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SPRING CHALLENGE 2025
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Kathy KS
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring Growth
Option 1: Read a book with a green leaf on the cover. Required: Post the cover.
by Kate BenzHow it fits: deciduous tree on left center of cover; many leaves
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 225
Tasks completed: 12/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 4
Julia1035.8 International Women's Day
Read a book by a single female author.
Magic 101 by Mercedes Lackey
This e-book was approved for length in the ebook verification thread, post 410.
This post: 5 points
Total points: 385
BB: 9
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total books read: 28
Total tasks completed: 22
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.5 New Life
Read a book whose cover has flowers on it. Flowers may be growing in the ground, in a bouquet, or just one single flower.
World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
Claiming 1 It's a fact ticket.
Total Points: 95
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 7
Total books: 11
Total tasks: 11
10.10 Celebrating around the worldMPG Religion: The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
paperback edition The Book of Longings
Points this post: 10
Total points: 510
Deborah30.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive Numbers
Pick ONE option and read two books.
Option 1
Read two books from a single series that have consecutive whole number series numbers.
Book 1) The Creeping Shadow Lockwood & Co. #4
AR Bookfinder: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 17.0
Book 2) The Empty Grave Lockwood & Co. #5
AR Bookfinder: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 17.0
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 255
Books Read: 20
Tasks Done: 16
Andy P.Task # 25.6 - JenJ IA's task - Triple Crowns
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
Right Behind Her by Melinda Leigh word made is Right
RIG in Springer HT in Katahdin
and book has a three word title
B. Read a book set at least 50% in one or more of the states that these trails pass through: Oregon,
A Merciful Truth by Kendra Elliot Book takes place almost completely in Oregon
And has a three word title
Points this post: 25
Total points: 465
KRISTA KY20.10 Group Reads
Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show
My post is #8 on the discussion https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
**Claiming It's a fact for this nonfiction book**
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 225
IAF: 1
Lisa MD30.5 - TessaVaness's Task: Compound Words
Compound Word: Bookmark
Book 1: 1st part of compound word in title
The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson
Title Word: Book
Book 2: 2nd part of compound word in author's name
Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Mark Harmon
Author Name: Mark
***I claim an IAF ticket***
🐦🌻🌷🌺🐦🌻🌷🌺🐦🌻🌷🌺🐦🌻🌷🌺🐦🌻🌷🌺
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 165/910
Total Books Read: 12
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 7
Mod
5.9 Memorial Day
Read a book with a tombstone or cemetery on the cover.
Ghost a la Mode. Sue Ann Jaffarian
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 52
Total Points: 650
Tasks Completed: 41
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 4
Big Books - 2
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.
Required: State the publication date.
I totally copied Brigia and read Blue Murder which was published June 24, 2012. It uses the numbers "1" and "0". Thanks Brigia -- I loved it!
Points: 140
books read: 10
tasks completed: 9
task in progress: 1
It's a fact: 1
pages read: 3088
ROBIN P15.1 Take a Hike!
Book 1: Title shares word with name of trail
One Grand Summer
Grand found in Grand Enchantment Trail
Book 2: All letters of TRAIL in title
The English Teacher
TRA in TeachER, IL in engLIsh
Points this post: 15
Total points: 485
BB:1 GO:10 IAF:1
ROBIN P5.3 Santa Fe Trail After All These Years
word in title or series from map
Jade Dragon Mountain
found in Mountain Branch
Points this post: 5
Total points: 490
BB:1 GO:10 IAF:1
Points this post: 5
JUKKA15.9 April is Love
Book with APHRODITE in any combination in title, subtitle, and author's name.
Star Trek: Lower Decks―Warp Your Own Way by Ryan North.
Total Points: 90/910
Total Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 6/54
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 1
It's a Fact Total: 1
JUKKA20.6 - It's A Fact - Jen B's Task: Travels for Dad
Option B: Book set at least 50% in Florida.
