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SPRING CHALLENGE 2025
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Richard10.4 Strap on your backpack
Book: Collision of Empires: The War on the Eastern Front in 1914
Author: Prit Buttar
Pages: 490
Date Read: Mar 1st
Task: Author - initials in BACKPACKER (1 author)
How it Fits: PB
gangee These boots were made for walking 10.3 
by Danielle Steel Points 10
Total 10
Gangee It's going to be long 10.1 A book over 500 pages
by Chris Whitaker Page Count 592
Points 10
Total 20
Rockynook5.4 - Star Wars Day
4+ word in title in MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU
There's Something About Mira by Sonali Dev
Word: MIRA
MAy the foRce be wIth you
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Katrisa10.1 It's going to be long ...
Read a book that is 500 pages or more
I read Corelli’s Mandolin
My book was audio MMPB 534 pages
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 10
Deborah15.5 I've Been Probed
Ice Planet Barbarians
MPG: ALIENS
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 15
Books Read: 1
Tasks Done: 1
FLY Task #10.4 Strap on your backpack
task: single author with first and last initial in BACKPACKER
book: While the Light Lasts
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: author Agatha Christie initials AC in B(AC)KPACKER
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 1/54
BB: 0 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0
Richard5.8 International Women's Day
Book: Over Work: Transforming the Daily Grind in the Quest for a Better Life
Author: Brigid Schulte
Pages: 433
Task: Author - female (1 author)
How it Fits: 1 female author
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 15
Books Read: 2
Tasks Done: 2
Richard10.8 Pi Day
Book: Extend Your Mind: Praxis Volume 2
Author: Tiago Forte
Pages: 265
Date Read: Mar 2nd
Task: Pages - consecutive numbers in 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375
How it Fits: 3.14159265
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 25
Books Read: 3
Tasks Done: 3
Richard5.10 World Book Day
Book: A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe
Author: Mark Dawidziak
Pages: 283
Date Read: Mar 2nd
Task: GR - meets TSRC guidelines
How it Fits: It does
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 30
Books Read: 4
Tasks Done: 4
Julia10330.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive Numbers
Option 1
Read two books from a single series that have consecutive whole number series numbers.
Ties that Bond in Gretna Green Midlife Recorder #3
Seeing Red in Gretna Green Midlife Recorder #4
I read the Kindle editions. There are no MMP editions. The paperback Ties that Bond in Gretna Green: Paranormal Women's Cozy Fantasy has 620 pages and the paperback Seeing Red in Gretna Green: Midlife Recorder Book 4 has 632 pages, so I am claiming two BB tickets.
This post: 30 points, 2 BB
Total points: 30
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total books read: 2
Total tasks completed: 1
Julia1035.10 World Book Day
House Party in Gretna Green
(approved for 5 point task in post 372 of eBook Verification thread)
This post: 5 points,
Total points: 35
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total books read: 3
Total tasks completed: 2
Rockynook10.5 - Good company
Book by 2+ authors
My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren
(Christina Lauren is a pen name for a writing duo)
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 15
Erica H.5.7 Spring Fever
Read a book with a single author whose first and last initials appear in the phrase SPRING HAS SPRUNG.
The Witness by Nora Roberts
Author Nora Roberts' initials are N and R, found in the given phrase
Points: 5
Total points: 5
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 0
Moonlight5.5 new life
Book:
Pages: 404
Date Read: Mar 2
Task: 5.5 flowers on cover
How it Fits: white flowers on cover
trishhartuk10.1 It's going to be long...
Starting the season with a BB claim!
Read a book that is 500 pages or more.
In Ascension, Martin MacInnes (512pg)
Big book: 500+ pages - started the Spring Season on page c.220 of 512pg (c.43%)
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Big Book: 1 – 512pg = 500+ x 1 = 1 tkt
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Richard15.3 East to West: Option 1
Book 1
Book: Animal Moves: How to Move Like an Animal to Get You Leaner, Fitter, Stronger and Healthier for Life
Author: Darryl Edwards
Pages: 227
Date Read: Mar 2nd
Task: Published year - 2 of 6800
How it Fits: 2018
Book 2
Book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Author: J.K. Rowling
Pages: 782
Date Read: Mar 3rd
Task: Series - 3-15
How it Fits: This is the 7th book in the series
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 45
Books Read: 6
Tasks Done: 5
Richard30.4 Susan A's Task: Consecutive Numbers: Option 3
Book 1
Book: Unbeaten: The Triumphs and Tragedies of Rocky Marciano
Author: Mike Stanton
Pages: 401
Date Read: Mar 3rd
Task: Pages - 2 consecutive digits
How it Fits: 01
Book 2
Book: Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation
Author: Jamie Lendino
Pages: 293
Date Read: Mar 1st
Task: Published - 2 consecutive digits in first year
How it Fits: 2017
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 75
Books Read: 8
Tasks Done: 6
Nick KY10.9 Three, Four, or Five I read The Black Loch by Peter May. # 4 in The Lewis Trilogy. Yes, it’s # 4 in a trilogy. Go figure.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 10
Nick KY15.4 The Big Three
Opt.2. Read One Single Book that a) has a three word title, and b) was published in March of any year that ends in "3."
I read Those Empty Eyes by Charlie Donlea, 1st pub’d March 2023.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 25
Kai10.8 Pi Day
Read a book with a page count consisting of consecutive numbers found in this portion of Pi 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Page count = 384
New Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 1
Total Points: 10
BIG BOOK: 0
GOLDEN OLDIES: 0
IT'S A FACT: 0
10.1 ~ It's going to be long ...Read a book that is 500 pages or more
The Reformatory by Tananarive DueFinished ~ 3.3.25
Pages ~ 576
Points ~ 10
Total Points ~ 10
JEN B10.10 Celebrating around the world
Read a book with MPG Religion
Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar
TOTAL POINTS: 10
Bookwrm526Task #5.8 International Women's Day
Read a book by a single female author. I read The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde.
