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SPRING CHALLENGE 2024
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30.7 - TessaVanessa’s Task: The Price is RightOption 2: PRICING GAMES: There were many games played on the Price is Right before a contestant made it to the final showcase. 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.Required: State the game you are using.
Hiroshima Diary: The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945 by Michihiko Hachiya
DICE GAME
Option 3: SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN Go to https://spinthewheel.app/the-price-is... and spin the wheel. Read a book that includes the number(s) you spun in the page count . The numbers can be in any order. Required: State the number you spun.
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Rolled 40, 304 pages
Point this Post: 30
Total Points: 535
Total BBs to date: 1
Total IAFs to date: 18
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; ...; 5.10
10.3; ...; 10.5; ...; ...; 10.8; ...; 10.10
...; 15.2; 15.3; ...; 15.5; ...; 15.7;
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; ...; 20.8; 20.9; 20.10
...; 25.2; 25.3; ...; 25.5; ...; ...; 25.9
30.6; 30.7
15.10 Take A Mental Health DayRead a Non-Fiction book with a MPG Mental Health/Mental Illness
Kusama: The Graphic Novel by Elisa Macellari
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for Kusama: The Graphic Novel(nonfiction)**
Point this Post: 15
Total Points: 550
IAFs this Post:1
Total BBs to date: 1
Total IAFs to date: 19
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; ...; 5.10
10.3; ...; 10.5; ...; ...; 10.8; ...; 10.10
...; 15.2; 15.3; ...; 15.5; ...; 15.7;...; ...; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; ...; 20.8; 20.9; 20.10
...; 25.2; 25.3; ...; 25.5; ...; ...; 25.9
30.6; 30.7
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Option 2-
by Jess Armstrong / apple on coverPoints this post: 20
Total points: 800
Barbara ★25.10 - JenK's Task - Keep On Rolling
Option 1: Read a book with a cover over 50% red OR over 50% white according to Tineye.
Another Time, Another Place - Jodi Taylor 5/19
(55% red)(*446 pages)
Option 3: Read a book where all the letters found in the phrase “The Nile” are found in the title, exclude the subtitle.
Alone in the Woods - Charly Cox 3/13
(The Nile in aLoNE In THE woods)
(333 pages)
TOTAL PAGES: Book 1 (446 pages) + Book 2 (333 pages) = 780 > 500
Points this task: 25
Total points: 680
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★15.6 - Rebirth, Renew, Refresh
Read a book that is an re-imagining or retelling of a classic, fairytale, or myth.
A River of Golden Bones - A.K. Mulford 5/21
(has MPG retelling, Sleeping Beauty)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 695
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Truitt_T25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Nordic Noir Plus Ten
This is a two book task, 500+ pages.
Task: Book A: Set primarily in a Nordic country.
Silhouette in Scarlet by Elizabeth Peters
MMPB: Silhouette in Scarlet
From GR book precis: "...a one-way ticket to Stockholm....' Also tagged Sweden x5. Approximately 90% of novel takes place in Sweden.
MMPB: 320 pages
Task: Book B: Connected to book A by author's name - same author ok.
The Dead Sea Cipher by Elizabeth Peters
MMPB: The Dead Sea Cipher
Same author for both books - Elizabeth Peters.
MMPB: 384 pages
704 pages total
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 1055 / 1085
Task 30.7 - The Price is RightOption 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.
Required: State the word.
Word: HUMAN
The Museum of Human History (2023) by Rebekah Bergman (Goodreads Author) (Paperback 244 pages)
HUMAN = coMe on down, yoU’re tHe next contestANt
Option 2: PRICING GAMES: Read a book with a title, subtitle and/or author that includes all the letters in one of these games. Plinko, Grocery Game, Cliff Hangers, Safe Crackers, Dice Game, Bonkers, and Bullseye.
Required: State the game you are using.
Game: PLINKO
PLINKO = a sPriKLINg Of murder
A Sprinkling of Murder (A Fairy Garden Mystery #1) (2020) by Daryl Wood Gerber (Goodreads Author) (Paperback 338 pages)
300 + 30 = 330
Tasks Completed: 15
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 300 + 30 = 330
Books read: 24
Pages read: 6,851
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 17
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 03
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Amy B15.2 -It's A Match
Read two book each with a different single author, whose first or last name match. Names must match in placement.
The Listeners by Jordan Tannahill
Empty Spaces by Jordan Abel
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 760 Points
Task 10.3 - Dusty Binauthor initials in DUSTY
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
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995 points
Task 5.3 - P-P-P-Pick Up A Penguinpublished in Penguin Classics (on list)
Dr. Wortle's School
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1000 points
Joanne Mi20.8 Nickels and Dimes
Option 3
Iron Lake - the word is IRON in Bernie the Bolt
Points this task 20
Season Total 385
IAF 7, BB 2
JenJ IA10.2 - Pointless
Read a book with a page count containing two or more zeros.
