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SPRING CHALLENGE 2025
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Moonlight 30.2 MAZZA1's Task: 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
Book: Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
HIF: marCH for H and C
Option 4
Read a book that is # 3, 4 or 5 in a series. The number must be shown in greyscale on the GR record.
Lords of Mercy by angel lawson and Samantha rue
HIF: number 3 in a series
Points this post: 30
Total points: 170
15.3 East to WestOption 2: One Book Task
Read a single book that satisfies both criteria for option 1:
Book 1: Read a book whose page count or first published year with at least 2 numbers from 6800.
Book 2: Read a book that is book is number 1-15 in series of at least 3 published books.
Succès mortel by Miranda James
First published August 3, 2010 (00)
Cat in the Stacks #1 - the series currently consists of 16 books
Points this post: 15
Total points: 190
Moonlight 25.6 - JenJ IA's task - Triple Crowns
Option 1
B) The locations of the three races are in Louisville, Kentucky, Baltimore, Maryland, and Elmont, New York. Read a book that has all of the letters of LOUISVILLE or BALTIMORE or ELMONT in the combined title/subtitle, series name, and author’s name.
Required: State the location you used
Book: The Quiet Tenant by Clamence Michallon
HIF: ELMONT - the quiEt tenanT cLaMence michallON
Option 2
A) The trailheads for the Appalachian Trail are located at Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. Read a book with a 4+ letter word in the title/subtitle that can be made out of the letters in SPRINGER and KATAHDIN. Letters may be used only as often as they occur in these words. You can pick just one of the words or use a combination.
Required: State the word
Book: Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier
HIF: hearts is in springer and katahdin
Points this post: 25
Total points: 195
Task 15.4 - The Big Threebook 1: three word title
The Franchise Affair
book 2: published in March in a year ending in 3: March 2023
A House With Good Bones
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600 points
Kai5.3 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 (Arkansas, Branch, Cimarron, City, Colorado, Cutoff, Denver, Grassland, Kansas, Mexico, Missouri, Mountain, National, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Point, Rocks, Santa, Texas, Trail, Wichita)
The Mountain Lion by Jean Stafford
"Mountain"
First Published 1947
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket**
New Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 11
Total Points: 155
BIG BOOK: 2
GOLDEN OLDIES: 2
IT'S A FACT: 1
Kai15.4 The Big Three
OPTION 2
Read a book that fulfills both Option 1 Requirements (three word title and published in March of any year that ends in 3).
The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout
First Published March 26, 2013
New Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 12
Total Points: 170
BIG BOOK: 2
GOLDEN OLDIES: 2
IT'S A FACT: 1
Christine V5.8 International Women's Day
Read a book by a single female author.
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
Points this post: 5
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 1
babbling c 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.
To Con a Gentleman - audio Да измамиш джентълмен - paperback pgs. 328 by Sarah Adams
SPRING HAS SPRUNG.
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 0
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 55/910
Completed Tasks: 5/54
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 0
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Pages read this season: 1,972
Books read this season: 5
ROBIN P5.5 New Life
Flowers on cover
Fidelity -
**Claiming 1 GO point, orig pub 1915
Points this post: 5
Total points: 365
BB:2 GO:9 IAF:0
ROBIN P15.4 The Big Three
Option 2: Three word title, published in March of a year ending in 3
Beguiling the Duke - pub March 7, 2023
Points this post: 15
Total points: 380
BB:2 GO:9 IAF:0
Julia10330.5 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Compound Words
Choose a compound word - I chose Birthday (made up of BIRTH and DAY)
Book 1:
Read a book with the first part of the compound word in the title/subtitle. – A Prisoner of Birth
Book 2:
Read a book with the second part of the compound word found intact in the author’s name - Market Forces in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
Claiming three BB tickets:
A Prisoner of Birth has 501 pages.
I read the Kindle edition of Market Forces in Gretna Green. The paperback edition Market Forces in Gretna Green has 768 pages.
This post: 30 points, 3 BB
Total points: 310
BB: 7
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total books read: 22
Total tasks completed: 17
Task 30.3 - Katrisa's Task: Nashfest 2024Option 2: Read a book from the first 20 pages of one of these Family Saga lists
Mrs. Everything, on page. 5 of the Familyl Saga Books list
Option 4: Read a book where the single author’s first and last initials can be found in STAR PLUNGE.
Book: Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
points this task: 30
Total points: 280
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20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Spring 2025 season. The requirement for this task: you must participate in the book's discussion thread below with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book. (Post here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Heather Fawcett
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 37
Total Points: 500
Tasks Completed: 30
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
Amy FL5.8 International Women's Day
Idol by Kristen Callihan - single female author
Points this post: 5
Total points: 415
Amy FL5.9 Memorial Day
- graveyard on coverPoints this post: 5
Total points: 420
Amy FL10.6 Take a Hike
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon - page 7 of Hiking Shelf
Points this post: 10
Total points: 430
Amy FL15.2 South To North
Book 1: Cliff Diver - set in Acapulco, Mexico
Book 2: Cold as Hell - set in the Yukon, Canada
Both locations are mentioned in their respective descriptions.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 445
Amy FL25.5 Jessica S’s Task: Signs of the Zodiac - Pisces, Aries and Taurus
Option 2
Book A: Lost to Dune Road - first published April 16. 2024
Book B: Heaven's Keep - MPG Adventure (approved in message 2)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 470
Andy P.Task # 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,
People of the Deer by Farley Mowat
Takes place entirely in Canada
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in North America. And No Birds Sang by Farley Mowat Author lived in Canada for most of his life (died 2014)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 365
Kelly L 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.
