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SPRING CHALLENGE 2024
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babbling c 10.6 - Traitor
Read a book written under a pseudonym (somebody who isn't who they claim to be!)
REQUIRED: State the real name & pseudonym of the author, or provide a reference to indicate that the book was written under a pseudonym.
Purity in Death - audible Purity in Death - mass market paperback pgs. 355 by J.D. Robb
J.D. Robb is the pseudonym of Nora Roberts
THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 115/1110
Completed Tasks: 6/62
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 1
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Pages read this season: 2,804
Books read this season: 7
JenJ IA20.9 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.
Greenwild by Pari Thomson
Greenwild #1, published 2023
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 13.0
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 165/1085
Tasks Completed: 11/61
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 3
babbling c 20.1 Most Improved - FLY's Task: Springing To Mind
3. Baby Animals! Yes, fuzzy ducklings and bunnies are the first things that come to mind when I think spring. Since the book Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings falls short of SRC requirements, let’s see if we can find a book with ALL author initials in the phrase FUZZY YELLOW DUCKLINGS. Multiple authors are okay, as long as all the initials can be found in the phrase.
Magic for Liars - kindle Magic for Liars - paperback pgs. 352 by Sarah Gailey
DUCKLINGS = Sarah Gailey
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THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 135/1110
Completed Tasks: 7/62
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 1
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Pages read this season: 3,156
Books read this season: 8
Mai20.6 It's a Fact - Jammin Jenny's Task: TV Family Fun
Option 1: Book with MPG humor
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 180
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 12
NF Tickets: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
babbling c 10.2 - Pointless
Pointless is a popular UK TV gameshow where contestants must achieve the lowest score possible - a correct answer that 100 people DIDN'T know ... a pointless answer is prized! (it is sort of the opposite of Family fortunes/Family Feud!)
Read a book with a page count containing two or more zeros.
Sun of Blood and Ruin: Sun of Blood and Ruin, Book 1 - audiobook Sun of Blood and Ruin - paperback pgs. 400 by Mariely Lares
400 pages
THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 145/1110
Completed Tasks: 8/62
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 1
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Pages read this season: 3,556
Books read this season: 9
Jen K20.10 Group Reads
How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse
Message 12: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Jen K30.5 - Truitt_T’s task: Match it Up!
Book 1: Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World - 224 pages
***Request 1 IAF Ticket for non-fiction***
Book 2: The Angel of Rome and Other Stories -274 pages
Common Word: Rome
224+274=498 > 450 pages
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 50
IAF: 1
Readerboard Name: Kathy P30.5 - Truitt_T’s task: Match it Up!
Book 1: Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know
388 pages
Book 2: What I Saw and How I Lied
284 pages
The word is WHAT
Book 1 is non-fiction and claiming 1 It's a fact ticket.
Totals
Points: 80
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Completed: 5
25.5 - Delicious Dee - Bee Hive Bookclub
Read 2 books from different options, minimum combined 501 pages.
Option 1: Read a book with BEE or HIVE intact in the title.
The Hive and the Honey: Stories, 160 pages
Option 2: Read a book by an author found on my Bee Hive shelf.
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
Paperback for page count (no mass market paperback) The Measure, 408 pages
New Points: 25
Total Points: 630
Tickets as of this post: BB(3), GO(4), IaF(7)
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.2 What Goes Around...
Spring Rain
I checked this book out from our local library.
Claiming 1 It's a fact ticket.
Totals
Points: 85
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
Total Tasks Completed: 5
Total Books Completed: 6
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2024 SRC
15.3 X's and O's
Choose One Option Below:
Option 1. Read two books, one book 1 and one book 2:
Book 1: Read a book with a title that contains at least one X
Book 2: Read a book with a single author that contains at least 2 O's in their name, first, last , or middle.
OR
Option 2: Read one book that satisfies the requirements for both books of Option 1.
REQUIRED: State which option you used
Option 2: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni
Points this post: 15
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 90
BB Tickets: 0
O Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2024 SRC
5.2 What Goes Around...
March 18th is Global Recycling Day. In honour of this, 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.
Required: state how you obtained the book.
The EC Archives: The Haunt of Fear Volume 2 purchased 2nd hand from Thrift Books
Points this post: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 95
BB Tickets: 0
O Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2024 SRC
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. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
The Search by Nora Roberts
NR in caRl liNnaeus
Points this post: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 100
BB Tickets: 0
O Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
EMurphy30.3 MAZZA1's Task: Looking Forward to the Olympics
2a: 4+ letter word in title made from LA DAME DE FER Feral Creatures by Kira Jane Buxton
*Word is FERAL
2b: Cover shows the beach
by Elin HilderbrandThis Task:
Points: 30
Books Read:2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 140
Books Read: 9
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 2
Tasks Completed: 5
25.9 Chris MD - Dance with MeOption 2, coastline on the cover: Summer at the Cape by RaeAnne Thayne
Option 3, cowboy hat on the cover: Wild Ride Cowboy by Maisey Yates
Points this post: 25
Total points: 390
20.6 It's a Fact - Jammin Jenny's Task: TV Family FunOption 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). The name must match exactly but position does not matter.
