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SPRING CHALLENGE 2025
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15.1 Let's Hike It!Book 1: Read a book with a title (subtitles are excluded) that shares a word from one of the names of the trails on the list. All words except the words to & and. The hyphenated words on this list may be treated as separate words.
American Discovery Trail - American
American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
Book 2: Read a book that has all the letters of TRAIL in the title. (subtitles are excluded)
Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
mAybe In anoTheR Life
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 715
Total Tasks Completed: 33
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Big Books: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 1
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring Growth
Option 2: Read a book with the MPG “Self Help.”
How We Learn to Be Brave
This book is non-fiction. One It's A Fact ticket please!
Points this task: 20
Season total: 90
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
IAF Tickets: 3
15.5 I've Been ProbedRead a book with the MPG Alien or Aliens
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 730
Total Tasks Completed: 34
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Big Books: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 1
15.8 March Means WarRead a book with MARS intact in the title. (excluding subtitles.)
The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne
MARSh
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 745
Total Tasks Completed: 35
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Big Books: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 1
Bookwrm526Task #5.10 World Book Day
Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC guidelines. I read Last Victim of the Monsoon Express by Vaseem Khan. GR only lists ebook and audio versions, but it has been approved for length already on the spreadsheet!
Total points so far: 825
Bookwrm526Task #10.7 Saintly Names
Read a book where the authors first name is a derivative of David, Patrick or George. I chose PATRICK and read Feeder by Patrick Weekes.
Total points so far: 835
Bookwrm526Task #25.3 - So Many Names!
Option 2: Read a book by an author with four names. I read The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag.
Option 3: Read a book with these name’s translation in the title or subtitle. I chose BELOVED and read Queerly Beloved by Susie Dumond.
Total points so far: 860
MEGSCL10.2 It's a Wonderful World - let's explore it!
Mpg travel - In an Antique Land
**non fiction, it’s a fact ticket
TOTAL
410 points, 10 IAF ticket, 1 BB ticket
MEGSCL5.1 Spring Cleaning!
Oldest book on TBR (since 2014!)
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
TOTAL
415 points, 10 IAF ticket, 1 BB ticket
Kristen IA15.10 May For Growth
Read the most recent published book ( as of March 1, 2025) in a series of at last 3 published books.
Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage - most recent as of 3/1/2025, #4 was not published until April 2025.
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 615/910
Tasks Completed: 35/54
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 15
JenJ IA5.6 Read the Months
March, April and May. Read a book with one of these words in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
March: Book One by John Lewis
*****I claim 1 It's a Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 585/910
Tasks Completed: 32/54
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 12
JenJ IA5.7 Spring Fever
Read a book with a single author whose first and last initials appear in the phrase SPRING HAS SPRUNG.
Heartwood by Amity Gaige
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 590/910
Tasks Completed: 33/54
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 12
JenJ IA15.9 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.
The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi by Wright Thompson
*****I claim 1 It's a Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 605/910
Tasks Completed: 34/54
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 13
JenJ IA15.10 May For Growth
Read the most recent published book ( as of March 1, 2025) in a series of at last 3 published books.
Beg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah Adams (When in Rome #3 - pubbed 1/7/2025)
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 620/910
Tasks Completed: 35/54
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 13
JenJ IA20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Spring 2025 season.
Non-Fiction: Cults - Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show by Bethany Joy Lenz
Discussion Threat - Post #15
*****I claim 1 It's a Fact ticket*****
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 640/910
Tasks Completed: 36/54
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 14
Julia10320.5 - Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring Growth
Option 1: Read a book with a green leaf on the cover.
(leaves are in top left corner)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 730 points
BB: 10
GO: 3
NF: 2
Total books read: 53
Total tasks completed: 40
FLY Task #15.8 March Means War
task: a book with MARS intact in the title
book: The Mars Room
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: The (Mars) Room
Points this post: 15
Total points: 820
Tasks completed: 50/54
BB: 12 / GO: 2 / IAF: 2
CathyG20.5 - Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring Growth
Required: State the option.
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.
No Ordinary Duchess by Elizabeth Hoyt
Required: Post the cover.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 420/910
Tasks Completed: 18/54
CathyG20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Masoodah's Task: Mother's Day
Read one book from the three options:
Required: State the option.
