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2ND QUARTER CHALLENGE: SHARON'S SPRING CHALLENGE
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2015


Congratulations to Sharon, who is our Second Quarter Challenge winner from our 6K Extravaganza Contest!

SPRING

1. Spring Ahead! The phrase "Spring forward, Fall back" helps people remember how Daylight Saving Time affects their clocks. At 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March, we set our clocks forward one hour ahead of Standard Time. Read a book about time travel.

2. Spring into action - to suddenly begin moving or doing something. Read a book where a character makes an impetuous decision.

3. Spring is a Season! Spring is one of the four conventional temperate seasons following winter and preceding summer. There are various technical definitions of spring, but local usage of the term varies according to local climate, cultures and customs. When it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, it will be autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Read a book that takes place in the Spring.

4. A spring is a natural source of water � read a book with water on the cover or that takes place on the water.

5. Spring, a mechanical device that stores energy. Read a steampunk book - Steampunk is a subgenre of speculative fiction, usually set in an anachronistic Victorian or quasi-Victorian alternate history setting. It could be described by the slogan "What the past would look like if the future had happened sooner." It includes fiction with science fiction, fantasy or horror themes. Most steampunk books have mechanical devices in them.

6. Spring Cleaning. Spring cleaning is the practice of thoroughly cleaning a house in the springtime. The practice of spring cleaning is especially prevalent in climates with a cold winter. The most common usage of spring cleaning refers to the yearly act of cleaning a house from top to bottom which would take place in the first warm days of the year typically in spring, hence the name. However it has also come to be synonymous with any kind of heavy duty cleaning or organizing enterprise. A person who gets their affairs in order before an audit or inspection could be said to be doing some spring cleaning. Read a book that has been on your TBR list the longest.

7. Spring Break is a vacation period in early spring at universities and schools in various countries in the northern hemisphere. Read a book that takes place at a college or during spring break.

8. Spring goes in like a lion and out like a lamb. With March being such a changeable month, in which we can see warm spring-like temperatures or late-season snowstorms, you can understand how this saying might hold true in some instances. We can only hope that if March starts off cold and stormy it will end warm and sunny, but the key word is hope. Read a book where weather plays an important part to the plot.

9. She’s/He’s no Spring Chicken. New England chicken farmers discovered that chickens born in the Spring bought better prices, rather than old birds that had gone through the winter etc. Sometimes farmers tried to sell the old birds as a new spring born chicken. Smart buyers often complained that a tough fowl was "no spring chicken" and so the term now is used to represent birds (and even people) past their plump and tender years. Read an old favorite or a book you have been putting off reading.

10. Hope Springs Eternal is from a poem An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope � people always hope for the best, even in the face of adversity. Will continue to hope even though they have evidence that things cannot possible turn out the way they want. Read a book of poetry or a book about a poet.

11. Spring to mind - to appear suddenly or immediately in your thoughts. Read a book that was released in 2015 or the newest book on your TBR list.

12. Spring in his step If you walk with or have a spring in your step, you walk energetically in a way that shows you are feeling happy and confident. Read a book that has a character who exhibits these characteristics or an action genre book.

Sharon is going to be our challenge leader! Thanks Sharon :)

Wonderful! Congratulations Sharon on winning the challenge. :)

I'll go in for 7 to start - I'm not sure exactly how many I'll be able to do this quarter.

I'll go in for 3. I might be able to get in more but I'll start small.

I'm in! I will try to get all of them :-) only thing is I need some examples, specific example of steampunk, please.

Here is a steampunk listopia that might help.

Thanks! Has anyone read any of these, or any others they would strongly recommend?

I can speak to a couple near the top of the list.

I recommend The Golden Compass because it has an interesting world where everyone has a daemon, a magical animal companion with a very close connection to them. In children, the daemon can change animal shapes, but by the time you grow up, your daemon has only one shape (usually representative of your personality in some way). It's not super "steampunk", so it might be a good intro. Disclaimer: The first time I read this book, I couldn't finish it, but I was glad when I finally did.