Total points so far: 5
Katrisa15.9 April is Love
Read a book where all the letters of APHRODITE can be found in in any combination of the title/subtitle/authors name
I read Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce
APHRODITE in sOmETHIng in the wAlls Daisy PeaRce
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 25
Katrisa20.6 - It's A Fact - Jen B's Task: Travels for Dad
Read a book set at least 50% in Germany, Austria, or Italy
I read The First Man in Rome
set in Italy
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 45
trishhartuk5.2 Angel of the Battlefield
Read a book by an author...with the initials: CB, CC, BC, or BB.
The Delightful Life of a Suicide Pilot, Colin Cotterill
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (279pg)
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 2
Big Book Tickets: 1
Rockynook5.8 - International Women's Day
Book by single female author
Not Quite by the Book by Julie Hatcher
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 20
Mod
30.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: In Death by J.D. Robb
Option 1 – The Series
Book A: Read one of the books in the In Death series
Passions in Death. J.D. Robb
Book B: Read a book where an author uses the following format for their name – Initial.Initial. Last Name
Killer Honeymoon. G.A. McKevett
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 1
FLY Task #10.8 Pi Day
task: page count found in 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375
book: Nothing But Blackened Teeth
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: page count of first PB = 141 pages, in 3.(141)59...
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 2/54
BB: 0 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0
ROBIN P20.3 Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Trails of Wales
Option 4: Offa's Dyke Path
Book pub Apr-Oct from 1971 to present
Open Throat - pub June 6, 2023
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
BB:0 GO:0 IAF:0
10.3 these boots are made for walking 
Book/author: Hello Stranger by Katherine center
Pages: 323
Task: someone walking on cover
How it Fits: the man is walking
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 15
Books Read: 2
Tasks Done: 2
JEN B20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Trails of Wales
Option 4: Offa’s Dyke Path
Read a book that was first published between April and October of a year since 1971 (inclusive).
The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman
Published May 2023
TOTAL POINTS: 30
KRISTA KY20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Lois' Task: On the Trail of West Coast Writers
Read a book by an author who was born in or lives/lived in California, Oregon, or Washington.
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Author is from California
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2025 SRC
20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Be the Match
Option 2: For his donor
We know that Jenson’s donor was a 20 year old female that was found through nmdp.org, which was formerly named “Be the Match,” or the “National Marrow Donor Program.” For this option, read a book with a word of four or more letters in its title that can be made from the letters in BE THE MATCH or NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM. Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
Required: State the word and the phrase you made it from.
The Maid, word is MAID made from the phrase NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2025 SRC
15.9 April is Love
The month of April was named for Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love.
Read a book where all the letters of APHRODITE can be found in in any combination of the title/subtitle/authors name.
How to Analyze People: Successful Guide to Human Psychology, Body Language and How To Read People Instantly, non-fiction, claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket
Points this post: 15
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Total Points: 35
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2025 SRC
5.7 Spring Fever
Read a book with a single author whose first and last initials appear in the phrase SPRING HAS SPRUNG. Letters may be used as often as they appear.
Murder Road by Simone St. James, SS in Spring has Sprung
Points this post: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 35
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name Jammin JennySpring 2025 SRC
5.4 Star Wars Day
May 4th is Star Wars Day. Read a book with a word in the title of at least 4 letters that can be made from the phrase MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU.
Required: State the word
The Omega Factor, the word is FACTOR
Points this post: 5
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 40
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 1
Katrisa15.4 The Big Three
Read a book with a three word title. All words count. AND Read a book that is first published in March of any year that ends in a 3
I read Poverty, by America pub in March 2023
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 60
Katrisa10.3 These boots are made for walking ...
Read a book with one or more people walking on the cover
I read The Darkness Knows
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 70
Task 15.10 - May For Growthread the latest in a series of 3+ books
Final Heir
#15 (and last) in the Jane Yellowrock series
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15 points
Task 20.3 - Trails of Walesoption 5: page count made up of listed numbers (3,6,0)
Earthside
360 pages
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35 points
Delicious Dee5.2 Angel of the Battlefield
Seatmate - Cara Bastone - author initals (CB) provided in the given letter combinations; ebook only approved line 2893 in the spreadsheet
Points this Post: 5
Points Overall: 5
Nick KY10.2 It’s a Wonderful World I read The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl, “Travel” as a GR genre.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 35
Andy P.Task # 20.10 Group ReadsDinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show byBethany Joy Lenz
My Comment is #2 on discussion link.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
5.2 Angel of the BattlefieldBook: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
Task: Read a book by an author named Clara or Barton or with the initials: CB, CC, BC, or BB.
How it fits: author initials CB
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
15.10 May For GrowthRead the most recent published book ( as of March 1, 2025) in a series of at last 3 published books.
La Tempête des échos
La Passe-Miroir #4 is the most recent published book in the series.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Nick KY20.10 Group Read. Category: Non-Fiction -- Cults
I read Dinner for Vampires by Bethany Joy Lenz.
Ilistened to the unabridged audiobook. No MMP. The most popular paperback is here: Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show at 320 pp.
My comment is no. 4 in the discussion thread. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... (Includes my Readerboard name, something I left out when I originally posted in message 2.)
CLAIM ONE IT’s a FACT
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 55
Total It’s a Fact: 1
Kathy KS5.9 Memorial Day
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
Read a book with a tombstone or cemetery on the cover.
by Sharon Debartolo Carmack******
Points for this task: 5
Total points : 5
Tasks completed: 1/54
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: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
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