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[Apple]

25.2 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: TRAINING FIN, KICKBOARD, PULLBUOY

The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing
puLlbuOy

I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone (nonfiction)**

Option 3: Crossfit
The teen is lifting 102.5kg for dead lift these days. Read a book with page count that consists of with at least 2 of these numbers (0, 1, 2, 5)

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes
259 pages

I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride (nonfiction)**

Point this Post: 25
Total Points:140

IAFs this post: 2
Total IAFs to date: 9

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[Apple]

25.5 - Delicious Dee - Bee Hive Bookclub

Option 2: Read a book by an author found on my Bee Hive shelf – you may read a specific book that is on my list, or any other book by the author.

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Option 4: Read a book that can be found on the first 25 pages of France list
REQUIRED: state the list & page you found the book on.

My Life in France by Julia Child
Page 1, France Books List

I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for My Life in France (nonfiction)**

Point this Post: 25
Total Points:165

IAFs this post: 1
Total IAFs to date: 10

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[Kristen]

Kristen IA

5.2 What Goes Around...

Read a book that is new-to-you but NOT bought new - for example, borrowed from a library, bought second-hand, or passed on by a friend or family member.

The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding

Required: state how you obtained the book. - Checked out from the library.

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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 75/1085
Tasks Completed: 7/61
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2

[Christine]

Christine V

10.8 - Spring Forward
The Strangled Queen
This book was new to me. I previously read The Iron King.


Points this post: 10

Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 3

[Lois]

10.9 - Beware the Ides of March


Title word from BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH: My Side of the River by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez

The word is Side.

Points this post: 10
Total points: 340

[Lois]

25.12 - Shelby - A Birdish Year


Option 3, cover at least 75% a combination of yellow, orange, pink or red: A Love Catastrophe by Helena Hunting


61.5% yellow
9.9% + 4.8% + 2.2% orange
6% red

Option 4, author initials in WRITER: A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

Points this post: 25
Total points: 365

[Tien]

20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Lois' Task: The Dating Game
Supernova: Akar (Supernova #2) by Dee Lestari

Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 135

[Joanne]

Joanne MI

20.6 It's a Fact - Jammin Jenny's Task: TV Family Fun

Option 1: MPG of Humor

Hope for the Best

Points this task 20
Season Total 150
3 IAF

[Melanie]

Readerboard name: Mel S

20.1 - Most improved - Springing To Mind

Option 3: ALL author initials in the phrase fuzzy yellow duCkLings

Terminal Freeze by Lincoln Child

This post: 20pts
This season: 275pts
Total books: 20
Total tasks: 17

[Dee]

Delicious Dee

25.8 - MEGSCL - Learning to read
Option 1: - The Female of the Species - Mindy McGinnis
Option 2: - End of Men

Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 275
Big Book Ticket: 1
Its a Fact: 3

[Angela]

Angela IL
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Lois' Task: The Dating Game
Read a book with MPG Romance that is #1, #2, or #3 in a series that has at least 3 published books in the series.
Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings-4/6

Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 85
Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 4

[Angela]

Angela IL
20.9 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.
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano-4/3
Read via Kindle/No MMPB/ PB version: Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice
4th in series/ Publication 2024 (4)

Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 105
Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 5

[Deborah]

Deborah

10.9 - Beware the Ides of March

The Boy Who Cried Bear
C.R.I.E.D: IDEs maRCh

Points this post: 10
Total Points: 165
Books Read: 14
Tasks Done: 12

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Jayme(the ghostreader)
10.4 The Adventure Game
Read a book with adventure as an MPG
Foundationby Mercedes Lackey
MPG adventure
Task +10
Grand total: 75

[Sarah]

Sarah E

5.1 Spring Colours



This is my one 80-99 page book allowed for one 5 point task.

TinEye results:
59.2 % #15152b Black
13.0 % #fbed2a Yellow
6.3 % #4b4b5c Grey
5.6 % #f3f3f1 White
5.4 % #45d354 Green
4.7 % #4b97c5 Blue
2.8 % #f76a5b Orange
1.6 % #9b9ba1 Grey
1.0 % #cd5d55 Red
0.3 % #994a4a Brown

Total Points: 5

[Julia]

Julia103

20.9 Moderators Pet - Marie-Anne's Task: Card Game Memories

Option 3: The Templar Treasure (#3 in series, pub date 1993)

This post: 20 points
Total points: 250
BB: 5
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 17

[Sarah]

Sarah E

5.8 Roboteers, Stand By

Exit Strategy - on page 1 of the list
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is Çıkış Stratejisi

Total Points: 10

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Jayme(the ghostreader)
10.4 The Adventure Game
Foundationby Mercedes Lackey
MPG adventure on main page

Task +10
Grand total: 75

[Sarah]

Sarah E

15.4 Category Is...

Option 2: Title begins and ends with T; my spin was MPG Poetry

to drink coffee with a ghost
I read a kindle edition, the only print edition is the hardcover - To Drink Coffee with a Ghost

Non Fiction, claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket.