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead is set entirely there.
Total Points: 110/910
Total Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 7/54
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 1
It's a Fact Total: 1
Masoodah25.6 - JenJ IA'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.).
Option 1, A) Read a book with the author’s first initial in “SIR BARTON” and the author’s last initial in “JUSTIFY.”
SI R BARTON & JUSTIF Y
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Page count ends in 3 - 623pgs.
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. 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
Word is Read -SP R ING E R and KAT A H D IN
Beach Read by Emily Henry
Page count includes a 3 - 361pgs.
***Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket for Iron Flame - 623 pgs
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 100 / 910
Total Books Read: 7 / 73
Total Tasks Completed: 6 / 54
BB for this task: +1
BB Total: =1
GO:
IAF:
VANNESSA P5.5 - New Life
Flower on the cover
Weyward by Emilia Hart
This post - 5
Total - 60
Kristen IA15.6 Finding Easter Goodies
Read a book with a Rabbit/bunny, Egg, or Chicken/chick/rooster on the cover. The image must be part of the cover art for the book.
Required: Post the Cover.
Raising Hare: A Memoir by Chloe Dalton
*****I claim 1 It's A Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 290/910
Tasks Completed: 18/54
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 7
KRISTA KY5.5 New Life - book with flowers on cover
The Dutch House
Approved in the help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 230
IAF: 1
Kristi K5.1 Spring Cleaning!
on TBR since Jan 8 2025 - Read April 21st
Task 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring Growth Option 3: Read a book with a synonym for “grow” in the title or subtitle.
Book: Henry V: The Astonishing Rise of England's Greatest Warrior King
Word: Rise
Points this task: 20
Total points: 350
Task 5.6 Read the MonthsRead a book with March, April, or May in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
Book: This Motherless Land by Nikki May
Points this task: 5
Total points: 355
Mod
30.3 - Katrisa's Task: Nashfest 2024
Option 2 - Family
Read a book from the first 20 pages of one of these Family Saga lists
Best Family Saga - page 3
Required: State the list and page your book is found on.
The Beet Queen. Louise Erdrich
Option 3 - Wyoming
Read a book set at least 50% in Wyoming.
Slater Carson might be a businessman by trade, but he’s a cowboy at heart—and he knows the value of a hard day’s work under the hot Wyoming sun.
Once a Rancher. Linda Lael Miller
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 54
Total Points: 680
Tasks Completed: 42
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 4
Big Books - 2
Erica H.20.5 - Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring Growth
Option 1: Read a book with a green leaf on the cover. This could be a single leaf or an entire forest, but if using tree leaves then this should be deciduous leaves only (e.g. oak, birch, maple), no conifers or evergreen needles.
Required: Post the cover.
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World
Book cover pre-approved in the Help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Claiming a NF ticket for this book.
Points: 20
Total points 255
BB: 2 (Thank you for correcting me!)
GO: 2
NF: 2
10.9 Three/Four/FiveRead a book that is number 3, 4 or 5 in a series
The Last Colony by John Scalzi
Task Toal: 10
Season Total: 245
Total IAF: 9
5.2; ...; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; ...; 5.8; 5.9;
10.1; 10.2; 10.3; ...; ...; ...; 10.7; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7;
20.1; ...; ...; ...; 20.5
30.4;
25.3 XBM's Task - So Many Names!Option 1: Read a book by an author that EXACTLY shares one of these names:
Adam, Andrew, Anuenue, Blair, Corwyn, Damian, Douglas, Elaric, Floyd, George, Gloria, Huakai, Kuuipo, Laura, Luna, Nicole, Patrick, Rowan, Skelly, Therese, Thomas
Option completed twice
Surrounded by Idiots by Thomas Erikson
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for Surrounded by Idiots (nonfiction)**
Best Foot Forward by Adam Hills
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for Best Foot Forward (nonfiction)**
Task Toal: 25
Season Total: 270
IAFs this Task: 2
Total IAF: 11
5.2; ...; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; ...; 5.8; 5.9;
10.1; 10.2; 10.3; ...; ...; ...; 10.7; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7;
20.1; ...; ...; ...; 20.5
25.3
30.4;
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.3 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)
The Orphan Keeper
Total Points: 105
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 7
Total books: 12
Total tasks: 12
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.5 - Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring Growth
Option 2: Growth can also refer to personal growth. Read a book with the MPG “Self Help.”