Leviathan is kind of strange and definitely feels like a young adult book. It is an alternate history of World War I. There are lots of mechanical constructs and zeppelins that are basically genetically engineered creatures. (As I said, a little strange.)

Boneshaker is about a gas that was released from the earth near Seattle, WA (my hometown!) that turns everyone who inhales it into a zombie over time. They built a wall around the city and people live outside, but when Briar's son enters the walled-off city, she goes in after him. It was a pretty entertaining story.

The Time Machine is an older short story where the technology isn't the focus. The inventor builds a time machine, but it's more about what he sees when he goes far into the future. I found it to be more of a criticism of the Marxism of the time Wells was writing in rather than a story about the future.

Thanks again! The first three on your list look interesting. I've read a lot of books out of my comfort zone this year, so why not one more :-)

I'll go for three, but do not which ones yet

I will try for 5 and see how it goes.

11/5

1. Read a book about time travel. The Time Machine 5/11/15

2. Read a book where a character makes an impetuous decision. The Color Purple 4/8/15

3. Read a book that takes place in the Spring. Paper Towns 5/18/15

4. Read a book with water on the cover or that takes place on the water. A Tale for the Time Being 6/3/15

5. Read a steampunk book. Soulless 6/13/15

6. Read a book that has been on your TBR list the longest.Grave Sight 5/1/15

7. Read a book that takes place at a college or during spring break. The Book of Life 5/24/15

8. Read a book where weather plays an important part to the plot. The Shining 4/7/15

9. Read an old favorite or a book you have been putting off reading. Pride and Prejudice 5/9/15

10. Read a book of poetry or a book about a poet. A Light in the Attic 6/10/15

11. Read a book that was released in 2015 or the newest book on your TBR list.

12. Read a book that has a character who exhibits these characteristics or an action genre book. The Maze Runner 4/23/15

I'll join in for all 12!

1. Time travel - The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley - completed June 2015

2. Impetuous Decision - Second Glance by Jodi Picoult - completed April 2015

3. Spring - Chocolat by Joanne Harris - completed April 2015

4. Water on cover - Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin - completed April 2015

5. Steampunk - Prudence by Gail Carriger - completed April 2015

6. TBR Longest - The Dark Queen by Susan Carroll - completed June 2015

7. College - Foodies Rush In by Tanya Eby - completed June 2015

8. Weather - The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan - completed April 2015

9. Book putting off - The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert - completed May 2015

10. Book about Poet - Things We Set On Fire by Deborah Reed - completed April 2015

11. 2015 book - At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen - completed April 2015

12. Action book - The House of Hades by Rick Riordan - completed April 2015

12/12 - Challenge completed!

Congratulations Sharon. I think I am going to try for 7.

SPRING

1. Spring Ahead! The phrase "Spring forward, Fall back" helps people remember how Daylight Saving Time affects their clocks. At 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March, we set our clocks forward one hour ahead of Standard Time. Read a book about time travel.

�2. Spring into action - to suddenly begin moving or doing something. Read a book where a character makes an impetuous decision. The 9th Judgment Lindsey gets engaged

3. Spring is a Season! Spring is one of the four conventional temperate seasons following winter and preceding summer. There are various technical definitions of spring, but local usage of the term varies according to local climate, cultures and customs. When it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, it will be autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Read a book that takes place in the Spring.

4. A spring is a natural source of water � read a book with water on the cover or that takes place on the water.

5. Spring, a mechanical device that stores energy. Read a steampunk book - Steampunk is a subgenre of speculative fiction, usually set in an anachronistic Victorian or quasi-Victorian alternate history setting. It could be described by the slogan "What the past would look like if the future had happened sooner." It includes fiction with science fiction, fantasy or horror themes. Most steampunk books have mechanical devices in them.

