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SPRING CHALLENGE 2023
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Nick KY10.4 What’s in a Name? I read The Occult Conspiracy: Secret Societies--Their Influence and Power in World History by Michael Howard. Michael is a top ten name.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 735
Nick KY10.9 Spring into Action I read Congo by Michael Crichton with an MPG of “Adventure.”
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 745
LAUREN JODI20.6 - It's A Fact- Angela IL's Task: Things I Love in Books!!
Option C: Mental Health
The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
On page 19 of the list
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 565/945
Golden Oldies Ticket: 4
It's A Fact Ticket: 2
Big Book Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 43
Total Tasks Completed: 37/55
Nick KY20.6 Angela IL's Task: Things I Love in Books!!
Opt. B. Social Commentary. I read The Power by Naomi Alderman, 341 pp., p. 2 of the “Social Commentary” list: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 765
ROBIN P5.7 Who's Behind Those Foster Grants?
Sunglasses on cover
Dial A for Aunties
**Editing to add cover, hope I am in time before Mods get to this one!
Oops, edit was too late, will repost!
Points this post: 5
Total points: 725
BB:5 GO:3 IAF:10
ROBIN P30.3 Cat's Task: Book of the Month
1. Book with letters of MARCH, APRIL or MAY in title
I chose MAY
Remarkably Bright Creatures reMArkablY
2. Author 1st & last initials are found in month
The Red House Mystery - author A.A. Milne
**Claiming 1 GO point, pub in 1922
Points this post: 30
Total points:755
BB:5 GO:4 IAF:10
Joanne Mi50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: The Mod Squad
Option 1-A- (approved in help thread #33)-A woman walking away on the cover
Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter
Option 2- Author’s first or last name shares one of these initials with our mods, “D, S, K, J or L.”
The Fishermen and the Dragon: Fear, Greed, and a Fight for Justice on the Gulf Coast by Kirk Wallace Johnson
Claiming 1 IAF
Option 5-Read a book rated 4 or 5 stars by a Mod
Oathblood Rated 4 stars by Sandy
Sandys' rating: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Points this task 50
Total Points 230
IAF this post 1
Total IAF 3
Total BBs 3
Amy B25.4 - Delicious Dee's Task: Ted Lasso!
For this task you will flip ONE coin (https://flipacoin.fun/)
TAILS - Use Season 2.
No Books with the genre Childrens or Kids may be used.
REQUIRED: State the option and/or the result of your coin flip
OPTION TWO - TAILS – SEASON TWO
For this option, at least one book, must be #2 in a series of at least 3 published books. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale italics above the title.
Book 1 – Read a book where a single author shares the name with one the main CHARACTERS in Ted Lasso.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Las...
Required: State the character name.
Edie Richter Is Not Alone by Rebecca Handler (Rebecca)
Book 2 – Read a book where a word from one of the SEASON TWO episode title names appears in the book title. The word must be at least four letters and must match exactly. Subtitles are excluded.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Las...
Required: State the episode name.
One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean (The Rule of Scoundrels #2 of 4) - Goodbye Earl
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 425 Points
Bookwrm526Task #25.2 - An Ode to Chocolate
Option 1: Read a book with a title of exactly 3 words. Subtitles should be ignored. I read The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths.
Option 2: Read a book whose author’s full name (as listed on Goodreads) has exactly 2 M’s in it. I read The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura.
Total points so far: 515
Nick KY15.6 The Oregon Trail.
I read One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon, set entirely in the state of Idaho.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 780
Andy P.Task # 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:
Where the Wandering Ends by Yvette Manessis Corporon
Points this post:15
Total points: 470
PAULA S30.5 - JennRenee's Task: Spring Celebrations
Option B: Read a book with exactly two sets of consecutive double letters anywhere in the title/subtitle/authors names.
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
LL in lattes and EE and baldree
I read the kindle edition, PB link for reference (no MMPB): Legends & Lattes
Option C: Read a book from the list Most Interesting World
A Canticle for Leibowitz
page 1, #97
I read the kindle edition, MMPB for reference: A Canticle for Leibowitz
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 195/945
Total Books Read: 11
Total Tasks Completed: 10/55
BB tickets: 1
5.1 - Flying HighAirplane on the cover: The Historians by Cecilia Ekbäck
Points this post: 5
Total points: 300
MAZZA125.3 - Chris MD's Task: 1930s Lit and Lists
Read a book from the the list Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
Death in the Clouds pgae 2 of list
Option 2: It’s Almost Like Being There -
Read a book set more than 75% during the 1930s.
