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SPRING CHALLENGE 2024
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.10 All The Information Is On The Task
Tooth and ClawTotals
Points: 335
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 10
Total Tasks Completed: 21
Total Books Completed: 24
Angela IL25.6 - JennRenee's Task: Pick a Genre!
GENRE: Romance
Book One: Read a book where all the letters of your genre appear in the title/subtitle/author name.
Chose the Wrong Guy, Gave Him the Wrong Finger: A Novel by Beth Harbison- 3/8
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.
Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny-5/31
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 620
Books Read: 42
Tasks Completed: 25
Big Book Ticket: 1
It's a Fact: 3
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.4 - I Really Like This Bowl
Wedding of the Season by Lauren Edmondson
Option 2 - This book has multiple flowers clearly visible on the cover.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Wedding of the Season
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 220 points
Tasks completed: 14
Jen K5.2 What Goes Around...
Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
Borrowed from the public library
***Requesting 1 IAF ticket for nonfiction***
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 855
BB: 8
IAF: 11
Jen K5.3 P-P-P-Pick Up A Penguin
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Edition published by Penguin Classics
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 860
BB: 8
IAF: 11
Jen K5.7 Trust Nobody
Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle
MPG Epionage
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 865
BB: 8
IAF: 11
Jen K5.8 Roboteers, Stand By
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
Page 1 of list
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 870
BB: 8
IAF: 11
Jen K5.10 All The Information Is On The Task
A Master of Djinn
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 875
BB: 8
IAF: 11
20.4 Golden Oldies - Hannelores Task: I Really Like This Bowl Option 3: The Great Pottery Throw Down
Read a book where the first and last initials of the author(s) can be found in the quote “I REALLY LIKE THIS BOWL”.
rEAlly
A Poem for Every Spring Day by Allie Esiri
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 510
20.8 Nickels and Dimes -Trishhartuk's Task: The Golden ShotOption 1. Read a book first published between 1967 and 1975, inclusive.
The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 530
25.2 Tiens task - Kid's SportsOption 1: Swimming
Read a book where author's (first & last) initials are found in one of these swimming training aids: TRAINING FIN, KICKBOARD, PULLBUOY
Letters can only be used as they appear in the word.
kickBoArd - AB
The Forgery by Ave Barrera
Option 3: Crossfit
The teen is lifting 102.5kg for dead lift these days. Read a book with page count that consists of with at least 2 of these numbers (0, 1, 2, 5). Numbers may not repeat.
320 = 2,0
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
Less than half of the pages are illustrations.
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 555
25.3: KMarieD: What’s your favorite challenge type?You may read one book that is 500+ pages if it fits both categories of your chosen option.
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
SpeLLed pHrAse
Shall
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
512 pages, EP , PhrasE
He Shall Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 580
30.5 - Truitt_T’s task: Match it Up!450 Pages: 261p + 320 = 581
Read two books with an identical 4 or more letter word in the title or subtitle. The words must be identical - no plurals, possessives, or embedded words allowed. One of your chosen books MUST be Non-Fiction.
The word in common is soul.
Non-Fiction Book:
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery
Fiction Book:
Five-Carat Soul by James McBride
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 610
Andy P.Task # 25.1 - RobinP s task The Fab Four
Option 1: Their names were of course John, Paul, George and – Richard (Ringo’s real name.) Read a book whose author has one of those as a name part.
