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SPRING CHALLENGE 2024
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JEN B5.2 What Goes Around...
Read a book that is new-to-you but NOT bought new
Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
This book is new to me, and I borrowed it from the library
***Claiming one It's A Fact ticket***
TOTAL POINTS: 40
30.3 - MAZZA1's task - Looking Forward to the OlympicsOption 1 - The Opening Ceremony
Book 1: 4+ letter word in title found in letters of "The River Seine"
Down River by John Hart
🍀 RIVER found in The RIVER Seine 🍀
Book 2: small boat on the cover
The Inn at Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods
Total points: 0 + 30 = 30
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 0
Amy FL5.3 P-P-P-Pick Up A Penguin
East of Eden - appears on Wiki list of Penguin Classics
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Amy FL5.8 Roboteers, Stand By
Fragments - on page 8 of Robots shelf at time of posting
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Amy FL10.5 - Blankety Blank
After Annie - two-word title with both words starting with the same letter
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Amy FL10.9 - Beware the Ides of March
Those Empty Eyes - THOSE is in THE ideS Of
Points this post: 10
Total points: 30
Amy FL15.5 Survey Says
Gallant - Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction in 2022
Points this post: 15
Total points: 45
Readerboard name: Mel S10.2- Pointless
The Lantern's Dance
(page count containing two or more zeros (200, 400, 1000 etc))
Book has 300 pages
This post: 10pts
This season: 45 pts
Bookwrm526Task #10.8 - Spring Forward
Read the next book in a series that you've already started. Half-numbers (eg #1.5) will work as long as they are next in the series. I read Tea with Milk and Murder by H.Y. Hanna, which is new to me.
I have previously read All-Butter ShortDead and A Scone to Die For from this series.
Total points so far: 30
5.10 All the Information Is On The Taskbook of choice
Before We Were Yoursby Lisa Wingate
Task +5
Grand Total: 5
Katrisa15.3-X's and O's
Opt 2: Read a book with a title that contains at least one X
and with a single author that contains at least 2 O's in their name, first, last , or middle.
I read Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
X in boXfish and OO in rOOney
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 60
Christene Paula 5.1 Spring Colours
Task: Read a book whose cover contains a minimum of three distinct colours according to TinEye.
Book: Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews
How it fits:
57.6 %#28211e Black
18.2 %#646157 Grey
8.8 %#9b715d Brown
4.4 %#562d32 Brown
3.7 %#b5b3a9 Grey
2.8 %#6c1c26 Red
1.8 %#86af95 Grey
1.0 %#a56164 Brown
0.9 %#826d74 Grey
0.8 %#985073 Violet
Points Earned This Post: 5
Total Points Earned: 40
Task Completed: 3/52
It's A Fact Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
LoraTask: 10.5 - Blankety Blank
Book/Author: The Terraformers / Annalee Newitz
How it fits: both words in the title starts with T
Points for this task: 10
Total points: 15
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
Christene Paula 10.9 - Beware the Ides of March
Task: Read a book with a title word of four letters or more that can be made from the letters in BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH.
Book: Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb
How it fits: Death - bEwAre THe iDes of march
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 50
Task Completed: 4/52
It's A Fact Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
5.2 What Goes Around...I read You Know Her by Meagan Jennett. This book is new to me, and was passed on to me by a friend.
Points this task: 5
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Totals:
Points: 5
Task completed: 1
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
Joanne MI15.5 Survey Says
Read a book that has won or been nominated for Goodreads Choice Awards
Other Birds 2022 Nominee for Best Fiction
Points this task 15
Season Total 15
trishhartuk30.4 Cat's Task: Books of Oceania
Option 1: Two Book Option
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Oceania.
Murder at Turtle Cove (Sand and Sea Hawaiian Mystery #5), Kathi Daley
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (195pg)
The book is 100% set on Oahu, Hawaii. Hawaii is specified in the series name.
Okayed in help thread message #13: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book 2: Read a book by an author bornin Oceania.
Earthly Delights, Kerry Greenwood
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: Earthly Delights (277pg)
Kerry Greenwood was born in Victoria, Australia (and this book is set in Melbourne)
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 60
Tasks Completed:2
Amy B20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Spring 2024 season. The requirement for this task: you must participate in the book's discussion thread below with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
Non-Fiction: Extreme Survival - The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
Posted to the thread on 3/7.
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 25 Points
Bookwrm526Task #5.1 Spring Colours
Read a book whose cover contains a minimum of three distinct colours according to TinEye. Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H.. Tineye says the cover contains green, orange, red, black, blue, brown, gray, and violet.
Total points so far: 35
Bookwrm526Task #5.4 What's In A Name?
Read a book by a single author where the author's initials (first and last) can be found in CARL LINNAEUS. I read The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonie Swann (LinnaeuS).
Total Points So Far: 40
Mia N5.2 - What Goes Around...
Read a book that is new-to-you but NOT bought new
The Final Child - I borrowed this book from my library.
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 10
5.6 - Tiger, Tiger
Read a book that features a tiger on the cover.
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
New Points: 5
Total Points: 5
Tickets as of this post: BB(0), GO(0), IaF(0)
5.8 - Roboteers, Stand By
Read a book from the first 25 pages of this Robots shelf.
Shelf page: 4
We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
New Points: 5
Total Points: 10
Tickets as of this post: BB(0), GO(0), IaF(0)
15.9 - I am beautifully different.
Read a book from one of the lists: Disabilities/Autism/Neurodiverse
Neurodiverse Characters list page 1
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
New Points: 15
Total Points: 25
Tickets as of this post: BB(0), GO(0), IaF(0)
30.7 - TessaVanessa’s Task: The Price is Right
Read two books, from two different options.
