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SPRING CHALLENGE 2024
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Bookwrm526Task #10.5 - Blankety Blank
Read a book with a 2 word title where both words start with the same letter. I read Freedom Fire by Daniel José Older (IL: MG; BL 5.7; AR 9.0).
Total points so far: 655
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5.3 P-P-P-Pick Up A Penguin
Read a book that has been published as a Penguin Classic: The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes
How Fits: Penguin Classic Edition
Claiming 1 Golden Oldies Tickets - Published: 1893
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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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: Pentacles and Pelting Plants
How Fits: Author - Amy Lane
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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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: Make Mine a Cowboy
How Fits: Title - Make MINE a Cowboy
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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5.7 Trust Nobody
Read a book with an MPG of Espionage or Spy Thriller: The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax
How Fits: MPG - Espionage
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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5.8 Roboteers, Stand By
Read a book from the first 25 pages of this Robots shelf: A Psalm for the Wild-Built
How Fits: On Page 1 of Robots Shelf
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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5.9 What is the Seasonal Reading Challenge?
Read a book with ! Or ? In the title or subtitle: Too Hot!: A men in uniforms romance
How Fits: Title - Too Hot!
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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10.1 - Tick Tock
Read a book with a clock on the cover: Alistair in Wonderland
How Fits: Cover - Pocket Watch with face showing
Points this post: 10
Total points: 45
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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10.5 - Blankety Blank
Read a book with a 2 word title where both words start with the same letter.: Stone Skin
How Fits: Title - Stone Skin
Points this post: 10
Total points: 55
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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10.7 - Springtime in Paris
Read a book set at least 75% in France: You Slay Me
How Fits: Location - France
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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10.8 - Spring Forward
Read the next book in a series that you've already started and NTY: Heartbeats in a Haunted House
How Fits: Book is NTY / #4 in Hedge Witches Lonely Hearts Club Series / Previously read - Shortbread and Shadows/Portals and Puppy Dogs/Pentacles and Pelting Plants
Points this post: 10
Total points: 75
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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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: King of Sword and Sky
How Fits: Title - King of SWORD and Skty
Points this post: 10
Total points: 85
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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10.10 - World Bee day
Read a book where the Title AND Author name both contain the letter B: Tangled Webs
How Fits: Title - Tangled WeBs / Author: Anne Bishop
Points this post: 10
Total points: 95
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Nick KY25.4 Nick KY’s Task: Nordic Noir Plus Ten
Book A. I read The Island by Ragnar Jónasson, Set in Iceland. 1st pub’d 2016. 336 pp
Book B. I read All That Man Is by David Szalay, 1st pub’d 2016. (Opt. B.3.) 358 pp
Total pp = 694 > required 500
Point This Post: 25
Total Points: 1085
Barring anything unforeseen, that's a finish.
Gangee Readers Unite! 15.8 
bySosuke Natsukawa a book with a book featured on its cover
points 15
total 20
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5.10 All The Information Is On The Tasky
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.: Huntress
Ebook Verified: Here
How Fits: Choice
Points this post: 5
Total points: 100
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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15.2 -It's A Match
Book 1
Read two book each with a different single author, whose first or last name match.: The Shadow Queen
How Fits: Author - Anne Bishop
AND
Book 2
Read two book each with a different single author, whose first or last name match.: Dragonseye
How Fits: Author - Anne McCaffery
Points this post: 15
Total points: 115
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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15.3 X's and O's
Book 1
Read a book with a title that contains at least one X: The Billionaire's Fixer Upper
How Fits: Title - The Billionaire's FiXer Upper
AND
Book 2
Read a book with a single author that contains at least 2 O's in their name, first, last , or middle.: Hard as Stone
How Fits: Author - ROry Ni COileain
Points this post: 15
Total points: 130
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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15.7 Let's Break!
Read a book where a vacation, holiday or leisure break involving at least one overnight stay is central to the story.: Dragos Takes a Holiday
How Fits: Description - "Dragos Cuelebre needs a vacation. So does Pia, his mate. When the First Family of the Wyr head to Bermuda for some much needed R&R, it's no ordinary undertaking..."
Points this post: 15
Total points: 145
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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20.1 Most Improved - FLY's Task: Springing To Mind
Option 3
Read a book with ALL author initials in the phrase FUZZY YELLOW DUCKLINGS.: Moon Spinners
How Fits: Author - Sally Goldenbaum
Points this post: 20
Total points: 165
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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20.2 Rookie at the Top - JenJ IA's Task: LEGO Masters - Play Well, Read Well!
