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SPRING CHALLENGE 2025
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SHEMAC 30.1 - JennRenee's Task: Spring Up and Grow
This is a two book task.
Book 1
Read a book with at least 2 words in the title, each word beginning with a letter in SPRING. Letters can be used multiple times.
Stand in Place
(PB Stand In Place)
Book 2
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, each word longer than its preceding word.
All That Glitters
Verification #421 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
This task points: 30
Total season points: 755
Mod
Read a book with MPG Travel
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson / MPG Travel
Points this post: 10
Total points: 885
Total BB entries: 5
Total IAF entries: 3
Total GO entries: 1
Mod
read a book found on the first 25 pages of the Hiking Shelf:
Hiking Shelf
You, with a View by Jessica Joyce / pg 13 of shelf
Points this post: 10
Total points: 895
Total BB entries: 5
Total IAF entries: 3
Total GO entries: 1
Mod
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in Mexico
Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement / set in Mexico
Book 2: Read a book set at least 50% in Canada
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny / set in Canada
Points this post: 15
Total points: 910
Total BB entries: 5
Total IAF entries: 3
Total GO entries: 1
Mod
Kelly L15.3 East to West
Option 2: One Book Task: Read a single book that satisfies both criteria for option 1
A Treacherous Curse
Book 1: Read a book whose page count or first published year with at least 2 numbers from 6800.
Publication year = 2018 = 2[[0]]1[[8]]
Book 2: Read a book that is book is number 1-15 in series of at least 3 published books. Whole numbers only. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title or grayscale italics above the title.
#3 in the Veronica Speedwell series - 9 total works
This post: 15 points
This season: 185 points
IAF ticket: 1
Task 25.2 Robin P's Task: The NATO AlphabetOption 1: Read a book with one of the code words as a stand-alone word in the title or author's name: Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, and Zulu
Book: Whiskey Tender: A Memoir
Word: Whiskey
Option 2: Read a book with one of the code words as a stand-alone word in the title or author's name: 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
Book: The Love Haters
Word: Love
Points this task: 25
Total points: 515
Task 10.10 Celebrating around the worldRead a book with MPG Religion or where one of the festivals named (Ramadan, Lent, Easter, Passover, Holi, Vaisakhi, Beltane, May Day) is central to the storyline
Book: Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult
MPG religion
Points this task: 10
Total points: 525
Julia1035.5 Jessica S’s Task: Signs of the Zodiac - Pisces, Aries and Taurus
Option 1: Dreamy Pisces (February 19th - March 20th)
Book A: Read a book that was published between February 19th and March 20th of 2024 or 2025.
Destiny's Way
(published February 25, 2025)
Book B: Read a book with MPG High Fantasy or MPG Spirituality.
Deryni Rising
(MPG High Fantasy)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 625 points
BB: 10
GO: 3
NF: 1
Total books read: 44
Total tasks completed: 32
FLY Task #10.7 Saintly Names
task: authors first name is a derivative of David, Patrick or George
book: The Hit
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: author first name David
Points this post: 10
Total points: 620
Tasks completed: 39/54
BB: 9 / GO: 1 / IAF: 0
LoraTask: 20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ritika's Task: Dopamine for Winter, using Option B
Book/Author: Empire of Shadows / Jacquelyn Benson
How it fits: woman is wearing a hat (upper right order)
Empire of Shadows
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 470
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 4
Jayme(theghostreader)20.2 Mother's Day
Option 3 1907
use any 2 numbers in the publication date
Someone Has Led This Child to Believe: A Memoirby
Regina
Louise
Published 2013
Claiming 1 It's A Fact ticket
Task +20
Grand total: 100
IAF: 1
Deborah5.2 Angel of the Battlefield
Read a book by an author named Clara or Barton or with the initials: CB, CC, BC, or BB.
Snap by Belinda Bauer
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 335
Books Read: 27
Tasks Done: 21
Deborah10.2 It's a Wonderful World - let's explore it!
Read a book with MPG Travel
Notes from a Small Island
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 345
Books Read: 28
Tasks Done: 22
Molly20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Be the Match
I chose option 1 and read The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth.
Mark Forsyth's initials are in MINECRAFT.
*~*~*~*~ Claiming one It's A Fact ticket for non-fiction ~*~*~*~*
Points this task: 20
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Totals:
Points: 20
Task completed: 1
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
FLY Task #20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Trails of Wales
task: Option 2: 4+ letter title word from OWAIN GLYNDŴR
book: A Piece of the World
(my version is audio, first MMPB here) = 289 pages
how it fits: "world" in (OW)AIN G(L)YN(D)Ŵ(R)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 640
Tasks completed: 40/54
BB: 9 / GO: 1 / IAF: 0
Task 10.2 - It's a Wonderful World - Let's Explore it!MPG Travel
A Flat Place: A Memoir
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885 points
Task 5.3 - Santa Fe Trail After All these YearsCITY in title and on list
City of Bones
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890 points
Masoodah50.1 - Angela IL's Task: Task Complete!