Designing Your Life: Build a Life that Works for YouClaiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Total Points: 125
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 8
Total books: 13
Total tasks: 13
Bookwrm526Task #50.1 - Angela IL's Task: Task Complete!
Option 1A: A. Read three different books that have been claimed in the Spring Challenge Completed Task Thread.
Book 1: The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indriðason (352p) - claimed in post #41.
Book 2: The Highgate Cemetery Murder by Irina Shapiro (356p) - claimed in post #53.
Book 3: Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis (181p) - claimed in post #127.
352+356+181 = 889p total
Total points so far: 430
Kathy KS20.6 - It's A Fact - Jen B's Task: Travels for Dad
Option 2: Florida Keys
Read a book set at least 50% in Florida, USA
Flashback by Nevada Barr
SETTING: Florida
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb-383 p.
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 245
Tasks completed: 13/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 3
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: 4
Theresa30.2 - 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
The Meaning of Night: A Confession by Michael Cox
MarCh
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.
Blood Magick by Nora Roberts - The Cousins O'Dwyer Trllogy #3
Points this post - 30
Total points - 160
Rockynook10.8 - Pi Day
page numbers from this portion of Pi: 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375
The Au Pair Affair by Tessa Bailey
Page Count: 384
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 345
Rockynook20.10 - Group Reads
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 365
Task 25.6 - JenJ IA's task - Triple Crowns Option 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.
Book: We Ate the Dark by Mallory Pearson
Location: ELMONT
Option 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.
Book: Parents Weekend
Set in Northern California (stated in GR summary)
Points this task: 25
Total: 380
JenJ IA5.10 World Book Day Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC guidelines.
Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 270/910
Tasks Completed: 15/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 7
JenJ IA15.4 The Big Three
Option 1: Two Book Task
Book 1: Read a book with a three word title. All words count.
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green
*****I claim 1 It's a Fact ticket*****
and
Book 2: Read a book that is first published in March of any year that ends in a 3.
Don't Back Down by Sharon Sala - March 7, 2023
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 285/910
Tasks Completed: 16/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 8
JenJ IA20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Masoodah's Task: Mother's Day
Option 1: Read a book with an author whose first and last initials appear in MOTHERING.
The Sirens by Emilia Hart
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 305/910
Tasks Completed: 17/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 8
JenJ IA20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Trails of Wales
Option 3: Sarn Helen
Read a book with an MPG of Religion and/or Mythology.
They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms by Mike Hixenbaugh
*****I claim 1 It's a Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 325/910
Tasks Completed: 18/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 9
JenJ IA30.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: In Death by J.D. Robb
For this task, you will pick one option and read a book A and book B from that option. Your page count MUST exceed 500 pages (so 501) and at least one of the authors MUST BE NEW-TO-YOU.
Required: State which author is new-to-you
Option 2 – Cast of Characters
Required: For this option, pick one of the characters from the list below. You will use this character for both Book A and Book B.
Louise DiMatto – Doctor
Book A: Read a book where the author shares either first or last name with the character. Name must match spelling and position.
The House by the Sea by Louise Douglas - This author is new to me - 340 pages
Book B: Read a FICTION book where the main character shares the same career/job as your chosen character. The career should be obvious from the book description.
