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SPRING CHALLENGE 2024
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Katrisa10.5 - Blankety Blank
Read a book with a 2 word title where both words start with the same letter
I read Shadow Speaker
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 350
Amy B10.6 - Traitor
Read a book written under a pseudonym
REQUIRED: State the real name & pseudonym of the author, or provide a reference to indicate that the book was written under a pseudonym.
Disney Manga: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero’s Journey by D.J. Milky In Goodreads, this is the description for the author: "D.J. Milky is the author pen name of creator and entrepreneur Stu Levy."
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 95 Points
Kathy KS20.9 Moderators Pet - Marie-Anne's Task: Card Game Memories
Option 3 - Read a book that is either #1, #3 or #4 in a series and has at least one of the digits 1, 3, or 4 in year of first publication.
Crossover by Joel Shepherd
SERIES: Cassandra Kresnov #1
1st PUB: 2001
I read as an ebook; mmpb-576 p. (Die Androidin - Auf der Flucht)
**Claiming 1 (one) Big Book ticket** Pages: 576
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 105
Tasks completed: 6/62
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
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: 1
Mod
20.8 Nickels and Dimes -Trishhartuk's Task: The Golden Shot
Option 1. Read a book first published between 1967 and 1975, inclusive.
The Promise. Chaim Potok
First published January 1, 1969
Points: 20
Total points: 290
IAF - 1
GO - 1
Katrisa5.10 All The Information Is On The Task
Free Choice
I read Chicano Frankenstein
Points this post: 5
Points Total: 355
Katrisa10.9 - 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
I read The Warm Hands of Ghosts
WARM in beWARe the ides of March
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 365
Bookwrm526Task #10.1 - Tick Tock
Read a book with a clock on the cover. I read The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton.
Total points so far: 145
30.3 - MAZZA1's task - Looking Forward to the Olympics
Choose 1 option and read BOTH tasks for that option.
Option 5 - Marseille Marina and Teahupo’o, Tahiti
Task 1: Read a book with a 2+ word title where ALL words start with the same letter.
Telling Tales
Task 2: Read a book with a title word that ends with a double vowel.
Three Act Tragedy
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldies Ticket**
New Points: 30
Total Points: 390
Tickets as of this post: BB(3), GO(3), IaF(6)
Lys15.2 -It's A Match
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
and
Life: Poems to help navigate life’s many twists & turns by Donna Ashworth
(I would like to claim an NF ticket for this one)
are both written by a DONNA.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 105+ 15= 120
Total Tasks Completed: 8
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Big Books: 1+0 = 1
Golden Oldies: 1+0 = 1
It's a Fact: 4+1=5
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2024 SRC
25.12 - Shelby - A Birdish Year
read two books, one from two different options. Also, all books chosen for this task must have a female author.
Option 3: Happiness
Read a book that has a cover that’s at least 75% according to Tineye of any combination of the colors associated with happiness…yellow, orange, pink, or red. It can be all of one color or a combination of any of those colors to reach the 75%.
Required: Post the Cover
- 77.7% pink, yellow, orange and red, written by a woman https://labs.tineye.com/color/7a09357...Option 4: New Beginnings
Read a book where the author’s first & last initials can be found in the job titles I might be holding here soon…ACTOR, WRITER, and/or PRODUCER. Letters can only be used as many times as they appear, but can split across the words (eg Ann Patchett AP - A in Actor, P in producer).
Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon, RD in pRoDucer, author is a woman
Points this post: 25
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 75
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
25.12 - Shelby - A Birdish Year
Read two books with a female author, one from two different options.
Option 3: Happiness – Read a book with a cover at least 75% yellow, orange, pink, or red according to Tineye.
They Do It With Mirrors by Agatha Christie
Option 4: New Beginnings – Read a book where the author’s first & last initials can be found in ACTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER.
Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie
Published March 10th, 1935
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldies Ticket**
New Points: 25
Total Points: 415
Tickets as of this post: BB(3), GO(4), IaF(6)
MAZZA1Task 5.4
Read a book by a single author where the author's initials (first and last) can be found in CARL LINNAEUS.
The Wren, the Wren Anne Enright
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 5
MAZZA15.7 Trust Nobody
read a book with an MPG of Espionage or Spy Thriller.
Mr. Churchill's Secretary
MPG Espionage on more button
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 10
MAZZA110.6 - Traitor
Read a book written under a pseudonym
The Running Grave Robert Galbraith pseudonym of J KRowling
This book is 960 pages and I am claiming 2 x BB tickets
points this post = 10
points to date = 20
BB tickets this post = 10
BB tickets to date = 20
MAZZA110.8 - Spring Forward
Read the next book in a series that you've already started.
