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TessaVanessaChallenge 10.3 These boots are made for walking ...
Read a book with one or more people walking on the cover.
by Julio AntaPoints this post: 10
Total points: 325/910
Task completed: 25/54
Nick KY15.1 Let's Hike It! Book 1. Title word shared with a trail name on the list: "California" from California Coastal Trail: I read My Dirty California by Jason Mosberg.
Book 2. TRAIL in title. I read Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
“siLver nITRAte.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 230
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.10 Celebrating around the world
Read a book with MPG Religion or where one of the festivals named (Ramadan, Lent, Easter, Passover, Holi, Vaisakhi, Beltane, May Day) is central to the storyline.
American Cult by Robyn Chapman
MPG=Religion
Points this post: 10
Total points: 335/910
Task completed: 26/54
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.9 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.
Parenthesis by Elodie Durand
Points this post: 15
Total points: 350/910
Task completed: 27/54
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.1 Cats Task: Books of North America
Option 1:
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in North America, or is about one or more countries in North America (if Non-Fiction), but is NOT United States of America.
Riley Park by Diane Tullson
Set in Canada.
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in North America.
Death Wind by William Bell
Born in Toronto, Ontario.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 375/910
Task completed: 28/54
Nick KY10.4 Strap on Backpack Author’s 1st and last inits are in BACKPACKER. I read All My Friends Have Issues: Building Remarkable Relationships with Imperfect People by Amanda Anderson.
"bAckpAcker"
CLAIM ONE IT's A FACT
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 240
It's a Fact: 2
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.4 Susan A's Task: Consecutive Numbers
Option 3:
Book A: Book A: Read a book with 2 consecutive digits in the page count.
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
128 pages
Book B: Read a book with two consecutive digits in the year of the first published edition.
500 Words or Less by Juleah del Rosario
First published September 25, 2018.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 405/910
Task completed: 29/54
Jessica S5.10 World Book Day
Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC guidelines
The Kite by N.R. Walker
Points this post: 5
Total points: 260
Jessica S5.8 International Women's Day
Read a book by a single female author
A Minor Inconvenience by Sarah Granger
Points this post: 5
Total points: 265
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.7 Amy FL's Task: Typing Challenge
Option 1:
Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title (no subtitles) that can be made by using only the letters on the left side of the keyboard.
Cold Case Christmas by Jessica R. Patch
Word= CASE
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose name (first or last) can be made using only the right hand on the keyboard.
Girl One: Murder by Molly Black
Name=MOLLY
Points this post: 30
Total points: 435/910
Task completed: 30/54
Nick KY10.5 Good Company A journey is enhanced by a good travelling companion. Read a book that is written by 2 or more authors.
I read -- Elizabethan Drama Part 2: Dekker, Jonson, Beaumont, Fletcher, Webster, Massinger: Part 47 Harvard Classics
Plays by Thomas Dekker Ben Jonson John Beaumont Francis Fletcher John Webster and Massinger Philip 1583-1640 --
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 250
Jessica S10.8 Pi Day
book with a page count consisting of consecutive numbers found in this portion of Pi 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375
The Bait by N.R. Walker page count: 314
Points this post: 10
Total points: 275
Jessica S10.9 Three/Four/Five
Book that is number 3, 4 or 5 in a series
Forbidden by K.T. Yarrow
Points this post: 10
Total points: 285
Jessica S15.5 I've Been Probed
Book with the MPG Alien or Aliens
Dark Space by Lisa Henry
Points this post: 15
Total points: 300
Jessica S5.5 New Life
Book whose cover has flowers on it.
Bloom by N.R. WalkerPoints this post: 5
Total points: 305
Jessica S10.3 These boots are made for walking ...
Book with one or more people walking on the cover.
The Secret of Elephants by Vasundra TailorPoints this post: 10
Total points: 315
Jessica S25.6 - JenJ IA's task - Triple Crowns
Option 1: Thoroughbred Racing
A) Book with the author’s first initial in “SIR BARTON” and the author’s last initial in “JUSTIFY.”
Solan by Becca Seymour
B) Book that has all of the letters of LOUISVILLE or BALTIMORE or ELMONT in the combined title/subtitle, series name, and author’s name. ELMONT
Mr. Big Shot by Isla Olsen
Points this post: 25
Total points: 340
SHEMAC 20.9 - 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.
Required: Name the state that your author represents. If the author's place of birth/residence is not obvious from the GR author bio, provide a reference: California
The Face Man by Amy Lane
(PB The Face Man)
This task points: 20
Total season points: 240
Jessica S5.3 Santa Fe Trail After All these Years
book whose title or series title includes a word of 4 letters or more that matches one of the words on this map: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/M... Mexico
Stealing Mexico by Matti Martinez
Points this post: 5
Total points: 345
VANNESSA P20.8 Nickels and Dimes
option 2
Page count is made up of 1, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8
Stephen King - The Institute
Total Pages: 576
This Post: 20 points
Total: 25 points
Mod
Read" list the longest. The TBR list does not have to be on Goodreads.
read You Are Not Alone
on my TBR for 4 Years
points this post 5
total points 5
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Read a book by an author named Clara or Barton or with the initials: CB, CC, BC, or BB. Names may be in any position.