That's What She Said by Eleanor Pilcher
[[THA]]T'S WHAT SHE SAI[[D]] - [[E]]LEAN[[OR]] [[PI]]LCHER
T H A D E O R P I --> APHRODITE
This post: 15 points
This season: 80 points
IAF ticket: 1
FLY Task #20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ritika's Task: Dopamine for Winter
task: A. BALDUR’S GATE 3: a word in the title which matches one of the character classes
book: The Druid
(my version is kindle, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: "druid" is one of the listed character classes
Points this post: 20
Total points: 355
Tasks completed: 21/54
BB: 7 / GO: 0 / IAF: 0
Katrisa15.7 Happy Fairytale Birthday
Read a book from the first 25 pages of this list
Fairy Tale Retellings Books
I read Six-Gun Snow White from P8 of the list
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 700
babbling c 10.1 It's going to be long ...
We are going a long distance this season, so we'll need a long book!
Read a book that is 500 pages or more
Jade City - kindle Jade City - paperback pgs 540 by Fonda Lee
claiming a big book ticket
THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Big Book: 1
NONFICTION : 0
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Total This Season
Points: 65/910
Completed Tasks: 6/54
Big Book: 2
NONFICTION : 0
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Pages read this season: 2,512
Books read this season: 6
Katrisa25.6 - JenJ IA's task - Triple Crowns
Opt 1B - Read a book that has all of the letters of LOUISVILLE or BALTIMORE or ELMONT in the combined title/subtitle, series name, and author’s name.
I read Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life
ELMONT in frEe TO LearN: why unleashing the instinct to play will Make
Book has a 3 word title
2B - Read a book set at least 50% in one or more of the states that these trails pass through: California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.
I read Listening Woman set in New Mexico
Book is #3 in series
Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 725
Masoodah10.2 It's a Wonderful World - let's explore it!
Read a book with MPG Travel
The Coach Trip by Izzy Bromley
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 35/ 910
Total Books Read: 3 / 73
Total Tasks Completed: 3 / 54
BB:
GO:
IAF:
Julia10315.3 East to West
Option 2: One Book Task
Read a single book that satisfies both criteria:
Read a book whose page count or first published year with at least 2 numbers from 6800.
Read a book that is book is number 1-15 in series of at least 3 published books.
Outfoxed
(published in 2016 - includes 0 and 6; #14 in Andy Carpenter series)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 325
BB: 7
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total books read: 23
Total tasks completed: 18
Jayme(theghostreader)5.8 International Women's Day
Reserved for the Catby Mercedes Lackey
Female author
Task points: 5
Grand total:50
Kai15.5 I've Been Probed
Read a book with the MPG Alien or Aliens.
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
First Published 1898
**Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket**
New Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 13
Total Points: 185
BIG BOOK: 2
GOLDEN OLDIES: 3
IT'S A FACT: 1
Task 15.2 - South To Northbook 1: set in Mexico (Mexico City)
Signal to Noise
book 2: set in Canada (Prince Edward Island)
Emily of New Moon
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615 points
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.4 Strap on your backpack
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in BACKPACKER
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
Author Karen Abbott
Claiming 1 It's a fact ticket.
Total Points: 70
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 4
Total books: 8
Total tasks: 8
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.7 Saintly Names
Read a book where the authors first name is a derivative of David, Patrick or George
Happy-Go-Lucky
Author: David Sedaris
Claiming 1 It's a fact ticket.
Total Points: 80
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 5
Total books: 9
Total tasks: 9
Task 5.2 - Angel of the Battlefieldauthor initials CC on the list
The Hellion by Christi Caldwell
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620 points
Julia10330.1 - JennRenee's Task: Spring Up and Grow
Book 1: Read a book with at least 2 words in the title, each word beginning with a letter in SPRING.
Salvage Right
I read the Kindle edition. MMP edition Salvage Right has 656 pages so claiming 1 BB ticket.
Book 2: Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, each word longer than its preceding word
The Somme Legacy
This post: 30 points, 1 BB
Total points: 355
BB: 8
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total books read: 25
Total tasks completed: 19
Task 15.2 - South To Northbook 1: set in Mexico (Mexico City)
Signal to Noise
book 2: set in Canada (Prince Edward Island)
Emily of New Moon
IL: UG
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620 points
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.10 World Book Day
Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC guidelines.
Murder on the Orient Express: The Graphic Novel by Bob Al-Greene
Points this post: 5
Total points: 860/910
Task completed: 53/54
Nick KY10.10 Celebrating Around the World MPG of “Religion,” I read Original Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality Presented in Four Paths, Twenty-Six Themes, and Two Questions by Matthew Fox.