6. Spring Cleaning. Spring cleaning is the practice of thoroughly cleaning a house in the springtime. The practice of spring cleaning is especially prevalent in climates with a cold winter. The most common usage of spring cleaning refers to the yearly act of cleaning a house from top to bottom which would take place in the first warm days of the year typically in spring, hence the name. However it has also come to be synonymous with any kind of heavy duty cleaning or organizing enterprise. A person who gets their affairs in order before an audit or inspection could be said to be doing some spring cleaning. Read a book that has been on your TBR list the longest.

7. Spring Break is a vacation period in early spring at universities and schools in various countries in the northern hemisphere. Read a book that takes place at a college or during spring break.

8. Spring goes in like a lion and out like a lamb. With March being such a changeable month, in which we can see warm spring-like temperatures or late-season snowstorms, you can understand how this saying might hold true in some instances. We can only hope that if March starts off cold and stormy it will end warm and sunny, but the key word is hope. Read a book where weather plays an important part to the plot.

9. She’s/He’s no Spring Chicken. New England chicken farmers discovered that chickens born in the Spring bought better prices, rather than old birds that had gone through the winter etc. Sometimes farmers tried to sell the old birds as a new spring born chicken. Smart buyers often complained that a tough fowl was "no spring chicken" and so the term now is used to represent birds (and even people) past their plump and tender years. Read an old favorite or a book you have been putting off reading.

10. Hope Springs Eternal is from a poem An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope � people always hope for the best, even in the face of adversity. Will continue to hope even though they have evidence that things cannot possible turn out the way they want. Read a book of poetry or a book about a poet.

�11. Spring to mind - to appear suddenly or immediately in your thoughts. Read a book that was released in 2015 or the newest book on your TBR list. All the Bright Places. It was published in 2015

�12. Spring in his step If you walk with or have a spring in your step, you walk energetically in a way that shows you are feeling happy and confident. Read a book that has a character who exhibits these characteristics or an action genre book. Mary, Called Magdalene

Congratulations Sharon.

I'm going to try for 6.

1. Read a book about time travel.

2. Read a book where a character makes an impetuous decision.
American Sniper: Memorial Edition - 5/3

3. Read a book that takes place in the Spring.
Pride and Prejudice - 5/29

4. Read a book with water on the cover or that takes place on the water.
Station Eleven - 4/24

5. Read a steampunk book.

6. Read a book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
Unlucky 13 - 5/24

7. Read a book that takes place at a college or during spring break.

8. Read a book where weather plays an important part to the plot.
Ozma of Oz - 6/27

9. Read an old favorite or a book you have been putting off reading.
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - 6/30

10. Read a book of poetry or a book about a poet.
The Road Not Taken and Other Poems - 6/30

11. Read a book that was released in 2015 or the newest book on your TBR list.
The Goldfinch - 6/26

12. Read a book that has a character who exhibits these characteristics or an action genre book.

8/6

I'm In for 12!! Yay! New Quarter Challenges!


1. Read a book about time travel.

2. Read a book where a character makes an impetuous decision. The Princess Bride 4/3/15

3. Read a book that takes place in the Spring.

4. Read a book with water on the cover or that takes place on the water.

5. Read a steampunk book.

6. Read a book that has been on your TBR list the longest.

7. Read a book that takes place at a college or during spring break.

8. Read a book where weather plays an important part to the plot.

9. Read an old favorite or a book you have been putting off reading.

10. Read a book of poetry or a book about a poet.

11. Read a book that was released in 2015 or the newest book on your TBR list.

12. Spring in his step If you walk with or have a spring in your step, you walk energetically in a way that shows you are feeling happy and confident. Read a book that has a character who exhibits these characteristics or an action genre book.
1/12

Berit wrote: "I'm in! I will try to get all of them :-) only thing is I need some examples, specific example of steampunk, please."

Gail Carriger is one of my favorite authors. She has 3 series out right now and all take place in a Steampunk Great Britain. Soulless is the first book in her first series The Parasol Protectorate, Etiquette & Espionage is the first in the Finishing School series (YA), and Prudence is her brand new book and the first in the Custard Protocol series.