Total Points: 25
Total NF: 1

[Sarah]

Sarah E

15.7 Let's Break!

THAMES DOESN'T RHYME WITH JAMES

The main character is on vacation in London over Christmas.

From the GR description: While spending Christmas in London with her family, her boyfriend, and his family, 15-year-old Kendra finds herself roaming the city in another scavenger hunt, like the one in New York the previous summer.

The description for this edition Thames Doesn't Rhyme with James is slightly clearer: Kendra cannot wait for her Christmas holiday in London...

AR Bookfinder: IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4.0

Total Points: 40

[Heather(Gibby)]

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. Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
REQUIRED: State the word

My Word is HEART-TE from The, and ARH from March

I listened to an audio version of Half a Heart

New Points: 10
Total Points: 125
BB: 1
IaF: 2

[Brigia]

10.4 - The Adventure Game

Book: The Vaster Wilds
How it fits: MPG Adventure

Points this post: 10
Total points: 55

[Dee]

Delicious Dee

5.3 P-P-P-Pick Up A Penguin
Cannery Row - Claiming 1 golden oldie, first published in 1945

Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 280
Big Book Ticket: 1
Its a Fact: 3
Golden Oldie: 1

[Andy]

Andy P.
Task # 10.5 - Blankety Blank
Read a book with a 2 word title where both words start with the same letter.
Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
Points this post: 10
Total points: 110

[Kristen]

Kristen IA

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.

Lore Olympus, Vol. 2 by Rachel Smythe

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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 80/1085
Tasks Completed: 8/61
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2

[Kristen]

Kristen IA

5.5 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.

Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

The word is "Than"

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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 85/1085
Tasks Completed: 9/61
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2

[Barbara ★]

Barbara ★

20.6 - It's a Fact - Jammin Jenny's Task: TV Family Fun
Option 1: Read a book with MPG humor
Plan for the Worst - Jodi Taylor 4/6

Points this task: 20
Total points: 210
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)

[Kristen]

Kristen IA

5.7 Trust Nobody
Read a book with an MPG of Espionage or Spy Thriller.

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7.0

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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 90/1085
Tasks Completed: 10/61
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2

[Lindsey]

Lindsey IL



5.3 - P-P-P-Pick Up A Penguin

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

The linked edition to this book is a Penguin Classic

This is classified as UG on AR Bookfinder.



Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 170

Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 6
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 11

[Kristen]

Kristen IA

30.5 - Truitt_T’s task: Match it Up!
Read two books with an identical 4 or more letter word in the title or subtitle. One of your chosen books MUST be Non-Fiction.

Drowning by T.J. Newman - 304 pages

How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by K.C. Davis - 160 pages

*****I claim 1 "It's A Fact" ticket*****

The total page count for the two books must be 450 pages or more. - 160 + 304 = 464 pages

Required: Note the common title word. - "Drowning"
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 120/1085
Tasks Completed: 11/61
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3

[JenJ]

JenJ IA

5.1 Spring Colours
Read a book whose cover contains a minimum of three distinct colours according to TinEye.
The Many Lives of Mama Love (Oprah's Book Club): A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing by Lara Love Hardin


62.4 % Red
19.4 % Black
7.5 % Grey
7.5 % Brown
3.3 % Pink

*****I claim 1 "It's a Fact" ticket*****

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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 90/1085
Tasks Completed: 7/61
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 2

[Lucy-Bookworm, Moderator]

15.6 Rebirth, Renew, Refresh
Read a book that is an re-imagining or retelling of a classic, fairytale, or myth.
The Boy Lost in the Maze
This has MPG Retellings and incorporates the Greek myth of Theseus and also the Minotaur

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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 75 + 15 = 90
Total Tasks Completed: 6
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 3

[Lucy-Bookworm, Moderator]

30.4 - Cat's Task: Books of Oceania
Option 2: One Book Option
Read one book of at least 500 pages that fits both criteria
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Oceania
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Oceania.

The True Story of Maddie Bright

The story is set entirely in Australia and the author was born in Brisbane, Australia as per her GR page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

The book is 504 pages

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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 90 + 30 = 120
Total Tasks Completed: 7
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 3

[C]

Lora
Task: 15.4 Category Is..., Using Option 2 with Category Same Letter and Wheel Spin of Romance
Book/Author: The Sound of Light / Sarah Sundin
How it fits: title starts and ends with T, and is MPG Romance

Points for this task: 15
Total points: 165
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 0

[Amy]

Amy B

20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Lois' Task: The Dating Game
Read a book with MPG Romance that is #1, #2, or #3 in a series that has at least 3 published books in the series.

Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block (Weetzie Bat #1 of 6 in series)

This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 175 Points

[Christine]

Christine V

5.4 What's In A Name?
A Season of Monstrous Conceptions by Lina Rather


Points this post: 5

Total points: 120
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 3

[Tien]

30.7 - TessaVanessa’s Task: The Price is Right
Option 1: Read a book with a word of five letters or more that can be made from COME ON DOWN, YOU’RE THE NEXT CONTESTANT. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Silver Under Nightfall (Reaper #1) by Rin Chupeco
word in title, UNDER, can be made from comE oN Down, yoU'Re the next contestant

Option 4: Read a book with a domestic dog or cat on the cover. It can be a live animal or a drawing as long as you can tell it is a cat or dog.
Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi


Total this Post: 30
Season Total: 165

[Karen Michele]

30.2 - Susan A's Task: Word Search

Task 1:
Read a book that has a four letter or more word in the title (not subtitle) that can be made from the author's name.

The word face can be made from the letters of the author's name: FrAnCEs

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

Task 2:
Read a book with an author whose first or last name is at least 4 letters long. Use the letters in the title (not subtitle) to spell the author's first or last name.

The letters in Lauren can be found in the title. voLUptuous pEANut butteR

The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam

Task Total: 30
Season Total: 105

[Candace]

Candace W

25.9 Chris MD - Dance with Me

Option 1: Read a book that is either #1, 2, or 3 in a series that has at least three books. The series name must be present in grayscale on the Goodreads main page. For this task only whole numbers are allowed.

Book #3 in Crescent City Series

House of Earth and Blood


Option 2: Read a book that shows a coastline on the cover.

300 Days of Sun



Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2

Total Points: 25
Tasks Completed:1

[Karen Michele]

30.7 - TessaVanessa’s Task: The Price is Right

Option 1: COME ON DOWN:
Read a book with a word of five letters or more that can be made from COME ON DOWN, YOU’RE THE NEXT CONTESTANT. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.

coMe Down yoU're conteStAnt

Word: Dumas

The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Option 2: PRICING GAMES:
A few of the games I remember are Plinko, Grocery Game, Cliff Hangers, Safe Crackers, Dice Game, Bonkers, and Bullseye. Read a book with a title, subtitle and/or author that includes all the letters in one of these games.

Cliff Hangers: EFFeCtS LIviNG bAckwaRds Heidi

The Effect of Living Backwards by Heidi Julavits

Task Total: 30
Season Total: 135

[Cat]

Task 20.1 - Springing To Mind

option 3: author initials in YELLOW DUCKLING
Flag in Exile by David Weber

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430 points

[Cat]

Task 20.5 - Bowling For Dollars

option 1: WBAL in author name
Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo

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450 points

[Christina (AKA Babbling)]

babbling c

15.5 Survey Says

Read a book that has won or been nominated for Goodreads Choice Awards
link: https://www.goodreads.com/choiceaward...

Required: State the category and year for the winner or nomination.

The Unmaking of June Farrow - audiobook The Unmaking of June Farrow - paperback pgs. 320 by Adrienne Young

Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Fantasy (2023)



THIS POST
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 85/1110
Completed Tasks: 4/62
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 1
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Pages read this season: 2,156
Books read this season: 5

[Julia]

Julia103

5.3 P-P-P-Pick Up A Penguin

The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries

This post: 5 points
Total points: 255
BB: 5
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 18

[Christina (AKA Babbling)]

babbling c

20.2 Rookie at the Top - JenJ IA's Task: LEGO Masters - Play Well, Read Well!

Option 3: The American LEGO Masters series completed its 4th season at the end of 2023 and the 5th season is anticipated for Fall 2024.
Read a book that is #4 or #5 in a series.

Grace Takes Off - audible Grace Takes Off - mass market paperback pgs. 293 by Julie Hyzy

Manor House Mystery #4




THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 105/1110
Completed Tasks: 5/62
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 1
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Pages read this season: 2,449
Books read this season: 6

[JenJ]

JenJ IA

15.10 Take A Mental Health Day
Read a Non-Fiction book with a MPG Mental Health/Mental Illness

The Book of Boundaries by Melissa Urban

*****I claim 1 It's A Fact ticket*****

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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 105/1085
Tasks Completed: 8/61
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 3

[Jenny]

JENNY H

5.1 Spring colours
Read a book whose cover contains a minimum of three distinct colours according to TinEye.

På kudde av gräs

Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0

[Jenny]

JENNY H

5.2 What Goes Around...
Read a book that is new-to-you but NOT bought new.

Prudence, borrowed from the library.

Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 10
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0

[Jenny]

JENNY H

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.

Skogslandet – En granskning by Lisa Röstlund, initials LR found in CA_RL_

*I'd like to claim a nonfiction ticket*

Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 15
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1

[JenJ]

JenJ IA

20.1 Most Improved - FLY's Task: Springing To Mind
3. Baby Animals! Read a book with ALL author initials in the phrase FUZZY YELLOW DUCKLINGS.

Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly

IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9.0

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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 125/1085
Tasks Completed: 9/61
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 3