - Earth Day (Repost)A. Reduce: Read a book that was added to your TBR before March 1, 2022 (last year).
Your To-Be-Read list may be your GR shelf, a custom GR shelf, or an off-GR list.
Required: Identify your TBR list and state the date the book was added to your list.: Call for the Dead - John le Carré 3/22/23 - book was added to TBR (to-read) list on May 25, 2020 (shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...)
B. Reuse: Read a book by an author you have read before. The book may be a reread or a new-to-you book.
Required: State the book you have read before.: The Silver Star - Jeannette Walls 3/4/23 (previous book read - The Glass Castle - 7/18/18)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 335
Tasks completed: 15/55
Julia10325.2 - Robin P's Task: An Ode to Chocolate
Option 1: What Price Victory? (3 word title)
Option 3: To Love And Be Wise (on page 13 of list)
To Love And Be Wise was first published in 1950 so claiming one Golden Oldie ticket.
This post: 25 points, 1 GO
Total points: 140
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 0
Tasks completed: 9
Total books read: 10
Repost of post 93 Learderboard Name: TANVI
Task : 5.3: 3D Book with 3 ds in the title
Book read: Good Girl, Bad Blood
Points for this post: 5
Total points: 5
Book read : 1
Task completed: 1/55
BB total: 0
Golden oldies: 0
Its a fact : 0
Repost of post 95Learderboard Name: TANVI
Task : 20.3 - best review: katy's task
Option no 2: the mad lib title
Book read: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
Points for this post: 20
Total points: 25
Book read : 2
Task completed: 2/55
BB total: 0
Golden oldies: 0
Its a fact : 0
Learderboard Name: TANVITask : 15.1 - Vernal Eqinox - books with same first two page number
Books read:
1) A Man Called Ove
2) Little Fires Everywhere
Points for this post: 15
Total points: 40
Book read : 4
Task completed: 3/55
BB total: 0
Golden oldies: 0
Its a fact : 0
Learderboard Name: TANVITask : 15.7 - march april may - books with a-b-a sequence
Books read: As Good As Dead
Points for this post: 15
Total points: 55
Book read : 5
Task completed: 4/55
BB total: 0
Golden oldies: 0
Its a fact : 0
Mary P25.5 - MEGSCL's Task: Between the Lines
The last book read when I read this task was Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks.
Book 1: 1st sentence
Peace had come to the highlands.
Come Closer by Sara Gran
Book 2: Last sentence
I have a need to show my lass how much her laird loves her.
Tamed by a Laird by Amanda Scott
Points this post: 25
Total points: 70
Sara G20.5 - Bigger is Better - Kristina Simon's task: Sail Away
Option 1: SO Much Stuff!
Read a book written by an author whose initials (all of them) can be found in DECLUTTER.
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
DECLUTTER
Points this post: 20
Total points: 200
Jasmiina F20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Jen K's Task: Egyptian Spring:
Option 2: Read a book written by a single author whose initials (all initials) are made of letters without curves:
Masennus ja tunnelukot by Miia Moisio.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Task 30.9 - Farewell to My Love501+ pages
option 1: author initials in MICHELINE
Hunting Party by Elizabeth Moon
364 pags
option 3: domestic dog on cover
All Creatures Great and Small
352 pages
non-fiction - claiming 1 NF tix
364 + 352 = 716 pages
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250 points
2 BB tix
2 NF tix
LAUREN JODI30.5. JennRenee's Task: Spring Celebrations
Option B: April
Blood Dreams by Kay Hooper
Option C: May
Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter
Book #1 in the series, Pieces of Her, is on page 25 of the list.
