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SPRING CHALLENGE 2022
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Kim O25.2 - Brooklyn's Task: Upcoming Milestone!
Option 1: Australia (and maybe also New Zealand) - Read a book set at least 75% in Australia or New Zealand.
Force of Nature
Option 2: Machu Picchu - Read a book with a 2-word title.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Points this task: 25
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Totals:
Points: 40
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 1
5.5. - The WizardTheodore Boone, Kid Lawyer
There are 7 books in the Theodore Boone series
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8.0
Total points: 5
20.2 - Rookie At The Top - Lucy-Bookworm's Task: Books For A Bookworm<The Book of Form and Emptiness
'Book' in title
*** One Big Book Ticket claimed - 548 pages
Total points: 25
Mod
Read a book set at least 50% in one or more of these popular spring break destinations
The Paris Apartment
As the title suggests, this book is set in PARIS, one of the named locations.
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 125 + 10 = 135/895
Total Tasks Completed: 12
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 4
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting BrainsOption 2: Any Human Heart
MPG Historical
Total points: 45
10.7 - HoliRead a book with a title that begins with one of these letters: H, O, L, I.
I listened to an audio version of If I Knew Then: Finding Wisdom in Failure and Power in Aging
***Claiming 1 IT'S A FACT TICKET, for non-fiction***
New Points: 10
Total Points: 90
IF: 1
Katrisa5.1 - The Wicked Witch
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of Ding Dong the Witch is Dead in its title
I read Stay Dead
word - DEAD
Points this Post:5
Points Total: 200
Katrisa10.10 - Spring Series
Read a book in a series with a series title that begins with a letter in SPRING.
I read Navigators of Dune from the Schools of Dune series
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 210
Ana20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
Option 1: Fireborne by Rosaria Munda. The Authors initials can be found in Amazon Prime.
This Post: 20
Total Points: 150
Readerboard Name: Kathy P10.3 - If I Only Had a Brain
How to Be a Woman
Is on page 1
Claiming 1 Its a fact ticket
Totals
Points: 10
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 1
Total Books Completed: 1
Barbara �20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Sarah E's Task: Most Volcanoes
NOTE: Most Volcanoes Erupt Mulberry Jam Sandwiches Under Normal Pressure
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that matches either a word from the mnemonic or the name of a planet in our solar system.
The Edge of Normal - Carla Norton (Normal) 3/20
Points this task: 20
Total points: 260
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Jayme (the ghostreader)20.7 wordle, wordle, wordle
Option 2 read a book 2,4 or 16 in the series
Closer to the Heartby Mercedes Lackey
#2 in the series
Task +20
Grand total: 60
Task 30.1 - Katrisa's Task: DuneSince most of the Dune books are long, one of your books must be 500+ pages and the combined page total must be at least 700 pages.
The Actual Star is 624 pages > 500 pages
Combined Page Total: 408 + 624 = 1,032 pages > 700 pages
Option 4 - The Dune Universe: Read a book with one of the words from the titles in the Dune Universe books in the TITLE (subtitles excluded).
Required: State the source book title.
Source book title: Children of Dune
Children of Dune (Dune #3) (1976) by Frank Herbert (Mass Market Paperback, 408 pages)
Option 5 - The Spice Melange -.
Read a book from this list Genre Bending Books
Required: State the page.
On March 21, 2022:
Page Four
The Actual Star (2021) by Monica Byrne (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author) (Hardcover, 624 pages)
** The Actual Star is a Big Book, pagecount: 624 pages **
20 + 30 = 50
Tasks Completed: 02
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 20 + 30 = 50
Books read: 03
Pages read: 1,400
Read but not claimed: 01
Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Authors: 02
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
20.2 - Rookie At The Top - Lucy-Bookworm's Task: Books For A BookwormRead a book with one of the following words in the title or subtitle:
BOOK, Bookworm, Bookshelf, Bookshop, Bookstore, Bookseller, Library
Open Book by Jessica Simpson
Points this task: 20
Total points: 110
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)10.8 -Feria Nacional de San Marcos
title of at least 3 words where the initial letter of all title words can be found in FERIA NACIONAL DE SAN MARCOS
Page Count: 208
Justification: FERIA NACIONAL DE SAN MARCOS
Once in a Lifetime by Mary Monroe
Points Earned This Post: 10
Points Achieved to Date: 275/895
15.9 - Hall of FamerAuthor's initials in JACKIE ROBINSON: With Love from London by Sarah Jio
Points this post: 15
Total points: 60
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)10.4 -Brains, Brains, Brains!
zombie book---Required: If the presence of zombies is not obvious in the book's description, provide a link to a reference to establish fit when you post
Page Count: 352
Verification Link: Post #26
/topic/show/...