Option 3: For this option read a book where the original publication date consists of 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.
Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier
Required: State the publication date. 01/01/1998
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 440/910
Tasks Completed: 19/54
CathyG20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Be the Match
Help Thread
Select an option and read one book that satisfies the requirements for that option.
Required: state your option.
Option 2: For his donor
For this option, read a book with a word of four or more letters in its title that can be made from the letters in BE THE MATCH or NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM. Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
Required: State the word and the phrase you made it from.
Be the Match: The Match by Sarah Adams
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 460/910
Tasks Completed: 20/54
CathyG10.8 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
Just Not That Into Billionaires by Annika Martin
Required: State the page count 264
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 470/910
Tasks Completed: 21/54
20.10 Group ReadsRead one of the books selected as a group read for the Spring 2025 season.
I chose Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
My comment is here
Points this post: 20
Total points: 110 /910
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 1
Page count: 2009
Lisa MD20.5 - Christine V's Task: Spring Growth
The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward by Melinda French Gates
Fits Option A: green leaf on cover & Option B: MPG - Self-Help
***I claim an IAF ticket***
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 485/910
Total Books Read: 33
Total Tasks Completed: 26
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 9
5.4 Star Wars DayFourth Wing
The word 'Fourth' is in the phrase MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU
Total points: 120
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Lois' Task: On the Trail of West Coast WritersNorth Woods by Daniel Mason (lives in California)
The author's GR profile states he has won the California Book Award and The Northern California Book Award. His bio on Amazon states that he lives in the San Francisco Bay area. https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/...
Total points: 150
30.3 - Katrisa's Task: Nashfest 2024Option 1: How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith
MPG Self Help
Option 4: The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Author initials in STAR PLUNGE
Total points: 180
Kai15.5 Jessica S’s Task: Signs of the Zodiac - Pisces, Aries and Taurus
Total must be 500+pages
OPTION 3 - TAURUS
BOOK A
Read a book that was published between April 21st and May 20th of 2024 or 2025. This should be the original publication date, not the publication of the edition you read.
This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud
Originally Published: May 14, 2024
Pages: 448
BOOK B
Read a book that is MPG Food or MPG Family. Genres must be stand alone and cannot be embedded.
Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel
MPG: Family
Pages: 320
PAGE TOTAL: 768
New Points: 25
Tasks Completed: 17
Total Points: 260
BIG BOOK: 2
GOLDEN OLDIES: 3
IT'S A FACT: 1
JENNY H30.4 - Susan A's Task: Consecutive Numbers
Option 1
Read two books from a single series that have consecutive whole number series numbers.
Moon Called #1 Mercy Thompson
Blood Bound #2 Mercy Thompson
Points this post: 30
Total points: 165
Kai20.2 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.
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Original publication date: 3/2/2021
New Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 18
Total Points: 280
BIG BOOK: 2
GOLDEN OLDIES: 3
IT'S A FACT: 1
JENNY H10.4 Strap on your backpack
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in BACKPACKER
Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole (PC)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 175
JENNY H15.3 East to West
Option 2
Read a single book that satisfies both criteria for option 1
Glow of the Everflame
- Read a book whose page count or first published year with at least 2 numbers from 6800 - page count 608
- Read a book that is book is number 1-15 in series of at least 3 published books. - Book is #2 in a series of 3 published books
Points this post: 15
Total points: 190
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ritika's Task: Dopamine for WinterOption B, someone wearing a hat on the cover: Finding Margaret Fuller by Allison Pataki
Points this post: 20
Total points: 775
5.10 World Book DayRead a book of your choice that meets the SRC guidelines
Hard Time by Jodi Taylor
**Hard TimeWar and Peace is a Big Book (528 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Task Toal: 5
Season Total: 495
BB this Task: 1
Total BB: 1
Total IAF: 17
5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9; 5.10
10.1; 10.2; 10.3; 10.4; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7;
20.1; ...; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; ...; 20.8
25,2; 25.3
30.3; 30.4; ...; ...; 30.7
25.1 Cats Task: Books of North AmericaBook 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in North America, or is about one or more countries in North America (if Non-Fiction), but is NOT United States of America.
Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda
All stories set in Mexico
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in North America.
