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SPRING CHALLENGE 2025
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Angela IL30.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive Numbers
Option 3 (Complete 1 Book A and 1 Book B)
Book A: Read a book with 2 consecutive digits in the page count.
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors- 3/14
Page count: 342
Book B: Read a book with two consecutive digits in the year of the first published edition.
The Two Week Wait by Sarah Rayner-4/13
Year first published: 2012
MMPB link: The Two Week Wait
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 145
Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 6
It's A Fact: 1
Big Book: 1
Angela IL 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).
The Best of Me
MMPB link:The Best of Me
Date of first publication: Sept 14, 2010
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 165
Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 11
It's A Fact: 1
Big Book: 1
EMurphy25.6 JenJ IA's Task: Triple Crowns
Option 1a: Author's first initial in SIR BARTON and last initial in JUSTIFY An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Option 2a: 4+ letter word in title/subtitle that can be made from SPRINGER and KATAHDIN Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 165
Books Read: 11
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 6
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30.5 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Compound Words
Choose a compound word.
Required: State the compound word and what 2 words make it up (BOOKMARK)
Book 1:
Read a book with the first part of the compound word in the title/subtitle. (Book)
Book Clubbed. Lorna Barrett
Book 2:
Read a book with the second part of the compound word found intact in the author’s name. (Mark)
The Alto Wore Tweed. Mark Schweizer
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 56
Total Points: 710
Tasks Completed: 43
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 4
Big Books - 2
EMurphy25.5 Jessica S's Task: Signs of the Zodiac-Pisces, Aries, and Taurus
Option 2a: Published between March 21 and April 20 of 2024 or 2025 When the Harvest Comes by Denne Michele Norris
*Published April 15, 2025
Option 2b: MPG Adventure or Autobiography The Terror by Dan Simmons
*MPG Adventure
**Big Book Ticket x 2 = 769 pages
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +750: 1
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 190
Books Read: 13
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket +750: 1
IAF Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 7
FLY Task #5.6 Read the Months
task: March, April or May in the title or author's name.
book: The Price for Peace
(my version is kindle, no MMPB, first PB here) = 210 pages
how it fits: author W.J. May (May)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 375
Tasks completed: 23/54
BB: 7 / GO: 1 / IAF: 0
FLY Task #10.6 Take a Hike
task: a book found on the Hiking Shelf
book: Force of Nature
(my version is audio, first MMPB here) = 416 pages
how it fits: on page 3 of the Hiking shelf
Points this post: 10
Total points: 385
Tasks completed: 24/54
BB: 7 / GO: 1 / IAF: 0
FLY Task #15.7 Happy Fairytale Birthday
+BB ticket
task: a book from the list Fairy Tale Retellings Books
book: Spinning Silver
(my version is audio, first MMPB here) = 542 pages
how it fits: on page 1 of the list
other:
**Claiming BB ticket for MMPB = 542 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 400
Tasks completed: 25/54
BB: 7 + 1 = 8 / GO: 1 / IAF: 0
FLY Task #15.3 East to West
Option 2: One Book Task
book: The Dry
(my version is audio, first MMPB here) = 404 pages
task 1: first published year with at least 2 numbers from 6800
how it fits: First published May 31, 2016
task 2: number 1-15 in series of at least 3 published books
how it fits: (Aaron Falk, #1), 3 books in series
Points this post: 15
Total points: 415
Tasks completed: 26/54
BB: 8 / GO: 1 / IAF: 0
Mod
read the book that has been on your current "To Be Read" list the longest
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh / on TBR since 2017
Points this post: 5
Total points: 785
Total BB entries: 5
Total IAF entries: 3
Total GO entries: 1
FLY Task #20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Masoodah's Task: Mother's Day
task: Option 3: original publication date contains two of the numbers from 1, 9, 0, 7
book: Death at Victoria Dock
(my version is audio, first MMPB here) = 184 pages
how it fits: First published January 1, 1992 (contains 1 and 9)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 435
Tasks completed: 27/54
BB: 8 / GO: 1 / IAF: 0
FLY Task #5.7 Spring Fever
task: single author initials in SPRING HAS SPRUNG
book: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here) = 352 pages
how it fits: author Hank Green initials HG in SPRIN(G H)AS SPRUNG
Points this post: 5
Total points: 440
Tasks completed: 28/54
BB: 8 / GO: 1 / IAF: 0
Jasmiina F20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: 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: Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine.
Word: Minecraft
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Julia10325.2 Robin P's Task: The NATO Alphabet
Option 2:
Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog, Easy, Fox, George, How, Item, Jig, King, Love, Mike, Nan, Oboe, Peter, Queen, Roger, Sugar, Tare, Uncle, Victor, William, X-Ray, Yoke, Zebra
Read a book with one of the code words as a stand-alone word in the title or author's name:
Who Let the Dog Out?