The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones
Points Earned This Post: 10
Points Achieved to Date:285/895
Tasks Completed 21/54
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.10 Spring Series
Not a Creature Was Purring by Krista Davis
Series title: Paws and Claws Mystery #5
Points this post: 10
Total points: 235/895
Tasks completed: 15/54
Books read: 16
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.9 Tien's Task: Come on Down Under
Option 2: His Plain-Jane Cinderella by Jennie Adams.
192 pages
Option 4: Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley
Found on page 1 of the list
352 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 260/895
Tasks completed: 16/54
Books read: 18
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.1 Katrisa's Task: Dune
Option 3: The Institute by Stephen King
576 pages
Option 4: Hitler's Stolen Children: The Shocking True Story of the Nazi Kidnapping Conspiracy by Ingrid von Oelhafen
288 pages
CHILDREN is the word in the title Children of Dune
Points this post: 30
Total points: 290/895
Tasks completed: 17/54
Books read: 20
LAUREN JODI25.4 - Wayne's Task: Play Ball?
Option 1: Mr. Padre
Born in Shame by Nora Roberts
Page # ending in 4
Option 3: Les Expos
A Buccaneer at Heart by Stephanie Laurens
Double letter - C
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 170/895
Big Book Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 12
Total Tasks Completed: 10/54
APRILLEIGH20.10 - Group Reads
A book selected as a Group Read for this season.
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
My comment and review can be found in the Discussion Thread.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (20)
Golden Oldie: 0 (0)
Big Book: 0 (0)
It’s a Fact: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (1)
Total Tasks: 1
Amy B25.9 - Tien's Task: Come on Down Under
Read two books, using 2 different options
Required: State the options you use.
1. Come to the Outback
Read a book from one of these lists:
Rural Romance Books
Required: State the list and page your book is found on.
Jilted by Rachael Johns (pg 1)
2. Australian Women Writers
Read a book written by a Woman Writer who is Australian by birth or residence.
Required: If the author's status is not evident on her GR bio include a reference when you post.
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent (in her GR bio)
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 50 Points
Mod
I read the kindle edition of One Corpse Too Many - according to the GR description, set in 1138.
total points: 140
Mod
I read Reboots: Undead Can Dance - approved for zombies in message 2 of the Help Thread.
total points: 150
Mod
I chose option 4 and read the kindle edition of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, found on page 4 of the Adultery list.
total points: 170
Mod
For my first book, I chose option 3 and read an audio version of The Institute - (the top MMPB is El Instituto - 624 pages).
Top genre is horror, and book is >500 pages.
For my second book, I chose option 5 and read a kindle edition of The City in the Middle of the Night - linked to the top pb edition - 368 pages. No MMPB. Found on page 7 of the Genre Bending books list.
total pages: 992 (>700).
total points: 200
Mod
30.4 - TessaVanessa's Task: National Library Week 2022
Option 2: Read a book checked out from your local library that has exactly one number 3 OR 0 (not both) in the number of pages.
Martian Time-Slip (240 pages)
This was checked out from my local library via inter-library loan.
Option 4: Read a book that has a word in the title/subtitle of at least 4 letters that can be made from Connect with Your Library.
Relic
Relic = Connect with your library
Points this task: 30
Season total: 30
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 0
Christine V20.4 - Golden Oldies - Robin P’s Task: Saluting Brains
Option 2: Matrix
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 0
PatTask 20.5 ~ Literary Cat Names
No books with the MPG children or kids may be used.
Required ~ State the option in your post.
Option 3 ~ Read a book set at least 50% in the New England region states: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island
Hour of the Witch by Chris BohjalianRead ~ 3.21.22
Pages ~ 406
How it Fits ~ Setting: Boston, Massachusetts, 1662
Points this Task ~ 20
Total Points ~ 140
Total Books ~ 9
Total Pages ~ 3371
15.7 - NeuroAwareRead a book that has been shelved as Neurodiversity from the first 25 pages of this list: Neurodiversity.