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
Author born in Mexico
Task Toal: 25
Season Total: 520
Total BB: 1
Total IAF: 17
5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9; 5.10
10.1; 10.2; 10.3; 10.4; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7;
20.1; ...; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5; 20.6; ...; 20.8
25.1; 25,2; 25.3
30.3; 30.4; ...; ...; 30.7
Erica H.50.1 - Angela IL's Task: Task Complete!
Option 1:
Option A. Read three different books that have been claimed in the Spring Challenge Completed Task Thread.
Required: State the Message # for each book.
Mad Honey, message 188, 496 pages
Real Tigers, message 227, 308 pages
Uprooted, message 999, 438 pages
Total pages over 750.
Points: 50
Total points: 480
BB: 2
GO: 2
NF: 3
10.1 It's going to be long ...Read a book that is 500 pages or more
The Third Kingdom 596 pages
***Claiming a Big Book Ticket for 596 page length***
New Points: 10
Total Points: 340
BB: 2
GO: 1
IaF: 6
Lisa MD15.1 - Let's Hike It!
Book 1: Title word matches trail name.
New Tricks by David Rosenfelt
Trail Name: New England Trail. Matching Title Word: "New"
Book 2: Letters of "TRAIL" found in title.
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the ModernWorld by John Mark Comer
"TRAIL" found in title: The Ruthless eLImiAtion of hurry
***I claim an IAF ticket***
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 500/910
Total Books Read: 35
Total Tasks Completed: 27
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 10
Kelly L 20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Be the Match
Option 1: For this option, choose a book by a single author whose first and last initials are found in either the word MINECRAFT or COMICS. You can use the letters as frequently as they appear.
Bloom Town: Genesis by Ally North
Initials AN found in MI[[N]]ECR[[A]]FT
This post: 20 points
**I am claiming a Big Book ticket - 516 pages**
This season: 205 points
IAF ticket: 1
BB ticket: 1
Kelly L20.3 - Review Raffle - Jayne's Task: Trails of Wales
Option 4: Offa’s Dyke Path
Read a book that was first published between April and October of a year since 1971 (inclusive).
The Safekeep was published on April 5, 2024
This post: 20 points
This season: 225 points
IAF ticket: 1
BB ticket: 1
Kelly L10.5 Good company
Read a book that is written by 2 or more authors.
Abundance is written by two authors, Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson
**Claiming an It's A Fact ticket for this non-fiction book**
This post: 10 points, 1 IAF ticket
This season: 235 points
IAF tickets: 2
BB ticket: 1
Kelly L10.9 Three/Four/Five
Read a book that is number 3, 4 or 5 in a series
A Murderous Relation is #4 in the Veronica Speedwell series
This post: 10 points
This season: 245 points
IAF tickets: 2
BB ticket: 1
Readerboard Name: Kathy P15.4 The Big Three
Option 1: Two 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.
or
Option 2: One Book Task
Read a single book that satisfies both criteria for option 1
Option 2:Maybe Next Time
First published March 7, 2023
Total Points: 240
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 13
Total books: 22
Total tasks: 21
Jasmiina F20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ritika's Task: Dopamine for Winter:
Option B: Read a book with a cover which shows someone wearing a hat/cap:
by Jane Austen.Golden Oldie: book was first published in 1811.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 165
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Bookwrm526Task #25.2 - The NATO Alphabet
Option 2: Read a book with one of the code words as a stand-alone word in the title or author's name. I chose the code word LOVE and read The Ghostly Grounds: Murder and Breakfast by Sophie Love.
Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in one of the named locations. I chose FLORIDA and read High Spirits by High Spirits. The setting is stated in the GR description.
Total points so far: 885
Kelly LCorrection to post #2243:
10.9 Three/Four/Five
Read a book that is number 3, 4 or 5 in a series
A Murderous Relation is #5, not #4, in the Veronica Speedwell series.
This season: 245 points
IAF tickets: 2
BB ticket: 1
15.10 May for Growth I read Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson - most recent in series (#3)
Total Points: 15
20.1 Be the MatchI chose option 1 and read Finding Sophie by Imran Mahmood - initials in MInecraft
Total Points: 35
20.5 Spring Growth I chose option 2 and read Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia by Kate Manne - mpg is "self help"
Claiming an "It's a Fact" ticket
Total Points: 55
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The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 700
Total Tasks Completed: 32
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Big Books: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 1