Option 3
Read a book that is #4 or #5 in a series.: Semi-Sane
How Fits: Series - #5 in Harper Hall Investigations
Points this post: 20
Total points: 185
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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20.3 Best Review - Lucy-Bookworm's Task: Subtitles
Read a book with a subtitle that has at least 6 words in it.: To Speak for the Trees: My Life's Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest
How Fits: Subtitle - My Life's Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest
Points this post: 20
Total points: 205
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
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20.4 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”.: Games of the Heart
How Fits: Author - Kristen Ashley
Claiming 1 Big Book Tickets - 595pgs
Points this post: 20
Total points: 225
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lisa’s Task: Bowling For Dollars
Option A
Read a book where the letters “WBAL” can be found in the title and/or author’s name.: Black Coral
How Fits: Title - BLAck Coral / Author - AndreW Mayne
Points this post: 20
Total points: 245
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
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20.8 Nickels and Dimes -Trishhartuk's Task: The Golden Shot
Option 3
Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the title, that can be made from the letters in EITHER “BOB MONKHOUSE” OR “BERNIE THE BOLT”.: Wicked Bite
How Fits: Phrase - BEnI The Bolt / Title - Wicked BITE
Points this post: 20
Total points: 285
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
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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.: Stone Heart
How Fits: Series - #3 in The Gargoyles of Arrington / Published - 2023
Points this post: 20
Total points: 305
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Mod
Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey / TB in phrase
Points this post: 10
Total points: 675
JenJ IA30.7 - TessaVanessa’s Task: The Price is Right
Read two books, from two different options.
Required: State the options.
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.
Required: State the word. - DAYS
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
Option 4: Read a book with a domestic dog or cat on the cover.
Required: Post the cover.
Leonard by Carlie Sorosiak
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7.0
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 335/1085
Tasks Completed: 20/61
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 5
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Option 1-
Devil Is Fine by John Vercher / JOHN author
I have an advance copy of this
Option 3-
Surprise Love Affair by Ali Parker / LOVE in 'All You Need is Love'
Points this post: 25
Total points: 700
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Task 1-
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer / GAME spelled from author
Task 2-
Into the Fire by Irene Hannon / IRENE spelled from title
Points this post: 30
Total points: 730
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5.1 Spring Colours
Read a book whose cover contains a minimum of three distinct colours according to TinEye: Lube Job
How Fits: Black - 38.3% / Brown - 13.9% / Grey - 12.6% / Green - 11.7% / Pink - 3.7%
Points this post: 5
Total points: 310
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
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25.3: KMarieD: What’s your favorite challenge type?
Option 1 / Category 1
Read a book with at least a four letter word in the title or subtitle that can be spelled from the phrase TITLE WORD SPELLED FROM PHRASE: Team Phison
How Fits: Title - TEAM Phison
AND
Option 1 / Category 2
Read a book with all author initials, middle initials count if the author has one, in the phrase AUTHOR INITIALS CONTAINED IN PHRASE: Barely Regal
How Fits: Author - E. Davies
Points this post: 25
Total points: 335
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
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Option 3: All books have MPG Fantasy
Book 1-
Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey; 464 pg HC
Book 2-
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh; 336 pg PB
Book 3-
Murtagh by Christopher Paolini; 688 pg PB
Total pages: 1488 > 750
Points this post: 50
Total points: 780
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25.8 - MEGSCL - Learning to read
Option 1
Read a book by an author with a first name that starts with M, S, or F.: You Never Know
How Fits: Author - Mary Calmes
AND
Option 3
Read a book with the main page genre Childrens, Junior, or Middle Grade : Dealing with Dragons
How Fits: MPG - Middle Grade & Childrens / BL - 5.5 & AR 8.0
Points this post: 25
Total points: 360
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
25.4: Nick KY’s Task: Nordic Noir Plus TenBook A: Read a book set primarily (at least 50%) in a Nordic country or written by a single Nordic author
The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg 391 pages, set in Sweden, published in 2003
Book B; Option 3: 3. By year of first edition -- Book B was first published in the same year as Book A.
I read an ebook version of What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal linked to most popular paperback,-no MMPB , 258 pages published in 2003
Link between the 2 books is that they were both published in the same year
Total Page count is 649 which is greater than 500
New Points: 25
Total Points: 300
BB: 1
IaF: 5
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25.12 - Shelby - A Birdish Year
Option 2
Read a book where a leading character is/becomes pregnant.: Raven: Part Two
How Fits: On p.269 - '"Well, this confirms it," said Dr. Everard Drake as he palpated Sorin's pelvis. "You certainly are pregnant. I'd wager you must be a good two months along."'