This might also help?
/genres/stea...

Thanks! Watch this become my new favorite genre :-)

Put me down for 4, thanks!


Second Quarter Challenge, April 01 - June 30
Sharon's Spring Challenge
Goal: 4/4

01. Time travel: The Painted Veil - 06 Apr 2015, 3/5
02. Impetuous decision: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - 13 Jun 2015, 2/5
05. Steampunk: Equal Rites (Discworld #3) - 13 Jun 2015, 3/5
07. Takes place at college: Ready Player One - 08 Apr 2015, 3/5

I am in for 6

6/6 Completed

1. Read a book about time travel.

2. Read a book where a character makes an impetuous decision.

Apr 13


3. Read a book that takes place in the Spring.

4. A spring is a natural source of water � read a book with water on the cover or that takes place on the water.



5. Read a steampunk book.

6. Spring Cleaning. Read a book that has been on your TBR list the longest.

May 8,15

Has been on my TBR since I started on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. The first book added Feb 12 2014

7. Read a book that takes place at a college or during spring break.

8. Read a book where weather plays an important part to the plot.
Apr 8


9. Read an old favorite or a book you have been putting off reading.

10. Read a book of poetry or a book about a poet.

11. Spring to mind - to appear suddenly or immediately in your thoughts. Read a book that was released in 2015

May 1



12. Read a book that has a character who exhibits these characteristics or an action genre book.

Apr 22

I'm in for 6! Adding books as I read.

1. Read a book about time travel.

2. Read a book where a character makes an impetuous decision.

3. Read a book that takes place in the Spring.

4. Read a book with water on the cover or that takes place on the water.

5. Read a steampunk book.

6. Read a book that has been on your TBR list the longest.

7. Read a book that takes place at a college or during spring break.

8. Read a book where weather plays an important part to the plot.

9. Read an old favorite or a book you have been putting off reading.

10. Read a book of poetry or a book about a poet.

� 11. Read a book that was released in 2015 or the newest book on your TBR list.


� 12. Read a book that has a character who exhibits these characteristics or an action genre book.


2/6

I'm going to try for all 12!

12/12 Completed

1. Read a book about time travel - The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer finished 9th April 2015



2. Read a book where a character makes an impetuous decision - The Girl Who Just Appeared by Jonathan Harvey - The main character Holly makes an impetuous decision to move to Liverpool to find her birth mother, without thinking this through first - finished 4th April 2015.



3. Read a book that takes place in the Spring - Chocolat by Joanne Harris finished 1st May 2015.



4. Read a book with water on the cover or that takes place on the water - When we were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro � this has water on the cover finished 24th May 2015.



5. Read a steampunk book - Stardust by Neil Gaiman â€� this on the list of Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Steampunk books â€� finished 3rd April 2015.



6. Read a book that has been on your TBR list the longest. I read Stirred (Jack Daniels #8) by Blake Crouch and J.A. Konrath � Finished 13th April 2015. A couple of years ago, I read all the books in this series, all except this one, and it has been sitting in my TBR list ever since. I’m glad I have read this now although it means the end of reading about this character.



7. Read a book that takes place at a college or during spring break. Happenstance part 1 by Jamie McGuire � finished 25th April 2015.



8. Read a book where weather plays an important part to the plot.

I read Revival by Stephen King � finished 2nd July 2015. Lightening and electricity are an important part of the plot.

Revival

9. Read a book you have been putting off reading - I have been putting off reading The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks - Finished 14th April 2015.. This is on the Amazon UK �100 books to read in a lifetime� so I wanted to read it, but I have been putting it off since I much prefer reading fiction.



10. Read a book of poetry or a book about a poet. The Poet by Michael Connelly finish 21st June 2015. The murderer uses references from Edgar Allan Poe.



I also read The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe to make sure I covered the poetry bit.