Maame by Jessica George
Option 3, Read a book with a word or 4 or more letters found in the title of one of the songs on Magical Mystery Tour
All you need is Love. Hour of Need byMelinda Leigh
Points this post: 25
Total points: 690
Sarah E25.4: Nick KY’s Task: Nordic Noir Plus Ten
Book A: Icelandic Folk Tales - set in Iceland, Icelandic author
I read a kindle edition, the only print edition is the hardcover - Icelandic Folk Tales - 192 pages
First published in 2020
Book B: Option 3 - also first published in 2020
The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp - 350 pages
192 + 350 = 542 pages
Total Points: 445
Sarah E25.11 - Kathy KS’ Task : “Spring has sprung”
Option 2: Rose in title
White Rose, Black Forest
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is White Rose, Black Forest
Option 4: SPRINGS in title from “SPRING HAS SPRUNG"
The Ghosts of Mystic Springs
I read a kindle edition, paperback - no MMP - is The Ghosts of Mystic Springs
Total Points: 470
Sarah E20.4 Golden Oldies - Hannelore's Task: I Really Like This Bowl
Option 1:
TinEye Results
35.6 % #fdcc24 Yellow
30.6 % #fddd1f Yellow
11.0 % #211917 Black
6.9 % #594839 Brown
3.6 % #8e7f2a Brown
3.2 % #bba82c Yellow
3.1 % #9f8574 Brown
3.0 % #d8c628 Yellow
2.5 % #5d5222 Brown
0.4 % #585755 Grey
I listened to an audio, MMP is The Golden Couple: A Novel
Total Points: 490
Sarah E30.7 - TessaVanessa’s Task: The Price is Right
Option 1: START found in YOU’RE CONTESTANT
The End We Start From
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is End We Start from
Option 4: Cat on cover
I read an ebook, top paperback - no MMP - is La biblioteca de los nuevos comienzos
Total Points: 520
Mod
Read a book that has been published as a Penguin Classic
The Grapes of Wrath
I claim a Golden Oldies ticket - first published in 1939
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 380 + 5 = 385
Total Tasks Completed: 19
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0 + 1 = 1
It's a Fact: 8
Sarah E20.2 Rookie at the Top - JenJ IA's Task: LEGO Masters - Play Well, Read Well!
Option 2: Bridge on cover - visible behind the foliage, with river underneath
I read a kindle edition, top MMP is El escándalo Modigliani
Total Points: 540
Mod
Read a book set at least 75% in France
The Paris Assignment
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 385 + 10 = 395
Total Tasks Completed: 20
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 8
Mod
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.
71.4% green according to TinEye
336 pages
Option 3: Emblems
Read a book that contains one of the following on the cover:
There is a shamrock/clover as the dot over the i in Irish
192 pages
This is non-fiction so I claim a It's a Fact ticket
336 + 192 = 528 pages
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 395 + 25 = 420
Total Tasks Completed: 21
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 8 + 1 = 9
Mod
Option 1: Road Trip
Read a book with a cover over 50% red OR over 50% white according to Tineye.
97.5% red according to TinEye
Option 2: Jamaica’n Me Crazy
Read a book with an MPG of Music.
The Last Days of John Lennon
MPG Music
This is non-fiction so I claim an It's a Fact ticket
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 420 + 25 = 445
Total Tasks Completed: 22
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 9 + 1 = 10
Sarah E15.10 Take A Mental Health Day
Wishful Drinking
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is Wishful Drinking
Non Fiction, claiming 1 It's A Fact ticket.
Total Points: 555
Total NF: 8
Sarah E20.1 Most Improved - FLY's Task: Springing To Mind
Option 2: MPG Biography
The Places In Between
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is The Places in Between
Non Fiction, claiming 1 It's A Fact ticket.
Total Points: 575
Total NF: 9
Jen K10.4 - The Adventure Game
Cress
MPG Adventure
***Requesting 1 BB ticket @552 pages***
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 885
BB: 9
IAF: 11
Jen K10.10 - World Bee day
The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø
***Requesting 1 BB ticket @519 pages***
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 895
BB: 10
IAF: 11
Sarah E15.5 Survey Says
The City in the Middle of the Night - Nominee for Best Science Fiction (2019)
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is The City in the Middle of the Night
Total Points: 590
Jen K25.2 Tiens task - Kid's Sports
Option 1: Swimming
XOXO by Axie Oh
Initials: AO in kickbOArd
Option 3: Crossfit
This Is Not Miami
160 pages
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 920
BB: 10
IAF: 11
ROBIN P25.8 MEGSCL’s Task: Learning to Read
Option 1 - Author First name starts with M, S, or F
The Other Einstein - Marie Benedict
Option 3 - MPG Childrens, Junior or Middle Grade
The House of Arden - MPG Childrens
AR Bookfinder: MG - BL: 5.8 AR Pts: 11.0
Points this post: 25
Total points: 845
BB: 3. GO: 2. IAF: 10
Mod
Read a book whose cover contains a minimum of three distinct colours according to TinEye.
This has red, green, blue, brown .....