Option 1: Book with a 5+ letter title word made from COME ON DOWN, YOU’RE THE NEXT CONTESTANT.
Secret Lives
Word: SECRET
Option 2: Read a book with a sub/title/author that includes all the letters in one of the listed games
A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie
Game: Dice Game
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldies ticket**
New Points: 30
Total Points: 55
Tickets as of this post: BB(0), GO(1), IaF(0)
Andy P.Task #5.1 Spring Colours
Read a book whose cover contains a minimum of three distinct colours according to TinEye
Last Exit to Brooklyn byHubert Selby Jr.
Orange 30.5%
Black 30.0%
White 17.8%
Brown 8.9%
Red 2,6%
Pink 0.3 %
Points this post: 5
Total Points 5.
Delicious Dee10.6 - Traitor
Mislaid in Parts Half-Known - Seanan McGuire also writes as Mira Grant
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 15
5.4 What's In A Name?I read The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie. Agatha Christie's initials can be found in CARL LINNAEUS.
*Claiming one Golden Oldies ticket, this book was first published in 1924.*
Points this task: 5
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Totals:
Points: 10
Task completed: 2
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 0
Amy B5.5 Welcome, Watchers of Illusion
Read a book where the title contains a word of four letters or more that can be made from the letters in KNIGHTMARE. Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
Tegan and Sara: Junior High by Tegan Quin (Tegan) (IL = MG+)
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 30 Points
Dhwani 10.7 - Springtime in Paris
Read a book set at least 75% in France.
Chasing River by M.C. Sakala
Nick KY5.5 Welcome, Watchers of Illusion
Read a book where the title contains a word of 4+ letters found in KNIGHTMARE. Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
I read Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam M. Grant. The letters in the word THINK are in KNIgHTmare.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 30
Nick KY5.7 Trust Nobody
I read Exocet by Jack Higgins, a book with an MPG of Spy Thriller.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 35
LoraTask: 10.10 - World Bee day
Book/Author: Little Bookshop of Murder / Maggie Blackburn
How it fits: B in both title and author
Points for this task: 10
Total points: 25
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
trishhartuk5.3 P-P-P-Pick Up A Penguin
Read a book...where a Penguin Classics edition of the book exists on Goodreads.
Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka (144pg)
This edition states “Penguin Classics” as the publisher
Golden Oldie: First published in 1915
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: 1 –Metamorphosis was first published in 1915
Total Points: 65
Tasks Completed:3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
JEN B10.6 - Traitor
Read a book written under a pseudonym
The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella
Sophie Kinsella is the pseudonym for Madeleine Wickham
From GR profile: "Sophie wrote her first novel under her real name, Madeleine Wickham, at the tender age of 24, whilst she was working as a financial journalist."
TOTAL POINTS: 50
Katrisa10.7 - Springtime in Paris
Read a book set at least 75% in France
I read Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris
It is entirely set in France
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 70
Mai10.9 - Beware the Ides of March
Read a book with a title word of four letters or more that can be made from the letters in BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH
Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation by Paris Marx
"Road"
*Claim 1 Non-Fiction Ticket*
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
NF Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Sarah Stewart
10.9 - Beware the Ides of March
Read a book with a title word of four letters or more that can be made from the letters in BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH
Murder Road, by Simone St. James
The Word "Road"
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 20
10.9 - Beware the Ides of March
Read a book with a title word of four letters or more that can be made from the letters in BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH
Murder Road, by Simone St. James
The Word "Road"
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 20
10.4 - The Adventure GameTitle word option, the word Game in the title: The Long Game by Elena Armas
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35
Lisa MD5.8 - Roboteers, Stand By
Saga, Volume 3 by Brian K. Vaughan
Robot List Pg 3
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5 / 1100
Total Books Read: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 1 / 61
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 0
Lisa MD15.4 - Category Is...
Option 2:
I spun the MPG wheel and landed on (AUTO)BIOGRAPHY
Author shares a name with ROB ELLIOTT
A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney
192 pgs
I claim an IAF ticket
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 20 / 1100
Total Books Read: 2
Total Tasks Completed: 2 / 61
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 1
Lisa MD15.8 - Readers Unite!
The Teacher by Freida McFadden
400 pgs
Book on cover
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 35 / 1100
Total Books Read: 3
Total Tasks Completed: 3 / 61
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 1
Kai10.1 Tick Tock
Read a book with a clock on the cover.
The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie
New Points: 10
Tasks Competed: 1
Total Points: 10
Readerboard name: Mel S15.2 - It's a Match
Two books each with a different single author, whose first or last name match.
Book 1: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WILLIAMS (107pgs)
Book 2: Stoner by John WILLIAMS
This post: 15pts
This season: 60pts
Tasks completed: 5
5.2 What Goes Around...Book: Pineapple Street
How it fits: borrowed from the library
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Julia10310.10 - World Bee day
The Becoming by Nora Roberts
(B in Becoming and RoBerts)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 25
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 3
15.10 Take A Mental Health DayA non-fiction book with MPG Mental Health: The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown
Points this post: 15
Total points: 50
Amy B10.3 - Dusty Bin
Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in DUSTY BIN. Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 40 Points
Karen D Task: 25.3: KMarieD: What’s your favorite challenge type?
Option 1 : The Most Fun We Ever Had
Fits both categories:
- Has 532 pages
- "MOST" can be found in the phrase
- Author Claire Lombardo - initials CL found in phrase
Points this task: 25
Total points: 25
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5.8 Roboteers, Stand By
Read a book from the first 25 pages of this Robots shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Required: State the page of the shelf your book is found on.
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov (page 1)
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 5 Points