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SPRING CHALLENGE 2023
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Julia10320.5 - Bigger is Better - Kristina Simon's task: Sail Away
Option 2: After the War is Over
(War is on the list of homonyms)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 30
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks completed: 2
Total books read: 2
15.2 - Earth DayOption B - Reuse: Read a book by an author I have read before. The book bay be a reread or a new-to-you book.
2061: Odyssey Three by Arthur C. Clarke I have read this author but the book is new-to-me
Option C: Recycle: Choose option A or B again and complete it with another book
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke I read this book in my pre-Goodreads era.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 3
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
IF tickets: 0
Candy5.3 - 3D View Master
Read a book which has exactly 3 letter "D"'s in the title/subtitle.
Down Among The Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children)
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20
Books read: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Non-Fiction: 0
Tasks completed: 2
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.7 - Avengers Assemble!
Chef's Kiss by Jarrett Melendez
This book has a Main Page Genre of graphic novels.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Chef's Kiss
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 20 points
Tasks completed: 2
10.1. Respect Your EldersEugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac
pub 1833
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 20
ROBIN P15.10 - 404 :File Not Found
Book not on your TBR 2/15/23
The Living End
This book was never on my TBR. I bought it at a second-hand bookstore on 3/2/23 because it looked interesting.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
5.10 - Spring, Just Do Your ThingRead a book of choice
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 4
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
IF tickets: 0
SS my mistake, I should have 25 points, not 20
Barbara ★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: Dream New Dreams (D-N-D), Divided in Death (D-I-D), Etiquette & Espionage (E-&-E ), A Witch Alone (A-W-A)
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi - S.A. Chakraborty 3/5
Adventures Of Amina (A-O-A)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 20
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Delicious Dee15.9 - The Joy of Cooking
Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America - shelved as FOOD and NONFICTION; Claiming 1 Its a Fact Ticket
points this post: 15
total points: 25
Its a Fact Tickets: 1
Inge5.2 - Queens & Kings
Word Queen of King standalone in title or subtitle
Queen Takes Knights
Total points this task: 5
total points: 5
Inge10.2 . April Fools Day!
Read a book with 'humor' listed as genre.
Bookshop Girl
Total points this task: 10
total points: 15
trishhartuk20.7 Shorter is Sweeter- Jen B's Task: Me Time
Option 3: Cooking. Read a book (fiction or non-fiction) with an MPG of Food or Food and Drink.
Penne Dreadful, Catherine Bruns
Read the kindle edition. MMPB: here
Food is the fourth MPG tag on the main page.
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 3
Deborah20.10 - Group Reads
Lessons in Chemistry
Discussion thread #2
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 35
Books Read:3
Tasks Done: 3
BrownEyedGirl10.2
I read Just Say Yes
Points this post: 10
Points to date: 85
Tasks Completed: 5
Books this task: 1
Books total: 6
Mai10.7. Avengers Assemble!
Main page genre graphic novels, sequential art, comics.
BRZRKR, Volume 1 by Keanu Reeves
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
NF Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
KYLIE5.5 - Crime in History
Read a book with a main page genre of Crime.
D is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton
Crime is listed as the 3rd MPG
Task Points: 5
Total Points: 5
Books Read: 1
Bookwrm526Task #20.6 - Things I Love in Books!!
Option A: Read a book that can be found on the first 25 pages of one of these lists below. I chose option A, the list Mixed Media, and read Attachments by Rainbow Rowell, from page 17 of the list.
Total points so far: 50
Peg W15.10- 404: File Not Found
Read a book that is NOT found on your TBR as of Feb15, 2023.
I read The Tent which was not on my TBR list prior. I listed it on Feb 23, 2023 after finding it at a book sale.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 1
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
IF tickets: 0
Peg W5.5 - Crime in History
Read a book with a main page genre Crime.
I read The Colorado Kid
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 2
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
IF tickets: 0
Sophie20.6 Social commentary list
Option 2
Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang
Page 11 of list
Page 544 - claiming 1BB
Total: 20
BB: 1
Sophie20.7 opt 1: author initials in #
Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews
IA in #CalliesKillaCrew
Total: 40
Christine V20.4 - Golden Oldies - Maria Jo's Task: The Queen of Crime
Option 2: In the Woods
I read the Kindle edition. The top MMPB has 566 pages.
***Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket***
Points this post: 20
BB tickets this post: 1
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 0
trishhartuk10.3 Feeling possessive?
Read a book with a possessive noun in its title or subtitle.
The Abbot's Gibbet, Michael Jecks (336pg)
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 60
Tasks Completed: 4
Cindy FTask 5.2 Queens & Kings
KING in title; plurals permitted
The Castle of Kings by Oliver Pötzsch
Claim 1 BB Ticket 656 pages
Points this post:5
Total points:35
Books read:3
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:2
Non-Fiction:0
Tasks completed:3
JEN B20.3 - Best Review - Katy's Task: On Trend
4. Direct Address - Read a book that uses "you" or "your" in the title. The word must match exactly- no variations.
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
TOTAL POINTS: 20
Mai5.5 - Crime in History
Main page genre Crime
A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 35
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
NF Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
JessiebeeTask: 25.1 - Tien’s Task: Adulting Sux
Book 1: Option #1
Title: A Clockwork Orange
Author: Anthony Burgess
Task: Teeth on the cover
Book 2: Option #3
Title: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Author: Ann Brashares
Task: Valid word: "Pants"
AR Validation: IL: Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
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Points this post: 25
Total points: 25
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Maria Jo's Task: The Queen of CrimeOption 2
If She Hid by Blake Pierce
Date Read: 3/5
Rating: 4*
How It Fits: from precis "Two parents are found dead, and their twin 16 year old daughters are missing. With the case quickly growing cold"
Points this post: 20
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
GO tickets: 0
BB tickets: 0
IF tickets: 0
Majesty5.7 - Who's Behind Those Foster Grants?Read a book whose cover shows a pair of sunglasses or someone wearing sunglasses
Majesty by Katharine McGee
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
IF tickets: 0
Bookwrm526Task #20.1 - The Wizard of Oz
Option 4: Read a book with WITCH or WIZARD in the title, not the subtitle. I read The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall (360p).
