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SPRING CHALLENGE 2023
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20.4 - Golden Oldies - Maria Jo's Task: The Queen of Crime1. Read a book by Agatha Christie or her pseudonym, Mary Westmacott, that was first published before 1950.
Published in 1923
The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 50
RACHEL CA5.5 Crime The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman with "Crime" as a MPG.
Points this post: 5
Total points so far: 5
PAULA S20.5 - Bigger is Better - Kristina Simon's task: Sail Away
Option 2: Read a book with a homonym found on the list in TITLE (not subtitle)
Resurrection Row - ROE/ROW
I read the kindle edition, MMPB link for reference El callejón de los resucitados
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 75/945
Total Books Read: 4
Total Tasks Completed: 4/55
ROBIN P10.6 Batter Up!
Set at least 50% in country
The Cat Who Saved Books - set entirely in Japan
Points this post: 10
Total points: 120
BB:2 GO:0 IAF:1
Candy30.5 - JennRenee's Task: Spring Celebrations
Option A: March
Horror MPG
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
Option B: April
Read a book with exactly two sets of consecutive double letters anywhere in the title/subtitle/authors names.
These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
Double O’s in title/ double N’s in author name
Points this post: 30
Total points: 45
Books read: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Non-Fiction: 0
Tasks completed: 2
Barbara ★30.8 - Kaora's Task: Chicken Katsu
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
The Crossing - Kathryn Lasky (182 pages) 3/10
Option 4 - Read a book by an author that has a name part that begins with a "K"
K as an initial works too.
The Book Supremacy - Kate Carlisle 3/11
Points this task: 30
Total points: 130
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★20.8 - Kaora's Task: Chicken Katsu
Option 4 - Read a book by an author that has a name part that begins with a "K"
K as an initial works too.
Still Alive - Ava Strong 3/12
(A & S in #CalliesKillaCrew)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 150
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Julia10310.3. Feeling possessive?
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons
This post: 10 points
Total points: 90
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks completed: 6
Total books read: 6
Stephanie12720.2 - Rookie at the Top - Nancy J's Task: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Option 3. BEAUTIFUL PROSE
B. Read a book with MPG Literary Fiction, no variations.
Trespasses
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20/945
Tasks completed: 1/55
Books read: 1
Stephanie1275.10 - Spring, Just Do Your Thing. Read a book that meets SRC rules.
Foster (book is 96 pages)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5/945
Tasks completed: 2/55
Books read: 2
Someday My Prince Will ComeOption 2: Read a book that fulfills both book A and book B options
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas
A: My word is "love" which appears 4 times in the song
B: The Hathaways #5
Points this post: 15
Total points: 120
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 11
GO tickets: 0
BB tickets: 0
IF tickets: 1
30.9Op 1. author initials in MICHELINE or LANEEKA
Into the West by Mercedes Lackey
Op 2. 3 and 7 in page count
The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
370 pgs
*Claim NF ticket*
Points: 50
Tasks: 1
Books: 1
GO tickets: 0
BB tickets: 0
NF tickets: 1
Andy P.Task # 15.8 - The Trail of Tears
Read a book written by an AUTHOR that has been shelved as an Indigenous Author from the first 25 pages of this list: Indigenous Author
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Louise Erdrich
Author has been noted several times on page 1, just not with this book
Points this post: 15
Total points: 65
Lisa MD10.4. What's in a Name?
Author first name in top 10 first names for past century
☑️🦋Marmee by Sarah Miller
423 pages
🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 40/945
Total Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3/55
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Non Fiction Tickets: 1
Stephanie12710.7. Avengers Assemble!: Read a book with the main page genre graphic novels, sequential art, comics.
Heartstopper: Volume Two
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35/945
Tasks completed: 3/55
Books read: 3
PegW15.9 - The Joy of Cooking
Read a NONFICTION book with the main page genre Food, Cooking or Food and Drink
I read The Founding Foodies: How Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin Revolutionized American Cuisine
* Claiming one It's a Fact ticket.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35
Tasks completed: 3
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
IF tickets: 1
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30.9 - Amy FL's Task: Farewell to My Love
Book #1: Using Option 1 where author's initials can be found in LANEEKA
Ruined by a Rake by Erin Knightley
Paperback 128 pp
Book #2: Using Option 2 where page count includes a 3 and a 7
The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich
Page count 377 pp
Total page count for both books: 505
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 0
Points Earned this Post: 30
Total Points To Date: 30
ROBIN P10.2 - April Fools Day
MPG Humor
My Anecdotal Life: A Memoir
Listened to audio, linked pb, no mmpb
**Claiming 1 IAF point, nonfiction
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130
BB:2 GO:0 IAF:2
REPOST30.5 - JennRenee's Task: Spring Celebrations
Option A : read a book with the genre Horror listed on the main page.
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
Option C: read a book from this list
page 12
Dragonsong (Harper Hall of Pern #1) by Anne McCaffrey
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 9.0
Total this Post: 30
Season Total: 60
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Kristina Simon's task: Sail AwayOption 3: Read a book with a domestic cat (a pet, not a lion, tiger, or other big cat) on the cover. eyes, for example).
If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 80
Deborah15.4 - I'm Going On An Adventure!
Option 2. Read one book that fulfills both book A and B options.
