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SPRING CHALLENGE 2025
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MEGSCL10.9 Three/Four/Five
Read a book that is number 3, 4 or 5 in a series
The Fifth Elephant
Discworld - Ankh-Morpork City Watch (#5) - approved in task help thread
TOTAL
40 points, 1 IAF ticket
MEGSCL10.4 Strap on your backpack
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in BACKPACKER
Death on the Island by Eliza Reid
TOTAL
50 points, 1 IAF ticket
MEGSCL10.5 Good company
Read a book that is written by 2 or more authors.
The Other March Sisters
TOTAL
60 points, 1 IAF ticket
Kathy KS**Claiming 1 (one) Big Book ticket** Pages: 512
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - TrishhartUK's Task: The Capital Ring
Option 2. Read a book where the page count is made up of the numbers 1,1,2,5,6,7,8
The Radiant Seas by Catherine Asaro
Pages used: 1-2-5
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb=512 p.
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 105
Tasks completed: 6/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 2
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
25.3 XBM's Task - So Many Names!Option 1, author's name matches Patrick: Avalanche by Patrick F. McManus
Option 3, Sweetheart in the title: The Sweetheart Bargain by Shirley Jump
Points this post: 25
Total points: 315
Lisa MD5.10 - World Book Day
Free choice
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
***I claim an IAF ticket***
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5/910
Total Books Read: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 1
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 1
Lisa MD10.6 - Take a Hike
Hiking Shelf - pg 5
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party by Daniel James Brown
***I claim an IAF ticket***
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 15/910
Total Books Read: 2
Total Tasks Completed: 2
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 2
Lisa MD10.8 - Pi Day
Pg count found consecutively in Pi: 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375
That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America by Amanda Jones
288 pgs
***I claim an IAF ticket***
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 25/910
Total Books Read: 3
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 3
Lisa MD15.3 - East to West
Option 2: One book fits both criteria
Play Dead by David Rosenfelt
1 - Pg count or pub yr contains 2 #s from "6800" - 308 pgs
2 - #1 - 15 in series of at least 3 published works - Andy Carpenter (#6)
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 40/910
Total Books Read: 4
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 3
Lisa MD20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ritika's Task: Dopamine for Winter
Option B: Wearing hat/cap on Cover
Sisters in Arms by Kaia Alderson
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 60/910
Total Books Read: 5
Total Tasks Completed: 5
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 3
Lisa MD20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - TrishhartUK's Task: The Capital Ring
Option 2: Pg ct made (1,1,2,5,6,7,8)
The Paris Girl by Francelle Bradford White
256 pgs
***I claim an IAF ticket***
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 80/910
Total Books Read: 6
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 4
Julia10330.7 - 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.
The Secret Story
(SECRET uses only letters on left)
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.
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
(HOLLY uses only letters on right)
This post: 30 points,
Total points: 250
BB: 4
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total books read: 17
Total tasks completed: 13
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 Can Opener’s Daughter by Rob Davis
THE cAn OPeneR's Daughter, rob davIs
Points for this task: 15
Total points : 205
Golden Oldies tickets total: 9
Moonlight 30.7 - Amy FL's Task: Typing Challenge
Book 1/option 1:
Description: 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: Letters typed with the left hand: Q, W, E, R, T, A, S, D, F, G, Z, X, C, V, B
Book:
My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni
HIF: GRAVE
Book 2/option 2
Description: Read a book by a single author whose name (first or last) can be made using only the right hand on the keyboard: Y, U, I, O, P, H, J, K, L, N, M
Book: These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
HIF: KIMI
Points this post: 30
Total points: 110
FLY Task #25.6 - JenJ IA's task - Triple Crowns
task: Option 1B - all of the letters of BALTIMORE in the title/series/author’s name
book: The Sylph
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: BALTIMORE in (T)he Sylph/Wend(i L). Wilson/(Ober)on (A)cade(m)y
task: Option 2A - a 4+ letter title word made from SPRINGER and KATAHDIN
book: Murder on the Ballarat Train
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: "train" in SP(RIN)GER and KA(TA)HDIN
other:
both books meet the "rule of 3" by being 3rd in series:
The Sylph = Oberon Academy #3
Murder On The Ballarat Train = Phryne Fisher #3
Points this post: 25
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 14/54
BB: 5 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0
10.2 It's a Wonderful World - let's explore it!Read a book with MPG Travel
Walking: One Step At a Time by Erling Kagge
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for Walking: One Step At a Time (nonfiction)**
Task Toal: 10
Season Total: 115
IAF This Post: 1
Total IAF: 5
5.6;
10.1; 10.2; ...; ...; ...; ...; 10.7; ...; ...; 10.10
15.7;
20.1; ...; ...; ...; 20.5
10.8 Pi DayRead a book with a page count consisting of consecutive numbers found in this portion of Pi 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375
Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea by Sarah Pinsker
288 pages
Task Toal: 10
Season Total: 125
Total IAF: 5
5.6;
10.1; 10.2; ...; ...; ...; ...; 10.7; 10.8; ...; 10.10
15.7;
20.1; ...; ...; ...; 20.5
15.4 The Big ThreeOption 1: Two Book Task
Book 1: Read a book with a three word title. All words count
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Book 2: Read a book that is first published in March of any year that ends in a 3.
Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
Published March 2023
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for Poverty, by America (nonfiction)**
Task Toal: 15
Season Total: 140
IAFs this Task: 1
Total IAF: 6
5.6;
10.1; 10.2; ...; ...; ...; ...; 10.7; 10.8; ...; 10.10
15.4; ...; ...; 15.7;
20.1; ...; ...; ...; 20.5
JUKKA5.8 International Women's Day
Book with single female author.
Batgirl, Volume 2: Knightfall Descends by Gail Simone.
Total Points: 55/910
Total Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4/54
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 1
5.5 New LifeRead a book whose cover has flowers on it.
by Olivia Laing**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for The Garden Against Time (nonfiction)**
Task Toal: 5
Season Total: 145
IAFs this Task: 1
Total IAF: 7
5.5; 5.6;
10.1; 10.2; ...; ...; ...; ...; 10.7; 10.8; ...; 10.10
15.4; ...; ...; 15.7;
20.1; ...; ...; ...; 20.5
JUKKA20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - TrishhartUK's Task: The Capital Ring
Option 2: 2. Read a book where the page count is made up of the numbers 1, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Sattumia by Daniil Kharms has 211 pages. It was first released in 1939, and thus is a Golden Oldie.
Total Points: 75/910
Total Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 5/54
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 1
It's a Fact Total: 1
10.9 Three/Four/FiveKomi Can't Communicate, Vol. 3 by Tomohito Oda
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 260
Task 10.4 Strap on your backpackRead a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in BACKPACKER
BackPacker
Time's Agent (2024) by Brenda Peynado (Goodreads Author) (Paperback 208 pages)
65 + 10 = 75
Tasks Completed: 04
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 65 + 10 = 75
Books read: 05
Pages read: 1,439
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 05
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.1 Let's Hike It!
Book 1: Read a book with a title (subtitles are excluded) that shares a word from one of the names of the trails on the list.
So Long Sad Love by Mirion Malle
LONG in LONG Path
Book 2: Read a book that has all the letters of TRAIL in the title. (subtitles are excluded)
The Vertical Sea by Brian Freschi.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 565/910
Task completed: 37/54
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.4 The Big Three
Option 1: Two Book Task
Book 1: Read a book with a three word title.
Just Another Story: A Graphic Migration Account by Ernesto Saade
Book 2: Read a book that is first published in March of any year that ends in a 3.
In Limbo by Deb J.J. Lee
First published March 7, 2023
Points this post: 15
Total points: 580/910
Task completed: 38/54
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.7 Happy Fairytale Birthday
Read a book from the first 25 pages of this list
Fairy Tale Retellings Books
Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham
Found on page 4 of the list.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 595/910
Task completed: 39/54
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.4 Golden Oldies - Ritika's Task: Dopamine for Winter
Option B: read a book with a cover which shows someone wearing a hat/cap.
by Patty DannPoints this post: 20
Total points: 615/910
Task completed: 40/54
Nick KY10.3 These Boots Are Made for Walking Walker on the cover, I read Home, Vol. 1 by Julio Anta.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 305
Nick KY20.9 Lois’ West Coast Writers I read a book by Shirley Jackson, born in California: We Have Always Lived in the Castle.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 325
Nick KY25.1 Cat’s Books of North America
Book 1. Book 1 takes place in a N.Am. country besides the U.S. I read Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice, takes place 100% in Canada.