The Lost Apothecary - author: Sarah Penner
Panelist: Sarah Kennedy
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Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 20
15.5 Survey SaysRead a book that has won or been nominated for Goodreads Choice Awards
Bunny
Nominated for Best Horror in 2019
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Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 35
20.2 Rookie at the Top - JenJ IA's Task: LEGO Masters - Play Well, Read Well!Option 1: Read a book written by a single author who shares their first AND last initial (ignore middle initials) with the initials of the cast listed above (W, A, J, B, A, C).
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
Initial J and A.
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Points this Post: 20
Claiming a Golden Oldies ticket
Total Points: 55
GO: 1
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lisa’s Task: Bowling For DollarsOption B: Read a book where the author’s first and last initial can be found in one of the show titles: “Bowling For Dollars” or “Duckpins and Dollars.”
Diary - Chuck Palahniuk
Duckpins and Dollars
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Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 75
GO: 1
Karen D25.8 - MEGSCL - Learning to read
Option 1: Read a book by an author with a first name that starts with M, S, or F.
Book: Her Hidden Genius by Marie Benedict, finshed 4/7
Option 2: Read a book with a title where all words have 3 or fewer letters
Book: Not My Boy, finished 4/6
Points this task: 25
Total points: 290
Katrisa5.7 Trust Nobody
read a book with an MPG of Espionage or Spy Thriller
I read Live and Let Die
MPG Espionage
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 525
Katrisa20.7 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.
I read Autumn's Game
MPG Romance. It is #1 of the Autumn Trent series - 11 primary works in series
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 545
Lisa MD30.5 - Truitt_T’s task: Match it Up!
Book 1: Non-fiction
The Love Stories of the Bible Speak: Biblical Lessons on Romance, Friendship, and Faith by Shannon Bream
304 pgs
I claim an IAF ticket
Book 2: Matching word in title of Book 1 - LOVE
The Last Love Note by Emma Grey
384 pgs
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 190/ 1100
Total Books Read: 14
Total Tasks Completed: 13 / 61
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 4
10.10 - World Bee dayBeauty and the Clockwork Beast by Nancy Campbell Allen
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 175
Amy B5.2 What Goes Around...
March 18th is Global Recycling Day. In honour of this, read a book that is new-to-you but NOT bought new.
Required: state how you obtained the book.
Denison Avenue by Christina Wong (borrowed from the library)
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 180 Points
Readerboard name: Mel S30.7 - 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: "house"
The House in the Pines
Option 4: Read a book with a domestic dog or cat on the cover. (In this case, the FIRST domesticated dog ever!)
The Dog Master: A Novel of the First Dog
This post: 30pts
This season: 305pts
Total books: 22
Total tasks: 18
Readerboard name: Mel S20.6 - TV Family Fun
Option 4: Author shares a first or last name with one of the panel members on the list: JOYCE Bulifant
by Joyce MeyerThis post: 20pts
This season: 325pts
Total books: 23
Total tasks: 19
MEGS20.1 Most Improved - FLY's Task: Springing To Mind
Option 3: Read a book with ALL author initials in the phrase FUZZY YELLOW DUCKLING
The Road to Roswell - Connie Willis
FUZZY YELLOW DUCLING
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Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 95
GO: 1
trishhartuk20.3 Best Review - Lucy-Bookworm's Task: Subtitles
Read a book with a subtitle that has at least 6 words in it.
See What You're Missing: 31 Ways Artists Notice the World – and How You Can Too, Will Gompertz
Read the kindle edition. Top PB (Spanish): here (280pg). Top HB (English - English PB has no pagecount)): here (352pg)
It’s a Fact: MPGs include Art, Nonfiction, History and Art History
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
It’s a Fact: 1 – See What You’re Missing is nonfiction
Total Points: 310
Tasks Completed:19
It’s a Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
25.3 What's Your Favorite Challenge Type?Option 1:
Category 1: Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear
EDDIE is in the phrase TITLE WORD SPELLED FROM PHRASE
Category 2: Wave: A Memoir of Life After the Tsunami by Sonali Deraniyagala by Sonali Deraniyagala
Author initials are SD
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 125
5.7 Trust NobodyBook: Night Owl
How it fits: MPG Espionage
I listened to the audiobook. The paperback edition has 315 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 60
Mod
by Jeff Lemire / more than 3 distinct colors on coverPoints this post: 5
Total points: 210
54.4 %#2c3139Grey
31.5 %#3d6972Blue
3.4 %#653852Violet
3.0 %#da3c54Red
2.0 %#f2f118Yellow
1.4 %#8c3949Red
1.4 %#5095baBlue
1.1 %#6b6348Grey
1.1 %#b1ae29Green
0.7 %#7f7b2eBrown
Mod
Option 2 (1-book option):
Dissolved: A Novel by Sara Blaedel / title begins and ends with D; MPG Thriller (I spun suspense/thiller)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 225
Mod
Option 1-
Small Town Swoon by Melanie Harlow / author starts with M
Option 2-
On the Way to Us by Carolyn Brown / all words have 3 or less letters
Points this post: 25
Total points: 250
Mod
Option 3-
by Sophie Kinsella / female author, 83.7% cover colors are more than 75%Option 4-
Zero Days by Ruth Ware / female author, RW found in phrase
Points this post: 25
Total points: 275
54.1 %#fa8f55Orange
12.1 %#e3e6edGrey
10.6 %#f3b4bfPink
8.7 %#f6768dPink
4.6 %#f1b595Pink
3.6 %#3a180fBrown
2.4 %#e16e5cOrange
2.2 %#efd8c5Pink
1.1 %#db3c5bPink
Jen K25.3: KMarieD: What’s your favorite challenge type?