Option 1: Choose a task from below: A, B, OR C
Chose B.
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.
Required: State the author and the message# of post.
Message #448 - Coffeegirl (Jamie)
Claimed Ali Hazelwood book - Bride
Book 1: Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Book 2: The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez
Book 3: Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 195 / 910
Total Books Read: 13 / 73
Total Tasks Completed: 9 / 54
BB Total: 1 + 1 = 2
GO:
IAF:
Erica H.5.4 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
Britt-Marie Was Here
Word: MARIE
Points: 5
Total points: 400
BB: 2
GO: 2
NF: 3
Bookwrm526Task #20.7 - Take a Walk on the Wild Side
Option A: Mountains - Read a book from the 1st 25 pages of the "Mountains Books" shelf. I read Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why by Laurence Gonzales, from page 3 of the list.
Total points so far: 695
trishhartuk50.1 Angela IL's Task: Task Complete!
Option 1: A. Read three different books that have been claimed in the Spring Challenge Completed Task Thread.
Death of the Author, Nnedi Okorafor
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (448pg)
Message #213: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
A Sorceress Comes to Call, T. Kingfisher
Read the kindle edition. Top PB (Polish): here (432pg). PB (English): here (367pg)
Message #537: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The Teller of Small Fortunes, Julie Leong
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (336pg)
Message #676: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Total pages: 448 + 432 (367) + 336 = 1,216 (1,151)
Points this Task: 50
Books Read: 3
Total Points: 405
Tasks Completed: 26
It’s a Fact Tickets: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Mod
10.2 It's a Wonderful World - let's explore it!
Read a book with MPG Travel
The Forgotten Road. Richard Paul Evans
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 69
Total Points: 895
Tasks Completed: 53
Golden Oldies - 5
It's A Fact - 6
Big Books - 2
Nick KY20.2. Masoodah’s Mother’s Day
Opt. C. Two digits from 0,1,7,9 in pub date.
I read The Kill by Émile Zola, 1st pub’d 1871. 1 and 7 in pub date (and not 0 nor 9).
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 890
JenJ IA15.2 South To North
This is a two book task
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in Mexico
Cliff Diver by Carmen Amato
Book 2: Read a book set at least 50% in Canada
Swan Light by Phoebe Rowe
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 535/910
Tasks Completed: 28/54
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 11
Mod
10.2 It's a Wonderful World - let's explore it!
Read a book with MPG Travel
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
Points this post: 10
Total points: 285
Angela IL30.2 - 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
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett-5/6
Month: April
Option 4: Read a book that is # 3, 4 or 5 in a series.
Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano-4/15
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 300
Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 12
It's A Fact: 3
Mod
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - TrishhartUK's Task: The Capital Ring
Read a book with the MPG of Nature
Once There Were Wolves
Points this post: 20
Total points: 305
SHEMAC *Replacement post for #1852*30.1 - JennRenee's Task: Spring Up and Grow
This is a two book task.
Book 1
Read a book with at least 2 words in the title, each word beginning with a letter in SPRING. Letters can be used multiple times.
Penalty Shot
(PB Penalty Shot)
Book 2
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, each word longer than its preceding word.
All That Glitters
Verification #421 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
This task points: 30
Total season points: 765
5.7 Spring FeverRead 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.
I read No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & JohnsonGardiner Harris whose initials are found in sprinG Has sprung.
This book is nonfiction so please add one**** It's a Fact**** tickets
points: 165
tasks completed: 11
tasks in progress: 2
books read: 12
It's a Fact: 2
pages read: 3808
EMurphy30.7 Amy FL's Task: Typing Challenge
Option 1: 4 letter word in title that can be made using only the letters on left side of keyboard What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
*Word is DEAD
Option 2: SIngle author whose first or last name can be made using only the letters on the right hand of keyboard Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
*Name is KIM
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 335
Books Read: 22
GO Ticket: 2
BB Ticket +500: 1
BB Ticket +750: 1
IAF Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 14
EMurphy20.1 Most Improved-Rockynook's Task: Be the Match
Option 2: Word of 4 or more letters in the title that can be made from BE THE MATCH or NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon
*LORD made from NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM
**Big Book Ticket +500 (512 pages)
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket +500: 1
GO Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 355
Books Read: 23
GO Ticket: 2
BB Ticket +500: 2
BB Ticket +750: 1
IAF Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 15
EMurphy15.9 April is Love - All the letters of APHRODITE can be found in any combination of title/subtitle/author's name Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon
This Task:
Points: 15
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 370
Books Read: 24
GO Ticket: 2
BB Ticket +500: 2
BB Ticket +750: 1
IAF Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 16
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.6 Read the Months
Spring, in the Northern Hemisphere, encompasses the months of March, April and May. Read a book with one of these words in the title, subtitle, or author's name. The word can be in any position.
