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SPRING CHALLENGE 2024
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Genre is Historical fiction
Option 2: Read one book with a title that begins and ends with the same letter (all words count) and is the MPG spun- Historical fiction
read A Tempest of Tea
books this post 15
total points 900
Kai5.5 Welcome, Watchers of Illusion
Read a book where the title contains a word of 4+ letters found in KNIGHTMARE.
King Nyx by Kirsten Bakis
KING - KNIGhtmare
New Points: 5
Tasks Competed: 18
Total Points: 305
Lisa MD15.3 - X's and O's
Option 2: Title contains an "X" and Author's Name contains 2 "O's"
The Autoimmune Fix: How to Stop the Hidden Autoimmune Damage That Keeps You Sick, Fat, and Tired Before It Turns Into Disease by Tom O'Bryan
352 pgs
I claim an IAF ticket
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 505 / 1100
Total Books Read: 38
Total Tasks Completed: 29 / 61
Big Book Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 7
Bookwrm526Task #20.1 - Springing To Mind
Option 1: Read a book with a drink on the cover. I read Live and Let Chai by Bree Baker, which has a spilled glass of sweet tea on the cover. I had the cover approved in the task help thread at posts 16 and 17, since it was spilled!
Total points so far: 710
5.10 All The Information Is On The TaskYou Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World by Ada Limon
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 310
15.6 Rebirth, Renew, RefreshRead a book that is an re-imagining or retelling of a classic, fairytale, or myth.
A reimagining of Huck Finn by Mark Twain.
James by Percival Everett
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 325
15.7 Let's Break!Read a book where a trip, vacation, or getaway is central to the story.
Trip to a destination wedding on an island off the Ireland coast
This book was approved in the help thread for another reader.
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 340
25.8 - MEGSCL - Learning to readOption 1: Kids don't start reading with ABC any more, the first letters they learn are M, S and F. Read a book by an author with a first name that starts with M, S, or F.
Sy - S
Secrets of the Octopus by Sy Montgomery
Option 2: For a long time, all the books she read were composed solely of 3-letter words. Read a book with a title where all words have 3 or fewer letters (subtitles excluded), e.g. I Let You Go, Us, The Bay
Day by Michael Cunningham
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 365
50.1 - Tammy AZ's Task: Exploration Through Reading750 Pages: 336 + 272 + 174 = 782p
Option 2 - Intercontinental Travel: Read three books with each book being set on a different continent. For this task Russia is considered Asia.
Europe (Norway)
The Looking-Glass Sisters by Gøhril Gabrielsen
Australia
Theft: A Love Story by Peter Carey
South America (Trinidad)
Hungry Ghosts by Kevin Jared Hosein
Task Total: 50
Season Total: 415
Task 25.7 - Happy St. Patrick's DayOption 1: Wearin' of the Green
Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% green according to TinEye AND has minimum 317 pages.
Required: post the cover.
According to TinEye
GREEN = 20.5 + 11.8 + 9.9 + 3.4 + 3.2 + 2.1 + 1.8 = 52.7%
Pagecount is 323 which is > 317
A Catered St. Patrick's Day (A Mystery with Recipes #8) (2012) by Isis Crawford (Hardcover 323 pages)
Option 2: Ireland
Read a book written by an author born in Ireland.
Required: if not obvious from the book's GR page, provide a reference.
Link states author was born in Dublin, Ireland
https://suejleonard.com/articles/begi...
(look under the section:
Who is Caitriona Lally )
Eggshells (2015) by Caitriona Lally (Paperback 276 pages)
Total pages must be 500 or more pages.
323 + 276 = 599 > 500 pages
275 + 25 = 300
Tasks Completed: 14
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 275 + 25 = 300
Books read: 22
Pages read: 6,269
Read but not claimed: 01
Goodreads Authors: 15
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 03
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Deborah5.8 Roboteers, Stand By
Rogue Protocol
Page 1 on list
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 375
Books Read: 29
Tasks Done: 21
FLY Task #15.10 Take A Mental Health Day
task: Read a Non-Fiction book with a MPG Mental Health/Mental Illness
book: I'm Glad My Mom Died
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: nonfiction memoir with MPG Mental Health
other: **Claiming IAF ticket for nonfiction memoir
Points this post: 15
Total points: 510
Tasks completed: 27/61
BB: 0 / GO: 7 / IAF: 2 + 1 = 3
Lisa MD5.5 - Welcome, Watchers of Illusion
King of the Armadillos by Wendy Chin-Tanner
336 pgs
Title Word: King in KNIGtmare
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 510 / 1100
Total Books Read: 39
Total Tasks Completed: 30 / 61
Big Book Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 7
MAZZA15.10 All The Information Is On The Task
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules
Poison in Paradise
Points this post = 5
Pointsto date = 1035
MAZZA110.9 - 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.
The Secret of Villa Alba
SECRET in target Phrase
SE in idES CR in maRCh and ET in The
Points this post = 10
Points to date = 1045
Amy B30.6 - Amy FL’s task: The Chase is On
For this task, read two books, one from two different options. No children’s books or comics/sequential art may be used and the two books must total a minimum of 700 pages.