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover - Ryle is a neurosurgeon - 367 pages
340 + 367 = 707 total pages
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 355/910
Tasks Completed: 19/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 9
30.3 - Katrisa's Task: Nashfest 2024Option 2 - Family
Read a book from the first 20 pages of one of these Family Saga lists
The Late George Apley
Page 5 of Best Family Sagas
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie. Published in 1937
Option 4 - The Venue
Read a book where the single author’s first and last initials can be found in STAR PLUNGE
Ayoade on Top by Richard Ayoade
Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket
Points for this task: 30
Total points : 350
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 13
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 3
5.7 Spring FeverRead a book with a single author whose first and last initials appear in the phrase SPRING HAS SPRUNG.
spRing hAs
The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 190
10.6 Take a HikeThen take a hike from the comfort of home and read a book found on the first 25 pages of the Hiking Shelf:
Hiking Shelf
Found on page 3
Force of Nature by Jane Harper
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 200
10.9 Three/Four/FiveRead a book that is number 3, 4 or 5 in a series
The Country Girls Trilogy #3
Girls in Their Married Bliss by Edna O'Brien
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 210
15.10 May For GrowthRead the most recent published book ( as of March 1, 2024) in a series of at last 3 published books.
Wicked Years #0, published 2025
Elphie: A Wicked Childhood by Gregory Maguire
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 225
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 two of the numbers from 1, 9, 0, 7.
1, 9 and 0 in January 19, 2023
River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 245
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.
Washington
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_G...
Guterson married his wife Robin when he was 23. They live on Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound[14][15] and have five children and three grandchildren.[3] He is a co-founder of Field's End, an organization for writers.[16]
Turn Around Time: A Walking Poem for the Pacific Northwest by David Guterson
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 265
25.3 XBM's Task - So Many Names!Read two books, from the options below. You may do a single option twice, but you must choose different authors for each book.
I chose to do this option twice:
Option 2: Read a book by an author with four names.
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
My Favorite Monster & Other Poems by Luis Alberto de Cuenca
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 290
Mod
Option 1B - Choose an author of a book claimed on the Spring Challenge Completed Task Thread.
Enter the authors name into this website: https://www.literature-map.com/
Read one book each for 3 different authors listed. You can use the author entered in the map as long as it is a different book.
Used Elsie Silver from message 1051 to get authors:
Lena Hendrix, LB Dunbar, Ali Hazelwood
Keeping You by Lena Hendrix / 1st author; 324 pg PB
Elevator Pitch by LB Dunbar / 2nd author; 320 pg PB
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood / 3rd author; 447 pg PB
Total pages: 324+320+447 = 1091>750
Points this post: 50
Total points: 735
Total BB entries: 5
Total IAF entries: 3
Total GO entries: 1
Mod
I did option 1 twice. Read a book by an author that EXACTLY shares one of these names:
Adam, Andrew, Anuenue, Blair, Corwyn, Damian, Douglas, Elaric, Floyd, George, Gloria, Huakai, Kuuipo, Laura, Luna, Nicole, Patrick, Rowan, Skelly, Therese, Thomas
Three Reckless Words by Nicole Snow / NICOLE in list
The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall by J Ann Thomas / THOMAS in list
Points this post: 25
Total points: 760
Total BB entries: 5
Total IAF entries: 3
Total GO entries: 1
Mod
Read a book by an author who was born in or lives/lived in California, Oregon, or Washington.
Draft Pick by Alexx Andria / author lives in CA
reference: https://authoralexxandriabooks.com/pa...
Points this post: 20
Total points: 780
Total BB entries: 5
Total IAF entries: 3
Total GO entries: 1
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25.1 Cats Task: Books of North America
Option 1: Two Book Option (no page count requirement)
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in North America,
This Summer Will Be Different. Carley Fortune
Required: state the country(/ies), Canada - (Prince Edward Island and Toronto)
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in North America.
Death Knells and Wedding Bells. Eva Gates
Eva Gates is a pseudonym of Vicki Delany. She was born in Winnipeg, Canada, per her author's page.
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 51
Total Points: 645
Tasks Completed: 40
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 4
Big Books - 2