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SPRING CHALLENGE 2025
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JenJ IA5.4 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 - WHAT
What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 60/910
Tasks Completed: 4/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
JenJ IA10.4 Strap on your backpack
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in BACKPACKER.
Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 70/910
Tasks Completed: 5/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
JenJ IA10.10 Celebrating around the world
Read a book with MPG Religion .
The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke
*****I claim 1 It's A Fact*****
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 80/910
Tasks Completed: 6/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
5.8 International Women's DayBook: Waifs and Strays
Task: Read a book by a single female author
How it fits: written by Helen Harper
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 298 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35
JenJ IA20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lisa MD's Task: Take a Walk on the Wild Side
Option B: Forests - Read a book from the 1st 25 pages of the "Forests Books" shelf: Forests Books - Page 2
Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 100/910
Tasks Completed: 7/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 2
KRISTA KY10.1 It's Going To Be Long
Read a book with 500+ pages
Demon Copperhead
560 pgs
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 200
JenJ IA30.7 - Amy FL's Task: Typing Challenge
Letters typed with the left hand: Q, W, E, R, T, A, S, D, F, G, Z, X, C, V, B
Letters typed with the right hand: Y, U, I, O, P, H, J, K, L, N, M
Choose an option
Required: State the option
Option 1: Two-book task
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 word must be at least four letters long and you only use your left hand to type it.
Required: Specify the word in your post. - GREAT
From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough
*****I claim 1 It'a a Fact ticket*****
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. Name must be at least four letters long.
Required: Specify the name in your post. - Jojo
We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 130/910
Tasks Completed: 8/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
Katrisa15.2 South To North
Book 1 - Read a book set at least 50% in Mexico
I read The Colony: Faith and Blood in a Promised Land
Setting: more than 50% on the Colonia Lebaron in Chihuahua Mexico
Book 2: Read a book set at least 50% in Canada
I read Him Standing
Setting: Entirely in Ojibwe territory in Northwestern Ontario, within the Wabaseemoong Independent Nations
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 475
Katrisa15.5 I've Been Probed
Read a book with the MPG Alien or Aliens
I read All These Worlds
has MPG Aliens
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 490
SHEMAC 10.1 It's going to be long ...
Read a book that is 500 pages or more (504pp)
Omega's Flight
(PB Omega's Flight)
This task points: 10
Total season points: 415
Theresa30.5 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Compound Words
Choose a compound word.
Required: State the compound word and what 2 words make it up
Read 2 books.
Book 1:
Read a book with the first part of the compound word in the title/subtitle.
Book 2:
Read a book with the second part of the compound word found intact in the author’s name. Only one author needs to meet requirement if multiple authors are present.
Compound word: GOODWILL
Book 1 - Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson - GOOD
Book 2 - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz WILLiams
ROBIN P25.2 Robin P's Task: The NATO Alphabet
Option 1: 4+letter-word in title or author name matching word in NATO alphabet
Escaping Dreamland - Charlie Lovett - author name Charlie is word for Letter C
Option 3: Set 50% in location used for alphabet
The Hanged Man: A Mystery in Fin de Siecle Paris - set entirely in Paris, which is the word for P
Points this post: 25
Total points: 300
BB:2 GO:8 IAF:0
FLY Task #10.1 It's going to be long ...
+BB ticket
task: Read a book that is 500 pages or more
book: Ravensong
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: 678 pages, Mass Market Paperback
other:
**claiming BB ticket for MMPB = 678 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 235
Tasks completed: 16/54
BB: 5 + 1 = 6 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0
Joanne MI10.1 It's going to be long ...
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
Claiming 1 BB at 559 pages
Points this task 10
BB's this task 1
Season Total 100
BB's 2
IAF 2, 2BB
Bookwrm526Task #5.7 Spring Fever
Read a book with a single author whose first and last initials appear in the phrase SPRING HAS SPRUNG. I read True Biz by Sara Nović.
Total points so far: 210
Andy P.Task # 25.4 - KmarieD's Task: Readerboard Names
Option 1:
Read a book where the single author's first and last initials can be found in , KMARIED
The Quiet Librarian byAllen Eskens
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.Fever Dream by Douglas Preston word is dream
Points this post: 25
Total points: 275
5.8 International Women's DayMar 8, 2025 is International Women's Day. Read a book by a single female author.
The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 75
10.5 Good companyRead a book that is written by 2 or more authors.
An anthology or collection of short stories written by different authors would work.