Required: State the options.
Option 1: The Chasers featured on the show so far were Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, James Holzhauer, Brandon Blackwell, Victoria Groce, Buzzy Cohen and Mark Labbett. Read a book written by an author whose name matches one of these geniuses. It can be the first or last name and can appear in any position.
Required: Identify the name of the author and the Chaser who shares the name in your post.
London Bridges by James Patterson (403 pages) - James Holzhauer
Option 4: Read a book written by a single female author whose first and last name begin with the same letter
The Other Americans by Laila Lalami (320 pages)
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 725 Points
25.13 - Bookwrm526 - ConnectionsOption 2: read a book with a word of at least three letters in the title or subtitle that would spell the name of a color if you added a letter at the beginning of the word OR if you changed the letter at the beginning.
Ink and Bone (The Great Library #1) by Rachel Caine
word in title, INK, & add P to become PINK
Option 4: read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that contains a human body part.
The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs #16) by Jacqueline Winspear
EAR found in word in title, fEAR
Total this Post:25
Season Total: 690
Sara ITA20.1 Most Improved - FLY's Task: Springing To Mind
Option 3. Baby Animals — Read 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.
It by Stephen King
Author initials found in ducKlingS
It is a Big Book (1,317 pages). Claiming 3 BB tickets.
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Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 115
BB Tickets: 4
GO Tickets: 1
NF Tickets: 2
Jen K20.2 Rookie at the Top - JenJ IA's Task: LEGO Masters - Play Well, Read Well!
Option 1: Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Initials: B and J
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 570
BB: 8
IAF: 6
Jen K15.9 I am beautifully different.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
List: Autism in Fiction, Page 1
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 585
BB: 8
IAF: 6
Jen K15.7 Let's Break!
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Description notes family reunion held at ski resort. They stay overnight and is very relevant to story.
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 600
BB: 8
IAF: 6
trishhartuk10.1 Tick Tock
Read a book with a clock on the cover.
Tales from the Café, Toshikazu Kawaguchi (192pg)
Okayed in Help Thread message #29: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 645
Tasks Completed:38
It’s a Fact Tickets: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Bookwrm526Task #25.3: What’s your favorite challenge type?
Option 1 Book 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. I made the word LAST and read The Last Word by Elly Griffiths (LT in title; AS in phrase).
Option 1 Book 2: Read a book with all author initials, middle initials count if the author has one, in the phrase AUTHOR INITIALS CONTAINED IN PHRASE. I read The Impatient by Djaïli Amadou Amal (DA in contained, A in phrast).
Total points so far: 735
ROBIN P20.2 Rookie at the Top - JenJ IA's Task:Lego Masters: Play Well, Read Well
Option 3 - #4 or 5 in a series
Death in the East - #4 in Sam Wyndham series
Points this post: 20
Total points: 740
BB:3 GO:2 IAF: 8
ROBIN P5.2 What Goes Around
Book not bought new
The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft - bought used online
**claiming 1 IAF point, nonfiction**
Points this post: 5
Total points: 745
BB:3 GO:2 IAF:9
MAZZA15.9 What is the Seasonal Reading Challenge?
Read a book with ! Or ? In the title or subtitle
Where Are We Now?
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 1050
trishhartuk5.9 What is the Seasonal Reading Challenge?
Read a book with ! Or ? In the title or subtitle.
My Grammar and I (Or Should That Be 'Me'?): Old-School Ways to Sharpen Your English, Caroline Taggart, J.A. Wines
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (192pg)
It’s a Fact: MPGs include Nonfiction, Language, Reference, Writing
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
It’s a Fact: 1 – My Grammar and I is Nonfiction
Total Points: 650
Tasks Completed: 39
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
25.8 - MEGSCL - Learning to readBook 1: Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
How it fits: option 1 - author's first name starts with M
I listened to the audiobook. The paperback edition has 420 pages
Book 2: Ice by Chelsea Camaron
How it fits: option 2 - title consists of a 3-letter-word
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 272 pages.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 205
Bookwrm526Task #20.4 - 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”. I read What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher (T in this, K in like).
Total points so far: 755
CathyG30.2 - Susan A's Task: Word Search
This is a two book task.
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.
A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline Winspear
Required: State the word. place
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.
Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting by Anna Quindlen
Required: State the name part. Anna
Points this post: 30
Total points: 240
Tasks completed: 11/61
It's a Fact: 1
CathyG25.9 Chris MD - Dance with Me
This is a two-book task. Choose 2 different options and read 1 book from each option.
Option 1: Waltz –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.
The Dream Thief by Shana Abe
Option 3: Country Two-Step –Read a book with either a cowboy hat or at least one western-style boot on the cover.
Wrapped and Strapped by Lorelei James
Required: Post the cover
Points this post: 25
Total points: 265
Tasks completed: 12/61
It's a Fact: 1
CathyG25.6 - JennRenee's Task: Pick a Genre!