Family Family by Laurie Frankel - 400 pages
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 510/1085
Tasks Completed: 28/61
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 6
Kristen IA10.7 - Springtime in Paris
Read a book set at least 75% in France
The Paris Key by Juliet Blackwell
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 310/1085
Tasks Completed: 23/61
BB: 0
GO: 1
NF: 4
Kristen IA10.9 - 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 - Search
Search by Michelle Huneven
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 320/1085
Tasks Completed: 24/61
BB: 0
GO: 1
NF: 4
Kristen IA20.1 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.
3. Baby Animals! Read a book with ALL author initials in the phrase FUZZY YELLOW DUCKLINGS.
Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 340/1085
Tasks Completed: 25/61
BB: 0
GO: 1
NF: 4
20.2 Lego MastersOpt 2 Bridge on cover
Book approved for length in verification post #211
Points: 20
Total/challenge: 480
20.4 I Really Like this BowlOpt 4 - author initial in irEallyliketHisbowl - EH
by Emilia HartPoints: 20
Total/challenge: 500
20.5 Bowling for DollarsOpt B auth init in duckPins and DoLlars - LP
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
Points: 20
Total/challenge: 520
20.6 TV Family Fun Opt 4 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 Last Camellia by Sarah Jio
Matches Sarah Kennedy - 30 episodes
Points: 20
Total/challenge:540
Kristen IA25.7 - Lora - Happy St. Patrick's Day
This is a two book task. Choose two options, and read one book for each. Total pages must be 500 or more pages.
Required: state the chosen options.
Option 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. - 58.6% Green
Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey - 384 pages
Option 2: Ireland
Read a book written by an author born in Ireland.
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue - 304 pages
384 + 304 = 688 pages total
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 365/1085
Tasks Completed: 26/61
BB: 0
GO: 1
NF: 4
Kim O20.9 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.
Mastering the Art of French Murder
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 20
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 0
25.2 Kids Sports Opt 1 - author initials in kiCkboaRd - CR
XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness by Cody Rigsby
Opt 3 Read a book with page count that consists of with at least 2 of these numbers (0, 1, 2, 5). Numbers may not repeat.
Maame 320 pgs
Points: 25
Total/challenge: 565
50.1 Exploration Through Reading >750 pgsOpt 2 Intercontinental - read 3 books set on different continents
Book 1 - Set in Italy (Europe)
A Bell for Adano 269 pgs
Book 2 - set in Saudi Arabia (Asia)
Kingdom of Strangers 359 pgs
Book 3 - set in US (North America)
First Lie Wins 340 pgs
269+359+340=968 pgs
Points: 50
Total/challenge: 615
Kristen IA25.3: KMarieD: What’s your favorite challenge type?
This is a 2-book task based on common task challenges. Pick an option and read a book for each category in that option.
REQUIRED: state the option you have chosen
Option 1 – Using a phrase to spell title words or contain author initials, letters can only be used as often as they appear
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
REQUIRED: State the word - Towards
Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory by Sarah Polley
*****I claim 1 It's A Fact ticket*****
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 Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 390/1085
Tasks Completed: 27/61
BB: 0
GO: 1
NF: 5
babbling c 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.
No Time Like the Past - audible No Time Like the Past- paperback pgs. 374 by Jodi Taylor
KNIGHTMARE - Time
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 230/1110
Completed Tasks: 17/62
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 1
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Pages read this season: 6,880
Books read this season: 19
Kim O10.4 - The Adventure Game
Read a book with MPG Adventure OR the word Adventure or GAME in the title.
Using the MPG option.
Tales from Watership Down
Points this task: 10
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Totals:
Points: 30
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 0
babbling c 10.1 - Tick Tock
Read a book with a clock on the cover
Grace Against the Clock - audible Grace Against the Clock - mass market paperback pgs 304 by Julie Hyzy
Approved in help
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 240/1110
Completed Tasks: 18/62
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 1
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Pages read this season: 7,184
Books read this season: 20
Andy P.Task # 15.3 X's and O's
Option 2: Read one book that satisfies the requirements for both books of Option 1.
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
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
X in Fox
Double OO on Choo
Points this post: 15
Total points595
Julia10325.10 - JenK's Task - Keep On Rolling
Option 1:
(Tineye has 60.4% #c60f16 red)
Option 2: A Singing Army: Zilphia Horton and the Highlander Folk School
(MPG Music)
This is non-fiction, so claiming one It's A Fact ticket.
This post: 25 points, 1 NF
Total points: 575
BB: 6
GO: 1
NF: 5
Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 41
trishhartuk5.5 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.
Just Killing TIME, Julianne Holmes
Read the kindle edition. MMPB: here (294pg)
TIME: knIghTMarE
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 705
Tasks Completed:41
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
babbling c 15.9 I am beautifully different.
April is Autism Acceptance Month. The recognition raises awareness about autism acceptance and promotes inclusion and connectedness for people with autism
The Bride Test - audible The Bride Test - paperback pg 296 by Helen Hoang
Neurodiverse Characters page 1 #11
THIS POST
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 255/1110
Completed Tasks: 19/62
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 1
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Pages read this season: 7,480
Books read this season: 21
Kai25.9 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 Danger Tree by Olivia Manning
OPTION 2
Read a book that shows a coastline on the cover. It must show a beach/shoreline and water.