Anthology of stories:
Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Issue 77 by Dave Eggers
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 85
15.3 East to WestOption 2: One Book Task
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.
1880
Read a book that is book is number 1-15 in series of at least 3 published books.
Palliser #6
The Duke's Children by Anthony Trollope
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 100
15.7 Happy Fairytale BirthdayRead a book from the first 25 pages of this list
Fairy Tale Retellings Books
Page 24
Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 115
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring GrowthOption 1: One of my favorite parts of spring is watching all the green come back to the landscape. Read a book with a green leaf on the cover.
The Fig Tree by Goran VojnovićTask Total: 20
Season Total: 135
20.10 Group ReadsFiction: Strong Women
My Post:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 155
30.3 - Katrisa's Task: Nashfest 2024Option 1 - SURPRISE!
Read a book with an MPG of Mental Health or Self Help.
Mental Health
A Simple Intervention by Yael Inokai
Option 4 - The Venue
The main hot spring venue in Thermopolis is the Star Plunge.
Read a book where the single author’s first and last initials can be found in STAR PLUNGE.
On the Greenwich Line by Shady Lewis
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 185
Coffeegirl30.4 Susan A's Task: Consecutive Numbers
Option 3
Book A; Read a book with 2 consecutive digits in the page count
Book: The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel by ReShonda Tate
page count: 432 (I did confirm digits can be in descending order)
Book B: Read a book with two consecutive digits in the year of first published.
Book: Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
Year published; 2023
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 190
FLY Task #30.2 - MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
task: Option 3 - author's first and last initials in March, April, or May
book: The Watchmaker's Daughter
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here) = 300 pages
how it fits: author C.J. Archer initials CA in M(A)R(C)H
task: Option 4 - a book that is # 3, 4 or 5 in a series
book: The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here) = 378 pages
how it fits: (Edinburgh Nights, #3)
other:
Each book meets the required minimum of 250 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 265
Tasks completed: 17/54
BB: 6 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0
Coffeegirl20.3 Review Raffle - Jayne's Task; Trails of Wales
Option 5
Read a book whose page count is comprised of the following digits: 3, 5, 6, 0. Each digit may be used only once.
Book: The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
page count: 360
Points this task: 20
Total points: 210
Coffeegirl 10.2 It's a wonderful world - Let's explore it!
read a book with MPG of travel
Book: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
MPG Travel
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 220
Coffeegirl10.3 These boots are made for walking...
read a book with one or more people walking on the cover
Book: Nothing Ventured by Jeffrey Archer
Points this task: 10
Total points: 230
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Masoodah's Task: Mother's DayOption 1: Read a book with an author whose first and last initials appear in MOTHERING
Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper
New Points: 20
Total Points: 90
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.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
From authors Blurb on Goodreads
"She lives in Los Angeles."
New Points: 20
Total Points: 110
Task 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.
APHRODITE – sTAndiford, les – DesPERate sOns: samuel adams, patrIck Henry, john hancock, and the secret bands of radicals who led the colonies to war
Desperate Sons: Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and the Secret Bands of Radicals Who Led the Colonies to War (2012) by Les Standiford (male) (Goodreads Author) (Hardback 336 pages) [973.3]
** It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction) Book**
Desperate Sons: Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and the Secret Bands of Radicals Who Led the Colonies to War
90 + 15 = 105
Tasks Completed: 06
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 90 + 15 = 105
Books read: 08
Pages read: 2,324
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 08
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
CELIATask 15.10 - May For Growth
Most recent published book (as of March 1, 2025) in a series of at last 3 published books. - Chuva, by Michael McDowell - book #6 in the Blackwater series, it is the last book of the series.
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 85
PegW25.4 - KmarieD's Task: Readerboard Names
Option 1: Read a book where the single author's first and last initials can be found in KMARIED.
I read Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
Option 3: Read a book with a stand alone word of at least four letters in the title that can be made frrom KMARIED.