Florence Adler Swims Forever
set in 1934
book sections are identified as June July And August 1934
this review identifes 1934
Marilyn W
The story takes place in the summer of 1934 and con
cerns the Jewish Adler family, Esther, husband Joseph,
Points this posy = 25
Points to date = 870
Mod
Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews / Shapeshifter part of story
Points this post: 5
Total points: 765
Mod
Option 3-
A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny / set in Canada; 322 pg HC
in case main page is not enough, link to series page: https://www.goodreads.com/series/4215...
Option 4-
The Appeal by Janice Hallett / author born in UK; 432 pg PB
Total pages: 754 > 600 pgs
Points this post: 30
Total points: 795
DOM20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Nancy J's Task: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Option 2. CULTURAL
Read a cultural book from the first 25 pages of this list: Cultural
Required: State the page.
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
This book is on page 5 of the Cultural list.
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 190
Books Read: 11
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.5 Crime in History
Say Her Name by Dreda Say Mitchell
This book has a Main Page Genre of crime.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Say Her Name
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 25 points
Tasks completed: 3
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.2 - April Fools Day!
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
This book has a Main Page Genre of humor.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Nothing to See Here
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 35 points
Tasks completed: 4
15.7 - March April MayRead a book with a title or subtitle where the beginning letters/characters of three consecutive words form an A-B-A sequence
I listened to an audio version of Mouth to Mouth
New Points: 15
Total Points: 450
BB: 1
GO: 1
IaF: 4
Julia10315.8 - The Trail of Tears
The Beadworkers by Beth Piatote (on page 3 of the list)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 515
BB: 4
GO: 2
NF: 3
Tasks completed: 27
Total books read: 36
Lisa MD30.5 - JennRenee's Task: Spring Celebrations
Option A : March: MPG: Horror
🦋The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
350 pages
Option B: April: Two sets of consecutive double letters in title/subtitle/authors names. - "Miss" and "Quinn"
🦋The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
400 pages
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 415/945
Total Books Read: 31
Tasks Completed: 24/55
Big Book Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Non Fiction Tickets: 10
ROBIN P10.9 Spring into Action
MPG Action or Adventure
Discerning Grace - MPG Adventure
Points this post: 10
Total points: 765
BB:5 GO:4 IAF:10
Task 10.8 - My Favorite Holiday!on p25 of list
The Running Man
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700 points
11 BB tix
6 NF tix
5 GO tix
Task 10.3 - Feeling Possessive?possessive proper noun in title - Maigret
Maigret's Failure
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710 points
11 BB tix
6 NF tix
5 GO tix
10.2 . April Fools Day!Rachel's Holiday (Walsh Family #2) by Marian Keyes
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 685
Amy B30.8 - Kaora's Task: Chicken Katsu
Choose two options and read a book for each.
Required: State the options.
Option 1. Read a book that has all the letters SHIBA in the title and/or subtitle.
Half-Bads in White Regalia: A Memoir by Cody Caetano
Option 3. Read a book with at least two of these digits in the page count. The numbers may only be used as often as they appear (only 2 can be used twice). Numbers: 0, 1, 2, 6
Multiple Choice by Alejandro Zambra - 128 pp. - main page calls this out as poetry but it is literary fiction, chosen from the Tournament of Books longlist for 2017)
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 455 Points
Jasmiina F5.10 - Spring, Just Do Your Thing:
Read a book that meets SRC rules:
And Yet: Poems by Kate Baer.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 90
Golden Oldies this post:
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Jasmiina F20.5 - Bigger is Better - Kristina Simon's task: Sail Away:
Option 2: Read a book with a homonym found on the list in TITLE:
Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by C.S. Lewis.
we/wee.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 110
Golden Oldies this post:
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Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Maria Jo's Task: The Queen of CrimeOption 4: Consecration to Jesus through St. Joseph: An Integrated Look At the Holy Family
***Claiming IAF ticket
Points this post: 20
Total points: 180
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 4
IAF tickets: 5
Beth_NC30.5 Spring Celebrations
Task 1 Hide and Seek by James Patterson
Option B 2 sets of Double Letters in Title/Author Name
Task 2 The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Option C Most Interesting World Page 12
Task Points: 30
Total Points: 570
Total Tasks: 35
Total Books: 43
Total Pages: 16924
Beth_NC15.7 March April May Legacy of Lies by Robert Bailey
LOL
Task Points: 15
Total Points: 585
Total Tasks: 36
Total Books: 44
Total Pages: 17280
Beth_NC5.5 Crime in History Taking the Fifth by J.A. Jance
MPG Crime
Task Points: 5
Total Points: 590
Total Tasks: 37
Total Books: 45
Total Pages: 17612
CathyG15.6 - The Oregon Trail
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the states set along the Oregon Trail: Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Short Rides by Lorelei James
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 15
Total Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 0
CathyG15.7 - 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:
H-T-H or T-H-T
Too Hot to Handle by Tessa Bailey
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 30
Total Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 0
CathyG15.3 - Someday My Prince Will Come
Choose an option.
