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SPRING CHALLENGE 2024
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Readerboard name: Mel S30.3 - Looking Forward to the Olympics
Option 5.
a) Read a book with a title of two or more words where the title words ALL start with the same letter: "S"
Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
b) Read a book where there is a word in the title that ends with a double vowel as in Teahupo’o: "RefugEE"
The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri
**Claim One "It's a Fact" Ticket**
This post: 30pts
This season: 525pts
Total Books: 37
Total Tasks: 31
25.1 The Fab FourOption1: The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George
Option 3: Love May Fail by Matthew Quick
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 150
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2024 SRC
20.1 Most Improved - FLY's Task: Springing To Mind
This is a one book task, choose an option and read one book for that option.
Required: State the option.
2. The Oscars! I don’t watch them on TV, but I do try and watch all the nominated movies at some point. Since Oppenheimer is leading the pack in nominations, let’s recognize its impact by reading a nonfiction book with Main Page Genre of Biography, Science, or War.
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty - MPG Biography and Science
claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket,
I listened to the audio version, there is no MMPB version, the PB version is 535 pages, claiming 1 BB ticket
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 1
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Total Points: 190
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 2
It's a Fact Tickets: 3
10.2 - PointlessRead a book with a page count containing two or more zeros (200, 400, 1000 etc)
A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas WesterbekeRead ~ 4.27.24
Pages ~ 400
Requirement ~ two zeros in 4(00)
Task Points ~ 10
Task Page Count ~ 400
Total Points ~ 285
Bookwrm526Task #15.6 Rebirth, Renew, Refresh
Read a book that is an re-imagining or retelling of a classic, fairytale, or myth. I read The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher which is a retelling of the Snow Queen as stated in the GR description.
Total points so far: 445
Readerboard name: List_addict (but I think you have me on the current readerboard as Charlston)5.2: What Goes Around …
A book that was not bought new.
Nobody Puts Romcoms In The Corner by Kathryn Freeman
Borrowed from the library
Total this challenge (for ‘Charlston’): 25
Task 15.4 - Category Is...one book option
MPG Contemporary + author matches ROB Elliott
The Trial by Rob Rinder
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665 points
10.6 - Traitor
Read a book written under a pseudonym
The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto
(From the author's Goodreads page: Banana Yoshimoto (よしもと ばなな) is the pen name of 吉本 真秀子.)
New Points: 10
Total Points: 875
Tickets as of this post: BB(6), GO(8), IaF(12)
5.10 - All The Information Is On The Task
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
One Piece, Volume 12: The Legend Begins
New Points: 5
Total Points: 880
Tickets as of this post: BB(6), GO(8), IaF(12)
5.7 - Trust Nobody
Read a book with an MPG of Espionage or Spy Thriller.
Call for the Dead
New Points: 5
Total Points: 885
Tickets as of this post: BB(6), GO(8), IaF(12)
Ana20.2 Rookie at the Top - JenJ IA's Task: LEGO Masters - Play Well, Read Well!
Option 1: The Naturals The Authors initials can be found in W, A, J, B, A, C.
This Post: 20
Total Points: 60
Barbara ★10.10 - World Bee day
read a book where the Title AND Author name both contain the letter B
Ice Tomb - Deborah Jackson 4/27
(B in tomB, B in deBorah)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 390
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Julia10330.3 - MAZZA1's task - Looking Forward to the Olympics
Option 4:
Book A: The Masqueraders (Q in title)
Book B: Kings of the North (Paladin's Legacy #2, series has five books)
The Masqueraders was first published in 1928 so claiming one Golden Oldie ticket
This post: 30 points, 1 GO
Total points: 365
BB: 5
GO: 1
NF: 2
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 26
Andy P.Task # 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 of Option 1.
Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Oceania and Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Oceania
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 544 p. Australian author, set in Australia
Points this post : 30
Total points: 300
Amy B5.1 Spring Colours
Read a book whose cover contains a minimum of three distinct colours according to TinEye.
Required: Post the cover.
The Comeback by Lily Chu - blue, grey and pink
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 305 Points
Amy B25.4: Nick KY’s Task: Nordic Noir Plus Ten
Unlike the previous task, though, mine is for adults only. No books with the genres “Children’s” or “Kids” are allowed.
The task is for 2 books that total 500 pages or more.
Book A: Read a book set primarily (at least 50%) in a Nordic country or written by a single Nordic author (by birth or by residence).
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett (set in Ljosland, Norway) - published in 2023 - 317 pages
Book B: Read a book that is connected to Book A in one of the following ways:
3. By year of first edition -- Book B was first published in the same year as Book A.
REQUIRED: Identify how Book B is related to Book A when you post.
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (published in same year, 2023) - 304 pages
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 330 Points
25.9 - Dance with MeOption 1: Read a book that is either #1, 2, or 3 in a series that has at least three books: #3 in the "The Mortal Instruments" Series
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
**Claim one "Big Book" ticket (541pg).**
Option 4: set at least 75% in Mexico, Central or South America, or Cuba, Puerto Rico, or the Dominican Republic: Set in Brazil
The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha
This post: 25pts
This season: 550pts
Total books: 39
Total tasks: 32
10.5 - Blankety BlankBook: Evil Eye: A Novel
How it fits: both words in the title start with E
I listened to the audiobook. The paperback edition has 352 pages.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 90
Mai15.8 Readers Unite!