read You Won't Believe Me by Cyn Balog (CB)
points this post 5
total points 10
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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.
word used is WERE
read Once You Were Mine
points this post- 5
total points 15
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Read a book by a single female author.
read Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 by Lisa Unger
points this post 5
total points 20
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Read a book with MPG Travel
read One Italian Summer
Fiction
Romance
Audiobook
Contemporary
Magical Realism
Chick Lit
Italy
Travel
Time Travel
Adult Fiction
points this post 10
total points 30
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read a book found on the first 25 pages of the Hiking Shelf:
Hiking Shelf
read The Last to Vanish page 5
points this post 10
total points 40
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Read a book where the authors first name is a derivative of David, Patrick or George
Used name GEORGE
GEORGINA on list
read One Night by Georgina Cross
points this post 10
total points 50
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Read a book with a page count consisting of consecutive numbers found in this portion of Pi 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375
read Summer Rental 264 pages
points this post 10
total points 60
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option 2: Read a single book that satisfies both criteria for option 1
Read a book whose page count or first published year with at least 2 numbers from 6800 and Read a book that is book is number 1-15 in series
read Kitty Goes to War first published 2010
number 8 in series
points this post 15
total points 75
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Read a book with a Rabbit/bunny on cover
read
points this post 15
total points 90
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Read a book with MARS intact in the title. (excluding subtitles.)
read
points this post 15
total points 105
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option 2 For this option, read a book with a word of four or more letters in its title that can be made from NATIONAL MARROW DONOR
word is drama
read
points this post 20
total points 125
FLY Task #15.9 April is Love
+BB ticket x2
task: all the letters of APHRODITE in the title/subtitle/authors name
book: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: APHRODITE in (HA)rry (PO)tter an(D) the gobl(ET) of f(IR)e
other:
MPG childrens: AR Quiz Info - IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 32.0
**Claiming 2 BB tickets for first MMPG = 775 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 11/54
BB: 3 + 2 = 5 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0
Jecca15.3 East to West
Option 2 - Read a single book that satisfies both criteria for option 1
Read a book whose page count or first published year with at least 2 numbers from 6800. Published in 2020
Read a book that is book is number 1-15 in series of at least 3 published books. Book 1 in the series of 3
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 15
Total Tasks Completed: 1
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
15.4 The Big ThreeOption 2: One Book Task
Read a single book that satisfies both criteria for option 1
Read a book with a three word title.
Read a book that is first published in March of any year that ends in a 3 - Published 2023
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 30
Total Tasks Completed: 2
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
15.7 Happy Fairytale BirthdayRead a book from the first 25 pages of this list - from page 7
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 45
Total Tasks Completed: 3
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
15.9 April is LoveRead a book where all the letters of APHRODITE can be found in in any combination of the title/subtitle/authors name.
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
THE memORy keePer's DAughter kIm edwards
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 60
Total Tasks Completed: 4
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
15.10 May For GrowthRead the most recent published book ( as of March 1, 2025) in a series of at least 3 published books.
Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz
3rd book and last book published in the Lost Night Files, January 2025
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 75
Total Tasks Completed: 5
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Be the MatchOption 1: For Jenson
choose a book by a single author whose first and last initials are found in either the word MINECRAFT or COmICs.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 95
Total Tasks Completed: 6
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
25.1 Cats Task: Books of North AmericaOption 2: One Book Option
Read one book of at least 500 pages that fits both criteria of Option 1.
Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in North America - takes place in Canada
Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in North America. - she was born in Canada
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Claiming BB tix for this 637 page book
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 120
Total Tasks Completed: 7
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
30.3 - Katrisa's Task: Nashfest 2024Option 2 - Family
Read a book from the first 20 pages of one of these Family Saga lists
Family Saga Books - page 1
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Claiming BB tix
Option 4 - The Venue
Read a book where the single author’s first and last initials can be found in sTAr PLUNGE.
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 150
Total Tasks Completed: 8
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
JEN B20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Be the Match
Option 3: For his medical team
For this option, read a book that is set at least 50% in Minnesota, or has a main character that works in a medical field.
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
Both main characters are ER doctors; also set entirely in Minnesota
TOTAL POINTS: 85
Mod
15.8 March Means War
Read a book with MARS intact in the title
A Princess of Mars. Edgar Rice Burroughs
Claiming a Goldie Oldie ticket, published in 1912
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 16
Total Points: 205
Tasks Completed: 13
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 1
Big Books - 2
Amy FL5.7 Spring Fever
An Honorable Assassin by Steve Hamilton - author's initials SH in Spring Has sprung
Points this post: 5
Total points: 135
Amy FL20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ritika's Task: Dopamine for Winter
B:
- woman is wearing a hatPoints this post: 20
Total points: 155
Amy FL25.3 XBM's Task - So Many Names!
Option 1: Death Stake by Andrew Mayne - ANDREW in list
Option 1: The Butcher's Boy by Thomas Perry - THOMAS in list
Points this post: 25
Total points: 180
Amy FL30.2 - MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
Option 3: The Missing by Chris Mooney - author's initials CM in MarCh
Option 4: Citizen K-9 - #3 in the K Team series
Points this post: 30
Total points: 210
MEGSCL20.10 Group Reads
I read Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
and posted in message 6.
TOTAL
20 points
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Total Points So Far: 215