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SPRING CHALLENGE 2025
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
MEGSCL5.8 International Women's Day
A single female author
Memorial Days
**Non fiction IAF ticket
TOTAL
30 points, 1 IAF ticket
Task 15.10 May For GrowthRead the most recent published book ( as of March 1, 2025) in a series of at last 3 published books.
Book: See How They Hide
Latest (#6) in the Quinn and Costa series
Points this task: 15
Total points: 145
FLY Task #5.4 Star Wars Day
task: title includes a 4+ letter word made from MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU
book: Sprinkle with Murder
(my version is kindle, first MMPB here)
how it fits: "with" in MAY THE FORCE BE (WITH) YOU
Points this post: 5
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 12/54
BB: 5 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0
Task 25.3 - So Many Names!I repeated option 2, as permitted
option 2: author name has four parts
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
(not got Childrens at time of posting, but just in case: IL: MY - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 9.0)
option 2: author name has four parts
The Waves Take You Home by María Alejandra Barrios Vélez
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345 points
Bookwrm526Task #30.2 - Gregorian Games
Option 3: Read a book whose SINGLE author's first and last (middle can be ignored) initials use only the letters in the name of ONE of the months of the Spring Challenge - March, April, or May. I chose MARCH and read A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera (432p).
Option 4: Read a book that is # 3, 4 or 5 in a series. I read Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear, book 4 in the Maisie Dobbs series (322p).
Total points so far: 115
Bookwrm526Task #20.1 - Be the Match
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials are found in either the word MINECRAFT or COMICS. I chose MINECRAFT and read The Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley August.
Total points so far: 135
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Lois' Task: On the Trail of West Coast WritersRead 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.
I read The Bezzle by Cory Doctorow. According to his GR profile, Doctorow currently lives in Los Angeles, CA.
points: 60
books read: 5
tasks completed: 3
tasks in progress: 1
Its a fact: 1
pages read: 1697
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Option 3
read a book where the original publication date consists of exactly two of the numbers from 1, 9, 0, 7
read First-Time Caller
publication date is February 11, 2025 using the 1 and the 0 from 1907
points this post 20
total points 145
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Option 4: Offa’s Dyke Path
Read a book that was first published between April and October of a year since 1971
read The Murder Show publication date
April 15, 2025
points this post 20
total points 165
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read a book from the shelf provided
Page 12 of Option B: Forests
read Incidents Around the House
points this post 20
total points 185
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20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Trails of Wales
Option 4-Read a book that was first published between April and October of a year since 1971 (inclusive).
Running on Diesel by Melissa Foster / pub Sep 15, 2021
Points this post: -20
Total points: 295
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Read the most recent published book ( as of March 1, 2025) in a series of at last 3 published books.
Running on Diesel by Melissa Foster / most recent and last book in the series
Points this post: 15
Total points: 310
Total BB entries: 4
Total IAF entries: 1
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read Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show
message 6 in the discussion thread
points this post 20
total points 205
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Masoodah's Task: Mother's Day + It's a Fact entry
Option 3-For this option read a book where the original publication date consists of exactly two of the numbers from 1, 9, 0, 7.
Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham / published Oct 15 2024; 1 and 0 in list
Claiming -1 IAF ticket for nonfiction book
Points this post: -20
Total points: 290
Total BB entries: 3
Total IAF entries: 1
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Option 4-Read a book that was first published between April and October of a year since 1971 (inclusive).
Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham / published Oct 15 2024
Claiming 1 IAF ticket for nonfiction book
Points this post: 20
Total points: 310
Total BB entries: 4
Total IAF entries: 1
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Option 1:
Read a book where the single author's first and last initials can be found KMARIED. For this option, letters can be repeated.
read The House Swap by Miranda Rijks
and
Option 3:
Read a book with a stand alone word of at least four letters in the title, subtitles excluded , that can be made from my Readerboard name, KMARIED.
word is dark
read Alone in the Dark
points this post 25
total points 230
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Book 1
Read a book with at least 2 words in the title, each word beginning with a letter in SPRING. Letters can be used multiple times.
read Silent Sister We Were Warned
and
book 2
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, each word longer than its preceding word.
points this post 30
total points 260
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Option 1
Read a book with a stand alone variant of the number 3, 4, or 5 in the TITLE ONLY.
read The Three Lives of Cate Kay 304 pages
and
Option 2
Read a book where the name of the Month (March, April or May) is found intact in the title -
read Maybe in Another Life 342 ages
points this post 30
total points 290
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Option 3-For this option read a book where the original publication date consists of exactly two of the numbers from 1, 9, 0, 7.