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 275/945
Golden Oldies Ticket: 3
It's A Fact Ticket: 2
Total Books Read: 22
Total Tasks Completed: 17/55
Boston Kate
10.2 April Fools Day!
The World Record Book of Racist Stories
"Humor" on main page
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
ROBIN P30.9 Amy FL's Task: Farewell to My Love
501+ pages
Option 1 - Author initials in MICHELINE or LANEEKA
Clark and Division - Naomi Hirahara initials in MICHELINE - 305 pages
Option 4 - word from song lyric You, Me, and the Colors of Life - lyric word is LIFE - 299 pages
Total pages 604
Points this post: 30
Total points: 295
BB:2 GO:1 IAF:3
10.10. Collaboration of the YearRead a book that is written by two authors
I listened to the audio version of The Greatest Love Story Ever Told: An Oral History by Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman
***Claiming an Its a Fact Ticket for Non-fiction***
New Points: 10
Total Points: 235
BB: 1
GO: 1
IaF: 3
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2023 SRC
15.7 - March April May
Read a book with a title or subtitle where the beginning letters/characters of three consecutive words form an A-B-A sequence
He Said He Would Be Late (H-S-H)
Points this post: 15
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 160
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 2
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Pat 25.2 ~ An Ode to Chocolate
Choose two different options and read a book from each option
Required ~ Specify in your post the options used.
Option 1 ~ 3 Musketeers
Read a book with a title of exactly 3 words. Subtitles should be ignored.
The Half Moon by Mary Beth KeaneRead ~ 3.16.23
Pages ~ 304
Relevance ~
🍀Option 2 ~ M & M
Read a book whose author’s full name (as listed on Goodreads) has exactly 2 M’s in it.
What the Wind Knows by Amy HarmonRead ~ 3.24.23
Pages ~ 416
Relevance ~ a(M)y har(M)on
── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──
Points This Task ~ 25
Total Points ~ 45
Julia10315.4 - I'm Going On An Adventure!
Option 2: Meru by S.B. Divya
(MPG Fantasy, author name starts with an initial)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 155
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 0
Tasks completed: 10
Total books read: 11
Laurah3020.7 - Shorter is Sweeter- Jen B's Task: Me Time
option 1 Choose ONE hashtag and read a book by an author whose initials (all of them) can be found in that hashtag.
#RKSolidCrew
Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 20
Laurah3020.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Jen K's Task: Egyptian Spring
option 1 Read a book where all the letters in “NILE” can be found in the title.
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous 246 p
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 40
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Kristina Simon's task: Sail AwayOption 2, homonym in the title: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
The word is Some.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 115
Blue10.5. Would I Lie to You?
In honor of Tell a Lie day (April 4), read a book with LIE found intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
Lie With Me by Philippe Besson
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| Points this post: 10
| Total points: 30
| Books read: 2
| Tasks completed: 2
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| Tickets:
| BB: 0
| GO: 1
| NF: 1
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Andy P.15.1 - Vernal Equinox
Read books with virtually the same number of pages, that is,
two books with page numbers that have the same 2 leading digits
Missing Person by Patrick Modiano
168 p.
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer 168 p.
leading two digits are 16
Points this post: 15
Total points: 175
TessaVanessa Challenge 5.1 - Flying High
by Lacie WaldonPoints this post: 5
Total points: 175/945
Tasks completed: 14/55
Books read: 16
TessaVanessa Challenge 5.2 Queens & Kings
Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas by Shea Emshaw
Points this post: 5
Total points: 180/945
Tasks completed: 15/55
Books read: 17
TessaVanessa Challenge 20.4 Golden Oldies - Maria Jo's Task: The Queen of Crime
Option 2: Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington
As stated in summary they were taken to a resettlement camp and ran away making their journey back to their families.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 200/945
Tasks completed: 16/55
Books read: 18
TessaVanessa Challenge 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter- Jen B's Task: Me Time
Option 1: Ribbing and Runes by Nancy Warren
#WeRide4Leanne
Points this post: 20
Total points: 220/945
Tasks completed: 17/55
Books read: 19
Lisa MD20.1 - Most Improved - Barbara ★'s Task: The Wizard of Oz
Option 3: Cover 50% green
🦋A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
624 pages
I claim a BB ticket
Cover 95% green per TinEye
TinEye: https://labs.tineye.com/color/acef4a3...