Magical Midlife Dating by K.F. Breene
MPG: Fantasy
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 95
Books Read:7
Tasks Done: 6
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Jen B's Task: Me TimeOption 1: Peleton
: Choose one hashtag and read a book by an author whose initials (all of them) can be found in that hashtag
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, the hashtag is #RKSolidCrew, with 2 Rs
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 12
GO tickets: 0
BB tickets: 0
IF tickets: 1
15.8 - The Trail of TearsAn author from Indigenous Author Books page 1: The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 7.0
Points this post: 15
Total points: 45
Mary P30.9 - Amy FL's Task: Farewell to My Love
Option1:Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in
MICHELINE OR LANEEKA.
The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry
256 pages
Option 2:Read a book with a 3 and 7 in the page count.
Come With Me by Ronald Malfi
387 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 45
Task 10.6 - Batter Up!read a book set 50%+ in South Africa
Smokescreen
at least 80% in South Africa
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85 points
5.4 - Mythical MonstersI read The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien.
The book contains many mythical creatures, including Orcs which are mentioned on the main page.
Points this task: 5
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Totals:
Points: 15
Task completed: 2
Inge5.1 - Flying High
Read a book with an aeroplane on the cover.
Total points this task: 5
total points: 20
Mod
Read a book with a main page genre Crime
A Murder of Crows
This has MPG Crime
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 10 + 5 = 15
Total Tasks Completed: 2
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
LAUREN JODI10.6. Batter up!
Hard Edge by Pamela Clare
Set in Venezuela
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 160/945
Golden Oldies Ticket: 2
It's A Fact Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 13
Total Tasks Completed: 11/55
PegW10.7. Avengers Assemble!
Read a book with the main page genre graphic novels, sequential art, comics.
I read Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
* Claiming an It's a Fact ticket
Points this post: 10
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 4
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
IF tickets: 2
Joanne MI15.9 - The Joy of Cooking
Mostly Plants: 101 Delicious Flexitarian Recipes from the Pollan Family
Claiming 1 IAF
Points this task 15
Total Points 30
IAF this post 1
Total IAF 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.3 3D View Master
Diamonds and Daggers by Nancy Warren
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5/945
Tasks completed: 1/55
Books read: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.9 - Do Not Adjust Your Set
Alice Cooper vs. Chaos by Tim Seeley
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10/945
Tasks completed: 2/55
Books read: 2
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.3 Feeling possessive?
Ayn Rand's Anthem: The Graphic Novel by Charles Santino
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20/945
Tasks completed: 3/55
Books read: 3
Delicious Dee5.2 - Queens & Kings
The Queen's Secret
points this post: 5
total points: 70
Its a Fact Tickets: 2
Bookwrm526Task #30.8 - Chicken Katsu
Option 2: Read a book that has a cover that is at least 50% red or 50% black according to Tineye. I read If the Fates Allow edited by Annie Harper. The cover is 50.8% red according to tineye.
Option 4: Read a book by an author that has a name part that begins with a "K". I read
by T. Kingfisher.Total points so far: 120
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.6 Batter up!
Himawari House by Harmony Barker
Setting is in Japan.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 30/945
Tasks completed: 4/55
Books read: 4
JEN B10.7. Avengers Assemble!
Read a book with the main page genre graphic novels, sequential art, comics.
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
MPGs Graphic Novels and Comics
***Claiming one It's A Fact Ticket***
TOTAL POINTS: 40
Joanne MI-REPOSTING # 243 to correct page number10.8 - My Favorite Holiday!
Dragonsinger # 1505 on page 16
Points this task 10
Total Points 15
Nick KY5.10 Spring Do Your Thing I read a book of my choice, Live or Die by Anne Sexton. At 90 pp, this is my one 5-pointer of 80-100 pp.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 85
Nick KY30.5 Jenn Renee’s Celebrations
Opt. A. MPG of “Horror,” I read The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories by Algernon Blackwood.
Opt. C. From p. 7 of the Most Interesting World list, I read Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 115
10.7 - Avengers Assemble!MPG graphic novels, sequential art, comics
Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman
Total points: 0 + 10 = 10
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 0
30.5 - JennRenee's Task: Spring CelebrationsOption B: 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.
I listened to the audiobook: Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby **nonfiction ~ claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket**
PB: Nanette – kymmenen askelta
🍀 TT in Nanette; NN in Hannah 🍀
Option C: book from - Most Interesting World list. Any book from a series found on this list may be used.
PB: Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde (Thursday Next #2)
I listened to the audiobook: Lost in a Good Book
🍀 The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next #1) found on p. 2 🍀
Total points: 10 + 30 = 40
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 0 + 1 = 1
5.4 - Mythical Monsterswith a mythical creature from https://listmoz.com/view/2V80SmK0k7yB...
PB: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
I listened to the audiobook: Legends & Lattes
🍀 Viv is an orc (mentioned in GRs description) 🍀
Total points: 40 + 5 = 45
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 0 + 1 = 1
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15.1 Vernal Equinox
Read two books with virtually the same number of pages
These two have the same number of pages, at 320pg
A Short History Of The World According To Sheep, Sally Coulthard (320pg)
It’s a Fact: MPGs include Nonfiction, History, Animals, Nature, Science, Microhistory
The Penguin Book of Norse Myths: Gods of the Vikings, Kevin Crossley-Holland (320pg)
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 2
It’s a Fact: 1 – A Short History of the World According to Sheep is Nonfiction
Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 7
It’s a Fact Tickets: 1