CLAIM ONE IT’s A FACT
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 540
Total It’s a Fact: 7
Nick KY30.4 Susan A’s Consecutive Numbers. Opt. 2. Read two books with consecutive page numbers.
Book 1. I read Five Plays: A Dramabook by Jean Cocteau, 310 pp.
Book 2. I read Dreamless by Jørgen Brekke, 311 pp.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 570
Bookwrm526Task #30.6 - In Death by J.D. Robb
Option 3 – Titles and Series Numbering
I chose Book #51 - Shadows in Death
Book A: Read a book that shares the first word with your chosen edition. Words must match exactly. I read A Shift in Shadows by Maddox Grey (276p).
Book B: Read a book in a series, where the series number entry can be found in your chosen In Death book. My chosen book was #51, so I used the 1 and read Murder at the Mayfair Hotel by C.J. Archer (258p).
BOTH authors are new to me!
276+258 = 534p
Total points so far: 315
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15.4 The Big Three
Option 2: One Book Task
Read a single book that satisfies both criteria for option 1
Read a book with a three word title. All words count. and that is first published in March of any year that ends in a 3.
(First published March 13, 2003)
Happily Ever After. Susan May Warren
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 38
Total Points: 515
Tasks Completed: 31
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 2
Big Books - 2
Rockynook30.3 - Nashfest 2024
Option 3: book set in Wyoming
You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose
Option 4: author 1st and last initials in STAR PLUNGE
The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 295
Katrisa20.7 - 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
I read Silver in the Wood from P1 of the list
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 745
Katrisa20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - TrishhartUK's Task: The Capital Ring
2. Read a book where the page count is made up of the numbers 1,1,2,5,6,7,8
I read The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
HC 112 pages
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 765
Katrisa30.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive Numbers
Opt 3
A: Read a book with 2 consecutive digits in the page count.
I read We Do Not Part
My book was audio - top PB 256 pages
B: Read a book with two consecutive digits in the year of the first published edition.
I read Ward D
Published in 2023
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 795
10.2 It's a Wonderful World - let's explore it!MPG Travel: Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America's Forgotten Border by Porter Fox
paperback edition Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America's Forgotten Border
Points this post: 10
Total points: 440
ROBIN PJen JA's Task: Triple Crowns
This 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.).
Required: State the options you chose.
Option 1: Thoroughbred Racing
A) The first winner of the Triple Crown was the horse named Sir Barton in 1919. The most recent Triple Crown winner was Justify in 2018. Read a book with the author’s first initial in “SIR BARTON” and the author’s last initial in “JUSTIFY.”
The Queen of Poisons - Robert Thorogood - 1st initial in Barton, 2nd initial in Justify
**Book #3 in Marlow Mystery Club series
Option 2: Hiking
A) The trailheads for the Appalachian Trail are located at Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. Read a book with a 4+ letter word in the title/subtitle that can be made out of the letters in SPRINGER and KATAHDIN. Letters may be used only as often as they occur in these words. You can pick just one of the words or use a combination.
Required: State the word
Speak No Evil: A Midlands Crime Thriller - the word SPEAK - SPE in Springer, AK in Katahdin
Points this post: 25
Total points: 405
BB:2 GO:9 IAF:0
LoraTask: 20.6 - It's A Fact - Jen B's Task: Travels for Dad, using Option 2 with the cover task
Book/Author: The Last Murder at the End of the World / Stuart Turton
How it fits: small rowboat in the lower left corner of the cover
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 310
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: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 3
Katrisa30.3 - Katrisa's Task: Nashfest 2024
Opt 1 - Read a book with an MPG of Mental Health or Self Help
I read The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety MPG Mental Health
Opt 4 - Read a book where the single author’s first and last initials can be found in STAR PLUNGE
I read Somehow: Thoughts on Love by Anne Lamott
AL in stAr pLunge
Points this Post: 30
Points Total: 825
Bookwrm526Task #10.9 Three/Four/Five
Read a book that is number 3, 4 or 5 in a series. I read Murder in an Irish Cottage by Carlene O'Connor, book 5 in the Irish Village Mystery series.
Total points so far: 325
Task 10.8 Pi DayRead a book with a page count consisting of consecutive numbers found in this portion of Pi 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375
Required: State the page count
Pagecount: 358
3.14159265 358 9793238462643383279502884197169399375
Metropolis (2022) by B.A. Shapiro (female) (Goodreads Author) (Hardback 358 pages)
105 + 10 = 115
Tasks Completed: 07
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 105 + 10 = 115
Books read: 09
Pages read: 2,682
Read but not claimed: 01
Goodreads Authors: 09
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
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30.5 TessaVanessa’s Task: Compound Words
Choose a compound word: wildcat
Book 1:
Read a book with the first part of the compound word in the title/subtitle.
Wild Eyes by Elsie Silver
Word: WILD
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.
Give Me More by Sara Cate
Word: CAT in Cate
Points this post: 30
Total points: 140