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SPRING CHALLENGE 2024
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Amy FL10.8 - Spring Forward
Lone Wolf (Orphan X #9) which was new to me; I've read the entire series, most recently The Last Orphan
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70
Amy FL20.4 Golden Oldies - Hannelore's Task: I Really Like This Bowl
Option 3: Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson - LHA is in i reALly like tHis bowl
Points this post: 20
Total points: 90
Amy FL25.1 - RobinP task The Fab Four
Option 1: Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar - author is Richard for Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr)
Option 3: All the Little Raindrops - LITTLE is in With a LITTLE Help from My Friends
Points this post: 25
Total points: 115
Bookwrm526Task #30.7 - 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. I read The Hunter by Tana French (target word is HUNTER - comEoNdownyoUReTHenextcontestant).
Option 4: Read a book with a domestic dog or cat on the cover. It can be a live animal or a drawing as long as you can tell it is a cat or dog. I read A Death Long Overdue by Eva Gates.
Total points so far: 80
SUSAN A15.1 - Here's the Question
Book 1: WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY HOW
How to Catch a Rival by Ana Ashley
I listened to audiobook. NO MMPB paperback here
HOW in the title
Book 2: author whose initials (all) can be found in the word QUESTION
Taken by Chance by Isla Olsen
I listened to audiobook. NO MMPB. paperback here
initials I O in QUESTION
PREVIOUS POST: 150
POINTS THIS POST: 15
NEW TOTAL: 165
SUSAN A15.2 -It's A Match - Read two book each with a different single author, whose first or last name match. Names must match in placement.
1. Unknown by Jordan L. Hawk
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
2. Forget Me Not by Jordan Castillo Price
I listened to audiobook. The MMPB is listed with 0 pages, so I skipped that. Here's the paperback
First name of both authors is: Jordan
Previous post: 165
points this post: 15
new total: 180
SUSAN A15.4 Category Is...
Book 1:
Category Same Letter: Read a book with a title that begins and ends with the same letter
The Hammerhead Heist by Max Walker
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
title begins and ends with the letter T
Book 2:
Spin the wheel: I spun contemporary
The Sunset Job by Max Walker
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
MPG contemporary
Previous total: 180
points this post: 15
new total: 195
SUSAN A15.6 Rebirth, Renew, Refresh Read a book that is an re-imagining or retelling of a classic, fairytale, or myth.
Beauty and His Beast by Bey Deckard
I listened to audiobook. NO MMPB. paperback here
MPGS: Retellings and Beauty and the Beast
previous total: 195
points this post: 15
new total: 210
Susan A15.7 Let's Break! vacation, holiday or leisure break involving at least one overnight stay is central to the story.
Murder Takes the High Road by Josh Lanyon
I listened to audiobook. MMPB
From book description:
vacation: Carter Matheson is determined to enjoy himself on a Scottish bus tour
overnight: Carter’s roommate turns out to be John Knight,
previous total: 210
points this post: 15
new total: 225
Susan A15.8 Readers Unite! - book featured on the cover.
Unseen by Jordan L. Hawk
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
- book on coverprevious post: 225
points this post: 15
new total: 240
Susan A15.9 I am beautifully different. - book from list
The Persistence of Memory by Jordan Castillo Price
I listened to audiobook. MMPB here
Autism in Fiction #65, page 1
previous post: 240
points this post: 15
new total: 255
Susan A20.1 Most Improved - FLY's Task: Springing To Mind
Option 3: Baby Animals - ALL author initials in the phrase FUZZY YELLOW DUCKLINGS
Special Enough by Lisa Oliver
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
Initials L O : FUZZY YELLOW DUCKLINGS
previous post: 255
points this post: 20
new total: 275
Susan A20.2 Rookie at the Top-JenJ IA's Task: LEGO Masters - Play Well, Read Well!
4b) Read a 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.
How to Catch a Bachelor by Ana Ashley
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
How
to -- the letter O is in how
catch -- the letter T is in to
a -- the letter a is in catch
bachelor -- the letter a is in a
previous post: 275
points this post: 20
new total: 295
SUSAN A20.4 Golden Oldies - Hannelores 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”
Crazy Little Fling by Isla Olsen
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
initials I O: I REALLY LIKE THIS BOWL
previous total: 295
points this post: 20
new total: 315
SUSAN A20.5 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.