51.3 %#09ae9bGreen
37.0 %#09655aGreen
2.0 %#428056Green
1.8 %#bfd064Green
1.3 %#84a659Green
1.0 %#8dce78Green
0.6 %#4dbf8aGreen
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 75/945
Total Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 5/55
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Non Fiction Tickets: 2
ROBIN P15.6 - The Oregon Trail
Book set in specific states
Pines - set in Idaho as seen in GR description
Points this post: 15
Total points: 310
BB:2 GO:1 IAF:3
Katrisa20.1 - Most Improved - Barbara ★'s Task: The Wizard of Oz
Opt 4 - Read a book with WITCH or WIZARD in the title, not the subtitle. Plurals and possessives are acceptable.
I read In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial
My book was audio MMPB 269 pages
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 320
Kathy KS15.3 - Someday My Prince Will Come
Option 2- Read one book that fulfills both book A and B options.
The Luck Runs Out by Charlotte MacLeod
How this fits: Word: The
Series: Peter Shandy #2
Book A. Read a book whose title contains a word from the lyrics to “Someday My Prince Will Come.” All words work including I, and, to, a, be. The word must match exactly.
Book B. Read a book that is a whole-numbered book in a series from #1 - #7.
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 250
Tasks completed: 15/55
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
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: 2
25.1 - Tien’s Task: Adulting Sux1.Read a book with teeth (human or animal) or bare human feet (no shoes or sandals) on the cover (single tooth/bare foot allowed)
A Bone to Pick (Aurora Teagarden #2) by Charlaine Harris
2. Read a book with MPG of Sports
Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Peña
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 285
Boston Kate
10.7 Avengers Assemble!
Blink
"Graphic Novels" on main page
Points this post: 10
Total points: 30
Amy B5.5 - Crime in History
Read a book with a main page genre Crime.
How to Be Safe by Tom McAllister
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 160 Points
15.3 Someday My Prince Will ComeTitle contains a word from the lyrics to "Someday My Prince Will Come" AND Whole numbered book in a series from 1-7 The Dry by Jane Harper
*Word is "The"
This Task:
Points: 15
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 15
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
EMurphy30.8 Kaora's Task: Chicken Katsu
Option 2: Cover at least 50% red or 50% black
by Charles Yu*59.3% red
Option 4: Name part that begins with K Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 45
Books Read: 3
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
15.7 - March April MayBeginning letters of three consecutive title words form A B A sequence: Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes
Points this post: 15
Total points: 130
Mod
Option 1B-
The Deal by Elle Kennedy / pg 1 #1 on list
Option 2-
Kiss Me Now, Cowboy by Dylann Crush / DC in reverse alpha order
Points this post: 30
Total points: 275
Mod
Vox by Christina Dalcher / Feminist Dystopia group read
post in discussion thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 20
Total points: 295
Mod
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo / SHADOW spelled from phrase
Points this post: 15
Total points: 310
Mod
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman / RICHARD #7 on top ten male list
Points this post: 10
Total points: 320
Mod
The Tenant by Katrine Engberg / MPG Crime
Points this post: 5
Total points: 325
Mai20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Nancy J's Task: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Option 3. BEAUTIFUL PROSE
B. MPG Literary Fiction
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 8
NF Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
15.3 - Someday My Prince Will ComeBook A. Read a book whose title contains a word from the lyrics to “Someday My Prince Will Come.”
https://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/d...
Subtitles are excluded. All words work including I, and, to, a, be. The word must match exactly.
Required: State the word
The Stone Wall - Beverly Lewis 3/26/23 (word used is "the")
Book B. Read a book that is a whole-numbered book in a series from #1 - #7. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale italics above the title.
The Innocent - Taylor Stevens 3/25/23 (#2 in series)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 385
Tasks completed: 18/55
15.8 - The Trail of TearsAuthor on list: Indigenous Author - page 1
The Red Convertible: Selected and New Stories, 1978-2008 by Louise Erdrich
512 pages for 1 Big Book point.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 155
GO tickets: 5
BB tickets: 3
IAF tickets: 1
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10.6. Batter up!
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the countries listed...
Murder in Whistler by Dianne Harman
Set at least 50% in Canada
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Points for this task: 10
Total points : 235
Tasks completed: 14/55
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
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: 2