The Sleepwalkers by Scarlett Thomas
New Points: 25
Tasks Competed: 19
Total Points: 330
Sarah E20.8 Nickels and Dimes -Trishhartuk's Task: The Golden Shot
Option 2: Arrow on cover
Total Points: 320
Sarah E30.1 - Katrisa's Task: Spring Zodiac
Option 3
Book 1: LOVE found in “LOVER NOT A FIGHTER”
Love Lies and Liquor - 290 pages
Book 2: MPG Religion
Heresy
I read a kindle edition, MMP is Le prix de l'hérésie - 574 pages
Big Book, 574 pages, claiming 1 BB ticket.
290 + 574 = 864 pages
Total Points: 350
Total BBs: 3
Lisa MD20.3 - Best Review Lucy-Bookworm: Subtitles
Subtitle contains 6 or more words
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong
240 pgs
I claim an IAF ticket
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 605 / 1100
Total Books Read: 46
Total Tasks Completed: 35 / 61
Big Book Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 8
AMANDA VA25.2 Tiens task - Kid's Sports
Option 1: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
word: puLlBuoy
Option 3: Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot
Points for this task: 25
Total points : 205
Tasks completed: 9/62
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
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: 2
Karen DTask 25.5 - Delicious Dee - Bee Hive Bookclub
Option 1: The Beekeeper of Aleppo
Option 3: Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie
Points this task: 25
Total points: 995
Christine V20.8 Nickels and Dimes -Trishhartuk's Task: The Golden Shot
Close to Death features a crossbow bolt on the cover.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 11
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 3
Christine V15.5 Survey Says
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science Fiction (2022)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 12
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 3
Christine V5.10 All The Information Is On The Task
The New Plant Parent: Develop Your Green Thumb and Care for Your House-Plant Family
Points this post: 5
Total points: 185
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 13
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 3
JEN B5.5 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.
Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda
MINE in kNItMarE
TOTAL POINTS: 270
Kai30.1 Katrisa's Task: Spring Zodiac
OPTION 3: TAURUS
BOOK 1
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title (not subtitle) that can be made from the letters in “STUBBORN AS A BULL” or “LOVER NOT A FIGHTER”.
An Astronomer in Love by Antoine Laurain
"love" - LOVEr not a fighter
218 pages
BOOK 2
Read a book with an MPG of Religion.
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
288 pages
Total = 506 pages
New Points: 30
Tasks Competed: 20
Total Points: 360
Kai30.7 TessaVanessa’s Task: The Price is Right
OPTION 2
Read a book with a title, subtitle and/or author that includes all the letters in one of these games: Plinko, Grocery Game, Cliff Hangers, Safe Crackers, Dice Game, Bonkers, and Bullseye.
What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman
plinko - WHATTHEDEADkNoWLAURAlipPMAn
OPTION 3
Read a book that includes the number(s) you spun in the page count
Worry by Alexandra Tanner
I spun 30. Page count = 304
New Points: 30
Tasks Competed: 21
Total Points: 390
LoraTask: 25.10 - JenK's Task - Keep On Rolling, using options 1 and 3
Book 1:
Book/Author: Mycroft Holmes / Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
How it fits:
Book 2:
Book/Author: Where the Drowned Girls Go / Seanan McGuire
How it fits: whEre THE drowNed gIrLs go
Points for this task: 25
Total points: 620
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
Kai5.3 P-P-P-Pick Up A Penguin
Read a book that has been published as a Penguin Classic
The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy
New Points: 5
Tasks Competed: 22
Total Points: 395
LoraTask: 50.1 - Tammy AZ's Task: Exploration Through Reading, using Option 3. Total pages: 1060
Book 1:
Book/Author: A Fate Inked in Blood / Danielle L. Jensen
How it fits: MPG Fantasy; 432 pages
Book 2:
Book/Author: Across the Green Grass Fields / Seanan McGuire
How it fits: MPG Fantasy; 174 pages
Book 3:
Book/Author: Scarlet / Marissa Meyer
How it fits: MPG Fantasy; 454 pages
Points for this task: 50
Total points: 670
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
Mai10.2 - Pointless
Book with a page count containing two or more zeros
Deconstruction by David J. Gunkel
200 pages
*Claim 1 Non-fiction ticket*
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 465
Tasks Completed: 24
Books Read: 32
NF Tickets: 18
Golden Oldies: 1
10.3 - Dusty BinRead a book written by an author whose initials can be found in DUSTY BIN.
All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie
New Points: 10
Total Points: 330
BB" 1
IaF: 5
Lindsey IL20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lois' Task: The Dating Game
Puppy Love by Lucy Gilmore
#1 in a series of 3
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 340
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
IAF: 8
Tasks Completed: 20
Books Read: 23
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Point this Post: 10
Total Points: 505
Total BBs to date: 1
Total IAFs to date: 18
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10.3; ...; 10.5; ...; ...; 10.8; ...; 10.10
...; 15.2; 15.3; ...; 15.5; ...; 15.7;
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; ...; 20.8; 20.9; 20.10
...; 25.2; 25.3; ...; 25.5; ...; ...; 25.9
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