Required: State the option.
Option 1: Read two books, one book A and one book B.
Book 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.
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.
Option 2- Read one book that fulfills both book A and B options.
Someday
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover (Maybe #1)
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 45
Total Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 0
CathyG20.1 - Most Improved - Barbara ★'s Task: The Wizard of Oz
Choose one option and read a book that is at least 200 pages.
Option 5: Read a book with MPG paranormal.
Seduce Me in Shadow by Shayla Black
400 pages
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 65
Total Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 0
CathyG20.5 - 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.
A Sinister Revenge by Deanna Raybourn
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 85
Total Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 5
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 0
CathyG30.4 - TessaVanessa’s Task: New York Times Best Seller List
This is a two book task.
You will be using this website to determine what books you read: http://www.hawes.com/pastlist.htm
Book 1: Go to the year you were born and month you were born. You may use any of the 4 or 5 weeks in your month*.
Using the Fiction list, read a fiction book from one of the lists.
Required: Post the year and date of the week you are using 5/1/1960
Mrs Harris Goes To New York by Paul Gallico
Book 2: Go to the year you were born. Using the Non-fiction list, read a non-fiction book from any list that year.
Required: State the week you are using. 5/15/1960
Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds by Joy Adamson
Claiming 1 nonfiction ticket for Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 115
Total Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 6
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 1
CathyG30.5 - JennRenee's Task: Spring Celebrations
Pick two options and read a book from each.
Required: State the options.
Option B: April:
For this option, read a book with exactly two sets of consecutive double letters anywhere in the title/subtitle/authors names. The sets of letters do not need to be adjacent to each other.
Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris by Paul Gallico
RR LL
Option C: May
For this option, read a book from this list Most Interesting World
Any book from a series found on this list may be used.
Required: State the page where the book is found or the page where a book in the series is found.
Halfway to the Grave is on page 22
I read Both Feet in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost which is book 9 in the series
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 145
Total Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 7
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 1
CathyG25.1 - Tien’s Task: Adulting Sux
Help Thread
Choose two different options and read one book for each option.
REQUIRED: Specify in your post the options you used.
One graphic novel is allowed.
2. Chauffeur: non-stop driving the kids around the place; mostly for sports. Read a book with MPG of Sports
I Want You Back by Lorelei James
3. Laundry: Never Ending Laundry!!
Read a book with a word in title that is an item of clothing from this list: https://www.enchantedlearning.com/wor...
If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 170
Total Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 8
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 1
CathyG30.1 - Teri K's Task: Movie Musicals!
Help Thread
Choose two different tasks, or use Option 4.
The minimum number of pages to read is 760. 370+396=766
Option 2. My Fair Lady
Read a book with the MPG Classics. The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
396pp IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 18.0
Option 3. Singing in the Rain
Read a book with all the letters RAIN in the author's name Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
370pp
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 200
Total Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 9
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Non Fiction Tickets: 1
20.10 - Group ReadsGutenburg Classic: Persuasion
Link to review
***Claiming GO ticket, first published 1817
Points this post: 20
Total points: 200
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 5
IAF tickets: 5
Amy FL10.1. Respect Your Elders
Twelve Years a Slave - published February 5, 1853
Points this post: 10
Total points: 590
Amy FL15.4 - I'm Going On An Adventure!
Option 2: Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee - MPG Fantasy and author with initial for first name
Points this post: 15
Total points: 605
Amy FL15.10- 404: File Not Found
Cutting Edge - This is the third book in a trilogy; I added it to my TBR on April 28, 2023 after completing the second one earlier that month. I found it doing a search on GR by series title.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 620
Amy FL20.4 - Golden Oldies - Maria Jo's Task: The Queen of Crime
2. All the Dangerous Things - missing child
Points this post: 20
Total points: 640
Amy FL20.6 - It's A Fact- Angela IL's Task: Things I Love in Books!!
Option B: Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators - page 4 of Social Commentary list
Points this post: 20
Total points: 660
Readername Jayme(the ghostreader)5.9
By the Swordby Mercedes Lackey
Author's initials M L
Task +5
Grand total :30
Golden oldies +5 published 1991
Claiming golden oldies ticket
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10.6. Batter up!
Players from the following countries are represented on the major league rosters in recent years: Aruba, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Venezuela
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the countries listed above.
Birds in Flight by Anni Taylor
This book is set at least 50% in Australia
Points this Task: 10
Total Points: 170
Books Read: 10
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1