11. Read a book that was released in 2015 or the newest book on your TBR list. I read Gray Retribution by Alan McDermott finished 25th June 2015. This was my neweswt book on my TBR list.



12. Read a book that has a character who exhibits these characteristics or an action genre book. Unwholly by Neal Shusterman finished 11th June 2015. The characters in this book have to be strong to survive.

I'm in for 12!

12/12 completed as of 6/22


1. Read a book about time travel. - 4/2


2. Read a book where a character makes an impetuous decision. - 4/12


3. Read a book that takes place in the Spring. - 6/10


4. Read a book with water on the cover or that takes place on the water. 5/14


5. Read a steampunk book. - 6/22


6. Read a book that has been on your TBR list the longest.- 6/15


7. Read a book that takes place at a college or during spring break. 5/6


8. Read a book where weather plays an important part to the plot. - 4/8


9. Read an old favorite or a book you have been putting off reading. - 4/23


10. Read a book of poetry or a book about a poet. - 6/4


11. Read a book that was released in 2015 or the newest book on your TBR list. 5/16


12. Read a book that has a character who exhibits these characteristics or an action genre book.- 4/30

Berit wrote: "I'm in! I will try to get all of them :-) only thing is I need some examples, specific example of steampunk, please."

My favorites would be


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Welcome Everyone! I love spring so this is going to be a great challenge. Let me know if I miss anyone.

Participants: last updated 4/7 - most recent update is on message 103

Cassandra 0/7
Kylie 0/3
Berit 1/12
Julie 0/3
Brianna 0/6
Charity 1/5
Megan 3/12
Jodi 0/7
Megan FL 0/6
Megan 2 0/6
Stephanie 1/12
Eggp 0/4
Tasha 0/6
Merja 0/6
Amanda 0/12
Julee 1/12
Sharon 0/7
Jodie 0/12
Ericka 0/7
Nola 0/5
Melanie 0/12
Joanne 0/6
Sibyl 0/3
ScarlettMi 1/12
Kari 0/3
Amy 0/6
Dana 0/6
Karina 0/6
Heather 0/12
Winter 1/12
Mary Pat 0/4
Debra 0/?
Ariel 3/9
Kylie 0/4
Silja 0/6
Susan 0/6
Nicole 1/12
Maria 0/6
Amanda 2/12
Ariel 2/9
Nicole W 0/4
Adriana 0/4
Kelsi 1/6
Mallory Heart 0/12
Cindy 0/5
KME_17 0/12
Emma 0/12
Elsbeth 0/8
Sheryl 1/4
Isa 0/12
Ellen 0/?
Reija 0/7

ill try for all 12 not sure about steampunk but will check out the link.

I'm going to sign up for 7, please!

Maybe those of us knew to the steampunk thing can buddy read a book?? Any thoughts on this?

I will try for 5 this quarter. I will still be trying to finish those I didn't get in the last quarter.


1. Read a book about time travel.

2. Read a book where a character makes an impetuous decision.

3. Read a book that takes place in the Spring.

4. Read a book with water on the cover or that takes place on the water.

9. Read an old favorite or a book you have been putting off reading.

Gonna try for all 12

I'm going to try for 6.

6/6 CHALLENGE COMPLETE!!!

1. Read a book about time travel. The Time Machine by H. G. Wells - 26/6/15

Read a book where a character makes an impetuous decision. A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold by George R. R. Martin - 30/4/15

3. Read a book that takes place in the Spring. Chocolat by Joanne Harris.
It's not Spring in Australia, but in France, where the book is set, it is.

10. Read a book of poetry or a book about a poet - Dirty Beasts by Roald Dahl - 11/6/15

11. Read a book that was released in 2015 or the newest book on your TBR list. - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah - 23/6/15

12. Spring in his step If you walk with or have a spring in your step, you walk energetically in a way that shows you are feeling happy and confident. Read a book that has a character who exhibits these characteristics or an action genre book. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - 24/4/15 (Cosette had a 'spring in her step' when she fell in love with Marius and got married)

Does anyone know if the April group read, Chocolat can be used in any of these?