The book must be new to you,
REQUIRED: state that the book is new to you AND which book in the series you have previously read
The Eternal Ones this book is new to me, #3 in Deathless series and I have read book 2 in the series The Merciless Ones
point this post = 10
Points to date = 30
MAZZA115.3 X's and O's
Option 2: Read one book that satisfies the requirements for both books of Option 1.
contains at least 1 X in title and 2 O's in Author name
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax
Dorothy Gilman
points this post = 15
Points to date = 45
MAZZA115.5 Survey Says
Read a book that has won or been nominated for Goodreads Choice Awards
The Chalk Man
Nominee for Debut book and Mystery and thriller (2018)
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 60
MAZZA115.7 Let's Break!
Read a book where a vacation, holiday or leisure break involving at least one overnight stay is central to the story.
The House of Doors
GR info says W Somerset Maughan goes for an extended visit to Penang visiting friends. His visit is the main thread of the book
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 75
MAZZA120.3 Best Review - Lucy-Bookworm's Task: Subtitles
Read a book with a subtitle that has at least 6 words in it
Change the Story, Save the World: Efficiency Is the Name of the Game
subtitle has 7 words
This is a non-fiction book I am claiming 1 ticket
points this post = 20
Points to date = 95
IAF ticket = 1
Total IAF tickets = 1
MAZZA120.4 Golden Oldies - Hannelore's Task: I Really Like This Bowl
Option 3
Read a book where the first and last initials of the author(s) can be found in the quote “I REALLY LIKE THIS BOWL”.
Spells for Forgetting
Adrienne Young
points this post = 20
Points to date = 115
MAZZA120.6 It's a Fact - Jammin Jenny's Task: TV Family Fun
Option 4: Match Game
Read a book that has an author with a first or last name of one of the panel members from this list (they need to be on at least 20 episodes).
In the Blink of An Eye 416 pages
Jo Callaghan
Matches Jo Ann Pflug
points this post = 20
Points to date = 135
10.9 - Beware the Ides of MarchMore Than This by Patrick Ness
word in title, THIS, found in beware THe IdeS of march
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 75
MAZZA120.9 Moderators Pet - Marie-Anne's Task: Card Game Memories
Option 3 - The black suits: Read a book that is either #1, #3 or #4 in a series and has at least one of the digits 1, 3, or 4 in year of first publication
Murder Most Unladylike #1 in series and published 2014
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 155
MAZZA120.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Spring 2024 season.
How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse
this is my comment https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 175
MAZZA125.2 Tiens task - Kid's Sports
Option 1: Swimming
Read a book where author's (first & last) initials are found in one of these swimming training aids:
Using , KICKBOARD,
Hallowe'en Party. Agatha Christie initials are A &C
Option 3: Crossfit
Read a book with page count that consists of at least 2 of these numbers (0, 1, 2, 5).
The Housekeepers 320 pages using 2 and 0
points this post = 25
Points to date = 200
MAZZA125.8 - MEGSCL - Learning to read
Option 1: Read a book by an author with a first name that starts with M, S, or F.
The Wishing Game Meg Shaffer
Option 3: Read a book with the main page genre Childrens, Junior, or Middle Grade - the book must still meet the general rules for the SRC.
The Graveyard Book MPG is Middle grade
AR Bookfinder info from US site
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10.0 US
Points this post = 25
Points to date = 225
Joanne MI10.4 The Adventure Game
A book with an MPG of Adventure
Talon of the Silver Hawk
Points this task 10
Season total 90
2 IAF
MAZZA125.12 - Shelby - A Birdish Year
Read a book from the first 25 pages of the List: Books that Should be Made Into Movies
Required: State the page that your book is found on
Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros on Page 11 of the list number 1060
Option 4
Read a book where the author’s first & last initials can be found in the job titles I might be holding here soon…ACTOR, WRITER, and/or PRODUCER. Letters can only be used as many times as they appear, but can split across the words
I read an ARC of this book Moral Injuries
[This is HB edition book:Moral Injuries|199534419]
Christie Watson
points this post = 25
Points to date = 250
5.8 Roboteers, Stand ByRead a book from the first 25 pages of this Robots shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Page 1
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 65
10.10 - World Bee dayIn honour of the humble Bee, read a book where the Title AND Author name both contain the letter B
Black Bird in Title
Bazterrica in Author
Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 75
ROBIN P20.10 Group Reads
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder - David Grann
My comments are in Msg 9 of the discussion thread.
**Claiming 1 IAF pt for nonfiction
Points this post: 20
Total points: 250
BB:2 GO:2 IAF:2
JEN B20.2 Rookie at the Top - JenJ IA's Task: LEGO Masters - Play Well, Read Well!
Since LEGO is for all ages, MPG Childrens and Middle Grade books are allowed.