Need You To Choose Me by Anna B Doe / pub 1/24/2025; 1 and 0 in pub date
Points this post: 20
Total points: 330
Total BB entries: 4
Total IAF entries: 1
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Option 3 (Complete 1 Book A and 1 Book B)
Book A: Read a book with 2 consecutive digits in the page count.
Required: state the page count
read Strange Sally Diamond 312 pages
and
Book B: Read a book with two consecutive digits in the year of the first published edition. The following years work: 1912, 1989, 2001, 2017.
The Mother at Number 5 published 2023
points this post 30
total points 320
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5.8 International Women's Day
Read a book by a single female author
Laredo: The Firefighters of Station #8 by S.R. Wyatt / single female author
approved for length on line 1926
Points this post: -5
Total points: 325
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Option 1-
Book A: Read a book that was published between February 19th and March 20th of 2024 or 2025.
Laredo: The Firefighters of Station #8 by S.R. Wyatt / pub Feb 26, 2025; 358 pg PB
Book B: Read a book with MPG High Fantasy or MPG Spirituality.
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros / MPG High Fantasy(genre noted here); 527 pg HC
Total pages: 885 > 500
Points this post: 25
Total points: 350
Total BB entries: 4
Total IAF entries: 1
Nick KY30.7 Amy FL’s Typing Challenge Option 1. Two Books.
Book 1. Title word uses only lh letters on a typewriter keyboard. I read The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories by Henry James, title word “SCREW” uses only lh letters of the typewriter.
Book 2. One of author’s names uses only rh letters on a typewriter keyboard. I read Galactic Pot-Healer by Philip K. Dick. Author’s 1st name “PHILIP” uses only rh letters.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 280
KRISTA KY20.3 Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Trails of Wales
Option 2- word in title (4+ letters) made from OWAIN GLYNDWR
Word: ALONG
Along Came a Spider
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 160
SHEMAC 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. (A, S)
A Stable Daddy by Anna Sparrows
(PB A Stable Daddy)
This task points: 5
Total season points: 245
SHEMAC 20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ritika's Task: Dopamine for Winter
Required: State the option - A
A. BALDUR’S GATE 3: Read a book with a word in the title (not subtitle) or series’ name which matches one of the character classes. Plurals and possessives are allowed, no other variations. The word should stand on its own. The classes are- Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard.
Ranger's End Game
(PB Ranger's End Game)
This task points: 20
Total season points: 265
25.3 XBM's Task - So Many Names!Option 2: Read a book by an author with four names
Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew
Option 3: - read a book with these name’s translation in the title or subtitle:
Huaka’i – journey or voyage
Cilka's Journey
New Points: 25
Total Points: 70
Task 25.5 - Signs of the Zodiac - Pisces, Aries and Taurus501+ pages total
option 2: book 1 - pub 28 Mar 2024 (in range 21 Mar - 20 Apr)
The Last Murder at the End of the World
432 pages
option 2: book 2 - MPG Adventure
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
471 pages
432 + 471 = 903 pages > 501
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370 points
Bookwrm526Task #5.2 Angel of the Battlefield
Read a book by an author named Clara or Barton or with the initials: CB, CC, BC, or BB. I chose the initials CB and read A Deadly Delicious Delivery by Cindy Bell.
Total points so far: 140
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.3 Santa Fe Trail After All these Years
Read a 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...
Eligible words are listed in Post 2 of the Help Thread.
Living and Dying in Brick City
The word is CITY
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Total Points: 5
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Total books: 1
Total tasks: 1
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.7 Spring Fever
Read a book with a single author whose first and last initials appear in the phrase SPRING HAS SPRUNG.
The Dutch HouseAuthor: Ann Patchett
Total Points: 10
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Total books: 2
Total tasks: 2
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.2 It's a Wonderful World - let's explore it!
Read a book with MPG Travel
Rudy's Rules for Travel: Life Lessons from Around the Globe
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Total Points: 20
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
Total books: 3
Total tasks: 3
SUSAN A25.6 - JenJ IA's task - Triple Crowns
Option 1: Thoroughbred Racing
A Read a book with the author’s first initial in “SIR BARTON” and the author’s last initial in “JUSTIFY.”