Joanne wrote: "Does anyone know if the April group read, Chocolat can be used in any of these?"

I'm going to use Chocolate for No. 3 - read a book that takes place in the spring. The book begins in February and ends in April - in England & France, spring is from March to May, so this fits for me :-)

Joanne wrote: "Does anyone know if the April group read, Chocolat can be used in any of these?"

You could use it for #11, the newest book on your TBR list if you haven't had it on your list long.

It is a romance book, so I imagine the characters are happy. The main character is a chocolatier, I think she is confident. So I think it would fit for #12

Welcome to the challenge ... Jodie, Ericka, Nola, Melanie and Joanne!

I'm in for three. Thanks!

Might as well go all in. I'm in for 12 on this quarter's challenge.


Final Update: June 28th

(10/12)

1. Read a book about time travel.


2. Read a book where a character makes an impetuous decision.


3. Read a book that takes place in the Spring.

4. Read a book with water on the cover or that takes place on the water.


5. Read a steampunk book.

6. Read a book that has been on your TBR list the longest.


7. Read a book that takes place at a college or during spring break.


8. Read a book where weather plays an important part to the plot.


9. Read a book you have been putting off reading.


10. Read a book of poetry or a book about a poet.


11. Read a book that was released in 2015 or the newest book on your TBR list.


12. Read a book that has a character who exhibits these (happy/confident) characteristics.

Welcome Sibyl, ScarlettMi and Kari ... I have added you.

Another fun challenge. I am in for 6 books!

Count me in - I'll try for 6 of them.

I really like the quarterlies, though I'm terrible at actually keeping track of them! Going to try for 6, even so.

I'll try for all 12!

1/12 completed

8. Weather - Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

Updated #30, I'm going to try for 6

Amanda wrote: "Joanne wrote: "Does anyone know if the April group read, Chocolat can be used in any of these?"

I'm going to use Chocolate for No. 3 - read a book that takes place in the spring. The..."

Thank you Amanda :)

Jodi wrote: "Joanne wrote: "Does anyone know if the April group read, Chocolat can be used in any of these?"

You could use it for #11, the newest book on your TBR list if you haven't had it on you..."

Thank you Jodi :)

2nd Quarter Challenge: Sharon's Spring Challenge

Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2015

1. Read a book about time travel.

2. Read a book where a character makes an impetuous decision. - Weight of Blood, David Dalglish

3. Read a book that takes place in the spring. - Broken April, Ismail Kadare

4. Read a book with water on the cover or that takes place on the water. - Jernjomfruen, Ann-Christin Gjersøe

5. Read a steampunk book. - The Time Machine, H.G. Wells

6. Read a book that has been on your TBR list the longest.

7. Read a book that takes place at a college or during spring break.

8. Read a book where weather plays an important part to the plot. - Alberte og Jacob, Cora Sandel

9. Read an old favorite or a book you have been putting off reading. - Almost Heaven, Chris Fabry

10. Read a book of poetry or a book about a poet. - Haugtussa, Arne Garborg

11. Read a book that was released in 2015 or the newest book on your TBR list. -
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick

12. Read a book that has a character who exhibits these characteristics (happy, confident) or an action genre book. - Forest of Secrets, Erin Hunter

9/12

I am in for four!

Goal: 4 Progress: 0 Complete: 0

Jodi wrote: " 2ND QUARTER CHALLENGE: SHARON'S SPRING CHALLENGE
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2015


Congratulations to Sharon, who is our Second Quarter Challenge winner from our 6K Extravaganza Contest!

SPR..."

I will try this. Not sure for how many yet.

Welcome Amy, Dana, Karina, Heather, Winter, Mary Pat and Debra. I updated you goal Joanne. Good reading to all!

Thank you! Looking forward to getting a slight push to some I should have read long ago;)