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SPRING CHALLENGE 2023
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Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.4 - What's in a Name?
I Am Not Okay With This by Charles Forsman
The author's first name is in the top 10 first names for the past century. (#10 for males)
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): I Am Not Okay With This
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 10 points
Tasks completed: 1
trishhartuk15.3 Someday My Prince Will Come
Using Option 2 - one book.
A book whose title contains a word from the lyrics to “Someday My Prince Will Come.� & a whole-numbered book in a series from #1 - #7
Hiding the Past (The Forensic Genealogist #1), Nathan Dylan Goodwin
Using the word "The": “When THE prince of my dreams comes to me�
Read the kindle edition. Top PB (German): here and Top PB (English): here - both have the same number of ratings and reviews.
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 1
Cindy FTask 10.7 Avengers Assemble!
MPG Graphic Novel
Essex County by Jeff Lemire
Points this post:10
Total points:10
Books read:1
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:0
Non-Fiction:0
Tasks completed:1
Kathy KS10.2 . April Fools Day!
Read a book that has “humor� as one of the genres listed on the book’s main page.
Funny Fantasy
MPG: Humor
I read an ebook; pb-292 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 10
Total points : 10
Tasks completed: 1/55
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: 0
Joanne MI5.9 - Do Not Adjust Your Set
The Stolen Crown: The Secret Marriage that Forever Changed the Fate of England by Susan Higginbotham
LESLIE MITCHELL.
Points this task 5
Total Points 5
10.9 - Spring into ActionThe Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker
1x Golden Oldies tix (pub. 1903)
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 10
MEGSCL15.3 - Someday My Prince Will Come
Option 2 (heart) - Unlock Your Storybook Heart (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale #3)
TOTAL - 15
Kathy KS20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter- Jen B's Task: Me Time
Option 2: Paint-by-Numbers
Read a book that meets SRC rules from the first 25 pages of this list: Best Book Cover Art
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
Found on page 11, #1001, of list
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb-354 p.
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 30
Tasks completed: 2/55
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: 0
Deborah10.7. Avengers Assemble!
Skip·Beat!, Vol. 47
MPG: GRAPHIC NOVEL
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 10
Books Read:1
Tasks Done: 1
Deborah5.4 - Mythical Monsters
Firefighter Griffin
Required: GRIFFIN
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 15
Books Read:2
Tasks Done: 2
5.4 - Mythical MonstersRead a book where a creature from the list plays an integral part in the story
Dragon Champion by E.E. Knight
Auron, a rare scaleless grey dragon, is the main character.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
GO tickets: 0
BB tickets: 0
IF tickets: 0
15.6 - The Oregon Trail
Pull by Rachel Van Dyken
Date Read: 3/2
How It Fits: Set in Seaside, Oregon
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
GO tickets: 0
BB tickets: 0
IF tickets: 0
15.10 - 404: File Not Found
Shatter by Rachel Van Dyken
Date Read: 3/2
How It Fits: Added to TBR February 28, 2023
Points this post: 15
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
GO tickets: 0
BB tickets: 0
IF tickets: 0
Browneyedgirl20.10 Group Read
I read Vox
My post can be found here
Points this post: 20
Points to date: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
BrownEyedGirl20.7 Option C
I read Baby-Led Feeding: A Natural Way to Raise Happy, Independent Eaters
Points this post: 20
Points to date: 40
Tasks completed: 2
Books Read: 2
LAUREN JODI20.5 - Bigger is Better - Kristina Simon's task: Sail Away
Option 1: SO Much Stuff!
To Davy Jones Below by Carola Dunn
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 20/945
Total Books Read: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 1/55
Mary P15.3 - Someday My Prince Will Come
Option 2: Read one book that fulfills both book A and B options.
Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks
Word used is A, Book #1 in series.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Kristen IA15.5 - What's Up, Doc?