March
Total Points: 215
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 14
Total books: 20
Total tasks: 19
MEGSCL25.4 - 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
(s c in megscl) Black Convicts: How slavery shaped Australia
*non fiction IAF ticket
Option 3:
Read a book with a stand alone word of at least four letters in the title that can be made from KMARIED
(dark) Wild Dark Shore
TOTAL
330 points, 8 IAF ticket
MEGSCL25.6 - JenJ IA's task - Triple Crowns
Both books have a 3 in the page count
Option1A - Read a book with the author’s first initial in “SIR BARTON” and the author’s last initial in “JUSTIFY.”
(s s) Cactus Pear For My Beloved: A Family Story from Gaza
*non fiction IAF ticket
Option2A - Read a book with a 4+ letter word in the title/subtitle that can be made out of the letters in SPRINGER and KATAHDIN
(thing) The Impossible Thing
TOTAL
355 points, 9 IAF ticket
MEGSCL5.7 Spring Fever
Author initials in SPRING HAS SPRUNG
(s r) Intermezzo
TOTAL
370 points, 9 IAF ticket
Bookwrm526Task #20.5 - 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. I listened to Be My Ghost by Carol J. Perry.
Total points so far: 715
Jessica S25.1 Cats Task: Books of North America
Book 1: Book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in North America
Skeletons in the Closet by Nicky James
COUNTRY: CANADA
EVIDENCE: from blurb -Not only is the Toronto Police Department’s records clerk fanatical about investigative work
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in North America.
Kick at the Darkness by Keira Andrews
Born in CANADA https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Points this task: 25
Total: 655
Jessica S25.5 Jessica S’s Task: Signs of the Zodiac - Pisces, Aries and Taurus
Option 2: Energized Aries
Book A: Published between March 21st and April 20th of 2024 or 2025
Sunshine and the Vamp by Bailey Grayson
Book B: MPG Adventure or MPG Autobiography; MPG Memoir will work as long as the author is the subject of the book
Arctic Homestead: The True Story of One Family's Survival and Courage in the Alaskan Wilds by Norma Cobb
Points this task: 25
Total: 680
Jessica S30.7 - Amy FL's Task: Typing Challenge
Option 1: Two-book task
Book 1: 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. Q, W, E, R, T, A, S, D, F, G, Z, X, C, V, B
Saved by a Barbarian by Amy Padilla
(approved for length line 2868 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...)
Book 2: 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
Love Is a Stranger by John Wiltshire
Points this task: 30
Total: 710
Amy B30.6 - 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.
Option 1 – The Series
Book A: Read one of the books in the In Death series
Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb (#3) - 345 pages
Book B: Read a book where an author uses the following format for their name – Initial.Initial. Last Name
The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon (author is new to me) - 214 pages
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 260 Points
LoraTask: 10.8 Pi Day
Book/Author: The Sultan and the Storyteller / Lichelle Slater
How it fits: has 238 pages, which are consecutive numbers in the pi string
Points for this task: 10
Total points: 480
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 4
Reposting from 1862: adding book cover. Total points include message 1895 ^Lora
Task: 20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ritika's Task: Dopamine for Winter, using Option B
Book/Author: Empire of Shadows / Jacquelyn Benson
How it fits: woman is wearing a hat (upper right corner)
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 480
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 4
ROBIN P30.3 Katrisa's Task: Nashfest 2024
Option 1: Surprise!
MPG Mental Health/Self Help
The Vegetarian
Option 4: The Venue
author initials in STAR PLUNGE
Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion - Edward J. Larson
**Claiming 1 IAF pt for nonfiction
Points this post: 30
Total points: 785
BB:2 GO:14 IAF:4
ROBIN P5.6 Read the Months
March, April or May in title or author name
April Lady
Points this post: 5
Total points: 790
BB:2 GO:14 IAF:4
Kathy KS15.9 April is Love
**Claiming 1 (one) Big Book ticket** Pages: 576
Read a book where all the letters of APHRODITE can be found in in any combination of the title/subtitle/authors name.
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
APHRODITE= THE Old DRIft... nAmwali serPell
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 260
Tasks completed: 14/54
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 4
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
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30.3 - Katrisa's Task: Nashfest 2024
Option 1 - Read a book with an MPG of Mental Health or Self Help.
More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova-3/11
PB Link: More or Less Maddy
Option 4 - Read a book where the single author’s first and last initials can be found in STAR PLUNGE.
What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies by Tim Urban- 4/5
PB Link: What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies
Claiming It's a Fact Ticket
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 270
Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 11
It's A Fact: 3