From the list below, pick a genre to read. This is a two book task, read one book for each option listed. Both books must have the MPG of the genre chosen, and the MPG must be stand alone.
Romance
Book One: Read a book where all the letters of your genre appear in the title/subtitle/author name.
The Billionaire's Fake Fiancée by Annika Martin
Book Two: Read a book with at least a three word title where the first letter of every word can be found in the name of your genre.
Letters can only be used as often as they appear.
Elements of Chemistry: Attraction by Penny Reid
Points this post: 25
Total points: 290
Tasks completed: 13/61
It's a Fact: 1
CathyG20.2 Rookie at the Top - JenJ IA's Task: LEGO Masters - Play Well, Read Well!
MPG Childrens and Middle Grade books are allowed. MPG Sequential Art, Graphic Novels, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga may be used. REQUIRED: State which option you chose.
Option 3: Read a book that is #4 or #5 in a series. The series name and number must be noted in gray parenthesis after the book title.
When I Need You by Lorelei James
Points this post: 20
Total points: 310
Tasks completed: 14/61
It's a Fact: 1
CathyG10.9 - Beware the Ides of March
Read a book with a title word 4+ that can be made from the letters in BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH
Trade Me by Courtney Milan
REQUIRED: State the word trade
Points this post: 10
Total points: 320
Tasks completed: 15/61
It's a Fact: 1
CathyG50.1 Exploration Through Reading
Flights of Fancy: read three books with each book having a MPG of Fantasy or Science Fiction. 750+ pages
The Study of Poisons by Maria V. Snyder 378pp
Heart Sight by Robin D. Owens 401pp
Cipher by Larissa Ione 193pp
Points this post: 50
Total points: 370
Tasks completed: 16/61
It's a Fact: 1
Lisa MD30.6 - Amy FL’s task: The Chase is On
Option 2: 2 "z's" in Title and Author Name
The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
384 pgs
Option 3: Dice on Cover
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 540 / 1100
Total Books Read: 41
Total Tasks Completed: 31 / 61
Big Book Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 7
320 pgs
Andy P.Task # 20.2 Rookie at the Top - JenJ IA's Task: LEGO Masters - Play Well, Read Well!
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. You can use any of the initials: W, A, J, B, A, C
Paradise Valley by C.J. Box
Points this post: 20
Total points: 490
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Option 2 - Aries - March 21- April 19
Book 1: Read a book from the first 20 pages of this list of books with quests.
read The Inheritance Games found on page 4
and
Book 2: T Read a book with one of these royal titles for men in the title, KING . Plural or possessive works.
read We Were Kings
points this post 30
total points 930
Theresa15.1 - Here's the Question
Book 1 - The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
Word Who in the title
Book 2 - Heat Wave by Nancy Thayer
NT in quesTioN
Points this post - 15
Total points - 115
Bookwrm526Task #15.9 I am beautifully different.
Read a book from one of these lists. I chose the list Stories about Individuals with Disabilities and read The Last Leaves Falling by Fox Benwell, from page 1.
Total points so far: 770
20.4 Golden Oldies - Hannelore's Task: I Really Like This BowlOption 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”.
The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera
Total Points: 140
Karen DTask 25.11 - Kathy KS’ Task : “Spring has sprung”
Option 3: Icebound, first published in 1976
Option 4: Sing You Home
Word: SING
Points this task: 25
Total points: 925
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2024 SRC
10.3 - Dusty Bin
Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in DUSTY BIN
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, initially published in 1948, claiming 1 GO ticket (published prior to 1950)
Points this post: 10
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 395
BB Tickets: 4
GO Tickets: 4
It's a Fact Tickets: 5
Lisa MD15.7 - Let's Break!
Things I Wish I Told My Mother by Susan Patterson
320 pgs
Trip to Paris and Norway is central to the story
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 555 / 1100
Total Books Read: 42
Total Tasks Completed: 32 / 61
Big Book Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 7
Delicious Dee5.1 Spring Colours
- the cover has four distinct colors per tineye - https://labs.tineye.com/color/a8ec7b8...Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 910
Big Book Ticket: 3
Its a Fact: 11
Golden Oldie: 1
JEN B***UNCLAIM***
15.5 Survey Says
Read a book that has won or been nominated for Goodreads Choice Awards
Required: State the category and year for the winner or nomination.
The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand
Nominated for Best Fiction in 2023
ADJUSTED TOTAL POINTS: 225
JEN B25.3: 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 (Apostrophe's can be ignored)
REQUIRED: State the word
You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
Word = WILL
W in Word
I in tItle
LL in speLLed
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
The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand
EH in pHrasE
TOTAL POINTS: 250
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Genre chosen is Thriller
Book One: Read a book where all the letters of your genre appear in the title/subtitle/author name.
read Darling Girlsby Sally Hepworth'
Book Two: Read a book with at least a three word title where the first letter of every word can be found in the name of your genre. Letters can only be used as often as they appear.
read The Rosewood Hunt
points this post 25
total points 885