I read kindle edition. NO MMPB. paperback here
The Owl, the Zebra, and Their Bear Omega by Lorelei M. Hart and Wendy Rathbone
WBAL found in title: The OWL, the ZeBrA, and Their Bear Omega
previous post: 315
points this post: 20
new total: 335
Susan A"20.6 It's a Fact - Jammin Jenny's Task: TV Family Fun
Option 1: Read a book with MPG humor
The King and Jai by Isla Olsen
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
MPG humor
there is a childrens tag -- approved as an adult book here
previous post: 335
points this post: 20
new total: 355
10.2 - PointlessPage count contains two or more zeros: The Lantern's Dance by Laurie R. King
300 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 60
Task 30.6 - The Chase is On700+ pages
option 1: author shares a name BRANDON Blackwell
The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson
528 pages
option 2: 2 Zs in author last name
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
190 pages
528+190 = 718 page >700
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115 points
Readerboard name: Mel S10.7 - Springtime in Paris
Set at least 75% in France: first quarter of the book is in Paris, and then the characters travel by boat around France
The Little Paris Bookshop
This post: 10pts
This season: 80pts
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 8
trishhartuk10.4 The Adventure Game
Read a book with MPG Adventure
Eric, Terry Pratchett
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: Eric (197pg)
Genre locked for Adventure in help thread message #19: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 95
Tasks Completed:8
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Nick KY25.5 Delicious Dee’s Bee Hive Book Club
Book 1. Opt. 2. From p. 1 of the Bee list, I read The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams. 384 pp. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Book 2. Opt. 4. From p. 2 of the France list, I read Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin... 159 pp. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Total pp = 543 > required 500.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 105
Mod
XBM
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Lois' Task: The Dating Game
Read a book with MPG Romance that is #1, #2, or #3 in a series.
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead. Elle Cosimano
Points: 20
Total points: 80
IAF - 1
GO - 1
Mod
XBM
25.10 - JenK's Task - Keep On Rolling
Option 1: Road Trip
Read a book with a cover over 50% red according to Tineye.
The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder. C.L. Miller. (304 pages)
Option 4: Putting ME first.
Read a book that has won an Audie Award in any category, https://www.goodreads.com/award/show/...
REQUIRED: State the category & year that it won (Audie Award for Fiction and Nominee for Best Fiction Narrator and for Audiobook of the Year) 2024 (309 pages)
Tom Lake. Ann Patchett
Points: 25
Total points: 105
IAF - 1
GO - 1
Mod
XBM
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lisa’s Task: Bowling For Dollars
Option B: Read a book where the author’s first and last initial can be found in one of the show titles: “Bowling For Dollars” (LG)
Florida. Lauren Groff
Points: 20
Total points: 125
IAF - 1
GO - 1
Andy P.Task # 5.8 Roboteers, Stand By
Read a book from the first 25 pages of this Robots shelf:
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells page 1
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35
Andy P.Task # 10.3 - Dusty Bin
Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in DUSTY BIN
Survive by Tom Bale
DUSTYBIN
Points this post: 10
Total points: 50
10.2 - Pointless
Read a book with a page count containing two or more zeros.
One Piece, Volume 3: Don't Get Fooled Again
Page Count: 200
New Points: 10
Total Points: 120
Tickets as of this post: BB(0), GO(1), IaF(3)
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.
One Piece, Volume 4: The Black Cat Pirates
New Points: 20
Total Points: 140
Tickets as of this post: BB(0), GO(1), IaF(3)
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”.
One Piece, Volume 5: For Whom the Bell Tolls by Eiichiro Oda
New Points: 20
Total Points: 160
Tickets as of this post: BB(0), GO(1), IaF(3)
20.5 - Golden Oldies - Hannelore's Task: I Really Like This Bowl
Option 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.”
Title: Bowling for Dollars
Treacle Walker by Alan Garner
New Points: 20
Total Points: 180
Tickets as of this post: BB(0), GO(1), IaF(3)
Julia10320.1 Most Improved - FLY's Task: Springing To Mind
Option 3: Fallen by Linda Castillo
(LC in DUCKLINGS)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 55
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
Christine V20.2 Rookie at the Top - JenJ IA's Task: LEGO Masters - Play Well, Read Well!