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 445 + 5 = 450
Total Tasks Completed: 23
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 10
Sarah E20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lisa’s Task: Bowling For Dollars
Option B: Author initials in “BoWlinG For Dollars”
Demelza (Poldark) Audio by Winston Graham
I listened to an audio, top MMP is Demelza
Golden Oldie, first published 1946. Claiming 1 GO ticket.
Total Points: 610
Total GOs: 3
Mod
In honour of the humble Bee, read a book where the Title AND Author name both contain the letter B
Above the Bay of Angels
aBove
Author Rhys Bowen
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 450 + 10 = 460
Total Tasks Completed: 24
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 10
Sarah E10.8 - Spring Forward
Good Girl, Bad Blood - new to me book
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is Good Girl, Bad Blood
Book #2 in series, I previously listened to Kill Joy and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Total Points: 620
Mod
One book option:
Option 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
Read a book with all author initials, middle initials count if the author has one, in the phrase AUTHOR INITIALS CONTAINED IN PHRASE
The Pearl Sister
690 pages
The word PEARL can be made from sPELled phRAse
The author initials LR are in authoR initiaLs
I claim a big book ticket
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 460 + 25 = 485
Total Tasks Completed: 25
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Big Books: 0 + 1 = 1
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 10
Sarah E20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Lois' Task: The Dating Game
The Cruel Prince
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is El príncipe cruel
Total Points: 640
Mod
Option 2: Read a nonfiction book with Main Page Genre of Biography, Science, or War.
Pageboy
Non Fiction, MPG Biography
I claim an It's a Fact ticket
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 485 + 20 = 505
Total Tasks Completed: 26
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 10 + 1 = 11
Mod
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 Shadow Sister
This is #3 in the Seven Sister Series & was first published in 2016
I listened to the audiobook, the top mmpb is La Sœur de l'ombre which has 755 pages
I claim a Big Book ticket
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 505 + 20 = 525
Total Tasks Completed: 27
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Big Books: 1 + 1 = 2
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 11
Mod
Option 1: Read a book whose author has John/Paul/George/Richard as a name part
Paper Towns
Author is JOHN Green = matches John
Option 3: Read a book with a word or 4 or more letters found in the title of one of the songs on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band OR on Magical Mystery Tour
Happiness, a Mystery: And 66 Attempts to Solve It
Mystery matches magical MYSTERY tour from the album of the same name
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 525 + 25 = 550
Total Tasks Completed: 28
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 11
Sarah E20.6 It's a Fact - Jammin Jenny's Task: TV Family Fun
Option 1: MPG Humor
Men at Arms
I listened to an audio, top MMP is Men at Arms
Total Points: 660
Thank you mods, for all your hard work. It's been another great season.
Line5.10
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
i read Pretty Little Liars
points for this task: 5
total points: 30
books read: 6
tasks done: 6
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Read the next book in a series that you've already started
i read Flawless which is book 2 in the pretty little liars series.
points for this task: 10
total points: 40
books read: 7
tasks done: 7
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optionh 1
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 in any combination, in any position, but only as often as they occur (A is the only one you can use twice).
i read The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
points for this task: 20
total points: 60
books read: 8
tasks done: 8
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Read a book with a subtitle that has at least 6 words in it.
i read Da vi var yngre
points for this task: 20
total points: 80
books read: 9
tasks done: 9
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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 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
points for this task: 20
total points: 100
books read: 10
tasks done: 10
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Option B
Read a book where the author’s first and last initial can be found in one of the show titles: “Duckpins and Dollars.” i read Stalker by Lars Kepler
points for this task: 20
total points: 120
books read: 11
tasks done: 11
Mod
Option 4:
b) 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.
Mr. Churchill's Secretary
Each letter shares the letter R with the one before it
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 550 + 20 = 570
Total Tasks Completed: 29
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 11
babbling c 5.10 All The Information Is On The Task
Along the Broken Bay -kindle Along the Broken Bay - paperback pgs 398 by Flora J. Solomon
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 260/1110
Completed Tasks: 20/62
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 1
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Pages read this season: 7,878
Books read this season: 22
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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.
i read Ethan Frome where ethan can be made from EdiTH wArtoN
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.
I chose Hank Green, and read An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
from aN absolutely remArKable tHing you can get HANK
points for this task: 30
total points: 150
books read: 13
tasks done: 12
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Read: Code Name Hélène
Post about the book is here
Points this task: 20
Total points: 1075