(matching word: Dog)
Option 3: Amsterdam, Baltimore, Canada, Danemark, Edison, Florida, Gallipoli, Havana, Italia, Jerusalem, Kilogramme, Liverpool, Madagascar, New York, Oslo, Paris, Quebec, Roma, Santiago, Tripoli, Upsala, Valencia, Washington, Xanthippe, Yokohama, Zurich
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the named locations.
An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder
(set in Paris)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 405
BB: 9
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total books read: 29
Total tasks completed: 22
Amy B10.8 Pi Day
Pi Day is March 14th - Read a book with a page count consisting of consecutive numbers found in this portion of Pi 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375
Required: State the page count
Gliff by Ali Smith (288 pp)
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 30 Points
Andy P.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. Word chosen is age
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Points this post: 20
Total points: 485
Andy P.Task # 15.5 I've Been Probed
Read a book with the MPG Aliens
The Fourth Consort by Edward Ashton
Aliens MPG
Points this post: 15
Total points: 500
Jayme(theghostreader)15.4 The Big Three
Option 1 three word title
Gryphon in Light by Mercedes Lackey
Three words in the title
Task +15
Grand total :75
10.8 Pi DayRead a book with a page count consisting of consecutive numbers found in this portion of Pi 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375
The Island by Adrian McKinty
The page count is 375
Post Total: 10
Grand Total: 210
LoraTask: 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring Growth, using Option 1
Book/Author: Triple Layer Treachery / Virginia Smith
How it fits: green leaves on the trees
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 370
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
Task 30.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive NumbersOption 2
Read 2 books with consecutive number page counts.
Book 1: The Elias Network - 351 pages
Book 2: A Stranger on the Beach - 352 pages
Points this task: 30
Total points: 410
Task 10.6 Take a Hikeread a book found on the first 25 pages of the Hiking Shelf:
Book: Be Not Far from Me
On p 5 of the list
Points this task: 10
Total points: 420
SHEMAC 5.6 Read the Months
March, April, May. Read a book with one of these words in the title, subtitle, or author's name. The word can be in any position.
The Sum of Everything by April Kelley
(PB The Sum of Everything)
This task points: 5
Total season points: 510
Jessica S25.4 - KmarieD's Task: Readerboard Names
Option 1: Read a book where the single author's first and last initials can be found in YOUR Readerboard name and/or mine, KMARIED
The First Step by Shira Anthony
Option 2:
Read a book with at least three words in the title where each word starts with a letter in YOUR Readerboard name and/or mine, KMARIED. For this option, letters can be repeated. (KMARIED)
Machine Metal Magic by Hanna Dare
(no print edition verification: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 490
Jessica S10.10 Celebrating around the world
book with MPG Religion
Living Out Loud by Nyrae Dawn
Points this task: 10
Total points: 500
Jessica S15.1 Let's Hike It!
Book 1: Book with a title that shares a word from one of the names of the trails on the list. (Mountains-to-Sea Trail)
A Bright Celestial Sea by Chani Lynn Feener
Book 2: Book that has all the letters of TRAIL in the title
Saint Juniper's Folly by Alex Crespo
Points this task: 15
Total points: 515
Jessica S15.4 The Big Three
Option 2: One Book Task
Read a single book that satisfies both criteria for option 1
(book with a three word title & book that is first published in March of any year that ends in a 3)
The Good Liar by C.P. Harris
Points this task: 15
Total points: 530
Jessica S15.7 Happy Fairytale Birthday
book from the first 25 pages of this list https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... (page 8)
The Woodcutter by Kate Danley
Points this task: 15
Total points: 545
Jessica S20.5 - Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring Growth
Option 1: Book with a green leaf on the cover
The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us if We Let Them by Peter WohllebenPoints this task: 20
Total points: 565
Jessica S25.2 Robin P's Task: The NATO Alphabet
Option 1: book with one of the code words as a stand-alone word in the title or author's name (CHARLIE)
Play It Again, Charlie by R. Cooper
Option 3: book set at least 50% in one of the named locations (NEW YORK shown in book precis In Manhattan, tensions are rising)
Forbidden Mafia Prince by Brooke Blaine
Points this task: 25
Total points: 590
Jessica S25.3 XBM's Task - So Many Names!
Option 1: Read a book by an author that EXACTLY shares one of these names (Laura)
Legacy by Laura Pavlov
Option 3: Book with these name’s translation in the title or subtitle:
(Huaka’i – journey or voyage)
Voyage of the Damned by Frances White
Points this task: 25
Total points: 615
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Jayme(the ghostreader) 20.1
Option 1 For Jensom
Read a book by an author whose initials are found in minecraft
Enchanted to Meet Youby
Meg Cabot
MineCraft
Task +20
Grand total: 95
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Kristen IA25.4 - KmarieD's Task: Readerboard Names
This is a 2-book task.
Choose two options and read one book for each.
Option 1:
Read a book where the single author's first and last initials can be found in YOUR Readerboard name and/or mine, KMARIED. For this option, letters can be repeated.