I read Headless Males Make Great Lovers: And Other Unusual Natural Histories and used the word MAKE
**Claiming one IAF ticket for the second book****
Points this post: 25
Total points: 160
IAF: 8
GO: 0
BB: 0
Amy FL15.3 East to West
Option 2: Thunder Bay - Published in 2007 and Cork O'Connor, #7
Points this post: 15
Total points: 315
Jayme(the ghostreader)10.9 Three/Four/Five
Read a book 3,4 or 5 in a series
The Sleeping Beautyby Mercedes Lackey
5th in the Hundred Kingdoms series
Task Points: 10
Grand total:45
Amy FL15.8 March Means War
The Body in the Marsh - MARS in MARSh
Points this post: 15
Total points: 330
Amy FL20.5 - Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring Growth
Option 3: Never Turn Back - TURN in title
Points this post: 20
Total points: 350
Amy FL30.3 - Katrisa's Task: Nashfest 2024
Option 3: Breaking Point - set in Wyoming (metadata)
Option 4: The Last Party by A.R. Torre - author's initials ART in sTAR
Points this post: 30
Total points: 380
Amy FL30.7 - Amy FL's Task: Typing Challenge
Option 1
Book 1: Grave Danger - GRAVE can be made with only the left hand on keyboard
Book 2: An Insignificant Case by Phillip Margolin - PHILLIP can be made with only the right hand on keyboard
Points this post: 30
Total points: 410
Angela IL20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Masoodah's Task: Mother's Day
Option 3: Read a book where the original publication date consists of exactly two of the numbers from 1, 9, 0, 7. You may use the full date, not just the year - i.e. 7 June 1823 would be acceptable.
The Favorites by Layne Fargo-3/3
Published on January 14, 2025 (using 1 and 0)
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
Task 10.4 Strap on your backpackRead a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in BACKPACKER
Book: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Points this task: 10
Total points: 200
Task 5.1 Spring Cleaning!read the book that has been on your current "To Be Read" list the longest.
Book: Whispers
I added to my TBR on September 24th, 2015
Points this task: 5
Total points: 205
Angela IL25.6 - JenJ IA's task - Triple Crowns
Option 2
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.
This One Wild and Precious Life: A Hopeful Path Forward in a Fractured World by Sarah Wilson-3/15
Word: Path
Has a 3 in the page count (368 pgs)
Claiming an It's a Fact Ticket
B) Read a book set at least 50% in one or more of the states that these trails pass through: California
Daughter's Keeper by Ayelet Waldman-3/7
Read via Kindle/ No MMPB/ PB link: Daughter's Keeper
Book takes place California: "like most of her friends, neighbors, and fellow Californians" pg 46
"because she'd come to California expecting free love" pg 48
Published in 2003
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 45
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 2
It's a Fact: 1
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.4 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.
Project Hail Mary
The word is MARY.
Total Points: 55
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 3
Total books: 6
Total tasks: 6
Jecca 15.4 The Big Three
Option 2: One Book Task
Book 1: Read a book with a three word title. All words count.
and
Book 2: Read a book that is first published in March of any year that ends in a 3.
Off the Map by Trish Doller
First published March 7, 2023
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 150
Total Tasks Completed: 8
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Masoodah's Task: Mother's DayOption 3: For this option read a book where the original publication date consists of exactly two of the numbers from 1, 9, 0, 7. You may use the full date, not just the year - i.e. 7 June 1823 would be acceptable.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Published in 2009
*I also double checked this book prior in the help thread.*
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 170
Total Tasks Completed: 9
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring GrowthOption 3: Read a book with a synonym for “grow” in the title or subtitle. "age"
How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 190
Total Tasks Completed: 10
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
20.6 - It's A Fact - Jen B's Task: Travels for DadOption 1: New York City
Read a book set at least 50% in New York City
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
*setting noted on main page*
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 210
Total Tasks Completed: 11
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
25.6 - JenJ IA's task - Triple CrownsThis task requires that you choose TWO books, one from option 1 and one from option 2.
Additionally, each book must either have a three word title (ignore subtitles), a page count including a 3, publication year ending in 3, OR a series # ending in 3 (whole numbers only, no 1.3, etc.).
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.”
The Lying Game by Sara Shepard
3 words in the 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.
Strange
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
3 word title
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 235
Total Tasks Completed: 12
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 0
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30.7 - Typing Challenge
Option 1: 2 books
B1: word in title from left side of keyboard
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
Word: secret
B2: single author whose first or last name is from right side of keyboard
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
Name: holly
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 215