Option 4b: The Hungry Brain: Outsmarting the Instincts That Make Us Overeat
This book is Nonfiction. ***Claiming 1 It's A Fact Ticket***
Points this post: 20
NF tickets this post: 1
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 1
ROBIN P10.5 Blankety Blank
2 word title starting w same letter
Memento Mori - listened to audiobook, linked pb
Points this post: 10
Total points: 85
BB:0 GO:0 IAF:1
Lisa MD10.3 - Dusty Bin
The Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer: Lessons From the Healthiest Places on Earth by Dan Buettner
288 pgs
Author Initials in Dusty Bin
I claim an IAF ticket
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 85 / 1100
Total Books Read: 6
Total Tasks Completed: 6 / 61
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 2
Kathy KS20.1 Most Improved - FLY's Task: Springing To Mind
Option 3. find a book with ALL author initials in the phrase FUZZY YELLOW DUCKLINGS.
A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane
DL=DuckLings
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb=277
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 75
Tasks completed: 5/62
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
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
Kathy KS**UNCLAIM!!** Stats adjusted below.
10.8 - Spring Forward
Read the next book in a series that you've already started. Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo
This book was new to me. I previously read the first in the series: Sworn to Silence
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb=405 p. (Bön om tystnad)
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Points for this task: 0
Total points : 75-10=65
Tasks completed: 5/62-1=4/62
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
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
Kathy KS20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lisa’s Task: Bowling For Dollars
Option B: Read a book where the author’s first and last initial can be found in one of the show titles
Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo
Show used: duCkpins and doLlars=LC
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb=405 p. (Bön om tystnad)
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 85
Tasks completed: 5/62
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
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
Kristen IA20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Spring 2024 season.
Non-Fiction: Extreme Survival - The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
Discussion Thread - Post #5
******I claim 1 "It's a Fact" ticket******
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 60/1110
Tasks Completed: 4/62
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
Kai20.9 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.
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Dr. Laszlo Kreizler #1
First Published 1994
New Points: 20
Tasks Competed: 2
Total Points: 30
FLY Task #5.9 What is the Seasonal Reading Challenge?
task: Read a book with ! Or ? In the title
book: Where Are the Children Now?
how it fits: '?' in title
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 2/61
BB: 0 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0
Amy B5.10 All The Information Is On The Task
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Sonnets from a Cell by Bradley Peters (96 pages) - this is my one 80-99 page exception)
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 45 Points
20.2 Rookie at the Top - JenJ IA's Task: LEGO Masters - Play Well, Read Well!Option 4b: Read a 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.
by Margarita Montimore*I listened to the audiobook version: mmpb = 416p (Flatiron Books)
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Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 20
Task Completed: 1/52
It's A Fact Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Laurah3015.7 Let's Break!
Read a book where a vacation, holiday or leisure break involving at least one overnight stay is central to the story.
The Guncle
Uncle Patrick has his niece and nephew visit him in Palm Springs for the summer.
This post: 15 points
Total points: 15
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Laurah3020.5 - Bigger is Better - Lisa’s Task: Bowling For Dollars
Option C: Read a book where one of these Bowling For Dollars terms: STRIKE, SPARE, PIN PAL or JACKPOT can be made using letters in the Title
Killers of a Certain Age
STRIKE
This post: 20 points
Total points: 35
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
10.8 - Spring ForwardRead the next book in a series that you've already started.
I completed Glass Sword which is the second book in the series and new to me. The first book in the series isRed Queen.
(Name of the series: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard)
*I listened to the audiobook version: mmpb = 640p (Le Livre de Poche)
**I’d like to claim 1 BB ticket
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Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 30
Task Completed: 2/52
It's A Fact Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
SUSAN A10.4 - The Adventure Game - Read a book with MPG Adventure
Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
MPG Adventure
previous total: 355
points this post: 10
new total: 365
SUSAN A20.7 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.
The Reluctant Wolf by Lisa Oliver
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. Paperback here
MPG Romance
#1 in Cloverleah Pack Series, 13 primary works
previous post: 365
points this post: 20
new total: 385
SUSAN A20.8 Nickels and Dimes -Trishhartuk's Task: The Golden Shot
Option 3Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the title, that can be made from the letters in “BERNIE THE BOLT”.
When Three Points Collide by Lisa Oliver
I listened to audiobook. No MMPB. paperback here
word three found in BERNIE THE BOLT
previous post: 385
points this post: 20
new total: 405
10.2 – PointlessRead a book with a page count containing two or more zeros (200, 400, 1000 etc)
I listened to The Heart Remembers: A Novel by Jan-Philipp Sendker. No mmpb but paperback version is 400p
*I listened to the audiobook version: no mmbp but paperback 400p (Other Press)
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Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 40
Task Completed: 3/52
It's A Fact Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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10.3 - Dusty Bin
The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis - BD is in Dusty Bin
Points this post: 10
Total points: 60