One Last Step by Sarah Sutton
No MMPB. Paperback HERE
Author initials S S
s - “SIR BARTON”
s - “JUSTIFY.”
3 word title
Option 2: Hiking
A Read a book with a 4+ letter word in the title/subtitle that can be made out of the letters in SPRINGER and KATAHDIN.
A Dark Lure by Loreth Anne White
No MMPB Paperback HERE
word DARK found in SPRINGER and KATAHDIN.
3 word title
Previous points: 710
points this post: 25
total points: 735
Task 20.8 - The Capital Ring1. Either read a book by an author who was born in London, or that is at least 50% set in London. Required:If the birthplace or location isn’t clear in the GR description/author page, provide a reference.
Novel set entirely in London, England
A Tale of Two Murders (A Dickens of a Crime #1) (2018) by Heather Redmond (Goodreads Author) (Paperback 338 pages)
45 + 20 = 65
Tasks Completed: 03
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 45 + 20 = 65
Books read: 04
Pages read: 1,231
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 04
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
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Read a book with one or more people walking on the cover ...
read
points this post 10
total points 330
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Read a book that is written by 2 or more authors.
read My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren- pen name for two different authors Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings
points this post 10
total points 340
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Read a book with MPG Religion
read The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
Nonfiction
Memoir
Audiobook
True Crime
Biography
Biography Memoir
Autobiography
Religion
Mental Health
Cults
points this post 10
total points 350
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This is a two book task
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in Mexico
and
Book 2: Read a book set at least 50% in Canada
read More Than You'll Ever Know for Mexico setting
and The Berry Pickers for Canada Setting
points this post 15
total points 365
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Read a book with the MPG Alien or Aliens
read Roswell: The Ultimate Cold Case: Eyewitness Testimony and Evidence of Contact and the Cover-Up
History
Aliens
Nonfiction
Science
Conspiracy Theories
points this post 15
total points 380
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Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in North America- Canada
read Into the Fall
and Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in North America- Canada
read The Mystery Guest
points this post 25 total points 405
Rockynook20.7 - Take a Walk on the Wild Side
Option B: read a book from the 1st 25 pages of the "Forests Books" shelf
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria E. Schwab
Found on page 22
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 165
Task 15.9 - April is Loveletters APHRODITE in title & subtitle
Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women's Bank That Empowered a Generation
A - thAt
P - emPowered
H - tHat
ROD - empOwReD
ITE - crEdIT
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385 points
Nick KY5.4 Star Wars Day Title word “FAIR” has letters in the phrase, “mAy the FoRce be wIth you.” I read Crow Fair by Thomas McGuane
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 285
Nick KY5.5 New Life Flowers on the cover. I read Tea & Treachery by Vicki Delany.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 290
Nick KY5.6 Read the Months The word “March” is the author’s last name.
I read The Meryl Streep Movie Club by Mia March.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 295
30.2 ~ Gregorian GamesPick one book for two different options.
Each book must be a minimum of 250 pages.
Required: Specify the options.
Option 2
Read a book where the name of the Month (March, April or May) is found intact in the title - It does not have to carry the meaning of the month and can be part of a longer word
Maya & Natasha by Elyse DurhamRead ~ 3.14.25
Pages ~ 384
Prompt ~ MAYa
Option 3
Read a book whose SINGLE author's first and last initials use only the letters in the name of ONE of the months of the Spring Challenge - March, April, or May
These Precious Days: Essays by Ann PatchettRead ~ 3.17.25
Pages ~ 320
Prompt ~ APril
Task Points ~ 30
Total Points ~ 55
10.3 ~ These boots are made for walking ...Read a book with one or more people walking on the cover ...
The person/people must be shown from at least the knee down, and some representation of movement must be shown (a stride, a step, a lifted foot or skirt)
Required: Post the cover
Summer of '69 by Elin HilderbrandRead ~ 3.25.25
Pages ~ 432
Prompt ~ Cover approved in help thread
Task Points ~ 10
Total Points ~ 65
*CORRECTION*VANNESSA P
20.8 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
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Option 1: Read a book with one of the code words as a stand-alone word in the title or author's name
name used Charlie
read Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea
and
Option 3
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the named locations.
location new york
read The Woman in the Window
points this post 25
total points 430
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25 points