Total points so far: 70
MEGSCL20.1 - Most Improved - Barbara ★'s Task: The Wizard of Oz
Option 1 flowers on cover
TOTAL - 45
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2023 SRC
20.1 - Most Improved - Barbara ★'s Task: The Wizard of Oz
Choose one option and read a book that is at least 200 pages.
Required: State the option.
Option 2: I loved the beauty of the poppy fields. In honor of spring, read a book with flowers on the cover, not just a single flower.
Required: Post the Cover
read 3/4/23flowers in pots on both sides of the bookstore
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Jen K's Task: Egyptian SpringOption 2: Jane of Lantern Hill by L.M. Montgomery
AR: IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12.0
***Claiming a GO ticket, first published 1937
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 0
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2023 SRC
20.3 - Best Review - Katy's Task: On Trend
Option 3. Names and Sentences - Read a book with a title that consists of a complete sentence that includes a proper name. A complete sentence includes a subject and an action.
Hunting Prince Dracula read 3/4
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 40
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2023 SRC
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Kristina Simon's task: Sail Away
This is a one book task. Choose 1 option from the options below and read 1 book. Required: State the option you used when you post.
Option 2: SALE to SAIL
Read a book with a homonym found on this list in TITLE (not subtitle) - https://www.enchantedlearning.com/eng...
Any word on the list works. Words must match exactly.
Required: State the word when you post.
Your Tarot Toolkit: Simple Activities for Your Daily Practice, read 3/6
word is "Your" - "your"/you're/yore on list
claiming one It's a Fact ticket for non-fiction book
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Total Points: 60
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Julia10320.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Jen K's Task: Egyptian Spring
Option 2: City of Shadows by Victoria Thompson
(V and T have no curves)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 50
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks completed: 3
Total books read: 3
Katrisa5.2 - Queens & Kings
Read a book with the word KING or QUEEN standalone in the title or subtitle.
I read The Knockout Queen
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 50
Katrisa5.8 - One Small Step for Man
Read a book with an MPG of Space.
I read Letters From An Astrophysicist
MPG space
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 55
Leaderboard name : TanviTask : 5.3 3D viewer : Book with 3 Ds in the title
Book read : Good Girl, Bad Blood
Points for this post : 5
Points so far : 0
JUKKA15.2 - Earth Day
Option A: Book added to a TBR list before 1st March 2022.
Usagi Yojimbo Saga, Vol. 1 by Stan Sakai. Was added to my e-comics TBR file on 13th of September 2018.
Option C: Recycle another option. Chose Option A.
Pathfinder Vol. 6: Runescars by F. Wesley Schneider. Was added to the same TBR file on 16th of March 2019.
Total Points: 30/945
Total Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 2/55
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 0
Leaderboard Name : TanviTask number : 20.3 - Best Review - Katy's Task
Option number 2 - The mad lib title
Book read: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
Points for task : 20
Total points : 0
Book read : 2
Task completed :2/55
BB total : 0
Golden Oldies total : 0
It's a fact total : 0
Kathy KS10.9 - Spring into Action
Read a book with the MPG Action and/or Adventure.
Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
MPG: Adventure
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Points for this task: 10
Total points : 40
Tasks completed: 3/55
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
Coralie10.2 April fools Day!
Book with MPG humor
The Kaiju Preservation Society
Total to date 10 points
Coralie20.3 On Trend
Option 2 The Mad lib title
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra
Total to date 30 points
JUKKA15.10- 404: File Not Found
Book that's new to me and was not on my TBR lists before February 15th.
Slaine: Warrior's Dawn by Pat Mills. I discovered this just last week in the currently running 2000AD HumbleBundle offer.
Total Points: 45/945
Total Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 3/55
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 0
ROBIN P15.4 I'm Going on an Adventure!
Option 2 - MPG Fantasy and author using initial for first name
Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution - R.F. Kuang
**Claiming 1 BB point, hardcover 544 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 30
BB:1 GO:0 IAF:0
LAUREN JODI30.4. TessaVanessa’s Task: New York Times Best Seller List
Book #1: Fiction
Year and week: November 9, 1975
The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins
Book #2: Non-Fiction
Year and week: January 5, 1975
The Bermuda Triangle by Charles Berlitz
***Claiming an It's A Fact ticket as this book is non-fiction***
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 105/945
Golden Oldies Ticket: 1
It's A Fact Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 7
Total Tasks Completed: 5/55
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15.3. Someday My Prince Will Come
Option 2
Dance of Dreams by Nora Roberts
Word: Dreams
Book #2 in the Bannions.
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 75/945
Golden Oldies Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 5
Total Tasks Completed: 4/55