Mr. Mercedes
Page 20
Points Earned This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 185
It's A Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
LAUREN JODI20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: Paul's Task: Is 139 a Prime Number?
Option 1: Author initials in "Amazon Prime"
Deadly Cry by Angela Marsons
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 190/895
Big Book Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 13
Total Tasks Completed: 11/54
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)5.1 -The Wicked Witch
word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of Ding Dong the Witch is Dead in its title (not subtitle) Exact Match:
Page Count: 199
Word: Witch
The Bell Witch: An American Haunting by Brent Monahan
Points Earned This Post: 5
Points Achieved to Date: 285/895
Tasks Completed 21/54
Katrisa10.4 - Brains, Brains, Brains!
Read a zombie book.
I read The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 220
Task 15.9 - Hall of Famerauthor initials in JACKIE ROBINSON
The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
initials RK
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165 points
1 NF tix
Julia10320.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - MEGSCL's Task: Wordle Wordle Wordle!
Option 3: Predictions by Christine McCaffrie
The author's website says "Christine McCaffrie was born in Braidwood NSW" and "Now retired, she lives in Canberra with her husband, Jack." (Both NSW-New South Wales and Canberra are in Australia.)
This book was approved for length in post 8473 of e-book verification thread.
This post: 20 points
Total points: 175
BB: 2
GO: 0
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 13
reposting to claim forgotten It's a Fact ticketMEGSCL
15.6. - That’s Dr. Scarecrow
How to Endo by Bridget Hustwaite
Total
135 points, 1 bb, 1 nf
ROBIN P15.9 - Hall of Fame - author initials in JACKIE ROBINSON
Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely by Andrew S. Curran
**nonfiction - claiming 1 IAF point
Points this post - 15
Total points - 160
BB:0 GO:1 IAF:3
Andy P.
Task # 15.8 - Mr Potato Head
Read a book with a word in the title that was one of the original toy parts: hand(s)
A Clock Without Hands by Guy Burt
Points this post: 15
Total points: 135
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)15.8-Mr Potato Head
word in the title/subtitle that was one of the original toy parts: hand, foot, ear, mouth, eye, nose, hat, eyeglasses, pipe, hair.
Page Count: 480
Word: Eyes(Plurals and possessives work)
Irish Eyes by Kathy Hogan Trocheck/ Mary Kay Andrews
Points Earned This Post: 15
Points Achieved to Date: 300/895
Tasks Completed 22/54
10.5 - Spring BreakRead a book set at least 50% in one or more of these popular spring break destinations: ... Florida ...
I read The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady, which takes place more than 50% in Florida.
Total Points: 220
30.1 - Katrisa's Task: DuneOption 1 - Read a book with the word DESERT in the title or series title. Subtitles are excluded.
The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky
DESERT found in ThE DooRS of Eden
1x Bigger is Better (599 pages)
Option 3 - read a book with an MPG of horror.
Girl 4 (January David #1) by Will Carver
354 pages
Total pages read:953
Total this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 250
25.9 - Tien's Task: Come on Down Under1. Read a book from one of these lists: /shelf/show/...
The Postmistress by Alison Stuart
page 6
2. Read a book written by a Woman Writer who is Australian by birth or residence.
The Mystery Woman by Belinda Alexandra
as per GR profile, author " lives in Sydney with a menagerie of adored pets."
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 275
Mod
15.7 - NeuroAware
Read a book that has been shelved as Neurodiversity from the first 25 pages of this list: Neurodiversity
Found on page 4
Lab Girl. Hope Jahren
This book is non-fiction - claiming 1 IAF ticket
Points this post: 15
Total points: 195
Tasks complete: 12/54
Total points: 195/895
BB: 4
NF: 4
GO: 1
10.10 - Spring SeriesRead a book in a series with a series title that begins with a letter in SPRING.
I read Shang-Chi by Gene Luen Yang, Vol. 2: Shang-Chi vs. The Marvel Universe, which is #2 in the "Shang-Chi by Gene Luen Yang Series".
Total Points: 230
Jen K30.3 - Dlmrose’s Task: Recurring Keys
Book 1: Dial A for Aunties
AuNtiEs
Book 2: Look for Me and I'll Be Gone: Stories by John Edgar Wideman
widEmAN
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Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 130
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20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Helen B's Task: Spring Begins
Option 1 - Evvie Drake Starts Over - found on pg1 of the provided 1 (approx position 23)
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 150