Book 2. Book 2 has author born in N.Am. Country outside of U.S.I read Murder in a Teacup by Vicki Delany, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Canada.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 350
KRISTA KY30.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive Numbers
Option 1: Two books from single series with consecutive series numbers
Sweetbriar Cottage (Blue Ridge #0)
Blue Ridge Sunrise (Blue Ridge #1)
Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 190
SHEMAC 15.10 May For Growth
Read the most recent published book (as of March 1, 2024) in a series of at least 3 published books: Sweetwater Pack #6 of 6
His Feral Omega Mate
(PB His Feral Omega Mate)
This task points: 15
Total season points: 375
Katrisa5.5 New Life
Read a book whose cover has flowers on it
I read Murder in Bloom
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 390
Katrisa15.3 East to West
Opt 2 - 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 of at least 3 published books.
I read Hot and Sour Suspects
My book was audio - MMPB 306
306 in 6800 and is #8 in Noodle Shop Mysteries
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 405
Mod
Read a book with one of these words in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
Word is MAY
Roses of May
points this post 5
total points 550
Mod
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in BACKPACKER
read Ambush by Colleen Coble
points this post 10
total points 560
Mod
Book 1: Read a book with a title (subtitles are excluded) that shares a word from one of the names of the trails on the list.
Trail used: New England Trail
Word used is NEW
read The Really Dead Wives of New Jersey
and
Book 2: Read a book that has all the letters of TRAIL in the title. (subtitles are excluded)
read In the Ballroom with the Candlestick
points this post 15
total points 575
Mod
Read a book by an author who was born in or lives/lived in California, Oregon, or Washington.
read The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3731939/
Born in California
points this post 20
total points 595
Mod
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
You're All I Need by Lacey Black / YOURE spelled from phrase
Points this post: 5
Total points: 355
Total BB entries: 4
Total IAF entries: 1
Mod
Read a book by an author named Clara or Barton or with the initials: CB, CC, BC, or BB.
Havoc by Christopher Bollen / CB in list of initials
Points this post: 5
Total points: 360
Total BB entries: 4
Total IAF entries: 1
Mod
Read a book that is number 3, 4 or 5 in a series
Speakeasy by Sarina Bowen / #5 in series
Points this post: 10
Total points: 370
Total BB entries: 4
Total IAF entries: 1
Task 30.1 - JennRenee's Task: Spring Up and GrowBook 1: Read a book with at least 2 words in the title, each word beginning with a letter in SPRING.
Book: Shred Sisters
Book 2: Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, each word longer than its preceding word.
Book: The Paris Express
Points this task: 30
Total points: 175
Mod
Option 1-Two book task
Book A: Read a book whose page count or first published year with at least 2 numbers from 6800.
The One I Left Behind by Piper Rayne / 260 pg PB; 6,0 in page count
Book B: Read a book that is book is number 1-15 in series of at least 3 published books.
Merit by Devney Perry / #4 in series
Points this post: 15
Total points: 385
Total BB entries: 4
Total IAF entries: 1
Task 15.6 Finding Easter GoodiesRead a book with a Rabbit/bunny, Egg, or Chicken/chick/rooster on the cover.
Book:
points this task: 15
Total points: 190
Mod
Option 1: Two book task
Book A: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in North America
If You Love Me by Helena Hunting / set in Toronto Canada, seen in series title of hockey team
Book B: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in North America.
A Man Downstairs by Nicole Lundrigan / author born in Canada per GR author record
Points this post: 25
Total points: 410
Total BB entries: 4
Total IAF entries: 1
Mod
Option 1-
Book A: Read one of the books in the In Death series
Bonded in Death by JD Robb / #60 in In Death series; 359 pg HC
Book B: Read a book where an author uses the following format for their name – Initial.Initial. Last Name
From Here to Eternity by AL Jackson / author name follows pattern, new-to-me author; 412 pg PB
Total pages: 771>500
Points this post: 30
Total points: 440
Total BB entries: 4
Total IAF entries: 1
Amy FL10.1 It's going to be long ...
Hold Strong - 555 pages in paperback edition (Hold Strong)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 220
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20.6 It's a Fact - Jen B's Task: Travels for Dad
Option 1: New York City
Set in NYC or bridge on cover
Web of Lies: A Midlands Crime Thriller
Bridge on cover approved in Help Thread
Points this post: 20
Total points: 220
BB:0 GO:6 IAF:0