Option 1: Read a book written by a single author who shares their first AND last initial (ignore middle initials) with any of the initials: W, A, J, B, A, C
Here's to You, Rachel Robinson by Judy Blume
Initials JB
AR Bookfinder: IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6.0
TOTAL POINTS: 115
Kathy KS10.6 - Traitor
Read a book written under a pseudonym. REQUIRED: State the real name & pseudonym of the author, or provide a reference to indicate that the book was written under a pseudonym.
Red Adam's Lady by Grace Ingram
Real identity: Doris Sutcliffe Adams (GR & LOC)
Pseudonym: Grace Ingram
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb=288 p.
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Points for this task: 10
Total points : 115
Tasks completed: 7/62
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
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: 1
Karen DTask 20.1 Most Improved - FLY's Task: Springing To Mind
Option 3: Find a book with ALL author initials in the phrase FUZZY YELLOW DUCKLINGS
Book: Sea Change by Gina Chung, finished 3/28
Points this task: 20
Total points: 180
30.6 Amy FL's Task: The Chase is OnOption 1: Author whose name matches one of the names Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
*Author is Brandon Sanderson and Chaser is Brandon Blackwell
Option 2: 2 Zs in the title/subtitle/author's name The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 80
Books Read: 5
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed: 3
Katrisa10.1 - Tick Tock
Read a book with a clock on the cover
I read
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 375
Mod
20.4 Golden Oldies - Hannelore's Task: I Really Like This Bowl
Option 2: The Big Flower Fight - Read a book with multiple flowers clearly visible on the cover. (At least 3 flowers.)
Julie and Romeo Get Lucky. Jeanne Ray
Points: 20
Total points: 310
IAF - 1
GO - 1
Amy FL10.1 - Tick Tock
- clock on coverPoints this post: 10
Total points: 195
Amy FL10.10 - World Bee day
Below Zero by C.J. Box - letter B in Below and Box
Points this post: 10
Total points: 205
Amy FL25.5 - Delicious Dee - Bee Hive Bookclub
Option 2: It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover - author is on Dee's Bee Hive shelf
Option 3: A Month of Summer by Lisa Wingate - author's initials LW are on the list
Points this post: 25
Total points: 230
Amy FL25.10 - JenK's Task - Keep On Rolling
Option 3: The Things We Leave Unfinished - THE NILE in THE thINgs wE Leave
Option 4: Later - Audie Award for Mystery (2022)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 255
Amy FL30.1 - Katrisa's Task: Spring Zodiac
Option 1
Book 1: Goodbye Girl - Jack Swyteck, #18 (>12 books in series)
Book 2: Moon Lake - MOON in title
Points this post: 30
Total points: 285
JenJ IA20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Spring 2024 season.
Fiction: Biographical Fiction - Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon
Discussion Thread - Post #5
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 85/1085
Tasks Completed: 6/61
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 1
Katrisa30.4 - 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, or is about one or more countries in Oceania
I read The Mother-in-Law set in Melbourne, Australia
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Oceania.
I read The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth who was born in Australia
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 405
FLY Task #10.2 - Pointless
task: Read a book with a page count containing two or more zeros
book: The Recovery Agent
(my version is audio, MMPB here)
how it fits: MMPB is 400 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 5/61
BB: 0 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0
Karen DTask 25.12 - Shelby - A Birdish Year
Option 2: Good Luck - Read a book where a leading character is/becomes pregnant.
Book: She’s Come Undone finished 3/2
Dolores (main character) gets pregnant by her boyfriend at the time Dante - chapter 21, page 419: "I couldn't tell if my vomiting was from being pregnant or being abandoned. 'Your test is positive', the woman from the clinic had told me over the phone"
Option 4: New Beginnings - Read a book where the author’s first & last initials can be found in ACTOR, WRITER, and/or PRODUCER
Book: The Gathering by C.J. Tudor, finished 3/28
Points this task: 25
Total points: 205
Kai20.6 It's a Fact - Jammin Jenny's Task: TV Family Fun
OPTION 3: Read a book from pages 1-10 of this list:
There Ought to be a Band
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Page 1
New Points: 20
Tasks Competed: 4
Total Points: 70
30.6 - Amy FL’s task: The Chase is OnOption 1, author's name matches a Chasers name (James Holzhauer): Wilde in Love by Eloisa James
mass market paperback edition Wilde in Love 405 pages
Option 2, two Zs in author's name: Emma of 83rd Street by Audrey Bellezza
paperback edition Emma of 83rd Street (1) 385 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 265
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20.8 - Nickels and Dimes -Trishhartuk's Task: The Golden Shot
Option 3: Read a book with a 4+ letter title word from BERNIE THE BOLT.
A Closed and Common Orbit
Word: ORBIT
New Points: 20
Total Points: 360
Tickets as of this post: BB(3), GO(2), IaF(6)