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle of at least 4 letters/characters that can be made using only the letters found in "What's up, Doc".
Required: State the word. - What
You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition.
I claim 1 "It's a Fact" ticket
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 15/945
Tasks Completed: 1/55
BB: 0
GO: 0
NF: 1
Bookwrm526Task #30.4 - New York Times Best Seller List
Book 1. Go to the year you were born and month you were born. You may use any of the 4 or 5 weeks in your month*. Using the Fiction list, read a fiction book from one of the lists. I was born in June, 1976 and I read The Deep by Peter Benchley from the list for June 6, 1976.
Book 2. Go to the year you were born. Using the Non-fiction list, read a non-fiction book from any list that year. I read To Jerusalem and Back by Saul Bellow, from the list for November 28, 1976.
Total points so far: 30
trishhartuk15.10 404: File Not Found
Read a book that was NOT found on your TBR as of 15 Feb 2023. Find a new-to-you book from any other source.State how you discovered the book and that it was not on your TBR.
Tastes Like Murder, Catherine Bruns
Read the kindle edition. PB: here
This book was new to me, and was only added to my GR To-Read shelf (TBR) on 2nd March 2023 (/review/list...). I hadn’t heard of the author before, but she’s the March featured author for another group I’m part of (/group/show/...), so I went looking for a title of hers to read.
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 2
BrownEyedGirl30.8
Option 2: I read Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Option 3: I read The Buddha in the Attic
There are 129 pages in this book.
Points this post: 30
Points to date: 70
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 4
MEGAN F. 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter- Jen B's Task: Me Time
Choose 1 option.
Required: State the option.
Option1:
Choose ONE hashtag and read a book by an author whose initials (all of them) can be found in that hashtag.
#WeRide4Leanne (EA)
The American Roommate Experiment - Elena Armas
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Mai20.1 - Most Improved - Barbara �'s Task: The Wizard of Oz
Option 5: Book with MPG paranormal & >200p
ǰǰö by Grady Hendrix
(248p)
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
NF Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Mod
Read a book whose cover shows a pair of sunglasses or someone wearing sunglasses
Required: Post the cover.
read
points this post: 5
total points:5
Mod
Read a book by an author whose first name is in the top 10 first names for the past century.
used boy #5 David
read She's Gone by David Bell
points this post: 10
total points: 15
Mod
In honor of Tell a Lie day (April 4), read a book with LIE found intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
read
Dark and Shallow Lies
points this post: 10
total points: 25
Amy B5.10 - Spring, Just Do Your Thing
Read a book that meets SRC rules. For this task, a book with the MPG Childrens, Kids, Middle Grade or Juvenile that is NOT found in ARBF may be used.
The Hole by Hiroko Oyamada
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 5 Points
MEGAN F. 10.7. Avengers Assemble!
To celebrate Free Comic Book day on May 6, read a book with the main page genre graphic novels, sequential art, comics.
Daytripper - Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá
Points this post: 10
Total points: 30
Katrisa5.5 - Crime in History
Read a book with a main page genre Crime.
I read The Summons
MPG crime
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 5
Katrisa5.9 - Do Not Adjust Your Set
Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in LESLIE MITCHELL.
I read Death at the Door by Carolyn G. Hart
CH in leslie mitCHell
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 10
LAUREN JODI30.1 - Teri K's Task: Movie Musicals!
Option 2. My Fair Lady
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
***Claiming a Golden Oldies ticket as this book was published in 1874***
Option 3. Singing in the Rain
And Then She Fell by Stephanie Laurens
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 50/945
Golden Oldies Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 3
Total Tasks Completed: 2/55
FLY Task #20.10 - Group Reads
task: Read a selected book and participate in the book's discussion thread
book: Vox
how it fits: discussion post - /topic/show/...
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 1/55
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's A Fact tickets: 0
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JUKKA15.8 - The Trail of Tears
Book by an author shelved in the Indigenous Author list.
Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection, Volume 1 by Elizabeth LaPensée and others. Also found on page two of the list.
Total Points: 15/945
Total Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1/55
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 0
LAUREN JODI10.7. Avengers Assemble!
Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 60/945
Golden Oldies Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 4
Total Tasks Completed: 3/55
Julia10310.10. Collaboration of the Year
1637: The Transylvanian Decision: 1637: The Transylvanian Decision by Eric Flint and Robert E. Waters
This book is 528 pages so claiming one BB ticket.
This post: 10 points, 1 BB
Total points: 10
BB: 1
GO: 0
NF: 0
Tasks completed: 1
Total books read: 1
Cindy FTask 20.7 Me Time
Option 1: Authors initials in #RKSolidCrew (E,K)
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Claim 1 BB Ticket 642 pages
Points this post:20
Total points:30
Books read:2
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:1
Non-Fiction:0
Tasks completed:2
Candy15.3 Someday My Prince Will Come
Option 2: Read one book that fulfills both book A and Book B
Book A. Read a book whose title contains a word from the lyrics to “Someday My Prince Will Come.�
-Love is in the lyrics
Book B. Read a book that is a whole-numbered book in a series from #1 - #7. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale italics above the title.
- #2 in the Love & Gelato series
Love & Luck by Jenna Evans Welch
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Books read: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Non-Fiction: 0
Tasks completed: 1
ED15.10- 404: File Not Found
Slippery Creatures by K.J. Charles
This book has never been on my TBR.... I found it by winning it in a Good Reads Giveaway.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Books read: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Non-Fiction: 0
Tasks completed: 1
15.10
BrownEyedGirl5.5 MPG Crime
I read The Perfect Wife
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 75
Books this post: 1
Books to date: 5
Tasks completed: 4
Katrisa5.1 - Flying High
Read a book with an aeroplane on the cover.
I read Fly Girl: A Memoir
Points this Post: 5
Points Total: 15
Katrisa30.1 - Teri K's Task: Movie Musicals!
Opt 4
I read Roots: The Saga of an American Family
My book was audio - MMPB 888 pages
satisfies opt. 1 - published in 1976 and opt 2 - MPG classics
Points this Post: 30
Points total: 45
Blue5.10 - Spring, Just Do Your Thing
Read a book that meets SRC rules. For this task, a book with the MPG Childrens, Kids, Middle Grade or Juvenile that is NOT found in ARBF may be used.
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
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| Points this post: 5
| Total points: 5
| Books read: 1
| Tasks completed: 1
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| Tickets:
| BB: 0
| GO: 0
| NF: 0
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REPOST15.10 - 404: File Not Found
Shatter by Rachel Van Dyken
Date Read: 3/2
How It Fits: Added to TBR February 28, 2023, Source: Audible recommendation
Points this post: 15
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
GO tickets: 0
BB tickets: 0
IF tickets: 0
20.7Option 1: author initials in: #CalliesKillaCrew
Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie
Points: 20
Tasks: 1
Books: 1
GO tickets: 0
BB tickets: 0
IF tickets: 0
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.1 - Most Improved - Barbara �'s Task: The Wizard of Oz.
Option 3. Read a book whose cover is at least 50% green.
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (641 p.) * **
* 94.6% green
** I would like to claim a BB ticket, please.
� Total Points: 20
� Total Pages: 641
Nick KY5.1 Flying High. I read Fighting to Leave: The Final Years of America's War in Vietnam, 1972-1973 by Robert E. Stoffey, airplane on the cover.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 5
Nick KY5.5 Crime. I read Pop. 1280 by Jim Thompson, with “Crime� as a MPG.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 10
Barbara �5.2 - Queens & Kings
Read a book with the word KING or QUEEN standalone in the title or subtitle
A Dark Queen Rises - Ashok K. Banker 3/3
BIG BOOK: 508 pages
Points this task: 5
Total points: 5
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
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