AND
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: Deadly Intent
How Fits: Author - Pamela Clare
Points this post: 25
Total points: 385
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Kristen IA5.8 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.
Ungifted by Gordon Korman - Page 3
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8.0
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 245/1085
Tasks Completed: 19/61
BB: 0
GO: 1
NF: 3
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UNCLAIMING THIS TASK
Option 3
Read a book with ALL author initials in the phrase FUZZY YELLOW DUCKLINGS.: Moon Spinners
How Fits: Author - Sally Goldenbaum
Points this post: 20
Total points: 165
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Kristen IA15.5 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. - 2014 Best Fiction nominee
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 260/1085
Tasks Completed: 20/61
BB: 0
GO: 1
NF: 3
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30.1 - Katrisa's Task: Spring Zodiac
Option 1 / Book 1
Read a book from a series with at least 12 published works. : A Dragon's Fortune
How Fits: Series - Magic Emporium / From Series Page - 12 primary works\
Page Count - 174pgs
AND
Option 1 / Book 2
Read a book with the word MOON in the title : Moon Spinners
How Fits: Title - MOON Spinners
Page Count - 336pgs
Total Page Count - 510pgs
Points this post: 30
Total points: 395
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
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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: The Rosetta Coin
How Fits: Title - The ROSETTA Coin
AND
Option 3
Read a book that includes the number(s) you spun in the page count: Raven: Part One: A Forbidden Desires Spin-Off Story
How Fits: Spun - 30 / Page Count - 360
Points this post: 30
Total points: 425
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
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30.7 - TessaVanessa’s Task: The Price is Right
Option 3 / Book 1
Read three books with each book having a MPG of Fantasy or Science Fiction.: Brought to Light
How Fits: MPG - Fantasy
Page Count - 185pgs
AND
Option 3 / Book 2
Read three books with each book having a MPG of Fantasy or Science Fiction.: Gale Force
How Fits: MPG - Fantasy
Page Count - 322pgs
AND
Option 3 / Book 3
Read three books with each book having a MPG of Fantasy or Science Fiction.: Fake Dates and Fanged Mistakes
How Fits: MPG - Fantasy
Page Count - 336pgs
Total Page Count - 843pgs
Points this post: 50
Total points: 475
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Kristen IA25.5 - Delicious Dee - Bee Hive Bookclub
Read 2 books that meet 2 of the different options. Your minimum page count must exceed 500pgs (so 501+)
Required: State the options you used.
Option 1: Read a book where BEE or HIVE can be found intact in the title (not subtitle).
The Beekeeper's Cottage by Emma Davies - 284 pages
Option 4: Read a book that can be found on the first 25 pages of either African Literature or France lists
REQUIRED: state the list & page you found the book on. - France list - Page 5
The Postcard by Anne Berest - 464 pages
284 + 464 = 748 pages total
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 285/1085
Tasks Completed: 21/61
BB: 0
GO: 1
NF: 3
Amy B5.3 P-P-P-Pick Up A Penguin
Read a book that has been published as a Penguin Classic according to this Wiki list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... OR where a Penguin Classics edition of the book exists on Goodreads.
The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts by Arthur Miller
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 625 Points
Lindsey IL15.8 - Readers Unite!
Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater
book on cover
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 240
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 7
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 17
delicious dee20.3 Best Review - Lucy-Bookworm's Task: Subtitles
F*cked: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That's Screwed - claiming 1 its a fact ticket
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 725
Big Book Ticket: 1
Its a Fact: 8
Golden Oldie: 1
Lindsey IL25.12 - Shelby - A Birdish Year
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
option 1, on page 1 of Books That Should Be Made into Movies list
Curse the Day by Annabel Chase
option 4, Annabel Chase initials found in ACTOR
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 265
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 7
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 19
Lindsey IL20.10 - Group Reads
Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon
posted in discussion thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 285
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 7
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 20
Amy O.30.3 - MAZZA1's task - Looking Forward to the Olympics
2 books
Option 3 - La Concorde
a) Letters " BMX " appear anywhere in the title - The Marriage Box
b) At least THREE DIFFERENT 3 letter words in the title - Dear Mom and Dad: A Letter About Family, Memory, and the America We Once Knew [Dear Mom and Dad]
I claim one It's a Fact ticket for Dear Mom and Dad: A Letter About Family, Memory, and the America We Once Knew
This task: 30 points
Total points: 120 points
Tasks completed: 4
It's a Fact: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book: 0
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5.2 What Goes Around...read a book that is new-to-you but NOT bought new
Heart of Dixie, by Tami Hoag
Bought this book used from Thirftbooks
Points: 5
Total points: 90