You may read one book that is 500+ pages if it fits both categories of your chosen option
Option 1: The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo- 532 pages
Category 1 word: MOST- Title word Spelled frOM
Category 2: CL- initiaLs Contained
***Requesting 1 BB ticket @532 pages***
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Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 75
IAF: 1
BB: 1
Mod
Book 1-
Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura / LOST in title; 357 pg PB
Book 2-
The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder by Douglas Preston / LOST in title, Nonfiction; 299 pg HC
Common word: LOST
Total pages: 656 > 450
Points this post: 30
Total points: 305
Jen K25.7 - Lora - Happy St. Patrick's Day
Option 1: Wearin' of the Green
In the Lives of Puppets- 432 pages
40.6 %#345d2fGreen
11.9 %#449c4fGreen
Option 2: Ireland
The Rachel Incident
Page 2 of list and author born in Ireland
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Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 100
IAF: 1
BB: 1
Mai10.7 - Springtime in Paris
Read a book set at least 75% in France
Death and Croissants by Ian Moore
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 190
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 13
NF Tickets: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Katrisa15.4 - Category Is ...
Opt 2
Category Same Name: Read a book with an author that shares a first or last name with one of the hosts
AND
Spin the wheel: https://wheelofnames.com/fep-n25 and read a book with the corresponding MPG
My MPG was crime/mystery
I read The Winter Guest by W. C. Ryan
Ryan matches RYAN SEACREST and book has MPG Mystery and Crime
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 560
Katrisa25.12 - Shelby's Task - A Birdish Year
Opt 1 - Read a book from the first 25 pages of the List: Books that Should be Made Into Movies
I read Never Lie by Freida McFadden from page 6 of the list
Opt 3 - 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.
I read youthjuice by E.K. Sathue https://sohopress.com/authors/e-k-sat...
85.7% pink according to Tineye
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 585
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.2 - Rookie at the Top - JenJ IA's Task: LEGO Masters - Play Well, Read Well!
Option 4b. Read a book with a title of 3+ words where each word shares at least one letter with the preceding word.
The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake (416 p.)
➸ Total Points: 85
➸ Total Pages: 2,199
15.4 Category Is...Option 2, title begins and ends with the same letter and MPG Fantasy (spin of the wheel): The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
Points this post: 15
Total points: 405
LoraTask: 20.8 Nickels and Dimes -Trishhartuk's Task: The Golden Shot, using Option 2
Book/Author: Tea, Cake & MURDER!: A very British cosy mystery / K.J. Heritage
How it fits: archery arrow on the cover
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 185
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
20.1 Most Improved - FLY's Task: Springing To MindOption 3:
Read a book with ALL author initials in the phrase FUZZY YELLOW DUCKLINGS.
Outdrawn by Deanna Grey
Total Points: 60
Joanne MI10.7 Springtime in Paris
Set in France
The Strangled Queen
Points this task 10
Season Total 160
3 IAF
20.10 Group ReadsI read The Mystery of Easter Island: The Story of an Expedition by Katherine Routledge.
My comment is post #2 in the Group Reads thread for this book.
*Claiming one It's A Fact ticket for non-fiction*
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 80
Task completed: 6
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 3
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.8 Roboteers, Stand By
Descender, Vol. 2: Machine Moon by Jeff Lemire
Found on page 2 of list
Points this post: 5
Total points: 415
Task completed: 30
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.4 The Adventure Game
The Thrilling Adventure Hour: Residence Evil by
Ben Acker
I used the title option.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 425
Task completed: 31
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20.6 It's a Fact - Jammin Jenny's Task: TV Family Fun
Option 3: Name that Tune
Read a book from pages 1-10 of this list:
There Ought to be a Band - Page 1, #2
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7.0
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 145/1085
Tasks Completed: 10/61
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 3