Book with a book featured on the cover.
Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil Postman*Claim 1 Non-fiction ticket*
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 300
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 21
NF Tickets: 14
Golden Oldies: 0
Task 25.2 - Kid's Sportsoption 1: author initials in TRAINING
Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky
option 3: page count inc 2, 5
A Pocket Full of Rye
256 pages
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690 points
Jasmiina F15.5 Survey Says:
Read a book that has won or been nominated for Goodreads Choice Awards:
Life of the Party: If A Girl Screams, and Other Poems by Olivia Gatwood.
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Poetry (2019)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 75
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
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25.11 - Kathy KS’ Task : “Spring has sprung”
Option 3. Read a book first published during my father’s lifetime: 1927-1997. (Originally published in 1990).
Postmortem. Patricia Cornwell
Option 4. Read a book with a four-letter or more word in the title/subtitle that can be made from the phrase “SPRING HAS SPRUNG". (Springs)
The Ballad of Laurel Springs. Janet Beard
Points: 25
Total points: 625/1085
IAF - 7
GO - 1
Tasks - 30/61
Mai25.6 - JennRenee's Task: Pick a Genre!
Genre picked: Mystery
Book One: Book where all the letters of MYSTERY appear in the title
The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie
*Claim 1 Golden Oldie ticket - book first published in 1931*
Book Two: Read a book with at least a three word title where the first letter of every word can be found in MYSTERY
Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 325
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 23
NF Tickets: 14
Golden Oldies: 1
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2024 SRC
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 Final Girl Support Group 2021 Horror Winner
Points this post: 15
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 205
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 2
It's a Fact Tickets: 3
MaryPDX5.4 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 Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
This Task:
BB: 0
IF: 0
GO: 0
Books: 1
Points: 5
Totals:
BB: 1
IF: 2
GO: 0
Points: 110
MaryPDX10.4 - The Adventure Game
** 1 IF ticket **
Read a book with MPG Adventure OR the word Adventure or GAME in the title
REQUIRED: State whether you have used the MPG or Title word option
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
MPG Adventure
This Task:
BB: 0
IF: 1
GO: 0
Books: 1
Points: 10
Totals:
BB: 1
IF: 3
GO: 0
Points: 120
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.6 It's a Fact - Jammin Jenny's Task: TV Family Fun
Option 1: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Totals
Points: 165
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 4
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Total Books Completed: 11
Delicious Dee15.3 X's and O's
Book A - The Couple Next Door - X in NEXT
Book B - All Boys Aren’t Blue - George M. Johnson - O in George, O in Johnson; Claiming 1 its a fact ticket for non-fiction
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 410
Big Book Ticket: 1
Its a Fact: 5
Golden Oldie: 1
Delicious Dee25.1 - RobinP task The Fab Four
Option 1 - Starter Villain - John Scalzi
Option 3 - Better Witch Next Time - Song - Getting Better; Word - Better
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 535
Big Book Ticket: 1
Its a Fact: 5
Golden Oldie: 1
10.4 - The Adventure GameRead a book with MPG Adventure OR the word Adventure or Game in the title.
I chose Wild: A Journey from Lost to Found by Cheryl Strayed
MPG: Adventure
*I listened to the audiobook version: mmpb 315p (Atlantic Books)
**I’d like to claim 1 IAF ticket
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Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 175
Task Completed: 7/52
It's A Fact Tickets: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 4
Big Books Read By Page Count: 4 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
5.5 - Welcome, Watchers of Illusion
Read a book with a 4+ letter title word from the letters in KNIGHTMARE.
Word: RAIN
The Neon Rain
New Points: 5
Total Points: 890
Tickets as of this post: BB(6), GO(8), IaF(12)
25.1 - RobinP task The Fab FourRead two books from two different options.
Option #1: Their names were of course John, Paul, George and – Richard. Read a book whose author had one of those as a name part (exact).
I chose If You Would Have Told Me: A Memoir by John Stamos
Name: JOHN
*I listened to the audiobook version: no mmpb but paperback 352p (Holt Paperbacks)
**I’d like to claim 1 IAF ticket
Option #2: Read a book published in or set in the 1960’s.
I chose The Women by Kristin Hannah.
The book is set in 1965 as per GR description
*I listened to the audiobook version: no mmpb but paperback 472p (Pan Macmillan UK)
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Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 200
It's A Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 4
Big Books Read By Page Count: 4 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
50.1 - Tammy AZ's Task: Exploration Through ReadingTotal page count 750+
Option #3: Read three books with MPG of Fantasy or Science Fiction
I chose MPG Fantasy for all three books.
1. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
*I listened to the audiobook version: no mmpb but paperback 413p (Tor Books)
2. The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden
*I listened to the audiobook version: no mmpb but paperback 352p (Berkley)
3. Sophie Go's Lonely Hearts Club by Roselle Lim
*I listened to the audiobook version: no mmpb but paperback 336p (Berkley)
Total pages: 1101
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Points Earned This Post: 50
Total Points Earned: 250
It's A Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 4
Big Books Read By Page Count: 4 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Kathy KS**UNCLAIM!!** Stats adjusted below.
10.6 - 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: 0
Total points : 195-10=185
Tasks completed: 11/62-1=10/62
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
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
Sarah Stewart
10.5 - Blankety Blank
Read a book with a 2 word title where both words start with the same letter.
Lucky's Lady. by Tami Hoag
Points: 10
Total Points: 65
10.5 - Blankety Blank
Read a book with a 2 word title where both words start with the same letter.
Lucky's Lady. by Tami Hoag
Points: 10
Total Points: 65
Amy FL20.1 Most Improved - FLY's Task: Springing To Mind
Option 2: Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives In World War II - Nonfiction with MPG War
Points this post: 20
Total points: 645
Amy FL20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Lois' Task: The Dating Game
Shades of Earth - MPG Romance, #3 in Across the Universe series
Points this post: 20
Total points: 665
Amy FL25.7 - Lora - Happy St. Patrick's Day
Option 1:
- 365 pages in the paperback edition and >70% green per TineyeOption 2: The Searcher (on page one of the Ireland Books list) by Tana French who was born in Ireland
Points this post: 25
Total points: 690
Amy FL25.11 - Kathy KS’ Task : “Spring has sprung”
Option 2: Weekends with Daisy - DAISY in title
Option 4: Damnation Spring - Spring in title for SPRING has sprung
Points this post: 25
Total points: 715
Karen DTask 30.5 - Truitt_T’s task: Match it Up!
Book 1: Family Meal
Book 2: Couple Found Slain: After a Family Murder
Points this task: 30
Total points: 600
Amy FL30.2 - Susan A's Task: Word Search
Task 1: Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber - HEART is in sTEpHAnie gaRber
Task 2: Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts - NORA in stARs Of fortuNe
Points this post: 30
Total points: 745
Sue T20.2 -JenJ IA - LEGO Masters - Play Well, Read Well!
Option 4B: book with a title of at least three words (ignore subtitles) where each word must share at least one letter (in any position) with the word preceding it
A Heart Like Home: a Novel by Christine Nolfi
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 90/1110
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 7
Bookwrm526Task #50.1 - Exploration Through Reading
Option 3 - Flights of Fancy: Not everyone likes to travel physically so in this option read three books with each book having a MPG of Fantasy or Science Fiction. I chose the MPG Fantasy.
Book 1: I read The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (387p).
Book 2: I read Swim Home to the Vanished by Brendan Shay Basham (232p).
Book 3: I read Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (227p).
387+232+227 = 846 pages.
Total points so far: 495
ROBIN P25.12 Shelby's Task: A Birdish Year
Option 3: Happiness –
cover that’s at least 75% according to Tineye of any combination of yellow, orange, pink, or red.
Close to Death -
- 90% red per TineyeOption 4: New Beginnings
Author’s first & last initials can be found in ACTOR, WRITER, and/or PRODUCER. - The Glory Cloak: A Novel of Louisa May Alcott and Clara Barton - Patricia O'Brien - PO found in PRODUCER
Points this post: 25
Total points: 475
BB:2 GO:2 IAF:7
30.5 - Truitt_T’s task: Match it Up!Two books with an identical word in the title:
Nonfiction Three Girls from Bronzeville: A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood by Dawn Turner
paperback edition Three Girls from Bronzeville: A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood 336 pages
Fiction The Promise Girls by Marie Bostwick
paperback edition The Promise Girls 346 pages
The word is Girls.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 570
Kathy KS50.1 - Tammy AZ's Task: Exploration Through Reading
Your books must have a total page count of 750+ pages
Option 2 - Intercontinental Travel: Read three books with each book being set on a different continent.
Red Adam's Lady by Grace Ingram
Set in Europe (England (GR))
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb=288 p.
Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell
Set in North America (New York City area) "... a young Manhattan emergency room doctor..." (GR description)
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb=320 p.
Devil's Peak by Deon Meyer
Set in South Africa (GR)
409 pages
Total pages: 288+320+409=1017 (>750)
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Points for this task: 50
Total points : 235
Tasks completed: 11/62
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
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
trishhartuk10.3 Dusty Bin
Read a book written, an author whose initials can be found in DUSTY BIN.
Bookshops & Bonedust, Travis Baldree
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (352pg)
dusTy Bin
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 425
Tasks Completed:26
It’s a Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
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Task 30.1 - Katrisa's Task: Spring Zodiac
Option 2:
Book 1:Fourth Wing, finished 4/16
- On p. 10 of the Quest list
Book 2: The Restless Kings: Henry II, His Sons and the Wars for the Plantagenet Crown, finished 4/27
points this task :30
Total points: 570