The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens
Option 2:
Read a book with at least three words in the title where each word starts with a letter in YOUR Readerboard name and/or mine, KMARIED. For this option, letters can be repeated.
Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 315/910
Tasks Completed: 19/54
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 7
ROBIN P5.4 Star Wars Day
4+ word in title found in MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU
Three Days in June
Word THREE - the in THE, re in FORCE
Points this post: 5
Total points: 495
BB:2 GO:10 IAF:1
ROBIN P15.6 Finding Easter Goodies
Rabbit, Egg or Chicken/Rooster on cover
The Price of Passage: From Norway to America / From Slavery to Freedom
- chicken between 2 people on cover (approved in Help Thread)Points this post: 15
Total points: 510
BB:2 GO:10 IAF:1
Julia10310.9 Three/Four/Five
Read a book that is number 3, 4 or 5 in a series
Friends Indeed
(Honorverse; Star Kingdom #5)
This book is 576 pages, so claiming one BB ticket
This post: 10 points, 1 BB
Total points: 415
BB: 10
GO: 0
NF: 0
Total books read: 30
Total tasks completed: 23
EMurphy20.8 Nickels & Dimes-TrishhartUK's Task: The Capital Ring
Option 1: Author born in London or book set in London The Pigeon Pie Mystery by Julia Stuart
*Set in Hampton Court Palace, located in London
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton...
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 210
Books Read: 14
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket +750: 1
IAF Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 8
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10.6 Take a Hike
Read a book found on the first 25 pages of the Hiking Shelf:
Page 1
Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home. Heather Anish Anderson
***Nonfiction - claiming 1 IAF***
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 57
Total Points: 720
Tasks Completed: 44
Golden Oldies - 3
It's A Fact - 5
Big Books - 2
SHEMAC 15.2 South To North
This is a two book task
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in Mexico (30/39 chapters)
The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer
(PB The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer)
Book 2: Read a book set at least 50% in Canada (100%)
An Earlier Heaven
(PB An Earlier Heaven (2))
Required: If the setting is not evident from the Goodreads main page, provide a reference.
Book 1: MPG precis - "So off to the Mexican jungle he goes"
Book 2: MPG Setting
This task points: 15
Total season points: 525
Julia10330.3 - Katrisa's Task: Nashfest 2024
Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in Wyoming.
Savage Run
(The setting on the book page is Wyoming.)
Option 4: Read a book where the single author’s first and last initials can be found in STAR PLUNGE.
The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way by Sara Ahmed
(SA in STAR)
The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way is non-fiction, so claiming one It's A Fact ticket.
This post: 30 points, 1 NF
Total points: 445
BB: 10
GO: 0
NF: 1
Total books read: 32
Total tasks completed: 24
Sarah Stewart20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - TrishhartUK's Task: The Capital Ring
Option 1. Either read a book by an author who was born in London, or that is at least 50% set in London.
Silk and Shadows, by Mary Jo Putney
How it fits: Set in London
Points: 20
Total Points: 20
SHEMAC *Repost of #698*25.1 Cats Task: Books of North America
We will be reading books associated with the continent North America, and using the information on this link for reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Pick an option.
Required: state the option: 1
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 but NOT United States of America.
Required: state the country(/ies), and provide supporting evidence if it's not obvious from the GR metadata or blurb: Canada (MPG Genres)
Roots and Wings
(PB Roots and Wings (3))
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in North America.
Required: provide a link to prove place of birth if it's not obvious from the GR metadata. Canada M. Tasia
Brick
(PB Brick)
This task points: 25
Total season points: 550
Kelly L20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Lois' Task: On the Trail of West Coast Writers
Read a book by an author who was born in or lives/lived in California, Oregon, or Washington.
The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick
From GR bio: "She lives in the state of Washington and travels frequently to sign books, speak to reading groups, and meet her readers. "
This post: 20 points
This season: 100 points
IAF ticket: 1
Kelly L20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Masoodah's Task: Mother's Day
Read a book with an author whose first and last initials appear in MOTHERING.
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton
Initials I H are found in MOT[[H]]ER[[I]]NG
This post: 20 points
This season: 120 points
IAF ticket: 1
Kelly L20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ritika's Task: Dopamine for Winter
B. KNITTING: For this task, read a book with a cover which shows someone wearing a hat/cap. Any hat/cap of any era works.
Tough Luck
This post: 20 points
This season: 140 points
IAF ticket: 1
JenJ IA5.8 International Women's Day
Read a book by a single female author.
Fish Out of Water by Katie Ruggle
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 360/910
Tasks Completed: 20/54
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 9
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30.7 - 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
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.
Home Safe by Elizabeth Berg- 3/25
Word: Safe
PB link: Home Safe
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.
Wellness by Nathan Hill-3/21
Name: Hill
PB link: Wellness
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 5
It's A Fact: 1
Big Book: 1